to}.
Jacob Seynt Ed'ust.[34]
[Footnote 33: _See note_ H.]
[Footnote 34: _See note_ H.]
[Sidenote: Edward of Wyndesore was born.]
In this yere was borne the kynges sone Edward at Windesore.
REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1312-1315.]
Id'm maior. John Lambyn. A^{o}. vj^{to}.
Ric' Lucekyn.[35]
[Footnote 35: "Bitekyn" _in the Cotton MS._]
Nicholl Faryndon, m'. Adam Burden. A^{o}. vij^{o}.
goldsmyth. Hugo Garton.
This yere of oure lord a m^{l} cccxiiij the kyng Edward with a ryall
oost wente into Scotlond; and upon Missomer day faught with the
Scottes at Strywelyn; and there he was discomfited and fledde, and
moche of his peple sclayn.
John Gysors, m'. Stephen Abyndon. A^{o}. viij^{o}.
William Bedyngham.
In this yere it befell that there was a rebaude called John Tannere,
the whiche wente aboughte and seyde that he was the goode kyng Edward
sone, and called hymself kyng Edward of Carnarvan, and seide thorugh
necligence of his noryce, whil he lay in his cradel a sowe com in and
foule rente hym, and the noryce durste nought tellen it, but toke a
tannere sone[36] and kepte hym in hys stede, and so he was putt to
kepyng of another noryce, be whiche he was preved of his rewme: and
for to make this the more certeyne to be belevyd, he schewed the
places of the woundes which that he seyde the sowe hadde mad. And he
seyde that kyng Edward maners were acordyng with the maners of his
fadyr the water-berere,[37] for as moche as he loved swyche rude
werkes: and for this seyenge moche peple yaf credence to hym and leved
his wordes. Also the same John Tanner chalangyd the chirche of the
Frere Cannes at Oxenford, whiche was somtyme the kynges halle, and
kyng Edward hadde yeve it to them to make thereof there chirche. But
natheles at the last he was preved fals, and was taken and brought to
Northampton, and there he was drawen and hanged; and before that he
was put to his penaunce he confessed before the peple that the devell
be hyghte hym that he schulde be kyng of Engelond, and knowloched that
he hadde served the devell iij yere and more.
[Footnote 36: "A carter son" _in the Cotton MS._]
[Footnote 37: "The carter." _Ibid._]
REX EDWARDUS SECUNDUS. [1315-1317.]
Step'us Abyndon, Hamo Goodchepe. A^{o}. ix^{o}.
drap', m'. William Golith.[38]
[Footnote 38: "William Bedyngton" _in the Cotton MS._]
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