ersarije of Fraunce: and the same yere the duke
of Bedford, the kynges brother, was mad capitayn of the see for a
quarter of a yere; and the same tyme he and his retenue took iij
carykes and drowned the forthe, and a gret hulke was drowned also: and
anon after, in the same yere, was taken a gret carryke at Dertemouth.
And in this same yere, that is to weton on the Mighelmesse day, was
Benet Wolman drawen and hanged, and his heed smyten of and set on
London bregge for tretory: and in the same yere, the viij day of
Octobre, was a p'chemyn' of Trille melle strete drawen and hanged, and
his heed smyten of and set upon London brigge for tretory: and in the
same yere weren alle the Galy half pens fordon at a parlement holden
at Westm', the whiche parlement began the xv day of March. Also in the
same yere, that is for to seye in the begynnyng of the forthe yere of
the reigne of kyng Herry the fyfthe, the duke of Bedford and the erle
of March, with othere certeyne lordes and there retenue, foughton with
vij carykes of Jene, and with aboughte l othere vesselles, some
hulkes, some barges, some galys, and some galyottes; of whom, blessyd
be God, he toke iij carykes with there patrons, and drowned a gret
hulke that was called the Blake hulke of Flaundres, and the remenant
fledden there wey: and this was don upon oure lady day the assumpcion,
the iiij yere above seid.

[Footnote 99: _See note_ FF.]

REX HENRICUS QUINTUS. [1416-1417.]

Herry Barton, skynn', Rob't Wydyngton, groc'. A^{o}. iiij^{o}.
maior. John Coventr', drap'.

[Sidenote: A parlement at Westm'.]

[Sidenote: A begger was drawen for disfiguryng of children.]

[Sidenote: Thomas Pedwardyn kepere of Sprottes keye was sclayn on
Estreday.]

[Sidenote: The bataill on the see betuen the erl of Hunt' and the
kynges adversaries.]

[Sidenote: The castell of Touk with the toun was yolden.]

[Sidenote: Cane was goten and manye othere townes and castelles.]

And in this same yere was a parlement at Westm' holden, and it began
the xix day of Octobre; and at that parlement was the erle of Dorset
mad duke of Excestre: and in this same yere, on seynt Katerine even,
was a begger drawen and hanged for dysmembrynge of yonge children, and
he was drawen in his owne carre from the Leden halle unto Tyborne: and
in this same yere was a theff sclayn, withoughte seynt Marie Spytell,
that highte Robert Somerford: and the same yere held his Cristemasse
at Wyndesore