Editing 1404 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
*[[January 14]] &ndash; The [[List of parliaments of England|fourth Parliament]] of King [[Henry IV of England]] opens for a session of two months.
*[[February 10]] &ndash; [[Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence|Thomas of Lancaster]], the second son of King Henry IV of England, becomes [[Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom|Admiral of the North and South]] succeeding Admiral Thomas Beaufort.<ref>Paul de Rapin-Thoyras, ''The History of England'', Volume 5, (J. and P. Knapton, 1747) p.271</ref>
*[[February 27]] &ndash; [[:es:Guadarfia|King Guadarfia]] of the [[Kingdom of the Canary Islands|Canary Islands]] surrenders to the French explorer [[Jean de Béthencourt]], who declares himself to be the new king, but subservient to the sponsor of the expedition, [[Henry III of Castile|King Enrique III]] of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] (part of modern-day Spain)<ref>Léon Guérin, ''Histoire maritime de France contenant'' (Paris: Dufour et Mulat, 1851) p. 341</ref>
* [[March 1]] &ndash; Under the new [[Yongle Emperor]], China continues to build its fleet, ordering the construction of 50 new seagoing ships from the Capital Guards in Nanjing.<ref>{{citation |last=Dreyer |first=Edward L. |year=2007 |title=Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405-1433 |publisher=Pearson Longman |location=New York |page=105 |isbn=978-0-321-08443-9 |oclc=64592164}}</ref>
* [[March 20]] &ndash; As the English Parliament adjourns, King Henry IV gives [[royal assent]] to acts that have passed, including the [[Alchemy#Gold and Silver Act 1403|Multipliers Act]], which declares "It shall be felony to use the craft of multiplication of gold or silver.", prohibiting any [[alchemy|alchemists]] who has actually may have discovered how to perform transmutation of other substances into precious metals. The law remains in force until repealed 284 years later.