In this yere were seyn in the firmament too mones, and in this yere were too popes. Also in this yere, the vj day of March, the kyng confermed the lettres and the fraunchises of London. Also he graunted that the meire schulde ben on of the justices at Newgate. Also he graunted to the schirreves of London and Midd’ the ferme of the schirrevehode for cccli be yere, as it was in old tyme. Also he graunted that the schirreves of London ne the citezens schulde nought be charged with men that fledden to holy chirche, ne they schulde not be constreyned to gone out of the citee of London to eny werre. Also the same tyme the kyng graunted that the liberties and fraunchises of London schulde nought after that tyme for no cause be taken into the kynges hond: Southwerk was graunted to ferme.and the same tyme Suthwerk was graunted to the schirreves of London to have to ferme: also the same yere, after the fest of Pask’, the kyng ordeyned an huge oost for to feighte ayens the Scottes; and Sr. John of Henaude come into Engelond with[51] men of armes for to helpe the yonge kyng Edward. And the Scottes comen into Engelond and deden muche harme, and distroyden the contreye tyl they comen to the park of Stanhope in Wyrdale, where they helden them in a busshement in the parke. And the kyng besette the park alle aboughte that the Scottes schulde never escaped: but thorugh treson of the Mortymer they escapid everych on, and so the kyng was disceyved. And also in this same yere of oure lord a mlcccxxvj, be treson of Sire Roger Mortymer, kyng Edward[52] was sclayn in the castell of Berkele.[53] Also in this yere, in the[54] conversion of seynt Poul after Cristemesse, the kyng spoused dame Philip’ the erles doughter of Henawde at York. The foundacion of Garlykhithe chirch.Et id’m Ric’us Rothyng’ tunc vic’ fundavit eccl’iam de Garlykhithe s’c’i Jacobi et dotavit.

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1328-1329.]

Hamo Chikewell, m’.Herry Darcy.Ao. s’c’do.
John Hawteyn.

Scottes wer discharged of their homage:

This yere, in the feste of Pentecost, the kyng helde his parlement at North’; at whiche parlement, thorugh counseill of the Mortymer, the kyng of yonge age and withinne age accorded with the Scottes, and foryaf and relesed them al the homage and feautee that they oughte to do to the crown of Engelond be chartre ensealed and an endenture, in whiche were conteyned alle the homages and feautes that the kyng of Scotlond and the lordes of the same lond schulde do to the kyng of Engelond, which was ensealed with alle the seales of alle the grete lordes of Scotlond spirituelx and temporelx, and other chartres and remembraunces that kyng Edward and hise barons hadde of right in the lond of Scotlond; with the blakke crosse.which alle, thorugh counseille of quene Isabell the kynges modir, and Sr. Roger Mortymer, were delyvered to the Scottes with the blak crosse of Scotlond, the whiche goode kyng Edward the kynges ayell[55] hadde conquered in Scotlond and broughte it fro the abbeye of Stone, whiche was a precious relyke, the whiche was also delyvered to the Scottes: also the kyng, thorugh counseill of his modir and of the Mortymer, relesed and foryaf alle that right that the barons out of Engelond hadden in ony londes of Scotlond of olde conquest.

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1329-1330.]

John Grantham, m’.Simon Fraunceys.Ao. iijcio.
Herry Combemartyn.

This same yere David Bruz the sone of Robert Bruz, be ordynaunce of the kynges modir and of the Mortymer, spousyd at Berewyk dame Johanne of the Tour, the kynges suster, upon Marie Magdaleyn day, in the yere of oure lord a mlcccxxviij: and whanne the maryage was done, the A p’lement at Salesby. Rog’ Mortemer was made erle of Marche: Sr. John Eltham the k’ brother erle of Cornewalle.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 Sr. 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. Dyd homage to the kyng of Fraunce.Also in this yere the kyng seyled into Fraunce, that is to seye the yere of oure lord a mlcccxxviij, and dede homage to the kyng of Fraunce for the ducherye of Guyene and for the counte of Pountyf.

REX EDWARDUS TERTIUS. [1330-1333.]

Simon Swaynlond, m’.Rob’t of Ely.Anno iiijto.
Th’ Harewold.