CCCLIV. 5 août

Lettre du duc deClarence à la commune de Londres, pour lui apprendre les succès du Roi.

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

A lettre fro the duk of Glarence to the mair and aldermen.

The duc of Glarence.

Right trusty and welbeloved, we grete you well often tymes with al our herte, and forasmoche as it is confortable ad likyng to you to hère of the tithinges in this parties, wc do you to understonde that the morwe after the werre be com at this tymes bytwene my lord the kyng and his adversaire of Ffrannce, bycause that he wolde naught applie nor accorde to right and resonn, he assigned certein peple to passe to Ponntoise, where the flrensh kyng lay, duriug the time of this convention, and so thei hâve wonne the forsaid toun by assaulte, i thonked be God, thorought the whiche wynninge my forsaid lord hach passage to Parys.

Fferthermore we do you to understonde, that Rogier Tilhington, skynnere, our welbcloved servannt, desireth gretly to be fremaa et enfranchised amonges you at this tyrae, whcrefor we pray you entierly with al our herte that the wol , for contemplation and favour of us , to adinitte and resceyve the forsayd Rocger to be enfrannchised amonges you , so that be may knowe that this our praier may availle hym and stonde in stede, as our gret trust is in you. Right trusty and welbeloved , the holy Trinité hâve you evermore in his kepyng. Writen at Mannt, under our signet, the v. day of augst.