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A03448 The firste [laste] volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande conteyning the description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the conquest : the description and chronicles of Scotland, from the first original of the Scottes nation till the yeare of our Lorde 1571 : the description and chronicles of Yrelande, likewise from the first originall of that nation untill the yeare 1571 / faithfully gathered and set forth by Raphaell Holinshed. Holinshed, Raphael, d. 1580? 1577 (1577) STC 13568B; ESTC S3985 4,747,313 2,664

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prayse for euer FINIS A Table of the principall matters touched in the Historie of Scotland where note that the first number signifieth the page the second the line not accounting aboue 58. line in the first Colume at the most A. ABbey of Saint Colmes Inche builded 262.80 Abbey of Dunfirmeling finished 262.93 Abbey of Fosse in Fraunce founded 147.36 Abbey of Colmekill reedified 149.90 Abbey of Lūdoris builded 279.7 Abbey of Lauer cost fackt 350.39 Abbey of Durham spoyled 350.65 Abbey of Balmernocht founded 28●… 60. Ab●…rlemnon 235.8 Abbey of Colmkil appoynted for the buriall of the Scottish kings 100. 19 Abbey of Holme spoiled 323.107 Abbey of Furneirs saued frō spoiling 323.114 Abbeys of Melros Dryburgh burnt by the English mē 324.38 Abbey of Riuall 324.61 Abbeyes buylded by Dauid the first 263.83 Abbey of Abirbroth or Abirbrothock buylded 276.24 Abbey of Couper of the Ceste●… order founded 272.2 Abbey of Haddington buylded 276. 34. Abbey of Colmekill founded 100 17. Abbey of the holy Crosse builded 288. 73. Abbey of Pasley by vvhom buylded 247 58 Abbey of Charturare buylded 381. 37. Abbanath Crinen Thane of the vvest part of Scotland 239.11 Abernethy Laurence knight taken prisoner 346.69 Abernethy Dauid beheded 722.76 Abirden burnt by the Englishmē 343. 50. Aberlady fortified 479.18 Abirdin aduaunced from a village to a Citie 199.31 Albions and Saxons encounter in battaile 121.76 Abirdin indovved vvith manye priuiledges 285.17 Abirden burned 297.65 Achaius king of Scotland chaunged the forme of the Scottish crovvne 11.102 Achaius established a perpetuall league vvith Charles the Emperour 11 Achaius created king of Scotland 158. 101. Achaius setteth agreement betvvene his Nobilitie 158.114 Achaius doeth ayde the Pictes agaynst the English men 165.23 Achaius dieth 167.47 Acho king of Norvvey arriueth vvith an armie in the vvesterne Ilandes 289.32 Acho transporteth his armie into Albion 289.45 Acho shevveth the cause vvhy he came into Scotland 290.55 Achos nephevv slaine 292.25 Achos fleet drovvned and brokē by a tempest 292.54 Acho escapeth flieth into Orkney 292.69 Acho dyeth in Orkney 292.106 Acon or Acres besieged by Richard the first 278.33 Acon taken by the Englishe men and Scottes 278.66 Acta bishop of Pictinia 155.1 Adelstane pursueth the Pictes into their ovvne countrey 165.35 Adelstanes cruel proclamation agaynst the Pictes 165.45 Adelstane slaine 160.23 Aylstone or Adelstanes foorde vvherof so named 166.25 Adelstane vvhere buried 166.77 Adelstane King of vvest Saxons inuadeth Deira 165.6 Adelstane vvasteth Deira vvith fire and svvorde 265.14 Ada daughter of Aurelius Ambrosius maried Conranus generall of the Scots 121.66 Adam bishop of Cat●…es vilaynously misused and killed by the inhabitantes of that Countrey 284. 110. Adamson Iohn doctour of diuinitie in Abirden 285.63 Adannan bishop 151.108 Adhama daughter to king VVilliam maryed to the Erle of Laon 276.70 Adhama sister to king Malcolme maryed to Florence Earle of Holland 370.110 Adders vvhich do not hurt 279.12 Adrian Emperour of ●…ome ●● 58 Adrian Emperor transporteth into Britaine 61.72 Adrian remoueth to Yorke 61.81 Adrian afflicteth the Scottes and Pictes vvhich fled to the mountaynes 61 9●… Adrian maketh a vvall betvveene the Brytaines and Scots 61.109 Adrian returneth tovvard Rome 62. 14. Adrian a bishop 188.21 Adrians vvall repayred 92.74 Aduersarie in sute of lavv not to be stroken 181.59 Adulterie death 181.23 Age of Marie Quene of Scotland vvhen shee began his raigne 457. 28. Agricola Lieutenant of Britaine 49. 39. Agricola goeth agaynst the Scots 49. 47. Agricola studieth too bring the Scottes to ciuilitie 50.33 Agricola returneth into Pictland 51. 47. Agricola discomfiteth the Scottes and Pictes 52.93 Agricola maketh a bridge ouer the riuer Tay and passeth ouer vvith his army 54.19 Agricolas name dreadfull to the Scots and Pictes 67.23 Agatha daughter to Henrie the Emperour 253.108 Agatha and Christine renounce the vvorlde 257.6 Agasia daughter to the King of Brytaynes 21.50 Agreement made betvvene Scots and Pictes 139.60 Ayde sent into Scotlande to the Earle Lennox from the king of England 461.23 Aydan son to Conran returneth into Scotland 137.73 Aydan receyueth his inuesture in the kingdome of Scotland at the handes of saint Colme 138.30 Aydan bishop dyeth 149.6 Ayde sent oute of Fraunce to the Scottes agaynst the Englishmē 464. 61 Ayde sent out of Englande to the gouernour of Scotlande vnder the conduction of Thomas L. VVharton and the Lorde Euers 459.85 Aydans diligence in prouiding to resist his enimies ●…41 23 Aydan dyeth 142.16 Aydan requireth certaine Scottish outlavves of the Pictes 139. 10 Alexander the first surnamed the fierce created King of scotlande 261.54 Alexander goeth vvith an armye gaynste theeues and robbers in Murrey land and Ros. 261.74 Alexanders manhoode in slaying the theeues that vvoulde haue slaine him 262.12 Alexander pursueth the Rebelles that conspired vvith the theues and vanquished them 262.42 Alexander dieth 263.9 Alane Lorde of Gallovvayes bastarde sonne rayseth a commotion 285.62 Alane Lorde of Gallovves bastarde son slaine and his povver discomfited 285.86 Alexander leadeth an armie into Englande to ayde the Barons agaynst king Iohn 282.10 Alexander passeth ouer into Fraunce to renue the league vvith the French king 282.17 Alexander and Levves accursed by the Pope 282.36 Alexander prouoked by certaine Englishmen harrieth the countreys as hee vvent home into Scotland 282.50 Alexander pursueth k. Henrie the third vvith an armie into Northumberland 282.72 Alexander and his realm of Scotland absolued 283.13 Alexander of Scotlande and Hērie the thirde of England meet at Yorke to conclude and establish peace 283.72 Alexander goeth into Englande to set agreement betvvene K. Henrie and his Nobles 285.116 Alexander maryeth Mary daughter to Ingelram Lorde of Coucie 286.15 Alexander sendeth ayde to King Levves of Fraunce tovvardes his iourney into the holy land 286. 85. Alexander dyeth 287.1 Alexander the third sonne to Alexander the seconde crovvned king of Scotland 287.11 Alexander the third marieth Margaret daughter to Henrie the thirde of England 287.87 Alexander sonne to VVilliam prince of Scotlande borne 279. 76. Alexander graunteth to paye a yearely pension to the King of Norvvey for the vvesterne Iles 294.20 Alexander sendeth money to the Pope tovvardes the setting forth of an armie into the holye lande 294.102 Alexander and his Queene come to London to the coronation of king Edvvard the first 295.47 Alexander Prince of Scotlande maryeth the Erle of Flaunders daughter 295.92 Alexander prince of Scotland dieth 296.11 Alexander the thirde marieth Iolant daughter to the Earle of Champaigne in Fraunce 296.58 Alexander the third dieth 296.68 Alexander the third taken prisoner and kept by the Cumeyns 288.4 Alexander assembleth a povver agaynste Acho and his Norvvegian●… 200. ●…1 Alexander prince of scotlande sonne to Alexander the thirde borne 292.115 Alexander the seconde sonne to king VVilliam crovvned king of Scotland 281.79 Alexander Lorde of Arguile banished by king Robert 314. Alexander Lorde of the Iles moueth a rebellion agaynste K. Iames the first 378.74 Alexander Lorde of the Iles submitteth himselfe to the king and
col 1. lin 14. Carew Peter knyght conspireth with the Duke of Suffolke 1727.53 fleeth beyond the seas ead 58. Causes why Geffrey Archbyshop of Yorke was depriued 549.2 Castleford pag. 1311. col 1. lin 26. Cassels in Ireland ordeyned an Archbyshopricke 386.32 Carton cited 266.7 Castels wonne by the Scottes 855.47 b. Cantorbury Colledge in Oxford founded 1003.50 a. Cassibellanes dominion where it lay by likelihood 41.39 Cassibellane made generall of the Britaine 's agaynst the Romanes 41.46 Carausius made kyng of the Britaines 81.55 Carausius slayne in the feelde by Alectus 81.89 Cantorburie destroyed by the Danes 206.113 Edmund Earle of Cambridge married Isabel daughter to the kyng of Spayne 992.4 a. Cardinall of Piergort trauayleth to make peace 958.23 a. Castles deliuered to the keping of Fouks de Brent by kyng Caen Abbey in Normandy builded 315.91 Caen wonne by the Englishmen 930.50 a Cadwane king of Northwales 154.67 Geffrey lord Charmey discomfited at Calais 944.30 b. is taken prisoner there 945. 4. a. Camber second sonne to Brute 16.33 Cambria allotted to Camber nowe called Wales 16.40 The Carricke burnt 1476.36 Cay doctor cited 2.76 and 3.8 and .3.94 and .4.2 and 4.47 Cartimandua refuseth her husband Venutius and marrieth Vellocatus 58.82 Cartimandua deliuered from her enimies by the Romanes 58.106 Camulodunum taken by the Britaines and sacked 63.91 Castalio Balthasar knight enstalled for the Duke of Vrbice 1461.45 Caerleil citie and castle taken by the Scottes 366.68 Cardinall Cualo cōmeth ouer into England to kyng Iohn 600.55 he excommunicateth Lewes the Frēch kings sonne by name 600.61 Caerleil citie recouered from the Scottes 397.3 Castles names geuen by kyng Richard the fyrst to his brother Iohn 475.38 Carpwald slayne by an Ethnicke 162.38 Cause why the French Kyng warred agaynst the Britaines 562.52 Caergrant nowe called Cambridge 30.59 Casinare Marques of Randealme Ambassadour from the Emperour 1458.40 Cary George sonne to the lorde Hunsdō made knight 1846 45. his letter of chalenge to the lord Fleming with his answere and Syr George his replie 1848.29 Castle Galiard besieged and deliuered to the French king 557.19 Calice hauen in vayne attempted to be destroyed 1526.11 Caxtons Chronicle cited 24.41 and .30.48 Cambridge possessed by the Danes 212.38 Cambridge Towne builded 30.47 and .30.72 Castle of Maydens in Albania builded 18.13 Cardiffe castle in Wales 346.18 Cardinal Gualo 592.3 Chatoau Valyard besieged pag. 1198. col 2. lin 45. Cardinals reuenues in England seased into the kynges handes 929.43 a. Cantorburie the head citie of the kyngdome of Kent 147.69 Cassander vsurpeth the kyngdome of Macedonie 29.93 Castles fortified by kyng Iohn 601.25 Caius Volusenus looke Volusenus Calater wood in Scotland 24.29 Calphurmus Agricola sent Lieutenant into Britaine 76.74 Cardiffe castle builded 351.55 Castle built nygh to Cryde Abbey called Huberts folly 632.21 Capitoll of Rome saued by the noyse of Ganders 26.66 Cambridge burned by the Danes 245.60 Castle Chinon and Sawmer 542.23 Castle and citie of Angiers deliuered to the Duke of Britaine 542.27 The Cardinall of Saint Andrewes imprisoned 1589. 4. is deliuered out of prison and dasheth the mariage betweene Prince Edward Marie y e Scottishe Queene 1591.55 Carew the Baron of Carew slayne 1478.22 Causes which moued Cesar to make warre on y e Britaines 34.103 Cardinall Hispanus 844.13 b. Cambridge Vniuersitie when founded and by whom 28.78 Carewe Nicholas knight knight of the Garter maister of the kinges house beheaded 1571.17 the speache which he used at his execution ibidem Caen besieged and yeelded to the French pag. 1276. col 2 lin 2. Castles wonne by the byshop of Durisme 832.20 a. Caxton cited 122.9 Calice in old tyme called Icius Portus 35.14 Caircone castle fortified against kyng Henry the fyrst 339.60 Caradoc Lancarnanensis in what time he liued 394.46 Caleis inhabited with Englishmen 943.35 a. Carow Edmūde knight 1450 41. Caboto Sebastian discouereth Moscouia 1714.26 Chateau Galiard castle in Normandie builded 539.53 Cambridgshire annexed to the Sea of Ely 349.94 Catesby Willyam atteinted 1415.46 Cantorburie burned with casuall fire 191.90 Candida Casa now Whiterne 192.27 Causes which mooued Duke William of Normandie to assay the cōquering of England 285.81 Caleis besieged by the Duke of Burgoigne pag. 1259. col 2 lin 15. he breaketh vp hys siege 1260. col 1. lin 53. Caen castle repayred 359.59 Canutus and Harold sonnes to king Swanus of Denmarke sent into England with a Nauie 300.25 Canutus Harold with their armie put to flight by kyng William escape to theyr shippes 301.18 Causey made through the fens of the I le of Ely 306.101 Cardinals appoynted to treat of peace 991.12 b. Cambrey besieged by king Edward the third 904.55 a. Capitaine Hanson pag. 1304. col 1. lin 15. beheaded col 2. lin 13. Cairbadon now called the citie of Bathe 21.97 Captaines flourishing in the dayes of Richard the first 541.53 Cardinall of Saint Prarede dealeth al for money 1023.14 b. Cardinals come into England to treat of peace 901.53 b. Caernaruan burned 810.19 b. Cadsant I le 901.23 b. Cataractone towne 170.54 Caerbranke citie nowe called Yorke by whom buylded 18.10 Canute Prudan marryeth Githa daughter to Osgote Clappa 268.1 Carausius commaunded to bee slayne escapeth 83.19 Cadwan elected kyng of the Britaines 156.75 Carlile besieged 853.48 b. Cenwalch or Chenwald succeedeth his father Cinegiscus in the kingdome of West Saxons 171. Cenwalch putteth awaye hys wyfe receyueth her againe 171.44 Celwalch driuen out of his coūtrey flieth to the Eastangles 171.46 Cenwalch receiueth the Christian fayth 171.53 Cenwalch recouereth his kingdome 171.58 Cedda a vertuous Priest sent to preach the Gospell to the East Saxons 174.23 Cedda ordeined Byshop of the East Saxons 174.37 Cedda borne in Northumberland 174.103 Cenwalch king of west Saxons departeth this lyfe 180.63 Centwine succeedeth Escuinus in the kingdome of the west Saxons 180 88. Celiestline Abbey in Irelande buylded 208.203 Ceolwolfe expulsed his kingdome by Bernwolfe 205.72 Ceorlus succeedeth his kinsmā Wibbas in the kingdome of Mercia 153.9 Ceolred sonne to king Ethelred 189.10 Ceolred succeedeth Kenred in the kingdome of Mercia 189.47 Coelred dyeth and is buryed at Litchfield 189.48 Ceadwalla entreth Kent wyth a armie is put to flight by the Kentishmen 186.64 Ceadwalla succeedeth Centwine in the kingdome of the west Saxons 183.100 Ceolwolfe succeedeth his Nephew Kenelme in the kyngdome of Mercia 205.70 Cerdicus gouerneth the West partes of Britaine as kyng 127.9 Cerdicus doeth homage fealtie vnto K. Arthur 137.78 Cedda dyeth in Lestinghē Monasterie 175.28 Chesshyre wasted by the welchmen 381.41 Cerdiceore supposed to be Yermouth in Northfolke 126.108 Certicestshore 130.46 Ceolwolfe dyeth 196.11 Cealtide Synode 199.11 Celling William 1463.11 Cedferth Byshop of Donwich 195.14 Cedwallo looke Cadwallo Ceorle Earle 207.11 Cesar cited 3.49 3.62 and 4.77 5.62 Ceowuif departeth this lyfe 155.43 Celtica kingdome what countryes in conteined 1.101 Cerdicus a Saxon arriueth with a power in Brytaine 126.103 Chesshyre a great part destroyed by Norway Pirates 238
shyre whose fawcons haue bene in olde time very much regarded and there in likewyse is Milforde hauen whereof the Welch wyfards doe dreame straunge toyes which they beléeue shall one daye come to passe That Scotlande had in these dayes two Kingdomes Pictland Scotland Pictes Scottes besides that of the Orchades wherof the one consisted of the Pictes was called Pightland or Pictlande the other of the Scottish race named Scotland I hope no wise man will readily denie The whole regiō or portion of the Isle beyonde the Scottish sea also was so diuided that y e Pictes lay on the East side and the Scots on the West eche of them being seuered from other eyther by huge hilles or great lakes and riuers that ran out of the South into the north betwéene them Wherefore the case being so playne I will say no more of these twoo but procéede in order wyth the rehearsall of the rest of the particular kingdoms of this our south part of y e Ile limiting out y e same by shyres as they now lye so nere as I cā for otherwise it shal be impossible for me to leaue certaine notice of the likeliest quantities of these their seuerall portions The first of these kingdomes therfore was begonne in Kent by Henghist in the 456. Kēt Henghist of Christ and thereof called the kingdome of Kent and as the limites thereof extended it self no farther then the sayde countie y e chiefe Citie whereof was Dorobernia or Canterbury so it endured well nere by the space of 400. yeares before it was made an Earledome and vnited by Inas vnto that of the West Saxons Athelstane his sonne being y e first Earle or heretoche of the same Maister Lambert in his hystorie of Kent doth gather by very probable coniectures that this part of the Islande was first inhabited by Samothes and afterwarde by Albion but howsoeuer that case standeth sure it is that it hath bene the onely doore whereby the Romaines and Saxons made their entrie vnto the conquest of the region And as this cannot be denyed so it was the onelye place by which the knowledge of Christ was first brought ouer vnto vs whereby we became partakers of saluation and from the darknesse of misty errour true conuerts vnto the light bright beames of the shining truth to our eternall benefit and endlesse comforts hereafter Southsax Ella The second Kingdome conteined only Sussex a part of Surrey which Ella the Saxon first helde who also erected his chiefe pallace at Chichester whē he had destroied Andredswalde in the 492. of Christ and after it had continued by the space of 232. yeares it ceased being the very beast Kingdome of all the rest which were founded in this yle after the comming of the Saxons Estsax Erkenw●…jn The third regiment was of the East Saxons or Trinobātes This kingdome began vnder Erkenwijne whose chiefe seate was in Londō or Colchester cōteined whole Essex part of Herfordshyre It indured also much about the pricke of 303. yeres was diuided frō that of the East angles onely by the riuer Stour as Houeden other doe report so it continueth seperated from Suffolke euen vnto our times although the sayde riuer be growne very small and not of such greatnes as it hath bene in times past by reason that our Country men make small accompt of riuers thinking carriage made by horse cart to be the lesse chargeable waye But herein how far they are deceyued I will elsewhere make manifest declaration Westsax The fourth kingdome was of y e West Saxons and so called bycause it lay in the West part of the realme as that of Essex did in the East of Sussex and South It began in the yeare of grace 549. Cerdijc vnder Cerdijc indured vntil the comming of y e Normanes including Willshyre Barkeshyre Dorset Southampton Sūmersetshyre Glostershyre some part of Deuonshyre which the Brytons occupied not Cornewal and the rest of Surrey as the best authours do set downe The chiefe Citie of this Kingdome also was Winchester except my memory doe fayle me Br●…̄nicia alias Northumberland Ida. The fift Kingdome beganne vnder Ida in the 548. of Christ being called now Northūberland because it laye by North of the riuer Humber it conteined all that region which as it shoulde séeme was in time past eyther wholly apperteining to y e Brigants or whereof of the sayde Brigants did possesse the greater part The chiefe Citie of the same in like maner was Yorke as Leyland and other doe set downe who adde thereto that it extended frō the humber vnto the Scottish sea Afterwarde in the yeare of grace 560. Deira Ella it was parted in twaine vnder Adda that yéelded vp all hys portion which laye betwéene humber and the Line vnto his Brother Ella according to their Fathers appointment who called it Deira or Southumberlande but reteyning the rest stil vnto his owne vse he diminished not his title but wrote himself as before king of al Northumberland Howbeit after 91. yeres it was reunited againe so continued vntill Alfrede vnited the whole to his kingdome in the 331. after Ida or 878. after the birth of Iesus Christ our Sauiour The 7. kingdome Eastangle Offa a 〈◊〉 offelings called of the Eastangles began at Norwitch in the 561. after Christ vnder Offa of whom they were lōg time after called Offelings This included all Norfolke Suffolke Cābridgeshyre Ely cōtinuing 228. yeres it flourished only 35. yeres in perfite estate of Liberte the reast being consumed vnder the trybute and vassallage of the merciās who had y e souereigntye therof helde it with great honour Some take this region to be all one with that of the Icenes but as yet for my part I cannot yéelde to their assertions I meane it of Lelande himselfe whose helpe I vse altogither in these collections albeit in this behalfe I am not resolued that he doth iudge aright The 8. and last was that of Mercia Mertia Creodda which indured 291. yeares and for greatnesse of circuit excéeded all the reast It tooke the name eyther of Mearc the Saxon word because the limits of most of the other kingdomes abutted vpō the same or else for that the lawes of Mercia were first vsed in that part of the Ilande But as the later is but a méere coniecture of some so it began vnder Creodda in y e 585. and indured well nere 300. yeres before it was vnited to that of the West Saxons by Alfrede then reigning in the kingdome Before him the Danes had gotten holde thereof and placed one Ceolulphe an Ideote in the same but as he was sone reiected for his folly so it was not long after ere the sayde Alfrede annexed it to his kingdome The limites of the Mertian dominiōs Limits o●… Mercia conteined Lincolne Northamptō Chester Darby Nottingham Stafford Huntington Rutlande Oxforde Buckingham Worcester Bedforde shyres and
He tooke vp more●…uer sundrye curious pottes Iugges and cruses of stone woode most artificially wrought and carued that in such quantitye besides infinite store of fine housholde stuffe as if the whole furniture of the city had béene brought thither of purpose to be hidden in those vaultes In procéeding further he tooke vp diuers pots of golde syluer brasse glasse wherof some were fylled with the ashes and bones of the Gentyles not a fewe with the coynes of the olde Brytons and Romaine Emperours All which vessels the sayde Abbot brake into péeces and melting the mettalle he reserued it in lyke sorte for the garnyshing of hys church he founde lykewyse in a stone wall two olde bookes wherof one conteined the rytes of the gentiles about the sacrifices of their gods the other as they now say y e Martyrdome of S. Albane ●…S soū●● lyke a 〈◊〉 both of thē written in old brittish letters which eyther bycause no man then lyuing could read them or for that they were not woorth the kéeping were both consumed to ashes sauing that a fewe notes were first taken out of this later concerning the death of their Albane Thus much haue I thought good to note of the former beautie of Verolamium whereof infinite other tokens haue béene found since that tyme and diuers within the memory of man of passing workmanship the lyke wherof hath no where else béene séene in anye ruynes wythin the compasse of the Isle eyther for cost or quantitye of stuffe Furthermore where as dyuers are not a frayde to saye that the Thames came sometimes by thys citie in déede it is nothing so but that the Verlume afterwarde called Vere and the Mure did or doth so whatsoeeuer Gildas talketh herof whose bookes may be corrupted in that behalfe there is yet euident proofe to be confirmed by experience But thus standeth the case As those aforesayd workemen digged in those ruines they happened oftentimes vpon Lempet shelles péeces of rusty ancres and Keles of great vesselles wherevpon some by by gathered that either the Thames or some arme of the Sea did beate vpon that towne not vnderstandyng that these thinges might aswell happen in great lakes and meres whereof there was one adioyning to the north side of the citie which lay thē vnwalled This mere at the first belonged to the king and thereby Offa in hys time did reape no small commoditie It continued also vntill the time of Alf●…ijc the seauenth Abbot of that house who bought it out ryght of the king then liuing by excessiue charges dreined it so narrowly that within a whyle he left it ●…e bycause there was alwaies contention betwéene the monkes the kings seruaunts which fished on that water In these dayes there remayneth no maner mencion of this poole but onelye in one streate which yet is called fishpoole streate whereof this may suffise for the resolution of such men as séeke rather to yeeld to an inconuenience then that their Gildas shoulde séeme to mistake thys ryuer Hauing thus digressed to giue some remēbraunce of the olde estate of Verolamium it is now time to returne againe vnto my former purpose Certes I woulde gladlye set downe with the names and number of the cities all the townes villages in england and wales ▪ but as yet I cannot come by thē in such order as I woulde howbeit the tale of our cities is soone founde by the Byshoprijckes sith euery Sie hath such prerogatiue giuen vnto it as to beare the name of a citie As London Yorke Cauntorbury VVinchester Cairleil Durham Ely Norwiche Lincolne VVorcester Glocester Hereforde Salisbury Excester Bathe Lichefielde Bristow Rochester Chester Chichester Oxforde Peterborow Landaffe S. Dauids Bangor S. Asaph Whose particular plots models with their descriptiōs shal insue if it may be brought to passe that y e cutters can make dispach of thē before this hystory be published Of townes and villages likewise thus much will I say that there were greater store in olde tyme then at this present thys I note out of dyuers recordes charters donations made in times past vnto sundry religious houses as Glessenburye Abbandon Ramsey Ely and such like that there were many townes and villages whereof at this present I fynde not so much as the ruines Lelande in sundrye places complayneth likewise of the decaie of paryshes in great cities and townes missing in some sixe or eyght or twelue churchs of all which he giueth particuler notice For albeit y t the Saxōs builded many townes villages and the Normans well mo yet since the first hundred yeares after the latter conquest they haue gone againe so fast againe to decaye that the auncyent number of them is very much abated Ranulphe the Monke of Chester telleth of a generall suruey made in the fourth of the reign●… of William Conquerour surnamed the Bastarde wherein it was founde that nowithstanding y e Danes had ouerthrowne a great many there were to the number of 52000. townes 45002. parish churches and 75000. Knightes fées whereof the clergy helde 28015. He addeth moreouer that there were dyuers other buylded since that tyme wythin the space of an hundred yeares after the comming of the Bastarde as it were in lieu or recompence of those that William Rufus pulled downe for the erection of his newe Forrest Howbeit if the assertions of such as wryte in our tyme concerning this matter eyther is or ought to be of any credite in this behalfe you shall not finde aboue 17000. townes and villages in the whole which is little more then a fourth part of the aforesayd number yf it be thorowly scanned But to leaue this lamentable discourse of so notable an inconueniēce growing by incroching ioyning of house to house and lande to lande whereby the inhabitaunts of any country are deuoured and eatē vp It is so that our soyle being deuided into Champaigne ground woodlande the houses of the first lye vniformely buylded in euery towne togither with stréetes lanes whereas in the woodlande countries except here and there in great market townes they stande scattered abroad eache one dwelling in the midst of his owne occupying And as in euery one of the first there are comonly thrée hundred or foure hundred families or mansion houses and two thousande communicantes or peraduenture moe so in the other we finde not often aboue fourtie or fiftie housholdes two hundred communicantes whereof the greatest part neuerthelesse are very poore folkes oftentymes without all maner of occupying sith the grounde of the parishe is often gotten vp into a fewe mens handes yea sometimes into the tennure of two or three wherby the reast are compelled eyther to be hyred seruaunts vnto the other or else to begge their bread in misery from doore to doore A great number complayne of thincrease of pouertie but few men do sée the verye roote from whence it doeth procéede yet the Romaines founde it out when they florished and therefore
to send vnto Rome euery yere three hūdred Markes that is to wit one hundred Markes to S. Peters Churche Mancusa an other hundred Markes to S. Paules light and the third hundred markes to the Pope In his returne through Fraunce he married the Lady Iudith The Lady Iudith daughter to Charles y t Bald then K. of France and 〈◊〉 hir with him into his coūtrey placed hir by him in a chai●…e of estate with which doing he 〈◊〉 so y t minds of his subiects bicause it was against the order t●…kē before time for the offence of 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 that his sonne Ethelbalde and ●…o●…ls●…an Bishoppe of Shireborne VVil. Mal●… with Enwoulf Earle of Sommerset conspired to depose 〈…〉 his 〈◊〉 ●●thoritie but by mediation of friendes the 〈◊〉 was taken vp and so ordrod that the kingdome was deuided betwixte the father and the son with such parcialitie that the sonne had the better parte lying Westward and the father was 〈◊〉 to conte●…ite himselfe with the East parte and the worst Of this trouble of Ethelwoulf Harrison writeth somewhat otherwise and after this manner word for word .857 Ethelwoulf K. of y e west Saxons beeing returned from Rome and y e parties beyond the Seas is prohibited the entraunce into his Realme by Alstone 〈◊〉 Shereborne Ethelbald his eldest sonne pretending outwardly his coronation of Alfride y e marriage of Iudith the French kings daughter and open eating with hir at the Table to be the only cause of this theyr manifest Rebelliō Hitherto Harrison wherby he seemeth to inferre that this reuolting of Alstane and his son should proceede of the ambitious desire of Ethelbald to raigne and likely ynough or else this vnequall partition should neuer haue bin made But howsoeuer y e matter stoode K. Ethelwoulf liued not long after his returne frō Rome but departed this life after he hadde gouerned the kingdome of the West Saxons the space of ●…0 yeres and odde monethes His body was buryed at Winchester He left behind him ●… sonnes Ethelbald Ethelbert or Ethelbright Ethelred and Alfred or Alvred which were begotten of his first wife Osburga Only Westse●… hath Mat. W. and Simon Dunel sayth that Ethelbright land Sussex also and so doth Hen. Hunt A little before his death hee made his Testament last will appointing his son Ethelbald to succeede him in the whele regiment of his kingdomes of Westsex and Sussex which he held by inheritance but the kingdomes of Kente Essex he assigned to his son Ethelbright About the same time also the Danes soiourned all the Winter season in the Isle of Skeepey Bertwolf King of Mercia After Wightlafe K. of Mercia one Bertwolf raigned as tributary to y e West Saxons y t space of .12 yeres about y e ende of which tearme he was chased out of y t countrey by the Danes thē one Burthred was made K. of that kingdome Math West saith t●…e daughter Ran. Cestren Iohn Cap. which married Ethelswida y e sister of Ethelwoulf K. of West Saxons In this season one Modwine a virgin in Ireland was greatly renowmed in the world vnto whom the forenamed K. Ethelwolf sent his son Alvred to be cured of a sore disease y t was thoughte incurable but by hir meanes her recouered healthe and therefore when hir Monasterie was destroyed in Ireland Modwen came ouer into England vnto whome K. Ethelwolfe gaue land to build two Abbeyes and also deliuered vnto hir his sister Edith to bee professed a Nunne Modwen herevpon built two Monasteries one at Poule sworth ioyning to the boundes of Arderne wherin she placed the foresaid Edith with Osyth and Athea the other whether it was a Monasterie or cell she founded in Stren●…shall or Trentsall where she hir selfe remained solitary a certain time in praier and other vertuous exercises And as it is reported shee went thrice to Rome finally dyed being .130 yeres of age Hir body was firste buried in an iland compassed about with the Riuer of Trent called Andresey taking that name of a Church or Chappell of S. Androw which she had builte in the same Iland and dwelled therein for the space of seuen yeares Many Monasteries she built both in Englande as partly aboue is mentioned and also in Scotland as at Striuelius Edenbrough and in Ireland at Cellestl●…ne and else where Ethelbald and Ethelbright Ethelhald Ethelbright EThelbalde Ethelbright deuiding theyr fathers Kyngdome betwixte them began to raigne Ethelbalde ouer the West Saxons and the South Saxons Ethelbrighte ouer them of Kent and Essex in the yere of our Lorde 857. which was in the second yere of the Emperour Lewes the secōd 857 and the .17 of Charles surnamed Calvus or the bald K. of Fraunce and about the first yere of Donald y e fifth of that name K. of the Scottes The vnlawfull marriage of Ethelbalde VVil. Malm. The said Ethelbald greatly to his reproche tooke to wife his mother in lawe Q. Iudith or rather as some write his own mother whome his father had kept to concubine He liued not past fiue yeres in gouernement of the Kyngdome but was taken out of this life to the greate sorow of his subiects whome he ruled right worthily and so as they had him in great loue and estimatiō Then his brother Ethelbright tooke vppon him the rule of the whole gouerning as well ouer the West Saxons and them of Sussex as ouer the Kentishmen and them of Essex In his dayes the Danes came a land and destroyed the Citie of Winchester Hen. Hunt Winchester des●…royed by Danes but Duke Osrike with them of Hamshire and Duke Adelwolf with the Barkshire men gaue the enimies battel and vanquishing them 〈…〉 slew of them a great nūber In the fifth yeare of Ethelbrightes raigne a nauie of the Danes ariued at the Isle of Tenet vnto whome when the Kentishmen had promised a summe of money to haue a truce graunted for a time the Danes one night before the tearme of that truce was expired brake foorth and wasted all the East part of Kent wherevppon the Kentishmen assembling togither made towards those tru●…ebreakers and caused them to depart out of y e countrey The same yere after that Ethelbrighte had ruled wel peaceably the West Saxons fiue yeres and the Kentishmē ten yeres he ended this life and was buried at Shireborne as his brother Ethelbald was before him Ethelred This Ethelred was in tyme of peace a most curteous prince and one y t by all kinde of meanes sought to winne y e harts of his people but abroade in the warres he was sharp and sterne as he that vnderstood what apperteined to good order so that he would suffer no offence to escape vnpunished By whiche meanes he was famous both in peace and warre but hee neither liued any long time in the gouernment nor yet was suffered to passe the short while that he raigned in rest or quietnesse for wher as he
about the fourth yeare of the Emperor Henrye the thirde surnamed Niger in the .xij. yeare of Henry the firste of that name Kyng of Fraunce and about the third yeare of Ma●…beth king of Scotland This Edwarde the third of that name before the conquest was of nature more meeke simple than apte to the gouernement of the realme and therfore did Erle Goodwyn not only seeke the destruction of his elder brother Alfred but also holpe in that he mighte to aduaunce this Edwarde to the crowne in hope to beare great rule in the realme vnder him whome hee knewe to be softe gentle and easy to be persuaded But whatsoeuer writers do report hereof sure it is that Edwarde was the elder brother and not Alvred so that if erle Goodwyn did shew his furtherance by his pretenced cloake of offring his frendship vnto Alvred to betraye him he did it by king Harolds cōmandement and yet it may be that he ment to haue vsurped the crowne to him self if eche poynt had aunswered his expectation in the sequele of things as he hoped they would and therfore had not passed if bothe the brethren had bin in heauen But yet when the worlds framed contrary peraduenture to his purpose he didde his test so aduaunce Edward trusting to beare no small rule vnder him being knowne to be a man more appliable to be gouerned by other than to trust to his owne wit and so chiefly by the assistance of Erle Goodwyn whose authoritie as appeareth was not small within the Realme of Englande in those dayes Edwarde came to attayne the Crowne wherevnto the erle of Chester Leofryke also shewed all the furtherance that in him lay Some write which semeth also to be confirmed by the Danish chronicles that king Hardiknought in his lyfe tyme had receyued this Edwarde into his Courte Ran. Higd ex Mariano Albert. Cranes and reteyned him still in the same in moste honourable wyse But for that it maye appeare in the abstracte of the Danishe Chronicles what their writers hadde of this matter recorded we doe here passe ouer referring those that be desyrous to knowe the diuersitie of oure wryters and theyrs vnto the same Chronicles where they may fynd it more at large expressed Thys in no wyse is to be lefte vnremembred that immediatly after the death of Hardiknought it was not only decreed and agreed vppon by the greate Lords and nobles of the Realme Polidore Danes expelled that no Dane from thencefoorth shoulde reigne ouer them but also all menne of warre and souldiours of the Danes whiche lay within anye Citie or Castell in garrison within the realme of Englande were then expulsed and put out or rather slayne as the Danishe writers do rehearse Sim. Dunel Amongst other that were banished the ladie Go●…ild nece to king Swayn by his sister was one G●●ild nece to king Svvayne beeing as then a widowe and with hir two of hir sonnes whiche she had then lyuing Heming and Turkyll were also caused to auoyde There be that write that Alfred the brother of king Edwarde Polidore came not into the realme till after the death of Hardiknought and that he didde helpe to expulse the Danes and that doone was slaine by Erle Goodwin and other of his complices But how this may stande considering the circumstāces of the tyme with suche things as are written by diuers authors hereof it may well be doubted But whether Earle Goodwyn was guiltie to the death of Alfred eyther at this time or before certayne it is that he so cleered him selfe of that cryme vnto King Edwarde the brother of Alfred that there was none so highly in fauoure with hym as Earle Goodwyn was K. Edvvarde marieth the daughter of erle Goodvvin insomuche that king Edwarde maryed the lady Eaditha the daughter of erle Goodwyn begotten of his wyfe Thira that was syster to King Hardiknought and not of his seconde wyfe as some haue written But so it was that King Edwarde neuer had to doe with hir in fleshly wyse Polidor But whether he absteined bicause he hadde haply vowed chastitie eyther of impotencie of nature or for a priuie hate that hee bare to hir kinne men doubted For it hath bene thoughte that he esteemed not Earle Goodwyn so greatly in his hearte K. Edvvarde absteyneth frō the companie of his vvise as he outwardely made shewe to doe but rather for feare of his puissaunce dissēbled with him least he shoulde otherwise put hym selfe in danger both of losse of life kingdom Howsoeuer it was he vsed his counsel in ordering of things concerning the state of the cōmon wealth and namely in the harde handelyng of his mother Quene Emme K. Edvvarde dealeth straytly vvith his mother Queene Emme agaynste whō diuers accusatiōs were brought alledged as first for y t she consented to marrie with king Cnute the publike enimie of the realme Againe that she did nothing ayde or succoure hir sonnes whyle they liued in exile and that worse was Queene Emme dispoiled of hir goodes contriued to haue made them away For which cause she was dispoyled of al hir goodes And bicause she was defamed to be naughte of hir bodie with Alwyne or Adwine bishop of Winchester She is accused of dissolute liuing both she and the saint bishop were admitted to prison within the citie of Winchester as some write but other affirme that she was straytly kepte in the Abbey of Warwell Ran. Higd. tyl by way of purging hirselfe after a maruellous manner in passyng barefooted ouer certaine hot shares or ploughyrons She purgeth hir selfe by the lavv ▪ Ordalium according to the laws 〈◊〉 she clered hir selfe as the world tooke it and was restored to hir first astate and dignitie VV. Malm. Hir excessiue couetousnesse without regarde had to the poore caused hir also to be euil reported 〈◊〉 And ageyne for that she euer shewed hir selfe to be more naturall to the issue whiche she had by bi r second husband Cnute than to hir children which she had by hir firste husbande kyng Egelred as it were declaryng howe she was affected toward the fathers by the loue 〈◊〉 to the children she loste a greate peece of good will at the handes of hir sonnes Alfred Edwarde So that nowe the said Edwarde enioying the realme was easily enduced to think euill of hir and therevppon vsed hir the more vncourteoussy But hir greate liberalitie employed on the churche of Winchester whiche she furnished with maruelous rich iewels and ornamentes wan hir great commendation in the worlde and excused hir partly in the sight of many of the infamie imputed to hir for the immoderate filling of hir coffers by all wayes and meanes shee coulde deuise And after that she had purged hir self as before is mēcioned hir sonne king Edwarde had hir euer after in great honor and reuerence Ran. Higd. And wheras Robert Archbishop of Canterbury had ben sore against hir he
report of his malitious practises to bryng hymselfe and hys sonnes to the chiefe seate of gouernemente in the Kingdome or that of hatred such slaunders were reysed of him it may of some perhappes be doubted bycause that in the dayes of King Edwarde whiche was a soft and gentle Prince hee bare greate rule and authoritie and so mighte procure to himselfe euill report for euery thing that chanced amisse as oftentimes it commeth to passe in suche cases where those that haue greate doyngs in the gouernemente of the common wealthe are commonly euill spoken of and that now and thē without their gilt But truth it is that Goodwin beeing in authoritie both in the dayes of K. Edward and his predecessors did many thyngs as should appeare by Writers more by will than by law Hen. Hunt and so likewise did his sonnes vpo presumption of the great puissance that they and theyr father were of within the Realme Hee had to wife the sister of K. Cnute Editha of whome hee begate three sonnes as some write that is to saye Polidor Harrolde Biorne and Tostie also his daughter Editha the which he found meanes to bestowe in marriage vpon King Edward as before ye haue heard But other write VVil. Malm. that he had but one sonne by Cnutes sister the whiche in riding of a rough Horse was throwen into the Riuer of Thames and so drowned His mother also was striken with a thunderbolte and so perished worthely as is reported for hir naughty doyings She vsed to buy great numbers of yong persons and namely maides that were of any excellencie in beutie and personage y t which she sent ouer into Denmarke and there sold them to hir most aduantage After hir decesse as the same authours record Goodwin married another woman by whome he had issue sixe sonnes Suanus or Swayne Harrolde Tostie or Tosto Wilnote Gurth and Leofricke of them mention is and shall be further made as places conuenient shall serue thereto Shortly after in the yeare .1057 Aldred Bishop of Worceter was sente ouer vnto the Emperoure Henry the third to fetche Edwarde the sonne of Edmund Ironside into Englād whom King Edwarde was desirous to see meaning to ordeyne him heire apparante to the Crowne but he died the same yere after he was now returned into England Edward the outlaw departed this life This Edward was surnamed the outlawe his body was buryed at Westminster or as other say in y e Church of Saint Paule within London 1056 Leofricke Erle of Chester departed this life Ran. Higd. Mat. VVest The same yeare that is to witte in the seuenteenth or in the sixtenth yeare of King Edwards raigne as some write Leofricke the noble Earle of Chester or Mercia that was sonne to Duke Leofwine departed this life in his owne Towne of Bromeley the last day of August and was buried at Couentrie in the Abbey there which he had builded This Earle Leofricke was a man of greate honor wise and discret in all his doyngs His high wisedome and policie stoode the Realm in great steede whilest he liued He had a noble Lady to his wife named Gudwina at whose earnest sute he made the Citie of Couentrie free of all manner tolle Couentrie made free of tolle and custome except for Horses and to haue that tolle layde downe also his foresaide Wife rode naked through the middest of the Towne without other couerture saue only hir heare Moreouer partly ▪ moued by his owne deuotion and partly by the perswasion of that noble Lady his wife he builded or beneficially augmēted and repared many Abbeyes and Churches as the saide Abbey or Priory at Couentrie the Abbeyes of Wenlocke Worceter Stone Eueshame and Leof beside Herford Also he buylded two Churches within the Citie of Chester Churches in Chester built the one called S. Iohns and the other Saint Werbrough The valew of y e iewels and ornaments which he bestowed on the Abbey Church of Couentrie was inestimable After Leofrickes death his sonne Algar was made Earle and entituled in all his landes and Seigniories In the yeare following to witte 1058. H. Hunt Algar Earle of Chester exiled the same Algar was accused again through malice of some enuious persons of treason so that he was exiled the land wherevppon he repared agayne vnto his old friend Griffin Prince of Northwales of whome hee was ioyfully receyued and shortly after by his ayde and also by the power of a nauie of Ships that by chaunce arriued in those parties at that selfe season vnlooked for out of Norway Sim. Dunel the said Algar recouered hys Earledome by force as some haue written King Edward about the twentith yere of his raine 1063 Sim. Dunel Math. VVest as then remayning at Glocester appoynted Earle Harrolde to inuade the Dominions of Griffin King of Wales Harrold taking with him a power of Horsemen made speed and came to Rutland and there brenned Griffins Palace and also his Shippes and then about midlent returned againe into England After this about the Rogation weeke Harrold eftsoones by the Kings commaundemente wente against the Welchmen and taking the Sea sayled by Bristowe round about the coast compassing in maner al Wales His brother Tostie that was Earle of Northumberland met him by appointment with an host of Horsemen and so ioyning togither Wales destroyed and harried by the Englishm●● The Welchmen agree to pay their accustomed tribute they destroyed the countrey of Wales in suche sorte that the Welchmen were compelled to submit themselues to deliuer hostages and conditioned to pay the auntient tribute which before time they had payd And moreouer they renounced their Prince the forenamed Griffin so that he remayned as a banished person and finally about the fifth day of August they slewe him and sent his head to Earle Harrold 1064 VVil. Malm. Sim. Dunel Afterwards King Edward graunted y e rule of Wales vnto Blengent or Blethgent and Riuall Griffins two brethren whiche did homage vnto hym for the same and hadde serued vnder Harrold against their brother the foresaid Griffin There be that write that not onely Griffin but also another of his brethrē also called Rise was brought to his death by the manfull meanes and politike order of Earle Harrold VVil. Malm. and all the sauadge people of Wales reduced into the forme of good order vnder the subiection of King Edwarde Shortly after Harrold goeth ouer into Normandy Polidor Earle Harrolde chaunced to passe ouer into Normandy whether of happe or of purpose it is harde to define writers varry so much in report thereof Some write that he made earnest suite to King Edward to haue licence to goe ouer to see his brother Wilnote Edmerus and his nephewe Hacun which as yee haue heard were deliuered as pledges to Kyng Edwarde and sente into Normandy to remayne there with Duke William and at length with muche adoe gote leaue but yet he was told
DESCRIPTION OF Scotlande written at the first by Hector Boethus in Latin and afterwarde translated into the Scottish speech by Iohn Bellendon Archdeacon of Murrey and now finally into English for the benefite of such as are studious in the Histories by W.H. The Contents of the Chapters conteyned in this Booke 1 OF the boundes of Albion with the sundrie commodities thereof and of the great infirmities that fall vnto the people there for their intemperancie and finally of the religion vsed there in olde tyme. 2 The description of the East VVest and middle borders of Scotlande with the most notable townes and floudes thereof 3 The description of Galloway Kile Carricke and Cunningham with the notable townes lakes and riuers in the same 4 The situation of Renfrew Cliddesdale Lennox Lowmund Argile Louchquaber Lorne and Kentire with all the notable things conteyned in the same 5 Of Ros Stranauerne and Murray lande with such Lakes and Riuers as are to be touched there 6 Of Boene Anze Buquhane Mar Mernes Fiffe and Angus with the Lakes Flouddes Abbeyes Townes and other notable commodities there to be seene and founde 7 Of Louthian Striuelin Menteith Calidon wood Bowgewall Gareoth with the notable Cities Castels and Flouds thereof 8 Of the greate plentie of Hares Hartes and other wilde beastes in Scotland also of the straunge nature of sundrie Scottish dogges and of the nature of Salmon 9 Of the sundrie kindes of Muskels and Cockles in Scotlande and Perles gotten in the same Of vncouth and strange fishe there to be seene and of the nature of the herbe Citisus commonly called Hadder 10 Of the Iles of Scotlande and such notable things as are to be found in them 11 Of the nature of their Claike Geese and diuerse maner of their procreation and of the Isle of Thule 12 The description of Orkenay and Shetlande with sundrie other small Isles and of the maners and conditions of the people dwelling in the same 13 Of the maners of the Scottes in these dayes and their comparison with the behauiour of the olde and such as liued long since within this Ilande 14 The description of an auncient Pict and such as dwelled beyond the wall of Hadrian 15 Of Bishoprikes Vniuersities and Counties in Scotland TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVL Maister Thomas Secford Esquier and Maister of the Requestes William Harison vvisheth all knovvledge of God with dayly increase of his giftes at this present and in the worlde to come life euerlasting HAuing by your singular curtesie receyued great helpe in my description of the riuers and streames of Britain and by conference of my trauaile vvith the platformes of those fevv shires of England vvhich are by your infinite charges alreadie finished as the rest shall be in time by Gods helpe for the inestimable benefite of suche as inhabite this Ilande not a little pullished those rough courses of diuerse vvaters not exactly before time described by Leland our Countreyman or any auncient vvriter I coulde not deuise anye thing more agreable vvith mine abilitie your good nature vvhich greatly fauoureth anye thing that is done for a commoditie vnto many than to shevv some token of my thankefulnesse for these your manifold kindnesses by the dedication of my simple translation of the description of Scotland at this tyme vnto your vvorship In deede the trauaile taken herein is not great bycause I tie not my translation vnto his letter neither the treatise of it selfe such as taketh vp any huge rovvme in the volume of this Chronicle But such as it is vvhat soeuer it is I yeeld it vvholy vnto you as a testimonie of my good vvill vvhich detesteth vtterly to receyue any benefit though it be neuer so smal and not to be thankfull for it Certes my vocation is such as calleth me to a farre other kind of studie so that I exercise these things onely for recreation sake and to say the truth it is muche vnsitting for him that professeth Diuinitie to applie his time any other vvise vnto contemplation of ciuill Histories And this is the cause vvherfore I haue chosen rather onely vvith the losse of three or foure dayes to translate Hector out of the Scottish a tongue verie like vnto ours than vvith more expence of time to diuise a nevve or follovv the Latin copie vvhich is farre more large and copious Hovv excellently if you consider the arte Boethus hath penned it and the rest of his Historie in the Latin the skilfull are not ignorant but hovv profitably and compendiously Iohn Bellendon Archdeacon of Murrey his interpretour hath turned him from the Latin into the Scottish tongue there are verie fevve English men that knovv bycause vve want the bookes VVherefore sith the learned reade him in his ovvne stile and his Countreymen in their naturall language vvhy should not vve borovv his description and read the same in English likevvise sith the knovvledge thereof may redounde to the great benefit of so many as heare or read the same Accept therefore right vvorshipfull this my simple offer and although I assure my selfe your naturall inclination to be such as that it vvill take nothing in ill part that is vvell meant tovvard you hovve rudely soeuer it bee handled in the doing yet I vvill not let to craue pardon for my presumption in that I dare be so bold as to offer such a trifle vnto you whom more vveightie affayres doe dayly call from things of so small importaunce Almightie God keepe your vvorship from time to time in his feare and blesse you and my good Ladie your vvife vvith such increase of his benefites as may most redounde to his glorie and your ovvne aduauntage ¶ The boundes of Albion with the sundry commodities thereof and of the great infirmities that fall vnto the people there for their intemperancy and finally of the Religion vsed there in old tyme. Chap. 1. THe I le of Albion contayneth in the whole circūference two thousande myles hauing in length 700. and in breadth 300. as appeareth well by the coast therof that lieth ouer agaynst Fraunce where it is broadest and from whence it gathereth narrower and narrower till it come to the vtter Marches last boundes of England and Scotland For betwixte the M●…le of Galloway that is on the west side ouer against the Irish seas and Saint Ebbes head that lieth vpon the Germaine Ocean towarde the east are scarcely 130. myles and thenceforth it groweth smaller and smaller till it touch vpō the North seas where it is not aboue 30. miles as I noted before in the descriptiō of Brytaine This I le is replenished with people horses and all other kindes of cattell and corne in moste aboundant maner except it be in suche places where as God of his singular goodnesse 〈◊〉 otherwise indued the soyle with ritche mynes of Gold Siluer Tinne Brasse Copper quicksiluer whiche for the most parte are so plentiful that they suffise not onely for the necessaries of the whole Iland but also
and renowme in armyng shall be aunswerable to his desert and valure in writyng P●…rell a bacheler of be ●…tie Poo●…rell sometyme chapleine in ne●… colledge at Oxford after returnyng to his countrey he was beneficed in Drogheda from thence flitted to Louayne where through continuall hearyng of lectures and disputations more then by his priuate study he purchased a laudable knowledge in deuinitie The force of exercise Wherby he gaue manifest shewe of the profite that riseth of exercise and conference Vpon this accussonio●…e of hys acquaintaunce was accustomed to tell hym that he had allays deuinitie by hearesay He deceased at ●…ouia●… in the yere 1573. Nicholas Q●…e●…ford Quemerford 1575. doctor of de●…tion proceeded the 23. of October he wrote in English a very pithy and ●…earned treatise there withall exquisitely pend ●…titule●… A●…ers to certayne questionis propounded by the citizens of Waterford Diuers sermons There lyued lately of the surname a g●… prelate in Waterford and properly learned Ryan Ryan there dyued two brethren of the surname both scholers of Oxford the one a good Ciuilian the other very well séene in the Mathem●…cals Richard Archdeacon of S. Patrikes Richard Chancellour of the Vniuersitie of Dublinne proceeded Doctor of the Canon law in the yere 132●… Robert Rocheforde Rocheford borne in the C●…ye of Weifford a proper deuine an exact Philosopher and a very good antiquary There is another Rochford that is a student of philosophy Rooth bacheler of law Rooth proceeded in the Vniuersitie of Oxford There hath bene another Rooth Vicar of S. Iohns in Kylkenny pretily learned Ioannes de sacro bosco borne in Holywoode De sacro bosco and therof surnamed de sacro bosco He wrote an excellent introduction De Sphaera Sedgrane two brethren of the name Sedgrane both studentes in deuinitie Shaghens fellow of Baliol colledge in Oxford Shaghens after scholemaister in Ireland a learned and a vertuous man Sheyne scholer in Oxforde and Paris Sheyne He wrote De repub where beyng knowen for a vertu●…es and be arned prelate he was chosen by O●…n Duke of Bauaria 754. to be their rectour or gardein of an auncient Abbey named S. Peters Abbey placed in the city of Salisburge after he was created Episcopus Iu●…aniensis and founded in the said town of Salisburge a church In his time one Bonifacius in English man beyng generall visitour in Bauaria rebapti●…ed certaine whome he suspected not to haue bene orderly baptised Virgilius detesting the faces hauyng consulted with Sydonius Archbishop of Bauaria withstood Bonifacius in his fond attempt The controuersie beyng brought before Pope Zacharias he decréed that Bonifacius held an●… error and that Virgilius and Sydonius published to that poynte founde doct●…e●… as who so wyll re●… Zacharias hys epistle to Bonifacius Tomo primo conciliorum shall playne by sée●… 〈◊〉 ●…us decresed in the yeare 7814. and dyeth buried in hys church at Salisburge He wrote Ad Zachariam Rompont epist●… Vitagh Owen Vltagh a phisition His father proceeded doctors ●…el●… Phi●…e in Paris Vltanus Vltanus a learned monke felow to Foillamu●… with whom he traueiled into Fraunce wyth continuall preachyng edified the inhabitantes of that realme He florished in the yere 640. Vrgalius Gilbertus Vrgalius a profest Carme●…te and a student in Oxford He florished in the yere ●…39 he wrote in two great Tomes Summam quarundam legum De rebus theologicis lib. 1. Vsher Vsher or Vscher a student in Cambridge and a preacher Wadding Wadding a proper versifier he wrote in latine vpon the burnyng of Paules steple Carmen Heroicum Diuersa Epigrammata Walshe Edward Walshe he florished in the yeare 1550. and wrote in English The duety of such as fight for their countrey The reformation of Ireland by the worde of God Iames Walsh M. of Arte and student in diuinitie he translated into English Giraldum Cambriensem he wrote in latine Epigrammata diuersa Richard Walshe M. of Art and student in diuinitie There is a learned man of the name beneficed in S. Patrikes church in Dublynne student in Cambridge and now a preacher Peter Walshe a proper youth and one that would haue bene an ornament to his country if God had spared him lyfe He dyed of a surfet at London about the yere 1571. There dwelleth in Waterford a lawyer of the surname who writeth a very proper Latine verse Wellesley deane of Kyldare Wellesley there lyueth an other learned man of the name who is Archedeacon of S. Patrikes Peter White borne in Waterford White fellow of Orial colledge in Oxford the lucky scholemaister of Mounster He bestowed his tyme rashes in the makyng of scholers therein the p●…nyng of bookes and to the instruction of youth he wrote Epitomun o●…stus Erasmi Epi●… Figui●… 〈…〉 Annotationes in 〈◊〉 piro Anticleo●…deus Annotation omtiquem pro ●…ione Epitration 〈◊〉 ver●… Iohn White bachelor of deuinitie 〈◊〉 in Glorimol he wrote in latin ●…cestepia epigrammata Andrew Wihurn good humanitian 〈◊〉 philosopher Wise of this set ●…me there flourished sudden learned gentlemen Wise There ●…th●… Wase in Waterforde that maketh very well in the English Andrew Wise a toward youth and a good versifier William an Abbate William and as it is thought a soothsaier He florished in the yere ●…st wrote Prophetian rerum futura nim lib. ●… Dauid Wolfe a deuine wolfe Thus farre gentle reader haue I endeuoured to heape vp togither a Catalogue of suche learned Irishmē as by diligent research could haue ben found Howbeit I am to request the not to measure the ample number of the learned of that countrey by this ●…irf●… abstract cōsideryng that diuers haue ben yea and are yet liuyng of profound knowledge that to me are vnknowen and therefore in this register not recorded The disposition and maners of the meere Irish commonly called the wyld Irishe Chap. 8. BEfore I attempt the vnfoldyng of the maners of the méere Irish I thinke it expedient to forewarne thée reader not to impute any barbarous custome that shall be here layde downe to the citizens townesmen and the inhabitants of the english pale in that they differ little or nothyng from the auncient customes and dispositions of their progenitors the English and Walshmen beyng therfore as mortally behated of y e Irish as those that are borne in England For the Irishe man standeth so much vpon hys gentilitie Irish gentilitie that he termeth any one of the English sept and planted in Irelād Bobdeagh Galteagh that is English churle but if he be an Englishman borne then he nameth hym Bobdeagh S●…egh that is a Saxon churle so that both are churles and he the onely gentleman and therupon if the 〈◊〉 pesant of them name hymselfe with hys superior he warde sure to place himselfe first as I and Oneyle I and you I and he I my maister wheras the 〈◊〉 of the English
the Earle of Vlster deceassed at Galby on the feast day of Sainte Marcell and Marcellian Also the Lord Edmond Butler created .xxx. Knightes in the Castell of Dublin 1314 on Sainte Michaels day being Sunday The Knightes Hospitallers or of Sainte Iohns as they were called were inuested in the lāds of the Templers in Ireland The same yeere was the Lorde Theobalde Verdon sent Lord Iustice into Irelande In the ninth yeere of King Edwards raigne 1315 Edward Bruce inuadeth Irelande Edward Bruce brother to Robert Bruce King of Scottes entred the Northe part of Irelande with sixe thousand men There were with hym diuers Captaynes of high renowne among the Scottishe Nation of whome the chiefe were these the Earles of Murrey and Menteth Captaynes of name with Bruce the Lord Iohn Stewarde the Lord Iohn Cambell the Lorde Thomas Randolfe Fergus de Andressan Iohn Wood and Iohn Bisset They landed neere to Crag Fergus in Vlster the fiue and twentith of May and ioyning with the Irish conquered the Earledome of Vlster and gaue y e English there diuers great ouerthrowes tooke the towne of Dundalke spoyled and brente it with a greate parte of Vrgile Dundalke taken and brent they brente Churches and Abbeyes with the people whome they founde in the same sparing neyther manne woman nor childe Then was the Lord Edmonde Butler chosen Lorde Iustice Edmonde Butler Lord iustice who made the Earle of Vlster and y e Giraldines friends and reconciled himselfe with Sir Iohn Mandeuill thus seeking to preserue the residue of the Realme which Edwarde Bruce meant wholly to conquere hauing caused himselfe to be crowned K. of Ireland The Lord Iustice assembled a great power out of Mounster and Leynister and other parties thereaboutes and the Earle of Vlster with an other armie came vnto him neere vnto Dundalke where they consulted togyther how to deale in defending the countrey agaynste the enimies but hearing the Scottes were withdrawen backe the Erle of Vlster followed them and fighting with them at Coyners hee lost the fielde Thus may wee see that those Lordes and Knightes whiche had giuen pledges for theyr loyaltie to the King of Englande sought by all wayes and meanes howe to beate backe the enimies whiche they mighte haue done with more ease if the Irish had not assisted the Scottes and presuming of theyr ayde rebelled in sundry parts of the countrey who neuerthelesse were oftentimes well chastised for their disloyall dealings as partly we haue touched although wee omitte diuers small ouerthrowes and other particuler matters sith otherwise wee should encrease thys Booke further than our firste purposed intente woulde permitte Campion 1316 Whilest the Scottes were thus holden vp in Irelande that they could not in all things worke theyr willes Roberte le Brews King of Scots came ouer himselfe The King of Scottes in Irelande landed at Cragfergus to the ayde of his brother whose Souldiers most wickedly entred into Churches spoyling and defacing the same of all suche tombes monumentes plate Copes and other ornamentes whiche they founde and myghte lay handes vppon The Castell of Cragfergus after it had bene straightly beseeged a long time Cragfergus deliuered vp to the Scottes was surrendred to the Scottes by them that had kept it till they for want of other vittayles were driuen to eate lether Men e●…ten and eyght Scottes as some write whiche they had taken prisoners The Lorde Thomas sonne to the Earle of Vlster departed this life And on the Sunday next after y e Natiuitie of our Lady Iohn Fitz Thomas the first Earle of Kildare deceasseth y e Lord Iohn Fitz Thomas deceassed at Laragh Brine neere to Maynoth was buried at Kildare in the Church of y e Friers Preachers This Iohn Fitz Thomas a little before his deathe was created Earle of Kildare after whome succeeded his sonne Thomas Fitz Iohn a right wise and prudent personage The fourteenth of September Conhor Mackele and fiue hundred Irishmen were slayne by the Lord William de Burgh and Lord Richard Birmingham in Connagh Also on y e Monday after the feast of all Saintes Scottes ouerthrowen Iohn Loggan and Sir Hugh Bisset slewe a great nūber of Scots among the whiche were .100 with double armours and .200 with single armours so that of their men of armes there dyed three hundred beside footemen The fifteenth of Nouember chanced a mighty tempest of wynde and rayne A great tēpest whiche threwe downe many houses with the Steeple of the Trinitie Church in Dublin and did much other hurt both by land and water The fifth of December Sir Alane Stewarde that had bin taken prisoner in Vlster by Iohn Loggan and Sir Iohn Sandale was brought to the Castell of Dublin 1317 After Candlemas the Lacies came to Dublin and procured an inquest to be impanelled to inquire of their demeanor for that they were accused to haue procured the Scottes to come into Irelande but by that inquest they were discharged and therewith tooke an oth to keepe the kings peace and to destroy the Scots to the vttermost of theyr power In the beginning of Lent the Scottes came in secret wise vnto Slane with twētie thousand armed mē and with them came the army of Vlster destroying all the countrey before them Moreouer on Monday before the Feast of S. Mathias the Apostle the Earle of Vlster lying in the Abbey of Sainte Mary neere to Dublin Robert Notingham Maire of that Citie with the communaltie of the same went thither tooke the Earle The Earle of Vlster apprehended and put him in prison within the Castell of Dublin slew .vij. of his men and spoyled the Abbey The same weeke Edwarde Bruce marched towardes Dublin but heerewith turning to the Castell of Cnocke Hugh Tyrrell taken by the Scottes he entred the same and tooke Hugh Tyrrell the Lorde thereof togither with his wife and raunsommed them for a summe of money The Citizens of Dublin brent all theyr suburbes for feare of a siege and made the best purueyance they coulde to defende their Citie if the Bruce had come to haue besieged them but he turning another way went vnto the towne of Naas and was guided thither by the Lacies cōtrary to their othe From thence he passed vnto Tristeldermot and so to Baliganam and to Callan at length he came to Lymerike and there remayned till after Easter They of Vlster sent to the Lorde Iustice lamentable informations of suche crueltie as the enimies practised in those partes besieching hym to take some order for their reliefe in that theyr so miserable estate The Lorde Iustice deliuered to them the Kings power with his standerd The Kings standerd deliuered to them of Vlster wherewith vnder pretence to expell the Scottes they gote vp in armour and raunging through the countrey did more vexe and molest the subiectes than did the strangers The Scots proceeded and spoyled Casshels and wheresoeuer they lyghte vpon the Butlers lands they brente
when he vnderstood y t his maister had well obserued and kepte the nine commaundements that already were drawen hee gaue hys worde at better leysure throughly to finishe the tenth And truely so must I say I haue layde downe heere to the Reader his view a briefe discourse wherof I trust hee shall take no greate surfet And when I am aduertised that hee wyll digest the thi●●ne fare that heere is disht before hym it may be Godwilling heere after that hee shal find my Booke with store of more licorous deynties farsed and furnished leauing to hys choyse eyther nicely to pickle or greedely to swallow as muche as to his contentation shall best beseeme him Wherefore my good Lorde sith I may not denye 〈◊〉 that the worke is painefull and I doe forecast that the misconstruction may be perillous the toylesomnesse of the payne I referre to my priuate knowledge the abādoning of the perill I committe to your honorable patronage not doubting thereby to be shielded agaynst the sinister glosing of malitious interpretors Thus betaking your Lordshippe to God I cra●…e youre attentiuenes in perusing a cantell or parcel of the Irish Historie that here insueth GIrald Fitz Giralde Earle of Kildare sonne to Thomas Fitz Girald of whom mention was made in the later ende of the second Booke a mightie man of stature full of honoure and courage who had bin Deputie and Lorde Iustice of Ireland first and last 1514 three and thirtie yeares deceassed at Kildare the thirde of September and lyeth entombed in y e chore of Christes Church at Dublin in a Chappell by hym founded Betweene him and Iames Butler Earle of Ormond their owne ielousies fedde with enuy and ambition kindled with certaine lewde factious abettors of eyther side as generally to all noble men so especially to both these houses very incident euer since the ninth yeare of Henrye the seuenth The occasion 〈◊〉 the dissen●●on betweene Kildare and Ormond bred some trouble in Irelande The plot of whiche mutuall grudge was grounded vpon the ●…actious dissention that was raysed in England betwene the houses of Yorke Lancaster Kildare cleauing to Yorke and Ormond relying to Lancaster To the vpholding of whiche discord both these noble men laboured with tooth and nayle to ouercrowe and consequently to ouerthrow one the other And for asmuch as they were in honour Peeres they wroughte by hooke and by crooke to be in authoritie superiours The gouernement therefore in the reignes of Henry the seuenth being cast on the house of Kildare Iames Earle of Ormond a deepe and a farre reaching mā giuing backe like a butting Ramme to strike the harder push deuised to in●…eigle his aduersarie by submissiō and courtesie being not then able to ouermatch him w t stoutenesse or preheminence Wherevpon Ormonde addressed his letters to the Deputie sperifying a slaunder raysed on hym and his that hee purposed to deface his gouernemente and to withstand his authoritie and for the cleering of himselfe and of his adherentes so it stoode with the Deputie his pleasure he woulde make his speedy repayre to Dublin and there in open audience woulde purge hymselfe of all suche odious crimes of whiche he was wrongfully suspected To this reasonable request had the Lorde Deputie no sooner condiscended Ormonde marcheth to Dublin than Ormond with a puissant army marched towardes Dublin encamping in an Abbey in the suburbes of the Citie named Saint Thomas Court The approching of so greate an army of the Citizens suspected and also of Kildares counsayloures greatly disliked lastly the extortion that y e lawlesse Souldyours vsed in the pale by seuerall cōplaintes detected these three poyntes with dyuers other suspitious circumstances laid and put togither did minister occasion rather of further discorde than of any present agreement Ormonde persisting still in his humble sute sent hys messenger to the Lord Deputie declaring that he was prest and ready to accomplishe the tenoure of his letters and there did attende as became him his Lordship his pleasure And as for the company he brought with him from Mounster albeit suspitious braynes did rather of a malitious craftinesse surmise the worst thā of charitable wisedome dyd iudge the best yet notwithstanding vppon conference had wyth his Lordshippe hee woulde not doubt to satisfye hym at full in all poyntes wherewith hee coulde bee with anye coulour charged and so to stoppe vppe the spring from whence all these enuious suspitions gushed Kildare with this mild message entreated appoynted the meeting to bee at S. Patricke his Churche where as they were ripping vpone to the other their mutuall quarrels rather recounting the damage●… they susteined than acknowledging the iniuries they offered the Citizens and Ormond his army The Citie in an vprore fell at some iarre for y e oppression exaction with whiche y e souldiers surcharged them With whome as part of the Citizens bickered so a round knot of archers rusht into the Churche meanyng to haue murthered Ormond a●… the Captain●… and belweather of al these lawlesserab●●e The Erle of Ormond●… s●…specting that he had bin betrayd fled to the Chapitre house put too the dore sparring it with might and mayne The Citizens in their rage imagining that euery post in the Churche had bin 〈◊〉 of y e Souldyers shot habbe or nabbe at randon vppe to the Roode lofte and to the Chancell leauing foure of theyr arrowes sticking in the Images Kildare pursuing Ormond to the Chapiter house dore vndertooke on hys honor that hee should receyue no villanie Wherevpon the recluse crauing his Lordships hand to assure hym his life there was a clift in the Chapiter house dore pierced at a trice to the end both the Erles should haue shaken hands and bee reconciled But Ormond surmising that this drift was entended for some further treacherie that if hee woulde stretche out his hande it had bin percase chopt off refused that proffer vntill Kildare stretcht in his hand to him and so the dore was opened The Earles reconciled they both embraced the storme appeased and all their quarrels for that presente rather discontinued than ended In this garboyle one of the Citizens surnamed Blanchfield Blanchfielde slayne was slayne This later quarrell beeyng lyke a greene wounde rather bunglerly botcht than soundly cured in that Kildare suspected that so greate an army which the other alledged to be brought for the guarde of his person to haue bin of purpose assembled to outface hym and his power in his owne Countrey and Ormonde mistrusted y t this treacherous practise of the Dublinians was by Kildare deuised These and the like surmises lightly by both the noble men misdeemed and by the continuall twatling of flyring clawbackes in their eares whispered bred and fostered a malice betwixte them and theyr posteritie many yeares incurable which caused muche sturre and vnquietnesse in the Realme vntill the confusion of the one house and the noneage of the other ended and buryed theyr mutuall quarrels Ormond
Recorder of the Citie a Gentleman that shewed himselfe a politique and a cōfortable Coūsayler in these troubles paraphrasing the Kyng his gratious letters with diuers good and sound constructions emboldned the Citizens to breake their new made league No league to be kept with Traytors which with no Traytor was to be kept The Aldermen and communaltie wyth thys pithie perswasion easily weighed The Dublinians breake with Thomas Fitz Girald gaue forthwith order that the gates should be shutte their percullisses dismounted the Traitors that besieged the Castell apprehended flagges of defyance vpon their walles placed and an opē breach of truce proclaymed Field and his companyes who did not all this while batter aught of the Castell but only one hole that was bored through the gate with a pellet which lighted in the mouth of a demy Canon planted within the Castell vnderstanding that they were betrayed beganne to shrinke their heads trustyng more to their hecles than to their weapōs some ranne one way Field and his company taken some another diuers thoughte to haue bin housed and so to lurke in Lorelles denne who where thrust out by the head and shoulders few of them swamme ouer the Liffy y e greater number takē and emprisoned Forthwith post vppon post rode to Thomas Fitz Girald who then was rifling the Countrey of Kilkenny certifying him that all was marde the fat was in the fire he brought an olde house about his owne cares the Paltockes of Dublin kept not touche with him the english army was ready to bee shipt Herbert with the Kyng hys letters returned now it stoode him vpon to shew himselfe a man or a mouse Thomas with these tidings amazed made speedy repaire to Dublin sending his Pursenāts before hym to commaunde the Gentlemen of the Englishe pale to meete hym with all theyr power neere Dublin And in his way towards the Citie The youth of Dublin taken prisoners hys company tooke diuers children of the Dublinians that kepte in the Countrey by reason of the contagion that then was in the Towne namely Michaell Fitz Simons Patricke Fitz Simons William Fitz Simōs all sonnes to Walter Fitz Simons late Maior at whiche tyme was also taken Iames Stanhurst with diuers other yonglings of the Citie Hauing marched neere Dublin Messengers sent to Dublin Trauerse Lince Grace hee sente Doctor Trauerse Peter Lince of the knocke and Oliuer Grace as messengers for I maye not rightly tearme them Ambassadors to the Citizēs who crossing the Liffy from the blacke Friers to the key explayned to the Maior and Aldermen theyr errand the effect whereof was eyther to stand to their former promise or else to restore to their Captayne his menne that they wrongfully deteyned in goale The first and last poynt of this request flatly by the Citizēs denyed the messengers returned declaring what colde enterteynement they had in Dublin Thomas herewith frying in his grease caused part of his army to burne the Barke wherein Herbert sayled from Englande Dublin besieged whiche done without resistance the vessell roade at anchor neere Saint Mary Abbey they endeuoured to stoppe all the springs that flowed to the towne and to cutte the pypes of theyr conduites wherby they shoulde be destitute of freshe water When no butter coulde sticke on their bread in that parte of the Citie the greater number of the Rebelles assembled to Thomas court and marched to Sainte Thomas his streete razing downe the partitions of the rewe of houses before them on both sides of the streete findyng none to withstande them for the inhabitantes fledde into the Citie so that they made a long lane on both the sides like a gallerie couered all ouer head to shield as well their horsemen as their footemen from gunshot This done they brent the newe streate planted a falcon right againste the newe gate and it discharged pierced the gate and kild an apprentice of Thomas Steeuens Alderman as hee wente to bring a bason of water from the hygh pipe whiche by reason the springs were damde vp was at that time drie Richarde Stanton Richard Stanton commonly called Dicke Stanton then gaylour of the new gate a good seruitoure an excellente markman as his valiant seruice that time dyd approue For besides that hee galde dyuers of the Rebelles as they woulde skippe from house to house by causing some of them with hys peece to carrie theyr erraundes in their buttockes hee perceyued one of the enimies leueling at the windowe or spike at which he stoode but whether it were that the Rebell his pouder faylde him or some gimbol or other was out of frame Stanton tooke hym so truely for his marke as hee strake him with hys bullet full in the forehead vnder y e brimme of hys scull and withall turned vp his heeles Stanton not satisfyed with his death issued out at the wicket stripte the varlet mother naked and broughte in his peece and hys attire The desperatenesse of thys facte dislyked of the Citizēs and greately stomacked by the Rebelles before Stanton returned to his standing the enimies broughte faggottes and fyers to the new gate Faggottes layd to the new gate and incontinently fyred them The Townesmen perceyuing that if y e gate were brent the enimies woulde bee encouraged vpon hope of the spoyle to venter more fiercely than if they wer encountred without y e walles thoughte it expedient presently to charge them to this exployte they were the more egrely moued bycause that notwithstanding Thomas his Souldyers were many in number yet they knewe that the better parte of his company bare but hollowe hartes to the quarrell for the number of the wise Gentlemen of the pale did little or nothing encline to his purpose And therefore when hee besieged the Citie the most parte of those arrowes which were shot ouer the walles were vnheaded and nothyng annoyed them some shotte in letters and foretolde them of all the treacherous stratagemes that were in hammering That espyed the Citizens and gathering the faintnesse of his Souldyers thereby blazed abrode vppon the walles triumphante newes that the King hys army was arriued and as it hadde bin so in deede The Citizens bicker with the Rebelles suddaynely to the number of foure hundred rushed out at the newe gate through flame and fyre vppon the Rebelles who at the first sighte of armed men weening no lesse but the trueth was so otherwise assured that the Citie woulde neuer dare to reencounter them gaue grounde forsooke theyr Captaynes dispersed and scattered into dyuers corners theyr Falcon taken an hundred of their stoutest galloglasses slayne Thomas Fitz Giralde fledde to the grey Friers in Sainte Frauncis his streete Thomas Fitz Girald fleeth there coucht that nyghte vnknowen to the Citie vntyll the next morning hee stale priuily to his armye not farre off who stoode in wonderfull feare that he was apprehended Thomas hys courage by thys late ouerthrowe somewhat cooled and also beeyng assuredly tolde that a fleete
vpon Saint Laurence day caused all the corne in the Countrey about and namely that which belonged to the sayd Abbay to be spoyled and brought into a Castell which he had in keeping not far frō thence Eustace king Stephens son and Simon Earle of Northamton depart this life both in one weeke But as he sat down to meat the same day vpō receiuing the first morsel he fell mad as writers haue reported miserably ended his life The same week of a like disease Simon Erle of Northāpton departed this world so two of the chiefest aduersaries which Duke Henrie had were rid out of the way Eustace was buried at Feuersam in Kent erle Simon at Northāpton The Earlr of Chester deceasseth About the same time also that noble valiāt erle of Chester called Ranulf departed this life a mā of such stoutnesse of stomacke y t vneth might death make him to yeeld or shewe any token of feare He was poisoned as was thought by William Peuerell And whereas king Stephen was the cause of all the troubles in hauing vsurped an other mannes rightfull inheritaunce it pleased God to moue his hart now at lēgth to couet peace which he had euer before abhorred The cause that moued him chiefly to chaunge his former purpose was for that his sonne Eustace by speedie death was taken out of this worlde as before yee haue heard which losse seemed great not onely to the father but also to al those Lords and other which had euer taken his parte bycause he was a yong man so well lyked of all men The Ladie Constance 〈◊〉 to Eustace 〈◊〉 home that he was iudged to be borne to all honour But his wife Cōstance aboue measure tooke his death moste sorowfully and the more indeede for that shee had brought forth no issue by him wherevpon she was shortly after sente honourably home to hir father King Lewes with hir dower other rich and princely gyftes King Stephen therefore seeing him depriued of his onely sonne vnto whome hee mynded to leaue the kingdome which he so earnestly sought establish to him by warlyke trauaile and that againe the French kings ayde woulde not bee so readie as heretofore it had beene wherevpon he much stayed nowe that the bondes of affinitie were abolished he began then a length although not immediatly vpo his sonnes deceasse to withdraw his minde from fantasying the warre and enclyned it altogither to peace King Stephen began to encline his mind to peace which inclination being perceyued those Nobles that were glad to see the state of their Countrey quieted did theyr best to further it namely the Archbishop of Canterbury Theobald Mat. Par. trauailed ernestly to bring the princes to some agreement now talking with the king now sending to the duke vsing al meanes possible to make thē both at one Ger. Do. The Bishop of Winchester also that had caused all the trouble vpon consideration of the great calamities wherwith the land was most miserably afflicted began to wish an end thereof Whervpon the lordes spirituall temporall were called togither at Winchester about the latter end of Nouēber that they might also with their consentes confirme that which the king and duke should conclude vpon An assembly of Lordes at Winchester Thus was there a publike assemble made in the citie of Winchester whither also duke Henrie came and being ioyfully receyued of the king in the Bishops Palace they were made friendes the king admitting the duke for his sonne the duke the king for his father A peace concluded betwixt the king and the duke And so the agreemēt which through the careful suite of the Archbishop of Cāterburie had beene with such diligence to good effect laboured was now confirmed The chief articles whereof were these That king Stephen during his naturall life should remaine king of England Some writers haue recorded that duke Hērie should presently by this agreement en●…oy h●…lfe the realm of Englande that Hērie the Empresses sonne shoulde enioy the dukedome of Normandie and further be proclamed heyre apparant to succeede in the kingdome and gouernment of Englande after the deceasse of Stephen Moreouer such noble men other which had taken either the one partie or the other during the time of the ciuill warres should be in no daunger for the same but enioy theyr lands possessions liuings according to their auncient rightes and titles There was also consideration had of a sonne whiche King Stephen had named William who though hee were very yong was yet appoynted to sweare fealtie vnto duke Henrie as lawfull heyre to the crowne The same William had the Citie of Norwich diuerse other landes assigned him for the maintenance of his estate that by the consent and agreement of duke Hērie his adopted brother Moreouer it was concluded that the king should resume take into his hands againe all those portions and parcels of inheritance belonging to the crowne as he had giuen away or were otherwise vsurped by any maner of person and that all those possessions which by any intrusion had beene violently taken frō the right owners fith the dayes of king Henrie shoulde bee again restored to them that were rightly possessed in the same by the dayes of the aforesayd king Moreouer it was agreed Mat. Par. Castels to be rased in number .1115 that all those Castels which contrarie to all reason and good order had beene made and builded by any maner of person in the dayes of King Stephen shoulde be ouerthrowne and cast downe whiche in number were founde to bee .xj. hundred and fiftene The king also vndertooke to refourme all such misorders as the warre had brought in as to restore fermers to their holdings to repayre the decayed buyldisss to store the pastures and leassues with cattell the hilles with sheepe to see that the Cleargie might enioy theyr due quietnesse and not to be oppressed with any vndue exactions to place Sherifes where they had beene accustomed to beare rule with instructions giuen to them to deale vprightly in causes so as offenders might not escape through brybes or any other respect of friendship but that euery man might receyue according to right and equitie that which was his due That Souldiers shoulde conuert theyr swords as Esay sayth into Culters and plough shares theyr Speares into Mattockes and so returne from the campe to the plough and suche as were wont to keepe watche in the night season might now sleepe and take theyr rest without any daunger That the husbande man might bee relieued of all vexation and that Marchant men and occupiers might enioy theyr trade of occupying to theyr aduauncement one kind and maner of siluer coyne to runne through the lande so as the war that had continued now for the space of .xvij. yeares might in this sort bee brought to ende and fully pacified These things being thus concluded at Winchester the king tooke
Mat. Paris K. Iohn borne In the Octaues of Easter king Henry came to an entervew with the Frenche King at Gysoures where they hadde conference together of sundrye matters Thys yeare the Queene was delyuered of a sonne named Iohn that was after king of this calme Gerua Dore. Moreouer kyng Henry calsyng a counsel of his Bishops and Barons there in Normandie a collection was ordeyned by their aduise to be made through all his countreys and dominions of two pence of the pounde of euery mans landes and goodes A cōtribution iewells and apparell onely excepted to be payde this yeare .1166 and for the space of foure yeares nexte ensuyng one penye of euerye pounde to be payde yearely and those that hadde not the woorth in goodes or landes the value of twentie shillings and were yet householders or had any office they shoulde pay a penye to this contribution whiche was onely graunted for the reliefe of the Christians in the Easte partes and those that warred agaynste the misereantes there The payemente therof was appoynted to be made in the feaste daye of Saynte Remigius or within fifteene dayes after and all suche as departed this lyfe within the tearme that this collection was curraunt theyr debtes beyng payde were appoynted by the same ordinaunce to gyue the tenthe parte of all the residue of theyr goodes vnto this so necessarie a contribution King Henry remayning nowe in Normandie and vnderstanding that dyuers Lordes and Barons of Mayne and of the marches of Britayne woulde not in his absence shewe themselues obedient vnto his wyfe Quene Eleanor but were aboute to practise a rebellion He reysed an armie and wente agaynste them easily subduyng those whom be founde obstinate and besieging the Castell of Foulgiers The castell of Foulgiers Mat. Paris tooke and vtterly destroyed it Soone after the Archebishop of Canterbury came from Pountney to Vizeley Vizeley The Archebishop Becket accursed those in Englād that mainteyned the customes of their elders and there on the Ascention day when the Churche was moste full of people he got him into the Pulpet and with booke bell and candell solemnely accursed all the obseruers defendours and maynteynees with the promoters of suche customes as within the realme of Englande they terme the Customs of theyr elders And amongest other were namely accursed Richarde de Lucy Richarde the Archedeacon of Poyctiers Iocelyn de Bailleville Alane de Neuille and manye other But they beeing absente neyther called nor conuicte as they alleaged notwithstanding they were thus excommunicate sente theyr messengers vnto the Archebishoppe and appealed from hym and so feared not to enter into theyr churches He hadde before this written also vnto hys Suffraganes certayne Letters R. N. and in the same denounced some of these persones by expresse name accursed and also other not onely for mayntenyng the matter agaynst hym touching the aunciente custome of the Realme but also for the schisme reysed in Almayne by Reginald Archebishoppe of Coleyn for the which he accursed one Iohn of Oxforde Moreouer he accursed Raynulfe de Brocke Hugh Saynt Clere and Thomas Fitz Bernarde for violently seysing vpon and deteyning the goods and possessions belonging to his Archbishoprike without his consente or agreemente thervnto had The kyng on the other parte banished out of Englande and all the parties of his other dominions all those persons that were knowen to be of kinne vnto the Archebishoppe both yong and olde And furthermore he sent aduertisement to the Abbot of Pountney and to his Monkes with whom the Archebishoppe by the Popes appointmente remayned that if they kepte hym styll in theyr house he woulde not fayle to banyshe out of Englande alll the Monkes of their order And so the Archebishop of his owne accorde after he had remayned there vneth two yeares departed from thence and came to the kyng of Fraunce who courteously receyued hym and sent him to the Abbey of Saint Columbes nere to the Citie of Sins where he remayned a certayne season as shall be shewed hereafter Shortely after this Math. Paris Legates from the Pope came vnto Montmi●…iall two Legates from the Pope William of Pauia and Iohn of Naples bothe Cardinalles whome the Archbishoppe suspected rather to fauour the kings cause than hys yet he was con●…tuted that they shoulde haue the Iudgemente thereof committed vnto them so that fieth according to the rules of the Church there might restitution bee made bothe to hym and to hys of suche goodes as had bin taken from them For being dispoyled as he was he woulde not stande to any iudgement nor could not be compelled therevnto by anye reason as he sayde so that the two Legates when they sawe that they coald not bring any thing to passe departed againe without any thing concluded ●…omes Sa●…●…ensis About this time Williā Talvan erle of Sagium by the cōsent of his sons and nephues deliuered into the handes of king Henry the castels of Aleriū ●… Triues ●…lerium and Roche Laberie with al the appurtenances to the same castels belonging About this season also Conane the Duke of Britayne departed this lyfe ●…onan Duke ●… Britayne de●…asseth Mat. Paris leauing behynd him ▪ no issue but one only daughter begot of his wife the Duchesse Constance ▪ the daughter of the K. of Scotlande which succeeded him in the astate Whervpon K. Henry made earnest sute to procure a mariage betwixte hir and his sonne Geffrey ●… mariage con●…uded betvvixt Geffrey ●…e kings sonne ●… the Duchesse ●… Britayne VV. Paruus whiche at length he brought to passe to the high comforte and contentation of his mynde in that his sonne had by such good fortune atteyned to the dukedome of Britayne There were in that season in Britayn certain noble mē of such strength power that they disdained to acknowledge thēselues subiects to any superior power throgh ambitions desire of rule preeminēce they warred cōtinually one against an other to the greate destruction and vtter vndoing of their miserable countrey so that the fieldes sometyme fruitfull and batefull by nature were become as a wylde desert Herevpon those that were the weaker partie perceiuing themselues too muche ouerpressed by their aduersaries submit themselues vnto king Henry requiring him of ayde and succour King Henrie reioycing to haue so good an occasion and oportunitie to reduce them to reason with all speede ayded them that required healpe and subdued those that resisted his power An reg 13. notwithstandyng their greate puissaunce and the strength of the places whiche they kept And in the meane while the kings sonne Henrye came ouer to his Father 1167. ●… Triues king Hēry in●…deth the erle ●…f Anuergnes ●●dos and founde him at Poytiers from whence shortly after Easter he remoued and with an army entred into the landes of the Earle of Aluergue the which he wasted and spoyled bycause the sayd Earle had renounced his allegiance to King Henrye made
Henry his brother as a witnesse of this their atchieued victorie This Enstace was a Flemyng borne Eustace the Monke vvhat he vvas and sometyme a Monke but renouneyng his coole to receyue suche heritage as fell to hym by the death of his brethren deceassing wythoute issue hee became a notable Pyrate and hadde doone in his dayes muche mischiefe to the Englyshemenne and therefore was nowe rewarded accordyng to his demerites The spoyle and praye of the Frenche shippes was verye ryche A riche spoyle so that the Englishmen being loden wyth ryches and honour vpon their safe returne home were receyued with great ioye and gladnesse But Lewes after he vnderstoode of this mischaunce happened to his people that came to his ayde began not a little to dispayre of al other succour to come vnto hym at any time heereafter wherfore he enclined the sooner vnto peace so that at length he tooke suche offers of agreemente as were offred vnto him and receiued furthermore a summe of money for the release of suche hostages as he had in his handes ●…n accord be●…wixt K. Hen●… and Levves together with the title of the kingdom of England and the possession of al such Castels holds as he held within the realm The French Chronicle to the which the chronicle of Dunstable and Mathewe Paris doe also agree affirmeth that he receyued .xv. M. markes The Englishe ●…hronicle say●… a thou●…nd pound Moreouer the Popes Legate assoyled Lewes all those that had taken his part of the offence of disobedience shewed in attempting the warre agaynst the Popes commaundement Math. Paris After whiche Lewes with all his complices that had bin excommunicate sware vpon the holye Euangelist that they shuld stande to the iudgement of holy Churche and from thencefoorth be faythfull vnto the Pope and to the Churche of Rome Moreouer that he with his people should incontinently depart out of the realme and neuer vpon euil intent returne agayn And that so farre as in him lay he should procure his father King Philip to make restitution vnto king Henry of all the right which he had in the parties of beyond the sea that when he should be king of France he should resigne the same in quiet maner On the other part King Henry tooke his othe together with the Legate and the Erle of Pembroke gouernor of the realme that he shoulde restore vnto the Barons of his realme and to other his subiectes all their rightes and heritages with all the liberties before demaunded for the whiche the discorde was moued betwixte the late Kyng Iohn and his barons Moreouer all prysoners on both parties were released and sette at libertie without paying any ransom yea and those whiche had couenaunted to paye and vpon the same were set at libertie before the conclusion of thys peace were nowe discharged of all summes of money whiche then remained vnpayed Thus peace was concluded on the .xj. daye of September not farre from Stanes harde by the riuer of Thames where Lewes himself the Legate Guallo and diuers of the spiritualtie wyth the erle of Pembroke lord gouernor of the realm and others did meete and talke about this accord When all things were ordred and finished agreable to the articles and couenants of the peace so farre as the tyme present required the Lordes of the realme when Lewes should departe homewarde attended him to Douer in honorable wise as appertayned and there tooke leaue of him and so he departed out of the realme about the feast of Saint Michaell King Henry by this meane being put in full possession of the realme according to the prescript of that article conteined in those conditions of the peace lately specified pardoned all those that had ayded his aduersale Lowes during the warres except certain of the spiritualtie whiche were put to suche fynes that they were compelled to laye all that they had to pledge The p●… are fyne to leuie suche summes of money as they might with the same obteyne the kings fauoure againe and beside that to sue to Rome for their entier absolution at the Popes owne handes Amongest other Hugh Bishop of Lincolne returning into England was compelled to paye a thousande markes to the Popes vse for recouerie of his Bishoprike and an hundred markes also to the Legate of good and lawfull money Suche cheuaunce made the Legate amongest them of the church An. reg 2 VVhat chauance the Logate made as well persons secular as regular that he got together .xij. thousand markes toward his charges whereby it appeared that he loste no tyme in England But to proceede The realme now being in quiet of al outward felicitie a number of vnruly persons such as deliting in ydlenesse knew not how to lyue in tyme of peace assembled themselues together and appointyng Foulkes du Brent Foukes de Brent who was a man of greate stomacke and more rashnesse to bee their capitayne and ringleader began to make watre against the Kyng and to spoyle the townes and countreys about them so that their euill doings might haue caused no small perill to haue ensued by some great ciuill sedition if the Erle of Pembroke had not in tyme preuented their attemptes For he assēbling the kinges power hasted towardes the rebelles and what by his owne auctoritie and by the reuerend regard of some bishops in his companie more than by vsing of any force of armes he stayd the matter for that time Math. Pari●… so that no farther mischiefe folowed of this mutenie Besydes the foresayd Foulks du Brent there were other of the Nobilitie also whiche practised the lyke mysorder as William Earle of Albemarle Roberte de Veypounte Bryan de Lisle Hugh de Baliole Philip de Marc and Roberte de Gaugi the whiche Robert withheld the Castell of Newarke that belonged to the Bishoppe of Lincolne The Castel●… Nevvarke ●…stored to the bishop of Li●…colne and would not deliuer it tyll the K. with Willyam Marshall Earle of Pembrooke had layne at siege before it an eight days In the ende of which terme by mediation of friendes the matter was taken vp and the Bishop recouered his castell paying to the sayde Robert de Gaugi an hundred poūds sterling for the victuals which he left within the same castell Soone after this Ranulph Earle of Chester was sent into the holy lande by king Henry with a faire companie of souldiours and men of war to ayde the Christians there againste the Infidels Mat. Paris The earle of ●…hester goeth ●…to the holy ●…nde whiche at the same time had besieged the citie of Damieta in Egypt in which enterprise the valiancie of the same Erle after his cōming thyther was to his greate prayse moste apparaunt There went with him in that iourney Saer de Quincy Earle of Winchester William de Albeney Earle of Arundell beside dyuers barons as the Lord Robert Fitz Walter Iohn Constable of Chester ●…onne to kyng ●…ohn
got two thousand markes of the Citie of London and after fell in hande with the Abbots and Priors of whome he gote somewhat though sore against their willes By occasiō of two marchante Straungers of Brabant whych chaunced to bee robbed about the parties of Winchester whilest the King was there vpon theyr importunate sute and complaynte there was a greate nest of theeues broken A nest of theeues 〈◊〉 amongst the whiche were many welthie persons and freeholders suche as vsed to passe on lyfe and death of theyr owne companions to whome they were fauourable ynough you maye be sure also there were some of the Kyngs seruaunts amongst them About thirtie of those offendors were apprehended and putte to execution besydes those that escaped some into sainctuary and some into voluntary exile running out of and vtterly forsakyng the countrey About Easter The Arc●… of Roan the Archbyshoppe of Roan came ouer into England and doyng homage for suche reuenewes as belonged to his Church here within this realme had the same restored vnto him ●…th Paris ●…at tayne In Iune there fell such aboundance of raine specially about Abingdō that the Willow trees Mylles and other houses standing neare to the water syde were borne downe and ouerturned with one Chapell also and the corne in the fielde was so beaten to the grounde that breade made thereof after it was ripe seemed as it had beene made of branne ●…e Earle of ●…sburie ●…r go into 〈◊〉 holy land About the same tyme William de Longespee Earle of Salisburie and Robert de Veer with other English men to the number of two hundred knightes hauing taken on them the Crosse went into the holy lande the sayde Earle being their chiefe captaine and had so prosperous speed in their iourney that they arriued safe and sound in the Christian armie where the Frenche king being chiefe thereof they were receyued ioyfully But yet as Mathew Paris writeth ●…at Par. the pride and disdaine of the French men was so greate that vpon spite and enuie conceyued at the Englishmens glorie ●…e spite of 〈◊〉 French to●…des the ●…glishmen which bare thēselues right worthily the French men vsed the English men nothing friendly Namely the Earle of Arras sticked not to speake manye reprochfull wordes agaynste the sayde William de Longesper and his people whereat they could not but take great indignation Also the same season the Earle of Leycester who had likewise receyued the Crosse deferred his iourney for a tyme and sayling into Ga●…coigne mightily there subdued the kings enimies as Gascon de Bierne Also one R●…s●…eyn and William de Solares This yeare died Peter de Genevre Peter de Genevre a Prouancoys borne whom the king had preferred in maryage vnto the Ladie Mawde daughter and heyre of Walter Lacye a man of fayre possessions in Irelande Of which maryage there came issue a sonne and a daughter Also about whitsuntide dyed a noble Baron of the North Parties The deceasse Roger Fitz Iohn named the Lorde Roger Fitz Iohn whose sonne and heyre beyng yong was giuen in wardship to William de Valence the kings halfe brother Also this yeare Hugh Earle of March The death of Hugh le Brun. father to the same William de Valence dyed in Cypres whilest the French armie wintered there as then going into the holy lande In the feast of all Saintes the Archbishop Bonifacius was inthronizate at Canterburie An. reg 34. The Archb. of Canterburie intronizate and kept a solemne feast at the which the King Queene wish the more part of all the Prelates of the lande were present This yeare aboute the begynning of the Spring the kings brother the Earle of Cornewall with other noble men of the Realme as the Earle of Glocester Henrie Hauings Baron An ambassad●… lent to the Pope and Roger Thurkeby went ouer into Fraunce in Princely array and furniture to visite the Pope who helde his Court still at the Citie of Lion The Bishop of Lyncolne also and the Byshop of Worcester went thither For what cause the other went it was not openly knowne But the Bishop of Lyncolne went thither about such businesse as he had in hande agaynst the Templers Hospitalers and such other whiche had appealed from him to the Court of Rome where he coulde not bring his purpose to passe for his aduersaries with money had purchased the Iudges fauor And so the Bishop returned hauing spent his trauaile and money in vaine The king taketh on him the Crosse The .vj. of March being Sunday the king tooke vpon him the crosse with his brother William de Valence and a greate number of other noble men and amongst other the Abbot of Burie to the preiudice as was thought of his order The lord Roger de Monthault Roger de Mounthault a Baron of great honour meaning verily to goe in that iourney to recouer money towards hys necessarie furniture set and solde the moste part of his liuings His wooddes and possessions which he had about Couentry he solde and let to fee farme vnto the Couent there The like chieuance was made by sundrie noble men which prepared themselues to go in that iourney Vpon the .xxvij. day of Aprill those that had taken on them the Crosse assembled at Bermodsey besides London to treate of their setting forwarde determining that the same shoulde bee at Midsommer next but by the Popes letters which the king procured they were commaunded to stay till the king himselfe went Thus their iourney for that time was disappoynted There was of them and their retinues that ment thus to haue gone fiue C. knightes besides yeomen or demilances and other common soldiers in great numbers Gascon de Bierne submitteth himselfe to the K. Gascon de Bierne was so driuen to his shiftes by the high prowes of y e Erle of Leycester that in the ende he was constrayned to come ouer into England and submit himselfe to the king whom he found at Clarendon where he ●…ate such mercie at the kings handes that hee w●…s pardoned and restored to his landes But the Earle of Leycester put the king in possession of the Castels of Fronsacke The Earle of Leycester his seruice in Gascoigne Egremount and other and banished Rustein and William de Sola●…s with diuerse other stubburne and disloyall rebels depriuing them of their landes and inheritance in that Countrey The Bishop of Lincolne The Byshoppe of Lyncolne did excommunicate a priest within his dioces that was accused of incontinencie And bicause the same priest continued fortie dayes without seeking to bee reconciled the Bishop sent to the Sherif of Rutlande within whose Bayliwike the same Priest dwelled to apprehende him as a disobedient and rebellious person but the Sherif wynked at the matter and woulde not execute the Bishoppes commaundement wherevpon the Bishoppe did also excommunicate the Sherif whereof the king being enfourmed tooke displeasure and sending to the Pope
portion of the bloud of our Sauior He therfore being desirous to haue some part thereof so intreated hym that had the keping of it that he obteined his desire brought it ouer wyth hym into Englande bestowyng a third part thereof after his fathers deceasse in the Abbeye of Hayles as it were to adorne and enryche the same bycause that therein bothe hys father and hys mother were buryed The bloud of Hayles and the other two partes hee dydde reserue in his owne custodie tyll at lengthe moued vppon suche deuotion as was then vsed hee founded an Abbey a little from his manour of Berkhamsted which abbey was named Ashrugge Ashrugge abbey built Bonnehommes in the which he placed Monkes of the order of Bonnehommes being the first that euer had bin seene of that order here in England And herewith he also assigned the two other partes of that bloud to the same Abbey Whervpon followed great resort of people to those two places induced therevnto by a certaine blynde deuotion The lord Henry sonne to the king of Almayn murdered in Italy Henrye the brother of thys Edmunde and son to the foresayde Kyng of Almayne as hee retourned from Affrike where hee hadde bene wyth the Prince Edwarde was stayne at Viterbo in Italy whither he was come about businesse whiche he had to do with the Pope by the hand of Guy de Montfort the sonne of Symon de Mountfort Earle of Leycester in reuenge of the same Symons death This murder was cōmitted afore the high aultar as the same Henrye kneeled there to heare diuine seruice The foresayd Guy vpon that murder cōmitted fled vnto his father in law the Earle of Anguilare as then gouernour of Tuskayn There was at Viterbo the same tyme Philippe king of Fraunce returning homewards from the iorney which his father made into Affrik where he died Also Charles king of Sicile was there present whome the sayde Guy then serued Both those Kyngs were put in muche blame for that the murder and wilfull escape was done and suffred in their presence and no pursute made after the murderer Boniface the Archbish of Canterbury after he had ruled the sea .xxxvij. yeres departed this life And after his deceasse Robert Kuvvarby Archebishoppe of Canterbury about two yeres or more was one Roberte Kylwarbye appointed in hys place by Pope Gregorie whiche Robert was the xlvj Archbishop that hadde gouerned the 〈◊〉 of Canterburye About the moneth of Iune there fell great debate and discorde betwixte the Monkes of Norwiche and the Citizens there An af●… tvv●… 〈◊〉 Mo●…s 〈◊〉 Ch●… N●… Whiche increased so farfoorth that at lengthe the Citizens wyth great violence assaulted the Monasterie fited the gates and forced the fyre so with reede and drye wood that the church with the bookes and all other ornamentes of the same and all houses of office belonging to that Abbey were cleane bre●…ned wasted and destroyed so that nothing 〈◊〉 preserued excepte one little Chapell The Kyng hearing of this rio●… ●…dde to Norwiche and causyng inquirie to be made therof thirtie young men of the Citie were condemned hanged and brente Thirtie of 〈◊〉 C●… No●…●…ged and 〈◊〉 to the greate griefe of the other Citisens for they thoughte that the Priour of the place was the occasion of all that mischiefe who hadde got togither armed men and tooke vppon hym to keepe the ●…ffray and Churche by force of armes but the Pr●… was well ynoughe borne oute and defended by the Byshoppe of Norwyche as their named Roger. The King returnyng by Sainte Edm●… Burye after hee hadde doone hys deuotions to Sainct Edmundes shrine began to waxe somewhat crasye but after hauing a little recouered his helth he called a Counsell there wherein he went aboute to haue taken order for the punishment of rebels but his sycknesse agayne in●…ing he brake vp the assembly and with al speede hasted to London After this he kept on his iourney till he came vnto Parys where hee was honourably receyued of the Frenche Kyng and from thence he went to Burdeaux and there remayned till after his fathers death In this meane time King Henry being returned to London from Sainct Edmundes Burye as before ye An. reg 57. haue heard his sicknesse so encreased 〈◊〉 that ●…a●…y he died there at Westminster the sixteenth daye of Nouember in the yeare of our Sauiour 12●…2 after he hadde lyued threescore and fyue yeres King Henrye departeth thys lyfe and reigned fiftie sixe yeares and .xxvij. dayes A little before his deathe when hee perceyued that he coulde no longer lyue The Earle of Gloucester he caused the erle of Gloucester to come afore him and to be newly s●… to keepe the peace of the lande to the ●…e of his sonne Prince Edwarde Moreouer Kyng Henry had three daughters by the sayde Eleanore as Margarete married to Alexander K. of Scots Beatrice which the duke of Britayn had to wife and Catherine whiche died before she was mariageable he was of body well cast and strong ●…s proportion 〈◊〉 body of a good stature in heigth well fauored of face with the lidde of on of his eyes comming downe so as it almost couered the apple of the same eye Of nature he was curteous 〈◊〉 conditions and of stomacke rather noble thā stoute a deuoute Prince and liberall towardes the poore and needie He wanted not yet dispraise in some poyntes namely for that in ordering of things and weightye affaires he vsed small consideration he was also noted to be a great taker of money by loanes ta●…s and Subsidies But therevnto he was enforced by necessitie to beare the charges of warre and other publike affaires than of any couetous mynde on purpose to serue his owne turne What Captaines of honoure among the Nobilitie liued in his tyme it maye appeare by the course of the historye of his tyme. Of sundry learned menne these wee fynde mencioned in Mayster Bales Centuries and others Walter of Couentrie an historiographer Radulphus Niger that wrote bothe histories and other treatises Gervasius de Melkeley Albricius of London Roberte Curson a man excellently learned bothe in diuine and humain letters so that comming to the Courte of Rome he there grew in suche estimation that he became a Cardinall of whome thys wythnesse wee fynde recorded by Matthewe Westmonasteriensis and Mathew Paris At the takyng of Damiate a Citie in Egypte there was wyth Pelagius the Cardinall of Alba the Popes Legate mayster Roberte Curson an Englishe man a most famous clerke borne of a noble house and Cardinall of the church of Rome These are reported to florish in the days both of King Iohn and Kyng Henry his son in whose time also ther liued other lerned men as these Hughe Kirkested Richarde of Ely Peter Henham Iohn Giles or de Sancto Egidio an excellent phisitiō Caducan a Welchman borne and Bishoppe of Bangore Alexander a singuler lerned man that wrote dyuers and many treatises
suffice one man a day Wheate was sold at London for foure Markes the quarter and aboue Then after this dearth and scarcitie of vittayles 〈…〉 and mortalitie of people so that what by w●… of the Scottes A sore mortalitie of people and what by this mortalitie and ●…th the people of the l●… were wonderfully wasted consumed Edwarde Bruce before the feast of Easter returned againe into Irelande with the Earle of Murrey and other noble mē of Scotland hauing with them a great armie and besieged the Castel of Knockfergus and after they were to another Castell where they tooke a Baron prisoner and there Edwarde Bruce lay for a season Also Richard erle of Vlnester lay in Some Maries Abbey by Dublyn where the Maior and co●… of the Citie tooke him put him in prison within the Castel of Dublin They also slue his men and spoyled the Abbey After this the foresayd Edwarde Bruce went to Li●…erike after the feast of Saint Mathew the Apostle and there soiourned till Easter was past and in the meane while Roger de Mortimer the kings deputie arriued at Waterford with a great armie by reason whereof Edwarde 〈◊〉 Bruce for feare departed Iohn Fi●… Thomas Earle of Kildare got him into the vttermost parts of Vlnester and Iohn Fitz Thomas was made Erle of Kildare Also O●…eoner of Connaigh and many other Irishe men of Connagh and Meth were slaine neare to Iury by the Englishmen of those parties There was a great slaughter also made of the Irishmē neare vnto Thistildermote by the Lord Edmond Butler an other also at Baliteham of Omorth by the same Edmonde The Lord deputie deliuered the Erle of Vlnester out of prison 1317 after Whitsuntide banished out of Meth sir Walter Lacie sir Hugh Lacie gyuing their lāds away frō them vnto his knights and they went ouer into Scotlād with Edward Bruce who returned thither about that time Crokesden The death still encreased as by some wryters it should appeare In the .xj. yeare of king Edwarde the second his raigne An. reg 11. Ri. Southwel 1318 Berwike betrayed to the Scottes vpon the Saterday night before Midlent Sunday the town of Berwik was betrayed to the Scots through the treason of Peter S●…ding The Castell helde good a while tyll for want of vittayles they within were constrayned to deliuer it into the Scottish mens hands who wan also the same time the Castell of Har●…tell Werke Medford so that they possessed the more part of all Northumberland Castels wonne by the Scots euen vnto Newcastell vpon Tine sauing that certaine other castels were defēded against them In May they entred with an army further into the lād burning all the country afore thē till they came to Ripon which towne they spoiled and tarying there three dayes they receyued a thousande markes of those that were gotte into the Churche and defended it against them for that they should spare the town and not put it to the fire as then Lorde ●…readie done the townes of Northalle●… and Bourghbridge as they came forwardes Northalerton and Bourghbridge burnt In their going backe they burnt Knaresbourgh and Skipton in Crauen which they had first sacked and so passing through the middest of the Countrey burning and spoyling all 〈◊〉 them they 〈◊〉 into Scotlande wyth a marueylo●… g●…●…titude of Cattell besyde prysoners 〈…〉 women and no ●…all number of pe●… 〈◊〉 which they tooke with them to helpe 〈…〉 Catell An. reg 12. Additions to Triuet The king and the Earle of Lācaster made friends In the .xij. yeare of Edwarde the secondes raigne in August the king and the Erle of Lancaster came to talk togither in a plain beside Leicester where they were made friends to the outward shew so that in the yeare next following the sayd Erle went with the king to the siege of Berwike About the feast of the Natiuitie of our Ladie the two Cardinals which were yet remaining in England sent forth cōmaundements vnto al the prelates priests within the realme that three times in euery solemne Masse Robert Bruce pronounced accursed they should denoūce Robert Bruce that called himself king of Scotland accursed with all his counsailers fautors and on the behalfe of the Pope they depriued him by denunciation of all honor and put al his lands vnder interdiction disabling all their children to the second degree that held with him to receiue or take vpō thē any ecclesiastical function They dedenounced also all the Prelates of Scotland and men of religion exempt and not exempt excommunicate and accursed Hen. Marl. The Lord Roger Mortimer returned again into England and Alexander Bicnor was made chiefe Iustice of Irelande Also Edward Bruce w t sir Walter sir Hugh Lacie bringing with them a great armie returned out of Scotland and arriued at Dundalke on the day of S. Calixt the Pope But neare to the same place sir Iohn Brimingham Richarde Tute Tho. VVals Continuation of Triuet Miles of Verdon with a power of 1324. men encountred them and slue the said Edwarde le Bruce and aboue the number of .8200 men or as other haue but .5800 The sayd 〈◊〉 Birmingham brought the heade of E●… Bruce ouer into England and presented it to the king Whervpon the king in recompence of hys seruice gaue vnto him the Erledome of ●…ord●… to hold to him his heyres Males the Ba●… of Athied to him and his heyres generall About this season or somewhat before 〈◊〉 Midsommer as Southwell hath a naughtie ●…low called Iohn Poydras or as some 〈◊〉 haue Ponderham a Tanners sonne of Ci●… comming to Oxford and there thrusting h●… into the kings hall that stood without the 〈◊〉 gaue forth that he was sonne and right he●… of king Edwarde the first and that by meanes of a false nurse he was stolen out of his cradle and this Edward the seconde being a Carters sonne was brought in and layde in his place so that 〈◊〉 by reason thereof was afterwards hardly 〈◊〉 and brought vp in the north part of Wales At length being layd for he fled to the C●… of y e white Friers in Oxforde trusting there to be safe through y e immunitie of the place bicause K. Edward the first was their founder But whē he could not keepe his tongue but still fondly vtt●… his folly and stood in his opinion so that great ●…mor thereof was raysed he was at length 〈◊〉 out of that Church and caried to Northampton where he was there arraigned condemned and had forth to a place in the Countrey called thē copped Oke where he was drawne hanged and as a traytor bowelled At the houre of his death he cōfessed that in his house he had a spirite in likenesse of a cal whiche amongst other things assured him that he should be king of England 1319 ●…tid●… 〈…〉 In this season to witte in the yeare .1319 a great r●…yne and death of cattell
bani●…ed men and ●…lawes were likewise resfor●…●…a●… The Londoners hauing the Tower thus at ●…here commaundemente remoued all the officers herein placed by the King and put other in their ●…thes in the name of the Lorde Iohn de Eltham the Kings sonne whom they named warden of y e Citie and land And yet they ●…eassed not to committe many robberies and other outragious and most insolent partes In the meane time the King being come 〈◊〉 Bristow left that Citie in the keeping of y e Erle of Winchester And with the Earles of Gloucester and Arundell and the Lord Chancellor Sir Roberte Baldocke ●…e king ●…i●… into ●…ales hee sailed ouer into Wales there to rayse a power of Welchmen in defence of himselfe against the Queene and hir adherēts whiche hee had good hope to finde amongest the Welchmen ●…lidor 〈◊〉 fauour ●…wardes the Welchmen bycause he had euer vsed them gently and shewed no rigor towards them for their riottous misgouernance Againe he drew the rather into that part that if there were no remedie hee mighte easily escape ouer into Ireland and get into some mountaine countrey marishe ground or other streit where his enimies should not come at him But nowe to speake of the Queene yet must vnderstand that after shee hadde receyued knowledge from the Londoners that they were whollye at hir deuotion shee beeing glad thereof The Queene following the King cōmeth to Oxforde Tho. de la More turned hir iorney towarde Wales to followe the Kyng and comming to Oxforde stayed there a whyle and still came people to hir from all sides Heare Adam de Torseton the Byshoppe of Hereforde whych lately before had bin sore fined by the King 〈◊〉 that he was accused to stirre the people to Rebellion The Byshoppe of Hereforde maketh an Oration to the Queenes army and to ayde the Barons as yee haue hearde made a pithie Oration to the army declaring that the Queene and hir sonne were returned only into England to the intente to persecute the Spencers to reforme the state of the Realme and sith then that they nowe were come in dinner to an ende of the titannie of most naughty men and of the daunger that myghte growe dayly thereof hee exhorted them with pat●…ent mindes to beare the small trauaile that remained in purfuse of the enimies and as for reward they might looke for all things by the victory and the Queenes liberalitie whose loue was such towardes the common wealth as shee onely applyed all hir endeuoures and doyngs to the aduauncement thereof These wordes spoken The Queene goeth to Gloucester the Queene accompanyed with a greate power departed from Oxforde and wente straight vnto Gloucester and sent before hir vnto Bristow the Erle of Kent the Kings brother sir Iohn of Hennegew with other to take the Earle of Winchester They did theyr endeuour with suche diligence that the Townesmen compoundyng to be saued harmelesse in body and goodes deliuered the Towne and Castell vnto the Queene and to hir sonne the Prince In 〈◊〉 tyme there came to the Quene and 〈◊〉 ●…ester the Lorde Perey the Lorde ●…ke and dyuers other as well from the North 〈…〉 forth of the marches of Wales 〈…〉 his army hug●…y encreassed From Gloucester shee passed by Berkley and restores the Castell of Berkeley whyche the Earle of Gloucester The Lorde Berkeley Hugh Spencer the yonger hadde helde vnto the Lorde Thomas Berkeley heyre to the Lorde Maurice Berkeley lately before deceassed in prison within the Castell of Walingforde togither with all the appertenances to the honor of Berkeley belonging The Queene commeth to Bristow From thence she wente to Bristowe and the morrowe after hir thither comming beeing the euen of the Apostles Simon and Iude through the instant calling vppon of the people the Earle of Winchester was drawen foorthe in his coate armoure vnto the common gallowes The Earle of Winchester executed and there hanged His head was after cutte off and sent to Winchester whereof he was Earle The King in this meane time kept not in one place but shifting hither and thither remayned in great care Sir Thomas Blunt Lorde Steward to the Kyng ●…u●…t●…th to the Queen Wherevppon Sir Thomas Blunt an auntient Knight and Lord Steward of the Kinges house tooke his seruauntes with victuals horses and armoure in greate plentie and came to the Queene of whome and lykewise of hir sonne hee was ioyfully receyued and diuers of them which hee brought with him were reteyned and the other had letters of protection and were sent away in louing manner The King with the Earle of Gloucester and the Lord Chauncellor taking the Sea meante to haue gone eyther into the I le of Lunday or else into Irelande but beyng tossed with contrary windes for the space of a weeks togither 〈◊〉 length he landed in Glamorgan shire and g●…e him to the Abbey and Castell of N●…th there secretely remaining vppon trust of the Welch●… promises Hugoline Spencer the sonne of the Earle of Gloucester defended the Castell of K●…ly agaynst the power of the Queene and of hir sonne till Easter following and then compoundyng for the safetie of hys owne lyfe and all they●… within that Castell and lykewise for the enioying of their goodes hee yeelded it to the handes of the menne of warre that helde siege aforest in the Queenes name and of hir sonne A newe chancellor and Treasorer After this they made the Byshoppe of Norwiche Lorde Chancellor and the Bishoppe of Winchester Lord Treasorer The Queene remayned aboute a monethes space at Hereforde and in the meane while sente the Lorde Henry Earle of Leycester and the Lorde William la Zouche and one Rice ap Howell that was lately deliuered out of the Tower where hee was prisoner into W●… to see if they myghte finde meanes to apprehende the Kyng by helpe of their acquaintance in those parties all three of them hauing landes t●… boutes where it was knowen the Kyng for the more parte kepte They vsed suche diligence it that charge that finally with large giftes bestowed on the Welchmenne they came to vnderstande where the King was and so on the daye of Saint Edmonde the Archbyshoppe beeyng the sixteenth of Nouember they tooke hym in the Monasterie of Neith neere to the Castell of Laturssan togyther with Hugh Spencer the sonne called Earle of Gloucester the Lorde Chauncellour Robert de Baldocke and Simon de Reding the kings Marshall not caring for other of the kings seruants whom they suffred to escape The king was deliuered to the Earle of Leycester who conueyed him by Monmouth and Ledeburie The king is brought to Kentworth vnto Kentworth castell where he remayned the whole winter The Earle of Gloucester the Lorde Chauncellour and Simon de Reding were brought to Hereforde and there presented to the Queene where on the .xxiiij. of Nouember the sayde Earle was drawne and hanged on a payre of Gallowes of fiftie foote in heigth
Hugh Spencer the yonger executed Then was his heade striken off his bowels taken out of his bodie and burnt and hys bodie deuided in quarters His head was sent to London and set vpon the bridge with other and his quarters were sent to foure seuerall partes of the Realme and there pight vpon polles to bee seene of the people He was drawne in his owne coate armour about the which there were letters embrodered plaine to bee read conteyning a parcell of the Psalme Psal 52. Quid gloriaris in ma●… vnto the verse ●…go autem vt ●…liua c. Simon de Reding executed The same day was Simō de Reding drawne and hanged on the same Gallowes but ten foote lower them the other This Reding being Marshall of the kings house had vsed the Queene verie vncurteously giuing hir many reprothfull wordes which now were remembred and therefore may serue for an example how daungerous a thing it is to speake euill of the higher powers Caxton The cōmon fame went that after this Hugh Spencer the sonne was taken he woulde receyue no s●…snance wherefore he was the sente put to death or else had he beene conueyed to London there to haue suffred The Earle of Armdell takē Iohn Earle of Armdell was taken on Saint Hughes day in the parties about S●…rewes●…e and the same day s●…oun●…ght before the execution of the Earle of Gloucester Hugh Spencer the yonger as well the sayde Earle who had beene euer a great friend to both the Spencers Tho. VVals ●…xecution as also Iohn Daniell and Thomas de Micheldeure were put to death at Hereforde by procurement of the Lorde Mortimer of Wigmore that ha●…ed them extremely ●…ofiuour in which the lord Mortimer was ●…ith the Queene by reason whereof they were not like to speede much better for what he willed the same was done and without him the Queene in all these matters did nothing The Chancellor Robert de Baldocke being committed to the custodie of Adam de Torleton Bishop of Hereforde remayned at Hereforde in safe keeping till Candlemasse next and then the Bishop being at London appoynted him to bee brought vp where not without the Bishops consent as was thought he was taken out of hys house by violence and layde in Newgate where shortly after through inward sorow and extreme griefe of minde he ended his life Robert Baldoe ended his life Thus the Queene and hir companie hauing compassed their businesse in to happie maner as they could wish she with hir sonne and a greate companie of Lordes and Gentlemen repayred to Wallingford where they kept Christmasse togither with great ioy and triumph the king in the meane while remayning as ye haue hearde at Kenilwoorth in a kinde of honourable estate although he was prisoner After Christmasse 1327 the Queene with hir sonne and such Lordes as were then with them remoued to London where at their comming thither which was before the feast of the Epiphanie they were receyued with great ioy triumph and large giftes and so brought to Westminster where the morrow after the same feast the Parliament which before hand had bene summ●…ned began in which it was concluded and fully agreed by at the estates for none durst speake to the contrarie that for diuerse artreses which were put vp agaynst the king he was not worthie longer to raigne A Parliament and therefore should be deposed and withall they willed to haue his sonne Edwarde duke of Aquitan to raigne in his place This ordinance was openly pronounces in the great hall at Westminster by one of the lords The king is deposed by act of Parliament on the feast day of S. Hillarie being Tuesday to the which all the people consented The Archbishop of Canterburie preacheth The Archbishop of Canterburie taking his theme Vox populi vti●…tes made a Sermon exhorting the people to pray to God to bestow of his grace vppon the new king And so when the Sermon was ended euery man departed to his lodging But the Duke of Aquitaine when hee perceyued that his mother tooke the matter heauily in appearance for that hir husband should be thus depriued of the crown he protested that he would neuer take it vpō him without his fathers consent and so therevpon it was concluded that certaine solemne Messengers should goe to Kenilworth to moue the king to make resignation of his Crowne and tytle to the kingdome vnto his sonne Thom. de la More Tho. VVals There were sent on this message as some write three or as other haue but two Bishops two Erles two Abbots two or as de la More Walsingham haue four Barons and for euerie Countie Citie Burrough and likewise for the cinque portes certain knights and burgesses The Bishops that were sent were these as de la More noteth Iohn de Stratford Bishop of Winchester Adam de Torleton Bishop of Hereford and Henrie Bishop of Lyncolne The two Earles as Southwell hath were Lancaster and Warwike the two Barons Rose and Courtney beside these as he sayth there were two Abbots two Priors two Iustices two Friers of the order of Preachers two of the Carmelites two knights for the Commons on the North syde of Trent and two for the other on the South syde of the same Ryuer two Citizens for London two Burgesses for the cinque Portes so as in all there were that went of this message as Southwell hath xxiij or rather .xxiiij. persones of one degree and other None of the Frier Minors went bycause they woulde not bee the bringers of so heauie tydings sithe he had euer borne them great good will The Bishoppes Winchester and Lyncolne went before and comming to Kenilworth associated with them the Earle of Leycester of some called the Earle of Lancaster that had the King in keeping And hauing secrete conference with the king they sought to frame his minde so as be might be contented to resigne the crowne to his sonne bearing hym in hande that if he refused so to doe the people in respect of the euil will whiche they had conceyued agaynste hym woulde not fayle but proceede to the election of some other that shoulde happely not touche hym in lynage And sithe this was the onely meane to bring the lande in quiet they wylled hym to consider how muche he was bounde in conscience to take that way that shoulde bee so beneficiall to the whole Realme The King being sore troubled to heare suche displeasant newes was brought into a marueylous agonie but in the ende for the quyet of the Realme and doubt of further daunger to hymselfe he determyned to follow theyr aduice and so when the other Commissioners were come and that the Bishop of Hereford had declared the cause wherefore they were sent the King in presence of them all notwithstanding his outward countenaunce discouered howe muche it inwardly grieued him yet after he was come to himself he answered that he knew that he was
in their liueries crying Kyng Richard King Richard At the Stādert in Cheape was a right sumptuous stage ordeyned on whiche were set dyuers personages and an Angell that set a rich crowne of golde garnished with stone and pearle vppon the Kings head as hee passed by and likewise an other on the Queenes head This done the King rode to Poules there offered and so tooke his horse againe and rode to Westminster where the Maior and his companie taking their leaue returned to London On the morrow the Maior and his breethren went againe to Westminster More gi●…es by the Londo●… to the king and there pre●…ented the King with two basens gilte and in 〈◊〉 two thousand nobles of golde bes●…eching 〈◊〉 be good and gracious Lord to the Citie he receyued their present in courteous manner and gifte them many comfortable words Tho. VVa●… The liberties of London ●…tified by King to Richard The thirde daye after they receyued a newe confirmation of all their olde liberties at the least suche as might he an aide to the Citie and no detriment to Forreyners wherefore by counsell of their friends they ordeined a table for an auiter of siluer and gi●… engrauen with imagerie and enameled in most curious wise conteyning the story of Saint Edwarde it was valued to be worth a M. markes This was presented to the King the whiche hee shortly after offered to the shrine of Saint Edward within the Abbey The Londoners beleeued that by these gifts they had bin quite ridde of all danger but yet they were cōpelled to giue the K. after this tenne thousand pounds which was collected of the commons in the citie not without great offence and grudging in their mindes The same time the Duke of Gloucester hauing receyued money to leauie an army whiche hee shoulde haue conueyed ouer into Ireland The duke of Gloucester made Duke of Irelande of which countrey a good while before that present the king had made him Duke was nowe readye set forward when suddainely through y e malice of some priuie detractours about the King His iourney into Irelande vnluckely stayed hee was contermaunded and so hys iourney was stayed to the great hinderance and preiudice of both the Countreys of Englande and Irelande for euen vppon the fame that was bruted of hys comming into Irelande in manner all the Irish Lords determined to submit themselues vnto him so greatly was his name both loued reuerēced and feared euen among those wilde and sauage people This yere Robert Veere Veere a●…te Duke of Ireland ●…ieth a Louayne late Earle of Oxford Duke of Ireland departed this life at L●…uaigne in Brabant in great anguishe of mind miserable necessitie which yong gētleman doubtlesse was apt to al cōmendable exercises partes fitte for a noble mā if in his youth he had bin wel trained and brought vp in necessarie discipline This yeare after Christmas 1393 Tho. VVa●… A Parliament at Winchester a Parliamente was called at Winchester in which only a grant was made by the Cleargie of halfe a tenth for the expēces of the Duke of Lancaster and Gloucester that wer appointed to goe ouer into Frāce to treate of peace betwixte the two kingdomes The Courtes of the kings bench and Chauncerie The Chauncerie and Kings bench ●…e●…e at Yorke and from thence remoued to London whiche hadde bene remoued from Westminster to Yorke either in disfauour only of the Londoners or in fauoure of the Citizens of Yorke for that the Archbishoppe of that Citie being Lorde Chancellor wished to aduaunce so farre as in him lay the commoditie and wealthe therof were neuerthelesse about this season brought backe againe to Westminster after they had remayned a small time at Yorke to the displeasure of many This yere the Lord Aubrey de Veere Vncle to the late Duke of Ireland was made Earle of Oxford The two and twentith of Februarie Iohn Eures Eures Connestable of Douer Castel and Lord Steward of the Kings house departed this life in whose roomth the Lord Thomas Percy that before was Vicechamberlayne was created Lord Steward and the Lord Thomas Beaumont was made Connestable of Douer Lord Warden of the cinque Portes and the Lorde William Scrope was made Vicechamberlaine who aboute the same time bought of the Lorde William Montagewe the I le of Man The I le of Man with the regalitie thereof for it is a Kingdome as Thomas Wals affirmeth The Dukes of Lancaster and Gloucester ●…cisco Frāce to ●…ents of a ●…e●…e The Dukes of Lancaster and Gloucester went ouer vnto Calais and down to Bulloigne came y e Dukes of Berry and Burgoigne These noble men were sufficiently furnished with auctoritie to conclude a perfect peace both by Sea and land betweene the two Realmes of Fraunce and England and all their Alies The place appoynted for thē to treate in was at Balingham where tentes and pauilions were pight vp for the ease of both parties They mette there twice or thrice a weeke in a fayre tent prepared for the purpose about nyne of the clocke in the forenoone This was aboute the beginning of May. When they entred first into communication and had seene eache others authoritie one of the first demaundes that the Frenchmen made The Frenche ●…ssioners would haue Caleys rased 〈◊〉 the ground was to haue Calais rased in such wise as there should neuer bee anye habitation there after that tyme. The Dukes of Lancaster and Gloucester aunswered heerevnto howe they had no authoritie to conclude so farre but that England shoulde hold Calais still as in demeyne and true inheritāce and therefore if they purposed to enter anye further in the treatie of peace they should ceasse from that demaund and speake no more thereof When the Dukes of Berrie and Burgoigne heard their two Cousins of Englande aunswere so roundly they spake no more of that matter The demands 〈◊〉 the English commissioners Then the Dukes of Lancaster and Gloucester demaunded to haue restitution of all suche lands as hadde bin deliuered either to King Richard or to King Edward the thirde or to anye their deputies or commissioners and also to haue fully payde the summe of Florens that was lefte vnpaid at the time when the warre renued betwixt England and Fraunce and this the English Lawyers proued to stande with equitie and reason but neuerthelesse the Lords and Chauncellor of Fraunce argued to the contrary and so agree they could not in so much as the Frenche men required that if the Englishmen meant to haue any conclusion of peace they should drawe to some neerer paynts Order taken that the demaundes on eyther side should be sette downe in writing the better to be considered of At length the four Dukes tooke order that all their demaundes on eyther side shoulde bee sette downe in writing and deliuered to eyther partie interchangeably that they might be regarded at length and suche as shoulde bee founde
that diuers times to abstaine hym from comming to Westminster as my said L. of Winchester declared vnto my said lorde of Gloucester 6 Item that in y t time of y e said parliament diuers persons of low estate of the citie of Lōdon in great number assēbled on a day vpon y e Wharfe at the Crane of the Vintrie wished desired that they had there y e person of my L. of Winchester saying that they would haue throwen him into the Thames to haue taught him to swimme with wings Wherof billes language of slaūder and threatnings were cast and spoken in the said citie by my saide L. the Chauncellor which caused him to suppose that they that so said and did willed and desired his destruction although they had no cause 7 Item that after y e cōming to Lōdon of sir Rafe Botiller maister Lewes sēt frō my L. of Bedford to y e rest of y e lords of the counsell they being informed that my said L. of Gloucester did beare displeasure to my saide lorde of Winchester they came to the said L. of Gloucester to his Inne y t secōd Sonday next before Alha●…onday ther opened vnto him y t they had knowledge and vnderstāding of y e said displesure praying him to let them knowe if hee bare such displeasure against my saide L. of Winchester and also the causes therof At the which time as my said L. of Winchester was afterwards informed my said Lorde of Gloucester affirmed that he was heauy towarde hym and not without causes that peraduenture he wold put in writing 8 Item that after the Monday nexte before Allhallon day laste paste in the nyght the people of the said citie of Londō by the cōmaundement of my said lorde of Gloucester as it was said For what cause my lord the Chauncelor wis●…e not assembled in the citie armed arraied and so continued all the night Amongst diuers of the which the same night by what excitation my said L. the Chauncellor wist not seditious heauy language was vsed and in especiall against y e persō of my said L the Chancellor And so y e same Monday at night my said lord of Gloucester sent vnto y e Innes of Court at London charging thē of the Courte dwelling in the same to be with him vpon the morrowe at eighte of the clocke in their best array 9. Item that on the morrowe being ●…uisdaie next folowing early my said L. of Gloucester sent vnto the Maior and Alde●… of the said citie of London to ordaine hym to the nūber of .iij C. persons on horse backe to accompany hym to such place as hee disposed hym to ride whiche as it was said was vnto the king to the intēt to haue his person to remoue him from the place that he was in without assent or aduise of the Kings counsell the whiche thing was thought vnto my said lord the Chauncellor that hee ought in no wise to haue done nor had not bin sene so before 10 Item that my said Lord the Chancellor considering the things abouesaid and do●…ing therfore of perills that might haue ensued therof intending to puruey theragainst namely for his owne surety and defence according to y e lawe of nature ordeined to let that no force of people shuld come on the bridge of Lōdon towards him by the whiche he or his might haue bin endaungered or noyed not intending in any wise bodily harme vnto my saide Lorde of Gloucester nor to any other person but only his owne defēce in eschuing y e perill aboue said 11 Item as toward the fourthe fifte of the said articles my L. the Chauncellor auswereth that he was euer true to all those that were his soueraigne lords and raigned vpon him and y t he neuer purposed treason or vntruthe againste any of their persons and in especiall against the person of our said soueraigne Lord Henry the fift The whiche considering the great wisdom truthe manhoode that all men knewe in hym hee woulde not for the time that he was kyng haue set on my said lord the Chaūcelor so greate trust as he did if he had foūd or thought in him such vntruthe The which thing my said lord y e Chaūcellor offered to declare shewe as it belongeth to a man of his estate to doe requiring therevpon my lord of Bedford and all y e lords spirituall and temporall in this parliament that it might be seene that there were Iudges conuenient in this case that they woulde doe hym ryght or else that hee might haue leaue of the king by their aduise to goe ●…ue his right before him that ought to be his Iudge And as toward the letter sent by my lord of Winchester vnto my lorde of Bedforde of the which the tenor is before rehersed of the which my Lorde of Gloucester complained him of the malicious and vntrue purpose of my said lorde of Winchester as toward the assembling of the people and gathering of a fielde in the Kinges land in troubling thereof and against the kings peace my said lorde of Winchester answereth that it his said letters duely vnderstande and in such wise as he vnderstood ment in the writing of them it may not reasonably he gathered and takē y t my said lord of Winchest●… entended to gather any field or assemble people in troubling of the kings land against y e kings peace but rather purposed to acquite him to the K. in his truth to kepe the rest and peace in the kings land to eschue rebelliō disobediēce all trouble For by that that in the beginning of the sayde letter he calleth my sayd Lord of Bedford his lieuest Lord after one that is the king whom he ought to accept of dutie of his truth the which he hath euer kept and will keepe 13 Moreouer in the said letter he desireth y e cōming home of my L. of Bed for y t welfare of the K. of his realms of Engl. of France whiche stāde principally in keping of his rest peace praieth my said L. of Bedf. to speed his cōming into Engl. in eschuing of ieopardie of the land of a field which he dread him might haue folowed if he had lōg taried As toward those wordes and ye tarie we shal put this land in aduenture w t a field such a brother ye haue here c. My said L. of Winchester saith the sooth is before or he wrote y e said letter by the occasion of certaine ordināces made by y e Maior Aldermen of Lōdon against the excessiue taking of masons Carpenters tylers plasterers and other laborers for their dayly iorneys and approued by the kynges deuice counsel there were cast many heuinesses seditious billes vnder the names of such labourers threming rising with many thousands and menacing of estates of the land and likewise seditions and euil language sowen so cōtinued likely to haue ensued of purpose
and after .xij. dayes siege had that Citie deliuered vnto him by composition that the Captaine sir Philip Hall with his people and moueables myght depart in safetie After that Troyes was yeelded the communaltie of Chaalons rebelled agaynst Sir Iohn Awbemonde theyr Captaine and constreyned him to deliuer the towne vpon lyke composition In semblable maner did they of Reimes desiring him to giue safeconduct to all the Englishe men safely to depart When Reimes was thus become French the foresayde Charles the Dolphin in the presence of the Dukes of Lorrainne and Barre and of all the noble men of his faction was sacred there King of Fraunce by the name of Charles the sixt The French K. ●…ed with all rytes and ceremonies thereto belonging They of Auxerre when the terme of their appointment was expired submytted themselues to him and so likewise did all the Citie and townes adioyning The Duke of Bedford aduertised of all these doings assembled his power about him and hauing togither ten thousand good Englishmen beside Normans departed oute of Paris in Warlike fashion and passing through Brie to Monstreau fault Yōne sent by his Herault Bedford letters to the Frenche King signifying to hym that where hee had contrarie to the finall conclusion accorded betweene his noble brother King Henrie the fifth and king Charles the sixte father to him the vsurper by allurement of a diuelishe witche taken vpon him the name tytle and dignitie of the king of Fraunce and further had by murther stealing craft and deceytfull meanes violently gotten and wrongfully kept diuerse cities and townes belonging to the king of Englande his nephewe for proufe whereof hee was come downe from Paris with his armie into the Countrey of Brie by dynt of sworde and stroke of battaile to proue his wryting and cause true willing his enimie to choose the place and in the same he would giue him battaile The new French king being come frō Ryems to Dampmartyne studying howe to compasse them of Paris was halfe abashed at this message But yet to set a good countenance on the matter hee answered the Herault that hee woulde sooner seeke his maister than his maister should need to pursue him The Duke of Bedforde hearing this answere marched towarde the king and pitched his fielde in a strong place The French king though at the first he ment to haue abydden battaile yet when he vnderst●…d that the Duke was equall to him in number of people he chaunged his purpose and turned with his armie a little out of the way The Duke of Bedford perceyuing his faynt courage followed him by hilles and dales till hee came to a towne not farre from Senlis where he found the French king and his armie lodged wherefore hee ordred his battailes like an expert chieftaine in martiall science setting the Archers before and himselfe with the Noble men in the maine battaile and put the Normans on both sides for wings The Frenche king also ordred his battailes with the aduise of his captaines Thus these two armies lay two dayes and two nightes eyther in sight of other without any great doing except a few skirmishes wherein the Dukes light horsemen did verie valiauntly At length in the deade of the nighte as priuily as myght he the French king brake vp his campe and fled to Bray The Duke of Bedford had much ado to stay his people in the morning from pursuyte of the Frenche armie but for that hee mistrusted the Parisians hee woulde not depart farre from that Citie and so returned thyther againe In this season Pope Martine the fifth of that name meaning to subdue the Bohemers that dissented from the Church of Rome in matters of Religion appoynted Henrie Beaufort Bishop of Winchester and Cardinall of Saint Eusibie to be his Legate in an armie that shoulde inuade the Kingdome of Beame and to bring a power of men with him out of Englande Boheme And bycause the warre touched religion he licenced the Cardinal to take the tenth part of euerie spirituall dignity benefice and promotion This matter was opened in the Parliament house and assented to wherevpon the Bishoppe gathered the money and assembled foure thousand men and aboue not without greate grudge of the people which dayly were with tallages and aydes weryed and sore burdened As this Bishop was come to Douer readie to passe the seats ouer into Flaunders the Duke of Gloucester hauing receyued letters from the Duke of Bedford conteyning an earnest request to relieue him with some speedie ayde of men of warre was constreyned to write vnto the Bishop of Winchester willing him in time of suche neede when all stoode vpon losse or gaine to passe with all his armie toward the Duke of Bedford to assyst him agaynst his aduersaries which thing done and to his honour atchiued he might perfourme his iourney agaynste the vngracious Bohemers The Cardinall though not well contented with this countermaunde yet least he should run into the note of Infamie if he refused to ayde the Regent of Fraunce in so great a cause passed ouer with his power brought the same vnto hys cousin to the Citie of Paris About the same season the French king in hope to bee receyued into the townes of Compeigne and Beauvois by reason of the fauor and good will which the Inhabitantes bare towardes him was come with an armie towardes Compiegne whereof the Duke of Bedforde being aduertised and hauing nowe his hoste augmented with the newe supply which the Cardinall had of late brought vnto him marched forward with great speede towarde the place where hee vnderstoode the French king was lodged And cōming 〈◊〉 Senlis he perceiued how his enimies were encamped vpon the Mount Pilioll betweene Senlis and Compiegne Here might eyther armie beholde the other wherevpon for the aduoyding of daungers that myght ensue the campes were trenched and the battayles pitched and the fields ordred as though they should haue tryed the matter by battaile but nothing was done except with skirmishes in the which the Normans sore vexed the Frenchmen and therfore receyued great commendations and prayses of the Lorde Regent who vndoubtedly determined to haue giuen battaile to his enimies if they woulde haue abydden it But after the armies had thus lyen eyther in sight of other for the space of two dayes togither the Frenche King determining not to aduenture in an open battaile the whole chaunce of the game least he might thereby receyue a perpetuall checkmate in the night seasō remoued his campe and fled to Crespy though his number was double to the English armie The Duke of Bedford seeing that the French king was thus Cowardly reculed with all hys power and armie returned again to Paris An. reg ●… euer suspecting the deceytfull fayth of the Parisians The Bishoppe of Wynchester after that the Frenche king was retreated backe went into Beame and there did somewhat Boheme though shortly after without anye great prayse or gaine hee returned into Englande more
Februarie that the Shippes wyth Marchandice arryuing at the Thames mouth coulde not come vppe the Riuer by reason it was so frozen and so their lading being there discharged was brought to the Citie by lande After the death of that Noble Prince the Duke of Bedforde the bright Sunne that in Fraunce commonly shone moste fayre and beautyfull vppon the Englishe menne beganne to be clowdie and daylye to waxe more darke for the Frenchmenne beganne not onely to wythdrawe theyr obedyence whiche they had by oth promysed to the King of England but also tooke sword in hande and openly defyed the Englishmenne but yet coulde not all these mishappes any thing abashe the valiaunt courages of the Englishe people for they hauing no mystrust in God and good fortune sette vppe a newe sayle The Duke of Yorke made Regent of France beganne the warre agayne afreshe and appoynted for Regent in Fraunce Richard Duke of Yorke sonne to Richard Erle of Cambridge Although the Duke of Yorke was worthye both for byrth and courage of this honor and preferment yet hee was so disdeyned of Edmonde Duke of Sommerset being cousin to the King that by all meanes possible hee sought hys hynderaunce as one glad of hys losse and sorye of his well doing by reason whereof ere the Duke of Yorke coulde gette hys dispatche he was constrayned to lynger tyll Paris and dyuerse other of the chiefest places in Fraunce were gotten by the French king The Duke of Yorke perceyuing his euil wil openly dissembled that which he inwardly mynded and thus eyther of them wrought things to the others displeasure till through canered malice and pestiferous diuision continuing in the heartes of these two Princes at length by mortall warre they were both consumed wyth almost all theyr whole lynes and offsprings The Normans of the Countrey of Caux beeyng heartened by the death of the Duke of Bedforde beganne a new rebellion fiue diuerse Englishmen robbed many Townes that were vnder y e English obeysaunce and tooke the towne of Herflew by assault and dyuerse other townes But the Lorde Regent beeing aduertised sente forth the Lorde Scales sir Thomas Kiriel and the Lorde Hoo whiche so afflicted those rebels of Caux y t they slue aboue .v. M. persōs burnt all the Townes and villages in the Countrey not being walled so that in that parte was neyther habitation nor tillage for all the people fled into Britaine and all the beasts of the Countrey were broughte to Caudebecke where a good sheepe was solde for an English peny a Cow for twelue pence Dayly was skirmishing and fighting in euery part in so much that the Lord Scales discomfited at the Rye beside Roan the Hire and fifteene hundred valiant Frenchmen of the whiche aboue three hundred were taken prisoners beside seauen goodly faire coursers Amongst other of the prisoners were sir Richard Reignold de Fountaynes sir Alayne Gerond Alayn de Monsay and Geoffrey Grame capitayne of the Scottes But yet this victorie and others the lyke stayed not the Frenchemen from working treason dayly in somuche that diuers townes turned to the part of K. Charles and some were taken by practise as Dieppe Boys de Vincennes and other Heere is one chiefe pointe to be noted that eyther the disdeyne among the chiefe peeres of the realme of England as ye haue heard or the negligence of the Kings counsell whiche did not foresee daungers to come was the losse of the whole dominion of France betweene the ryuers of Soane and Marne and in especiall of y e noble Citie of Paris For where before there were sent ouer thousands for defence of the holdes and fortresses now were sent hundreds yea and scores some rascalles and some not able to drawe a bowe or carrie a bill for the Lord Willoughby and the Bishop of Terrouanne whiche had the gouernaunce of the great Citie of Paris 1436 had in their company not two thousand Englishmen which weakenesse King Charles wel perceiued and therefore he appointed the Connestable Arthur of Britaigne the Earle of Dunoys the Lords de la Roche and Lisle Adam with other valiant Captaines and men of warre as well Burgonions as Frenche to goe before Paris trusting by fauoure of certaine Citizens with whome he had intelligence shortly to bee Lorde of the Citie without great losse or battell So these Captaines came before the Citie of Paris but perceiuing y t all things succeeded not according to their expectatiō they returned to Mont Martir and the next day suddainely set on the Towne of Saint Denis and constreyned the Englishmen that kept it to flee into the Abbey and into the tower Venin In this conflict two hundred Englishmen were slayne and the residue vppon a reasonable composition rendred vp the place and departed to Paris Thomas Lorde Beaumonte whiche of late was come to Paris with eight hundred men issued foorth of the citie with .vj. C. souldiors only intending to view the doings and number of the Frenche armie but he was sodeynly espyed and compassed aboute so that within a small space he was discomfited and taken and wyth him .lxxx. prisoners beside .ij. C. which wer slain in y e field the remnant chased to the very gates of the citie The Parisians especially y e master of y e Halles and some of the Vniuersitie Michael Lallier and many notable burgesses of the Citie which euer with an Englishe countenāce couered a French heart perceiuing the weaknes of the Englishmen and the force of the Frenchmen signified to the Frenche Capitaynes their myndes and intentes willing them with all diligence to come that they myght receyue so riche a pray to them without any difficultie ready to be giuen and deliuered into their handes The Constable delaying no time came with his power and lodged by the Charter house and the Lord Lisle Adam approching to the walles shewed to the Citizens a Charter sealed with the great seale of King Charles by the whiche he had pardoned them their offences and graunted to them all their olde liberties The treason of the Parisians and auntient priuiledges so that they would heereafter be to him true and obedyente whiche thing to them declared they ranne aboute the towne crying Saynt Denis liue King Charles The Englishmen perceyuing this determined to keepe the gate S. Denis but they were deceiued for the cheynes were drawen in euery streete and women and children cast downe stones scalding water on the Englishmens heads and the Citizens in armour fought with them and chased them from streete to streete and from lane to lane and slew and hurt diuers and many of them The Bishop of Tyrwine Chancellor there for King Henry the Lord Willoughby and Sir Simon Moruiher tooke great payne to appease the people but when they saw that all auailed not they withdrewe into the Bastell of Saint Anthony whiche fortresse they had well vittailed and furnished with men and munitions Whilest this rumor was in the
Whervpon the wiser men perceyuing suche a number of weapons and that great perill was not vnlike to ensue by suche apparance of late not accustomed woulde not bee present at the Sermon by reason whereof there was left a small auditorie Wherefore afterwarde there was a commaundement giuen by the Lorde Maior that the auncients of the companies shoulde be present at the nexte Sermon in their liueries and so they were whereby all became quiet The xviij of August next folowing The Duke of Northumberland arreigned the Duke of Northumberlande the Lorde Marques of Northampton and the Earle of Warwicke sonne and heire to the sayd Duke were brought into Westminster hall and there arreygned of highe treason before Thomas Duke of Norfolke high Stewarde of Englande The Duke of Northumberland at his comming to the barre vsed great reuerence towards the Iudges and protesting his faith and allegiance to the Queenes maiestie whome he confessed grieuously to haue offended he sayde that he ment not to speake any thing in defence of his facte but woulde first vnderstande the opinion of the Court in two points first whether a man doing any act by authoritie of the Princes counsayle and by warrant of the great seale of Englande and doing nothing without the same maye be charged with treason for anye thing which he might do by warrant therof Secondly whether any suche persons as were equallye culpable in that crime and those by whose letters and commaundementes he was directed in all his doings might be his iudges or passe vppon his triall as his peeres Wherevnto was answered that as concerning the first the great seale which he layde for his warrant was not the seale of the lawfull queene of the Realme nor passed by authoritie but the seale of an vsurper and therefore coulde be no warrant to him As to the seconde it was alledged that if any were as deepely to be touched in that case as himselfe yet so long as no atteyndor were of recorde against them they were neuerthelesse persons able in lawe to passe vpon any triall and not to be chalenged therefore but at the Princes pleasure After whiche aunswere the Duke vsing a fewe wordes declaring his earnest repentaunce in the case for he sawe that to stande vpon vttering any reasonable matter as might seeme woulde little preuayle he moued the Duke of Norffolke to bee a meane to the Queene for mercie without further answere confessed the inditement by whose example the other prisoners arreygned with him did likewise confesse the inditementes produced against them and therevpon had iudgement The xix of August Sir Andrewe Dudley Sir Iohn Gates and Sir Henrie Gates brethren and Sir Thomas Palmer Knightes were arreygned at Westminster and confessing their inditements had iudgemēt which was pronounced by the Marques of Winchester high Treasurer of Englande that sate that day as chiefe Iustice The Duke of Northumberland beheaded The xxij of the sayde moneth of August the sayde Duke Sir Iohn Gates and Sir Thomas Palmer were executed at the tower hill and all the rest shortlye after had their pardons graunted by the Queene who as it was thought coulde also haue bene contented to haue pardoned the Duke as well as the other for the speciall fauour that she had borne to him afore time The Archbishop of Canterburie committed to the tower Soone after this Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterburie and late before of King Edwards priuie Counsayle was committed to the tower of London being charged of treason not onely for giuing aduise to the dishinheriting of Queene Marie but also for ayding the D. of Northumberlande with certayne horse and men against the Queene in the quarrell of the Ladie Iane of Suffolke The last day of September next following the Queene passed from the tower through the Citie of London vnto Westminster Queene Marie crowned and the next daye being the first of October shee was crowned at Westminster by Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester for the Archbishops of Caunterburie and Yorke were then prisoners in the tower as before yee haue hearde at the time of whose coronation there was published a generall pardon in hir name being interlaced with so manye exceptions A pardon with exceptions as they they needed the same most tooke smallest benefite thereby In which were excepted by name no smal number not onely of Bishops and other of the Clergie namely the Archbishops of Caunterburie and Yorke the Bishop of London but also many Lordes Knightes and Gentlemenne of the laytie beside the two chiefe Iustices of Englande called Sir Edwarde Mountague and Sir Roger Cholmeley and some other learned men in the lawe for counsayling or at the least consenting to the depriuation of Queene Marie and ayding of the foresayde Duke of Northumberlande in the pretensed right of the afore named Ladie Iane the names of whiche persons so being excepted I haue omitted for shortnesse sake Assoone as this pardon was publyshed and the solemnitie of the feast of the Coronation ended Commissioners there were certayne Commissioners assigned to take order with all such persons as were excepted out of the pardon and others to compounde with the Queene for their seuerall offences which Commissioners sate at the Deane of Paules his house at the west ende of Paules Church and there called afore them the sayde persons apart and from some they tooke their fees and offices graunted before by King Edwarde the sixth and yet neuerthelesse putting them to their fines and some they committed to warde depriuing them of their states and liuings so that for the time to those that tasted thereof it seemed verye grieuous God deliuer vs from incurring the lyke daunger of lawe agayne The v. daye of October next following A Parliament the Queene helde hir highe Court of Parliament at Westminster which continued vntill the xxj day of the sayde moneth In the first session of whiche Parliament there passed no more Actes but one and that was to declare Queene Marie lawfull heire in discent to the crowne of Englande by the common lawes next after hir brother king Edwarde Treason Felonie Premunire and to repeale certaine causes of treason felonie and premunire contayned in diuerse former Statutes the whiche acte of Repeale was for that Cardinall Poole was especiallye looked for as after ye shall heare for the reducing of the Church of Englande to the Popes obedience and to the ende that the sayde Cardinall nowe called into Englande from Rome might holde his Courtes Legantine withoute the daunger of the Statutes of the Premunire made in that case wherevnto Cardinall Wolsey when he was Legate had incurred to his no small losse and to the charge of all the Clergie of Englande for exercising the like power the which acte being once passed forthwith the Queene repayred to the Parliament house The Parliament proroged and gaue therevnto hir royall assent and then proroged the Parliament vnto the xxiiij day of the sayde Moneth In
Laurence Humfrey Dauid Whitehead Iohn Bale Iohn Dee Anthony Gylbie Chrystopher Goodman William Whittingham Roger Askam Iohn Martine Barthelmew Clarke George Ackworth Iohn Caius an excellent Phisition who founded Caius colledge in Cambridge or rather by augmenting a hall called Gunhill hall by a seconde foundation named it Gunhill and Caius colledge Thomas North. Iohn Marbecke Edmond Becke Iohn Pullen Thomas Phaer Roger Hutchinson Thomas Gibson George Constantine Richarde Cockes Iames Calfhill Iohn Willocke Thomas Cartwright Abraham Hartwell Robert Crowley Iohn Gough Fecknam Laurence Tomson Andrew Kingsmill Iohn Barthlet Iohn Harding Edward Craddocke Thomas Sampson Saunders Thomas Leuer William Fulke Thomas Hill Edward Deering Iohn Brydges Iohn Veron Iohn More Daniell Rogers Michaell Rineger Peter Morwing Iohn Northbrooke Anthony Anderson Chrystopher Carlill Thomas Palfryman Steuen Bateman Thomas Doleman Iohn Wolton William Whitaker Robert Watson Humfrey Llhuid Lewes Euans Iohn Yong. Iohn Mardley Iohn Plough Philip Nicols Iohn Iosselin Arthur Golding Edmond Campion William Harison Richard Stanihurst Richard Grafton Iohn Stowe Alexander Neuill Barnabe Googe William Pattin William Baldwin George Ferrers Arthur Brooke William Barker Leonard Digges Thomas Digges Williā Cunningham William Painter Lodowike Llhuid Richard Raynolds Iohn Raynolds Nicholas Whitalke Iohn Vowell alias Hooket Thomas Harman Vlpian Fulwell Iames Sandford Geffrey Fēton Thomas Twine Thomas Hedley William Salisbury Iohn Barret Iohn Procter Richard Candish Thomas Nicols Robert Greene. Raphe Leuer Edward Grant Iohn Heywood Thomas Drant Nicholas Allen Essentian Thomas Tim. Thomas Lusser Thomas Hill William Borne Leonarde Maskall Thomas Blondeuill Richarde Eden Edwarde Hake Otuell Holinshed Iohn Barston Iohn Harte alias Chester Heralde Iohn Shute Captaine Richarde Willies George Gascon George Turberuill Thomas Churchyarde Thomas Brice George Whetstone Nicholas Carre Iohn Higgins Edmund Bunny Iohn Barnarde Thomas Newton Meridith Hanmer Iohn Dauys Thomas Vnderdowne Richard Robinson William Wolley Barnabe Garter Abraham Flemming Reginalde Scot. Thomas Stockir Henry Dethike Iohn Boswell William Beuerley Humfrey Baker Dionyse Graye Thomas Bishop George Pettie Thomas Gale Iohn Hall Iohn Studley Edmund Tilney I Haue here Gentle Reader disorderedly set downe these names for want of due knowledge how to place them according to their degrees callings or worthinesse euē as they came to memory Although I allowe not of the wrytings of euery of them yet bicause I haue vndertaken in the former order of my Booke to Enregister the writers in eche age indifferently I must of force so ende and leaue the iudgement of their writings to the discrete Readers I know there are others that haue written very well but haue suppressed their names and therfore cannot blame me though they be not here enregistred I wishe suche to go forewarde in well doing and to remember that vertue cannot alwayes be hidden but in time their names wil be remembred among the best that those that are vertuously giuen may by their worthy prayse be encouraged to follow their steppes and indeuour themselues according to duety to aduaunce learning and necessary knowledge in their countrey FINIS A Table seruing vnto both parts of the Chronicles of England wherein for thy better instruction gentle Reader thou shalt vnderstand that the first number signifyeth the page and the second number the line of the page which in some places thou shalt finde diuided into the lynes of the Columes and in some other to followe the number of the whole lynes of the page some pages are by ouersight escaped faultie which it may please thee to correct and so vse it to thy profite AAron and Iulius martyred for y e faith of Christ 88.32 Aaron a Iew payd to Henry the thyrde thirtie thousand markes 722.90 Abell hanged for the supremacie 1580.40 Aborigines what they signifie 6.101 Aborigines that there are any con●…uted 5.65 Abbot of Westminster conspireth against Henry y e .4 pag. 1 〈◊〉 col 1. lin 5. dyeth sodainly pa. 1129. col 1 li. 39 Abbey of Peterburgh Crowland spoyled by King Iohn 604.73 Abbeyes and religious houses founded by King Iohn 606.45 Abbot of Saint Albons payeth foure score markes to Lewes in y e name of homage 610.9 Abbey of Lucresse cōmōly called delacresse built by Radulen Erle of Chester 618.12 Abbots and Priours depriued by Archbyshop Anselme and why 340.30 Abbot of Westminster William deposed for wasting the reuenues of the house and for inconstancie 582.90 Abbots bishops of Englande not the Ministers of God but of the diuell 279.115 Abbot of Hales hanged pag. 1154. col 1. line 2. Abbeyes searched and spoyled by King William 304.43 Abbeyes destroyed within the lymites of Mercia 235.81 Abbey Church of Batteil dedicated to S. Martin 325.36 Abbay of Amphibalus in Winchester 109.6 Abbeyes let out to ferme 333.59 Abingdon battaile fought betweene the Englishmen and Danes with equall victorie 213.33 Abingdon battaile one of the forest foughten fieldes that had bin hearde of in those dayes 213.31 Abingdon abbey buylded and restored 230.54 Abingdon Abbey finished and set in good order 234.7 Aburgalieny Lord committed to the tower 1510.27 confesseth misprison of treason 1519.45 Abuses of the .124 gouernours of England 752.6 Aburgenny Lord distresseth the Kentishe rebels 1725.20 Alcluid Citie 194.62 Abirnethi and the peace there concluded 307.68 Abuse in men too shamefull for wearing lōg haires 364.53 Absolon a Monke of Canterburie 382.97 Acca succeedeth Wilfride in the Bishoprick of Hexā 190 91. Act against fishemōgers 1040 10. b. repealed 1042.23 a. Alcluid Citie destroyed by the Danes 211.54 Achikelmeslawe spoyled by the Danes 244.36 Acca daughter to Alla sister to Edwine 155.76 Acce of land how many pearches it conteineth 312.101 Achelnotus Archbyshop of Cātorbury 262.115 Adelstan Byshop of Shirebourne 206.57 Adelstane putteth his Cupbearer to death for accusing Edwyn the kinges brother 226.9 Adelstane leadeth an armie against Aulafe lying nyghe Humber 226.24 Adelstane subdueth Northumberland and ioyneth it to his kingdome 224.51 Adelstane sonne to King Edward fleeth the Realme 224.82 Adelstane leadeth an armie against the Scottes welchmen 225.20 Adelstane inuadeth Scotland with an armie and wasteth it 225.67 Adelstane offreth his knife to Saint Iohn of Beuerly and redeemeth it with a large price 225.64 Adelstane repenteth him sore of his rigor towards his brother Edwyn 225.112 Adelstane Byshop of Shyreburne departeth this lyfe 209.72 Adelstans swoorde restored to the s●●bbard by myracle ●…26 68 Adelstane departeth out of this world 226.106 Adelstane eldest sonne to King Edward beginneth hys raygne ouer the most part of England 223.104 Adelstane crowned kyng at Kingstone vppon Thames 224.7 Adelstane somtime called Gurthrun the Dane made King of Eastangle 214.96 Adrian Abbot departeth thys lyfe 190.116 Adrian an Italian sent ambassador into Scotland is made bishop of Hereford and afterward of Welles and Cardinal 1436.30 restoreth good letters ibidem Adrian Pope sendeth Legates into England 198.63 Adulf Byshop of Myeth 199.3 Adelbert succeedeth Egbert in the Archbishopricke of York 199.25 Adrian sent into England with Archbishop Theodore 178.38 Adrian stayed
Cadwallo slayeth both y e kinges of Northumberland 164.58 Cadwallo borne to the destruction of the Englishmē 164.97 Camuisse Richard gouernour of Cypres falieth sicke and dyeth 494.28 Camuille Gerard depryued of the Sheriswike of Lincolnshire 495.48 517.15 arreigned for receyuing of theeues 517.67 Caratacus and his power discomfited by the Romanes 56.7 Caratacus wyfe and daughter taken prisoners by the Romanes 56.19 Caratacus deliuered to the Romanes by Cartemandua Queene of the Brigantes 56.23 Cartemandua Queene of the Brigantes deliuereth Caratacus to y e Romanes 56.23 Caratacus greatly renowmed in Italy and at Rom●… 56.28 Caratacus Oration to Clandius the Emperour 56.54 Caius Trebonius looke Trebonius Cassibellane and his Britaines flie from y e Romanes 42.31 Cadwallader constrained to forsake his countrey for want of vitteil 183.70 Cadwallader traueileth to Rome and there dyeth 183.81 Camalodunum citie taken 49.74 Caerguent or Winchester builded 19.3 Caen in Normandy besieged by Henry the .5 pag. 1187. col 2. lin 41. wonne pag. 1188. col 1. lin 40. Cain castle yelded pag. ibidem col 2. lin 23 peopled with Englishe pag. 1189. col 2. lin 28. Castles and Fortresses builded in Scotland by y e Romanes 69.95 Castle of Pomfret deliuered to Roger de Lacy Constable of Chester 546.12 Cambrey electe Byshop taken prisoner by the French 546.44 Cambrey elect Byshop restored to libertie 546.54 Cancorburie or Kaerkyn buylded 19.2 Careticus or Caretius made King of Britaine 143.83 Cameletum Castle where it stoode 54.64 Caermalet looke Cameletum Camulodunum mistaken for Cameletum 54.68 Camudolon all one citie wyth Camulodunum 55.6 Camulodunum supposed by some to bee Duncastre or Pontfret 55.10 Caratacus his fame and fortune 55.27 Caratacus fortifyeth a place of defence against y e Romanes 55.40 Caius Plautius looke Plautius Cataratacus sonne to Cynobellinus vanquished 49.6 Catuellani a people in Brytaine 49.11 Calphurnius y e Romane Lieutenant and his armye slayne 76.90 Campheius Laurence Cardinall Ambassadour frō Rome made Byshop of Lincolne 1504.23 Careticus besieged in Cicester escapeth into Wales 144.26 Carta de Foresta confirmed by Henry the third 626.50 Captaines names of great fame in the dayes of King Henry the second 32. Catharin wyfe to Perkin Warbecke taken 1450.44 Catharin daughter to Ferdinande king of Hispaine maryed Prince Arthur 1455.34 laye with Prince Arthur the night of her mariage ●●dem 1455.58 maryed to Henry the eyght 1465.7 is crowned Queene tadē 44. accusing the Cardinall appealeth to the Pope 1552. 4. is not called Queene but Princesse Dowager 1559. 50. is diuorsed 1560.40 procureth a curse against the king and realme and therfore her court is broken 1561.30 writeth a letter vnto the king 1564.1 dyeth eadem 12. Careticus departeth this lyfe 156.81 Causey made through the Fennes to the I le of Elye 779.66 Cambridge Thomas Clerke present at the murdering of Archbishop Thomas Becket 416.95 Cadwallo becommeth sole king of the Britaines 145.50 Cardinal Somercot an Englishe man dyeth 701.16 Castle Balon wonne by the Frenche king 547.12 Castle of Chinon surrendred to King Iohn 547.33 Carpwald ionne to Redwald beareth only y e name of king of the Eastangles 159.16 Cambridge and Huntington Counties graunted to Dauid brother to king Wylliam of Scotland 427.29 Canne Robert a Monke of Cisteaur order 406.77 Caerlier now called Leicester builded 19.57 Caligula Emperour of Rome prepareth an armie to go into Britaine 47.66 Caligula spoyleth the Ocean 48.14 Caligula requireth to haue a triumph for conquering the Oceane is denied 48.28 Caerbran now called the citie of Bathe 19.24 Calice besieged by Kyng Edward the third 935.54 b. yeelded to him 943.21 b Cardinals sent to Caleis to intreate of peace 942.17 b. procure a truice for a yeere 943.44 a. 945.1 b. Cador Earle of Cornewall slayeth Cheldrike 133.28 Cador rescueth Howel in Scotland 133.38 Carpwald king of Eastangles receiueth the Christian faith 162.23 Cantorburie besieged betrayed and spoyled by the Danes 246.3 Cantorbury better peopled thē London 246.32 Cassibellane submitteth hym selfe to Cesar 42.114 Cassibellane commaunded not to endamage Mandubratius 43.3 Cassibellane sighteth with Cesar and Androgeus and is ouerthrowen 44.4 Cassibellane put to a yeerely tribute 44.15 Cassibellane dyeth 44.95 Cassibellane not brother but sonne to Lud. 44.99 Carleil repayred and peopled 322.73 Carleil castle builded 322.77 Cambridgeshire mens valiancie agaynst the Danes 245.39 Castles throwen downe by the Kinges commaundement 395.78 Cardinals sent to treate of peace 813.21 b. geather money ibidem Cardigan castle wonne by the Welchmen 408.40 Cassibellane brother to Lud admitted kyng of Britaine 34 16. Cantorburie citizēs buy peace of the Danes for money 244.115 Canons regular placed at Caerleil 362.87 Cardes Dice or tables forbidden 466.28 Catherine daughter vnto Henry the seuenth borne and dyeth 1451.56 Carew Iohn Knight attendeth on the Archduke vnto the court 1459.28 Catigernus brother to Kyng Vortimer and Horsus fyght a cumbat and eyther slayeth other 116.2 Caen and the castle wonne by Chastillion 1824.50 Caerlud the name of London 33.115 Cadwan prepareth an armie against Ethelferd kyng of Northumberland 156.91 Cardinall of Tusculane sent by the Pope to Kyng Iohn to take away the interdiction of the Realme 582.80 he deposeth the Abbot of Westminster 582.90 he calleth a conuocation of the Clergie 582.106 Cardinall leaueth to K. Iohns side agaynst the Prelates of England for the restitution of their losses 583.12 Cardinall presumeth too much vpon his aucthoritie 583. 53. he appoynteth vnmeete men to the Church 583.58 Cahors citie recouered by the Englishmen 399.36 Calne a Manour belongyng to kyng Edward 235.109 and .136.20 Cartile citie by whom when builded 18.70 Caerleon citie nowe called Chester by whom builded 18.75 Cardinals sent from the Pope to treate of peace 962.16 a. Colloshill in Warwickeshyre pag. 1295. col 1. lin 22. Cairleon Ar Wiske builded 27.94 Syr Hugh Calurleys valiantnesse 1008.52 a. 1013. 30. b. Cane in Normandy taken by kyng Henry the fyrst 344.14 Calidonians by ambushes snap vp the Romanes 80.5 Calidonians conclude a league with the Romanes 80.21 Carew Gawen Knight rebellyng is taken 1727.58 is set at libertie 1763.24 Cobham Lord with his sonne Syr Wylliam Cobham deliuered out of the Tower 1734.41 Calphurnius remoued from the Lieutenantship of Britaine 77.8 Cause it moued the Lordes to conspire agaynst Kyng Iohn 587.7 and 587.89 Catching of Fishe with nettes taught 182.71 Castles deliuered to the keping of Wylliam Earle of Albemarle by king Iohn 596.47 Calaice besieged 1770.30 is yeelded 1771.50 Cary Henry knight Lord of Honnesdon caried the order of the Garter vnto Charles the nienth the French kyng 1834.36 warden of the East Marches and gouernour of Barwicke discomfited Leonard Dacres his complices 1841.40 Cadwallader succeedeth his father Cadwallo in the kyngdome of Britaine 183.51 Cardigan and Carmardyn Townes in reales pa. 1414 col 2. lin 2. Camelgaret a Welch byshop takē prisoner by the Danes and raunsomed 221.20 Cardinall Archbyshop of Cantorburie sent to the Queene in sanctuary for her second sonne pag. 1367.
Britaine in battaile 1433.45 marrieth the heyre of Britaine 1437.10 redeemeth peace of King Henry the seuenth 1440.10 Church of S. Peter at Westminster buylded 75.36 Church of S. Peter in Cornhill builded 75.49 Cheyney Iohn knight sent into Britaine 1434.10 Iohn Lord Chandos slayne 981.1 a. Christianus a Byshop of the Danes 302.22 Charles bastard sonne to Henry Duke of Somerset Earle of Worcester sent into Frāce in Ambassade with a trayne of aboue 400.1506.23 Iohn Cheyney condenmed 1097.54 a. Christopher Vrswide pag. 1400. col 1. line 56. col 2. lin 8. pag. 1407. col 2. lin 54. pag. 1408. col 1. lin 6. Childe crucifyed by the Iewes at Norwich 381.11 Christiās beheaded by the Sarasins at Acres 501.26 Chiorburgh besieged by the English pag. 1192. col 1. lin 42. yeelded col 2. lin 24. Cheldrike King of Saxonie arryueth in Scotland wyth an armie 132.54 Cheldrike discomfited and chased wyth his armie of Saxons 132.74 Charles the fift Emperour dyeth 1785.58 Charugage what it is 549.2 Church of Paule in London dedicated 768.27 Chalenge of the Duke of Orliaunce pa. 1141. col 2. lin 1. Church goods sold towardes payment of King Richard the first his raunsome 512.47 Chipnham battaile fought betweene the Englishmen and Danes wyth equall victory 212.67 Chester made a Byshops See 309.65 Chester citie wonne by y e West Saxons 204.32 Chipnham 207.25 C ham alotted vnto Affrica 1.77 Christians honoured and cherished by Constantinus 91.90 Charnelles Hugh knight 595.30 Cheuling departeth into exyle and there dyeth 146.59 Chester Abbey builded 336.13 Cheape of things 900.40 a. Cheldrike pursued by the Britaines and slayne 133.30 Charles the French Kyngs brother marryed to Lady Beatrix 715.2 Geffrey Charney taken prisoner in Britain 919.27 a. Chicke hatched with foure feete 351.43 Chichester chiefe citie of the kingdome of the south Saxons 125.85 Cypriotes standerd taken in the feeld by the Englishmen and sent to Saint Edmondes shrine 492.36 Cypriotes submit them selues to Kyng Richard the fyrst 493.24 Cisteaux order charged with paiment towardes the ransome of king Richard the fyrst 512.56 refuse giftes offered by the Emperour 526.8 Cirencester nowe called Cicester 144.5 Cirester besieged by Gurmundus and taken 144.11 Ciuile contention in Kent for the kingdome 187.36 Cirencester battaile fought betweene Penda and Quichelme 169.31 Cicester castle rased by the freendes of king Henry the third 611.68 Citie of London assigned to the custody of the Constable of the Tower of Londō 74.81 Cinegiscus departeth this life 171.35 Citizens of London serued in the hall at coronation 1120. col 1. lin 32. Circuites appointed for Iustices itinerantes 443.53 Ciuil dissention breeding in England against king Iohn 586.32 Cicely Duches of Yorke mother vnto Edward y e fourth dyeth 1445.1 Cinuise Queene 175.59 Citizens of London accursed by the Pope 596.74 Ciuilis sent into Britaine to rule the Prouinces there 104.68 Ciuill warres in Britaine .li. yeeres 22.99 Ciuil warre in Britaine betweene Constantinus and Mordreds sonnes 138.17 Cied Wylliam knight Lorde Burleigh made Lord Treasurer of England 1864.8 Citie of London payeth to Henry the third for a fine three thousand markes 739.2 Cinegiscus succeedeth Do●…ulf in the kyngdome of West Saxons 155.51 Cinegiscus receiueth his sonne Richelinus to raigne ioinetly with him in his kingdome 155.57 Cimbil brother to Cedda 175 20. Cicile second daughter to Edward the fourth pag. 1356. col 1. lin 39. pag. 1413. col 1. lin 33. Cicilie sister to y e kyng of Sweden commethurto England and is deliuered of a sonne called Edwardus Fortunatus 1835.4 returneth into Sweden 1836.16 Citizens of Cantorburie slaine in a fraye 270.95 Citizens of London are graunted to passe tosle free through out an England 628.94 Citizens of London fined for ayding king Lewes 628.107 Cingetorir out of the Kinges of Kent vanquished and taken prisoner by the Romans 42.108 Citizens of Winchester serue in the kytchen at King Richard the fyrst his coronation 519.18 Cissa sonne to Ella succeedeth his father in the kingdome of South Saxons 130.53 Cinewulfus looke Kinewulfe Citizens of London serue in the Butterie at King Richard the fyrst his coronation 519. 14. the wealthiest cast into prison in Windsor castle 774.10 obteyne pardon of the kyng 774.43 and .775 63. Ciuile discord among the Britaines for the gouernement 75.115 Cipriotes slaine lyke beastes by the Englishmen 492.32 Cimbeline looke Kymbeline Cinegiscus receyueth the faith of Christe 169.5 Ciuile warres decayeth the force of Britaine 101.36 Cisteaur order fyrst begun 333 86. Cisteaur Abbey founded 333.91 Cimburgh daughter to Penda married to Alchfride 173.31 Cities Townes Trees ouerthrowē by wind 199.63 Cities townes defaced by sodaine fire 196.21 Clifford Robert knight sent by the rebelles to the Duchesse of Burgegne 1442. beleeueth Perken to be the Duke of Yorke ibidem returneth home and commeth vnto the kyng 1443.48 Lionel Duke of Clarence marrieth the Duke of Millans daughter 974.51 b. The Cleargie complained of in the lower house 1553.10 Clothes forbidden by the states of the lowe countreys to be transported thyther out of England 1833.35 the mart of them transferred vnto Embden ead 45. Claudius the Emperour arriueth at Porchester in Britaine and there fighting with the Britaines is put to the woorse 50.57 Claudius the Emperor driuen backe to his shippes by Aruiragus 50.72 Claudiocestria nowe Gloucester and why so called 51.52 Cleneland wasted by y e Scots 306.116 Clere Matthew Sheriffe of Kent 497.28 Clare Richard Earle of Gloucester dyeth 800.60 Clotenus kyng of Cornewall 22.89 Cloth workers strangers 900.43 b. Cleander setteth on the Romane souldiers to cōplaine on Perhennis 77.34 Cleberie castle taken and destroyed 396.10 Bertrain de Cleaquin discōfiteth the Englishmen 990.16 b. Gilbert de Clare Earle of Glocester dyeth 815.17 a. Gilbert de Clare Earle of Gloucester slayne 852.55 b. Clinton Geffrey accused of treason 361.75 Clarenbald elect Abbot of S. Augustines in Cantorburie 415.77 Clodius Albinus appoynted Lieutenāt of Britain 77.71 Clodius Albinus choseth forth a great power of Britaines to trāsport ouer into Fraūce 77.78 Clodius Albinus encountreth with Seuerus the Emperour in Fraunce is slayne 78.7 Clerke William atteinted 1425.48 Clifford Henry knight Earle of Cumberland 1536.17 The Clergie proud in apparell and licentious in lyfe 1504.45 Clergie denie to graunt a subsidie 823.45 a. they are excluded from the Kings protection 823.53 b. receyued againe 824.40 a. Sir Iohn Clerke slain 1013.10 a. Clergie out of order and full of vnseemely enormities 330.30 Clun Riuer 55.62 Clippers of money punished 788.47 b. Clergie denyeth to graunt a subsidie 991.4 b. Cloaricus a Mountaine in Wales 117.56 Claimes at the Coronation of king Henry the fourth 1116 46. a. Chilterne Woods and countrey 245.18 William Clinton created Erle of Huntington 900.13 b. Clide riuer 70.1 Clergie men punishable before a temperal Iudge for killing the Kings Deere 442.103 Clergie men to be conuented and punished by a temporall Iudge as wel as the Laytie 442.110 Claudianus the Poet cyted 106.63 Claudius the Emperour commeth into
Veer executed pag 1313. col 1. lin 20. Earconbert succeedeth hys father Eadbald in y e kingdome of Kent 169.44 Easter with the weeke before and after commaunded to be kept holy 91.94 East Saxons eftsoones receiue the Christian fayth 173.63 Earthquake at S. Albōs 724.3 Eartongatha daughter to Earcopbert professed a Nunne 169.55 Eadhidus ordeyned Byshop of Lindesey 182.16 Earle of Rendal pag. 1272. col 1. lin 21. 29. pag. 1284. col 2. lin 58. pag. 1285. col 2. lin 1. page 1298. col 2. lin 46. Earthquake at London 716.97 Earthquake about Bathe and Welles 128.28 Eadbectus one of the Byshops of the East Angles 192.1 Eata ordeyned Byshop of Lindesferne 182.15 Earthquake generally throughout al England 309 44. Eausled mother to Elfled departeth this lyfe 176.3 East Angles submit themselues to the West Saxons 203.65 Earle of Huntington Dauid sworne to King Iohn 542.81 Earle of Huntington Dauid sent into Scotland 543.7 Earle Riuers beheaded pag. 1321. col 1. lin 6. Earle Riuers landed at Pole pag. 1327. col 2. lin 3. Eastangles possessed by the Saxons 131.24 Earthquake 1833.57 Eata Riuer 398.20 Eadulfus Archbishop of Litchfeilde adorned with y e Pall. 195.7 Eadulfus Byshop of Dorchester 195.12 Eaton Colledge pag. 1344. col 1. lin 53. Eating of horses fleshe forludden 198.111 Eadwynes Cliue battayle fought by King Molle●… agaynst Earle Oswin 195.115 Earle of Tholouze commeth in to England and rendreth the Citie of Tholouze to Kyng Iohn 582.55 Earle of Guisnes landes wasted by King Iohns Souldiers 584.6 Earthquake about Huntington towne 644.12 Eaubald Archbyshop of Yorke 198.70 Dunstanborough Castle pag. 1315. col 1. lin 36. Earthquake 1871.36 Earledome of Kent yeelded vp to King William 292.36 Eadbald King of Kent departeth this life 169.42 Earthquake maruellous in Northfolke Suffolke 407.116 Ealhere Duke 207.9 Earthquake 786.9 a. 786.1 b. Earthquake 1039.40 b. Ealhere slayne by the Danes 207.30 Earthquake in England at the making of the new Forrest 313.95 Eadsride sonne to Edwine baptised 161.115 Earle of Rutland slayne pag. 1304. col 1. lin 16. Ebrancke sonne to Mempricius begynneth to raigne ouer Britaine 17.94 Ebranke sendeth his thyrtie daughters into Italy 17.104 Ebranke first after Brute inuadeth France 17.110 Ebrankes sonnes vnder conduct of Affaracus one of their eldest brethren inuade Germanie 18.3 Ebrankes sonnes aided by king Alba of Italy plant them selues in Germanie 17.7 Ebusa and Occa sent for to come into Britaine 114.13 Ebusa and Occa arriue in the North and settle them selues there 114.18 Ebranke dyeth and is buryed at Yorke 18.22 Ecgfride sendeth an army into Ireland 185.10 Ecgfride leadeth an army against the Pictes 185.27 Ecgfride slayne with the most part of his army 155.30 Ecgbert kyng of Northumberland expelled out of his kyngdome 219.20 Ecgbert departeth this lyfe 219.24 Ecgbert succeedeth Rigsig in y e kyngdome of Northumberland 219.34 Ecgfride sonne to Oswy in hostage with Queene Cimisse 175.55 Ecgfride and his armye ouerthrowen in battayle by Edilred 182.98 Ecgfride and Edilred made friendes 182.102 Ecgfride succeedeth his father Oswy in the kyngdome of Northumberland 179.77 Etbearne Abbey in Luidsey builded 179.52 Eclipse of the Sunne 893.7 b. Ecclesall in Stafford shyre pa. 1295. col 1. lin 21. Edgar succeedeth his brother in the kyngdome of England 231.20 Edgar a great fauorer of monkes and studious of peace 231.43 Edgars diligence to preserue his Realme from inuasion of strangers 231.51 Edgar rowed in a Barge by kyngs 231.89 Edgar a fauorer of the Danes 231.103 Edward sonne to kyng Henry the thyrd goeth with a power of men against the Welchmen 761.36 breaketh vp the treasurie of the Temple for money 761.91 besieged in the castle of Bristow and deliuered 763.90 escapeth out of captiuitie 770 85. and. 772.17 receiueth the Crosse of the Legate Othoban 780.16 Edward departeth this lyfe is buryed at Westminster 279.32 Edwardes maners and dispoposition of mynde described 279.39 Edward enspired with the gyft of prophesie and of healyng 279.81 Edwarde warned of his death before he dyeth 279.89 Edward canonized for a saint and called Edward the Confessor 179.97 Edwyn succeedeth Edredus in the kingdome of England 230.62 Edwyn committeth iurest with his neere kinswoman vppon the day of his Coronation 230.81 Edwyn keepeth both mother daughter to Concubine 230.90 Edwyn deposed for anguish departeth this lyfe 131.16 Edward ruled altogether by Normans 274.44 Edward gathereth all the Englishe lawes into one summarie called y e Common lawes 274.88 Edward sonne to King Edmond Ironside sent for into England 276.3 Edward surnamed the Outlaw ordeined heire apparant to the crowne of England dyeth 276.5 Edmetus disciple to Ansoline and in what tyme he lyued 3.57.42 Edmerus elected Archbyshop of S. Androwes in Scotland 357.51 Edmerus receiueth his staffe from an aultas 357.75 Edmerus returneth out of scotland to Cantorbury 357.86 Edward sonne to King Henrye the thyrde returneth home towardes England from the Holy land 781.87 holdeth Iustes and Turneis in Burgongne and winneth the honour 782.74 Editha daughter to kyng Edward maryed to Sithaike king of Northumbers 224.48 Edenborough Abbey in Scotland buylded 208.22 Edmond kyng of Eastangles cruelly slayne by the Danes 209.109 and .211.29 Edgina another daughter of kyng Edwardes maryed to Lewes king of Aquitayne 223.29 Edwarde seiseth the cities of London and Oxford into his handes 220.68 Edmond kyng of east Angles goeth againste the Danes with an army 211.22 Edmond bishop of Shireboure slaine 210.40 Edanton battaile fought by the Englishe men againste the Danes 214.84 Edward sonne to kyng Egelre dus sent into Englande to trie the peoples constancie to his father 250.17 Edwyn fleeth into Scotland 298.62 Edmond succeedeth his brother Adelslane in the gouernment of the most part of Englād 227.43 Edmond leadeth an armye agaynst Aulafe and encountreth with hym at Leycester 227.60 Edmondes Lawes founde and translated into Latine 228 50. Edmond miserably slaine by a theefe 228.61 and .228 80. Edmondes death signified before hand to Dunstan 228.91 Edward sonne to king Egelredus chosen to succeede kyng Hardicnute in the kingdome of England 268.36 Edward commeth into England with a cōuenient traine of Normans 268.50 Edgar pretely deceiued of his fleshly purpose by a Ladye 233.22 Edgar put to penance kept from the Crowne for his youthful lasciuiousnes 233.52 Edgar sacred king at Bath 233.61 Edgar recrefied with a dreame restoreth the spoyle of Glamorgan 233.98 Edgar departeth this life and is buryed at Glastenbury 233.107 Edgar exceeding beneficial to Monkes 233.112 Edward slayne in battaile by Godfrey and Aulafe 224.100 Edrodus brother to Edmond begynneth his reigne ouer the Realme of England 229 20. Edredus leadeth an armye against the Northumbers Scots 229.40 Edgar Edeling sayleth into Puglia with a power of mē 314.40 Edgar murdeteth Ethelwold and marieth Alfred his wife 232.108 Edethere succeedeth his brother Anna in the kingdome of east Angles 172.59 Edelhere slaine by Oswy 172 60. and .175.67 Edward commeth into Englande to visite king Hardienute his brother and Emma his mother
267.30 Edelburgh professed a Nonne in Fraunce 169.67 Edwyn brother to kyng Edward drowned by treason 224.72 Edelinsey I le and why so called 214.10 Edwardes issue recited 223.1 Edelfert or Edelfride summed the wyld succeedeth Ethelricus in the kingdome of Northumberland 10 145 Edrick de Streonas treason to difromfite the Englishmē 254.51 Edelwyn duke of east Angles withstandeth the displacyng of the Monkes in east Angle 235.102 Edeulf bishop of Faron 199 14. Edward eldest sonne to Henry the thyrd made Duke of Aquitaine 729.45 Edmond second sonne to kyng Henry the thyrd surnamed Crouchbacke marieth Anelina daughter to the earle of Aumarle 780.73 Edward putteth away his wife Editha 272.29 Edmond sonne to Henrye the thyrd borne 712.4 Edward promiseth to make Duke William of Normandie his heyre to the kingdom of England Edgar Edeling with his mother and sister fleeing towardes Hungarie are driuen into Scotland 298.66 Edward sendeth forth a mightye hoste against the Danes 220.58 Edward surnamed the elder sonne to king Alured begynneth his raign ouer the more part of England 219.79 Edward leadeth an armye against Adelwold 220.30 Edgina wife or Concubine to king Edward surnamed the Elder 222.97 Edginaes dreame and the effect therof 222.98 Edgina borne but of base parentage 222.106 Edgar Edeling sent into Scotland with an army to establish his c●…ostir Edgar in the kingdome 328.76 Edgar Edeling serueth the Scots against the Englishmen 322.47 Edgar Edeling recouyled to the fauor of king William Rufus 322.54 Edgar Edeling goeth ouer into Normandie with Duke Robert 322.67 Edgar of smal stature but of great strength 234.46 Edgar offreth the Combat to the Scottish king they both being alone a hunting 234 71. Edgar wynes and issue 235 5. Edmond Ironside and Cnute crie theyr right in a Combat at the I le of Oldney 256.59 Edmond Ironside and Cnute agree to part the lande betweene them 257.24 Edgita daughter to king Egelredus maried to earle Edricus 244.57 Edgar Edeling and other English exiles come in ayde of the Danes against the Normans 300.30 Edgar Edeling escapeth into Scotland 301.21 and. 306 90. Edgar Edeling depriued of honor and banished out of Normandy for euer 321.97 Edwyn brother to king Adelstane bannished the lande drowneth hym selfe 225.91 Editha made Abbatesse of Wilton Nourie 234.12 Editha daughter to king Edgar made a Nonne 233.14 Edricke de Streona procurer of kyng Edmondes death put to death also 258.22 Edrick de Streona made Gouernor of Mercia 258.36 and. 259.10 Edward sonne to king Edmōd marieth Agatha daughter to Henry the Emperor 259 34. Edwyn brother to king Edmond banished the Realme 258.38 and .259.12 Edwyn returneth and is trayterously slayne 259.18 Edwyn and Edward sonnes to king Edmond banished the land 259.26 Edwyn slaine by his owne soldiers 306.91 Edgar Edeling commeth into England with his mother 282.59 Edgar Edeling barred frō the Crown of England because of his tender yeres 282.64 Edmonde Ironside departeth this life 257.86 Edmond Ironside trayterously slayne at Oxford 257.111 Edwyn sonne to king Edmond marieth with Kyng Solomons daughter of Hungary 259.32 Edwarde and Edwyn sonnes to king Edmond banished the land 259.26 Edrieus sent with an army betraieth them vnto the Danes 243.51 Eldred or Etheldred duke of Mercia departeth this life 220.66 Edward the first borne 654.76 Edrick de Streona seeketh for king Edmondes fauor the more easily to betray hym 255.16 Edwyn earle of Mercia 284.25 Edwyn and Marcharus discomfited by the Norwegians neare vnto Yorke 284.65 Ederick de Streona trayterously fleeth to the Danes 252.18 Edward goeth to the Castle of Corfe to visite his mother in law and his brother 236 52. Edward shamefully murdered by the treason of his mother in law 236.69 Edwardes body buryed without solemne funerals 236.2 Edwardes body translated frō Warham to Shatesburye 237.39 Edmond Irōside offreth peace vnto Cnute vpon conditiōs 257.55 Edmond Ironside eldest sonne to king Egekedus proclaymed K. of England 253.51 Edmond the second sonne to Henry the third created duke of Lancaster 735.22 Edmond sonne to H. the .iii. openly made Duke of Sicil. 736.49 Edelwald succeedeth Edelhere in the kingdome of east Angles 177.2 Edward sonne to Henry the sixe borne pag. 1285. col 2 lin 58. made knight pag. 1306. col 1. lin 1. maried Anne second daughter to Richarde earle of Warwick pa. 1323 col 2. lin 26. taken prisoner pag. 1339. col 2. lin 48. Edmond duke of Somerset slayn at S. Albons pa. 1288. col 1. lin 1. Richard Earle of Marche proclaymed kyng Edward the fourth pag. 1310. col 1. lin 46. crowned pag. 1313. col 1. lin 12. taken prisoner 1321. col 1. lin 41. deliuered ead col 2. lin 1. fleeth the Realme pa. 1324. col 2. lin 30. iudged a traytor pa. 1326. col 2. lin 19. landed at Norfolke pa. 1327. col 1. lin 11. Edmond treasurer of the Colledge of Sarisbury elected and confirmed Archbishop of Cantorbury 637.74 Edward sonne to Edgar admitted and crowned kyng of England 235.66 Edward sonne to H. iii. created Prince of Wales 737.14 Edredus departeth this lyfe is buryed at Winchester 230.19 Editha after the death of kyng Sithrik leadeth a virgins life 225.4 Editha departeth this life 225 9. Edwyn drowned by fortune of the seas cast vp in Picardie 225.100 Edmerus cited 351.26 Edward hath most part of the I le of Britaine at his commaundement 222.59 Edward much delyted in repayring Cities Townes Castles 222.67 Edward dyeth at Faringdon and is buryed at Winchester 222 90. Edward sonne to Kyng Henry the thyrde made ruler of the Citie of London 780.67 setteth forwarde in his iourney towardes the holy Land 781.7 arriueth at Acres with his power 781.25 wounded and almost slayne by a Sarasin 781.45 Edricus created Erle of Mercia 244.54 Edricus maryeth Edgita daughter to King Egelredus 244.56 Edmond ioyneth his power with Earle Vthred agaynst ●…nuto 252.45 Edenborough Castle besieged 1866. wonne 1868.30 Edward marryeth Editha daughter to Earle Godwyn 269.32 Edward absteyneth from carnall companyng with hys wyfe and why 269.37 Edenbrugh Castle buylded 18.13 Edenbrugh why so called 18.14 Edan King of Scots cometh against Edelfers with an armie 153.35 Edan put to flight and hys armie discomfited 153.38 Edwine delayeth time to become a Christian 159.115 Edwines straūge vision which appeared vnto him 160.50 Edwines death conspired by Ethelferd Redwald 160.31 Edwine consulteth with hys Nobles touching Christianitie 161.35 Edwine and his people receiue the Christian faith 161.94 Edgina daughter to King Edward maryed to Otho the Emperour 223.20 Edward falleth in loue wyth Edgina and getteth his with child 222. Edenbrugh Castle gaged to the king of England 439.40 Edrick Nephew to Lothorer 186.23 Edrick succeedeth Lothore in the kingdome of Kent 186.47 Edrick slayne in ciuil warre 186.55 Edward and Godwyn beyng readie to ioyne in battaile vpon the sea are seuered by a myst 273.20 Edward sendeth forth a Name to the sea against Godwyn 273.5 273.39 Edulfe ordeined Byshop of Kirton 223.58 Edsinus Archbyshop
or Gigines what it signifieth 6.86 Geffray bastard sonne to kyng Henry the second made Byshop of Lincoln spoyleth the Church resigneth his myter 447.38 and .454.45 Geffray of Monmouth cyted 15.81 and .22.60 and .23.16 and 24.38 Geffray sonne to King Henry the second dealeth vnfaythfully with his father and brethren 457.22 taken prisoner by his brother Richard 461.95 dyeth at Paris 463.37 Geffray of Monmouth cited 31.110 and .32.1 and .32.110 and .33.9 Gerard Thomas buent 1580.59 Genissa daughter to Claudius the Emperour marryed to Aruiragus 51.41 Geffrey of Monumouth cited 43.48 .81.58 .82.66 .92.85 Gentlemen of the priuie chamber remoued 1507. Geffrey Bishop of Constancies 308.36 George Browne knight executed pa. 1405. col 2. lin 3 Gerard departeth this life 348 12. Germane leadeth the Britishe armie against the Saxons 120.38 .. Germane returneth again into Fraunce 120.75 Germane being sent for commeth agayne into Britaine 121.29 Germane returneth into France the second time 121 49. Germane departeth this lyfe at Rauenna 121.56 Gerent king of Britaines and his armie chased by Inas king of West Saxons .187 100. Germane souldiours slay their Captaine and become Rouers in the Coastes of Britaine 71.16 Geffray Monmouth in what time he liued 394.45 Geffray fourth sonne to kyng Henry the second borne 398 47. George Lorde Aburgeinty 1447.17 Geffrey Archbishoppe of Yorke depatreth priuely out of the realme accurseth al those that gather the payment within his Diocesse demaūded by king Iohn 564.17 Geanology of the Earles of Chester 650.48 Genawe murdred at London 1013.43 b. Geffrey surnamed the Gramarian 1462.50 Gerard chiefe of the Valdoyes that came ouer into Ireland 400.19 Gertrude Marchionesse of Exceter atteinted 1570.52 Gemeticum Abbey in Normandie 269.109 Germane Byshop of Auxerre sent to preache in Britaine 119 51. Geneticensis cited 264.37 Gerard receiueth the Pall of the Pope 342.78 Geruldine Thomas a Lord and Chauncellour of Ireland receyueth with all honour the counterfeit Earle of Warwicke 1428.46 sendeth into England in his quarel with an army of Irishe men 1430.45 is slaine 1431 45. Geruas Dorobern cited 415.11 Geffrey William a counterfeit Christ whypped 1815.1 Gerald Earle of Kildare deputie of Ireland apprehended 1444.58 restored to his former libertie honor 1445.9 Gerion slayne by Hercules in Spaine 5.107 Reinald Earle of Geldre maryeth king Edward the thirdes sister 895.13 b. made Duke of Geldre 903.55 a. in daunger to be slaine by Flemmings 911.50 a. Genowayes in Britaine 917. 20. b. fight with the Englishmen on the sea 917.28 b. Duke of Gelderland commeth into England 1080.13 b. Gernesey entred by frenchmen 992.50 b. Geffrey Archbyshop of Yorke dyeth in exile 574.30 Geffrey de Lucignam 584.40 Geffrey of Monmouth cyted 122.9 .134.51 and .154.50 pag. 154.75 Gerard simested Archbyshop of of Yorke 342.1 Generon or Guaneren Castle in Wales buylded 117.53 121.80 Gen●…sses a people in Brytaine and where they inhabited 110.48 Gerarde de Atie taken prisoner by the french kyng 562.13 Gentlemen and Noblemens names which asisted kyng William in the conquest of England 293.61 Gernesey inuaded by the french men 1696.28 Geffrey sonne to king Henry the second made knight 450.77 Geffrey Monmouth cited 183 65. Gelenor king of Greece dryuen out of hys Countrey 7.42 George Neuil Archbyshop of Yorke pag. 1318. Genissa maketh atonement hetweene Aruiragus and the Romanes 52.33 Gisors besieged and yeelded to the English pag. 1201. col 2 lin 12. Geinsborough 249.77 Gemeticensis cited 283.86 .291.72 319.73 and 345.39 Geffrey Monmouth consecrated Byshop of S. Assaph Gerueys Clifton knight beheaded pag. 1340. col 2. lin 22 George Douglas Earle of Angus pag. 1315. col 1. lin 26. Gerbery Castle destroyed 399 57. George stanley Lord straunge pag. 1411. col 2. lin 20. Gylford Richard knight 1447 20. Geffrey Gates knight pag. 1325. col 1. lin 40 Gyffard William made Byshop of Winchester 337.43 Gilbert Skarlock slayne pag. 1288. col 1. lin 15. Gilbert Debenham kynght pag. 1327. col 1. lin 16. Gildas cyted 99.103 .101.85 .114.49 Gillingham battayle fought by the Englishmen against the Danes 254.29 Walter Giffard Archbyshop of Yorke dyeth 789.35 a. Gildas cyted 45.38 .47.58 and .50.25 and .51.88 and 96.21 Giles Daubeney knyght pag. 1400. col 1. lin 47. Gysors besieged in vaine 533.17 Giffard William depriued and bannished the realme 342.10 Gilla daughter to Charles Le Simple king of Fraunce maryed to Rollo Duke of Normandie 288.105 Gilbert Midleton knight 854.30 b. Gyffeith a Welch kyng 231.81 Gipswich spoyled by y e Danes 239.56 Gi●●a ●●ther to king Harold escapeth from Exeter into Flaunders 299.50 Gillomanus kyng of Ireland and his people discomfited 123.35 Gillomannus king of Ireland with his armie discomfited and slayne 123.13 Girmi a people in Englande 185.65 Giauntes in Fraunce slayne in Combat by Arthur 133.70 Gilbert de Gaunt made Earle of Lincolne 602.20 Gilbert Talbot pa. 1411. col 2. lin 4. pa. 1414. col 2. lin 35. pag. 1415. col 1. lin 18. pag. 1417. col 2. lin 23. Giaunt whence deriued 6.88 Giles Byshop of Eureux 421.78 Gilbert consecrated Byshop of Herefoord 381.83 Gilbert Fitz Fergus commeth into England 445.32 Gyfford Walter Erle of Buckingham deceaseth without heire 402.11 Gilbert Byshop of London forbydden the vse of the Sacramentes 412.38 Gilbert Byshop of London restored to the administration of his office againe 414.86 Githa daughter to Osgote Clappa maryed to Canute Prudan 268.1 Gildas cited 123.73 .129.12 .138.38 .139.59 141.17 .142.25 Gift of healing the kings euyll left as an inheritance to the kings of England 279.86 Gipswich now called Ipswich 388.24 Gipswich Castle besieged and taken 388.16 Gilbert murderer of Liulfus 311.35 Gilbert slaine by Liulfus kinsfolke 311.68 Giraldus Cambrensis cyted 287.58 Giraldus Cambrensis disproued 287.64 Gythrun looke Gurthrun 214 107. Giraldus Cambrensis cited 135.20 and .136.11 and 137.31 Gisors Castle gotten into the kyng of Englandes handes 400.61 Giauntes in Britaine 5.50 Giauntes what they signifie 5.55 and .6.89 Gilbert captaine of Tunbridge Castle 319.52 Girarde de Sotigam a politick captayne of Douer Castle 609.11 Girwy Abbey buylded 178.106 Gildas borne 115.35 Giouan Villani cited 9.59 27.47 Gillingham Manour 301.67 Gildas cyted Gilford 264.24 Gillomar looke Gillomannus Glad●●ore Heath by Barnet pag. 13.3.3 col 1. lin 33. Glas●…irion a Barde 4.43 Glau Margan in Wales why so called 21.26 Duke of Gloucesters iourney to Prutzen 1079.7 a. made Duke of Ireland 1082.25 b. Glanuille Ranulfe made ruler of Yorkeshyre 452.56 Glastenburie Monasterie builded 188.19 Glasiers first brought into England 178.114 Gloucester monasterie destroyed by the Danes and repayred 222.48 Gloucester towne whence so named 51.55 Glastenburie Abbey finished 234.6 Glouernia now Glocester and why so called 51.53 Glademouth 222.83 Gloucester Monasterie of S. Peters buylded 222.45 Gloucester Citie taken by the Barons 765.56 wonne by king Henry the thyrde hys faction 772.38 Gloucester Castle 371.20 Thomas Duke of Gloucester conspireth against the kyng 1090.20 b. apprehended
second daughter to Leir 19.96 Maglanus Duke of Albania discomfited and slayne 20.55 Maudes Castle in Wales 537.74 Mary the daughter of Henry the second French Queene and Duches of Suffolke dyeth 1561.4 Maximilian the Emperour weareth a crosse of Saint George 1484.36 Maxentius Emperour hated for his tyrannie 90.93 Marentius sonne to Maximianus Herculeus the Emperour 91.6 Margaret countesse of Salisburie executed 1581.4 Mandeuyle William loseth his standerd 610.1 Mallorie Iohn 1462.11 Marshal Richard Earle of Penbroke sayleth into Ireland 645.30 is taken prisoner 645.37 dieth of a wound 645.48 Marshal Gilbert made Earle of Penbroke and Marshal of Henry the thyrds house 646 2. Manchester towne repayred 222.72 Magna Carta confirmed by Henry the third 626.50 Martan Nunrie founded 726 36. Maximianus and Dioclesianus renounce the rule of the Empire 89.34 Marshal William Earle of Penbroke dieth 617 16. Matthew Earle of Bullongne slayne 429.34 Magus expert in the course of the Starres 2.57 Makarel Doctor hanged 1570.36 Malmesbury Abbey founded 190.19 Monkes of Couentrie displaced and secular Canons set in their roumthes 494.89 Manlius Valeus and his Legion vanquished by the Britanes 51.50 Marcharus fleeth into Scotland 298.62 Marisch William executed 703.76 Marcus the Lieutenant slayne in a tumult 97.119 Matthew of Westminstr deceyued 141.49 Magistrates of the Citie of London deposed by Henry the third 621.34 Margret sister to Edward the fourth pag. 1317. col 2. lin 11. Maximinus vāquished at Tarsus and eaten with lice 91.67 Mamertinus cited 33.42 Mandeuile Iohn cited 227.24 Margaret countesse of Lisle deceaseth 730.68 Malmesburie builded 23.51 Mauus looke Aruiragus Mackbeth slayne 275.63 Maldon 221.2 Marcellinus cited 3.80 Mauus deliuered to king Iohn 547.30 Mary Queene of man 803.50 b. Martin de la Mare pag. 1328 col 1. lin 1. Masse abrogated and forbidden 1640.32 is restored 1722.56 is eftsons abrogated 1797.27 Mather Edmond executed for treason 1861.37 Margret sister to Edgar Edeling married to Malcolme the fourth king of Scottes 298.74 Marlebourgh Castle besieged and rendred to the Bishop of Durham 516.42 Maydes sent ouer into litle Britayne for wiues to the inhabitantes 95. Malta assigned to the knightes of the Rhodes 1554.58 Malchus consecrated Byshop of Waterfoord in Ireland 328.35 Earle of March dieth in France 967.12 b. Malmesburie Castle builded 371.71 Manduit Robert drowned 357.112 Margret daughter to king Edward the third borne 943.40 a. Marham Iustice 1123. col 2. lin 40. Mary daughter vnto Henry the right is dishinherited by the will of king Edward 1714.20 Her letter vnto the Councell after the discease of her brother 1716. their answere vnto it 1717.10 fleeth to the Castle of fremingham whither forces repaire vnto her from all partes 1717.50 is proclaimed Quene 1718.40 entering the towre releaseth dyuers prisoners 1720.35 restoreth to thir sees all the Bishoppes depriued in the reigne of King Edward and remoueth all Bishoppes made in those dayes 1721.10 Crowned 1722.40 ▪ publisheth a pardō with many exceptions ead 50. assigneth Commissioners to take order with men excepted out of the pardon and other eadem 10. holdeth a Parliament eadem 28. sendeth for Cardinall Poole 1723.5 commaundeth a publique disputation to be holden eadem 41. is espoused vnto Philip prince of Hispaine 1724.4 her Oration in the Guildhal 1728.26 her stout courage 1731.40 pardoneth two hundred and twenty rebels 1734.53 holdeth a Parlament 1735.4 is maried to Philip prince of Hispaine 1756.55 the conditions of the mariage eadem 46. holdeth a Parlament 1759.34 setteth at libertye diuers prisoners in the towre 1763.17 sendeth ambassadours vnto Rome 1763.40 holdeth a parliament 1765 10. releaseth the first fruits and tenthes 1764.16 constantly supposed to be with child 1764.40 proclaymeth warre against y e french king and sendeth an armye into France 1767.40 taketh the losse of Calice at the hart 1782.40 dyeth eadē 50. is honourably buryed 1785.22 Maximus king of Britain looke Maximianus Maude queene sueth to Maud Empresse to release Kyng Stephen and is repulsed 377.4 Maximianus Dioclesianus felowes in gouerment of the Empire 83.16 Marius sonne to Aruiragus begynneth to raigne ouer Britaine 66.108 Maximilian the Emperour dieth 2506.50 The Mary Rose drowned 1602.40 Maūt citie burnt by king William 314.47 Maude wife to king Stephen departeth this lyfe 386.11 Mary queene of Hungary dieth 1786.11 Marcus Papyrius smiteth a Gual on the head is therefore slaine 26.49 Margaret sister to Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester maryed to Iohn Bohun 323.65 Maudes Castle repayred by Henry the third 638.63 Manrishe Geffrey Lord chiefe Iustice of Ireland 636.19 Mary the Scottish queene maryed vnto Fraunces Dolphin of Fraunce 1778.51 Mack William a Burgh created Earle of Clarickford 1590.11 Marentius the Emperor slain by Constantinus 91.70 Margaret Countesse of Richmond her wisedome in aduising her nephewe Henry the eight 1464.40 Malmesbury Abbey fleeced of possessions 195.28 Marton Colledge founded 794.53 a Marshal William Earle of Pembroke appoynted gouernor to Henry the third 609 5. Magus the second king of Celtica 2.84 Magi from whence deriued 2.104 Magus or Magi what it signifieth 2.108 Martias gouernmēt ●●mmended 29.40 Malbanke Pierce Baron of Nantwich 323.45 Margaret Countesse of Salisbury daughter to Edward Duke of Clarence pa. 1350 col 2. lin 42. Marshal William sent into Normandy with men of armes 551.104 Mac Mur principal rebel of Ireland 1103.57 b. offreth to parlee with the king 1104.43 a Mauleon Sauery reuolteth to the French king 624.41 Mathew Paris cited 325.74 and. 329.18 Matth●…us Westmonasteriensis cited 22.61 and. 28.31 and. 29.78 Marshal William Earle of Pembroke vanquisheth his enemyes 614.20 Maud Empresse confesseth her selfe to haue bene naught of her body 392.15 Marcharus imprisoned againe by king William Rufus 317.36 Margaret Countesse of Richmond and Darby mother to Henry the seuenth pa. 1326 co 1. lin 15. Mackbeth vsurper of y e crowne of Scotland put to flight by Earle Siward 275.59 Masters of the Vniuersitie of Oxford summoned to be at the Parlament 745.60 Mattheus Westmonasteriensis cited 240.23 and. 240 35. and. 261.19 and. 284 82. Mary daughter to Henrye the eight borne 1498.51 Marc a Celtike word 4.102 Marianus Scotus cited 116 53. Magnus elected king of the Norwegians after the death of king Cnute 266.76 Margaret Countesse of Moūtfourts valiātnes 916.30 a Myls borne downe with yee 324.25 Melun besieged by the Englishe pag. 1209. col 2. li. 16. yeelded pa. 1210. col 2. li. 6 Memorancie of Fraunce aydeth Owen Glendour pag. 1149. col 2. lin 50. Meschines Randulfe Earle of Chester 323.18 Medwal Henry 1463.16 Mekins Richard a buye burnt 1581.22 Menlane yeelded to the Englishe pag. 1202. col 2. lin 37. Meaur deliuered to the french pag. 1263. col 1. lin 48. Merton Abbey founded by Gilbert a Norman 649.16 Messengers from the Frenche king 873.48 a. Mercia rebelleth against Oswy 176.46 Mercies recouer both theyr confines and libertie 176.51 Mercia annexed to kyng Edwardes dominions 221.105 Mercie riuer 222.6 Meidhamsted Abbey builded 181.11 Meidhamstede now called Peterborough 181.11 Meanuari a
Max●…mulion the King of the Romaines 439.18 Vserers called Caorsini excommunicated 647. line 44 Vserers come from Rome into England ●…35 23 Vserers the Popes Merchants 725.50 Vter Pendragon sente with a power into Ireland 123.30 Vter Pendragon sente with an armie againste ●…al●●mius 123.50 Vter Pendragon and Aurelius Ambrose returne into great Britain with an army 123.19 Vnseasonable weather 552. ●…3 Vthred Earle 241.29 and 252.45 Vter Pendragon carried ouer into little Britain 110.19 Vthred submitteth hymselfe deliuereth pledges to Cnute 252.68 Vthred taken and put to death 252.71 Vripreds landes giuen to Iricius 252.71 Vter Pendragon brother to Aurelius Ambrose made King of Britaine 127.32 Vter Pendragon why so called 127.36 Vter Pendragon faileth in loue with Agwarne wife to Gorolus Duke of Cornewall 128.32 Vter Pendragon slayeth Gorolus D. of Cornewall 128.35 Vter Pendragon marrieth Igwarne sometyme wife to the D. of Cornewall 128.38 Vter Pendragon dyeth of poyson 129.18 Vther a Danishe Earle slayne 22●… 64 Vulthere King of Mercia selleth the Bishopricke of London 17●… 77 VV. VVAuerley 445.7 Warning of seauen dayes giuen to Ceadda before hys death 179.61 Wade Duke rebelleth against King Ardulfe and is chased out of the field 201.61 Walley battaile fought by King Ardulfe againste Duke Wade and his cōfederates 201.64 Wales harrowed by King Egherre from East to west 213.18 Walc●… reduced into forme of good order 277.84 Walasco a Frier sent frō the Pope into England 757.30 Warlamchester nowe called Sainte Albons 88. line 16 Warlamchester destroyed 88.20 Wall builded the thirde time of turfes betweene the Britaines Scots 100.13 Wall builded the fourthe tyme of stone ouerthwart the Ilande betweene the Britaynes and Scottes 100.53 Wales subdued by Kyng William and the Princes do him homage 310. line 8 Warine Earle of Shrewsburie appointed gouernour of the marches of Wales 359.6 Walles of the Citie of Lōdon repaired and turrers builte at the costes of the Citie by the commaundements of Henry the third 747.16 Wales furnisheth Englād with horses and Cattel 748.57 Wallingford Castel besieged 373.47 Waltham Castel builded 377.52 Walter Bishop of Worceter dyeth 775.41 Wardens of the cinque portes reconciled to K. Henry the third 776.18 Wallingford taken by the Danes 244.34 Wassaile what it signifyeth 113.81 Warres left vnto Renulf as it were by succession 200.96 Wake Baldwine taken prisoner 777.29 Waterfoorde in Irelande made a Bishoppes Sea 328.5 Walkelme made Byshop of Winchester 305.12 Walcher Bishop of Durham slayne in a tumult 311.15 and .311.72 Walcher Bishop of Durham made gouernoure of Northumberlande 312.44 Walter Bishoppe of Winchester dyeth 723.25 Warram Castell 368.78 Walton Castell 369.1 Walkeline yeeldeth the Castell of Douer 369. line 16 Warre betwixt breethren cannot bee mainteyned without reproch 344.36 Warlewest William hys replye vnto Pope Pascall 342.52 Warlewast sente to Rome in Ambassage to y e Pope 342.23 Walter Bishoppe of Alba bringeth the Pall to Anselme the Archbishoppe 333.5 Waterforde Citie in Ireland wonne by the Englishmen 419.10 Waleton Castell made playne with the ground 445.19 Walkhem Bishop of winchester 320.94 Walstod Bishop of Herford 192.16 Walton 431.40 Walwine looke Gawain Waltheof sonne to Siwarde made Earle of Northumberlande 307. line 71 Waltheof ioyneth in conspiracie againste K William and bewrayeth it 308.22 Walteof beheded at Winchester 308.54 Walthā Abbey by whome founded 288.32 Walteof marrieth Iudith neece to Kyng William 308.72 Walteofes issue and honors 309.1 Walter Huberte Archbishop of Canterbury 523. line 19 Waltham Colledge altered frō Priests to Chanons regular 447.56 VValdene Earle looke VValteof VValdene Castel deliuered to King Stephen 380.41 VVallingforde newe Castell ouer against the old Castell builded 381.29 VVaterforde Citie giuen to Robert de Poer 450. line 18 VValthir Bishop of Durham 307.112 VValter Bishop of Hereford submitteth hymselfe to King VVilliam 291. line 57 VValter Archbishoppe of Yorke dyeth 739.48 VVarrham Castell besieged and rendred vp 378. line 98 VVarrham VVilliam Doctor of the Lawes sente Ambassador vnto Philip the Archeduke 1443.18 his Oration vnto the Archduke eadem 30. Bishoppe of London 1455.40 is created Archbishoppe of Canterburie 1458.35 is of the counsell to king Henry the eyght and Lorde Chauncellor 1464.47 Crownoth Hēry the eyght and Queene Katherine 1465.46 is Godfather to Henry the firste begotten sonne of Henry the eyght 1468.48 his oration in the Parliament house 1472.44 giueth vp his office of Chancellorshippe and why 1497.33 withdraweth himselfe from the Courte and why 1499. line 23 VVallop Iohn Knighte burneth 21. Townes and Villages in Normandie 1494.44 VVoulston Iohn Counsellor to Prince Arthur 1456.55 VVatkins Richard Herrauld of armes attainted 1425.50 VVatche kept on Sainte Peters cue 1838.50 and 1839.45 and .1837.35 1839.58 VValter Herbert knight page 1413. col 1. line 55. col 2. line 5. page 1414. col 1. line 26. line 42. line 55. page 1415. col 2. line 15 VValter Hungerforde Knighte page 1415. col 2. line 40. page 1416. col 1. line 22 VValter Lorde Ferrers of Chartley slayn page 1422. col 1. line 15 VVelchmen acknowlege to holde their kingdome of the Englishmen 225. line 27 VVertermore in Scotland 225.68 VVerlewod 232.105 VVebbeley Castel 371.20 VVest Countreys submitte themselues to Cnute 252.20 VVestminster Towne and parish Church spoiled 778.115 VVelchmenne conspire with the Scots againste King Adelstane 225.18 VVelchmen subdued by King Adelstane 225.21 VVelchmēs presumptuous fiercenesse tamed by the Flemings 347.42 VVestwod or Lesnes Abbey founded 447.8 VVelche Kings submitte themselues to King Edgar 231.80 VVelchmen inuade and wast the English Marches 352.33 VVelchmen trust more to the aduautage of places than to theyr owne strength 352.40 VVelchmen slayne and taken by the Englishmen in greate numbers 352.52 VVerstan ordeyned Byshoppe of Shirebourne 223.57 VVestminster Hall founded 329.9 VVestminster Hal should haue bin larger 329.14 VVellsloweth with bloud at Finchamsteede 329. line 40 VVestefoord Citie gyuen to VVilliā Fitz Adeline 450.17 VVelchmen wast Chesshire and are distressed 381.41 VVestminster little Hall consumed with fyre 761. line 15 VVelchmen rebell and are inuaded 397.35 VVelchmen submit thēselues to the King and are pardoned 397.74 VVestminster new church begun to be builded 617. line 56 VVeights and measures ordered after one vniforme order throughout all England ●…34 53 Welchmē not to passe armed ouer Offaes ditch 288.63 Welchwomen permitted to ioyne in marriage with Englishmen 288. line 71 Welchmen rebell and do diuers displeasures on the Marches 401.8 Welchmenne spoyle the marches and hardly obteyne pardon of the K. for their rebellion 408.5 Welchmen generally seuerely punished for their Rebellion 408.27 Welche rebels ouerthrowen and vsed very cruelty 328.92 Welchmen so tamed that they dare not shew theyr faces 329.3 Welchmen ouerthrowen at Brecknocke by the Englishmen 324.36 Welchmenne tamed and broughte to obedience 324.49 Welchmenne inuade the Englishe marches and destroy the Countreys 325.90 Wexford Citie in Irelād 421.31 Welchmenne wrongfully accused of Rebellion detect Earle Godwin of a commotion 271.39 Welchmen rebell and ouercome the Englishe power 372.58 Weston Doctor
other sticketh fast as the 〈◊〉 at his cōming a land with his army in England 285. ●…9 William Wittelsey Archbishop of Caunterburye dyeth 995.17 a Willoughby Robert Lord Brooke generall of the army into Britain 1434 line 10 William succedeth Raufe in the Archbishopricke of Caunterbury 359.38 Winchcomb Church builded 200.105 Winchcomb Abbey founded 201.5 Wilshire wasted by the Danes 245.77 .252.10 Winchester wonne by the Danes 247.81 William of Malmesburie cited 19.25 .97.6 .116 line 52 William of Malmesburie confuted 19.28 Windham Iohn Knyghte and beheaded 1457.40 Wicklifes doctrine mainteyned page 1155. col 1. line 43. his bookes condemned line 55 William de la Pole Erle of Suffolke page 1269. col 1. line 36. col 2. line 6.25.40 page 1271. col 2. line 16. Duke of Suffolke page 1273. col 2. lin 57. a exclamation against him page 1277. col 2. line 6. sent to the Tower pa. 1278. col 2. line 47. deliuered line 49. banished page 1279. col 1. line 21. beheaded line 28 Wilfride a virgin taken out of a Nunrie and defloured by King Edgar 233.11 Wigmere battell foughte by the Danes against the Englishmen 245.35 Wilson Doctor in the premunire 1578.21 pardoned 1581.48 William King of Scottes conspireth with Henrye the sonne againste Kyng Henrye the second 426. 108. he entreth Cumberlād and besiegeth Careleil 427.67 .433.107 inuadeth Northumberlād and burneth and spoyleth the Countrey 430.28 William Fitz Osbert with the long bearde is conueted before the B. of Caunterbury 529.80 hee appeareth and is dismissed quietly 529.86 he is newly attached and escapeth into saint Mary Bowe Churche keepeth it by force is forced out by fire 529. 105. he is wounded with a knife 529.116 he is araigned in the Tower cōdemned drawen and executed 530.4 VVilliam Tirell esquier beheaded page 1313. col 1. line 28 VVilliam Neuill Lorde Fawconbridge Earle of Kente page 1313. col 1. line 40 VVilliam Tailbois Erle of Kyme page 1315. col 1. line 6. beheaded li. 12 VVilliam Lord Herberte Erle of Pēbroke page 1315. col 1. line 54. page 1319. col 2. line 35. beheded pag. 1320. col 2. li. 35 VVilford Iames knight valiauntlye defendeth Hadington 1638.20 is taken prisoner 1640.3 VVilliam sonne to Kyng Stephan considered of in the agreemente betweene his father and Henrye Fitz Empresse 389.45 VVilfrid Bishop of Hexham dyeth 190.105 VVilfrid the second succeedeth Iohn in the Archbishoprik of Yorke 190.109 VVilmote a noble man of Sussex banished lyeth rouing vppon the coastes 244 VVilliam Earle of Mortaigne wilfully banisheth himselfe the lande 343.49 VVisbasdowne battaile foughte betweene the Saxons one with another 142.95 VVilliam K. of Scottes marrieth the Lorde Ermengarde daughter to Richard Vicoūt Beaumount 463.62 VVilliam Conqueroure hath not so much ground as to bury him in without doing iniurie to another 315.103 VVilliam Conqueroures issue 315.111 VVilliam Bishop of London obteyneth the firste Charter for the Citie of London 316.25 VVilliam Conqueroures Sepulchre opened with the length and bignes of his body 316.61 VVilliam Rufus second sonne to King VVilliam looke Rufus VVilliam VVilnotus emprisoned againe by K. VVilliam Rufus 317.37 VVilliā Bishop of Durham 318.60 VVilliam King of Scots commeth into Englād and doth homage to Hēry the second 408.68 he goeth ouer into Normandye with K. Henrye the second 408.82 VVilliam succeedeth hys father Patrike in the Earledome of Salisburie 411.23 VVilliam King of Scots taken prisoner 435.1 is released out of prison 439.20 he commeth to a Parliamente to Northhampton 443.22 VVilliam Earle of Arundell dyeth 445.6 VVinchester besieged by the Romaines 51.34 VVilliam King of Sicile departeth this life 486. line 102 VVilloughby Roberte knight conueyd the Erle of VVarwike frō Sheriffehuton to the tower of London 1425.20 VVilliam Conqueroure being ridde of one vexation is alwayes troubled with an other 307. line 20 VVilloughby Roberte created Lorde Brooke 1426.38 VVinleshore battell foughte by the Englishmen against y e Danes 207.13 VVinchester Citie destroyed by the Danes 208.55 VVinborne Abbey 211.14 VVilton battaile foughte by the Danes againste the Englishmen 212.2 VVinfrid B. of Mercia 179.94 VVinchester Churche builded 180.70 VVinfrid deposed for disobedience 181.8 William Cotton slayne page 1288. col 1. line 13 Wibbas or Wipha succeedeth his father Crida in the Kingdome of Mercia 145.88 William Conqueroure inuadeth Scotland with a mighty army 307.38 Wimond a Monke fyrste Byshoppe of the I le of Man had his eyes put out 386.6 VVilliam Archbyshoppe of Yorke complayned of to the Pope and deposed 382.38 Wiues to be kept according to the lawes of holy Church 420.110 VVilliam sonne to King Stephan departeth this life 399.44 VVilliā VVicwan made Archbishop of York 789. 36 a dyeth 794.48 a Windsor Castell besieged by the Barons 603.19 they raise theyr Campe secretely in the nyghte 604.46 VVilliam Duke of Normandie promiseth hys daughter in marriage to Earle Harold 278.40 VVilliam erle of Northfolke breaketh his legge with a fall from hys Horse 303.3 VVilliam Duke of Normandyes backe peece of his armour put on before by chance 286.83 VVilliam King of Scots commeth to visit Kyng Henrye the seconde of England 411.99 VVilliam King of Scots and Dauid his brother do homage to Henry son to King Henrye the second 412.75 VVilliam Stāley knight page 1321. col 1. line 55 Wigmore Castell besieged and wonne by the Barons 765.37 VVilliam VVilford toke Shippes on the coastes of Britaine page 1140. col 2. line 34 VVilliam Sautre brente in Smithfield page 1132 col 2. line 30 VVilton Nunrie fortifyed in steed of a Castell 379.69 VVil. Argentine Knight page 1119. col 2. line 46 VVilliam Venoure page 1120. col 2. line 17 VVilliam Erle of Pembroke perswadeth the nobilitie against Lewes and to take parte wyth Henry the third 608.60 VVilliam wyth the long berd maketh an oration to the people 529.34 VVilliam Conqueroure leadeth a mighty armye into Wales 310.7 William Conqueroure leadeth an army against his eldest sonne Roberte in Normandy 310.34 he is vnhorsed by his sonne Roberte and is by hym eftsoones horsed againe 310.45 they are made friends 310.69 William long scoured the seas pa. 1156. col 2. lin 50 Wise saying of a worthye Prince page 1256. col 1. line 46 Wales deuided frō the other partes of Britaine by Seuerne 75.22 Wall builded or restored betwene the Britaines Scots by Seuerus 81.3 Walbroke in London why so called 82.50 Wichwood beside Stony Stratford page 1316. col 1. line 46 Whitsandbay page 1323. col 1. line 30 Wilton Abbey buylded 226.116 Wilfride Bishop of worcester 192.20 Wiccies prouince nowe Worcester 192.19 Winchester made a Bishops Sea 191.8 Withred departeth thys life 191.81 Wise mē deserue as much praise for their counsell as stoute warrioures for their valiancie 84.50 Wilfride restored to Northumberland 186.3 Withred son to Gegherte made K. of Kent 187.10 Wil. Conqueroure returneth out of Normandye into England 297.32 hee leadeth an army againste y e Citie of Exeter 299.41 he leadeth an army into the Northe againste the Danes and