Note 114 — ANNALS
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Chronicles: Matthew Paris, Chron. Maj., ed. Luard, iii. 71-3; “Hist. Anglor.,” ed. Madden, ii., 251-2; “John of Oxenede,” ed. Ellis, 147; Chron. Dunstable (in Annales Monastici) ed. Luard, iii. 78-9.
Evidently, what was at first a riot had developed into a revolt, for “Montjoie!” was the cry of the French prince, Louis, who, brought over by the barons, had but recently given up his pretensions to the English crown. The alleged violation of the king’s oath afterwards furnished Louis with a pretext for refusing a restitution demanded by the English king.
“The Elms,” mentioned as the place of execution, was certainly The Elms of Tyburn, as shown by Sir J. H. Ramsay, in the Athenæum of September 7, 1907.