Doctour of Diuinitie auouched that in the quarrell of King Richard who was deposed for his euill gouernement and was likewise dead he would fight against any man euen to the death for which traiterous wordes he was condemned drawne and hanged in his religious habite and wéede And not long after Sir Roger Claringdon Knight with him an Esquier and a Yeoman were beheaded and eight Gray Friers hanged and headed at London and two at Leicester all of them executed for trayterous wordes against the King Thomas Percy Earle of Worcester Sir Richard Vernon the Baron of Kinderton with diuers other rebellious persons put themselues in Armes against the King néere vnto Shrewesburie in a place called Olde Feeld alias Bull Feeld but the Earle of vvorcester the Baron of Kinderton and Sir Richard Vernon were taken and beheaded at Shrewesburie Henrie Percie Earle of Northumberland Richard Scrope Archbishop of Yorke Thomas Mowbray Earle Marshall Thomas Lord Bardolphe and other conspired against the King and caused the Cittizens of Yorke to take part with them in their rebellion but the Kinges power following them forced the Earle of Northumberland and the Lord Bardolphe to take their flight into Scotland but the Archbishop of Yorke and the Earle Marshall were taken and beheaded at Yorke A Squire of VVales named Rice ap Dee who had long tyme rebelled against the King was brought to London and there was drawne hanged and quartered In the raigne of King Henrie the fift THe King kéeping his Christmasse at his Manour of Eltham seuen miles from London was giuen to vnderstand that certaine had conspired against him eyther to haue taken or suddenlie haue slaine him and his brethren on Twelfth day at night wherevpon the King sent word to the Mayor of London that he should arrest all suspicious persons The Maior foorthwith caused euery Alderman in his Warde to kéepe great watch and about ten of the clock at night went himselfe with a strong power to the signe of the Axe without Bishops gate where he apprehended the man of the house named Iohn Burgate Carpenter and seuen other and sent them to Eltham where they confessed before the King that they were confederat with Sir Iohn Oldcastel to fight against him and his Lords in S. Gyles Féeld aboue Holbourne On the morrowe after Twelfth day the King remooued priuilie to UUestminster and with a great Armie kept the Féeld by Saint Gyles for he was warned that Sir Iohn Oldcastell and Sir Roger Acton would be in the same Féeld on the next daye following with fiue twentie thousand people and the same night were taken more then foure score men in Armour of the same faction Also the King being tolde of an Ambushment in Harengay Parke sent thither certaine Lordes who tooke many of them among whome was one VVilliam Murle a ritch Mault man or Brewer of Dunstable who had his two horsses trapped with golde following him and a payre of gylt Spurres in his bosome for he thought to haue béene made Knight on the morrowe The twelfth day of Ianuarie thrée score and nine of them were condemned of treason at VVestminster and on the morrowe after seuen and thirtie of them were drawne from the Tower of London to Newgate and so to Saint Gyles and there in a place called Fickettes féeld were all hanged and seuen of them burnt gallowes and all The ninetenth day of Ianuarie were drawne and hanged Sir Iohn Beuerley Priest Iohn Burgate Carpenter a text writer in Saint Iohns stréete and a Glouer on London Bridge and shortlie after Sir Roger Acton Knight was taken who on the tenth of Februarie was drawne hanged and buried vnder the gallowes On the last of Iulie was discouered a great conspiracie against the King by thrée Lordes in whome aboue all the rest he reposed greatest trust and confidence the chéefest of them was Henrie Scrope Lord Treasorer the second was Richard Earle of Cambridge brother to Edwarde Duke of Yorke and the third was Sir Thomas Grey a Knight of the North. These thrée had caused Edmund Earle of March to sweare vppon a Booke not to disclose their councell and then they tolde him that they intended to kyll the King and to make the saide Edmund King the which if he refused to take vpon him they would likewise kyll him The Earle prayed them to giue him one houres space to take aduisement what he were best to doo which being graunted him the Earle went secretlie and told the King thereof who caused them foorthwith to be apprehended and brought before him where they confessed the treason for the which on the sixt of August they were arreigned in the Kinges presence and the same day all thrée beheaded The Earle was buried head and all but the other two headdes were sent the one to Yorke and the other to New Castell vpon Tine to be set vp Iohn Bennet Woolman who had scattered about London diuers Scedules full of sedition was drawne hanged and beheaded on Michaelmas daye and the eight daye of October a Parchment-maker of Trylmell stréete was drawne hanged and headed for harbouring Sir Iohn Oldcastell contrarie to the Kinges commaundement In the raigne of King Henrie the sixt AT Abington were gathered together a great many of lewde and rebellious persons who sought to make a great vprore in the Realme but the Lord Protector rode thether with his company and arrested there the Bayliffe of the Towne named William Mandeuill a Weauer who was appointed for their Captaine and he had named himselfe Iacke Sharpe of Wigmers Lande in Wales When he was examined he confessed that he meant to haue doone many mischéefes especiallie against Priests so that he would haue made their heads as cheape as Shéepes heads that is to saye thrée for a penny or as some write ten for a penny he was drawne hanged and headed at Abington and his head was sent to London and set on the Bridge the rest of his company were executed in diuers other places for example to other The thirtéenth day of Iulie following one Richard Russell Wooll-man was drawne hanged and quartered for that he would haue made Dukes and Carles at his owne pleasure Roger Bolingbrooke a great Astronomer with Thomas Southwell a Chanon of Saint Stephens Chappell at VVestminster were taken as conspiratours of the Kinges death for it was saide that the same Roger should labour to consume the Kinges person by waye of Necromancie and the saide Thomas should say Masses in the Lodge of Harnesey Parke beside London vppon certaine Instruments with the which the saide Roger should vse his craft of Necromancie against the Faith and was assenting to the saide Roger in all his workes And the fiue and twentie day of Iulie being Sunday Roger Bolingbrooke with all his Instruments of Necromancie that is to say a painted Chayre wherein he was wunt to sit vpon the fowre corners of which Chayre stoode fowre swordes and vpon
common wealth All men are bound in duetie to defend their Countrie Herodotus in his Booke called Clio which is the first Booke of his Story The whole hody being out of quiet the members must needes fare the wurse The marke that these Traytours ayme at may be easily discerned The prosperity of the Prince is the safety of her Kingdome The eare of the Princes safetie concerneth the verie meanest Subiect much more the Magistrate to whome she hath giuen office of honour The safetie of her Maiestie a thing most pretious to all good Subiectes The Queens Maiesties gouernement ought with heedefull care to be considered The Queens Maiestie a Iuell of most high estimation to the Realme of England Res est solliciti plena timoris amor The Realme of England neuer so long tyme together more godly and quietly gouerned William Fitz Osbert got him a trayterous cōpany and rebelled against the King 1196. A Scholler of Oxford attempted to kyll the King 1239. Iohn Poydras a Tanners sonne of Excester claimed to be King 1316. Edward de Bruis for vniustly crow ning himselfe King of Ireland was beheaded 1317. They that betraied the Towne of Berwick were hanged for theyr labour 1317. Thomas Earle of Lancaster beheaded for rebelling against the King and many of his confederates executed 1321. Andrew Herkeley Earle of Carlile hanged and quartered 1322. The two Spencers very trouble some traytors to the Realme in the ende had theyr iust deserts 1326. Roger Mortimer and others executed for consenting to the murdering of the Kings Father 1330. The Mayor and Aldermen of London deposed because the Londoners sought to kyll the Kinges Sonne 1377. The Commons of Kent Essex rebelled against the King theyr Captaines being Iacke Strawe and Watte Tyler 1381. The King offereth the rebelles peace The King sent to Wat Tyler Note the pride of a traytour Wat Tyler arrested by the Mayor of London and afterward slaine The confession of Iacke Strawe One of the Rebelles cast into the fire by his fellowes Two and thirtie of the Rebelles mured vp in a Seller The Rebelles murder one an other Iohn Ball Priest the comforter of the Rebelles hanged 1382. The names of the Rebelles that would haue made themselues Kinges Iohn Wrawe one of the leaders of Rebels hanged 1383. The Noble men rebelled against King Henrie the fourth and priuilie conspired to murder him 1399. The people of the Towne fought against the Rebelles and tooke the cheefest of them and beheaded them King Henrie escapeth a great daunger 1401. A Priest a Prior and a Doctor of Diuinitie being a Gray Frier were all executed for treason 1403. The Earle of Worcester Sir Richard Vernon and the Baron of Kindertō beheaded for rebelling against the king 1404. The Archbishop of Yorke and the Earle Marshall beheaded for rebelling against the King 1406. A Welch Rebell executed 1412. A secrete conspiracie against the King according as it is set downe by I. Stowe King Henrie kept the Feeld by Saint Giles aboue Holbourne Many of the Rebelles hanged burnt in Fickets feeld and others executed soone after for the same offence 1414. Three Noble men whome the King best trusted and made great account of conspyred his death 1416. Iohn Bennet executed for scattering seditious Lybelles in London 1417. William Mandeuill Captaine of a lewde company of rebellious persons at Abingtō executed there and others of his company in diuers other places 1433. Richard Russell executed Conspiratours of the Kings death by Necromancy Roger Bolingbrook executed 1442. A Combate betweene a Maister and his seruaunt who appeached him of treason 1447. The Duke of Glocester arrested died soone after but fiue of his men were hanged and after pardoned 1448. Blew beard hanged for raising rebellion 1450. The Commons of Kent rebelled Iacke Cade being their Captaine 1451. Walter Walker beheaded for wordes against the King 1461. The Mayor of Canterbury and other executed for rebellion The Bastarde Faulconbridge lost his head 1472. Thomas Burdet beheaded for treason 1478. The Lord Marques Dorset and the Lord Hastings great enimies Note the care of a Prince for his Countrie The daunger where flattery is more esteemed then true and faithful dealing A speciall note for all traitours Ambition a pestilent and deadly Serpent whose infection where he commeth turneth all to mischeefe The remembraunce of misfortunes past ought to teach vs to be fearefull of the lyke A good note for this present tyme of peace The Lord Riuers put in warde The Duke of Glocester caused the Lord Riuers the Lord Grey and Sir Thomas Vaughan to be beheaded The young King and his Brother brought to the Tower The Protector crowned King by the name of King Richard the third King Richard sendeth to haue the two young Princes put to death in the Tower The young Prince informed that his Vnckle would be King and his aunswere to the same The Prince his Brother shut vp close prisoners Sir Iames appointed who should murder the Princes The young King and his Brother murdered King Richard thanketh Syr Iames for murdering the Princes Myles Forrest rotted in peeces to death Dighton in good forwardnes to be hanged Syr Iames Tyrrel beheaded for treason King Richard himselfe slaine in the feeld Certaine persons executed for making seditious slaunderous Lybelles against the King 1494. Peter Werbecke a Flemming named himselfe King Edwardes second Sonne for which diuers of his company were executed in sundry places 1497. A commotion against the King by the commons of Cornewall vnder the conduct of the Lord Audley and Michael Ioseph a Blacke Smith 1498. A Shoomakers sonne hanged for fayning him selfe to be the Earle of Warwicke 1499. Perkin Werbeck hanged 1500. Edward Duke of Buckingham cōdemned for treason beheaded 1522. Conspiracie at Couentrie to haue taken the Castell of Killingwoorth and to make warre against the King 1524. The holy Mayde of Kent other executed 1535. Certaine Charterhouse Monks and other executed for treason 1536. Charterhouse Monkes executed for treason Bishop Fisher Syr Thomas More beheaded 1536. The Earle of Kyldare and fiue of his Vnckles executed Rebellion in Yorkeshiere An other conspiracie Lincolneshier rebelles executed at Tiborne 1537 A commotion in Sommersetshiere and diuers of them executed 1538. Frier Forrest hanged burnt 1539. Abbots of Reading and Glastēburie executed 1540. The Lord Cromwell beheaded Six Priests three burnt and three hanged Seuen executed at Tyborne for treason 1541. A new rebellion in Yorkeshiere The Lord Leonard Grey beheaded A Welch minstrell hanged 1542. Germaine Gardner and other executed 1544. A commotion in Sommersetshiere 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Commotion in Cornewall and Deuonshiere Certaine executed for ayding the Rebelles The Rebelles in Norfolke and Susfolke encamped themselues Robert Ket Captaine of the Rebelles taken and many of them slaine and executed Commotion in Yorkeshiere The Rebelles refusing the Kings Pardon were shortlie after executed at Yorke Captaines of the Deuonshiere rebelles executed Bell a Suffolke Rebell executed 1550. Rebelles of Kent
is by and by going to the place that they all preach of But this shall I desire you to remember that the one part of you is of my blood the other of my alyes and eche of you with other either of kindred or affinitie which Spirituall kindred of affinitie if the Sacraments of Christes Church beare that weight with vs as would God they did should no lesse mooue vs to charitie then the respect of fleshly consanguinitie Our Lord forbid that you loue together the wurse for the selfe cause you ought to loue the better and yet it happeneth and no where finde we so deadlie debate as among them who by nature and lawe ought most to agrée together Such a pestilent Serpent is ambition and desire of vaineglorie and soueraigntie which among States where he once entreth créepeth so farre foorth till with deuision and variaunce he turneth all to mischéefe first longing to be best afterward equall with the best and at last chéefe aboue the best Of which immoderate appetite of worship and thereby of debate and discention what losse what sorrowe what trouble hath within these fewe yéeres growne in this Realme I praye God as well forgette as we well remember which thinges if I could as well haue foreséen as I haue with my more paine then pleasure prooued by Gods blessed Lady for that was euer his oath I would neuer haue wunne the courtesie of mennes knées with the losse of so many heads But séeing thinges past cannot be called againe much ought we the more beware by what occasion we haue taken so great hurt before that we est soones fall not in that occasion againe Nowe is all these gréefes past and all is God be thanked quiet and likely right well to prosper in wealthfull peace vnder your Couzins my children if God send them life and you loue of which two thinges the lesse losse were they by whome though God did his pleasure yet should the Realme alway finde Kinges and peraduenture as good Kinges But if you among your selues in a Childes raigne fall at debate many a good man shall perishe and happilie he too ere this Land finde peace againe Wherefore in these last wordes that euer I looke to speake with you I exhort you and require you all for the loue that you haue euer borne to me for the loue that I haue euer borne to you for the loue that our Lord beareth vnto vs all from this time foreward all gréefes forgotten eche of you loue other which I verilie trust you will if you any thing regard either God or your King affinitie or kindred this Realme your owne Countrie or your owne suretie And therewithall the King enduring no longer to sitte vp laide him downe on his right side his face towardes them and none was there present that could refraine from wéeping But the Lordes recomforting him with as good wordes as they could and aunswering for the time as they thought to stand with his pleasure there in his presence as by their wordes appeared eche forgaue other and ioyned their handes together when as it after appeared by their déedes their heartes were farre a sunder The young King after the decease of his Father came towardes London when the Duke of Glocester his Unckle began greatlie to thirst for the kingdome and wexed very enuious that so young a Prince should reigne whervpon he depriued the young King of them that were néerest about him and whome he thought would hinder his aspiring minde First Sir Anthonie Wooduile Lord Riuers and brother to the Quéene who had the gouernaunce and ordering of the young King he caused to put him in duraunce and afterward euen in the Kinges presence he procured a quarrell to be picked with the Lord Richard Grey the Kings other Brother by the Mother and arrested him and Sir Thomas Vaughan Knight and so farre procéeded he in his determination by the aide of the Duke of Buckingham and others as the Lord Riuers the Lord Grey Sir Thomas Vaughan were sent into the North partes to sundrie prisons but afterward were all beheaded at Pomfret Then did he take vpon him the gouernance of the young King and was called the Lord Protectour when hauing the King in his custodie he could not be yet contented except he had the other brother too and therefore by meanes of the Lord Cardinall he preuailed in his purpose and brought the other Childe to the King his Brother into the Bishops Pallace at Paules and from thence through the Cittie honourablie into the Tower out of the which after that day they neuer came abroade When the Protector had both the Children thus in his custody he opened his intent more boldly both to certaine other men as also chéefelie to the Duke of Buckingham that he would néedes be King himselfe in all the haste and he should haue the Dukes aide to make him King besides the Protectors onelie lawfull Sonne should marie the Dukes daughter and that the Protectour should graunt him the quiet possession of the Earledome of Hertforde and beside these requestes of the Duke the Protectour promised him of his owne minde a great quantitie of the Kings Treasure and of his houshold stuffe In bréefe the Protectour taketh vpon him to be King and so preuailed that he was crowned King but when he remembred that his two Nephewes were liuing in the Tower and one of them the right King in déede he perswaded himselfe as verie well he might that men would account him to haue no right to the Realme therefore he thought to dispatch them out of the way as though the killing of his kinsemen could amend his cause make him a kindlie King Upon this he sent one Iohn Greene whome he specially trusted to Sir Robert Brakenburie Constable of the Tower with a letter credence also that the same Sir Robert should in any wise put the two Chyldren to death but when Iohn Greene had doone his errand to Sir Robert he plainlie aunswered that by no meanes he would put them to death When King Richard perceyued he could not preuaile that way he brake the matter to Sir Iames Tirrell whome he found verie tractable to his intent wherefore he sent him on the morrowe with a Letter to Sir Robert Brakenburie by which Letter he was commaunded to delyuer to Sir Iames all the keies of the Tower for one night to the ende he might there accomplish the Kinges pleasure in such thinges as he had giuen him commaundement After which Letter deliuered and the keies receiued Sir Iames appointed the night ensuing to destroy the two young Princes deuising before and preparing the meanes The Prince so soone as the Protectour had lefte that name and tooke vpon himselfe to be King was thereof infourmed that he should not reigne but his Unckle would haue the Crowne At which wordes the Prince being greatlie abashed fetching a heauie sigh saide Alas I would mine