whiche John Hende occupied the office of the meire into the morwe after the natyvyte of seynt John baptist, Edward Dalyngreg’ and Baldewyn Radyngton were mad kepers of the citee of London.the whiche was put down be the kyng and his counseill at Notyngham, and ordeyned Sr. Edward Dalyngregy, knyght, kepere of the citee; and on the xxij day of Juyll the said Edward was discharged of his office, and Sr. Bawdewyn Radyngton at Wyndesore was mad kepere of the citee of London, and so stod in office into the feste of seynt Symond and Jude; at whiche day, be leve of the kyng, they chosen officers in the Yelde halle of London for the yere folwyng as it folwith. The remevyng of the court to Yorke.And in this yere the courtes were remeved, and withdrawe fro London to York fro the feste of the nativite of seynt John baptist unto Cristemasse folwynge; and all this disese above seyd was for this cause. In this yere Thomas Arundell erchebysshop of York was thanne chaunceler of Engelond, and Waltham bysshop of Salesbury was thanne tresorer of Engelond; For an hors loof.the serwauntes of whiche tresorer arrered a grete debate in Fletestrete ayens men of the towne for an hors loof, for whiche the tresorer pleyned upon the citee to the kyng, and wykkedly enformed the kyng; thorugh whiche enformacion and procurment of the chaunceler, the kyng sesed the fraunchise and the liberte of London into hys hond: and the kyng hadde of London x ml lib’ or he wolde be plesyd.
REX RICARDUS SECUNDUS. [1392-1396.]
| Will’m Staundon, | Gilb’t Maunfeld. | Ao. xvjmo. |
| groc’, maior. | Th’ Newenton. |
In this yere was the pley of seynt Katerine.[72]
| John Hadley, groc’, | Ric’ Whityngton, m’c’. | Ao. xvijmo. |
| m’. | Grugo Barentyn, goldsmyth. |
Anna reg’na Angl’ obiit.
In this yere, that is to seye in the xij day of Juyn the yere of oure lord a mlccclxxxxiiij, the goode lady quene deyde at Shene, and lith entered worthyly at Westm’.
| John Frossh, m’c’, m’. | Th’ Knolles, groc’. | Ao. xviijo. |
| Will’ Brampton, fysshmongre, with the longe berd. |
In this yere kyng Richard wente first into Irlond.[73]
| Will’s More, vynt’, m’. | Rog’ Elys. | Ao. xixo. |
| Will’ Scheryngham. |