[1] [2] [3] The earle of Flanders was iudged most in blame, for that no peace could be accorded, bicause he would not that the Gauntiners should be comprised therin, but the Englishmen would not agree either to truce or peace, except regard might be had of the Gaunti|ners, as their fréends and alies. The kings of Spaine and Scotland were comprised in this truce as confe|derats to the Frenchmen, which should haue signified the same into Scotland, but did not, till great harme followed through negligence vsed in that matter, as after yée shall perceiue. Tho. Walsin. ¶ The same yeare in the night of the feast of the Purification of our ladie, great lightenings and thunders chanced, which p [...]t manie in no small feare, so huge and hideous was that tempest. Shortlie after, there rose no small [...] in the citie of London about the election of their ma|ior:Great conten|tion about the election of the maior of Lon|don. for such as fauoured the late maior Iohn de Northampton, otherwise called Iohn de Comber|ton, stood against sir Nicholas Bram [...]re knight that was chosen to succéed the said Iohn de Northamp|ton, insomuch that a shoomaker who was one of the same Iohn de Northamptons partakers, presumed through a number of voices that were readie to fa|uour him, to take vpon him as maior:Sir Robert Knolles. but through the counsell of sir Robert Knolles knight, he was suddenlie apprehended, drawne, and beheaded, as a rebell and troubler of the kings peace.