Pag. 144 col 1. lin 27. for Chichester read Cicester Pa. 145. co 2. li. 17. for slept read stept Pag. 148. col 2. line 40. for or read for Pag. 153. co 2. li. 50. for feast read fast Pag. 180. co 2. li. 47. for which were the sonnes read which was the sonne Pag. 183. co 2. li. 9. for but read but three Pa. 184 co 2. lin 26. Stanford bridge adde thereto these wordes after called battaile bridge in yorkeshire Page 202. co 2. line 52. for 80. read 801 Eadem line 53. for Eirine or Hierine not Emperor but Empresse Page 227. col 2. line 60. for but by hir meanes read by whose meanes Page 200. col 2. line 50. ford Edmonde read Edmond Page 218. col ◅ line 40. for state with their read state but with their Pa. 221. col 2. li. for Essex read Essex Pa. 221. col 2. li. 10. for eche read euery Pag. 223. col ◅ line 50. Math. westm affirmeth that Frichstan was ordeined to the sea of winchester Aetheline to Shireborn Eadulf to welles werstan to Crida ▪ and Herstan to Cornwall And further y e to Dorchester one Kenulfe was ordeyned and Borthegus to Cicester which seuen Bishops were consecrated all in one day at Canterburie by the Archbishop Plegmond Page 235. col 2. line 14. for Cumelorn read Culene Page 238. col 1. line 50. for Ethelgime read Ethelgina Ead col 2. line 35. for recouering hys disease read recouering of that hys disease Pa. 241 col 2. li. 26. for case read cause Pa. 245. col 2. line 54. for reteyne read receyue Pa. 249. col 2. line 7. for 114. read 1014 and likewise in the mergent of both the colums for 114. read 1014. and for 115.1015 Page 252. col 2. line 12. for 116. read 1015. and likewise in the mergent Pag. 260. col 2. line 32. for very read verily Page 267. col 2. line 14. for mailes read nailes Pag. 269. co 2. lin 38. for sore read so Faults and ouersights escaped in the printing of this second volume of the Historie of Englande PAge 291. col 2. line last for and rulers read the rulers Page 29◅ col 2. line 37. for willing read vnwilling Page 304. col 2. line last for returne read remoue Pag. 305. col 1. line 2. for his read this Page 307. col 1 line 53. for fiercenesse read successe Ead. col 2. line 24. for chose read vsed Pag. 317. col 2. line 29. for his read this Page 319 col 1. line 58. at the first at all put out at the first Page 322. col 1. line 37. for reproche read approche Page 326. col 1. line 2. for his complices read the Erles complices Page 330. col 1. line 32. for it was read they were Page 355. col 2. line 30. for Rheynes read Reimes page 363. col 1. li. 6. for a sharper head read a lesser or smaller head page 367. col 2. line 24. for aboute the lord Geffrey read by the L. Geffrey page 386. co 1. ouer against the last line the yeares are too bee placed thus Anno reg 18.1153 for the yeare of our Lorde page 398. col 2. ouer agaynste the last line in the mergent for Anno reg 6 read Anno reg 5. page 399. although it be wrongly nūbred 389. col 2. ouer against the .50 line in the mergent for 0911. read 1160. page 400. col 2. in the mergent ouer against the 37. line for Anno reg 17. read Anno reg 7 page 401. although wrongly numbred 403. col 1. in the mergent ouer against the 45. line for Anno reg 6. read 8. page 403. col 2 line 26. for with the cōclusion read according to the conclusion The same page and columne line 29. for when read where page 404 col 2 line 4. for bastard sonne put out bastard page 407. col 2. in the mergent ouer against the 55. line place Anno reg 11 page 408. col 2. in the mergent ouer against the 24. line note Anno reg 12. and ouer against the .26 line 1166. for the yeare of our Lorde page 435. col 1. line 40. and 41. for Robert Ferrers Earle of Derby read Robert Erle Ferrers page 473. col 2. The first worde of the seconde Epitaph for Tumuli read Tumulum In the seconde verse of the same for ◅u◅ficer◅t read suff◅cerat pa. 485. col 1. line 33. for Vizeley read Vezelay page 487. col 2. line 31. for away of battaile read array of battaile page 492. col 1. line 3. as hee vttered put out as page 497. col 1. line 51. for prepared read preferred The same page col 2. line 40. for Byshop read Bishops page 511. col 1. line 19. for and read he page 511. co 2. line 37. and 38. for partly that read partly for that page 512. co 1. line 10 for with the precinct read within the precinct Ead. col 1. line 54. in stead of for being read from being page 521 col 2. line 52. and 53. for the other rebels read the other rebell page 536. col 1. line 31. for of Fraunce read in Fraunce The same page col 2. line 34. for wast and venison read vert and venison page 537. co 2. line last saue one for and seuen C. read beside seuen E. page 538. col 1. line 1. for all the while read all this while pa. 552. co 1. line 26. for Lisle Donely read Lisle Dandeli page ◅62 col 1. line 3. in the meane time that these put out that page eadem col 2. line 33. for Butignan read Lusignan page 572. col 2. line 30. put out vnto him also pa. 576. co 1. li. 28. for matiae read matri page 585. col 1. line 6. for Bishop read Bishops page 599. col 1. line 46. for Buncham read Drincham page 605. col 1. line 38. for seuen reade seuentene page ead col 2. line 6. for about read about him page 606. col 2 li. 37. for Knatesburgh read Knaresburgh page 606. col 2. line 1. put out in Staffordshire page 609. col 2. line 44. for Godardule read Godaruile page 616. col 2. line 24. for felicitie read hostilitie The same page and co ouer against the 23. line write in the mergent 1218. page 923 col 1. line 37. for their liberties read the liberties page 627. col 1. line 12. for Louguile read Longuile pa. 629. co 1. l. 43. for remoue read renue pa. 645. co 2. li. 46. put out worthie to be page 646. co 2. lin ◅7 for he read they page 650. col 2. line 49. for Mesthems read Mescheins page 651. co 1. lin 10 for first read fift p. 656. c. 1. l 39 for the .xiiij. read y e xxiiij Ea. col 1. li. 57. for canons read chanōs page 658. col 2. lin 36. from these read from thence pa. 670. wrong folied 700. col 2. line 44. for and others read as others page 715.
had ment to set vpon the vowarde The Scots offer to impeach the Englishe mens passage but being manfully assayled by the harquebutters fiue hundred in number and shrewdly by them curried and galled they had no mynde to come forwarde but perceyuing how willing the Englishmen were to encounter with them after certaine shot on both sides The â—…ts 〈◊〉 to Edenburgh they made a sodaine retreate and leauing their artillerie behinde them they fled to Edenburgh The first man that fled as the talke went was the Cardinall who perceyuing the deuotion which the Englishmen had to see his holynesse had no minde to tarie With him also fled the Gouernour the Earles of Huntley Murrey and Bothwell The Englishmen thus hauing put their enimies to flight and seazed vpon their Artillerie The English armâ—… 〈◊〉 into Lyâ—… made streyght to the towne of Lythe and entred it without any great resistance wherein they encamped themselues the same night to their most ease and aduantage and afterwardes landed their vittayles and great artillerie They founde also in this towne such plentie of riches as they looked not to haue founde in anye one towne of Scotlande The sixt of May they went towards Edenburgh and as they approched neare the towne The prouâ—… of Edenburghs request the Prouost of the same towne accompanied with one or two Burgesses and two or three officers at armes desired to speak with the kings Lieutenant in the name of all the towne sayde that the keyes of the towne shoulde be deliuered vnto his Lordship condicionally that they might go with bagge and baggage and the towne to be saued from fire The Earle of Hereforde answere Wherevnto aunswere was made by the sayde Lord Lieutenant that where the Scots had so manifestly broken their promises confirmed by othes and seales and certified by the whole Parliament as was euidentlye knowne to the world he was sent thither by the Kings highnesse to take vengeance of then detestable falshoode to declare and shewe the â—…ce of his highnesse sworde to all such as shoulde make any resistance vnto his Graces power sent thither The names of the Knightes made at Leith after the brenning of Edenburgh by the Earle of Hertforde generall of the Kings army there on sunday the eleuenth of May in the sixe and thirtith yeare of the raigne of Kyng Henry the eight Anno Christi 1544. as they were deliuered to me by Sir Gilbert Dethike Knight alias Garter King of armes THe Lord Clinton The Lord Conyers Sir William Wroughton Sir Thomas Holcroft Sir Edward Dorrell Sir Iohn Luttrell Sir Iohn Ienins Sir Thomas Waterton Sir Charles Howard Sir George Blount Sir Peter Mewtas Sir Edward Warner Sir Raufe Bulmer Sir Hugh Cholmeley Sir Tho. Lee commonly called Doctor Lee. Sir Richard Legh Sir Peter Legh Sir Iohn Legh of Boothe Sir Laurence Smith Sir William Vauasour Sir Richarde Shirburne Sir Robert Stapleton Sir Thomas Holt. Sir William Dauenport Sir Raufe Leycester Sir Humfrey Bradborne Sir Thomas Maliuerey Sir Frauncis Hothome Sir Iohn Massy Sir Leonard Beckwith Sir Thomas Cokayne Sir Peter Freshwell Sir Richard Egerton Sir Anthony Neuill Sir Iohn Neuill Sir William Radeliffe Sir George Bowes Sir Vrian Brereton Sir William Brereton Sir Roger Brereton Sir Edward Waren Sir Brian Leyton Sir Robert Wurseley Sir Thomas Talbot Sir Hugh Caluerley Sir Iohn Clere. Sir Richard Holland Sir Thomas Venables Sir Iohn Connestable Sir Edmund Trafford Sir Iohn Atherton Sir Richard Cholmeley Sir Philip Egerton Sir Hugh Willoughby Sir Thomas Connestable Sir William Woodhouse Sir Edmond Sauage Sir Thomas Gerard. These names must come in at the .1593 page second Collome and second line for that purpose And therefore he told them resolutely that vnlesse they woulde yeelde vp their towne franklye without condicion and cause man woman and chylde to issue forth into the fields submitting them to his will and pleasure he would put them to the sword and their towne to the fire The Prouost aunswered that it were better to stand to their defence Whervppon commaundement was giuen to the sayde Prouost and officer at armes vpon their perill to depart and forthwith the Lorde Lieutenant sent to the â—…warde commaunding that they shoulde marche towarde the towne which right hardely they did and the English gunners manfully assayled the gates Sir Christopher Morice namely sir Christopher Morice Maister of the ordinaunce insomuche that the Scottes were beaten from their ordinance and the gate called Canogate beaten open with shot of the great attillerie therewith the Englishmen entring the same gate by fine force â—…gh enâ—…d by force bee downe slew a great nuÌ„ber of Scots and continually without staying was the great ordinance drawne vp the streete to the Castell gates but those that were within the Castell shot so freely at the Englishmenne thus approching with their great artillerie that diuerse were slayne the artillerie of the Castell beate so directly alâ—…ngst the high streete as the Englishe men came vp the same At length also one of the Englishmens Caâ—…gâ—… 〈◊〉 striken and â—…mounted therevpon they were forced to retire backe and giue 〈◊〉 their interprise of making 〈◊〉 to the Caâ—… wanting Pioners baskets 〈◊〉 other things necessarie for such a purpose This daye the Englishmen set free in diuers partes of the towne but they had not leysure to maintaine it by reason of the smoke ryding and troubling them so extremely that no great hurt coulde be boâ—…e that daye for that the night also came 〈◊〉 and so they departed backe againe to their campe at Lythe 〈◊〉 the next daye a certaine â—…bes of Englishmen vnder these â—…ing at 〈◊〉 â—…r Deigh went againe to Edenburgh and did what they coulde â—…ly to destroye the whole towne with 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 continued all that day â—…che two dayes 〈◊〉 following The L. â—…rs brought a power of horsmen from the 〈◊〉 In the meane time foure thousaÌ„d light horsmen 〈◊〉 the leading of the Lord 〈◊〉 came from 〈◊〉 borders as byâ—… it was taken afore and ioyned themselues with the 〈◊〉 thus lying in 〈…〉 of Edenburgh had for the safetie of the same conueyed out of the towne The xiiij day the English men brake downe the pyre of the hauen of Lythe and brent euerye sticke of it This done and hauing shipped their great artillerie and taken forth all such Scottish shippes as were meete to serue appointing them to attende on their shippes they tooke vpon them to returne home by lande Amongst other ships which the Englishmen had in Lythe hauen there were two of notable fayrenesse the one called the Salamander giuen by the French king at the mariage of his daughter and Scotland and the other called the Vnicorn made by the late Scottishe king The dalast of these two shippes was Canon shot which they founde in the towne to the number of foure score thousande The rest of the Scottish shippes being taken away togither with their owne ships which they brought with
the northside of S. Mighelâ—… 〈◊〉 The cause of the relinquishyng of it was the moistnesse of the soile 〈◊〉 oft ouerflowen And whereas the kinges high way lay sometyme thorough Wilton licence was obteyned of the kyng bishop of Salisbury to remoue that passage vnto new Salisbury also vpoÌ„ this occasion was the maine bridge made oâ—…er Auon at Harâ—…eham 〈◊〉 â—…nes â—…yed by â—…ngingâ—…e 〈◊〉 By this exchaunge of the way also olde Salisbury fel into vtter decay and Wilton which was before the had 〈◊〉 of the shire and furnished with 12. paroâ—â—â— churches grew to be 〈…〉 villegâ—… and of small reputation Howbeit this was 〈◊〉 the onelye cause of the ruine of olde Salisbury sith I read of two other wherof the first was a saâ—…ue vnto the latter as I take it And where as it was giuen out that the townesmen wanted water in olde Salisbury 〈◊〉 flat otherwise sithe that hill is very pleâ—…tâ—…fully serued with springes and wels of very swéete water The truth of y e matter therfore is this In the tyme of ciuill warâ—…es the souldiors of the castle and Chanons of olde Sarum fell at oddes in so much that after 〈◊〉 brawles â—… holy â—…flict they fell at last to sad blowes 〈◊〉 happened therfore in a Râ—…gation wéeke that the clergy goyng in solmne procession a coÌ„trouersie fell betwene them about certayne walkes and limites which the one side claymed and the other denied Such also was the whote entertainement on eche part that aâ—… the last the Castellanes espying their tyme gate betwene the clergy and the towne and so coyled them as they returned homeward y t they feared any more to gange about 〈◊〉 â—…unds for y e yere Hereâ—…pon the people â—…sing their â—…elly chere for they were wont 〈◊〉 haue baÌ„ketting at euery statioÌ„ a thing practised by the religious in old tyme where with to linke in the coÌ„mons vnto them they conceyued forthwith a deadly hatred against the Castellanes but not beyng able to câ—…pe with them by force of armes they consulâ—…ed with their bishop and he with them so eâ—â—â—ally that it was not long ere they 〈◊〉 the Chanone began a church vpoÌ„ a place of their 〈…〉 pretenâ—â—ng to serue God there in better safetie New Salisbury begunne and with farre more quietnesse thou they could do before The people also seyng the diligence of the chanone and reputyng their harmes for their owne inconuenienâ—…e were as earnest on the other side to be â—…ore vnto these prelates and therfoÌ„re euery man brought his house vnto that place thus became old Sarum in few yeres vtterly desolate and new Salisbury raysed vp in stede therof to the great decay also of Harnham and 〈◊〉 whereof I spake of late Nowe to returne agayne from whence I thus digressed Our Auon therefore departyng from Sarisbury goeth by Buriforde Longford and taking in the waters afore mencioned by the way it goeth by Stanley Dunketon Craiforde â—…urgate Fordyng bridge Ringwood Auon Christes church and finally into the sea But ere it come all there and a 〈◊〉 beneth Christs church it crosseth the Stouâ—…e M Sturâ—… â—… very faine stream Sturus whose 〈◊〉 is such as may not be lefte vntouched It riseth of sixe heds wherof thre lie on the north side of the Parks at â—â—irton within the 〈◊〉 the other ryse without the parkâ—… and of this riuer the 〈◊〉 Barony of 〈◊〉 hath take his name 〈…〉 gâ—…sse 〈…〉 to much 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the land Stuart 〈…〉 of the same water 〈◊〉 armes but to praie do After these braunches are conioyned in 〈◊〉 〈…〉 to long 〈◊〉 will 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and beneth Gillingham receyueth water than descendeth somewhere Thence y e Sture goeth to Bugley 〈◊〉 Westmen bridge 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 long taketh in the Cale water Cale from 〈◊〉 that commeth dawne by 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 so do 〈◊〉 vâ—â— miles 〈…〉 〈◊〉 passing in the 〈…〉 by Wine 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 After this coÌ„fluence its commeth a Hintâ—… Mariâ—… Lidden Deuilis 〈◊〉 after crosseth the 〈…〉 all proue â—â—â—ell wherof shall 〈◊〉 ryseth in Blackman 〈…〉 〈◊〉 the second in 〈…〉 his â—…s outh of Pulhaâ—… and 〈◊〉 to Liâ—…linch the 〈◊〉 water 〈…〉 â—…sberton and goyng by Fisehed to Lidlington and there â—…etyng wyth the Lidden they receiue the blackewater a 〈◊〉 Bâ—â—â—burne and so go into the Stour Iber. Black-water After this the â—…toure nameth into Stoureâ—… 〈…〉 Haâ—…mond and soone after 〈…〉 water that commeth froÌ„ 〈…〉 Orcharde and a seconde froÌ„ 〈…〉 out is Chele Aâ—…keford Haâ—…ford Drunkeston KnighteÌ„ 〈…〉 Blandford Carleton and croâ—…ing â—…e long a rist that riseth about Tarrent and goeth to Launston Munketon Caunston Tarrant it procéedeth forth by Shepwijc and by and by receyuing an other brooke on the right hand that riseth about Strickeland and goeth by Quarleston Whitchurch AnderstoÌ„ Winterburne it hasteth forward to Stourminster Berforde lake Alen bridge Winburne aliâs Twinburne minster whether commeth a water called Alen from KnoltoÌ„ WikechaÌ„pton Estumbridge Hinton Barnsley which hath two heds wherof one ryseth short of Woodcotes and east of Farneham named Terig This stoure aboundeth with pike perche roche dace Gudgeon and eles the other at Munketon aboue S. Giles Winburne and goyng thence to s Gyles Asheley it taketh in the Horton beck as the Horton doth the Cranburne Finally méetyng with the Terig aboue KnoltoÌ„ they run on vnder the name of Alen to the Stour which goeth to the Canfordes Preston Kingston Perley and Yolnest But ere it come at Yolnest if taketh in two brookes in one bottom wherof one commeth froÌ„ Woodland parke by Holt parke and Holt another from aboue vpper Winburne by Edâ—…iâ—…ndesham Vertwood and Manningâ—â—â— ioyning about S. Leonardes they go to Hornbridge and so into Stoure After which confluence the sayd Stoure runneth by Iâ—â—r bridge and so into Auon leauyng Christes church aboue the méetyng of the sayde waters as I haue sayd before Hauyng in this manner passed Chriâ—â—es church hed Burne we come to the fall of the Burn which is a little brooke runnyng froÌ„ Stouâ—…efield heath without braunches and not touched in my former voiage for want of knowledge and information therof in tyme. When we had left the Burne behynde vs we entred Pole hauen now far better known vnto me then it was at the first Goyng therfore into the same betwene the north and the south pointes to sée what waters wer there we left Brunke sey Island and the castle on the left hand within the said pointes and passing about by Pole and leauing that Creke because it hath no fresh we came by Holton and Kesworth where we beheld two falles of which one was called the north the other the south waters The north streame â—…ight Piddle as I heare Piddle It riseth about Alton and goeth from theÌ„â—…e to Piddle trentch hed Piddle hinton Walterstow and ere it come at BirstaÌ„ receiueth Deuils brooke that coÌ„meth thither from Brugham and Melcombe by Deuilish town
the Logus that discendeth froÌ„ the south east He addeth moreouer howe the Deua in times past was named Vala or Bala Vala. and that of the names of these two Lugibalia for Caerleill hath béene deriued c â–ª And thus much out of Lelande but where it had the cause of this hys coniecture as yet I haue not reade Of thys am I certeine that I vse the names of most ryuers here and else where described accorcordingly as they are called in my time although I omitte not to speake here and there of such as are more auncient where iust occasion mooueth me to remember them for y e better vnderstaÌ„ding of our histories as they doe come to hande Blacke Leuen and white Leuen waters Leuen fall into the sea in one chanel and with them the Lamforde and the Eske Lamforde Eske the last confluence beyng not a full myle from the mayne sea The white black Leuen ioyning therefore aboue Bucknesse the confluence goeth to Bracken hill Kirkleuenton Tomunt at Tomunt water méeteth with the Eske In lyke sorte the Kyrsop ioyning with the Lydde out of Scotland at Kyrsop foote â—…irsop â—â—ydde running by Stangerdike side Harlow Hath water takyng in the Eske aboue the Mote it looseth the former name and is called Eske vntill it come to the sea Hauing in this maner finished the description of the courses of most of the ryuers lying vpon the west coast of our country now it resteth that wée cut ouer vnto the west side of the same and as it were call backe vnto mynde the most notable of such as wée erst omitted vntill we come at the Humber and from thence vnto the Thames â—…wede First of all therfore as touching y e Twede this I haue to note that the olde and auncient name of the Till that falleth into y e same is not Bromis Till from the heade as some doe nowe call it â—…romis and I following their assertions haue set downe but rather Brenniche â—…renniche beside that Lelande is of the same opinion I finde howe the kingdome of Brenicia tooke denomination of thys water and that only therof it was called Brenicia or Brennich and vpon none other occasion In my tractatioÌ„ also of y e Tine I reserued the courses of one or two waters vnto this booke of purpose but sithens the impressioÌ„ of the same I haue found the names courses of sundrye other which I will also deliuer in this place after I haue touched the Alen or Alon and one or two more which I appointed hether because that at the first I vnderstoode but little of them â—â—st Alen. The Alen or Alon hath two heades wherof one is called east Alen y e other west Alen. The first of them riseth south east of Sibton Sheles and going by Simdorp it taketh in a rill withall from by east After which confluence it runneth to Newshele Allington Caddon Olde towne and in hys waye to Stauertpele méeteth with the west Alen. The West Alen ryseth in the hilles aboue Wheteley shéeles â—…est Alen from whence it goeth to Spartwell Hawcopole Owston taking in a rill thereaboutes it procéedeth on to Permandby and crossing there another ril in lyke maner from by West it goeth to Whitefielde and ioyning soone after with y e east Alen they run as one to Stauert poole Plankforde and so into the Tine â—â—dde Into the north Tine likewise falleth the Ridde at Riddesmouth It riseth within thrée myles of the Scottishe marshe as Lelande saith commeth thorowe Riddesdale wherevnto it giueth the name Another writeth howe it ryseth in the rootes of the Carter Redsquire hylles â—â—elhop and ere it hath gone farre from the heade Cheslop it taketh in the Spelhop froÌ„ the north and the Cheslop on the south beside sundrye other wâ—…ld rylles namelesse and obscure and therfore not worthy to be remembred here After it hath passed Otterburne it goeth to the medow Howgh Woodburne Risingham Leame and so into the Tine a little lower then Belindgeham which standeth somewhat aloofe from north Tine and is as I take it ten myles at the least aboue the towne of Hexham Beneath y e confluence in like sort of both the Tines standeth Corbridge a towne sometime inhabited by the Romaines Corue and about twelue myles from Newcastell and hereby doth the Corue run that méeteth ere long with the Tine Not far of also is a place called Colchester wherby Lelande gesseth that the name of y e brooke should rather be Cole then Corue and in my iudgement his coniecture is very lykely for in the lyfe of S. Oswijn otherwise a féeble authoritie the worde Colbridge is alwaies vsed for Corbridg wherof I thought good to leaue this short aduertisement and hetherto of part of my former reseruatioÌ„s Now it resteth that I touch y e names of a few riuers beckes togither as Lelande hath left them whose order and courses may peraduenture hereafter be better knowne then they are to me at this present for lacke of sound instruction The Deuilles brooke Dill. he supposeth to be called Dill of a town not far of that is commonly called Dilstan Darwent wherby y e Tine doth runne As the Darwent also doth fall into y e Tine beneth Blaidon so doe sundry brookes into the Darwent in two chanels Blackeburne Horslop as Blackburne which goeth into Horslop burne as Horslop doth into Darwent on the east side and on the other banke the Hawkesburne Roueslop that ruÌ„neth into Roueslop as Roueslop doth finally into Darwent which is sayde to ryse of two heades whereof one is néere Knedon the other at Kidlamhope and after the confluence going to Hunsterworth alias Ridlamhope Blaunchelande Acton Aspersheles Blackehedley Pansheales Newlande Darwent cote by by north east whereof commeth in a ryll on the other side Spen Gibside Hollinside Swalwel and so into the Tine Hedley In like sorte Lelande speaketh of a water called Hedley that should fall into the Tine whose heade is at Skildrawe from whence it runneth to Vptthelde Lamsley Rauensworth towne Wickham Rauensworth castell Redhughe and so into Tine Southwest of Newcastel but he omitteth wickham brooke he sayth because it ryseth short of the towne and is but a little rill Finally y e Themis doth fal into Tine a mile or therabout aboue Getishead Themis not very far beneth Rauensworth castell rising ten miles by south into the land as Lelande hath likewise set downe Were Ptolomy wryting of the Were calleth it Vedra a ryuer well knowne vnto Beda the famous Priest who was brought vp in a monastery y t stood vpon his bankes It receiueth saith Lelande the Dernesse Dernesse Brome whereinto the Brome also doth emptie his chanell that ryseth aboue Repare parke as I haue béene informed In lyke sorte I fynde howe it admitteth lykewyse the Coue that commeth
ITEM A VENTA ICINORVM Londinio m. p. cxxviij sic Sitomago m. p. xxxj Combretouio * m. p. xxij Cumbrâ—…tonio Ad Ansam m. p. xv Camoloduno m. p. vj. Canonio m. p. ix Caesaromago m. p. xij Durolito m. p. xvj Londinio m. p. xv ITEM A GLAMOVENTA Mediaolano m. p. cl sic Galaua m. p. xviij Alone * m. p. xij Alauna * Aliona Alione Galacum * m. p. xix Galacum Brigâ—…atâ—… Bremetonaci m. p. xxvij Cocci om p. xx Mancâ—…nio * m. p. xviij Maâ—…cio vel 〈◊〉 Condate m. p. xviij Mediolano m. p. xix ITEM A SEGONTIO Deuam mp lxxiiij sic Canouio m. p. xxiiij Vatis m. p. xix Deua m. p. xxxij ITEM A CALEVA alias MVRIDONO alias Viroconiorum Per viroconium Vindonu * m. p. xv Vindoâ—… Venta Belgarum m. p. xxj Brige * m. p. xj Brage Soruioduni m. p. ix Vindogladia m. p. xiij 15. Durnouaria m. p. viij Muriduno m. p. xxxvj Scadum Nunniorum * m. p. xv 12. Iscaâ—… Leuearo m. p. xv Bomio m. p. xv Niâ—…o m. p. xv Iscelegua Augusti * m. p. xiiii Iscelegia Borrio m. p. ix Gobannio m. p. xii Magnis m. p. xxii Brauinio * m. p. xxiiii Broâ—…nio Viriconio m. p. xxvii ITEM AB ISCA Calleua m. p. cix sic Burrio m. p. ix Blestio m. p. xi Ariconio m. p. xi Cleuo m. p. xv Durocornouio m. p. xiiii Spinis m. p. xv Calleua m. p. xv ITEM ALIO ITINERE ab Isca Calleua m. p. CIII sic Venta Silurum m. p. ix Abone m. p. ix Traiectus m. p. ix Aquis Solis m. p. vi Verlucione m. p. xv Cunetione m. p. xx Spinis m. p. xv Calleua m. p. xv ITEM A CALLEVA Iscadum Nunniorum m. p. CXXXVI sic Vindomi m. p. xv Venta Belgarum m. p. xxâ—… Brige m. p. xi Sorbiodoni m. p. viii Vindocladia m. p. xii Durnonouaria * m. p. viiii Durnouaria Moriduno m. p. xxxvi Iscadum Nunniorum m. p. xv FINIS ¶ Faultes escaped In the First Booke IN the first leafe columpne .1 23. lin reade thorow the trade In the 3. leafe col and 20. line reade so a comeling In the 3. leafe col 4. and 43. lin reade Gyants were In the 4. leafe co 1. lin 1. read S. Augustine therfore fol. 5. col 3. lin 32. reade liue in these dayes fol. 6 lin 1. col reade or Gwinhead ibid lin 23. col 1. reade limites of this ibid lin 25. reade consisted ibid lin 36. for Shropshire reade Shrewesbyry ibid col 2. lin 25. and 53. read extended themselues ibid col 3. lin 45. read Sussex in the south ibid col 4. lin 25. put out yeares after 35. fol 7. col 4. lin 26. reade easily fol 8. col 1. lin 29. reade put out also saying ibid col 4. line 49. for will I begin reade woulde I begin fol 9. col 3. lin 33. for infinity reade infinite fol 10. col 2. lin 51. reade holde this opinion Ibid lin 54. reade they shall sée ibid col 4. lin 49. reade those 45. for those fewe fol 11. col 1. lin reade 25. errour of their founder ibid col 2. lin 19. reade pittes of errour ibid lin 20. put out as and reade welles in déede that holde no water Ibid col 3. lin 50. reade withstande him there fol 13. col 1. lin 10. for Chichester reade Winchester fol 13. col 1. lin 38. reade and thereby gathered fol 16. col 1. lin 10. reade themselues lying néere hand or within this Isle also fol 17. col 2. lin 46. reade S. Ninians ibid lin 59. reade it séemeth hereby ibid col 3. lin 2. reade vnto Mona onely fol 18. col 1. lin 33. reade northeast and other also beyond them in like sort subiect to Scotland fol 20. col 2. in the margent reade as I heare néere Cantorbury for about Gaunt ibid col 3. lin 1. read Stoure whereof ibid. put out parenthesis in the margine ibid lin 39. reade diuided it selfe fol 24. col 1. lin 52. reade also to the point fol 26. col 1. lin 49. reade another great streame ibid col 2. lin 16. for to a village read and a village fol 27 where you reade Towz reade Towy ibid col 4. lin 26. reade into the mayne sea fol 30. col 1. lin 40. for Dunrith reade Drurith ibid. col 2. lin 55. read Harleswell ibid. lin 58. reade by north of Beltingham ibid. col 4. lin 6. for Tine reade were fol 31. co 2. li 18. for Cockingham read Cottingham ibid col 3. lin 9. reade lyke in the next booke fol 32. col 3. lin 24. put in to in the ende of the line ibid lin 42. for Magey reade Maxey fol 33. col 3. lin 10. for Mores reade Meres ibid lin 18. for his place reade this place fol 36. col 4. lin 28. reade forth by west of Marton fol 37. col 2. lin 52. read sing of cattel and put out the. fol 39. col 1. lin 33. read history after him Bodinus fol 45. col 1. lin 11. reade in these dayes fol 47. co 4. li 32. read touching it for touching by it ibid. lin 41. read wall was of stone In the seconde Booke FOl 74. col 3. lin 1. reade Leircester for Lewcester fol 75. col 1. lin 18. reade quantitie thereof ibid. col 2. lin 22. reade gayles within fol 76. col 3. in the margine reade howe those men shoulde haue done in the name note col 4. lin 1. tayler he fol. 77. col 2. lin 32. and 33. put out and the wight for I mistooke it ibid lin 43. for in olde time read also the weight fol 84. col 3. lin 26. for hope of recouery reade hope of realese fol 85. col 3. lin 53. reade before the olde be expyred fol. 85. col 1. lin 1. put out therefore and reade I finde therefore ibid col 4. lin 49. for riuerets reade riuettes fol 87. col 1. li 19. for their ordinaunce reade the store of ordinaunce ibid lin 27. reade that in some one barons house I haue ibid lin 33. reade done then trow you ibid. col 4. lin 9.10 reade we had some also for a few ibid lin 15. put out and betwéene Alfrede Etheldred fol 88. col 3. lin 17. reade being the more plenteous ibid lin 22. reade if place did serue therefore ibid col 4. lin 46. reade for these causes therefore fol 89. col 4. lin 58. for sunt duo reade sint duo fol 90. col 1. Canone 13. beside the misplacing of the point lin 52. there is n to much in y e last word of the 56. line ibid col 2. lin 9. the whole line is peruerted for Siquis autem cum primario pugnauerit ibid lin 39. for aliquot reade aliquam ibid col 3. li 34. for Gemiscisione read Genuscisione fol 91. col 3. lin 19. for whereas reade thus ibid li 21. for behauiour whereby read behauiour and hereby ibid lin 22. reade defrauded and the. ibid lin 33. reade euery man
purpose indeede was not to haue poysoned the King but onely the yong Gentleman the which drinking after the King died also the poyson was so strong and vehement A 〈◊〉 of the kings of the West Saxons agaynst their wiues For hir heynous cryme it is sayde that the Kings of West Saxons woulde not suffer their wyues to be called Queenes nor permitte them to sit with them in open places where their Maiestie shoulde bee shewed of manye yeares after Ethelburga fearing punishment fledde into Fraunce with greate ryches and treasure and was wel cherished in the Court of King Charles at the first but after she was thrust into an Abbey and demeaned hirself so lewdly there The ende of Ethelburga Simon Dan. in keeping companie with one of hir owne Countrey men that shee was banished the house and after died in great miserie Egbert king of Mercia departing this lyfe after he had raigned foure Monethes VVil. Mal. Kenulf ordeyned his cousin Kenulfe to succeede in his place which Kenulfe was come of the lyne of Penda king of Mercia as rightly decended from hys brother Kenwalke This Kenulfe for his noble courage wisedome and vpryght dealing was worthie to be coÌ„pared with the best Princes that haue raigned His vertues passed hys fame nothing hee dyd that enuye coulde with iuste cause reproue At home hee shewed hymselfe godlye and â—â—ligious in warre hee became victorious The Archbishops sea restored to Canterburie hee restored the Archbishoppes Sea agayne to Canterburie wherein hys humblenesse was to be praysed that made no accounte of any worldly honour in hys Prouince so that the order of the auncient Canons might be obserued Hee had warres left him as it were by succession from his Predecessour Offa agaynste them of Kent and therevppon entering that Countrey wyth a mightie armie wasted and spoyled the same and encountering in battayle wyth King Edbert or Ethelbert otherwise called also Preâ—… The king of Kent takeâ—… prisoner ouerthrewe his armie and tooke him prysoner in the fielde but afterwardes he released him to his great prayse and commendation For where as hee buylded a Churche at Winchcombe vpon the day of the dedication thereof hee ledde the Kentishe King as then hys prysoner vp to the highe Aulter and there sette him at libertye declaring thereby a greate proufe of hys good nature There was present at that sight Cuthred whoÌ„ he had made king of Kent in place of Ethelbert or Edbert with .xiij. Bishoppes and ten Dukes The noyse that was made of the people in reioysing at the kings bounteous liberalitie was merueylous For not only he thus restored y e Kentish King to libertie Kenulfes liberality-towards Churchmen which was not forgotten by them in their histories but also he bestowed greate rewards vpon all the Prelates and noble men that were come to the feast euery Priest had a peece of golde and euery monke a shilling Also hee gaue away great giftes amongst the people and founded in that place an Abbey endowing the same with great possessions Finally after he had raigned .24 yeares he departed this life and appoynted his buriall to be in y e same Abbey of Winchcome leauing behind him a son named Kenelme who succeeded his father in the Kingdome but was soone murthered by hys vnnaturall sister Quenbred the seuenteenth of Iuly as hereafter shall be shewed After that Alrike the last of K. Witchtredes sonnes which raigned in Kent successiuely after their father was dead the noble ofspring of the kings there sore decayed and begaÌ„ to fade away so y t euery one which eyther by flattering had gote riches togither or by seditious pertaking was had in estimation sought to haue the gouernmeÌ„t and to vsurp y e title of King abusing by vnworthy meanes the honor and dignitie of so high an office Amongst other Edbrigâ—â— one Edbert or Edelberte surnamed also Prenne gouerned the Kentishmen for the space of two yeres was in the ende vanquished by them of Mercia and taken prisoner as before is said so that for a time he liued in captiuitie although afterwardes he was set at libertie yet was he not receyued againe to the Kyngdome so that it is vncertaine what end he made Cuthred that was appointed by Kinevulfe y e K. of Mercia to raigne in place of the saide Edberte or Edelbert continued in the gouernement eyght yeres as king rather by name than by acte inheriting his predecessors euill happe and calamitie through factions and ciuill discord After that Iambrith or Lambert the Archbishop of Canterburie was departed this life Lambert one Edelred was ordeined in his place vnto whome the primacie was restored which in his predecessors time was taken away by Offa K. of Mercia as before is recited Also after y e deathe of Eubalde Archbishop of Yorke another of the same name called Eubald the second was admitted to succeede in that see After that Brightrike y e K. of West Saxons was departed this life messengers were sent with all speede into Fraunce to giue knowledge thereof vnto Egberte which as before is shewed was constreined by the saide Brightrike to departe the countrey At the first he withdrew vnto Offa K. of Mercia with whom hee remained for a tyme til at length through suite made by Brightrike he perceiued hee mighte not longer continue there withoute danger to be deliuered into his enimies hands and so Offa winking at the matter he departed out of his countrey and gote him ouer into Fraunce but being now aduertised of Brightrikes death and required by earnest letters sente from his friends to come and receiue the gouernment of the Kingdome he returned with al conuenient speede into his countrey and was receyued immediately for King Egbert receyued King of West Saxons His lignage by the generall consent of the West Saxons as well in respect of y e good hope which they had conceiued of his worthy qualities and aptnesse to haue gouernement as of his royall lignage beeing lineally discended from Inegild the brother of K. Inas as sonne to Alkemounde that was the sonne of one Eaffa which Eaffa was sonne to Ope the sonne of the foresayd Inegild THis Egbert began his raigne in the yeare of our Lord 8â—… Egbert 802. as Simon Dunel and M. W. hath 〈◊〉 but 801. as William Harrison 〈◊〉 it our of Mal. whiche was the fourth yeare almost ended after that the Emperour Eirine began the seconde time to rule the Empire and in the â—…4 yere of the raigne of Charles the great K. of France whiche also was in the same yere after he was made Emperour of the West and about the second yere of Conwall King of Scottes VVil. Mal. After that Cuthred K. of Kent had raigned .8 yeres as before is mentioned he was constreyned to giue place vnto one Baldred that tooke vppon him the gouernment and raigned the space of .18 yeres without any greate authoritie for his subiects regarded him but
betokened that the Princes and gouernours of the Realm should decline from the way of truth Dunstan seeth the Deuill often but now he was become a wayter at the Table when Dunstane sate with the King and wander as folish beastes without a guide to rule them Also the nighte after this talke when the King was set to supper Dunstan sawe the same sprite or some other walke vp and downe amongst them that wayted on the table within three days after the K. was slayne as before ye haue heard Edredus or Edred Ran. Higd. Sim. Dunel He brente the Abbey of Rippon whiche was kept against him As he was returning homeward an host of enimies brake out of Yorke and setting vpon the rereward of the kings army at a place called Easterforde Easterforde made great slaughter in the same Wherefore the King in his rage mente to haue begun a new spoyle and destruction but the Northumbers humbled themselues so vnto him that putting away their foresaide K. Hirke or Hericius and offering great rewards and gifts to buy their peace they obteyned pardon But bycause that Wolstan the Archbishop of Yorke was of counsell with his countreymen in reuolting from K. Edredus The Archbishop of Yorke imprisoned and aduancing of Hericius K. Ederdus toke him and kept him in prison a long time after but at length in respect of the reuerence which he bare to his calling he set hym at libertie and pardoned him his offence Math. West reciteth an other cause of Wolstanes imprisonment Mat. VVest as thus In the yere of grace saith he 951. King Edrede put the Archbishop of Yorke in close prison 951 bycause of often complayntes exhibited against him as he which had commaunded many Townesmen of Theadford to bee put to death in reuenge of the Abbot Aldelme by thē vniustly slayne and murthered After this when Edredus had appeased all ciuill tumultes dissentions within his land VVil. Malm. he applyed himselfe to the aduancing of Religion wholly following the mind of Dunstane by whose exhortation he suffered patiently many tormentes of the body and exercised himselfe in prayer and other deuoute studies Edredus departeth thys life Finally after he had raigned nine yeares and a halfe he departed this life to the great greeuance of menne and reioycing of Angels as it is written and was buried at Winchester in the Cathedral Church there Here is to be noted that the foresaide Edrede when hee came firste to the Crowne vpon a singular and most especiall fauour whiche hee bare towards Dunstan the Abbot of Glastenbury Dunstan in fauor he committed to him the chefest part of all the threasure as charters of landes with other monuments and such antient princely iewels as belonged to the former Kings with other such as he gote of his owne willing hym to lay the same in safekeeping within his Monasterie of Glastēbury Afterward when King Edred perceyued himselfe to be in daunger of deathe by force of that sicknesse which in deede made an end of his life he sent into all parties to such as had any of his treasure in keeping to bring the same vnto him with all speede that hee mighte dispose thereof before his departure out of this life as hee should see cause Dunstane tooke suche thyngs as he had vnder his handes and hasted forwarde to deliuer the same vnto the King and to visit hym in that tyme of hys sicknesse according to hys duetie But was not this a deuise thereby to deteyne the treasure for I do not reade that he deliuered it out of his hands An Angell or as some think a worse creature but as he was vpō y e way a voice spake to him frō Heauen saying behold K. Edred is now departed in peace At the bearing of this voyce the Horse whereon Dunstane rode fell downe died being not able to abide the presence of the Angell that thus spake to Dunstane And when he came to the Court he vnderstoode that the King dyed the same houre in whiche it was tolde him by the Angell as before ye haue heard This Edwarde in his latter dayes beeyng greatly addicted to deuotiō and religious priests at the request of hys mother Edgina restored the Abbey of Abingdon which was built firste by K. Inas but in these dayes sore decayed and fallen into ruine Edwin AFter the decesse of Edredus Edre◅ his Nephewe Edwin the eldest sonne of Kyng Edmōd was ma◅e King of England and began his raigne ouer the same in the yeare of our L. 955. and in the .20 yeare of the Emperour Otho the firste 955 in the .28 and last yeare of the raigne of Lewis King of France and about the twelfth yere of Malcolme the first of that name King of Scotland He was sacred at Kingston vppon Thames by Odo the Archbishop of Canterbury The same day of his Coronation as the Lordes were set in counsell about weighty matters touching the gouernemente of the Realme hee rose from the place VVil. Malm. Polidor gate him into a chamber with one of his neere kinswomen and there had to do with hir without respect or any regard had to his royall estate and princely dignitie Dunstane lately beforenamed Abbot of Glastenbury did not onely without feare of displeasure reprooue the king for such shamefull abusing of his body but also caused the Archbishop of Canterbury to constreyne him to forgoe y e company of that woman whom vnlawfully hee kept as his wife Iohn Cap. There be that write that there were two women both mother and daughter whome K. Edwin kept as concubines for the mother beeing of noble parentage sought to satisfie the Kings lust in hope that eyther hee woulde take hir or hir daughter to wife And therefore perceyuing that Dustane was sore against suche wanton pastime as the King vsed in their company so wrought Dunstane banished the Realme that Dūstan was through hir earnest trauel banished the land And this is also reported that when he should departe the Realme the Deuill was hearde in the West end of the Church taking vp a great laughter after his roring manner as though he should shew himselfe glad and ioyfull of Dunstanes goyng into exile Dunstane seeth not the Deuill But Dunstane perceyuing his behauiour spake to him and sayd well thou aduersarie do not so greatly reioyce at the matter for thou doest not now so much reioyce at my departure but by Gods grace thou shalt be as sorowfull for my returne Dunstane departed into exile Thus was Dunstane banished by K. Edwine so that he was compelled to passe ouer into Flaunders where hee remayned for a tyme within a Monasterie at Gaunt finding muche friendshippe at the handes of the gouernoure of that countrey Also the more to wreake his wrath VV. Mal. Edwine displaceth Mōkes and putteth secular Priests in their romes the King spoyled many Religious houses of their goodes and droue
Chester so that the same Leofryke bare great rule in ordering of things touching the state of the Cōmon wealth vnder hym as one of his chief counsellours Diuers laws and statutes he made for the gouernment of the cōmon wealth King Cnutes lavves partly agreeable with the lawes of king Edgar and other the kinges that were his predecessors and partely tempered according to his owne liking and as was thought to him most expediēt among the which there b. diuers that concerne causes as wel ecclesiasticall as temporall Wherby as M. For hath noted it may be gathered ◅hat the gouernement of spirituall matters dyd depend then not vpon y e Bishop of Rome but rather appertayned vnto the laufull authoritie of the temporall Prince no lesse than matters and causes temporall But of these lawes and statutes enacted by king Cnute ye maye reade more as ye finde them sette foorth in the before remembred booke of Master William Lambert whiche for briefnesse we heere omitte Harolde the base sonne of Cnute Harold Mat. VVest VVil. Mal. AFter that Cnute was departed this lyfe ther arose great variance amongst the peeres and great Lordes of the realme about the succession The Danes and Lōdoners which through continuall familiaritie had with the Danes were become lyke vnto them elected Harrolde the base sonne of king Cnute Controuersie for the crovvn to succeede in his fathers roome hauing Earle Leofrike and diuers other of the noble menne of the Northe partes on theyr side But other of the Englishmē and namely Erle Goodwyn Erle of Kent with the chiefest lordes of the weast partes coueted rather to haue one of K. Egelreds sons which were in Normandie or else Hardiknought the sonne of kyng Cnute by his wife Quene Emme Simon Dun. The realm deuided betvvixt Harold and Hadiknought which remained in Denmarke aduaunced to the place Thys controuersie helde in suche wyse that the Realme was deuided as some write by lotte betwixte the two brethren Harolde and Hardicnute The north parte as Mercia and Northumberlande fell to Harrolde and the south part vnto Hardicnute but at length the whole remained vnto Harrolde bycause his brother Hardicnute refused to come out of Denmarke to take the gouernment vpon him But yet the authoritie of Earle Goodwyn who had the queene and the treasure of the realm in his keeping stayed the matter a certayn time The authoritie of Erle Goodvvyn H. Hunt hee professing hymselfe as it were Gardian to the yong men the sonnes of the Queene tyll at length he was constrayned to gyue ouer hys holde and conforme hym selfe to the stronger parte and greater number And so at Oxforde where the assemble was holden aboute the election Harrolde was proclaymed kyng and sacred accordyng to the manner as some write But it shoulde appeare by other that the Archbishoppe of Canterburye Elnothus a manne endued with all vertue and wysedome refused to crowne hym The refusall of the Archb. Elnothus to sacre kyng Harolde For when kyng Harolde beeing elected of the nobles and peeres requyred the sayde Archebishoppe that he myght be of him sacred and receyue at hys handes the Regall Scepter wyth the Crowne whyche the Archebishoppe hadde in hys custodie and to whome it onely did appertayne to investe hym therewyth the Archebishop flatly refused and wyth an othe protested that he woulde not sacre any other for Kynge so long as the Queenes chyldren liued For sayth he Cnute committed them to my truste and assuraunce and to them will I keepe my sayth and loyall obedience The scepter and crowne I heere laye downe vpon the aulter and neyther doe I deuye nor deliuer them vnto you but I forbid by the Apostolyke authoritie all the Bishoppes that none of them presume to take the same away and delyuer them to you or facte you for kyng As for your selfe if you dare you maye vsurpe that whyche I haue committed vnto God and hys table But whether afterwardes the Kyng by one meane or other caused the Archebyshoppe to crowne hym Kyng or that he was sacred of some other he was admitted for kyng of al the Englishe people beginning hys reygne in the yeare of our Lorde a thousande thirtie and sixe 1036. in the fouretenth yeare of the Emperour Concade the seconde in the sixte yeare of Henrye the firste kyng of Fraunce and aboute the seuen and twentie yere of Malcolme the second king of Scotlande Thus Harold for his grear swyftnesse Harold vvhy he is surnamed Harefoote was surnamed Harefoot of whom little is written touchyng hys doyngs sauyng that he is noted to haue ben an oppressour of his people and spotted wyth manye notable vices It was spoken of dyuers in those dayes Harolde euill spoken of that thys Harrolde was not the sonne of Cnute but of a shoemaker and y t his supposed mother Elgiua king Cnutes concubine Ran. Higd ex Marione to bring the king further in loue with hir fayned that she was with chyld and about the time that she shuld be brought to bed as she made hir accompt caused the sayd Shoemakers son to be secretly brought into hir chamber and then vntruly caused it to be reported that she was deliuered and the chylde so reputed to bee the kings sonne Mat. VVest Immediatly vpon aduertisement had of Cnutes death Alfred the sonne of king Egelred with fifty saile landed at Sandwich meaning to chalenge the crowne to obteyn it by lawful claym with quietnes if he might if not then to vse force by ayde of his frends and to assay that way forth to winne it if he mighte not otherwyse obteyne it From Sandwiche he came to Canterbury and shortly after Earle Goodwyn feygnyng to receyue hym as a friend came to meet hym and at Gilford in the night season appoinied a number of armed men to fall vpon the Normans as they were a sleepe and so tooke them together with Alvred slewe the Normans by the poll in suche wise that .ix. were slaine and the .x. reserued But yet when those that were reserued seemed to him a greater number than he wished to escape he fell to and againe tithed them as before Alvred had his eyes put out and was conueyed to the I le of Elye where shortely after he died Ra. Higd. How Alvred should clayme the crowne to himselfe I see not for verily I can not be perswaded that he was elder brother although diuers authors haue so written sith that Gemeticensis and the authour of the booke called Encomium Emma plainly affirme that Edward was the elder but it might bee that Alvred beeing a man of a stouter stomacke than his brother Edward made this attempt eyther for himself or in the behalfe of his brother Edward being as then absent See M. Foxe Acts Mon. Eag 11◅ Si. Dunelm and gone into Hungarie as some write but other saye that as well Edwarde as Alvred came ouer at this tyme with a number of
the dayes of Marie Queene of Englande betwixt the Englishmen and Scots whereof sith I finde none that hath written any thing at all I haue yet sette downe these odde notes as I haue learned the same of such as had good cause to knowe the truth thereof beyng eye witnesses themselues of suche enterpryses and exploytes as chanced in the same warres namely capitayne Read capitayne Wood capitayne Erington and captaine Gurley capitaine Markham with others whiche of their courtesie haue willingly imparted to me the reporte of diuers such things as I wished to be resolued in which accordingly so farre as my remembrance hath serued I haue here deliuered to the end the same may giue occasion to others that may happely light vpon more full instructions to imparte to posteritie a more perfect discourse where otherwise the mater might peraduenture wholy passe in forgetfulnesse And now to returne vnto the Scottish Ambassadours that were sent into Fraunce for the cōclusiō of the mariage betwixte their Queene the Dolphin after that y e same mariage was cōsummate euery thing ordered brought to passe accordyng to the effect of theyr commission in the moneth of August they tooke their leaue of the Frenche King the Queene The Embassadours died almost all and Nobilitie there to retourne homewardes into Scotland albeit fewe of thē came home for the Bishop of Orkeney departed this life in Diepe the .xv. of September the Earle of Rothes deceassed there the .ix. of Nouember the Erle of Cassiles departed in the same place the .xiiij. of Nouember Three came home agayne and the Lorde Flemming deceassed in Paris the .xviij. of December And so onely the Archebishoppe of Glasquo Lorde of Dun. the Prior of sainct Andrews and the Lorde of Dun retourned into Scotland in October A Parliament After whose commyng there was a Parliament sommoned by the Queene to be holdē in December next This yeare also in August the Earle of Argile deceassed and likewise in September Andrew Durry Bishoppe of Galloway departed in Edinburgh and Dauid Panton Bishop of Rosse deceassed the first of October in Striueling In the Parliament holden in Edinburgh in December the proceedings of the Ambassadours were allowed and a discharge giuen to them for the same After this the Queene regēt requyred to haue a crowne matrimoniall graunted to the Dolphin of Fraunce The Queenes request in the Parliament that he shoulde be called king of Scotlande during the Matrimonie to the which when the astates had agreed the Erle of Argile the Prior of S. Andros were appointed to passe into Fraunce but they went not bicause of other weighty businesse whiche shortly after they attempted Marie Queene of Englande departed this life the .xvij. of Nouember then the most excellēt noble Queene Elizabeth succeeded In Iuly August there was a conuention of al the prelates Clergie bolden at Edenburgh An assembled of the clergy in the which certaine men and women of Edenburgh were accused of Heresie abiured at the towne crosse with faggotes on their backes In this assemble it was required Cōmon prayers to be had in the vulgate tongue that the cōmon prayers might be red in the Scottish tong in Churches with certaine other articles of reformatiō whereof the answere was deferred till March in whiche moneth a prouinciall counsell was appointed to be holden at Edenburgh The .ij. of Marche A prouincial counsell the sayde prouinciall counsell of all the Prelates and Clergie of Scotlande began wherein diuers Articles were proponed by the temporalty Requestes made by the Lay◅e as to haue the prayers and administration of the Sacraments in the Scottish lāguage the election of Bishops and all beneficed men to passe by the voyces of the temporall Lordes people of their Diocesses and parishes with diuers other reformations al the which the Bishops refused to graunt wherethrough there arose shortly after great trouble in Scotlande 1559. Iohn Knox with other are summoned The Queene regent caused summonance to be giuen vnto Iohn Knox Iohn Wullock Paule Meffane to appeare at Striuelyng the x. day of May and for lacke of appearance they were denounced rebelles and put to the horne Wherevpon the sayde Iohn Knox beyng in Perth Images and Friethcuses pulde downe perswaded the master of Lyndsay the lardes of Tulibardin Dun Pettarrow and diuers other beyng there assembled with the burgesses of y e townes of S. Iohns towne Dūdee to pull downe the images and altares in all Churches and to suppresse the houses of Frears and other religions places who after a Sermon made by him to that effect the same .x. day of May they began in S. Iohns towne and cast downe the Abbay of the Charterhouse and the blacke Carmelite Frears called the Tullelum reformed all other Churches there about breaking downe the images and altars in Fife Angus Mernis and other parties there nexte adioyning The Queene regent being aduertised thereof sent for the Duke of Chatellerault diuers other of the nobilitie The Queene regent came to Perth as the Erles of Atholl Argile and others who came with hir to Perth otherwise called S. Iohn towne hauing with them .ij. thousand Frenchmen who entred the towne vpon appointment so receyuing it gaue it in keeping to Capitaine Iames Stewarde and capitaine Cullane with their bandes of men of warre In the meane time the Erle of Argile the prior of S. Andros left the Queene in Perth S. Andros went to S. Andros ioyning themselfes with the other made reformation of the Churches casting downe Altars images houses of frears Abbeys in that towne and in Cowper and other places thereabout Cowper assembling a great cōpany of coūtrey men came to Cowper to make resistance against the Frenchmen that were in Falkelande with the Queene But when they should haue met on Cowper More in battayle Twoo armies were pacified the Duke of Chatellerault the Erle Marshal and others laboured betwixte them so that the battayle was stayed and the Queene with the Frenchmen returned vnto Edenburgh The Erle of Argile the priour of S. Andros theyr assisters came to S. Iohns towne besieged it S. Iohns town besieged till it was to thē surrendred The Erle of Huntley was sent to them from the Queene to treat with them of some accord but he profited not At the same time a certayne number of persons of the townes of Dundee and Perth came to the Abbey of Scone Scone abbay brente and spoyling the Church brēt it with the most part of the house the Erle of Argile and the priour of S. Andros beyng with them in company After this they wēt to Striueling The friers in Steruelyng destroyed where they caused y e houses of the black Friers gray Friers to be throwen downe From thēce they passed to Edenburgh where the Queene hearyng of theyr comming departed with
79.53 Pictishe Gentlemen steale one of the King of Scots Greyhounds â—…0 12 Picts earnest sute to haue the scots enpulsed Britaine 90.81 Picts quarrell vvith Maximus for executing certayne robbers of their nation 92.38 Picts discomfited by the Scots and Irishmen 92.56 Picts repine to obey the Romaine lavves 93.43 Pictes are forbidden to create a King 93.68 Pictes become tributaries to the Romaines 93.102 Pictes commaunded to dvvell beyond the vvater of Forth 94.11 Picts send into forraine Countries to call home the Scots 95.9 Picts stande in feare of Constantinus King of Britaine 111.96 Picts conspire treason against CoÌ„stantinus King of Britaine 111. line 105 Pictes certaine of them vvinne the Britaines camp 113.15 Picts send to the Scots for ayde against the Saxons 113.104 Pictes vanquished by the Saxons 113. 115 Pictes eftsoones solicitie the Scots for aide 114.15 Picts fail at variance among themselues 173.18 Picts solicitie both Scots and Saxons to make vvarre vppon the Britaines 133.40 Picts infected vvith Pelagius heresie 137.6 Pictes and Saxons enter vvith an armye into the lands of the Britaines 140.30 Pictes and Saxons discomfited and chased by the Britaines and Scots 141 Picts fall togither by the eares for the spoyle of Northumberland 251. 88 Picts take an othe to destroy all the Scottish race 172.89 Pictes vanquished and slayne in a greate battayle by the Scottes 174. 93 Picts sue to the Scottes for peace 175. 16 Picts putte to flight and slayne by the Scots 176.46 Picts vtterly destroyed 177.71 Pictes ouercome the Scottes by vvonderfull policie 172.25 Picts anoy the Scots at the siege of Camelon 178.65 Pictes remainder vvhere they became vvhich escaped froÌ„ theyr Countreis destruction 180.66 Picts flee from the Englishmen into Norvvay and Denmarke 186. 35 Pictland parted among the Conqueroures 177.77 Pictimia 154.99 Pies and baked meates seldome vsed in Scotland 380.102 Pigges vvith heades like dogges 385. 75 Pizoni Gaspar an Italian Captain slaine 478.92 Placidus Lieutenant of Britaine 98. 100 Placidus his army ouerthrovveÌ„ by Scots and Pictes 99.25 Placidus escapeth and fleeth to Yorke 99.16 Placidus concludeth a peace vvith the Scots and Picts 99. â—â— Placidus dyeth 100.36 Planctius looke Aulus Planctius Pledges deliuered betvveene the Gouernour of Scotland and the Earle of Lennox the nobles of his side 460.82 Plinius cited 21.38 Ploughes not able to bee put into the ground for the frost tyll the middle of March 279.116 Policie of Scots to anoy the Saxons 116.35 Policie of the Picts to escape from the Saxons 117.27 Policie of the Pictes to discourage the Britaines in the battell 134. line 33 Policie of the Scottes to daunt the Irishmen 196.45 Policie of King Edvvard to vvin Barvvike 300.97 Policie of VVilliam VVallace to relieue the Scottish peoples laâ—…ke in time of dearth 304. â—â— Policie of the Scottes to entrappe the Englishmen 316.17 Policie of VVilliam Dovvglas to vvinne Edenburgh Castell 347. line 74 Policie of the Scottish heardes to affrighte the Englishmens Horses 397.48 Pomonia chiefest of the Iles of Oâ—…kney 17.12 Pontus in Irelande surrendred to the Scottes 197.34 Poole Richarde a man of greate parentage borne in Englande and banished the Realme 433. line 108 Pope Celestinus sendeth Paladius into Scotland 108.16 Popes Ambassadours not regarded in England 339.34 Portingale a corrupted name of Port Gathele 2.13 Pouertie of Scotland 214.68 Praise of Scottish dogges 80.6 Prelates ordeyned in ReligioÌ„ 21.7 Preston in Anderneis brente by the Scots 324.11 Presumptions demeanoure of the Scottish nobilitie to their king 403. 77 Preaching againste Images and frutelesse Ceremonies in scotland 458.63 Priests liuing appoynted of the sacrifice 13.9 Priestes to attende their vocation only 187.8 Priests fined for not doing theyr thieues 187.14 Priests example from tribute and all manner exactions 192.15 Priestes not to bee constreyned to goe vnto vvarres 192.16 Priestes not to come before anye temporall Iudge but only theyr Bishops and Ordinaries 192.17 Princes of Albion coÌ„spire against Osrike and Eufrede 146 Prisoners sente home out of England into Scotlande and also out of Scotland into Englande 458.5.458 34 Prisoners sette at libertie by the Gouernour of Scotland 461.96 Prisoners Scottes and Frenchmen taken by the Englishmen 464 line 90 Prisoners taken in the Castell of S. Andrevves put into the French Galleis 467.23 Priuiledges graunted to Makduffe and his posteritie 252.58 Priuiledge for the Scottish Kings to be annoynted 260.110 Priuiledges graunted to the Vniuersitie of S. Andrevves 380.25 Prophecie that Scots shoulde destroy the Picts 6.107.8 65 Prophecie of Colman against king Ferquhard the second 148.19 Prophecie of three vvomen vnto Makbeth and Banquho 243.54 Prosperitie the mother of contention 5.23 Prosperitie changeth conditions 63. 42 Protestants in Scotlande espie the craftte iugling of Dauid BeatoÌ„ Cardinall and Archbishoppe of Saint Andrevves 457.50 they set the Earle of Arrane againste the Cardinall 457.58 Prouision for Shippes in euerye Hauen tovvne 409.78 Prouision for good literature 408 line 89 Prouost of Edenburgh sent to the Earle of Hertford to vnderstaÌ„d the cause of comming into scotland 461.43 Ptolomeus Metellus seconde son 5. 9 Q. QVarrell of Iames the fourth for the battayle foughte at Floddon 420.70 Queene Margaret vvife to Malcolme dyeth 259.4 Queenes ferrie 254.13 Queene Spontana slaine in hir bed in sted of hir husband 153.26 Queene mother to Iames the fifth departeth this life 445.59 Queene Dovvager fleeth vvyth hir tvvo sonnes into Irelande 131. 201 Queene Dovvager dyeth in Irelande 132.1 Queene Guaynore vvife to Arthure vvith many moe Britishe Ladyes taken prisoner 134.75 Queene Guaynore deteyned perpetuall prisoner in the Castell of Dunbar in Angus 135.15 Queene Dovvager married to Iames Stevvard 386.80 Queene Dovvager and hir husband imprisoned and releassed 386. 84 Queene Dovvager dyeth 388.61 Quene mother called Dovvager and Mary the yong Queene of Scotland hir daughter restreyned of their libertie by commaundement of the Gouernour and kept in Lithgovv 458.71 Quhitelline or VVhiteline slayne 141. 95 Quhitteme first instituted 94.113 Quâ—…eie Roger Earle of VVenchester made Connestable of Scotland 285 9â—… R. RAineth frogges 56 4â—… Rayneth birds â—…1 â—…03 Rayneth bloud 108 Rayneth bloud 152.26 Raineth adders and snakes 186.77 Raineth stones 222.15 Rainolde Captayne of the Norvvegians 204.79 Raisers of the people to lease life goodes lands and the people raysed to leese the same 246.16 Ramsie Alexander inuadeth England vvith an army 346.17 Ramsie Alexander imprisoned by VVilliam Dovvglas dieth there in great miserie 348.41 Randall Thomas chosen Gouernoure of Scotlande during the minoritie of King Dauid the second 330.53 Randall Thomas poysoned by a Monke 332.11 Randall Thomas Gouernoure dieth 332.77 Rashe bushe keepeth the Covve 305. 77 Rasin generall of all the Danes in England 194.4 Rasin slayne 194.12 Ratcliffe Roger esquier sent Ambassadour into Scotland 436.53 Rauishers of Maidens to dye for the offence 18â—… 20 Redde head a point of land in Angus 224 6â—… Rebellion of Britaines appeased 4â—… 74 Rebellion of the people agaynste Natholocus the King 75.20 Rebellion in Kent 88.57 RebellioÌ„ moued
and vnreuerently sayde Thinkest thou to put downe and wrongfully to destroye the moste christian king our most redoubted soueraigne Lorde and most excellent Prince of all Christendome in bloud and preeminence Oh king sauing thyne honour thinkest thou that he hath offered to thee landes goods and other possessions with his own daughter for feare of thee or thy English nation thy friendes wel willers or fauourers No no. But of a trouth he moued with pitie as a louer of peace to the intente that innocent bloud should not be spilt and that Christian people should not be afflicted with batayle hathe made to thee these offers puttyng his whole affyaunce in God most pâ—…ssaunte accordyng to ryght and reason trustyng in his quarrell to bee ayded and supported by hys beneuolente subiectes and fauourable well wyllers And sith wee bee hys subiectes and seruantes wee requyre thee to cause vs safely and surely withoute damage to bee conducted out of thâ—… realme and dominions and that thou wilt write thyne aunswere wholly as thou haste giuen it vnder thy Seale and signe manuâ—… The Kyng of England being nothing at al moued wyth the presumptuous wordes of the vnâ—…rtured bishop soberly answered him in this maner The modest vvise ansvvere of the king to the Bishope of Bourges My Lord I â—…e esteeme your frenche bragges and lesse set by your power strength I knowe perfectly my right to your region and except you will denie the apparant truthe to doe you And if you neither doe nor will knowe it yet God and the worlde knoweth it The power of your maister you see dayly but my puissance yf haue not yet tasted if your maister haue louing subiectes I am I thanke God not vnprouided of the â—…aure but this I say vnto you that before one yere passe I trust to make the highest crowne of your country to stoupe the prondest myter to kneele downe and say this to the vsuâ—…yer your maister that I within three monethes will enter into Fraunce not as into his land but as into myne owne true and lawful patrimonie â—…ding to conquer it not with bragging wordes flatteryng orations or coloured perswasions but with puissaunce of menne and dente of â—…worde by the ayde of God in whome is my whole trust and confidence And as concerning myne answere to be written subscribed and sealed I assure you I would not speake that sentence the which I wold not write and subscribe nor subscribe that lyne to the which I would refuse to put my seale Therfore your safeconduct shall be to you deliuered with myne answer and then you maye departe surely and safely I warrant you into your countrey where I trust sooner to visite you than you shal haue cause to salute or bid me welcome With this answere the Ambassadors sore displeased in their mynds although they were highly entertained and liberally rewarded departed into theyr countreye reporting to the Dolphyn how they had spedde in all thinges After the French Ambassadors wer departed the King lyke a prouident Prince thought good to take order for the resisting of the Scottes if according to their olde manner they should attempt any thing against his subiectes in hys absence and therfore appoynted the Erle of Westmerlande the Lord Scrope the baron of Greystocke sir Roberte Vmfreuile and dyuers other hardy personages and valyant Capitaines to kepe the frontiers and marches of Scotlande which sir Robert Vmfreuille on the day of Mary Magdalen fought with y e Scots at the town of Gedering Harding A greate ouerthrovve giuen to the Scots by Sir Roberte Vmfrevile â—…360 hauing in his company only .iij. C. archers and .vij. score men of armes or speares wher he after long conflict and doubtful battaile flew of his enimes .lx. and odde tooke CCClx. prisoners and discomfited put to flighte .j. M. and mo whome he folowed in chase aboue .xij. myles and so laded with prayes and prisoners reculed againe not vnhurt to the castel of Rocksborough of the whiche at that time he 〈◊〉 â—…taur When the King had al his prouâ—… 〈…〉 dye and ordered all things for the deâ—…ce of 〈◊〉 realme 〈…〉 he leauing behynde him for 〈…〉 the realme the Quene his mother 〈…〉 â—…ted to the towne of Southampton 〈…〉 there to take shippe and so to passe the seas 〈◊〉 Fraunce And firste he thoughte to aduerâ—… 〈◊〉 French king of his coÌ„ming and therefore 〈◊〉 â—…ched Antelope his purseuant at armes 〈◊〉 â—…ters to the French K. requiring him 〈…〉 â—…titution of that which he wrongfully 〈◊〉 contrary to the lawes of God man declaryng how sory he was that he should be thus compelled for recouerie of his fighte iust 〈…〉 â—…ritance to make warre to the deâ—…iuction of 〈◊〉 â—…stian people but sith he had offered 〈…〉 could not be receiued now for fault of 〈…〉 might as he thought lawfully returne 〈…〉 Neuerthelesse he exhorted the Frenche K. 〈◊〉 the bowels of Iesu Christe to render vnto him that whiche was his owne whereby the estution of christian bloud might be auoided These letters conteyning many other wordes though 〈◊〉 this effect purpose were dated froÌ„ Hampton the v. of August When the same letters wer preâ—…ted to the French king by his counsel wel peâ—…vsed answere was made that he would take aduice and prouide therin as in tyme place 〈◊〉 be thought conuenient and so the messengâ—…â—…as licenced to depart at his pleasure When K. Henry had his nauie once rigged and decked and that his men and all prouisions were redie perceiuing that his captains misâ—…yâ—…ed nothing somuch as delaying of time determined with al diligence to cause his souldiors to goe â—…boord the ships and so to depart But see the hapâ—… the night before the daye appointed for their departure he was credibly enformed that Richard Erle of Cambridge brother to Edward duke of York and Henry Lord Scrope of Mashâ—… L. Tresorer with Tho. Gray a knight of Northâ—…berlaÌ„d being confederated togither The Earle of Cambridge and other Lordes apprehended for treasoâ—… Tho. VValâ—… had coÌ„passed his death and final destruction wherfore he â—…sed them to be apprehended The sayde Lorde Scrope was in suche fauour with the king that he admitted him sometime to be his bedfelow in whose fidelitie and constant stedfastnesse hee reposed suche trust that when any priuate or publike counsell was in hande he hadde the determination of it For he pretended so great grauitie in hys countenance suche passing modestie in his behauiour and so perfect vprightnesse and vertuous zeale to all godlinesse in his iuste y t whatsoeuer he sayd was in euery respect thought necessarye to bee doone and followed Titâ—… Lâ—… Also the sayde Syr Thomas Grey as some write 〈◊〉 of the Kinges priuie counsell to that in wâ—… daunger the king stoode it is easy to coniecture fith those that were in such authoritie so neere about hym sought his destruction Oâ—…sed â—…hiâ—…st of â—…ny These prisoners vpon their examination
meanes misse him let hym vnderstand that we will rather dye in the fielde than now to returne without our hoped pray The King aduertised of this the aunswere and purposed intention more wilfull than reasonable chose rather to trie the hazard of battell than to deliuer the Duke of Somerset into the handes of his enimies whiche they perceyuyng straightway sounded the trumpet to battell or rather as Hall hath while king Henry sent forth his Ambassadors to treate of peace at the one end of y e towne the Erle of Warwike The first battaile at Sainte Albons VVhethāsted with his Marchmen entred at the other end fiercely setting on y e kings foreward within a small tyme discomfited the same The place where they first brake into y e towne was about the middle of S. Peters streete The fight for a time was ryghte sharp cruell for y e D. of Somerset w t the other lords cōming to y e succours of their companiōs that were put to y e worse did what they could to boate backe y e enimies but the D. of Yorke Hall sent euer fresh men to succour the weerie to supplye the places of them that were hurt by which policie the Kings army was finally brought to cōfusion and all the chiefetaines of the fielde slaine and beaten downe for there dyed vnder y e signe of the Castell Edmond Duke of Sommerset who as hath bin reported was warned long before to auoyde all Castels and beside hym laye Henry the seconde of that name Earle of Northumberland Thomas Lord Cliffords hath Whethamsted Humfrey Erle of Stafford sonne to the Duke of Buckingham Iohn Lord Clifford Sir Barthram Antwisell Knight a Norman borne who forsaking his natiue Countrey to continue in his loyal obedience to King Henrie came ouer to dwell heere in Englande when Normandie was lost William Zouche Iohn Boutreux Raufe Bapthorp with his sonne W. Corwyn W. Cotton Gilbert Faldinger Raynold Griffon Iohn Dawes Elice Wood Io. Eithe Ra. Woodwarde Gilbert Skarlock and Rafe Willoughby Esquiers with manye other in all to the number of .viij. thousande as Edwarde Hall sayth in his Chronicle if there escaped not a fault in the Impression as .8000 for .800 sith hundreds in very deede would better agree with the number of the Kings whole power whiche he brought with him to that battell beeyng not many aboue two thousande as by writers it appeareth Humfrey Duke of Buckingham being woūded and Iames Butler Earle of Ormond and Wilshire and Thomas Thorp Lord chief Baron of the Eschequer seeing fortune thus to bee against them left the King post alone and with a great number fledde away Those that thus fledde made the best shifte they coulde to get away through gardens and backesides through shrubbes hedges woddes seeking places where to hide themselues til that daungerous tempest of the battell were ouerblowen The kinges part vanquished Diuers of the Kings house also that coulde better skill to play the Courtiers than warriors fledde with the first and those of the East partes of the Realme were likewise noted of too much lacke of courage for their speedie withdrawing themselues and leauing the King in danger of his aduersaries who perceyuing hys men thus fledde from him withdrewe into a poore mans house to saue himselfe from the shot of arrowes that flewe about his eares as thicke as snowe falling from the skye The Duke of Yorke aduertised of the place into the whiche the King was withdrawen hasted thither with all speede and comforted hym in the best wise he could assuring him that now that the common enimie of the Realme was dispatched to witte the Duke of Sommerset he had cause rather to reioyce than to bee sorie sith his destruction was the Kings preseruation and for himselfe and all his adherents he vndertooke that they were and would remayne duryng life his most faithfull liege people ready in al points to serue hym as his trustie and obediente subiectes After he hadde vsed suche words to him as he thought best to comforte him with he broughte him forth of that simple house into the which he was crept withe all due reuerence shewed towarde hym fyrste to the Shrine and after to his chamber Whilest the Duke of Yorke was about thus to comfort the King the Souldiers that had the victorie nowe in their hands applyed the spoyle namely the Northerne men stripping not only those that had borne armour against them but also the Townesmen and other with whome they might meete so that it was thoughte if the King had taken vp his lodging at his first comming thither within the Abbey as hee did not but in the middes of the Towne to prouide the better to resist his enimies the Abbey had beene spoyled also This was the ende of the firste battell at S. Albons whiche was foughte on a Thurseday next before the feast of Penthecost being y e three and twentith daye of May in thys three thirtith yeare of the kings raigne The bodies of the noble men were buried in the monasterie in our Ladies Chappell and the meane people in other places This Edmond Duke of Sommerset left behinde him three sonnes Henrye Edmonde Foure of th◅ to wit the D◅ of Somerset the earle of Northumberland the ◅ Clifford wo◅ buried in o◅ Ladies chapel VVethamst◅ and Iohn which to the extremitie of death tooke part with the line of King Henry The Duke of Yorke hauing got this victorie remembred well that hee hadde published abroade howe the onely cause of this warre was for the aduancemente of the common wealthe and therefore vsing al courtesie would not touch the Kings person after anye violente sorte but with all honor and due reuerence conueyed him to London and so to Westminster to whiche place was summoned a Parliamente A parliament whyche began the ninth daye of Iuly in the whiche sessiō the late Duke of Gloucester was openly declared a true subiect both to the King and to the Realme Beside this it was enacted that no person shoulde either iudge or report any poynt of vntroth of the Duke of Yorke the Earles of Salisburie and Warwike or of anye Knighte Esquier archer or other for comming in warlike aray against the King at Saint Albons considering theyr enterprice was only to see y e kings person in safegard But all the blame was put vpon the Duke of Sommerset Thomas Thorp VVetham◅ Collaterall A letter kep◅ from the king of purpose Baron of the Eschequer Wil. Iosep Esquier y e kings collateral companion bicause that they vpō a malitious purpose kept a certain letter from y e kyngs knowledge and would in no wise suffer it to be deliuered vnto him notwithstāding y e same made to the aduancement of some good assured peace if it had beene throughly and aduisedly read weyed and considered in which letter they declared that as faythfull and humble subiectes they requyred onely that it would please
in suche sorte as hee can not pretende cause of ignoraunce After he had made an end of these words he called to him the said Robertet and with loud voice he commanded him to reade the said writing which was done worde for worde in maner as followeth WE Frauncis by the grace of God king of Fraunce Lorde of Genes c. to you Charles by the same grace chosen Emperor of Rome King of Spaine we do you to wit that being aduertised that in al the answers that you haue made to our Ambassadors and heraults sent to you for the establishing of peace in excusing your self w tout al reason you haue accused vs saying y t wee haue might you our faith and that therevpon besides our promise we departed out of your hands power In defence of our honor whiche hereby might be burthened to muche againste all truthe wee thought good to send you this writing by whiche we giue you to vnderstand that notwithstanding that no man being in ward is bound to keepe faith that the same might be a sufficient excuse for vs yet for the satiffiyng of all men and our said honor which we mynde to keepe and will keepe if it please God vnto the death that if ye haue charged or will chardge vs not only with our said faith deliueraūce but that euer wee did anye thyng that became not a Gentleman that had respect to his honor that yee lye falsly in your throte and as ofte as yee say it ye lye and do determine to defende our honor to the vttermost drop of our bloude Wherefore seeing ye haue charged vs agaynst all truth write no more to vs hereafter but appoint vs the fielde and wee will bring you the weapons protesting that if after thys declaration ye write into any place or vse any words against our honor that the shame of the delay of the combate shall light on you seeing that y e offering of combat is the ende of all writyng Made at our good Town and Citie of Paris the ◅8 daye of Marche Anno. 1528. before Easter Thus signed Frauncis After that Robertet had redde this writing there in presence of the Emperors Ambassador the king made further replie vnto the poynts conteyned in the Emperors answers to the defiance and withall to conclude tolde the said Ambassador that his maister the Emperor had constreined him by such message as he had sent to him to make y e answer in truth which he had made and further willed him to deliuer vnto y e Emperor y t writing which he had signed with his hand and to say to him that hee tooke him for so honorable a prince that cōsidering y e matter wherewith he chardged him the answere that he made he wold not faile but to answer him like a Gentleman and not by writing like an aduocate for if he otherwise do said the K. I will answer his Chaūcellor by an aduocate and a man of his estate and a more honest man than he Shortly after the Emperors Ambassadors returned home into Spaine in safetie and well entreated and vpō their returne the Ambassadors of France were set at libertie deliuered beyōd Fonterabie so came safely home into Frāce a French herault appointed to accōpanie the Ambassador Grandeuell brought the writing of the combat vnto the Emperor bicause Granduelle refused to medle with it to the which the Emperor v. months after or therabouts sent an answer by one of his Heraulds who being ariued at Paris mēt vpon y e sodain to present his letters vnto y e frēch K. but the K. getting intelligēce therof the .x. of September sitting w tin his great hall of his palace at Paris aforsaid before y e table of marble in a royal seat adressed set vp for him ◅ steps in heigth appointed to giue audiēce to y e said herald On his right hand sat in chaires y e K. of Nauarre the duke of Alanson Berry the erle of Foire Arminack on y e same side sat also vpon a bēch the D. of Vandosme a pere of Frāce lieutenāt general gouernor of Picardie Don Hercules d'Este eldest son to y e duke of Ferrare duke of Chartres Montarges who lately before had maried y e lady Renee a daughter of Frāce the D. of Albanie regent gouernor of Scotlād the duke of Longueuille great chamberlain of France nere to thē vpon an other bench sat y e presidents coūsellors of y e court of Parliamēt behind them many gentlemē doctors lerned men on the left hand wer set in chaires prepared for thē the Cardinal Saluarie y e Popes ◅gate the Cardinal of Bourbō duke of Laon a peere of Frāce the Cardinall of Sens Chancellour of France the Cardinal of Lorrain the Archb. of Narbōne y e ambassadors of y e kings of England Scotlād of the seigniorie of Venice of Milan of the cantons of y e Suysses of Florēce on an other bench sat y e bish of Trāsiluania ambassador for the K. of Hūgarie the Bishop duke of Langres one of the peeres of Frāce the bish erle of Noyon an other of the peeres of Frāce the Archb. of Lyon primate of al France the Archbish of Bourges primate of Aquitain y e archbishops of Aux Rouen y e bishops of Paris Meaux Lizeux Mascon Limoges Vabres Cōserās Terbe behind thē sat the masters of the requests the coūselors of the great counsel On either side the kings seat stode the erle of Beaumont great maister and Marshal of France the L. de Brion admirall of Frāce lieutenāt general gouernor of Burgogne behind y e same seat wer many knights of the order y e is to wit the erle of Laual lieutenant general gouernor of Britayn the lord of Montmorancy y e L. Daubigny captain of on C. launces and of the Scottish garde the erle of Bryenne Ligny Roussy the Lord of Fleuranges marshal of France the L. of Ruffoy the L. of Genoillyac great esquier master of the artillerie of France Loys monsier d'Elenes the L. of Humieres the erle of Carpy behind thē was the Erle of Estāpes prouost of Paris with him many gentlemen of y e kings chāber among the which was the erle of Tancaruille the L. of Guyenne the son of the erle of Roussy the son of the lord of Fleuranges y e L. de la Rochepot the lord Douarty great master of the waters forests y e L. of Lude y e lord of Aauly the L. de Villebonne baily of Rouē the baron of Chastean Morāt y e L. de la Loue the vicoūt de la Mothe an groing the L. of Vertes besides these the masters officers of the houshold gentlemen waiters w t the more part of y e ij C. gentlemen or pensioners as we terme thē At the entrie into the saide throne or tribunall
or teacheth peruerse doctrine come and declare it to some of our counsell or to vs to whome is committed by God the high aucthoritie to reforme and order suche causes and behauiours and be not Iudges your selues of your owne fantasticall opinions and vayne expositions for in suche highe causes you may lightlye erre And although you be permytted to reade holy Scriptures and to haue the worde of God in your mother tongue you muste vnderstande that it is licenced you so to doe only to informe your owne consciences and to instruct your children and family and not to dispute and make scripture a railyng and a tauntyng stocke agaynst Priestes and Preachers as manye lyght persons doe I am very sory to knowe and heare howe vnreuerentely that moste precious iewell the worde of God is disputed rimed song and iangled in euerye ale house and Tauerne contrarye to the true meanyng and doctrine of the same and yet I am euen as muche sorye that the readers of the same followe it in dooing so faintly and coldly for of this I am sure that charitie was neuer so faint amongest you and vertuous and godly liuing was neuer lesse vsed nor God himselfe amongest Christians was neuer lesse reuerenced honored or serued therefore as I saide before bee in charitie one wyth an other lyke brother and brother loue dreade and serue God to the which I as your supreme heade and soueraygne Lorde exhorte and require you and then I doubt not but that loue and league that I spake of in the beeginning shall neuer be dissolued or broken betwene vs. And to the making of lawes whiche we haue now made concluded I exhort you the makers to bee as diligent in putting them in execution as you were in making and furtheryng of the same or else your laboure shall be in vaine and your common wealth nothing releued Now to your petition concerning our royall assent to be giuen to suche actes as hath passed both the houses they shall bee red openly that ye may heare them then were they openly redde and to many his grace assented and diuers he assented not vnto Thus the kings oration was to hys Subiectes there present suche comforte that the like ioye coulde not bee vnto them in this world And thus the acts redde as the manner is and hys assent gyuen his grace rose and departed Many proper feats of armes were exploited and done in this meane while betwixt the partyes Englysh and Frenche aboute Bolongne 1546 On the morrow after the feaste of the Epiphanie there came a conuoye of victuals towards the Frenche forte garded wyth three or foure thousand lancequenetz vnder their coronell the Reingraue and certaine French horsmen The Reingraue The Erle of Surrey then lieutenant of Bolongne aduertised thereof made out wyth such power as he might conueniently spare of them within Boullongne and the old man to cutte off those victualles but comming to encounter with the ennemyes at Saynct Estiennes hee was put to flyght The Englishemen put to flyght Syr Edwarde Poynynges Captayne of a bande called the Kynges garde of Bollongne was slaine in that conflicte wyth a fifteene or sixtene other Captains beside officers and common Souldiors About the same time the Frenchemen made a voyage vnto the Isle of Brasill with a ship called the Barke Ageâ—… whiche shyppe they hadde taken from the Englishemen before and in their way they mette with a little crayer of the which one Golding was maister a proper man and an hardy The Bark perceiuing the Craier to be an Englishman shotte at hir and bouged hir The Barke Ager an englishe ship recouered Wherevpon strayghtwayes the Craier drewe to the greate Barke and .6 or .7 of the Englishemen leapie into hir In the meane time while the Frenchmen without regarde of perill towardes themselues looked ouer hatches to beeholde howe the Crayer sank there at hand before them not mistrusting any thing y t the EnglishmeÌ„ might do against them it fortuned that those Englishiâ—… which got vp into the bark found in the ende thereof a greate number of lime pottes which they with water quenched or rather as the nature therof is set them on fier and threw them so thicke at the Frenchmen whiche were there aborde that they blinded them â–ª in such wise as those fewe Englishmen that entred the shippe vanquished the Frenchmen and driuing them vnder 〈◊〉 shut the fame and brought the barke away with them dome into Englande In the latter ende of March the â—…orden houses called the Stews on y e bank side in Southwarke were conuerted from such filthie vses by the kings commaundement The Stevves suppressed the baudes cussions being pul out other persons of honeste behauior placed in their tâ—…nths to inhabite in the same houses This was done by proclamation sound of truÌ„pet by an Herault of armes An. reg 38. This yeare by meanes made by the Emperor commissioners were appoynted to meete to treate of some accorde betweene the realmes of EnglaÌ„d France so that the kyng of Englande sent ouer to Guiâ—…nes Cutbert Tunstall Bishoppe of Duresme sir William Paget his Secretarie and Doctour Tregonell and the French King sent to Arde a Bishop the chiefe Preâ—… of Rouen a Notarie but no conclusion followed of their trauaile Wherevpon the king of EnglaÌ„d hauing perfect knowledge howe the Frenchmen intended to builde a fortres at saint Iohns Road betwene Bollogne and Callais to the greate annoyance of bothe those places if they might haue compassed their purpose hee ment to preuent that deuise of his aduersaries sendyng ouer the erle of Hertforde and the lord Lisse highe Admirall of Englande with many valiant Captaynes which got the road bin two dayes before the Frenchmen had appointed to bee there Hamble Thevve fortifyed by the Englishmen But when they vnderstood that the englishmen had so preuented theÌ„ they stayed about Hardilow where Monsieur de Biez their generall gaue order to encampe and durst not once come forwarde to assay the English forces so that without any impeachment by lande the Englishmen builte certaine fortresses to wit two at the same place of S. Iohns Road otherwise called Hamble Tewe an other aboute a two miles from thence at a place called Blank Nesse There was in the earle of Herefordes campe beside Englishemen diuers strangers Almaines Spaniardes and Italians and bicause it is not much impeachmeÌ„t to the matter we haue thought good here to set downe the whole number of all the Kyngs forces at that present in his paye that were there vnder the saide Earle of Hereforde the Kinges generall Lieutenant First the sayde earle two hundreth The lord William Staâ—…on three hundred Thâ—…oâ—…â—…oan Greye brother to the Marques Dâ—…r two hundreth The two Brayâ—… one hundred sir Thomas Stywarâ—… Marshall of the hoste one hundred Sir Henry Kneuer captain of the 〈◊〉 one hundred sir Iohn Harrington shreâ—â—arer of the army one hundred Sir
adding that king Philips father the Emperour had among other Princes trauayled most for the restitution of the peace and vnitie of the Churche But 〈◊〉 almightie God sayde vnto Dauid thoughe hee had a mynde and will to builde his Temple yet bicause he had shedde bloude he shoulde not buylde it but his sonne Solomon shoulde buylde it And so bicause the Emperour â—â—the hadde so manye warres and shedde so muche bloude therefore he coulde not attaine to bring perfecte peace to the Churche But truly sayde hee this gracious Prince King Philippe his sonne as I conceyue is appointed of God to it considering nowe the calling of him to bee ioyned with so Catholike a Princesse as is the Queene of this Realme one withoute all doubte sente likewise of God for the restoring of the sayde Realme to the vnitie of the Churche from whence it hathe erred and gone astraye as it dothe and maye manifestlye appeare Sixtlye hee protested that his Commission was not to preiudice anye person for he came not to destroye but to buylde hee came to reconcile and not to condemne hee came not to compell but to call agayne hee came not to call anye thing in question alreadye done but his Commission was of grace and clemencie to all suche as woulde receyue it For touchynge all matters paste and done they shoulde bee caste into the sea of Forgetfulnesse and neuer more to bee thoughte vppon Finallye sayde hee the meane whereby to receyue this highe benefite is first to reuoke and repeale all suche lawes as are impedimentes blockes and barres to this moste gracious reconciliation For like as hee himselfe hadde no place to speake there before suche lawes were abrogated and remoued as stoode in hys waye euen so they coulde not receyue the Grace offered frome the sea Apostolicke vntyll these lyke impedimentes of lawes made agaynst the sea of Rome were vtterly abolished and repealed And so in conclusion aduertised them firste for the glorie of God and nexte for the conseruation and suretie of the welth and quietnesse of the whole Realme that they shoulde earnestly trauayle therein and that then he would make them participant of the benefite of his commission The next day the whole Courte of Parliament drewe out the forme of a supplication and the nexte daye following when the King and Queene and the Cardinall with all the Nobles and Commons were assembled agayne in the great chamber of the Whyte hall aforesayde the Bishop of Winchester there declared what the Parliament had determined concerning the Cardinals request â—â—pplication â—â—â—â—ted to 〈◊〉 all 〈◊〉 by the â—â—rliament and then offered to the King and Queene the said supplication the copie whereof followeth We the Lordrs Spirituall and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled representing the whole bodie of the Realme of Englande and dominions of the same in the name of our selues particularly and also of the sayde bodie vniuersally offer thys oure most humble supplication to youre maiesties to this ende and effect that the same by youre gracious intercession and meane maye be exhibited to the most reuerende Father in God the Lorde Cardinall Poole Legate sent specially hither from our most holy father Pope Iulye the thirde and the sea Apostolike of Rome Wherein we doe declare our selues verye sorie repentant of the long schisme and disobedience happening in this Realme and y e dominions of the same agaynste the sea Apostolike eyther by making agreeing or executing of any lawes ordinaunces or commaundementes against the Primacie of the same sea or otherwise doing or speaking that might impugne or preiudice the same Offering oure selues and promising by this our supplicatioÌ„ that for a token and knowledge of our sayde repentance we be and shall be euer readie vnder and with the authorities of your maiesties to the vttermoste of our power to doe that shall lye in vs for the abrogation and repealing of al the saide lawes ordinances made and enacted to the preiudice of the sea Apostolicke aswell for our selues as for the whole bodie whome we represent Wherevpon moste humbly wee beseeche your maiestie as persons vndefiled in offence of his bodie towardes the sayd sea which neuerthelesse God by his prouidence hath made subiect to you so to sette forthe this our humble suite as we the rather by youre intercession may obtaine from the sea Apostolike by the sayde moste reuerende father as well particularly as generally Absolution Release and Discharge from all daungers of suche censures and sentences as by the lawes of the Church we be fallen into And that we may as children repentant be receyued into the bosome and vnitie of Christes Church so as this noble Realme with all the members thereof maye in this vnitie and perfect obedience to the sea Apostolike and Popes for the time being serue God and your maiesties to the furtherance and aduauncement of his honor and glorie Amen This supplication being first openly red the same was by the Chauncelor deliuered to the King and Queene with petition to them to exhibite the same to the Lorde Cardinall And the King and Queene rysing out of their seates and doing reuerence to the Cardinall did deliuer the same vnto him The Cardinall perceyuing the effect thereof to answere to his expectation did receiue it most gladly at their Maiesties hands And then after that hee had in fewe wordes giuen thankes vnto God and declared what great cause hee had to reioyce aboue all others that his coÌ„ming from Rome into Englande had taken suche most happie successe then hee caused his Commission to be reade whereby it might appeare he had authoritie from the Pope to absolue theÌ„ which Commission was verye long and large And that being done and all the Parliamente on their knees this Cardinall by the Popes authoritie gaue them absolution in maner following Our Lorde Iesus Christ whiche with his most precious bloude hath redemed and washed vs from all our sinnes and iniquities An absolution pronounced by Cardinall Poole to the Parliament house that hee might purchase vnto himselfe a glorious spouse without spot or wrinkle and whome the father hath appointed heade ouer all his Churche Hee by his mercie absolue you And wee by the Apostolike authoritie giuen vnto vs by the moste holye Lorde Pope Iulius the thirde his Vicegerent in earth doe absolue and deliuer you and euery of you with the whole Realme and the Dominions thereof from all heresie and schisme and from all and euerye iudgementes censures and paines for that cause incurred And also wee doe restore you agayne to the vnitie of oure mother the holye Churche as in oure letters of Commission more plainelye shall appeare After this generall absolution receyued the King and the Queene and all the Lords with the rest went into the Kings chappell and there sang Te deum with great ioy and gladnesse for this newe reconciliation And on Christmas euen next following hee set forth by hys Bulles a generall