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 JOHANNES REX

Kynge Johan, brothar unto Rychard, was crownyd upon the Assencion daye, the yere of our Lord God M$l$clxxxxix.

Pi.$o$. In this furst yere he lost Normandy and Angeoy, and every ploughe lond tasked at iij$s$ for to gete it a gayne.

ij$o$. A$o$. Thys yere was chosyn by the wyse men of the citte of London xxxv. men, and sworne to mayntayne the assies in London.

iiij$o$. A$o$. Thys yere felle gret raynes, and gret thunder, lytenyng, and hayle-stones as grete as eggys, that dystroyd cornes [and] fruttes; and fowlles seying flyeng in the eyer berynge burnynge coles, and brent many huses (sic). And that yere the londe was enterdyted.

vj$o$. A$o$. Thys yere began the order of Freer Prechars. And then was a grete wynter of frost and colde that lastyd from new-yeres daye unto our lady day the Annunciacion.

vij$o$. A$o$. This yere alle pleys longynge un to the crowne ware pletyd at the tower of London.

ix$o$. A$o$. Thys yere the londe was interdytyd. And this same yere was borne Henry the [eldest] sonne to kynge John. And this yere beganne the names of mayeres and shreffys in the citte of London.

xj$o$. A$o$. Thys yere the londe was reconciled, and the interdyction relesyd.

xiij$o$. A$o$. Thys yere was grete dyscencione betwene the kynge and hys lordes; and Lewys the kynges sonne of France dyd moch harme in Ynglond. Southewarke the bregge with moch of the citte was brent.

xv$o$. A$o$. Thys yere at Candelmas the kynge sheppyd at Porthesmothe, and sayled to Peytoe.

xvj$o$. A$o$. Thys yere beganne the Freer Minors in Ynglond.