slayne at Hedgecote felde.

REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1470-1472.]

Ric' Lee, maior Ric' Garden'. Vic'. A^{o}. x^{o}.
ij tyme. Rob't Drope.

[Sidenote: Comes Wigoon.]

This yere the kyng discounfeited the comoens of Lyncolneshire biside
Staunford; and the duke of Clarence and therle of Warwike fled into
Fraunce at Eastre, and came ageyne at Mighelmas; and than king Edward
fledde into Flaundres to the duke of Burgoyne; and therle of Worcestre
was biheded at Tour Hille.

John Stokton, maior. John Crosby. Vic'. A^{o}. xj.
John Warde.

This yere kyng Edward landid in the North with fewe people, and came
to London on Sher Thursday, and toke his journey furth ageyne on
Eastre even; and upon Eastre day met with therle of Warwik and marquys
Mountague his brother at Barnet, and there slewe them with moch other
people: and than was quene Margret and prynce Edward hir sone with
theare compeigny, landid in the West; and kyng Edward met them at
Tewkesbury; and there was the prynce slayne with many others: and
while the kyng was there, came the bastard Faconbrige with shipmen and
moche other people to London, and firid at London brige biside seint
Katerynes and without Algate: and afterward the kyng rode into Kent
with moch people, and assid the contrey at moch money for theire
risyng.

REX EDWARDUS QUARTUS. [1472-1476.]

Wil' Edward, maior. John Aleyne. Vic'. A^{o}. xij^{o}.
John Shelley.

This yere after Cristmas apperid a blasyng sterre, and contynnued v
weke and more.

Will' Hapton, Thomas Bledlowe. Vic'. A^{o}. xiij^{o}.
maior. John Browne.

John Tate, maior. Robert Billisdon. Vic'. A^{o}. xiiij^{o}.
Will'm Stokker.

This yere was a grete watche upon seint Petres nyght, the kyng beyng
in the Chepe; and there fill affrey bitwixt men of his household and
the constablis; wherfore the kyng was gretely displeasid with the
cunstablis.

Robert Drape, maior. Thomas Hille. Vic'. A^{o}. xv^{o}.
Edmond Shaa.

This yere the kyng askid of the people grete goodes of theire
benevolence, to gone over the see and so passid to Caleis, and so
furth into Picardie; and there upon a brige, kyng Lewes of Fraunce and
he spake togider, and toke appointment bitwixt them upon certen
mariages and certen money in hand, and l m^{l} crownes of sterling
money yerely to be sent to the kyng out of Fraunce,