si fuerit faciendum line 40 Qui inde postea nihil facere voluerunt aut non curauerunt toto festo coronationis praedictae nec postea in congregationibus Per quod postea dominus Iohannes de Hastings fâ—cit petitiones suas domino regi concilio suo quòd feodum suum mapparum praedictarum ei deliberaretur pro vt ei de iure fuerit deliberandum Et quòd fecit seruâ—tium suum debito modo prout antecessor suus fecit longo tempore Henrici regis quando habuit feodum suum tempore quaÌ„do desponsauit Elionaram line 50 filiam comitis Prouinciae tanquam pertinens ad manerium suum de Asheley in comitatu North. pro vt patet in Memorandum ipsius regis in camero suo de scaccario diuersis locis in istis verbis * Williame de Hastinges tient demye fee de chiualer in Asheley du roy a fayre le seruice per seriante deestree panetre le roye which is found in the fourth leafe of Chester beginning Le counte Roger le Bigot in the title of â—schetes of seriantie in the countie of Northfolke line 60 Touching which it is thus further found in the same place * Henrie de Hastings tient en Asheley du roye per sâ—â—giante de la panetre fo Syesme * Henrie de Hastings tient vn seriante de la panetre le roy en Asheley vautâ— per an â— sol fol. 9. * Williame de Hastings tient vn fee de chiualer en Asheley sertante deestree despenser en le despons le roy fo 4. * Henrie de Hastings tient vn terr en la ville de Asheley per le seruice deestree le despensâ—â— Which petitions and all other petitions for his part of his land in the kings hands by the censure made in the time of Henrie the 3 the said Iohn Hastings lord of Aburgauennie did pursue from parlement to â—arlement vntill the parlement holden at Yorke aâ—ter Michaelmas where supplication was made to the king by him and others that he might remaine with the king in Gascoigne as his steward or marshall which if he would performe all his forsaid petitions and all other petitions which were reasonable should be granted vnto him By occasion whereof he granted vnto the kings and the nobles request so that the king would find him pledges due therefore and that he might obteine iustice in his inheritances and those his lawfull sutes which had beene hitherto denied vnto him which thing the king faithfullie promised in euerie respect to be performed towards him wherevpon he sailed into Gascoigne in the yeare of Christ 1302 being the 31 of Edward the firsâ— the wednesdaie after the feast of S. Lucie But for this faire shew it séemeth he sped neuer the better for which cause not being restored in the 34 yeare of Edward the first he pursued his sute afresh and had from the king at Yorke this definitiue sentence deliuered by the mouth of Walter Langhton then the kings treasuror as I find by such notes as I haue séene that he should séeke the records of the chancerie and bring them to the next parlement which the said Iohn did At what time he brought foorth the former grant of Henrie the third of the said lands giuen in recompense of his part of the earledome of Chester After which yet it was agréed by the king and his councell for diuerse considerations and mostlie as I suppose because he had refused to serue in Gascoigne and onelie went as it were inforced notwithstanding all that the said Iohn could alledge that he should take nothing for his petition but further to be in the kings mercie for his false claime the whole processe whereof I haue seene in an ancient written monument of French All which as I gather was done in the life of Edward the first notwithstanding that I haue a little vnorderlie before treated of the executing of his office of the pantrie at the coronation of Edward the second sonne to Edward the first as may be confirmed by Piers Longtoft in these verses Et pour peril escheuer toutz apres promist Ke Iean de Hastin cheualier e lit Emerie de la Bret barone ne pas petit Alanâ— in Gascoigne touz sans contredit Pour la terme attendue del trevis auant dit This Iohn married two wiues both called Isabell whereof the first was Isabell de Ualence one of the daughters and heirs of William Ualence earle of Penbroke lord of Aburgauennie but how the said Wil. Ualence came to the honor of Aburgauennie since William Cantelupe before named was once lord thereof and much about that time I can not yet certeinlie learne But yet I following good authoritie haue set downe this Ualence to be lord of Aburgauennie that he gaue the same to one Iohn Hastings which must néeds be this man marieng his daughter The other wife of this Iohn Hastings was Isabell the daughter of Hugh Spenser earle of Winchester By his first wife he had six children to wit Iohn Hastings his heire William Hastings that maried Elianor the daughter of sir William Martin which died without heires Henrie Hastings that was a clerke and Elizabeth Hastings maried to Roger Greie lord of Ruthine sonne of sir Iohn Greie of whom is descended Henrie earle of Kent now liuing Ione maried to Edmund Mortimer by whom she had no issue being after maried to William de Huntingfield by whom she had Roger de Huntingfield and Margaret Hastings maried to William the sonne of William Martin lord of Keminies ' By Isabell Spenser his second wife he had thrée children to wit Hugh Hastings lord of Folliot of whom shall be more intreated when we come to the last Iohn Hastings erle of Penbroke slaine at tilt as before Thomas Hastings and Pelagia de Huntington His first wife Isabell Ualence died 1305 being the 31 of Edward the first and was buried at the frier minors in Couentrie His second wife ouerliuing hir husband was after maried to sir Rafe Monthermer for which mariage the said Rafe was fined by Edward the second at a thousand marks as appeareth in the rols of the chancerie line 10 of 13 of Edward the second she died the 9 of Edward the third was buried in the frier minors of Salisburie This Iohn Hastings departed this life 1313 the sixt yeare of the reigne of Edward the second Iohn Hastings lord Hastings and Aburgauennie was borne in the fiftéenth yeare of Edward the first in the yeare of Christ 1287. For at the death of his father which happened as before in the sixt yeare of Edward the second he was found to be of the age of line 20 six twentie years which if it be added to the yeare of our Lord 1287 make vp the full number of 1313 in which his father died This man in the eight yeare of Edward the second at the parlement holden at London in the Carmelite friers bâ—ing about
the yeare of our Lord one thousand fiue hundred fiftie and one Sir William Paulet knight marquesse of Winchester was made lord treasuror vpon the death of the duke of Summerset in the fift yeare of king Edward the sixt and the yeare of Christ one thousand fiue hundred fiftie and one which office he kept by the space of twentie yeares and more a longer time than euer anie other treasuror had done before except the two last dukes of Norffolke This man being a man of extreme age as atteining to the yeares of ninetie seuen died lord treasuror of England the tenth of March in the yeare of our saluation one thousand fiue hundred seuentie and one being the fourtéenth yeare of the reigne of the famous queene Elisabeth at his manor of Basing He in his life time did sée the children of his childrens children growne to the number of one hundred and thrée a rare blessing of God to men of his calling He married Elisabeth the daughter of sir William Capell knight by whome he had issue Iohn marquesse of Winchester Thomas Chidiocke and Giles Alice married to Richard Stowell Margaret married to sir William Berkeleie Margerie married to Richard Waller and Eleanor married to sir Richard Peckshall Sir William Cecill knight of the garter and lord Burghleie was aduanced to the honorable place of lord treasuror of England on the thirtéenth daie of Iulie in the yeare of our redemption one thousand fiue hundred seauentie and two being the fouretéenth yeare of the reigne of our gratious quéene Elisabeth This man was descended of the honorable familie of the Sitsylts of Wales sometime lords of Beauport in the daies of Henrie the first as appeareth by this pedegrée here inserted 1 In the yeare of Christ one thousand ninetie and one Robert Sitsylt came with Robert Fitzhamon to the conquest of the countrie of Glamorgan and after wedded a ladie by whom he had Halterennes and other lands in Hereford and Glocestershires he had a sonne called Iames Sitsylt 2 Iames Sitsylt tooke part with Mawd the empresse against king Stephan and was slaine at the siege of the castell of Wallingford Anno quarto Stephani hauing then vpon him a vesture whereon was wrought in néedle worke his armes or ensignes as they be made on the toome of Gerald Sitsylt in the abbeie of Dore which are afterward trulie blazed in a iudgement giuen by commission of king Edward the third for the ancient right of the same armes This Iames had a sonne called Iohn Sitsylt and foure daughters 3 Iohn Sitsylt the sonne of Iames was after the death of his father in the same warres with Roger earle of Hereford and constable of England and being taken prisoner at the siege of Lincolne Anno. 6. Stephani he paid for his ransome foure hundred marks and therefore sold his lordship of Beauport and all his lands in the countie of Glocester he tooke to wife a ladie called Mawd de Frenes and had issue Eustace 4 Eustace Sitsylt the son of Iohn was wedded to Elianor the daughter of sir Walter Pembridge knight and had by hir Baldwin and Iohn and foure daughters whereof one of them was the wife of sir Thomas Fitzneale knight 5 Baldwin Sitsylt the sonne of Eustace was made knight by king Henrie the second in the warres that the king had against the Welshmen he was also killed in the same warres at the siege of the castell of Cardiffe his father being aliue he tooke to wife the daughter of Maurice de Brompton and had by hir Gerald Sitsylt Eustace Sitsylt Henrie Sitsylt Iohn Sitsylt and Walter Sitsylt and two daughters Catharine and Elianor Catharine was the wife of Hugh Muredake and Elianor was the wife of Walter Wallis This Baldwin Sitsylt knight tooke to his second wife Margerie the daughter of Stephan Radnor knight and had by hir Stephan Sitsylt Roger Sitsylt Hugh Sitsylt and Dauid Sitsylt and thrée daughters the first was Mawd and she was a Nun the second was Ione and she was the wife of Iohn de line 10 Solers the third daughter Anne was the wife of Owen ap Meredith This man gaue certeine lands in the towneship of Kigestone vnto the moonks of Dore and granted vnto the same moonks fréedome of common and pasture and other liberties in his woods 6 Gerald Sitsylt the first sonne of Baldwin Sitsylt knight tooke to wife Mabill the daughter of Sir William Moigne knight and had by hir three sonnes Gerald Sitsylt that died a child Robert line 20 Sitsylt that married and had children and Owen Sitsylt a moonke of the abbeie of Dore. He had also three daughters Catharine that was wedded to sir Griffin ap Yoreford and after to Dauid ap Euan and the third time to Geffreie de Bret sonne of sir Walter Bret knight Anne the second daughter of Gerald Sitsylt was wedded to Robert the sonne of Richard Bromewich And Ellen the third daughter of Gerald Sitsylt was the wife of Iohn Abrahall father of sir Iohn Abrahall line 30 knight 7 Robert Sitsylt the sonne of Gerald tooke to wife Alicia daughter of sir Robert Tregois knight and had by hir Iames Sitsylt his first sonne Gerald the second sonne Thomas the third sonne and Baldwin the fourth sonne and Margaret the first daughter and Elisabeth the second daughter 8 Iames Sitsylt the sonne of Robert tooke to wife Isabell the daughter of sir Iohn Knell knight and had by hir Iames and Gerald twins Iames line 40 died yoong he had also Robert Sitsylt and Iohn Sitsylt and fiue daughters that is to saie Alicia wedded to Walter Monington Grace wedded to Roger sonne of William Blunt Elianor wedded to Thomas Paine Margerie wedded to Morgan ap Meredith and Sislie married to Howell ap Blethin and after to sir Hugh Bruge 9 Gerald Sitsylt sonne of Iames tooke to wife Margaret daughter of Stephan Dalaber and by hir had Iohn Sitsylt and after he wedded Bridget line 50 the widow of sir Simon Ward knight and had by hir Iames Sitsylt and the third time married the daughter of Martine Hopton and had by hir Martine Sitsylt Henrie Sitsylt and Dauid Sitsylt and Ione a daughter And the fourth time the same Gerald Sitsylt tooke to wife Iane the daughter of Robert Emerton and had by hir one sonne named Stigand Sitsylt that was slaine in the warres of Striuelin in the time of king Edward the second and had no issue as the register of the abbie of Dore maketh mention line 60 10 Iohn Sitsylt the sonne of Gerald tooke to wife Sibill the daughter of Robert of Ewyas and had by hir sir Iohn Sitsylt knight George Sitsylt and a daughter named Margaret that was the wife of sir Robert Baskeruile knight who had by hir sir Iohn Baskeruile knight and by his second wife he had sir Richard Baskeruile knight that tooke to wife Iane the daughter and heire of George Sitsylt second sonne of
ring with the which he inuested Edmund the kings sonne king of Sicill and Naples About the same time the burgesse of Darbie obteined of the king for a summe of monie to haue the iustices itinerants to hold their assises at Darbie for the countie of Darbie and likewise the shiriffes to kéepe their tournies there and not at Nothingham as before they had beene accustomed for both the shires But now to returne to the bishops In the meane time the bishop of Hereford and Ruscand sought to set variance and discord amongst the English prelats whereby being diuided in parts and not consenting togither they should be lesse able to giue true information to the pope how she verie truth rested But finallie bicause the archbishop of Canturburie was in the parts beyond the sea and for that also the sée of Yorke was vacant and diuerse bishops were absent the councell was proroged till the feast of S. Hilarie and so they departed euerie man to his home in a maruellous doubt what waie line 10 were best for them to take sith they saw themselues in great distresse if Ruscand did suspend or excommunicate any of them either iustlie or otherwise For sure they were that the king as a lion lieng in wait whome he might deuoure to get monie after fortie daies were past if they submitted not themselues would spoile them of all their goods as forfeited So that the pope and the king seemed as though the sheepheard and woolfe had béene confederate togither to the destruction of the poore flocke of shéepe line 20 threatning euerie mans vndooing to their owne inriching and not ceasing till with fulnesse they were forced to fall from the flesh much like bloudsucking horsseeches of whose nature it is notablie noted that Non missura priùs carnem quà m plena cruoris Quando haeret tenerae mollis hirudo cuti Sic ignara dolis emungitur aere caterua Imbelles populi quid nisi praeda manent Thus by reason of couetous greedinesse to get monie line 30 for the furnishing of the popes warres against Manfred king of Sicill both the pope and the king of England ran in slander and hatred of the English nation namelie of the spiritualtie so that such as recorded the acts and doings of that time spared not to make manifest to the world by their writings how iniuriouslie they were handled blaming the practises of the court of Rome in plaine terms and affirming that the pope had power in those things which worke to edification and not to destruction line 40 About this season Iohn lord Grey being one of the chéefe councellors to the king a right honourable knight and for his good demeanor and high valiancie greatlie commended of all withdrew himselfe from the court either by reason of age that desireth rest or rather as was thought for that he doubted to beare blame for such errors as were dailie committed by them that bare rule about the king which could not but bring the authors into great infamie at length and therefore was he loth to be partaker with line 50 them of such slander as might haue redounded to him also if he had still continued and taried amongst them Also vpon the two and twentith of Nouember were brought vnto Westminster a hundred and two Iews from Lincolne that were accused for the crucifieng of a child in the last summer in despight of Christes religion They were vpon their examination sent to the towre The child which they had so crucified was named Hugh about an eight yeares of line 60 age They kept him ten daies after they got him into their hands sending in the meane time vnto diuerse other places of the realme for other of their nation to be present at the crucifieng of him The murther came out by the diligent search made by the mother of the child who found his bodie in a well on the backe side of the Iews house where he was crucified for she had learned that hir sonne was lastlie seene plaieng with certeine Iews children of like age to him before the dore of the same Iew. The Iew that was owner of the house was apprehended and being brought before sir Iohn de Lerinton vpon promise of pardon confessed the whole matter For they vsed yearelie if they could come by their preie to crucifie one christian child or other The king vpon knowledge had hereof would not pardon this Iew that had so confessed the matter but caused him to be executed at Lincolne who comming to the place where he should die opened more matter concerning such as were of counsell and present at the crucifieng of the poore innocent Wherevpon at length also eightéene of them that were so brought to London were conuinced adiudged and hanged the other remained long in prison When the feast of saint Hilarie was come year 1256 the cleargie met againe at London and fell to intreat of their former businesse at what time one maister Leonard aliàs Reignold that was chosen prolocutor for all the prelats amongst other answers made to the legat Ruscand when the same Ruscand alledged that all churches were the popes Truth it is said Leonard to defend and not to vse and appropriate them to serue his owne turne as we saie that all is the princes meaning that all is his to defend and not to spoile and such was the intent of the founders Ruscand sore offended herewith said he would that euerie man should speake afterwards for himselfe that as well the pope as the king might vnderstand what euerie man said in their businesse and matters The prelats were striken in a dumpe herewith for they perceiued how the matter went they appealed yet against the demands that were made by Ruscand who would not change a word of that he had written in which was conteined that the prelats had acknowledged themselues to haue borrowed of the merchant strangers no small summes of monie and the same to be conuerted to the vse of their churches which was most vntrue as all men well vnderstood wherevpon the prelats affirmed and not without reasonable cause that there was a greater occasion in this cause of martyrdome than in that of Thomas sometime archbishop of Canturburie Ruscand at length perceiuing their manner became somewhat more mild and promised that he would talke with the pope of this matter But first there was sent to Rome the deane of Pauls in London and certeine others as attornies or agents for the whole cleargie of England These sped so in their suit that the pope tooke order that if the prelats paid the monie by force of the contriued writings whereby they stood bound for them their houses and churches then to ease their burthen they might reteine in their hands such parcell of tenths as they ought to paie to the king for furnishing of his wars against the Saracens amounting to the summe which they should be constreined to
the maior and Londoners in all that he might and so he and other capteins appointed for defense of the citie tooke vpon them in the night to keepe the bridge and would not suffer the Kentishmen once to approch The rebels who neuer soundlie slept for feare of sudden assaults hearing that the bridge was thus kept ran with great hast to open that passage where betwéene both parties was a fierce and cruell fight Matthew Gough perceiuing the rebels to stand to their tackling more manfullie than he thought they would haue doone aduised his companie not to aduance anie further toward Southwarke till the line 10 daie appeared that they might sée where the place of ieopardie rested and so to prouide for the same but this little auailed For the rebels with their multitude draue backe the citizens from the stoops at the bridge foot to the draw bridge began to set fire in diuerse houses Great ruth it was to behold the miserable state wherein some desiring to eschew the fire died vpon their enimies weapon women with children in their armes lept for feare into the riuer other line 20 in a deadlie care how to saue themselues betwéene fire water and sword were in their houses choked and smothered Yet the capteins not sparing fought on the bridge all the night valiantlie but in conclusion the rebels gat the draw bridge and drowned manie and slue Iohn Sutton alderman and Robert Heisand a hardie citizen with manie other beside Matthew Gough a man of great wit and much experience in feats of chiualrie the which in continuall warres had spent his time in seruice of the king and his father line 30 This sore conflict indured in doubtfull wise on the bridge till nine of the clocke in the morning for somtime the Londoners were beaten backe to saint Magnus corner and suddenlie againe the rebels were repelled to the stoops in Southwarke so that both parts being faint and wearie agréed to leaue off from fighting till the next daie vpon condition that neither Londoners should passe into Southwarke nor Kentishmen into London Upon this abstinence line 40 this rakehell capteine for making him more friends brake vp the gailes of the kings Bench and Marshalsie and so were manie mates set at libertie verie méet for his matters in hand The archbishop of Canturburie being chancellor of England and as then for his suertie lieng within the Tower called to him the bishop of Winchester who for some safegard laie then at Haliwell These two prelats séeing the furie of the Kentish people by their late repulse to be somewhat asswaged passed line 50 by the riuer of Thames from the Tower into Southwarke bringing with them vnder the kings great seale a generall pardon vnto all the offendors and caused the same to be openlie published The poore people were so glad of this pardon and so readie to receiue it that without bidding farewell to their capteine they withdrew themselues the same night euerie man towards his home ¶ But Iacke Cade despairing of succours and fearing the reward of his lewd dealings put all his pillage line 60 and goods that he had robbed into a barge and sent it to Rochester by water and himselfe went by land and would haue entred into the castle of Quinborow with a few men that were left about him but he was there let of his purpose wherefore he disguised in strange attire priuilie fled into the wood countrie beside Lewes in Sussex hoping so to scape The capteine his people being thus departed not long after proclamations were made in diuerse places of Kent Sussex and Southerie that whosoeuer could take the foresaid capteine aliue or dead should haue a thousand markes for his trauell A copie of which proclamation touching the apprehension of the said Cade and his complices hereafter followeth A copie of the said writ and proclamation by the king for the taking of the said Cade and his felowship HEnricus Dei gratia rex Angliae Franciae dominus Hiberniae vniuersis singulis custodibus c. For so much as one Iohn Cade borne in Ireland which calleth himselfe Iohn Mortimer in some writing calleth himselfe capteine of Kent the which Iohn Cade the last yeare tofore his dwelling in Sussex with a knight called sir Thomas Dagre slue there a woman with child and for that cause tooke the gréeth of the church and after for that cause forsware the kings land the which Iohn Cade also after this was sworne to the French part and dwelled with them which hath now of late time to the intent to inrich himselfe by robbing and despoiling of the kings liegemen as it is now openlie knowne to bring himselfe to great and high estate falslie and vntruelie deceiued manie of the kings people and vnder colour of holie and good intents made them to assemble with him against the kings regalitie his lawes nought setting by the kings grace and pardons granted not onelie to him but to all the kings subiects the which by his deceit haue assembled with him the which he with great reuerence receiued on mondaie last passed and so did all that were assembled with him Notwithstanding all this he laboureth now of new to assemble the kings people againe and to that intent beareth them on hand that the kings letters of pardon granted to him and them be not auaileable nor of none effect without authoritie of parlement whereas the contrarie is true as it is openlie knowne by that that the king granteth from time to time his charters of pardon to such as him list of all manner of crimes and offenses both generall and speciall The king therefore willeth and commandeth that none of his subiects giue faith nor credence to the said false informations of the said false traitor nor accompanie with him in anie wise nor comfort nor susteine him nor his with vittels nor with anie other things but will whosoeuer of the kings subiects may take him shall take him and that who so euer taketh him and bringeth him quicke or dead to the king or to his councell shall haue a thousand markes for his labour trulie paid him without faile or delaie by the prouision of the kings councell And who so euer taketh anie of those that from this daie foorth accompanie with him shall haue fiue marks for his reward trulie to be paid in maner and forme aboue said And ouer this commanding all constables ministers and officers of the said shire that none of them on paine of death take vpon them to execute anie commandement by word or writing sent or made vnto them by the said Cade calling himselfe Mortimer and capteine be it to reare any people or to any other inten tbut to arest and make so be arested such as take vpon them to bring anie such commandement by writing or by word Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Teste me ipso apud Westm. 10 die Iulij anno
all the realme was vp against him and some part of the earle of Warwike power was within halfe a daies iournie of him following the aduise of his counsell with all hast possible he passed the Washes in great ieopardie comming to Lin found there an English ship and two hulkes of Holland readie as fortune would to make saile Wherevpon he with his brother the duke of Glocester the lord Scales and diuerse other his trustie friends entered into the ship The lord Hastings taried a while after exhorting all his acquaintance that of necessitie should tarie behind to shew themselues openlie as friends to king Henrie for their owne safegard but hartilie required them in secret to coâ—tinue faithfull to king Edward This persuasion declared he entered the ship with the other and so they departed being in number in that one ship and two hulkes about seuen or eight hundred persons hauing no furniture of apparell or other necessarie things with them sauing apparell for warre For it was no taking of leasure to prouide their corporall necessaries though the want of them could hardlie be borne in a case of present danger considering that they were made against by the contrarie faction with such swift pursute And it had bene a point of extreme follie to be carefull for the accidents permitmitting in the meane time the substance vnto the spoile As king Edward with saile and ore was thus making course towards the duke of Burgognies countrie whither he determined at the first to go it chanced that seuen or eight gallant ships of Easterlings open enimies both to England and France were abrode on those seas and espieng the kings vessels began to chase him The kings ship was good of saile and so much gat of the Easterlings that he came on the coast of Holland and so descended lower before a towne in the countrie called Alquemare and there cast anchor as néere the towne as was possible bicause they could not enter the hauen at an ebbing water The Easterlings also approched the English ship as néere as their great ships should come at the low water intending at the floud to haue their preie as they were verie like to haue atteined it in déed if the lord Gronture gouernor of that countrie for the duke of Burgognie had not by chance béene at the same time in that towne This lord vpon knowledge had of king Edwards arriuall there in the hauen and in what danger he stood by reason of the Easterlings commanded them not to be so hardie as once to meddle with anie Englishmen being both the dukes fréends and alies Then did king Edward all his companie come on land Who after they had beene well refreshed gentlie comforted by the lord Gronture they were by him brought to the Hagh a rich towne in Holland where they remained a while hauing all things necessarie ministred to them by order of the duke of Burgognie sent vnto the lord Gronture immediatlie vpon certificat from the said lord Gronture of king Edwards arriuall Héere we sée in what perplexities king Edward and his retinue were partlie by enimies at home in his owne countrie whose hands he was constreined to flée from by the helpe of the sea partlie also by aduersaries abroad seeking opportunitie to offer him not the incounter onelie but the ouerthrow And suerly had not good fortune fauoured him in preparing readie meanes for him to auoid those imminent dangers he had doubtlesse fallen among the weapons of his owne countrimen and so neuer haue feared forren force but in escaping both the one and the other euen with shift of so spéedie expedition it is a note if it be well looked into of happinesse if anie happinesse may be in preseruation from ruine and reproch Now let all Englishmen saith Edward Hall consider as before is rehearsed what profit what commoditie and what helpe in distresse the mariage of the ladie Margaret king Edwards sister to the duke Charles did to him in his extreame necessitie and but by that meane vncurable extremitie for his alies line 10 and confederats in Castile and Arragon were too far from him either speedilie to flie to or shortlie to come fro with anie aid or armie The French king was his extreme enimie and freend to king Henrie for whose cause in the king of Scots for all the leage betwéene them he did put little confidence and lesse trust The states and all Eastland were with him at open war and yet by this marriage God prouided him a place to flie to both for refuge and reléefe But for the further and cleerer explanation of line 20 these stratagems or rather ciuill tumults it shall not be amisse to insert in this place siâ—h I cannot hit vpon one more conuenient a verie good note or addition receiued from the hands of maister Iohn Hooker chamberlaine of Excester the contents whereof are of such qualitie that they cannot stand in concurrence with anie matter introduced within the compasse of the ninth yeare of this kings reigne as he had quoted it and therfore I thought it méet to transfer the same to this tenth yeare considering that line 30 some part of the matter by him largelie touched is briefelie in the premisses alreadie remembred ¶ This yeare saith he was verie troublesome and full of ciuill wars and great discords For after that king Edward the fourth was escaped out of prison at Wolneie besides Warwike he mustered and prepared a new armie Wherevpon the earle of Warwike and the duke of Clarence mistrusting themselues prepared to passe the seas ouer to Calis and fiâ—st of all sent awaie the duches of Clarence daughter line 40 to the said earle who was then great with child and she being accompanied with the lord Fitz Warren the lord Dinham and the baron of Carew and a thousand fighting men came to this citie of Excester the eightéenth daie of March and was lodged in the bishops palace Sir Hugh or as some saie sir William Courtneie who then fauoured the partie of king Edward the fourth assembled a great troope and armie of all the fréends he could make and inuironing line 50 the citie besieged the same he pulled downe all the bridges rampered vp all the waies and stopped all the passages so that no vittels at all could be brought to this citie for twelue daies togither which being doone vpon a sudden and vnlooked for vittels waxed short and scant within the citie and by reason of so great a multitude within the same the people for want of food began to murmur and mutter The duches and the lords of hir companie mistrusting what might and would be the sequele hereof began line 60 to deale with the maior and required to haue the keies of the gates to be deliuered into their hands and that they would vndertake the safe custodie of the citie Likewise sir William Courtneie did send his messenger to the maior
that king Richard was not lawfull king he would fight with him at the vtterance and threw downe his gantlet and then all the hall cried King Richard And so he did in thrée parts of the hall and then one brought him a cup of wine couered and when he had drunke he cast out line 50 the drinke and departed with the cup. After that the heralds cried a largesse thrise in the hall and so went vp to their stage At the end of dinner the maior of London serued the king quéene with swéete wine and had of each of them a cup of gold with a couer of gold And by that time that all was doone it was darke night And so the king returned to his chamber and euerie man to his lodging When this feast was thus finished the king sent home all the lords into their countries that would depart line 60 except the lord Stanleie whome he reteined till he heard what his sonne the lord Strange went about And to such as went home he gaue streight charge and commandement to sée their countries well ordered and that no wrong nor extortion should be doone to his subiects And thus he taught other to execute iustice and equitie the contrarie whereof he dailie exercised He also with great rewards giuen to the Northernemen which he sent for to his coronation sent them home to their countrie with great thanks whereof diuerse of them as they be all of nature verie gréedie of authoritie speciallie when they thinke to haue anie comfort or fauour tooke on them so highlie and wrought such maisteries that the king was faine to ride thither in his first yeare and to put some in execution and staie the countrie or else no small mischeefe had insued Now fell there mischeefs thicke And as the thing euill gotten is neuer well kept thorough all the time of his reigne neuer ceassed there cruell death and slaughter till his owne destruction ended it But as he finished his time with the best death and the most rigtehous that is to wit his owne so began he with the most pitious and wicked I meane the lamentable murther of his innocent nephues the yoong king and his tender brother whose death and finall infortune hath naithelesse comen so farre in question that some remaine yet in doubt whether they were in his daies destroied or no. Not for that onelie that Perkin Werbecke by manie folks malice and mo folks follie so long space abusing the world was as well with princes as the poorer people reputed and taken for the yoonger of these two but for that also that all things were in late daies so couertlie demeaned one thing pretended and an other meant Insomuch that there was nothing so plaine and openlie prooued but that yet for the common custome of close and couert dealing men had it euer inwardlie suspect as manie well counterfaited iewels make the true mistrusted Howbeit concerning the opinion with the occasions moouing either partie we shall haue place more at large to intreat if we hereafter happen to write the time of the late noble prince of famous memorie king Henrie the seauenth or percase that historie of Perkin in anie compendious processe by it selfe But in the meane time for this present matter I shall rehearse you the dolorous end of those babes not after euerie waie that I haue heard but after that waie that I haue so heard by such men and by such meanes as me thinketh it were hard but it should be true King Richard after his coronation taking his waie to Glocester to visit in his new honour the towne of which he bare the name of his old deuised as he rode to fulfill the thing which he before had intended And forsomuch as his mind gaue him that his nephues liuing men would not reckon that he could haue right to the realme he thought therefore without delaie to rid them as though the killing of his kinsmen could amend his cause and make him a kindlie king Whervpon he sent one Iohn Greene whom he speciallie trusted vnto sir Robert Brakenberie constable of the Tower with a letter and credence also that the same sir Robert should in anie wise put the two children to death This Iohn Gréene did his errand vnto Brakenberie knéeling before our ladie in the Tower Who plainelie answered that he would neuer put them to death to die therefore With which answer Iohn Gréene returning recounted the same to king Richard at Warwike yet in his waie Wherewith he tooke such displeasure thought that the same night he said vnto a secret page of his Ah! whom shall a man trust Those that I haue brought vp my selfe those that I had wéent would most suerlie serue me euen those faile me and at my commandement will doo nothing for me Sir quoth his page there lieth one on your pallet without that I dare well saie to doo your grace pleasure the thing were right hard that he would refuse Meaning this by sir Iames Tirrell which was a man of right goodlie personage and for natures gifts worthie to haue serued a much better prince if he had well serued God and by grace obteined as much truth and good will as he had strength and wit The man had an high heart sore longed vpward not rising yet so fast as he had hoped being hindered kept vnder by the meanes of sir Richard Ratcliffe and sir William Catesbie which longing for no mo parteners of the princes fauour and namelie not for him whose pride they wist would beare no péere kept him by secret drifts out of all secret trust which thing this page well had marked and knowne Wherefore this occasion offered of verie speciall friendship he tooke his time to put him forward and by such wise doo him good that all the enimies he had except the deuill could neuer haue doone him so much hurt For vpon this pages words king Richard arose for this line 10 communication had he sitting at the draught a conuenient carpet for such a councell and came out into the pallet chamber on which he found in bed sir Iames and sir Thomas Tirrels of person like and brethren of bloud but nothing of kin in conditions Then said the king merilie to them What sirs be ye in bed so soone And calling vp sir Iames brake to him secretlie his mind in this mischéeuous matter In which he found him nothing strange Wherefore on the morow he sent him to Brakenberie with line 20 a letter by which he was commanded to deliuer sir Iames all the keies of the Tower for one night to the end he might there accomplish the kings pleasure in such things as he had giuen him commandement After which letter deliuered the keies receiued sir Iames appointed the night next insuing to destroie them deuising before and preparing the meanes The prince as soone as the protector left that name and tooke
enterprise And so obteining of king Charles a small crew of men and borrowing certeine summes of monie of him and of diuerse other his priuate freends for the which he left as debter or more likelie as a pledge or hostage lord Thomas marquesse Dorset whome he halfe mistrusted and sir Iohn Bourchier he departed from the French court and came to the citie of Rone While he taried there making prouision at Harfleet in the mouth of the riuer of Sene for all things necessarie for his nauie tidings were brought to him that king Richard being without children now a widower intended shortlie to marie the ladie Elizabeth his brothers daughter and to prefer the ladie Cicilie hir sister to a man found in a cloud and of an vnknowne linage and familie He tooke these newes as a matter of no small moment and so all things considered it was of no lesse importance than he tooke it for For this thing onelie tooke awaie from him and all his companions their hope and courage that they had to obteine an happie enterprise And therefore no maruell though it nipped him at the verie stomach when he thought that by no possibilitie he might atteine the mariage of any of K. Edwards daughters which was the strongest foundation of his building by reason whereof he iudged that all his fréends in England would abandon and shrinke from him Wherefore making not manie of his counsell after diuerse consultations he determined not yet to set forward but to tarie and attempt how to get more aid more fréends and more stronger succours And amongst all other it was thought most expedient to allure by affinitie in his aid as a companion in armes sir Walter Herbert a man of an ancient stocke of great power among the Welsh who had with him a faire ladie to his sister of age ripe to be coupled with him in matrimonie And for the atchiuing of this purpose messengers were secretlie sent to Henrie earle of Northumberland which had before maried another sister of sir Walter Herberts to the intent that he should set forward all this deuise and purpose but the waies were so narowlie watched and so manie spies laid that the messenger procéeded not in his iournie and businesse But in the meane season there came to the earle a more ioifull message from Morgan Kidwellie learned in the temporall law which declared that Rice ap Thomas a man of no lesse valiantnesse than actiuitie and Iohn Sauage an approoued capteine would line 10 with all their power be partaker of his quarell And that Reginald Breie had collected and gotten togither no small summe of monie for the paiment of the wages to the souldiers and men of warre admonishing him also to make quicke expedition and to take his course directlie into Wales The earle of Richmond bicause he would no longer linger and wearie his fréends liuing continuallie betwéene hope and feare determined in all conuenient hast to set forward and caried to his ships armor weapons line 20 vittels and all other ordinances expedient for warre After that all things were in readinesse the earle being accompanied onelie with two thousand men and a small number of ships weied vp his anchors and halsed vp his sailes in the moneth of August and sailed from Harfléet with so prosperous a wind that the seuenth daie after his departure he arriued in Wales in the euening at a place called Milford hauen and incontinent tooke land and came to a place called Dalle where he heard saie that a certeine line 30 companie of his aduersaries were laid in garrison to defend his arriuall all the last winter And the earle at the sunne rising remooued to Hereford west being distant from Dalle not full ten miles where he was ioifullie receiued of the people and he arriued there so suddenlie that he was come and entered the towne at the same time when the citizens had but knowledge of his comming Here he heard newes which were as vntrue as they trulie were reported to him in Normandie that Rice ap Thomas and Iohn Sauage with bodie and line 40 goods were determined to aid king Richard While he and his companie were some what astonied at these new tidings there came such message from the inhabitants of the towne of Penbroke that refreshed and reuiued their frosen harts and daunted courages For Arnold Butler a valiant capteine which first asked pardon for his offenses before time committed against the earle of Richmond and that obteined declared to him that the Penbrochians were line 50 readie to serue and giue their attendance on their naturall and immediat lord Iasper earle of Penbroke The earle of Richmond hauing his armie thus increased departed from Hereford west to the towne of Cardigan being fiue miles distant from thence While the souldiers were refreshing and trimming themselues in their campe strange tidings sproong among them without anie certeine author that sir Walter Herbert which laie with a great crue of men at Carmarden was now with a great armie readie to approch and bid them battell With line 60 which newes the armie was sore troubled and euery man assaied his armour and prooued his weapon and were prest to defend their enimies And as they were in this fearfull doubt certeine horssemen which the earle had sent to make inquirie and search returned and reported all the countrie to be quiet and no let nor impediment to be laid or cast in their iournie And euen at the same time the whole armie was greatlie recomforted by reason that the comming of Richard Griffith a man of great nobilitie the which notwithstanding that he was confederate with sir Walter Herbert and Richard ap Thomas yet at that verie instant he came to the earle of Richmond with all his companie which were of no great number After him the same daie came Iohn Morgan with his men Then the earle aduanced forward in good hast making no repose or abode in anie one place And to the intent to passe forward with sure and short expedition he assaulted euerie place where his enimies had set anie men of warre which with small force and lesse difficultie he brieflie did ouercome vanquish And suddenlie he was by his espials ascerteined that sir Walter Herbert and Rice ap Thomas were in harnesse before him readie to incounter with his armie and to stop their passage Wherefore like a valiant capteine he first determined to set on them and either to destroie or to take them into his fauour and after with all his power and puissance to giue battell to his mortall enimie king Richard But to the intent his fréends should know in what readinesse he was and how he procéeded forward he sent of his most secret and faithfull seruants with letters and instructions to the ladie Margaret his mother to the lord Stanleie and his brother to sir Gilbert Talbot and to other his trustie fréends declaring to them
of England This Geffreie Fitzpeter died in the yeare of our redemption 1212 being about the fourtéenth yeare of the reigne of the said miserablie afflicted king Iohn who died in the yeare of Christ 1216 whose death I haue beene the willinger here to mention because I would set downe his epitaph not else before set downe in our English line 60 chronicles as I find the same of ancient report Hoc in sarcophago sepelitur regis imago Qui moriens multum sedauit in orbe tumultum Et cui connexa dum vixit probra manebant Hunc mala post mortem timor est nefata sequantur Qui legis haec metuens dum cernis te moriturum Discito quid rerum pariat tibi meta dierum This Geffreie Fitzpeter maried Beatrice daughter and heire of William lord Saie by whom he had issue Geffreie Mandeuile earle of Essex Mawd maried to Humfreie de Bohuns by whome the Bohunes became earles of Essex William Marshall surnamed the great being erle of Penbroke was made protector of the realme person of the king after that the king being nine yeares of age was crowned in the yeare of our Lord 1216. Which office this William being also marshall of England vsed so honorablie that he recouered a great part of the nobilitie which tooke part with Lewes son of the French king against king Iohn father to this Henrie to assist the yoong king Henrie against the said Lewes who in the time of the said Iohn had obteined a great part of the kingdome of England By which meanes the said Lewes was expelled and the kingdome wholie recouered to the vse of the said yoong king Henrie the third This William Marshall maried Isabell daughter and heire to Richard Strangbow earle of Penbroke who made him a happie father in the multitude of his children For by hir he had fiue sonnes all which were in succession marshals of England and earles of Penbroke and fiue daughters The sonnes were William Richard Gilbert Walter and Anselme who all dieng without issue the inheritance was deuolued to the fiue sisters which were Mawd the eldest maried to Hugh Bigod in hir right earle marshall Ione the second maried to Waraine Monthensie in hir right also earle of Penbroke as hath Nicholas Triuet Isabell the third maried to Gilbert de Clare earle of Glocester Sibill the fourth maried to William Ferrers erle of Darbie Eue the fift daughter maried to William de Berehuse or de Brause This William the great died in the yeare of our redemption 1219 being the third as hath Nicholas Triuet or the fourth as hath Matthew Westminster yeare of the reigne of the said king Henrie the third and was buried at the new temple on Ascension daie being the seuenteenth calends of Aprill of whome was made this epitaph by Geruasius Melckeleie taking vpon him the person of the earle marshall Sum quem Saturnum sibi sentit Hibernia Solem Anglia Mercurium Normannia Gallia Martem Which signifieth that he was a sharpe corrector and ruler of the Irish an honor glorie to the English a councellor and dispatcher of the affaires of Normandie a warlike knight and inuincible capteine against the Frenchmen Petrus de rupibus or Peter of the Roch being bishop of Winchester was after the death of William Marshall earle of Penbroke aduanced to the protectorship of the king because that the yoong king was almost destitute of anie of his owne kindred that might woorthilie haue the rule of his person For his mother quéene Isabell was newlie maried to Hugh Brune earle of March in France This bishop of Winchester who was both a wise and a stout prelat being now in possession of the king and mistrusting that he had entred into a more weightie office than he might well discharge if all things were not doone according to the fansie of the nobilitie procured diuerse graue and honorable men to be preferred to the kings councell and to be associats to him in the administration of the weale publike and so entred into the administration of his new atchiued honor Which yet he did not long inioie But as the bishop was at the first carefull to plant such of the nobilitie about the king for the support of the realme so yet himselfe being a Gascoine did after in the riper yeares of the king prefer to offices about the king such Gascoins as both were of his owne bloud and kindred and by their extraordinarie dealing procured the nobilitie with an hard and vndutifull course to oppose themselues against the king This Peter was aduanced to the seat of Winchester in the yeare of our redemption 1204 being about the sixt yeare of king Iohn After which he went to Rome and being a prelat more fit to fight than to preach for Mars than for the muses did returne from Rome in the yeare of Christ 1205 being about the seuenth yeare of king Iohn He remained bishop about two and thirtie yeares and died at his manour house of Fernham on the fift ides of Iune in the yeare of our Lord as haue Matthew Paris and Matthew Westminster 1238 being the two twentith yeare of Henrie the third Who somewhat before his death about the one and line 10 thirtith yeare of his bishoprike went into the holie land with the bishop of Excester He builded and indued with possessions manie religious houses amongst which he founded Tichfield in Hampshire of which Peter de la Roches or of the rocks Matthew Paris maketh a more large discourse Hubert de Burow conestable of Douer castle earle of Kent and chiefe iustice of England being of great account in the realme for his probitie and goodnesse was made protector of the king and kingdome line 20 in the yeare of our redemption 1221 being the fift yeare of king Henrie the third This man in the yeare of Christ 1221 being the same yeare in the which he was made protector maried at Yorke Margaret sister to Alexander king of Scots And here I thinke it not amisse to saie somewhat touching the issue of this Hubert of Burow who in a certeine namelesse booke caried about in the hands of all men treating of the nobilitie created since the inuasion of William Conqueror is said to die without issue which cannot possiblie be so if that be line 30 true which I haue séene which I am led by manie reasons to beléeue to be most true For I haue read of two children which this Hubert had whereof the one being a sonne was called Richard de Burow who was knighted by Henrie the third as it séemeth to me after the death of his father if this Richard be not the same Iohn of whome Matthew Paris writeth that in the yeare of Christ 1229 Rex Anglorum Henricus in die Pentecostes Iohannem filium Huberti Angliae iusticiarij cingulo militari line 40 donauit tertio nonas Iunij The other child was a daughter called Margaret maried to Richard heire to the
woorst for he would not yéeld the place to them at anie hand Wherevpon immediatlie the whole tire began to plaie in such sort that within foure volées both sides of the house were battered through at the sight whereof the capteine was so dismaied that foorthwith he cried for parlée and so the shot was staied Now vpon humble sute the capteine was admitted to speake with the generall and so comming to talke with him at length he agreed to yeeld wherevpon the prouost marshall was sent into the castell to take possession thereof The generall permitted them verie courteouslie to depart with their furniture and other such stuffe as they could carie with them There came out of the house nine and thirtie persons one and other foure and thirtie men thrée boies and two women and therewith was the castell blowne vp and rased and the armie laie that night in the towne and in places about it The next daie being the eight and twentith of Maie they departed from thence the earles of Lennox Mar and Glencarne with other of the nobilitie of Scotland of the kings part taking their leaues with their companie returned to Glasco and sir George Careie with the horssemen came that night to Lithquo where also the rest of the English forces met A castell called Combernawd belonging to the lord Fleming was yéelded to the generals hands who vpon bond of assurance that the house should remaine at the deuotion of the queene of England was contented to spare it from fire and spoile But this was not the first nor last courtesie which the generall shewed in this iournie vnto such as in anie respect were thought worthie of his fauour Amongst other the ladie of Lidington being great with child mistrusting hir selfe or hir husbands double dealing towards our countrie in great feare began to flie But sir William Drurie hearing thereof sent hir word he came not to make warres with women but rather to shew pitie to the weake and comfortlesse and therevpon she staied and had no further harme The nine and twentith of Maie when the armie should dislodge from Lithquo the generall called for the prouost of the towne and commanded him to prepare with all expedition to receiue a iust punishment and correction thorough the whole towne for treason and vnpardonable offenses committed and declaring that the inhabitants thereof had succoured and supported traitors to the realme of England line 10 and likewise to their owne king contrarie to the leagues and quietnesse of both the realmes of England and Scotland for which cause he was fullie resolued to ouerthrow that town receptacle of traitors If therefore there were anie women in childbed or impotent people within that towne he gaue warning thus aforehand to conueie them out of it and herewith also commanding each capteine souldier vnder his charge to sée due execution of that which he purposed in this behalfe to haue doone he willed line 20 the prouost to appoint a place conuenient into the which the goods of the towne might be brought to the end that the same should neither bee spoiled by the English souldiers neither yet consumed through vehemencie of fire but to be preserued all wholie to the Scotishmens vse Further he granted that euerie noble mans lodging and capiteins house should bée saued from fire But now the time being come for this determined execution the earle of Morton that still accompanied line 30 the English generall offered himselfe as an intercessor to intreat and sue for a pardon bringing afore the generall a multitude of wailing people whose mournfull and most pitious cries were lamentable and verie importunat The generall hearing their requests made answer that for manie causes the towne ought to be destroied considering how diuerse enimies whose insolent practises were not to be suffered had alwaies there a common resort to conferre of their wicked deuises and further quoth line 40 he the courtesie that is shewed to such places of repaire hath imboldened the rest of Scotland to vse open violence and secret villanies to the preiudice of Gods glorie hinderance of the weale publike and breach of good lawes and policies and therefore it was fit and most méet for a warning to thousands in that case of extremitie to rase out such monuments of mischiefe But at length notwithstanding these heauie words vttered by sir William Drurie the people of all sorts so preassed about him made such line 50 pitifull cries and sorowfull noise with children sucking of their mothers breasts that he taking ruth of their miserable estates at this their lamentable sute and speciallie at the great instance of the earle of Morton who came bareheaded to speake for them the generall was contented to saue the towne and people therein taking good band and assurance of the prouost and chiefest of the towne that they should follow the campe and at all times appeare when they were called for at Berwike and there to submit line 60 themselues their towne and goods to the clemencie of the quéens highnesse and to such order as the earle of Sussex hir maiesties generall lieutenant should by consent thinke necessarie to which band conditions they of Lithquo agréed And for that their regent was slaine none since instituted to whome they had giuen faith of allegiance they confessed that none might command them anie waie without licence of him to whome they had made this band sith to him both their promise and obligation was passed And in this sort they continued bound to him for their good behauiors The duke of Chatelleraults palace in Lithquo was yet burnt and rased and marching to another house belonging to the said duke called Kenile distant from Lithquo about a mile or more they likewise burned the same Thus hauing doone their pleasures at Lithquo and in the countrie about that towne they marched from thense to a proper house and castell belonging to the lord Seton called Neitherie which the enimies had fortified But yet when the ladie of that house came to the generall and made humble petition on hir knées for his fauor offering to him the keies of that place in most humble wise she found such courtesâ—e at his hands that with condition that she a baron with hir should enter bands for assurance that the castell should euer afterwards remaine at the quéene of Englands pleasure he tooke hir the keies againe leauing hir in possession of hir house and goods without dooing hir anie further displeasure This night the armie came to Edenburgh where certeine of the companie that made hast to get thither somewhat before the rest receiued some discourtesie for they were spoiled in the streets of their furniture such other things as they had about them But when the generall with the rest of the armie was come néere to the towne and had knowledge of such foule disorder he thought not good to enter the towne
Riuers the lord treasuror in the ninth yeare of king Edward the fourth being the yeare of our redemption 1469 was by Robert Hiltard who named himselfe Robert of Ridesdale taken in the forrest of Dene as some haue others saie at Grafton and from thence brought to Northampton where he was beheaded Iohn Longstrother prior of saint Iohns Ierusalem in England possessed the place of the lord treasuror of the realme in the ninth yeare of king Edward the fourth being the yeare of our redemption one thousand foure hundred and nine for in the same yeare he gaue place to the bishop of Elie. William Greie bishop of Elie was after the translation of Thomas Burcher from Elie to Canturburie aduanced to that see by Nicholas the fift then bishop of Rome who gaue it to the said William being then procurator for king Henrie the sixt at Rome in the yeare of our redemption one thousand foure hundred fiftie and foure This man was lord treasuror in the ninth yeare of king Edward the fourth being the yeare in which God became man one thousand foure hundred three score and nine in which office he continued as I gather vntill the eleuenth of king Edward the fourth or thereabouts This Greie was borne of the noble house of the lord Greies of Codnor as saith Bale and trauelled into Italie to atteine great learning where he heard the noble clerke Guarinus Veronensis read in Ferraria He continued bishop of Elie foure and twentie yéeres eleuen moneths and two daies departing this life at Dunham the fourth of August in the yere that the word of the father tooke flesh in the wombe of the virgine one thousand foure hundred seuentie and eight as I haue red and was buried at Elie betwéene two marble pillers hauing bestowed great summes of monie vpon the reparation of that famous belfrie of the church of Elie and vpon other ornaments of the same churth Henrie Bourcher erle of Essex did the third time possesse the honorable place of the lord treasurâ—â— of England in the eleuenth yeare of the reigne of king Edward the fourth in which office he continued as I gather about twelue yeares being all the rest of the life of the said Edward the fourth who departed this world about the ninth daie of Aprill in the yeare from the conception of the Meschiah one thousand foure hundred foure score and thrée which Bourchier being made earle of Essex in the first yeare of king Edward the fourth in the yeare of Christ 1461 maried Elisabeth the daughter of Richard de Conisburgh earle of Cambridge the sister of Richard duke of Yorke by whome he had issue William lord Bourchier Thomas Iohn Henrie and Humfreiâ— knights Sir Richard Wood knight whome some call sir Iohn Wood being before vnder treasuror in the thrée line 10 and twentith yeare of king Edward the fourth was in the same yeare of the same king made knight about a moneth before the death of the said king Edward the fourth This man did possesse the place of the lord treasuror of England as I gather out of the record of Pellis exitus of that yeare in the second yeare of the reigne of the vnnaturall bloudie and vsurping tyrant king Richard the third being the yeare of our redemption 1484 which office I suppose that he kept vntill the said Richard the third was slaine line 20 by Henrie earle of Richmond afterwards king of England by the name of Henrie the 7. And here I thinke it not amisse before I go anie further although it be somewhat out of order sith it is best to obserue Decorum and vnorderlie to treat of vnorderlie officers vnder such an vnorderlie king as Richard the third was to make report of sir William Hopton knight whome some will haue to be treasuror in the first yeare of the reigne of the same king in the yeare of Christ 1483 attending on him to his coronation line 30 But trulie sauing the correction of better séene antiquaries than my selfe I can not as yet receiue him into the catalog of the lord treasurors of England but rather suppose that he was treasuror of the houshold Sir Reinold Braie knight the sonne of Richard Braie physician as some haue noted to king Henrie the sixt being seruant to Margaret countesse of Richmond mother to Henrie the seuenth was for the fidelitie to his ladie good seruice in furthering king Henrie the seuenth to the crowne receiued into line 40 great fauour with the said king and made lord treasuror of England as appeareth by the record of Pellis exitus made vnder his name in the first yeare of the reigne of Henrie the seuenth being the yeare of our redemption one thousand foure hundred eightie and fiue besides which office he had manie other offices and honours part whereof were that he was treasuror of the kings wars that he was one of the executors to K. Henrie the seuenth that he was line 50 made knight of the Bath at the coronation of the said king and created a banneret at Blacke heath field He died the eighteenth yeare of the Salomon of England king Henrie the seuenth being the yeare of our redemption one thousand fiue hundred three and was honorablie buried at Windsore Sir Iohn Dinham knight the sonne of sir Iohn Dinham knight a faithfull seruant to the house of Yorke aswell in aiding the duke of Yorke as in seruing king Edward the fourth sonne to the said duke of Yorke to whom the said Edward the fourth in the line 60 second yeare of his reigne had giuen one annuitie of fortie pounds by yeare did after the death of the said king Edward the fourth in the second yeare of king Henrie the seuenth possesse the place of the lord tresuror of England being the yeare of our redemption one thousand foure hundred foure score and six and so continued vntill in the sixtéenth yéere of king Henrie the seuenth and then gaue place to Thomas earle of Surreie of which lord Dinham thus writeth Leland Diminus Denham primus fuit fundator sancti Nicholai alià s Hortland He was created lord Dinham in the first yeare of king Edward the fourth shortlie after the coronation of the said king in the yeare of our redemption one thousand foure hundred thrée score and one he died in the sixteenth yeare of king Henrie the seuenth being the yeare of Christ one thousand fiue hundred and the thirtith of Ianuarie was brought to the Greie friers in London there buried he maried Elisabeth the daughter of the lord Fitzwater by whom he had issue George and Philip and sir Thomas Dinham his base sonne that maried one of the daughters and heires of sir Iohn Ormond which Thomas was buried at Ashrug three miles from Berkhamsted Besides which children this lord Dinham or Denham for so I find both written in chronicles had by his legitimat wife diuerse daughters which were Margaret maried to Nicholas baron of Carew Ioane
heerein I must confesse I haue nothing contented my selfe but yet at the request of others haue doone what I could not what I would for want of conference with such as might haue furnished me with more large instructions such as had beene necessarie for the purpose THE CHRONICLES OF England from the yeare of our Lord 1576 where Raphaell Holinshed left supplied and continued to this present yeare 1586 by Iohn Stow and others A Disciple of Socrates by name Aristippus a man suerlie of a verie sharpe iudgement and pleasant wit when he was demanded what profit he tooke by the studie of wisedome made this answer Forsooth this profit that with all sorts of men I can frankelie and boldlie speake Which answer might well be of that mans making bicause he bare a mind indifferentlie free as well from hope as feare for he serued no man nor yet flattered anie person nor otherwise behaued himselfe than his hart gaue him Of the same mind it were to be wished that all storie-writers were for then should Chronicles approch next in truth to the sacred and inuiolable scripture and their vse not onelie growe more common but also of greater account And right good reason whie For therein is conteined the rich and pretious treasure of time the wisest counsellor vnder the cope of heauen And that saw Thales the philosopher well inough who being asked what of all was the eldest answered God what of all the fairest the world what of all the greatest place what of all the swiftest the mind what of all the strongest necessitie and what of all the wisest time Time in Greeke is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whereof the word Chronicles ariseth termed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is obseruations of time so that if nothing in wisedome dooth excell time then who can but wax wise by reading and perusing the obseruations of time which are meerelie simplie Chronicles Chroniclers therefore deserue a reuerence of dutie whome time hath called and culled out as it were by the hand to vse their ministerie and seruice for the disposing and distributing of the riches of his wisedome to all ages that successors may be taught by their predecessors wit by their follie fealtie by their disloialtie obedience by their rebellion vnitie and peace by their dissention plainnesse by their doublenesse sobrietie by their vntemperance courtesie by their churlishnesse pitie by their vncharitablenesse finallie all goodnesse by their badnesse for the which as we may see by a sea of examples in this booke sith they were greeuouslie punished it is our gaine by their smart to be admonished For surelie heerein standeth a speciall vse of chronicles that whilest some offending against the lawes of God of nature and of nations doo draw vnto themselues deserued vengeance others by loue allured or by feare inforced seeing their rufull fals and auoiding the meanes may happilie escape the paine This frute hitherto hath this historie of chronicles affoorded no lesse heereafter by the continuation following is like to be performed besides manifold matters of recreation policie aduentures chiualrie c abundantlie ministred and all vnder the golden reigne of blessed queene Elisabeth the sweet floure of amiable virginitie Cui vitam studiúmque Deus regnÃque coronam Perpetuet beet tranquillo prosperet vsu Póstque hanc exactam vitam studium atque coronam Coelesti vita studio diademate donet A. F. THE CONTINVATIon of the chronicles of England from the yeare of our Lord 1576 to this present yeare 1586 c. THe tenth day of Nouember in the citie of worcester a cruell vnnatural brother as an other Cain murdered line 10 his owne naturall louing brother first smiting his braines out of his head with an ax and after cutting his throte to make him sure and then buried him vnder the hearth of a chimneie thinking thereby though wrongfullie quietlie to haue inioied his brothers goods long before in his possession but line 20 not long after this secret murder comming to light the murderer was rewarded according to his deserts and to the terror of such vnnaturall murdering brethren The seuententh of March through a strange tempest which hapned in the North neere to a towne called Richmond not onelie cotages trées barnes and haiestakes but also the most part of the church called Patrike Brumton was ouerthrowen with most strange sights in the aire both fearefull and terrible line 30 year 1577 In the moneth of Aprill the decaied stone house called the tower vpon London bridge was begun to be taken downe and the heads of traitors that were woont there on poles to be fixed were remoued thense and set on the gate at the bridge foot toward Southworke The seuentéenth daie of Maie Richard Robinson goldsmith was drawne from the tower of London to Tiburne and there hanged for clipping of gold The one and thirtith daie of Maie Martin Frobisher with one ship and two barks furnished line 40 for that purpose sailed from Harwich in Essex towards Cataia by the northwest seas and entered the streicts beyond quéene Elizabeths foreland about thirtie leagues where he went on shore and finding store of the blacke stone which the goldfiners had said to hold gold and therefore called the same gold oâ—e he fraught his ship barke caught a man a woman and a child of that countrie and then on the foure and twentith of August returning from thense arriued at Milford hauen in Wales on the twentith of September next following The fourth fift and sixt daie of Iulie the assises being holden at Oxford there was arreigned and condemned one Rowland Ienkes for his seditious toong at which time there arose amidst the people such a dampe that almost all were smouldered verie few escaping that were not taken at that instant the iurors died presentlie shortlie after died sir Robert Bell lord chiefe baron sir Robert de Olie sir William Babington master Wineman master de Olie high shiriffe master Dauers master Harecombe master Kirle master Phetipace master Gréenewood master Foster master Nash sergeant Baram master Stephans c. There died in the towne of Oxford three hundred persons and sickened there but died in other places two hundred and od from the sixt of Iulie to the twelfe of August after which daie died not one of that sickenesse for one of them infected not an other nor anie one woman or child died thereof ¶ Of this sickenesse there passed a report in print published vnder the name of W. B. who as he saith himselfe was present with sir William Babington and therefore was able and did as he thought good set downe the certeintie of that heauie accident for the satisfaction of such friends of his as desired to know the vndoubted truth And the same W. B. setting downe the opinion that diuerse conceiued of this venemous maladie saith that some supposed it to be of two sorts howbeit saith he it is not so For
places and the court was so swift line 20 that there could be no staie made but the courts must run ouer them and yet no great harme hath happened that waie And I my selfe haue séene a court loden with earth passe ouer the bellie or stomach of the driuer and yet he not hurt at all therby Manie courts also being vnloden for expedition were driuen at low waters through the chanell within the pent from maister lieutenants wall whereby they gained more than halfe the waie and so long as by anie possibilitie they might passe that line 30 waie they were loth to go about And when the flood came the chanell did so suddenlie swell as manie horsses with their courts and driuers which rode in them were ouertaken or rather ouerwhelmed with water and were forced to swim with great hazard of life though therat some tooke pleasure For sometimes the boies would strip themselues naked and ride in that case in their courts through the chanell being so high as they were ducked ouer head and eares but they knew their horsses would swim and carrie them through the streame which ministred line 40 to some occasion of laughter and mirth Finallie this summer being in the yeare of our Lord one thousand fiue hundred eightie and thrée was verie hot and contagious the infection of the plague that yeare more vniuersallie dispersed through England than in manie yeares before and that towne verie much subiect therevnto by means of through-fare and common passage and had béene extremelie visited therewith not long before so as the towne line 50 was abandoned of most men yea of some of the inhabitants themselues for that cause and yet God blessed so the works as in this extraordinarie and populous assemblie there was in no part of the towne anie death or infection either of townsmen or workmen which resorted thither from all the parts of England And one thing more in mine opinion is to be noted and commended herein that is to saie that in all this time and among all these people there was neuer anie tumult fraie nor falling out to the disquieting line 60 or disturbance of the works which by that means were the better applied and with lesse interruption For they neuer ceased working the whole daie sauing that at eleuen of the clocke before noone as also at six of the clocke in the euening there was a flag vsuallie held vp by the sargent of the towne in the top of a tower except the tide or extraordinarie busines forced the officers to preuen◠the houre or to make some small delaie staie therof And presentlie vpon the signe giuen there was a generall shout made by all the workers and wheresoeuer anie court was at that instant either emptie or loden there was it left till one of the clocke after noone or six of the clocke in the morning when they returned to their businesse But by the space of halfe an houre before the flag of libertie was hanged out all the court driuers entered into a song whereof although the dittie was barbarous and the note rusticall the matter of no moment all but a iest yet is it not vnworthie of some briefe note of remembrance because the tune or rather the noise thereof was extraordinarie and being deliuered with the continuall voice of such a multitude was verie strange In this and some other respect I will set downe their dittie the words whereof were these O Harrie hold vp thy hat t' is eleuen a clocke and a little little little past My bow is broke I would vnyoke my foot is sore I can worke no more This song was made and set in Romneie marsh where their best making is making of wals and dikes and their best setting is to set a néedle or a stake in a hedge howbeit this is a more ciuill call than the brutish call at the theatre for the comming awaie of the plaiers to the stage I thinke there was neuer worke attempted with more desire nor proceeded in with more contentment nor executed with greater trauell of workemen or diligence of officers nor prouided for with more carefulnesse of commissioners nor with truer accounts or duer paie nor contriued with more circumspection of the deuisers and vndertakers of the worke nor ended with more commendation or comfort sauing that vpon the seuen twentith of Iulie being S. Iames his daie the verie daie when the crosse wall and the long wall met and were ioined together and in effect finished for both wals were brought aboue the high water marke and nothing remained to be done of the same but highthening which might be doone at anie time after sir Thomas Scot the principall piller of that worke fell sicke vpon the wals and was conueied thense in a wagon to his house where he remained six wéeks more likelie to die than to liue whose ladie and wife being a most vertuous and noble matrone a liuelie paterne of womanhood and sobrietie the daughter of sir Iohn Baker knight and the mother of seuentéene children vsed such diligent attendance and continuall care for hir husbands recouerie of helth as thereby she brought hir selfe into so weake state of bodie as being great with two children she fell sicke and after hir vntimelie trauell being deliuered of a sonne and a daughter she ended hir mortall life This sicknesse of sir Thomas Scot and that which fell out therevpon was no small discomfiture to him and all his And the workmen at Douer made such mone for his sicknesse and also for his absence that euerie stréet was replenished with sorrow and gréefe and the people would be comforted with nothing more nor anie waie be better incouraged to worke lustilie than to be told that sir Thomas Scot was well recouered and would shortlie be amongst them againe And in truth they translated their barbarous musicke into a sorrowfull song and in stéed of calling to Harrie for their dinner they called to God for the good health and returne of their best freend sir Thomas Scot and that with a generall and continuall outcrie euen in their old accustomed tune time But the courts procéeded in highthening the wals vntill they were raised about two foot higher than they were on S. Iames his daie when the wals met togither so as the crosse wall is ninetie foot broad in the bottome and about fiftie foot in the top The long wall is seuentie foot in the bottome and almost fortie foot in the top in so much as vpon either wall two courts may méet and passe or turne without troubling ech other The length of the crosse wall is fortie rods the length of the long wall a hundred and twentie rods The charge of these two wals with the appurtenances amounted to two thousand and seauen hundred pounds as appeareth in the expenditors books If there were anie issue or draining of water vnder the wals it was soone stopped by the peise
Paris The kings impatiencie 〈◊〉 sée himselfe brideled by 〈◊〉 subiects The king departeth into the I le of Wight He sendeth ambassadors to the pope Hugh de Boues Matth. Paris Polydor. The ambassadours coÌ„ming to the popes presence declare their message Matth. Paris The popes answer vnto the kings ambassadours Hect. Boetius Cardinall Gualo Polydor. The ambassadours returne from the pope The popes decrée is declared to the lords The barons will trie their quarel by dint of sword The K. sendeth eftsoons to the pope The king returneth into the I le of Wight Matt. Paris Polydor. The arriuall of forren souldiers to the kings aid Sancrie de Mauleon Ferdinando erle of Flanders Aâ—cubalisters those yâ— beare crâ—ssâ—bowes Walter 〈◊〉 elected arcâ—â— of yorke The arcâ—b 〈◊〉 Canturburiâ— fauoureth the barons parâ— Matth. Paris The barâ—â—â— denounced â—curssed by the popes commandement K. Iohn diuideth his armie in two parts Polydor. Matth. Paris K. Iohn goeth northward Matth. Paris Notingham Beauer castle summoned to yeeld William de Albeney Stodham Charnelles The castell of Beauoir rendered to the king Dunnington castell taken and raced Matth. Parris K. Iohn taketh the castell of Barwike Hugh de Balioll Philip de Hulcotes Robert de Uepount Brian de Lisle Geffrey de Lucie Mountsorell betwixt Leicester Lugborough The earle of Salisburie with his armie inuadeth the countries about London The castell of Hanslap Tunbridge castell Bedford takeÌ„ by Foukes de Brent Will. Beauchampe Castels deliuered to the kéeping of Foukes de Brent Foukes de Brent aduanced by marriage Rockingham Sawey and Biham Barkhamsted Hertfort castell The barons accursed by name Ralfe Cog. The I le of Elie spoiled Polydor. Bernewell The lords send to the French kings sonne offering to him the crowne French 〈◊〉 sent ouer to the aid of the barons The 〈◊〉 after the 〈…〉 Rafe Coâ— Rafe Coâ— King Iohn once agaiâ—â— sendeth to the pope Anno. Reg. 18. Cardinall Gualo Matth. Paris The French kings allegations to the popes legat Gualo Matth. Paris Matth. West Lewes the FreÌ„ch kings sonne mainteâ—neth his pretended title to the crowne of England The priuilege of those that tooke vpon them the crosse Matth. Paris The French kings sonne sendeth to the pope He commeth to Calice He taketh the sea He landeth in Kent The lords doo homage vnto him Matth. Paris Rochester castell woone Lewes commeth to London Noblemen reuolting froÌ„ K. Iohn vnto Lewes Simon LaÌ„gton chancellor to Lewes Cardinall Gualo commeth ouer into England The more part of the strangers depart from the seruice of K. Iohn Castels woon by Lewes William de Collingham a gentleman of Sussex Castels fortifiâ—d by king Iohn The points wherewith king Iohn was charged The French men begin to shew themselues in their kind Iâ—â—en sat 9. The castell of Norwich leâ—t for a prey to Lewes Lin. Thomas de Burgh taken prisoner Gilbert de Gaunt made earle of Lincolne Lincolne woone Holland in Lincolnshire inuaded Yorkeshire subdued to Lewes The legat Gualo gathereth proxes SequestratioÌ„ of benefices Lewes trauelleth in vaine to take Douer Rafe Cog. Yermouth Dunwich Gipswich râ—nsomed Alexander K. of Scots doth homage to K. Lewes This Eustace had married the sister of K. Alexander Matth. Paris The vicount of Melune discouereth the purpose of Lewes The vicount of Melune dieth The English nobilitie beginneth to mislike of the match which they had made with Lewes The death of pope Innocent Honorius the third chosen pope The hauocke which king Iohn made in the possessions of his aduersaries Northfolke and Suffolke The siege raised from Windsor Gilbert de Gaunt fléeth from the face of king Iohn Lin. The abbeies of Peterburgh Crowland spoiled Bernewell The losse of the kings carriages Matth. Paris Matth. West King Iohn falleth sicke of an ague Matth. Paris Laford Matth. West Matt. Paris King Iohn departed this life Caxton Gisburn 〈◊〉 The variable reports of writers concerning the death of king Iohn Bernewell Plaut in Pers. Humf. Lhloyd Dauid Powell Thus in English almost word for word King Iohns children Matth. Paris Polydor. alij Matth. Paris Bale Anno Reg. 1. William Marshall earle of Penbrooke Matth. Paris * Seé pag. 193. col 2. The pride of the Frenchmen procureth them hatred Matth. Paris Hertford castell delâ—â—ered to Lewes The castâ—â—l of Berkehamsâ—â—â—d sâ—rreâ—red Maâ—â—h Pâ—ris Berneweâ—â— A truce Polydor. The perplâ—â—â—â—tie in which the barons stood S. Albons destroied Matth. Paris Noble men reuolting froÌ„ Lewes Matth. Paris The earle of Chester The castell of Mountsorell besieged Henrie Braibroke Saer de Quincie erle of Winchester The earle of Chester raiseth his siege Bernewell The poore estate of the French soldiers Summons to raise an armie for the king The capteins of the kings armie The legat accurseth Lewes his complices Fouks de Brent The Frenchmen put to flight at Lincolne The earle of Perch slaine Noble meÌ„ taken prisoners Gilbert de Gaunt by the gift of Lewes Lewes his faire The K. commandeth the castell of Mountsorell to be râ—ced Milites Chr. Dunsta Lewes sendeth to his father for aid In armie prepared in FraÌ„ce to come to the succour of Lewes Polydor. The diligence of the earle of Penbroke Anson in epig. Matth. Paris Hubert de Burgh assaileth the French fléet The French fléet is vanquished Matth. Paris Eustace the moonke taken and beheaded Richard base sonne to king Iohn Eustace the moonke what he was Hor. lib. 3. car od 2. A rich spoile An accord betwixt K. Henrie Lewes The English chronicle saith a thousand pounds Matth. Paris The prelats are fined Anno Reg. 2. What cheuance the legat made Fouks de Brent Matth. Paris The castell of Newarke restored to the bishop of Lincolne Matt. Paris The earle of Chester goeth into the holie land Sonne to K. Iohn belike Anno Reg. 3. 1219 The deceasse of the earle of Penbroke He is buried in the temple church Pandulph made bishop of Norwich The bishop of Winchester gouernour to the king Quéene Isabâ—ll married to the earle of Marsh. A parlemenâ— and a subsidâ—e R. Fabian The new church of Westm. begun Anno. Reg. 4. Matth. West The earle of Chester returneth home Polydor. The K. crowned the second time Matth. Paris Matth. Paris Ran. Higd. A proclamation to auoid strangers The castles of Chartley Béeston built Ran. Higd. Anno Reg. 5. 1121 Salisburie Matth. Paris The earle of Albemarle The castell of Biham The castell of Fodringhey The castell of Biham yéelded Matth. Paris Old seruice remembred The WelshmeÌ„ begin to stur Polydor. Matth. Paris Reginald de Breuse Mountgomerie castle built â—scuage paid Polydor. K. Henrie requireth restitution of his right of the FreÌ„ch king The French kings answer Matt. Westm. Matth. Paris Marriages concluded Anno Reg. 6. 1222 A councell or synod at Oxford Two dissembling persons apprehended Matth. Westm. They are executed Two women counterfeiting themselues to be the one our ladie the other Marie Magdalene Ralfe Cog. Matth. Paris Matt. Paris Mattâ— West A
thrée actuall rebellions He reuiued and put in execution the lawes for the abolishing of coine and liuerie He deuised the planting of presidents in the remoter prouinces He deuised the lawes for the distribution of the Irish couÌ„tries into shire ground He increased the reuenues ten thousand pounds yerlie His buildings fortifications and other necessarie works for the benefit and good of the countrie He built conuenient rooms for the kéeping and preseruation of the records which before were neglected He caused thâ— statutes of Ireland to bâ— imprinted which neuer before were published He procured some Englishmen to be sent ouer for the better administration of iustice A great fuâ—therer of all publike works The great loue he got him in all plâ—â—ces where he serued His carefulnesse in the seruice of the state Uerie expert and able he was of a bad clerke in time to frame a good secretarie Of great facilitie in dispatch of common causes A great desire to doo for all men A tender father to his children and a louing master to his seruants Solâ—â—ario homini atque in agro vitam agenti opinio iustitiae necessaria est He was intirelie beloued of the officers of hir maiesties houshold He was dubbed knight the same daie sir William Cecill was He died at the bishops palace 〈◊〉 Worcester His death greatlie bemoned His corps was buried at Penshurst The time of my ladie Sidneis death Sir Philip sir Robert and maister Thomas Sidneis Marie countesse of Penbroke William lord Herbert of Cardiffe The commendation of sir Philip Sidneie Lord gouernor oâ— Uâ—â—ssingen commonlie called Flâ—â—shing He surpriseâ— Arell in Flanders He drowned the countrie by making 〈◊〉 entrie into thâ— sea No resistance made by Mondragon Grauelin His hurt at the incounter néere Zutphen The daie of the death of sir Philip Sidneie Omnis virtus nos ad se allicit facÃtque vt diligamus eos in quibus inesse videatur tamen iusticia liberalitas id maximè efficit Thomas Louelace condigâ—liâ— punished by iudgement of the honorable court in the Star-chamber for counterfeiting of letters c. I. S. Henrie Ramelius ambassador out of Denmarke The Danish ambassador honorablie interteined The maiestie of the English court Heuenlie musike in the queens chapell The ambassador of Denmarke seeth the roiall seruice of the quéene of England Recreations and disports for prince and people This Crosbie â—as a knight 〈◊〉 his gift to 〈◊〉 of â—ondon pag. â—â— â—50 The ambasâ—â—dor deparâ—â—th home toâ—ards Denâ—arke â—ord Edâ—ard earle of Rutland ambassador into Scotland The quéenes maiestie hath speciall care of christian religion to be preserued and propagated â— league betweene England and Scotland confirmed Sée more of this ambassage in the historie of Scotland pag. 456. 〈…〉 The horrible conspiracie of â—abington â—ther his 〈◊〉 traitors 〈◊〉 sâ—oursed by â— F. Sir Wolstan Dixie lord maior of London Anthonie Ratcliffe and Henrie Prannell shiriffes Sir Francis Drake his turne into England 〈◊〉 his last 〈◊〉 finished Hispaniola in old time called Ophir The returne of sir Francis Drake into England with great riches c. Manie voiages of great difficultie haue beene vndertaken but failed in the issue Traitors indicted arreigned and condemned at Westminster I. S. The first seuen condemned without anie iurie The effect of the last seuen their tresons notable The place of their execution was sometime the méeting place of their consultation The order of the traitors executed Iohn Ballard preest persuader of Babington to these odious treasons executed How Ballard was affected at his death Ballards sophisticall asking of the queens maiestie forgiuenesse Anthonie Babington esquier executed A note of Babingtons pride at the verie instant of his execution Iohn Sauage gentleman executed The fruites that issue from listening to the counsell of Iesuits Romanists and Rhemists Robert Barnewell gentleman executed Chidiocke Tichborne esquire executed Charls Tilneie a pensioner executed Edward Abington esquier executed his thretning spéech Throgmortons prophesie and Abingtons of like truth in euent Thomas Salisburie esquier executed The last seuen traitors executed with great fauour Salisburie acknowledgeth his greeuous offense a note of repentance Uiolence forbidden by Salisburie Henrie Dun gentleman executed The ambitious humour of Henrie Dun. Edward Iones esquier executed Forren inuasion reproued by Iones Iohn Trauers Iohn Charnocke gentlemen executed Robert Gage executed Hir maiesties gratiousnesse commended by this traitor Hypocrisie of Robert Gage Ierom Bellamie gentleman executed One of the Bellamies hanged himselfe in the Tower Ex libello I. Nich. typis C.B. excuso 1581. Sée be fore pag 1357 a 60 c. 1358 v 60 c. The causes that haue so long hindered king Philip to inuade England The reuerend regard that subiects ought to haue of their souereignes c. A gentleman iudged to die because he once thought to haue killed his prince A seuere law against treason A woman tratoresse well rewarded Against séeking after nouelties and to teach men to be well aduised c. Extreame kinds of torments in other countries for treason c. Traitors iustlie rewarded and yet nothing so as they deserue A prettie apolog allusorie to the present case of malcontents Seldome commeth the better Barnardino de Mendoza alwaies mischéefouslie minded against the state of England note his practises with Ballard The Scotish quéene is an actor in this purposed conspiracie Iohn Sauage had vowed and sworne to kill the quéene Babington vndertaketh the managing of the whole action note their tresons The Scotish quéene writeth vnto Babington in cipher with his aduise direction and request The Scotish quéenes aduise in this mischiefous plot fauoring altogither of inhumanitie Six gentlemen of resolution c. Ballard apprehended being readie to be imbarked and transported ouersea The conspirators disguised themselues thinking by that meane to shift the matter Magna est veritas praeualet How the popish catholiks are affected to the Scotish queene What the fugitiue diuines must doo for their parts Iu nefariam Babingtoni caeterorumque coniurationem hexastichon Sir Philip Sidneie slaine at Zutphen in Gelderland of whome sée more pag. 1554. Seminarie préests executed at Tiborn A tempestuous wind in October terrible and hurtfull The accidents noteworthie by meanes of this blustering wind A strange accident of a walnut trée blowne downe with the wind c. The third strange chance Ludgate of London newlie builded Parlement at Westminster Anno Reg. 29. The earle of Leicester returned from the low countries and arriued in England In reditum magnanimi herois Roberti Comitis Lecestrij 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gratulatorium T. N. The parlement proroged line 30 The danger of the ouerthrow of the true religion The perill of the state of the realme The sentence giuen against the Scotish queene solemnlie proclamed An abridgment of the orders deuised for the reléefe of the poore in this time of dearth c. Starch F. T. Anonymall or namelesse chronicles treating wholie or in part of England The conclusion
distinguish the one from the other in taking their altitudes and places whereby in the end they found the new apparition as it were to wait vpon the planet and so continued by the space of certeine houres At length when the beholders of whom Wil. Paruus that recorded things in that age was one had well wearied their eies in diligent marking the maner of this strange appearance the counterfeit sunne vanished awaie ¶ This strange woonder was taken for a signification of that which followed that is to say of war famine and pestilence or to say the truth it betokened rather the continuance of two of those mischiefs For warre and famine had sore afflicted the people before that time and as yet ceassed not but as for the pestilence it began soone after the strange sight whereof insued such effect as I haue alreadie rehearsed Thus farre king Richard Iohn the yongest sonne of Henrie the second IOhn the yoongest son of Henrie the second was proclaimed king of England beginning his reigne the sixt daie of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord 1199 the first of Philip emperour of Rome and the 20 of Philip king of France K. William line 20 as yet liuing in gouernement ouer the Scots This man so soone as his brother Richard was deceassed sent Hubert archbishop of Canturburie and William Marshall earle of Striguill otherwise called Chepstow into England both to proclaime him king and also to sée his peace kept togither with Geffrey Fitz Peter lord cheefe iustice and diuerse other barons of the realme whilest he himselfe went to Chinon where his brothers treasure laie which was foorthwith deliuered vnto him by Robert de line 30 Turneham and therewithall the castell of Chinon and Sawmer and diuerse other places which were in the custodie of the foresaid Robert But Thomas de Furnes nephue to the said Robert de Turneham deliuered the citie and castell of Angiers vnto Arthur duke of Britaine For by generall consent of the nobles and yéeres of the countries of Aniou Maine and Touraine Arthur was receiued as the liege and souereigne lord of the same countries For euen at this present and so soone as it was line 40 knowne that king Richard was deceased diuerse cities and townes on that side of the sea belonging to the said Richard whilest he liued fell at ods among themselues some of them indeuouring to preferre king Iohn other labouring rather to be vnder the gouernance of Arthur duke of Britaine considering that he séemed by most right to be their chéefe lord forsomuch as he was sonne to Geffrey elder brother to Iohn And thus began the broile in those quarters whereof in processe of time insued great inconuenience and finallie the death of the said Arthur as shall be shewed hereafter Now whilest king Iohn was thus occupied in recouering his brothers treasure and traueling with his subiects to reduce them to his obedience quéene Elianor his mother by the helpe of Hubert archbishop of Canturburie and other of the noble men and barons of the land trauelled as diligentlie to procure the English people to receiue their oth of allegiance to be true to king Iohn For the said archbishop and William Marshall earle of Striguill being sent ouer into England as before you haue heard to proclaime him king and to kéepe the land in quiet assembled the estates of the realme at Northampton where Geffrey Fitz Peter lord chéefe iustice was present with other of the Nobles afore whom those lords whose fidelities were earst suspected willinglie tooke their oths of obedience to the new king and were assured by the same lords on his behalfe that they should find him a liberall a noble and a righteous prince and such a one as would sée that euerie man should inioy his owne and such as were knowne to be notorious transgressors should be sure to receiue their condigne punishment They sent Eustace de Uescie also vnto William king of Scotland to signifie to him that king Iohn vpon his arriuall in England would satisfie him of all such right as he pretended to haue within the English dominions And thus was king Iohn accompted and proclaimed king of England by the generall consent of all the lords and barons of the same The names of the cheefe of those péeres that were sworne as you haue heard are as followeth Dauid earle of Huntington brother vnto William king of Scots Richard earle of Clare Ranulfo earle of Chester William earle of Tutherie or rather Darbie Walran earle of Warwike Roger Lacie constable of Chester and William de Mowbraie with diuerse other whose names I here omit bicause I would not be tedious and irksome to the line 10 readers Now the king of Scotland being informed by the lord Eustace Uescie who had maried his daughter that there was some hope to be had on his part for the recouerie of such seigniories as he and his predecessours somtime held in England did further dispatch sundrie ambassadours with full purpose to send them ouer into Normandie vnto king Iohn there to require restitution of the countries of Northumberland and Cumberland with their appurtenances line 20 and he promised also by his letters that if the same might be granted vnto him in as ample manner as they had béene in times past to his ancestors he would gladlie doo his homage to king Iohn as to the true lawfull king of England for the same and furthermore yéeld to him his faithfull seruice against all men so often as he should be required thervnto Howbeit when the archbishop of Canturburie and the rest of the councell vnderstood that these ambassadors should passe through England they would line 30 not suffer them so to doo but spéedilie sent Dauid earle of Huntington into Scotland vnto the king his brother requiring him earnestlie that he would not send any ambassadours ouer as yet but rather tarie and take patience a while till the king should come ouer into England which as they said he purposed to doo verie shortlie King Iohn also hauing vnderstanding of his purpose sent ouer the said lord Eustace againe vnto him with the like request who in such wise persuaded him line 40 that he was contented to abide a time in hope of the better successe in his late attempted suit And all this was doone chéeflie by the working of the kings mother whom the nobilitie much honoured and loued For she being bent to prefer hir sonne Iohn left no stone vnturned to establish him in the throne comparing oftentimes the difference of gouernement betweene a king that is a man and a king that is but a child For as Iohn was 32 yeares old so Arthur duke of Britaine was but a babe to speake of In line 50 the end winning all the nobilitie wholie vnto hir will and séeing the coast to be cleare on euerie side without any doubt of tempestuous weather likelie to arise she signified the whole matter vnto K. Iohn who
historie written of this prince he shall find that he hath beene little beholden to the writers of that time in which he liued for scarselie can they afoord him a good word except when the trueth inforceth them to come out with it as it were against their willes The occasion whereof as some thinke was for that he was no great freend to the clergie And yet vndoubtedlie his déeds shew he had a zeale to religion as it was then accompted for he founded the abbeie of Beauleau in the new forrest as it were in recompense line 30 of certeine parishchurches which to inlarge the same forrest he caused to be throwne downe and ruinated He builded the monasterie of Farendon and the abbeie of Hales in Shropshire he repaired Godstow where his fathers concubine Rosamund laie interred he was no small benefactor to the minster of Lichfield in Staffordshire to the abbeie of Crokesden in the same shire and to the chappell at Knatesburgh in Yorkshire So that to say what I thinke line 40 he was not so void of deuotion towards the church as diuers of his enimies haue reported who of meere malice conceale all his vertues and hide none of his vices but are plentifull inough in setting foorth the same to the vttermost and interpret all his dooings and saiengs to the woorst as may appeare to those that aduisedlie read the works of them that write the order of his life which may séeme rather an inuectiue than a true historie neuerthelesse sith we cannot come by the truth of things through the malice line 50 of writers we must content our selues with this vnfréendlie description of his time Certeinelie it should séeme the man had a princelie heart in him and wanted nothing but faithfull subiects to haue assisted him in reuenging such wrongs as were doone and offered by the French king and others Moreouer the pride and pretended authoritie of the cleargie he could not well abide when they went about to wrest out of his hands the prerogatiue of his princelie rule and gouernement True it is that to mainteine his warres which he was forced to take in hand as well in France as elsewhere he was constreined to make all the shift he could deuise to recouer monie and bicause he pinched their pursses they conceiued no small hatred against him which when he perceiued and wanted peraduenture discretion to passe it ouer he discouered now and then in his rage his immoderate displeasure as one not able to bridle his affections a thing verie hard in a stout stomach and thereby missed now and then to compasse that which otherwise he might verie well haue brought to passe It is written that he meant to haue become feudarie for maintenance sake against his owne disloiall subiects and other his aduersaries vnto Miramumeline the great king of the Saracens but for the truth of this report I haue little to saie and therefore I leaue the credit thereof to the authors It is reported likewise that in time when the realme stood interdicted as he was abroad to hunt one day it chanced that there was a great stag or hart killed which when he came to be broken vp prooued to be verie fat and thicke of flesh Oh saith he what a plesant life this déere hath led and yet in all his daies he neuer heard masse To conclude it may séeme that in some respects he was not greatlie superstitious and yet not void of a religious zeale towards the maintenance of the cleargie as by his bountifull liberalitie bestowed in building of abbeies and churches as before yée haue hard it may partlie appeare In his daies manie learned men liued as Geffrey Uinesaufe Simon Fraxinus alià s Ash Adamus Dorensis Gualter de Constantijs first bishop of Lincolne and after archbishop of Rouen Iohn de Oxford Colman surnamed Sapiens Richard Canonicus William Peregrine Alane Teâ—kesburie Simon Thurnaie who being an excellent philosopher but standing too much in his owne conceit vpon a sudden did so forget all his knowledge in learning that he became the most ignorant of all other a punishment as was thought appointed him of God for such blasphemies as he had wickedlie vttered both against Moses and Christ. Geruasius Dorobernensis Iohn Hanwill Nigell Woreker Gilbert de Hoiland Benet de Peterburgh William Parnus a moonke of Newburgh Roger Houeden Hubert Walter first bishop of Salisburie and after archbishop of Canturburie Alexander Theologus of whome yee haue heard before Geruasius Tilberiensis Syluester Giraldus Cambrensis who wrote manie treatises Ioseph Deuonius Walter Mapis Radulfus de Diceto Gilbert Legley Mauricius Morganius Walter Morganius Iohn de Fordeham William Leicester Ioceline Brakeland Roger of Crowland Hugh White alià s Candidus that wrote an historie intituled Historia Petroburgensis Iohn de saint Omer Adam Barking Iohn Gray an historiographer and bishop of Norwich Walter of Couentrie Radulphus Niger c. Sée Bale Scriptorum Britanniae centuria tertia Thus farre king Iohn Henrie the third the eldest sonne of king Iohn HEnrie the third of that name the eldest sonne of K. Iohn a child of the age of nine yeres began his reigne ouer the realme of England the ninetéenth day of October in the yeare of our Lord 1216 in the seuenth yeare of the emperour Frederike the second year 1216 and in the 36 yeare of the reigne of Philip line 10 the second king of France Immediatlie after the death of his father king Iohn William Marshall earle of Penbroke generall of his fathers armie brought this yoong prince with his brother and sisters vnto Glocester and there called a councell of all such lords as had taken part with king Iohn Anon after it was once openlie knowne that the sonnes and daughters of the late deceassed prince were brought into a place of safetie a great number of the lords and cheefe barons of the line 20 realme hasted thither I meane not onelie such as had holden with king Iohn but also diuerse other which vpon certeine knowledge had of his death were newlie reuolted from Lewes in purpose to aid yoong king Henrie to whome of right the crowne did apperteine Thither also came Uallo or Guallo the popes legat an earnest defender of the kings cause with Peter bishop of Winchester Iocelin bishop of Bath also Ranulph earle of Chester William Ferrers line 30 earle of Derbie Iohn Marshall and Philip de Albenie with diuerse other lords and peeres of the relme and a great number of abbats and priors who by and by fell to councell togither what waie should be best to take for the good order of things now in so doubtfull and perilous a time as this The péeres of the realme being thus assembled William earle of Penbroke bringing the yoong king into their presence and setting him before them spake these words following line 40 The earle of Penbroks short and sweet oration as it is borrowed out of maister Fox BEhold right honourable and welbeloued
alledged that he did not infringe any thing that he had then granted but such things as his gouernours had suffered to passe whilest he was vnder age and not ruler of himselfe he caused them therefore to redéeme manie of the same priuileges whereby he gained great finance for the setting to of his new seale as before yee haue heard declared Moreouer in this yeare there were sent certeine persons from pope Gregorie the ninth that succéeded Honorius into all the parts of Europe to mooue by preaching the christian people to make a iournie into the holie land against the Saracens Such a multitude by means hereof did assemble togither from all parts and that within a short time as the like had sildome times beene heard of It is said that amongst them there should be to the number of fortie thousand Englishmen of whome Peter bishop of Winchester and William bishop of Excester were the cheefe Capteins also of that great multitude of crossed souldiers that went foorth of sundrie countries were these Theobald earle of Champaigne and Philip de Albenie through whose negligence the sequels of this noble enterprise came but to small effect But to procéed About this time the king minding the benefit of the commonwealth caused the weights and measures generallie within the land to be reformed after one standard Furthermore he created Hubert de Burgh earle of Kent the which Hubert how much praise so euer he got at the beginning for his valiancie shewed in the defending of Douer castell and in vanquishing the French fléet that was comming to the succour of Lewes by battell on the sea it is certeine that now he purchased himselfe double as much hatred and euill will bicause that being of secret councell with the king and thereby after a sort sequestred from the lords he was knowne to dissuade the said prince from restoring of the ancient lawes and customes vnto the people which the barons oft required whereby it came to passe that the more he grew in fauour with the prince the further he came into the enuie of the Nobilitie and hatred of the people which is a common reward to such as in respect of their maister doo little regard the profit of others as the prouerbe saith Plus quis honoratur hostis tum multiplicatur Furthermore vpon the ninth of Iulie Stephan the archbishop of Canturburie died after he had gouerned that sée the terme of 21 yeares after whome succéeded Richard Wethersheid deane of Paules who was the thrée and fortith archbishop of that sée The moonks of Canturburie had first elected one of line 10 their owne conuent named Walter de Helmesham which election was made by the same moonks the third daie of August next insuing the death of their said archbishop Stephan but the king would not consent that he should haue the place for diuerse causes which he obiected as first for that he knew him to be such a man as should be vnprofitable both to him and to his kingdome Secondlie bicause his father was a theefe and thereof being conuict suffered death vpon the gallowes Thirdlie for that he line 20 himselfe had stood against king Iohn in time of the interdiction On the other side the bishops suffragans to the church of Canturburie obiected also against him that he had vsed the familiar companie of a nunne and begot of hir certeine children Moreouer they alledged that no election without their consent could be good nor ought to take place But the moonke making his appeale stood in it and taking with him certeine of his fellow moonks of Canturburie went line 30 to Rome and there made supplication to the pope that his election by his authoritie might be ratified and confirmed Whereof the king and the other bishops being aduertised did put their obiections in writing vnder their seales sent the same to Rome to be exhibited to the pope by the bishops of Westchester and Rochester and Iohn the archdeacon of Bedford who vsed such means that his election was iudged void then the said Richard Wethersheid was out of hand elected confirmed In that yeare line 40 also a grant was made to the citizens of London that they should haue and vse a common seale In this meane while Hugh the earle of March so laboured with the Normans and Poictouins in the behalfe of the king of England that they began to incline to his purpose wherevpon he sent his letters by secret meanes vnto king Henrie signifieng to him that if it would please him to come ouer with an armie to make warre against the French king they would be readie to turne vnto his side and line 50 receiue him as their souereigne King Henrie taking aduise what to answer and doo herein with his welbeloued councellour Hubert of Burgh thought it not good to attempt anie thing rashlie in this matter bicause the dealings of the Normans were neuer without some fraud but yet to satisfie the request of his fréends he promised to come ouer shortlie vnto them if in the meane time he might perceiue that they remained stedfast in their purpose giuing them furthermore manie great and hartie thanks for their line 60 good meaning and singular kindnesse towards him Now things beyond the sea standing in this order it happened in the moneth of August that the soldiers which laie in garrison within the castell of Mountgomerie tooke in hand to stocke vp a wood not farre from the said castell through which lay an highwaie where oftentimes manie fellonious robberies and murders were committed by the Welsh As the souldiers were busie at worke in stocking vp the wood there came vpon them an ambushment of Welshmen which not onlie draue them awaie from their worke but also tooke and slue diuerse of them constreining the residue to flée into the castell which immediatlie the Welshmen inuironed also about with a strong siege thinking to find the defendants vnprouided They within aduertised Hugh de Burgh the lord chéefe iustice to whome the castell belonged by the kings late gift of the exploit and enterprise attempted by their enimies with all possible hast wherevpon the king at request of the said Hubert leuied ◠power and came to raise the siege But the Welshmen hearing of the kings approch fled awaie like sheepe so that comming to the castell he found no resistance howbeit for so much as he saw the foresaid wood to be troublesome and an annoiance to the said castell he willed it to be destroied True it is that the same wood was verie thicke and rough and further it conteined also fiue leagues or fifteene miles in length yet by such diligence as was vsed the same was wasted stocked vp and quickelie rid out of the waie by fire and other means so that the countrie was made plaine a great waie about After this the king departed foorth into the Welsh confines and comming to an
paie for the bonds made to the merchants by the bishop of Hereford as before is recited In this season the deuotion which manie had conceiued of the pope and the church of Rome began to wax cold reputing the vertue which he shewed at his entring into the papasie to be rather a colourable hypocrisie than otherwise sith his proceedings answered not to his good beginnings for as it was manifest where sutors brought their complaints into the court of Rome such sped best as gaue most bribes and the two priors of Winchester the one expelled and the other got in by intrusion could well witnesse the same and all the world knoweth that the viperous generation of Romanists reckoning from the ringleader to the simplest shaueling haue made gaine the scope of their holinesse and as it is truelie said Quae libet arripiunt lucri bonus est odoâ— ex re Qualibet imponunt hos scelus omne iuuat Accipiunt quoduis si non sonat aere crumena Siue siligo adsit sordida siue pecus c. This yeare died William of Yorke bishop of Salisburie which had beene brought vp in the court euen from his youth This bishop first caused that custome to be receiued for a law whereby the tenants of euerie lordship are bound to owe their suit to the lords court of whom they hold their tenements In the feast of Easter this yeare the king adorned Magnus king of Man with the order of knighthood and bestowed vpon him great gifts and honors ¶ The countesse of Warren Auesia or Atesia as some bookes haue sister to the king by his mother line 10 departed this life in hir flourishing youth vnto the great griefe of hir brother but speciallie of hir husband Iohn earle of Waren that loued hir intierlie ¶ About the midst of Maie the Iewes that were in the towre and in other prisons for the murther of the child at Lincolne and had béene indited by an inquest vpon the 〈◊〉 of him that had suffered at Lincolne were 〈…〉 and set at libertie to the number of 〈…〉 of them ¶ In Whitsuntide was holden a 〈…〉 at Blie where the line 20 lord Edward the 〈…〉 sonne first began to shew proofe of his chiualâ—â—â— There were diuerse ouerthrowen and hurt and aâ—â—â—gst other William de Longspee was so brused 〈…〉 neuer after recouer his former strength The king caused a proclamation is be set foorth that all such as might dispend â—â—â—eene pounds in lands should receiue the 〈◊〉 of knighthood and those that would not or could not should paie their fines This yeare thrée daies after the feast of S. line 30 Ciricus a maruellous sore tempest of wind raine haile and thunder chanced that did excéeding much hurt Mill-whéeles by the violeâ—â—e of waters were carried away and the wind-milles were no lesse tormented with the rage of wind Arches of bridges stackes of haie houses that stood by water sides and children in cradels were borne awaie that both woonderfull and no lesse pitifull it was to see At Bedford the riuer of Duse bare downe six houses togither and did vnspeakeable hurt thereabouts line 40 Alexander the third king of Scots with his wife quéene Margaret came about the beginning of August into England and found the king at his manor of Woodstoke where he solaced him a season and had the lands of the earle of Huntington restored vnto him which his grandfather king William in his time lost and forfeited Here he did homage to king Henrie Upon the day of the decollation of S. Iohn the two kings with their quéenes came to London where they were honorablie receiued and so conueied line 50 vnto Westminster On the day of S. Augustine the bishop being the eight and twentith of August Iohn Mansell the kings chapleine besought the two kings and other states to dine with him on the morrow following which they granted and so he made a maruellous great dinner There were seuen hundred messes serued vp but the multitude of ghests was such that scarse the same sufficed his house was not able to receiue them all and therefore he caused tents and booths to be set vp for theâ— The like dinner line 60 had not beene made by any chapleine before that time All those that came were worthilie receiued feasted and interteined in such sort as euerie man was satisfied About foure daies before the feast of S. Edward K. Henrie came into the excheker himselfe there deuised order for the appearance of shiriffes and bringing in of their accompts At the same time also there was fiue marks set on euerie shiriffes head for a fine bicause they had not distreined euerie person that might dispend 15 pounds land to receiue the order of knighthood as was to the same shiriffes commanded The king of Scots after he had remained a while with the king of England returned backe into Scotland and left his wife behind with hir mother till she should be brought to bed for she was as then great with child In the 41 yeare of the reigne of king Henrie his brother Richard earle of Cornewall was elected emperour by one part of the Cornosters and diuerse lords of Almaine comming ouer into this land vpon the daie of the innocents in Christmasse presented vnto him letters from the archbishop of Colen and other great lords of Almaine year 1257 testifieng their consents in the choosing of him to be emperour and withall that it might stand with his pleasure to accept that honor Finallie vpon good deliberation had in the matter he consented therevnto whervpon the lords that came with the message being right glad of their answer returned with all spéed to signifie the same vnto those from whom they had béene sent The treasure of this earle Richard now elected king of Almaine was esteemed to amount vnto such a summe that he might dispend euerie day a hundred marks for the terme of ten yeares togither not reckoning at all the reuenues which dailie accrewed to him of his rents in Almaine and England In this meane time the vnquiet Welshmen after the death of their prince Dauid chose in his stéed one Leolin that was son to the same Griffin that brake his necke as he would haue escaped out of the towre of London and herewith they began a new rebellion either driuing out such Englishmen as laie there in garisons within the castels and fortresses or else entring into the same by some traitorous practise they slue those which they found within them to the great displeasure of their souereigne lord Edward the kings eldest sonne who coueting to be reuenged of their rebellious enterprises could not bring his purpose to passe by reason of the vnseasonable weather and continuall raine which fell that winter so raising the waters setting the marishes on flouds that he could not passe with his armie Moreouer his father the king wanted monie and treasure
his commandement went into Scotland but shewed themselues slow inough to procure those things that perteined to peace and quietnesse In the meane time whilest these things were a doing the bishop of Carleill and other which laie there vpon the gard of that citie and castell hauing some mistrust of the loialtie in Robert Bruce the yoonger that was earle of Carrike by his mother they sent him word to come vnto them at a certeine daie bicause they had to talke with him of matters touching the kings affairs He durst not disobeie but came to Carleill togither with the bishop of Gallowaie there receiued a corporall oth vpon the holie and sacred mysteries and vpon the sword of Thomas Becket to be true to the king of England and to aid him and his against their enimies in all that he might and further to withstand that the said king receiued no hurt nor damage so far as in him might lie This doone he returned againe into Scotland and for a colour entred into the lands of William Douglas and burnt part of them bringing the wife and children of the same William backe with him into Annandale but shortlie after he conspired with the Scotish rebels and ioined himselfe with them not making his father priuie to the matter who in the meane while remaind in the south parts of England He would haue persuaded such knights gentlemen and other as held their lands of his father in Annandale to haue gone with him but they would not breake their faith giuen to the king of England and so left him The earle of Surrey assembling togither his power in Yorkeshire sent his nephue the lord Henrie Percie with the souldiers of the countrie of Carleill before into Scotland who passing foorth to the towne of Aire went about to induce them of Gallowaie into peace and hearing that an armie of Scotishmen was gathered togither at a place about foure miles from thence called Irwin he made thitherward and comming neere to the Scotish host might behold where the same was lodged beyond a certeine lake In that armie were capteins the bishop of Glasco Andrew de Murreie steward of Scotland and William Waleis which as it should seeme were not all of one mind There was in the same armie a knight named sir Richard Lundie which neuer yet had doon homage to the king of England but now flieng from his companie he came to the English armie and submitted himselfe with his retinue vnto the king of England saieng that he ment not to serue amongst them any longer that could not agrée togither The residue of the Scotishmen sued for peace vpon condition to haue liues members goods cattels and lands saued line 10 with a pardon of all offenses past The lord Percie vpon pledges writings heerof deliuered was contented to grant their requests so that the king his maister would be therewith pleased who being hereof certified bicause he would not gladlie be staied of his iournie into Flanders granted vnto all things that were thus required Then after that the earle of Surrie was come to the English campe bicause William Waleis ceassed not in the meane time to assemble more people line 20 the Englishmen doubting some treason resolued to giue battell but whilest they were in mind thus to do the bishop of Glasco and William Douglas to auoid the note of disloialtie and treason came and submitted themselues and so the bishop was committed to ward within the castell of Rokesborough and William Douglas in the castell of Berwike It is to be noted that euen in the verie time that the treatie was in hand betwixt the lord Percie and the Scotish capteins the Scots of Gallowaie and other set vpon that part of the English campe where the line 30 trâ—sâ—e and baggage laie which they spoiled and ransacked slaieng aboue fiue hundreth persons what of men women and children but the alarum being raised the Englishmen came to the rescue and chasing the Scots slue aboue a thousand of them and recouered the most part of their owne goods with more which they tooke from their enimies In this meane time king Edward at the feast of Lammas held a councell at London where he receiued the archbishop of Canturburie againe into his line 40 fauor restoring vnto him all his goods and lands He appointed him and the lord Reinold Grey to haue his eldest sonne prince Edward in kéeping till his returne out of Flanders But Nicholas Triuet writeth that the said prince Edward being appointed to remaine at home as lieutenant to his father there were appointed vnto him as councellors Richard bishop of London William earle of Warwike and the forenamed lord Reinold Grey with the lord Iohn Gifford and the lord Alane Plokenet men of line 50 high wisedome grauitie and discretion without making mention of the archbishop of Canturburie in that place The two earles Marshall and Hereford being commanded to attend the king into Flanders refused excusing themselues by messenger After this the king caused sir Rafe Monthermer whom his daughter the countesse of Glocester in hir widowhood had taken to husband without knoledge of hir father to be deliuered out of the castell of Bristow wherein he had béene kept prisoner a certeine line 60 time vpon displeasure for the marriage but now he was not onelie set at libertie but also restored to his wife and to all the lands perteining to the earledome of Glocester appointing him to find 50 men at armes to serue in that iournie into Flanders He also deliuered the earles of Cassels and Menteth Iohn Comin and diuers other Scotishmen appointing them also to go with him into Flanders Finallie hauing assembled his armie ouer the which he made the lord Thomas Berklie constable and Geffrey Ienuille marshall he went to Winchelsey and whilst he laie there before he tooke the sea there was presented vnto him from the earles a writing which conteined the causes of the gréefe of all the archbishops bishops abbats earles lords barons and of all the communaltie as well for summoning them to serue by an vndue meane as also for the vnreasonable taxes subsidies impositions paiements which they dailie susteined and namelie the impost augmented vpon the custome of wooll seemed to them verie greeuous For whereas for euerie sacke of whole wooll there was fortie shillings paid and for euerie sacke of broken wooll one marke it was well knowne that the wooll of England was almost in value esteemed to be woorth halfe the riches of the realme and so the custome thereof paid would ascend to a fift part of all the substance of the land The kings answer therevnto was that he could not alter any thing without the aduise of his councell of the which part were alreadie passed ouer into Flanders and part were at London and therfore he required the said earles that if they would not attend
king and to persuade him the more easilie therevnto he promised him great aid but the king of England hauing prooued the said pope not the surest man in friendship towards him forbare to attempt anie forceable exploit against the French king trusting by some other meanes to recouer his right This yeere Humfrey Bohun earle of Hereford departed out of this life after whome succeeded his sonne Humfrey who afterwards maried the kings daughter Elizabeth countesse of Holland after that hir first husband was dead Tournies iustes barriers and other warlike exercises which yoong lords and gentlemen had appointed to exercise for their pastime in diuerse parts of the realme were forbidden by the kings proclamations sent downe to be published by the shirifs in euerie countie abroad in the realme the teste of the writ was from Westminster the sixteenth of Iulie ¶ The citizens of Burdeaux could not beare the yoke of the French bondage and therefore this yéere about Christmasse expelled them out of their citie ¶ Shortlie after the French king doubting least the king of England by the setting on of the pope should make warres against him for wrongfull deteining of Gascoine to purchase his fauor restored to him all that which he held in Gascoine and so then they of Burdeaux also submitted themselues to the king of England of their owne accord Now after that the truce with the Scots was expired which tooke end at the feast of All saints last past the king sent the lord Iohn Segraue a right valiant knight but not so circumspect in his gouernment as was necessarie with a great armie into Scotland to haue the rule of the land as lord warden of the same with him was ioined also Rafe Confreie treasurer of the armie These two capteins comming to the borders and hearing that the Scotishmen alreadie were in armes they entered into Scotland and in order of battell passed foorth to Edenburgh and hearing nothing of their enimies which kept them still in the mounteins they deuided their armie into three seuerall battels two of the which came behind the fore ward vnder the leading of the said Rafe Confreie the third that is to say the fore ward the lord Segraue led himselfe in such order that there was the distance of foure miles betwixt their lodgings This they did to be the more plentiouslie serued of vittels But the Scots vnderstanding this order of their enimies became the more hardie and therevpon hauing knowledge where the lord Segraue was lodged with his companie a good way off from the other two parts of the armie they hasted forwards in the night season and came néere vnto the place where the same lord Segraue was incamped a little before daie making themselues readie to assaile the Englishmen in their campe But the lord Segraue hauing knowlege of their comming though he was counselled by some of them that were about him either to withdraw vnto the other battels or else to send vnto them to come to his aid he would follow neither of both the waies but like a capteine more hardie than wise in this point disposed his companies which he had there in order to fight and incouraging them to plaie the men immediatlie vpon the rising of the sunne and that his enimies approched he caused the trumpets to sound to the battell and gaue therewith the ouset The fight was sore and doubtfull for a while till the Englishmen ouercome with the multitude of their enimies began to be slaine on ech side so that few escaped by flight To the number of twentie worthie knights were taken with their capteine the said lord Segraue being sore wounded but he was by chance rescued and deliuered out of the enimies hands by certeine horssemen which vnder the leading of the lord Robert Neuell a right valiant knight vpon hearing the noise of them that fled came on the spurs out of the next campe to the succour of their fellowes Rafe Confreie after this mishap as Polydor saith brought backe the residue of the armie into England not thinking it necessarie to attempt any further enterprise at that time against the enimies ouermatching him both in strength and number This incounter chanced on the first sundaie in Lent ¶ I remember the Scotish chronicles conteine much more line 10 of this enterprise greatlie to their glorie and more haplie than is true as by conferring the place where they intreat of it with this that I haue here exemplified out of our writers it may well appeare The earle Marshall hauing spent largelie whilest he stood in contention against the king who was now earnestlie called vpon to repaie such summes of monie as he had borowed of his brother Iohn Bigod who was verie rich by reason of such benefices and spirituall liuings as he had in his hands the earle bicause line 20 he had no children to whom he might leaue his lands meant to haue left them vnto his said brother but when he saw him so importunate in calling for the debts which he owght him he tooke such displeasure therewith that to obteine the kings fauour and to disappoint his brother of the inheritance he gaue vnto the king all his possessions vpon condition that the king adding thereto other lands in value woorth a thousand markes by yeare should restore them to him againe to inioy during his life the remainder line 30 after his deceasse to come vnto the king and further the king should paie and discharge him of all his debts King Edward being aduertised of the losse which his men had susteined in Scotland streightwaies called a parlement wherein by assent of the states a subsidie was granted towards the maintenance of his warres and then the same being leuied he assembled his people and shortlie after about Whitsuntide entred into Scotland to reuenge the death of his line 40 men The Scots hearing of the kings comming fled into the mounteins mosses and marish grounds not once shewing any countenance to fight any set battell with the English host so that the king in maner without resistance passed through the countrie euen vnto Cathnes which is the furthest part of all Scotland Manie of the Scots perceiuing their lacke of power to resist the English puissance came to king Edward and submitted themselues with condition that they should inioy their lands which he line 50 had giuen awaie to his lords they redéeming the same with conuenient fines which was granted But Will. Waleis with certeine other kéeping themselues in places where no armie could come to pursue them would neuer giue eare to any conditions of agreement so that neither with feare neither with offer of rewards could this Waleis be induced to follow or behold the English K. ruling the realme of Scotland King Edward returning backe came to the castell of Striueling which the Scotishmen line 60 held against him and besieged it The king himselfe
All halowes daie and shortlie after the castell of Chilham was deliuered and the castell of Tunbridge left void by them that had it in keeping The king thus bestirring him came into Essex and seized into his hands the lands of the lord Badelismere and likewise the lands of such as were his mainteiners abbettors line 10 fréends fauourers and furtherers of the which such as he could meet with he put in prison and herewith summoned an armie to meet him at Cirencester about saint Lucies day the virgine And then about saint Andrews tide he came to London where the archbishop of Canturburie had called a prouinciall councell At the same time Hugh Spenser the sonne being latelie come from the sea yéelded himselfe prisoner to the kings ward beséeching the king that he might line 20 haue right ministred to him concerning the wrongs and iniuries to him doone by the barons in maner as before ye haue heard speciallie for the award which in parlement they had procured to be enacted against him the errours committed in the processe whereof he besought the king that he might be admitted to shew as first in that they made themselues iudges secondlie in that he was not called to answer thirdlie for that the same award was made without the assent of the prelats who are péeres of line 30 the parlement as well as the temporall lords fourthlie in that the said barons had no record in their pursuit vpon the causes conteined in that award fiftlie in that the award was made against the forme of the great charter of franchises wherein is conteined that none shall be foreiudged nor destroied but by lawfull iudgement of his péers according to the law of the land Further he alledged that it was to be considered how the said barons and great men being summoned to come in due maner vnto that line 40 parlement they came in forceable wise with all their powers A like petition was also exhibited on the behalfe of Hugh Spenser the father for redresse to be had of the wrongs and losses which in like case he had susteined The king fauouring inough the causes and petitions of the Spensers granted their requests and deliuered the petitions vnto the archbishop of Canturburie and his suffragans the which at the same time were there assembled in their prouinciall councell aforesaid line 50 requiring to haue their aduise and opinion therein He likewise requested of the earles and barons that were then with him and of the counsellers in law what they thought of this matter The prelats vpon deliberation had declared that in their opinion the said award as touching the disheriting and banishing of the Spensers the father and sonne was erronious and not rightlie decréed and for themselues they denied that they either did or could thinke it reason to consent therevnto and therefore they required line 60 that it might be repealed and the kings brother Edmund earle of Kent Iohn de Britaine earle of Richmond Aimer de Ualence earle of Penbroke and Edmund earle of Arundell then being in presence of the king and likewise of the foresaid prelats affirmed that the said award pronounced against the Spensers was made contrarie to law and right and therefore as the prelats requested that the same might be repealed Further the said earles alledged that the assent which they gaue in the said award was for doubt of the vnlawfull force which the barons brought vnto the said parlement when they made that award and for that the said earles that now were with the king had counselled him to suffer the said award to passe for feare of the said force and confessed they had doone euill and besought him of pardon for their offenses in so dooing The king thus hauing caused the prelats earles barons and lawiers there present to vtter their iudgements in maner aforesaid he iudiciallie reuoked and quite disanulled the processe of the said award made as well touching the banishment as the disheriting of the Spensers and restored them to his peace and allegiance and to their former estates in all conditions as they inioied the same before the making of the said award notwithstanding certeine letters to the contrarie of the earle of Lancaster and other lords of his faction which for the approuing and ratifieng of the said processe they directed vnder their seales to the king as yet remaining at London They wrote also to the prelats iustices and barons of the excheker to induce the king to giue his assent to that which in the tenor of their letters was conteined The earle of Hereford the lord Roger Mortimer of Cherke the lord Roger Mortimer of Wigmore entring the marches of Wales came to Glocester and tooke that citie The castell was also deliuered vnto them by the constable thereof The king hauing his people comming dailie vnto him whereby his armie was hugelie increased about the feast of saint Nicholas he set foorth from London and with him there went his brother Edmund earle of Kent Iohn earle of Richmond Edmund earle of Arundell and manie other great lords and barons The quéene with hir children he left in the tower of London The lord Iohn de saint Iohn comming to submit himselfe vnto the king at the intercession of diuerse noble men with much adoo had his pardon at length granted him The king passing forward seized into his hands the townes castels manors and goods of them that were against him But in the meane time the lord Henrie de Tieis with certeine other that were entred into Glocestershire hearing that a great multitude of people was assembled out of the countrie of Eirencester by the kings commandement came thither and chased them home to their houses putting them in feare of their liues if they should offer to resist him The king comming to Crikelade after the feast of saint Lucie the virgin wrote to the earle of Lancaster an answer of his letters which he had receiued from him at London modestlie reprouing him for that he had so greeuouslie and vndutifullie reproched him without respect had to his roiall estate and also presumed to assigne him a daie within the which he should reforme those things which he misliked in him as if he were his subiect and vnderling beside this was now ioined with his aduersaries against him where on his behalfe there had béene no let nor staie at any time but that they might be fréends remaine in quiet togither Where in though he did more than stood with the dignitie of his roiall title in somuch as he had the earles life at his commandement yet for that he tollerated such insolencie of behauiour as was vnseemelie to be shewed against the person of his prince the kings clemencie and patience is highlie therein to be commended though his forbearing and seeking means of quietnesse did neuer a whit amend the malignant mind of the earle whose hart was so inchanted with
to be tried by his countrie and so was pressed to death as the law in such case appointeth Diuerse other were saued by their bookes according vnto the order of clerkes conuict as Alexander Brid person of Hogeset Iohn Rugham person of little Welnetham Iohn Berton cordwainer and diuerse other Some were repriued as one woman named Iulian Barbor who being big bellied was respited till she were deliuered of child Benedict Sio and Robert Russell line 30 were repriued and committed to the safe kéeping of the shiriffe as triers or appeachers as we tearme them of other offendors and bicause there was not anie as yet attached by their appeales they were commanded againe to prison One Robert de Creswell was saued by the kings letters of speciall pardon which he had there readie to shew As for Robert Foxton Adam Cokefield and a great number of other whome the shiriffe was commanded to apprehend he returned that he could not heare of them line 40 within the precinct of his bailiffewéeke wherevpon exigents were awarded against them and the shiriffe was commanded that if he might come to attach them he should not faile but so to doo and to haue their bodies there at Burie before the said iustices the thursdaie in Whitsunwéeke next insuing Diuerse also were arreigned at the same time of the said felonies and thereof acquited as Michaell Scabaille Rafe Smeremonger and others Indéed line 50 those that were found guiltie and suffered were the chéefe authors and procurors of the commotion bearing others in hand that the abbat had in his custodie a certeine charter wherein the king should grant to the inhabitants of the towne of Burie certeine liberties whereby it might appeare that they were free and discharged from the paiment of diuerse customes and exactions wherevpon the ignorant multitude easilie giuing credit to such surmised tales were the sooner induced to attempt such disorders as line 60 before are mentioned ¶ Thus haue yée heard all in effect that was doone in this first yeare of king Edward the third his reigne by and against those offendors But bicause we will not interrupt matters of other yeares with that which followed further of this businesse we haue thought good to put the whole that we intend to write thereof here in this place Yée shall therefore vnderstand that diuerse of those against whome exigents were awarded came in and yéelded their bodies to the shiriffes prison before they were called on the fift countie daie Albeit a great manie there were that came not and so were outlawed Robert Foxton got the kings pardon and so purchasing foorth a supersede as the suit therevpon against him was staied The shiriffe therefore in Whitsunwéeke in the second yeare of this kings reigne made his returne touching Benedict Sio Robert Russell Iulian Barbor so that he deliuered them vnto the bailiffes of the libertie of the abbat of Burie by reason of an ancient priuilege which the abbat claimed to belong to his house The bailiffes confessed they had receiued the said prisoners but forsomuch as they had beene arreigned at a Portmane mote which was vsed to be kept euerie thrée wéeks and vpon their arreignment were found guiltie of certeine other felonies by them committed within the towne of Burie and therevpon were put to execution Adam Finchman the kings attournie there tooke it verie euill laid it greeuouslie to the charge of the abbats officers for their hastie and presumptuous proceeding against the said prisoners namelie bicause the said Sio and Russell were repriued to the end that by their vtterance many heinous offenses might haue béene brought to light On the same daie that is to wit the thursdaie in Whitsunweeke the foresaid Robert Foxton and diuerse other came in and were attached by the shiriffe to answer the abbat to his action of trespasse which he brought against them and putting the matter to the triall of an inquest they were condemned in sixtie thousand pounds to be leuied of their goods and chattels vnto the vse of the abbat and in the meane time they were committed to prison But first they made suit that they might be put to their fines for their offenses committed against the kings peace and their request in that behalfe was granted so that vpon putting in sufficient suerties for their good abearing their fines were assessed as some at more and some at lesse as the case was thought for to require Thus rested the matter a long season after vntill the fift yeare of this kings reigne in which the thursdaie next after the feast of the blessed Trinitie the K. being himselfe in person at S. Edmundsburie aforesaid a finall agreement and concord was concluded betwixt the said abbat and his conuent on the one partie and Richard Draiton and others of the inhabitants of that towne on the other partie before the right reuerend father in God Iohn bishop of Winchester and chancellor of England and the kings iustices Iohn Stonore and Iohn Cantbridge sitting there at the same time by the kings commandement The effect of which agreement was as followeth The articles of agreement betweene the moonks of Burie and the inhabitants of Burie FIrst wheras the said abbat had recouered by iudgement before the said Iohn Stonore and other his associats iustices of oier and determiner in the said towne of Burie the summe of seuen score thousand pounds for trespasses to him and his house committed and doone by the said Richard Draiton and other the inhabitants of Burie now at the desire of the said king and for other good respects him moouing he pardoned and released vnto the said Richard Draiton and to other the inhabitants of Burie to their heires executors and assigns the summe of 122333 pounds eight shillings eight pence of the said totall summe of 140000 pounds And further the said abbat and conuent granted and agreed for them and their successors that if the said Richard Draiton other the inhabitants of the said towne of Burie or any of them their heires executors or assignes should paie to the said abbat conuent or their successors within twentie yeares next insuing the date of that present agreement 2000 marks that is to saie 100 marks yearelie at the feasts line 10 of S. Michaell Easter by euen portions that then the said Richard other the inhabitants of the towne of Burie should be acquited discharged of 4000 marks parcell of 17666 pounds thirteene shillings foure pence residue behind for euer Moreouer whereas the said abbat and conuent the said abbat by himselfe since the 19 yeare of the reigne of king Edward line 20 the second vnto that present time had sealed certeine charters deeds writings as well with the proper seale of the abbat as with the common seale of the abbat conuent if the said Richard and the inhabitants of the said towne of Burie did restore vnto the said abbat conuent all the same
not as line 40 yours Well faire sonne said the king with a great sigh what right I had to it God knoweth Well said the prince if you die king I will haue the garland and trust to kéepe it with the sword against all mine enimies as you haue doone Then said the king I commit all to God and remember you to doo well With that he turned himselfe in his bed and shortlie after departed to God in a chamber of the abbats of Westminster called Ierusalem the twentith daie of March in the yeare 1413 and in the yeare of his age line 50 46 when he had reigned thirteene yeares fiue moneths and od daies in great perplexitie and little pleasure or fouretéene yeares as some haue noted who name not the disease whereof he died but refer it to sicknesse absolutelie whereby his time of departure did approach and fetch him out of the world as Ch. Okl. saith whose words may serue as a funerall epigramme in memoriall of the said king Henrie Henricus quartus bis septem rexerat annos Anglorum gentem summa cum laude amore line 60 I à mque senescenti fatalis terminus aeui Ingruerat morbus fatalem accerserat horam We find that he was taken with his last sickenesse while he was making his praiers at saint Edwards shrine there as it were to take his leaue and so to procéed foorth on his iournie he was so suddenlie and greeuouslie taken that such as were about him feared least he would haue died presentlie wherfore to reléeue him if it were possible they bare him into a chamber that was next at hand belonging to the abbat of Westminster where they laid him on a pallet before the fire and vsed all remedies to reuiue him At length he recouered his spéech and vnderstanding and perceiuing himselfe in a strange place which he knew not he willed to know if the chamber had anie particular name wherevnto answer was made that it was called Ierusalem Then said the king Lauds be giuen to the father of heauen for now I know that I shall die heere in this chamber according to the prophesie of me declared that I should depart this life in Ierusalem Whether this was true that so he spake as one that gaue too much credit to foolish prophesies vaine tales or whether it was fained as in such cases it commonlie happeneth we leaue it to the aduised reader to iudge His bodie with all funerall pompe was conueied vnto Canturburie and there solemnlie buried leauing behind him by the ladie Marie daughter to the lord Humfrie Bohun earle of Hereford and Northhampton Henrie prince of Wales Thomas duke of Clarence Iohn duke of Bedford Humfrie duke of Glocester Blanch duchesse of Bauier and Philip quéene of Denmarke by his last wife Iane he had no children This king was of a meane stature well proportioned and formallie compact quicke and liuelie and of a stout courage In his latter daies he shewed himselfe so gentle that he gat more loue amongst the nobles and people of this realme than he had purchased malice and euill will in the beginning But yet to speake a truth by his proceedings after he had atteined to the crowne what with such taxes tallages subsidies and exactions as he was constreined to charge the people with and what by punishing such as mooued with disdeine to see him vsurpe the crowne contrarie to the oth taken at his entring into this land vpon his returne from exile did at sundrie times rebell against him he wan himselfe more hatred than in all his life time if it had beene longer by manie yeares than it was had beene possible for him to haue weeded out remooued And yet doubtlesse woorthie were his subiects to tast of that bitter cup sithens they were so readie to ioine and clappe hands with him for the deposing of their rightfull and naturall prince king Richard whose chéefe fault rested onlie in that that he was too bountifull to his fréends and too mercifull to his foes speciallie if he had not béene drawne by others to séeke reuenge of those that abused his good and courteous nature ¶ But now to returne to the matter present The duke of Clarence immediatlie vpon knowlege had of his father king Henrie the fourth his death returned out of Guien into England with the earle of Angolesme and other prisoners Now will were hearse what writers of our English nation liued in the daies of this king That renowmed poet Geffrie Chaucer is woorthilie named as principall a man so exquisitlie learned in all sciences that his match was not lightlie found any where in those daies and for reducing our English toong to a perfect conformitie he hath excelled therein all other he departed this life about the yeare of our Lord 1402 as Bale gathereth but by other it appeareth that he deceassed the fiue and twentith of October in the yeare 1400 and lieth buried at Westminster in the south part of the great church there as by a monument erected by Nicholas Brigham it doth appeare Iohn Gower descended of that woorthie familie of the Gowers of Stitenham in Yorkeshire as Leland noteth studied not onelie the common lawes of this realme but also other kinds of literature and great knowledge in the same namelie in poeticall inuentions applieng his indeuor with Chaucer to garnish the English toong in bringing it from a rude vnperfectnesse vnto a more apt elegancie for whereas before those daies the learned vsed to write onelie in Latine or French and not in English our toong remained verie barren rude and vnperfect but now by the diligent industrie of Chaucer and Gower it was within a while greatlie amended so as it grew not onelie verie rich and plentifull in words but also so proper and apt to expresse that which the mind conceiued as anie other vsuall language Gower departed this life shortlie after the deceasse of his déere and louing freend Chaucer to wit in the yeare 1402 being then come to great age and blind for a certeine time before his death He was buried in the church of saint Marie Oueries in Southwarke line 10 Moreouer Hugh Legat borne in Hertfordshire and a monke of saint Albons wrote scholies vpon Architrenius of Iohn Hanuill and also vpon Boetius De consolatione Roger Alington chancellor of the vniuersitie of Oxford a great sophister an enimie to the doctrine of Wickliffe Iohn Botrell a logician Nicholas Gorham borne in a village of the same name in Hertfordshire a Dominike frier first proceeded master of art in Oxenford and after going to Paris became the French kings confessor and line 20 therefore hath béene of some taken to be a Frenchman Iohn Lilleshull so called of a monasterie in the west parties of this realme whereof he was gouernour Walter Disse so called of a towne in Norfolke where he was borne first a Carmelite frier professed in Norwich and after going to Cambridge he there
lodgings the French king to the house of S. Paule and the king line 10 of England to the castell of Louer The next daie the two queenes made their entrie and were receiued with like solemnities as their husbands were the day before During all the season that these two kings laie in Paris there was a great assemblie called as well of the spiritualtie as of the nobles of the temporaltie in the which the kings sat as iudges before whom the duches of Burgognie by hir proctor appealed the Dolphin and seauen other for the murther of duke Iohn hir husband line 20 To the which appeale the counsell of the other part made diuerse offers of amends as well of foundations of chantries for préests to praie for the soule as recompense of monie to the widow and children for the finall determination whereof the kings to take further aduise and counsell therein appointed another daie At this same time the thrée estates of the realme of France assembled at Paris and there euerie person seuerallie sware vpon the holie euangelists to keepe support mainteine and defend the treatie and line 30 finall accord which was concluded betwéene the two kings and thereto euerie noble man spirituall gouernour and temporall ruler set to their seales which instruments were sent to the kings treasurie of his eschecker at Westminster safelie to be kept where they yet remaine The French king at the same time being in good and perfect state of health openlie there in parlement declared that peace was concluded accorded and made by his frée assent and with the aduise line 40 of all the councell of France and that he would for his owne part and that his successors ought for their parts obserue and kéepe the same with all the articles therein conteined And likewise that all his subiects were bound for euer to obserue and kéepe the same without breaking or dooing anie thing preiudiciall therevnto During the time that the two kings thus soiourned in Paris the French king kept a small port verie few and those of the meaner sort resorting vnto line 50 his court but the king of England kept such a solemne state with so plentifull an house and shewed himselfe so bountifull in gifts and setting foorth of warlike shewes and princelie pastimes that all the noble men and other resorted to his palace to see his estate and to doo him honor He tooke vpon him as regent of France to redresse causes remooue officers reforme things that were amisse and caused a new coine to be made called a salute wherein were the armes of France and the armes of England and line 60 France quarterlie stamped Also to set all things in quiet he constituted sir Gilbert Umfreuile capteine of Melun with a good number of valiant soldiers to remaine there in garrison and the earle of Huntington coosine germane to the king was deputed capteine at Blois de Uincenes and the duke of Excester with fiue hundred men of warre was assigned to keepe Paris Thus had king Henrie when he was constituted gouernour of the land the disposing of prouinces townes and castels at his pleasure and the making of lawes and ordinances standing with the drift of his policie to kéepe both people in due obedience as Anglorum praelia bréefelie noteth saieng Rectorem patria postquam rex Gallus omnes Vnanimes proceres Henricum constituerunt Plantageneta dabat princeps iam iura duabus Gentibus effraenes ductis cohibebat habenis The duke of Bauier about the same time with the kings licence departed into his countrie both he and his retinue receiuing large gifts of the kings great liberalitie and amongst other things the king gaue him a cup of gold garnished and set with pretious stones of great price and value Moreouer he had a pension giuen him of a thousand markes by yeare vnder the kings letters patents to be had and receiued of the kings frée and liberall grant during the life of the said duke A right roiall reward worthie the maiestie of a king bestowed vpon the said duke and his retinue partlie in respect of the aliance betwixt the king and him for he had maried the kings sister but speciallie for the notable seruice which they did him at the siege before Melun So that hereby is commended vnto vs an example of gratitude and beneficence teaching vs that to such as haue béene good and gratious vnto vs we should be alwaies forward with a right hand and readie mind to make amends in some proportion and measure When the king had thus ordered his businesse he with the quéene his wife the princes year 1421 nobles of the realme departed from Paris the sixt of Ianuarie and came to Rone but first before his departing he caused processe to be made and awarded foorth against Charles the Dolphin commanding him to appéere at the marble table at Paris where for lacke of appearance he was with all solemnitie in such case requisite denounced guiltie of the murther and homicide of Iohn duke of Burgognie and by the sentence of parlement banished the realme but the Dolphin withdrew into Languedoc and after to Poictiers getting to him such fréends as he could and namelie he found the earle of Arminacke verie faithfull to him not onelie aiding him with men but also with his owne person he continuallie serued him against all his aduersaries The king of England comming to Rone soiourned there a certeine time and receiued the homage of all the nobles of Normandie amongst whome the earle of Stafford did homage for the countie of Perch and Arthur of Britaine likewise for the countie of Yurie He also ordeined his lieutenant generall both of France and Normandie his brother Thomas duke of Clarence and his deputie in Normandie was the earle of Salisburie When the feast of Christmasse was passed he departed from Rone with the quéene his wife and by Amiâ—ns came to Calis where he tooke ship the morow after Candlemasse daie and landed at Douer and came to Canturburie and from thence to Eltham and so through London to Westminster I passe ouer to write what ioy and triumph was shewed by the citizens of London and of all other his subiects in euerie place where he came The king himselfe to render vnto God his most humble hartie thanks caused solemne processions to be obserued and kept fiue daies togither in euerie citie and towne After that doone he made great purueiance for the coronation of his quéene spouse the faire ladie Katharine which was doone the daie of S. Matthew being the twentie fourth of Februarie with all such ceremonies and princelie solemnitie as apperteined Which because it was full of roialtie and honour the qualitie of the principall personages requiring no lesse and recorded by writers of former ages it séemeth necessarie and conuenient in this place to report it in such sort as it is found at large in some though others
other noble and valiant personages The Frenchmen thus politiklie hauing doone their feat in the beginning of August remooued their armie vnto Fort vnder Yer where by a bridge of tuns they passed into the I le of France The duke of Bedford like a wise prince not minding to leaue the more in ieopardie for hope of the lesse nor the accident for the substance raised his siege and returned to Paris nothing more minding than to trie his quarrell with dint of sword against the enimies if they would thereto agrée And herevpon sent Bedford his herald to the lord Gawcourt and other capteins of the French armie offering them battell and a pitched field within a conuenient time and where they would appoint The French capteins answered the English herald that there was time to gaine and time to lose and for choise of times they would vse their owne discretions Shortlie after Piers Audebeufe constable of the castell of Rone corrupted with monie year 1433 suffered the marshall of France with two hundred other as persons disguised to enter the place by stealth but they were soone espied and driuen to the dungeon where they were constrained to yéeld themselues prisoners of the which some were hanged some headed and some ransomed at the pleasure of the regent This pageant thus plaied the lord regent sent the earle of saint Paule and Robert lord Willoughbie with a competent number of men to besiege the towne of S. Ualerie which the Frenchmen a little before had taken This siege continued the space of thrée wéeks at the end whereof the Frenchmen within yéelded the towne and departed with their horsse and harnesse onelie to them saued The earle put there in garrison fresh and valiant souldiers and appointed capteine there sir Iohn Aubemond ¶ In the same towne whether by infection of aire or by corrupt vittels which the townesmen did eat a great pestilence shortlie after happened which consumed within a small time two parts of the people The earle of saint Paule and the lord Willoughbie returning backe to the regent were ioifullie receiued and within a while after the earle departed from Paris to laie siege to the castell of Mouchas But being incamped néere the towne of Blangie he by a sudden maladie departed this life the last of August leauing his seigniories to Lewes de Lutzenburgh his sonne and heire Bicause this dead earle was father in law to the regent solemne obsequies were kept for him both in Paris and in London In the meane season the Frenchmen entering into high Burgognie burnt tooke and destroied diuerse townes wherevpon the Burgognians assembled a great armie both to reuenge their quarrels and to recouer their townes taken from them To whome as to his freends the duke of Bedford sent the lord Willoughbie and sir Thomas Kiriell with a conuenient number of souldiers which entering into the lands of Laonnois were incountered with a great power of their enimies But after long fight the Frenchmen were ouerthrowne and of them left dead in the field an hundred and sixtie horssemen beside prisoners which after vpon vrgent cause were all killed Whilest these things happened thus in France Iohn lord Talbot gathered togither a crue of chosen men of warre in England year 1434 to the number of eight hundred and sailed into Normandie and passed by Rone to Paris In his waie he tooke the strong castell of Ioing betwéene Beauuois and Gisours and caused all the Frenchmen within to be taken and hanged and after raced and defaced the castell After he had rested himselfe a while at Paris and taken aduise with the councell there what waie it should be best for him to take without prolonging time he with the lord de Lisle Adam and others departed from thence hauing in their retinues sixtéene hundred men of 〈◊〉 And comming to the castell of 〈…〉 vpon Oise whereof was capteine sir Aâ—adour de Uignoils brother to the Hire they found line 10 it abandoned by them that had it in kéeping who were withdrawne to the towne of Creill Thither therefore the lord Talbot followed who slaieng in a skirmish the said Amadour he wan at length the said towne of Creill and after the townes of Pont S. Maxence Neufuile in Esmoie la Rouge maison Crespie in Ualois Cleremont in Beauuois and after with great riches and good prisoners returned to Paris Neither had the lord Talbot such good and prosperous successe alone but the earle of Arundell line 20 also at the verie same season tooke the castell of Bomeline raced it to the ground after he got by force the castell of Dorle from thence came to S. Selerine where the lord Ambrose de Lore being capteine issued out and fought with the Englishmen so egerlie that he droue them backe an arrow shoot by fine force but the earle so incouraged his men that they gaue a fresh onset vpon the Frenchmen and followed it so fiercelie that they slue a great number of them and droue the residue into the towne line 30 After this victorie he besieged Louiers whereof was capteine the Hire and his brother who rendered the towne without assault Then the earle assembling togither a great armie returned againe to S. Selerine inuironed the towne with a strong siege When he had lien there almost thrée moneths euerie daie attempting or dooing somewhat he finallie gaue so fierce an assault that by force he entered the towne and slue Iohn Almaigne and Guilliam saint Albine the chéefe capteins and eight hundred other line 40 men of warre The children of le seigneur de Lore were taken prisoners The earle put new men of warre into the towne and made capteine there sir Iohn Cornewall After this he before the strong towne of Sillie pitched his campe The inhabitants terrified at the losse of saint Selerine deliuered him pledges vpon condition that if they were not rescued within thirtie daies next then they their liues saued should render the towne into his possession which offer was receiued line 50 The French king being aduertised hereof by a post appointed as some saie Arthur earle of Richmont or as other write Iohn duke of Alanson with a great companie of men of warre to go to the rescue of this towne But whether it was the earle or duke certeine it is at his approching to the siege he incamped himselfe by a brooke side ouer the which a man might haue striden perceiuing how stronglie the English were incamped against him he thought it not for his profit to giue battell so in the night season line 60 raised went his waie without further attempt When they within the towne knew that their succours failed they rendered themselues to the mercie of the earle of Arundell who gentlie receiued them and leauing a garrison in the towne departed to Mans and in his waie tooke the castels of Mellaie and saint Laurence About this time the lord Willoughbie
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Upon the thirtith of Maie next following she was crowned quéene of this realme of England at Westminster with all the solemnitie line 60 thereto apperteining This mariage séemed to manie both infortunate and vnprofitable to the realme of England and that for manie causes First the king had not one penie with hir and for the fetching of hir the marquesse of Suffolke demanded a whole fiftéenth in open parlement And also there was deliuered for hir the duchie of Aniou the citie of Mans and the whole countie of Maine which countries were the verie staies and backestands to the duchie of Normandie And furthermore the earle of Arminacke tooke such displeasure with the king of England for this mariage that he became vtter enimie to the crowne of England and was the cheefe cause that the Englishmen were expelled out of the whole duchie of Aquitaine But most of all it should séeme that God was displeased with this mariage for after the confirmation thereof the kings freends fell from him both in England and in France the lords of his realme fell at diuision and the commons rebelled in such sort that finallie after manie fields foughten and manie thousands of men slaine the king at length was deposed and his sonne killed and this quéene sent home againe with as much miserie and sorrow as she was receiued with pompe and triumph such is the instabilitie of worldlie felicitie and so wauering is false flattering fortune Which mutation and change of the better for the worse could not but nettle and sting hir with pensiuenesse yea and anie other person whatsoeuer that hauing béene in good estate falleth into the contrarie whereto the saieng of the poet giueth credit in these few words following Quem res plus nimio delectauère secundae Mutatae quatiunt This yeare after the deceasse of Henrie Chicheleie archbishop of Canturburie succeeded Iohn Stafford in that sée being translated from Bath and Wels. He was the thréescore and one archbishop as Polydor noteth During the time of the truce Richard duke of Yorke and diuerse other capteins repaired into England both to visit their wiues children and fréends and also to consult what should be doone if the truce ended For the which cause a parlement was called in the which it was especiallie concluded that by good foresight Normandie might be so furnished for defense before the end of the truce year 1446 that the French king should take no aduantage through want of timelie prouision for it was knowne that if a peace were not concluded the French king did prepare to imploie his whole puissance to make open warre Héerevpon monie was granted an armie leuied and the duke of Summerset appointed to be regent of Normandie and the duke of Yorke thereof discharged I haue séene in a register booke belonging sometime to the abbeie of saint Albons that the duke of of Yorke was established regent of France after the deceasse of the duke of Bedford to continue in that office for the tearme of fiue yeares which being expired he returned home and was ioifullie receiued of the king with thanks for his good seruice as he had full well deserued in time of that his gouernement and further that now when a new regent was to be chosen and sent ouer to abide vpon safegard of the countries beyond the seas as yet subiect to the English dominion the said duke of Yorke was eftsoones as a man most méet to supplie that roome appointed to go ouer againe as regent of France with all his former allowances But the duke of Summerset still maligning the duke of Yorkes aduancement as he had sought to hinder his dispatch at the first when he was sent ouer to be regent as before yee haue heard he likewise now wrought so that the king reuoked his grant made to the duke of Yorke for enioieng of that office the terme of other fiue yéeres and with helpe of William marquesse of Suffolke obteined that grant for himselfe Which malicious deling the duke of Yorke might so euill beare that in the end the heate of displeasure burst out into such a flame as consumed at length not onelie both those two noble personages but also manie thousands of others though in diuers times and seasons as in places hereafter as occasion serueth it shall more euidentlie appeare But now to returne to the parlement The marques of Suffolke supposing all men had as well liked his dooings during the time of his legation in France as himselfe the second daie of Iune in the first session of this parlement in the higher house openlie eloquentlie and boldlie declared his paine trauell and diligence susteined in his said legation as well for the taking and concluding an abstinence of warre as in the making of the mariage remembring them also that the said truce expired the first of Aprill next except a finall peace or a further truce were concluded in the meane season and therefore he aduised them to prouide and foresée things necessarie for the warre as though no concord should succeed least happilie the Frenchmen perceiuing line 10 them vnprouided would take their aduantage and agrée neither to peace nor amitie saieng vnto them further that sith he had admonished the king and them according to his dutie if anie thing happened otherwise than well he was thereof innocent and guiltlesse and had acquited himselfe like a true and louing subiect and a faithfull councellour praieng the lords to haue it in remembrance Likewise on the morow after he descended into the common house accompanied with certeine lords line 20 and there declared the same matter to the knights citizens and burgesses praieng the commons for his discharge that as well all his dooings and procéedings in the kings affaires beyond the sea as also his aduertisement and counsell opened to the lords and commons now togither assembled might be by the king and them inacted and inrolled in the records of the parlement Wherevpon the next daie after the speaker William Burghleie and the companie of line 30 the lower house repaired vnto the kings presence sitting amongst the lords of the vpper house there humblie required that the request of the marquesse might be granted And so likewise the lords made the like petition kneeling on their knées insomuch that the king condescended to their desires and so the labours demeanours diligences and declarations of the said marquesse togither with the desires not onelie of the lords but also of the commons as well for the honour of him and his posteritie as for line 40 his acquitall and discharge were inacted and inrolled in the records of the parlement By the quéenes meanes shortlie after also was the said marquesse aduanced so in authoritie that he ruled the king at his pleasure and to his high preferment obteined the wardships both of the bodie and lands of the countesse of Warwike and of the ladie Margaret sole heire
reported that the duchesse his mother had so much adoo in hir trauell that she could not be deliuered of him vncut and that he came into the world with the féet forward as men be borne outward and as the same runneth also not vntoothed whether men of hatred report aboue the truth or else that nature changed hir course in his beginning which in the course of his life manie things vnnaturallie committed So that the full confluence of these qualities with the defects of fauour and amiable proportion gaue proofe to this rule of physiognomie Distor tum vultum sequitur distorsio morum None euill capteine was he in the warre as to which his disposition was more méetly than for peace Sundrie victories had he sometimes ouerthrowes but neuer on default as for his owne person either of hardinesse or politike order Frée was he called of dispense and somewhat aboue his power liberall with large gifts he gat him vnstedfast fréendship for which he was faine to pill and spoile in other places and got him stedfast hatred He was close and secret a déepe dissembler lowlie of countenance arrogant of heart outwardlie companiable where he inwardlie hated not letting to kisse whome he thought to kill despitious and cruell not for euill will alway but ofter for ambition and either for the suertie or increase of his estate Friend and so was much what indifferent where his aduantage grew he spared no mans death whose life withstoode his purpose He slue with his owne hands king Henrie the sixt being prisoner in the Tower as men constantlie said and that without commandement or knowledge of the king which would vndoubtedlie if he had intended that thing haue appointed that butcherlie office to some other than his owne borne brother Some wise men also wéene that his drift couertlie conueied lacked not in helping foorth his brother of Clarence to his death which he resisted openlie howbeit somewhat as men déemed more faintlie than he that were hartilie minded to his wealth And they that thus deeme thinke that he long time in kings Edwards life forethought to be king in case that the king his brother whose life he looked that euill diet should shorten should happen to deceasse as in déed he did while his children were yoong And they déeme that for this intent he was glad of his brothers death the duke of Clarence whose life must néeds haue hindered him so intending whether the same duke of Clarence had kept him true to his nephue the yoong king or enterprised to be king himselfe But of all this point is there no certeintie and who so diuineth vpon coniectures maie as well shoot too farre as too short Howbeit this haue I by credible information learned that the selfe night in which king Edward died one Mistlebrooke long yer morning came in great hast to the house of one Pottier dwelling in Redcrosse-stréete without Creplegate and when he was with hastie rapping quickelie letten in he shewed vnto Pottier that king Edward was departed By my truth man quoth Pottier then will my maister the duke of Glocester be king What cause he had so to thinke hard it is to saie whether he being toward him anie thing knew that he such thing purposed or otherwise had anie inckeling thereof for he was not likelie to speake it of nought But now to returne to the course of this historie Were it that the duke of Glocester had of old foreminded this conclusion or was now at erst therevnto mooued and put in hope by the occasion of the tender age of the yoong princes his nephues as opportunitie likelihood of spéed putteth a man in courage of that he neuer intended certeine it is that he contriued their destruction with the vsurpation of the regall dignitie vpon himselfe And forsomuch as he well wist and holpe to mainteine a long continued grudge and heart-burning betwéene the quéens kinred and the kings bloud either partie enuieng others authoritie he now thought that their diuision should be as it was in déed a furtherlie beginning to the pursuit of his intent Nay he was resolued that the same was a sure ground for the foundation of all his building if he might first vnder the pretext of reuenging of old displeasure abuse the anger and ignorance of the tone partie to the destruction of the tother and then win to his purpose as manie as he could and those that could not be woone might be lost yer they looked therfore For of one thing was he certeine that if his intent were perceiued he should soone haue made peace betwéene both the parties with his owne bloud King Edward in his life albeit that this dissention line 10 betwéene his fréends somewhat irked him yet in his good health he somewhat the lesse regarded it bicause he thought whatsoeuer businesse should fall betweene them himselfe should alwaie be able to rule both the parties But in his last sickenesse when he perceiued his naturall strength so sore inféebled that he despaired all recouerie then he considering the youth of his children albeit he nothing lesse mistrusted than that that hapned yet well foreséeing that manie harmes might grow by their debate while the youth of his line 20 children should lacke discretion of themselues good counsell of their freends of which either partie should counsell for their owne commoditie rather by plesant aduise to win themselues fauor than by profitable aduertisement to doo the children good he called some of them before him that were at variance and in especiall the lord marquesse Dorset the quéenes sonne by hir first husband So did he also William the lord Hastings a noble man then lord chamberleine against whome the line 30 quéene speciallie grudged for the great fauour the king bare him and also for that she thought him secretlie familiar with the king in wanton companie Hir kinred also bare him sore as well for that the king had made him capteine of Calis which office the lord Riuers brother to the quéene clamed of the kings former promise as for diuerse other great gifts which he receiued that they looked for When these lords with diuerse other of both the parties line 40 were come in presence the king lifting vp himselfe and vnderset with pillowes as it is reported on this wise said vnto them The oration of the king on his death-bed MY lords my deere kinsmen and alies in what plight I lie you see and I feele By which the line 50 lesse while I looke to liue with you the more deepelie am I mooued to care in what case I leaue you for such as I leaue you such be my children like to find you Which if they should as God forbid find you at variance might hap to fall themselues at warre yer their discretion would serue to set you at peace Ye see their youth of which I reckon the line 60 onelie suertie to rest in your concord For it sufficeth not that all
himselfe as king had it shewed vnto him that he should not reigne but his vncle shuld haue the crowne At which word the prince sore abashed line 30 began to sigh and said Alas I would my vncle would let me haue my life yet though I leese my kingdome Then he that told him the tale vsed him with good words and put him in the best comfort he could But foorthwith was the prince and his brother both shut vp all other remooued from them onelie one called Blacke Will or William Slaughter excepted set to serue them and sée them sure After which time line 40 the prince neuer tied his points nor ought rought of himselfe but with that yoong babe his brother lingered with thought and heauinesse vntill this traitorous death deliuered them of that wretchednesse For sir Iames Tirrell deuised that they should be murthered in their beds To the execution whereof he appointed Miles Forrest one of the foure that kept them a fellow fleshed in murther before time To him he ioined one Iohn Dighton his owne horssekéeper a big broad square and strong knaue line 50 Then all the other being remooued from them this Miles Forrest and Iohn Dighton about midnight the séelie children lieng in their beds came into the chamber suddenlie lapping them vp among the clothes so to bewrapped them and intangled them keeping downe by force the fether-bed and pillowes hard vnto their mouths that within a while smoothered and stifled their breath failing they gaue vp to God their innocent soules into the ioies of heauen leauing to the tormentors their bodies dead in the line 60 bed Which after that the wretches perceiued first by the strugling with the paines of death and after long lieng still to be thoroughlie dead they laid their bodies naked out vpon the bed and fetched sir Iames to sée them which vpon the sight of them caused those murtherers to burie them at the staire foot meetlie déepe in the ground vnder a great heape of stones Then rode sir Iames in great hast to king Richard and shewed him all the maner of the murther who gaue him great thanks and as some saie there made him knight But he allowed not as I haue heard the burieng in so vile a corner saieng that he would haue them buried in a better place bicause they were a kings sonnes Lo the honourable coucourage of a king Whervpon they saie that a priest of sir Robert Brakenberies tooke vp the bodies againe and secretlie interred them in such place as by the occasion of his death which onelie knew it could neuer since come to light Uerie truth is it and well knowne that at such time as sir Iames Tirrell was in the Tower for treason committed against the most famous prince king Henrie the seauenth both Dighton and he were examined and confessed the murther in maner aboue written but whither the bodies were remooued they could nothing tell And thus as I haue learned of them that much knew and little cause had to lie were these two noble princes these innocent tender children borne of most roiall bloud brought vp in great wealth likelie long to liue reigne and rule in the realme by traitorous tyrannie taken depriued of their estate shortlie shut vp in prison and priuilie slaine and murthered their bodies cast God wot where by the cruell ambition of their vnnaturall vncle his despiteous tormentors Which things on euerie part well pondered God neuer gaue this world a more notable example neither in what vnsuertie standeth this worldlie weale or what mischeefe worketh the proud enterprise of an high heart or finallie what wretched end insueth such despiteous crueltie For first to begin with the ministers Miles Forrest at S. Martins péecemeale rotted awaie Dighton in déed yet walketh on aliue in good possibilitie to be hanged yer he die But sir Iames Tirrell died at the Tower hill beheaded for treason King Richard himselfe as ye shall hereafter heare slaine in the field hacked and hewed of his enimies hands haried on horsse-backe dead his haire in despite torne and tugged like a curre dog and the mischéefe that he tooke within lesse than three yeares of the mischeefe that he did and yet all in the meane time spent in much paine trouble outward much feare anguish and sorow within For I haue heard by credible report of such as were secret with his chamberleine that after this abhominable déed doone he neuer had a quiet mind Than the which there can be no greater torment For a giltie conscience inwardlie accusing and bearing witnesse against an offendor is such a plague and punishment as hell it selfe with all the féends therein can not affoord one of greater horror affliction the poet implieng no lesse in this tristichon Poena autem vehemens ac multo saeuior illis Quas Caeditius grauis inuenit Radamanthus Nocte diéque suum gestare in pectore testem He neuer thought himselfe sure Where he went abroad his eies whirled about his bodie priuilie fensed his hand euer vpon his dagger his countenance and maner like one alwaies readie to strike againe he tooke ill rest a nights laie long waking and musing sore wearied with care and watch rather slumbered than slept troubled with fearefull dreames suddenlie sometime start vp lept out of his bed and ran about the chamber so was his restlesse heart continuallie tossed and tumbled with the tedious impression and stormie remembrance of his abhominable déed Now had he outward no long time in rest For herevpon soone after began the conspiracie or rather good confederation betweene the duke of Buckingham and manie other gentlemen against him The occasion where vpon the king and the duke fell out is of diuerse folke in diuerse wise pretended This duke as I haue for certeine béene informed as soone as the duke of Glocester vpon the death of king Edward came to Yorke there had solemne funerall seruice for king Edward sent thither in the most secret wise he could one Persall his trustie seruant who came to Iohn Ward a chamberer of like secret trust with the duke of Glocester desiring that in the most close and couert maner he might be admitted to the presence and spéech of his maister And the duke of Glocester aduertised of his desire caused him in the dead of the night after all other folke auoided to be brought vnto him in his secret chamber where Persall after his maisters recommendations shewed him that he had secret sent him to shew him that in this new world he would take such part as he would wait vpon him with a thousand good fellowes if need were line 10 The messenger sent backe with thanks some secret instruction of the protectors mind yet met him againe with further message from the duke his master within few daies after at Notingham whither the protector from Yorke with manie gentlemen of the north countrie to the
towels about their necks gaue attendance about it that no filth should come in the font ouer it hoong a square canopie of crimsin sattin fringed with gold about it was a raile couered with red saie betweene the quier and the bodie of the church was a close place with a pan of fire to make the child readie in When all these things were ordered the child was brought to the hall and then euerie man set forward first the citizens two and two then gentlemen esquiers and chapleins next after them the aldermen and the maior alone next the maior the kings councell the kings chappell in copes then barons bishops earles then came the earle of Essex bearing the couered basins gilt after him the marquesse of Excester with the taper of virgin wax next him the marquesse Dorset bearing the salt Behind him the ladie Marie of Norffolke bearing the créesome which was verie rich of pearle and stone the old dutches of Norffolke bare the child in a mantell of purple veluet with a long traine furred with ermine The duke of Norffolke with his marshall rod went on the right hand of the said dutches and the duke of Suffolke on the left hand and before them went the officers of armes The countesse of Kent bare the long traine of the childs mantell and betwéene the countesse of Kent and the child went the earle of Wilshire on the right hand and the earle of Darbie on the left hand supporting the said traine in the middest ouer the said child was borne a canopie by the lord Rochford the lord Husée the lord William Howard and by the lord Thomas Howard the elder after the child followed manie ladies and gentlewomen When the child was come to the church doore the bishop of London met it with diuerse bishops and abbats mitred When the ceremonies and christening were ended Garter cheefe king of armes cried alowd God of his infinite goodnesse send prosperous life long to the high and mightie princesse of England Elizabeth then the trumpets blew Then the archbishop of Canturburie gaue to the princesse a standing cup of gold the dutches of Norffolke gaue to hir a standing cup of gold fretted with pearle the marchionesse of Dorset gaue thrée gilt bolles pounced with a couer and the marchionesse of Excester gaue thrée standing bolles grauen all gilt with a couer Then was brought in wafers comâ—ets â—pâ—â—rasse in such plentie that eueâ—iâ— man had as much as he would desire Then they set forwarâ—s the truwpets going before in the same order towards the 〈◊〉 palace as they 〈◊〉 when they came thitherwards sâ—uing that the gifts that the godfâ—ther 〈◊〉 the godmothers gaue were bâ—ene before the child by foure persons that is to saie First sir Iohn Dudleie bare the gift of the ladie of Excester the â—ord Thomas Howard the yoonger bare the gift of the ladie of Dorset line 10 the lord Fitzwater bare the gift of the ladie of Norffolke and the earle of Worcester bare the gift of the archbishop of Canturburie all the oneside as they went was full of staffe torches to the number of fiue hundred borne by the gard and other of the kings seruants and about the child were borne manie other proper torches by gentlemen In this order they brought the princesse to the Q. chamber tarried there a while with the maior his brethren the aldermen and at the last the dukes of line 20 Norffolke Suffolke came out froÌ„ the K. thanking them hartilie who commanded them to giue thanks in his name which being doone with other courtesies they departed so went to their barges From that time forward God himselfe vndertaking the tuition of this yoong princesse hauing predestinated hir to the accomplishment of his diuine purpose she prospered vnder the Lords hand as a chosen plant of his watering after the reuolution of certeine yeares with great felicitie and ioy of all English hearts atteined to the crowne of this realme and now reigneth line 30 ouer the same whose heart the Lord direct in his waies and long preserue hir in life to his godlie will and pleasure and the comfort of all true and faithfull subiects Of the blessed natiuitie of this most gratious virgine quéene as also of hir baptisme and confirmation in the christian faith with all the solemnities and ceremonies recorded in our English annales hir education hir knowledge in diuerse languages hir peaceable gouernement and manie other trim discourses C. O. in his Eiâ—enarchia or line 40 Elisabetha hath made honorable mention saieng Septembris Deus hoc voluit quae septima luxest Consecrata venit Domino voluentibus aennis Parturijt coniux Henrici principis Anna Vi dolor increuit praescripto sedula nutrix Perstat in officiâ— matronáque nobilis instat Auxilium latura suum cùm pondus in auras Maturum genitrix enixa puerpera languet Certa tamen veraeque salutis signa dabantur Postquam pulchellae faciei prodijt infans line 50 Compositis membris speciosam vt caera liquescens Fingitur in formam populo mirante periti Artificis manibus tensis adsidera palmis Foemina conclamat senior Benedicite Christo Praesentes Domino ô vos benedicite Christo Virgo beat matrem virgo modo nata patrémque Britannos omnes posthâc haec virgâ— beabit Haec sola est nostrae spes solatia gentis Rex pater inuisit celeri sua gaudia passis Matrem filiolam verbis solatus â—micis line 60 Languidam adhuc illaÌ„ partúsque doloribus aegram c. ¶ This yéere also one Pauier the towne clerke of the citie of London hanged himselfe which suerly was a man that in no wise could abide to heare the gospell should be in English And I my selfe heard him once saie to me and other that were by swearing a great oth that if he thought the kings highnesse would set foorth the scripture in English and let it be read of the people by his authoritie rather than he would so long liue he would cut his owne throat but he brake promise for as you haue heard he hanged himselfe but of what mind and intent he so did maie be soone gathered For God had no doubt appointed him to that iudgement no lesse heauie than his offense was heinoâ—s namelie the contempt of Gods word the knowleâ—ge where of Dauâ—d â—esired preferring it before gold 〈◊〉 siluer yea before pearles pretious stones in richnesse and before honie and the honie-combe in 〈◊〉 as the paraphrase noteth saieng 〈…〉 sapiâ—â—â— incùnda palato ¶ About this time the pope by lingering sicknes whose gréeâ—e in the first apprehension was the pains of the stomach which drawing with them to paâ—â—ions of a feuer and other accidents kept him long time vexed and tormented sometimes séeming to be reduced to the point of death and sometimes so eased and reléeued that he gaue to others but not to himselfe a kind
about the feast of the Epiphanie Edward the Blacke prince eldest sonne to Edward the third being about the age of nine yeares was in the twelfe yéere of his father being the yeare of our redemption 1338 or as saith Matthew Parker 1337 made gardian of England in the absence of his father being as then sailed into Flanders to procure the Flemmings to aid him against the French king Under which prince as some write or rather as I for the time take it equall in commission line 10 to him it séemeth that Iohn archbishop of Canturburie had the cheefest rule of the land bicause that king Edward after his returne into England which was about the fouretéenth or the fifteenth of his reigne charged the said bishop with certeine negligences which he vsed in collections of monie whilest he had the chiefe rule of the land when he was in the wars of France Wherefore the words of Matthew Parker in the life of the said Iohn Stratford saieng that the king held a parlement in which Omnem regni line 20 curam gubernationem archiepiscopo cōmisit must néeds be intended that he had that charge vnder or equallie with the said Blacke prince as chiefest councellor to support the tender yeares of his sonne After which also in the yeare of our redemption as hath the same Matthew Parker 1342 being about the sixteenth of the said Edward the third the king committed the care gouernement of the kingdome to the said archbishop whilest the king was beyond line 30 the seas in the warres for thus writeth the said Parker fol. 257. Ac paulo post nulla purgatione indicta speaking of the said bishop vniustlie accused to the king aut recepta omnibus penè parlamenti ordinibus pro archiepiscopo deprecantibus rex eum sua sponte legitimè purgatum excusatum pronuntiauit eúmque multo magis charum quà m antè habuit omnibúsque gerendis in Anglia rebus se in militia absente praefecit Of which archbishop being somtime chancellor and treasuror of England shall be set downe a more large discourse in my large booke of the liues of the chancellors line 40 Lionell third sonne to Edward the third was in the ninth yere of the reigne of the said king Edward the third being the yeare in which the word became flesh 1345 made gardian of England in the absence of his father who as then was sailed into the parts beyond the seas of Flanders Of this man there is more spoken in my following treatise of the dukes of England Henrie lord Persie Rafe lord Neuill when Edward line 50 the third was sailed into Normandie were in the twentith yere of the reigne of the said Edward the third being the yeare of our redemption 1346 appointed to be gardians of the realme in his absence with the archbishop of Yorke the bishop of Lincolne and Thomas Hatfield bishop of Durham Thomas of Woodstocke being verie yoong was made custos or gardian of England in the yere that God tooke on him the forme of a seruant 1359 being the thrée thirtith of the reigne of the said king Edward the third when he sailed into France with a line 60 1100 ships Of this man is more spoken in my discourse of the dukes of England set downe in the time of quéene Elizabeth and in my treatise of the conestables of England set downe in the time of Henrie the eight pag. 867. Iohn of Gant duke of Lancaster fourth sonne of Edward the third bicause the king his father was féeble and sicklie being now about thrée score fiue yeares of age though Bodinus in his Methodo historiae saie that he died in his climactericall yeare of thrée score and thrée for the truth is that the said Edward the third was fourtéene yeares old when he began to reigne and he reigned about one and fiftie yeares which make of his age thrée score and fiue yeares but especiallie for the sorrow which the king inwardlie conceiued for the death of that worthie prince his son commonlie surnamed the Blacke prince This Iohn of Gaunt after the death of the said Blacke prince which died in the yeare of Christ 1376 being the fiftith yeare of the reigne of Edward the third whose death was déemed to be hastned by the said Iohn of Gaunt aspiring to the crowne the plat whereof though it tooke not effect in the life of the said Iohn yet it was performed in his sonne Henrie of Bullingbrooke who deposed Richard the second was appointed by his father Edward the third to haue the rule of the realme vnder him the which he continued during his fathers life which was not a full yeare after that he had made the said Iohn of Gaunt gouernour of England After which death of king Edward the third when Richard the second a child of eleuen yeares of age began his reigne in the yeare of our redemption 1377 in the first yeare of the said Richard the second after his coronation the said Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster Edmund of Langleie earle of Cambridge brother to the said Iohn of Gaunt were appointed to haue the gouernement of the kings person and the administration of the common-wealth But shortlie after in the same yere of the king in the yeare of our redemption 1378 the said Iohn of Gaunt gaue vp the same office Of this man is more said in my treatise of the dukes of England William Courtneie bishop of London but shortlie after his protectorship aduanced vnto the sée of Canturburie in the yeare of Christ 1381 about the ninth of Ianuarie being about the fourth of Richard the second was made gouernor of the realme in this maner After as is before said that the duke of Lancaster had wiselie weied the fickle estate of the realme and considered that by the euill gouernment of the nobilitie and inconstant mind of the yoong king there must néeds fall a change of the estate doubting that if any thing succéeded otherwise than the nobles liked the cause and negligence might be imputed to him as one who cheeflie had the gouernment in his hands and thanks howsoeuer the state was ruled he looked for none did in the end after a few months authoritie wholie misliking the maners of the court which commonlie are not of the best in the minoritie of princes surrender his protectorship and obteined licence of the king to depart and so got him quietlie to his castell of Kenelworth permitting others to haue the whole swaie of the kingdome Notwithstanding all which in the second yeare of Richard the second about the yeare of Christ 1379 being not altogither carelesse of the kings well dooing this duke before his departing to Kenelwoorth caused certeine graue persons with his full consent to be ordeined which should haue the gouernement of the kings person and administration of the common-wealth The names of whome were William Courtneie before mentioned Edmund Mortimer
this vnitie perfect obedience line 50 to the see apostolike and popes for the time being serue God and your maiesties to the furtherance and aduancement of his honour and glorie Amen This supplication being first openlie read the same was by the chancellor deliuered to the king and quéene with petition to them to exhibit the same to the lord cardinall And the king and quéene rising out of their seats and dooing reuerence to the cardinall line 60 did deliuer the same vnto him The cardinall perceiuing the effect thereof to answer to his expectation did receiue it most gladlie at their maiesties hands And then after that hée had in few words giuen thanks vnto God and declared what great cause hée had to reioise aboue all others that his comming from Rome into England had taken such most happie successe then he caused his commission to bée read wherby it might appeare he had authoritie from the pope to absolue them which commission was verie long and large And that being doone and all the parlement on their knées this cardinall by the popes authoritie gaue them absolution in maner following An absolution pronounced by cardinall Poole to the parlement house OUr lord Iesus Christ which with his most pretious bloud hath redeemed and washed vs from all our sins and iniquities that he might purchase vnto himselfe a glorious spouse without spot or wrinkle and whom the father hath appointed head ouer all his church he by his mercie absolue you And we by the apostolike authoritie giuen vnto vs by the most holie lord pope Iulius the third his vicegerent in earth doo absolue and deliuer you and euerie of you with the whole realme and the dominions thereof from all heresie and schisme and from all and euerie iudgements censures and paines for that cause incurred And also wee doo restore you againe to the vnitie of our mother the holie church as in our letters of commission more plainelie shall appeare After this generall absolution receiued the king and the quéene and all the lords with the rest went into the kings chappell and there sang Te Deum with great ioy and gladnesse for this new reconciliation The report whereof with great spéed â—lew to Rome as well by the French kings letters as also by the cardinals Wherevpon the pope caused solemne processions to be made in Rome namelie one wherein he himselfe with all his cardinals were present passing with as great solemnitie and pompe as might be giuing thanks to God with great ioy for the conuersion of England to his church At what time also he not a little commended the diligence of cardinall Poole and the deuotion of the king and quéene And on Christmas euen next following he set foorth by his buls a generall pardon to all such as did reioise in the same reconciliation The eight and twentith of Nouember next following it was commonlie reported that the quéene was quicke with child therefore commandement was giuen by Edmund Bonner then bishop of London and as it was said not without the commandement of the councell that there should be made in most solemne manner one generall procession in London wherein the maior and all the companies of the citie were in their liuerieâ— at whose returne to the church of Pauls there was soong verie solemnlie Te Deum for ioy therof The same daie at this procession was present ten bishops with all the prebendaries of Paules The copie of the councels letter implieng the aforesaid commandement touching the generall procession here followeth Ad perpetuam rei memoriam A copie of a letter sent from the councell vnto Edmund Bonner bishop of London concerning queene Marie conceiued with child AFter our hartie commendations vnto your good lordship Whereas it hath pleased almightie God amongst other his infinit benefits of late most gratiouslie powred vpon vs and this whole realme to extend his benediction vpon the quéens maiestie in such sort as she is conceiued quicke of child whereby hir maiestie being our naturall liege ladie quéene and vndoubted inheritor of this imperiall crowne good hope of certeine succession in the crowne is giuen vnto vs and consequentlie the great calamities which for want of such succession might otherwise haue fallen vpon vs our posteritie shall by Gods grace be well auoided if we thankefullie acknowledge this benefit of almightie God indeuoring our selues with earnest repentance to thanke honor serue him as we be most bounden These be not onelie to aduertise you of these good news to be by you published in all places within your dioces but also line 10 to praie and require you that both your selfe doo giue God thanks with vs for this his especiall grace and also giue order that thanks maie be openlie giuen by singing of Te Deum in all the churches within your said dioces and that likewise all priests and other ecclesiasticall ministers in their masses and other diuine seruices may continuallie praie to almightie God so to extend his holie hand ouer his maiestie the kings highnesse and this whole realme as this thing being by his omnipotent power gratiouslie line 20 thus begun may by the same be well continued and brought to good effect to the glorie of his name Wherevnto albeit we doubt not ye would of your selfe haue had speciall regard without these our letters yet for the earnest desire we haue to haue this thing doone out of hand diligentlie continued we haue also written these our letters to put you in remembrance so bid your lordship most hartilie well to fare From Westminster the 27 of Nouember 1554. line 30 Your assured and louing friends S. Winton Chancel Arundell F. Shrewesburie Edward Darbie Henrie Sussex Iohn Bathon R. Rich. Thomas Warthom Iohn Huddilstone R. Southwell Upon this letter of the councels sent to bishop Bonner signifieng the good news of quéene Marie to be not onelie conceiued but also quicke with line 40 child which was in the moneth of Nouember the eight and twentith daie it is out of count what great talke began at this time to rise in euerie mans mouth with busie preparation and much adoo especiallie among such as séemed in England to carrie Spanish hearts in English bodies In number of whome here is not to be forgotten nor defrauded of his condigne commendation for his woorthie affection toward his prince and hir issue one sir Richard Southwell who being the same time in the line 50 parlement house when as the lords were occupied in other affaires and matters of importance suddenlie starting vp for fulnesse of ioy burst out in these words following Tush my maisters quoth he what talke ye of these matters I would haue you take some order for our yoong maister that is now comming into the world apace least he find vs vnprouided c. By the which words both of him and also by the foresaid letters of the councell and the common talke abroad it may
of honor as age hath consumed with the persons which inioied such prehemences in England I will from the first creation of anie duke since the conquest recite the creation descent and succession of all the dukes of England shewing first the time of the creation of such dukes secondlie the descent of all such dukes as are lineallie issued out of that creation which follow as they came in one line Edward the eldest sonne of king Edward the third being surnamed the blacke prince was made duke of Cornewall the eleauenth of Edward the third in the yeare of our redemption 1337 when he was yet but yoong This yoong prince was the first duke in England since the conquest and Cornewall was by that creation the first place that was erected to a dukedome Which duke being the flower of chiualrie in his time died about the fiftith yéere of king line 10 Edward the third in the yeare of Christ 1376 and was buried at Canturburie Henrie Plantagenet alià s Tort Colle bicause his head leaned somewhat to one shoulder like the great Macedone king Alexander whose valure in feats of armes this Henrie did also imitate being sonne to Henrie of Monmouth earle of Lancaster was in like sort earle of Lancaster by descent After which he was created earle of Darbie as some saie in the eleauenth yeare of Edward the third being line 20 the yeare of our Lord 1337 other saie in the fouretéenth yeare of Edward the third in the yeare of our saluation 1340. He was created duke of Lancaster as some haue in the six twentith yeare of Edward the third as other haue the seauen twentith and as the third sort haue the eight twentith yeare of Edward the third He was lord steward of England lieutenant of Guines This man was wise glorious in fortune and full of honor in feates of armes whilest he was yoong he died the fiue and thirtith yeare line 30 of Edward the third in the yeare of Christ 1361 being one of the first knights which were made at the first institution of the honorable order of the garter and the second duke that was made in England He had issue two daughters heires Mawd maried to William duke of Bauare earle of Henalt Zeland Holand which after became mad Blanch maried to Iohn of Gant fourth sonne to Edward the third Iohn Plantagenet surnamed of Gant in Flanders where he was borne the fourth sonne to king line 40 Edward the third was first by his father in the fiue and thirtith yeare of Edward the third in the yeare of Christ 1361 made duke of Lancaster so that he was duke of Lancaster earle of Lincolne Salisburie Darbie and Leicester king of Castile Lirne and steward of England He married thrée wiues the first was Blanch the daughter and heire of Henrie duke of Lancaster earle of Leicester Lincolne Sarisburie Darbie in whose right he obteined all those titles of honor whome he maried in the thirtith line 50 thrée yeare of Edward the third in the yeare of our Lord 1359 and by hir had issue Henrie Plantagenet duke of Hereford Philip married in the tenth yeare of Richard the second in the yeare of Christ 1386 as some saie or rather 1385 as others haue to the king of Portingale and Elisabeth married to Iohn Holland erle of Huntington His second wife was Constance eldest daughter to Peter king of Castile whom he maried in the six fortith yeare of Edward the third being in the yeare of Christ 1372 line 60 by whome he had issue Margaret maried to the king of Castile which Constance died in the yere of Christ 1394 as saith Ypodigma His third wife was Katharine the widow of Otho Swinford and daughter to sir Paien Ruet alià s Guien king at armes whom he maried in the nintéenth yeare of king Richard the second being the yere of Christ 1395 or as some saie 1396 by this woman he had before mariage Thomas Beaufort Iohn Beaufort Henrie Beaufort cardinall of Winchester Iane maried to Rafe Neuill earle of Westmerland all which children were in the twentith of Richard the second being in the yeare 1396 legitimated by parlement at which time the said Iohn of Gant gaue them the surname of Beaufort This Iohn of Gant was also earle of Richmond and constable of France in the time of Richard the second who made him also duke of Aquitaine in the fourtéenth yeare of his reigne being the yeare 1390 This Iohn of Gant died in the two twentith yeare of Richard the second in the yeare 1398 or as saith Ypodigma 1399 was buried in the quâ—ere of saint Paules church of London on the north side Henrie Plantagenet alià s Henrie of Bollinbroke so surnamed of the place of his birth the eldest son of the said Iohn was by inheritance duke of Lancaster earle of Leicester Salisburie Darbie and Lincolne he was created duke of Hereford by Richard the second who made him earle of Darbie in the ninth yeare of his reigne in the yeare of Christ 1386 and after made him duke of Hereford in the 21 yeare of his reigne being the yeare of Christ 1397. Which Henrie of Bollinbroke maried in the 9 yéere of the reigne of Richard the second in the yeare of Christ 1386 Marie the second daughter one of the heires of Humphrie Bohune earle of Hereford Essex and conestable of England which woman died in the yéere of Christ 1394 about the eighteenth yéere of Richard the second This Henrie was after king of England by the name of Henrie the fourth Lionell Plantagenet surnamed Lionell of Antwerpe in Brabant because he was there borne being the third son of king Edward the third was erle of Ulster in Ireland by his wife and created duke of Clarence in the 36 yéere of Edward the third in the yéere of Christ 1462 but other saie he was made duke in the 33 yeer of Edward the third He had two wiues the first Elisabeth some saie Eleanor but rightlie as I doo suppose the daughter of William Burgh earle of Ulster by whom he had issue Philip maried to Edmund earle of March the second wife was Ielant or Uielant daughter to Galeas duke of Millane to whom he was maried as saith the English chronicle in the two and fortith yéere of Edward the third in the yéere of Christ 1368 which yéere the Italians count 1367 by whom he had no issue This Lionell was somtime regent of France died 1368. Edmund of Langleie fift son to Edward the third made earle of Cambridge about the six and thirtith yéere of Edward the third being the yeere of Christ 1361 was made duke of Yorke in the eight or as some haue the ninth yéere of the said king Richard the second He in the six and fortith yéere of king Edward the third in the yéere that the word became flesh 1372 married Isabell one of the daughters of
of Excester and Anne maried to sir Iohn Neuill knight brother of Rafe the third of that name erle of Westmerland he died the six and twentith of king Henrie the sixt on the fift of August being the yeare of Christ 1448 and was buried at S. Katharins nigh the tower of London After which his first wife he maried Anne the daughter of Iohn Montacute earle of Salisburie by whome he had no issue Henrie Holland sonne of Iohn Holland was after the death of his father duke of Excester he was disherited in the first of Edward the fourth at a parlement held then in the yeare 1461 he maried Anne daughter to Richard duke of Yorke and sister to king Edward the fourth which Anne at hir owne sute on the twelfe of Nouember in the eleuenth yeere of king Edward the fourth being the yeare of Christ 1471 was diuorced from the said duke of Excester Shortlie after which in the yeare of Christ 1413 being in the thirteenth of Edward the fourth this duke was found dead in the sea betweene Douer Calis but how he came there none could certenlie declare He died without issue leauing his sister Anne his heire maried as before to Iohn Neuill brother to Rafe earle of Westmerland Robert Uere earle of Oxford and marquesse of Dubline was in the yéere of Christ 1386 in the tenth of Richard the second created duke of Ireland he died withoutissue at Louaine in great penurie and vexation of mind as hath Ypodigma in the yeere of Christ 1392 being about the sixtéenth of king Richard the second he maried the daughter of Ingerame de Cousie earle of Bedford and after diuorced from hir he married Lancecrona one of meane parentage Margaret ladie Segraue the daughter and heire of Thomas Brotherton earle of Norffolke and marshall of England was created duchesse of Norffolke in the one and twentith yeare of king Richard the second she had two husbands whereof the first was Iohn lord Segraue by whom she had issue Elisabeth married to Iohn Mowbreie the third of that name Hir second husband was sir Walter Mannie knight of the order by whome she had a daughter married to Iohn lord Hastings erle of Penbroke This duchesse line 10 Margaret died in the yeare of Christ 1399 being about the three and twentith of Richard the second and was buried in the frier Minors of London Thomas lord Mowbreie second sonne of Elisabeth Segraue and Iohn lord Mowbreie hir husband was aduanced to the dukedome of Norffolke in the one and twentith yeare of the reigne of Richard the second Shortlie after which he was appeled by Henrie earle of Bullingbroke of treason and caried to the castell of Windsore where he was stronglie line 20 and safelie garded hauing a time of combat granted to determine the cause betwéene the two dukes the sixtéenth daie of September in the two and twentith of the said king being the yeare of our redemption 1398. But in the end the matter was so ordered that this duke of Norffolke was banished for euer whervpon taking his iourneie to Ierusalem he died at Uenice in his returne froÌ„ the said citie of Ierusalem in the first yeare of king Henrie the fourth about the yeare of our redemption 1399. He maried Elisabeth line 30 one of the daughters and heires of Richard erle of Arundell Warren and Surreie by whome he had issue Iohn duke of Norffolke and three daughters Elisabeth maried to Michaell de la Poole the yoonger earle of Suffolke Margaret maried vnto sir Robert Howard knight and Isabell maried to sir Iames Barkeleie Iohn Mowbreie earle of Notingham marshall of England and duke of Norffolke baron Segraue and Bower was buried in the Charteâ—â—ouse within the I le of Exholme he maried Katharine the daughter line 40 of Rafe the first earle of Westmerland by whom he had issue Iohn duke of Norffolke Iohn lord Mowbreie the sixt baron of the name of Mowbreie sonne to Iohn duke of Norffolke was after his father duke of Norffolke This Iohn was buried in Tetford priorie who marieng Elenor the daughter of William lord Burchier earle of Ewe had issue Iohn duke of Norffolke Iohn the last duke of Norffolke of the surnâ—me of line 50 Mowbreie the sonne of Iohn the last before mentioned was in his fathers life time created earle of Warren and Surreie by king Henrie the sixt and after the death of his father was duke of Norffolke This Iohn the last duke died in his castell of Fremingham in the yeare 1461 being the second yeare of king Edward the fourth He maried Elisabeth daughter to Iohn lord Talbot earle of Shrewesburie by whome he had issue one onelie daughter and heire maried to Richard duke of Yorke second son to Edward the fourth line 60 Thomas Plantagenet second sonne to Henrie the fourth was created duke of Clarence in the eleuenth yeare of his father being about the yeare of our redemption 1409 and was afterward in the 13 of the same king created earle of Aumerle and high steward of England he was slaine the two and twentith of March in the ninth yeare of the reigne of the victorious king Henrie the fift in the yeare of our redemption 1420 beginning the yeare of our Lord on the fiue and twentith daie of March He maried Margaret the daughter of Thomas Holland earle of Kent and died without issue legitimat hauing a base sonne called Iohn the bastard of Clarence Iohn Plantagenet third son to Henrie the fourth was by his father created duke of Bedford at the parlement of Leicester in the yeare of Christ 1414 in the second of king Henrie the fift Of this man is more large mention made in my discourse of the protectors of England Humfreie Plantagenet fourth sonne of Henrie the fourth was by his father created duke of Glocester who for the nobilitie of his mind and vertuous life was made protector of England Of whom is more spoken in my former discourse of the protectors of England Iohn Beaufort which name of Beaufort was giuen by Iohn of Gant to his children which he had by Katharine Swineford when they were made legitimate by parlement about the one and twentith yeare of king Richard the second as is before touched was created marquesse Dorset by Henrie the fourth and after aduanced to the honour of duke of Summerset in the first yeare of king Henrie the first being the yeare of our redemption 1413. He maried Margaret the daughter of sir Iohn Beauchampe lord of Powicke he had issue Margaret maried to Edmund Haddam earle of Richmond father to king Henrie the seuenth after the death of which Edmund she was maried to Thomas lord Stonleie afterward by Henrie the seuenth created earle of Darbie and after vnto Henrie sonne to Humfreie duke of Buckingham This duke of Summerset died the two and twentith yeare of king Henrie the sixt and was buried at Winborne in the yeare of Christ
like a fether being hollow with one eare growing on the lower part of the chéeke his bellie big and hard the armes big hauing fiue fingers and a thumbe on either hand and in place of toes on the left foot fiue fingers and a thumbe on the right foot a thumbe and seuen fingers in the place of priuitie the shape both of male female a strange sight to be seene and I feare signifieth our monstrous line 50 life which God for his mercie giue vs grace to amend without procrastination or putting off from daie to daie as the poet significantlie saith Cras vultis sed vult hodie vindex Deus cras Aut non vult aut vos obruet atra dies The eight daie of October immediatlie after the new moone there appeared a blasing star in the south bushing toward the east which was nightlie séene the aier being cléere more than two moneths The eighteenth of October were made eight sergeents line 60 at law to wit William Fléetwood recorder of London Edward Flowerdue Thomas Snag William Periam Robert Halton Iohn Clench Iohn Pickering Thomas Warmsleie maister Snag before named was sicke and therefore was sworne in his chamber at Greies inne the other seuen were sworne at Westminster and held their feast at the new Temple at London The quéenes maiestie being informed that in sundrie places of this realme certeine persons secretlie taught damnable heresies contrarie to diuers principall articles of our beléefe and christian faith who to colour their sect named themselues the familie of loue and then as manie as were allowed by them to be of that familie to be elect and saued and all others of â—hat church soeuer they be to be reiected and damned And for that vpon conuenting of some of them before the bishops ordinaries it was found that the ground of their sect is mainteined by certeine lewd hereticall and seditious books first made in the Dutch toong and lastlie translated into English and printed beyond the seas secretlie brought ouer into the realme the author whereof they name H. N. c. And considering also it is found that those sectaries held opinion that they may before anie magistrat or ecclesiasticall or temporall or anie other person not being professed to be of their sect by oth or otherwise denie anie thing for their aduantage so as though manie of them are well knowne to be teachers and spreaders abroad of these dangerous and damnable sects yet by their owne confession they can not be condemned Therefore hir maiestie being verie sorie to sée so great an euill by malice of the diuell to be brought into this hir realme and by hir bishops and ordinaries she vnderstandeth it verie requisit not onelie to haue those dangerous heretiks and sectaries to be seuerelie punished but that also all other meanes be vsed by hir maiesties roiall authoritie which is giuen hir of God to defend Christs church to root them out from further infecting of hir realme she hath thought méet and conuenient and so by hir proclamation commandeth that all hir officers and ministers temporall shall in all their seuerall vocations assist the bishops of hir realme and all other person to search out all persons dulie suspected to be either teachers or professors of the foresaid damnable sects and by all good meanes to proceed seuerelie against them being found culpable by order of the lawes ecclesiasticall or temporall and that all search be made in all places suspected for the books and writings mainteining the said heresies and sects and them to destroie and burne c as more at large may appéere by the said proclamation giuen at Richmond the third of October and proclamed at London on the ninetéenth daie of the same moneth About this time there arriued vpon the west coast of Ireland a certeine companie of Italians and Spaniards sent by the pope to the aid of the earle of Desmond in his rebellion which fortified themselues stronglie néere vnto Smerwike in a fort which they called castell del Ore there erecting the popes banner against hir maiestie Which when the lord Greie of Wilton deputie of Ireland vnderstood he marched thitherward and on the sixt of Nouember hearing of the arriuall of the Swift the Tigre the Aid the Merlion other of the quéenes maiesties ships and also of thrée barks fraughted from Corke and Limerike with vittels on the morrow after marched towards the fort vnto the which he gaue so hot an assault that on the ninth of Nouember the same was yéelded all the Irishmen and women hanged and more than foure hundred Spaniards Italians and Biscaies put to the sword the coronell capteins secretarie and others to the number of twentie saued for ransome In which fortresse was found good store of monie bisket bakon oile wine and diuerse other prouisions of vittels sufficient for their companie for halfe a yeare besides armour powder shot and other furniture for two thousand men and vpwards The eight and twentith daie of Nouember were arreigned in the kings bench William Randoll for coniuring to know where treasure was hid in the earth and goods felloniouslie taken were become Thomas Elks Thomas Lupton Rafe Spacie and Christopher Waddington for being present aiding and procuring the said Randoll to the coniuration aforesaid Randoll Elks Spacie and Waddington were found guiltie had iudgement to be hanged Randoll was executed the other were repriued About the 24 of December in the town of Walsham in the countie of Sussex a child of eleuen yéers old named William Withers laie in a trance for the space of ten daies without anie sustenance and at the last comming to himselfe he vttered to the standers by manie strange spéeches inueieng against pride couetousnesse coldnesse of charitie and other line 10 outragious sins To behold this child there resorâ—â—d diuerse godlie zelous preachers as also knights esquiers gentlemen all of them hearing and séeing that which was woonderfull And among others that came thither there was a gentleman of great credit and worship with certeine of his men to heare and behold the child who hauing espied a seruingman that had béene there with his maister two times whom he had sharplie tawnted for his great and monstrous ruffes spake vnto him verie vehementlie line 20 and told him that it were better for him to put on sackecloth and mourne for his sinnes than in such abhominable pride to pranke vp himselfe like the diuels darling the verie father of pride and lieng who sought by the exercise of that damnable sinne to make himselfe a preie to euerlasting torments in helfire Wherevpon the seruingman as one prickt in conscience sore sorowed and wept for his offense rent the band from his necke tooke a knife and cut it in péeces and vowed neuer to weare the like againe line 30 This for the strangenesse thereof will be condemned as a lie speciallie of vnbeléeuers and peruers
agréement concluded betwixt the two kings read in S. Peters church in Yorke 96 a 10. Of agréement betweene the king of England and the king of Conagh 96 b 60. Of king Stephan and the pacification of troubles betwixt him and Henrie Fitzempresse 62 a 10. Of maâ—â—mission granted to the rebels by Richard the second 434 a 10. Blanke sealed note 496 a 10 Confirmed vnder Henrie the thirds acknowledgment and subscription of witnesses 220 b 20. Cancelled and much gréeued at 208 b 60. Chartres taken by treason notwithstanding the truce 607 a 60 Chastitie of the ladie Graie and hir wisdom 726 a 50. Should such professe as would be admitted subdeacons 30 b. 30. ¶ Sée Clergie Charugage a certeine dutie for euerie plowland 229 a 50 Chaucer the English poet in what kings time he liued 541 b 50. ¶ Sée Dukes Chaumount Hugh taken prisoner 152 a 10 Chéeke knight his deserued commendation note 1055 a 50 60 b 10 c. His treatise shewing how gréeuous sedition is to a commonwealth note 1042 1043 c to 1055. Cheinie knight lord warden of the cinque ports authorised by Henrie the eight to the christening of the Dolphins daughter 973 b 50 60. An enimie to Wiat note 1094 a 40. Henrie the eights letter to him for a prescript forme of demeanor in the English towards the French 974 a 40 c. Lord warden of the cinque ports his death his old seruices at home and abroad much spoken to his praise and honor note 1171 a 30 40 50 60 b 10 20 30. Cheapside conduit builded 704 b 10 Cheshire made a principalitie 492 b 40 Cheshiremen gard Richard the second 489 b 50. Slaine note 523 b 60 Chester abbeie by whome builded 27 b 60. And who gaue order thereto 28 b 10. Earledome by whome possessed and inioied 20 a 10 Chierburgh besieged by the English 562 b 50. Yéelded to the Englishmen 563 a 10. Deliuered to the English 420 a 10. Possessed by the English 564 a 40 Child of eleuen years old speaking strange spéeches 1315. a 10 c. Chime of saint Giles without Criplegate to be mainteined 1312 a 60. ¶ Sée Bels. Chimniage ¶ Sée Subsidie Chinon taken by force of assault 169 b 60 Chisie William a notable théefe hanged 124 a 20 Christ and of a portion of his bloud shewed in a solemne procession 240 a 40 Christ counterfet whipped 1194 a 10. False apprehended and punished 203 b 40 50 Christs hospitall erected 1082 b 10 Christians preuaile against the Saracens at Damieta 202 b 20. It enuious discord 134 a 20. Beheded by the Turks 133 a 30. And Saracens are a peace 135. Two hundred and thréescore deliuered from the captiuitie of the Turks by means of one Iohn Fox note 1310 b 20. ¶ Sée Saracens Christianitie abiured for monie note 27 a 40 Christianus a bishop of the Danes capteine in warre 7 b 40 Christine a quéenes sister a nun ¶ Sée Margaret Christmas roiall 807 a 40 Christmas shewes 816 a 10 Christmasse called The still Christmasse 892 b 40 Chronicles whereof and whie so named and their necessarie vse 1268 1269 Chroniclers deserue a dutifull reuerence and whie 1268 Church of saint Anthonies in London when and by whom builded 779 a 50. Of saint Dunstans in the east defiled with bloud note 562 a 20 c. Of Elie dedicated note 246 b 30. Of Hales solemnlie dedicated 244 b 60 245 a 10. Of Scotland obedient to the church of England 97 b 10. Of England sore fléesed of hir wealth 18 b 30. Ruinated by the Danes in the north parts and verie scant note 11 a 20. Depriued of temporall prosperitie 256 a 50. Impropriat and that the bishop of Lincolne had authoritie to institute vicars in them 246 a 40. Occupied by incumbents strangers of the popes preferring what grudge it bred note 214 a 60. Spoiles aduantage not the getter note 194 a 50. That for feare of the censure thereof the English pledges were released 147 b 10 Iewels c turned into monie for Richard the first his ransome 139 b 10. The state thereof in Beckets time 77 a 60. Liuings restored by act of parlement note 1130 a 20. Cathedrall to inioie the right of their elections 409 a 10. Ouerthrowne by an earthquake 440 b 40. In London striken and broken by tempest 1185 a 10. Made a kenell of hounds reuenged 23 a 50. ¶ Sée Consecration Fines Inuestitures Lands Schisme Churchmen ¶ Sée Clergie Churchyard new néere Bedlem first made â—211 b 10 Cicester the situation thereof 796 b 10 Cicill knight commissioner into Scotland about an accord of peace 1192 a 30. Created lord treasuror 1238 a 50. His descent 1255 b 30 Cipriots resist Richard the first his landing and are pursued vanquished 127 a 60 b 10. Their offers in respect of his discontentment losse 127 b 60. Submit themselues and are receiued as his subiects 128 a 40. Their king submitteth himselfe to Richard the first 128 a 10. Stealeth awaie submitteth himselfe againe is committed prisoner and chained in giues of siluer 128 a 10 60 b 10 Circumcision for loue of a Iewish woman 203 b 60 Cisteaux moonks ¶ Sée monks white Citie wherof it consisteth 1046 b 50 Cities their necessarie vse and seruice note 1047 b 10 20 30 Citizens ¶ Sée Londoners Clergie their presumptuous â—â—thoritie restreined by acts 239 b 40. Large offer to Henrie the third in a parlement 255 b 30. Depriued of their liuings and liberties 8 b 60 and Normans preferred 9 a 10. Ricked at by duke William against whome note his malice 9 a 10. Pinched by their pursses fret and â—ume against the popes procéedings in that behalfe 252 b 30. Resist duke Williams decrées and are banished 8 a 30 Hardlie delt withall and out of order note 24 a 30. Of England complaine to pope Urban against William Rufus 18 b 40. Cardinall Pools articles concerning them 1162 b 30. Grant halfe of all their spirituall reuenues for one yeare to Henrie the eight 877 b 20. Complained of by the commons 911 a 30. Both head and taile one with another against them 911 b 10. In danger of a premunire their offer to Henrie the eight 923 a 20 30. The same pardoned 923 b 10. Their submission to H. the eight note 923. Speake euill of Henrie the eights procéedings in the reformation of religion 941 a 20 30. Conuocation for the reforming of religion 940 b 60. Complained of for their crueltie Ex officio 928 a 20. The cause whie so heinouslie offending was so fauoured 787 a 50 c. Of two sorts and both desirous to spare their pursses 792 a 30. Of Excester against Henrie the sixt and the duke of Summerset in defense of their ecclesiasticall priuileges 637 b 30. A bill exhibited against them in the parlement 545 b 10. Libels against them cast abrode 558 b 20. Sorelie brideled 475 a 30. Inueied against of the Wickleuists 481 b 60. They complaine of them to the king 482 a
H. HAie at a double price 785 a 30 Haâ—istones which made men amazed 39 b 10. Of the bignesse of hens egs 166 a 60. Of sundrie strange shapes 1313 b 60. Great the like not séene 284 b 20. A mightie storme that did much hurt 250 a 50. That slue both men and horsses note 393 b 60 394 a 10. Square and of sixteene inches about 1258 b 50. Fashioned like mens heads 968 b 50 Hales bloud and who brought it into England 275 b 10. Shewed at Paules crosse 946 a 40 Hales knight will not assent to the new succession of the crowne 1083 a 40 50 60. In trouble for religion 1092 b 10. Greuouslie tempted drowneth himselfe 1092 b 10 30 40 Hambleton castell lost summoned rendered vnto the French king the number that came foorth thereof 1057 a 30 50 b 10 Hamblethew fortified by the Englishmen 972 b 60 Hamont burned ¶ Sée Heretike Hangman hanged 945 b 40 Harding Stephan moonke of Shireborne 26 a 60 Harâ—â—lo sands 967 b 60 Harflue besieged 549 b 60. The people desire a parlée yéelded and sacked 550 a 30 b 10. Besieged by the French rescued by the English 557 a 10 60 woone by the English 615 b 50. Besieged 629 b 60. Yéelded to the French king 630 a 10 Harleston knight his notable exploit note 422 a 20 Harlots cause manie murthers 953 a 10. ¶ Sée Murther and Whoore. Harold king of Man knighted 238 b 60. ¶ Sée Canutus Hatred of the English against the Normans and contrariwise 14 a 10. Borne to the Iewes 121 b 50. Irreconciliable betwéene the dukes of Summerset and Yorke note 630 b 20. Great betwéene the duke of Buckingham and cardinall Woolseie 855 b 20. Against Richard the third 738 b 10 c 739 740 741 Of the earle of Glocester against king Stephan 48 b 50. ¶ Sée Enuie and Malice Haruest sore hindered by continuall raine 210 b 50 322 b 50. Wet and raine 249 a 30 397 b 50. Late 348 b 30 note 260 a 10 Harueie de Yuon his surrender to king Henrie the second 75 b 60. ¶ Sée Bishop Hastings the originall of the name the manner of their armes 467 b 60. Their grant for exchange of lands the record by which they executed the office of panteler 469 a 10 60. The order and number of clothes laid at the kings table and how the Hastings had them in sée 469 a 20. Record wherbie the said office of pantler is claimed the petition for the second swoord which the earle of Arundell also claimed the bill exhibited for the golden spurs 471 a 10 b 10 50 Hastings lord his counsell to all his acquaintance 675 b 10. Chamberleine maligned of the king and quéene 713 a 30. Described 723 b 60. His life and déeds laid open 724 a 40 c. Beheaded 723 a 20 Hastings lord discharged out of the Towre 1088 b 30 Hastings castell 6 a 40 Haukesford knight his practise to kill himselfe 677 a 10 c. Hed of wax wrought by necromancie speaketh 484 b 20 Heding castell besieged by the Englishmen 875 a 40 Hedgecote field 672 b 30. ¶ Sée Battell Helias the pretended earle of Mans his bold words to William Rufus 23 b 60 Henrie the first when he began his reigne 28 a 10. Glad to séeke the peoples fauour and whie 28 b 10. Woone the fauour of the people from his brother Richard 28 a 20. His wiues concubine and children his vertues vices 45 a 50. In danger of drowning 44 b 10. His promises to purchase the peoples fauour 28 b 40. Reconciled with his brethren Robert and William 19 a 60. Besieged by his two brethren Robert and William 19 a 40. His base sonne to whome married 37 a 40. Passeth ouer into Normandie and taketh diuerse cities 32 b 30. Persuaded to renounce his title to the inuestiture of prelats 32 a 40. Consulteth with his nobles where to get him a wife 28 b 30. Hurt in battell against the French king his valiantnesse 40 a 60. Against the consecration of archbishop Thurstane of Yorke 40 a 50. He and pope Calixtus come to an interuiew at Gisors 40 b 30. Passeth ouer into Normandie to aid and assist the earle of Champaigne against the French king 39 b 40. Placeth garrisons in Wales 38 a 10. He and pope Innocent méet at Chartres 44 a 50. His sonnes and daughters drowned by shipwracke 41 b 10 Without issue he marrieth againe 41 b 60. Goeth ouer into Normandie and createth his sonne William duke 38 a 30. His passage into Normandie and neuer returneth aliue 44 b 30. Departeth this life of a surfet 45 a 10 Henrie the second crowned king where and by whome 65. a 10. Offended with the bishops 70 a 30. Knighteth the king of Scots 76 a 30. Inuadeth the earle of Aluergnes land 75 a 40 Inuadeth Wales 73 b 10. He and the French king haue an interuiew at Coicée 69 a 40. His Thomas Beckets first falling out 68 a 20. He and the French king méet at Gisors 95 a 50. He and his sonnes are accorded vpon conditions 94 a 40. Returneth out of Normandie 93 a 20. His offer to his sonnes 89 b 10. Knowth not whom he may trust 86 b 50. Purgeth himselfe of Beckets death 83 b 60. Séeketh to appease the quarell betwixt his sonnes 10â— a 60. Passeth into Normandie he and his sonnes reconciled 105 b 40. He and the French king come to an interuiew at Vadum S. Remigij 104 b 50. Rideth all night to meet the French king at Douer 103 a 60. He and the French king méet at Yurie 101 b 40 60. His sonnes wife is brought to bed of a sonne 101 b 20. Against the Scots 66 b 30. Goeth into the north 66 a 20. Negligent in aiding the Christians against the Saracens 116 a 10. Not so fauourable to the church as he might haue béene 115 b 60. His vices 115. b 20. His sonnes and daughters his base sonnes the constitution of his bodie his stature his qualities of mind and bodie 115 a 20 c. He and the French king at strife they talke together 107 b 20 40. His words of displeasure to his sonne earle Richard 114 a 40. He and the French king come to a treatie of peace 113 a 20. Inuadeth France and maketh wast and spoile 112 b 60. He and the French kings interuiew betwixt Trie and Gisors 111 b 10. Passeth into Normandie to talke with French king 110 b 40. His subiects arrested in France 110 b 20. Nothing sorie for the death of Hugh Laâ—ie 110 a 30. He the patriarch passe ouer into France 109 a 50. Message to his sonne earle Richard 109. His gift to Hugh Lacie 82 b 20. Sorie for Thomas Beckets death 80 a 30. Laieth his crowne on the altar 67 a 40. Landeth in Ireland and what he dooth there 81 b 10. Becommeth seruitor to his sonne 76 b 10. Made his last will 77 a 10 His sonne crowned at seuentéene yeares old 76 a
10. For the valuation of benefices perteining to strangers 236 b 40. For offendors abusing clergie men strangers 214 b 40 Insurrection about the taking vp of corâ—â— 944 a 60. O◠〈◊〉 at 1093 b 10. wherein note what mischefous hurlibuâ—â—es do chance in a commâ—tâ—â—â— or rebellion 1094. ¶ Sée Rebellion Interdiction 175 a 10. Threatned by the pope against the king his clergie 171 a 10. Of the land solemnlie relâ—sâ—d 183 a 20 360 a â—0 Interteinment vnfit breedetâ— malcontentment 20 b 60. Of the emperor Sigismund strange note 556 b 40 50. ¶ See Fréendship and Hospâ—talitie Interuiew ¶ Sée Edward the fourth other kings of England as French king c. Inuasions punished and other offenses against the kings peace 312 b 60. ¶ Sée England and Scots Inuestitutes of churches thrée daies togither argued vpon 34 a 30. Of prelats ¶ See Bishops and Consecration Iohannes Cremensis alecherous legat note 42 b 40 Iohn of Gaunt borne 357 a 60 Meried 392 a 20. Duke of Lancaster 395 b 30 Buried and his daughter Blanch 405 a 1â— Iohn the king proclamed king of England 157 a 20 b 40 158 a 10. Made king of Ireland 109 a 20 101 a 30. Married 117 a 30. His impatiencie to sée himselfe brideled by his subiects 186 b 20. Taketh diuerse castels 189 all Aided by forren souldiors against his barons 187 b 60. Disquieted departeth into the I le of Wight 186 b 50. Crowned K. of England the second time 165 a 60. From whome the Poictouins reuolt 164 b 10. Commeth vpon his enimies vnloked for 164 b 40. Diuers waies molesteth the whitâ— moonks 163 a 10. Diuorsed from his wife Isabell the daughter of earle Robert of Glocester 161 b 60. He the French king come to a parlée 160 b 10. Passeth ouer into Normandie 160 a 40. Returneth out of Normandie 161 a 40. Inuested duke of Normandie 158 b 20. Commeth out of Normandie into England 158 b 50. Wanting aâ—d against the French K. commeâ—h backe to England 16â— b 60. Prepareth an armie to go into France 168 b 40. Goeth to the sea returneth chargeth certeine of his nobles with treason 169 a 10 20 30. Taketh the sea maketh was against the French king 170 a 10 20. Repareth Angiers 170 b 30. Writeth to the pope touching the archbishop of Canturburies election 171 a 40. Threatned with interdiction he his realme put vnder the popes cursse 171 a 10. Passeth into Ireland 174 a 50. Goeth into Wales with an armie 174 b 60. Punisheth diuerse that refused to go with him into Wales 175 a 40. His destruction put in practise by means of the popes legat the French king 175 b 40. Deliuereth his crowne to Pandulph and hath it againe restored 177 a 60 b 10. His words of fealtie made to the pope 178 a 60. What caused him to agree with the pope 180 b 10. His lords refuse to folow him into France 181 a 10. Commended to the pope for an honorable prince 182 a 10. Remooueth to Angiers 183 a 60. Inuadeth Britaine 183 a 40. Taketh vpon him the crosse to go into the holie land 184 Subscribeth to his barons notwithstanding his oth 186. b 10. CoÌ„meth to his lords to talke of some pacification 185 b 50 Left desolat of fréends 185 b 30. Maketh hauocke on the possessions of his aduersaries 193 b 50. His noblemen reuolt from him to K. Lewes 192 a 10. His children male and female the description of his person his fortune his saiengs dooings 196 a 10 c. Incestuous couetous note 184 b 20. The popes vassall 191. a 10. Assembleth a great armie against the French K. 176 b 40. Knéeleth downe to the archbishop of Canturburie besought him of forgiuenes 810 b 40. His son named Oliuer Fitzâ—oie 202 a 50 By whose means his nephue Arthur lost his life whie 7 b 30. Falleth sicke of an ague his raging 194 a 50 60. His death diuerslie reported by writers 194 a 60 b all Reported to an ill purpose 190 b 20. His buriall and corpulencie 194 b 60 Iohn Ball. ¶ Sée Ball. Iohn a Chamber a notorious northerne rebell 769 b 40 c. 770 a 10 c. Hanged like an archtraitor 770 a 10 Iohn Tiler ¶ Sée Tiler Ione de Are pusell de Dieu 600 10 c 603 b 50. Taken prisoner c note 604 a 50 60 b 10. Ioie immoderat the cause of death 955 b 20 Ipswich beséeged 60 b 40 Ireland diuided into seuerall estates or kingdoms 80 a 50. Mostlie conquered by Henrie the second 109 b 60. Foure Irish kings submit themselues to Richard the second 481 b 30. The yearelie reuenues thereof in Edward the thirds dais 481 a 50. Englishmen sent thither to inhabit the Ards in Ulster 1257 a 20 Soldiors transported thither 1314 a 30. Inuaded by the popes meanes 1366 b 60 ¶ Sée Iohn and Soldiors Irish doo destroie Angleseie 237 b 50. Rebelling kill the English 275 a 10. Frier appeacheth the duke of Lancaster of treason 445 b 40. Miserablie tormented and put to death 446 a 10. To auoid into their owne countrie by proclamation 481 a 40. With the lord of Kilmaine arriued at Harflue 565 b 60. Their good seruice 566 a 10. Wild spoile the earle of Kildars countrie 914 a 10. Nobilitie submit themselues to Henrie the eight in England 957 a 10. Seuen hundred in warlike manner passe thorough London muster before king Henrie the eight note 963 b 20 30. Bowes bagpipes and darts among them 1259 a 10. Iron gret want within Scotland 323 a 20 Isabell daughter to the earle of Glocester maried vnto Iohn K. Richards brother 117 a 30 Isabell the second wife of king Iohn what issue she broght him 161 b 60. Crowned 162 a 30 Isabell Henrie the thirds mother deceaseth 239 a 50 Isabell countesse of Cornwall deceaseth 225 b 60 Isabell wife to emperor Frederike deceaseth 229 a 10 Isabell de Boulbec ¶ Sée Countesse Isac ¶ Sée Cipriots Isleie knight all his apparell not woorth foure shillings 1099 b 20 Isoldune where seated 146 b 10 Iudge Morgan fell mad note 1099 a 60. ¶ Sée Iustice. Iudges and other officers committed to the Tower note 360 b 40 c. ¶ Sée Iustices Iudgement rash in an holie father 109 a 20 Iudgement secret of God vpon Banister his children after the attaching of the duke of Buckingham 744 a 50 60 ¶ Sée Reuenge Iudith duke Williams néece whose daughter to whome married how indowed 11 b 10 Iurie of twelue men ancient when instituted how matters by them should be tried 8 b 20. That went vpon sir Nicholas Throkmorton appeére in the starchamber excessiuelie fined 1121 b 40. Extremelie dealt withall 1122 a 10. ¶ Seé Throckmorton knight At Excester assise eleuen dead note 1548 a 60 Iustice chiefe of England giueth ouer his office becommeth a canon 103 a 50. An office imposed vpon prelats ¶ Sée Archbishop Iustice of Henrie the fift note
30. Taken to be true to the king and his heires 14 a 60. Of a noble man by his honor note 1214 b 30. Upon the euangelist to stand to the iudgement of holie church 201 b 30. For restitution of heritages rights liberties c. 201 b 40. Inforced absolued 313 b 60. Made broken and punished 418 b 50. With protestation in a case of innocencie note 458 a 10 Of allegiance confirmed by writing 496 b 20 Oths that the dukes of Brabant were accustomed to take 1336 a 10. Corporall receiued for performance of agréements 30. a 20 Of obedience willinglie taken to K. Iohn 157 b 30. Outragious order discipline for them 111 b 30 ¶ Sée Periurie Promise and Uow Otho the emperor commeth ouer into England 170 b 60 ¶ Sée Odo Otuell an earls sonne tutor to K. Henrie the first children 20 a 40 Ouse riuer ¶ Sée Trent Owen Glendouer ¶ Sée Glendouer Owen prince of Wales slaine 39 b 10 Owles deuoure mice note a woonder 1315 a 60 b 10 Oxford forsaken of the scholers 173 b 30. Uerie forward in preferring quéene Maries religion 1102 b 10. Quéene Elizabeths progresse thither 1209 a 60 b 10. The strange sicknesse there at the assise whereof iudges died c. 1270 a 40 b 10. Their maner of interteining Albertus de Lased 1355 all The maisters of the vniuersitie summoned to the parlement about the conclusion of a peace c. 255 a 60 The scholers thereof fight against Henrie the third 267 a 10 ¶ Sée Debate Fraie Statutes Treason Uariance P PAckinton strangelie murdered 944 a 20 Paganels ¶ Sée Painell Pagents and shewes sumptuous and sightlie 849 a 10 c. At quéene Annes coronation 930 a 60 b 10 c. Upon the sudden at a Candlemas tide 853 a 60. At the coronation of Henrie the eight 802 b 40 c 803 a 10. Of neat deuise 835 a 40. At quéene Maries coronation 1091 a 10 c In London at the comming ofPhilip and Marie through the citie 1120 b 60 1121 a 10 Of pleasant inuention 808 a 60 b 10 c. At the receiuing of quéen Elisabeth into Norwich 1289.1290 1291 vnto 1299. In Antwerpe at the receiuing of the duke of Alanson 1332 c to 1344 a 10. Of triumph at the coronation of quéene Elisabeth 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179. At a triumphant iusts holden at Westminster 1316 1317 1318 1319 1320 1321. at Christmas 816 a 20.812 a 20 807 a 40 c. 839 b 40 On a maidaie 809 a 20 c. ¶ Sée Sights Paget lord ¶ Sée Throckmorton Francis and Erle Persie of Northumberland Painell kept the castell of Ludlow 48 b 60 Palace of Henrie the eight at Guisnes described note 856 b 40 50 c 857 all Palatine of Siradia ¶ Sée Albertus de Lasco Palestine ¶ Sée Holie land Palmer knight beheaded his words at his death 1090 a 50 60 Palmesundaie field ¶ Sée Battell Palsgraue of Rhene his traine come to receiue Henrie the eight 823 a 20. He and others come ouer into England 947 b 60 Pandulph the popes legat a practiser of much mischiefe against king Iohn 175 a 10 b 40.177 a 10. Made bishop of Norwich 202 a 60 Papists crueltie against the martyrs in quéene Maries time 1363 a 40 50. Their obiections that priests executed are but scholers and vnarmed 1367 a 40 50. They call the protestants heretikes and enimies to the crosse of Christ euen as Achab called Elias the disturber of Israell himselfe being the onlie disturber 1125 a 60. Their praiers of what little effect they be 1125 a 10. Animated by rebellion 1054 a 10. By rebellion haue an ill opinion of Gods holie truth 1054 b 10. Such as were neuer charged with capitall crimes 1360 b 60.1361 a 10 c. Paraphrase of Erasmus commanded to be had in churches 992 a 60 Pardon offred to conspirators and traitors 650 a 10. Upon mistrust refused 650 a 10. Oâ—fered to rebels note 431 b 60 At a parlement 396 a 10. Of six yeares and one hundred daâ—es preached 240 a 60. To Appletrée hauing the halter about his necke 1310 b 20. With exceptions at quéene Maries coronation 1091 b 30. Generall to all rebels conditionallie published 1056 b 50. To the liuing pitie on the dead 688 b 30 40. Generall proclamed 942 b 20. No offense excepted 765 b 20. By proclamation dispersed the Kentish rebels 635 a 60 At a pinch for treason note 627 a 50. Upon submission 146 b 60 147 a 10. For prisoners at a womans sute obteined 378 a 20. ¶ Sée Forgiuenesse and Parlement Pardoners two set on the pâ—â—lorie note 774 a 40 Parrie sueth for licence to trauell beyond sea 1385 a 30. Iustifieth himselfe in religion before the inquisitor of Millan 40. Resolued in the vile plot of his trecherous deuise 60. With what enimies vnto God he linketh himselfe b 10. He voweth to vndertake the killing of the quéene 30. And resolued himselfe so to doo 60. Committed vnto the custodie and examination of sir Francis Walsingham 1383 a 40. Denieth with protestations whatsoeuer was demanded of him 60. Examined before certeine lords of the councell b 20. Committed to the Tower 40. His discontentment because he might not haue preferment to his owne liking 60. Confesseth himselfe guiltie of all things conteined in his indictment 1389 b 20. His confession of treasons openlie read by his owne assent 1390 a 30. Iudgement giuen against him 40. He chargeth the lords of the councell with vntruth b 50. Reproued 60. His exclamation of outrage and vnpatientnesse 1391 a 40. Abuseth the assemblie with termes and words vncouth 60. The forme of iudgement pronounced against him b 60. Desperat 1386 a 60. How long his â—â—actise was in handling yer it was detected b 10. His oth in that ill matter 40. He chargeth Neuill with gréeuous spéeches curssed disloialtie 60. What mooued him to attempt the murthering of the quéene 1384 a 10. He counteth it a déed meritorious 20. His pestilent humor of malice against hir 50. How his traitorous practise should haue béene doone b 10. His resolutenesse to doo it 40. His voluntarie confession in the hearing of certeine lords 60. Certeine obseruations out of his words and writings note 1394 all A dilemma prouing that hée died a periured traitor 1395 b 10. An epigram of fit deuise for so vile a wretch b 30 c. Rageth at the iustice barre without all reuerence 1392 a 10. Euen at his execution hee seeketh to cléere himselfe 20 30. A description of him by Image and life verie lewd note 50 60 b 10 c. 1393. His letters vnto quéene Elisabeth and to the lords of the councell after his voluntarie confession 1387 a 20 b 10. His treasons practised against quéene Elisabeth at full declared 1382 a 50 Described reconciled to the pope 60. His malice groweth to an extremitie of mischiefe against quéene Elisabeth b 60. Saith and vnsaith to shift of the heuie charge of his treasons
Religious men hardie souldiers 443. a 60. Their sonnes not to succeed in their fathers benefices 30. b 30. Marriage forbidden whie 30. b 10.20 Prohibited to marrie and to keepe women 37. a 20. Sequestred from their wiues 34. b 20. Married in what respect to be excommunicated 30. b 30. Should not haunt aâ—ses and of their apparell 30. To weare crownes â—â—b 40. All in Normandiâ—â—mmunicated and whie 30. Unchast how punishâ— 3. b 40. Of Rome taken 〈◊〉 with a whore note 420. Fauoured by the estaâ—â—ment of a statute 54. b 5â—0 be arrested offending inrests 153. b 60. Useâ—â— priuie messengers 68. â— Hated of king Iohn n 172. a 60. Their children giâ—â—â—â—ted by parlement 10 a 60. ¶ Sâ—e Ball Clerg Moonks and Policie Preests seminarie as Campiaâ— Sherwin Kerbie Rishton others indicted of high treason note well 1312. a 50.60 Condemned 1326. Their behauiors at their execution 1328. b 60.1329 a 10. Of a miracle forsooth on the daie of their death ¶ See more of them pag. 1357. a 60. c. to 1368.1413 a 50. Baniâ—hed and how courteouslie vsed by their owne report 1â—13 b 50.60 Executed at Tiâ—urne 1434. b 50. 1559. b 60. Died for treason and not for â—eligion 1361. b 40. Not to 〈◊〉 compared to the martyrs 〈◊〉 died in Q. Maries time 〈◊〉 number 1363. a 40.50 Their practises to execute thâ— popes bull nursseries erâ—â—d for them their secret coming into the realme to indâ—â—e the people to obeie the sa bull 1359. b all Foord Sâ—â—t and Iohnson arrained 〈◊〉 condemned with their bâ—auiors and speeches at theâ— death 1344.1345 Of Kirb Fâ—bie Coteham and Riâ—â—dson 1345.1346.1347 ¶ See Iesuits Scholers â—reson Prest monie demandeâ— of the citie of London â—o queene Maries behoofe 100 b 50. Of twentie â—housan pounds to queene Marie 〈◊〉 of London 142 a 30. Presumption oâ— the â—rchbishop of Yorke 98. â— Oâ— Anselme 24. And of Râ—nulfâ— bishop of Chichester 26â— 20. Of cardinall Otho 22. a 10. Of an oration in Frech to Henrie the fift note 56 a 40. Of a cardinall 182. a 0. Punished in posteritie 41â— 40. ¶ See Pride Pride of Henrie owned and serued of his â—atir 76 b 10 Of prelats mislied by king Edward the first 16 b 20. Of the erle of Leâ—ters sons bringeth the baron to confusion 270 b 10. Of â—e French procureth them haâ—ed 198. a 10. Of the duke of â—rleance 524. Of Hugh Creshingham 305. a 20. Of â—andulfe the popes legat notâ—â—e 177 a 10. Of pope Alexaâ—â—er 99. a 40. Of great ruffes â—proued and reformed in a â—ruingman 1315. a 20.30 Hath a a fall 147. b 40 note 132. a 10. ¶ See Ambition Contention 133. a 60. Prsumption Wolseie Primasie ¶ See Archbishops Prince of Wales alwaies the kings eldest sonne 1141 b 60 Printer executed for seditious books 1357.140 Printing first inuented 648. b 60 Prior Iehan bringeth aid to the French king 815. b 40. Lieth in Blanke â—able baie with his power he looseth one of his best foâ—sts a consultation about the assaulting of him the admerall roweth into the baie where he lieth 816. a 60. b 30 40.50.60 Lande thâ—â— Sussex with the French gallies he is driuen to his gallies 817. a 10. Ariueth â—n the borders of Sussex burneth the towne of Brighthemstone with other mischiefes he is shot into the eie with on arrow 831. b 20.50 Priors executed for treason 938. a 30. ¶ See Abbats Priories suppressed â—48 a 10. Prise rich taken by the earle of Warwicke 648. b 50. Of wines to the quantitie of two hundred tun 1196. a 50. More 1197. a 20. Of foure hundred tun of Gascoigne French wines 1211. a 20 Prises taken by Frenchmen of about fiftie thousand rownes value 1199. a 10. â—0 40 Of French goodes â—aken by the Westerne ships 968. a 20. ¶ See Greenfield â—risoner shifting to escape breaketh his necke 228 b 20. Escaped and the shiriffe of London is punished 251. b 60 Rescued by an officer and the rescuâ—rs punished note 260 a 50. Carefullie seene vnto note 376. a 60. Faithfull a â—â—tabâ—e example 423. a 50. Chaind in gieues made of siluer 18 a 10. That should haue â—ne hanged his good seruice 770. b 30. Brake from th sessions house note 906. b 10 Prisoners French mercifullie vsed not 550.60 Pittifullie slaine 5â—4 b 60. Taken in wars anâ— slaine 608. b 60. Discharged 1088. b 60. Slaine bâ— French as they were takeâ— 601. b 10. Of the Marshalsee breake out 792. a 10. Soll in open markets note 819. b40 Scottish of name taken by the English 989. a 40. Deliuered out of the tower 1127. a 10. Released 95. a 20. Set at libertie by duke William before his death 14. b 50. Released in an vprore 273. a 30. Arraigned for not comming to the church 1322. a 40. Proclamations for the lawfull taking of them in warre 1200 b 10. 40. Set at libertie at William Rufus coronation 16. b 10. Taken diuers nobles gentlemen of France 200. a 60. Beheaded 133. a 30. Released without ransome 201. b 10. Set at libertie out of the tower by the Londoners 338. b 50.60 A conspiracie to set them at libertie 333. a 30. Honorablie intreated by the prince of Wales note 390. a 10. c. Taken in the warres how honorable intreated by Edward the third 379. b 10.20 Set at large by rebels 430. b 50. Saued from the gallowes at a womans sute note 378 a 20. ¶ See Fines Priuilege of the parlement ¶ See Burgesses Priuileges and freedomes reuoked by duke William 8. a 20. Ecclesiasticall defended against Henrie the sixt his nobles 637. a 20.30 ¶ See Liberties Procession in English 963 b 30 Proclamation against the popes authoritie in England 914. b 40. c. Traitorous read and the reader apprehended 1132. b 60. Heauie and greeuous 664 b 40. Of Henrie the sixt for the taking of Iacke Cade the rebell and 〈◊〉 fellowes 635 b 10. c. For the lawfull assise of bread 166 a â—â— That all English benefited men in Rome should returne into England 474. b 50.60 Clearing the lords of treason 460. a 40. For the auoiding of Irishmen 481. a 40. Touching monie note 309. a 20. To auoid strangers 202 b 40. Against puruâ—iors 259 d 20. That none should depart out of the relme 20. b 40. Against the familie of loue 1314 a 60 b 10. For the free traffike of merchants as before c. 1267 b 10. ¶ See Inclosures Prodigalitie of duke Robert of Normandie note 32 b 20. Of William Rufus 26. b 10. noted .27 a 10. Progresse of queene Elisabeth ¶ See Queene Elisabeth Promise to purchase the peopls fauor 8. b 40. In sicknesse broken in health 20. a 50. And what slacknes in performance thereof procured note 19. b 40 Of Edward the first vrged by his nobles note 308 a 50. 60. b 10. Uerie dishonorablie broken 304. b 60. Made against loialtie withstood by casualtie 295 a 30. Made to a request and performed note 320. b
Cum priuilegio Anno. 1. Sim. Dun. Edwin and Marchar Quéene Aldgitha sent to Chester Wil. Mal. Simon Dun. Wil. Malm. The bishops blamed The archbishop of Yorke other submit themselues to king William Gemeticensiâ— William Conquerour crowned 1067. according to their account which begin the yeare on the daie of Christ his natiuitie Polydor. Iohn Stow. Tho. Spoâ— Seruitude bondage of the Nobilitie and Commonaltie to the Normans The ancient liberties and lawes of England remaine in Kent onlie Wil. Thornâ— Sim. Dunel King William goeth ouer into Normandy Hen. Hunâ— Polychron Sim. Dun. Edricke Syluaticus Richard Fits Scroope The riuer of Wye King William returneth into England H. Hunâ— Matth. Paris Englishmen withdraw them to the woods as outlawes Polydor. Anno Reg. 2. Matth. Paris Matth. West Diuers of the English Nobilitie forsake their natiue countrie Polydor. Two at York wherein he left fiue hundred men in garrison Simon Dun. The Conqueror taketh froÌ„ the Englishmen their armour Couer few first instituted Matth. Weâ—â— Edmund the great Wil. Malâ— Simon Dun. This chaunced the 28. of Ianuarie on a wednesday Polydor. Polydor. Swetne and Osborne hath Matth. Paris Thrée hundred sailes saith M. W. but Sim. Dun. hath 240. Yorke burnt Normans slaine Simon Dun. A sharpe winter an enimie to warlike enterprises The Danes where they wintered Hen. Hunt Polydor. Matth. Paris Hen. Hunt Wil. Malm. Sim. Dunel Earle Edwines lands giuen vnto Alane earle of Britaine Castell of Richmont Earle of Britaine Simon Dun. Matth. Paris maketh mention but of Sweine and Osborne whom he calleth brethren Wil. Malmâ— Simon Duâ— Anno Reg. 4. 1070. Polydor. Priuileges and fréedoms reuoked Matth. Paris Stigand Alexander bishop of Lincolne Polydor. The hard deling of K. William against the Englishmen The institution of the foure Termes The Excheker The Chancerie New lawes The lawes were written in the Norman toong Matters to be tried by a iurie of 12. men Matth. Paris Matth. West Wil. Mal. Wil. Thorne Abbâ—is searched Polydor. Simon Dun. Wil. Thorne Polydor. Sim. Dunel Stigand archbishop of Canturburie depriued Agelmarus bishop of Thetford was one that was deposed Simon Dun. Matt. Paris Thomas a canon of Bayeux made archbishop of Yorke Lanfranke consecrated archbishop of Canturburie Matth. Westm. hath the eight Kal. of Maie but Wil. Mal. and Eadmerus the fourth Kal. of September 1071 Anno Reg. 5. Wil. Mal. Eadmerus Wil. Malm. Anno Reg. 6. 1072 Matth. Weâ—t The subiection of the archbishoprike of Yorke to the archbishoprike of Canturburie Polydor. The archbishop of Yorke acknowleged primate of all Scotland Ranulph Cestren lib. 1. cap. 57. lib. 7. cap. 2. Matt. Paris Ran. Higa H. Hunt Matth. Paris Polydor. Hen. Hunt Matth. Paris Simon Dun. Some write that he was so stubborne-harted that after he knew he should remaine in perpetuall prison he refused his meate and so pined him selfe to death A bloudie coÌ„mandement executed vpon the English by the Scots Polydor. Matth. Paris H. Hunt The king of Scots did homage to king William for Scotland Simon Dun. The kings iustice Mount caster now Newcastell Anno Reg. 9. 1075 Rafe Earle of Cambridge Matth. West Matth. Paris Hen. Hunt Simon Dun. A rebellion raised against K. William Iohn Pike Anno Reg. 10. 1076 H. Hunt Earle Walteof beheaded Earledome of Huntingdon Matth. Paris Polydor. Hen. Hunt Simon Dun. Matth. Paris Anno Reg. 11. 1077 Matth. Paris An earthquake a long frost a comet Married préests Anno Reg. 12. 1078 Polydor. A synod holden at London Bishops séeâ— remooued Woolstan Anno Reg. 13. 1079 Matth. Paris Matth. West The French king setteth the sonne against the father Simon Dun. Matth. Paris The sonne ouerthroweth the father Simon Dun. Matth. Paris The father and the sonne made friends Anno Reg. 14. 1080 Simon Dunel The foundation of New castell vpon Tine which before that season was called Moncaster Simon Dun. Note the sequele of the neglect of iustice in the â—ormer storie Sim. Dunel Copsi Gospatrike Robert Mulbray earle of Northumberland The foundation of vniuersitie colledge in Oxford Anno Reg. 15. 1081 Anno Reg. 16. 1082 Odo suspected and banished Anno Reg. 17. 1083 Plow land Geruasius Tilberiensis The true definition of a hide of land Anno Reg. 18. 1084 Wil. Malm. Simon Dun. Thurstan abbat of Glastenburie William of Fescampe Hen. Hunt Wil. Malm. haue two slaine xiiij hurt Matt. Westm. Sim. Dunel Hen. Marle Matth. Paris Hen. Marle Anno Reg. 19. Simon Dun. Polydor. Matth. Paris The Conquerour seeketh to kéepe the English men low Polydor. The forrests seized into the kings hands Matth. Paris New forrest Matth. Paris An earthquake Polydor. Simon Dun. A rumor spred of the coÌ„ming of the Danes Anno 20. Matth. West An oth taken to be true to the king Great sickenes reigning Murren of caâ—tell Matth. West Paules church burned Simon Dun. Ran. Higd. Simon Dun. Anno Reg. 21. Wil. Malm. Matth. Paris Wil. Mâ—lm Ran. Hâ—gd He inuadeth France Gemeticensis The citie of Maunt burnt by K. William Matth. West Matth. Paris King William departed this life Simon Dun. Matth. West The lix of his age hath Wâ—l Malm. He set all prisoners at libertie saith Wil. Malm. Polydor. He bare but two lions or rather leopards as some thinke Polydor. They gaue him an hundred pound saith Hen. Marle Hen. Marle Iohn Rouâ— Matth. Paris Hen. Hunt Iohn Rous. Hen. Marle Salisburie vse Shooting W. Patten collecteth this to be the 23. after the sun was in Virgo which is the 6 of SepteÌ„ber 1087 Anno Reg. 1. Polydor. Sim. Dunel Matth. Paris Sim. Dunel Marchar and Wilnot Lanfranke had fauoured him euen of a child Matth. Pâ—ris William Rufus is crowned the 26. of September Polydor. His bountifull 〈◊〉 Odo the bishop of Baiâ—â—x conspireth against his nâ—phue William Rufus The castell of Rochester Simon Dun. Wil. Malm. The bishop of Constance taketh the town of Bath Hugh Grandmesnill Hen. Hunt Wil. Mal. The earle of Shrewsburie Woâ—cester assalted Bishop Woolstan They slue fiue hundred and chased the residue as saith Simon Dunel The diligence of the archbishop Lanfranke The great curtesie shewed to the Englishmen by Wil. Rufus Simon Dun. Wil. Malm. H. Hunt Simon Dun. Gemeticensis Eustace earle of Bullongne Simon Dun. Rochester besieged by the king Anno Reg. 2. Polydor. The bishop of durham exiled Lanfranke archbishop of Canturburie departeth this life Matth. Westm. Paule abbat of S. Albons Eadmerus Lanfranke praised for holding with the moonks The king giuen to sensuall lust and couetousnesse Matth. Paris Wil. Malm. Matt. Paris Matt. Pariâ— Anno Reg. 3. 1090 Simon Dun. Warres betwixt the king and his brother Robert Anno Reg. 4. 1091 Gemeticensis A peace concluded Simon Dun. Mâ—tth West Matt. Paris Gemeticensis Sim. Dunel A mightie wind Anno Reg. 5. 1092 The Scots inuade England Wil. Malm. Sim. Dun. The repairing and new peopling of Carleil Matth. West Foure barons Nigell or Neal Piers Malbanke * Eustace whose surname we find not Warren Uernon The Lacies Iohn Bohun
The castle of Douer deliuered to the quéene Polydor. Thurstan archbishop of Yorke made lieutenant of the north parts The Scots eftsoones inuade Northumberland Archbishop Thurstan raiseth a power to fight with the Scots Simon Dun. Capteines of the armie Rafe bish of Durham supplieth the roome of the archbishop Matth. Paris Sim. Dun. The Englishmen set vpon the Scots The Scots of Lodian disorder the Englishmen Simon Dun. Matth. Paris The Scots put to flight Henrie earle of Huntington his valiancie Polydor. Hen. Hunt The number Simon Dun. Matth. Paris Wil. Paru Polydor. Ran. Higd. Castels recouered by king Stephan N. Triuet Simon Dun. Matth. Paris Theobald archbishop of Canturburie Anno Reg. 5. 1140 Polydor. Matth. Paris K. Stephan inuadeth Scotland A peace concluded betwéene the two kings of England and Scotland Ludlow roun Roger bishop of Salisburie Alexander B. of Lincolne Wil. Malm. Castels built by the bishop of Salisburie Simon Dun. Newarke castel built by the bishop of Lincolne The B. of Elie banished The bishop of Salisburie dieth of thought Wil. Malm. In nouella historia Fortunes inconstancie Wil. Paru M. Pal. in sâ—â— scâ—r The bishop of Salisburie made lord Chancelour K. Stephan doubts whom to trust He coÌ„tracteth affinitie with the French king Wil. Malm. Polydor. Matt. Paris Alberike de Uéer pleadeth the kings cause The empresse landed here in England What power she brought with hir Wil. Malm. Polydor. Earle Robert commeth to Glocester Matt. Paris Brian the earle of Glocesters sonne Miles earle of Hereford Polydor. The empresse besieged in Arundell castel The king raiseth his siege The empresse goeth to Bristow K. Stephan besiegeth Wallingford Anno Reg. 6. 1141 Sim. Dunel R. Houe K. Stephan winneth Lincolne Ran. Higd. Simon Dun. Polydor. N. Triuet The ordering of the kings armie readie to giue battell Simon Dun. Matt. Paris The earles of Norfolke Hampton Mellent Waren The earle of Albemarle William de Ypres The ordering of the battels on the kings aduersaries part The oration of the earle of Chester Ran. Higd. The earle of Glocesters answer to the earle of Chesters oration The necessitie to fight valiantlie Alane duke of Britaine The earle of Mellent Earle Hugh The earle of Albemarle The earle of Albermarles wife Simon earle of Hampton Like maister like seruants Earle Baldwin his oration in the behalfe of king Stephan Thrée things to be foreséene by them that shall giue battell Erle Robert The earle of Chester Continuall good successe a prouocation of boldnesse Matth. Paris Hen. Hunt W. Paru Hen. Hunt Polydor. Simon Dun. Hen. Hunt Matth. Paris W. Paru Polydor. The king led to Bristow W. Paru The king of Scots taketh Northumberland into his possession Polydor. The empresse foloweth the victorie Shée coÌ„meth to London The quéene sueth to the empresse for the deliuerie of hir husband The Londoners conspire to take the empresse Shée fled in the night time out of the citie N. Triueâ— Geffrey de Mandeuile The bishop of LondoÌ„ taken Polydor. Castels fortified by the bishop of winchester William de Ypresse Ia. Meir Wil. Malm. In nouella historia N. Triueâ— Sim. Dun. Polydor. The empresse armie put to flight Wil. Malm. Robert earle of Glocester taken prisoner Matt. Paris Wil. Paruus N. Triuet Dauid king of Scots retired home Simon Dun. R. Houe Alberike de Uéer slaine Wil. Malm. Polydor. Geruasius Dorober The king and the earle of Glocester deliuered by exchange Anno Reg. 7. 1142 Geruasius Dorobernensis A parlement called A statute established in fauour of préests Paul Lang. in Chron citizen pag. 760. Matth. Paris Earle Robert passeth ouer into Normandie Normandie woone by the earle of Aniou Wil. Malm. Earle of Glocoster returneth Ger. Dor. Wil. Malm. The I le of Portland Circester The empresse besieged in Oxford N. Triuet Simon Dun. Wil. Paru Ran. Higd. Matth. Paris The empresse escapeth out of Oxford Polydor. Wil. Malm. Simon Dun. Matth. Paris Brian sonne to the earle of Glocester Aeneas Syluius Polydor. Simon Dun. N. Triuet Anno Reg. 8. 1143 The empresse hir sonne lord Henrie The king commeth to wilton Wil. Paru Sim Dun. M. Triuet Matt. Paris Miles earle of Hereford deceased Ger. Dor. The earle of Essex taken The earle of Arundell N. Triuet Wil. Paru Anno Reg. 9. 1144 Hen. Hunt Sim. Dunel Iohn Pike Matth. West N. Triuet Wil. Malm. Wil. Paru M. Pal. in suo scor Lincolne besieged The siege raised N. Triuet A child crucified by the Iewes Matth. Paris Simon Dun. Anno. Reg. 10. 1145 A castell built at Faringdon Hen. Hunt The king winneth it by force Anno Reg. 11. 1146 Ran. Higd. Matth. Paris N. Triuet Simon Dun. Ran. Higd. The Welshmen wafte Cheshire Ger. Dor. The earle of Glocester departeth this life Anno Reg. 12. 1147 Simon Dun. K. Stephan entreth into Lincolne with his crowne on his head Simon Dun. Ger. Dor. Geruasius Anno Reg. 13. 1148 The L. Henrie returneth into England Anno Reg. 14. 1149 He is made knight R. Houed K. Stephan with an armie commeth to Yorke Matth. Paris Great raine A sore frost Anno Reg. 15. 1150 Ger. Dor. The earle of Aniou father to Henry Fitz empresse departeth this life Worcester assaulted Anno Reg. 16. 1151 Ger. Dorobeâ— A synod at London The earle of Leicester brother to the erle of Mellent Anno Reg. 17. 1152 The duke of Normandie Fitzempresse marieth the duchesse of Aquitaine The French king maketh warre against the duke of Normandie The castell of Newmarch deliuered to the French king Ueulquesine or Ueuxin The castell of Uernon Simon Dun. The pope is against it The bishops are threatned Ger. Dor. The archbishop of Canturburie flieth out of the realme Matth. Paris Ger. Dor. The battell of Monadmore Matth. Paris The second also the first bishops of Man Hen. Marle The bishop of Dublin made archbishop The castell of Newberie won Duke Henrie Fitzempresse returneth into England Ger. Dor. He besiegeth the castell of Malmesbury Matth. Paris Polydor. K. Stephan constreineth him to raise his siege Wil. Parâ— Simon Dun. Ger. Dor. A sore storme The castell of Wallingford The castell of Cranemers Matth. Paris Ger. Dor. Eustace king Stephans sonne Eustace king Stephans son and Simon earle of NorthaÌ„pton depart this life both in one wéeke The earle of Chester deceasseth Matth. Paris Rob. Mont. Stamford was taken Simon Dun. Ger. Dor. Gipswich or Ipswich besieged N. Triuet Notingham Duke Henrie raiseth his siege from Notingham Polydor. The miserie of this land in time of the ciuill warre Hor. lib. car 1. ode 35. Idem lib. car 2. ode 1. The ladie Constance wife to Eustace sent home K. Stephan began to incline his mind to peace Matth. Paris Ger. Dor. An assemblie of lords at Winchester A peace concluded betwixt the king and the duke Some writers haue recorded that duke Henrie should presentlie by this agréement enioy halfe the realme of England Matth. Paris Castels to be razed in number 1115. William sonne to king Stephan Earle Warren The castels of Bellencumber
to make full amends by being recoÌ„ciled to the catholike church The king and quéene exhibit the supplicatioÌ„ to Poole the proud prelat Pope Iulie the third 〈◊〉 cardinall Poole his authoritie apostolike Solemne proâ—cession at Rome for the new reconcilement of England to the caâ—tholike church A report that the quéene was with child The councelâ— letter to bishop Bonner of the quéenes conceiuing of child If Quéene Marie were quicke with châ—ld on the 1â— of the moneth of Nouember and afterward did labour in the moneth of Iune then went she almost seuen moneths quicke with child The words of sir Richard Southwell in the parlement house for his yoong maister Order taken by parlement for quéene Maries child Trust disappointed Parlements maie be deceiued The praiers of the papists of what litle effect they are with God A praier for quéene Marie and hir child turned out of Latine into English A deuout praier made by the catholikes for quéene Marie being great and quicke with child * The papists call the protestants heretikes and enimies to the crosse of Christ euen as Achab called Elias the disturber of Israell when he was onelie the disturber himselfâ— Quéene Marie compared of the papists to quéene Iudith Marke how forgetting his praier he faâ—leth to the praising of quéen Marie The testament setteth vp onelie the glorie of Christ. If the changing of Gods promises destroieng his inheritance stopping the mouths of Gods people if contentioÌ„s warres and schismes be tokens of heretikes who so great heretikes as the papists â—e Crie vp lowdder you priests perâ—duenture your god is a sléepe The Lord gaue a promise to Sara â—nd Elisabeth so did 〈◊〉 not to queene Marie It is not best such one to be granted vnto â—ou for being like Abraham Ioseph Moses and Salomon he maie chance smell out your corrupt doctrine and to detest your bloudie tyrannie c. An other praier for the same Cardinall Poole comdeth to Pauls crosse with great pompe Cerâ—eine 〈◊〉 of StephaÌ„ Gardiners sermon The king and the cardinall ride togither Prince of Piemount commeth into England I. Stow. 1053. Prince of Orange Fiue of Throckmortons iurie released Parlement dissolued Abr. Fl. ex Ioh. Foxi martyrologio A sturre betwéene the Spaniards and Englishmen at Westminster I S. pag. 1095. Prisoners deliuered out of the tower Trouble and persecution for religion Ambassadors out of England to Rome William Fetherstone alià s Constable a boie nameth himselfe king Edward the sixt Iohn Stow. The counterfet king executed Abr. Fl. ex Ioh. Foxi martyrologio The names of the councellors called before quéene Marie The effect of quéene Maries words touching abbeie lands to be restored The quéene taketh a conscience to kéeping abbeie lands The quéene surrendreth from hir selfe the possessioÌ„ of abbeie lands Promise for restitution of abbeie lands Râ—ad more of 〈◊〉 in a booke â—â—lled a warning to England The death of 〈◊〉 Iulius the third Nâ—te here what an holie catholike church this is â—â—oâ—kish pope Monstrous blasphemie in the pope Pope Iulius blasphemeth God for a peacocke 〈…〉 dignam 〈◊〉 10. â—inchesters 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 for the 〈◊〉 funerall A collect for the pope Another praier for chusing of the pope A woman of S. Magnus parish imprisoned for not praieng for the pope A terrible example of Gods seuere punishment vpon Nightingall parson of Crondall in Kent Blasphemie to Christs â—ospell punished The lord Courneie goeth ouer into Italie The lord Courtneie descended of the bloud â—oâ—all Ambassadors sent to treat a peace betwéene the French king and the emperour Abr. Fl. ex I. S. 1097. The necessitie of the poore reléâ—ued by Gods prouidence Disputation at Christs hospitall as had béene accustomed at saint Bartholomewes in Smithfield being an incouragement to yoong scholers King Philip went ouer into Flanders New counter in Woodstréet Great land-waters wherby diuerse frequented places were ouerflowne Anno Reg. â— Commisâ—ioners sent to Oxford by thâ— popes authoritie 〈◊〉 â— parlement â—herein the kings of the â—â—â—rch are 〈◊〉 â— subsidie â— Stowpunc This Storie 〈◊〉 executed 〈◊〉 quéen Elâ—zabeths 〈◊〉 The death of Stephan Gardiner â—â—shop of â—inchester Aâ—r. Fl. ex I. F. â—â—â—tyrologio The reporter 〈◊〉 this additiâ—â— a person of â—â—â—dit Gâ—â—diâ—er 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 sudden 〈◊〉 of God Stephan Gardiner especiallie hunteth for the life of ladie Elizabeth Q. Elizabeth preserued M. Bridges lieuâ—â—nant the Lords organ in sauing the ladie Elizabeths life The archbishop of Yorke lord chaÌ„cellor Iohn Stow. Abr. Fl. ex I.F. martyrologio Rockers and nurses prouided for quéene Maries child Processions and bonefires in London for ioy of the yong prince Triumph at Antwerpe for the same Q. Maries child would not come What became of Q. Maries child no man can tell Ex testimonio eiusdem puerperae Londinensis The yoong princes cradle Uerses vpon the cradle * I. Fox in mart sub tit Hen. 8 I. Stow. 1037. Free scale 〈◊〉 Holt with other charitaâ—â—â— deeds of sir Io. Greshâ—â— A blasing starre Brookes bishop of Gloâ—â—â—ster appoint to examine Cranmer Th. Cranmâ—â— archbishop 〈◊〉 Canturburâ—â— condemned He is burnt The archbishop broughâ— to the place 〈◊〉 execution Iohn Fox The descripâ—tion of his person Cardinall Poole made archbishop of Canturburie Persecution or religion Newgate set in fire A conspiracie â— Stow pag. 1100. The names of the conspiracies and their 〈◊〉 Sir Anthonie Kingston â—â—parteth this 〈◊〉 Executions 〈◊〉 treason 〈◊〉 and religion Iohn Stow. Anno Reg. 4. Execution I S. pag. 1101. Conspiracie began by one 〈◊〉 and three brethren 〈…〉 A traitorous proclamation read and the reader apprehended Great death Seuen aldermen of London dead in one yeare Ab. Fl. ex I. Stow. 1103. Fecknam abbat of Westminster False accuser set on the pillorie burnt in both chéeks would to God all such accusers were so well marked A stranger would haue murdered the kéeper of Newgate A gun shot into the court at Greenewich An ambassador out of Muscouia Iohn Stow. The lord Sturton committeth a shamefull murther The lord Sturton hanged Abr. Fl. ex I. S. 1105. Dearth and plentie Iohn Caius The returne of king Philip into England Stafford and others committed to the tower and after executed Thomas Persie created earle of Northumberland Quéene Marie proclameth open warres against the French king King Philip passed ouer into Flanders The names of the capteins ouer the quéenes forces Varie genâ—â—â— in exerciâ—n Philippi The death of the ladie 〈◊〉 of Cicut Obsequie for the king of Portingale Fifteene or 〈◊〉 thousand footmen and a threé or 〈◊〉 thousand horssemen The conestable of France â—oke Montâ—â—â—encie geâ—â—rall of the French forâ—â—s Prisoners of 〈◊〉 These nine knights of the order The siege 〈…〉 Quintins 〈◊〉 the same taken and sacked The lord Henrie Dudleie slaine with the shot of a gun Doctor Weston resigneth the deanrie of Westminster by compulsion and is recâ—mpensed The malice of cardinall Poole against king Henrie the eight Sir Thomas Tresham made lord of saint Iohns of Ierusalem Calis not
foorthwith framed all his indeuours to the accomplishment of his businesse Surelie quéene Elianor the kings mother was sore against hir nephue Arthur rather mooued thereto by enuie conceiued against his mother than vpon any iust occasion giuen in the behalfe of the child for line 60 that she saw if he were king how his mother Constance would looke to beare most rule within the realme of England till hir sonne should come to lawfull age to gouerne of himselfe ¶ So hard it is to bring women to agree in one mind their natures commonlie being so contrarie their words so variable and their déeds so vndiscréet And therfore it was well said of one alluding to their disposition and qualities nulla diu foemina pondus habet When this dooing of the quéene was signified vnto the said Constance she doubting the suertie of hir sonne committed him to the trust of the French king who receiuing him into his tuition promised to defend him from all his enimies and foorthwith furnished the holds in Britaine with French souldiers Quéene Elianor being aduertised hereof stood in doubt by and by of hir countrie of Guien and therefore with all possible speed passed ouer the sea and came to hir sonne Iohn into Normandie and shortlie after they went foorth togither into the countrie of Maine and there tooke both the citie and castell of Mauns throwing downe the wals and turrets therof with all the fortifications and stone-houses in and about the same and kept the citizens as prisoners bicause they had aided Arthur against his vncle Iohn After this king Iohn entring into Aniou held his Easter at Beaufort which feast fell that yeare the 18 day of Aprill and from thence he went streight vnto Rouen where on the sundaie next after Easter being S. Marks day he was girded with the sword of the dutchie of Normandie in the high church there by the hands of Walter archbishop of Rouen And so being inuested duke of Normandie receiued the oth according to the custome that he should defend the church and mainteine the liberties thereof sée iustice ministred good lawes put in execution and naughtie lawes and orders abolished In the meane time his mother quéene Elianor togither with capteine Marchades entred into Anion and wasted the same bicause they of that countrie had receiued Arthur for their souereigne lord and gouernour And amongst other townes and fortresses they tooke the citie of Angiers slue manie of the citizens and committed the rest to prison This enterprise being thus luckilie atchiued the residue of the people in those parties were put in such feare that of their owne accord they turned to their woonted obedience séeming as though they would continue still therein The French king all this while conceiuing an other exploit in his head more commodious vnto him than as yet to attempt warre against the Englishmen vpon so light an occasion dissembled the matter for a time as though he would know nothing of all that was doone till the king should be otherwise occupied in England about his coronation In the meane season king Iohn hauing set some stay in his businesse on the further side of the sea he left his mother still in Guien to defend that countrie against the enimies and taking the sea came ouer himselfe into England landing at Shorham the 25 day of Maie On the next day being Ascension éeue he came to London there to receiue the crowne On the morow after being Ascension daie when the Nobilitie and commons were assembled and the king brought into the church of S. Peter at Westminster there to receiue his diademe Hubert the archbishop of Canturburie being cheefe in authoritie and honour both for his age and calling spake these words or the like in substance before the whole assemblie as followeth Hubert the archbishop of Canturburies oration to the lords spirituall and temporall in the presence of the king c. MOst honorable lords of the spiritualtie and most graue and politike peeres and barons of the temporaltie you are come hither this day to choose you a king and such a one as if need should require may be able of himselfe to take such a charge vpon him and hauing vndertaken the same readie to execute that which he shall thinke to be expedient for the profit of his subiects we haue therefore one present heere among vs vpon whome harts and good willes of high and low rich and poore doo generallie depend a man I doubt not but that for his owne part will applie his whole indeuour studie and thought vnto that onelie end which he shall perceiue to be most profitable for the commonwealth as knowing himselfe to be borne not to serue his owne line 10 turne but for to profit his countrie and to seeke for the generall benefit of vs that are his subiects And albeit I am sure that you doo well know how all these qualities are most abundantlie planted in the person of Iohn duke of Normandie a person of high prowesse and no lesse prudence for the which yee ought to iudge him right worthie of the line 20 gouernement yet beeing in doubt least the common fame should carrie you awaie or least you should turne your minds to the fauour of an other as in respect of some better right by title of a more lawfull descent of inheritance pretended by others than he hath to shew I require you to giue eare vnto my words who bearing the state of two manner of persons ought to be profitable to my countrie not onelie by example line 30 and exhortation but also by loialtie and good counsell which hitherto I haue euer studied to performe and wherein God willing I meane to persist so long as I shall continue in this mortall and transitorie tabernacle Therefore whereas at this present we haue in hand to conclude vpon such a weitie matter which beeing once doone can line 40 not be vndoone I commend vnto you this Iohn euen with all my verie heart and iudge that you ought to accept him for your king who in all things which he shall ordeine purpose or take in hand shall not faile so to answer your opinions with his well dooing and so satisfie your good erpectations alreadie conceiued of him with his diligent prouidence that all the whole line 50 realme shall not onelie like of and allow your dooing heerin but also with high commendation extoll the same to the verie stars These things do I promise vnto you and so farforth as in me may lie I dare take vpon me all chances and perils that may proceed thereof When the archbishop had ended his speach diuerse line 60 held their peace and manie with great zeale saluted king Iohn whom the same daie the said archbishop crowned at Westminster after the maner then vsed with great solemnitie and no lesse reioising of all such as were present At the same time also he receiued the homages of
their malice how mightilie God had defended his chosen Elisabeth returning their dealings to their owne destruction Among sundrie these treasonable practises which the pope the ancient aduersarie to hir maiestie hath at diuerse times set abroch the rebellion in the north may remaine as a witnesse of his excéeding malice and spite against hir grace and gouernement Wherto let vs ad the bull sent ouer by Iohn Felton which traitorouslie he placed on the bishop of Londons gate in which bull the pope vtterlie excommunicated hir maiestie she was an heretike he had dispossessed hir of hir crowne and dominion she was not the lawfull quéene of this realme and hir subiects were not bound to obeie anie of hir laws or decrées but they were all frée and perfectlie discharged of their allegiance to hir so that they might lawfullie when time serued so conuenient for them both stirre rebellion against hir and also enter into armes against hir maiestie The popes will in this hath bin put in execution as through the ill demeanor of diuerse persons to him affected it was mooued in the north where mainteining themselues on the authoritie of the pope and his traitorous bull secretlie dispersed abrode they entred into a plaine and manifest rebellion The like was put in practise in Ireland through doctor Sanders and other traitors who there ioined themselues togither vnder the popes standard to bring to passe their secret appointment in this realme Through their persuasions and dealings the people were mooued in the popes name to fight against their lawfull princesse vnder his banner and to rebell against hir so notoriouslie as they might The incouragement to this great disobedience they receiued through doctor Sanders a fugitiue and ranke traitor to his prince and countrie as also through diuerse Iesuits both English and Irish whose hypocriticall shew of holinesse and diuellish persuasions on the behalfe of the pope their maister and head intised a multitude of the people there to change their profession in religion and to yeeld themselues to the popes authoritie whereby they should renounce the most certeine and iust title of hir maiestie and when foren forces should be assembled there they to ioine with them in their intent and so traitorouslie rebell against their lawfull souereigne All these practises tooke their originall from the pope as well by sending his secret messengers as also by his traitorous bull which being sent by Pius quintus is neuerthelesse confirmed in the former authoritie by this pope Gregorie the thirtéenth and remaineth in hope to take effect at some time or other for which he doth watch opportunitie as conuenientlie as he maie But God the iust auenger of all causes as he hath hither to preserued hir maiestie this litle Iland from all their malicious attempts and practises and hath deseruedlie throwne the yoke of their shame on their owne necks so will he no doubt continue his fatherlie care that his children shall be preserued their aduersaries confounded But saith Campion What is this to vs here present What apperteineth this to our indictment We are here both seuerallie and all togither indicted of high treason and for that that is obiected against vs we must answer Let not other mens offenses be laid to our charge that we should answer for other mens falts committed long since Some of vs were then but nouices here in the vniuersities and were altogither ignorant of these matters What haue we to doo with anie thing that they did They that line 10 were offendors let them answer to what you can lay against them For vs that be here at this instant you must either saie Thou Campion didst this thing or thou naming some of the other committedst this offense and ther vpon bring your proofes and witnesses otherwise you shall neuer be able to touch vs. As for these assertions for the strength they haue against vs I will not estéeme it worth a penniworth of pippins And therefore to your indictment This answer so smoothlie deliuered and with such line 20 coie lookes and protestation of action gested that all the standers by gaue perfect notice of the man both of his nature and disposition as also of his prompt ingenious wit to shadow an absolute truth with a shew of great wisedome and learning For this he knew right well that before he came to that place he had woone a maruellous goodlie report to be such a man as his like was not to be found either for life learning or anie other qualitie that might beautifie a man So that by his fauorers and fréends it was line 30 blowen abrode that we had neither doctors nor others that were worshie to enter disputation with him he was so farre aboue them all that they might not deale with him Here to doo the great titles which they adorne him withall giue credit saieng thus Quid Campiano deâ—rat doctrina perito Doctrinae natus qui penetrale fuit Cui fuit in primis sponsata scientia cunis QuÃque puer nulli mente secundus erat Ingenuas iuuenis qui sedulus imbibit artes line 40 VÃrque videbatur vix habuisse parem c. Now being brought vnto a publike triall it stood him vpon to argue somewhat of the praise that had béene giuen him wherefore in verie quaint and familiar eloquent gloses he stood vpon quirks and fine deuise of spéech thinking as he had deluded manie before so at that present he might blind the eies of iustice acquite himselfe of his horrible tresons But as truth sheweth most braue when she goeth bare naked and deceipt finest when he is cunninglie florished line 50 euen so the poore habit of the one discouered the proud hart of the other and confounded his boldnesse with hir sacred brightnesse giuing all men to vnderstand that Veritas vincit omnia And bicause Campion would haue made such a cunning conueiance of the matter as though it neither might or could attaint him or anie of them it was giuen him to vnderstand that they would not alone touch him in the sequele of the former causes but them all and he that thought himselfe the cléerest Wherevpon doctor line 60 Sanders and doctor Bristow their traitorous writings in defense of the popes bull exhibited against hir maiestie were read vnto them how they both allowed it and also the rebellion in the north Afterwards it was manifestlie prooued to their faces that Bristows booke in allowance thereof named his Motiues was especiallie commanded to be vsed amongest them both at Rome and at Rheimes euerie one being expreslie charged not to be without one of these bookes This with open mouths they altogither denied some that they had neuer séene it and some that they neuer heard of anie such commandement when as Iohn Hart one of their owne fellowes had auouched had auouched it and there vnto subscribed Besides my selfe when I came to Rheimes saw them as
common amongst them as the litle catechisme here amongst children the inequalitie of the number considered Againe at Rome they were as common likewise in the seminarie and among the Englishmen in the citie for my selfe had it and one of doctor Allens catechismes deliuered me with great charge to embrace it as my chiefe instruction My companion that went with me had one likewise the rest of the witnesses had seene how common they were and in what reuerence and authoritie they estéemed them yet these men would with shamelesse faces denie it yea and if they might haue beene so credited would haue sworne against it This manifest reproofe they would not grant vnto but Campion taketh vpon him to wrest it according vnto his humor by answering that the booke was not so ill as they tooke it for nor deserued anie such iudgement of preiudice Now he thought he could not be taken tardie but supposed his argument to passe vnreprouable for that in the new imprinting of this booke such matters as did most sharplie touch them were abridged thinking none of the former bookes should come to light But here Campion ouershot himselfe for so slie an answer could not couer so foule a blemish When they had notably conuicted them of these matters which with obstinacie they still denied they came to the intent of their secret comming ouer into this realme which was for the death of hir maiestie and ouerthrow of the whole realme which should be by domesticall rebellion and forren hostilitie the sum whereof in briefe is thus This little Iland God hauing so bountifullie bestowed his blessings vpon it that except it prooue false within it selfe no treason whatsoeuer can preuaile against it and the pope being hereof verie well persuaded by reason that all his attempts haue prooued of no effect he hath found out a meane whereby he assureth himselfe to spéed of his desire Secret rebellion must be stirred here at home among our selues the harts of the people must be obdurated against God and their prince so that when a foren power shall on a sudden inuade this realme the subiects thus seduced must ioine with these in armes and so shall the pope atteine the sum of his wish And all this must be wrought by certeine locusts of the popes seminaries mainteined at Rome Rheimes arriuing in England and dispersing themselues into such places where they thinke themselues to be surest some in one place and some in another and disguising themselues like gentlemen seruingmen or what apparell they may find meetest for them haue accesse to manie and sundrie places where hauing reconciled some their fréends must likewise be of the same stampe And so what from father to son husband and wife kinsman and acquaintance a number are seduced brought into their detestable dealings For after they haue gotten anie litle ground within them to build vpon then doo they laie vnto them what a generall bloudie daie is toward England that the pope and other forren princes haue fullie determined to ouerrun the realme then better it were for you saie they to yéeld your selues willinglie than to sée so horrible a slaughter both of your princesse and all that dare presume to take hir part Your selues yea and your freends shall abide the same hard iudgement except you ioine with vs in this action Thus through terrifieng and a thousand traitorous fetches they haue one friend bringeth another and one kinsman anoother So that as they themselues will make their boast in short time they doubt not to haue the most part of all England yea and further they presume that hir maiestie thinking hir selfe in most safetie shall then be soonest of all beguiled deceiued These are the men that make themselues so sound and substantiall that they are as true subiects to hir maiestie as the best of vs. Yea saith Campion neuer shall you prooue this that we came ouer either for this intent or purpose but onelie for the sauing of soules which meere loue and conscience compelled vs to doo for that we did pittie the miserable estate of our countrie But where are your proofes saith he these are but quirkes by the waie our liues I line 10 perceiue standeth vpon points of rhetorike you haue shewen vs the antecedent now let vs haue the Ergo. With this continuall course of boldnesse and impudencie Campion and his fellowes would grant nothing but stiflie denied euerie cause and Campion he tooke it for a custome to wrest euerie â—hing as pleased him saieng that the iurie were not men learned and therfore causes of conscience ought not to be committed to them neither was that barre appointed to define on causes of conscience wherfore line 20 all that you doo saith he is but to bring vs in Odium with the iurie After this order he deluded the people appealing still to the deuoutnesse of his conscience bicause he saw the matter brought to the verie push that would generallie conuict them all for the witnesses were produced and sworne Harts confession and their owne writings before them so that they would remooue them from their ordinarie illusions George Eliot one of the ordinarie yeomen of hir line 30 maiesties chamber vpon his oth gaue foorth in euidence as followeth That he liuing here in England among certeine of that sect fell in acquaintance with one Paine a préest who gaue him to vnderstand of a horrible treason intended against hir maiestie and the state which he did expect shortlie to happen the order how after what manner in bréefe is thus That there should be leuied a certeine companie of armed men which on a sudden should enterprise a most monstruous attempt a certeine companie line 40 of these armed men should be prepared against hir maiestie as manie against my L. of L. as manie gainst my L. T. as manie against S. F. W. and diuerse other whose names he dooth not well remember The deaths of these noble personages should be presentlie fulfilled and hir maiestie vsed in such sort as modestie nor dutie will not suffer a subiect to rehearse but this should be the generall crie euerie where Queene Marie queene Marie It was also appointed and agréed vpon who should haue this man line 50 of honours roome and who should haue thai office euerie thing was determined there wanted nothing but the comming ouer of such préests and others as were long looked for Upon this report this aforenamed George Eliot tooke occasion to question with this Paine how they could find in their hearts to attempt an act of so great and horrible crueltie considering how high an offense it should be to God beside great dangers might arise thereby Whereto Paine made answer that the killing hir maiestie line 60 was no offense to God nor the vttermost crueltie they could vse to hir or anie that tooke hir part but that they might as lawfullie doo it as to a brute beast and himselfe