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have_v arestid_v this_o romayn_v &_o he_o break_v from_o hem_n &_o flee_v 〈◊〉_d y_o e_o lord_n pla_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o the_o constable_n will_v have_v he_o out_o but_o the_o bishops_n man_n shett_v fast_o the_o yate_n &_o keep_v the_o place_n that_o no_o man_n may_v entre_fw-fr &_o than_o moche_n more_o peple_n gadr_v thyde_a &_o say_v that_o they_o will_v have_v he_o out_o or_o else_o they_o will_v brenne_n up_o the_o place_n &_o all_o that_o be_v with_o in_o and_o than_o come_v the_o mayer_n &_o shereve_n with_o other_o moche_n peple_n and_o cese_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o comyn_n &_o make_v every_o man_n to_o go_v home_o to_o her_o house_n &_o keep_v the_o pee_z and_z this_o romayn_v lord_n the_o bishop_n of_o salysbury_n master_v johan_n waltham_fw-la that_o that_o time_n be_v three_fw-mi sore_a of_o englond_n go_v to_o sir_n thomas_n arundel_n archebisshop_n of_o your_o â—…e_n &_o also_o chancellor_n of_o englond_n and_o there_o the_o bishop_n make_v his_o compseynt_a unto_o the_o 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the_o comune_a place_n &_o there_o they_o hold_v alle_fw-mi the_o se_n court_n of_o law_n from_o mydsome_a that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o fest_n of_o seynt_a io_n have_v the_o baptist_n unto_o the_o fest_n of_o cristemasse_n next_o sew_v &_o than_o you_o e_o king_n &_o his_o counseyll_n see_v it_o not_o so_o profitable_a there_o as_o it_o be_v at_o lon_n do_v than_o anon_o he_o remeve_v it_o ayene_v unto_o london_n &_o so_o to_o westme_n strae_fw-fr for_o great_a ease_n of_o his_o officer_n &_o avauntage_n to_o the_o king_n &_o all_o y_z e_z comyn_n of_o the_o ream_n and_o when_o the_o peple_n of_o london_n see_v &_o know_v that_o these_o court_n be_v come_v ayene_v and_o the_o king_n &_o his_o peple_n also_o thenne_fw-fr the_o mayer_n &_o the_o alderman_n with_o the_o chyef_a comuner_n of_o the_o cyte_n lete_fw-la gadre_fw-mi a_o great_a some_o of_o gold_n of_o all_o the_o comyn_n of_o the_o cite_v and_o ordain_v &_o make_v great_a ryalte_n against_o his_o come_n to_o london_n &_o for_o 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that_o be_v bitwene_v the_o prince_n edward_n &_o sir_n henry_n bastard_n of_o spayn_n capitulo_fw-la cco._n xxxiij_o o_o in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n m_o ccc_o lxvij_o and_z of_o king_n edward_n xlij_o the_o iij_o day_n of_o april_n there_o be_v a_o strong_a batayll_n and_o a_o great_a in_o a_o large_a field_n y_z call_v priaser_n fast_z by_o the_o water_n of_o nazer_n in_o spain_n bytwene_v sir_n edward_n the_o prince_n and_o henry_z the_o bastard_n of_o spayn_n but_o the_o vyctorye_n fill_v to_o prince_n edward_o by_o thâ—…_n grace_n of_o god_n and_o this_o same_o prince_n edward_n have_v with_o he_o sir_n john_n duke_n of_o lancastre_n his_o brother_n &_o other_o worthy_a man_n of_o arm_n about_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o thirty_o m._n and_o the_o
king_n of_o spayn_n have_v on_o his_o side_n man_n of_o dyverse_a nation_n to_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o a_o c_o m_o &_o pass_a wherefore_o the_o sharpness_n &_o fiersenes_n of_o his_o adversarye_n with_o his_o full_a boisterous_a &_o great_a strength_n maden_v &_o drive_v the_o rightful_a par_fw-fr tie_v a_o back_n a_o great_a weigh_v but_o thurgh_n the_o grace_n of_o almyghty_a god_n pass_a any_o mamny_n strength_n that_o huge_a hoost_n be_v disparple_v myÈt_o full_o by_o the_o noble_a duke_n of_o lancastre_n &_o his_o hoost_n or_o that_o the_o prince_n edward_n come_v nyghe_a he_o and_o when_o henry_n the_o bastard_n see_v that_o he_z torned_a with_o his_o man_n in_o so_o great_a haste_n and_o strengthe_n to_o flee_v that_o a_o huge_a company_n of_o they_o in_o the_o foresaid_a flode_n and_o of_o the_o brudge_n there_o of_o fylle_n down_o &_o perysshed_a and_o also_o there_o be_v take_v the_o earl_n of_o dene_fw-mi and_o sir_n bartram_fw-la cleykyn_n that_o be_v che_fw-mi fe_o maker_n &_o cause_n of_o the_o be_v and_o also_o chyvetayne_v of_o the_o vaunt_n ward_n of_o the_o bataylle_n with_o many_o other_o great_a lord_n and_o knight_n to_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o two_o thousand_o of_o who_o two_o honderd_v be_v of_o france_n and_o many_o also_o of_o scotland_n and_o there_o be_v fell_v in_o the_o field_n on_o our_o enemy_n side_n of_o lord_n &_o knight_n with_o other_o i_o ne_fw-fr peple_n to_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o uj_o thousand_o and_o mo_z and_n of_o englysshe_n man_n but_o a_o few_o and_o after_o this_o the_o noble_a prince_n edward_n resto_fw-la red_a the_o same_o pyer_n in_o to_o his_o kingdom_n ayene_v the_o which_o pyer_n afterward_o thurgh_n treachery_n &_o falseness_n of_o the_o foresaid_a bastard_n of_o spayn_n as_z he_o sete_n at_o his_o meet_a be_v strangle_v and_o deyde_v but_z of_o ter_z this_o vyctorye_n many_o noble_a and_o hardy_a man_n and_o noble_a of_o englond_n in_o spayn_a thurgh_n the_o flyxe_n and_o other_o dyverse_a sikenesse_n 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his_o wrong_n â—…e_v avengyd_v in_o this_o same_o year_n in_o the_o assump_a tion_n of_o our_o lady_n dye_v queen_n phelyp_v of_o englond_n a_o full_a noble_a and_o good_a woman_n &_o at_o westmynstre_n full_o worshipful_o be_v bury_v &_o en_fw-fr tered_a and_z about_o midsummer_n the_o duke_n of_o lancastre_n &_o th'earl_n of_o herford_v with_o a_o great_a company_n of_o knight_n wenten_a in_o to_o france_n where_o they_o gete_a hâ—…m_n but_o lytel_fw-mi worship_n and_o name_n for_o there_o be_v a_o huge_a hoost_n of_o frensshman_n upon_o chalkhull_v bridge_n &_o another_o hoost_n of_o englisshe_v man_n fast_a by_o the_o same_o bridge_n that_o long_a time_n have_v leyn_n there_o and_o many_o worthy_a man_n &_o great_a of_o the_o englysshman_n ordain_v &_o yafe_a coum_n ceyll_v for_o to_o fight_v &_o yeve_v batayll_n to_o the_o frensshman_n but_o the_o foresaid_a lord_n will_v nothing_o consent_v there_o to_o ne_fw-fr assent_n for_o no_o manner_n thing_n there_o anon_o after_o it_o 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nempn_v y_z e_o which_o one_o time_n against_o holy_a chirche_n &_o another_o time_n against_o lord_n werryd_v and_o ordain_v great_a bataylles_n &_o there_o in_o that_o country_n he_o do_v many_o merueyllous_a thing_n and_o about_o the_o conversion_n of_o seynt_a paul_n y_fw-es e_o king_n when_o he_o have_v end_v &_o do_v the_o enter_n &_o y_z e_z exequye_n with_o great_a cost_n &_o rialtee_n about_o the_o sepulture_n &_o beryeng_v of_o queen_n phelyp_v his_o wyf_v hâ—…_n hold_v his_o parliament_n at_o westmynster_n in_o which_o parliament_n be_v axe_v of_o the_o clergye_a a_o three_o year_n disme_n y_o it_o be_v for_o to_o say_v a_o great_a dyme_n to_o be_v pay_v three_o year_n during_o &_o the_o clergye_n put_v it_o of_o and_z will_v not_o grant_n unto_o estre_fw-fr next_o come_n and_o than_o they_o grant_v well_o that_o in_o three_o year_n by_o certain_a term_n that_o dysme_n shall_v be_v pay_v and_o also_o of_o the_o lie_v fee_n there_o be_v a_o three_o year_n yv_v you_o grant_v to_o the_o king_n how_o sir_n robert_n knolle_v with_o other_o certain_a lord_n of_o the_o reme_n go_v over_o the_o see_v in_o to_o france_n and_z of_o her_o governaunce_n capitulo_fw-la cc_o xxxiiijo._n and_o in_o the_o xlv_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n in_o the_o beginning_a king_n edward_n with_o unwyse_a counceyll_v and_z undyscrete_a borew_v a_o great_a somme_fw-fr of_o gold_n of_o the_o prelate_n lord_n mar_v chant_v &_o other_o rich_a man_n of_o his_o ream_n seyeng_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v di_o spend_v in_o defend_v of_o holy_a chirche_n and_o of_o his_o ream_n never_o the_o latter_a it_o profit_v nouÈt_o wherefore_o about_o mydsomer_n after_o he_o make_v a_o great_a hoost_n of_o the_o worthy_a man_n of_o his_o ream_n among_o who_o be_v some_o lord_n that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v the_z lord_n fitz_fw-fr water_n &_o the_o lord_n graunson_fw-fr &_o other_o worthy_a knight_n of_z which_o knyÈte_v the_o king_n ordain_v sir_n robert_n knolle_v a_o prove_v knight_n &_o a_o well_o assay_v in_o deed_n of_o arm_n for_o to_o be_v governor_n and_o that_o thurgh_n his_o counceil_n and_o governaunce_n all_o thing_n shall_v be_v govern_v and_o dressyd_v and_o when_o they_o come_fw-mi in_o to_o france_n as_z long_a as_o they_o duellyd_v and_o hold_v they_o hole_n to_o geder_o the_o frensshman_n dare_v not_o fall_v upon_o they_o &_o atte_fw-it last_o about_o the_o beginning_a of_o winter_n for_o envy_n and_o covetyse_v that_o be_v among_o they_o and_o also_o discord_n they_o sunder_v &_o part_v they_o in_o to_o dyverse_a company_n unwyse_o &_o fo_o but_o sir_n robert_n knol_fw-mi les_fw-fr &_o his_o man_n wenten_a &_o kepten_a hem_n sauf_a within_o a_o castle_n in_o bri_n take_v and_o when_o the_o frensshman_n see_v that_o our_o man_n be_v deuâ—…ded_v in_o to_o dyverse_a company_n
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