of Fraunce,
purposynge to remeve the sege, cam the xxvij day of Juyll, and
proposed bataille to kyng Edward, and assigned day and place; and kyng
Edward accepted it with a glad chere: and kyng Philipp undirstondynge
of this thinge, the nyghte folowynge he brende the tentes and cowardly
fledde awey: and so the peple withinne the town, seynge no comfort of
rescues, yolden the town to the kyng with the castell the ix^{e} day
of August. And aboughte the feste of seynt Mighell kyng Edward, which
dede a glorious tryumphe, retorned ayene into Engelond.

John Lovekyn, m'. Herry Picard. A^{o}. xxiij^{cio}.
Simon Dolcelle.

[Sidenote: A gret reyn.]

In this yere began the grete pestilence among the Sarazynes, that
unethes it lefte the x man alyve. And this same yere, that is to seye
the yere of oure lord a m^{l} ccc^{mo} xlviij^{o}, it reyned
contynuelly for the moste partye fro the Nativite of seynt John
baptist unto Cristemasse next folwynge.

Walt' Turk, maior. Adam of Bery. A^{o}. xxiiij^{to}.
Rauf Lynne.

[Sidenote: Gret pestylence.]

This same yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccxlviij^{o}[61] was the grete
pestylence at London, which endured fro the feste of Myghelmesse unto
the monthe of August sewyng.

[Footnote 61: "m^{l}, iij^{c} xlix" _in the Cotton MS._]

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1351-1355.]

Ric' Kylsyngby, m'. John Notte. Anno xxv^{to}.
Will's Worcetr'.

[Sidenote: Bellu' sup' mare int' regem E. et les Spaynardes.]

In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}cccl the kyng faughte with the
Spaynardes on the see, besyde Wynchelse and Romeneye: and thankyd be
God the kyng hadde the victorye, and wan there manye a faire vessell.

Andr' Aubrey, m'. John Wroth. A^{o}. xxvj^{to}.
Gilb't Steynethorp,
goldsmythe.

[Sidenote: New moneye of grotes and half grots and pens.]

In this yere of oure lord a m^{l}ccclj the kyng made newe moneye; that
is to seye grotes, and half grotes, and penyes: natheless the weyte
was lasse be v _s._ in the pound than the olde starlyng. Also in this
yere two fysshmongers were beheded at the standard in Chepe.

Adam Fraunceys, m'. John Pecche. A^{o}. xxvij^{o}.
John Stodeye.

[Sidenote: The dere Somer.]

In this yere was a gret derthe of vitailes in somer tyme. In this yere
was a gret droughte, whiche endured fro the begynnyng of Marc