e were sclayn the duke of York, the erle of Suffolk, and
S^{r}. Richard of Kyghle, and David Gamme squyer, with a fewe mo
othere persones to the noumbre of xviij. And the xxix day of Octobre,
the morwe after seynt Simondes day and Jude, the same day the newe
meire schulde ryde and taken his charge at Westm', the same day erly
in the morwe comen tydynges to London while that men weren in there
beddes, that the kyng hadde foughton and hadde the bataille and the
feld aforseid. And anoon as they hadde tydynges therof, they wente to
alle the chirches in the citee of London and rongon alle the belles of
every chirche; and solempnely alle the prestes of every chirche, and
othere men that were lettered songen _Te deum Laudamus, &c._ And ayens
ix of the belle were warned alle the ordres of relygeous men of the
citee of London, for to go a procession fro seynt Poules unto seynt
Edward schryne at Westm'. And the newe maire and hise aldermen with
alle the craftes of London, and the quen with alle here lordes also
wente from seynt Poules unto Westm', and offred at seynt Edwardes
schryne aforeseid, or the meire tok his charge; and whanne the meire
hadde taken his charge, every man come rydyng hom fro Westm' on
horsbak, and were ioyful and glad for the goode tydynges that they
hadde of the kyng, and thankyd oure lord J'hu Crist, his modir seynt
Marye, and seynt George, and alle the holy company of hevene, and
seyde _Hec est dies quam fecit d'n's_.
[Footnote 97: _i.e. the third year of his reign. See note_ EE.]
[Footnote 98: _Sic, query_ "uncle."]
REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1415-1416.]
Nicholl Wotton, Alan' Ev'ard, m'c'. A^{o}. iij^{o}.
drap', maior. Will' Caumbregg, iremong'.
[Sidenote: The comynge of oure kyng to Caleys.]
[Sidenote: The landyng of oure kyng at Dovorr.]
[Sidenote: The comyng of oure kyng to London.]
[Sidenote: The maire and the aldermen presentyd the kyng with a m^{l}
li in too basyns of gold worth v^{c} li.]
[Sidenote: Sigismund the emperor of Almayne com to London.]
[Sidenote: The metyng of the kyng and the emperor.]
[Sidenote: The duke of Holand com to London.]
[Sidenote: The removyng of the emperor.]
[Sidenote: The kyng wente to Caleys for trete with adversaries of
Fraunce.]
[Sidenote: The galy halfpence were stroyd.]
[Sidenote: Bellu' sup' mare int' I. ducem Bed' et adv'sar' reg'.]
In this yere began the generall counseill at Constaunce. Also in this
yere, that is to
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