of the same by the space of nine or ten daies togither at last they resolued vpon an act of parlement to be made and to reuiue the execution of the said debt against the said Welden which was principall debter and to discharge the said Ferrers But before this came to passe the common house was diuided vpon the question howbeit in conclusion the act passed for the said Ferrers woone by fourtéene voices The king then being aduertised of all this procéeding called immediatlie before him the lord chancellor of England and his iudges with the speaker of the parlement and other of the grauest persons of the nether house to whome he declared his opinion to this effect First commending their wisedomes in mainteining the priuileges of their house which he would not haue to be infringed in anie point he alleged that he being head of the parlement and attending in his owne person vpon the businesse thereof ought in reason to haue priuilege for him and all his seruants attending there vpon him So that if the said Ferrers had beene no burgesse but onlie his seruant yet in respect thereof he was to haue the priuilege as well as anie other For I vnderstand quoth he that you not onelie for your owne persons but also for your necessarie seruants euen to your cookes and horssekéepers inioie the said priuilege in somuch as my lord chancellor here present hath informed vs that he being speaker of the parlement the cooke of the Temple was arrested in London and in execution vpon a statute of the staple And for somuch as the said cooke during all the parlement serued the speaker in that office he was taken out of execution by the priuilege of the parlement And further we be informed by our iudges that we at no time stand so highlie in our estate roiall as in the time of parlement wherein we as head and you as members are conioined and knit togither into one bodie politike so as whatsoeuer offense or iniurie during that time is offered to the meanest member of the house is to be iudged as doone against our person and the whole court of parlement Which prerogatiue of the court is so great as our learned councell informeth vs as all acts and processes comming out of anie other inferiour courts must for the time cease and giue place to the highest And touching the partie it was a great presumption in him knowing our seruant to be one of this house and being warned thereof before would neuerthelesse prosecute this matter out of time and therevpon was well worthie to haue lost his debt which I would not wish and therefore doo commend your equitie that hauing lost the same by law haue restored him to the same against him who was his debter And if it be well considered what a charge hath it béene to vs and you all not onelie in expense of our substance but also in losse of time which should haue béene imploied about the affaires of our realme to fit here welnigh one whole fortnight about this one priuat case he may thinke himselfe better vsed than his desert And this may be a good example to other to learne good maners not to attempt anie thing against the priuilege of this court but to take their time better This is mine opinion and if I erre I must referre my selfe to the iudgement of our iustices here present and other learned in our lawes Whervpon sir Edw. Montacute lord chiefe iustice verie grauelie told his opinion cōfirming by diuers reasons all that the king had said which was assented vnto by all the residue none speaking to the contrarie The act in déed passed not the higher house for the lords had not time to consider of it by reason of the dissolution of the parlement the feast of Easter then approching Bicause this case hath beene diuerslie reported and is commonlie alleged as a president for the priuilege of the parlement I haue endeuored my selfe to learne the truth thereof and so set it forth with the whole circumstance at large according to their instructions who ought best both to know and remember it This yeare in Maie the king tooke a lone of monie of all such as were valued at fiftie pounds and vpward in the subsidie bookes The lord priuie seale the bishop of Winchester sir Iohn Baker and sir Thomas Wriothesleie were commissioners about this lone in London where they so handled the matter that of some head citizens they obteined a thousand markes in prest to the kings vse They that laid line 10 forth anie summe in this wise had priuie scales for the repaiment thereof within two yeares next insuing Diuerse of the Irish nobilitie came this yeere into England and made their submission to the king as in the Irish chronicle it is more particularlie touched Also wars fell out betwixt England and Scotland the causes whereof as appeereth by a declaration set forth by the king of England at this present in effect were these First there were diuerse of the English rebels such as had moued the commotion line 20 in the north and Lincolneshire that fled into Scotland and were there mainteined and although request had béene made that they might be deliuered yet it would not be granted Moreouer where the king of Scots had promised to repaire vnto Yorke the last yeare and there to méet his vncle the king of England wherevpon the king of England to his great charges had made preparation for their méeting there the same was not line 30 onelie disappointed but also at the kings being at Yorke in lieu thereof an inuasion was made by the Scots as it were in contempt and despite of the king of England who notwithstanding imputing the default of méeting to the aduise of his nephues councell and the inuasion to the lewdnesse of his subiects was contented to giue courteous audience vnto such ambassadors as the same king of Scots sent into England which came to the king at Christmas last and with manie swéet and pleasant words excused that which was doone amisse sought to persuade line 40 kindnesse and perfect amitie in time to come And for the better accomplishment thereof they offered to send commissioners to the borders there to determine the debate betwixt them of the confines if it would please the king likewise to send commissioners for his part which to doo he gratiouslie condescended desirous to make triall of his nephue in some correspondence of deeds to the faire and pleasant messages in words which he had receiued from line 50 him Herevpon commissioners were sent from either king the which met and talked But where the Englishmen chalenged a peece of ground vndoubtedlie vsurped by the Scots being for the same shewed such euidence as more substantiall or more autentike can not be brought forth for anie ground within the realme the same was neuerthelesse by the Scots denied and reiected onelie for
As for example Wiat and the other rebels attainted for their great treasons alreadie declare you to be his and their adherent in as much as diuerse sundrie times you had conference with him and them about the treason so as Wiat is now one of your condition who as all the world knoweth hath committed an open traitorous fact By your leaue my lord this is a verie strange and singular vnderstanding For I suppose the meaning of the law-makers did vnderstand these words By people of their condition of the state and condition of those persons which should be on the inquest to trie the partie arreigned guiltie or not guiltie and nothing to the bewraieng of the offense by another mans act as you saie For what haue I to doo with Wiats acts that was not nigh him by one hundred miles Will you take vpon you to skill better of the law than the iudges I doubt not but you of the iurie will credit as it becommeth you Concerning the true vnderstanding of these words By people of their condition my lord chiefe iustice here hath declared the truth for Wiat was one of your condition that is to saie of your conspiracie You doo not denie Throckmorton but that there hath beene conference and sending betwéene Wiat and you and he and Winter dooth confesse the same with others so as it is plaine Wiat may be called one of your condition Well séeing you my iudges rule the vnderstanding of these words in the statute by people of your line 10 condition thus strangelie against me I will not stand longer vpon them But where dooth appeare in me an open déed wherevnto the treason is speciallie referred If thrée or foure doo talke deuise and conspire togither of a traitorous act to be doone and afterwards one of them dooth commit treason as Wiat did then the law dooth repute them and euerie of them as their acts so as Wiats acts doo implie and argue of your open déed and so the law dooth terme it and line 20 take it These be maruellous expositions and woonderfull implications that another mans act whereof I was not priuie should be accounted mine for Wiat did purge me that I knew nothing of his stirre Yea sir but you were a principall procurer and contriuer of Wiats rebellion though you were not with him when he made the stirre And as my lord here hath said the law alwaies dooth adiudge him a traitor which was priuie and dooth procure treason line 30 or anie other man to commit treason or a traitorous act as you did Wiat and others for so the Ouert act of those which did it by your procurement shall in this case be accounted your open deed We haue a common case in the law if one by procurement should disseize you of your land the law holdeth vs both wrong dooers giueth remedie as well against the one as the other For Gods sake applie not such constructions against me and though my present estate dooth not line 40 mooue you yet it were well you should consider your office and thinke what measure you giue to others you your selues I saie shall assuredlie receiue the same againe The state of mortall life is such that men know full little what hangeth ouer them I put on within these xij moneths such a mind that I most wofull wight was as vnlike to stand here as some of you that sit there As to your case last recited wherby you would conclude I haue remembred and learned of you maister Hare and you maister Stanford line 50 in the parlement house where you did sit to make lawes to expound and explane the ambiguities and doubts of law sincerelie and that without affections There I saie I learned of you and others my maisters of the law this difference betwixt such cases as you remembred one euen now and the statute whereby I am to be tried There is a maxime or principle in the law which ought not to be violated that no penall statute maie ought or should be line 60 construed expounded extended or wrested otherwise than the simple words and nude letter of the same statute dooth warrant and signifie And amongest diuerse good and notable reasons by you there in the parlement house debated maister sergeant Stanford I noted this one whie the said maxime ought to be inuiolable You said considering the priuate affections manie times both of princes and ministers within this realme for that they were men and would and could erre it should be no securitie but verie dangerous to the subiect to refer the construction and extending of penall statutes to anie iudges equitie as you termed it which might either by feare of the higher powers be seduced or by ignorance and follie abused and that is an answer by procurement Notwithstanding the principall as you alledge it and the precisenesse of your sticking to the bare words of the statute it dooth appéere and remaine of record in our learning that diuerse cases haue béene adiudged treason without the expresse words of the statute as the queenes learned councell there can declare It dooth appeere the prisoner did not onelie intise or procure Wiat Caro Rogers and others to commit their traitorous act and there dooth his open facts appéere which Uaughans confession dooth witnesse but also he did mind shortlie after to associat himselfe with those traitors for he minded to haue departed with the earle of Deuonshire westward My innocencie concerning these matters I trust sufficientlie appéereth by my former answers notwithstanding the condemned mans vniust accusation But because the true vnderstanding of the statute is in question I saie procurement and speciallie by words onelie is without the compasse of it and that I doo learne and prooue by the principle which I learned of maister Stanford Maister Throckmorton You and I maie not agrée this daie in the vnderstanding of the law for I am for the quéene and you are for your selfe the iudges must determine the matter He that dooth procure another man to commit a felonie or a murther I am sure you know well enough the law dooth adiudge the procurer there a felon or a murtherer and in case of treason it hath béene alwaies so taken and reputed I doo and must cleaue to my innocencie for I procured no man to commit treson but yet for my learning I desire to heare some case so ruled when the law was as it is now I doo confesse it that at such time there were statutes prouided for the procurer counsellor aider a better and such like as there were in king Henrie the eights time you might lawfullie make this cruell construction and bring the procurer within the compasse of the law But these statutes being repealed you ought not now so to doo and as to the principall procurer in felonie and murther it is not like as in treason for
my selfe to giue you cause to thinke your good will not ill bestowed and striue to make my selfe worthie for such subiects And now for your petition I shall praie you for this present to content your selues with an answer without answer Your iudgement I condemne not neither doo I mistake your reasons line 20 but praie you to accept my thankefulnesse excuse my doubtfulnesse and take in good part my answer answerlesse wherein I attribute not so much to mine owne iudgement but that I thinke manie particular persons maie go before me though by my degrée I go before them Therefore if I should saie I would not doo what you request it might peraduenture be more than I thought and to saie I would doo it might perhaps bréed perill of that you labour to preserue being more than in line 30 your owne wisedoms and discretions would séeme conuenient circumstances of place and time being dulie considered Thus far the procéeding against the Scotish quéene as the same is reported by R. C. Now followeth the publication of the same which was doone with great port and statelinesse For vpon tuesdaie being the sixt daie of December the lord maior of London assisted with diuers earls and barons line 40 the aldermen in their scarlet gownes the principall officers of the citie the greatest number of gentlemen of the best accompt in and about the citie with the number of fourescore of the most graue worshipfullest citizens in cotes of veluet and chaines of gold all on horsse backe in most solemne and statelie maner by the sound of foure trumpets about ten of the clocke in the forenone made open and publike proclamation and declaration of the sentence latelie giuen by the nobilitie against line 50 the quéene of Scots vnder the great seale of England bearing date at Richmont the fourth daie of December being openlie read by master Sebright towne-clerke of London with lowd voice solemnelie proclamed by the sargent at armes of the said citie in foure seuerall places to wit at the crosse in Cheape at the end of Chancerie lane in Fleetstreet ouer against the Temple at Leaden hall corner and at saint Magnus corner néere London bridge During which time the like solemne proclamations line 60 were made with great solemnities in the countie of Middlesex namelie in the palace at Westminster without Temple barre and in Holborne by the shiriffes of London and Midlesex assisted with sundrie noblemen gentlemen of good account and the iustices of peace of the said countie to the great and woonderfull reioising of the people of all sorts as manifestlie appeared by their eger running after the portlie traine their thronging to heare the same published their ringing of bels making of bonfires and singing of psalmes in euerie stréet and lane of the citie The said proclamation followeth A true copie of the proclamation latelie published by the queenes maiestie vnder the great seale of England for the declaring of the sentence latelie giuen against the queene of Scots in forme as followeth ELisabeth by the grace of God quéene of England France and Ireland defender of the faith c. Whereas we were giuen to vnderstand very crediblie though to our great greefe that diuerse things were and of late time had beene compassed imagined and resolutelie intended tending directlie to the hurt and destruction of our roiall person and to the subuersion of the state of our realme by forren inuasions and rebellions at home as well by the quéene of Scots remaining in our realme vnder our protection as by manie diuerse other wicked persons with hir priuitie who had fréelie confessed the same and had therevpon receiued open triall iudgement and execution according to the lawes for their deserts And though in verie truth we were greatlie and deeplie gréeued in our mind to thinke or imagine that anie such vnnaturall and monstrous acts should be either deuised or willinglie assented vnto against vs by hir being a princesse borne and of our sex and bloud and one also whose life honor we had manie times before saued and preserued yet were we so directlie drawne to thinke all the same to be true by the sight and vnderstanding of such proofes as were manifestlie produced afore vs vpon matters that had as well procéeded from hir selfe as from the conspirators themselues who voluntarilie fréelie without anie coercion had confessed their conspirations both iointlie with hir and directed by hir against our person and our realme and therefore also we saw great reason to thinke the same ouer dangerous to be suffered to passe onward to take their full effect Wherefore we were by sundrie lords of our nobilitie and others our louing subiects earnestlie mooued and counselled to take vndelaied order for the inquisition and examination of all these dangerous enterprises conspiracies by sundrie waies directlie auowed to be by the said quéen of Scots against vs and our realme certeinlie intended and also to vse all present meanes with expedition to withstand or rather to preuent the same And for that we were verie vnwilling to procéed against hir considering hir birth and estate by such vsuall sort as by the common lawes of the realme we might haue lawfullie doone which was by indictment and arreignment by ordinarie iuries therefore in respect both of our owne honor and of hir person we yéelded by good aduise giuen to vs to procéed in the most honorable sort that could be deuised within our realme to the examination hereof according to a late act of parlement made the thrée and twentith daie of Nouember in the seuen and twentith yeare of our reigne Wherevpon by our commission vnder our great seale of England bearing date at our castell of Windsore in our countie of Barkeshire the sixt daie of October now last past we did for that purpose according to that statute assigne name and appoint all the lords and others of our priuie councell and so manie other earls and barons lords of parlement of the greatest degrée and most ancient of the nobilitie of this our realme as with the same lords and others of our priuie councell made vp the number of fortie and two adding also thereto a further number according to the tenor of the foresaid act of parlement of certeine of the cheefest and other principall iudges of the courts of record at Westminster amounting in the whole to the number of fortie and seuen to examine all things compassed and imagined tending to the hurt of our roiall person as well by the said quéene of Scots by the name of Marie the daughter heire of Iames the fift late king of Scots commonlie called the quéene of Scots Dowager of France as by anie other by hir priuitie and all the circumstances thereof therevpon according to the tenor of the said act of parlement to giue sentence or iudgment as vpon good proofe the matter vnto them should appeare as line 10 by the same commission more fullie appeareth And where
consequent that rebels are seuerelie to be punished and that such punishment is good and necessarie Against 〈…〉 forâ—â—aring and 〈◊〉 a withall 〈◊〉 Rebels punishable with manie deaths Idlenesse and meat of other mens charge The force of pestilence following famine The plague pestilence occasioned by rebellion Rebels enimies murtherers of their countrie Further mischiefes of vncharitablenes issuing from rebellion The fruits of honest mens trauels long in gathering quickelie spoiled by rebellion An argument from equitie vpright dealing euen with the vniust Multitudes of vagabonds and roges procured by rebellions To what shifts soldiers fall after discamping and ceassing from warres Against loitering lubbers that can not awaie with labour A loiterer described The sight of manie flies in a yeare a naturall prognostication of a plague like to follow Disorder in euerie degrée caused by rebellion Magistrats disobeied and neglect of dutie in generall by rebellion Obseruing of order in euerie state supporteth a commonwealth contrariwise the hurt of disorder 〈◊〉 â—rgument 〈◊〉 â—rom 〈◊〉 A tâ—pâ—ie turâ—â— of all â—â—ings by rebâ—lâ—â—on The necessitie of order and â—â—erefore S. Paule said 〈◊〉 Let all things be 〈◊〉 in order Râ—bâ—ls are 〈◊〉 theâ—◠〈◊〉 profit Equalitie of â—â—â—tice â—ebels hâ—rt themselues The benefit of rebellion in one respect Reformation intended by rebels like sores cured by ill surgions Gréefes insuing to the rebels vpon this rebellion Reformation ought to be no priuat mans but the princes action What things in a well and iustlie doone matter ought well to be weighed The yoke that rebels wilfullie bring vpon themselues Desperat remedies for desperat diseases Rebels worthie to suffer extremitie of punishment The greatest shame that can come to a common-wealth Gentlemen more trustie bicause the commons be vntâ—ustie Martiall laâ— a burden vnsufferable Crueltie and extremitie shewed to the gentlemen by the rebels The kings best kind of gouernment The fruits of dissention The rebels had cause to beare with the gentlemen and to haue lâ—ued them All the parts of a common-wealth bâ— not of like worthinesse 〈◊〉 gentlemen more worâ—hie than yeomen c. 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 flowâ—â—g from this 〈◊〉 Outward mischances insuing vpon rebellions to the shame of the land and 〈◊〉 wherin they be raised King contemned Rulers little esteemed Subiects disordered The whole â—â—untrie ill spoken of Nothing 〈◊〉 by disorder â—â—ancâ—able Further outward hurt besides voice ingendereâ— of rebellions He meaneth the Scots French with whome we haue had alwaies incomberance Note in a few words of force the dangerous qualitie of rebellion A reason drawne from the lesse to the greater Rebellion maketh passage to forren inuasion â—eaâ—eneth our owne region Rebellion aâ—â—â—teth the papists each one beside that is offended at true religion Religion beareth the blame and is counted the cause of rebellion but amisse The diuels sophistrie Examples The Iewes ascribe their miserie to a false cause The heathens fond opinion of gods fauouring their crueltie against christians The 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 haue an 〈◊〉 opâ—nion of Gods 〈◊〉 truth The hurts issuing from rebellion out of count Concord and discord with their 〈◊〉 effects The mischiefs springing froÌ„ sedition Forren waâ— farre better than sedition at home The praise and benefits of peace The rebels 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 meanes 〈…〉 The state of a 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 in time of 〈◊〉 and tumult Reasons to withdraw the rebels from their enterprises of rebellion and to 〈◊〉 them to 〈◊〉 A conclusion pâ—â—emptorie against irreâ—uâ—able rebels 〈◊〉 â—l ex 〈…〉 Ad libellion vt Ioanni Checo Granâ—ano placeâ—e studeaâ— The French king purposed to surprise Gernesâ—ie and Ierseie but is repelled Iohn Fox The French king is ashamed that anie report should passe of his euill successe The French king perseuereth in his former purpose and martiall action Charles Sturton and George Willoughbie Les chroniques de Aquitaine The fort called Almaine campe wooâ—e The lord Greie The castell of Hambleteuue lost Hambleteuue summoned Hambleteuue rendered to the French king The French writers report of their owne countriemens crueltie and sauagenesse The number that came foorth of Hambleteune Causes that compelled the French king to breake vp his campe The kings generall pardon Abr. Fl. ex 〈◊〉 â—â—rrundam câ—â—â—ctanâ—is 〈◊〉 1043. The councell withdraw themselues 〈◊〉 priuat conferences about the lord protectors displacing The protector remooueth in hast with the king to Windsore line 60 Iohn Fox in the Acts and Monuments A letter of the lord protectors to the lord priuie 〈◊〉 The effect of the lord Russels letter answering the lord protector The contents of the second answer of the lord Russell to the lord protector The good lord Russell a solicitor for peace betwéene the lord protector and the lords The lords of the councell assembled against the lord protector The protectors letter to the lords No word hitherto sent from the lords to the lord protector what they required of him to doo The lords continue in their intended purpose against the lord protector A proclamation published against the lord protector Witnesses to the contents of the said proclamation 〈◊〉 kings 〈◊〉 read to 〈◊〉 â—â—â—izens The 〈…〉 enimie 〈◊〉 the lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Stadâ—â—â— citizen of Lâ—â—don 〈◊〉 answer 〈◊〉 recorder 〈◊〉 London 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 â—hat it is to 〈◊〉 into the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 pleasure 〈◊〉 the prince The aduise 〈◊〉 George â—radlow Sir Philip 〈◊〉 sent to 〈◊〉 king by 〈◊〉 lords The lord protector committed to prison Abr. Fl. ex I. Stow. 1044. The lord protectour committed to the tower Abr. Fl. ex I â— 1044 1045. K. Edward rode through London Charitable déeds of sir Rowland Hill Fréeschole at Draiton in Shropshire 〈◊〉 gift to 〈…〉 â— parlement 〈◊〉 act for vnlawfull assemâ—â—â—s Aâ—r. Fl. ex I. Stow. 1045. States created Peter Gambo â—nd another capteine murthered Gauaro and 〈◊〉 hanged 1550 Anno Reg. 4. Sir Iohn Lutterell prisoner Erle of Warwike in highest authoritie Morguison the midwaie betwéene Bullen and Calis It is agréed among the lords to infâ—st and annoie the French Commissioners sent to treat of peace A peace concluded with France vpon certeine conditions Bullongne giuen vp to the French He entereth Abr. Fl. ex I. S pag. 1046. Nâ—w officers created of the nobilitie The liberties of Southworke purchased The duke of Summerset deliuered out of the tower A marriage to compose strife and establish amitie Rich. Grafton Rebellion in Kent executed Priests children legitimate Usurie forbidden Abr. Fl. ex I.S. pag. 1047 1048 Alderman of Southworke Terme adiourned S. Barnabâ—â—â— kept hâ—lâ—e High altar Paules pulled downe No watch 〈◊〉 Midsummer Earle of Southampton deceasâ—eâ— Charitable deeds of Andrew Iude. Fréeschoole 〈◊〉 Tunbridge Almes houses 1551 Anno Reg. 5. Arden murthered Arden dâ—scribed Loue and lust A paire of siluer dice worke much mischiefe Arden wiâ—keth at his wiues lâ—wâ—nesse 〈◊〉 Ardens wife aâ—tempteth 〈◊〉 to make awaie hiâ— husband Ardens is poisoned by his wife but recouereth She deuiseth another waie â—o dispatch hir â—usband Arden A notorious murthering
capteine thereof sir Rafe Greie defended it so manfullie for the space of twentie daies that king Iames being then aduertised that the earle of Northumberland was comming to fight with him fled with no lesse losse than dishonor and inough of both line 20 Shortlie after that the duke of Burgognie had béene before Calis at the desire of princes a truce for a time was moued to be had betwéene the king of England the said duke For which cause were sent to Grauelin for the king of England Henrie Beauford cardinall of Winchester Iohn lord Mowbraie duke of Northfolke Humfrie earle of Stafford and diuerse other well learned honorable personages And for the duke of Burgognie there appeared the duchesse his wife the bishop of Arras the lord of line 30 Croie and diuerse other At this treatie a truce was taken for a small time and for a lesse obserued which was concluded betweene the king of England and the duchesse of Burgognie interlacing the duke and his name Some thinke that the king of England would neuer enter in league with him bicause he had broken his promise oth and writing sealed to him and to his father Other imagined this to be doone of a cautell to cast a mist before the French kings eies to the line 40 intent he should beléeue that this feat was wrought by the duchesse without assent or knowledge of the duke or his councell and so he was not bound to accomplish anie act or thing doone in his wiues treatie Thus may you sée that princes sometime with such vaine glosses and scornefull expositions will hide their dooings and cloke their purposes to the intent they would not either be espied or else that they may plucke their heads out of the collar at their pleasure But as the common opinion goeth he which is line 50 a promise-breaker escapeth not alwaies with impunitie For it is well seene by dailie and vsuall euents both in princes and priuat persons that for violating their faith and breaking of promise manie discommodities arise and inconueniences not a few doo follow To the due keeping whereof the heathen bare such a religious conscience that a prophane man in respect of others preferreth it before sacrifice the sentence is of great excellencie out of a pagans mouth Non boue mactato coelestia numina gaudent line 60 Sed quae praestanda est sine teste fide About this season queene Katharine mother to the king of England departed out of this life and was buried by hir husband in the abbeie of Westminster This woman after the death of king Henrie the fift hir husband being yoong and lustie following more hir owne wanton appetite than fréendlie counsell and regarding more priuate affection than prince-like honour tooke to husband priuilie a galant gentleman and a right beautifull person indued with manie goodlie gifts both of bodie mind called Owen Teuther a man descended of the noble linage and ancient line of Cadwallader last king of the Britains By this Owen she brought foorth thrée goodlie sonnes Edmund Iasper and another that was a monke in Westminster and liued a small time also a daughter which in hir youth departed out of this transitorie life King Henrie after the death of his mother bicause they were his brethren of one wombe created Edmund earle of Richmund and Iasper earle of Penbroke which Edmund of Margaret daughter and sole heire to Iohn duke of Summerset begat Henrie who after was king of this realme called Henrie the seuenth of whome ye shall heare more in place conuenient This Owen after the death of the quéene his wife was apprehended and committed toward bicause that contrarie to the statute made in the sixt yeare of this king he presumptuouslie had maried the quéene without the kings especiall assent out of which prison he escaped and let out other with him but was againe apprehended and after escaped againe ¶ Polychronicon saith that he was a squier of low birth and like degrée the same author also reporteth that he was commanded to Newgate by the duke of Glocester then lord protector of the realme out of which prison he brake by the helpe of a preest that was his chapline Neuerthelesse he was apprehended afterwards by the lord Beaumont brought againe to Newgate whence when he had remained there a while he was deliuered and set at libertie The duchesse of Bedford also sister to Lewes erle of S. Paule more for affection than increase of honour without counsell of hir freends maried a lustie yoong knight called sir Richard Wooduile to the great displeasure of hir vncle the bishop of Terwine and the earle hir brother This sir Richard was made baron of Riuers and after earle and had by this ladie manie noble sonnes and faire daughters of the which one was the ladie Elizabeth after queene of England by reason she was married vnto Edward the fourth ¶ Whilest this marriage was a celebrating Iane late quéene of England and before duchesse of Britaine daughter to the king of Nauarre and wife to king Henrie the fourth died at the manor of Hauering and was buried by hir husband at Canturburie ¶ About the same time deceassed also the countesse of Warwike and Henrie archbishop of Yorke In this yeare also the duke of Summerset accompanied with the lords of Fauconbridge Talbot sir Francis Surien the Arrogonnois Matthew Gough Thomas Paulet Thomas Harington Walter Limbrike Iohn Gedding William Watton esquiers and Thomas Hilton bailiffe of Rone with a great companie of the English partie besieged the towne of Harflue latelie before gotten by the Frenchmen both by water and land the capteine within the towne was one sir Iohn d'Estouteuille hauing his brother Robert with him and a six hundred good fighting men The assailants cast trenches and so fortified themselues in their campe and lodgings that when the earles of Ew and Dunois the valiant bastard of Bourbon the lord Gawcourt and other famous capteins with a foure thousand men sent to the rescue of them within came bâ—fore the towne they could not succour their fréends nor annoie their enimies by anie meanes they could deuise so for feare to lose honour they returned backe againe with much trauell and little profit The capteins within the towne perceiuing they could not be aided did shortlie after render the towne to the duke of Summerset who after committed it to the kéeping of Thomas Paulet William Limbrike Christopher Barber and George saint George which manie yeares till the diuision began in England manfullie and valiantlie defended both the towne and the hauen But afterward when this duke of Summerset was regent and gouernour of Normandie he not onlie lost this towne of Harflue but also the citie of Rone and the whole duchie of Normandie whereas now being but a deputie he got it to his high praise and glorie In this yeare was Iames king of Scots murthered
saint Albons In this parlement also the duke of Yorke was made protector of the realme and the earle of Salisburie was appointed to be lord chancellour and had the great seale to him deliuered and the earle of Warwike was elected to the office of the capteineship of Calis and the territories of the same and thus the rule of the realme rested in the orders of the duke and chancellour and all warlike affaires remained principallie in the earle of Warwike And so amongest them it was agréed that king Henrie should reigne still in name and dignitie but neither in déed nor in authoritie not minding to destroie him least they might suddenlie prouoke the furie of the common people against them bicause that of the simple sort of people he was for his holinesse of life and abundant clemencie much fauoured and highlie estéemed In this parlement also it was enacted that the king should resume take into his hands againe haue and reteine into his possession all honours castels lordships townes villages manours lands tenements wasts forests chases rents reuersions fées farmes seruices issues profits counties aduousons of priories churches hospitals and free chapels and all other reuenues with their appurtenances the which had passed from him since the first daie of his reigne vnto that present either by his letters patents or authoritie of parlement and manie other meanes whether by grant confirmation or release from him made in fée simple or fée taile for tearme of life or yeares to anie maner of person and persons in England Wales Scotland or the marches in Ireland or in the townes of Calis Guisnes the marches there And likewise all grants made of such things as are aboue mentioned being parcell of the duchie of Lancaster and further all grants of offices roomes fees wages or commodities not accustomed to belong to anie office or charge before the said first daie of the kings reigne were likewise reuoked Diuerse other things were also conteined within this reuocation and generall resumption with certeine exceptions yet and prouisoes had as were thought conuenient and as by the same act it dooth appeare Moreouer now that the duke of Yorke and his adherents had wrested the whole rule gouernement into their hands all such persons as the king either loued or the quéene fauoured were put beside the priuie councell and such put in their places as were knowne to fauour the house of Yorke Also the officers were changed thoroughout the realme at the will and disposition of the protector chancellour and capteine of Calis so that they constituted as it were a triumuirat ruling all things at discretion of these thrée And yet in all their rule I find not that anie mention is made of their deferring of iustice or of anie polling or briberie as was openlie prooued by such as gouerned before their time Onlie they were noted of diuerse spirituall persons and namelie of the abbat of Westminster and his moonks for a great offense bicause they tooke out of the sanctuarie at Westminster Iohn Holland duke of Excester all against the order taken in the last parlement and sent him to the castell of Pomfret But now the lord Henrie Beauford newlie duke of Summerset by the death of duke Edmund his father slaine at the battell of saint Albons as aboue is rehearsed and Humfrie duke of Buckingham who then there lost his sonne and heire and other of estate taking the part of king Henrie whose case line 10 they did much bewaile doubt as perceiuing whereto the courtesie of the duke of Yorke did draw they therefore thinking it necessarie to purueie for a remedie yer the mischeefe happened consulted with the quéene By whose aduise was a great councell called at Gréenewich where the duke of Yorke was discharged of his protectorship the earle of Salisburie depriued also of his office ¶ This sudden change amongst the nobilitie caused alterations and seditious attempts in the commonaltie and in especiall line 20 within London whereof this was one A yoong merchant year 1456 which before time had béene in diuerse cities of Italie and there forbidden by the magistrats as the law and maner is to weare anie weapon now challenged an Italian in Cheapside for wearing a dagger telling him it was against his owne countrie lawes whereto bicause the Italian answered somewhat disdainefullie the merchant not onelie tooke by force from him his dagger but also with the same brake his pate line 30 This Italian in great hast complained to the maior so that at the next court holden at the Guildhall the merchant was sent for and vpon charge of his offense he was commanded to ward Wherevpon diuerse other light persons within the citie assembled togither in great plumps by force constreined the maior to deliuer the prisoner out of Newgate and not so satisfied like mad men ran to the seuerall houses of diuerse Uenetians Lucases and Florentins and them spoiled robbed and rifled without reason line 40 or measure The maior perceiuing this enormious dooing assembled a number of substantiall and graue citizens who not without bloudshed and maiming of sundrie appeased the rage and caused the misruled people to depart to their houses The beginner of this vprore got him to Westminster and there registred himselfe for a sanctuarie man The quéene which now againe ruled all being aduertised of this vnlawfull misdemeanour sent the dukes of Excester and Buckingham with other line 50 noble men to London with a commission oier and terminer for the inquirie and punishment of so seditious an offense But when the maior the two dukes and the two cheefe iustices were set in the Guildhall vpon their commission intelligence was giuen that a number of light persons were approching in armor to rescue the prisoners apprehended for the late robberie and riot as they were caried to their arraignement The two dukes and the other commissioners quickelie thense departed and left their inquirie for line 60 that daie though in déed in no such danger as they doubted for certeine discréet and sage citizens so handled the matter that no misorder followed of that furie The maior on the next daie called a common councell whereof the number was an hundred fourescore and od who ordeined that all wardens of mysteries shuld assemble their companies in their halles where exhortation should be to the obseruation of peace and if they spied any man either readie to stirre a rumor or make to the deliuerance of such as were in prison their names should be secretlie written and so deliuered to the maior which policie well appeased this outrage Where vpon after the commissioners sat in Guildhall where manie of the robbers were attainted put to execution beside diuers great fines set on the heads of diuerse merchants paid for winking at the matter ¶ This yeare Iohn Kempe archbishop of Canturburie departed this life Thomas Burstlier bishop of Elie remooued to
which the day before fought on hir side against his part This doone they went to the abbeie where of the abbat and moonks they were receiued with hymnes and songs and so brought to the high altar and after to the shrine and so to the chamber in which the king was woont to lodge The abbat made sute that order might be taken to restreine the northerne men from spoiling the towne and proclamation indéed was made to that effect but it auailed not for they mainteined that the spoile of things was granted them by couenant after they were once passed ouer the riuer of Trent and so not regarding anie proclamation or other commandement they spared nothing that they could laie hands vpon if the same were meet for them to carie awaie The queene hauing thus got the victorie sent to the maior of London commanding him without delaie to send certeine carts laden with Lenton vittels for the refreshing of hir and hir armie The maior incontinentlie line 10 caused carts to be laden and would haue sent them forward but the commons of the citie would not suffer them to passe but staied them at Criplegate notwithstanding the maior did what he could by gentle persuasions to quiet them During which controuersie diuerse of the northerne horssemen came and robbed in the suburbs of the citie and would haue entred at Criplegate but they were repelled by the commoners and three of them slaine Wherevpon the maior sent the recorder line 20 to Barnet to the kings councell there to excuse the matter and the duches of Bedford the ladie Scales with diuerse fathers of the spiritualtie went to the quéene to asswage hir displeasure conceiued against the citie The queene at this humble request by aduise of hir councell appointed certeine lords and knights with foure hundred tall persons to ride to the citie and there to view and sée the demeanor and disposition of the people and diuerse aldermen were appointed to méet them at Barnet and to conueie line 30 them to London But what man purposeth God disposeth All these deuises were shortlie altered to another forme bicause true report came not onelie to the queene but also to the citie that the earle of March hauing vanquished the earles of Penbroke and Wilshire had met with the earle of Warwike after this last battell at saint Albons at Chipping Norton by Cotsold and that they with both their powers were cōming toward London The queene hauing little trust in Essex and lesse in Kent but line 40 least of all in London with hir husband and sonne departed from saint Albons into the north countrie where the foundation of hir aid and refuge onelie rested The duches of Yorke séeing hir husband and sonne slaine and not knowing what should succéed of hir eldest sonnes chance sent hir two yonger sonnes George and Richard ouer the sea to the citie of Utrecht in Almaine where they were of Philip duke of Burgognie well receiued and so remained there till line 50 their brother Edward had got the crowne and gouernement of the realme The earles of March and Warwike hauing perfect knowlege that the king queene with their adherents were departed from S. Albons rode straight to London entring there with a great number of men of warre the first weeke of Lent Whose cōming thither was no sooner knowne but that the people resorted out of Kent Essex and other the counties adioining in great numbers to sée aid and comfort this lustie prince and flower of line 60 chiualrie in whome the hope of their ioy and trust of their quietnesse onelie consisted This prudent yoong prince minding to take time when time serued called a great councell both of the lords spirituall and temporall and to them repeated the title and right that he had to the crowne rehearsing also the articles concluded betwéene king Henrie and his father by their writings signed and sealed and also confirmed by act of parlement the breaches whereof he neither forgat nor left vndeclared After the lords had considered of this matter they determined by authoritie of the said councell that because king Henrie had doone contrarie to the ordinances in the last parlement concluded and was insufficient of himselfe to rule the realme he was therfore to be depriued of all kinglie estate and incontinentlie was Edward earle of March sonne and heire to Richard duke of Yorke by the lords in the said councell assembled named elected and admitted for king and gouernour of the realme On which daie the people of the earles part being in their muster in S. Iohns field and a great number of the substantiall citizens there assembled to behold their order the lord Fauconbridge who tooke the musters wiselie anon declared to the people the offenses and breaches of the late agréement committed by king Henrie the sixt and demanded of the people whether they would haue him to rule and reigne anie longer ouer them To whome they with whole voice answered Naie naie Then he asked them if they would serue loue honour and obeie the erle of March as their onlie king and souereigne lord To which question they answered Yea yea crieng King Edward with manie great showts clapping of hands in assent and gladnesse of the same The lords were shortlie aduertised of the louing consent which the commons frankelie and fréelie had giuen Whervpon incontinentlie they all with a conuenient number of the most substantiall commons repaired to the erle at Bainards castell making iust and true report of their election and admission and the louing assent of the commons The earle after long pausing first thanked God of his great grace and benefit towards him shewed then the lords and commons for their fauour and fidelitie notwithstanding like a wise prince he alleged his insufficiencie for so great a roome and weightie burthen as lacke of knowledge want of experience and diuerse other qualities to a gouernour apperteining But yet in conclusion being persuaded by the archbishop of Canturburie the bishop of Excester and other lords then present he agréed to their petition and tooke vpon him the charge of the kingdome as forfeited to him by breach of the couenants established in parlement ¶ Thus farre touching the tragicall state of this land vnder the rent regiment of king Henrie who besides the bare title of roialtie and naked name of king had little apperteining to the port of a prince For whereas the dignitie of princedome standeth in souereigntie there were of his nobles that imbecilled his prerogatiue by sundrie practises speciallie by maine force as seeking either to suppresse or to exile or to obscure or to make him awaie otherwise what should be the meaning of all those foughten fields from time to time most miserablie falling out both to prince péere and people As at saint Albons at Bloreheath at Northampton at Banberie at Barnet at Wakefield to the effusion of much bloud and pulling on of
and Lancaster I shall likewise not onelie declare and manifest vnto you all my open acts attempts and doings but also my priuie intents and secret cogitations To the intent that as you haue vnbuckeled the bouget of your priuie meanings and secret purposes to me so shall all my cloudie workings close deuises and secret imaginations be as cléere as the sunne reuealed opened and made lightsome to you And to begin I declare that when king Edward was deceassed to whome I thought my selfe little or nothing beholden although we two had maried two sisters bicause he neither promoted nor preferred me as I thought I was worthie and had deserued neither fauoured nor regarded me according to my degrée and birth for suerlie I had by him little authoritie and lesse rule and in effect nothing at all which caused me lesse to fauour his children bicause I found small humanitie or none in their parent I then began to studie and with ripe deliberation to ponder and consider how and in what manner this realme should be ruled and gouerned And first I remembred an old prouerbe worthie of memorie that often rueth the realme where children rule and women gouerne This old adage so sanke and settled in my head that I thought it a great errour and extreame mischiefe to the whole realme either to suffer the yoong king to rule or the quéene his mother to be a gouernesse ouer him considering that hir brethren and hir first children although they were not extract of high and noble linage tooke more vpon them and more exalted themselues by reason of the quéene than did the kings brethren or anie duke in his realme which in conclusion turned to their confusion Then I being persuaded with my selfe in this point thought it necessarie both for the publike and profitable wealth line 10 of this realme and also for mine owne commoditie and emolnment to take part with the duke of Glocester whom I assure you I thought to be as cleane without dissimulation as tractable without iniurie as mercifull without crueltie as now I know him perfectlie to be a dissembler without veritie a tyrant without pitie yea worse than the tyrant Phalaris destitute of all truth and clemencie And so by my meanes at the first councell holden at London when he was most suspected of that line 20 thing that after happened as you my lord know well inough he was made protector and defendor both of the king and of the realme which authoritie once gotten the two children partlie by policie brought vnder his gouernance he being mooued with that gnawing and couetous serpent desire to reigne neuer ceassed priuilie to exhort and require yea and sometimes with minatorie tearmes to persuade me and other lords as well spirituall as temporall that he might take vpon him the crowne till the prince came to the age of foure and twentie yeares line 30 and were able to gouerne the realme as a ripe and sufficient king Which thing when he saw me somewhat sticke at both for the strangenesse of the example bicause no such president had béene séene and also bicause we remembred that men once ascended to the highest type of honour and authoritie will not gladlie descend againe he then brought in instruments autentike doctors proctors and notaries of the law with depositions of diuerse witnesses testifieng king Edwards line 40 children to be bastards Which depositions then I thought to be as true as now I know them to be feined and testified by persons with rewards vntrulie suborned When the said depositions were before vs read and diligentlie heard he stood vp bare-headed saieng Well my lords euen as I and you sage and discréet councellors would that my nephue should haue no wrong so I praie you doo me nothing but right For these witnesses saiengs of famous line 50 doctors being true I am onelie the vndubitate heire to lord Richard Plantagenet duke of Yorke adiudged to be the verie heire to the crowne of this relme by authoritie of parlement Which things so by learned men to vs for a veritie declared caused me and other to take him for our lawfull and vndoubted prince and souereigne lord For well we knew that the duke of Clarence sonne by reason of the atteindor of his father was disabled to inherit and also the duke himselfe was named to line 60 be a bastard as I my selfe haue heard spoken and that vpon great presumptions more times than one so againe by my aid and fauour he of a protector was made a king and of a subiect made a gouernor At which time he promised me on his fidelitie laieng his hand in mine at Bainards castell that the two yoong princes should liue and that he would so prouide for them and so mainteine them in honorable estate that I and all the realme ought and should be content But his words wanted weight which is a foule discredit to a prince to a péere yea to a priuat and meane common man as testifieth this sentence Dedecus est rebus cum bona verba carent For when he was once crowned king and in full possession of the whole realme he cast awaie his old conditions as the adder dooth hir skin verifieng the old prouerbe Honours change manners as the parish preest remembreth that he was neuer parish clearke For when I myselfe sued vnto him for my part of the earle of Herefords lands which his brother king Edward wrongfullie deteined and withheld from me and also required to haue the office of the high constableship of England as diuerse of my noble ancestors before this time haue had and in long descent continued in this my first sute shewing his good mind toward me he did not onelie first delaie me and afterward denaie me but gaue me such vnkind words with such tawnts retawnts ye in manner checke and checkemate to the vttermost proofe of my patience as though I had neuer furthered him but hindered him as though I had put him downe and not set him vp Yet all these ingratitudes and vndeserued vnkindnesses I bare closelie suffered patientlie and couertlie remembred outwardlie dissembling that I inwardlie thought and so with a painted countenance I passed the last summer in his last companie not without manie faire promises but without anie good déeds But when I was crediblie informed of the death of the two yoong innocents his owne naturall nephues contrarie to his faith and promise to the which God be my iudge I neuer agreed nor condescended O Lord how my veines panted how my bodie trembled and how my heart inwardlie grudged insomuch that I so abhorred the sight and much more the companie of him that I could no longer abide in his court except I should be openlie reuenged the end whereof was doubtfull And so I feined a cause to depart and with a merrie countenance and a despitefull heart I tooke my leaue humblie of him he thinking nothing lesse than that I
appeare what an assured line 60 opinion was then conceiued in mens heads of quéene Marie to be conceiued and quicke with child In somuch that at the same time and in the same parlement there was eftsoones a bill exhibited and an act made vpon the same the words whereof for the more euidence I thought here to exemplificat The words of the act ALbeit we the lords spirituall temporall the commons in this present parlement assembled haue firme hope confidence in the goodnes of almightie God that like as he â—ath hitherto miraculouslie preserued the quéenes maiestie from manie great imminent perils and dangers euen so he will of his infinit goodnesse giue hir highnesse strength the rather by our continuall praiers to passe well the danger of deliuerance of child wherewith it hath pleased him to all our great comforts to blesse hir yet for so much as all things of this world be vncerteine and hauing before our eies the dolorous experience of this inconstant gouernment during the time of the reigne of the late king Edward the sixt doo plainlie sée the manifold inconueniences great dangers and perils that maie insue to this whole realme if foresight be not vsed to preuent all euill chances if they should happen For the eschewing hereof we the lords spirituall and temporall the commons in this present parlement assembled for and in consideration of a most speciall trust and confidence that we haue and repose in the kings maiestie for and concerning the politike gouernment order and administration of this realme in the time of the yoong yéeres of the issue or issues of hir maiesties bodie to be borne if it should please God to call the quéenes highnesse out of this present life during the tender yeares of such issue or issues which God forbid according to such order maner as hereafter in this present act his highnesse most gratious pleasure is should be declared and set foorth haue made our humble sute by the assent of the quéens highnesse that his maiestie would vouchsafe to accept take vpon him the rule order education gouernment of the said issue or issues to be borne as is aforesaid vpon which our sute being of his said maiestie most gratiouslie accepted it hath pleased his highnes not onlie to declare that like as for the most part his maiestie verely trusteth that almightie God who hath hitherto preserued the quéens maiestie to giue this realme so good an hope of certeine succession in the blood roiall of the same realm will assist hir highnes with his graces and benedictions to sée the fruit of hir bodie well brought forth liue and able to gouerne whereof neither all this realme ne all the world besides should or could receiue more comfort than his maiestie should would yet if such chance should happen his maiestie at our humble desires is pleased contented not onlie to accept take vpon him the cure and charge of the education rule order and gouernment of such issues as of this most happie mariage shall be borne betwéene the quéenes highnes and him but also during the time of such gouernment would by all waies meanes studie trauell and imploie himselfe to aduance the weale both publike priuat of this realme dominions thereto belonging according to the said trust in his maiestie reposed with no lesse good will affection than if his highnes had béene naturallie borne among vs. In consideration whereof be it enacted by the king the quéens most excellent maiesties by assent of the lords spirituall and temporall the commons in this present parlement assembled and by the authoritie of the same c as it is to be séene in the act more at large ratified and confirmed at the samâ— parlement to the same intent and purpose Thus much out of the act and statute I thought to rehearse to the intent the reader maie vnderstand not so much how parlements maie sometimes be deceiued as by this child of quéene Marie may appéere as rather what cause we Englishmen haue to render most earnest thanks vnto almightie God who so mercifullie against the opinion expectation and working of our aduersaries hath helped and deliuered vs in this case which otherwise might haue opened such a window to the Spaniards to haue entred and replenished this land that peraduenture by this time Englishmen should haue inioied no great quiet in their owne countrie The Lord therefore make vs perpetuallie mindfull of his benefits Amen Thus we sée then how man dooth purpose but God disposeth as pleaseth him For all this great labor prouision and order taken in the parlement house for their yoong maister long looked for comming so surelie into the world in the end appéered neither yoong maister nor yoong maistresse that anie man yet to this daie can heare of Furthermore as the labor of the laie sort was herein deluded so no lesse ridiculous it was to behold what little effect the praiers of the popes churchmen had with almightie God line 10 who trauelled no lesse with their processions masses and collects for the happie deliuerance of this yoong maister to come as here followeth to be séene A praier made by doctor Weston deane of Westminster dailie to be said for the queenes deliuerance O Most righteous Lord God which for the offense of the first woman hast threatned vnto all women a common sharpe and ineuitable malediction and hast inioined them that they should conceiue in sinne and being conceiued should be subiect to manie and gréeuous torments and finallie be deliuered with the danger and ieopardie of their life we beséech thée for thine exceeding great goodnesse and botomlesse mercie to mitigate the strictnes of that law Asswage thine anger line 30 for a while and cherish in the bosome of thy fauor and mercie our most gratious quéene Marie being now at the point of hir deliuerance So helpe hir that without danger of hir life she maie ouercome the sorow and in due season bring foorth a child in bodie beautifull and comelie in mind noble and valiant So that afterward she forgetting the trouble maie with ioie laud and praise the bountifulnesse of thy mercie and togither with vs praise and blesse both thée and thy holie name world without end line 40 This O Lord we desire thee we beseech thee and most hartilie craue of thée Heare vs O Lord and grant vs our petition Let not the enimies of thy faith and of thy church saie Where is their God A solemne praier made for king Philip and queene Maries child that it maie be a male child welfauored and wittie c. O Most mightie Lord God which regardest the praier of the humble and despisest not their request bow downe from thine high habitation of the heauens the eies of thy mercie vnto vs wretched sinners bowing the knees of our harts and with manie and déepe sighs bewailing our sinnes and offenses humblie
bring two of the wicked persons to iustice Now knowing how men are maliciouslie bent in this declining age of the world both to iudge speake and write maliciouslie falslie and vnreuerentlie of princes and holding nothing so déere vnto vs as the conseruation of our reputation and honor to be blamelesse we found it verie expedient not to suffer two such horrible imputations to passe vnder silence lest for lacke of answer line 60 it might argue a kind of guiltinesse and did therefore thinke that what might be alledged by vs for our iustification in that behalfe might most aptlie be ioined vnto this former declaration now to be published to laie open before the world the maner and ground of our procéeding in the causes of the low countries And for answer of the first point wherewith we are charged touching our ingratitude towards the king of Spaine as we doo most willinglie acknowledge that we were beholding vnto him in the time of our late sister which we then did acknowledge verie thankâ—fullie and haue sought manie waies since in like sort to requite as in our former declaration by our actions maie appeare so doo we vtterlie denie as a most manifest vntruth that euer he was the cause of the sauing of our life as a person by course of iustice sentenced vnto death whoeuer carried our selfe towards our said sister in dutifull sort as our loialtie was neuer called in question much lesse anie sentence of death pronounced against vs a matter such as in respect of the ordinarie course of proceeding as by processe in law by place of triall by the iudge that should pronounce such sentence and other necessarie circumstances in like cases vsuall especiallie against one of our qualitie as it could not but haue beene publikelie knowne if anie such thing had beene put in execution This then being true we leaue to the world to iudge how maliciouslie and iniuriouslie the author of the said pamphlet dealeth with vs in charging vs by so notable an vntruth with a vice that of all other we doo most hate and abhorre And therefore by the manifest vntruth of this imputation men not transported with passion maie easilie discerne what vntruth is conteined in the second by the which we are charged to haue béene acquainted with an intended attempt against the life of the said prince a matter if anie such thing should haue béene by vs intended must haue procéeded either of a misliking we had of his person or that the prosecution of the warres in the low countries was so committed vnto him as no other might prosecute the same but he And first for his person we could neuer learne that he hath at anie time by act or speach doone anie thing that might iustlie bréed a mislike in vs towards him much lesse a hatred against his person in so high a degree as to be either priuie or assenting to the taking awaie of his life Besides he is one of whom we haue euer had an honorable conceit in respect of those singular rare parts we alwaies haue noted in him which hath woone vnto him as great reputation as anie man this daie liuing carrieth of his degree and qualitie and so haue we alwaies deliuered out by speach vnto the world when anie occasion hath béene offered to make mention of him Now touching the prosecution committed vnto him of the warres in the low countries as all men of iudgement know that the taking awaie of his life carrieth no likelihood that the same shall woorke anie end of the said prosecution so is it manifestlie knowne that no man hath dealt more honorablie than the said prince either in dulie obseruing of his promise or extending grace and mercie where merit and desert hath craued the same and therefore no greater impietie by anie could be wrought nor nothing more preiudiciall to our selfe so long as the king shall continue the prosecution of the cause in that forcible sort he now dooth than to be an instrument to take him awaie from thense by such violent meanes that hath dealt in a more honorable and gratious sort in the charge committed vnto him than anie other that hath euer gone before him or is likelie to succéed after him Now therefore how vnlikelie it is that we hauing neither cause to mislike of his person nor that the prosecution of the warres should cease by losse of him should be either author or anie waie assenting to so horrible a fact we referre to the iudgement of such as looke into causes not with the eies of their affection but doo measure and weigh things according to honor and reason Besides it is likelie if it had béene true that we had bin anie waie chargeable as the author reporteth the confessions of the parties executed importing such matter as by him is alledged would haue béene both produced and published for malice leaueth nothing vnsearched that maie nourish the venome of that humor The best course therefore that both we and all other princes can hold in this vnfortunat age that ouerfloweth with numbers of malignant spirits is through the grace and goodnesse of almightie God to direct our course in such sort as they maie rather shew their wils through malice than with iust cause by desert to saie ill or deface princes either by spéech or writing assuring our selues that besides the punishment that such wicked and infamous libellors line 10 shall receiue at the hands of the almightie for deprauing of princes and lawfull magistrats who are Gods ministers they both are and alwaies shall be thought by all good men vnwoorthie to liue vpon the face of the earth Giuen at Richmount the first of October 1585 and the 27 yeare of the reigne of our souereigne ladie the queene to be published In the moneths of Nouember and December line 20 manie horsses and men were shipped at the Tower wharffe to be transported ouer into the low countries And on the sixt of December the right honorable lord Robert Dudleie earle of Leicester lord lieutenant generall after he had taken his leaue of hir maiestie and the court with his traine entred the towne of Colchester in Essex where the maior his brethren all in scarlet gownes with multitudes of people met him and so with great solemnitie entred line 30 the towne where he lodged that night and on the next morrow set forward to Harwich into the which towne he was accordinglie receiued and interteined On the eight of December accompanied with diuers lords and knights he arriued at Flushing where he was interteined by sir Philip Sidneie gouernour the Graue Morris the states of the towne and others passing honorablie The next day he sailed to Middleborough where his receiuing was answerable to his person and after certeine daies there spent as occasions then moued he came to Williamstat line 40 then to Rotherodam then to Delph where he lodged euen in the house where the prince
20. Made by Henrie the third 240 a 60. According to the value of their lands 248 a 10. To be made according to their reuenues 254 a 30. Fées how manie in England in king Henrie the third his time 262 a 20. Foure score made at once 263 a 20. Made by the duke of Buckingham at his entrie into France 426 a 30 40 b 30 Made of capteins for good seruice in warre 551 a 40 Knighthood 595 b 50. To valorous gentlemen in seruice of warres 814 b 20. For good militarie seruice 824 b 50 874 a 50 880 b 40. Urged or else to make fine 929 b 40. For seruice doone against the enimie 962 b 40 c. 991 b 40 992 a 20 1216 b 40 1222 a 60 Knolles knight sent with an armie into France 405 a 20. Borne in Cheshire his counsell not followed 405 b 60. The feare that the enimies had of him 406 b 50. His seueritie 445 b 10. Deceaseth remembrances of him 533 b 40 Knolles Francis knight sent ouer to view the state of Newhauen 1202 b 30. His foure sonnes in a triumphant shew 1319 b 60. ¶ Sée Auxerre and Iusts triumphant L. LAborers an act of parlement for the drawing of them in order 835 b 20 Lacie Hugh and of king Henrie the seconds gift vnto him 82 b 30. Slaine in Ireland 109 b 60. His puissance and contempt his diligence to inlarge his possessions in Ireland 110 a 10 Lacie Robert constable of Chester hangeth two for spite 133 b 40 Lacie Roger a Norman 17 a 60 Lacie Walter in armes against the rebels 11 a 50 Lacies constables of Chester by inheritance their estimation and credit 215 b 60 217 a 10 20 c. Erls of Lincolne of whense they had their originall 20 a 30 Laâ—gnie on the riuer of Maine beséeged 608 a 10 Lambe esquier a good common wealths man deceaseth his acts and déeds full of charitie note 1311 a 60 b 10 c 1312 his epitaph 1313 a 40 Lambert earle of Lens 11 b 10 Lambert Simenill ¶ Sée Simenill Lamperdeuaux castell builded 279 b 10. Taken 281 a 10 Lancaster and Yorke house and the vniting of them in one intended 740 b 40. Furthered 741 a 10 c 742 a 10 c 743 a 10 c. Some matter concerning both worthie the reading 761 a 20 30 Lancaster house and how malicious Margaret the duchesse of Burgogne was therevnto 765 b 10. Enuied 776 a 10 Land and how manie acres an hide conteineth 13 b 10 Lands let out for yearelie rent in duke Williams time 8 a 40 Morgaged for monie 17 a 30. Of the church defended and recouered by archbishop Lanfranke note 18 a 60 b 10 Landoise corrupted with rewards betraieth the earle of Richmond into Richard the thirds hands 747 b 10 20 30 40 50 60. His expectation disappointed by the priuie and vnknowne departing of the earle 748 a 60 Lanfranke an Italian the thrée and thirtith archbishop of Canturburie 9 a 20. His authoritie great among all the lords of England 16 a 30. His counsell to William Rufus to winne the nobles fauor 16 a 10. Diligent care for the safetie of William Rufus 17 b 20. In fauor with pope Alexander 9 a 40. Assisteth duke William in armes against the rebelles 9 b 50. Calleth a councell of the clergie 11 b 60. Praised for holding with the moonks 18 b 10. Enuied for his prosperities sake 17 a 10 20. His death 18 a 40 with a description of certeine his qualities and diuerse of his acts and déeds 18 40 a 50 Largesse of William Rufus at his coronation note 16 a 40 Law marshall a burthen intollerable 1052 b 10 Executed 1199 a 50. 566 a 60 1007 a 10 c. ¶ Sée Soldiors Law salâ—ke 836 a 60 545 b 40 Law of armes note 669 a 60 577 b 40. Uiolated by the French 1204 b 50. Touching heralds violated 984 a 40 Law of duke William against such as forced anie women 15 b 50 Law to be quite abolished at the rebelles request 432 a 50 Law against buieng and selling on the sundaie 624 a 20 Lawes penall of duke William note 14 a 20. Confessed to be vnequall 8 b 40 note Of S. Edward supposed most equaâ—l and indifferent 10 a 20. Of William Rufus sharpe rigorous and peremptorie 20 b 10. Of king Henrie the first commanded to be vniuersallie obserued 181 a 30 Lawes written in the Norman toong not vnderstood of the English note void of conscience and equitie 8 b 10. Of England ancient abrogated and established 8 a 60. Remaine in Kent onelie 2 b 30 Lawes and liberties fought for 2 a 10 Lawiers to plead their cases in English c 396 a 20. Broght to blockham feast by the rebelles 430 a 60. Fraudulent punished 950 b 30 Lecture ¶ Sée Surgerie Léeds castell beséeged 327 b 60 And yéelded 328 a 10 Legat Anselme with his authoritie from Rome 39 b 60 Ferentino gathereth much monie in England 170 b 10 Gualos practises to get monie 193 a 20. Iohn de Anagnia from Rome to procure peace betweene kings 113 b 60. Otho cardinall and what dutie he gathered of the clergie 208 a 30. Pandulph ¶ Sée Pandulph note Legat from the pope about reformation a bawdie knaue 42 b 40. With the archbishop of Yorks pall 36 a 50. ¶ Sée archbishop note 29 a 40. A shift by forbearing the name 239 b 50. ¶ Sée Cardinall Legats from Rome to reconcile the bishop of Elie and the archbishop of Rouen 137 a 50 They practise for their owne aduantage 100 b 10. Authorised to celebrate a marriage 98 a 50. Not regarded they excommunicate 37 b 30. From the pope about Beckets death 82 b 50 League betwixt England and Flanders 354 b 30. Concluded 296 b 50. Renewed 160 a 50. Betwéene England and France 897 b 50. Renewed 193 b 60 note 768 b 60 Confirmed 1229 a 40 1238 a 30. Betwéene England and Scotland 1402 b 30. With the Scots and French to annoie the English 296 a 10. Betwéene the emperour and king Henrie the fift 557 b 20 c. Betwéene king Henrie the eight and the emperor 959 b 60. Betwéene king Henrie and the duke of Britaine 568 a 60. Betwéene king Henrie the fift and the duke of Burgogne and how articulated 575 b 30. With king Henrie the third and the Welsh nobilitie vpon certeine articles 226 b 50 c. Secret betwixt the pope and certeine states of Italie 893 a 10 League of peace to breake an euill déed 820 b 60. ¶ Sée Peace and Truce Leicester woone by force 89 a 40. The wals and the castell raced 98 b 20 Leigh knight ¶ Sée Iusts triumphant Leith burned 990 a 30. More riches found there than was looked for in anie towne of Scotland 962 a 30. Entred by the English armie and by them possessed and spoiled note 962 a 30. Assailed on the seuenth of Maie 1191 a 20. The great skirmishes betwéene the English French there in quéene Elisabeths
bridge well repared His deuised remedie tending to so good a purpose was impugned The yearelie reuenues of the said bridge amount vnto more in value by triple than they were before A further remedie deuised An act of parlement obteined for the behoofe of the said bridge Maister Thomas Wooten of Kent esquire a father and fauourer of his countrie * Sir Roger Manwood and maister William Lambard esquier wardens of the said bridge Elisabeth daughter of Iohn Copinger esquier second wife to sir Roger Manwood hir modestie c. The earle of Lincolne deceassed * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 siue Elisabethâ— C. O. Iesuits seminaries and massing priests set ouer the seas and banished out of this realme of England for euer The quéenes maiesties mercies notable The names of such Iâ—busites Iesuits I should say as by vertue of the queenes commission were banished out of the queéenes dominions A further charge vpon the said seminaries touching transportation A certificat to the lords of the councell c concerning the foresaid maiter A certificat worthie to hang vpon perpetuall record wherein the Iesuits doo acknowledge the excéeding courteous and bountifull vsage shewed vnto them at and in their banishment c. Note good reader note Ouid. lib. 1. de Pons Earle of Derbie ambassador into France Attendants vpon the said ambassador The lord ambassadour passeth from LoÌ„don to Grauesend and so to Douer and arriueth at Calis Monsieur de Gourdon gouernour of Calis interteineth the ambassadour Monsieur Creuicure lieutenant of Picardie méeteth the lord ambassadour c. Sir Edward Stafford the quéenes ambassador resident with the French king c. The lord ambassadors interteinement and vsage The statelie the honorable receiuing at the lord ambassadour before he came in presence ¶ audience of the French king The chamber roiall manner of receiuing and conducting of the lord ambassadour therevnto and other notable obseruations The earle of Darbie sir Edward Stafford c are courteouslie receiued of the king The lord ambassador sâ—luted the quéene mother The lord ambassadour conueied to the quéene Regents chamber The French king inuested into the order of the garter Gifts of roâ—all magnificence bestowed and receiued William Parrie hanged and quartered at Westminster A description of William Parrie William Parrie reconciled to the pope and of hiâ— treason In superlatiuo gradu O papisticall dissimulation Thomas Morgan a fugitiue and furtherer of Parries purpose Edmund Neuill not ignorant of this attempt O gratious quéene and too too fauourable euen to thine enimies The malice of Parrie groweth to an extremitie of mischiefe against the quéene Neuill discouereth the intended treason against hir maiestie Did euer anie man read or heare of the like magnanimitie in a woman Parrie is committed to the custodie examination of sir Francis Walsingham Parrie denieth with protestations whatsoeuer is demanded of him Parrie is desirous to haue some spéech with maisteâ— secretarie Parrie is examined before certeine lords of the councell c. Neuill chargeth Parrie so preciselie that he is committed to the Tower Note the malicious humor of Parrie because he might not obteine preferment to his liking A triple reason that moued Parrie to his pretended treason Parrie counted it an act meritorious to murther hir maiestie O villanous persuasion or inducement to be accessarie to the treason Note Parries pestilent humor of malice against hir maiestie These doubts were of aduantage to Neuill but meanes of reprochfull ruine to Parriâ— Note the traitorous pâ—octise of Parrie laid downe in order as it should haue béene come Marke the resolutenes of Parrie to accomplish his treason by oft frequenting the action Neuill iâ— resolued at no hand to be partaker with Parrie in his treason Parries voluntarie confession in the hearing of certein lords c. Alacke good and gratious ladie whose hard hap it was to interteine so bad gracelesse a seruant Parrie sueth â—or licence to trauell beyond sea and obteineth it Parrie iustifieth himselfe in religion before the inquisitor of Millaine Parrie is resolued in the plot of his treacherous deuise Note with what felows enimiâ—s to God and his church Parrie linketh himselfe Note the diuelish confereÌ„ce betwéene Morgan and Parrie Parrie boweth to vndertake the killing of the quéene * O Lord what a lameÌ„table hearing is this Parrie is now become altogither past grace and growne resolute with Iudas to kill the Lords annointed A prouiso for a Scotish inuasioÌ„ after the deuise of Parrie executed Note the villans ill mind to hir maiestie Note hir maiesties vndeserued gratiousnes to pretended catholikes Note Parries resolution by letters from cardinall Como Parrie is in a mammering what to doo as maie be noted by these spéeches interrogatorie Parrie desperat How long the conspiracie was in handling yeâ— it was detected Note the actions that should haue béene commensed and finished in this conspiracie This oth and all of the like qualitie and nature are violable Saâ—uâ— interiâ— anima The death of Westmerland reported Parrrie chargeth Neuill with grieuous spéeches of curssed disloialtie God no doubt will preserue good quéene Elisabeth though a thousand such traitors as Parrie conspire hir death to their owne destruction Parries purpose conceiued in Uenice continued in Lions resolued in Paris to be executed in England Neuill charged by Parrie to be accessarie to the treason Compare these warnings with the euents in Anno 1585 1586 speciallie about August Parries guiltie conscience exonerateth it selfe by voluntarie confession A traitor of singular note by his owne confession was Parrie An offense sufficient to hang 1000 traitors without drop of mercie Parrie had more glosing rhetorike than faithfull obedience Good Lord with what heart might Parrie hope after anie thing but death hauing béene so capitall a traitor Creitchton apprehended with diuerse plots for inuasions of this realme Note Creitchtons report of Parries craft and malice Creitchtons reasons to repell Parries traitorous allegations Deum magis amare aduerbia quà m nomina Creitchton holdeth Parries attempt vnlawfull note Parrie saith and vnsaith like a traitor to shift off the heauie charge of treason Cardinall de Como his animating letter to Parrie to perseuere in his diuelish deuise But as God would Parries enterprise wanted that wished Buâ—no seâ—â—câ— successo A good cleargie in the meane time that allow treasons in this sort * Good spirit naie malignaÌ„t spirit more than diabolicall * Naie curssed and abhominable purposes with destruction to the vndertaker Parrie coâ—uented and arreigned aâ— Westminster hall the 22 of Februarie The names of such personages of 〈…〉 The lieutenant of the tower returneth his prâ—câ—pt The indictment against Parrie wherin his â—â—inous â—reason appeereth Parrie sent letters to Gregorie the â—â— bishop of Rome and whaâ— was the scoâ—â— of them Parrie moouâ—â— Neuill to assiâ—â— him in his treasons Parries ansâ—er to the indictment wherein he câ—nfesseth 〈◊〉 Parrie confesseth that he is guiltie of all things coÌ„teined in the indictment Sir Christopher Hattons
this vnitie perfect obedience line 50 to the see apostolike and popes for the time being serue God and your maiesties to the furtherance and aduancement of his honour and glorie Amen This supplication being first openlie read the same was by the chancellor deliuered to the king and quéene with petition to them to exhibit the same to the lord cardinall And the king and quéene rising out of their seats and dooing reuerence to the cardinall line 60 did deliuer the same vnto him The cardinall perceiuing the effect thereof to answer to his expectation did receiue it most gladlie at their maiesties hands And then after that hée had in few words giuen thanks vnto God and declared what great cause hée had to reioise aboue all others that his comming from Rome into England had taken such most happie successe then he caused his commission to bée read wherby it might appeare he had authoritie from the pope to absolue them which commission was verie long and large And that being doone and all the parlement on their knées this cardinall by the popes authoritie gaue them absolution in maner following An absolution pronounced by cardinall Poole to the parlement house OUr lord Iesus Christ which with his most pretious bloud hath redeemed and washed vs from all our sins and iniquities that he might purchase vnto himselfe a glorious spouse without spot or wrinkle and whom the father hath appointed head ouer all his church he by his mercie absolue you And we by the apostolike authoritie giuen vnto vs by the most holie lord pope Iulius the third his vicegerent in earth doo absolue and deliuer you and euerie of you with the whole realme and the dominions thereof from all heresie and schisme and from all and euerie iudgements censures and paines for that cause incurred And also wee doo restore you againe to the vnitie of our mother the holie church as in our letters of commission more plainelie shall appeare After this generall absolution receiued the king and the quéene and all the lords with the rest went into the kings chappell and there sang Te Deum with great ioy and gladnesse for this new reconciliation The report whereof with great spéed â—lew to Rome as well by the French kings letters as also by the cardinals Wherevpon the pope caused solemne processions to be made in Rome namelie one wherein he himselfe with all his cardinals were present passing with as great solemnitie and pompe as might be giuing thanks to God with great ioy for the conuersion of England to his church At what time also he not a little commended the diligence of cardinall Poole and the deuotion of the king and quéene And on Christmas euen next following he set foorth by his buls a generall pardon to all such as did reioise in the same reconciliation The eight and twentith of Nouember next following it was commonlie reported that the quéene was quicke with child therefore commandement was giuen by Edmund Bonner then bishop of London and as it was said not without the commandement of the councell that there should be made in most solemne manner one generall procession in London wherein the maior and all the companies of the citie were in their liuerieâ— at whose returne to the church of Pauls there was soong verie solemnlie Te Deum for ioy therof The same daie at this procession was present ten bishops with all the prebendaries of Paules The copie of the councels letter implieng the aforesaid commandement touching the generall procession here followeth Ad perpetuam rei memoriam A copie of a letter sent from the councell vnto Edmund Bonner bishop of London concerning queene Marie conceiued with child AFter our hartie commendations vnto your good lordship Whereas it hath pleased almightie God amongst other his infinit benefits of late most gratiouslie powred vpon vs and this whole realme to extend his benediction vpon the quéens maiestie in such sort as she is conceiued quicke of child whereby hir maiestie being our naturall liege ladie quéene and vndoubted inheritor of this imperiall crowne good hope of certeine succession in the crowne is giuen vnto vs and consequentlie the great calamities which for want of such succession might otherwise haue fallen vpon vs our posteritie shall by Gods grace be well auoided if we thankefullie acknowledge this benefit of almightie God indeuoring our selues with earnest repentance to thanke honor serue him as we be most bounden These be not onelie to aduertise you of these good news to be by you published in all places within your dioces but also line 10 to praie and require you that both your selfe doo giue God thanks with vs for this his especiall grace and also giue order that thanks maie be openlie giuen by singing of Te Deum in all the churches within your said dioces and that likewise all priests and other ecclesiasticall ministers in their masses and other diuine seruices may continuallie praie to almightie God so to extend his holie hand ouer his maiestie the kings highnesse and this whole realme as this thing being by his omnipotent power gratiouslie line 20 thus begun may by the same be well continued and brought to good effect to the glorie of his name Wherevnto albeit we doubt not ye would of your selfe haue had speciall regard without these our letters yet for the earnest desire we haue to haue this thing doone out of hand diligentlie continued we haue also written these our letters to put you in remembrance so bid your lordship most hartilie well to fare From Westminster the 27 of Nouember 1554. line 30 Your assured and louing friends S. Winton Chancel Arundell F. Shrewesburie Edward Darbie Henrie Sussex Iohn Bathon R. Rich. Thomas Warthom Iohn Huddilstone R. Southwell Upon this letter of the councels sent to bishop Bonner signifieng the good news of quéene Marie to be not onelie conceiued but also quicke with line 40 child which was in the moneth of Nouember the eight and twentith daie it is out of count what great talke began at this time to rise in euerie mans mouth with busie preparation and much adoo especiallie among such as séemed in England to carrie Spanish hearts in English bodies In number of whome here is not to be forgotten nor defrauded of his condigne commendation for his woorthie affection toward his prince and hir issue one sir Richard Southwell who being the same time in the line 50 parlement house when as the lords were occupied in other affaires and matters of importance suddenlie starting vp for fulnesse of ioy burst out in these words following Tush my maisters quoth he what talke ye of these matters I would haue you take some order for our yoong maister that is now comming into the world apace least he find vs vnprouided c. By the which words both of him and also by the foresaid letters of the councell and the common talke abroad it may