INDEX AND NOTES. Abingdon, 1, in Berkshire. Abbot of, ib. William Ashenden was Abbot of It was then the custom for the merchants, masters, and crews of a fleet of merchant ships to appoint one among them their Admiral, to whom they swore obedience. The following extract from the Rolls of Parliament throws much light on the subject. In the 3 Hen. V., 1415, the Commons stated in a petition to the king, " pur Johan Tutbery, Robert Sharp, et plusours autres merchantz et mariners de Hull, que come la nief le dit Johan, appelle Cristofre de Hull, cest present an puis la fest de Pasque, fuist a Burdeux et la charge ovesque cclx tonelx de vyn et autres merchandises envers ycest parties d'Engleterre et par election de toutz merchantz, maistres, et mariners d'Engleterre, adonques la esteantz, le dit Christofre fuist esluz un des Armiralz de tout la flete d'Engleterre la a Burdeux esteant, de Burdeux tanque en Engleterre, pur salvation et sauf garde de tout le dit flete a temps de quell election, les chiefs merchantz, maistres, et mariners suis ditz, devaunt Constable de Burdeux, solonc l'auncien custume de tout temps la usee, furent jurez, que null departeroit de lour Admiralx tanque a lour rivall en Engleterre;" but that having on their passage encountered the enemy's carracks, the Christopher was attacked, and in consequence of being deserted by the other ships was taken, whilst if the fleet had remained with her "solonc le serement les merchantz, ministres, et mariners suis dit, le dit Christofre ust eschape hors des mayns des ditz enemyes." The Commons therefore prayed that in consequence of the loss of the said Christopher, "a la velany a tout la naveye d'Engleterre," the owners of the ships which deserted her might be obliged to pay the whole value of that vessel and of her cargo. The king in his answer ordered that these who were in the fleet should be summoned before the Chancellor, who was to inquire into the affair, with power to compel the said merchants to make the restitution prayed, and to imprison such, as at the time of the attack of the Christopher abandoned her. Vol. iv. pp. 85, 86. The name of the vessel, commanded by the Admiral, is substituted in this petition for that of the individual, in the same manner as when speaking of an engagement in naval dispatches, the ships, rather than the commanders are mentioned. See OFFICERS. Adrian, Mr., 4. Adversary of France. The King of France. See FRANCE. A city on the banks of the Garonne, Alençon, Duke of, 40. John, surnamed "le Beau :" he was born 2nd March, 1409, and succeeded to the Dukedom on the death of his father, who was slain at Agincourt in October, 1415. The Duke of Brittany spoken of in the text was his maternal uncle. A long account of the Duke of Alençon will be found in L'Art de Vérifier les Dates. Ed. 1784, Tome ii. p. 887. I. 106 Alice, 4. A servant. INDEX AND NOTES. Angerin, Bernard, 13, 22, 26, 28, 72. Apparently the person who was appointed one of the judges to try criminal causes in Acquitaine, 26th July, 14 Hen. VI. 1436. Fœdera, tome x. p. 651. In March, 1445, by the title of "one of the king's councillors in Acquitaine," he obtained a grant of lands; he and his legitimate descendants were ennobled; and the following arms were assigned to him and them, "de asura, cum uno leone ungulato et linguato de goules, ac cum decem floribus per circuitum, vocatis Angevines, de Argento," ibid. tome xi. p. 81. He is again noticed in the Fadera, ibid. p. 116, in the year 1446, as deputy to the Seneschal of Acquitaine. Apples given, 81, 83. Archdeacon. See BATUTZ. Armagnac, Count of, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 59, 66, 67, 71, 72, 77. Countess of, 33, 34. In Devonshire, about nine miles from Chudleigh, where they dined. Asherley,, 95, bis. John Atherley or Hatherley, ironmonger, was mayor of London from Michaelmas 1442, to the same time in the next year. Austin, William, 25, 31, 76, 80. Aux, 44, 67 71, 73, 76, 78. Auch, the Capital of the Count of Armagnac's dominions, about ninety miles S. E. of Bordeaux, and 20 South of Lectoure, where the other letters of the Count are dated. Ax, 14, bis, 27, 49, 50, bis, 52, 99, 100. Dax or Acqs, a city on the river Adour in the department of Landes, 25 miles N. E. of Bordeaux. It was long in the possession of the English, and we learn that it was besieged by the French in July, 1442, and taken by them on the 3rd of August following, on which day the King of France was in it; but it was very soon afterwards retaken, An interesting account of the stratagem by which it was recovered from the French is given in p. 100. It was again besieged by them in October following Bastailles, 14. Wooden towers, sometimes called Bulwarks; they were chiefly used in besieging towns, and were of sufficient height to enable the men in them to shoot over the walls of the place invested. These machines are frequently mentioned in the account of sieges. For one among other allusions to them in the description of the siege of Harfleur, in 1415, see BULWARKS. Balanger, 51. 66 A small vessel. In the year in which this letter was written, the Commons prayed the king that among other measures for the defence of the realm there might be always on the sea for the seasons fro Candilmes to Martymesse viij shippes with forstages, the whiche shippes, as it is thought most have on with an other, eche of hem cl men : summa men. Item every grete Shippe most have attendyng opon hem a Barge, and a Bulynger; and every barge most have in men. XX Item the viij Balyngers most have in eche of hem xl men."-Rot. Parl. vol. v. p. 59. In the list of what may be called the Royal Navy in the 4 Hen. V. 1417 ten Bulengers are mentioned. Balestiers, 100. iiij INDEX AND NOTES. Batutz, John de, 6, 10, 12, 18, Licentiate in Law, Canon and Arch- derable shrewdness and ability; and Count of Armagnac, he is called Ecclesia Ruthenensi." Bayonne, 10, 14, ter, 27, 50. A large city in the department of Bellingnau, castle of, 99. Friar, 36. 107 John Blakeney, an usher of the Blank Sable, 89. Bloye, 11, 26, 84. Blaye, a sea port on the banks of the Boat, with eighteen Mariners, 84. A perfect idea of the kind of boats Bonnegille, castle of, 53. A distinguished soldier in the reign |