t' Joh'ne regine Angl'.]

[Sidenote: the deth of the lyons.]

This yere, the secunde day of Januar, deyde quene Katerine, the whiche
was kyng Herry wyf the fyfthe. Also this yere, the xiiij day of
Januar, fyl doun a tour of London bregge toward Suthwerk, with too
arches and al that stood therupon.[123] Also this same yere, the ix
day of Jull, deyde quen Jane kyng Herry the forthe wyf, that before
was duchesse of Bretayne. Also this same yere deyde alle the lyons
that weren in the Tour of London, the whiche was nought sen in no
mannys tyme before out of mynde.

[Footnote 123: _See note_ BBB.]

Will'm Estfeld, m'c', Will'm Hales, m'c'. A^{o}. xvj^{o}.
maior. Will' Chapman, drap'.

[Sidenote: Oweyn brak prison prevyly, which hadde wedded quen
Katerine.]

[Sidenote: Will'm Goodgrom was hangen.]

This same yere on Oweyn, no man of birthe nother of lyflode, brak out
of Neugate ayens nyght at serchynge tyme, thorugh helpe of his prest,
and wente his wey hurtynge foule his kepere; but at the laste, blessyd
be God, he was taken ayeyn; the whiche Oweyn hadde prevyly wedded the
quene Katerine, and hadde iij or iiij^{or} chyldren be here, unwetyng
the comoun peple tyl that sche were ded and beryed. Also the same yere
on William Goodgrom of London, corsour, for scleynge of a man of court
in Hosyere lane be syde Smythfeld, was hangen at Tybourne.

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1438-1439.]

Steph'us Broun, maior. Nicholl Yeo, drap'. A^{o}. xvij^{o}.
Hugo Dyke, ser'.

[Sidenote: A gret myschief fell at Baynard castell.]

[Sidenote: Another myschief fell at Bedford.]

[Sidenote: Obit' comit' Warr'.]

[Sidenote: Knyghtes of the bath.]

[Sidenote: A gret derthe of corn.]

[Sidenote: The erle of Hunt' with a faire meyne wente over the see
into Gascoigne.]

[Sidenote: Robert Chicheley citezein of London deyde.]

[Sidenote: Bawdes were sett on the pillory, and strompettes were led
to Neugate.]

This same yere,[124] upon newe yere day after mete, at Baynard castell
fyl a down sodeynly a stak of wode and killed iij or iiij men
myschevesly, withoughten othere mo that were there sore hurt. Also
anon after at Bedford, on the schire day, weren xviij men at onys
murdred myschevously withoughte any strok, in fallynge doun hedlynge
at the stayre of there Shire-hous, and manye mo foule hurt. Also the
laste day of Aprill, at Roane in Normandye died S^{r}. Richard
Beauchamp erle of War