quyer, and othere aboughte xxvij
persones, and the hedes of the lordes sent to London. At Bristowe was
beheded the lord Spenser, and there his hed sett up: afterward was
taken S^{r}. Bernard Brocas, S^{r}. Thomas Schelley, Maudeleyn parson,
S^{r}. William Fereby prest; and there were drawen, hanged, and
beheded, at Tyborne. And anon after deyde kyng Richard in the castell
of Ponfreyt, whos body was beryed at Langeley. Also in this yere of
oure lord a m^{l}cccc, the kyng rood into Scotlond. And in this yere
began the werre in Walys be Oweyn of Glendore.

REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1400-1402.]

John Fraunceys, Will' Cnote, drap'. A^{o}. s'c'do.
goldsmyth, m'. John Wakeley,
vynt'.

In this yere a quarter of whete was worth xvj _s._ Also this yere kyng
Herry rood into Wales be the excitacion of the lord Grey Ruthyn, for
to distroye Owan of Glondere. In this yere was here the emperor of
Constantynnoble: and the kyng helde his Cristemasse at Eltham; and men
of London maden a gret mommyng to hym of xij aldermen and there sones,
for whiche they hadde gret thanke. And the same yere S^{r}. William
Sautre prest was degraded of his presthood, and brent in Smythefeld
for an heretyk.[81]

[Footnote 81: "a lollard and an eritik approved afore alle the
clergye" _in the Cotton MS._]

John Schadworth, William Veno', groc'. A^{o}. t'cio.
m'c', maior. John Fremyngham,
skynn'.

[Sidenote: Stella comata.]

[Sidenote: The bataill of Humbelton hill.]

[Sidenote: The conduyt in Cornhill.]

This same yere was dame Johanne duchesse of Breteyne spoused to kyng
Herry with moche solempnyte at Westm'. Also in Lenten this yere
schewed in the west in the sky a sterre called Stalla Comata, whiche
endured v wokes. Also in this yere the prior of Launde, S^{r}. Roger
Claryndon knyght, and viij frere Menours weren drawen and hanged at
Tyburne. Also this yere, the xiiij day of Septembre, was the bataill
with the Scottes at Humbledon hill, where there were taken and sclayn
wol ny alle the gentyles of Scotlond. Also this same yere was mad the
conduyt in Cornhull.

REX HENRICUS QUARTUS. [1402-1403.]

John Walcote, Rob't Chichelegh, groc'. A^{o}. iiij^{to}.
drap', m'. Ric' Merlawe, fysshmong'.

[Sidenote: The bataill of Schrovesbury.]

This same yere, on Maudelyn even, betwen Englysshmen and Englysshmen
was the sory bataill of Schrovesbury, that is to seye betwen kyng
Herry an