[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In Sepermber, much hurt was doone, Anno Reg. 1 [...]. Great tem|pests. thorough excéeding great thunder, lightening, and tempests, which chanced in manie parts of England, but speci|allie in Cambridgeshire, where manie houses were burned, with no small quantitie of corne. Great in|undations and flouds of water followed shortlie af|ter in October, which did much hurt at Burie,Much hurt doone by gre [...] flouds in Suffolke. and Newmarket in Suffolke, where it ouerthrew wals of houses, and put men and women in great danger of drowning. In Essex also in September,A great [...] in Essex. great mortalitie fell by pestilence amongst the people, whereof manie died. ¶The towne of Chierburg was restored againe to the king of Nauarre, who had in|gaged it to the king of England, for two thousand markes. ¶ A parlement was holden at Westmin|ster, which began in the octaues of saint Hilarie. ¶The king purposing to go ouer into Ireland, requi|red a subsidie, the cleargie granted to him a whole tenth, toward the furnishing foorth of that iournie, if [page 481] he went himselfe; if he went not, yet they agréed to giue to him the moitie of a tenth. In time of this par|lement, there appeared great euill will to remaine betwixt the duke of Lancaster and the earle of A|rundell,Uariance be|tweene the duke of Lan|caster and the earle of Arun|dell. for the duke imposed to the earle, that about the Exaltation of the crosse, he laie with a companie of armed men in the castell of Holt by Chester, the same time that the countrie there rose against the duke, with their capteine Nicholas Cliffon, and his complices, whome he ment (as the duke alledged) to haue aided against him: but this the earle flatlie de|nied, and with probable reasons so excused himselfe, as the quarrell at length was taken vp, and the par|ties for the time well quieted.