Laurence Humfrey Dauid Whitehead Iohn Bale Iohn Dee Anthony Gylbie Chrystopher Goodman William Whittingham Roger Askam Iohn Martine Barthelmew Clarke George Ackworth Iohn Caius an excellent Phisition who founded Caius colledge in Cambridge or rather by augmenting a hall called Gunhill hall by a seconde foundation named it Gunhill and Caius colledge Thomas North. Iohn Marbecke Edmond Becke Iohn Pullen Thomas Phaer Roger Hutchinson Thomas Gibson George Constantine Richarde Cockes Iames Calfhill Iohn Willocke Thomas Cartwright Abraham Hartwell Robert Crowley Iohn Gough Fecknam Laurence Tomson Andrew Kingsmill Iohn Barthlet Iohn Harding Edward Craddocke Thomas Sampson Saunders Thomas Leuer William Fulke Thomas Hill Edward Deering Iohn Brydges Iohn Veron Iohn More Daniell Rogers Michaell Rineger Peter Morwing Iohn Northbrooke Anthony Anderson Chrystopher Carlill Thomas Palfryman Steuen Bateman Thomas Doleman Iohn Wolton William Whitaker Robert Watson Humfrey Llhuid Lewes Euans Iohn Yong. Iohn Mardley Iohn Plough Philip Nicols Iohn Iosselin Arthur Golding Edmond Campion William Harison Richard Stanihurst Richard Grafton Iohn Stowe Alexander Neuill Barnabe Googe William Pattin William Baldwin George Ferrers Arthur Brooke William Barker Leonard Digges Thomas Digges WilliaÌ„ Cunningham William Painter Lodowike Llhuid Richard Raynolds Iohn Raynolds Nicholas Whitalke Iohn Vowell alias Hooket Thomas Harman Vlpian Fulwell Iames Sandford Geffrey FeÌ„ton Thomas Twine Thomas Hedley William Salisbury Iohn Barret Iohn Procter Richard Candish Thomas Nicols Robert Greene. Raphe Leuer Edward Grant Iohn Heywood Thomas Drant Nicholas Allen Essentian Thomas Tim. Thomas Lusser Thomas Hill William Borne Leonarde Maskall Thomas Blondeuill Richarde Eden Edwarde Hake Otuell Holinshed Iohn Barston Iohn Harte alias Chester Heralde Iohn Shute Captaine Richarde Willies George Gascon George Turberuill Thomas Churchyarde Thomas Brice George Whetstone Nicholas Carre Iohn Higgins Edmund Bunny Iohn Barnarde Thomas Newton Meridith Hanmer Iohn Dauys Thomas Vnderdowne Richard Robinson William Wolley Barnabe Garter Abraham Flemming Reginalde Scot. Thomas Stockir Henry Dethike Iohn Boswell William Beuerley Humfrey Baker Dionyse Graye Thomas Bishop George Pettie Thomas Gale Iohn Hall Iohn Studley Edmund Tilney I Haue here Gentle Reader disorderedly set downe these names for want of due knowledge how to place them according to their degrees callings or worthinesse eueÌ„ as they came to memory Although I allowe not of the wrytings of euery of them yet bicause I haue vndertaken in the former order of my Booke to Enregister the writers in eche age indifferently I must of force so ende and leaue the iudgement of their writings to the discrete Readers I know there are others that haue written very well but haue suppressed their names and therfore cannot blame me though they be not here enregistred I wishe suche to go forewarde in well doing and to remember that vertue cannot alwayes be hidden but in time their names wil be remembred among the best that those that are vertuously giuen may by their worthy prayse be encouraged to follow their steppes and indeuour themselues according to duety to aduaunce learning and necessary knowledge in their countrey FINIS A Table seruing vnto both parts of the Chronicles of England wherein for thy better instruction gentle Reader thou shalt vnderstand that the first number signifyeth the page and the second number the line of the page which in some places thou shalt finde diuided into the lynes of the Columes and in some other to followe the number of the whole lynes of the page some pages are by ouersight escaped faultie which it may please thee to correct and so vse it to thy profite AAron and Iulius martyred for y e faith of Christ 88.32 Aaron a Iew payd to Henry the thyrde thirtie thousand markes 722.90 Abell hanged for the supremacie 1580.40 Aborigines what they signifie 6.101 Aborigines that there are any conâ—…uted 5.65 Abbot of Westminster conspireth against Henry y e .4 pag. 1 〈◊〉 col 1. lin 5. dyeth sodainly pa. 1129. col 1 li. 39 Abbey of Peterburgh Crowland spoyled by King Iohn 604.73 Abbeyes and religious houses founded by King Iohn 606.45 Abbot of Saint Albons payeth foure score markes to Lewes in y e name of homage 610.9 Abbey of Lucresse coÌ„moÌ„ly called delacresse built by Radulen Erle of Chester 618.12 Abbots and Priours depriued by Archbyshop Anselme and why 340.30 Abbot of Westminster William deposed for wasting the reuenues of the house and for inconstancie 582.90 Abbots bishops of Englande not the Ministers of God but of the diuell 279.115 Abbot of Hales hanged pag. 1154. col 1. line 2. Abbeyes searched and spoyled by King William 304.43 Abbeyes destroyed within the lymites of Mercia 235.81 Abbey Church of Batteil dedicated to S. Martin 325.36 Abbay of Amphibalus in Winchester 109.6 Abbeyes let out to ferme 333.59 Abingdon battaile fought betweene the Englishmen and Danes with equall victorie 213.33 Abingdon battaile one of the forest foughten fieldes that had bin hearde of in those dayes 213.31 Abingdon abbey buylded and restored 230.54 Abingdon Abbey finished and set in good order 234.7 Aburgalieny Lord committed to the tower 1510.27 confesseth misprison of treason 1519.45 Abuses of the .124 gouernours of England 752.6 Aburgenny Lord distresseth the Kentishe rebels 1725.20 Alcluid Citie 194.62 Abirnethi and the peace there concluded 307.68 Abuse in men too shamefull for wearing loÌ„g haires 364.53 Absolon a Monke of Canterburie 382.97 Acca succeedeth Wilfride in the Bishoprick of HexaÌ„ 190 91. Act against fishemoÌ„gers 1040 10. b. repealed 1042.23 a. Alcluid Citie destroyed by the Danes 211.54 Achikelmeslawe spoyled by the Danes 244.36 Acca daughter to Alla sister to Edwine 155.76 Acce of land how many pearches it conteineth 312.101 Achelnotus Archbyshop of CaÌ„torbury 262.115 Adelstan Byshop of Shirebourne 206.57 Adelstane putteth his Cupbearer to death for accusing Edwyn the kinges brother 226.9 Adelstane leadeth an armie against Aulafe lying nyghe Humber 226.24 Adelstane subdueth Northumberland and ioyneth it to his kingdome 224.51 Adelstane sonne to King Edward fleeth the Realme 224.82 Adelstane leadeth an armie against the Scottes welchmen 225.20 Adelstane inuadeth Scotland with an armie and wasteth it 225.67 Adelstane offreth his knife to Saint Iohn of Beuerly and redeemeth it with a large price 225.64 Adelstane repenteth him sore of his rigor towards his brother Edwyn 225.112 Adelstane Byshop of Shyreburne departeth this lyfe 209.72 Adelstans swoorde restored to the sâ—â—bbard by myracle â—…26 68 Adelstane departeth out of this world 226.106 Adelstane eldest sonne to King Edward beginneth hys raygne ouer the most part of England 223.104 Adelstane crowned kyng at Kingstone vppon Thames 224.7 Adelstane somtime called Gurthrun the Dane made King of Eastangle 214.96 Adrian Abbot departeth thys lyfe 190.116 Adrian an Italian sent ambassador into Scotland is made bishop of Hereford and afterward of Welles and Cardinal 1436.30 restoreth good letters ibidem Adrian Pope sendeth Legates into England 198.63 Adulf Byshop of Myeth 199.3 Adelbert succeedeth Egbert in the Archbishopricke of York 199.25 Adrian sent into England with Archbishop Theodore 178.38 Adrian stayed
a little diminished by mixture of the Latine Saxon speaches howbeit many poesies and writings in making whereof that nation hath euermore excelled are yet extant in my time whereby some difference betwéene the auncieÌ„t present language may easily be discerned notwithstanding that amoÌ„g all these there is nothing to be founde which can set downe any sounde testimonie of their owne originall in remembraunce whereof their Bardes cunning men haue bene most slacke and negligent It is a speache in mine opinioÌ„ much sauouring of that which was sometime vsed in Grecia and learned by the reliques of the Troyanes whylest they were captiue there but how soeuer the matter standeth after it came once ouer into this Islande sure it is that it could neuer be extinguished for all the atteÌ„pts that the Romains Saxons Normans and Englishmen coulde make against that nation in any maner of wyse The Briâ—…ons deliâ—…ent in peâ—…grées Petigrées genealogies also the Welche Brytons haue plentie in their owne tongue insomuch that many of them can readily deriue the same eyther from Brute or some of his bande euen vnto Aeneas and other of the Troyanes and so forth vnto Noah without any maner of stoppe but as I know not what credite is to be giuen vnto them in this behalfe so I dare not absolutely impugne their assertions sith that in times past all nations learning it no dout of the Hebrues did very solemnely preserue the Cataloges of their discent thereby eyther to shew themselues of auncient and noble race or else to be discended from some one of the goddes â—…atine Next vnto the Brittishe speache the latine tongue was brought in by the Romaines whereof I will not say much bycause there are few which be not skilfull in y e same Howbeit as the speache it selfe is easie and delectable so hath it peruerted the names of the auncient ryuers regions and cities of Britayne in such wyse that in these our dayes their olde Brittish denominations are quite growen out of memorie and those of the new latine left as most incertayne This remayneth also vnto my tyme borowed from the Romaynes that all our déedes euidences charters and writinges of recorde are set downe in the latine tongue and therevnto the copies and courtrolles and processes of courtes and leetes registred in the same The Saâ—…on tong The thirde language apparauntly knowen is the Scythian or highe Dutche brought in at the first by the Saxons an hard and rough kinde of speach god wotte when our nation was brought first into acquaintance withall but now chaunged with vs into a farre more fine and easie kind of vtteraunce and so polished and helped with new and milder wordes that it is to be aduouched howe there is no one speache vnder the sonne spoken in our time that hath or can haue more varietie of words copie of phrases or figures or floures of eloquence theÌ„ hath our Englishe tongue although some haue affirmed vs rather to barke as dogs then talke like men because the most of our wordes as they doe in déede incline vnto one syllable After the Saxon tongue came the NormaÌ„ or Frenche language The FreÌ„che tong ouer into our countrey and therein were our lawes written for a loÌ„g tyme our children also were by an especiall decrée taught first to speake the same and all to exile the Englishe and Brittishe speaches out of the couÌ„try but in vaine for in the time of king Edwarde the first and towarde the latter ende of his reigne the Frenche it selfe ceased to be spoken generally and then beganne the Englishe to recouer and growe in more estimation then before notwithstaÌ„ding that amoÌ„g our artificers y e most part of their implements tooles reteine stil their French denominatioÌ„s to these our daies as the language it self is vsed likewise in suÌ„dry courts bookes and matters of law wherof here is no place to make any farder rehearsall Afterward also by the diligent trauelle of Geffray Chauser and Iohn Gowre in the time of Richard the second after theÌ„ of Iohn ScogaÌ„ Iohn Lydgate monke of Berry our tong was brought to an excellent passe notwithstanding that it neuer came vnto the typpe of perfection vntill the time of Quéene Elizabeth wherein many excellent writers haue fully accomplished the ornature of the same to their great prayse and immortall commeÌ„dation But as this excellencie of the English tongue is founde in one and the south part of this Islande so in Wales the greatest noÌ„ber as I sayde retayne still their owne auncient language that of the North part of the sayd countrey being lesse corrupted then the other and therefore reputed for the better in their owne estimation and iudgement The Cornish and Deuonshire men The Cornish toÌ„gue haue a speach in like sorte of their owne and such as hath in déede more affinity with the Armoricane tongue then I can well discusse of yet in mine opinioÌ„ they are both but a corrupted kinde of Brittish albeit so farre degenerating in these dayes that if eyther of them do méete wyth a Welch man they are not able at the first to vnderstand one another except here and therein some odde wordes without the helpe of interpretours And no marueile in mine opinion that the Brittish of Cornewall is thus corrupted sith the Welch tong that is spoken in the north and south part of Wales doth differ so much in it selfe as the English vsed in Scotlande doth from that which is spoken among vs here in this side of the Islande as I haue saide already Scottishe english The Scottish englishe is much broader and lesse pleasaunt in vtterance then ours because that nation hath not hitherto indeuoured to bring the same to any perfit order and yet it is such in maner as Englishmen themselues doe speake for the most part beyonde the Trent whether the aforesayde amendement of our language hath not as yet very much extended it selfe Thus we sée how that vnder the dominion of the kinge of Englande and in the south partes of the realme we haue thrée seuerall tongues that is to say English Bryttish Cornish and euen so many are in Scotland if you accompt the Englishe speach for one notwithstanding that for bredth and quantitie of the Region it be somewhat lesse to sée to then the other For in the North part of the Region The wilde Scottes where the wilde Scottes otherwyse called the Redshankes or Rough footed Scottes bycause they go bare footed clad in mantels ouer their saffron shirtes after the Irishe maner doe inhabite RedshaÌ„ks Rough footed Scots they speake good Irishe Irish speche whereby they shew their originall to haue in times past bene fetched out of Irelande In the Isles of the Orcades or Orkeney as they now call them and such coastes of Britaine as doe abutte vpon the same the Gottish or Dainsh speach is altogither in vse by reason as I take it that the
handes of this kyng Edward and therfore made his Charter in writyng dated and sealed the fourth yeare of his raigne All the nobles and gentlemen of Scotlande also repayred to Barwike and did homage fealtie to king Edwarde there becoÌ„myng his subiectes For the better assurance of whose othes also king Edward kept all the strengths holdes of Scotland in his owne handes and hereupon all their lawes processe all iudgement all giftes of aâ—â—ices and others passed vnder the name and autoritie of king Edwarde Lelande touchyng the same rehearsall writeth thereof in this maner In the yere of our lord 1295. the same Iohn king of Scottes contrary to his faith and alleageaunce rebelled against king Edward and came into england and burnt and slew without all modesty and mercy Whereupon king Edwarde with a great hoste went to Newcastle vppon Tine passed the water of Twéede and besieged Barwike and gote it Also he wan the castell of Dunbar there were slaine at this brunt 15700. Scots Then he procéeded further and gate the Castle of Rokesborow and the castle of EdeÌ„borough Striuelin and Gedworth and his people herried all the lande In the meane season y e sayd king Iohn of Scots considering y t he was not of power to w tstand y e said king Edward sent his letters and besought him of treatie and peace which king Edward benignly graunted and sent to him againe that he should come to the towne of Brethin and bring thither the great lords of Scotland w t him The king of england seÌ„t thither Antony Beke bishop of DurhaÌ„ with his royall power to conclude the saide treatice and there it was agréed that y e said Iohn and all the Scottes should vtterly submitte theÌ„selues to the kings will to the end y e said submissioÌ„ should be performed accordingly y e king of Scottes laid his sonne in hostage and pledge There also he made his letters sealed with the common seale of Scotland by the which he knowledging his simplenes great offence done to his lord king Edward of englande by his full power frée will yelded vp all the lande of Scotland with all the people homage of the same Then y e said king Edward went forth to sée the mountaines and vnderstandyng that all was in quyete and peace he turned to y e Abbey of Stone of Chanons regular where he tooke the stone called the Regall of Scotland vpoÌ„ which the kings of Scotland were wont to sitte at the time of their coronations for a throne and sent it to the Abbey of Westminster commaundyng to make a chaire thereof for the priestes that should sing masse at the high altare which chaire was made and standeth yet there at this day In the yere of our Lord 1296. the king held his Parliament at Barwike and there he tooke homage singularly of all the lordes and nobles of Scotland And for a perpetuall memory of the same they made their letters patentes sealed with their seales theÌ„ the king of england made William Warreine earle of Surrey and Southsaxe Lord Warden of Scotland Hugh of Cressingham treasorer and William Ormesby iustice of Scotland and foorthwith sent king Iohn to the tower of London and Iohn Comyn and the earle Badenauth the erle of Bohan other lordes into england to diuers places on this syde of the Trent And after that in the yere of our lord 1297 at the feast of Christmas the kyng called before him the sayd Iohn king of Scottes although he had committed hym to warde and saide that he would burne or destroy their castels townes landes if he were not recompenced for hys costes damages sustained in the warres but king Iohn the other that were inwarde aunswered that they had nothing sith their liues their deathes and goods were in his handes The king vpon that aunswer mooued with pity graunted them theyr lyues so that they would doe their homage make their othe solemnly at the high altar in the church of the Abbey of Westminster vppon the Eucharist that they and euery of theÌ„ should holde and kepe true fayth obedience and allegiaunce to the said king Edward and his heires kinges of englande for euer And where the said king of Scots saw the kinges banner of england displayed he and all hys should draw there vnto And that neyther he nor any of his from thenceforth should beare armes against the king of england or any of his bloud Finally the king rewarding wyth great giftes the sayd king Iohn his lordes suffered them to departe But they went into Scotland alway imagining notwithstaÌ„ding this their submissioÌ„ how they might oppresse king Edward and disturbe his realme The Scottes sent also to the king of Fraunce for succour and helpe who sent them shippes to Barwike furnished with men of armes the king of england then beyng in Flaunders In the yeare of our lord 1298. the king weÌ„t into Scotland with a great host and y e Scots also assembled in great number but the king faught with them at Fawkirke on S. Mary Magdalenes daye where were slayne lx M. Scots and William Walleys that was their captayne fled who beyng taken afterward was hanged drawen and quartered at London After this the Scottes rebelled agayne and all y e lordes of Scotland chose Robert Bruis to be king except only Iohn CoÌ„myn earle of Carrike who would not consent thereto because of his othe made to y e king of england Wherefore Robert Bruis This was done vpon the 29. of Ian. 1306. slewe hym at Dumfrise and the same Robert Bruis was crowned at Schone Abbay Hereupon the king of england assembled a great hoste and rode thorough all Scotland and discomfited Robert Bruis and slue viij M. Scottes and tooke the most part of all the lordes of Scotlande putting the temporall lordes to death because they were foresworne Edward borne at Carnaruan sonne of this Edward was next king of England who froÌ„ the beginning of his reigne enioyed ScotlaÌ„d peaceably dooing in all thinges as is aboue sayde of king Edwarde his father vntill towarde the latter ende of his reigne about which time thys Robert Bruse conspired against him with the helpe of a few forsworn Scottes forswore himselfe king of Scottes Hereupon this Edward with Thomas earle of Lancaster and many other Lords made warre vpoÌ„ him about the feast of Mary magdalene the sayde Bruse and hys partakers being already accursed by the Pope for breaking the truce that he had established betwixt theÌ„ â–ª But being infortunate in his first warres against him he suffered Edwarde the sonne Baliol to proclaime himself king of Scottes and neuerthelesse héelde forth his warres agaynst Bruse before the ending of which he dyed as I reade Edwarde borne at Windsore sonne of Edward y e second was next king of england at y e age of fiftéene yeares in whose minoritie the Scots practised with Isabell mother to this Edwarde and wyth Roger Mortymer earle of
whose names I wyl also set downe here with those also of their founders to the ende the zeale which they bare vnto learning may apeare and their remembraunce neuer perish from among the wyse and learned Of the Colledges in Cambridge Yeares of the foundations Colledges Founders 1546. 1 Trinity Colledge K. Henry 8. 1441. 2 The Kinges Colledge K. Henry 6. Edward 4. Henry 7. and Henry 8 1511. 3 S. Iohns L. Margaret grandmother to Henry 8. 1505. 4 Christes Colledge K. Henry 6. and the L. Margaret aforesaide 1446. 5 The Queens Colledge L. Margaret wife to K. Henry 6. 1496. 6 Iesus Colledge Iohn Alcocke Byshop of Ely 1342. 7 Bennet Colledge The Brethren of a Popish guild called Corporis Christ 1343. 8 Pembroke hall Maria de Valentia Countesse of Pembroke 1256. 9 Peter Colledge Hugh Balsham Byshop of Ely 1348. 10 Gundeuill and Caius Colledge Edmund Gundeuill Parson of Terrington and Iohn Caius D. of Phisicke 1557. 1354. 11 Trinity hall William Bateman Byshop of Norwiche 1326. 12 Clare hall Richarde Badow Chauncelour of Cambridge 1459. 13 Catherin hall Robert woodlarke D. of Diuinity 1519. 14 Magdalen Colledge Edward Duke of BuckinghaÌ„ Thomas Lord Awdley Of Colledges in Oxforde Yeres Colledges Founders 1539. 1 Christes Church King Henry 8. 1459. 2 Magdalen Colledge William wainflet B. of winchester 1375. 3 New colledge William wickham B. of winchester 1276. 4 Merton Colledge Walter Merton B. of Rochester 1437. 5 All soules Colledge Henry Chicheley Archbishop of Caunterbury 1516 6 Corpus christi Colledge Richarde foxe Bishop of Winchester 1430. 7 Lincolne Colledge Richarde Fleming B. of Lincolne 1323. 8 Auriell Colledge Adam Browne almoner to Edward 2. 1340. 9 The Queenes Colledge R. Eglesfeld chaplen to Philip Queene of England wife to Ed. 3. 1263. 10 Balioll Colledge Iohn Ballioll King of Scotland 1557. 11 S. Iohns Sir Thomas white Knight 1556. 12 Trinity Colledge Sir Thomas Pope Knight 1316. 13 Excester Colledge Walter Stapleton Bishop of Excester 1513 14 Brasen nose William Smith Bishop of Lincolne 873. 15 Vniuersity Colledge William Archdeacon of Duresme  16 Glocester Colledge   17 S. Mary Colledge   18 Iesus Colledge nowe in hande  There are also in Oxforde certayne Hostelles or Halles which may rightwel be called b the names of Colledges if it were not that there is more lyberty in those then is to be séene in the other In myne opinion the Studentes of these are verye lyke to those that are of the Innes of the chauncery Brodegates Hart hall Magdalen hall Alburne hall Postminster hall S. Mary hall White hall New Inne Edmond hall Besides which there is mention recorde of diuers other Halles or hostelles that haue béene ther in times past as Béefe hal MuttoÌ„ hal c. whose ruines yet appeare so that if antiquitie be to be iudged by y e shew of auncient buyldinges which is very plentifull in Oxforde to be séene it shoulde be an easie matter to conclude that Oxford is the elder Vniuersitye Therein are also manye dwelling houses of stone yet standing Erection of Colleges in Oxforde the ouerthrowe of Halles that haue béene Halles for students of verye antique workemanship beside the olde walles of sundrie other whose plots haue béene conuerted into gardens sithence Colledges were erected In London also the houses of studentes at the Common law are these Sergeaunts Inne Graâ—…es Inne The Temple Lincolnes Inne Dauids Inne Staple Inne Furniualles Inne Clyffordes Inne Clements Inne Lions Inne Barnardes Inne New Inne Of Cities and townes within the realme of Englande Cap. 7. AS in olde time we read that there were 28. 26. Cities in Englande flamines and Archflamines in the south part of this Isle and so many great cities vnder their iurisdiction so in these our dayes there is but one or two fewer eache of them also vnder the Ecclesiasticall regiment of some one Bishop or Archbishop who in spirituall cases haue the charge and ouersight of y e same So many cities therefore are there in Englande and Wales as there be Bishoprijcks and Archbishoprijcks for notwithstanding that Lichfielde and Couentry and Bathe and Welles doe séeme to extend the aforesayde number vnto nyne and twentie yet neyther of these coples are to be accompted but as one intier citie and Sie of the bishop sith one Bishoprijcke can haue relation but vnto one Sie and the sayd Sie be scituate but in one place after which the bishop doth take his name It apeareth by our olde and auncient hystories that the cities of thys southerly portion haue béene of excéeding greatnesse and beautie whereof some were buylded in the time of the SamotheaÌ„s and of which not a few in these our times are quite decayed the places where they stoode worne out of al remembrance Such also for the most part as yet remayne are meruaylously altered insomuch that whereas at the first they were large ample nowe are they come eyther vnto a very fewe houses or appeare not to be much greater in comparison then poore and simple villages Sitomagâ—… â–ª Nouioâ—…gus Neomaâ—… Niomaâ—… Antoninus the most diligent writer of the thorow fares of Brytaine noteth among other these auncient townes following as Sitomagus which he placeth in the way froÌ„ Norwitch as Lelande supposeth wherein they went by Colchester to London Nouiomagus that lyeth betwéene Carleill and Cantorbury within tenne myles east of London and likewyse Neomagus and Niomagus which take their names of their first fouÌ„der Magus the sonne of Samothes and second king of the Celtes that reigned in this Islande Of these moreouer Sir Thomas Eliot supposeth Neomagus to haue stood somewhere about Chester and George Lilly in his booke of the names of auncient places iudgeth Niomagus to be the verye same that we doe nowe call Buckingham And as these sundry other nowe perished tooke theyr denomination of thys prince so their are dyuers causes which mooue me to coniecture that Salisbury it self doth rather take the first name Sarron the sonne of the sayde Magus then of Caesar Salisâ—…ry of Sâ—…ron Caradoc or Seuerus as some of our writers doe imagine But sith coniecturs are no verities mine opinion is but one mans iudgement Sarâ—…um Sarâ—…bury I will not stande now vpon the proofe of this matter least I shoulde séeme to take great paines in adding new coniectures vnto olde in such wyse to deteyne the heades of my readers about these trifles that otherwyse peraduenture woulde be farre better occupyed To procéede therfore as soone after the first inhabitation of this Islande our Cities began no doubt to be buylded and increased so they ceased not to multiplye from tyme to tyme till the lande was thorowly furnished with hir conuenient numbers whereof some at this present with their auncient names doe still remaine in knowledge though dyuers be doubted of many moe peryshed by continuance of time and vyolence of the enemie I doubt not also but the least of
the first law daye after the feast of the holy Trinitie and the seconde session is kept the first lawe daye after Corpus Christi except Corpus christi daye fall on some daye aforenamed which chaunceth sometime and then the fitter daye is kept And after the second session account foure dayes or thereabout and then looke which is the next feast daye and the fyrst lawe daye after the sayde feast shall bée the thirde session The other lawe dayes followe in order but so many of them are kept as for the time of the yere shal be thought méete ¶ And note generally that euery day is called a lawe daye that is not Sundaye or holly daye and that if the feast day being knowne of any court day in any terme the first or seconde daye followyng be Sundaye then the court daye is kept the daye after the sayd holy daye or feast Of the degrees of people in the common wealth of Englande Cap. 4. WE in Englande deuide our people commonlye into foure sortes as Gentlemen Citizens or Burgeses Yeomē and Artificerers or labourers Of gentlemē the first chiefe next the king be the Prince Dukes Marquises Earles Viscontes and Barons and these are called the Nobilitie they are also named Lordes and noble men and next to them be Knightes and Esquires and simple gentlemen Prince The tytle of Prince doth peculiarly belong to the Kinges eldest sonne who is called Prince of Wales and is the heire apparant to the Crowne as in Fraunce the kings eldest sonne hath y e title of Dolphine and is named peculiarly Monsieur So that the Prince is so termed of the latine worde quia est principalis post Regem The Kinges yonger sonnes be but gentlemen by byrth till they haue receyued creation of hygher estate to bée eyther Viscontes Earles or Dukes called after their names as Lord Henry or Lorde Edwarde wyth the additiō of the worde Grace properly assigned to the king and prince and by custome conueighed to Dukes Marquises and their wyues The title of Duke commeth also of the Latine worde Dux à ducendo Duke bycause of hys valoir and power ouer the army In times past a name of Office due to the chiefe gouernour of the whole armie in the warres but now a name of honour In olde tyme he onely was called Marquise Qui habuit terram limitaneam a marching prouince vpon the enemies countreis But that also is chaunged in common vse reputed for a name of great honour next the Duke euen ouer Counties and sometimes small cities as the Prince is pleased to bestowe it The name of Earle likewyse was among the Romaines a name of Office Erle who had Comites sacri palatij Comites aerarij Comites stabuli and such like howbeit it appereth that with vs it hath the next place to y e Marquise and he that beareth it is called peraduenture Comes à comitiua quia dignus est ducere comitiuam in bello Or else bicause he is Comes Ducis a companiō of the Duke in the warres And he hath his follower the Viscont called eyther Pro Comes Viscont or vicecomes who in tyme past gouerned in the coūtie vnder the Earle and nowe without any such seruice or office it also is become a name of dignitie next after the Earle and in degrée before the Baron The Baron is such a frée Lorde Baron as hath a Lordship or Barony whereof he beareth his name holding of him diuers Knightes fréeholders who were woont to serue the king in the warres and helde their landes in Baronia for doing such seruice These Bracton a learned wryter of the lawes of Englande in king Henry the thirdes tyme tearmeth Barones quasi robur belli The worde Baro is older thē that it may easily be found frō whence it came for euen in the oldest histories both of the Germaines Frenchmen we reade of Barons and those are at this day called among the Germaines Liberi vel ingenui as some men doe coniecture Vnto this place I also refer our Bishops Byshops who are accounted honourable and whose countenaunces in time past was much more glorious then at this present it is bycause those lusty Prelates sought after earthly estimation and authoritie wyth far more diligence then after the lost shéepe of Christ whereof they had small regarde as men being otherwise occupyed voyde of leysure to attende vnto y e same Howbeit in these daies their estate remayneth still honourable as before and the more vertuous they are that be of this calling the better are they estéemed with highe and lowe Herein therefore their case is growen to be much better then before for whereas in tymes past the cleargie men were feared bycause of theyr authoritie and seuere gouernement vnder the Prince now are they beloued generally except peraduēture of a few hungrie wōbes that couet to plucke and snatch at their lose endes for their painefull diligence shewed in their calling and vertuous conuersation Finally how it standeth with the rest of the cleargie I neyther can tell nor greatly care to know neuerthelesse wyth what degrées of honour and woorship they haue béene matched in times past Iohannes Bohemus in hys De omnium gentium moribus and other doe expresse De Asia cap. 12. But as a number of these comparisons and ambitions tytles are now decayed woorthily shronke in the wetting so giuing ouer in these daies to maintayne such pompous vanitie they thincke it sufficient for thē to preache the worde and holde their liuinges to their sies from the handes of such as indeuour to diminishe them This furthermore will I adde generally in commendation of the cleargie of Englande that they are for their learning reputed in Fraunce Portingale Spaine Germany Polonia to be the most learned deuines therto so skilfull in the two principal tongues that it is accounted a maime in any one of them not to be exactely séene in the Gréeke and Hebrue much more then to be vtterly ignorant or nothing conuersaunt in them As for the latine tongue it is not wanting in any especiallye in such as haue béene made within this twelue or fourtéene yeares whereas before there was small choyse and many cures were left vnserued bycause they had none at all Dukes Marquises Earles Viscontes and Barons either be created of the Prince or come to that honour by being the eldest sonnes or highest in successiō to their parēts For the eldest sonne of a Duke during hys fathers lyfe is an Earle Duke the eldest sonne of an Erle is a Baron or sometymes a Viscont according as the creation is The creation I call the originall donation and condition of the honour giuen by the Prince for the good seruice done by the first auncestor with some aduauncement which with the title of that honour is alwayes giuen to hym to his heires masles onely The rest of the sonnes of the nobilitie ▪ by the
vnder stones in wholes of the yearth rotten stubs of trées amoÌ„gst the dead leaues but in the heate of the sommer they come abroade and lye eyther rounde in heapes or at length vpon some hillocke or else where in the grasse They are found only in our woodland countryes and highest groundes as for our snakes they commonlye are séene in moores fennes and low bottomes And as we haue great store of Todes where Adders coÌ„monly are found so doe Frogges abound where Snakes doe kéepe their residence We haue also the Sloworme which is black grayish of colour and somewhat shorter then an Adder We haue in lyke sort Eftes both of the land and water likewise Swiftes wherof to say any more it should be but losse of time sithe they are well knowne and no regyon voyd of many of them As for flies sith it shal not be amysse a lyttle to touch them also wée haue none that can doe hurt or hynderance naturally vnto any for whether they be cut wasted or whole bodyed they are voyde of poyson all venimous inclination The cut wasted for so I Englishe the worde Insecta are the Hornettes Waspes Bées and such lyke whereof wée haue great store and of which an opinion is conceiued that the first doe bréede of the corruption of deade horses the second of Peares and Apples corrupted and the last of Kine and Oxen which maye be true especially the first and latter in some partes of the beast and not their whole substaunces as also in the seconde sith we haue neuer Waspes but wheÌ„ our frute beginneth to waxe rype In déede Virgill and others speake of a generatioÌ„ of Bées by kyllyng or smouthering of a broused bullocke or calfe and laying hys bowels or hys fleshe wrapped vp in hys hyde in a close house for a certaine season but how true it is as yet I haue not tryed Yet sure I am of thys that no one liuing creature corrupteth with out the productioÌ„ of an other as we may sée in shepe also for excessiue numbers of flesh flies if they be suffered to lye vnburyed or vneaten by the dogges and Swine who often preuent such néedelesse generations Thus much farder wyll I adde of Bées that whereas some ancient wryters affirme theÌ„ to be a coÌ„modity wanting in our Isâ—â— it is nowe founde to be nothing so In 〈◊〉 time peraduenture we had none in déede but in my dayes there is such plenty of them 〈◊〉 maner euery where that in some vplandysh Townes there are one hundreth or two hundreth hiues of them although the saide hiues are not so huge as they of the east countrey but farre lesse as not able to containe aboue one bushel of corne or fiue peckes at y e 〈◊〉 Our hony also is taken and reputed to be the best bycause it is harder better wrought clenlyer vesselled vp theÌ„ that which coÌ„meth from beyond the sea where they stampe and straine their combes Bées young Blowinges altogither into the stuffe as I haue béene informed In vse also of medicine our Phisitions and Appothicaries eschewe the forren choose the home made as bréeding lesse choloâ—… which is oftentimes and I haue séene by experience so white as suger and corned as if it were salt Our hiues are made commonly of Rye straw and wadled about with bramble quarters But some make theÌ„ of wicker and cast them ouer with clay We cherish none in trées but set our hiues somewhere on the warmest side of the house prouyding that they may stande drye and with out dauÌ„ger of the mouse This furthermore is to bée noted that whereas in vesselles of oyle that which is néerest the toppe is accounted the best and of wine that in the mâ—…dest so of hony the best is alwaies next the bottome which euermore casteth and dryueth his dragges vpwarde toward the very top contrary to the natures of other liquide substaunces whose groundes and lies doe generally settle downewardes And thus much as by the waye of our Bées and Englishe Hony As for the whole bodied as the Cantharides and such venymous creatures we here not of them Yet haue we Bettles Horseflyes Turdbugges called in latine Scarabei the Locust or the Greshopper and such lyke whereof let other intreate that make an exercise in catching of Flyes but a farre greater sport in offering them to spyders as did Caligula sometyme and an other Prince yet lyuing who delyted so much to sée the ioly combattes betwixt a stout flye and an old Spider that diuers men haue had great rewardes giuen them for their paineful prouision of flyes made onely for thys purpose Some also in the time of Caligula coulde deuyse to set their Lorde on worke by lettyng fleshe flies into his chamber which he forthwith woulde egerly haue hunted all other businesse set apart neuer ceased til he had caught hir into his fingers There are some Cockescombes here and there in England * â—…eruing â—…broadde men â—…nfregiâ—…te which make account also of this pastime as of a notable matter telling what a fight is séene betwéene theÌ„ if either of them be lusty and couragious in his kinde One also hath made a booke of the Spider the Fly wherin he dealeth so profoundly and beyonde all measure of skill that neyther he himself that made it neither any one shal readeth it can reache vnto the meaning therof But if those iolly fellowes in stéede of the straw that they thrust into the Flies tayle a great iniurie no doubt to such a noble champion woulde bestow the cost to set a fooles cap vpon there owne heades then might they with more securitie and lesse reprehension beholde these notable battayles Of Englishe Dogges Cap. 13. THere is no country that may as I take it compare with ours in number excellencie and diuersitie of Dogges all which the learned Doctour Caius in his Treatize vnto Gesnere de canibus Anglicis doth bring into thrée sortes that is the gentle kinde seruing for game the homly kind apt for sundry necessarie vses and the currish kinde méete for many toyes For my part I can saye no more of them then he hath done alreadie wherfore I wil here set downe only a somme of that which he hath written of their names and natures with the addicion of an example or twoo now lately had in experience wherby the courages of our Mastisses shall yet more largely appeare The first sort therefore he deuideth eyther into such as rowse the beast and continue the chase or springeth the Birde and bewrayeth hir flyght by pursute And as these are commonly called Spanyels so the other are named Hounds wherof he maketh eight sorts of whych the foremoste excelleth in perfite smelling the seconde in quicke espying the third in swiftnesse and quicknesse the fourth in smelling and nimblenesse c. the last in subtilty and deceitfulnesse The first kinde of these are also commonlye called Haryers whose game is the Foxe the Hare Wolfe if
betokened that the Princes and gouernours of the Realm should decline from the way of truth Dunstan seeth the Deuill often but now he was become a wayter at the Table when Dunstane sate with the King and wander as folish beastes without a guide to rule them Also the nighte after this talke when the King was set to supper Dunstan sawe the same sprite or some other walke vp and downe amongst them that wayted on the table within three days after the K. was slayne as before ye haue heard Edredus or Edred Ran. Higd. Sim. Dunel He brente the Abbey of Rippon whiche was kept against him As he was returning homeward an host of enimies brake out of Yorke and setting vpon the rereward of the kings army at a place called Easterforde Easterforde made great slaughter in the same Wherefore the King in his rage mente to haue begun a new spoyle and destruction but the Northumbers humbled themselues so vnto him that putting away their foresaide K. Hirke or Hericius and offering great rewards and gifts to buy their peace they obteyned pardon But bycause that Wolstan the Archbishop of Yorke was of counsell with his countreymen in reuolting from K. Edredus The Archbishop of Yorke imprisoned and aduancing of Hericius K. Ederdus toke him and kept him in prison a long time after but at length in respect of the reuerence which he bare to his calling he set hym at libertie and pardoned him his offence Math. West reciteth an other cause of Wolstanes imprisonment Mat. VVest as thus In the yere of grace saith he 951. King Edrede put the Archbishop of Yorke in close prison 951 bycause of often complayntes exhibited against him as he which had commaunded many Townesmen of Theadford to bee put to death in reuenge of the Abbot Aldelme by thē vniustly slayne and murthered After this when Edredus had appeased all ciuill tumultes dissentions within his land VVil. Malm. he applyed himselfe to the aduancing of Religion wholly following the mind of Dunstane by whose exhortation he suffered patiently many tormentes of the body and exercised himselfe in prayer and other deuoute studies Edredus departeth thys life Finally after he had raigned nine yeares and a halfe he departed this life to the great greeuance of menne and reioycing of Angels as it is written and was buried at Winchester in the Cathedral Church there Here is to be noted that the foresaide Edrede when hee came firste to the Crowne vpon a singular and most especiall fauour whiche hee bare towards Dunstan the Abbot of Glastenbury Dunstan in fauor he committed to him the chefest part of all the threasure as charters of landes with other monuments and such antient princely iewels as belonged to the former Kings with other such as he gote of his owne willing hym to lay the same in safekeeping within his Monasterie of Glastēbury Afterward when King Edred perceyued himselfe to be in daunger of deathe by force of that sicknesse which in deede made an end of his life he sent into all parties to such as had any of his treasure in keeping to bring the same vnto him with all speede that hee mighte dispose thereof before his departure out of this life as hee should see cause Dunstane tooke suche thyngs as he had vnder his handes and hasted forwarde to deliuer the same vnto the King and to visit hym in that tyme of hys sicknesse according to hys duetie But was not this a deuise thereby to deteyne the treasure for I do not reade that he deliuered it out of his hands An Angell or as some think a worse creature but as he was vpō y e way a voice spake to him frō Heauen saying behold K. Edred is now departed in peace At the bearing of this voyce the Horse whereon Dunstane rode fell downe died being not able to abide the presence of the Angell that thus spake to Dunstane And when he came to the Court he vnderstoode that the King dyed the same houre in whiche it was tolde him by the Angell as before ye haue heard This Edwarde in his latter dayes beeyng greatly addicted to deuotiō and religious priests at the request of hys mother Edgina restored the Abbey of Abingdon which was built firste by K. Inas but in these dayes sore decayed and fallen into ruine Edwin AFter the decesse of Edredus Edre◅ his Nephewe Edwin the eldest sonne of Kyng Edmōd was ma◅e King of England and began his raigne ouer the same in the yeare of our L. 955. and in the .20 yeare of the Emperour Otho the firste 955 in the .28 and last yeare of the raigne of Lewis King of France and about the twelfth yere of Malcolme the first of that name King of Scotland He was sacred at Kingston vppon Thames by Odo the Archbishop of Canterbury The same day of his Coronation as the Lordes were set in counsell about weighty matters touching the gouernemente of the Realme hee rose from the place VVil. Malm. Polidor gate him into a chamber with one of his neere kinswomen and there had to do with hir without respect or any regard had to his royall estate and princely dignitie Dunstane lately beforenamed Abbot of Glastenbury did not onely without feare of displeasure reprooue the king for such shamefull abusing of his body but also caused the Archbishop of Canterbury to constreyne him to forgoe y e company of that woman whom vnlawfully hee kept as his wife Iohn Cap. There be that write that there were two women both mother and daughter whome K. Edwin kept as concubines for the mother beeing of noble parentage sought to satisfie the Kings lust in hope that eyther hee woulde take hir or hir daughter to wife And therefore perceyuing that Dustane was sore against suche wanton pastime as the King vsed in their company so wrought Dunstane banished the Realme that Dūstan was through hir earnest trauel banished the land And this is also reported that when he should departe the Realme the Deuill was hearde in the West end of the Church taking vp a great laughter after his roring manner as though he should shew himselfe glad and ioyfull of Dunstanes goyng into exile Dunstane seeth not the Deuill But Dunstane perceyuing his behauiour spake to him and sayd well thou aduersarie do not so greatly reioyce at the matter for thou doest not now so much reioyce at my departure but by Gods grace thou shalt be as sorowfull for my returne Dunstane departed into exile Thus was Dunstane banished by K. Edwine so that he was compelled to passe ouer into Flaunders where hee remayned for a tyme within a Monasterie at Gaunt finding muche friendshippe at the handes of the gouernoure of that countrey Also the more to wreake his wrath VV. Mal. Edwine displaceth Mōkes and putteth secular Priests in their romes the King spoyled many Religious houses of their goodes and droue
as hath bin thought for y e murthering of his cousin or as some say his brother Earle Biorne he went on pilgrimage to Ierusalem died by the way in returning homeward of cold which he caught as some write in Zicia Ran. Higd. VVil. Mal. William Duke of Normandy commeth ouer into England but other affirme that he fell into the hands of Sarafins that were robbers by the high wayes and so was murthered of them The foresayd William Duke of Normandy that after conquered thys lande during the time of Goodwines outlary came ouer into this lande with a faire retinue of men WilliaÌ„ Duke of Normandy commeth ouer into England and was ioyfully receyued of the King and had great cheere and after he had tarried a season he returned into his countrey not without great giftes of iewels and other things whiche the K. most liberally bestowed vpon him And as some write Polidor King Edwards promise to duke William the King promised hym at that tyme to make hym his heire to the Realme of England if he chaunced to die withoute issue Shortly after or rather somewhat before died O. Emme the kings mother and was buryed at Winchester After that Earle Goodwin was restored to the Kyngs fauoure by cause hee knewe that Robert the Archbishop of Canterbury hadde bin the chiefe procurer of the Kings euill will towards him he founde meanes to weare him out of credite and diuers other specially of the Normans bearing the world in hande that they had soughte to trouble the state of the Realme to set variance betwixte the King and the Lordes of the Englishe nation whereas the Normans agayne alleaged that Earle Goodwin and hys sonnes abused the Kings soft and gentle nature and woulde not sticke to iest and mocke at hys curteous and milde proceedings But howsoeuer the matter weÌ„t the Archbishop Robert was glad to depart out of the Realm The Archbishop of Canterbury banished and going to Rome made complaynte in the Court there of the iniuries y t were offered him but in returning through Normandy he dyed in the Abbey of Gemmeticum where he had bin Monke before his roÌ„myng into England Dyuerse other were compelled to forsake the Realme at the same time both spiritual men and temporal as William Bishoppe of London Normans banished the Realme and Vlf Bishop of Lincolne Osberne surnamed Pentecost and his companyon Hugh were constreyned to surrender their Castels and by licence of Earle Leofrike withdrewe through his countrey into Scotlande where of Kyng Mackbeth they were honorably receyued These were Normans for as partly yee haue hearde Kyng Edwarde broughte with him no small number of that nation when he came from thence to receyue the Crowne and by them hee was altogither ruled to the greate offending of his own naturall subiects the EnglishmeÌ„ namely Earle Goodwine and his sonnes who in those dayes for their greate possessions and large reuenewes were had in no small reputation with the English people After that the Archbishop of Canterbury Robert was departed the Realme as before ye haue hearde Stigand Archbishop of CaÌ„terbury Stigand was made Archbishop of Canterbury or rather thrust him selfe into that dignitie not being lawfully called in like manner as he had done at Winchester for where as he was first Bishop of Shireborne he left that Churche and tooke vpon him the Bishopricke of Winchester by force and nowe atteyning to be Archbyshop of CaÌ„terbury Ran. Higd. Fabian Stigand infamed of Simony he kept both Winchester and Canterbury in his hand at one instant Thys Stigand was greatly infamed for his couetous practising in sale of possessions apperteyning to y e Church He was nothing learned but that want was a common fault amongst the Bishops of y e age for it was openly spoken in those dayes that he was meete onely to be a Bishop which coulde vse the pomp of the world voluptuous pleasures rich rayment and set himselfe foorthe with a iolly retinue of gentlemen and seruauntes on Horsebacke What 〈◊〉 of men 〈◊〉 to be Bishops in these dayes for therein stoode the countenance of a Bishop as the worlde then framed and not in study how to haue the people fed with the word of lyfe to the sauing of their soules King Edward now in the twelfth yere of his raigne Polidor hauing brought the state of the Realme quite from troubles of warre both by Sea and land he began to foresee as well for the welth of his subiects as for hymselfe being naturally enclined to wish well to all men He therfore considered how by the manifold lawes which had bin made by Britaynes Englishmen and Danes within this lande occasion was ministred to manye whiche measured all things by respect of their owne priuate gaine and profit to peruert iustice and to vse wrongful dealing in steede of righte clouding the same vnder some braunche of lawe naughtily misconstrued wherevpon to auoyde that mischiefe he piked out a summe of that huge and immesurable masse and heape of lawes suche as were thought most indifferent and necessary and therewith ordeyned a fewe and those most wholesome to bee from thencefoorth vsed according to whose prescript men might liue in due forme and rightfull order of a ciuill life The lawes of Saint Edward instituted These lawes wer afterwards called the common lawes and also Sainte Edwarde his lawes so muche esteemed of the Englishmen that after the Conquest when the Normans oftentimes wente about to abrogate the same there chaunced no small mutenies and rebellions for reteyning of those lawes But heere is to bee noted that although they were called Saint Edwardes lawes they were for the more part made by King Edgar but now by K. Edwarde restored after they had bin abrogated for a time by the Danes About this time 1053 or 1054 Hec. Boetus Polidor VVil Malm. Math. VVest Erle Goodwin died suddainly as some haue recorded as he sate at table with the King and vpon talke ministred of the deathe of Alfred the Kyngs brother to excuse himselfe he tooke a peece of bread and eate it saying God let mee neuer swallow this bread downe into my chest but that I may presently bee choked therewith if euer I was weeting or consenting vnto Alfredes deathe and immediately therewith Ran. Higd. ex Marianâ—… â–ª hee fell downe starke dead Other say that hee ended his life at Winchester where beeing suddaynely surprised with sicknesse Simon Dun. This is the likeliest tale as hee sate at the Table with the King vpon an Easter Monday he lyued yet till the Thursday following and then dyed Hys Earledome was giuen vnto his sonne Harrold Harrolds Erledome which was Oxeford was gyuen vnto Algar the son of Leofricke This Goodwill as hee was a man of greate power wise hardie and politike so was hee ambitious desirous to beare rule and loth that any other person should passe him in authoritie But yet whether all be true that Writers
remayne to be seene in that place where it stoode euen vnto this day He likewise buylt an other Citie in the East parte of the Realme neare to the water called Lochnesse Enuernesse buylded which he named Enuernesse after the name of the same water Whither in tymes past there resorted many Marchantes of Germanie wyth such marchandise as the Inhabitantes of the Countrey there stoode in neede of exchaunging the same with them for Marterne skinnes and other such furres wherewith they made their returne This Citie is as yet remayning and beareth the olde name rich and well stored with diuerse kinds of Marchandise so that this Ewin proued a moste famous Prince for his worthie exploytes right fortunately atchieued bothe in peace and warre Cadall deceassed And finally vnderstanding the death of his deare and entyrelye beloued friende Cadall hee repayred vnto Epiake as well to giue order for the pacifying of his sonnes beeing at variance for their fathers inheritance as also to doe the more honour to his friende nowe deceassed by erecting some monument neare vnto his Sepulchre Comming therefore to Epiacke and setting an accorde betwixt the yong men hee caused an Image to be made in all poyntes resembling the personage of Cadal as neare as might be which he placed in the myddest of the Market steede commaunding the same to be honoured wyth burning of Incense and other diuine Ceremonies Within fewe dayes also through inwarde sorrow as was thought for the losse of so deare a friende he began to waxe sicke himselfe and at length perceyuing he shoulde not escape present death he caused Ederus of whome before mention is made to be brought vnto him into whose handes with many wholsome aduertisementes howe to vse himselfe in gouernment of his subiects Ewin resigneth the estate he wholy resigned the estate the which after his deceasse he knew to be due vnto him without all question and controuersie Ewins decease and afterwarde departed this worlde when he had raigned seuentene yeares continually for the most part in high wealth and felicitie In the begynning of his raigne there was no trouble towardes the publike state of the Realme being maynteyned by vpright iustice and all transgressions through terrour of due punishmente politikely repressed The first that went about to put him to any notable trouble Bredus inuadeth the Scots was one Bredus of the Isles neare of kinne to Gisius that vsurper and murtherer who with a power of Irish men and other of the westerne Isles landed in Argyle wasting and spoyling the countrey with fire and sworde whereof Ederus being aduertised who was the same time in those partes a hunting amongst the mountaynes gathered an armie with all speede and hasting to the place where his enimies ships lay at ancre Ederus burneth his enimies ships he first burned y e same to take away all meane from them to escape by flight The morning next following he did set vpon them also at vnwares of whome some hee slue and the residue being taken either in the fight or chase by his commaundement were hanged and cruelly executed to the example of all others Ederus went into the western Isles After this he passed ouer into y e western Isles where hee did execution vpon such as had ayded Bredus putting some to death and causing other to fine at his pleasure and depriuing some vtterly of all that euer they had At his returne againe into Scotlande there met him Ambassadours sent from Cassybilane king of the Brytaynes Cassybilane king of the Brytaynes requireth of the Scottish men ayde agaynst the Romaines requyring him of ayde agaynst Iulius Cesar who as the same king had perfite vnderstanding was appoynted very shortly to passe the seas from Fraunce ouer into this Isle with a mightie power of Romaynes to subdue the Inhabitants vnto the seigniorie and iurisdiction of Rome Ederus receyued these Ambassadours very courteously Androgeus chiefe Ambassadour of the Brytaynes declareth the effect of his message and forsomuch as their maysters request requyred counsell hee caused his Lordes whiche were then present to assemble togyther the nexte daye afore whome he willed that Androgeus chiefe of the British Ambassadours shoulde declare the effect of his message which he did so eloquently and vttering such sensible matter how it stoode the Scottish men vpon to ayde the Brytaynes agaynst suche common enimies to all nations as the Romaynes were that in the ende it was concluded by the king with the aduice of his nobles that he shoulde not onely sende a power to ayde the Brytaynes agaynste the Romaynes The Scottes graunt to ayde the Brytaynes agaynst the Romaynes but also sende some of his Lordes with Androgeus and his associates vnto Gethus king of the Pictes to moue him to doe the lyke who hearing howe reasonable their demaundes were promised further to accomplish the same Thus the Britishe Ambassadours hauing spedde according to their desires repayred homewardes immediately vppon whose departure both the kings Ederus and Gethus leuied their armies and sent them forth towardes London where as then Cassybilane soiourned I finde that the Scottes were a ten thousande men vnder the leading of Cadallane gouernour of Galloway Cadallane and Douald wyth ten thousande Scottish men send to ayde the Brytaynes the sonne of Cadall before remembred and one Doualde gouernour of Argyle But what succes followed of this first iourney which Cesar made into Brytayne ye shall finde the same in the Hystorie of England more at length expressed The yeare that Iulius Cesar came to inuade Brytaine 5139. H.B. was the fourth of Ederus hys raigne from the creation of the worlde 3912. complete whiche is after maister Harisons account 54. 60. H.B. before the comming of our Sauiour and 692. after the buylding of Rome The Scottishe men and Pictes hauing theyr part of the spoyle which the Romaynes at theyr departure left behynde them were sente home to their Countreys with great thankes and rewards for their paynes The Brytaines exalted in pride but the Brytaynes were so exalted in pryde by the departure of the Romaynes that they beleeued verily they shoulde haue no more to do with those enimies or if they had they thought themselues strong ynough to repulse them without ayde of other By meanes whereof when king Ederus was informed howe the Romaynes prepared to inuade them afreshe The Brytaynes refuse ayde being offered them and had sent them word thereof offering to them his ayde they made no account of that offer but answered y t it was not necessarie for euery light inuasion of forraine enimies to seeke helpe at other mens handes being of puissance sufficient of themselues to resist the same well ynough But of this refusall of so friendly an offer it was not long ere the Brytaynes sore repented them Iulius Caesar inuadeth this land the seconde time For shortly after Iulius Cesar with a far greater power than that which he brought
were vsed in those dayes he was highly rewarded at the kings handes and euer after named Skrimgeour Skrimgeour that is to meane an hardie fighter He had also his armes encreased with a rampaunt Lion holding a crooked sword as is to be seene in the armes of his posteritie vnto this day Other there be that say he got the surname of Skrimgeour bycause he slue an English man in a singular combate The principall of this surname in our time helde the Constableship of Dundee bearing in hys armes a crooked Sworde in fashion of an hooke After that king Alexander had appeased the intestine commotions thus within his Realme The Abbey of Scone he set in hande to repayre the Abbey of Scone wherein he placed regular Chanons dedicating the Church in the honour of the Trinitie and Saint Michael Not long after this also he chaunced to come into Saint Colmes Inche Saint Colmes ynche where he was constrayned to abide three dayes togither through violent rage of weather and tempestes and bycause he founde some reliefe of meate and drinke by meanes of an hermit that dwelled within the same Inche and kept a Chappell there dedicate to Saint Colme he made of that Chappell an Abbey of regular Chanons The Abbey of Saint Colm◅ ynch builded in the honor of saint Colme endowing it with sundrie landes and tents for the maintenance of the Abbot and conuent of that house He also gaue vnto the Church of Saint Androwes the landes called the Boarrinke Landes named the Boarrink so named for that a great Boare was slain vpon the sayde grounde that had done much hurt in the Countrey thereabout Boare tuskes The tuskes of this Boare doe hang in Chaynes vppon the stalles of the Quier in Saint Androwes Church afore the high aulter and are a .xvj. ynches in length and foure ynches in thicknesse Moreouer the Abbey of Dunfirmling was finished by king Alexāder The Abbey of Dunfirmling and endowed with sundrie landes and possessions Whilest king Alexander was thus occupied in buylding and repayring of religious houses Dauid brother to king Alexander his brother Dauid liued in Englande with hys sister Queene Maulde and through fauor which the king hir husbande bare towardes him he obteyned in maryage one Maulde Woldosius Earle of Northumberland Huntingtō daughter vnto Woldosius or rather Waltheof Earle of Huntington and Northumberland begot of his wife the ladie Iudith that was neece vnto king William y e Conquerour for y t the sayd Woldosius or Waltheof had no other issue to inherite his lands Dauid in right of his wife Mauld enioyed the same The landes of Huntington and Northumberland annexed to the crowne of Scotland and was made Earle of Huntington Northumberland had issue by his wife a sonne named Henrie by whom the lands of Huntington some part of Northūberland were annexed vnto the crown of Scotlād as after shal appeare Mauld the daughter of king Henrie Beauclerke was maried vnto Henrie the Emperor the fourth of that name William Richard Eufeme the residue of y e issue which the same Henry had by his wife surnamed for hir singular bounteousnesse the good Queene Matilde in comming forth of France to repasse into England perished in the sea by a tempest to the great dolour of the king their father and to all other his subiects of eche estate and degree The death of king Alexander Their mother the sayde Maulde was before that time departed out of this life It was not long after but that Alexander deceassed also and was buryed in Dunfermling bysydes hys fathers sepulture in the .xvij. yeare of his raigne complete and from the incarnation of Christ 1125. 1124. H.B. yeares In the dayes of this king Alexander the kynred of the Cummings The beginning of the Cummings had their beginning by one Iohn Cumming a man of great prowes and valiancie obteyning of the king in respect thereof certaine small portions of landes in Scotlande The house of these Cummings rose in proces of time thus from a small beginning to highe honour and puissance by reason of the great possessions and ample reuenues which they afterwardes atteyned At length as often happeneth the importable height of this lynage was the onely cause of the decay and finall ruine thereof as in the sequell of this Hystorie ye may at full perceyue Knightes of the Rodes Also in the dayes of king Alexander the order of knights of the Rodes had their beginning and likewise the order of white Monkes White Monks the authour whereof was one Nodobert Richard de sancto Victore About the same time liued that holye man Richard de Sancto Victore a Scottish man borne but dwelling for the more part of his time at Paris in Fraunce where he dyed and was buryed within the Cloyster of the Abbey of Saint Victor being a brother of the same house This Dauid according to the ensample of his noble Parents set his whole care about the due ministring of Iustice to the honour of almightie God and the weale of his realme He had no trouble by warres with any forraine enimies so long as king Henrie Beauclerke liued Therefore hauing oportunitie of such a quiet time he rode about all the parties of his realme and vsed to sit in hearing of iudgement himselfe specially cōcerning poore mens causes and matters The care of king Dauid for the poore but the controuersies of the Lordes and barrons he referred to the hearing of other Iudges If he vnderstoode that any man were endomaged by any wrongful iudgement he recōpensed the partie wronged A rightuous iudge according to the value of his losse hinderance with the goods of the iudge that pronounced the iudgement Thus in the first yeares of his raigne hee did many things to the aduauncement of the common welth Banketting cheare banished and banished such banketting cheare as was vsed amongst his people after the ensample of the Englishe men perceyuing the same to breede a great weakning and decay of the auncient stoutnesse of stomacke that was wont to remaine in the Scottish nation He buylded the number of .xv. Abbeyes King Dauid built .xv. Abbeyes part of them in the beginning of his raigne before the warres were begon which he had with the Englishe men and part after the same warres were ended The names of those Abbeyes are as followeth Holy Roode house Kelso Iedburgh The names of the Abbeys buylded by king Dauid Melrosse Newbottell Holmecultrane Dundranane Cambuskenneth Kynlois Dunfirmling Holme in Cumberland also two Nunries the one at Carleil the other at north Barwike with two Abbays beside Newcastel y e one of S. Benedicts order and the other of white Monks He erected also foure Bishoprikes within his Realme Rosse Brechin Dunkeld Foure Bishops seas erected in Scotland and Dublane endowing them with riche rentes fayre landes and sundrie
they droue them backe and constrayned them to flee in good earnest whyche they themselues had but only couÌ„terfaited to do before King William perceyuing his people thus discomfited and himselfe enclosed on eche syde The Scots constrained to flee amongest his enimies after he had assayed to breake foorth on some syde from amongst them when he sawe his endeuour coulde by no meanes preuayle King WilliaÌ„ yeldeth himself prisoner and that the enimyes made onely at him he yelded himselfe There was not muche bloud spilled on eyther syde at this bickering for the one parte in the beginning of the fâ—…aye as ye haue hearde fleing of sette purpose vnto the place where theyr ambushe laye escaped without much hurt and the other feared by the breaking forth of the ambushe aboade the brunt but a small whyle returning immediatly towards the king and then perceyuing they coulde doe no good they made the best shift they coulde eche man for himself to escape the enimies handes The king being thus takeÌ„ of his enimies King WilliaÌ„ conueyd into Normandie was conueyed vnto king Henry ouer into Normandie where he was as then remaining The yeare that king William was thus taken was after the byrth of our Sauiour Christ .1174 1174. and the nynth of king Williams reigne Discorde of writers Other writers report the maner of his taking not altogether agreeable with that whiche wee haue here aboue remeÌ„bred who declare how king William after he had wasted all Cumberlande came into Northumberlande not ceassyng tyll he came to Anwike where he stayed for a tyme to haue had battayle but in the meane whyle the Englishmen laye close togither withoute noyse or apperance in suche wise that no ScottishmaÌ„ could haue vnderstanding where they were At length king William a wearied with long tarying thus at Anweke and seeing no enimies to appeare determined to worke some exployte yet before his returne and thervppon sent foorth the most parte of all his armie abroade into the countrey to forrey the same keeping no greate companie about hym tyll the returne of the other thus sente foorth Whervpon incontinently a great ambushement of Englishmen came vpon him with couÌ„terfayted Scottishe ensignes and were not once suspected for Englishmen til the king was compassed in by them on eche syde so finally taken led away ere any ScottishmaÌ„ wist therof saue a few which were left as is sayd wyth hym for y e time Wilhelmus Paruus In deed Wilhelmus Paruus a Chanon somtyme in the abbey of Bridlington in Yorkshire in that his hook which he writes of y e Norman kings of England affirmeth how ther wer not many moe than aboute three score horsmen with king William whyle he was thus taken and that the Englishemen were not paste foure hundred horsemen whiche tooke vpon them that enterprise whose capitaines as he reciteth were these Capitaines of of the Englishmen Robert de Stuteuille Ranulfe de Glaunville Bernard de Balliole and diuers other The same authour writeth that after the taking of the king W. Paruus there rose a mutinie amongest the Scottes for where as the Irishe Scottes bare a naturall grudge agaynste the Englishe Scottes yet whylest the king was presente amongst them they durste not vtter their malicious intentions but nowe that he was thus takeÌ„ from them so many of the English Scots as fell into the handes of the Irishe payd derely for the bargayne beeyng cruelly murthered and slayne so that the residue were constrayned to get them out of the waye into castelles and towres where they myght be receyued But nowe it is to be considered that bicause there was no great slaughter made at the taking of king William the warres notwithstanding continued betwixt England and Scotland for the two before specified chiefetains Gilcrist and Rouland stoutly withstood the Englishmen Gilcrist and Rouland resist the englishmen bet them backe as they enterprised to enter into Cumberland At length a peace was taken during the time that king William remayned in captiuitie vnder these coÌ„ditions that Northumberland shoulde continue vnder the dominion of the Englishemen Northumberland vnder the Englishmen and Cumberlande with the Erledome of Huntington to remayne as afore vnder the gouernance of the Scottishmen Immediatly vpon the taking of king WilliaÌ„ thus at Anwyke his brother Dauid 〈◊〉 of Huntington thorough licence of king Henrye Dauid erle of Huntington came into Scotlande to haue the gouernemente of the realm â–ª til y e king his brother might be â—…â—…sed So soone therfore as he had once â—…stâ—… 〈◊〉 the realme in good quite and iustice he 〈◊〉 Richard the bishop of S. Andrewes with â—…rs other noble men ouer into Normandy to 〈◊〉 order there with king Henry for the 〈◊〉 of the king his brother whiche was a grâ—… in this maner First it was accorded The king of Scots doth fealtie to the king of England for Scotlande Rog. Hâ—… Math. Westm that king WilliaÌ„ should become acknowledge himselfe to be the king of Englands liege man against at men for the realme of Scotland and his other lands and for the same should do fealtie to the sayd king of England as to his liege soueraigne lord in lyke sort as other his liege people were accustomed to doe And further he shoulde also do fealtie vnto the Lorde Henry the king of Englands sonne sauing always the faith whiche he ought to the king his father And in like maner it was couenanted and agreed that al the prelates of Scotland and their successours The prelates of Scotland do fealtie to the king of England should recognise their wonted subiection to the churche of Englande and doe fealtie to the king of England so many of them as he should appoint And likewise the Erle and barons of Scotlande The erles and lords doe homage vnto him and their heires for their parte should do their homage and fealties vnto the sayd king of Englande and to the lord Henry his sonne so many as thervnto shuld be required Moreouer the king of Scots should paye for his redemption one hundred thousande poundes sterling the one halfe to be payd in hand King WilliaÌ„ raunsomed and for sure payment of the other halfe the Erledomes of Cumberlande Huntington and Northumberlande should be deliuered vnto king Henry in pledge or mortgage tyll the tyme that the sayde summe was payde And for the more suretie of these couenantes that the Scots should moue no warre against the Englishmen Foure castelles deliuered to the englishmeÌ„ in pledge foure of the strongest castels within ScotlaÌ„d that is to wit Barwike Edenburgh Roxburgh Striueling wer deliuered into y e Englishmens hands These things being thus ordred the .8 day of DeceÌ„ber 1175. y e king restored home 1175. ther folowed a newe sturre in Scotlande for Gilbert of Galowaye Gilbert of Galoway rebelleth a right cruell most mischeuous person purposing
pardon for all offences passed of the king they did set him againe at libertie The king 〈…〉 This woman did thus make away hir husband the Earle of Menteith through instigation of an English man called Iohn Russell as by coniectures it was suspected namely for that refusing to marrie with any of the Scottish nobilitie she tooke the said Russell to husband Iohn Russel an English maÌ„ though in estate to be compared with hirs he was iudged a match farre vnmeete and therevpon constrayned to flee with him into Englande shee dyed there in great miserie About this time Pope 〈◊〉 the fourth of that name The feast of Corpus Christi instituted instituted the feast of Corpus Christi to be celebrated eche yeare in the Thursday after Trinitie Sunday The Carmelite Friers came at this tyme into Scotland The first comming of the Carmelite Friers and erected a Chappell of our Ladie without the walles of Saint Iohns towne which the Bishop of Dunkeld appoynted them therein to celebrate their seruice It was also sayde that in this season a Monk of Melrosse was admonished in a dream A part of the holy Crosse founde where he shoulde finde a part of the holy Crosse not farre from Peplis in Louthian enclosed in a Case engrauen wyth the tytle of Saint Nicholas And not farre from the same was lykewise founde a stone Cheste right cunningly wrought and engrauen wherein were founde certaine bones wrapped in silk but whose bones the same were it was not knowne As soone as the case was opened within the which the Crosse was included many myracles were wrought as it was then beleeued King Alexander for deuotion hereof buylded an Abbay in honor of the holy crosse An Abbey buylt in the same place where that peece of the crosse was so found In this Abbay afterwards there were Monks inhabiting of the order of the Trinitie Not long after the two kings of Englande and Scotlande met togither at Warke Castell accompanied with a great number of the nobles and gentlemen of both theyr Realmes As enteruiew Mathew Paris writeth that in the yere 1256 both king Alexander his wife came into England to visite king Henrie whom they found at Woodstocke as in the English chronicle fâ—…rther appareth for the redresse of certaine misorders committed betwixt the borderers Suche reformation also was here deuysed and recompence made on eyther syde that bothe the Realmes continued afterwardes in more perfect tranquilitie for a certayne space than euer was seene in anye Kinges dayes before that tyme. In this season was the Church of Glaskew finished in that perfection as it standes to bee seene at this day right sumptuously buylded for the most parte at the charges of William Byshop of that Sea who lyued not long after the finishing of the sayde worke 1262. In the yeare following whiche was the yeare after the byrth of oure Sauiour 1263. there fell a great dearth through both the realmes of Englande and Scotlande A great dearth by reason of the weate Haruest preceeding so that the corne and graine was quite marred and corrupted before it could be got beside the ground Acho king of Norway Acho King of Norway being informed how the Scottes were thus oppressed with samine and other miseryes by report of them that made the same more than it was in deede supposed to fynde tyme and occasion fytte for hys purpose to subdue them wholy to his dominion Herevpon preparing an armie and fleete of Shippes conuenient for such an enterprise hee landed with the same in the Westerne Iles on Lammas daye otherwyse called Petri Aduincula The westerne Iles vnder subiection of the Danes and Norwegians Those Iles continued vnder subiection of the Norwegians and Danes from King Edgars time vnto the dayes of this Acho. From thence the sayde Acho with a mightie power of his Danes Norwegians came ouer into Aran and Bute which are two Iles only at that time amongest all the residue were vnder the dominion of Scottes But Acho hauing quickly subdued them at his pleasure Acho landed in Albion in hope of more prosperous successe transported his whole armie ouer into Albion landed with the same on the next costes where after he had besieged the Castel of Ayre a certain time The Castel of Ayre besieged and wenâ—â— he tooke the same and began to waste and spoyle all the Countrey there aboutes K Alexanders purpose to enfeeble his enimies force King Alexander beeing sore astonyed with these newes for that he was yong and not able as it was doubted to resyst the force of his enimies enboldned vpon suche frequent victories as they had atchieued thought hest to prolong the time by colour of some treatie for a peace that waye to diminishe the enimyes forte by long soiourning in Campe withoute tryall of anye battayle Herevpon were Ambassadors sent vnto Acho Ambassadors sent to Acho. of the which one amongst them appoynted therto being well languaged and wise at their first comming before him spake in this maner Were it not that our King and Nobles of the Realme by an auncient custome obserued euen from the begynning doe vse fyrst to seeke redresse of all iniuryes receyued The oration of one of the Ambassadors before they offer to bee reuenged with the sworde ye shoulde not nowe beholde Orators sent vnto you to talke of concorde but a mightie armie in ordinaunce of battayle comming towardes you to giue the onset We are of that opinion that we neuer get so muche gaynes by victorie of the enimies no though they haue robbed and spoyled our confines Peace to be preferred before warres but that we account it muche better to haue peace if wee maye haue restitution of wrongs done to vs by some maner of honest meanes For what greater follye may be than to seeke for that by fyre and sworde which may be purchased with fayre and quyet wordes Neuerthelesse when our iust desires and reasonable motions are refused of the enimyes when we finde them not wylling to haue peace Wherefore warres ought to be moued for the obteyning wherof all warres ought to be taken in hande but rather that their onely seeking is to haue warres not respecting the quarell wee are readie to rise wholy togither in reuenge of such coÌ„tempt with all possible speed and violence against our aduersaries The cause of their message We are sent therfore from our King and Soueraigne to enquyre what occasion you haue thus to inuade his Realme and Subiects in violating that peace and league whiche hath beene obserued and kept betwixt vs and your Nation the space of this hundred yeares and not onely to take from him hys two Iles of Bute and Aran but also to inuade the mayne lande of hys Dominions wyth suche crueltie as neyther consideration of age or person seemeth to be had but that women children and feeble olde persons
army after y e feast of the Epiphanie entred into England The Bishoprike of Durham burnt by the Scottes comming to Daâ—â—ngton stayed there for a season whilest the Lord Iames Dowglas and the Lord Steward of Scotlande went abrode to harie and spoyle the countrey on eche side the one of them passing forth towardes Hartilpoole Cliueland and the other towardes Richmond Richmondshire redemed from spoyle with a summe of money The inhabitants of Richmondshire hauing no captain amongst them to defend their countrey from that grieuous inuasion of the enimie gaue a great summe of money in like maner as at other times they had don to haue their couÌ„try spared from fire spoyle The Scots taryed at this time about .xv. dayes within Englande in the end returned without battaile For when the Knightes of the north Countreys repayred to the Duke of Lancaster then lying at Pomfret and offred to goe into the field with him agaynst the Scots The Duke of Lancasters disloyaltie he would not once styrre his foote by reason of the discorde that was depending betwixt him and king Edward but howsoeuer the matter went king Edward sore grieued in hys minde with such inuasion made by his enimies the Scots he gaue order to leuie an army of an hundred thousand men what on horsebacke and on foote as the report went appoynting them to be readie to enter into Scotlande at Lanynas next wherof king Robert being aduertised King Robert inuadeth Englande ment to preuent him and therevpon in the Octaues of the natiuitie of Saint Iohn Baptist hee entred into Englande with an armie neare to Carleil burnt a manor place that sometime belonged to him at Rosse Allerdale The Abbey of Holme burnt spoiled the monastery of Holme notwithstaÌ„ding his fathers corps was there interred FroÌ„ thence he marched forward destroying and spoyling the country of Copland so keeping vpon his iourney passed Doden sandes towards the Abbay of Furneis Fourneis Abbey but y e Abbot meeting him on the way redeemed his landes from spoile and brought king Robert to his house and made to him great chere but yet the Scots could not hold their hanors from burning and spoyling dyuerse places Leuyn sandes And marching forwarde vnto Cartmele beyond Leuyn sands brent spoyled all the countrey about except a Priorie of blacke Chanons which stood there Passing from thence they came to Lancaster which towne they also brent The towne of Lancaster brunt saue onely the Priorie of blacke Monkes and a house of preaching Friers Here came to them the Erle of Murrey and the Lorde Iames Dowglas with an other armie wherevpon marching further southwards they came to Preston in Anderneis Preston in Anderneis burnt brent that towne also the house of Friers minors only excepted And thus being lxxx miles within England froÌ„ their owne borders they returned homewards w t al their prisoners cattel other booties which they had got in that iorney coÌ„ming to Carleil in the vigill of S. Margaret lodging about that towne the space of .v. dayes they wasted destroyed the corne al other things y t came within their reach Which done on S. Iames euen they entred into Scotland again hauing bene within England at this time three weekes and three dayes Immediately herevpon to wit about the feast of Lammas King Edwarde rayseth an armie King Edwarde with his armie came to Newcastell and desirous to be reuenged of suche iniuries done to his subiects entred into Scotlande He entred Scotlande and passing forth till he came to Edenbourgh through want of vitayles and other necessarie prouision he was constrayned to returne home within the space of .xv. dayes For king Robert aduertised of his coÌ„ming had caused all the corne and cattell in the Countrey to be conueyed out of the way into certain strengthes where the English men might not come to get it into their handes so to relieue themselues therewith But in their returning homewardes somewhat to reuenge their displeasures they spoyled brunt the Abbayes of Melrose and Drybourgh The Abbeyes of Mewrose or Melrose and Drybourgh burned with diuerse other religious houses places not sparing any kinde of crueltie agaynst all those of the inhabitants that fell into their handes In reuenge hereof King Robert shortly after entred with a puissant army into England King Robert inuadeth the north partes of England approching almost to York spoyling and wasting the Countrey till he câ—…me almost to Yorke At length hearing that king Edwarde was comming towards him with an army he chose a plot of grounde betwixt the Abbay of Bysâ—…nde and S. Sauiour there to abyde battayle whiche King Edward refused not to giue though in the end he was put to flight with his whole power King Edwarde is put to flight and chased with great slaughter both of English men and Normans whiche were there in hys ayde The Earle of Richmont is taken Diuerse also of the Nobilitie were taken prisoners as Iohn de Brytaine Earle of Richmont and Henrie Sowly with others This battaile was fought in the yeare of our sauiour 1323 .xv. dayes after the feast of Saint Michael the Archangell 1323 Ri. Southwel Riuale Abbay King Edward lying the same time at the Abbay of Riuale aduertised of this ouerthrowe fled and got him into Yorke leauing his plate and much other stuffe behind him for want of cariage in that his sodaine departure which the Scottes comming thither founde and tooke away with them And from thence they passed forth into Yorkswolde spoyling and wasting the countrey euen vnto Beuerley Yorkeswolde wasted by Scottes which town for a summe of money they were contented to spare and so then they returned homewardes entering agayne into Scotlande on all Soules daye whiche is the seconde of Nouember after they had remayned wythin Englande at that tyme the space of a Month and foure dayes Shortly after king Robert sent an Ambassadour to the French King to renue the auncient bonde of amitie betwixte the two Realmes of which might be auouched for any cause or consideration from the beginning of the worlde vnto that present day After the returne of sir Iames Dowglas forth of Fraunce with so good expedition and dispatch of that businesse where aboute he was sent King Robert right ioyfull thereof A Parliament at Cambuskenneth assembled a Parliament of the Nobles and other estates of the Realme at Cambuskenneth where hee procured a new acte to be established touching the succession of the crowne An act for the succession of the crowne which was that if his sonne Dauid deceassed without heires of his body lawfully begotten that then Robert Steward begotten on Mariorie Bruce his daughter should succeede in possession of the Crowne All the Lordes at the same time were sworne to mainteyne this ordinance In the meane while King Edward the thirde sent vnto king Robert for
Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster with other Englishe Lordes came into Scotlande in Ambassade to treate for the appeasing of the discorde as then continuing betwixt the two Realmes and in the ende the matter was so handled that a truce was concluded to endure for three yeares A truce taken As the said Duke was returning homewards Rebellion in Englande he was informed of the rebellion and insurrection made by the commons of England against the nobles Iacke Straw hauing one Iacke Staw others to their captaines whervpon doubting to passe through his owne countrey till things were better appeased he returned into Scotlande was conueyed by William Erle of Dowglas and Archymbald Dowglas Lorde of Galloway vnto holy Roode house beside Edenbourgh where he remayned till he heard that the rebels were suppressed and their captaynes slaine or taken and put to execution The truce expired As soone as the truce was expyred Archymbalde Dowglas Lorde of Galloway The garison of Lochmaben displeased in his minde that the Englishmen lying in garison within the Castell of Lochmaben did dayly harie and robbe the villages and country townes of Galloway Annandall raysed a great power by support of the Earles of Dowglas March therwith layd a strong siege vnto the sayd Castell of Lochmaben 1384 and hauing lyen thereat the space of ix dayes they fought with a number of English men that came out of Carleil to rescue this castel whom hauing put to flight they gaue therewith also a sharpe assault to the Castell and put them within in suche feare that sir William Fetherston then captaine thereof The castell of Lochmaben rendred to the Scottes and the residue consented to yeeld the house vnto the Scots euen the same day w tout more ado vpoÌ„ condition they might depart w t their goods in saftie into EnglaÌ„d Fourdon But Fourdon writing of the winning of this Castell speaketh not of any ouerthrow giuen to those that should come from Carleil in maner as other write For thus he sayth WheÌ„ Archimbald Dowglas had got knowledge that the same Castell was vtterly vnprouided both of men and vitails necessarie for the defence therof he assembled an army togither with the helpe of the Earles of Dowglas Dunbar who ioining with him enuironed the Castell about with a strong siege so that no succour coulde enter to the reliefe of them within at any hande Sir William Fetherston Herevpon the captaine sir William Fetherston knight sent letters vnto the lord wardens of the English marches requiring ayde letting them to vnderstande in what daunger hee stoode for lacke of men and vitayles The wardens wrote to him again that he should do his best for .viij. dayes to holde out if no succor came within that terme theÌ„ to do as he shuld see cause Herevpon sir William Fetherston requyred a truce of the Scottish lords for the space of those .viij dayes within which terme if no succor came to remoue their siege he would yeeld the castel vnto them the liues and goods of theÌ„ within saued This was granted the Scots ceassed further to annoy them within by assaultes and when the .ix. day was come and no ayde from Englande appeared they receyued the castel into their possession according to the couenaÌ„t And so the Scottes hauing thus wonne the Castell of Lochmaben razed it quite downe to the earth It is rased King Richard hearing that the Scots had atchieued this enterprise appoynted the Baron of Graystocke with a certaine number of men to go with vitayles and munition vnto Roxbourgh for doubt least if the Scottes came to lay siege to that fortresse finding it vnprouided they might peraduenture bring it into further daunger than would lightly be remedied As this Baron was come within a myle of Roxbourgh he was takeÌ„ by the Erle of March The Baron of Graystocke taken and brought to Dunbar with all his prouision The king of England being informed also of this mishap appoynted two armies one by sea An army by sea and an other by lande prepared against the Scottes The Duke of Lancaster commeth with an army to Edenbourgh another by land to inuade the Scots y e Duke of Lancaster hauing the general charge conduit of theÌ„ both who giuing order to theÌ„ that shuld passe by sea what they shuld do entred himself by land and wasting the couÌ„tryes of March Louthian came to Edenbourgh toke y e town but wheras his souldiours woulde haue spoyled and burned it he compounded with the inhabitantes for a summe of money and so returned without doing any more domage His nauie being as then arriued in the Forth taryed behinde and first burning the Abbay of Saint Colmes Inche a number of the Souldidiers with their Captayne 's landed in Fife and spoyled diuerse townes and villages there but in the ende Thomas and Nicholas Erskynnes being brethren Alexander Lindsey and William Cunningham of Kylmauris The English men discomfited in Fife set vpon them and slue the most part of them so that few in number escaped againe to their ships being pursued hard to the water side The strengthes of Tiuidale recouered The same yere the Erle of Dowglas recouered al the strengthes of Tiuidale out of the English mens handes which they had helde euer sithe the battaile of Durham vnto those dayes The Earle of Dowglas deceasseth This Erle of Dowglas one of the most valiaÌ„t personages in those his dayes within the whole realme of Scotlande died within his Castell of Dowglas shortly after he had atchieued this enterprise was buried in the Abbey of Melros Iames Earle of Dowglas After his deceasse his sonne Iames succeeded in the Erledome of Dowglas a right fierce and hardie knight the which shortly after appoynted by the king to haue the guyding of an armie The Scots inuade Northumberland he passed with the same into Englande and burnt the Countrey so farre as Newcastell But being countermauÌ„ded home he returned and came vnto Perth Iohn de Vian Admirall of France where hee founde the Lorde Iohn de Vian Admirall of Fraunce and Earle of Valentinois who about the same time was arriued in Scotlande with two hundred and .xl. shippes well and perfitely furnished for the warres and in them two thousand and fiue hundred armed meÌ„ 26 Barons 800 men of armies or knights â—…Foâ—… I doubt wheâ—… the â—â—re were any Hagbuttes vsed in those dayes though gonnes were somewhat before that time inueÌ„ted diuerse of them beeing Lordes and Barons besides Gentlemen and others Also there was amongst them 400. Hagbutters as Balentine sayth and two hundred with Crosbowes the residue bare pykes halberts such like weapons They were payde theyr wages for one whole yeare aforehande and had brought vitayles with them to serue them as long They had brought also with them .400 hundred payre of white Curets foure hundred halfe lang
them of the holy Roode house at his comming to Edynburgh wherein he likewise lodged It is thoughte that in memory of the friendly entertainemente whiche his father the Duke of Lancaster founde in these Abbeys at the time of his being in Scotland when the rebellion chaunced in England through Iacke Strawe and his complices he shewed suche fauor towardes them at this present To bee briefe it shoulde appeare that King Henry came into Scotlande as it were enforced more through counsell of his nobles than for any hatred he bare towardes the Scottes as hee well shewed in returning backe againe without doing them any further iniurie The death of Queene Annabell In the yeere after deceassed the Scottishe Queene Annabell Drommond after whose decesse hir sonne Dauid the Duke of Rothsay that vnder hir gouernemente had bin well and vertuously broughte vp hauing nowe gote once the reyne at liberty The insolent outrage of the Duke of Rothsay fell to al kind of insolent outrage seeking to defyle Wiues Virgines Nunnes and al other kind of womeÌ„ in al places wher he came At length his Father perceyuing his sonnes youthful nature to rage after that manner in vnbrideled lust beyond the tearmes of all measure to the great reproch of them both wrote to his brother the Duke of Albany requiring him to take his sonne the said Duke of Rothsay into his custody and to see him so chastised for his wanton behauiour as he might learne to amend the same Here is to be noted that the Duke of Albany had of long time before desired to see the Duke of Rothsay dispatched out of the way as the person whome hee most doubted and therefore hauyng commission thus from the King to take him hee reioyced not a little trusting thereby to compasse his purpose without daunger And herevppon taking the Duke of Rothsay betwixt Dundee and S. Androwes hee brought him to Faulkland The Duke of Rothsay coÌ„mitted to prison where he shut him vp in straite prison and kept him without al manner of meate or drinke so to famish him to death It is sayde that a woman vnderstanding the Duke of Albanies intention and taking ruth of the others pitifull case found meanes to let meale fall downe through a rift of the loft of that towre wherein he was enclosed by meanes whereof hys life was certayne dayes susteyned but after thys was once knowne incontinently was the woman made away On the same maner another woman through a long reede fedde him with milke of hir owne brests and was likewise dispatched as soone as her doings were perceyued Then after this The Duke of Rothsay famished to death the Duke destitute of all worldly sustenaunce through very famine was constreyned to eate not onely all suche filth as hee could finde within the Towre but also in y e end hee gnawed off his owne fingers and so finally in this miserable state of Martirdome as I may call it ended his wretched life and was buryed in Lundoris Miracles where as the fame wente many fayre miracles were done neere to his graue till tyme that Iames the first began to punish the murtherers for sithens that time such miracles ceassed About the same time The displeasures done by George Earle of March George Earle of March did many displeasures to the Scottes makyng sundry rodes into their countrey greatly to hys profyte The Earle of Dowglas that had the gouernmente of Lowthian in those dayes tooke order The Earle of Dowglas gouernoure of Louthian that certayne Captaines of that Countrey shuld euery one for his turne with a competente number assigned to him for the time rode into England to reuenge such displeasures The first that went Thomas Holy burton was Thomas Halyburton who returned in safetie with a great pray taken of Englishmens goodes Next vnto him was Patrike Hepborne of the Halis the yonger appoynted to goe â—…oorthe as Captayne generall with a certaine number who entring into Englande gote a great bootie togither but the Englishmen following therevppon to recouer it encountred with hym at Nesbetiâ—… the Mers Patricke Hepborne slayne at Nâ—…sbet and there not onely slew him but also distressed his people Besides them that were slayne with theyr Captayne there were also many that were taken as Iohn and William Cokborne Roberte Lawder of the Bas Iohn and Thomas Haliburton with many other Almost all the floure of Lowthian as Iohannes Maior writeth perished in this battell whiche was fought the .xxij. of Iune in the yere .1402 1402 Archembald Dowglas inâ—â—deth Englande Archembald Earle of Dowglas sore displeased and wonderfully wroth in his minde for this ouerthrowe gote commission to inuade Englande with an army of tenne thousand men and hauing the same once ready with all thyngs necessary for his voyage hee set forwarde and entring into Englande brente and harried the countrey not staying till hee came as farre as Newcastell In this army there was with the Dowglas Murdock eldest sonne to Duke Robert Earle of Fife Thomas Earle of Murray The Nobles of Scotland in this army George Earle of Angus with many other Lords and nobles of Scotlande It is sayde that after the Scottes were once put to flight they gathered agayne and renewed the battell by the exhortation of Adham Gordon and sir Iohn Suynton but that dyd little auayle them for they were still beaten downe and slayne Amongst other of those that were slaine were the same sir Iohn Swynton and Adham Gordoun Men of name slayne Also Iohn Leuynston of Kalendare Alexander Ramsay of Dalhowsy with sundry other gentlemen and nobles of Scotland Prisoners taken Archembald Earle of Dowglas Mordo Stewarde eldest sonne to Duke Robert the gouernour George Earle of Angus Roberte Erskyn of Alloway the Lorde Saulton Iames Dowglas maister of Dalkeith and his two brethren Iohn and William with the most part of all the Barons of Fyfe and Lowthian were taken prisoners This battell was fought on the Roode day in Haruest in the yeere .1403 vpon a tuisday H. B. 1402 The Castell of Cocklauis beseeged Henry Percy righte proude of this victory came with the Earle of March vnto the Castell of Cokclauis in Teuidale and layde seege to the same but Iohn Greynelow Captayne thereof defended it so manfully that they gote no greate aduauntage yet at length he fell to this composition with them that if he had no reskewe within the space of three moneths A compositioÌ„ the Castell shoulde be then rendred into their hands When the gouernour of Scotlande was enformed what agreement the Captayne of Cokclauis had made he assembled the Lordes in couÌ„sell to haue their aduice for the leuying of an army against the time appoynted There were many of this opinion that it was better to lose the Castell than to ieoperde the liues of so many men as were necessary to furnish that enterprise for the sauing of it but y e gouernor shewed that hee weyed
Thomas Cochram Thomas Cochram whome of a Mason he had made erle of Mar through whose deuise and counsell hee had caused to bee coigned certayne money of copper not conuenient to bee currant in any Realme which the people refused Embasing of cogne and so great dearth hunger was reysed through the countrey Moreouer that he would not suffer the noble men to come neere his presence nor to take their counsell in gouerning the Realme but gaue himselfe to voluptuous pleasure The kings concubine named Daysie setting nought by y e Queene his lawfull wife keeping a naughty harlot called the Daysie in hir place Also they layde to his charge y t he had put hys brother the Earle of Mar vnto death banished his other brother the Duke of Albany therefore they could not suffer him and the whole Realme to be longer misledde by suche naughty persons And herevpoÌ„ they tooke Thomas Cochram Erle of Mar William Roger Cochram Erle of Mar and other hanged and Iames Hommill Tayllor who with others being conuict were hanged ouer the Bridge at Lowder Only Iohn Ramsey a yong man of eyghteene yeeres of age for whome the king made great instaunce was pardoned of life This done they returned to Edenburgh and appoynted the king himselfe to bee kept in the Castel by the Erle of Athole The king kept vnder arrest and in y e meane time the second of August they sente Androw Steward elect Bishop of Murray Iohn Lord Darneley to the English army lying then at Tuyder to take truce for three moneths but y e Dukes of Glowcester and Albany came forward vnto Restalrig where they encamped withoute any resistance The English nauie lying also in the Forth was readie to assist their fellowes by land Herevpon certaine noble men of Scotland as the Archbishop of Saint Androwes the Bishop of Dunkeld Colin Erle of Argyle and Androw Steward Lord Auendale great Chancellor of Scotland wente to the English camp and treating with the two Dukes The Duke of Albany is reconciled agreed vpon certayne articles whereby the Duke of Albany was receyued into his countrey againe in peaceable wise and had giuen to him the Castell of Dunbar with the Erledomes of March and Mar. He was proclaymed also generall Lieutenant to the King And so the Englishmen returned homewards and came to Berwike where they hauyng wonne the towne as they passed that wayes into ScotlaÌ„d had left the Lord Stanley and sir Iohn Eldrington with foure thousand men to keepe a siege before the Castell and nowe they enforced the same but the Lorde of Halis then Captayne within that Castell defended it right manfully sending to the Duke of Albany and other the Lords of the counsell The Castell of Barwike is taken for reliefe to reise the siege The Duke in deede reysed an army and came to Lamer More but when they within perceyued that through dissention betwixte the King and the nobles of the Realme they were not like to be reskewed they yeelded the Castell into the Englishmens handes the .24 of August in that yeere 1482. 1482 The king a prisoner after it had remayned nowe at this time in the Scottishmens handes the space of .21 yeeres The king remayning as prisoner in Edenburgh Castell all things were ordered by the Duke of Albany Androwe Stewarde Lord of Auendale Chancellor others till the sayd Duke y e Archbishop of Sainte Androwes the Chancellor the Erle of Argile diuers others weÌ„t vnto Striueling to visit the Queene and Prince where the Duke was perswaded by the Queene withoute knowledge thereof giuen to the other to goe vnto Edenburgh The king is set at libertie and to restore the king vnto libertie The Duke accordingly to the Queenes pleasure comming to Edenburgh beseeged the Castell wanne it remoued the Earle of Athole and set y e king and all his seruants at libertie for the which good turne the king shewed great tokens of loue to his brother the Duke although it lasted not long The Earle of Argile the Bishop of Sainte Androwes the Chancellor and others which remayned at Striueling when they hearde those newes fled into their owne countreys and shortly after the Bishop of Sainte Androwes at request of the king The Archbishop resignetâ—… resigned his Bishoprike in fauor of master Androw Steward prouost of Glenelowden and was content in recompence thereof with the Bishoprike of Murray â—â—8â—… This yeere there was great theft reise slaughter in diuers partes of the Realme by occasion of the variance beâ—… 〈…〉 and his nobles 〈…〉 The Duke of Alâ—… 〈…〉 vnderstood there was poison giâ—… 〈…〉 drinke in the kings chamber and therefore stoode in feare of his life fledde from the Court vnto the Castell of Dunbar whereby ensewed great discord The king fearing the displesure of his nobles gote him also into y e Castel of Edenburgh The Erles of Angus Bachâ—…uhan The king is forsaken and others left the king and assisted the Duke of Albany And the king through counsell of certain meane persons whome he had againe taken vnto him summoned the Duke and others his assistantes to come to answer for such treason as hee had to lay against them Lords are summoned and withall prepared an army to beseege Dunbar whereof the Duke being aduertised fled into Englande afterwardes being accompanyed with the Earle of Dowglas and a great nuÌ„ber of Englishmen inuaded Scotland vpon the west marches Scotland inuaded where many Englishmen were slaine and taken by the resistaunce of the Lards Cokpule Iohnston and others the Duke was put to flight and the Erle Dowglas taken and brought to the king who bycause hee was an aged man and had bin long banished his countrey was sente to the Abbey of Lundoris Erle Dowglas sent vnto an Abbey where hee remayned the rest of his dayes and at length departing this life was buried there The Duke of Albany for the losse of that army was blamed of the king of England The Duke of Albany is blamed and therevpoÌ„ taking a misliking secretely departed ouer into France by the help of Iohn Liddell sonne to Sir Iames Liddell knighte who afterwards lost his life for the same The Duke was well enterteyned in France by the King there and finally ruÌ„ning at tilt with Lewes Duke of Orleance was hurt with the splint of a Speare and thereof died He lefte behinde him two sonnes Iohn Duke of Albany that was after gouernor and tutor to king Iames the fift Alexander that was after Bishop of Murrey and Abbot of Scone Thys yere the Lords Hume Torreklis Oliphant and Drummond were made Lordes of the Parliament In the yeere .1484 1484 The Archbishop is sent to Rome the king sent the Archbishop of Saint Androwes vnto Rome for certayne priuileges which he obteyned And y e same yeere Pope Innocente the eighte of that name The Pope sent to entreate foâ—… peace
as touching the King who was as yet yong in yeeres hee loued him as his soueraigne Lord and woulde keepe him defend both him his Realm against all other that would attempt to inuade y e same according to his conscience honor dutie And as touching the Erle of Angus he had vsed towards him all clemencie mercie notwithstāding his euil demerites and that principally for the Queenes cause whom he woulde honor as mother to his soueraigne Lorde Thys answer being reported to the king of Englande cōtented him nothing at all and therefore prepared to make warre The tenth of Aprill 1522 there came seuē great ships into y e Forth vnto Inchkeith to haue spoyled y e Ships inuaded y e coast there But they were so stoutly resisted kept off y t they were not suffered to do any great exploit so they returned without pray or prise The death of the Archbishop of saint Androwes Iames Beaton succeeded him In thys season Androw Formā Bishop of S. Androws deceased and Bishop Iames Beaton Archbishop of Glasgo Chancellor of Scotlād was remoued to S. Androws made Abbot also of Dūfermeling the Archbishoprike of Glasgo was giuē to a yong man one Gawin Dunbar that was the kings Scolemaster In the moneth of May A sturre in Edenburgh ther was a great adoe in Edenburgh by y e falling out of y e seruants of y e Erles of Murrey Errol with the seruauntes of the Earle of Huntley by reason whereof the whole towne fell to partakings but the Duke comming suddenly from the Abbey of Holy Roode house stayed the matter committed the said Earles vnto warde within y e Castell The Emperor commeth into Englande The Emperour came into Englād perswaded y e K. there to moue warres against y e French K. and so not only y e Frenchmen but also the Scots were commanded to auoide out of Englād Scottes and Frenchmen banished forth of Englande their goodes confisked they cōueyd forth of y e land w t a white crosse sowed vpō their vppermost garmēt The Earle of Shrewesburie inuadeth Scotland In Iuly the Erle of Shrewesburie was sente by the king of England vnto the bordures with commission to rayse the power of the Northe partes to inuade Scotlande who vpon the suddayne entred and came to Kelso where he burnt one parte of the towne but the bordurers of the Mers and Teuidale not being halfe so many in number as the other set vpon them slewe tooke many prisoners and so constreyned them to returne into Englande with small honor The Duke of Albany hearing of the greate preparation that y e Erle of Shrewesburie made to raise an army of fourescore thousande men to inuade Scotlande hee likewise sente vnto all the Earles The Duke of Albany reyseth an Army to inuade Englande Lords and Nobles of the Realme willing them to raise all suche power as they coulde make in defence of their coūtrey which they did and so being assembled the Duke with a mighty army of Scottishmen and certayne Frenchmen with greate artillerie marched forwarde till bee came to the water of Eske foreaneynst Carkle and perceiuing that the English armie came not then forwarde he did what he could to perswade the Noble men to enter into Englande but as they were in counsell togither about that earnest motion made to them by the Duke a certayne graue personage sayde to them in this manner My Lords The words of a Counseller hither be we come by the commaundement of my Lord gouernor Duke of Albany albeit we be ready to defende our owne natiue Realm cōtraire y e inuasiō of our auld enimies of Englande yet neuerthelesse it seemeth not guid nor for the weale of our realme of Scotlande to passe within England with our army to inuade the same at this time and the earnest perswasiōs whilke the gouernoure makes to vs to doe the same proceedes alane◅ly for y e pleasure of Frāce it appeareth to be sufficiēt ynough for vs so lang as the king our soueraigne Lord is within age to defende our owne Realme and not to inuade otherwise we mar put the hayle countrey and nobilitie thereof in hazard of Tinsall for K. Iames the fourth brought the Realme of Scotlande to the best that it euer was and by the warre it was brought to the worst almost that might bee for by that warre was hee and his nobilitie tinte whilke Scotlande sare laments Wherefore by mine aduice let vs goe to the gouernor knowe of him the cause why he waulde perswade vs to inuade England Then they all came to the gouernours tente and the Earle of Arrane an aunciente wise man spake for them al The Earle of Arrane declareth to the gouernor the mind of the Lordes and sayd My Lord gouernor by your will and commandement here is assembled the maist of the nobilitie of Scotlande with their power vpō a pretēce to enter within England my Lords here wauld know the cause and quarrell why this warre is begun gif it myghte please your goodnesse it should well satisfie theyr mindes The Duke studied a little space The Dukes answere to the Erle of Arrane and sayde this question woulde haif bin demaunded ere now for well you know that I for very lufe I beare to the Realme of Scotland of y e whilke I haue my name honor and liguage haife passed the Seas from the noble Realme of Fraunce into this Realme of Scotlande and great cause there was for me so to do to bring you to a vnitie when ye ware in diuision by reason whereof youre Realme was like to haue bin conquered and destroied And also the king of France by my suites intercession will ioyne with you in aide against y e English nation and when this warre was determinate in the Parliamente you made me Captayne authorising me to inuade England with Banner displayde Then was no demaund made of the cause or quarrell and that I haif done is by your assente and agreemente and that I will iustifie But to answere youre demaund me thinke you haife iust cause to inuade England with fire swoorde and bloud gif ye bee not forgetfull and without you will beare dishonor and reproch for euer For yee knowe that this Realme of Scotland is our inheritance as a portion of the worlde allotted to our nation and auncestors whome we succeede then where may there bee better warre than to maintayne thys our naturall inheritance Is it not dayly seene the greate inuasions that the Englishmen on vs make the greate manslaughter and murders with thefts and spoyles that they do daily Is not this one cause of warre to defend the countrie is the office of a king the honor of noble men and the very seruice of chiualrie and the dutie naturall of the communaltie for I thinke it a iust quarrell gif we mighte conquere the Realme of England and
is pardoned 378.91 Alexander duke of Albanie taken prisoner on the sea by the English men 399.45 Alexander duke of Albanie committed to prison by the king his brother 402.83 Alexander duke of Albanie escapeth into Fraunce 402.88 Alexander Duke of Albany commeth into England 403.60 Alexander Duke of Albanie restored 404.7 Alexander Duke of Albany poysoned 404.57 Alexander Duke of Albany flyeth into England 404 7◅ Alexander duke of Albany inuading Scotlande vvith an army is discomfited and flieth 404.77 Alexander duke of Albanie dyeth 404.91 Alexander Archebishop of saine Androvves student vvith Erasmus Roterodamus 415.39 Alexander Archebishop of saint Androvves returneth home frō studie into scotland 415.40 Alexander second sonne to Iames the fourth borne 424.13 Alexander second sonne to Iames the fourth dieth 426.68 Albion persvvadeth the scottes to conclude a league vvith the Frenchmen 162.38 Ale solde by vveight .280.2 and 385. 83. Albion the sepulture of the Danes 231. 15. Alane Lord of Gallovvay 281.99 Alaricke king of Gothes generall of the Northren conspiratours 94. 71. Alectum novv called Dundee 278. 98. Alcluth 51.29 Alpine constrayned to graunt to be crovvned king of scotlande 167. 97. Alpine escapeth the confederates and crmmeth to Dongal 168.2 Alpine makes claim to the crovvn of Pictland 169.3 Alpine crovvned King of scotlande 170.5 Alpine inuadeth Pictlande vvith an army 170.12 Alpine refuseth to ioyne in league vvith Brudus 171.63 Alpine and his armie put to flight by the Pictes 172 72 Alpine taken and beheaded 172. 80. Alpines head stolne and solemnly buried 173.46 Alured king of VVest saxont subdueth the Danes in sundrie conflictes 191.56 Alured vanquisheth Gormond ar Abingdon 200 1◅ Ambassadors sent vnto France to come and receyue the kingdom of scotland 145.37 Amberkeleth created king of scotland 152.30 Amberkeleth turneth from vertue to all licenciousnesse 152.45 Ambirkeleth leadeth forth an armie against the Pictes 152.63 Ambirkeleth slaine vvith an arrovve no man knovving from vvhence it came 152.94 Ambasadors sent oute of Scotlande to the king of Romaines to call in a letter of Marque 406. 116 Ambassador sent from Henry the eight king of Englande to the gouernour and Nobilitie of Scotland to persvvade aboute the mariage to be had betvvene Edvvarde sonne to king Henrie the eight and the yong Qu. of Scottes 458.39 Ambassadours sent oute of Scotland to satisfie King Henrie the eight concerning the mariage 458. 47 Amphibalus a famous Christian Brytaine 83.2 Ambassadours sent from the Romains to the Brytains 31.8 Ambassadours sent from Aulus Planctius to Caratake 37.41 Aurelius Ambrosius poysoned by a Monke 123.102 Antenous Lieutenant of Brytain 60. 57 Antenous vvounded vvith an arrovv 60.28 Antenous vvriteth to Rome of the ouerthrovv of the Romains 61. 57 Angusianus fleeth into the VVesterne Ilandes 84.81 Angusianus proclaymed King of Scottes 85.27 Angusianus sore troubled of the Picts 85.47 Angusianus discomfiteth Nactanus and his armie 85.65 Angusianus sueth to Nactanus for peace 86.34 Angusianus slaine 86.52 Angus Thane of Gallovvay rayseth a commotion against Malcolme 270.16 Angus and his armie discomfited in three seuerall bickerings 270. 28 Angus fleeth to VVhitern vvhere he is besieged 270.34 Angus yeeldeth himselfe to the king 270.38 Angus becommeth a Chanon 270. 45 Androgeus eloquence in vttering his message 28.27 Androgeus is sent vnto the Pictes in the like message and hath the like successe 28.43 Androgeus taken prisoner by the Romaines 28.86 Androgeus chiefe of the Britishe Ambassadours sent vnto Ederus for ayde agaynst Iulius Caesar 28.25 Anand Dauid knight and his valiancie 342.11 Antoninus sonne to Seuerus fortifieth Adrians vvall vvith Bastalions 72.82 Analassus and Godfrey putte to flight 201.35 Antoninus in hope to bee Emperour concludeth a peace vvith the enimies 72.89 Analassus flieth into VVestmerland 203.18 Anne daughter of Aurelius Ambrosius maried vnto Loth King of Pictes 122.61 Anastasius Emperour 123.20 Androenus king of Brytaine Armorleke 110 Anglesey in the Brytish tongue hovv called 21.16 Angres Erle sir George Dovvglas his brother sent home out of England into scotlande 458.12 Angus vvhy so called 177.90 Annandale hovve called in olde time 178.11 Annand tovvne besieged taken and burnt by the Englishmen 470.3 the Churche vndermined and shaken dovvne 470.18 Antenous departeth out of Brytaine 62.15 Angus subdued by the Romaines 56. 12 Antonius Commodus Emperour of Rome 67.34 Appointment taken betvvene the gouernour of scotland and the Earle of Lennox and his side 460. 80 Appurtenances to religion to bee reuerenced 181.86 Apple by George slaine 478. ◅0 Arbroth Abbey 445.80 Archimbald Douglas erle of Angus sent for to come into England is sent into scotland vvith an armie .430.21 made Treasorer of scotland .437.82 diuorced from the Queene mother .438.16 atteynted of treason by Parliament .440.10 banished into Fraunce .441.8 departed this life through griefe of mind 441.18 Arguile in scotlande first vvhiche by scottes vvas possessed 5. ◅6 Arguile vvhy so called 5.98 Arguile infested by the Ilandmen 68. 35 Argadus sent into Arguile agaynst the Iland rebels 68.41 Argadus slaine 68.62 Arrane Earle gouernour of scotlande breaketh his fayth and reuolteth from k. Henry 450.100 Aruiragus and the Romains 33.17 Arrane Erle nevvly cōfirmed gouernour 460.5 Arguile for Argathile 100.8 Archers called Kernes 54. ◅0 Argentine Giles knight slain 319.6 Armes of the family of the Hayes 217. 7 Armes of Alexander Carron encreased 262.56 Armes of the Conestable of Dundee 2◅2 64 Armes of the Erle of March 253.61 Armes of scotland vvith their interpretation 163.91 Armes of the Citie of Florence 164. 15 Armies of the Lions in Scotlande 358. 48 Armie of scottes and Frenchmen inuade England 360.68 Armie of scottes sent into France against the Englishmen 374.68 Armed angels seene at Glastenburie 319.42 Armour borne but in the Kinges defence too bee confiscate 246. 49 Armed men appeare fighting vppon the grounde before sunne rising 441.41 Armorike Britaines order in fight 121. 80 An army of scottes lyeth on the borders of England and returneth home vvithout doing anye thing 464.73 Attaine Earle enclyned too the Gospell .457.56 hee is proclaymed gouernour and Protectour of the Realme of Scotland 457.63 Arthures hoiffe 300.14 Arthure Prince of scotlande borne 415.30 Articles of the league betvveene Fraunce and Scotlande 163. 60 Aruiragus by force caryed out of the field by his ovvne menne 35. 66 Aruiragus sendeth Messengers of submission to Vespasian 36. 3 Aruiragus restored agayne to the kingdome 36.14 Arnolde archbishop of saint Androvves 270.115 Arthure the greate bastard sonne to Vter 124.7 Arthure appoynted heyre of the crovvne of Brytaine 124.19 Arthure proclaimed king of Brytaine 126.110 Arthure goeth forth agaynst the saxons 126.113 Arthure vanquisheth the saxons at tvvo seuerall tymes 127. 4 Arthure Prince of scotland dyeth 415. 57 Armorike Brytaynes come ouer to ayde Arthure 127.1 Aruiragus taketh part agaynst the Romaines 34.42 Argadus chosen gouernor of scotlande 64.33 Argadus of an vpryght Iusticier vvaxeth contentious and euill 64. 43 Argadus is rebuked 64.57 Argadus amendeth his former misgouernance 65.5 Argadus created Lorde President of
conspiring K. Iames the first death 385.20 Stevvard Robert executed 385.50 Stevvard Iames marrieth Queene Dovvager 386.80 Stevvard Iames and Queene Dovvager his vvife imprisoned and releassed 386.84 Stevvard Alane Lord of Darnely sayne 386.92 Stevvarde Iames husbande to the Queene banished the Realme 388. 55 Stevvard Iames dyeth 388.59 Stevvard Iohn Erle of Mar brother to the King put to deathe for VVitchcraft 402.114 Stevvarde Andrevve Pronost of Glenlovvden made Archbyshop of S. Andrevves 404.51 Stevvard Bernard Lord Dobigny sent from Levvis the french King in Ambassade into Scotland 414.50 Stevvard VValter Abbot of GleÌ„â—…e 429.13 Stevvard Henry marrieth the Q. mother of Scotlande and is made L. of Methvven 438.16 Stevvard VVilliam Bishop of Aberdine sent Commissioner into England 441.113 Stevvarde Iames of Cardonalde conductour of fiue Ships sente by the French King into Scotland to ayde his friendes there 460. 56 Stevvarde Robert Lord Obenie one of the foure Marshals of France 462.53 Stevvard Iohn Captayn of Milke Castell 469.102 Stevvarde VVilliam one of the Queenes seruants slayn 476.34 Sâ—… hill vvhy so called 28â—… 6 Sâ—…pe Gallant an vniuersall sicknesse in Scotland 415.67 Sraâ—…o câ—…ted 21.38 Strange voice heard in the nighte by King Kenneth 220.82 Strange fights appeare in the aire 47. 19 Strange visions seene in the ayre 50â—… 34 Strange accidente of the Bishops croâ—… staffe at Camelon 180 1â—… Strange dealing in vvomen and contrary to nature 57. â—…3 Strange miracle of Valdâ—…s bodye 142.61 Strength of the place vvhere Caratake vvas incamped 39.79 Strange sightes seene 40.71 Strife betvveene Henrye Beaumount and Alexander Movvbray for landes in Buchquhanc 339. 44 Striueling Iohn and his army discomfited 346.56 Striueling taken by the Englishment 301.77 Striueling burnt by rebels 39â—… 69 Stratton Andrevve burnt for Religion 44â—… 47 Strayton VValter slayne 384.42 Strozze Leone Prior of Capoa and knight of the order of Maâ—…ta 466.71 Succession in the Pictish gouernement appointed 6.50 Stradcluyd Kingdome of the Britaynes and the boundes thereof 195.55 Sueno King of Danes arriueth in England vvith an army 228.25 Sueno conuerted to the Christian faith in Scotland 228.39 Suenos cruell determination against the Englishmen 229.12 Sueno prepareth a nevv armye to inuade Scotland 233.42 Sueno King of Norvvay landeth in Fife vvith a puissante armye 241 6 Sueno discomfiteth Duncane and his army 242.15 Sueno fleeth into Norvvay in one shippe 242.100 Sunne darkened tvvo days vvithout Eclipse 276.17 Sunne appeareth bloudy 135.47 Sunne nor Moone seene the space of sixe monethes 209.1 Sonnes landes to be forfait by the fathers treason 246.34 Superfluous possessions of the Church condemned 264.74 Superfluous rents of Abbayes are prouocations to inordinate lusts 271.73 Superfluous vvelth ministreth occasion of vice 209.72 Supplye of Saxons commeth ouer into Britaine 115.68 Surfetting cause of many straÌ„ge diseases 20.6 Surnames taken froÌ„ offices 252.41 Surnames taken froÌ„ proper names 252. 44 Sutherland Iohn made heyre apparant of the Crovvne of Scotland 254.76 Sutherlande Iohn dyeth in England 354.90 Svvearing of fealtie first instituted 23. 13 Svvorde seene gliding in the aire 385. 85 Svvord vvith a sheath and hilles of golde sent to King VVilliam from the Pope 279.83 T. TAle of a vvoman abused by a Spirit 119.91 Tale of a yong man haunted vvith a Spirit like a faire vvoman 120.28 Tale of a yong Gentlevvoman gote vvith childe by a Spirite 120. 45 Tale of the Chappel vvher Fiacre lyeth buried 144.83 Tale of Queene Guaynores graue in Angus 135.23 Tale of a Crosse miraculously falling into King Dauid the firste hands 264.19 Talboyes VVilliam taken prisoner by the Scottes 345. â—… Tantallon castell besieged and deliuered 440.26 Temple of Claudius and Victoria altered 309.7 Tenantius taken prisoner by the Romaines 28.87 Tentâ—…s of fruâ—…es appoynted to the Priestes 136.48 Tenthes giuen vnto the Cleargie 166. 98 Thaara King of Pictes 13.18 Teruan Archbishop of Pictland 108. 49 Thanes changed into Erles 252.27 Tharan King of Pictes slaine 35.73 Thametes or Thamevv daughter to Loth King of Pictes 137.27 Thebes giuen to Gathelus and his people 135 Theefe hanged for stealing hys ovvne 330 Theefe eateth mans flesh 397.24 Theodosius Emperoure of Rome 93. 31 Theobald slayne 140.95 Thelargus King of Pictes 79.49 Thereus sonne to Reâ—…er Kyng of Scottes borne 17.13 Thereus made King 18.85 Thereus neglecteth Iustice and embraceth all vices 18.92 Thereus fleeth to the Britaines 18. 109 Thereus dyeâ—… in â—…bly in exile 18. 114 Thermes Monsieur a French Captayne 478.55 made generall conduct of the French armye in Scotland 479.10 Thomas the timer a notable prophesier 296.74 Thornton Patrike executed 394. line 79 Thunder and lightning settyng Churches on fyre in Yorkeshire 276.21 Thurstone Archbishop of Yorke 265. 113 Tinneman Archbald name giuen to Earle Dovvglas 370.34 Tyrannie iustly revvarded 14.44 Title of Iohn Ballioll to the Crovvne of Scotland 298.63 Title of Roberte Bruce to the Crovvne of Scotland 298.76 Title of Iohn Hastinges to the Crovvne of Scotland 298.83 Tiuidale recouered out of the Englishmens hands 346.35 Toncet Chancellour of Murrey land 131 1â—… Toncet playeth the parte of a vvicked officer 131.19 Toncet slayne as he sate in iudgement 131.38 Tovvnes and Villages drovvned by inundations of vvaters 296. line 44 Tovvnes and Villages throvven dovvne vvith hayle stone 297. line 53 Traherus a Romaine Captayne vanquisheth Octauius 83.25 inuadeth the Scottes dominions 83.38 is put to flight 83.65 fleeth ouer into France 83.100 returneth into Britaine 84.6 murthered by a conspiracie 84.17 Trebellius Lieutenant of Britain 56. 53 Trebellianus Cousin to Agricola beloued of the Romayne Souldyers 56.55 Trebellius not regarded of the Souldiers 56.64 Trebellius Publius sente Lieutenant into Britaine 67.37 gyuen to couetousnesse 67.40 hated of the Britaines 27.56 is ouerthrovveÌ„ 67.74 vvriseth to the Emperour Commodus for ayd 68. 6 Treatie of peace betvvixte the Scottes and Pictes 8.35 Treason pretended againste Feâ—…linacus â—â— 108 Treason duely revvarded 205. â—… Treâ—…s and come burnt vvith fire no man knovveth hovv 259.33 Truce concluded betvveene the Scottes and Pictes 80.74 Truce concluded betvveene the Englishmen and Scottes vpon condition 265.116 Truce taken betvveene Kyng Edvvard the first and the Scots 306. 34 Truce concluded betvveene the Scottes and Hollanders for one hundred yeares 382.92 Turnebull Bishop of Glasgevve 394. 82 Turne a Citie burned 52.112 Tumulte raysed in the Saxons Camp â—…16 Turgot Prior of Durham Abbey 257. 202 Turgot vvrote the lines of Malcolme and Queene Margaret his vvife 257.103 Tvveedale vvhy so called 178.13 Tvvelue Gouernoures chosen to rule Scotland 302.81 Tvvhang castre vvhy so called 115. 83 Tvvo Kings prisoners in EnglaÌ„d at one tyme. 354.18 Tovvnes and houses drovvard vvith fall of rayne and rising of vvaters 355.69 Tvvo Scottish armyes inuade England at once 361.108 Tvvo Romane Lieutenants sente into Britaine 93.36 Tvvo Cometes seene before K. Malcolmes death â—â—1 44 Tvvo Moones seene in the â—…irmament â—…8â—… 56 Tvvo Philosophers by Shypvvracke arriue in Scotlande 20. 13 Tvvo Gouernoures chosen to rule Scotland 332.82 Tvvo English armyes sente togither into Scotland
the strangers whiche in these dayes afflicted France England Scotland and Irelande 1095 and as it appeareth by conference of tunes and Chronicles much-what about one season vexed the Frenchmen afflicted Scotland subdued Englande and multiplyed in Irelande But in the yeere of Christ 1095. perceyuing greate enuie to remayne and lurke in the distinction of the names Easterlings and Irishe that were altogither Westerne and the Easterlings not Easterne indeede but rather simplye Northren in consideration whereof and bycause they magnifyed themselues in the late conquest of theyr countreymen who from Normandie comming ouer into Englande ruled there at their pleasure The Easterlings will be called Normans these strangers in Ireland would algate nowe bee also called and accompted Normans Long before this tyme as ye haue heard Irelande was bestowed into two principall kingdomes and sometime into more whereof one was euer elected and reputed to be chiefe and as it were a Monarke whome in their Histories they name Maximum Regem that is the greatest King Maximus Rex The great king or Monarke of Irelande or else without addition Regem Hiberniae the King of Ireland the other they name Reguli or Reges that is to witte small Kings or else kings by limitting the places wherof they were to be reputed Kings as of Leynister Connagh Vlster Monster or Meth. To the Monarke besides hys allowance of Dominion titles of honor and other priuileges in iurisdiction there was graunted to him a negatiue in nomination of Bishops when they were vacant The power of the Monarke in election of Bishops for the Cleargie and laitie of the dioces commended one whome they thought conueniente vnto their King the King to the Monarke the Monarke to the Archbishop of Canterbury for that as yet the Metropolitanes of Ireland had not receyued their passes In this sorte was nominated to the Bishoprike of Dublin then voyde in the yeere of Christ 1074. Goderius king of Leynister at the petition of Goderius King of Leynister by sufferance of the Cleargie and people there Terdienatus the Monarke Patricius consecrated Bishop of Dublin by Lanfranke with the assente of Terdienatus the Monarke a learned Prelate called Patricius whome Lanfranke of Canterbury consecrated in Paules Churche at London and sware hym to obedience after the manner of his auncestors ⧠The seconde Booke of the Histories of Irelande in which the conquest made by Henry the second of that name King of Englande is comprehended Anno. 1167. Dermote Macmurche DErmucius or Dermote Macmurche Kyng of Leynister and gouernor of the fifte parte of Irelande possessed all y e East partes of the Isle aloÌ„gst by y e Sea coast an oppressor of the nobilitie vsing much crueltie towardes the Lords and great men of his countrey To serue his lecherous lust hee secretely made sute in dishonest wise vnto the Queene of Meth the daughter of Amalachelmus Amalachelnus Morice â—… of Meth. and wife vnto Morice King of Meth which Morice going vpon a iourney into farre parts foorth of his countrey left his Queene in a certayne ile in Meth but before his returne shee condiscending vnto Dermotes desire Dermote abuseth the wife of King Morice was voluntarily stolne away by the same Dermucius King Morice of Meth hir husband sore moued heerewith determineth to bee reuenged and the better to bring his purpose to passe he maketh complaynte of the whole iniurie vnto Rotherick Ochonor King of Connagh Rotherick Ochonor Monarke of Irelande that was in those dayes Monarke of Ireland beseeching him of assistance in that enterprise which he meant to take in hand against that vile adulterer Kyng Dermote The people of Leynister detesting the quarrell and hauing long agoe conceyued no smal hatred against theyr K. for his outragious-crueltie vsed against his subiects forsooke hym in his greatest necessitie so that hee being left desolate of all comforte Dermucius â—…eeth out of Irelande He commeth to the King of Englande Henry the â—…conde with muche difficultie gote a vessell and fledde for succour vnto Henry the second King of Englande then remayning in Aquitayne where hee was occupied in warres against the Frenchmen Somewhat before this presente season it chaunced that Adrian the fourth of that name then Pope of Rome an Englishman borne Adrian the fourth Bishop of Rome an Englishman borne in the towne of Saint Albous who before time had bin sente into Norway to instruct that lande in the Christian religion where he learned perfectly the state of Ireland how that although Christ was there taught and beleeued yet the multitude being a furious and sauage generation were growen to suche a licentious and shamefull kinde of libertie making no accounte of the necessarie pointes of doctrine more than serued their sensuall and wilfull lustes that it was greatly to bee doubted least they would at length vtterly abandon Christianitie and giue themselues ouer to a beastly order of liuing nothing agreeable with the lawes and rites of other people that professed Christes Religion Hereto Henry the second Henry the second of that name King of England presuming vpon the Popes fauour that was his borne subiect in the very first yeere of his raigne had sente Ambassadors to Rome for licence to attempt the conquest of Irelande Pope Adrian wishing that a reformation of the abuses in that people might be had granted his Bull for proofe of his consent to king Henries request which Alexander that succeeded him confirmed and ratifyed with like conditions as his predecessor Adrian had giueÌ„ forth y e same Now when Dermote was come in the nicke to further by occasion this enterprise thus pretended by Henry aforehand The offer of Dermucius to king Henry hee presented his complaint profering the interest of his Crowne with condition hee mighte be restored to some parte of his lands See more here in England This matter beeyng thus broched although King Henry had his handes full of warres with the Frenchmen yet hee receyued Dermote into his protectioÌ„ taking of him both his bond of subiection and othe of fidelitie and where the Kyng coulde not then attende to goe with hym ouer into Irelande yet bycause of the earnest suite that Dermote made for speede of assistaunce hee sente him into Englande honorably attended and furnished with hys letters patents the tenor whereof ensueth Henry King of Englande The tenor of King Henries letters with the whiche Dermote returneth into England Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine and Earle of Anion to all our faithfull subiects Englishmen NormaÌ„s Welchmen and Scottes and to all other nations whatsoeuer subiecte to our Dominion sendeth greeting When these letters shall come to your handes know ye that we haue receyued Dermot Prince of Leynister into y e bosome of our grace and beneuolence Wherefore whiche of you soeuer oure louing subiects within the limits of our dominions will imploy your aids to help him foreward and restore him as our liege man
baptised was named Stephan bycause S. Stephan was the man that had appeared to him in the vision as by the same he was enformed The father of hym being fore troubled in that his sonne was thus become a Christian and hearing what the King had done in such like matters presented to him .60 markes of siluer vpoÌ„ condition he should compell his sonne to returne to his Iewish Religion Herevpon was the yong man broughte before the K. vnto whome the K. said Sirra your father here complayneth that without his licence ye are become a Christian if this be true I commaund thee to returne againe to the Religion of your natioÌ„ without any more adoe vnto whom the yong man answered your grace as I suppose doth but iest wherewith the K. bring moued said what thou dunghill knaue shuld I iest with thee get thee hence quickly and fulfill my commaundement or by S. Lukes face I shall cause thyne eyes to be plucked out of thine head the yong maÌ„ nothing abasshed therewith with constant voyce aunswered truly I will not do it but know for certaine that if you were a good Christian man An answere of a good Iewe. you would neuer haue vttered any such wordes for it is the part of a Christian to reduce them again to Christ which be departed from hym and not to separate them from him which are ioyned to him by faith The K. herewith coÌ„founded coÌ„manded the Iew out of his sighte but his father perceyuing that the king coulde not perswade his sonne to forsake the Christian faith hee required to haue his money againe but the K. said he had done so much as hee promised to doe that was to perswade him so far as he might At length when he would haue had the K. to haue dealt further in the matter y e K. to stop his mouth returned back to him the one halfe of his money A prety deuision and reteyned y e other halfe Moreouer to encrease the suspition which meÌ„ had of his infidelitie it is written King WilliaÌ„ suspected of infidelitie that he caused a disputatioÌ„ to be kept betwixt y e Iewes and the Christians promising that if the Iewes ouercame y e Christians in argument he woulde turne to their side but y e Iewes being ouercome and receyuing the foyle would not confesse theyr errors but alleadged that by factions and not by reason they wer put to the worse But what opinion soeuer he had of the Iewes fayth Edmerus it appeareth by writers that he doubled in many poyntes of the Religion then in credite for hee sticked not to protest openly that hee beleeued there was no Saint could profit any man in the Lords sight and therefore neyther woulde he nor any other y t was wise as he affirmed make intercession Praying to Saincts His stature Whereof he tooke his surname Rufus either to Peter or to any other for helpe He was of stature not so tall as the common sort of men redde of heare whereof hee tooke his surname Rufus somewhat grosse in the wombe and not ready of tong specially in his anger for then vnneth could he vtter a ready word hee dyed withoute issue vsing Concubines all the dayes of hys lyfe I find that in apparel he loued to be gay and gorgeous and coulde not abide to haue anye thing that hee ware esteemed at small valure VVil. Malm. in so muche that one morning when he should pull on a new paire of hose hee asked the groome of his chamber that brought them to him what they cost three Shillings saith he why thou 〈◊〉 reson sayd the Kyng doth a payre of hose of three Shillings price become a Kyng to weare got thy wayes and feted me a payre that shall cost a marke of 〈◊〉 The grome went and brought him an other paire for y e which he paid scarcely so much as y e other cost but when the K. asked what they stood him in he told him they cost a marke thâ—… was he well satisfied said yea mary these are more â—â—ter for a K. to weare and to drew them vpon his legges In this king days Iohn bishop of Welles ioyned the monasterie of Bathe vnto his sea repairing the same monasterie began to inhabite there in the yere .1094 also the Churche of Couentry was in like sort ioyned vnto the sea of Chester by Robert bishop of that diocesse Couentrie Church ioined to the See of Chester Wulstan bish of Worcester died aboute the same tyme and Anselme hauing purchased bulles of Pope Pascall wherin was coÌ„teined an admonition vnto King William to desist from his grieuous oppressing the churche to amende his former doings was now on his returne towards England when by y e way he heard of the kings death Hugh earle of Chester in this kings dayes builded the Abbey of Chester and procured Anselme that was after archbishop of Canterbury to come ouer foorth of NormaÌ„die that he might direct the same abbey and place such religious persons as were necessarie for the purpose of that fouÌ„dation Long it was ere Anselme wold come ouer bicause he doubted to be suspected of an ambicious desire to seke to be made Archbishoppe of Caunterbury for it was talked y t if he went ouer into England he should surely be elected before he returned into NormaÌ„die but at length so it chaunced that the forsayd Hugh erle of Chester fel sick and dispairing of life sent with all speede vnto Anselme requiring him most instantly to come ouer vnto him lying in y e extremitie of sicknesse that if hee haffed not the sooner it would be too late wherof he would after repent him Then Anselme for that he might not fayle hys friend in such necessitie came ouer and gaue order to the Abbey according to that that seemed best to him for establishmente of Religion there ¶ Henry the first Henry the first 1100 An. Reg. 1. HEnry yongest sonne to William the first brother to Rufus lately departed the firste of that name that ruled heere in Englande and for hys knowledge in good literature surnamed Beauclerke was admitted K. by the whole assent of the Lords and commons began his raigne ouer England the firste of August in the yeare after the creation of the worlde .1067 after the birth of our Sauiour .1100 and .44 of the Emperoure Henry the fourth Pascall the second as then gouerning y e Sea of Rome whiche was about the â—…i yeare of Phillip the firste of that name K. of France beginning of y e raigne of Edgar K. of Scotlande and was sacred and Crowned at Westminster VVil. Thorne Geruasius DoroberneÌ„sis the fifth daye of August by Thomas Archbishop of Yorke Maurice Bishop of London bycause at that time Anselme Archbishop of CaÌ„terbury was exiled This Prince hadde aforehand framed the people to hys purpose in bringing them to thynke well of him and to conceyue a maruellous euil opinion of
the duke with him to London doing to him all the honour he coulde deuise The news wherof being spred abrode euery good man that was the childe of peace reioyced thereat And thus through the great mercie of our God peace was restored vnto the decayed state of this realme of England These things being thus accomplished with great ioy and tokens of loue K. Stephen and his new adopted sonne duke Henry tooke leaue either of other appoynting shortly after to meete againe at Oxford there to perfect euerie article of their agreement which was thus accorded a little before Christmas And for the more perfect vnderstanding of the same agreemēt I haue thought good to set down the verie tenor of the charter thereof made by king Stephen as I haue copied it and translated it into Englishe oute of an autentike booke conteyning the olde Lawes of the Saxon and Danishe Kinges in the ende whereof the same Charter is exemplifyed whiche booke is remayning with the right worshipfull William Fleetewoodde Esquire nowe Recorder of London The Charter of King Stephen of the pacification of the troubles betwixt him and Henrie Duke of Normandie STephen king of Englande to all Archbishops Bishops Abbots Earles Iusticers Sherifes Barons and all his faythfull subiectes of England sendeth greeting Know ye that I K. Stephen haue ordeyned Henry Duke of Normandie after me by right of inheritance to be my successour and heyre of the kingdome of England and so haue I giuen and graunted to him his heyres the kingdome of England For the which honor gift and cōfirmation to him by me made he hath done homage to mee and with a corporall othe hath assured mee that he shall bee faythfull and loyall to mee and shall to his power preserue my life and honour and I on the other syde shall mainteyne and preserue him as my sonne and heyre in all things to my power and so farre as by any wayes or meanes I may And William my son hath done his lawfull homage William son to king Stephen and assured his fidelitie vnto the sayd Duke of Normandie and the Duke hath graunted to him to holde of him all those tenements and holdings which I helde before I atteyned to the possession of the Realme of Englande wheresoeuer the same be in England Normandie or else where and whatsoeuer he receyued with the daughter of Earle Warrenne Earle of Warrenne eyther in Englande or Normandie and likewyse whatsoeuer apperteyneth to those honours and the Duke shall putte my sonne William and hys menne that are of that honour in full possession and seasine of all the landes Boroughes and rentes whiche the Duke thereof nowe hath in his Demaine and namely of those that belong to the honour of the Earle Warrenne and namely of the Castelles of Bellencumber The Castels Bellen Cumber and Mortimer and Mortimer so that Reginalde de Warrenne shall haue the keeping of the same Castelles of Bellencumbre and of Mortimer if hee wyll and therevppon shall gyue Pledges to the Duke and if he wyll not haue the keeping of those Castelles then other liege men of the sayde Earle Warrenne whome it shall please the Duke to appoynte shall by sure Pledges and good suretye keepe the sayde Castelles And moreouer the Duke shall delyuer vnto him according to my will and pleasure the other Castelles whiche are belonging vnto the Earledome of Mortaigne by safe custodie and pledges The Erledom of Mortaigne so soone as he conueniently may so as all the pledges are to bee restored vnto my sonne free so soone as the Duke shall haue the Realme of Englande in possession The augmentation also whiche I haue gyuen vnto my sonne William he hath likewise graunted the same to hym to witte the Castell and Towne of Norwiche wyth seuen hundred pounde in landes Norwich so as the rentes of Norwiche bee accounted as parcell of the same seuen hundred pounde in landes and all the Countie of Norffolke the profites and rentes excepted whiche belong to Churches Bishoppes Abbottes Earles and namely also excepted the thirde pennie whereof Hugh Bygot is Earle Hugh Bigot sauing also and reseruing the Kings royall iurisdiction for administration of iustice Also the more to strengthen my fauour and loue to hymwardes the Duke hath gyuen and graunted vnto my sayde sonne whatsoeuer Richer de Aquila hath of the honour of Peuensey Richer de Egle. And moreouer the Castell and Towne of Peuensey and the seruice of Faremouth besyde the Castell and Towne of Douer and whatsoeuer apperteyneth to the honour of Douer The Duke hath also confyrmed the Churche of Feuersham wyth the appurtenaunces and all other things gyuen or restored by mee vnto other Churches The Church of Feuersham hee shall confyrme by the counsayle and aduice of holye Churche and of mee The Earles and Barons that belong to the Duke whiche were neuer my leeges for the honoure whiche I haue done to theyr Maister they haue nowe done homage and sworne feaultie to mee the couenauntes alwayes saued betwixte mee and the sayde Duke The other whiche hadde before done homage to mee haue sworne feaultie to mee as to theyr soueraigne Lorde And if the Duke shoulde breake and goe from the premysses then are they altogyther to ceasse from doyng hym anye seruice tyll hee refourme hys mysdoings And my Sonne also is to constrayne hym thereto according to the aduice of holye Churche if the Duke shall chaunce to goe from the couenauntes afore mentioned My Earles and Barons also haue done theyr liege homage vnto the Duke sauyng theyr faythe to mee so long as I liue and shall holde the Kingdome wyth lyke condition that if I doe breake and goe from the premytted couenauntes that then they maye ceasse from doing to me any seruice till the tyme I haue refourmed that which I haue done amysse The Citizens also of Cityes and those persones that dwell in Castelles whiche I haue in my Demayne by my commaundemente haue done Homage and made assuraunce to the Duke sauyng the fidelitye whiche they owe to me during my lyfe and so long as I shall holde the Kingdome They whiche keepe the Castell of Wallingforde haue done theyr Homage to mee Walingforde Castell and haue gyuen to mee Pledges for the obseruing of theyr fidelitie And I haue made vnto the Duke suche assurance by the coūsaile and aduice of holy Church of the Castelles and strengthes whiche I holde that when I shall departe this lyfe the Duke thereby may not runne into any losse or impechment whereby to bee debarred from the Kingdome The Tower of London Mota de Winsor Richarde de Lucie The Tower of London and the Fortresse of Windsor by the counsaile and aduice of holy Churche are deliuered vnto the Lorde Rycharde de Lucie safely to be kept which Richarde hath taken an othe and hath delyuered his sonne in pledge to remayne in the handes and custodie of the Archbishop of Canterburie that after my
conflictes hee lost many of his menne and at length was dryuen through want of conuenable ayde to returne againe into Englande hauing appoynted his Captaynes and Souldiours to remayne in places moste expedient for the defence of that Countrey But hereof yee maye reade more in the Hystorie of Irelande Vppon the Monday in the Weeke before Easter An earthquake there chaunced a sore Earthquake thorowe all the parties of this lande suche one as the like had not beene hearde of in Englande sith the beginning of the worlde Stones were remoued out of their places that laye couched fast in the Earth stone houses were ouerthrowne and the great Church of Lincolne was rent from the top downwards The day next after this terrible wonder The king and the Patriarke passe ouer into Fraunce the King and the Patriarke with the Bishoppe of Durham and a great sort of other Noble men of this Realme passed the Seas from Douer to Wyssande and so rode foorth towardes Normandie where immediately vpon his comming thither he raysed a power and sent worde to hys sonne Richarde Earle of Poictou whiche hadde fortified the townes and Castelles of Poictou agaynst him The kings message to his sonne Earle Richarde and taken his brother Geffrey prisoner that except hee deliuered vp into his mothers handes the whole Countrey of Poictou he woulde surely come to chastice him with an Iron rodde and bring him vnder obedience smally to his ease Vpon this message Earle Richarde beeing somewhat better aduised obeyed his fathers commaundements in all poynts Earle Richard obayeth his father rendring vp into his mothers handes the Earledome of Poictou and comming to his father as an obedient sonne shewed himself readie to serue him at commaundement with a glad and willing minde Soone after this Rog. Houed Particuler and not generall hath Ger. Do. and aboute the seuenth houre of the day the Sunne suffered a generall Eclipse so that no part of it appeared and therewith followed greate thunder with lightning and a sore tempest with the violence whereof there were both men and beastes destroyed and many houses burned Shortly after this the Kings of Englande and Fraunce mette and commumed togyther for the ayding of them in the holye lande and they promysed in deede to sende thyther bothe menne and money but the Patriarke made small accounte thereof for hee was muche deceyued of that which hee hoped to haue brought to passe whiche was eyther to haue gotte the King of Englande or one of hys Sonnes or some other manne of greate aucthoritie foorth wyth hym into the holye lande but bycause that would not be he departed from the Courte verye sorrowfull and sore displeased so that it maye bee thought that then and not before hys departure oute of Englande he spake his minde so plainlye vnto the King as before yee haue hearde Moreouer aboute this tyme King Henrie obteyned of Pope Vrbane the third that he might crowne whiche of his Sonnes it shoulde please him King of Irelande An. Reg. 32. in token of which graunt and confirmation the sayde Pope sent vnto hym a Crowne of Peacocks feathers after a frat maner wouen in with golde Thys yeare the King helde hys Christmasse at Danfrount 1186 and shortly after came to a communication wyth the French king at the which hee tooke a solemne othe that hee woulde delyuer the Ladye Alice the Frenche Kinges Sister whome hee hadde as yet in his custodie vnto hys sonne Richarde Earle of Positon in maryage For the which maryage to be had and solemnised the French King graunted to deliuer vnto the sayde Richarde the towne of Gysors wyth all that which his father king Lewes promised vnto king Henrie the sonne lately deceassed in maryage with Queene Margaret the wife of the same Henrie receyuing an othe thereto neuer to make any clayme or chalenge to the same towne and landes King Henrie after hee hadde thus concluded and finished hys affayres wyth the Frenche King returned backe into Englande in Maye King Hâ—… returneth Englandâ—… Ger. Do. Hugh Pâ—… WithaÌ„â—… Bishop of â—…colne and then was Hugh Priour of Witham instituted Byshoppe of Lyncolne after that the Sea there hadde beene voyde and wythout any lawfull gouernour almoste the space of seuentine yeares This Hugh was reputed a verye godly and vertuous man Before him Walter Constaunce was nominated to that Sea but bycause he was made Archebyshoppe of Rouen before hee was inuested in the Church of Lyncolne hee is not accounted in number of the Bishoppes of Lyncolne About the same tyme came newes to the King that Hugh Lacie was slaine in Irelande by an Irishe Gentleman Hugh Lacie slaine that was his confederate or rather by a labourer as in the Irishe Hystorie ye may read whereof the King was nothing sorie bycause that the same Hugh was growne to so high degree of puissaunce in that Countrey that he refused to obey the kings commaundement when he sent for him It is to bee noted that when King Henrie had conquered the moste parte of Irelande and set the Countrey in some order after his comming from thence such Captains as he left there behind him were not ydle but still did what they could to enlarge the confines which were committed to theyr gouernaunce but amongest them all this Hugh Lacie was the chiefest insomuch that after the death of Richarde Earle of Seriguile â—…ugh Lacies â—…igence to â—…arge his â—…ssessions in â—…lande the king made him gouernour of the Countrey in place of the sayde Earle by reason whereof he so enlarged his possessions that within a while he became dreadfull not onely to the enimies but also to his associates as to suche English Captaines as were abyding in Ireland vpon garde of the English Frontiers For if any of them disobeyed his coÌ„maundement he would not sticke to chastice them at his pleasure so that by such meanes he seemed rather to conquere the Countrry to his owne vse than to the Kinges He had also ioyned himselfe in maryage with a daughter of the King of Vnlester not making King Henrie priuie to the same Wherevpon the King hauing sundrie informations presented to him of suche his presumptuous demeanor commaunded him by his letters to returne home and repayre to his presence whiche to doe as before I haue sayde hee refused by reason whereof hee confirmed the suspition whiche was conceyued of him to ryse vpon no vaine coniectures and therefore the euyll that came to hym was nothing lamented of King Henrie â—…g Henrie 〈◊〉 sorie for 〈◊〉 death of â—…ie who with good cause was highly offended towardes him for the contempt and considerations aforesayde This yeare Geffrey the Kings sonne that was Earle of Brytayne dyed at Paris â—…e death of â—…ffrey the â—…gs sonne and was buryed in the same Citie leauing behinde him besides two daughters one onely sonne as yet in his mothers wombe of whome shee was delyuered in the nyght of the feast of
king of England seeketh to haue some quarel why he may refuse to mary with my sister For these are but forged matters and no truth resteth in them When the King of Englande vnderstode this maner of answere he replied in this wise â–ª That as for the Frenche kings sister he might not marry for as muche as he was able to produce good witnes to proue that his father had lyen with hir and got a child of hir And as for his priuie proceedings and practise with Tancrede he neded no further testimonie than his owne hande and his seale the partie himselfe being present who receiued them the messenger also being not far off that carried them betweene bothe the parties When the Frenche kyng was thoroughly enfourmed of the firste point through councell of the Earle of Flanders and others hee pacifyed hym selfe and was contented to release the king of England of his faith giuen by othe for the contract 〈◊〉 with his sister Alice 〈◊〉 inconsideration of whiche release the Kyng of Englande coueâ—…nted to gyue yearely to the Frenche Kâ—… two thousande Markes of sterlyng coyne for the terme of fyue yeares togyther And at â—…iâ—… returne home it was agreed that he shâ—…ld also delyâ—… vnto the French Kyng hys syster the sayde Ladye Alyce wyth the Towne of Gysours and all other thynges whiche the Frenche Kyng hadde graunted to hym with his sayde sister On the other part the French kyng graunted that the Duchye of Brytaine shoulde appertayne to the domynion of the Duâ—…e of Normandye so as the Duke of Brytaine should be accompted the liege man of the Duke of Normandye and that the duke of Normandie should answer the French king for bothe the Duchies as well of Brytayne as Normandie These agreementes were ratified and confirmed with solemne othes reciued and charters giuen vnder their hands and seales vpon the .xxx. day of Marche And herewith the Frenche king nowe that the seasonable tyme of the yeare was come The Frenche king setteth foorth from Messina tovvardes the holy lande set forwarde towarde the Holye lande leauyng King Richarde behynde him in Sicile And the two twentie day after his setting foorthe from Messina he arriued at the siege of Arâ—… or Acon The same day also that the Frenche King departed from Messina Queene Eleanor the mother of king Richard arriued there brynging with his the lady â—…ingâ—… 〈…〉 mâ—…ter of â—…ctius the kyng of â—…anarre and the fourth day after Quene Elinore toke leaue of her sonne King Richarde Quene Elynor returneth by Rome and departed hâ—…warde towardes Englande taking hir â—…an by Râ—…e for the â—…sinesse of Geffrey the 〈◊〉 of Yorke as to intreat the Pope that he would confirme and consecrate him Aâ—…bishâ—… 〈◊〉 to autorise some other to doe it in his 〈◊〉 â—…eâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…eâ—…engaria remayned behind with the Kings sister â—…onâ—… Qâ—…ne of â—…eâ—… Kyng Richarde then vnderstanding thys iniurie to him doone by the Cypriotes perceyuing they woulde resiste his landyng he prepared hym selfe and his people to enter vpon them by force The king of Cypres Isakius or Cursach whome Houeden nameth Emperour of Cypres had assembled the most parte of all the power of men that he myght make though fewe of them were armed or hadde any greate skill in feates of warre and caused theÌ„ to set boords logs of wood henches formes and great chestes afore theÌ„ as a defence and as it were in steed of a wal that by succour therof they mighte the better keepe off their enemie from landing but king Richarde so encouraged his menne by his presence and suche comfortable wordes as he vttered vnto them that rowing to the shoare with their Galeyes and small boates hauyng the Archers afore them they easily got a lande droue theyr enimyes backe The Englishemen take lande chase their enimies and chased them so farre as they being but footemen wetherbeaten weary and we at conueniently myghte for the shortenesse of the tyme. King Richarde hauing thus got â—â—te a land â—…srun approched the towne of Limeszun which he wyth hys souldyers entred and fyndyng it emptie of people the which were stedde away but full of riches and great plentie of victuals as corne wine oyle and fleshe he seyzed therevpon King Richard accepted these offers and so the king of Cypres came in sware fealtie to kyng Richard in presence of the king of Ierusalem the Prince of Antioche and other barons and promised vppon his othe then receyued not to departe till all thinges couenaunted on hys parte were performed Then king Richarde assigned tentes for him and his to lodge in and appointed certayne knyghtes other men of warre to haue the custody of him but the same day after dinner vpon repentaunce of that which he had done he deceiued his kepers stale away sending knowledge backe to the king that he woulde not stande to the couenauntes which wer concluded vpon betwixt them King Richarde seemed to like the matter well inoughe and forthwith deliuered a parte of his army vnto the king of Ierusalem and to the Prince of Antioche appointing them to pursue the king of Cipres by laÌ„de whylest her with one parte of his Gallies and Roberte de Turneham with the other mighte searche aboute the coaste by sea to prohibite his passage by water In euery place where they came suche shippes and Gallies as they found they seazed into their handes and no resistance was made againste them by reason the people fled to the woods and mountains leauing the cities townes and castelles boyd in all steedes where the King or the saide sir Roberte de Thorneham with theyr vesselles began to appeare When they had taken their plesure thus alongst the coastes they retourned againe vnto Limeszun After the solempnitie of this mariage and coronation ended king Richarde set foreward with his army into the countrey of Cipres and first wanne by surrender the citie of Nichosia and after the strong castell of Cherin within the whiche was the daughter of the king of Cipres whiche Ladie humbly yelded hir selfe vnto king Richard who hauing pitie of hir case sent hir to his wyfe the newe Queene willyng that she might be honorably vsed From thence passing forward these castels were deliuered into his hands Castels deliueâ—… the â—…ng 〈◊〉 â—…ande Baffes and Buffevent Den Amur CaÌ„dace and afterwards all the other castels and cities townes and places of strengthe within that Isle one after an other Finally hearing that the king of Cipres was enclosed in an Abbey called Cap S Andrew he marched thitherwards but when the king of Cypres hearde of his approche he came foorth and submitted himselfe wholly into his hands The K. of Cypres agayn submitteth himseâ—… to the king of Englande Rafe Fitz Geâ—…frey The king fyrste appointed him to the keping of his chamberlain Rafe Fitz Geffrey and after sent him vnto the Citie of Tripoli there to be kept in close prison Who when he heard he should
it began soone after that vnketh sight whereof ensued suche effecte as I haue alreadye rehearsed King Iohn K. Iohn IOHN the yongest sonne of Henrye the second was proclaimed King of Englande beginning his raigne the .vj. day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord 1199. An. Reg. 1. the firste of Philip Emperor of Rome and the .xx. of Philip king of France King WilliaÌ„ as yet liuing in gouernement ouer the Scots Rog. Houed So soone as his brother Richard was deceassed hee sendeth Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury and William Marshall Earle of Stregill otherwise called Chepstow into Englande both to proclaime him king and also to see his peace kepte togither with Geffrey Fitz Peter Lorde chiefe iustice and diuers other Barons of the Realme whilest be himselfe went to Chinon where his brothers trasure laye whiche was forthwith deliuered to hym by Robert de Turnham and therewithal at the Castel of Chinon and Sawmer and diuerse other places Mat. Paris Chinon Robert de Turnham Saumur Rog. Houeden Thomas de Furnes whiche were in the custody of the foresaide Robert But Thomas de Nurnes nephue to the saide Robert de Turnham deliuered the Citie and Castell of Angiers vnto Arthur Duke of Britaine For by generall consent of the nobles and peeres of the countries of Anion Maine and Touraine Arthur was receiued as the liege and soueraine Lorde of the same countreys For euen at this present Strife amongst the English subiects on the other syde of the sea and so soone as it was knowen that king Richard was deceassed diuers cities and townes on that side of the sea belonging to the saide Richarde whilest hee liued fell at oddes among themselues some of them endeuouring to preferre King Iohn other labouring rather to bee vnder the gouernaunce of Arthur Duke of Britaine considering that he seemed by moste righte to be their chiefe Lorde forasmuche as hee was sonne to Geffrey elder brother to Iohn And thus began the broyle in those quarters whereof in processe of time ensued great inconuenience and finally the death of the saide Arthur as shall be shewed hereafter Now whilest king Iohn was thus occupied in recouering hys brothers treasure and trauelling with his subiectes to reduce them to his obedience Queene Eleanor his mother by the helpe of Hubert archebishoppe of Canterburye and other of the noble menne and barons of the lande trauayled as diligentlye to procure the englishe people to receiue their othe of allegiance to be true to King Iohn for the sayde archbishoppe and William Marshall Earle of Striguill being sente ouer into Englande as before you haue hearde to proclaime him king and to kepe the lande in quite assembled the estates of the Realme at Northampton Mat. Pâ—… The â—…sembled 〈◊〉 Northampâ—… where Geffrey Fitz Peter Lorde chiefe Iustice was presente with other of the nobles afore whome those lordes whose fidelities were earst suspected wyllingly toke their othes of obedience to the newe King and were assured by the same Lordes on his behalfe that they shoulde finde him a liberal a noble and a righteous Prince and suche â—…oâ—… as woulde see that euery man shoulde â—…y hys owne and suche as were knowen to bee notorious transgressors should be sure to receiue their condigne punishment â—…tace â—…sent 〈◊〉 lande They sent also Eustace de Vescye vnto William King of Scotlande to signifie to him that king Iohn vppon his arriuall into Englande woulde satisfie him of all suche right as hee pretended to haue within the English dominions And thus was King Iohn accompted and proclaimed King of Englande by the generall consente of all the Lordes and barons of the same The names of the chiefe of those peeres that were sworne as you haue hearde are as foloweth Dauid Earle of Huntingdon brother vnto William king of Scots Richarde Earle of Clare Ranulph Earle of Chester William Earle of Tutebury or rather Ferrers Wâ—…lran Erle of Warwik Roger Lacye constable of Chester and WilliaÌ„ de Mombray with diuers other whose names I heere omit bicause I wold not be tedious irkesome to the readers Nowe the king of Scotlande being enformed by the Lord Eustace Vescy who had maried his daughter that there was some hope to bee bad on his parte for the recouerie of such seignories as hee and his predecessors sometime helde in Englande doth forth w t rispatche sundrie Ambassadours with ful purpose to sende them ouer into Normandie vnto Kyng Iohn there to require restitution of the countryes of Northumberlande and Cumberlande wyth their appurtinaunces and he promised also by hys letters that if the same might be graunted vnto him in as ample manner as they had beene in time past vnto his ancetors hee woulde gladly do his homage to King Iohn as to the true and lawefull king of Englande and furthermore yeelde to him his faithefull seruice against all men so often as he shuld be required therevnto Howbeit when the archebishoppe of Canterburie and the rest of the counsell vnderstood that these ambassadors shuld passe thorow England they would not suffer them so to do but speedyly sent Dauid Earle of Huntington into Scotland vnto the king his brother requiring him earnestly y t he wold not send any ambassadors ouer as yet but rather tarie and take pacience a while til the king should come ouer into England which as they sayd he purposed to doe very shortly In the meane season king Iohn hauing sette some stay in his businesse on the further side of the sea he left his mother stil in Guienne to defend that countrey against the enimies and taking the sea â—…g Iohn coÌ„â—…th ouer into â—…glande came ouer himself into England landing at ShorehaÌ„ the .xxv. day of May. On the next day being y e Ascention euen he cant to London there to receyue the crowne On the morow after being the Ascention day wheÌ„ the nobilitie and coÌ„mons were assembled and the king broughte into the Churche of S. Peter at Westmin there to receiue his diademe Hubert Archebishop of Canterbury being chief in authoritie and honor both for his age and calling spake these words or the like in substance before the whole assemblie â—…e Archbiâ—…p of Canâ—…buries oraâ—…n Most honorable Lordes of the spiritualtie and most graue and politike peeres and barons of the temporaltie you are come hither this day to choose you a king and suche a one as if need should require may be able of himselfe to take suche a charge vpon him and hauing taken it vpon him to execute that which he shal think to be expedieÌ„t for the profit of his subiects we haue therfore one present here amoÌ„g vs vpon whom the hartes and good willes of high lowe riche and poore do generally depend a man I doubt not but that for his owne parte will applye all his whole endeuour studie and thoughte vnto that only ende whiche he shall perceyue to bee most profitable for the common wealth as knowing himself
said Erles brother c. But now to returne after that the Earle of Bullongne was expulsed out of Fraunce as before ye haue heard he came ouer vnto K. Iohn and was of him ioyfully receiued hauing three C. lb. of reuenewes in land to him assigned within EnglaÌ„d for y e which he did homage and fealtie vnto him also Shortly after this also died William de Breuse the elder which fledde from the face of K. Iohn out of Irelande into Fraunce and departing this lyfe at Corbell was buried at Paris in the Abey of S. Victor Polidor In y e meane time Pope Innocent after y e returne of his Legates out of England perceyuing y e K. Iohn would not be ordred by him determined with the consent of his Cardinals and other couÌ„sellors also at the instant sute of y e English Bishops other Prelates being ther with him to depriue Kyng Iohn of his kingly estate and so firste assoyled all his subiects and vassals of theyr othes of allegiaÌ„ce made vnto the same King and after depriued him by solomne protestation of his Kingly administration and dignitie and lastly signifieth vnto the French King and other Christian Princes of that his depriuation admonishing them to pursue King Iohn being thus depriued forsaken and condemned as a common enimie to God and his Church Hee ordeyned furthermore that whosoeuer employed goodes or other ayde to vanquish and ouercome that disobedient Prince should remaine assured in peace of the Church as well as those whiche wente to visit the Sepulchre of our Lord not only in their goodes and persons but also in suffrages for sauing of their soules But yet that it might appere to al men that nothing could be more ioyfull vnto his holinesse than to haue K. Iohn to repente his trespasses committed and to aske forgiuenes for the same â—…dulfe sent â—…o Fraunce â—…ractise â—…h the FreÌ„ch â—…or K. Iohn destructioÌ„ hee appointed Pandulph whiche lately before was returned to Rome with a great number of English exiles to goe into Fraunce togither with Stephen the Archbishop of Caunterbury and the other English Bishops giuing him in commandement that repayring vnto the French K. he shoulde communicate with him all that which he had appoynted to be done agaynst K. Iohn and to exhorte the Frenche K. to make war vpon him as a person for his wickednes excommunicate Moreouer this Pandulph was commaunded by the Pope if he saw cause to goe ouer into England and to deliuer vnto K. Iohn suche letters as the Pope had written for his better instruction and to seeke by al meanes possible to draw him from his naughty opinion In the meane time when it was bruted through the Realme of England that the Pope had releassed the people and assoyled them of their oth of fidelitie to the K. and that he was depriued of his gouernement by the Popes sentence by little and little a great number both of Souldiers CitizeÌ„s Burgesses Captaines and CoÌ„nestables of Castels leauing their charges and Bishops with a great multitude of Priests reuolting from him and auoiding his company and presence secretely stale away â—…ath VVest â—…at Paris and gote ouer into Fraunce Notwithstanding that diuers in respect of the Popes curse and other coÌ„siderations them mouing vtterly refused in this maner to obey K. Iohn yet there were many others that did take his parte and maynteyne his quarrell right earnestly â—…e names of 〈◊〉 noble men â—…t continued â—…e vnto king â—…n as his brother William Earle of Salisbury Albericke de Veer Earle of Oxforde Geffrey Fitz Peter Lord chiefe Iustice of England also three Bishops Durham Winchester and Norwich Richarde Marish Lord ChaÌ„cellor Hugh Deuill chiefe forrester William de Wrothing Lord Warden of the portes Roberte Veipount and his brother Yuan Brian de Lisle Geffrey de Lucy Hugh Balliole and his brother Barnard William de Cantlow and his sonne William Foulke de Cantlow Reginalde de Cornehull Sherife of Kent Robert Braybrooke and his son Harry Phillip de Louecotes Iohn de Bassingborne Phillippe March Chatelaine of Nottingham Peter de Maulley Robert de Gangy Gerard de Athie and his Nephewe Ingelrand William Brewer Peter Fitz Hubert Thomas Basset and Foulks de Breant a Norman with many other too long here to reherse who as fautors and counsellers vnto him sought to defende him in all causes notwithstanding the censures of the Churche so cruelly pronounced agaynste hym The same yeare King Iohn held his Christmas at Windsor and in the Lent following 1212 on midlent Sunday beeing at London hee honored the Lorde Alexander sonne and heire to the Kyng of Scottes with y e high order of Knighthoode And as I fynde it mentioned by some writers Bernewell whereas he vnderstoode how there were dyuers in Scotlande that conteinning their naturall Lorde and Kyng by reason of his great age King Iohn wente thither with an army to represse the Rebels and being come thither hee sendeth his men of warre into the inner parts of the Countrey who scouring the coastes tooke Guthred Macwilliam Capitaine of them that moued the sedition whome Kyng Iohn caused to be hanged on a paire of Gallowes This Guthred was discended of the line of the auncient Scottishe Kynges and beeing assisted with the Irishmen and Scottes that fauoured not y e race of the Kyngs that presently raigned wrought theÌ„ muche trouble as his father named Donald hadde done before him sometime secretly vnder hande and sometime agayne by way of open Rebellion Shortly after the Welchmen began to sturre also and rushing foorthe of their owne confynes The Welshmen moue Rebellion Mat. Par. fell vppon their next neigbours within the Englishe marches wasted the countrey and ouerthrew diuers Castels flatte to the grouÌ„d Whervpon the King hauing knowledge therof An. reg 14. assembled a mighty army out of hande and commyng to Nottingham King Iohn hangeth the Welsh pledges he hanged vp the Welsh hostages whiche the last yeare hee had receyued to the number of eight and tweÌ„tie yong striplings and by reason he was now set in a maruellous chafe he roughly proceded against all those whome hee knew not to fauour his cause some he dischargeth of their offices other hee depriueth of their Captayneshippes and other roomes and reuoketh certaine priuiledges and immunities graunted to Monkes Priests and meÌ„ of Religion And now hauing his army redy to haue gone into Wales hee receyued letters the same time both from the K. of Scottes and from his daughter the wife of Leoline Prince of Wales conteyning in effecte the aduertisement of one selfe matter which was to let him vnderstand that if he went forward on his iourney he should eyther through treason bee slayne of his owne Lords or else bee deliuered to be destroyed of his enimies Mat. Paris King Iohn breaketh vp his army The K. iudging no lesse but that the tenor of the letters conteyned a truth brake vp his army and returned
as was sayd they occupied to gaine after the maner of the Courte of Rome But at length yet they were called before the ciuill Magistrate by the kings procurement and grieuously accused for theyr vnlawfull occupying of vsurie and some of them committed to prison the residue hid themselues out of the way tyll at length for a summe of money they were licenced to be at rest and so continued for a season The Iewes reioyced hereat to haue fellowes with them in their miserie In this season also there depended a controuersie betwixt the Archbishop of Canterburie and the Bishoppe of London and his Canons of Paules Controuersie betwixt Prelates so that the sayde Bishop of London and the Deane of Paules and other of the Canons were excommunicate But the Bishop perceyuing which way the world went recoÌ„ciled himselfe But the Deane stoode long in the matter and at length went himselfe to the Pope to vtter his griefe This controuersie hanged long betwixt them and was handled in such wife that laye menne laught at their doings for now and then whom the Pope commaunded to be assoyled theyr aduersaries by colour of the Popes authoritie would commaund to be excommunicate The Earle of Leycester prospereth in Cascoigne The first day of Iuly the Erle of Leycester in Gascoign ouercame many of the kings enimies and tooke from them a fortresse called ChattelloÌ„ A sore tempest of thunder and lightning On S. Dunstans day there was a maruellous sore teÌ„pest of weather the ayre being darkned on euery side from the foure corners thereof and withall chaunced such a thunder as fewe the like had beene heard of First it beganne as it had beene a greate waye off but after it burst out with such terrible crackes as was wonderful But one amongst the rest exceeded and withall such lightning flashed forth as put men in great feare and terror The chymney of the Chamber wherein the Queene and hir children then were was beaten downe to dust 〈…〉 and the whole buyâ—…ding sore shaken This was at Windsore where in the Parke Okes were rent in sunder and turned vp by the rootes and much hurt done as mylnes with the Mylners in them and shepefoldes with the shepheardes and plowmen and suche as were going by the way were destroyed and beaten downe About the same tyme the sea on the coastes of Englande High tyâ—… rose with higher tydes than the naturall course gaue by the space of sixe foote About Michaelmasse the Queene dowager of Scotlande that was daughter to Monsieur de Cousie a French man came through EnglaÌ„d to return into France where she was born was of the king honourably receyued and welcomed This yeare the Nunrie of Marran not farre from Lynne was founded by the Ladie Isabell The Nâ—… Marran â—…ded Countesse of Arundell Also this yeare the Lorde William de Cantlow departed this life in whose heritage his son named also William succeeded Moreouer Iohn Cobham and Geffrey Spencer that was a man of great fame and one of the kings counsaile departed this life Cobham before Easter and Spencer shortlye after the same feast Also in the Octaues of Pentecost Paule Peyuer or Peure departed this life Paule Peyuer Hee was also one of the kings chiefe Counsaylers and Lorde Stewarde of his house This man at the first was not borne to any great possessions but by purchase hee atteyned to greate reuenues The Ladie Ioan his wife compounded with the king for the maryage of hir sonne named Paule after his father but the Lorde Iohn Gray payed the money being fiue hundred marks and so discharging hir of that debt maried hir sonne to one of his daughters at his manour of Eyton and afterwardes at London maried the mother of his sonne in lawe The Lâ—… William 〈◊〉 married 〈…〉 Pâ—…yâ—… wherewyth the King was sore displeased for hee hadde gyuen the maryage of hir vnto a Staunger one Stephen de Salines so that the Lorde Gray was glad to gyue to the King the summe of fiftie markes by way of a fine to haue his good will In the .xxxvj. yeare of King Henries raigne Aâ—… Mat. Pâ—… The Câ—… of Hales â—…cared the Churche of Hales was dedicate of the foundation of Richarde Earle of Cornewall At which dedication hee kept a solenme feast on the Euen of Saint Leonarde being Sunday There was present the King and Queene and almoste all the Nobilitie of Englande both spiritual and temporall The buylding of that Churche The câ—… of the bâ—…ding of tâ—… Church of Hales all charges accounted stoode the Earle in tenne thousande Markes as hee himselfe confessed vnto Mathew Paris About the same tyme the Earle of Leycester and Guy de Lusignan the Kings halfe brother came into Englande out of Fraunce and landed at Douer The king receyued them with great ioy gladnes He gaue to his brother at his return great rewards as he was euer accustomed â—…eys and 〈◊〉 in those 〈◊〉 were â—…ed in â—…rough â—…r than is â—…n our â—…as shuld â—…re so as â—…ame 〈◊〉 seeme â—…r a right â—…se of war 〈◊〉 vtteraÌ„ce In the feast of the Conception of our Ladie at a Iustes holden at Rochester the straungers were putte to the worse and well beaten by the Englishe Batchlers and men of Armes so that the dishonour which they did to the Englishmen at Brackley was nowe recompenced with interest For the Straungers fleeing to the Citie for succour were mette by the way by the English Knightes seruaunts and yeomen which fel vpon them beate them sore with Clubbes and stanâ—…s and handled the very euill Hereof spring a greate hatred betwixt the Englishe men and straungers whiche dayly grewe and encreased more and more the rather bycause the king had them in so good estimation and reteyned so many of them within the realme The king did celebrate the feast of Christmasse at York 1252 whether came Alexander the yong king of Scottes and was there made Knight by the King of Englande and on Saint Stephens day he maryed the Ladie Margaret daughter to the king of England according to the assuraunce before time concluded There was a great assembly of noble personages at that feast â—…ouse of â—…ie The Queene dowager of Scotland mother to king Alexander a French woman of the house of Coucie had passed the sea was present there with a fayre companie of Lordes and GentlemeÌ„ The number of knights that were come thither on the king of Englandes part were reckened to be at the poynt of one thousande The King of Scottes had with him .lx. knightes and a great sort of other gentlemen comparable to knightes â—…ing of â—…dâ—… hoâ—… to king â—…gland The king of Scottes did homage to the king of Englande at that time for the realme of Scotlande and all things were done with great loue and fauour although at the begynning some strife was kyndled about taking vp of lodgings This assembly of the Princes
portion of the bloud of our Sauior He therfore being desirous to haue some part thereof so intreated hym that had the keping of it that he obteined his desire brought it ouer wyth hym into Englande bestowyng a third part thereof after his fathers deceasse in the Abbeye of Hayles as it were to adorne and enryche the same bycause that therein bothe hys father and hys mother were buryed The bloud of Hayles and the other two partes hee dydde reserue in his owne custodie tyll at lengthe moued vppon suche deuotion as was then vsed hee founded an Abbey a little from his manour of Berkhamsted which abbey was named Ashrugge Ashrugge abbey built Bonnehommes in the which he placed Monkes of the order of Bonnehommes being the first that euer had bin seene of that order here in England And herewith he also assigned the two other partes of that bloud to the same Abbey Whervpon followed great resort of people to those two places induced therevnto by a certaine blynde deuotion The lord Henry sonne to the king of Almayn murdered in Italy Henrye the brother of thys Edmunde and son to the foresayde Kyng of Almayne as hee retourned from Affrike where hee hadde bene wyth the Prince Edwarde was stayne at Viterbo in Italy whither he was come about businesse whiche he had to do with the Pope by the hand of Guy de Montfort the sonne of Symon de Mountfort Earle of Leycester in reuenge of the same Symons death This murder was coÌ„mitted afore the high aultar as the same Henrye kneeled there to heare diuine seruice The foresayd Guy vpon that murder coÌ„mitted fled vnto his father in law the Earle of Anguilare as then gouernour of Tuskayn There was at Viterbo the same tyme Philippe king of Fraunce returning homewards from the iorney which his father made into Affrik where he died Also Charles king of Sicile was there present whome the sayde Guy then serued Both those Kyngs were put in muche blame for that the murder and wilfull escape was done and suffred in their presence and no pursute made after the murderer Boniface the Archbish of Canterbury after he had ruled the sea .xxxvij. yeres departed this life And after his deceasse Robert Kuvvarby Archebishoppe of Canterbury about two yeres or more was one Roberte Kylwarbye appointed in hys place by Pope Gregorie whiche Robert was the xlvj Archbishop that hadde gouerned the 〈◊〉 of Canterburye About the moneth of Iune there fell great debate and discorde betwixte the Monkes of Norwiche and the Citizens there An afâ—… tvvâ—… 〈◊〉 Moâ—…s 〈◊〉 Châ—… Nâ—… Whiche increased so farfoorth that at lengthe the Citizens wyth great violence assaulted the Monasterie fited the gates and forced the fyre so with reede and drye wood that the church with the bookes and all other ornamentes of the same and all houses of office belonging to that Abbey were cleane breâ—…ned wasted and destroyed so that nothing 〈◊〉 preserued excepte one little Chapell The Kyng hearing of this rioâ—… â—…dde to Norwiche and causyng inquirie to be made therof thirtie young men of the Citie were condemned hanged and brente Thirtie of 〈◊〉 Câ—… Noâ—…â—…ged and 〈◊〉 to the greate griefe of the other Citisens for they thoughte that the Priour of the place was the occasion of all that mischiefe who hadde got togither armed men and tooke vppon hym to keepe the â—…ffray and Churche by force of armes but the Prâ—… was well ynoughe borne oute and defended by the Byshoppe of Norwyche as their named Roger. The King returnyng by Sainte Edmâ—… Burye after hee hadde doone hys deuotions to Sainct Edmundes shrine began to waxe somewhat crasye but after hauing a little recouered his helth he called a Counsell there wherein he went aboute to haue taken order for the punishment of rebels but his sycknesse agayne inâ—…ing he brake vp the assembly and with al speede hasted to London After this he kept on his iourney till he came vnto Parys where hee was honourably receyued of the Frenche Kyng and from thence he went to Burdeaux and there remayned till after his fathers death In this meane time King Henry being returned to London from Sainct Edmundes Burye as before ye An. reg 57. haue heard his sicknesse so encreased 〈◊〉 that â—…aâ—…y he died there at Westminster the sixteenth daye of Nouember in the yeare of our Sauiour 12â—…2 after he hadde lyued threescore and fyue yeres King Henrye departeth thys lyfe and reigned fiftie sixe yeares and .xxvij. dayes A little before his deathe when hee perceyued that he coulde no longer lyue The Earle of Gloucester he caused the erle of Gloucester to come afore him and to be newly sâ—… to keepe the peace of the lande to the â—…e of his sonne Prince Edwarde Moreouer Kyng Henry had three daughters by the sayde Eleanore as Margarete married to Alexander K. of Scots Beatrice which the duke of Britayn had to wife and Catherine whiche died before she was mariageable he was of body well cast and strong â—…s proportion 〈◊〉 body of a good stature in heigth well fauored of face with the lidde of on of his eyes comming downe so as it almost couered the apple of the same eye Of nature he was curteous 〈◊〉 conditions and of stomacke rather noble thaÌ„ stoute a deuoute Prince and liberall towardes the poore and needie He wanted not yet dispraise in some poyntes namely for that in ordering of things and weightye affaires he vsed small consideration he was also noted to be a great taker of money by loanes taâ—…s and Subsidies But therevnto he was enforced by necessitie to beare the charges of warre and other publike affaires than of any couetous mynde on purpose to serue his owne turne What Captaines of honoure among the Nobilitie liued in his tyme it maye appeare by the course of the historye of his tyme. Of sundry learned menne these wee fynde mencioned in Mayster Bales Centuries and others Walter of Couentrie an historiographer Radulphus Niger that wrote bothe histories and other treatises Gervasius de Melkeley Albricius of London Roberte Curson a man excellently learned bothe in diuine and humain letters so that comming to the Courte of Rome he there grew in suche estimation that he became a Cardinall of whome thys wythnesse wee fynde recorded by Matthewe Westmonasteriensis and Mathew Paris At the takyng of Damiate a Citie in Egypte there was wyth Pelagius the Cardinall of Alba the Popes Legate mayster Roberte Curson an Englishe man a most famous clerke borne of a noble house and Cardinall of the church of Rome These are reported to florish in the days both of King Iohn and Kyng Henry his son in whose time also ther liued other lerned men as these Hughe Kirkested Richarde of Ely Peter Henham Iohn Giles or de Sancto Egidio an excellent phisitioÌ„ Caducan a Welchman borne and Bishoppe of Bangore Alexander a singuler lerned man that wrote dyuers and many treatises
sent for backe againe by the two Queenes of Fraunce Ioan wife to King Philip and Marie his mother in lawe whiche promised to frame some accorde betwene the 〈◊〉 kings so therevpon after diuerse comâ—…ons by them had in the matter with the said 〈◊〉 of Lancaster at length it was accorded that for the sauing of the French kings honour which seemed to bee touched by things done by the king of Englandes ministers in Gascoigne The 〈◊〉 thâ—… 〈◊〉 sixe Castels shoulde remaine at the sayde kings pleasant as Sanctes Talemonde Turnim Pomorall Penne and Mount Flaunton Also there should be let a seruant or sergeant in the Frenche kings name in euerie Citie and Castell within all the whole Duchie of Guienne except Bâ—…rdeâ—… Bayon the Rioll And further hostages should be deliuered at the French kings pleasure of all ministers to be placed by the king of England in Gascoigne and other places throughe all the Countrey These things done the French king shoulde reuoke the summonance published and pronounced in the Court of Paris agaynst the king of England Also he should restore all the Castels his seruants being remoued which he had placed in the same togither with the pledges incontineÌ„tly at the request of the same Queenes or of either of them The king of Englande hauing a safe conduct should come to Aâ—…iens that there meeting with the French king peace and â—…ie might be confirmed betwixt them Then â—…re there writings made and engrossed touching the foresayd Articles of agreement one part deliuered to the erle sealed with the seales of the Queenes and other remayned with the foresayd Queenes sealed with the seale of the Earle The k. of EnglaÌ„d certified hereof Lâ—… 〈◊〉 sent his letters patents directed vnto all his officers ministers in Gascoigne commaunding them to obey in all things the French kings pleasure These letters patents were first sent vnto the Erle of LaÌ„caster that he might cause theÌ„ to be conueyd into Gascoigne when he should see time The Earle hauing receyued those letters doubting whether the French king would obserue the agreement which the Queenes had made concluded or not he required of theÌ„ that he might heate the French K. speake the worde that he would stande vnto that which they had concluded Whervpon in the presence of the said Erle his wife Blanch Queene of Nauaâ—…re mother to the French Queene also of the duke of Burgoigne Hugh Veâ—…on to the Erle of Oxford of a Chaplain cleped sir Iohn Lacie the French king promised in the fayth of a Prince that he would fulfill the promises of the said Queenes and the couenants by them accorded Shortly herevpon was sent into Gascoigne a knight of the Erles of Lancaster called sir Geffrey de Langley with letters from the French K. directed to the Conestable Sir Gâ—… Laâ—… to call him back again from his appoynted enterprise And the foresayd Chaplaine sir Iohn Lacy was sent also thither with the letters patents of the king of England directed vnto his officers there in forme as is aboue mentioned wherevpon the Lorde Iohn Saint Iohn the king of Englands lieutenant in Gascoigne vnderstanding the conclusions of the agreemeÌ„t sold all such prouisions as he had made and brought into the Cities townes and fortresses for the defence of the same and departing out of Gascoigne came towardes Paris to returne that way into England But beholde what followed The Frenche â—…ings minde â—…aunged sodainly by the enimie of peace was the French kings minde quite chaunged And where the king of England was come vnto Canterburie and kept there his Easter that immediately vpon the receyt of the safeconduct he might transport ouer the seas and so come to Amiens according to the appointment made by the agreement â—…s vniest â—…ing now not only the safeconduct was denied but also the first letters reuocatorie sent vnto the Conestable to call him backe by other letters sent after were also made voyde and he by the latter letters appoynted to keepe vpoÌ„ his iourney so that y e Conestable entring into Gascoine with a power found no resistance the Captains officers submitting themselues with the townes fortresses at his pleasure according to the tenor of the letters patents lately to them deliuered All the officers and captains of the fortresses were brought to Paris as captiues and pledges Within a few dayes after the Erle of Lancaster required the Queenes that they would ' cal vpon the king to grant his safeconduct for the K. of EnglaÌ„d to reuoke the citatioÌ„ or summonaÌ„ce to restore the lands taken from him and to delyuer the pledges 〈◊〉 French K. â—…unceth â—…t he had â—…e but the French king by the mouthes of certain knights sent vnto the Erle renouÌ„ced al such couenants as before had bin coÌ„cluded The Earle of Lancaster then perceyuing that both he and his brother king Edward were mocked thus at the French kings hands returned into Englande and informeth the king and hys counsaile from poynt to poynt of all the matter Herevpon a Parliament being called at Westminster at the which the king of Scotlande was present it was decreed by the estates that those landes which were craftily taken so from the king should be recouered againe by the sworde And the king herewith sent vnto the French King a Frier Preacher named Hugh of Manchester â—…h of Manâ—…er a Frier â—…to the â—…ch king and a Frier Minor called William de Gaynesbourgh both being wise and discreete men and Doctours of Diuinitâ—… to declare vnto him that sithe he woulde not obserue suche agreements as had beene concluded betwixt their ancesters and further had broken such couenantes as were now of late agreed vpon betwixt theÌ„ by the trauaile of hys brother Edmonde Earle of Lancaster The king of England renounceth the French king there was no cause why hee ought to accounte hym being King of Englande and Duke of Guien as hys liegeman neyther did he intende further to bee bounde vnto hym by reason of hys homage About the same time did the King of Englande sende the Archebishop of Dubline Ambassadorâ—… sent into Germanâ—…e and the Bishop of Dutesme into Germanie aboute the concluding of a league with Adolph King of Romaines to whom was giuen a great summe of mony as was sayd vpon couenantes that he shoulde ayde the king of Englande agaynst the French king with all his maine force that neyther of them should conclude peace with the sayd French king without consent of the other About the Ascention tide Wolles stayed Fabian king Edward stayed the woolles of this lande aswell belonging to spirituall men as temporall men till the marchants had fined with him for the same A subsidie raysed of woolles so that there was a subsidie payed for all surpliers of wool that went out of the realme and in semblable wife for felles and hydes He also sent an army by sea into Gascoigne A
entred into the North parts of Vlnester with a great armie vpon the day of S. Augustine in May and afterwardes burnt Dundalke Hen. Marle Dundalk burnt and a great part of Vrgile The Irish men also burnt the Church of Athird Moreouer in the battaile of Comeran in Vlnester The battaile of Comeran Richard Erle of Vlnester fled and sir Richard Bourgh sir Iohn Mandeuile and sir Alane Fitz Waren were taken prisoners The Castell of Norbourgh was also taken and at Kenlis in Meth the Lorde Roger Mortimer was discomfited by the foresayde Edwarde Bruce and many of the sayde Sir Rogers men were slaine and taken Also in this .ix. yeare of king Edwards raigne before Christmasse a blasing starre or comet appeared in the north part of the Element by the space of a moneth togither A blasing star Dearth and death and after followed dearth and death as after shall appeare The decease of Guy Earle of Warwike Crokesden Guy Earle of Warwike a man of greate counsaile and skilfull prouidence departed thys life this yeare and was buryed at the Abbey of Bordisley About Mydsommer the Scottes entred eftsoones into Englande 1316 Rich. South doing much mischief with fire and sworde in like sort as they had vsed to do before time not sparing as some write so much as those houses wherein women lay in childbed At their comming to Richmont the Gentlemen of the Countrey that were got into the Castell to defende it compounded with the enimies for a great summe of money to spare the towne and countrey about it without doing further domage thereto at that iourney The Scottes hauing receiued the money â—…ned their march towarde the west partes anâ—â—neying .lx. miles came to Fourneys burninâ—… the Country there aboutes and tooke away 〈◊〉 them all the goodes and prisoners both men 〈◊〉 women which they might lay handes oâ—… 〈◊〉 returned reioysing most of such yron as the 〈◊〉 got in that iourney for they had great wâ—… Scotland of that kind of metall in those day 〈◊〉 The death by reason of the vnseasonable 〈◊〉 ther in the sommer and haruest last past Aâ—… 〈◊〉 The 〈…〉 sâ—… creased for that which with much adoe wâ—…â—…ned after when it came to the proufe yeeldeâ—… 〈◊〉 thing to the value of that which in sheafe iâ—…â—…med to conteyne so that wheat and other gâ—… was at a sore price before now was it enhaâ—… to a farre higher rate the scarcitie therof beâ—… great that a quarter of wheate was solde foâ—… 〈◊〉 which was a great price if we shall consiâ—… it alley of money then currant Also by reason of the murraine that fel aâ—… catel beefes muttons wer vnreasonably 〈◊〉 About this season the Lord HeÌ„rie Beaâ—… a man of high valiancie and noble corage 〈◊〉 gotteÌ„ togither a power of men entred into â—…land and after hee had taken great booâ—… 〈◊〉 spoyles in the Countrey The lâ—… 〈…〉 1317 he being intrapped by Iames Dowglas lost the most part of his 〈◊〉 togither with the pray which they had gotten The displeasure of these mishaps was â—…sed with the naughtie and bold presumption of sir Gilbert Middleton knight Lewes 〈◊〉 meâ—… 〈◊〉 by Sir Gâ—… Middâ—… who being offended y e master Lewes Beamont was preferred vnto the Bishops sea of Durham and Henrie Stâ—… put from it that was first elected and after displaced by the kings sute made vnto the Pope Caxton 〈◊〉 the sayd Lewes Beaumont and his brother HeÌ„rie on WinglesdoÌ„ Moore nere vnto Darington leading the Bishop to Morpath and his brother the Lorde Beaumont vnto the Castell of Misford and so deteyned them as prisoners till they had redeemed their libertie with great summes of money And herewith the saide sir Gilbert being aduaunced in pride Sir Gilâ—… Middâ—… proclâ—… himself 〈◊〉 proclamed himselfe Duke of Northumberlande and ioyning in friendshippe with the Scottishe king Robert Bruce cruelly destroyed the Countie of Richmont With such trayterous partes William FeltoÌ„ and Thomas Heton being not a little stirred first wan by force the Castel of Mytford and after apprehended sir Gilbert Middleton with his companion Walter Selbie and sent them vp to London where shortly after they were drawne hanged and quartered Some write that the sayde sir Gilbert was put to death for robbing two Cardinals to wit Garceâ—… and Fâ—… Cardiâ—… and Lucas Gancellino the Popes Chancellour and Lucas de Flisco that were sent froÌ„ Pope Iohn the .xxij. to consecrate the foresayde Lewes Beâ—… Bishop of Durham 〈◊〉 VVals and to entreate a peace betwixt the Realmes of Englande and Scotlande and also to make an agreement betwixt the king and the Earle of Lancaster The which being mette with vppon Wigilsdon Mâ—â—ried Yorkeshire by the sayde Gylbert â—…an â—…n were robbed of such stuffe and treasure as they brought wyth them but yet escaped themselues and came to Durham â—…dor and from thence sente Messengers vnto Robert Bruce to perswade him to some agreement But whereas he woulde not condiscende to any reasonable conditions of peace at that time they determined to goe into Scotlande to talke with him themselues but before they came to the Borders King Robert who iudged it not to stande with hys profite to haue any peace in that season sent certayne of his people to forbid the Cardinalles the entrie of hys Realme 〈◊〉 curse proâ—…ced aâ—…st the â—…es The Cardinals being thus iniuriously handled pronounced the Scottes by theyr legantine power accursed and enterdyted theyr whole Realme And bycause they sawe nothing lesse than anye hope to doe good with king Robert touching any composition or agreement to bee had they returned againe to the Pope wythoute any conclusion of that for the which they were sent â—…ch Southw After that Edwarde Bruce hadde atchieued such enterprises in other partes of Irelande as in the last yeare ye haue heard he went vnto Fenath and â—…o Skeres in Leynister and there the Lorde chiefe Iustice Edmonde Butler rose agaynst hym with the Lorde Iohn Fitz Thomas that was after Earle of Kildare Sir Arnolde Power and diuerse other with a great armie But by reason of discorde that chaunced amongst them they scaled theyr armie and departed out of the fielde on the .xxvi. daye of Februarie Edwarde Bruce then burned the Castell of Leys after returned into Vlnester he besieged the Castell of Knockfergus and slue Thomas Mandeuile and his brother Iohn at a place called Down as they came thither out of England After this the foresayde Edwarde returned into Scotlande In this season vyttayles were so scant and deare â—…itifull â—…e and wheate and other grayne brought to so high a price that the poore people were constrayned through famine to eate the fleshe of horses 〈◊〉 VVals â—…bian dogges and other vile beasts which is wonderfull to belieue and yet for default there dyed a great multitude of people in diuerse places of the land Fourepence in breade of the courser sort would not
chaunced through the whole realme spreading from place to place but specially this yeare it raigned moste in the â—…orth where as in the yeares before it begaâ—… the South partes â—…n reg 13. The King desirous to bee reuenged of the Scottes made preparation to â—…iâ—… a mightie armie and for want of sufficient numbers of men in other places towardes the North partes the king caused muche people to come vnto him â—…nto of the South and East partes of the realme amongst the which the citie of London was constrayned to finde at their costes and charges two hundred men sending them to Yorke where the generall assembly of the armie was made From thence after hee had receyued his menne from sundrie Countreys and good Townes of hys Realme â—…e king goâ—… Berwike he went to Berwike and layde siege to the Towne In which meane tyme the Scots being assembled came to the borders passed by the English hoste and entring into Englande came in secrete wise downe into the marches of Yorke 〈◊〉 and their 〈…〉 the people and robbed â—…eâ—… in mâ—… cruell wife The Scottes come into the parties of Yorke Wherefore the Archbishop of Yorke incoming in time of such necessitie to doe his indeuour in defence of hys Countrey assembled 〈◊〉 he power as he could gette wether of Clearkes Monkes Châ—…ons and other spirituall men of the Church wâ—… husbandmen and such â—…her vnapt people for the warâ—… and thus with a great number of menne and 〈◊〉 where lyke ordisâ—… Chuâ—… Auesburie 〈◊〉 togither with the Bishop of Eliâ—… then Lorde Chaâ—…cellour came forth agaynste the Sâ—…tes and recounted with them at a place called Mitton vpon Suale the .vij. day of October Hereas the Englishmen passed ouer the water of Suale The discomfiture of MittoÌ„ vpon Suale Caxton the Scottes set fire vpon attaine â—…ackâ—… of 〈◊〉 the smoke wherof was so hugâ—… that the Englishmen might not see where the Scottes lay And when the English men were oncâ—… got ouer the water the Scots came vpon them with a wing in gâ—… order of battaile in fashion like to a â—…lde genly assayling their enimies who for locke of good gouernment were easily beaâ—…n downe and discomâ—…ed without shewing any great resistsâ—… so that three were slain a the number of thâ—… M. and the residue shamefully put to flight Polidor â—…burie 〈◊〉 Dirreâ—…as ranâ—…d two â—…code â—…eth hath â—…as shortâ—…er made â—…p of â—…ch â—…on The Archbishop the Lord Chancellor and the Abbot of Sâ—…y with helpe of their swift horses escaped with diuerse other The Maior of Yorke named Nicholas Fleming was slaine 〈◊〉 William Diâ—… priest take prisoner Many were drowned by reason that the Scots had gotten betwixt the Englishmen and the bridge so that the EnglishmeÌ„ flâ—… betwixt the wing of the Scots and these main battail which had compassâ—… the English men about on the one side as the wing did vpon the other Bicause that so many spirituall men died in this battail 〈◊〉 was after nameâ—… of many wryters the white battails The king of England enformed of this â—…throw giuen by the Scots to the Northren men he brake vp his siege incâ—… maâ—…y and returned to Yorke Thus aâ—… the kings 〈◊〉 by one meanes or other quaâ—…ed and came but to euill the ceâ—…e Polidor â—…o that the English nation began to grow in contempt by the 〈◊〉 gâ—… 〈◊〉 of y e prince the which as one oâ—… of theÌ„ eight way rashly and with 〈◊〉 good aâ—… meÌ„ order his doings which thing to grieued the noâ—…le men of the realme that they 〈◊〉 day and night by that â—…eaâ—… they might procure him to loâ—… better to his 〈…〉 duetie which they iudged might well be brought to passe The enuie of the Lordes towardes the Spencers his nature being not altogither euill if they might finde shift to remoue froÌ„ him the two Spencers Hugh the father and Hugh the sonne who were gotten into such fauor with him that they onely did all things and without them nothing was done so that they were nowe had in as great hatred and indignation both of the Lordes and coÌ„mons as euer in tymes past was Peers de Gaueston the late Earle of Cornwall But the Lords minded not so much the destruction of these Spencers but that the king ment as much their aduauncement so that Hugh the son was made high Chamberlain of Englande contrarie to the mind of all the noble men by reason whereof hee bare himselfe so hautie and proude that no Lorde wythin the lande myght agayne say that which in hys conceyte seemed good 1320 Additions to Triuet In this .xiij. yere of his raigne in Iune king Edwarde went ouer into Fraunce where at Amiens he founde the Frenche king of whome he receyued the Countie of Pontien which the said French king vpon his comming to the Crowne had seased into his handes bycause the King of Englande had not done to him his homage due for the same A tenth of the Ecclesiastical liuings graÌ„ted to the king Also this yeare the Pope graunted to the king of Englande the tenth of Ecclesiasticall reuenues for one yeare as before that time he hadde likewyse done An. reg 14. Caxton About this season Pope Iohn being enformed of the great destruction and vnmerciful war whiche the Scottes made vppon the Englishe men and namely for that they spared neyther Churche nor Chapell Abbey nor Priorie hee sent a general sentence vnder his Bulles of leade vnto the Archbishop of Canterburie and Yorke appoynting them that if Robert le Bruce the Scottishe king would not recompence king Edwarde for all such harmes as the realme of Englande had by him susteyned and also make restitution of the goodes that had beene taken out of Churches and Monasteries Scots eftsones accursed they shoulde pronounce the same sentence agaynst him and hys complices Whervpon when the Scots tooke no regard to the Popes admonition the Archbishop proceeded to the pronouncing of the foresaid sentence so that Robert Bruce Iames Dowglas Thomas Randulf Erle of Murrey and al other that kept him companie or theÌ„ in any wise mainteyned were accursed throughout England euerie day at Masse three tymes But this nothing holpe the matter but put the king and the realme to great cost and charge and in the meane season the commons of the Realme were sore oppressed by sundrie wayes and meanes dyuerse of them lost theyr goodes and possessions beeyng taken from them vpon surmised and foyned quarelles so that many were vtterly vndone and 〈◊〉 singular and mysordered persones 〈◊〉 â—…naunced After the Epiphattie 〈…〉 when the trâ—… 〈◊〉 betwixt the two realmes of England and â—…land Râ—… 〈◊〉 The 〈…〉 an army of Scots entred England 〈◊〉 into the Bishoprike of Durham The 〈…〉 Murrey stayed at DaringtoÌ„ but Iames Dâ—â—glas and the steward of Scotland went 〈◊〉 waste the country the one towards 〈◊〉 Cleueland and the other towards Richâ—… 〈◊〉 they of the Countie
wardship of all Pupils and Orphanes wythin the same towne beside diuerse other liberties Moreouer they were in like maner constreyned to seale three seuerall obligations in which the Abbot and Conuent were bound to the sayde Inhabitantes as to a communaltie of a corporation in .vij. M. pounds as in two M. by one obligation and in two M. by another and in three M. by the thirde obligation and further they were driuen to seale a letter of release of all trespasses and other things that myght bee demaunded agaynste the sayde Inhabitauntes with a generall acquittaunce of all debts Beside this the sayde riotous persons tooke the same tyme forth of the Abbey great ryches as well in plate Armor Bookes apparell as in other things They also brake downe two houses or Messuages that belonged to the Abbey and situate within the towne of Burie they also destroyed his fish pondes and tooke out such store of fish as they found in the same they cut downe also .lx. Ashes there growing on the soyle that belonged to the sayde Abbot and did many other great outrages and enormities so that it was founde by the inquest that the Abbot was damnifyed to the value of other fortye thousande poundes These ryottes may seeme grieuous and verie straunge The châ—… but yet the same were not so heynously taken as an other whiche the sayde Inhabitants of Burie attempted agaynst the sayde Abbey in maner of a plaine commotion vpon S. Lukes day in the same yeare at what time as by the Recordes of that Abbey it shoulde appeare both the Abbot and his house were in the kinges speciall protection and the sayde Inhabitantes prohibited by his letters to attempt any iniurie agaynst hym or hys Conuent But neuerthelesse we fynde that not onely the Inhabitants of Burie but also a great number of other misgouerned persons that resorted to them from places there about arrayed and furnished with horse armour and weapon after the maner of warre came and assaulted the Abbey Gates sette fyre on them and burned them wyth dyuerse other Houses neare adioyning that belonged to the Abbay and continued in that theyr ryotous enterpryse all that daye and nyght following The same night also they burnt a Manor of y e Abbots called Holdernes barn The Mâ—… Holdâ—… bâ—…ne w t .ij. other manors called the Aunianers berne and Haberdone also the Grangles that stoode withoute the South gate The Manour 〈◊〉 Westley â—…ne and the Manour of Westley in which places they burned in corne and graine to the value of a thousande pounde The nexte day they entered into the Abbey Court and burnt all the houses on the north side as stables Brewhouses Bâ—…houses Gray â—…is and other such houses of offices and on the other side the Court they burnt certaine houses belonging to the Aumenerie On the next day they burned the More hall and Bradford hall with the new hall and diuerse chambers and sollers to the same halles annexed with the Chapell of S. Laurence at the ende of the hospitall hall Also the Manor of Eldhall the Maner of Horninger with all the corne grain within and about the same The next day they burnt the soller of y e Sollerer with a chapel there also the kytchen the larder and a part of the Farmarie On the Thursday they burnt the residue of the Farmarie and the lodging called the blacke lodging with a Chapell of S. Andrew therein In executing of all these riotous disorders one Geffrey Moreman was an ayder who wyth diuerse other persons vnknowne departed forth of the towne of Burie The Manour 〈◊〉 Fornham â—…n by the assent of the other his complices he burnt the Manor of Fornham The same day also other of their companie as William the sonne of Iames Neketon Raufe Grubbe Richard Rery and a great number of other persones vnknowne by the assent and abbetment of the other that committed the sayd disorders burnt two Manors belonging also to the sayde Abbey in great Berton with all the corne and graine there founde Vpon knowledge had of these great riots and perillous commotions there was a commission directed from the king vnto Thomas Earle of Norfolk high Marshall of EnglaÌ„d to Thomas Bardinâ—… Robert Morley Peter Wedall Iohn Howard and Iohn Walkfare authorising them with y e power of the counties of Suffolk Norffolke to apprehend trie and punish such lewde disordered persons rebellious malefactors which had committed such felonious enterprices to the breach of the kings peace daungerous disquieting of his subiects but the said Commissioners proceeded not according to the effect of their CoÌ„mission in triall of any felonies by the same persons committed and done but onely caused them to be indited of trespas albert Robert Walkfare and Iohn Clauer with their associates Iustices of peace in their Sessions holden at Elueden the Tuesday next after the feast of the Apostles Simon and Iude in the sayd first yeare of this king Edward the third proceeded in such wise against the sayd Malefactors y e Iohn de Berton Cordwayner Robert Forton and a great number of other were indyted of felonie for the mysdemeanours afore mentioned and the Indytements so founde were after sent and presented vnto Iohn Stonore Walter de Friskeney Robert Malberthorpe and Iohn Bousser who by vertue of the kings Commission of Oier Determiner to theÌ„ directed sat at S. Edmundsbury the Wednesday next after the feast of Saint Lucie the virgin and then and there sent forth precepts to the Sherife commaunding him to apprehende the sayd Berton Forton and others that were indyted of the foresayde felonies and also to returne a sufficient Iurie to trie vpon theyr arraignment the sayde Malefactors by order of law the Fryday next after the sayde feast of Saint Lucie Herevpon Alane de Latoner and Robert Dalling with .xvij. others being arraigned were founde guiltie and suffered death according to the order appoynted for felons One Adam Miniot stoode muet and refused to be tryed by his countrey and so was pressed to death as the law in such case appoynteth Diuerse other were saued by their bookes according io the order of Clerkes conuict as Alexander Brid person of Hogesete Iohn Rugham person of little Welnetham Iohn Berton Cordwayner and diuers other Some were repriued as one woman named Iulian Barbor who being big bellied was respited till she were deliuered of child Benedict Sio and Robert Russell were repriued and committed to the safe keeping of the Sherife as triers or appeachers as we terme them of other offenders and bycause there was not anye as yet attached by theyr appeales they were commaunded againe to prison One Robert de Creswell was saued by the kings letters of special pardon which he had there readie to shew As for Robert Foxton Adam Cokefielde and a great number of other whome the Sherife was commaunded to apprehende hee returned that he coulde not heare of them within the precinct of his Baylifewike wherevpon
.iij. being smaller vessels as two of 〈◊〉 Barks and the other a Caruell escaped by that swiftnesse of sailing There was slaine in thâ—… fight vpon bothe partes aboue the number of vj. C. men The Frenche king himselfe hearing that the king of England woulde inuade his realme made his generall assemble of hys army at Peronne and when he hearde that he was entred France The Frenche Kings 〈◊〉 he remoued towards hym with his whole power beeing at the poinct of C. thousande men as in the frenche Chronicle ye may reade more at large Ia. Mer. The K. of Englande had not paste .lx. M. in his armie at the moste but whileste he lieth there vpon the borders of FrauÌ„ce his people did much hurt making roads abrode beyond the water of Some Tovvn by the enâ—… men in Frâ—… brenning and spoiling abbeis towns and villages as Orignie saint Benoit Ribemont in Thierasse saint Gouan Marle and Cressâ—…e Also the lorde Beamont of Heynnaulte brente the towne of Guyse The 〈…〉 bâ—… though his daughter was as then within the same towne wise to Lewes Erle of Blois The Earle of Heynault his brother WilliaÌ„ erle of Heynault was lately before decessed leauing y e erledom to his son named also Will. who continued with y e K. of EnglaÌ„de so long as he lay before Cambray kept him within the bondes of the empire as though his allegiauÌ„ce had bouÌ„de him to no lesse but after the said K. was passed the Ryuer of Lescault otherwise called the Skell and in latine Scaldis whiche deuideth the empire from the kingdome of Fraunce hee woulde no longer serue the king of England but departed from hym for feare to offende the French king accounting that the matter perteyned not nowe to the Empyre but to the priuate quarell and businesse of the king of Englande notwithstanding his vncle the sayde sir Iohn like a faythfull gentleman continued still in king Edward his seruice The armies approch neare togither The two armies of England and Fraunce approched within foure myles togyther so that euery man thought that there woulde sure haue beene battaile betwixt them as there had bene in deede if the Frenche king had beene willing yet some saye Froissart that hee of himselfe was disposed therto but hys Counsaylours aduysed hym to the contrarie by reason of certayne signes and tokens whiche they myslyked as the starting of an Hare amongst them and such like Also it was sayde that Robert King of Naples beeing then come into France Robert king of Sicill disâ—…wadeth the French king to fight with â—…he king of Englande whose knowledge in Astronomie was knowne to bee greate diswaded the Frenche King by hys letters that in no wyse hee shoulde fight wyth the King of Englande for hee hadde vnderstanding by arte of the heauenly influences and disposition of the bodies aboue that if the Frenche King fought wyth thys Edwarde King of Englande hee shoulde assuredly bee put to the worse whether this was the cause or any other sure it is that the French men had no mynde to fight so that these two mightie armies departed in sunder without battaile The armies â—…re without battaile and the king of Englande returned into Flaunders sorie in deede that he had not fought for though he had not with him halfe the number that the French king had yet in trust of the valiancie of his souldiers chosen out of the pykest men through Englande and all the lowe Countreyes on this syde the Rhine he ment verily to haue encountered his enimyes if they had come forwarde â—… councell at â—…kils At his comming back into Brabant there was a Councell called at Brussels where were present all those Lordes of the Empyre whiche had beene with him in that iourney as the Dukes of Brabant Guelderlande and Gulicke the Marques of Blankbourgh the Earle of Bergen the lord Beaumont of Heynault otherwise called sir Iohn de Heynault the Lord of ValkeÌ„bourgh and many others Thither came also Iaques Arteueld chiefe gouernor of Flaunders Here in counsail taken how the king of Englande might best maintaine the warres which he had begonne thus agaynst the Frenche king hee was aduysed that he shoulde in any wyse require them of Flaunders to ayde hym and in hys quarell to defie the Frenche King and to go with him agaynst the sayde Frenche King and if they woulde thus doe then shoulde hee promise them to recouer and delyuer into theyr handes the townes of Lysle Doway and Bethon The king of England according to this aduise to him giuen made such request to the Flemings who therevpon desired tyme to consult togither what they might doe therein and finally they declare for answere that they woulde gladly so doe but yet whereas they were bounde by faithe and othe and in the summe of two millions of Florens in the Popes chamber not to make nor moue any warre against the King of Fraunce whosoeuer he were on paine to lose that summe The motioÌ„ of the Flemings to haue the K. of England to take vpon him the title to the crowne of Fraunce and besyde to runne in the sentence of cursing they besought hym that it myght stande wyth hys pleasure to take vppon hym the tytle and armes of France as the same apperteyned to hym of ryght and then woulde they obey him as righfull King of Fraunce and requyre of hym acquittaunces in discharge of theyr bondes and he to pardon them thereof as rightfull king of Fraunce The King of Englande though he hadde iust cause to clayme the Crowne of Fraunce in ryght of hys mother Queene Isabell yet to take vppon hym the name and Armes of that Realme before hee hadde made conquest of any part thereof hee thought it stoode not with much reason but yet after he hadde caused the matter to bee throughly debated amongest them of hys Counsayle as well to satisfie the Flemings as for other respects hee sawe it shoulde bee the best way that might bee taken to the aduauncement of his purpose Then hee aunswered the Flemings The kings answere to the Flemings that if they woulde sweare and seale to thys accorde and promise to mainteine his warre he would be contented to fulfill theyr desyre and also hee promysed to get for them againe the townes of Lisle Doway and Bethune These townes had beene engaged to the king of France for money Herevpon was a day assigned to meete at Gaunt the King came thither and the moste parte of the sayde Lordes and all the Counsaylers of the good Townes and places in Flaunders were there assembled and so all the foresayde matters were rehearsed sworne The quartering of the armes of England France and sealed and the armes of Fraunce were then quartered with those of Englande and from thenceforth he tooke vppon hym the name of King of Fraunce in all his wrytings proclamations and commaundements Sith then that we bee come to
thâ—… done by the battaile that went by the Sea 〈◊〉 and by them on the sea togither But here whatsoeuer Froissart doth report of the taking of this tower and of the yeelding of these two noble men it is to be proued y t the sayde Earle of Tankeruille was taken by one 〈◊〉 Legh aunceter to sir Peter Legh nowe being Peter Lâ—… whether in the fight or within the Tower I haue not to say but for the taking of the sayde Earle and for his other manlike prowes shewed here and else where in this iourney king Edwarde in recompence of his agreeable seruice gaue to him a Lordship in the countie of Chester called Hanley which the sayde sir Peter Ligh nowe leuing doth enioy and possesse as successor and heyre to his auncester the foresayd Ligh to whome it was so first giuen But to returne nowe to the matter where we left The Frenchmen beeing entred into theyr houses Caâ—… 〈◊〉 cast downe vpon the English men 〈◊〉 in the streetes stones tymber hote water and barres of yron so that they hurt and slue more than fiue hundred persons The king was 〈◊〉 moued therwith that if the L. God of Harecourt had not asswaged his mood the towne had bin burnt and the people put to the edge of the sworde but by the treatie of the sayd Lorde Godfray proclamation was made that no man shoulde put fire â—…nto any house nor slea any person nor force any woman and then did the townesmen and souldiers submit themselues and receâ—…ed the Englishe men into theyr houses There was great store of riches gotten in this towne â—…0000 cloâ—…es as Gio Villani wriâ—…th were got â—…y the English â—…en in one place and other in this â—…rney and the most part thereof sent into Englande with the fleete which the king sent home with the prisoners vnder the guiding of the Earle of Huntingdon accompanied with two hundred men of armes and foure hundred Archers When all things were ordred in Caen as the king could desire be marched from thence in the fame order as he had kept before burning and eâ—…fling the Countrey He passed by Gureur and came to Louiâ—…rs â—…iers which the Englishe men soone entred and sacked with out mercie Then went they forth and left Roane and came to Gysors Gisors the towne they burnt but the Castell they coulde not get they brent also Vernon Vernon and at Poyssy they repared the bridge whiche was broken and so there they passed ouer the riuer of Saine The power of the Englishe men increased dayly Gio. Villani by suche numbers as came ouer forth of Englande in â—…oâ—… to winne by pyllage Also many gentlemen of Normandie and other of the Frenche Nation which loued not the French king came to the king of Englande offring to serue him so that there were in his armie foure thousand horsmen and fiftie thousand footemen with the Normans and of this number there were .xxx. thousand Englishe Archers as Giouan Villani wryteth In the meane time had the French king assembled a mightie army vpon purpose to fyght with the English men The Lorde Godfrey of Harecourt as hee rode forth with fiue hundred men of armes and .xiij. hundred archers by aduenture encountered with a great number of the Burgesses of Amiens on horsebacke who were ryding by the kings commaundement to Paris They were quickly affayled and though they defended themselues manfully for a while yet at length they were ouercome and .xj. hundred of them slaine in the fielde beside those that were taken The Englishe men had all their caryage and armour Thus passed forth the king of England and came into Beauvoisyn 〈…〉 and lodged neare vnto the citie of Beauvois one night in an Abbey called Messene and for that after he was dislodged there were that set fire in the same Abbey without any commaundement giuen by him the caused .xx. Burners executed of them to be hanged hot were the firste procurers of that fyre So long the king of England passed forward that finally hee approched neare to the water of Some the which was large and deepe and al the bridges broken and the passages well kept whervpon he caused his two Marshals with a thousande men of Armes and two thousand archers to go along the riuer to the ende to finde some passage The Marshals assayed dyuerse places Piqueney as at Piqueney and other where but they could not finde any passage vnclosed Captaynes with men of warre being set to defende the same insomuch that the marshals returned to the king and declared what they had seene and founde The same instant time was the French king come to Amiens The French kings armie with mor than a hundred thousande men and thought to enclose the King of Englande that he shoulde no way escape but bee constrayned to receyue battaile in some place greatly to his disaduauntage The king of England well perceyuing himselfe in daunger remoued from the place where he was encamped and marched forwarde through the Countries of Ponthiew and Vimew approching to the good towne of Abuile and at length by one of the prisoners named Gobyn de Grace he was told where he might passe with his army ouer the riuer of Some at a fourâ—… in the same ryuir being hard in the bottom and very shallow at an ebbe water The French king vnderstanding that the king of England sought to passe the riuer of Some Sir Gormare du Foy. sent a great baron of Normandie one sir Godmare du Foy to defend the passage of the same riuer with a thousand men of armes sir thousand on foote with the Genewais Thys sir Godfrey had with him also a great number of them of Mutterell and others of the Countrey to that he had in all to the number of .xij. M. men one and other and hearing that the king of EnglaÌ„d was minded to passe at Blanchetaque which was the passage that Gobyn Agace had informed the king of Englande of he came thither Gobin a Grace When the English men approched he arranged all his companie to defend the passage And surely when the English men at the lowe water entred the fourde to passe ouer there was a sharpe bickering for diuerse of the Frenchmen encountred the Englishmen on horsebacke in the water and the Genewais did them much hurt and troubled theÌ„ sore with their crosbows but on the other side the English archers shot so wholy togither that the French men were faine to giue place to the English men The English men wan the passage ouer the water of Some so that they got the passage and came ouer assembling themselues in the field and then the Frenchmen fled some to Abuile some to S. Riquier They y t were on foot could not escape so wel as these on horseback insomuch that a great number of them of Abuile Muttrel Arras and of S. Riquier were slaine and taken for the chase
of Elie certaine persons whiche being armed mette the Bishoppe of Rochester Lorde Tresourer deliueryng to hym Letters from the Pope the contentes of the whiche were not knowen and foorthwith they shranke awaye but the Kinges seruauntes made suche pursute after them that some of them they tooke and bringing them before the Kynges Iustices Suche as deliuered the Pope letters hanged vppon their arreignement they were condempned and suffred deathe on the gallowes Great discorde rose also aboute thys time Dyscorde betvvixt Priestes and Friers or rather afore betwixte the Clergie and the foure orders of Friers as in the booke of Actes and Monumentes sette foorthe by master Foxe yet maye reade more at large In this yeare Iohn of Gaunt Earle of Richemont sonne to the Kyng Tho. VVals Iohn fo Gau◅ married 1359 An. reg 33. the nineteenth daye of Maye married the Ladie Blaunche daughter to Henrye Duke of Lancaster at Reading and bicause they were cousins within the degrees of consanguinitie forbidden by the Churche Lawes to marrie a dispensation was procured of the Pope to remoue that obstacle and lette This yeare the Kyng sette workemenne in hande to take downe muche olde buildings belonging to the Castel of Windsor VVinsor castell repared Additions to Triuet and caused diuers other faire and sumptuous workes to bee erected and sette vp in and aboute the same Castell so that almoste all the Masons and Carpenters that were of any accompte within this lande were sente for and employed aboute the same workes the ouerseer wherof was Wyllyam Wickham the Kyngs Chaplein by whose aduice the Kyng tooke in hande to repaire that place the rather in deede bycause hee was borne there and therefore hee tooke greate pleasure to bestowe coste in beautifying it with suche buildings as maye appeare euen vnto this daye Moreouer this yeare in the Rogation weeke was a solempne Iustes enterprised at London for the Maior A solempne Iustes at London and his four and twentie brethren as chalengers did appoint to aunswere all co◅ers in whose name and steede the Kyng wyth hys four sonnes Edwarde Caxton The king vvith his four ◅onnes are of the chalengers parte Lionell Iohn and Edmunde and nineteene other greate Lordes in secrete manner came and helde the fielde with honour to the great pleasure of the citizens that behelde the same Yee haue hearde howe the Frenchemen refused the peace whiche was accorded betwixte King Edwarde and theyr King as then prisoner here in Englande Wherevppon King Edwarde determined to make suche warre againste the Realme of Fraunce that the Frenchemen shoulde bee gladde to condiscende and agree to reason and firste hee commaunded all manner of Frenchemenne other than suche as were prisoners to auoide out of Englande The Frenche King remoued He departed from Hertfourt the .xxix. of Iulie Hee also appointed the Frenche King to bee remoued from the Castell of Hertforde where hee then remained vnto the Castell of Somerton in Lincolneshire vnder the garde and conduct of the lord William Deincourte Polidore beeyng allowed fourtie shillyngs the daye for the wages of twoo and twentie men at armes twentie archers and twoo watchemenne as thus for himselfe and Sir Iohn Kirketon Banerettes eyther of them foure shillings the daye for three Knightes Sir Wyllyam Collevill in place of the Lorde Roberte Collevill that coulde not trauayle hymselfe by reason of sickenesse Sir Iohn Deincourte and Syr Saer de Rocheforte eche of them twoo shillings the daye seuenteene Esquiers eche of them twelue pence the daye eight archers on horse backe euery of them sixe pence the daye and twelue archers on foote three pence and the twoo watchemen eyther of them sixe pence the daye whiche amounteth in the whole vnto nyne and thirtie shillings the daye and the odde twelue pence was allowed to the saide Lorde Deincourte to make vp the summe of fortie shillings This haue I noted the rather to giue a lighte to the reader to consider howe chargeable the reteining of men of warre is in these dayes in respect of the former times But now to our purpose The King prepareth to make a iourney into Fraunce Froissart The Duke of Lancaster The King meanyng to passe ouer hymselfe in person into Fraunce he caused a mightie army to bee mustered and put in a redinesse and sente beefore hym the Duke of Lancaster ouer to Callais with foure hundreth speares and twoo thousande Archers where the saide Duke ioyned with suche strangers as were alreadye comme to Callais in greate numbers and togyther with them entred into the Frenche dominious and passing by Saincte Omers and Bethune came to Mount sainct Eloy a goodly Abbey and a rich a two leagues distant from Arras and there the hoste tarried foure dayes and when they hadde robbed wasted all the Countrey thereaboute Bray ass◅l◅d they rode to Bray and there made a greet assaulte at the which a Baneret of England was slain with diuers other When the Englishemenne sawe they coulde winne nothing there they departed and followyng the water of Some came to a town called Che◅sye where they passed the riuer and there ◅ried Allhallowen daye and the night following The same daye the Duke of Lancaster was aduertised The Kyng◅ arri◅ C◅e that the Kyng was arriued at Callais the seuenteenth daye of October Froissart commaunding hym by letters to drawe towardes him with all his companye The Duke according to the Kings commaundement obeyed and so retourned towarde Callais The King beeyng there arriued with all his power tooke counsell whiche way he shulde take Polidor Some aduised him first to inuade Flaunders and to reuenge the iniurious dealing of the Earle and the Flemings but hee woulde not agree to that motion for hee purposed fully eyther by plaine force to make a conqueste of Fraunce or else vtterlye to destroye and waste the countrey throughoute with fire and sworde Herevppon hee sette forewarde the fourthe of Nouember and passing throughe the countreys of Arthois and Vermendois hee came before the Citie of Reimes There wente ouer with him in this iourney and with the Duke of Lancaster Froissart his foure sonnes Edwarde Prince of Wales Lionell Earle of Vlster Iohn Earle of Richemond and the Lorde Edmunde his yongest sonne Also ther was Hēry y e said Duke of Lancaster with the Earles of Marche Warwike Suffolke Herford who also was Earle of Northampton Salisburie Stafford and Oxford the Byshoppes of Lincolne and Durham the Lords Percie Nevyll Spēcer Kirdistō Rosse Manny Cobhā Moubrey de la Ware Willoughbie Felton Basset Fitz Water Charleton Audeley Burwasche and others beside Knyghtes and Esquiers as Sir Iohn Chandos Sir Stephan Goussanton Sir Nowell Loring sir Hugh Hastings sir Iohn Lisle Sir Richarde Pembruge and others The siege was layde before Reimes aboute Sainct Andrewes tide Rei◅s ◅sieged and continued more than seuen weekes but the Citie was so well defended by the Bishop and the earle
countermaunded home by the King and so to satisfie the kings pleasure hee returned into Englande and commyng to the Kyng at Langley where hee helde hys Christmas was receyued with more honor than loue as was thoughte wherevpon 1396 hee roade in all hast that might be to Lincolne where Katherine Swinforde as then laye whome shortly after the Epiphanie hee tooke to wife This woman was borne in Haynaulte daughter to a Knighte of that Countrey called sir Paou de Ruer shee was broughte vp in hir youth The Duke of Lancaster marieth a Ladye â—…a meane estate whome he had kept as his concubine in the Duke of Lancasters houses and attended on his first wife the Duchesse Blanche of Lancaster and in the dayes of his seconde wyfe the duchesse Constance he kept the foresaid Katherin to his Concubine who afterwardes was married to a Knight of England named Swinford that was nowe deceassed Before shee was married the Duke had by hir three children two sonnes and a daughter one of the sonnes highte Thomas de Beaufort and the other Henry who was brought vp at Aken in Almaine prooued a good Lawyer and was after Byshoppe of Winchester For the loue that the Duke had to these his children he married their mother y e sayd Katherine Swinfort being now a widow wherof men maruelled muche considering hir meane estate was farre vnmeete to matche with hys highnesse and nothing comparable in honor to his other two former wiues And indeede the great Ladies of EnglaÌ„d as the Duches of Gloucester the Countesses of Derby Arundell and others discended of the bloud royall greately disdeyned that she should be matched with y e Duke of Lancaster and by that meanes be accompted seconde person in the Realme and preferred in roomth afore them and therefore they sayde that they woulde not come in anye place where shee should be present for it should be a shame to them that a woman of so base birthe and Concubine to the Duke in his other wiues dayes shoulde goe and haue place before them The Duke of Gloucester also being a man of an high minde and stoute stomacke misliked with his brothers matching so meanely but the Duke of Yorke bare it well ynough and verily the Lady hir selfe was a woman of suche bringing vp and honorable demeanor that enuie coulde not in the ende but giue place to well deseruing Wicleuistes encrease About this season the doctrine of Iohn Wickliffe still mightely spred abroade heere in Englande and the scisme also still continued in the Churche betwixt the two factions of Cardinals Frenche and Romanes for one of their Popes coulde no sooner be dead but that they ordeyned an other in his place In this eighteenth yeare also was a wonderfull tempest of winde in the monethes of Iuly and August and also most specially in September by violence whereof in sundry places of this Realme greate and wonderfull hurte was done both in Churches and houses The Ambassadors that hadde bin lately in Fraunce about the treatie of the marriage as before you haue heard 〈…〉 An. reg 〈◊〉 A trâ—… 〈…〉 yeres bâ—… England and Fraunce Tho. VVâ—… wente thither 〈◊〉 so after that the two Kings by sending 〈◊〉 fro were light vppon certaine poyntes 〈◊〉 â—…nauntes of agreemente the Earle Maâ—… letters of procuration married the Lady 〈◊〉 in name of King Richarde so that from thâ—… forth she was called Queene of England Amongst other couenauntes and Articles of this marriage there was a truce accorded to â—…dure betwixt the two Realmes of England and Fraunce for tearme of thirtie yeares The Pope wrote to king Richard besieching him to assist the Prelates againste the Lâ—…s as they tearme them whome hee pronounceâ—… be traytors both to the Church and Kingdome and therefore hee besoughte him to take order for the punishmente of them whome the Prelates should denounce to be Heretikes The same time The Popes 〈◊〉 to 〈…〉 the Wâ—… hee sente a Bull reuocatâ—… concerning religious men that had either at hys hands or at the handes of his Legates or Nâ—…cios purchased to be his Chaplaines accompting themselues thereby exempt from their order so that nowe they were by this reuocatorie Bull appointed to returne to their order and to obserue all rules thereto belonging This liked the Fâ—…ers well namely the Minors that sought by all meanes they mighte deuise how to bring theyr breethren home againe which by suche exemptions in being the Popes Chaplayne were segregate and deuided froÌ„ the residue of their brethren K. Rich gâ—… ouer to Câ—… The King in this tweÌ„tith yere of his raigne went ouer to Calice with his vncles the Dukes of Yorke and Gloucester and a greate manie of other Lordes and Ladies of honor and thyther came to him the Duke of Burgoigne and so they communed of the peace There was no enimie to the conclusion thereof but the Duke of Gloucester who shewed well by his words that he wished rather war than peace in so muche as the King stoode in doubt of him least hee woulde procure some rebellion againste him by his subiects whome he knewe not to fauor greatly thys new aliaunce with Fraunce The King after the Duke of Burgoigne had talked with him throughly of all things and was departed from him returned into Englande leauing y e Ladyes still at Calais to open the couenauntes of the marriage and peace vnto his subiects and after hee hadde finished with that businesse and vnderstoode theyr myndes hee went againe to Calais and with him hys two Vncles of Lancaster and Gloucester and dyuers Prelates and Lordes of the Realme and shortly after came the Frenche Kyng to the bastide of Arde accompanyed with the Dukes of Burgoigne Berrie Britaigne and Burbonne The 〈◊〉 of the â—…vievv 〈◊〉 King 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 Kyng There were set vp for the king of Englande aright faire and riche pauillion a little beyonde Guysnes within the English pale and an other the lyke pauillion was pight vp for the Frenche king on this syde Arde within the Frenche dominion Fabian so that betweene the sayde Pauillions was the distaunce of .lxx. paces and in the midwaye betwixte them bothe was ordeyned the thyrde Pauillion at the whyche bothe Kings comming from eyther of theyr Tentes sundrye tymes shoulde meete and haue communication togyther The distance betwixte the two tentes was beset on eyther side in tyme of the enterview with knights armed with theyr swordes in their hands Froissart that is to say on the one side stood .iiij. C. French knights in armure with swords in their hands on the other side foure hundred English knightes armed with swordes in theyr handes making as it were a lane betwixte them through the whiche the two kings came and mette Fabian wyth suche noble men as were appoynted to attende them And a certaine distance from the two first pauillions were appointed to stande suche companies of men as either of them by appointment had couenanted
time shall amongst vs englishmen eyther appall his honor or blot out his glory whiche in so few yeares and shorte dayes atchieued so high aduētures Of lerned men writers these I finde remembred by Baleand others to haue liued in the dais of this noble and valiant king Henry the fift Fyrst Alain de Linne borne in Lynne and professed a Carmelite Frier in that town and at length became Prior of that conuent but proceeded doctor of diuinity in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge and wrote manye treatises Thomas Otterborne that wrote an historie of Englande is thought to liue aboute this season he was a Franciscan or grey Frier as they called them and a greate student bothe in diuinitie and philosophy Iohn Seguarde and excellent Poet and a Rhetoritian he kepte a schoole and read to his schollers in Norwich as is supposed writing sundry treatises reprouing aswell the profaning of the Christian religion in Monkes and Priestes as the abuse of poetrie in those that tooke vppon them to write filthye Verses and rithmes Roberte Rose a Frier of the Carmelites order in Norwiche commonly called the white Friers both an excellent Philosopher and a diuine hee proceeded Doctor at Oxforde he was promoted to bee Priour of his house and wryting diuers treatises amongest all the Sophistes of his tyme as sayeth Bale he offended none of the Wicleuists which in that season set foorth purely the worde of God as maye appeare by hys workes Iohn Lucke a Doctor of diuinitie in Oxford a sore enimie to the Wicleuists Rich. Caister borne in Norffolke Vicar of S. Stephens in Norwiche a man of greate holynesse and puritie in lyfe fauoring though secretly the doctrine of Wicliffe and reprouing in his Sermons the vnchaste manners and filthie example that appeared in the Clergie Of Sir Iohn Oldcastell Lord Cobham ye haue heard before William Walleys a blacke Frier in Lyn and prouinciall of his order here in England Rich. Snetisham a student in Oxford where he profited so greatly in lerning and wisedome that he was accōpted for the chiefest in all that vniuersitie in respect wherof he was made chancellor of the saint he was chosen also to be one of the xij to examine and iudge vpon Wiclifes doctrine by the Archbi of Canterbury Iohn Langdene a monk of Christs church in Canterbury another of the .xij. that were chosen to iudge of Wiclifes opinions William Taylor a priest and a maister of arte in Oxford a stedfast follower of Wiclefes doctrine and was brente for the same in Smithfield at London the secōd day of March in the yeare of our Lord .1422 and last of Kyng Henry the fifths reigne Richard Grasdale studied in Oxforde and was one of those .xij. that were appointed to iudge of Wiclefs doctrine William Lyndwood a lawyer excellently learned as well in the Ciuill as Canon lawes hee was aduaunced to the seruice of this king Henry the fifth and made by hym keeper of the priuye Seal was sent in ambassade bothe to the kyng of Spayne and of Portingale aboute businesse of most weightie importance It is said that he was promoted to the Bishopryke of S. Dauid Bartholomew Florarius supposed as Bale saieth by Nicholas Brigham to be an englishmā wrote a treatise called Florarium wherof he took his surname and also an other treatise of abstinence in whiche he reproueth certaine corrupte maners in the clergie and the profession of Friers mendicants Adā Hemmelington a Carmelite Frier studied both in Oxford and in Paris William Batecon be is placed by Bale about the tyme of other learned men which liued in king Henry the fifthes tyme but in what season he liued he saith he knoweth not he was an excellent Mathematician as by the title of hys workes which he wrote it shoulde appeare Titus Liuius de Foro Luvisijs lyued also in these dayes and wrote the lyfe of this Henry the fifth an Italian borne but sith he was bothe refiant here and wrote the lyfe of this Kyng I haue thought good to place him among other of oure Englishe writers One there was that translated the sayd historie into Englishe adding as it were by waye of notes in manye places of that booke sundrye thinges for the more large vnderstanding of the historie a copie wherof I haue seene belonging to Iohn Stow citizen of London There was also aboute the same tyme an other writer who as I remember hath followed the sayd Liuius in the order of his booke as it were chapiter for chapiter onely chaunging a good familiar and easy stile which the said Liuius vsed into a certayn Poeticall kinde of writing a copie wherof I haue seene and in the life of this king partly followed belonging to maister Iohn Twine of Kent a lerned Antiquarie and no lesse furnished wyth olde and autentike monumentes than ripe iudgemente and skilfull knowledge for the perfect vnderstanding therof as by the fruites of his labors parte wherof as I am enfourmed he meaneth to leaue to posteritie it will no doubt ryght euidently appere Henry the sixte 1422 Henry the .6 AFter that Death had bereft the worlde of that noble Prince King Henry the fyfth his only sonne Prince Henry beyng of the age of nyne moneths or thereaboute wyth the sounde of Trumpettes Anno. reg 1. was openly proclaimed kyng of England and of Fraunce the thirtie daye of August by the name of Henrye the sixte in the yeare of the worlde Fyue thousande three hundred eightie and nyne after the birth of our Sauiour .1422 about the twelfth yeare of the emperour Fredericke the thirde the fortie and two and laste of Charles the sixte and the firste of Iames the thirde king of Scotlande The custodie of this young prince was appoynted to Thomas duke of Excester and to Henry Beauforde Bishoppe of Winchester the duke of Bedford was deputed Regent of France and the Duke of Gloucester was ordeyned protectour of Englande whiche takyng vpon him that office called to hym wyse and graue counsellours by whose aduice he prouided and tooke order as well for the good gouernemente of the Realme of Englande and the subiectes of the same at home as also for the mayntenaunce of the warres abroade and further conqueste to be made in Fraunce appoynting valyant and expert capitaynes whiche shoulde be ready when neede required Beside this he gathered great summes of money to maynteyne men of warre and left nothing forgotten that might aduance his purposed enterprises Whyle these things were a doing in Englande the duke of Bedforde Regent of France studyed moste earnestly not onely to keepe and well to order the countreys by king Henry late conquered but also determyned not to leaue off from dayly warre and continuall trauayle tyll the tyme that Charles the Dolphin which was nowe a flote bycause king Charles his father in the Moneth of October in thys presente yeare was departed to God shoulde eyther bee subdued or brought to due obeysance And surely the death of this
enimies whereas he aduenturing so farre from his companie to kill and slea his aduersaryes The Earle of Warwicke slaine that hee coulde not bee reskued was amongest the preasse of his enimyes striken downe and slaine The Marques Montacute thinking to succour his brother The Marques Montacute slayne was likewise ouerthrowne and slain with many other of good calling as knights and Esquiers beside other Gentlemen Some write that this battaile was so driuen to the vttermost point that king Edward himselfe was constrained to fight in his own person and that the Erle of Warwike which was wont euer to ride on horsbacke from place to place and from ranke to ranke comforting his men was now aduised by y e Marques his brother to leaue his horse and to trie the extremitie by hand strokes The number slaine at Berâ—…ld On both parties were slaine as Hall hath ten thousande at the least where Fabian sayth but .xv. C. and somewhat aboue Other wryte that there dyed in all about three thousand Vpon the kings part were slaine the Lorde Crumwell the Lord Say the Lorde Montioys sonne and heyre sir Humfrey Bourchier sonne to the L. Berners diuerse other knights esquiers and gentlemen The battaile dured the space of three houres very doubtfull by reason of the mist in skirmishing and fighting now in this place now in that but finally the victorie fell on the Kings side and yet it could not bee esteemed that his whole armie passed nine thousande fighting men as some wryte where his aduersaryes as by the same wryters appeareth were farre aboue that number But bycause those that so wryte seeme altogyther to fauour King Edwarde we may beleue as we list The Duke of Somerset and the Earle of Oxforde fledde in companie of certaine Northren menne whiche hadde beene at the battayle The Duke of Sommerset the Erle of Oxford and as some wryte the Earle of Oxford kepte forth wyth them and retyred after into Scotlande but yet as well the Duke of Somerset as the sayd Erle of Oxforde in fleeing towarde Scotlande â—…hal changed their purpose vpon the way and turned into Wales to Iasper Earle of Pembroke The Duke of Exceter being stryken downe and sore wounded The Duke of Exceter was left for deade in the field amongst other the dead bodies bycause hee was not knowne and by reason thereof comming to himselfe got vp and in greate daunger escaped vnto Westminster and there tooke Sanctuarie â—…d King Edwarde hauing got this victorie refreshing himselfe and his people a while at Bernet returned the same day vnto London lyke a tryumphaunt Conquerour â—…ading wyth hym King Henrie as a captiue prisoner and somâ—…king a solemne entrie at the church of S. Paule offred his standeâ—… The deade bodyes of the Earle and Marques were brought to London in a Coffâ—… and before they were buryed in by the sâ—… of three dayes lay open vysaged in the Cathedral church of Saint Paule to the inteâ—… that all menne might easily receyue that they â—…rydedly were deade The common brayde raunce that the King was not so ioyous of the Earles death as sorrowfull for the losse of the Marques â–ª whom hee full well knewe and no lesse was it euident to other to be his faythfull friende and well wyller for whose onely sake hee caused both theyr bodies to bee buried wyth theyr auncesters at the Priorie of Bissam On the Tuesday in Easter Weeke came knowledge to King Edwarde that Queene Margaret the wyfe of King Henrie Queene Margaret landeth with a power out of France wyth hir sonne Prince Edwarde was landed vpon Easter day at Weymouth in Dorcetshire accompanyed with Iohn Longscrother Priour of Sainte Iohns commonly called Lorde Treasorer of Englande who went ouer into Fraunce to fetche them Also the Lorde Wenlocke a man made onely by king Edwarde besyde dyuerse other Knightes and Esquires of whome part had beene long foorth of the Realme and part newly gone ouer thyther to them in companie of the Lorde Treasorer They tooke theyr Shippes at Hunflue the xxiiij of Marche as before you haue heard but through contrarie wyndes and tempestes they were driuen backe and constrayned to abide for conuenient winde whiche although it came sometyme about fitte for theyr purpose it continued not long in that ende so as if therevppon they tooke the Sea at any tyme they were forced to returne backe againe to land ere they could passe halfe the way ouer and thus being diuerse tymes vnder sayâ—…e in hope to passe the Seas hyther into Englande they were styll driuen backe againe till the thirtenth of Aprill beeing Easter euen on which day the winde comming fauourably about they tooke the Seas and sayled forward towards this land The CouÌ„tesse of Warwike hauing a ship of aduauntage arriued before the other at Portesmouth from thence she went to SouthaÌ„pton meaning to haue gone to Weymouth where she vnderstood that y e Queene was landed but here had she knowledge of the losse of Bernet field that hir husband was there slain Wherevpon shee went no further towardes the Q. but secretely gotte hirouer the water into the newe Forrest The countesse of Warwik taketh Sanctuary and tooke Sanctuarie within the Abbay of Beaulieu Queene Margaret hir sonne Prince Edward with the other that landed at Weymouth The Duke of Sommerset the erle of Deuonshire coÌ„fort Queene Margaret 〈◊〉 from thence to an Abbey neare by called 〈◊〉 Thither came vnto them Edmond duke of Somerset and Thomas Courtney Earle of Dâ—…shiâ—… with other and welcomed theÌ„ into England coÌ„forting the Queene in the best maner they â—…ulde and willed hir not to despayre of good successe for albeit they had lost one fielde whereof the Queene had knowledge the same daye beeing Monday in Easter Weeke the fiftenth of Apryll and was therefore ryght sorrowfull yet they doubted not but to assemble suche a puyssance and that very shortly forth of diuerse partes of the Realme as beeing faythfull and wholy bent to spende theyr lyues and shed the best bloud in theyr bodyes for hir sake and hir sonnes it shoulde be harde for King Edwarde to resist them with all the power hee had or coulde make Hall The presence of these noble men greatly comfort 〈◊〉 hir and relieued hir of the sorrowes that in maner ouerwhelmed hir pensiue hearte for shee doubted sore the ende of all these proceedings the which they concluded vpon to follow for the aduancement of hir and hirs specially it misgaue hir The seatâ—… whiche Queene Margaret had for lâ—… sonuâ—… that some euill shoulde chaunce to hir sonne prince Edward for she greatly weyed not of hir owne perill as she hirself confessed therefore she would gladly haue had them either to haue deferred the battell till a more conuenient time or else that hir son might haue bene conueyed ouer into France againe there to haue remayned in safetie till the chance of the next battell
perceued his natural strength in such wise to decay that there was liste hope of recouerie in the cuÌ„ning of his phisitioÌ„s whiche hee perceyued only to prolong hys life forâ—… small time wherefore he began to make readye for his passage into an other world not forgetting as after shal appeare to exhorte the nobles of his realme aboue all thinges to an vnitie among themselues hauing as he tooke if made an attonement betwixte the parties that were knowen to be frant friends he coÌ„mended vnto their graue wisedoms the gouernmeÌ„t of his son the prince of his brother the Duke of Yorke during the time of their teÌ„der yeres And thus hauing set things in good stay as might be supposed hee shortely after departed this life at Westminster the .ix. of April in the yere .1483 After he had reigned .xxij. yeres one moneth viij dayes his body was with funerall pompe conueyed to Windsor there buried he left behinde him issue by the Quene his wife ij sons Edward and Richard with .v. daughters Elizabeth that was after Quene maried to Henry the .vij. Cicilie maried to the vicount Welles Briget a Nunne professed in Sion or Dertfort as sir Tho. More hath Anne maried to the L. Thomas Howarde after erle of Surrey and duke of Norffolke Katherin wedded to the L. WilliaÌ„ Courtney son to the earle of Deuonshire beside these he left behinde him likewise a base son named Arthur that was after vicouÌ„t Lisle for the description of his person quallities I will referre you to that whiche sir Tho. More hath written of him in that historie which he wrote and left vnfinished of his son Edward the fift of his brother king Richard the third which we shall god willing hereafter make you partaker of as wee finde the same recorded among his other workes word for word when firste we haue according to our begâ—… morâ—… rehearsed suche writers of our nation as â—…ed in his dayes As first Nicholas Hentâ—… borne an Suffolke a Carmelit Frier in Gippâ—…wich prâ—…uinciall of his order throughe Englande Henry Parker a carmelite Frier of Doucaster preached againste the pride of prelates and for suche doctrine as he set forthe was imprisoned wyth his fellowe Tho. Holden and a certaine blacke Frier also for the like cause Parker was forced to recant .iij. speciall articles as Balenoteth out of Lelande Iohn Harding an esquier borne in the Northe partes wrote a Chronicle in English verse among other speciall points therein touched he gathered all the submissions and homages had and made by the Scottishe kings euen from the dayes of King Athelstons Whereby it euidently may appeare howe the Scottishe Kingdome euen in maner from the firste establishing thereof here in Britaine hath bene apperteining vnto the kings of England and houlden of them as their chiefe and superior Lordes William Ive a doctor of Diuinitie and prehendarie of Sainct Poules in London Thomas Wilton a diuine and Deane of the sayde Churche of Poules in London Iulian Pemes a gentlewoman endued with excellent giftes bothe of body and minde wrote certaine treatises of hauking and hunting delighting greatly hirselfe in those exercises and pastimes she wrote also a booke of the lawe of armes and knowledge apperteyning to Harolds Iohn Stambery borne in the Weaste partes of this Realme a Carmelite Frier and confessor to King Henry the sixte hee was also Maister of Gaton Colledge and after was made Bishop of Bangor and remoued from thence to the See of Hereforde Iohn Slueley an Augustine Frier prouinciall of hys order Iohn Forteskew a Iudge and Chauncellor of England wrote diuers treatises concerning the lawe and pollitike gouernement Rochus a Charterhouse Monke borne in London of honeste parentes and studied in the Vniuersitie of Paris he wrote diuers epigrammes Iohn Phreas borne also in London was fellowe of Bailioll Colledge in Oxforde and after wente into Italy where hee hearde Guarinus that excellent Philosopher read in Ferrara he proued an excellent phisition and a skilfull lawier There was not in Italy whilest hee remained there that passed hym in eloquence and knowledge of bothe the tongues Greeke and Latin â–ª Walter Hunt a Carmelite Frier a greate deuine and for his excellency in lerning sent from the whole body of this realme vnto the generall counsell houlden firste at Ferrara and after at Florence by Pope Eugenius the .iiij. where he disputed among other wyth the Greekes in defence of the other and ceremonies of the latine Churche Thomas Wighenhall a Monke of the order called Premonstratensis in the Abbey of DeraÌ„ in Nortfolke Iohn Gunthorpe went into Italy where he hearde that eloquent learned man Guarinus read in Farrara After his commyng home into England he was Deane of Welles and keeper of the priuy seale Iohn Hamvoys an excellent Musicion and for hys notable cunnyng therein made doctor of Musicke WilliaÌ„ Caxton wrote a Chronicle called Fruâ—…â—…porum an appendix vnto Treuisa beside diuers other bookes translations Iohn Miâ—…ton a carmelite Frier of Bristow and prouintiall of his order through England Irelande and Scotland at lengthe bycause he defended such of his order as preached against endowments of the church with temporall possessions he was brought into trouble committed to prison in castell saint Angelo in Rome where he continued .iij. yeares and at length was deliuered throughe certaine of the Cardinalles that were appointed hys Iudges Dauid Morgan a Welcheman Threasourer of the church of Landaffe wrote of the antiquities of Wales and a discriptioÌ„ of the country Iohn Tiptot a noble man borne a greate trauailer excellently learned and wrote diuers treatises finally lost his head in the yero .1471 in time of the ciuill warre betwixt the houses of Yorke Lancaster Iohn Shirwood bishop of Durham Thomas Kent an excellent philosopher Roberte Huggon borne in Norffolk in a town called Hardingham wrote certayne vayne prophecies Iohn Maxfielde a learned phisition William Greene a carmelite Frier Thomas Norton borne in Bristow an Alcumiste Iohn Meare a Monke of Norwich Richarde Porlande borne in Norffolke a Franciscan Frier and a doctor of diuinitie Thomas Milling a Monke of Westminster a Doctor of diuinitie and preferred to the Bishopricke of Hereforde Skogan a learned Gentleman and student for a time in Oxforde of a pleasaunte witte and bent to mery deuises in respect whereof he was called into the Courte where giuing himselfe to his naturall inclination of mirthe and pleasaunt pastime he plaied many sporting parts althoughe not in suche vnciuill maner as hath bene of hym reported ¶ The historie of king Edward the fifth and king Richard the third vnfinished written by Maister Thomas Moore then one of the vnder Sheriffes of London about the yeare of our lorde .1513 according to a Copie of his owne hande Printed among his other woorkes Edward the .v. KIng Edward of that name the fourth after that hee had liued fiftie and three yeres 1483 seuen monethes and sixe dayes and therof raigned twoo
at that present when the truce was graunted than for any true meaning to accomplishe that which was promised that is to witte to agree vnto some vnfeyned and perfect conclusion of peace The king herevpon doubting their old pranks ordeyned the Earle of Northumberland Henrie Percie the v. of that name Warden of the whole Marches which thankfully receyued the honor thereof so he departed But whatsoeuer matter it was that moued him shortly after he began to make suite to the king and ceased not til he was of that office discharged 1523 and then the Earle of Surrey Lorde Admirall of England was made general Warden and the Lord Marques Dorset was made Warden of the East and middle marches and the Lord Dacres of the west marches The Earle of Northumberlande was for this refusall of exercising the office of L. warden greatly blamed of his owne tenants and accouÌ„ted of all men to be voyde of the loue and desire that Noblemen ought to haue to honor and chiualrie The L. Marques Dorcet accompanied with sir William Bulmer sir Arthur Darcie The Marques Dorcet entreth into Scotland and burneth diuerse townes there with many other of the Nobilitie the seconde of April then being Thursday before Easter entred into Tiuidale so passing forward x. miles into Galoway drent on euery side townes villages All y e night he taried within the Scottish grouÌ„d on the morow being Goodfriday he withdrew back into England with iiij M. neate hauing burned Grimsley Mowehouse Doufforde Mylles Ackforth Crowling Nowes manor Mydder Crowling Marbottell Lowbog Seforth manor Myddell right Primsted Broket Shawes Harwell Wyde open haugh with other A parliament holden at the blacke Friers in London The xv of Aprill beganne the Parliament which was holden as then at the blacke Friers This yeare was the Citie and the whole Isle of the Rhodes conquered by the Turke and all the christians displaced out of the same Cardinall Wolsey made bishop of Durham Also the Bishop of Duresme departed this lyfe and the king gaue that Bishopricke to the Cardinall who resigned the Bishopricke of Bathe to Doctor Iohn Clerke master of the Rolles and Sir Henrie Marney that was vicechamberlain was made Lorde priuie seale and shortly after was created Lorde Marney In the ende of this yeare Doctor Blythe bishop of Chester was attached for treason but he acquit himselfe And about this season the Cardinall exercised his authoritie whiche he pretended by his power Legantine very largely not onely in prouing of Testamentes in his Court calling the Executors and Administrators before him of what Diocesse so euer they were but also by prouisions he gaue al benefices belonging to spirituall persons Polidor and ran thereby within danger of the Premunice as afterwards was layd to his charge but after that he perceiued his owne folly and rashe doing herein contrarie to the lawes which woulde not permitte that any such things as were moued within the Prouince of Canterburie might be concluded without the authoritie of the Archbishop he sent them agayne to Paules and sate himselfe at Westminster with his Clergie of the prouince of Yorke And euen as there was much ado amongst them of the Common house about their agreement to the subsidie so was there as harde holde for a whyle amongst them of the Clergie in the Conuocation house namelye Richarde Byshoppe of Winchester and Iohn Byshoppe of Rochester helde sore agaynst it but most of al Sir Rowlande Philips Vicar of Croydon and one of the Canons of Paules being reputed a notable Preacher in those dayes spake most against that payment But the Cardinall taking him aside so handled the matter with him that he came no more into the house willingly absenting himselfe to his great infamie and losse of that estimation which men had of his innocencie Thus the Bellweather giuing ouer his holde the other yeelded and so was graunted the halfe of all their spirituall reuenues for one yeare to be payde in fiue yeares following that the burthen might y e more easily be borne An. reg 15. The Parliament being begonne as ye haue hearde the Cardinall the xxix daye of Aprill came into the Common hâ—…e and there shewing the great charges that the king necessarilye was at and dayly must be at in maintenaunce of his warres against the French and Scottes A great subsidie demanded by the Cardinall in the coÌ„mon house demaunded the summe of eyght hundreth thousande pounde to be raised of the fift part of euery mans goodes and landes that is to wit iiij 〈◊〉 of euery pounde This demaunde was enforced on the morowe after by Sir Thomas More then Speaker of the Parliament but he spake not so much in persuading the house to graunt it but other spake as earnestlye against it so that the matter was argued to and â—…o and handled to the vttermost There were that proued howe it was not possible to haue it leuied in money Hard holde about the 〈◊〉 of the great subsidie for men of landes and great substance had not the v. part of the same in coyne and fythe the king by the loaue had receyued two shillings of the pounde which by this rate amounted to foure hundred thousand pound and now to haue iiij shillings of the pounde it woulde amount in the whole vnto twelue hundreth thousande pounde which is first and last vj. shillings of the pound being almost a third part of euery mans goods whiche in coyne might not be had within this Realme for the proofe whereof was alledged that if there were in England but twentie thousand parishes and euery parishe should giue an C. marks that were but xv C.M. marks which is but a C.M. poundes and there be not verye many parishes in Englande one with another There are not 10000. parishes in EnglaÌ„d as Stowe hath truly noted able to spare an hundreth markes out of cities and townes where it is written that in Englande there be xl M. parishe Churches it was prooued that there were not xiij M. at this day Harde holde there was about this demaunde and certaine wyse and discrete persons were sent to the Cardinall The obstinate answere of the Cardinall to the motion of the common house in the parliament to moue him to be a meane to the king that a lesse summe might be accepted but he aunswered that he woulde rather haue his tongue plucked out of his heade with a payre of pynsons than to moue the king to take any lesse summe and so with that answere they departed reporting to the house the Cardinalles wordes Then euery daye was reasoning but nothing concluded Wherevpon the Cardinall came agayne into the lower house and desired that hee might reason with them that were against the demaunde but he was answered that the order of that house was to beare and not to reason except among themselues Then he began to shew arguments of the great wealth of the Realme so
at Valencennes all the great artillerie The king was somewhat displeased with the breaking vp of the armie thus contrarie to hys mynde but hearing the reasonable excuses which the Duke and the Captaines had to alledge he was shortly after pacified and so after they had remayned in Caleys a certaine tyme till their friends had asswaged the kings displeasure they returned and all things were well taken and they receyued into as much fauour as before But nowe to returne to the doings in other partes as betwixt the Englishmen and Scots which chanced in this meane whyle that the D. of Suffolke was thus in Fraunce Ye shall vnderstande that the Scots hearing that the warre was thus turned into Fraunce thought that nothing shoulde be attempted against them and therefore waxed more bolde and beganne to rob and spoyle on the marches of Englande The Scottes spoyle the English marches wherefore the king sent agayne thither the Earle of Surrey Treasurer and high Admirall of Englande the which with all speede comming to the west borders The Earle of Surrey inuadeth Scotland sent for an armie of vj. thousande men with the which entring into Scotlande by the drie marches he ouerthrewe certaine castels pyles and small holdes till he came through the Dales to Iedworth wherein lay a great garrison of Scottes which skirmished with the Englishmen right sharply at their first comming Iedworth brēt but yet at length the towne abbey and castell were wonne spoyled and burnt After this the Earle encamped within the Scottishe grounde from the xxij of September till the xx◅ of the same moneth and then returned backe againe into England The castle of Fernyherst wonne by the Lorde Dacre◅ During which time the Lord Dacres wanne the castel of Fernyherst The French king perceyuing that the Scottes did not worke any notable trouble to the Englishmen to stay them from y e inuading of Fraunce and the case was as he tooke it for that they lacked the Duke of Albanie whome they named their gouernour He threfore prouided a nauie of shippes to haue transported him ouer into Scotlande so that all things were redy for his iourney but y t the Englishmē were to ready ◅n the sea vnder the conduct of Sir William Fitzwilliam to stoppe his passage if he had set forwarde wherefore he caused his shippes to be brought into Bre◅◅uen and bruited of abroade that he woulde not go into Scotlande that yeare The king of Englande being certified that the Duke meant not to depart out of Fraunce of all that yeare about the myddest of September commanded that his ships should be layde vp in hauens till the next spring The duke of Albanie being thereof aduertised boldly then tooke his shippes and sayled into Scotlande with all conuenient speede as in the Scottishe historie ye may reade more at large Shortly after his arriuall there he wrought so with the Scottes that an armie was leuyed with the which he approched to the borders of Englande and lodged at Cawde streame ready to enter into Englande The king of England hauing aduertisement giuen to him from tyme to tyme of the proceedings of his aduersaries with all diligence caused to be assembled the people of the North parts beyonde Trent in such numbers that there were three thousande Gentlemen bearing coates of armes with their powers strength which were all commaunded to repayre to the Earle of Surrey with speede Barwick chiefly regarded The noble Marques Dorset was appoynted with vj. thousande men to keepe Barwicke least the Scots shoulde lay siege thereto The Duke of Albany hearing of the preparation which the Earle of Surrey made against him sent to him an Herault promising him of his honor to giue him battayle and if he tooke him prisoner he woulde put him to courteous raunsome and his bodie to be safe To whome the Earle aunswered that much he thanked the Duke of his offer promising him to abyde battayle if he durst gyue it and that if the sayd duke chaunced to be taken by him or his men he wold stryke off his heade and sende it for a present to his mayster the king of Englande and bade him that he shoulde trust to none other At this aunswere the Duke and the Scottes tooke great despite The Earle of Surrey being at Alnewicke there came to him the Earles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande the Lordes Clifford Dacres Lumley Ogle and Darcie with many Knights Esquires Gentlemen and other souldiers and men of warre to the number of fortye thousande And from the Court ther came the Maister of the horse sir Nicholas Carewe sir Fraunces Brian sir Edwarde Baynton and others The castel of Warke assaulted by the Scots The last of October being Saterday in the night before the same day the Duke of Albanie sent two or three thousand men ouer the water to besiege the Castel of Warke which comming thither with their great ordinance bet the castell very sore and wanne the vttermost Warde called the Barnekynnes Sunday and Monday being the first and seconde of Nouember they continued their batterie and then thinking that the place was faultable courageously set on the Castell and by strength entred the seconde Warde Sir William Lisle that was Captaine of this Castle perceyuing the ennimies to haue wonne the false Brayes and that nothing remayned but onely the inner Warde or Dungeon encouraged hys men to the best of his power with wordes of great comfort and manhoode and therwith issued forth with those fewe that he had lesse aboute him for he had lost many at other assaults and what with couragious shooting and manfull fighting The Scots and French driues backe from Warke castel the ennimies were driuen out of the place and of them were slayne and namely of those Frenchmen which the Duke had brought forth of Fraunce to the number of three hundreth which laye there deade in sight when the Earle of Surrey came thither beside such as dyed of woundes and were drowned Then the Scottes and Frenchmen remoued their ordinaunce ouer the water in all haste and by that time that they were got ouer the earle of Surrey was come with fiue thousand horsmen and all his great armie followed He was sorie that his enimies were gone and much praysed sir William Lisle for his valiancie The Earle woulde gladly haue followed his enemies into their own borders but his Cōmission was onely to defende the Realme and not to inuade Scotland and therfore he stayed not onely to the great displeasure of himselfe but also of many a lustie Gentleman that wold gladly haue seene further proofe of the Scottish mens manhoode Shortly after the Queene of Scots mother to the king sent to hir brother the king of Englande for an abstinence of warre till further communication might be had about the conclusion of some good agreement betwixt the two Realmes of Englande and Scotlande whiche request to hir was graunted and so the English armie brake vp and
hauen Yet the twentith of Iuly the whole nauie of the Englishemen made out and purposed to sette on the Frenchmē but in setting forward through to much follye The Marye Rose drovvned by negligence one of the Kings shippes called the Marye Rose was drowned in the myddest of the hauen by reason that she was ouer laden with ordinaunce and had the Portes lefte open whiche were very lowe and the great artillerie vnbreeched so that when the ship shold tourne the Water entred and soddainely shee sunke In hir was sir George Carewe knight and foure hundreth souldioures vnder his guidyng There escaped not paste fortie persons of all the whole number The morrowe after aboute two thousand of the Frenchmen landed in the Isle of Wight where one of their chiefe Capitaynes named le Che◅alier Daux Frenchmen distressed in the Isle of VVight a Prouancoys was slayne with manye other and the residewe wyth losse and shame driuen backe agayne to their galleyes The King perceyuyng the greate Armada of the Frenchmen to approche caused the beacons to be fiered by letters sent into Hampshire Sommersetshire Wi◅shire and into diuers other countries adioining gaue knowledge to suche as were appointed to bee ready for that purpose to come with all speede to encounter the ennemies Wherevpon they repaired to his presence in great numbers well furnished with armour weapon bictualles and all other things necessarie so that the Isle was garnished all the fronters alongst the coastes fortified wyth exceedyng greate multitudes of men The Frenche Capitaynes hauyng knowledge by certaine Fishermen which they tooke that the king was present and so huge a power readie to resiste them they disancred and drew along the coaste of Sussex and a small number of them landed againe in Sussex of whom fewe retourned to their Shyppes for dyuers Gentlemen of the countrey as Sir Nicholas Pellham and others with such power as was reysed vpon the suddayn tooke them vp by the way and quickly distressed them When they had searched euery whereby the coaste and saw men still readie to receiue them with battaile they tourned sterne and so gotte them home agayne wythout any acte atchieued worthie to be mencioned The number of the Frenchmen was greate so that diuers of them that were taken prisoners in the Isle of Wyght and in Sussex The number in the Frenche nauie dyd reporte that they were three score thousande The Frenche King aduertised the Emperour moste vntruely by letters that his armye had gotten the Isle of Wight with the Ports of Hampton and Portesmouth and diuers other places In Auguste following The Earle of Hertford forrayeth the middle marches of Scotlande the Earle of Herteford entred againe into Scotland with twelue thousande men and destroyed all the Towns in the myddle Marches brente Coldyngham Abbey and passed to the Weaste Marches sore annoying and endomagyng the Scots and yet neither they nor the Frenchmen that were sente into Scotlande this yeare to the ayde of y e Scots vnder y e ledyng of Monsieur de Lorges Montgomerie his father durst once come forth into the field to encounter with him Also in the beginnyng of this Moneth the Citie of London set forthe a thousande Souldiors of archers harquebusiers pikes and bills The Londoners set foorth a povver into Fraunce whiche went to Douer and so passed ouer vnto Callais to serue the King in his warres on that side the seas The same Moneth that valiant Capitaine Sir Thomas Poinyngs Knyght The death of the valiaunt L. Poynings Lorde Poinings and the kings lieuetenant of his town Marches of Bolongne departed this lyfe after hee hadde to hys great honour atchieued many worthye enterprises in seruyce of hys Prynce agaynste the ennemyes so that hys deathe was muche lamented A Gentleman vndoubtedlye deseruing to bee hadde in perpetuall memory and pitie it is that diuers suche valiant feates as he in his life time atchieued were not committed to writing to remain for examples sake to posteritie Also the same moneth at Guilford died the noble and valiaunt Duke of Suffolke Charles Brandon Lorde greate Maister of the Kings housholde The death of the Duke of Suffolke a ryght hardie Gentleman and yet not so hardye as almoste of all estates and degrees of men hygh and lowe ryche and poore hartely beloued and his deathe of them greatly lamented His iust commendations Hys body was honorably buryed at Windsore at the Kyngs costes This man in his daies had done to the king and Realme ryght agreable seruyces as well in peace as in warres both in England France Scotland and Irelande he died the kyngs generall lieuetenaunt of his armye then appoynted to resiste the Frenchemen if they durste haue landed But nowe wheras in this meane time we haue spoken nothing of the dooings in Scotlād where the warre was still continued the King of France sent thither certain hands of Frenchmen Monsieur de Lorges sente into Scotlande vvith certayne be◅ch bandes vnder the gouernement of Monsieure de Lorges to aide the Scottes againste the Englishemen and the Kyng of Englande waged many strangers and sent them wyth certayne Englishemen to the borders for defence of the same againste the inuasions of the enemies For after the arriuall of the Frenchmen a great armye of Scots was reised and approched neare to the borders where for a certayne tyme they encamped so that many thought some notable enterprice would haue ben attempted But after they had laine in campe a certaine time they brake vp departed without attempting any further exploite Shortely after the Earle of Hertforde lying on the borders as lieuetenaunt of the Northe partes of Englande callyng to hym an armye of .xij. M. men or thereabouts what of Englishmen and straungers The Earle of Hertforde in ◅adeth scotlād entred Scotland with the same and brent a greate parte of the Mers and Teuidale as Kelsay Abbey and the town Melrose Abbey and Driborn Abbey also Iedworth Abbey and diuers other places towns and villages to the number of fiue score Kelsay abbey was defended a while by three hundred Scottes but in the ende the most part of them were slaine and taken by the strangers and other that gaue the assaulte Thus the erle of Hertforde sore endomaged the Scots by this inuasion and yet neither they nor the Frenchmen theyr asistantes durst come forth into the fielde once to encounter with hym On the sixteenth of September a number of Scots and Frenchemen attempted to enter into Englande on the Easte borders But the Englishemen perceyuyng them aboute to passe by a certayne straite sette vppon them and slewe and tooke of them to the number of seuen score Among the prisoners that were taken the lorde of Humes sonne and a French Captaine were accompted chiefest Also in an other roade made into the West borders the Lorde Maxwels sonne dyuers other were taken But at an other time aboute the same season
created byshop of London 1458.37 The battel Solem Mosse 1599.40 Bastard of Bourbon Admirall of France pag. 1324. col 1. lin 2. Battel of S. Luce. 908.40 b. Bartholomew byshop of Exeter sent Ambassadour to the Pope 406.90 Battel of Potyers 957.50 b. Bats Abbey builded 195.52 Bambrough destroyed by the Danes 240.46 Barons of England withdraw them into Wales agaynst Henry the third 642.77 Battaile no Shrewsbery pag. 1139. col 1. lin 13. Barkesen his fayth 1244. col 2. lin 50. Battel of Nauertet 972.50 a Battel at Borowbrig 866.30 b. Battel at Biland 870.40 b. Baldwyn Earle of Flaunders father in law to Duke Wylliam of Normandy 285.46 Baldwyn Earle of Flaunders aydeth Duke William of Normandy in his conquest of England 285.46 Badges forbidden 1076.20 a Barons of the fiue partes pag. 1120. col 2. lin 21 Barley Wylliam 1442.30 and. 1443.26 Batel of Banocks Borne 852 40. b. Battel of Comeran in Ireland 854.30 a. Battel of Miton vpon Swale or y e white battel 857.13 b. Battel at Hai◅doun hill 896.6 b. Bath Monasterie ioyned to the Sea of Bath 336.1 Bonifacius byshop of Eastangles being dead Bisi succeedeth him 180.48 Bamborrough Castle pag. 1313. col 2. lin 30. taken pag. 1315. col 1. lin 38. Bardus renowmed for inuenting of dities and musicke 3.108 Bastardy in king Ed. the .iiii. pag. 1377. col 1. lin 40. Basreeg a leader or king of the Danes 209.114 Basreeg slayne 210.35 Barnard Herbe pag. 1305. col 1. lin 33. Battel at Dunbar 820.12 b. Battel at Neuels crosse 939.14 b. Bartholoin captaine of the Basclenses 28.47 Bamburge castle recouered frō the Scots 397.6 Battell at Bellegard 825.30 a Basingstoke 220.25 Basclenses assigned to dwell in Ireland 28.62 Bathe beseiged by the Saxons 133.20 Banbourgh castle besieged yeelded to king William Rufus 326.6 Bale Iohn cited 53.3 Bastard Fanconbridge beheaded pag. 1344. col 2 lin 37 Bambure castle builded 140.44 Barthes in olde tune called Bardi 4.49 Bardeny Abbey 189.7 Basingwerke Castle buylded 398.2 Barons ouerthrowen at y e battell of Eueshame 773.23 The battell of Saint Quintines 1768.20 Basing battaile fought by the Danes against the Englishmen 210.42 Battail of Morleis 919.20 a Bardi a sect of Philosophers whence descended 4.1 Bayliffes names that were first appointed to gouerne the citie of London 479.20 Battaile of Boswortha pag. 1420. col 2. lin 36. pag. 1422. col 1. lin 57. Barons haue possession of London 589.22 Barons write to other of the nobilitie to ioyne with them against king Iohn 589.23 Bardolph Hugh against the treation of Hubert to the Chancelours office 545.50 Barton Elizabeth the holye mayd of Kent 1561.27 her adherentes eadem 36. her historie at large eadem 42. is executed with her adherents 1◅62 24 Battaile of Ageincourt pag. 1178. col 2. lin 14. Barons of England letters to the Pope 836.37 b. Baieux in Normandie taken by kyng Henry the first 344.14 Battaile of Otterbourn 1074.12 a. Baynardes Castle pag. 1307. col 1. lin 41. Baldwyn Earle of Flaunders commeth into Englande 270.79 Balliolle Bernard an Englishe captaine 434.27 Battell of Dunkel or Methsen 842.40 a Bayon citie wonne 447.22 Barons sweare to maintayne their quarel against kyng Iohn 586.75 Barons cal their Armie against king Iohn the army of God and of the holy Church 588.90 Batteyll Abbey builded 315.89 Baldwine Earle of Flaūders maryeth Ethelswida daughter to king Alured 218.76 Baffus a valiant man of war 164.22 Barnes Doctor preacheth against Winchester 1577.40 asketh the Byshop forgiuenes in the Pulpet 1578 10. Basset Philip L. chiefe Iustice 761.26 Bayeux taken by Englishmen pag. 1189. col 2. lin 18. Bath Citie taken and sacked by the Byshop of Constans 318.52 Bardi and their sect remaine in Britaine vnto this day 4.48 Basesenses with their captaine banished out of Spaine 28.50 Bayon yeelded to the Englishmen 810.57 b. Bathe made a Byshops See 309.65 Bastard sonne of king Richard slewe the Vicount of Limoges 547.48 Barnes Doctor beareth a fagot 1536.48 Baldud falleth and is torne in peeces 19.39 Bathes at the citie of Bathe made by Necromancie 19.20 Barwicke bridge broken with a flud of water 547.53 Bardi their profession and orders 4.9 Balences looke Basclenses Basels abrogated 398.17 Balun Castle wonne by the Frenche king 547.12 Baliol hugh 595.67 Bascheruille Castle burnt 385 39. Battell at Halden rigge Battell of Cressy 932.24 b. Battell on the Sea 806.20 b. Bathe Citie called Caerbran 19.24 Bayliffes chosen and set ouer the Citie of London 775.1 Barnet field 1333. co 1. li. 29 Battell of Faukirke 833.20 a. Barbe ryuer in Normandie 385.13 Banbery fielde page 1320. col 1. lin 27. Baldwyn Emperour of Constantinople commeth into England 717.32 Becket Thomas repenteth him selfe of his othe taken to the kyng is discharged thereof by the Pope 403.80 Becket Tho. flying the realme is brought backe agayne by a contrary winde 403.100 Becket Thomas accused of disobedience to the king and his goodes confiscate to the kinges pleasure 403.115 Becket Thomas driuen to an accompt by the kyng 404.37 Becket Thomas forsaken of the multitude forfeare of the kinges displeasure 404.52 Becket Thomas appealeth to the Court of Rome there to be iudged 405.9 Becket Thomas forsaken of the byshops and accused of treason and periurie 405.43 Becket Thomas refused of euery man is only had in estimation and honoured of the poore 404.54 and. 406.8 Beranburie battel fought betweene the Britaines the Saxons 142.56 Becket Thomas resigneth his Archbyshopricke to y e Pope and receiueth it agayne at his handes 401.87 Becket Thomas sundry wayes incurreth the kinges displeasure 401.98 Becket Thomas requireth the keeping of Rochester castle and the Tower of London 401.99 Berured rebelleth agaynst Ethelbaldus and slayeth hym 189.70 Berured taketh vppon him the kingdome of Mercia 189.72 Bernulf kyng of Mercia leadeth an armie agaynst Egbert kyng of West Saxons 203.31 Bernulf and his armie discomfited by Egbert 203.39 Bernulf slayne and his armie discomfited by the East Angles 203.73 Bericus a Britaine perswadeth Claudius the Emperour to make warre agaynst the Britaines 48.61 Beda cited 167.2 and. 167.99 and. 168.88 and 180.90 and 185.50 and. 187.22 Belinus and Brennus sonnes to Mulmucius raigne iontly as kinges in Britaine 23.80 Bergion gouerneth Ireland and the Orkenlis 5.77 Beda cited 4.82 Becket Thomas beginneth to shewe him selfe conformable towardes agreement with the kyng 413.34 Becket Thomas wylfully persisteth in his owne opinion agaynst the kyng 413.103 Becket Thomas through meanes made is reconciled to the king of Englands fauour 414.21 Becket Thomas returneth into England 414.80 Bertwald Archbyshop of Canterburie departeth this lyfe 191.98 Beda cited 211.55 Beumount Rafe Phisition to king Henry the second drowned in a tempest 411.96 Belinus seaseth vpon Brennus dominions in his absence 23.103 Belesham wasted by the Danes 245.61 Bertus sent with an armie into Ireland 185.11 Bernicia nowe called Northumberland 164.43 Beatrice daughter to king Edward married to king Sithrike 422.66 Beatrice poysoneth her husband at her fathers instance 224.86
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
Britaine 49.69 Clusium in Italy beseeged by Brennus Beinus 25.80 The Clergy to bee released of the Premunire giue the king 100000 .li. 1556.32 Clerkes not suffred to come ouer into the Realme without an othe 418.27 Claudius Emperour of Rome sendeth an armie into Brytaine 48.62 Clokes short brought to be vsed in England 471.90 Clipestone 516.82 Roger Lord Clifford takē 790.30 b. Cnute ouermatched by King Edmond 257.1 Cnute and King Edmond agree to part the land between them 257.24 Cnute refuseth to combat with King Edmond 257.32 Cnute concludeth a league and truce with King Edmond vppon conditions 257.80 Cnute receyued for absolute Kyng of all England 257.100 Cnute taketh vppon him the whole rule ouer the realme of England 258.65 Canute looke Cnute Cnute seeketh occasions to ryd himselfe of such traitours as had betrayed other vnto him 260.14 Cnute passeth ouer into Denmarke with an army against the Vandales 260.75 Cnute returneth againe into England 261.4 Cnute passeth ouer with an armie into Denmark agaynst the Swedeners 261.11 Cnute with his armie ouerthrowne by the Swedeners 261.13 Cnute goeth to Rome to visite the burialles of Peter and Paule 261.57 Cnute dyeth at Shafteburie and lyeth buryed at Winchester 261.71 Cnute the myghtiest Prince that euer reygned in England 262.1 Cnute withdraweth from London into the I le of Shepie and there wintereth 253.75 Cnute ordeined King of England at Southampton 254.11 Cnute besiegeth London and is repulsed 254.19 Cnute and king Edmond Ironside trie their right in a combat at the I le of Oldney 256.59 Cnute offreth his crowne to S Edmond 250.50 Cnute a great benefactor to S. Edmond 250.35 Cnutes endenour to establishe himselfe in the kingdome of England 250.33 Cnute setteth his crowne vpon the head of the Image of the crucifix 262.58 Cnute sonne to Swanus elected to succeede in his fathers dominions 250.3 Cnutes crueltie against y e English pledges 250.75 Cnute returneth into England with an armie 251.78 Cnutes pride in commaunding the sea not to slowe 262 29. Cnute constrayned to forsake this realme flyeth into Denmark 250.69 Cneus Trebellius looke Trebellius Cnuto sonne to Sueno king of Danes sent with an army into England against K. William 308.25 Cnute marryeth Emma wydow to king Egelredus 259 47. Cnutes issue 262.74 Commissioners sent from the Pope into England 304.52 Contention between the Archbyshops of Cantorburie and Yorke for the superioritie 305.22 Constantinus sonne to Cador beginneth to rule ouer Britaine 138.3 Constantinus appoynted kyng by Arthur and crowned 138.10 Cornelius Tacitus what tyme he wrote 58.36 Cogidune a king of the Britaines 58.33 Courtehuse Robert departeth this lyfe 362.115 Courtehuse Robert pineth away vpon greefe and displeasure 363.11 Copa a counterfeite Phisition poysoneth Aurelius Ambrose 123.57 Conran kyng of Scottes marrieth Alda sister to Vter Pendragon 132.17 Corgh kingdome in Ireland geuen vnto two Irish lordes 450.9 Combat betweene Arthure and certayne Giauntes in Fraunce 133.70 Continuall victories are a prouocation to manfulnesse and contrarswyse 375.94 Chorea Gigantum otherwyse called Stonehenge 129.32 Constantinus ruled by the vertuous counsell and admonitions of his mother Helene the Empresse 94.4 Colchester Towne walled by Helene the Empresse 94.9 Contrarietie among wryters concernyng the warres betweene the Britaines and Saxons 125.13 Connah countrey where it lyeth and the nature thereof 420.37 Collections made for the christians in the East partes and for maintenance of the warres there agaynst the miscreantes 409.20 Combat fought betweene Henrye of Essex and Robert de Mountfort 397.59 Conditions of agreement betweene kyng Henry the second and his sonnes 438.48 Constantius forsaketh Helen and is constrained to marrie Theodora 89.30 Constantius and Galerius Maximianus created Emperours togeather 89.32 Constantius falleth sicke and dyeth 89.75 Constantius setteth the crown vppon his sonne Constantinus head 89 87 Constantius policie to discerne true Christians from false 89.109 Constantinus sonne to Constantius crowned and proclaimed Emperour 89.87 and .90.43 Constantinus begotten vpon a British woman and borne in Britaine 90.64 Constantinus created Emperour in Britaine 90.66 Constantinus escapeth vnto his father in Britaine 89.79 and .90.77 Constantinus for his noble actes atchieued surnamed the great 90.65 Constantinus hougheth post horses for feare of pursuing 90.71 Constantinus requested to come into Italy to subdue Marentius 91.3 Cōstantinus marrieth Fausta daughter to Maximinianus 91.7 Constantia sister to Constantinus married to Licinius 91 62. Constantinus leadeth an armie into Italie agaynst Maxentius and slayeth him 91.70 Cōstantinus getteth the whole Empire vnder his subiection 91.84 Constantinus kyng of Scots conspireth with the Welchmen agaynst kyng Adelstane 225.16 Constantinus and his Scottes subdued by kyng Adelstane 225.21 Constantinus restored to his kyngdome acknowledgeth to hold the same of the kyng of England 225.27 Constantinus kyng of Scottes slayne 226.74 Constantinus arriueth at Totnes in Deuonshire with an armie 108.51 Constantinus crowned kyng of great Britaine 108.69 Constantius sonne to king Constantinus made a Monke 109.6 Constantinus trayterously slaine by a Pict 109.9 Constantius the Monke sonne to Constantinus created kyng of Britayne 109.58 Constantius the kyng murdered 109.96 Cornelius Tacitus cited 73.19 Coilus sonne to Marius made king of Britaine 73.83 Colcheste in Effex builded 74.10 Coilus brought vp among the Romanes at Rome 73.85 Coilus dyeth 74.15 Cordilla youngest daughter to Leir married to Aganippus one of the Princes of France 19.113 Cordilla youngest daughter to Leir admitted Queene of Britaine 20.67 Constans sonne to Constantinus shorne a Monke 98.34 Constans made partaker of the Empire with his father Cōstantinus 98.35 Constans sent into Spayne with an armie 98.38 Colman ordeyned Byshop of Northumbers 177.8 Colman returneth into Scotland 177.25 Controuersie about shauing Priestes crownes beards 177.16 Coilus sendeth Ambassadours vnto Cōstantius to conclude peace with him 88.68 Compromise touching possessions betwixt Richard the first and Philip kyng of Fraunce 538.32 Constance sister to king Lewes of Fraunce married to Eustace Duke of Normandie 372.63 Constantinus kyng of Scots perswaded to ayde the Britaines agaynst the Saxons 120.10 Contention betwene the Archbyshops of Cantorburie and Yorke about setting the kynges crowne vppon his head 360.50 Commotion raised by Earle Godwyn and his adherentes against Kyng Edward 271.50 Couentrey Abbey spoyled 380 62. Coyne in England chaunged 453.111 Constantius sent against Constantinus into Fraunce with an armie 98.69 Constantinus slain in Fraunce 98.71 Counsell holden at Oxford 251.48 Constantius marryeth Helene daughter to Coilus Kyng of Britaine 88.70 Commendable protestation worthy of Christians 468.69 Counterfeiters of Christ apprehended and executed 620.8 Conspiracie moued by the Nobilitie of England agaynst king Stephan 367.34 Counterfeit myracles of the Monkes against Priests for their houses 235.112 Courtney Williā Lord Courtney son vnto Edward Erle of Deuonshire 1450.40 Courtney William knight 1450.42 The Cornish men rebel 1446. 5. are ouerthrowen at Black-heath 1447. rebell agayne with Perkin Warbecke 1449.50 dissolue their power 1450.50 are sore vexed by commissioners 1451.1 Comete seene goyng backward in
Veer executed pag 1313. col 1. lin 20. Earconbert succeedeth hys father Eadbald in y e kingdome of Kent 169.44 Easter with the weeke before and after commaunded to be kept holy 91.94 East Saxons eftsoones receiue the Christian fayth 173.63 Earthquake at S. Albōs 724.3 Eartongatha daughter to Earcopbert professed a Nunne 169.55 Eadhidus ordeyned Byshop of Lindesey 182.16 Earle of Rendal pag. 1272. col 1. lin 21. 29. pag. 1284. col 2. lin 58. pag. 1285. col 2. lin 1. page 1298. col 2. lin 46. Earthquake at London 716.97 Earthquake about Bathe and Welles 128.28 Eadbectus one of the Byshops of the East Angles 192.1 Eata ordeyned Byshop of Lindesferne 182.15 Earthquake generally throughout al England 309 44. Eausled mother to Elfled departeth this lyfe 176.3 East Angles submit themselues to the West Saxons 203.65 Earle of Huntington Dauid sworne to King Iohn 542.81 Earle of Huntington Dauid sent into Scotland 543.7 Earle Riuers beheaded pag. 1321. col 1. lin 6. Earle Riuers landed at Pole pag. 1327. col 2. lin 3. Eastangles possessed by the Saxons 131.24 Earthquake 1833.57 Eata Riuer 398.20 Eadulfus Archbishop of Litchfeilde adorned with y e Pall. 195.7 Eadulfus Byshop of Dorchester 195.12 Eaton Colledge pag. 1344. col 1. lin 53. Eating of horses fleshe forludden 198.111 Eadwynes Cliue battayle fought by King Molle◅ agaynst Earle Oswin 195.115 Earle of Tholouze commeth in to England and rendreth the Citie of Tholouze to Kyng Iohn 582.55 Earle of Guisnes landes wasted by King Iohns Souldiers 584.6 Earthquake about Huntington towne 644.12 Eaubald Archbyshop of Yorke 198.70 Dunstanborough Castle pag. 1315. col 1. lin 36. Earthquake 1871.36 Earledome of Kent yeelded vp to King William 292.36 Eadbald King of Kent departeth this life 169.42 Earthquake maruellous in Northfolke Suffolke 407.116 Ealhere Duke 207.9 Earthquake 786.9 a. 786.1 b. Earthquake 1039.40 b. Ealhere slayne by the Danes 207.30 Earthquake in England at the making of the new Forrest 313.95 Eadsride sonne to Edwine baptised 161.115 Earle of Rutland slayne pag. 1304. col 1. lin 16. Ebrancke sonne to Mempricius begynneth to raigne ouer Britaine 17.94 Ebranke sendeth his thyrtie daughters into Italy 17.104 Ebranke first after Brute inuadeth France 17.110 Ebrankes sonnes vnder conduct of Affaracus one of their eldest brethren inuade Germanie 18.3 Ebrankes sonnes aided by king Alba of Italy plant them selues in Germanie 17.7 Ebusa and Occa sent for to come into Britaine 114.13 Ebusa and Occa arriue in the North and settle them selues there 114.18 Ebranke dyeth and is buryed at Yorke 18.22 Ecgfride sendeth an army into Ireland 185.10 Ecgfride leadeth an army against the Pictes 185.27 Ecgfride slayne with the most part of his army 155.30 Ecgbert kyng of Northumberland expelled out of his kyngdome 219.20 Ecgbert departeth this lyfe 219.24 Ecgbert succeedeth Rigsig in y e kyngdome of Northumberland 219.34 Ecgfride sonne to Oswy in hostage with Queene Cimisse 175.55 Ecgfride and his armye ouerthrowen in battayle by Edilred 182.98 Ecgfride and Edilred made friendes 182.102 Ecgfride succeedeth his father Oswy in the kyngdome of Northumberland 179.77 Etbearne Abbey in Luidsey builded 179.52 Eclipse of the Sunne 893.7 b. Ecclesall in Stafford shyre pa. 1295. col 1. lin 21. Edgar succeedeth his brother in the kyngdome of England 231.20 Edgar a great fauorer of monkes and studious of peace 231.43 Edgars diligence to preserue his Realme from inuasion of strangers 231.51 Edgar rowed in a Barge by kyngs 231.89 Edgar a fauorer of the Danes 231.103 Edward sonne to kyng Henry the thyrd goeth with a power of men against the Welchmen 761.36 breaketh vp the treasurie of the Temple for money 761.91 besieged in the castle of Bristow and deliuered 763.90 escapeth out of captiuitie 770 85. and. 772.17 receiueth the Crosse of the Legate Othoban 780.16 Edward departeth this lyfe is buryed at Westminster 279.32 Edwardes maners and dispoposition of mynde described 279.39 Edward enspired with the gyft of prophesie and of healyng 279.81 Edwarde warned of his death before he dyeth 279.89 Edward canonized for a saint and called Edward the Confessor 179.97 Edwyn succeedeth Edredus in the kingdome of England 230.62 Edwyn committeth iurest with his neere kinswoman vppon the day of his Coronation 230.81 Edwyn keepeth both mother daughter to Concubine 230.90 Edwyn deposed for anguish departeth this lyfe 131.16 Edward ruled altogether by Normans 274.44 Edward gathereth all the Englishe lawes into one summarie called y e Common lawes 274.88 Edward sonne to King Edmond Ironside sent for into England 276.3 Edward surnamed the Outlaw ordeined heire apparant to the crowne of England dyeth 276.5 Edmetus disciple to Ansoline and in what tyme he lyued 3.57.42 Edmerus elected Archbyshop of S. Androwes in Scotland 357.51 Edmerus receiueth his staffe from an aultas 357.75 Edmerus returneth out of scotland to Cantorbury 357.86 Edward sonne to King Henrye the thyrde returneth home towardes England from the Holy land 781.87 holdeth Iustes and Turneis in Burgongne and winneth the honour 782.74 Editha daughter to kyng Edward maryed to Sithaike king of Northumbers 224.48 Edenborough Abbey in Scotland buylded 208.22 Edmond kyng of Eastangles cruelly slayne by the Danes 209.109 and .211.29 Edgina another daughter of kyng Edwardes maryed to Lewes king of Aquitayne 223.29 Edwarde seiseth the cities of London and Oxford into his handes 220.68 Edmond kyng of east Angles goeth againste the Danes with an army 211.22 Edmond bishop of Shireboure slaine 210.40 Edanton battaile fought by the Englishe men againste the Danes 214.84 Edward sonne to kyng Egelre dus sent into Englande to trie the peoples constancie to his father 250.17 Edwyn fleeth into Scotland 298.62 Edmond succeedeth his brother Adelslane in the gouernment of the most part of Englād 227.43 Edmond leadeth an armye agaynst Aulafe and encountreth with hym at Leycester 227.60 Edmondes Lawes founde and translated into Latine 228 50. Edmond miserably slaine by a theefe 228.61 and .228 80. Edmondes death signified before hand to Dunstan 228.91 Edward sonne to king Egelredus chosen to succeede kyng Hardicnute in the kingdome of England 268.36 Edward commeth into England with a cōuenient traine of Normans 268.50 Edgar pretely deceiued of his fleshly purpose by a Ladye 233.22 Edgar put to penance kept from the Crowne for his youthful lasciuiousnes 233.52 Edgar sacred king at Bath 233.61 Edgar recrefied with a dreame restoreth the spoyle of Glamorgan 233.98 Edgar departeth this life and is buryed at Glastenbury 233.107 Edgar exceeding beneficial to Monkes 233.112 Edward slayne in battaile by Godfrey and Aulafe 224.100 Edrodus brother to Edmond begynneth his reigne ouer the Realme of England 229 20. Edredus leadeth an armye against the Northumbers Scots 229.40 Edgar Edeling sayleth into Puglia with a power of mē 314.40 Edgar murdeteth Ethelwold and marieth Alfred his wife 232.108 Edethere succeedeth his brother Anna in the kingdome of east Angles 172.59 Edelhere slaine by Oswy 172 60. and .175.67 Edward commeth into Englande to visite king Hardienute his brother and Emma his mother
203.59 Edelwin slayeth Oswin 170.60 Ediricke de Streona 251.54 Edward sonne to Henry the seuenth Christened 1454.56 Edgar Edeling pardoned and highly honoured 307.89 Edgar Edeling submitteth himselfe to king William 291.58 Edilwold looke Molle Eden Riuer 433.112 Eufled first of the English Northumbers baptised 159 104. Egbert succedeth Ceolnulfe in the kingdome of Northumberland 194.51 Egbert and Vngust king of Pictes receyue the Britaynes into theyr subiection 194.63 Egbertes armie for the more part lost and destroyed 194.66 Egbert suceedeth wilfride the second in the See of Yorke 192.72 Egbert king of Northumberland 192.74 Egbert Archbishop of Yorke receyueth the Pall. 192.77 Egbert inuadeth Kent with an armie and bringeth it vnder his subiection 203.58 Egbert becommeth a Monke 195.101 Egelwynus escapeth into the I le of Ely 306. 94. Egelwynus pyned to death in prison 306.108 Egelredus passeth into Normandie and is there ioyfully receiued by Duke Richard 249.46 Egelredus sent for to returne into England first send◅th to try the peoples constancie 250.9 Egelredus departeth this life and is buried at London 253.5 Egelredus issue 253.13 Egelredus pride alienateth the hartes of his people from him 253.26 Egelredus forsaketh his lawful wife and keepeth harlortes 253.35 Egelson Abbot of Saint Augustines nigh Cantorburie 292.19 Egelūm and Archbishop Stigand Captaynes of the Kentishmen against king William 292.43 Egfride driueth Wolthere out of the possession of Lindesey 182.18 Egelredus de◅leth the Fount at his Baptisme 238.9 Egelredus beaten almost to death with Tapers by his mother 238.18 Egelredus marrieth Elgina or Ethelginu daughter to Earle Egbert 238.49 Egditha daughter to king Edward married to Charles Simplex king of France 223.10 Egbert succeedeth Ercombert in the kingdome of Kent 177.94 Eglesdon Monasterie builded 211.33 Eglesdon now called Saint Edmundesburie 211.37 Egbert banished for couering the kingdome of West Saxons 199.99 Egelredus mistrusting the faith of his subiectes dareth not encounter with his enemies 252.37 Egelredus returneth with an armie into England 250.29 Egbert inuadeth the kingdome of Mercia and conquereth it 203.81 Egbert inuadeth Northumberland with an armie 204.12 Egbert crowned king of al Enland 204.38 Egelredus marieth Emma sister to Duke Richard of Normandy 242 43 Egelredus mariage with Emma turneth to the subuersiō of the whole English state 242.48 Egbert appointed king of Northumberland by the Danes 209.67 Egfride ordeyned king of cast Saxons in his farther Offas steede 195.67 Egelredus sicke at Cossam 252.10 Egfride shortly takē out of this life 195.93 Egbert returneth into Englād and is receiued as king of the west Saxons 202.99 Egilbert king of east Angles slaine by treason 194.102 Egbert departeth this lyfe and is buried at Winchester 205.4 Egletighston 214.83 Egelredus not fauoured by Monkes in their writings 241.106 and. 242.3 Egelredus Oration vnto his soldiers 248.42 Egbert leadeth an army against the Danes and is by them vanquished 204.55 Egelfrida first wife to king Edgar 235.5 Egbert king of Mercia departeth this life 200.78 Egbert priuie to the murdering of his cousins 181.2 Egelredus maketh warre against the Bishop of Rochester and spoyleth his Lordships 238.54 Egelredus sacred kyng by Dūston at Kingston vpon Thames 237.113 Egwine a Monke 189.27 Egelwinus bishop of Durham fleeth into holy Iland 302.55 Egwine made bishop of Worcester 189.29 Egwine warned in a vision to set vp an Image 189.32 Egelwine Abbot of Euesham 308.31 Egbert king of Kent departeth this life 180.98 Egiptus and his genealogie 7.23 Egiptus fifty sonnes marrye Danus fifty daugters 7.64 Egelredus succeedeth his brother Edward in the kingdōe of England 237.68 Egbert Archbishop of Yorke departeth this life 199.24 Egelaw heath in the west parts 392.6 Egerledus sendeth ambassadors money to the Danes to abstayne from cruel wasting of the countrey 245.93 Egricus succeedeth Sigibert in the kingdome of east Angles 172.13 Egricus and Sigibert slaine and their army discomfited by Penda 172.28 Eirine emperor 202.111 Eirene empresse 199.80 Eiruie Abbey 192.105 Elgina or Ethelgina wyfe to king Egelredus dyeth 242 34. Elphegus Archbishop of Cantorbury taken by the Danes 246.8 Elienor Queene committed to close prison 436.47 Elsasse Theodoricke earle of Flaunders 377.72 Elenor Queene writeth to king Iohn for ayde 553.26 Elenor Queene dyeth with sorow 559.52 Elnothus Archbishop of Cantorbury refuseth to crowne king Hardecnute 263.63 Ely church founded and dedicated 729.60 Elienor queene seeketh meanes how to mainteyne the comētion betweene her husbande king Henry the second and her sonnes 426.40 and 426.60 Elienor Queene offended with her husband king Henry the second for keeping of Concubines 426.63 Elgina mother to king Harold 264.5 Elienor Queene set at libertie by her sonne kyng Richard the first 474.55 Ely Abbey builded 234.20 Eleanor daughter to the earle of Prouance crowned quene of England 647.73 Eistan Duke seeth the Deuyl with Dunstan 228.107 Eistanes dreame and the interpretation therof 229.1 Elphegus cruelly murdred by the Danes 246.38 Elphegus body first buryed at London and afterward translated to Cantorbury 246.49 and. 262.102 Eleanor Countesse of Pembrooke marryed to Simon Montford 652.75 Eleanor betaketh her self to the Mantle and the Ring 653 28. Eleanor king Iohns mother much honored and loued of the Nobilitie 543.21 Eleanor Queene enuyeth Arthur her nephew 543.35 Eleanor Queene passeth into Normandy 543.55 Eleanor daughter to king Henry the second maried to Alfonse king of Castile 445.30 Elswen looke Alfwen Elianor Queene deliuered of her second sonne Henry 395 93. Elgina or Ethelginu daughter to earle Egbert maried to king Egelredus 238.50 Eldred Duke maryeth Ethe◅fleda daughter to king Alured 215.68 Elidurus againe restored to the kingdome of Britaine 31 81. Elidurus taken and committed to prison 31.88 Elidurus restored the thirde time to the Crowne of Britaine 32.21 Elidurus dyeth and is buryed at Caerleil 32.25 Eltwold succeedeth Aldulte in the kingdome of east Angles 190.52 Elidurus causeth his brother Archigallo to be restored agayne to his kingdome 31.52 Elanius sonne of Kimarus begynneth to rule ouer the Britaines 29.65 Eldest sonnes of the kynges of Englande alwayes made Dukes of Normandy 353.8 Iohn of Eltham borne 854. 18. a. dyeth 899.26 b. created earle of Cornwal 892 14◅ Elizabeth Gray widow pag. 1316 col li. 1.51 maryed to Edward the fourth eadem col 2. lin 21. crowned eadē lin 25. Elizabeth daughter to Edward the fourth borne pag. 1317. col 1. lin 42. Elidurus sonne to Morindus chosen k. of Britaine 31.16 Eliendone battaile fought by Egbert kyng of west Saxnus agaynst Bernulfe kyng of Mercia 203.36 Ellerker Raufe knight 1448.49 Elizabeth daughter to k. Ed. the first ma◅ted 823.43 b. Ella kyng of Northumberland dyeth 145 Eleanor Queene mother to K. Iohn trauayleth to procure the English people to receiue their othe of allegiance to be true to the kyng 542.50 Eleuthenus sent into England 171.82 Eleutherius Bishop of Rome sendeth godly learned men into Britaine 74.76 Elianor wise to kyng Edward the first dyeth 799.27 b. Elianor daughter to kyng Edward the
loue with Alfred and discommendeth her beautie to Kyng Edgar 232.67 Ethelwold marryeth Alfred daughter to the Duke of Cornwal 232.83 Ethelwold murdered by Kyng Edgar 232.108 Ethelred renounceth his kyngdome and becommeth a Monke 189.6 Ethelbert procureth Ethelferd to make warre vpon the Britaines 154.54 Ethelreda professed a Nunne 185.71 Ethelfleda daughter to Alured marryed to Duke Eldred 215.68 Ethelbert constrained to get hym out of his countrey 196.43 Ethelbert succeedeth hys father Ethelbert in the Kingdome of East Angles 196.50 Ethelbert trayterously murdered 197.1 Ethelgera daughter to Kyng Alured 217.59 Ethelswida daugther to King Alured marryed to Baldwyne Earle of Flaunders 218.75 Ethelswida wife to King Burchred following hir husband towardes Rome dyeth at Pania in Lūbardie 218.91 Ethelwoulfus aideth Burthred King of Mercia against the Welchmen 206.6 Ethelwolfus aduertised by two Noble Prelates 206.56 Ethelbald shamefully maryeth his fathers wydow 208.43 Ethelbald departeth this lyfe and is buryed at Shirebourne 208.47 Ethelburga sister to Erkeawald 181.22 Ethelbert marryeth Bertha daughter to Cheribert Kyng of Fraunce 145 102. Ethelbert subdueth the Saxons from Kent to Humber 145.98 Ethelbert or Edelred sonne to Molle made king of Northumberlande after Als◅d 196.34 Ethelburga wyfe to Inas perswadeth her husband to renounce the world 188.30 Ethelard cousin to Inas beginneth to raigne ouer the West Saxons 191.33 Ethelard departeth thys lyfe 191.66 Ethelfleda gouerneth y e kyngdome of Mercia during her lyfe 221. Ethelwolfus victories against the Danes 206.107 Ethelbert ouerthrowen in battaile by Cheuling Kyng of West Saxons 142.95 Ethelwolfus goeth to Rome and taketh Alured his sonne with him 207.42 Ethelwolfus maryeth Iudith daughter to Charles y e Bald Kyng of Fraunce 207.60 Ethelbright taketh vpon hym the gouernment of West Ser Sussex Kent Essex 208.50 Ethelbright departeth this life is buryed at Shirebourne 208.70 Ethelreda wyfe to King Ecgfride continueth a Virgin 185.55 Eustace sonne to King Stephan created Duke of Normandie 367.108 Ethelbert conuerted to the Christian fayth 148.31 Ethelburga daughter to Kyng Offa maryed to Bryghtrick Kyng of the West Saxons 195.32 Ethelred succeedeth Beorne in the kingdome of East Angles 194.36 Ethelred and his brother Alured encounter Inarus Kyng of Danes with an armye 210.62 Ethelred or Edilred succeedeth his brother Wolfhere in the kingdome of Mercia 181.55 Ethelred inuadeth Kent wyth an armie and spoyleth it 181.62 Ethelbald sonne to Ethelwolfus beginneth to raigne ouer the South and West Saxons 208.31 Ethelbright sonne to Erm◅nredus murdered 180.105 Ethelmere Earle of the West countries submitteh himself and his people to king Swanus of Denmarke 248.11 Ethilda daughter to King Edward maryed to Hugh son to Robert Earle of Paris 223.13 Ethelburga an euyl conditioned woman 200.46 Ethelburga fleeth into France and is thrust into an Abbey 200.73 Etherius Archbyshop of Arles in Fraunce 148.66 Edhirick or Erick a Dane succeedeth Gurthrun in the kingdome of the East Angles 219 11. Ethelburga dyeth in great miserie 200.77 Ethelburga daughter to Ethelbert maryed to Edwyne 159.28 Ethelreda departeth this lyfe 185.74 Ethelwold made Byshop of Winchester 232.19 Ethelwold Earle sent by king Edgar to suruey the beautie of Alfred daughter to the Duke of Cornwal 232.60 Ethelricus sonne to Ida made Kyng of Northumberlande 145.73 Ethelred brother to Ethelbright succeedeth him in the gouernment of the more part of the Englishe people 208.76 Ethelred vexed with the inuasion of the Danes 208.100 Ethelred fighteth wyth the Danes nyene tymes in one yeere 208.103 Ethelwolf sonne to Kyng Egbert leadeth an armie into Kent 203.55 Ethelfert slaine and his armie vanquished 155.30 Ethelbert king of Kent dyeth at is buryed in S. Augustines Monasterie 157.8 Ethelbright sonne to Ethelwolfus beginneth to raigne ouer Kent and Essex 208.35 Ethelred receyueth a wounde and therof dyeth 210.92 Ethelswida marryed to Burthred Kyng of Mercia 207.111 Ethelred and his brother Alured ayde Burthred Kyng of Mercia against the Danes 209.93 Euers Rafe knight Warden of the middell Marches slaine in a blondie fight 1601.4 is commended eadem 28. Eueshame Abbey builded 189 28. Eubald the second succeedeth Eubald the first in the Archbyshopprick of Yorke 202.81 Eustace Earle of Bologne commeth into Englande to visite his brother in lawe K. Edward 270.77 Eustace maketh great complaynt to King Edward against the citizens of Cantorburie 270.105 Eufled daughter to King Edwine borne 159.77 Eunbert a ruler among the Gi◅uii 185.63 Eurelir in Normandie recouered by the Englishmen 521.2 Euill Princes appoynted to punishe the offences of the people 194.21 Euil vsage caused the Gascoynes to rebel 732.22 Euguexane Chastillone de Trye taken prisoner 431.24 Eustace de Vestye sent into Scotland 542.71 Euery man shal beare his own burthen 351.30 Euesham battayle fought by King Henry the thyrd and his power against the Barons 773.1 Ewer of Pearle sent to Henry the thyrd 739.37 Eustace the Monke taken and beheded by Richard bastard sonne to Kyng Iohn 615.65 Eustace the Monke a notable Pyrate 615.71 Euil mens good deedes alwayes euil thought of 329.30 Eustace sent by King Iohn into Scotland 543.15 Euille Iohn Lord escapeth frō the battayle of Chesterfield 777.20 Eustace Baron of Mawpasse 323.46 Eureur in Normandie taken by the French kyng 545.90 Eudo Earle submitteth himselfe to Duke Geffray of Britaine 411.79 Eustace Duke of Normandie espoused to Constance sister to Lewes the French Kyng 372.63 Eustace Duke of Normandie dyeth 372.65 Eustace son to King Stephan refused of the Byshops to be crowned Kyng of England 385.53 Eustace sonne to King Stephan falleth mad and miserably endeth hys lyfe 387.93 Eustace Earle of Bollongne 319.75 Eustace de Vesey slayn wyth a quarel besydes Castle Baruard 603.33 Eueshame Abbey buylded 277.31 Eutropius cyted 82.70 .89.45 Eustace a Monke prouideth shipping for the conuayance of ayde to kyng Lewes out of Fraunce into Englande 615.8 Eureur towne in Normandie taken by the Frenchmen 515.32 Eustace King Stephans son made knight 383.94 Euerie kingdome deuided in itselfe can not long stand 257.94 Europe alotted vnto Iaphet 1.79 Euil gouernment in England by reason of strangers about the king 746.45 Eureur in Normandy taken by king Henry the first 344.13 Example notable of a Prince pag. 1163. col 1. lin 50. Ermew Monke of the chaterhouse e◅ecuted 1563.50 E◅ceter besieged by humfry Arundel and his adherentes 1649.37 Exhamshire pag. 1314. col 2 lin 12. Excesse in apparel 1117.6 a. Exchang of Muneys ordeyned 924.50 a. Excester besieged by Perkin Werbec 1450.2 Example of a faythfull prisonner 1014.45 a. Richard Extons commendation 1054.15 b. Exceter taken and spoyled by the Danes 243.42 Excommunication 963.1 b. Extreeme frost and snow killing trees birdes foules and fishes 196.3 Exeter Colledge founded 892.20 a. Exceter Citie besieged 166.55 Exceter besieged by Vaspasian 52.27 Execution of king Richard the seconds friends 1072.4 a. Exeter Citie repaired and fortified 226.99 Execution of souldiers taken in Rochester Castle by Kyng Iohn 593.36 Exeter kept against king Stephan and recouered 367.44 Exceter citie rebelleth against King
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.
or Gigines what it signifieth 6.86 Geffray bastard sonne to kyng Henry the second made Byshop of Lincoln spoyleth the Church resigneth his myter 447.38 and .454.45 Geffray of Monmouth cyted 15.81 and .22.60 and .23.16 and 24.38 Geffray sonne to King Henry the second dealeth vnfaythfully with his father and brethren 457.22 taken prisoner by his brother Richard 461.95 dyeth at Paris 463.37 Geffray of Monmouth cited 31.110 and .32.1 and .32.110 and .33.9 Gerard Thomas buent 1580.59 Genissa daughter to Claudius the Emperour marryed to Aruiragus 51.41 Geffrey of Monumouth cited 43.48 .81.58 .82.66 .92.85 Gentlemen of the priuie chamber remoued 1507. Geffrey Bishop of Constancies 308.36 George Browne knight executed pa. 1405. col 2. lin 3 Gerard departeth this life 348 12. Germane leadeth the Britishe armie against the Saxons 120.38 .. Germane returneth again into Fraunce 120.75 Germane being sent for commeth agayne into Britaine 121.29 Germane returneth into France the second time 121 49. Germane departeth this lyfe at Rauenna 121.56 Gerent king of Britaines and his armie chased by Inas king of West Saxons .187 100. Germane souldiours slay their Captaine and become Rouers in the Coastes of Britaine 71.16 Geffray Monmouth in what time he liued 394.45 Geffray fourth sonne to kyng Henry the second borne 398 47. George Lorde Aburgeinty 1447.17 Geffrey Archbishoppe of Yorke depatreth priuely out of the realme accurseth al those that gather the payment within his Diocesse demauÌ„ded by king Iohn 564.17 Geanology of the Earles of Chester 650.48 Genawe murdred at London 1013.43 b. Geffrey surnamed the Gramarian 1462.50 Gerard chiefe of the Valdoyes that came ouer into Ireland 400.19 Gertrude Marchionesse of Exceter atteinted 1570.52 Gemeticum Abbey in Normandie 269.109 Germane Byshop of Auxerre sent to preache in Britaine 119 51. Geneticensis cited 264.37 Gerard receiueth the Pall of the Pope 342.78 Geruldine Thomas a Lord and Chauncellour of Ireland receyueth with all honour the counterfeit Earle of Warwicke 1428.46 sendeth into England in his quarel with an army of Irishe men 1430.45 is slaine 1431 45. Geruas Dorobern cited 415.11 Geffrey William a counterfeit Christ whypped 1815.1 Gerald Earle of Kildare deputie of Ireland apprehended 1444.58 restored to his former libertie honor 1445.9 Gerion slayne by Hercules in Spaine 5.107 Reinald Earle of Geldre maryeth king Edward the thirdes sister 895.13 b. made Duke of Geldre 903.55 a. in daunger to be slaine by Flemmings 911.50 a. Genowayes in Britaine 917. 20. b. fight with the Englishmen on the sea 917.28 b. Duke of Gelderland commeth into England 1080.13 b. Gernesey entred by frenchmen 992.50 b. Geffrey Archbyshop of Yorke dyeth in exile 574.30 Geffrey de Lucignam 584.40 Geffrey of Monmouth cyted 122.9 .134.51 and .154.50 pag. 154.75 Gerard simested Archbyshop of of Yorke 342.1 Generon or Guaneren Castle in Wales buylded 117.53 121.80 Genâ—…sses a people in Brytaine and where they inhabited 110.48 Gerarde de Atie taken prisoner by the french kyng 562.13 Gentlemen and Noblemens names which asisted kyng William in the conquest of England 293.61 Gernesey inuaded by the french men 1696.28 Geffrey sonne to king Henry the second made knight 450.77 Geffrey Monmouth cited 183 65. Gelenor king of Greece dryuen out of hys Countrey 7.42 George Neuil Archbyshop of Yorke pag. 1318. Genissa maketh atonement hetweene Aruiragus and the Romanes 52.33 Gisors besieged and yeelded to the English pag. 1201. col 2 lin 12. Geinsborough 249.77 Gemeticensis cited 283.86 .291.72 319.73 and 345.39 Geffrey Monmouth consecrated Byshop of S. Assaph Gerueys Clifton knight beheaded pag. 1340. col 2. lin 22 George Douglas Earle of Angus pag. 1315. col 1. lin 26. Gerbery Castle destroyed 399 57. George stanley Lord straunge pag. 1411. col 2. lin 20. Gylford Richard knight 1447 20. Geffrey Gates knight pag. 1325. col 1. lin 40 Gyffard William made Byshop of Winchester 337.43 Gilbert Skarlock slayne pag. 1288. col 1. lin 15. Gilbert Debenham kynght pag. 1327. col 1. lin 16. Gildas cyted 99.103 .101.85 .114.49 Gillingham battayle fought by the Englishmen against the Danes 254.29 Walter Giffard Archbyshop of Yorke dyeth 789.35 a. Gildas cyted 45.38 .47.58 and .50.25 and .51.88 and 96.21 Giles Daubeney knyght pag. 1400. col 1. lin 47. Gysors besieged in vaine 533.17 Giffard William depriued and bannished the realme 342.10 Gilla daughter to Charles Le Simple king of Fraunce maryed to Rollo Duke of Normandie 288.105 Gilbert Midleton knight 854.30 b. Gyffeith a Welch kyng 231.81 Gipswich spoyled by y e Danes 239.56 Giâ—â—a â—â—ther to king Harold escapeth from Exeter into Flaunders 299.50 Gillomanus kyng of Ireland and his people discomfited 123.35 Gillomannus king of Ireland with his armie discomfited and slayne 123.13 Girmi a people in Englande 185.65 Giauntes in Fraunce slayne in Combat by Arthur 133.70 Gilbert de Gaunt made Earle of Lincolne 602.20 Gilbert Talbot pa. 1411. col 2. lin 4. pa. 1414. col 2. lin 35. pag. 1415. col 1. lin 18. pag. 1417. col 2. lin 23. Giaunt whence deriued 6.88 Giles Byshop of Eureux 421.78 Gilbert consecrated Byshop of Herefoord 381.83 Gilbert Fitz Fergus commeth into England 445.32 Gyfford Walter Erle of Buckingham deceaseth without heire 402.11 Gilbert Byshop of London forbydden the vse of the Sacramentes 412.38 Gilbert Byshop of London restored to the administration of his office againe 414.86 Githa daughter to Osgote Clappa maryed to Canute Prudan 268.1 Gildas cited 123.73 .129.12 .138.38 .139.59 141.17 .142.25 Gift of healing the kings euyll left as an inheritance to the kings of England 279.86 Gipswich now called Ipswich 388.24 Gipswich Castle besieged and taken 388.16 Gilbert murderer of Liulfus 311.35 Gilbert slaine by Liulfus kinsfolke 311.68 Giraldus Cambrensis cyted 287.58 Giraldus Cambrensis disproued 287.64 Gythrun looke Gurthrun 214 107. Giraldus Cambrensis cited 135.20 and .136.11 and 137.31 Gisors Castle gotten into the kyng of Englandes handes 400.61 Giauntes in Britaine 5.50 Giauntes what they signifie 5.55 and .6.89 Gilbert captaine of Tunbridge Castle 319.52 Girarde de Sotigam a politick captayne of Douer Castle 609.11 Girwy Abbey buylded 178.106 Gildas borne 115.35 Giouan Villani cited 9.59 27.47 Gillingham Manour 301.67 Gildas cyted Gilford 264.24 Gillomar looke Gillomannus Gladâ—â—ore Heath by Barnet pag. 13.3.3 col 1. lin 33. Glasâ—…irion a Barde 4.43 Glau Margan in Wales why so called 21.26 Duke of Gloucesters iourney to Prutzen 1079.7 a. made Duke of Ireland 1082.25 b. Glanuille Ranulfe made ruler of Yorkeshyre 452.56 Glastenburie Monasterie builded 188.19 Glasiers first brought into England 178.114 Gloucester monasterie destroyed by the Danes and repayred 222.48 Gloucester towne whence so named 51.55 Glastenburie Abbey finished 234.6 Glouernia now Glocester and why so called 51.53 Glademouth 222.83 Gloucester Monasterie of S. Peters buylded 222.45 Gloucester Citie taken by the Barons 765.56 wonne by king Henry the thyrde hys faction 772.38 Gloucester Castle 371.20 Thomas Duke of Gloucester conspireth against the kyng 1090.20 b. apprehended
hym selfe with Duke William of Normandie for his othes sake 286 38. Gunthildis sister to king Swanus commeth into England and is baptised there 247 18. Guyse Iohn knight 1450.14 Gundulfe byshop of Rochester 328.39 Gunthildes sister to king Swanus with her husband and Sonne murthered 247.30 Guilthdacus king of Denmark ouercommeth Brennus in battile and taketh his wyfe prisoner 24.2 Guildebald Duke of Vrbin elected knight of the garter 1461.34 Guilthdacus departeth into Denmarke and becommeth tributarie vnto Belinus 24.52 Guana riuer in Wales 117.55 Guintolsnus appeaseth olde dissentions in the Realme 28.114 Gnintolinus dyeth and to buried at London 29.5 Gurgustus dyeth and is buried at Yorke 21.81 Guanius king of the Hunnes 95.106 Guanius king of the Hunnes sent against Marimus friendes 95.109 Gurdon Adam taken prisoner and pardoned 777.2 Guintolinus Sonne to Gurguintus admitted king of Britaine 28.89 Guyshard Robert Duke of Puglia 346.75 Gunhardus or Suardus a great Duke in Fraunce 2.51 Guanius and Melga flee out of Britaine into Ireland 96 7. Guyon Father to Duke Rollo of Normandie slayne 288.97 Guy or Guido Earle of Ponthreu 277.107 Gualter de Maunt. 270.83 Gurmundus arriueth in Britaine to ayde the Saxons 144.3 Gurgustus Sonne of Riuallon beginneth to reygne in Britaine 21.72 Gurden Barthram kyller of king Richard the first 540 37. forgiuen and rewarded 540.52 cruelly put to death 540.63 Gutlacke a man of great vertue and holinesse 197.18 Gurmond called also Guthryd 219.66 Guorōgus gouernor of Kēt vnder Vortigernus 113.104 Guintelinus loke Guintolinus Guenhera dyeth in Scotland and is buried in Angus 137 45 Guynes Castle taken by Iohn Dancaster 946.50 a. Guillomer vanquished and dooth fealtie to the king of England 133. ◅2 H. Harold ordeyned by kyng Edward to succeede him in the kingdome of England 282.111 Harold setteth the crowne vpon his own head 283.2 Harold seeketh to win his peoples fauour by courtesie 283.12 Harold denyeth to deliuer the kingdome of Englande vnto Duke William of Normandie 283.40 Harold refuseth to take to wife the dauthter to Duke Williliam of Normandie 283.79 Harold prepareth to withstand the sodeyne inuasion of the Normans 283.98 Harold leadeth that name against Tostie which he had prepared against the Norm◅ns 284.18 Harold Harfager king of Norway arriueth in Englande with a great Name of ships 284.49 Harold Harfager slayne and his armie discomfited 284.90 Harold leeseth the hartes of his people in vnequally diuiding the Norwegian spoyles amongst them 285.24 Harold hated of the Pope and Cardinals 285.106 Harold goeth ouer into Normandie to visite his brother and Nephue 277.86 Harold going vppon the Sea for pleasure is driuen vppon the coast of Ponthien and taken prisoner 377.99 Harold presented to William Duke of Normandie 278.9 Harold hyghly welcommed by Duke William of Normandie 278.9 Harold accompanyeth Duke William in armes agaynst the Britaines 278.22 Harold taketh an othe to keepe the Realme of England to Duke Williams vse 278.31 Harold hasteth out of the North partes to encounter with the Normans 286.18 Harold slaine by a wound in the eye 287.25 Harold fleeth to Westchester and there becommeth an Ancre 287.60 Harold last king in England of the Saxon blood 288.6 Harold a scourge to the Welchmen 288.42 Harold surnamed Harefoote why 263.99 Harold not sonne to king Cnute but to a Shoemaker 264.3 Harolds treason against queen Emma and her children 264.97 Harolds counterfeit letters sent to Queene Emmas children in Normandie 264.108 Harold departeth out of this world 266.58 Harold returneth into England 278.46 Harold striketh his brother Tostie in the presence of the king 278.79 Harold sent against the rebellious Northumbers with an armie 279.3 Harold after the death of king Edward proclaymeth hymselfe king of England 282.104 Hasting a Dane entreth the Thames with a fleete and is constrayned by siege 216.4 Hasting causeth his two sonnes to be baptised 216.18 Hasting euer most vntrue of woorde and deede 216.19 Harold base sonne to king Cnute succeedeth his father in the kingdome of England 263.30 Earle of Hare court slayne at Cressy 934.32 b. Hatfielde battaile fought by the Britaine 's against the Englishmen 163.56 Hardicnute returneth out of Denmarke into England 266.80 Hardicnute proclaymed and crowned king of England 266.89 Hasting fortresse builded by the Normans 286.10 Hasting battaile fought by the Normans agaynst the Englishmen 286.56 Harbert William knyght one of king Henry the eyght his executors 1611.51 represseth the Rebels in Somer◅etshire 1648.24 master of the horse and created Earle of Penbroke 1709.25 is generall of the armie agaynst What. 1731.20 is generall of an armie into Fraunce 1767. 17. Lord Stward of her maiesties house dieth 1841.52 Harold and Canutus Sonnes to king Swanus of Denmarke sent into Englande with a Nauie 300.25 Harrison William cited 81.58 and .81 92. and .88.75 and 89.73 and .99.90 Harold and Leofwin inuade the shires of Somer◅et and Durcet and slay the Inhabitants 272.68 Harolds bodye taken vp and throwen into the Thames 267.3 Harald byshop of Elsham 195.13 Hardiknought looke Hardicnute Harold king of man made knight 715.100 Harington Iames attaynted 1425.42 Hastings Robert a knyght temple◅ 400.70 Har. William cited 111.77 and .115.64 and .116.94 Har. William cited 291.16 Hartfoord Castle builded 220.78 Har. William cited 180.62 and .192.96.194.9 and .194.46 and .198.62 Godfray Harecourt fleeth out of Fraunce 928.58 b. Hall Iohn executed 1864.28 Iohn Hastings Earle of Penbroke slaine 1075.50 b. Hay Rauife sent ouer into England with a band of souldiours 433.51 Harold succeedeth his father Godwyn in the Earledome of Kent 275.5 Harold William cyted 130. 70. and .131.40 and .133 58. and .137.63 and .140 15. Haruie first Byshop of Ely there appointed 349.92 Haruie translated from Bangor to Ely 349.93 Hardicnute dyeth suddeinly 267.112 Hammes abandoned to the Frenchmen 1777.20 Hales Iames knyght hys sundry molestations and ende 1723. Har. William cited 121.3 and 125.77 and .127.30 and 128.40 and .129.16 Hayles Abbey founded 781.95 Hayles bloud brought into England 781.100 Harold Generall of kyng Edwardes armie against Algar and kyng Griffin 276. 37. and .277.52 Haymon Earle of Gloucester departeth this life 399.46 Hart burning among the Nobitie 746.61 Harold banished the land 272.12 Haroldes landes giuen to Algar 272.22 Robert Hal murdered in Westminster church 1010.12 b Haco a Danish Earle arriueth in Enlgand wyth an armie agaynst King William 309 26. Harding Stephan a Monke of Shirebourne 333.84 Haldene a leader or kyng of the Danes 209.115 Halewell Thomas knight 1450.43 Harold and Canutus wyth their armie put to flight by king William escape to their shippes 301.18 Haddington chase 1637.8 Hayle of the bignesse of hennes egges 556.27 Halden a Danishe King 212.12 Harrison William cited 44.89 and .74.23 and .74.39 Hambletew rendered to the French king 1695.4 Hamelton Stephan knight put to death 1570.10 Sir Iohn Hankewoods prase 1001.33 a. Harflew wonne by the English pag. 1262. col 1. lin 2. Hacun set at libertie and sent into England 278.44 Hatton Christopher made captaine of the
extortion punished 231.69 Iustes deuised to be holden at Oxford pag. 1126. co 1. lin 49. at Yorke pa. 1132. co 1 lin 20. at London pa. 1151. col 2. lin 30. in Smithfield pag. 1155. col 2. lin 15. Ingethling Abbey buylded where Oswyn was slayne 170.62 and. 176.24 Iulius Classicianus Paulinus Suetonius fal at square 65.69 Iulius Frontinus Lieutenant of Britayne 66.79 Iulius Agricola looke Agricola Iuarus king of Danes arriueth in the mouth of Humber with an armie 210.59 Iuarus slayne 210.69 Iustes at Windsor 1103.23 b. Iulius Solinus Polihistor cited 9.6 Iudithil a Welch king 231.81 Iudweal or Ludweal a Welch king Iustes in Smythfield 961.56 b. 969.4 a. Iustices names which were appoynted at the deuision of the Realme into Circuits 443.60 Iudith daughter to Earle Lambert marryed to Earle Walteof 308.72 Iustes 1578.50 Iustin a leader of the Danes 239.55 Iustes 1506.38 Iustinus Anicius Emperour of the East 130.77 Iulius Cesar made Consull and sent to Gallia 34.98 Iustes at London by the Maior and his brethren 963.49 b. Iulianus Emperour of Rome 103.1 Iudith wyfe to Toslie 272.15 Iudith daughter to Charles the bald king of Fraunce married to king Ethelwolfus 207.60 Iudith shamefully marryed to Ethelbald her sonne in law 208.43 Iustices of peace appoynted to be in euery Shyre 303.47 Iustes 1487.47 Iudges imprisoned 798.10 a. fined 840.5 b. Iusts in Smithfield 922.10 a Iustes at Dunstaple 917.1 a. Iustes 183 5.35 Iustes 1858.29 Iustes 1561.1 Iustices compelled to renounce pentions 929.33 a. Iudge burnt for his crueltie 199.30 Iustices answeres to questions demaunded 1061.10 a. Iulius Cesar only shewed Britayne to the Romanes 44.78 Iuuenal cited 45.46 and. 51.92 Iuan of Wales slayne 1008.1 a. Iustinianus the thyrd Emperour 187.60 Iustice accused for taking brybes 724.95 Iustes 1498.2 Iustes in Smythfield 1077.30 a. Iustes at Windsor 923.10 b. Iustes held 1468.37 Iustes holden in Tuttel fielde eyght dayes 648.42 Iustes 1520.34 Iustes in Fraunce 1496.5 Iustes 1577.71 Iustes held 1466.26 Iustes 1578.50 Iulian de Romero is victor in a combat 1608.26 Iulius and Aaron martyred for the faith of Christ 88.32 Iustes 1511.20 Iustes 1504.40 Iudges and other officers committed to the Towre 912.55 b. K. Katharin daughter to Edward the fourth maried to William Earle of Deuonshyre godmother to Henry the first begotten sonne of Henry the eight 1468.50 Katharine youngest daughter to Edward the fourth pag. 1356. c. 1. lin 45. Katharine daughter to Henry the third borne 734.15 Katharine mother to king Henrye the fift married Owen Teuther pa. 1261. c. 1. lin 54. Kaerkin or Cantorbury builded 19.2 Katigern looke Katigerâ—â—â— Kahames William taketh prisoner king Stephen 376 32. Kenrit sonne to king Cuthred slaine in a tumult 193.65 Kenulfe succeedeth Egbert in the kingdome of Mercia 200.80 Kenulfe inuadeth Kent with a mighty armie and wasteth it 200.98 Kenulfes liberalitie towardes churchmen 201.1 Kenulf departeth this life 201 8. Kent gouerned by the Archbishop of Cantorbury and the Abbot of S. Augustines as it were by the chiefe lordes 292.19 Kentish men assemble at Canterbury determining to fight with king William in defence of their liberties 292 32. Kentishmen meete at Swanescombe to attend king Williams commyng 292 49 Kentishmen be the kay of England 293.27 Kentishmens request vnto king William 293.7 Kent onely reteyneth the auncient lawes and liberties of England 292.38 Kenred succeedeth Ethelred in the kingdome of Mercia 189.11 Kenred renounceth the worlde goeth to Rome to be made a MoÌ„ke there dieth 189.21 Kenred and Osricke succeede Osred in the kingdome of Northumberland 190.76 Kenelworth Castle resigned into the handes of Henrye the third 751.56 Kent assigned in reward to Hengist 113.102 Kineard confirmed by Kentwulfe 197.98 Kineard maketh a secret conspiracie against Kinewulf 198 3. Kent wasted by the Danes 240 73 Kentishmen buy peace for money of the west Saxons 187.91 Kenticus king of west Saxons departeth this life 142.44 KentishmeÌ„ surprised and slayne by the Danes 220.42 Kenwolfe and his army ouerthrowen by Offa. 194.93 Kentishmen ouerthrowen by Offa at Oxford 194.88 Kent brought vnder subiection of the west Saxons 203.63 and. 205.22 Kenelme succeedeth his father Kenufe in the kingdome of Mercia 201.10 205.38 Kenelme through treason pitifully murdred 205.50 Kenelmes deathe signified at Rome myraculously 205.56 Kentishmen whence descended 113.23 Kentishmen ouerthrowen by the Danes in a battaile at Rochester 241.54 Ket Robert captaine of the rebels in Norfolke hanged 3675.30 Kendal Iohn Secretary late Secretary to Richard late Duke of Glocester 1425.53 Keyes of al townes and castles in Normandie deliuered to king Henry the first 346.2 Kenighale Robert 1463.3 Kendal wasted by Duncane a Scottish captaine 434.15 Kent wasted by Ceadwalla king of west Saxons 186 73. Kenet castle rased downe to the ground 800.75 Kent deliuered to the Saxons 118.41 Kernelenc looke Camblan Kenricus sonne to Cerdicus arriueth in Britaine with his father 126.105 Kenricus discomfiteth and slayeth Nazaleod and his Britaines 130.39 Kingescliffe battaile against Ethelbert 196.41 Kingdome of east Angles one while subiect to one king one while to another 197.29 Kings of England why afrayde to enter into Oxford 197.61 Kymbeline sonne to Theomantius created king of Britaine 45.111 Kymbeline brought vp at Rome and made knight by Augustus Cesar 46.1 Kymbelaine gouerneth Britain while Christ our saueour is borne 46.6 Kymbelaine dyeth and is buried at London 46.22 Kingdoms vnder king Cnutes dominion 262.2 Kingdome of England is gods kingdome 267.100 Kingdomes oftentymes gouerned in quiet state and good policie by a child 282.79 Kings of west Saxons wiues not suffered to be called queenes 200.66 Kyngston vpon Hul. pa. 1328 co 1. lin 7. Kyngs College in Cambridge pa. 1344 co 1. lin 54. Kildare Earle committed to ward 1508.10 Kynimacus sonne to Sysillius beginneth to gouerne Brytaine 22.6 Kildare Earle committed to the Towre 1563.25 Kinadius king of Scots sweareth to be true to king Edgar 231.77 Kimarius sonne to Sirilius beginneth to reigne ouer Britaine 29.52 Kinewulfe succeedeth Sigibert in the kingdome of the West Saxons 197.73 Kinewulfe ouerthrowne in battaile by Offa king of Mercia 197.87 Kinewulfe slayne by conspiracie 198.23 Kingdome of Deira begun and bounded 140.16 Kingdome of Northumberland bounded 140.28 Kirksteede Abbey in Yorkshyre founded 394.30 Kings Crowne changed for a monkes Cowle 194.58 Kings of England to haue a proprietie in euery maÌ„s laÌ„ds of the realme 303.32 Kings forbidden to medle with the inuesture of bishops 342 42. Kings Hal at Cambridge founded 1000.28 b Robert Kilwarby Archbishop of Canterbury made Cardinal 788.40 b Kings of foraine Countreis visite England 969.13 b Richard Kilminton dieth 968 35. a. Iohn Kyrby executed for murdring a Genoway 1023.24 a. King Edward the fift murdred pa. 1391. co 1. lin 6. Kings aiding Cassibellanus against the Romans 39.8 Kings of Kent put to flight by the Romans 42.105 Kingdome of Brenitia begynneth 139.96 Kings palace at Westminster defaced and spoyled 779.2 Kingdome of South Saxons ioyned to the kingdome of west Saxons 187.110 reprochful
wordes agaynst hym 235.3 Kingdome of Eastangles ceaseth 211.40 Kingdome of East Angles subdued by king Edward 221.101 Kybius Corinnius Bishop of Anglesey 94.55 Kingdome of the South Saxons and the bounds thereof 125.65 Kings and great princes of Ireland come and submyt them selues to king Henry the second 419.60 Kylwarby Robert made Archbishop of CaÌ„terburi 782.38 Kineard and his conspiratours slaine 198.56 Kings of England and Scotland made friendes 708.67 Kingdome of Breâ—â—tia builded 140.6 Kinton Godfrey consecrated Archbyshop of Cantorburye at Rome 755.17 King Edward the fifth kept house at Ludlow pa. 1360. col 1. lin 8. came towarde London lin 7. returned by the Duke of Gloucestar to Northampton pa. 1362. col 1. lin 15. came to London pa. 1363. col 2. lin 34. conuayed to the Towre pa. 1370. col 1. lin 37. murdered Kinewulf slaine 196.40 Kinges of England when â—â—â—â—ly to be to accoumpted 231.94 King Henry the sixt proclaymed pag. 1220. col 1. lin 19. Kildare Earle restored to hys office of lorde Deputie of Ireland 1525.23 Kinarde Ferie Castle razed to the very ground 433.24 Kingdome of Kent bounded 119.6 Kinmatus looke Kynimacus Kings of England and France like pagies attâ—â—d vpon the Popes stirrop 401.74 Kingdome of West Saxons and the bounds therof 131.3 and. 137.79 Kingdome of Eastangles bouÌ„ded 126.85 Kimarus slayne by hys owne subiectes 29.57 Kilkenâ—…y William keeper of the great seale 723.3 Kingdome of East Saxons bounded 131.33 Kynimacus dyeth and is buried at Yorke 22.13 Kingdome of Mercee begun and bounded 143.39 Kirgils looke Cinegiscus 155. Killingworth Castle kept and furnished by the Barons 767.28 deliuered to Kyng Henry the thyrd 777.73 Kyrthling ii Eastangle 235.109 Kynwith Castle 214.67 King Henry the sixte hys part discomfited pa. 1311. col 2. lin 54. fled to Scotland pa. 1312. col 1. line 51. Kyng of Scots supported HeÌ„ry the sixt pag. 1312. col 2. lin 32. King of Churles 259.21 Kingdome of Mercia endeth 218.88 Kentishmen make an hurly burley pag. 1325. col 1. lin 37. Knightes made if they coulde spend xv poundes landes 732.2 and. 743.1 Knightes and men of warre commaunded to cut theyr heares short 359.81 Knights of the Bath pa. 1120. col 2. lin 46. Knightes made pa. 1177. col 1. lin 13. pag. 1187. col 2. lin 11.1189 col 2. lin 29. pa. 1212. col 1. lin 2. Knought sonne to Swanus looke Cnute Knightes see how many acres of land it containeth 312.105 Knightes murtherers of Archbyshop Thomas Becket flee after the deede and their death also described 417.6 Knightes made 1846.44 Knights made 1853.55 Sir Robert Knolles winneth Auxer 962.43 b. Knights made 1578.55 Knights of the Bath pa. 1387. col 1. lin 14. Knights of the Bath made 1560.30 Knights made 1528.30 Knights made 1521.16 Robert Knolles sent into Fraunce with an armie 981 50. a. destroyeth the countrey to Paris 991. a. his byrth 990.55 a. Knights names that slue Archbyshop Thomas Becket 415.61 Knyghts made 1487.27 Knyghts made pag. 1306. col 1. lin 1. Knyghts made 1632.18 and. 1633.50 Knights made 1493.49 Krikelade 252.29 Kreekers see aduenturers L. Lacy Roger sent into Normandie with men of armes 551.107 Lanfranke sickneth and dyeth 320.46 Lanfranke a good husband to the See of Canterburie 320.74 Lawes ordeyned by king William nothing so equal nor easie to be kept as the old lawes of England 303.58 Lammeth Church fyrst founded by Baldwyn Archbyshop of of Canterburie 537.1 rased by the commaundement of the Pope 577.27 and. 539.30 Laurence made Archbyshop of Canterburie 152.61 Laurence reproued for that he went about to forsake his flocke 158.42 Laurence scourged in a vision 158.40 Lacy Hugh conformed in al the landes of Meeth 421.35 Lacye Hugh made keeper of Dublin citie and Lord chiefe Iustice of Ireland 421.40 Lauerdyn Buchard expelleth his father out of the Earledome of Vandosme 432.47 Lawes of king Henry the first commaunded by king Iohn to be obserued in England 582.5 Lambert William translatour of the Saxon lawes into Latine 188.14 Lambert elected Archbyshop of Canterburie 199.23 Lago or Iago cousin to Gurgustius taketh vpon him the Gouernment of Britayn 21.104 Lacy Walter goeth about to take the Lord Curcie prisoner 552.53 Lacy Roger Constable of Chester taken prisoner 556.67 Lawes of the Realme perused and amended 395 44. Blanche Duches of Lancaster dyeth 981.28 a Lawes and officers after the Englishe manner appoynted to be vsed in Ireland by King Iohn 570.4 Langton Stephen chosen Archbyshop of Cantorbury by the Popes appoyntment 564.48 Iohn Duke of Lancastar passeth with an armie through Fraunce 994.2 a. returneth into England 995.12 a Latter thoughtes better aduised than the first 438.26 Lacy Roger Constable of Chester sworne to King Iohn 542.85 Lacy Roger made gouernour of Pomfret Castle 546.13 Lacy Roger delyuereth hys sonne and heyre to K. Iohn as an hostage of his loyaltie faithful obedieÌ„ce 546.14 Laurence Archbyshop of Dublin sent Ambassadour to K. Henry the second 441.95 Labienus one of the Romane Tribunes slayne 39.23 Thomas Earle of Lancastar taken 866.32 b. executed 867.24 a. Iohn Duke of Lancastar passeth into Fraunce with an armie 979.48 a. spoyleth many countryes in France 980.32 a. Langton Thomas Byshop of Winchester dyeth 1455.36 Lanfranke praysed for mayntayning Monkes in Cathedral Churches 320.98 Laton Richard knight sent into Britaine 1434.10 Law nor reason permit the sonne to iudge or condemne the father 405.93 Earles of Lancastar and Lincolne discoÌ„fited 810.27 b. Earle of Lancastar sent into Gascoine 815.31 b. putteth the French men to flyght 815.50 b. dyeth at Bayon 816.27 a. Landed men charged with furniture of warre 925.30 b. Iohn Duke of Lancastar goeth into Scotland 1075.22 b. Iohn Duke of Lancastar goeth into Spaine with an armye 1051.34 a. returneth again 1052.40 b. his daughter promised to the Prince of Spaine 1053.1 a. Duke of Lancaster created Duke of Aquitane 1076.58 a. his creation reuoked 1087.1 b. Duke of Lancaster accused of treason 1004.55 a Iohn Duke of Lancaster made Lieutenant of Aquitain 991.36 a. maryeth the eldest daughter of Peter King of Spaine 991.55 b. Laford Castle 605.30 Duke of Lancastar goeth into Aquitaine 1085.24 a. the Gascoynes denye to obey him 1085.5 b. Lambert alias Iohn Nicholson appealeth and is heard condemned and burnt 1571 50. Edmund of Langley created duke of Yorke 1050.58 a Simon Langham Archbishop of Canterbury made Cardinal 975.32 b Lambert William translated king Edmondes lawes into latine 228.51 Duke of Lancaster gouernor of England 997.44 b Laughing heard in the Romane Courtes Theater no man being there 60.116 Lancaster Castle deliuered to the Bishop of Durham 516 46. Lancaster sword 1119. co 2 lin 26. Latimer burned 1764.54 Henry sonne to the earle of Lancaster created Earle of Derby 900.13 b Laabin one of the names of Hercules 5.103 Henrye Earle of Lancaster against the Queene 892.37 a. Duke of Lancaster goeth to Scotland to treate of peace 1023.55 b. Duke of Lancaster goeth to sea with a Nauie 949.40 b Lanpeder vaur castle buylt
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
left for a pray to Lewes 602.4 Norwich Citie deliuered to the king 397.20 Noe one of the Giantes 5.55 Nunnes not to be godmothers to any mans child 341.10 Nobles of England do homage to Henry sonne to king Henry the second 412.74 Nouiomagus a Citie in Britaine by whom builded 2.96 None to beare office in the Court vnlesse he were learned 218.12 Nobilitie conspire against king Henry the thyrd 630.40 Normandie inuaded by the French king 545.89 Nobilitie of England sweareth fealtie to Duke Henrye Fitzempresse 391.96 Norwich Citie assaulted and wonne by the confederates against king Henrye the second 433.59 Noble men dye 759.15 Norrham Castle 436.28 Northumbers accustomed to stirre tumultes and rebellion against theyr gouernours 219.18 Northumberland inuaded and afflicted by the Englishmē 221.70 Nobles of Poictou rebell against the Earle Richard sonne to King Henry the second 467.22 Northumbers vanquished by Offa. 194.90 Northumberland without king or gouernour 202.9 Nothelmus succeedeth Tacuinus in the Archbyshoprick of Cantorburie 193.29 Nouant Robert apprehended and committed to prison 514.90 Nouant Hugh Byshop of Couentrey pardoned by Kyng Richard the first 526.16 Nouant Robert dyeth in prison 526.21 Norwich Abbey set on fire by the Citizens and burned 782.46 Notingham towns taken and burned 435.38 Northampton 542.60 Norweygians called by the English people by the name of Danes 215.16 Northest country people called by the Englishmē by y e name of Danes 215.15 Normans vanquished and chased by the Englishmen 345 14. Normandie possessed by Rollo and his people and why so called 213.70 Northampton besieged by the Barons but to no effect 588 92. Northumberland sacked and deuided amongst the Danes 212.31 Northwales subdued by the West Saxons 204.31 Norwich Castle 390.65 Nobilitie reuolted frō Lewes to Henry the thyrde 608.26 Nusse besieged pag. 1346. co 2. lin 30. Nudigate Monke of the Chatterhouse executed 1563.50 Number of Iulius Cesars shippes at his seconde comming into Britaine 40.82 Nunnes make away their children be got out of wedlocke 190.21 Nunnes forbidden to goe on Pilgrimage 190.29 Nunnes of Amesbury displaced bycause of their incontinent liuing 447.67 Nun cousin to Inas 187.96 Number of Monkes in the Monasterie of Bangor 153 82. O. Obrin created Earle of Common 1590.10 Obeyers of the Popes or Thomas Beckets Archbyshop interdiction to be banished with their linage and theyr goods confiscate 408.104 Obseruers and defenders of the auncient customes of the elders in England accursed 409.56 Obedience to the Pope thoroughout the realme forsworne 411.2 Obrin Dunon knight created Barō of Ebranky 1590.12 Occa and Ebusa arriue in the North and settle themselues there 114.18 Octauius Duke of Gewisses appoynted gouernour of Britaine vnder Constantinus 92.86 Octauius maketh himselfe K. of Britaine 92.94 Octauian looke Octauius Octauius put to the woorse by Traherne fleeth into Norway for ayde 93.9 Octauius dyeth 92.55 Occa and Ebusa sent for to come into Britaine 114.13 Occa fleeth to Yorke and is there besieged 123.8 Occa and his Saxons appoynted to dwel in Gassowaye 123.11 Occa and Osca taken prisoners 127.49 Occa and Osca escaping out of prison make fresh warre vppon the Britaynes 128. Occa and Osca slayne in the field by the Britaynes 128.46 Occasion geuen to the English men to reuolt from Kyng Lewes and to stand to Kyng Henry the third 609.28 Ocley battel fought by the English men agaynst the Danes 206.109 Occasion of the fable of Iupiter helping Hercules from heauen 6.25 Occasion of the Normans title to the Crowne of this Realme 242.35 Octa looke Occa. Oceane spoyled 48.16 Odo banished or committed to prison for suspition of sinister dealing 312.68 and. 318.8 Odo byshoppe of Bayeux and Earle of Kent 312.73 Odo layd fast in prison in Rochester Castle by his owne confederates 320.14 Odo being depriued of al his liuings and dignities in England returneth into Normandie 320.24 Odo vsurpeth diuerse possessions belonging to the See of Canterburie 320.82 Odocer King of y e Heruli vsurpeth the gouernment of Italy 122.88 Odo sent with an army into the North to reuenge Byshoppe Walchrrs death 311.13 and. 312.10 Oddo made Earle of Deuonshyre and Somersetshire 272.27 Odo conspireth with Duke Robert agaynst Kyng William Rufus 318.28 Odo submitteth himselfe to K. William Rufus 320.9 Odo Archbyshop of Yorke 227.63 Odiham Castle resigned to Henry the third 751.58 Odo Archbyshop of Canterburie 229.27 Odo released out of prison 315 15. Odiham Castle won by Lewes 601.3 Odomare made Byshoppe of Winchester Offa sonne to Sigerius succeedeth Sighard and Seufred in the kingdome of East Saxons 190.37 Offa renounceth his kingdome goeth to Rome and is made a Monke 190.42 Offa departeth out of this world 195.68 Offeditch cast and where it runneth 195.75 Offchurch builded 195.84 Offa taketh vppon him the kingdome of Mercia 194.78 Offa alyeth him selfe with forrayne Princes 195.31 Offa and Charles the great reconciled 195.36 Offa graunteth the tenthe part of his goodes to the the Church and the poore 195.50 Offa trauayleth to Rome and graunteth Peter pence to the Pope 195.56 Offices claymed at Coronation 1119. col 2. lin 4. Officers remoued from about king Edward the thyrd 997.25 a. called agayne 997.28 b. Officers made 1119. col 1. lin 19. pag. 1155. col 2. lin 31. Officers appoynted in Scotland 823.19 a. Officers remoued 847.40 a. Office of an Harrault pag. 1346. col 2. lin 56. Offeld Manour burnt 779.41 Offa sonne to Saxnot 131.37 Offers made to the Emperour Henrie the sixt to keepe king Richard the fyrst longer in prison 514.39 Officers changed 913.10 a. Ogersian Gilbert a knight templer punished for his falshoode 469.66 Oglethorp Byshop of Carleile crowneth Queene Elizabeth 1776.36 Olavus king of Swedeners looke Aulafe Olavus sonne to king Harold Harfager of Norway 285.8 Oliphant sent to Henry the thyrd 739.31 Oneon executed for denying the kings supremacie 1574.32 One soweth and another reapeth 349.107 Oueile Shane rebelleth is tamed and slayne 1837.58 One brother helpeth another 226 4 Onichelinus looke Rechelinus Ouan 194.65 Opinions sundry of the building of Saint Paules Church in London 150.57 Opinions concerning the first inhabiting of Britayne 4.70 Oration of William Earle of Pembroke before the Nobilitie 608.42 Ordinances for Forrestes appoynted 536.60 Oxford Castle surrendred to king Lewes 610.35 Order of a Coronation 475.92 Ordinances made against robberies 732.8 Ordouices where they inhabited 18.87 and 55.35 Ordering of Abbeys and Monasteries in olde tymes 193.21 Order of succession in the Pictish kingdome 67.58 Ordouices inuaded and slayne 68 80. Ordinances for Armour to be had in pruate mens houses 454.1 and. 455.34 Orange Prince commeth into England 1762.46 Oration of king Richard the thyrd pag. 1417. col 2. lin 40. Oration of Henry Earle of Richmond pag. 1419. col 1. lin 41. Oration of the Duke of Buckingham pag. 1380. col 2. lin 32. Order of the British fighting in Charrets 37.105 Oration made by Hubert archbyshop of Cantorbury 544.19 Ormus an Earle 227.69 Order of Fryers newe deuised called sacked Fryers 745.52 Original and
Pictes inuade Britaine 67.6 Pictes descended of the nation of the Scithians 67.6 Pictes whereof so named 67.10 Pictes supposed to be Agathirses 67.17 Pictes arriue in Irelande to seeke seates 67.24 Pictes depart from Irelande and arriue in Britaine 67.39 Pictes vanquished and slayne by the Britaines 67.45 Pictes remainder appointed to inhabite Catnesse in Scotland 67.49 Pictes and Scots enter vppon the Britaines and chase them out of their townes 101.6 Pictes that inhabite the South part of Scotland brought out of Scithia by Fulgentius 81.69 Pictes by what auncient Romane writer first made mention of 87.107 Pictes so called of painting their bodyes 13.90 Pictes and Scots inuade Britaine and wast the countrey 111.27 Pictes and Scots returne into Britaine by sea and inhabite the North partes of the I le 100.72 Pilgrimage in women a colour to whoredome 190.30 Pightland in Scotland so called of the Pictes 13.99 Pictes send ayde to the Brytaines against the Romanes 39.45 Pig brought forth with a face like a man 351.42 Praying to Saintes not lyked of 335.88 Pictes vanquished by king Oswy 176.33 Pictes and Scots driuen out of Britaine with helpe of the Romanes 100.6 Pictes and Scots breake down the wall and enter againe into Britaine 100.20 Pikering towne builded 32.15 Pirrhus sonne to Achilles 10.43 Pirrhus issue by Andromache 10.45 Pictes deuided into two nations 104.5 Pius Antoninus Emperour 76.57 Piracie of the Saxons described 107.82 Pinnor king of Loegria 22.90 Peers of the Realme called to a counsell pag. 1292. col 1. lin 2. Piece of the holy Crosse sent from Rome into Englande 217.49 Pictes and Scots sore disquiet the Romane subiectes in Britaine 95.17 Pilgrimage to the Abbey of Burie 586.45 Pictouius cited 5.17 Plantagenet Arthur created Viscount Lisle 1525.50 Pleshey Castle deliuered to K Stephan 380.42 Edward Plantagenet created Erle of Rutland 1076.3 b. Plantagenet Geffray moueth rebellion against kyng Stephan 367.81 Plantagenet Geffray put to flight and many of his people slaine 367.103 Plantagenet Geffray inuadeth Normandie 376.54 Plautius Pretor of Rome sent General of the Romane arme into Britaine 48.65 Plautius landeth with his armie in Britaine 48.95 Plautius vanquisheth y e Brytaines at his first arriual 49.6 Plautius triumphed for hys noble actes atchieued in Britaine 50.13 Plantagenet William eldest sonne to king Henrye the second departeth this life 396.30 Plantagenet Geffray beginneth a rebellion against hys brother king Henrye the second 396.34 Plantagenet Geffray not to bee buryed tyll his sonnes had sworne to performe his last wyll and testament 396.51 Plantagenet Geffray expulsed out of his Earledome of Aniou by his brother Henry the second 396.67 Plantagenet Geffray dyeth 396.75 Plantagenet Edward Erle of Warwicke is brought openly from y e Towre to Poules by land and goeth in procession 1429.23 The Pausgraue of the Rhine commeth into Englande 1574.18 Plantagenet Arthur Viscount Lisle dieth of immoderate ioye 1584.8 Plantagenet Edward sonne and heyre of George Duke of Clarēce kept in Sheriffehuton Castle as prisoner and from thence conueied vnto the Towre of London 1424 20. arreygned and beheaded 1454.30 Plozac Geffray with his sonne Myles Ambassadours to K. Henry the seconde from Hubert Earle of Morienne 424.25 Edward Plantagenet created Earle of Rutland 1050.8 b. Pleymond made Archbishop of Cantorburie 218.36 Plantagenet Geffray Earle of Aniou departeth this lyfe 384.10 Plantagenet Geffray Earle of Aniou his issue 384.16 Plentie of wealth accompanied with store of sinnes 111.1 Pleymond sent to Rome with ritch presentes from the king 223.48 Placida mother to Valentinyan the Emperour 121.55 Pleymond Archbyshop of Cantorburie 223.42 Pleasance 1103.1 a. Pleas of the crowne holden at the towre of London 705.46 Plenidius a Barde 4.41 Plentie of graine 797.8 a. Popes goe out of the steppes which Peter trode 330.109 Pope to haue nothing to doo in any kingdome touching temporal liberties 331.6 Popes office and duetie what it is 331.7 Popish Byshops cannot keepe their allegiance towardes their Prince and their obedience to the See of Rome without their Princes pleasure 331.36 Portes fiue resist the landing of French men comming to ayde Lewes 615.37 Pont Meulan surprised by the French pag. 1220. col 2. lin 34. rendred agayn to the English lin 49. Popes power banished 1563.15 is restored agayne 1761 30. is eftsoones banished 1797.26 Poste comming from the Pope is stayed at Douer 712.54 Popes Nuncio commaūded to depart the Realme 713.29 Pope requireth the French king to warre agaynst England 714.89 Pope giueth sentence with the Monkes of Cantorburie agaynst the Byshops 563.73 Pope nameth Stephan Langton to be Archbishop of Canterburie against king Iohns appoyntment 564.48 Popes answere to king Iohns Letter 565.15 Pope writeth to the Byshops concerning king Iohn and Stephan Langton chosen Archbyshop of Canterburie and of the Monkes there 565.98 Poules doore blowen open 1835.57 Pope Alexander the second sendeth a banner to Duke William of Normandie at his expedition into England 285.100 Pope and Cardinales compared to a shaken Reede which bendeth what way soeuer the wynde bloweth 286.4 Poole Reynold Cardinal reuoked by Queene Mary 1723 5. consultation held how he should be receyued eadem 20. his attaindour is reuersed by Parliament 1759.50 commeth into the Parliament house Legate from the Pope 1760.4 the effect of his Oration there eadem 37. absolued the Realme from Schisme 1761.30 is receyued into Poules with procession by the Lord Chancellour 1762.43 goeth to Marke to conclude a peace betweene the Emperour and the French king 1764.6 sendeth the Byshop of Gloucester to sit in iudgement on Cranmer 1765.20 is archbyshop of Canterburie eadem 30. depriueth Doctor Weston of al his spiritual lyuings for adulterie 1769.26 dyeth 1782.1 his pedegree ibid◅m Poynings Edward knight sent with a power into Ireland to suppresse the fauorers of Perkin Warbecke 1444.37 Poynings Edwarde Knight 1447.20 Poole Lord Montagne committed to the Towre 1510.28 restored to the kings fauour 1519.47 Pope dispenseth for the detayning of Abbey landes 1763.8 Poules Steeple with a part of the Church burned 1815. the Church repayred ibidem Policie of the Frenche king to weaken Kyng Williams force of England 310.16 Pope and Sea of Rome souereygne Lord of Ireland 420 59. Pope graunteth the souereigntie of Ireland to king Henry the second 420.87 Polidore reprooued of errour 32.45 and. 55.18 Policie of Lewis the French king to winne Vernueyle 428.49 Poynings Edward knight of of the Garter and Controller of the kings house sent with a power agaynst the Duke of Geldres 1440.1 Pope sweareth by Saint Peter 592.20 Popes decree is declared to the Barons 592.50 Pope sendeth to the French king to diswade hym from help in the Barons against king Iohn 598.78 The French kings allegations to the Popes Legate 598.83 Poyctouins are confederate with the french king against the king of Englād 411.12 Portesmouth 551.99 Popes Legate sueth for the restitutiō of Fulkes de Brent but obtayneth not 628.6 Poynings Thomas knight captayne of Guisnes 1594.36 discomfiteth the Frenchmen at Basse Buileyne 1599.
through London 1082.36 a. goeth into Ireland 1085.16 b. returneth into England 1086.1 b. marryeth the French kings daughter by a Deputie 1088.3 b. meeteth the French k. 1089.1 his expences at that entervewe 1090.1 a. beareth the armes of Saint Edward 1097.55 b. his sentence agaynst the two Dukes at Couentrie 1101.5 b. passeth into Ireland 1103.50 a. returneth into England 1107.47 a. stealeth from his souldiers 1107.33 b. betaketh himselfe to his enemies 1109.31 a. commeth to Flint 1109.2 b. committed to the Towre 1111.1 a. resigneth his â—…yght to y e crowne 1113.42 b. the same confirmed by Parliament 1114.25 b. publication of his deposing 1115.5 a. his description 1116.40 b. Rebellion in Somersetshyre but sone quieted 1570.51 The Regent burnt 1476.36 Rebellion intended in Norfolke bewrayed 1040.37 a. Rebellion begun at Dertsord 1024.33 a. Rockesburgh brent by the Scottes 1010.40 a. Rebellion in Ireland pag. 1275. col 2. lin 1. by Iacke Cade pag. 1279. col 1 lin 53. Redvers Baldwin keepeth Exeter agaynst King Stephan 367.44 Redvers Baldwine expulsed out of Exeter and exiled out of the Realme 367.87 Redwals king of Eastangles 155.5 Redwald setteth vppon Ethelferd suddeinly with an armie and slayeth him 155.22 Rebellion moued in Britayne by Valentinus 105.17 Reuenewes of the Churche how they ought to be deuided 149.8 Restitutus Bishop of London goeth ouer to the Synode at â—â—les 94.55 Rebellion mooued by Aurelius Câ—…naâ—â—us agaynst Constantinus 138.32 Rebellion mooued by Mordred agaynst King Arthur 133.73 Restitution appoynted to be made by king Iohn to the Byshoppes 583.26 Rebellion of the British Commons against the Nobilitie 101.20 Reading Castle deliuered to Duke Henry Fitzempresse 387.116 Rebellion in Essex 1024.54 b. Regrating of Wine forbidden 548.11 Rebels execute the Lord Chancelor and Treasurer 1027.30 a. Rebellions Britaynes subdued by King Henry the second 410.35 Reynold sonne to Gurmo submitteth himselfe to king Edmond 227.84 Reynold receyueth the Christian fayth and is baptised 227.94 Reynold and Aulafe driuen out of their countreis 227.104 Reginald Archbyshop of Coleyn rayser of a schisme in Almayne 409.76 Redfrid sent to conduct Archbishop Theodore into England 178.43 Reason nor law permit the sonne to iudge or condemne the father 405.93 Religious houses ransacked by souldiours 612.35 Reading Abbey founded and by whom 363.47 Reginald Bishop of Bath elected Archbishop of Cantorbury and dieth fiftene daies after 501.62 Rebellion moued by the Northumbers agaynst Tosâ—…ie their Earle 278.97 Restitution made to king Iohn 548.38 Remclid or Remeline ordeined Bishop of Hereford 341.76 Remclid restoreth his Bishopricke to king Henry the first 341.84 Rebellion moued by Earle Oswin agaynst king Molle 195.113 Rebellion moued by Duke Wade against king Ardulfe 201.61 Rebellion of Bernred agaynst king Ethelbaldus 189.70 Rebellion moued by Oswald agaynst king Ethelard 192.44 Rebellion moued agaynst Cuthred king of West Saxons 193.71 Register of al Cities Townes Villages and Hamlets Abbeyes Monasteries and Priories throughout Englande gathered 312.80 Rigmere battayle looke Wigâ—…rere Rebels handes chopped of in token of their rebellious dealing 300.3 Rebellion anew begun by the Earles Edwin and Marcharus agaynst king William 306.18 Rebellion moued by the Dukes of Mercia agaynst Oswy 176.46 Regent Maisters of Oxford go barefoote to the Legate 652 50. Rebellion moued by certayne of the English Nobilitie agaynst king William 308.20 Religion not to be enforced but to come of goodwil 148.57 Reding battayle fought by the Danes agaynst the English men 210.6 Remigius Priour of Saint Albons 480.69 Renues besieged by Henry Duke of Lancaster 962.46 a. Rebellion moued by Foukes de Brent and others of the commons 616.85 Rebellion moued by dieurs of the nobilitie 616.100 Remigius dieth 323.103 Reginald Earle of Cornwal 405.71 Remigius Bishop of Dorchestex depriued 305.30 Remigius restored to his Bishopricke 305.46 Rebellion moued by Edrike Siluaticus agaynst king William 297.14 Religious persons or Priestes not to passe the Seas without letters of safeconduct 408.95 Remorintin Castle won by the blacke Prince 956.40 b. Rebellion moued by Robert eldest sonne to Kyng William agaynst his father 310.11 Reguli or litle kings in Brytayne and why so called 119 14. Reginald Peacoke Byshoppe of Chichester abiured pag. 1291. col 2. lin 1. Ranulfe Earle of Chester 372 92. Ranulfe Erle of Chester his oration to his souldiers 374.29 Ramsey abbey spoyled 380.47 Rayneth bloud 21.57 Raulfe constrayned to fleâ—… into Britaine 308.40 Raufe Earle of Cambridge coÌ„spireth against king William 308.19 Raufe Byshop of Durham General of an army agaynst the Scots 369.71 Rameses one of the names of Egyptus 7.23 Ranulfe Hygden Policronicon cited 18.80 and. 58.20 122.55 Raufe Ferrers knight 1125 co 1. lin 6. Rauenspurre 1327. co 1. li. 52 Raufe B. of Chichester 328.38 Ratclife Thom. L. Fitzwaters vnhorsed at Muskleborough field 1625.27 knight of y e garter Earle of Sussex caried the Garter vnto Maximilian the Emperour 1837 42. is Lieutenant general in the North and leuied a power against the rebels 1840 54. entreth Scotland with an army 1842.10 ordeineth sir Wil. Drury General of a power sent into Scotlande 1845.58 maketh an OratioÌ„ vnto the souldiers 1846.26 eftsoones inuadeth Scotland with a power 1853.11 Randal Edward Serieant maior in y e iourney to S. Quintines 1767.43 Serieant maior in the iourney of Lith 1804.45 is knight marshal in the iourney to Newhauen 1838.14 his passing pitye shewed vnto the impotent souldiours at Newhauen 1833. conducteth a thousand footmen into Ireland 1836.44 discomfited in fight Shane Oneile and is hymself slayne through ouer much prowesse 1837.1 Requestes made by the lords of England to K. Iohn 587.45 he promiseth to consider of their requestes 587.65 findeth sureties for perfourmance of the same eadem 69. Rebellion in Norfolke pretended but preuented 1852.40 Rebellion in Deuonshyre and Cornwal vnder Humfrey Arundel others 1649. their articles 1650.10 the kings answeare vnto them 1651.58 are discomfited in fight 1655. Rebellion in Norfolk vnder Robert Ret. 1656.10 is suppressed and quieted 1673.30 Reuel Richard of Derbâ—…shyre aâ—â—â—â—ded 1425.50 Rebellion in the North. 1839 40. the rebelles executed 1841.21 and. ead 38. and 1852.34 Reynolds a brother of Syon executed 1563.38 Request of the CoÌ„mons against king Richard the second pa. 1123. co 1. lin 39. Request of the Earle of Salisbury 1124. co 2. lin 48 Rebellion in Westmerland raised by Nicholas Musgraue and Thomas Tilby 1569.10 Rebellion moued by Mordreds two sonnes against Constantinus 138.17 The Rebellion called the common wealth 1648.20 Rebellion in Yorkshyre vnder William Ombler and Dale 1675.30 Rebellion in Yorkshyre those partes 1567.14 is quieted 1568.47 Rebellion in Yorkshyre 1581 51. Raleg William Bishop of Norwich 705.77 he is remoued to Winchester by the Pope 705.81 he is kept out of the Citie eadem 89. he accurseth the Citie and Cathedral Church eadem 90. he stealeth out of the realme into Fraunce eadem 100. Raymond Earle of Barzelone meeteth with kyng Henry at Blayme 398 Raymond Earle of Barzelone his daughter offred and
escapeth from the battaile of Lewes 770.88 S. Seuces takē 813.10 a Scots and Picts sore disquiet the Romaine subiects in Britaine 95.17 Scottes and Pictes vanquished by the Saxons 112.22 Scena son to Androgeus Erle of London 43.80 Scot Iohn Earle of Chester poysoned to death by his wife 650.20 Schollers of oxforde withdraw to Northamptō to studie 766.67 fight against King Henrye the third 766.69 Scottes vanquished and put to flight by Erle Siward 275.58 Scottes sommoned to appeare at Yorke 832.32 a Sroope Archbyshoppe of Yorke deuised articles againste Henry the .iiij. page 1137. col 1. line 4.1 Scottes inuade the English borders page 1188. colum 2. line 28. resisted line 30 Scottishe title discussed 800.47 a Scottish nobilitie sweare fealtie to the Kyng of England 803.40 a Scotlād spoyled 899.30 a Scotlande inuaded by the Duke of Lācaster 1046.7 b Scots conclude a league with the French 815.39 a Scholemaster of Paules page 1375. col 1. line 3 Geffrey Scrope Iustice dyeth 915.11 b Scots inuade Englande and besiege Careleile 818.26 a. enter Englād agayne 819.27 b. seeke for peace 827.25 a Richarde Scrope put frō the office of Chancellor 1040.1 a Scottish Lordes submitte them to King Edwarde the third 898.27 b Scottes spoyle the North parties 870.6 b Scurfa a Danishe Earle slayne 220.64 Scelton Richard a Tayler counsellor to Perkin Warbecke 1449.58 Scots spoyle the Northe Countrey 1022.2 a Scotte William 1447. line 20 Salerne Prince with others commeth to see his Maiestie 1579.54 Scrope Thomas alias Radley 1462.22 William Scrope created Erle of Wiltshire 1097.30 b. fleeth to Bristowe 1105.12 b. beheaded 1106 14. b. Scottes spoyle Cumberland 1049.16 b. Scottishe Kyng sendeth Ambassadors to Kyng Iohn 545.60 Scory Doctor Bishop of Hereford 1803.9 Scots ayde the Britaines against the Saxons 120. line 10 The Scriptures translated into English by Tindall Ioy and other forbidden 1555.1 Scottes brenne in Northumberland page 1132. colom 1. line 18. ouerthrowen page 1135. col 1. line 10.49 Scottes Picts and Saxons inuade the Romane prouince in Britaine 106.60 Scottes inuade England 853.40 b. 854.48 a. 858.4 b. 890.20 a. Scotlande spoyled by the Englishmen 1047.50 a. Scots make dayly reifes and inuasions into England 368.15 Scottish King renounceth his homage 819.10 b A Schoole foūded at Bedford 1816.30 Schoole-built by the company of the Merchaunt Taylers 1814.50 Schoole erected at Cambridge 30.93 Scotlande resigned into King Edward the thirds hands 955.6 a Scottes inuade England page 1291. col 1. line 1 Scots giue their daughters in marriage to the Pictes vpon condition 67.57 Scotland inuaded by the Romaines 69.87 Scottes inhabiting the furthermost parte of Scotlande discouered by the Romaines 70.10 Scottes and Pictes driuen out of Britaine by the aid of the Romaines 100.6 Scots and Picts breake downe the wall and enter again into Britaine 100.20 Scots and Picts returne into Britaine by sea and inhabite the North parts of the I le 100.72 Scottes and Picts enter vpon the Britaines and chase them out of theyr Townes 101.6 Scottes and Picts when firste they came to inhabite Britaine 102.15 Scotland interdited 855.21 a. Dauid King of Scottes inuadeth England 939.37 a. taken 940.3 a. Scottish Kings subiecte to the Kings of England 222.62 Scottes subdued by Sea and land by Kyng Adelstane 225.69 Scottes take an othe to bee true vnto King Edredus 229 45 Scottes submit thēselues and do homage to King Arthur 133.52 Scottishe King sendeth Ambassadors into Normandye to King Iohn 542.95 Scottes sue earnestly to the Englishmenne for peace and obteyne it 37.43 Scottes subdued by King Adelstane 225.21 Scottes acknowledge to holde their Kyngdome of the King of England 225.27 Scottes get parte of the English confines within Cumberlande 225.33 Scottishe Kyng came to Kyng Iohn to Lincolne and there did homage 550.5 Scottes inuade the English Frōtiers 1046.36 b Scarborrough Castel deliuered to the King 396. line 27 Scottes inuade the Englishe marckes with an armye vnto Careleile 366.67 Scots inuade the North partes of England with an army 306.114 Scottishe Kings to do homage to the King of England for the Realme of Scotland 307.62 Scottish King refuseth to come to Kyng Iohn 545.80 Scots inuade Englande and are repulsed wyth losse of their owne dominions 396.80 Scottish K. Alexander cōpoundeth for peace with K. Iohn 568.30 and deliuereth .ij. of his daughters for hostage 568.31 Scottishe Ambassadoures not suffered to passe thorough England to king Iohn into Normandye 543.5 Scottishe King promiseth to doe homage to Kyng Iohn 542.103 Scottish King offereth his seruice to Kyng Iohn 543.1 Scottishe K. requireth restitution of Northumberlande and Cumberland 542.98 Scorastan battaile fought by the Danes against the Englishmen 251.87 Scottishe King returneth home 550.30 Scottes inuade Northūberland with an armye 322.24 Scottes sue for peace and retire 322.32 Scottes vtterly discomfited slayne or taken by the Englishmen 324. line 69 Scottes moue warre and are brought to obediēce by the Englishmen 261. line 64 Scottishe King doeth homage to Henrye eldest sonne to King Henry the second 401.78 Sceorstan battaile fought betweene the Englishmen and Danes wyth equall victorie 254.41 Scottes eftsoone inuade Northumberlande 369. line 41 Scotttes discomfited and put to flight 370.44 Scots breake truce with the Englishmen 310.77 Scotney Walter arraigned and cōdemned 754.20 hee is executed at Winchester 754.34 Scottish Churche in Ireland disagreeth in some pointes from the Romaine Church 156.1 Scottish K. Alexander goeth through Englande to the siege of Douer and there did homage to Lewes 603.25 Scots beaten downe and put to flighte by the Englishmen at Alnewike 434.72 Scotus Iohn murthered by his Schollers in the Abbey of Malmesburie 218.34 Scottes repulsed out of Northumberlande and from the siege of Careleile 428.3 Scottishe kings to doe homage and fealtie to the kings of England being necessarily therevnto required 440.41 Scottish Bishops renoūce their obedience to the Churche of Englande 443.9 Scottes sende aide to the Britaine 's againste the Romaines 39.36 Scottes not once named by the auntient Romane writers 59.36 Scots from whence they came into Britaine 108. line 25 Scots and Picts inuade Britaine and wast the Countrey 111.27 Lamberte Semnell counterfet Erle of Warwike is receyued with greate honour in Ireland 1428.40 is proclaymed King 1430.40 is taken prisoner and made firste a tourne broach and then a Fawkener 1431.22 Secular Priestes smally regarded 234.29 Secular Priestes make complaint of the wrong done vnto them 235.86 Secular priestes constreyned to auoyd their Colledges and leaue them to Monkes Nunnes 234.31 Secular priests with their wiues brought into Monasteries 235.100 Secular Priests sute dasshed by the counsell of Winchester 236.9 Seymer Edwarde made Knyghte 1526.40 is created Viscunt Beauchamp 1561.55 is created Earle of Hertford 1571.4 made Lieutenāunte of the Northe partes 1592.10 entreth Scotlande wyth an armye committyng greate wast eadem 50. hys honorable iourney in Bolognois 1599.33 entring Scotland with a power destroyeth all the townes in the middell Marches 1602.37 eftsoones inuadeth Scotlande burnyng a greate parte
free of tolle and custome 277.21 Conspiracie moued by Robert Earle of Northumberland against King William Rufus 325.104 Coilus Earle of Colchester beginneth to rule ouer Brytaine 88.52 Constantinus the great hys swoorde sent to Kyng Adelslane 227.17 Confederacie of noble men against Henry the .iii. 750.50 Common lawes of the realme instituted 274.96 Cowling castle assaulted 1727 40. Communication betwixte the French King Kyng Iohn 546.70 Couer few instituted 299.17 Constantinus slaine and buried at Stonhenge 138.33 Constantinus reprehended for his tyrannie 138.69 Cordes Lord Cordes a French man Lieutenant of Picardie aydeth the rebels in Flaunders 1435.10 besiegeth Newport 1436.50 his gredie desire of Calice cadem 20. Colgrime looke Colgerne Colgerne escapeth into Germanie for ayde 132. Ingeram Lord Coucy created Earle of Bedford 971.23 a Composition of the Romaines with the Gaules for their libertie 27.6 Conan Duke of Britaine departeth this life 410.8 Colwolphus possesseth part of Mercia by graunt of the Danes 215.70 Coursye castle taken by Henry the fift pa. 1190. col 1. li. 2. Hugh Courtney Earle of Deuonshire killeth the Frenchmen 904.15 a. Conspiracie against Henry the fourth pag. 1126 col 1. lin 5. disclosed by the Earle of Rutland pag. 1127. col 1. lin 1. conspiracie againe pag. 1134. col 1. lin 8. Combat fought betweene king Edmond Ironside and King Cnute 256.59 Conquest of Ireland taken in hand by the Englishmen 418.34 Cornishmen a remnant of the old Britaines 203.11 Cornishmen subdued by y e west Sarons 203.12 Corbert Richard knight sent into Britaine 1434.10 Cottesholde sheepe transported into Spayne pag. 1317. col 1. lin 47. Coronation of King Henry the iiii proclaymed 1116.40 a. Conspiracie against King Richard the second 1091.40 b. detected 1092.5 a. Combat appoynted at Couentrey 1100.57 a. Iane de Courtney maryed to the Earle of Saint Pawle 1016.11 b. Colgerne King of Saxons in the North ouerthrowen by Arthur 132.30 Combat at Westminster 1047 56. b. Cottesholde pag. 1320. col 1. lin 1. Courtney Archbyshop of Cantorburie in displeasure 1048 15. b. Councel at Brussels 905.40 a Councel at Villefort 910.12 a. Walter Byshop of Couentrey imprisoned 847.30 a. Court of Chiualrie 1103.1 b Counsellers remoued from the King 1070.5 b. Counsellers committed to prison 1070.21 b. Conspiracie moued by Robert Earle of Gloucester wyth many of the Nobilitie against Kyng Stephan 368.57 Iohn Lord Cobham condemned 1097.54 a Commissioners from Flaunders reiected 1040.1 b. William Courtney Archbishop of Cantorburie 1038.21 b. Iohn Coplād taketh the Scottish king 940.4 a. rewarded for the same 940.2 b. Thomas Corbrige made Archbyshop of Yorke 835.1 b. dyeth 840.37 a. Couentrey the Queenes Harborow pag. 1299. col 1. lin 16. Commissioners for peace mette at Arras 915.40 b. Reinald Lord Cobham cōdemned 1098.11 a. Cold prophet right serued 1038.40 b. Coldingham Abbey 185.70 Colingborne beheaded pag. 1406. col 1. lin 10. Colledges in Oxford founded 884.47 a. Coquid Riuer 241.32 Colgerne slayne by the Brytaines 133.25 Cocke broke pag. 1371. col 2. lin 58. Coyne amended 789.47 a. Constable of Fraunce his offer to Edward the fourth pag. 1348. col 2. li. 18. Countesse of Oxford prysoned pag. 1142. col 2. lin 15. Conquet wonne pag. 1213. col 2. lin 3. Constantines citizen of London executed 620.17 Conan duke of Britaine seaseth the citie of Nauntes into his hands 398.36 Conspiracie of the Nobles agaynst Archigallo 31.4 Colledges al commytted to the kyngs disposition 1604.54 Combat cōcluded to be fought 533.74 it breaketh of agayne Corselles castle wonne and rased 533.15 Coyne enhaunced 1537.30 Coilus gouernour of Colchester commeth agaynst kyng Asclepiodotus with an army 82.62 Cor◅e castle 236.48 Corphes gate 337.1 Coleuille Philip rebelleth against king Stephē 393.21 Corinbratus looke Gurguntus Controuersie arising betweene king Henry the first Archbishop Anselme 338.26 Conspiracie made by Robert Belesme Earle of Shrewsbury against king Henry the first 339.56 Constance Duches of Lanc. dieth 1084.31 b Confirmation of charters by Henry the third 649.62 Corman sent to preach the gospell in Northumberlande 167.77 Corman returneth hauyng taken smal effect 167.87 Connach in Ireland ordeyned an Arehbishopricke 386.33 Crown intailed vnto the heires of Henrye the fourth pag. 1125. col 1. lin 40. Common councell called pag. 1290. col 2. lin 4. Councell of Constance pag. 1170. col 2. lin 50. Combat fought betweene Catigernus and Horsus 116.2 Controuersies betwit prelates of the church 725.70 Councel at Stamford 1080.1 b. Commodus enuieth the renowme of Calphurnius 77 4. Cobre 201.51 Commotion at Norwich pag. 1272. col 1. lin 39. Edmund Erle of Cornwal dieth 836.16 a Commotion begun at Yorke pag. 1319. col 1. lin 21. Courteney Archbishop of Cantorbury purchaseth Bulles to get money 1086.40 b. Colgerne a Saton commeth ouer into Britaine with a power 129.57 Carlot queene of France pag. 1316. col 1. lin 25. Conspiracie against king Richard the secōd 1091.20 b Coynes changed pag. 1161. col 1. lin 23. Concubines of Ed. iiii pag. 1375. col 2. lin 30. Cordilla taken prisoner layd in ward 20.83 Cornwall assigned to Theomantius 34.41 Conspiracie practised agaynst Cheuling king of Westsaxons 145.56 Coyne altered to the better 398.16 Conspiracie against Ethelwolfus for placing his wife vnder a cloth of estate 207.68 Coyne newe pag. 1316. col 1. lin 3. Couentree pag. 1329. col 2. lin 11. Cōstantius sent ouer into Britaine with an army 88.65 Cromwell Thomas late seruant to the Cardiaall is admytted into the kyngs seruice 1554.25 made Master of the Rolles 1563.11 Secretary to the kyng and master of the Rolles is made Lorde keeper of the Priuie Seale 1563.20 is created Lord Cromwel ead 24. is made general vnder the king ouer al y e spiritualitie ead 26 commaundeth the Pater noster the Ane the Creede and the ten Commaundementes to be taught in English ead 40. made knight of the Garter 1570.28 the perswader of the suppression pullyng downe of all houses of religion and Pilgrimages 1570.24 created Earle of Essex and Lord great chamberlaine of England 1578. 47. is attainted and put to death eadem 27. the prayer pronounced by hym at his death ibidem is described 1579.20 Croftes Iames knight arraigned 1755. set at libertie 1763. is ioined with the lord Gray in the charge of the Lieutenant general of the army before Lith 1804.20 Cranmer Thomas the kynges chapleyne and ambassadour to the Pope made Archbyshop of Canterbury 1559.55 dissolueth by sentence the marriage betweene the king and Katherine his brothers widow 1560.40 is Godfather to the Lady Elizabeth the kings daughter 1561 Croker Iohn knight 1450.43 Crida begynner of the kyngdome of Mercee 143 Crispine William taken prisoner 345.27 Creation of Dukes pag. 1170 col 1. lin 26. of Earles pag. 1199. col 2. lin 7. Crowland Abbey builded 197 16. Creation of States pag. 1386 col 2. lin 53. Crosbyes place 1379. col 1. lin 27. Crueltie of Scots 820.1 a. Crekenfourd battayle fought betweene the Britaines and Saxons 126.4 Cremensis Iohannes a
Legate sent into England 359.86 Cremensis Iohannes extreme agaynst incontinencie in others is hym selfe taken in bed with a strumpet 359.97 Cremensis Iohannes defamed getteth hym backe to Rome without effect 360.3 Crueltie of the Scots towarde the inhabitants of Northumberland 368.34 Crueltie of the Britaine 's in the tyme of their victorie 64.33 Crucifix ouerthrowen by thunder and lightnyng 3.22.3 Croftes Richard knight counseller to prince Arthur 1456 52. Creations pag. 1313. col 1. lin 31. Creyford battayle looke Crekenfourd Creation of Noblemen 1050.53 a. Cramner Thomas Archbish of Canterbury one of the executours to king Henry the eight 1661.30 is attainted 1723.40 disputeth openly at Oxford 1735.14 is condemned for heresie disgraded recanteth and repenpenteth yet is burnt 1765.30 Croftes Iames knight captein of Haddington is commended 1640.26 Cranmer Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury godfather to Edward sonne to Henry the eight 1570.39 Crispine William taken prisoner 356.5 Cruel dealing of the Scots towardes the Englishe men 307.10 Crispus brother to the Emperour Claudius 89.24 Crueltie of Tostie toward his brother Haroldes seruantes 278.84 Crimes obiected to the Earle of Northumberland by the Duke of Lancaster 1037.50 a. Crossing bringeth sight of Diuels and driueth them also away 228. Cranmers castle besieged and rased 387.51 Cride Abbey brent by Henry the thyrd 632.3 Creation of noble men 1157. col 2. lin 50. Cressenor Thomas 1443.38 Crykelade 220.24 Crueltie of the Danes exercised at Cantorburie 246.10 Hugh Cressinghās pryde 829.13 a. Creation pag. 1268. col 2. lin 33. pag. 1270. col 1. lin 14. pag. 1286. col 1. lin 10. Crosse erected for an ensigne of victorie 164.111 Crosse with a Crucifix seene in the ayre 469.74 Crosse whereon Christ suffred found out at Ierusalem by Helene the Empresse 91.115 Crosses of bloud fall from heauen 200.8 Crida King of Mercia dyeth 145.87 Creation of Earles by Kyng Iohn 545.37 Cridiorus King of Albania 39.9 Crouch hauen in Ireland 419.50 Cuthred leadeth an armye against Ethelbaldus King of Mercia 193.83 Cuthred falleth sicke and dyeth 193.99 Cumbra Earle cruelly put to death 194.3 Cutbert aduaunced to the byshopricke of Lindesferne 185.35 Cumberland wasted and spoyled by the Englishmen 228.4 Cumberland giuē to y e Scots to hold the same by fealtie of the Kyngs of England 228.13 Custome of saying prayers at the shutting of doores and windowes begun in England 298.32 Custome to rake vp the fire and to ring curfue in Englande instituted 299.7 Cumberland recouered from the Scots 397.3 Cumin Robert sent with an armie against the Northren rebels 299.37 Cumin Robert and his people slayne by the rebelles in the North. 299.65 Cumdagins and Margan deuide Britaine between them 20.94 Siger de Curtrey put to death 903.9 a. Cumdagius vanquisheth and slayeth his cousin Margan 21.24 Cumdagins becommeth sole ruler of Britaine 21.33 Cutha brother to Cheuting ouerthroweth the Britaines at Bedford 142.103 Custome of y e Saxons to seeke newe habitations 112.35 Cunedagius and Margan rebel against Cordilla 20.81 Cumberland giuen by free graunt to the Scots 367.10 Cumbald Archbyshop of Yorke 201.58 Customes of best Churches most to be followed 149.23 Curson Robert a man excellently learned made a Cardinall 783. Custome of the Kings of England to offer their crownes to S. Edmond 250.53 Cuneueshore in Sussex 125.58 Cumberland wasted and destroyed by the Englishmen 307.2 Curcy Iohn Lord chief Iustice of Ireland 448.8 Cumdagius dyeth and is buried at Troynouant 21.39 Cutwyn slayne and his Englishmen chased by the Brytaines 143.19 Cunecester called also Chester in the streete 241.20 Cumbresourg Abbey buylded 172.39 Curthuze Robert founder of Newcastle 311.6 Cutwine brother to Ceauline King of West Saxons 184.7 Cuthred King of West Saxons 189.62 193.41 Cunburg 201.41 Curcy Robert slayne 367.46 Curtana the Kings sworde 1119. col 2. lin 10. Curcy Iohn Lord of Vluester 552.55 Curtayling of horses forbydden 198.111 Curson Robert Captaine of Guisnes a espie in Flaūders 1457.8 is cursed at Powles eadem 18. Culpepper Thomas lyueth incontinently with the Queene 1582.32 suffereth therfore 1583.13 Custome of Wolle raysed 826.13 a. D. Danes sweare an othe to depart the countrey and breake it 212.44 Danes sayling from Warham toward Excester are cast away at Swanewick 212.47 Danes deliuer pledges for performance of Couenantes 212.56 Danes march towards Abingdon with an armie 213.8 Danes and Englishmen conclude a peace vppon conditions 213.42 Danes soiourne the winter season at London 213.47 Danes breake both the peace and their faith together 213.76 Danes slayne in great number by the Englishmen 214.54 Danes arriuing in y e kingdome of West Sarons are slayne by the Deuonshiremen 214.61 Danes chased at Edanton by the Englishmen deliuer hostages for their departure 214.86 Danish nobilitie part baptised 214.99 Danes winter at Cirencester 215.35 Danes enter into East Angle and deuiding it begun to inhabite the same 215.41 Danes besiege Rochester and are repulsed from thence 215.47 Danes ouercome in fight vpon the sea by the Englishmen 215.54 Danes returne out of Fraunce and arriue in East Kent 215 75. Danes constrained to cate their horses 216.44 Danes ouerthrowne and slaine by the Londoners 216.61 Danish shippes taken and burnt by the Londoners 216.79 Danish maigne armie deuided into three partes and sent abrode 216.88 Danes come oft a land to rob spoyle the West Saxons coūtrey 216.94 Danes take halfe the kingdome of Mercia into their owne handes 218.102 Danes settle themselues in Northumberland 219.37 Danes despised by the Englishmen 220.15 Danes slayne in Northumberland and the countrey wasted by the Englishmen 220.53 Danes slayne in huge multitudes in Mercia by the Englishmen 220.61 Danes with a fleete arriue in Wales and spoyle the countrey 221.18 Danes discomfited and chased by the Englishmen 221.27 Dauid Prince of Wales couertly shadoweth him vnder the Popes winges by submissiō to the preiudice of the crowne of England 706.110 Dauid Prince of wales procureth Alexander king of Scots to moue war against Henry the third thorow his lying forged tales 707.25 Dauid Prince of Wales dieth 715.26 Danaus and his genealogie discribed 7.18 Danaus driuen out of his coūtrey by his brother Egiptus 7.37 Danaus with his 50. daughters arriuing in Greece obtayneth the kingdome there 7.43 Danaus 50. daughters maryed to Egiptus 50. sonnes 7.64 Donaus daughters slaye theyr husbandes on the first nyght of the wedding 7.72 Danaus daughters offered in mariage and refused 7.99 Danaus daughters bestowed in mariage 7.114 Danaus slayne by Lyncens 8.26 Danaus daughters shipped without mariners 8.36 Danaus daughters arriue in Albion 8.44 Danaus daughters names 8.73 Dancastre or Madam Caistre by whom buylded 17.60 Danes inuade England on ech side and spoyle it 239.33 Danish armie vanquished and driuen out of the field by the Englishmen 239.44 Danegylt and why so called 239.70 Danes inuade England as sem blably they had done before 240.4 Danish ship taken by the Englishmen and the men slayne 240.32 Danish fleete vanquished and chased by the Englishmen 240.30 Danes stragling