14.1. A copie of that writing sundrie waies so well seruing to the truth of the storie was thought right necessarie heere to be added, thus.
A copie of that writing sundrie waies so well seruing to the truth of the storie was thought right necessarie heere to be added, thus.
_OMnibus ad quos hoc praesens scriptum peruenerit, Iohãnes de Bromley miles, capitaneus generalis de Dampfront, se|nescallus & magnus constabularius de Bosseuile le Rosse & March ibidem, salutem. Scia|tis quòd pro bono & fideli seruitio quod dilectus consanguineus meus Gualterus de Audeley mihi fecerit, tam infra regnum Angliae quàm extra, & praecipuè contra Francos: dedisse & concessisse, & hac praesenti chartamea confirmasse eidem Gualte|ro vnum annualem redditum viginti librarum, exeuntem de manerio meo de Bromley, & omnibus alijs terris & tenementis meis infra regnum An|gliae, vna cum herbagio pro quatuor equis ha|bendo infra boscos meos de Bromley & Willough|bridge, & octo carucatis foeni capiendis infra prat a mea de Shurlebrooke & Foordsmedo annuatim, durante tota vita praedicti Gualteri, infesto sancti Iacobi apostoli. Et si contingat praedictum annua|lem redditum, a retrò fore in aliquo festo, du|rante termino praedicto; tunc bene licebit eidem Gualtero, in manerio meo, & omnibus alijs ter|ris meis praedictis distringere, & districtiones in|de captas penes se retinere, quous de redditu praedicto, vna cum arreragijs (si quae fuerint) plenarie fuerit persolutum & satisfactum. Et vlterius volo, quòd praedictus Gualterus habebit liberumegressum & regressum cum equis suis prae|dictis, & ad asportandum foenum praedictũ, quan|docún voluerit, per omnes semitas & vias, sine EEBO page image 564 aliqua contradictione mei praedicti Iohannis, aut haeredum meorum aliquali. Reddendo inde mihi ip|si Gualtero annuatim in festo sancti Georgij martyris, si tunc fuerim infra regnum Angliae, v|num par calcarium deauratorum, pro omnibus. Et etiam volo & concedo quòd praedictus Gualterus liber sit, durante tota vita sua, ad volandum, ve|nandum, piscandum, & alias commoditates perci|piendum, tam infra manerium meum de Bromley quàm in omnibus alijs manerijs, terris, & tene|mentis meis infra regnum Angliae, sine aliqua contradictione vel impedimento mei praefati Io|hannis de Bromley militis, haeredum, aut assigna|torum meorum aliquali. Et vt fidele testimonium praesentibus habeatur, sigillum meum apposui: hijs testibus, Roberto de Bruyn milite, Iohanne de Holland, Gulihelmo de Brereton, Richardo le Gre|uill, Iohanne de Egerton, Richardo le Beston, Thomale Creu, & alijs. Datum apud Dampfront praedicto, 12 die mensis Augusti, anno regni re|gis Henrici quinti post conquestum sexto.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The old armes of the house of Bromley being quarterlie gules and ore per fesse indented, had in the seale to this déed, an inscutchen charged with a griffin surgiant; his creast, out of a crowne, a demi|lion supporting a standard charged with a lion pas|sant gardant: about the shield was ingrauen, Sigillum Iohannis de Bromley militis. That inscutchen and creast (as like is) giuen him in laudable remembrance for his valiant recouerie of the standard at the sharpe and bloodie skirmish by Corbie.] The earle of War|wike, and the lord Talbot, after the winning of this fortresse, made speed to come vnto the siege of Rone, where they were imploied, as after shall ap|peare. And in like manner, the duke of Glocester, ha|uing once got the possession of Chierburgh, hasted to|wards the same siege: for the better furnishing of which enterprise, he had first caused an armie of fif|téene thousand men to be brought ouer to him, vnder the leading of his vncle the duke of Excester, who imbarking with the same, about the feast of the ho|lie Trinitie, was appointed by the king to besiege the citie of Eureux, as the earle of Angus, otherwise called earle of Kime, was sent to win the castell of Millie Leuesche. These townes being deliuered to the kings vse, the duke ordeined capteine of Eureux sir Gilbert Halsall knight.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king now determining with all spéed to be|siege Rone, prepared all things necessarie for his purpose. Into this citie the Normans had conueied out of euerie part their monie, iewels, and houshold stuffe, as into the most sure and strongest place of the whole duchie. For since his arriuall, they had not onlie walled that citie, and fortified it with rampiers and strong bulworks, but also furnished it with valiant capteins, and hardie soldiers, to the number of foure thousand, beside such of the citizens as were appoin|ted for the warre, according to their estates, of the which there were at the least fiftéene thousand readie to serue in defense of the citie, as soldiers, and men of warre in all places where they should be assigned. King Henrie, to haue the countrie free, before he would besiege this citie, thought good first to win such townes as laie in his waie, and therefore departing from Caen (where he had kept the feast of saint George) the ninth daie of Iune, Titus Liuius. Louiers be|sieged. he marched streight vnto the towne of Louiers, and laid his siege about the same.