[1] About the latter end of October, Iohn of Eltham earle of Cornewall the kings brother departed this life at saint Iohns towne in Scotland:The [...] of the earle [...] Corne [...]l his bodie was afterwards conueied to Westminster, & there buried with all solemne funerals. The Scotish wri|ters affirme that he was slaine by his brother king Edward for the crueltie he had vsed in the west parts of Scotland, in sleaing such as for safegard of their liues fled into churches. Moreouer, in December there deceassed at S. Iohns towne aforesaid,The dec [...] of Hugh de Fresnes [...] of Lincol [...]. Hugh de Fresnes, that in right of the countesse of Lin|colne was intituled earle of Lincolne. He died of the flix, or (as was said) through excessiue cold, which in those quarters in that cold time of the yeare sore af|flicted the English people. ¶ In the meane time, Walter G [...]|burgh. Thom. Wa [...]. a|bout the feast of saint Luke the euangelist, the king went with an armie into Scotland toward the castell of Bothuille, and comming thither repared the same, which by the Scots had latelie before béene destroied. The baron Stafford at the same time comming to|wards the king with a power of men,The lord Stafford. tooke Douglas Dale in his waie, taking in the same a great preie of cattell and other things.