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month_n of_o septembre_n be_v you_o e_o foresay_a duchess_n of_o brytayne_n and_o wife_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o king_n receyve_v with_o great_a honour_n into_o the_o cytye_n of_o london_n &_o so_o by_o the_o mayor_n and_o the_o cytezyn_v convey_v unto_o westmynster_n where_o upon_o the_o morrow_n follow_v she_o be_v crown_v queen_n of_o england_n with_o great_a honour_n and_o solempnite_a the_o cyrcumstaunce_n whereof_o i_o pass_v over_o in_o this_o year_n also_o rupertus_n which_o after_o the_o depose_v of_o wessenselan_n be_v by_o the_o electour_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o by_o auctoryte_n of_o bonyface_n theâ—â—r_n â–ª_o than_o pope_n admyt_v for_o emperor_n of_o rome_n and_o come_v into_o england_n with_o a_o goodly_a company_n only_o to_o see_v the_o country_n and_o commodytye_n of_o the_o same_o the_o which_o of_o the_o king_n be_v honourable_o receyve_v and_o fe_v and_o last_o convey_v by_o the_o king_n toward_o the_o see_v side_n where_o either_o depart_v from_o other_o with_o 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recovery_n of_o their_o lose_v they_o sodeyn_o avoid_v the_o land_n and_o lafte_v y_fw-fr e_o foresay_v notable_a sum_n unpayde_v to_o the_o great_a hynderaunce_n and_o utter_v undo_v of_o many_o englysshe_a merchant_n in_o this_o year_n a_o yoman_n name_v wyllyam_n serle_n sometime_o yoman_n of_o king_n rychardes_n robys_n be_v take_v in_o the_o march_n of_o scotlande_n and_o bring_v unto_o london_n &_o there_o in_o the_o guildhall_v areygn_v for_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o glouceter_n at_o calays_n upon_o which_o murder_n he_o be_v attaint_v &_o convyct_v &_o upon_o the_o twenty_o day_n of_o octobre_n he_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o tower_n unto_o tyburn_n and_o there_o hang_v and_o quarter_v &_o his_o head_n be_v after_o set_v upon_o london_n brydg_n &_o his_o four_o quarter_n be_v send_v to_o four_o sundry_a good_a town_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la m._n cccc.iiii_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la domini_fw-la m._n cccc.v_n  _fw-fr wyllyam_n lowfte_n  _fw-fr john_n hyende_fw-it draper_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la vi_o  _fw-fr stephen_n spylman_n  _fw-fr in_o this_o year_n and_o month_n of_o january_n be_v certain_a course_n of_o war_n run_v in_o smythfelde_n between_o sir_n edmunde_v earl_n of_o kent_n &_o the_o lord_n moryfa_n baron_n of_o scotlande_n upon_o y_fw-es e_fw-es challenge_v of_o the_o say_v scottysshe_a lord_n but_o the_o earl_n of_o kent_n bear_v he_o so_o va_o aunt_o that_o to_o he_o be_v give_v y_o e_o price_n of_o that_o journey_n to_o his_o great_a honour_n and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n sir_n rycharde_n scrope_n than_o archebisshop_n of_o york_n and_o y_fw-fr e_o lord_n moubraye_v than_o marshal_n of_o england_n with_o other_o to_o they_o ally_v for_o grudge_v that_o they_o bear_v again_o the_o king_n gadere_v unto_o theym_a great_a strength_n intend_v to_o have_v put_v down_o the_o king_n as_o the_o â—ame_n than_o go_v whereof_o the_o king_n be_v enfourm_v in_o all_o haste_n speed_v toward_o theym_n and_o meet_v with_o they_o on_o this_o side_n york_n where_o after_o askyrmysshe_v by_o the_o say_a lord_n make_v they_o be_v than_o take_v and_o after_o present_v unto_o y_z e_o king_n at_o york_n where_o they_o be_v both_o deem_v to_o suffer_v death_n for_o their_o rebellyon_n behede_v than_o when_o the_o bysshoppe_n come_v unto_o the_o place_n of_o execution_n he_o pray_v you_o e_o bowcher_fw-fr to_o gyve_v to_o he_o u_o stroke_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o christes_fw-fr fyve_o wound_n &_o for_o his_o more_o penance_n at_o everyche_n of_o which_o u_o stroke_v king_n henry_n be_v in_o his_o lodging_n have_v a_o stroke_n in_o his_o neck_n in_o so_o much_o that_o he_o deem_v that_o some_o person_n there_o be_v with_o he_o present_a have_v stryken_v he_o and_o forthwyth_o he_o be_v stryken_v with_o the_o plague_n of_o lepyr_n so_o that_o than_o he_o know_v it_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o
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they_o vaynquyssh_v the_o scot_n and_o chase_v they_o out_o of_o that_o country_n in_o y_z e_z which_o chase_n &_o fight_v y_o it_o say_v edward_n le_fw-fr bruise_v &_o many_o of_o the_o noble_a man_n of_o scotlande_n be_v slay_v anno_fw-la dni_fw-la xiii_o c.xxii_o  _fw-fr anno_fw-la dni_fw-la xiii_o c.xxiii_o  _fw-fr john_n grantham_n  _fw-fr hamonde_fw-fr chykwell_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la xvi_o  _fw-fr rycharde_n of_o ely_n  _fw-fr in_o this_o xvi_o year_n y_z e_z king_n make_v great_a provysyon_n for_o to_o make_v a_o voyage_n into_o scotland_n so_o y_z t_z about_o the_o beginning_a of_o august_n he_o enter_v that_o country_n but_o the_o scot_n consyder_v the_o great_a multytude_n of_o his_o host_n draw_v they_o into_o the_o mountain_n &_o other_o place_n where_o as_o the_o englyssheman_n may_v not_o win_v to_o they_o and_o all_o to_o the_o intent_n for_o to_o weary_a and_o tire_v the_o king_n great_a host_n than_o divers_a malady_n fall_v among_o the_o englysshman_n so_o that_o many_o 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anno_fw-la domini_fw-la m.ccc.xlv_o  _fw-fr edmunde_fw-la hempnale_fw-la  _fw-fr richard_n lacer_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la twenty_o  _fw-fr john_n glouceter_n  _fw-fr in_o this_o twenty_o year_n or_o late_a end_n of_o the_o xix_o year_n y_o it_o be_v to_o wit_n about_o saint_n nycholas_n tie_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o mayor_n year_n the_o foresay_a earl_n of_o derby_n &_o northampton_n have_v win_v the_o town_n &_o castle_n of_o bergarat_n in_o gascoigne_n &_o slay_v there_o the_o earl_n of_o ualentynoy_n chief_a capytayne_n thereof_o &_o take_v there_o a_o noble_a man_n call_v y_o e_o earl_n of_o the_o ily_n with_o many_o other_o rich_a prisoner_n and_o about_o apryll_o y_fw-fr e_o say_v earl_n win_v a_o strong_a town_n call_v the_o ryall_n whereof_o hear_a philip_n the_o ualoys_n in_o all_o haste_n send_v his_o sonn_n john_n duke_n of_o normandy_n to_o wythstande_v &_o to_o gyve_v batayll_n unto_o y_z e_o say_v earl_n but_o when_o the_o say_a duke_n be_v never_o unto_o the_o 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