Robert Bale (fl. 1461), was a medieval English chronicler.
Bale, known as Robert Bale the Elder, is said to have been born in London. He practised as a lawyer, and was elected notary of the city of London, and subsequently a judge in the civil courts. He wrote a chronicle of the city of London, and collected the stray records of its usages, liberties, &c. The following is a list of his writings according to John Bale
- Londinensis Urbis Chronicon
- Instrumenta Libertatum Londini
- Gesta Regis Edwardi Tertii
- Alphabetum Sanctorum Angliæ
- De Præfectis et Consulibus Londini
References
edit. Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Bale, Robert (fl.1461)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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