her proceedings
therein. "Also this yere the erle of Salisbury sailid over the see
with a feire compeigny; and the Carde come to London upon seint Gilis
day: and the maire of London, and aldermen, with the craftes, roden
ayenst him, and receyved him worthely. Also the same yere therle of
Sarum was slayne at the sege of Orliaunce: but yet was the sege holden
by other lordes and contynued, but not long after."

NOTE SS. page 116.

The death of the earl of Salisbury is, as has just been noticed,
stated in the Cottonian MS. to have taken place in the preceding year.
"This yere [A^{o}. vij. Hen. VI.] about Midsommer, the Cardenal seilid
over the see with a feire compeigny wagid for to have, and werred upon
the Lollards in Prage: but a litel before the departyng of the
Cardenal out of England, therle of Suffolk, the lord Talbot, the lord
Scalis, and many other lordes, knyghts, and squyers, were taken and
slayne at the sege of Orliaunce, and the sege broken."

NOTES TT and UU. page 118.

"This was the first Cours at his coronacion; that is to say, first

Furmentie, with venyson. Viande Roial planted with losenges of golde.
Bore-hedes in castells of earmed with golde.[134] Beef. Moton. Signet.
Capon stued. Heron. Grete Pike. A redd Lech with lions corvyn theryn
of white. Custarde Roial with a leparde of golde sittyng theryn.
Fritour like a sonne with a flour de lice therynne. A Sotelte, Seint
Edward and seint Lowes armed in cote armours bryngyng yn bitwene them
the kyng in his cote armour with this scripture suyng:

_Loo here twoo kyngs right profite and right good,
Holy seint Edwarde and seint Lowes:
And see the braunch borne of there blessid blode,
Live among Cristen moost sovereigne of price,
Enheretour of the floure de Lice;
God graunte he may thurgh help of Crist J'hu
This sixt Henry to reigne and be as wise,
And them resemble in knighthod and vertue._

[Footnote 134: _Sic_ in the MS.]

Here foloweth the second Course; that is to wite,

Viand blank, barrid of golde. Gely partid writen and notid _Te Deum
Laudamus_. Pigge endored. Crane. Bitore. Conyes. Chikyns endored.
Partrich. Pecok enhakill. Great breame. Leches white with an antelope
of redde corven theryn, a crowne about his neck with a cheyne of
golde. Flampayne poudred with lepardis and flours de lice of golde.
Fritour, a lepardis hedde with ij Ostrich fethers. A Sotelte,
themperour and the kyng that ded i