it selfe againe in his due place Moreouer at the verie same time also fire burst out of certeine riffes of the earth in so huge flames that neither by water nor otherwise it could be quenched In the 34. yeare of his reigne his brother Robert Curthose departed this life in the castell of Cardiff It is said that on a festiuall daie king Henrie put on a robe of scarlet the cape wherof being streict he rent it in striuing to put it ouer his head and perceiuing it would not serue him he laid it aside and said Let my brother Robert haue this robe who hath a sharper head than I haue Which when it was brought to duke Robert and the rent place not sowed vp he perceiued it and asked whether any man had worne it before The messenger told the whole matter how it happened Wherewith duke Robert tooke such a greefe for the scornefull mocke of his brother that he waxed wearie of his life and said Now I perceiue I haue liued too long that my brother shall cloth me like his almes man with his cast and rent garments Thus cursing the time of his natiuitie he refused from thencefoorth to eat or drinke and so pined awaie and was buried at Glocester King Henrie remaining still in Normandie rode round about a great part of the countrie shewing no small loue and courtesie to the people studieng by all meanes possible to win their fauours and bring merie amongst them Howbeit nothing reioised him more than that his daughter Maud the empresse at the same time was deliuered of hir second sonne named Geffrey so that he saw himselfe prouided of an assured successour But whilest he thus passed the time in mirth and solace he began soone after to be somewhat diseased and neuer could perceiue any euident cause thereof Wherefore to driue his greese away he went abrode to hunt and being somewhat amended thereby as he thought at his comming home he would néeds line 10 eat of a lamprey though his physician counselled him to the contrarie but he delighting most in that meat though it be in qualitie verie hurtfull to health would not be dissuaded from it so that his stomach being annoied therewith he fell immediatlie into an ague and so died shortlie after on the first day of December being as then about 67. yeares of age after he had reigned 35. yeres foure moneths lacking foure daies His bodie was conueied into England and buried at Reading within the abbey church line 20 which he had founded and endowed in his life time with great and large possessions It is written that his bodie to auoid the stench which had infected manie men was closed in a buls hide and how he that clensed the head died of the sauour which issued out of the braine ¶ Thus we sée that euen princes come to the like end by as base meanes as other inferiour persons according to that of the poet Dant alios furiae toruo spectacula Marti Exitio est auidis mare nautis line 30 Mista senum ac iuuenum densantur funera nullum Saeua caput Proserpina fugit And here we haue to note the neglect of the physicians counsell and that same ill disposition in diet which the king chose rather to satisfie than by restraining it to auoid the danger whereinto he fell But this is the preposterous election of vntoward patients according to that Nitimur in vetitum semper cupimúsque negata Touching his issue he had by his first wife a sonne line 40 named William drowned as ye haue heard in the sea also a daughter named Maud whome with hir sonnes he appointed to inherit his crowne and other dominions He had issue also by one of his concubins euen a sonne named Richard and a daughter named Marie who were both drowned with their brother William By an other concubine he had a sonne named Robert who was created duke of Glocester line 50 He was strong of bodie fleshie and of an indifferent stature blacke of haire and in maner bald before with great and large eies of face comelie well countenanced and pleasant to the beholders speciallie when he was disposed to mirth He excelled in three vertues wisedome eloquence and valiancie which notwithstanding were somewhat blemished with the like number of vices that reigned in him as couetousnesse crueltie and fleshlie lust of bodie His couetousnesse appeared in that he line 60 sore oppressed his subiects with tributes and impositions His crueltie in that he kept his brother Robert Curtehose in perpetuall prison and likewise in the hard vsing of his coosine Robert earle of Mortaigne whome he not onelie deteined in prison but also caused his eies to be put out which act was kept secret till the kings death reuealed it And his fleshlie lust was manifest by kéeping of sundrie women But in his other affaires he was circumspect in defending his owne verie earnest and diligent Such wars as might be auoided with honourable peace he euer sought to appease but when such iniuries were offered as he thought not meet to suffer he was an impatient reuenger of the same ouercomming all perils with the force of vertue and manlie courage shewing himselfe either a most louing fréend or an extreame enimie for he would subdue his foes to the vttermost and aduance his fréends aboue measure With iustice he ruled the commons quietlie and enterteined the nobles honorablie Théeues counterfeiters of monie and other transgressors he caused to be sought out with great diligence and when they were found to be punished with great seueritie Neither did he neglect reformations of certeine naughtie abuses And as one author hath written he ordeined that théeues should suffer death by hanging When he heard that such peeces of monie as were cracked would not be receiued amongest the people although the same were good and fine siluer he caused all the coine in the realme to be either broken or slit He was sober of diet vsing to eat rather for the quailing of hunger than to pamper himselfe with manie daintie sorts of banketting dishes He neuer dranke but when thirst mooued him he would sléepe soundlie and snore oftentimes till he awaked therewith He pursued his warres rather by policie than by the sword and ouercame his enimies so neere as he could without bloudshed which if it might not be yet with as little slaughter as was possible To conclude he was not inferiour to any of the kings that reigned in those daies in wisedome and policie and so behaued himselfe that he was honoured of the Nobles and beloued of the commons He builded diuerse abbeies both in England and Normandie but Reading was the chéefe He builded the manour of Woodstocke with the parke there wherein beside the great store of deere he appointed diuerse strange beasts to be kept and nourished which were brought and sent vnto him from forren countries farre
lawes and statutes as well of the chéefe of his nobilitie as of other gentlemen being proprietaries of great possessions or abundantlie furnished with goods likewise of merchants and other inferior persons By reason whereof it was of all men iudged that he would proue he reafter a sore and a rigorous line 50 prince among his subiects But this his new inuented practise and couetous meaning by reason of forreine affaires and abridgement of his daies in this transitorie life which were within two yeares after consumed tooke some but not great effect ¶ In this yeare was great mortalitie and death by the pestilence not onelie in London but in diuerse parts of the realme which began in the latter end of September in the yeare last before passed and continued all this yeare till the beginning of Nouember line 60 which was about fourtéene moneths in the which space died innumerable of people in the said citie else-where ¶ This yeare also the maior of London being in Paules knéeling in his deuotions at saint Erkenwalds shrine Robert Bifield one of the shiriffes vnaduisedlie kneeled downe nigh vnto the maior whereof afterward the maior charged him to haue doone more than becomed him But the shiriffe answering rudelie and stubbornlie would not acknowledge to haue committed anie offense for the which he was afterward by a court of aldermen fined at fiftie pounds to be paid toward the reparations of the conduits in London which was trulie paid ¶ This yeere Thomas Ilam one of the shirifs of London newlie builded the great conduit in Cheape of his owne charges ¶ This yeare also king Edward began his Christmasse at Waking and at fiue daies end remooued to Greenewich where he kept out the other part of his Christmasse with great roialtie Ambassadours were sent to and fro betwixt the king of England and France and still the French king fed the king of England with faire words putting him in hope to match his sonne and heire the Dolphin with the ladie Elizabeth daughter to the king of England according to the conclusions of agréement had and made at Picquenie betwixt them although in verie déed he meant nothing lesse His ambassadours euer made excuses if anie thing were amisse and he vsed to send change of ambassadours so that if those which had béene here before and were returned had said or promised anie thing though they were authorised so to doo which might turne to their masters hinderance the other that came after might excuse themselues by ignorance of that matter affirming that they wanted commission once to talke or meddle with that matter or if he perceiued that anie thing was like to be concluded contrarie to his mind for a shift he would call his ambassadours home in great hast and after send an other with new instructions nothing depending on the old Thus the French king vsed to dallie with king Edward in the case of this mariage onelie to kéepe him still in amitie And certeinelie the king of England being a man of no suspicious nature thought sooner that the sunne should haue fallen from his circle than that the French king would haue dissembled or broken promise with him But there is none so soone beguiled as he that least mistrusteth nor anie so able to deceiue as he to whome most credence is giuen But as in mistrusting nothing is great lightnesse so in too much trusting is too much follie which well appeared in this matter For the French king by cloking his inward determinate purpose with great dissimulation and large promises kept him still in fréendship with the king of England till he had wrought a great part of his will against the yoong duchesse of Burgognie Which king Edward would not haue suffered if he had put anie great doubt in the French kings faire promises considering that the crowne of France was in this meane time so much increased in dominions to the great re-enforcement of that realme ¶ On the two and twentith of Februarie were fiue notable théeues put to death for robbing the church called saint Martins le grand in London and other places thrée of them were drawne to the Tower hill hanged burnt the other two were pressed to death A sore and seuere kind of execution no doubt but yet thought by iustice meritorious in the malefactors for their offenses of sacrilege Heinous enough had it beene to spoile a priuat man of his goods and by law of nations punishable with death but much more horrible that prophane persons with polluted hands should priuilie or openlie so touch holie consecrated things as to take them out of a sacred place whereto for holy vses they were dedicated applie them to the satisfieng of the corrupt concupiscences of their owne hearts the bottomlesse gulfe whereof bicause no booties nor spoiles could satisfie it stood with the high praise of iustice that they and their ceaselesse desires were seuered by deserued death wherefore it is wiselie said by the comicall poet of such gréedie guts Quam quis auidus poscit escam auariter Decipitur in transenna perÃtque auaritia In this yeare king Edward required great sums of monie to be lent him The citizens of London granted him fiue thousand marks which were seized of the fiue and twentie wards which fiue thousand marks was trulie repaid againe in the next yeare following ¶ Also this yeare on Whitsundaie K. Edward the fourth created the lord Berkleie vicount Berkeleie at Gréenewich ¶ In this yeare also an house on London bridge called the common siege or priuie fell downe into the Thames where thorough it fiue persons were drowned ¶ This yeare the king with his quéene kept a roiall Christmas at Windsor Also this yéere was one Richard Chawrie maior of London whome king Edward so greatlie line 10 fauoured that he tooke him with certeine of his brethren the aldermen commons of the citie of London into the forrest of Waltham where was ordeined for them a pleasant lodge of gréene boughs in which lodge they dined with great chéere the king would not go to dinner vntill he saw them serued Moreouer he caused the lord chamberlaine with other lords to cheere the said maior and his companie sundrie times whilest they were at dinner After dinner they went a hunting with the king and slue manie line 20 deare as well red as fallow whereof the king gaue vnto the maior and his companie good plentie and sent vnto the ladie mairesse and hir sisters the aldermens wiues two harts sir bucks and a tun of wine to make them merrie with which was eaten in the drapers hall The cause of which bountie thus shewed by the king was as most men did take for that the maior was a merchant of woonderous aduentures into manie and sundrie countries By reason whereof the king had yearelie of him notable line 30 summes of monie for his customes beside other pleasures that
great galleasses The Turks had their gallies galliots and foists to the number of two hundred and fiftie as appeareth by the account afore made of those that were taken line 40 abandoned and escaped There were deliuered and set at libertie about twelue thousand some say fourteene thousand christian captiues whome the Turks kept for slaues and had them chained there aboord with them in their gallies But this victorie was not got without great losse of the christians for beside Augustine Barbarigo the principall proueditore of the Uenetians there died seuentéene other gentlemen of Uenice being men of good estimation Iohn Cardone Barnardine Cardone Spaniards line 50 Uirginio and Horatio Ursini Romans Troilo Sabello Marco Molino besides diuerse other nobles and gentlemen of name as well Italians as Spaniards and Almans In all there died of the christians to the number of seauen thousand six hundred fiftie and six beside those that were hurt being in like number to them that were slaine among whom was don Iohn de Austria generall of all the christian armie there Sebastian Ueniero the Uenetians generall the counte de Santa Fiore with diuerse others Moreouer line 60 there were christian gallies bouged thrée of the Uenetians one of the popes one belonging to the duke of Sauoie and another to the knights of Malta There was one also taken led awaie by Ochialie and his companie Such was the successe of this battell which continued for the space of six houres in the end whereof the victorie remaining with the christians caused no small reioising through all parties of christendome For if this victorie had béene followed with his gratious helpe and assistance that was the giuer thereof the proud and loftie horne of the Ismaelite had béene so brused as peraduenture his courage would haue quailed to put foorth the same so spéedilie as he did But such is the malice of the time that the christians haue more pleasure to draw their weapons one against another than against that common enimie of vs all who regardeth neither protestant nor catholike they may be sure those of the Gréekish church nor others as if the mercifull prouidence of the Lord of hosts doo not in time disappoint his proceedings it will be too soone perceiued though happilie too late to stop the breach when the floud hath got head and once woone passage through the banke It were therfore to be wished of all those that tender the suertie of the christian commonwealth that princes would permit their subiects to liue in libertie of conscience concerning matters of faith and that subiects againe would be readie in dutifull wise to obeie their princes in matters of ciuill gouernment so that compounding their controuersies among themselues with tollerable conditions they might emploie their forces against the common enimie to the benefit of the whole christian world which the more is the pitie they haue so long exercised one against another to each others destruction And as for matters in variance about religion rather to decide the same with the word than with the sword an instrument full vnfit for that purpose and not lightlie vsed nor allowed of by the ancient fathers in time of the primitiue church But fith this is rather to be wished than hoped for by anie apparant likelihood considering the strange contrarietie of humors now reigning among men in sundrie parts of christendome let vs leaue the successe of our wish to the plesure of God the author of all good haps who ruleth the harts of princes as the poet saith verie trulie eius In manibus sunt regum animi quotúnque volunta◠Fert sua vertit eos and frameth the peoples minds as séemeth best to his diuine prouidence And withall let vs also humblie offer to him our praiers instantlie beseeching him to spare vs in mercie and not to reward vs after our iniquities but rather by his onmipotent power to turne from vs the violence of our enimies in abridging their forces as it may séeme good to his mercifull fauour and great clemencie The thirtith of December Reinold Greie was by the quéenes maiestie restored earle of Kent ¶ The thirtéenth of Ianuarie deceassed sir William Peter knight who for his iudgement and pregnant wit had béene secretarie and of the priuie councell to foure kings and quéenes of this realme and seauen times ambassador abroad in forren lands he augmented Exceter college in Oxford with lands to the value of an hundred pounds by yeare and also builded ten almes houses in the parish of Ingerstone for twentie poore people ten within the house and ten without the house hauing euerie one two pence the daie a winter gowne and two load of wood and among them féeding for six kine winter and summer and a chapleine to saie them seruice dailie The sixteenth of Ianuarie the lord Thomas Howard duke of Norffolke was arreigned at Westminster hall before George lord Talbot earle of Shrewesburie high steward of England for that daie and there by his péeres found giltie of high treason and had iudgement accordinglie The eleuenth of Februarie Kenelme Barneie and Edmund Mather were drawen from the tower of London and Henrie Rolfe from the Marshalsea in Southworke all thrée to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered for treason Barneie and Mather for conspiracie and Rolfe for counterfeiting of the quéens maiesties hand ¶ The queenes maiestie hearing crediblie by report that certeine lewd persons vnder pretense of executing commissions for inquiries to be made for lands concealed contrarie to hir maiesties meaning chalenging lands stocks of monie plate c letting not also to make pretense to the bels led and other such things belonging vnto parish churches or chappels Hir maiestie meaning spéedilie to withstand such manner of vnlawfull practises commanded that all commissions then extant and not determined for inquisition of anie manner of concealements should be by Supersedias out of hir excheker reuoked line 10 And also appointed speedie remedie to be had against such extorcioners as more at large appeareth by proclamation concluding thus Finallie hir maiestie would hir iustices of assise to haue some speciall care not onelie to the premisses but also to the reforming of certeine couetous iniurious attempts of diuerse that of late time by other colour than for hir maiesties vse had taken awaie the led of churches and chappels yea and bels also out of steeples and other common goods belonging to parishes an line 20 example not to be suffered vnpunished nor vnreformed And so hir maiestie eftsoones chargeth hir iustices of hir assise to prouide seuere remedie both for punishment and reformation thereof Dated at Westminster the thirtéenth daie of Februarie the fourtéenth yeare of hir reigne The tenth of March deceased sir William Paulet knight lord saint Iohn earle of Wilshire marquesse of Winchester knight of the honorable order of the garter one of the quéenes maiesties
déepe in the shallowest and otherwise being driuen by the wind verie boisterous in the northeast on banks one ell or a yard a half déepe In the which drifts of snow farre deeper in the countrie manie cattell and some men and women were ouerwhelmed and lost It snowed till the eight daie of that moneth and frised till the tenth and then followed a â—haw with continuall raine a long time after which caused such high waters and great flouds that the marishes and low grounds being drowned for the time and the water of the Thames rose so high into Westminster hall that after the fall thereof some fishes were found to remaine in the said hall The seuentéenth of Februarie an Irishman for murdering of a man in a garden of Stepenheth parish was hanged in chaines on the common called Mile end gréene This common was sometimes yea in the memorie of men yet liuing a large mile long from White chappell to Stepenheth church and therefore called Mile end greene but now at this present by gréedie and as séemeth to me vnlawfull inclosures and building of houses notwithstâ—nding hir maiesties proclamation to the contrarie it remaineth scarse halfe a mile in length The twentith daie of Februarie deceased sir Nicholas Bacon lord kéeper of the great seale of England who was honourablie buried vnder a sumptuous monument or toome by him in his life time erected in S. Pauls church of London on the ninth daie of March This sir Nicholas Bacon in his life time gaue for six scholers to be found in Bennets college in Cambridge to each of them three pounds six shillings and eight pence the yeare for euer ¶ The said sir Nicholas Bacons toome aforesaid bearing certeine representations of his wiues and children in imagerie worke is adorned with a notable epitaph wherein is pithilie described the meanes whereby he grew to be noble as also immortall The same being conteined in these verses following and iustifiable by the verie epitaph whereof this is a true transcription great pitie but it shuld be perpetuall Hic Nicolaum ne Baconum conditum Existima illum tam diu Britannici Regni secundum columen exitium malis line 10 Bonis asylum caeca quem non extulit Ad hunc honorem sors sed aequitas fides Doctrina pietas vnica prudentia Non morte raptum crede qui vnica Vita perennes emerit duas agit Vitam secundam coelites inter animus Fama implet orbem vita quae illi tertia est Hac positum in ara est corpus olim animi domus Ara dicata sempiternae memoriae This yeare in the moneth of Aprill to wit on the line 20 foure and twentith daie fell such a snow betwéene the hours of foure of the clocke in the morning nine of the clocke before noone of the same daie that in London the same snow was found to lie one foot déepe The 25 daie of Aprill sir Thomas Bromleie knight was made lord chancellor of England The chancellors of England collected out of sundrie ancient line 30 histories THe creation of this sir Thomas Bromleie lord chancellor hath occasioned me to treate of the chancellors of England a matter which I haue béene the willinger to set downe because I would minister cause to others who haue long wanted of their cunning in this matter to impart to the world some of their great knowledge herein to the benefit of their countrie But since I doubt that they will line 40 not accept this in good part till that come And as I may perhaps doo in this somewhat more largelie than in the iudgement of others shall seeme answerable to the most receiued opinion touching the chancellors treat of the antiquitie of them so yet I haue no mind to erre or to leade anie other into error Wherefore if things be not in perfection vpon this first rough hewing as nothing is at the first so exquisit as time dooth not after amend it yet disdaine it not sith this may giue more light than line 50 before was knowen And I determine God willing either to amend or to confesse and auoid in the large description of their liues whatsoeuer imperfections haue now distilled out of my pen either for mistaking or misplacing of name person or time and so to the matter It hath beene some question amongst the best antiquaries of our age that there were neuer anie chancellors in England before the comming of Edward the confessor out of Normandie whome they line 60 suppose to haue brought the same officer with him from thense into this realme But sith I am with manie reasons and ancient authorities led to beleue the contrarie I will imbrace the contrarie opinion therevnto and hold in this discourse as the order thereof shall prooue that there were chancellors before saint Edwards time for the confirmation whereof and for the authoritie of them for the etymologie and originall of the name and for the continuance of their office thou shalt find an ample discourse in my booke purposelie written of the liues of the chancellors whervnto I wholie refer thée who I hope shall within these few yeares be partaker thereof and in the meane time giue thee this tast of the age and names of the chancellors and vicechancellors and such keepers of the great seale as serued in place of chancellors For euerie one that was kéeper of the great seale was not intituled chancellor no more than euerie chancellor was intituled the keeper of the greatseale But because the one did serue in the vacancie of the other so that after a certeine sort the kéeper of the great seale was vicechancellor and possessed the place though not the name of a chancellor as in our age sir Nicholas Bacon did we therefore haue set downe the names of the one and the other as they followed in succession of time after this manner Turketill chancellor to Ethelbald who began his reigne about the yeare of Christ 718 which Turketill gaue six manours to the abbeie of Croâ—land as I haue séene noted Saint Swithin bishop of Winchester was chancellor and chiefe of councell to the great monarch king Egbert though some attribute him to Edgar which Egbert began his reigne about the yeare of Christ 802. Wlfinus chancellor to king Athelstan who began his reigne in the yeare of our redemption nine hundred and foure and twentie Adulphus chancellor to king Edgar who began his reigne in the yeare that the world became flesh nine hundred fiftie and nine of this man speaketh Hugo Petro Burgensis and Leland calleth this Adulph Cancellarium archigrammatum chancellor or chiefe secretarie Alsius or Aelsius the second abbat of Elie chancellor to king Etheldred who began his reigne in the yeare of Christ nine hundred seuentie and eight this man being by Ethelwold bishop of Winchester consecrated abbat at the appointment of the said king Ethelred or Egelred
common amongst them as the litle catechisme here amongst children the inequalitie of the number considered Againe at Rome they were as common likewise in the seminarie and among the Englishmen in the citie for my selfe had it and one of doctor Allens catechismes deliuered me with great charge to embrace it as my chiefe instruction My companion that went with me had one likewise the rest of the witnesses had seene how common they were and in what reuerence and authoritie they estéemed them yet these men would with shamelesse faces denie it yea and if they might haue beene so credited would haue sworne against it This manifest reproofe they would not grant vnto but Campion taketh vpon him to wrest it according vnto his humor by answering that the booke was not so ill as they tooke it for nor deserued anie such iudgement of preiudice Now he thought he could not be taken tardie but supposed his argument to passe vnreprouable for that in the new imprinting of this booke such matters as did most sharplie touch them were abridged thinking none of the former bookes should come to light But here Campion ouershot himselfe for so slie an answer could not couer so foule a blemish When they had notably conuicted them of these matters which with obstinacie they still denied they came to the intent of their secret comming ouer into this realme which was for the death of hir maiestie and ouerthrow of the whole realme which should be by domesticall rebellion and forren hostilitie the sum whereof in briefe is thus This little Iland God hauing so bountifullie bestowed his blessings vpon it that except it prooue false within it selfe no treason whatsoeuer can preuaile against it and the pope being hereof verie well persuaded by reason that all his attempts haue prooued of no effect he hath found out a meane whereby he assureth himselfe to spéed of his desire Secret rebellion must be stirred here at home among our selues the harts of the people must be obdurated against God and their prince so that when a foren power shall on a sudden inuade this realme the subiects thus seduced must ioine with these in armes and so shall the pope atteine the sum of his wish And all this must be wrought by certeine locusts of the popes seminaries mainteined at Rome Rheimes arriuing in England and dispersing themselues into such places where they thinke themselues to be surest some in one place and some in another and disguising themselues like gentlemen seruingmen or what apparell they may find meetest for them haue accesse to manie and sundrie places where hauing reconciled some their fréends must likewise be of the same stampe And so what from father to son husband and wife kinsman and acquaintance a number are seduced brought into their detestable dealings For after they haue gotten anie litle ground within them to build vpon then doo they laie vnto them what a generall bloudie daie is toward England that the pope and other forren princes haue fullie determined to ouerrun the realme then better it were for you saie they to yéeld your selues willinglie than to sée so horrible a slaughter both of your princesse and all that dare presume to take hir part Your selues yea and your freends shall abide the same hard iudgement except you ioine with vs in this action Thus through terrifieng and a thousand traitorous fetches they haue one friend bringeth another and one kinsman anoother So that as they themselues will make their boast in short time they doubt not to haue the most part of all England yea and further they presume that hir maiestie thinking hir selfe in most safetie shall then be soonest of all beguiled deceiued These are the men that make themselues so sound and substantiall that they are as true subiects to hir maiestie as the best of vs. Yea saith Campion neuer shall you prooue this that we came ouer either for this intent or purpose but onelie for the sauing of soules which meere loue and conscience compelled vs to doo for that we did pittie the miserable estate of our countrie But where are your proofes saith he these are but quirkes by the waie our liues I line 10 perceiue standeth vpon points of rhetorike you haue shewen vs the antecedent now let vs haue the Ergo. With this continuall course of boldnesse and impudencie Campion and his fellowes would grant nothing but stiflie denied euerie cause and Campion he tooke it for a custome to wrest euerie â—hing as pleased him saieng that the iurie were not men learned and therfore causes of conscience ought not to be committed to them neither was that barre appointed to define on causes of conscience wherfore line 20 all that you doo saith he is but to bring vs in Odium with the iurie After this order he deluded the people appealing still to the deuoutnesse of his conscience bicause he saw the matter brought to the verie push that would generallie conuict them all for the witnesses were produced and sworne Harts confession and their owne writings before them so that they would remooue them from their ordinarie illusions George Eliot one of the ordinarie yeomen of hir line 30 maiesties chamber vpon his oth gaue foorth in euidence as followeth That he liuing here in England among certeine of that sect fell in acquaintance with one Paine a préest who gaue him to vnderstand of a horrible treason intended against hir maiestie and the state which he did expect shortlie to happen the order how after what manner in bréefe is thus That there should be leuied a certeine companie of armed men which on a sudden should enterprise a most monstruous attempt a certeine companie line 40 of these armed men should be prepared against hir maiestie as manie against my L. of L. as manie gainst my L. T. as manie against S. F. W. and diuerse other whose names he dooth not well remember The deaths of these noble personages should be presentlie fulfilled and hir maiestie vsed in such sort as modestie nor dutie will not suffer a subiect to rehearse but this should be the generall crie euerie where Queene Marie queene Marie It was also appointed and agréed vpon who should haue this man line 50 of honours roome and who should haue thai office euerie thing was determined there wanted nothing but the comming ouer of such préests and others as were long looked for Upon this report this aforenamed George Eliot tooke occasion to question with this Paine how they could find in their hearts to attempt an act of so great and horrible crueltie considering how high an offense it should be to God beside great dangers might arise thereby Whereto Paine made answer that the killing hir maiestie line 60 was no offense to God nor the vttermost crueltie they could vse to hir or anie that tooke hir part but that they might as lawfullie doo it as to a brute beast and himselfe
they vsed to saie Benedicite and others to answer Dominus in like sort as the preest and his penitent were woont to doo at confession in the church Notwithstanding all this K. William sought to tame vanquish those of the English Nobilitie who would not be at his becke They againe on the other side made themselues strong the better to resist him choosing for their chéefe capteines and leaders the line 10 earles Edwine Edgar Etheling who valiantlie resisted the Normans and slue many of them with great rage and crueltie And as they thus procéeded in their matters king William being a politike prince forward and painefull in his businesse suffered them not altogither to escape cléere awaie but did sore annoy and put them off to remediles losses though he abode in the meane time many laborious iournies slaughters of his people and damages of line 20 his person Herevpon the English Nobilitie euer after yea in time of peace were hated of the king and his Normans and at length were kept so short that being mooued partlie with disdaine and partlie with dread they got them out of the realme some into Scotland some into Denmarke others into Norway and among these the two earles Edwine and Marchar with certeine bishops others of the cleargie besides manie also of the temporaltie escaped into Scotland Marleswine Gospatricke with a great number of other the Nobles of Northumberland line 30 Edgar Ethling with his mother Agatha and his sisters Christine and Margaret chanced also to be driuen into Scotland by tempest as they sailed towards the coasts of Germanie purposing to haue returned into Hungarie where the said Edgar was borne howbeit being arriued in Scotland he found so friendlie entertainment there that finallie Malcolme the third then king of that realme tooke his sister Margaret to wife and Christine became a nunne as in the Scotish chronicles more line 40 plainelie dooth appéere King William héereby perceiuing daily how vnwilling the Englishmen were to be vnder his obeisance was in feare of rebellious commotions and therfore to subdue them the better he builded foure castels one at Notingham another at Lincolne the third at Yorke and the fourth néere vnto Hastings where he landed at his first comming into England Moreouer to reduce the English people the sooner line 50 vnto obedience and awe he tooke from them all their armour and weapons He ordeined also that the maister of euerie houshold about eight of the clocke in the euening should cause his fire to be raked vp in aâ—hes his lights to be put out and then go to bed Besides this to the end that euerie man might haue knowledge of the houre to go to rest he gaue order that in all cities townes and villages where anie church was there should a bell be roong at the said houre which custome is still vsed euen vnto this daie line 60 and commonlie called by the French word Couer few that is Rake vp the fier This yeare on Whitsunday Maud the wife of king William was crowned Queene by Acldred archbishop of Yorke year 1068 The same yeare also was Henrie his sonne borne here in England for his other two sonnes Robert and William were borne in Normandie before he had conquered this land About the same time also Goodwine and Edmund surnamed the great the sonnes of K. Harold came from Ireland and landing in Somersetshire fought with Adriothus that had béene maister of their fathers horsses whom they â—â—ue with a great number of others and so hauing gotten this victorie returned into Ireland from whence they came with a great bootie which they tooke in their returne out of Cornewall Deuonshire and other places thereabouts In like maner Excester did as then rebell and likewise the countrie of Northumberland wherevpon the king appointed one of his capteines named Robert Cumin a right noble personage but more valiant than circumspect to go against the northerne people with a part of his armie whilest he himselfe and the other part went to subdue them of Excester where at his comming before the citie the citizens prepared themselues to defend their gates and wals but after he began to make his approch to assaile them part of the citizens repenting their foolish attempts opened the gates and suffered him to enter Thus hauing subdued them of Excester he greeuouslie punished the chéefe offendors But the countesse Gita the sister of Sweine K. of Denmarke and sometime wife to earle Goodwine and mother to the last K. Harold with diuers other that were got into that citie found meanes to flie and so escaped ouer into Flanders King William hauing passed his businesse in such wise in Deuonshire hasted backe towards Yorke being aduertised in the waie that the Northumbers hauing knowledge by their spials that Robert generall of the Normans being come to Durham did not so diligentlie cause watch and ward to be kept about the towne in the night season as was requisite did set vpon him about midnight slue the same Robert with all his companie so that of seauen hundred which he brought with him there was but one that escaped to bring tidings to the king their souereigne He heard also how Edgar Etheling at the same time being in the countrie riding abroad with a troope of horsemen and hearing of the discomfiture of those Normans pursued them egerlie and slue great numbers of them as they were about to saue themselues by flight with which newes being in no small furie be made speed forward and comming at the last into Northumberland he easilie vanquished the foresaid rebels and putting the cheefe authors of this mutinie to death he reserued some of the rest as captiues and of other some he caused the hands to be chopped off in token of their inconstancie and rebellious dealing After this he came to Yorke and there in like sort punished those that had aided Edgar which doone he returned to London In the meane time year 1069 those Englishmen that were fled as you haue heard into Denmarke by continuall sute made to Sueine then king of that realme to procure him to make a iournie into England for recouerie of the right descended to him from his ancestors at length obteined their purpose in so much that king Sueine sent his sonnes Harold and Canutus toward England who with a nauie of two hundred saile in the companie of Osborne their vncle arriued in the mouth of Humber betwéene the two later ladie daies and there landing their people with the English outlawes whom they had brought with them they straightwaies marched towards Yorke wasting and spoiling the countrie with great crueltie as they passed Soone after also came Edgar and such other English exiles as had before fled into Scotland and ioined their forces with them When the newes of these things were brought to Yorke the people there were striken with a maruellous feare insomuch that Aeldred
to king Henrie as some write that he neither ought nor would hold anie part or portion of Scotland of the king of England King Henrie sore offended herewith line 40 purposed in time to be reuenged and shortlie after called a parlement at Westminster in the which he earnestlie mooued the lords and other states to aid him with monie towards the furnishing of his coffers being emptied as they knew by his excéeding charges in his last iournie into Gascoigne He would not open his meaning which he had to make warre to the Scots bicause he would haue his enterprise secretlie kept till he should be readie to set forward But although the king had got the pope to write line 50 in his fauour vnto the lords both spirituall and temporall to aid him in that his demand of monie there was much adoo and plaine deniall made at the first to grant at that time to anie such paiment as was demanded and eftsoones they fell in hand with deuising new orders and namelie to renew againe their suit for the confirmation of the ancient liberties of the realme so as the same might be obserued according to the grant thereof before made by the kings letters patents without all fraud or contradiction line 60 They also appointed that there should be foure lords chosen of the most puissant and discréetest of all other within the realme which should be sworne of the kings councell to order his businesse iustlie and trulie and to see that euerie man had right without respecting of persons And these foure chiefe councellors should be euer attending about the king or at the least thrée or two of them also that by the view knowledge and witnesse of them the kings treasure should be spent and laid foorth and that if one of them chanced to fall awaie an other should be placed in his roome by the appointment of the residue They would also that the lord chiefe iustice and the lord chancellour should be chosen by the generall voices of the states assembled and bicause it was needfull that they should be oftentimes with the king it was thought they might be chosen out of the number of those foure aboue rehearsed conseruators of iustice And if the king at anie time chanced to take the seale from the lord chancellour whatsoeuer writing were sealed in the meane time should be of none effect They aduised also that there should be two iustices of the benches two barons of the excheker and one iustice for the Iewes and these for that present to be appointed by publike voices of the states that as they had to order all mens matters and businesse so in their election the assents of all men might be had and giuen and that afterwards when vpon anie occasion there should be anie elected into the roome of anie of these iustices the same should be appointed by one of the afore mentioned foure councellors But as the Nobles were busie in three wéekes space about the deuising of these ordinances and other to haue béene decréed as statutes the enimie of peace and sower of discord the diuell hindred all these things by the couetousnesse of the pope who had sent his chapleine master Martin with authoritie to leuie also an aid of monie for his néed to mainteine his wars withall against the emperour and the emperour on the other part sent ambassadours to the king to staie him and his people from granting anie such aid vnto the pope so that there was no lesse hard hold and difficultie shewed in refusing to contribute vnto this demand of the popes Nuncio than vnto the kings At length yet in another sitting which was begun thrée weekes after Candlemasse they agreed to giue the king escuage to run towards the marriage of his eldest daughter of euerie knights fée holden of the king twentie shillings to be paid at two termes the one halfe at Easter and the other at Michelmasse After this the king minding to inuade the Scots caused the whole force of all such as ought to serue him in the wars to assemble and so with a mightie host he went to new castell vpon Tine meaning from thence to inuade the same in reuenge of such iniuries as the Scots had doone vnto him and his subiects and namelie for that Walter Cumin a mightie baron of Scotland and other noble men had built two castels neere to the English confines the one in Galowaie and the other in Louthian and further had receiued and succoured certeine rebels to the king of England as Geffrey de Marisch or Mareis an Irish man and others The king of Scots was aduertised of king Henries approch and therefore in defense of himselfe and his countrie had raised an huge armie Herevpon certeine noble men vpon either side sorie to vnderstand that such bloudshed should chance as was like to follow and that vpon no great apparant cause if the two kings ioined battell tooke paine in the matter to agrée them which in the end they brought to passe so that they were made fréends and wholie reconciled There was a publike instrument also made thereof by the king of Scots vnto king Henrie signed with his seale and likewise with the seales of other noble men testifieng his allegiance which he owght to the king of England as superiour lord in forme following The charter of Alexander king of Scotland made to Henrie the third ALexander Dei gratia rex Scotiae omnibus Christi fidelibus hoc scriptum visuris vel audituris salutem Ad vestram volumus venire notitiam nos pro nobis haeredibus nostris concessisse fideliter promisisse charissimo ligio domino nostro Henrico tertio Dei gratia regi Angliae illustri domino Hiberniae duci Normaniae Aquitaniae comiti Andegauiae eius haeredibus quòd in perpetuum bonam fidem ei seruabimus pariter amorem Et quòd nunquam aliquod foedus iniemus per nos velper aliquos alios ex parte nostra cum inimicis domini regis Angliae vel haeredum suorum ad bellum procurandum vel faciendum vnde damnum eis vel regnis suis Angliae Hiberniae line 10 aut caeteris terris suis eueniat vel possit aliquatenus euenire nisi nos iniustè grauēt stantibus in suo robore conuentionibus inter nos dictum dominum regem Angliae initis vltimo apud Eboracum in praesentia domini Othonis tituli S. Nicholai in carcere Tulliano diaconi cardinalis tunc apostolicae sedis legati in Anglia Et saluis conuentionibus super matrimonio contrahendo inter filium nostrū filiam dicti domini regis Angliae line 20 Et vt haec nostra concessio promissio pro nobis haeredibus nostris perpetuae firmitatis robur obtineant fecimus iurare in animam nostram Alanum Ostiarium Henricū de Baliol Dauid de Lindesey Wilhelmum Gifford quòd omnia praedicta bona
great feare sithens he was afraid of euerie bush least men should haue risen vpon him and murthered him Wherevpon when he came to the pope he made a greeuous complaint both against the king and others The church of saint Peter at Westminster was line 40 inlarged and newlie repared by the king speciallie all the east part of it the old wals being pulled down and builded vp in more comelie forme ¶ The generall councell according to the summons giuen was holden this yeare at Lions where it began about midsummer in which the English ambassadors being arriued presented to the pope their leters directed from the whole bodie of the realme of England requiring a redresse in such things wherewith as by the same letters it appeared the realme found it selfe sore annoied line 50 The pope promised to take aduise therein but sith the matter was weightie it required respit Finallie when they were earnest in requiring a determinate answer it was giuen them to vnderstand that they should not obteine their desires wherevpon in great displeasure they came awaie threatening and binding their words with oths that from thencefoorth they would neuer paie nor suffer to be paid anie tribute to the court of Rome nor permit the reuenues of those churches whereof they were patrones line 60 to be pulled awaie by any prouision of the same court The pope hearing of these things passed them ouer patientlie but he procured the English bishops to set their seales vnto that charter which king Iohn had made concerning the tribute against the mind of the archbishop of Canturburie Stephan Langton who at that time when king Iohn should seale it spake sore against it When king Henrie was informed hereof he was gréeuouslie offended and sware in a great chafe that although the bishops had doone otherwise than they ought yet would he stand in defense of the liberties of his realme and would not so long as he had a day to liue paie any dutie to the court of Rome vnder the name of a tribute In this meane while the king with a puissant armie inuaded the Welsh rebels to reduce them to some quiet whereas with their continuall incursions and other exploits they had sore harried vexed and wasted the lands of the kings subiects Herevpon the king being entred the countrie inuaded the same vnto the confines of Snowdon and there he began to build a strong castell at a place called Gannoke remaining there about the space often wéeks during the which the armie suffered great miserie through want of vittels and other prouisions namelie apparell and other helps to defend themselues from cold which sore afflicted the souldiers and men of warre bicause they laie in the field and winter as then began to approch Moreouer they were driuen to kéepe watch and ward verie stronglie for doubt to be surprised by sudden assaults of the enimies the which watched vpon occasion euer to doo some mischéefe The morrow after the Purification of our ladie Isabell de Boulbec countesse of Oxenford departed this life and likewise the morrow after saint Ualentines day died Baldwine de Riuers earle of Deuonshire and of the Wight Moreouer Geffrey de March a man sometime of great honour and possessions in Ireland after he had remained long in exile and suffered great miserie ended the same by naturall death Also Raimond earle of Prouance father to the quéenes of England and France deceassed this yeare for whome was kept in England a most solemne obsequie Also in the wéeke after Palme-sundaie died a right noble baron and warden of the north parts of England the lord Gilbert Humfreuile leauing behind him a yoong sonne the custodie of whome the king forthwith committed to the earle of Leicester not without the indignation of the earle of Cornewall who desired the same Finallie after that the king had lien at Gannoke about the fortifieng of the castell there the space of ten wéekes and saw the worke now fullie finished he appointed foorth such as should lie there in garison and therewith on the morrow after the feast of Simon and Iude he raised his field and returned towards England leauing the Welshmen in great miserie and like to starue for want of necessarie food For the I le of Anglesey which is as a nursse to the Welshmen those Irishmen that came to the kings aid had vtterlie wasted and destroied Againe the king of purpose had consumed all the prouision of corne and vittels which remained in the marshes so that in Cheshire and other the parts adioining there was such dearth that the people scarse could get sufficient vittels to susteine themselues withall The king also gaue foorth commandement that no prouision of corne or vittels should be conueied vnto the Welshmen out of any parts either of England or Ireland on paine of forfeiting life lands goods Moreouer he caused the brine pits in Wales to be stopped vp and destroied The king hauing thus ordered his businesse returned into England and shortlie after taking displeasure with the lord Maurice chéefe iustice of Ireland bicause he had not made such speed as had béene conuenient in bringing the Irishmen to his aid he discharged him of the office of chéefe iustice and placed in his roome Iohn Fitz Geffrey In this thirtith yeare of king Henries reigne Walter earle Marshall and of Penbroke departed this life and shortlie after to wit three daies before Christmasse his brother Anselme that succeeded him in the inheritance deceassed also without issue and so all the fine sonnes of the great earle William Marshall being departed this world without heires of their bodies begotten the whole heritage descended to the sisters and so was diuided amongst them as coparteners The king this yeare held his Christmas at London year 1246 and had there with him a great number of the nobilitie of his realme which had béene with him in Wales that they might be partakers of pastime mirth and pleasure as they had béene participants with him in suffering the diseases of heat cold and other paines abroad in the fields and high mounteines line 10 of Wales considering with himselfe as the truth is that vita est quà m proxiâ—â— letho Quà m meritò spernenda animâ—â— si nulla voluptâ—s Mulceat atque leuent solatia nulla laborem But that no plesure shuld passe without some staine of greese there was a rumor spred abroad that the pope conceiued fresh rankor in his stomach against the king and realme of England for the complaints which had béene exhibited in the councell at Lion by line 20 the English orator for the oppression doone to the church of England that therevpon minding now to be reuenged as was said he earnestlie mooued the French king to make warre against the Englishmen and to subdue them vnder his dominion which enterprise the French king vtterlie refused both for that he and the king of England were
His head was sent vnto London and there set vpon the bridge or rather vpon some turret of the tower So hard a matter it is for traitors to escape the hands of the executioner vnder whose hatchet they submit their heads to be hewen from their shoulders euen then when they haue conceiued their traitorous attempts in hart for God who hath placed princes in thrones of roialtie to this end hath vouchsafed them a superlatiue degrée of dignitie that they might be obeied neither will his iustice permit impunitie to the disloiall enterprises and complots of malefactors common peace-disturbers hautie-harted Nemrods ambitious Hamans or anie lewd malcontent for Acer Dei est oculus ad omnia videndum Eius poenas non effugit mortalis Viuere volens ergo ne faciat morte digna ¶ But there be that write otherwise as it may well be thus that this earle of Carleill perceiuing the miserie of his countrie without consent of the king of England made peace with the king of Scots vnder this forme as by Richard Southwell we find recorded First the earle promised faithfullie for him and his heires that they should with all their force and means possible séeke to mainteine the said king of Scots his heires and successors in the peaceable possession of the kingdome of Scotland and that to their powers they shuld fight against all those that would not agrée vnto that couenant as against them that should séeme to be enimies vnto the common-wealth of both the realmes of England and Scotland The king of Scots promised faithfullie for his part to defend the said earle his heires and adherents in the said couenant or paction and not onelie to keepe peace with England but also to build a monasterie within Scotland assigning reuenues thereto to the value of fiue hundred marks to celebrate diuine seruice and to pray continuallie for the soules of them that were dead by occasion of the passed warres betwixt England and Scotland and further that he should giue to the king of England within ten yeares fortie thousand pounds of siluer and that the king of England should haue the king of Scots eldest sonne to marrie him vnto some ladie of his bloud as he should thinke expedient To the performance of all which couenants well and truelie to be obserued Thomas Randulfe earle of Murrey sware on the behalfe of the king of Scots and the earle of Carleill sware for himselfe and héerewith certeine writings indented were drawne and ingrossed to the which interchangeablie they set their hands and seales After that the earle of Carleill was returned home he called to Carleill all the cheefe persons of the countrie as well spirituall as temporall and there rather through feare than otherwise constreined them to receiue an oth that they should aid assist him to their powers to see all the couenants abouesaid performed and kept After that these things were knowne to the king and the realme although some of the communaltie liked well inough of the matter bicause they hoped thereby to remaine in peace especiallie those of the north parts the king yet and his councell not without cause were sore offended for that he whom the king had so latelie aduanced should confederate himselfe with the Scots line 10 to the preiudice of the king and his crowne concluding any couenants of peace without his consent wherevpon reputing him for a ranke traitor the king sent vnto the lord Antonie Lucie to apprehend the said earle by some meanes if he might and for his paines he should not faile to be well rewarded The lord Lucie watching his time when the earles men were gone some whither abroad and but few left about him the morrow after the feast of saint Matthew the apostle he entred the castell of Carleill line 20 as it were to talke with the earle of some businesse as his manner was at other times to doo He had with him sir Hugh Lowther sir Richard Denton and sir Hugh Moricebie knights and foure esquiers beside other priuilie armed so that leauing some at euerie gate and doore as he entred he came into the hall and there finding the earle inditing letters arrested him Herewith when certeine of the earles seruants made a noise and cried Treason treason the porter of the inner gate would haue shut it vpon line 30 them that were thus entred but sir Richard Denton slue that porter with his owne hands and there was not one more slaine by them in the apprehension of the earle for all other his seruants yéelded themselues and the house vnto the said lord Lucie without more resistance Howbeit one of his seruants that saw these dooings got awaie and with all spéed ran to the péele of Heâ—head and shewed to the earles brother Michaell Herkeley what was chanced to the earle wherevpon line 40 the said Michaell foorthwith fled into Scotland and with him sir William Blunt knight a Scotishman and diuerse other that were of the earles priuie councell The lord Lucie streightwaies sent a messenger to the king vnto Yorke aduertising him how he had taken the earle and therefore required to vnderstand further of the kings pleasure The king foorthwith sent the lord Geffrey Scroobe iustice with a number of armed men vnto Carleill the which came thither on saint Chaddes daie and the morrow after being line 50 the third of March he sat in iudgement vpon the said earle in the castell of Carleill and there as out of the kings mouth he pronounced sentence against him in this wise first that he should be disgraded of his earledome by the taking awaie from him the sword which the king had gird him with and likewise of his knighthood by cutting off his spurs from his heeles and that after this he should be drawen from the castell through the citie vnto the place of execution where felons were accustomed to suffer and there line 60 to be hanged afterwards headed and then his head to be sent vnto London there to be set aloft vpon one of the turrets of the tower and his quarters to be diuided one to be set vp at Carleill an other at Newcastell vpon Tine the third at Bristow the fourth at Douer When he had heard this iudgement he said You haue diuided my bodie at your pleasure and I commit my soule vnto God and being according to the iudgement drawen to the place where he suffered he neuer shranke at the matter but boldlie behaued himselfe declaring at the verie houre of his death that his intention in concluding the agréement with the Scots was good and procéeding not of any euill meaning but tending onelie to the wealth and quietnes of the realme Neither could such friers as were permitted to come to him before his arreignement to heare his confession get any thing more of him but that his meaning was good and that which he had concluded with the king of Scots was not doone vpon any euill purpose
custodie of certeine Englishmen The other being not yet finished but begun in sumptuous wise to be builded he set on fire and burned This doone furnishing the garison with sufficient vittels and munition to serue them for one whole yeare he returned home into England with great praise and commendation of the commons for his dooings But the duke of Ireland the earle of line 30 Suffolke sir Simon de Burlie and sir Richard Sturrie that still continued about the king séemed rather to enuie the earle of Arundels good name than otherwise to commend him and others to the king that had béene foorth in that iournie in so much that when the earle of Nottingham otherwise called earle Marshall that had béene euer the kings plaifellow and of equall age to him came now to the court hoping to be right welcome and to receiue great thankes at the kings hands he had no good line 40 countenance shewed vnto him neither of the king nor of the duke of Ireland who disdaining once to talke with him séemed to enuie the worthie prowesse in other which he knew defectiue and wanting in himselfe Shortlie after by the counsell of those lords and knights that remained about the king the lord Henrie Percie sonne to the earle of Northumberland was sent to the seas to beate backe the attempts of the enimies but he was slenderlie appointed to atchiue line 50 anie great enterprise This was doone of some enuious purpose bicause he had got a name amongest the common people to be a verie hardie and valiant gentleman as well among Englishmen as Scots But he either ignorant or not much waieng of that which they craftilie had imagined against him boldlie and valiantlie executed the businesse inioined him and hauing remained abroad during the whole time of his appointed seruice returned safelie home ¶ About the same time a frier Carmelite named line 60 Walter Disse that had béene confessor to the duke of Lancaster obteined in fauour of the same duke at pope Urbans hands certeine faculties to be distributed to such as would praie paie for them Among other of those faculties one was to make all those whome he thought good the popes chapleines according to forme of law and the custome vsed in the court of Rome Now bicause such as obteined this fauour inioied great liberties manie were glad to bestow largelie to be so preferred the frier being redie to admit those that offered most Among other one Peter Pateshull a frier of the Augustines order was made by him the popes chapleine a man not vnlearned and one that fauoured Wicliffes doctrine and there vpon forsaking his priuate profession gaue himselfe to a publike trade of life which might séeme to him more holie commendable and sure Héerevpon he tooke vpon him to preach against his owne order namelie in a sermon which he made in saint Christophers church in London He inueied so earnestlie against the abuses and heinous crimes which the friers sometimes his brethren vsed to put in practise that it was an horror to heare There were present an hundred at the least of Wicliffes opinion at his sermon Now in the meane while that he so laid foorth what he knew against his late brethren some persons there were that ran to the Augustine friers and declared the whole matter wherevpon a dozen of the hardiest and lustiest fellowes among them came to the church where this Pateshull was preaching and hearing what was said they began to be sore mooued insomuch that one of them more zealous in his religion than the other stepped foorth and gainesaid those things which the preacher proponed When the Wicleuists perceiued this they set vpon him that so disquieted the congregation and laieng hands on him threw him downe trode him vnder their féet and lent him manie a good buffet and chasing all the other friers awaie they were fullie bent to haue killed them and set their house on fier crieng out with lowd voices Let vs destroie these murtherers let vs burne these Sodomits and hang vp such traitors of the king and realme And running thus with such a furious noise and outrage they purposed verelie to haue set fire on the friers lodgiâ—â—s but that through the humble praier of frier Thomas Ashborne and one that was his fellow being reputed for two good men and doctors of diuinitie they were staied The comming also of one of the shirifes of London holpe much to appease them so that by his persuasion they returned home to their houses But Peter Pateshull being mainteined among them was counselled sith he was interrupted in his sermon to set downe in writing all such matters as he was about to intreat of what he knew further He therefore deuised a libell in which he accused diuerse of his brethren of murthering sundrie of their fellowes And for more proofe to be giuen to his saiengs he told the names of them that were made awaie and the names also of the murtherers and shewed where those that were murthered were buried He affirmed further that the said friers his brethren of late were Sodomits and traitors both to the king and realme and manie other things he declared too too bad in that his writing or libell which he fastned vpon the church doore of S. Paule in London that the more confusion might thereby redound vnto his late brethren the friers aforesaid In the beginning of the same libell â—e protested that he was got foorth of the diuels dungeon and through the grace of God escaped from amongst wicked and filthie persons by reason whereof and for that he was an auoucher of the veritie he said he was sure to suffer great aduersities at the friers hands if they might laie hold on him But he thanked pope Urbane for that through his grant he had obteined such libertie that by help of his fréends he might lawfullie withdrawe himselfe from the hands of his enimies There were diuerse men of good worship that mainteined this Pateshull and caused a transcript of this libell to be written foorth affirming all to be true that was therein mentioned Amongst other that thus fauoured this cause were diuerse knights as sir William Neuill Sir Lewes Clifford sir Iohn Clanbowe sir Richard Sturrie and sir Thomas Latimer and the chéefest of all was one sir Iohn Montacute who caused all the images to be taken downe and set aside in corners which Iohn Aubreie and his successour sir Alaâ—e Buxhull or any their ancestors had set vp in their chappell of Cheneleie ¶ About the same time the duke of Ireland sought to be diuorsed from his lawfull wife a trim yoong ladie daughter to the ladie Isabell that was one of king Edward the third his daughters and tooke to wife one Lancegrone a Bohemer one of the quéenes maids by reason whereof great occasion of slander and reproch grew and diuerse lords speciallie the duke of Glocester line 10 that was vncle to the ladie that
those parties as his brother the duke of Clarence who wan the strong towne of Uernon and Mante In Uernon was sir William Porter made capteine and in Mant the earle of March The earle of Salisburie wan Hunflue after he had besieged it from the fourth of Februarie vntill the twelfth of March. This towne was giuen afterwards vnto the duke of Clarence Also the said earle of Salisburie wan the townes of Monster de Uilliers Ew Newcastell and finallie all the places in that quarter which till that present were not vnder the English obeisance At Newcastell sir Philip Léech was made capteine After Candlemasse the king departed from Rone to go to Eureux whither he promised to come in like case as the Dolphin promised to be at Dreux to the end that they might aduise vpon a conuenient place where to méet to intreat of peace to be concluded betwixt the two realms But the Dolphin by sinister persuasion of some enimies to concord brake promise and came not When the king saw that thorough default of his aduersarie no treatie would be had he remooued to Uernon and there a while remained Now from Eureux the king had dispatched the earle of Warwike vnto the siege of la Roch Guion which fortresse he so constreined that it was yeelded into his hands the sixt of Aprill in the beginning of this seuenth yeare of king Henries reigne and giuen to sir Guie Buttler late capteine of Rone of the kings frée and liberall grant About the same time the duke of Excester laid siege vnto Chateau Galiard which siege continued from the last of March vnto the latter end of September or as some write vnto the twentith of December as after shall appeare The duke of Glocester being sent to win the towne and castell of Yuri tooke the towne by assault and the castell was deliuered by composition after fortie daies siege After this the Englishmen ouerran the countrie about Chartres and did much hurt to their enimies in all places where they came The hearts of the Frenchmen were sore discouraged with the losse of Rone and the other townes which yeelded one after another thus to the Englishmen so that such as loued the wealth of their countrie sore lamented the imminent mischéefes which they saw by the diuision of the nobilitie like shortlie to fall on their heads namelie bicause they saw no remedie prepared But who euer else was disquieted with this matter Iohn duke of Burgognie raged and swelled yea and so much freated therewith that he wist not what to saie and lesse to doo for he knew well that he was neither free from disdaine nor yet deliuered from the line 10 scope of malice bicause that he onelie ruled the king and had the whole dooings in all matters about him And therefore he considered that all such mishaps as chanced to the state of the common-wealth would be imputed to his negligence and disordred gouernement To find some remedie against such dangers at hand he thought first to assaie if he might by any reasonable means conclude a peace betwixt the two mightie kings of England and France which if he might bring to passe he doubted not to reuenge his line 20 quarell easilie inough against the Dolphin Charles and to represse all causes of grudge and disdaine Herewith intending to build vpon this fraile foundation he sent letters and ambassadors to the king of England aduertising him that if he would personallie come to a communication to be had betweene him and Charles the French king he doubted not but by his onlie meanes peace should be brought in place and bloudie battell cléerelie exiled King Henrie giuing courteous eare to these ambassadors line 30 sent with them the earle of Warwike as his ambassador accompanied with two hundred gentlemen to talke with the duke as then remaining in the French court at the towne of Prouince The earle was assailed by the waie as he iournied by a great number of rebellious persons gotten into armour of purpose to haue spoiled him of such monie and things as he and his companie had about them But by the high valiancie of the English people with the aid of their bowes the Frenchmen were discomfited line 40 and chased The earle at his comming to Prouince was honorablie receiued and hauing doone the effect of his message returned and with him the earle of saint Paule and the sonne and heire of the duke of Burbon were also sent as ambassadors from the French king to conclude vpon the time and place of the méeting with all the circumstances Whervpon the king of England agréed to come to the towne of Mante with condition that the duke of Burgognie and other line 50 for the French king should come to Pontoise that either part might méet other in a conuenient place betwixt those two townes néere to Meulan According to this appointment K. Henrie came to Mante where in the feast of Pentecost he kept a liberall house to all commers and sate himselfe in great estate Upon the which daie either for good seruice alreadie by them doone or for the good expectation of things to come he created Gascoigne de Fois otherwise called the captau or captall de Buef a valiant line 60 Gascoigne earle of Longueuile and sir Iohn Greie earle of Tankeruile and the lord Bourchier earle of Ew After this solemne feast ended the place of enteruiew and méeting was appointed to be beside Meulan on the riuer of Seine where in a faire place euerie part was by commissioners appointed to their ground When the daie of appointment approched which was the last daie of Maie the king of England accompanied with the dukes of Clarence and Glocester his brethren the duke of Excester his vncle and Henrie Beauford clerke his other vncle which after was bishop of Winchester and cardinall with the earles of March Salisburie and others to the number of a thousand men of warre entered into his ground which was barred about and ported wherin his tents were pight in a princelie maner Likewise for the French part came Isabell the French quéene bicause hir husband was fallen into his old frantike disease hauing in hir companie the duke of Burgognie and the earle of saint Paule and she had attending vpon hir the faire ladie Katharine hir daughter with six and twentie ladies and damosels and had also for hir furniture a thousand men of warre The said ladie Katharine was brought by hir mother onelie to the intent that the king of England beholding hir excellent beautie should be so inflamed and rapt in hir loue that he to obteine hir to his wife should the sooner agrée to a gentle peace and louing concord But though manie words were spent in this treatie and that they met at eight seuerall times yet no effect insued nor any conclusion was taken by this freendlie consultation so that both parties after a princelie fashion tooke leaue
manie a plage which otherwise might haue béene aucided All which battels togither with those that were tried betweene Edward the fourth after his inthronization and Henrie the sixt after his extermination as at Exham Doncaster and Teukesburie are remembred by Anglorum praelia in good order of pithie poetrie as followeth Nobilitata inter plures haec sunt loca caede Albani fanum Blorum borealis Ampton Banbrecum campis Barnettum collibus haerens Experrectorum pagus fanúmque seâ—undò Albani propior Scoticis confinibus Exam Contiguóque istis habitantes rure coloni Moerentes hodie quoties proscindit arator Arua propinqua locis dentale reuellere terra Semisepulta virûm sulcis Cerealibus ossa Moesta execrantur planctu ciuile duellum Quo periere â—ominum plus centum millia caesa Nobile Todcastrum clades accepta coegit Millibus enectis ter denis nomen habere Vltima postremae locus est Teuxburia pugnae Oppidulis his accedens certissima testis Bello intestino sluuios fluxisse cruoris But now before we procéed anie further sith the reigne of king Henrie maie séeme here to take end we will specifie some such learned men as liued in his time Iohn Leland surnamed the elder in respect of the other Iohn Leland that painefull antiquarie of our time wrote diuerse treatises for the instruction of grammarians Iohn Hainton a line 10 Carmelit or white frier as they called them of Lincolne Robert Colman a Franciscane frier of Norwich and chancellor of the vniuersitie of Oxenford William White a priest of Kent professing the doctrine of Wickliffe and forsaking the order of the Romane church married a wife but continued his office of preaching till at length in the yeare 1428 he was apprehended and by William bishop of Norwich and the doctors of the friers mendicants charged with thirtie articles which he mainteined contrarie line 20 to the doctrine of the Romane church and in September the same yeare suffered death by fire Alexander Carpentar a learned man set foorth a booke called Destructorium vitiorum wherein he inueieth against the prelats of the church of that time for their crueltie vsed in persecuting the poore and godlie christians Richard Kendall an excellent grammarian Iohn Bate warden of the white friers in Yorke but borne in the borders of Wales an excellent philosopher and a diuine he was also séene in the line 30 Gréeke toong a thing rare in those daies Peter Basset esquier of the priuie chamber to king Henrie the fift whose life he wrote Iohn Pole a priest that wrote the life of saint Walburgh daughter to one Richard a noble man of this realme of England which Walburgh as he affirmeth builded our ladie church in Antwerpe Thomas Ismaelit a monke of Sion Walter Hilton a Chartreaux monke also of Shiene either of those wrote certeine treatises full of superstition as Iohn Bale noteth line 40 Thomas Walden so called of the towne where he was borne but his fathers surname was Netter a white frier of London and the thrée and twentith prouinciall gouernour of his order a man vndoubtedlie learned and thoroughlie furnished with cunning of the schooles but a sore enimie to them that professed the doctrine of Wickliffe writing sundrie great volumes and treatises against them he died at Rone in Normandie the second of Nouember in line 50 the yeare one thousand foure hundred and thirtie Richard Ullerston borne in Lancashire wrote diuerse treatises of diuinitie Peter Clearke a student in Oxenford and a defendor of Wickliffes doctrine wherevpon when he feared persecution here in England he fled into Boheme but yet at length he was apprehended by the imperialists and died for it as some write but in what order is not expressed Robert Hounslow a religious man of an house in Hounslow beside London whereof he tooke his line 60 surname Thomas Walsingham borne in Norffolke in a towne there of the same name but professed a monke in the abbeie of saint Albons a diligent historiographer Iohn Tilneie a white frier of Yermouth but a student in Cambridge and prooued an excellent diuine Richard Fleming a doctor of diuinitie in Oxenford of whome more at large before pag. 604. Iohn Low borne in Worcestershire an Augustine frier a doctor of diuinitie and prouinciall in England of his order and by king Henrie the sixt made first bishop of saint Asaph and after remooued from thense to Rochester Thomas Ringsted the yoonger not the same that was bishop but a doctor of the law and vicar of Mildenhall in Suffolke a notable preacher and wrote diuerse treatises Iohn Felton a doctor of diuinitie of Madgdalen college in Oxenford Nicholas Botlesham a Carmelit frier borne in Cambridgeshire and student first in the vniuersitie of Cambridge and after in Paris where he proceeded doctor of diuinitie Thomas Rudburne a monke of Winchester and an historiographer Iohn Holbrooke borne in Surrie a great philosopher and well séene in the mathematiks Peter Paine an earnest professor of Wickliffes doctrine and fearing persecution here in England fled into Boheme where he remained in great estimation for his great learning no lesse wisedome Nicholas Upton a ciuilian wrote of heraldrie of colours in armorie and of the dutie of chiualrie William Beckeleie a Carmelit frier of Sandwich warden of the house there a diuine and professed degree of schoole in Cambridge Iohn Torpe a Carmelit frier of Norwich Iohn Capgraue borne in Kent and Augustine frier procéeded doctor of diuinitie in Oxenford was admitted prouinciall of his order and prooued without controuersie the best learned of anie of that order of friers here in England as Iohn Bale affirmeth he wrote manie notable volumes and finallie departed this life at Lin in Norffolke the twelfth of August in the yere 1464 which was in the fourth yeare of king Edward the fourth Humâ—rie duke of Glocester earle of Penbroke and lord chamberlaine of England also protector of the realme during the minoritie of his nephue king Henrie the sixt was both a great fauourer of learned men and also verie well learned himselfe namelie in astrologie whereof beside other things he wrote a speciall treatise intituled Tabula directionum Iohn Whethamsted otherwise called Frumentarius was abbat of saint Albons and highlie in fauor with the good duke of Glocester last remembred he wrote diuerse treatises and among others a booke as it were of the records of things chancing whilest he was abbat which booke I haue séene and partlie in some parcell of this kings time haue also followed Roger Onleie borne in the west countrie as Bale thinketh was accused of treason for practising with the ladie Eleanor Cobham by sorcerie to make the king awaie and was thereof condemned and died for it though he were innocent thereof as some haue thought he wrote a treatise intituled Contra vulgi superstitiones also another De sua innocentia Nicholas Cantlow a Welshman borne descended of an ancient familie in Southwales as by
their attendance And there in the palace were such martiall feats valiant iusts vigorous turneis and such fierce fight at the barriers as before that time was of no man had in remembrance Of this roiall triumph lord Edward duke of Buckingham was chiefe chalenger and lord Thomas Greie marquesse Dorset chiefe defender which with their aids and companions bare themselues so valiantlie that they got great praise and honour both of the Spaniards and of their owne countriemen During the time of these iusts and triumphs were receiued into London an earle a bishop and diuerse noble personages sent from the king of Scots into England for conclusion of the mariage betwéene the ladie Margaret and him which earle by proxie in the name of king Iames his maister affied and contracted the said ladie Which affiance was published at Paules crosse the daie of the conuersion of saint Paule in reioising whereof Te Deum was soong and great fiers made through the citie of London These things being accomplished the ambassadors as well of Spaine as Scotland tooke their leaue of the king year 1502 not without great rewards returned into their countries When the ambassadors were deparâ—ed he sent his sonne prince Arthur againe into Wales to keepe that countrie in good order appointing to him wise and expert councellors as sir Richard Poole his kinsman which was his chiefe chamberleine also sir Henrie Uernon sir Richard Crofts sir Dauid Philip sir William Udall sir Thomas Englefield sir Peter Newton knights Iohn Walleston Henrie Marion doctor William Smith president of his councell and doctor Charles of the which two doctors the one was after bishop of Lincolne and the other bishop of Hereford ¶ This yeare Iohn Shaw who was maior of London caused his brethren the aldermen to ride from the Guildhall vnto the water side when he went to Westminster to be presented in the excheker He also caused the kitchens and other houses of office to be builded at the Guildhall where since that time the maiors feasts haue béene kept which before had béene in the grosers or tailors hall About Easter all the Greie friers in England changed their habit for whereas of long time before they had vsed to weare browne russet of foure shillings six shillings and eight shillings the yard now they were compelled to weare russet of two shillings the yard and not aboue which was brought to passe by the friers of Gréenewich This yeare the dike called Turnemill brooke with all the course of Fléet dike were so scowred downe to the Thames that boates with fish and fewell were rowed vp to Holborne bridge as they of old time had beene accustomed which was a great commoditie to all the inhabitants in that part of London Also the tower néere to the Blacke friers was taken downe by the commandement of the maior Also this yeare were brought vnto the king thrée men taken in the new found Ilands by Sebastian Gabato before named in Anno 1468. These men were clothed in beasts skins and eat raw flesh but spake such a language as no man could vnderstand them of the which thrée men two of them were séene in the kings court at Westminster two yeares after clothed like Englishmen and could not be discerned from Englishmen A few moneths before the mariage of prince Arthur Edmund de la Poole earle of Suffolke sonne to Iohn duke of Suffolke and ladie Elizabeth sister to king Edward the fourth being bold and rash withall was indicted of murther for sâ—eaing of a meane person in his rage furie And although the king pardoned him whome he might iustlie haue put to death for that offense yet bicause he was brought to the barre before the kings Bench and arraigned which fact he tooke as a great blemish to his honour shortlie after vpon that displeasure he fled into Flanders vnto his aunt the ladie Margaret the king not being priuie to his going ouer Neuerthelesse whether he was persuaded by his fréends therevnto whom the king had willed to deale with him therein or whether vpon trust of his innocencie true it is that he returned againe and excused himselfe to the king so that he thought him to be giltlesse of anie crime that might be obiected against him But when the mariage betwixt the prince the ladie Katharine of Spaine was kept at London this erle either for that he had passed his compasse in excessiue charges and sumptuousnesse at that great triumph and solemnitie and by reason thereof was farre run line 10 into debt either else through the procurement of his aunt the foresaid ladie Margaret or pricked with some priuie enuie which could not patientlie with open eies behold king Henrie being of the aduerse faction to his linage so long to reigne in wealth and felicitie in conclusion with his brother Richard fled againe into Flanders This departure of the earle sore vexed the king doubting of some new trouble to insue thereof But yet to vnderstand the full meaning of the line 20 said earle the king vsed his old fetch for immediatlie after the earle was fled he appointed sir Robert Curson whome he had aduanced to the order of knighthood and made capteine of Hammes castell a valiant man and a circumspect to dissemble himselfe one of that conspiracie who went into Flanders to espie what was doone there by the ladie Margaret and hir nephue the earle of Suffolke After that the said sir Robert Curson was thus gone into Flanders the king to put him out of all suspicion line 30 with the said ladie Margaret and the earle caused the said earle and sir Robert Curson and fiue persons more to be accurssed at Paules crosse the first sundaie of Nouember as enimies to him and his realme To be breefe the king by his meanes and other such diligent inquisition as he made tried out such as he suspected partlie to be deuisers of mischéefe against him and partlie to beare no sincere affection towards his person so that he could readilie name line 40 them whereof a great part were within few daies apprehended and taken And amongst them William lord Courtneie sonne to the earle of Deuonshire which maried the ladie Katharine daughter to king Edward the fourth lord William de la Poole brother to the foresaid earle of Suffolke sir Iames Tirrell sir Iohn Windam Both the Williams were rather taken of suspicion bicause they were so neere of kin to the conspirator than for anie prooued line 50 matter But sir Iames Tirrell and Iohâ— Windam bicause they were traitors and so attainted the sixt daie of Maie after their apprehension they were on the Tower hill beheaded When the earle of Suffolke heard what fortune thus happened to his fréends as one in vâ—ter despaire to haue anie good successe in his pretensed enterprise wandred about all Germanie and France to purchase somâ— aid and succour if by anie means he might But when he
Carrike but by negligence of the master or else by smoke of the ordinance or otherwise the Souereigne was cast at the sterne of the Carrike with which aduantage the Frenchmen shouted for ioy But when sir Thomas Kneuet who was readie to haue boorded the great ship of Déepe saw that the Souereigne missed the Carrike suddenlie he caused the Regent in the which he was aboord to make to the Carrike and to grapple with hir a long boord And when they of the Carrike perceiued they could not depart they let slip an anchor and so with the streame the ships turned and the Carrike was on the weather side and the Regent on the lie side The fight was cruell betwixt these two ships the archers on the English side the crossebowes on the French part dooing their vttermost to annoie each other but finallie the Englishmen entered the Carrike which being perceiued by a gunner he desperatlie set fire in the gunpowder as some say though there were that affirmed how sir Anthonie Oughtred folowing the Regent at the sterne bowged hir in diuerse places and set hir powder on fire But howsoeuer it chanced the whole ship by reason of the powder was set on fire so both the Carrike and the Regent being grappled togither so as they could not fall off were both consumed by fire at that instant The French nauie perceiuing this fled in all hast some to Brest and some to the Iles adioining The Englishmen made out boats to helpe them in the Regent but the fire was so terrible that in maner no man durst approch sauing that by the Iames of Hull certeine Frenchmen that could swim were saued Capteine of this Carrike was sir Piers Morgan and with him he had in the same nine hundred men and with sir Thomas Kneuet and sir Iohn Carew were seuen hundred but all drowned and burnt The Englishmen that night laie in Berthram baie for the French fléet was disperst as ye haue heard The lord admerall after this mischance thus happened to these two worthie ships made againe to the sea and scowred all alongest the coasts of Britaine Normandie and Picardie taking manie French ships and burning such as they could not well bring away with them The king of England hearing of the losse of the Regent caused a great ship to be made such a one as the like had neuer béene séene in England and named it Henrie grace de Dieu The French king about the same time sent to a knight of the Rhodes called Priour Iehan a Frenchman borne of the countrie of Guien requiring him to come by the streicts of Marrocke into Britaine the which he did bringing with him thrée gallies of force with diuerse foists and row-gallies so well ordinâ—â—â—â—â— and trimmed as the like had not beene séene in these parties before his comming He had laine on the coasts of Barbarie to defend certeine of the religion as they came from Tripolie This yeare in the moneth of Nouember the king called his high court of parlement in the which it was concluded that the king himselfe in person with an armie roiall shuld inuade France whervpon notice being giuen to such as shuld attend they made their purueiance with all diligence that might be In this parlement was granted to the king tws fiftéens and foure demies and head monie of euerie duke ten markes an earle fiue pounds a lord foure pounds a knight foure marks euerie man rated at right hundred pounds in goods to paie foure marks and so after that rate till him that was valued at fortie shillings paied twelue pence and euerie man that tooke fortie shillings wages twelue pence and euerie man and woman of fiftéene yeares or vpward foure pence The steeple and lanterne of Bow church in Cheape was this yeare finished By fire this yeare a great part of the kings palace of Westminster and the chappell in the Tower of London and manie other places in England were burned In Aprill the king sent a great nauie of twelue thousand men to the sea On Maie euen Edmund de la Poole was beheaded on the Tower hill his brother Richard was after slaine in France After this parlement was ended the king kept a solemne Christmasse at Gréenwich year 1513 with danses and mummeries in most princelie maner And on the Twelfe daie at night came into the hall a mount called the rich mount The mount was set full of rich flowers of silke and especiallie full of broome slips full of cods the branches were gréene sattin and the line 10 flowers flat gold of damaske which signified Plantagenet On the top stood a goodlie beacon giuing light round about the beacon sat the king and fiue other all in cotes and caps of right crimsin veluet embrodered with flat gold of damaske their cotes set full of spangles of gold And foure woodhouses drew the mount till it came before the quéene and then the king and his companie descended and dansed Then suddenlie the mount opened and out came six ladies all in crimsin sattin and plunket embrodered line 20 with gold and pearle with French hoods on their heads and they dansed alone Then the lords of the mount tooke the ladies and dansed togither and the ladies reentered and the mount closed and so was conueied out of the hall Then the king shifted him and came to the queene and sat at the banket which was verie sumptuous After Candlemasse the king created sir Charles Brandon vicount Lisle In March following was the kings nauie of ships roiall other set foorth to the line 30 number of fortie and two beside other balangers vnder the conduct of the lord admerall accompanied with sir Walter Deuereux lord Ferrers sir Wolstan Browne sir Edward Ichingham sir Anthonie Pointz sir Iohn Wallop sir Thomas Windam sir Stephan Bull William Fitz Williams Arthur Plantagenet William Sidneie esquiers and diuerse other noble and valiant capteins They sailed to Portesmouth and there laie abiding wind and when the same serued their turne they weied anchor line 40 making saile into Britaine came into Berthram baie and there laie at anchor in sight of the French nauie which kept it selfe close within the hauen of Brest without proffering to come abroad The English perceiuing the maner of the French men determined to set on them in the hauen and making forward in good order of battell at their first entrie one of their ships whereof Arthur Plantagenet was capteine fell on a blind rocke and burst in sunder by reason whereof all the other staied and 〈◊〉 line 50 English capteins perceiuing that the hauen was dangerous to enter without an expert lodesman they cast about and returned to their harborough at Berthram baie againe The Frenchmen perceiuing that the Englishmen meant to assaile them moored their ships so neere to the castell of Brest as they could and placed bulworks on the land on euerie side to
common soldiors About the same time the line 60 Frenchmen made a voiage vnto the Isle of Brasill with a ship called the barke Ager which they had taken from the Englishmen before and in their waie they met with a little craier of the which one Golding was master a proper man and an hardie The barke perceiuing the craier to be an Englishman shot at hir and bowged hir Wherevpon straitwaies the craier drew to the great barke and six or seauen of the Englishmen leapt into hir In the meane time while the Frenchmen without regard of perill towards themselues looked ouer hatches to behold how the craier sunke there at hand before them not mistrusting anie thing that the Englishmen might doo against them it fortuned that those Englishmen which got vp into the barke found in the end thereof a great number of lime pots which they with water quenched or rather as the nature thereof is set them on fire and threw them so thicke at the Frenchmen which were there aboord that they blinded them in such wise as those few Englishmen that entred the ship vanquished the Frenchmen and driuing them vnder hatches shut the same and brought the barke awaie with them home into England In the latter end of March the brothell houses called the Stues on the banke side in Southworke were conuerted from such filthie vses by the kings commandement the bawds and ruffians being put out and other persons of honest behauior placed in their rooms to inhabit in the same houses This was doone by proclamation and sound of trumpet by an herald of armes ¶ On the seuen and twentith of Aprill being tuesdaie in Easter wéeke William Foxleie pot-maker for the mint of the Tower of London fell asléepe and so continued sléeping and could not be wakened with pricking cramping or otherwise burning whatsoeuer till the first daie of the next terme which was full fouretéene daies and as manie nights or more for that Easter terme beginneth not before seauentéene daies after Easter The cause of his thus sléeping could not be knowen though it were diligentlie searched for by the kings physicians and other learned men yea the king himselfe examining the said William Foxleie who was in all points found at his waking to be but as if he had slept but one night he was liuing in the Tower of London in the yéere of our Lord God 1579. This yéere by meanes made by the emperor commissioners were appointed to méet treat of some accord betweene the realmes of England France so that the king of England sent ouer to Guisnes Cutbert Tunstall bishop of Duresme sir William Paget his secretarie and doctor Tregonell and the French king sent to Ard a bishop the chiefe president of Rouen and a notarie but no conclusion followed of their trauell Wherevpon the king of England hauing perfect knowledge how the Frenchmen intended to build a fortresse at saint Iohns rode betwéene Bullongne and Calis to the great annoiance of both those places if they might haue compassed their purpose he meant to preuent that deuise of his aduersaries sending ouer the earle of Hertford and the lord Lisle high admerall of England with manie valiant capteins which got the rode but two daies before the Frenchmen had appointed to be there But when they vnderstood that the Englishmen had so preuented them they staied about Hardilow where monsieur de Biez their generall gaue order to incampe and durst not once come forward to assaie the English forces so that without anie impeachment by land the Englishmen built certeine fortresses to wit two at the same place of saint Iohns rode otherwise called Hamble Thew and an other about a two miles from thence at a place called Blacke Nesse There was in the earle of Hertfords campe beside Englishmen diuerse strangers Almains Spaniards and Italians And because it is not much impertinent to the matter we haue thought good here to set downe the whole number of all the kings forces at that present in his paie that were there vnder the said earle of Hertford the kings generall lieutenant First the earle had two hundred the lord William Sturton thrée hundred the lord Iohn Greie brother to the marques Dorset two hundred the lord Braie one hundred sir Thomas Seimer knight marshall of the host one hundred sir Henrie Kneuet capteine of the horssemen one hundred sir Iohn Harrington treasuror of the armie one hundred sir Thomas Wiat master of the ordinance one hundred sir Mauris Barkleie thrée hundred sir Thomas Holcroft two hundred sir Walter Dennis two hundred sir George Blewet two hundred sir Richard Greenefield two hundred sir George Cornewall two hundred sir Iohn Lutterell one hundred sir Edmund Hussie one hundred Gorge Throkmorton two hundred capteine Broughton two hundred capteine Palmer two hundred capteine Chancie two hundred capteine Windam two hundred capteine Stukeleie one hundred capteine Blewet one hundred capteine Sidnam one line 10 hundred capteine Bret one hundred capteine Dier one hundred capteine Euans one hundred Spaniards fiftéene hundred Italians two hundred Eleueners thrée hundred lancequenets vnder the gouernment of their coronell Conrade Phenning commonlie called Courtpennie thrée thousand The summe of all the soldiors in Bullongne Bullongnois were 93000. Here you must note that whilest the English armie laie thus in the field till the forts of Hamble Thew and Blacke Nesse were in building the line 20 French gallies were on the seas and now and then came and approched néere to the shore where the English armie laie in campe at the which they shot off their ordinance and the Englishmen answered them againe with the like They came also before Calis and shot off at the towne But the lord admerall being there made out to encounter them notwithstanding they did first much hurt and tooke awaie diuerse of the English vessels laden with line 30 vittels The eighteenth daie of Maie there were foure of the kings ships and foure pinases abroad on the seas afore the hauen of Hamble Thew and there came eightéene of the French gallies to set vpon them and so there was great shooting betweene them and at length one of their gallies was taken in the which were aboord fourtéene score soldiors and seauen score rowers the rest of their gallies packed awaie Moreouer whilest the campe laie thus at Hamble line 40 Thew it chanced that on a daie a mutinie rose among that they got themselues into order of battell seized vpon the great artillerie and shewed countenance as if they would haue set vpon the residue of the whole campe Herevpon euerie soldior was commanded to repaire to his ensigne and the Spaniards came and ioined with the Englishmen readie to take such part as they did At length by the diligence of the chiefteines and good countenance of the English line 50 soldiors and Spaniards the tumult was staied and six of the principall beginners were hanged The one and
of England This Geffreie Fitzpeter died in the yeare of our redemption 1212 being about the fourtéenth yeare of the reigne of the said miserablie afflicted king Iohn who died in the yeare of Christ 1216 whose death I haue beene the willinger here to mention because I would set downe his epitaph not else before set downe in our English line 60 chronicles as I find the same of ancient report Hoc in sarcophago sepelitur regis imago Qui moriens multum sedauit in orbe tumultum Et cui connexa dum vixit probra manebant Hunc mala post mortem timor est nefata sequantur Qui legis haec metuens dum cernis te moriturum Discito quid rerum pariat tibi meta dierum This Geffreie Fitzpeter maried Beatrice daughter and heire of William lord Saie by whom he had issue Geffreie Mandeuile earle of Essex Mawd maried to Humfreie de Bohuns by whome the Bohunes became earles of Essex William Marshall surnamed the great being erle of Penbroke was made protector of the realme person of the king after that the king being nine yeares of age was crowned in the yeare of our Lord 1216. Which office this William being also marshall of England vsed so honorablie that he recouered a great part of the nobilitie which tooke part with Lewes son of the French king against king Iohn father to this Henrie to assist the yoong king Henrie against the said Lewes who in the time of the said Iohn had obteined a great part of the kingdome of England By which meanes the said Lewes was expelled and the kingdome wholie recouered to the vse of the said yoong king Henrie the third This William Marshall maried Isabell daughter and heire to Richard Strangbow earle of Penbroke who made him a happie father in the multitude of his children For by hir he had fiue sonnes all which were in succession marshals of England and earles of Penbroke and fiue daughters The sonnes were William Richard Gilbert Walter and Anselme who all dieng without issue the inheritance was deuolued to the fiue sisters which were Mawd the eldest maried to Hugh Bigod in hir right earle marshall Ione the second maried to Waraine Monthensie in hir right also earle of Penbroke as hath Nicholas Triuet Isabell the third maried to Gilbert de Clare earle of Glocester Sibill the fourth maried to William Ferrers erle of Darbie Eue the fift daughter maried to William de Berehuse or de Brause This William the great died in the yeare of our redemption 1219 being the third as hath Nicholas Triuet or the fourth as hath Matthew Westminster yeare of the reigne of the said king Henrie the third and was buried at the new temple on Ascension daie being the seuenteenth calends of Aprill of whome was made this epitaph by Geruasius Melckeleie taking vpon him the person of the earle marshall Sum quem Saturnum sibi sentit Hibernia Solem Anglia Mercurium Normannia Gallia Martem Which signifieth that he was a sharpe corrector and ruler of the Irish an honor glorie to the English a councellor and dispatcher of the affaires of Normandie a warlike knight and inuincible capteine against the Frenchmen Petrus de rupibus or Peter of the Roch being bishop of Winchester was after the death of William Marshall earle of Penbroke aduanced to the protectorship of the king because that the yoong king was almost destitute of anie of his owne kindred that might woorthilie haue the rule of his person For his mother quéene Isabell was newlie maried to Hugh Brune earle of March in France This bishop of Winchester who was both a wise and a stout prelat being now in possession of the king and mistrusting that he had entred into a more weightie office than he might well discharge if all things were not doone according to the fansie of the nobilitie procured diuerse graue and honorable men to be preferred to the kings councell and to be associats to him in the administration of the weale publike and so entred into the administration of his new atchiued honor Which yet he did not long inioie But as the bishop was at the first carefull to plant such of the nobilitie about the king for the support of the realme so yet himselfe being a Gascoine did after in the riper yeares of the king prefer to offices about the king such Gascoins as both were of his owne bloud and kindred and by their extraordinarie dealing procured the nobilitie with an hard and vndutifull course to oppose themselues against the king This Peter was aduanced to the seat of Winchester in the yeare of our redemption 1204 being about the sixt yeare of king Iohn After which he went to Rome and being a prelat more fit to fight than to preach for Mars than for the muses did returne from Rome in the yeare of Christ 1205 being about the seuenth yeare of king Iohn He remained bishop about two and thirtie yeares and died at his manour house of Fernham on the fift ides of Iune in the yeare of our Lord as haue Matthew Paris and Matthew Westminster 1238 being the two twentith yeare of Henrie the third Who somewhat before his death about the one and line 10 thirtith yeare of his bishoprike went into the holie land with the bishop of Excester He builded and indued with possessions manie religious houses amongst which he founded Tichfield in Hampshire of which Peter de la Roches or of the rocks Matthew Paris maketh a more large discourse Hubert de Burow conestable of Douer castle earle of Kent and chiefe iustice of England being of great account in the realme for his probitie and goodnesse was made protector of the king and kingdome line 20 in the yeare of our redemption 1221 being the fift yeare of king Henrie the third This man in the yeare of Christ 1221 being the same yeare in the which he was made protector maried at Yorke Margaret sister to Alexander king of Scots And here I thinke it not amisse to saie somewhat touching the issue of this Hubert of Burow who in a certeine namelesse booke caried about in the hands of all men treating of the nobilitie created since the inuasion of William Conqueror is said to die without issue which cannot possiblie be so if that be line 30 true which I haue séene which I am led by manie reasons to beléeue to be most true For I haue read of two children which this Hubert had whereof the one being a sonne was called Richard de Burow who was knighted by Henrie the third as it séemeth to me after the death of his father if this Richard be not the same Iohn of whome Matthew Paris writeth that in the yeare of Christ 1229 Rex Anglorum Henricus in die Pentecostes Iohannem filium Huberti Angliae iusticiarij cingulo militari line 40 donauit tertio nonas Iunij The other child was a daughter called Margaret maried to Richard heire to the
earldome of Glocester as noteth Iohn Beuer in these words Richardus haeres comitis Glouerniae Margaretam filiam Hoberti de Burgo comitis Cantiae in vxorem accepit This Hubert of Burow was a verie old man who after manie persecutions by the king and after so manie chances of both fortunes departed this world on the fourth ides of Maie in the line 50 yeare of our redemption 1243 being the seuen and twentith yeare of the reigne of king Henrie the third at his manour of Banstud or Bansted Whose bodie was honorablie caried to London and there buried in the church of the frier preachers to whom in his life he had giuen great gifts and amongst other things his goodlie place which stood not far from the palace of earle Richard of Cornewall as I with some probable reasons coniecture néere vnto Westminster which afterward the archbishop of Yorke did procure His wife the countesse of Kent line 60 being likewise verie old a woman that kept verie great hospitalitie and that was well beloued died in the yeare of Christ 1259 being the three and fortith yeare of Henrie the third about sixteene years after the death of the earle hir husband Walter Greie archbishop of Yorke was made protector of the realme in this sort The French king hauing vniustlie giuen the earldome of Poitiers to his brother Adulphus Hugh Brune earle of March the greatest of the nobilitie in that prouince would not doo homage vnto Adulphus but wrote his letters to his son in law king Henrie the third whose mother Eleanor he had married that if he would come into those parts he should haue both aid of men and furniture of war for the perfect restoring of those dominions to the crowne of England For which cause Henrie the third assembling his power did with his brother Richard then latelie returned froÌ„ Ierusalem depart the realme in the yéere of our redemption 1242 being the six twentith yeare of his gouernment into Poitiers left the administration of the kingdome to Walter Greie archbishop of Yorke whilest he should remaine in those parts Which office the said archbishop held also in the yéere of Christ 1243 being the seauen and twentith yéere of king Henrie the third Of this man is more mention made in my collection of the chancellors of England in this place onelie further setting downe that this Walter died in the yeere of Christ 1255 being about the nine and thirtith yeare of this Henrie the third as hath Anonymus M. S. Eleanor daughter to Reimond earle of Prouince wife to king Henrie the third and quéene of England with Richard earle of Cornewall the kings brother to whose custodie was committed Edward Longshanks being after king of England by the name of Edward the first son to the said king Henrie were in the yéere of our redemption 1253 being the seuen and thirtith yeere of the reigne of king Henrie the third appointed gouernors and protectors of the realme in the kings absence whilest he went into Gascoine whither he went to pacifie the nobilitie and to kéepe the same in safetie from the French And because my pen hath here fallen vpon Richard earle of Cornwall I determine to say somewhat of him in this place not hauing other occasion offered to me therefore This Richard the son of king Iohn was borne in the yeare of Christ 1208 being the tenth yeare of the reigne king Iohn He was made and so called earle of Poitiers by Henrie the third about the ninth yéere of his reigne in the yéere of Christ 1225 who also that yéere with his vncle William earle of Sarisburie went into Poitiers where he was ioifullie receiued he putteth the earle of March to flight he recouereth that which was lost in Gascoine he went into the holie land refuseth the kingdome of Apulia offered vnto him he is chosen emperor and receiueth that honor at Colen being there crowned king of the Romans he subdued Alfonsus competitor with him for the empire he after returneth into England he is an enimie to Simon Montfort and the barons rebelling against his brother king Henrie the third he is taken prisoner by the barons and is afterward deliuered he was created knight and earle of Cornwall in the yeare of our redemption 1225 as hath Matthew Westminster but as saith William Packington he was created earle of Cornwall in the yeare of Christ 1227. He married foure wiues if that Elisabeth his first wife and Isabell the widow of Gilbert de Clare were not all one woman But leauing that to further knowledge I doo for this time make them but one person for so in truth it must be whatsoeuer otherwise shall be shewed in mistaking their names Elizabeth that was his first wife as noteth Leland was buried in the quéere of Belland being that woman which is called Isabell and was the daughter of William Marshall earle of Penbroke surnamed the great and the widow of Gilbert de Clare earle of Glocester was maried to this erle of Cornwall in the yeare of our Lord 1231 being the fiftéenth yeare of king Henrie the third This Isabell died in the yeare of our redemption 1240 being the foure and twentith yeare of the reigne of king Henrie the third after this manner For she being great with child and néere to the time of hir deliuerance fell into Merâ—um ictericum or the hicket and deliuering a child into the world which had life and was baptised by the name of Nicholas they both presentlie died therevpon Which thing when the earle vnderstood being then on his iourneie into Cornwall he burst out in teares and greatlie lamented that losse Wherefore hastilie returning and leauing his former iourneie he honorablie buried his wife at Belland or Beauleu an house of religion builded by king Iohn from the foundation and replenished with Charterhouse moonks line 10 His second wife was Sinthia or Sanclia daughter to Reimond earle of Prouince and sister to the queene of England wife to king Henrie the third brother to the said Richard earle of Cornwall who maried the said Sinthia in the yeare of our redemption 1243 being the seuen and twentith yéere of the reigne of king Henrie the third Leland also appointeth to him the third wife which was Beatrix de Famastais whom he calleth quéene of Almaine wife to king Richard brother to Henrie the third Which ladie died in the yere of our redemption 1277 being line 20 the sixt yéere of Edward the first and was buried at the friers minors in Oxford This noble Richard erle of Cornwall died in Februarie at Berkhamsted in the yeare of Christ 1271 in the fiue and fiftith yeare of king Henrie the third as saie Matthew Paris and Matthew Westminster but Nicholas Triuet referreth his death to the yeare 1270 being the foure and fiftith yéere of Henrie the third and the chronicle belonging to Euesham to the yeare 1272 being the six and fiftith yeare of Henrie the third After whose
of Spaine and France was now renewed againe and the deputies were appointed to meet at Chasteau Cambresi a six leagues distant from Cambraie For the king of Spaine the duke of Alua the prince of Orange the bishop of Arras Rigomes de Silua earle of Mellito monsieur Uiglius Zwichem knight and president of the priuie councell in the low countries who neuerthelesse came not bicause he was letted by sicknesse For the French king there came the cardinall of Loraine the conestable the marshall of saint Andrew the bishop of Orleans and Claude de Aubespine the said kings secretarie For the queene of England the bishop of Elie the lord William Howard baron of Effingham lord chamberleine to the said quéene doctor Nicholas Wootton deane of Canturburie and Yorke For the duke of Sauoie there were the earle of Stropiana the president of Asti. And as a meane or mediatrix betwéene the parties there was Christierna dutchesse of Loraine with hir sonne the yong duke which dutchesse as well here as before at Cercampe trauelled most earnestlie to doo good betwixt the parties and to bring them to a finall accord whose endeuor therein was to the great good liking contentation of all the said parties After that this treatie had continued a long time and now restâ—d nothing to staie them froÌ„ concluding a generall peace but onelie the article touching Calis at length that matter was also accorded by a speciall treatie betwixt the quéenes maiestie of England the French king Guido Caualcanti a gentleman of Florence line 10 being the meane to bring the same to effect The substance of which articles was that Calis shuld rest in the Frenchmens hands for the terme of eight yéeres and at the end of that terme they couenanted to render the same or else for default to forfeit vnto the quéenes highnesse the summe of fiue hundred thousand crownes and for suertie hereof to deliuer foure hostages such as hir maiestie should thinke sufficient And in case the towne were not deliuered at the end of the said eight yéeres though the monie were line 20 paid according to the couenants yet notwithstanding the right and title to the said towne and countrie adioining should alwaies remaine and be reserued vnto the crowne and realme of England It was further concluded also that a peace should be firmed and had betwixt the realmes of England and Scotland such fortresses to be rased as had been built and made by the Scots and French on the borders towards England as Haimouth and others Sir Iohn Mason knight secretarie for the French line 30 toong was sent ouer in post with instructions vnto the English commissioners after whose comming within two or thrée daies a generall peace was concluded betwixt all the parties the articles whereof not touching England we haue of purpose omitted But now after the conclusion of this peace the said sir Iohn Mason returned in post with the same and so therevpon the seuenth of Aprill the said peace was proclamed to wit betwixt the quéenes maiestie on the one part and the French king on the other line 40 their realmes dominions and subiects and likewise betwixt hir said maiestie and the king Dolphin and quéene of Scots his wife their realmes dominions and subiects This proclamation was made by Garter Norreie king at armes accompanied with thrée other heralds fiue trumpettors the lord maior of London the aldermen in their scarlet gowns being also present riding in companie of the said heralds The same time also was another proclamation made vnder the quéenes hand in writing inhibiting line 50 thâ—t from thensefoorth no plaies nor interludes should be exercised till Alhallowes tide next insuing Upon saturdaie the two and twentith of Aprill the lord Wentworth late deputie of Calis was areigned at Westminster vpon an indictment of treason found against him in the late queene Maries daies for the losse of Calis but he was acquited by his péeres the lord marquesse of Northampton sitting that daie as cheefe steward of England vnder the cloth of estate The eight of Maie the parlement line 60 brake vp in which parlement beside other things before recited concluded and passed in the same a subsidie was granted to the quéenes highnesse of two shillings eight pence the pound of mooueable goods and foure shillings of lands to be paid at two seuerall paiments of euerie person spirituall and temporall towards the better furnishing of hir maiestie with monie for the necessarie charges which she was presentlie occasioned to susteine finding the treasure of the realme greatlie consumed and the reuenues of the crowne sore diminished and the same crowne much indebted by taking vp of notable summes of monie by waie of loane vpon interest as well in the daies of hir brother K. Edward as hir sister quéene Marie The foureteenth of Maie being Whitsundaie the seruice in churches began according to the booke of coÌ„mon praier set foorth and established in this last parlement correspondent to that which was vsed in the daies of hir brother king Edward Upon sundaie the second of Iulie the citizens of London set foorth a muster before the quéenes maiestie at Greenwich in the parke there of the number of 1400 men whereof 800 were pikes armed in fine corselets foure hundred shot in shirts of male with morâ—ans two hundred halbarders armed in Almaine riuets these were furnished foorth by the crafts and companies of the citie To euerie hundred two wifflers were assigned richlie appointed and apparelled for the purpose There were also twelue wardens of the best companies mounted on horssebacke in coats of blacke veluet to conduct them with drums and fiffes and six ensignes all in ierkins of white sattin of Bridges cut and lined with blacke sarsenet and caps hosen and scarfs according The sergeant Maiors capteine Constable and capteine Sanders brought them in order before the queenes presence placing them in battell arraie euen as they should haue fought so as the shew was verie faire the emperours and the French kings ambassadors being present In this moneth also the archbishop of Yorke the bishops of Elie London and others to the number of thirtéene or fouretéene being called before the quéenes councell and refusing to receiue the oth touching hir maiesties supremasie and other articles were depriued from their bishopricks in whose roomes and places first for cardinall Poole succéeded doctor Matthew Parker archbishop of Canturburie In the place of Heth succeeded doctor Yoong In steed of Boner Edmund Grindall was bishop of London For Hopton Thurlbie Tunstall Pates Christoferson Peto Coats Morgan Feasie White Oglethorpe c were placed doctor Iohn Parkhurst in Norwich D. Cox in Elie Iewell in Salisburie Pilkenton in Duresme doctor Sands in Worcester master Downam in Westchester Bentam in Couentrie and Lichfield Dauid in S. Dauies Allie in Excester Horne in Winchester Scorie in Hereford Best in Carleill Bullingham in Lincolne Scamler in
peraduenture seruants that haue béene papists with whom I haue borne but I take God to witnesse I am line 10 none I vtterlie defie the pope and his religion and I hope to be saued onlie by my faith in Iesus Christ and I vtterlie abhorre all mans traditions And if at anie time I did giue countenance to anie papist whereby anie goodman or the church was offended I aske them mercie there is no man that alloweth better of this religion than I doo Then he was desired againe to be short Now touching the goodnesse of the queenes maiestie I am much bound to hir grace I doo thanke hir humblie for that she hath line 20 forgiuen all my offenses and hath prolonged my life so long You sée how good she hath béen to me I haue béene looked for here long before this time God send hir long ouer you to reigne she hath promised me to be gratious to my poore orphan children God grant my death maie end all troubles And if anie of you haue anie one faction or two or thrée or mo let him giue ouer forsake it Manie wish and desire diuerse things but they know not what they wish They seeke their owne destruction If euerie man should line 30 haue his wish God knoweth how manie would repent whatsoeuer they are The quéene hath promised in my death to forgiue all and I praie God that she maie liue manie yeeres I remember well the words of that good father and holie martyr Latimer He told the people that for their wickednesse God would take awaie his blessing from them I praie God the contrarie that your good life maie be such that God maie turne awaie those plagues that he hath thretned He spake it in an line 40 honorable place in the pulpit before king Edward yet let not this place discredit my words I praie God preserue the quéens maiestie and that she maie liue and reigne ouer you manie yeares euen to the worlds end which I beléeue that some one aliue shall sée Then he knéeled downe and praied and master Nowell knéeled downe by him and wept with manie others His praier was vnto God for the continuance of the truth of his gospell he praied also instantlie for the quéenes most prosperous reigne and line 50 knéeling vpon his knees he said two psalms to wit Miserere and Domine ne in furore and in the first psalme he praied to build the wals of Ierusalem according to the psalme Master Nowell said That is meant of Christs church I know that well said he I meane not the church of Rome I abhorre it but the church of England and of all the world wheresoeuer it be I haue forgotten one thing I thanke thée God that hast put me in mind of it I forgiue all the world and I aske all the world forgiuenesse and I protest line 60 before God if I knew anie particular man I had offended I would namelie aske him forgiuenesse Then he read the other psalme wherein adulterie is mentioned and when he came to that point he said I would I were as cleare in euerie thing as in that sauing for thought and that is as euill Then he said a collect and in the end he said In manus tuas Domine c in Latine and English And then he desired the people to praie for him while he liued for quoth he I looke not to haue anie excuse after my death Then he imbrased sir Henrie Leie and after a few secret words betweene them Master Nowell stood vp and said to the people He dooth desire you all with one voice to saie Lord haue mercie vpon him and after to saie no more words nor to make anie shout or shritching for troubling of him in his last visitation Then the duke knéeled downe and master Nowell bowed himselfe towards him with manie imbrasings and tooke there leaue each of other Then the executioner desired him knéeling to forgiue him and he tooke him by the hand and forgaue him and then requested sight of the axe Master Nowell said The sight will trouble you He answered No let me see it but he shewed it not then he laied his necke vpon the blocke Then the executioner said My lord your head lieth not well I will make it lie well saith he therewith lifting vp his bodie he laid his necke euen vpon the blocke which doone it was cut cleane off at one stroke This was the end of the duke of Northfolke a man whose life God had limited as also the estate wherein he sometimes flourished both which as all things else in a short time vanished Let all degrées therefore learne both by precept and example to know God principallie secondlie their souereigne Gods annointed and finallie themselues to be subiects forgetting their owne honour which puffeth men vp manie times with the wind of vainglorie euen to their owne ouerthrow whilest they become insolent and dreame that the transitorie aduancements of this world will make them princes princes péeres naie O monstrous madnesse gods whereas all things are mutable and momentanie and the higher that a man dooth clime the greater is his fall as verie aptlie saith the poet in these words Hoc fragili varijs voluuntur casibus orbe Omnia celsa ruit turris grauiore ruina The discourse and catalog of all the dukes of England by creation or descent since the time of the conquest TWo sentences the one an Italian prouerbe the other an old English byword haue mooued me to make this collection at the request of an other of all the dukes of England First the Italian said that France cannot abide anie treasurors England anie dukes nor Scotland anie kings the truth wherof need no confirming examples to be set downe sith as saith the philosopher things subiect to the sense néed no further proofe Secondlie the English saieng hath been that a Nag of fiue shillings shall beare all the dukes of England Scotland being spoken in no sense of disgrace to that honorable title but onelie to shew that the time should come wherein there should be no dukes in England or Scotland How true the same is in England and likelie againe to be in Scotland being once before verified in that realme for about fiue years past there was no duke there also when the duke of Lineux was banished euerie man dooth well perceiue For the death of this Thomas duke of Northfolke being the last of that honour hath iustified the same in England And the turmoils in Scotland may perhaps shortlie verifie the same in that countrie in which there were neuer so few dukes as that they cannot make the first and smallest number for being but one in that countrie and he verie yoong which is the duke of Lineux if he should miscarie the same would againe also be as true there as it is now héere For which cause to perpetuat the memories of such antiquities and titles
Iohannem Franciscum officio Wilhelmi which was Hauerhull subrogaret fabricatis rumoribus quòd idem Iohannes in partibus remotis Angliae Borealibus vt contra quosdam religiosos plantauerat obijsset constituit dominus rex Philippum Louell clericum virum prudentem facundum generosum in loco memorati Willielmi suum thesaurariū quod factum est apud sanctū Albanū procurante vt dicitur Iohanne Mansell amico Philippi speciali This man was treasuror in the 35 and so vntill the 42 yeare of Henrie the third was in the same yeare deposed by the barons he died at Hamesleie in the yeare of Christ 1259 whose executors were Philip Louell Robert de Mercenton But his goods after his death the king commanded to be confiscat And heere before I go any further I thinke it not amisse to note that some haue mistaken themselues in the accompt of the kings treasuror much abouth line 10 this time making these persons Walter Brudell Peter Catchporke or Chaceporke to be the kings treasuror which by no accompt of yeares can be true for they were the quéenes and not the kings tresurors as may appéere both by Mat. Paris and Mat. Westmin whereof the first writeth thus Obijt Walterus de Brudell eiusdem reginae thesaurarius which he placeth in the yere of Christ 1255 being the thirtie ninth yeare of king Henrie the third Of the second person line 20 Chaceporke thus writeth Mat. West in the yeare of Christ 1254 Veniens autem rex ad mare nec ventum habēs prosperum apud Boloniam moratus estinuitus vbi obijt Petrus Chaceporc natione Pictauensis reginae thesaurarius regis clericus conciliarius specialis And thus this much by the waie of the two treasurors of the quéens supposed by some but not rightlie to haue béene the kings Iohn Crakehall archdeacon of Bedford was treasuror in 42 43 44 yeare of Henrie the third to whom the king in the fortie fourth of his reigne being the line 30 yeare of Christ 1260 gaue a prebendarie wherin being inuested he was from thence remooued by a former collation therof made to one Iohn le Gras. The said Crakehall after died the same yere at London Iohn abbat of Peterborow was by the barons in the 44 yeare of Henrie the third made treasuror as the other officers of the king also were Nicholas of Elie was then made chancellor Hugh de Spenser chéefe iustice which office of treasurorship this Iohn continued in the 46 yeare of Henrie the sixt 1262. Nicholas de Elie so called bicause he was archdeacon line 40 of Elie was treasuror to the king in the seuen and fourtith of Henrie the third being the yeare of our Lord 1263 whereof I haue seene this note of record Memorandum quòd in crastino Paschae Anno 47 H. 3. In praesentia Rogeri le Bigot comite Norffolke marischalli Angliae Hugo le Bigot Arnoldi de Berkeley baron de scaccario magistri Iohannis de Chisull cancellar regis c. Recepit magister Nicholaus archidiaconus Eliensis thesaurarius subscripta in thesauraria dom regis c. This man as line 50 before appéereth had bin chancellor of whom is mention made in my following tretise of the chancellors Thomas Wimundham This man being chiefe chanter of Lichfield was by the barons in the yeare of Christ 1258 in the one and fourtith yeare of king Henrie the third made treasuror at the excheker of the seale or place where the writs be sealed with gréene war after which he was treasuror to the king in the 50 51 52 yeares of king Henrie the third Iohn Chisull sometime chancellor was treasuror line 60 in the foure fiftith yeare of Henrie the third being about the yeare of Christ a thousand two hundred thrée score and nine He was deane of Paules chosen bishop of London in the yeare of Christ a thousand two hundred seuentie and thrée and consecrat to that place in the yeare of Christ a thousand two hundred seuentie foure in which place he continued about fiue yeares and died in the yeare of our redemption 1279 being in the seuenth yeare of the reigne of the victorious prince king Edward the first of that name See more of this Chisull in my following discourse of the chancellors Philip de Eie was treasuror as appeareth by the records of the excheker in the 56 yeare of king Henrie the third and in the first yeare of king Edward the first partlie falling in the yeare of our redemption 1272 and 1273. Ioseph de Chancie whom one anonymall author calleth Iohn de Chancie but not rightlie as I suppose was tresuror in the second yéere of the scourger of the Scots king Edward the first being the yeare of our redemption 1274. William Gifford bishop of Bath and Welles was treasuror to Edward the first he was remooued to Yorke in the yeare of Christ 1265 this man is by manie chronicles and that perhaps most trulie called Walter Gifford He died in the seuenth yeare of king Edward the first being the yeare of our redemption 1279 as hath Nicholas Triuet Of this man sée more in the chancellors of England Robert Burnell bishop of Bath and Welles chancellor of England and treasuror to king Edward the first is by the Welsh historie pag. 328 called chiefe iustice of England Leland reporteth that an abbat told him how that a bishop Burnell built the castell of Acton Burnell Of this man shall be more spoken hereafter in the chancellors of England Ioseph de Chancie the second time treasuror to king Edward the first in the sixt yeare of the said king being the yeare of our redemption 1278 was also prior of S. Iohns Ierusalem in Anglia as I take it and by an other name called the lord of S. Iohns or of the knights of the Rhodes in England Thomas Becke archdeacon of Dorcester was treasuror in the seuenth yeare of king Edward the first being the yeare of our redemption 1278 as some haue but 1279 as other haue by the witnesse of Leland out of a monke of Glastenburie in his booke De assertione Arthuri reciting the words of the said monke in this sort Anno Domini 1267 Eadueardus rex Henrici tertij filius venit cum regina sua Glasconiam Die verò Martis proxima sequenti fuit rex tota curia accepta sumptibus monasterij Quo die in crepusculo fecit apperiri sepulchrum inclyti Arthuri vbi in duabus cistis imaginibus armis eorū depictis ossa dicti regis mirae grossitudinis separata inuenit Imago quidem reginae coronata imaginis regiae corona fuit prostrata cum abscissione sinistrae auriculae vestigijs plagae vnde moriebatur inuenta est scriptura super his singulis manifesta In crastino videlicet die Mercurij rex ossa regis regina ossa reginae pallijs pretiosis reuoluta in suis
as appeareth by the bookes of the law being chancellor deliuered a record with his hands into the court of the kings bench Of this man more shall be set downe hereafter in my discourse of the chancellors Roger Northborow as I take it being then bishop of Couentrie did honorablie possesse the place of the lord tresuror of England in the sixtéenth yéere of the reigne of king Edward the third being the yéere of our redemption one thousand three hundred fortie and two Of whome thus writeth Matthew Parker in the life of Iohn Stratford archbishop of Canturburie Ibi meaning at the tower concilium initum est tandémque definituÌ„ vt archiepiscopus episcopus Cicestrensis regni cancellarius Couentrensis thesaurarius vnà cum alijs a satellitibus lictoribus deprehensi ad publicam custodiam rerum à se absente rege gestarum rationem reddituri ducerentur Manè accedunt sateâ—lites Lametham sed archiepiscopus ei pridie decesserat tum Londinum reuersi Couentrensem Cicestrensem episcopos cum alijs designatis capiunt captos ad turâ—im deducunt c. William de Cusans being lord treasuror in the seauenteenth yeare of Edward the third in the yeare of our redemption one thousand three hundred fortie and thrée continued in the same office all Michaelmasse tearme in the eightéenth yeare of the said Edward the third and the yeare of Christ one thousand thrée hundred fortie and foure and being a yeare more Betweene whom Thomas Henlee abbat of Westminster was great contention about the iurisdiction of the hospitall of saint Iames in the parish of saint Margaret in Westminster which hospitall is now a statelie house belonging to the prince and built by king Henrie the eight called the manor of saint Iames with a parke walled about with bricke William de Edington lord chancellor and treasuror of England and bishop of Winchester was lord treasuror in Easter terme the ninetéenth yeare of Edward the third being about the yeare of our redemption one thousand thrée hundred fortie and fiue in which office he continued vntill the two and thirtith of the said king one thousand three hundred fiftie and eight being fourteene years which was as I thinke as manie more years as anie one man did possesse that place since the beginning of the reigne of king Edward the third vntill the time of this Wâ—llam Edington He was so surnamed of the place where hée was borne being the towne of Edington in Wiltshire he was made bishop of Winchester as some haue about the yeare of our redemption one thousand thrée hundred fortie and seuen being about the one and twentith yeare of king Edward the third This man chosen bishop of Canturburie but yet neuer bishop died as hath Walsingham in the fortith yeare of the reigne of king Edward the third being the yeare of our redemption one thousand three hundred sixtie and six I haue read of a bishop of Norwich that should also be treasuror in the foure and twentith of Edward the third which must fall in the time that this Edington did continue that office but how true it is I leaue to others to consider vntill I haue in my large booke of the liues of the lord treasurors dissolued that and all other doubts and contrarieties that are here touched or by authors reported Iohn bishop of Rochester was lord treasuror in the two and thirtith yeare of king Edward the third in the yeare of our redemption 1358 in which office he continued in the thirtie thrée and thirtie fourth yéere of Edward the third Simon Langham being of the priorie of Westminster made abbat of that house was shortlie after made lord treasuror of England which office he held in the fiue thirtith and six and thirtith yeare of king Edward the third who being bishop of London as hath Matthew Parker was in the yeare that the wordof the father tooke on it the forme of a seruant by due account 1361 being the fiue and thirtith yeare of king Edward the third by the pope made bishop of Elie where he sat fiue yeares and was after in the yeare of our redemption one thousand thrée hundred sixtie and six being the fortith yeare of the reigne of king Edward the third chosen bishop of Canturburie and consecrated in the yeare of our redemption 1367 as saith the same Matthew Parker On which daie of his consecration he demanded homage of the erle Stafford of Thomas Rosse Iohn Kirrell Robert Brockill Rafe Sentleger knights for their lands which they held of the sée of Canturburie Shortlie after which in the yere of our redemption one thousand three hundred sixtie and eight being the two and fortith yeare of the reigne of king Edward the third he was made cardinall died at Auimere the two and twentith daie of Iulie about the yeare of our redemption as saith one Anonymus M.S. 1376 being the fiftith yeare of king Edward the third and was buried besides Auinion in a place line 10 which he had raised from the foundation three yeares after which his bones were brought to Westminster where at this daie he hath one honorable toome on the south side of the shrine amongst the kings on whose toome the moonks of Westminster did sometime place this same epitaph in the remembrance of him Simon de Langham sub petris his tumulatus Istius ecclesiaemonachus fuerat prior abbas Sede vacante fuit electus Londoniensis line 20 Praesul insignis eligi sed postea primâ—s Totius regni magnus regÃsque minister Nam thesaurarius cancellarius eius Ac cardinalis in Roma presbyter iste Postque Praenestinus est factus episcopus atque Nuntius ex parte papae transmittitur istuc Orbe dolente pater quem nunc reuocare nequimus Magdalenae festo milleno septuageno Et ter centeno sexto Christi ruit anno Hunc Deus absoluat de cunctis quae malè gessit line 30 Et meritis matris sibi coelica gaudia donet Of this man I haue intreated in my discourse of the cardinals pag. 1165. and in my collection of all the chancellors of England hereafter following Iohn Barnet made bishop of Worcester in the yeare of our redemption one thousand thrée hundred sixtie and two being the six and thirtith yeare of king Edward the third was treasuror of England in the seuen and thirtith yeere of Edward the third in which office he continued being treasuror in Michaelmasse line 40 tearme in the eight thirtith yeare of the reigne of the said Edward the third which fell in the yeare of Christ one thousand three hundred sixtie foure and so he continued in the thrée fortith yéere of king Edward the third still treasuror He was made bishop of Bath in the yeare of our redemption 1363 in which bishoprike he remained thrée yeares and was by Urbane the sixt then bishop of Rome translated from Bath to Elie in the
agréement concluded betwixt the two kings read in S. Peters church in Yorke 96 a 10. Of agréement betweene the king of England and the king of Conagh 96 b 60. Of king Stephan and the pacification of troubles betwixt him and Henrie Fitzempresse 62 a 10. Of maâ—â—mission granted to the rebels by Richard the second 434 a 10. Blanke sealed note 496 a 10 Confirmed vnder Henrie the thirds acknowledgment and subscription of witnesses 220 b 20. Cancelled and much gréeued at 208 b 60. Chartres taken by treason notwithstanding the truce 607 a 60 Chastitie of the ladie Graie and hir wisdom 726 a 50. Should such professe as would be admitted subdeacons 30 b. 30. ¶ Sée Clergie Charugage a certeine dutie for euerie plowland 229 a 50 Chaucer the English poet in what kings time he liued 541 b 50. ¶ Sée Dukes Chaumount Hugh taken prisoner 152 a 10 Chéeke knight his deserued commendation note 1055 a 50 60 b 10 c. His treatise shewing how gréeuous sedition is to a commonwealth note 1042 1043 c to 1055. Cheinie knight lord warden of the cinque ports authorised by Henrie the eight to the christening of the Dolphins daughter 973 b 50 60. An enimie to Wiat note 1094 a 40. Henrie the eights letter to him for a prescript forme of demeanor in the English towards the French 974 a 40 c. Lord warden of the cinque ports his death his old seruices at home and abroad much spoken to his praise and honor note 1171 a 30 40 50 60 b 10 20 30. Cheapside conduit builded 704 b 10 Cheshire made a principalitie 492 b 40 Cheshiremen gard Richard the second 489 b 50. Slaine note 523 b 60 Chester abbeie by whome builded 27 b 60. And who gaue order thereto 28 b 10. Earledome by whome possessed and inioied 20 a 10 Chierburgh besieged by the English 562 b 50. Yéelded to the Englishmen 563 a 10. Deliuered to the English 420 a 10. Possessed by the English 564 a 40 Child of eleuen years old speaking strange spéeches 1315. a 10 c. Chime of saint Giles without Criplegate to be mainteined 1312 a 60. ¶ Sée Bels. Chimniage ¶ Sée Subsidie Chinon taken by force of assault 169 b 60 Chisie William a notable théefe hanged 124 a 20 Christ and of a portion of his bloud shewed in a solemne procession 240 a 40 Christ counterfet whipped 1194 a 10. False apprehended and punished 203 b 40 50 Christs hospitall erected 1082 b 10 Christians preuaile against the Saracens at Damieta 202 b 20. It enuious discord 134 a 20. Beheded by the Turks 133 a 30. And Saracens are a peace 135. Two hundred and thréescore deliuered from the captiuitie of the Turks by means of one Iohn Fox note 1310 b 20. ¶ Sée Saracens Christianitie abiured for monie note 27 a 40 Christianus a bishop of the Danes capteine in warre 7 b 40 Christine a quéenes sister a nun ¶ Sée Margaret Christmas roiall 807 a 40 Christmas shewes 816 a 10 Christmasse called The still Christmasse 892 b 40 Chronicles whereof and whie so named and their necessarie vse 1268 1269 Chroniclers deserue a dutifull reuerence and whie 1268 Church of saint Anthonies in London when and by whom builded 779 a 50. Of saint Dunstans in the east defiled with bloud note 562 a 20 c. Of Elie dedicated note 246 b 30. Of Hales solemnlie dedicated 244 b 60 245 a 10. Of Scotland obedient to the church of England 97 b 10. Of England sore fléesed of hir wealth 18 b 30. Ruinated by the Danes in the north parts and verie scant note 11 a 20. Depriued of temporall prosperitie 256 a 50. Impropriat and that the bishop of Lincolne had authoritie to institute vicars in them 246 a 40. Occupied by incumbents strangers of the popes preferring what grudge it bred note 214 a 60. Spoiles aduantage not the getter note 194 a 50. That for feare of the censure thereof the English pledges were released 147 b 10 Iewels c turned into monie for Richard the first his ransome 139 b 10. The state thereof in Beckets time 77 a 60. Liuings restored by act of parlement note 1130 a 20. Cathedrall to inioie the right of their elections 409 a 10. Ouerthrowne by an earthquake 440 b 40. In London striken and broken by tempest 1185 a 10. Made a kenell of hounds reuenged 23 a 50. ¶ Sée Consecration Fines Inuestitures Lands Schisme Churchmen ¶ Sée Clergie Churchyard new néere Bedlem first made â—211 b 10 Cicester the situation thereof 796 b 10 Cicill knight commissioner into Scotland about an accord of peace 1192 a 30. Created lord treasuror 1238 a 50. His descent 1255 b 30 Cipriots resist Richard the first his landing and are pursued vanquished 127 a 60 b 10. Their offers in respect of his discontentment losse 127 b 60. Submit themselues and are receiued as his subiects 128 a 40. Their king submitteth himselfe to Richard the first 128 a 10. Stealeth awaie submitteth himselfe againe is committed prisoner and chained in giues of siluer 128 a 10 60 b 10 Circumcision for loue of a Iewish woman 203 b 60 Cisteaux moonks ¶ Sée monks white Citie wherof it consisteth 1046 b 50 Cities their necessarie vse and seruice note 1047 b 10 20 30 Citizens ¶ Sée Londoners Clergie their presumptuous â—â—thoritie restreined by acts 239 b 40. Large offer to Henrie the third in a parlement 255 b 30. Depriued of their liuings and liberties 8 b 60 and Normans preferred 9 a 10. Ricked at by duke William against whome note his malice 9 a 10. Pinched by their pursses fret and â—ume against the popes procéedings in that behalfe 252 b 30. Resist duke Williams decrées and are banished 8 a 30 Hardlie delt withall and out of order note 24 a 30. Of England complaine to pope Urban against William Rufus 18 b 40. Cardinall Pools articles concerning them 1162 b 30. Grant halfe of all their spirituall reuenues for one yeare to Henrie the eight 877 b 20. Complained of by the commons 911 a 30. Both head and taile one with another against them 911 b 10. In danger of a premunire their offer to Henrie the eight 923 a 20 30. The same pardoned 923 b 10. Their submission to H. the eight note 923. Speake euill of Henrie the eights procéedings in the reformation of religion 941 a 20 30. Conuocation for the reforming of religion 940 b 60. Complained of for their crueltie Ex officio 928 a 20. The cause whie so heinouslie offending was so fauoured 787 a 50 c. Of two sorts and both desirous to spare their pursses 792 a 30. Of Excester against Henrie the sixt and the duke of Summerset in defense of their ecclesiasticall priuileges 637 b 30. A bill exhibited against them in the parlement 545 b 10. Libels against them cast abrode 558 b 20. Sorelie brideled 475 a 30. Inueied against of the Wickleuists 481 b 60. They complaine of them to the king 482 a
verie few or none in England in duke Williams time note 15. b 40. An ordinance against them 248. a 20. Notable and their whole nest broken 241. b 20. Appointed to be hanged 45. b 10. They and murtherers saued by thâ—â—r books and committed to the bishops custodie 791. b 10. Sacrilegiouâ— seuerelie executed 704 b 50 Theobald ¶ See Erle Thermes ¶ See Monsieur Thetford a bishops see remooued to Norwich 26. a 50. Thomas archbishop of Yorke whie depriued 9. a 60. A canon of Baâ—eux the fiue and twentith archbishop of Yorke 9. a 20. Depriued of his crosier and ring ibid. Threshers masking note 214. b 20 Threatning procureth submission note 21. b 60 Throckmorton sir Nicholas knight arriueth at Newhauen 1199. b 40. Arreigned of high treason the whole manner thereof with his purgations note 1104. b 10. c 1105. to 1117. Eight of his iurie appeare in the starchamber hard iudgement against them 1121. b 40. Extreamelie dealt withall b 60. 1122. a 10. Fiue of his iurie released 1126. b 40 Throckmorton Francis esquire some great secrets betweene the Scotish queene and him 1373 a 10. What mooued him to denie his confessions at his arreignement 30. His letter of submission to queene Elisabeth 60. With a declaration of all his practises treasonable against hir b 50.60.1374 a 10 c. Surprised and put to a narrow shift 1372. a 40. What mind he caried towards queene Elisabeth b 60. His treasons communicable to the erle of Northumberland 1406. all Arreigned and condemned of high treason the whole declaration thereof with the manner of proceeding against him 1370. a 40.50.60 c. 1371. c to 1375 Throckmorton Iohn of Norwich a conspirator executed as a traitor 1222. a 10. ¶ See Traitors Throng certeine thrust to death on London bridge 487. b 10. ¶ See Blackwell Iusts and Paris garden Thunder in winter 249. a 40. 46 a 30. With lightening in December 220. a 40.1206 a 40. At Christmas and on Christmas daie 243. b 10.220 a 60. Uerie terrible and fearefull note 114. a 60. That made men amazed 39. b 10. For the space of fifteene daies togither 236. a 50. 216. b 10. With an earthquake 217 b 50. Generall and hurtfull 204. b 20. With woonder 284. a 50. ¶ See Tempest and Wind. Thurstan abbat of Glaâ—â—enburie and the moonkâ— of that house at strife and whie a lewd man note 13. b 30. Deposed returneth into Normandie 13. b 40. Buâ—eth his placâ— againe for fiue hundred pounds 13. b 60. Refuseth to obeie king Henrie the seconds pleasure 38. b 10 Tiberio an Italian his valiantnesse 965. b 20 Tiburne called The elmes in Edward the thirds time 349 a 60. Tichborne and his fellow traitors ¶ See Babington Tides two in one houre 1260. a 20. ¶ See Flouds Raine Sea and Thames Tiler beginner of the rebellion in Dertford in Kent note 429. b 20. c. His proceedings 430 c. A verie craftie fellow his proud sawcinesse he is thrust through and slaine 432. a 30. b 10.40 Tâ—â—neie ¶ See Tichborne Tilt roiall with proper deuises thereat 830. a 60. ¶ See Iusts Tindall burned his painfulnes in writing and translating 939. b 50.60 ¶ See Testament new Tirrell sir Walter killeth William Rufus with an arrow in hunting by chance note 26. b 30 Tirrell knight described 734. b 60. He receiueth the keies of the Tower purposeth to destrâ—ie the two princes dispatcheth the action sheweth the whole maner thereof to Richard the third the murther confessed he is beheaded for treason 735. all Tithes noâ—e to be giuen but to the church 30. b 40. ¶ See Tenths and Clergie Tokens foreshewing Wolfeis ruine and fall 915. a 50â— b 10. Of victorie note 660 a 20. Of things falling out in euent 793 b 10. Of imminent misfortune to the lord Hastings 723. a 40.50.60 c Prodigious note 655. b 20 ¶ See Signs and Woonders Toles of the Hound note 928. a 60. ¶ See Tax Tonque castell taken by the English 559. a 50 Torments extreme 445. a 60 Tornaie furnished with a strong power of men besieged the great number of people at the siâ—ge thereof 359. a 50.60 b 10 Besieged by the emperor Charles his forces deliuered to him 871. a 10. Summoned by Garter king at armes the prouosts words to the distressed townesmen it is besieged 823. b 10.20.60 On all sides beâ—ieged and the prouost with eleuen more submit themselues and yeeld vp the citie to Henrie the eight 824. a 10. c. Articles of agreement betwixt the kings of England and France for the deliuerie therof to the French c note 848. b 10 The maner how it was deliuered to the French king 849. b 50 A castell builded there by Henrie the eight 838. b 40 Townes in England burnt by the Frenchmen 417. b 60. In old time how fortified 443 b 30. In France taken by the earle of Derbie 368. b 50 Tower on London bridge taken downe 1270. a 30. Newlie builded 1271 a 10 Towre of London new walled about by William Rufus 23. a 60. Besieged 54. a 10. Deliuered to the earle of March 654. b 60. â—eelded vp to Lewis the French kings sonne 192. b 20. At the Londoners commandement 338. b 60 Traile baston 312. b 60. ¶ Sâ—e Inquisition Traitor Summeruile his miserable and desperat death 1366. a 20. Carter executed at Tiborne 1357. a 40. Elkâ— for counterfeiting the queenes signet manuell 1563. Maine executed for denieng the Q. supremasie 1271. a 10. Nelson and Sherwood executed for denieng the queenes supremasie 1271 a 50. Paine executed at Tiborne 1344. a 40 Thomas Woodhouse preest executed 1258. b 60 Traitors Carneie Mather and Rolfe executed 1227. b 60 Fen Haddocâ—e Munden Nutter and Somerfoord executed at Tiborne 1369. a 10. â—rden Sommeruâ—le executed for treason 1356 a 50 Slade and Bodie executâ—d 1356 a 10. Babington Ballard to the number of foureteene their wonderfull conspiracie and sharpe execution note 1563 c. Traitors to the crowne proclamed 143. b 10. King Henries nobles 217. a 10. Care not for their liues so they may atchiue the end of their treasons note 223. a 40.50 Scholasticall note 1367. a 40 c. Six questions to trie them fromscholers 1368. a 10 c. Manie though they haue no armor nor weapon note 1367. b 10.30 Their rebels and fugitiues practises to execute pope Pius bulles against queene Elisabeth 1â— 59. b 10. Forren continue sending of persons to mooue sedition in the realme 1360. a 40. Fiue all of one linage executed 943. b 50. They rebels what ignominious ends they come to 78â— b 20. Put to flight and proclamed 650. b 20.50 Atteiâ—ted executed 652. a 10 c. Their heads remooued from the tower on London bridge a set on the gate at the bridge foot 1270. a 30. For a time may escape but at length come to the gallows 223. b 60.224 a 10. Executed wherein note the ancient kind of punishment 130. b 20. Executed for denieng
conspiracie to set prisoners at libertie Sir Iohn Goldington Polydor. Rich. South W. Polydor. Treason will euer come to light by one meanâ— or other 1323 The earle of Carleill put to death The earle of Carleill put to death Ri. Southwell The lord Lucie Michaell de Herkley The earle of Carleâ—â—s judgement His constancie at his death Fabian Caâ—ton Polydor. Rich. Souâ—â— Commissioners 〈◊〉 intreaâ— of peace A trâ—ce 〈◊〉 claded Polydor Hect. 〈◊〉 Anno Reg. 1â— Messengers from the French king The Frenâ—â— king taketh townes in Aquitaine The lord Mortimer breaketh 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 1â—24 A parlement The bishop of Hereford arrested Thom. de la More Thom. Wals. The presamtuous â—enicanor of prelats Re. Tuâ— Lands beloÌ„ging to the templers Licence to 〈◊〉 the bodies of the rebels Recoâ—d Tur. Polydor. Ambassadors sent into France The lord Basset Anno Reg. 18. The earle of Amou sent into Guien The earle of Kent Fabian The king of England writeth to the duke of Britaine Record Tur. The lord of Biskie Tho. Wals. A truce takeÌ„ The lord de Sullie sent into France in ambassage The pope sendeth ambassadors to the kings of England and France Other ambassadors sent oouer into France The quéene is sent ouer into France to talke with hir brother the French king A peace and concord agréed vpon Anno Reg. 19. The prince of Wales is sent into France A drie summer Cattell died The king sâ—â—deth for his wife and soâ— to returne home The womans dissimulation Plaut iâ— True A proclamâ—â—tion Fabian Polydor. Sir Robert Walkfare The bishop of Excester coÌ„meth from the quéene Sir Oliuer de Ingham lieutenant of Gascoine Agenois recouered out of the Frenchmens hands Ships of Normandie taken Anno. Reg. 20. The lord Beaumont 〈◊〉 Hâ—inault The quéene of England with hir son goeth into Heinault Polydor. Caxton Fabian A marriage concluded Caxton Prouision made in England to resist the quéene Tho. Walsin The quéene with hir son land in Suffolke Tho. Walsi The readinesse of the prelats to assist the quéene The answer of the Londoners to the king The king forsaketh London and goeth towards the marches of Wales A proclamation set forth by the king The quéenes proclamation The bishop of Excester leâ—t in charge with the citie of London Caxton Fabian Thom. Walsi The lord maior forcâ—â— to take 〈◊〉 Iohn Maâ—shall taken â— beheaded The bishop of Excester beheaded The king sailed inâ—â— Wales Polydor. His fauour towards the Welshmen The quéene following the king commeth to Oxenford Tho. de la Moâ—e The bishop of Hereford maketh an oration to the quéenes armie The quéene goeth to Glocester The lord Berkley The quéene commeth to Bristow The earle of Winchester executed Sir Thomas Blunt lord Steward to the king reuolteth to the quéene A councell at Hereford The prince of Wales made lord warden of the realme A new chancellor and treasuror The king is brought to Killingworth Hugh Spenser the yonger executed Simon de Reading executed Caxton The earle of Arundell taken Th. Walsing Execution The fauour in which the lord Mortimer was with the quéene Robert Baldocke ended his life A parlement The king 's deposed by 〈◊〉 of parlemeâ—â— The archbâ—â—shop of Caâ—â—turburie preacheth Thom. de la More Thom. Wals Rich. 〈◊〉 The kings answer Polydor. Merimuth Thom. de la More Sir Thomas Gourney The earle of Kent conspireth to deliuer his brother Tho. Wals. Thom. de la More K. Edward the second murthered The fond opinion of the ignorant people The nature disposition of king Edward the second His issue Oriall S. Maries hall in Oxford Ex centuria 4. Bale Sée in Scotland Gouernours appointed The franchises of the citie of London confirmed Records of Burie The second riot The third riot The manoor of Holdernesse barne The manour of Westlie burnt The manoor of Fornham burnt The common people often deceiued by lewd informations Rob. Foxton pardoned A priuilege Portman mote The abbats officers blamed A condemnation An agréemeÌ„t This might come to passe before the agréement waâ— made in the fift yeare of the kings reigne as aboue is mentioned and so therevpon he might be restored Rich. South Rob. Maners captein of Norham castell The 〈◊〉 inuade England The lord Beaumoâ—â— of Heinâ—uâ—â— Caxton A fraie betwixt the English archers and the Henuiers Caxton Froissart Caxton Froissart Stanop parke Caxton A â—ime in derision of the Englishmen â—roissart The lord Dowglas The lord BeaumoÌ„t returned home Polydor. Fabian Anno Reg. 2. A parlement at Northampton A dishonorable peace Ragman Fabian Caxton The blacke crosse A marriage concluded Ione Make-peace Ri. Southwell Tho. Walsin Adam Merimuth Polydor. Creations of earles The earle of March ruleth all things at his pleasure Caxton The eâ—rle of Lancaster Robert Holland slaine The archbishop of Canturburie was the chiefe procuror of the agreement reconciliation of the earle as Merimuth saith Adam Merimuth 1â—29 Anno Reg. 3. Tho. Walsâ— Ri. Southwell Additions to Meri Thom. Dunhed a frier Thom. Wals. Anno Reg 4. The earle of Kent beheaded Naughtie seruants bring their master into disfauour The Blacke prince borne Croxden An eclipse A late haruest A mightie wind Additions 〈◊〉 N. Triuet Maister Fox â—laâ—di The earle of March attainted Adam Meâ—emuth The earle of March executed Sir Simon Bereford executed Some bookes haue 3 thousand pounds Ad. Merem 1331 Anno. Reg. 5. Edward Balioll commeth into England Caxton Iohn Barnabie The lord Beaumont 1332 Anno Reg. 6. Croxden The earle of Gelderland Edward Balioll crowned k. of ScotlaÌ„d The cause that mooued K. Edward to aid Edward Balioll. Rich. South Edward Balioll chased out of Scotland Anno Reg. 7. Berwike besieged The victorie of Englishmen at Halidon hill Berwike deliuered The lord Richard Talbot The lord iustice of Ireland coÌ„meth into Scotland Adam Meâ—muth 1334 Anno Reg. â— Adam Meâ—muth A parlement at Yorke Edward Bâ—â—lioll dooth â—â—mage vnto the king of England for Scâ—â—land Inundation of the sea Ambassadâ—â—â— from the French 〈◊〉 Rich. South A parlement at London The king entreth into Scotland with an armie Hen. Marle 〈◊〉 dearth and â—eth of cattell Anno Reg. 9. Ambassadors â—ent into France 〈◊〉 Southwell 〈◊〉 parlement The Welshmen Dundée burnt The earle of Namure Fourdon The earle of Murrey takeÌ„ Rich. Southw Fourdon Scots submit them to the king of England The castell of Kildrummie The earle of Atholl slaine Anno Reg. 10. A truce granted to the Scots The stoutnes of Scots hindered the conclusion of the peace An armie sent into Scotland S. Iohns towne fortified Adam Merimuth The K. goeth into Scotland Aberden burnt Tho. Walsin Sir Thomas Rosselin slain The earle of Cornewall The lord Douglas Striueling castell built or rather repared The 〈◊〉 of the earle 〈◊〉 Corneâ—â—â—l The decâ—â—â—â— of Hugh de Fresnes 〈◊〉 of Lincolâ—â— Walter Gâ—â—burgh Thom. Waâ— The lord Stafford A statute ordeined by 〈◊〉 Scots in â—â—uour of 〈…〉 of England Polydor. Townes 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 Edwards 〈◊〉 Scotland Th. 〈◊〉 Croxden 13â—â— The king 〈◊〉 dieth
Walsin Hypod. pag. 164. The Frenchmens demand of the I le of Wight The answer of the Ilandmen The duke of Orleance his challenge The answer of king Henrie The duke of Orleance besiegeth Uergi in Guien The lord du Chastell slaine Owen Glendouer wasted the English marches Crueltie of the Britains Flemings The â—â—untes of Oxford K. Richard once againe aliue Serlo one of K. Richards chamber The countesse of Oxford committed to prison Hir secretarie executed The earle of Northumberland coÌ„meth to the king Sir William Clifford bringeth Serlo to the king Serlo examined for the duke of Glocesters death He is drawen through euery good towne He is executed at LoÌ„don Anno Reg. 6. The lâ—ymens parlement Strife betwixt the laitie and spiritualtie The archbishop of Canturburie answereth for his brethren Sir Iohn Cheinie speaker of the parlement The archb chafeth He spake like a â—ord The kings answer to the archbishop Abr. Fl. oâ—t of Thom. Walfi Hypod. pag. 167. Two fiftéens granted Letters patents reuoked A tenth and â— halfe granted by the cleargie Ouer 〈◊〉 of the sea The death of WilliaÌ„ Wickham He was also at one time treasuror of England as Leland gathereth The earle of Marches sonnes Thom. Walsin The ladie Spenser coÌ„mitted to ward She accuseth hir brother the duke of Yorke WilliaÌ„ Maidstone esquier offred to fight in his ladies quarrell The earle marshall accused The K. wanteth monie can get none of the lords Abr. Fl. out of Thom. Wals. Hypod. pag. 159. Iust. lib. 1. Herod lib. 1. Val. Max. lib. 8. cap. 7 The castell of Marke besieged about the middest of Maâ—e as Iac. Meir saith Sir Philip Hall The earle of S. Paule put to flight Ia. Meir Arde assaulted by Englishmen The marques du Pount An armie sent to Calis and to the sea Chr. Fland. Ia. Meir The English men besieged the castell of Sluis A great fight by sea Threé caricks are taken Townes in Normandie burnt The duke of Burgognie prepareth to besiege Calis The chéefe 〈◊〉 of the malice betwixt the dukes of Burgognie Orleance A new coÌ„spiracie against king Henrie by the earle of Northumberland others The archbishop of Yorke one of the cheéfe conspirators The archbishop in armor The estimation which men had of the archbishop of Yorke The earle of Westmerland and the lord Iohn of Lancaster the kings sonne prepare themselues to resist the kings enimies The forest of Galtrée The subtill policie of the earle of Westmerland The archbishops protestation why he had on him armes The earle of WestmerlaÌ„ds politike dealing The archbishop of Yorke and the earle marshall arrested Eiton The archbishop of Yorke the earle marshall others put to death Abr. Fl. out of Thom. Walsin Hypod. pag. 168. * Archiepisâ—â—â—â— The archbishop reputed a martyr The lords executed The earle of Northumberland Berwike castâ—ll yéelded to the king The sonne 〈◊〉 the lord Greistoke and others put to death Exton The castell 〈◊〉 Alnewike yeelded to the king The K. paâ—seth into Wales He looseth his cariages He returâ—â—â—â— Hâ—ll The marshall MoÌ„tmeraÌ„cie sent to aid Owen Glendouer Carmarden woone by the French Hereford west manfullie defended Enguerant de Monstrelleâ— saith they burnt the townes but could not win the castell The suburbs of Worcester burnt French lords slaine The Frenchmen returne home Anno Reg. 7. Abr. Fl. out of Thom. Walsin Roiston burned A parlement A fiftéenth graÌ„ted by â—he temporaltie A new kind of subsidie granted by the cleargie The lord Fleming lost his life for giuing knowledge to the earle of Northumberland of that which was meant against him Dissention amoÌ„g the Scotish nobilitie Eleuen years saith Harding The prince of Scotland staid here in England Hall Robert Halome archb of Yorke The king and the queéne brought hir to Lin where she tooke shipping Tho. Walsi Anno Reg. 8. The duke of Yorke restored to libertie The earle of Kent in fauor with the king He marrieth a daughter of Barnabo lord of Millane Abr. Fl. out oâ— Thom. Walsi Hypod. pag. 161. Roger of Waldens variable fortune Ouid. lib. â—â— Pont. 4. An additiâ—â— of Franâ—â— Thin * Coniers * Ogle The duke of Orleance besâ—â—geth towns in Gascoigne Henrie Paie â— valiant sea man k. Richard still aliue as was â—eigned The king in danger to be taken by French pirats Sir Thomas Rampston taken The king escaped through swiftnesse of his ship The lord Camois put in blame Henrie Bowet archbishop of Yorke Abiruscwith Owen Glendouer Sir Robert Knols departeth this life Bermondsey S. Albons He was buried in the White friers He built Rochester bridge commonlie called Knols bridge Thom. Wals. Anno Reg. 9. Thom. Wals. A subsidie The lord Camois arreigned acquited The earle of Northumb. the lord Bardolfe returne into EnglaÌ„d The shiriffe of Yorkeshire His hardie corage to fight The earle of Northumberland slaine Abr. Fl. out of Tho. Walsin Hypod. pag. 172. The abbat of Hails hanged The earle of Kent sent to the sea Briake in Britaine assaulted by the Englishmen The earle of Kent wouÌ„deâ— to death Briake taken by force The countes of Kent maketh hir owne choise of hir second husband A disputation betwixt diuines of Oxford Cambridge for their obedieÌ„ce to the pope Anno Reg. 10. The cardinal of Burges coÌ„meth into England in disfauor of pope Gregrie The resolutioÌ„ of the French king concerning the two pâ—pes A coÌ„uocation at S. Paules in London Ambassadors appointed to go to the councell at Pisa. The contents of the kings letters to the pope Abr. Fl. out of Thom. Wals. Hypod. pag. 159. Wicklifs doctrine mainteined by the learned SenteÌ„ce pâ—â—nounced against Wicklifs books Fabian Iusts in Smithfield Owen Glendouer endeth his life in great miserie Anno Reg. 11. Officers made A paâ—lement Tho. Walsi Fabian Thom. Wals. King Henrie a â—â—uorer of the clergie Iohn Badbie burnt Tho. Walsi The prince being present at the execution offereth him pardon Notable constancie of Badbie The kings demand in the parlement A long parlement A fiftéenth granted Earle of Surrie deceasseth Preparation made to win Calis Thom. Walsi Abr. Fl. out of Thom. Wals. Hypod. pag. 175. The engines of the duke of Burgognie against Caliâ— that shot out barrels of pâ—â—â—son Sir Robert Umfreuill viceadmerall Harding His 〈◊〉 Scotland His surname Robert Mendmarket By what occasion he came by that surname The earle of Angus Umfreuill coÌ„monlie called erle of Kime 1411 Anno Reg. 12. A great death by the flix Iohn Prendergest and William Long. Long committed to the Tower The archbishop of Canturburie not suffred to visit the vniuersitie of Oxenford France disquieted with two factions The duke of Orleance murthered The earles of Arundell and Angus with others sent to aid the duke of Burgognie Anno Reg. 13. Saint Clou taken by the helpe of the Englishmen Sir Manserd de Bos put to death Harding Recor. Turris Creations of noblemen Hall The Orleantiall factioÌ„ sueth to the K. of England for aid The confederates of the Orleantiall
King Henrie sheweth himselfe to the Londoners The Londoners resolue to receiue king Edward The archbishop of Yorke The Tower recouered to king Edwards vse K. Edward entereth into London King Henrie is deliuered to him The earle of Warwike followeth the king Edw. Hall Gladmore heath The ordering of the kings armie K. Edward lodged before his enimies Artillerie A good policie Edw. Hall The order of the battell of both sides The valiancie of the earle of Oxford Abr. Fl. ex I. S. pag. 727. The 〈◊〉 courage of the earle of Warwike The earle of Warwike 〈◊〉 The marquesse Montacute slaine 〈◊〉 Flem. 〈◊〉 Fl. ex I. S. 〈…〉 The number at Barnet field The duke of Summerset and the earle of Oxfoâ—d 〈◊〉 The duke of Excester 〈◊〉 Flem. Edw. Hall Quéene Margaret landeth with a power out of France The countesse of Warwike taketh sanctuarie The duke of Summerset and the earle of Deuonshire coÌ„fort quéene Margaret Edw. Hall The feare which quéene Margaret had for hir sonne K. Edward setteth forward against his enimies Sudburie hill Glocester 〈◊〉 it was not assaulted A long march The place where the lords â—â—camped The painfull march of king Edward with his armie Chiltenham The ordering of king Edwards battell The ordering of the lords hoast The duke of Glocester Teukesburie field The duke of Summerset Edw. Hall The politike foresight of the king The vaÌ„tgard of the lords distressed A terrible stroke Abr. Flem. Edw. Hall Prince Edward taken Nobles 〈◊〉 Sir Richard Crofts deliuereth the prince in hope that his life should haue béene saued Prince Edward murthered The duke of Summerset others beheaded Queéne Mâ—â—â—garet taken Rebellion in the north pacified The earle of Northumberland Thomas Neuill bastard 〈…〉 The bastard 〈◊〉 before Lâ—ndon with 〈◊〉 Succours sent to the citie of London The bastards purpose to spoile the suburbs of London Prop. lib. 4. The bastard altereth his purpose The bastard meaneth to enter the citie by force Algate and Bishops gate assaulted Houses burnt on the bridge The valiancie of Robert Basset alderman Rafe Iosselin The bastard incampeth on Blackeheath Edw. Hall king Henrie the sixt murthered in the Tower The nine and twentith of Maie Canonizing of kings 〈◊〉 Abr. Fl. ex I.S. pag. 730 731 c. The kings colledge in Cambridge The chappell The bodie of the church The quiere The roodloft The height of the chappell The east window The side chappels The vestrie The cloister The stéeple The base court The east pane The great gate The south pane The west pane The librarie The disputation house The wardrobe The hall The pantrie and butterie The colledge kitchin The prouosts lodging The bakhouse and brewhouse The wood-yard The water conduit The precinct of the colledgâ— The water gate Sandwich kept by the rebels The rebels 〈◊〉 for pardon The bastard of Fauconbridge beheaded Roger Uaughan taken and beheaded Dauid Thomas The earle of Penbroke with his nephue the earle of Richmond 〈◊〉 ouer into Britaine Execution Fabian The archbishop of Yorke The earle of Oxford Anno Reg. 12. Messengers sent to the duke of Britaine 1473 Anno Reg. 13. A parlement A subsidie A pardon Ambassadors from the duke of Burgognie Opportunitie not to be neglected The earle of S. Paule A shift to recouer monie Abr. Flem. ex Edw. Hall fol. Ccxxvj. Iohn 〈◊〉 14â—â— Anno Reg. â—â— The K. 〈◊〉 an armie passeth ouer 〈◊〉 France The siege of Nusse The lord Scales A defiance sent to the French king Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall fol. Ccxxvij The office of 〈◊〉 herald The duke of Burgognie commeth to king Edward The constable of France a déepe dissembler The duke oâ— Burgognie â—eparteth A messenger sent to the king of England Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall fol. Ccxxix câ—xxx Commissioners appointed to treat of peace Articles of agréement betwéene king Edward and the French king Want of monie procureth peace The duke of Glocester an 〈◊〉 to â—eace Aâ—r. Fl. ex Edw. Hall â—ol Ccxxxj. The duke of Burgognie commeth in hast to the king of England Aâ—r. Fl. ex Edw. Hall fol. Ccxxxj. He departeth 〈…〉 king in a rage The constable of France his offer to K. Edward Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall fol. Ccxxxij Ccxxxiij Shamefull â—â—anderous words against the K. of England Abr. Flem. ex Edw. Hall fol. Ccxxxiij The enterview betwixt king Edward the fourth the French king * Of timber like to the grate where the lions be kept in the Tower Abr. Fl. ex Edw Hall fol. Ccxxxiiij The manerlie English and vnmanerlie French French loue â— Edward returneth into England Edw. Hall fol. Ccxxxvj. Edw. Hall fol. Ccxxxvj. Sir Thomas MoÌ„tgomerie 1475 Anno Reg. 15. Henrie earle of Richmond Ambassadors into Britaine The earle of Richmond taketh sanctuarie Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall fol. Ccxxxvij Abr. Fl. ex I.S. pag. 752. 〈◊〉 Iohn â—rosbie his 〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉 Litilton 1476 Anno Reg. 16. The death of the duke of Burgognie Abr. Fl. ex I.S. pag. 745. Agnes Daintie on the pillorie Part of LoÌ„don wall 〈◊〉 builded Iohn Rouse Bishops 〈◊〉 new builded Burdet for a word spoken beheaded Enguerant Register of the Greie friers Anno Reg. 17. George duke of Clarence drowned in a butt of malmesie Prophesies diuelish fantasies Edward erle of Warwike sonne heire to George duke of Clarence Margaret duchesse of Salisburie A great pestilence Auson 1478. Anno Reg. 18. Large offers made to the king of England by the French king 1479 Anno Reg. 19. Abr. Fl. ex I. S. pag. 747 748. Pestilence Unaduised vnséemelie demeanor punished with a fine Coâ—dou a Cheape bâ—â—lded 1480 Anno Reg. â—â— The French king féedeth the king of England with faire words and promises Abr. Fl. ex I.S. pag. 748 749. Fiue théeues for sacrilege seuerelie exâ—cuted Plaâ—â— in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 temporam The king â—eaâ—teâ—h the maior and aldermen Fabian pag. â—12 Ambassadors â—oorth of Scotland Preparation for warre against Scotland 1482 Anno Reg. 22. An armie senâ— into Scotland Abr. Fl. ex I.S. pag. 749. Creplegate builded Records Anno reg 23. 1483 Berwike woone by the Englishmen The bishop elect of Murreie sent to the duke of Glocester The duke of Albanie restored home He is created great lieutenant of Scotland The castell of Berwike deliuered Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall fol. Ccâ—â—â—j Gartier king of armes is sent into Scotland Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall fol. Ccxlvij Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall 〈◊〉 Ccxlviij Ccxlix * She liued at such time as this storie was penned The loue of the people Description of Edward the fourth Sée before pag. 705. Richard duke of Yorke Edward George duke of Clarence * had not set The description of Richard the third The death of king Henrie the sixt Hastings lord chamberleine maligned of the queene hir kin The nature of ambition I counterfet and pretended reconcilement Lord Riuers The duke of Glocesters solicitations A consent to worke wiâ—kednesse The practises of the duke of Buckingham Glocester The lord Riuers put in
Sebastian Gabato his discouerie of â—n Iland of rich commodities Anno Reg. 14. England and Scotland liklie to go togither by the eares aâ—resh The bishop of Durham asswageth the kings displeasure by leters The bishop of Durham goeth into Scotland The Scotish king desireth the ladie Margaret eâ—dest daughter of K. Henrie the seuenth to be his wife Pâ—râ—in Warbecke escapeth from his keepers Perkin maketh an anatomie of his descent or liâ—age Perkins education or bringing vp Perkin a notable land-loper The Irish would haue Perkin takâ— vpon him to be the duke of Clarences sonne They bearâ— Perkin downe with oths that he is king Richards bastard They call hiâ— duke of yorke â— Paâ— in Virg. Anno Reg. 15. Patrike an Augustine Frier Rafe Wilford the counterfeit earle of Warwike The counterfeit earle is executed Abr. Fl. ex Eâ—â— Hall in Hâ—n 7. fol. lj The cause why the clergie neuer so heinouslie oâ—fending was so â—auoured Burning in the hand when enacted Perkin corrupted his keepers Edward Plantagenet earle of Warwike a verie innocent Perkin and Iohn Awater executed at Tiburne Edward Plantagenet the yoong earleÌ„ of Warwike beheaded A great plague Edward the kings third sonne christened The manour of Shéene burnt Richmond built in place thereof I. S. pag. 874. King Henrie the seuenth â—aileth to Calis The king of England and the duke of Burgognie méet at saint Peters church without Calis Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall in Hen. 7. fol. lij Anno Reg. 16. A yeare of Iubile Pope Alexander maketh profit of his great pardon or heauenlie grace as he termeth it Abr. Fleâ— Antith 〈◊〉 papâ— pag 31 40. Thrée bishâ—â—â— dead in one yeare Two notabâ—e mariages Katharine daughter to Ferdinando K. of Spaine affiâ—d to Arthur prince of Wales Anno Reg 1â— The fourth 〈◊〉 October as Stow hath noted Abr. Flem. ex Edw. Hall fol. liij The solemnization of the mariage betweene Arthur prince of Wales Katharine daughter to the king of Spaine Edw. Hall fol. liij Margaret eldest daughteâ— to king Henrie affied to Iames king of Scots Prince Arthur is sent into Wales Iohn Stow pag. 874 875. The maiors feast first kept at Guildhall Woollen cloth of two shillings the brode yard Dikes of LoÌ„don clensed Men brought from the new found Ilands Edmund erlâ— of Suffolke flieth into Flanders The discontented mind of the earle of Suffolke The kings woonted policie now againe practised Tirrell and Windam beheaded 〈◊〉 restrained The death of Arthur prince of Wales Edw. Hall iâ— Hen. 7. fol. â—â— Anno Reg. 1â— 1503 King Henrie the seauenthâ— chapell at Westminster first builded Abr. Fl. ex 〈◊〉 pag. 876. Six kings of England brethren with the tailors companie in Loâ—don before they were eâ—tituled mâ—rchant tailors Prior of Shene mâ—â—thered A drie sâ—â—mer Sir Reginald Braie his 〈◊〉 Iuâ—t coÌ„menâ—â—tions of Morton archâ—â—â—â—op of Cantâ—rburie and â—ir Reginald Braie Cassimire â—â—baâ—sadour from the empâ—rour Maxâ—â—â—lâ—an The sumptuâ—â—s araie of tâ—e earle of Northumbâ—rland The mariage 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of Sâ—â—ts 〈◊〉 Margaret king Henries eldest daughter Anno Reg. 19. The king coueâ—ous in his old age Richard Empson Edmund Dudleie Promoters Abr. Fl. ex I.S. pag. 876 Sergeanâ—s feast whereat were the king and all his nobles at dinner Fire on London bridge Fire Parlement Anno reg 20. The king of 〈◊〉 intertâ—ined honorablie Prodigious tokens or accidents haue their issue in truth Sée pag. 657. Abr Flerâ— eâ— Guic. pag. 4â— Thrâ—â— sâ—nneâ— séene at once in the night Abr. Fl. ex Guic. pag. 355. King Philip saileth out of Flanders into Spaine King Philip cast by casualtie of sea vpon the coasts of England Philip promiseth to redeliuer to king Henrie the duke of Suffolke Anno Reg. 22. The sweting sicknesse eftsoones returneth Ed. Hall in Hen. 7. fol. 53. Abr. Fl. ex Guic. pag. 31â— Pag 31â— Pag 3â—7 A practisâ— of â—word by 〈◊〉 to an 〈◊〉 purpose 〈◊〉 â—xpope 〈◊〉 with the 〈◊〉 that his 〈◊〉 son had 〈◊〉 poison 〈◊〉 cardinall 〈◊〉 Cornette Eâ—b Hâ—ss G Buch. in Psal. 7. The lord Daubenie dieth Anno Reg 23. Guidebald duke of Urbin in Italie made knight of the garter Thomas Sauage archbishop of Canturburie deceassed Abr. Fl. ex Guic. pag. 18â— Abr. Fl. ex I.S. pag. 879. William Capell sued by the king Tho. Kneisworth imprisoned Norwich on fier Frée schoole at Wlfrunehampton Iohn Ligh of WlfrunehaÌ„pton his rare example of charitie WlfrunehaÌ„pton corruptlie called Wolnerhampton Excharta Regia Smart Hospitall of the Sauoie Rec. of Canturb church Fr. Thin Thomas Ruthall bishop of Durham The 〈◊〉 of Ciâ—â—ster The bishop was one of K. Henrie the rights priuie councell The king coÌ„mandeth hiâ— to write a booke of the whole estate of the kingdoâ— The bishops booke of his priuat 〈◊〉 vnaduisedlie deliuered instead of the kings The bishops owne booke disaduantagâ— able to himselfe The bishop 〈◊〉 of a 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 150◠〈…〉 24. The death of King Henrie the seuenth â—hat children he had The description of king Henrie the seuenth Iustice mingled with mercie Out of the bishop of Rochesters funerall sermon preached in Paules church at London Abr. Fl. ex I. S. pag. 892. Sepulture of Henrie the seuenth Executors to Henrie the seuenth 1509 Anno Reg. 1. Henrie the â—ight proclaâ—â—â— king Polydor. Councellors to king Henrie the eight King Henries â—â—â—hes â—is councellâ—â—s good 〈◊〉 A proclamation Multitudes of suters what shifts they made to be heard Empson and Dudleie committed to the Tower Promoters punished I.S. pag. 893. The funerall pompe and solemnitie of Henrie the seuenth Edw. Hall in Hen. 8. fol. j. The corps put into a charriot sumptuouslie garnished The order of the pompe and mourners The charriot brought into Paules church Description of the curious hearse at Westminster The bodie oâ— the dead king interred The duke of Buckinghams rich 〈◊〉 A 〈◊〉 sight 〈◊〉 virgins in white with branches of white wax K. Henries apparell at his coronatioÌ„ The kings traine and the 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 The quéenes traine and the sumptuousnesse of the same The coronation of king Henrie and quéene Katharine Homage doone to the king at his coronatioÌ„ both of the lords spirituall temporall Sir Robert Dimmocke the kings champion The knights anâ—wer to the king of heralds The maner of the same knights tenure Sir StephaÌ„ Genings maior of London Iusts and turnementâ— The enterprisers of the 〈◊〉 iusts Goodlie sheâ—â— delightfull Pallas knights the defendants Another band of horssemen richlie 〈◊〉 Eight knights armeâ— at all paints * From head 〈◊〉 Dimas knights A conceipt or deuise of a pâ—rke with 〈◊〉 c. The kings wisedome in preuenting an inconuenients Henrie the duke of Buckinghams brother created erle of Wilshire A great plague in Calis A parlement Empson and Dudleie atteinted of treason Polydor. Most of the 〈◊〉 of the coâ—â—cell against Empson Matters obiected against Empson Wrong mainteined against the kings liâ—ge people Iniurie doone to the kings wards A charge of manifest oppression and extortion Empson
thrée actuall rebellions He reuiued and put in execution the lawes for the abolishing of coine and liuerie He deuised the planting of presidents in the remoter prouinces He deuised the lawes for the distribution of the Irish couÌ„tries into shire ground He increased the reuenues ten thousand pounds yerlie His buildings fortifications and other necessarie works for the benefit and good of the countrie He built conuenient rooms for the kéeping and preseruation of the records which before were neglected He caused thâ— statutes of Ireland to bâ— imprinted which neuer before were published He procured some Englishmen to be sent ouer for the better administration of iustice A great fuâ—therer of all publike works The great loue he got him in all plâ—â—ces where he serued His carefulnesse in the seruice of the state Uerie expert and able he was of a bad clerke in time to frame a good secretarie Of great facilitie in dispatch of common causes A great desire to doo for all men A tender father to his children and a louing master to his seruants Solâ—â—ario homini atque in agro vitam agenti opinio iustitiae necessaria est He was intirelie beloued of the officers of hir maiesties houshold He was dubbed knight the same daie sir William Cecill was He died at the bishops palace 〈◊〉 Worcester His death greatlie bemoned His corps was buried at Penshurst The time of my ladie Sidneis death Sir Philip sir Robert and maister Thomas Sidneis Marie countesse of Penbroke William lord Herbert of Cardiffe The commendation of sir Philip Sidneie Lord gouernor oâ— Uâ—â—ssingen commonlie called Flâ—â—shing He surpriseâ— Arell in Flanders He drowned the countrie by making 〈◊〉 entrie into thâ— sea No resistance made by Mondragon Grauelin His hurt at the incounter néere Zutphen The daie of the death of sir Philip Sidneie Omnis virtus nos ad se allicit facÃtque vt diligamus eos in quibus inesse videatur tamen iusticia liberalitas id maximè efficit Thomas Louelace condigâ—liâ— punished by iudgement of the honorable court in the Star-chamber for counterfeiting of letters c. I. S. Henrie Ramelius ambassador out of Denmarke The Danish ambassador honorablie interteined The maiestie of the English court Heuenlie musike in the queens chapell The ambassador of Denmarke seeth the roiall seruice of the quéene of England Recreations and disports for prince and people This Crosbie â—as a knight 〈◊〉 his gift to 〈◊〉 of â—ondon pag. â—â— â—50 The ambasâ—â—dor deparâ—â—th home toâ—ards Denâ—arke â—ord Edâ—ard earle of Rutland ambassador into Scotland The quéenes maiestie hath speciall care of christian religion to be preserued and propagated â— league betweene England and Scotland confirmed Sée more of this ambassage in the historie of Scotland pag. 456. 〈…〉 The horrible conspiracie of â—abington â—ther his 〈◊〉 traitors 〈◊〉 sâ—oursed by â— F. Sir Wolstan Dixie lord maior of London Anthonie Ratcliffe and Henrie Prannell shiriffes Sir Francis Drake his turne into England 〈◊〉 his last 〈◊〉 finished Hispaniola in old time called Ophir The returne of sir Francis Drake into England with great riches c. Manie voiages of great difficultie haue beene vndertaken but failed in the issue Traitors indicted arreigned and condemned at Westminster I. S. The first seuen condemned without anie iurie The effect of the last seuen their tresons notable The place of their execution was sometime the méeting place of their consultation The order of the traitors executed Iohn Ballard preest persuader of Babington to these odious treasons executed How Ballard was affected at his death Ballards sophisticall asking of the queens maiestie forgiuenesse Anthonie Babington esquier executed A note of Babingtons pride at the verie instant of his execution Iohn Sauage gentleman executed The fruites that issue from listening to the counsell of Iesuits Romanists and Rhemists Robert Barnewell gentleman executed Chidiocke Tichborne esquire executed Charls Tilneie a pensioner executed Edward Abington esquier executed his thretning spéech Throgmortons prophesie and Abingtons of like truth in euent Thomas Salisburie esquier executed The last seuen traitors executed with great fauour Salisburie acknowledgeth his greeuous offense a note of repentance Uiolence forbidden by Salisburie Henrie Dun gentleman executed The ambitious humour of Henrie Dun. Edward Iones esquier executed Forren inuasion reproued by Iones Iohn Trauers Iohn Charnocke gentlemen executed Robert Gage executed Hir maiesties gratiousnesse commended by this traitor Hypocrisie of Robert Gage Ierom Bellamie gentleman executed One of the Bellamies hanged himselfe in the Tower Ex libello I. Nich. typis C.B. excuso 1581. Sée be fore pag 1357 a 60 c. 1358 v 60 c. The causes that haue so long hindered king Philip to inuade England The reuerend regard that subiects ought to haue of their souereignes c. A gentleman iudged to die because he once thought to haue killed his prince A seuere law against treason A woman tratoresse well rewarded Against séeking after nouelties and to teach men to be well aduised c. Extreame kinds of torments in other countries for treason c. Traitors iustlie rewarded and yet nothing so as they deserue A prettie apolog allusorie to the present case of malcontents Seldome commeth the better Barnardino de Mendoza alwaies mischéefouslie minded against the state of England note his practises with Ballard The Scotish quéene is an actor in this purposed conspiracie Iohn Sauage had vowed and sworne to kill the quéene Babington vndertaketh the managing of the whole action note their tresons The Scotish quéene writeth vnto Babington in cipher with his aduise direction and request The Scotish quéenes aduise in this mischiefous plot fauoring altogither of inhumanitie Six gentlemen of resolution c. Ballard apprehended being readie to be imbarked and transported ouersea The conspirators disguised themselues thinking by that meane to shift the matter Magna est veritas praeualet How the popish catholiks are affected to the Scotish queene What the fugitiue diuines must doo for their parts Iu nefariam Babingtoni caeterorumque coniurationem hexastichon Sir Philip Sidneie slaine at Zutphen in Gelderland of whome sée more pag. 1554. Seminarie préests executed at Tiborn A tempestuous wind in October terrible and hurtfull The accidents noteworthie by meanes of this blustering wind A strange accident of a walnut trée blowne downe with the wind c. The third strange chance Ludgate of London newlie builded Parlement at Westminster Anno Reg. 29. The earle of Leicester returned from the low countries and arriued in England In reditum magnanimi herois Roberti Comitis Lecestrij 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gratulatorium T. N. The parlement proroged line 30 The danger of the ouerthrow of the true religion The perill of the state of the realme The sentence giuen against the Scotish queene solemnlie proclamed An abridgment of the orders deuised for the reléefe of the poore in this time of dearth c. Starch F. T. Anonymall or namelesse chronicles treating wholie or in part of England The conclusion