and whanne the maryage was done, the
Scottes called here in despyte of Engleyssh men "make pees";[56] but
the kyng bar the blame wrongfully. This yere the kyng helde his
parlement at Salesbury; and at that parlement Sire Roger Mortymer was
mad erle of the March, and S^{r}. John Eltham the kynges brother was
also mad erle of Cornwayle. Also this same yere Sire Edmond Wodestoke
erle of Kent, the kynges uncle, was beheded at Wynchestre, thorugh
procurment of the quene, the kynges modir, and of the Mortymer. Also
in this yere the kyng seyled into Fraunce, that is to seye the yere of
oure lord a m^{l}cccxxviij, and dede homage to the kyng of Fraunce for
the ducherye of Guyene and for the counte of Pountyf.

[Footnote 56: "the countes make peas" _in the Cotton MS._]

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1330-1333.]

Simon Swaynlond, m'. Rob't of Ely. Anno iiij^{to}.
Th' Harewold.

[Sidenote: Prynce Edward was born.]

This yere Edward the firste begeten sone of kyng Edward the thridde
was born at Wodstoke, the day of seynt Viti and Modest'.

John Pounteney, m'. Rob't of Ely. A^{o}. v^{to}.
Tho's Harewold.

[Sidenote: S^{r}. Rog' Mortim' was hanged.]

In this yere Edward Bailloil, the sone of John Bailloil sumtyme kyng
of Scotlond, come into Engelond chalangynge his right heritage of the
kyngdom of Scotlond, and arreyved at Dounfermelyne; where, faste be
the abbeye, ii m^{l} Englysshmen scomfited and xl m^{l} Scottes.[57]
In the same yere Sire Roger Mortymer was hanged upon a theves galowes,
on seynt Andrew even, in the yer of oure lord a m^{l}cccxxx^{ti}.

[Footnote 57: _See note_ L.]

Id'm maior. John Mokkyng. Anno vj^{to}.
Andr' Aubrey.

[Sidenote: Sege of Berwyk.]

[Sidenote: The yeldyng of the castell of Berewyk and the town.]

The same yere kyng Edward beseged the town and the castell of Berewyk:
and upon seynt Margeretes even the Scottes in wondyr grete noumbre
comen for to remove the sege, with whom the kyng faughte and
discomfyted them: and there were sclayn of the Scottes viij erles and
a m^{l} and ccc knyghtes and squyers, and of footfolke mo thanne xxxv
m^{l}; and of Englysshmen there were dede a knyght and a squyere and
xij footfolke. And so upon seynt Margarete day the town and the
castell were yolde to the kyng, in the yere of oure lord a
m^{l}cccxxxj.

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1333-1336.]

John Preston, m'. Nicholl Pyk. Anno vij