on the morwe brought into the parlement. Also this same yere in
the monthe of Feverer, Sire Jamys Styward kyng of Scottes spoused dame
Johanne the duchesses doughter of Clarence, of hir first housbonde the
erle of Somerset, at seynt Mary Overe. And this same yere the xvij day
of August was the bataill of Vermill in Perche, betuen the duke of
Bedford regent of Fraunce, and the Armynakes, with the Scottes: but
thankyd be God the victorye fell to the Englyssh partye; for there
were sclayn of oure adversaryes the erle of Bougham, the erle Douglas,
the erle of Almar, the erle of Tonnar, the erle of Vauntedore, and the
viscount Nerbon that traytourly sclewe the duke of Burgoyne knelyng
before the dolphyn at Moterell, and manye mo to the noumbre of x m^{l}
and mo: but the moste vengeaunce fell upon the proude Scottes; for
there wente to schep wassh of them the same day mo thanne xvij^{c} of
cote armes be a countynge of herowdes.

[Footnote 109: _See note_ OO.]

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1424-1425.]

John Michell, fysshmong', Simon Seman, vynt'. A^{o}. t'cio.
maior. John be the Wat', goldsmyth.

[Sidenote: The duk of Glouc' and his wyf the duchesse of Holond wente
over the see for take possesscion in hise landes.]

[Sidenote: The sege of Mauns.]

This same yere[110] the duke of Gloucestre with his wyf the duchesse
of Holand wenten over the see into Henauude, for to taken possession
of hys wyfves herytage, where he was worschipfully receyved and taken
for chif lord of the lond: but not longe after it happed so that he
was fayn to retorne hom ageyn, and lefte hys lady behynde hym with all
the tresour that he broughte thedyr, in a town that men callen Mouns
in Henauude, the whiche was swore to hym to ben good and trewe, and to
kepe the lady in sauf warde tyl he come ageyn: but at the laste they
that weren in the forseid town becomen fals, and delyvered that worthy
lady to the duke of Burgoyn; and he sent here to Gaunt there to ben
kept, but as God wolde for here, withinne a schort tyme thens sche
ascaped awey in a mannes wede, and com to a town of hire owne in
Seland that is clepyd Sirixe, and fro thens into Holand that is called
Tirgowe, where with helpe of here frendes that were there, sche
withstood the duke of Burgoyne and al his malyce. Also the same yere
the erle of Salysbury, the erle of Suffolk, the lord of Wylughby, and
the lord Scales, with there meyne leyden a sege to the citee of Mau