was sore abashed of the matter that hee fledde into Normandye where hee was borne But it shoulde seeme by that whiche after shall be said Robert Archbishop of Canterbury that he fled not the realme for this matter but for that he counselled the king to banish Erle Goodwyn and also to vse the Englishmen more straitly thaÌ„ reson was he shuld Ye must vnderstande Frenchmen or Normans firste entered into Englande that kyng Edwarde brought diuers NormaÌ„s ouer with him whiche in tyme of his banishment had shewed him great frendship wherefore he nowe sought to recompense them Amongest other this Robert was one which before his comming ouer was a Monke in the abbey of Gemeticum he Normandie by the king was first aduanced to gouern y e sea of London after was made archbishop of Cant. bare great rule vnder y e king so that he coulde not auoyde the enuie of diuers noble men specially of erle Goodwin as after shal appere About y e third yere of K. Edwards reigne 1046. Osgod Clap was banished the Realme And in the yeare folowyng that is to witte in the yeare 1047. there fell a meruailous great snowe A great dearth Ran. Higd couering the grounde fro the beginning of Ianuarie vntill the .xvij. daye of Marche And besides this there hapned the same yeare suche tempeste and lyghtenings that the corne vpon the earth was brent vp and blasted by reason whereof there folowed a great dearthe in England and also death of men and cattell Svvayn Goodvvins sonne banished Edgiâ—…a abbesse of Leoffe About this time 〈◊〉 the son of erle Goodwin was banished the land fled into Flanders This Swayne kepte Edgiâ—…a the Abbesse of the Monasterie of Leoffe and forsaking his wife meante to haue marryed the foresayde Abbesse Within a certain tyme after his banishement he returned into Englande in hope to purchase the kings peace by his fathers meanes and other his frendes This Bearne vvas the son of Vlfus a Dane vncle to thys â—…vvane by his mother the sister of Kyng Svvayne But vpon some malicious pretence he slewe his cousin Erle Bearne which was about to labour to the king for his pardone and so then fledde againe into Flaunders till at length Allered the Archbishop of Yorke obteyned his pardon and founde meane to reconcile him to the kings fauour In the meane tyme about the .vj. yere of king Edwards reigne H. Hunt certaine pirates of the Danes arriued in Sandwiche hauen and entring the lande wasted and spoyled all about the coast H. Hunt The Danes spoyle Sandvviche There bee that write that the Danes had at that tyme to their leaders two Capitaynes the one named Lother and the other Irlyng After they had ben at Sandwiche and brought from thence great riches of golde and siluer they coasted about vnto the side of Essex there spoyling the countrey went backe to the sea and sayling into Flanders made sale of their spoyles booties there and so returned to their couÌ„treys After this during the reigne of king Edward there chaunced no warres neyther forrayne nor ciuile but that the same was eyther with small slaughter luckily ended or else without any notable aduenture chaunged into peace Ryse and Griffyn Princes of VVales The Welchemen in deede with theyr princes Ryse and Griffyn wroughte some trouble but still they were subdued and in the ende both the sayd Ryse and Griffyn were brought vnto confusion although in the meane tyme they didde muche hurte and namely Griffyn who wyth ayde of some Irishmen with whome he was alyed aboute this tyme entred into the Seuerne sea and tooke prayes aboute the riuer of Wye and after returned without any battaile to him offered Aboute the same tyme to witte in the yeare 1049. 1049. Si. Dunelm the Emperour Henry the third made warres against Baldwyn Erle of Flaunders and for that he wished to haue the sea stopped that the sayde Earle shoulde not escape by flight that waye foorth he sente to king Edwarde willing him to kepe the sea with some 〈◊〉 of shippes â–ª Herâ—… Clâ—… Ia â—…rm King Edwarde furnishyng a nauie say wyth the same at Sandwiche and so kept the seas on that side till the Emperoure had his will of the Earle At the same tyme Swayne sonne of Earle Goodwyn came into the realme and traiterously slewe his cousin Bearne as before is sayd the whiche trauayled to agree him with the king Also Gosipat Clappe who had lefte his wyfe at Bruges in Flaunders Simon Dâ—… comming amongest other of the Danishe pirates whiche had robbed in the coastes of Kente and Essex as before ye haue hearde receyued hys wyfe departed back into Denmark with six ships leauyng the residue being xxiij behynde him Aboute the tenthe yeare of king Edwardes reigne Fabian Eustace Erle of Bolongne 1051. that was father vnto the valiaunt Godfreye of Bovillon and Baldwyn Mat. VVest The earle of Flanders commeth into Englande Ra. Higd. VV. Mal. God a sister to K. Edvvard both afterwarde kings of Hierurusalem came ouer into Englande in the moneth of September to visite his brother in lawe Kyng Edwarde whose sister named Goda he had maryed she then being the wydow of Gualter de Maunte He founde the kyng at Gloucester and beyng there ioyfully receyued after he had once dispatched suche matters for the which hee chiefly came he tooke leaue and retourned homewarde VVil. Mal. But at Canterbury one of his herbingers dealyng roughly with one of the Citezens aboute a lodging whiche he sought to haue rather by force than by entreatance Dâ—…ner â—…ath II. VVestm occasioned his owne death Whereof when the earle was aduertised hee hasted thither to reuenge the slaughter of his seruaunt and slewe both that Citizen whiche had killed his man and. xviij others The Citizens herewith in a greae furie gotte them to armour A fray in Canterbury betvvixt the erle of Boloigne and the tovvns men and sette vpon the earle and his meynie of whome they slewe twentie persons out of hande and wounded a greate number of the residue so that the erle vneth mighte escape with one or two of his men from the fraye and with all speede returned backe to the kyng presenting greeuous information againste them of CaÌ„terbury for their cruel vsing of hym not only in sleayng of his seruauntes but also in puttyng him in daunger of his lyfe The Kyng crediting the Earle was hyghely offended agaynste the Citizens and wyth all speede sendyng for Earle Goodwyn declared vnto hym in greeuous wyse the rebellyous acte of them of Canterbury whiche were vnder his inrisdiction The Erle who was a man of a bold courage and quicke witte The erle complaineth to the king dydde perceyue that the matter was made a greate deale woorse at the fyrste in the beginnyng than of lykelyhoode it woulde proue in the end thought it reason therefore that firste the aunswere
with vs are pittes or Mines out of which we digge our Stone to builde withall and of these as we haue great plentie in Englande so are they of diuers sortes and those very profitable for sundrie necessary vses In times past y e vse of stone was in maner dedicated to the buylding of churches religious houses princely pallaces Bishoppes manours and holdes onely but now that scrupulus obseruatioÌ„ is altogither infringed and buylding with stone so commonly taken vp that amongest noble men gentlemen the timber frames are supposed to be not much better then paper worke of little countinuaunce and least countinuance of all It farre passeth my cunning to set down how many sortes of stone for buylding are to be founde in Englande but much farder to call each of theÌ„ by their proper names Howbeit such is the curiosity of our country men that notwithstanding Almightie God hath so blessed our realme in most plentifull maner with such and so many Quarries apt and meete for pyles of longest countinuance yet we as lothsome of this aboundaunce or not liking of the plenty doe commonly leaue these naturall giftes to moulde and sinder in the ground and take vp an artificiall bricke in burning whereof a great part of the word of this lande is dayly consumed and spent to the no small decay of that commoditie and hinderaunce of the poore that perish oft for colde Our elders haue from tyme to tyme following our naturall vice in mislyking of our owne commodities at home and desiring those of other countries abroade most estéemed the Cane stone that is brought hyther out of Normandie many euen in these our dayes folowing the same vaine doe couet in their workes almost to vse none other Howbeit experience on the one side and our skilful Masons on the other whose iudgment is nothing inferiour of those of other countries do affirme that in the North partes of EnglaÌ„d and certayne other places there are some quarries which for hardenesse beautie are equall vnto the outlandish gréete This may also be confirmed by the kinges chappell at Cambridge the greatest part of the squared stone wherof was brought thyther out of the North. Some commend the vaine of white frée stone flate méere stone which is betwixt Pentowen and the black head in Cornewall for very fine stuffe Other doe speake much of the quarries at Hamden nine miles from Mylbery pauing stone of Burbecke For Tophe stone not a few allow of y e quarrey that is a Drisley diuers mislyke not of the vaine of harde stone that is at Oxforde and Burford One prayseth the frée stone at Manchester and Prestburye in Glocester shyre Another the quarryes of the lyke in Richemont The third liketh wel of the hardstone in Clée hill in Shropshire The fourth of that of Thorowbridge Welden TerringtoÌ„ Where by it appeareth that we haue quarries ynough in Englande sufficient for vs to buylde withall if the peuish comtempt of our owne commodities and delectacions to enriche other countries dyd not catch such foolishe holde vppon vs. Thereby it is also veryfied as any other waye that all Nations haue rather néede of Englande then Englande of any other And thys I thincke may suffice for the substance of our works Now if you haue regarde to their orâ—…ature how many Mines of sundrie kindes of course and fine marble are then to be had in EnglaÌ„d But chiefly one in Staffordshyre an other néere to the Peke the thirde at Vauldry the fourth at Snothill longing to the Lord Chaindois the fifth at Eglestone whiche is of blacke Marble spotted with gray or white spottes the sixt not farre from DurhaÌ„ But what meane I to go about to recite all or the most excellent sith these which I haue named alreadie are not altogither of y e least nor scarcely of any value in comparison of those whose places of growth are vtterly vnknowne vnto me wherof the blacke marble spotted with gréene is none of the vylest sort as may appeare by parcell of the pauement of the lower part of y e quire of Paules in London where some péeces thereof are yet to be séene and marked yf any will looke for them If marble will not serue then haue we the finest Alabaster that may elsewhere be had as about S. Dauides of Wales Also néere to Bean Maner which is about foure or fiue miles from Leicester and taken to be the best although there are diuers other quarries hereof beyond y e Trent whose names at this tyme are out of my remembraunce What shoulde I talke of the plaster of Axeholme for of that which they dig out of the earth in sundrie places of Lincolne Darbyshyres wherwith they blauÌ„ch their houses in stéed of lime I speake not Certes it is a very fine kinde of Alabaster but sith it is solde commonly but after twelue pence the loade we iudge it to be but vyle and course For my part I cannot skill of stone yet in my opinioÌ„ it is not without great vse for plaster of parisse and such is the Mine of it that the stones lye in flakes one vppon an other like planckes or tables and vnder the same is an harde stone verye profitable for building as hath oft tymes béene prooued If neyther Alabaster nor Marble doth suffice we haue the Touche stone called in latin Lydius lapis eyther to matche in sockets with our pillers of Alabaster or contrariwise if it pleaseth the worke man to ioyne pillers of Alabaster or Touche with sockets of brasse pewter or copper we want not these mettalles So that I thincke no nation canne haue more excellent and greater diuersitie of stuffe for buylding then we may haue in Englande yf our selfes coulde so like of it but such alas is our nature that not our own but other mens do most of all delite vs and for desire of noueltie we oft exchange our finest Cloth Corne Tinne and Woolles for halfe penny cockhorses for children dogges of were two penny tabers leaden swordes painted feathers gewgawes for fooles dogâ—… trickes for doltes hawkes whoodes and such lyke whereby we reape iuste mockage any reproch I might remember here our pitteâ—… for Milstones that are to be had in diuers places of our country as in Anglesey also 〈◊〉 Quene hope of blew gréete of no lesse value then the collein yea then the French stones Our gryndstones for hardware men Our whetstones and slate of sundry coullours are euery where in maner to be had as is y e flint and chalke the shalder and the peble Howbeit for all this we must fetch them stil from farre as dyd the hull men their stones out of Iselande wherwith they paued their towne for want of the like in Englande or as Sir Thomas Gresham dyd when he bought the stones in Flanders wherewith he paued the Burse but as he will aunswere that he hargened for the whole moulde and substaunce of his workmanshippe in Flaunders so the Hullanders
daine inuasion should be made and attempted by his enimie he might be able to resist them About the same time also and vpon the .xxiiij. of Aprill whilest Harold was making prouision to withstande the Norman force there appeared a blasing Starre R. Houed Sam. Dun. which was seene not onely here in Englande but also in other partes of the worlde which continued the space of .vij. dayes In this meane while Tostie the brother of king Harolde who in the dayes of king Edward for his crueltie had beene chased out of the realme by the Northumbers Tostie seeketh to disquiet his brother Mat. VVest hath but .xl. returning out of Flanders assembled a Nauie of shippes from diuerse partes to the number of .lx. with the which he arriued in the I le of Wight and there spoiled the Country afterward sayling about by the coasts of Kent he tooke sundrie prayes there also Polidor Ran. Higd. Simon Dun. and came at the last to Sandwich So that Harolde was nowe constrayned to appoynt the Nauie whiche hee had prepared agaynst the Normans to goe agaynst his brother Earle Tostie whereof the said Tostie being aduertised drewe towardes Lyndsey in Linconlshire and there taking lande did muche hurt in the Countrey both with sworde and fire VVil. Mal. till at length Edwyne Earle of Mercia and Morkarus Earle of Northumberlande ayded with the Kings nauie Tostie repulâ—…ed Polidor Ran. Higd. chased him from thence and caused him to flee into Scotlande not withoute some losse both of his menne and shippes This trouble was vneth quited when streight wayes another came in the necke thereof farre more daungerous than the first For Tostie perceyuing that he coulde get no ayde in Scotlande to make any account of he sayled forth into Norway Harold Harâ—…ager king of Norway and there perswaded Harold Harfager king of that Realme to sayle with an armie into England perswading him that by meanes of a ciuill dissention lately kindled betwixt the king and his Lords which was not so it should be an easie matter for him to make a conquest of the whole Realme and raigne ouer them as his predecessors had done before Some Authours affyrme how Harolde king of Norway tooke this enterprise in hande of hys owne minde and not by procurement of Tostie saying that Tostie meeting with him in Scotland Maâ—… VVest 〈…〉 did perswade him to go forward in his purposed businesse and that the sayde Harolde Harfager with all conuenient speede passed forth 500. 〈◊〉 Simon Dun. and with a Nauie of three hundred sayle entred into the riuer of Tine where after he had rested a few dayes to refresh his people Erle Tostie came also with his power according to an appointmet which should be made betwene them The Noâ—â—egians arriue in Humber They adde furthermore that they sayled forth alongest the coast till they arriued in the mouth of Humber and then drawing vp agaynst the streame of the riuer Owse they landed at length at a place called Richehall Richehall H. Hunt froÌ„ whence they set forward to inuade the Countrey and neare vnto Yorke on the Northside of the Citie they fought with the power of the Northumbers The English men discomfited which was led by the Earles Edwyn and Marchar two brethren and there discomfited and chased them into the Citie with great slaughter and bloudshed Harolde King of Englande beeing aduertised of this chaunce This battaile was fought on the euen of S. Mathew the Apostleâ—… hath Simon Dun. hee made the more haste forwardes for he was alreadie in the fielde with his armie intending also to come towardes hys enimies so that vpon the fifth day after he came to Stanforde Bridge finding there the sayde King Harfager and Tostie readie embattayled hee fyrste assayled those that kept the Bridge where as some Wryters affyrme a Norwegian Souldier with his Axe defended the passage VVil. Mat. Hen Hunt Mat. VVest maugre the whole host of the English men and slue fortie of them or more with hys Axe and might not bee ouercome till an Englishe man went with a Boate vnder the Bridge and through an hole thereof thrust him vppe into the bodie with his Speare although Mat. Westm noteth that hee was slaine with a Dart whiche one of King Harolde his seruauntes threwe at him and so ended his life Which Bridge being wonne the whole hoste of the English men passed ouer and ioyned with theyr enimies The Norwegians discomfited and after a right great and sore battayle put them all to flight Some write that the K. of England permitted them frankly to depart with .xx. Simon Dun. shippes hauing first caused them to deliuer suche Hostages as they had receyued of the Citizens of Yorke But howe so euer it was Harolde reioysing in that he had atteyned so glorious a victorie and being nowe surprysed with pryde and couetousnesse togyther he deuided the spoyle of the fielde nothing equally Mat. VVest Vnequall deuiding of the spoyle but to suche as he fauoured hee distributed liberally and to other though they had muche better deserued hee gaue nothing at all reteyning styll the best part of all to himselfe by reason whereof he lost the fauor of many of his men who for this his vncurtesie did not a little alienate their good willes from him This done he repayred to Yorke and there stayed for a time to reforme the disordered state of the Countrey VVil. Malm. which by reason of these warres was greatly out of frame In the meane tyme William Duke of Normandie hauing knowledge after what manner king Harolde was busied in the North parties of his realme and vnderstanding that the fouth parties thereof remayned without prouision of necessarie defence hasted with all diligence to make his purueyance of men and shippes that he might vpon such a conuenient occasion set forward sodenly to inuade his enimie And amongst other of his friends vnto whom he laboured forsayde his father in lawe Baldwine Earle of Flaunders Ia. Meer Baldwyn Erle of Flanders ayded Duke William to conquere Englande was one of the chiefe who vpon promise of great summes of money and other large offers made did ayde him with men munition shippes and vittayles very freely The French king also did as much for hys part as lay in him to helpe forwarde thys so high an enterprise Wherefore when all things were now in a readinesse hee came to the towne of Saint Valerie VVil. Geme The Chronicles of Normandie haue 896. shippes where he hadde assembles togyther an huge Nauie of Shippes to the number as some Authours affyrme of three hundred sayle and when he had taryed there a long time for a conuenable wind at length it came about eueÌ„ as he himself desired Then shipping his armie which consisted of Normans Flemings French men and Britonnes with all expedition he tooke the Sea and directing his course towardes Englande hee finally landed at
by the Balliol quickly entred it by force without any great resistance The Erle of March that lodged as is sayd the same night that the battaile was fought not past fiue myles off hearyng what had chaunced bothe of the battayle and towne came wyth his people arayed in good and perfecte order vnto Perth aforesayde to besiege the Englishmen with Ewarde Ballyoll and other as then within it Perth beseged by the Earle of March Kyng Dauid beyng not paste nyne yeares of age to auoyde all daungers in that troublesome tyme as destitute of succoures King Dauid is conueyed ouer into Fraunce by aduise of his Counsel was conueyd ouer into France wyth Queene Iane hys wyfe sister to Edwarde kyng of Englande and was most frendly receyued by Philippe King of Fraunce the sixte of that name so that they remayned there with him for the space of nine yeeres R. Southwell and in the meane time diuers noble men that yet remayned at the deuotion of King Dauid vnderstandyng that King Edward le Balliol soiourned within the towne of Perth otherwise called S. Iohns towne which standeth almost in the middle part of the Realme and was at that present not closed with any wall Saint Iohns towne beseeged or rampire they reysed theyr powers and beseeged him within y e same towne he hauing as then no great company about him Whereof whē they of Galloway had aduertisemente bycause the Kyng was their special Lord and chiefe gouernoure they assembled togyther vnder the conduct of the Lorde Eustace de Makeswel and inuaded the lands of those Scottishmen that had thus beseeged their Lorde King Edward Ballyol and by that meanes constreyned the aduersaries to leuie their seege Wherevpon Earle Patricke the newe Earle of Murrey with the Lord Andrewe de Murrey and the Lord Archēbald Dowglas with an army assēbled in all speede Galloway inuaded entred into Galloway doing al the mischiefe they coulde deuise with fire and sworde taking and bringing away from thence a great number of Cattell and other goodes but they slewe no greate number of people for they found them not at home being withdrawen out of y e way for feare of this terrible inuasiō Thus did the Scottes in that part of the Realm spoyle and harrie each others countreys In the meane time King Edwarde le Balliol fortifyed the towne of Perth Saint Iohns town fortified appoynting the Earle of Fife to the keeping thereof whilest he with an army passed into the countrey but before he retourned hys aduersaries to witte the sonnes of them that had bin slain at the battel of Duplyn Robert Keith Alexāder Lindsey Iames and Simon Fraseir wanne Saint Iohns towne in the third moneth after they had layde seege thereto Saint Iohns town wonne as Hector Boetius hath but whether that is to be intended after the first beseeging thereof or now after theyr last comming thither I can not affirme but as the same Boetius writeth now when the towne was won the Earle of Fife and Androw Murray of Tullybard were taken with other of their complices The Earle was sent to y e Castle of Kyldrūmy there to remayne vnder safekeeping but Androw Murray for his treason afore committed was beheaded The towne being thus won was deliuered to the keeping of Iohn Lindsay The gayning of this towne put the Scottes in hope of more prosperitie to succeede In this battel wer slayn Sir Henry Ballyol a man of great valiancie Sir Iohn Mowbray Walter Cumyn and Richard Kyrkby but Alexander Bruce Erle of Carryke and the lorde of Galloway were taken prisoners and saued by the helpe of the Earle of Murray for that they hadde submitted them selues to the Balyoll but lately before Androw Murray chosen fellow gouernor with the erle of Marche Shortly after the atchieuing of this victorie Androw Murray a man of great puissance and possessions was chosen to be gouernoure as colleague and associate with the Erle of March These two gouernors hearing that the king of England was mynded to inuade Scotlande with a mayne armie sent sir Alexander Seyton with many other gentlemen vnto Berwike for defence of that towne and castell Androw Murray the newe gouernour is taken prisoner Shortly after the newe gouernour Androw Murray was taken prisoner at Roxburgh by reason that hauing put his enimies to flight in a skirmishe which he made with them at the bridge withoute the castell he pursewed ouer rashely in the chase and was inclosed amongest them and so taken ere he might be reskued There was also taken beside the gouernoure a notable pyrate named Crab Ric Southwel Crab a pyrate taken who before that tyme had done many displeasures to the english men both by sea and lande and now bicause his countrey men woulde not raunsome him but to his further griefe had slayne his sonne within Barwike he becam the king of Englands man and did the Scots more domage afterwards thā euer he had done to the Englishmen before The gouernour at length was raunsomed for a great summe of golde About the same tyme William Douglas of Lyddesdale named for his singular manhood William Douglas of Liddesdale taken prisoner the floure of chiualrie fought with the Englishmen in Annandale where himselfe was taken and his people discomfited Bothe these noble men thus taken prisoners were deteyned in captiuitie more than a twelue moneths space and then raunsomed for a great summe of golde This William Douglas was sonne to sir Iames Douglas of whome so often mention is made heretofore The realme of Scotlande being thus deuyded in two partes the one assisting the Ballyol the other continuing in their allegiance sworn and promised to king Dauid Edward king of Englande purposeth to subdue the Scottes Edwarde king of England iudged y t time to serue wel for his purpose to make a conquest on the Scots and herevpon gathering a mightie armie both of English men and strangers as well suche as were subiectes to hym as other whome he reteyned out of Normandie Aniou and Flanders he came with the same to subdue as he outwardely pretended only such Scottes as woulde not yelde themselues to the Ballyoll The Scots perceyuing themselues thus ouerset with enimies on ech side The Erle of Murray is sent into Fraunce sent Iohn Randoll Erle of Murray into Fraunce vnto kyng Dauid that by his meanes they might purchase some ayd of the French kyng to defend y e realme from the force of the enimies William Seyton sonne to the captaine of the towne was taken prisoner and his basterde brother as he assayled the english shippes one night ouerfiercely was drowned by mischaunce in the sea At length when they within the towne began to want victuals Sir Alexander Selton captain of Barwike the captain sir Alexander Seiton sent vnto king Edward promising that if he would graunt a truce for the space of .vj. dayes if no succour came in the meane tyme to
Scotlande well and honourably accompanied to trie what purchase he might make there for succours to attayne his pretended right to the crowne of Englande King Iames perceyuing no suche matter thought it better to returne with assured gaine King Iames returneth with out proffer of battaile than to tarie this newe sprong Dukes doubtfull and vncertaine victorie And so hauing his people laden and pestered wyth spoyle and prysoners he drewe backe into Scotlande The king of England aduertised hereof made preparation for the raysing of an armie meaning to send the same against the Scottes A rebellion in Cornwale but the rebellion of the Cornish men which chaunced the same tyme about a taxe leuied then of the people constrayned him to imploye that armye to represse the enterprise of those rebelles The Earle of Surrey sent in to the north Yet neuerthelesse he sent the Erle of Surrey to the borders that with the power of the Countrey adioyning he might defende the same from the inuasions of the Scottes if they attempted to breake in And so the Earle lay on the borders all that yeare King Iames then perceyuing that no maine armie came agaynst him 1498 The Scots inuade the borders of Englande inuaded eftsoones the borders of England and layde siege to the Castell of Norham sending hys lyght Horsemen abroade into Northumberlande and the Byshopryke of Durham where they burned and spoyled all aboute in the Countrey But hearing that the Earle of Surrey had raysed an armye and was comming towardes them The Earle of Surrey raysed an army they returned to the Hoste lying before Norham where King Iames perceyuing he coulde not wynne the Castell notwythstanding hee had done greate hurte and domage thereto The Scottes rayse their siege hee raysed hys siege retyred into hys Countrey and left greate companyes on the borders for defence thereof And so before the comming of the Englishe armye King Iames was returned The Earle of Surrey yet as the Englishe wryters affyrme followed into Scotlande The Earle of Surrey went into Scotland and tooke diuerse Castels towers remayning within the Countrey the space of sixe or seuen dayes and then came backe without battaile or any notable skirmish offered Aboute the same time was one Peter Hialas sent Ambassador from Ferdinando K. of Spaine to treate as a Mediator for the concluding of peace betwixt the kings of Englande and Scotlande Peter Hialas an Ambassador from the K. of Spaine which Hialas trauayled so earnestly in the matter that at length it was agreed that certain Commissioners of both the realmes should meete at Melrosse Commissioners met at Melrose or Iedworth as some say where for the king of England doctor Foxe then Bishop of Durham with this Hialas and other graue personages met the Scottish Commissioners A truce concluded for yeares After long conference and much talke had for the conclusion of a generall peace finally nothing but a truce might be accorded for certaine yeares though Hialas did what hee possible might to haue agreed them for all maner of matters quarels demaundes and causes whatsoeuer the same had beene The cause why Hialas was sent that a perpetual peace might haue bene concluded bycause he was cheifely sent for that intent The king of Englande requyred to haue the counterfeyte Duke of Yorke otherwise named Perkin Warbecke deliuered vnto him but king Iames esteeming his honour more than anye earthly thing woulde in no wise seeme to betray him that fled to him for succor An article for Perkin Warbeck and with whome he had coupled one of his owne kinneswomen in mariage but he was contented to couenant that the same Perkyn shoulde be constrayned to depart out of Scotland and not to be further ayded by him of 〈◊〉 any other through his meanes or procurement The king of Scottes to keepe promise made in the sayde treatie of peace and knowing himself to be abused by the sayde Richarde whom he had reputed to be verily Duke of Yorke K. Iames reasoneth with the counterfeyt Duke of Yorke although hee was not so called him before his presence and declared to him the greate fauour and good wyll which he had borne towardes him putting him in remembraunce that for his sake he had taken warre in hande agaynst Englande and inuaded the Countrey in hope of assystance by his friends within the lande where not one resorted to him And albeit he had maried his neare kinswoman yet might he not keepe longer warre with Englande for his sake onely except he might be sure of some ayde through his meanes wherof he could see no appearance He desired him therefore to withdraw forth of his Realme eyther into Flanders to his Fathers sister the Ladie Margaret or into some other place where it pleased him to abide and expecte some better time more conuenient for his purpose The sayde Richarde gaue the king thankes Perkyn Warbecke went into Irelande and obayed his pleasure departing shortly after out of Scotland Came into Fâ—…anders and sayled into Ireland from thence to transport into Flannders But finally making an attempt into Englande he was taken prisoner in the Abbay of Beaulieu togither with his wife whose beautie was such as king Henrie thought hir a more meete pray for an Emperor than for souldiers and therefore vsed hir right honourably appoynting hir to remaine in the court with the Queene his wife where shee continued so long as the sayde king lyued This yeare the peace being well kept betwixt England and Scotland 1499 the same was neare at poynt to haue beene broken The truce likâ—… to be broken by reason that the English men which lay in garison within the castell of Norham did make a fray with certaine Scottish men that came ryding neare to the Castell as it had bene to haue viewed it but although they ment no euill yet diuerse of the Scottishmen were slaine and many wounded and sore hurt so that king Iames hauing information therof was sore displeased therwith thinking and saying that there was no more vncertaine thing than to haue peace with Englande And herevpon he sent his Heralde Merchmount with sharpe and vehement letters vnto the king of Englande making great complaint for this iniurie and wrong done to hys subiects by those within the Castell of Norham but receyuing moste reasonable letters for excuse of that which was done as well from the king of Englande himselfe King Iames requireth to talke with the Bishop of Durham as from the Bishop of Durham owner of the Castell hee was indifferently well appeased and satisfied so that he requyred to haue the Bishop to come into Scotlande vppon safeconduct to common with him as well for the full quieting of this matter as for other things which he had to talke with him of The Bishop by licence of the king his master accomplished the Scottish kings request so that comming into Scotland he was receyued by
it fell out in the ende that a foole had the keeping thereof The aduentures of the yong Fitz Girald sonne to the Lady Gray Counselle of Kildare But to returne to the course of the Hystorie when Thomas and his vncles were taken hys second brother on the father his syde named Girald Fitz Girald who was after in the raigne of Queene Marie restored to the Earledome of Kildare in which honor as yet he liueth beeing at that time somewhat past twelue and not full thirtene yeares of age lay sick of the smal pocks in the Countie of Kildare at a towne named Donoare Donoare then in the occupation of Girald Fitz Giralde Thomas Lenrouse Thomas Lenrouse who was the childe his schoolemaister and after became Bishop of Kildare mistrusting vpon the apprehension of Thomas and his Vncles that all went not currant wrapt the yong pacient as tenderly as he could and had him conueyed in a cleefe with all speede to Ophaly where soiourning for a short space with his sister the Ladie Mary Fitz Giralde vntill he had recouered his perfite health his schoolemaster caryed him to Odoon his Countrey where making his aboade for a quarter of a yeare he trauayled to Obrene hys Countrey in Mounster and hauing there remayned for halfe a yeare bee repayred to hys aunte the Ladie Elenore Fitz Giralde who then kept in Mack Carty Reagh Elenore Fitz Giralde hir late husband his territories This noble woman was at that time a widow alwayes knowne and accounted of eche man that was acquainted with hir conuersation of life for a paragon of liberalitie and kindnesse in all hir actions vertuous and godly and also in a good quarell rather stout than stiffe To hir was Odoneyl an importunate suyter and although at sundrie tymes before she seemed to shake him off yet considering the distresse of hir yong innocent nephew how hee was forced to wander in Pilgrimwise from house to house eschuing the punishment that others deserued smarted in his tender yeares with aduersitie before he was of discretion to enioy any prosperitie ▪ she began to encline to hir wooer his request to the ende hir nephew should haue bene the better by his countenaunce shouldered and in fine indēted to espouse him with this caueat or prouiso that he shoulde safely shield and protect the sayde yong Gentleman in this his calamitie This condition agreed vpon shee road with hir nephew to Odoneyl his countrey and there had him safely kept for the space of a yeare But shortly after the Gentlewoman either by some secrete friend enformed or of wisedome gathering that hir late maryed husbande entended some trecherie had hir nephew disguised scoring him like a liberall and bountifull Aunt The Ladie Elenors liberalitie with seuen score Porteguses not onely in valoure but also in the selfe same coyne incontinently shipped him secretly in a Brytons vessell of Saint Malouse betaking him to God Fitz Giralde sayleth to Fraunce and to their charge that accompanied him to wit maister Lenrouse and Robert Walsh somtime seruant to his father the Earle The Ladie Elenore hauing this to hir contentation bestowed hir nephew she expostulated verie sharpely with Odoneyle as touching hys villanie protesting that the onely cause of hir match with him proceeded of an especiall care to haue hir nephew countenanced and now that he was out of his lashe that mynded to haue betrayed him he should well vnderstande that as the feare of his daunger mooued hir to annere to such a clownish Curmudgen so the assuraunce of his safetie should cause hir to sequester hirselfe from so butcherly a cuttbrote that would be like a pelting mercenarie patche hyred to sell or betray the innocent bloud of his nephew by affinitie and hirs by consanguinitie And in thys wise trussing vp bag and baggage she forsooke Odoneyle and returned to hir countrey The passengers with a prosperous gale arriued at Saint Malouse which notified to the gouernour of Brytayne named Monsieur de Chasteau Brian Chasteau Briā he sent for the yong Fitz Giralde gaue him verie heartie enterteynment during one Monethes space In the meane season the gouernor posted a Messenger to the Court of Fraunce aduertising the King of the arriuall of this Gentleman who presently caused him to be sent for and had him put to the Dolphyn named Henrie who after became king of France Sir Iohn Wallop who was then the English Ambassadour vnderstanding the cause of the Irish fugitiue his repayre to Fraunce Sir Iohn Wallop demaundeth Fitz Giralde demaunded him of the French king ▪ according to the newe made league betwene both the princes which was that none shoulde keepe the other his subiect within his dominion contrarie to eyther of their willes adding further that the boy was brother to one who of late notorious for his rebellion in Ireland was executed at London To this answered the King ▪ first The king denyeth him that the Ambassadour had no Commission from hys Prince to demaunde him and vppon his Maiestie his letter he shoulde knowe more of his mynde secondly that hee did not deteyne him but the Dolphyn stayed him lastly that howe grieuously soeuer his brother offended hee was well assured that the silly boy neither was nor coulde be a traytour and therfore there rested no cause why the Ambassadour shoulde in suche wise craue him not doubting that although hee were deliuered to his king yet he woulde not so farre swarue from the extreeme rigour of Iustice as to embrew his handes in the innocent his bloud for the offence that his brother had perpetrated Maister Wallop herevppon addressed his Letters to Englande specifying to the Counsaile the French kings answere and in the mean tyme the yong Fitz Girald hauing an ynckling of the Ambassadour his motion Fitz Giralde flieth to Flanders fledde secretely to Flaunders scantly reaching to Valencie when Iames Sherelocke one of Maister Wallop his men Iames Sherlocke pursueth Fitz Giralde did not onely pursue him but also did ouertake him as he soiourned in the sayd towne Wherevpon maister Leurouse and such as accompanied the childe stept to the Gouernour of Valencie complayning that one Sherelocke a sneaking spie lyke a pykethanke promoting Varlet did dogge their maister from place to place and presently pursued him to the towne ▪ and therefore they besought the gouernour not to leaue such apparant villaynie vnpunished in that he was willing to betray not onely a guiltlesse child but also his owne Countryman who rather ought for his innocencie to bee pityed than for the deserte of others so eagrely to bee pursued The Gouernour vpon this complaint sore incensed sent in all hast for Sherlocke had him sodainly examined and finding him vnable to colour his lewde practise with any warrantable defence Sherlocke imprisoned he layd him vp by the heeles rewarding his hote pursute with colde interteynment and so remained in gaole vntill the yong Fitz Giralde requiting the
now to our purpose The nobles of the realme of England after the battaile of S. Edmondsburie with an infinite nūber of men went agaynste Hugh Bigot in purpose to abate hys pride But whereas they might easily haue had him at their pleasure by meanes of such summes of many as he gaue in brybes a peace was graūted to him til Whitsontide in which mean while hauing got togither .xiiij. thousand Flemings he passed through Essex and so getting ouer into Kent came to Douer where he tooke shippe and transported ouer into France King Henry the father helde his Christmasse this yeare at Cain in Normandie An. Reg. ◅ 1174 And aboute the same time was a truce taken betwixt hym and king Lewes to endure tyll Easter or as others write for the tearme of sixe monethes For ye haue to vnderstande y t the same of the victorie got by the Captaynes of king Henry the father agaynst the Earle of Leycester being not onely spred through Englande but also blowne ouer into Fraunce put those that tooke part agaynst him in great feare and specially king Lewes mistrusting the matter began to waxe wearie that he had attempted so farre and susteined so great trauaile and expences in an other mans cause Ger. Dor Whilest this truce endured the Archbishop of Canterburie being readie to returne home in despayre of his businesse vpō a feigned rumor spred that there was a peace cōcluded betwixt the two kings the father and sonne hee was called backe and consecrated by the Pope the Sunday after Easter and then furnished with the dignities of Primate and Legate of England and other priuiledges according he tooke his way homewards towards Englande after he had layd forth great summes of Money to disappoint the purposes of his aduersaries This yeare in Iune the Lorde Geffrey the elect of Lincolne the kings sonne besieged the Castell which Roger de Mowbray had repayred at Kinarde Ferie within the I le of Oxholme and compelling the soldiers within to yeelde he beate downe razed the same castel vnto y e very groūd Robert Mowbray Conestable of that castell as he passed through the country towards Leycester there to procure some ayde was taken by the mē of Clay kept as a prisoner Moreouer the said elect of Lincolne tooke the castel of Malcsert that belonged to the said Roger Mowbray which being now taken was deliuered vnto the keeping of the Archb. of Yorke The sayd elect also fortified a castel at Topelif tooke it to the keeping of Wil. Stuteuille In this meane while the king tooke the strengthes and fortresses which his sonne Richard had fortified at Xanctes tooke in the same fortes Church which was also fortified against him .lx. knightes or men of armes and foure C. Archbalesters that is such as bare Crossebowes The othe of the Earle of Flaunders Philip Erle of Flanders in the presence of the French king and other the peeres of Fraunce laying his hand vpon the holy Relikes sware that within .xv. dayes next ensuing the feast of Saint Iohn then instant to enter Englande with an armie and to doe his best to subdue the same to king Henry the son Vpon trust wherof the yong king the more presuming came downe to Whitsande the .xiiij. day of Iuly that he might from thence send ouer into England Raufe de la Hay with certaine bandes of souldiers Before this the Earle of Flanders had sent ouer three C. .xviij. knightes or men of armes as we may call them But after their arriuall at Orwel which chaunced the .xiiij. of Iune Additions to Iohn Pike by reason that their associates were dispersed for the more part subdued they tooke with them Earle Hugh Bigot and marching to Norwich assaulted the Citie and wan it gayning there great riches and specially iu readie money led away a great sort of prisoners whō they raunsomed at their pleasure This chaunced the .xviij. of Iune Mat Par. Ger. Do. I doe remember that William Paruus writeth that the Citie of Norwiche was taken by the Flemings that came ouer with the Earle of Leycester in the yeare last past by the conduct of the sayde Earle before hee was taken and that after he had taken that Citie being accompanied with Earle Bigot he ledde those Flemings also vnto Dunwiche purposing to winne and sacke that towne also but the Inhabitantes beeing better prouided agaynst the comming of theyr enimies than they of Norwiche were shewed suche countenance of defence that they preserued their towne from that daunger so that the two Earles with their Flemings were constrayned to depart without atchieuing their purpose But whether that this attempte agaynst Dunwiche was made by the Earle of Leycester before hys taking in companie of Earle Bigot I haue not to auouch But verily for the wynning of Norwiche I suppose that William Paruus mistaketh the tyme except wee shall say that it was twice taken as first by the Earle of Leycester in the yeare .1173 For it is certaine by consent of most wryters and especially those that haue recorded particulerly the incidentes that chaunced here in this lande during these troubles betwixt the king and his sonnes that it was taken nowe this yeare .1174 by Earle Bigot as before we haue shewed But now to proceede The Lordes that had the rule of the land for king Henry the father perceyuing Erle Bigots proceedings sent knowledge therof with all expedition to the king as yet remayning in the parties of beyonde the sea Whilest these things were a doing although the myndes of many of the conspirators agaynst king Henrie the father were inclined to peace Additions to Iohn Pike yet Roger Mombray and Hugh Bigot by reason of this new supply of men got out of Flaunders ceassed not to attempt new exploytes and chiefly they solicited the matter in such wise with William king of Scotlande that whilest they in other quarters of the Realme played theyr partes hee entred into the confines of Cumberlande The king of Scots inuadeth England and fyrst besieged the Citie of Carleil but perceyuing hee coulde not winne it in any shorte tyme hee left one part of hys armie to keepe siege before it and with the residue marched into the Countrey alongest by the Ryuce of Eden taking by force the Castels of Bourgh and Appleby Castels wonne by the Scots with diuers other This done be passed ouer the Ryuer and came through Northumberlande wasting the Countrey as hee went vnto Alnewike whiche place he attempted to winne though his labour therein proued but in vaine This enterprise whiche hee made into Northumberlande hee tooke in hande chiefely at the suyte and request of Roger Mounbray from whom Geffrey that was after Bishop of Lyncolne king Henrie the elders Bastard sonne had taken two of hys Castels so that hee kept the thirde with muche a doe Hee had gyuen hys eldest sonne in hostage vnto the sayde King of Scottes for assuraunce of
other Bishops there assembled togither with the conueÌ„t of Christes Churche and an infinite multitude of nobles and Gentlemen The French K. offered vpon the tombe of the said Archbishop Thomas a riche cuppe of golde â—…he Frenche â—…ord is Muys and gaue to the Monkes there an hundred tunnes of wine to bee receyued yearely of his gift for euer at Poyssy in Fraunce And further he graunted to the same Monks that whatsoeuer was bought within his dominions of Fraunce to their vse should be free from tolle tallage and paying any maner of excise for the same And these grauntes hee confirmed with his charter thereof made and deliuered to them by y e haÌ„ds of Hugh de Pulsey sonne to the Bishop of Duresme that was his Chauncellor King Lewis hauing performed his vowe and receyued many rich giftes of King Henry returned home into Fraunce â—â—lidor and shortly after caused his sonne to be Crowned King and resigned the gouernemente to him as by some Writers it appeareth Aboute the same time â—…at Par. â—â—dwallan 〈◊〉 of â—…ales Cadwallan Prince of Wales being brought before the King to make aunswere to diuers accusations exhibited against him as hee returned towarde his countrey vnder the kings sause conduit was layde for by his enimies and slayne to the Kings greate slaunder though he were not giltie in the matter After this An. reg 26 â—…og HouedeÌ„ 1180 â—â—scord beâ—â—ixt the â—â—ench Kyng 〈◊〉 his nobles K. Henry the father held his Christmas at Nottingham and William K. of Scotland with him The same yere fell discord betwixt the yong King of Fraunce and his mother and vncles hir breethren Erle Theobalde and Earle Stephen the which thinking them selues not well vsed procured King Henry the sonne to ioyne with them in friendshippe and to goe ouer into Englande to purchase his fathers assistaunce in their behalfe against their nephew He being come ouer to his father enformed him of the whole mater and did so much by his earnest suite therein y t before the feast of Easter his father wente ouer with him into Normandy and immediately vppon their arriual in those parties the olde Frenche Queene mother to the yong K. Phillip with hir breethren the sayd Earles and many other noble men of Fraunce came vnto him and concluding a league with him deliuered hostages into hys handes and receyued an oth to followe his councell and aduice in all things Herevpon King HeÌ„ry assembled a greate army â–ª in purpose after Easter to inuade the Frenche Kings dominions but before any greate exployte was made he came to an enteruew with the new King of Fraunce betwixte Gisors and Treodsunt 〈◊〉 Houed where partly by gentle words and partly by threatnings whyche King Henry vsed for perswasion the French king releassed all his indignation conceiued against his mother and vncles and receiued them agayne into his fauour couenaunting to allow his mother for euery day towards hir expences seuen pounde of Paris money during his father King Lewes hys life tyme and after his deathe shee shoulde enioy all hir dower excepte the Castels whyche King Phillip might reteine still in his hands Also at this assemble King Henry the father in the presence of the French King The Earle of Flaunders dothe homage to the Kyng of Englande receiued homage of Philip Earle of Flanders and graunted to hym for the same a thousand markes of siluer to be receyued yearely out of the Checker at London so that in consideration thereof hee should finde fiue hundred Knightes or men of armes to serue the King of Englande for the space of fortie dayes when so euer he shoulde haue warning gyuen vnto him Moreouer the two Kings at this assembly concluded a league togither and whereas certaine landes were in controuersie betwixte them as the fee of Chateau Raoul and other small fees if they coulde not agree among themselues concerning the same eyther of them was contented to committee the order thereof and of all other controuersies betwixte them vnto sixe Bishoppes to be chosen indifferently betwixte them the one to choose three and the other other three In this yeare or as the Annales of Aquitaine haue in the yeare last passed Math. Paris Tailburg wonne Richarde Earle of Poictowe subdued the strong fortresse of Taylbourg whiche was iudged before y e time impregnable but Earle Richarde constreyned them that kepte it so sore with straighte siege that first in a desparate moode they sallied foorthe and assayled his people righte valiantly but yet neuerthelesse they were beaten backe and driuen to retire into their fortresse whiche finally they surrendred into the hands of Earle Richarde who caused the walles thereof to bee rased And the like fortune chaunced to diuers other Castels â–ª and fortresses that stoode in Rebellion againste hym within a moneth space Tailbourg belonged vnto one Geffrey de Rancin whose proude and loftie stomacke practising Rebellion agaynste Duke Richarde caused him to take this enterprise in hande Mat. Par. and when hee hadde atchieued the same to his owne contentation hee passed ouer into Englande and was receyued with great triumph About the same tyme the forme of the Kings Coyne was altered and chaunged VVi. Paruus The forme of the Kings Coine chaÌ„ged bycause that many naughty and wicked persons had deuised wayes to counterfeyt the same so that the alteration thereof was very necessary but greeuous yet and chargeable to the poore inhabitants of the Realme An. reg 27. Ro. Houed King Henry the father whilest he was at Mauns after Christmas made this ordinaunce that euery man beeing worth in goodes to the valewe of an hundred poundes Aniouyn 1181 should kepe one Horse able for seruice in the warres and armoure complete for a Knighte or man of armes as wee may rather call them Also that those that hadde goodes worth in value from fortie poundes to fiue and twentie poundes of the same money shoulde at the least haue in his house for his furniture an Habergeon a cappe of steele a Speare and a sword or bowe and arrowes And furthermore hee ordeyned that no man mighte sell or lay to gage hys armour and weapon but should be bouÌ„d to leaue it to his next heire When the Frenche Kyng and the Earle of Flaunders were aduertised that King Henry had made this ordinance amongst his subiectes they gaue commaundemente that their people shoulde be armed after the lyke manner This yeare after Candlemas Laurence Archbishoppe of Dublin came ouer to the King into Normandy and broughte with him the sonne of Roderike King of Conagh to remaine with him as a pledge for performance of couenauntes passed betwixte them as the payment of tribute and such like The sayd Archbishop dyed ther in Normandy wherevppon the King sente Geffrey de Hay one of his Chaplaynes and Chapleyne also to the Popes Legate Alexius into Irelande to sease that Archbishops See into his handes He also sente Iohn Lacie Conestable of
Chester and Richarde de Peake to haue the Citie of Dublin in keeping whiche Hugh Lacy hadde in charge before and nowe was discharged bycause the Kyng tooke displeasure with him for that hee had married without his licence a daughter of the King of Conagh according to the maner of that countrey Math. Paris This yeare also Geffrey the Kings bastarde sonne that was the elect of Lincolne and hadde receyued the profites of that Bishopricke y e space of seuen yeares and had his election confirmed by the Pope in the feast of the Epiphany at Marlebridge in presence of the King and the Byshops of the Realme renounced that benefice of his own free will After that the Pope hadde sente a strayte commaundement vnto Richard Archbishoppe of Caunterbury Rog. Houed eyther to cause the same Geffrey by the censures of the Church to renounce his miter or else to take vppon him the order of Priesthood wherefore vppon good aduice taken in the matter with his father and other of his especiall friendes iudging himselfe insufficiente for the one hee was contented to depart with the other And therevpon wrote letters vnto the sayde Archbishop of Caunterbury in forme as foloweth Venerabili patri Richardo dei gratia Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo apostolicae sedis legato Gaufridus domini Regis Angliae filius cancellarius salutem reuerentiam debitam ac deuotam Placuit maiestati Apostolicae vestrae iniungere sanctitati vt me certo tempore vocaretis ad suscipendum ordinem sacerdotis pontificalis officij dignitatem Ego verò considerans quaÌ„plures episcopos maturiores ac prouectiores prudentia aetate vix tantae administrationi sufficere nec sine periculo animarum suarum sui officiuÌ„ pontificatus ad perfectum explere veritus sum onus importabile senioribus mihi imponere iuniori faciens haec noÌ„ ex leuitate animi sed ob reuerentiam sacramenti Habito itaque tractatu super eo cuÌ„ domino rege patre meo dominis fratribus meisque rege Pictauensi Britannorum comitibus episcopis etiaÌ„ Henrico BaioceÌ„si Frogerio Sagiensi Reginaldo Batoniensi Sefrido CicestreÌ„si qui praesentes aderaÌ„t aliter de vita statu meo disposui volens patris mei obsequijs militare ad tempus ab episcopalibus abstinere omne itaque ius electionis inde Lincolnensem episcopaetuÌ„ spontaneè liberè quietè integrè in manu vestra pater sancte resigno tam electioneÌ„ quaÌ„ episcopaetus absolutionem postulans à vobis tanquam à metropolitano meo ad hoc ab apostolica sede specialiter delegato Bene vale The K. for his maintenance now after he had resigned his Bishopricke gaue to hym fiue C. Markes of yerely rent in England and as much in Normandy made him moreouer lord Chancellor This yere also after Ester the kings of EnglaÌ„d Fraunce came to an enteruew togither at a place in y e confines of their couÌ„treys called by some writers Vadum Sancti Remigij on a munday being the .27 of April in which assemble of those two Princes y e Knightes teÌ„plers hospitallers presented to them letters directed froÌ„ Pope AlexaÌ„der vnto al ChristiaÌ„ princes aduertising theÌ„ of the danger wherin the holy land stood at y e present if speedy remedie were not y e soner prouided The dangâ—â— the holy 〈◊〉 He therfore exhorted theÌ„ to addresse their helpyng hand towards the reliefe thereof granting vnto al such as woulde enterprise to goe thither in person to remain there vpoÌ„ defence of y e couÌ„trey against y e Infidels great pardon as to those that did continue there the space of two yeres wer pardoned of penance for al their sinnes except theft extortion roberie vsurie in which cases restitution was to be made if y e partie were able to doe it if not then he should be assoiled as wel for those things as for other those that remained one yere in those parties were pardoned of halfe their whole penaunce due for all their sinnes And to those that wente to visite the holy sepulchre he granted also great pardon as remission of their sins whether they came thither or peraduenture died by the way Hee also granted al such indulgence vnto those that weÌ„t to war against y e enimies of our Religion in y e holy lande as his predecessors the Popes Vrbanus and Eugenius hadde graunted in time past and hee receiued likewise their wiues childreÌ„ their goodes possessioÌ„s vnder the protection of Saint Peter and the Church of Rome The two Kings hauing heard the Popes letters red and taken good aduice thereof they promised by Goddes fauoure shortly to prouide conueniente ayde for releefe of the holy land and of the Christians as yet remaining in the same And this was the end of theyr communication for that time and so they depart the French King into Fraunce and the Kyng of England into Normandy In the meane time by the King of Englands appoyntment William King of Scotland went ouer into Normandy and by the aduice and good admonition of King Henry hee graunted licence vnto two Bishops of his Realme of Scotlande that is to wit Aberdene and Saint Androwes to returne into Scotlande whome hee had lately before banished driuen out of his Realme Moreouer as K. Henry lay at Harfleete ready to transport ouer into England there fel discord betwixt the King of Fraunce and the Earle of Flanders so that the King of England at desire of y e French King returned backe and came vnto Gisors where the Frenche King met him and so dyd the Earle of Flaunders betwixte whome vpon talke had in the matter depending in controuersie hee made a concorde and then comming downe to Chireburg hee and the King of Scottes in hys company transported ouer into Englande landing at Portesmouth the sixe and tweÌ„tith of Iuly being sunday The King being now returned into England 〈◊〉 ordinance 〈◊〉 armour ordeyned a statute for armour and weapon to bee had amongst his subiectes heere in this Realme which was thus Euery maÌ„ that held a Knightes fee should be bound to haue a payre of curasses an helmet with shield and Speare and euery knight or man of armes shoulde haue as many curasses helmets shieldes and speares as he helde knightes fees in demaine Euery man of the layty hauyng goodes or reuenues to y e value of sixteene markes he should haue one paire of curasses an helmet a Speare and a Shield And euery free man of the layty hauing goodes in valew worth ten markes shall haue an habergeon a steele cappe and a Speare and all burgesses and the whole communaltie of free men shall haue a Wambais a cappe of steele and a Speare And further it was ordeyned that euery man thus bound to haue armour shoulde be sworne to haue the same before the feast of S. Hillarie and to be true vnto King Henry Fitz Emprice in defence of whome and of his Realme they
commaundement for the reuerence of S. Iames whose Pilgrymes they were ◅rle Richard ◅adeth the ◅le Tholouze ◅des After this Earle Richard entred with a great army into the lands of Erle Reymonde wasted the same and tooke by siege a Castell of his situate neare vnto Tholouze cleped Moysac wherof the French king hearing he sent out of hande to the king of Englande requiring to knowe if the domages done by his sonne Earle Richarde vnto him and his people in Tholousyne were done by his commaundement for the whiche hee demaunded restitution Herevnto the king of Englande answered that his sonne Earle Richarde did nothing in that behalfe eyther by hys knowledge or commaundement but that as hee had signified to hym by the Archbishoppe of Dublyn whatsoeuer he did therein was done by the counsell of the French king himselfe Howsoeuer this matter went certaine it is that king Philip taking weapon in hande vpon a sodaine entred into Berry and tooke from king Henrie Chasteau Raoull Brezancois Argenton Mountricharde Mountresor Vandosme Annales de France Leporose Blanc en Berry Culan and Molignon wherefore King Henrie who was at this tyme in Englande aboute to prepare an army to go therewith into the holy lande when he heard thereof with all speede possible Rog. Houed The Archb. of Cant. with the Bishops of Lincolne and Chester hath Ger. Do. hee sente Baldwyn Archbishop of Canterburie and Hugh Byshoppe of Durham ouer into Fraunce to appease the Frenche kings displeasure with courteous woordes and reasonable perswasions if it myght bee but when that coulde not be brought to passe he sayled ouer into Normandie hymselfe with an army of English men and Welchmen landing with the same at Herflue the tenth day of Iuly Ger. Dor. after he had beene sore tossed by a cruell tempest that rose as he was on the Sea to the great daunger of his person and all that were with him Now after his comming to land he repayred vnto Alencon encreasing his power by gathering vp Souldiers and menne of warre out of Normandye and other hys Countreyes on that syde the Sea In the meane tyme hys sonne Rycharde Earle of Poictou entreth into Berry wyth a mightie armye Chateau Roux it is called in the French annales but the Chronicles of Aniou name it Chasteau Raoul and rightly as I thinke and the Frenche King delyuering Chateou Raoull vnto the keeping of Sir William de Berres returneth into Fraunce so that Earle Rycharde spoyled and wasted the landes of those Earles and Barons which tooke the French part exceedingly The French K. kept him as yet within France and durst not come forth now after the arriual of king Henry but many enterprises were atchieued by the Captaines on both sides Philip Bishop of Beauvoys inuading the Fronters of Normandie burned Blangeuille belonging to the Earle of Augi and the Castell Albemarle that belonged to William de Mandeuille whereof he bare the tytle of Erle and wasted the countrey rounde about The French king also came to the towne of Trow and burned it and tooke .xl. men of armes there but the Castell he could not winne On the other part Richarde Earle of Poictou tooke a strong place called les Roches beyonde Trow towards Vandosme Sergeants with .xxv. men of armes and lx yeomen About which time king Henrie sent eftsoones Ambassadours vnto the French king as Walter the Archbishop of Rouen Iohn Bishop of Eureux and William Marshall to require restitution for the domages done to him and to his people And furthermore if the French king refused to make restitution then had they in commaundement to declare defiaunce agaynst him Wherevnto the French king answered that he woulde not giue ouer to make warre tyll hee had Berry and the country of Veuxin or Veulgesynt wholy in his possession Wherfore king Henrie with a mightie armie on the Tuesday after the feast of the Decollation of Saint Iohn entred into the Realme of Fraunce and burned in any townes and villages approching the same day neare vnto the towne of Maunt where the Frenche king was thought to be And as it chaunced William de Berres and Drogo de Merlo incoūtred with Richarde Erle of Poictou William de Mandeuille Earle of Albemarle so that William de Barres was taken by Erle Richard but by negligence of them that should haue takē heed to him he escaped away vpon his Pages horse The morrow after also Erle Richard departed from his father towards Berry and vpon the Thursday the Welchmen burned many villages The Welchmen with the Castel of Danuille that belonged to Simon Daneth tooke many rich prayes and booties Also William Mandeuille Earle of Albemarle burned a place called Saint Clare that was belonging vnto the Demaine of the French king but see when the English were fully bent to prosecute the warres with all extremitie now in hand there came messengers vnto king Henry frō the French king requiring him that he would graunt a peace to be had betwixt them with promise that if he would condiscend therevnto that he should receyue by way of restitution al that the French king had now taken from him in Berry And herevpon they came to a communication betwixt Trie and Gisors The two kings come to a treatie and when they coulde not agree the French king caused a great Elme stāding betwixt those two places to be cut down An Elme cut downe at which the kings of England and France were accustomed to meete when they treated of matters in controuersie betwixt them swearing that from thenceforth there shoulde neuer be any more meetings holden at that place Afterwarde when the Erle of Flanders the Earle of Bloys w t diuerse other Erles and Barons of the Realme of France layd their armor aside A comme◅ble pro◅tation and ◅thie to be coted protesting openly that they woulde not put on the same againe to make war against any christian till they shoulde returne from their iorney which they had vowed into the holy land y e French king destitute of mē to serue him made sute once again to K. Hē that they might meet talk of peace which was hardly granted and so they met on the morrow after Saint Faythes day or seuenth of October at Chatellon Castellion ▪ where they entreated of a fourme of peace so that the Frenche king shoulde haue restored all that he hadde taken within the Countreys belonging to King Henrie and likewise Richarde Earle of Poictou shoulde delyuer vp vnto the Earle of Saint Giles otherwise called Earle of Tholouze all that hee hadde taken from him sithe the breach of the laste truce But when King Henrie woulde not deliuer the Castell of Pascie in pledge to the Frenche king they departed in sunder as before without anye thing concluded The king of France after this tooke the Castell of Paluell ◅n other trea◅e betwixt ◅he two kings Vpon the .xviij. day of August the two
sayled again into NormaÌ„dy bycause the variaÌ„ce stil depended betwene him the king of Fraunce And finally vpon y e Ascention day in this second yere of his raigne they came eftsones to a coÌ„munication betwixte the Townes of Vernon and Lisle Dandely where finally they concluded an agreement A peace concluded with a marriage with a marriage to be hadde betwixt Lewis y e son of K. Phillip the Lady Blanch daughter to Alfonso K. of Castell the eyght of y e name Math. Paris and neece to K. Iohn by his sister Eleanor In consideration whereof K. Iohn besides y e summe of thirtie thousand markes in siluer as in respect of dower assigned to his sayd neece resigned his title to y e Citie of Eureux also vnto all those Townes which y e French K. had by warre taken from him the Citie of Angiers only excepted which Citie he receiued againe by couenants of the same agreement Raufe Niger The Frenche K. restored also to Kyng Iohn as Raufe Niger writeth the Citie of Tours and all the Castels and fortresses which he had takeÌ„ within Touraine And moreouer receiued of King Iohn his homage for al the lands fees tenements which at any tyme his brother K. Richarde or his father K. Henry had holden of him the said K. Lewis or any hys predecessors y e quite claymes and marriages always excepted The K. of England likewise dyd homage vnto y e French King for Britayne and againe as after ye shal heare he receyued homage for the same countrey for the countie of Richmont of his nephewe Arthur Hee also gaue the Erledome of Glowcester vnto the Earle of Eureux as it were by way of exchange for that hee resigned to the Frenche King all right title and clayme that might be pretended vnto the countie of Eureux And thus by this conclusion of marriage betwixt the saide Lewis and Blanche the right of K. Iohn went away which he lawfully before pretended vnto the Citie of Eureux and vnto those Townes in the confynes of Berry Chateau Roux or Raoul Cressy Isoldune likewise vnto the countrey of Veuxin or Veulquessine Polidor whiche is a parte of the territory of Gisours the right of all whych lands Townes and countreys was releassed to the Kyng of Fraunce by Kyng Iohn who supposed that by this affinitie and resignation of hys ryghte to those places the peace nowe made woulde haue continued for euer And in consideration thereof hee procured furthermore The K. commeth backe againe into Englande that the foresayd Blanche shoulde be conueyed into Fraunce to hir husband with all speede And that done he returned again into Englande Certes this peace was displeasant to many but namely to the Erle of Flanders who herevpoÌ„ making no accompt of K. Iohns amitie coÌ„cluded a peace with K. Philip shortly after ment to make war against the infidels in the east parties But by the chronicles of Flaunders it appereth Iaco. Meâ—… that the Erle of Flanders coÌ„cluded a peace with the Frenche King in Februarie last past before that king Iohn and the French king fell to any composition But such was the malice of writers in times past which they bare towards K. Iohn that whatsoeuer was done in preiudice of him or his subiects it was stil interpreted to chaÌ„ce through his defalt so as the blame still was imputed to him in so much that although many things he did peraduenture in matters of gouernemeÌ„t for y e which he may be hardly excused yet to thinke that he deserueth the .x. parte of the blame wherewith writers charge him it might seme a great lack of aduised consideration in them that so shuld take it But now to proceed with our purpose King Iohn being now in rest from warres with foreyn enimies began to make war with his subiects pursses at home emptying them by subsidies taxes and tallages to fill his coffers which alienated the mindes of a great number of them from his loue obedience At length also when he had got togither a great masse of money he went ouer again into Normandie where by Helias Archbishop of Burdeaux the bishop of Poictiers and Scone Rog. Hoâ—… K. Iohn is deuoted Mat. VVâ—… Mat. Paâ—… Rogl Hoâ—… he was diuorsed from his wife Isabel y t was the daughter of Robert erle of Gloucester bicause of the nerenesse of bloud as touching hir in the third degree And after he maried Isabel the daughter of Amery Earle of Angolesme by whome he had two sonnes Henry and Richard .iij. daughters Isabell Eleanor and Iane. Moreouer about this time Mat. Paâ—… Geffrey 〈◊〉 of Yorke â—…priued Geffrey Archbyshoppe of Yorke was depriued of al his manors lands and possessions by the kings commandemeÌ„t directed to y e Sherife of Yorkshire for diuers causes for that he would not permitte y e same sherife to leuie y e duty called Charugage that was three Shillings of euery plough lande within his diocesse rated appointed to be leuied to the Kyngs vse throughout all parties of the Realme Againe for that the same Archbyshoppe refused to goe ouer with the Kyng into NormaÌ„dy to helpe to make the marriage betwixte the Frenche Kyngs sonne and hys neece Thyrdly bycause hee had excommunicated the same Sherife and al the prouince of Yorke wherevpon the Kyng tooke displeasure against hym and not only spoyled him as I sayde of his goodes but also banished him out of the Court not suffering hym to come in his presence for the space of twelue monethes after Rog. Houed A counsell called at West-minster by the Archbishop of Caunterbury â—…thur Duke â—…rytayne â—…n homage â—…ne king of â—…glande About the same time King Iohn and Phillip King of France met togither neere to the towne of Vernon where Arthur Duke of Brytayne as vassall to his vncle Kyng Iohn did his homage vnto him for the Duchie of Brytayne and those other places whiche he helde of him on thys syde and beyonde the riuer of Loyr and afterwarde still mistrusting his Vncles curtesie he returned backe againe with the French Kyng and would not committe hymselfe to hys saide Vncle who as he supposed did beare him litle good wil. These things being thus performed â—…g Iohn reâ—…eth into â—…lande 〈◊〉 Queene is â—…wned King Iohn returned into Englande and there caused his newe married wife Isabell to be Crowned on y e Sunday before the feast of Sainte Dionise the eyght of October The same time hee gaue commaundemente vnto Hugh Neuill hygh Iustice of his forrests that hee should awarde his preceptes vnto al forresters within the Realme to giue warning to al the white Monkes that before the Quindene of Saint Michaell they shoulde remoue out of hys forrestes all their horses of Haraz and other cattel vnder the penaltie to forfeit so many of them as after that daye chaunced to be founde within the same forrestes The cause that moued the K. to deale
one in the East the seconde in the West the thyrde in the North the fourth in the South and the fifthe as it were set in the middes of the other hauing many Starres aboute it and went fiue or sixe tymes in compassing the other as it were the space of one houre and shortly after vanished away The Winter after was extreamely colde more than the naturall course had bin aforetime And in the Spring time came a great glutting and continuall rayne causing the Riuers to rise with hygher flouds than they hadde bene accustomed In the yere .1201 1201 Kyng Iohn held his Christmas at Guildforde and there gaue to his seruauntes many faire lyueries Mat. Par. An. reg 3. and sutes of apparell The Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury dyd also the lyke at Caunterbury seemyng in deede to striue with the Kyng whyche of them shoulde passe the other in suche sumptuous apparrellyng of their men whereat the Kyng and not without good cause was greatly moued to indignation agaynste hym although for a time hee couloured the same going presently into the North where he gathered of the countrey there no small summes of money as it were by way of fyning them for theyr transgressions committed in hys forrestes From thence he returned and came to Canterbury where he held his Easter which fell that yeare on the day of the Annunciation of our Lady in the which feast he sate Crowned togyther with hys wife Queene Isabell the Archbyshop of Caunterbury bearing the charges of them and their traynes whilest they remayned there At the feast of the Ascention nexte ensuing Kyng Iohn set out a proclamation at Tewkesbury that all the Earles and Barons of the Realme and also all other that helde of him by Knightes seruice shoulde be ready in the feast of Pentecost nexte ensuyng with Horse and armour at Portesmouth to passe ouer with him into Normandy who made their apperance accordingly Howbeeit a great number of them in the ende gate licence to tarry at home paying for euery Knightes fee two markes of siluer for a fyne which then was a great matter But he sent before him into Normandy William Marshall Earle of Striguill with an hundred Knights Rog. Houed or men of armes which he had hired and Roger de Lacye with an other hundred men of armes to defende the confynes of Normandy againste the enimies and to his ChaÌ„berlain Hubert de Burgh hee delyuered the like number of Knyghtes or men of armes also to keepe the marches betwixt England Wales as Warden of y e same This done he pardoned his brother y e Archb. of York The Archb. of York restored restored him to al his dignities possessioÌ„s liberties coÌ„firming y e same vnto him in as ful large manner as euer Roger late Archbishop of y e See had and enioyed the same for the whiche confirmation his sayd brother vndertooke to pay to the King within the tearme of one yeare the summe of a thousand pounds sterling and for the assurance thereof engaged his barony to the King in pledge Moreouer about the same time the Kyng sent Geffrey Bishoppe of Chester Ambassadors sent into Scotlande and Richarde Malebisse with Henry de Poysy vnto William King of Scotlande requiring him that the tyme appoynted for him to make aunswere touchyng his demaund of Northumberland might be proroged vntill the feast of Saint Michael the Archangell next ensuing whiche was obteyned and then the King and Quene being come to Portsmouth on the Monday in Whitson weeke tooke the Sea to passe ouer into Normandy The King passeth ouer into Normandy but not both in one Ship so that the Queene with a prosperous gale of winde arriued there at hir owne desire but the Kyng was driuen by reason of a pirry to take laÌ„d in y e Isle of Wight and so was slayed ther for a time howbeit within a few days after he tooke ship again at Portsmouth so passed ouer into Normandy wher shortly after hys arriuall in those parties he came to an enteruewe with y e K. of FraÌ„ce He commeth to talke with the Kyng of Fraunce nere to Lisle Donely where comming a loÌ„g time togither alone they agreede so wel y t within three days after K. Iohn at the FreÌ„ch kings request went into France and was receiued of him with much honor first at S. Dinise with ProcessioÌ„ of y e Cleargie and there lodging one night King Iohn entreth into Paris vpon y e morrow the FreÌ„ch K. accompanied him vnto Paris where he was receyued of y e CitizeÌ„s with great reuereÌ„ce the Prouost presenting vnto him in y e name of y e whole Citie many riche giftes to his welcome K. Phillip feasted him also in his owne Palace and for his part gaue vnto him to his Lords and seruantes many great princely giftes Moreouer the league at this time was renued betwixt them The league renued Mat. Pâ—… Rog. Houed put in writing with this caution that whether of them first brake the couenaunts such Lords on his parte as were become sureties for performaÌ„ce shuld be released of their allegiance which they ought to him y t so shuld breake that they might therevpoÌ„ frely become subiects to y e other prince These things done at length after that K. Iohn had remayned at Paris with greate mirth and solace certayne days y e French K. brought him forth of the Citie toke leane of him in very louing wise After this K. Iohn went to Chinon froÌ„ thence into Normandy About whiche time there chanced some troubles in Ireland for where Walter Lacy vnder pretence of a communication that was appoynted betwixt him and Iohn de Curcy Lorde of Vlnester Walter Lacy 〈…〉 meante to haue taken the sayd Curcy and for the accomplishment of his purpose set vppon him slew many of his menne and for hys safegard constreyned Curcy in the end to take a Castell which belonged vnto Hugh Lacy vppon fayre promises made to him by the same Hugh to be preserued out of all danger it came to passe that when he was once gote in he might no more be suffred to depart For y e Lacies thought to haue deliuered him to K. Iohn but the seruaunts and friends of the sayd Curcy made such cruell warre in wasting and destroying the lands possessioÌ„s that belonged vnto the said Walter Hugh Lacyes that finally they were constreined to set him againe at libertie whether they woulde or no. At the same time also Polidor Ayde againâ—… the Turâ—… and Infideâ—… the kings of Fraunce England gaue large money towards the maintenaÌ„ce of y e army which at this present went forth vnder the leading of the Earle of Flanders and other to war against the enimies of y e Christian faith Mat. Pâ—… at y e instance of Pope Innocent There was furthermore graunted vnto theÌ„ the fortith part of all the reuenewes belonging to
and the Byshops many meetings were had as at London Reading and Wallingford and in other places Nowe the Archbishoppe and Prelates for theyr partes thought this recompence to be but small in respect of the great losses and hinderances whiche they had susteyned and to haue the whole restitution delayed they tooke it not well But the Cardinall leaned so to the Kyngs syde hauyng receyued of hym to the Popes vse the charter of subiection of the Realmes of England and Irelande nowe bulled with golde where at the firste it was deliuered to Pandulph sealed only with waxe But their sute came to little effect and in y e end it fell out in such wise that their complaynte was lesse regarded The rating moreouer of the valew which the Kyng shoulde restore vnto the Archbyshoppe and to the other Byshops was by agreemente of the Kyng and them togither appoynted vnto four Barons indifferently chosen betwixt them Yet at length that deuise tooke no place but it was otherwise decreede by the Pope â—…tution to â—…e to 〈◊〉 Byshops that the Kyng shoulde restore to them the summe of fortie thousande markes of the whych he had payde already twelue thousand before the returne of the sayde Archbishoppe and Byshops into the Realme and fifteene thousande more at the late meeting had betwixt them at Readyng so that there remayned only .13000 behynde for not only the Kyng but also the Cardinall hadde sent to the Pope requiring him to take direction in the matter and to aduertise hym that there was a great fault in the Archbyshop and his fellowes In so muche that Pandulph whiche was sente to him from the Legate declared in fauoure of the King â—…ng Iohn â—…mended the Pope 〈◊〉 an humble â—…nce that there was not a more humble and modest Prince to be found thaÌ„ Kyng Iohn and that the Archbyshop and hys fellowes were too hard and shewed themselues too couetous in requiring the restitution that shoulde bee made to them for losses susteyned in time of the interdiction Now the cause wherefore the Legate and the Kyng dyd sende vnto the Pope was this there was some grudge betwixte the Legate and the Archbishoppe for that where the Pope had written to the Legate how he shoulde accordyng to the order of the aunsient Cannos of the Church place in euery Byshoppes See and Abbey that was vacant meete and able persons to rule and guyde the same â—…t Paris â—…e presumpâ—… of the â—…all the Legate presuming vppon that authoritie graunted him by the Pope without the aduice of the Archbyshoppe or other Byshops tooke onely with him certayne of y e kings Chaplaynes and commyng with them to suche Churches as were vacant ordeined in them such persons as wer nothing mete to take such charge vpon them and that according to the olde abuse of England as saith Mathew Paris 1214 Wherevppon the Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury repinyng at suche doyngs sente to the Legate as then beeing at Burton vppon Trente Burton vpon Trent Dunstable A Synode Discord betwixt the Cardinall and the Archbyshop of Canterbury two of his Chaplaynes from Dunstable where he and his suffraganes helde as then a Synode after the feast of the Epiphany commaundyng hym by way of appeale in no wise to meddle with instituting any gouernours to Churches within the precinct of his iurisdiction where such institutions belonged only to him Heerevppon therefore the Legate dispatched Pandulph to Rome vnto the Pope as is aforesaide and the Kyng likewise sente Ambassadors thither as the Byshop of Norwich and y e Archdeacon of Northumberland with other the whiche in the ende so behaued theÌ„selues in their sute that notwithstanding Simon Langhton the Archbyshops brother earnestly withstoode them as Proctor for the Byshoppes yet at length the Pope tooke order in the matter writing vnto hys Legate that hee shoulde see the same fulfilled and then assoyle the Realme of the former interdiction In this meane tyme Kyng Iohn made prouision to goe ouer into Fraunce as after ye shall heare but at hys going ouer hee committed the whole ordering of this matter vnto the Legate and to William Marshall the Earle of Pembroke The Legate therefore vppon the recept of the Popes Bulles called a Counsell at London there declaring what was conteyned in y e same he tooke handes for paymente of the residue of the fortie thousande markes which was behinde being .13000 only as before I haue saide About y e same time also Walter Gray Bishop of Worcetor is remoued to the See of Yorke Walter Gray B. of y t Worcetor was remoued to y e gouernemente of y e See of Yorke which had bin vacant euer sith the death of the Archbyshop Geffrey This Walter was y e three and thirtith Archbishop that gouerned that See But nowe to returne and speake of the kings affayres in the parties of beyonde the Sea Yee shall vnderstande that hauing set hys businesse in some good stay at home with the Legate hee applyed his study to the performance of his warres abroade And therefore hee firste sent money into Flaunders to pay the Souldiers wages Mony sent into Flaunders whyche hee had sente thither to ayde y e Erle there agaynste Kyng Phillippe Whiche Earle came ouer thys yeare into Englande and at Caunterbury the Kyng receyued hym Raufe Cog. The Earle of Flanders doth homage to K. Iohn where he dyd homage to the Kyng for the whole Earledome of Flanders and on the other parte the K. as well to the sayde Earle as to suche Lordes Bishops which came ouer with hym declared his royall liberalitie by princely giftes of golde siluer iewels and precious stones Mat. Paris After his returne such captaines as remayned in his countrey with their handes at the Kyng of Englandes pay The lands of the Earle of Guisnes wasted made a iourney into Fraunce and wasted the landes that belonged to the Erle of Guisnes wanne the Castell of Bruncham and rased it taking within it diuers meÌ„ of armes and demilances They also wanne by siege the Towne of Ayre and brent it Moreouer they wasted and destroyed the landes whiche Lewes the Frenche Kings sonne was possessed of in those parties In the meane tyme Kyng Iohn hauing prepared a mighty nauie and a strong army of valiant Souldiers tooke the Sea at Portsmouth on Candlemasse day togither with his wife hys sonne Richarde and Eleanor the syster of Arthur Duke of Brytayne Hee hadde not many of hys Earles or BaroÌ„s with him but a great number of knights and Gentlemenne with whome hee landed at Rochell in safetie within a fewe dayes after hys setting foorth Hee tooke ouer with him inestimable treasure as it was reported in golde syluer and iewels Immediately vppon hys arriuall at Rochell the Barons of Poictow reuolted from y e French King and comming in to Kyng Iohn did homage vnto him as to their King and soueraigne Lord. An. reg 16. But howsoeuer it was
towards England and came to a Towne called Ardenburg where the moste part of suche Scottishmen as he had broughte with him into Flanders slipped from him wentvnto Paris The king being returned into Englande remoued the Barons of the Eschequer and the Iustices of the Benche vnto York calling a Parliamente thither and gaue summonance to the Lordes of Scotland to come to the same The Scottes sumâ—…ed to the Parliament at Yorke refused to come but making defaulte in their appearance he sent forth his comission and letters to warne his subiectes to be readie with horse and harneys at Rockesburgh in the feaste of the Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist next ensuyng They obeying his comaundement An army raised assembled there at the daye appoynted There were in this armie nowe assembled at Rockesborough together with those of the Bishopricke aboute three thousande men of armes mounted on baâ—…ded horses Abyngdon The number of men armed in this armye besydes foure thousande other armed menne on horsebacke wythout bâ—…rdes There were also a great number of footmen and yet none but such as came vpon their owne good wâ—…lles the whiche were almost all Welchmen or Irishmen VVelchmen Irishmen There came also afterwardes fyue hundred menne of armes wâ—…ll apparelled furnyshed and mounted Gascoynes out of Gascoyne of the which a certayne number were sente vnto Barwike by the king where after the battayle fought with the Scottes they remayned in garnison Nic. Triuet The Earle of Hereford and the Earle Marshall were presente wyth theyr retinues amongest other in thys armie here assembled at Rockesborough the whyche vpon suspition coâ—…ned of that they had hearde The Eâ—… Hereâ—… Maâ—… sâ—… 〈◊〉 thought it not sufficient to haue the Kynges Letters patentes touching the confirmation of the two Charters and other the Articles aboue mencioned sygnes by hym whylest he was oute of the Realme aâ—… therefore required that he woulde nowe within his owne lande confirme the sameagaine Here the Bishoppe of Durham Iohn Earle of Surrey Willyam Earle of Warwike and Raufe Earle of Gloucester vndertooke for the kyng that after hee had subdued his enimies and should be agayne returned into the realme he shoulde satisfie them in that behalfe and confirme the same articles This done the King marching foorth wyâ—…h his armye came to Temple Histon and sente foorth the Bishoppe of Durham to take certayn Castelles thereaboutes Caâ—… 〈◊〉 by the 〈◊〉 of Dâ—… as Orinton or as some Copies haue Drilton and other two whiche enterprise the Bishoppe speedyly accomplished The Englishe fleete that shoulde haue come from Berwike and kepte alongst the coaste to haue furnished the Armie wyth victualls was stayed and holden backe with contrarie wynd so that the armie beganne to be in greate necessitie of victuals The Scottishemen were aduertised hereof and supposyng that the Englishemen by reason of suche want of victuals had not bene able through feeblenesse to make any greate resistaunce assembled theyr powers togyther and came towardes the place where the kyng with his army was lodged The same time twoo of the Englishe shippes arriued there wyth victualles the whiche beyng bestowed Amongst the souldeors relieued them greately of theyr hunger amoungest other the Welchemen had twoo tunnes of wine deliuered to them for theyr share Abingdon A fraye betvvixt the VVelcheâ—… Englishmen the whiche they tasted so greedyly that ouercome therewyth they fell to quarrelling wyth the Englishemen and begunne a fraye in the whiche they slew an eighteen and hurte dyuerse The Englishe horsemenne heerewyth beyng kindeled wyth displeasure got them to armour and setting vpon the Welchmen slew of them to the number of foure score and put the other to flight wherevpon the nexte morning it was said that the Welchemen vppon wrathe conceyued hereof meant to depart to the Scottes but yet when the campe remoued they followed the army though a farre off and a part by themselues The Engâ—…men â—…nde 〈◊〉 doubte of the VVelchâ—… in so muche that many doubted least if the Englishmen had chaunced to haue had the worse at the Scottishe mensne handes they woulde haue ioygned wyth them agaynste the Englyshemenne N. Triuet The Kyng nowe hearing that the Scottes were commyng towardes hym raysed hys fielde and wente foorthe to meete them lodgyng the nexte nyghte in a fayre playne In the morning very early a greate alarme was reysed so that euery man got him to armour supposing the Scottes to bee at hande The horse appoynted for the kyngs saddle that day as the Kyng shoulde haue got vppon hym afrighted wyth some noyse starte aside and threwe the Kyng downe wyth suche violence that hee brake twoo of his ribbes as the reporte went Other write that his horse trode on hym in the night as he and his people rested them keeping their horses still bridled to bee readye the sooner vppon occasion of any necessitie but howsoeuer hee came by hys hurt he stayed not to passe forwarde in his purposed iourney but mounting vppon an other horse The battaile â—…f Foukirke went foorth with hys armye till hee came to a place called Foukirke where bothe the armyes of England and Scotland met and fought Abingdon The order of â—…he Scottishe â—…attayles The Scottes were deuided into four schiltrons as they termed them or as we may say round battailes in forme of a circle in the whiche stoode theyr people that caried long staues or speares which they crossed ioyntly togither one wythin an other betwixt which schiltrons or round battails were certain spaces left the which wer filled wyth theyr archers bowmen and behinde all these were theyr horsmen placed They had chosen a strong grounde somewhat sideling on the side of a hill The Erles Marshall Herford The Earles Marshall Herforde and Lincolne ledde the fore vvarde and Lincolne whiche ledde the forewarde of the Englishemen at the first made directly towardes the Scottes but they were stayed by reason they founde a marys or an euill fauoured mosse betwixt theyr enemyes and them so that they were constreyned to serche a compasse towardes the weste side of the fielde About the same time certaine Irishe lords and amongest other as chiefe one Thomas Biset landed in the Isle of Arain the inhabitants whereof yelded themselues vnto the same Thomas who as was iudged ment to haue ayded the Scottes but nowe hearing of the victorie whiche Kyng Edwarde had gotten in a pight fielde he sent vnto hym to giue hym to vnderstande that hee was come in his ayde and had wonne the saide Isle of Airen Thomas Biset requireth the I le of Arain and therfore besought him that it might please him to grauÌ„t it vnto hym and hys heyres to holde of hym and his heyres for euer Whiche request the K. graunted The euill opinion of the Erles Marshall and Hereforde tovvardes the Kyng whereof when the Earles Marshall Hereford were aduertised they thoughte this a rashe parte of the
belonged to the Priour of Caunterburie The Iames of Deepe but by the helpe of the Earle of Huntington after they had fought all the night tyll the nexte morning the Englishe men at length preuayled and taking that great huge shippe of Deepe founde in hir aboue foure hundred dead bodies To conclude verie fewe of the French ships escaped â—…beâ—… â—…aguin except some of theyr smaller Vesselles and certaine Gallies with their Admirall Barbenoir who in the beginning of the battayle got forth of the Hauen â—…uesburie â—…ho VVals Meremouth aduising the other Captaynes to doe the lyke thereby to aduoyde the daunger which they wylfully embraced There dyed in this battayle fought as some write on mydsommer day in the yeare aforesayd â—…roissart â—…ames Mair â—… Southwel The number â—…iâ—…e â—…ob Southw of Frenche menne to the number of thirtie thousande of Englishe menne about foure thousande or as other haue that liued in those dayes not paste foure hundred amongest whome there were foure Knightes of great Nobilitie as Sir Thomas Monhermere Sir Thomas Latimer Sir Iohn Boteler and Sir Thomas Poynings It is sayd also that the king himself was hurt in the thigh The two English shippes that had bene taken the yeare before the Edward and the Christopher were recouered at this time amoÌ„gst other of the French ships that were taken there Sir Peter Bahuchet was hanged vpon a Crosse poale fastened to a Maste of one of the shippes Through the wilfulnesse of this man the French menne receyued this losse as the Frenche Chronicles report bycause he kept the nauie so long within the Hauen tyll they were so enclosed by the Englishe men that a great number of the Frenchmen could neuer come to strike stroke nor to vse the shotte of theyr Artillarie but to the hurt of their fellowes Howsoeuer it was the Englishe menne gotte a famous victorie to the great comfort of themselues and discomfort of their aduersaries The king of England after he had thus vanquished his enimies remayned on the Sea by the space of three dayes and then comming on lande went to Gaunt where he was receyued of the Queene wyth great ioy and gladnesse In thys meane whyle hadde the Duke of Normandye besieged the Castell of Thuyne Leuesques neare to Cambray Southwell The king goeth to Gaunt Froissard which was taken by Sir Walter of Manny a Lorde of Heynault at the first begynning of the warres and euer since till that tyme kept to the king of Englande his vse The Earle of Heynault who had beene of late both in Englande with king Edwarde and also in Almaine with the Emperour to purchase theyr assystaunce for the defence of his Countrey agaynste the inuasions of the Frenche menne was nowe returned home and meaning to rescue such as were besieged in Thuyne sente for succours into Flaunders and into Almaigne and in the meane tyme leuying suche power as hee coulde make within hys owne Countrey came therewyth vnto Valenciennes whither forthwyth resorted vnto hym the Earle of Namure wyth two hundred Speares the Duke of Brabant wyth sixe hundred the Duke of Guelderlande the Earle of Bergen the Lord of Valkenhergh and dyuerse other the which togither with the Earle of Heynault The ryuer of Leftault or the Scelle went and lodged aloÌ„g by the riuer of Lestault ouer against the Frenche host whiche kept siege as yee haue hearde vnder the conduct of the Duke of Normandie before Thuyne Leuesche that is situate vpon the same ryuer There came also to the ayde of the Earle of Heynault Iaques Arteuelde The Flemings with three score thousand Flemings It was thought that they would haue fought ere they had departed in sunder but they did not For after it was knowne how the king of Englande was arriued in Flanders and had discomfited the French Fleete the Duke of Brabant and other thoughte good to breake vp theyr enterprice for that tyme and to resorte vnto the King of Englande to vnderstande what hys purpose was to doe Neyther were the French men hastie to giue battaile so that after the Captaynes of Thuyne Leuesche Sir Richard Lymosin Sir Richarde Lymosyn Knyght an Englishe manne and two Esquiers brethren to the Earle of Namure Iohn and Thierry had left theyr Fortresse voyde and were come ouer the Ryuer by Boates vnto the Earle of Heynaultes Campe the armyes on both sides brake vppe and departed the Frenche menne into Fraunce and the other to Valenciennes and from thence the Princes and great Lordes drew vnto Gaunt The armies breake vp to welcome the king of Englande into the Countrey of whome they were ryghte ioyfully receyued and after they had commaned togither of theyr affayres it was appoynted by the King that they shoulde meete hym at Villefort in Brabant at a daye prefixed where he woulde be readie to consult with them aboute his proceedings in his warres against his aduersaries the Frenchmen The assemble of the Princes at Villelorde At the day appoynted there came to Villefort the Dukes of Brabant and Guelderlande the Erle of Heynault Gulicke Namure Blackenheym Bergen sir Robert Dartois Earle of Richmont the Erle of Valkenburg and Iaques Arteveld with the other rulers of Flaunders and many others Here it was ordayned that the Countreys of Flaunders The couenants betwixt the K. of England his coÌ„federats Brabant and Heynault shoulde be so vnited and knitte in one corporation that nothing shoulde bee done amongest them in publike affayres but by common consent and if any warres were mooued agaynst any of them then shoulde the other be readie to ayde them agaynst whome any such warre was moued and if vpon any occasion anye discorde rose betwixt them for anye matter they shoulde make an ende of it amongest themselues and if they coulde not then shoulde they stande to the iudgement and arbitrement of the king of Englande vnto whome they bounde themselues by othe to keepe this ordinance and agreement The French king being enfourmed that the king of Englande ment to lay siege vnto Tourney as it was in deede deuised at this counsaile holden at Villefort Froissaâ—â— Tourney â—…nished the strong pâ—… of men tooke order for the furnishing therof with men munition and vittayles in most defencible wise There were sent to that towne the best men of warre in all Fraunce as the Earle of Ewe Conestable of Fraunce the yong Erle of Guines his sonne the Earle of Foiz and his brethren the Earle Amerie de Narbon with many other hauing with them foure thousande Souldiers Sir Godmar du Foy was there before as Captaine of the towne so that it was prouided of all things necessarie The Flemings were not willing to serue for neyther had they any trust in their Captain the sayde Earle of Richmonde neyther would they wyllingly haue passed oute of their owne confines but onely to defend the same from the inuasion of theyr enimyes yet through much perswasion forwarde they goe deuided
France Where the Londoners would not permitte the Kinges Iustices to fitte within the Câ—… London contrary to their liberties the King â—…poynted them to sitte in the Tower and 〈◊〉 they would not make any aunswer there a 〈◊〉 tumulte was reysed by the commons of the Citie so that the Iustices beeing in some perilles they thoughte feygned themselues to sitte there till towardes Easter Wheervpon when the K. coulde not get the names of them that reysed the tumult no otherwise but that they were certaine light persons of the common people he at length pardoned the offence After this those Iustices neyther sate in the Tower nor else where of all that yeare The Emperor won from the King of Englands friendshippe In the meane whyle the French King had with bribes wonne Lewes of Bauaria that named himselfe Emperour from further fauouring the King of Englande in so muche that vnder a colourable pretence of finding him selfe greeued for that the King of England had without his knowledge takeÌ„ truce with the French king he reuoked the dignitie of being vicar in the Empire from the King of England but yet signified to him that where the Frenche Kyng had at hys request put the matter in controuersie betwixte him and the Kyng of England into his handes to make an ende thereof if it so pleased the Kyng of England The Empeâ—… offereth 〈◊〉 a meane 〈◊〉 concludâ—… peace that hee should treate as an indifferent arbitrator betwixt them he promised to doe his endeuor so as he doubted not but that by hys meanes he shoulde come to a good agreement in his cause if he wold follow his aduice and to receyue aunswere hereof he sente his Letters by a chaplayne of his one Eberhard the reader of the Friers hermites of Saint Augustines order requesting the King of England to aduertise hym by the same messenger of his whole minde in that behalfe The Kyng for aunswere signifyed againe by his letters vnto the Emperoure The Kyngs aunswere that for the zeale whiche he hadde to make an accorde betwixt him and his aduersarie Phillippe de Valoys that named himselfe French King he could not but muche commend him and for his parte hee had euer wished that some reasonable agreement mighte bee had betwixt them but sith hys right to the Realme of France was cleere manifest inough hee purposed not to committe it by writing vnto the doubtful iudgement or arbitrement of anye and as concerning the agreemente which the Emperor had made with the Frenche Kyng bycause as he alledged it was lawfull for him so to do sith without the Emperors knowledge hee had taken truce with the same Frenche King he said if the circumstances were wel considered that matter could not minister any cause to moue him to such agreement for if the Emperor remembred he had giuen to him libertie at all times to treate of peace without making y e Emperor priuie thereto so that without his assent he concluded not vppon any small peace which hee protested that he neuer meant to do till he might haue his prouidente aduice counsell and assente therevnto And as concerning the reuoking of the vicarshippe of the Empire from him hee tooke it done out of tyme for it was promised that no such reuocation should be made till he had obteyned the whole Realme of France or at the least the more part thereof These in effect were the poyntes of the Kyngs letters of aunswere vnto the Emperor Dated at London the thirtenth of Iuly in the second yeare of his raigne ouer Fraunce and fifteenth ouer England This yeare about Midsommer The deceasse of the Lorde Geffrey de Scrope and of the Byshop of Lincolne The Queene brought to bedde or somewhat before at Gant in Flanders dyed the Lorde Geffrey Scrope the Kings Iustice and Henry Byshoppe of Lincolne two chiefe counsellors to the King The Queene after hir returne into EnglaÌ„d was this yeare brought to bed in the Tower of London of a daughter named Blanch that dyed yong and was buried at Westminster In this meane while during the warres betwixt France and Englande the Frenche Kyng in fauour of Dauid king of Scotland had sente menne of warre into Scotlande vnder the conduit of Sir Arnold DaÌ„dreghen who was after one of the Marshals of France and the Lorde of Garentiers with other by whose comfort help the Scottes that tooke parte with King Dauid did endeuor themselues to recouer out of y e English mens handes suche Castels and fortresses as they helde within Scotland as in the Scottishe historie ye shall finde mentioned and how aboute this time their King the foresaide Dauid returned foorth of France into Scotland by the french kings help who hauing long before concluded a league with him thought by his friendshippe to trouble the King of England so at home that he shoulde not bee at great leysure to inuade hym in France But now to tell you what chanced of the meeting appoynted at Arras The commissioners that met at Arras for the commissioners that should there treate of the peace when the day assigned of their meeting was come there arriued for the King of EnglaÌ„d the Bishop of Lincolne the Bishop of Duresme the Earle of Warwike the Earle of Richmond Sir Robert Dartois sir Iohn of Heynault otherwise called Lord Beaumont and sir Henry of Flaunders For the french King there came the Earle of Alaunson the Duke of Burbon the Earle of Flaunders the Earle of Blois the Archbyshoppe of Sens the Bishop of Beaunoys and the Byshop of Auxerre The Pope sente thither two Cardinals Naples and Cleremont these commissioners were in treatie fifteene dayes during the which many matters were putte foorth and argued but none concluded for the Englishmen demanded largely and the Frenchmen woulde departe with nothing sauing with the Countie of Pontieu the which was giuen with Queene Isabell in marriage to the King of Englande This truce was prolonged about the feast of the decollation of Saint Iohn to endure til Midsomer then next following as the addition to Adam Mâ—…rimouth hath The occasion of the warres of Britaine So the treatie brake the commissioners departed and nothyng done but onely that the truce was prolonged for two yeres further Thus were y e warres partly appeased in some part of Fraunce but yet was the truce but slenderly kept in other partes by reason of the deathe of the Duke of Britaine For whereas contentioÌ„ rose betwixte one Charles de Blois and Iohn Earle of Mountfort about the right to the Duchie of Britaine as in the historie of Fraunce it may more plainely appeare The Erle of MouÌ„tfort thinking that he had wrong offered him at the French Kings hands who fauoured his aduersarie Charles de Blois alyed himselfe with the King of Englande And as some write after he had wonne diuers Cities and Townes within Britaine he came ouer into England and by doing homage to King Edward acknowledged to holde
gotten Heerevppon the Councell brake vp and Iaques Arteueld tarying with the King a certain space after the other were departed promised hym to perswade the Countrey well ynough to hâ—… purpose and surely hee hadde a great gift of â—…quence and hadde thereby induced the Countrey wonderfully to consent to many things as well in fauour of King Edward as to his 〈◊〉 anauncement but this sâ—…te whiche he went â—…we about to bring to passe was so odious â—…to all the Flemings that in no wise they thought it reason to consente vnto the disinheriting of the Earle At length when Iaques Arteuelde shoulde returne vnto Gaunt Ia. Meir Welchemen appoynted to Iaques Arteueld for a 〈◊〉 Gerard Denyse Kyng Edwarde appointed fiue hundred Welchmen to attende hym as a garde for the preseruation of his person bycause he sayde that one Gerarde Denise Dean of the waynors an vnquiet man malitiously purposed his destruction Captaynes of these Welchmen were Iohn Matreuerse and William Sturine or Sturrie and so with this crewe of Souldiers Arteuelde returned to Gaunte and earnestly goeth in hand with hys sute in Kyng Edwardes behalfe that eyther the Earle shoulde doe hys homage to the Kyng of Englande to whome it was due or else to forfeyte hys Earledome Then the foresayde Gerard as well of his owne mynde as procured thereto by the authoritie of Earle Lewes stirred the whole Citie againste the sayde Arteuelde Iacob Arteuelde house besette and gathering a greate power vnto hym came and besette Arteueldes house rounde about vpon eache side the furie of the people being wonderfully bente agaynste hym crying kill hym kill hym that hathe robbed the treasure of the countrey and nowe goeth aboute to disinherite our noble Earle Iaques van Arteuelde perceyuing in what danger he was came to a window and spake to that enraged multitude in hope with faire and curteous wordes to appease them but it coulde not bee wherevpon hee soughte to haue fledde out of hys house but the same was broken vp and so manye entred vppon hym that hee was founde out Froissart â—…ames Mair and slayne by one Thomas Denise as some write But other affirme that a Cobler whose father this Iaques van Arteueld had sometime slayne followed him as he was fleeing into a stable where hys horses stoode and there with an axe cloue his head in sunder so that hee fell downe starke dead on the grounde Iacob van Arteueld stayne And thys was the ende of the foresaide Iaques van ArteLueld who by hys wisedome and policie had obteyned the whole gouernemente of all Flaunders He was thus slayne vpoÌ„ a Sunday in y e after noone being the seuententh of Iuly There were slayne also tenne other persons that were of hys counsell and dyuers of the Welchmen in lyke manner but the other escaped and got away vnto King Edwarde as yet remayning at Sluse vnto whome those of Bruges Cassell Curtrick Hypres Ambassadours the the good â—…ovvnes in FlaÌ„ders vnto K. Edvvarde Aldenard and other Townes dyd afterwards sende their orators to excuse theÌ„selues as nothing giltie nor priuie to the deathe of hys friende and their worthy gouernour Iaques van Arteueld requiring him not to impute the faulte vnto the whole countrey which the rash and vnaduised Gantiners had committed sith y e Countrey of Flaunders was as ready now to do hym seruice and pleasure as before sauing that to the disinheriting of their Earle they could not be agreeable but they doubted not to perswade hym to doe his homage vnto the King of Englande and till then they promised not to receyue him They put the King also in hope of a marriage to be had betwixte the sonne of their Earle and some one of the Kings daughters Heerewith the King of England who was departed froÌ„ Sluse in greate displeasure with the Flemings became somewhat pacified in hys moode and so renued the league eftsoones with the Countrey of Flanders but the Earle woulde neuer consent to doe homage vnto the Kyng of Englande but still sticked to the French Kings part which purchased him muche trouble and in the ende cost hym his life as after shall appeare But now to returne vnto the Earle of Derby Froissart whome wee left in Gascoigne Yee shall vnderstand that shortly after he was come backe to Burdeaux from the conquest whiche hee hadde made of Bergerat other townes thereaboutes The Earle of Lisle who as ye haue hearde was the French Kings Lieutenant in that countrey assembled an army of twelue thousand men and comming before Auberoche a Towne in Gascoigne Auberoch beâ—…ged besieged it sore pressing them within in so muche that they were in greate daunger to haue bin taken if the Earle of Derby hauyng knowledge in what case they stoode hadde not come to these reskeâ—…e who with three hundred speares or men of armes as we may call them and a sixe hundred archers approching neere to the siege layde hymselfe closely within a wodde till the Frenchmenne in the euening were at supper The Frenche armie distressed and he Earle of Lisle taken and then he suddainely set vpon them in their campe and discomfited them so that the Earle of Lisle was taken in his owne tente and sore hurte There were also taken the Earle of Valentinois and other Earles Vicontes and Lordes of greate accomple to the number of nyne beside those that were slayne The residue were putte to flight and chased so that the Englishmenne hadde a fayre iourney and wanne greate riches by prisoners and spoyle of the enimies Campe. After thys the Earle of Derby beyng returned to Burdeaux and hauing but the Captiues in safekeepyng assembled his power and marching foorthe into the Countrey towardes the Ryolle Townes won by the Earle of Derby a Towne in those parties whyche hee meante to besiege he wanne dyuers townes and Castels by the way as Saint Basill Roche Million Montsegure Aguillon and Segart At length he came to the Towne of the Ryolle whiche hee besieged and lay about it nyne weekes ere hee coulde winne it and then was the same towne surrendred into his handes but the Castell was still defended agaynste hym for the space of eleuen weekes at whyche tyme beeyng sore oppressed and vndermyned it was yeelded by them within conditionally that they shoulde departe only with theyr armoure After thys the Erle of Derby wanne Montpesance Mauleon Ville-Franche in Agenois Miremont Thomines the Castell of Damassen and at length Angolesâ—… came before the Citie of Angolesme the whyche made appoyntmente with the Earle that if no succoures came from the Frenche Kyng within the space of a moneth that then the Citie shoulde bee surrendred to the Kyng of Englandes vse and to assure thys appoyntmente they deliuered to the Earle foure and twentie of their chiefe Citizens as hostages In the meane tyme Blaues the Earle layde siege to Blaues but coulde not winne it Hys men rode abroade into the Countrey to Mortaigne Mirabeau
his coÌ„ming backe into England he found the duke of Lancaster at the sea syde with a great power of menne readye to haue come ouer The bishop of 〈◊〉 where 〈◊〉 into â—…lande out â—…ders althoughe some thought that he deferred tyme of purpose for that he myslyked of the Bishops whole enterprist and now 〈◊〉 cause it hadde 〈◊〉 â—…rayleâ—… â–ª he blamed the Bishop for his euill gâ—…emenâ—… the 〈◊〉 but sir Hughe Caluerley he reteyned with hym a tyrkâ—… dâ—…ng hiâ—… all honour by reason of the owe appâ—… valiancie that had bin 〈◊〉 founde in 〈◊〉 And this was the end of the Bishop of Nâ—… The Scots in the 〈◊〉 why be safe not â—…all but made roades into England toke 〈◊〉 brent the castel of Wark Mâ—…er VVarke castell brent by the Scottes whilest the â—…gâ—… laye before â—…s Nines the Frenchmen 〈◊〉 contain vessels and sent them â—…o the sea namely haâ—… valengers as wel to intercept such as should pâ—…sse betwene Englande and Flanders as also to stop such as were apointe 〈◊〉 gâ—… ouer 〈◊〉 â—…aoyn that were souldiors also of the Croysey appointed thither vnder the â—…g of the Lorde Britâ—…ale de la Breâ—…te and certain others When they of Portesmouth 〈…〉 â—…hat theâ—… fiue ships were abroade they 〈◊〉 forth to the Sea and meeting with their aduersaâ—… sought â—…yth them a â—…e cruel battaile and in the 〈◊〉 slow â—…ll the enimies 〈◊〉 excepted and toke all theâ—… vessels Dyuers French shippes taken by the Englishmen An other fleet of Englishmen took â—…ij freÌ„ch ships which had aboord 〈◊〉 omits of good wines that comforted the Englishmens greatly About the feast of al Saintâ—… was a parliameÌ„t holden at London A parliament at London in which was granted to the K. one moytie of a fifteenth by y e laytie shortly after a maytie of a tenth by the clergie The temporalties of the bishoprike of Norvvich seysed into the kings handes for the bishops disobedience Moreouer the K. toke into his hands the temporalties y t belonged to the Bishop of Norwich bicause he obeyed not the kings coÌ„mendemeÌ„t when he was sent for at the time when he toke the seas to passe into Flanders The knights also y e had not shewed such obedience to the bishop as was requisite in that iorney were coÌ„nulted to prison but shortly after they were set at libertie vpon sureties that vndertooke for them it was also decreed in this parliament that the Erle of BuckingaÌ„ the kings vncle shoulde goe to the borders against Scotland with a thousand launces and ij M. Archers to represse the presumptuous attempts of the Scots who aduertised therof sent embassadors to treat of peace but they were dispatched home againe withoute obteyning that which they came to sue for At the motion instance of the duke of Britain immediatly vpon the returne of the English armie out of Flaunders there was a meeting of certain commissioners in the marches of Caleys A treatie of peace betvven Englande and Fraunce at a place called Lelleghen for the treatie of a peace to be concluded betwixte the two Realmes of Englande and Fraunce There appeared for king Richard the duke of Lancaster and his brother y e Erle of Buckingham sir Iohn Hollande brother to the Kyng Sir Thomas Percye and a Bishop For the Frenche king thither came the Dukes of Beâ—…y and Bâ—…gongne the Bishop of Laon and the Chauncellor of Fraunce There were also the duke of Britain the erle of Flanders Also there came a bishop with other coÌ„missioners from the king of Spayne for the Frenchmen would nothing doe except the K. of Spayne might be also comprised in the treatie and conclusion They were .iij. wekes in coÌ„moning of an agreemente but when nothing else coulde be brought to passe they concluded a truce to endure till the feaste of S. Michaell A truce taken 〈◊〉 betvvene Enâ—…glande and 〈◊〉 Fraunce which shoulde be in the yeare .1384 The erle of FlaÌ„ders was iudged most in blame for y t no peace could be accorded bicause he wold not that the Gantiners should be comprised therin but the Englishmen would not agree either to truce or peace except regard might be had of the Gantiners as their frends and alies The kings of Spayn and Scotland were comprised in this truce as confederates to the Frenchmen whiche shuld haue signified the same into Scotlande but did not til great harme folowed through negligeÌ„ce vsed in that matter as after ye shal perceiue Tho. VVals The same yere in the nighte of the feast of the Purification of our Lady great lightenings and thunders chaunced which put many in no small feare so huge and hideous was that tempest Shortly after there rose no small adde in the citie of London about the electioÌ„ of their Maior for such as fauored the late Maior Io. Great contention aboute the election of the Maior of London de Northamton otherwise called Iohn de Comberton stood against sir Nicholas Brambre knight that was chosen to succeede the sayde Iohn de Northampton insomuch that a shoemaker that was one of the same Iohn de Northamptons partakeâ—…s profuine through a number of wyâ—… were ready to fauor haâ—… Sir Robert Knolles to take vppon 〈…〉 May 〈◊〉 but through the counsell of sir 〈◊〉 Kâ—…tsis knyght he was sodeinly vppâ—… 〈◊〉 drawne and be handed as â—…ell anâ—… 〈…〉 the kings peace In the Lent season the 〈◊〉 of Lancaster with his brother the Erle de Bâ—…kingham weÌ„t towards the borders The duke of Lancaster â—…â—…adeth Scotâ—… vvith 〈…〉 hauing 〈◊〉 him a mightie power of knights esquiers Archers and after he had remained a certain tyme vpon the borders Edâ—…â—…deâ—…e about Easter he entred Scotland and coÌ„ming within three myles of â—…burghe he stayed there a three dayes 〈…〉 meane tyme the Scottes conueyed all thilt goodes out of the towne ouer the water of 〈◊〉 so that when the armie came thither they 〈◊〉 nothing but bare walles which grieued 〈◊〉 â—…diours not a little The Scots would not 〈◊〉 forth to giue any battaile to the EnglishmeÌ„ but got them into woods and mountains or else passed ouer the riuer of Firth suffering the Englishmen to fight with the vehemeÌ„t cold wether that then sore anoyed those parts in so much that â—…n Easter daye at nighte thorough snowe that fell and suche extreme colde and boysterous stormes as sore afflicted the Armye beeing encamped within the coÌ„passe of a mareis grounde for their more suertie there died aboue .v. hundred horsses Great death of horses and 〈◊〉 in the Englishe â—…oste by reason of extreme colde to let passe the losse of men that perished the same time of whom we make no meÌ„tion To coÌ„clude after the duke his brother the Erle had remained a tyme thus in Scotlande and brent certain townes they returned into Englande The king being yong both in yeares and discretion when he had heard the Fryers information called two of his
againe assuring hym that his intente and purpose was to haue the Churche in as good state or better than hee founde it The Archebyshoppe herewith turning to the Knightes and burgesses of the Parliamente sayde vnto them you and suche other as you bee haue gyuen counsayle vnto the Kyng and his predecessors to confiscate and take into theyr handes the goodes and possessions of the celles whyche the Frenchemenne and Normans possessed heere in Englande and affirmed that by the same hee and they shoulde heape vp greate riches nad indeede those goodes and possessions as is to be prooued were worth many thousandes of golde and yet it is most true that the King at thys day is not halfe one marke of siluer the richer thereby for you haue begged and gotten them out of hys handes and haue appropriated the same vnto your selues so that we may coniecture very wel that your request to haue our temporalties not to aduaunce the K◅s profit but to satisfie youre owne greedy couetousnesse for vndoubtedly if the King as God forbid hee shoulde did accomplish your wicked purposes and minds he should not be one farthing the richer the yere next after and truely sooner will I suffer this head of mine to bee cutte off from my shoulders than that the Church should lose the least right that apperteyned to it The Knightes sayd little but yet they proceeded in their sute to haue their purpose forward whiche the Archbyshop perceyuing as an other Argus hauing his eye on ech side to marke what was done laboured so to disappoynt theyr doyngs that hee wanne the fauor of certayne of the temporall Lordes to assist him who constantly auouched by theyr consentes that the Church shoulde neuer bee spoyled of the temporalties and heerein they acquitte the Archbyshoppe and Prelates one pleasure for an other whiche they hadde done for them before when the commons in this Parliamente required that all suche landes and reuenewes as sometyme belonged to the Crowne and hadde beene giuen away eyther by the Kyng or by his predecessors King Edward and King Richard should be agayne restored to the Kyngs vse vnto whiche request the Archbyshoppe and other the Prelates woulde in no wise consente thus by the stoute diligence of the Archbyshoppe Arundell that petition of the commons touching the Spirituall temporalties came to none effecte Two fifteenes graunted Two fifteenes were graunte by the commons with condition that the same shoulde bee payde vnto the hands of the Lorde Furniuall who should see that money employde for maintenaunce of the Kings warres Moreouer at the importunate sute of y e commons Letters patentes reuoked the letters pattents that had bin made to diuers persons of Annuities to them granted by King Edward and King Richard were called in and made voyde not withoute some note of dishonor to the King A tenth and a halfe graunted by the clergie The Cleargie graunted to the King a tenth and a halfe notwithstandyng that the halfe of one tenth lately graunted was yet behinde and appoynted to bee payde vppon Saint Martins day now next comming Ouerflowings of the sea Aboute this season greate losse happened in Kente by breaking in of warres that ouerflowed the Sea bankes as well in the Archbyshop of Caunterburies groundes as other mennes whereby much Cattell was drowned Neyther did Englande alone bewayle hir losses by suche breaking in of the Sea but also Zelande Flanders and Hollande tasted of the like domage William Wickham Byshoppe of Winchester beeyng a man of great age The death of Williā Wickham deceassed thys yeare leauing behind him a perpetuall memorie of hys name for the notable monumentes whiche he erected in building two Colledges one at Winchester for Grammarians and the other at Oxforde called the newe Colledge purchasing landes and reuenewes for the mayntenāce of Studentes there to the great commoditie of the common wealthe for from thence as out of a good nurcerie haue come foorthe dyuers men in all ages excellently learned in all sciences And heere I haue not thought it impertinent to speake somewhat of hys worthy prelate cōsidering that by him so greate a benefyte hathe returned to the common wealthe according to suche notes as I haue seene collected by y e painefull traueller in searche of antiquities Iohn Lelande who sayth that as some haue supposed the sayde Wickham otherwise called Perot was base sonne to one Perot the Towne Clearke of Wickham in Hampshire of whyche place he tooke his surname an that one master Wodall a Gentleman dwelling in the sayde Towne brought hym vppe at Schoole where hee learned his Grammer and to write very fayre in so much that the Connestable of Winchester Castell a greate ruler in those dayes in Hampshire gote hym of maister Wodall and reteyned hym to be his Secretarie with whome hee continued till Kyng Edwarde the thyrde comming to Winchester conceyued some good lyking of the yong man and tooke hym to his seruice and withall vnderstanding that hee was minded to bee a Churchman he first made him person and Deane of Sainte Martins in London then Archdeacon of Buckingham but for so muche as his seruice was right acceptable to the Kyng as hee that with greate dexteritie coulde handle suche affayres of the state or other matters of charge as were committed to hys handes the Kyng still kepte hym aboute hys person as one of hys chiefe Chapleynes of housholde and employed hym in sundrye offices as occasions serued and first he made hym surueyor of hys workes and buyldings namelye at Windesor in repayring of that Castell and also at Quinbourrough where by y e kings appoyntmente a strong fortresse was reysed for defence of the Realme of that side After this hee was aduanced to the keeping of the priuie seale He was also a one time tresourer of England is Leylande gathereth made ouerseer of the wardes and forrestes also treasorer of the Kings reuenewes in Fraunce and at length was made Byshoppe of Winchester The blacke Prince yet dyd not greatly fauoure him wherevppon Wickham procured to keepe him occupied in warres beyonde the seas But at length Iohn duke of Lancaster and Alice Perers king Edwards concubine conceiuing some great displeasure against him found mean to procure the king to banish him the realme and then hee remayned in Normandie and Picardie for the space of .vij. yeares or thereabout and might not bee restored so long as king Edward liued But after his deceasse aboute the seconde yeare of king Richarde the secondes raigne hee was restored home and purchased a generall pardon for all matters past that might be furmised agaynst him or layde to his charge And afterwardes hee hate himselfe so vprightly in that daungerous tyme when suche mislyking and priuie enuie raigned betwixt the king and his Nobles that both partes seemed to like of him insomuch that when the king made him Lorde Chauncelor there was not any that greatly repined therat and verily in that the king made
English ships After this Titus Liâ—… Harflevv â—…ed by the 〈◊〉 the duke of Bedford sailed vp to Harflew refreshed y e town both with victual and money nothwithstanding that French galleys did what they could to haue letted that enterprice When the Earle of Arminacke hearde that the puissant nauie of Fraunce was vanquished hee reised his siege and returned to Paris After this discomfiture and losse the puissance of the Frenchmen began to decay for now the Princes and nobles of the Realme fell into deuision and discord amoÌ„g themselues studying how to reuenge their olde iniuries â—…ll disâ—… amongst â—…e nobles â—…o France so that they refused to take payne for the aduancement of the publique weale and safegard of their countrey and therevpon through priuie displeasure and couerte hatred their power beganne to waxe so slender and their libertie broughte into suche a malitious diuersitie and doubtfull difference that it was maruell their countrey hadde not bin brought into a perpetuall bondage whiche thing no doubt had followed if King Henrie hadde longer liued in this mutable world for as vppon one inconuenience suffered many do followe so was it in Fraunce at that time for the King was not of sound memorie the warre that was toward seemed both doubtful and perilous the Princes were vntrustie and at discord and a hundred things moe whiche might bryng a realme to ruine were out of frame and order in Fraunce in those dayes After that the Duke of Bedford was returned backe againe into England with great triumph and glory he was not so muche thanked of the King his brother as praised of y e Emperor Sigismond being to him a stranger whiche saide openly that happie are those subiectes whiche haue suche a K. but more happie is the K. that hath such subiects When y e Emperor perceiued that it was in vain to moue further for peace he left off that treatie and entred himselfe into a league with K. Henrie the conteÌ„ts of which league coÌ„sisted chiefly in these articles Titus Liuius The Emperor â—…eth into league with King Henry that both y e said Emperor and K. theyr heires and successors should be friends each to other as alies and confederates againste all manner of persons of what estate or degree so euer they were the Churche of Rome The conâ—…eÌ„ts of the league and the Pope for y e time being only excepted and that neyther they nor their heires nor successors shoulde bee present in counsell or other place where either of them or his heires or successors might susteine domage in lands goodes honors states or persons that if any of them should vnderstande of losse or hinderance to be like to fall or happen to the others they should impeache the same or if y t lay not in their powers they should aduertise the others thereof with all conuenient speede and y e either of them and their heires and successors should aduance the others honor and commoditie without fraude or deceipt Moreouer y e neyther of theÌ„ nor their heires nor successors should permitte their subiects to leuie warres agaynst the others and that it should be lawfull and free for each of their subiects to passe into the others countrey there to remayne and make merchaÌ„dice either by sea or lande paying the customes gabels and dueties due and accustomed according to the lawes and ordinances of the places countreys where they chanced to ariue Furthermore that neither of the saide Princes nor their heires nor successors should receiue any rebell banished man or traitors of the others wittingly but should cause euery such person to auoide out of their countreys realmes dominioÌ„s and iurisdictions Againe that neither of the said Princes their heires nor successors shoulde begin any warres againste anye other person other than suche as they had warres with at that present without consente of the other his confederate except in defence of themselues their conÌ„treis subiects in case of inuasioÌ„ made vpoÌ„ theÌ„ Also that it should be lawfull for the K. of England to prosecute his warres against the FreÌ„chmeÌ„ for recouerie of his right as should seeme to him expediente and likewise to y e Emperor for recouerie of any part of hys right in France so y t neither of theÌ„ did preiudice y e others right in y t behalfe Lastly that either of theÌ„ should assist the other in recouerie and coÌ„quest of their right laÌ„ds and dominions ocupyed with holden and kept froÌ„ them by him that called himself K. of FraÌ„ce and other y t princes BaroÌ„s of France This aliance with other coÌ„ditions agreemeÌ„ts and articles was coÌ„cluded established the .19 daye of October in y e yere of our Lord .1416 This done Titus Liuius the Emperor returned homewards to passe into Germany the K. partly to shew him pleasure partly bycause of his owne affayres associated him to his towne of Calais During the time of their abode there the Duke of Burgoigne offered to come to Calais to speake with the Emperor and the K. bycause he had knowledge of y e league that was coÌ„cluded betwixt them the K. sent his brother the Duke of Gloucester and the Erle of March to the water of Graueling to be hostages for the Duke of Burgoigne and also y e Earle of Warwike with a noble coÌ„pany to coÌ„duct him to his presence At Graueling fourd the Dukes met after salutations done the Duke of Burgoigne was conueyed to Calais where of y e Emperor and the K. hee was highly welcomed feasted Heere is to be noted Continuation de la chronicle de Flanders that in Iune last y e K. of EnglaÌ„d had sent the Erle of Warwike and other vnto y e Duke of Burgoigne as then remaining at Lisle A truce betweene the K. and the Duke of Burgoigne where by y e diligeÌ„t trauaile of those english Ambassadors a truce was concluded betwixte the K. of England and the Duke of Burgoigne touching onely the Counties of Flanders and Arthois to endure from the feast of S. Iohn Baptist in that presente yeare 1416. vnto the feast of Sainte Michaell in the yeare nexte ensuing whiche truce at the Dukes being now at Calais when no further agreement could be concluded was prolonged vnto the feast of S. Michaell that should be in y e yere 1419. The Duke of Gloucester was receyued at Graueling by the Erle Charroloys and by him honorably coueyed to S. Omers and there lodged that night The next day the Erle Charroloys came with diuers noble men to visit y e duke of Gloucester in his lodging and wheÌ„ he entred into y e chamber the dukes backe was towardes him talking with some one of his seruauntes did not see nor welcome the Erle at his first entrie but after he sayde to him shortly without any great reuerence or comming towards hym you be welcome faire cousin and so passed forth his tale with his seruaÌ„ts The
Irelande where hee so sette foorth the mater vnto the nobilitie of that countreye Thomas Gerardine Chaâ—…celor of Iâ—… that not onely the Lorde Thomas Gerardine Chauncellour of that lande deceiued through his craftie tale receyued the counterfaite Earle into his Castell with all honour and reuerence but also many other noble men determined to ayde hym with all their powers as one descended of the bloud royall and lyneally come of the house of Yorke whiche the Irishe people euermore hyghly fauored honoured and loued aboue all other By this meanes euery manne throughout all Irelande was willyng and ready to take his parte and to submit themselues to him already reputing and calling him of all hands king So that nowe they of this secte by the aduice of the Prieste sente into England certayn priuie messangers to get friendes here also they sent into Flanders to y e Ladie Margarete Margaret Duâ—…châ—… of Bâ—…â—…gne sister to â—…g Edvvard the fourthe sister to King Edward late wyfe to Charles Duke of Burgogne to purchase ayde and helpe at hir handes Thys Ladie Margarete bare no smal rule in the low countreys and 〈◊〉 verie deede sore geudged in hir heart that Kyng Henrye being descended of the house of Lancaster should reigne and gouerne the realme of Englande and therfore though she well vnderstoode that thys was but a coloured matter â—…t to woorke hir malicious intention against K. Henry she was glad to haue so fitte an occasion and therefore promised the messengers all the ayde that she should bee able to make in furtheraunce of the quarrell and also to procure al the frendes she could in other places to be aiders and partakers of the same conspiracie Kyng Henrye aduertized of al these doings was greately vexed therwith and therefore to haue good aduise in the matter hee called togyther his counsell at the Charterhouse besyde his manour of Richmond and there consulted with theÌ„ by which meanes best this begon conspiracie might be appesed and disappointed without more disturbaunce It was therfore determined that a generall pardon should be published to all offenders that were content to receyue the same This pardon was so freely graunted that no offence was excepted no not so muche as high treason committed agaynste the Kinges royall person It was further agreed in the same Counsell for the tyme then present that the Erle of Warwike should personally be shewed abroade in the citie and other publike places whereby the vntrue reporte falsly spred abroade that he shoulde be in Irelande myght be amongest the comminaltie proued and knowen for a vayne imagined lye In this solemne counsel diuers many things for the wealth of the realme were debated concluded and amongest other it was determyned Lady Elizabeth late vvife to King Edvvarde the fourthe adiudged to forfeit 〈◊〉 hir landes that the Lady Elizabeth wyfe to King Edward the fourth should leese and forfayte all hir lands and possessions bycause she had voluntarily submitted hir selfe and hir daughters wholly to the handes of king Richarde contrarye to hir promise made to the Lordes and nobles of thys realme in the beginnyng of the conspiracie made against king Richard wherby she did inough to haue quayled all the purpose of them that ioyned with hir in that mater But thoughe hir faulte was greeuous yet was it iudged by some men that shee deserued not by equitie of Iustice so greate a losse and punishement But suche was hir chaunce by that hir lightnesse and incoustancie she wanne the displeasure oâ—… many manner and for that causely pâ—… after 〈◊〉 the abbey of Beâ—…ndsey besyde Soâ—…hwarke a wretched and a miserable lyfe where not manye yeeres after she deceassed and is buryed with hir husband at Windsore Though Fortune thus ruleth many thynges at his pleasure yet one woorke that this Queene accomplished can not bee forgotten For in the lyfe tyme of hir husbande Kyng Edwarde the fourth Queenes colledge in Cambridge founded by the Lady Elizabeth Kyng Edvvarde the fourthe hys vvidovve shee founded and erected a notable Colledge in the vniuersitie of Cambridge for the fynding of Scholers and studentes of the same vniuersitie and endowed it with sufficient possessions for the long mayntenaunce of the same whyche at thys daye is called the Queenes Colledge When all thyngs in thys counsell were sagely concluded and agreed to the kings mynde he retourned to London giuing in commaundement that the next Sunday ensuyng Edward the young Earle of Warwike shuld be brought from the Tower thorough the moste publyque streetes in all London to the Cathedrall Churche of Saint Paule where hee wente openlye in Procession that euery man myght see him hauing communication with many noblemen and with them especially that were suspected to bee partakers of the late begonne conspiracye that they myght perceyue howe the Irishmenne vppon a vayne shadowe moued warre againste the Kyng and his realme But this medicine little auayled to euill disposed persons For the Earle of Lincolne sonne to Iohn de la Poole Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth sister to king Edwarde the fourth thynking it not meete to neglect and omitte so ready an occasion of newe trouble determyned to vpholde the enterprise of the Irishmenne and other complices of this conspiracie Whervppon consultyng wyth Syr Thomas Broughton and certayne other of hys moste trustye friendes purposed to sayle into Flaunders so his Aunte the Lady Margaret duchesse of Burgogne trusting by hir helpe to make a puissant armie and to ioyne with the companions of the newe raised sedition Therefore after the dissolution of the Parliamente whiche then was holden he fledde secretly into Flaunders vnto the sayd Ladie Margarete where Francis Lorde Louell landed certaine dayes before Here after long consultation had howe to proceede in their businesse it was agreed that the Earle of Lyncolne and the Lorde Louell shoulde goe into Irelande and there to attend vpon the duchesse hir counterfaite nephue to honor him as a K. and with the power of the Irishemen to bryng hym into Englande and if their dooyngs hadde good successe then the foresayde Lamberte myâ—â—amed the Erle of Warwike shoulde by the consente of the counsell bee deposed and Edwarde the true Earle of Warwike to bee delyuered out of prison and anoynted king King Henry supposyng that no man woulde haue bin so madde as to haue attempted anye further enterprise in the name of that new found counterfayted Earle hee onely studyed howe to subdue the seditions conspiracie of the Irishmen But hearyng that the Earle of Lincolne was fledde into Flaunders he was somwhat moued therwith and caused Souldiors to bee put in a readynesse out of euery part of his Realme and to bring them into one place assigned that when his aduersaries shoulde appeare hee mighte sodeynely sette vppon them vanquishe and ouercome them The Marques Dorset committed to the Tovver Thus disposing things for his suretie he went towardes Saint Edmundes Burye and beeing certifyed that the Marques
of them in eyght or nine monethes as nature requireth but in the C. and .80 monethes for bothe these at the least wer .15 yeres of age ere she would be brought in bed of them shew theÌ„ openly wheÌ„ they were newly crept out of hir womb they wer no infaÌ„ts but lusty yoÌ„glings of age sufficieÌ„t to bid battel to kings Althogh these tauÌ„ts angred y e Lady Margaret euen at y e hart yet Perkin was more vexed with the things declared in this Oration and especially bycause his cloked iuggling was brought to light The Duches inteÌ„ding to cast hoâ—…e sulphure to y e new kindled fire determined w t might main to arme and set forward pretie Perkin against the K. of EnglaÌ„d WheÌ„ y e Ambassadors had done their message that y e Archdukes counsel had long debated the matter they made answere that to haue the K. of EnglaÌ„ds loue y e Archduke they would neither aide nor assist Perkin nor his complices in anye cause or quarrell Yet notwithstaÌ„ding if the Lady Margaret persisting in hir rooted malice towards the K. of Englande would bee to him aiding helping it was not in their power to withstande it for bycause in the landes assigned to hir for hyr dower shee mighte frankely and freely order all things at hir will and pleasure without contradiction of any other gouernour An. reg 9. Espials sente into Flanders After that y e Ambassadors wer returned with this aunswere the K. straight sent forth certaine espials into Flanders which should faigne theÌ„selues to haue fled to the D. of Yorke and thereby search out the whole intent of the conspiracie and after what sort they meant to proceede in y e same Other were sent also to entice sir Roberte Clifford and Wil. Barly to returne into Englande promising to them pardon of all their offences and high rewards for obeying the kings request They that were sent did so earnestly and prudently apply their busines that they brought al things to passe at their owne desires For first they learned who were the chiefe conspirators and after perswaded sir Robert Clifford to giue ouer that enterprise which had no grounded stay to rest vppon Albeit Wil. Barley at the fyrste woulde not leaue off but continued his begunne attempt til after two yeares he repenting him of his folly and hauing pardon graunted him of y e K. returned home into his natiue couÌ„trey WheÌ„ the K. had knowledge of the chiefe captaines of this coÌ„spiracie by y e ouerture of his espials whiche were returned he caused them to bee apprehended and brought to London before hys presence Of the which the chiefe were Iohn Ratcliffe L. Fitzwater sir Simon Mounforde Sir Tho. Twhaitz knightes Wil. Daubeney Robert Ratcliffe Tho. Cressenor Tho. Astwood Also certaine priests religious meÌ„ as sir Wil. Richford doctor of diuinitie sir Tho. Poynes both friers of S. Dominikes order doctor Wil. Sutton sir Wil. Worseley Deane of Paules Robert Layborne sir Richard Lessey Other which were giltie hearing y t their fellowes were apprehended fled and tooke Sainctuarie The other that were taken were condemned of the which sir Simon Montford Robert Ratcliffe Wil. Daubeney wer beheaded The other had their pardons and the priests also for their order sake but yet fewe of them liued long after The L. Fitz Water pardoned of life was conueyed to Calais ther laid in hold after lost his head bycause he went about to corrupt his keepers w t rewards that he might escape intending as was thought to haue gone to Perkyn King Henrye taking displeasure with the K. of Romaines for that he kept not touch in aiding him agaynst the freÌ„ch K. partly displeased with y e Flemmings but specially w t the Lady Margaret for keeping setting forward Perkin Warbecke Flemmishe wares forbidden not onely banished al Flemmish wares merchaÌ„dises out of his dominioÌ„s but also restreined all Englishe merchants froÌ„ their repaire traffike into any of the lands territories of the K. of Romaines or of y e Archduke Philip son to the same K. of Romaines causing y e mart to be kept at Calais The mare kept at Calais of al English merchaÌ„dices commodities Wherfore the said K. and his son banished out of their laÌ„ds seigniories al english clothes yarne English commodities banished out of Flanders tinne leade other coÌ„modities of this Realm The restraint made by the K. sore hindred y e merchants aduenturers for they had no occupying to beare their charges to supporte their credite withall And y e most greeued theÌ„ the Easterlings beeing at libertie brought into y e Realm such wares as they were wont and so serued their customers through out y e realme wherevpon there ensued a riot by the seruaÌ„ts of y e mercers haberdashers A riot made vpon the Easterlings clothworkers within the Citie of London the Tewsday before S. Edwards day for they perceiuing what hinderance grew to their maisters in that they were not able so wel to keepe theÌ„ as before they had done assembled togither in purpose to reuenge their malice on y e Easterlings so came to y e Stiliard began to rifle and spoile such chambers ware houses as they coulde get into So y t the Easterlings had much ado to w tstand them keepe theÌ„ backe out of their gates which with help of CarpeÌ„ters Smithes other y t came to theÌ„ by water out of Southwark they shored so fortified y t the multitude of the seruants and prentises being assembled coulde not preuaile at length came the Maior w t a nuÌ„number of men defensibly weaponed to remoue y e force at whose approche those riotous persons fled away like a flocke of sheepe but diuers of theÌ„ were apprehended vppon inquirie made before y e kings commissioners aboue .80 seruants and apprentises were found to be conspired togither sworne not to reueale it of whome some of the chiefe beginners were coÌ„mitted to the Tower 1494 there long continued but in conclusion bycause none of their masters nor anye one housholder was found culpable the K. of his clemencie pardoned their offence and restored them to libertie Shortly after sir Rob. Clifford partly trusting on y e kings promis An. reg 10. partly nustrusting y e desperat begon enterprise returned sodenly again into EnglaÌ„d The K. being 〈◊〉 before of his coÌ„ming weÌ„t streight to y e 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 y e morow after the day of the Epiphanie there taried till suche tyme that sir Roberte Clifforde was there presented to his person This was done for aÌ„ policie that if sir Robert accused any of the nobilitie they might be called thither without suspition of any will and there attached and layd fast Some thought also that for a policie Kyng Henry did send sir Roberte Clifford ouer as an espie or else he would not so soone haue receyued him
into fauour againe Neuerthelesse ther were greate presumptions that it was nothing so for both was he in great daunger after his begunne attempt and neuer was so much esteemed with the K. afterward as he was before But thys is true vpon his cōming to the kings presence hee besought him of pardon and obteyned it therewith opened all the maner of the conspiracie so far as he knewe and who were aiders fantors and chief beginners of it Sir William Stanley a fauourer of Perkin amongst whome hee accused sir Wil. Stanley whom y e K. had made his chiefe Chamberlaine and one of hys priuie counsell The K. was sorie to heare this could not be enduced to belieue that there was so much vntroth in him til by euident prooues it was tried against him Then the K. caused him to be restreined from his libertie in his owne chamber within the quadrate tower and there appoynted him by his priuie counsaile to bee examined in which examinatiō he nothing denyed but wisely and sagely agreed to all things layde to hys charge if hee were therein faultie and culpable The report is that this was his offence When communication was had betwixt him and the aboue mentioned sir Robert Clifford as concerning Perkyn which falsely vsurped the name of K. Edwardes son Sir Wil. Stanley said that if he knew certainely that the yōg man was the indubitate heire of K. Edwarde the fourthe hee would neuer fight nor beare armor against him This point argued that hee bare no hartie good wil toward K. Henry as then but what was the cause that he had cōceyued some inward grudge towards y e king or how it chanced that the K. had withdrawen his speciall fauour from hym many haue doubted Some indeede haue gessed that sir Wil. Stanley for the seruice whiche hee shewed at Bosworth field thought that al y e benefites which he receyued of the K. to be far vnder that which he had deserued in preseruing not only the kings life but also in obteyning for him the victorie of his enimies so that his aduersarie was slaine in the fielde and therefore desiring to be created Earle of Chester and thereof denyed he began to disdeine the K. and one thing encouraged him much which was the riches treasure of K. Richard which he only possessed at y e battaile of Bosworth by reason of which riches and greate power of men he set naught by the king his soueraigne Lord and maister The king hauing thus an hole in his coate doubted first what hee should doe with him for loth hee was to lose the fauour of his brother the Erle of Derby and againe to pardon him he feared least it should be an euil example to other that should goe about to attempt the like offence and so at lēgth seueritie gote the vpper hand and mercy was put backe in so much that he was arraigned at Westminster and adiudged to die 1495 Sir William Stanley beheaded and according to that iudgement was brought to the Tower hill the sixteenth day of February and there had his head striken off Aboute the same time diuers were punished also that had vpon a presumptuous boldnes spoken many slaunderous words against the kings maiestie hoping still for the arriuall of the feygned Richard Duke of Yorke After the deathe of sir Wil. Stanley An. reg 11. Gyles L. Daubeney was elected and made the kings chiefe Chamberlaine Also the K. sent into Ireland to purge out the euill and wicked seedes of Rebellion amongst the wild and sauage Irishe people sowed there by the craftie conueyance of Perkin Warbecke sir Henry Deane late Abbot of Langtonie whom he made chancellor of that Isle and sir Edward Poinings knight with an army of men The fauourers of Perkin hearing that sir Edwarde Poynings was come with a power to persecute them withdrewe straighte-wayes and fled into the woods marishes for the safegard of themselues Sir Edwarde Poinings sente into Irelande with an army Sir Edwarde Poynings according to his commission intending to punishe suche as had aided and aduanced the enterprise of Perkin with his whole army marched forward against the wild Irishmē bycause that all other being culpable of that offence fled and resorted to them for succour But when hee saw that his purpose succeeded not as he would haue wished it both bycause the Irishe Lordes sent him no succour according to their promises and also for that his owne number was not sufficient to furnish his enterprise bycause his enimies were dispersed amongst woddes Mountaines and marishes Gerald Earle of Kildare deputy of Ireland apprehended hee was constreined to recule backe sore displeased in his minde agaynste Geralde Earle of Kildare being then the Kings deputie whome he suspected to bee the cause that he had no succours sent him was so enformed indede by such as bare to y e erle no good wil. And therfore suddainely he caused y e erle to be apprehended as a prisoner brought him in his company into Englande Whiche earle being examined sundry points of treason laid to him he so auoided thē all and laid the burthen in other mens neckes that he was dismissed and sente into Ireland againe there to be deputie lieutenant as he was before The King being now in some better suretie of his estate did take his progresse into Lancashire the .25 day of Iune there to make merrie with his mother the Coūtesse of Derby whiche then laye at Lathome in that Countrey In this meane while Perkin Warbeck being in Flanders sore troubled that his iuggling was discouered yet he determined not to leaue of his enterprise in hope at lengthe to attayne the crowne of England and so gathering a power of al nations some banquerouts some false English sainctuarie men some theeues robbers and vacabunds whyche desiring to liue by rapine wer glad to serue him And thus furnished tooke such ships as his frendes had prouided for him departing frō Flanders towards England ariued vpon y e Kētish coast Perk◅◅tēp◅th to land to Kent there cast anker purposing to proue how y e people there were affected towards him therfore he sent certayne of his men to lande to signify to the Countrey his ariual with suche a power that the victorie muste needs encline to his part The Kentishmen vnderstanding y e Perkyn was but Perkin and had none with him to make accompt of but strangers borne like faithful subiects determine to fal vpon those that were thus newe come to lande eke to trie if they myght allure y e whole number out of their shippes so to giue them battaile But Perkyn wisely considering y t the maner of a multitude is not to consult sagely to aduyse with themselues in any deliberate sorte but soddeynly rashly to run headlong into Rebellion would not set one foote out of his ship till he saw al things sure Yet he permitted some of his souldiors to
that all the beholders spake of them honor Thursday the .xxj. of Iune the two Kings likewise kept the tourneys so that all those noble men that woulde proue their valiancies were deliuered according to the articles of the tourneys which this day tooke ende â—…ers Fryday the .xxij. of Iune the two kings with their retinue did battaile on foote at the Barriers and there deliuered all such as put forth themselues to trie their forces 〈◊〉 Cardinall â—…g Maâ—…e â—…re two 〈◊〉 On Saterday the .xxiij. of Iune the Lorde Cardinall sang an highe and solemne Masse by note aloft vpon a pompous stage before the two Kings and Queenes the which being furnished Indulgence was giuen to all the hearers The two kings dyned in one Chamber that day and the two Queenes in another After dinner the two kings with their bendâ—… entred the field on foote before the Bairiers and so began the fight which continued battaile after battaile till all the commers were answered There were deliuered this day thus at the barriers by battaile an C. and sixe persons the two last battails did the kings And so that Saterday the whole chalenge was performed and all men deliuered of the articles of iustes tourneys battayles on foote at the Barriers by the sayde two kings and their aydes After this there folowed royall maskes Maskes and on the Sunday the .xxiiij. of Iune the King of Englande with foure companyes in euerie companie senne trymlye appoynted in maskyng apparell rode to Arde and lykewise the Frenche king accoÌ„panied with .xxxviij. persons as maskers repayred to Guisnes They met on the way and eche company passed by other without any countenance making or disuisering They were honourably receyued as well at the one place as the other and when they had ended theyr pastime banquetting and daunces they returned and met againe on the way homewardes and then putting off their visers they louingly embraced and after amiable communication togyther they tooke leaue either of other and for a remembraunce gaue giftes eyther to other verie rich and princely King Henry departed from Guisnes to Caleys and from thence to Graueling to visite the Emperour On the Morrow after being Monday the xxv of Iune the king with the Queene remoued from Guisnes to Calays where hee remayned till the tenth of Iuly on whiche day he roade to Graueling and was receyued on the waye by the Emperor and so by hym conueyed to Graueling where not onely the king but also all his traine was cheared and feasted with so louing maner that the Englishmen highly praysed the Emperors Court This meeting of the Emperour and the king of Englande was a corosie to the French king and his people as by euident tokens afterwardes well appeared The emperour commeth to Caleys to king Henrye On Wednesday the eleuenth of Iuly the Emperour and his Aunte the Ladie Margaret came wyth the king of Englande to the towne of Calays and there continued in great ioy and solace wyth feasting banquetting daunsing and masking till Saterdaye the fourtenth of Iuly on the whiche day about noone hee tooke leaue of the Queene of Englande hys Aunte and departed towarde Graueling beeing conducted on his way by the king of England to a Village towardes Flanders called Waell and there they embraced and tooke leaue eyther of other in most louing maner They did not altogither spend the tyme thus whilest they were togither in vayne pleasures and sporting reuels for the Charters before time concluded were there read and all the Articles of the league tripartite agreed betwixt the Emperour the King of Englande and the French king were at full declared to the whiche the French king had fully condescended and for the more proufe thereof and exemplyfication of the same he sent Monsieur de Roche with letters of credence to signifie to the Emperour that in the worde of a Prince he woulde obserue fulfil performe and keepe all the same articles for him his realme and subiects The king returneth into England Shortly after that the Emperour and the King had taken leaue eche of other and were departed the king shipped and with the Queene and all other the Nobilitie returned safely into England The King kept hys Christmasse at Grenewiche this yeare with much noblenesse and open Court About the same tyme 1521 the King hauing regarde to the common wealth of his realme Polidor considered how for the space of fiftie yeares past and more the Nobles and Gentlemen of Englande being giuen to grasing of cattell and keeping of sheepe had inuented a meane howe to encrease their yearely reuenues to the great decay and vndoing of the husbandemen of the lande For the sayde Nobles and Gentlemen after the maner of the Numidians more studying how to encrease their pastures than to mainteyne tyllage beganne to decay husbande tackes and tenements and to conuert errable grounde into Pasture furnishing the same with beastes and sheepe and also deare so enclosing the fieldes with hedges dytches and pales whiche they helde in theyr owne handes engrossing woolles and selling the same and also sheepe and beastes at theyr owne pryses and as might stande most to theyr owne pryuate commoditie whereof a threefolde euill chaunced to the common wealth as Polidore noteth one for that thereby the number of husband men was sore diminished the whiche the Prince vseth chiefely in his seruice for the warres an other for that many Townes and Vyllages were left desolate and became ruynous the thirde for that both Wooll and Cloth made thereof and the fleshe of all maner of beastes vsed to bee eaten was solde at farre higher pryces than was accustomed These enormityes at the fyrst beginning beeyng not redressed grewe in shorte space to suche force and vigour by euyll custome that afterwarwardes they could not be well taken away nor remoued The King therefore causing suche good statutes as had beene deuised and established for reformation in thys behalfe to be reuyued and called vppon Commissâ—… graunted for the maintenaunce of â—…llage and laying open of inclosure taketh order by directing forth hys Commission vnto the Iustices of peace and other suche Magystrates that presentmente shoulde bee hadde and made of all suche Inclosures and decay of husbandrye as had chaunced within the space of fiftie yeares before that present tyme. The Iustices and other Magistrates according to their commission executed the same And so commaundement was giuen that the decayed houses should be buylt vp again that the husbandmen should be placed eftsoones in y e same and that inclosed grounds shuld be laid open and sore punishment appointed agaynste them that disobeyed 〈…〉 These so good and wholesome ordinances shortely after were defeated by meane of bribes giueÌ„ vnto the Cardinal for when the nobles and Gentlemen whiche had for their pleasures imparked the common fieldes were loth to haue the same againe disparked they redemed their vexation with good summes of money and so
〈◊〉 neare â—…ace learned men Shortly after his â—…iuall at Calais thither came the Chancellor of France and the counte de Palice with foure C. horse as Ambassadors from the French K. and likewise from the Emperoure came great Ambassadors either partie beeing furnished with sufficient coÌ„missions to treate conclude of peace as should appeare but yet wheÌ„ it came to the point as the one partie seemed conformable to reasonable offers so the other would not encline that way in so much that they were neuer at one time agreeable to anye indifferente motion that coulde bee made Ther were also the Pâ—…pes Ambassadors wherevpon the Cardinall would haue furthered a league betwixte the Emperour the K. of England the King of France and the Pope but the Popes Ambassadors wanted commission thereto and therefore were letters sent to Rome in all hast and the frenchmen taried stil in Calais till answere came from thence The Cardinall rode into Flanders to speake with y e Emperour whiche as theÌ„ lay in Bruges A mile without Bruges the Emperoure receiued him and did to hym as much honour as could be deuised The wâ—…re was great which was made to the Englishmen and of euery thing there was suche plentie that there was no wante of things necessary The Emperor â—…eth the Cardinal with 〈◊〉 honor â—…nges The Cardinal after he had soiouened in Bruges by y e space of thirtene dayes concluded diuers matters with the Emperour accomplished his coÌ„mission he tooke leaue of his maiestie and by coÌ„uenient iourneis returned to Calais where the Ambassadors of France tarried his comming immediately after his returne to Calais he treated with them of peace but not so earnestly as he did before In fine nothing was concluded but only that fishermen of both the Princes myght freely fishe on the seas without disturbance till y e second of February next When no conclusioÌ„ of agreement could be accorded the Cardinall sent to the Emperour the Lord of S. Iohns and sir Tho. Bullein Knight to aduertise his maiestie what had bin done and likewise to the FreÌ„ch K. as then lying in camp with a mightie army in the marches about Cambrey the Erle of Worcester and the B. of Ely were sente to enforme him of all things that had bin mocioned exhorting him to encline to peace but hee gaue little tare thereto and then after they had bin a nynetene or twenty dayes in his bost they returned During the coÌ„tinuance of the Cardinall in Calais Cardinall Wolsey carieth the great seale with him to Calais and there sealeth writtes and patents all writtes and patents were there by hym sealed and no Sheriffes chosen for lacke of hys presence hauing there with him the great seale ful power in things as if the King had bin there in person Ambassadors comming from the K. of Hungary towardes the K. of England were receiued honorably of the Cardinall during his abode in Calais After the returne of the English Ambassadors which the Cardinall had sent to y e Emperour Polidor and to the french K. he returned into Englande hauing as some write concluded a new league with the Emperour and signified by way of intendment to the french K. in the treatie with his Ambassadors that the K of EnglaÌ„d meane him not so muche friendship as of late he had done for diuers causes but specialy this was vttered that where it was concluded that the K. of Scottes should be included within the league as before ye haue heard contrary to that agreement the saide K. refused to enter as a confederate into the same league and this no doubt proceded through counsell of y e french by whome he was wholly guided This quarrell was layd as an occasion way to moue the K. of Englande perceiuing himselfe to bee dissembled with to withdraw his good wil from the French K. who when he vnderstood the drifts of the Cardinall conclusion of the new league conâ—…emed betwixt the K. of Englande and the Emperour he condemneth the Cardinall of vntroth accuseth hym of dissimulation abhorreth his practises as by y e whiche he lost the fruition of the K. of Englande his friendship and might no longer enioy it and heerewith hee determined with himselfe neuer to put confidence in any English man after nor to bestow any giftes or pensions vpon them for he vsed yearely to sende vnto diuers of the Kynges counsaile after the maner of his predecessors sundry giftes and summes of money and bicause he had imployed more on the Cardinall than on y e residue he was the more offended towarde hym as the head of all this iniurious doing Yet bee found not himselfe so muche greeued as to vtter any bitter words towards the K. but contrarily within a while after directed his leters vnto him signifying that he meant to continue the league as his friend but it may be he did this after a dissembling sort bicause he would not be at warres with two so mightie Princes at one tyme. In this meane while Hote warres betweene the Emperor and the french K. the warre was pursued betwixt the Emperour and the French Kyng as well on the confynes towards Flanders as beyond the Mountaynes in the parties of Lombardy Tourney besieged by the Emperor hys men Tourney was besieged by the Lorde Hugh de Moncada a Spanyard the whyche commyng vppon the suddayne tooke manye abrode the 〈◊〉 fields ere they knew of his approch after this comming afore y e Citie he enuironed it with a siege to keepe the Citizens from stirring forth and seÌ„t part of his army with y e light horsemeÌ„ to forley the streetes and passages that no succour should come to them within The Frenche Kyng assembled an armye in hope to aide them of Tourney with men munitions and vittailes the whiche armye assayed twice or thrice with all indeuour to haue approched the Citie but in vayne for with no small losse the Frenche were repulsed by the imperials which neuertheles felt their part of slaughter Hall losing sundry of their Captaynes as basterd Emery and the Captaine of Gaunt Finally the French army brake vp and was dispersed into fortresses Tourney deliuered vp to the Emperor wherevppon they of Tourney perceiuing the succours which they hoped for to faile them thus at neede rendred the Citie to the Emperour the last of NoueÌ„ber in this thirtenth yere of King Henries raigne Polidor Cardinal Wolsey maketh meanes to be elected Pope Pope Leo died this yere and doctor Richarde Pace was sent to Rome to make friends in the behalfe of y e Cardinal of Yorke who was brought into a vayne hope through the kings fauour and furtherance to be elected Pope but Adrian y e sixthe of that name was chosen before Doctor Pace could come to Rome and so that sute was dashed Yet Pace kept forthe his iourney according to his commission This Pace was a right worthye man The description of
Henrye Marques of Exeter Cousin Germayne to King Henrye the eight as is said before For the saide King and hee were descended of two sisters Elizabeth and Katherine two of the daughters of Kyng Edwarde the fourth whych propinquitie of bloud notwithstandyng the sayde Marques for poyntes of treason layde against hym suffered at the Tower hil the thirtith yeare of the raigne of King Henry the eight to the greate doloure of the most of the subiectes of thys Realme who for hys sundry vertues bare him greate fauour After whose death this yong Gentleman hys sonne beeyng yet a childe was committed prisoner to the Tower where hee remayned vntyll the beginning of the raigne of thys Queene Mary as before you haue hearde Thys Gentleman as it appeared was borne to bee a Prisoner for from twelue yeares of age vnto thirtie hee hadde scarce two yeares libertie within the whiche time hee dyed and obteyned quiet whiche in his life he could neuer haue Ambassadors sent to treate a peace betweene the Frenche king and the Emperoure In the moneth of May nexte followyng Cardinall Poole who hadde bin a great labourer for peace betwene the French Kyng and the Emperour beeyng accompanyed with Steuen Gardiner Byshop of Winchester and Chancellor of Englande the Earle of Arundell Lorde Stewarde and the Lorde Paget were sent by the Kyng and Queene ouer the Sea to Calais and from thence went to the Towne of Marke where they mette with the Ambassadours of the Emperoure and the Frenche Kyng From the Emperoure were sente the Byshoppe of Arras with other From the Frenche King was sente the Cardinall of Loraine the Connestable of France In thys treatie Cardinall Poole sate as president and Vmpiere in the name of the Queene of England This peace was greatly laboured where at the firste there was muche hope but in the ende nothing was concluded wherefore the seuententh day of Iune thys assembly was dissolued and the English Ambassadors returned agayne into Englande An. reg 3. In the beginning of September .1555 Kyng Philip went ouer into Flanders to the Emperour hys father A greate flood encreased by rayne And in the moneth of October nexte following fell so greate a rayne that the abundance thereof caused the Thames to swell so hygh that for the space of foure or fyue dayes the Boates and Barges rowed ouer all Sainte Georges fielde and the water rose so hygh at Westminster that lykewise a boate myghte haue bin rowed from the one ende of the Hall to the other Commissioners sent to Oxforde About this time the Byshoppes of Lincolne Gloucester and Bristow were sent in commission to Oxford by the Popes authoritie to examine Ridley and Latimer vpon certayne articles by them Preached whiche if they woulde not recant and consente to the Popes doctrine then hadde they power to proceede to sentence agaynste them as Heretikes and to committe them ouer to the secular power Those two Doctors neuerthelesse stoode constantly to that whyche they hadde taught and woulde not reuoke for whyche cause they were condemned and after burned in the Towne ditche at Oxforde the sixtenth daye of October In the tyme of whose examination bycause the Byshoppes aforesayde declared themselues to bee the Popes Commissioners neyther Ridley nor Latimer woulde doe them anye reuerence but kepte theyr cappes on theyr heads wherefore they were sharpelye rebuked by the Byshoppe of Lincolne and one of the officers was commaunded to take off theyr cappes Of these menne and the manner of theyr deathe yee may reade at large in the Booke of the Monuments of the Churche The one and twentith of October A Parliament a Parliamente was holden at Westminster in the whyche amongst other thyngs the Queene beeing perswaded by the Cardinall and other of hir Cleargie that shee coulde not prosper so long as shee kepte in hir handes any possessions of the Churche dyd frankely and freely resigne and render vnto them all those reuenewes ecclesiasticall whych by the authoritie of Parliament in the tyme of Kyng Henrye hadde bin annexed to the Crowne called the fyrst frutes and tenthes of all Byshoprickes benefices and Ecclesiasticall promotions The resignation whereof was a greate diminution of the reuenewes of the Crowne Duryng the tyme of this Parliament The death of Stephen Gardner Byshop of Winchester Stephen Gardiner Byshoppe of Winchester and Chancellor of Englande dyed at hys house called Winchester place besyde Saint Marye Queries in Southwarke the ninth day of Nouember whose corps was shortly after solemnely from thence conueyd to hys Churche of Winchester and there buryed After whose deathe The Archbyshop of Yorke Nicholas Heathe Archebyshoppe of Yorke was preferred by the Queene to the office of the Chauncelloure In the moneth of Marche nexte following 1556 there was in manner no other talke but of the greate preparation that was made for the Queenes lying in Childbed who hadde alreadye taken vppe hir chamber and sundry Ladies and Gentlewomen were placed about hir in euerye office of the Court. In so muche that all the Courte was full of Midwiues Nursses and Rockers and this talke continued almost halfe a yeare and was affirmed true by some of hir Phisitions and other persons about hir In so muche that dyuers were punished for saying the contrary And moreouer commaundemente was gyuen in all Churches for Procession with supplications and prayers to bee made to Almightie God for hir safe deliuerie Yea and dyuers prayers were specially made for that purpose And the sayde rumor continued so long A rumor that Queene Marâ—… was deliuered of a Prince that at the last reporte was made that shee was delyuered of a Prince and for ioye thereof Belles were roong and Bonefiers made not only in the Citie of London but also in sundrie places of the Realme but in the ende all proued cleane contrarie and the ioy and expectatioÌ„ of the people vtterly frustrate for shortly it was fully certified almost to all men that the Queene was as then neyther deliuered of childe nor after was in hope to haue any Of this the people spake diuersly Some sayde that the rumor of the Queenes conception was spredde for a policie Some affirmed that she was with childe but it miscaried Some other sayd that shee was deceiued by a Timpany or other lyke disease whereby shee thoughte shee was with childe and was not But what the troth was I referre the reporte thereof to other that know more Aboute thys tyme Brookes Byshoppe of Gloucester was by the Cardinall sente downe as Commissioner from the Pope to Oxforde there to syâ—â—e vppon the examination of Thomas Cranmer Archebyshoppe of Caunterburie in suche things as shoulde bee layde to hys charge by Iohn Story and Thomas Martin Doctors in the lawes sent specially in commission from the Queene At which time the sayde Archebyshoppe makyng lowe obeysance to them that sate in the Queenes name shewed no token of reuerence to the Byshoppe that was the
feast of Easter 151.23 Bruydon Monasterie 191.105 Bristow Castle besieged 763.90 Breuse William and hys wyfe and children flye the realme for wordes the Lady Breuse spake of king Iohn 566.67 Brabanders famous in skill practise of warre 445.61 Brightwoulf King of Mercia chased by the Danes 206.113 Broc Philip Canon of Bedford arreigned of murder banished the land 402.47 Bridges Agnes doth penance for faining to be possessed by the diuell 1870.46 Broc Raynulfe accursed by Archbyshop Thomas Becket 409.79 Bray wonne 1528.10 Bristow Castle fortifyed by the byshop of Constans 318.55 Brenne Iohn King of Ierusalem commeth into England 622.74 Brian sonne to Robert Earle of Gloucester 379.37 Britaine Dukedome obtayned by Guy sonne to the viscount of Touars husband to Constance Arthures mother 555 84. Bristow castle builded 351.54 Brecknock battell fought by the Englishmen agaynst the Welchmen 324.36 Brereton captaine of the aduenturers slaine 1531.30 Breuse Lady and her sonne takē and sent to prison 570.15 Bridgnorth castle fortifyed against King Henry the first 339.59 Bryson Castle taken by y e Englishmen 524.23 Brimsbery bridge repayred 222.5 Brun hugh Earle of March 560.14 Barnes Doctor burnt 1580.4 Britaines ouerthrowne by the Saxons at Bedford 142.105 Briake in Britaine assaulted by Englishmen pag. 1154. col 1. lin 20. taken col 2. lin 2. Brennus marryeth the Prince of Norway Elsung or Elisings daughter 23.99 Brendholme Edmunde put to death 158.32 Broc Roger seruant to Archbishop Thomas Becket 406.29 Brun Hugh Earle of Marche dyeth 729.46 Brecknock in wales takē 222.18 Britaine holdes furnished with French souldiours 543.51 Brest deliuered to the Duke of Britaine 1090.2 b. Britaine the lesse through ciuil dissention of a fruitfull soyle becommeth a wylde desarte 410.19 Braybroke Henry taken prisoner 624.67 Bridgewater pag. 1321. col 1. lin 15. Brute Greeneshield dyeth and is buried at Yorke 18.60 Bromierd Philip. 1463.18 Brigantes reuolt from the Romanes to Venutius 58.95 Brute encountred by Giauntes in Britaine 15.74 Britaine at the first creatiō was part of the continent 1.28 Britaine Britonant 916.44 b. Duke of Britaine commeth into England 924.46 a. Britons brene the town of Plimouth pag. 1140. col 2. lin 28. woulde haue landed at Dartmouth pag. 1142. col 1. lin 1. their crueltie lin 29. Battell of Graueling 1780.40 Thomas of Brotherton borne 835.45 b. Brute searcheth this land from one end to another 15.68 Bridge of London begun to be made of stone 566.84 Duke of Britaine dyeth 916.7 a. Brightrick put to death 260.44 Nicholas Brembre executed 1071.37 b. Brent Marche pag. 1321. col 1. lin 14. Duke of Britaine aydeth Henry Duke of Lancaster 1105.12 Bristow Castle 371.21 Bromeley towne 277.14 Bricennamere 222.19 Britaine wasted by the Constable 993.33 b. Britaine of the Samothei called first Samothea 2.76 Breause William his craftie dealing with the Welchmen 439.103 Brandon Henry sonne to Charles Duke of Suffolke by the Frenche Queene Created Earle of Lincolne 1526.13 British Monkes and Priestes slaine by Edelfred 154.10 Brighthelme succeedeth Alfin in the Archbyshoprick of Cātorburie 233.82 Bridgnorth Castle surrendred to the King 396.13 Broughty crag wonne by y e Lord Clinton 1630.17 besieged in vaine by Monsieur de Chapell 1635. wonne by Monsieur de Chermes 1702. Bulleyne Thomas Knight sent Ambassadour into France 1506.26 Bulleyne Thomas treasurer of the kynges house created Viscont Rochefort 1536.19 Butler Piers created Earle of Ossory 1550.15 Bulleyne Anne daughter to the Earle of Wylshyre is created Marchionesse of Penbrok 1558.33 goeth w t the Kyng to Calice ead 44. is married to the kyng 1559.33 is crowned Queene 1560.50 is committed to the Tower 1565.5 is beheaded and her speache before 1565.18 Bussey Roger. 391.21 Bussey Iordaine 391.22 Burthred succeedeth Bertwolf in the kyngdome of Mercia and marrieth Ethelswida sister to Ethelwolfus 207.110 Burialles found of late vppon Ashdone in Essex 256.1 Burcher Peter his manifold madnesse desperate deedes and shamefull death 1869.44 Bulgarie in olde time called Mesia 103.31 Bunghey Castle made playne with the ground 445.22 Buly king of Powsey in Wales 122.58 Burthred constrained to forsake his countrey goeth to Rome and there dyeth 212.24 Bunghey castle 436.5 Bury Abbey spoyled by the Danes 249.75 Buren Count at the siege of Muttrel 1594.45 Burthred Kyng of Mercia expulsed out of his kingdome by the Danes 218.89 Buckinghamshyre wasted by the Danes 245.71 Burnyng feuers reignyng in England 314.26 Bunduica looke Voadicia Buckingham Castles builded 221.45 Burgenild daughter to Kyng Kenvulf of Mercia 205.40 Bullenberg assaulted by Chastillion and valiantly defended 1640.40 Buying and selling of men in England prohibited 341.34 Bulmer Wylliam knight 1448.46 Philip Duke of Burgoigne marrieth the Earle of Flanders daughter 976.45 b. Buckenburne Robert attainted 1425.45 Duches of Burbon taken prisoner 979.20 a Bucke Iohn attainted 1425.51 Burwham 1463.24 Boyham castle wonne 1529.35 The Burse built 1836.30 proclaimed by Herought Trumpetter the Royall Exchange 1857.44 Bulles agaynst breakers of statutes 1098.1 b Bullocke Martin hanged 1862.13 Robert Burnel bishop of Bathe 791.58 a. Burthred Kyng of Mercia marrieth kyng Ethelwolfus daughter 206.9 Burgh Hubert marryed to Margaret the king of Scotlands sister 619.73 Burdee pag. 1381. col 1. lin 14. Bulleyne Thomas Viscont Rochefort created Earle of Wylshyre 1553.10 Burton vpon Trent 583.64 Bulmer Iohn knight put to death 1570.10 Bulleyne besieged 1595.8 yeelded 1796.40 Bulles from the Pope agaynst Wicliffe 1008.20 b. Burgoigne spared for money 965.49 a. A Bull from Rome hanged on the byshop of Londons gate 1852.27 Burdiaur yeelded to the Frēch pag. 1285. col 2. lin 14. Burials of traytours and felous permitted 874.40 a. Bury Abbay spoyled 885.20 b. Bu◅yris slayne by Hercules in Egypt 5.106 Burgh Hubert created Earle of Kent 630.103 Simon Burleis lyfe and erecution 1072.16 a. Burgh Hubert appoynted warden of the Marches betwixt England and Wales 551.110 Brumpton Wylli of Burford attainted 1425.55 Bulmer Wylliam knyght discomfiteth the Lord Hume 1487.34 C. Castles in England commaunded to be rased 389.63 Castles suffred to stand contratrarie to couenaunt 392.59 Cartbridge Castle vppon Seuerne builded 216.75 Carausius slayeth Bassianus the King 78.58 Carausius a Britaine getteth together a great armie of Britaines to expell the Romanes out of Britaine 78.64 Cadwallo slayne and his huge armie vanquished 165.19 Cadwalloes Image set vp for a terrour 165.26 Cadwallo beginneth to ◅eygne ouer Britaine 165.81 Cadwallo vanquished by Edwine fleeth into Scotlande Ireland and Armorike Britaine 166.37 Cadwallo departeth this lyfe 167. Cadwalloes body enclosed in an Image of brasse and set ouer Ludgate in Londō 167.41 Caerlton now called Gloucester 51.53 Cangi now the inhabitants of Denbighshyre in Wales 54.7 Cangi or Denbighshyre men vanquished by the Romanes 54.16 Camulodunum peopled wyth bandes of olde souldiers 54.38 Camulodunum where it standeth 54.49 55.15 Cadwallan Prince of Wales traytrously slayne 453.25 Cadwalline looke Cadwallo Cadwallo King of Britaynes rebelleth against Edwyne 163.45 Crueltie of Cadwallo Penda in their victorie ouer the Northumbers 164.1 Cary castle 368.75
7. Fines Ingram Lord. 726.11 Firy impressions seene in the ayre 1834.40 and. 1870.46 and. 1872.21 Finch Thomas knight Camp maister in the iourney of S. Quintines 1767.58 he appointed to be knight marshal at Newehauen is drowned 1838.30 Foquesolles Seneschal of Bullogne slaine 1599.17 Fos◅ew Andrian knight attainted and executed 1570.54 Fore Richard chosen bishop of Exceter sent ambassadour into Scotland 1432.6 sent ambassadour into Fraunce 1439.35 bishop of Durhā and owner of Northam castle 1448.21 Ambassadour into Scotland 1449. 2. asswageth by letters the displeasure of the Scottishe king 1452.18 is desired of the Scottes to come and speake with hym ibidem is a meane for the mariage of the kyngs daughter vnto the Scot. eadem 55. made Bishop of Winchester 1455.43 Foxe Richard Bishop of Winchester one of the priuie Councel to king Henrye the eight 1464.48 Forthere succeedeth Aldhelme in the Bishopricke of Shireburne 192.5 Forthere leaueth his Bishoprik and goeth to Rome 192.9 Foure great high wayes in Britaine begun 23.46 Foure great high wayes in Britaine finished 24.60 Fosse way where it begynneth and endeth 24.66 Fore Iohn cited 154.56 and .223.78 and 263.13 Foxe Iohn deceyued 235.52 Forestes and parkes disparked by king Iohn to let y e game abrode to destroye the corne in the fieldes 568.44 Fountaine floweth with bloud 329.40 Foure and twentye gouernors appoynted in England 752 45. Foure sunnes seene in the Element besides the naturall Sunne 942.8 Iohn Fordham Bishop of Durham fleeth 1070.36 a Foulgiers castle taken and vtterly destroyed 409.50 Foure kings in Kent and their names at Cesars commyng 42.97 Fouke earle of Aniou returneth out of the holy land 359.17 Foukes de Brent aduaunced to mariage by king Iohn 596.44 Fordher a knight slaine attending vppon king Edwine 159.75 Focas Emperour 153.50 Formalis Archbishop of Erier dyeth at Northampton 480 48. Forest Frier hanged burnt 1570.10 Fourty thousand knightes fees and vpward in Englande 757.77 Forth in Scotland in British werd 140.9 Fornham battaile fought by the Nobles on the part of Kyng Henry the second against the Nobles on the part of Henry his sonne 431.83 Forz William earle of Albemarle moneth sedition 618.31 Forfeylure for killing the kings Deere 366.7 Fouke earle of Aniou becommeth friende to kyng Henry the first 356.38 Forz William earle of Albemarle dyeth 528.44 Forestes deuided into foure quarters to be gouerned by foure Iustices 459.93 Folioth Robert made bishop of Hereford 432.57 Follioth Gilbert bishop of London sent ambassadour into France 406.43 Follioth Gilbert Bishoppe of London sent Ambassadour to the Pope 406.58 Foure bishops onely to goe out of Englād to the Popes general Councel 452.40 Fountneyes Abbey founded 394.27 Foure Archbishoprickes ordeyned in Ireland 386.31 Fodringhey castle taken by the Earle of Albemarle 618.55 Forestes seised into the kynges handes 313.73 Forcers of women to lose their geni◅als 316.44 Forestes ordred by kyng Henry the third 626.70 fougiers taken by the Englishe from the Duke of Britaine pag. 1274. col 1. lin 52. Floudes great in the Thames 1834.31 Lewes Earle of Flanders promiseth to marye Kyng Edwarde the thirds daughter 940.23 b. Flammocfe Thomas a Lawice and Rebel 1446.15 is put to death 1447.47 Flemmings released of dets and interdiction 912.46 a. Earle of Flāders arested 817. 6. a. fleeth into France 903.20 a. Lewes Earle of Flaunders slayne at Gresfey 934.32 b. Flanders interdyeted 908.1 a. Floudes 943.34 b. 1084.40 a. Flemmings dicomfited by the Bishop of Norwich 1043.20 a. Flix by feeding on fruites 1079.5 b. Flemmings moue Kyng Edward the third to take vppon hym the title of France 905.10 b. sweare fealtie to him 906.20 b. ayded the Earle of Henault 909.39 b. Flauius Victor Nobilissimus assistant with his Father Maximius in the Empire 97.63 Flauius Victor Nobilissimus slayne 97.96 Floud so great that a Ladde of eighteene yeares was drowned in a chanel of London 1870.6 Flemmings hope and iolitie in England layed in the dust 432.33 Flires of blood vexe the people of England 242.15 Flemmings discomfited at Cadfant 901.30 b. Florence of Gold coyned 922. 23. b. disanussed 924.23 a. Floriacensis cited 287.73 Fleetwood William Recorder of London 390.2 Florye Abbey in France 232.26 Flouddes in England 547.51 Flanders a great part drowned by breaking in of the Sea 347.16 Flatterers currifauourres sow sedition betweene king Henry the second and his sonne Henry 423.33 Flemmings sent home into theyr owne countrey 436.13 Floudes great dooing much harme in many places which are particularly set downe 1854.1 Flatterye in fooles wisely reproued 262.69 Flemmings comming ouer into England haue places appoynted them to inhabite 347.18 Flouddes 796.48 b. 897.25 a. 904.35 a. Flemmings banished 841.20 b. Fraunces of Lutzenburg sent Ambassadour from y e french kyng 1436.55 Fraunces Duke of Britaine dyeth 1434.38 France interdicted by y e Popes Legate 546.47 Frith Iohn burnt 1563.41 Frost extreame 1834.55 Frenchmen discomfited at Roche Darien 941.6 a. Frost 969.42 b. Frereyes suppressed 1471.32 Frenchmen spoyle the West countrey 1018.10 b. Frenchmen ayde the Scots 1048.30 b. Frier Randoll prisoner in the Tower of London pa. 1198 col 1 lin 51. French shippes taken by them of Calais 1050.20 a. Frost extreme pag. 1256. col 2 lin 6. pag. 1263. col 2. lin 48. French shippes taken 1056.21 b. French fleete disappoynted by tempest 1057.1 a. Frier Pynkye Prouinciall of the Augustine fryers pag. 1377. col 1. lin 2. his Sermon eadem lin 21. Frenchmen discomsited at Caen. 950.50 a. French army entreth Brytaine 916.6 b. Fruites of warre pag. 1254. col 1. lin 36. Friers burned at London 962 56. a. Frenchmen discomfited by the Archdeacon of Vnfort 928.33 b. Hugh de Fresnes Earle of Lincoln dyeth 899.35 b. French king followeth the duke of Lancaster 955.40 b. Frenchmen assist Duke William of Normandie in hys conquest of England 285.51 Frenchmen sent to ayde the Scots 915.40 a. French armie enter Gascoyn 928.24 a. Frenchmen discomfited at Aubaroch 927.7 b. French preparation to inuade England 1053.39 a. French men slaine at Creffy 935.50 a. French men discomfyted by Sir Iohn Harleston 1012.26 b. French armie assembled to raise the siege at Calais 941.40 b. Frenchmen slaine in Brytaine by the Englishmen 916.45 b. French king lyeth encamped at Bouins 912.3 a. French shippes taken by the English men 1045.20 b Froward dealing of the Earles Marshall and Hereford 830.44 a. 830.57 a. 834. a. 30. French men slayne in Guyen 874.26 b. inuade England 904.4 a. French Kyng dissembleth 543.100 French Nauie 908.44 a French fleete vanquished by Englishe men 615.58 Frost of a wonderful continuance 309.45 Fraunces the french king takē prisoner 1533.48 deliuered 1537.10 is made knight of the Garter 1541. 20. sendeth a defiance vnto the Emperour 1541.25 his speache vnto the Emperours Ambassadour in a solemne assembly 1546.50 chalendgeth the Emperour to the combat 1547.50 Fraunces the french kyng desireth to meete with Kyng Henry 1507.6 meeteth him in the bale of Audrien 1510 40. commeth to Guisnes 1511.11 Iusteth 1511. 14.
aydeth the Queene 877.55 b. Lewes commeth to London 600.15 he is excommunicated by Cardinal Gualo 600 61. League of agreemēt concluded betweene the Britaines and Saxons vpon conditions 128.19 Lewes the Emperour offereth to be a meane for peace 914.40 b. Learned men in king Richard y e seconds dayes 1117.20 b Lewes the Emperour wonne from the king of England 914.52 a. Learned men flourishing in k. Edward the thirdes dayes 1001.23 b. Lewes Phisition to Queene Elizabeth pag. 1400. col 1. lin 28. col 2. lin 5. League renued betwixt England and Flanders 546.33 Lewes the French king dyeth 629.29 Leofrike brother to king Harold slayne 288.3 Learned writers in the tyme Henry the fifth pag. 1218. col 2. lin 32. Learned mens names that flourished in the dayes of king Henrie the second 473.41 Leoline Prince of Wales 786.32 a. requireth hostages ibidem raiseth warre agaynst the king 786.32 b. maketh sute for peace 787.17 a. marryeth the Earle of Leycesters daughter 788.17 b. rebelleth 789.10 a. accursed 791.12 a. slayne 792.20 b. his head presented to the king crowned with Iuie caryed through Cheapside and set on the toppe of the Towre at London 792.50 a Legate sent from the Pope into England and not receiued 338.13 Leycester towne and Castle taken and burnt 430.10 Layborne Robert 1443.42 Lewes Letzenbrough Earle of S. Paule pag. 1346. col 1. lin 27. Learned men in the tyme of Henry the sixt pag. 1307. col 2. lin 6. Leporius Agricola Pelagian byshop in Britaine 119 36. Lewes holdeth a counsel at Cambridge 610.26 League renued betwixt king Iohn and the French king 552.39 Leon Ganer a Giaunt in Brytayne 18.78 Leonel Byshop of Concordia the Popes Ambassadour 1437.36 Leogitia called also Lergetia 12.31 Letters from the kyng to the Pope pag. 1155. col 1. lin 23. Learned men in the tyme of Queene Mary of whom many suffered for Religion 1782.20 Learned men in the tyme of Richard the thyrd pa. 1424 Learned writers in the tyme of Edward the fourth pag. 1355. col 1. lin 7. Lessey Richard 1443.42 Lefwyn Abbot taken by the Danes 246.16 Leo Isaurus Emperour 191.39 Leides Castle taken by king Stephan 371.33 League betweene England and Flaunders 902.50 b. Learned men in king Edward the firsts dayes 846 30. a. Leycester pag. 1329. col 2. lin 2. Lergetia called also Leogitia 12.31 Leoffe Monasterie 270.13 Leyland Iohn cited 134.48 Lewes Duke of Orleans taken prisoner 1434.1 Lewes the second Emperour 208.39 Lewes Emperour 219.81 Leo the fifth Emperor 115 60 League concluded betweene king Alured and king Gurthrun 214.106 Legate from Rome pag. 1249. col 1. lin 11. Leofwin banished the land 272 13. Llhuyd Humfrey cited 30.12 and. 33.69 and. 68.19 Llhuyd Humfrey cited 87.104 Llhuyd Humfrey cited 55.5 Llhuyd Humfrey cited 3.56 and. 4.50 and. 5.43 and. 27.57 Lindsey inuaded by the Danes 212.13 Lindesferne Abbey spoyled by the Danes 202.26 Line of the Norman heyres Male in the Crowne of England endeth 364.45 Lincolne towne besieged by K. Stephan and deliuered 380 80. Liberties graunted to Church-men by king Henry y e second 446.35 Liulfus withdraweth himselfe vnto Durham and there lyueth 311.25 Licenced to depart into Normandie 499.80 complayneth to the Pope in vayne 500.10 returneth into England with commission from king Richard the first 512.80 Liberties of Norwich seased pag. 1272. col 1. lin 46. Lisieux won by the French pa. 1276. col 2. lin 53. Litle Britaine which is Armorica in Fraunce 95.75 Liberties of London seysed 1081.10 b. restored 1082.8 b. Lilly George cyted 2.98 Liberties of Magna Charta confirmed by Parliament 779.92 Liberties of the Citie of London restored againe 739.67 Lincolne battaile fought by Maude the Empresse against king Stephan 373.70 Librarie in Yorke Minster consumed wyth fyre 300.52 Lynceus slayeth his vncle Danaus 8.26 Lynceus bringeth the Kingdom of Argiues vnder his subiection 8.28 Light shippes first inuented in the British seas 5.28 Lincolne made a Bishops See 309.65 Liulfus murthered in hys house 311.36 Lincolne wonne 602.29 Lydford wasted and burnt by the Danes 241.42 Lilius Giraldus cyted 6.46 Liberties of the Citie of London seised into Henrye the thyrds handes 738.37 Licence graunted to al men to build Castles Towers or holdes 366.11 Licinius maryeth Constantia sister to Constantinus 91.62 Lynceus saued by his wyfe Hypermnestra fleeth into Egypt 7.78 Limezun Citie in Cypres wonne by king Richard the first 492.11 Lincolne Castle builded 299.1 Lionel the kings sonne Garden of Englande 926.23 a. Lieutenantes appoynted ouer euery shyre in England 775 9. Lincolne Citie taken and spoyled by certaine outlawes 776.61 Lieth besieged by the Lorde Gray 1804.2 the sundrye exploytes done thereat ibidem and many leaues folowing 1813. where the towne is surrendered and peace made Listes in Smithfield pa. 1317 col 2. lin 50. Lincolne Iohn author of the insurrection on yll May day 1499.50 is hanged 1503.30 Lyndsey burned and the people slayne by king Egelredus 250.67 Liens Castle wonne by kyng Iohns souldiours 584.12 Iohn Littester Captaine of the Norfolke rebels 1031.22 a. executed 1032.34 a Limoges taken by the blacke Prince 991.10 a. Lith burnt· 1593.20 Lionel the kings sonne created Duke of Clarence 968.47 b. Licinius chosen fellowe wyth Maximianus in the Empire 91.51 Licinius sent wyth an armie against Maximinus ouerthroweth him 91.64 Lychfield whereof it tooke name 88.38 Lysieux taken by English pag. 1189. col 2. lin 21. Lincolne Church rent from the top downewardes with an earthquake 461.84 Liberalitie one of the greatest ornamentes of a Prince 317.62 Lincolne Church builded 162 70. Earle of Lile taken prisoner 927.7 b. Line and names of the kynges of the seuen kingdomes of England 281.1 Lylla seruant to king Edwyne slayne 159.71 Liuius Gallus a Romane captaine 82.23 Litchfield See to the Bishops of Mercia 179. Librarie in Yorke erected 192.84 Line and original of the Earles of Richmond 301.69 Limeryke kingdome in Ireland geuen to Philip de Breuse 450.40 Liuius Gallus slayne in London 82.44 Henry Byshop of Lincolne dyeth 915.11 b. Liberties of London seysed 794.56 a. Licinius vanquished and put to death by Constantinus 91.81 Lincolne spoyled ryfled and sacked 614.6 Lionel sonne to King Edward the thyrd borne 903.20 b. Lyke mayster lyke seruaunt 375.10 Lyndsey wasted by the Danes 240.48 Linne wonne by Lewes power 602.8 Lymene riuer in East Kent 215.76 Lynne pag. 1324. col 2. lin 28. Lichfielde a towne pag. 1415. col 1.28 col 2. lin 57. Earle of Lile put to flight 925 7. b. Liberalitie of the Frenche King pag. 1349. col 1. lin 30. Lyndsey spoyled by Earle Tostie 284.22 Lyncea whereof so called 8.14 Lindesferne Monasterie 196.16 Londoners discourtesie towardes the king 1080.30 b. commyt a riot in Fleetstreat 1081.10 a. present the king and queene with rich presents 1082.36 a. Lovel William holdeth the castle of Cary in the right of Maude the Empresse 368.75 Londoners pardoned for receiuing the Barones against king Henrie the third 779.32 London kept by the Romanes against the