a Mâ—… whiche of necessitie he must passe through the whiche a great Riuer called Ghelte runneth About him of the clocke in the morning the rebels were got togither in order of battel before the Lord Honne soon coulde with his foote menent tâ—… the plaine where vppon he commaunded the footemeÌ„ to kepe theÌ„selues in breath and welled sir Iohn Forster with his NorthuÌ„berlande horsemenne George Henry and Machaâ—…l as a rereward to back the footemen This done he himself with his three sonnes and an hundred horsemen hauing got the hill and perceiuing the enimies to come so fast forward that with their arrowes they hurte his Horse vnder him and diuerse other horses of his troupe he gaue a sodain charge vppon them and by the helpe of God within a shorte space ouerthrew al their footemen of who were slaine betwixt foure fiue hundred But Leonarde Dacres himselfe with his sixe hundred horsemen many of meÌ„ being Scottes escaped into Scotland Leonard Dacres chased into Scotland being chased foure miles of the way by the Lord Honnesdon his small company and had bin taken if the Scottes had not the better defended him The Captaines of Barwike Reade Yarley Caruisle Progel shewed that day good proofe of their skilful valiancy bringing their men forwarde in such good order that no smal feare entred the hartes of the aduersaries to trie the battaile with them When they that kept Naworth Castel being about foure hundred men wel appointed vnderstoode of the ouerthrow they abaÌ„doned the place and fledde away wherof the L. Honnesdon being aduertised sent certaine of his companie to take possession thereof and wente himself to Cartile where he remained til he had put al the houses which Leonarde Dacres hadde seased vppon into safe keeping to the Queenes maiesties vse and so returned to Barwike and afterwardes by special and humble sute procured pardon for those that escaped with life in consideration that there were so many killed as the ouerthrow On good Friday the xxvij of March SimoÌ„ Digby of Askue Iohn Fulthorpe of Iulbeckâ—… Esquires Robert Peneman of Stokesly Tho. Bishop of Poklinton the yonger gentlemen were executed at the place of execution without Yorke and their foure heades set ouer the principal gates of the Citie w t iiij of their quarters the other of their quarters were set vp in diuerse places of the Countrey William Earle of Pembroke baron of Cardiffe Knight of the Garter one of the priuy couÌ„saile and lord steward of the Queenes maiesties housholde disceased the .xviij. of April and was buried in S. Paules Church at London The Earle of Sussex in reuenge of the euill demeanor of the Scottes inhabiting neare to the English Marches as well in receiuing and succouring diuerse of the Englishe Rebels as other naughty practises assembled such forces as be thought expedient in the night that followed the .xxvij. of April and hauing with him the lord Honnesd on gouernour of Barwike and Lorde Wardeyn of East Marches sir William Drurie Marshall of the saide armie and Towne of Barwike The Barle of Sussex inuadeth Scotland came to Warke being twelue miles distant from the saide towne of Barwike and then the nexte daye being the .xviij. of the same moneth they entred into Tiuidale in Scotland where marching in warlike order they burnt ouerthrew wasted and spoyled all the Castels Townes and Villages The Moses Tower as they passed till they came to a Tower called the Mosse Tower staÌ„ding in a marish and belonging to the Lard of Buclewgh whiche likewise was rased ouerthrowne and burnt and so marching forward wasted the whole country before them till they came to a great towne called Crauling Sir Iohn Forster The same day sir Iohn Forster warden of the middle Marches with all the garnison and forces of the same entred likewise into Tiuidale at Espesgate distant .xvj. myles from Warke where in like order they burnt and spoyled the Countrey before them til they came to a Castel in the possession of the mother of the Larde of Ferniherst being percel of hir sonnes landes whiche likewise was ouerthrowen rased and burnt with all other Castels Piles Townes and Villages all alongst the saide Countrey till they came to Crauling ioyning there with the Lord Lieutenants power This town was likewise burnt and spoyled Thus they passed the riuer of Tiuet rasing burning and spoyling the Castels Piles stone houses townes villages alongst that Riuer til they came to Iedworth where they lodged for that nighte and were of the Magistrates of that towne courteously receiued who had made indifferent good prouision for the armie both of vittayles for men and of bay and prouaÌ„der for horses wherevppon Proclamation was publikelye made in name of the Lorde Lieutenant that no Englishman vpon paine of death shoulde disturbe or wrongfully take away any thing from anye of the inhabitants of the same towne without disbursing readie money therfore which thing did so much content the Scottes that the next daye the Lard of Sesford The Larde of Sesford wardeÌ„ of the middle marches of Scotland with all the principall of hys alyes and kyndred came in to the Lorde Lieutenant submitting themselues to him and were receiued into assurance for that neyther he nor any of them had at any time 〈◊〉 the English Rebelles neither ayded nor assysted them neyther yet made any inuasion into Englande and wheras some of their men and tenauntes without their knowledge had to spassed in such behalfe they were contented to abide and stand vnto the Earle of Sussex his order for theyr sayde men and Tenauntes And herevppon neither they nor any of theirs receyued any hurte But by his Lordships commaundement were preserued from sustayning any domage either in bodie or goodes The .xix. day the armie was deuided into two seuerall pattes whereof the one passing ouer the Riuer of Tiuet The Castel â—… Ferniherst burnt burnte the Castell of Ferniherst vtterly spoyling the same and all other Castelles and townes that belonged to the Lards of Ferniherst Hunthil and Bedrall Mintoe and so passed to Myntoe where both the armyes meeting ioyned togither againe being not paste a foure miles from Hawike whether they marched directly intending to lodge there that night bycause the Baylifes of the Towne had offred to receiue the whole armie and to make prouision for the Souldiers of all things necessarie they paying readie money for the same and the inhabitauntes to bee assured not to bee hurt in body or goodes as was promised The Scottes Hawike they breach of couenaunt But the Scottes breaking couenant before the comming thither of the armie had vncouered theyr houses carried the Thaiche into the streetes and there sette it on fire and thys done they sledde their wayes with muste parte of their goodes so that when the armye approched there was suche a thicke smoke that no manne myghte vnneth enter the Towne and so for that night the Souldiers suffred greate lacke of
can easily 〈…〉 This furthermore is to be noted â–ª that albeit the princes heretofore reigning in this lande 〈◊〉 â—…erected sundry courtes especially of the thâ—…â—…erie at Yorke and Luâ—… the case of poore men dwelling in 〈…〉 yet will the poorest of all 〈…〉 most contencious refuse to haue his cause hearde so néere home but indeuoureth rather 〈…〉 vtter vndooing to trauelle vpon LondoÌ„ thâ—… king there soonest to prâ—… against his aduersary though his 〈…〉 so doubtful But in this toye 〈…〉 â—…oe excâ—… of all that euer I hearde for 〈◊〉 shall here there haue some one adde poore Dauid of the giuen so much to contention and strife that without all respect of charges he will vp to London though he go bare legged by the waye and carye his hosen on his necke to saue theyr féete from 〈…〉 bycause he hath no chaunge When he commeth there also he will make such importunate begging of his countreymeÌ„ and hard shift otherwise that he will sometymes carye downe sixe or seuen writtes in his purse wherwith to molest his neighbour though the greatest quarrell be scarsely woorth the price that he payd for any one of theÌ„ But ynough of this leasâ—… in reuealing the superfluous follye of a fewe brablers in this behalfe I bring no good wil to my selfe amongst the wysest of that natioÌ„ Certes it is a lamentable case to sée furthermore how a number of poore men are dayly abused and vtterly vndone by sundrie varlets that go about the countrey as brokers betwéene the petty foggers of the lawe Thrée Varlettes worthie to be chronicled and the common people onely to kyndle coales of contention wherby the one side may reape commodity and the other be put to traueyle But of all that euer I knew in Essex Denis and Mainford excelled till Iohn of Ludlow aliâs Mason came in place vnto whome in comparison they two were but children and babes for he in lesse theÌ„ thrée or foure yeres did bring one man among many else where in other places almost to extréeme misery if beggery be the vttermost who before hée had the shauing of his bearde was valued at two hundred pounde I speake with the lest who finally féeling that he had not sufficent wherwith to susteine himself his familie also to satisfie that gréedie rauenour that stil called vpon him for new fées he went to bed and within foure dayes made an ende of hys wofull life euen with care pensiuenesse After his death also he so haÌ„dled his sonne that there was neuer shéepe shorne in Maie so néere clypped of hys â—…éeâ—…e present as hée was of manye to come so that he was compelled to let away his lease land because his cattell and stocke were consumed and he no longer able to occupie the ground But hereof let this suffise 〈◊〉 â—…stéeâ—…e of these enormities two tables shall 〈◊〉 whereof the first shall containe the names of the Countyes Cities Borowes and Portes which send knightes Burgeses and Barons to the Parliament house the other an 〈◊〉 report of the beginnings and endes of tearme with their returnes according to the maner as I haue borrowed them 〈◊〉 my friende Iohn Stow whyche this impression was in hande The names of Counties Cities Borowghes and Portes sending Knightes Citizens Burgeses and Barons to the Parliament of Englande Bedforde KNightes 2 The borowgh of Bedforde 2 Buckingham Knightes 2 The borowgh of Buckingham 2 The borowgh of Wickombe 2 The borowgh of Ailesbury 2 Barcleeshyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of New Windsore 2 The borowgh of Reding 2 The borowgh of Wallingforde 2 The borowgh of Abington 2 Cornewall Knightes 2 The borow of Launceston alias Newport 2 The borowgh of Leskero 2 The borowgh of Lost wythiell 2 The borowgh of Danheuet 2 The borowgh of Truro 2 The borowgh of Bodmin 2 The borowgh of Helston 2 The borowgh of Saltash 2 The borowgh of Camelforde 2 The boro of Portighsam alias Portlow 2 The borowgh of Graunpount 2 The borowgh of Eastlow 2 The borowgh of Prury 2 The borowgh Tregonye 2 The borow of Trebenna alias Bossinny 2 The borowgh of S. Ies. 2 The borowgh of Foway 2 The borowgh of Germine 2 The borowgh of Michell 2 The borowgh of Saint Maries 2 Cumberlande Knightes 2 The citie of Caerlile 2 Cambridge Knightes 2 The borowgh of Cambridge 2 Chester Knightes 2 The Citie of Chester 2 Darby Knightes 2 The borowgh of Darby 2 Deuon Knightes 2 The citie of Excester 2 The borowgh of Totnes 2 The borowgh of Plimmouth 2 The borowgh of Bardnestable 2 The borowgh of Plimton 2 The borowgh of Tauestocke 2 The borowgh of Dartmouth Cliston and Herdynes 2 Dorset shyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of Poole 2 The borowgh of Dorchester 2 The borowgh of Linne 2 The borowgh of Melcombe 2 The borowgh of Waymouth 2 The borowgh of Bureport 2 The borowgh of Shaftesbury 2 The borowgh of Warham 2 Essex Knightes 2 The borowgh of Colchester 2 The borowgh Malden 2 Yorkeshire Knightes 2 The citie of Yorke 2 The borowgh of Kingston vpon Hull 2 The borowgh of Knaresbrugh 2 The borowgh of Skardborowgh 2 The borowgh of Rippon 2 The borowgh of Hudon 2 The borowgh of borowghbridge 2 The borowgh of Thuske 2 The borowgh of Aldebrugh 2 The borowgh of Beuerley 2 Glocestershyre Knightes 2 The Citie of Glocester 2 The borowgh of Cirencester 2 Huntingtonshyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of Huntingdon 2 Hertfordshyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of Saint Albons 2 Herefordeshyre Knightes 2 The Citie of Hereford 2 The borowgh of Lempster 2 Kent Knightes 2 The citie of Cantorbury 2 The citie of Rochester 2 The borowgh of Maideston 2 The borowgh of Qranborowgh 2 Lincolne Knightes 2 The citie of Lincolne 2 The borowgh of Bostone 2 The borowgh of great Grinesby 2 The borowgh of Stamforde 2 The borowgh of Grantham 2 Leicester shyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of Leicester 2 Lancastershyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of Lancaster 2 The borowgh of Preston in Andernes 2 The borowgh of Liuerpole 2 The borowgh of Newton 2 The borowgh of Wigan 2 The borowgh of Clithero 2 Middlesex Knightes 2 The citie of London 4 The citie of Westminster 2 Monmouth Knightes 2 The borowgh of Monmouth 1 Northampton Knightes 2 The citie of Peterborowgh 2 The borowgh of Northampton 2 The borowgh of Barkley 2 The borowgh of Higham Ferres 1 Notingham Knightes 2 The borowgh of Notingham 2 The borowgh Estreatforde 2 Norfolke Knightes 2 The citie of Norwich 2 The borowgh of Linne 2 The borowgh of great Iernemouth 2 The borowgh of Thetford 2 The borowgh of castell Rising 2 Northumberland Knightes 2 The borowgh of New Castell vpon Tine 2 The borowgh of Morpeth 2 The borowgh of Barwike 2 Oxforde Knightes 2 The citie of Oxforde 2 The borowgh of Bambiley 2 The borowgh of Woodstocke Rutlando Knightes 2 Surrey Knightes P 2 The borowgh of Southwacâ—… 2 The borowgh of Blechingâ—…gâ—… 2 The borowgh of Rigate 2 The borowgh of
great warre was reysed betwixt the English of Meth and Offerolle 1373 in the whiche manye vppon both sydes were slaine In May Slaughter the Lorde Iohn Hâ—…lsey Baron of Galtrim Iohn Fitz Richarde Sherife of Meth and William Dalloâ—… were slain in Kynaleigh In the yeare .1375 1375 Thomas Archbishop of Dublyn departed this life and the same yere was Robert de Wikeforde consecrated Archebyshop there ¶ Richard the seconde EDmonde Mortimer Earle of Marche and Vlster was made the Kings Lieutenaunt in Irelande 1381 The Earle of Marche the kings lieutenant In the yeare .1383 a greate mortalitie raigned in that countrey 1383 This was called the fourth pestilence In the yeare .1385 Dublyn bridge fell 1385 Beside Edmond Mortimer Erle of Marâ—…h Campion affyrmeth that in this Richard the seconds dayes there are Iustices and lieutenants of Irelande specially recorded Roger Mortimer sonne to the sayd Edmond Philip Courtney the kings cousin Iames Earle of Ormonde and Robert Vere Erle of Oxford Marques of Dublyn lorde Chamberlaine who was also created Duke of Irelande by Parliament and was credited with the whole Dominion of the Realme by graunt for râ—â—rme of life withoute paying anye thing therefore passing all writtes and placing all officers as Chauncellor Treasurer chiefe Iustice admirall his owne Lieutenant and other inferiour charges vnder his owne tâ—…ste In the yeare .1390 Robert de Wikeforde Archebishoppe of Dublyn departed thys lyfe 1390 and the same yeare was Robert Waldeby translated vnto the Archebyshop of Dublyn an Augustine Frier 1394 King Richard goeth ouer inâ—…o Irelande In the yere .1294 K. Richard sore afflicted and troubled in minde with sorrow for the decease of his wife Queene Anne that departed this life at Whitsuntide last past not able without teares to beholde his Palaces and Chambers of estate that represented vnto him the solace past and doubled his sorrow sought some occasion of businesse and now about Michaelmasse passed ouer into Irelande where dyuerse Lordes and Princes of Vlster renued theyr homages Roger Mortimer lord lieutenant Thom. Wals and placing Roger Mortimer Erle of March his Lieutenant returned about Shrouetide In the yeare .1397 Richarde de Norshalis Archebishop of Dublyn departed this life 1397 that was the same yeare from an other Sea remoued thither He was a Frier of the order of the of the Carmelites The Fryday after his arriuall at Forde in Kenlis within the Countie of Kildare there were slaine two E. Irishmen by Ienicho de Artois a Eascoigne and such Englishmen as he had with him and the morrow after the Citizens of Duâ—…ling brake into the countrey of Obren slue .xxxiij of the enimies tooke .lxxx. men with children The .iiij. Kalends of Iuly The King commeth to Dublyn king Richard came to Dublin and remayned there for a time during the which diuerse Lordes and Princes of the couÌ„trey came in and submitted themselues vnto him by whom they were curteously vsed See more hereof in England and trayned to honourable demeanor and 〈◊〉 as much as the shortnesse of time would permit as in y e English historie you may find set forth more at large Whilest king Richard thus say in Dublin to reduce Ireland vnto due subiection he was aduertised that Henry duke of Lancaster that lately before had bene banished was returned and ment to bereaue him of the crown The sonne of which Duke togyther with the Duke of Gloucesters sonne the King shutte vp wythin the Castell of Trim and then taking the Seas he returned and landed in Wales where he founde hys defence so weake and vnsure that finally he came into his aduersaries handes and was deposed by authoritie of Parliament and then was the sayd Duke of Lancaster admytted to raigne in hys place ¶ Henrie the fourth 1400 AT Whisuntide in the yeare .1400 whiche was the first yeare of the raigne of Henry the fourth the Conestable of Dublin Castell and diuerse other at Stranford in Vlster fought by Sea with Scottes where many English men were slaine and drowned In the second yeare of king Henrie the fourth 1401 Sir Iohn Stanley lord lieutenant sir Iohn Stanley the kings lieutenant in Irelande returned into Englande leauing his vnder lieuetenant there sir William Stanley The same yeare on Bartholmew euen sir Stephen Scrope Sir Stephen Scrope deputie vnto the lord Thomas of Lancaster the kings brother and Lorde lieutenant of Irelande arriued there to supplie the rowmth of Alexander Bishop of Meth that exercised the same office vnder the sayd Lord Thomas of Lancaster before the comming of this sir Stephen Scrope which sir Stephen for his violence and extortion before time vsed in the same office vnder king Richard was sore cried out vpoÌ„ by the voyces of the poore people insomuch that the Ladie his wife hearing of such exclamations would in no wise continue with him there except he would receiue a solemne othe on the Bible that wittingly he shoulde wrong no Christian creature in that lande that truely and duly he shoulde see payment made for all expenses and hereof shee sayd shee had made a vow to Christ so determinately that onlesse it were on his part firmly promised she could not without peril of soul go with him Hir husband assented and accoÌ„plished hir request effectually recouered a good opinion for his vpright dealing reformed his caters purueyers enriched the couÌ„try mainteined a plentiful house remission of great offences remedies for persons endaungered to the prince pardons of landes and liues he graunted so charitably and so discreetly that his name was neuer recited amoÌ„g theÌ„ without many blessings and prayers and so cheerfully they were redy to serue him against the Irish vpoÌ„ all necessarie occasions The Lord Thomas of Lancaster the kings sonne and Lorde lieutenant of Ireland arriued the same yeare at Dublin vpon Saint Brices day The Maior of Dublin Iohn Drake The Irish ouerthrowne 〈◊〉 the Maior of Dublin with a band of his Citizens neare to Bre slue foure M. of the Irish Outlawes as Campion noteth out of the records of Christes Church But Marlb speaketh onely of .493 And these being all men of warre The verie same day that this victorie was atchieued to wit the .xj. day of Iulie the Church of the Friers Preachers in Dublin was dedicate by the Archbishop of that Citie The same yeare in September a Parliament was holden at Dublin during the whiche in Vrgile Sir Bartholmew Verdon Knight Iames White Stephen Gernon and other theyr complices slue the Shirife of Louth Iohn Dowdall In the yeare .1403 in May sir Walter Beterley Stewarde of Vlster a right valiant knight was slaine and to the number of .xxx. other with him The same yeare aboute the feast of Saint Martin the L. Thomas of Lancaster the kings sonne returned into England leauing the Lorde Stephen Scrope his Deputie there Stephen Scrope who also in the beginning of Lent sayled ouer into England and then
triumphe Moreouer about this time by the labour and sute of Iohn the Archebishoppe of Canterbury Eâ—…tricke de Mountfort â—…icke de â—…fort set â—…bertie whiche had bene â—…teyned in prison sith that hee was firste taken togither with his sister at the Asle of Sillie 〈◊〉 the Bristowmen was now set at libertie and permitted to retourne into Fraunce The said Archebishopâ—… of Canterburye was sent into Wales to perswade Llewellin and his brother wyth the other rebels vnto peace and quietnes â—…vvellin and â—…r the â—…lche rebels â—…rsed â—…n reg 10. but retourning into Englande wythout beinging any thing to passe he denounced them accursed The Earle of Gloucester maketh vvarre on the vvelchmen In this meane time in an other parte of the countrey the Earle of Gloucester wyth an armye made sore warre to the Welchemen and neare vnto the Towne called Lantilaware tought a sore with 〈◊〉 wyth them in the whiche many of the Welchmen beeing slaine the Erle loste also fiue Knyghtes vppon his partye as Wyllyam Valence the yonger beeing one of that number who was the Kynges cousin Thus Kyng Edwarde hauing broughte the rebellion Welchman vnder his correction hee appoynted his generall â—…tenaunt there the Lorde Robert Tiptoch and when hee had set all things in good order about â—…lnias he came to Shrewesbury A Parliament at Shrewesburie where at a Parliament by hym there holdeâ—… the foresayde Dauid that was brought â—…ither as chiefe procurer of all thys warre was condemned of treason Dauid condemned of treason and was afterwarde extented according to iudgement pronounced againste him that is to witte hee was hanged drawen and quartered He is executed His head was sent to London and set vp by the head of his brother Lewline His quarters were deuided and sent to be set vp on the gates of four of the chiefest Cities of England During these warres Nic. Triuet the King had of the Temporaltie the thirtith parte of all their goodes and of the Spiritualtie the twentith parte towardes the maintenance of the same warres The same yeare also after Michaelmas the Kyng helde a Parliamente at Acton Barnell wherein those statutes were ordeyned whiche vnto this day beare the name of the place where they were made An. reg 12. 1284 Edward the second borne In the twelfth yeare of this Kings raigne his eldest forme Alfonse departed this life at Windsor and on Saint Markes daye hys sonne Edward that after succeeded him in the Kingdome was borne at Carnaruan where the King had builded a strong Castell and was come thyther with the Queene at that tyme to see the same Abingdon Also this yeare in the Quindene of Sainte Michaell the Iustices Itinerantes began to goe their generall circuites On Easter day A 〈…〉 day 〈…〉 which fell this yeare the 〈◊〉 of Aprill beeing also leape yeare in â—…ning about the rising of the sunne the elâ—… was shadowed with suche darkenesse and â—…nesse of aire that it seemed to waxe night 〈◊〉 and suddainely rose an horrible tempest 〈◊〉 hayle and rayne and after of snow that 〈◊〉 all the Earthe and then followed suche 〈◊〉 and lightning that men were maruellousse amased therewith considering it seemed to 〈◊〉 against the nature of the season for vnâ—… in Aprill shall ye heare any such thunder At 〈◊〉 yet it brake vp and the element recouered 〈◊〉 â—…customed cleerenesse The King then leauing his Court of Chancery at Bristowe with his children came to LoÌ„don Ambassadors from the French kyng where he had not bin almost of three yeares before Heere came messengers to him from the Frenche King requiring him to come in person with a certayne number of men of warre to ayde him in the warres against the King of Aragone as of right he ought to doe by reason of the Duchie of Guyenne which he held of him William the Archbyshop of Yorke deâ—…lled Iohn Romane Archbishop 〈◊〉 Yorke â—…on Colâ—… Oxâ—… The same yeare dyed William the Archbyshop of Yorke after hee had gouerned that See sixe yeares and then succeeded one Iohn surnamed Romayne Aboute this season was Marton Colledge in Oxforde founded by Walter Marton that was Lord Chauncellour of England and aâ—…r Byshoppe of Rochester King Edwarde seased the â—…tises and liberties of London into hys â—…es and discharged the Maior then beeing Gregory Rokkesley appointed for Custo and Guardein of the Citie one Stephen Sandwich the which from the day of the coÌ„uersion of Saint Paule till the Monday following the Purification of our Lady continued in that office was then discharged and Sir Iohn Breton Knighte charged therewith for the residue of the yeare There is no certain knowledge left in records why the Kyng tooke suche displeasure with the Citie saue that the Mayor the sayde Gregory Rokkesley as the same went tooke bribes of the bakers and suffred them to sell bread lacking sixe or seauen ounces of weight in a peny lose The new worke of the Church of Westminster to the ende of the quiar begun as before is shewed in the thirde yeare of Kyng Henry was this yeare fully finished The nineteenth of Marche The deâ—… the Scoâ—… Kyng dyed Alexander Kyng of Scotlande by a fall whyche he caught as hee ranne a stirring horse hee left no issue behinde hym nor any certain knowne heire to succeede hym by reason whereof ensued greate burne to that Realme as in the Scottish historie may more at large appeare The manner of whose death as in Richard Southwell I fynde it reported I haue thought good briefly to touch for that in recitall thereof hee somewhat disagreeth from the Scottish historie 〈◊〉 South There went saith he a common speeche through Scotlande all this yeare before the Kynges deathe that the same nineteenth of Marche shoulde the daye of Iudgement be and herevpon as the sayd king sate at dinner in the Castell of Edenburgh hauing a dishe of excellente good Lampreys before him he sent part thereof vnto one of the Lordes that sate at some other table not farre from him and willed him by the Gentleman that bare it to be merrie and to haue in minde that this was the day of doome the Lorde sente him thankes agayne and prayed the messenger to tell the king merily that if this were the day of doome they should rise to iudgemente speedily with their bellies filled with good meates and drinkes After that they had dyned and nighte began to drawe on hee tooke his Horse and onely accompanyed with three Gentlemenne woulde needes ride to Kingorne where the Queene his new wife then lay and before he coulde get vnto Innerkenin it was darke nighte so that hee tooke there two guides to leade him the way but they hadde not ridden past two miles but that the guides hadde quite lost the way so that they were driuen to gyue their horses libertie to beate it out themselues but herewith the King being feuered from his company how he ruled
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
should be comitted Maior of the Citie and so by this shifts they sought to cut off all meanes from the Fiâ—…mongers to recouer againe their olde forfiter â—…gree And bycause it was knowen well ynough of what authoritie sir Iohn Philpot Knight was within the Citie and that hee fauoured those whome the Lord Maior y t said Iohn de Northhampton fauoured not hee was put off from the benche and myght not sitte with them that were of the secrete counsell in y e Cities affayres wheras neuerthelesse he had trauelled more for the preseruation of the Cities liberties than all the residue Sir Henry Spencer Bishop of Norwiche receyued a little before this presente Builes from Pope Vrbane to signe all such with the Crosse that woulde take vpon them to goe ouer y e Seas with hym to warre agaynst those that held with the Antipape Clemente that tooke himselfe for Pope and to suche as woulde receyue the Crosse in that quarrell suche lyke beneficiall pardons were graunted by Pope Vrbane Remision 〈◊〉 of sins graâ—…ted to as 〈◊〉 as would sigâ—… against Clement the Antipape as were accustomarily granted vnto such as went to fighte against the Infidels the Turkes and Sarasins to witte free remission of sinnes and many other graces The Byshop of Norwiche that had the disposing of the benefites graunted by those Bulles to all suche as eyther woulde goe themselues in person or else giue any thing towardes the furtherance of that voyage and mayntenance of theÌ„ that went in the same shewed those Bulles now in open Parliamente and caused copies to bee written foorth and sente into euery quarter that his authoritie and power Legantine mighte be notifyed to all menne for the better bringing to passe of that hee hadde in charge and truely it shoulde appeare there wanted no diligence in the man to accomplishe the Popes purpose and on the other parte yee must note that the priuiledges which he hadde from the Pope were passing large so that as the matter was handled there were dâ—…s Lords Knights esquiers and other men of warre in good numbers that oâ—…red them selues to go in that voyage and to follow the staÌ„dâ—…rdes of the church with the Bishop no sâ—…all suâ—…s of â—…ncy were lented and gathered amongest the people for the â—…ishyng 〈◊〉 the of that armie The Earle of Cambridge returneth out of Portingale as aforâ—… ye shall heare In this meane tyme the erle of Cambridge returned home from Portingale whether as ye haue hearde heâ—… was sent the laste yeare and promise made that the duke of Lancaster should haue folowed him but by reason of the late rebellion and also for other considerations as the warres in Flaunders betwixt the Erle and them of Gaunt it was not thought couentent that any men of warre shuld go foorth of the realme and so the K. of Portingale not able of himselfe to go through with his enterprise against y e K. of Spain after som smal exploits atcheued by y e EnglishmeÌ„ other of the Erle of Cambridge his companie as the wynning of certain fortresses belonging to the King of Castille and that the two kings had layne in field the one against the other by the space of .xv. days without battayle the matter was taken vp and a peace concluded betwixt them sore against the mynde of the Erle of Cambridge who did what in him lay to haue brought them to a sette field but when there was no remedie he bare it so paciently as hee mighte and returned home with his people sore offended thoughe he sayde little against the king of Portingale for that he delt otherwise in this mater than was looked for The Earle of Cambridge his sonne affâ—…ed to the K. of Portingales daughter He had fianced his sonne whiche hee had by the daughter of Peter sometime king K. of Castille vnto the king of Portingales daughter nowe in the time of his being there but although he was earnestly requested of the said king he would not leaue his son behind him but brought him backe with him again into England together with his mother doubting the slipper faith of those people 1383. In the Lent season of this sixt yere of K. Richards raigne an other parliament was called at London in the which there was hard holde about the bulles sente to the bishop of Norwiche from Pope Vrbane Clementines Vrbanistes concerning his iourneye that he should take in hand against the Clementines as we may call theÌ„ for y t they held with Pope Clement whom the Vrbanists that is such as held with pope Vrbane tooke for Scismatiks Diuers ther were that thought it not good that such summes of mony shuld be leuied of the kings subiects and the same togither with an armie of meÌ„ to be committed vnto the guiding of a Prelate vnskilfull in warrelike affaires other there were that would needes haue hym to goe that the enimies of the churche as they tooke them might be subdued And although the more parte of the lordes of the vpper house and likewise the Knightes and Burgesses of the lower house were earnestly bent against this iorney yet at length those that were of the contrary minde preuailed A fifteenth assigned to the Bisshop of Norvvich tovvards the vvarres taken in hande against the Antipape and so it was decreede that it should forwarde and that the saide bishoppe of Norwiche shoulde haue the 〈◊〉 the graunted to the king in the laste parliament to pay the wages of suche men of warre as shoulde goe â—…er with hym for souldiors wythout mâ—…ey passed not 〈◊〉 of pardones no not 〈◊〉 those dayes excepte at the very point of death if they were not assâ—…ed howe to be aunswered of their wages 〈◊〉 of some other coÌ„sideration wherby they myghte gayâ—…e The tenthe that was graunted afore by the Bishops at Oxforde is nowe in this same Parliament appoynted to remayne to the king for the keepyng of the seas whilest the Bishop 〈◊〉 be forme of the realme in folowing those warres Those things being thus appointed the bishop sendeth forth his letters sâ—…med with his seale into euery prouince couÌ„trey of this laÌ„d giuing to al persons vicars curates through this realme power authoritie to â—…re the confessions of their parishoners The Crossed Souldiours to graunte vnto those that wold bestow any parcel of theyr goods which God had lentâ—…â—…dwards the aduauncing of the iorney to be made by the crossed souldiors against Pope Vrbans enimies the obsolutions remission of al their sinnes by y e Popes authoritie according to the forme of the Bul before mencioned The people vnderstanding of so great gracious a benefite as they tooke it thus offred to the english natioÌ„ at home in their own houses were desirous to be partakers therof and those y t were warlike men prepared theÌ„selues to go forth in that iorney with al speed possible the residue that were not fit to be warryours accordyng to that
his coÌ„ming backe into England he found the duke of Lancaster at the sea syde with a great power of menne readye to haue come ouer The bishop of 〈◊〉 where 〈◊〉 into â—…lande out â—…ders althoughe some thought that he deferred tyme of purpose for that he myslyked of the Bishops whole enterprist and now 〈◊〉 cause it hadde 〈◊〉 â—…rayleâ—… â–ª he blamed the Bishop for his euill gâ—…emenâ—… the 〈◊〉 but sir Hughe Caluerley he reteyned with hym a tyrkâ—… dâ—…ng hiâ—… all honour by reason of the owe appâ—… valiancie that had bin 〈◊〉 founde in 〈◊〉 And this was the end of the Bishop of Nâ—… The Scots in the 〈◊〉 why be safe not â—…all but made roades into England toke 〈◊〉 brent the castel of Wark Mâ—…er VVarke castell brent by the Scottes whilest the â—…gâ—… laye before â—…s Nines the Frenchmen 〈◊〉 contain vessels and sent them â—…o the sea namely haâ—… valengers as wel to intercept such as should pâ—…sse betwene Englande and Flanders as also to stop such as were apointe 〈◊〉 gâ—… ouer 〈◊〉 â—…aoyn that were souldiors also of the Croysey appointed thither vnder the â—…g of the Lorde Britâ—…ale de la Breâ—…te and certain others When they of Portesmouth 〈…〉 â—…hat theâ—… fiue ships were abroade they 〈◊〉 forth to the Sea and meeting with their aduersaâ—… sought â—…yth them a â—…e cruel battaile and in the 〈◊〉 slow â—…ll the enimies 〈◊〉 excepted and toke all theâ—… vessels Dyuers French shippes taken by the Englishmen An other fleet of Englishmen took â—…ij freÌ„ch ships which had aboord 〈◊〉 omits of good wines that comforted the Englishmens greatly About the feast of al Saintâ—… was a parliameÌ„t holden at London A parliament at London in which was granted to the K. one moytie of a fifteenth by y e laytie shortly after a maytie of a tenth by the clergie The temporalties of the bishoprike of Norvvich seysed into the kings handes for the bishops disobedience Moreouer the K. toke into his hands the temporalties y t belonged to the Bishop of Norwich bicause he obeyed not the kings coÌ„mendemeÌ„t when he was sent for at the time when he toke the seas to passe into Flanders The knights also y e had not shewed such obedience to the bishop as was requisite in that iorney were coÌ„nulted to prison but shortly after they were set at libertie vpon sureties that vndertooke for them it was also decreed in this parliament that the Erle of BuckingaÌ„ the kings vncle shoulde goe to the borders against Scotland with a thousand launces and ij M. Archers to represse the presumptuous attempts of the Scots who aduertised therof sent embassadors to treat of peace but they were dispatched home againe withoute obteyning that which they came to sue for At the motion instance of the duke of Britain immediatly vpon the returne of the English armie out of Flaunders there was a meeting of certain commissioners in the marches of Caleys A treatie of peace betvven Englande and Fraunce at a place called Lelleghen for the treatie of a peace to be concluded betwixte the two Realmes of Englande and Fraunce There appeared for king Richard the duke of Lancaster and his brother y e Erle of Buckingham sir Iohn Hollande brother to the Kyng Sir Thomas Percye and a Bishop For the Frenche king thither came the Dukes of Beâ—…y and Bâ—…gongne the Bishop of Laon and the Chauncellor of Fraunce There were also the duke of Britain the erle of Flanders Also there came a bishop with other coÌ„missioners from the king of Spayne for the Frenchmen would nothing doe except the K. of Spayne might be also comprised in the treatie and conclusion They were .iij. wekes in coÌ„moning of an agreemente but when nothing else coulde be brought to passe they concluded a truce to endure till the feaste of S. Michaell A truce taken 〈◊〉 betvvene Enâ—…glande and 〈◊〉 Fraunce which shoulde be in the yeare .1384 The erle of FlaÌ„ders was iudged most in blame for y t no peace could be accorded bicause he wold not that the Gantiners should be comprised therin but the Englishmen would not agree either to truce or peace except regard might be had of the Gantiners as their frends and alies The kings of Spayn and Scotland were comprised in this truce as confederates to the Frenchmen whiche shuld haue signified the same into Scotlande but did not til great harme folowed through negligeÌ„ce vsed in that matter as after ye shal perceiue Tho. VVals The same yere in the nighte of the feast of the Purification of our Lady great lightenings and thunders chaunced which put many in no small feare so huge and hideous was that tempest Shortly after there rose no small adde in the citie of London about the electioÌ„ of their Maior for such as fauored the late Maior Io. Great contention aboute the election of the Maior of London de Northamton otherwise called Iohn de Comberton stood against sir Nicholas Brambre knight that was chosen to succeede the sayde Iohn de Northampton insomuch that a shoemaker that was one of the same Iohn de Northamptons partakeâ—…s profuine through a number of wyâ—… were ready to fauor haâ—… Sir Robert Knolles to take vppon 〈…〉 May 〈◊〉 but through the counsell of sir 〈◊〉 Kâ—…tsis knyght he was sodeinly vppâ—… 〈◊〉 drawne and be handed as â—…ell anâ—… 〈…〉 the kings peace In the Lent season the 〈◊〉 of Lancaster with his brother the Erle de Bâ—…kingham weÌ„t towards the borders The duke of Lancaster â—…â—…adeth Scotâ—… vvith 〈…〉 hauing 〈◊〉 him a mightie power of knights esquiers Archers and after he had remained a certain tyme vpon the borders Edâ—…â—…deâ—…e about Easter he entred Scotland and coÌ„ming within three myles of â—…burghe he stayed there a three dayes 〈…〉 meane tyme the Scottes conueyed all thilt goodes out of the towne ouer the water of 〈◊〉 so that when the armie came thither they 〈◊〉 nothing but bare walles which grieued 〈◊〉 â—…diours not a little The Scots would not 〈◊〉 forth to giue any battaile to the EnglishmeÌ„ but got them into woods and mountains or else passed ouer the riuer of Firth suffering the Englishmen to fight with the vehemeÌ„t cold wether that then sore anoyed those parts in so much that â—…n Easter daye at nighte thorough snowe that fell and suche extreme colde and boysterous stormes as sore afflicted the Armye beeing encamped within the coÌ„passe of a mareis grounde for their more suertie there died aboue .v. hundred horsses Great death of horses and 〈◊〉 in the Englishe â—…oste by reason of extreme colde to let passe the losse of men that perished the same time of whom we make no meÌ„tion To coÌ„clude after the duke his brother the Erle had remained a tyme thus in Scotlande and brent certain townes they returned into Englande The king being yong both in yeares and discretion when he had heard the Fryers information called two of his
nor heard of Tho. VVals Some wryte that they of Calais standyng in doubt of suche purueyaunce and greate preparation deuysed to annoy them procured a yong man to kyndle that fyre whereby all that dreadfull prouision was consumed to Athes and so they within Calays deliuered of a great deale of care and feare whiche they 〈◊〉 thereof Moreouer this yeare sir Robert Vâ—…tcuâ—…e vice Admirall of Englande Sir Robeâ—…â—…n faevile â—…miral Harding annoyed the Countreys on the sea coasts of Scotland for comming into the Forth with ten shippes of warre and lying there .xiiij. dayes togither landed euery daye on the one side of the Riuer or the other His exâ—… in Scotland taking prayes spoyles and prisoners notwithstanding the Duke of Albance and the Earle Dowglas were readie there with a greate power to resist him he brunt the Galliot of Scotlande beeing a shippe of greate account with many other vesselles lying the same time at the Blacknesse ouer agaynst Lieth At his returne from thence he brought wyth him .xiiij. good shippes and many other great prises of cloathes both woollen and lynnen pitche tarre woad flowre meale wheate and tie which being solde abroade the Markets His surname Roâ—… Meal market were well holpen therby so that his surname of Robert Mendmarket seemed very well to agree wyth his qualities which name he got by this occasion Aboute foure yeares before this he burnt the towne of Peples on the Market day causing his men to meete the cloathes whiche the goâ—… there wyth theyr Bowes and so to sell them awaye By what occaâ—…ion he came by that surname whervpon the Scots named him Robin Mendmarket Shortly after his returne from the Sea now in this .xj. yeare of king Henryes raigne he made a roade into Scotlande by lande The erle of Augus Vâ—…vile commonly called erle of Kyâ—… hauing wyth hym hys Nephewe yong Gylbert Vmfâ—…e Earle of Augus commonly called Earle of Kyme beeyng then but fouretene yeares of age and thys was the fyrste tyme that the sayde Earle spredde hys Banner They burnâ—… at that tyme Iedworth and the most part of Vnidale This yeare there dyed of the blouddie FurÌ„ the Citie of Burdeaux .xiiij. thousande persons 〈…〉 by the 〈◊〉 and so sore raged that disease in Gascoigne and Guienne that there wanted people to dresse theyr vines and presse their grapes Iohn Prendergest knight Iohn Prâ—…geâ—… and Wiliam Long. and Wylliam Long skoured the Seas so as no Pyrate dâ—… appeare that Merchants and passengers myght passe to and fro in safetie But yet through disdaine of some that enuied theyr good successe the same Prendergest and Long were accused of robberies which they should practise in spoyling such shippes as they mette with of dyuerse things agaynst the owners willes Prendergest was dryuen to take Sanctuarie at Westmynster and coulde not be suffred to iudge in anye mans house for feare of the kings displeasure commauÌ„ding than none shoulde receyue him and so was conâ—…eâ—…ed to set vp a tent within the Porche of Saint Peters Church there and to haue his seruants to watche nightly about him for doubt to be murthered of his aduersaries but his associate William Long lay still on the Sea til the Lorde Adâ—…tall hauing prepared certaine vessels went to the sea himselfe in person to fetche him but yet he could not catch him till he had promised him pardon and vndertaken vpon his fidelitie that her shoulde haue no harme Long committed to the Tower but notwithstanding all promyses vpon his comming in hee was shut vp fast in the Tower and so for a time remayned in durance The Archbi of Canterbury not suffâ—…ed to vnto the â—…niuersitie of Oxoâ—…d The Archb. of Canter minding in this season to visite the Vniuersitie of Oxford could not bee suffred in consideration of priuiledges which they pretended to haue The realme of Fraunce in this meane while was disquieted with the two factions of Burgoigne France disquieted with two factions and Orleans in most miserable wyse as in the French Histories it maye further appeare Neyther coulde the king being a Lunatike person and feoble of braine take any ful order for the reforming of such mischiefes so that the whole state of the kingdome was maruellously brought in decay The Duke of Orleans murdered neyther tooke those troubles ende by the death of the duke of Orleans murthered at leÌ„gth through the practise of the Duke of Burgoigne but rather more perillously encreased for the yoÌ„g duke of Orleans Charles sonne to duke Lewes thus murthered allyed hymselfe with the Dukes of Berry and Bourbon and with the Earles of Alanson and Arminacke whereby hee was so strongly handed against the duke of Burgoigne whom hee defied as his mortall foe and enimie that the duke of Burgoigne fearing the sequele of the matter thought good bycause there was a motion of mariage betwixt the prince of Wales and his daughter to require ayde of king Henrie who foreseeing that this ciuill discord in France as it after hapned might turne his realme to honor and profite The Erles of Arundel and Angus with other sent to ayde the Duke of Burgoigne sent to the Duke of Burgoigne Thomas Erle of Arundell Gilbert Vmfreuille Erle of Angus commonly called the Earle of Kime sir Robert Vmfreuille vncle to the same Gilbert sir Iohn Oldcastell Lord Cobham sir Iohn Grey and William Porter with .xij. C. archers They tooke shipping at Douer and landed at Sluys from whence with speedie iorneys in the latter ende of this .xij. yere of king Henries raigne they came to Arras where they founde the duke of Burgoigne of whom they were ioyfully receyued and from thence he appoynted them to go vnto Peronne where he assembled a power also of his owne subiects and remouing froÌ„ thence he marched through the countrey by Roy Bretuell Beauvoys Gyfors til he came with his armie vnto Pontoys where he remayned aboute the space of three weekes From Pontoyse the .xxij. of October An. reg 13. the duke of Burgoigne marched towards Paris and passing the riuer of Saine at Pont Menlene hee stayed not till he came to Paris into the whiche he entred the .xxiij. of October late in the Euening The Duke of Orleance lay the same time at S. Denys with the more part of his armie and the residue kept the towne of Saint Clou where a bridge lay ouer the ryuer of Saint Saint Clou taken by help a the Englishmâ—… On the .ix. of Nouember with harde and sharpe fight the Englishmen gaâ—… the towne of S. Clou with the bridge slue and drowned nine hundred souldiours that were set there to defende that passage besydes foure hundred that were taken prysoners Then tooke also aboue .xij. C. horses whiche they found in the towne with great riches wherof the men of warre made their profite Among other prisoners sir Manserde de Bos Sir Manserd de Bos put to death a valiant
done they set fire in the castell and departed to Roan with their bootie and prisoners Thus maye ye see that in warre nothyng is certain and victorie is euer doubtfull whiche sometyme smyled on the Englishe parte and sometime on the Frenche side according to hir variable nature But nowe to speake somwhat of the doings in England in the meane tyme. Whylest the men of war were thus occupied in martiall feates and dayly â—…irmishes within the Realme of Fraunce ye shall vnderstande that after the Cardinall of Winchester and the Duke of Gloucester were to the outward apparaunce of the worlde reconciled eyther to other the Cardinall and the Archebyshop of Yorke ceassed not to do many things without the consent of the King or of the Duke A nevv breach â—…etvveene the Duke of Glouâ—…ster and the â—…ishoppe of â—…Vinchester being during the minoritie of the K. gouernour and protector of the Realme wherfore the sayde Duke lyke a true hearted Prince was nothyng pleased and therevppon in wrytyng declared to the Kyng wherein the Cardinall and the Archebyshoppe hadde offended both his Maiestie and the lawes of the realme This complaynt of the Duke of Gloucester was conteyned in foure and twentie articles as in the Chronicle of Maister Hall ye may reade at full the whyche for breefenesse I here omitte But the chefest point rested in that it was apparant howe the Cardinall hadde from tyme to tyme through the ambitious desyre to surmount all others in high degrees of honour and dignitie sought to eâ—…che himselfe to the great apparant hynderaunce of the king as in defraudyng hym not onely of his treasure but also in doing and practising thyngs greatly preiudiciall to his affaires in Fraunce and namely by settyng at libertie the Kyng of Scottes vpon so easy conditions as the Kynges Maiestie greately loste thereby When the Kyng hadde hearde the accusations thus layde by the Duke of Gloucester agaynste the Cardinall he commytted the examination thereof to his Counsell whereof the more parte were spirituall persons so that what for feare and what for fauoure the matter was winked at and nothyng sayde to it onely faire countenance was made to the Duke as though â—…o malice hadde beene conceyued agaynst hym but venym wyll breake out and inwarde grudge wyll soone appeare whiche was thys yeare to all men apparant for dyuâ—…rs secrete attemptes were aduaunced forwarde thys season agaynst thys noble man Humfrey Duke of Gloucester a farre off whiche in conclusyon came so neere that they bereâ—…te hym bothe of lyfe and lande as shall hereafter more playnly appeare For fyrst this yeare Dame Eleanore Cobham wyfe to the sayde Duke was accused of treason for that shee by sorcerie and enchauntement entended to destroy the kyng to the intent to aduaunce hir husbande to the Crowne Vppon thys shee was examined in Sayncte Stephens Chappell before the Byshop of Canterbury and there by examination conuicte and iudged to doe open penaunce in three open places wythin the Citie of London and after that adiudged to perpetual imprisonmeÌ„t in the ysle of Man vnder y e keping of sir Io. Stanley knight At the same season were arrested arrayned and adiudged gyltie as ayders to the Duchesse Thomas Southwell Prieste and Chanon of Saynte Stephens at Westminster Iohn Hun priest â—…s Iohn 〈◊〉 Roger Bolyngbrooke a cunning Necromancer as it was said and Margerie Iordayn surnamed the Witche of Eye The matter layde against them was for that they at the requeste of the sayde Duchesse had deuysed an Image of waxe representyng the Kyng whiche by their sorcerie by little and little consumed entendyng thereby in conclusion to waste and destroye the Kyngs persone Margerie Iordayne was brente in Smyshfielde and Roger Bolyngbrooke was drawne to Tyborne and hanged and quartered taking vpon his death that there was neuer any suche thing by them imagined Iohn Hun hadde his pardon and Southwell dyed in the Tower before execution The Duke of Gloucester bare all these thinges paciently and sayd little Edward son to the duke of Yorke was borne this yeare the .xxix. of Aprill at Roan King Edvvard the fourthe borne his father being the Kings lieutenant of Normandie 1442 The Counsell of Englande forgat not the late enterprise of the Frenche king An. reg 21. atchieued in the Duchie of Guyenne and therfore doubting some other the lyke attempte they sente thyther Syr Wyllyam Wooduile wyth eyght hundred menne to fortifye the frontiers and farther set foorth a proclamation that all men which wold transporte anye Corne Cheese or other victuall thyther shoulde pay no maner of custome or tallage whyche licence caused the Countrey of Aquitayne to bee well furnyshed of all thynges necessarye Aboute this season Iohn the valiaunt Lorde Talbot for his approued prowes and tried valiancie shewed in the Frenche warres Iohn Lorde Talbot creâ—… Earle of Shrevvebury was created Earle of Shrewesbury and with a companie of three thousande menne sente agayne into Normandie for the better defence of the same In this yeare dyed in Guyenne the Countesse of Comynges 1443 to whome the French king and also the Earle of Arminacke pretended to be heyre insomuche that the Earle entred into all the landes of the sayde Ladie and bycause hee knewe the Frenche Kyng woulde not take the matter well to haue a Roulande agaynste an Olyuer he sente solemne ambassadours to the king of Englande offeryng him his daughter in mariage wyth promyse to be bounde beside greate summes of money whyche hee woulde giue wyth hir to deliuer into the Kyng of Enlands handes all suche Castelles and Townes as he or his auncesters deteyned from him within any part of the Duchie of Acquitayne eyther by conquest of his progenitors or by gifte or deliuerie of any Frenche king and further to ayde the same Kyng wyth money for the recouerye of other Cityes wythin the same Duchye by the Frenche Kyng or by any other persone from hym vniustly kept and wrongfully withholden Thys offer seemed so profytable and also honorable to King Henry and to the realme that the Ambassadours were well hearde honourably receyued and wyth rewardes sente home into theyr countrey After whome were sente for the conclusion of the marriage into Guyenne sir Edwarde Hull sir Robert Ros and Iohn Graâ—…ton deane of S. Seuerines the whyche as all the Chronographers agree both concluded the marryage and by proxie affyed the yong Ladye The Frenche kyng not a little offended herewyth sent his eldest sonne Lewes the Dolphyn of Vyenne into Rouergue wyth a puissant armye whyche tooke the Earle and hys youngest sonne with both his daughters and by force obteyned the countreyes of Arminack Lovuergne Rouergue and Moulessonoys beside the cities Seuetac Cadeac and chased the bastarde of Arminack out of his countreyes and so by reason hereof the concluded mariage was deferred and that so long that it neuer tooke effect as hereafter it may appeare Thus whylest England was vnquieted and Fraunce by spoyle
after that hir grace passed y e Crosse she had espyed the Pageant erected at the little conduit in Cheape and incontinent required to know what it might signifie And it was tolde hir grace that there was placed Tyme Tyme quoth shee and Tyme hath broughte me hither And so forth the whole matter was opened to hir grace as heereafter shall be declared in the description of the Pageant But in the opening when hir grace vnderstoode that the Byble in Englishe shoulde be deliuered vnto hir by Trueth which was therin represented by a childe she thanked the Citie for that gift and sayd that she would oftentimes reade ouer that Booke commaunding Sir Iohn Parrat one of the Knights which helde vp hir Canapie to goe before and to receiue the Booke But learning that it shoulde bee deliuered vnto hir grace downe by a silken lace shee caused him to stay and so passed forwarde till shee came agaynste the Aldermen in the high ende of Cheape tofore the little conduite where the companyes of the Citie ended which beganne at Fanchurche and stoode along the streetes one by another enclosed with rayles hanged with clothes and themselues well apparelled with manye riche furres and their liuery whodes vpon their shoulders in comely and seemely maner hauing before them sundrye persons well apparelled in silkes and chaynes of golde as wyflers and garders of the sayde companyes beside a number of riche hangings as well of Tapistrie Arras clothes of golde siluer veluet damaske Sattin and other silkes plentifully hanged all the way as the Queenes highnesse passed from the Tower thorough the Citie Out at the windowes and penthouses of euery house did hang a number of riche and costly banners and streamers till hir grace came to the vpper ende of Cheape And there by appointmente the ryght worshipfull Maister Ranulph Cholmeley Recorder of the Citie presented to the Queenes Maiestie a purse of crymeson sattine richely wroughte with golde wherein the Citie gaue vnto the Queenes Maiestie a thousande markes in golde as Maister Recorder did declare briefely vnto the Queenes Maiestie whose words tended to this ende that the Lord Maior his breethren and communaltie of the Citie to declare their gladnes and good will towards the Queenes Maiestie did presente hyr grace with that gold desiring hir grace to continue their good and gracious Queene and not to esteeme the value of the gift but the mynde of the giuers The Queenes Maiestie with both hir hands tooke the purse and aunswered to him againe maruellous pithily and so pithily that the standers by as they embraced entierly hyr gracious aunswere so they maruelled at the cowching thereof which was in wordes truely reported these I thanke my Lorde Maior hys breethre and you all And whereas your request is that I should continue youre good Lady and Queene bee yee ensured that I will be as good vnto you as euer Queene was to hir people No will in mee can lacke neyther doe I trust shall there lacke any power And perswade your selues y t for the safetie and quietnesse of you all I will not space if neede be to spend my bloud God thanke you all Whiche aunswere of so noble an hearted Princes if it moued a maruellous shoute and reioycing it is nothing to bee maruelled at since both the heartinesse thereof was so wonderfull and the wordes so ioyntly knitte When hir grace had thus aunswered the Recorder shee marched towarde the little conduit where was erected a Pageant with square proportion standing directly before the same conduit with battlementes accordingly And in the same Pageant was aduanced two hylles or Mountaynes of conuenient height The one of them beeing on the North syde of the same Pageante was made cragged barren and stonie in the whiche was erected on tree artificially made all withered and dead with braunches accordingly And vnder the same tree at the foote thereof sate one in homely and rude apparell crokedly and in mourning maner hauing ouer hys head in a table written in Latin and Englishe hys name whiche was Ruinosa Respublica A decayed common weale And vppon the same withered tree were fixed certayne Tables wherein were written proper sentences expressing the causes of the decay of a common weale The other hill on the South syde was made fayre fresh green and beautifull the ground thereof full of floures and beautie and on the same was erected also one tree very freshe amd faire vnder the whyche stoode vpright on freshe personage well apparelled and appoynted whose name also was written both in English and Latin which was Respublica bene instituta a flourishing common Weale And vpon the same tree also were fixed certaine Tables conteyning sentences whych expressed the causes of a flourishing common Weale In the myddle betweene the sayde hylles was made artificially one hollow place or caue with dore and locke enclosed out of the which a little before the Queenes highnes comming thither issued on personages whose name was Tyme apparelled as an old man with a Sythe in his hande hauing wings artificially made leading a personage of lesser stature than himselfe which was finely and well apparelled all cladde in white sylke and directly ouer hyr head was sette hir name and title in latine and English Temporis filia the daughter of Tyme Whiche two so appoynted wente forwarde toward the South side of the Pageant And on hir brest was written hir proper name which was Veritas Truth who helde a Booke in hir hand vpon the which was written Verbum veritatis the word of trueth And out of the South syde of the Pageant was cast a standing for a child which shoulde interprete the same Pageant Againste whome when the Queenes Maiestie came he spake vnot hir grace these words This old man with the sythe olde father Tyme they call And hir his daughter Trueth which holdeth yonder Booke Whome he our of his rocke hath brought forth to vs all From whence this many yeares she durst not once out looke The ruthfull wight that sitteth vnder the barren tree Resembleth to vs forme when common weales decay But when they be in state triumphant you may see By him in freshe attire that sitteth vnder the baye Nowe since that Tyme agayne his daughter Trueth hathe brought We trust O worthy Q. thou wilt this trueth embrace And since thou vnderstandst the good estate and naught We trust welth thou wilte plant and barrennes displace But for heale the sore and cure that is not seene Whiche thing the Booke of trueth doth teach in writing playne She doth present to thee the same O worthy Queene For that that words do flye but writing doth remayne When the childe had thus ended his speeche hee reached his Booke towardes the Queenes Maiestie which a little before Trueth had lette down vnto him from the hill whyche by Sir Iohn Parrat was receiued and deliuered vnto the Queene But shee as soone as she had receyued the Booke kissed it and with both hir hands helde
Brocmale or Brocmael Earle or Maior of Chester 153.91 Brandon Charles Esquier iusteth 1466.30 knight captaine with Syr Henry Guilford of the Souereigne 1475.37 created Viscount Lisle 1477.7 created Duke of Suffolke 1494.28 goeth ouer to y e Iusts held at Paris 1496.12 acquitteth hymselfe at them very honorably eadē 42. is sent into France to reduce the Queene Dowager of France into Englād 1497.25 marieth her eadē 58. forsaketh the Court and why 1499.39 leadeth an armye into Fraunce 1526.20 helpeth to appease an insurrection in Suffolk 1539.46 chosen knight of thorder of Saint Michaell 1558.28 suppresseth with a power the rebellion in Lincolnshire 1566.1 Godfather to king Edward the sixt 1570.41 besiegeth Bulleyn 1594.9 dyeth 1603.10 is praised ibidem Browne Antony viscont Montagu sente Ambassadour vnto Rome 1763.40 is Lieutenant of an armye sent into France 1767.19 knight of the garter is sent Commissioner to Bruges 1835.26 Bray Reygnold knyght of the garter dyeth 1457.10 is praised ibidem Robert Brus crowned kyng of Scots 841.41 b put to flight 842.40 a. his landes giuen to Englishmen 843.3 a. accursed 844.40 b. his second brother hanged 844.50 b. accursed 856.76 a. accursed again 858.40 a. Brute meteth with other Troian Progenies 13.37 Britaines conspire to reiect the Romane bondage 60.10 Brian Nephew to Cadwallo fortifieth the Citie of Exceter 166.47 Britaines write into Fraunce to Aetius for ayde but can get none Brudus King of Pictes slayeth king Ecgfride 185.28 Bracelets of golde hung vp in high wayes 217. Britaines sende lamentable request to Rome for ayde against the Scots and Pictes 100.25 Brightwald succeedeth Theodore in the Archbyshop sea of Cantorburie 187.29 Brute found this Iland inhabited 9.33 Brute how he came of y e Troyans 9.51 Brute why so named 9.66 Brute slayeth his father at vnwares 9.68 10.25 Brute fleeth into Greece 10.35 Brutes letter vnto Pandrasus king of Greece 10.72 Brute putteth Pandrasus and his armie to flight 11.34 Brute marryeth Innogē daughter to Pandrasus 12.9 Brighthelmeton brent 1494.17 Countesse of Britaine passeth into England 917.19 a Britaines refuse to take Augustine for their Archbyshop 152.10 Britaines discomfited by Ethelfred at Chester 153.71 Britaines take part with kyng Henry the first against Robert Duke of Normandie 344.22 Duke of Britaine commeth into Englande for ayde 993.40 b. disappoynted by truce 996.30 a. restored to hys Dukedome 1013.56 a. Brightnoth Earle of Essex withstandeth the displasing of the Monkes 235.103 Brightnoth leadyng an armie against the Danes is slayne with most of his people 239.53 Britaines what countreys they inhabited in the dayes of Cadwallo 158.108 Brinchilde prince of Henand ouerthroweth Brute Greenishield prince of Britaine 18.42 Brock Robert Chaplaine vnto the Kyng inuenteth Conduite pipes of Leade without souder 1570.40 Bradshawe Henry cited 18.75 Britaines driuen into desart places by the Scottes and Pictes 101. Brute Greeneshield ouerthrowen in Henaud by the prince of the Countrey 18.42 Brightwald fyrst Archbyshop of Cantorburie of the Englishe nation 187.41 Brute consulteth with the Oracle at Leogitia 12.31 Brute and his people departing out of Greece arriue at Leogitia 12.29 Brocmale defender of the Monkes and Priestes fleeeth out of the feelde 154.16 Brightwoldes vision concernyng the succession of the crowne of England 267.91 Britaines vāquished in a pight feeld by Claudius 49.72 Britaine committed to the gouernment of Plautius 49.85 Britannicus sonne to Claudius the Emperour so surnamed 49.84 Britaines neyther valiant in warre neyther faythfull in peace 50.40 British coigne stamped with the Emperour of Romes Image 50.52 Britaines acknowledge to hold their kyngdome of the Romanes 51.43 Britaintes send Ambassadors to Seuerus the Emperour to entreate of peace 79.26 Britaine deuided into two Realmes 31.110 British Kynges names whiche raigned from Elidurus to Lud. 32.65 and. 32.100 and. 33.40 Brent Fulks taken and banished the Realme 625.34 Brutes line ended in Britaine 22.80 Britaines ouerthrowen by Cinegiscus Kyng of the West Saxons at Beaudune 155 63. Brute and his company arriue in Afrike 13.34 Britaine in the time of the Romanes gouernment here ful of Fennes and Marrish ground 79.40 Britaines trained to quietnes and ciuilitie 69.53 Edward Bruce created king of Ireland 853.47 a. spoyleth the countrey 855.30 a. is slayne 856.50 a. Britaine a citie in France by whom builded 18.51 Britaine deuided into foure tongues 168.90 Brute cōmaundeth this Iland to be called Britaine and the inhabitantes Britaines 16 27. Britaines lay stales to entrap the Romanes 79.111 Britaines rebell agaynst Edwine 163.45 Iohn Brimingham created Earle of Louth 856.29 b. Brian Stanford Knight pag. 1416. col 2. lin 42. Britaine in no part free from the Romane power 69 50. Bruncham Castle wonne by Kyng Iohns souldiers and rased 584.7 Brute his pedegrue 9.40 Brute dyeth 16.52 Britael kyng of Demetia 39.12 Britaine inhabited before the flood 1.41 Bray Reynold knyght one of the cheefe of the Counsell causeles complained of 1466.21 Brute and his Troians departyng from France arriue in Britaine 15.34 Duke of Britaine dyeth 926.7 a. Brigantes inhabitantes of Yorkeshyre 59.25 Britaine howe long after the flood inhabited 2.1 Biez Marshall of France entreth Muttrel 1594.52 commeth before Bulleyne 1599.30 buildeth a fort neare to Bullogne called Momplaisir 1604.8 doeth much mischiefe in the Englishe ▪ pale about Calice eadem 14. Broc Ranulph owner of Hagenet Castle 431.49 British tongue to this day retaineth some smack of the Greeke 3.83 Brute Greeneshield the sonne of Ebranke made gouernor of Britaine 18.26 Brute buried at London 16.53 Brecknoc Castle deliuered to Prince Edward 765.49 Brough Hubert captaine of the Castle of Douer with other prouide shipping agaynst the Frenche Fleete 615.41 Britaines not knowen to the Romanes til Iulius Cesars tyme. 34.102 Britaigne Richard knight 415.62 Robert Brus Earle of Carrik dyeth 840.48 a. British commons ryse agaynst the nobilitie 101.20 Brutes posteritie receiueth an vncurable wound 176.79 Breton Iohn byshop of Hereford taken prisoner by the Barons 726.47 Barons deale presumptuously against Henry the third 759 70. Brute and Corineus arriue in Fraunce 13.84 Britaines ouerthrowen by the Saxons at the I le of Wight 131.48 Brimefourd 226.27 Brooke Iohn Lord Cobham 1447.20 Briges besieged by the Welchmen 408.40 Broc Randall appoynted ouerseer of the goodes and landes of the See of Cantorburie 407.107 Braybroke Henry captayne of Mountsorel Castle 612.9 Broc Randulfe keeper of Saltwood Castle 415.99 Iohn Breton Lord of Hereford dyeth 786.56 a. Britherike going foorth against Wylmote with a Fleete leeseth the more part of his Shippes by a tempest 244.99 Brent Foulkes captaine of Bedford castle spoyleth S. Albanes 611.26 Brittenden 220.26 Breuse William taken prisoner and put to death 632.26 Britaine when first called Albion 5.45 Brent Foulkes conspireth against king Henry the thirde 624.48 Bridges borne downe with yee 324.25 Britaines put to flight by the Romans and vtterly discomfited 65.22 Bristow taken by Robert Erle of Gloucester 368.69 Britaines reteined Christianitie from the time of the Apostles 151.17 British Church differeth from the Romish about the
40. Ceadda ordeined Archbishop of Yorke 177.71 Ceadda remoued from the see of Yorke 178.69 Ceadda made Byshop of Mercia 179.47 Ceadda departeth this lyfe 179.61 Ceadda brother to Cedda gouerneth Lestinghem Monasterie 175.29 Ceadwalla banished out of his owne countrey 184.20 Ceadwalla returneth with an army into his owne countrey 184.34 Ceadwalla baptized at Rome and there dyeth 185.4 Ceadwalla voweth vnto God 184.52 Ceoluolf succeedeth Osrick in the kingdome of Northumberland 190.83 Ceoluolf renounceth hys kyngdome and becommeth a Monke 190.87 Cedda and his .iii. brethren all Priestes 175.32 Cheuling succeedeth Kenricus his father in the kyngdome of the west Saxons 142.85 Ceaulinus looke Chauling Cerdicus beginneth the kingdome of the West Saxons 127.10 Cenulfe ordeyned Byshop of Dorchester 223.60 Centwine maketh warre vpon the Britaines ouerthroweth them 183.44 Cellach second Bishop of Mercia 176.19 Cenwalch vanquished by Wolsihere and his countrey spoyled 176.86 Celricus or Ceolrick Nephew to Cheuling reigneth ouer the West Saxons 145.63 Celtike and British language al one 4.93 Celby Abbey in Yorkeshyre buylded 315.90 Cewolfe succeedeth Burthred in the kingdome of Mercia 218.95 Cearlus K. of Mercia 162.1 Cesar looke Iulius Cesar Ceouulf or Ceoloulph begynneth his reigne ouer the west Saxons 152.72 Certicestshore called in old time Nazaleoy 131.18 Certaine Gentlemen of meane calling appoynted to gouern the Romane armie in Brytaine 77.12 Charter of agreement between King Henry the seconde of England and Willyam of Scotland 440.51 Charter of agreement between King Henry the seconde of England and Roderike king of Connagh 442.11 Christian blood no dearer to the Pope then the bloud of Infidels 739.90 Chester besieged by the Saxons 153.65 Charles Earle of Flaunders murdered traytrously by hys owne people 360.64 Churches are the Popes to defende and not to robbe and spoyle 741.68 Christian religion in Britayne restored 125.48 Chester see remoued to Durham 241.25 Children not begotten in lawfull Matrimonie to bee no heires 198.103 Chealred king of Mercia 187 103. Chirchedune Adam shamefully whipped about Poicters 446.72 Church goods layd out to gage to helpe the Pope with money 633.20 Charter of King Williā graunted to the citie of London 316.94 Chiefe Iustice wordes agaynst the clergie 824.30 a. Charles the fift Emperour arriueth at Douer 1509.20 seemed not much to delyte in pastyme 1509.54 wynneth Cardinall Wolsey by riche rewardes large promyses eadem 30. commeth eftsons into England 1520 20. is Knight of the Garter and setteth in his owne stall at Windsor eadem 35. entreth into league with Kyng Henry eadem 55. Charles King of Fraunce sendeth an erronious booke into England 199.47 Chichester citie consumed with fire 465.35 Charles Simplex King of Fraunce marryeth Egditha daughter to King Edward 223.11 Chester citie builded 58.5 73.77 Chorthmond slayeth Aldred murderer of King Ethelbert 201.69 Chesterfield battaile fought by the Lord Henry against the Barons 777.16 Chester citie besieged by the Danes and taken 216.42 Chester citie left by the Danes 216.47 Chitrey castle burnt 385.39 Chalus Cheuerell besieged and taken by King Richarde the first 539.88 Chester made a principalitie 1097.20 b. Chifi William hanged for robbing of Pilgrimes 484.31 Chaunteries al committed to y e kings disposition 1604.55 Chester citie by whom builded 18.75 and. 18.82 Chester citie repaired by Liel 18.74 Chester citie builded before Brutes comming into this land 18.77 Christes Churche in Cantorburie repayred 320.67 Church of England fore greeued and bereaued of her wealth 321.6 Churchmen of England complaine of kyng Wylliam Rufus to the Pope 321.11 Chereburg in Normādy 321 73. Chester Wylliam knight his woorthy woorkes 1714.40 Calthrop Iohn his woorthy woorkes 1714.40 Cheeke Iohn knight his booke agaynst rebellion inserted 1677. Children foure liuing and in good likyng borne at one burthen 1872.12 Cheyney Henry knyght is made Lord Cheney of Toddington 1862.55 Christerne kyng of Denmarke commeth into England 1525.56 returneth ead 20. Charles Earle of Charoloys pag. 1317. col 2. lin 6 married Margaret-sister to Edward the fourth pag. 1318. col 2. lin 21. Duke of Borgongne pag. 1318. col 2. lin 3. Charles bastard of Henry Duke of Somerset Lord Herbert captaine of the rereward in the voiage to Turwin 1478.51 Tholmeley Roger knight is one of the kinges Executors 1611.50 is excepted out of the generall pardons why 1722.1 Charles doctor counsellor to Prince Arthur and after Byshop of Hereford 1456.58 The still Christmas 1536.28 The Chappel of our Lady in Westminster Abbey built 1457.40 Cheuling sonne to Kenricus kyng of West Saxons 142 55. Charles Bastard of Henry Duke of Somerset created Earle of Worcester 1494 31. Chierburghe yeelded to the French pag. 1277. col 1 lin 16. Chabor Wylliam Lord Admirall of France made knyght of the Garter 1559.11 Chester citie repayred fortified and inlarged 222.9 Christin mother to Edgar Edeling professeth her selfe a Nunne in Scotland 298.75 Chippingnorton by Cotfold pag. 1306. col 1. lin 10. Charter of kyng Iohns submission to the Pope 576.12 Channel cast from Torksey to Lincolne 359.11 Christe our Sauiour borne 46 7. Cherburgh deliuered to the Englishmen 1009.58 b. Chinon taken by force of assault by the French kyng 562.39 Charles the Emperour marrieth Isabel daughter to the king of Portugal 1537.20 Chancerie court instituted 303.52 Charles the nienth the French kyng is knight of the Garter 1834.36 Christian fayth receiued by the Englishmen 148.17 Chesterby Philip a knight of Lindesey admonisheth kyng Henry the second of his euill l◅fe 422.21 Christes Church in Cantorburie erected and restored 150 33. Chartley castle founded by Ranulph Earle of Chester 618 11. Chichester made a Byshoppes See 309.64 Churches builded in Northūberland 168.80 Church landes to be free from all tributes and seruices regall 207.39 Church goodes stolen to be restored 149.33 Children to be baptised with three dippinges into fayre water 420.101 Children to be baptised by any person where danger of death is feared 420.105 Charter of king Henry the first 586.66 Free Chappels all geuen vnto the kyng 1634.8 Christian religion in Britayne decayeth 119.21 Cheyney Frances knight 1450.18 Chertsey Abby in Southerie builded 181.19 Chateau de Leire rendred to the English pag. 1234. col 2. lin 47. Charteries taken from y e Englishe pag. 1249. col 1. lin 24. Charles the great his speare sent to kyng Adelstane 227.20 Chaunteries all geuen vnto the kyng 1634.8 Charters graunted by Henry the third are cancelled by hym 629.16 Charterhouse Monke apprehended at Cambridge 657.77 Charing Crosse builded 800.3 a. Charles y e fifth kyng of France dyeth 1020.15 b. Charles the great and Offa reconciled 195.36 Charles the .9 King of Fraunce dyeth hys obsequies kept 1870.40 Chamber Iohn a rebel 1434.135 is hanged 1434.20 Charles French King pag. 1412. col 2. lin 26. Chandew a Lorde of Brytaine created Earle of Bathe 1426.35 Charleton Richard attainted 1425.42 Charles the .8 King of France maketh warre on Fraunces Duke of Britaine 1431. desireth King Henrie to ayde him or to be menter ibidem ouerthrowen by the power of
Abbot of Glastenburie 228.89 Dunstan an interpretour of dreames 229.7 Duffield Castle deliuered to K. Henry the second 436.32 Dublin Citie in Ireland subiect to king Edgar 235.27 Durham Church buylded 241 27. Dudley Iohn made Knight 1528.36 is created Viscosit Lisle 1584.12 is high Admirall and passeth wyth a mightie tleete into Scotland 1592.20 is captayne of the foreward of the armie into Scotland eadem 8. assaulteth the towne of Bullaine 1596.4 is made deputie of Bulleyne eadem 24. his counsell and prudent aduise 1600.52 entreth the month of Iune against the French fleete with 160. saile 1601.4 setteth forth to fight with the Frenche fleete and burneth the Suburbes of Trenport 1603.43 goeth Ambassadour into Fraunce for to conclude peace 1608. 43. is honorably rewarded of the French king eadē 57. is one of the kings executors 1611.36 is created Earle of Warwicke high Chamberlaine of England 1614. 16. resigneth the office of Admyral eadem 23. is Lieutenant of the armie at Muskleborough field 1651.14 his Vallor 1618.20 hys message to the Earle Huntley 1621.32 goeth agaynst the rebels in Norfolke 1667 50. his noble courage 1671.56 ouerthroweth the Norfolcian rebels 1673.50 cōspireth with other against the Protector 1697.54 hath hyghest aucthoritie among the Councell 1702.40 is made Duke of Northumberland 1709.22 goeth against Queene Marye 1718.7 is forsakē of his souldiours eadē 50. proclaymeth Queene Mary 1720.40 is arrested by the Maior of Cambridge eadem 45 beyng arreigneth confesseth his enditement 1722.10 is executed eadem 22. Dubley Ambrose Lord attaynted 1723 51. is pardoned and set at libertie 1763.18 Earle of Warwicke and general of the power sent vnto Normandie and Newhauen 1817.47 his wise valiant demeanor in that iourney ibidem and many leaues folowing c. is chosen knight of the Garter 1826.35 is Generall ioyntly with the Lord Admirall of an armye sent into the North agaynst the rebels 1840.36 Dunwalls the firste crowned king of Britaine 23.56 Dunwalls dyeth and is buryed in the Temple of peace in London 23.67 Dudley Iohn Earle of Warwicke eldest sonne of Iohn duke of Northumberlande is attainted 1721.26 Duke of Glocester Protector pag. 1220. col 1. lin 33. maryed Iaquet Countesse of Heinault Holland and Zeland pag. 1226. col 2. lin 18 maried Elinor Cobham his paramour pag. 1227. col 1. lin 26. Dissention betwixt the duke of Glocester and the Bishop of Winchester pag. 1227. col 2 lin 38. decree by the Coūsell for the pacifying of the quarelles betwixt the duke and the bishop pag. 1232. col 2. lin 52. discharged of Protectorship pag. 1272. col 2. lin 48. arrested pag. 1273. col 1. lin 25. founde dead eadem lin 32. dukes of Glocester vnfortunate lin 34. Duke of Yorke Regent of France pag. 1256. col 2. lin 28. pag. 1264. col 1. lin 53. claymeth the Crown pag. 1282. col 2. lin 29. raiseth a power lin 55. submitteth hymselfe and taketh an othe in Paules church pag. 1283. col 2. lin 26. Dudley Edmond master and Surueior of the forfaytures 1458.159 a good Lawyer and writeth a booke called Arbor Reipublicae 1463.20 attainted 1466.30 beheaded 1468.20 Durham Frances liueth incontinently with the Queene 1582.20 is executed 1583 14. Duke of Clarence sent to ayde the duke of Orliance pag. 1160. col 2. lin 40. Duke of Bedford Regent of France pag. 1220. col 1. lin 31. maryeth the daughter of the Earle of S. Poll. pag. 1250. col 1. lin 7. died and was buryed at Roan pa. 1256. col 1. Dudley Robert Lord committed to the Tower 1720.7 is set at libertie 1763.19 is master of the Ordinance in the iourney of saint Auinties 1767.30 Earle of Leycester and chosen knyght of the order of S. Michaell 1836 13. Dudley Henry Lord attainted 1723.52 is pardoned and set at libertie 1763.18 is slaine 1769.46 Duke of Somerset Regent of Normandie pag. 1271. col 1. lin 36. Duke of Albany gouernour of Scotland pag. 1132. col 1. lin 2 Dukes depriued of their titles pag. 1124. col 2. lin 1. Duke of Britaine and other of kyng Iohns friendés ouerthrowen 563.36 Duke of Erceter gouernor to Henry the sixt pag. 1220. col 1. lin 31. Dunkirke taken and burnt 1780.10 Durham Colledge conuerted frō secular priests to monkes 312.60 Durham besieged and yeelded to kyng William Rufus 320.34 Dunstane when argumentes fayle obteyneth his wyll by workyng of myracles 236 36. Dunstan prophesieth of the leesing of anciēt libertie in this realme vnder king Egelredus 238.1 Duke of Aumerle accused pag. 1122. col 1. lin 49. his answeare ibidem Dunnyngton Castle taken and rased to the ground by kyng Iohn 595.41 Dulcinus sent into Britaine to Theodosius 104.72 Dumber Castle rendred to the Scottes but sicne won agayne by the Englishe men 820.8 b. Duchie of Normandie engaged to kyng William Rufus for money 327.63 Dumber besieged 902.6 b Durham castle buylded 307.76 Durham Monasterie buylded 307.116 Dumber burnt 1593.35 Dunmayles chyldren of Cumbarland apprehended their eyes put out 228.8 Duches of Burgoigne her appeale pag. 1211. col 1. lin 9. Durham besieged by Godfrey 225.51 Dudda a Captaine slayne 204.64 Durbritius once bishop of Caerleon 132.41 Dudley castle 371.21 Duke of Burgondy murdered pag. 1202. col 1. lin 6. Dusnalde an Irish bishop 328 26. Dubritius or Dubright first bishop of Lādaffe 137.103 Dunwich besieged deliuered from the enemyes 433.71 Dunestor Castle 368.77 Duches of Yorke pag. 1378. col 1. lin 9. Duke of Burgoigne prepared to besiege Calays pag. 1258 col 2. lin 26. Dune Ryuer 123.4 Dumbar Castle 225.83 Dubright looke Dubritius E. Earle of Bolongne commeth with a great fleete of shippes to inuade England and is repulsed 410.56 Eadbald succeedeth hys father Ethelbert in the kingdome of Kent 157.39 Eadbald refuseth to be baptised and taketh his mother in lawe to wife 157.48 Eadbald possessed with an vncleane spirit 157.61 Eadbald renounceth Idolatrie and is baptised 158.50 Eadfride sonne to Edwine put to death 163.62 Eaufride sonne to Edelfride taketh vppon him the kingdome of Northumberland 164.43 Eaufride baptised in Scotland 164.47 Eaufride falleth backe to Idolatrie 164.51 Eaufride with all his armie slayne by Cadwallo 164.63 Earthquake in Warwickshyre 621.68 Ealdbright King of South Saxons slayne 187.109 Eadhidus appoynted gouernor of the Churche of Ryppon 182.33 Earth strongly mooued by an earthquake at Oxenhale 452.15 Earthquake the like hath not been seene in England 461.77 Earle of Salisburie with hys armie inuadeth the coūtreys about London 596.18 Easterford battaile fought by certein Northumber rebels against K. Edredus 229.65 Earle of Lincolne proclaymed heere appacant to y e Crowne of England pag. 1406. col 2. lin 52. Earle of Northumberlande slayne at Shaxton field pag. 1312.1.36 Earle of Shorwsburye pag. 1415. col 1. lin 19. East Angles inuaded and conquered by Offa. 197.4 Eardulf Duke taken wounded and recouered 201.24 Earle of Westmerland slaine at Saxton pag. 1312. col 1 lin 36. Earle of Deuonshyre beheaded pag. 1312. col 1. lin 48. Earle of Oxford and Awbrey
Guildford 2 The borowgh of Gatton 2 Stâ—atford Knightes 2 The citie of Lichfielde 2 The borowgh of Stâ—…acforde 2 The borowgh of New â—…asâ—…eâ—… vnder Linne 2 The borowgh of Tainworth 2 Salop. Knightes 2 The borowgh of Salop. 2 The boro of Bruges alias bridgenorth 2 The borowgh of Ludlow 2 The borowgh of Wenlâ—…e 2 Southampton Knightes 2 The citie of Winton 2 The borowgh of Southampton 2 The borowgh of Portesmouth 2 The borowgh of Peterfielde 2 The borowgh of Stockebridge 2 The borowgh of Christ Church 2 Suffolke Knightes 2 The borowgh of Ippeswich 2 The borowgh of Dunwich 2 The borowgh of Ortford 2 The borowgh of Aldeborowgh 2 The borowgh of Sudbury 2 The borowgh of Eya 2 Somerset Knightes The citie of Bristow 2 The citie of Bath 2 The citie of Welles 2 The borowgh of Taunton 2 The borowgh Bridgewater 2 The borowgh of Minched 2 Sussex Knightes 2 The citie of Chichester 2 The borowgh of Horsham 2 The borowgh of Midhurst 2 The borowgh of Lewes 2 The borowgh of Shorham 2 The borowgh of Brember 2 The borowgh of Stening 2 The borowgh of Eastgrenested 2 The borowgh of Arundell 2 Westmerland Knightes 2 The borowgh of Appâ—…sby 2 Wilton Knightes 2 The citie of New Satum 2 The borowgh of Wilton 2 The borowgh of Dounton 2 The borowgh of Hindon 2 The borowgh of Heytesbury 2 The borowgh of Westbury 2 The borowgh of Caine. 2 The borowgh of Deusâ—…es 2 The borowgh of Chypenham 2 The borowgh of Malmesâ—…ury 2 The borowgh of Cricklade 2 The borowgh of Buâ—…wln 2 The borowgh of Ludgeâ—…aâ—…e 2 The borowgh of Olde Sarum 2 The borowgh of Wotton Basset 2 The borowgh of Matleborowgh 2 Worcester Knightes 2 The citie of Worcester 2 The borowgh of Withée 2 Warwike Knightes 2 The Citie of Couentry 2 The borowgh of Warwike 2 Barons of the portes Hastings 2 Winchelsey 2 Rye 2 Rumney 2 Hithe 2 Douer 2 Sandwich 2 Mountgomery Knightes 1 The borowgh of Mountgomery 1 Flint Knightes 1 The borowgh of Flint 1 Denbigh Knightes 1 The borowgh of Denbigh 1 Merionneth Knightes 1 The borowgh of Hauerfordwest 1 Carneruan Knightes 1 The borowgh of Carneruan 1 Anglesey Knightes 1 The borowgh of Beaumares 1 Carmarden Knightes 1 The borowgh of New Carmarden 1 Pembroke Knightes 1 The borowgh of Pembroke 1 Cardigan Knightes 1 The borowgh of Brecknocke 1 Radnor Knightes 1 The borowgh of Radnor 1 Glamorgan Knights 1 The borowgh of Cardiffe 1 ¶ The Summe of the foresayde number of the common house videlicet of Knights 90. Citizens 46. Burgesses 289. Barons 14. 439. ⧠A perfect rule to knowe the beginning and ending of euery terme with their returnes HIllary terme beginneth the xxâ—…ij day of Ianuary if it be not Sunday otherwise the next daye after endeth the twelfth of February and hath foure returnes Octabis Hilarij Quind Hilarij Crastino Purific Octabis Purific ¶ Easter terme beginneth xvij daies after Easter and endeth foure dayes after the ascention day and hath fiue returnes Quind Pasch Tres Paschae Mense Paschae Quinquae Paschae Crast Ascention ¶ Trinitie terme beginneth the next daye after Corpus Christi daye and endeth the wednesdaye fortnight after and hath foure returnes Crast Trinitatis Octabis Trinitat Quind Trinitatis Tres Trinitatis ¶ Michelmas terme beginneth the ix of October if it be not Sunday and endeth the xxviij of Nouember and hath viij returnes Octabis Michael Quind Michael Tres Michael Mense Michael Crast anima Crast Martini Octa. Martini Quind Martini Note also that the Eschequer openeth eight dayes before any terme begin except Trinitie terme which openeth but foure dayes before ¶ And nowe followeth the lawe dayes in the court of Tharches and audience of Canterbury with other Ecclesiasticall Ciuill lawes through the whole yeare These dayes are not chaunged excepte they lyght on a Sunday or holy daye and euery daye is called a lawday vnlesse it bée Sunday or holyday Michelmas terme S. Faith S. Edward S. Luke Simon Iu. All Soules S. Martin Edmond Katherin S. Andrewe Conception of our Lady ¶ It is to be noted that the first day following euery of these feastes noted in euery terme the court of the Archeâ—… is kept in Bowe church in the forenoone â–ª And the same first daye in the afternoone iâ—… the Admyralty Court for Ciuill causes kept in Southwarke The seconde daye followyng euery one of the sayde feastes the court of Audience of Caunterburye is kept in the Consistory in Paules in the forenoone And the same daye in the after noâ—…ne in the same place is the Prerogatiue court of Caunterbury holden The thirde daye after any such feast in the forenoone the consistory court of the Bishop of London is kept in Paules Church in the consistory and the same thirde daye in the afternoone is the court of the Delegates and of the Quéenes highnesse Commissyoners vpon appeales kept in the same place Hilary terme S. Hilary S. Wolstan Conuersion of S. Paule S. Blase S. Scolastic S. Valentine Ash wednesd S. Mathie S. Chad. Perpet Fel. S. Gregory Anunciation of our Ladye Note that the foure first dayes of thys terme be certain and vnchanged The other are altered after the course of the yere and sometime kept and somtime omitted For if it so happen that one of those feastes fall on wednesdaye coÌ„monly called Ashwednesday after the day of S. Blase so that y e same law day after Ashwednesday cannot bée kept bycause the lawday of thother feast doth lyght on the same then the seconde law day after Ashwednesday shall be kept and the other omitted And if the lawday after that wednesday be y e next daye after the feast of s Blase then shall all euery those court daies be obserued in order as they may be kept coÌ„ueniently And marke although that Ashwednesday be put the seauenth in order yet it hath no certaine place but is chaunged as the course of Easter causeth it Easter Tearme The fithtéene day after Easter S. Alphege S. Marke Inuention of the Crosse Gordiane S. Dunstane Ascention day ¶ In thys terme the first sitting is alwaye kept the Munday beyng the 15. day after Easter and so foorth after the feasts here noted which next followe by course of the yeare after Easter And the lyke space being kept betwéene other feastes The rest of the lawe dayes are kept to the thirde of the Ascention which is the last day of this terme And if it happen that the feast of y e Ascention of our Lord doe come before any of the feastes aforesayde then they are omytted for that yeare And lykewise if anye of those dayes come before the xv of Easter those dayes are omitted also Trinitie Tearme Trinitie Sunday Corpus Christi Boniface Bishop S. Barnabie S. Butolphe S. Iohn S. Paule Transla Thomas S. Swythune S. Margaret S. Anne ¶ Note that the lawedayes of this tearme are altered by meane of Whitsuntyde the first sitting is kept alwayes on
same time Barwike deliuered to the Scottishemen King Henry deliuered the towne and Castell of Barwike into the Scottishmens hands whether by couenant thereby to haue the foresaid safecâ—…nduct graunted or of his owne voluntary will to the ende he mighte haue the more support and fauoure amongst them it is vncertayne by the variable reporte of writers Neuerthelesse A truce for 15. yeeres shortly after a truce was taken betwixt King Iames and King Edwarde for the tearme of fifteene yeeres vpon what conditions or promises made on King Edwardes parte I fynde not This truce was concluded in the Moneth of May in the yeere .1462 at the Citie of Yorke 1462 whither had bin sente the Bishop of Glasgo the Earle of Argile keeper of the priuie seale the Abbot of holy Roode House Sir Alexander Boyde and sir William Crawston Knightes Ambassadors and commissioners for King Iames. All thyngs in thys season were ordered in Scotlande by the aduice and counsell of Iames Kenedy Bishop of Saint Androwes Iames Kenedy the Archbishop gouerneth the Realme a man of greate wisedome and policie as well appeared in hys prudente and sage gouernemente of the Realme aswell during the minoritie of thys Iames the thirde as also in the dayes of hys father King Iames the seconde Pierre de Brezey Monsieur de la Varenâ—…e sent foorth of Fraunce to ayde the parâ—… of Margaret Queene of Englande otherwise called le Seigneur de la Varenne great Seneshal of NormaÌ„dy was sent by the French King Lewes the eleuenth with two thousande fyghting men to ayde the parte of Kyng Henry agaynste King Edwarde This Brezey was one that was most in fauoure with King Charles the seuenth father vnto the sayde Kyng Lewes and therefore as many dyd suppose hee was appoynted by Kyng Lewis who greatly loued him not to be chiefe in this iourney to the end his life might be put in hazarde and aduenture notwithstanding after some danger both of tempest on the Sea and also of the enimies handes hee wanne the Castels of Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh which he cast to the grounde He keepeth Anwike Castell and is beseeged and after tooke in hande to keepe the Castell of Anwike and beeing beseeged therein sent for ayde to the Scottes He is resâ—…oâ—…ed by the Erle of Angus George Dowglas Earle of Angus as then Warden of the Marches immediately reysed a power of .23000 men and comming with the same to the bordures Alias .13000 chose foorth of all his numbers fiue thousande of the most able horsemen in al his army and comming with them to the Castell about the middest of the day tooke the FreÌ„chmen away with him into Scotlande the English army whiche lay there at siege beholding the manner and not once making profer to fyghte with him Some Englishmen there were that woulde fayne haue foughten with the Scottes but other whose counsell was followed were otherwise minded alledging that better it were to let them passe without encounter sith they left the Castell voyde than to ieoperd vpon the doubtfull chance of battell for though their number were not greate yet were they piked and chosen men able to atchieue a great enterprise 1463 The Queene mother dyed After this the sixteenth of Nouember in the yeere .1463 the Queene of Scottes mother to Iames the thirde dyed at Edynburgh and was buryed in the Colledge of the Trinitie which she hir selfe had founded This woman after the decesse of hir husband Iames the seconde Adham Hepbornes familiaritie with the Queene of Scottes mother to Iames the thirde liued somewhat dissolutely procuring Adam Hepborne of Hales a married maÌ„ to keepe hir such familiar company as founded greatly to hir dishonor for that she could not within the whole Realme fynde some single man amongst all the nobilitie with whome she might haue married and so in parte to haue auoyded the greater open slander and infamy The same yeere Alexander Duke of Albany Alexander Duke of Albany taken on the Sea and brother 〈◊〉 King was taken on the Sea by the 〈…〉 in the month of Iune as hee was 〈…〉 from his Graundfather the Duke of 〈…〉 Bishop of Saint Androwes Iames 〈◊〉 caused both the sayde Duke and also the Ship with all the goodes there inbeing at the time of the taking of it to bee restored for otherwise as hee flatly protested hee woulde not haue kept the truce any longer concluded betwixt the two Realmes In the yere .1466 1466 that famous Bishop Iames Kenedie departed this life and was buried in the Colledge of S. Sauiour fouÌ„ded by him within y e town of S. Androwes in most sumptuous wise This Prelate in prudent policie excelled al other Scottish Bishops of whom any writer maketh mentioÌ„ He kept y e Realme in good quiet and obserued y e truce concluded with y e EnglishmeÌ„ to y e great weale and coÌ„moditie of y e pore commoÌ„s He was very rich as appeared by sundry buildings and workes which he left behinde him as a memoriall of his name Beside his Bishoprike he helde in his hands the commaundary of the Abbey of Pettinweme whiche was worth vnto hym .800 crownes by yeere 1469 The marriage of Iames the thirde In the yeere .1469 on the tenth day of Iuly king Iames the third bâ—…ing as then about 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yeeres of age married in the Abbey of Holy Roode house neere Edynburgh the Lady Margaret daughter to the King of Denmarke and Norway whiche Lady was at the same tyme not past twelue yeeres of age some say sixteene The King of Norway resigneth his title to the ouâ—… Iles. Hir father the King of Denmarke and Norway in name of hir dower transported and resigned to King Iames all his right title and interest which he pretended to the out iles The Ambassadours that were sent into Denmarke to conclude this mariage and to conuey the Bride into Scotland were these Andrew Dusdeir Bishop of Glasgo the Bishop of Orkney the Lorde Auandale Chancellor of Scotlande and Thomas Boyd Earle of Arrane who had married the kings sister and was now in his absense ruÌ„ne into the Kings displeasure whereof his wife hauing intelligence hearing of hir husbands arriual with y e other in the forth gote out of Edinburgh and comming a shipborde vnto him gaue hym to vnderstande what displeasure the King hadde conceyued against him who perceyuing himselfe in what daunger he stoode if he tooke lande The Earle of Arrane in the Kings displeasure returned backe into Denmarke taking his wife with him The King heerewith was so offended that he caused both the sayd Earle and his father to be atteynted of high treason and sente for his sister backe into Scotlande causing a diuorse in absence of hir husbande to be sewed and gote soorthe betwixt them The Lord Hamilton maâ—…eth the kings sister marrying hir afterwardes to the Lord Hamilton to whome hee gaue the Earledome of Arrane which hir former
Rise knight 462.61 Maide eateth mans flesh 397.30 Maulde daughter to King Henrie Beaucleark maryed to Henrie the fourth the Emperour 262. 114 Maulde vvife to King Dauid dyeth 265.45 Maulde the Empresse commeth into Englande too clayme the crovvne 266.49 Maxvvell Lord a politique captaine 435.48 appointed Prouost of Edenburgh 436.45 Maxvvel Robert Bishop of Orkney 445.9 Maxvvell Robert eldest sonne to the Lorde Maxvvell taken prisoner by the EnglishmeÌ„ 464.94 Maximus ouerthrovveth the Britayns in battaile 85.33 Maximus practise to ouerthrovv the Scottes 87.63 Maximus sendeth letters too the king of Pictes to renue the old league betvveene them and the Romaines 87.67 Maximus requireth restitution of the Scots for iniuries done vnto the Pictes 87.100 Maximus inuadeth the Scottishe confines vvith a mightie armie 88. 14 Maximus eftsoones inuadeth the Scottes 88.82 Maximus graunteth peace to the Irishmen 92.84 Maximus exceeding liberalitie to his souldiours 92.94 Maximus chosen Emperour in Brytaine 92.110 Maximus passeth ouer intoo Fraunce vvith a mightie armie 93. 12 Maximus slaine at Aquileia in Italy 93.21 Maximianus sent ouer into Brytaine vvith an armie 30â—… Maximianus ouerthrovveth 〈◊〉 Scottes and Pictes â—â—â— â—…4 Maximianus spoâ—…th the conâ—…s of the Scottes and Pictes 102. 16 Maximianus taketh vpon him the Emperiall title of Brytaine 102. 62 Maximianus â—…arryeth Oâ—…ia daughter to Dioneâ—… â—â—â— 66 Maximianus graunteth peace too the Scottes suyng for the 〈◊〉 102. 11â—… Maximianus sayleth ouer intoo Fraunce and proclaymeth himselfe Emperour â—…02 â—â— Maximinus souldiours in Brytaine reuolt too the Emperour Valentinianus 103. â—… Meane for princes to auoyde the daunger of their subiectes 407. â—…7 Meanes deuised too haue iâ—…iâ—… executed 33â—… â—…6 Meklevvort berries and theyr operation 24â—… 59 Melton VVilliam Archbishop of Yorke â—…2 71 Melros bridge 4â—â— 31 Melros Abbay 463.83 spoyled 463. 94 Meleâ—…hon father to Bâ—…deâ—…s king of Pictes â—…7 35 Men appoynted too deuide the Countrey of Scotlande into equall portions â—…0 44 Men accused too bee condemned by an odde quest of men 180. 7 Men of occupation brought into Scotlande to instruct the Scottishmen therein 3â—â— â—…5 Meremouth Adam cited â—â—â— 45 Merhernes people of goodly stature 44.34 Mertia vvhat â—…yres 〈◊〉 conteyned 143. 7â—… Merline the Britishe Soothsayer 119. 7â—… Mernes vvhy so called â—â—â— 9â—… Merueylous things seene at the taking vp of king Duffes bodie 210. 29 Metellus sendeth his three â—…es to ayde the Scottes in Ireland 5. â—… Metellus reigneth ouer the Scots in Spaine 4â—â— Metellanus created king 3â—… 56 Metellanus becommeth friend to the Romaines 31. â—…4 Metellanus sendeth gifts to Rome 31. 24 Metellanus dyeth 3â—…57 Mevvtas Peter knight 462.61 Mevvtas Peter knight sente by the Earle of Lennox too the King of England to aduertise him of the Earles proceedings 463. 65 Mevvtas Peter a captaine of fiue hundred Hagbâ—…tâ—…s 467.66 Middleton Richarde a learned man liueth 355 7â—… Mightie borderers to be daungerous 395.35 Milke turned into bloud â—…52 22 Milke Castell yeelded to the Englishmen 469.99 Milnes driuen vvith streaâ—… of bloud and vvater 30â—… 21 Miracle vvrought by Saint Pâ—…l lanes arme 3â—â— 30 Miserie of the English men vnder the Danes 229.49 Mise and Rattes such plentiâ—… that they cannot bee destroyed 335. 61 Mitton vpon Svvale 3â—… 76 Modan and Medun tvvo brethren and preachers 167.58 Moderation ought to be vsed in â—…e of prosperous successe 173. 5 Mogall admitted King of Scottes 60. 4 Mogall beloued of his subiectes 60. 17 Mogall prepareth an armie agaynst the Romaines 60.41 Mogall giueth battaile too the Romaines 61.7 Mogall through pride falleth into sundrie kindes of vices 62. 32 Mogall fleeth oute of his ovvne â—…se by night 62.58 Mogall murthered 62.68 Moydart Iohn one of the principall bloud of the Isles 44â—… 21 Molocke a godlye preacher in Scotlande 144.38 Monasterie of Iona buylded by banished Scottish Monkes 9â—… 75 Monasteries in Germanie for Scottish men onely 164.44 Monkes and other religious men laboured in the Lordes Vineyarde 147.27 Moâ—…k sent into Scotland to poison the Gouernor 331.59 Monke burnt for his dissimulation 332.72 Moniâ—…uske a Baronie in Scotlande 256.37 Monsieur de la Bavvtie sent into Scotland 422.60 Monsieur de la Bavvtie made vvarden of the marches 428.6 Monsier de la Bavvtie slaine 428. 64 Monsieur de Villegaignon transporteth the yong Queene of Scots into Fraunce 475.5 Monsieur de Brezze appoynted to transport the yong Queene of Scottes into Fraunce 475.24 Monsieur de Deffe ouerthrovveth the Englishmen in a skirmishe neare to Hadington 475.77 Monsieur de Eurages taken prisoner by the EnglishmeÌ„ 476.115 Monsieur de la Broffe and Monâ—…eur Menage sente from the French King Ambassador into Scotland 460.57 Moâ—…can a Bishop of great holynesse 220.104 Monstrous childe borne among the Danes 202.50 Mâ—…strous childe borne in Northumberland 202.58 Mâ—…ntaine called Fute in Irelande 196.21 Mountmorance Frances Lieutenant of Picardie 480.77 Monstrous childe borne in Angus 210.60 Montgomerie othervvise called monsieur de Lorges Knight of the order of saint Michael sent into Scotlande by the Frenche king vvith aide against the Englishmen 464.61 he inuesteth knightes of saint Michaels order there 464.67 Moone appeareth of a bloudye colour 222.9 Moone at the full appeareth in a quadrant forme 108 Moone nor sunne seene the space of sixe monethes 209.2 Mordred and Gavvan sonnes to Loth. 126. â—…5 Mordred appoynted heyre of the crovvne of Brytaine 128.32 Mordred marieth Gavvolanes daughter 1â—…8 39 Mordred succeedeth Loth in the kingdom of Pictland â—…32 97 Mordred complaineth to Arthure for creating Constantine hys heyre apparant 132.102 Mordred king of Pictes slaine 134. 55 Mordreds linage clearly extinct 135. 85 Mordacke created King of Scotlande 154.34 Mordack a great louer of peace 154. 48 Mordacke dyeth 154.89 Mordacke lieutenaunt of Gallovvay beareth vvith offenders 155. 67 Mordacke lieutenaunt of Gallovvay put to death 155.109 Morley Robert knight and hys valiancie 366.53 Mores a French captaine sent into Scotland 429.5 Mortalitie of pestilence throughout most part of the vvorlde 149. 98 Morton tovvne burnt 472.105 Moses Captaine generall vnder Pharao 1.24 Moses conquered Saba 1.25 Moses chosen captain vnder Pharao by diuine oracle 1.23 Moses doings misliked of 1.29 Moses fled into Madian 1.34 Moses by Gods appointment returneth into Egypt 1.44 Mountforde Simon chiefe of the barons of Englande that stroue vvith K. Henry the third 294.35 Mountsort Henrie slaine in Scotland 344.65 Mountsort Richard slaine and his armie discomfited by the Scots 345. 14 Mount Benart 50.66 Mount Granzbene 51.90 Monstrous child borne 56.42 Mountros a citie in Angus hovv in olde time called 215.1 Mountros taken by the Danes and razed to the grounde 215. 7 Mountbray Philip Knight Captaine of Striueling Castell 314. 70 Mundus novv called Bracehara a Citie in Portugall buylded 2. 27 Mungo Bishop of Valco 137.18 Munition sent out of France into Scotlande 416.103 Munition sent out of Denmarke into Scotland 416.14 Murketus men taken 29.53 Murketus hanged 29 Murtherers of Adam bishoppe of Cathnes punished 285.2 Murther revvarded 30.49 Murther seuerely punished 70.11 Murtherers
vanquishe the Scottes by policie 38.18 Romaines trayned into ambushes by the Pictes and slayne 41.74 Romanes discomfited by the Picts 42. 8 Romaines flee and are slain 43.94 Romaines put to flight and slain 44. 65 Romaines svvimme ouer the golfe into Anglesey 50.8 Romaine Marriners finde out Pictland Firth 53.109 Romaine Shippes drovvned in Pictland Firth 54.13 Romaine Souldiers choose Sifinnius to be their generall vvhich he refuseth 56.65 Romaines discomfited and chased 56.77 Romaines putte to flight and chased 56.112 Romaines sende to Marius Kyng of Britaine for aide 57.150 Romaines retire from the Scottes and Picts 57.46 Romanes fiercely assaile the Scots 57. 80 Romaines chased to their Camp 57. ◅8 Romaines require a communication vvith the Scottes 57.111 Romaines submit themselues vnto the Scottes as vanquished 58.4 Romaines receiue conditions of peace of the Scots 58.25 Romanes departe out of Gallovvay 58.43 Romanes inuade the Scottish borders 60.25 Romaines put to flight 61 3◅ Romanes inuade the Scottish and Picti◅h bordures 66.7 Romaines encountred by the Scottes and Pictes 66.61 Romaines chased and slain 67.74 Romaines purpose to make a prouince of the Kingdome of the Britaines 71.19 Romacus seeketh meanes to destroy his Cousins 84.65 Romacus vanquisheth his Cousin Angusianus 84.81 Romacus receyued as King 84.89 Romacus gouerneth tyrannically 84. 100 Romacus apprehended and putte to death 85.18 Romanes follovving the Scots in chase receyue damage 88.34 Romaine lavves enforced by straight commaundement vpon the Britaines and Pictes 93. ◅3 Romaines driue the Scottes out of the confines of Britaine 98.26 Romane Empire inuaded by barbarous nations 98.46 Rome sacked 94. ◅ Romaine armye vanquished and put to flight 100.104 Roode vvell 264.23 Rosey Castell from vvhence the Stevvardes Kings of Scotlande had their originall taken by the Earle of Lennox 461.77 Rose of Gold full of Baulme sente to King VVilliam from the Pope 276.44 Rose and Scepter sente by the Pope to Iames the fourth 409. line 101 Rosse vvhereof so named 99.64 Rothsay sonne to Notafilus King of Scottes 5.61 Rothsay the Ile called after the Kings name 5.75 Rothsay returneth into Irelande 5. 80 Rothsay succeedeth his father in the Kingdome 5.80 Rouge Mouth a Frenche Captayne 477.46 Rouland and Gilchrist stoutely resist the Englishmen 274.55 Rovvland Cousin to King VVilliam 273.31 Rovvlande an Englishe Knyghte slayne 314.1 Roxena or Rovven daughter to Hengist arriueth in Britaine 115. 72 Russell Iohn an Englishman 288. line 42 Rubrum promontorium 233.65 S. SAba chiefe citie of Meroe 126 Sadler Raufe Knight sent Ambassador from Henrye the eyght Kyng of Englande into Scotland 458.30 Saint Colme or Colomb runneth forth of Ireland into Scotlande 136. 67 Saint Colme conuerteth Brudeus King of Pictes from Pelagius heresie 137.13 Saint Colme Kentigerne teach and preach at Dounkeld 137.40 Sainte Colme returneth into Ireland 137.57 Saint Colme commeth againe into Scotlande bringing vvith hym Aydan sonne to King Conran ◅7 66 Saint Colmes exhortation at the Coronation of Aydan to the Prince and the people 138.35 Sainte Colme maketh agreemente betvveene the Scottish and Pictish Kings 139.60 Saint Colme indevved vvith the spirite of secrete knovvledge prayeth for the good successe of the Scottes in battayle 141.74 Saint Colme dyeth 141.114 Saint Colmes prophecie of Eugenus the fourth 143.16 Saint Cutbert by deuout prayers preserueth Northumberlande from destruction 151.83 Saint Cutberts banner 260.71 Saint Iohns Tovvne hovv in old time called 281.4 Saint Germane Bishop of Auxer 124. 38 Sainte Germane preacheth vnto the British army 124.50 Saint Germane and hys Priestes leade the forevvarde of the British army 124.58 Sainte German beareth the Kyngs standard 65 Saint Ebbes head 233.56 Sainte Ebbars head vvhereof it tooke that name 143.94 Saint Phillanes arme 317.25 Saint Magnus spirit armed 319.61 Saint Andrevv the Apostle bones brought into Scotland 87.30 Saint Andrevves Crosse 166.36 Sainte Andrevve patrone of the Scottishe and Pictishe nations 166. 43 Saint Andrevves shrine of beaten golde 166.96 Saint Andrevves Castell spoyled 439. 22 Saint Andrevves made an Archbyshoprike and Primate of all Scotland 402.12 Saint Olanus patron of Denmarke and Norvvay 237.20 Sainte Olanus Churche builded 237. 21 Sainte Peters Church at Tulline by vvhome builded 144.30 Saint Peters Churche at Rostennoth by vvhome builded 144.32 Saint Edmonde King of the East angles 191.48 Sainte Ninian buried at Qhuitterne 154.96 Saint Reulo commeth into Scotland 87.32 Saint Sauious Church in Man othervvise called Sodorensis ecclesia 83.5 Saladine the Souldane distresseth the Christians in the holy lande 276. 92 Sanctuaries established 110.30 Satersday after noone commaunded to be kept holy day 279.91 Satrahell chosen King of Scottes 70. 30 Satrahell a deepe dissembler 70. line 40 Satrahell strangled by his ovvne seruants 70.60 Sa◅age Iohn Knight an Englishe Captaine 479.42 Saxons sent for into Germany to serue in Britaine 113.55 Saxons vvith a povver of Britaines sente into the Borders of the Scottes and Pictes 113.86 Saxons in hope of good successe begin the vvarres vvith bloud 113. 94 Saxons vvinne greate name for their high valiancie 1◅4 ◅ Saxons customs in tyme of daunger 114. ◅10 Saxons slay the Scottes and Picts disordred in pursute of the Britaines 115.4 Saxons firste inhabited Linsey after their comming into Britain 115. 89 Saxons placed in Kent 117.50 Saxons the thirde time come ouer vnder Occa. 117.56 Saxons put to flight by the Scots 118. 63 Saxons vanquished by Britaynes and expulsed out of Kent 119.7 Saxons armye discomfited and slayne 122.1 Saxōs burned for Idolatrie 122.81 Saxons miraculously discomfited 124. 80 Saxons vanquishe and chase the Scottes and Pictes 126.37 Saxons vanquished are constreyned to pay tribute to the Britaines 127.6 Saxons in the Northe and the Pictes put to flight 127.41 Saxons putte to flight by the Britaines and Pictes 129.114 Saxons make offer to depart peaceably out of Britaine 129. ◅3 Saxons setting vpon the Britaines at vnvvares putte them to the vvorse 129.108 Saxons excuse the rash onsette of their people vpon the Britaines vvithout consente of their gouernoures 130.15 Saxons returne into England and driue the Britains into VVales 135. 92 Schevves VVilliam consecrated Archbishop of Saint Andrevvs 402. 74 Scorpions found in Scotland 415. line 59 Scots originall 1.4 Scota Pharaos daghter of vvhom the Scots so called 1.37 Scotia so called of the Scottes dvvelling there 1.38 Scottes vanquish the Spanyards in battayle 2.21 and .3 27 Scottish Kings seate of Marble stone 3.42 Scota had tvvo sonnes 4.11 Scots first arriuall at Dundalke in Ireland 4.18 Scottes seeke nevv seates 4.3 and 5. 69 Scottes send an Ambassadour into Spayne for aide 4.112 Scots set in quiet possessiō of their lands in Ireland 5.13 Scottes possesse the VVesterne Iles called Hebrides 5.70 Scots inhabite the maine lande of Scotland 5.90 Scots reuerence their gouernors 5. 106 Scottes by peace grovv to a mightie nation 5.111 Scots graunt the Pictes vvines 6. line 47 Scottes make a league vvyth the Pictes against the Britaynes 5.52 Scottes giuen to hunting fovvling 6.83 and .11.97 and .27 45 Scottes send for aid
they mighte expell theyr neyghbours and one that was their paire yet if they would suffer the Kyng of Leynister to reposseed and enioy hys righte they shoulde not fynde hym vnreasonable Otherwise Welchmen they shoulde well perceyue that the Welchmen wanted neyther habilitie nor faithe to mayneteyne theyr worde Rodericke perceyuing it was no boote to striue againste the streame The agreemente betwixt Roderike and Dermote resolued to growe vnto some agreemente whiche at length was concluded with these conditions Firste that Dermote Macmourche receyuing a newe othe of allegeance to the Monarchie should quietly repossesse those partes of the Kingdome of Leynister whyche Rodericke withhelde by suspension Secondly that for assuraunce thereof hee shoulde pledge hys deerest base begotten sonne Conthurus to whome Rodericke promised hys daughter if this peace continued effectuall Thirdlye that beeyng established in hys Kingdome hee shoulde discharge the Welchs Armye and from thencefoorthe shoulde at no time call them ouer againe in his defence About the same time the King of Arglas founded the Abbey of Mellesunt the eldest that is recorded since the arriuall of the Danes excepte Sainte Mary Abbey besyde Dublin erected Anno .948 In this meane while there landed at Wexford Maurice Fitz Gerald landed at Wexforde Maurice Fitzgerald with .x. knightes .xxx. Esquires and an hundred good bowmen Herevpon K. Dermote greatly encouraged purposed with all speede to seeke his reuenge againste them of Dublin that had shewed themselues great enimies diuers wayes both to him and his father He assembled therefore his power togither and marched toward Dublin whilest Fitz Stephen remayned two miles from Wexforde where on the height of a Rocke called Karreck hee built a Castell But Fitzgerald with the English army went foorth with King Dermote againste Dublin hauing the chiefe conduct of all the whole enterprise They so besturred them that all the territorie about the Citie and the countreys adioyning were in manner brought to vtter ruine with spoyle slaughter and fire in somuche that the townesmen of Dublin Dublin subdued perceyuing in what daunger they stoode submitted them selues and put in good suretie for their loyall demeanor in time to come When Dublin and the Countrey about were thus recouered and reduced to their former subiection Variance betwixt the Monark and the king of Lymerike there fell out variance betwixt Rodorike the Monarke and Dunenald King of Limerik To whose ayde his father in lawe Dermote sent Fitz Stephans with his power by whose high prowes Roderike in diuers conflictes was put to the worst and forced to withdrawe home into his countrey with dishonor Nowe was Dermote growen into some fauor and liking of his people insomuche that hee began to fancie a further conquest hauing already recouered his whole kingdome of Leymster And bycause he knewe it shoulde be to small purpose to attempt any such thing without the help of his English confederates hee consulted with the two brethren Fitzstephans and Fitzgerald about the inuading of Connagh for hee meante to giue a push for the obteining of that countrey with the whole monarchie of Ireland and for as much as hee founde them ready to further him in that enterprise he wrote ouer into England vnto y e Erle of Penbroke requiring his assistāce Dermucius sendeth to the Earle of Penbroke in renuing y e former couenants passed betwixt thē The valiancie of one William Ferrando a knight was much noted in this conflict William Ferrando Seuenty townesmen of Waterford were taken and afterwardes contrarie to the minde of Raymond cast into the sea and drowned through the perswasion of Heruie de Monte Maurisco in which doing the English men did great hurt to themselues for the aduauncement of their proceedings in Ireland The Earle of Pembroke passeth into Irelande In the meane time the Erle of Pembrooke hauing made all his prouision readie tooke the sea in Mylforde hauen with two hundred knightes and a thousand other men of warre and arriued at Waterforde on Bartholmewe euen and the morow after Bartholmew day being Tuesday they assaulted the Citie and were twise repulsed but yet at length breaking downe an house that ioyned to the wall they entred by force and sleaing the Citizins obteyned a bloudie victorie Shortly after came king Dermote thither with Fitz Stephans and Reymonde and there according to couenant gaue vnto Erle Strangbow his daughter Eue in mariage with the succession of his kingdome When Waterford was thus gotten and Leynister pacified and the princes of Ossorie tamed and a chosen power of men of warre placed in garison King Dermote was become so terrible that none durst styrre agaynst him Dermote not yet satisfyed in his moode agaynst them of Dublin got his army on foote and drew towardes that Citie by the bending coastes of the Mountaynes of Glindelachan auoyding the wayes that lay through the wooddes bycause hee knew y e same to be beset with his enimies Therfore hauing still in remembrance the iniurie done to his father kept him out of the woods hating the Citizins of Dublin chiefely bycause they had trayterously slaine his father in tyme past in the middest of a great house whither they were wont to repayre as to a place where causes were vsually heard and to adde a reproche to their cruell murthering of their Prince they buried him togither with a dog At the kings approch to the city whilest Ambassadors were sent and that by mediation of the Archbishoppe of that Citie named Laurence a treatie of peace was in hande while Reymond on the one side and Myles Cogan a right valiant knight on the other with their companies of yong lustie soldiers assaulting y e walles forthwith obteined the victorie not without great slaughter of the Citizens Dublin taken the better part of them yet with Captaine Hastulf got them to shipboord with their best goods hasted thēce vnto y e north Iles. Miles Cogan left in Dublyn to keepe the Citie Dermote hauing thus wonne the Citie of Dublyn set things in order there he left Miles Cogan to gouern the same marched forth togither with the Erle of Pēbroke the rest of the army into Methe entred into the confines of that countrey wasted spoiled with fire sworde the whole region of Methe Rotherike sendeth messengers to Dermote Rotherike king of Connagh sent vnto Dermote to put him in remembrance of the couenant passed betwixt them specially to restraine the excursions of the strangers that were in his companie for else he would not faile to put to death his sonne whom he had with him as a pledge Which to do when Dermote did not onely refuse but also declared plainly that he would not stay from pursuing his purpose till he had subdued al Cōnagh Roderike causeth the heade of Dermot his sonne to be striken off obteyned the Monarchie of y e whole Ile apperteining to him by right discēded frē his ancesters
Roderik taking indignatioÌ„ hereat caused his soÌ„nes head to be strikeÌ„ off The Irish Clergie perceyuing in what danger the countrey stood assembled theÌ„selues togither at Ardmagh and with one accord protested that for their sinnes specially for their barbarous kind of tyrannie which they vsed in buying and selling and vilely abusing such English captiues as they bought aswel of Merchants as Pirates the land was now like to be translated to that nation whoÌ„ they had so cruelly intreated Therfore to appease the wrath of God they decreed that all the English people wheresoeuer any of them remayned in seruitude within the I le shoulde forthwith be released and if it pleased God to lay his scourge vppon them they determined to suffer the same paciently as a punishment a great way beneath the fulnesse of their desertes King Henry although he was well contented to forbeare the presence of the Erle of Pembroke King Henrie mistrusteth the increasing state of the Erle of Pembroke yet he liked nothing at all to see him thus aduanced in Irelande sith he might in time atteyne to such power there that the same adioyned to hys faction in Wales he should be able to couÌ„tenance the Crowne of Englande An Edict set forth to reuoke the Englishmen forth of Irelande An Edict therefore was made and published charging all subiects to returne home into Englande before Easter next vpon perill to forfeyt landes and goodes and to be banished the Realme for euer Also that none shoulde presume to passe into Irelande from any of the Kings dominions by shippe to conuey any wares or prouisions thither Wherevppon Reymond was sent ouer to speake with the king Reymond is sent to king Henrie remayning as then in France Whilest he followed the Court and the king lingring time to despatch him with answere Thomas Archebishop of Canterburie was dispatched out of life 1171 as in the English Historie is mentioned Thus had the Irishe a breathing space and so continued all the Winter without any greate troubles which season being past The decease of Dermote Mac Mourchie King Dermote Mac Mourche departed this life at Fernes about the Kalendes of May being a man well striken in yeares The same time that is about Whitsuntide Hastulfus Hastulfus that in times past had beene gouernor of Dublyn with .lx. sayle fraught with Norwegians and Iland men arriued neare to Dublin and landing his people vnder the gouernment of one that had the leding of theÌ„ named Iohn Henuode a forwarde man of warre Iohannes Iusanus they prepared themselues to assault the Citie They were well appoynted for the warre clad in long habergeons or plate cotes cunningly wrought with rounde targettes coloured redde and bound about with a ring of yron so that both themselues and theyr weapons were couered with yron The Norwegians assault Dublin They assaulted the Citie at the East gate but Miles Cogan then captain of that Citie manfully made a sally forth vpon the enimies but not able to abyde the impression of suche an huge multitude hauing lost part of his small number he was constrayned to retyre backe into the Citie till his brother Richard CogaÌ„ issuing forth w t a few at the posterne of the southside set vpoÌ„ the enimies behind They are disconfited raising such a noise hobub y e striken vpon a sodain with a maruellous feare they toke themselues to fâ—…ight so that being fiercely pursued y e most part of them were slaine togither with Iohn Henuode theyr Captaine Iohannes Inianus Hasthulf also as he woulde haue fledde to the ships was ouertaken by one Manne Glisi and brought prisoner into the Citie Hastulf taken prisoner He was at the first courteously vsed but when he began arrogantly to forget himselfe vttering certaine presumptuous speeches saying well we came now but with a small power to trie what might bee done this is but a beginning of a proufe made for if God spare me life greater attemptes shall follow These wordes comming to the knowledge of Myles Cogan hee commaunded that he should forthwith be brought to a blocke where he was pusht downe and had his head swapped off His intemperate talke cost him his life and so for his vntemperate tongue hee lost his life that otherwise with great curtesie had bin preserued After this the Irishmen assembled theyr powers togyther on eche hande Dublin besieged so that with an infinit number of men they came and besieged Dublin at the procuring of Laurence Archbishop of that Citie who vpon a zeale to his CountreymeÌ„ trauayled earnestly therein Gothred king of Man Gothredus king of Man being writteÌ„ vnto as well by the Archbishop as by Rotherike king of Connagh came to further this enterprise with other Iland men embarked in .xxx. ships fraught full of warlike people and aryuing in the hauen of Hauenliph came forwarde to close vp the hauen of Dublin After that the Earle of Pembrooke being shut vp within the walles of Dublin had abyd the siege for the space of two Monethes togither and coulde recouer no vytayles for the reliefe of hys people so that famine began sore to annoy them within The malice of theyr enimies was not thus contented to molest the English men with keping them besieged within Dublin Duneualde Mac Dermitius but Duneualde Mac Dermicius or Dermote also comming forth of the confines of Kencelie got togither an armie what of suche as he brought with him forth of Kencelie and of the townesmen of Wexford in all to the number of three thousand with which power hee enuironed Fitz Stephan that with a few lay within his Castel of Karrec and constrayned him so sore that he wrote vnto the Earle aduertising him that if he were not rescued within three dayes all succour would come to late There were besieged within Dublyn in company of the Erle Maurice Fitz Geralde and Reymonde that was lately returned from King Henrie the one brother and the other nephew to Fitz Stephan wherevpon when aduertisement was come in what daunger he stood being so beset of enimies that he might by no meanes escape without present rescue they vsed such perswasion with the Earle The besieged determin to sally forth vp their enimies that it was resolutely determined to make a sally forth vpon the enimies and to trie the hazarde of battaile so to delyuer themselues and other from instant perill eyther with victorie or death sithe otherwise they knewe not howe to prouide remedie in such desperate state of things Herevpon they chose forth a conuenient number to leaue behinde them in the Citie for the gaâ—…d thereof and with the residue marched forth deuided into three troupes the first being 〈…〉 Reymonde accompanied with .xx. knightes The seconde was gouerned by Myles who haâ—… wyth him .xxx. knightes and lastly in the râ—…rewarde went the Erle himselfe and Fitz Geralde hauing with them .xl. knightes beside other horsmen and a
and in the ende they concluded vpon the same which were registred in eight articles Fyrst Mariages that they shoulde not contract any vnlawfull mariages with their cousins or neare allyes but in the same obserue the rules of the Canons Infantes baptised Secondly that their Infants should be Catechised at the church doores by the priests after baptized in the Fontes of their Churches Thirdely Tythes to be payed that all those that tooke themselues for Christian men shoulde duelye pay their Tythes of corne and Catell and other increasing things Fourthly that the landes and possessions belonging to the Church Liberties of the Church shoulde be enfranchised of all secular exactions and specially that neyther the Kinges nor Erles nor anye other Lordes of Irelande nor theyr sonnes with theyr familyes shoulde demaunde nor presume to exact violently from thence forth any meate or drinke or harborrow within the Church possessions as they had beene vsed and that the dyet which had beene exacted foure tymes in the yeare of Churche mennes fermes should not any more be demaunded nor answered Murthers Fiftly that for murthers committed when the offender compouÌ„ded with the kinsmen of the partie dead Churchmen that were cousins to the offender should not be forced to beare any part of the fine except they were accessaries to the offence Sixtly Testaments how they shoulde be made that the sicke should cause his testameÌ„t to bee made and read in presence of credible persons and if they had wyues theyr debts and seruantes wages deducted the residue of theyr goods should be deuided into three parts whereof y e wife was to haue one the children another and the thirde to be employed about his funerals and otherwise as he should appoynt If he had no lawfull issue then his goodes to bee deuided betwixt him and his wife and if he had children and hys wife deceassed then the same to bee deuided betwixt him and his children Funerals Seuenthly that the funerals of the dead be deuoutly and solemnly kept and executed Vniformitie in Church seruice with the English church Eightly for as much as it had pleased God to deliuer them vniuersally into the gouernment of the Englishe Nation it was decreed that in all poyntes rytes and ceremonies they should agree in forme with the Church of England Thus where in many things before the king of Englands comming into Irelande many inordinate and heynous customes were crept into the gouernment as well ecclesiasticall as ciuil by his good diligence and politike meanes the same were in part reformed so that what good orders either for maintenance of peace or increace of religion remayned afterwardes among them was to bee ascribed to him The Articles before rehearsed were established and confyrmed with consent of all the Synode Galas Primate of Ardmagh Galas the Primate of Ardmagh was not there by reason of infirmitie and great age but yet he came afterwardes to the King at Dublyn and gaue his consent in all things fauoring the kings order and disposition herein He dyed two yeares after so aged a man that his onely sustenaunce was the mylke of a white Cowe A tempestuous winter which he tooke with him whither soeuer he trauayled The winter was so tempestuous that vneth any ship durst venter to passe either to or fro betwixt Englande and Irelande so that aduertisements were verye geason both with the king in Irelande and with his counsell at home here in Englande not hearing but very seldom they froÌ„ him or he froÌ„ them Thus whilest he lay for the most part of y e winter season in Waterford longing dayly to here forth of EnglaÌ„d he practised to procure certain knights that serued vnder the Erle of Pembrook as Reymond Miles Cogan WilliaÌ„ Maskarel others being meÌ„ of right approued valiancie experience in warlike exploytes to forsake the Erles seruice to serue him taking it to be no smal policie so 〈◊〉 make his part the stroÌ„ger the Erles the weaker for he had the Erle stil in a iealousie mistrusted least his puissance might in time breed danger to his estate After midlent ships arriued there both forth of England and Aâ—â—â—taine by who it was signified that there were come into Normandie two Cardinals froÌ„ Pope Alexander the third Cardinals sent to the king menacing to put the K. his whole dominions vnder the sentence of interditing if he came not the sooner to meete them to excuse himself of things they had to charge him with touching 〈…〉 of the Archbishop Thomas 〈◊〉 herevnto another mischief appeared for it was informed him y t hys sonne Henry whoÌ„ his father had for good purpose crowned king was through euil aduice so misled â–ª that he ment to thrust himself into the actuall possession of the â—…eason in his fathers lifetime These newes sore troubled the king bycause he must nedes returne home leaue Irelande for that time where he ment to haue remayned til in that sommer following he might aswell with building castels fortresses haue made himself strong as also established the cuntry in perfect peace whiche be much desired But sith there was no helpe but y e vrgent occasioÌ„ of businesse as ye haue heard called him thence he took order for the safe keeping of the cuntry in his absence appoynted captaines with coÌ„petent numbers of men of warre to lie in garison within sundrie townes where he thought necessarie Hugh Lacie In Dublin he left Hugh Lacy to whoÌ„ he had giuen the cuntry of Meth to hold of him in fee with him .xx. knights Robert Fitz StephaÌ„ and Maurice Fitz Gerald with .xx. other knights were also appoynted to the gard of the same citie Humfrey de Bohun Robert Fitzbernard Hugh de Gundeuile with .xl. knights were left in Waterford WilliaÌ„ Fitz Aldelme Philip de Hastings Philip de Brewse w t .xx. knights had the charge of Wexford coÌ„mitted to them The king returneth forth of Irelande The king hauing thus prouided for the safe keeping of these townes other places leauing order for the gouernmeÌ„t of the cuntry in the best wise he might he toke the sea at Wexford on Easter Monday in the morning with prosperous wind and weather passed the seas landed in Southwales in an haueÌ„ there not past .xij. miles distaÌ„t froÌ„ Hauerford west so hasted forward not staying much till he got ouer into Normandy where he met the Cardinals at Constance as in the English hystorie you may read more at large After that the king was thus departed forth of Ireland Ororick king of Meth. Ororick king of Meth surnamed Monoculus that is with the one eye made suite to come to a Parley with Hugh de Lacie but Ororick had deuysed to murther the sayde Lacie and had brought hys purpose to passe Maurice Fitz Geralde if a Knight that was Nephewe to Maurice Fitz Geralde named Griffyne
which assayled the English men in their ships with great fury so that the battail was right dangerous whilest the one part with stones and Axes and the other with arrowes and other weapons enforced to bring eche other to destruction At leÌ„gth yet the Irish were vanquished and their captain slain so that the English men with their captaine Adam de Hereforde Adam de Hereforde hauing encreased the number of their ships with those which they toke from their enimies returned with honor vnto Waterford Reymond that was aduertised of this victory marching thitherwards aloÌ„gst the shore with .xx. knights .lx. other horsmen met with Dermote K. of Desmond coÌ„ming towards Lismore with a great power to ayd theÌ„ of Corke Reymonde discomfiteth the king of Desmond but ReymoÌ„d putting him to flight got brought w t him to Waterf a booty of .4000 head of cattel About the same time William Fitz Geralde father to Reymond William Fitz Gerald father of Reymond departeth this life departed this life and therefore Reymond returned home into Wales in the meane time Heruey eftsoones tooke vpon him to gouerne the men of warre brought the Erle with his houshold vnto Casshell The Citizens of Dublin by appoyntment comming to theyr ayde Donald of Lymerike discoÌ„fiteth foure hundred men of Dublyn and lodging one night in Ossorie Donald of Lymerike a prince in that nation not improuident about his businesse early in the morning assayling them that thus were come from Dublyn in their lodging tooke them so at vnwares that he slue foure hundred of them togither wyth foure knights that had the leading of them By reason of this chance the residue of the Irish princes toke such courage and boldnesse that vp they start in euery corner tagge and ragge in purpose to expell the Englishmen out of the whole Countrey so that the Erle being returned vnto Waâ—…eâ—…ford was kept so short that he durst vneth peepe out Rotherike king of Connagh Rotherike king of Connagh passing ouer the ryuer of Sheynyn with a mightie power inuaded Meth and finding the castels in that Countrey voyde without garde he brought into ashes and layd flat with the ground all that he met with by the way euen hard to the walles of Dublyn Earle Strangbow sendeth for Reymond promising him his sister in mariage The Erle remeÌ„bring how Reymond had bin an earnest sufer to his sister Basill to haue hir in mariage that there was no stay but the graunt of his good will to bring him ouer againe wyth more speede to his ayde he wrote to him louing letters with promise that if hee woulde make hast to come and bring with him some power to strengthen his parte agaynst the Rebelles hee shoulde haue hys syster and all things at hys pleasure Reymonde vnderstanding in what distresse the Earle and other his friendes stoode in Irelande and desirous withall to enioy the Ladie Basill whome he entirely loued hee communed with his cousin Meiller and other worthie Gentlemen of his lynage whome he perswaded easily to goe ouer with hym so that hauing assembled thirtie lustie Knightes with an hundred other horsemen and three hundred Archers footemen Reymond 〈…〉 at Waterford chosen forth of the Welche Nation he embarked them in .xv. shippes passed ouer with them and landed at Waterford where the Citizens the same time raysing a tumult were about to haue slain the English men but by the arriual of Reymond which chaunced so in the nicke the vprore was pacified and all things brought to quiet This done ReymoÌ„d brought the Erle to Wexford Frecell gouernor of Waterford slaine by the Mariners that vndertook to conuey him ouer the water there and as Frecell gouernor of Waterford was about to follow the Erle in a vessell by the water of Suire he with diuerse of his companie were slaine by those mariners that vndertooke to passe him ouer which murther committed the murtherers returning to the Citie slue all such Englishe people as they mette with either in the streetes or houses not sparing either sexe or age But they missed yet of winning the full possessioÌ„ of the city For an English geÌ„tleman y t remayned in charge with keeping it so handled y e matter that the traitors were subdued and brought to quiet with worse opinion and state than they were in before Those parties then once reformed and the castels of Trim The Castels of Trim and Duâ—…els and Duâ—…els being eft soones repayred that had beene forsaken of Hugh Tirell theyr keeper and destroyed the whole I le for a time rested in meetly good quiet So that the Englishe Nobilitie that lay there had tyme the better to settle themselues and for more increase of stedfast amity to match themselues in mariage according to their degrees Mariages Heruey maried Reymonds sisters daughter whiche Ladie was the daughter of Maurice Fitz Geralde and by procurement of Reymond the Erle gaue his daughter Alma in mariage vnto WilliaÌ„ the eldest son of Maurice Fitz Gerald to which Maurice being sente for forth of Wales the Earle gaue the middle Candred of Ophelan which he had possessed before by the kings assignment togither with the castel of Guikinlon to holde the same in fee. Wicklowe Ye must here note that the king of EnglaÌ„d to assure his title to Ireland with a color of further right procured of Pope AdriaÌ„ that was an English man borne as before ye haue heard bulles of confirmation to the ende as the tenor of those bulles signified that he should root out such abuses euill customes as were commonly practised there among the people coÌ„trarie to the order of all Christianitie And so in reforming the state of religion and reducing the people to liue within the compasse of honest lawes more ciuill ordinances he graunted to him the supreme dominion of that land commanding all the inhabitants therof to receiue him for their souerain lord gouernor Reymond disposing things in order for the sure gard of that citie caused vitails from ech side to be brought into it and leauing there .l. knights two hundred horsmen and CC. archers vnder the gouernment of Miles of S. Dauid hys cousin that was appoynted captaine of that citie Miles of Saint â—â—uid he returned and drew into Leynister with the residue of his people in safetie hauing thus obteyned a notable victorie Heruey enuyâ—â— Reymonds 〈◊〉 But as enuie is euer a companion to well doing though not to further but readie still to hinder the same so Heruie bearing a continuall secrete grudge agaynst Reymondes glorie that neyther respect of affinitie nor other reasonable consideration coulde cause him to forget it sticked not to sende Messengers to the King with sinister informations agaynst Reymonde wrongly interpreting all hys doings in so muche that he put into the kings head how he went about as one fully determined thervpon not onely to vsurpe to hymselfe and his the
Calendes of September After whose death Fitz Aldelme tooke from his sonnes the Castelles of Guikinlo by a craft assigning to them as it were by exchaunge the towne of Ferue where although it stoode in the myddest of the enimies Countrey they had buylded a strong Castell Walter Almaine Walter Almain also Aldelmes nephew tooke from Reymond such lands as he was seysed of in Dublin dale and aboute Wexford Moreouer where Aldelme had in commaundement from the king to restore vnto Fitz Stephans the Canthred of Ophelan being brybed to the contrarie he did not as he was commaunded but still remoued those captaines y t were knowne to be of any approued valiancie into places farre within the Countrey and where most daunger was suspected specially he sought by all wayes meanes to keepe vnder those of the lynage of Fitz Gerald deuising how to bring them out of credit and to depriue them of such liuings rowmthes and offices as they helde and had bene gyuen to them in recompence of their good seruice But whilest Fitz Aldelme went about only to establish himselfe and his friendes in the best and most quiet partes of Irelande his associate that valiant knight Iohn de Curcy victoriously conquered the countrey of Vlster which hitherto had not bene subiect to the king of England We reade in Giraldus Cambrensis that he fought fiue times with the enimies before he could establish his conquest there in any suretie twise at Doune as first shortly after Candlemasse secondly about Mydsommer where with a small power of men he discomfited .xv. thousand of his enimies The third conflict chaunced at Ferly in taking a bootie where by reason of the straytes narrow passages his people were put to the worse some slaine and some scattered and dispersed here and there among the Wooddes so that he had vneth xj knightes left with him and yet through hys high valiancie and manhood with those few he retyred stll in keeping off the enimies passing by the space of .xxx. myles a foote for they had lost theyr horses and at length got home to his castell after he had bene pursued by his enimies for the space of two dayes and two nightes not once suffred to rest nor to take any refection in all that time A thing straunge and worthy to be had in memory The fourth battayle which he fought wyth his aduersaryes was at Vrcell where also hee lost many of his men and the residue were put to flight The fifth encounter was at the bridge of Iuory vpon his returne forth of England in which place he went away with the victorie And thus in three battayles he had the vpper hande and in two tasted the chaungeable fortune of warre although with no lesse domage redounding to the enimie than to him selfe at both those times when he was so foyled at their handes To establish the conquest of Vlster Iohn de Curcy conquereth Vlster and other the parties of Irelande before enioyed Alexander the thirde of that name Bishop of Rome sent a Cardinall named Viuianus to signifie the tytle that king Henrie had to the soueraigne gouernement of that lande with a reseruation of Peter pens to be payde to the Church of Rome Peter pens and beside to denounce them accursed that woulde not yeeld and submit themselues vnto the sayd king but shew themselues rebels contrarie to their dutifull allegiance who bring as they were despisers and breakers of the ecclesiasticall Canons yet for a colour to mainteine their vnruly misdemeanors they had deuised to make Churches their barnes Churches made Barnes filling the same full of their corne graynes that the vitaylers and ◅urueyours of the kings campe should not in any wise meddle with the same for feare to run into the offence of sacrilege Therfore he licenced the kings officers in this behalf in curteous wise discretly to cōmune with such persōs as made the Church a sanctuarie for their graine and in time of neede to take thereof at reasonable pryces Little good did Fitz Aldelme and lesse was he like to do bycause he went about to crosse his Peeres and was therewith crossed agayne in his course of gouernment Hugh Lacie made lieutenant of Ireland wherevpon Hugh Lacie was made generall lieutenant ouer the whole I le vnder whō Miles Cogan Philip de Brewse Fitz Stephans Power and diuers other were appointed to the rule of diuerse countreys seuerally apart by themselues He buyldeth fortresses Lacy builded diuerse castels and fortresses through the coūtreys of Leynister Meth. The same yeare Miles Cogan his sonne in law Rauf Fitz Stephans the sonne of Robert Fitz Stephans were slaine betwixt Waterforde and Lismore by a traytor named Machtire as they sa◅ abrode in the fieldes togither staying for the men of Waterforde with whom they shoulde haue talked but the traytor with other in his cōpanie came behinde them with their Axes slue them out of hand They were appoynted to haue lodged with the sayde Machtire the night following as with him whome they tooke to be theyr assured friend And immediately hereupon al the countreys of Desmond and other there about beganne to reuolte from the Englishe obedience after that the same had continued in meetely good quiet vnder the gouernment of Robert Fitz Stephans Miles Cogan and Raufe Fitz Stephans slayne and Miles Cogan for the space of .v. yeres but togither nowe the rebels starting vp in euery corner set all in a broyle and droue Fitz Stephans to that extremitie that he was glad to kepe him within the Citie of Corg beset on eche side by his enimies that lay rounde about him till hys cousin Reymond came by water from Wexford with .xx. knightes and diuers other men of armes and archers to his ayde by whose assystance the enimies were in sundrie conflictes ouerthrowne and partly driuen out of the Countrey and partly reduced to their former obedience and so that tempestuous storme within a while was well calmed and all things brought into quiet Richard Cogā for shortly after Richard Cogan brother to Miles Cogan was sent from the king of Englande to succeede in rule of the Countrey in his brothers place And shortly after there arriued Philip de Barre the nephew of Fitz Stephans Philip de Barre aswell to ayde his vncle as to defende his possessions of Olethan giuen to him by Fitz Stephans and after iniuriously taken frō Raufe the son of Fitz Stephans The same time Giraldus Cambrensis brother to the same Philip de Barre Giraldus cambrensis goeth into Ireland and Nephewe likewyse to Fitz Stephan came ouer in companie with his brother to suruey the Countrey the description whereof with the Historie he afterwardes wrote out of whom we haue gathered the most part of that whiche we haue written here in the beginning of this Irishe historie the whiche for want of getting sight of his booke in time we haue bene constrayned to insert consusedly for
Iustice might haue possessed the Iles if they had bene worth the keeping into the which Iles except the sayd Darcy the Earle of Sussex late Lieutenant of Irelande no gouernor at any time yet aduentured At Darcyes comming backe into Irelande and exercising the office of Lorde Iustice he deliuered Walter Birmingham out of the Castell of Dublin Howe a Realme of warre might bee gouerned by one both vnskilfull and vnable in all warlike seruice Articles or questions How an officer vnder the king that entred very poore might in one yeare grow to more excessiue wealth than men of great patrimonie and liuelode in many yeares Howe it chaunced that sithe they were all called Lordes of theyr owne that the soueraigne Lord of them all was not a pennie the rycher for them The chiefe of them that thus seemed to repine with the present gouernment was Thomas Fitz Maurice Erle of Desmonde through whose maintenance and bearing out of the matter the Countrey was in great trouble so as it had not lightly beene seene that suche contrarietie in myndes and dislyking had appeared amongest those of the English race in that realme at any time before Herewith Raufe Vffort was sent ouer Lord Iustice who bringing hys wyfe wyth him 1343 Raufe Vffort Lord iustice the Countesse of Vlster arryued about the .xiij. of Iulie Thys man was verye rygorous and through perswasion as was sayde of his wyfe he was more extreeme and couetous than otherwyse hee woulde haue beene a matter not to bee forgotten The Countesse of Vlster for if thys Ladie had beene as readie to moue hir husbande to haue shewed hymselfe gentle and mylde in his gouernment as she was bent to pricke him forwarde vnto sharpe dealing and rygorous proceedings shee had beene nowe aswell reported of as shee is infamed by theyr pennes that haue regystred the doyngs of those tymes And whilest hee yet remayned in Mounster he deuised wayes how to haue the Earle of Desmonde apprehended whiche being brought to passe hee afterwarde deliuered him vpon mainprise of these sureties whose names ensue Sureties for the Earle of Desmonde William de Burgh Earle of Vlster Iames Butler Earle of Ormonde Rycharde Tuyt Nicholas Verdon Maurice Rochefort Eustace le Power Geralde de Rochefort Iohn Fitz Robert Power Robert Barry Maurice Fitz Girald Iohn Wellesley Walter le Fant Richard Rokelley Henrie Traherne Roger Power Iohn Lenfaunt Roger Power Mathew Fitz Henrie Richarde Walleys Edmonde Burgh sonne to the Earle of Vlster knightes Dauid Barry William Fitz Gerald Foulke de Fraxinus Robert Fitz Maurice Henry Fitz Berkley Iohn Fitz George de Roche Thomas de Lees de Burgh These as ye haue heard were bounde for the Earle and bycause hee made default the Lorde Iustice verily tooke the aduauntage of the bonde agaynst the mainpernours foure of them onely excepted the two Earles and two knightes Vffort euill spoken of The lord Iustice is charged with strayte dealing by wryters in this behalfe for that the same persons had assisted him in his warres agaynste Desmond but truly if we shal consider the matter with indifferencie he did no more than law reason required For if euery surety vpō forfeyture of his bonde shoulde be forborne that otherwyse doth his duetie what care woulde men haue eyther to procure sureties or to become suretyes themselues But such is the affection of wryters specicially when they haue conceyued any mislyking towardes those of whome they take occasion to speake so as many a worthie man hath bene defamed and with slaunder greatly defaced in things wherein he rather hath deserued singular commendation But howsoeuer this matter was handled touching the Earle of Desmonde Ioy conceyued for the death of the lord Iustice Vffort vpon the death of the Lord Iustice whiche ensued the nexte yeare Bonfyres were made and greate ioye shewed through all the Realme of Irelande His Ladie verily as shoulde appeare was but a miserable woman procuring him to extortion and bryberie Much he abridged the prerogatiues of the Churche and was so hated that euen in the sight of the Countrey he was robbed without rescue by Mac Cartie notwithstanding he gathered power and dispersed those Rebels of Vlster Robert Darcy was ordeyned Iustice by the Counsell 1346 Robert Darcie Lord iustice till the kings letters came to sir Iohn Fitz Morice who released Fitz Thomas Earle of Kildare left in durance by Vfford at his death Iohn Fitz Morice Iustice Fitz Morice continued not long but was discharged and the Lorde Walter Birmingham elect to succeede in that rowmth Lord Birmingham Iustice who procured a safeconduct for Desmonde to pleade his cause before the King by whome he was liberally entreated and allowed towarde his expences there twentie shillings a day at the Princes charge in consideration of whiche curtesie shewed to hys Kinnesman the Earle of Kildare accompanied with dyuerse Lordes Knightes and chosen Horsemen serued the King at Calyce a towne thought impregnable and returned after the winning thereof in greate pompe and ioylitie 1347 ◅ecord Tur. Wee finde that Thomas Lorde Berkeley and Reignalde Lord C◅bham and Sir Morice Berckley became main◅ernours for the sayde Earle of Desmonde that hee shoulde come into England and abide such tryall as the law would awarde 1348 The Prior of Kilmaynam Baron Carew Iustice Sir Thomas Rokesby Iustice Record Tur. Iohn Archer Prior of Kylmaynam was substituted Lieutenaunt to the Lorde Iustice To whome succeeded Baron Carew and after Carewe followed Sir Thomas Rokesbye Knight vnto whome was assigned aboue his ordinarie retinew of twentie men of armes a supplie of tenne men of armes and twentie Archers on Horsebacke so long as it should bee thought needfull Greate mortalitie chaunced this yeare as in other partes of the worlde so especially in places aboute the Sea coastes of Englande and Irelande 1349 In the yeare following departed this life Alexander Bignor Archbishop of Dublin Iohn de Saint Paule Archbishop of Dublin And the same yeare was Iohn de Saint Paule consecrated Archbishop of that sea This yeare deceased Kemwryke Shereman sometime Maior of Dublin 1350 Kenwrike Shereman a great benefactor to euery Churche and religious house within .xx. myles rounde aboute the Citie His legacies to the poore and other besides his liberalitie shewed in his lyfe tyme amounted to three thousande Markes Sir Robert Sauage In this season dwelled in Vlster a wealthie knight one sir Robert Sauage who the rather to preserue his owne began to wall and fortifie his Manor houses with Castelles and pyles against the Irish enimie exhorting his heyre Henrie Sauage to applie that worke so beneficiall for himselfe and his posteritie Father quoth yong Sauage I remember the prouerbe Better a Castell of bones than of stones where strēgth courage of valiant men are prest to helpe vs neuer will I by the grace of God comber my selfe with dead walles My fort shall bee where soeuer yong blouds be
the trauel of those that wente too and fro betwixte the Bishop and the kinnesfolkes of Liulfe a daye was appoynted on the which the Bishop should come to a farther communication with them at Gates head Thus may wee see what followed of the neglecting of iustice in the Byshoppe for if he hadde eyther banished Gilbert and other hys complices in the murther accordingly as hee pretended to doe or otherwise haue seene due punishmente executed agaynste them the peoples rage had neuer proceeded so farre as it dyd for they coulde not perswade themselues to thynke but that the Bishoppe was giltie and priuie to Liulfes death sith he hadde receyued the murtherers into hys house the same nyghte in whiche the facte was done and kepte them still about hym whyche hys â—…earing with them cost hym hys owne lyfe as before yee haue hearde whereby it appeareth that it is not inough for a gouernoure to bee cleere from the knowledge of euill before the factâ—… and at the tyme in which it is done by others if hee see not them that do it duly punished for their offences bycause that when iustice is suppressed and hathe not hir due course those that susteine iniurie are euer desirous of reuenge beeing ready to attempte it by vnlawfull meanes of themselues in priuate sorte when through lacke of ordinarie course of lawes they are debarred from it But nowe to the purpose of the Historie When Bishoppe Odo was come into those partice to reuenge the Bishops death with an army as we haue sayde hee sore afflicted the countrey by spoyling it on euery side with great crueltie Heere yee shall vnderstand that King William placed and eftsoones remoued dyuers Rulers ouer the Northumbers for firste hee appointed one Copsius to haue the rule of that countrey in place of Markar that before had helde the same Sim. Dunel This Copsie expulsed Osulfe the sonne of Earle Edulfe that was brother to Earle Aldred whiche Osulfe was substitute vnto the Earles Edwyne and Morkar who although hee was dryuen out of hys gouernamente by Copsi yet recouering his forces againe hee slewe the same Copsie as hee entred into the Churche of Newburne but within a fewe monethes after the same Osulfe as hee ranne with hys Horse againste a Theefe hee was thrust through the body with a Speare whyche the Theefe helde in his hande and so dyed Then Gospatrike that was sonne to Aldgitha the daughter of Vthred sometyme Earle of Northumberlandâ—… was assigned by Kyng William the Conquerour to haue the gouernemente there Hys mother Aldgitha was daughter to Vthred sometyme Earle of Northumberlande begote vpon Elfgina the daughter of Kyng Egelred Some write that Gospatricke purchased the Earledome of Kyng William and so helde it for a tyme till the same Kyng tooke it from him agayne and then gaue it vnto Earle Walteife or Waldeue and then nexte after hym the foresayde Bishoppe of Durham Walcher hadde the whole administration committed to hym but after hys decesse hee beeyng slayne as yee haue hearde one Albericke ruled that countrey and lastly Roberte Mulbray a ryghte noble personage and for hys wisedome and valiauncie highly renowmed with all men was created Earle of Northumberlande and gouerned the people of those parties in suche politique and wise order The foundation of Vniuersitie colledge in Oxforde An. Reg. 15. 1081 that during hys tyme it is hard to say whether hys quietnesse or the obedieÌ„ce of hys people was lykely to be the greater In like manner after the foresayde Walcher one William was created Bishop of Durham who was the originall founder of the Vniuersitie Colledge in Oxford and by whose asistance the Monkes gaping both for riches ease and possessions founde the meanes to displace the secular Priestes of the Colledge of Durham An. Reg. 16. 1082 that they mighte get into theyr roomes as they did indeede soone after to thiâ—…e greate lucre and aduantage But to returne againe to the course of the historie Shortly after the reuenge of the deathe of Walcher the Bishop of Durham the forenamed Bishop Odo the Kyngs brother was suspected of some vntroth and sinister dealing and therevpon was sent as a banished man into NormaÌ„dy or rather as other write committed to prison An. Reg. 17. 1083 where hee remayned not as a Clearke but as a Baron of the Realme for he was both Bishoppe and Earle of Kente The Kyng hauyng at length obteyned some rest from warres dothe practise by sundry meanes howe to enriche hys coffers and therefore hee raysed a tribute thorough out all the Kyngdome for the better leuying whereof hee appoynted all the subiectes of hys Realme to be numbred also all the Cities and Townes Villages and Hamlets Abbeys Monasteries Priories to bee registred Moreouer hee caused a certificate to be made of euery mannes substaunce and what hee myghte dispende by yeare and caused theyr names to bee written whyche helde Knyghtes fees and were bounde thereby to serue hym in the warres Likewise hee tooke the tale of euery yoke of Oxen and what number of plough landes and how many bondmen were within the Realme whereby the certificate thereof beeyng once made and broughte vnto him hee came to full vnderstandyng what wealthe yet remayned among the Englishmenne and therefore hee raysed hys tribute so muche the more Plow lande taking sixe Shillings for euery hyde of land through out his Realme whyche amounted to an inestimable summe when it was all broughte togither into his Exchequer Heere note by the way Geruasius Tilberensis The true definition of a hide of lande that an hyde of lande includeth an hundred acres and an acre conteyneth fortie perches in length and foure in bredth the length of a pearch conteyning sixteene foote and an halfe so that the common acre shoulde conteyne .240 perches and eyght hydes or .800 acres is a Knyghts fee after the best approoued Writers and playne demonstration Those are therefore deceyued that take an hyde of lande to conteine twentie acres as William Lambert hath well noted in his treatise de priscis Anglorum legibus where hee expoundeth the meaning of the olde Saxon tearmes perteyning to the lawes but to proceede and come alittle after temporals dealing to some of the spirituall affayres It hapned about the same time y t K. WilliaÌ„ had finished y e rating of his subiects that theâ—… râ—…se a strife betwixt Thurstan Abbot of Glastenburie a Norman and the Monkes of that house Regni 18. 1084 VVil. Mal. Simon Dun. Thurstan Abbot of Glastenburie William of Festampe 〈◊〉 thereof was for that the Abbot woulde haue compelled them to haue left the plaine song or note for the seruice which Pope Gregorie had set forth and to haue vsed an other kinde of 〈◊〉 deuised by 〈◊〉 William of Fescampe 〈…〉 this the saydâ—… Abbot spent and wasted the goodes that belonged to the house in ryot lecherie and by such other insolent meanes withdrawing also from the Monkes their olde 〈…〉
whome he promysed to punishe the matter was taken vp and stayed for a tyme tyll at lengthe it was perceyued that the Sicilians went about to feede foorth king Richarde with fayre wordes tyll he should be ready to set forwardes on his iourney and so should the matter passe without worthy punishmente The Englishmen hauyng got possession of the Citie pighte vp the banners wyth the Armes of the King of Englande rounde aboute the walles wherewith the Frenche kyng was sore displeased and required that the same myghte be taken downe and hys sette vppe But the king of England woulde not so agree Neuerthelesse to pacifie the French kings moode he deliuered the citie of Messina vnto the custodie of the Knightes Templers and Hospitalers tyll he might be satisfied of suche things as hee demaunded of king Tancrede After this on the .viij. day of October the two kings of EnglaÌ„d France before a great number of Earles The tvvo kinges of England and France receyue a solemn othe and Barons and other botheÌ„ of the Clergie and temporaltie tooke their solemne othes that the one should defend the other and also eyther others armye in this iourney bothe comming and going without fraude or deceipt and the lyke othe was receyued by the Erles and Barons on both partes Ordinaunces deuised After this the two kings by aduise and coÌ„sent of both their armies deuised these ordinaunces that all Pilgryms which chaunced to dye in this iourneye myghte dispose at their pleasure of all their armure horses and apparell and of half of those things whiche they had with them so that they sent nothing home into their countreys and the other half shuld be at the discretion of Walter Archbish of Rouen Manser bishop of Langres of the maister of the Temple of the maister of the Hospitall of Hugh duke of Burgoigne of Rafe de Coucy of Drogo de Marlow of Rob. Sabuill Andrew de Chauenny and of Gilbert Wascoyle which shuld imploy the same towardes the support of the warres in the holy Lande against the Infidels as they thought moste expedient Play forbidden Moreouer it was ordeined that no man shoulde play at any game within the armie for money except knights and chapleyns the which shuld not lose in one day and nyght aboue .xx. ss they to forfait an C. ss so ofte as they lost aboue that summe the persons aforenamed to haue the same to be distributed as afore is sayd The two kyngs might playe and commaunde their seruants in their presence likewise to play so y t they exceded not the summe of .xx. ss And also the seruants of Archbishops bishops erles and barons by their maisters coÌ„mandemeÌ„t might play not exceeding that summe But if any seruants or Maryners or other of lyke degree were found to play without licence the seruauntes shoulde bee whipped naked .iij. days round about the campe excepte they raunsomed foorth themselues at the plesure of the persons aboue named and the Matyners should be dowsed ouer heade and eares in the sea for .iij. mornings togither after the vse of seamen except they redeemed that punishmeÌ„t at the discretion lykewise of the sayd persons and those of other the lyke meane degrees being neyther knyghtes nor chapleyns should be punished as seruauntes Borrovving Also if any Pilgrime borrowed any thyng of an other whylest he was on his iourney hee should be bound to pay it but if he borrowed it before his setting forth he was not bound to answere it till his returne home Souldiours 〈◊〉 mariners dâ—…ting from 〈◊〉 maisters If any mariner or seruaunt reteyned in wages with any man in this iourney departed from his master without liceÌ„ce no other person might receiue him and if he did he shoulde be punished at the discretion of the forenamed persones Moreouer it was ordeyned Victualers that no vittayler or other shold buy any bread to sel again nor any meale within the coÌ„passe of the campe except the same were brought by a stranger neyther might they buy any paste or other thing to sell agayne within the campe or within a league of it If any man any bought corn to make bread of was appoynted howe muche hee shoulde gayne in one measure besyde the branne Other occupiers that vsed buying sellyng of wares should gayne one peny in .x. d neither should any man refuse any of the kynges coyne excepte it were broken within the circle No man shoulde buye any fleshe to sell it agayne except a lyue beaste whiche he should kill within the campe Moreouer no man shoulde make bread to sell but after the rate of penye loanes Wherein the peny English was apointed to go for foure pens Aniouyne Al these ordinances with other were decreede and ordayned to be obserued and keepte by the councell consente and agreemente of the kinges of England Fraunce and Sicile But to returne now to the dissention betwixt the Englishmen and them of Messina Ye shall vnderstande that the tumult beyng once ceassed Polidor and dyuers of the chief offenders in the late commotion being put to deth king Tankrede shortly after came thyther and sought to auoyde al suspition out of king Richardes heade that hee might conceyue of hym for beeing in any wyse culpable in that whiche his subiectes of Messina had attempted against him and therfore hauing recouered money of his friendes he restored vnto kyng Richarde the dowrie of his sister Quene Ioane and further offred vnto him to ioyne in newe allyance with hym offering his daughter in mariage vnto Arthur Duke of Britayne the kings nephewe with a greate summe of money for hir dowrie if it so should please hym King Richarde accepted the offer and so ioyned in peace and affinitie with the king of Sicil receyuyng of hym twentie thousande ounces of golde for the same maryage to bee had and an honorable dowrie assigned foorth of the landes that belonged to the sayde Arthure for the sayde Lady to enioye duryng hir lyfe in case she suruiued hir husbande And if it so chaunced that by the death of either of them the mariage could not take place then shoulde King Richarde restore the same twentie thousand ounces of golde agayne But besyde these twentie thousand vnces of Golde thus giuen by kyng Tancrede for the mariage of his daughter he gaue other twentie thousande ounces to King Richarde for an acquitaunce and quite clayme of all manner of dueties rightes and demaundes whiche eyther he or his syster myghte pretende eyther by reason of any bequest dower or by any other manner of waye Also where as the Admirall of Sicile called Margaret and one Iordane del Poyn men of great authoritie vnder king Tancrede fledde out of Messina with all their families riches which they had eyther in golde or siluer king Richard seysed vppon theyr houses theyr Galeys and possessions so that he made hymselfe as strong as he coulde to resist all attemptes that myght bee made agaynst hym by
as was sayd they occupied to gaine after the maner of the Courte of Rome But at length yet they were called before the ciuill Magistrate by the kings procurement and grieuously accused for theyr vnlawfull occupying of vsurie and some of them committed to prison the residue hid themselues out of the way tyll at length for a summe of money they were licenced to be at rest and so continued for a season The Iewes reioyced hereat to haue fellowes with them in their miserie In this season also there depended a controuersie betwixt the Archbishop of Canterburie and the Bishoppe of London and his Canons of Paules Controuersie betwixt Prelates so that the sayde Bishop of London and the Deane of Paules and other of the Canons were excommunicate But the Bishop perceyuing which way the world went recoÌ„ciled himselfe But the Deane stoode long in the matter and at length went himselfe to the Pope to vtter his griefe This controuersie hanged long betwixt them and was handled in such wife that laye menne laught at their doings for now and then whom the Pope commaunded to be assoyled theyr aduersaries by colour of the Popes authoritie would commaund to be excommunicate The Earle of Leycester prospereth in Cascoigne The first day of Iuly the Erle of Leycester in Gascoign ouercame many of the kings enimies and tooke from them a fortresse called ChattelloÌ„ A sore tempest of thunder and lightning On S. Dunstans day there was a maruellous sore teÌ„pest of weather the ayre being darkned on euery side from the foure corners thereof and withall chaunced such a thunder as fewe the like had beene heard of First it beganne as it had beene a greate waye off but after it burst out with such terrible crackes as was wonderful But one amongst the rest exceeded and withall such lightning flashed forth as put men in great feare and terror The chymney of the Chamber wherein the Queene and hir children then were was beaten downe to dust 〈…〉 and the whole buyâ—…ding sore shaken This was at Windsore where in the Parke Okes were rent in sunder and turned vp by the rootes and much hurt done as mylnes with the Mylners in them and shepefoldes with the shepheardes and plowmen and suche as were going by the way were destroyed and beaten downe About the same tyme the sea on the coastes of Englande High tyâ—… rose with higher tydes than the naturall course gaue by the space of sixe foote About Michaelmasse the Queene dowager of Scotlande that was daughter to Monsieur de Cousie a French man came through EnglaÌ„d to return into France where she was born was of the king honourably receyued and welcomed This yeare the Nunrie of Marran not farre from Lynne was founded by the Ladie Isabell The Nâ—… Marran â—…ded Countesse of Arundell Also this yeare the Lorde William de Cantlow departed this life in whose heritage his son named also William succeeded Moreouer Iohn Cobham and Geffrey Spencer that was a man of great fame and one of the kings counsaile departed this life Cobham before Easter and Spencer shortlye after the same feast Also in the Octaues of Pentecost Paule Peyuer or Peure departed this life Paule Peyuer Hee was also one of the kings chiefe Counsaylers and Lorde Stewarde of his house This man at the first was not borne to any great possessions but by purchase hee atteyned to greate reuenues The Ladie Ioan his wife compounded with the king for the maryage of hir sonne named Paule after his father but the Lorde Iohn Gray payed the money being fiue hundred marks and so discharging hir of that debt maried hir sonne to one of his daughters at his manour of Eyton and afterwardes at London maried the mother of his sonne in lawe The Lâ—… William 〈◊〉 married 〈…〉 Pâ—…yâ—… wherewyth the King was sore displeased for hee hadde gyuen the maryage of hir vnto a Staunger one Stephen de Salines so that the Lorde Gray was glad to gyue to the King the summe of fiftie markes by way of a fine to haue his good will In the .xxxvj. yeare of King Henries raigne Aâ—… Mat. Pâ—… The Câ—… of Hales â—…cared the Churche of Hales was dedicate of the foundation of Richarde Earle of Cornewall At which dedication hee kept a solenme feast on the Euen of Saint Leonarde being Sunday There was present the King and Queene and almoste all the Nobilitie of Englande both spiritual and temporall The buylding of that Churche The câ—… of the bâ—…ding of tâ—… Church of Hales all charges accounted stoode the Earle in tenne thousande Markes as hee himselfe confessed vnto Mathew Paris About the same tyme the Earle of Leycester and Guy de Lusignan the Kings halfe brother came into Englande out of Fraunce and landed at Douer The king receyued them with great ioy gladnes He gaue to his brother at his return great rewards as he was euer accustomed â—…eys and 〈◊〉 in those 〈◊〉 were â—…ed in â—…rough â—…r than is â—…n our â—…as shuld â—…re so as â—…ame 〈◊〉 seeme â—…r a right â—…se of war 〈◊〉 vtteraÌ„ce In the feast of the Conception of our Ladie at a Iustes holden at Rochester the straungers were putte to the worse and well beaten by the Englishe Batchlers and men of Armes so that the dishonour which they did to the Englishmen at Brackley was nowe recompenced with interest For the Straungers fleeing to the Citie for succour were mette by the way by the English Knightes seruaunts and yeomen which fel vpon them beate them sore with Clubbes and stanâ—…s and handled the very euill Hereof spring a greate hatred betwixt the Englishe men and straungers whiche dayly grewe and encreased more and more the rather bycause the king had them in so good estimation and reteyned so many of them within the realme The king did celebrate the feast of Christmasse at York 1252 whether came Alexander the yong king of Scottes and was there made Knight by the King of Englande and on Saint Stephens day he maryed the Ladie Margaret daughter to the king of England according to the assuraunce before time concluded There was a great assembly of noble personages at that feast â—…ouse of â—…ie The Queene dowager of Scotland mother to king Alexander a French woman of the house of Coucie had passed the sea was present there with a fayre companie of Lordes and GentlemeÌ„ The number of knights that were come thither on the king of Englandes part were reckened to be at the poynt of one thousande The King of Scottes had with him .lx. knightes and a great sort of other gentlemen comparable to knightes â—…ing of â—…dâ—… hoâ—… to king â—…gland The king of Scottes did homage to the king of Englande at that time for the realme of Scotlande and all things were done with great loue and fauour although at the begynning some strife was kyndled about taking vp of lodgings This assembly of the Princes
staying there till the twoo and twentyth of the same Moneth sette forewarde that daye towardes Cambridge where hee lay wyth hys armye the better to bridle them that kepte the Ilse of Elye agaynste hym The Earle of Gloucest vvith an armie commeth to LoÌ„don Hee laye there all the Lente season And in the meane tyme the Earle of Gloucester takyng greate displeasure for that hee myghte not haue his will â—…ie of â—…cester â—…an armye â—…th to London as well for the banishing of straungers as for restitution to bee made vnto the disenherited men of their laÌ„ds he began a new sturre and assembling a greate power in the marches of Wales came neare vnto Lodon preteÌ„ding at y e first as though he had come to aide the kyng at length he got licence of the Mayor and citizens to passe through the citie into Southwarke where he lodged with his people thither came to him shortly sir Iohn de Eyuele by Southery side bringing with him a great company The Mayor caused the bridge water side to be kept and watched both day and night with armed men and euery night was the drawbridge drawne vp but within a whyle the Erle vsed the matter so that he was permitted to lodge within the Citie with a certaine of his men by reason wherof he drewe more and more of his people into the citie so that in the ende he was master of the citie in Ester weeke toke the keys of the bridge into his hands The legate coÌ„ming forth of the Toure repaired vnto the churche of S. Paule vnder a color to preach y e Croisey The Legate admonisheth the Earle of Gloucester to obey the king but in the end of that his exhortation he turned his words to the Erle of Gloucester admonishing him to obey the king as he was bouÌ„d by his allegiaunce and further whereas the Earle had giuen coÌ„maundement that no victuals shuld be suffred to be brought into the Toure wher the Popes legate was lodged he thought himselfe euil vsed in that behalf â—…th he was a mediator for peace and no partaker But when the Earle seemed to giue small regarde to his wordes he got him secretly againe into the Tower with certain noble men the Kings friendes meaning to defeÌ„d into the vttermost of their powers The legate and other meane to defende the tovver againste the erle of Glocester There entred also into the Tower a great number of Iews w t their wiues children vnto whome one ward of y e Tower was committed to defend which they did in that necessity very stoutly Many of y e citizens fearing a newe insurrection auoided out of y e citie whose goods the Erle seased vnto his owne vse or suffred his men to spoyle the same at their pleasures The citizens of London in an vprore chose nevve officers The moste parte of all the commons of the citie tooke parte with the Erle and in a tumulte got them to the Guilde hall and there chose for theyr Maior or Custos of the Citie Richard de Collworthe knyght and for bailiffes Robert de Linton Roger Marshall discharging the olde Mayor and Sheriffes of their roomths Diuers Aldermen were committed to prison and their goodes sequestred and muche parte therof spoyled Also all suche persons as were prysoners in Newegate Ludgate Creplegate or in any other prison aboute the Citie Prisoners sette at libertie for the quarrell of the Barons warre were set at libertie The legate perceyuing suche disorder accursed generally all suche as thus troubled the â—…ges peace The 〈◊〉 accâ—… troubleâ—… the kâ—… peace shewyng themselues enimies to the King and the realme He also interdiâ—… all the churches within the citie and aboute it licenâ—…ng only diuine seruice to be sayde in houses of religion and without â—…gyng of any bell or â—…ging and whylest seruice was in hande heap pointed the Churche dores to be shafte bycause none of them that stoode accursed shoulde enter and be present The kiâ—… at Câ—… The King in the meane â—…e lay at Cambridge to defend the countries about from iniuries whiche were dayely attempted by them that helde the I le of Ely agaynste hym of whome at one time he distressed a certaine number at Ramsey Ramsey And bicause nowe after that the Earle was thus come to London an other coÌ„panie of them brake out to robbe and spoyle and were stopped by the kyngs power from entryng into the Isle agayne they repayred streyght to London doing mischiefe inough by the waye The Earle of Gloucester greately encourâ—…ged by theyr assistance fell in hande to assayâ—… the Tower wythin the whyche the Popes Legate Othobone and dyuers other were incâ—…sed takyng vppon them to defende it agaynste the Erle and all his puissaunte The Kyng vppon the fyrste newes of the Earle of Gloucester his commotion The â—…keth 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 â—…re 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 vvaâ—… 〈…〉 â—…guagâ—… the Shrynes of Sainctes and other Iewâ—… and Relykes of the Churche of Westmynster vnto certayne Merchauntes for greate summes of money wyth the whyche sendyng into Fraunce and Scotlande hee reteyned men of warre to come to hys ayde Herevpon his sonne Prynce Edward came to hys succoure vnto Cambridge bryngyng thyther wyth hym thyrtie thousande able men out of the north partes Scottes and other The kyng then leauing a conuenient number to defende Cambridge The kings moueth â—…des VVyâ—… marched from thence towarde Wyndesore After his comming thither his armie dayly increased The Earle of Gloucester and hys complyces beganne to feare the matter and sente to hym for peace whiche coulde not bee graunted wherevpon they appoynted to giue him battayle vpon Hounde flow heath The kyng comming thither in the mornyng founde no man there to resist him and therfore after he had stayed there a certain space The K. 〈◊〉 to Straâ—… Fabian he marched forth came to Stratforde where hee was lodged in the Abbey hys hoste laye at Hamme and thereaboutes As the Kyng thus laye at Stratforde there came vnto hym from the parties of beyonde the sea â—…e Eâ—…s of â—…loâ—… and Pâ—…e 〈◊〉 fleete of â—…scoins come 〈◊〉 the kyngs â—…dâ—… the Earle of Bolougne and Saint Paule with CC. men of armes and theyr suite of other souldiours Also there arriued in the Thames a fleete of great vessels fraught with Gascoynes and laie afore the Towre abidyng the kings pleasure The Earle of Gloucester had caused bulwarkes and barbicanes to be made betwixte the Tower and the Citie and also in sundrye places where neede required dytches and trenches were cast so that the Citie was strongly fortifyed But yet nowe that the sayd Earle and his complices perceyued theÌ„ selues in maner as besieged they fought for peace And by mediation of the King of Almayne Chyngdon peace conâ—…ded the Lorde Philippe Basset and the Legate Othobone the same was granted the ordinaunce of Killingworthe in euerye condition obserued â—…he Londoâ—…rs pardoned The
Edward when he did to him homage King Edwarde not fully vnderstanding the conclusion of this league requyring ayde of the Scottish king for the maintenance of his warres against France and receyuing a doubtfull answere he began to suspect the matter and therevpon required to haue three Castels as Berwik Edâ—…irgh â–ª and Roâ—…esbourgh deliuered vnto him as gages till the ende of the warre King Edwards request made to the Scottes is denied Abyngdon and if the Scottishmen continued faythfull vnto him hee woulde then restore the same Castelles when the warres wâ—… ended vnto thâ—… again This to dothe Scottish men vtterly denied alledging that their Countrey was free of it selfe and acquit of all â—…de or bondage and that they were in no condition bounde vnto the Lâ—…nâ—… of Scotland and therefore they would receyue the Merchants of Fraunce 〈◊〉 Flaunders The disloyall dealing of the Scottes or of any other Countrey without exception as they thought gâ—… There wâ—…t shâ—…â—…n of Barwicke 〈◊〉 the same time certain English 〈…〉 hoÌ„ the â—…cottes 〈◊〉 â—…ssault and wounded some of them and some of them they siue and chased the residue the â—…ch returning into England made complayn â—…and shewed in what euill maâ—…er â—…ey had beeâ—… of 〈◊〉 with King Edward herevpon perceyuing the â—…urposes of the Scottes N. Triuet determined to make warre vpon them with all specede and to conâ—…uer the whole Countrey if they coulde not cleare themselues of such euill dealing as of them was reported and thought to be be put in practise About the conuersion of Saint Paule in Ianuarie The of Lancaster sent into Gascoigne Abingdon king Edwarde sent ouer into Gascoigne his brother the Lorde Edmonde Earle of Lancaster with the Earle of Lyncolne and other to the number of .xxvj. Baronittes and seuen hundred men of armes besides a great multitude of other people â–ª They arryued at Blay aboute the mydst of Lent and stayed there tyll towards Easter In which meane season a great sort of Gascoignes and other people resorted vnto them so that they were two thousande men of armes Vpon â—…eâ—… Thursday the Castell de Lesparre was deliuered vnto the Erle of Lancaster The Castell of Lespar deliuered vnto him Nic. Triuet and after that diuerse other Castels At his approching neare vnto Burdeaur vpon the Thursday in Easter Wicke as he rested to refresh himselfe and his armie in a little village called Kekel an armye of Frenche menne issuyng oute of Burbeaux meant to come vppon the Englishe menne at vnwares But they hauyng warning thereof prepared themselues to battayle so well as the shortnesse of tyme woulde permit and so therevpon encountring with theyr enimies and fighting a sore battaile The Frenchmen forced to retire at length constrayned the French menne to returne vnto the Citie and pursuyng them as they fledde two Englishe Knightes beeing brethren to Sir Peter de Mallow and an other that was a Gascoigne entred the Citie with two standerde bearers belonging to the Erle of Richmond and to the Lord Alane de la Zouch whom the French men tooke closing them within the gates The other EnglishmeÌ„ being shut out Polidor first fel to y e spoile of the suburbs and then set fire vpon the sâ—…e Then the Earle perceyuing he should but lose his labor to stay any longer there vpon certaine weightie occasions he returned vnto Bayonne The Earle of Lancaster departeth this life where he shortly after fell sicke and died He left behind him three sonnes Thomas that succeded him in the Erledome of Lancaster Henry Lorde of Monmouth and Iohn whom he had begot of his wife Blanch the which before had bene maried vnto Henrie Erle of ChaÌ„paigne and king of Nauarre by whom she had but one onely daughter that was maried vnto the French king Philip le Beau. After this the English army besieged the City of Aques Aques besieged but through want of vittayles he was constrayned to rise from thence and breake vp the siege The Earle of Arthoys seat with an army into Gascoin The Earle of Arthoys being sent of the French king with an army into Gascoigne encountreth with the Englishmen and chaseth theÌ„ with the slaughter of a great number after recouereth diuerse townes fortresses in the couÌ„try Nic. Triuâ—… Burg besieged Those English men that kept the towne of Burg being coÌ„passed about with a siege by monseur de Sully obteyned truce for a certaine space during the whiche they sent vnto Blaynes for some reliefe of vittayles and where other refused to bring vp a ship loden wyth vittayles whiche was there prepared The Lord Simon de Montagew his enterprise to rescue the garnison of Burg. the Lorde Simon de Montagew a right valiant chiefetaine and a wyse tooke vppon hiâ—â— the enterprise and through the middle of the French Galleyes whiche were placed in the ryuer to stoppe that no shippe shoulde passe towardes that towne by helpe of a prosperous winde he got into the hauen of Burg and so relieued them within of theyr wante of â—…yttayles by meanes whereof The sâ—…reysed Mounseur de Sallye brake vppe his siege and returned into Fraunce In the meane time The 〈…〉 leagâ—… 〈…〉 Flâ—… king Edwarde not â—…ping his businesse procured Guy Earle of Flanders to ioyne with him in league agaynste the French men This Guy was the sonne of Margaret Countesse of Flaunders whom she had by hir seconde husband William Lord of Damner in Burgoygne Also king Edwarde procâ—…ed Henrie Earle of Bar He coâ—… a leagâ—… wâ—… oâ—… to whome as before yet haue hearde he had giuen his daughter Eleâ—… in mariage to make warre vpon the Frenchmen so that at one tyme the Earle of Bar inuaded the Countrey of Champaigne The 〈◊〉 Bâ—… 〈◊〉 Chamâ—… and the Earle of Flaunders made incursions vpon those Countreyes of Fraunce which ioyne vnto Flaunders King Philip hereof advertised sent forth one Walter de Cressie with a great armie agaynste the Earle of Bar so that besieging the chiefest Towne of Bar he constrayned the sayde Earle to leaue off his enterprise in Champaigne and to returne home for doubt to lose more there than he should winne abrode But now to touche more at large the cyrcumstaunces of the occasion that moued the Earle of Flaunders to make warre agaynste the French king A mariâ—… concâ—… I find in Iacob Mayer that there was a maryage concluded betwixte the Lorde Edward the eldest sonne of king Edwarde and the Ladie Philip daughter to the foresayde Guy Earle of Flaunders which marriage was concluded by Henry Byshop of Lincolne and the Erle Warren being sent ouer as Ambassadors by Kyng Edwarde vnto the sayde Earle Guy for the same purpose The Earle of Flaunders â—…rested In the yeare following the sayde Earle of Flaunders togither with his wife comming to visite the Frenche Kyng at Corbeill were arrested and sent to Paris there to remayne as prisoners bycause
Robert Langland a secular Priest borne in Salopshire in Mortimers Cliderie Lewes Kaetiâ—…on a Welchman an excellent Astronomer Mathematicien Iohn Garanson â–ª Nicolas Durham a Carmelite frier of Newcastell Willi. Fleete an Hermite wrote sundry treatises exhorting hys countreymen of Englande to repentaunce to auoide the vengeaunce else likely to come Iohn Stafforde a frier Minor borne in Stafforde whereof he tooke name Thomas Rugâ—…ced a blacke frier Raufe Stride an excellente Logitian Will. de Sancta Fide or of S. Faith to called of the towne in Northfolke where hee was borne a carmelite frier Iohn Mandeuille knight that great traueller liued in these dayes and departed this life de Liege the seuententh of NoueÌ„ber in the yere .1372 Thomas of Douer a Monke of the Abbey there Henry Knighton wrote an Historie entituled de gestis Anglorum Iohn Stokes borne in Suffolke an Augustine frier Iohn Horneby a frier carmelite of Boston Henry Bederike or as other rather wiâ—… of Bury an Augustine frier Simon Alcocke a Diuine Eltred Balton borne in the marches of Waleâ—… a Monke of Durham William Iordan an Augustine frier Iohn Hilton a frier Minor William de Lincolne a carmelite borne and professed in that citie whereof hee tooke his surname Adam Daâ—…lingham a frier of the same order but borne in Northfolke Simon Mepham a Prebend of Chichester and a greate diuine Iohn Bampâ—…on a carmelite and studente in Cambridge Iohn Wichingham a grey frier and dyuers other whiche for that we are not certaine in what age they liued we here passe ouer King Richard the seconde Rich. the seconde An. reg 1. 1377 RIchard the second of that name and son to Prince Edward called the blacke Prince the sonne of K. Edward y e third a child of the age of eleuen yeares beganne to raigne ouer the realme of England the .22 day of Iune in the yere of the world .5344 of our Lord 1377. after the conquest .310 about the .32 yere of y e Emperour Charles the fourth and in the fouretenth yere of Charles the fifth K. of France and about the seuenth yere of y e raigne of Roberte the second K. of Scotland Fabian he was named Richarde of Burdeaux bycause hee was borne at Burdeaux in Gascoigne Tho. VVals whilest his father ruled there The day before it was vnderstod that his grandfather K. Edward was departed this life beeing the .21 of Iune on which day neuerthelesse he deceassed the Citizens of London hauing certayne knowledge that he could not escape his sicknesse sente certayne Aldermen vnto Kingston The Londoners sent to K. Richard commeÌ„ding themselues to his fauour before the â—…eath of king Edward where the Prince with his mother the Princesse then lay to declare vnto the saide Prince their readye good willes to accept him for their lawfull kyng and gouernour immediately after it should please God to call to his mercy his grandfather beeyng now past hope of recouerye to healthe wherefore they besought him to haue their Citie recommeÌ„ded vnto his good grace and that it would please him to visit y e same w t his presence sith they were ready in all sorts to honor obey hym to spend both liues goodes in his cause if neede required Moreouer they besought him that it myghte please his grace to make an ende of the discorde betwixt the CitizeÌ„s and the Duke of Lancaster which through the malice of some had bin raysed Iohn Philpot. to the commoditie of none but to the discommoditie of diuers When Iohn Philpot one of y e foresaid Aldermen that had the words in al their names had ended his oration he was aunswered by the Prince and his counsell that he would endeuours hymselfe in all things to satisfie their requests and so were they sent home to bring a ioyfull answere of their message to the Citie The morrow after there were sent to London froÌ„ the K. y e Lord Latimer sir Nicholas Bond sir Simon Burley sir Richard Adderbury knightes to bring theÌ„ sorowful newes of the assured death of K. Edwarde who as we haue said deceassed y e day before but comfortable newes againâ—… 〈◊〉 gret towardlinesse good meaning of y e yâ—… 〈◊〉 who promised to loue them and their Câ—… 〈◊〉 come to the same citie as they had desiâ—… him 〈◊〉 doe And further that he had spoken to y e Duke of LaÌ„caster in their behalfe and y t the Duke hâ—… submitted himselfe to him in all things â—…oucâ—… y e cause The Duke 〈◊〉 Lancaster 〈◊〉 the Lâ—… submit 〈◊〉 quâ—…els 〈◊〉 kings 〈◊〉 wherevpoÌ„ the kings pleasure was y t they shuld likewise submitte theÌ„selues he would doe his endeuour that an agreemeÌ„t might be had to y e honor of y e Citizens and profite of the Citie The Citizens liked not of this forme of proceeding in the Dukes matter bycause the K. was yong and coulde not giue order therein but by substitutes yet at leÌ„gth with muche adoe they were coÌ„tented to submit themselues as the Duke had done before though not til y t the knights had vndertakeÌ„ vpon their oth of fidelitie and knighthood that their submissioÌ„ shuld not redound to y e teÌ„porall or bodily harme of any of theÌ„ coÌ„senting to the 〈◊〉 will in this pointe And so with this caution they toke their iourney towardes Shene where they found y e new K. with his mother y e duke of Lancaster his breethren vncles to y e K. and 〈◊〉 bishops about y e body of the decessed K. When it was knowen that y e Londoners were come they were called before y e K. by whom the matter 〈◊〉 so handled y t the duke and they were made 〈◊〉 After this when y e K. shuld ride through the Citie towards the coronation the said Duke and y e L. Percy riding on greate horses before him 〈◊〉 by vertue of their offices appointed to make 〈◊〉 before vsed theÌ„selues so courteously mâ—…y pleasantly that where before they two wer greatly suspected to y e coÌ„mon people by reason of their great puissance in the Realm huge route of reteiners they ordred the matter so that neither this day nor y e morrow after being y e day of the kings coronatioÌ„ they offended any maner of person 〈◊〉 rather by gentle sweete demeanor they â—…med y e harts of many to whom before they 〈◊〉 greatly had in suspition thought euill of 〈◊〉 now sith we are entred into y e maâ—…r of this 〈◊〉 coronatioÌ„ we haue thought good dreâ—…ly to 〈◊〉 some perticular point thereof as in Tho. Wâ—… we find it though nothing so largely heerâ—… 〈◊〉 author himselfe setteth it forth bycause y e 〈◊〉 of this worke wil not so permit The K. in â—…ng through y e citie towards Westminster on the 〈◊〉 of Iuly bring Wednesday The â—…er 〈◊〉 order of the kings coâ—…tion was accoÌ„paâ—… 〈◊〉 such a traine of y e nobilitie â—…hers as in such 〈◊〉 was requisite
field and no man presuming to burie it during the space of fiue dayes for feare of the cruell commons His heade was set vpon a pole caried before Iohn Wraw and other of those wicked people the which comming to Burie and entring the towne in maner of a Procession when they came into the Market place where the Pillorie stood as it were in a taken of the olde friendship betwixt the Lord chiefe Iustice and the sayd Prior they made sport with their heades making them somtime as it were to kisse otherwhiles to sounde in either others eare After they had taken their pastime ynough herewith they set both the heads againe aloft vpon the Pillorie After this they beheaded an other Monke called Dan Iohn de Lakinghuyth whose head was likewise set by the other two vpon the Pillorie Moreouer they caused the Monkes to come forth and bring vnto them all suche obligations in which the townesmen stoode bounde vnto the Monasterie for their good abearing likewise such charters of liberties of the towne of Burie which king Knute the founder of the sayde Monasterie and his successors had graunted vnto the same which writings wheÌ„ they had brought forth and protested that they knew of no more the coÌ„mons would scarcely beleue them therefore called the townesmen forth bad them see if y t there were al such writings as they thought stood with their aduaÌ„tage to haue brought to light The townesmen feigned as though they had beene sorie to see such rule kept against the Monkes where in deed they had set the commons in hande with al these things To conclude the Commons tooke thys order with the Monkes that if the townesmen might not obteyne their auncient liberties by the hauing of those writings they shoulde declare what the same liberties were which they were wont to enioy and the Abbot of Burie This Edmond Brounfield commiâ—… 〈◊〉 prisoÌ„ by the 〈◊〉 for his peâ—…tuous inâ—… into the â—…baâ—…ye of 〈◊〉 Edmond Brounfield being then in prison at Notingham whom they purposed to deliuer so that he should celebrat diuine seruice in his Monastery on Midsommer day next within .xl. dayes after his comming home should confirme with his seale such Charter as was to be deuised and made concerning the same liberties of the saide townesmen the Couent should likewise put thervnto their coÌ„mon seale They constreyned the Monkes further to delyuer vnto the townesmen a Crosse and a Chalice of fine golde and other Iewels that beloÌ„ged to the Abbey being in value aboue y e worth of a thousand pounds in mony the which was to remaine in the handes of the townesmen vpon this condition that if Edmonde Brounfield being deliuered out of prison enioyed the dignitie of Abbot there and with all put his seale togither with the Couent seale within the tyme limitted vnto a wryting that should conteine the liberties of the towne that then the same Crosse Chalice and other Iewels shoulde bee restored vnto the Monasterie or else the same to remaine for euer to the Townesmen as forfeyted suche were the doings of those Rebels in and about the towne of Burie and the like disorders and breach of peace followed by the Commotions of the Commons in Cambridgeshire and in the I le of Elie resembling the others in slaughters of men destroying of houses and all other sortes of mischiefe In like maner in Norffolke there was assembled an huge number of those vnruly Countrey people whiche vnder the guiding of a dier of cloth Iohn Lyttester certaine of the Norfolk rebels coÌ„monly called Iohn Littester that had dwelt in Norwiche attempted and did all such vngracious seates as they had heard that other did in other parts of the realme yea and greater also putting forth their handes vnto rapine robbery And whereas they were wholy conspired togither and bent to commit all kind of mischiefe yet esteeming their own authoritie to bee small they purposed to haue brought William Vfford Erle of Suffolke into their felowship The Early of Suffolke escapeth from the rebels y t if afterwards they might happily be impeached hereafter for such their naughty most wicked doings they might haue had some shadow or color as if were throgh him why they had delt in such vnruly sort But the Erle aduertised of their intention sodenly rose from supper and got him away by vnknowne wayes stil fleeing from the Commons till at length hee got to Saint Albones and so from thence to the king The commons missing of their purpose for the hauing of him The Norffolk rebels compel the noblemen and gentlemen to be sworne to them layd hold vpon al such knights and other gentlemen as came in their way and and were found at home in their houses compelling them to be sworne to them and to ride with them through the Country as the Lord Scales William Lord Morley sir Iohn Brewes sir Stephen Hales sir Robert Saâ—… slayne by 〈◊〉 of his own villeyn and sir Robert Salle which sir Robert continued not long aliue among them for he could not dissemble as the residue but begaÌ„ to reproue openly their naughty doings for the which he had his braynes dasht out by a CouÌ„trey Clowne one that was his bondman and so hee ended his life who if he might haue come to haue tryed his manhoode and strength with them in plaine battaile had bene able to haue put a thousande of those villaynes in feare his valiancie and prowes was such The residue taught by hys example that they must either dissemble or die for it were glad to curry fauor praysing or dispraysing all things as they sawe the Commons affected The captaine of the Norfolke rebels forceth the noble men and gentlemen to serue him as the table and so comming into credite with their chieftaine Iohn Littester that named himself king of the coÌ„moÌ„s they were preferred to serue him at the table in taking the assay of his meates and drinkes and doing other seruice with kneling humbly before him as hee sate at meate as sir Stephen Hales who was appoynted his carner others had other offices assigned them At length when those Commons beganne to waxe wearie of taking paynes in euill doings they tooke counsaile togither and agreed to sende two knights to wit the lord Morley and sir Iohn Brewes three of the Commons in whom they put great confidence vnto the king to obtaine theyr charter of manumissioÌ„ enfranchising to haue the same charter more larger thaÌ„ those that were granted to other couÌ„treys they deliuered great summes of money vnto those whoÌ„ they sent to bestow the same for the obteining of pardon and such graunts as they sued for which money they had gotte by force of the Citizens of Norwich to saue the Citie from fire and sacking These knights as they were on their iourney A warlike Bishop at Ichingham not farre distant from Newmarket not looking for any such thing mette with
speede to take order in the matter and see the peace kepte but after the comming thither of the Maior the commons of the Citie resorted to the place in farre greater numbers than before and the more they were the worse they were to rule and would not bee perswaded to quiet themselues excepte the Bishops seruaunte whose name was Walter Romane Walter Romane might bee had out of the house committed to prison but at length after manye assaultes liftes and other indeuours made to haue broken vp the gates of the house the Maior and Aldermen with other the discrete commoners â–ª appealed the people so as they brought them to quiet and sent euery man to his house The Byshop was then at Windesor where the Courte lay and being enformed of this matter by a greeuous reporte and happely in worse manner than the thing had happened indede toke suche indignation therewith that taking with him Thomas Arundell The bishop of Salisbury maketh agreeâ—… câ—…plaâ—…nt â—… the Londoners to the K. Archbishoppe of Yorke then Lord Chancellor of England he wente to the King and made an heynous complaynte againste the Citizens for their misdemeanor so that his displeasure was y e more kindled against the Citizens in so muche that whether in respect of this last remembred complainte or rather for their vncourteous deniall to lende him the thousande poundes The Maior 〈◊〉 of London sent for to Windsore to the king and 〈◊〉 impriâ—…ned and misusing the Lombarde that offered to lend the same I cannot say but sure it is that the Maior and Sherife and a great sorte more of the Citizens were sent for to come to the Courte where diuers misdemeanors were obiected and layde to their charge and notwithstanding what excuse they pretented the Maior and Sherifes with diuers 〈◊〉 of the most substanciall Citizens were 〈◊〉 The Maior was committed to the Câ—… 〈◊〉 and the other vnto other Coast 〈…〉 to be safely kept till the King thy the 〈…〉 shoulde determiâ—… further 〈◊〉 whaâ—… 〈◊〉 bee 〈◊〉 with thâ—… â–ª The liberties of the Citie were 〈◊〉 into the Kings 〈◊〉 The liberties of London seysed 〈…〉 of the Maâ—… vtterly â—…ssâ—… the King vppoâ—… 〈◊〉 wâ—…dth to gouerne the Citie 〈…〉 â—…lingâ—…age Knight A Gardian appointed to gouerne the citie of London that shoulde both time the Citie and see that euery 〈◊〉 had 〈◊〉 â—…mmitted as the â—…ase required This 〈◊〉 Edwarde Darlingrugge beganne to gouerne An. reg 16. Sir Edw. Darlingrugge L. warden of London the Citie of 〈◊〉 the name of Lorde Warden the one and â—…entith of Iune on whiche day the King entred into the sixteâ—…th yeare of his raigne by 〈…〉 thoughte that the saide Sir Edwarde Darlingrugge was ouer fauourable to the Citizens hee continued in his office but till the first of Iuly and being then discharged one Sir Baldwine Radington Darlingrugge remoued and sir Baldwyne Radyngton made Lorde warden of London a right â—…cumspect and biscret Knight was 〈◊〉 in that roomth that knewe how both to conâ—…fe the Kings minde and to comforte the Citizens and put them in hope of the kings fauour in aâ—…e to be obteyned to the reliefe of their sorowe and heauinesse At length the King through sute and instant labour made by certaine noble men specially the Duke of Gloucester began somewhat to relent and pacifie himselfe as touching his rigorous displeasure against y e Londoners calling to mind y e great honor he had diuers ways receyued at their haÌ„ds with y e great giftes which they had likewise bestowed vpon him wherevpon he purposeth to deale the more mildly with them and so sendeth for diuers of the chiefe Citizens to come vnto Windesor where hee then kepte hys Court there to shewe forth the priuiledges liberties and lawes of their Citie as well the newe as olde that with the aduice of his counsell hee might determine which should remayne in force and which should be abolished Herevpon when the sayde priuiledges lawes The liberties of London in part confirmed in parte conâ—…emned and liberties were layd forth to the view of suche persons as hadde to consider of them some were ratified some permitted by tolleration and some vtterly condemned and abrogated Neyther might they recouer at that presente either the person or dignitie of their Maior nor obteine the kings entier fauour till they had satisfyed the King of the domages and iniuries by them done either to him or hys people And where he had bin at great charges in preparing forces to chastice them as he was determined if they had not submitted themselues vnto him they were sure that their purses must aunswere all that he hadde laid foorth about that matter they therefore with humble submission in recompence and satisfaction of their trespasses offered to giue him tenne thousand poundes but they were for this time sent home and appoynted to returne againe at a certaine daye not vnderstanding what they must pay till the Kyng with the aduice of his Counsell had taken further order for them At length through such dayly sute as was made for the quieting of the kings whole displeasure towardes the Londoners hee was contented to pardon all offences past but first the CitizeÌ„s were tolde that the King meant to come from his manor at Sheue to the Citie of London and then vndoubtedly vppon knowledge hadde of their good meanings heereafter to beare themselues like louing subiects they should obteyne his fauoure eâ—…sa The Citizens aduertised heereof did not onely prepare themselues to meete him and to presente him with giftes in most liberall manner but also to adorne decke and trimme their Citie with sumptuous pageants riche hangings and other gorgeous furniture in all poyntes like as is vsed at any Coronation At the day appoynted there met him beside other foure hundred of the Citizens on horsebacke cladde in one liuerie presenting themselues in that order He was mette with procession of the bish and clergie at S. Georges Churche in Southwarke vppon the heath on this side Shene and in most humble wise crauing pardon for their offences past besought him to take his way to his palaice of Westminster through the Citie of London This sute made by the Recorder in name of all the Citizens hee graciously graunted and so helde on his iourney till hee came to London bridge Gifts preseÌ„ted the K. by the Londoners to pacifie his displeasure conceyued against them where vnto him was presented a passing faire steede white saddled brideled and trapped in riche cloth of golde parted with redde white And likewise to the Queene was gyuen a milke white palfrey saddled brideled and trapped in the same sort as the other was These presents were thankfully accepted and so both the Kyng and the Queene passing forward entred the Citie K. Richarde royally receyued into London prepared and hanged with rich clothes as before ye haue heard the Citizens standing on each side the streetes
quarell forthwith discouered his enterprice causing the articles aforesayde to be set vp in the publike streetes of the Citie of York and vpon the gates of the monasteries that eche man might vnderstande the cause that moued him to rise in armes agaynst the king the reforming whereof did not yet apperteyne vnto him Herevpon knights esquiers gentlemen yeomen and other of the commons as wel of the citie townes and countries about being allured either for desire of change or else for a desire to see a reformation in such things as were mētioned in the articles assembled togither in great numbers The Archbi in armour and the Archbishop comming forth amongst thē clad in armor encouraged exhorted by al meanes he coulde pricked them forth to take the enterprice in hand and manfully to continue in the begon purpose promising forgiuenesse of sinnes to all thē whose hap was to die in the quarel and thus not only all the Citizens of York but all other in the countries about that were able to bear weapon came to the Archbishop and to the Erle Marshal In deed the respect that men had to the Archbishop The estimatiō which men had of the Archbi of Yorke caused them to like the better of the cause since the grauitie of his age his integrity of life and incomparable learning with the reuerend aspect of his amiable personage moued al men to haue him in no small estimation The king aduertised of these matters meaning to preuent them left his iourney into Wales and marched with al speed towards the north partes Also Raufe Neuill Erle of Westmerlande The Erle of westmerland the L. Iohn of Lancaster the kings son prepare thēselues to resist the kings enemies that was not farre off togither with the lorde Iohn of Lācaster the kings sonne being enformed of this rebellious attempt assembled togither such power as they might make togither with those which were appoynted to attend on the said Lord Iohn to defend the borders agaynst the Scottes as the Lord Henry Fitz Hugh the Lord Raufe Euers the Lorde Robert Vmfrevill and others made forward agaynst the rebels The forest of Galtree and comming into a plaine within the forest of Galtree caused theyr standarts to bee pight downe in like sort as the Archbishop had pight his ouer agaynst them being farre stronger in number of people than the other for as some write there were of the rebels at the least .xx. thousand men The subtil policy of the erle of westmerlād When the Erle of Westmerlande perceyued the force of the aduersaries and that they lay still and attempted not to come forwarde vpon him he subtilly deuised how to quail their purpose and foorthwith dispatched Messengers vnto the Archbyshoppe to vnderstande the cause as it were of that greate assemble and for what cause contrary to the kings peace they came so in armor The Archbi protestation where he had on him armes The Archbishop answered that he tooke nothing in hande agaynst the kings peace but that whatsoeuer he did tended rather to aduaunce the peace and quiet of the common wealth than otherwise and where he and his companie were in armes it was for feare of the king to whom hee could haue no free accesse by reason of suche a multitude of flatterers as were about him and therefore hee mainteyned that his purpose was good and profitable as well for the king himselfe as for the realme if men were willing to vnderstand a truth and herewith hee shewed forth a skroll in whiche the articles were written wherof before ye haue heard The Messengers returning vnto the Earle of Westmerlande shewed him what they had heard and brought from the Archbishop When he had read the articles hee shewed in worde and countenaunce outwardly that he lyked of the Archbyshoppes holy and vertuous intent and purpose promising that he and his woulde prosecute the same in assysting the Archbishop who reioycing hereat gaue credite to the Earle and perswaded the Earle Marshall agaynst hys will as it were to go with him to a place appoynted for them to common togyther Here when they were mette with like number on eyther part the articles were tead ouer and without any more adoe the Earle of Westmerlande and those that were with him agreed to doe theyr best to see that a reformation might be had according to the same The Erle of Westmerlands politicke dealing The Earle of Westmerlande vsing more policie than the rest well sayde he then our trauaile is come to the wished ende and where oure people haue beene long in armour let them depart home to their wonted trades and occupations in the meane time let vs drinke togyther in signe of agreement that the people on bothe sydes may see it and know that it is true that we be light at a poynt They had no sooner shaked handes togither but that a knight was sent streight wayes from the Archb. to bring worde to the people that there was peace concluded commaunding eche man to lay aside armes to resort home to their houses The people beholding such tokens of peace a◅ shaking of handes and drinking togither of the Lordes in louing maner they being alreadie awearied with the vnaccustomed trauaile of war brake vp their fielde and returned homewardes but in the meane time whilest the people of the Archbishops side withdrew away the number of the contrarie part increased according to order giuen by the Earle of Westmerland and yet the Archbishop perceyued not that he was deceyued The Archbi◅ Yorke and ◅ erle Marshal arrested ◅yton till the Erle of Westmerland arrested both him the Erle Marshall with diuerse other Thus hath Walsingham But other write somewhat otherwise of this matter affyrming that the Erle of Westmerland in deed the lord Raufe Evres procured the Archbishop and the Erle Marshall to come to a comunication wyth them vpon a ground iust in the midway betwixt both the armies where the Erle of Westmerland in talke declared to them how perillous an enterprise they had taken in hand so to raise the people to moue warre against the king aduising them therfore to submit themselues without further delay vnto the kings mercie and his sonne the lorde Iohn who was present there in the field with baners spred readie to trie the matter by dynte of sworde if they refused this counsaile and therfore hee willed them to remember themselues well and if they woulde not yeelde and craue the kings pardon he badde them doe theyr best to defende themselues Herevppon as well the Archbishop as the Erle Marshall submitted themselues vnto the king and to his sonne the Lorde Iohn that was there present and returned not to theyr army Wherevpon their troupes skaled and fledde their wayes but being pursued many were taken many slaine and many spoyled of that they had aboute them and so permitted to goe theyr wayes howsoeuer the matter was handled
they were imployed as after shal appeare And in like maner the Duke of Gloucester hauing once got the possession of Chirburgh hasted towardes y e same siege for y e better furnishing of whych enterprise he had first caused an army of fiftene M. mē to be brought ouer to him vnder the leading of his vncle y e Duke of Exeter who embarquing with the same about the feast of the holy Trinitie was appoynted by the King to besiege the Citie of Eureux as the Earle of Angus otherwise called Earle of Kyme was sent to winne the Castell of Milly Leuesche These townes being deliuered to the kings vse the Duke ordeyned Captaine of Eureux sir Gilbert Halfall knight The king nowe determining with all speede to besiege Rooen prepared all things necessarie for his purpose Into this Citie the Normans had conueyed out of euery parte theyr money itwels and houshold stuffe as into the most sure and strongest place of the whole duchie For sith his arriuall they had not onely walled that Citie and fortified it with rampiers and strong Bulwarkes but also furnished it with valiant Captaynes and hardie souldiers to the number of foure thousande beside suche of the Citizens as were appoynted for the warre according to their estates of the which there were at the least fiftene thousande readie to serue in defence of the Citie as souldiers and men of warre in all places where they shoulde be assigned King Henrie to haue the Countrey free before he would besiege this citie thought good first to winne such townes as lay in his way Ti◅ Liuius La◅ besieged therefore departing from Caen where he had kept the feast of Saint George the .ix. day of Iune hee marched streight vnto the towne of Louiers and layd his siege about the same They within the towne being well furnished of al things necessarie for the defending of a siege manfully resisted the Englishe mens enforcementes whiche spared not to deuise all wayes and meanes howe to approche the walles and to batter the same with their great Artillerie till at length they brought the Frenchmen to that extremitie that they were contented to yeeld the town on these conditions that if by the .xxiij. of Iune there came no succour from the French king to rayse the siege the towne should be deliuered into the kings handes the souldiers of the garnison should serue vnder the king for a time and the townesmen shoulde remaine in theyr dwellings as they did before ◅ien yel◅d vp as subiects to the king but the Gunners that had discharged any peece agaynst the Englishmen should suffer death When the day came and no ayde appeared the couenants were performed accordingly From thence went the king with all speed vnto Ponte de Larch standing vpon the Ryuer of Seine .viij. miles aboue Roan towards Paris he came thither about the .xxvij. of Iune When the French men which kept the passage there heard of the kings approch they gathered togither a greate number of menne of warre mynding to defende the passage agaynste hym appoynting an other bande of men if they fayled to keepe the further syde of the bridge and to watch that neyther by boate nor vessell he should come ouer the riuer by any maner of meanes At his comming neare to the towne he perceyued that it was not possible to passe by the bridge without great losse of his people and therfore he retyred almost a myte backewarde where in a pleasant and commodious place by the Ryuer syde hee pytched his campe and in the nyght season what wyth Boates and Barges The English army passeth the ryuer of Seyne what with Hoggesheads and Pypes he conueyed ouer the broade ryuer of Seane a great companye of his souldiers without any resistance made by his enimies For they which were on the hither syde of Sein thinking that the Englishmen had gone to wynne some other place followed them not but studied how to defende theyr towne which was ynough for them to doe And to put the French men in doubt least the English men should seeke passage somwhere else A good policy the King appoynted certaine of the souldiers which had skill in swimming to goe to a place a three myles from the siege by the Riuer side and there to enter into the water making great clamor and noyse as though they had ment to haue passed but they had in commaundement not to trauerse passe haste the Ryuer so to procure the Frenchmen to make thitherwardes whilest the King in one place and his brother the Duke of Clarence in another got ouer their men and that in such number before the Frenche men had any vnderstanding thereof that when they made towardes them and perceyued that they were not able to encounter them they fled backe and durst not abide the English footmen which would fain haue beene doing with them When the king saw that his men were on the other side of the water he the next day earel yreturned to the towne assaulted it on both sides When the Inhabitants therefore saw thēselues compassed on both sides Pont de Larch rendred vp to the englishmē contrarye to theyr expectation wyth humble heart and small ioy they rendred vp the towne vnto the Kings handes After this the king hauing no let nor impedimēt determined forthwith to besiege y e Citie of Roan and first sent before him his vncle y e Duke Exceter with a great companie of horsemen and Archers to viewe the place and therevpon wyth Banner displayed came before the Citie and sent Wynsore an Herault at Armes to the captaynes within willing them to deliuer the Citie to the king his maister or else hee woulde pursue them with fire and sworde To whom they proudly answered that none they receyued of him nor any they woulde deliuer him except by fine force they were therevnto compelled and herewyth there issued out of the towne a great band of men of armes and encountred fiercely with the English men the which receyuing them wyth lyke manhoode and great force draue the Frenchmen into the towne againe to their loffe for they left thirtie of their felowes behind prisoners and dead in the field The Duke returned with this good speede and prowde answere of the French men vnto the king which remayned yet at Pont de Larch and had giuen the towne of Louiers to his brother the Duke of Clarence which made there his deputie sir Iohn Godard knight After that the Duke of Exceter was returned to Pout Larche the Frenche Captaines within Roan sette fire on the Subu◅bes beate downe Churches cut downe trees shred the bushes destroyed the Vines rounde aboute the Citie to the entent that the Englishmen shoulde haue no reliefe nor comfort eyther of lodging or fewell When the king heard of these despitefull doings Roan besieged by k. Henry be with his whole armie remoued frō Pont-Larch and the last day of Iuly came before the Citie
subtill dealing wyth hym and theyr malapecte presumption in that they shoulde seeme to goe aboute to teache him what belonged to the dutie of a Conquerour and therefore since it appeared that the same was vnknowne vnto them hee declared that the Goddesse of battayle called Bellona had three Handmaydens euer of necessitie attending vpon hir as bloud fyre and famyne And whereas it laye in hys choyce to vse them all three yea two or one of them at his pleasure hee hadde yet appoynted onely the meekest Mayde of those three Damoselles to punishe them of that Citye tyll they were brought to reason And where as the gayne of a Captaine atteyned by any of the sayde three Handâ—…ydens was both glorious honourable and worthie of tryumphe yet of all the three the yongest Mayde whiche hee meant to vse at that tyme was moste profytable and commodious And as for the poore people lying in the Dyrches if they dyed through famyne the faulte was theyrs that lyke cruell Tyraunis hadde put them oute of the Towne to the intente hee shoulde slea them and yet had hee saued theyr lyues so that if any lacke of charitie was it rested in them and not in hym but to theyr â—…ked request hee ment not to gratifie them whâ—… so much but they should keepe them still to â—…e to spende theyr vytayles and as to assaulte the Towne hee tolde them that hee woulde they shoulde knowe hee was both able and wylling thereto as he shoulde see occasion but the â—…e was in hys hande to tame them eyther wyth bloude fyre or famine or with them all whereof he woulde take the choyse at his pleasure 〈◊〉 not at theyrs This aunswere put the French Ambassadors in a great study musing much at hys â—…llent witte and hautinesse of courage and after they had dyued as his commaundement was they should with his officers they vpon consultation had togither required once againe to haue accesse to his royall presence which being graunted they humbling themselues on their knees besought him to take a truce for eight dayes A â—…ce for eight dayes during the whiche they mighte by theyr commissions take some ende and good conclusion with him and his Counsaile The King like a mercifull Prince graunted to them their asking with whiche answer they ioyfully returned After their departure were appoynted and set vp three tentes the one for the Lordes of Englande the seconde for the Commissioners of the Citie and the thirde for both parties to assemble in and to treate of the matter The Commissioners for the Englishe parte were the Earles of Warwicke and Salisburie the Lorde Fitz Hugh sir Walter Hungerford sir Gilbert Vmfreuille sir Iohn Robsert and Iohn de Vasques de Almada And for the French part were appoynted Sir Guy de Butteler and sixe other Comissioners appoynted These Commissioners met euery day arguing and reasoning aboute a conclusion but nothing was done the spare of eight dayes nor so much as one article concluded wherefore the Englishe men tooke downe the Tentes and the Frenchmen tooke theyr leaue but at their departing they remembring themselues required the Englishe Lordes for the loue of God that the truce might endure till the Sunne rysing the next day to the which the Lordes assented When the French Commissioners were returned into the Citie without any conclusion of agreement the poore people ran about the streetes trying and calling the captaines and gouernors murtherers manquellers saying that for their pride and stiffe stomackes all this miserye was happened threatning to flea them if they woulde not agree to the King of Englande hys demaunde The Magistrates herewyth amased called all the townesmen togither to knowe theyr myndes and opinions The whole voyce of the CoÌ„mons was to yeelde rather than to sterue Then the Frenchmen in the Euening came to the Tent of sir Iohn Robsert requyring him of gentlenesse to moue the king that the truce might be prolonged for foure dayes The king therevnto agreed and appoynted the Archbishop of Canterburie the other seuen before named for his part and the Citizens appoynted a like number for them So the Tents were again set vp and dayly they met togither The articles coÌ„cerning the yelâ—…ng vp of â—…are and on the fourth daye they accorded on this wise that the Citie and Castell of Roane should be delyuered vnto the king of England at what time after the middest of the .xix. day of that present moneth of Ianuarie the sayde King willed the same and that all the Captaines and othermen whatsoeuer dwelling or beeing within the sayd Citie and Castell should subant them in all things to the grace of the sayd king and further that they should pay to the sayde king three hundred thousande Sentes of Golde when of alwayes two should be woorth an English Noble or in the stead of â—…rie Stuâ—… .xxv. great blankes white or .xv. grotes Moreouer it was accorded that euerie souldier and straunger bâ—…g in the sayde Citie and Cashl shoulde sweare on the Euangelistes before their departure not to â—…re atmoâ—… agaynst the king of Englande before the first day of Ianuarie next to coâ—…e Also they wichâ—… the towne should suffer al the poore people lying to 〈◊〉 or about the ditches of the Citie which for peâ—… were chased oute to enter the Citie againe and to 〈◊〉 them sufficient for â—…til the sayd â—…tenth day of Ianuarie There were taketh other Articles in all to the number of .xxij. agreed aswell on the behalfe of the Citizens as of king Henrie who graunted that all the Souldiers straungers and other within the said Citie and Castel at that time being not willing to become his sieges shuld depart after that the Citie and Castel was once yeelded freely without let leauing so the said king al their armors horses harnesse and goodes except the Normans which if they shoulde refuse to become â—…ages to hâ—… were appoynted to remayne as his prisoners Luca. Italico The Vicare general of the Archbi of Rouen for denouÌ„cing the king acursed was deliuered to him and deteyned in pryson til he dyed Titus Liuius One Alane BlaÌ„chart was like wise deliuered to him and by his commaundement put to death Translator of Titus Liuius King Henrieâ—… entry into Roane togither with one Luca Italico and certaine other When the day of appoyntment came which was the day of S. Wiolstan sir Gay de Butteler the Burgesses deliuered the keyes of the City Castel vnto the king of England beseeching him of fauor and compassion The king incontinently appoynted the Duke of Exceter with a great companie to take possession of the Citie who like a valiant Captaine mounted on a goodly courâ—… first entred into the Citie and after into the Castell The next day being Fryday the king in great tryumph like a conquerour accompanied wyth foure Dukes tâ—… Erles .viij. Bishops xvj Barons and a great mulâ—… of knightes esquiers and men of warre entred into Roan where hee was
hys most humble and hartie thankes caused solemne processions to be obserued and kept fiue dayes togyther in euery Citie and towne After that done Tho. Walsing saith she was crowned the first Sunday in Lent whiche that yeare fell vpon the ninth of February The coronation of Queene Catherine he made great puâ—…ueyance for the coronation of his Q. spouse the faire Lady Katherine whiche was done the daye of S. Mathie beeing the 24. of February with all such Ceremonies and princelyke solemnitie as apperteined and as in y e Chronicles of Robert Fabian is at large expressed After the solemne feast of the Coronation once ended the King as well to visit certayne places for deuotion by way of pilgrimage as also to see in what state and ordâ—…r diners parts of his Realm stoode departed from the Q. appointing day and place where she should meete hym and so iourneyed forthe from place to place thorough sundry Countreys as well of Wales as Englande and in euery quarter where he came hee heard with diligent eare the complaintes of sutors Iustice ministred by kyng Henry in progresse tooke order for the administration of iustice both to high and lowe causing manie mysdemeanors to be reformed At length he came to the town of Leycester where he fouÌ„d the Quene according to the appointment before taken An. reg 9. Heere at Leicester he held the feast of Easter but while these things wer thus adoing in England the D. of Clarence the Kings Lieutenant in France and Normandie assembled togither all the garrisons of Normandie at the Towne of Bernay and from thence departed into y e couÌ„trey of Maine and at Pont le Gene he passed the riuer of Yonne and rode through all the Countrey to Lucie The duke of Clarence made a roade into Aniow where he passed the riuer of Loire and entred into Aniou and came before the Citie of Angiers where he made many Knightes that is to say sir William Ros sir Henry Goddard Sir Rowlande Rider sir Thomas Beaufort called the bastard of Clarence and diuers other and after that hee had forrayed brente and spoiled the countrey hee returned with pray and pillage to the towne of Beaufort in the valley where he was aduertised that a great number of his enimies Frenchmen Scottes Spanyards and other were assembled togither at a place called Viell Bauge that is olde Bangie Viel Bauge or Bangie with the Duke of Alanson calling hymselfe Lieutenant generall for the Dolphin The D. of Clarence had a Lombard resorting vnto him Forgusa a Lumbard betrayeth the duke of Clarence reteined with the parte aduerse his name was Andrewe Forgusa of whome the Duke enquired the number of his enimies to whome he reported that their number was but small and not of puissance to match with halfe the power of hys strong armye entising him with assurance of victorie to set on the FrenchmeÌ„ The Duke like a couragious Prince assembled togither all the horsemen of the army and left the archers vnder the guiding of the bastard of Clarence and two Portingales Captaines of Frefney le Vicount saying that he onely and the nobles would haue y e honor of that iourney WheÌ„ the D. was passed a certaine straight and narrow passage he espied his enimies raunged in good order of battell by the monition of the Lombard which had sold him to his enimies and his aduersaries had laid such bushments at the straights that y e duke by no waies without battell coulde either retire or flee The Englishmen seing this valiantly set on their enimies which was four to one The Englishmen discoâ—…ted by reason wherof at length the Englishmen were oppressed with multitude brought to confusion The duke of Clarence and dyuers nobles of Englande slayne There were slaine the Duke of Clarence the Earle of Tankeruile the Lord Ros sir Gilberte Vmfreuile Earle of Angus and sir Iohn Lomley Sir Robert Verend and almost two thousand Englishmen and the Earles of Somerset Suffolke and Perche the Lorde Fitz Water sir Iohn Barkeley sir Raufe Neuile Sir Henrye Inglis sir William Bowes sir William Logton sir Thomas Borough and diuers other taken prisoners And of the Frenchmen wer slaine aboue twelue hundred of the best men of warre they had so that they gained not much The bastard of Clarence which tarried at Beaufort being enformed of the great number of the FreÌ„chmen made forward with al the archers to come to the succoure of the Duke but they came too late for the FrenchmeÌ„ hearing of the approching of the archers fledde with their prisoners and lefe the body of the Duke and other the dead carcases behind them The archers buried them all sauing the Dukes corps whiche with great solemnitie was sent into England and buried at Canterburie beside his father After this y e Englishmen brent spoiled the Countrey of Maine and so returned to Alanson and after departed euery man to his garrison This battell was sought on Easter euen in the yeare .1421 But now to returne to the king After he had kept his Easter at Leicester hee with the Queene remoued and wente Northwarde till they came to Yorke where they were receiued with great ioy of the Citizens and other the nobles and GeÌ„tlemen of the countrey The K. went vnto Beuerley to visit the shrine of S. Iohn and immediately vpon his departure froÌ„ thence the sorowful newes of his brother y e D. of Clarence his death came to him for the which he was right penfite but sith mourning would not auaile he called to remembrance what he had to do and therevpon without delay The Earle of â—…raigne â—…de Internatâ—… of Normandy sente EdmoÌ„d erle of Morraigne brother to the Erle of SoÌ„merset into Normandie giuing to him like authoritie prehemineÌ„ce as his brother the late deceassed D. of Clarence had before enioyed A parliament After this he called hys hygh Court of Parliament in the whiche he declared with such great wisedome and grauitie the actes which had bin done in Fraunce the estate of the time present and what was necessarie to be prouided for the time to come if they woulde looke to haue that iewell and high kingdome for the whych they hadde so long laboured and fought that the communaltie gladly granted a fifteene and y e Clergie beneuoleÌ„â—…y offred a double disme and bycause no delay shoulde bee in the Kings affaires for lacke of paiment the B. of Winchester the kings vncle leant vnto him twentie M. pound to be receiued of y e same dismes WheÌ„ al things necessary for this iourney were ready and prepared he sent his brother the D. of Bedforde before him to Calais with al his army being as some write four M. men of armes and twentie M. archers and others King Henry â—…eth into â—…ance aâ—…ine â—…e tooke Sea 〈◊〉 Douer the â—…e of â—…es as Titus 〈◊〉 hathe â—…d so haue â—…e chronicles Fâ—…nders though some haue
C. Englishmen Gascoignes albeit the frenchmen gained not this victorie with cleere hands for ther were slaine of them to the nuÌ„ber of eight C. persons After this the bastarde of Orleans with hys brother Iohn Earle of Angolesme 145â—… whiche had bin long prisoner in England and many other valiant Captaynes besieged y e Castell of MoÌ„tguyon which to them was reÌ„dered Afterward they besieged the Towne of Blay standing on the riuer of GaroÌ„ne the which in conclusion by very force was coÌ„quered and won The basterd of Kendall Captaine of the Castell seeing the towne lost vpon certaine reasonable conditions deliuered his fortresse to the basterd of Orleans the french kings LieutenaÌ„t After this y e townes of Burge and Liborne after fiue weekes siege were likewise yelded to the frenchmeÌ„ TheÌ„ was y e Citie of Acques besieged by the Erle of Foys and the Vicont de Lawtree his brother and other noble men So likewise also was the strong towne of Rion by the Earle of Arminacke extreame enimie to y e realm of EnglaÌ„d for breach of y e mariage coÌ„cluded betweene K. Henrye and his daughter The Earle of Ponthieuvre layde siege to Chatillon in Perigort and the Earle of Dunoys enuironned with greate puissaunce the towne of Fronsacke The Englishmen perceiuing in what state they stood within y e towne couenanted with the said Earle y t if the Towne were not succoured and the Frenchmen fought with before the feast of the natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist next ensuing y e then the towne of FroÌ„sack should be yeelded to them whiche was the strongest fortresse in all that Countrey and the very key of Guyenne Hereof wer pledges delyuered writings made and sealed which agreement once blowen through the countrey the citie of Burdeaux and all other townes excepte Bayonne made the like agreement So did al y e noble men and Gentlemen whiche were subiects and vassals to the Crowne of Englande Euery day was looking for ayde but none came for the diuelishe deuision that raigned in Englande so encombred the heads of the noble men there that the honor of the Realme was cleerely forgotten so that to conclude the day appointed came but succour looked for came not by reason wherof all y e townes in Aquitaine except Bayonne deliuered their keyes and became vassales to the french nation yet the Citizens of Burdeaux in hope of rescues required a longer daye of battell which was graunted but at the day appoynted when no reliefe came they rendred themselues and the Citie to their aduersaries their liues and goodes saued with licence and safeconduit to all persons which would depart and saile into England Then finally was the Citie of Bayon besieged and with mines and baterie constreyned to yeeld it selfe into the Frenchmens handes Beside the agreements taken and made with the townes diuers noble meÌ„ made seuerall compositioÌ„s as Gaston de Foys Capdaw de Buef whome King Henrie the fifth made Earle of Longeuile and Knight of the garter whose ancestors were euer true to Englande whiche agreed that he and his son Iohn de Foys whom King Henrie the sixth made Earle of â—…tenâ—… and also Knight of the garter shoulde 〈◊〉 all their landes in Aquitaine giuen to them by the kings of Englande or by the Dukes of â—…taine and bycause their intente was 〈…〉 y e king of England they agreed to deliuer 〈◊〉 custodie of the Erle of Foys the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 of the saide Earle of Krudale beeing of the age of three yeares to the intent that if he at his 〈◊〉 age denyed to become subiect to the French King or before that time deceassed that theÌ„ after y e death of his father and grandfather all the saide landes should wholly remaine to the next heire of theyr bloud either male or female being vnder the obeysance of the French King or his heires Many other noble men whose harts were good English made like compositioÌ„s and some came into England and others wente to Calais dare great offices there as the L. Duras whiche was Marshall of that Towne and Mons Vauchere which was deputie there vnder y e Erle of Warwike Thus were the Englishmen cleerely displaced and lost the possessioÌ„ of al y e couÌ„treys townes Castels and places within the Realme of France so y e only Calais HaÌ„mes Guines w t the marches therof remained in their haÌ„ds of al those their dominioÌ„s seigniories which they sometime held in the parties of beyond the seas The Duke of Yorke pretending as yee haue heard a right to the Crowne An. reg 〈◊〉 The Duke of Yorke maâ—… clayme to the Crowne â–ª as heire to Lionel Duke of Clarence came this yere out of IrelaÌ„d vnto London in the Parliament time there to consult with his especial friends as Iohn Duke of Northfolke Richarde Earle of Salisburie and the Lorde Richarde his sonne whiche after was Earle of Warwike Thomas Courtney Earle of Deuonshire and Edward Brooke lord Cobham After long deliberation aduice takeÌ„ it was thought expediente to keepe their chiefe purpose secret and that the Duke should reyse an armye of meÌ„ vnder a protext to remoue diuers Counsellors about the King and to reuenge the manifest iniuries done to the common wealthe by y e same rulers of the which as principall the D. of Somerset was namely accused both for that he was greatly hated of the commons for y e losse of Normandie and for that it was wel knoweÌ„ that he would be altogither against the Duke of Yorke in his chalenge to bee made when tyme serued to the Crowne Therfore when the Duke of Yorke had thus by aduice of his speciall friends framed the foundation of his long intended enterprise VVhethâ—… The Duke of Yorke raysed a great powâ—… for recoueâ—… of his right of the Crowne he assembled a greate host to the number of ten M. able men in y e marches of Wales publishing opeÌ„ly that y e cause of this his gathering of people was for the publike wealth of the Realme The King hereof aduertised brought his army with all diligence vnto blacke heathe and there pight his tents VVhethaÌ„sted Whilest both these armies lay thus embatelled the King sente the Byshop of Winchester and Thomas Boucher Bishoppe of Elie Richard Wooduille Lord Riuers Richard Andrew the keeper of his priuie seale to the Duke both to know the cause of so great a comâ—… also to make a concord if y e requests of the D. and his companye seemed consonant to reason The Duke hearing the message of the Byshops aunswered that his comming was neyther to damnifie the K. in honor nor person neither yet any good man but his intente was to remoue from him certaine euill disposed persons of his counsayle bloudsuccors of the nobilitie pollers of the Cleargie and oppressors of y e poore people amongst whome he chiefly named Edmond Duke of Somerset whome if the Kyng would commit to warde to aunswere suche articles as
Stow noteth Sir Iohn Grey slayne no noble man is remembred saue Sir Iohn Grey whiche the same day was made knight with twelue other at the village of Colney Now after that the noble men and other wee fled and the king lefte in manâ—… alone without any power of men to garde his person hee was counfelled by an esquyer called Thâ—…s Hoo a man wel languaÌ„ged and well serue in the laws to send some conuenient messengere to the Northern lordes aduertising them that he wold a 〈◊〉 gladly come vnto them whome â—…s â—…new to bee his verie frendes and had assembled themselues togyther for his seruice to the ende he might remaine with them as before he had remained vnder the gouernment of the Southern lords According to the aduice and counsel of this esquier the king thought it good so to sende vnto them and withall appointed the â—…ame esquiâ—…r to beare the message Thomas Hoâ—… Esquier sent to the Northerne Lorde who firste went declared the same vnto the Erle of Northumberlande and returning backe to the king brought certayne lordes with him who conueyed the King first vnto the Lorde Cliffords tent that stoode next to y e place where the Kings people had encamped This done they went and brought y e Quene and hir sonne Prince Edwarde vnto his presente whome hee ioyfully receiued embracing and kissing them in most louing wise and yeelding hartie thankes to almightie God whome it hadde pleased thus to strengthen the forces of the Northerne men to restore his derâ—…ely beloued and onely sonne againe into his possession Thus was the Queene fortunate in hir two battailes Hall but vnfortunate was the King in all his enterprises for where his person was present the victorie still fledde from him to the contrary part The Queene caused the King to dubbe hir son prince Edward Knight Prince Edward made knight with .30 other persons which the day before fought on hir side against his part This don they went to y e abbey where of the abbot Monks they were receiued w t hymnes songs so brought to the high Altare after to the Shryne so to the chamber in which the K. was wont to lodge The Abbot made suite y t order might be taken to restrain the Northern men froÌ„ spoiling y e town proclamation in deed was made to y t effect but it auailed not for they mainteined y t the spoile of things was granted theÌ„ by couenaÌ„t after they were once passed ouer y e riuer of Trent so not regarding any proclamation or other coÌ„mandement The Northren men spoile the Towne of S. Albons The Queene sendeth to the Maior of London for vittailes they spared nothing that they could lay haÌ„ds vpon if the same were mete for theÌ„ to carie beare away The Queene hauing thus got the victorie seÌ„t to y e Maior of LoÌ„don coÌ„manding him without delay to send certain carts laded with Lenton victuals for the refreshing of hir hir army The Maior incoÌ„tineÌ„tly caused carts to be laded wold haue sent theÌ„ forward but the coÌ„mons of the citie would not suffer them to passe but stayed them at Criplegate notwithstanding the Maior did what hee could by gentle perswasions to quiet them During which controuersie diuers of y e Northerne horsemen came robbed in the suhurbes of y e Citie would haue entred at Criplegate but they were repulsed by y e comoners and three of theÌ„ slaine whervpoÌ„ the Maior sent y e Recorder to Barnet to y e kings counsel there to excuse the matter the Duchesse of Bedford the Lady Scales w t diuers fathers of y e spiritualtie weÌ„t to y e Q. to aswage hir displeasure coÌ„ceiued against y e Citie The Q. at their huÌ„ble request by aduice of hir counsell appointed certaine Lordes and knights with four C. tall persons to ride to the citie there to view see the demeanor disposition of y e people diuers AldermeÌ„ were apointed to meete theÌ„ at Barnet to conuty them to London But what man purposeth God disposeth for al these deuises were shortly altered into an other forme bicause true report came not only to the Q. but also to the Citie that the Earle of Marche hauing vanquished the Erles of PeÌ„broke Wilshire had met w t the Erle of Warwike after this last battell at Sainte Albons at Chipping Norton by Cotsold and that they w t both their powers wer coÌ„ming toward LondoÌ„ The Q. hauing little trust in Essex The Queene returneth Northward and lesse in Kente but least of all in London with hir husband son departed froÌ„ S. AlboÌ„s into y e North countrey where the roote and foundation of hir aide and refuge only consisted The Duches of Yorke seeing hir husbande and sonne slaine and not knowing what should succeede of hir eldest sonnes chance sent hir two yonger sonnes George and Richard once y e sea to the Citie of Vtrecht in Almayne where they were of Phillip Duke of Burgoine well receyued and so remayned there till their brother Edward had gote the Crowne and gouernemeÌ„t of the Realme The Earles of Marche and Warwike hauing perfect knowledge that the King and Q. with their adherents were departed from Sainct Albons rode straight to London entring there with a great number of men of warre the firste weeke of Lent whose comming thither was no sooner knowen but that the people resorted out of Kent Essex and other the counties adioyning in great numbers to see aide and comfort this lustie Prince and flower of chiualrie in whome the hope of their ioy and 〈◊〉 of theyr quietnesse only consisted After the Lordes had considered of this matter they determined by authoritie of the sayde Counsell that bycause King Henry hadde done contrarie to the ordinances in the last Parliament concluded and was insufficient of hymselfe to rule the Realme hee was therefore depriued of all kingly honor and regall soueraignetis incontinently was Edward Earle of March sonne and heire to Richarde Duke of Yorke by the Lords in the said Counsel assembled named elected The Earle of Marche elected Kâ—…ng and admitted for King and gouernoure of the Realme on whiche day the people of the Earles parte beeing in their muster in Sainte Iohns field and a great number of the substanciall Citizens there assembled to beholde theyr order The Lord Faucombridge suddainely the Lorde Fawcombridge whiche tooke the musters wisely declared to the people y e offenes and breaches of the late agreemente committed suffered and done by Kyng Henrye the sixth and demaunded of the people whether they would haue the said King Henry to rule reigne any longer ouer them to whome they with whole voice aunswered nay nay Then he asked them if they woulde serue loue honor and obey the Earle of Marche as theyr earthly prince and soueraigne Lorde to whyche question they aunswered yea yea crying Kyng Edwarde with manye greate
heere I deliuer it vnto you to y e vse and behoofe of your sonne and therewith hee betooke hir y e greate seale departed home againe yet in y e dawning of the day By which tyme 〈◊〉 might in his chamber window see al y e 〈◊〉 full of boates of the D. of Gloâ—…esters seruâ—… watching that no man should goe to Sanctuarie nor none could passe vnsearched Then was there great commotion and murmure as well in other places about as specially in the Citie the people diuersly diuining vpon thys dealing And some Lordes Knyghtes and Gentlemen eyther for fauoure of the Queene or for feare of themselues assembled in sundrye companyes and wente flockemele in harneys and many also for that they reckoned this demeanoure atteÌ„pted not so specially againste the other Lordes as against the King hymselfe in the disturbance of his Coronation But then by and by y e Lords assembled togither at _____ Towarde whyche meeting the Archebyshoppe of Yorke fearing that it woulde bee ascribed as it was indeede to hys ouermuche lightnesse that hee so suddaynely hadde yeelded vp the greate seale to the Queene to whome the custodie thereof nothing perteyned without especiall commaundement of the Kyng secretely sent for the seale agayne and brought it with him after the customable manner And at thys meetyng the Lorde Hasting whose trouth toward the king no man doubted nor needed to doubte perswaded the Lordes to beleeue that the Duke of Gloucester was sure and fastly faythfull to his Prince and that the Lorde Riuers and Lord Richard with the other Knightes were for matters attempted by them againste the Dukes of Gloucester and Buckingham put vnder arest for their suretie not for the Kings ieoperdie and that they were also in safegarde and there no longer shoulde remayne than til the matter were not by y e Dukes only but also by al the other Lordes of the kings counsayle indifferently examined and by other discretions ordered and eyther iudged or appeased But one thing he aduised them beware that they iudged not the matter too farre foorthe ere they knewe the trueth nor turning theyr priuate grudges into the common hurte yrriting and prouokyng men vnto anger and disturbing the Kings Coronation towarde whych the Dukes were commyng vp that they myght peraduenture bryng the matter so farre out of ioyne that it shoulde neuer bee broughte in frame agayne Which strife if it should happe as it were likely to come to a fielde though both parties were in all other things egall yet shoulde the authoritie be on that syde where the King is himselfe with these perswasions of the Lorde Hastings wherof parte hymselfe beleeued of parte hee wist the contrarie these commotions were somewhat appeased But speciallie by that that the Dukes of Gloucester and Buckingham were so neere and came so shortly on with the Kyng in none other manner with none other voyce or semblaunce than to hys coronation causing the fame to be blowen about that these Lordes and Knyghtes which were taken had contriued the destruction of the Dukes of Gloucester and Buckyngham and of other the noble bloud of the Realme to the ende that themselfe woulde alone demeane and gouerne the Kyng at theyr pleasure And for the coulourable proofe thereof suche of the Dukes seruauntes as rode with the cartes of theyr stuffe that were taken among whyche stuffe no maruell though some were harneys whyche at the breaking vppe of that housholde must needes eyther bee broughte away or cast away they shewed vnto the people al the wayes as they wente loe heere bee the barrels of harneys that these Traytors hadde priuily conueyde in theyr carriage to destroye the noble Lordes withall Thys deuise albeit that it made the matter to wise menne more vnlykely well perceyuing that the intendours of suche a purpose woulde rather haue hadde theyr harneys on theyr backes than to haue bounde them vppe in barrels yet muche parte of the common people were therewith verye well satisfyed and sayde it were almoyse to hang them When the King approched neere to the Citie Edmonde Shaa goldesmith then Maior with William White and Iohn Mathewe Sheriffes and all the other Aldermen in Scarlette with fyue hundred Horse of the Citizens in violet receyued hym reuerently at Harnesey and riding from thence accompanyed hym into the Citie The Kings comming to London whyche hee entred the fourth daye of Maye the fyrste and laste yeare of hys raigne But the Duke of Gloucester bare hym in open syght so reuerently to the Prince with all semblaunce of lowlynesse that from the greate obloquie in whych he was so late before he was suddaynely fallen in so greate trust that at the Counsayle nexte assembled hee was made the onely man chose and thought most meete The protectour made to be Protector of the King and hys Realme so that were it destenie or were it follie the lambe was betaken to the wolfe to keepe At whych Counsayle also the Archebyshoppe of Yorke Chauncellour of Englande whyche hadde deliuered by the greate seale to the Queene was thereof greately reprooued and the Seale taken from hym and deliuered to Doctor Russell Byshoppe of Lincolne a wise men and a good The Bishop of Lincolne made Lorde Chancellour and of muche experience and one of the beste learned menne vndoubtedly that England had in hys tyme. Diuers Lordes and Knyghtes were appoynted vnto diuers roomes The Lord Chamberlayne and some other kepte still theyr offices that they had before Now all were it so that the Protector so sore thirsted for the furnishing of that hee hadde begunne that thoughte euerye daye a yeare till it were atchieued yet durst he no further attempte as long as hee hadde but halfe his pray in hys hande well witting that if he deposed the one brother all the Realme woulde fall to the tother if hee eyther remayned in Sanctuarie or shoulde happely bee shortlye conueyd to hys fathers libertie Wherefore incontinent at the next meeting of the Lordes at the Counsaile he proposed vnto them that it was a haynous deede of the Queene The protectors orations and proceeding of great malice towarde the Kings Counsailers that she should keepe in Sanctuarie the kings brother froÌ„ hym whose speciall pleasure and comforte were to haue his brother with him And that by hir done to none other intente but to bring all the Lords in obloquie and murmure of the people As though they were not to be trusted with y e kings brother that by the assente of the Nobles of the land were appoynted as the kings neerest frieÌ„ds to the tuition of his owne royall person The prosperitie whereof standeth quoth he not all in keeping from enimies or ill vyande but partlye also in recreation and moderate pleasure which hee cannot in this tender youth take in the companie of auncient persons but in the familiar coÌ„uersacion of those that be neyther farre vnder nor farre aboue his age And naythelesse of estate coÌ„uenient to accompanie his
for his Bulles that he purposeth to be one and though he pay for nothyng else And yet must he be twyce asked whether he will be Bishop or no and he â—…st twice say nay and at the thyrde tyme take it as compelled therevnto by his owne wil. And in a stage play all the people 〈◊〉 right well that hee that playeth the Sowdaine is percase a sowter yet if one shoulde can so little good to shewe out of season what aquaintaunce hee hath with him and call hym by hys 〈◊〉 â—…e while he standeth in his maiestie one of hys tormentors myghte happe to breake 〈◊〉 head and worthie for marring of the play And so they sayde that these matters hee kings games as it were stage playes and for the mâ—… part played vpon scaffoldes In which poore men be but the lookers on And they y t wise be will meddle no further For they that sometime step vp and play with them when they cannot playe theyr partes they disorder the playe and doe themselues no good King Richard the third Rich. the .iij. 1483 An. reg 1. This that is â—…ere betweene his mark and his marke * was not writen by maister Moore in this historie writen by him in Englishe but â—…s translated â—…ut of this hiâ—…tory which he wrote in latin THE next day the Potector w t a great trayne wente to Westminster hall and there where hee had placed himselfe in the Coâ—…e of the Kinges 〈◊〉 deâ—… to the audience that he woulde take vpon him the Crowne in that place there where the King himselfe sitteth and ministreth the lawe bycause hee considered that it was the chiefest duetie of a King to minister the lawes Then with as plesant an Oration as he could 〈…〉 brought out of the Sanctuarie for thyther had he fledde for feare of him in the slight of the people hee tooke hym by the hande Whiche thyng the Common people reioyced at and praysed but wyse menne tooke it for a vaniâ—… Iâ—… his retourne homewarde whome so â—…er 〈◊〉 he saluted For a mynde that knoweth it selfe guiltie is in a manner deiected to a seruile dâ—…cle When he had begonne his reigne the daye of Iune after this mockishe election then was hee Crowned the daye of the same moneth And that solemnitie was furnished for the most parte with the selfe same prouision that was appoynted for the coronatioÌ„ of his nephue * â—…om thys â—…ark to this* â—… not founde â—… Sir Thomas Moore but in maister Hall â—…nd Grafton But heere to shewe the manner of his Coronation as the same is inserted in this Pamphlet of Sir Thomas More by master Hall and Richard Grafton although not found in the same Pamphlet thus we find it by them reported First to be sure of all enimies as he thoughte he sent for fyne thousande men of the Northe against his Coronation which came vp euill apparelled and worse harneised in rustie harneis neither defensable nor scoured to the sale which mustered in Finseburie field to the great disdeine of all the lookers on The fourth day of Iuly he came to the Tower by water with his wife and the fifth day he created Thomas Lord Haward Duke of Norffolke and Sir Thomas Haward his sonne hee created Earle of Surrey and William Lorde Barkeley was then created Earle of Nottingham and Fraunces Lord Louel was then made Vicount Louell and the King his Chamberlayne and the Lord Stanley was deliuered out of warde for feare of his sonne the L. Strange which was then in Lancashire gathering men as men sayde and the sayde Lord was made Stewarde of the King his housholde lykewise the Archbyshoppe of Yorke was deliuered but Morton Byshoppe of Elie was coÌ„mitted to the Duke of Buckingham to keepe in warde which sent him to his manor of Brecknock in Wales from whence hee escaped to King Richarde hys confusion The same nyght the King made seuenteene Knyghtes of the Bathe whose names ensue Sir Edmond the Duke of Suffolkes sonne Sir George Grey the Erle of Kents sonne Sir William the Lord Souches sonne Sir Henry Burganie Sir Christopher Willoughbie Sir William Barkeley Sir Henrie Babington Sir Thomas Arondell Sir Thomas Boleyne Sir Gerueys of Clifton Sir William Saye Sir Edmond Bedingfield Sir William Enderbie Sir Thomas Lekenor Sir Thomas of Vrmon Sir Iohn Browne Sir William Barkeley The next day being the fifth day of Iulie the King rode through the Citie of London toward Westminster with great pomp being accompanied with these Dukes Earles Lordes and Knightes whose names followe Edward Prince of Wales the Kings onely sonne Dukes The Duke of Norffolke The Duke of Buckingham The Duke of Suffolke Earles The Earle of Northumberlande The Earle of Arondell The Earle of Kent The Earle of Surrey The Earle of Wilshire The Earle of Huntingdon The Earle of Nottingham The Earle of Warwike The Earle of Lincolne Lordes The Lord Lisle Vicount The Lord Louell Vicount The Lord Stanley The Lord Audeley The Lord Dakers The Lord Ferrers of Chertley The Lord Powes The Lord Scrope of Vpsale The Lord Scrope of Bolton The Lord Gray Codner The Lord Gray of Wilton The Lord Sturton The Lord Cobham The Lord Morley The Lord Burganie The Lord Souche The Lord Ferrers of Groby The Lord Welles The Lord Lomney The Lord Matreuers The Lord Harbert The Lord Becham Knightes Sir Iames Titell Sir William Kniuet Sir Thomas Aborow Sir William Standley Sir William Aparre Sir George Browne Sir Robert Middleton Sir Iohn Henningham Sir Nicholas Latimer Sir Thomas Mongomery Sir Thomas Delamer Sir Gilbert Debnam Sir Terrie Robsart Sir William Brandon Sir Iohn Sauell Sir Henry Wentfoord Sir Edward Standley Sir Henry Seyntmont Sir William yong Sir Thomas Bowser Sir Henry Winkefielde Sir Thomas Wortley Sir Iohn Seyntlow â–ª Sir Charles of Pilkinton Sir Iames Harington Sir Iohn Asheley Sir Thomas Barkley Sir Richard Becham Sir William Hopton Sir Thomas Percy Sir Robert Dymocke Sir Iohn Cheyny Sir Richard Ludlowe Sir Iohn Eldrington Sir William Sands Sir Richard Dudley Sir William Seintlowe Sir Thomas Twaightes Sir Edmond of Dudley Sir Raufe Ashton Sir Richard Charlington Sir Thomas Gray Sir Phillip Barkeley Sir Robert Harington Sir Thomas Gresley Sir Richard Harecourt Sir Wiliam Noris Sir Thomas Selenger Sir Richard Hodlesten Sir Iohn Conias Sir William Stoner Sir Phillip Courtney Sir William Gascoigne Sir Richard Amedilton Sir Roger Fynes Sir George Vere Sir Henry Percie Sir Iohn Wood. Sir Iohn Aparre Sir Iohn Gray Sir Iohn Danby Sir Richard Tailebushe Sir Iohn Rider Sir Iohn Herring Sir Richard Enderby Sir Iohn Barkeley Sir Iames Strangwishe Sir Raufe Carnbrecke Sir Iohn Constable Sir Robert Eliarde Sir Richard Darell Sir Iohn Gilforde Sir Iohn Lekenor Sir Iohn Morley Sir Iohn Hewes Sir Iohn Boleyne Sir Edmond Shaa Alderman On the morrowe beeing the sixte daye of Iulye the King with Quene Anne hys wife came down out of the White Hall into the great Hall at Westminster and went directly to the kings bench And from
asswaged their displeasure in parte with excusing the matter alledgyng what losse and bloud shedde was like to ensue bothe of Captaines and souldiours if the assault should haue bin giuen to the vtterance especially sith that the towne was so well furnished with men and munitions When he had somewhat appeased their minds with these and many other reasons hee retourned backe again to Calais There were not many of the Englishe armye loste at this siege of Bolongne and fewe or no men of name Poliâ—…ore 〈◊〉 Sâ—…â—…g 〈◊〉 at 〈◊〉 sauyng that valiant Capitaine sir Iohn Sauage Knight the whyche as hee and sir Iohn Risely rode aboute the walles of the towne to viewe in what place it might bee eastiest assaulted was compassed aboute by certaine Frenchmen that were issued out of the towne and there slain standing at defence and vtterly refusing to yelde hymselfe as prisoner But sir Iohn Risley escaped by fleeing away When the King was thus returned to Calais he began to smell a certayne secrete smoke whiche was lyke to tourne to a greate flame wythout wise foresight and good lookyng to For by the craftye inuention and diuellishe imagination of the Lady Margaret Duchesse of Burgongne a newe Idoll was seâ—…te vp in Flaunders and by a forged name called Rycharde Plantagenet second sonne to king Edwarde the fourthe as though he had bin reysed from deathe to life The newes hereof somewhat troubled hym so that hee was with better will content to receiue the honourable conditions of peace offered of his enemie bycause hee shoulde not be constrained at one time to make warre bothe at home and also in a forrein Region The conclusion of this agreement made with the Frenchmen was this The conclâ—… of the pâ—… That the peace shoulde continue bothe their liues and that the Frenche Kyng shoulde paye to the Kyng of Englande a certaine summe of money in hand according as the commissioners shuld appoynt for his chardges susteined in this iourney Whiche as the King certifyed the Maior of London by his letters the ninth of Nouember amounted to the summe of seuen hundred fortie fiue thousande duckets whiche is of sterling money one hundred foure â—…ore and sixe thousande twoo hundred and fiftie pounds and also shoulde yearely for a certayne space paye or cause to be paide for the mony that the king hadde spent and expended in the defence of the Britons fiue and twenty thousande crownes whiche yearely tribute the French King afterwardes continually occupied wyth the warres of Italy yearely satisfied and payde so long as King Henry liued who after he hadde tarried a conuenient space at Calais tooke the sea and ariued at Douer and so came to his Mannor of Greenewiche Immediatlye after hys retourne thus into England he elected into the felowship of faynt George commonly called the order of the Garter Alfonse Duke of Calabre sonne and heire to Ferdinando K. of Naples Christofer Vrswicke the Kyngs Aulmoner was sente to him vnto Naples with the garter coller Mantel Alphonsâ—… 〈◊〉 of Calabre made Knight 〈◊〉 the Garter and other habellementes appertainyng to the companioÌ„s of that noble order the which was reuerently receiued of the sayd Duke who in a solemne presence reuested hymselfe wyth that habite supposing by the countenaunce of that apparell to bee able to resiste his aduersarye the French King sith he was nowe made a friend and companioÌ„ in order wyth the king of Englande but that little auailed hym as after it was ryght apparant This yeare the twoo and twentye of Iune was borne at Greenewiche the Lorde Henry The birthâ—… of Henry duke of Yorke after King seconde sonne of thys Kyng Henrye the seuenth whiche was created Duke of Yorke and after Prynce of Wales and in conclusion succeeded hys father in gouernaunce of this Realm by the name of Henry the eight father to our gracious souerayn Queene Elizabeth An. reg 8. So by y e coÌ„mon consent of the conspirators sir Rob. Clifford knight Wil. Barley wer seÌ„t into Flanders which discouered to y e Duches all the secret intents priuie meanings of the frieÌ„ds fautors of y e new fouÌ„d D. The Duches gladly receiued this message after she had heard their errand she brought the messenger to the sight of Perkin who so well counterfeited the gesture countenaÌ„ce and maner of Richard D. of Yorke that sir Robert Clifford beleeued verily that hee was the secoÌ„d son of K. Edward therof wrote a letter of credit into England to his complices to put theÌ„ out of doubt he affirmed y t he knew him to be K. Edwards son by his face other liniaments of his body Vpon this letter the chiefe doers in this businesse spred the significatioÌ„ therof abroade through the Realme to the intent to stirre the people to some newe tumulte and commotion but it was done by suche a secret craft y t no man coulde tell who was the author of that rumor The K. perceyuing that this vayne fable was not vanished out of the mad braines of the common people to prouide therefore againste all perils y t might therby ensue sent certain knights that were skilfull meÌ„ of war with coÌ„peteÌ„t bands of soldiers to keepe the sea coastes and hauens to vnderstand who came in and went out of the Realme doubting least some greate conspiracie were in brewing against him He also sent into y e low countreys certain persons to learne y e troth of this forged dukes progenie Perkinâ—…â—…e lignage where some of theÌ„ that were so sente comming to Tourney gote knowlege that he was borne in that citie of base lignage named Perkin Warbecke The king then aduertised not only by his espials vpoÌ„ theyr returne but also from other his trusty friendes determined with al speede to haue the fraud published both in Englande and forraine parties and for the same cause sente sir Edwarde Poinings Knight and sir Wil. Warram Doctor of the lawes vnto Phillip Archduke of Burgoigne to his counsailers bycause he was not yet of age able to gouerne of himselfe to signifie to him and them that the yong man being with the Lady Margaret had falsely and vntruely vsurped y e name of Rich. D. of Yorke which long before was murthred w t his brother Edw. in the Tower of London by y e coÌ„mandement of theyr vncle King Richard as many men then liuing could testifie The Ambassadors coÌ„ming to y e court of the Archduke Philip were honorably enterteyned of him of his counsaile willed to declare the effect of their message Wil. WarraÌ„ made before theÌ„ an eloqueÌ„t OratioÌ„ in the later ende somewhat inueighed against the Lady Margaret not sparing to declare how she now in hir later age had brought forth within y e space of a few yeres togither two detestable monsters that is to say LaÌ„bert of whom ye heard before and this Perkin Warbecke and being conceiued of these two great babes was not deliuered
the French king was openly proclaimed through the Citie of London by a trumpet Margaret Queene of Scottes eldest sister to the king came this yeare into England and at Herbottell Castell was deliuered of a daughter begot by hir second husbande the Lord Archymbalde Dowglas Erle of Angus The birth of Margaret daughter to the Queene of Scottes and of the Earle Angus maried afterwards to the Erle of Leneuxe This daughter was cleped at the Font stone after hir mother Margaret The sayde Queene after the death of hir late husband king Iames maried the sayde Earle of Angus without consent of hir brother king Henrie or other of hir friendes chiefely as some haue thought for hir sonnes sake doubting if shee shoulde not haue taken hir choyse at home shee should haue maryed in some other place and so haue beene sequestred from hir sonne whose bringing vp apperteyned now chiefely vnto hir Hall But such contention rose shortly after in Scotlande amongest the Lordes The Queene of Scottes and Earle of Angus hir husband come into England that both shee and hir husbande were glad to seeke succour in Englande at hir brothers hande who was contented to relieue them assigning them the sayde Castell of Herbottell to lie in till his further pleasure should be knowne 1518 The .xviij. day of Februarie this yeare the Ladie Marie daughter to king Henrie the .viij. was borne at Greenwich The birth of ladie mary the kings daughter afterwards Queene This was she that afterwards was Quene of this realme and maried the king of Spaine This yere also died the king of Aragon father to the Q. for whoÌ„ was kept a solemne obseque in y e cathedral church of Pauls An. reg 8. The king sent for his sister the Queene of Scots hir husbaÌ„d to come to the court for their solace whervpon comming vp to London they lay at Saint Iohns without Smithfielde barres for a time and after at Baynardes Castell from whence the Queene was conueied to Greenwich where she was ioyfully receyued of the king the Queene his wife and of the French Queene hir sister Thus was she sometime at the Court and sometyme at Baynards Castell and so continued in England all this yeare The king for the honour of his sister the .xix. and .xx. day of May prepared two solemne days of Iustes wherein the king himselfe the Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Essex and Nicholas Carew Esquier answered all tommers At length the Earle of Angus returned into Scotlande leauing the Queene his wife behinde him About the same time were sent out of Englande twelue hundred Masons and Carpenters A castell builded by the king as Toâ—…y and three hundred laborers to the Citie of Tourney to beginne the foundation of a Castell which the king had determined to buylde there for the better chastising of the Citie if they shoulde attempt any rebellion This yeare the Cardinal caused all those to be called to accouÌ„ts that had medled with the kings money and had the occupying thereof in the warres or else where This audite troubled manye for some were founde in arrerages and some saued themselues by policie and briberie and waxed rich and some were wrongfully punished And surely he so punished periurie with open infamie Periury greuously punished by Cardinal Wolsey causing the offenders to weare Papers and so forth that in his time it was lesse vsed He punished also Lordes knights and men of all degrees for riots for bearing out wrongs Iustice executed by the Cardinal and for maintenance practised in their country that the poore men liued quietly so that no man durst vse suche bolstring for feare of imprisonment These doings were worthie of commendation in him but surely much more if hir had beene a man that coulde haue kept a meane which hee coulde not doe but through his pompe and presumptuous pride wanne him high disdaine in the ende of al men not only offending the nobles and high estates of the realme but also the whole multitude of people which could not away with his vaineglorious pride and namely for that hee tooke vppon him the gouernaunce of the whole realme in maner into his only hands It was a straunge matter to see a man not skilled in the lawes to sit in the seat of iudgement to pronounce the law being ayded at the first by such as according to the auncient custome dyd sit as associate with him but he would not sticke to determine sundrie causes neyther rightly derided nor adiudged by order of law and againe suche as were cleare cases hee would sometime prohibite the same to passe call them into iudgement frame an order in controuersies and punish such as came with vntrue surmises afore the Iudges and sharply reproue the negligence of the Iudges themselues whiche had receyued such surmises and not well considered of the controuersies of the parties 〈…〉 Hee ordeyned by the kings Commission diuerse vnder Courtes to heare complaynts by byll of poore men that they might the sooner come by iustice And such was the administration of the Cardinall vnder a colour of Iustice at the first â—…idor but bycause the same seemed at length to be but a verie shadow or colour in deed it quickly vanished away â—…ton is conâ—…e to this he taking vpoÌ„ him the whole rule himself for that he saw how the king made small accouÌ„t of any other but onely of him Whereby it came to passe that many of the Peeres and high estates of the realme withdrew them from the Court as first the Archbishop of Canterburie and the Byshop of Winchester which got them home into their Diocesses but yet before their departure as good fathers of their Countrey they instantlye besought the king that he woulde not suffer any seruant to exceede and passe his maister borowing that sentence out of the Gospell of Saint Iohn where our Sauiour speaking to his disciples sayth to them Verily verily I say vnto you the seruaÌ„t is not greater thaÌ„ his master Herevnto the king knowing that they meÌ„t this by the Cardinal made this answere that he would diligently see that euery seruaunt shoulde obey and not commaund After this the Duke of Norffolke departed home into his Countrey and last of all the duke of Suffolke also followed the other For hee hauing spent liberally in his iourneys when hee went as Ambassadour into Fraunce also in the solemnization of his mariage and in housekeeping sithe hee was maryed borrowed greate summes of money of the king whiche hee hoped shoulde haue beene forgyuen him but the Cardinall would not haue it so to the intent that the Duke being behind hande in debt shoulde bee the more at commaundement For as wealth maketh menne loftie so doeth wante make them lowly â—…al In the moneth of October in this viij yeare of king Henry Mathew Bishop of Sion or Sitten â—…e ambassaâ—… from the â—…mperour a Cardinal commonly called the Cardinal of
of EnglaÌ„d and Irelande the Supremehead he beyng yet but nyne yeares and odde Monethes of age Hee was thus proclaymed the .xxviij. of Ianuarie 1547 in the yeare of the worlde .5513 and after the birth of our Lord .1547 accordyng to the accompt of them that beginne the yeare at Christmasse but after the accompte of the Churche of England in the yere .1546 about the xxix yere of the Emperor Charles the fift the .xxxiij. of Frauncis the firste of that name king of Fraunce and in the fifthe yeare of the reigne of Mary Queene of Scotland Shortely herevpon the Earle of Hertforde with other of the Lordes resorted to Hatfield where the yong King thou laye from whence they conducted him with a great and right honorable companie to the Tower of London During the tyme of hys aboade there for the good gouernement of the realme the honoure and suertie of his Maiesties person his Vncle Edward Earle of Hertforde was by order of the Counsell The Earle of Hereford chosen protector and the assente of hys Maiestie as one moste meetest to occupye that roomthe appoynted gouernoure of hys royall persone and protectour of his realmes dominions and subiectes and so proclaymed the fyrste of Februarye by an Heraulte at armes and sounde of Trumpette thorough the Citie of London in the vsuall places thereof as it was thoughte expediente The sixthe daye of Februarie the Earle of Hertforde Lord Protectour adorned king Edwarde with the order of knighthoode remayning then in the Tower and therewyth the Kyng standing vp called for Henry Hubblethorne Lorde Maior of the Citie of London who commyng before hys presence the Kyng tooke the sworde of the Lorde Protectour and dubbed the sayd Hubblethorne knight he being the fyrst that euer be made The .xvij. of Februarie the Lorde Protectour was created Duke of Somerset the erle of Essex was created Marques of Northampton The Lorde Lisle high Admirall of Englande was created Earle of Warwike and hygh Chamberlayne of Englande Sir Thomas Wriothesley Lorde Chauncellour was created Erle of Southampton â–ª Syr Thomas Seymer was aduaunced to the honoure of Lorde of Sudley and high Admirall of Englande whyche office the Earle of Warwike then resigned Syr Rychard Riche was made Lorde Riche Syr William Willoughby was created Lord Willoughby of Parrham Sir Edmund Sheffield was made lord Sheffield of Butterwike The same tyme greate preparation was made for the Kynges Coronation The Kyng rydeth through London to VVestminster and so the foure and twentieth of Februarie next ensewing his maiestie came from the Tower and so rode thoroughe London vnto Westminster with as greate royaltie as myght be the streetes beyng hoong and Pageantes in dyuers places erected to testifye the good willes of the Citizens reioycing that it had pleased God to deale so fauourably with the Englishe nation to graunt them suche a towardly yong Prince to their king and soueraigne thus to succede in place of his noble father The morrowe after being Shroue Sunday and .xxv. of February King Edvvard crovvned his coronation was solemnized in due forme and order wyth all the royaltie and honoure whyche therevnto appertayned Shortly after the Coronation to witte the sixte of Marche the Earle of Southampton Lorde Chauncellour of Englande for his too muche repugnancie as was reported in matters of counsell to the residue of the Counsellours about the Kyng The L. Chancellor discharged of his roomth was not onely depriued of hys office of Chancellour but also remoued from his place and authoritie in counsell and the custodie of the greate Seale was taken from him and deliuered vnto Sir William Paulet Lord Saint Iohn that was lord great maister of the kings housholde 〈…〉 Also shortly after his Coronation the kinges Maiestie by the aduice of hys Vncle the Lorde Protectoure and other of hys pryuie counsell myndyng fyrste of all to seeke Gods honour and glorie and thervpon intending a reformation did not only set foorth by certain Commissioners sundrye Iniunctions for the remouyng of Images out of all Churches to the suppressing and auoydyng of Idolatry and superstition within his realmes and dominions â—…lies but also caused certayne Homilies or Sermons to bee drawen by sundrye godly learned men that the same myght bee redde in Churches to the people whythe were afterwardes by certayne of these Commissioners sent forth as visitours accompanyed with certayn Preachers throughout the Realm for the better instruction of the people published and putte in vre At Easter nexte followyng he sette out also an order thorough all the Realme The comâ—…â—… in bothe sides that the Supper of the Lord should be ministred to the lay people in both kindes These thinges done the Lorde Protectour and the reste of the Counsell calling to mynde the euill dealyng and craflye dissimulation of the Scottes concerning the matter of marriage beetwixte the Kynges Maiestye and the Queene of Scotlande whyche marryage as ye haue hearde in the fyue and thirtith yeare of King Henry the eygthe was by authoritie of Parliamente in Scotlande fully concluded thought it not to stande wyth the Kings honour to be in suche manner by them deluded and withall considering howe greatly it shuld tourne to the quietnesse and safetie of bothe Realmes to haue these two Princes conioyned in Matrimonie they dydde deuise sundry wayes and meanes howe the same myghte bee brought to passe Grafton and the rather as some doe write for that Kyng Henry before his death hadde giuen them in speciall charge by all indeuours to procure that the sayde marriage myghte take place but the Lordes of Scotlande were so inueygled and corrupted by the French Kyng and abused by Cardinall Beton Archebishoppe of Saincte Andrews and other of theyr Clergie that they not onely shranke from that whyche they hadde promysed but also sought to destroye those that fauoured the kyng of Englandes parte wherevppon a great and puissaunt armye was now prepared to passe by lande into Scotland and lykewyse a Nauie to passe by sea to attende vppon the same Whereof the greate Galeye and foure and twentie tall shippes were thorougly furnyshed with menne and munitions for the warre besides many merchantes shippes and other smaller vesselles whiche serued for carrynge of victualles and other necessities But nowe to shewe what noble men and other were ordeyned officers and assigned to haue the conduction as well of the ariuye by lande as of the fleete by sea Ye shall vnderstande Chieftaynes in the armye the firste the Duke of Somersette Lorde Protectour tooke vpon hym to goe him selfe in persone as generall of the whole Armie and Capitayne also of the battayle or middle warde wherein were foure thousande footemenne The Marsiall Earle of Warwike appoynted Lorde Lieutenaunt of the same army ledde the foreward conteyning three thousande footemenne The Lord Dacres gouerned in the rereward wherin were other three thousande footmenne The Lorde Grey of Wilton was ordeyned hyghe Marshall of the sayde armye and
stubborne traytors that so vndutifullye refused the kings mercifull pardon freely offered by his officer at armes and other The Lorde Marques of Northampton sent into Norwike to represse the rebels There went with the Lorde Marques diuerse honourable and worshipshull personages as the Lorde Sheffelde the Lord Wentworth Sir Anthonie Dennie Sir Henrie Parker Sir Richarde Southwell Sir Rafe Sadler Sir Iohn Clere Sir Rafe Rowlet Sir Richarde Lee Sir Iohn Gates Sir Thomas Paston Sir Henrie Bedingfielde Sir Iohn Sulyarde Sir Willyam Walgrane Sir Iohn Curtes Sir Thomas Cornewalleys Knightes togither with a great manye of other Knights Esquires and Gentlemen and a small band of Italians vnder the leading of a Captaine named Malatesta Norwich summoned The Lorde Marques being approched within a myle of Norwiche sent Sir Gilbert Dethicke knight nowe Garter then Norrey King at armes vnto the Citie to sommon them within to yeelde it into his handes or vpon refusall to proclayme war against them Herevpon Augustine Stewarde the Maiors Deputie sent to the Maior that was in the Campe with Kette aduertising him what message he had receyued from the Marques The Maior sent worde againe that nothing was more grieuous vnto him than to see into what miserie the Citie and Countrie about were brought by the rage of these commotions and declaring in what case he stoode being kept by force among the rebels where as otherwise he would according to his dutie haue come to his honour But as for the Citie he had committed the gouernance vnto Augustine Stewarde who shoulde be readie to surrender it into his Lordships hands and that if Kette woulde giue him leaue he woulde come himselfe to his honor submitting all things wholy to his Lordships order and disposition This message being brought backe by the sayde Norrey Augustine Stewarde the Maiors Deputie with the Sherifes and a greate number of the Citizens came to the Lorde Marques his Campe and deliuered vp the Sworde to his Lordshippe declaring howe the Maior himselfe woulde gladly haue come if he coulde haue got from the rebelles and that although a great route of the lewde Citizens were partakers with the rebels yet a number of the substantiall and honest Citizens woulde neuer consent to their wicked doings but were readye to receyue his Lordship into their Citie The Lorde Marques giuing good wordes vnto the Citizens and willing them to bee of good comfort sithe bee trusted to appease these troubles verye shortlye deliuered the sworde vnto Sir Richarde Southwell Sir Richarde Southwell who bare it before the Lorde Marques as hee passed forth towardes the Citie entring the same by Saint Stephens gate And incontinently was proclamation made that they should all resort into the market place where they consulted togither howe they might best defende the Citie against the enimies and to represse their furie Herevpon was order giuen for the placing of watch and warde about the gates and wals as might seeme expedient The Lorde Marques supped that night and lodged in the Maiors Deputies house but his Lordshippe as well as other kepte their armour on their backes all that night for doubt of some sodeyne assault to be made against the Citie by the rebels Here it chaunced that the Straungers The strangers offer skirmish to the rebels eyther by appointment or otherwise went forth and offered skirmishe to the rebels vpon Magdalen hill The Rebelles came forth with their horsemen but it seemed that they were better practised to fetch in booties than to make their manage or Carere and therefore not able to matche the Straungers whiche being perceyued of their fellowes that were footemen they putte forth their archers before their horsemen and suche numbers herewith came swarming forth of their Campe meaning to compasse in those Straungers that they perceyuing the maner and purpose of the enimies cast themselues in a Ring and retired backe into the Citie againe But they left one of their companie behinde them a Gentleman that was an Italian who more valiantly than warily ventured to farre among the enimies through euill happe being ouerthrowne beside his horse he was enuironed about with a great multitude of those Rebelles that tooke him prisoner and like vyle wretches spoyling him of his armour and apparell An Italian hanged hanged him ouer the walles of Mont Surrey Which acte well shewed what curtesie myght be looked for at suche cruell traytours handes that woulde thus vnmercifully put such a Gentleman man and worthie souldier to death for whose raunsome if they woulde haue demaunded it they might haue had no small portion of money to haue satisfied their greedie myndes but it seemed that their beastlye crueltie had bereft them the remembraunce of all honest consideration and dutifull humanitie The Marques of Northampton causing as before ye haue hearde diligent watch to be kept vpon the walles and at the gates appointed the same to be visited right often that through negligence no mishap shoulde followe Moreouer beside the watch at the gates and walles the residue of the souldiers making a mightie huge fire in the market place so as all the streetes were full of light they remayned there all that night in their armour ready vppon any occasion to resist the enimies if they shoulde make anye attempt Sir Edwarde Warner Sir Edwarde Warner Marshall of the fielde gaue the watche worde Sir Thomas Paston Sir Iohn Clere Sir Willyam Walgraue Sir Thomas Cornewasleys and Sir Henrie Bedingfielde were appoynted to the defence of other partes of the Citie And now when euery thing was thought to be safely prouided for that the L. Marques other were layde to take their rest the rebels about the middest of the night began to shoote off their great artillerie towards the Citie so thick as was possible but the bullettes passed ouer their beades that were lodged in the Citie without doing any great hurt at all The Lorde Marques by reason of the often alarmes that were giuen whilest the enimies thus ceased not to rage with continuall shotte of ordinaunce was called vp by the Marshall sir Edwarde Warner and comming into the market place accompanied with the nobles and gentlemen of the armie fell in counsell wyth them howe to foresee that the Citie in suche daunger might be safely defended agaynst the enimies with such small power as he had there with him It was therefore determined that all the gâ—…tes whiche were on the contrarye part of the towne from the Rebels campe and likewyse the ruinous places of the walles shoulde be ramped vp that if the enimies shoulde chaunce to gyue an assault to the Citie they might more easilye be repulsed But as these things were a doing and almost brought to ende in a maner all the whole multitude of the rebelles came out of their cabanes running downe in most furious maner to the Citie and with great shoutes and yelling cryes went about to set fire on the gates to clymbe ouer the walles
to passe the 〈◊〉 and to enter the Citie at suche places where the walles were through age decayed and ruinous The souldiers that were there with the Lorde Marques did shewe that vttermost indeuour to beate backe the enimies This fight in most cruell wyse continued for the space of three houres without ceasing the Rebels forcing themselues to the vttermost of their powers to enter perforce vppon them and they within the citie shewed no lesse courage to repulse them backe The hardie manhoode of diuerse Knyghtes and other men of worship was here right apparant It was straunge to see the desperate boldenesse of the Rebels that when they were thrust through the bodies or thyghes The desperatnesse of the rebels and some of them houghe sinnewed woulde yet seeke reuenge in stryking at their aduersaries when their handes were vnneth able to holde vp their weapon But such was the valiancie of the Gentlemen and souldiers whiche were there wyth the Lorde Marques that in the ende the enimies which were already entred the Citie The rebels beaten backe were beaten out againe and driuen backe to their accustomed kennell holes with losse of three hundred of their numbers They within the towne hauing thus repulsed the enimies and accounting themselues in more safetie than before for the rest of the night that yet remayned which was not much they gaue themselues to refreshe their wearyed bodies with some sleepe The next daye the Lorde Marques was informed by some of the Citizens that there were no small number in Kettes campe that woulde gladlye come from him if they might bee sure of their pardon and that at Pockethorp gate there were foure or fiue thousand that wyshed for nothing more than for pardon and that if the same were offered them there was no doubt as they beleeued but that they woulde submyt themselues to the Kings mercie The Marques was glad to vnderstande so much and incontinentlye dispatched Norrey King at armes with a trumpettor to assure theÌ„ on the Kings behalfe that they shoulde be pardoned for all offences past and that had bene committed in tyme of this rebellion if they woulde laye armes aside Norrey and the Trumpet comming to the gate founde not a man there but the trumpetteâ—… sounding his trumpette there came running downe from the hill a great multitude of there people 〈…〉 and amoÌ„gst other as chiefe 〈◊〉 FlotmaÌ„ whome Norrey commaunded to stay wherevppon the sayde Flotman asked him what was the matter â—…nd wherefore he 〈◊〉 called them togither by sounde of Trumpet got thy wayes sayde he 〈◊〉 offeâ—… the Reâ—… and tell thy company from my Lorde Marques of Northhampton the Kings maiesties Lieutenant 〈◊〉 offeâ—… the Reâ—… that hee commaundeth them to ceasse fryor committing any further outrage and if they will sayth hee obey his commaâ—â—dement all that is past shall bee forgyuen and pardoned Flotman hauing he and Norreys declaration as hee was an outragious and busie fellow presumptuously made aunsawre that hee comande a pinnes poynst for my Lorde Marques and withall lyâ—â— a rebellious Traytor rayled vpon hys Lordshippe and maineteyned that hee and the rest of the Rebelles 〈◊〉 preâ—…ons trayterous â—…ions were earnest defendors of the Kings royall maiestie and that they had taken weapon in hands not againste the Kyng but in his disrâ—…ce as in time it shoulde appeare as they that sought nothing but to maynteyne hys maiesties royall estate the libertie of theyr Countrey and the safetie of the common-wealth c. To conclude hee vtterly refused the Kynges pardon and tolde Norrey certaynely that they woulde eyther restore the common wealth from decay into the whiche it was fallen beyng oppressed through the couetousnesse and tyrannie of Gentlemen eyther else would they like men dye in the quarrell Vniteth had he made an ende of his tale wheÌ„ suddaynely a fearefull alarme was reysed thorough out the Citie for whylest Flotman was thus in 〈◊〉 with the Kyng of armes at Porkthorpe gate the Rebelles in a great rage entring the Citie by the Hospitall The Rebelles enter the Citie got aboute to bring all things to destruction but beeing encoâ—â—ted neere to the Byshoppes palaice by the Lorde Marques hys men there ensued a bloudy conflicte betwixte them whyche continued long with great fiercenesse and eger reuenge on bothe parties There dyed aboute seuen score of the Rebels and of the Souldyers that serued againste them some number beside a great multitude that were hurte and wounded on both partes but the pitifull slaughter of the Lorde Sheyfeld who hauing more regard to his honor than safetie of life destrous to shew some proofe of his noble valiancie entring amongst the enimies as hee foughte right hardily though not so warely as had bene expediente fell into a ditche as hee was about to turne his Horse and heerewith beeyng compassed about with a number of those horrible trayters was slayne amongst them although hee both declared what hee was and offered largely to the villaynes if they woulde haue saued dys life but the more noble he shewed himselfe to be the more were they kindled in outragious furye against him and as he pulled off hys head peece that it might appeare what he was a butcherly knaue named Fulques that by occupation was both a Carpenter and a Butcher slat hym in the head with a clubbe and so most wretchedly killed him a lamentable case The Lord Sheâ—…feld killed that so noble a yong Gentleman endowed with so many commendable qualities as were to bee wished in a man of his calling shoulde thus miserablye ende hys dayes by the handes of so vile a villayne Diuers other Gentlemen and worthy Souldyers came to the lyke ende among those outragious Rebelles and amongst other Roberte Wolnaston that was appoynted to keepe the dore of Christes Church was killed by the same Foulkes that tooke him for Sir Edmond Kniuet against whome the Rebels bare greate malice for that he sought to annoy them so farre as by any menes he might as partly ye haue heard Alex. Neuill But the slaughter of that noble man the Lord Sheyfeld sore discouraged the residue of y e Souldiers that were come with the Lorde Marques And on the other parte the Rebelles were aduanced therby in greater hope to preuaile against them and therevpoÌ„ preassed forwarde with such hardinesse that they caused the Lorde Marques and his people to giue place and to forsake the Citie euery man making the best shift he coulde to saue himselfe but yet diuers GentlemeÌ„ of good accompt and worship remayning behind and abiding the brunte were taken prisoners as Sir Thomas Cornewaleys and others whome the Rebels afterwards kept in strait durance till the day came of their ouerthrow by the kings power vnder the conduction of the Earle of Warwike The CitizeÌ„s were brought into such extreame miserie that they knew not which way to turne them Some there were that fled out of the Citie taking with them their gold
before desirous to bee reuenged of his late repulse the Lords Willoughby Powes and Bray Ambrose Dudley sonne to the sayde Earle and at this presente worthily adorned with the title which his father then bare of Erle of Warwike Also Henry Willoughby esquier Sir Thomas Tresham Sir Marmaduke Connestable William Deueroux sonne to the Lorde Ferters of Chartley Sir Edmonde Kniuet Sir Thomas Palmer Sir Andrewe Flammocke and diuers other Knightes Esquiers Gentlemen The Earle of Warwike and such as were come with hym to Cambridge marched dyrectly from thence towardes Norwiche and came vnto Wimondham the two and twentith of August where and by the way the most part of all the GentlemeÌ„ of Norffolke that were at libertie came vnto him The nexte day betimes hee shewed hymselfe vpon the playne betwixte the Citie of Norwich and Eyton wood and lodged that night at Intwood an house belonging to Sir Thomas Gresham Knighte a two myles distant from Norwiche Heere they rested that daye and nighte following not once putting off their armoure but remayning still in a readynesse if the enimies shoulde haue made any suddaine inuasioÌ„ against them The Earle of Warwike in the meane tyme sent the afore remembred King of armes Norrey Norwiche summoned to summon the Citieâ—… eyther to open the gates that he might quietly enter or else to loke for warre at his hands that would then assay to winne it by force When Kette vnderstoode that the Herraulte was come to the gates he appointed the Maiors deputy Augustine Steward Robert Rugge two of the chiefe Citizens to goe to him and to know his errand They passing forth at a posterne and hearing his message made aunswere that they were the miserablest men that were then lyuing as they themselues beleeued that sith hauing suffered suche calamities as they could not but tremble in calling the same to remembrance could not nowe haue libertie to declare the loyall duetie whiche they bare and ought to beare to the Kyngs hyghnesse so that they accompted themselues moste vnfortunate sith their happe was to liue in that season in which they must eyther ieopard losse of life or the estimation of their good name although they trusted the Kinges maiestie would be gracious Lord vnto them sith they had giuen no consente vnto suche wicked Rebellion as was thus reysed against his highnes but with losse of goodes and perill of life so farre as in them lay hadde done what they coulde to keepe the Citizens in duetifull obedience One thing more they woulde humbly desire of my Lorde of Warwike that where as there was no smal number of Kettes army in the Citie without armour or weapon and as it should seeme yrkesome and weary of that whyche had bene alreadye done it mighte please him once agayne to vouchsafe to offer them the kyngs pardon and if hee shoulde thus doe they had greate hope that the Rebels woulde gladly accepte it and so the matter mighte bee pacifyed withoute more bloudshed Norrey returned to the Earle of Warwike and declared what aunswere hee had receyued The Earle desirous of nothing more than to haue the matter thus taken vppe as well for other considerations as for feare least the Gentlemen remayning prisoners with the Rebels shoulde bee vnmercifully murthered by theyr keepers if they came to the vttermost triall of battayle he resolued to proue if it woulde thus come to passe and heerevpon was Norrey with a Trumpette sent to offer them a generall pardon who beeing entred the Citie mette about fortie of the Rebels on Horsebacke Nâ—…rrey King of armes sent to offer the Rebelles their pardon riding two and two togither very pleasaunte and mercie and so passing from Saint Stephans gate vnto Byshoppes gate the Trumpeâ—…tâ—… founded hys Trumpette and with that a greate multitude of the Rebels came thronging downe togither from the hyll to whome the Horsemen speedily rydyng commaunded that they should deuide themselues and stande in order vppon ryther syde the way and as Norrey and the Trumpetter with two of the chiefe Citizens entred betwixte them they were receyued wyth greate noyse and clamoure for euerye of them puttyng off theyr hartes or cappes cryed God saue Kyng Edwarde God saue Kyng Edwarde Norrey and the two Citizens highly commendyng them heerein requested them to keepe their place and order wherein they stoode for a whyle and then Norrey passing foorthe aboute two hundred and fiftie paces came to the toppe of the hyll and puttyng vppon his coate armoute stayed awhyle for Kette was not yet come and at length began to declare vnto them in what manner dyuers tymes sith fyrste they hadde taken armes in hande the Kyngs maiestie by sundrye persons as well Herraultes as other hadde soughte to reduce them from theyr vnlawfull and rebellious tumultes vnto theyr former duetie and obedience and yet neuerthelesse they hadde shewed themselues wilfull and stubborne in refusing hys mercifull pardon freely offered vnto them and despised the messengers whiche hys grace hadde sente vnto them to pronounce the same hee wylled them therefore to call themselues nowe at length to remembraunce and to beholde the state of the common wealthe whyche they so often to no purpose had still in theyr mouthes and neuerthelesse by them miserably defaced and broughte in daunger of vtter ruyne and decay and heerewith discoursing at large of the horrible wicked and heynous murthers riots burnings and other crimes by them committed hee wylled them to consider into what Sea of mischiefes they had throwen themselues and what punishment they oughte to looke for as due to them for the same sith as well the wrath of God as the Kyngs army was hanging ouer theyr heads and ready at hande which they were not able to resist for his grace hadde resolued no longer to suffer so greate and presumptuous a mischiefe as thys to be fostered in the middle of his Realme and therefore hadde appoynted the righte honorable Earle of Warwike a man of noble fame and approued valiancie to bee hys generall Lieuetenante of that hys royall armye to persecute them with fyre and sworde and not to leaue off tyll hee hadde vtterly dispersed and featured that wicked and abhonimable assemble and yet such was the exceeding greatnesse of the Kings bountifull mercy and clemency that hee that was by hym appoynted to be a reuenged of their heynous treasons committed agaynst hys maiestie if they coÌ„tinued in there obstinate shoulde hee also the 〈…〉 and minister of hys gracious and free pardon to so manye as woulde accept it Which vnlesse they now 〈◊〉 the sayd Earle had made a solemne vowe that they should neuer haue it offered to them agayne but that he would persecute them till he had punished the whole multitude according to their iust deserter Manye that hearde him hauing due consideration of their miserable estate were 〈◊〉 with some remorse of conscience fearing at lâ—…gth to tast the reuenge of suche horrible crimes at they hadde bin partakers of
that the Welchemenne whyche were appoynted to the guarde of the sayde greate peeces of artillerie were no greate number and therefore not able to resist any greate force that should come agaynste them they came downe the hyll vpon the suddayne as it were wholly togither in most outragious manner and withall one Myles that was a very perfect gunner and maruellous skilfull in the feate of shooting of great artillerie and at that time remayning among the Rebels shorte off a peece and slewe one of the Kyngs principall gunners â—…en'er â—â—e that was attending vpon those peeces of artillerie whiche stoode thus before the gate whome when the Rebels perceyued thus to bee slayne they made forwarde with more courage and gaue suche a desperate onsette vppon them that garded the sayde artillerie that theyr small number beyng not able to withstande theyr aduersaries greate and huge multitude pressing in suche furious rage vppon them that they were consireyned to flee backe and to leaue for artillerie for a pray vnto the enimies 〈◊〉 Rebels 〈◊〉 certayne 〈◊〉 as of arâ—…exitem â—â—ailect â—â—â—ke who seasing vppon the same conueyed them away with certayne cartes laden with all manner of munitioÌ„ for warres vp to their camp a matter as was thoughte of no small importance sith the enimies thereby were furnished now with such things whereof before they stood most in neede and nowe hauyng slore thereof they spared not liberally to bestowe it agaynste the Citie beating downe not onely the highest toppe of Byshoppes gate but also a greate parte of the walles on that side And heere cruely the good seruice of Captaine Drurie is not to be forgotten who now as carâ—â— being ready to reueÌ„ge this 〈◊〉 following vppon the enimies putte them to soâ—…ghâ—…es and recouered muche of that whyche they had taken from the Earles Souldiers The Earle of Warwike after thys â—…utâ—â— off the entries at the gates and rampired them vp placed at the bridges and iournyngs of the wayes and streetes dyuers bandes of Souldyers to keepe the passages banke downe the â—â—â—ite Friers bridge and at Byshoppes gate â—â—e appoynted the Lorde Willoughby with a greate number of Souldyers to defende that pure and in thys sorte hee made prouision to defende the Citie from the Rebelles if they shoulde attempte to make anye surprise vppon the suddayne Thus whilest euery thyng seemed to chance and fall out in fauoure of the Rebelles there were some in the Earle of Warwikes armye that despairing of the whole successe of theyr iourney came to the Earle of Warwike and beganne to perswade with hym Counsell giueÌ„ to the Earle of Warwike to abandon the Citie that sith the Citie was large and their companyes small for in deede the whole appoynted numbers as yet were not come neyther of Straungers nor Englishmen it was vnpossible to defende it agaynste suche an huge multitude as were assembled togither in Kettes campe and therefore besoughte hym to regarde hys owne safetie to leaue the Citie The Earles aunswere and not to hazard all vpon such an vncertayn maine chance The Erle of Warwike as he was of a noble inuincible courage valiante hardye and not able to abyde anye spotte of reproche whereby to lose the least peece of honor that might be made this aunswer why sayth he and to your hearts fayle you so soone or are you so madde withall to thinke that so long as anye lyfe resteth in me that I will consent to suche dishonour Should I leaue the Citie heaping vp to my selfe and lykewise to you such shame and reprofe as worthily myghte be reputed an infamy to vs for euer I will rather suffer whatsoeuer eyther fire or sword can worke agaynst mee These words being vttered with such a courage as was maruellous to consider he drew out his sword whiche other of the honorable worshipfull that were theÌ„ present likewise did whom he commaunded that each one should â—…isse others sworde according to an auntient custome vsed amongst men of war in time of great daunger and herewith they made a solemne vowe vynding it with a solemne oth that they should not depart from theÌ„ce till they had either vanquished the enimies or lost their liues in maÌ„ful fight for defence of the kings honour The countrey gnuffes Hob Dick and Hick with clubbes and clouted shoone Shall fill vp Dussin dale with slaughtered bodies soone Vpon hope therefore of this and other vayne prophesies the Rebels through the Diuels procurement that had nourished and pricked them forwarde all this while in their wicked proceedings The Rebels remoue they determine to remoue thither to the ende that they mighte with more speede make an ende of the matter before they should be driuen to disperse themselues through famine for the Earle of Warwike hauing taken order to haue the passages stopped in such wise as no vittayles could easily be conueyd to their camp the want thereof began already to pinch them herevpon setting fire on their Cabanes which they hadde reysed and built heere and there of tymber and bushes the smoke whereof couered all the groundes about them they come downe wyth theyr ensignes into the valley called Dussin dale where with all speede that might bee they intrenched themselues about and reysing a rampire of a good height set stakes also round about them to keepe off the horsemen The Erle of Warwike perceyuing their doings the next day being the seuen and twentith of August with all hys horsemen and the Almaines with Captayne Druries bande The Earle of Warwike gâ—…eth forth to giue the enimies bataile issued forthe of the Citie marching straighte towards the enimies yet before hee approched in sight of them hee sente Sir Edmonde Kneuet and Sir Thomas Palmer Knightes with other to vnderstande of them whether nowe at length they would submitte themselues and receyue the Kings pardon Pardon offered whiche if they woulde doe he offered to graunt it freely to al the whole multitude one or two of them onely excepted but they with generall voyces refusing iâ—… the Earle falleth in hande to encourage his people to the battaile and hauing appoynted as well the horsemen as footemen in what order they should giue the charge they passe forward in approching the enimies The Rebels beholdyng them thus to come forwarde putte themselues in order of battayle in such manner that all the Gentlemen which had bin taken prisoners and were kepte in irons for starting away â–ª were placed in the fore raÌ„ke of their battaile coupled two two togither to y e end they might be killed by their own frieÌ„ds that came to seeke their deliuerrance but as God would haue it yet y e most part of theÌ„ were saued Miles the maister guÌ„ner amoÌ„g y e rebels leuying a peece of ordinance shot it off stroke him that caryed the Kings standart in the thigh and the horse through the shoulder The Earle of Warwike and others sore grieued therewith caused a whole volee of theyr
this Realme and the Lady his wife one of the Queenes maiesties priuie Chamber now in the Moneth of Aprill 1566. departed the same againe the Marques a few dayes before his wife being both conducted by a lyke personage the Lord of Aburgueuenny to Douer Certayne houses in Cornehill being fyrst purchased by the Citizens of London The Burse in Cornhill were in the Moneth of Februarie cryed by a Belman and afterwarde solde to such persons as shoulde take them downe and carie them from thence which was so done in the Monethes of Aprill and May next following And then the ground beeing made playne at the charges also of the Citie possession thereof was by certayne Aldermen in the name of the whole Citizens gyuen to the right worshipfull sir Thomas Gresham knight agent to the Queenes highnesse there to buylde a place for Marchantes to assemble in at his owne proper charges who on the seuenth day of Iune layde the first stone of the foundation beeing Bricke and forthwyth the woorkemenne followed vppon the same with such diligence that by the Moneth of Nouember in Anno .1567 the same was couered with slate The Commissioners before named appoynted for the matters of Flaunders keeping theyr diet at Bruges agreed to referre the whole matter to the Princes on both sides and if they could not agree then the Marchants to haue .xl. dayes to repayre home with their marchandise and in the meane tyme all things to stande as they were then Our Commissioners departed from Bruges about the .xxvj. of Iune The .xxxj. of August the Queenes maiestie in hir progresse came to the Vniuersitie of Oxforde The Queenes progresse to Oxforde and was of all the studentes which had looked for hir comming thither two yeares so honourably and ioyfully receiued as eyther their loyalnesse towardes the Queenes maiestie or the expectation of their friends did require Concerning orders in disputation and other Academicall exercises they agreed much with those which the Vniuersitie of Cambridge had vsed two yeares before Comedies also and Tragidies were played in Christs Church where the Queenes highnesse lodged Among the which the Comedie entituled Palemon Arcit made by maister Edwardes of the Queenes Chapel had such tragicall successe as was lamentable Misfortune Oxforde For at that time by the fal of a wall and a paire of staires and great presse of the multitude three men were slaine The fifth of September after disputations the Queene at the humble suyte of certaine hir Nobilitie and the king of Spains Ambassador made a briefe Oration in Latin to the Vniuersitie but so wise and pithie as England may reioyce that it hath so learned a Prince and the Vniuersitie may triumph that they haue so noble a Patronesse The .vj. of September after dinner hir grace comming from Christs church ouer Carfox and so to Saint Maries the scholers standing in order according to theyr degrees euen to the East gate certaine Doctours of the vniuersitie did ride before in their skarlet Gownes and hoodes and masters of arte in black gownes and hoodes The Maior also wyth certaine of hys brethren did ryde before hir in skarlet to the ende of Magdalen Bridge where their liberties ended but the doctours and maisters went forwarde still to Shootouer a mile and more out of Oxforde bycause their liberties extended so farre and there after Orations made hir highnesse with thanks to the whole Vniuersitie had them farewell and rode to Ricote The valiaunt Captaine Edward Randolfe Esquire Lieutenaunt of the Ordinaunce Souldiours transported into Irelande and Colonell of a thousande footemen in September last past was wyth hys hande embarked at Bristow and within fewe dayes after landed at Knockfergus in the North partes of Irelande and from thence by water to a place called Derrie by whiche passeth the Ryuer of Longfoyle there the sayde Colonell in shorte space fortifyed to the greate annoyaunce of Shane Oneyle and by greate foresyght and experience garded himselfe and his charge till the sayde Oneyle to hinder and disturbe his aboade there the .xij. of Nouember arriued with a great army of Kerne Galawglasses horsemen with whom the sayde Captaine Randall encountered and him there so discomfited as after y e conflict he durst neuer approch the Queens power and to his perpetuall fame the sayde Captaine by reason of his bolde and hardie onset that day lost his life â—…ng prince Scottes â—…ened Charles Iames the sixt of that name sonne to Henrie Stuart Lorde of Darnley and Marie King and Queene of Scottes was borne in Edenbourgh Castell An. Reg. 9. the .xix. of Iune last past and the .xviij. of December this yeare solemnly christened at Sterling whose Godfathers at the Christning were Charles king of Fraunce and Philibert duke of Sauoy and the Queenes Maiestie of England was the Godmother who gaue a font of golde curiously wrought and enameled waying .333 ounces amounting in value to the summe of .1043 pounde .xix. shillings â—…g of Scots â—…thered 1567 The tenth of Februarie in the morning Henrie Stuart Lorde of Darneley before named King of Scottes by Scottes in Scotlande was shamefully murthered the reuenge whereof remayneth in the mightie hande of God The .xxij. of Februarie the Ladie Margaret Dowglas Countesse of Lineux mother to the sayde King of Scottes was discharged out of the Tower of London â—…een Alderâ—…en deceassed 〈◊〉 London Within the space of ten Monethes last past dyed seuen Aldermen of London the first Edwarde Bankes deceassed the .ix. of Iuly Anno 1566. Richarde Chamberlaine late sherife sir Martin Bowes sir Richard Mallorie sir William Hewet and sir Thomas White late Maiors then Richarde Lambert one of the Sherifes for that yeare the fourth of Aprill .1567 The towne of â—…nistry burnt wife in thirty â—…es The .xxij. of Aprill by great misfortune of fire in the towne of Ossestrie in Wales twelue myles from Shrewsburie to the number of two hundred houses to say seuen score within the walles and three score without in the suburbs besides cloth corne cattell c. were consumed which fire began at two of the clocke in the after noone and ended at foure to the great maruaile of many that so great a spoyle in so short a time should happen Two long streetes with great ryches of that Towne was burnt in Anno 1542. And lykewyse or worse in .1564 Sergeants feast The .xxiiij. of Aprill the Sergeants feast was kept at Grays Inne neare vnto Holborne and there were at that time made seuen newe Sergeants of the law Milnal in Sufrike burnt The .xvij. of May in the towne of Milnall in Suffolke .viij. miles from Newmarket .37 houses besides Barnes stables and suche lyke were consumed with fire in the space of two houres Shane Oneyle who had most trayterously rebelled agaynst the Queenes Maiestie in Irelande and had done many great outrages in the partes of Vlster was this yeare with his great losse manfully repelied from the siege of
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
181.98 Hildila a Priest 184.63 Hisider looke Elidurus Hopton Walter attainted 1425.47 Houses and buildinges ouerthrowen by an earthquake 362.102 Honorius recouereth Britaine 99.1 Holme battaile fought wyth equal victorie betweene the Kenrishmen and the Danes 221.52 Holme battaile fought by the Citizens of Cantorburie against the Danes 221.55 Honorius the Emperour sendeth Constantius agaynst Constantinus wyth an armie 98.69 Howard William Lord Howard of Effingham knight of the Garter and late Lord Chamberlin is made Lord priuie Seale 1864.10 dyeth 1865.48 Howard Thomas Lord Howard eldest sonne to Thomas Earle of Surrey iusteth 1466.28 Hocehnereton battaile fought by the Danes against the Englishmen 221.8 Hose for a king at three shillings price 335.105 Howel king of litle Britayne 132.58 Howel king of title Britayne commeth ouer to helpe king Arthur 132.64 Howel besieged by the Scottes 133.35 Hostes of men seene fighting in the Skie 325.26 Honorius Archbyshop of Cantorburie dyeth 172.49 Houndes mad with lying all night in a Church 328.100 Horsus with a great number of his people slayne by the Brytaynes 124.23 Howel king of Wales conspyreth with the Scots against king Adelstane 225.17 Howel subdued by king Adelstane 225.21 Howel restoared to his kingdom acknowledgeth to hold the same of the king of England 225.27 Horrestians inhabitantes of Angus and Merne 73.31 Horrestians giue hostagies to the Romanes for assurance of their loyaltie 73.34 Horgerius Duke of Cornwall 232.55 Horewood 232.106 Honours change manners 412 48. Howard Edwarde son to Thomas Erle of Surrey knight Lord Admiral iusteth 1466.29 Howard Edmond sonne vnto Thomas Earle of Surrey knight iusteth 1466.29 Holstocke Thomas Controler of her highnesse ships is sent to the Sea with three ships and a Barke to staye the subiects of the king of Hispaine 1838.30 his acts in that voiage ibidem is eftsons sent to the Sea against Pirats of whō he taketh 20. saile and rescueth 15. merchants shippes 1865.20 Hospitals al committed to the kings disposition 1604.55 Howard Katharin daughter to the Lord Edmond Howard married to the king 1580.40 is accused of incontinencie 1582.18 is committed to the towre 1583.10 is beheadded eadem 20. Howard William Lord attainded of misprision of treason 1583.34 Iohn Holand created Earle of Huntington 1074.2 b. Horne castle ouerthrwne 319.53 Thomas Holand created Duke of Surrey 1097.30 b. Howard Iohn late Duke of Norfolk attainted 1425.39 Howard Thomas sonne vnto the sayde Iohn and Earle of Surrey atteinted ibidem deliuered out of the Towre and receyued into special fauour 1435.4 sent wyth a power against the rebelles in the North. ibidem hygh Treasurer of Englād 1447.1 sent with an armie to remoue the siege of Norrham Castle 1448.30 entreth Scotland ibidem his honorable offer to the Scotishe king eadem 55. conducted the Lady Margaret in Scotland 1458.7 of the Priuie Counsel to Henry the eight 1464.49 Godfather to Henry the first begotten son of Henry the eyght 1468.50 Lieutenant of the North partes in the kings absence leuieth an armie agaynst the Scot. 1488.5 requesteth bat◅aile of the Scottish king eadem 50. discomfiteth the Scottish power and sleaeth the king 1493.40 is created Duke of Northfolke wyth an augmentation of the armes of Scotland 1494.26 attendeth on y e Ladye Maries grace into Fraunce 1495.15 forsaketh the Court and why 1499.37 entreth the citie of London with 1500. armed men 1502.40 and the next day with two thousand 1503.8 dyeth 1534.41 Howard Edmonde sonne to Thomas the first Duke of Norfolke Captaine of the wyng of the auantgard at Flodden field 1691.50 felled downe 1492.18 knight Mashal 1503.26 Edward Howard knight sonne to Thomas the first Duke of Norfolke Lord Admyral taketh the barke of Scotland 1471.52 landeth in Britaine 1474.50 maketh Knightes 1475.20 his noble courage ibidem fighteth with the French fleete 1475 56. is drowned 1477.55 Howard Thomas Lorde Howard eldest sonne of Thomas the first Duke of Norfolke taketh Andrew Barton the Lyon of Scotland 1471 52. is Lieutenant of the armie into Biskaye 1472.33 hath the whole gouernment therof 1475.46 almost slaine through a mutinye of the souldiours eadem 31. is made Lord Admyral 1478.22 is Captaine of the foreward at Floddē field 1488.16 his message vnto y e Scottish king 1489.14 hys aduise vnto his father 1490.30 is created Earle of Surrey 1494.30 attendeth on y e Lady Marie into Fraunce 1495.16 receyueth the Admyral of Fraunce with 160 gentlemen 1505.1 is lyke to stabbe the Cardinal in wyth his Dagger 1508.50 made deputie of Irelande 1508.13 wynneth Morleys 1521.50 leadeth an armie into Fraunce 1521. is generall Warden of the Marches 2522.40 is Lord Admyral and high Treasurer of Englande 1529.29 inuadeth Scotland wyth an armie 1529.30 his message to the Duke of Albany 1530.30 is Duke of Norfolke and commeth wyth an power against the rebels in Suffolke 1535.22 chosen knight of the order of Saint Michael 1558.37 sent Ambassadour vnto y e French k. Pope 1560.10 created Lord high Steward of England at the arreignment of the Lord Dacres 1563.26 General of the armie against the rebels in the Northe 1568.45 Godfather to Edward the sixth 1570.40 inuadeth Scotland with an armie 1595.30 besiegeth Mutterel 1594.20 committed to the Towre 1610.50 attainted by Parliament 1611.33 his attaintour is reuersed and he restored to hys olde libertie and honour 1720.36 is made Lorde Steward of Englād 1721.30 is sent wyth a power against Wiat. 1725.40 his souldiours reuolting is forced to flie 2726.20 dyeth 1759.36 Howard Henry sonne to Thomas the seconde Duke of Norfolke is Marshal of the armie at Mutterel 1594.22 is Lieutenant of Boulogne and fighteth infortunately 1604.36 is attaynted and beheaded 1611.10 is described ibidem Howard Thomas Duke of Norfolke sonne to Henry Earle of Surrey is General of an armie sent into Scotland 1803.53 is chosen knight of the order of S. Michael 1836. is committed to the Towre 1839.18 is remoued from the Towre vnto his house at the Charterhouse 1853.17 and frō thence againe into y e Towre 1860.14 is attainted 1861. is beheaded 1862.24 Homage done by the Earle of Flaunders to K. Iohn for the Earldome of Flaunders 583.110 Homage done by the Earle of March and the Earle of Augie to king Iohn at Parthenay 584.57 Honorius Archbyshop of Cantorburie next after Iustus 162.54 Horsus and Catigernus fight a combate and eyther slaieth an other 116.2 Honedon towne or Manour 484.19 Homage promised to be doone by the king of Scotland to king Iohn 542.103 Holland in Lincolneshyre inuaded and made tributorie to Lewes the French kings sonne 602.31 Hosteus de Boloinge a knight Templer 403.48 Houses shaken with Gunpouder 1834.50 Houeden Roger cited 435.23 Hotspore Henry Percie pag. 1136. col 1. lin 39. col 2. lin 52. slayne pag. 1140. col 1. lin 4. French Pirats pag. 1152. col 1. lin 36. Howard Thomas Lord attainted of treason 1565.58 Homage done by king Iohn 548.42 Homage to king Richard the second renounced 1116.18 b. Homage done by the Barons to Lewes the Frenche kings sonne 599.90.600.16
Northumberland 312.48 Mutterel besieged 1594. the siege broken vp 1590.40 Murder committed at Oxford vppon a woman by a Priest 568.58 Murther in Westmin Church 1010.12 b. Murtherers to suffer death by hanging 472.59 Murtherers of king Constantius strangled 109.98 Merkam chiefe Iustice lost his office pag. 1381. col 1. lin 16. A Muster of Horsemen 1712.14 Mulinucius looke Dunwallo Mulinucius lawes 23.34 Murcherdach King of Ireland 326.70 Murreine among cattel 314.27 Earle of Murrey taken prisoner 898.20 b. Murton Byshop of Elie committed to warde pag. 1387. col 1. lin 8. N. Nathaliod a Britaine neyther of ancient house nor of skyll in the warres 127.67 Nathaliod and his army discomfited by the Saxons 127.84 Nazaleod king of Britaines maketh warre vpon the west Saxons 130.14 Nazaleod with his armye discomfited and slaine 130.39 Nazaleod nowe called Certicestshore 131.18 Nailes wherewith Christ was fastned to the crosse found what was done with them 91.115 and. 92.19 Nanneus sent to defend the inuasion of the Saxons 105 102. Nayles set in cuppes to measure draughtes 231.112 Nathaliod made general of the British army against y e Saxons 127.67 Names of the Bishops and Nobilitie present at the homage done by the Scottish kyng to kyng Iohn 550.14 Name of this land generally to be called England 204.45 Names and line of the kings of the seuen kingdomes of England 281.1 King of Naples disswadeth the French king from battaile 905.18 a. Nauntes citie vnliuered to K. Henry the second 398.43 Narcissus sent into Gallia to perswade the souldiers to go into Britaine 48.72 Narcissus in great credit with Claudius the Emperour 52 42. Nambre Earle Henry taken by the French 546.41 Nations neare to Britaine are subiect to the Romans 86 88. Names of the most valiant captaines and soldiers whose fame is moste renoumed for their noble deedes in the holy land against the Sarasins 504.3 Nauie alway in a readines to defend the coastes from Pyrates 266.51 Names of British kings which reigned from Elidurus to Lud. 32.65 and. 32.100 and. 33.40 King of Nauer commeth into England 991.41 a Names of the Peeres sworne to king Iohn 542.79 Names of the bishops present at the Coronation of kyng Iohn 545.10 Names of the nobilitie at the coronation of kyng Iohn 545.29 Names of the Bishops that accursed king Iohn and the Realme and afterward fled out of the Realme 566.24 Names of the sureties sworne to keepe the league made betweene king Iohn and Regiginald Earle of Boloigne 572.41 Names of the noblemen that continued vnto king Iohn 573.50 Names of British people which submyt them selues to Cesar 42.74 Names of foure kings in Kent at Cesars commyng 42.97 Nauie sent out by king Egelredus against the Danes 240.10 Nauie of Spaniards French discomfited by the Englishe men 1020.53 a Nantes besieged by the Englishmen 1021.54 a Names of learned men flourishing in the tyme of king Henry the thyrd 783.64 Names of the Barons that tooke part against king Henry the thyrd 726.19 Names of the Barons whiche tooke part with king Henry the thyrd against the other nobles of the Realme 726 35. Names of the Lords that banded them selues against kyng Iohn 588.45 Nauarre wonne by Ferdinand the kyng of Hispaine 1473 50. Nauie of Frenchmen 908.44 a. Robert de Namur serueth king Edward the third 940.45 b. Earle of Namur taken by the Scots 898.50 a Nauclerus cited 75.107 Names of writers that liued in king Iohns dayes 607.36 Names of the Lords that at the first went not against kyng Iohn but afterwardes ioyned with the other Barons at London 589.32 Names of the parties that sate to make the agreement betwene king Iohn and the Barons 589.75 Names of those elected to see the agreement betweene K. Iohn and his Barons performed 590.25 Names of the noble men and captaynes that came from beyond the seas to ayde king Iohn against the Barons 592.80 Names of the chiefe prisoners taken by king Iohn in the castle of Rochester 593.34 Names of the captaines of that part of the armye that Kyng Iohn left about London and of the other parte that went with hym Northward 595 7.14 Names of the Barons accursed by the Pope 596.77 Names of the chiefe captaynes vnder whom ayde came out of Fraunce to the Barons against king Iohn 597.72 Names of the noble men reuolting from king Iohn to Lewes 600.34 Names of Castles wonne by Lewes 600.78 Neotus an Abbot motioner of the founding of the vniuersitie of Oxford 217.63 Neuille George Lorde of Burgeyny cōmitted to the towre but deliuered againe 1460 20. New supply of Saxons sent for to come into Britaine 102.70 Neuill Alexander his Heptarchie cited 205.35 Newmerch and Vernon restored to the Duke of Normandie 393.47 Newcastle otherwise called Drincouet besieged woon 429.30 Newport a litle towne 1415 co 1. lin 13. Henry Newarke made archbishop of Yorke 815.32 a. dieth 835.58 a Newe mynster in Winchester builded 217.57 Newgate set on fire 1765.40 Newe eractions 1102.52 b. New historie which is the British historie 38.72 Newbourgh 194.66 Neuile Edward knight beheaded 1572.5 Newton slayeth Hamilton in combat 1634.30 Alexander Neuil Archbshop of Yorke fleeth 1070.36 a. attaynted 1071.25 New Forrest made by king William 313.85 Newcastle towne recouered from the Scottes 397.6 Lord Neuil sent into Britaine 993.7 b. Guy de Nealle Marshal of Fraunce slayne 947.10 b. Neal Bruce taken 842.50 a. executed 843.17.6 Neuil Iohn knight executed 1581.2 Newmerch Castle besieged and deliuered to the Frenchmen 385.20 Newark pag. 1329. col 1. lin 28. Newbourgh Abbey founded 394 28. Nefle Castle yeelded to the Frenchmen 510.40 Neuil Raufe Byshop of Cicester dyeth 611.42 Newburge Robert a man of great honour 398.32 Nennius a Britayne cited 7.14 Newburie Castle wonne by king Stephan 386.42 Raufe Lord Neuil created Earle of Westmerland 1097.30 b. Neuil Hugh high Iustice of the Forrestes 549.44 Newcastle pag. 1315. col 1. lin 13. Newcastle in olde tyme called Monkaster 307.100 Neomagus a Citie in Britaine by whom builded 2.95 Newton Peter knight Counsellour to Prince Arthur 1456.54 Newarke Castle builded 371.75 Newcastle taken by the Scots 366.80 Newcastle vpon Tyne brent by casual fire 728.16 Newarke Castle restored to the Byshop of Lincolne 105. Newcastle towne and Castle founded 311.8 Neglecting of Iustice is cause of greater mischiefes 311.82 Newburne Churh 312.26 Neuil Raufe elected Archbyshop hf Canterburie and the election made voyde by the Pope 637.27 Neuer as yet any king drowned 329.76 Neuille Alane accursed by Archbishop Thomas Becket 409.63 Nennius getteth away Cesars swoord in fyght 39.16 Nenuius dyeth of the hurte which Cesar gaue him 39.20 Neptunus called Nepthuin 5.4 Neptunus parentage 5.5 Neptunus called king and God of the seas 5.19 Newburgh brent by Earle Iohn 538.4 Nectaridus Earle of the Sea coast in Britayne slayne 103.95 Neuil Charles Erle of Westmerland rebelleth 1839.38 fleeth into Scotland 1841.12 Nicholas Burdet knight pag. 1227. col 1. lin 32. lin 56. col 2. lin 10. pa. 1237 co 2. lin 30. pag.
Englishe exiles 301.2 Wincigi an army of strangers departe out of England 215.37 Winchelsey town spoyled by the rage of the Sea 723.53 Robert Winchelsey made Archbishop of Canterburie 806.13 a. his obstinacie against the King 822. 20. b. accused to the Pope 841.28 b. dyeth 852.43 a William Conquerour repenteth hym of his crueltie towardes the Englishmen 315.20 VVinchcombe Steeple Church throwne downe by thunder and lyghtning 322.1 Whitlafe king of Mercia chased out of his estate 203.82 Whitlafe restored too hys kingdome 204.2 Windsore castell committed to the keeping of straungers 762.11 William Conquerour protesteth that hee came too the rule of Englande by mere conquest 303.26 William Malmesb cyted 329.42 and .345.70 and 345.80 and .362.89 Wibteth Archb. of Rauēna set vp Pope by Henrie the Emperour against Vrbane 330.96 William son to king Stephen constrayned to surrender to K. Henry the second such landes as he held of the demain of the crowne 397.17 William of Malmesb cited 118.50 and .125.9 and 129.26 and .134.34 Wiptish fielde fought betweene the Britains and Saxons 126.25 Winchelsey won by force by prince Edward 776.44 Winghā Henrie elected B. of Winchester 755.87 William son to K. Henrie the first borne 341.62 William erle of Mortaigne taken prisoner 345.26 William sonne too Robert duke of Normandie erle of Flaunders 346.76 William consecrated B. of Winchester 347.10 Wil. Witlesey made Archb. of Canterburie 975.34 b Wight spoyled by Frenche men 1007.10 a Winchester castell razed by the friends of K. Henrie the thirde 611.68 Wicleuists rage against the Friers Augustins 1059.30 a. Wiremouth Abbey buylded 163.8 Windsore castell repayred 963.34 b. Winchelsey burnt by french men 965.40 a Wicleuists write agaynste the Cleargie 1086.17 a William Wickham Bishop of Winchester made chancellour 1075.38 a Wilton woon and rifled by the Danes 243.59 Wingfields letters conteyning the blacke Printers iourney 952.1 b Wicleuistes increase 1075.50 a. 1088.44 a. Wisbeche people perishe by rage of water 649.34 Whitsand besides Canterburie 225. ◅8 Wilton Towne set on fire 379.75 Wichport spoyled by the Danes 239.39 241.39 Wilton Nunrie buylded richly endowed 234.10 Winds 968. ◅4 b. 1076.3 b Wil. Zouch slaine 1288.11 Winchelsey burnt by the French men 1021.12 b Wicliffes Iohn opinions 993.30 b. 1023.57 a. Williā Parre kni 1329.14 Wil. L. Hastings 1340.20 William de Valence Earle of Pēbroke dieth 815.35 Wigmore towne repayred 222.82 William Mandeuile executed for cōspiracie 1249.36 Willoughbie Henry knight sent into Flāders 1435.48 Winter sharpe 1153.33 Winchester or Caerguent builded 19.8 Wimundham Priory founded 705 Wimundham 445.8 Winnebert murtherer of K. Ethelbert 196.113 Wigmore Castell surrendred to the king 396.13 William Malmesb cyted 223.61 and .264.74 William Nēuil Lord Fauconbridge 1311.25 Wil. Marleb cited 305.69 Wilnotus released oute of prison 315.17 Wilnosus son to erle Godwin 273.94 William Catesby 1371.57 Wine good cheape 1058.40 William duke of Normandies pedegrue and title to the crowne of Englande 282.91 Winchester won by surrender and spoyled by the Barons 772.49 Williā Zouch made Archbishop of York 908.13 a dieth 943.38 b Wickliffes doctrine 1038.19 b. William Neuill L. Fauconbridge 1297.12.1307.22 Wye riuer 270.52 Williā Lucre knight slain 1300.1 Winchester castel besieged 377.60 Windsore fortresse 391.12 Williā Trowtbeck knight pag. 129◅ col 2. lin 34. William Peche 1298.38 Wye riuer 297.29 Windsore 278.76 William Butley speaker of the Parliament 1271.55 William Wickham Bishop of Winchester 1144.3 William a Parre slaine 1304.5 Wil Corum slaine 1288.13 Wil. Parre knight 1125.35 Wil. Hosey esquier 1288.56 Wil. Malm. cited 364.72 Wilkinson Oswalde executed 1864.40 VVlnardus Bishoppe of Hereforde 195.12 VVorcester Citie taken and sacked by the Barons 765.54 VVorceter Citie almost wholy consumed wyth fire 352.25 VVorceter citie and castel besieged and deliuered 318.73 Women desirous too haue their beautye blased 232.101 VVorceter citie taken and cōsumed with fire 384.19 VVolstane keepeth his bishoprike by working a myracle 309.70 VVolstans Crosier staffe myraculously sticketh fast in Sainte Edwardes tombe 309.75 VVorceter castell besieged and deliuered 384.20 VVoodstock manor builded 364.13 VVorldly pleasures turne too naught in a moment 188.62 VVorceter Citie and the Countrey burnt and sacked for sleaing K. Hardicnuts collectors 267.26 VVool staple remoued frō Flaunders intoo Englande 941.27 a VVomen prophecie of the Romaines expulsing out of Britaine 61.12 VVorshipping of Images refused by the Princes and bishops in Englande 199. ◅8 VVolstane Archbishop of Yorke 227.6 VVolstane imprisoned for being of counsaile with his countrymens reuolting from K. Edredus 229.77 and why otherwise 230.7 VVolstane set at libertie and pardoned 230. a VVodnesburie battayle sought betweene the west Saxons and Mercians 187.104 VVoduile Edward Lord VVoduile aydeth the duke of Brytaine with foure C. men withoute the kings consent 14◅3 34. hath almost all hys men slaine ead 56. VVoolfes payed to King Edgar for a yearely trybute 232 VVoluesey castell won by Lewes ◅01 3 VVolstane Bishoppe of VVorcester submitteth himselfe to King VVilliam 291.56 VVodens pedegrue deriued from Adams 239.29 VVoden an anciēt prince of the Saxons 1◅3 5 VVoden falsly reputed a God 113. ◅ VVodens children their posteritie 1◅9 100 VVolshere king of Mercia departeth this lyfe 181.44 VVomen with childe how to bee ordred concerning Churchrites 149.71 Wolsey Cardinall thought to be author of the kings doubt of the lawfulnesse of his mariage 1551.1 is displeased with the Emperor and why 1551.7 sitteth in iudgemēt vppon the kings mariage 1551.24 offended wyth the Kings liking of the Ladie Anne Bolongne laboreth to stay sentence 1552.21 is in displeasure with the king eadem 43. hath the great seale takē from him ead 20. is condemned in a Premn◅ire ead 30. is depriued of the Bishoprike of Duresme and the Abbey of Saint Albons all his goods ead 40. is sent downe into his Diocesse of York 1554.20 writeth too the King for his Pall and Miter 1555.8 is arrested ead 24. dieth ead 46 is described 1556.1 VVodenesdic 145.57 VVodenesborne battaile fought by the Britaine 's agaynste the Saxons 145.77 Thomas of VVodstocke created Earle of Buckingham 1006.8 b Woods in VVales cutte downe 811.53 a Thomas of VVoodstocke created Earle of Buckingham 1050.2 b VVooll staple remoued to Calais 969.12 a VVooddes cut downe in Anglesey 60.1 Woodfield battaile fought by the Englishmen against the Danes 221.66 VVolde VVilliam prior of Birlington putte too death 1570.15 VVoolstaple at Sandwich 799.4 a VVonwaldremere 201.35 VVorthie answere of Hērie the thirde to the Popes Nuncio 713.74 VVonden people called by the Englishmen by y e name of Danes 215.16 VVorseley William deane of Poules traitor 1443.42 Woodhouse Thomas executed 1869.54 VVorceter Abbey buylded 277.31 VVorlde drowned by the great deluge 1.53 Wolshere brother to Peada made king of Mercia 176.47 VVolfgangus Lazius cited 105.92 VVonders 968.10 d VVolsey Thomas the kings Almoner 1479.7 taketh the oth of the Citizens of Tourney for the king 1479.21 consecrated Bishop of Lincolne 1494.36 borne at Ipswich and described ibid. consecrated Archbishop of yorke 1496.50 chosen Cardinall
had layde fiue hundred men at armes and three thousande footemen purposing to haue kept and stopped our passage but thanks be to God the king of Englande and his hoste entred the 〈◊〉 water of Some where neuer man passed before withoute losse of any of our men and after that encountered wyth the enimie and slue of them more than two thousande the rest fledde to Aâ—…uile in whichâ—… chase was taken many knightes Esquiers and men at armes The same daye Sir Hugh Spencer tooke the towne of Croâ—…ay where he and hys Souldiers slue foure hundred men at armes and kepâ—… the Towne where they founde great â—…ye of vittayles The same night encamped the king of Englande in the Forrest of Cressy vpon the same water for that the French kings host came on the other side of the towne neare with our passages 〈◊〉 he woulde not take the water of vs and so marched towarde Abuile And vppon the Frydaye next following the King beeing still encamped in the sayde Forrest our Scutters descryed the French King which marched toward vs in foure great battayles And hauing then vnderstanding of our enimies as Gods will was a little before the euening tyde we drewe to the plaine fielde and set our battailes in array and immediately the fight beganne whiche was sore and cruell and endured long for our enimies behaued themselues right nobly but thanks be giuen vnto God the victorie fell on our side and the king our aduersarie was discomfited with all his hosteâ—… and put to flight where also was slaine the king of Boheme the Duke of Loraine the Earle of Alanson the Earle of Flaunders the Earle of Blois the Earle of Harcourt wyth hys two sonnes the Earle of Danmarle the Earle de Neuers and his brother the Lorde of Tronarde the Archbishop of Nismes the Archbi of Sons the high Prior of Fraunce the Earle of Sauoy â–ª the Lorde of Morses the Lorde de Guis le seigneur de S. Nouant le seigneur de Rosingburgh with sixe Earles of Almaigne and diuerse other Earles Barons knightes and Esquiers whose names are vnknowne And Philippe de Valois hymselfe with an other Marques which was called Lord Elector among the Romaines escaped from the battaile The number of the menne at armes whiche were founde deade in the fielde beside the common Souldiers and footemen were a thousande fiue hundred fortie and two and all that nyght the King of Englande wyth hys hoste aboade armed in the fielde where the battayle was fought On the nexte morrowe before the Sunne rose there marched towardes vs another greate hoste mightie and strong of the French menne â–ª But the Earle of Northampton and the Erle of Norâ—…e issue out agaynst there in three battayles and after long and 〈…〉 â—…ght them in 〈◊〉 for they discoâ—…d by Gods greate helpe and grace for otherwyse it coulde neuer haue beene where they tooke of Knightes and Esquites a greate numbre and fiue aâ—…e two thousande purâ—…yng the châ—…se three â—…nes from the place where the battaile was 〈◊〉 The same nyghte also the King encamped him 〈◊〉 agayne in the Foâ—… Cressye and on the morrowe marched towarde Bolongne and by the waye hee tooke the Towne of Staples and them thence hee marched towarde Calays 〈…〉 hys siege and lay his â—…terâ—… to the sâ—… And therefore out 〈…〉 Lorde the King willeth and common 〈◊〉 in all that eâ—…er you maye to sende to the â—…yde siege vittayles conuâ—… For after 〈…〉 of our departing from Tâ—… 〈…〉 â—…ayled through the Câ—… wyth greate peryll and daunger of our people and yet alwayes hâ—…dde of vittayle be plentie thankes hee to God therfore But 〈◊〉 as the case standeth wâ—…e pâ—…lye neede youre helpe to hee refreshed wyth vittayles Thâ—… fare yee well Written at the Siege before the Towne of Calays the fourtenth daye of September But nowe touching the siege of Calays and to returne where wee loste yee shall vnderstande that â—…s yet haue hearde the Englishe campe was furnished wyth sufficient prouisioâ—… of meate drynke apparell munition and all other things necessarie and oftentymes also the Souldiours made roades and forrayes into the borders of Fraunce nexte adioyning as towardes Guines and Saint Omer yea euen to the gates of that Towne and sometyme to Bolongne Also the Earle of Northampton fetched a bootie out of Arthoys Iames Mair and as he returned toward the hoste he came to Teâ—…ane which Towne the Bishoppe had fortifyed and mannen Terrouan deliuering the custodie thereof vnto Sir Arnold Dandrehen for when he hearde the English men approched he â—…st not â—…ame wythin the ciâ—… himselfe but got them to Saint â—…ers Sir Arnolde stoode valiantly to his defence and would not yeeld vntil by fiue force the Englishe men entered the Citie fiue the Souldiours Terrouan won by force and tooke theyr Captaine she fayde Sir Arnolde prisoner The Citie was put to the sacke and after set on fyre And when the Englishemenâ—… 〈◊〉 departed there toâ—…e a number of â—…ing 〈◊〉 the siege which they had layd before Saint Oâ—…ers and beganne a newe spoyle and â—…ied suche houses belonging to the Canons other which the English men had spared Thus weâ—…e those confines in most miserable case for no house nor other thing was in safegarde but suche as wâ—… conteyned within the cloysure of strong towâ—… and fortresses Froissart The king of Englande would not assayle the towne of Calais by giuing any assault to it for he knewe he should but lose his labor and waste his people it was so strong of it selfe and so well furnished with men of war Captain thereof also was one sir Iohn de Vienne Sir Iohn de Vienne Captain of Calais a valiant knight of Burgoigne hauing with him diuerse other right haâ—…die and expert Captaynes Knights and Esquiers When the sayd sir Iohn de Vienne saw the maner of the English host what the kings intention was he constrayned all the poore and meane people to depart out of the towne The king of Englands pitie towards to poore The king of England perceyuing that this was done of purpose to spare vittail would not driue them backe againe to helpe to consume the same but rather pitied them and therfore did not only shew them so much grace to suffer theÌ„ to passe through his host but also gaue them meate drink to dinner and moreouer two pens sterling to euery person which charitable deed wan him much praise 〈…〉 and caused manye of his enimies to praye right harâ—…lâ—… for his â—…sâ—…esse and prosperitie The French K. â—…ing to rayse the siege froÌ„ Calais which the king of Englande kept there sent for his son the Duke of Normandie The Duke of Normandie sent for which had lien long at the siege of Aygutâ—… now by commaundement of his father left le sore against hys will In this my due whâ—…le the Erle of Darlâ—… â—…mayned as the Citie of Burdeaux and there had held men duâ—…ng all the
time that the siege lay defa◅ Aig◅ilom When he once vnderstood that the siege was raised that the duke of Normādie had broken vp his con◅pe he sent into Gasgoigne for all knights and sinners that held of the English partie The Erle of P◅e assembleth an army Then co◅ to Burdeaux the L. Dasbr◅ the lord de Lespare the lord de Rosam the lord of Musidēt the lord of P◅miers and a great sort mo of the lordes and nobles of Gascoigne to that the Erle had .xij. C. men of armes two M. archers and three M. other footmen They passes the riuer of Garonne betwixt Burdeaux Blay and tooke their way into Xanctonge to to go vnto Pontiers and tooke by the way the towne of Mirabel by assault they wan also the towne and castell of Annay Surgieres and Benon Townes v◅ by the Earle of Dar◅ Also they tooke Maraunt in Poictow by fine force they burnt also the towne of Lusignen but the Castell they could not win Moreouer they wā y e bridge towne castel of Taliburg and fine al that were found within it bycause a knight of the English part was slain in the assaulting From thence the Erle of Darby went layd siege to Saint Iohn Dangely which was yeelded to him by cōposition At Niort he made three assaultes but coulde not win it to frō thence he came to Bourg S. Maximen the which was won by force al that were within it slain in like maner the towne of Montreull Bonnin was won the most part of the within slain y t toke vpō thē to defend it which were .200 coyners of money that wrought in the mint which the French K. kept there Frō thence he passed forward with his host and finally came before the Citie of Poictiers whiche was great large so that he coulde not besiege it but on the one side The thirde day after his coming thither he caused the citie to be assaulted in three ◅es the greatest number were appointed to affacte the weakest part of y e citie As thē ther were no expert men of warre within Poictiers but a great multitude of people vnskilfull and not vsed to anye feates of warre by reason whereof the Englishe men entered in at the weakest place When they within sawe the Citie wonne they fledde out at other gates but yet there were slaine to the number of seuen hundred persons for all that came in the English mens way were put to the sworde men women and children The Citie was sacked and rifled The Citie of Poicters won by force so that greate store of ryches was gotten there as well of the inhabitantes as other that had brought their goods thither for sauegard of the same The Earle of Darbie lay there ten or twelue dayes and longer myght haue layen if his pleasure had so beene for there was none that durst go about to disquiet him all the Countrey trembled so at his presence At his departure from Poictiers he left the Citie voyde for it was to great to be kept his souldiers and men of warre were so pestered with ryches that they wyst not what to doe therewith they esteemed nothing but golde and siluer and feathers for men of warre The Erle visited by the way as he returned homewardes to Burdeaux the towne of Saint Iohn Dangeli Saint Iohn Dangely and the other fortresses which he had wonne in going toward Poictiers and hauing furnished them with men munition and vittayles necessarie at hys comming to Burdeaux he brake vp his host and licencing his people to depart thanked them for theyr paynes and good seruice All this while the siege continued still before Calais the French K. among other deuises which he imagined how to raise the king of England from it procured the Scots to make warre into England insomuch y t Dauid K. of Scotland notwithstāding the truce which yet endured betwixt him the K. of England vpon hope now to do some great exploite by reason of y e absence of K. Edward entāgled thus with the besieging of Calais The king of ◅cots inuadeth ◅nglande ◅olidor he assēbled y e whole puissance of his realme to the nūber of .xl. or .lx. M. fighting mē as some write with thē entred into Englande burning spoyling wafting the country til he came as far as Durhā The lordes of England that were left at home with the Q. for the sure keeping defence of the realm perceiuing the K. of Scottes thus boldly to inuade the land in hope of spoil to send forth his light horsmen to harry the country on eche side him The Englishe lords assemble a power to fight with the Scottes Froissart assembled an host of al such people as were able to beare armor both priests other Their general assēble was appointed at Newcastell when they were al togither they were to the nūber of .1200 men of armes three M. archers .vij. M. other with the Welchmen issuing out of the town they found the Scots redy to come forward to incoūter thē Thē euery man was set in order of battel there were foure battels ordeined one to ayde another The first was led by the B. of Durh. Gilbert de Vmfreuile Erle of Anegos Henry L. Percy R. Southwel and the L. Henry Scrope the seconde by the Archb. of York the L. Rauf Neuil the third by the B. of Lincoln Iohn L. Mounbray the L. Thom. de Rokeby the fourth was gouerned by the L. Edward Baillol captain of Berwicke the Archb. of Cant. the L. Ros Thom. VVals Froissart The Queenes diligence beside these were ther W.L. D' Eincourt Rob. de Ogle other The Q. was there in person went from rank to rank and encouraged hir people in the best maner she could that done she departed cōmitting thē their cause to God the giuer of all victory Shortly hereupon the Scots set forward to begin the battail likewise did the Englishmen therewith the archers on both partes begā to shoot the shot of the Scots did little hurt but the archers of Englande sore galled y e Scots so that there was an hard battel They began at .ix. of the clock continued still in fight till noone The Scottes fight with Axes The Scots had sharpe and heauie Axes and gaue with the same great and mightie strokes howbeit finally the English men by the helpe of God obteyned the victorie although they lost many of theyr men There were diuerse of the nobles of Scotland slaine The English men obteyne the victorie The king of Scots taken to the number of seuen Erles beside lords The king was taken in the fielde sore wounded for he fought valiantly He was prisoner to an Esquier of Northumberland called Iohn Copelande who as soone as he had taken him rode out of the fielde with him accompanied onely wyth viij of his
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 demauÌ„ded 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 Genâ—…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 Giâ—â—a â—â—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 Gladâ—â—ore Heath by Barnet pag. 13.3.3 col 1. lin 33. Glasâ—…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
murdred 1092.30 a. Glanuille Bartholmew knight 559.71 Erle of Gloucester warreth on the Welchmen 792.2 a. driuen out of Glamorgan 810.27 b. Duke of Gloucester and hys confiderates ryse against the kyng 1063.6 a. Gluuy Duke of Demetia founder of Gloucester 51.54 Glorious Maiestie of y e English kingdome falleth wyth kyng Edmond Ironside 258.54 Glastenburie Abbey erected 53.18 Gleuy Riuer 162.12 Glocester pag. 1422. col 1. lin 26. Gorbonianus dyeth 30.55 Godfrey of Bologne afterward kyng of Hierusalem 270.78 Gospatrick depriued of hys Earledome 307.69 Goldenston Th◅mes Prior of Christes Churche in Cantorburie sent Ambassadour into Fraunce 1437.30 Godwyn commeth vp the Thames with his Nauie passeth throughe London bridge 273.71 Godwyn wel friended by the Londoners 273.68 Godwyn deliuereth pledges to kyng Edward for assurance of his loyaltie 273.93 Godwyn dyeth suddeinly at the table 274.107 Godwyn flaundered bycause of his great aucthoritie in the common wealth 275.15 Godwynes issue 275.32 Gonild neece to king Swanus banished the Realme 269 11. Gouernaunce of the churche of England dependeth chiefely vpon the kings 223.78 God a sister to king Edwarde maried to Eustace Earle of Bologne 270.82 Godwyn charged with the murder of Alured purgeth hym selfe therof 267.51 Godwyns ritche gyfte giuen to king Hardicnute 267.63 Godwyn myndeth to mary his daughter to one of king Hardicnutes brethren 267.76 Godwin and king Edward being ready to ioyne in battel vpon the sea are seuered by a Myst 273.20 Godwin restored to his former honor fauor liuyngs 273 28. Godwin arriueth with his Nauie at Sandwich 273.66 Gonorilla Leirs eldest daughter maried to Henninus Duke of Cornewal 19.93 Gogmagog a grant of great estimation in Britaine 15 82. Gogmagog slaine 15.90 Godfrey and Aulefe succeede their father Sithrike in the kingdome of Northumberland 224.55 Godfrey and Aulafe mekynge warre vpon king Adelstane are driuen out of their countrey 224.59 Godfrey father to king Reynold 224.61 Godfrey inuadeth Northumberland with an army of Scots 225.50 Goffarius Pictus king of Poicton 13.87 Goffarius raiseth an armye against the Troians 14.23 Goffarius and his army discōfited by the Troians 14.26 Goffarius with newe ayde distresseth the Troians 14.48 Godwyn offended wyth kyng Edward for too much fauouring straungers 271.10 Godwyn standeth stoutly in defence of his countreymen of Kent 271.12 Godwyn and his sonnes refuse to come to the assembly of Lordes at Glocester 271.34 Godwyn requyreth the Erle of Bologne and other French men and Normans to be delyuered vnto him whych is denayed 271.74 Godwynes army departeth away priuily and he also fleeth away in the night 271.105 Godwyn and his sonnes flee the Realme 272.9 Godbald kyng of Orkeney slayne 163.60 Godwyn sonne to kyng Harold 299.25 Gospel of Saint Iohn translated into Englishe by Beda 192.99 Godwyn and Edmond y e great landing in Somersetshyre spoyle the countrey and returne into Irelād with great booties 299.25 Gospatrick reconcyled made Earle of Northumberland is sent against the Scottes wyth an armie 306.118 and .312.31 Gorbod an called also Gurgust us 21.80 Gothlois a treacherous British captaine 127.86 Gouernment of Britaine committed vnto Plautius 49.85 Goseth William dyeth in hys iourney towardes the holye land 411.56 Godwyn Earle captaine of the Englishmen against y e Vandales and his noble seruice 260.80 Godwyns treason against Alured 264.22 .265.61 Godstow Nunrie beside Oxford 472.113 Godwyn and his sonnes proclaymed outlawes 272.21 Godwyn and his sonnes goyng a rouing vpon the coastes take prayes out of Kent and Suffer 272.50 Godrun a kyng of the Danes 212.18 Good lawes put to silence among the clinking of armor 217.14 Gospatrickes familie and discent 312.31 Gospatricke fleeth into Scotland 298.65 Gotmandin Gaham in Yorkeshyre 161.91 Goda Earle of Deuonshyre slayne by the Danes 239.43 Gourney Hugh reuolteth from king Iohn 557.25 ◅nnor married to Richard he second Duke of Normandie 289. ◅3 Gorolus Duke of Cornwall slayne 128.35 Gonzaga Ferdenand Ambassadour from the Emperour 1591.20 Gorbomans eldest Son to Morindus succeedeth his father in the kingdome of Britaine 30.30 Gourin brother to Duke Rollo of Normandie slayn 288.97 Gomer obtaineth the kingdome of Italie 1.98 Godfray of Bullongue elected king of Hierusalem 338.64 Godfray of Bullongue leader of an armie into the holy land 327.13 Godaroule Walter defendeth the Castle of Hartforde and at length yeeldeth it vp to Lewes 609.41 Godwyn byshop taken by the Danes 246.16 Godwyn gardian to K. Cnute children by Queene Emma 263.52 Gourney Hugh owner of Fert Castle 385.40 Gospatrick 278.105 Gorolus Duke of Cornwall 128.34 Gorloyes looke Gorolus Gouernment of spirituall matters appertaineth to the lawful auctoritie of the temporal prince 263.14 Gosefoorde towne 382.108 Gorbodug dieth and to buried at London 22.30 Gods face king William Rufus vsual othe 332.24 Godwyn Earle of Kent standeth agaynst Harold for the kingdome of England 263.35 Good men measure other mens manners by their own 196.98 Greene Thomas of Greenes Norton knyght committed to the towre 1460.21 Grotes and halfe grotes coined 1459.16 Griff◅n and Ryse Princes of Wales subdued 270 45. Grotes and halfe grotes fyrst coyned 947.7 a. Greeks and other nations receyued their learning fyrst from the Celte 266. Greeke Charecters deriued out of the Phenecian letters 2.60 Greeke letters first brought to Athenes from the Druides 3.80 Grossemond Castle in Wales 643.25 Grantchester decayed and now a village 30.89 Granta the old name of Cambridge 30.63 Grantchester so called by the Saxons otherwise ◅a◅rgrant 30.85 Grosted Robert made bishop of Lincolne 647.10 Granbodian looke Gorboniamus Grantham towne builded 30.48 Gray Lord Gray of Wilton Marshall of the armie and generall of the horsmen at Musklebrough fielde 1615 20. giueth a valiant charge on the Scottes 1624. 50. is hurt eadem 53. Lieutenant of the North partes fortifieth Haddington 1634. 40. winneth Yester Castle eadem 1. wa◅eth .xx. miles in Scotland 1641.31 his great damages iustayned at Haddington Chase 1637. 11. goeth agaynste the Rebels in Deuonshyre 1651. 14. is Marshall of the armie in the iourney of S. Quintins 1767.22 his prowesse during all the siege of Guisnes and namely his couragious vneppaled speech 1776.8 is taken prisoner and payeth for his ransome 22000. Crownes 1777. 4. knyght of the garter governour of Barwicke and warden of the East Marches dyeth 1821.40 Gray Walter made lord Chaūcellor to king Iohn 567.50 Gray Iohn bishop of Norwich made Lord deputie of Ireland by king Iohn 570 52. Gratianus the Emperour slain 96.10 Gratianus Funarius father to Valentinus and grandfather to Gratianus the Emperour 96.86 Gratianus Funarius generall of the Romane armie in Britaine 96.95 Gratianus Funarius goodes confiscated 96.99 Gratianus the Emperour slain by treason 97 55. Gratianus a Britaine made Emperour and shortly after slayne 97.112 Gratianus maketh himself king of Britaine 99.69 Gratianus slayne by the Brytaynes 99 86. Gray Thomas So◅ne to Thomas Gray the first Marques Dorset is chief◅ defendor at the Iustes held at the marriage of prince Arthur 1456. 26. is sent with an