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foresaid_a thomas_fw-la and_o humphrey_n with_o her_o company_n at_o burr_n brudge_v with_o sir_n andre_n we_o of_o herkela_n that_o be_v call_v the_z unkind_a out_o butter_n and_o also_o sire_n edmond_n ward_n earl_n of_o york_n they_o come_fw-mi and_o meet_v with_o thomas_fw-la of_o lancastre_n with_o a_o huge_a compapanye_n and_z hem_o there_o discomfyte_v and_z in_o that_o scomfyture_n the_o earl_n of_o herford_n be_v slay_v upon_o the_o bridge_n cowardly_a with_o a_o spear_n in_o the_o fundament_n and_o the_o earl_n thomas_fw-la be_v take_v and_o lad_n unto_o pount_n fret_v and_o though_o he_o be_v byhede_v bysyde_o his_o own_o castle_n but_o afterward_o many_o man_n he_o seek_v for_o miracle_n that_o god_n die_v for_o he_o and_o in_o that_o time_n merlyn_n say_v for_o sorrow_n &_o harm_n shall_v dye_v a_o pe_fw-es ple_fw-fr of_o his_o land_n wherefore_o many_o land_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o the_o haul_v dre_fw-fr and_o he_o say_v soothe_v for_z by_o encheson_n of_o his_o baron_n that_o be_v do_v ne_fw-fr to_o death_n for_o seynt_a thomas_fw-la quarrel_n of_o lancastre_n peple_n of_o many_o lon_n des_fw-fr bycome_v the_o holder_n for_o to_o meve_v be_v upon_o the_o king_n for_o her_o blood_n be_v torn_v to_o many_o nacione_n and_o afterward_o merlyntolde_a and_o say_v that_o the_o foresaid_a owl_n shall_v do_v moche_n harm_n unto_o the_o flour_n of_o lyf_v &_o of_o death_n &_o they_o shall_v bring_v she_o unto_o mo_z i_o dysese_v so_o that_o she_o shall_v wend_v over_o the_o see_v in_o to_o france_n for_o to_o make_v pee_z to_o the_o flower_n delyse_v &_o there_o shall_v abide_v till_o on_o a_o time_n that_o her_o seed_n shall_v come_v &_o seche_v her_o and_o though_o they_o shall_v abide_v both_o till_o a_o time_n that_o they_o shall_v clothen_fw-ge hem_n with_o grace_n &_o though_o two_o owl_n she_o shall_v seek_v &_o put_v they_o unto_o spytous_a death_n and_o that_o pro_fw-la phecye_v be_v well_o know_v &_o be_v full_a sothe_o for_o sire_n hugh_n spencer_n 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&_o all_o man_n direct_v it_o the_o king_n deed_n &_o it_o be_v not_o so_o all_o myȝty_a god_n wot_v wherefore_o it_o be_v ordain_v at_o the_o king_n crouning_n that_o the_o king_n for_o his_o tender_a age_n shall_v be_v govern_v by_o xij_o great_a lord_n of_o englond_n without_o which_o no_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v the_o archebisshop_n of_o caunterbury_v the_o archebisshop_n of_o york_n the_o bishop_n of_o wynchestre_n &_o the_o bishop_n of_o herford_v the_o earl_n of_o lan_o castre_n the_o earl_n marchal_a &_o the_o earl_n of_o kent_n that_o be_v the_o king_n uncle_n &_o the_o earl_n of_o garenne_n sir_n thomas_fw-la wake_v sire_n henry_n of_o ●…ercy_n sir_n oliver_n of_o yngham_n and_o johan_n of_o roos_n baron_n and_o these_o be_v sworen_n trewe_o for_o to_o counceylle_v the_o king_n and_o they_o shall_v ansuere_v every_o year_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o y_fw-fr t_o that_o shall_v be_v do_v i●…_n the_o time_n of_o that_o governaille_n but_o that_o 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his_o wrong_n ●…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 h●…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 h●…_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 nouȝt_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 knyȝte_v the_o king_n ordain_v sir_n robert_n knolle_v a_o prove_v knight_n &_o a_o well_o 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