<County: Monmouthshire>
<Code: L1365>
<MS reference: London, BL Cotton Cleopatra F iii, fol. 149>
<Text: Letter>


Gretyng~ to yow our~ gode frendes & worschipful burgers of monemouthe we do yow to vnderstonde of tydynges þe weche we haue y-herd of Owein
Glyndour þt is to wete of letres vnder seel the wheche were y-sende to vs by the capteyne of the towne of kadewelly & in þe letres wer y-wrete
wordus þt þer was a day of Batell y-take by-twyxt þe Worþy Baron@ of Carewe & Owein~ Glyndour & we do yow to vnderstonde þt þys day of bataill
schuld haue be do þe xij . day of Jule And þe ny3t be-fore þt þys bataill schulde be do Oweyne wes y-purpos do to haue y-voidede yn-to þe hull a3einwa
& for he wold y-wete whar his wey wer~ clere y-nowe to passe 3yf he hede nede to þe hull he sende vij C of his meine to serche þe weyes & þes vij
C menne went to seˆ[r]che þys weyes & þer þys vij C menne were y-mette with þe baronus menne of Carew & J-slay vp euerychone þt þer was no3t on þt
<ill><hole, c. 2-3 words></ill> alyve & þes wordus buþ y-do vs to vnderstonde þt hit is sothe with-owte lesynge ; And Forthermor~+we do yow to vnderstonde þt Owein+eþe<?>
<hole, c. 2-3 words>es in the ton@ of kairmerthen he sende after hopkyn ap Thomas of Gower~ to come & speke with hym vppon trewes & when hopkyn
<ill><hole, 1 word></ill>to Owein . he praiede hym in as meche as he huld hym Maistur of Brut þt he schuld do hym so vnderstonde how & what maner hit schold be-falle of hy@
and he told hym witterliche þt he schold be take with-Jnne a bref tyme . And þe takyng~ schold be twene kayrmerthen & gower & the takyng~ schold
be vnder a blak baner knoweh-chyd<?> þt þys blake baner scholde dessese hym and no3t þt he schold be take vndir hym No more con we say to yow at þys
tyme Bote buth@ glad & mery & drede yow no3t for we hopethe to god þt 3e haue no nede . And wee do yow to vnderstonde that al þys tydyngus buþ
sothe with-oute doute <lat><different hand, 6 words></lat>
par le Maire & les burgers de
kairlyon@