mbre nest folwynge the kyng helde hys parlement at Westm', at
whiche parlement Edward erle of Roteland was made duke of Awmarle,
Herry erle of Derby was mad duke of Hereford, Thomas earl Marchall was
mad duke of Norfolk, S^{r}. John erle of Huntyngdon was mad duke of
Excetre, the erle of Kent was mad duke of Surry, the erle of Somerset
was mad marquys of Dorset, S^{r}. Thomas Percy was mad erle of
Worcestre, the lord Spenser was made lord[75] of Gloucestre, the lord
Nevyle was mad erle of Westmerland. Also the parlement was enyourned
to Schrovesbury into the xv day of seynt Hillar. And in the forsaid
parlement was mad a gret hale in the paleys of Westm', in whiche
Richard the erle of Arundell was dampned to the deth, and he was
beheded at the Tour hill.[76]

[Footnote 74: "Plass'he" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Footnote 75: "Earl" _in the Cotton MS._]

[Footnote 76: _See note_ U.]

REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1397-1399.]

Richard Whytyngton, Will' Askham, fysshmong'. A^{o}. xxj^{mo}.
m'c', m'. John Wodecok, m'c'.

[Sidenote: The mordryng of the duke of Glouc' at Caleys.]

[Sidenote: There schulde a ben a bataill at Coventre betuen the duk of
Hereford and the duk of Norf', and anon in the same place they were
exiled.]

[Sidenote: Thomas Arundell erchebisshop of Caunterbury was exiled.
Rog' Walden made erchebysshop.]

[Sidenote: The kyng hadde the citee of London and othere schires in
grete hate.]

[Sidenote: Blank chartres were seled, &c. whiche coste London a m^{l}
li'.]

In this monthe of Feverer was the parlement at Schrovesbury, at whiche
parlement was ordeyned the deth of the duke of Gloucestre the kynges
uncle, whiche was foule mordred at Caleys, in the prynces inne, with
two towayles made in snare wyse, and put aboughte his nekke; and so
was that worthy knyght strangled to the deth. Also the lord Cobham was
jugged to perpetuel prison: and forasmoche as the erle of Derby thanne
mad duke of Hereford was of counseill and assent of the deth of lordes
and knyghtes don to dethe in the xj yere of the kyng, he was also
exiled. Also in this yere schulde a ben a bataile at Coventre betwen
the duke of Hereford and the duke of Norfolke, withinne lystes: and
whanne they were assembled in the place, the kyng toke up there
quarell into his hand: and anoon in the same place they were bothe
exiled; that is to seye, the duke of Hereford for x yere, and Thomas
duke of Norfolk for an hundred yere, whiche debate w