most piteous cries was lamentable and verye importunate The generall hearyng theyr requests made answere that for many causes the town ought to bee destroyed considering howe diuers enimies whose insolent practises were not to be suffred had always there a common resorte to conferre of their wicked deuyses And further quod he the curteysye that is shewed to suche places of repaire hathe emboldned the reste of Scotlande to vse open violence and secrete villanies to the preiudice of Gods glorie hinderaÌ„ce of y e weale publique breach of good lawes and policies therefore it was 〈◊〉 most meete for a warning to thousands in that case of extremitie to rase out such monumeÌ„ts of mischief But at length notwithstanding these heauie words vttred by sir William Drury the people of all sorts so preassed about him made such pitifull cries and sorowfull noyse with children sucking of theyr mothers breasts that he taking ruth of their miserable estates at this their lamentable suite specially at the great instance of the Earle of Morton Lithquo spared from deserued destruction The Prouost and other enter â—…ands who came bareheaded to speake for them the generall was contented to saue the towne and people therin taking good band and assurance of the Prouost and chiefest of the Towne that they shuld follow the camp and at all tymes appeare when they were called for at Berwike and there to submit themselues their towne and goodes to the clemencie of the Queenes highnesse and to suche order as the Earle of Sussex hir maiesties generall Lieutenant should by hir consent thinke necessarie to whiche bande and conditions they of Lithquo agreed And for that their regent was slayne and none since instituted to whome they had giuen fayth of allegiance they confessed that none myghte commaunde them anye way without licence of him to whom they had made this bande sith to him both their promise and obligation was passed And in this sorte they continued bounde to him for their good behauiours The duke of Chastellereaults palace in Lithquo was yet brent and rased The Duke of Chastellereaultes palaces brent and marching to another house belonging to the said Duke called Kenâ—…le distante from Lithquo about a myle or more they likewise brent the same Thus hauing done their pleasures at Lithquo and in the Countrey aboute that Towne they marched from thence to a proper house and Castell belonging to the Lorde Seton called Neithery whiche the enimies had fortifyed Neithery but yet when the Lady of that house came to the generall The Lady Seton and made humble petition on hir knees for his fauor offering to him the keyes of that place in most humble wise she found such courtesie at his handes that with condition that shee and a Baron with hir shoulde enter bandes for assurance that the Castell shoulde euer afterwardes remaine at the Queene of Englandes pleasure hee tooke hir the keyes againe leauing hir in possession of hir house and goodes without doing hir any further displeasure This nighte the army came to Edenburgh Some of the English army spoyled in Edenburgh where certaine of the company that made host to get thither somewhat before the rest receyued some discourtesie for they were spoyled in the streetes of their furniture and such other things as they had about them but when the generall with the rest of the army was come neere to the Towne and had knowledge of suche foule disorder he thought not good to enter the Towne without standing so sure on his guard that he should not neede to doubt any double dealing or crooked measures which sure handling of the matter Churchyarde did not only shew the deuiser thereof to haue good conduit and experience but in verye deede auoyded no smal inconuenience and mischiefe that by the enimies was finely contriued through a fray to be made in the suburbes so that a greate slaughter had burst out suddaynely and no smal bloudshed followed if God and good guiding of the people hadde not stayed and tourned away that imminent daunger To bee shorte Sir Thomas Maners the generall sent Sir Thomas Maners with two bandes of Souldyers vnder one ensigne to seise vppon the gates at their first arriuall and so the pretensed conspiracie was happily preuented for the residue of the power was no sooner entred the Towne but that keepyng themselues in order to cleere the streetes and to commaund the inhabitaÌ„ts the better they spent that nighte standing on their guard as the case required When the morning was come Sir William Drewry smelling out the couert practise and naughty meaning of some demaunded iustice and straight punishment of such offences and things as he woulde truely lay to the charges of some in that Towne and told them flatly if remedie were not the sooner prouided and satisfaction made for the follies and outrage committed hee woulde bee quickly reuenged to the displeasure and shame of al the contryuers of that madde and mischeuous presumption Restitution made of things taken away from the souldiers Heerevpon not onely suche things as hadde bin taken from those few Souldiers which first entred the Towne ouer night were not only restored but diuers malefactors were also deliuered to the generall to bee executed and ordered by hys discretion who seeyng theyr submission mercifully and frankely sente them away vnto theyr Captaynes and so these broyles were pacifyed and thyngs sette in quiet After they had rested in Edenburgh a two dayes the fyrst of Iune they dislodged The generall comming to Seaton the chiefe Castell and house of the Lord Seatons Seton Castell spared at the sute of the Lady the Lady was ready there also to presente hym the keyes with like humble submission as before and therevpon receyued the like fauour for thys house as was shewed to hir for the other That night they lodged at Hadington Anderweeke It was determined that the pyle of Anderweeke shoulde haue bin ouerthrowen but vpon sute and bandes taken of diuers Gentlemen the place was spared and the offendors receyued to mercy And so the nexte day the generall wyth the Horsemenne came through to Berwike a iourney of two and thirtie long myles The footebandes lodged the same nighte at Coldingham with sir Robert Conestable who the next day being the third of Iune came w t them to Berwike and so ended this iourney â–ª to the greate commendation of the generall and Captains and consequently to all the gentlemen and souldiours that had beene foorth in the same as well for the good successe whiche it pleased God the author of al prosperous euents to graunt to them as also for their dutiful obedience to all warlyke discipline their paynefull trauayles susteyned their manly forwardnesse and skilfull practise in all martiall policies still shewed as occasion of seruice was anye where offered But nowe to returne to the doings at home Whilest this iourney was made as yâ—… haue hearde into
the whole worlde in so much as being as he thought in maner squised or prest to death with the heft of this huge monster he woulde haue departed with the whole substaunce of the worlde if he were thereof possest to be disburdened of so heauie a loade Vpon which wish he soddaynly awooke And as he bette his braynes in diuining what this dreame should import he bethought himself of the flocke committed to his charge howe that he gathered then fléeres yearely by receyuing the reuenue and perquisites of the Bishopricke and yet suffered his flocke to starue for lacke of preaching and teaching Wherefore being for his former flacknesse sore wounded in conscience he traueyled with all spéede to Rome where he resigned vp his Bishopricke a burden to heauie for his weake shoulders being vpon his resignation competently benificed he bestowed the remnaunt of his life wholly in denotion 1311. Iohanne Leche nephew to Haueriâ—…ges vpon the resignation was consecrated Archbishop This prelate was at contention wyth the Primas of Armach for their iurisdictioÌ„s insomuch as he did imberre the Primas froÌ„ hauing his crosse borne before him within the prouince of Leinster De priui excest pri c Archiep. which was contraâ—…e to the Canon law that admitteth the crosâ—… to beare the crosse before his Archbishop in an other prouince This man deceases in the yeare 1313. 1313. Alexander Bigenor was next Leche consecrated Archebishop with the whole consâ—…ne aswel of the chapter of Christ church as of S. Patrickes Howbeit vpon the death of Leche there arose a sysme and diuision betwéene Walter Thornebury L. CaÌ„celloure of Irelande Bigenor then theasâ—…rer of the same countrey The Cancellour to further his election determined to haue posted to 〈◊〉 but in y e way he was drowned w t the number of 156. passengers Bigenor staying in Irelande with lesse aduenture and better spéede with the consent of both the chapters was elected Archbishop And in the yere 1317. there came bulles from Rome to confirme the former election At which tyme the Archbishop and the Earle of Vlster were in Englande 1318. This prelate soone after returned L. Iustice of Irelande and soone after he had landed at Yoghyll he went to Dublyne where as well for his spirituall iurisdiction as his temporal promotion he was receyued with procession and great solemnitie 1320. In this man his tyme was there an Viâ—…et fifte fouÌ„ded in Dublin whereof M. William Rodyarde was chauncellour a well learned man and one that procéeded Doctor of the canon lawe in this Vniuersitie Bigenor deceased in the yeare .1349 1349. Iohanne de saint Paule was consecrated Archbishop vpon Bigenor his death He deceased in the yeare .1362 Thomas Mynot succéeded Iohanne 1363. dyed in the yeare 1376. Robert Wyckeford succéeded Thomas 1375. dyed in the yeare 1390. Robert Waldâ—…by succéeded Wykeforde 1390. This prelate was first an Augustine Fryer and a great Preacher and accompted a vertuous and sincere liuer He deceased in the yeare 1397. â—…chaâ—… Pâ—…thalis was remooued from an other Sée and chosen Archbishop of Dublyn 1397 â–ª wâ—… 〈◊〉 deceased the same yeare that he was elected Thomas Crauly an Englishe man succéeded â—…at the same yeare and came into Ireland in the companie of the Duke of Surrey This Archbishoppe was chosen L. Iustice of Ireland in the yere 1413. 1414. In whose gouernement the English did skirmish with the Irish in the countye of Kyldare néere Kilka The skirmish of Kylka where the English vanquished the enemie fiue and hundred of the Irishe during which 〈◊〉 the Archbishop being Lord Iustice went in procession with the whole cleargy in Tâ—…steldermot or Castledermot a towne adioyning to Kylka praying for the prosperous successe of the subiects that went to skirmishe with the enemie This prelate was of stature fall well â—…ed and of a sanguine complexion decâ—…ing hâ—… outwarde comlynesse with inwarde quantities For he was so liberall to the riche so charitable to the poore so déepe a clarcke so profounde a Doctor so sounde a Preacher so vertuous a liuer and so great a builder aâ—… he was not without good cause accompted the Phoenix of his time In daily talke as he was short so he was swéete Harde in promising bountifull in performing In the yere 1417. he sayled into England and ended his life at FaringdoÌ„ and was buried in New colledge at Oxford 1439. In the yere 1439. There hath bene one Richard Archbishop of Dubline and L. Iustice of Ireland before whom a Parliament was holden at Dublin in the xviij yeare of the reigne of king Henry the sixt 1460. In the yeare 1460. Walter was Archbishop of Dublin and deputie to Iasper Duke of Bedford lieuetenaunt of Ireland I found in an auncient register the names of certain bishops of Kyldare The Bishoppes of Kyldare that were in that sée since the tyme of S. Brigid the names of whome I thought good here to insert Lony was bishoppe in S. Brigides tyme which was about the yeare of our lord 448. 448. 2. Inor 3. Conly 4. Donatus 5. Dauid 6. Magnus 7. Richard 8. Iohn 9. Simon 10. Nicholas 11. Walter 12. Richard 13. Thomas 14. Robart 15. Bonifacius 16. Madogge 17. William 18. Galfride 19. Richard 20. Iames. 21. Wale 22. Baret 23. Edmunde Lane who flourished in the yeare 1518. There hath bene a worthy prelate canon by y e cathedrall church of Kildare named Maurice Iak Maurice Iak who among the rest of his charitable déedes builded the bridge of Kilcoollenne and the next yeare followyng 1319. The bridg of Kylcoollenne and Leighlinne he builded in lyke maner the bridge of Leighlinne to the great and daily commoditie of all such as are occasioned to trauaile in those quarters The lordes temporall as well English as Irishe which inhabite Ireland Chap. 6. GIrald fitz Girald Erle of Kildare This house was of the nobilitie of Florence came from thence to Normandy and so with Erle Strangbow his kinsmaÌ„ whose armes he giueth into Wales néere of bloud to Rise ap Griffin prince of Wales by Necta the mother of Maurice fitz Girald and Robart fitz stephannes with the sayd Earle Maurice fitz Girald remoued into Ireland in y e yeare 1169. 1169. The family is very properly toucht in a Sonet of Surreys made vpon the Erle of Kildares sister now Countesse of Lincolne From Tuscaâ—…e came my Ladies worthy race Fayre Florence was sometyme hir auncient seate The Westerne Isle whose pleasant shoare doth face Wâ—…ylde Cambers cliffes did gyue hir liuely heate Fastred she was with milke of Irish brest Hir sire an Earle hir dome of princes blouÌ„d From tender yeares in Britayne she doth rest With kinges childe where she tasteth costly foode Hunsdon did first present hir to mine eyne Bright is hir hew and Giraldine she hight Hampton me taught to wisheÌ„ hir first for myne And Wyndsor alas doth chase me from
comming appointed the Lord Lewes of Spaine sir Charles Grimaldo and sir Antony Doria with three thousand Genewes Genewes reteined in the French kings wages and a thousande menne of armes embarqued in two and thirtie great Shippes to lie on the sea in awayte to encounter the Englishe fleete as the same should approch towards Britaine They began to fighte about euensong tyme and continued till that nighte parted them and had gone togither againe in the morning if by a tempest that rose about midnighte the same night they had not bin scattered in sunder Additions to Triuet Other write otherwise both of the landyng and also concerning the misfortune of the Lorde Spencer alledging letters sent from the Earle of Northampton whome the same authors repute as generall of that army into Britaine directed to the Kyng in whiche was signified howe that within the octaues of the assumption of our Lady they arriued on the coast of Britaine neere to the Towne and Castell of Brest in the whyche the Duchesse of Britaine with hir children were of the enimies besieged both by sea and lande by sea with thirteene greate galleys by lande by the Lorde Charles de Bloys the Earles of Sauoy and Foiz But the galleys perceyuing the Englishe fleete to bee approched vpon them ere they were aware so that they were compassed in to their great danger three of the same galleys fled and so escaped the residue got vp into a riuer of the same hauen where they that were aboorde left their vessels and fledde to the lande and as wel they as the other that held siege before Brest and suche as kept a Castell there not farre off called Goule Forrest packed away without any more ado The english marriners following the galleies that were withdrawen vp the riuer with theyr small boates and barges set fire on the same galleys and so brent them Thus all the EnglishmeÌ„ came a lande and leauing the Lorde Say Captain in the said Castel of Gouleforrest they passe forward into y e countrey comming to a Castel coÌ„monly called Monsieur Relix gaue an assault thereto where many of their men of warre were wouÌ„ded and sir Iames Louel slaine After this staying a time for y e coÌ„ming of their coÌ„federates whiche after a fortnightes space came to them on y e monday being the morrow after Michaelmas day they hearde that the Lorde Charles de Blois was comming in al hast with a power of three M. meÌ„ of armes twelue C. Genewayes a greate multitude of coÌ„mons to reyse the siege WherevpoÌ„ y e Erle of NorthamptoÌ„ with his army marched softly towards theÌ„ chosing a plot of ground conuenieÌ„t for his purpose fought with his enimie slew and tooke of them at y e least three hundred men of armes The Erle of Northampton lost not any noble man in this fight excepted onely the Lord Edwarde Spencer But nowe as touching the Earle of Richmont Froissart sayth y t he coÌ„ming to Hanibout after he had thus lost Vannes tooke the Sea and sailed into England but by reason of beeing tossed on the seas his wounds rancled so that shortly after his comming to London hee dyed and was buried in the Church of Saint Paule The King of Englande was sore displeased with hys deathe â—…he Kyng â—…eth ouer â—…o Brytayn and immediately after passed ouer hymselfe into Britaine with a greate army and landing there the nine and twentith of Nouember at the same place where the Earle of Richmont did land at his arriuall there not farre from VaÌ„nes â—…nnes beâ—…ed he went straight and besieged Vannes but perceyuing that it woulde not bee wonne but by long siege he left the Erle of Arundell and y e lord Stafford to continue the siege whilest he wente to Rennes to aide his people which still lay at the siege therof Before the kings arriual in Britain those y t were there vnder the Erle of Northampton â—…ditions to 〈◊〉 as the Lord Hugh Spencer the L. Richard Talbat with their retinewes foughte with the Frenchmen neere to Morleis where a few Englishmen vnneth fiue huÌ„dred discomfited a mighty power of Frenchmen 〈◊〉 army of â—…enchmen comfited a few Enâ—…shmen estemed to be aboue fiftie thousand of whome some they slewe some they tooke Among other was taken the L. Geffrey de Charny accompted for one of the best and sagest Knightes in Fraunce whome the Lorde Richard Talbot tooke and sent into Englande But nowe as touching the Kings doings wee finde that whilest hee remayned for this winter season in Britaine his people forreyed y e Countrey a four dayes iorney in length and two days iorney in bredth After his comming to Rennes hee stayed not past fiue dayes but leauing them whome he found there to continue the siege hee went himselfe to Nauntes where he had knowledge that the Lorde Charles de Blois was At his comming thither hee enuironed the Citie about with a strong siege Nauntes besieged and made many fierce assaultes to walles and gates but could not preuayle then leauing certaine of his Lords there to continue the siege hee raysed with the residue and went to Dinan whiche Towne with sore and fierce assaultes hee lastly wonne and after that drew againe towards Vannes for that he was enformed howe the Duke of Normandy was comming downe towards him with an army of fortie thousand men The King of England supposing he shoulde haue battell sente vnto those whiche lay at siege before Rennes commanding them to come from thence vnto him so that by this meanes all the powers both of the King of Englande and of the Duke of Normandie generall to his father the Frenche Kyng in those warres of Brytaine beeing assembled before Vannes hande foughten some great and bloudy battell as was supposed for the whole triall of the right of Britaine if the Cardinals of Cleremount and Preâ—…stâ—… as Legates from Pope Clement the sixth hadde not taken vp the matter by concluding a deale betwixte them for the tearme of three yeares Additions to Triuet Commissioners for the King of Englande Commissioners appoynted to treate with these Cardinals on the behalfe of the Kyng of Englande were these Henry of Lancaster Earle of Derby William Bohun Earle of Northampton William Mountagew Earle of Salisburie Raufe Lord Stafford Bartholmewe Lorde Burgherse Nicholas Lorde Cantelow Reginald Lorde Cobham Walter Lord of Manny Maurice Lord Berkeley and Master Iohn Vfford Archdeacon of Elie. Commissioners for the french king For the Frenche King Odo Duke of Burgoigne and Piers Duke of Burbon were deputed Commissioners and such diligence was vsed by the parties 1343 that finally they agreed vpon thys truce of three yeares A truce for three yeares with certayne articles for meane to conclude some final peace as that there should be sent from eyther Kyng some personages of their bloud and others vnto the Courte of Rome with sufficient authoritie to agree confirme and establishe vpon all
after that hir grace passed y e Crosse she had espyed the Pageant erected at the little conduit in Cheape and incontinent required to know what it might signifie And it was tolde hir grace that there was placed Tyme Tyme quoth shee and Tyme hath broughte me hither And so forth the whole matter was opened to hir grace as heereafter shall be declared in the description of the Pageant But in the opening when hir grace vnderstoode that the Byble in Englishe shoulde be deliuered vnto hir by Trueth which was therin represented by a childe she thanked the Citie for that gift and sayd that she would oftentimes reade ouer that Booke commaunding Sir Iohn Parrat one of the Knights which helde vp hir Canapie to goe before and to receiue the Booke But learning that it shoulde bee deliuered vnto hir grace downe by a silken lace shee caused him to stay and so passed forwarde till shee came agaynste the Aldermen in the high ende of Cheape tofore the little conduite where the companyes of the Citie ended which beganne at Fanchurche and stoode along the streetes one by another enclosed with rayles hanged with clothes and themselues well apparelled with manye riche furres and their liuery whodes vpon their shoulders in comely and seemely maner hauing before them sundrye persons well apparelled in silkes and chaynes of golde as wyflers and garders of the sayde companyes beside a number of riche hangings as well of Tapistrie Arras clothes of golde siluer veluet damaske Sattin and other silkes plentifully hanged all the way as the Queenes highnesse passed from the Tower thorough the Citie Out at the windowes and penthouses of euery house did hang a number of riche and costly banners and streamers till hir grace came to the vpper ende of Cheape And there by appointmente the ryght worshipfull Maister Ranulph Cholmeley Recorder of the Citie presented to the Queenes Maiestie a purse of crymeson sattine richely wroughte with golde wherein the Citie gaue vnto the Queenes Maiestie a thousande markes in golde as Maister Recorder did declare briefely vnto the Queenes Maiestie whose words tended to this ende that the Lord Maior his breethren and communaltie of the Citie to declare their gladnes and good will towards the Queenes Maiestie did presente hyr grace with that gold desiring hir grace to continue their good and gracious Queene and not to esteeme the value of the gift but the mynde of the giuers The Queenes Maiestie with both hir hands tooke the purse and aunswered to him againe maruellous pithily and so pithily that the standers by as they embraced entierly hyr gracious aunswere so they maruelled at the cowching thereof which was in wordes truely reported these I thanke my Lorde Maior hys breethre and you all And whereas your request is that I should continue youre good Lady and Queene bee yee ensured that I will be as good vnto you as euer Queene was to hir people No will in mee can lacke neyther doe I trust shall there lacke any power And perswade your selues y t for the safetie and quietnesse of you all I will not space if neede be to spend my bloud God thanke you all Whiche aunswere of so noble an hearted Princes if it moued a maruellous shoute and reioycing it is nothing to bee maruelled at since both the heartinesse thereof was so wonderfull and the wordes so ioyntly knitte When hir grace had thus aunswered the Recorder shee marched towarde the little conduit where was erected a Pageant with square proportion standing directly before the same conduit with battlementes accordingly And in the same Pageant was aduanced two hylles or Mountaynes of conuenient height The one of them beeing on the North syde of the same Pageante was made cragged barren and stonie in the whiche was erected on tree artificially made all withered and dead with braunches accordingly And vnder the same tree at the foote thereof sate one in homely and rude apparell crokedly and in mourning maner hauing ouer hys head in a table written in Latin and Englishe hys name whiche was Ruinosa Respublica A decayed common weale And vppon the same withered tree were fixed certayne Tables wherein were written proper sentences expressing the causes of the decay of a common weale The other hill on the South syde was made fayre fresh green and beautifull the ground thereof full of floures and beautie and on the same was erected also one tree very freshe amd faire vnder the whyche stoode vpright on freshe personage well apparelled and appoynted whose name also was written both in English and Latin which was Respublica bene instituta a flourishing common Weale And vpon the same tree also were fixed certaine Tables conteyning sentences whych expressed the causes of a flourishing common Weale In the myddle betweene the sayde hylles was made artificially one hollow place or caue with dore and locke enclosed out of the which a little before the Queenes highnes comming thither issued on personages whose name was Tyme apparelled as an old man with a Sythe in his hande hauing wings artificially made leading a personage of lesser stature than himselfe which was finely and well apparelled all cladde in white sylke and directly ouer hyr head was sette hir name and title in latine and English Temporis filia the daughter of Tyme Whiche two so appoynted wente forwarde toward the South side of the Pageant And on hir brest was written hir proper name which was Veritas Truth who helde a Booke in hir hand vpon the which was written Verbum veritatis the word of trueth And out of the South syde of the Pageant was cast a standing for a child which shoulde interprete the same Pageant Againste whome when the Queenes Maiestie came he spake vnot hir grace these words This old man with the sythe olde father Tyme they call And hir his daughter Trueth which holdeth yonder Booke Whome he our of his rocke hath brought forth to vs all From whence this many yeares she durst not once out looke The ruthfull wight that sitteth vnder the barren tree Resembleth to vs forme when common weales decay But when they be in state triumphant you may see By him in freshe attire that sitteth vnder the baye Nowe since that Tyme agayne his daughter Trueth hathe brought We trust O worthy Q. thou wilt this trueth embrace And since thou vnderstandst the good estate and naught We trust welth thou wilte plant and barrennes displace But for heale the sore and cure that is not seene Whiche thing the Booke of trueth doth teach in writing playne She doth present to thee the same O worthy Queene For that that words do flye but writing doth remayne When the childe had thus ended his speeche hee reached his Booke towardes the Queenes Maiestie which a little before Trueth had lette down vnto him from the hill whyche by Sir Iohn Parrat was receiued and deliuered vnto the Queene But shee as soone as she had receyued the Booke kissed it and with both hir hands helde