to great daunger and the Church depriued of temporall prosperitie as sayth Mathewe Paris for by this meanes saith hee it was needefull vnto Religious menne to choose to theyr gouernour a man not religious but rather halfe temporall and suche one as to whome rather Iustinians lawes than Christes whiche conuerteth soules shoulde be familiar â—…th Paris Monkes â—…ham were exâ—…municate now â—…led The Monkes of Durham the whiche onely with the Chanons of Gisborne resisted the wicked proceedyngs of the Popes exactors and stood therefore interdited a long tyme at length after manye alterations were assoyled Oh sayeth Mathewe Paris if in that theyr tribulation they myght haue hadde fellowes and in theyr constante doyngs aydors howe happely hadde the Churche of Englande triumphed ouer hir tormentors and oppressors Yee haue hearde howe Richarde Earle of Cornewall beeyng elected Kyng of Almayne Mat. Paris sayled thither where on the Ascention daye last he was Crowned Kyng by the Archbyshoppe of Colen of whome and dyuers other great Princes of Germanie hee was holden for their lawfull King and gouernour as in the Teutch hystories yee maye finde more largely expressed though other of them had chosen Alfonse Kyng of Castill the whych Alfonse wrote to the King of Englande as his confederate and alie requiring hym of ayde againste the sayde Richarde that was hys owne brother to the whych vnreasonable request the Kyng woulde in no wise consente Shortly after was William Fitz Richarde by the Kyngs commaundement made Mayor and Thomas Fitz Thomas and William Grapisgate Sherifes Math. Paris The Archbyshop of Yorke accursed The Archbyshop of Yorke was accursed by the Popes commaundemente through all Englande with booke bell and candle that by suche terror his constancy might be weakened but the Archbishop saith Mathewe Paris enformed by the example of Thomas Becket and by the example and doctrine of Saint Edmond sometime his instructor The constancy of the archbyshop of Yorke and also taughte by the faythfulnesse of blessed Robert late Byshop of Lincolne despaired not of comfort from HeaueÌ„ in bearing paciently the Popes tyrannie neyther woulde he bestowe the welthy reuenewes of his Churche vppon Italians beeing vnworthy persons and straungers neyther would he obey and encline to the Popes will like a faint harted person by leauing and setting aparte the rigor of the lawe An. Reg. 42. About the beginning of the two and fortith yeare of Kyng Henries raigne the Lord Iames Audeley that had bin ouer with the King of Almayne and was lately returned home in company of the Lord Henry sonne to the said Kyng who came backe from his father about the feast of Saint Michael last past vnderstanding howe the Welchmen in his absence had brent wasted and destroyed his lands possessions and Castels which belonged to him in y e confynes of Wales he meant to be reuenged of those iniuries and inuading them hee slewe a great number of them The 〈◊〉 Audely â—…reth vâ—… the Wâ—… so reuenging the deathe of those his friendes seruauntes and tenauntes whome they before had murthered The Welchmen were not so discouraged heerewith but that they brake vpon hym out of their starting holes and places of refuge through the marishes and slaying their enimies horses put them backe to their power and ceassed not to do what mischiefe they could by spoyling killing and brenning houses and Castels where they mighte come vnto them and so the Realme of Englande was dayly put to losses and hinderance For out of Wales Englande was accustomed to bee furnished with Horses Cattell and other things to the profit of both the Countreys About the same time Ambassâ—… sent 〈◊〉 France there was an Ambassate sente from the Kyng of Englande vnto the Frenche Kyng as the Bishop of Worcetor the elect of Winchester the Abbot of Westminster the Earle of Leicester and Hugh Bigod Earle Marshall with Peter de Sauoy and Roberte Walcron The effect of their message was to require restitution of those countreys lands Cities and Townes whiche had bin euicted out of the hands of King Iohn and others apperteyning by righte of inheritance to the Kyng of England These Lordes did their message but as was thoughte they had no towardly aunswere but rather were putte off with trifling wordes and skornefull tauntes so that they returned shortly againe all of theÌ„ the Abbot of Westminster only excepted who remayned there behinde for a more ful aunswere not only to those requests exhibited on the part of the Kyng of Englande but also on the behalfe of the Kyng of Almaigne The marches towardes Wales in this season were brought almost deserte by reason of the continuall warres with the Welchmen 〈◊〉 marches Wales fore â—…ouerished for what with fire sword neyther building nor liuing creature nor any other thing was spared that fire and sword might bring to ruine â—…eat dearth â—…t Paris In this yeare was an exceeding great dearth in so much that a quarter of wheate was solde at London for four and twenty shillings whereas within two or three yeares before a quarter was solde at two shillings It had bin more deerer if great store had not come out of Almaigne for in France and in NormaÌ„dy it likewise fayled 1258 But there came fiftie greate Shippes fraughte with wheate and barley with meale and bread out of Teutchland by the procurement of Richard K. of Almaigne which greatly relieued the poore for proclamation was made and order taken by the K. that none of the Citizens of London shoulde buy any of that grayâ—… to say it vpone â—…ore â—…ohâ—… by it might be sold at an higher price 〈…〉 â—…dy but although this prouision did 〈◊〉 case yet the want was great ouer all the Realm For it was certainly affirmed that in three shâ—… within the Realm there was not found so 〈◊〉 grayne of that yeares growsh as 〈…〉 those fiftie shippes The greedy dealing of the Londoners to the hurt of the commoÌ„ welth The proclamation was setteâ—… foorth to restreine y e Londoners from â—…ngrossing vp that grayne and not withoute cause we the welthy Citizens were euill spokeÌ„ of in y e season bicause in time of scarcetie they would either stay such shippes as fraught with vittayles weâ—… comming towards the Citie and send them some other way foorthe or else buy the whole that they myghte sell it by retaile at their pleasure vnto the needy By meanes of this great dearth and scarcetie the common people were constreined to liue vpon herbes and rootes and a greate number of the poore people dyed through famine They also compleyned greatly of his misgouernaunce in that hee aduaunced so muche the Poictouins and other straungers to the impouerishment of himselfe and the whole Realme and further maynteyned them so farre foorthe that they were ready to offer wrong vnto other vpon presumption of his fauoure and bearing with them he hauing by commaundement restreined that no processe shoulde passe out of the Chauncery
Egnatius IohaÌ„nes Capgraue Iohannes Fourden Iohannes Caius Iacob de Voragine Bishop of Nebio Iean de Bauge a Frenchman wrote a Pamphlet of the warres in Scotlande during the time that Monsieur de Desse remayned there Iohn Foxe Iohannes Maior Iohn Stow by whose diligent collected summarie I haue ben not only ayded but also by diuers rare monuments ancient wryters and necessarie register Bookes of his which he hath lente me out of his owne Librarie Iosephus L. LIber constitutionum London Lucan Lelius Giraldus M. MArianus Scotus Matheus Paris Matheus VVestmonaster alià s Flores historiarum Martin du Bellay alià s Monsieur de Langey Mamertinus in Panagericis Memoires de la Marche N. NIcepherus Nennius Nicholaus Treuet with additions O. ORosius Dorobernensis Osbernus Dorobernensis Otho Phrisingensis P. PAusanias Paulus Diaconus Paulus Aemilius Ponticus Virunnius Pomponius Laetus Philippe de Cumeins alià s MoÌ„sieur de Argentâ—…n Polidor Vergil Paulus Iouius Platina Philippe Melancton Peucerus Pomponius Mela. R. ROgerus Houeden Ranulfus Higeden alià s Cestrensis the author of Polichronicon Radulfus niger Radulfus Cogheshall Register of the Garter Recordes of Battell Abbey Richardus Southwell Robert Greene. Radulfus de Diceto Robert Gaguin Rodericus Archiepiscopus Toletanus Recordes and rolles diuers S. STrabo Suetonius Sigebertus Gemblacensis Sidon Apollinaris Simon Dunelmensis Sextus Aurelius Victor T. TRebellius Pollio Thomas More knight Thomas Spotte Thomas VValsingham Titus Liuius Patauiensis Titus Liuius de Foroliuisijs de vita Henrici 5. Thomas Lanquet Thomas Couper Taxtor a Monke of Berry Theuet Thomas de la More Tripartita Historia V. VVlcatius Gallicanus Volfgangus Lazius VV. VVHethamsteed a learned man sometime Abbot of S. Albons a Chronicler VVilliam Harrison VVilliaÌ„ Patten of the expeditioÌ„ into ScotlaÌ„d 1574. VVilliam Procter of VViattes rebellion Besides these diuers other Bookes and Treatises of Historicall mater I haue seene and perused the names of the Authours beyng vtterly vnknowen FINIS ⧠AN HISTORICALL DEscription of the Islande of Britayne with a briefe rehearsall of the nature and qualities of the people of Englande and of all such commodities as are to be founde in the same ⧠In the first Booke of the Description of Britayne these Chapters are contayned that ensue 1. Of the scituation and quantitie of the Isle of Britayne 2. Of the auncient names of this Islande 3. What sundry nations haue dwelled in this countrey 4. Whether it be likely that euer there were any Gyants inhabiting in this Islande 5. Of the generall language vsed sometime in Brytaine 6. Into howe many kingdomes at once this Isle hath bene deuided 7. Of the auncient religion vsed in Brytaine from the first comming of Samothes before the conuersion of the same vnto the faith of Christ 8. Of the number and names of such Salt Islandes as lye dispersed rounde about vpon the coast of Brytaine 9. Of the rysing and falles of such ryuers and streames as descende into the sea without alteration of their names first of those that lye betweene the Thames and the Sauerne 10. Of the Sauerne streame and such falles of ryuers as go into the Sea betweene it and the Humber 11. Of such riuers as fall into the sea betwene Humber the Thames 12. Of the fower high waies sometime made in Brytaine by the Princes of this lande 13. Of the ayre and soyle of the country 14. Of the generall constitution of the bodies of the Brytons 15. How Brytaine grew at the first to be deuided into three porcions 16. That notwithstanding the former particion made by Brute vnto his children the souereinety of the whole Islande remained styll to the Prince of Lhoegres and his posteritie after him 17. Of the Wall sometime builded for a particion betweene Englande and the Pictes ⧠To the Right Honorable and his singular good Lord and maister S. William Brooke Knight Lord warden of the cinque Portes and Baron of Cobham all increase of the feare and knowledge of God firme obedience towarde his Prince infallible loue to the common wealth and commendable renowne here in this woâ—…lde and in the worlde to come lyfe euerlasting HAVING had iust occasion Right Honourable to remayne in London during the tyme of Midsomer terme last passed and being earnestlye required of diuers my friends to set downe some briefe discourse of parcell of those thinges which I had obserued in the reading of such manifold antiquities as I had perused toward the furniture of a Chronologie which I had then in hande I was at the first very loth to yeelde to their desires first for that I thought my selfe vnable for want of witte and iudgement so sodainly and with such speede to take such a charge vppon me secondly bycause the dealing therin might prooue an impechement vnto mine owne Treatize and finallye for that I had giuen ouer all study of hystories as iudging the tyme spent about the same to be an hinderaunce vnto my more necessarie dealings in that vocation function whereunto I am called in the mynistery But when they were so importunate with me that no reasonable excuse coulde serue to put by this trauaile I condescended at the length vnto their yrkesome sute promising that I woulde spende such voyde time as I had to spare whylest I shoulde be inforced to tarie in the citie vpon some thing or other that shoulde stande in lieu of a description of my Country For their partes also they assured me of such helpes as they coulde purchase and thus with hope of good although no gaie successe I went in hande withall then almost as one leaning altogither vnto memorie sith my bookes and I were parted by fourtie myles in sonder In this order also I spent a part of Michaelmas and Hillarie termes insuing being inforced thereto I say by other businesses which compelled me to keepe in the citie and absent my selfe from my charge though in the meane season I had some repaire vnto my librarie but not so great as the dignitie of the matter required yet farre greater then the Printers haste woulde suffer One helpe and none of the smallest that I obtayned herein was by such commentaries as Leland had collected sometime of the state of Britaine bookes vtterly mangled defaced with wet and weather and finally imperfite through want of sundrie volumes secondly I gate some knowledge of things by letters and pamphlettes from sundrie places and shires of Englande but so discordaunt nowe and then amongest themselues especially in the names and courses of riuers and scituation of townes that I had oft greater trouble to reconcile them then to penne the whole discourse of such pointes as they contayned â–ª the thirde ayde did grow by conference with diuers eyther at the table or secretly alone wherein I marked in what things the talkers did agree and wherein they impugned eche other choosing in the end the former and reiecting the later as one desirous to set forth the truth absolutely or such things in deede as were most likely
much thereof Some of our Mastiffes will rage onely in the nyght some are to be tied vp both day and night Such 〈◊〉 so as are suffered to go lose about the 〈◊〉 and yarde are so gentle in the day time thâ—… children may ride vpon theyr backes plâ—… with theÌ„ at theyr pleasures Some of them also will suffer a straunger to come in and walke about the house or yarde where him listeth without giuing ouer to folow him Buâ—… if he put forth his hand to touche any thyng â–ª then wil they flie vpon him kill hym if they may I had one my selfe once whych woulde not suffer any man to bring in hys weaping farder then my gate neither those that were of my house to be touched in his presence Or if I had beaten any of my children he would gently haue assayed to catch the rodde in hys téethe and take it out of my hande or else plucke downe theyr clothes to saue them tâ—… y t stripes which in my opinion is worthy to be noted thus much of our Mastiffes The last sort of Dogges consisteth of the currish kinde méete for many toyes of whyche the wap or prickeard curre is one Some meÌ„ cal them warners because they are good for nothing else but to giue warning when any body doth sturre or lie in waite about the house in the nyght season It is vnpossible to describe these curres in any order because they haue no one kinde proper vnto themselues but are a confused companye mixte of all the rest The seconde sorte of them are called turne spiltes whose office is not 〈◊〉 to any And as these are onely reserued for this purpose so in manye places our Mastiffes are made to drawe water in greate whéeles out of déepe welles going much liâ—…e vnto those which are framed for ouer tâ—â—ne spittes as is to be séene at Royston where this feate is often practised The last kind of toyish curres are named dauncers and those being of a mâ—…ngerel sorâ—… also are taught exercised to daunce in measure at y e musicall sound of an instrument 〈◊〉 at the iust stroke of a drownie swéete accoâ—â— of the Citharne and pleasaunt harmony of the Harpe shewing many tryckes by the gesture of theyr bodyes As to stand bolt vpryght to lye flat vpon the grounde to tourne round as a ryng holding their tayles in their téeth to saw and begge for meate sundrye such properties which they learne of theyr ydle rogishe maisters whose instrumentals they are to gather gaine as olde Apes â—…lâ—…thed in motley and colloured short wastes Iacketes are for the lyke vagaboundes who séeke no better lyuing then that which they may get by fonde pastime and ydlenesse I myght here intreat of other Dogges as of those which are bredde betwéene a bytche a Woolfe and betwéene a â—…yche a foxe or a beare and a mastife But as we vtterly want the first sort except they be brought vnto vs so it happeneth sometime that the other twâ—… are ingendred and séene amongst vs. But of all the rest heretofore remembred in this Chapter there is none more vglye in sight cruell and fearce in déede nor vntractable in hande then y t which is begotten betwéen the Beare the banddoge For whatsouer he catcheth hould of he taketh it so fast that a man may sooner teare rend his body in sunder then get open his mouth to separate his chappes Certes he regardeth neyther Woolfe Beare nor Lyon and therfore may wel be compared with those twoo dogs which were sent to Alexander out of India and procreate as it is thought betwéene a Mastiffe and male Tyger as bée those also of Hyrcania or to them that are bred in Archada where copulation is oft séene betwéen Lions and Byches as the like is in fraunce betwéene the Woolfes and Dogges whereof let this suffise ¶ Of English Saffron Cap. 14. AS the Saffron of England is the most excellent of all other for it giueth place neyther to that of Cilicia whereof Solinus speketh neither to any that commeth from Etolia Sicilia Cirena or Licia in swéetenesse 〈…〉 so of that which is to be his 〈…〉 that greiueth about 〈…〉 in the edge of Essex such 〈◊〉 all the reâ—â— and the 〈◊〉 beareth wâ—…thilye the higher price by 〈◊〉 pence or twelue pence 〈…〉 the pounde The 〈◊〉 of the herbe that beareth this commonlie is â—…bâ—…ndeÌ„ much like vine and 〈…〉 dyfferent Onion and yet it is not 〈◊〉 as the lylly nor flakes as the Seaâ—â—on but hath a sad substaunce in 〈◊〉 bulbâ—…sa as Orchis and Staâ—…tion The collâ—…t also of the râ—…nâ—… is not much 〈◊〉 from the innermost shell of a chestnutte although it be not altogither so blacke as the sayd shell neither altogither so bâ—â—le as is the pill of the Onion The leafe or rather the blade thereof is long and narrowe as â—…rasse in the 〈◊〉 times out Cattel delight 〈◊〉 much to féede vpon the same which come vppe alwaies in October after the flowres 〈◊〉 gathered and gone The whole hearbe is named in gréedâ—… Crocos but of some as Dioscorides saith Caâ—…ster Cynomorphos or Hercules bloud Yet 〈◊〉 the sâ—…rabâ—â—â— speach from whence we take the name that we giue thereunto I find 〈◊〉 it is called Zahafaran as Rembâ—…râ—… both bere witnesse The cause wherefore it was called Crocus was this as the Pâ—…rtes â—…eigne especially from whome Galen hath borowed the hystorye which he noteth in hys ninth booke demedicaâ—…tis secundum locâ—… where hée writeth after thys maner A certaine yong Gentleman called Crocus went to playe at câ—…ytes in the fielde with Mercury and beyng hedelesse of himselfe Mercuries coite happened by his mishappe to hit him on the heade whereby hée receyued a wounde that ere long killed him altogither to the great discoÌ„fort of his friends Finally in the place wher he bled Saffron was after found to grow whereupon the people séeyng the color of the chiue as it stoode although I doubt not but it grewe there long before adiudged it to come to the bloude of Crocus and therefore they gaue it his name In déede the chiue while it remaineth whole vnbrused resembleth a darke redde but being broken and conuerted into vse it yeldeth a yelow tincture But what haue we to do wyth fables The heads of Saffron are raised in Iuly either wyth plough or spade and being scowred from theyr Rose and seuered from such heades as are ingendred of them since the last setting they are enterred againe out of hand by rankes or rowes and being couered wyth moulds they rest in the earth where they cast forth litle filets smal rotes like vnto a scalion vntill September in the beginning of whych moneth y e ground is pared Paring and all weedes and grasse that groweth vpon the same remoued to the intents that nothing may annoy the flower when his time doth come to rise Gathering These things being thus ordered in the later ende
Arthure were 〈◊〉 founde affirmeth that by 〈◊〉 of the saâ—◠〈◊〉 hee statued that the 〈…〉 of the sayd 〈◊〉 being sette vp by the legge of a 〈◊〉 tall manne the whiche the Abbot shewed to the same 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 aboue the 〈◊〉 of the same man the length of 〈…〉 bread to whiche is a greate deale more lyk 〈◊〉 than the other The skull of his head was also of a 〈…〉 full largenesse so that the space of his forheade bettwixt his two eyes was a spanne broade There appeared in his heade the signes and priuies of tenne woundes or moe â—…lâ—… the whyche were growen into one 〈◊〉 excepte onely that whereof it should seeme hee dyed whiche beyng greater than the residue appeared very playne Also in openyng the Toâ—…ie of his wyfe querrie Guâ—…nhera that was buryed wyth hym they founde the tresses of his haue whole and perfect and syuely platted of colouâ—… lyke to the â—…shed golde the whiche beeing touched immediatly fell to duste The Abbotte whyche then was gouernour of the house hyght Stephan or Henry de Bloys Henricus Blecensis seu Soliacensis Io. Leland otherwyse de Sullie nephew to king Henry the second by whose commaundemente he hadde searched for the graue of Arthure translated the boanes as well of him as of Quâ—…ene Gueneuer beyng so founde into the greate Churche and there buryed them in a fayre double Tombe of Marble laying the bodye of the kyng at the head of the Tombe and the bodye of the Queene at his feete towardes the weast parte VVho vanquishe 〈◊〉 troupes with battayles bloudier 〈◊〉 And 〈…〉 to hymselfe a name with warlyke 〈…〉 VVho 〈…〉 shiuering shining sworde the Picts so oft dismayde And eke vnâ—…eldie seruile yoke on neck of Scots hath layde VVho Frenchmen pufft with pride who the Germaines fierce in fight Discomfited and daunted Daues with mayne and martialll might VVho of that murdring Mordred did the vitall breath expell â–ª That monster grisly lothsom huge â–ª that diresom tyrant fell Here lyuelesse Arthur lies entombde within this stately hearse Of chiualrie the brighte â—…oâ—…oâ—…me and vertues nurslyâ—…g fierce VVhose glorie great nowe ouer all the worlde doth compasse flye And of the ayry thunder skaâ—…es the loftie buylding hye Therfore you noble progenie of Brytayne lyne and race Aryse vnto your Emprour great of thryee renouâ—…ed grace And caste vpon his sacred tombe the rose al garlandes gaâ—…e That fraâ—â— aâ—â—smeâ—… may witnesse well your â—â—â—ries you display The occasion that moued kyng Henry the seconde to cause his nephew the layd Abbotte to searche for the graâ—…e of kyng Arthur was for that hee vnderstoode by a Welchâ—… minstrell or Barde as they call him that coulde sing manye histories in the Welche language of the acts of the aunciente Brytons that in the foresayde Churcheyarde at Glastenburye betwixte the sayde two pillers the bodye of Arthur was to bee founde buryed sixteene foote deepe vnder the grounde Biâ—…aldus Cambrensis affirmeth that the tree in the whyche Arthurs bodie was founde so â—â—osed was an oke but other suppose that it was an Alder tree bycause that in the same place a great number of that kynde of trees doe growe and also for that it is knowne that an Alder lying vnder grounde where moysture is will long continue without rotting By the fynding thus of the bodie of Arthure buryed as before ye haue heard suche as hitherto beleeued that he was not dead As for example in a caue neere a vvater called Ponde perillous at Salisburye vvhere he and his knights should slepe armed till an other knighte should be born that shoulde come and avvake them but conueyed away by the Fairies into some pleasaunt place where he shoulde remayne till a tyme and then to returne agayne and reigne in as great authoritie as euer he didde before mighte well perceiue themselues deceyued in crediting so vayne a fable but yet where it myghte otherwyse be douted whether any suche Arthur was at all as the Britishe histories mencion bicause neyther Gildas nor Beda in their workes speake any thyng of hym it maye appeare the circumstaunces considered that surely suche one there was of that name hardie and valiaunt in armes though not in diuers poyntes so famous as some writers paint him out William Malmesburie a writer of good credite and authoritie amongest the learned hathe these wordes in his fyrste booke entitled De regibus Anglorum VVil. Mal. lib. 1. de regibus Ang. saying But he being dead meaning Vortimer the force of the Britons waxed feeble their decayed hope went backewarde apace and euen then surely hadde they gone to destruction if Ambrosius whiche alone of the Romaynes remayned yet alyue and was king after Vortigerne hadde not kepte vnder and stayed the loftye Barbarous people that is to meane the Saxons by the notable ayde and assistaunce of the valiaunt Arthur This is the same Arthur of whome the trifling tales of the Britons euen to this day fantastically doe descante and reporte wounders but worthie was he doubtlesse of whome feigned fables shoulde not haue so dreamed but rather that true Histories myghte haue sette foorth hys woorthye prayses as he that dyd for a long season susteyne and holde vp hys Countrey that was readie to goe to vtter ruyne and decaye encouraging the bolde hearts of the Brytons vnto the waâ—…e and finally in the siege of Baâ—…oâ—… hyll hee sette vppon nyne hundred of the â—â—myes and with incredible slaughter didde pâ—…e them all to flighte On the contrarye parte the Englishe Saxons althoughe they were tossed with sundrye happes of Fortune yet still they â—…hued theyr bandes wyth newe supplyes of their countreymenne that came out of Germany and so with holder courage assayled their enemies and by little and little cauâ—…yng them to giue place spred themselues ouer the whole Isle For althoughe there were manye battayles in the whiche sometyme the Saxons and sometyme the Brytons got the better yet the greater number of Saxons that was slayne the greater number of them still came ouer to the succour of their countreymen being called in and sente for out of euery quarter about them Here is also to be noted that where the Britishe historie declareth that Gawen or Gaâ—…lowyâ—… beeing slayâ—…ie in the battayle â—…oughte betwixte Arthure and Mordred in 〈◊〉 was buryed at Douer Gaâ—… 〈◊〉 he is buryed so that his boaneâ—… remayned there to be shewed of long time after yet by that whyche the foresayde Willyam Malmesburye writeth in the thirde booke of his volume entititled De regibus Anglorum VVil. Mâ—â—li â—… de regbus the contrarie may seeme true his woordes are these Then sayth he in the prouince of Wales whiche is called Rosse the sepulture of Walwyne was founde the whyche was â—…phue to Arthur by his sister not going out of kind from so worthy an vnelâ—… He reigned in that part of Britaine whiche vnto this daye is called VValwithia a knighte for hys high prowes most highly renoumed but expâ—…lsed
the dayes of Beda not one of the Scottish kings durst presume to enter into Brytaine againe to giue battaile against the English Nation as Beda himselfe wryteth But the Scottish writers make other report of this matter VVil. Malmâ—… See in Scotlandâ—… as in the Hystorie of Scotland ye may finde recorded The Brytaynes that dwelt aboute Chester through their stoutnesse prouoked the aforesayde Ethelferd king of the Northumbers vnto warre wherevpon the same Ethelferd to tame theyr loftie stomackes assembled an armie and came forwarde to besiege the Citie of Chester Chester as yeâ—… in possession of the Brytayns then called of the Brytaynes Carleon ardour deué The Citizens coueting rather to suffer all things than a siege and hauing a trust in their great multitude of people Iohn Leyland VVil. Malm. came forth to giue battaile abrode in the fieldes whom he compassing about with ambushes got them within his daunger and easily discomfited them Beda It chaunced that he had espied before the battaile ioyned as Bede hath where a great number of the Brytish Priests were got aside into a place somewhat out of daunger that they might there make their intercession to God for the good speede of theyr people being then readie to giue battaile to the Northumbers The number of Monkes in the Monastery of Bangor Many of them were of that famous Monasterie of Bangor in the which it is said that there was such a number of Monkes that where they were deuided into seuen seuerall partes with their seuerall gouernours appoynted to haue rule ouer them euery of those partes conteyned at the least three hundred persons the which liued altogither by the labour of theyr handes Many therefore of those Monkes hauing kept a solemne feast for three dayes togither were come to the armie with other to make prayer hauing for their defender one Brocmale or Broâ—…maâ—…l Earle or Consull as some call him of Chester Brocmalâ—… which shoulde preserue them being giuen to prayer from the edge of the enimies sworde King Edelferd hauing as is sayde espyed these men asked what they were and what their intent was and beeing informed of the whole circumstance and cause of their beeing there hee sayde Then if they call to theyr God for his assistaÌ„ce against vs surely though they beare no armour yet do they fight against vs being busied in prayer for our destruction Wherevpon hee commaunded the first onset to be giuen on them The Brytaines discomfited and slaine and after slue downe the residue of the Brytish armie not without great losse of his owne people Of those Monkes and Priestes which came to pray as before is mencioned there died at that battaile about the number of .xij. hundred so that fiftie of them onely escaped by flight Brocmale or Broemael at the first approche of the enimies turning his backe with his companie left them whom he should haue defended to be murthered through the enmies sworde And thus was the prophecie of Augustine fulfilled though he was long before departed this life as Beda hath Henric. HuÌ„t But if this battaile was fought in the seuenth yeare of Ciovulf king of Westsaxons as some haue written and that Augustin liued .xij. yeares after his entrance into the gouernment of the sea of Canterburie as some write it is euident that he liued foure yeares after this slaughter made of the Brytishe Priestes and Monkes by Ethelferd as before is recited For Ciovulf beganne his raigne as before is mentioned about the yeare of our Lorde .596 and in the seuenth yeare of hys raigne the battail was fought at Degsastaâ—…e betwixt Englishmen and Scottes which chaunced in the yeare of our Lorde .604 as Bede himselfe recordeth Hitherto out of our olde writers Of which battaile also William Harison telleth another maner of tale whose wordes though he liue in our time and his Chronologie bee not yet extant are not to be omitted which be these Athelbright or Edilfride king of the NorthuÌ„bers and Ethelbert of Kent hauing Augustine in their coÌ„panie in the .8 yeare after his arriuall doe make warre vpon suche Brytaynes as refuse to obserue the Canons of the late Councell mentioned .603 and kill 1200. Monkes of the Monasterie of Bangor which laboured earnestly and in the sweate of their browes thereby to get theyr liuings c. Thus farre maister Harison Verily Galf. Mon wryteth that Ethelbert king of Kent after he sawe the Brytaynes to disdaine and denie their subiection vnto Augustine by whom he was conuerted to the christian faith stirred vp Ethelfred king of the Northumbers to warre against the Brytains But hereof maister Foxe doubteth and therfore sayth Acts and Monuments Pag. 160. that of vncertaine things hee hath nothing certainly to say much lesse to iudge But now to the matter where we left After that King Edelferd had made slaughter of the Brytaines as before is rehearsed hee entred the Citie of Chester and from thence marched towardes Bangor Gal. Mon. On the part of the Brytaynes the foresayde Bledrike which was chiefe captaine of the fielde in that battaile chaunced to be slaine Thus hath Gal. Mon. but the auncient writers of the English kings as Bede Wil. â—…alm and Henrie Hunt make no mention of this last battaile and victorie obteyned by the Brytaynes in maner as aboue is expressed in Galfrids booke But contrarily we finde that Ethelferd hauing such good successe in his businesse abroade as hee coulde wishe Edwin the sonne of king Alla 〈◊〉 vpon purpose to auoyde daunger at home banished Edwin the sonne of Alla or Elle a yong Gentleman of great towardnesse lately come to the kingdom of the Northumbers by the death of his father But this Edwine in time of his exile beeing long tossed from place to place and finding no stedfast friendship now in time of his aduersitie at length came to Redwalde that was king at that time of the East Angles the thirde from Vffa as successor to Titullus which Titullus did succeede next after the sayde Vffa 592 the first king of East Angles as before is mentioned Edelferd This Redwalde did verie honourably intertaine Edwine insomuch that Edelferd being informed thereof he was highly displeased and sent Ambassadors vnto Redwalde to requyre him either to deliuer Edwine into his handes or else if he refused so to do to declare and denounce vnto him open warres Redwalde encouraged by his wife that counselled him in no wise to betray his friende to whoÌ„ he had giuen his fayth for the menaces of his enimie assembled forthwith an armie 617 and vpon the sodaine comming vpon Ethelferd set vppon him ere he coulde haue time to assemble his people togither But yet the sayd Ethelfred H. Hunt though he was entrapped and brought in daunger at vnwares he dyed not vnreuenged for putting himselfe in defence with such power as he coulde then get togyther he boldely encountred the enimies and gyuing battaile slue Remerius the
able to followe anye greate waye in the chase The third bataile of the englishmen vanqu◅hed at Roslyn 1302. Thys victorie fell to the Scottes in manner as before is rehersed vppon Sainct Mathewes daye in the yeare after the byrthe of oure Sauiour .1302 The glorye of thys victorie was greate consydering that thirtie thousand Englishemen well furnyshed and thoroughly appoynted for warre The matter is amplified by the Scottes to the vttermost shoulde be thus in one daye vanquished wyth an handfull of Scottishmen For as theyr Hystories make mention they passed not eyghte thousande at the moste and therefore all menne supposed that it came to passe by the singular fauoure and grace of almyghtie GOD. But yet the Scottes dydde not long enioye the benefytes of so notable a victorie The gret preparation of K. Edward to reade the Scottes For kyng Edwarde hearyng of thys discomfiture of his people at Roslyng gathered a myghtie armye of Englishemenne Gascoynes Irishemen and suche Scottes as tooke hys parte and hauyng all hys furniture and purueyaunce readye bothe by sea and lande he set forwarde with the same to inuade the Scots on eche side The Scottes perceyuyng they were not of puissaunce able to resist his inuasion The Scottes withdraw to their holdes withdrew to their strengthes by meanes wherof the Englishe armie passed through all Scotland The englishe armie passed through Scotland from the South parts to the North. euen from the South partes to the North and found fewe or none to make resistance excepte Wallace and suche as followed his opinion whyche were fledde to the mountaynes and wooddes to eschewe the malice of the Englishmen It is sayde that king Edwarde requyred by a messenger sente vnto thys Wallace King Edward sendeth vnto Wallace that if he woulde come in and be sworne his liege man and true subiecte he shoulde haue at his handes greate Lordshippes and possessions within Englande to mayntayne his porte as was requisite to a manne of righte honourable estate Wallace refuseth the offers of K. Edward But Wallace refused these offers saying that he preferred libertie wyth small reuenues in Scotlande before any possession of landes in Englande were the same neuer so greate consideryng he myght not enioye them but vnder the yoke of bondage The Castell of Sterlyng at the same tyme was in the kepyng of one sir William Vthred knighte who woulde not render it to king Edwarde by any summonaunce or other meanes tyll after three moneths siege he was constrayned to gyue it ouer vnder these conditions The castell of Sterling rendred that all persons being within the castell shoulde departe by safe conduyt with bagge and baggage at their pleasure Neuerthelesse K. Edward caused the said six Williā Vthred to be conueyd to London This Vthred the Scottishe bookes name Olifer wher he remained as prisoner many yeares after Sundry other Castelles were taken by force the same tyme by king Edwarde and all suche as resisted beyng founde within anye of them slayne without mercie or raunsome The castell of Vrquhard taken by force Amongest other the castell of Vrquhard in Murraylande was taken by force and not one lefte alyue that was founde in the same one Gentlewoman only excepted who beyng great with chylde was in that respecte preserued She was the wyfe of Alexander Boyis lord of that house though by reason she was got into poore apparell the Englishmen tooke hir but for some other woman of meaner estate She therefore with hir lyfe saued being suffered to depart got hir ouer into Ireland where she was delyuered of a sonne that was named at the Font stone Alexander the whiche when Scotlād was recouered out of the Englishmēs hands came to king Robert le Bruce requiring him to be restored vnto his fathers heritage being as then in the occupation of other possessors King Robert doubtfull what to doe heerein for he thought it neyther cōuenient that a prince shoulde take landes or possessions from noble menne whyche hadde bene gyuen to them in rewarde of theyr manhoode shewed in defence of the realme neyther iudged hee it reason to keepe hym from his rightfull inheritaunce that hadde loste hys father his friendes and all his whole substaunce in the lyke cause and quarell by iniurie of the common enimies Wherefore to qualifie the matter hee deuysed thys meane he gaue vnto thys Alexander Boyis certayne other landes in Mar nothyng lesse in value consideryng the largenesse and fertilitie than the other of Vrquharde were and willed hym to content hym selfe with those in recompence of suche as belonged to his father to the intent that all parties myght bee satisfied and no man shoulde seeme to haue wrong in being depriued of his rightfull possessions This Alexander Boyis hadde afterwardes hys name chaunged and was called Forbes for that he slewe a Beare in those parties by greate and singular manhoode The beginning of the name of the Forbesses And so the surname of the Forbesses had begynning as descended from hym Scotlande beyng subdewed by the mightye puissaunce of kyng Edwarde he wente aboute to abolyshe all the olde Statutes and aunciente constitutions of the Realme trustyng by that meanes that Scottes lyuyng togyther wyth Englyshemen vnder one vniforme maner of Lawes they shoulde fynally sort themselues to bee of one mynde and opinion as wel touchyng the supreme gouernemente of theyr publyque weale as also in all other thyngs touchyng the frendly societie of lyfe Hee brente all the Chronicles of the Scottyshe Nation with all manner of Bookes Chronicles other bookes brent as well those conteynyng diuine seruice as any other Treatyses of prophane matters to the ende that the memorye of the Scottes shoulde perishe and thereto appoynted greeuous punnishementes for them that shoulde disobeye hys commaundementes herein in keeping any of the sayde bookes vndefaced And he ordeyned also that the Scots shuld occupie church bookes after the vse of Sarum and none other Moreouer he cōpelled al such scottishmen as wer of any singular knowledge in lerning or literature to be resident in Oxford Scottishmen learned commaunded to be resident in Oxforde doubting lest the Scottish nobilitie encreasing in politik prudence by their instructions should seeke to throw off the yoke of bondage Thus king Edward going about as the Scottish writers do report to extinguish the name of Scots together with their rule empire passed through the most part of all the boundes of Scotlande and vppon verye hate whyche he hadde to the Scottishe antiquities at his comming to Camelon he commaūded the round temple standing ouer against the same to be throwne downe which was builded as before is shewed in the honour of Claudius the Emperor The temple of Claudius was at Colchester not in Scotland what soeuer Hector Boetius or ouer dreame thereof and the goddesse Victoria But for that his cōmandemēt was not immediatly put in execution he chaunged his purpose and apointed only
that the monumēts of Claudius with the superscription of his name should be taken away and in place therof the armes of king Arthur with his name to be set vp commanding the place to be called Arthurs hoif as ye woulde say Arthurs Courte Arthurs hoife Moreouer king Edward at his returning into Englād The Marble chaire is conueyd into Englande placed in Westminster toke the chaire of Marble with him and causing it to be conueyd vp to London dyd place it at Westminster where it remaineth yet vnto this daye Furthermore before his departure out of Scotlād he apointed al the Scottish lordes to assemble at Scone where he caused them to take a newe othe The nobilitie of Scotlande sworn to king Edward that from thencefoorth they shoulde take him for their soueraigne lord to obey him in al things as loyal subiects All the nobilitie of Scotlande was sworne to hym that daye Wallace onely excepted who eschewed more than the companye of a serpent Wallace esch◅eth to agree with the Englishmen to haue any thing to doe with the Englishmen touching any agreement to be made with them agreeable to their desires Moreouer to kepe the Scottes from rebellion king Edwarde ordeyned Odomare de Valence to be gouernor there as his general lieutenaunt ouer the whole realme of Scotlande in his absēce Odomare or Aymer de Valence go◅ernour◅ of Scotlande vnder king Edwarde And hauing thus set al things in good and quiet order as he supposed he returned into Englande with great ioy and triumph In the meane time Iohn Cumyn surnamed the redde and Roberte Bruce hauing conference together Cōference betwixt the Cumyn Bruce complayned the one to the other of the myserable seruitude wherein the Realme of Scotlande as then stoode by the oppression of king Edward And at length vpon offers made betwixte them it was agreed that if by anye meanes they myght delyuer the Realme out of the Englishmens hands the one of them should be king that is to witte the Bruce and the other that is to say the Cumyn shoulde enioy all the Bruces landes and possessions with many other prefermentes of honoures and dignities as nexte vnto him in all authoritie touchyng the gouernement of the realme Indentures of agreement betwixt Cumyn Bruce to◅ching the cōspiracie There were Indentures made betwene them subscribed wyth theyr names and sealed with theyr scales interchaungeably for the full ratifying of couenauntes agreed in thys confederacie betwixte them And shortely after vppon deliuerie of those wrytings Bruce wente into Englande for he myght not remayne long in Scotlande for doubte of suspition whiche kyng Edwarde had in hym bicause of the title whiche he had to the Crowne of Scotlande as before is specifyed inso muche as was thought kyng Edwarde woulde haue put bothe hym and his brethern◅ vnto death long before if he myght haue once got them all into his handes Iohn Cumyn after that hee and Bruce were thus agreed vppon Articles Iohn Cumyn doth doubt and departed the one from the other beganne to doubt least this conspiracie deuised betwixte them woulde not sorte to anye luckye conclusion for his purpose eyther for that hee feared the greate puissaunce of kyng Edwarde eyther else for that his aucthoritie and power as hee mystrusted woulde not bee greate if the Bruce once attayned the Crowne And herevppon hee sente one of his seruauntes vnto kyng Edwarde Cumyn discloseth the conspiracie with his counterpane of the Indenture conteynyng the couenauntes of the conspiracie signed and sealed wyth Bruces owne hande and seale The messenger delyuered this writing in secrete wyse vnto king Edwarde declaryng vnto him the whole matter as it was passed and concluded betwixt the Bruce and his maister accordyng to instructions gyuen hym in y e behalf But king Edwarde at the first gaue lyghte credite eyther to the writings or wordes of the Cumyn supposyng that the same proceded only through enuie whiche he bare towardes the Bruce euer dreading least he shoulde beare no rule in Scotland if the Bruce once atteined any authoritie within the same The Bruce stoutely denyed that he was priuie to any suche deuyse or writyng He denieth his writing and therefore desyred of kyng Edwarde to haue the same for one nyghte to peruse and scanne ouer at leysure and then if he were not able to proue that it was forged and maliciously deuised vpon an enuious purpose to put him in daunger of lyfe he would forfait all his landes and lyuings that he helde eyther within the realme of Englande or else where King Edwarde bicause he coniectured at the fyrste howe thys accusation of Cumyn was nothing lyke to bee true graunted his request wherein many iudged he dydde vnwysely but suche was the ordinaunce of almightie GOD that Bruce should escape that danger to accomplishe that wherevnto he was appointed The Erle of Glocester immediatly after that Robert Bruce was departed frō the kings presence sent vnto him .xij. sterling pennies wyth two sharpe spurres whereby he coniectured his meaning to be that the best shift for him was to auoyde out of the waye in moste speedy wyse whervpon he causyng a smyth to shoe .iij. horses for him contrarily with y e calkyns forward that it should not bee perceyued whiche way hr had taken by the tracte of the horses for that the ground at that time being in the winter season was couered with snowe hee departed oute of London aboute midnighte Robert Bruce doth flee accompanyed onely with two trustie seruantes It chaunced also that ther fell the same night more snow aloft vpon the other snow that was fallen before by reason whereof it coulde not bee iudged in the morning which way he was gon though king Edward vpon knowlege had that he was fled sent out a great maynie of horsmen after to haue brought him againe if they might any where haue founde him But the Bruce hasted foorth with such speede in his iourney He commeth to Lochmaben that the .vij. day after his departure from London hee came to Lochmaben in Annandale and there found Dauid or as some bookes haue Edward his brother with Roberte Flemeyn a worthie young Gentleman vnto whom they musing what he ment by his sodain comming he declared into what perill of lyfe he had fallen by meanes of the Cumyn and howe narowly he had escaped oute of king Edwardes handes His brother hearing the matter consented to goe wyth him and to be partaker of all happes that mighte fortune to fall out in his flighte and by the way they chaunced to light vpon one of Cumyns seruantes A seruaunt of Cumyns taken with letters on him that was going with letters vnto king Edwarde from hys mayster the said Cumyn signifying by y e same that if Bruce were not the sooner put to death there would ensue shortely suche trouble and ruffling in Scotlande agaynste kyng Edwarde that it woulde bee muche
where they came The spoyle wast destruction and slaughter which the Scottes practised with fire and sword was wonderful to heare and incredible almost to bee tolde they spared neyther yong nor olde Church nor Chappell Religious houses as wel as other were consumed to Ashes The Abbey of Durham spoyled The Abbay of Durham and all places thereabout as the Scottishe wryters affyrme were spoyled and miserably sacked although it was sayde King Dauid was admonished in a dreame that hee shoulde in anye wyse abstayne from violating the goodes and landes pertayning to Sainct Cutbert The Erle of Northumberland Lieutenant of the North vnder king Edward to resist these iniuries The Earle of Northumberland Lieutenant of the north raysed a great power of men and ioyning the same with such bands of old souldiers as king Edwarde had lately sent ouer out of Fraunce for that purpose A Heralde fyrst dispatched an Heralde at armes vnto king Dauid requyring him to stay from further inuading the Countrey and to returne into Scotlande till some reasonable order for a finall peace might be agreed vpon betwixt him and the king his master otherwyse he should be sure to haue battaile to the vtteraunce within three dayes after King Dauid contemning thys message requyred his folkes to make them readie to receyue theyr enimyes if they came to assayle them and on the next morrowe he deuided hys armie into three battayles The appoynting of the Scottish battayles in the fyrst was Robert Steward Prince of Scotlande and Patrike Dunbar Earle of Marche In the seconde were appoynted Iohn Earle of Murrey and William Earle of Dowglas In the thyrde was the King himselfe with all the residue of the Nobles In the morning early before the battayle The Earle of Dowglas chased the Earle of Dowglas departed frō the armie to deserie the English host and to vnderstande their force and order if it were possible but entring somewhat vnwarely within daunger of his enimies he was chased and that to such disaduantage that he lost fiftie or rather fiue hundred as some bookes haue of yong Gentlemen and such other light horsemen as he tooke forth with him escaping verie narowly himselfe also from beyng taken at the chase In the meane season the English host deuided likewyse into three battayles approached forwarde and came wythin syght of the Scottish armie Wherevppon Dauid Graham wyth a wing of fiue hundred well appoynted horsemen gaue a full charge on the skyrtes of the English Archers thinking to haue dystressed them Dauid Graham driuen backe but he was so sharpely receyued and beaten with arrowes that losing a great number of hys men he was constrayned to flee backe to the maine battaile and that not without great daunger of beeing taken in his flight by suche as followed him These two discomfitures notwithstanding the Scots rushed fiercely vpon their enimies and fought with great manhoode a long season but in the ende Robert Stewarde and the Earle of March perceyuing their people partly to shrinke backe caused the retreate to be sounded in hope to saue their men by withdrawing into some sicker place The cause of the ouerthrow but this fleeing barke of the Earle of Marche and Robert Stewarde brought the discomfiture vpon all the residue of the Scots for that battaile of English men that was first marched with thē came now with such violence vppon the maine battail where king Dauid sought that within a short while after the same was vtterly discomfited and put to flight The Scottes discomfited In this businesse king Dauid himselfe did in euery poynt play the part of a most valiant chieftaine encouraging hys people as well wyth woordes as notable examples to doe theyr deuoires King Dauid his valiancie Neyther woulde he flee after he sawe himselfe destitute of all conuenable ayde but stil continued in earnest fight desiring nothing so much as shoulde appeare as death for that he thought nothing more displeasaunt than lyfe after the slaughter of so manye of his Nobles and liege people At length hauing his weapons stricken oute of his handes one Iohn Coplande came vnto him and wylled him to yeelde but he with one of his fistes gaue this Coplande suche a blowe on the mouth King Dauid taken by Iohn Coplande that by force of the Gauntlet he strake out two of his teeth before hee did yeelde vnto him Which Coplande is mysnamed by Iohn Maior and not onely called Couptaunt but also reported by him to be a Gascoigne whereas it is euident by our Hystories that hee was named Coplande and a mere English men But to our purpose The Scottes that fought in the rerewarde had no better successe than the other for that battaile was also broken and put to flight with great slaughter as well of the nobles as other commons besides those that were taken There were slain in this dolorous conflict Nobles slane in this battail the Earle of Murrey the Earle of Stratherne the Conestable the Marshal the Chamberlaine and Chauncelor of Scotlande with a great number of other nobles and commons There were taken with the king fiue Earles Prisoners taken that is to witte Dowglas Fife Sutherlande Wigtoun and Menteith And besydes other great ryches lost in thys fielde the holye Crosse as they call it of holye Roode house was founde vpon king Dauid who bare it about him in trust that by vertue thereof he should be inuincible but he was spoyled both of that and al other his iewels which were found vpon him at the same time This battayle was stryken neare vnto Durham the .xvij. day of October in the yeare 1346. What Countreys and places the Englishe men got after thys victorie ye may read in the English Hystorie In the yeare following the Ballyoll wyth the Earle of Northumberlande made a rode into Louthian and Clyddesdale bringing a greate bootie of goodes and cattaile but of those Countreyes into Galloway The Ballyoll soiourneth i◅ Galloway in which Countrey the Ballyoll abode a long time after At length the Scots recouering thēselues with much paine after the slaughter of so many of their nobles and commons beside the discomfort for the taking of their king Rober Steward gouernor of Scotande chose and appointed Robert Stewarde as gouernor to haue the rule of the realme About the same time William Dowglas the son of Archimbalde Dowglas that was brother vnto good sir Iames Dowglas who as before is sayde was slaine in Spaine returned forth of France and by support of his friends chased the Englishe men out of Douglasdale Countreys recouered out of the Englishe mens hands Tiuydale Twydale Etrike Forest and Twedale Iohn Copland captain of Rokesbourgh to resist such enterprises gathered a number of men came forth against his enimies Iohn Copland chased but receyuing the ouerthrow he was chased into Rokesbourgh againe with losse of diuerse of his men In the yeare next following which was from the
peeces of artillerie to bee drawen vppe and mounted on the toppe of a Churche whiche was higher than the Castell so that those peeces shot plump into the Castell that none durst shewe themselues on the walles or abrode in the yarde within the Castell Hee caused also certayne Canons to bee drawen with ingins neere to the verye walles of the Castell whyche battered the same in suche sorte as the ditches were neere hand filled with the rubbishe and stones of the walles that fell downe Moreouer the Galleys at an high water approched on the Riuer side so neere to the Castell that with shot of Cannons and other artillerie they sore annoyed them within and slew diuers The defendants perceiuing themselues thus besieged on all sides and not able long to holde out put forth a token vpon a speares poynt to signifie that they desired parlee whiche was graunted and certaine of them comming forth were admitted to talke with the Gouernoure the Queene and the Prior of Capoa They offered to render the Castell so they mighte depart and haue their liues saued with bagge and baggage The Castell of 〈◊〉 Anâ—… yelded but this would not bee graunted the Gouernour vtterly refusing it at leÌ„gth he was coÌ„tented to pardon theÌ„ of their liues if the french King should thinke it good else to stande to hys pleasure The spoyle of the Castell was giuen to the Frenchmen who vpon the surrender entring the same lefte nothing behinde them that might serue them to any vse in taking it away All the principall men within it were led to the Galleys and conueyd away into France prisoners at the Frenche kings discretion Diuers of them were committed to sundry prisons on the coast of Britaine and others were appoynted to rowe in y e Galleis till y e yeare .1550 in which the prisoners were set at libertie and the others that were in the Galleis were redeemed by their friends for certayne summes of money Thus was the Castell of Sainte Andrewes rendred the nine and twentith of Iuly foureteene dayes after the arriuall there of the Prior of Capoa â—…e Friar of 〈◊〉 whereby his greate valiancie well knowen afore that time was so renued as hys prayse for his speedie dispatch and good successe therein was much aduanced Shortly after the Duke of Somerset heeretofore in this Booke named Earle of Hertfort Vncle by the mother vnto the yong Kyng of England and admitted gouernour of his person The Duke of Somerset proâ—… of Englande and protector of all his Realmes dominions and subiects minding the aduancement of the yong King his nephew thought good wyth all speede to procure the consummation of the marriage betwixte him and the yong Queene of Scottes but perceyuing that the same could not be brought to passe withoute force hee seemed loth to let passe the oportunitie of time theÌ„ offered as hee tooke it to serue his purpose and therevpon by aduise of counsell leâ—…ied an army with all expedition came to Berwike aboute the later ende of August and in the beginning of September entred Scotlande with the same armye â—…eemeth 〈◊〉 with â—…ye conteyning a seauenteene or eyghteene thousande men whiche was deuided into three principall wardes a vantgard led by the valiant Earle of Warwike the battayle by the D. of Somerset himselfe and the rerewarde by the Lord Dacres of the North. â—… order of Englishe 〈◊〉 There were certaine wings and troupes of men of armes dimilances and light Horsemen and also of Harquebusiers that attended vpon these .iij. wards garded with diuers peeces of great artillery the lord Grey of WiltoÌ„ high marshall of the army had the generall conductioÌ„ of the men of armes and demilances Sir Frauncis Brian lieutenaunt of the light horsemen with .viij. C. of them was appoynted to the vantgarde Syr Peter Mewtas captaine of .v. C. Hagbutters and sir Frauncis Fleming maister of the ordinaunce with a. M. light horsmen were appointed to the battaile and sir Richarde Manners with .vi. C. light horsemen attended vpon the rerewarde In this order marchyng throughe the Mers and Louthian they came at lengthe vnto a place called Buckling Brayes neere to the Fourth side The Englishe fleete in which riuer y e English fleete was arriued and laye before the Towne of Leith but now by order giuen came backe from thence and lay neerer to the army The gouernour of Scotland aduertised of the comming of this army of Englande thus to inuade Scotland The Gouernour raiseth an armye with al diligeÌ„ce sent abrode solemne summonance for the leuying of a newe army forth of all partes of the Realme the which being assembled togither hee encamped therewith neere to Muskelburgh water within lesse than two miles of y e place where the English army came now to encamp Heere we haue to vnderstaÌ„d that the Scots light Horsemen oftentimes woulde come pricking almost within theyr staues length of the Englishmen as they marched whoouping shouting to the ende they mighte trayne them forth froÌ„ their streÌ„gth and with rayling words would stil be in hand to prouoke theÌ„ therto The goodnes of the Scottish horsemen feared of the Englishemenne The Lorde Grey desireth to encounter the Scottish horsemenne but the D. of Somerset doubting the goodnesse of those Scottish prickers gaue secret coÌ„mandmeÌ„t that no offer of skirmish by the Scottish Horsmen should be taken but at length the L. Grey of â—…tou not well able to beare such bold presumption in the Scots adueÌ„turing as he tooke it ouer rashly more thaÌ„ stood with their owne suretie made sute to the D. of Somerset that if they continued in such brauerie it mighte bee lawfull for him to set them further off The D. at the first would by no meanes assent thereto telling the L. Grey that hys desire proceeded more of a iolitie of courage than of any knowledge of the enimie and seemed to defende the goodnesse of the Scottish Horsemen but when the L. Grey persisted in his sute and the Earle of Warwike assisted his request the Duke in the ende yeelded thereto Heerevppon when the Scottes the next time whiche was on the Friday the ninth of September came forth to offer the skirmish after their wonted manner the L. Grey taking with him certayne hands of Horsmenne both menne of armes Demilaunces and also lighte Horsemenne deuided them in troupes appoynting the Spanish and Italian hagbutters on Horsebacke to keepe on a wing and to gaâ—…d the hindermost troupe of the English Horsemenne giuing order to the leaders of euery troupe Order gyuen by the Lorde Grey that to which so euer the enimie should once offer in any wise that no aunswer by skirmishe were made them but after they had drawen them to their accustomed play and proffer of charge that troupe that it was offered vnto presently vppon the enimies wheeling about should throughly gyue it them and that so giuen the nexte troupe presently to giue it in the face and so
vnto and the groundes manured to the most profit and to cause the bodies of the templers attached to be so deteyned in al safetie as that they be not yet cōmitted to Irons nor to streyght prison but to remayne in some conuenient place other than their owne houses and to be found of the goods so seazed accordingly as falleth for their estates till he haue otherwise in commaundemente from the King and what is done herein to certifie into the Escheker the morrowe after the Purification The date of this seconde writte was from Biflet the twentith of December There was lykewise a writte directed to Iohn Wogan Lorde Iustice of Irelande signifying vnto him what should be done in England touching the apprehēsion of the Templers and seazure of their lāds and goodes commaunding him to proceede in Temblable manner against them in Irelande but the day and place when the Sherifes should there assemble was lefte to the discretion of the sayde Iustice and Treasorer of the Escheker there but so as the same might be done before any rumour of this thing coulde be brought ouer out of England thither Also a like commaundemente was sent vnto Iohn de Britaigne Erle of Richmōd Lorde Warden of Scotlande and to Eustace Cotesbache Chamberlayne of Scotland Also to Walter de Pederton Lorde Iustice of West Wales to Hugh Aldigheleygh Alias Auderley Lord Iustice of North Wales and to Roberte Holland Lord Iustice of Chester Thus muche for the Templers But now to other doings in Irelande In the yeere .1308 the .xij. of April 1308 deceassed Peter de Birmingham a noble warriour and one that had bin no small scourge to the Irish The eleuenth of May the Castell of Kennun was brente and dyuers of them that hadde it in keeping were slayne by William Macbalther This Macbalther was after hanged at Dublin The Lord Iustice discomfited 1308 and other of the Irishe and likewise the towne of Courcouly was brente by the same malefactors And the sixth of Iune Iohn Lorde Wogan Lorde Iustice was discomfited neere to Glindelorie where Iohn de Saint Hogelin Iohn Norton Iohn Breton and many other were slayne The sixteenth of Iune Dunlouan Tobir and many other Townes were brent by the Irish Rebels About thys season Iohn Decer Maior of Dublin builded the highe Pipe there Iohn Decer Maior of Dublin and the bridge ouer the Liffie towardes Saint Vlstons and a Chappell of our Ladie at the Friers Minors where he was buried repaired the Churche of the Friers Preachers and euery Friday tabled the Friers at his owne coastes Iohn Wogan hauing occasion to passe into England Burgh William Burgh supplied his roomth vnto whome Kyng Edwarde recommended Peers de Gaueston Piers Gaueston sent into Irelande when contrary to the kings minde he was banished by the Lordes of Englande and about the Natiuitie of oure Lady hee came ouer into Irelande beeyng sente thyther by the King with many Iewels and beside the letters which he brought of recommendation from the King he had assigned to him the commodities royall of that Realme whiche bredde some trouble and bickerings there betwixte Richarde Burgh Earle of Vlster and the sayd Gaueston who notwithstanding bought the good willes of the Souldiers with his liberalitie slew Dermot Odempcy subdued Obren edifyed sundry Castels Causeys and bridges but the next yeere he was reuoked home by the King as in the history of England it may appeare In the vigill of Simon and Iude Lord Roger Mortimer the Lorde Roger Mortimer landed in Irelande with hys wife righte heire to the Seigneurie of Meth as daughter to Piers Genuille that was sonne vnto the Lord Geffrey Genuille whiche Geffrey became a Frier at Trym of the order of y e Preachers by reason whereof the Lorde Mortimer and his wife entred into possession of the landes of Meth. In the yeere .1309 on Candlemas day 1309 Lord Iohn Bonneuille slayne the Lorde Iohn Bonneuill was slayne neere to the towne of Ardscoll by the Lorde Arnold Power and his complices his body was buried at Athy in the Church of the Friers Preachers 1310 In the yeere following at a Parliamente holden at Kildare the Lord Arnold Power was acquit of that slaughter for that it was prooued it was done in his owne defence Shortly after Rowland Ioice the Primate stale by night in his Pontificals from Howthe to the Priory of Grace dieu where the Bishops seruants met him and with force chased him out of the diocesse This Bishop was named Iohn a Leekes and was consecrated not long before hee kept this sturre Richard Earle of Vlster with a greate armie came to Bonrath in Thothmond Sir Richarde de Clare where Sir Roberte or rather sir Richard de Clare discomfited his power tooke Sir William de Burgh prisoner or as some bookes haue the Earle hymselfe Iohn Lacie the sonne of Walter Lacie Iohn Lacy slayne diuers other were slayne The .xij. of Nouēber this yere Richard de Clare slewe .600 of the Galagheghas Iohn Margoghedan was slaine by Omolmoy Also Donat Obrene was murthered by his owne men in Tothemonde 1312 Robert Verdō reyseth a riotous tumulte Iohn Wogan Lord iustice The one and twentie of Februarie beganne a riot in Vrgile by Roberte Verdon for the appeasing whereof an Army was ledde thither by Iohn Wogan Lord chiefe Iustice in the beginning of Iuly but the same was discomfited and diuers men of accompt slayne as Sir Nicholas Auenell Patricke de Roch and other At length yet the sayde Roberte Verdon and many of hys complices came and submitted themselues to prison within the Castell of Dublin abidyng there the Kings mercie The Lord Edmond Butler was made deputie Iustice vnder the Lorde Iohn Wogan who in the lent next ensuing besieged the Obrenes in Glindelowe and compelled them to yeelde themselues to the Kings peace Also in the yeere abouesayde .1312 Maurice Fitz Thomas married the Ladye Katherine daughter to the Earle of Vlster at Greene Castell and Thomas Fitz Iohn married an other of the sayd Earles daughters in the same place but not on the same day for the first of those two marriages was celebrated the morrow after S. Dominikes day and this seconde marriage was kept the morrow after the feast of the assumption of our Lady Also Robert de Bruce ouerthrew the Castell of Man and tooke the Lorde Donegan Odowil on Saint Barnabies day In the yeere .1313 Iohn a Leekes Archbishop of Dublin departed this life 1313 Campion After whose decease were elected in scisme and deuision of sides two Successors Walter Thorneburie Lord Chancellor and Alexander Bignor Tresurer of Ireland The Chancellor to strengthen his election hastily went to sea and togither with .156 other persons perished by Shipwracke The other submitting his cause to the proces of lawe tarried at home and spedde The Earle of Vlsters sonne and heire deceasseth Moreouer the Lorde Iohn de Burgh sonne and heire vnto
hys Sarasynes after they had fought right fiercelye from noone â—…ill sunne setting were so beaten backe at lengthe and repulsed with suche losse that in fortie yeares before they hadde not susteyned at one tyme greater domage Amongst other of the Christians slayne at that encounter was one Iames Dauenes a maÌ„ of high prowes and valiancie â—…g Houed Moreouer Kyng Richarde wanne dyuers Townes and Castels out of the enimies hands as Ascalon Darus and dyuers other and some hee fortifyed as Ascalon aforesayde and Porte Iaph otherwise called Ioppa There were sundry encounters also betwixte the Sarasynes and Christians wherein Kyng Richarde and hys people bare themselues so manfully that the victory for the most parte continually rested on their side 1192 At one time also hearing of a great conuoy of vittayles munitions and other things whiche came from Babylone towardes Ierusalem to furnish Saladine and hys army whych conuoys they call Caravannâ—…s Kyng Richarde with a competente power of menne mette them on the way and distressed those that were attendaunte vppon the safegarde of that carriage beeing in number aboute two thousande Horsemen besyde a greate multitude of footemenne and therewith tooke the carriages with foure thousande and syxe hundred Cammels and Drommodaries besyde an innumerable sort of Mules Asses and other beastes of burthen But to speake of all the worthy exploytes atchieued by King Richarde and his valiant Captaynes there in the holy lande againste the Infidels it woulde require a long treatise and therefore heere we passe them ouer This is to bee noted that amongst other of whome wee finde honorable mention made by writers for their high valiancie shewed in those exploytes The names of such noble men as were famous for their valiant doings in this voyage these are named as chiefe Robert Erle of Leycester Hubert Byshop of Salisburie with the Earles of Saint Paule and Dreux beside diuers other as Hugh de Gourney William de Borrez Walcline de Ferrers Roger de Toony Iames de Auenes the Byshop of Beanuoys William de Barres William de Tarland Drogo de Merlo Robert de Nealle Henry Fitz Nicholas Roberte de Newburg Raufe de Sainte Mary Arnald du Boys Henry de Maâ—…loc William and Saul de Bruil Andrew de Chauigny Henry de Gray Peter de Pratellis Stephen de Turnham Baldwin Carron Clarenbalde de Mont Chablon Manser de Lysle Richarde Deorques and Theoderike Phillip Ferrike de Vienne Gilberte Malemayne Alexander d' Arsy Stephen de Longehamp Seguin de Barret Roger de Glanuille Raymond Fitz Prince Bartholmew de Mortimer Gerard Furniual Raufe de Malleon de Pole alias de Stragno Roger de Sacy William de Poole Hugh de Neuill HeÌ„ry Teutch or if ye will Teâ—…tonicus the Kings Standerdbearer with dyuers other as well Englishmen Frenchmen Normans Poictouins Iniouines Britons Gascoignes as of other nations of whome partly mention is already made before in this booke and partly for breefenesse dyuers are omitted But nowe to returne sure it is that Kyng Richarde meant to haue recouered the Citie of Ierusalem and all the holy land out of the Sarazens hands by the assistance of almighty God If the doubte whiche hee had of his brother the Earle of Mortaings practises and the French Kings doyngs whiche were brought to him with a greeuous report had not reuoked him home for diuers messeÌ„gers were sent dayly into the holy land to aduertise hym of such daungers as were like to ensue Galf. Vinsaf if by his speedy returne the same were not preuented Herevpon K. Richard was fully perswaded to returne home but yet through the admonition of certaine persons and namely of one William de Poicters a Chaplaine of his William de Poicters Kiâ—… Richards Chaplaynâ—… hee eftsoones altered his purpose and so remayned there till at length through enuy and malice still encreasing amongst the Christians he perceyued how no good purpose could goe forward since that which seemed good to some was misliked of other and specially oure writers put great blame in the Frenchmenne the which eyther vpon disdeyne or other displeasure would not be perswaded to followe theyr aduice whych were knowen best to vnderstand the state of thinges in those parties And heerevppon when the armye was aduaunced vnto Betenoble a place not past foure leagues distaunte from Ierusalem bycause theyr mynde myghte not bee fulfilled for the besieging of Ierusalem which they had intended to take in hand where as the 〈◊〉 woulde â—…er that they shoulde haue gone to besiege Baâ—…lon in Egypt and that vppon sundry greate â—…espectes the French â—…tmysed mysed theyr fielde and â—…ed agayne to 〈◊〉 in great despite putting the 〈◊〉 of the armie also so much as in them say in â—…aunger of 〈◊〉 â—…ne and distresse An. reg 4. King Richarde then and the other Chrisâ—…an Captaines perceyuing how y e matter â—…ned and giuing ouer all hope of any more good saâ—…esse followed them And after they were thus reâ—…d to Acres K. Richard â—…ll doubting least his long absence from home might putte him in daunger of more losse here than hee sawe hope of present gaine to be had there in such diuersitie of humours and priuie malice which raigned amoÌ„g them he determined fully to depart homewards with no lesse purpose to returne thither again after he had setled things at home in such sure stay as was expedient for the suretie of his own estate and quietnesse of his people King Richarde being hereof aduertised and turning griefe into valiauncie with all speede sayled backe vnto Iapha and landing there with his people caused his enimies to forsake the towne but anon assembling themselues againe togyther â—…ing Richard â—…scueth Port â—…ph thy turned once more to besiege it wherevpon hee issued forth into the fieldes and fought with them sundrie dayes togither tyll finally they were content to forsake theyr enterprise and to depart thence for altogyther In these conflicts the valiant courage of king Richarde â—…d Niger â—…at Paris and the worthie manhoode of his souldiers right well appeared for hee brought not with him at that tyme vnto Iapha about .lxxx. men of armes and foure hundred other souldiers with Crossebowes and yet with that smal handfull of men with some ayd of them that he found there in the Castell he did not onely byd battaile to the enimies which were numbred to .lxij. M. but also put them to the worse and caused them to flee backe to theyr great shame and confusion Thus Iapha beeing deliuered out of the enimies hands king Richarde fell sicke at a Castell called Cephas and so remayned there certaine dayes till he had recouered his health Cephas King Richard fell sicke In which meane time the Soldan Saladine seeming to lament his case sent vnto him certain of his Counsellers to common with him of peace declaring that although he well vnderstoode that king Richarde ment shortly to returne into his countrey and that after his departure out
portion of the bloud of our Sauior He therfore being desirous to haue some part thereof so intreated hym that had the keping of it that he obteined his desire brought it ouer wyth hym into Englande bestowyng a third part thereof after his fathers deceasse in the Abbeye of Hayles as it were to adorne and enryche the same bycause that therein bothe hys father and hys mother were buryed The bloud of Hayles and the other two partes hee dydde reserue in his owne custodie tyll at lengthe moued vppon suche deuotion as was then vsed hee founded an Abbey a little from his manour of Berkhamsted which abbey was named Ashrugge Ashrugge abbey built Bonnehommes in the which he placed Monkes of the order of Bonnehommes being the first that euer had bin seene of that order here in England And herewith he also assigned the two other partes of that bloud to the same Abbey Whervpon followed great resort of people to those two places induced therevnto by a certaine blynde deuotion The lord Henry sonne to the king of Almayn murdered in Italy Henrye the brother of thys Edmunde and son to the foresayde Kyng of Almayne as hee retourned from Affrike where hee hadde bene wyth the Prince Edwarde was stayne at Viterbo in Italy whither he was come about businesse whiche he had to do with the Pope by the hand of Guy de Montfort the sonne of Symon de Mountfort Earle of Leycester in reuenge of the same Symons death This murder was coÌ„mitted afore the high aultar as the same Henrye kneeled there to heare diuine seruice The foresayd Guy vpon that murder coÌ„mitted fled vnto his father in law the Earle of Anguilare as then gouernour of Tuskayn There was at Viterbo the same tyme Philippe king of Fraunce returning homewards from the iorney which his father made into Affrik where he died Also Charles king of Sicile was there present whome the sayde Guy then serued Both those Kyngs were put in muche blame for that the murder and wilfull escape was done and suffred in their presence and no pursute made after the murderer Boniface the Archbish of Canterbury after he had ruled the sea .xxxvij. yeres departed this life And after his deceasse Robert Kuvvarby Archebishoppe of Canterbury about two yeres or more was one Roberte Kylwarbye appointed in hys place by Pope Gregorie whiche Robert was the xlvj Archbishop that hadde gouerned the 〈◊〉 of Canterburye About the moneth of Iune there fell great debate and discorde betwixte the Monkes of Norwiche and the Citizens there An afâ—… tvvâ—… 〈◊〉 Moâ—…s 〈◊〉 Châ—… Nâ—… Whiche increased so farfoorth that at lengthe the Citizens wyth great violence assaulted the Monasterie fited the gates and forced the fyre so with reede and drye wood that the church with the bookes and all other ornamentes of the same and all houses of office belonging to that Abbey were cleane breâ—…ned wasted and destroyed so that nothing 〈◊〉 preserued excepte one little Chapell The Kyng hearing of this rioâ—… â—…dde to Norwiche and causyng inquirie to be made therof thirtie young men of the Citie were condemned hanged and brente Thirtie of 〈◊〉 Câ—… Noâ—…â—…ged and 〈◊〉 to the greate griefe of the other Citisens for they thoughte that the Priour of the place was the occasion of all that mischiefe who hadde got togither armed men and tooke vppon hym to keepe the â—…ffray and Churche by force of armes but the Prâ—… was well ynoughe borne oute and defended by the Byshoppe of Norwyche as their named Roger. The King returnyng by Sainte Edmâ—… Burye after hee hadde doone hys deuotions to Sainct Edmundes shrine began to waxe somewhat crasye but after hauing a little recouered his helth he called a Counsell there wherein he went aboute to haue taken order for the punishment of rebels but his sycknesse agayne inâ—…ing he brake vp the assembly and with al speede hasted to London After this he kept on his iourney till he came vnto Parys where hee was honourably receyued of the Frenche Kyng and from thence he went to Burdeaux and there remayned till after his fathers death In this meane time King Henry being returned to London from Sainct Edmundes Burye as before ye An. reg 57. haue heard his sicknesse so encreased 〈◊〉 that â—…aâ—…y he died there at Westminster the sixteenth daye of Nouember in the yeare of our Sauiour 12â—…2 after he hadde lyued threescore and fyue yeres King Henrye departeth thys lyfe and reigned fiftie sixe yeares and .xxvij. dayes A little before his deathe when hee perceyued that he coulde no longer lyue The Earle of Gloucester he caused the erle of Gloucester to come afore him and to be newly sâ—… to keepe the peace of the lande to the â—…e of his sonne Prince Edwarde Moreouer Kyng Henry had three daughters by the sayde Eleanore as Margarete married to Alexander K. of Scots Beatrice which the duke of Britayn had to wife and Catherine whiche died before she was mariageable he was of body well cast and strong â—…s proportion 〈◊〉 body of a good stature in heigth well fauored of face with the lidde of on of his eyes comming downe so as it almost couered the apple of the same eye Of nature he was curteous 〈◊〉 conditions and of stomacke rather noble thaÌ„ stoute a deuoute Prince and liberall towardes the poore and needie He wanted not yet dispraise in some poyntes namely for that in ordering of things and weightye affaires he vsed small consideration he was also noted to be a great taker of money by loanes taâ—…s and Subsidies But therevnto he was enforced by necessitie to beare the charges of warre and other publike affaires than of any couetous mynde on purpose to serue his owne turne What Captaines of honoure among the Nobilitie liued in his tyme it maye appeare by the course of the historye of his tyme. Of sundry learned menne these wee fynde mencioned in Mayster Bales Centuries and others Walter of Couentrie an historiographer Radulphus Niger that wrote bothe histories and other treatises Gervasius de Melkeley Albricius of London Roberte Curson a man excellently learned bothe in diuine and humain letters so that comming to the Courte of Rome he there grew in suche estimation that he became a Cardinall of whome thys wythnesse wee fynde recorded by Matthewe Westmonasteriensis and Mathew Paris At the takyng of Damiate a Citie in Egypte there was wyth Pelagius the Cardinall of Alba the Popes Legate mayster Roberte Curson an Englishe man a most famous clerke borne of a noble house and Cardinall of the church of Rome These are reported to florish in the days both of King Iohn and Kyng Henry his son in whose time also ther liued other lerned men as these Hughe Kirkested Richarde of Ely Peter Henham Iohn Giles or de Sancto Egidio an excellent phisitioÌ„ Caducan a Welchman borne and Bishoppe of Bangore Alexander a singuler lerned man that wrote dyuers and many treatises
the same betweene the seconde and .xv. yeare of hys raigne as well for the siluer as for the leade after the siluer was fined from it Also Iohn Moneron succeeding in the same office accomptant of the profytes of the same Mynes from Michaelmasse Anno .xix. of hys raigne vnto the secōd of Nouember Anno .xxiij. yeelded vpon his account both the siluer and the lead thereof remayning Moreouer hee let by indenture in the .xxxij. yeare of hys reigne vnto Iohn Ballancer and Walter Goldbeater his Mynes of Golde Syluer and Copper in the Countie of Deuonshyre for tearme of yeares There is an account thereof remayning and by the same as it appeareth was aunswered for the first yeare .xx. markes The seconde yeare the patenties dyed and the king then disposed the same to others In the eight and twentith yere of his raigne hee committed by Indenture his sayde mines in Deuonshire to one master Iohn Hanner and one Herman Raynithorp of Boheme Myners yeelding to the Kyng y e tenth part of the Oores as well of the gold and siluer as of the leade and copper that shoulde bee gotten foorth of the sayde mynes In this Kings dayes there liued many excellent men both in learning in vertue and in martial prowes as partly is touched in this discourse of his raigne as firste the saide noble and most valiant King the Prince of Wales his son surnamed the blacke Prince the Dukes of Lancaster Iohn of Gant sonne to the King and hys father in lawe Duke Henry Edmonde Earle of Cambridge and after Duke of Yorke the Erles of Warwike Huntington Salisburie Stafford Northampton Arundell and others the Lorde Reginald Cobham the Lord Basset the Lorde Thomas Holland the Lord Walter de Manny an Hennier the Lord Edward Spēser the Lord Iohn Chandos the Lord Iames Audeley Sir Iohn Copeland Sir Thomas Felton sir Robert Knolles who as I haue said being borne in Cheshire of meane parētage through his manly prowesse most skilfull experience in y e warres grew to be right famous Sir Hugh Caluerley borne in the same shire the Capitall de Beufe a Gascoigne Sir Thomas Percy Sir Hugh Hastings Sir Baldwine Freiuille Sir Iohn Harleston Sir Iames Pipe Sir Thomas Dagworth and that valiant Englishe Knight Sir Iohn Haukewood whose fame in the parties of Italy shal remaine for euer where as their histories make mention hee grewe to such estimation for his valiant atchieued enterprises that happie might that Prince or common wealth accompt them selues that mighte haue his seruice and so liuing there in such reputation sometimes he serued the Pope sometimes the Lordes of Millane Now this Prince or commō wealth now that other whiles none at all but taking one towne or other woulde keepe the same till some likyng entertaynement were offered and then would hee fell such towne where he had thus remayned to them that would giue him for it according to his mind Bernabo Lord of Millane gaue vnto hym one of his base daughters in marriage with an honorable portion for hir dower This man was borne in Essex as some write and at the fyrste became a Taylor in London and afterwardes going into the warres in Fraunce serued in roomth of an archer but at length he became a Captayne and leader of men of warre highly cōmended and liked of amongst the souldiers in so much that when by the peace concluded at Bretigny in the yeare 1360. great numbers of Souldiers were discharged out of wages they gote themselues togither in companies and without commaundemente of any Prince by whose authoritie they mighte make warre they fell too of themselues and sore harried and spoyled dyuers Countreys in the Realme of Fraunce as partly ye haue heard amongst whome this Sir Iohn Hawkewood was one of y e principall Captaines and at length went into Italy to serue the Marques of Montferato againste the Duke of M◅lane although I remember that some write how hee came into that Countrey with the Duke of Clarence but I thinke the former report be true But it may well be that he was ready to attende the sayd Duke at his comming into Italie And this muche concerning such famous Captaynes as serued this noble King Edward the thirde although for breefenesse I passe ouer diuers other no lesse famous and worthy for their high manhood and tried valiancie to be remembred thā these afore mentioned Of learned men these we finde by Iohn Bale registred in his Centuaries Iohn Baconthorp borne in Blackney in Northfolke a Frier Carmelite and prouinciall of his order so excellently learned as well in Diuinitie as in both the ciuill and canon lawes that he proceded Doctor in either facultie at Oxford and Paris and wrote diuers treatises to his high and singular commendation William Ockam Iohn Bloxham a Carmelite Frier Nicholas Triuet borne in Northfolke sonne to Sir Thomas Triuet Knight and one of the Kings Iusticiers proued excellently learned and wrote diuers treatises and amongst other two histories and one booke of Annales He was by profession a blacke Frier and departed this life about the seconde yeare of this King Edward the third Anno Christi .1328 William Alnewike borne in Northumberland in the Towne whereof hee tooke name a Frier Minor Iohn Tanet borne in the Isle of Tanet an excellēt Musition and a Monke in Canterbury Hugh of Saint Neote a Carmelite Frier in Hertfortshire a notable deuine as those dayes gaue William Alton borne in Hampshire a blacke Frier and a Diuine Richarde Stradley borne in the marches of Wales a Monke and a deuine writing certaine treatises of the Scripture W. Herbert a Welchman a Frier Minor wrote also certaine treatises of diuinitie Richard Comington a Frier of the order of the cordeliers a Preacher and a writer of diuinitie William Exeter a Doctor of Diuinitie and a prebendarie Canon in Exeter whereas it is thought he was borne Lucas Bosden a Westerne man and by profession a Carmelite Frier Thomas Walleis a Dominike Frier a great Diuine as by suche bookes as hee wrote it may appeare Thomas Pontius a Monke of Canterbury Iohn Ridewalle a grey frier Henry Costesay or Cossey a frier minor Geffrey Alievant borne in Yorkeshire a frier Carmelite Iohn Euersden a Monke of Bury in Suffolke an Historiographer Simon Burneston a doctor of the Vniuersitie of Cambridge and prouinciall of the friers Dominike or blacke friers as they called them heere in Englande Walter Burley a doctor of Diuinitie who in his youth was brought vp not onely in Martin Colledge in Oxforde but also in the Vniuersities and Scholes abroade beyonde the Seas in Fraunce and Germanye and afterwardes for hys wisedome good demeanor and learning hee was reteyned with the Byshoppe of Vlmes in Suabenlande a Region in hyghe Germanye Amongst other Treatises whiche he compiled being manye and namely of naturall Phylosophie he wrote a commentarie of the Ethikes of Aristotle and dedicated the same vnto the sayde Bishoppe a worke whiche hath bin highly
of armed men and lykewise the Earle of Northumberlande with no lesse company came likewise to London and was lodged within the Citie hauing great friendship shewed towardes hym of the Citizens The Londoners frends to the Earle of Northumberlande who promised to assist hym at all tymes when necessitie required so that hys parte seemed to bee ouerstrong for the Duke if they shoulde haue come to any triall of their forces at that time The Duke laye with his people in the suburbes The Lords siâ—… in armour in the parliameÌ„â—… house and euery day when they went to the Parliament house at Westminster both partes went thither in armour to the great terror of those that were wise and graue personages fearing some mischiefe to fall foorth of that vnaccustomed maner of theyr goyng armed to the Parliamente house contrary to the auntient vsage of y e realme At length to quiet the parties The K. maketh an agreemeÌ„t betweene the duke of Lancaster anâ—… the Earle of Northumberland and to auoyde suche inconuenientes as mighte haue growen of theyr dissention the Kyng tooke the matter into hys handes and so they were made friendes to the ende that some good myghte bee done in that Parliamente for reformation of things touching the state of the Realme for whiche cause it was especially called but nowe after it had continued a long tyme and fewe things at all concluded newes came that the Lady Anne sister to the Emperoure Wenslaus and fyanced wife to the Kyng of England was come to Caleis wherevppon the Parliamente was proroged till after Christmas that in the meane time the marriage myght bee solemnised whyche was appoynted after the Epiphanie and foorthwith greaâ—… preparation was made to receyue the Bryde that shee myghte bee conueyed with all honor vnto the Kyngs presence Suche as shoulde receyue hir at Douer The Emperours sister aâ—…fyâ—…â—…o kyng Richard is receyued at Douer A watershakâ—… repayred thither where at hir landing a maruellous and righte straunge wonder happened for shee was no sooner out of hir Shippe and gâ—… to lande in safetie with all hir company â—…t that forthwith the water was so troubled and shaken as the like thing had not to any mans remembraunce euer bin hearde of so that the Shippe in which the appoynted Queene came ouer was terribly rent into peeces and the residue so beaten one againste an other that they were scattered heere and there after a wonderfull manner Before hir comming to the Citie of London shee was met on Blackheath by the Maior and Citizens of London 1382 in most honorable wise and so with greate triumph conueyd to Westminster where at the time appoynted all the Nobilitie of the Realme being assembled The Kings marriage with the Emperors sister shee was ioyned in marriage to the King and Crownes Queene by the Archbyshop of Caunterbury with all the glory and honor that might be deuised There were also holden for the more honor of the same marriage solemne Iustes for certayne dayes togither in which as well the Englishmen as y e new Queenes Countreymen shewed proofe of their manhoode and valiancie whereby prayse and commendation of Knightly prowes was atchieued not withoute domage of both the parties After that the solemnitie of the marriage was finished the Parliamente eftsoones beganne in the whiche many things were enacted for the behoofe of the common wealthe And amongst other things it was ordeyned that all maner manumissions obligations releasses and other bondes made by compulsion dures and menace in time of this last tumulte and ryot agaynste the lawes of the lande and good fayth should bee vtterly voyde and adnihillate And further that if the Kynges faythfull liege people did perceyue any gathering of the Commons in suspect wise to the number of sixe or seauen holding conuenticles togither they shoulde not stay for y e Kings writte in that behalfe for theyr warrante but forthwith it shoulde bee lawfull for them to apprehende suche people assembling togither and to lay them in prison till they mighte aunswere their doings These and many other things were established in this Parliamente of the whiche the most part are set foorthe in the Printed Booke of Statutes where yee maye reade the same more at large In tyme of thys Parliamente the Earle of Suffolke William Vfforde beeyng chosen by the Knyghtes of the Shires to pronounce in behalfe of the common wealthe certayne matters concerning the same The very day and houre in whyche hee shoulde haue serued that turne as hee wente vp the staires The suddayne â—…eath of the Earle of Suffolke towardes the vpper house he suddaynely fell downe and dyed in the handes of hys seruauntes busie about to take hym vp whereas hee felte no griefe of sicknesse when hee came into Westminster beeyng then and before merrie and pleasante ynough to all mens sights Of hys suddayne death many were greaâ—… abasshed for that in hys lyfe tyme hee 〈◊〉 shewed hymselfe courteous and amiable to all men The Parliamente shortly therevppon tooke ende after that the Merchauntes had graunted to the Kyng for a subsedie certayne customes of theyr woolles whiche they bought and solde called a Maletot to endure for four yeares The Lord Richard Scrope was made Lord Chancellor and the Lorde Hugh Segraue Lord Treasorer About the same time The Earle of Marche his good seruice whilâ—…st he 〈◊〉 depâ—…ie of Irelande the Lorde Edmonde Mortimer Earle of Marche the Kings Lieutenaunt in Irelande departed this life after hee had brought in manner all that lande to peace and quiete by his noble and prudente gouernemente In this season Wiclifâ—… doctrine Wiclife set foorthe dyuers Articles and conclusions of hys doctrine whiche the newe Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury William Courtney lately remoued from the Sea of London vnto the higher dignitie dyd what hee coulde by all shiftes to suppresse and to force suche as were the setters foorthe and maynteyners thereof to recante and vtterly to renounce What hee brought to passe in the Booke of Actes and monumentes set foorthe by maister Foxe ye may finde at large The Twesday next after the feast of Sainâ—…t Iohn Port latine an other Parliament began in whiche at the earnest sute and request of the Knyghtes of the shires Iohn Wrawe Priest Iohn Wrawe â–ª that was the chiefe doer among the commons in Suffolke at Bury and Mildenhale was adiudged to be drawen and hanged although many beleeued that hys lyfe should haue bin redeemed for some great portion of money A lewde fellowe that tooke vppon hym to bee skilfull in Phisicke and Astronomy caused it to bee published thorough the Citie of London that vppon the Ascention euen there would rise suche a pestilente Planet that all those whyche came abroade foorthe of theyr chambers before they hadde sayde fyue tymes the Lordes prayer then coÌ„monly called the Pater noster dyd not eate somewhat that morning before theyr going foorthe shoulde bee taken with sicknesse and
was borne first a Carmelite Frier professed in Norwiche and after going to Cambridge hee there proceeded Doctor hee was also confessor to the Duke of Lancaster and to his wife the Duches Constance a greate setter forthe of Pope Vrbanes cause againste the other Popes that were by him and those of his faction named the Antipapes Thomas Maldon so called of y e towne of that name in Essex where hee was borne Iohn Edoe discended out of Wales by lignage and borne in Herefordshire a Franciscane Frier Nicholas Fakinham borne in Northfolke a grey Frier proceeded Doctor in Oxford a great Diuine and an excellent Philosopher prouinciall of his order here in Englande Laurence Holbecke a Monke of Ramsey well seene in the Hebrewe tong and wrote thereof a Dictionarie Iohn Colton Archbyshop of Ardmach Iohn Marrey so called of a village in Yorkeshire where he was borne a Carmelite of Doucaster Richarde Chefer borne in Northfolke a diuine and an Augustine Frier in Norwiche Iohn Lathburie a Franciscane Frier of Reading Nicholas Poutz Richard Scrope brother to William Scrope Lord Treasorer of England studyed in Cambridge and proceeded there Doctor of both the lawes became an aduocate in the Court of Rome and afterwardes was aduanced to the gouernemente of the Sea of Couentrie and Litchfield and at length was remoued from thence and made Archbyshoppe of Yorke he wrote an inuectiue againste Kyng Henry and at length lost his head as before yee haue heard Iohn Wrotham a Carmelite Frier of London and after made Warden of an house of his order in Calays Iohn Colby a Carmelite Frier of Norwich William Thorp a Northerne man borne and studente in Oxford an excellent diuine and an earnest follower of that famous Clearke Iohn Wicklife a notable preacher of the word Actes and monuments page 631. c. and expressing his doctrine no lesse in trade of life than in speeche he was at length apprehended by commaundement of the Archbyshop of Caunterburie Thomas Arundell and committed to prison in Saltwood Castell where at length hee dyed Stephen Patrington borne in Yorkeshire a Frier Carmelite prouinciall of his order thorough England of whiche broode there were at that season .1500 within this land he was Byshop of Sainte Dauids and confessor to Kyng Henry the fifth about the fifth yeare of whose raigne he deceassed Robert Mascall a Carmelite Frier of Ludlowe confessor also to the sayde King who made him Byshop of Hereford Reginald Langham a Frier Minor of Norwiche Actonus Dominicanus Thomas Palmer warden of the blacke Friers within the Citie of London Boston of Burie a Monke of the Abbey of Burie in Suffolke wrote a Cataloge of all the writers of the Churche and other treatises Thomas Peuerell a Frier Carmelite borne in Suffolke hee was aduanced to the Sea of Ossorie in Irelande by Richarde the seconde and after by Pope Boniface the ninth remoued to Landaue in Wales and from thence called by Henrye the fourth with consente of Pope Gregorie the twelfth to gouerne the Sea of Worcester and so continued Byshoppe of that Citie till hee ended his life in the yeare of oure Lord .1418 whiche was about the sixth yeare of the reigne of King Henry the fifth Iohn Puruey an excellente Diuine proceeded master of arte in Oxforde hee was apprehended for suche doctrine as hee taught contrarie to the ordinaunces of the Churche of Rome See master Foâ—…e in his booke of 〈◊〉 and moâ—…rmeÌ„ is 〈◊〉 and was at length compelled by Thomas Arundell Archbyshoppe of Caunterburie to recante at Poules Crosse seauen speciall articles hee wrote diuers treatises and was the second time committed to prison in Henry y e fifth his dayes by Henry Chichley that succeeded Arundell in gouernement of the Church of Canterburie William Holme a grey Frier and a good Phisition for curing diseases of the body whatsoeuer his phisick was for the soule he liued til HeÌ„ry the fifth his daies and deceassed about y e fourth yeare of his raigne Nicholas Bayard a blacke Frier a Doctor of Diuinitie professed at Oxforde Thomas Rudburne Archdeacon of Sudburie and Byshop of Saint Dauids in Wales succeding after Stephen Patrington hee wrote a Chronicle and certaine Epistles as Iohn Bale noteth Nicholas Riston who being sore greeued in mind as diuers other in those dayes to consider what inconuenience redounded to the Church by reason of the strife and brawling among the Prelates for the acknowledging of a lawfull Pope two or three still contending for that dignitie wrote a booke entituled de tollende Sersmate Iohn Walter an excellent mathemeticien being fyrste broughte vp of a Scholer in the Colledge of Winchester and after studyed at Oxford Thomas of Newmarket taking that surname of the Towne in Cambridgeshire where hee was borne hee for his worthinesse as was thoughte was made Byshoppe of Careleill well seene both in other sciences and also in diuinitie William Anger a Franciscane Frier of an house of that order in Brigewater Peter Russell a grey Frier and of his order the prouinciall heere in England Iohn Langton a Carmelite Roberte Wantham a Monke of Cerneley in Dorsetshire wrote a Booke in verse of the originall and signification of wordes William Norton a Franciscane Fâ—… of Couentrie Hugh Sueth a blacke Frier and a great preacher Richard Folsham a Monke of Norwiche Robert Wimbeldon a singular diuine and an excellent Preacher as appeareth by the Sermon whiche hee made vpon this texte Actes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 page 653. Redde rationem villicationis tua King Henrie the fifth An. reg 1. Henry the .5 HENRY Prince of Wales son and heire to Kyng Henrye the fourth borne at Monmouth in wales on the ryuer of Wye after his father was departed this life tooke vpon him the regimente of thys Realme of Englande the twentith of Marche being proclaymed King by the name of Henry the fifth in the yeare of the worlde .5375 after the birth of one sauior 1413. the third or theraboutes 1413 of the Emperor Sigismond the three and thirtie of Charles the sixt king of Fraunce and about the fifth of Iames the first K. of Scotland Suche greate hope and good expectation was hadde of thys mans fortunate successe to followe that within three dayes after hys fathers deceasse diuers noble men and honourable personages did to him homage Homage done to king Henry before his coronation and swâ—…re to him due obedieÌ„ce which had not bin sene done to any of his predecessors kings of this Realm till they hadde bin possessed of the Crowne and receyued their oth well and truely to gouerne He was Crowned the ninth of Aprill The day of K. Henryes coronation a very tempestuous daye beeyng Passion Sonday which was a sore ruggie and vntemperate daye with wind snow and fleete that men greatly maruelled thereat making diuers interpretations what the same mighte signifie But what so euer mens fancies hereof might coniecture this King was the man that according to the olde prouerbe
shoutes and clapping of hands The Lordes were shortly aduertised of the louing consente whiche the commons frankely and freely of their owne free willes had gyuen wherevpon incontinently they all with a conuenient number of the most substanciall commons repayred to Baynards Castell makyng iust and true reporte of their election and admission and the louing assent of the commons The Earle after long pausing first thanked God of his greate grace and benefite then towards him shewed and the Lords and coÌ„mons also for their hartie fauoure and assured fidelitie notwithstanding like a wise Prince he alledged his insufficiencie for so great a roomth weightie burthen as lacke of knowledge want of experience and diuers other qualities to a gouernour apperteining but yet in conclusion beyng perswaded by the Archbyshop of Caunterburie the Byshoppe of Exeter and other Lordes then presente The Earle of Marche taketh vpon 〈◊〉 as King hee agreed to their petition and tooke vpon him the charge of the Kingdome as forfeited to him by breache of couenauntes established in Parliamente on the behalfe of Kyng Henry But now before we proceede any further sith the raigne of King Henrye may seeme heere to take ende we will specifie some such learned meÌ„ as liued in his time Iohn Leland surnamed the rider in respect of the other Iohn Leland that paynefull antiquarie of our time wrote dyuers treatises for the instruction of Grammarians Iohn Haynton a Carmelite or white Friet as they called them of Lincolne Roberte Colman a Frantiscane Frier of Norwich and Chancellor of the Vniuersitie of Oxford WilliaÌ„ White a Priest of Kent professing y e doctrine of Wicklife and forsaking the order of the Romayne Churche married a wife but continued his office of Preaching till at length in the yeare 1428. he was apprehended and by William B. of Norwiche and the Doctors of the Friers Mendicantes charged with thirtie articles which he maynteyned contrarie to the doctrine of the Romane Church then in vse and in September the same yeare suffered death by fire Alexander Carpenter a learned man set forthe a Booke called Destructorium Vitiorum wherin he enueygheth against the Prelates of the Churche of that time for their crueltie vsed in persecuting the poore and godly Christians Richarde Kendale an excellente Gramarian Iohn Bate Warden of the white Friers in Yorke but borne in the bordures of Wales an excellent Philosopher and a diuine he was also seene in y e Greeke tong a thing rare in those dayes Peter Basset Esquier of the priuie chamber to King Henrye the fifth whose life he wrote Iohn Pole a priest that wrote the life of S. Walburgh daughter to one Richard a noble man of this Realme of Englande whiche Walburg as hee affirmeth builded our Lady Churche in Andwerp Thomas Ismaelite a Monke of Sion Walter Hilton a Chartreaux Monke also of Sheene eyther of these wrote certaine treatises full of superstition as Iohn Bale noteth Tho. Walden so called of the Towne where he was borne but his fathers surname was Netter a white Frier of London and the three and twentith prouinciall gouernour of his order a man vndoubtedly learned and throughly furnished with cunning of the Scholes but a sore enimie to them y t professed the doctrine of Wicklife writing sundrye greate volumes and treatises againste them hee dyed at Rouen in Normandie the seconde of Nouember in the yere .1430 Richard Vllerston borne in Lancashire wrote diuers treatises of Diuinitie Peter Clearke a student in Oxforde and a defender of Wicklifes doctrine wherevpoÌ„ when he feared persecution heere in England he fled into Bohenie but yet at length he was apprehended by the Imperialistes and dyed for it as some write Fabian and Caxton but in what order is not expressed Roberte Hownde slow a religious man of an house in Howndeslow beside London wherof he tooke his surname Thomas WalsinghaÌ„ borne in Northfolke in a Towne there of the same name but professed a Monke in the Abbey of Sainte Albons a diligente historiciâ—…ie Iohn Tilney a white Frier of Yermouths but a student in Cambridge and proued an excellent diuine Richarde Fleming a Doctor of diuinitie professed in Oxford and by the King aduanced to the gouernement of the Bishopricke of Lincolne he founded Lincolne colledge in Oxford in which Vniuersitie he had bin studente Iohn Lowe borne in Worcestershire an Augustine Frier a Doctor of diuinitie and prouinciall in England of his order and by King Henry the sixth made firste Bishop of Saint Assaph and after remoued from thence to Rochester Thomas Ringstede the yonger not the same y t was Byshop but a doctor of the lawe and Vicar of Mildenhall in Suffolke a notable preacher and wrote diuers treatises Iohn Felton a doctor of Diuinitie of Magdalene Colledge in Oxforde Nicholas Botlesham a Carmelite Frier borne in Cambridgeshire and student firste in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge and after in Paris where he proceeded Doctor of Diuinitie Thomas Rudburne a Monke of Winchester and an Historiographer Iohn Holbroke borne in Surrey a greate Philosopher and well seene in the Mathematikes Peter Paine an earnest professor of Wiclifes doctrine and fearing persecution heere in England fled into Boheme where he remained in great estimation for his greate learning and no lesse wisedome Nicholas Vpton a Ciuilian wrote of Heraldry of colours in armorie and of the duetie of chiualrie William Beckley a Carmelite Frier of Sandwich and warden of the house there a diuine and professed degree of Schole in Cambridge Iohn Torp a Carmelite Frier of Norwiche Iohn Capgraue borne in Kent an Augustine Frier proceeded Doctor of diuinitie in Oxforde was admitted prouinciall of his order and proued without controuersie the best learned of anye of that order of Friers heere in England as Iohn Bale affirmeth hee wrote manye notable volumes and finally departed this life at Lynne in Northfolke the twelfth of August in the yere 1464. which was in the fourth yeare of K. Edward the fourth Humfrey Duke of Gloucester Earle of Pembroke and Lorde Chamberlaine of Englande also protector of the Realme during the minoritie of his nephew King Henrye the sixth was both a greate fauourer of learned men and also very well learned himselfe namely in Astrologie whereof beside other things hee wrote a speciall treatise entituled Tabula directionum Iohn Whethamsted otherwise called Frumentarius was Abbot of Sainte Alboâ—…s and highly in fauoure with the good Duke of Gloucester last remeÌ„bred hee wrote diuers treatises and among other a booke as it were of records of things chancing whilest he was Abbot whiche booke I haue seene and partly in some parcell of this Kings time haue also followed Roger Onley borne in the West countrey as Bale thinketh was acensed of treason for practising with the Ladye Eleanor Cobham by sorcerie to make the King away and was therof condemned and dyed for it though he were innocent therof as some haue thought he wrote a treatise entituled Contra vulgi supersâ—…iones
also an other De sua innocentia Nicholas Cantlow a Welchman borne discended of an auntient family in Southwales as by Bale it should appeare became a Frier Carmelite in Bristow Henry WichinghaÌ„ a Carmelite Frier of Norwiche a notable diuine a greate Preacher and wrote also sundrie treatises of diuinitie Iohn Lidgate a Monke of Burie an excellente Poet and chiefe in his time in that facultie of al other that practised the same within this land he trauelled through Fraunce and Italy to learne the languages and sciences how greatly he profited in atteyning to knowledge the workes whyche he wrote doe sufficiently testifie Nicholas Hostresham an excellent Phisition Iohn Blackney a religious man of the order of the Trinitie entituled De redemptione captiuorum and Prior of an house of the same order at Ingham in Northfolke he was surnamed Blackney of the towne where he was borne Thomas Beckington Bishop of Bathe wrote againste the lawe Salique whereby the Frenchmen woulde seclude the Princes of this Realme from theyr title to the Crowne of Fraunce Iohn BaringhaÌ„ a Carmelite Frier of Ippeswich or Gippeswiche in Suffolke Dauid Boys borne in Wales and a Frier Carmelite professed in Gloucester a doctor of diuinitie Iohn Brome an Augustine Frier Michael Trigurie a Cornishe man borne whome for his excellencie in learning K. Henry the fifth appointed to be master or gouernoure whether ye list to call him of that schole or Vniuersitie which he instituted in the Citie of Caen in Normandie after hee had broughte it vnder his subiection Iohn Amundisham a Monke of Sainte Albons Oswalde Anglicus a Monke of y e Chartreux order Iohn Keningale a Carmelite Frier of Norwiche Peter de Sancta fide that is of Sainte Faith a Carmelite also of Norwiche Reginalde Pecocke Bishop of Chichester of whome yee haue heard before he was borne in Wales and Student in Oriall Colledge in Oxforde where hee proceeded doctor of Diuinitie hee wrote manye treatises touching the Christian religion Iohn â—…named Bâ—…ie of the towne where hee was borne an Augustine Frier in the Towne of Clare in Suffolke Robert Fleming Thomas Gascoigne borne at Hunâ—…te in Yorkshire of that worshipfull familie of y e Gascoignes there a Doctor of Diuinitie and Chancellor of the Vniuersitie of Oxforde William Stapilhart borne in â—…ente but by profession a white Frier in London Robert FuninghaÌ„ borne in Northfolke a Franciscane Frier in Norwich Nicholas Moâ—…ute an Historiographer Iohn ChaÌ„dler Chancellor of Welles William Botoner discended of a good house a Knight by degree and borne in Bristowe very studious in antiquities and other sciences Iohn Stowe a Monke of Norwiche but Student in Oxeford where he proceeded doctor of Diuinitie Thomas Langley a Monke of Hulme Nicholas Bingey borne in a Towne of Northfolke of that name wrote an historie called Adunationes chronicorum Henrye Beauford Bishoppe of Winchester base sonne to Iohn Duke of Lancaster of whome before we haue made sufficient mention hee was aduanced to the dignitie of Cardinall by Pope Martine the fourth in the yeare .1426 Adam Homlington a Carmelite Frier William Coppinger master of the Vniuersitie of Oxford Thomas Stacie an experte Mathematicien and no lesse skilfull in Astronomie Iohn Talaugerne a Monke of Worcester William Sutton an Astrologicien Robert Balsacke wrote a booke entitled De re militari that is to saye of warre or cheualrie so that as is thoughte hee was both a good souldier and a painefull student of good letters Thomas DaÌ„do a Carmelite Frier of Marleburg hee wrote the life of Alphred Kyng of West Saxons William Grey borne of the noble house of the Greys of Codnor hee 〈◊〉 attayne to some excellencie of learning into Italy where hee hearde that noble Cleaâ—…e Guarinus Veronensis reede in Ferrarâ—… hee was preâ—…erred to the Bishopricke of Elie in the yeare .1454 by Pope Nicholas the fifth when Thomas Burchier was translated from thence to Caunterburie Iohn Kemp Archbishop of York and after remoued from thence to Caunterbury as before yee haue heard hee was made Cardinall of Saint Albine by Pope Eugene the fourth Adam Molins or Milner as Bale calleth hym keeper of the Kinges prittie Seale excellently learned in time of the ciuill warre betwixt King Henry and the Duke of Yorke lost his head as many other did in time of those helliâ—…e tragedies God deliuer euerye Christian Realme from the like Thomas Chillenden a Doctor both of the lawe Ciuill and Canon became at length a Monke in Canterburie Roberte Bale surnamed the elder excellently learned in the lawes of the Realme was aduanced to the office of Recorder of London gathered as it were a Chronicle of the customes lawes foundatioÌ„s changes restoring Magistrates offices orders and publique assemblies of the Citie of London with other matters touching the perfect description of the same Citie he wrote other works also touching the state of the same citie and the actes of King Edwarde the thirde hee departed this life in the yeare of our Lorde .1461 euen about the beginning of the raigne of King Edward the fourth vnto whome we will nowe agayne returne King Edward the fourth An. reg 1. Edward the .iiij. AFTER that thys noble Prince Edward Erle of March had consented to take vpoÌ„ him y e gouernemente of thys Kingdome of Englande through perswasion of the Prelates and other of the nobilitie as before ye haue hearde the morow next ensuing being the fourth of March he rode to the Church of Saint Paule The Earle of Marche taketh vpon him as King and there offered and after Te Deum song with greate solemnitie hee was conueyd to Westminster and there set in the hall with the Scepter royal in his hand where to all the people there in great number assembled His title declared his title and clayme to the Crowne of England was declared two maner of wayes the first as sonne and heire to Duke Richard hys father right inheritor to the same the second by authoritie of Parliament and forfeiture committed by King Henry Wherevpon it was agayne demaunded of the commons if they woulde admitte and take the sayde Earle as their Prince and soueraigne Lord whiche all with one voyce cryed yea yea This agreement then being thus concluded he entred into Westminster Churche vnder a Canapie with solemne procession and there as king offered and herewith taking the homages of all the nobles there present hee returned by water to London He is proclaymed King and was lodged in the Bishops palais and on the morrow after he was proclaymed K. by the name of Edwarde the fourth throughout the Citie This was in the yeare of the world .5427 and after the birth of our sauiour .1461 after our accompt beginning the yeare at Christmas but after the vsuall accompt of the Church of England 1460. about the twentith of the Emperor Frederike the thirde the nine and thirtith and last of Charles the seuenth King of Fraunce and fyrste yeare of the raigne of Iames the
perceued his natural strength in such wise to decay that there was liste hope of recouerie in the cuÌ„ning of his phisitioÌ„s whiche hee perceyued only to prolong hys life forâ—… small time wherefore he began to make readye for his passage into an other world not forgetting as after shal appeare to exhorte the nobles of his realme aboue all thinges to an vnitie among themselues hauing as he tooke if made an attonement betwixte the parties that were knowen to be frant friends he coÌ„mended vnto their graue wisedoms the gouernmeÌ„t of his son the prince of his brother the Duke of Yorke during the time of their teÌ„der yeres And thus hauing set things in good stay as might be supposed hee shortely after departed this life at Westminster the .ix. of April in the yere .1483 After he had reigned .xxij. yeres one moneth viij dayes his body was with funerall pompe conueyed to Windsor there buried he left behinde him issue by the Quene his wife ij sons Edward and Richard with .v. daughters Elizabeth that was after Quene maried to Henry the .vij. Cicilie maried to the vicount Welles Briget a Nunne professed in Sion or Dertfort as sir Tho. More hath Anne maried to the L. Thomas Howarde after erle of Surrey and duke of Norffolke Katherin wedded to the L. WilliaÌ„ Courtney son to the earle of Deuonshire beside these he left behinde him likewise a base son named Arthur that was after vicouÌ„t Lisle for the description of his person quallities I will referre you to that whiche sir Tho. More hath written of him in that historie which he wrote and left vnfinished of his son Edward the fift of his brother king Richard the third which we shall god willing hereafter make you partaker of as wee finde the same recorded among his other workes word for word when firste we haue according to our begâ—… morâ—… rehearsed suche writers of our nation as â—…ed in his dayes As first Nicholas Hentâ—… borne an Suffolke a Carmelit Frier in Gippâ—…wich prâ—…uinciall of his order throughe Englande Henry Parker a carmelite Frier of Doucaster preached againste the pride of prelates and for suche doctrine as he set forthe was imprisoned wyth his fellowe Tho. Holden and a certaine blacke Frier also for the like cause Parker was forced to recant .iij. speciall articles as Balenoteth out of Lelande Iohn Harding an esquier borne in the Northe partes wrote a Chronicle in English verse among other speciall points therein touched he gathered all the submissions and homages had and made by the Scottishe kings euen from the dayes of King Athelstons Whereby it euidently may appeare howe the Scottishe Kingdome euen in maner from the firste establishing thereof here in Britaine hath bene apperteining vnto the kings of England and houlden of them as their chiefe and superior Lordes William Ive a doctor of Diuinitie and prehendarie of Sainct Poules in London Thomas Wilton a diuine and Deane of the sayde Churche of Poules in London Iulian Pemes a gentlewoman endued with excellent giftes bothe of body and minde wrote certaine treatises of hauking and hunting delighting greatly hirselfe in those exercises and pastimes she wrote also a booke of the lawe of armes and knowledge apperteyning to Harolds Iohn Stambery borne in the Weaste partes of this Realme a Carmelite Frier and confessor to King Henry the sixte hee was also Maister of Gaton Colledge and after was made Bishop of Bangor and remoued from thence to the See of Hereforde Iohn Slueley an Augustine Frier prouinciall of hys order Iohn Forteskew a Iudge and Chauncellor of England wrote diuers treatises concerning the lawe and pollitike gouernement Rochus a Charterhouse Monke borne in London of honeste parentes and studied in the Vniuersitie of Paris he wrote diuers epigrammes Iohn Phreas borne also in London was fellowe of Bailioll Colledge in Oxforde and after wente into Italy where hee hearde Guarinus that excellent Philosopher read in Ferrara he proued an excellent phisition and a skilfull lawier There was not in Italy whilest hee remained there that passed hym in eloquence and knowledge of bothe the tongues Greeke and Latin â–ª Walter Hunt a Carmelite Frier a greate deuine and for his excellency in lerning sent from the whole body of this realme vnto the generall counsell houlden firste at Ferrara and after at Florence by Pope Eugenius the .iiij. where he disputed among other wyth the Greekes in defence of the other and ceremonies of the latine Churche Thomas Wighenhall a Monke of the order called Premonstratensis in the Abbey of DeraÌ„ in Nortfolke Iohn Gunthorpe went into Italy where he hearde that eloquent learned man Guarinus read in Farrara After his commyng home into England he was Deane of Welles and keeper of the priuy seale Iohn Hamvoys an excellent Musicion and for hys notable cunnyng therein made doctor of Musicke WilliaÌ„ Caxton wrote a Chronicle called Fruâ—…â—…porum an appendix vnto Treuisa beside diuers other bookes translations Iohn Miâ—…ton a carmelite Frier of Bristow and prouintiall of his order through England Irelande and Scotland at lengthe bycause he defended such of his order as preached against endowments of the church with temporall possessions he was brought into trouble committed to prison in castell saint Angelo in Rome where he continued .iij. yeares and at length was deliuered throughe certaine of the Cardinalles that were appointed hys Iudges Dauid Morgan a Welcheman Threasourer of the church of Landaffe wrote of the antiquities of Wales and a discriptioÌ„ of the country Iohn Tiptot a noble man borne a greate trauailer excellently learned and wrote diuers treatises finally lost his head in the yero .1471 in time of the ciuill warre betwixt the houses of Yorke Lancaster Iohn Shirwood bishop of Durham Thomas Kent an excellent philosopher Roberte Huggon borne in Norffolk in a town called Hardingham wrote certayne vayne prophecies Iohn Maxfielde a learned phisition William Greene a carmelite Frier Thomas Norton borne in Bristow an Alcumiste Iohn Meare a Monke of Norwich Richarde Porlande borne in Norffolke a Franciscan Frier and a doctor of diuinitie Thomas Milling a Monke of Westminster a Doctor of diuinitie and preferred to the Bishopricke of Hereforde Skogan a learned Gentleman and student for a time in Oxforde of a pleasaunte witte and bent to mery deuises in respect whereof he was called into the Courte where giuing himselfe to his naturall inclination of mirthe and pleasaunt pastime he plaied many sporting parts althoughe not in suche vnciuill maner as hath bene of hym reported ¶ The historie of king Edward the fifth and king Richard the third vnfinished written by Maister Thomas Moore then one of the vnder Sheriffes of London about the yeare of our lorde .1513 according to a Copie of his owne hande Printed among his other woorkes Edward the .v. KIng Edward of that name the fourth after that hee had liued fiftie and three yeres 1483 seuen monethes and sixe dayes and therof raigned twoo
the towne 〈◊〉 of the gray Friers The .xxi. of September Doctor Taylor maister of the Rolles was discharged of that office and Thomas Cromwell 〈◊〉 in hys place the .ix. of October Moreouer the thirde of Nouember The Parliament againe beginneth the Parliament began againe in the which was concluded the Act of Supremacie which authorized the kings highnesse to be supreme head of the church of England and the authoritie of the Pope chalished out of the realme In the same Parliament also was gyuen to the king the first fruites and tenthes of all spirituall dignities and promotions This yeare came the great Admiral of France into EnglaÌ„d Ambassador from the French king The Admirall of France coÌ„meth in Ambassade into England 1535. and was honorably receyued In this â—…medyed the Earle of Kildare prisoner in the Tower and his son Thomas Fitz-Garet begon to rebell and tooke all the kings ordinance and sent to the Emperor requiring him to take his part Also he fiue the bishop of Dublyn and robbed all suche as woulde not obey him In the beginning of this yeare An. reg 27. the Duke of Norffolke and the Bishop of Elie went to Calays and thither came the Admirall of Fraunce The .xxij. of Aprill the Prior of the Chartereux at London the Prior of Beuall Stow. the Prior of Exham Reynalds a brother of Sion Iohn Vicar of Thisleworth were arraigned and condemned of treason and thervpon drawne hanged and quartered at Tiburne the fourth of May. Their heades quarters were set ouer the bridge and gates of the citie one quarter excepted which was set vp at the Chartereux at London The eight of May the king commaunded that all belonging to the Court should poll theyr heades and to giue ensample caused his owne heade to be polled and his heard from thenceforth was cut round but not shauen The .xix. of Iune were three Monkes of the Charterhouse hanged drawne Monkes of the Charterhouse executed and quartered at Tyburne and their heades and quarters set vp about London for denying the king to bee supreme heade of the Church Their names were Exmew Middlemoore and Nudigate Also the .xxj. of the same Moneth The Bishop of Rochester beheaded and for the same cause doctor Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester was beheaded and his heade set vppon London bridge This Bishop was of many sore lamented for hee was reported to bee a man of great learning and of a verie good life The Pope had elected him a Cardinall and sent hys hatte as farre as Calais but his head was off before his flat could come Sir Thomas Moore beheaded The sixt of Iuly was sir Thomas Moore beheaded for the like crime that is to wit for denying the king to be supreme head This man was both learned and wise but giues much to a certaine pleasure in merye tauntes and leâ—…sting in moste of his communication whiche manner hee forgatte not at the verye houre of hys death This yeare in the tyme that the king went his progresse to Gloucester and to other places Westwarde The king of Scots knight of the garter the king of Scottes was installed knight of the Garter at Windsore by his procurator the Lorde Erskyn and in October following The Bishop of Winchester Ambassador into France Stephen Gardiner whiche after the Cardinalles death was made Byshoppe of Wynchester was sente Ambassadoure into Fraunce where hee remayned three yeares after Stow. In August the Lorde Thomas Fitzgerarde sonne to the Erle of Kyldare was taken in Ireland and sent to the tower of London In the Moneth of October Doctor Lee and other were sent to visite the Abbayes Priories and Nunries in Englande who set all those religious persons at liberty that would forsake their habite and all that were vnder the age of .xxiiij. yeres and the residue were closed vp that would remaine Further they tooke order that no men shoulde haue accesse to the houses of women nor women to the houses of men except it should bee to heare theyr seruice The Abbot or Prior of the house where any of the brethren was willing to depart was appoynted to giue to euerie of them a priestes gowne for his habit xl.ss in mony the Nunnes to haue such apparell as secular women ware and to go whither them liked best The .xj. of Nouember was a great Procession at London for ioy of the French kings recouerie of health from a daungerous sicknesse In December a suruey was taken of al ChaÌ„teryes and the names of them that had the gyft of them 1536 The Lady Katherin dowager deceaseth The Princes Dowager lying at Kimbalton fell into hir last sicknesse whereof the King being aduertised appoynted the Emperours Ambassadour that was leger here with him named Eustachius Caputius to go to visite hir and to doe his commendations to hir and will hir to bee of good comfort The Ambassadour with all diligence doth his dutie therein comforting hir the best hee myght but shee within sixe dayes after perceyuing hir selfe to waxe verie weake and feeble and to feele death approching at hande caused one of hir Gentlewomen to write a letter to the King commending to him hir daughter and his beseeching him to stande good father vnto hir and further desired him to haue some consideration of hir Gentlewomen that had serued hir and to see them bestowed in maryage Further that it woulde please him to appoynted that hir serâ—… might 〈◊〉 their â—…e wages and a yeares wages beside This in effect was all that shee requestâ—… and so immediately herevpon shee departed thys life the .viij. of Ianuarie at Kimbaltors aforesaid and was buried at Peterborow The fourth of Februarie the Parliamente beganne Religious houses giâ—… to the king in the whiche amongst other things inacted all Religious houses of the value of three hundred Markes and vnder were gyuen to the King with all the landes and goodes to them belonging The nuÌ„ber of these houses were .376 the value of their laÌ„ds yerely aboue 32000..ss their mouable goodes one hundred thousand Stâ—…w The religious persons put out of the same houses amounted to the number of aboue ten thousand This yeare was William Tindall burned at a towne betwixt Bruyssels and Maclyn called Villefort William Tindall burne This Tyndal otherwise called Hichyus was borne in the Marches of Wales and hauing a desire to translate and publishe to his Countrey dyuerse bookes of the Byble in English doubting to come in trouble for the same if he shoulde remaine here in Englande got him ouer into the parties of beyond the sea where he translated not onely the newe Testament into the Englishe tongue but also the fiue bookes of Moses Iosua Iudicum Ruth the bookes of the kings Paralipâ—…menon Nehemias or the first of Esdras the Prophet Ionas Beside these translations he made certain treatises and published the same which were brought ouer into Englande read with great
and bishop of saint Assaph wrote agaynste Erasmus for his Translation of the newe Testament to his small praise as he handled the matter Thomas surnamed Philomelus a Londoner an excellent Poet William Grocine verye experte in bothe toungs Greeke and Latine Thomas Spencer a Carmelite Frier born in Norwich Henry Bullocke William Latymer Young a Monke of Ramesey Arnolde of London wrote certayne collections touchyng Historicall matters Thomas Lupset a Londoner a learned young man departyng thys lyfe in the xxxvj yeare of his age aboute the yeare of our Lorde .1532 he wrote sundry vertuous treatises William Melton Chancellour of Yorke Iohn Sowle a Carmelite Frier of London and a Doctour of Diuinitie Iohn Batemanson a Chartreux Monke and Prior of his house at London Richard Whitford Thomas Attourborne in Norffolke and fellowe wyth Bilneye in sufferyng persecution vnder Cardinall Wolsey Henry Bradshawe borne in Chester where hee was professed a blacke Monke wrote the lyfe of saincte Werbourgh and a certayne Chronicle Iohn Paulsgraue a Citizen of London wrote Instructions for the perfecte vnderstandyng of the Frenche tong Iohn Skuyshe a Cornysheman wrote certayne abbreuiations of Chronicles wyth a treatise of the warres of Troy Anthony Fitzherbert a Iudge wrote an Abridgement of the lawe Iohn Litleton wrote also of the principles of the Lawe but hee lyued before thys season to wit in the dayes of Wilfride Holme wrote a treatise of the rebellion in Lincolueshire and in the Northe after the manner of a Dialogue Iohn Constable an excellent Poet and rhetoritian Iohn Hilier Edwarde Foxe student in the Kings Colledge in Cambridge was aduanced to the Bishoppes sea of Hereford and was imployed in dyuers Ambassades from Kyng Henry the seauenth both into Germanie and Italy Iohn Lambert alias Nichols borne in Norffolke of whome yee haue hearde in the Historie of thys Kyng howe hee suffered for the controuersie of the Sacrament George Fulberye Iohn Hoker Thomas Lanquet wrote an Epitome of Chronicles also of the winnyng of Bollongne Iohn Shepre Leonard Coxe he wrote dyuers treatises one in English rhetorike wherof Bale maketh no mention Thomas Soulmon borne in the yle of Gernsey verie studious in histories as by his writings notes it appeareth Iohn Longlande Bishoppe of Lyncolne Maurice Chauncy a chartreux Monke Cutbert Tunstall bishop of Duresme Richard Sampson Alban Hill a Welchman an excellent Physition Richard Croke verye experte in the Greeke toung Robert Whittington borne in Staffordshire neere to Lichfielde wrote dyuers Treatises for the instruction of Grammarians Iohn Aldrige Bishop of Carleil Iohn Russell gathered a Treatise intitled Superiure Caesaris Papae he wrote also CoÌ„mentaries in Cantica William Roye Simon Fish a KeÌ„tishman borne wrote a booke called the Supplication of Beggers Iohn Powell and Edwarde Powell Welchemen wrote against Luther Edward died in Smith field for treason in denying the Kings Supremacie in the yeare .1540 Iohn Houghton gouernour of the Charterhouse Monks in London dyed lykewyse for treason in the yeare a thousand fyue hundred thirtie and fyue Iohn Rickes being an aged man forsaking the order of a Frier Minor whyche he had first protessed imbraced the Gospell George Bulleyn lorde Rocheforde brother to Queene Anne wrote dyuers Songs and Sonettes Frauncis Bigod knyght borne in Yorkshire wrote a booke agaynst the Clergie entituled De impropritationibus and translated certain books from Latin into English he died for rebellion in the yere a thousand fiue hundred thirtie and seuen Richarde Wyse Henry Morley Lorde Morley wrote diuers treatises as Comedies and tragedies the lyfe of Sectaties and certain rithmes William Thynne restored Chancers workes by his learned and painful corrections Iohn Smith somtime Schoolemaister of Heyton Richard Turpine borne of a woorshipfull familie in Englande seruyng in the garnison of Caleys wrote a chronicle of his tyme he dyed in the yeare a thousande fyue hundred fortie and one and was buryed in Saint Nicholas churche in Caleys Sir Thomas Wiat knighte in whose prayse muche myght be said as wel for his learning as other excellent qualities mete for a man of his calling he greatly furthered to enriche the Englishe tongue hee wrote diuers master in Englishe mettes and translated the seuen Penitentiall Psalmes and as some write the whole Psalter Hee dyed of the pestilence in the West countrey bering on his iourney into Spayne whether hee was sent ambassadour from the king vnto the Emperour in the yeare a thousand fiue hundred fortie and one Henry Howard Earle of Surrey sonne to the Duke of Norffolke delyted in the lyke studies with Sir Thomas Wyat wrote diuers treatises also in Englishe metre he suffered at Tower his as in the historie of this King before ye haue hearde Iohn Fielde a citizen and Lawyer of London wrote sundrye Treatises as hys owne aunsweres vnto certaine articles ministred to him by sir Thomas More the Byshoppe of Rochester Raffell and others When hee was in prison for religion he wrote also a treatise of mans free-will de serno hominis arbitrio and Collections of the common lawes of the land c. Tristram Reuell Henrye Brinklowe a Merchaunt of London wrote a lyttle booke whiche hee published vnder the name of Roderik Mors also a coÌ„plaint vpoÌ„ London c. Robert Shinglaton 〈◊〉 of a good family in Lancashire wrote a treatise of the seauen Churches and other thinges as of certaine prophecies for the whiche as some write he settled at London being conuicte of treason in the yeare .1544 William Parrey a Welcheman wrote a booke entituled Speculum Inuenum Of strangers that lyued here in thys kings dayes and for their workes whiche they wrote were had in estimation these we fynd recorded by Maister Bale Bernarde Andreas a Frenche man borne in Tolouse an Augustin Frier and an excelleÌ„t Poet Adrian de Castello an Italian of CorneloÌ„ a towne in Thuscayne he was commended vnto Kyng Henry the seuenth by the Archebishoppe Morton and therevppon was fyrste made Bishop of Hereforde and after resigning that sed was aduaunced to Bath and Welles Andreas Ammonius an Italian of the citie of Luâ—…a secretarie to the K. wrote dyuers treaches Iames Caleo an Italian also of Paula in Lumbardie by profession a Carmelite Frier an ernest defender of the diuorce betwixt the Kyng and the Ladye Katherine Dowager disproouyng the marryage betwixt them to be in any wyse lawfull King Edwarde the sixthe Edwar. the sixt AFter it had pleased Almightie God to call to hys mercye that famous Prince Kyng Henrye the eigthe the Parliament as yet continuing and now by his death dissolued the executors of the sayd Kyng and other of the Nobilitie assembling themselues togyther did firste by sounde of trumpet in the palace at Westminster King Edvvard proclaymed and so through London cause his sonne and heire Prince Edward to be proclaymed king of this realme by the name of Edward the sixt King of Englande Fraunce and Irelande defender of the faith and of the churches
40. Ceadda ordeined Archbishop of Yorke 177.71 Ceadda remoued from the see of Yorke 178.69 Ceadda made Byshop of Mercia 179.47 Ceadda departeth this lyfe 179.61 Ceadda brother to Cedda gouerneth Lestinghem Monasterie 175.29 Ceadwalla banished out of his owne countrey 184.20 Ceadwalla returneth with an army into his owne countrey 184.34 Ceadwalla baptized at Rome and there dyeth 185.4 Ceadwalla voweth vnto God 184.52 Ceoluolf succeedeth Osrick in the kingdome of Northumberland 190.83 Ceoluolf renounceth hys kyngdome and becommeth a Monke 190.87 Cedda and his .iii. brethren all Priestes 175.32 Cheuling succeedeth Kenricus his father in the kyngdome of the west Saxons 142.85 Ceaulinus looke Chauling Cerdicus beginneth the kingdome of the West Saxons 127.10 Cenulfe ordeyned Byshop of Dorchester 223.60 Centwine maketh warre vpon the Britaines ouerthroweth them 183.44 Cellach second Bishop of Mercia 176.19 Cenwalch vanquished by Wolsihere and his countrey spoyled 176.86 Celricus or Ceolrick Nephew to Cheuling reigneth ouer the West Saxons 145.63 Celtike and British language al one 4.93 Celby Abbey in Yorkeshyre buylded 315.90 Cewolfe succeedeth Burthred in the kingdome of Mercia 218.95 Cearlus K. of Mercia 162.1 Cesar looke Iulius Cesar Ceouulf or Ceoloulph begynneth his reigne ouer the west Saxons 152.72 Certicestshore called in old time Nazaleoy 131.18 Certaine Gentlemen of meane calling appoynted to gouern the Romane armie in Brytaine 77.12 Charter of agreement between King Henry the seconde of England and Willyam of Scotland 440.51 Charter of agreement between King Henry the seconde of England and Roderike king of Connagh 442.11 Christian blood no dearer to the Pope then the bloud of Infidels 739.90 Chester besieged by the Saxons 153.65 Charles Earle of Flaunders murdered traytrously by hys owne people 360.64 Churches are the Popes to defende and not to robbe and spoyle 741.68 Christian religion in Britayne restored 125.48 Chester see remoued to Durham 241.25 Children not begotten in lawfull Matrimonie to bee no heires 198.103 Chealred king of Mercia 187 103. Chirchedune Adam shamefully whipped about Poicters 446.72 Church goods layd out to gage to helpe the Pope with money 633.20 Charter of King Williā graunted to the citie of London 316.94 Chiefe Iustice wordes agaynst the clergie 824.30 a. Charles the fift Emperour arriueth at Douer 1509.20 seemed not much to delyte in pastyme 1509.54 wynneth Cardinall Wolsey by riche rewardes large promyses eadem 30. commeth eftsons into England 1520 20. is Knight of the Garter and setteth in his owne stall at Windsor eadem 35. entreth into league with Kyng Henry eadem 55. Charles King of Fraunce sendeth an erronious booke into England 199.47 Chichester citie consumed with fire 465.35 Charles Simplex King of Fraunce marryeth Egditha daughter to King Edward 223.11 Chester citie builded 58.5 73.77 Chorthmond slayeth Aldred murderer of King Ethelbert 201.69 Chesterfield battaile fought by the Lord Henry against the Barons 777.16 Chester citie besieged by the Danes and taken 216.42 Chester citie left by the Danes 216.47 Chitrey castle burnt 385.39 Chalus Cheuerell besieged and taken by King Richarde the first 539.88 Chester made a principalitie 1097.20 b. Chifi William hanged for robbing of Pilgrimes 484.31 Chaunteries al committed to y e kings disposition 1604.55 Chester citie by whom builded 18.75 and. 18.82 Chester citie repaired by Liel 18.74 Chester citie builded before Brutes comming into this land 18.77 Christes Churche in Cantorburie repayred 320.67 Church of England fore greeued and bereaued of her wealth 321.6 Churchmen of England complaine of kyng Wylliam Rufus to the Pope 321.11 Chereburg in Normādy 321 73. Chester Wylliam knight his woorthy woorkes 1714.40 Calthrop Iohn his woorthy woorkes 1714.40 Cheeke Iohn knight his booke agaynst rebellion inserted 1677. Children foure liuing and in good likyng borne at one burthen 1872.12 Cheyney Henry knyght is made Lord Cheney of Toddington 1862.55 Christerne kyng of Denmarke commeth into England 1525.56 returneth ead 20. Charles Earle of Charoloys pag. 1317. col 2. lin 6 married Margaret-sister to Edward the fourth pag. 1318. col 2. lin 21. Duke of Borgongne pag. 1318. col 2. lin 3. Charles bastard of Henry Duke of Somerset Lord Herbert captaine of the rereward in the voiage to Turwin 1478.51 Tholmeley Roger knight is one of the kinges Executors 1611.50 is excepted out of the generall pardons why 1722.1 Charles doctor counsellor to Prince Arthur and after Byshop of Hereford 1456.58 The still Christmas 1536.28 The Chappel of our Lady in Westminster Abbey built 1457.40 Cheuling sonne to Kenricus kyng of West Saxons 142 55. Charles Bastard of Henry Duke of Somerset created Earle of Worcester 1494 31. Chierburghe yeelded to the French pag. 1277. col 1 lin 16. Chabor Wylliam Lord Admirall of France made knyght of the Garter 1559.11 Chester citie repayred fortified and inlarged 222.9 Christin mother to Edgar Edeling professeth her selfe a Nunne in Scotland 298.75 Chippingnorton by Cotfold pag. 1306. col 1. lin 10. Charter of kyng Iohns submission to the Pope 576.12 Channel cast from Torksey to Lincolne 359.11 Christe our Sauiour borne 46 7. Cherburgh deliuered to the Englishmen 1009.58 b. Chinon taken by force of assault by the French kyng 562.39 Charles the Emperour marrieth Isabel daughter to the king of Portugal 1537.20 Chancerie court instituted 303.52 Charles the nienth the French kyng is knight of the Garter 1834.36 Christian fayth receiued by the Englishmen 148.17 Chesterby Philip a knight of Lindesey admonisheth kyng Henry the second of his euill l◅fe 422.21 Christes Church in Cantorburie erected and restored 150 33. Chartley castle founded by Ranulph Earle of Chester 618 11. Chichester made a Byshoppes See 309.64 Churches builded in Northūberland 168.80 Church landes to be free from all tributes and seruices regall 207.39 Church goodes stolen to be restored 149.33 Children to be baptised with three dippinges into fayre water 420.101 Children to be baptised by any person where danger of death is feared 420.105 Charter of king Henry the first 586.66 Free Chappels all geuen vnto the kyng 1634.8 Christian religion in Britayne decayeth 119.21 Cheyney Frances knight 1450.18 Chertsey Abby in Southerie builded 181.19 Chateau de Leire rendred to the English pag. 1234. col 2. lin 47. Charteries taken from y e Englishe pag. 1249. col 1. lin 24. Charles the great his speare sent to kyng Adelstane 227.20 Chaunteries all geuen vnto the kyng 1634.8 Charters graunted by Henry the third are cancelled by hym 629.16 Charterhouse Monke apprehended at Cambridge 657.77 Charing Crosse builded 800.3 a. Charles y e fifth kyng of France dyeth 1020.15 b. Charles the great and Offa reconciled 195.36 Charles the .9 King of Fraunce dyeth hys obsequies kept 1870.40 Chamber Iohn a rebel 1434.135 is hanged 1434.20 Charles French King pag. 1412. col 2. lin 26. Chandew a Lorde of Brytaine created Earle of Bathe 1426.35 Charleton Richard attainted 1425.42 Charles the .8 King of France maketh warre on Fraunces Duke of Britaine 1431. desireth King Henrie to ayde him or to be menter ibidem ouerthrowen by the power of
other sticketh fast as the 〈◊〉 at his coÌ„ming a land with his army in England 285. â—…9 William Wittelsey Archbishop of Caunterburye dyeth 995.17 a Willoughby Robert Lord Brooke generall of the army into Britain 1434 line 10 William succedeth Raufe in the Archbishopricke of Caunterbury 359.38 Winchcomb Church builded 200.105 Winchcomb Abbey founded 201.5 Wilshire wasted by the Danes 245.77 .252.10 Winchester wonne by the Danes 247.81 William of Malmesburie cited 19.25 .97.6 .116 line 52 William of Malmesburie confuted 19.28 Windham Iohn Knyghte and beheaded 1457.40 Wicklifes doctrine mainteyned page 1155. col 1. line 43. his bookes condemned line 55 William de la Pole Erle of Suffolke page 1269. col 1. line 36. col 2. line 6.25.40 page 1271. col 2. line 16. Duke of Suffolke page 1273. col 2. lin 57. a exclamation against him page 1277. col 2. line 6. sent to the Tower pa. 1278. col 2. line 47. deliuered line 49. banished page 1279. col 1. line 21. beheaded line 28 Wilfride a virgin taken out of a Nunrie and defloured by King Edgar 233.11 Wigmere battell foughte by the Danes against the Englishmen 245.35 Wilson Doctor in the premunire 1578.21 pardoned 1581.48 William King of Scottes conspireth with Henrye the sonne againste Kyng Henrye the second 426. 108. he entreth CumberlaÌ„d and besiegeth Careleil 427.67 .433.107 inuadeth NorthumberlaÌ„d and burneth and spoyleth the Countrey 430.28 William Fitz Osbert with the long bearde is conueted before the B. of Caunterbury 529.80 hee appeareth and is dismissed quietly 529.86 he is newly attached and escapeth into saint Mary Bowe Churche keepeth it by force is forced out by fire 529. 105. he is wounded with a knife 529.116 he is araigned in the Tower coÌ„demned drawen and executed 530.4 VVilliam Tirell esquier beheaded page 1313. col 1. line 28 VVilliam Neuill Lorde Fawconbridge Earle of Kente page 1313. col 1. line 40 VVilliam Tailbois Erle of Kyme page 1315. col 1. line 6. beheaded li. 12 VVilliam Lord Herberte Erle of PeÌ„broke page 1315. col 1. line 54. page 1319. col 2. line 35. beheded pag. 1320. col 2. li. 35 VVilford Iames knight valiauntlye defendeth Hadington 1638.20 is taken prisoner 1640.3 VVilliam sonne to Kyng Stephan considered of in the agreemente betweene his father and Henrye Fitz Empresse 389.45 VVilfrid Bishop of Hexham dyeth 190.105 VVilfrid the second succeedeth Iohn in the Archbishoprik of Yorke 190.109 VVilmote a noble man of Sussex banished lyeth rouing vppon the coastes 244 VVilliam Earle of Mortaigne wilfully banisheth himselfe the lande 343.49 VVisbasdowne battaile foughte betweene the Saxons one with another 142.95 VVilliam K. of Scottes marrieth the Lorde Ermengarde daughter to Richard VicouÌ„t Beaumount 463.62 VVilliam Conqueroure hath not so much ground as to bury him in without doing iniurie to another 315.103 VVilliam Conqueroures issue 315.111 VVilliam Bishop of London obteyneth the firste Charter for the Citie of London 316.25 VVilliam Conqueroures Sepulchre opened with the length and bignes of his body 316.61 VVilliam Rufus second sonne to King VVilliam looke Rufus VVilliam VVilnotus emprisoned againe by K. VVilliam Rufus 317.37 VVilliaÌ„ Bishop of Durham 318.60 VVilliam King of Scots commeth into EnglaÌ„d and doth homage to HeÌ„ry the second 408.68 he goeth ouer into Normandye with K. Henrye the second 408.82 VVilliam succeedeth hys father Patrike in the Earledome of Salisburie 411.23 VVilliam King of Scots taken prisoner 435.1 is released out of prison 439.20 he commeth to a Parliamente to Northhampton 443.22 VVilliam Earle of Arundell dyeth 445.6 VVinchester besieged by the Romaines 51.34 VVilliam King of Sicile departeth this life 486. line 102 VVilloughby Roberte knight conueyd the Erle of VVarwike froÌ„ Sheriffehuton to the tower of London 1425.20 VVilliam Conqueroure being ridde of one vexation is alwayes troubled with an other 307. line 20 VVilloughby Roberte created Lorde Brooke 1426.38 VVinleshore battell foughte by the Englishmen against y e Danes 207.13 VVinchester Citie destroyed by the Danes 208.55 VVinborne Abbey 211.14 VVilton battaile foughte by the Danes againste the Englishmen 212.2 VVinfrid B. of Mercia 179.94 VVinchester Churche builded 180.70 VVinfrid deposed for disobedience 181.8 William Cotton slayne page 1288. col 1. line 13 Wibbas or Wipha succeedeth his father Crida in the Kingdome of Mercia 145.88 William Conqueroure inuadeth Scotland with a mighty army 307.38 Wimond a Monke fyrste Byshoppe of the I le of Man had his eyes put out 386.6 VVilliam Archbyshoppe of Yorke complayned of to the Pope and deposed 382.38 Wiues to be kept according to the lawes of holy Church 420.110 VVilliam sonne to King Stephan departeth this life 399.44 VVilliaÌ„ VVicwan made Archbishop of York 789. 36 a dyeth 794.48 a Windsor Castell besieged by the Barons 603.19 they raise theyr Campe secretely in the nyghte 604.46 VVilliam Duke of Normandie promiseth hys daughter in marriage to Earle Harold 278.40 VVilliam erle of Northfolke breaketh his legge with a fall from hys Horse 303.3 VVilliam Duke of Normandyes backe peece of his armour put on before by chance 286.83 VVilliam King of Scots commeth to visit Kyng Henrye the seconde of England 411.99 VVilliam King of Scots and Dauid his brother do homage to Henry son to King Henrye the second 412.75 VVilliam StaÌ„ley knight page 1321. col 1. line 55 Wigmore Castell besieged and wonne by the Barons 765.37 VVilliam VVilford toke Shippes on the coastes of Britaine page 1140. col 2. line 34 VVilliam Sautre brente in Smithfield page 1132 col 2. line 30 VVilton Nunrie fortifyed in steed of a Castell 379.69 VVil. Argentine Knight page 1119. col 2. line 46 VVilliam Venoure page 1120. col 2. line 17 VVilliam Erle of Pembroke perswadeth the nobilitie against Lewes and to take parte wyth Henry the third 608.60 VVilliam wyth the long berd maketh an oration to the people 529.34 VVilliam Conqueroure leadeth a mighty armye into Wales 310.7 William Conqueroure leadeth an army against his eldest sonne Roberte in Normandy 310.34 he is vnhorsed by his sonne Roberte and is by hym eftsoones horsed againe 310.45 they are made friends 310.69 William long scoured the seas pa. 1156. col 2. lin 50 Wise saying of a worthye Prince page 1256. col 1. line 46 Wales deuided froÌ„ the other partes of Britaine by Seuerne 75.22 Wall builded or restored betwene the Britaines Scots by Seuerus 81.3 Walbroke in London why so called 82.50 Wichwood beside Stony Stratford page 1316. col 1. line 46 Whitsandbay page 1323. col 1. line 30 Wilton Abbey buylded 226.116 Wilfride Bishop of worcester 192.20 Wiccies prouince nowe Worcester 192.19 Winchester made a Bishops Sea 191.8 Withred departeth thys life 191.81 Wise meÌ„ deserue as much praise for their counsell as stoute warrioures for their valiancie 84.50 Wilfride restored to Northumberland 186.3 Withred son to Gegherte made K. of Kent 187.10 Wil. Conqueroure returneth out of Normandye into England 297.32 hee leadeth an army againste y e Citie of Exeter 299.41 he leadeth an army into the Northe againste the Danes and
dyeth 40.66 Carantius or Carcassius troubleth the state of Britaine 80. â—…3 Carantius sente by Diocâ—…esian againste Rouers taketh parte of 〈◊〉 spoyle vvith them 80.94 Carantius arriueth in VVestmerlande and causeth the people to take his parte againste the Romaynes 80.110 Carantius requireth aid of Crathâ—… againste the Romaynes 81.6 Carantius is promised aide of the Picts against the Romaynes 81. line 33 Carantius resurpeth the kingdome of Britayne 82.3 Carantius deuideth parte of the land gotten to the Scottes and Pictes 82. â—…0 Carantius slayne 82.25 Cardinall of Sainte Andrevves murthered 466.2 his ritches 465. 3 Cardinall Gualo arriueth in England vvith the Popes authoritie 282.54 Cardinall vvonne by the Scottes 282. 87 Cardinall Gualo selleth spirituall causes and quietnesse for money 282.33 Car Dauid guide of a bande of Scottes 434.26 Carron Alexander surnamed Skrimgeour 262.54 Carron Alexander Knighte made Malcolmes standerde bearer 296. 50 Carlingford in Ireland vvonne by the Scottes by assault 36â—… 87 Caâ—…timandua emprisoneth hir husbande and his breethren 42.76 Carcalla Emperour of Rome 70. line 14 Carâ—…s Emperour 77 52 Cartimadua buried quicke 42.80 Careleill fortified vvyth nevve vvalles and ditches 266.44 Careleile restored to the Englishe men 283.7 Careleill and Barvvike burnt 44. line 16 Carmelite Friers come into Scotland 288.53 Carrike 463.47 Castell of Rockesbourgh beaten statte to the grounde 397.71 Castell of VVarke throvvne dovvne 3â—…7 76 Castell of Bambourgh 399.6 Castell of Dunstanbourgh 399.6 Castell of Anvvike left voide 399. line 25 Castell of Hermitage 346.63 Castell of Edenburgh vvonne by policie 347.74 Castell of Rockesbourgh vvonne by the Scottes 348.33 Castell of Rosseyne 394.3 Castell of Norham besieged by the Scottes 410.57 Castell of Cragmiller 415.61 Castell of Norham deliuered to the Scottes 420.7 Castell of Fourd vvonne by the Scottes 420.10 Castel of Etel taken by the Scots 420. 10 Castell of Harbottell 426.11 Castell of Hume 428.93 Castell of Dungard vvonne 343.22 Castell of Lochindoris 343.29 Castell of Kincleuin 344.46 Castell of Kilnesse 344.49 Castell of Lucres 344.74 Castell of Couper left voide 345. line 47 Castell of Iedvvorth 372.90 Castell of Fast vvonne 373.60 Castell of VVarke lost and recouered 374.34 Castell of Temptation 378 Castell of Meâ—…fen 311.78 Castell of Euonium by vvhome builded â—…4 9 Castell of Norham 325.79 Castell of Norham vvonne by the Scottes 3â—…8 9 Castell of Fineluin 388.40 Castell of Dunbar seised into the Kings hands 381. â—…8 Castles of Elglu and Fores lesse voide â—…32 10 Castell of Tvvhancastle giuen to the Saxons 11â—… 76 Castell of Dundonald â—…64 111 Castell of Cocklauss 369.60 Castell of Lochmaben rendred to the Scottes 3â—…9 26 Castles of Rothsay and Dunnone deliuered to the Ballioll 339. line 71 Castell of Lochleuin 359.95 Castles rased in agreemente betvveene the Kings of Englande and Scotlande 354.60 Castell of Alcluth 185.29 Castell of Marne named aftervvarde Burg besieged by the Danes 230.59 Castell of Marne rendred to the Danes vppon composition 231. line 74 Castell of Dunbar in Angus a place of great strength 135 Castell of Maidens in Edenburgh 10. 1â—…0 Castle of Edenburgh restored to the Scottes 276.90 Castle of Ayre besieged and taken by the Norvvaygians 289.47 Castle of Dunsinnane builded 248. line 113 Castels in Scotland vvon from the Englishmen 303.30 Castell of Roxburgh taken by Iames Dovvglas 314.53 Castell of Edenburgh vvonne by Thomas Randall 314.59 Castell of Dunoter vvonne by the Scottes 303.39 Castell of Galllard 302.50 Castell of Bute taken 293.60 Castell of Elgâ—…n 230.55 Castell of Sterling yeelded to the Englishmen vppon conditions 307. 88 Castell of Vrquâ—…ard taken by force 308.5 Castell of Maydens forsaken by the Pictes 179.64 Castell of Baledgar finished 261. line 92 Castell begun agayne to be buylded by King Henry against Barvvike 286.63 Castell of Berigonium in Loughquhaber builded 10.70 Castell of Sainte Andrevves holden by the Cardinall 165.92 Castell of Saint Andrevves besieged in vayne 466.43 Castell of Saint Andrevves besieged by Frenchmen and vvonne by them by surrender 466.97.467 10 Castles vvonne by King Robert 314. 49 Castell of Dovvnske besieged by Englishmen 151.13 Castels in Scotlande beeing in the keeping of the Englishmen deliuered to the Scottes 278.9 Castell of Anvvike vvon by the Englishmen 258 Castell of Fores taken and all the inhabitants slayne 209.67 Castell of Fores. 207.9 Castell of Sterling repaired 50. line 61 Castell of Dunbriton besieged 51. line 25 Castell of Calidon called novve Dunkeld 51.84 Castell of Dunbar rendred to the Englishmen 301.39 Castell of Fethâ—… câ—…me â—…cked â—…17 line 49 Castell of Dunsliâ—…iaâ—… 218.90 Castell of Norham besieged but not vvonne by the Scotâ—… â—…8â—… line â—…9 Castell of Carrike vvonne by K. Robert â—…12 52 Castell of â—…nesse vvonne 3â—…2 Castell of Kildrâ—…y 31â—… 64 Castell of Brechiâ—… 254.3 Castell of Fuinberie 295.27 Castell of VVarke 2â—â— 78 Castell of Forfare 53.74 Castell of Clouper rendred to VVilliam VVallace 303.73 Castell of Beitha 237.57 Castell of Delbogin 2â—…7 34 Castell of Doâ—…ndore â—…99 â—â— Cassy bilane requireth ayde of the Scottes against Iulius Cesar 28. line â—â— Cassy bilane yeeldeth to Iulius Caesar â—…8 90 Castius ordeyned Lieutenante of Britaine 100.50 Castius sendeth to the Scottes and Pictes to vvithdravv their povver 100.62 Castius ioyneth battayle vvyth the Scottes and Pictes 100. line 96 Castius the Lieutenant slaine 100. line 102 Cathedrall Churche of Murrey brent 364.97 Caâ—…uâ—… Procâ—…ratoâ—…re of Britayne fleeth into Fraunce 4â—… 105 Cathnesse vvhereof so named 99. line 62 Caâ—…s armye ouerâ—…ovvne 44. line 65 Carus vvounded 44.66 Celurked Citie in Angâ—…s casted novv Monâ—…s 2â—…5 1 Celius generall of the Romaines 5â—… 109 Ceâ—…line or Coelin K. of VVest Saâ—…ns 140.38 Ceâ—…he King of VVest Saxons slayne 141.91 Caesar â—…oâ—…e Iulius Caesar Cerious footemen slayne by the Pictes 43.99 Certaine persons burnte for Religion at Edenburgh 445.66 Cecrops builder of Athens 1.9 Charanat King of Pictes 44.10 Charles Iames novve Kyng of Scotland 248.87 Charles Earle of Valloys eldest daughter married to Edvvarde Ballioll sonne to Kyng Iohn 300. 44 Charles Dolphin of Fraunce mainteyneth vvarre against the Englishmen 374. â—…5 Chatelon in Touraine deliuered to the Scottishmen 374.106 Charles King of France dieth 375. line 68 Cheape side in London opened and many houses vvere svvallovved vp 108.62 Cheese conuerted into a bloudye cake 152.23 Cheldricke a chiefe Captayne of the Saxons slayne 128 Chestes of Asshes founde in the ground 38.58 Chest of stone found vvith bones in it 288.65 Childe that hurteth his father anye vvayes must die for it 181.29 Child vnthankefull to his parents shall not inherite his fathers patrimonie 181.33 Childe of one moneth olde speaketh 186.68 Child seeming vncurable miraculously cured by the K. of Scots 280. 70 â—…imâ—…s deuotion in seruyng the 〈◊〉 12 7â—… Chrimes King of Picts requireth to haue the league vvith the Scots renued 12.73 Câ—…iâ—…onu VVilliam Knyghte sometime Lord Chancellour of Scotland proclaymed Rebell and put to the horne 387.91 Christâ—… excessiue banketting and feasting reproued 128.6 Christmas excessiue banketting and feasting vvhen and by vvhom first instituted
127 11â—… Chronicles and other Scottishe Bookes burnt 308.59 Chruchneus built a Citie vpon the Riuer Carone â—…0 â—…7 Church of DurhaÌ„ plucked dovvn and builded vppe a nevve 257. line 1â—…97 Children and vvomen eaten â—…47 line 57 Church of Dunfermeling buylded 259. â—…1â—… Church of Scotland exempt from the iurisdiction of Yorke 277. line 19â—… Church of Glaskovv finished 289. line â—… Churchmens goodes not to bee medled vvithal by the Kyng 357. â—…77 Ciâ—…liâ—… slayne 141 9â—… Cisâ—…ntoriges taken prisoner by the Romaynes 2â—… 8â—… â—…l discorde amongst the Lords of the Iles. 65 6â—… Ciâ—…igâ—…ll King of VVest Saxons 143. 54 Ciuil discorde betvveenâ—… Kyng Constantinus and Malcolme prince of Cumberland 2â—… 6â—… Ciuill dissention in Scotland â—…60 line 147 Ciane Reynolde ssayeth the Lord Loueâ—… â—â— Clattering of aâ—… 〈◊〉 in Camelon Church â—â— 2â—… Clattering of armoure hearde in the aire â—â—0 â—…5 Clavvne Christopher 〈◊〉 385. 66 Claudius Emperoure of Rome â—…1 line 86 Claudius the Emperour commeth into Britayne â—â— 12 Claudius sayleth into the Orkâ—…nies â—â— 17 Claudius taketh Gaâ—…s Kyng of Orkenies 8â—… 37 Cleargie of Scotlande summoned by Cardinall Gualo to assemble aâ—… Anvvike 283 Clide Firth 46â—… 8â—… Clide riuer 462 1â—…5 Clifforde Thomas Knighte sente Ambassador into Scotlande 44â—… line â—…28 Cleargies coÌ„tribution to the kings raunsome 554.97 Cloyde riuer 460.53 Clovvys King of France 147.16 Clovve a parte of Angus 297. line 68 Chidesdale vvhy so called 178.15 Cocbourne pethes 253.43 Cochram Thomas of a Mason made Earle of Mar. 403.83 Cochram Thomas Earle of Mar hanged 403.103 Cockburne Lord of Hinderlande accused of thefte and beheaded 440.55 Cockburne Roberte Bishoppe of Dunkeld sent Ambassadour into England 436.71 Cobios a vvorthy Frenche Captayne 477.68 toketh moe Englishmen prisoners than he had persons to assayle them vvyth 477. 75 Cardinall Gualo condemned by the Pope in a summe of money 283.57 Cardinall Gualo accurseth Scotland 282.108 Cardinall Egidius commeth into Scotland 283.87 Carolus Magnus maketh a league vvith the Scottes â—…59 76 Carolus Magnus honorablye receyueth the Scottishmen that vvere sente into Fraunce 263. line 43 Cartandis Queene of Scottes lamentation for hir husbande 91. 10 Cartandis spoyled by a sorte of Pictish riders â—…1 26 Cartandis findeth pitie in the light of Maximus the Lieutenance 91. 66 Coile King of the Britaynes 9.31 Coile deuiseth subtiltie againste the Scottes and Pictes 9.39 Coile entreth Scotlande vvith an army 9.68 Coile spoyleth the VVesterne borders of Scotlande and taketh prisoners 9.69 Coile slayne by the Scottes and Pictes 9.112 Coile buryed at Troynouahe 9. line 115 Coyning of Golde and siluer in Scotland first began 73. â—…8 Coâ—…termouth taken vppon a suddayne by the Scottes 361.4 Colledge of the Trinitie in Edenburgh by vvhom founded 399. line 33 Colledge of Sainte Sauioure in S. Andrevves by vvhome founded 399.81 Colledge in the old tovvne of Aberdene by vvhome founded 4â—…4 51 Colledge Courte of Iustice called Sessions instituted 441.63 Colane Lorde of Cantir and hys men slayne â—…6 60 Colgerne slayne 128.107 Colgerne a Sâ—…noÌ„ sent for to come into Brytayne 125.21 Colgerne arriueth vvith an armye in Northumberland 125.30 Colgerne created Duke of Northumberland 126.49 Colgerne reproueth Loth of vnâ—…ruitinesse 128 Colman confessour to Ferquâ—…ard 148. 45 Colman and Finnan excommunicate Ferquhard 1â—…7 â—…4 Colman remoued to the Byshopricke of Lindeferne 14â—… 21 Colman conuerteth the Saxons to the Christian faith 14â—… 23 Colman fleeth out of England bycause of the Pestilence 150.5 Colman erecteth a Monasterie in one of the VVesterne Ilandes 150. 7 Colman gouernour of Mar a man of great authoritie 160.24 Colman mâ—…liketh to conclude a league vvith the Frenchmenne 161. 49 Commotion against Aâ—…uiragus and the Romance 33.4 Commotion raysed in Mertia against Adelstane 165.12 CommotioÌ„ of the people in Lochquhaber 239.47 Cometes seene in the aire 180.10 Comete appeareth 291.25 Comete seene betvveene the Poale and Pleiades 401.93 Comete seene in the aire 397.7 Comete seene in the South shining at noone dayes 2â—…7 48 Comete appeareth before Kyng Malcolmes death 272.7 Comete appeareth in the ayre 385. 79 Comfray Radulph sente vvith an army unto Scotland 30â—… 9â—… Comfray Radulph and hys army Commissioners sente to conclude peace betvvixt Englande and France 480.68 Complainte made against the Cumines in Scotlande 287.107 Complayntes exhibited to Iames the firste againste the sonnes of Duke Mordo 377.72 Commons of Britayne conspire agaynste theyr Nobilitie 109. line 53 Compostella a Citie in Spayne builded 239 Coâ—…modities of Matrimonie and specially vnto Kings declared folio 271 Commendable ordinances concerning Orphanes and VViddovves 132.15 Comus a graue noble man of VVales 33.35 Constantinus Emperour of Rome 83. 24 Constantius Emperour of Rome 84. 31 Conclusion of peace betvveene King Richard of Englande and Iames of Scotland 405. â—… Conspiracie of the Scottish Lords againste Iames the thirde 40â—… line 42 Conflicte on the Sea betvvene certayne English and Scottishe Shippes 415 1â—…2 Contention betvveene tvvo Prelates for the Archbishopricke of Saint Andrevves 425.6 Coniers 474.22 Concubinaâ—… to haue like punishmente vvith their leachers 181. line 17 ConditioÌ„s of the peace betvveene Crime and Malcolme 225.84 Conditions of life and peace giuen to the EnglishmeÌ„ by the Danes 220. 36 ConditioÌ„s of agreement betvvene Henrye the third of Englande and Alexander of Scotlande folio 2â—…3 Controuersie of the succession of ScotlaÌ„d committed to Edvvard the firste King of Englande 298. line 105 Contention betvveene Crathlints iij. Nephevvs for the Crovvne 84. 53 Contention in Albion for celebrating the feast of Easter 147. line 39 Contention betvveene the kinsfolke of Alexander the thirde for the Crovvne of Scotlande 298. 48 Contention betvveene the Nobilitie of Scotlande 387.91 Contention betvveene the Gouernoure and Chancelloure of Scotlande for keeping of the yong Kings person 386.22 and 387. 14 Conspiracie against King Henrye of England moued by the Percies and others 370.2 Conspiracie of the Nobles against King Robert 322.32 Conspiratours againste King Roberte committed to prison 322. line 59 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Grime 226.77 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Thereus the King 18.104 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Dardan the King 46.26 Conspiracie againste Constantius 187. 64 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Conarus 63.47 Conspiracie attempted agaynste Mogall 62.43 Conspiracie in Scotlande againste King Edvvard 309.45 Conspiracie of Thecues to haue slayne Alexander 262.6 Conspiracie against Durstus for his vvickednesse 22.5 Conspiracie practised against Coran King of Scottes 131.9 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Romacus 85.7 Conspiracie of certaine Gentlemen against Malcolme 253.64 Conspiracie againste King Malcolme 268.76 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Dongall 167.97 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Malcolme 238.34 Conspiracie against Gâ—…lus 25.15 Conspiracie of the Nobilitie against Ethus 101.83 Conspiracie made againste Iames the first by VValter Stevvarde Earle of Athole 384.3 Constantinus Chlorus persecuseth the Christians in Britaine 82. line 4.5 Constantine chosen one of the Lieutenauntes of Britaine 95. line 71 Constantine slayne in France by Constantius 95.72 Constantinus sonne to Androenus King