2. A ballad describing the manner of the coronation of King Henry VI. including a description of the three courses or services at table on that occasion. Beg. "Holde up oure yong Kyng. Ave benigna." fo. 5 b.
7. "To cry a justes of peas." fo. 10. N. B. These "justes of pees" are peaceable tiltings for the amusement of the ladies and other spectators; in French "joutes à plaisance;" in Latin, "hastiludia pacifica." They were performed with pointless lances, or coronels, and are in opposition to the re...
9. "Challanges of deedis of armys of Philipp Boyle, Knight;" accepted by John de Astley, Esquire, anno 1441. fo. 15. See Dugdale's Warwickshire, p. 73, first edit., and Stowes Annales.
10. "The challange of Piers de Masse." fo. 15 b. This challenge was likewise accepted by John de Astley at Paris, anno 1438, who vanquished the Frenchman and gained his helmet, according to the terms of the combat. See Dugdale, ubi supra.