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Grene that the aforesaid Joan and her family unjustly mowed grass on the bound between them and took more than she ought to do. Accordingly it is judged that the aforesaid Joan is in mercy and Roger should receive damages from her. [c] [1300] Day in autumn. The daughter of William de Wylinghurst, two daughters of Nicholas le Yonge, two daughters of Thomas Colling, and the daughter of Dygan to work two
tapestry wrought upon the loom after the manner of Arras work and made of false work by Katherine Duchewoman in her house at Finch Lane, being four yards in length and seven quarters in breadth, seeing that she had made it of linen thread beneath, but covered with wool above, in deceit of the people and against the ordinance of the aforesaid craft, and they asked that the ‘coster’ might be declared to be
This book presents key texts relating to the political as well as to the broader socio-economic history of the reign of Edward II. Drawing on a wide range of narrative sources, especially the extensive chronicle accounts of the reign, the editors also introduce other important material, including parliamentary rolls, charters, court records and accounts. Together this gathering of sources allows the reader to navigate this troubled and eventful period in English medieval history. The volume is organised chronologically, guiding the reader from the moment of Edward II’s accession in 1307 until his removal from office in 1327 and his supposed death in the same year. The editors also introduce more thematic chapters throughout, addressing such key themes as royal finances and the state of the early fourteenth-century economy, the role of parliament, and political and military engagement with Scotland. In an introductory essay, the editors discuss previous historical work directed at the reign of Edward II and also outline the range of source types available to the historian of the reign. Each section of primary source is also introduced by the editors, who offer a contextual analysis in each instance.
major gaps in his own coverage of such material and the vast amount of work still to be done. In the introduction to his study of the administrative history of the reign, he reflected upon not only the range of sources he had been able to consult but also those sources he had chosen or been obliged to neglect. In the case of a certain type of exchequer record, the pipe rolls, he avoided examining them in any
), actively encouraged peace. With tolerance and constant discussion a modus vivendi might be worked out, as it was (for all practical purposes) from 1303 to 1324. Discussions at Montreuil and Perigueux showed the high-powered and knowledgeable delegations the English could call on. 5 Such détente was a ‘fudge’ perhaps, but it kept the peace. The deaths of French kings in 1314, 1316 and 1322 made the
Winchester because he worked continuously for the release of his brother, Edward the imprisoned king. And he was accused of this by certain of his rivals. iv Lanercost, pp. 264–5 (trans. Maxwell pp. 264–5) On 16 March my lord Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent ... was taken at Winchester as a traitor to the king, and there before many nobles of the realm he acknowledged that
inevitable. 15 By early 1310, leading magnates and ecclesiastics were able to persuade Edward to allow them to reflect and offer advice on the present state of the realm and the need for reform. In March of that year, Edward, by charter, granted them royal authority to proceed in their work and in the following months the Ordainers, who included the earls of Lancaster, Lincoln, Pembroke, Warwick and
exact meaning is debated), but in only seven of these meetings did they grant tax. 18 Their role was wider than that. Since they came to parliament with full power to act for those they represented, their support could give legitimacy to actions taken by either side. 19 At the same time, however, their independent interests were becoming more apparent, and recent work has traced the shift towards
work of the York parliament of May 1322, for which no parliament roll survives, was organised around this action, as an agenda for the parliament makes clear [ 39a ]. 16 The first agenda items were for the repeal of the 1311 Ordinances and the preservation of those Ordinances worth retaining. Overall the work of the parliament, which the king wished to be as brief as possible
are to meet there about the arrival of your Scottish enemies, who have come into the kingdom of England, attacking it in a hostile manner, please excuse our absence for this day, because we are not well and not strong enough to work in any way. On this, revered lord, you should remember that in the last parliament held at Lincoln, because your kingdom was seen to be