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A01354 The flovver of fame Containing the bright renowne, & moste fortunate raigne of King Henry the viii. Wherein is mentioned of matters, by the rest of our cronographers ouerpassed. Compyled by Vlpian Fulwell. Hereunto is annexed (by the aucthor) a short treatice of iii. noble and vertuous queenes. And a discourse of the worthie seruice that was done at Hadington in Scotlande, the seconde yere of the raigne of king Edward the sixt. Fulwell, Ulpian, fl. 1586.; Harman, Edmund. 1575 (1575) STC 11475; ESTC S102758 42,413 130

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eke my Courte a Pallas meete Wherein my wretched corps for aye must lye Wo worth those subiectes that aspire so highe To rule the Prince whome they ought to obay Such subiectes rule hath purchast my decaye ¶ Now that I haue passed thorow these tragicall histories of the. ii kinges of Scottes I will returne to the declaration of the ioyfull meeting of the kinges of Englande and Fraunce betweene Callis and Bullaine whiche was in the yeare of our Lorde 1532. And althoughe there was a solemne meetyng betweene the Kynges of these sayde Realmes and also betweene the Emperoure and Kyng Henrie in the yeare of oure Lorde 1520. Yet because my Anothor was not there to note anye thing more then is already mentioned by Halle in his Cronicle and was present at this that foloweth I haue vsed his enstruction herein referring thee to the aforesayd Cronicle to reade of the other whereas it is very well described ¶ Howe King Henry and the King of Fraunce met together betweene Calice and boloigne by a place called Morguison 1532. My glauncing Pen nowe glyded ys From Mars his bluddie broyle And eke my muse desyres to rest a whyle in frindships soyle As way warde warre bereues the breath of many worthie wyghtes So frindly peace preserues the lyues of noble valyant knyghtes And Tully doth preferre that peace which grounded is on yll Before the warre whose quarell ryght The blood of man doth spill In faithfull league of frindships force where Princes knitt the knot Unto those realmes whyle it doth last is sure a happie lott The Princes sleepe is not vnsounde For doubt of forraine foes The Souldiérs werye wounded limmes to rest do then repose The Marchant sendes hys hoysed sayles the surging Seas to sheare Which scowreth through the wandring waues deuoyde of doubtfull feare The publyke state of common wealth then lyues in quyet rest So that recourse from sundrie soyles 〈◊〉 worke all for the best 〈◊〉 ●●●ey helpeth other then and what one lande doth want Another doth supply the same no needefull thinges are scant And the through concorde sclender thinges to 〈◊〉 great encrease 〈◊〉 d●corde both consume as fast men set vs praye for peace Which causeth worldly wealth to ryse 〈◊〉 ●●●●dly 〈◊〉 to flowe As ●horher hath contrarye force and makes wealth ebbe as lowe Nowe 〈◊〉 that long tyme had sought to kni●●● within her bande The king of Fraunce vnto the noble King of this oure lande Fo●nde o●● a tyme conuenient and eke indifferent place Whereas these noble Princes bothe together myght embrace To treate of faithfull frindships lore with one consent they meere Where they with ioye and tryumphes greate eche other then do greete The thing that bothe Realmes long desyrde at that tyme myght you viewe The order of which ioyfull sight hereafter doth ensue ¶ The declaration of the meeting of these two noble kinges at the place aboue mencioned ALthough there was bluddie warre and mortall hatred betweene the realmes of Englande and Fraunce in the fifth yere of this kings raigne in whiche yere the king of Englande wan from the Frenche men the towne of Turwin and the great citie of Turnay as is before declared yet for the concluding of a perfect peace betweene bothe the Realmes the same yere a Mariage was made betweene the king of Fraunce and the Ladye Marye sister vnto the king of England but shortly after the saide king of Fraunce dyed and the Duke of Suffolke maryed the Queene his wyfe A peace also was concluded betweene the young king of Fraunce and the king of Englande And within a whyle the Citie of Turnay was rendred vnto the Frenche king For the whiche he shoulde paye to the king of Englande a notable summe of Money But this amitie did not long continue for the Frenche king refused to paye his tribute to the king of England and also detayned the Queenes dowrie And moreouer caused all Englishemens goodes to bee arrested at Burdeaux whereupon the Frenchemens goods were arrested at London and they cast in Prison But in fine in the xix yere of the king his raigne a generall peace was proclaymed betwene the kinges of Englande and Fraunce during bothe their lyues And defyaunce sent vnto the Emperour from bothe the kyngs and a great power sent into Italy againste the Emperour who then warred with the Pope and constayned him to take a Castell wherein he remained as prisoner vntill the Armyes that the kinges of Englande and Fraunce had expelled the Emperours power out of that parte of Italye The circumstance whereof ys very largely declared by Sleydon This peace taken betweene the kinges of Englande and Fraunce continued a good whyle vnuiolate In whiche meane-tyme the Ambassadour Ledger of Fraunce that then laye in London grewe in suche fauour with kynge Henry that he was often tymes admitted to sit in presence with the king This Ambassadour made humblesuite vnto the kinges grace that hee woulde vouchesaue to meete with the kynge of Fraunce his Master in some conuenient place to salute eche other declaring that it woulde bee an occasion to knitt them togeather in the insoluble knott of perfect frindship and amitie Whereunto the king of Englande willingly condiscended and agreed And the rather because the Frenche king appointed to haue met with the Pope at Marsiles by meanes wherof king Henry hoped that the Frenche king might perswade the Pope to some conformitie in the controuersie of his deuorce from the Ladye Katherin wherefore he requested the sayde Ambassadour so to informe the kynge of Fraunce his Master which he nothing slacked to do And in conclusion a tyme was appointed when these twoo noble kinges shoulde meete by a place called Morguison whiche is betweene two greate hilles and the midway betwixt Callice Boloigne According to the apointment the king of Englande set forwarde and came to Callice The Frenche king lykewise lay at Bolloigne and on the appointed day they bothe met by the sayde place called Morguison with a noble trayne of Dukes Earles Lordes Knightes Gentlemen on both sydes And while these noble Princes embraced eache other a Bishop of Fraunce threwe off a cast of great Hawkes called Sakers which Hawkes being cast off killed a Kyte ouer the kinges heades to the great pleasure of bothe the kinges Then passed they forwarde with Princely pastymes vnto the towne of Boloigne where was greate preparation and noble tryumphes to entertaine and welcome the King of Englande When king Henry had passed certaine dayes at Boloigne with moste royall solace and pleasure he Inuited the King of Fraunce to the lyke at his graces towne of Callice who in lyke maner came vnto Callice with king Henry where as his former entertainment vnto the king of Englande his trayne was noblye acquyted And whyle these two royall Kinges were thus at Callice the king of Heraldes came vnto king Henries grace declaring vnto him that according to the auncient custome and also being parcell of hys othe he
Their enemies within the towne with hope for to preuayle No engin was omitted then that myght their purpose gayne The battry was so fierce and sharpe that they in th ende were fayne To parle and to entreat for peace their states for to maintayne In fine they craude for mercye then Acknowleging their faulte Desyring his most noble grace ▪ to cease his sharpe assault And they his vassayls woulde become and faithfull to his Crowne In token of their loyaltie they yelde to him their towne And all the furniture thereof to vse at his owne will Desyring that he will vouchsafe their bloods not for to spill Whose noble aunswer was againe Sith you for mercy craue We mercy graunt you for your lyues from bloody Swoorde to saue With Trump and Banner then displayde he entreth this his towne Saint George his flagg is then aduaunst And all the rest throwne downe Anno Domini 1513. KIng Henry being confederate with the Emperour Maximilian and manye of the nobilitie of Brabant Flaunders and Holland hauing the sayde Emperor in wages vnder his Banner inuaded Fraunce and first assaulted Turwin with a puissant Armye Whiche towne in the ende was enforced to yelde it selfe vnto the mercye of king Henry who mercyfully graunted them pardon of their lyues and free leaue to departe in safegarde yelding vp their towne with all their furniture and munition vnto the king who entred the sayde towne with Banner displaide as a conquerour And hauing taken the ordnaunce with the rest of the spoyle within a whyle after he consumed the towne with Fyer which thing pleased the Emperor very well for that the sayd town was oftentymes a scourge vnto him The king at this tyme to solace him self rode to Lisley which is a town of the Emperours where as he was nobly entertained And at his entrie in to the towne the keyes of the gates were offered vnto him to dispose at his pleasure who receiued them thankfully rendring them againe to him of whome he tooke them And when he had recreat him selfe thear three dayes he returned vnto his campe againe Whose returne was ryght ioyfull vnto his Souldiers For as his presence encreased their ioyes so his absence augmented their dolours so entire he was vnto all his loiall Subiectes Shortly after he marched forwardes with his whole Armie towardes the great Citie of Turney which Citie is saied to haue as manye Towers in it as be dayes in a yere which is in nomber 365. And in fine after sharpe assault he obtained the towne and after possession taken hee built there a strong Castle In this meane season he enuy●ed the Emperour and the Empresse his wyfe to this his new wonne towne of Turney who ryght ioyousely came thither and were there royally feasted and his trayne had both greate entertainment and bountifull rewardes In these warres were manye feates of Armes tryed and sundry noble exploites atchyued and in conclusion the cheefe power of Fraunce discomfited But among the tragicall euents that there happened one pretie accident chaunced by master Henry Norace who at that tyme being a yong Gentleman and one of the kinges Henchemen hauing on his head the kinges Helmet was by the fiercenesse of his horse caryed from the kings Campe into the middest of the Frenche armye that then lay without the towne of Turnay in battaile ray And being thus among his enemies against his will at laste founde the meanes to turne his horse hed againe and so by good happe came backe vnto the king wherof the king was ryght glad And being thus escaped the king offered to make him knight for this aduenture But he tolde the king that his horse rather deserued that dignitie which caryed him among his enemies against his will. Whereat the king pleasantly laughed for he loued this yong gentleman verie well And because my Aucthor was brought vp vnder this saide Gentleman and by him preferred vnto the king I am occasioned somewhat to digresse by remembraunce of his worthinesse This forenamed master Norace grewe in suche fauour and grace with the king that he became to be the chiefe gentleman of his priuie Chamber and also was master of the blacke Rodd Which is an office to the noble Order of the Garter which office hath a large Prerogatiue He was rightfullye termed the father of the Court nexte vnder the king for his singuler order of education in courtly ciuilitie As dyuers noble men and gentlemen by him brought vp can full well witnesse Namely The Lorde Henry Dudley the Lord Sheafield The Lorde Edmund Shandos with many more His nature was to do good to as manye as hee might and harme to none His pursse was neuer shut from the needie Finally he was endued with all godly and vertuous condicions liuing in the courte in great fauour and estimation vntill enuye who alwaies pursueth vertue threw at him her spytefull and poysoned dartes to his decaye After whose death the king to shewe his good will towardes him shewed him selfe gracious Lord vnto as manye as were seruauntes vnto the sayde master Norace in his lyfe tyme and to expresse the same more at large he bestowed his daughter mistresse Marie Norace in Mariage on Sir George Carew which mariage was solempnised in the Court at the proper costes and charges of the king to the same and furtherance of the saide knight and the yong ladye his wife Now to returne to my matter againe Whyle the king was in Fraunce king lames of Scotlande notwithstanding his league and solempne vowe before mencioned made an inuasion vppon the Borderers adioyning vnto Scotlande And sent an Ambassadour vnto the kyng into Fraunce accusing the Borderers for breache of the truce betweene them taken When the king vnderstoode by the Ambassadour of the king of Scottes pretence He rewarded the Ambassadour and so dismissed him Nowe the king of Scottes supposed that all the power of Englande was in Fraunce with king Henry knowing also that king Henry could not nor woulde not breake vp his Campe to come against him And thought that nowe he had a plaine gappe opened vnto him to enter into Englande and there to woorke his will. But by the prouidence of the Queene who was left Regent of the Realme by the king at his setting foorth by the balyanties of the Earle of Surrey the kinges lieftenaunt he was preuented of his purpose For when he thought to haue entered this Realme with all his power he was mett by the Earle of Surrey at a place called Brampston where betweene them was fought a cruell battayle not without great effusion of blood on both parties but in the ende by Gods prouidence the victorie fell vnto the englishe men The King of Scottes himselfe being slayne in this fielde with xi of his noble men being all of them Earles besydes a number of his knyghtes and gentilmen of name and his whole power made very weake This battaile being ended to the renoune of the Queene the
Earle the kinges lieuetenant and the whole Realme The dead bodye of the king of Scottes was founde among the other carcases in the fielde and from thence brought to London and so through London streetes on a horsebacke in such order as you haue reade before of king Richarde and from thence it was caried to Sheene neere vnto Brainford wheras the Queene then laye And theare this periured carcas lyeth vnto this daye vnburied A condigne ende and a meete Sepulker for such a forsworn Prince This shamefull ende of the Scottish king kindled the Fyer of malyce in the breastes of the Scottes the flame whereof in the ende consumed also their yong king that then was lefte vnto them as followinge you may reade But first I haue taken vpon mee to introduce king Iames vnto thee informe of the Mirror for Magestrates to vtter his complaynt tell his owne tale as followeth The Lamentable complaint of king Iames of Scotlande who was slayne at Scottish fielde Anno. 1513. AMong the rest whom rewfull fate hath rest whose shrouding sheetes hath wrapt their woful lyues why haue not I a place among thē left whose fall eche tong with dayly talke reuyues Such is the wheele that froward Fortune driues To day a King of puisance and might And in one howre a wofull wretched wight A happie life by happie end is tride A wretched race by wofull ende is known Though pleasant wind the Ship do rightly guyd At last by rage of stormes t is ouer throwne The greatest Oke with tempest is fyrst blowne Though fortune seeme a loft to hoyse thy sayle Yet fortune ofte tymes smyles to small auaile I thought my Bower buylt on happie soyle Which vnder propped was with tickle staye Wherfore on sodayne chaunce I tooke the foyle In hope for to haue had a noble praye In search whereof I reapt my fatall daye With shamefull death my fame was forcte to bow A gwerdon meete for breach of sacred vow A Prince his promise ought not to be broke Much more his Othe of ryght obserude should be But greedie gayne doth oft the mynde prouoke To breake both othe and vowe as seemes by mee Ambicion blearde myne eyes I coulde not see I fynd though man with man his faith forgoe Yet man with God may not do so I was a king my power was not small I ware the Crowne to wield the Scottish land I raigude and rewlde the greater was my fall The myght of God no kingdome can withstand An Earle wan of mee the vpper hande With blodie Sworde my lucklesse lyfe to ende By shamefull death without tyme to amende Such was the force of Atrops cruell spight Unlooked for to cut my farall lyne My wretched carcas then was brought in sight Through London slrears wherat the Scots repine The endeles shame of this mishap is myne Like butchers ware on horsbacke was I brought The king of kinges for me this end hath wrought Let Princes all by me example take What daunger t is to daily in such cace By periurie their faythe 's for to forsake Least seate of shame shall be their endles place Foule infamie shall their renoune deface Offalsed faith such is deserued hyre And he must falle that will too hyghe aspyre ●e noble Peeres whose liues with myne did end Send forth frō graues your griesly ghosts ech one To wayle the chaunce that Fortune vs did sende Let all the Scots powre out their plaints mone That we to hedles haste were apt and prone Which rashe beginning voyde of Godly awe Had lyke successe for breach of sacred lawe I thought that Englande had beene far to weake For my strong powre when Henry was away Which made mee light regarde my vow to breake But yet I founde they were left in good stay With force and strength to purchase my decay Thus my aspiring minde had guerdon due Which may a Myrror bee for men to vewe Whereby to shun the breach of sacred vow And not to seeke by lawelesse meanes to rayne For right will force vsurped rule to bow And reape repulst in steade of noble gaine Thus truthe in tyme doth turne her foe to paine And GOD him selfe doth shield the rightful cause Then let men learne to lyue within his lawes ¶ Nowe that king Iames hath tolde hys tale and vttered his complainte let vs see what befell vnto his Sonne whom he lefte to succeede in his kingdom Whose history I haue annexed vnto this although it folowed not immediatly that the iust iugdement of God againste periurie maye the playnelyer appeare The notable example wherof may bee a terror vnto the large careles conscience of man Fyrst reade his storie then bestowe the perusing of his complaynte The Historie of king Iamies sonne who after the death of his Father was king of Scottes being but a chylde YOu haue hearde before of the death of kinge Iames and the maner therof who left behynde him a sonne named after his father Iames. This yong king of Scottes was both Neuew and Godson vnto king Henry by meanes whereof the king was lothe to do anye annoyance vnto the Realme of Scotlande But the Scottes being greedie of reuenge for the death of their late king prouoked him to be doing with them by meanes wherof many incursions were made into Scotlande to the great detriment of the Scottes and destruction of many of their Castels and villages But at the laste by the mediation of the Queene of Scottes an abstinence of warre was taken and shortly after a peace concluded whiche continued vntil the yere of our Lorde 1542. at whiche tyme king Henry tooke his Progres towardes the Citie of Yorke where he made great preparation for to haue mett with his Nephewe the king of Scottes who promysed vnto his vncle king Henry that he would verye gladly meete him at Yorke and accordingly prepared so to doo Wherefore king Henry laye at Pipwell Abbey while great prouision was made at Yorke for the meeting of these two noble kinges to the greate charges of the king of Englande at whose proper costes a sumptuous lodging was ordayned for the king of Scottes in the Abbay of Yorke with offices and furniture accordingly Whyle the king laye at Pipwell Abbay aforesaid in a readynesse to come vnto yorke by the day appointed the Secretorie vnto the king of Scottes came vnto king Henry who was at his handes noblye entertayned and returned againe into Scotlande enforming the king his maister what great cost the king of Englande was at in preparing for his cumming The king of Scottes was as desyrous to see his Uncle king Henry as he was to haue seene his Nephew But when he was in a readinesse to come towardes Englande the Cardinall of S. Andrewes who was then newely come from Rome made haite vnto the king of Scottes as he was setting forth toward Yorke and threatned him that if he proceeded to go into Englande that another shoulde bee proclaimed king of Scotlande before he