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
Valiue Viville Vancorde Valenges Moreouer to reduce the English people from their fierce wildnesse vnto a more ciuilitie quiet trade of life he tooke frō them all their armoure and weapons The conqueror taketh from the Englishmen theyr armour And agayne he ordeyned that the master of euery houshold about eyght of y e clocke in the euening shoulde cause his fire to be couered with ashes and thervppon goe to bed and to the ende that euery man mighte haue knowledge of that houre when hee should to goe to rest he gaue order that in all Cities Townes and Villages where any Church was there shoulde bee a Bell roong at the sayd houre whiche custome is still vsed euen vnto this daye and commonly called by the French word Cover fewe Cover few first instituted 1068 Mat. VVest Moreouer this yere on Whitsonday Mande the Wife of King William was crowned Q. by Aeldred Archbyshop of Yorke The same yere also was Henry his son borne here in England for his other two sonnes Robert and William wereborne in Normandy before hee had conquered this lande He hearde also how Edgar Etheling at the same time being in the countrey riding abroade with a troupe of Horsemen and hearing of the discomfiture of those Normans pursued them egrely and slewe greate numbers of them Polidor as they were about to saue themselues by flighte with whiche newes beeing in no small furie he made speede forwarde and comming at the last into Northumberland he easily vanquished the aforesayd Rebels and putting the chiefe Authors of this businesse to deathes hee reserued some of the rest as Captiues and of other some hee caused the hands to be chopped off in token of their incōstancie and Rebellions dealing After this he cōmeth to Yorke and there in like forte punished those that had ayded Edgar whiche done hee returned to Londō 1069 where he intended to soiourne for a season The Earle of Britayne being a mā of a stoute stomack and meaning to defend that which was thus giuen to him built a strong Castel neere to his manor of Gillingham and named it Richmont To shewe therefore somewhat also of the firste originall line of the Earles of Richmōnt that bare their title of honor of this Castell and Towne of Richmont as Leland hath set downe the same This it is Eudo Erle of Britayne the sonne of Geffrey begate three sonnes Alane le Rous otherwise Fregaunte Alane the blacke Stephan these three breethren after their fathers decesse succeeded one after another in the Earledome of Britayne the two elder Alane the red Alane the blacke died without issue Stephan begate gate a sonne named Alane who left a sonne whiche was his heire named Conane which Conan married Margaret the daughter of William Kyng of Scotlande who bare him a daughter named Constantia which Constantia was coupled in marriage with Geffrey sonne to Kyng Henry the second who had by hir Arthur whom hys Vncle King Iohn for feare to be depriued by him of the Crowne caused to bee made away as some haue written But nowe hauing thus farre stepped from the matter whiche we haue in hand it is time to returne where we left touching the Danes Surely the Danishe writers make no mention in the life of that Kanute or Cnute Albertus Grantz whiche raigned at thys season in Denmarke of anye suche voyage made by him but declare howe hee prepared to haue come into England but was letted as in their history more playnely appeareth Simon Dun. but verily Simon Dunel affirmeth that Harrold and Canute or Cnute the sonnes of Sweyne Kyng of Denmarke Math. Paris maketh mention but of Sweyne and Osberne whome he calleth breethren with theyr Vncle Earle Osborne and one Christianus a Bishoppe of the Danes and Earle Turketillus were guiders of this Danishe army and that afterwardes when Kyng William came into Northumberland hee sent vnto Earle Osborne promising to him that hee would permitte hym to take vp vittayles for his army about the Sea coastes and further to giue him a portion of money but so that he should departe and returne home so soone as the winter was passed But howsoeuer the matter wente with the Danes certayne it is by the whole consente of Writers that King William hauing thus subdued his enimies in the Northe hee tooke so greate displeasure with the inhabitauntes of the Countrey of Yorkshire and Northumberland that he wasted all the land betwixt Yorke and Durham VVil. Mal. so that for the space of sixtie miles there was left in maner no habitation for the people by reason wherof it lay wast and deserte for the space of nine or tenne yeares The goodly Cities with theyr Towers and Steeples set vp on a stately height and reaching as it were into the aire the beautifull fieldes and pastures watered with the course of sweete and pleasant Riuers if a straunger shoulde then haue behelde and also knowen before they were thus defaced hee woulde surely haue lamented or if anye olde inhabiter had bene long absent and nowe returned thither had seene this pitifull face of the countrey hee woulde not haue knowen it such destruction was made thorough out all those quarters whereof Yorke it selfe felt not the smallest portion The Bishop of Durham Egelwinus with his Cleargie fledde into holy Iland with S. Cutberts body and other iewels of the Churche of Durham Simon Dun. where they tarried three monethes and odde dayes before they returned to Durham agayne The Kings army comming into the countrey that lyeth betwixt the Riuers Theise Tyne found nothing but voyde fieldes and bare walles the people with their goodes and Cattell being fled and withdrawen into the Wooddes and Mountaynes if any thing were forgotten behinde Anno. 4. these new gestes were dilgent inough to finde it out In the beginning of the spring 1070 King William returned to London and now after all these troubles he began to conceyue greater hatred against the Englishmen than euer he hadde done before Polidor and therefore supposing hee shoulde neuer with gentlenesse winne their good willes he now determined to keepe them vnder with feare oppression a great number he banished and spoyled of all their goodes and not only such as he suspected but also those of whome hee was in hope to gaine any great portion of substance Stigand Alexander Bishop of Lincolne About the same time also the Archbishoppe Stigand and Alexander Bishop of Lincolne fled into Scotlande and there kepe themselues ◅ose for a season But the Kyng still continued in his hard proceeding againste the Englishmen in so much that now protesting how he came to the gouernance of the Realme onely by playne conquest Polidor The hard dealing of Kyng William against the Englishmen hee seyled into his hands the most parte of euery mans possessions causing them to redeeme the same at his handes agayne and yet reteyned a propertie in the most part
and from thē escaped al actions which they or any of thē might haue against the saide Verney Steward for the same escape But yet it was decreed by this award that the sayd Lorde Egremonde should be bound by recognisance in the Chancerie to keepe the peace against the sayde Earle and his wife their children seruants and tenants Also where diuerse knights Esquiers and other seruaunts and tenaunts to the sayd Earle of Northumberland to the sayd lord Egremond were by their seuerall Obligations bound by occasion of the sayde debates vnto the sayde Duke of Yorke Earle of Salisburie or any of theyr children to stande to theyr order and gouernement it was ordeyned that the same obligations shoulde be deliuered to them that so stoode bound before the feaste of Saint Peter ad Vincula nexte ensuing at the Citie of Yorke or else that the parties so bounde shoulde haue sufficient acquittances in discharge of the same obligations It was further awarded that all variaunce discord debates controuersies appeales actions personels that were or had beene betwixt any of the persons aforesayde or anye of theyr seruants or tenants should be for euer determined and ended sauing to euerie one his title action right which he had by any euidēce of arrerages of rents or seruices accompts detinues or debtes due by reason of anye lawfull contract or deede had and made for any reasonable considerations other thā the variance before sayd And for the more assurance of both parties it was ordeyned that eyther should release to other all maner of actions that were mere personals and appeales whiche anye of them mighte haue against the other by reason of the variaunces and discordes afore mentioned Also it was decreed that if any action suyte or quarell chaunced betwixt any of the seruantes or tenants of any of the parties for matter or tytle supposed to be had occasioned or moued before this time that from thenceforth none of the sayd partyes should maintaine support or ayde any of them that will so sue and moue strife and debate but should rather so deale as the matter may be brought to peace and quietnesse It was further awarded that if any man cōplayned pretended or surmised that this awarde was not kept but in some poynt broken by anye of the parties for y t which breach he would haue a Scire facias or some other action prosecuted in the kings name vpon any recognisance made to the king for the performāce of this award yet should not the same Scire facias or action be prosecuted till the kings counsaile might be throughly certified of the matter by the complaynant and vpon consideration see iust cause why the same Scire facias or action ought to be had prosecuted in the kings name And if any variaunce rose betwixt the counsayle of both the partyes in making of the recognisaunces releases acquittaunces or other wrytings the same variaunce shoulde bee deterned by the two Lords chiefe Iustices that should be fully instructed of the kings intention in thys behalfe And besydes this it was notifyed and declared by the same awarde that the parties being seuerally bounde in the Chauncerie in great sums to obey and performe this awarde ordinance and iudgement made by the King it was the Kings will and pleasure that the same recognisaunces should stand in force and no parcels of the sums therein conteyned to bee pardoned in anye wise withoute the agrement and consent of the partie for whose assurance the same recognisaunce was taken And if any of the sayde summes or anye parcell thereof shoulde bee recouered by action or execution taken prosecuted in the kings name vpon any of the sayde recognisaunces the partie to whose hynderaunce the awarde was broken shoulde haue the one halfe of the money so recouered and the other moitie shoulde be assigned to the Treasorer of the kings house towardes the charges and expences of the same house This ordinance award and agreement was giuen vp vnder the kings great seale at the kings Palace of Westminster the .xxiiij. day of March in the .xxxvj. yeare of his raigne For the outwarde publishing of this ioyfull agreement A solem◅ne procession at Paules there was vpon our Ladie daye in Marche a solemne Procession celebrate within the Cathedrall Churche of Saint Paule in the Citie of London at the which the king was present in his habite royall with his Crowne on his heade Before him went hand in hande the duke of Somerset the Earle of Salisburie to Duke of Exceter and the Erle of Warwike and so one of the one faction and another of the other and behinde the King the Duke of Yorke and the Queene with greate familiaritie to all mennes sightes though their heartes were as farre in sunder as their bodies were then nere ioyned by that their mutuall leading hande in hande For notwithstanding this cloaked pageant and dissembling Procession it shortly after appeared that theyr thoughtes were all inuenomed and full of ranke poyson though their tongues and flattering countenaunces vttered the taste of moste sweete and pleasant sugred confections But as fire inclosed in a strayte place An. reg 37. will by force vtter his flame and as the water beeing stopped will in processe of time burst out and win passage so this canered Crocodrile coulde not long lurke in malicious myndes but in conclusion according to hir nature shee shewed hirselfe For after this apparant concord and inward discorde according to the verie propertie of dissimulation diuerse noble men of byrth finally regarding theyr honours forgot theyr othe and brake theyr promise For not long after this dissimuled amitie The frule of dissimulation 1459 a certaine fray eyther by chaunce or of a pretenced purpose was made vpon a yeoman of the Erles of Warwike by one of the kings seruants in the which the assaylant was sore hurt but the erles man fled The kings meniall seruauntes seeing theyr fellow hurt and the offender escaped assembled togither and watched the Earle when hee returned from the counsaile chamber towardes hys Barge The Erle of Warwicke assaulted and sodainly set on him the yeomen with swordes and the blacke garde with spittes and fireforkes After long fight and many of the Earles men maymed and hurt by helpe of hys friendes hee tooke a Wherry and so escaped to London The queenes purpose The Queene aduertised hereof incontinently commaunded that he shoulde bee apprehended and committed to the tower where if he had bin taken he had shortly ended his dayes By this vnhappy fray there arose anon after such trouble and terrible warre that the whole Realme was thereby disquieted For after thys displeasure done to the Earle and the Queenes good minde towardes him by his secrete friendes reuealed he with all diligence tooke his iourney to Warwicke and after into Yorkshire where he found the Duke of Yorke and the Erle of Salisburie declaring vnto them the assault made vpon him by the kings
shyre whose fawcons haue bene in olde time very much regarded and there in likewyse is Milforde hauen whereof the Welch wyfards doe dreame straunge toyes which they beléeue shall one daye come to passe That Scotlande had in these dayes two Kingdomes Pictland Scotland Pictes Scottes besides that of the Orchades wherof the one consisted of the Pictes was called Pightland or Pictlande the other of the Scottish race named Scotland I hope no wise man will readily denie The whole regioÌ„ or portion of the Isle beyonde the Scottish sea also was so diuided that y e Pictes lay on the East side and the Scots on the West eche of them being seuered from other eyther by huge hilles or great lakes and riuers that ran out of the South into the north betwéene them Wherefore the case being so playne I will say no more of these twoo but procéede in order wyth the rehearsall of the rest of the particular kingdoms of this our south part of y e Ile limiting out y e same by shyres as they now lye so nere as I caÌ„ for otherwise it shal be impossible for me to leaue certaine notice of the likeliest quantities of these their seuerall portions The first of these kingdomes therfore was begonne in Kent by Henghist in the 456. KeÌ„t Henghist of Christ and thereof called the kingdome of Kent and as the limites thereof extended it self no farther then the sayde countie y e chiefe Citie whereof was Dorobernia or Canterbury so it endured well nere by the space of 400. yeares before it was made an Earledome and vnited by Inas vnto that of the West Saxons Athelstane his sonne being y e first Earle or heretoche of the same Maister Lambert in his hystorie of Kent doth gather by very probable coniectures that this part of the Islande was first inhabited by Samothes and afterwarde by Albion but howsoeuer that case standeth sure it is that it hath bene the onely doore whereby the Romaines and Saxons made their entrie vnto the conquest of the region And as this cannot be denyed so it was the onelye place by which the knowledge of Christ was first brought ouer vnto vs whereby we became partakers of saluation and from the darknesse of misty errour true conuerts vnto the light bright beames of the shining truth to our eternall benefit and endlesse comforts hereafter Southsax Ella The second Kingdome conteined only Sussex a part of Surrey which Ella the Saxon first helde who also erected his chiefe pallace at Chichester wheÌ„ he had destroied Andredswalde in the 492. of Christ and after it had continued by the space of 232. yeares it ceased being the very beast Kingdome of all the rest which were founded in this yle after the comming of the Saxons Estsax Erkenwâ—…jn The third regiment was of the East Saxons or TrinobaÌ„tes This kingdome began vnder Erkenwijne whose chiefe seate was in LondoÌ„ or Colchester coÌ„teined whole Essex part of Herfordshyre It indured also much about the pricke of 303. yeres was diuided froÌ„ that of the East angles onely by the riuer Stour as Houeden other doe report so it continueth seperated from Suffolke euen vnto our times although the sayde riuer be growne very small and not of such greatnes as it hath bene in times past by reason that our Country men make small accompt of riuers thinking carriage made by horse cart to be the lesse chargeable waye But herein how far they are deceyued I will elsewhere make manifest declaration Westsax The fourth kingdome was of y e West Saxons and so called bycause it lay in the West part of the realme as that of Essex did in the East of Sussex and South It began in the yeare of grace 549. Cerdijc vnder Cerdijc indured vntil the comming of y e Normanes including Willshyre Barkeshyre Dorset Southampton SuÌ„mersetshyre Glostershyre some part of Deuonshyre which the Brytons occupied not Cornewal and the rest of Surrey as the best authours do set downe The chiefe Citie of this Kingdome also was Winchester except my memory doe fayle me Brâ—…̄nicia alias Northumberland Ida. The fift Kingdome beganne vnder Ida in the 548. of Christ being called now NorthuÌ„berland because it laye by North of the riuer Humber it conteined all that region which as it shoulde séeme was in time past eyther wholly apperteining to y e Brigants or whereof of the sayde Brigants did possesse the greater part The chiefe Citie of the same in like maner was Yorke as Leyland and other doe set downe who adde thereto that it extended froÌ„ the humber vnto the Scottish sea Afterwarde in the yeare of grace 560. Deira Ella it was parted in twaine vnder Adda that yéelded vp all hys portion which laye betwéene humber and the Line vnto his Brother Ella according to their Fathers appointment who called it Deira or Southumberlande but reteyning the rest stil vnto his owne vse he diminished not his title but wrote himself as before king of al Northumberland Howbeit after 91. yeres it was reunited againe so continued vntill Alfrede vnited the whole to his kingdome in the 331. after Ida or 878. after the birth of Iesus Christ our Sauiour The 7. kingdome Eastangle Offa a 〈◊〉 offelings called of the Eastangles began at Norwitch in the 561. after Christ vnder Offa of whom they were loÌ„g time after called Offelings This included all Norfolke Suffolke CaÌ„bridgeshyre Ely coÌ„tinuing 228. yeres it flourished only 35. yeres in perfite estate of Liberte the reast being consumed vnder the trybute and vassallage of the merciaÌ„s who had y e souereigntye therof helde it with great honour Some take this region to be all one with that of the Icenes but as yet for my part I cannot yéelde to their assertions I meane it of Lelande himselfe whose helpe I vse altogither in these collections albeit in this behalfe I am not resolued that he doth iudge aright The 8. and last was that of Mercia Mertia Creodda which indured 291. yeares and for greatnesse of circuit excéeded all the reast It tooke the name eyther of Mearc the Saxon word because the limits of most of the other kingdomes abutted vpoÌ„ the same or else for that the lawes of Mercia were first vsed in that part of the Ilande But as the later is but a méere coniecture of some so it began vnder Creodda in y e 585. and indured well nere 300. yeres before it was vnited to that of the West Saxons by Alfrede then reigning in the kingdome Before him the Danes had gotten holde thereof and placed one Ceolulphe an Ideote in the same but as he was sone reiected for his folly so it was not long after ere the sayde Alfrede annexed it to his kingdome The limites of the Mertian dominioÌ„s Limits oâ—… Mercia conteined Lincolne NorthamptoÌ„ Chester Darby Nottingham Stafford Huntington Rutlande Oxforde Buckingham Worcester Bedforde shyres and
can easily 〈…〉 This furthermore is to be noted â–ª that albeit the princes heretofore reigning in this lande 〈◊〉 â—…erected sundry courtes especially of the thâ—…â—…erie at Yorke and Luâ—… the case of poore men dwelling in 〈…〉 yet will the poorest of all 〈…〉 most contencious refuse to haue his cause hearde so néere home but indeuoureth rather 〈…〉 vtter vndooing to trauelle vpon LondoÌ„ thâ—… king there soonest to prâ—… against his aduersary though his 〈…〉 so doubtful But in this toye 〈…〉 â—…oe excâ—… of all that euer I hearde for 〈◊〉 shall here there haue some one adde poore Dauid of the giuen so much to contention and strife that without all respect of charges he will vp to London though he go bare legged by the waye and carye his hosen on his necke to saue theyr féete from 〈…〉 bycause he hath no chaunge When he commeth there also he will make such importunate begging of his countreymeÌ„ and hard shift otherwise that he will sometymes carye downe sixe or seuen writtes in his purse wherwith to molest his neighbour though the greatest quarrell be scarsely woorth the price that he payd for any one of theÌ„ But ynough of this leasâ—… in reuealing the superfluous follye of a fewe brablers in this behalfe I bring no good wil to my selfe amongst the wysest of that natioÌ„ Certes it is a lamentable case to sée furthermore how a number of poore men are dayly abused and vtterly vndone by sundrie varlets that go about the countrey as brokers betwéene the petty foggers of the lawe Thrée Varlettes worthie to be chronicled and the common people onely to kyndle coales of contention wherby the one side may reape commodity and the other be put to traueyle But of all that euer I knew in Essex Denis and Mainford excelled till Iohn of Ludlow aliâs Mason came in place vnto whome in comparison they two were but children and babes for he in lesse theÌ„ thrée or foure yeres did bring one man among many else where in other places almost to extréeme misery if beggery be the vttermost who before hée had the shauing of his bearde was valued at two hundred pounde I speake with the lest who finally féeling that he had not sufficent wherwith to susteine himself his familie also to satisfie that gréedie rauenour that stil called vpon him for new fées he went to bed and within foure dayes made an ende of hys wofull life euen with care pensiuenesse After his death also he so haÌ„dled his sonne that there was neuer shéepe shorne in Maie so néere clypped of hys â—…éeâ—…e present as hée was of manye to come so that he was compelled to let away his lease land because his cattell and stocke were consumed and he no longer able to occupie the ground But hereof let this suffise 〈◊〉 â—…stéeâ—…e of these enormities two tables shall 〈◊〉 whereof the first shall containe the names of the Countyes Cities Borowes and Portes which send knightes Burgeses and Barons to the Parliament house the other an 〈◊〉 report of the beginnings and endes of tearme with their returnes according to the maner as I haue borrowed them 〈◊〉 my friende Iohn Stow whyche this impression was in hande The names of Counties Cities Borowghes and Portes sending Knightes Citizens Burgeses and Barons to the Parliament of Englande Bedforde KNightes 2 The borowgh of Bedforde 2 Buckingham Knightes 2 The borowgh of Buckingham 2 The borowgh of Wickombe 2 The borowgh of Ailesbury 2 Barcleeshyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of New Windsore 2 The borowgh of Reding 2 The borowgh of Wallingforde 2 The borowgh of Abington 2 Cornewall Knightes 2 The borow of Launceston alias Newport 2 The borowgh of Leskero 2 The borowgh of Lost wythiell 2 The borowgh of Danheuet 2 The borowgh of Truro 2 The borowgh of Bodmin 2 The borowgh of Helston 2 The borowgh of Saltash 2 The borowgh of Camelforde 2 The boro of Portighsam alias Portlow 2 The borowgh of Graunpount 2 The borowgh of Eastlow 2 The borowgh of Prury 2 The borowgh Tregonye 2 The borow of Trebenna alias Bossinny 2 The borowgh of S. Ies. 2 The borowgh of Foway 2 The borowgh of Germine 2 The borowgh of Michell 2 The borowgh of Saint Maries 2 Cumberlande Knightes 2 The citie of Caerlile 2 Cambridge Knightes 2 The borowgh of Cambridge 2 Chester Knightes 2 The Citie of Chester 2 Darby Knightes 2 The borowgh of Darby 2 Deuon Knightes 2 The citie of Excester 2 The borowgh of Totnes 2 The borowgh of Plimmouth 2 The borowgh of Bardnestable 2 The borowgh of Plimton 2 The borowgh of Tauestocke 2 The borowgh of Dartmouth Cliston and Herdynes 2 Dorset shyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of Poole 2 The borowgh of Dorchester 2 The borowgh of Linne 2 The borowgh of Melcombe 2 The borowgh of Waymouth 2 The borowgh of Bureport 2 The borowgh of Shaftesbury 2 The borowgh of Warham 2 Essex Knightes 2 The borowgh of Colchester 2 The borowgh Malden 2 Yorkeshire Knightes 2 The citie of Yorke 2 The borowgh of Kingston vpon Hull 2 The borowgh of Knaresbrugh 2 The borowgh of Skardborowgh 2 The borowgh of Rippon 2 The borowgh of Hudon 2 The borowgh of borowghbridge 2 The borowgh of Thuske 2 The borowgh of Aldebrugh 2 The borowgh of Beuerley 2 Glocestershyre Knightes 2 The Citie of Glocester 2 The borowgh of Cirencester 2 Huntingtonshyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of Huntingdon 2 Hertfordshyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of Saint Albons 2 Herefordeshyre Knightes 2 The Citie of Hereford 2 The borowgh of Lempster 2 Kent Knightes 2 The citie of Cantorbury 2 The citie of Rochester 2 The borowgh of Maideston 2 The borowgh of Qranborowgh 2 Lincolne Knightes 2 The citie of Lincolne 2 The borowgh of Bostone 2 The borowgh of great Grinesby 2 The borowgh of Stamforde 2 The borowgh of Grantham 2 Leicester shyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of Leicester 2 Lancastershyre Knightes 2 The borowgh of Lancaster 2 The borowgh of Preston in Andernes 2 The borowgh of Liuerpole 2 The borowgh of Newton 2 The borowgh of Wigan 2 The borowgh of Clithero 2 Middlesex Knightes 2 The citie of London 4 The citie of Westminster 2 Monmouth Knightes 2 The borowgh of Monmouth 1 Northampton Knightes 2 The citie of Peterborowgh 2 The borowgh of Northampton 2 The borowgh of Barkley 2 The borowgh of Higham Ferres 1 Notingham Knightes 2 The borowgh of Notingham 2 The borowgh Estreatforde 2 Norfolke Knightes 2 The citie of Norwich 2 The borowgh of Linne 2 The borowgh of great Iernemouth 2 The borowgh of Thetford 2 The borowgh of castell Rising 2 Northumberland Knightes 2 The borowgh of New Castell vpon Tine 2 The borowgh of Morpeth 2 The borowgh of Barwike 2 Oxforde Knightes 2 The citie of Oxforde 2 The borowgh of Bambiley 2 The borowgh of Woodstocke Rutlando Knightes 2 Surrey Knightes P 2 The borowgh of Southwacâ—… 2 The borowgh of Blechingâ—…gâ—… 2 The borowgh of Rigate 2 The borowgh of
where the Danes hadde the victorie Also two moneths after this they lykewise fought with the Danes at Merton A battayle at Merton And there the Danes after they had bene put to the worse and pursued in chase a long tyme yet at lengthe they also got the victorie He vvas bishop of Shirborne as Math. VVest hath noted in which battayle Edmund bishop of Shirborne was slayn and many other that were men of woorthye fame and good accompte In sommer following a mightie hoste of the Danes came to Reding and there soiorned for a tyme. These thinges agree not I remember wel with that whiche Polidore Vergile hathe written of these warres whiche king Ethelred hadde with the Danes Polid. Verg. for he maketh mencion of one Ivarus a king of the Danes Ivarus who landed as he writeth at the mouthe of Humber and lyke a stoute enimie inuadeth the countrey adioyning Against whom Etheldred with his brother Alvred came with an armie and encountring the Danes fought with theÌ„ by the space of a whole day togither and was in daunger to haue bin put to the worsse but that the nighte seuered them asunder In the morning they ioyned againe but the death of Ivarus who chaunced to be slayne in the begynnyng of the battayle discouraged the Danes so that they were easily put to flighte Danes put to flight of whome before they coulde get out of danger a great number were slayne But after that they had recouered themselues togither and found out a coÌ„uenient place where to pitche theyr campe they chose to theyr Capipitaynes Agnerus and Hubo two bretherne Agnerus and Hubo whiche indeuoured them selues by all meanes possible to repayre theyr armie so that within fifteene dayes after the Danes eftsoones fought wyth the Englishmenne and gaue them suche an ouerthrowe that little wanted of makyng an ende of all encounters to bee attempted after by the Englishemen But yet within a fewe dayes after this as the Danes attended theyr market to spoyle the countrey and raunge somewhat licenciously abroade they fell wythin the daunger of suche ambushes as were layd for them by king Etheldred that no smalle slaughter was made of them but yet not withoute some losse of the Englishmenne Emongst other Ethelred himselfe receyued a wounde whereof he shortely after dyed Thus hath Polyd. touching the warres which king Etheldred had wyth the Danes who yet confesseth as the truth is that suche Authors as he herein folowed varie muche from that which the Danish writers do recorde of these matters and namely touching the doings of Ivarus as in the Danyshe historye you maye see more at large But now to oure purpose touching the death of king Ethelred whether by reason of hurt receyued in fight against the Danes as Polydore sayth or otherwise certain it is that Etheldred anone after Easter departed this lyfe in the sixte yeare of his reigne VVynborne abbey and was buried at Wynborn abbey Agnere Fabian In the days of this Ethelred the forsaid Danishe capitaines Hungar otherwise called Agnerus and Hubba returning from the Northe parties into the countrey of Eastangles 870. came vnto Thetford wherof Edmunde who reigned as king in that season ouer the Eastangles being aduertised Edmund K. of the East angles he raysed an armie of men and wente foorthe to giue battayle vnto this armie of the Danes Framyngham castell But he with his people was chased out of the fielde and fled to the castell of Framyngham where being enuironed with a siege by his enimies hee yelded him selfe vnto them And bicause he would not renounce the christian faith they bound him to a tree King Edmund shot to death shot arrows at him til he dyed afterwards cut off his head from his bodie and threw the same into a thicke groue of bushes But afterwards his freÌ„ds tooke the bodie with the head Eglesdone and buried the same at Eglesdon where afterwarde also a faire monasterie was buylded by one bishop Aswyn and chaungyng the name of the place it was after called Sainte Edmundesbury Thus was king Edmund put to death by the cruel Danes for his constant coÌ„fessing the name of Christe in the .xvj. yeare of his reigne and fo ceased the kingdome of Eastangles VVil. Mal. For after that the Danes hadde thus slaine that blissed man they conquered the hole countrey EastaÌ„gle vvithout a gouernor and wasted it so that through their tyraÌ„nie it remayned without any gouernor by the space of nine yeares and then they appoynted a king to rule ouer it Guthrun a Dane king of east angle whose name was Guthrun one of their owne nation who gouerned bothe the Eastangles and the Eastsaxons Ye haue heard how the Danes slew Osryke Ella kings of Northumberland After which victorie by them obteyned they did muche hurte in the north parties of this lande and amongest other cruell deedes Polychron they destroyed the Citie of Aclâ—…yd which was a famous Citie in the tyme of the olde Saxons as by Beda and other wryters it dothe manifestly appeare Here is to be remembred that some wryters reherse the cause to be this Caxton Osbright or Osricke king of Northumberlande rauished the wyfe of one Bearne that was a noble man of the countrey about Yorke who tookesuche great despite thereat that hee fledde out of the lande and went into Denmarke and there complained vnto the king of Denmarke that was his cousin of the 〈◊〉 done to hym by king Osbright Whervpon the king of Denmark glad to haue so iust a quarell against them of Northumberlande furnyshed foorthe an armie and sente the same by Sea vnder the leadyng of hys two brethren Hungar and Hubba into Northumberland where they flew first the sayd kyng Osbrighte and after king Ella at a place besides Yorke whiche vnto thys daye is called Elles crofte takyng that name of the sayde Elle beeing there slayne in defence of hys countrey against the Danes Whyche Ella as we fynde registred by wryters was elected king by suche of the Northumbers as in fauour of Berne had refused to be subiect vnto Osbright Alvred or Alfred AFter the decease of King Ethelred his brother Alvred or Alfrede succeeded him Alvred or Alfred and beganne hys reigne ouer the Weast Saxons and other the more parte of the people of Englande in the yeare of our Lorde eyght hundred seuentie and two whiche was in the ninteenth yeere of the Emperour Lewys the seconde 871. as Math. VVest Siâ—â— Dunesmen doâ—… note 〈◊〉 H. Hunt and two and thirtieth yeare of the reigne of Charles surnamed Caluus or the balde Kyng of Fraunce and about the eleuenth yeare of Constantine the seconde king of Scotland Although that this Alvred was sacred King in his fathers lyfe tyme by Pope Leo as before you haue heard yet was he not admitted king at home till after the decease of his three elder brethren for
to ioyn with him against the Englishmen that with coÌ„mon agreement they might sette vpon the englishe nation and vtterly subdue them King Edw. hauing intelligence hereof King Edvvard inuadeth the countrey of the Eastangles purposed to preuent him therevpon entryng with an armie into his countrey cruelly wasted spoyled the same K. Erick hauing alreadie his people in armour through displesure conceiued hereof and desire to be reuenged hasted foorthe to encounter his enimies And so they met in the field fiercely assayled eche other But as the battaile was rashly begon on king Ericks side so was the end very harmeful to him Ericke put to flight for with small a doe after great losse on his side was he vanquished and put to flight And after his comming home bycause of his great ouerthrowe and foule discomfiture he began to gouerne his people with more rigour and sharp dealing thaÌ„ before time he had vsed Wherby he prouoked the malice of the Eastangles so highly against him y t they fell vpon him murthered him yet did they not gain so much hereby as they looked to haue doone for shortely after they being brought lowe The kingdome of the Eastangles subdued by K. Edvvard and not able to defende their countrey were compelled to submit them selues vnto king Edw. And so was that kingdome ioyned vnto the other dominions of the same king Edwarde who shortly after annexed also the kingdome of Mercia vnto other of his dominions immediatly vpon the death of his sister Elfleda whome he permitted to gouern that countrey during hir lyfe And not without good reason for by hir wyfe politike order vsed in all hir doings he was greately furthered and assisted But namely in reparing and buyldyng of Townes and Castelles H. Hunt Mat. VVest Sim. Dunel shee shewed hir noble magnificence in so muche that during the time of hir gouernaunce whiche continued an eyght yeares it is recorded by wryters that she did buylde and repare these Townes whose names heere ensewe 〈…〉 and VVarvvike 91â—… Thamwoorth beside Lichefielde Stafford Warwike Shrewsburye Watersbury or Weddesbury Elilesbury or rather Edbury in the forest of De la mere besides Chester Brimsbery bridge vpon Seuerne Rouncorn at the mouth of the riuer of Mercie with other Chester repared 905. Sim. Dunel Moreouer by hir helpe the citie of Chester whiche by Danes had bin greately defaced was newly repaired fortified with walles and turrets and greatly enlarged So that the castell whiche stoode without the walles before that tyme was now brought within compasse of the new wall Moreouer she boldely assaulted hir enimyes whiche wente aboute to trouble the state of the countrey as the Welchemen and Danes She sent an armie into Wales Queene of the VVelchmen taken Brecanamere Ran. Higd. H. Hunt 918. Derby vvon from the Danes and tooke the towne of Brecknocke with the Queene of the Welchmen at Bricennamere Also she wan from the Danes the towne of Darby and the countrey adioyning In this enterprise she put hir owne person in great adueÌ„ture for a great multitude of Danes y t were withdrawen into Derby valiaÌ„tly defended the gates and entries insomuche that they slew foure of hir chief men of warre which wer named Wardens of hir person euen fast by hir at the very entrie of the gates But his notwithstanding with valiaÌ„t fight hir people entred and so the towne was wonne she gotte diuers other places out of their handes and constrained them of Yorkeshire to agree with hir so that some of them promised to become hir subiectes Some promised to ayde hir and some sware to be at hir coÌ„maundement Finally this martiall Lady and manly Elfleda H. Hunt the supporter of hir couÌ„treymen and terrour of the enimies Anno Christi 919. Mat. VVest St. Dunelm departed this life at Thamworth aboute the .xij. of Iune in the xviij or rather .xix. yeare of hir brother king Edwards reigne as by Math. West it should appeare But Simon Dunelm writeth that she deceassed in the yeare of Christ .915 which should be about the .xiiij. yeare of king Edwards reign Hir bodie was conueyed to Gloucester and there buried within the monasterie of S. Peter which hir husband and she in their life tyme had buylded and translated thither the bones of Sainct Oswyll from Bardona Ranul The same monasterie was after destroyed by Danes But Aldredus the archbishop of Yorke who was also bishop of Worcester repared an other in the same Citie that was after the chiefe Abbey there After the decease of Elfieda king Edwarde toke the dominion of Mercia as before we haue sayde into his owne handes and so disinherited his neece Alfwen or Elswen the daughter of Elfleda This Alfvven vvas sister to Edelfled as H. Hunt hath takyng hir awaye wyth him into the countrey of Westsaxons By thys meanes he so amplifyed the boundes of his kingdome that he had the most parte of all this Ilande of Brâ—…tayne at his commaundement 〈…〉 for the 〈◊〉 of the Welchmen namely the kyng of 〈◊〉 and of the Scots acknowledging hym to be their chiefe soueraigne Lorde and the Danes in Northumberland were kept so short that they durst attempt nothing againste him in his lattâ—…r dayes so that he had tyme to applye the buildyng and reparing of Cities townes King 〈◊〉 a great 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 Notingham bridge 〈◊〉 and castels wherin he so muche delighted He buylded a newe towne at Notingham on the southsyde of Trent and made a bridge ouer that riuer betwixt the olde towne and the newe Mat. VVest Manchester repared An. 5â—…6 Sim. Dun. He also repared Manchester beyonde the riuer of Mercie in Lancashire accompted as then in the southe ende of Northumberlande he buylt a Towne of auncient writers called Thilwall nere to the same riuer of Mercie and placed therin a garrison of souldiers diuers other townes and castels he buylt as two at Buckingham on eyther side the water of Ouâ—…e as before is shewed and also one at the mouth of the riuer of Auon Hee likewise buylt or new repared the townes of â—…ocetor and Wigmore with diuers other H. Hunt as one at Glademuth about the last yeare of his reigne Some also he destroyed whiche seemed to serue the enimies turne for harbrough as at Temnesforde a Castell whyche the Danes had buylded and fortifyed At lengthe after that this noble Prince king Edward had reigned somewhat aboue the terme of .xxiij. yeares hee was taken out of this lyfe at Faringdon His bodie was conueyed froÌ„ thence vnto Winchester and there buried in the newe Abbey He hadde .iij. wyues or as some haue written but two affirming that Edgiua was not his wife but his concubine of whom he begat his eldest sonne Adelstane Polidâ—…re A 〈◊〉 who succeded him in the kingdome This Edgiua as hathe bene reported dreamed on a tyme that there rose a Moone out of hir belly whiche with the brighte
but immediately thervppon two Pictishe horsemen running at Colgerme sideling wise bare him quite through Colgerme is runne through by his aduersaryes In the meane time Loth by meane of his strong haberioyne escaping without hurt was relieued by such as stood about him and restored againe to his companie but Colgerme being deade before he could be recouered from amongest the throng of his enimies his meÌ„ were so discomforted therwith The Saxons are put to flight that streight wayes thereupon they fell to running away The maine battaile of the Saxons being thus left bare on both sides began to giue backe which Arthure perceyuing the more earnestly pressed forth vpoÌ„ them so that in the end Occa being constrayned to flee Occa constrained to flee and receyuing a sore wound had much adâ—… to be conueyed away by some of his horsmen the Brytains pursued so fiercely vpon him At length being brought vnto the sea side he got vessels and escaped ouer into Germanie This victorie being thus atchieued constrayned the Saxons to yeeld vnto king Arthur Vpon what 〈◊〉 Arthure receyueth the Saxons vpoÌ„ their condition simply coÌ„mitting themselues vnto his mercie who of his clemencie was contented to pardon them of life and goodes vpon condition they woulde become christians and from thenceforth neuer after to make any warres vpoÌ„ their neighbors the Brytains Scots or Pictes But if they woulde not agree hereunto then leauing their goods armor and weapon behinde them they should auoyd the land and that within .xiij. days next ensuing Many of the Saxons that could get passage sayled ouer into Germanie Other feigning themselues to become Christians remayned in the lande loking one day for better happe and fortune Diuerse that were not able by meanes of pouertie to get away within the tyme appoynted and yet refusing to be christened were put to death according to the Proclamation set forth for the same purpose so that in comparison verie few amongst them receyued the Christian fayth sincerely and with a true meaning minde Things beeing thus quieted in Northumberland Arthure tooke order for the repayring of Churches abrode in the couÌ„trey Arthure causeth churches to be repaired which the Saxons had ouerthrowne or defaced namely in the Citie of Yorke he bestowed great cost where the cruell infidels had done muche hurt vpon Churches and other religious houses In the yeare following Arthure had newes how the Saxons which helde the I le of Wight ioining with the Kentish Saxons had don great displeasures vnto the Brytaynes on that syde of the Thames kylling and sleaing an huge number of them with great crueltie wherewyth being sore moued hee drewe towardes London with his armie Arthure purposeth to destroy the whole race of the Saxons in Albion purposing vtterly to destroy all the East and South Saxons sith otherwyse hee could not prouide for the surtie of his subiects being stil in daunger to be murthered and robbed so long as anye of that wicked generation of the Saxons remained here amongst them By meanes also of the league he had wyth him in this iourney ten thousand Pictes and as many Scottes Eugenius nephew to king Conran by his brother Congall being generall ouer the Scottes The opinion which men had conceyued of Mordred for his wit and towardlinesse and Mordred the sonne of King Loth by his wife Anne gouerned the Pictes a lusty yong gentleman very wittie and towardly in al his doings Furthermore Arthur vnderstanding what hurt rest and ease had done amongest his men of warre caused them to keepe the fielde in al this iourney and passing by London lodged them a little beside the riuer of Thames But he himselfe with some of his nobles entred into the citie causing supplications to be made vnto almightie God three days togither for good successe to folow against the Saxons On the fourth day hearing diuing seruice celebrated by the Bishop of London and causing a sermon to be made in the Market place he committed himselfe his whole armie vnto the tuition of Christ and his mother the virgin whose Image in steede of a badge Arthurs badge he bare on his shield continually from that day forward as diuerse heretofore haue written After this issuing forth of the citie Arthures exhortation to his people he willed al his men to be of good comfort as they that fought in a iust quarell agaynst Pagans and enimies of the fayth Mordred and his father in law Gawolane passed on before the battayles with fiue thousande horsemen and being come within fiue myles of the Saxons who likewise were assembled in campe An offer made by the Saxons vnto king Arthure there came from them vnto Arthur Ambassadors requiring him to stay his iorney for they were readie if they might haue libertie so to do to depart out of the lande with theyr goods and substance without further molesting the Brytains either by one meanes or other Arthur would neither consent hereunto nor yet graunt a truce for three dayes for the which they made earnest sute but bad them depart for that time only assuring theÌ„ that he woulde not come passing two miles forward for that day so that if they thought good they might returne to him in the morning and haue answere what the chiefest gouernors of his host thought touching their request by whom he woulde haue the matter more throughly debated In the meane time whylest the Brytaines were busied with hearing of these Ambassadors taking aduise what was best to do touching their demaund the Saxons marched forth with all speed The Saxons comming vpon Mordred and Gawolan put them with their people to the worse and coÌ„ming vpon Mordred and Gawolan at vnwares they gaue the onset freshly vpon them that very muche to the disaduauntage of the Brytains Pictes who notwithstanding through the earnest exhortation of their captains receyued their enimies right fiercely in doing that which was possible for so small a nuÌ„ber to do howbeit in the ende oppressed with multitude they were forced to flie and so did not resting till they came in sight of the whole armie In which flight Mordred and Gawolan by help of their soldiers being mouÌ„ted vpon their horses escaped without hurt though they lost no small number of their coÌ„panie as wel in the fight as in the chase The Saxons Ambassadors being not yet departed out of the British campe were herevpon stayed till the next morning and then had answere giuen them What answer the Saxons Embassadors had at Arthurs hands that from thenceforth the Brytaynes were not mynded to heare any messengers of the Saxons comming to intreate of peace sith it was manifest inough they ment nothing but falshoode as well appeared in that they had against the law of armes whilest their Ambassadors were in coÌ„municatioÌ„ distressed part of the British army and therfore they should assure theÌ„selues to haue at Arthures hands nothing but cruel war to the
King Williams raigne two Monkes of the Trinitie order were sent into Scotlande by Pope Innocent vnto whome King William gaue his Palace royall in Abirdene to conuert the same into an Abbay for them to inhabite and was in minde to haue gyuen them many other bountifull giftes if he had liued any longer time The King himselfe and all his seruants also were clothed in mourning weed A Parliament at Edenburgh during the space of one whole yeare The first Parliament which he called was holden at Edenbourgh in the whiche he confyrmed all the actes and ordinaunces deuised by his father Confirmation of Officers and further appoynted that all suche as had borne offices vnder him should still enioy the same Namely he commaunded that William Wood Bishop of Dunblayne shoulde still continue Lord Chancellour The office of the Constable and Alane of Galloway high Constable which is an office of most honor and reputation next to the king as hee that hath power of life and death if any man drawe bloud of an other by violence within two myles of the Court. When this Parliament was ended bycause the olde Queene his mother determined to remayne during the residue of hir life in the place where that holye woman Queene Margaret sometyme led hir lyfe he gaue vnto hir towards the maintenaunce of hir estate The landes of Forfair giuen to the olde Queene the Castelles and townes of Forfair with the landes and possessions to the same belonging He also appoynted certaine sage and moste graue personages to be chosen forth as Iudges A princely appointment which should be resident in euerie Citie and good towne of his realme for the hearing and due determining of all quarels and matters in controuersie betwixt partie and partie Dissention betwixt K. Iohn his nobles In this meane time great dissention rose betwixt Iohn king of Englande his barons by reasō wherof great warres ensued as in the english hystorie doth appeare The Barons made sute both to the french king to y e king of Scots for ayd so that at length Lewes the french kings sonne came ouer to support them whereof when king Alexander was aduertised K. Alexander passeth to London he likewise came with an army through England vnto London causing his soldiers by the way to abstaine from doing any kinde of domage to the people By his comming things were partly quieted for a time and shortly after that he had cōmuned with Lewes touching sundrie affayres perteyning to both the realmes they passed the Seas with ten vessels ouer into France leauing theyr powers behind them to assist the English lords The Frenche king aduertised thereof came down to Bulleigne where finding his sonne and king Alexander he renued the auncient bonde of amitie betwixt France and Scotlande The league betwixt Fraunce and Scotlande renued with the same Alexander according to the couenantes of the olde league with this addition that neyther Prince shoulde receyue the enimies of the others realme nor to marry with any stranger the one not making the other priuie thereto The best approued wryters affyrme that Lewes wēt not ouer into France til after the death of king Iohn These things being ratified king Alexander and Lewes returned into Englande shortly wherevpon king Iohn died more through anguish of minde and melancholy that by force of any other naturall disease His sonne Henrie the thirde of that name succeeded him and in the meane time had the Pope accursed both Lewes Lewes king Alexander cursed king Alexander with all those that fauored their cause against king Iohn which curse was pronounced in a generall counsell which was holden at Rome by Pope Innocent A counsell at Rome there being present foure hundred and .xij Bishops and .viij. C. Abbots King Alexander after the decease of king Iohn returning homewardes with his armie thought he might haue passed quietly without any annoiance by the way King Alexander returneth into his countrey through meanes whereof hee lost a certaine number of his men being sodenly inuaded by such English men as watched theyr time to take the Scottes at some aduauntage in straying abrode out of order with which iniurie king Alexander was so moued that hee spoyled and harried all the Countreyes by the which hee passed till he was entred within the confines of his owne dominion Shortly after Cardinall Guale came into England furnished with the Popes authoritie to denounce the excōmunication aboue remembred against Lewes Alexander with all their fautors wherevpon he accursed not only the foresaid persons Cardinall Gualo but also interdited all the places where they came insomuch that in the end Lewes was constrayned to buy an absolution with no small summes of money of that anaricious Cardinall Gualo and after vpō agreement also made with king Henrie he returned into France Lewes returneth into France Not long after came king Henrie with an army into Scotland sore endomaging the coūtry King Henrie inuadeth Scotlande but so soone as he was aduertised that king Alexander had assembled all the power of his realme to giue him battaile he retyred with al speed into England Ex codice antiquo S. Albani written by Mathew Paris as I take it The king of Englande had in his army at the same time 1200. men of armes right perfitly appointed and furnished with armor and weapon as was requisite and the king of Scots but only .v. C. But of footemen there were in the Scottish army 60000. able personages well appoynted with Ares Speares and Bowes readie to die and liue with their Prince constantly beleeuing that to lose this present life here in his defence was an assured way to be saued in an other worlde After that King Henrie was gone backe into Englande K. Alexander in Northumberland King Alexander followed after him into Northumberland where he ouerthrew and beate downe many Castels and strengthes which the English men helde Then marching through the countrey vnto Carleil he wan that Citie Carleil wonne by the Scots and garnished it with his people After this laying siege vnto Norham castel when hee had continued at the same a certaine time and perceiued how he lost but his trauail he left it returned home with great honor and triumph for his other atchieued enterprises in that iourney King Henrie being once aduertised that king Alexander had broken vp his campe incontinently got eftsoones his people togither Barwike won by K. Henrie comming to Barwike wanne both the towne and Castel After entring into Scotland he burned and spoyled the coūtrey alongst by the sea coasts till he came as far as Hadington Haddington putting al such to the sword as were found in the way women priestes and children onely excepted He assayed to haue wonne the Castel of Dunbar but missing his purpose there he returned into Englande In the meane time the auaritious Prelate Gualo vppon
Linne of whiche I thinke it good to note some parte of the maner thereof although briefly and 〈◊〉 to returne to my purpose agayne The occasion therfore of the tumult at Linne chaunced by this meanes It fortuned that one of the Iewes there was become a Christian wherwith those of his nation were so moued that they determined to kill hym where soeuer they might find him And herevpon they sette vppon him one day as he came by through the streates he to escape their handes fled to the nexte churche but his countreymen were so desirous to execute theyr malicious purpose that they followed him still and enforced themselues to breake into the Churche vpon him Heerewith the noyse beeing raysed by the Christians that soughte to saue the conuerted Iewe a number of mariners beeing forreyners that were arriued there wyth their vessells out of sundrye partes and dyuerse also of the Townesmen came to the reskue and setting vpon the Iewes caused them to flee into their houses The Townesmen were not verie earnest in pursuing of them bicause of the kings proclamation and ordinaunce before tyme made in fauour of the Iewes The slaughter made of the Ievves at Lyn. but the maryners followed them to theyr houses slewe diuers of them robbed and sacked their goods and finally set their dwellings on fyre and so brente them vp altogither These Marriners beeing enryched wyth the spoyle of the Iewes goodes and fearyng to bee called to accompte for their vnlawfull acte by the Kinges officers gotte them foorthwith to shipboorde and hoysting vp sayles departed with their shippes to the sea and so escaped the danger of that whiche might haue bene otherwyse layde to their charge The Townsmen being called to an accompt excused them selues by the Mariners burdening them with all the faulte But thoughe they of Lynne were thus excused yet they of Yorke escaped not so easyly For the Kyng bryng aduertised of suche outrage done contrarie to the order of his Lawes and expresie commaundement wrote ouer to the Bishoppe of Elâ—…e hys Chauncellour commaunding him to take cruel punishement of the offenders The Bishop with an armye wente to Yorke but the chiefe authors of the ryot hearyng 〈◊〉 his comming fledde into Scotlande yet the Bishop at his comming to the Euie caused earnest inquirie to bee made of the whole matter The citezens excused themselues and 〈◊〉 to proue that they were not of counsell with them that had coÌ„mitted the ryot neither had they â—…ydes nor coÌ„forted theÌ„ therin in any maner of wise And in deede the most part of theÌ„ that were the offenders were of the counâ—… townes neere to the citie with such as wer 〈◊〉 into 〈…〉 â—…nd now goneouer to the king so that veâ—… 〈◊〉 or none of the substantiall men of the Citie were founde to haue ioyned with them Howbeit this woulde not excuse the Citizens but that they were put to their fine by the sâ—…te Bishop The Citizens of Yorke put to their fyne for the slaughter of the Ievves â—…ery of them paying his portion according to 〈◊〉 â—…ower and abilitie in substance the common â—…rte of the poore people being pardoned and not called into iudgement sith the ringleaders wereâ—…led and gone out of the way But now to return vnto the king who in this meane time was very bulle to prouide all things necessarie to set forward on his iourney his shippes whiche laye in the mouthe of the ryuer of Sayne beyng readie to put off he tooke order in many poyntes concerning the state of the common wealth on that side and chiefely hee called to mynde that it should be a thyng necessarie for him to name who shuld succede him in the kingdome of Englande if his chaunce shoulde not bee to returne agayne from so long and daungerous a iourney He therfore named as some suppose his nephewe Arthure Mat. VVest the sonne of his brother Geffreye Duke of Britayne to bee his successour in the Kingdome a young manne of a lykely proofe and Princely towardnesse but not ordeyned by GOD to succeede ouer this kingdome Aboute the same tyme the Bishoppe of Elye Lorde Chauncellour and chiefe Iustice of Englande tooke vp to the kinges vse of euerye citie in England two Palfreys and two Sumpter horsses and of euery Abbey one Palfrey and one Sumpter horse and euery Manour within the Realme founde also one Palfreye and one Sumpter horse Moreouer the sayde Bishoppe of Elye deliuered the gouernement of Yorkeshire to his brother Osberte de Longchampe And all those Knyghtes of the sayd shire the whyche woulde would not come to make aunswere to the lawe vpon sommons giuen them hee coÌ„maunded to be appreheÌ„ded and by by laid in prison Also when the Bishoppe of Durham was returned from the Kyng and come ouer into England to goe vnto his charge at his meting with the lord Chancelor at Bice notwithstanding that he shewed him his letters patentes of the graunt made to him to be Iustice from Trent Northwarde the sayde Lorde Chancellor taking his iourney to Southwell with hym The Bishop of Durham reâ—…rayned of liâ—…ertie there deteyned him as prisoner till he had made surrender to him of the Castell of Wyndsore and further had delyuered to him his sonnes Henrye de Putsey and Gilbert de la Ley as pledges that he should keepe the peace agaynst the king and all his subiectes vntill the said Prince should retourne from the holy lande And so he was deliuered for that tyme though shortly after and whylest hee remayned at Houeden there came to hym Osberte de Longchanipe the Lord Chancellors brother William de Stute bille the whiche caused the sayd Bishop to fynde sufficient suretie that he should not thence departe without the kings licence or the Lorde Chancellours so long as the king should be absent Herevpon the Bishop of Durham sent knowledge to the kyng howe and in what sorte he had bin handled by the Chauncellour After this the king came backe vnto Chinon in Aniou 〈◊〉 kinges naâ—… is set foorth and there toke order for the settyng forth of his nauie by sea ouer which he appointed chiefe gouernours Gerarde Archbishop of Aux Bernard bishop of Baieux Robert de Sablius Richarde de Camville â—…ion Sabâ—…olus or Sabaille and William de Forz de Vlerun commaundyng all those that shoulde passe foorth with his sayde nauie to be obediente vnto these persones as his deputies and lieutenauntes Herewith they were appointed to prouide victuals to serue all those that shoulde goe by sea for the space of threescore dayes Polidor the king also made the same tyme certaine ordinaunces to be obserued among the seafaring men whiche tended to this effect â—…lcers of men First that if any man chaunced to slea an other on the shipbourde he should be bounde to the dead bodie and so throwne into the sea secondly if he killed hym a lande he shoulde yet be bounde to him as afore and so buryed
vnderneath them by a passage that laye by the foote of that mountaine for after that they had viewed the puissaunce of the Englishmen and as neare as they could numbred theÌ„ they had no such care mindes to fight with them as before for they estemed them to be a sixe M. men of armes a .lx. M. archers other men of warre where the Scots and Frenchmen were not paste a M. speares and .xxx. M. of all other sortes and the moste parke of those but euill armed Therefore they determined vpon an other point which was to inuade England in an other quarter whilest the englishmen brente vp their country and so they set forwards toward the west borders The Scotts invade England vvhilsst King Richarde is a spoiling Scotlande Cumberlande sore spoiled by the Scottes passing ouer the moâ—…tains that deuide Northumberland from Scotland they entred into Cumberlande doing muche hurte in y e landes that belonged to the Lorde Mowbray to the Earles of Nottingham and Stafford to the baron of Graystock and to the Musgraues Lastly they came to Careleill and boldly assaulted the Citie Carlell assaulted by the Scottes but sir Lewes Clifforde and sir Thomas Musgraue Dauye Holgraue and diuers other worthie capitaines being within it so defended the walles gates that their enimies gâ—… small aduantage and finally hearing that the englishe army was returning homewardes the Scots and frenchemen drewe backe into Scotlande doubting to be enclosed by the Englishmen as they had bin in deed if the Duke of Lancaster and his brethreÌ„ vncles to the king might haue bin beleued Good counsell neglected who counselled the king to pursue the enimies and stop the passages through which they must needs passe in their comming backe But the Earle of Oxforde being moste in fauour and credit with the king in those dayes as one that ruled all things at his pleasure did aduise him to the contrarie by putting him in beliefe as was saide that his vncles went about to being him in daunger to be loste and surprised of his enimies wherevppon hee tooke the nexte way home and so brake vp his iourney When the Scottes and Frenchemen were returned into Scotlande Polidor the Scottishe Kyng hauing conceyued a iust displeasure towardes the frenche Admirall for that by his meanes the realme of Scotland had susteined such damage in that season A noble reuenge caused him and his frenchemen to bee dispoiled of the most part of their goods and sente them so away out of hys countrey that the Scottes might receiue some euen sorte by those warres This yeare was the battell of Algâ—…ta in Portingale There vvere 600. EnglishmeÌ„ vvho vvith their bovves did greate seruice as bâ—… 〈◊〉 and â—…or is appeareth where Iohn king of Portingal discomfyted a great host of Spaniards freÌ„chmen by the helpe policie of certain englishmeÌ„ which he had there with him vnder the leading of two Esquiers Norbery and Hartelle Theâ—… were slaine diuers Erles and greate Lordes of Spaniardes but for that our writers doe not note rightly the Spanish names but write theÌ„ corruptly as strangers vse to doe wee here omit them The King of Portingale sendeth sixe Caleis to King Richardes â—…de The king of Portingale after this victorie obteined againste his enimies sent sixe Galleis vnto the king of England to aide him agaynste his aduersaries the whiche were well receyued and highlye made of by the Londoners and other so that the Portingales had no cause to repent of their comming hither The Frenche king this yeare besieged and wanne the towne of Dam after he had bin at greate charges aboute it Whilest his Nauie returned from Scluis wher the same had laine at Ancre a long time the ships by tempest were scatered and wederdriuen so that in the feast day of the Exaltation of the crosse two of their galleis a great ship a barge and .vij. balengers were caste a shore aboute Callais and the Calisians tooke .v. C. frenchemen and Normans that escaped to land An other day .lxxij. french ships as they were comming from Scluis to passe by Calleis A good victory of them of Callais againste the Frenche fleete were mette wyth by them of Callais who behaued themseues so manfully that they tooke .xviij. of those frenche ships and a great Barke in whiche three score armed meÌ„ were slaine before it coulde be taken Within three dayes after this the Calisians mette .xlv. other frenche ships and after .vj. houres fight obteyned the victorie taking three of the moste principall vessels wherof one being a Hulke of Eastlande was hired by the Normans to gard the residue The other .ij. that were taken were of suche molde that they coulde not enter into the Hauen at Callais and therefore were sente to Sandwiche the one of them beeing a newe shippe the lord Clisson had bought at Scluis paying for hir three thousand frankes On S. Denis day the souldiors of Callais and other English fortresses there abouts The Calisians others make a roade into Fraunce and vvinne greate booties made a secrete iourney into Fraunce and got a bootie of foure M. sheepe and three hundreth heade of greate cattell whiche they droue towards theyr holdes and as y e lord de Rambures gouernor of Bollongne wold haue recouered y e pray he was vnhorsed with the rencounter of an english speare being releued by his companie and mounted againe withdrewe himself not attempting to trie any further mastries and so the englishmeÌ„ safely passed forthe with their bootie of cattell and aboue a hundreth good prisoners which they had taken at this roade In this .ix yeare aboute the feast of saint Martin Fabian the king called his highe Courte of parliament at Westminster Creation of Dukes and Earles at the parliament in the whiche amongst other thinges there concluded he created two Dukes a Marques and .v. Earles First Edmund Langley erle of of Cambridge the Kinges vncle was 〈◊〉 Duke of Yorke Thomas of Woodstoâ—… other vncle Erle of Buckingham was 〈◊〉 Duke of Gloucester Robert Vere erle of Oxforde was made Marques of Deuelin Henry of Bollingbrooke sonne and heire to Iohn de Gaunt duke of Lancaster Henry of 〈…〉 Earle of Dâ—… 〈◊〉 King was created Earle of Darbie Edwarde Plantagenet sonne and heire to the Duke of Yorke was made erle of Rutlande Michaell lorde de la Poole chauncellor of England was created erle of Suffolk and sir Thomas Moubray erle of Notingham was made earle Marshall Also by auctoritie of this parliament Roger lorde Mortimer earle of March The Lorde Mâ—… 〈◊〉 of Marche 〈…〉 appeare in the 〈◊〉 sonne and heire of Edmund Mortimer Earle of Marche and of the Lady Phillippe eldest daughter and heire vnto Lionell Duke of Clarence thirde sonne to king Edwarde the third was established heire aparant to the crown of this realme and shortlye after so proclaimed The whiche erle of Marche anone after the end of the same parliament sailed
one Leigh a Gentleman and nine temporall men on which persons were apprehended and in diuers places put to execution The layde Leigh and 〈◊〉 other the one named Taterfall a clothyer and the other Thorneton a yeoman the seuententh of May were drawen through London to Tiborne and there executed And sir Iohn Neuil knight and ten other persons dyed Sir Iohn Nâ—…uill executed The countesse of Salisburie beheaded for y e same cause at Yorke The same day Margaret Countesse of Salisbury that had remayned a long tyme prisoner in the Tower was beheaded there within the Tower She was the last of the right line and name of Plantagenet The ninth of Iune for ensample sake Execution two of the kings gard the one named Dâ—…mport and the other Chapman were hanged at Greenewiche by the Friers wall for robberies whiche they hadde committed The Lord Leonard Gray beeyng endited of certain points of treason by him committed as was alledged againste him during the season that he was the kings Lieutenant in Irelande to wite for deliuering his nephew Girald Fitz Garard brother to Thomas Fitz Gararde before executed and also for that hee caused certain Irishmen to inuade the lands of the Kings friendes whome hee fauoured not the fiue and tweÌ„tith of Iune he was araigned at Westminster in the Kinges benche and appoynted to bee tryed by knightes bycause he was a L. by name and no L. of the Parliament but hee discharged the Iury and confessed the enditemente wherevpon he had iudgemente and on the eyghte and twentith of Iune being Saint Peters euen hee was beheaded at Tower hill The Lorde Leonard Grey beheaded where he ended his life very quietly and godly This noble man as he was come of high lignage so was he a ryghte valiant and hardy personage hauing in his time done his Prince and countrey good seruice both in Irelande France and other places greatly to his commendation although now his happe was thus to lose his head The same day that he suffered there were executed at S. Thomas Waterings three Gentlemen Iohn Mantel Iohn Frowds and George Roydon They dyed for a murther committed in Suffer as their â—…ement imported in company of Thomas Fâ—…s Lorde Daâ—…s of the Sonthe â–ª The truth where of was thus the sayde Lorde Dacres through the lewds perswasion of soute of them as hath ben reported meaning to hunt in the Parke of Nicholas Pelham Esquire at Langht a in the same countie of Sassex beyng accompanyed with the sayd Mantel Frowâ—… and Râ—…on Iohn Cheynte and Thomas Isley Gentlemen Richarde Middleton and Iohn â—…oâ—…ell yeomen passâ—… from his house of Hurstmonseux the last of Aprill in the night season towarde the same parke where they inteÌ„ded so to hunt and comiÌ„g vnto a place called Pikehay in the parish of Heâ—…ingâ—…y they founde one Iohn Buforigge Iames Busbrigge and Richard Saâ—…ner standing there togither and as it fell out through quaâ—…ing there ensurdâ—… fray betwixte the sayde Lorde Dacres and hys company on the one partie and the sayde Iohn and Iames Busbrigge and Richard Somener on the other in so muche that the sayde Iohn Busbrigge receiued such hurt that he dyed thereof the second of May next ensuing wherevpon as well the sayde L. Dacres as those that were there with him and diuers other likewise that were appointed to goe an other way to meete them at the said parke were endited of murther and the seauen and twentith of Iune the Lorde Dacres himselfe was araigned before the Lorde Audeley of Walden then Lord Chancellor sitting that daye as high Stewarde of Englande with other Peeces of the Realme aboute hym who then and there condemned the sayde Lorde Dacres to die for that transgression and afterwards the nine and twentith of Iune being S. Peters daye at eleuen of the clocke in the forenoone the Sheriffes of London accordingly as they were appointed were ready at the Tower to haue receiued the saide prisoner and hym to haue led to execution on the Tower hill but as the prisoner shoulde come forthe of the Tower one Heire a Gentleman of the L. Chancellors house came and in the Kings name commaunded to stay the execution till two of the clocke in the afternoone whiche caused many to thynke that the King would haue graunted his pardon But neuerthelesse at three of the clocke in the same afternoone he was brought forth of y e Tower and deliuered to the Sherifes who led him a foote betwixt them vnto Tiborne wher he dyed His body was buryed in the Churche of S. Sepulchers hee was not past four and twentie yeare of age when he came thus through great mishappe to his ende for whome manye sore lamented and likewise for the other three Gentlemen Mantell Frowdes and Roydon but for the said yong L. being a right towardly Gentleman and suche a one as many hadde conceyued greate hope of better proofe no small moane and lamentation was made the more indeede for that it was thought he was induced to attempt such follie whiche occasioned his deathe by some light heads that were then about him The King goeth in progresse into Yorkeshire This Sommer the King kept his progresse to Yorke and passed through Lincolneshire where was made to him an humble submission by the Temporaltie and confessing their faults they humbly thanked him for his pardon which he had graunted them Giftes giuen to him by them of Lincolneshire The Towne of Stanford gaue to him twenty pound the citie of Lincolne fortie pounde Boston fiftie pounde that parte of the Shire whiche is called Linsey gaue three C. pound and Kesterne and the Church of Lincolne presented him with fiftie pound At his entring into Yorkeshire hee was met with two hundred Gentlemen of the same shire in coates of veluet and foure M. tall yeomen and seruing menne well horsed whiche on their knees made their submission by the mouth of Sir Roberte Bowes gaue to the K. nine hundred pounde Giftes giuen by them of Yorkeshire On Barnesdale the Archb. of York with three C. Priestes and more met the K. and makyng a like submission gaue to him sixe C. pounde The like submission was made by the Maiors of Yorke Newcastell and Hull and eache of them gaue to the King an hundred poundes After he had bin at Yorke twelue dayes hee came to Hull Hull fortifyâ—… where he deuised certayne fortifications This done he passed ouer the water of Humbre and so through Lincolneshire returned towards the South parts and at Alhallowen tide came to Hampton Court Aboute the same time the Kyng had knowledge that the Queene lyued dissolutely in vsing the vnlawfull companye of one Frauncis Diram with whome she had bin too familiar before hir marriage with the King and not meaning to forgoe his company now in time of hir mariage without regard had eyther to the feare of God or the King hir husband the last Sommer beeing in progresse with the King at
gather togither such numbers of men as they could The .xv. day the Erles parted of Northumberland to Richmond then to Northallerton and so to Borowbridge of Westmerland to Ripon and after to Borowbridge where they both met againe An. Reg .12 On the .xviij. day they went to Wetherby and there taryed three or foure dayes and vpon Clifford Moore The number of Rebels nigh vnto Bramham moore they mustered themselues at which time they were about two thousande horsmen and fiue thousand footmen which was the greatest number that euer they were From whence they intended to haue marched towarde Yorke but theyr myndes being sodainly altered they returned Bernardâ—… Castel besieged The .xxiij. of Nouember they besieged Bernardes Castell which Castell was valiantly defended by sir George Bowes and Robert Bowes his brother the space of .xj. dayes and then deliuered with composition to depart with armor munition bag and baggage In which time the Queenes Maiestie caused the sayde Erles of Northumberland and Westmerland to be proclaymed traytors The Earles proclaymed traytours with all their adherents and fauourers the .xxiiij. of Nouember The Lorde Scrope warden of the West Marches calling vnto him the Earle of Cumberlande and other Gentlemen of the Countrey kept the Citie of Carleil The Earle of Sussex the Queenes Lieutenant generall in the North The Earle of Suslex went agaynst the Rebels published there the like Proclamations in effect as had beene published by hir Maiestie agaynst the sayd rebels and also sent out to all suche gentlemen as hee knewe to be hir Maiesties louing subiects vnder his rule who came vnto him with such number of theyr friends as he was able in fiue dayes to make aboue fiue thousand horsemen and footemen and so being accompanied with the Earle of Rutland his Lieutenant the Lorde Hunsdon general of the horsmen sir Raufe Sadler Treasorer the Lord William Eures that was after appoynted to lead the rerewarde and dyuerse other that with theyr tenants and seruants were come to him remayning as then within the Citie of Yorke He set forward from thence the fift of December being Sunday and marched with his power which he had thus got togither towards the enimies Sir George Bowes hauing surreÌ„dred Bernards Castell as before ye haue heard met the Erle of Sussex thus marching forward with his armie at Sisay from whence they kept forward to Northallerton and resting two nights there they marched on to Croftbridge then to Akle and so to Durham and after to Newcastell and the .xx. of December they came to Hexam from whence the Rebels were gone the night before to Naworth where they counsayled with Edwarde Dakers concerning theyr owne weaknesse and also howe they were not onely pursued by the Erle of Sussex and other with him hauing a power with them of seuen thousand men being almost at theyr heeles but also by the Earle of Warwike and the Lorde Clynton high Admyrall of Englande wyth a farre greater armie of .xij. thousande men raysed by the Queenes Maiesties Commissions out of the South and middle parties of the realme In which armie beside the Erle of Warwike The Earle of Warwike and the Lord Admirall ClintoÌ„ sent agaynst the rebels Lorde Admirall chiefe gouernours in the same there was also Walter Deuereux Vicounte Hereforde high Marshall of the field wyth the Lord Willoughbie of Parrham Master Charles Howarde nowe Lorde Howarde of Effingham generall of the horsmen vnder the Erle of Warwike yong Henrie Knolles eldest sonne to sir Frauncis Knolles his Lieutenant Edw. Horsey Captaine of the Isle of Wight wyth fiue hundred Harquebusiers out of the same I le and captaine Leighton with other fiue C. Harquebusiers Londoners and many other worthie gentlemen and valiant captaines The comming forward of these forces caused the rebels so much to quaile in courage that they durst not abyde to trie the matter with dint of sworde For whereas the Erle of Warwike and the Lord Admyrall being aduaunced forwarde to Darington ment the next day to haue sent Robert Glouer then Portculeys and now Somerset Herault who in this iourney attended on the Lorde Admyrall as Norrey king of Armes did vpon the Earle of Warwike vnto the rebels vpon such message as for the time state of things was thought conuenient The same night aduertisements came from the Erle of Suffer vnto the Erle of Warwik and to y e Lorde Admirall that therâ—…o Earles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande were sledde as the truth was they were indeede firste from Durham whether the saide Glouer should haue bene sent vnto them and now vpon the Erle of Sussex his comming vnto Erham The Barles of the chumber â—…i Weit husband she â—…n Scotland they shrank quite awaye and fled into Scotlande without bidding their companie farewel The Earle of Warwike and hys power marched on to Durham But the Earle of Sussex pursuyng those other Rebelles that had not meane to flie out of the Realme apprehended no small number of them at his pleasure withoute finding anye resystance among them at al. The fourth and fifth of Ianuarie did suffer at Durham to the number of .lxvj. Conestables and other 1569. â—…ls execuâ—… DurhaÌ„ amongst whom the Alderman of the towne and a Prieste called parson Plomtree were the most notable TheÌ„ Sir George Bowes bring made Marshall finding many to be fautors in the foresaid rebellion did set them executed in diuerse places of the Countrey The .xxi. of Ianuarie a Prentise of London was hanged on a Gibbet at the north end of Finke lane in London to there sample of other for that hee the .xiij. of December had steyken his maister with a knife 〈◊〉 of the dyed 1570. â—…nard Daâ—…retelleth About the latter ende of Ianuarie Lenarde Dacres of Harle say began to rebel in Cumberberland and vpon a sodaine â—…ased vpon diuerse houses belonging to his nephew the L. Dacres then in possession of the D. of Norffolk raised a power of his pretended tenaunts and frends to the number of 2000. The L. Honâ—…stoâ—… a poinâ—… to take him footemen and 1600. horse of whose attemptes the Queenes maiestie being aduertised directed hir letters to the lord Hunnesdon Lord gouernour of Barwike and Lord WardeÌ„ of the east Marches fore aneinst Scotland coÌ„manding him to apprehend y e said Leonarde Dacres where vppon he taking with him three hundred souldiers of Barwike and Sir Iohn Forster Lord WardeÌ„ of the middle Marches with sixe hundred horsemen of Northumberlande and two hundred horse of Yorkshire men set foreward and comming to Hexam the xvi â—… of February rested there that night and y e daye following being Sunday and the nexte night he marched forwarde towards Naworth Castel where Leonarde Dacres being within toked to haue bin besieged but perceiuing that y e Lorde Honnesoon toke an other course in passing by the Castel towards Cartile he sent presently xv hundred footemen a sixe hundred horsemen to stoppe his passage ouer
people 182.46 Men of warre and knightes commaunded to cut theyr hayre short 359.81 Mercer a Scot taketh shippes from Scarburgh and is taken himselfe 1009 9 b. Meriuale Abbey in Warwikeshire founded 394.29 Messengers from the Pope hanged 963.17 b. Simon Mepham made Archbyshop of Cantorbury 891.7 b dyeth 896.30 b. Mercies refuse to yeelde vnto Cnute 252.23 William Melton made Archbyshop of Yorke 852.55 a. dyeth 908.11 a. Marchantes two of the Stilliard beare fagottes 1536.50 Medulfe a Scot founder of Malmesburie Abbey 191.19 Meccia kingdome receyueth the fayth of Christ 173.5 and. 176.12 Mercia inuaded by the Danes 212.16 Men ouerthrowen to the ground wyth an earthquake 408.1 Merseware battaile fought by the Danes against the Englishmen 2â—…6 85 Melga and Guanius enter Britaine wyth an army and destroy it from side to syde 99.91 Messâ—…na Citie besieged and wonne by the Englishmen 487.63 Meomers Thomas Lord Rocs created Earle of Rutland 1536.16 Meaue besieged by the Englishe pag. 1214. co 1. lin 30 taken pag. 1215. col 1. lin 3. Marchantes straungers restrained of making exchange 1556 55. Mellitus goeth to Rome about busines concerning the Churche of England 156.41 Mellitus banished out of the kingdome of the East Saxons 158.8 Mellitus and Iustus depart into Fraunce 158.19 Mellitus departeth this lyfe 158.77 Mercia inuaded and spoyled by Adelwold 220.23 Mercia robbed and spoyled by the Danes 220.57 Melga and Guanius enter into the North partes of Britaine and make sore war on the Britaines 96.1 Melga and Guanius flee out of Britaine into Irelande 96.7 Mellitus made Byshop of London 152.26 Mellitus sent into Brytaine 149.97 Mercia and Northumberland withdrawe their obeysaunce to the West Saxons 209.1 Meireuent Castle wonne by king Iohn 584.40 Mat. Westm cyted 216.62 and. 222.39 and. 230 3. Meduin and Eluane two learned Britaines sent to Rome 74.71 Megla one of the sonnes of Porth 130.5 Mersee riuer 140.34 Meneuia Citie in Wales now called Saint Dauid taken 123.42 Meatae who and where inhabiting 80.19 Rees ap Meredeth condemned and executed 804.10 a. Meall Castle deliuered to king Henry the second 401.25 Mâ—…rton battayle fought by the Danes against the Englishmen 210.45 Mercia and myddle angles two distinct kingdomes 173 16. Mercia conquered by the west Saxons 203.83 Melua besieged in the Marishes neere Glastenburie 134.25 Mempricius eldest sonne to Madan beginneth to raigne ouer Britaine 17.63 Mecredesbourne battayle fought betweene the Brytaynes and Saxons 125.100 Melga king of Pictes sent to subdue Maximus friendes 95.109 Mesia now called Bulgarie 103.31 Meneuia nowe called West Wales 27.106 Meuricus looke Aruiragus Measures and Weightes appoynted in Britayne 23.63 Maximus slayne at Aquileia 97.90 Meseth one of the names of Samothes 2.38 Melkin a Barde 4.43 Merlius both Bardes 4.42 Merton 198.9 Medeway riuer 241.53 Mercie possessed by the Saxons 131.24 Mercie riuer 143.49 Melanthus king of Athens 15 40. Mempricius deuoured by wilde beastes 17.87 Merline the great Britishe Prophet 127.36 Meneford 266.61 Merchant strangers in prisoned 765.15 b. Melga king of Pictes 95.107 Miracle declaring that the Scottes ought to be subiect to the kings of England 225.84 Milford hauen in Penbrookshire 419.42 Iohn Minsterworth king executed for treason 998.53 a. Miles Earle of Hereford departeth this life 380.18 Mignot Peter beheaded by the Sarasins 501.33 Mirabeau Castle in Poictou taken 635.41 Miles Iohn 1463.20 Miles Forestone of the murderers of King Edward the fourths children pag. 1390. col 2. lin 55. rated at Saint Martins pag. 1391. col 2. lin 1. Miserie of England in time of ciuile warre 388.45 Mistle Brokes sayings to Porter of Edward the fourth pag. 1358. col 1. lin 45. Miracle wrought at the election of Robert Duke of Normandie to be King of Hierusalem 338.49 Miracles shewed at the burial of King Edward 236.8 Middle Angles and Mercâ—…a two distinct kingdomes 173 16. Milnal burnt 1837. 53· Miracle woorking not to be bragged of 150.8 Miracles wrought at the Martirdome of Saint Alban 88.22 Michelney Abbey builded 227 1. Middleton Robert 1425.44 Miracles wrought at the finding of the holy Crosse 92.4 and 92.9 Middelton Castle builded 216.6 Mynes of Gold and siluer 1000.33 b. Mikilwonton 195.104 Misirable state of this realme vnder the thraldome of the Danes 243.1 Michelsbourgh 228.63 Middlemore Monke of the Charter house executed 1563.50 Miracles wrought by the dead and not by the liuing 246.47 Midleham Castle pag. 1294. col 2. lin 56 Midleham Castle pag. 1321. col 1. lin 47. Monkes and Priestes forsaking their orders for loue of their wiues to be excommunicate 340.69 Monkes not to be Godfathers to anâ—… mans childe 341.9 Roger Mortimer keepeth feast 789.14 b Scapeth out of the Towre 873.27 b. crreated Earle of Marâ—…h 892.14 a taken in Notingham Castle 893.57 b. atteinted 894.12 b. hanged 895.1 a his attâ—â—nder â—…euoted 949.40 a. Raufe Morthermer made Earle of Gloucester 815.23 a. deliuered out of prison 827.40 b. Moruâ—…dus sonne to Elamius admitted King of Britaine 29.86 More Thomas Knight Chaunceloure of the Duchie sent commissioner vnto Cambraye 1552.55 is sworne Lorde Chauncelor 1553.11 geueth vp the Chancellorshippe 1558.10 refuseth to take the othe of succession 1563.18 is beheaded 1564.6 Molle succeedeth Osoulphus in the kingdom of Northumberland 195.106 Monkes of Canterburie haue their willes in despite of the king and the Archbishop 539 33. Monkes remoued out of theyr Monasteries and secular Priestes with their wyues brought in 235.100 Monkes mayntayned in their Monasteries by force of armes 235.106 Thomas Mowbrey created Duke of Norfolke 1097.30 b. Moreue a noble man of Gascoigne 560.26 Monkes of Cantorburie chose their Archbyshop without knowledge of Kyng Iohn 561.59 Mount Alban and the Countrey thereaboutes wonne by king Iohn 563.5 Monkes of Cantorburye preuayle in their sute before the Pope against the Byshops 563.73 Monkes of Cantorbury banished the Realme by King Iohn and their goods confiscate 564.7 Morkell a valiaunt Englishe knight 325.11 Mordreds two sonnes slayne by Constantinus 138.23 Mordreds two sonnes rebel agaynst Constantinus and are discomfited 138.17 Moriani arriue in Northumberland with an armie 29.111 Moriani vanquished by the Britaynes and slayne 29.115 Moriani what people they should be 30.6 Monkes placed agayne in the Church of Couentrye 535.18 Monkes of Christes Church in Cantorburie complayne of their Archbyshop to the Pope 535.70 Montmorancie a Frenchman taken prisoner 536.23 Mordred sonne to Loth king of Pictland rebelleth agaynst Arthur 133.73 Mordred causeth himselfe to be made king 134.9 Mordred discomfited with his rebels fleeth into Cornwall 134.31 Mordred slayne and his armie discomfited 134.63 Iohn Earle of Mountfort doth Homage to king Edward the thyrde for Britayne 916.16 a. Mortalitie of men and beastes in England and Normandie 325.19 Monkes what their profession and studie ought to be 321.45 Monkes of Durham being a long tyme excommunicated are now at length assoyled 747.40 Morindus cruell nature 29.102 Morton Iohn Byshop of Elye sent for home 1426. is commended 1431.40 is elected Archbishop of Canterburie Cardinall and Chauncellour ibidem murmured
other sticketh fast as the 〈◊〉 at his coÌ„ming a land with his army in England 285. â—…9 William Wittelsey Archbishop of Caunterburye dyeth 995.17 a Willoughby Robert Lord Brooke generall of the army into Britain 1434 line 10 William succedeth Raufe in the Archbishopricke of Caunterbury 359.38 Winchcomb Church builded 200.105 Winchcomb Abbey founded 201.5 Wilshire wasted by the Danes 245.77 .252.10 Winchester wonne by the Danes 247.81 William of Malmesburie cited 19.25 .97.6 .116 line 52 William of Malmesburie confuted 19.28 Windham Iohn Knyghte and beheaded 1457.40 Wicklifes doctrine mainteyned page 1155. col 1. line 43. his bookes condemned line 55 William de la Pole Erle of Suffolke page 1269. col 1. line 36. col 2. line 6.25.40 page 1271. col 2. line 16. Duke of Suffolke page 1273. col 2. lin 57. a exclamation against him page 1277. col 2. line 6. sent to the Tower pa. 1278. col 2. line 47. deliuered line 49. banished page 1279. col 1. line 21. beheaded line 28 Wilfride a virgin taken out of a Nunrie and defloured by King Edgar 233.11 Wigmere battell foughte by the Danes against the Englishmen 245.35 Wilson Doctor in the premunire 1578.21 pardoned 1581.48 William King of Scottes conspireth with Henrye the sonne againste Kyng Henrye the second 426. 108. he entreth CumberlaÌ„d and besiegeth Careleil 427.67 .433.107 inuadeth NorthumberlaÌ„d and burneth and spoyleth the Countrey 430.28 William Fitz Osbert with the long bearde is conueted before the B. of Caunterbury 529.80 hee appeareth and is dismissed quietly 529.86 he is newly attached and escapeth into saint Mary Bowe Churche keepeth it by force is forced out by fire 529. 105. he is wounded with a knife 529.116 he is araigned in the Tower coÌ„demned drawen and executed 530.4 VVilliam Tirell esquier beheaded page 1313. col 1. line 28 VVilliam Neuill Lorde Fawconbridge Earle of Kente page 1313. col 1. line 40 VVilliam Tailbois Erle of Kyme page 1315. col 1. line 6. beheaded li. 12 VVilliam Lord Herberte Erle of PeÌ„broke page 1315. col 1. line 54. page 1319. col 2. line 35. beheded pag. 1320. col 2. li. 35 VVilford Iames knight valiauntlye defendeth Hadington 1638.20 is taken prisoner 1640.3 VVilliam sonne to Kyng Stephan considered of in the agreemente betweene his father and Henrye Fitz Empresse 389.45 VVilfrid Bishop of Hexham dyeth 190.105 VVilfrid the second succeedeth Iohn in the Archbishoprik of Yorke 190.109 VVilmote a noble man of Sussex banished lyeth rouing vppon the coastes 244 VVilliam Earle of Mortaigne wilfully banisheth himselfe the lande 343.49 VVisbasdowne battaile foughte betweene the Saxons one with another 142.95 VVilliam K. of Scottes marrieth the Lorde Ermengarde daughter to Richard VicouÌ„t Beaumount 463.62 VVilliam Conqueroure hath not so much ground as to bury him in without doing iniurie to another 315.103 VVilliam Conqueroures issue 315.111 VVilliam Bishop of London obteyneth the firste Charter for the Citie of London 316.25 VVilliam Conqueroures Sepulchre opened with the length and bignes of his body 316.61 VVilliam Rufus second sonne to King VVilliam looke Rufus VVilliam VVilnotus emprisoned againe by K. VVilliam Rufus 317.37 VVilliaÌ„ Bishop of Durham 318.60 VVilliam King of Scots commeth into EnglaÌ„d and doth homage to HeÌ„ry the second 408.68 he goeth ouer into Normandye with K. Henrye the second 408.82 VVilliam succeedeth hys father Patrike in the Earledome of Salisburie 411.23 VVilliam King of Scots taken prisoner 435.1 is released out of prison 439.20 he commeth to a Parliamente to Northhampton 443.22 VVilliam Earle of Arundell dyeth 445.6 VVinchester besieged by the Romaines 51.34 VVilliam King of Sicile departeth this life 486. line 102 VVilloughby Roberte knight conueyd the Erle of VVarwike froÌ„ Sheriffehuton to the tower of London 1425.20 VVilliam Conqueroure being ridde of one vexation is alwayes troubled with an other 307. line 20 VVilloughby Roberte created Lorde Brooke 1426.38 VVinleshore battell foughte by the Englishmen against y e Danes 207.13 VVinchester Citie destroyed by the Danes 208.55 VVinborne Abbey 211.14 VVilton battaile foughte by the Danes againste the Englishmen 212.2 VVinfrid B. of Mercia 179.94 VVinchester Churche builded 180.70 VVinfrid deposed for disobedience 181.8 William Cotton slayne page 1288. col 1. line 13 Wibbas or Wipha succeedeth his father Crida in the Kingdome of Mercia 145.88 William Conqueroure inuadeth Scotland with a mighty army 307.38 Wimond a Monke fyrste Byshoppe of the I le of Man had his eyes put out 386.6 VVilliam Archbyshoppe of Yorke complayned of to the Pope and deposed 382.38 Wiues to be kept according to the lawes of holy Church 420.110 VVilliam sonne to King Stephan departeth this life 399.44 VVilliaÌ„ VVicwan made Archbishop of York 789. 36 a dyeth 794.48 a Windsor Castell besieged by the Barons 603.19 they raise theyr Campe secretely in the nyghte 604.46 VVilliam Duke of Normandie promiseth hys daughter in marriage to Earle Harold 278.40 VVilliam erle of Northfolke breaketh his legge with a fall from hys Horse 303.3 VVilliam Duke of Normandyes backe peece of his armour put on before by chance 286.83 VVilliam King of Scots commeth to visit Kyng Henrye the seconde of England 411.99 VVilliam King of Scots and Dauid his brother do homage to Henry son to King Henrye the second 412.75 VVilliam StaÌ„ley knight page 1321. col 1. line 55 Wigmore Castell besieged and wonne by the Barons 765.37 VVilliam VVilford toke Shippes on the coastes of Britaine page 1140. col 2. line 34 VVilliam Sautre brente in Smithfield page 1132 col 2. line 30 VVilton Nunrie fortifyed in steed of a Castell 379.69 VVil. Argentine Knight page 1119. col 2. line 46 VVilliam Venoure page 1120. col 2. line 17 VVilliam Erle of Pembroke perswadeth the nobilitie against Lewes and to take parte wyth Henry the third 608.60 VVilliam wyth the long berd maketh an oration to the people 529.34 VVilliam Conqueroure leadeth a mighty armye into Wales 310.7 William Conqueroure leadeth an army against his eldest sonne Roberte in Normandy 310.34 he is vnhorsed by his sonne Roberte and is by hym eftsoones horsed againe 310.45 they are made friends 310.69 William long scoured the seas pa. 1156. col 2. lin 50 Wise saying of a worthye Prince page 1256. col 1. line 46 Wales deuided froÌ„ the other partes of Britaine by Seuerne 75.22 Wall builded or restored betwene the Britaines Scots by Seuerus 81.3 Walbroke in London why so called 82.50 Wichwood beside Stony Stratford page 1316. col 1. line 46 Whitsandbay page 1323. col 1. line 30 Wilton Abbey buylded 226.116 Wilfride Bishop of worcester 192.20 Wiccies prouince nowe Worcester 192.19 Winchester made a Bishops Sea 191.8 Withred departeth thys life 191.81 Wise meÌ„ deserue as much praise for their counsell as stoute warrioures for their valiancie 84.50 Wilfride restored to Northumberland 186.3 Withred son to Gegherte made K. of Kent 187.10 Wil. Conqueroure returneth out of Normandye into England 297.32 hee leadeth an army againste y e Citie of Exeter 299.41 he leadeth an army into the Northe againste the Danes and
thought that whatsoeuer we did the same had bin done by his authoritie Finally when we had got power ynough that we needed not to feare any force that might be made forth against vs we would haue slayne all such noble men as mighte either haue giuen counsell or made anye resistance againste vs specially the Knightes of the Rhodes and lastly wee woulde haue kylled the Kyng and all menne of possessions with Byshoppes Monkes Chanons and parsons of Churches onely Friers Mendicants we would haue spared that myghte haue suffised for the ministration of the Sacramentes and when we hadde made a riddance of all those wee woulde haue deuised lawes according to the whych the subiectes of thys Realme shoulde haue liued for we woulde haue created Kyngs as Watte â—…ler in Kente and other in other Countreys 〈◊〉 bycause thys oure purpose was disappoynted by the Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury that woâ—…e not permitte the King to come vnto vs we sought by all meanes to dispatch hym out of the way as at length we did Moreouer the same euening that Watte Tiler was kylled wee were determined hauyng the greatest parte of the commons of the Citie bent to ioyne with vs to haue sette fyre in foure corners of the Citie and so to haue deuided amongst vs the spoyle of the chiefest ryches that myghte haue beene founde at oure pleasure and thys sayde hee was oure purpose as God maye help me now at my last ende Thus maye you see after what sorte they were conspired to the destruction of the Realme And least this one mans confession might seeme insufficiente diuers other of them confessed the same or muchwhat the lyke in effect when they sawe no remedie but presente deathe before their eyes To declare the occasion why suche mischiefes happened thus in the Realme wee leaue to the iudgemente of those that maye coniecture a troth thereof by conferring the manners of that age and behauior of all states then sith they that wrote in those dayes maye happely in that behalfe misse the trueth in construing things according to theyr affections but truely it is to bee thoughte that the faultes as well in one degree as other specially the synnes of the whole nation procured suche vengeaunce to rise The câ—…e of the late â—…multes whereby they myghte bee warned of theyr euill doings and seeke to reforme the same in tyme conuenient But as it commeth still to passe when the daunger is once ouershotte repentaunce lykewise is putte ouer and is no more regarded till an other scourge commeth eftsoones to putte menne in remembraunce of theyr duetie so in lyke manner as seemeth it chaunced in this Kynges dayes as by that whiche followeth it may more playnely appeare In thys meane tyme that these troubles were at the hottest in Englande the Duke of Lancaster beeyng in Scotlande so behaued hymselfe in the treatie whyche hee hadde in hande with the Scottes dissembling the matter so as if he had not vnderstoode of any trouble in Englande at all A truce 〈◊〉 Scotlande Tho. VValâ—… Froissart that finallye before the Scottes hadde knowledge thereof a truce was concluded to endure for two yeares or as other haue for three yeares When hee hadde made an ende there and that all thyngs were agreed vppon and passed for the confirmation of that accorde hee returned to Berwike but at his comming thither the Captayne sir Mathew RedmaÌ„ would not suffer him to enter y e towne The captain of Berwyke will not suffer the duke of Lancaster to enter into the town bycause of a commaundement giuen to him froÌ„ the Earle of Northumberlande Lord Warden of the marches wherefore the Duke was glad to returne into Scotlande agayne obteyning licence of the Scottes to remayne amongst them till the Realme of England was reduced to better quiet Herevpon the Commons in England that fauored hym not tooke occasion to reporte the worst of hym that myghte bee deuised calling him nowe in tyme of their rebellious commotions a traytor to the Realme declaring that hee hadde ioyned hymselfe to the Scottes and meant to take part with them against his owne natiue countrey The Kyng indeede hadde sente commaundemente during the time of the rebellious troubles vnto the Earle of Northumberlande that hee shoulde haue good regard to the safekeeping of all the Townes and Castels vnder his rule and not to suffer anye person to enter the same hauing forgot to except the Duke of Lancaster beeyng then in Scotlande wherevppon the Duke tooke no small displeasure with the Earle of Northumberlande as after hee well shewed at hys coÌ„ming home But before hee returned foorth of Scotlande he wrote to the Kyng to vnderstaÌ„d his pleasure in what sort he should returne humbling hymselfe in such wise as hee made offer to come with one Knight one Esquier a grome if it should please the Kyng so to appoynt him or if it so were that by his presence it was thoughte the Realme was like to fall in anye trouble hee was ready to departe into exile neuer to returne into his Countrey agayne if so bee that through his absence the King and Realme mighte enioy peace and quietnesse The Kyng hearing such offers wrote to him that his pleasure was to haue hym to returne home with all hys whole trayne and if the same were not thoughte sufficiente to guarde him hee should take of euery Towne by the which he passed a certayne nuÌ„ber of men to attend hym vnto the next Towne for hys safegarde and so it was done the Kyng sending him commission to that effect and thus coÌ„ming to the Courte he was of the Kyng right honorably receyued Within a few dayes after his commyng hee exhibited a greeuous complaynte agaynst y e Erle of Northumberland for abusing hym in dyuers sortes The Duke of Lancaster that 〈◊〉 the earle of Northumâ—… ioyth â—…alty crimes in time of the late troubles so as his honor was greatly thereby touched for whych the Earle was sente for and commaunded to come vnto Barkhamsteede where all the Lordes in manner of the land were assembled in Counsell Heere after the Duke had laâ—…de dyuers things so the Earles charge for his disobedience vnfaithfulnesse and ingratitude the Earle after the manner of his Countrey not able to forbeare brake out into reprochfull wordes againste the Duke although hee was commaunded by the Kyng to ceasse where the Duke kept silence in humble manner at the first word when the king commaunded hym to holde his peace so that by reason of the Earles disobedience in that behalfe he was arrested But yet the Erles of Warwike and Suffolke vndertaking for his appearance at the nexte Parliament he was suffered to depart and so the Counsell brake vp About the feast of all Sainctes The duke of Lancaster and the Earle of Northumberland come to the parliameÌ„t with greate troupes of armed men the Parliamente beganne to the whiche the Duke of Lancaster came bringing with him an exceedyng number
of armed men and lykewise the Earle of Northumberlande with no lesse company came likewise to London and was lodged within the Citie hauing great friendship shewed towardes hym of the Citizens The Londoners frends to the Earle of Northumberlande who promised to assist hym at all tymes when necessitie required so that hys parte seemed to bee ouerstrong for the Duke if they shoulde haue come to any triall of their forces at that time The Duke laye with his people in the suburbes The Lords siâ—… in armour in the parliameÌ„â—… house and euery day when they went to the Parliament house at Westminster both partes went thither in armour to the great terror of those that were wise and graue personages fearing some mischiefe to fall foorth of that vnaccustomed maner of theyr goyng armed to the Parliamente house contrary to the auntient vsage of y e realme At length to quiet the parties The K. maketh an agreemeÌ„t betweene the duke of Lancaster anâ—… the Earle of Northumberland and to auoyde suche inconuenientes as mighte haue growen of theyr dissention the Kyng tooke the matter into hys handes and so they were made friendes to the ende that some good myghte bee done in that Parliamente for reformation of things touching the state of the Realme for whiche cause it was especially called but nowe after it had continued a long tyme and fewe things at all concluded newes came that the Lady Anne sister to the Emperoure Wenslaus and fyanced wife to the Kyng of England was come to Caleis wherevppon the Parliamente was proroged till after Christmas that in the meane time the marriage myght bee solemnised whyche was appoynted after the Epiphanie and foorthwith greaâ—… preparation was made to receyue the Bryde that shee myghte bee conueyed with all honor vnto the Kyngs presence Suche as shoulde receyue hir at Douer The Emperours sister aâ—…fyâ—…â—…o kyng Richard is receyued at Douer A watershakâ—… repayred thither where at hir landing a maruellous and righte straunge wonder happened for shee was no sooner out of hir Shippe and gâ—… to lande in safetie with all hir company â—…t that forthwith the water was so troubled and shaken as the like thing had not to any mans remembraunce euer bin hearde of so that the Shippe in which the appoynted Queene came ouer was terribly rent into peeces and the residue so beaten one againste an other that they were scattered heere and there after a wonderfull manner Before hir comming to the Citie of London shee was met on Blackheath by the Maior and Citizens of London 1382 in most honorable wise and so with greate triumph conueyd to Westminster where at the time appoynted all the Nobilitie of the Realme being assembled The Kings marriage with the Emperors sister shee was ioyned in marriage to the King and Crownes Queene by the Archbyshop of Caunterbury with all the glory and honor that might be deuised There were also holden for the more honor of the same marriage solemne Iustes for certayne dayes togither in which as well the Englishmen as y e new Queenes Countreymen shewed proofe of their manhoode and valiancie whereby prayse and commendation of Knightly prowes was atchieued not withoute domage of both the parties After that the solemnitie of the marriage was finished the Parliamente eftsoones beganne in the whiche many things were enacted for the behoofe of the common wealthe And amongst other things it was ordeyned that all maner manumissions obligations releasses and other bondes made by compulsion dures and menace in time of this last tumulte and ryot agaynste the lawes of the lande and good fayth should bee vtterly voyde and adnihillate And further that if the Kynges faythfull liege people did perceyue any gathering of the Commons in suspect wise to the number of sixe or seauen holding conuenticles togither they shoulde not stay for y e Kings writte in that behalfe for theyr warrante but forthwith it shoulde bee lawfull for them to apprehende suche people assembling togither and to lay them in prison till they mighte aunswere their doings These and many other things were established in this Parliamente of the whiche the most part are set foorthe in the Printed Booke of Statutes where yee maye reade the same more at large In tyme of thys Parliamente the Earle of Suffolke William Vfforde beeyng chosen by the Knyghtes of the Shires to pronounce in behalfe of the common wealthe certayne matters concerning the same The very day and houre in whyche hee shoulde haue serued that turne as hee wente vp the staires The suddayne â—…eath of the Earle of Suffolke towardes the vpper house he suddaynely fell downe and dyed in the handes of hys seruauntes busie about to take hym vp whereas hee felte no griefe of sicknesse when hee came into Westminster beeyng then and before merrie and pleasante ynough to all mens sights Of hys suddayne death many were greaâ—… abasshed for that in hys lyfe tyme hee 〈◊〉 shewed hymselfe courteous and amiable to all men The Parliamente shortly therevppon tooke ende after that the Merchauntes had graunted to the Kyng for a subsedie certayne customes of theyr woolles whiche they bought and solde called a Maletot to endure for four yeares The Lord Richard Scrope was made Lord Chancellor and the Lorde Hugh Segraue Lord Treasorer About the same time The Earle of Marche his good seruice whilâ—…st he 〈◊〉 depâ—…ie of Irelande the Lorde Edmonde Mortimer Earle of Marche the Kings Lieutenaunt in Irelande departed this life after hee had brought in manner all that lande to peace and quiete by his noble and prudente gouernemente In this season Wiclifâ—… doctrine Wiclife set foorthe dyuers Articles and conclusions of hys doctrine whiche the newe Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury William Courtney lately remoued from the Sea of London vnto the higher dignitie dyd what hee coulde by all shiftes to suppresse and to force suche as were the setters foorthe and maynteyners thereof to recante and vtterly to renounce What hee brought to passe in the Booke of Actes and monumentes set foorthe by maister Foxe ye may finde at large The Twesday next after the feast of Sainâ—…t Iohn Port latine an other Parliament began in whiche at the earnest sute and request of the Knyghtes of the shires Iohn Wrawe Priest Iohn Wrawe â–ª that was the chiefe doer among the commons in Suffolke at Bury and Mildenhale was adiudged to be drawen and hanged although many beleeued that hys lyfe should haue bin redeemed for some great portion of money A lewde fellowe that tooke vppon hym to bee skilfull in Phisicke and Astronomy caused it to bee published thorough the Citie of London that vppon the Ascention euen there would rise suche a pestilente Planet that all those whyche came abroade foorthe of theyr chambers before they hadde sayde fyue tymes the Lordes prayer then coÌ„monly called the Pater noster dyd not eate somewhat that morning before theyr going foorthe shoulde bee taken with sicknesse and