te: S^{r}. Edmunde Langeley erle of Cambrygge made duke of
Yorke.]

[Sidenote: S^{r}. Mychel Pole was made erle of Suff'.]

[Sidenote: A gret bataill in the palys of Westm'.]

In this yere were called ayeyne to there ansuere John Northampton,
John More, and Richard Norbury in the tour of London, before S^{r}.
Robert Tresylyan justice, and before S^{r}. John Deverose thanne
styward of the kynges houshold, and before S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre
thanne maire of London. In this yere the kyng at parlement be assent
of the comounes made S^{r}. Edmond Langeley, thanne erle of
Caumbregge, duke of Yorke; Sire Thomas Wodestoke, thanne erle of
Notyngham, duke of Gloucestre; S^{r}. Robert le Veer, thanne erle of
Oxenford, duke of Irlond; and sitthe he made hym marqwys of Develyn,
and yaf hym alle the comodites of Irlond, terme of hys lyf, to
mayntene the werres of Irlond: also S^{r}. Mighell of Pole was mad
erle of Suffolke, and S^{r}. John Urmonde was mad erle of Urmond. In
this yere kyng Richard, the duke of Lancastre, with a grete powere
redyn into the north, and distroied into the Scottes see. And in this
yere was the bataille in the palys at Westm', betwen Martigo Novyle of
Naverne apeler, and John Walssh defender; the whiche Martigo apeled
the said John that he schulde have p'posyd and sold the castell of
Chirburgh: the whiche John there hadde the victorye and was mad
knyght, and the said Martigo was drawen and hanged. Also in this yere
S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre was chosen maire ayeyne, be the said craftes
and be men of the contre at Harowe and the contre there aboughte, and
not be fre eleccion of the citee of London as it owith to be: and the
oolde halle was stuffed with men of armes overe even, be ordinaunce
and assente of S^{r}. Nicholl Brembre for to chese hym maire on the
morwe; and so he was.

REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1385-1386.]

Id'm maior. John Oghgon. A^{o}. ix^{o}.
John Chircheman.

[Sidenote: Lordes ledde ladies be the bridell.]

In this yere was a gret rydynge fro the tour of London to Westm'; and
evere a lord ledde a ladyes bridell. And on the morwe began the justes
in Smythefeld, whiche lasted too dayes. There bar hym well S^{r}.
Herry of Derby, the dukes sone of Lancastre, that othere was the lord
Beaumond, the thridde S^{r}. Simond of Beuerley, the ferthe S^{r}.
Piers Courteneye.[68]

[Footnote 68: _See note_ Q.]

REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1386-1388.]

Nicholl Exton, maior, Will' Mo