Chronicon Adæ de Usk, A.D. 1377-1421

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Rex omnibus ballivis et fidelibus suis, ad quos, etc. Salutem. Sciatis quod, cum Adam Uske, clericus, contra voluntatem Suam in comitiva mini de Glyndordu et allensium rebellium extiterit, et ab eis tam cicius quam potuit recesserit, et ad graciam nostram eXPectandam Venerit, Nos, de gracia nostra speciali, et ad supplicacionem dilecti nobis David olbache, armigeri, perdonavimus eidem Ade sectam paci nostre, que ad nos versus ipsum pertinet, pro omnimodis prodicionibus et adhesionibus inimicis et rebellibus nostris et corone nostre ac pro omnimodis feloniis et transgressionibus per ipsum Adam ante hec tempora factis sive perpetratis, unde indictatus, retiatus, vel appellatus Sistit, ac ciam ullagarias si que in ipsum iis occasionibus fuerint Promulgate, et firmam pacem nostram ei inde concedimus Ita tamen quod stet recto in curia nostra, si qui versus eum loqui voluerint de premissis seu aliquo premissorum. In cujus, etc. Teste rege apud estmonasterium xx die Marcii 1411J. Per ipsum regem.

Would thon refodit his rosioration to his practico in tho

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In Dei nomine amen. Vicesimo die mensis Januarii, anno Domini millesimo ccccm Vicesimo nono, ego Adam Usk, legum Lambeth Palac library Chichel register i. 61 b. Pal. Rolis, 1 Hen. I. iv. 16. Ibid. 6men. I. i. 32. est has been printed in The molis Historica Resiem April, 1903.

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doctor, compos et sanus memorie, timens mortis periculum michieVenire, Ondo testamentum meum in hunc modum: In primis lego animam meam Deo, et beate Marte Virgini, ac omnibus Sanctis ejus corpusque meum ad sepeliendum in ecclesia parochiali de sit, coram magine beate Marte virginis Item, lego ecclesie parochiali predicte unum librum appellatum inacionale divitiorum. Item, lego domino Johanni, vicario de Usk, iij. s. iiij. d. Item, lego cuilibet moniali prioratus de Us xx. d. Item lego fratribus minoribus de erilesse unum rentale, et tantum fratribus predicatoribus ejusdem ille. Item lego fratribus Augustinensibus de Newpori unum trentale. Item lego ecclesie cathedrali andavens iij. s. iiij. d. Item, lego Edwardo a Adam,

consanguineo meo, unum librum Vocatum 'Policronica. Item,

lego Philippo ent c. s. Item lego fratri meo l. s. Item, lego Grim no et Guyllym l. s. Item, ego Meric a Jevan PM 0redilha et uxori suo iiij li. Item, lego Johanne sorori mee xl. S. Item, lego Johanni Va Jor merit1 xx. s. Item lego iiij. filiis dicti ricini cuilibet illorum unum nobile. Item, ego domino Griffvo Vachan, capellano iij. s. iiij. d. Item, ego domino Johanni a Guyllym l. d. Item, lego Thomement de Castellaeome xx. s. Item lego Johanni a David a Grim xx. S., qua Sibi accommodavi. Item lego home a M eredith 3 v. nobilia. Item lego enllyan v erch David a Grissi V nobilia.

Item, lego licte ferch David a Grfissin V nobilia. Item, lego Jor meriti a Hophyn V nobilia. Item lego II ereditha apJor merthJ V nobilia. Residuum ero omnium bonorum meorum non legatorum lego dicto EdWardo et sue disposicioni quem ordino, facio, et constituo, ad exequendum Presens testamentum meum Xeeutorem. In cujus rei testimonium huic presenti testamento meo sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus, dicto

Johanne filio illelmi, Johanne Bays, et Thoma a Jor Werth ,

Probate Registo, Somerset House, Lusnam' register D. 13.

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b Dr Wotton hic discovors in tho inscription ho

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xxxii INTRODUCTIONopitaph of a cortain Solomon tho Astrologor connected mith a schoo o philosophors si skillo in astronomyan ali the scisticos and stablishod a Caerison arWys bolaro tho coming of tho Saxons. no in Our Adam a mellis Wo do, his solutio of tho iddi is irrosistibinludicrous Gough, in his oditionis Camdon's Britannia 1789), Vol. h. p. 487, opseat Archaeologia. I 180 Coxo, in his Historical our in Monmouthshire, p. 4I8 gavo a betior facsimilo and quotod provious intor-pretations also adding thors. Noxi, tho Cambrian Archaeological Association turno iis attention to thobras and prinio further obsorvations in tho Archaeologia Cambriensis, Vol. h. I 847 p. 34 and finalty in

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I havo divido tho tW long linos of tho bras into

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boon mightily oothod an flatiorod, could ho ut havo forosos that his epitaph particulari is, scis nos un- likoly ho composed is himselfhWould in astor agos havo

booti tho subjoch of o much loarnod discussion. As a contribution to history Adam os Usk' chroniciois to brios and to disconnoctod to talio a Vory important position. It chios valuo consistit it personat intorost; an is has an ad vantago Vor tho ordinar mediaeval

in the couris, ho spolio in convocation, an ho amo intoporsona contact With somo of tho mos important mon

of his early pagos might also o appliod to thor paris of his orti, hi chris in aut a roughly-cas compilation,

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Tho dotaliud account of Richard 'scias partiamon in1397, With hioli ho continuous historices narrativo practicali Ioad ossi is orro sed from tho chroniolo of tho Mon o Evostiam bus his appropriation, it is fatr

His compulsor s ourn a Romo appono a animportant porto O papa history tho porto of thodoath o Bonifac tho nitith, and of tho succession ofInnocent tho ovouth and his quarro With tho Romans