hir gouernement Thus therefore the Queenes Maiestie passed from the Tower tyll shee came to Fanchurche the people on each side ioyously beholding the viewe of so gracious a Lady their Queene and hir grace no lesse gladly noting and obseruing the same Neere vnto Fanchurch was erected a scaffold richely furnished whereon stoode a noyse of instruments and a childe in costly apparell whiche was appoynted to welcome the Queenes Maiestie in the whole Cities behalfe Against which place wheÌ„ hir grace came of hir owne will she commaunded the Chariot to bee stayde and that the noyse might be appeased till the child had vttered hys welcoming Oration which he spake in English metre as heere followeth O pereles souerayne Queene behold what thys thy Towne â—â—ch thee presented with at thy fyrst entraunce heere Behold with how riche hope she leades thee to thy Crowne Behold with what two gyftes she comforteth thy cheere The fyrst is blessing tongs which many a welcome say â—â—ch pray thou maist do well which prayse thee to the Skye â—…uch wish to thee long lyfe which blesse this happie day â—…uch to thy kingdome heapes all that in tongs can lye The second is true heartes which loue thee from theyr roote 〈◊〉 sute is triumph now and ruleth all the game â—â—ch faithfulnes haue wonne and all vntruth driuen out â—â—ch skippe for ioy when as they heare thy happy name welcome therefore O Queene as much as heart can thinke welcome agayne O Queene as much as tong can tell welcome to ioyous tongs and hearts that will not shrinke 〈◊〉 thee preserue we pray and wish thee euer well At which words of y e last line the whole people gaue a great shout wishing with one assent as the child had said And the Queenes maiestie thanked most hartily both the Citie for this hir gentle receyuing at the first and also the people for confirming the same Here was noted in the Queenes Maiesties countenance during the time that the child spake besides a perpetuall attentiuenes in hir face a maruellous change in loke as the childs words touched either hir person or the peoples tongs and hearts So that she with reioicing visage did euidently declare that the words toke no lesse place in hir minde than they were most heartely pronounced by the childe as from all the heartes of hir most heartie Citizens The same verses were fastned vp in a table vppon the scaffolde and the latine thereof likewise in latine verses in another table as heereafter ensueth Vrbs tua quae ingressu dederit tibi munera primo O Regina parem non habitura vide Ad diadema tuum te spe quà m diuite mittat Quae duo letitia det tibi dona vide Munus habes primuÌ„ linguas bona multa precaÌ„tes Quae te quum laudant tum pia vota sonant Foelicemque diem hunc dicunt tibi secula longa Optant quicquid denique longa potest Altera dona feres vera tui amantia corda Quorum gens ludum iam regit vna tuum In quibus est infracta fides falsumque perosa Quaeque tuo audito nomine laeta salit Grata venis igitur quantum cor concipit vllum Quantum lingua potest dicere grata venis Cordibus infractis linguisque per omnia laetis Grata venis saluam te velit esse deus Now when the child had pronounced his Oration and the Queenes highnes so thankefully had receiued it she marched forward towarde Gracious streete where at the vpper ende before the signe of y e Egle the Citie had erected a gorgeous and sumptuous arke as heere followeth A stage was made whiche extended from the one side of the streete to the other richly vawted with batlementes conteining three portes and ouer the middlemost was aduanced three seuerall stages in degrees Vpon the lowest stage was made one seate royall wherein were placed two personages representing King Henry the seuenth and Elizabeth his wife daughter of King Edwarde the fourth eyther of these two Princes sitting vnder one cloth of estate in their seates no otherwise deuided but that the one of them whiche was Kyng Henry the seuenth proceeding out of the house of Lancaster was enclosed in a red rose and the other which was Queene Elizabeth being heire to the house of Yorke enclosed with a white rose eache of them royally crowned and decently apparelled as apperteineth to Princes with Scepters in their handes and one vaute surmounting their heads wherein aptly were placed two tables eache conteyning the title of those two Princes And these personages were so set that the one of them ioyned handes wyth the other with the ring of Matrimonie perceyued on the finger Out of the whiche two roses sprang two braunches gathered into one which were directed vpward to the second stage or degree wherein was placed one representing the valiaunte and noble Prince Kyng Henrye the eyghte whiche sprong out of the former stocke crowned with a Crowne imperiall and by him sate one representing the righte worthy Ladye Queene Anne wise to the said King Henry the eyght and mother to our most soueraine Ladye Q. Elizabeth that now is both apparelled with Scepters and diademes and other furniture due to the state of a King and Queene and two tables surmounting their heads wherein were written their names and titles From their seate also proceeded vpwards one braunche directed to the thirde and vppermost stage or degree wherein likewise was planted a seate royall in the which was set one representing the Queenes most excellent Maiestie Elizabeth now our most dradde soueraigne Lady crowned apparelled as y e other Princes were Out of the foreparte of this Pageaunt was made a standing for childe whiche at the Queenes Maiesties comming declared vnto hir the whole meaning of the saide Pageaunt The two sydes of the same were filled wyth loude noyses of musicke And all emptie places thereof were furnished with sentences concerning vnitie And the whole Pageant garnished with redde roses and white And in the forefront of the same Pageaunte in the faire wreath was written the name and title of the same whyche was The vniting of the two houses of Lancaster and Yorke This Pageaunte was grounded vppon the Queenes Maiesties name For like as the long warre betweene the two houses of Yorke and Lancaster then ende when Elizabeth daughter to Edwardd the fourth marched in marriage with Henrye the seuenth heyre to the house of Lancaster so since that the Queenes Maiesties name was Elizabeth and for somuch as shee is the only heire of Henry the eyght whyche came of both the houses as the knitting vp to coÌ„cord it was deuised that the lyke as Elizabeth was the first occasion of concord so shee another Elizabeth mighte maynteyne the same among hyr subiects so that vnitie was the ende whereat the whole deuise shotte as the Queenes Maiesties name moued the first grounde This Pageant nowe against the Queenes Maiesties comming was addressed with children representing
of his approche to the lande they prepared themselues to withstande him Cesar perceyuing this determined to stay till the other ships were come and so he lay at ancre till about .xj. of the clocke and then calleth a counsell of the Marshals and chiefe captaines Caesar calleth a counsell vnto whome he declared both what he had learned of Volusenus and also further what he would haue done willing them that all things might be ordred as the reason of warre requyred And bycause he perceyued that this place where he first cast ancre was not meete for the landing of his people sith from the height of the cliffes that closed on ech side the narrow creek into the which he had thrust the Brytaynes might annoy hys people with their bowes and dartes before they could set foote on land hauing now the wind and tyde with him he disankred from thence drewe alongest the coast vnder the downes This was about Dale the space of vij or .viij. myles and there finding the shore more flat and plaine he approched neare to the land determining to come to the shore The Brytaynes astonied This thing being put in execution according to his commaundement the Brytaynes were not a little astonyed at the straunge sight of those Gallies for that they were dryuen with Oares which earst they had not seene and shrewdly were they galled also with the artillerie which the Romaines discharged vpon them so that they began to shrinke and retyre somewhat backe The valiant courage of an ensigne bearer Herewith one that bare the ensigne of the legion surnamed Decima wherin the Eagle was figured as in that which was the chiefe ensigne of the legion when he sawe his fellowes nothing eagre to make forward first besieching the goddes that his enterprise might turne to the weale profite and honour of the legion he spake with a lowd voyce these wordes to his felowes that were about him Leape forth now you worthie souldiers sayth he if you wil not betray your ensigne to the enimies For surely I will acquite my selfe according to my dutie both towardes the common welth and my generall and therewith leaping forth into the water he marched with his ensigne streight vpon the enimies The Romaines doubting to lose their ensigne which should haue turned them to high reproche leapt out of their ships so fast as they might and followed their standard so that there ensued a sore reencounter and that thing that troubled moste the Romaines was bycause they could not keepe their order neyther finde any sure footing nor yet follow euery man his owne Ensigne but to put themselues vnder that ensigne whiche hee fyrst met with after their first comming forth of the Shippe The Brytaynes that were acquainted with the shelfes and shallow places of the water when they saw the Romaines thus disorderly to come forth of their ships they ranne vpon them with their horses and fiercely assayled them The 〈◊〉 of the Brytaynes and nowe and then a greate multitude of the Brytaynes woulde compasse in and enclose some one company of them and other also from the most open places of the shore bestowed great plentie of darts vpon the whole number of the Romaines and so troubled them passing sore wherevpon Cesar perceyuing the maner of this fight caused his meÌ„ of warre to enter into Boates and other small vessels which he commaunded to go to such places where most need appeared And thus relieuing them that fought with new succours at length the Romaines got to lande and then assembling togither they assayled the Brytaynes of new The Româ—â—â—â— get to lande and so at length did put them all to flight But the Romaines could not folow the Brytaynes farre bycause they wanted their horsmen The want of horsemen which were yet behind and through slacking time coulde not come to lande And this one thing seemed onely to disappoint the luckie fortune y t was accustomed to followe Cesar in all his other enterprises The Brytains after this flight were no sooner got togither The Brytayne send vnto Caesar but that with all speed they sent Ambassadors vnto Cesar to treat with him of peace offring to deliuer hostages and further to stande vnto that order that Cesar should take with them in any reasonable sort With these Ambassadors came also Comius whoÌ„ Cesar as ye haue heard had sent before into Brytaine Comius 〈◊〉 Arâ—…aâ—… whom notwithstanding that he was an Ambassador and sent from Cesar with commission and instructions sufficiently furnished yet had they stayd him as a prisoner But now after the battaile was ended they set him at libertie sent him back with their Ambassadors who excused the matter laying the blame on the people of the Countrey which had imprisoned him through lacke of vnderstanding what apperteyned to the law of armes and nations in that behalfe Cesar found great fault with their misdemeanor not onely for imprisoning his Ambassador but also for that contrary to they 'r promises made by such as they had sent to him into Gallia to deliuer hostages in lieu thereof they had â—â—ceyued him with warre yet in the ende he sayd he would pardon them and not seeke any further reuenge of theyr follies â—â—esar demasiâ—â—â—th hostages And herewith required of them hostages of which part were deliuered out of hand and promise made that the residue should likewise be sent after crauing some respite for performance of the same bycause they were to be fetched farte off within the Countrey Peace being thus established after the .iiij. day of the Romaines arriuall in Brytaine the .xviij. shippes which as ye haue heard were appoynted to conuey the horsmen ouer loosed from the further hauen with a soft winde The whiche when they approched so neare the shore of Brytain that the Romains which were in Cesars camp might see them sodainly there arose so great a tempest that none of them was able to keepe his course so that they were not onely driuen in sunder some being caried againe into Gallia and some westward but also the other shippes that lay at ancre and had brought ouer the armie were so pitifully beaten tossed and shaken that a great number of them did not onely lose their tackle but also were caried by force of winde into the high sea the rest being likewise so filled with water y t they were in danger by sinking to perish to be quite lost For the Moone in the same night was at the full and therefore caused a spring tide which furthered the force of the tempest to the greater perill of those ships and gallies that lay at an ancre There was no way for the Romains to help y e matter wherfore a great number of those ships were so bruised rent and watherbeaten that without new reparation they would serue to no vse of sailing This was a great discoÌ„fort to the Romaines that had brought ouer no prouision to liue
Commentaries maketh no accouÌ„t to declare the needles circuÌ„stances or any more of the matter than y e chief points of his dealing â—…ector Bo. Again the Scottish hystoriographers write that when it was first known to the Brytaynes that Cesar would inuade them there came from Cassibelane king of Brytaynes an Ambassade vnto Ederus king of Scottes the which in the name of king Cassibelane requyred ayde agaynst the common enimies the Romaines which request was gâ—…aunted and ten M. Scots sent to the ayde of Cassibellane At their comming to London they were 〈◊〉 ioyfully receiued of Cassibellane who at the 〈◊〉 tyme had knowledge that the Romaines were come a land and had beateÌ„ such Brytaynes backe as were appoynted to resist their landing Whervpon Cassibellane with all his whole puissaunce mightily augmented not onely with the succors of the Scottes but also of the Piâ—â—s which in that common cause had sent also of their people to ayd the Brytaynes set forwarde towardes the place where he vnderstoode the enimies to be At their first approch togither Cassibellane sent forth his horsmen and charets called Essedâ—â— by the which he thought to disorder the array of the enimies Twice they encountered togither with doubtfull victorie At lâ—…ngth they ioyned puissance agaynst puissance and fought a right sore and cruell battayle till finally at the sodaine comming of the Welchmen and Cornishmen so huge noyse was raysed by the sounde of Belles hanging at their trappers and Charets that the Romaynes astonyed therewith were more easily put to flight The Brytaynes Scots and Picts following in the chase without order or aray so that by reason the Romains kept themselues close togither the Brytayns Scots Picts did vneth so much harm to the enimies as they themselues receyued But yet they followed on stil vpon the Romains till it was darke night Cesar after he had perceyued them once withdrawne did what he could to assemble his companies togither minding the next morning to seeke his reuenge of the former days disaduaÌ„tage But forsomuch as knowledge was giueÌ„ him y t his ships by reason of a foretâ—…pest were beateÌ„ rent y t many of theÌ„ wer past seruice he doubteâ—â— least such newes would encourage his enimies bring his people into dispair Wherfore he determined not to fight til time more coÌ„uenieÌ„t sending all his wounded folks vnto y e ships which he coÌ„maunded to be newly â—â—â—ged and trimmed After this keeping his army for a time within the place where he was encamped without issuing forth he shortly drew to the sea side where his shippes lay at ankre and there within a strong place fortified for the purpose he lodged his host finally without hope to atchieue any other exploit auaileable for that time he tooke the sea with such shippes as were apt for sailing and so repassed into Gallia leauing behind him all the spoyle and baggage for want of vesselles and leysure to conuey it ouer Thus haue the Scottes in their Chronicles framed the matter more to the conformitie of the Romaine hystories than according to the report of our Brytish and English writers and therfore we haue thought good to shew it here that the diuersitie of writers and their affections maye the better appeare Of this soden departing also or rather flying of Iulius Cesar out of Brytain Lucanus y e poet maketh meÌ„tion reciting the saying of Pompeius in an oratioÌ„ made by him vnto his soldiers wherin he reprochfully and disdainfully reproued the doings of Cesar in Brytaine saying Territa quaesitis ostendit terga Britannis That is in English He turnde his backe and fled away from the Brytaynes whom he sought But now to turne to the sequele of the matter as Cesar himselfe reporteth After his comming into Gallia there were but two Cities of al Britaine that sent ouer their hostages according to their couenant Dien Cassius which gaue occasion to Cesar to pike a new quarell against them which if it had wanted he would yet I doubt not haue founde some other for his full meaning was to make a more full conquest of that I le Therfore purposing to passe againe thither as he that had a great desire to bring the Brytaynes vnder the obedience of the Romain estate he caused a great number of shippes to be prouided in the winter season put in a redinesse so that against the next spring there were found to be readie rigged six hundred ships beside .xxviij. Gallies Caesar de belâ—…o Gal. li. 5. Herevpon hauing taken order for the gouernance of Gallia in his absence about the beginning of the Spring he came to the hauen of Calice whither according to order by him prescribed all his ships were come except .xl. which by tempest were driuen backe and coulde not as yet come to him After he had stayed at Calice as wel for a conuenient winde as for other incidentes certaine dayes at length when the weather so chaunged that it serued his purpose he tooke the sea hauing with him fiue legions of souldiers and about two thousand horsmen departed out of Calice hauen about the sun setting with a soft southwest wind directing his course forward about midnight the wind fell and so by a calme he was caried aloÌ„gst with the tide so that in the morning wheÌ„ the day appeared he might beholde Brytaine vpon hys left hand TheÌ„ folowing the streame as the course of the tide changed he forced with Oaâ—…es to fetch the shore vpon that part of the coast which he had discouered and tried the last yeare to bee the best landing place for the armie The diligence of the souldiers was shewed here to be great who with coÌ„tinual toile droue forth the heauy ships to keepe course with the gallies and so at length they landed in Brytayn about noone on the next day finding not one to resist his comming a shorâ—… for as he learned by certain prisoners which were taken after his comming to lande the Brytaines being assembled in purpose to haue resisted him through feare striken into their heartes at the discouering of such an huge number of ships they forsooke the shore and got them vnto the Mountaines There were in deed of vessels one other what with vitailers and those which priuate men had prouided and furnished forth for their owne vse being ioyned to the ordinarie number at the least viij C. sayle which appearing in sight all at one time made a wonderfull muster right terrible in the eyes of the Brytaynes But to proceed Cesar being got to land encamped his army in a place conuenient and after learning by the prisoners into what parte the enimies were withdrawne hee appoynted one Quintus Atrius to remaine vpon the safegard of the nauie with ten companies or cohorts of footmen and three hundred horsmen and anon after midnight marched forth himselfe with the residue of his people towards the Brytaynes and hauing made .xij. miles of way hee got sight of his
report of his malitious practises to bryng hymselfe and hys sonnes to the chiefe seate of gouernemente in the Kingdome or that of hatred such slaunders were reysed of him it may of some perhappes be doubted bycause that in the dayes of King Edwarde whiche was a soft and gentle Prince hee bare greate rule and authoritie and so mighte procure to himselfe euill report for euery thing that chanced amisse as oftentimes it commeth to passe in suche cases where those that haue greate doyngs in the gouernemente of the common wealthe are commonly euill spoken of and that now and theÌ„ without their gilt But truth it is that Goodwin beeing in authoritie both in the dayes of K. Edward and his predecessors did many thyngs as should appeare by Writers more by will than by law Hen. Hunt and so likewise did his sonnes vpo presumption of the great puissance that they and theyr father were of within the Realme Hee had to wife the sister of K. Cnute Editha of whome hee begate three sonnes as some write that is to saye Polidor Harrolde Biorne and Tostie also his daughter Editha the which he found meanes to bestowe in marriage vpon King Edward as before ye haue heard But other write VVil. Malm. that he had but one sonne by Cnutes sister the whiche in riding of a rough Horse was throwen into the Riuer of Thames and so drowned His mother also was striken with a thunderbolte and so perished worthely as is reported for hir naughty doyings She vsed to buy great numbers of yong persons and namely maides that were of any excellencie in beutie and personage y t which she sent ouer into Denmarke and there sold them to hir most aduantage After hir decesse as the same authours record Goodwin married another woman by whome he had issue sixe sonnes Suanus or Swayne Harrolde Tostie or Tosto Wilnote Gurth and Leofricke of them mention is and shall be further made as places conuenient shall serue thereto Shortly after in the yeare .1057 Aldred Bishop of Worceter was sente ouer vnto the Emperoure Henry the third to fetche Edwarde the sonne of Edmund Ironside into EnglaÌ„d whom King Edwarde was desirous to see meaning to ordeyne him heire apparante to the Crowne but he died the same yere after he was now returned into England Edward the outlaw departed this life This Edward was surnamed the outlawe his body was buryed at Westminster or as other say in y e Church of Saint Paule within London 1056 Leofricke Erle of Chester departed this life Ran. Higd. Mat. VVest The same yeare that is to witte in the seuenteenth or in the sixtenth yeare of King Edwards raigne as some write Leofricke the noble Earle of Chester or Mercia that was sonne to Duke Leofwine departed this life in his owne Towne of Bromeley the last day of August and was buried at Couentrie in the Abbey there which he had builded This Earle Leofricke was a man of greate honor wise and discret in all his doyngs His high wisedome and policie stoode the Realm in great steede whilest he liued He had a noble Lady to his wife named Gudwina at whose earnest sute he made the Citie of Couentrie free of all manner tolle Couentrie made free of tolle and custome except for Horses and to haue that tolle layde downe also his foresaide Wife rode naked through the middest of the Towne without other couerture saue only hir heare Moreouer partly â–ª moued by his owne deuotion and partly by the perswasion of that noble Lady his wife he builded or beneficially augmeÌ„ted and repared many Abbeyes and Churches as the saide Abbey or Priory at Couentrie the Abbeyes of Wenlocke Worceter Stone Eueshame and Leof beside Herford Also he buylded two Churches within the Citie of Chester Churches in Chester built the one called S. Iohns and the other Saint Werbrough The valew of y e iewels and ornaments which he bestowed on the Abbey Church of Couentrie was inestimable After Leofrickes death his sonne Algar was made Earle and entituled in all his landes and Seigniories In the yeare following to witte 1058. H. Hunt Algar Earle of Chester exiled the same Algar was accused again through malice of some enuious persons of treason so that he was exiled the land wherevppon he repared agayne vnto his old friend Griffin Prince of Northwales of whome hee was ioyfully receyued and shortly after by his ayde and also by the power of a nauie of Ships that by chaunce arriued in those parties at that selfe season vnlooked for out of Norway Sim. Dunel the said Algar recouered hys Earledome by force as some haue written King Edward about the twentith yere of his raine 1063 Sim. Dunel Math. VVest as then remayning at Glocester appoynted Earle Harrolde to inuade the Dominions of Griffin King of Wales Harrold taking with him a power of Horsemen made speed and came to Rutland and there brenned Griffins Palace and also his Shippes and then about midlent returned againe into England After this about the Rogation weeke Harrold eftsoones by the Kings commaundemente wente against the Welchmen and taking the Sea sayled by Bristowe round about the coast compassing in maner al Wales His brother Tostie that was Earle of Northumberland met him by appointment with an host of Horsemen and so ioyning togither Wales destroyed and harried by the Englishmâ—â— The Welchmen agree to pay their accustomed tribute they destroyed the countrey of Wales in suche sorte that the Welchmen were compelled to submit themselues to deliuer hostages and conditioned to pay the auntient tribute which before time they had payd And moreouer they renounced their Prince the forenamed Griffin so that he remayned as a banished person and finally about the fifth day of August they slewe him and sent his head to Earle Harrold 1064 VVil. Malm. Sim. Dunel Afterwards King Edward graunted y e rule of Wales vnto Blengent or Blethgent and Riuall Griffins two brethren whiche did homage vnto hym for the same and hadde serued vnder Harrold against their brother the foresaid Griffin There be that write that not onely Griffin but also another of his brethreÌ„ also called Rise was brought to his death by the manfull meanes and politike order of Earle Harrold VVil. Malm. and all the sauadge people of Wales reduced into the forme of good order vnder the subiection of King Edwarde Shortly after Harrold goeth ouer into Normandy Polidor Earle Harrolde chaunced to passe ouer into Normandy whether of happe or of purpose it is harde to define writers varry so much in report thereof Some write that he made earnest suite to King Edward to haue licence to goe ouer to see his brother Wilnote Edmerus and his nephewe Hacun which as yee haue heard were deliuered as pledges to Kyng Edwarde and sente into Normandy to remayne there with Duke William and at length with muche adoe gote leaue but yet he was told
commaundement or commission and therefore sent Earle Harrold with an army to chastice them VVil. Malm. but they were strong ynough to withstand him as those whiche were assembled in armoure togither with the people of Lincolneshire Nottingamshire and Derbishire and hauing with them Marcherus or Malcharus the son of Erle Algar were come as farre as Northampton doing muche hurte in the parties thereaboutes but yet to haue y e kyngs peace they offered to returne home so that they might haue an other Earle appoynted them for that they playnely protested y t they beeyng free men borne and bred out of bondage mighte not suffer any cruell gouernoure to rule ouer them being taught by their auncetors eyther to liue in libertie or to die in defence thereof If therfore it might please the King to assigne Marcharus the sonne of Earle Algar to be theyr Ruler hee shoulde see how obedient subiects they woulde prooue and shewe themselues to be when they should be vsed after a reasonable courteous manner All things considered their request seemed reasonable or at least it was thought necessary that it shuld be graunted And so was Marcharus or Malcherus made Earle of Northumberlande Marcharus made Earle of Northumberland Tostie in great displeasure with his wife and children fayled ouer into Flaunders there remayned till after the decesse of King Edward Finally King Edward departed this life Simon Dun. after that this courteous Prince Kyng Edwarde had raigned three and twentie yeares seuen monethes and odde dayes he departed this life at London the fourth of Ianuary and was buried in the Church of Westminster whyche he had in his life time royally repayred after suche a stately sort as few Churches in those dayes were like thereto within this Realme so that afterwardes the same was a patrone for other to bee built after the same fourme This Edward was a Prince of such a vertuous disposition of minde King Edward his manners and dispositioÌ„ of mind described that his fame of holynesse sprang ouer all He abhorred warres and shedding of bloud in so much that when hee liued as a banished man in Normandy hee hadde this saying oftentimes in hys mouth that he had 〈◊〉 her liue a priuate life for euer than to attein the Kingdome by the slaughter and deathe of any man Hee coulde not abide to haue the people oppressed with tributes or exactions in so much that he caused the paymente called Danegelt whiche had continued for the space almost of fortie yeres to ceasse It hath bin sayd that when the collectors of this money or some other subsedy had gote an huge quaÌ„titie of threasure togyther they brought it vnto him and layd it altogither vppon an heape so to delighte hys eyes A Deuill fetching gamballes but he declaring that he sawe a Deuil playing and fetching gambals about that heape of money commaunded that it shoulde bee had away and restored againe to them of whome it was leuied In dyet and apparrell hee was spare and nothing sumptuous and although on high feastes he ware rich apparrell as became the Mairstie of his royall personage he shewed yet no proudâ—… noâ—… loftie countenance rather praysing God for thys bountifull goodnesse towardes hym extended â–ª than esteeming heerein the vayne Pompe of the worlde The pleasure y t he tooke chiefly in this worlde for refresshing of his wâ—…ters â–ª consisted onely in Hawking and Hunting whiche exercises to dayly vsed after he had first bin in the Church at deuine seruice In other things he seemed wholly gyuen to a deuoute trade of life charitable to the poore and very liberall namely to Hospitalles and houses of Religion in the parties of beyonde the Sea wishing euer that the Monkes and Religious persons of his Realm woulde haue followed the vertue and holinesse of his vsed amongst them of foraine parties As hath bin thought he was enspired with the gift of Prophecit and also to haue hadde the gift of healing infirmities and diseases Namely he vsed to help those that were vexed with the disease commonly called the Kyngs euill and left that vertue as it were a portion of inheritance vnto his successors the Kyngs of this Realme Hee was warned as hath bin reported of hys death certaine dayes before hee dyed A tale of a Ring by a King that was brought to him by certaine Pilgrimes comming from Hierusalem which ring he hadde secretly giuen to a poore man that asked his charitie in the name of God and Sainte Iohn the Euangelist But to conclude King Edward canonized for a Saint suche was the opinion conceyued of his holynesse of life that shortly after his decesse hee was canonized amongst the number of Saintes and named Edward the Confessor Whilest hee lay sicke of that sicknesse whereof at length hee died VVil. Malm Mat. VVest after he hadde remayned for two dayes speechlesse the third day after when he had layâ—…e for a time in a slumber of soft sleepe at the tyme of his wakening hee fetched a deepe sigh â–ª and thus sayde Oh Lorde God Almighty if thys bee not a vaine fantasticall illusion but a true vision which I haue seene graunt me space to vtter the same vnto these that stande heere presente or else not And heerewith hauing hys speeche perfect he declared how he had seene two Monkes stand by him as he thoughte â–ª whome in his youth he knewe in Normandy to haue liued Godly and died Christianly These Monkes said hee protesting vnto mee that they were the messengers of God spake these words bycause y e chiefe gouernoures of England the Bishops and Abbots are not the Mynisters of God but the Diuels the Almighty God hath deliuered this Kingdome for one yere and a day into the hands of the enimie and wicked spirites shall walke abrode through the whole land And wheÌ„ I made aunswere that I woulde declare these thyngs to the people and promised on theyr behalfe that they shoulde doe penance in following the example of the Niniuites They sayde agayne that it would not be for neyther should the people repente nor God take any pitie vpon them And when is there hope to haue an ende of these miseries sayd I then sayde they when a greene tree is cut in sunder in the middle and the parte cut off is carried three acres bredth from the stocke returning agayne to the stoale shall ioyne therewith and begin to budde and beare fruite after the former manner by reason of the sappe renewing the accustomed nourishmente then I say may there be hope that such euils shall ceasse and diminishe Although other that stoode by were brought in feare with those the Kyngs wordes the Archbishoppe Stigande yet made but a iest thereof saying that the olde man raued nowe in hys sicknesse as men of great yeares vse to do But the trouth of that Prophesie afterwards too playnely appeared when Englande became the habitation of newe straungers in suche wise that there was
hist c. 1. tum ex multorum sermonibus cum ex Beda intelligo adeò vt terra illius regionis exportata pestifera ac venenata animalia extinguat Vâ—…rùm id quicquid est non Patricio sed naturae regionis tribuo propterea quòd longè ante Patricium natum coÌ„stet Sententia definitiua Solin c. 35. eam fuisse eius regionis dotem quam non est difficilè alibi reperiri I will begin sayth Ireneus with S. Paule You know that in Melita which at this day is called Malta S. Paule flung into the fire a Viper that stucke or did cleaue to his hand In that Islande Scorpions which are elsewhere deadly or venemous are become thorow the gift of S. Paule as it is supposed harmelesse Tush quoth Critobulus that may be percase incident to the nature of the soyle Nay then replyeth Ireneus you are in a wrong bore For the Islanders as S. Luke mencioneth showted that a parentquellour was brought thither and because he was not swalowed in the gulfes of the sea the Gods beyng in their fustian fumes sent serpentes to slay hym And they looked for nothyng sooner then to sée hym euen at a twincklyng to perish But wheÌ„ they perceyued hym to be so far distant froÌ„ death as that he susteyned no harme ne felt any paine the people therwith amazed sayd he far surpast mans estate and that he was a God inuested in maÌ„ hys shape You haue reason answereth Critobulus you haue hit the nayle on the hed Yea but I pray you clip not my tale sayth Ireneus but take me with you Stones are culled in the caue or denne wherin S. Paul is sayd to haue bayted or soiorned which stones in maner in all Europe are soueraigne medicines to cure the bitynges and stinges of Scorpions and serpentes Furthermore they that are borne the xxv of Ianuary which day is named the conuersion of S. Paul in what part so euer of the world they are borne they feare not or grudge not at snakes Yea that which is more to be admyred the stinginges of poysoned wormes are healed by the very spittle of this Ianuary broode Which thyng hath bene of late published by a well lettered man Thomas Fazellus to haue bene curiously noted of hym as well by proofe and experience as by sure and substantiall examples if I take not the matter amisse TheÌ„ commeth in Critobulus whom M. Cope maketh I will not say the vice or hickscorner but the pleasaunt conceited gentleman of hys enterlude and fetcheth a long leape for I am sure he could not iumpe so farre from Malta to Ireland and frameth hys tale in this sort By the fayth of my body sir here is stuffe woorth the noting And now I call to mynde that I haue red and often heard that the like benefite hath bene imparted to Ireland thorough the prayers of S. Patrike the Apostle of the sayd Island that is to say that Ireland bréedeth no venemous worme And therupon percase some are accustomed to say y e there is no poysoned or venemous thing in IrelaÌ„d but onely the people which is taken to haue bene sayd of most men for their brutishe and sauage maners To this sayth Ireneus I am done to vnderstand by the report of diuers also by Bede that no poysoned or venemous thing is bred in that realme in so much that the earth of y e countrey being brought into other realms killeth all venemous and poysoned wormes But let the matter fall out which way it wil. I ascribe that propertie not to S. Patricke Iudgement but to the nature of the soyle because it hath bene knowen long before S. Patricke was borne that Irelande was indued with that property which is elsewhere easy to be fouÌ„d Hitherto M. Cope In thys discourse gentle Reader thou séest that M. Cope handleth two principall points the proprety of Malta and the nature of Irelande in destroying venemous woormes the one he ascribeth to y e blessed Apostle s Paule the other he will not in any wyse impute to S. Patricke Touching the first as I haue no occasion to entermeddle therin so I purpose not for the quarell I haue to the person to disprooue hys opinion so farre as it standeth with troth Wherefore that God that of his bountifull goodnesse gaue the grace to Moses to turne Aaron his rod into a serpeÌ„t Exod. c. 7. vers 10. to turne the riuer into bloude and to worke diuers other effectes that are mencioned in the scripture To a Iosu c. 10 vers 13. Iosue to stay the sonne To b 3. Reg. 17 vers 22. Eccles 48. vers 50. Elias to raise y e dead childe to c Act. 3. vers 7. Peter to make the lame go to heale d Act. â—… vers 34. Aeneas to reuiue e Act. 9. vers 40. Tabytha yea with his very f Act. 5. vers 13. shadow to cure the sicke the God that gaue to that Paule of whome M. Cope speaketh his gracious gift to make the g Act. 14. vers 10. lame go to h Act. 20. vers 10. â—… 11. quickeÌ„ and rayse the deceased and for his sake to i Act. 27. vers 23. Act. 9. vers 43. Act. 28. vers 9. salue his fellow passangers it is not to be denyed but that God woulde imparte his goodnesse to any region euen the sooner that any of his blessed seruauntes woulde herborowe there And as I doubt not but Simon the Tanner his house was nothing y e woorse for lodging so happie a guest as Peter so I am sure Malta was far the better for herbowring so blessed a traueyler or passenger as Paule Which S. Luke letteth not to tell declaring that all they which were sicke in the Island flocked to Paule and were cured and also that the pacient that was father to Publius in whose house they were thrée daies very courteously intertayned was by Saint Paule healed Which cure aswell of that pacient as of the residue of the Islanders dyd not onely extende to their bodies but chiefly and especially to their soules according to the opinion of the learned Diuines Aâ—…gu tract 30. in IohaÌ„ 〈◊〉 Th. p. 3. q. 44.23 ad 3 〈◊〉 For as our sauiour Iesus Christ was neuer thought to cure any one his bodie but he woulde also heale his soule so it must be thought of his Apostles in whose steppes both in lyfe and myracles they traced And therefore the learned holde opinion that S. Paule being in Malta expelled from diuers of their soules the olde Serpent that deceyued our Progenitours Adam Eue. Genes 3. vers 13. For which God is to be magnified and glorified Thus much I thought good here to ensert as a clause not wholly swaruing from that we treate of and also that I woulde be founde prest and readie as farre as my simple skill stretcheth to vnder-pinne any opinion that tendeth to the honor and glorie of God Howbeit for
complayntes and whereas the Kyng gaue eare vnto him at the first he tooke a boldnesse thereof and drewe vnto him greate routes of the poorer sort of people and woulde take vpon hym to defend the causes of those that founde themselues greeued with the heauie yoke of riche menne and gentlemen He was somwhat learned and very eloquent he had also a verie good witte but he applyed it rather to set dissention betwixt the hye estates and the lowe than to any other good purpose Hee accused also his owne brother of treason who in his youthe hadde kepte him to schole The vnnatural â—…ngratitude of Fitz Osbert and bin verye good and beneficiall brother vnto him bycause now he would not still maynteyne hym with money to beare out his riottous port Moreouer he declared to the Kyng that by the extortion and bryberie of certaine menne of great wealth he lost many forfaytes and escheates Many Gentlemen of honor sore hated hym for his presumptuous attempts to the hyndering of theyr purposes but he had suche comforte of the king that he little passed of their malice but kept on his intent till the king beeing aduertised of the assemblies whiche he made commaunded hym to ceasse from suche doings that the people myghte fall agayne to theyr sciences and occupations whiche they hadde for the more part lefte off at the instigation of thys Willyam wyth the Long bearde so named of the long heare of his beard VVhy he â—…vare his long â—…earde Mat. Paris whiche he nourished of purpose to seme the more graue and manlyke and also as it were in despite of them which counterfaited the Normans that were for the moste parte shauen and bycause he woulde resemble the auncient vsage of the English nation The kyngs commaundement in restraynt of the peoples resort vnto him was well kepte a whyle â—…abian but it was not long ere they beganne to follow him againe as they hadde doone afore Then he toke vpon him to make vnto them certain collations or sermons taking for his theme Haurietis aquas in gaudio de fontibus saluatoris His orations to â—…he people That is to meane Ye shall drawe in gladnesse waters oute of the fountaynes of oure Sauiour And hereto he added I am sayd he the sauyour of poore menne Ye be the poore and haue assayed the harde handes and heauie burdens of the ryche Nowe drawe ye therefore the healthfull waters of vnderstandyng out of my welles and spryngs and that with ioye For the tyme of your visitation is commen I shall sayde he departe waters from waters by waters I vnderstande the people and I shall departe the people whych are good and meke from the people that are wicked and prowde and I shall disseuer the good and euyll euen as the lyghte is deuyded from darkenesse â—…eruasius Dorober And by suche perswasyons and meanes as he vsed he hadde gotten two and fyftie thousande persons readye to haue taken his parte as appeared after by a rolle of theyr names founde in hys keepyng besydes dyuers Instrumentes of yron to breake vp houses and other thynges seruyng to suche lyke purposes Thus hee broughte the Commâ—…uers into a great lykyng of hym but the ryche and wealthye Citezens stoode in greate feare so that they kepte theyr houses in armes in doubte to bee robbed and slayne by hym in the nyghte season The Archebyshoppe of Canterburye vnto whome the rule of the Realme chiefely beâ—…nged beeing aduertised heereof sendeth for the greatest number of the Citizens and vsing them wyth gentle woordes perswaded them to delyuer pledges the better to assure hym that no suche thyng shoulde chaunce whyche was suspected of manye thoughe he was lothe to conceyue anye suche opinyon of them They beeing ouercome with his courteous wordes gaue vnto him pledges After this when the foresayd Willyam ceassed not to make congregations of the people He is called before the Archbâ—… of Canterbury Lorde chief Iustice or president of the realme at lengthe the Archebishoppe sente a commaundemente vnto hym that hee shoulde appeare before him and other of the Counsell at a certayne prefixed daye to aunswere to suche thynges as myghte he layde to his charge To be shorte he didde so at the tyme appointed but with suche a route of the common people aboute hym that the Archebishoppe durste not pronounce agaynste him but licenced him to departe for that tyme giuyng him softe and gentle woordes But certayn persons were then appoynted by the sayde Archebyshoppe and other of the Counsell to watche hym sometyme when he should haue no great companie aboute hym and then to apprehende him Amongst those that were thus commaunded to attache hym were two burgesses of the Citie the whych hauing espyed a conuenient tyme for the execution of theyr purpose sette vppon hym to haue taken hym but he getting an Axe defended hymselfe manfully and in resystyng slewe one of them and after that fledde into the Churche of Saynt Marye Bowe He fleeth into the churche of S. Mary Bovv kepyng the same not as a place of Sainctuarie but as a fortresse In so muche that by the helpe of suche as resorted vnto hym he defended it agaynste his aduersaryes tyll with fyre and smoake they constrayned hym to come foorthe and all those that were there with him His concubine Amongest them also was his concubine who neuer lefte hym for any daunger that myght betyde him This rumour rose so faste that at lengthe by bruting abroade An old vvhore monger and a nevve saint that certayne miracles shoulde be wroughte by a chayne wherin he was bounde in tyme of his imprisonment hee was taken for a Sainte The place also where he suffred was visyted by women and other superstitious folks as a plotte of great holynesse tyll at lengthe the Archebishoppe caused it to be watched to the end that no suche foolishenesse should be vsed there At length the opinion whiche the people had thus fondly conceyued of his dertue and innoceneye was by little and little remoued out of their heades when his actes were more certaynely publyshed as the sleaâ—…ng of a manne with his owne handes and the vsyng of his Concubine within Bowe Churche during the tyme of his being there Also the Archbishoppe accursed a Priest which had firste broughte vp the false reporte and fayned Fable of the miracle wroughte by the chayne wherby the occasion of Idolatrie was first giuen and might easily haue bin continued if the Archbishop had not bin the wyser man and by suche meanes repressed the rumour But now to returne vnto the doings of kyng Richard in France Ye haue heard how a peace was concluded as some haue written but the same continued not long for the Frenche kyng seeming to repente hymselfe of that he had done as is aforesayd breaketh the peace and reysing a power besieged Albemarle and at lengthe wanne it and rased it downe to the ground and kyng Richarde gaue vnto hym three
hys â—…rney against the infidels of Prutzaland but into Prutzenlande where he shewed good proufe of his noble and valiant courage for ioyning with the maisters and knightes of the Teutsch order there the armie of the Lithuanians that came agaynst the sayd order was vanquished and foure chiefe leaders of the Lithuanians were taken prisoners three other being slain with three huÌ„dred of their chiefest and best approued souldiers Through the policie also and worthie manhood of the Erle of Darbie there was a certaine Citie taken where the said Erle and his men first entring vpon the walles did set vp his banner other being slouthfull or at the least vnskilful how to deale in such exploytes There were taken slaine foure M. of the coÌ„mon people and amongst them that were founde dead the king of Poloignes brother was one The Castell of the same Citie was besieged fiue weekes space but by reason of sicknesse such infirmities as chanced in the army the masters of Prutzen Liefland would not tarie any longer but brake vp their siege and returned The Master of Leifland led with him into his countrey three thousand prisoners In the meane time whilest the Christians were thus occupied as well agaynst the infidels in Barbarie as in the Easte partes towardes Lyttawe a royall Iustes and Martiall turnament was proclaymed to bee holden wythin Smithfielde in London A â—…al iustes â—…elleÌ„ in Smithfield at LondoÌ„ to beginne on Sunday next after the feast of Saint Michaell And bycause this triumphaunt pastime was published not onely in Englande but also in Scotlande in Almaigne in Flaunders in Brabant in Heynault and in Fraunce many straungers came hyther forth of diuerse Countreys namely Valeran Earle of Saint Paule that had maryed King Richardes sister the Ladie Mawde de Courteney and William the yong Erle of Osternant Some copies haue OsternaÌ„t son to Albert de Baniere Erle of Hollande and Heynalt At the day appoynted when all things were prepared there issued forth of the Tower about three of the clocke in the after noone lx Coursers apparelled for the Iustes and vpon euerie one an Esquier of honour riding a soft pace Then came forth .xxiiij. Ladies of honour lx sayth Froissart mounted on Palfreys The man nâ—… of the iusts in Smithfield ryding on the one side richly apparelled and euery Ladie led a knight with a chaine of golde Those knightes being on the kings part had their armor and apparell garnished with white heartes and crownes of golde about theyr neckes Siluer sayth Frosart and so they came ryding through the streets of LoÌ„don vnto Smithfield with a great number of Trumpets and other Instruments before them The King and the Queene with many other great estates were readie placed in Chambers richly adorned to see the Iustes and when the Ladies that led the knightes were come to the place they were taken downe from their Palfreys and went vp into Chambers readie prepared for them Their alighted the esquiers of honor from their coursers and the knights in good order mounted vpon them And so when their helmets were set on their heades and that they were readie in all poyntes after Proclamations made by the Heraults the iustes began and many commendable courses were runne to the great pleasure comfort and recreation of the King the Queene and all other the beholders The price that day on the answerers part was giuen to the Earle of Saint Paule and on the Chalengers side to the Earle of Huntington On the Monday the King himselfe wyth Dukes Erles Lordes and knights came to the iustes he being chiefe of the inner part That day the price was giuen to the Erle of Osteruant for the best doer of the vtter part and of the inner part to a knight of Englande called sir Hugh Spencer On the Tuesday all maner of Esquiers iusted and likewise on the Wednesday al maner of knights and esquiers that woulde on which day was a sore and rude iustes enduring till night And so many a noble course and other martiall feates were atchieued in those four days to the great contentation and pleasure of many a yong batchler desirous to win fame also highly to the kings honor The King kept open houshold in the Bishop of London his palaice by Paules church who by all that season helde his Court in the Bishops Palayce by Paules church keeping open houshold for all honest persones that thither resorted especially euery night after the iustes were ended a right sumptuous princely supper was prepared for the strangers other and after supper the time was spent in dancing reuelling after the most courtlike maner The K. festeth the straungers The Thursday the king made a supper to al the Lords knights and gentlemen strangers and the Queene to all the ladies and gentlewomen On the Fryday the duke of Lancaster feasted at dinner al the sayd Lords The Duke of Lancaster feasteth the strangers knights gentlemeÌ„ strangers in most sumptuous plentiful maner On the Saterday the king and all the whole companie departed from LoÌ„don vnto Winsore where newe feasting beganne and specially the king did all the honour that might be deuised vnto the Erles of S. Paule and Osteruant The Erle of Osteruant at the ernest request of the king receyued of him the order of the Garter for the whiche hee was euill thought of afterwardes by his friendes namely the French king and others Finally after that the king had thus feasted the strangers and other at Windsore eche man tooke leaue of the king the Queene and the kings vncles and other Lords and Ladies and so departed the strangers into their own couÌ„treys other home to their houses or whither they thoght best About the same time by the king with the aduice of his counsaile proclamation was made and published at London that all beneficed and abyding in the Court of Rome A pâ—… that aâ—… engâ—… beneficed 〈◊〉 in Rome 〈◊〉 returne into Englande being Englishe men borne should returne home into Englande before the feast of Saint Nicholas vnder pâ—…e to forfeyte all theyr benefices and such as were not beneficed vnder a paine likewise lymitted The English men hearing such a thunder clap a farre off fearing the blowe left the Popes Court and returned to their natiue soyle The Pope troubled with such a ruÌ„bling noise The Pope sendeth 〈◊〉 Nuncio to king Richard sent in all hast an Abbot as his nuncio vnto the king of Englande aswell to vnderstand the causes of this proclamation as of statutes deuised made lately in Parliament agaynst those that prouided themselues of benefices in the Court of Rome by the Popes Bulles which seemed not a little preiudiciall to the Church of Rome in consideration whereof the sayd nuncio required that the same statutes might be repealed abolished so farre as they tended to the derogation of y e church liberties but if y e same statuts were not