is called london And this kyngmade in the Cite a fair gate & called it ludgate after his name andthe folke of the Cite hete it loundres and when he had regned xj. yerehe deide and lieth at london &
go∣nourof the Cite & chambre of london & ouer all his peple therinAnd so he kept that office but iiij. wekes be cause that he was so gē¦tilland tendre to the citezeins of london / wherfor the kyng deposedhym and
in fast wardand stronge hold vn to his comyng to london And was ther a ro∣merin london and a strong noyse that kyng Richard come to west¦mynsterAnd the peple of london ranne thidder and wolde hauedone moche harme and skathe
were departed except thelord Scales that kepte the toure of london / And the fifthe day ofIuyll he dide done smyte of a mannys hede in southwerke / And thenyght after the Maire of london the Aldremen and the communes
duchesse of yorke be¦yngat london and beriug of the losse of the feld at seint Albons sen¦teouersee her ij. yong sones George and Richard whiche wente totrecht / And phelipp malpas a riche marchaunt of london / Tho∣masvaghan squyer maistir
meHow be it that this is the firstFor me behoueth othir whileAnd to my felawsClothes of many manerisOf many tounesOf london / of yorkeOf bristow / of batheOf parys of roenOf brugges / of gaunt.Of ypre / of dornykOf ryselle
/ ¶And after that withynne a whyle the quene cam to the Toure of london / at whoos comyng was moche harme done / For on london brydge were nyne personnes crow¦ded to deth / Of whome the pryour of
in al englond co∣mynly at london it is best cheep by cause of the byars and sellars that ben at London ¶Ganf Bruyt the first kyng of briton̄s buylded and edefyed this cyte of London the firste cyte of Bry∣tayn
of york and of london shold be euen peres and neyther subget to other / Than lamfrank answerd and sayde I am not bisshop of london nowther the question is not meoued of the chirche of london / Thenne thomas
london to flee / and slowe many of hem. And this endured all the nyght to & fro tyll nyne of the clock on the morne / And atte laste they brent the drawebrydge· where many of them of
was brought from thens to london, And the mayre and the aldermen / & the comyns of the cyte of london ryden aenst h and hir welcomed. & brought hyr thurgh the Cye of london to westmynstre / and there
of london. and ther to be leyd on an hurdel / and than to be drawe thurgh the cy∣te of london to Tiborne. and there honged / and than quartred and his hede smyten of / & sette on london
/ Amen / And thus in this same yere syr Thomas Rampson knyght Con∣stable of the toure of london was dreynte att london bridge, as he come from westmynster towardes the toure in a barge / and all thurgh lewdenesse
lord Scales that kepte the tour of london / And the fifthe daye of Iuyll he dide done smyte of a mannys hede in southwerke / & the nyght after the mayre of london / the Aldermen & the communes
was sore adrad bestmen of london wold yelde hem vn to the quene Isabell &to hir sone edward wherfor he sent mastir walter stapiltōhis tresorer for to be wardeyne and keper of the cite of london withthe maire And so
soneafter she was brought from thens to london ¶And the maire andthe aldermen and the cōmunes of the cite of london ridden ayens hirand hir welcomed and brought hir thurgh the Cite of london towestmynster and there she was crouned
the toure of london / andther to be eid on an hurdell / and than to be drawe thurgh the Ci∣teof london to Tiborne and there hanged and then quartred andhis hede smyten of and sette on london brigge and
his pite hane ercy Amen¶And thus in this same yere Sir Thomas Rampston knyghtConstable of the toure of london was dreynte at london brugge ashe come from westmynster to wardes the toure in a barge and allthurgh lewdenesse¶And in the
that they wold that nyght assaille the Captayn with themof kent / And so they did / & come to london brigge in to southwereer the Captayn had any knowlege ther of / & ther they fonght withthem that kepte
of vytayls is inall Englonde commuly at London itis best chepe by cause of the byers andsellers that ben at London. ¶GaufreBrute y• fyrst kyng of Brytons buyl∣ded& edefyed this cyte of London thefyrst cyte of Brytayne in remembraū¦ceof the