CCCLIII. 5 août

Lettre de Henri Y à la commune de Londres, pour lui annoncer la prise de Pontoise, etc.

Archives de la mairie de Londres ; reg. I, fol. 236.

Lettera domini régis missa majori , aldermannis et comunibus.

By the kyng.

Trusti and welbeloved , we grete yow wel , and late you wete to youre comfort that we been in good heele and prospérité of our persone, blessed be God, which grannte you always soo to bee. Fferthermore as toucbing tithing, we signifie unto you that God of his grâce, worshiped be he, hath sent into our hand, our toun of Pontoyse, and hough proffitable the havyng of it is unto us John Palyng, the bringer of this can infourme you; and we pray you thanketh God therof , and of aile his gracious soondes that he sendeth us. And forasmoch as our adverse partie wol noo pees nor accord hâve with us , but finally hâve refosed al meenes of pees, we be compelled ayein to werre thorough thair default, as he wot that al knowelh, to whoos mercy we trust, for our good wil and redmesse to the pees, to hâve the better spede heraftur, the which we recomende to your good prayers with al our herte , and God hâve you in his keping.

Yeven under our signet, at our town of Mant , the v. day of augst.

To our trusty and welbeloved the mair, shirreves, aldermen and communs of our citée of London. — Tolyes.