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
opened vnto them all things according to his credence The Lordes then to make hast in the matter bycause the daye approched with all speede possible came to the posterne gate and alighting from theyr horses about sixe of the clocke in the morning they issued out of the Castell crying Saint George Talbot The Frenchmen beeing thus suddainely taken were sore amased in so much that some of them beyng not out of theyr beddes Mauns ◅uered gote vp in their shirtes and lept ouer y e walles Other ranne naked out of the gates to saue their liues leauing all theyr apparell horses armour and riches behynde them none was hurt but suche as resisted To bee shorte there were slayne and taken to the number of foure hundred Gentlemen the priuate soldiers were frankely let goe After this was inquisition made of the authors of the treason and there were accused thirtie Citizens twentie Priestes Traytors e◅cuted and fifteene Friers whiche according to their demerites were put to execution The Citie of Mans beeing thus recouered An. reg 6. the Lord Talbot returned to Alanson shortly after the Earle of Warwike departed into Englande to bee gouernoure of the yong Kyng in steede of Thomas Duke of Excester lately departed to God 1428 and then was the Lord Thomas Montacute Earle of Salisburie sente into Fraunce to supplye the roomth of the sayd Earle of Warwike who landed at Calaice with fiue thousand mē and so came to the D. of Bedford as thē lying in Paris where they fel in counsell togither concerning the affaires of France and namely the Earle of Salisburie began maruellously to phantesie the gayning of the Citie and Countrey of Orleans This Earle was the man at that time by whose witte strength and policie the Englishe name was much feareful and terrible to y e french nation which of himselfe mighte both appoynt commaund and do all things in manner at hys pleasure Mo◅ne Erle of Salisburie a politike and valiant man in whose power as it appeared after his death a greate part of the conquest consisted for surely he was a man both paynefull diligente readie to withstande all daungerous chaunces that were at hande prompte in counsell and of courage inuincible so that in no one man men put more trust nor any singular person wanne the hearts so much of all men Heerevppon after this great enterprise hadde long beene debated in the priuie counsell the Erle of Salisburies deuice therein was of them all graunted and allowed so that he beeyng replenished with good hope of victorie and furnished with artillerie and munitions apperteining to so great a siege accompanyed with the Earle of Suffolke and the Lorde Talbot and with a valiaunte armye to the number of tenne thousande menne departed from Paris and passed through the countrey of Beausse There he tooke by assault the Towne of Genuille and within fiue dayes after had the Castell deliuered vnto hym by them that were fledde into it for theyr safegarde He also tooke the towne of Baugencie suffering euery man which woulde become subiect to the Kyng of England to enioy theyr lands and goodes The Townes of Meun vppon Loyre and Iargeaulx hearing of these doings presented to them the keyes of theyr Townes vppon lyke agreement Anno. reg 7. Orleans besieged Bast◅rd of Or◅ After this in the moneth of September hee came before the Citie of Orleans and planted hys siege on the one syde of the ryuer of Loyre but before hys comming the Basterd of Orleans the Byshop of the Citie and a greate number of Scottes hearing of the Earles intente made dyuers fortifications about the Towne and destroyed the suburbes in the whyche were twelue parishe Churches and foure orders of Friers They cutte also downe all the vynes trees and bushes within fyue leagues of the Citie so that the Englishmen shoulde haue neyther comfort refuge nor succour After the siege hadde continued three weekes full the basterd of Orleans issued out of the gate of the bridge and fought with the Englishmen but they receyued hym with so fierce and terrible strokes that he was with all his company compelled to retire and flee backe into the Citie but the Englishmen followed so fast in killing and taking of theyr enimies that they entred with them the Bulwarke of the bridge whiche with a great tower standing at the ende of the same was taken incontinentlye by the Englishemenne In this conflict many Frenchmen were taken but mor were slayne and the keeping of the Tower and Bulwarke was cōmitted to William Glasdale Esquier By the taking of this bridge the passage was stopped that neyther men nor vittaile could goe or come by that way After this the Earle caused certaine Bulwarkes to be made rounde about the towne casting trenches betweene the one and the other laying ordynance in euery place where he sawe that any batterie might be deuised When they within saw that they were enuironed with fortresses and ordinance they layde gunne againste gunne and fortified towers against Bulwarkes and within cast newe rampiers and fortified themselues as strongly as mighte bee deuised against the violence of their enimies bat◅ie and assaultes The Basterd of Orleans and the Hire were appoynted to see the walles and watches kepte and the Byshop saw that the inhabitants within the Citie were put in good order and that vittaile were not wantonly consumed or vaynely spent In the Tower that was taken at the bridge ende as before you haue hearde there was an high chamber hauing a grate full of barres of yron by the which a man myghte looke all the length of the bridge into the Citie at whiche grate many of the chiefe Captaynes stoode many times viewing the Citie and deuising in what place it was best to giue the assault They within the Citie well perceyued thys tooting hole layde a peece of ordināce directly against the windowe It so chanced that the .59 day after the siege was layd the Erle of Salisburie Sir Thomas Gargrane and William Glasdale with diuers other went into the said tower so into the high chamber looked out at the grate and within a short space the sonne of the master gunner perceiuing mē looking out at the window tooke his match as his father had taught him who was gone downe to dinner and fired the gunne the shot whereof brake and sheeuered the iron barres of the grate The Earle of Salisbury slain so that one of the same barres strake the Earle so violently on the head that it stroke awaye one of hys eyes and the syde of hys cheeke Sir Thomas Gargrane was likewise striken and dyed within two dayes The Earle was conueyghed to Meun on Loire where after eight dayes he likewise departed this worlde whose body was conueyed into Englande with all funerall pomp and buried at Bissam by his progenitors leauing behind him an only daughter named Alice married to Richarde Neuill sonne to Raufe Earle of Westmerlande of whome
1497.19 is made Lord chancelor cad 42. hath his Cardinals Hat brought too London with great tryumph ead 53. calleth too accountes all those that hadde medled with the kings money 1498.27 executeth iustice very seuerely ead 34. conceiueth a grudge agaynst Frances the Frenche king 1499.1 obteyneth the bishoprike of Bath 1504.50 obteyneth a gainfull court of Legate to be erected 1504.30 hurteth all the Cleargie with his ill example of pride ead 45. his excessiue pride ea 52. and .1505.1 hath a thousande Markes of yearely pension of the Frenche king 1505.40 his pompe 1510.22 hath great authoritie and credite committed vnto him by the English French kings 1510.30 goeth to Calais to parle with the French Ambassadours 1516.55 goeth to Bruges the Emperour comming a mile oute of the towne to meete him 1517 27. carieth the great seale with him beyonde the seas ead 3. maketh meanes to the Pope 1518.20 giueth a generall dispensation for eating of white meates one Lent 1519.40 his pompe and pride 1520.3 and ead 22 is made B. of Durham 1524.11 resigneth the bishoprike of Bath ead 11. laboureth tooth and nayle to get a great subsidie graunted 1524.40 remoueth the conuocatiō from Poules too westminster 1524.32 woulde haue visited the Friers Obseruantes but they withstood him 1533.40 erecteth two Colledges ead 56. suppresseth small Monasteries 1534.41 deuiseth straunge Commissions ead 41. altereth the state of the Kings house 1526.24 goeth Ambassador into France with a thousand two hūdred horses 1539.16 deuiseth a newe forme of Letanie 1539.22 women vnwilling to agree 943.53 a. wolney foure Miles from warwike 1321.40 Wodens issue 282.6 wrestling betweene Londoners and men of westminster 620.60 wriothesley Thomas lord wriothesley made Lord Chancellour and knight of the Garter 1610.38 one of the Kings executors 1611.55 is created Earle of Southamton .1614.15 depriued of the Chauncellorship and authoritie in the Counsail ead 47. writers in the time of Hērie the fifth 1218. co 2.32 wolles stayed 809.17 b wraw Iohn captain of the Suffolke rebels 1030.40 wreckes pardoned by king Richard the first 489.77 wriothesley Tho. knight Secretarie created Lord wriothesley of Trihefield 1591.54 wraw Iohn priest executed 1038.30 b writers in the time of Hērie the fourth 1163.39 writers that liued in king Iohns dayes 607.36 wolstane bishop of worcester dieth 336.5 Edmonde of woodstocke borne 836.22 a. Earle of Kent 861.3 b. is condemned of Treason 892 23. b. beheaded 893.20 a wulhard Earle ouerthroweth the Danes wyth an armye at Hampton 206.77 wulferth looke Vimer Y. YIn auncient time had the sound of v. and i. 9.91 Yarde measure ordeyned in Englande through all places 337.56 Yewan king of Northumberland 22.92 Yll May day 1511.1 Yeomen of the Garde instituted 1426.40 Yong Thomas Archbishop of Yorke dieth 1839 23. Yorkeswolde spoyled by the Scottes 871.4 a Yorke Monasterie buylded 307.16 Yorke citie by whom builded 18.10 Yorkeshyre men rebell against the Romains and are appeased 54.25 Yorke Citizens put to their fine for sleaing the Iewes 483.80 Yorke william Bishop of Sarisburie dieth 742.45 yorkeshire and Northumberlande wasted by king william 302.37 yong men set vp in dignitie easilye forget themselues 412.56 yorkeshire subdued to Lewes 602.35 yorke besieged by the Saxons and rescued 127.47 york besieged by king Arthure 132.47 yorkeshire wasted by the Danes 209.41 and .240.49 yorke burnt by the Danes 209.61 yorke conquered by King Reynolde 223.102 yong beautifull boyes and wenches solde for money into Denmarke 275.42 yorke Castell buylded 299.1 yorke great part consumed with fire and by what meanes 300.50 yorke besieged and deliuered too King william 301.30 ypres william Generall of Queene Mawdes armie agaynst Mawde Empresse 377.65 ypres william Earle of Kent constrained to forsake the realme 395.73 ypres william Earle of Kent his Countrey and progenie 377.66 Isabell Dutches of yorke dieth 1084.40 b yuon Haruey deliuereth certaine Castels into the handes of King Henrie the seconde 411.54 yurecester Richard Archdeacon of Poicters made Bishop of winchester 432.55 yuri taken by the English 1198.50 yuell a towne 1336.14 Z. ZEno Emperor 122.87 Zeale of the Northūbers in aduauncing the christian faith 16◅ 76 FINIS Faultes and ouersightes escaped in the printing of the first part of the English Historie before the Conquest FIrst in the Catalogue of the Authours whom I haue in the collection of the same hystorie chiefly followed I forgot Iohn Brend who wrote the expedition intoo Scotlande 1544. Thomas Churchyard Vlpian Fulwell Thomas Knell Polibius Nicholaus ▪ Perotus Hadrianus Berlandus and such other Ithan de Beugue not Bauge a Frenchman Pa. 1. col 1. lin 52. for Noe read Noah Pa. 2. col 1 lin 9. for Hebr read Heber Eadem col 1. lin 18. for acceste rit read acceslerint Ead. col 2. lin 58. for than read there Pag. ◅ col 2. lin 7. for disenssing read decising or discussing Pa. 5. co 1. li. 10. for of him read to him Ead. col 1. lin 37. for restance read resistance Eadem col 1. lin 54. for Serosus read Berosus in the mergent Eadem col 1. line 21. for amphitrita read amphitrite Pag. 11. col 1. lin 50. for preasing read pressing Pag. 13. col 1. lin 21. for cuse read case Pa. 15. col 1. lin 35. for Totnesse read Dodonesse Ead. col 1. lin 38. for captiuitie of Babilon read bondage of Pharao Pa. 16. col 2. li. 46 for 1874. read 2◅74 Pag. 18. col 1. lin 8. for Ebracus read Ebrancus Ea. co 1. l. 13. for Guilles read Gaules Eadem col 1. lin 41. for Henand read Henault Ead. col 1. lin 50. for loyne read Loire Ead. col 2. li. 29. for built by P. Ostor read built as by P. Ostorius Pag. 20. co 1. lin 48. for inheritor read inheritance Ead. col 2. lin 28. for there read that Pa. 24. co 2. lin 55. for Northeast read Northwest Pag. 27. col 1. lin 4. for those read they Pag. 33. col 1. lin 8. for who read whom Pag. 41. col 2. lin 5. for these two cohorts yet read the Britains therfore Pag. 42. col 1. lin 1. for aduentured too sight read aduentured not to fight Pag. 47. col 1. line 28. for earing read earings Ead. col 2. lin 38. for 79. read 793. Pag. 50. col 1 lin 5. for 79. read 795. Pag. 51. col 1. lin 1. the three first lines are in the foot of the page before Pa. 54. col 1. lin 5. for reformable read conformable Ead col 1. lin 13. for shorter they read shorter before they Pag. 56 col 2. lin 39. for captaine read captiue Pag. 75. col 2. lin 51. for sure read sithe p. 79. c. 2. l. 8. for marres read marishes Pa. 80. co 2. l. 30. for vestros read vestras Pag. 104. co 1. lin 25. for Rextachester read Reptacester Pa. 106. col 1. lin 15. for so to returne read and so to returne Pa. 133. col 1. li. 45. for Howell king of Britaine read Howell king of little Britaine
in remembraunce of olde Troye from whence hys auncesters procéeded for which the Romaines pronounced afterward Trinobantum although the Welchmen doe call it still Trenewith This city was builded as some write much about the tenth yeare of his raigne so y t he lyued not aboue 15. yeares after he had finished y e same But of y e rest of hys other actes attempted and done before or after the erection of this city I finde no certayne report more then that when he had raigned in this Island after his arriuall by the space of 24. yeares he finished his dayes at Trenouanton aforesayde beyng in hys young and florishyng age where at his carcase was honorably interred As for the maner of hys death I finde as yet no mention therof among such writers as are extant I meane whether it grew vnto him by defect of nature or force of grieuous woundes receyued in hys warres agaynst such as withstood him from tyme to tyme in this Islande and therefore I can say nothing of that matter Herein onely all agrée that duryng the tyme of his languishing paynes he made a disposition of his whole kyngdome deuiding it into thrée partes or portions according to the nuÌ„ber of his sonnes then liuing whereof the oldest excéeded not 28. yeres of age as my coniecture gaueth me Locrine To the eldest therefore whose name was Locrine he gaue the greatest and best Region of all the rest Loegria whiche of hym to this day is called Lhoegres among the Britons but in our language Englande of such English Saxons as made conquest of the same This portioÌ„ also is included on the south with the Brittish sea on the east wyth the Germaine Ocean on the north wyth the Humber and on the west with the Irish sea and the riuers Dée and Sauerne wherof in the general description of this Island I haue spoken more at large To Camber his secoÌ„d sonne Camber Cambria he assigned all that lyeth beyonde the Sauerne and Dée towarde the west whiche parcel in these dayes conteineth Southwales and Northwales with sondry Islandes adiacent to the same the whole beyng in maner cut of and seperated from England or Loegria by the said streames wherby it séemeth almost Pemusula or a bye land if you respect the small hilly portion of ground that lyeth indifferently betwene their maine courses or such branches at the least as run and fall into them The Welchmen or Brytons call it by the auncient name still vnto this day but we Englishmen terme it Wales which denomination we haue from the Saxons who in time past did vse the word Walshe in such sort as we do straunge for as we cal all those straungers that are not of our nation so dyd they name them Walshe which were not of their countrey The third and last part of the Island he allotted vnto Albanacte hys youngest sonne for he had but thrée in all Albanact as I haue sayd before whose portion séemed for circuite to be more large then that of Camber and in maner equall in greatnesse wyth the dominions of Locrinus But if you haue regard to the seuerall commodities that are to be reaped by eche you shal find them to be not much discrepaunt or differing one from another for what so euer the first and second haue in plenty of corne fine grasse and large cattell This latter wanteth not in excéedyng store of fishe rich mettall quarries of stone and aboundaunce of wylde foule so that in myne opinion there coulde not be a more equall particion then this made by Brute and after the aforesayd maner This later parcel at the first toke the name of Albanactus who called it Albania But now a small portion onely of the Region beyng vnder the regiment of a Duke reteyneth the sayd denomination the reast beyng called Scotlande of certayne Scottes that came ouer from Ireland to inhabite in those quarters It is deuided from Loegres also by the Humber 〈◊〉 so that Albania as Brute left it conteyned all the north part of the Island that is to be fouÌ„d beyond the aforesayd streame vnto the point of Cathenesse To conclude Brute hauyng deuided hys kingdome after this maner and therin conteniyng himselfe as it were wyth the general title of the whole it was not loÌ„g after ere he ended his life and being solemnly interred at his new city by his thrée children they parted eche from other and tooke possession of their prouinces But Scotland after two yeres fell agayn into the handes of Locrinus as to the chiefe Lord by the death of his brother Albanact Locriâ—… king â—… of Scâ—â—land who was slayne by Humber kyng of the SeithieÌ„s and left none issue behynde hym to succéede hym in that kyngdome That notwithstanding the former diuision made by Brute vnto his children the souereigntie of the whole Islande remained still to the prince of Lhoegres and his posteritie after him Chap. xvj IT is possible that some of the Scottish nation reading the former chapter will take offence with me for meaning y t the principalitie of the North partes of this Isle hath alwayes belonged to the kinges of Lhoegres The Scotâ—… alwayâ—… desinrâ—… to 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 subiâ—â— haue oâ—…ten 〈◊〉 cruell 〈◊〉 odious temptaâ—… to be 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 For whose more ample satisfaction in this behalfe I will here set downe therfore a discourse therof at large written by diuers and nowe finally brought into one Treatise sufficient as I thinke to satisfie the reasonable although not halfe ynough peraduenture to content a wrangling minde sith there is or at the least wyse hath béene nothing more odious amoÌ„g some then to heare that the king of England hath oughtes to doe in Scotland How their Historiographers haue attempted to shape a couloured excuse to auoyde so manifest a tytle all men maye sée that reade their bookes indifferently whereunto I doe referre them For my part there is little or nothing of myne herein more then onely the collection of a number of fragmentes togither wherein chiefly I haue vsed the helpe of Nicholas Adams who wrate thereof of set purpose to king Edward the sixt as Leland dyd the lyke to king Henry the eyght Iohn Harding vnto Edwarde the fourth beside thrée other whereof the first dedicated hys Treatise to Henry the fourth the seconde to Edwarde the thirde and the thirde to Edwarde the first as their writinges yet extant doe abundâ—…ntly beare witnesse The tytle also that Lelande giueth his booke which I haue had written with his owne hands beginneth in this maner These remembraunces following are found in Chronicles authorized remaining in diuers nonasteries both in Englande and Scotlande by which it is euidently knowen shewed that the kinges of England haue had and nowe ought to haue the souereignetie ouer Scotlande wyth the homage and fealtie of the kings their reigning from time to time Herevnto you haue heard already what diuisioÌ„ Brute made of this Islande not
Albanactus or Albanact And when the tyme of his death drewe neere To the first he betoke the gouernment of that part of the lande which is nowe knowne by the name of England so that the same was long after called Loegria Loegria or Logiers of the sayd Locrinus To the seconde he appoynted the countrey of Wales the whyche of hym was fyrst named Cambria Cambria deuided from Loegria by the riuer of Seuerne To his thirde sonne Albanacte hee delyuered all the North parte of the Isle afterwardes called Albania after the name of the said Albanacte which portion of the said Isle lieth beyond the Humber northward Thus wheÌ„ Brutus had deuided the Isle of Britain as before is meÌ„cioned into .3 parts had gouerned y e same by the space of .xv. yeres he died in y e .24 yere after his arriual as Harison noteth it and was buryed at Troynouant or London In the dâ—… 〈…〉 this aâ—… 〈…〉 although the place of his said burial there be now grown out of memorie Locrinus the second ruler of Britayne Whyle thys Locrinus gouerned Logiers his brother Albanact ruled in Albania Gal. Mâ—â— Mat. VVeâ—â— as is sayde and there was finally slayne in a bataile by a King of the Hunnes or Scythians called Humber which inuaded that part of Britain got possessioÌ„ therof til Locrinus with his brother CaÌ„ber in reueÌ„ge of their other brothers death and for the recouery of the kingdome gathered their powers togither and comming against the said King of the Hunes by the valiancie of their people they discomfited hym in battell 〈◊〉 shuld seme â—…athe was â—…ome ouer the Humber and chased him so egrely that he himselfe and a greate number of his men were drowned in the Gulfe that then parted Loegria and Albania which after tooke name of y e sayd king was called Humber and so continueth vnto this day â—…al Mon. Moreouer in this battell against the Hunes were three yong Damosels taken of excellente beauty specially one of them whose name was Estrild daughter to a certayne king of Scithia With this Estrild king Locrine fel so far in loue notwithstaÌ„ding a former contract made betwixt him the Lady Guendoloena daughter to Corineus Duke of Cornewall y t he meant yet with all speede to marrie the same Estrild But beyng earnestly called vpon and in manner forced therto by Corineus hee chaunged his purpose and married Guendoloena keeping neuerthelesse the foresayde Estrild to paramor still after a secrete sort during y e life of Corineus his father in lawe But after y t Corineus was departed this world Locrine forsooke Guendoloena and maried Estrild Guendoloena therfore being cast off by hir husband gote hir into Cornewall to hir friendes and kinrede and there procured them to make warre against the sayde Locrine hir husbande in the whiche warres hee was slaine and a battayle foughte neere to the riuer of Sture after he hadde raigned as writers affirme twenty yeeres and buried by his father in the Citie of Troynouant Mat. VVest leauing behinde him a yong sonne begotten of his wife Guendoloena named Madan as yet vnmeete to gouerne â—…he is not â—…ambred aâ—…ongst those â—…hat raigned 〈◊〉 rulers in â—…his land by â—…at West Guendoloena or Guendoleyn the wife of Locrinus daughter of Corineus Duke of Cornewall for so muche as hir sonne Madan was not of yeeres sufficient to gouerne was by common consent of the Britons made ruler of the Isle in the yeere of the world .2894 and so hauing y e administration in hir handes she did right discretly vse hir selfe therein to the comforte of all hir subiects till hir sonne Madan came to lawfull age and then she gaue ouer the rule and dominion to him â—…al Mon. after shee had gouerned the space of fifteene yeeres Madan the third Ruler MadaÌ„ MAdan the sonne of Locrine and Guindoline entred into y e gouernement of Britaine in the .2909 of the world There is little lefte in writing of his doings sauing that he vsed greate tyranny amongst his Britons and therefore after he had ruled this land the tearme of .40 yeres he was deuoured of wilde beastes as he was abroad in huÌ„ting He left behind him two sonnes Mempricius and Manlius Hee builded as is reported Madan Caistre now Dancastre which reteineth still the later parte of hys name Mempricius the fourth Ruler MEmpricius the eldest sonne of Madan Mempritius Fabian began to raigne ouer the Britaynes in the yere of the world .2949 hee continued not long in peace For his brother Manlius vpon an ambitious minde prouoked the Britaynes to rebell against him so that sore and deadly warre continued long betweene theÌ„ But finally vnder colour of a treatie Manlius is slayne Gal. Mon. Manlius was slaine by his brother Mempricius so that then he liued in more tranquilitie and rest Howbeit being deliuered thus from trouble of warres he fell into slouth and so into vnlawfull lust of lecherie and thereby into the hatred of his people Slouth engendred Lechery by forcing of their wiues and daughters And finally became so beastly that he forsooke his lawfull wife and all his concubines and fell into the abhominable sinne of Sodomy And thus from one vice he fell into another till he became odible to God and man and at length Mempritius is deuoured of beasts going on hunting was lost of his people and destroyed of wilde beastes when he had raigned twentie yeares leauing behinde him a noble yong sonne named Ebranke begotten of his lawfull wife Ebranke the fifth Ruler EBranke the son of Mempricius EbraÌ„ck began to rule ouer the Britaynes in y e yere of the Worlde 2969. He had as writers doe of hym record one tweÌ„ty wiues Ebranck had xxi wiues Thirty daughters sent into Italy on whome he begote .xx. sonnes and thirtie daughters of the whiche the eldest hight Guales or Gualea These daughters he sent to Alba Siluius which was the eleuenth king of Italy or the sixth King of the Latines to the end they might be married to his noble men of the bloud of Troians bycause the Sabines refused to ioyne their daughters with them in marriage Furthermore Bergomas lib. 6. he was the first Prince of his lande that euer inuaded Fraunce after Brute and is commended as author and originall builder of many Cities both in his owne kingdome and else where Hys sonnes also vnder the conduct of Assaracus one of their eldest brethren returning out of Italy after they had conducted their sisters thither inuaded Germany being first molested by the people of that countrey in their rage and by the helpe of the sayd Alba subdued a great part of that countrey and there planted themselues Our histories say that Ebracus their father married them in their returne and ayded them in their conquests and that he builded the Citie of Caerbrank The Citie of Caerbranke builded Mat. VVest now called Yorke
Brytains that haue learned not to till the fielde nor to be handicraftes men but to lead their liues in the warres after the best maner who also as they haue all other things so haue they likewise their wiues and children common whereby the women haue the like audacitie with the men and no lesse boldnesse in the warres than they Therefore sithence I haue obteyned a kingdom among such a mightie people I beseeche thee to graunt them victorie 〈◊〉 and libertie agaynst these contentious wicked and vnsatiable men if they may be called men which vse warme bathings delicate fare hote Wines sweete oyles soft beds fine Musicke and so vnkindely 〈…〉 are altogither giuen to courtousnesse and crueltie as theyr doings doe declare Let not I beseeche thee the Neronian or Domitian tyrannie anye more preuaile vpon me or to say truth vppon thee but let them rather serue thee This oration I haue borowed of W. HarisoÌ„ whose heauie oppression thou hast borne withall a long season and that thou wylte styll be our helper onely O noble Ladie I heartily beseech thee Finally when she had made an ende forward she setteth against hir enimies which at that time were destitute in deede of theyr Lieutenaunt Paulinus Suetonius beeing as then in Anglesey as before ye haue heard The Romaines that were in Camalodunum sente for ayde vnto Catus Decianus the Procurator that is the Emperours agene Cor. Tacit. Catus Decianus Procurator treasurer or receyuer for in that Citie although it were inhabited by Romaines there was no great garison of able men The Procurator therefore sent to them such ayd as he thought he might wel spare which was not past two hundred men and those not sufficientlye furnished eyther wyth weapon or armour The Citie was not compassed with any rampire or ditch for defence such as happely were priuie to the coÌ„spiracie hauing put into the heads of the Romains that no fortification needed neither were the aged men nor women sent away whereby the yong able personages might without trouble of them the better attende to the defence of the Citie but euen as they had beene in all suretie of peace and free from suspition of any warre they were sodainly beset with the huge armie of the Brytaynes and so all went to spoyle and fyre that could be fouÌ„d without the enclosure of the temple into the which the Romaine souldiers striken with soden feare by this soden comming of the enimies had thronged themselues Where being assieged by the Brytaynes within the space of two dayes the place was wonne and they that were founde within it slaine euery mothers sonne After this the Brytaynes encouraged with this victorie went to meete with Petus Cerialis Lieutenant of the legion surnamed the ninth and boldly encountering with the same Legion gaue the Romains the ouerthrow and slue all the footemen so that Cerialis wyth muche adoe escaped with his Horsemen and got him backe to the Campe and saued himselfe within the Trenches Catus the Procurator being put in feare with this ouerthrow and perceyuing what hatred the Brytains bare towardes him hauing with hys couetousnesse thus brought the warre vpon the heade of the Romaines got him ouer into Gallia But Suetonius aduertised of these doings came back out of Anglesey with a mâ—…rueylous constancie marched through the middest of hys enimyes vnto London beeing as then not greatly peopled with Romaines though there was a Colonie of them but full of Merchauntes and well prouided of vytayles hee was in great doubt at his comming thyther whether hee myght best staye there as in a place moste conuenient or rather seeke some other more easie to be defended At length considering the small number of hys men of warre and remembring howe Cirialis had spedde by hys too much rashnesse hee thought better wyth the losing of one Towne to saue the whole than to put all in daunger of irrecouerable losse And therewith nothing moued at the prayer and teares of them whiche besought him of ayde and succour hee departed and those that woulde goe with him he receyued into his armie those that taryed behinde were oppressed by the enimyes and the lyke destruction happened to them of Verolanium a Towne in those dayes of great fame situate neare to the place where the towne of Saint Albons now standeth The Brytanes leauing the Castels and fortresses vnassaulted followe theyr gaine in spoyling of those places which were easie to get and where greate plentie of ryches was to be founde vsing their victorie with suche crueltie that they slue as the report went to the number of .lxx. thousande Romaines 10000 sayth Dion and suche as tooke theyr parte in the sayde places by the Brytaynes thus wonne and conquered For there was nothing wyth the Brytaynes but slaughter fire gallowes and such like so earnestly were they set on reuenge They spared neyther age nor sexe women of great nobilitie and worthie fame they tooke and hanged vp naked and cutting off theyr Pappes sowed them to theyr mouthes that they might seeme as if they sucked and fedde on them and some of theyr bodies they stretched oute in length and thrust them on sharpe stakes Al those things they did in great despite whilest they sacrifyced in theyr Temples and made feastes namely in the Woodde consecrated to the honour of Andates for so they called the Goddesse of victorie whom they worshipped most reuerently In the meane time there came ouer to the ayde of Suetonius the legion surnamed the .xiiij. and other bandes of Souldiers and men of warre to the number of ten thousand in the whole wherevpon chiefely bycause vytayles began to fayle him he prepareth to giue battaile to his enimies and chooseth forth a plotte of ground very strong wythin straytes and backed with a Woodde so that the enimies coulde not assault his campe but on the front The Bryâ—… were at 〈◊〉 time 〈…〉 meâ—… as 〈◊〉 wryteth yet by reason of their great multitude and hope of victorie conceyued by their late prosperous successe the Brytaines vnder the conduct of Queene Voadicia aduenture to giue battaile hauing theyr women there to be witnesses of the victorie whom they placed in charets at the vttermost side of theyr fielde Voadicia or Bondicia for so we finde hir written by some copies Cor. Taâ—… 〈◊〉 Dion Casâ—… and Bonduica also by Dion hauing hir daughters afore hir beeing mounted into a Charet as she passed by the souldiers of eche sundrie country told them that it was a thing accustomed among the Brytaynes to goe to the warres vnder the leading of women but shee was not nowe come forth as one borne of suche noble auncesters as shee was discended from to fight for hâ—…r kingdome riches but as one of the meaner sort rather to defend hir lost libertie and to reuenge hir selfe of the enimies for their crueltie shewed in scourging hir like a vagabond shameful deflouring of hir daughters for the licencious lust of the Romans
siege Dublin besieged There was gotte into this Citie at the same tyme a wonderfull multitude of people what of suche as were receyued into it fleeing from the battaile as also of other whiche were there assembled before in hope of assured victorie and safegarde of their goodes By reason whereof beeing thus besieged they begâ—nne quickely to want vytayles so that eyther must they of necessitie yeelde eyther else by some issue auoyde that daunger wherein they were presently bewrapped But for as much as they saw no great likelyhoode of good successe in that exployte in the ende it was concluded amongst them that sithe there was no meane for those Noble men which were inclosed within that Citie to escape the enimies handes and that there were none other of any reputation abrode able to defende the Countrey froÌ„ the Scottishmens puissance they should fall to some treatie with the Scottish king for a peace to be had They consule vpon a treatie of peace to be made with so reasonable conditions as might be obteyned for other remedie in that present mischief they could deuise none and therfore this was iudged the best way of the whole nuÌ„ber namely of Cormach bishop of Dublin a man for his singular vertue reputatioÌ„ of vpright life of no smal authority amongst them He took vpoÌ„ him also to go vnto Gregorie to breake y e matter Cormach B. of Dublin went vnto king Gregorie so coÌ„ming afore his preseÌ„ce besought him most huÌ„bly to haue coÌ„passion vpon the poore miserable citie and in such sort to temper his wrath if he had conceyued any peece of displeasure agaynst the Citizens that it might please him yet vppon their humble submission to receyue them vnto his mercie and further to accept into his protection his cousin yong Duncane Douncane vnto whom the kingdome of Irelande was due of right as all the worlde well vnderstoode A wittie saying He besought him also to remember that it apperteyned more to the honour of a king to preserue the lawfull right of other kings and princes with the quiet state of Cities and Countreyes than by violent hande to seeke their destruction Wherevnto the king answered King Gregory hiâ—… wise and godly answer that he was not come into Irelande for any couetous desire he had to the Realme or to the entent to spoyle his kinnesman of the gouernment thereof but onely to reuenge suche iniuries as the Irishmen had done to his subiectes not the Scottes but the Irishe men themselues were they that had gyuen the occasion of the warre whiche they had dearely bought wyth no small portion of theyr bloud whiche had beene shedde as punished for that cryme worthily by the iuste iudgement of almightie God But as touching an ende to bee had of hys quarell and for the reseruing of the Kingdome vnto yong Duncanes behoofe when hee had the Citie at hys pleasure hee woulde then take suche order as hee shoulde thinke most conuenient At length hauing remayned a season in thys estate at Dublin hee caused the Irishe Lordes to assemble in Counsaile A peace concluded with Irelande where in the ende the peace was concluded betwixte him and them with these articles and couenants First it was agreed that the yong king Dunkane should be brought vp vnder the gouernment of wise and discrete persons Articles of couenant to be instructed in all Princely knowledge within a strong Castell Their yong king to be wel brought vp wherein he had hitherto remayned euer sithe hys fathers deceasse till he came to yeares of discretion King Gregory to haue the gouernment of the realme And that in the meane tyme Gregorie shoulde haue the gouernaunce of the Realme receyuing all the fortresses into his possession 〈…〉 He should also appoynt the Magistrates No man to traficke Irelande without a pasport King Gregory returned into Scotlande The king died 893 Aberdine is made a Citie Aberdine of a village was aduaunced by him to the state and dignitie of a 〈◊〉 and the Churche there indowed with fayre reuenewes and sundry priuiledges King Gregory is buried in Colmkill His bodie was conueyed vnto the Abbey of Colmkill and there buryed with all solemne pompe and exequies Ouer the which hys nexte successour Donalde the fift of that name caused a fayre tumbe to be erected Iohn Scot. Some holde that he was an English man Bale In the dayes of this Gregorie also there liued that famous Clerke Iohn Scot a Scottish man in deede borne but brought â—…p in studie of good literature at Athens where hauing learned the Greeke tongue he was sent for into Fraunce to come vnto the Emperour Lewes with whome he remayned in seruice for a time and by whose commaundement he translated the booke of S. Dionise Dionys Arcopagita was translated by Iohn Scot. intitâ—…lled Hierarchia into Latine Afterwardes beeing sent Ambassadour from the same Lewes vnto Alured or Alfred king of Englande he continued with him taught his children He taught K. Alured in England hauing a place thereto appoynted him within the Abbay of Malmesburie where he had such resort of hearers and scholers He taught in Malmesbury that it was a wonder to behold NotwithstaÌ„ding at length when he ceassed not to blame and sharply to reproue the corrupt maners of such his schollers as were giuen more to libertie than learning He was killed 〈◊〉 his scholers he was by them murthered with daggers as he was reading vnto 〈…〉 was afterwardes registred amongest 〈…〉 Martyrs But nowe when it was knowne that hys purpose was onely to assayle the English Countreys Donalde sent 5000. men to the ayde of the English men according to the league newly confirmed Donalde sent fiue thousande Scottish men 〈◊〉 the ayde of the English men And also appoynted two thousand horsemen to remaine with him in Northumberlande where he stayed for â—… tyâ—…e discharging the residue and licensing than to returne vnto their homes His bodie was buryed in Colmkill amongst his auncesters with a Marble tombe set ouer his graue as the maner in those dayes was customarily vsed The Danes coÌ„ceyue hope of good successe The Danes being certified that king Edwarde was thus slayne conceyued such hope of good successe after to come that albeit they were at this time vanquished they immediatly made newe preparation for the warre and firste of all Aualassus the one of the twoo bretherne before mencioned sent vnto Constantine the Scottish king to allure him to ioyne with them agaynst the Englishmen The Scots euer false to the Englishmen whiche with great giftes and large promises hee easily brought to passe the league not withstandyng whiche remayned betwixt the Englishe and Scottishe nations Herevpon bothe the Scottes and Danes made the greatest prouisions that might be The Scots and Danes coÌ„federate themselfe togither thinking verily to subdue the Englishmen and to bryng
olde former league renewed betwixte the Englishmen and Scottes with any reasonable condicions whiche should be thought to be requisite The league was confirmed agayne After the returne of the Ambassadours â–ª the league was newly confirmed betwixt the two kings theyr people with the semblable articles as were comprysed in the olde league with this article onely added therevnto Northumberland allotted vnto England that Northumberland being as now replenished most with Danish inhabitaÌ„ts should remaine to the Englishmen and Cumberland with Westmerlande to the Scots vpon this condition that he whiche should succeede as heyre vnto the crowne of Scotlande after the kings deceasse CumberlaÌ„d Westmerland to do homage vnto England being heyre apparant should hold those regions and do homage vnto the king of England as his bassall perpetually for the same The peace being thus established betwixt these nations Indulphe the sonne of Constantine the thyrde was proclaymed prince of Cumberland and inheritour to the crowne of Scotland After this Malcolme passed the residue of his life in good quiet without any troubles of warre as a man onely studying to mainteyne the state of his realme in good order aswell for the wealth of the temporaltie as spiritualtie wherevnto hee was equally inclined At length as he rode about the prouinces of his realme to see the lawes duely ministred at Vlrine a village in MurraylaÌ„d King Malcolme was murthered where he caused iustice to be somewhat streightly executed vpon offendors he was murthered in the night season by treason of a fewe conspiratours â–ª in the .xv. yeare of his reigne The conspirators were put to execution But suche as did this wicked deede with theyr complices by diligent examination were tried out and on the next day being apprehended suffered due execution according as they had deserued The murtherers were torn with horses being torne in peeces with wilde horses and those peeces sent vnto sundry cities where they were hanged vp on the gates and towers vntill they rotted away They that were the deuisers of the murder also procured the doers therevnto The procurers of the murder were staked were thrust through vpon sharpe stakes and after hanged vpon high gybettes and other of the conspirators were put to other kindes of death as the case seemed to requyre The death of Malcolme chaunced in the yeare after the bieth of our Sauiour .959 Here we haue thought good to put you in remembrance 959. that either the Scottes are deceyued in their accompte of yeares The mistaking of the names and times of the English kings in the Scottish wryters or els mistake the names of the kings of Englande for where they waite that this Malcolme â—…equyted this life about the .xxij. yeare of Athelstane king of England that can not be if Malcolmes deceasse chaunced in the yeare .95 or for Athelstane was dead â—…ing before that time to witte in the yeare .940 and â—…ygned but 〈◊〉 â–ª yeares Moreouer where the â—…tishe wryttes maâ—…e mencion of ther warres Scotishe king Edmond that succeeded Athelstan had against Aâ—…lafe and the Danes of Northumberland in the dayes of king Indulfe that succeeded Malcolme it can not stande by 〈◊〉 meanes â–ª if they mistake not theyr accompt of yeares for the same Edmond was slayne in the yeare .1948 But verily thâ—… fault in 〈…〉 of yeares is but to coÌ„mon in the Scottishe historie and thenfore to him that should take vpoÌ„ him tore for 〈◊〉 the ererours thereof in this behalfe it weâ—… necessarie to alter in a maner the whole course of the same historie and therefore â–ª we will not wishe any man to giue any credite vnto theyr accompt in yeares touching the regines of the Englishe kings further than they shall see them to agree with our wryters whome in that behalfe wee may more safely followe and by conferring the same with the Scottishe wryters in some places happely perceyue the true time aswell of the reygnes of theyr kings as of actes done to fall out in yeares and seasons much differing from their accompt whereof to admonish the Reader aswell here as in the English historie wee haue thought it not impertineÌ„t And albeit that some may aske what reason we haue to moue vs to doubt of their accompte of yeares more than we do of that in our owne writers we wil referre the same vnto their iudgements that are learned and haue trauayled indifferently alike aswell in perusing the one as the other without affectioÌ„ But as the errours are sooner founde than amended so haue wee thought good to set downe in the margent of this booke the yeares as we finde them noted in the Scottish wryters specially in places where wee differ any thing from them bicause we will not seeme by way of controlment to preiudice the authours further than by due consideration the well aduised Reader shall thinke it expedient Indulph his answere But Indulph for answere herevnto declared that the league was concluded betwixt Malcolme and Athelstane by great deliberation of aduice and by consent of all the estates of bothe realmes taking theyr solemne othes for the true obseruing thereof so that he coulde not onlesse he shoulde violate that othe attempt any thing to the breache of peace with the Englishmen procuring the iuste indignation of almightie God against him and his people in that behalfe Herevpon the Danes accompting Indulph but a slouthfull and negligent person for this kinde of answeare The Danes not pleased with such an answer procure warnes against EnglaÌ„d as he that regarded not the honour of his realme and people in letting passe so great oportunitie to be reuenged of the Englishmen for the death of suche Scottes as died in the ouerthrow at Broningfield determined not to be noted with the like spotte of reproche but with all speede sending for ayde into Norway prepared to passe ouer into England vnder the conduct of Aualassus The Norwaygians come to the ayde of Aualassus Raynolde a valiant Captayne who ioyning his power with the Norwaygians whiche came to his ayde vnder the leading of a right valiant Captayne called Raynold transported with all speede ouer into Northumberlande vnto whom the gouernour there named Elgarine acknowledging himselfe to be descended of the Danishe bloud Elgarine yeelded the fortes vnto the Danes yeelded all the Castels Townes and Fortes promising to ayde Aualassus against king Edmond to the vttermost of his power These newes comming to the knowledge of Edmond with al speede he gathereth his power and sending into Scotlande for suche ayde as he ought to haue from thence by couenaunts of the league 10000. souldiours sent vnto king Edmond there came vnto him ten thousande Scottishmen with ready willes to serue him in these his warres agaynst the Danes Then ioyning his owne people with those Scottishmen he set forewarde towardes his enimies There were an eyght thousande Northumberland men with Aualassus the whiche vpon the firste
sée many fayre garmentes marde in the makyng It is true And if any be desirous to know my mynd herein I suppose according to my simple iudgement The Bernacle neyther fishe nor flesh vnder the correction of both parties that y e Bernacle is neither fishe nor fleshe but rather a meane betwene both As put the case it were enacted by parliament that it wer high treason to eate flesh on Friday and fish on Sonday Truely I think that he that cateth Bernacles both these dayes should not be within the compasse of the estatute yet I would not wish my frend to hazard it least the Bernacle should be found in law fishe or fleshe yen and perhaps fishe and flesh As when the Lyon king of beastes made proclamation that all horned beastes should auoyde his courte one beast hauing but a bunche of fleshe in hys forehead departed with the reasâ—… least it had bene founde in law that his bunche were an horne But some wyll peraduenture meruaile that there should be any liuyng thyng that were not fishe nor fleshe But they haue no such cause at all Neates fleshe wormes bées butterflies caterpillers snailes grassehoppers béetels earewicks reremise frogs wades addors snakes and such other are liuyng thinges and yet they are neither fishe nor flesh nor yet red hering As they that are trayned in scholasticall poyntes may easily iudge And so I thinke that if any were so sharpe set the estatute aboue rehersed presupposed as to eate fryed flies butterd bées stued snailes either on Friday or sonday he could not be therefore endited of hauâ—…e treason albeit I would not be his guest vnlesse I toke his table to be furnishâ—… with more wholsome and sleopus diaund The sell whether it be fishe or flesh Thom. p. 1. a 71. a 1.0.3.0 The like question may be mooued of the sell and if it were well canuassed it would be found at the least wyse a moote case But thus farre of Bernacles Irelande is stored of Cowes of excellent horses of hawkes of fishe and of foule They are not without woolues and grayhoundes to hâ—…ue them bigger of bone and limme then a colt Their cowes as also y e rest of their cattaile and commonly what â—…e so euer the countrey engendrâ—…th except man is muche lesse in quantitie then those of England or of other realms Shéepe few Shéepe and those bearing course fléeses whereof they spin notable rug Their shéepe haue short cuâ—…t tailes They shéere their shéepe twise yearely if they be left vnshorn they are therwith rather pained then otherwise The countrey is very fruitefull both of corne and grasse The grasse for default of good husbandry suffered vncutte groweth so rancke in the north partes that oftentymes it rotteth theyr cattell Egle. Egles are well known to bréede in Ireland but neither so big The Irish hobby nor so many as bookes tell The horses are of pace easie in running wonderful swift in gallop both false and full indifferent The nagge or the hackney is very good for traueiling The Nagge albeit others report the contrary And if he be broken accordingly you shall haue a litle titte that will traueyle a whole day without any bayt The chiefe horse Their horses of seruice are called chiefe horses being well broken they are of an excellent courage They reyne passingly and champe vppon their bridles brauely commonly they amble not but galloppe and run And these horses are but for skirmishes not for traueilyng for their stomackes are such as they disdaine to be hacknied Thereof the report grew that the Irish hobby wyll not hold out in traueilyng The moongrel hobby You shall haue of the third sort a bastarde or mongrell hobby néere as tall as the horse of seruice strong in traueilyng easie in amblyng and very swift in running Of the horse of seruice they make great store as wherin at tymes of nede they repose a great péece of safetie Volat lib. 3. Geog. Asturcones This broode Volaterane writeth to haue come from Asturea the country of Hispayne betwene Gallicia and Portugall wherof they were named Asturcones a name now properly applied to the Hispanish Genet The names of the ciuities borroughes and hauen townes in Irelande Cap. 3. Dublinium DVblin the beautie and eye of Irelande hath béene named by Prolomie in auncient time Eblana Some terme it Dublina others Dublinia many write it Dublinum auctours of better skill name it Dublinium The Irish call it Ballée er Cleagh that is a towne planted vpon hurdelles For the common opinion is that the plotte vppon which the ciuitie is buylded hath béene a marishe ground for that by the arte or inuention of the first founder the water could not be voyded he was forced to fasten the quakemyre with hurdles and vpon them to buylde the citie I heard of some that came of buildyng of houses to this foundation and other holde opinion that if a carte or wayne runne wyth a round and maine pace through a stréete called the high stréete the houses on eche side shal be perceyued to shake This Citye was builded Dublyne buylded or rather the buildings therof enlarged about the yeare of our Lord .155 For about this tyme there arriued in Ireland thrée noble Easterlings that were brethren Auellanus Sitaracus and Yuorus Auellanus the fouÌ„der of Dublin Auellanus beyng the eldest brother builded Dublin Sitaracus Waterforde and Yuorus Limmerick Of the founder Auellanus Auellana Eblana Dublin was named Auellana and after by corruption of speache Eblana This Citie as it is not in antiquitie inferiour to any citie in Irelande so in pleasaunt situation in gorgeous buildings in the multitude of people in martiall chiualrie in obedience and loyaltie in the aboundaunce of wealth in largenes of hospitalitie in maners and ciuilitie it is superiour to all other Cyties and townes in that realme Dublyne the Irishe London The scitution of Dublyne And therfore it is commonly called the Irishe or yong LoÌ„don The seate of this citie is of all sides pleasant comfortable and wholsome If you would trauerse hils they are not farre of If champion ground it lyeth of all partes if you be delited with freshwater the famous riuer called the Liffie named of Ptolome Lybnium The Liffye runneth fast by If you wil take the view of the sea it is at hande The onely faulte of thys Citie is that it is lesse frequented of merchant estrangers because of the bare hauen Their charter is large King Henry the fourth gaue this Citie the sworde The sworde giuen to Dublyne Shyriffes of Dublinâ—… 1547. in the yere of our Kord 1409. and was ruled by a Mayor and two Bailifs which were chaunged into Shirifs by a charter graunted by Edwarde the sixte in the yeare of our Lorde 1547. In which yeare Iohn Ryan and Robert Ians two worshipfull gentlemen were colleages in that office and therof they are named the last Bailifs and first
aboade battayle eche man recoueryng hys owne wyth the state of gouernement Thus in effecte haue the Irish writers reported of Turgesius a Norwegian whether he did reygne before the supposed tyme of 〈◊〉 or whether that hee came thyther as Lieuetenaunt to him whiche if it shoulde bee true no doubte the same Gurmonde was some Kyng of the Danes or Norweygians and not of the Affricanes as some of our countreymen name hym Which errour is soone committed in takyng one Heathenishe nation for an other Gurmonde as those haue doone that haue named the Hungarians when they inuaded Gallia before they were Christians Sarazins And so lykewyse might that authour who so euer he was whom Geffrey of Monmouth foloweth fynding Gurmonde written to be a king of the myscreantes mistake the Norwegians for Affricanes bicause both those nations were Infidels and therefore sith haply the Affricanes in the dayes when that Author lyued bare al the brute aboue other Heathenishe nations then as the Turkes do nowe he named them Africanes Howe soeuer it was certayne it is that the Danes or Norwegians made sundrie inuasions into Irelande and that at seuerall tymes But for Turgesius whether hee were an absolute Kyng or but a Lieutenant of some armye vnder some other king named Gurmonde or peraduenture Gormo as suche names are soone corrupted I can not affirme bycause that no certayne tyme is sette downe in the Chronicles whyche are written of those Nations whereby they maye bee so reconciled together as suffiseth to warrant any lykely coniecture in this behalfe But if I shoulde saye with the Readers licence what I thinke this Gurmonde what so euer he was made no suche conquest of Irelande nor of this our Ile of Britayn as by some writers is supposed but yet myght he peraduenture lande in Wales and eyther in fauoure of the Saxons then enimyes to the Britons or in hatred of the Christian name persecute by cruell warres the Brytishe nation and vse suche crueltie as the Heathenishe nations then were accustomed to practise agaynst the Christians in all places where they came and chaunced to haue the vpper hande The chiefest cause that moueth me to doubte therof is for that I fynd not in any of our approued auncient Englishe writers as Bede Malmesburye Huntingdon Houeden or suche lyke anye playne mention made of hym whereby I may be throughly induced to credite that whyche I fynde in Geffrey Monmouth and others recorded of hym except his name be mistaken and so therby some errour crept in which I am not able to resolue But sith we are entred to speake thus farre of the Norwegians heere by the waye I haue thoughte it not impertinente to the purpose of thys Irishe historie to write what wee fynde recorded in the Chronicles of those northernlye Regions Denmarke Norwey Alber. Crants Saxo Graâ—â— and Sweden written by Saxo Grammaticus Albertus Crantz and others concernyng the sundry inuasions made by the Danes Norweygians or Normans whether we lyst to cal them into Irelande Fridley or Fridlenus king of Denmarke Fridlenus that succeded Dan the thirde of that name surnamed the swift arriuing in Irelande Dublyn besieged besieged the citie of Dublyn and perceyuing by the strength of the walles that it wold be an hard matter to wynne it by playne force of hand without some cunning policie he deuised to catche a sorte of swallowes that had made their nestes in the houses within the towne tyed wylde fire to their wyngs and therwith caste them vp and suffered them to flye their wayes Dublyn set on fyre and vvâ—â— by the Danes whervpon they comming to theyr nestes set the houses on fire whiche whyles the citziens went aboute to quenche the Danes entred the citie and wanne it After this the Danes went to Dublin Dublin wonne which towne they easily tooke and founde suche store of riches and treasure therein that euery man hadde somuche as hee coulde wishe or desire so as they needed not to fall out among themselues for the partition sith there was so muche for each mans share as hee coulde conueniently carrie away Thus hath Saxo Grammaticus written in effect of Starcaters comming into Irelande of whome the Danish writers make such mention both for his huge stature and greate manhoode Some haue thoughte that Starcater was the very same man whiche the Scottes name Finmackcole of whome in the Scottishe Historie we haue made mention but where as the Scottish writers affirme that he was a Scottishman borne the Danish writers reporte that hee was borne in Eastlande among the people called Estones Reignirus the sonne of Siwardus Reignirus the second King of Denmarke hauyng atchieued sundry victories in Englande and Scotlande and subdued the Isles of Orkney hee passed likewise into Irelande Melbrick K. of Irelande slayne slewe Melbricke King of that lande and tooke the Citie of Dublin by siege where hee remayned the whole tearme of twelue moneths before he departed from thence Gurmo the third of that name king of Denmarke After this Gurmo the third of that name king of Denmarke although an Infidell hymselfe and a cruell persecuter of the Christian Religion yet tooke to wife a Christian Ladie named Thyra He marieth Thira daughter to Etheldred King of Englande Canute and Harolde daughter to Etheldred King of EnglaÌ„d who had issue by him two sonnes Knaught or Canute and Harold prouing men of high valiancie and notable prowes in so muche that after the atchieuing of dyuers worthy victories againste the enimies neere home they made a voyage into Englande not sparing to inuade the Dominions of theyr Graundfather King Etheldred who rather reioycing than seeming to be offended with those manlike enterprises of his cousins proclaymed them hys heyres to succeede after hym in all hys landes and dominions although of ryghte the same were to descende fyrst vnto theyr mother Thira The yong menne beeyng encouraged with theyr Graundfathers bountifull magnificence attempted the inuasion of Irelande They inuade Irelande Canute is slayne where at the siege of Dublin Canute or Knought the elder brother was shotte into the body with an arrowe and dyed of the wounde howbeit hys deathe was kept close by hys owne commaundemente gyuen before hee dyed till hys people hadde gote the Citie into their possession But the gayne was small in respect of the losse whiche was thoughte to redounde vnto the whole Danishe nation by the deathe of that noble yong Gentleman Canute who for hys hygh prowesse and valiancie was most tenderly beloued of all menne but namely of his father King Gormo in so muche that hee sware to kill hym with hys owne handes who so euer shoulde first tell hym newes of hys deathe This Gormo was nowe a man farre striken in age and blinde hauyng small ioy of anye worldly pleasures otherwise than to heate of the welfare prosperous proceedings of his sonnes When therefore hys wife Queene Thira hadde perfect aduertisemente of hir
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
stoode by him I deliuer my selfe an vnworthie and grieuous sinner vnto you the ministers of God by this corde beseeching our Lorde Iesus Christ whiche pardoned the theefe confessing hys faultes on the Crosse that throughe your prayers and for his great mercyes sake it may please him to bee mercifull vnto my soule wherevnto they all answered Amen Then sayde he vnto them drawe me out of this bedde with this Corde and lay me in that bedde strewed with Ashes which he had of purpose prepared and as he commaunded so they did He is drawne out of his bed a thing vnlike to be true and they layde at his feete and at his heade two greate square stones And thus hee beeyng prepared to death he willed that his bodie after his deceasse shoulde be conueyed into Normandie and buryed at Rouen And so after he had receyued the Sacrament of the bodie and bloud of our Lorde hee departed this life as afore is sayde His death about the .xxviij. yeare of his age Thus dyed this yong King in hys flourishing youth to whome through hys owne iust desertes long lyfe was iustly denyed sithe hee delyghted to begynne his gouernement wyth vnlawfull attemptes as an other Absolon agaynste hys owne naturall Father seeking by wrongfull violence to pull the Scepter out of his hande Hee is not put in the number of Kings bycause he remayned forthe more parte vnder the gouernaunce of his father and was taken oute of this lyfe before hys father so that hee rather bare the name of king as appoynted to raigne than that he maye bee sayde to haue raigned in deede His body after his death was coÌ„ueyed towards Rouen there to be buried accordingly as hee had wylled Nic. Triuet but when those that had charge to conuey it thyther were come vnto the Citie of Mauns the Bishoppe there and the Cleargie would not suffer them to go any further wyth it but committed it to buryall in honourable wyfe within the Church of Saint Iulian. When the Citizens of Rouen were hereof aduertised they were sore offended with that doing streyght wayes sent vnto them of Mauns requyring to haue the corps dâ—…liuered threatning otherwise with manye earnest othes to fetche it from them by force King Henrie therefore to sette order in thys matter commaunded that the corps of his sonne the King shoulde bee deliuered vnto them of Rouen to be buryed in theyr Citie as he himselfe had willed before his death And so it was taken vp and conueyed to Rouen The bodie of the yong kiâ—â— lastly buried at Rouen where it was eftsoones there buryed in the Churche of oure Ladie King Henrie after his sonne the king was thus deade enforced hys power more earnestly than before to winne the Citie and Castell of Lymoges whiche hee hadde besieged â—…ymoges renâ—â—ed to king â—…enrie and at length had them bothe rendred ouer into hys handes with all other Castelles and places of strength kept by his enimies in those partyes of the which some he furnished with garnisons and some hee caused to bee razed flatte wyth the grounde There rose aboute the same tyme occasion of strife and variaunce betwixt king Henry and the Frenche King aboute the enioying of the Countrey lying about Gysors cleped Veulquesine â—…eulquesine on thys syde the Ryuer of Hept whiche was gyuen vnto King Henrie the Sonne in consideration of the maryage had betwixt hym and Queene Margaret the Frenche Kinges sister For the Frenche King nowe after the death of hys brother in lawe King Henrie the sonne requyred to haue the same restored vnto the Crowne of France but king Henrie was not willing to depart with it The kings of â—…ngland and â—…rance talke â—â—gither At length they mette betwixt Trie and Gysors to talke of the matter where they agreed that Queene Margaret the widow of the late deceassed king Henrie the sonne shoulde receyue yearely during hir lyfe .1750 poundes of Aniouyn money at Paris of king Henry the father and his heires in consideration whereof shee shoulde release and quiteclayme all hir right to those lands that were demaunded as Veulquesine and others Shortly after Geffrey Earle of Brytayne came to his father and submitting himselfe was reconciled to him and also to his brother Richard Earle of Poictou An. Reg. 30 Also I finde that king Henrie at an enteruiew had betwixt him and the French king at their accustomed place of meeting betwixt Trie and Gisors on Saint Nicholas day did his homage to the same French king for the lands which he held of him on that side the sea which to doe till then he had refused The same yeare king Henrie helde his Christmasse at the Citie of Mauns Also when the king had agreed the Frenche king and the Earle of Flaunders 1184 for the controuersie that chaunced betwixt them about the landes of Vermendoys he passed through the Earle of Flanders Countrey and comming to Wysande tooke shippe and sayled ouer into Englande landing at Douer the tenth day of Iune with his daughter the Duches of Saxonie The duchesse of Saxonie deâ—…iuered of a â—…onne the which was afterwardes deliuered of a sonne at Winchester and hir husbande the Duke of Saxonie came also this yeare into Englande and was ioyfully receyued and honourably interteyned of the king his father in lawe There died this yeare sundry honorable personages as Simon Erle of Huntington that was son to SimoÌ„ Erle of Northampton after whose decease the king gaue his erledome vnto his brother Dauid or as Radulfus de Diceto sayth Death of noble men bycause the said Simon died without issue the king gaue the Erledom of Huntingt vnto Wil. king of Scots son to Erle Henry that was son to K. Dauid Also the Erle of Warwik died this yere Thomas Fitz Bernard L. chiefe iustice of the Forests which roumth Alain de Neuill had enioyed before him But now after the death of this Tho. Fitz Bernard The gouernment of the forests deuided the k. diuided his forests into sundrie quarters to euerie quarter he appointed foure iustices two of y e spiritualtie two knights of the temporaltie beside two generall wardens that were of his owne-seruants to be as surueyers aboue all other Foresters of vert venison whose office was to see that no misorder nor spoyle were committed within any groundes of Warren coÌ„trarie to the assises of Forests There dyed this yeare also diuerse Prelates as foure Bishoppes to witte Gerald surnamed la Pucelle Bishop of Chester Walranne Bishop of Rochester Ioceline Bishop of Salisburie and Bartholmew bishop of Exeter There died also diuerse Abbots vpon the .xvj. of Febuarie died Richard Archbish of Canterburie in the .xj. yeare after his first entring into the gouernment of that sea His bodie was buried at Canterburie He was noted to be a man of euill life and wasted the goodes of that Churche inordinately It was reported that before his death
it lay not in hys power to worke any feate to the succoure of hys people within the Citie and that they were so constreyned that they must needes yeelde hee holpe to make theyr composition and promised to performe certayne couenauntes on their behalfe Heerevppon the Sarasynes within Acres couenaunted not onely to delyuer the Citie vnto the Christians with fyue hundred Prisoners of Christians whyche they hadde within the same but also to procure that the holye Crosse shoulde bee to them deliuered with a thousande other Christian Prisoners suche as the Christian Princes shoulde appoynte out of those numbers whyche Saladyne hadde in hys custodye and further to gyue them two hundred thousande Besans And tyll these couenauntes were performed it was agreede that the Sarasynes whyche were at that presente lefte within the Citie shoulde remayne as pledges vnder condition that if the same couenauntes were not performed within fortie dayes then shoulde they stande at the mercy of the Christian Princes as touchyng lyfe and lymme The Duke of Burgoigne caused execution to be done within the citie of those whiche fell to the French Kings share the number of the which rose to two thousande and foure hundred or thereaboutes for the whole number was reckned to bee about fyue thousande that thus loste theyr lyues through the inconstancie of their Prince Rog. Houed Yet diuers of the principall had their liues saued The Sarazens themselues also spake muche euill of Saladine for this matter bycause that refusing to performe the articles of couenauntes he hadde occasioned the enimie to slea those that hadde so valiantly serued in defence of the Citie to the vttermost ieopardie of their liues Gerua Dorâ—… But now to leaue foraine matters and to returne home into England We finde that the second of December the Monkes of Caunterbury chose to their Archbyshop Reginald Bishop of Bath the which within fifteene dayes after his election departed thys life and lyeth buried at Bath Also this yere or as Gerua Doro. hath in the yere following the Bishop of Durham sought meanes to withdraw his subiection froÌ„ y t Archbishop of Yorke for whyche attempt Sâ—…le betwixt the Archbyshop of Yorke and the Byshop of Durham the Archbishoppe of Yorke vpon trust of the Popes graunte did not excommunicate the sayd Bishop notwithstanding that hee appealled to the Popes consistory three seuerall tymes putting his owne matter and his Churches to be examined and tryed by the Pope wherevpon hee obeyed not the excommunication and signifying the cause vnto Rome obteyned suche fauor that the Pope and his Cardinals reuersed the senteÌ„ce and iudged the excommunication to be of none effect And further they decreed that if the Archbishop of Yorke had broken the Aulters and Chalices as information was giuen in whiche the Bishoppe of Durham had celebrated after his appeale made to the Courte of Rome that then shoulde the sayd Byshop of Durham be acquited from owing any subiection to the sayde Archbyshop for so long as they two should liue togither True it is that the Archbishop had not only broken the Aulters and Chalices which the Byshop had vsed in deede for the celebration of Masse but also helde his owne brother Iohn Earle of Mortaigne for excommunicate bycause hee had eate and dronke in company of the sayd Byshop and would not communicate with him till hee came to receyue absolution and to make satisfaction for his fault In the end the Bishops of Lincolne and Rochester with the Abbot of Peterburgh were appointed by the Pope to haue the hearyng of this matter as Iudges authorised by hys Bulles who sate therevpon at Northampton vppon Saint Kalixt hys daye where after they had heard both parties argue what they could in eyther of their cases they gaue a longer day that is to witte till the feast of the natiuitie of Sainct Iohn Baptist nexte after to see if by anye good meanes there mighte some agreement haue bene hadde betwixt them or if that coulde not bee that then the Popes letters to stande in force as before and the helps of eyther parte saued as though no delay hadde bin vsed And to thys both parties were agreeable specially at the motion of the Byshoppe of Lincolne But now touching the departure of the FreÌ„ch King from Acres diuers occasions are remembred by Writers of the emulation and secret spite which he should beare towardes King Richarde and beside other already touched one was for enterteyning and relieuing y e Erle of Champaigne in suche bountifull wise in his necessitie that hee was ready to forsake the Frenche Kings seruice and cleaue to Kyng Richard but howsoeuer it came to passe partly through enuy as hathe bene thought conceyued at the great deedes of Kyng Richarde whose greate power and valiancie hee could not well abide and partly for other respects hym moouing hee tooke the Sea with three galltys of the Genewes and returned first into Italy and so home into Fraunce hauing promised first vnto Kyng Richarde at hys departure out of the holy lande and after to Pope Celestine at Rome that hee woulde not attempte any hurtfull enterprise againste the Englishe dominions till King Richarde shoulde be returned foorth of the holy land but this promise was not kept â—…e euill deaâ—…g and â—…each of â—…mise of 〈◊〉 French K. for after that he was returned into Fraunce hee firste soughte to procure the foresayde Earle Iohn King Richards brother to rebell agaynste him promising him not onely ayde to reduce all his brothers dominions into his handes but also to giue him his sister Adela in marriage whome King Richard vpon suspition of vnchast lyuing had forsaken as before yee haue heard but when Earle Iohn was disswaded by his mother from accepting this offer which otherwise as it is said he would willingly haue receyued King Phillip still reteyned a malitious rancor in his hart and in reuenge of olde displeasures woulde haue attempted y e war against y e subiectes of K. Richard if his Lords woulde haue ioyned with hym but they considering what slaunder woulde redound hereof both to him and them for the iniurie done to the Christian common wealthe in making warre againste hym that was occupyed in defence of the faith againste the common enimies of Christendome would not giue theyr coÌ„sente hereto and so the matter rested till Kyng Richarde was taken prisoner in Almaigne and then what followed it shall after appeare In this meane while VVil. Par. Enuious discord among the ChristiaÌ„s the Christian army atchieued some worthy enterprises in the holye lande thoughe not many by reason of suche enuious discord as reigned amongst the chiefe gouernours It chaunced yet on the euen of the Natiuitie of our Ladye nexte after the departure of king Phillip as king Richard marched forth towards Iapha antiently called Ioppe the Soldan Saladine taking the aduantage of the place set vpon the rerewarde of the Christians King Richard discomfiteth the Sarasynes neere to Porte Iaph but
that the Frenche kings sonne shoulde nowe obteine the kingdome Simon Langton Chancellor to Lewes who in the meane time ordeyned Simon Langton afore mentioned to bee his Chancellor by whose preaching and exhortation aswel the Citizens of London as the Barons that were excoÌ„municate caused diuine seruice to be celebrated in their preseÌ„ce induced therto bycause Lewes had alreadie sent his procurators to Rome before his coming into Englande there to shewe the goodnesse of his cause and quarell But this auayled them not neyther tooke his excuse any such effect as he did hope it should for those Ambassadors that king Iohn had sent thither replied against theyr assertions so that there was hard hold about it in that Court albeit that the Pope would decree nothing till he heard further from his Legate Gualo Carâ—…lo câ—… ouer iâ—… lande who the same time being aduertised of the procedings of Lewes in his iorney w t all diligence hasted ouer into England passing through the middle of his aduersaries came vnto King Iohn as then soiorning at Glocester of whoÌ„ he was most ioyfully receiued for in him king Iohn reposed all his hope of victorie This Legate immediatly after his coÌ„ming did excoÌ„municate Lewes by name with all hys fautors coÌ„plices but specially Simon de Langton with booke bel caÌ„del as y e maner was But the same Simon one Geruase de Hobrug dean of S. Pauls in LoÌ„don with other alledged that for the right and state of the cause of Lewes they had alredy appealed to the court of Rome therfore the sentence published by Gualo they tooke as voyd The same time also all the knights men of warre of Flanders and other parties of beyond the sea which had serued the king The 〈◊〉 part of thâ—… straungâ—… parâ—… 〈◊〉 seruice oâ—… Iohn departed from him except onely the Poictouins And part of them that thus went from him resorted vnto Lewes and entred into his wages but the residue repayred home into their owne countries so y t Lewes being thus encreased in power departed froÌ„ London marching towards Winchester he wan y e castels of Rigate Guildford Farnham Castel 〈◊〉 by Ieâ—… From thence he went to Winchester where y e Citie was yeelded vnto him with all the Castels and holdes thereabout as Woluefey Odyham and Beamnere Whilest the sayde Lewes was thus occupyed in Sussex about the subduing of that countrey vnto his obeysance there was a yong Gentleman in those parties named William de Collingham â—…am de â—…ingham â—…tleman â—…ssex who in no wise would doe fealtie to Lewes but assembling togither aboute the number of a thousande archers kept himselfe within the wooddes and deserte places whereof that countrey is full and so during all the tyme of this warre shewed himselfe an enimie to the French men slaying no small numbers of them as he tooke them at any aduantage In like manner all the Fortresses Townes and Castels in the South parties of the Realme were subdued vnto the obeysance of Lewes the Castels of Douer and Windesor onely excepted Within a little while after Wil. te Mandeuile Robert Fitz Walter and William de Huntingfield â—…els fortiâ—…by Kyng â—…n with a greate power of men of warre dyd the like vnto the Countreys of Essex and Suffolke In whyche season Kyng Iohn fortified the Castels of Wallingforde Corfe Warham Bristow the Vies and diuerse others with munition and vittailes About whych time letters came also vnto Lewis from his procurators which he had sent to the Pope by the tenor whereof he was aduertised that notwithstanding all that they coulde doe or say the Pope meante to excommunicate him and did but onely stay till he had receyued some aduertisement from his Legate Gualâ—… The chiefest poyntes as we fynde that were layde by Lewes his procurators againste King Iohn were these The poyntes wherewith King Iohn was charged that by the murther committed in the person of his nephew Arthur hee had bene condemned in the Parliamente chamber before the Frenche Kyng by the peeres of Fraunce and that beeing summoned to appeare he had obstinately refused so to doe and therefore had by good right forfeyted not only his lands within the precinct of Fraunce but also the Realme of England which was now due vnto the sayde Lewes as they alledged in righte of the Lady Blanche his wife daughter to Eleanor Quene of Spaine But the Pope refelled all suche allegations as they produced for proofe heereof and seemed to defende King Iohns cause very pithyly but namely in that hee was vnder the protection of him as supreme Lord of Englande And againe for that hee had taken vppon him the Crosse as before ye haue heard But now to returne where we left The Castell of Norwich left for a pray to Lewes Moreouer at his comming to Norwiche hee found the Castell voyde of defence and so tooke it without any resistaunce and put into it a garrison of his Souldiers Also hee sente a power to the Towne of Linne Linne whiche conquered y e same and tooke the Citizens prisoners causing them to pay greate summes of money for theyr raunsomes Thomas de Burgh taken prisoner Moreouer Thomas de Burgh Chatelayne of the Castel of Norwich who vpon the approch of the Frenchmenne to the Citie fiedde out in hope to escape was taken Prisoner and put vnder-safekeeping He was brother vnto Hubert de Brughe Captayne of Douer Castell Moreouer hee sequestred all the benefices of those persons and religious men that eyther ayded or councelled Lewes and the Barons in their attemptes and enterprises All whiche benefices he speedily conuerted to his owne vse and to the vse of his Chaplaynes In the meane time Lewes was broughte into some good hope thorough meanes of Thomas de Burgh whome he had taken Prisoner as before you haue heard to perswade his brother Hubert to yeld vp y e Castel of Douer the siege where of was the next enterprise which he attempted For his father king Phillippe hearing that the same was kepte by a garrison to the behoofe of Kyng Iohn wrote to his sonne in blaming him that hee left behynde hym so strong a fortresse in hys enimies handes Lewes reuelleth iâ—… vayne 〈◊〉 the Castell of Douet Raufe Câ—… But though Lewes enforced hys whole endeuour to winne that Castell yet all his trauayle was in vayne For the sayde Hubert de Burgh and Gerard de Sotigam that were chiefe Captaynes within dyd theyr best to defende it agaynste hym and all hys power so that despayring to winne it by force hee assayed to obteyne his purpose by threatning to hang the Captaynes brother before hys face if he woulde not yelds the sooner But when that would not serue he soughte to winne him by large offers of golde and syluer Howbeit such was the singular constancie of Huberte that hee woulde gyue no care to those his flattering motions Then Lewes in a great
from an enimye and so bothe the Englishemen and Frenchemen were dispersed tyll the Moone rose and the Frenchemen wythdrewe to theyr Fouresses and amongest them certayne of the Englyshemen were myngled whyche beyng discouered were taken Prisoners as the Lorde Iohn Saint Iohn and others The slaughter was not great The lord Saint Iohn taken for there were no â—…hremente on eyther parte to spoyle or kill the men of armes that were thrown besyde their horsses For the Englyshe footmen remayned in the wood or were wythdrawne backe as before yt haue hearde without attemptyng anye exployte worthie of prayse Indeede some lay the blame in the Gascoyne footemen for the losse of this battayle Mat. VVest bycause that they withdrewe backe and lefte the Englishe horsemen in daunger of the enimies whiche hadde compassed them aboute on euerye syde Three hundred of the menne of armes came through to the towne of Bellegarde Abyngdon but bicause it was nyghte so that they coulde not be discerned whether they were friendes or foes they within the towne wold not suffer them to enter wherevpon they departed and went to S. Seuere foure leagues off Yet further in the night other of the Englishmenne were receyued into Bellegarde which came thyther after the other and so in the mornyng they of the garison with theyr assistance issued foorth and commyng to the place where the battaile hadde bene gathered the spoyle of the fielde and conueyed into their Towne such prouision of victuals as they founde there The Earle of Lincolne wyth a great many of other wandred a greate parte of the night and knewe not whether to goe The Earle of Lincolne escaped At lengthe aaboute three of the clocke in the morning he came to Perforate where he had lodged with his army the night before He commeth home and there founde a greate number of hys people ryght gladde of hys commyng and happye escape oute of daunger From thence hee retourned vnto Bayonne wyth the Earle of Richemont sir Iohn de Brytayne and all hys companye that were lefte And suche was the happe of this iourneye In Lent folowing â—…e that were dispersed here and there abroade resorted to the Erle of Lincolne soiorning at Bayonne and in the sommer season made a iourney towardes Tholouse He inuadeth the countrey about Tholouse spoyling and wastyng the Countreyes of Tholousyne and other theraboutes and remoued also the siege whyche those of Tholouse had layde vnto a fortresse called Saint Kiternes in chasing them from the same siege and towardes Michaelmasse they retourned to Bayonne and there laye all the Wynter till after Christmasse and then by reason of the truce concluded as after appeareth betwixte the two kinges of Englande and Fraunce they retourned home into Englande The custom of vvooll raysed The same yeare the kyng reysed the custome of Wooll to an hygher rate than had bin payde at any tyme before for he tooke now forty shillings of a sack or serpler where before there was payde but halfe a marke Abingdon Euersden Prouision for the kings iourney into FraÌ„ce Moreouer he commaunded that agaynst his iourneye whyche hee meant to make ouer into Fraunce there shoulde be two thousande quarters of wheate and as muche of Oates taken by the Sheriff in euery countie within the realme to be conueyed to the sea side except where they had no store of corn and there should beeues and bakons be taken to a certayne number Ia. Meir In the meane tyme the Earle of Flaunders was sore vexed by warre which the French king made against hym The Frenche king inuadeth Flaunders being entred into Flaunders with an armie of three score thousande men as some authors haue recorded Lisle besieged About the feaste of the Natiuitie of Sainte Iohn Baptiste he layde siege to Lisle and shortly after came the Earle of Arthois being returned out of Gascoyne with his power vnto that siege The Earle of Arthois vanquisheth the Flemings in battayle and was sent foorth to keepe the Flemings and others occupyed whyche laye at Furneys and in other places theraboutes in lowe Flaunders wyth whome hee foughte and gotte the victorie Kyng Edwarde therfore to succour his frendes prepared to go ouer into Flanders N. Triuet and thervppon summoned all those that ought hym any seruice and suche also as helde landes to the value of .xx. poundes and aboue to bee ready wyth horsse and harneys at London about Lammasse to passe ouer wyth hym in that iorney A rebellion in Scotlande by the meanes of one VVilliam VValace In the meane tyme aboute the Moneth of Maye there beganne a Rebellion in Scotland by the settyng on of William Waleys for the kyng of Englandes Iustice Wylliam Ormsbye accordynglye as hee hadde in Commission confyned and put to outlawrye a greate sorte of suche Scottishmen as refused to doe fealtie and homage vnto the Kyng of Englande the whyche Scottishemen beeing thus condemned as Outlawes elected the foresayde Wylliam Waleys for their captayn with whom WilliaÌ„ Douglas beeing once associate the number of them encreased hugelye The Erle of Surrey and the Tresures 〈◊〉 in Englande those outlawes purposed to haue taken the Iustice at Scone but he beyng wâ—… though almoste too late escaped himselfe wyth muche adoe leauyng the moste parte of his people as a spoyle to the enimies Engâ—… 〈…〉 For WilliaÌ„â—…leys and his company kylled as many Englishmen as fell into his handes and taking câ—… religious men he bound their hands behynd 〈◊〉 and constrained them to leape into the riuer taking pleasure to beholde howe they plunged The King sent the Bishop of Durham into Scotlande to vnderstande the certaintie of this rebellion who retourning from thence informed him of the truthe The Kyng not mynding to break his iorney which he had purposed to make into Flaunders appoynted that the Earle of Surrey should haue the leadyng of all such men of warre as myght be leuyed beyonde Trent to represse the Scottish rebels and also wrote vnto Iohn Cumyn Lorde of Badenaw The 〈…〉 and to the other Iohn Cumyn Erle of Boughan that remembring their fayth and promyse they should retourne into Scotlande and doe theyr beste to quiet the countrey they accordyng to his commaundement went into Scotlande but shewed themselues flow inough to procure those things that perteyned to peace and quietnesse In the meane tyme whilest these things were a doing the Bishop of Carleile Abingdâ—… and other which lay there vpon the garde of that Citie and Castell hauing some mistrust of the loyaltie in Robert Bruce the yonger Robert 〈◊〉 that was Earle of Carrike by his mother they sente hym word to come vnto them at a certayne daye bycause they had to talke with hym of matters touchyng the kinges affaires he durst not disobeye but came to Carleile together with the Bishop Gallowaye and there receyued a corporal othe vpon the holy and sacred mysteries The Bâ—… svvorde
seruaunts and rested not till he came to his owne Castell where he dwelled being .xxx. mile distant from the place of the battaile There was taken also beside him Hec. Boetius Southwell Fabian Froissart the Erles of Fife Sutherlande Wighton and Menteth the Lorde William Dowglas the Lord Vescie the Archb. of S. Andrewes and another Bishop wyth Sir Thomelyn Fowkes and diuerse other men of name There were slaine of one and other to the number of .xv. M. This battaile was fought beside the citie of Durham Neuils crosse at a place called Neuils crosse vpon a Saterday next after the feast of S. Michaell See in Scotlād Pag. 350. 351 in the yeare of our Lorde .1346 He that will see more of this battaile may finde the same also set forth in the Scottishe hystorie as theyr writers haue written thereof And forsomuch as by the circumstances of their writings it shoulde seeme they kept the remembraunce of the same battaile perfitely registred wee haue in this place onely shewed what other wryters haue recorded of that matter and left that which the Scottishe Chronicles write to be seene in the life of king Dauid without much abridging thereof Hec. Boetius Counttreys of Scotland subdued by the Englishmen Froissart The English men after this victorie thus obteyned tooke the Castels of Roxburgh and Hermitage and also without any resistance subdued the Countreys of Annandale Galloway Mers Tiuidale and Ethrike Forest extending theyr marches forth at y e time vnto Cokburnes Peth and Sowtray hedge and after vnto Trarlinlips and crosse Cane The Queene of England being certainly enformed that the king of Scottes was taken and that Iohn Copland had conueyed him out of the field no man vnderstood to what place she incōtinently wrote to him Iohn Copland refuseth to deliuer the king of Scottes commaunding him forthwith to bring his prisoner king Dauid vnto hir presence but Iohn Copland wrote to hir againe for a determinate answere that he would not deliuer his prisoner the sayde king Dauid vnto any person liuing man or woman except onely to the king of England his soueraigne Lord maister Herevpon the Queene wrote letters to the king signifying to him both of the happie victorie chanced to his people against the Scots also of the demeanor of Iohn Coplande in deteyning the Scottish king King Edwarde immediatly by letters commaunded Iohn Coplande to repaire vnto him where hee laye at siege before Calais which with all conuenient speede he did and there so excused himselfe of that which the Queene had found hirselfe grieued with him for deteyning the king of Scots from hir that the king did not ◅ly pardon him but also gaue to him .v. C. Iohn C◅ rea◅ pounds sterling of yearely rent to him and to his hey◅ for euer in reward of his good seruice and valiant prowes and made him Esquier for his bodie cōmanding him yet vpō his returne into England to deliuer king Dauid vnto the Queene whiche he did and so excused himselfe also vnto hir that she was therwith satisfied and content The Queene then after she had taken order for the safe keping of the king of Scots and good gouernment of the realme toke the sea and sayled ouer to the K. hir husband stil lying before Calais Whilest Calais was thus besieged by the king of Englande the Flemings which had lately before besieged Betwine Iames M◅ The Fle◅ had raysed from thence about the same time that the battaile was fought at Cressy nowe assemble togither againe and doing what domage they mighte agaynste the Frenche men on the borders they lay siege vnto the towne of Ayre Moreouer Froissart they wrought so for the king of England earnestly requiring their friendship in that behalfe that their soueraigne Lorde Lewes 1347 An. reg ◅ Earle of Flaunders being as then about fiftene yeares of age fianced the Ladie Isabel daughter to the king of England The Earle of Fla◅ders ◅strayned to promise ◅riage to the king of Englāds d◅g◅ more by cōstraint in deed of his subiects than for any good wil he bare to the king of England for he would often say that he would neuer mary hir whose father had slain his but there was no remedie for the Flemings kept him in maner as a prisoner till he graunted to folow their aduice But the same weeke that the mariage was appoynted to bee solemnized the Earle as he was abrode in hawking at the Hearon stale away and fled into France not staying to ride his horse vpon the spurres till he came into Arthois and so dishonourably disappoynted both the king of England and his owne naturall subiects the Flemings to their high displeasure There were taken beside the Lorde Charles de Bloys naming himselfe Duke of Brytayne diuerse other Lordes and men of name as Monsieur Guy de la Vaal sonne and heyre to the Lorde la Vaal which dyed in the battayle the Lord of Rocheford the Lorde de Beaumanour the Lord of Loyack with other Lordes knights and Esquiers in great numbers There were slaine the sayde Lorde de la Vaall the Vicounte of Rohan the Lorde of Chasteau Brian the Lorde de Mailestr◅ite the Lorde de Quintin the Lord de Rouge the Lord of Dereuall and his sonne Sir Raufe de Montfort and many other worthie men of armes Knightes and Esquiers to the number betwixt sixe and seuen hundred as by a letter wrytten by the sayde sir Thomas Dagworth and regystred in the Hystorie of Robert de Auesburie it doeth appeare In this meane while King Philip hauing daylye worde howe the power of his enimie king Edwarde dyd encrease by ayde of the Easterlings and other nations Fabian whiche were to him allyed and that his menne within Calais were brought to such an extreame poynt that wythout speedie reskue they coulde not long keepe the Towne but muste of force render it ouer into the handes of hys sayde enimye to the great preiudice of all the Realme of Fraunce Thē French king assembleth an army Froissart after greate deliberation taken vpon this so weightie a matter hee commaunded euerie man to meete hym in theyr best array for the warre at the feast of Pentecost in the Citie of Amiens or in those marches At the day and place thus appoynted there came to him Odes Duke of Burgoigne and the Duke of Normandie eldest sonne to the King the Duke of Orleaunce his yongest sonne the Duke of Burbon the Earle of Fois the Lorde Lois de Sauoy the Lorde Iohn of Heynault the Erle of Arminacke the Earle of Forrest and the Erle Valentinois with many other These noble men being thus assembled they tooke counsayle which way they myght passe to gyue battayle to the Englishe menne It was thought the best way had beene through Flaunders but the Flemings in fauour of the king of Englande denyed The Fleming a besiege Ayre not onely to open theyr passages to the
bring their purpose to any perfect conclusion althoughe they remained here for the space of twoo yeares but only by good meanes yet they procured a truce betweene the saide kings and all their assistauntes to endure from the time of the publication thereof vnto the feaste of Sainct Iohn Baptiste A â—…or 〈◊〉 whiche shoulde bee in the yeare .1359 out of the whiche truce was excepted the lorde Phillippe of Nauarre and his alies the Countesse of Mountfort and the whole Dutchie of Britaine The Frenche 〈◊〉 â—…ed 〈◊〉 inâ—…or A none after the Frenche King was remoued from the Savoy vnto the castell of Winsor with all his housholde and then hee wente on huntyng and hauking there aboute at his pleasure and the lorde Phillip his sonne wyth him all the residue of the prisoners abode still at London but were suffred to goe vp and downe and to come to the Court when they woulde Rennes beesieged The same yeare the Duke of Lancaster besieged the Citie of Rennes in Britayne in the title of the Countesse of Richemounte and hir yong sonne Iohn of Mountfort that claimed to bee Duke of Britaine Those that were within the Citie as the Vicount of Rohan and Berthram de Clayquine who as then was a lustie yong bacheler and others defended themselues manfuâ—…ie for a time but yet at lengthe they were compelled to rendee the citie into their enemies handes Aboute the same tyme twoo Franciscane Friers wer brent at London Tâ—… VVals for matters of religion Moreouer Quene Isabel mother vnto king Edwarde the thirde departed this life the seuen and twentith day of Auguste and wâ—… buried the seuen and twentieth daye of Nouember in the Church of the Friers Minore at London not yet dedicated Dauid King of Scotlande shortely after the truce was concluded betwixte Englande and Fraunce and sette at libertie Fourdon paying for his raunsome the summe of one hundrethe thousande markes as Fourdon sayeth The King of Scottes 〈◊〉 but whether hee meaneth Scottishe or steeling money I cannot saye He also was bounde by couenaunt nowe vpon his deliueraunce to cause the Castelles in Nedesdale to be raised Polidore which were knowen to be euill neighbours to the Englishe borderers as Dunfrise Dalswinton Morton Dunsdere 〈◊〉 other nine His wife Quene Ioan made suche earnesse sute to hir brother King Edwarde for hir husbandes deliuerance that king Edward was contented to release him vpon the paiment of so small a portion of mony Froissâ—… and performance of the couenauntes for the rasing of those castells although Froissart sayth that hee was couenaunted to pay for his deliueraunce within the terme of tenne yeares fiue hundrethe thousande nobles and for suretie of that payment to sende into Englande sufficient hostages as the earles of Douglas Murrey Mar Sutherlande and Fiffe the baron of Vescye and sir William Camoise Also he couenaunted neuer to weare armour agaynste Kyng Edwarde within his Realme of Englande nor consent that his subiectes shoulde so doe And further shoulde vpon his retourne home doe the beste hee coulde to cause the Scottes to agree that their Countreye shoulde holde of hym in fee and that hee and his successoures kings of Scotlande shoulde doe homage to the King of Englande and his successors for the Realme of Scotlande 1358 An. reg 32. In this two and thirtie yeare as witnesseth the frenche Chronicles Sir Roberte Knolles Iames Pipe and one Thomlin Foulke Annales de Fraunce with other capitaines and men of warre as souldiours to the king of Navarre vppon the tenthe daye of Marche carely in the morning scaled the walles of the citie of Auxerre and behaued them so manfully that they were masters of the Towne before the Sunne was vp They got exceeding muche by the spoile of that citie and by raunsoming the prisoners whiche they tooke there At lengthe after they hadde remained eighte dayes in that Citie The citie of Aâ—…rre takeâ—… by sir Robert Knolles and taken their pleasure of all thinges within it they wrought so with the Citizens that to haue possession of their Citie againe and to haue it saued from fyre they agreed to giue to sir Roberte Knolles and to his companie fiftie thousand motons of gold whiche amounted to the summe of twelue thousande and fiue hundreth pounde sterling or there aboute and yet was it agreed that the Englishemenne shoulde brenne the gates and throwe downe the walles in diuers places In Aprill nexte ensuing the Towne of Daubignie sur le Metre was likewise wonne by the Englishemenne Danbignie sur le Metre Chaâ—…lon and the seconde daye of Maye Chastelon sur Loigne was taken by the sayde Sir Roberte Knolles and put to sacke as the other were Nevvcastell â—…r Loire From thence they went to Newecastell vppon Loyre And thus did the Englishemenne and other in title of the Kyng of Nauarre Talke of a peace and articles thereof dravven greately endomage the Realme of Fraunce dayly winning townes and Castelles raunsomyng the people and wasting the countreys in most miserable wise as in the historie of Fraunce you may reade more at large Caxton In this meane while there was talke of peace betwixte the Kyng of Englande and the Kyng of Fraunce and articles thereof drawn in this forme That the whole countreis of Gascoigne Guyenne Poictow Touraine Xainctonge Piergourd Quercie Limosin Engolismois Calais Guynes Bolongne and Ponthieu shoulde remayne to the Kyng of Englande wholy withoute doyng homage or paying any reliefe for the same but on the other parte he shoulde renounce all his righte whiche hee mighte by any manner of meane claime to the countreys of Normandie Aniou or Mayne And further that the Frenche King shoulde pay a certaine summe of money for his raunsome and delyuer sufficient pledges for the same and so departe into Fraunce These articles were sent ouer into FrauÌ„ce that the three estates there might confirm them whiche they refused to doe Wherevpon when the truce ended the warres were agayne reuiued The Kyng helde this yeare the feaste of Sainct George at Windsor in more sumptuous manner than euer it hadde bene kepte before Tho. VVals The same yeare also Frier Iohn Lisle Byshoppe of Elie beyng as he tooke it somewhat wronged by the Ladye Blaunche de Wake The Bishoppe 〈◊〉 Eâ—… and other that were of hir counsell went the laste yeare againste the Kynges will vnto the Popes Courte where exhibiting his complaint he caused the Pope to excommunicate all hys aduersaries sending to the Bishoppe of Lincolne and other of the Clergie that if they knewe any of them so excommunicated to bee deade and buried Excommunication they shoulde drawe them out of their graues whiche was done and bycause some of those that were excommunicated were of the Kinges counsell the King tooke suche displeasure therewith that hee greenouslye disquieted the Prelates Wherevpon there were sente from the Courte of Rome on the behalfe of the Bishoppe
of Elie certaine persons whiche being armed mette the Bishoppe of Rochester Lorde Tresourer deliueryng to hym Letters from the Pope the contentes of the whiche were not knowen and foorthwith they shranke awaye but the Kinges seruauntes made suche pursute after them that some of them they tooke and bringing them before the Kynges Iustices Suche as deliuered the Pope letters hanged vppon their arreignement they were condempned and suffred deathe on the gallowes Great discorde rose also aboute thys time Dyscorde betvvixt Priestes and Friers or rather afore betwixte the Clergie and the foure orders of Friers as in the booke of Actes and Monumentes sette foorthe by master Foxe yet maye reade more at large In this yeare Iohn of Gaunt Earle of Richemont sonne to the Kyng Tho. VVals Iohn fo Gau◅ married 1359 An. reg 33. the nineteenth daye of Maye married the Ladie Blaunche daughter to Henrye Duke of Lancaster at Reading and bicause they were cousins within the degrees of consanguinitie forbidden by the Churche Lawes to marrie a dispensation was procured of the Pope to remoue that obstacle and lette This yeare the Kyng sette workemenne in hande to take downe muche olde buildings belonging to the Castel of Windsor VVinsor castell repared Additions to Triuet and caused diuers other faire and sumptuous workes to bee erected and sette vp in and aboute the same Castell so that almoste all the Masons and Carpenters that were of any accompte within this lande were sente for and employed aboute the same workes the ouerseer wherof was Wyllyam Wickham the Kyngs Chaplein by whose aduice the Kyng tooke in hande to repaire that place the rather in deede bycause hee was borne there and therefore hee tooke greate pleasure to bestowe coste in beautifying it with suche buildings as maye appeare euen vnto this daye Moreouer this yeare in the Rogation weeke was a solempne Iustes enterprised at London for the Maior A solempne Iustes at London and his four and twentie brethren as chalengers did appoint to aunswere all co◅ers in whose name and steede the Kyng wyth hys four sonnes Edwarde Caxton The king vvith his four ◅onnes are of the chalengers parte Lionell Iohn and Edmunde and nineteene other greate Lordes in secrete manner came and helde the fielde with honour to the great pleasure of the citizens that behelde the same Yee haue hearde howe the Frenchemen refused the peace whiche was accorded betwixte King Edwarde and theyr King as then prisoner here in Englande Wherevppon King Edwarde determined to make suche warre againste the Realme of Fraunce that the Frenchemen shoulde bee gladde to condiscende and agree to reason and firste hee commaunded all manner of Frenchemenne other than suche as were prisoners to auoide out of Englande The Frenche King remoued He departed from Hertfourt the .xxix. of Iulie Hee also appointed the Frenche King to bee remoued from the Castell of Hertforde where hee then remained vnto the Castell of Somerton in Lincolneshire vnder the garde and conduct of the lord William Deincourte Polidore beeyng allowed fourtie shillyngs the daye for the wages of twoo and twentie men at armes twentie archers and twoo watchemenne as thus for himselfe and Sir Iohn Kirketon Banerettes eyther of them foure shillings the daye for three Knightes Sir Wyllyam Collevill in place of the Lorde Roberte Collevill that coulde not trauayle hymselfe by reason of sickenesse Sir Iohn Deincourte and Syr Saer de Rocheforte eche of them twoo shillings the daye seuenteene Esquiers eche of them twelue pence the daye eight archers on horse backe euery of them sixe pence the daye and twelue archers on foote three pence and the twoo watchemen eyther of them sixe pence the daye whiche amounteth in the whole vnto nyne and thirtie shillings the daye and the odde twelue pence was allowed to the saide Lorde Deincourte to make vp the summe of fortie shillings This haue I noted the rather to giue a lighte to the reader to consider howe chargeable the reteining of men of warre is in these dayes in respect of the former times But now to our purpose The King prepareth to make a iourney into Fraunce Froissart The Duke of Lancaster The King meanyng to passe ouer hymselfe in person into Fraunce he caused a mightie army to bee mustered and put in a redinesse and sente beefore hym the Duke of Lancaster ouer to Callais with foure hundreth speares and twoo thousande Archers where the saide Duke ioyned with suche strangers as were alreadye comme to Callais in greate numbers and togyther with them entred into the Frenche dominious and passing by Saincte Omers and Bethune came to Mount sainct Eloy a goodly Abbey and a rich a two leagues distant from Arras and there the hoste tarried foure dayes and when they hadde robbed wasted all the Countrey thereaboute Bray ass◅l◅d they rode to Bray and there made a greet assaulte at the which a Baneret of England was slain with diuers other When the Englishemenne sawe they coulde winne nothing there they departed and followyng the water of Some came to a town called Che◅sye where they passed the riuer and there ◅ried Allhallowen daye and the night following The same daye the Duke of Lancaster was aduertised The Kyng◅ arri◅ C◅e that the Kyng was arriued at Callais the seuenteenth daye of October Froissart commaunding hym by letters to drawe towardes him with all his companye The Duke according to the Kings commaundement obeyed and so retourned towarde Callais The King beeyng there arriued with all his power tooke counsell whiche way he shulde take Polidor Some aduised him first to inuade Flaunders and to reuenge the iniurious dealing of the Earle and the Flemings but hee woulde not agree to that motion for hee purposed fully eyther by plaine force to make a conqueste of Fraunce or else vtterlye to destroye and waste the countrey throughoute with fire and sworde Herevppon hee sette forewarde the fourthe of Nouember and passing throughe the countreys of Arthois and Vermendois hee came before the Citie of Reimes There wente ouer with him in this iourney and with the Duke of Lancaster Froissart his foure sonnes Edwarde Prince of Wales Lionell Earle of Vlster Iohn Earle of Richemond and the Lorde Edmunde his yongest sonne Also ther was Hēry y e said Duke of Lancaster with the Earles of Marche Warwike Suffolke Herford who also was Earle of Northampton Salisburie Stafford and Oxford the Byshoppes of Lincolne and Durham the Lords Percie Nevyll Spēcer Kirdistō Rosse Manny Cobhā Moubrey de la Ware Willoughbie Felton Basset Fitz Water Charleton Audeley Burwasche and others beside Knyghtes and Esquiers as Sir Iohn Chandos Sir Stephan Goussanton Sir Nowell Loring sir Hugh Hastings sir Iohn Lisle Sir Richarde Pembruge and others The siege was layde before Reimes aboute Sainct Andrewes tide Rei◅s ◅sieged and continued more than seuen weekes but the Citie was so well defended by the Bishop and the earle
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
spoyled diuerse places and with their prisoners booties returned withoute receyuing any hurt bringyng with them into Fraunce both riche spoyles and good prisoners But to returne to the Erle of Buckingham where we left The English army drew stil towards Brytaine but with so small doubt of their aduersaries y t they lay three or foure days sometimes still in one place At their approching to the marches of Brytain The Englishe 〈◊〉 coueth into Britaine they came to Vytry a town situate at the first entring into that Countrey and from thence went to Chateau Briant and there rested whither came to theÌ„ certaine knights sent from the Duke of Brytayne whiche signified to the Earle of Buckingham what the Dukes meaning was In deede by the death of the French king the Dukes malice was greatly abated towarde the Frenchmen so that hee had not much passed if the Englishmen had beene at home againe Moreouer his townes were not determined to receyue the Englishe men as enimies to the crowne of Fraunce so that he was in a perplexity how to order his businesse At leÌ„gth to shew himselfe a stedfast friend to the EnglishmeÌ„ one that was no chaungeling he determined by their support to force all those to allow the league whiche he had established with the Englishmen whiche had denyed to beare armour agaynst the crowne of Fraunce And fyrst bycause they of Nauntes were the ringleaders of that rebellious demeanour he appoynted fyrst to besiege theyr Citie â—…anets besieged by the Englishmen They hauing knowledge thereof sente into Fraunce for ayde The Dukes of Anion Berry Burgoigne and Burbon brethren to the late King and vncle to his sonne the yong king hauing the gouernaunce of the Realme vnder him sent sixe hundred Speares with all speede to strengthen them of Nauntes whiche defended the Citie in suche wise from the puyssaunce of the Englishe men which enuironed the same wyth a strong siege that in the ende bycause the Duke came not to them according to his promise the siege was raysed the morrowe after New yeares day The siege at Naunts broken vp two Monethes and foure dayes after the same was first layde The Duke of Brytayne woulde gladly haue come to the siege of Nauntes in strengthning of the English host but he could not perswade hys Lordes to ayde hym in any such enterprise And therefore now that the Erle of Buckingham had broken vp his siege he caused him to be lodged in the Citie of Vannes and his men abrode in the Countrey some here and some there acquiting himselfe as well towardes them as he might but surely the hearts of the Britains were woÌ„derfully changed in no wise would coÌ„sent to haue any warre with the Frenchmen if any reasonable peace might be coÌ„cluded For many that hated y e father bare good will heartie loue towardes the sonne whose yong yeares and great towardnesse allured the heartes of manye to wishe him well Herevpon was mean made for a peace A peace betwixt the French king the Duke of Britaine which by the duke of Aniou his consent who bare the greatest rule in Fraunce in that season a final accord was made betwixt the yong king and the Duke of Brytaine so that the Duke shoulde come and do his homage vnto the French king The Articles of the peace and sweare to be true and faythfull vnto him Also that hee should rid the Englishmen out of his Countrey and helpe them with shippes and vessels to transport them home into Englande The Earle of Buckingham when he vnderstood of this peace was not a little displeased in his minde considering that the Duke of Brytaine had delt so vniustly with him and hys nephew the king of Englande But the duke styll excused him by his subiects as though if hee had not thus agreed he shoulde haue bene in daunger to haue loste his heritage of that Countrey Finally the Earle after he had shippes prouided for his passage the .xj. of Aprill departed out of Vannes and went to the hauen where hys Shippes lay and so went abourde in lyke maner as other of his men did from other Hanens and shortly after when the wind serued tooke the sea The Erle of Buckingham returned into Englande and returned into Englande sore displeased with the duke of Britaine for his great vntruth dissimulation as he tooke it notwithstanding all excuses to cloke the matter by him alledged They returned by Carleil but bearing that there were gotten into it a great number of men out of the Countreyes adioyning they durste not staye to make anye attempt agaynste that towne but compassed theyr way to escape with theyr booties home into theyr Countrey whiche they did although they lost some of theyr companie as they passed by an embushment of certaine archers of Westmerlande and Cumberland that were layd for them of purpose When the Earle of Northumberland woulde haue gone forth to reuenge those iniuries done to the Countrey by the Scots he was written to from the king and his counsaile to forbeare till the day of truce at what time it might be known what was further to be done in the matter An army lyngring in the North partes greatly enpouerisheth the country About Michaelmas the Duke of Lancaster the Erles of Warwike and Stafforde with other Lordes and men of honour hauing with theÌ„ a great power of Souldiers and men of warre went into the North parties and coÌ„ming to the borders they lay there till they had consumed no small summes of money endomaged the country as much as if the Scottish army had inuaded the same The good they did was that after long treatie with the Scottish CoÌ„missioners a â—…ruce was agreed vpon till Easter folowing which being concluded they returned home without any more adoe For the space of halfe a score yeares togither nowe last past Aditâ—… Adam Meâ—… the Englishe men euerie yere had one or two such treaties with the Scots about the incursions and roades which they yerely made into the English borders sore endomaging the inhabitants of those north partes of the realme notwithstanding any truce or abstinence of warre that might be coÌ„cluded Whilest the armie as ye haue heard lay idle in the north partes there were certaine letters founde by a poore man about London who deliuered them vnto y e worthy Citizen Iohn Philpot Treason in letters 〈◊〉 by Sir Raufe Ferrers â—…taine French Lordes who calling vnto him certain other worshipfull Citizens opened one of theÌ„ in which was conteyned matter of high treason and perceyuing by the seale that it belonged vnto sir Raufe Ferrers knight one of the kings priuie counsail deliuered that letter with foure other letters closed with the same seale first to the Lord Chancellor and after to the king the which being read and the seale knowne to be the sayd sir Rauf Ferrers his seale many greatly maruelled that so auncient a knight one in whom
the realme to rebellion and further hadde soughte the destruction and losse of his lyfe that was his soueraigne Lorde and lawfull kyng Contrarily the Dukes affirmed that their brother was wrongfully put to death The Kyng and the Dukes recoÌ„ciled hauing done nothing worthy of death At length by the intercession and meanes of those noble menne that went to and fro betwixt them they were accorded and the kyng promysed from thenceforth to doe nothyng but by the assent of the dukes but he kept small promise in this behalf as after wel appeared Caxton When the tyme came that the Parliamente should be holden at Westminster according to the tâ—…nour of the summonance the Lordes repaired thither furnished with great retinues both of armed men and archers as the Erle of Darbie the Erle Marshall the Erle of Rutland the Lorde Spenser the Erle of Northumberlande with his sonne the Lorde Henry Percie and the Lord Thomas Priâ—…ie the sayde Erles brother also the Lord Scrope Tâ—…asourer of Englande and dyuers other All the whiche Earles and Lordes brought with them a great and strong power euery of them in their best aray as it wer to strengthen the king against his enimies The dukes of Lancaster and Yorke were likewyse there giuing their attendance on the king with lyke furniture of men of armes archers There was not half lodging sufficient within the Citie and suburbes of London for suche companies of men The greate Parliament as the Lordes brought wyth them to this ParliameÌ„t called the great Parliament insomuche that they were constrayned to lye in villages abrode .x. or .xij. myles on ech side the Citie The Kinges greâ—…aâ—…ces opened in this Parliament In the beginning of this Parliament the K. greatly complayned of the mysdemeanour of the peeres and lordes of his realme as 〈…〉 â—…ges done against his will and pleasâ—… 〈…〉 was yong as for the â—…ruite dealyng 〈…〉 had shewed towards the Queene who was 〈◊〉 houres at one time on her knees before 〈◊〉 Arundell for one of hiâ—… esquires named Ioâ—… 〈◊〉 who neuerthelesse had his head smile 〈◊〉 his sâ—…oulders al the answere that she could gâ—… was this Madame pray for your selfe and yâ—… husbande for that is beste and lette this â—…ite alone Those that set foorth the kings greâ—… â–ª as prolocutors in this Parliamente were these Thom. VVâ—… Iohn Bâ—…e VVâ—…am â—…got Tâ—… Greeâ—…e Iohn Bushy WilliaÌ„ Bagot Thoâ—… 〈◊〉 The king had caused a large house of 〈◊〉 to be made within the Palaice at Westminstre A nevve â—…e made vvith the Pallace of VVestminstres for the â—…ment of the Lordes 〈◊〉 whiche was called an Hall couered aboue heade with tyles and was open at the endes that all men myght see thorough it This house was of so great a compasse that vnâ—…th it mighte 〈◊〉 within the roomth of the palaice In this 〈◊〉 was made an high throne for the Kyng and a large place for all estates besides to 〈◊〉 in There were places also made for the appellanteâ—… to stande on the one syde and the defendants on the other and a lyke roomth was 〈◊〉 behynde for the knights and burgesses of the Parliament Additions to Policrâ—… There was a place deuised for the speaker named Sir Iohn Bushy a knight of Lincolneshire Sir Ioh. Bushy speaker accompted to be an exceeding euill man ambicious and couetous beyond measure â–ª Immediatly after eche man being placed in his roomth the cause of assembling that parliamente was shewed as that the kyng had called it for reformation of diuers transgressions and oppressions committed against the peace of hys lande by the Duke of Gloucester the Earles of Arundell Warwicke and others Then sir Io. Bushy stepte foorth and made request on the behalfe of the communaltie that it myghte pleasâ—… the kings highnesse for their heinous acts attempted against his lawes and royal maiestie to appoint them punishment according to their deseruings and specially to the Archb. of Canterbury The archebishop of Canterburie sitting in parliament is accused of treason by the speaker who then sat nexte the K. whom he accused of high treson for that he had euil couÌ„selled his maiesty inducing him to grauÌ„t his letters of pardon to his brother the Erle of Arundel being a ranke traytor When the Archbishop began to answer in his own defence the K. willed him to sit downe again and to hold his peace for al shuld be well Herewith sir Io. Bushy besought the Kyng that the Archebishoppe shoulde not bee admitted to make his answer which if he did by reason of his great wit good vtteraÌ„ce he feared least he shuld lead men away to beleue him so y e Archb. might be heard no further Sir Iohn Bushy in all his talke when hee proponed any matter vnto the King did not attribute to him titles of honour due and accustomed but inuented vnvsed toâ—…nâ—…s and such strange names as were rather agreable to the diuine maiestie of God Impudent flatâ—…e than to any â—…ly potentate The Prince being desirous â—…ough of all honour and more ambitious that was â—…quisite seemed to like wel of his speech and gaue good care to his talke Thus when the Archbish was constrained to kepe silence sir Iohn Bushy procured in his purpose requiring on the behalf of the coÌ„mons that the Charters of pardons graunted vnto the traitors to witte the Duke of Gloucester and the Earles of Arundel and Warwike should be reuoked by consent of all the estates nowe in parliament assembled The King also for his parte protested that those pardons were not voluntarily grauÌ„ted by him but rather extorted by compulsion and therfore he besought them that euery man wold shew foorth their opinions what they thought thereof There were two other persons of greate credite with the King besides sir Iohn Bushy Tho. VVals that were as before yon haue heard very earnest to haue those Charters of pardon reuoked and made voyde to witte sir William Bagot and sir Thomas Greene. But bicause this matter semed to require good deliberation it was first put to the Bishops who with small adoe gaue sentence that the sayde Charters were reuocable and might wel inough be called in yet the Archbishop of Canterburye in his answere herevnto sayde that the K. from whome those pardons came was so hygh an estate that he durst not say that any suche charters by him granted might be reuoked notwithstanding his brethren the bishops thought otherwyse not considering sayth Thomas Wals that such reuoking of the kings Charters of pardon shoulde sound highly to the kings dishonor â–ª forsomuche as mercie and pardoning transgressions is accompted to bee the confirmation and establishing of the kings seate and royall estate The temporal lords perceiuing what the Bishops had done did likewise giue their consents to reuoke the same pardons but the iudges with those that were toward the law were not of this opinion but finally the Bishops pretendyng a
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
Kyng Charles caused many alterations in the realm of Fraunce For a great manie of the nobilitie whiche before eyther for feare of the English puissaunce or for the loue of this king Charles whose authoritie they followed helde on the Englishe part didde nowe reuolt to the Dolphyn endeuoring themselues to driue the Englishe nation oute of the Frenche territories The Duke of Bedforde being greately moued wyth these sodaine chaunges fortified hys Townes bothe with garnisons of men and munitions of armour weapon and victuals He assembled also a great armie of Englishmen and Normans and so effectuously exhorted them to continue faithfull vnto their liege and lawfull lorde yong king Henry that the hearts of many of the Frenche capitains willingly sware to kyng Henry fealtie and obedience by whose example the comminaltie did the same Thus al the people being quieted and the state of the countrey established in an order within the realme of France nothyng was mynded but warre and nothing spoken of but conquest The Dolphyn whiche laye the same tyme in the citie of Poictiers after his fathers decesse caused hymselfe to be proclaymed kyng of Fraunce by the name of Charles the seuenth And then beeyng in good hope to recouer his patrimonie with an hault courage prepared warre and assembled a greate armie and firste the warre beganne by light skirmishes Pâ—… Mâ—… surprised by the Frenche but it proceeded into mayne battayles The Dolphyn thinking not to surceasse any occasions of well doyng 1423 sente the Lorde Grauile to the town of Pont Meulan standyng on the riuer of Seyne Engâ—…eâ—… who comming to the same vppon the sodaine the .xiiij. of Ianuarie tooke it and slewe a greate number of Englishe souldiors whiche he found within it When the Duke of Bedford otherwyse cleped the Regente of Fraunce was aduertised of thys sodayn enterpryse he appoynted the Lorâ—…e Thomas Montacute earle of Salisbury a man both for his great policie and hault corage fitter to be coÌ„pared to the olde Romans than to meÌ„ of his days accoÌ„panied with the erle of Suffolk the L. Scales the yong L. Poinings sir Io. Fastolf maister of the houshold with y e said L. Regent diuers other to besiege y e said town of PoÌ„t Meulan which after .ij. months siege was reÌ„dred to y e said erle the L. Grauile sware to be true to the K. of England euer after that daye but shortly after he forgetting his othe returned to his olde master again The erle of Salisbury apointed sir HeÌ„ry Mortimer sir Ric VernoÌ„ captains of y e town And froÌ„ theÌ„ce went into ChaÌ„paigne and there besieged the towne of Sens tooke it sir Will. Marin the captaine within it and slewe all the Souldiors that kepte that Towne and made capitains there sir Hugh Gedding and sir Richarde Aubermonde In this season Humfrey duke of Gloucester either blinded with ambition or doting for loue maryed the Ladye Iaquet or Iaquelyn daughter and sole heire to William of Bauiere duke of Hollande which was lauful wife to Iohn duke of Brabant then liuing who afterwards what by force and what by spiritual compulsaries as after ye shall heare recouered hir out of the duke of Gloucesters handes The chances thus hapning as you before haue heard Iohn Duke of Bedforde Philippe duke of Bourgoigne and Iohn Duke of Britayne made an assemble and frendly enteruiew in the citie of Amiens where they renued the old league and aunciente amitie made betweene the noble Prince king Henry the fifth and them addyng thereto these conditions and agreements eche of them to be to the other friend and ayder and the enimie of the one to be enimie to the other and al they to be both frends and ayders to the King of England and welwilling to his welwillers and aduersarie to his aduersaries Aâ—…ie 〈◊〉 enâ—…er of â—…hippe And bicause that affinitie is an embracer of amitie ther was concluded a mariage betwene the duke of Bedford and the Lady Anne sister to the Duke of Burgoigne This mariage was after solemnised according to the conclusion at Troys in Champaigne in the presence of the duke of Burgoigne brother to the bryde and of hir vncle the duke of Brabant the Erles of Salisbury and Suffolk and of .ix. C. lordes knights and Esquiers with such feast and triumph as before that tyme had not bin seene of the Burgoignions Whylest these matters were in hand the Parisians thinking to blynd the eyes of the duke of Bedford wrote to hym how dyuers castels and fortresses lying about their territories were replenished with theyr enimies dayely stopping their passages and robbing their merchants to their vtter vndoing if they by his helpe were not relieued But this was but a glose of the ParisiaÌ„s meaning to cause him to go about the winning of some strong hold whilest they in his absence might bring into the citie Charles y e Dolphyn The Parisians pâ—…ted of 〈◊〉 practises y t then called himself French K. for so had they apointed assigning to him the day of his coÌ„ming the post of his entrie But their practise being discouered to the duke of Bedford he with a great power entred into Paris one day before the fayre was appointed .ij. nightes before he was looked for of his enimies being vnprouided and sodeinly caused the conspirators within the Citie to bee apprehended and openly to be putte to execution Thys done putting a mystrust in the Parisians he caused the Castels and fortresses neere and adioyning to the Citie to be furnished with Englishemen And to auoyde all nyght watchers about Paris and the coÌ„fines therof he first tooke into his possession either by assault or composition the towne of Traynelle and Bray vpon Seyne and bicause two castels the one called Pacy and the other Coursay were also euyll neyghbours to the Parisians he sente sir Iohn Fastolfe greate mayster of his housholde wyth a notable armie to win the same castels whiche he didde and with praye and prisoners returned backe agayne to his maister the Regent In this verye season the Dolphyn sente the Lorde William Stewarde Earle of Buchquhane that was Connestable of Fraunce and the Erle of Ventadoure in Auuergne and manye other noble meÌ„ of his part to lay siege to the towne of Cravaunt in the Countie of Auxerre within the parts of Burgoigne wherof hearing the Lorde Regent and the Duke of Burgoigne they assembled a great armie and appoynted the Earle of Salisbury to haue the guidyng therof who with his Captains and men of warre English and Burgoignions came in good array to giue battayle to the besiegers of the Towne of Cravaunt and bicause the riuer of Yonne whiche runneth by the sayd towne was betwene the Englishe armie and their aduersaries they could not well assayle their enimies whiche defended the bankes and passages verie strongly yet notwithstanding both horsmen and footmen of the English parte couragiously put themselfes into the riuer and with fine force recouered
the king whose honor health suretie and preseruation they chiefly wyshed not to giue credence to theyr aduersaries malicious suggestions till theyr comming to his presence vnto the which they huÌ„bly besought him that they might be admitted as his faythfull liege people to shewe the intent and purpose of their commings which was to none other ende than to enlarge theyr fidelitie and allegiance towards his most dread person intending to put themselues with as much diligence industrie and trauaile in all things that might preferre aduaunce his honour health suretie and safegarde as anye subiect he had liuing The keeping back of this letter from the kings sight and knowledge did minister matter sufficient ynough to the Parliament to colour and instifie for well done all transgressions committed in the late battayle and chase at Saint Albons The Duke of Yorkes comming againste the k. iustified In this Parliament also the Duke of Yorke was made Protector of the realme The D. of York â—…de protecâ—… of the 〈◊〉 and the Erle of Salisburie was appoynted to be Lord Chancellor and had the great seale to him deliuered and the Earle of Warwike was elected to the office of the captainship of Calays and the territories of the same and thus the rule of the Realme rested in the orders of the Duke and Chancellor and all warlike affayres remayned principally in the Erle of Warwike And so amongst them it was agreed that king Henry should still raigne in name and dignitie but neyther in deede nor in authoritie not mynding to destroy him least they might sodainly prouoke the furie of the common people agaynst them bycause that of the symple sort of people hee was for hys holynesse of lyfe and aboundant clemencye muche fauoured and highly esteemed VVhethom â—…e acte for the â—…ng to reuoke 〈◊〉 grants In this Parliament also it was enacted that the king shoulde resume take into his handes againe haue and retaine in his possession all honours Castels Lordships townes villages manours landes tenements wastes forests chases rentes reuersions fees fermes seruices issues profites counties aduousons of Priories Churches hospitals and free Chapels and all other reuenues with theyr appurtenances the whiche had passed from him sith the first day of his raigne vnto that present eyther by his letters patents or authoritie of Parliament and any other meanes whether by graunt confirmation or release from him made in fee simple or fee taile for tearme of life or yeares to anye maner of person and persons in Englande Wales Scotlande or the Marches in Irelande or in the townes of Calays and Guisnes and the marches there and likewise all grauntes made of suche things as is aboue mentioned being parcell of the Duchie of Lancaster and further all graunts of offices rowmeths fees wages or commodities not accustomed to belong to any office or charge before the sayde first day of the kings raigne were likewise reuoked Diuerse other things were also conteyned within this reuocation and generall resumption of things into the kings hands with certaine exceptions yet and prouisoes had as were thought coÌ„uenient and as by the same act it doth and may more plainly appeare Moreouer nowe that the Duke of Yorke and his adhereÌ„ts had wrasted the whole rule and gouernment into their handes All suche persons as the king eyther loued or the Queene fauoured were put beside the priuie counsaile and suche put in their places as was knowne to fauor the house of Yorke Also the officers were chaunged Shifting of officers throughout the realme at the will and disposition of the Protector Chancellor and captain of Calays so that they coÌ„stituted as it were a triumuirate ruling all things at their owne discretion And yet in all theyr rule I finde not that any mention is made of theyr deferring of iustice or of any polling or bryberie as was openly proued by such as gouerned before their time Onelye they were noted with an execrable and damnable offence of diuerse spirituall persons and namely of the Abbot of Westminster and his Munkes for that they toke oute of the Sanctuarie at Westminster Iohn Hollande Duke of Exeter being repugnant to the order taken in the last Parliament and conueyed him to the Castell of Pomfret But that venemous worme that dreadfull DragoÌ„ called disdaine of superioritie which hath consumed the bloud of so manye noble Princes and destroyed the lygnage of so many gouernors in all realmes and kingdomes as well Pagan as Christian coulde not but incense the heartes of the Lord Henrie Beauforde Henry D. of Sommerseâ—… newly inuested duke of Somerset by the death of Duke Edmond hys father which at the battaile of Saint Albons as aboue is rehearsed lost his life and of Humfrey Duke of Buckingham who had lost his sonne and heyre at the same battaile and of other lordes and men of authoritie fauouring the part of king Henrie whiche bewayled the vnsure state of the same king bycause they perceyued wherevnto the cloked courtesie and dissembling maner of the Duke of Yorke did drawe and therefore thought it necessarie to puruey for a remedie ere the mischiefe happened Herevpon they consulted with the Queene and by hir aduice was a great couÌ„sail called at Greenwich The Duke of York discharged of his office where the duke of York was discharged of his protectorshippe and the Earle of Salisburie depriued also of his office whiche malicious chaunge amongest the Nobilitie caused sodaine alterations and seditious attemptes to spring and aryse in the communaltie and in especiall wythin the Citie of London For a yong Marchaunt which before time hadde beene in dyuerse Cities within the Countrey of Italy 1456 and there forbydden by the Magistrates to weare anye weapon chalenged an Italian in Cheapeside for wearing a Dagger alledging agaynste hym the lawes of hys owne Countrey and bycause the Italian aunswered somewhat disdainefully the Marchaunt not wylling to suffer so open a reproche in a streete so fraught with people tooke by force from him his Dagger and with the same brake his pate This Italian in greate hast complayned to the Maior of thys offence so that at the nexte Court holden at the Guilde hall the Marchant was sent for and his offence beeing declared vnto him he was commaunded to warde wherevpon dyuerse other light persons within the Citie assembled togyther in great plumps An vptote in the citie of London and by force constrayned the Maior to delyuer the prysoner out of Newgate and not so satisfied like madde men ran to the seuerall houses of dyuerse Venetians A foule disorder Lucases and Florentines and them spoyled robbed and rifled wythout reason or measure The Maior perceiuing this enormious doing assembled a greate number of substantiall and graue Citizens which not without great bloudshed and mayming of sundrie persons finally appeased the rage and caused the misruled people to depart to their houses The begynner of this outragious vprore got him to Westminster and
Dorset was comming towardes his Maiestie to excuse himselfe of thinges that hee was suspected to haue doone when he was in Fraunce hee sente the Earle of Oxford to arrest the sayde Marques by the way and to conueye hym to the Tower of London there to remayne till his truthe might be tryed From thence the King wente foorth to Norwiche 1487 and tarying there Christmasse daye departed after to Walsingham where he offereed to the Image of our Ladye and then by Cambridge he shortly retourned to London Martin Svvard a valiant capitaine of the Almaines In this meane tyme the Earle of Lincolne had gotten togyther by the ayd of the lady Margaret about .ij. M. Almayns with one Martine Swarde a noble capitaine to leade them With this power the Erle of Lincolne sayled into Ireland and at the citie of Diuelyn caused young Lambert to be proclaymed and named kyng of Englande after the moste solemne fashion as though he were the verie heire of the bloud royal lineally borne and descended And so with a greate multitude of beggerly Irishmenne almoste all naked and vnarmed sauyng skaynes and mantelles The counterset arle of VVarvvicke vvith all his adhereÌ„ts â—…andeth in Englande of whome the Lorde Thomas Gerardine was Capitayn and conductour they sayled into Englande wyth thys newe founde kyng and landed for a purpose at the pyle of Fowdreye wythin a little of Lancaster trustyng there to fynde ayde by the meanes of sir Thomas Broughton one of the chiefe companyons of the conspiracie The Kyng hadde knowledge of the enimies intente before theyr arriuall and therefore hauyng assembled a greate Armye ouer the whyche the Duke of Bedforde and the Earle of Oxforde were chiefe Capitayne hee 〈◊〉 to Couentrye where hee was aduertised theâ—… the Earle of Lincolne was landed at Lancaster with his newe kyng Here he tooke aduice of his counsellors what was best to be doone whether to for team the â—…myes wythoute further delaye or to 〈◊〉 tyme a whyle but at length it was thoughte beste to delaye no tyme but to gyue them battayle before they shoulde encrease theâ—… power and therevppon hee remoued to Nodynghame and there by a little woodde called Bâ—…wres heâ—… pitched hys fielde vnto whome shortely came the Lorde George Talbot Earle of Shreâ—…esburye the Lorde Straunge Sir Iohn Cheynye ryght valyaunt Capitaynes with 〈◊〉 other noble and experte menne of warre namely of the countreyes neere adioyning so that the Kynges armie was wonderfully increase In this space the Earle of Lincolne beeyng entred into Yorkeshyre passed safelly on hys iourney withoute spoyling or hurting of anye manne trustyng thereby to haue some companye of people resorte vnto hym but after hee perceyued fewe or none to followe hym and that it was too late nowe to retourne backe he determyned to try the matter by dynt of sword and heere vppon directed hys waye from Yorke to Newarke vppon Trente but before he came there Kyng Henrye knowing all hys enemies purposes came the nighte before the day of the battayle to Newark and tarrying there a little went three myles further and pitching hir field lodged there that night The Earle of Lincolne certified of his comming was nothing abashed but kepte still on his iourney and at a little village called Stole night to the Kyng and his armye sette downe his rampe The nexte daye the King deuided his whole power into three battayls The armyes ioyne and after in good array approched nygh to the towne of Stoke Thus they foughte for a space so sore and so egrely on both partes that no manne coulde well iudge to whome the victorie was lyke to enclyne But at lengthe the Kings fore warde beyng full of people and well fortifyed wyth winges whiche only both began and continued the fight set vpon the aduersaries with such force and violence that first they oppressed and killed such capitaynes one by one as resisted their mighte and puissaunce And after that put all the other to flyghte the whiche were eyther apprehended as Prisoners in their running away or els slayne and broughte vnto confusyon in a small momente But when thys battayle was ended and fought out to the extremitie then it wel appered what hyghe prowes what manfull stomackes what hardie and couragious heartes rested in the kings aduersaries All the capiâ—…s fayne For there the chiefe captaines the Earle of Lincolne and the Lorde Louell Sir Thomas Broughton Martine Swarde and the Lorde Gerardine capitain of the Irishmen were slaine and found dead in the verie places whiche they hadde chosen alyue to fighte in not giuing one foote of grounde to theyr aduersaries Howbeit some affirme that the lord Louell tooke his horsse and would haue fledde ouer Trente but was not able to recouer the further side for the highnesse of the banke and so was drowned in the ryuer There were killed at that battaile with theyr fiue captains before rehersed of that parfie about foure thousand Of the kings part there wer not half of them which fought in the fore warde and gaue the onset slayne or hurt Then was Lambert the youngling Lambert and his maister Symonde taken whiche was falsly reported to be the sonne of the duke of Claâ—…nce and his maister sir Richard Symond Priest both taken but neyther of them put to death bycause that Lambert was but an innocent and of yeares insufficient of hymselfe to doe any such enterprise and the other was pardoned of lyfe bycause hee was a priest and annoynted man but yet was committed to perpetuall pryson Lamberte was at lengthe made one of the kings Faulconers after that he had bin a turnebroache for a space in the kings kitchen This battayle was soughte on a Saterdaye beyng the sixteenth day of Iune in thys second yeare of this kings reygne In whiche yeare also dyed Thomas Bourchier Archebishoppe of Canterburye and Iohn Moorton Bishoppe of Elye Morton Byshop of Elye made Archebishop of Canterbury chauncellour of Englande a manne of excellente learnyng vertue and policie succeeded in his place whome Alexander Pope of Rome the sixte of that name created a Cardinall and the Kyng created hym hygh Chauncellour of England After that the King had got the vpper hand of his enimies hee remoued to Lincolne and there carryed three dayes causyng euery of the same dayes solemne processions to bee made in rendryng thankes to GOD for his fortunate victorye Then caused he execution to be done of suche rebels and traytors Thankesgiuing to God after victorie as were taken in the field either at the battaile or in the chase And shortely after he went into Yorkshire and there coasted the countrey ouerthware searching out suche as had ayded his enimies and were thought to bee seditions persons whome be punished some by imprisonmeÌ„t some by fines and some by death according to the qua litie of their offences and as was thought most expedient An. reg 3. About the middest of August entring into the the
he might bee lettâ—… and was likeso to be 〈…〉 thought good rather to assent to their humble request and so seeme to gratifie them thaâ—… by drâ—…ying it to procure their euill willes and returned the nearer of his purpose When king Henrie and enfourmed of hys landing hee was ryght glad thereof and wente vnto Sir Iohn Garâ—… land to Sir Thomas Trencharde 〈…〉 they shoulde entertayne hym in the most 〈…〉 they coulde deuise 〈◊〉 he might come himself in person to welcom him Beside this he sent the Earle of Arunâ—… with many Lordes and knights to attende vpon him Which Erle according to the kings letters â—…eceiued him with three hundred horses all by threâ—… light to the great admiration of the strangers King Philip seeing no remedie but that hee must needes tary woulde no longer gase after King Henryes comming out tooke hys iourney towardes Wyndsore Castell where the King lay and fiue myle from Windsore the Prince of Wales accompanied with fiue Erles diuerse Lordes and knights and other to the number of fiue hundred persons gorgeoustye apparayled receyued him after the most honourable fashion And within halfe a myle of Wyndsore the king accompanied with the Duke of Buckingham and a great parte of the nobilitie of thys Realme welcomed him and so conueyed to him to the Castell of Wyndsore where hee was made companion of the noble order of the Garter After him came to Wyndsore his wife Queene Iane sister to the Princes Dowager â—…e wife to Prince Arthure After the two kings had renued and confirmed the league and amitie betwixt them King Henrie desired to haue Edmond de la Poole Erle of Suffolke to be deliuered into hys handes To whome the King of Castile aunswered that he â—…eâ—…ly was not wythin hys Dominion and therefore it lay not in him to delyuer hym In deede he was loth to be the authour of his death that came to him for succour and was receyued vnder his protection yet vppon the earnest request and assured promise of king Henrie that he would pardon him of all executions and paynes of death he graunted to king Henryes desire And so incontinently caused the sayde Earle secretly to be sent for After this to protract tyâ—… till he were possessed of his pray king Henrie conueyed the king of Castile vnto the Citie of London that hee might see the heade Citie of his Realme there ledde hym from Baynards Castell by Cheape to Barking and so returned by Walling streete againe during whiche tyme there was shot out of the Tower a wonderfull peale of Ordinance But he woulde not enter into the Tower bycause as ye haue hearde before hee had â—…owed not to enter the Fortesse of of any foraine Prince in the which a garnison was mainteyned From London the King brought him to Richmonde where many notable feares of armes were prooued both of tylte iourney and barriers In the meane season the Earle of Suffolke perceyuing what hope was to be had in forraine Princes and trusting that after hys lyfe to him once graunted king Henrie would briefly set him at his full libertie was in maner contented to returne agayne into his natiue countrey When all partes and couenaunts betweene the kings of Englande and Castile were appoynted concluded and agreed king Philippe tooke hys leaue of king Henrie yeelding to hym most heartye thankes for hys highe cheare and Princely entertaynment And being accompanyed with dyuerse Lordes of Englande came to the Citie of Exceter and so to Falmouth in Cornwale and there taking shippe sayled into Spaine where shortly after hee dyed being .xxx. yeares of age He was of stature conuenient The death 〈◊〉 deseri pâ—… Philip king 〈◊〉 Spaine of counteâ—… amiable of bodie somewhat grosse quick witted bolde and hardie stomacked The tempest that he suffered on the Sea was huge and wonderfull also vpon the lande insomuch that the violence of the wynde blew downe an Eagle of Brasse being set to shewe on which part the wynde blewe from a pynacle or Spiâ—…e of Paules Churche and in the falling the same Eagle brake and battered an other Eagle that was set vppe for a signe at a Tauerne dâ—…re in Cheape side And herevpon men that were giuen to gesse things that shoulde happen by â—…king of straunge tokens deemed that the Emperour Maximilian which gaue the Eagle should suffer some greate mysfortune as hee old â—…ly after by the losse of hys sonne the sayde king Philip. Also shortlye after the departing of Kyng Philippe the King of Englande beganne to suspect Sir George Neuill Lorde of Burgeynye and Sir Thomas Greene of Greenes Norton as partakers in the begynning of the conspiracie wyth the Earle of Suffolke and so vpon that suspition they were commaunded to 〈◊〉 Tower But shortly after when they had 〈◊〉 tryed and pourged of that suspition hee commaunded them both to be set at libertie But sir Thomas Greene fell sicke before and remayned in the Tower in hope to be restored to hys health as well as to his libertie but by death he was preuented This yeare the King beganne to be diseased of a certayne infyrmitte An. reg â—â— whiche â—…hriâ—… euerye yeare but especially in the Spring tyme sore â—…eâ—…d him and bycause for the moste parte the harme that chaunceth to the Prince is parted wyth his Subiectes the â—…ting sickenesse whiche as yee haue hearde in the fyrst yeare of this king fyrst afflicted the people of this realme nowe assayled them agayne The sweâ—… fieâ—…esse eftsâ—… returâ—…neth howbeâ—… by the remedie founde at the begynning of 〈◊〉 nothyng the lyke number dyed thereof nowe thys second time as did the first time til the said remedie was inuented But nowe the thirde plague â—…gall to the Pestilence ensued by the working of the Maisters of the forfeytures and suche infourmers as were appoynted thereto By whose meanes many a riche and wealthie person by the extremitie of the lawes of the realme were coÌ„demned and brought to great losse and hinderance A greate part of which theyr vndoyngs proceeded by the inconuenience of suche vnconscionable officers as by the abuse of exigentes outlawed those that neuer hearde nor had knowledge of the saytes commenced agaynst them of whiche harde and sharpe dealyng the harme that thereof insueth considered if the occasion might be taken away by some other more reasonable fourme and order of lawe deuysed whereby the partie myght haue personall warning it woulde both preserue many an Innocent manne from vndeserued vexation and daunger of vnmercifull losse of goodes and also cedounde highly to the commendation of the Prince and such other as chaunced to bee refourmers of that colourable law where they be called only in the counties without other knowledge giueÌ„ to theÌ„ or theirs at their dwelling houses But now to returne such maner of outlawries olde recognisaunces of the peace and good abearings escapes riottes and innumerable statutes penall were put in execution and called vppon that euerie man both of the
the Swisses came into England from the emperor Maximilian At the coÌ„templation of this Cardinall the king lent to the Emperor a great summe of money But the chiefest matter that moued the king to be so free to Maximilian was bycause the same money shoulde be imployed on men of warre agaynst the French king towardes whome the king or rather Cardinal Woolsey of late had coÌ„ceyued a grudge as thus True it is that the king bestowed the reuenues of the Sea of Tourney on the Cardinall at what tyme that citie came into the kings handes and therefore the Cardinall being desirous to assure to himselfe the same made suyte to the Frenche king that hee would prouide Guillarde the former Bishop of Tourney of some other Bishoprike in Fraunce so that he might resigne the Bishoprike of Tourney clearly into his handes The French king perceyuing how much this shoulde make agaynst his purpose that vpon occasion hoped euer to recouer the possession of Tourney would not gratifie the Cardinal herein wherevpon the Cardinall turning the kings minde at his pleasure perswaded him that the next way to abate the Frenche kings puissance whiche in the beginning of his raigne had recouered Myllaine and grewe euerie day in power more than other shoulde bee to mainteyne the Emperour with money agaynst him so as the Frenchmen should be chastised without the trauaile of him or his people Herevpon was Richarde Pace sent first into Germanie with a greate summe of money to wage the Swisses whiche vnder the conducte of the Emperour Maximilian inuaded the duchie of Myllaine but without any great gaine returned from thence leauing Myllaine in the French mens handes at that tyme and now for a newe reliefe was this Cardinall of Sion sente from Myllaine at whose instance money was assigned to bee delyuered Hall and certayne Genewayes vndertooke the exchaunge which made not payment therof at the day although they had receyued it of the king About this season 1507 there grew a great heart-burning and malicious grudge amongest the English men of the Citie of London agaynste straungers and namely the Artificers founde themselues sore grieued for that such numbers of straungers were permitted to resort hyther wyth their wares and to exercise handie craftes to the great handerance and impouerishing of the kings liege people This malice grewe to such poynt that one Iohn Lincolne a Broker Iohn Lincolne the author of insurrection vpon yll may daye busied himselfe so farre in the matter that about Palme Sunday in this eight yeare of the Kings raigne hee came to one doctor Henrie Standishe with these wordes â–ª Sir I vnderstande that you shall preach at the Sanctuarie Spittle on Monday in Easter weeke and so it is that Englishmen both Marchants and other are vndone for straungers haue more libertie in this lande than English men which is agaynst all reason and also against the common weale of the realme I beseech you therefore to declare this in your Sermon and in so doing ye shall deserue great thankes of my Lorde Maior and of all his brethren and herewith he offred vnto the sayde Doctor Standish a bill conteyning this matter more at large But Doctor Standishe wisely considering that there might more inconnenience rise thereof than he would wish if he should deal in such sort both wisely refused the Bill and tolde Lincolne plainly that he ment not to meddle with any such matter in his Sermon wherevpon the sayde Lyncolne went vnto one Doctor Bele a Canon of the foresayde Spittle that was appoynted to preache likewise vppon the Tuesday in Easter weeke at the same Spittle whome he perswaded to read his sayde byll in the Pulpet Which Bill in effect conteyned the griefes that many founde with straungers for taking the liuings awaye from artificers and the entercourse from marchants the redresse whereof must come from the commons knit in one for as the hurt touched all men so must all set to theyr helping handes By this foolish sermon many a light person tooke courage and openly spake agaynst straungers And as vnhappe woulde there had beene diuerse euill partes played of late by straungers in and about the Citie of London which kindled the peoples rancour the more furiously agaynste them The .xxviij. day of Aprill An. reg 9. dyuerse yong men of the Citie pyked quarels to certaine straungers as they passed by the streets some they did strike some they buffeted and some they threwe into the Canell wherefore the Maior sent some of the English men to prison as Stephen Studley Skinner Bettes Stephenson and diuerse other Then sodainly rose a secrete rumour and no man coulde tell how it began that on May day nexte the Citie would rebell and slea all the aliens insomuch that dyuerse straungers fledde out of the Citie This bruite ranne so into euery mans eares that it came to the knowledge of the kings counsayle wherevpon the Lord Cardinall sent for the Maior and other of the counsayle of the Citie giuing them to vnderstande what he had hearde The Maior as one ignorant of the matter tolde the Cardinall that he doubted not but so to gouerne the Citie as peace should be obserued The Cardinall willed him so to doe and to take good heede that if any such ryotous attempt was intended hee shoulde wyth good policye preuent it The Maior came from the Cardinals house at foure of the clocke in the after noone on May euen and in all hast sent for his brethren to the Guildhall yet was it almost seuen of the clocke ere the assemble was set Vpon conference had of the matter touching the rumour that was spreâ—… abrode of the rebellion agaynst straungers some thought it necessarie that a substanciall watche should be set of the honest citizens housholders which myght wythstande the euill doers Counsayle â—…ken by the Maior and 〈◊〉 brethren 〈◊〉 to preâ—…ent thâ—… stirte at 〈◊〉 if they went about any mysrule but other were of this opinion that it was daungerous to rayse men in armour bycause it was harde to tell whome they myght trust but rather they thought it best that commaundement shoulde bee gyuen to euery man through euery warde to shutte in his doores and to keepe his seruantes within Before .viij. of the clocke the Recorder was sent to the Cardinall with these opinions who hearing the same allowed the latter for best and moste surest And then the Recorder and sir Thomas More late vndershirife of London and nowe of the kings counsaile came to the Guylde hall halfe houre before nine of the clocke and there shewed the pleasure of the Kings Counsayle wherevpon euerye Alderman sent to hys warde that no man should styrre after seuen of the clock out of his house but to keepe his doores shut and his seruants within tyll nine of the clocke in the morning After this commaundement gyuen in the Euening as sir Iohn Mundie Alderman came from his warde and founde two yong men in Chepe playing
at the Buclerâ—… and a great mâ—…ny of yong men looking on them for the coÌ„â—…̄dement was then scarce knowne he commaunded them to leaue off and for that one of them asked him why hee woulde haue hadde into the Counter Then all the yong prentisâ—… stept to and resisted the Alderman taking the yong fellow from him and cryed prentises and clubbes Then out at euery doore came clubbes and weapons The Alderman fled and was in great daunger Then more people arose oute of euery quarter and forth came seruing men watermen courtiers and other so that by 〈◊〉 of the clocke there were in Cheape sir or seuen C. and out of Pauls Church yeard came three C. which knew not of the other So out of all places they gathered and brake vp the counters tooke out the prisoners that the Maior had thither committed for hurting the straungers and came to Newgate and tooke out Studley and Petit committed thither for that cause The Maior and Sherifes were present there and made proclamation in the kings name but nothing was obeyed Herewith being gathered in plumpes they ran through S. Nicholas Shambles and at Saint Martines gate there mette with them sir Thomas More and other desiring them to go to their lodgings And as they were thus eâ—…mating and had almoste perswaded the people to departe they within Saint Martyns threw out stones and â—…attes so that they hurt diuerse honest persons that were ther with sir Thomas Moore perswading the rebellious persons to crasse insomuche as at length one Nicholas Downes a Sergeant of armes being there with the sayde sir Thomas Moore and sore hurt amongst other in a furie cryed downe with them and then all the misruled persons ranne to the doores and windowes of the houses within saint Martines and spoiled all that they found After that they ran headlong into Cornehil and there likewise spoiled diuerse houses of FreÌ„ch men that dwelled within y e gate of master Mewtas house called greene gate This master Mewtas was a Picard borne and repâ—…ed to be a great bearer of Frenchmen in their occupyings trades contrarie to the lawes of the Citie If the people had found him they would surely haue striken off his head but when they found hym not the watermen and cortaine yong priestes that were there fell to ryfling and some ranne to Blanchchapelton brake vp the straungers houses and spoyled them Thus from tenne or eleuen of the clocke these ryotous people continued in theyr outragious doings tyll aboute thâ—…e of the clocke at what tyme they beganne to withâ—…e and wâ—…t to theyr places of resort as 〈◊〉 the way they were taken by the Maior and the handes of the Citie and sent same of theÌ„ to the tower some to Newgate and soâ—… to the Court 〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉 of three C. Many fled and specially the watermen priests and â—…ing men but the premises wâ—… caught by the backe and had to prison In the meane time whilest the hotest of this â—…fling lasted the Cardinall was aduertised thereof by sir Thomas Naâ—… whervpon the Cardinal strengâ—… thened his house with men and ordinance and sir Thomas Paâ—…e rode in all hast to Richmonde where the king lay and enâ—…med him of the matter who incontinently sent forth hastilye the London to vnderst and the state of the Citie and was truly aduertised howe the ryot was crased and many of the myâ—…ders apprehended The Lieuetenant of the Tower sir Roger Cholmeley during the time of this hâ—…ling then off certaine peeces of 〈◊〉 â—…gayntâ—… the Câ—…tie and though they did us great â—…e yet hee wanne muche euill will 〈◊〉 his hastie doing bycause men thought he did it of malice rather theâ—… of any discration About fiue of the clocke the Erles of Shrewsburie and Suâ—…ey Thomas Doâ—…erey Lorde of Saint Iohns George Neuill Lorde of Burgeyny and other which had heard of thys ryot come to London with suche strength as they coulde make vpon that sodaine and so 〈◊〉 the Iâ—…s of Court but before they tanâ—… whether with feare of the bruyte of theyr coâ—…ing or of her wyfe 〈◊〉 ryotous assemble was broken vp and manye of the misdoers taken as ye haue heard Then to the the prisoners examined and the Sermon of Doctour Bele called to remembrance and he taken and sent to the Tower Herewith was a Commission of Oyre and determiner directed to the duke of Norffolkes A Commissiâ—… of Oier add determiner and to diuerse other Lordes to the Lorde Maior of London and the Alderbury and to all the Iustices of Englande for punishment of this insurrection whervpon all the Iustices with 〈◊〉 the kings Counsaile learned in the lawes asseâ—… at the house of sir Iohn Fineux Lorde chiefe Iustice of Englande neare to S. Brides by Fleetestreete to take aduice and conclude vpon the order which they shoulde follow in this matter and first there was read the Staâ—…tâ—… of the thirde of Henrie the fifth the effect whereof ensueth in these wordes following The statute quinto of H. the fifth bycause that dyuerse â—…aâ—…ons comprised within the â—…es concluded as well by oâ—…er soâ—…aigne Lorde the King that nowe is as by his ryght noble father 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 â—…ne robbed and spoyled by 〈◊〉 Kings Liâ—…ges ofâ—… subiectes as well on the mayne Seas as wyth 〈◊〉 the portes and coastes of Englande Irelande and Wales by reason whereof the truses and safeconductes haue beene broken and violated to the domage dishonour and flaunder of the king and agaynst hys dignitie and the mansleyers spoylers robbers and violaters of the same truses and safeconductes as before is declared haue beene recetted procured counsayled vpholden and mainteined by diuerse of the kings liege people vpon the coastes our sayde soueraigne Lorde the king by the aduice and assent abouesayde and at the prayer of the sayd Commons hath ordeyned and established that all such manslears robbers spoylers breakers of truses and safecoÌ„ducts graunted by the king and the wilfull recetters abetters procurers counsaylers susteyners and mainteyners of such persons hereafter in time to come being any of the lieges and subiectes of thys Realme of Englande Irelande and Wales are to be adiudged and determined as guiltie of high treason cowmitted agaynste the Crowne and dignitie of the king And further in euerie Hauen and port of the sea there shall be from henceforth made and assigned by the king by his letters patents one lawfull officer named a conseruator of truses and safeconducts graunted by the king which officer shall dispend at the least tenne pound in land by yeare c as in the statute more at large is expressed The which statute being read and well considered of bycause there were diuerse leagues of truses betwixt the king and diuerse other princes as one betwixt him the French king an other betwixt him and the Archeduke of Burgongne and an other betwixt him and the king of Spain all the which truces were violated by the sayd insurrection it was determined by
Maior being thus returned to the citie caused the gates to be shut and such Gentlemen as had bene committed to prison within the castell or other places within the Citie he caused to bee set at libertie and with their aduise tooke order howe the Rebels might be kept out The citizens fauouring the rebels But as he was busie about such matters certaine of the Citizens that fauoured the Rebels had receyued a great multitude of them into the citie which put the citizens in 〈◊〉 feare that it was thought the most â—â—retie for the Gentlemen that had bene nowe released out of prison to be shut vp againe least the Rebelles finding them abroade shoulde haue membered them Yet after this when the Rebelles were departed out of the Citie againe the Maior and Aldermen fell in hande to rampire vp the gates to plant ordinance and to make all necessarie prouision that for them was possible At length they fell to shooting off their artillerie as well from the Citie as from the Campe doing their best to annoy eche other But when the Rebelles sawe that they did little hurt to the Citie with their great ordinance lying vpon the hill they remoued the same downe to the fote of the same hill and from thence beganne to beate the walles Notwithstanding shortly after they made suite for a truce to endure for a tune that they might passe to and fro through the Citie to fetche in vittayles whereof some want beganne to pinche them in the Campe. The Maior and Aldermen flatlye denyed their request protecting that they woulde not permit any traytours to haue passage through their Citie The Rebels sore kindled in wrath with this aunswere and deniall of their suite came running downe from the hil assaulting the gates were beaten off with shot of arrowes and other weapons and yet such rage appeared among the Rebelles that the boyes and yong laddes shewed themselues so desperate in gathering vp the arrowes that when they sawe and felte the same sticking in some part of their bodies they woulde plucke them forth and deliuered them to their bowe men that they might bestowe the same againe at the Citizens In the meane time whylest they were thus busie vpon one side of the Citie an alarme rose as the defendants backes crying that the Rebels were entred the Citie on the contrarie side and so euery man shrinking awaye and running thither to repulse the enimie there that part was left voyde of defendantes where the first assault began whereof the Rebelles being aduised rushed into the riuers that runneth before Bishops gate got to the gates and breaking them open entred without any great resistance For all the citizens were withdrawne to their houses and other places where they hoped best to hide themselues from the furie of their enimies The rebels coÌ„uer artillerie and munition out of the city to their camp The Rebelles hauing thus entred the Citie by force conueyed all the gunnes and artillerie with other furniture of warre out of the Citie into their Campe. The Herault that was yet abiding in the Citie to see if the Rebelles woulde before the daye prefixed for their pardons being not yet expired giue ouer their wicked enterprise cometh with the Maior into the market place and in the hearing of a great multitude of people that were come forth and stoode about him he eftsoones as gaue commandement in the kings name The heraults â—â—â—clamation in Norwich that they shoulde laye armes aside â–ª and gette them home to their houses â–ª whiche to so manye as did hee pronounced a generall pardon anâ—… to the rest extreme punishment by death The Rebels that stoode by and hearde him when he had once made an ende of his Proclamation baâ—…e him get him thence with a mischiefe The trayterous refusall of the rebels to accept the â—…ings pardon for it was not his faire offers nor hys sweete flattering wordes that shoulde beguile them for they made no account of suche maner of mercie that vnder a colour of pardon shoulde cut off al their safetie and hope of preseruation The Herault perceyuing howe obstinately they were bent and set on all mischiefe and that it was impossible to bring them from their outragious treason eyther through feare of punishment or hope of pardon departed without hauing brought that to passe for which he was sent Immediatly after his departure the Rebels sought for Leonarde Southerton purposing to haue apprehended him and committed him to prison for accompanying the Herault thitherwardes But he hauing knowledge of their meaning hid himselfe from them After this there were by Kets commaundement apprehended diuerse persons Prisoners committed towarde in mont Surrey as the Maior Robert Watson William Rogers Iohn Homerston William Brampton and many other which were brought out of the citie and committed to prison in Mont Surrey Ket perceyuing wel that he must eyther now obteyne a bloudie victorie by force against his countrie â–ª or else to taste such an ende as his vngracious attempts did wel deserue got togither so many wicked persons as he might procure to come vnto him from eche side Kets power increaseth with great rewardes and faire promises so that it was a straunge matter to consider what a multitude of vnthrifts and rascals came to him vppon the sodaine The Citizens of Norwiche yet sore displeased that their Maior being an honest man and one greatlye beloued among them shoulde be imprisoned and so remayne in daunger of life among the Rebelles for they threatened him sort and ieasting at his name woulde say one to another let vs all come togither to morow for wee shall see a Coddes heade solde in the Campe for a penie wherevpon the Citizens fearing least through the malice and rage of the Rebels their Maior might chaunce to be made awaye among them procured maister Thomas Alderiche whose authoritie was great among them to be a meane for his deliuerance who comming to Kette with sharpe and bitter wordes reproued him for his cruell dealing by imprisoning so honest a man as the Maior was withal commaunded him to release him The Maior of Norwich set at libertie whiche eyther for shame or rather throughe feare of a guiltie conscience that pricked him he caused incontinently to be done who therevpon might nowe and then go and come at his pleasure to and fro the Citie but bicause hee coulde not still remaine in the Citie but was constreyned to continue for the most part in the Campe Augustine Stewarde he appointed Augustine Stewarde to bee his Deputie who with the assistaunce of Henrie Bacon and Iohn Atkinson sherifes gouerned the Citie right orderlye and kept the most part of the Citizens in due obeysance The Counsell aduertised nowe vppon the Heraultes returne that there was no waye to reduce these Norffolke rebels vnto quiet otherwise than by force appoynted the Marques of Northampton with fiftene hundred horsemen to go downe vnto Norwiche to subdue those
the middle of the Hall a new scaffolde where all the Lordes of the Kinges counsell fate as his iudges and there was hee araigned and charged with manye articles both of felonie and treason And when after much milde speech hee had aunswered not giltie he in all humble manner put himselfe to be tryed by his peeres who after long consultation among themselues gaue their verdict that he was not giltie of the treason but of the felonie The people there present whiche was a great number hearing the Lords say not giltie whiche was to the treason thinkyng most certaynely that he was cleerely acquited and chiefly for that immediately vpon the pronoucing of those words he that caryed the axe of the Tower departed with the axe they made such an outery and ioy as the lyke hathe not bin heard which was an euident declaration of their good vntiles toward him but neuertheles he was conteinmentâ—… 〈◊〉 death whereof shortly after he tasted The felonie that hee was condemned of was vppon the 〈…〉 the last yeare againste Rebelâ—…on and vnlawful assemblies wherein amongst other charges is one branche that whosoeuer shall procure the dâ—…athe of anye 〈…〉 or procurement shal â—…e 〈◊〉 And by forte of that Statute the Duke of SoÌ„merset being accompanyed with certayne wher was chaâ—…ged that he purposed and attempted the be 〈◊〉 D. of Northumberland the Lorde 〈◊〉 the Lorde of Pembroke and others of the peâ—…uâ—…e Counsayle the which by Statute was fellonie After the D. was thus condemned The Duke of Somerset coÌ„demned returneth to the Tower hee was againe returneâ—… the Tower â–ª and landed at the Crolâ—…e of the 〈◊〉 and so passeâ—… through London where youre both â—…clamations the one cryed for ioy that hee was acquired the other cryed out that he was coÌ„demned But howsoeuer they trâ—…ed he was conuayd to the Tower of London where hee remained vntill the two and twentith day of Ianuary next following The Duke being condemned as is aforesaid the people spake diuersly and murmured against the Duke of Northumberlande and agaynste some other of thâ—… Lordes for the condemnation of the said Duke and also as the common fame wente the Kinges maiestie tooke it not in good part wherefore as well to remoue fonde talke but of mâ—…ns mouthes as also to recteate and refreshe the troubled spirites of the yong King it was deâ—…iseâ—… that the feast of Christes natiuitie commonly called Christmas then at hand shuld be solemnely kepte at Greenewiche with open housholde and franke resorte the Court whyche is called keeping of the Hall what time of olde ordinarie course there is alwayes one appoynted to make sport in the Court called commonly Lord of misrule whose office is not vnknoweÌ„ to such as haue bin broughte vp in noble mennes houses and among greate housekeepers whyche vse liberall feasting in that season There was therefore by order of the Counsayle George Ferrers maister of the Kyngs pastimes a Gentleman wise and learned named George Ferrers appoynted to that office for this yeare who being of better credite and estimation than commonly hys predecessors hadde bene before receyued all hys commissions and warrantes by the name of the maister of the Kynges pastimes whiche Gentleman so well supplyed hys office both in shewe of sundrye sightes and deuises of rare inuention and in acte of dyuers enterludes and matters of pastime played by persons as not onely satisfyed the common forte but also were verye well liked and alowed by the Counsayle and other of skill in the lyke pastimes but best of all by the yong King himselfe 〈◊〉 appeared by his princely liberalitie in rewarding that seruice 1552 This Chrisâ—â—s bâ—…ing that 's passed and spent with muche mirth and pastime wherewith the mindes and eares of murmuâ—…ers were meetely well appeased according to a former determination as the sequeale shewed it was thought now good to proceede to the executionâ—… of the iudgement giuen agaynste the Duke of Somersette touching his conuiction and attainder of the felonie aforementioned wherevpon the two and twentith day of Ianuary then next following being Friday hee was broughte out of the Tower and according to the manner delyuered to the Sheriffes of London The execution of the Duke of Somerset and so with a greate company of the garde and other with weapons was brought vnto the Scaffold where he should suffer without changing eyther voyce or countenance other than he was accustomed to vse at other times The same morning earely the Connestables of euery warde in London according to a precept directed froÌ„ the CouÌ„sel to y e Maior straightly charged euery houshold of the same Citie not to depart any of them out of their houses before ten of the clocke of that day meaning thereby to restreine y t great nuÌ„ber of people that otherwise were like to haue bin at the saide execution notwithstanding by seauen of the clock the Tower hill was couered with a great multitude repayring from al parts of the Citie as well as out of the suburbes before eight of the clocke the D. was brought to the Scaffolde inclosed with the Kings gard the Sheriffes officers the warders of the Tower and other with halberts where as hee nothing chaunging neither voice or countenance M. Foxe but in a manner with the same gesture which hee commonly vsed at home kneelyng downe vpon both his knees â–ª and lifting vppe hys hand commeÌ„ded himself vnto God After he had ended a few shorte prayers standing vp againe and turning himselfe toward the East side of the Scaffolde nothing at all abashed as it seemed vnto those that stoode by neyther with the sighte of the axe neyther yet of the hangman or of present death but with the like alacritie and cheerefulnes of mind and countenance as before times he was accustomed to heare the causes and supplications of other and specially of the poore towards whome as it were with a certaine fatherly loue to his children he alwayes shewed hymselfe most attentiue he vttered these words to the people The words of the Duke of Somerset at his death Deerely beloued friends I am brought hither to suffer deathe albeit that I neuer offended against the K. neither by word nor deede and haue bin alwayes as faithfull true vnto this realme as any man hath bin But for so much as I am by law coÌ„demned to die â–ª I do acknowledge my selfe â—…s well as others to bee subiect herevnto Wherefore do testifie made obedience whiche â—â—awe vnto the lawes I am come hither to 〈◊〉 death whervnto I willingly offer my selfe with most hartie thankes vnto God that hathe giuen me this time of repentance who might through suddayne death haue taken away day life y t â—…yther I shoulde haue acknowledged him nor my selfe Moreouer dearely inloued 〈◊〉 there is yet somewhat that I must put you in â—…de of as touching Christian religion which so long as I was in authoritieâ—… I alwayes diligently â—â—tte forth and furthered
Rolles your presumption was ouer great and your attempt in thys case hath purchased you perpetuall infamie and shall be called Wyats Rebellion as Wacte Tylers was called Wacte Tylers Rebellion Then sayde the Attourney Maister Wyat were you not priuie to a deuice wherby the Queene should haue bene murthered in a place where she should walke I doe not burthen you to confesse this for thus much I must say on your behalfe that you mislyked that deuice that sayd Wyat was the deuice of William Thomas William Thomas whom euer after I abhorred for that cause Then was a letter shewed which Wyat being in Southwache had written to the duke of Suffolke that he shoulde meete him at Kingstone bridge and from thence to accompanie him to London although he came with the fewer number Wyat at the first did not seeme to remember any such letter but when it was shewed him he confessed his hande Then was it demaunded of him among other things why he refused the Quenes pardon when it was offred him My Lordes quoth he I confesse my fault and offence to be most vile heynous Wyats confession for the which first I aske God mercye without the which I cannot chalenge any thing such is my offence alreadie committed And therefore I beseech you to trouble me with no more questions for I haue deliuered al things vnto hir grace in writing And finally here I must confesse that of all the voyages wherein I haue serued thys was the most desperate and paynefull iourney that euer I made And where you asked why I did not receyue the Queenes pardon when it was offered vnto mee Oh vnhappie manne what shall I saye when I was once entered into thys diuerlishe desperate aduenture there was no waye but to wade throughe with that I hadde taken in hande for I had thoughte that other had bin as farre forward as my selfe whiche I founde farre otherwise so that beeing b 〈…〉 to keepe promise with all my confederates now kepte promise with me for I like a Moyle weÌ„t through thick and thinne with this determination that if I should come to any treatie I should seeme to bewraye all my friends But when to shuld I spend any more words I yeld my self wholly vnto the Quenes mercy knowing well that it is onely in hir power to make me as I haue deserued an open example to the worlde with Wat Tyler or else to make participaÌ„t of y e pitie whiche she hath extended in as greate crimas as myne moste humbly beseeching you all to be means for me to hir highnesse for mercy which is my last and onely refuge the will of God be done on me Vpon this confession without further trial be receiued the iudgement accustomed in cases of treson which was to be haÌ„ged drawn quartred and the .xj. day of April next folowing he was brought to the Tower hill â—…he executioÌ„ 〈◊〉 Thomas Wyat. and there was pardoned of his drawing hanging but had his head stricken off and his body cut in foure quarters set vp in diuers places about the citie and his head was set vpon the gallows at Hay hill beside Hide Parke But here by the way is to be noted that he being on the seaffold ready to suffer declared y t the Ladie Elizabeth and sir Edward Courtney Erle of Deuonshire whom he had accused before as it semed were neuer priuie to his doings as far as he knewe or was able to charge them And when Doctor Weston being then his confessor told him that he had confessed the coÌ„trary vnto the counsell he answered thus that I sayd then I said but that which I say nowe is true This was the end of Wiat and hys conspiracie 〈◊〉 Nicholas Throckmorton The seuententh day of Aprill nexte following Sir Nicholas Throckmorcon Knight was brought from the Tower to Guild Hall in London and there araigned of high Treason as adherente and principall counsellor to the said Wyat and the D. of Suffolke and the rest in the afore remembred conspiracy against the Queene but he so stoutely and therewithall so cunningly aunswered for himselfe as well in cleering of his cause as also in defendyng and auoyding such pointes of the lawes of the Realme as were there alledged against hym that the quest whiche passed vppon his life and deathe found him not giltie with which verdite the Iudges and Counsellores there present were so muche offended that they bounde the Iury in the summe of fiue hundred pounde a peece to appeare before the Counsell in the Starre Chamber at a day appoynted and according to their bonde they appeared there before the sayd Counsell vpon Wednesday beeing the one and twentith of Aprill and Saint Markes day From whence after certaine â—…uestioning they were committed to â—â—ison Emanuell Lucar and maister Wheâ—…ston to the Tower and the other to the Flâ—â—â—e But nowe for asmuche as a copy of the order of Sir Nicholas Throckâ—â—â—toÌ„s arraignment bothe come to my handes and that the same may giue some light to the history of that dangerous rebellioÌ„ I haue thought it not impertinent to insert the same not wishing that it shoulde bee offensiue to any sith it is in euery mans libertie to way his wordes vttered in his owne defence and likewise the dooings of the queste in acquityng hym as maye seeme good to their discretions sith I haue deliuered the same as I haue found it without preiudicing anye mans opinion to thinke thereof otherwise than as the cause maye moue him ¶ The order of the araignemente of Sir Nicholas Throckemorton Knight in the Guild Hall of London the seuententh day of April 1554. expressed in a Dialogue for the better vnderstanding of euery mans parte The names of the commissioners SIr Thomas White Knight Lord Maior of London The Earle of Shrewsbury The Earle of Darby Sir Thomas Bromley Knyght Lorde chiefe Iustice of Englande Sir Nicholas Hart Knyght Mayster of the tolles Sir Frauncis Englesselde Knight Maister of the courte of Wardes and Liberties Sir Richarde Southwell Knight one of the priuie counsell Sir Edwarde Walgrane Knight one of the priuy counsell Sir Roger Cholmeley Knight Sir Wyllyam Portemein Knyght one of the Iustices of the Kings benche Sir Edwarde Saunders Knight one of the Iustices of the common place Sergeants Maister Stanford The Queenes learned counsell gaue euidence against the prisoner Maister Dyer Maister Edward Griffin attourney generall Clerkes of y e Crowne Maister Sendall Peter Tichbourne Clerkes of y e Crowne Firste after Proclamation made and the commissioÌ„ red the Lieutenant of the Tower master Tho. Bridges brought the prisoner to the barre then silence was commaunded and Sendall said to the prisoner as foloweth Sendall Nicholas Throckmorton Knighte hold vp thy hande thou art before this time in dired of high treason c. that thou then and there didst falsly and traiterously c. conspire imagine the death of the Queenes maiestie c. and falsly
pardon to all suche as did reioyce in the same reconciliation The eyght and twentith of Nouember nexte following it was commonly reported that the Queene was quicke with childe and therefore commaundemente was gyuen by Edmonde Bonner then Byshoppe of London and as it was sayde not withoute the commaundement of the Counsell that there shoulde bee made in most solemne manner one generall Procession in London wherein the Maior and all the companyes of the Citie were in theyr liueries at whose returne to the Churche of Poules there was song very solemnely Te Deum for ioy thereof The second daye of December beeing Sonday Cardinall Poole came to Poules Churche in London with great pomp hauing borne before hym a Crosse two pillers and two pollaxes of siluer and was there solemnely receyued by the Byshoppe of Winchester Chancelloure of Englande who mette hym with Procession And shortly after Kyng Philippe came from Westminster by lande beeyng accompanyed with a greate number of hys Nobles And the same day the Byshoppe of Winchester preached at Poules Crosseâ—… in the whyche Sermon hee declared that the Kyng and Queene hadde restored the Pope to hys ryghte of primacie and that the three estates assembled in Parliamente representyng the whole bodye of the Realme hadde submitted themselues to hys holynesse and to his successors for euer And in the same also hee greately praysed the Cardinall and sette forth the passing hygh authoritie that hee hadde from the Sea of Rome â–ª with muche other glorious matter in the commendation of the Churche of Rome whyche hee called the Sea Apostolike The Sermon beeyng ended the Kyng and the Cardinall rydyng togyther returned to White Hall and the Kyng hadde his sworde borne before hym and the Cardinall had onely hys Crosse and no more The seauen and twentith daye of the sayde moneth Emanuell Philiberte Earle of Sauoy and Prince of Piemount came into Englande accompanyed with dyuers other Lordes and Gentlemen straungers who were receyued at Graues ende by the Earle of Bedforde Lorde priuie seale and conueyd by water through London bridge to White Hall where the King and Queene theÌ„ lay and the ninth of Ianuary next following y e Prince of Orange was in like maner receiued at Graues end and from thence conueid to the Court being at White Hall Vpon Wednesday the â—…2 of December fiue of y e eight men which lay in the Fleete that had passed vpoÌ„ sir Nicholas Throckmortons triall were discharged set at libertie vpon their fyne paid which was two C. and twentie lb a peece The other three put vp a supplicatioÌ„ therin declaring y t their goodes did not amount to y e suÌ„me of y e which they were appointed to pay so vpoÌ„ y t declaration paying .60 lb a peece wer deliuered out of prison on S. Thomas day before Christmas being the one and twentith of December The two and twentith of the same moneth the Parliamente whyche beganne the two and twentith of Nouember before was dissolued wherein among other Actes passed there the statute Ex officio and other lawes made for punishment of Heresies were reuiued But chiefely the Popes most liberall Bull of dispensation of Abbey lande was there confirmed muche to the contentation of manye who not withoute cause suspected by thys new vnion to lose some peece of their late purchase 1555 Vpon Friday the eyghtenth of Ianuary all the Counsell wente vnto the Tower and there the same day discharged and sette at libertie all the prisoners of the Tower or the more parte of them Prisoners deâ—â—â—red namely the late Duke of Northumberlandes sonnes the Lordes Ambrose Roberte and Henrye Also Sir Andrewe Dudley Sir Iames Croftes Sir Nicholas Throckmorton Sir Iohn Rogers Sir Nicholas Arnolde Sir George Harper Sir Edwarde Warner Sir William Sentlow Sir Gawen Carewe William Gibbes Esquier Cutbert Vaughan and dyuers other Moreouer aboute thys season dyuers learned men beeyng apprehended and in prison for matters of Religion were broughte before the Byshoppes of Winchester and London and other the Byshoppes and Commissioners appoynted therefore who vppon the constante standyng of the sayde learned men in their opinions whyche they hadde taken vppon them to mainteine as grounded vppon the true worde of God as they protested proceeded in iudgemente agaynste them and so diuers of them were brente at London in Smithfielde and in dyuers other places as in the Booke of Monuments ye may reade In February next folowing Doctor Thirleby Byshoppe of Ely and Anthony Lord Montagewe with a very honorable traine of Gentlemen and others rode forth of the Citie of London toward Rome as Ambassadors sente from the King and Queene to confirme this newe reconciliation to the Pope William Feâ—â—erston alias â—â—â—estable a 〈◊〉 nameth â—â—â—selfe King â—â—ward the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Stow. A yong stripling whose name was William Fetherston a Millers sonne aboute the age of eyghtene yeares named and bruted himselfe to bee King Edwarde the sixth whereof when the Queene and the counsayle hearde they caused with all diligence enquirie to be made for hym so that hee was apprehended in Southwarke or as other haue at Eltham in Kent the tenth of May brought before the Counsaile at Hampton Court and there examined And it was demaunded of him why hee so named himselfe to the whyche he counterfeyting a manner of simplicitie or rather frensie woulde make no direct aunswere but prayed pardon for hee wist not what hee sayde affirmyng farther that hee was counsayled so to saye and to take vpon him the name whereof hee accused certayne persons but hys talke was not found true wherefore hee was committed to the Marshalsea as a lunatike foole And the eyght and twentith daye of May nexte following the aforesayde counterfeyte Prince was broughte in a carte from the Marshalsea through the Citie of London with a paper ouer hys head wherein was written that he named hymselfe Kyng Edward And from thence was conueyd to Westminster beeyng ledde rounde aboute the Hall and shewed to all the people there and afterwarde taken out of the Carte and stripped and then whipped rounde aboute the Palace at the same Cartes tayle and withoute more punishment was discharged and set at libertie But the nexte yeare following for that hee had spredde abroade that King Edwarde was aliue and that he had spoken with him hee was agayne apprehended and arraigned of hygh treason whereof beeyng condemned he shortly after was drawen to Tiborne and there hanged and quartered the thirtenth of Marche About thys tyme Edward Courtney The Lorde Courtney goeth ouer into Italy Earle of Deuonshire of whome before yee haue heard howe hee was appoynted to remayne at Foâ—…ringhey vnder safe custody at length was sette at libertie came to the Courte and gote licence to passe the Seas wente into Italy where shortly after he sickened and dyed within foureteene dayes after hys sicknesse fyrste tooke hym he was honorably buryed in Padway Thys Courtney was the onely sonne and heyre of
loue with Alfred and discommendeth her beautie to Kyng Edgar 232.67 Ethelwold marryeth Alfred daughter to the Duke of Cornwal 232.83 Ethelwold murdered by Kyng Edgar 232.108 Ethelred renounceth his kyngdome and becommeth a Monke 189.6 Ethelbert procureth Ethelferd to make warre vpon the Britaines 154.54 Ethelreda professed a Nunne 185.71 Ethelfleda daughter to Alured marryed to Duke Eldred 215.68 Ethelbert constrained to get hym out of his countrey 196.43 Ethelbert succeedeth hys father Ethelbert in the Kingdome of East Angles 196.50 Ethelbert trayterously murdered 197.1 Ethelgera daughter to Kyng Alured 217.59 Ethelswida daugther to King Alured marryed to Baldwyne Earle of Flaunders 218.75 Ethelswida wife to King Burchred following hir husband towardes Rome dyeth at Pania in Lūbardie 218.91 Ethelwoulfus aideth Burthred King of Mercia against the Welchmen 206.6 Ethelwolfus aduertised by two Noble Prelates 206.56 Ethelbald shamefully maryeth his fathers wydow 208.43 Ethelbald departeth this lyfe and is buryed at Shirebourne 208.47 Ethelburga sister to Erkeawald 181.22 Ethelbert marryeth Bertha daughter to Cheribert Kyng of Fraunce 145 102. Ethelbert subdueth the Saxons from Kent to Humber 145.98 Ethelbert or Edelred sonne to Molle made king of Northumberlande after Als◅d 196.34 Ethelburga wyfe to Inas perswadeth her husband to renounce the world 188.30 Ethelard cousin to Inas beginneth to raigne ouer the West Saxons 191.33 Ethelard departeth thys lyfe 191.66 Ethelfleda gouerneth y e kyngdome of Mercia during her lyfe 221. Ethelwolfus victories against the Danes 206.107 Ethelbert ouerthrowen in battaile by Cheuling Kyng of West Saxons 142.95 Ethelwolfus goeth to Rome and taketh Alured his sonne with him 207.42 Ethelwolfus maryeth Iudith daughter to Charles y e Bald Kyng of Fraunce 207.60 Ethelbright taketh vpon hym the gouernment of West Ser Sussex Kent Essex 208.50 Ethelbright departeth this life is buryed at Shirebourne 208.70 Ethelreda wyfe to King Ecgfride continueth a Virgin 185.55 Eustace sonne to King Stephan created Duke of Normandie 367.108 Ethelbert conuerted to the Christian fayth 148.31 Ethelburga daughter to Kyng Offa maryed to Bryghtrick Kyng of the West Saxons 195.32 Ethelred succeedeth Beorne in the kingdome of East Angles 194.36 Ethelred and his brother Alured encounter Inarus Kyng of Danes with an armye 210.62 Ethelred or Edilred succeedeth his brother Wolfhere in the kingdome of Mercia 181.55 Ethelred inuadeth Kent wyth an armie and spoyleth it 181.62 Ethelbald sonne to Ethelwolfus beginneth to raigne ouer the South and West Saxons 208.31 Ethelbright sonne to Erm◅nredus murdered 180.105 Ethelmere Earle of the West countries submitteh himself and his people to king Swanus of Denmarke 248.11 Ethilda daughter to King Edward maryed to Hugh son to Robert Earle of Paris 223.13 Ethelburga an euyl conditioned woman 200.46 Ethelburga fleeth into France and is thrust into an Abbey 200.73 Etherius Archbyshop of Arles in Fraunce 148.66 Edhirick or Erick a Dane succeedeth Gurthrun in the kingdome of the East Angles 219 11. Ethelburga dyeth in great miserie 200.77 Ethelburga daughter to Ethelbert maryed to Edwyne 159.28 Ethelreda departeth this lyfe 185.74 Ethelwold made Byshop of Winchester 232.19 Ethelwold Earle sent by king Edgar to suruey the beautie of Alfred daughter to the Duke of Cornwal 232.60 Ethelricus sonne to Ida made Kyng of Northumberlande 145.73 Ethelred brother to Ethelbright succeedeth him in the gouernment of the more part of the Englishe people 208.76 Ethelred vexed with the inuasion of the Danes 208.100 Ethelred fighteth wyth the Danes nyene tymes in one yeere 208.103 Ethelwolf sonne to Kyng Egbert leadeth an armie into Kent 203.55 Ethelfert slaine and his armie vanquished 155.30 Ethelbert king of Kent dyeth at is buryed in S. Augustines Monasterie 157.8 Ethelbright sonne to Ethelwolfus beginneth to raigne ouer Kent and Essex 208.35 Ethelred receyueth a wounde and therof dyeth 210.92 Ethelswida marryed to Burthred Kyng of Mercia 207.111 Ethelred and his brother Alured ayde Burthred Kyng of Mercia against the Danes 209.93 Euers Rafe knight Warden of the middell Marches slaine in a blondie fight 1601.4 is commended eadem 28. Eueshame Abbey builded 189 28. Eubald the second succeedeth Eubald the first in the Archbyshopprick of Yorke 202.81 Eustace Earle of Bologne commeth into Englande to visite his brother in lawe K. Edward 270.77 Eustace maketh great complaynt to King Edward against the citizens of Cantorburie 270.105 Eufled daughter to King Edwine borne 159.77 Eunbert a ruler among the Gi◅uii 185.63 Eurelir in Normandie recouered by the Englishmen 521.2 Euill Princes appoynted to punishe the offences of the people 194.21 Euil vsage caused the Gascoynes to rebel 732.22 Euguexane Chastillone de Trye taken prisoner 431.24 Eustace de Vestye sent into Scotland 542.71 Euery man shal beare his own burthen 351.30 Euesham battayle fought by King Henry the thyrd and his power against the Barons 773.1 Ewer of Pearle sent to Henry the thyrd 739.37 Eustace the Monke taken and beheded by Richard bastard sonne to Kyng Iohn 615.65 Eustace the Monke a notable Pyrate 615.71 Euil mens good deedes alwayes euil thought of 329.30 Eustace sent by King Iohn into Scotland 543.15 Euille Iohn Lord escapeth frō the battayle of Chesterfield 777.20 Eustace Baron of Mawpasse 323.46 Eureur in Normandie taken by the French kyng 545.90 Eudo Earle submitteth himselfe to Duke Geffray of Britaine 411.79 Eustace Duke of Normandie espoused to Constance sister to Lewes the French Kyng 372.63 Eustace Duke of Normandie dyeth 372.65 Eustace son to King Stephan refused of the Byshops to be crowned Kyng of England 385.53 Eustace sonne to King Stephan falleth mad and miserably endeth hys lyfe 387.93 Eustace Earle of Bollongne 319.75 Eustace de Vesey slayn wyth a quarel besydes Castle Baruard 603.33 Eueshame Abbey buylded 277.31 Eutropius cyted 82.70 .89.45 Eustace a Monke prouideth shipping for the conuayance of ayde to kyng Lewes out of Fraunce into Englande 615.8 Eureur towne in Normandie taken by the Frenchmen 515.32 Eustace King Stephans son made knight 383.94 Euerie kingdome deuided in itselfe can not long stand 257.94 Europe alotted vnto Iaphet 1.79 Euil gouernment in England by reason of strangers about the king 746.45 Eureur in Normandy taken by king Henry the first 344.13 Example notable of a Prince pag. 1163. col 1. lin 50. Ermew Monke of the chaterhouse e◅ecuted 1563.50 E◅ceter besieged by humfry Arundel and his adherentes 1649.37 Exhamshire pag. 1314. col 2 lin 12. Excesse in apparel 1117.6 a. Exchang of Muneys ordeyned 924.50 a. Excester besieged by Perkin Werbec 1450.2 Example of a faythfull prisonner 1014.45 a. Richard Extons commendation 1054.15 b. Exceter taken and spoyled by the Danes 243.42 Excommunication 963.1 b. Extreeme frost and snow killing trees birdes foules and fishes 196.3 Exeter Colledge founded 892.20 a. Exceter Citie besieged 166.55 Exceter besieged by Vaspasian 52.27 Execution of king Richard the seconds friends 1072.4 a. Exeter Citie repaired and fortified 226.99 Execution of souldiers taken in Rochester Castle by Kyng Iohn 593.36 Exeter kept against king Stephan and recouered 367.44 Exceter citie rebelleth against King
wel declare to you his maiestie an we of his counsaile here do not a little meruaile that you stay still with you the said master Secretarie and haue not as it were vouchsafed to send answer to his Maiestie neither by him nor yet any other And for our selues we do much more maruel and are sorie as both we and you haue good cause to be to see the maner of your doings beÌ„t with force of violence to bring the Kings Maiestie and vs to these extremities Which as we do intende if you wil take no other way but violence â—â—de hiâ—… sent 〈◊〉 Lordes 〈◊〉 Proâ—… what â—…ey required 〈◊〉 to do to defend as nature and allegiance doth binde vs to extremitie of death and to put all to Gods hande who giueth victorie as it pleaseth him so if that any reasonable conditions and offers would take place as hitherto none hath bin signified vnto vs from you nor wee doe not vnderstande what you do require or seeke or what your do meane and that you do seeke no hurt to the kings Maiesties person as touching all other priuate matters to auoyd the effusion of christian bloud to preserue the kings Maiesties person his realme subiects you shall And vs agreed is to any reasonable conditions that you wil require For we do esteeme the kings wealth and tranquilltey of the realm more than al other worldly things yea thaÌ„ our own life Thus praying you to send as your determinate answere bâ—â—â—n by 〈◊〉 or Secretarie Peter or if you wil not let him go by this beater we beseech God to giue both you and vs greate to determinat this matter as may be to gods honor the preseruation of the king the quiet of vs all which mayâ—â— if the fault be not in you And so we bid you most hartily farewel FroÌ„ the kings Maiesties castel of Winsor the .vij. of October .1459 Your Lordships louing friend Edward Somerset After the recept of these letters the lords seeming not greatly to regard the offers conteyned therin persisted in their intended purpose and coÌ„tinuing still in London coÌ„ferred with the Maior of London and his brethren first willing them to cause a good and substanciall watch by night and a good ward by day to be kept for the safegard of the Citie and the portes and gates thereof which was consented vnto and the companies of London in their turnes warned to watch and warde accordingly Then the said lords counsaylors demauÌ„ded of the Lord Maior and his brethren fiue C. men to ayde them to fetch the Lorde Protector out of Windsore from the king But thervnto the Maior answered that he could graunt no ayde without the assent of the coÌ„mon counsaile of the citie whervpon the next day a common counsail was sommoned to the Guildhall in London But in this meane time the said Lords of the counsaile assembled themselues at the L. Maiors house in London who then was sir Henry Amcotes Fishmonger and Iohn York and Richard Turke Sherifes of the said Citie A proclamatioÌ„ published against the lord Protector And there the said counsaile agreed and published forthwith a Proclamation against the L. Protector the effect of which Proclamation was as followeth First that the Lorde Protector by his malicious and euill gouernment was the occasion of all the sedition that of late had happened within the realme The losse of the kings peeces in France That he was ambicious and fought his owne glory as appeared by his building of most sumptuous and costly buildings specially in the time of the kings warres the kings soldiers vnpaid That he esteemed nothing the graue counsaile of the Counsaylers That he sowed sedition betweene the nobles the gentlemen and commons That the Nobles assembled themselues togyther at London for none other purpose but to haue caused the Protectour to haue liued within his limits to haue put such order for the kings Maiestie as apperteyned whatsoeuer the Protectors doings were which as they sayde were vnnaturall ingrate and trayterous That the Protector slaundered the counsaile to the king and did that in him lay to cause variance betwene the king and his nobles That he was a great traytor and therfore the Lords desired the Citie and commons to ayd theÌ„ to take him from the king And in witnesse testimonie of the contents of the said proclamation the Lords subscribed their names and tytles as followeth The Lord Riche Lorde Chancellor The Lord S. Iohn Lorde great maister and president of the Counsaile The Lord Marques of Northamton The erle of Warwike L. great chamberlaine The Erle of Arundel Lord Chamberlaine The Erle of Shrewsburie The Erle of Southamton Wriothesley Sir Tho. Cheyny knight treasurer of y e kings house and Lord wardâ—…n of the cinque portes Sir Iohn Gage knight conestable of y e tower Sir William Peter knight Secretarie Sir Edward North knight Sir Edward Montagew chiefe Iustice of the common place Sir Raufe Sadler Sir Iohn Baker Sir Edward Wootton Doctor Wootton deane of Canterburie Sir Richarde Southwell After the foresayd Proclamation was proclaimed the Lords or the most part of them continuing and lying in London came the next day to the Guildhal during y e time that the L. Maior and his brethren sat in their court or inuer chamber entred and comuned a long while with theÌ„ and at the last the Maior and his brethren came forth vnto the coÌ„mon counsaile The kings letter read to the Citizens where was read the kings letter sent vnto the Maior Citizens commaunding them to ayd him with a thousand men as hath master For and to send the same to his castel at Winsore and to the same letter was adioyned the kings band the Lord Protectors On the other side by the mouth of the Recorder it was requested that the Citizens would graunt their ayd rather vnto the Lords for that the protector had abused both the kings Maiestie and the whole Realme and without that he were taken from the king and made to vnderst and his folly this realme was in a great hazard and therefore required that the Citizens would willingly assent to ayde the Lords with slue hundred men herevnto was none other aunswere made but silence But the Recorder who at that time was a worthie gentleman called maister Broode still cryed vpon them for answere At the last steppes vp a wise good Citizen The saying George Stadlow named as maister Fox saith George Stadlow and sayde thus In this case it is good for vs to thinke of things past to auoyde the daunger of things to come I remember sayth he in storie writer in Fabian Chronicle of the warre betwene the king and his barons whiche was in the time of king Henrie the third and the same time the barons as out lords do now commauÌ„ded ayd of the Maior Citie of London that in a rightfull cause for the common weale which was for the executioÌ„ of
diuets good lawes whervnto the king before had giuen his content after would not suffer them to take place and the citie did ayd the Lords it came to an open battail wherin the lords preuailed tooke the king his son prisoners and vpon certain conditions the lords restored again the king his son to their liberties And among all other coÌ„ditions this was one that the king should not only graunt his pardon to the lords but also to the citizens of LoÌ„don which was graunted yea the same was ratified by act of parliameÌ„t But what folowed of it was if forgotten no surely nor forgiuen during the kings life the liberties of y e citie were takeÌ„ away strangers appointed to be our heads gouernors the Citizens giuen away body goods froÌ„ one persecution to another were most miserably afflicted such it is to enter into y e wrath of a prince as Salomon saith the wrath indignation of a prince is death Wherfore forasmuch as this ayd is required of the kings maiestie whose voice we ought to herken vnto for he is our high shepherd rather than vnto the lords and yet I would not wish the lords to be clearly shaken off but y t they with vs we with them may ioyne in suite and make our most humble petition to the kings maiestie that it would please his highnesse to heare such complaint against the gouernment of the L. Protector as may bee iustly alledged and proued And I doubt not but this matter wil be so pacified that neither shall the king nor yet the lordes haue cause to seeke for further ayde neither we to offend any of them both After this tale the commons stayed and the Lorde Maior and his brethren for that time brake vp and afterwarde comuned with the Lordes The Lords sate the next day in counsaile in the starre chamber Sir Philip Hoby sent â—… the king by the Lordes and from thence they sent sir Philip Hobby with their letters of credence to the kings maiestie besieching his highnesse to giue credite to that which the sayd Philip shoulde declare vnto his Maiestie in their naâ—…lies and the king gaue him libertie to speake and most gently heard all that he had to say And truly he did so wisely declare his message and so grauely told his tale in the name of the Lordes but therwithall so vehemently and grieuously agaynst the Protector who was also there present by the king that in the ende the Lord Protector was commaunded from the kings presence 〈◊〉 Lord Proâ—… comâ—â—ed to priâ—â— and shortly was coÌ„mitted to warde in a tower within the castell of Windsore called Beauchamps tower And soone after were stayed sir Thomas Smith sir Michaell Stanhope and sir Iohn Thinne knights maister Whalley maister Fisher Woulfe of the priuie Chamber Grey of Reading and diuerse other gentlemen that attended vpon the lord Protector And the same day the Lordes of the counsaile came to Windsore to the king and the next day they brought from thence the Lorde Protector and the other that were there stayed and conueyed them through the Citie of London with as much wonderment as might be 〈◊〉 Lorde â—…rnour â—…mitted to â—â—wer vnto the tower where they remayned prisoners Shortly after the Lords resorted to the tower and there charged the Protector with sundrie articles as followeth Articles obiected against the Lord Protector 1 In primis You tooke vpon you the office of a Protector and gouernour vpon condition expresly and specially that you would doe nothing in the kings affayres publikely or priuately but by the assent of the late kings executors 2 Also you contrarie to the sayde condition of your owne authoritie did stay and let iustice and subuerted the lawes as well by your letters as by your commaundements 3 Also you caused diuerse persons being arested and imprisoned for treason murder manslaughter and felony to be discharger and set at large against the king lawes statutes of this realme 4 Also you haue made and ordeyned lieutenaÌ„ts for the kings armies and other weightie affaires vnder your owne writing and seale 5 Also you haue coÌ„moned with the Ambassadors of other realmes discoursing along with theÌ„ in the waightie causes of this realme 6 Also you haue sometine rebuked checked and taunted as wel priuately as openly diuerse of the kings most honorable Counsailors for shewing and declaring their aduises and opinions against your purpose in the kings weightie affaires saying somtimes to them that you neede not to open matters vnto them and would therfore be otherwise aduised and that you woulde if they were not agreeable to your opinion put them out and take other at your pleasure 7 Also you had and held against the lawer in your owne house a rouet of Requests and therby did enforce diuerse the kings subiectes to answere for their hee holds and goods and determine the same to the subuersion of the same lawes 8 Also you being no often without the 〈◊〉 of the counsaile or the more parts of them did dispose of the offices of the kings gifts for many and graunted leases and wardes of the Kings and gaue presentaion to the kings benefices Bishoprike hauing no authoritie so to do And â—â—â—ther you old meddle w t the selling of y e kings 〈◊〉 9 Also you coÌ„manded multiplication and alcumâ—…sâ—…re to be practised to abused the kings come Also you caused a proclamation to be made concerning inclosures wherby the coÌ„mon people haue made diuerse insurrections and â—â—used open warre and distreyned and spoyle diuerse of the kings subiects which Proclamation went forth against the will of the whole Counsaile 11 Also you haue caused a commission wyth certian articles thervnto annexed to be made out concerning inclosures of coÌ„mons high wayes deraying of cottages and diuerse other things gyuing the Commissioners anthoritie to heare and determin the same causes to the subuersion of the lawes and statutes of this realme whereby much sedition insurrection and rebellion hath risen and growen among the kings subiects 12 Also you haue suffred the rebels traytors to assemble and to lie in camp and armor against the king his nobles and gentlemen without any speedie subduing or repressing of them 13 Also you did comfort and encourage diuers of the sayd rebels by giuing of them diuers sums of your owne money and by promising to diuers of them fees rewards and seruices 14 Also you in fauor of the saide rebels did against the lawes cause a proclamatioÌ„ to be made that none of the sayd rebels and traytors shoulde be sued or vexed by any person for any theyr offences in the sayd rebellion to the cleare subuersion of the same lawes 15 Also you haue said in time of the rebellion that you liked wel the doings and proceedings of the sayd rebels and traytors and said that the couetousnes of the gentlemeÌ„ gaue occasion to y e coÌ„mon people to rise saying also that better it is