sent the Bishop of Imola to treate of peace betwixt Richarde King of Englande and Iames king of ScotlaÌ„d Iames king of Scottes hauing not long before made diuers incursions roades into England and that to his profite hee sewed therevpon for a truce which came to passe euen as king Richarde wished so that condiscending to haue a communication Commissioners appoynted on the behalfe of the king of England and Scotlande to treatâ—… for a peace at Notingham commissioners were appoynted for both partes to meete at Notyngham y e seuenth day of September nexte ensuing For the King of Scottes there appeared Colin Earle of Argile the Lorde Cambell and the Lord Chancellor of ScotlaÌ„d William Bishop of Abirdene Robert Lord Lyle Laurence Lord Oliphant Iohn Drummound of Stubhall Archybald Duytelaw Archdeacon of Lawden and Secretary to king Iames Lyon king of armes and Duncan Dundas For king Richard there came Richard Bishop of S. Assaph Iohn Duke of Norfolke Henry Erle of Northumberlande Thomas Lord Stanley George Stanley Lord Straunge Iohn Gray Lord Powes Richarde Lord Fitzhugh Iohn Gunthorpe keeper of the Kings priuie seale Thomas Barrow master of the Rolles sir Thomas Bryan chiefe iustice of y e common place Sir Richarde Ratclife Knighte William Catesby Richard Salkeld Esquires These counsellers in the latter end of September after sundry meetings and communications had togither concluded as followeth a peace to bee had betwixt both the Realmes for y e space of three yeres â—…â—…eaâ—…e conâ—â—d for â—…re yeeres the same to begin at the rising of the sunne on the .29 of September in the yeere .1484 and to continue vnto the setting of the sunne on the .29 of September in the yeere .1487 during whyche tearme it was agreed that not onely all hostilitie and warre shuld ceasse betwixt y e two Realmes but that also al ayde and abaitement of enimies should be auoided and by no colorable meanes or way in any case vsed The towne and Castell of Barwike to remayne in the Englishmens haÌ„ds for the space of the sayde tearme with the same boundes as the Englishmen possessed it at that season when it was deliuered to the ScottishmeÌ„ by king Henry the sixt It was likewise condiscended that all other Castels holdes and fortresses during the tearme of the sayde three yeeres should abide in the hands of those that held them at that present the Castell of DuÌ„bar only excepted The Castell of Dunbar in the Englishmens hands â—…n article for the Castell of Dunbar This Castell of Dunbar was deliuered vnto the Englishmen by the Duke of Albany when he fled into France and so remained in their haÌ„ds at that time of concluding this truce Herevppon by reason the Scottish commissioners had not authoritie to conclude any ful agreement for that Castell vnlesse the same might be restored vnto y e king their masters hands it was accorded that if the king of Scots within the space of .40 dayes next ensewing did intimate his resolute refusall to be agreeable that the sayd Castell shoulde remayne in the Englishmens hands aboue y e space of sixe moneths that then during that tearme of sixe moneths those that kepte the Castell for the Englishmen should remayne in quiet and not be troubled nor molested by any kind of meanes by the sayde King of Scottes or any other by hys procurement so that they within y e Castell likewise absteyned from making any issues or reisses vpon the Scottishe people And if after that the sayd tearme of sixe moneths were once expired it should chance that any warre arose for defending or recouering the sayd Castell yet the truce shuld endure for all other rightes and possessions notwithstaÌ„ding that it might be lawfull to do what lay in any of their powers eyther for winning or defending the foresaid Castel as though no truce had bene concluded It was further agreed An article for Traytors that no traytor of eyther Realme shoulde be receyued by y e Prince of y e other Realm and if any traytor or Rebell chanced to arriue in eyther Realme the Prince thereof to deliuer him vpoÌ„ demauÌ„d made An article for Scottishmen already being in England Scottes already abiding in England sworne to the king there may remain stil so their names be certified to y e Scottish King within .40 days An article for the Wardens of the marches If any Warden of eyther Realm shuld inuade y e others subiects he to whome such WardeÌ„ is subiect shal within sixe days proclaime him traytor certifie the other Prince thereof within .2 days A clause to be put in safeconducts An article for such as should serue eyther Princes in warre And in euery safeconduct this clause shoulde be conteyned Prouided alwayes that the 〈◊〉 nor of this safeconduct be no traytor If any of the subiects of eyther Prince do presume to aide 〈◊〉 mainteyne or serue any other Prince against any of the contractors of this truce then it shall be lawfull to him to whome hee shewed himselfe enimie to apprehende and attach the sayd subiect going comming or tarying within any of hys dominions Colleagues comprised in the truce Colleagues comprised in this truce if they woulde assente thereto on the Englishe part were these the king of Castell and Leon the king of Arragone y e king of Portingale y e Archduke of Austrich and Burgoine and the Duke of Britaine On the Scottishe parte Charles the French king Iohn King of Denmarke Norway the Duke of GelderlaÌ„d the Duke of Britayne Lorne and Lunday excepted The Lordship of Lorne in the Realme of Scotland and the Iland of Lunday lying in the riuer of Seuerne in the Realme of Englande were not comprehended in this agreement This concord peace and amitie thus concluded was appoynted to be published y e first day of October in the most notable cities and townes of both the Realmes For y e sure obseruation keeping performance of this truce and league there were appointed for conseruators on y e Scottish side Dauid Earle of Crawford Lord Lindsey George Erle of Huntley Lord Gordon and Badzenath Iohn Lord Darnlye Iohn Lord Kenedy Robert Lord Lâ—…e Patrick Lord Haleene Laurence Lord Oliphant William Lorde Borthwike sir Iohn Rosse of Halâ—…herâ—… sir Gilbert Iohnson of Elphyâ—…ston sir Iohn Lundy sir Iohn Ogâ—â—â—y of Arly sir Robert Hamilton of Fâ—…galton Sir WillaÌ„ BalÈe of Lamington sir Iohn Kenedy of Blarqbone sir Iohn Wenâ—…es sir W. Rochwen Edward Stochton of Kirke paty Iohn Dâ—â—as Iohn Rosse of Mountgrenan Esquires It was further agreed Commissioners appointed to meete at Loughmaâ—…an that Commissioners shoulde meete at Loughmaâ—…an the eyghteene day of Nouember aswell for redresse of certayne offences done on the West marches as also for declaring and publishing the peace On y e English part the Lord Dacres the Lord Fitzbugh sir Richard Ratcliffe sir Christopher Moreshye sir Richard Salkeild or three of theÌ„ For y e Scots
that things went not as they wished reised an army The nobles rayse an army agayne caused the dead Kings bloudy shirt to be borne afore thē for a Banner and comming forwards towardes Striu◅ng againste the yong King They were ouerthrowen were ouerthrowen at Tolymosse where y e Lennox men and sundry other of the Barons side were slayne as the Lorde of Kiltrucht and other taken and hanged for their offences The King called a Parliamēt at Edinburgh A Parliament which was holden the sixt of October where hee being moued of clemencie A generall pardon graunted a generall pardō to al those that came in field at Striueling w t his father against him appoynted euery one to haue speciall pardons thervpō vnder his seales He likewise dispensed with the heires of them that were slayne with his father there in field appoynting thē their particuler dispensations vnder his seales after the same manner Further it was ordeyned that all Iustices Sherifes Stewards Baylifes Lieuetenants and other which had offices in heritage and had bene with his father at the fielde shoulde bee suspended from the same offices for the tearme of three yeares and those which had offices for life or for tearme of yeares should be vtterly excluded from the same Moreouer he tooke order that all such goodes as had beene taken from landed men and burgesses should be restored to them againe except that which was taken from such landed men and burgesses as were in the fielde agaynst him for that was deemed a lawfull pray It was also iudged that the death of his father came vppon him through his owne default and that king Iames the fourth then raigning and al his adherents and partakers in that field were innocent and guiltlesse of all slaughter made there at that time and clearely acquit of al pursuit and occasion thereof the three estates graunting to giue their seales to testifie the same with y e kings great seale of the realme to be shewed to the Pope the kings of France Spaine Denmarke and other princes their confederates And for the ceassing of theft reif and such other great enormities the king was appoynted to ryde in person once euerie yeare through all partes of the Realme And certaine noble men were ordeyned to exercise iustice in euerie shire next adioyning to the places where they had theyr chiefe residence and herevnto they gaue their othes to be diligent in the administration of iustice Those ordinances were right well obserued all the dayes of king Iames the fourth his life tyme so that the realme was reduced to great tranquillitie and gouerned in good peace and iustice Furthermore all giftes made by his father in preiudice of the crowne were reuoked from the seconde day of Februarie immediately preceeding his death to the day in which he was slaine 1489 A mariage sought for the king Also an Esquier and an Heralde were sente into Fraunce Spaine and other places to learne where the king might bee a suter for some greate Ladie to ioyne with him in mariage Moreouer beside these there were sent honourable Ambassadors into Fraunce Spaine and Denmarke to renue the olde amities and leagues betwixt those Realmes and Scotland as had bin vsed in the dayes of this kings progenitors His two brethren the Duke of Rossay and the Earle of Mar he caused to be brought vp in good nuriture and vertuous exercise appointing to them such liuings for maintenaunce of their estates as his father had assigned them For his Counsell he chose a certaine number of the Prelates noble men and barons of his realm such as were thought most meetest taking thys order that sixe of them at the least shoulde continually remaine aboute him by whose aduise hee shoulde do all things that touched the affayres of the Realme and in case anye thing was done without their aduice the same shoulde be adiudged voyde and not to be obeyed and this was inviolably kept all his dayes When the Esquier and Heralde were returned againe into Scotland 1491 which had beene to visite straunge Countreys and made report of that they had seene there was a Parliament holden in which it was ordeined that the Bishop of Glasco the Erle Bothwell and others should go as Ambassadours to sue for the kings mariage in place where it shoulde be most expedient and moste to the kings lyking Great variance rose betwixt the Archbishop of Saint Androwes and the Bishop of Glasco Two Archbishops striue for the preheminence touching the preheminence of theyr iurisdiction which drewe the noble men into factions tyll the king commaunded the same to ceasse and that they should trie it by law afore competent iudges The king about the same time tooke order for the encrease of some number of shippes to bee had in his Realme Prouision is made for shippes and that euery hauen town should build some aswel for fishing as to transport marchandise from place to place The Lordes and Barons and such other as woulde were commaunded to helpe the Marchantes towarde the buylding of suche shippes and for good ensample the king caused to make certain shippes at his owne charges which might vse the trade of fishing Moreouer Prouision made for learning the king considering the ignorance that was amongest the landed men of his realme when they should passe vpon Inquests he ordeyned that euery landed man shoulde put his eldest sonne to schole that he might learne perfitely the lawes of the realme this vpon great forfeyture Thus in the beginning of his raigne diuerse good lawes and constitutions were made for the aduauncement of the common wealth which he caused to be duely obserued and kept during hys tyme. The Pope sent a Protonotarie called Forman into Scotland A Protonotary sent into Scotlande with a Rose with a Rose and a Scepter of gold to be presented vnto the king desiring him to p◅rseuer in godlinesse honour and vertue as he had begonne The most part of this yeare 1492 the king spent in ryding abrode through all partes of his realme to see iustice ministred specially in the North parts The king goeth on progresse where the people are cōmōly furthest out of order There was shortly after some appearance of warres betwixt Englande and Fraunce wherevpon king Charles sent vnto king Iames requiring him of assystance if it came to passe that the English men did inuade France and further declared that he had one with him called Richarde Duke of Yorke seconde sonne to king Edwarde the fourth who had beene preserued now many yeares secretely by his Aunt Margaret Duches of Burgoin and therfore was iust inheritor vnto the realm of England whō he would send into Scotlande praying the king to assyst him to recouer his rightfull heritage the said realme of England And shortlye after herevpon Perkyn Warbecke the sayde feyned Duke whose ryght name was Perkin Warbecke as in the Englishe Hystorie it appeareth arriued in
Admirall of the Seas which thing brought to passe be would deliuer the English Nauie into the hands of the sayde King Philippe Herevpon was he set at libertie and ouer hee commeth into Englande And for as muche as he was knowne to bee a manne of syngular and approoued valyauncye King Edwarde receyued hym verye courteously who remembring hys promysed practise to the Frenche King fell in hande by procuring friendes to bee made Admirall of the Seas But King Edwarde as God woulde haue it denied that sute The French king sendeth forth a fleet against englaÌ„d Abingdon The French king in the meane time hauing prepared his nauie coteining three hundred saile what with the Gasleys and other Ships for hee had got diuerse doth fro Merselles Genoa sent the same forth to the seas that vpon such occasion the king of Englande might also sende forth his Fleete But the Frenche name comming neare to the coast of Englande and lying at Ancre certaine dayes looking for sir Thomas Turberuile when hee came not at the day prefixed the Captaynes of the Frenche fleete appoynted one of theyr Vesselles to approche neare to the shore and to sette a lande certaine persons that knewe the Countrey to vnderstande and learne the cause of suche stay They beeing taken of the Englishe men and examined coulde make no direct answere in theyr owne excuse and so were put to death Abingdon Some write that they sent fiue Galleys towards the shore to suruey the coast of the which Galleys one of them aduauncing forth afore hir fellowes arriued at Hide neare to Rumney hauen where the English men espying hir to draw the French men a lande feigned to flie backe into the Countrey but returning sodainly vppon the enimies French men slaine A Gally burnt they slue the whole number of them being about two hundred and fifty persons They set fire on the Galley also and burned hir The Admirall of the French fleete kindled in anger herewith sayled streight vnto Douer and there landing with his people Douer robbed by the French robbed the towne and Priorie The townesmen being striken with feare of the sodaine landing of their enimies fled into the Countrey and raysed people on 〈◊〉 side the which being assembled togither in 〈◊〉 numbers towards euening came to Douer 〈◊〉 inuading such French meÌ„ as were strayed abroâ—â— to seeke prayes slue theÌ„ downe in suâ—… 〈◊〉 places The French Admiral which had bene 〈◊〉 at the day in pâ—…ring the towne The 〈…〉 hearing the noyse of those Frenchmen that came running towardes the sea side streight ways getteth him to his shipâ—… with such pillage as he could take with him The other French men whiche were gâ—…e abrode into the Countrey to fetche prayes and coulde the come to theyr shippes in tyme were statue euery mothers sonne Some of them hid themselues in the corne fieldes and were after slaine of the Country people Frenchâ—… 〈…〉 Douer There was little lesse than .viij. hundred of them thus slaine by one meane and other at that time There were not manye of the men of Douer slain for they escaped by â—…ight at the first entrie made by the Frenchmen But of women and children there dyed a great number for the enimyes spared none There was also an olde Monke slaine named Thomas a man of suche vertue as the opinion went 〈◊〉 after his deceasse many myracles through 〈◊〉 were shewed Sir Thomas Turberuile being troubled in his minde that he could not bring his trayterous purpose to passe beganne to assay another way which was to procure Iohn Ballioll King of Scotlande to ioyne in league with the Frenche K. but ere any of his practises coulde be brought aboute his treason was reuealed Sir 〈…〉 and he coâ—…st thereof was put to execution Nic. Triuet Nich. Tri. saith y t he had promised the French king to cause Wales to reuolt froÌ„ K. Edwarde and that by procurement of the Prouost of Paris he consented to worke such treason And as some write Caxton hee did not onely homage vnto the FreÌ„ch K. but also left two of his sonnes in pledge for assurance to worke that which he had promised His secretarie that wrote the letters vnto the French K. coÌ„teining his imagined treasons Abingâ—… with other aduertisements touching king Edwardes purposes fearing least the matter by some other meanes might come to light as well to his destruction as his maisters for concealing it disclosed the whole to the king He hauing knowledge that he was bewrayed by his seruant fled out of the Court but such diligence was vsed in the pursute of him that he was taken within two dayes after and brought backe agayne to London where he was conuicted of the treason so by â—…yâ—… imagined and therfore finally put to death This yeare the Cleargie gaue to the king the tenth part of their goodes the Citizens a sixt part and the commons a twelfth part or rather â—…s Euersden hath the Burgesses of good towâ—…s gaue the seueÌ„th and the commons abrode the .xj. peny â—…e death of â—…ble men The same yeare died Gilbert de Clary Earle of Gloucester which left issue behinde him be got of his wife the Countesse Ioan the kings daughter beside three daughters one yong sonne named also Gylbert to succeede him as his he yâ—…e The Countesse his wife after hir husbandes decease maried a knight of meanâ—… estate borne in the Byshoprike of Dâ—…resme 〈◊〉 Raule â—…uthermer â—…dded the â—…tesse of â—…ucester named Sir Raâ—…e Monthermer that that 〈…〉 Earle â—…ee fyrst husbande in hys lyfe tyme. The king at the first tooke displeasure herewith but at length thorow the high valiantie of the knight diuerse tymes shewed and apparantly approued the matter was so well taken that he was entituled Erle of Glocester and aduanced to great honor 〈…〉 Iohn Romain Archbishop of Yorke also this yeare died after whom one Henry de Newinarke dâ—…aue of the Colledge there succeded Moreouer the same yeare William de Valence Earle of Pembroke departed this life and lyeth buryed at Westmynster and then Aimer his sonne succeeded him â—…e king of 〈◊〉 concluâ—… a league â—…h the FreÌ„ch 〈…〉 Iohn king of Scotlande â—…anceth his sonne Edwarde Ballioll with the daughter of Charles on Valâ—…ys brother to the French king and conchideth with the sayde Frenche king a league against the king of England Nothing moued the Scottishe king so much hereto as the affection which he bare towards his natiue Countrey for he was a French man borne lord of Harecourt in Normandie which sâ—…gnorie was after made an Earledome by Philip du Valoys King of Fraunce â—…at VVest The Scottishmen had chosen .xij. Peeres that is to say foure Bishops foure Earles and foure Barons by whose aduise and counsayle the King shoulde gouerne the Realme by whom he was induced also to consent vnto such accorde wyth the French men contrarie to his promised fayth giuen to king
mentioned betwixt the King of Englande and Fraunce at the sute of the Pope so that K. Edwarde shoulde haue resigned hys title and clayme to the Crowne of Fraunce and y e FreÌ„ch King should haue giuen ouer vnto him y e whole Duchie of Guyenne to holde the same freely without knowledging of resort or superioritie or doing any manner of homage for the same but suche delayes were made and the sute so prolonged by the Pope that the Earle of Derby whiche with others were sente to him aboute thys matter returned withoute speede of his purpose for the whych he went The same yeare in October an Englishe archer of the gaâ—…ison of Caleis named Iohn of Dancaster by licence of the Lord deputie of Caleis tooke with him threescore persons menne of armes and archers and in the nighte that goeth before the feast day of Saint Vincent in the last quarter of the same nighte hee commyng to the Castell of Guynes founde as well the watch as other fast a sleepe wherevpon hee passed a water that adioyned to the Castell wading vp to the girdell and so came to the wall where he and hys company rearing vp ladders mounted by y e same so secretely that slaying the watche beeing not past three or four persons that were on y e walles they entred the Castell The Castell of Guynes wonne and finding the Frenchmen a sleepe sleWe those that vppon their wakening made anye defence and tooke the residue whome they suffered to departe and by thys meanes they wanne the Castell finding greate store of vittayles within and so as they founde it they kepte it to the Kyng of Englande vse The French histories declare that one GuilliaÌ„ de Beauconroy that was Captayne of this Castell betrayed y e place to y e englishmeÌ„ for a suÌ„me of money and when the Frenche King required restitution â—…lidor bycause the truce was not yet expired he was shifted off with this forged answer y e nothing was excepted by the assurance of the truce concerning things that shoulde be bought and solde The Frenchman that betrayed it was shortly after put to execution at Amiens â—…otes and â—…e grotes â—…st coigned In this yeare were the first peeces of siluer called groates and halfe groates of foure pence and two pence the peece stamped by the Kinges appoyntment through the counsell of William de Edington Byshop of Winchester Lorde Treasorer Before that time there were no other coignes but the Noble halfe noble and quarter noble with the peeces of siluer called sterlings Bycause these newe peeces wanted of the weight of the olde sterling coigne the prices as well of vittayles as of other wares did dayly rise and seruauntes and workemen waxing more craftie than beforetime they had bin demaunded greater wages This yeare 1352 An. reg 26. vpon the euen of the Assumption of our Lady Sir Iohn Bentley Knight as theÌ„ Lord warden of Britaigne fought with the L. Guy de Nealle Marshall of Fraunce lately ransomed out of captiuitie in the parties of Britaine neere to a place called Movron Movron betwixte Rennes and Pluremell where the sayd Marshal was slayne togither with the Lorde of Briquebeke the Chateline of Beauvais and dyuers other both Britons and Frenchmen 135â—… An. reg 27. â—…ho VVals 〈◊〉 the printed â—…ooke of staâ—…tes it should â—…peare that â—…is ParliameÌ„t â—…s rather â—…olden in the â—…5 yeare of â—…his Kings â—…oigne In the seuen and twentith yeare of his raigne King Edwarde helde a Parliamente at Westminster after the feast of Easter in which an ordinance was deuised what wages seruauntes and labourers should be allowed prohibiting theÌ„ to receyue aboue the rate whiche they were accustomed to take before the yeare of the great mortalitie Seruantes and labourers were in deede growen to bee more subtill than before time they had bin but by reason that the prices of thinges were enhaunced it is like they demaunded greater wages than they hadde done before time and one cause of the dearth was imputed to the newe coigne of money beeing of lesse weight in the alley thereof than before it had bin so that the Bishoppe of Winchester being Lord Treasorer who hadde counselled the king to ordeine those groates and halfe groates was euill spoken of amongest the people In this Parliament there were statutes also made â—…tatutes for â—…aking of â—…othes that clothes should in length and breadth through the Realme beare the same assise as was ordeined in the ParliameÌ„t holden at Northampton Also that all weares milles Weares and â—…illes and other lettes should be remoued forth of riuers that might be any hinderance for ships botes or lighters to passe vp and down the same But these good ordinaunces tooke little or none effect by reason of bribes that walked abroad and friendshippe of Lordes and greate men that sought rather their owne commodities than the common wealthes Shortely after the feaste of Pentecoste Creations of noble men the Earle of Derbie and Lancaster was made Duke of Lancaster and Raufe Lord Stafforde was created Earle of Stafforde Whereas there had bin a treatie betwixte the lordes of Britaine and the king of Englande not onely for the deliueraunce of the lorde Charles of Bloys The Lorde Charles of Blois but also for the matching of his eldest sonne in marriage with one of king Edwards daughters and so to enioy the Dukedome in peace This matter was so farre forewardes that in the yeare last passed the said lorde Charles leauing two of his sonnes and a daughter in pledge for the paymeÌ„t of .xl. M. florens agreed vpon for his raunsome hee was permitted to retourne into Britaine to prouide that money and withall to procure a dispensation that his eldest sonne might marrie with one of king Edwards daughters notwithstanding that otherwise they were within the degrees of coÌ„sanguinitie prohibiting them to marrie Heerevppon this yeare about Michaelmas hee retourned into Englande with the same dispensation but bycause aboute the same time the Britons had taken by stelth an Ilande wyth a Castell therein that the Englishmen had kepte and put all those whiche they founde therein to the sworde the saide Lorde Charles otherwise Duke of Britaine lost the Kings fauour so that he woulde heare no more of any suche aliance by way of marriage as had bin coÌ„muned of before by reason wherof the Brittish lords that were in great number come ouer with the lorde Charles de Blois were coÌ„streined to returne home without atchieuing any part of their purpose leauing the saide lorde Charles and his children behinde them still here in Englande Debate betwixt the Dukes of Brunswike Lancaster The fourth daye of September the Duke of Brunswicke and the Duke of Lancaster should haue fought a combate in Paris about certayne wordes that the Duke of Lancaster shoulde speake in derogatioÌ„ of the Duke of Brunswikes honor for the which the sayd Duke had appealed him in the Court of Fraunce but when
hys father hadde trauailed in heate and colde wyth great anguishe and troubles incessantly to make a conquest of Fraunce that rightfully apperteyned vnto them and nowe to hyâ—… in whiche warres he might likewise remember how many Lordes noble men and good commons of bothe Realmes had loste their liues and what chardges bothe the Realmes likewise bare in mainteining those warres and nowe the â—…pitie greater burthens were laide vppon the neckes of the englishe subiectâ—… for the supportation of his charges by reason wherof they wer so lowe brought said they that they haue not to pay their rents so by such meanes was his power decaied his lords brought behind haÌ„d VVealthe of the people in the glorye of the Prince and suretie of his raigne al his people sore enpouerished as that Kyng cannot be poore that hath riche people so cannot he be rich that hath poore coÌ„mons as he tooke hurte by such inconueniences â—…hauÌ„cing through euill counsellours that were aboute hym so the lords and noblemen susteined no lesse hurt eche one after his estate and calling And if remedie were not in time prouided through his helping hand the realme must needes fall in ruine and the default should be imputed to hym to those his euill counsellors By these the like persuasions the K. was induced to come to the parliament according to his appointment he came indeede Change of officers by the parliament Soone after his comming was Iohn Fortham byshop of Durham dischardged of his office of Lord Treasorer and in his place was appoynted one Iohn Gilberte Byshoppe of Hereforde that was a Frier of the order of preachers a man more eloquent than faithfull as some reported of hym Also the Earle of Suffolke was dischardged of hys office of Lorde Chauncellour and Thomas Arundell Byshoppe of Elye placed in hys roomthe by whole consent of the Parliament The same Earle of Suffolke was chardged wyth many and right great enormious crimes fraudes falseties and treasons whiche hee hadde practized to the great preiudice of the Kyng and Realme The Earle of Suffolke greuously ned by the Parliament house for sundry his offâ—…ces and thervpon was coÌ„mitted to warde in the Castell of Windsor Notwythstanding they adiudged him not to death as some write nor disgraded him of y e honor of knighthood but condemned him to pay a fine of .xx. M. marks and also to forfeit .j. M. pouÌ„ds of yerely rentes which hee had purchased But other write that notwithstanding the K. was sore offended for the accusations brought against the said erle of Suffolke and others whom he loued and was lothe to heare any euill of yet he was constreined at length after he had shifted off the matter by sundry deuises to appoint certaine persones with full power and auctoritie to heare and in iudgement to determine those matters The duke of Gloucester therefore and the Earle of AruÌ„dell were apointed as iudges which whilest the King as yet was absent who got hym forth of the way of purpose bycause he woulde not be present at the condeÌ„natioÌ„ of those whome hee moste entirely â—…oned and fauoured wente earnestly in hande with their busines and so at length as WalsinghaÌ„ hath the earle of Suffolke was conuict found giltie of sundry crimes trespasses naughtie partes for which it was thought that he deseened to lose his life goods but he was yet suffred as y e same WalsinghaÌ„ saiâ—…th to goe abroade vnder fuerty certaine great men being bounde for him in great sums of mony But what order so euer was taken for the punishmeÌ„t of him sure it is hee was displaced froÌ„ his office of chauÌ„cellorship as before ye haue heard and further the lords other estates in this parliameÌ„t coÌ„sidering y t through couetousnesse of the newe deposed officers the kings tresure had bin imbeselde leudly wasted prodigally spent XIII lordes appointed by Parliament to haue the gâ—…uernement of the realme vnder the king nothing to his profit there wer in this parliameÌ„t .xiij. lords chosen to haue ouersight vnder the K. of y e whole gouernment of the realme as by their coÌ„missioÌ„ in the statuts of the .x. yere of this king it dothe in y e booke of statutes at large apeare Of these .xiij. ther wer iij. of the new officers named as the bishop of Elie L. chauÌ„cellor y e bishop of Herford L. treasorer Nich. Abbot of Waltham L. keeper of the priuy seale y e other .x. were these Wil. archbishop of Canterbury AlexaÌ„der archebishop of Yorke EdmuÌ„d Langly duke of Yorke Tho. Duke of Gloucester Wil. bishop of Winchester Tho. bishop of Excester Rich. erle of AruÌ„del Rich. L. Scrope Iohn L. Deberoux Moreouer at y t kings instance and earnest sute it was grauÌ„ted y e Rob. de Veer late Marques of Dublin nowe newly created Duke of Ireland shuld haue receiue to his own vse xix M. markes that y e frenchmen were to giue for y e heires of the L. Charles de Blois that remained here in England which Charles in times past chalenged as his rightfull inheritance the duchie of Britain against the erle of MoÌ„tfort This grauÌ„t was made to the duke of IrelaÌ„d with conditioÌ„ that beeing furnished wyth this mony he shuld passe ouer into IrelaÌ„d before y e next Easter there to recouer 〈…〉 as the K. had giueÌ„ to him for aswell 〈◊〉 as y e coÌ„mons wer so desirous to hâ—… 〈…〉 y t they wished y e realm rather to sâ—… 〈…〉 treasure 〈…〉 thaÌ„ to haue his presence and 〈…〉 to allure him to fâ—…llyâ—… The 〈◊〉 vâ—… y e 〈…〉 Armony sued for a safe conduit to 〈…〉 ouer into this â—…de to speake with y e 〈…〉 had bin about y e mouing of some peace 〈…〉 y e .ij. realmes of EnglaÌ„d FrauÌ„ceâ—… 〈…〉 meaning was suspected to be to magâ—… 〈◊〉 but to benefit himself by reâ—…ing of 〈◊〉 good gifts at the kings bouÌ„tiful hands 〈…〉 not grauÌ„ted In this meane time also 〈◊〉 the freÌ„ch K. with such a coÌ„panie of 〈…〉 other lords as had not bin hearde of still â—…tinued in Flanders staying aswel fâ—… conuenient winde as for y e comming of the duke of Berry it chaunced y e certaine english shippes they wafred the seas Tvvo of the french king ships take vvith a gâ—…t price in 〈…〉 met with .ij. of the french ships y t were sailing towards Sâ—…uise fighting with theÌ„ tooke theÌ„ brought them to these Sandwich In these ships party of y e closâ—… wall of wood wherof ye haue heath was sold the master carpenter y t was the chiefe deuiser to frameâ—…t being an english maÌ„ borne but banished his cauÌ„try afore y t time for some office Also there was fouÌ„d aboorde the same ships a master gunner that sometime had serued y e englishmeÌ„ at Callais wheÌ„ sir Hughe Caluerley was â—…tenaunt there Also diuers greate gunnes and engins to beate downe walles were fouÌ„d
vnreasonable to be rased or reformed After they had communed togithers dyuers times and remayned there a fifteene dayes they appointed to aduertise the two Kings of theyr whole doyngs and after nine dayes space to meete againe The Frenche Dukes rode to Abbeuile where the Frenche King then laye and the Englishe Dukes returning to Calais wrote to the King of England of all the whole matter The Duke of Gloucester was harder to deale with in eache behalfe concerning the conclusion of peace than was the Duke of Lancaster for he rather desired to haue had warre than any peace excepte such a one as shoulde bee greatly to the aduantage and honor of the Realme of Englande and therefore the commons of Englande vnderstanding hys disposition agreed that hee should be sent rather than any other For where in times past y e Englishmenne hadde greatly gayned by the warres of Fraunce as well the commons The Englishe Gentlemen maynteyned by the French warres as the Knightes and Esquiers who had by the same mainteyned their estate they could not giue their willing consents to haue any peace at all with the Frenchmen in hope by reason of the warres to profyte themselues as in times past they had done The Frenche King and the nobles of Fraunce were greately enclined to peace and so likewise was the King of England the Duke of Lancaster But the Frenchmen were so subtile The subtiltie of the Frenchmen and vsed so many darke and coloured words that the Englishmen had much adoe to vnderstaÌ„d them whiche offended much the Duke of Gloucester But neuerthelesse at the daye prefixed these foure Dukes met againe at Balingham and with the French Lords came the King of Armony newly retorned into France foorth of Grecia for into his owne countey â—…e durst not come The commissioners meete agayne the Turkes hauing conquered it except the strong Towne of Coniche The King of Armony which the Genewayes held The K. of Armonye woulde gladly that peace mighte haue bin established bitwixt Fraunce and Englande in hope to procure the sooner some ayde of the Kings to recouer his kingdome But to coÌ„clude after that the Dukes and other with them associate as assistants had diligently perused and examined the articles of their treatie they would not passe nor seale to anye Obscure and doutfull words to be opened till all darke and obscure words were cleerely declared opened and made perfect so that no generall peace mighte be concluded A truce for .4 yeres betwene Englande and Fraunce Notwithstanding yet as Froyssarte hath a truce for four yeares vppon certayne articles was agreed to be kept as well by sea as by lande It was thought that when they were at poynt to haue growen to agreement concerning many articles if the French King had not newly fallen into his former disease of frensie there had better effect followed of this treatie but by occasion of his sicknesse eache man departed before that anye principall articles coulde be fully ordered and made perfect The same time Sir Thomas Percy the yonger was made Lorde Warden of Burdeaux and Aquitaine An. reg 17. Great tempestes In September muche hurte was done thorough exceeding greate thunder lightning and tempestes whiche chaunced in many partes of Englande but speciallye in Cambridge shire where manye houses were brente with no small quantitie of corne Greate inundations and flouds of water followed shortly after in October Muche hurte done by great flouds in Suffolke whiche did muche hurt at Bury and New-market in Suffolke where it ouerthrew walles of houses and putte men and women in greate daunger of drowning A great plage in Essex In Essex also in September greate mortalitie fell by pestilence amongst the people whereof many died The Towne of Chierburg was restored againe to the King of Nauarre who had engaged it to the King of England for two thousand markes 1394 A Parliamente was holden at Westminster whiche began in the Octaues of Saint Hillarie The King purposing to goe ouer into Ireland required a subsedie the Cleargie graunted to him a whole teÌ„th toward the furnishing forth of that iourney if he wente himselfe if he wente not yet they agreed to giue to him the moâ—… of a tenth In time of this Parliamente there appeares great euill will to remayne betwixt the Duke of Lancaster and the Earle of Arundell for the Duke imposed to the Earle that about the exaltation of the Crosse Varlâ—… 〈…〉 duke of Lancaster and the Erle of â—…â—…ell hee lay wyth a company of armed men in the castell of Holte by Chester the same time that the country there rose against the Duke with their Capitaine Nicholas Clifton and his complices whome he ment as the Duke alledged to haue aided against him but the Erle this flatly denyed and with probable reasons so excused himselfe as the quarrell at length was taken vp and the parties for the time well quieted This yeare on Whitsonday beeing the seauenth of Iune Queene Anne departed this life The death of Queene Anne to the great griefe of hir husband King Richard who loued hir entierly She deceassed at Sheâ—…e and was buried at Westminster vpon y e South side of Saint Edwards Shrine The King tooke suche a conceyte with the house of Shene where she departed this life The K. deficeth the house of Shene bycause the queene dyed there that hee caused the buildings to bee throwen downe and defaced whereas the former Kings of this lande beeing weery of the Citie vsed customarilye thither to resorte as to a place of pleasure and seruing highly to theyr recuâ—…tion Thus the King the Duke of Lancaster and his sonne the Earle of Derby were widdowers all in one season for the Lady Constance Duches of Lancaster daughter to Peter Kyng of Spaine deceassed the last yeare whilest hir husbande the Duke of Lancaster was at the treatie in Fraunce and the same tyme also deceassed the Countesse of Derby wife to the Lorde Henry Earle of Derby Moreouer in this yeare .1394 Isabell Duchesse of Yorke departed this life that was halfe sister to the Duchesse of Lancaster beeing borne of one mother She was buried at Laâ—…gley This yeare in August An. reg 〈◊〉 A proclamation that 〈…〉 reâ—… 〈◊〉 their 〈◊〉 was a proclamation sette foorthe that all Irishmenne shoulde auoyde this lande and returne home into their owne Countrey before the feast of the Natiuitie of our Lady on payne of life The occasion of whiche proclamation was for that such multitudes of Irishmen were come ouer into this region in hope of gaine that the Countreys in Ireland subiect to England The English 〈…〉 almost 〈…〉 were in manner lefte voyde of people so that the enimies spoyled and wasted those Countreys at theyr pleasure finding fewe or none to withstande them And where King Edwarde the third had placed in Ireland his benche and Iudges with his Eschecker for the good administration of Iustice and
captayne was taken and shortly after put to deth as diuerse other were which the Burgonians bought of the English men that had taken them prisoners The Tower that stoode at the ende of the Bridge coulde not bee woonne At an other bickering also it chaunced that the Englishe men vnder the leading of the Earle of Augus or Kyme had the vpper hande Harding and tooke many prysoners which the Duke of Burgoigne woulde that they shoulde haue beene lykewise put to death as traytors to theyr Countrey but the sayd Earle of Angus answered for himselfe and the residue of the Englishmen that they woulde rather dye all in the place than suffer theyr prysoners to be vsed otherwyse than as men of warre ought to bee that is to haue their laies saued and to be raunsomed according as the law of Armes requyred and by that meanes they were preserued The Duke of Burgoigne hauing the worlde at will for the Duke of Orleans immediatelye after the losse of Saint Clou departing from S. Deuys got him into the highe Countryes sent home the Englishmen with heartie thanks and great rewardes This yeare Recor. Turris Creations of noble men the king created his brother Thomas Beauford Erle of Dorset and his sonne the Lord Thomas of Lancaster that was Lord stewarde of Englande and Erle of Aubemarle hee created duke of Clarence Iohn duke of Burgoigne Hall hauing now the gouernance both of the French king and his realme so persecuted the Duke of Orleauns and hys complyces The Orliancial faction sueth to the k. of England for ayde that finally they for theyr laste refuge requyred ayde of King Henrie sending ouer vnto hym certayne persons as theyr lawfull procuratours of the whiche one hight Alberte Aubemont a manne of greate witte learning and audacitie to offer in name of the confederates vnto the sayde Kyng Henrye and to hys sonnes certayne conditions whiche were made and concluded the yeare of our Lord .1412 the eight of May. The confederates of the Orleancial faction The names of the chiefe confederates were these Iohn duke of Berrie and Erle of Poictou Charles Duke of Orleans and Valois Earle of Blais Beamound Lorde of Coucie and Ach Iohn Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne Earle of Clearmont Forest and Lysle Lorde of Beauieu and Casteau Chinou Iohn Duke of Alanson Bernarde Earle of Arminacke and others The Articles of couenants which they offered to the k. of Englande The effect of the Articles which these confederates were agreed vpon touching their offer to the king of England were as followeth 1 First they offred their bodies finances and landes to serue the king of Englande his heyres and successors in all iust causes and actions sauing alwayes their allegiances knowing that he would not further enquire of them 2 Secondly they offred their sonnes daughters neces and nephewes and al other their kinsfolke to bee bestowed in mariages according to the pleasure of the king of England 3 Thirdly they offred their Castels townes treasures and all their other goodes to serue the foresayde king 4 Fourthly they offered theyr friendes allies and well wyllers to serue hym beeing the moste part of all the Nobles of Fraunce Churchmen Clearkes and honest Citizens as it should well appeare 5 Fiftly they offred to put him in possession of the Duchie of Guienne which they were ready to protest to belong to the king of Englande in lyke and semblable wyse in lybertie and franchises as any other king of Englande his predecessor had held and enioyed the same 6 Sixtly that they woulde bee readie to recognise the landes whiche they possessed within that Duchie to hold the same of the king of England as of the verye true Duke of Guienne promising all seruices homages after the best maner that might be 7 Seuenthly they promised to deliuer vnto the king as much as lay in them all townes and Castels apperteyning to the royaltie and seigniorie of the king of England which are in number xx townes and Castels and as to the regarde of other townes and fortresses whiche were not in their handes they would to the vttermost of their powers help the king of England his heyres to win them out of his aduersaries handes 8 Eightly that the duke of Berrie as vassall to the king of Englande and likewise the duke of Orleans his subiect and vassall should holde of him by homage and fealtie the landes and seigniories hereafter following that is to say the Duke of Berrie to holde onely the Countie of Ponthieu during his life and the Duke of Orleans to holde the Countie of Angulesme during his life and the Countie of Perigourt for euer and the Earle of Arminacke to holde foure Castels vpon certaine sureties and conditions as by Indenture should be appoynted For the which offers couenants and agreements they requested of the king of England to condiscend vnto these conditions ensuing 1 First that the king of England The condition which they ret◅ quested of the k. of England as Duke of Guienne shoulde defende and succor them as hee ought to do against al mē as their very lord and soueraigne and specially vntil they had executed iustice fully vpon the Duke of Burgoigne for the crime which he committed vpon the person of the Duke of Orleans 2 Secondly that hee shoulde assyst them agaynst the sayde duke of Burgoigne and his fautors to recouer againe their goodes which by occasion of the sayd duke and his friendes they had lost and bene depriued of 3 Thirdly that he shoulde likewise ayde them in all iust quarelles for recouering of domages done to their friends vassals and subiects 4 Fourthly to helpe and assyst them for the concluding and establishing of a firme peace betwixt both the realmes so farre as was possible And further they besought the king of England to send vnto them .viij. M. men to ayd thē agaynst the Duke of Burgoigne and his complices whiche dayly procured the French king to make warre vpon them seeking by al wayes and meanes how to destroy them The king of Englande louingly enterteyned the Messengers and vpon consideration had of their offers as wel for that he detested the shamefull murther of the Duke of Orleans which remayned vnpunished by support of such as mainteyned the duke of Burgoigne who as it appeared woulde keepe promyse no longer than serued his owne turne as also for that the same offers seemed to make greatly both for hys honour and profite thought that by the office of a King hee was bounde in duetie to succour them that cryed for Iustice and coulde not haue it and namely sithe in right they were his subiectes and vassalles hee oughte to defende them in mayntenaunce of his superioritie and Seigniorie Herevpon as Duke of Guienne he tooke vpon him to succour and defend them against all men The king of Englande taketh vpon him to defend the Orleantial faction as their verie Lorde and soueraigne and so
apparell other things as the englishmen had left for they took nothing but gold siluer iewels riche aparell and costly armour but the ploughmeÌ„ peasaÌ„ts lefte nothing behinde neither shirt noâ—… 〈◊〉 so that the bodies lay stark naked till 〈…〉 day on the whiche day diuers of the noble 〈◊〉 were conueied into their countries 〈…〉 mainaunte were by Phillip Earle Charâ—… 〈◊〉 sore lamenting the chaunce moued with â—…ty at his coste and chardge buried in a 〈◊〉 plot of grounde of .xv. C. yardes in the 〈◊〉 he caused to be made .iij. pittes wherein 〈◊〉 buried by accompte .v. M. and viii C. 〈◊〉 beside theÌ„ that were caried away by their 〈◊〉 and seruants and other which being 〈◊〉 died in hospitaries and other places 〈…〉 dolorous iourney and pitifull slaughter 〈◊〉 clerks of Paris made many lamentable 〈◊〉 complaining that the king reigned by will 〈◊〉 that counsellors were parciall affirâ—… 〈◊〉 noble men fled agaynst nature and that the â—…mons were destroied by their prediâ—… declaring also that the Clergie were 〈…〉 durste not saye the truthe and that the 〈◊〉 commons duly obeied and yet euâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…nishemeÌ„t for which cause by deuine 〈◊〉 on the lesse nuÌ„ber vanquished the greter â—…fore they concluded that al things went out of order and yet was there no man that 〈◊〉 to bring the vnruly to frame it was no 〈◊〉 thoughe this battaile was lamentable 〈◊〉 french nation for in it were taken and 〈…〉 flower of al the Nobilitie of Fraunce Noble and 〈◊〉 â—…wer taken prisoners Charles duke of 〈◊〉 nephew to the freÌ„ch K. Io. duke of Boâ—… the Lorde Bouciqualt one of the marshals of FrauÌ„ce which died in England wyth a mâ—…der of other lords knightes and esquieâ—… 〈…〉 leaste .xv C. beside the common people The 〈…〉 on the frenche 〈◊〉 Engliâ—… slains There were slaine in al of the frenche parte to the â—…ber of .x. M. men where of were Princes and noble men bearing baners Exxvj. of 〈◊〉 esquiers gentlemen in the whole were 〈◊〉 viij M.iiij C. of the whiche .v. C. were â—…bed knights the night before the battail 〈◊〉 of other the meaner sorte there died not 〈◊〉 xvj C. Amongest those of the Nobilitie that were slain these were the chiefest Charles lord de la Breth high constable of Fraunce Iâ—… of ChatiloÌ„ L. of DaÌ„pierre Admiral of France the L. Rambures master of the crosbowes de Guischard Dolphin greate master of Fraâ—… Io. duke of Alanson Anthony duke of Bâ—…baÌ„t brother to the duke of BurgoiÌ„ne Edward duke of Bar the erle of Neuers another â—…ther to the duke of Burgoine with the 〈◊〉 of Marle Vaudemont Beaumont Graâ—… Roussi Fanconberg Fois and Lesâ—…rake beside a greate number of Lords and Barons of name Of englishmeÌ„ there died at this battayâ—… Edward duke of Yorke the earle of Suffolke Sir Richard Kikeley Englishmen â—…yne and Dauy Gaâ—…e Esquier and of all other not aboue .xxv. persons if you will credite such as write miracles but other Writers of greater credite affirme that there were slaine aboue fiue or sixe C. persons Titus Liuius sayeth that there were slaine of Englishmen beside the Duke of Yorke and the Erle of Suffolke an C. persons at the first encounter Titus Liuius the Duke of Gloucester the kings brother was sore wouÌ„ded about the hippes borne downe to the ground so that he fel backwards with his feete towards his enimies whome the K. bestriâ—â—â— and like a brother valiantly rescued him from his enimies and so sauing his life caused him to be conueyed out of the fight into a place of more safetie Hall After that the K. of England had refressed him selfe and his people at Calais and that such prisoners as he had left at Harflew as yee haue heard were come to Calais vnto him the sixth daye of NoueÌ„ber he with all his prisoners tooke shipping the same day laÌ„ded at Douer hauing with him the dead bodies of the Duke of Yorke of the Earle of Suffolke caused y e Duke to be buried at his colledge of Fodringhey the Earle at new Elme In this passage the Seas were so rough troublous that two ships belonging to sir Iohn Cornewall Lorde Fanhope were driuen into Zeland howbeit nothing was lost nor any person perished The Maior of London and y e Aldermen apparelled in oryent grained scarlet and four C. commoners clad in beautifull murrey well mounted and trimly horsed with rich collers and greate rhaines met the K. on black heath reioicing at his returne And the Clergie of London with rich Crosses sumptuous copes and massie censers receiued him at S. Thomas of Waterings Titus Liuius with solemne procession The K. like a graue and sober personage and as one remembring from whome al victories are sent seemed little to regard suche vaine pompe shewes as were in triumphaÌ„t sort deuised for his welcomming home from so prosperous a iourney The great modâ—…e of the K. in so much that he would not suffer his helmet to be caried with him and shewed to the people that they might behold the dintes and cuttes whiche appeared in y e same of such blowes and stripes as hee receiued the daye of the battell neyther woulde he suffer any dities to be made song by minstrels of his glorious victorie for that he would whollie haue the praise and thankes altogither giuen to God The newes of thys bloudy battell being reported to the French K. as then soiourning at Roan filled the Courte full of sorrowe but to remedie suche danger as was like to ensue it was decreed by counsel to ordeine newe officers in places of theÌ„ that were slaine and firste hee elected his chiefe officer for the warres called the Connestable the Earle of Arminacke a wise and politike Captaine and an â—…tiâ—…te enimie to the Englishmen Sir Iohn de Corsey was made master of the crossebowes Shortly after other for melancholy that he had for the losse at Agiâ—…court or by some â—…odayne disease Lewes Dolphin of Vlennoyes The death of the Dolphin of France heiâ—… apparant to the Frenche King departed this life without issue which happened well for Robynâ—… of Bouenâ—… and his fellowes as yee haue hearde before for his death was theyr life and his life would haue bin their death After that the French King had created new officers 1416 in hope to relieue the state of his realme and countrey sore â—…aken by the late greate ouerthrowe it chanced that Thomas Duke of Exeter Captaine of Harflewe accompanyed with three thousand EnglishmeÌ„ made a great roade into Normandie almost to the Citie of Roan in whiche iourney he got greate abundance both of riches and prisoners but in hys returne the Earle of Arminacke newly made Connestable of France intending in his fyrste enterprice to winne his spurres hauing with him aboue fiue thousand horsemen A sore conflicte encountred with the Duke the fight was handled on both partes very hotely but bycause the
time shall amongst vs englishmen eyther appall his honor or blot out his glory whiche in so few yeares and shorte dayes atchieued so high aduētures Of lerned men writers these I finde remembred by Baleand others to haue liued in the dais of this noble and valiant king Henry the fift Fyrst Alain de Linne borne in Lynne and professed a Carmelite Frier in that town and at length became Prior of that conuent but proceeded doctor of diuinity in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge and wrote manye treatises Thomas Otterborne that wrote an historie of Englande is thought to liue aboute this season he was a Franciscan or grey Frier as they called them and a greate student bothe in diuinitie and philosophy Iohn Seguarde and excellent Poet and a Rhetoritian he kepte a schoole and read to his schollers in Norwich as is supposed writing sundry treatises reprouing aswell the profaning of the Christian religion in Monkes and Priestes as the abuse of poetrie in those that tooke vppon them to write filthye Verses and rithmes Roberte Rose a Frier of the Carmelites order in Norwiche commonly called the white Friers both an excellent Philosopher and a diuine hee proceeded Doctor at Oxforde he was promoted to bee Priour of his house and wryting diuers treatises amongest all the Sophistes of his tyme as sayeth Bale he offended none of the Wicleuists which in that season set foorth purely the worde of God as maye appeare by hys workes Iohn Lucke a Doctor of diuinitie in Oxford a sore enimie to the Wicleuists Rich. Caister borne in Norffolke Vicar of S. Stephens in Norwiche a man of greate holynesse and puritie in lyfe fauoring though secretly the doctrine of Wicliffe and reprouing in his Sermons the vnchaste manners and filthie example that appeared in the Clergie Of Sir Iohn Oldcastell Lord Cobham ye haue heard before William Walleys a blacke Frier in Lyn and prouinciall of his order here in England Rich. Snetisham a student in Oxford where he profited so greatly in lerning and wisedome that he was accōpted for the chiefest in all that vniuersitie in respect wherof he was made chancellor of the saint he was chosen also to be one of the xij to examine and iudge vpon Wiclifes doctrine by the Archbi of Canterbury Iohn Langdene a monk of Christs church in Canterbury another of the .xij. that were chosen to iudge of Wiclifes opinions William Taylor a priest and a maister of arte in Oxford a stedfast follower of Wiclefes doctrine and was brente for the same in Smithfield at London the secōd day of March in the yeare of our Lord .1422 and last of Kyng Henry the fifths reigne Richard Grasdale studied in Oxforde and was one of those .xij. that were appointed to iudge of Wiclefs doctrine William Lyndwood a lawyer excellently learned as well in the Ciuill as Canon lawes hee was aduaunced to the seruice of this king Henry the fifth and made by hym keeper of the priuye Seal was sent in ambassade bothe to the kyng of Spayne and of Portingale aboute businesse of most weightie importance It is said that he was promoted to the Bishopryke of S. Dauid Bartholomew Florarius supposed as Bale saieth by Nicholas Brigham to be an englishmā wrote a treatise called Florarium wherof he took his surname and also an other treatise of abstinence in whiche he reproueth certaine corrupte maners in the clergie and the profession of Friers mendicants Adā Hemmelington a Carmelite Frier studied both in Oxford and in Paris William Batecon be is placed by Bale about the tyme of other learned men which liued in king Henry the fifthes tyme but in what season he liued he saith he knoweth not he was an excellent Mathematician as by the title of hys workes which he wrote it shoulde appeare Titus Liuius de Foro Luvisijs lyued also in these dayes and wrote the lyfe of this Henry the fifth an Italian borne but sith he was bothe refiant here and wrote the lyfe of this Kyng I haue thought good to place him among other of oure Englishe writers One there was that translated the sayd historie into Englishe adding as it were by waye of notes in manye places of that booke sundrye thinges for the more large vnderstanding of the historie a copie wherof I haue seene belonging to Iohn Stow citizen of London There was also aboute the same tyme an other writer who as I remember hath followed the sayd Liuius in the order of his booke as it were chapiter for chapiter onely chaunging a good familiar and easy stile which the said Liuius vsed into a certayn Poeticall kinde of writing a copie wherof I haue seene and in the life of this king partly followed belonging to maister Iohn Twine of Kent a lerned Antiquarie and no lesse furnished wyth olde and autentike monumentes than ripe iudgemente and skilfull knowledge for the perfect vnderstanding therof as by the fruites of his labors parte wherof as I am enfourmed he meaneth to leaue to posteritie it will no doubt ryght euidently appere Henry the sixte 1422 Henry the .6 AFter that Death had bereft the worlde of that noble Prince King Henry the fyfth his only sonne Prince Henry beyng of the age of nyne moneths or thereaboute wyth the sounde of Trumpettes Anno. reg 1. was openly proclaimed kyng of England and of Fraunce the thirtie daye of August by the name of Henrye the sixte in the yeare of the worlde Fyue thousande three hundred eightie and nyne after the birth of our Sauiour .1422 about the twelfth yeare of the emperour Fredericke the thirde the fortie and two and laste of Charles the sixte and the firste of Iames the thirde king of Scotlande The custodie of this young prince was appoynted to Thomas duke of Excester and to Henry Beauforde Bishoppe of Winchester the duke of Bedford was deputed Regent of France and the Duke of Gloucester was ordeyned protectour of Englande whiche takyng vpon him that office called to hym wyse and graue counsellours by whose aduice he prouided and tooke order as well for the good gouernemente of the Realme of Englande and the subiectes of the same at home as also for the mayntenaunce of the warres abroade and further conqueste to be made in Fraunce appoynting valyant and expert capitaynes whiche shoulde be ready when neede required Beside this he gathered great summes of money to maynteyne men of warre and left nothing forgotten that might aduance his purposed enterprises Whyle these things were a doing in Englande the duke of Bedforde Regent of France studyed moste earnestly not onely to keepe and well to order the countreys by king Henry late conquered but also determyned not to leaue off from dayly warre and continuall trauayle tyll the tyme that Charles the Dolphin which was nowe a flote bycause king Charles his father in the Moneth of October in thys presente yeare was departed to God shoulde eyther bee subdued or brought to due obeysance And surely the death of this
more shall bee sayd heereafter The domage that the Realme of Englande receyued by the losse of thys noble man manifestly appeared in that immediately after hys death the prosperous good lucke whiche had followed the English nation began to decline and the glory of their victories gotten in the parties beyond the Sea fell in decay Though al men were sorowful for his death yet the Duke of Bedford was most striken with heauinesse as he that had lost his only right hād and chiefe ayde in time of necessitie But sith that dead men cannot helpe the chances of men that be liuing he like a prudent gouernour appointed the Earle of Suffolke to be his Lieutenante and Captaine of the siege and ioyned with him the Lord Scales the Lord Talbot sir Iohn Fasto◅ diuers other right valiant Captaines These persons caused ◅astilles to bee made rounde about the Citie and left nothing vnattempted whiche mighte aduaunce their purpose 1429 In the Lent season vittaile and artillerie began to waxe seant in the English camp wherefore the Earle of Suffolke appoynted Sir Iohn Fastolfe sir Thomas Rampston and sir Phillip Hall with their retinues to ride to Paris to the Lord Regent to enforme him of their lacke who incontinently vpon that information prouided victuall artillerie and munitions necessitie and loded there with many chariots carte◅ horsses and for the sure conueying of the same hee appointed Sir Simon Morhier prouost of Paris with the guard of the Citie and diuers of his owne houshold seruants to accompany Sir Iohn Fastolfe and his complices to the armie lying at the siege of Orleans They were in all Enguer◅t to the number of fifteene hundred men of the which there were not past a fiue or sixe hundred Englishmen the whiche departing in good order of battell out of Paris came to Genuille in Beausse and in a morning carely in a great frost they departed from thēce towarde the siege and when they came to a Towne called Rowray in the lāds of Beausse they perceyued their enimies comming towards them beeing to the number of nine or tenne thousand of Frenchmen and Scottes of whom were Captaines Charles of Cleremont sonne to the Duke of Bourbon then being prisoner in England Sir William Steward Connestable of Scotland a little before deliuered out of captiuitie the Earle of Perdriacke the Lorde Iohn Vandosme y e Vidame of Chartres the Lorde of Toures the Lord of Lohar the Lord of Eglere the Lorde of Beaniew the basterd Tremoile and manye other valiant Captaines wherefore sir Iohn Fastolfe set all hys companye in good order of battell and pitched stakes before euery archer to breake the force of the horsemen At their backes they sette all the wagons and carriages and within them they tyed all their horses In this manner stoode they still abiding the assault of their enimies In this conflict were slaine the Lorde William Steward Connestable of Scotland his brother the L. Dorualle the L. Chateaubriā sir Iohn Basgot and other Frenchmen and Scots to the number of .xxv. hundred and aboue .xj. C. taken prisoners although the French wryters affirme the number lesse After this fortunate victorie sir Iohn Fastolfe and his companie hauing lost no one man of any reputation wyth all theyr caryages vytaile and prysoners marched forth and came to the English campe before Orleans where they were ioyfully receyued and highly commended for theyr valiauncie and worthie prowes shewed in the battaile The battel of the herrings the which bycause most part of the caryage was Herring and Lenton stuffe the French men call it the battaile of Herrings The Earle of Suffolke being thus vytayled continued the siege and euery day almost skirmished with the Frenchmen within who at length being in dispayre of all succours offred to treate and in conclusion to saue themselues and the Citie from captiuitie of theyr enimyes they deuised to submit the Citie themselues and all theirs vnder the obeysance of Philip duke of Burgoign bycause he was extract out of the stock and bloud royall of the auncient kings of Fraunce thinking by this means as they did in deed to break or diminish the great amitie betwene the Englishmen and him This offer was signifyed by them vnto the Duke of Burgoigne who with thankes certified them againe that he would gladly receyue them if the Lord Regent woulde therewith be contented Herevpon he dispatched Messengers to the Duke of Bedforde who though some counselled that it should be verie good and necessarie for him to agree to that maner of yeelding yet hee and other thought it neither cōuenient nor honourable that a Citie so long besieged by the king of England his power shuld be deliuered vnto any other foreyne prince or potentate than to him or to hys Regent and that bycause the example mighte prouoke other townes hereafter to seeke the lyke agreement Herevpon the Regent answered the Burgonian Ambassadors that sith the king of England had beene at all the charges aboute the besieging and winning of the Citie it was not consonant to reason that the Duke shoulde enioy the fruites of an other mans labour Hereof folowed a double mischief to the English proceedings in the realme of France for both the Duke of Burgoigne conceyued an inwarde grudge agaynst the Englishmen for that hee suspected them to enuy his glory and aduancement and againe the Englishmen left the siege of Orleans which by this treatie they might haue recouered out of theyr enimies hands and put their friendes in possession of it But mortall men can not foresee all things and therefore are guided by fortune which ruleth the destinie of man and turneth hir wheele as shee lysteth While this treatie was in hand the Dolphin studied dayly how to prouide remedie by the deliuerie of his friendes in Orleans out of present danger And euē at the same time that mōstrous womā named Ioan la Pucell de Dieu Ione la Pucell de Dieu was presented vnto him at Chinon where as then hee soiourned of whiche woman yee maye finde more written in the French historie touching hir birth estate and qualitie But briefly to speake of hir doings so much credite was giuen to hir that she was honoured as a Saint and so she handled the matter that she was thought to be sent from god to the ayde of the Dolphyn otherwise called the French king Charles the seuenth of that name as an Instrument to deliuer Fraunce out of the Englishmens handes and to establish him in the kingdome Herevpon she being armed at all poyntes lyke a iolye Captaine roade from Poictiers to Bloys and there founde men of warre vytaile and munitions readie to be conueyed to Orleans Here was it known that the English men kept not so diligent watch as they had beene accustomed to doe and therefore this Mayde with other Frenche Captaynes comming forwarde in the deade tyme of the nyghte and in a greate rayne thunder they entred
lay aside all rancor malice displeasure so that in concluding a godly peace they might receyue profit and quietnesse here in this worlde and of God an euerlasting rewarde in heauen After this admonition thus to them giuen after diuerse dayes of communication euery part brought in their demaunds which were most cōtrarie and farre from any likelyhood of comming to a good conclusion The Englishmen required that K. Charles should haue nothing but what it pleased the king of England that not as dutie but as a benefite by him of his mere liberalitie giuen and distributed The Frenchmen on the other part woulde that king Charles shoulde haue the Kingdome frankly and freely and that the king of England shoulde leaue the name armes and tytle of the King of Fraunce and to bee contente with the Dukedomes of Aquitaine and Normandie and to forsake Paris and all the townes whiche they possessed in France betwene the ryuers of Some and Loyr being no percel of the Duchie of Normandie To bee briefe the pride of the one part and the ambition of the other hindered concorde peace and quietnesse The Cardinals seeing them so farre in sunder mynded not to dispute theyr tytles but offred them reasonable conditions of truce and peace for a season which notwithstanding either of frowardnesse or of disdeyne vpon both partes were openly refused Insomuch that the Englishmen in great displeasure departed to Calays and so into England One Writer affyrmeth that they being warned of a secrete conspiracie moued agaynst them sodainly departed frō Arras and so returned into their Countrey Whiles this treatie of peace was in hande the Lorde Talbot the Lorde Willoughbie the Lorde Scales with the Lorde Lisle Adam and fiue thousande men of warre besieged the towne of Saint Denys with a strong hand The Erle of Dunoys hearing thereof accompanied wyth the Lorde Lohac and the Lorde Bueill wyth a great companie of horsemen hasted thitherwards to rayse the siege and by the waye encountred with sir Thomas Kiriell and Mathew Gough ryding also towarde Saint Denys betweene whom was a great conflict and many slaine on both partes but sodainly came to the ayde of the Frenchmē the garnison of Pont Meulan which caused the Englishmen to returne withoute any greate harme or domage sauing that Mathewe Gough by foundering of his horse was taken and caryed to Pont Meulan Saint Denise taken by the Englishemen In the meane time was the towne of Saint Denise rendred to the Englishmen the which razed the walles fortifications sauing the walles of the Abbey and of the tower called Venin Shortly after the towne of Pontoyse where sir Iohn Ruppelley was captaine rebelled and by force the Englishe menne were expulsed the Inhabitantes yeelding themselues to the French King This towne was small but the losse was greate bycause it was the Key that opened the passage betwixt the Cities of Paris and Roan But nowe to returne to the communication at Arras which after the departure of the English Commissioners held betwixt the Frenchmen and Burgonians till at length a peace was concluded accorded and sworne betwixt K Charles and Duke Philippe of Burgoine vpon certaine cōditions as in the French hystories more plainly appeareth The superscription of this letter was thus To the high and mightie prince Henrie by the grace of God King of Englande his welbeloued cousin Neither naming him king of Fraunce nor his soueraigne Lorde according as euer before that time he was accustomed to do This Letter was much marueyled at of the Counsayle after they had throughly considered and pondered all and singular the contentes therof and as reason moued them they could not but be muche disquieted therewith so farre forth that dyuerse of them stomaked so muche the vntruth of the Duke that they coulde not temper theyr passions nor brydle their tongues but openly called him traytor But when the rumor of the Dukes reuolting was published amōgst the people they left words and fell to bestowing of strypes for being pricked with this euill tidings they ranne in great outrage vppon all the Flemings Hollanders and Burgonions which thē inhabited within y e Citie of London and the Suburbes of the same and slue and hurt a great nūber of them before they by the kings proclamation coulde be stayed from such iniurious doing for the king nothing more mynded than to saue innocent bloud and to defend them that had not offended The officer at armes was willed to tell hys maister that it stoode not with his honor to bee enimye to the Englishe Nation and that his dutie was all things considered to keepe hys auncient truth and olde allegiance rather than to bee the occasion of newe warre And further it was not the point of a wise man to leaue the certaine for the vncertaine and trust vpon the vnstedfast holde of a newe reconciled enimie When the Messenger with thys aunswere was dispatched and sent awaye the King of Englande and his Counsayle purposed to worke the Duke of Burgoigne some displeasure and therevpon by rewardes corrupted certaine rulers of Cityes and Townes within his Dominions to moue some rebellion agaynst hym which indeede sore troubled the Dukes wittes and a great while disquieted his minde by their disobedyent conspiracie An. reg 14. The death of the Duke of Bedford Regent of France This yeare the .xiiij. day of September dyed Iohn Duke of Bedforde Regent of Fraunce a man as politike in peace as hardie in warre and yet no more hardie than mercifull when hee had the victorie whose bodie was with all funerall pompe and solemne Exequies buryed in the Cathedral Church of our Lady in Rouen on the North syde of the highe Aulter vnder a sumptuous and costlye monument whiche Tombe when King Lewis the eleuenth by certayne vndiscreete persones was counsayled to deface affyrming that it was a greate dyshonour both to the King and to the Realme to see the enimye of hys father and theyrs to haue so solemne and riche memoriall A worthy saying of a wise Prince He aunswered saying what honour shall it bee to vs or to you to breake this monument and to pull out of the grounde the deade bones of him whome in hys lyfe tyme neyther my father nor your progenitours wyth all theyr power puissaunce and friendes were once able to make flee one foote backewarde but by hys strength wytte and policie kept them all oute of the principall Dominions of the Realme of Fraunce and out of thys Noble and famous Duchie of Normandie Wherefore I say fyrst God haue his soule and let hys bodie nowe lye in rest whiche when hee was alyue woulde haue disquieted the prowdest of vs all and as for the Tombe I assure you is not so decent nor conuenient as his honour and actes deserued although it were much rycher and more beautifull The frost was so extreme thys yeare begynning about y e .xxv. daye of Nouember Great frost and continuing tyll the tenth of
power dislodged from Poyssi and came to Maunte and soone after to Roan An. reg 20. When the Regent and the lord Talbot were returned agayne into Normandie the Frenche K. considering howe muche it shoulde redounde to his dishonor to let rest the town of Ponthoyse in his enimies hāds Po◅thoyse gotten by the Frenche sith he had bin at such charges and trauaile aboute the winnyng therof hee eftsoones assembled all his puissance and retourning sodeinly again vnto Ponthoyse he firste by assault gat the church and after the whole town toke the captain and diuers other Englishmen and slewe to the number of .iiij. C. whiche solde their lyues dearely for one French writer affirmeth that the French king lost there .iij. M. men and the whole garnison of the Englishmen was but only a thousand Enguerant Sir Nicholas Burdet flayne Among other that were slayne here of the defendants was sir Nicholas Burdet knight chief Butler of Normandie After this hotte tempeste the weather began somewhat to waxe more calme for king Henry and kyng Charles agreed to sende Ambassadours to commen of some good conclusion of peace So that King Henry sente the Cardinall of Wynchester wyth dyuers other noble personages of his counsel to Caleys with whom was also sent Charles duke of Orleans yet prisoner in England to the intent that he might be both author of the peace and also procurer of his owne deliueraunce The French king sent the Archbishop of Reimes and the Erle of Dunoys and the Duke of Burgongne sent the Lord de Creuecueur dyuers other All these mette at Caleys where the Duke of Orleans curteously receiue the Earle of Dunoys his bastarde brother thanking him greatly for his paynes taking in gouerning hys landes and countrey during the time of his captiuitie and absence Diuers cōmunications wer had as well for the deliueraunce of the Duke as for a fynall peace but nothyng was concluded sauyng that an other meetyng was appoynted so that in the meane season the demaundes of eyther partie mighte be declared to their Soueraigne Lordes and Maisters And herevpon the Commissioners brake vp their assemble and returned into their countreys The Englishmen as the Frenche writers recorde required not only to possesse peaceably the two Duchies of Aquitayne and Normandie discharged of al resort superioritie and soueraintie againste the Realme of Fraunce the Kings and gouernors of the same but also to be restored to al the towns cities and places which they within .30 yeres nexte before gone and past had conquered in the realme of Frauce Whiche request the Frenchmen thought very vnresonable and so both parts minding rather to gain or saue than to lose departed for y t time as ye haue heed After this meting thus proroged Philip D. of Burgogne partly moued in conscience to make amends to Charles duke of Orleans as yet prisoner in Englād for the death of duke Lewes his father whom duke Iohn father to this D. Philip cruelly murthered in the Citie of Paris and partly intending the aduancement of his neece y e Lady Marie daughter to Adolfe duke of Cleue by the which aliāce he trusted that al old rā◅ shuld ceasse contriued ways to haue the sayd D. of Orleans set at libertie vpon promise by hym made to take y e said lady Mary vnto wife This Duke had bin prisoner in Englande euer sith the bataile foughten at Agincourt vpon the daye of Crispyne and Crispynian in the yere 1415. and was set now at libertie in the moneth of Nouember in the yeare .1440 paying for his raunsome .iiij. C. thousand crowns though other say but .iij. hundred thousande The cause that he was deteined so long in captiuitie was to pleasure thereby the Duke of Bourgongne For so long as the Duke of Burgongne continued faithfull to the King of Englande it was not thought necessarie to suffer the duke of Orleans to be caunsomed least vpon his deliuerance hee would not ceasse to seeke meanes to be reuenged vpon the duke of Burgongne for the old grudge and displeasure betwixt their two families and therfore suche ransome was demaunded for him as he was neuer able to paye but after that the duke of Burgongne had broken his promise and was turned to the French part the counsell of the king of England deuised how to deliuer the duke of Orleans that thereby they might displeasure the duke of Burgoygne Whych thing the duke of Burgogne perceyuing doubted what mighte followe if he were deliuered without his knowledge and therfore to hys greate coste practised his deliuerance payde his raunsome and ioyned w t him amitie aliance by mariage of his niece The Duke of Orleans deliuered This Duke being nowe deliuered and speaking better English than Frenche after his arriuall in France repaired to the Duke of Burgogne and according to hys promise and conuention maryed the Ladie Mary of Cleue in the towne of Saint Omers on whome he begat a sonne whiche after was Frenche Kyng and called Lewes the twelfth Yet here is to be noted that olde rancour sodainly appeased cōmonly springeth out againe for although the vnhappie deuision betwixte the two families of Orleans Burgogne were by benefyte of this mariage for a tyme stayed and put in forgetfulnesse for the space of twenty yeres and more yet at length it brake out betwene their children and Cousins to the great vnquietyng of the more parte of the Christian world specially in the tymes of Kyng Frauncis the fyrste and hys sonne Henry the seconde very heyres of the house of Orleans For Iohn erle of Angolesme vncle to this Duke Charles begatte Charles father to the sayde King Francis whyche Earle Iohn had bene as pledge in England for the debt of Lewes Duke of Orleans sith the last yere of K. Henry the fourth till that nowe his nephewe beyng deliuered made shifte for money and raunsomed hym also and at length restored him to his countrey In the begynnyng of thys twentieth yeare Richarde Duke of Yorke Regent of Fraunce and gouernour of Normandie determined to inuade the territoryes of his enimyes both by sundrye Armyes and in seuerall places and there vppon without delaying of tyme he sente the Lord of Willoughby wyth a great crew of Souldiours to destroye the countrey of Amyens and Iohn Lorde Talbot was appoynted to besiege the Towne of Dieppe and the Regent hym selfe accompanyed wyth Edmunde Duke of Somerset set forward into the Duchy of Aniow The Lorde Willoughdy◅ accordyng to hys Commissyon entred into the countrey of hys enimyes in suche wyse vppon the sodayife that a great numbre of people were taken ete they coulde withdrawe into any place of safegarde or foreclet The Frenchemenne in the garnysons adioyning astonyed wyth the clamoure and crye of the poore people issued out in good order and manfully foughte wyth the Englyshmen but in the end the Frenchmen seyng theyr fellowes in the forfront slayn down kyld without mercie tourned their backes and fled the
Kyng to enter into this Realme and to leauie warre againste the King and his people to the intent to destroy the K. and his frendes and to make Iohn his son King of this realm marying him to Margaret sole heire to Iohn Duke of Somerset pretending and declaring hir to be nexte heire inheritable to the crowne for lack of issue of the kings body laufully begotten 2 Item the saide Duke being of the Kings priuie and neare counsaile allured by greate rewards and faire promisses made by the forsaid Earle of Dunois caused the King to delyuer and sette at libertye Charles Duke of Orleans ennemy to the King and the Kings noble father whiche delyueraunce was prohibited by expresse words in the laste will of the kings moste victorious father 3 Item that beefore the departure of the saide Duke of Orleans the aforenamed Duke of Suffolke trayterouslye faste cleauyng to Charles called the Frenche King counsailed prouoked and entised the saide Duke of Orleans to moue the same Kyng to make warre againste England both in Fraunce and Normandie according to which procurement and counsayle the saide Frenche King hathe recouered the whole Realme of Fraunce and all the Duchie of Normandie and taken prisoners the Earle of Shrewesoury the Lorde Fauconbridge and many other valiant Capitaines These three Articles aforenamed he denyed eyther for facte or thought 4 Farther it was alledged that he beeyng ambassador for the K. of England to Charles calling hymselfe Frenche King promysed to Reyner king of Sicile and to Charles Dangiers his brother ennemies to the king the release of Aniow wyth the deliueraunce of the Countie of Maine and the citie of Mawnt or Mauns wythout the knowledge of the other Ambassadours which him accompanied which promise after his return he caused to be performed to the kings disinheritance and losse irrecuperable and to the strengthe of his enemies and feeblishement of the Duchie of Normandie To this article he answered that his commission was to conclude and doo all thinges accordyng to his discretion for the obteynyng of a peace and bycause wythout deliuerye of those countreys hee perceyued that truce coulde not bee obteyned he agreed to the release and deliueraunce of them 5 Also they surmised that the saide Duke beeing in Fraunce in the Kings seruice and one of the priuiesie of his counsaile there traiterouslye declared and opened to the Capitains and Conduiters of warre apperteyning to the Kinges enemies the Kinges counsaile purueyance of his armies furniture of his towns and all other ordynaunces whereby the Kings enemies enformed by hys trayterouse information haue gotten Townes and fortresses and the king by that meane depriued of his inherytaunce 6 Item the sayde Duke declared to the Earle of Dunoys to the Lord Presigny and Wyllyam Cosinet ambassadors for the french king lying in Londō the priuities of the kings counsaile bothe for the prouision of further warre and also for defence of the Duchie of Normandye by the disclosing whereof the Frenchemenne knowing the Kinges secretes preuented the tyme and obteyned theyr purpose 7 Item that the saide Duke at suche time as the King sent Ambassadours to the French King for the intreating of peace tr◅cou◅y beefore their comming to the Frenche Courte certified king Charles of their commission authoritie and instructions by reason whereof neither peace nor amitie succeded the kings inheritaunce loste and by hys enemyes possessed 8 Item the same Duke sayde openly in the starre chamber before the lords of the counsaile that hee had as highe a place in the counsaile house of the French king as hee had there and was aswell truffed there as here and could remoue from the French king the p◅iest man of his counsaile if hee would 9 Item when armies haue bene p◅ared and souldiours readie waged to passe on◅ the Sea to resiste the Kings enemies the sayde duke corrupted by rewards of the french king hathe restrayned and stayed the saide armies to passe any farther 10 Item the said Duke being Ambassador for the King comprised not in the league as the kings alies neyther the king of Arragon neyther the Duke of Britaigne but suffred them to bee comprised on the contrarie parte by reason wherof the olde amitie of the king of Arragon is estranged from this Realme and the Duke of Britaine became enemie to the same Giles his brother the Kinges sure freinde caste in strong prison and there like to ende and finishe his dayes All these obiections hee vtterly denyed or faintly auoided but none fully excused Diuers other crimes were layde to hys charge as enriching hymselfe with the Kynges goodes and lands gathering togither and making a Monopolie of offices fees wardes and Farmes by reason wherof the Kings estate was greatly minished and decayed and he and his kinne highely exalted and enriched with many other pointes which bycause they be not notable nor of greate force or strengthe I omitte and ouerpasse The Quene which entierly loued the duke doubting some commotion and troudle to arise if hee were let go vnpunished The Duke of Suffolke committed to the Tovver caused him to be committed to the tower where he remained not paste a Moneth but was agayne deliuered and restored to the Kynges fauour as muche as euer hee was beefore This dooing so much displeased the people that if politike prouision hadde not bin greate mischiefe had immedyatly ensued for the commons in sundry places of the Realme assembled togyther in greate companyes and chose to them a Capitaine whome they called Blewberde Blevvberde Capitaine of the Rebe◅ but ere they hadde attempted any enterprise their leaders were apprehended and so the matter pacified without any hurte committed After this little rage thus asswaged the parliament was adiourned to Leicester whyther came the King and Queene in great estate and wyth them the Duke of Suffolke as chiefe counsellors The commons of the lower house not forgetting their olde grudge besought the King that suche persons as assented to the release of Aniow and delyueraunes of Mayne might bee duely punished and to bee priuie to that sake they accused as principall the Duke of Suffolke with Iohn Bishop of Salisbury and Sir Iames Fines Lord Day and diuers other When the king perceiued that there was ◅o remedy to appease the peoples fury by any dissembling wayes to beginne a shorte way to pacifie so long an hatred hee fyste sequestred the Lorde Saye being Threasourer of England and other the Dukes adherems from their offices and toomthes and after banished the Duke of Suffolke as the abhorred tode and common noysaunce of the realme for the terme office yeares meaning by this exile to appease the furious rage of the people and after when the matter was forgotten to reuolte hym home againe but fortune woulde not that to vngracious a person shoulde so escape for when hee shipped in Suffolke intending to transporte ouer into Fraunce hee was encountred with a shippe of warre apperteyning to the Duke of Exceter Connestable of
come at that season into Fraunce and therefore it shoulde hee better for hym to haue peace wyth an old enemy than to staye vppon the promisses and familiaritie of a newe dissimulyng friende whyche peace bothe most pleased God was the thyng that he most desyred when hee hadde sayde he gaue to the Herrauld three hundred Crownes promysyng him a thousande Crownes if any good appointment came to passe Thys Herrauld was borne in Normandie The office of as Hâ—… being more couetous of the crowns thaÌ„ secrete according as of duetie by his office hee ought to haue bin promised to do all things that in him lay and further shewed ways by the whiche the French king myght enter into the port of treatie for peace the whiche he doubted not but would sorie to a good conclusion The Frenche kyng glad to heare these thinges gaue to the Hyrauld when he should depart besyde the other cowarde a peece of crimâ—… veluet of .xxx. yards long The Lo Scales coÌ„ming to y e duke of Burgongne before Nusse could not perswade him to â—…tyse his fielde The Duke of Burgongne commeth to king Edvvard as it stoode him vpon to come and ioyne with K. Edward til at length constrained therto by other means he left Nusse vnconquered sending the moste parte of his armie into Lorrain came with a small company to K. Edward lying before Caleys King Edwarde at the firste coÌ„ming of the duke vnto him semed much to reproue his vnwyse dealing in makyng so slowe hast to ioyne with him at thys tyme sith for his sake and at his sute he had passed the seas with his army to the intent to make warres in FraÌ„ce in reuenge of both their iniuries the time seruing their turnes so well as they could wish or desire the oportunitie wherof could neuer happely bee recouered agayn The Duke after he had knew fed himselfe with alledging the dishonour that should haue redounded to him if he had â—…efte the siege of Nusse without meane of some shew of composition encoraged K. Edward to aduance forward with many golden promises aswâ—…ll of his owne parte as of the Conestable the King agreed to y e dukes perswasion so set forwarde but yet when he was entred into the dukes couÌ„treys y e EnglishmeÌ„ wer not so frendly entertained as they loked to haue bin for at their coÌ„ming to Peronne there were but a fewe suffred to enter the gates the remnant were driuen to lodge in the fieldes better puruâ—…yed of their owne than of the dukes prouision And at their coÌ„ming before S. Quintines which town the Coâ—…estable had promised to deliuer into the hands of y e duke of Burgongne the artillerie shot off The Constable of Fraunce a deepe dissaster and they of the town came foorth both on horseback foot to skirmish with them y e approched of y e whiche .ij. or .iij. were slaine This entertaynment seemed strange to K. Edw. pondering the last daye promise this dayes doing But y e duke excused the matter woulde haue perswaded him to make couÌ„tenaÌ„ce to besiege the town y t the Conestable might haue a color to render it into his hands as though he did it by coÌ„strainte But the K. remeÌ„bring what had bin tolde to hys Herralde by the French K. how he shuld be dissimuled w t perceiued the FrenÌ„ch kings words to be too true therfore thought it more surer to heat the fair words of the Conestable the duke than to giue credite to their vntrue disceytfull doings The english men returned to their campe in a great chafe towards the Conestable the next day to increase their displeasure on other coâ—… was ministred that smarted force The Duke of Burgongne departeth for duke Charles of Burgongne toke hiâ—…lton sodenly of 〈◊〉 Edward alledging that he must needes 〈◊〉 his armie 〈◊〉 Barroys promising shortly â—…aith all his puissaunce to returne agayne to the greate commoditie of them both This departing muche troubles the king of England bicause he looked for no suche thing but thought â—…ther y t he shoulde haue had the duke his continual felow in armes therfore this diffiâ—…ling and vnsted â—…ast working caused the king to thinke that he neuer thought to doe that he neuer intended The Frenche K. in thys meanwhile had assembled a mighty power once the whiche he had made captaine Mons Roh de Estoutvile whome he sent into Arthoys to defend the froâ—…iers there againste he kyng of Englandes entrie and hee hymselfe tarried still at Sâ—…ults to But though hee shewed countenaunce thus of warre yet inwardly desirous of peace according to the aduice giuen him by the englishe Herraulde hee caused a varlet or yeoman as I may cal him to be put in a câ—…te armor of FraÌ„ce which for hast was made of a trumpet baner for K. Lewes was a man nothyng precise in outward shewes of hande oftentymes hauing neyther officed of armes nor trumpet in his courte This counterfaite Herraulde being throughly instructed in his barge A messenger sent to the K. of Englande was sente to the K. of England so passing fâ—…rth when be approched the Englishe campe hee put as his â—…e of Armes 〈◊〉 being 〈◊〉 of the â—…ders was brought to kâ—… where the Lord Howarde and the Lorde â—…tâ—…ley werâ—… at diner oâ—… whome he was curteously â—…ued and by them conueyed to y e kings proâ—…nge vnto whom he declared his message so wittily that in the â—…nd he obteined a safe conductâ—…â—…or one hunderd horsses for suche persons as his maister should appoint to meete as many to be assigned by K. Edward in some indifferent place betweene bothe enimies to haue at lyke safe conâ—… from hys said maister as he receiued from him After that the safe conducts were deliuered on both patres the Ambassadors mâ—…tte at a village beside Amiâ—…s withe kyng of Englandes side the Lorde Howarde Sir Thomas Sentloger doctor Morton after bishop of Ely Commissioners appointed to treate of peace and Chancellour of England were chiefe For the French K. the bastard of Bourbon Admirall of France the Lorde of Sainte Pierre the Byshoppe of Evreux called Heberge were apointed as principall The Englishmenne demaunded the whole Realme of Fraunce or at the least Normandye and whole Acquitayne the allegations were proued by the Englyshmen and politikely defended by the Frenchmen so that with argumentes without conclusion the daye passed and the commissioners departed and made relation to then maisters The Frenche K. his counsel wold not consent y t the EnglishmeÌ„ shuld haue one foot of land 〈…〉 Fraunce but rather determined to put himself the whole realme in hazard aduenture At the next meâ—…ng y e coÌ„missioners agreed vpon certain articles which were of doth y e princes accepted allowed It was sâ—… accorded y t the French K. shuld pay to y e king of EnglaÌ„d without delay 75000. crowns of y e sun yerely .l. M. crowns
Irelande where hee so sette foorth the mater vnto the nobilitie of that countreye Thomas Gerardine Chaâ—…celor of Iâ—… that not onely the Lorde Thomas Gerardine Chauncellour of that lande deceiued through his craftie tale receyued the counterfaite Earle into his Castell with all honour and reuerence but also many other noble men determined to ayde hym with all their powers as one descended of the bloud royall and lyneally come of the house of Yorke whiche the Irishe people euermore hyghly fauored honoured and loued aboue all other By this meanes euery manne throughout all Irelande was willyng and ready to take his parte and to submit themselues to him already reputing and calling him of all hands king So that nowe they of this secte by the aduice of the Prieste sente into England certayn priuie messangers to get friendes here also they sent into Flanders to y e Ladie Margarete Margaret Duâ—…châ—… of Bâ—…â—…gne sister to â—…g Edvvard the fourthe sister to King Edward late wyfe to Charles Duke of Burgogne to purchase ayde and helpe at hir handes Thys Ladie Margarete bare no smal rule in the low countreys and 〈◊〉 verie deede sore geudged in hir heart that Kyng Henrye being descended of the house of Lancaster should reigne and gouerne the realme of Englande and therfore though she well vnderstoode that thys was but a coloured matter â—…t to woorke hir malicious intention against K. Henry she was glad to haue so fitte an occasion and therefore promised the messengers all the ayde that she should bee able to make in furtheraunce of the quarrell and also to procure al the frendes she could in other places to be aiders and partakers of the same conspiracie Kyng Henrye aduertized of al these doings was greately vexed therwith and therefore to haue good aduise in the matter hee called togyther his counsell at the Charterhouse besyde his manour of Richmond and there consulted with theÌ„ by which meanes best this begon conspiracie might be appesed and disappointed without more disturbaunce It was therfore determined that a generall pardon should be published to all offenders that were content to receyue the same This pardon was so freely graunted that no offence was excepted no not so muche as high treason committed agaynste the Kinges royall person It was further agreed in the same Counsell for the tyme then present that the Erle of Warwike should personally be shewed abroade in the citie and other publike places whereby the vntrue reporte falsly spred abroade that he shoulde be in Irelande myght be amongest the comminaltie proued and knowen for a vayne imagined lye In this solemne counsel diuers many things for the wealth of the realme were debated concluded and amongest other it was determyned Lady Elizabeth late vvife to King Edvvarde the fourthe adiudged to forfeit 〈◊〉 hir landes that the Lady Elizabeth wyfe to King Edward the fourth should leese and forfayte all hir lands and possessions bycause she had voluntarily submitted hir selfe and hir daughters wholly to the handes of king Richarde contrarye to hir promise made to the Lordes and nobles of thys realme in the beginnyng of the conspiracie made against king Richard wherby she did inough to haue quayled all the purpose of them that ioyned with hir in that mater But thoughe hir faulte was greeuous yet was it iudged by some men that shee deserued not by equitie of Iustice so greate a losse and punishement But suche was hir chaunce by that hir lightnesse and incoustancie she wanne the displeasure oâ—… many manner and for that causely pâ—… after 〈◊〉 the abbey of Beâ—…ndsey besyde Soâ—…hwarke a wretched and a miserable lyfe where not manye yeeres after she deceassed and is buryed with hir husband at Windsore Though Fortune thus ruleth many thynges at his pleasure yet one woorke that this Queene accomplished can not bee forgotten For in the lyfe tyme of hir husbande Kyng Edwarde the fourth Queenes colledge in Cambridge founded by the Lady Elizabeth Kyng Edvvarde the fourthe hys vvidovve shee founded and erected a notable Colledge in the vniuersitie of Cambridge for the fynding of Scholers and studentes of the same vniuersitie and endowed it with sufficient possessions for the long mayntenaunce of the same whyche at thys daye is called the Queenes Colledge When all thyngs in thys counsell were sagely concluded and agreed to the kings mynde he retourned to London giuing in commaundement that the next Sunday ensuyng Edward the young Earle of Warwike shuld be brought from the Tower thorough the moste publyque streetes in all London to the Cathedrall Churche of Saint Paule where hee wente openlye in Procession that euery man myght see him hauing communication with many noblemen and with them especially that were suspected to bee partakers of the late begonne conspiracye that they myght perceyue howe the Irishmenne vppon a vayne shadowe moued warre againste the Kyng and his realme But this medicine little auayled to euill disposed persons For the Earle of Lincolne sonne to Iohn de la Poole Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth sister to king Edwarde the fourth thynking it not meete to neglect and omitte so ready an occasion of newe trouble determyned to vpholde the enterprise of the Irishmenne and other complices of this conspiracie Whervppon consultyng wyth Syr Thomas Broughton and certayne other of hys moste trustye friendes purposed to sayle into Flaunders so his Aunte the Lady Margaret duchesse of Burgogne trusting by hir helpe to make a puissant armie and to ioyne with the companions of the newe raised sedition Therefore after the dissolution of the Parliamente whiche then was holden he fledde secretly into Flaunders vnto the sayd Ladie Margarete where Francis Lorde Louell landed certaine dayes before Here after long consultation had howe to proceede in their businesse it was agreed that the Earle of Lyncolne and the Lorde Louell shoulde goe into Irelande and there to attend vpon the duchesse hir counterfaite nephue to honor him as a K. and with the power of the Irishemen to bryng hym into Englande and if their dooyngs hadde good successe then the foresayde Lamberte myâ—â—amed the Erle of Warwike shoulde by the consente of the counsell bee deposed and Edwarde the true Earle of Warwike to bee delyuered out of prison and anoynted king King Henry supposyng that no man woulde haue bin so madde as to haue attempted anye further enterprise in the name of that new found counterfayted Earle hee onely studyed howe to subdue the seditions conspiracie of the Irishmen But hearyng that the Earle of Lincolne was fledde into Flaunders he was somwhat moued therwith and caused Souldiors to bee put in a readynesse out of euery part of his Realme and to bring them into one place assigned that when his aduersaries shoulde appeare hee mighte sodeynely sette vppon them vanquishe and ouercome them The Marques Dorset committed to the Tovver Thus disposing things for his suretie he went towardes Saint Edmundes Burye and beeing certifyed that the Marques
old time called Edlingsey 217.55 Atonement made betwene king Stephen and Archbyshop Theobald of Cantorburie 383.3 Athelilan second sonne to Egbert ordeyned king of Kent Sussex and Essex 205.12 Atlas Maurus one of Iaphets names 1.88 Athelmare confirmed byshop of Wynchester 725.1 Athelney fortresse in Edelynsey I le builded 214.74 At the wall why so called 174.11 At the wall 173.33 Atrius made by Cesar Lieutenant of the nauie 40.89 Athelstan vanquisheth the Danes by sea 207.8 Attacotti a kinde of Scots or Pictes 104.7 Attempt agaynst strangers Incumbentes 639.25 Athanasius cited 94.44 Earle of Athol taken 842. 45. a. executed 843.37 a. Earle of Athol slayne 898.40 b. Aulus Atticus a Romane captayne slayne 72.94 Aulafe and Vlfus princes of Swedeners ouerthrowen by kyng Cnute 261.16 Aulafe prince of Sweden expulsed out of his kingdome 261.40 Augustine the Monke sent into England 146.11 and .146.74 Auon Riuer 222.80 Auon castle builded 222.80 Audley Iames Lorde warreth on the welchmen 748.45 Award pa. 1292. col 1. lin 50. A water Iohn Maior of Corke hanged 1454.10 Aydan sent into Englande to preach the Gospel 168.25 Aydans aduice concerning the preaching of the Gospell in Northumberland 167.107 Ayde from the French king to the Barons agaynst kyng Iohn 594.20 Aydans happie successe in preaching the Gospell 168.69 Aydan dyeth and is buryed in Lindesfern 171.19 Aylewin Earle 234.23 Aydan disagreeth from the new Church of England touching the obseruing of Easter 168.30 Ayre Towne wonne and brent by kyng Iohns Souldiers 584.10 B. Barons accursed agayne by name 596.72 Barons sende to Lewes the French kings sonne offring to him the crowne if he wil succour them against kyng Iohn 597.52 Barons haue ayde out of FraÌ„ce 597.71 Barons do homage to Lewes the French king sonne 599.90.600.16 Barons make rode vnto Cambridge and from thence into Northfolke and suffolke robbing Churches and putting the Townes by the waye to Raunsome 603.8 Barons begyn to mislyke with the matche which they had made with Lewes 603.70 Barres William taken prisoner 468.36 Barons refuse to stand to the French kings iudgment betweene the kyng and them 764.47 and .765.26 Bassianus eldest sonne to Seuerus the Emperour succeedeth him in the kingdome of Britaine 78.46 Bassianus slaine 78.57 Barons of Mayne and of the Marches of Britaine subdued by the Englishmen 409.44 Barons possessions seysed into king Iohns handes and by him committed to strangers 596.56 Baldwin and Aeâ—…ti consecrated Byshops of the East Angles 180.58 Bassianus put in tense wyth the Romane armie looketh neglegently to his charge 80.30 Bassianus practiseth with Phisitions and other to dispatch his father 80.38 Baldwins Earle his Oration to his souldiours 375.30 Barons encamped betwixte Stanes and Windsore king Iohn commeth from Windsore to them to talke of some agreement 589.69 Barons will try their quarell with king Iohn by dent of Sworde 592.60 Bassianus and his brother Geta rule the Empyre equally together 81.35 Bassianus slaying his brother Geta possesseth the gouernment of the Empyre alone 81.40 Bassianus slayne by one of his owne souldiers 81.41 Bale cited 118.38 .123.73 BadoÌ„ hill supposed to be blackamore 128.64 Bailleuile Focelin accursed by Archbyshop Thomas Becket 409.62 Bale Iohn cited 4.39 .4.57 .5.22 .6.35 Baldud well seene in the knowledge of Astrologie and Necromancie 19.18 Baldud sonne to Ludhurdibras of Rud beginneth to reigne ouer Britaine 19.14 Barons of England complaine to Henry the thirde of the 〈…〉 Balwin Earle taken prisoner 376.33 Barwike castle gaged to the king of England 439.40 Basset Philip made chiefe Iustice of England 759.61 Barons denounced accursed by the Popes coÌ„maundement 594.69 Baldwyn Bishop of Worcester consecrated Archbyshop of Canterburie 460.17 departeth this lyfe at Tyrus 497.46 BarcehaÌ„downe in Kent where king Iohn assembled together his great army to resist the French king 574.70 Bakers punished by the tumbrelt 753.58 Battell betwixt Fishes 658.41 Bauâ—…an Stephen a captayne slayne by the Welchmen 744.60 Barbitus looke Gurgâ—â—â—s Bardsey an Iland in Wales 4.51 Bale Iohn cited 1.37 .1.102 .2.75 .2.100 .4.2 .4.7 Edward Balliol resigneth hys right of Scotland to kyng Edward the third 955.6 a. Banerectes made 163.2.10 Thomas Bradwedin made Archbyshop of Canterburie 943.55 b. Barons take armes against the Spencers 858.40 b. Barons take armes against king Edward the seconde 863.1 a. take flight at Burton vpon Trent 865.30 b. discomfited at Borowbridge and taken 866.26 b. executed 868.1 b. Iohn Bal priest coÌ„demned and executed 1034.50 a. Barke Ager lost recouered againe 1604.46 Bardus made king of the Celtes 3.103 Charles bastard sonne to Henry last duke of Somerset made the kings chiefe chamberlaine 1461.30 Batel at S. Omers 911.1 a. Banishing of men in England when and by whom ordeyned 346.39 Barwike wonne by the Englishe pag. 1352. col 2. lin 48. Bayliffes of LondoÌ„ discharged of their office and committed to warde 565.69 Iohn Bailol adiudged kyng of Scots 804.40 a. crowned and doth homage 805.33 b present at the Parliament at Westminster 809.45 a. submitteth himselfe and his Realme to the king of England 821.45 b. sent to London 823.7 b. set at libertie and dyeth 835.33 a. Edward Bailol commeth into England 895.36 a. is crowned king of Scotland 895.20 b. chased thence ibidem obteyneth Scotland by helpe of king Edward the third 896.50 a. doth homage to him 896.50 b. The battel of Stoke 1430.50 the battell of Saint Albin 1433.50 the battell of Dixuew 1436.10 the battel of Blacke heath 1427.20 Bray Renold 1427.40 Battaile on the Sea 992.23 a. Baldred succedeth Cuthred in the kingdome of Kent 205.16 Baldred chased out of his kingdome 203.59 and .205.21 Battaile of Aulroy 969.51 b. Bastard Ogle pag. 1313. col 2. lin 50. Bastard of Borgongde pag. 1317. col 2. lin 16. chalenged the lord Scales lin 44. Barons of Phictow reuolt froÌ„ the French king and doo homage to king Iohn 584.32 William Duke of Baâ—…ire bringeth corne into England 948.10 b. Bayeult yeeldeth to Chastillion 1824.38 Barney Kenelme executed for treason 1861.37 Andrew Barton a famous Scottishe Pirate slayne 1441.56 Barlow doctor byshop of Chichester 1803.8 Battaile at Muskleborough 1624.10 Barnards castle geuen to the Earle of Warwick 844.37 a. Baynam Alexander knight 1450.13 Battaile of Vernoile pa. 1224 col 1. lin 46. battaile of Herings pa. 1241. co 1. lin 12 at Saint Albous pag. 1287 col 1. lin 57. at Blorhothe pag. 1295. col 2. lin 4. at Northampton pag. 1299. col 1. lin 20. at Wakfeeld pag. 1303. col 2. lin 37. at Mortimers crosse pa. 1304 col 2. lin 43. at Saint Albons the second pag. 1305. col 1. lin 30. at Erham pa. 1314. col 2. lin 16. Burdetknight pag. 1227. col 1. lin 32. lin 56. col 2. lin 10. pag. 1237. col 2. lin 30 Barkeley Wylliam of Weley atteinted 1425.43 Baldud fleeth in the ayre 19.37 Barkeley Maurice knight 1450.13 Battel of Algeberota 1049.54 b. Battel of Ratcote bridge 1067 30. b. Barbe Noir a Gemway 909.30 a. Barnes Wylliam
to coÌ„quer y e crowne by force made great slaughter on all them that withstoode his desire And bicause his brother reproued his dooings he put out his eyes and cut off his handes Against this Gilbert was Gilcrist sent with awarâ—… 〈◊〉 for the king Gilberte himselfe escaped and got ouer into the yle of Man fled from thence into Ireland Wilhelmus Paruus Wilhelmus Paruus reporteth this matter somewhat otherwyse as thus In the armie of king William saith he when he was taken nere vnto Anwike were two brethren Gilberte and Vared that were lordes of Galloway hauing there with them a greate retinue of their countreymen These were the sonnes of Fergusius sometyme lorde of that Prouince after whose decease the kyng of Scottes that is superiour lord therof deuided the countrey betwixt these two brethren but Gilbert the eldest brother found him selfe muche grieued to haue any parte of those landes whiche were his fathers gyuen from him but yet doubting punishment at the kings handes he durste not attempt any thing against hys brother till it fortuned the king to be taken And then deliuered of the feare which had stayed his mischeuous purpose he taketh his brother at vnwares and cruellye murthered hym after no common manner but rather martyred hym in beastly wyse so to satisfie the instincte of his diuellishe nature And immediatlye after inuading the vpper countreyes he exerciseth greate slaughter of men on eche â—…ande But his brother had a sonne called Rowlande whiche prouing a valiant yong Gentleman boldly resisted his vncles rage with the assistance and ayde of his fathers friendes And thus was Scotlande brought into trouble as Wilhelmus Paruus recordeth til by the foresayd Gilcrist the murderer was expulsed as before is expressed In the yeare following Hugh cardinall of Sainct Angelo the Popes legate came Hugo Cardinall of Saincte Angels as Legate from the Pope into England with authoritie to reforme the Englishe Churches in suche cases as were thoughte requisite And after hee had made an ende there to doe the like in Scotlande When he had therfore finished with Englande The bishops of Scotlande summoned to a conuocation at Northampton hee cited all the bishoppes of Scotlande to appeare before hym at a day prefixed at Northamton They came according to his appointment and being assembled there in consistorie he wente about in most ernest wise to persuade them to receiue the Archbishop of Yorke for their metropolitane but one Gilbert a yong man howebeit singularly well learned and for his holynesse of lyfe much commended as Hector Boetius writeth being sent of purpose by king William vnto this Conuocation Gilbert a lerned man defended the liberties of Scotland to foreseee that nothing were concluded in the same preiudiciall to the auncient liberties and francheses of the realme of Scotlande did argue so stiffly to the contrary that the Cardinal left off the pursute of such maner of matter and brake vp that councel withoute determination of any thing to the purpose in that behalfe This Gilbert that thus defended the cause liberties of the Scottishe Clergie was afterwarde made Bishoppe of Cathnes Gilbert bishop of Cathnes and finally after hys departure oute of thys transitorie lyfe registred for his supposed perfect holynesse of lyfe amongst the number of sainctes The chiefest cause that moued the Scottishe Clergie to withdrawe their obedience from the primarie of Yorke was the dissention and continuall enimitie betwixt the two nations for superioritie in temporall causes The same yeare y t this councel was holden at NorthamptoÌ„ sundry vnketh wonders wer seene in Albion Wonders On Midsommer day being the feast day of the Natiuitie of Sainte Iohn the Baptist Hayle there fell suche a storme of haile that it killed manie shepe and smal cattel people that wer out of houses and from vnder couert any where abroade were beaten to the earth with violence of that storme The sun darkned The sunne in September aboute noonetide â–ª was darkned for the space of two houres together without any eclipse or cause natural by interposition of clowdes Thunder In Yorkshire was so terrible thunder wyth straunge lyghtening that many abbeys churches were consumed with the fyre The foundatioÌ„ of the abbey of Arbroth or Aberbrothok About this season the abbey of Arbroth was buylt in most magnificent wyse and endowed with landes and reuenues in suche ample sorte that fewe houses within the boundes of Albion might compare therwith The Churche was dedicated in the yeare of grace .1178 by king William 1178. in honor of Thomas Becket archbishop of Cantorburye with whome as is sayd he had greate familiaritie in tyme of his yong yeares The abbey or Nâ—…nrie of Hadington founded The same time the abbey of Hadington was founded by Adhama the mother of kyng William and shortly after she had buylt it she dyed Not long after king William sente as Ambassadours Iohn Bishop of saint Andrews Ambassadours to the Pope and Reignalde Abbot of Arbroth vnto Pope Alexander the thirde to presente vnto him his obeysance according as he thought stoode with hys duetie A rose of gold The Pope seeming to reioyce thereat sente shortly after vnto the king a Rose of gold filled with balme and certaine newe priuiledges concerning the libertie of the Church of Scotlande Gilcrist murthereth his wyfe vpon suspition of adulterie The same tyme Gilcrist hauing his wyfe in suspition of adulterie droue hir out of doores and afterwards strangled hir in a village called Manys not past a myle from Dundee The kings indignation against Gilcrist The king for that she was his sister took such indignation therewith that he seized vpon al his landes and goodes purposing to haue put hym to death if he myght haue got him into his handes but when he sawe he coulde not be founde hee proclaymed hym traytour Gilcrist proclaimed traytour and rased hys Castell wherein hee had dwelled quite to the grounde in suche wyse that vneth remayneth any token at this day where it stoode This Gilcrist had a brother that hight Bredus Bredus the brother of Gilcrist who before this mischance had got the landes of Ogiluie of whome the house of the Ogiluies tooke their beginning The house of the Ogiluies that after came to greate authoritie in the Courte though at this tyme throughe Gilcristes offence his whole familie was neere hande destroyed Aboute this tyme also the Queene kyng William his wyfe deceassed A daughter whiche he had by hir named Adhama The earle of Laon. he gaue in maryage vnto the Earle of Laon But he he himself after the decease of this his fyrst wyfe maryed Ermengard Emengard 1186. daughter to Richarde Vicount of Beaumount that was sonne to a daughter of king William the conquerour By this mariage and aliance The peace coÌ„firmed with Englande the peace was newly confirmed betwixte England and Scotlande in
emprisoned hee commanded him to be committed vnto straight prison wherein he remayned till after hys fathers decease The Realme being in this manner broughte to good tranquilitie The decesse of King Robert the seconde King Roberte falling into great infirmitie and feeblenesse by reason of extreame age withoute any manner of other accidentall sicknesse deceassed at his Castel of Dundonald the ninetenth day of Aprill in the yeere after our redemption .1390 1390 beeing as then aboue threescore and fifeteene yeeres of age and hauing reigned the space of nineteene yeeres his body was buried at Scone before the high aulter This Robert the seconde though by reason of his great age His happy successe in warres he wente not foorth into the warres him selfe yet was there neuer Prince afore hym that had more happie successe by the conduit of his Captaynes whiche he sente foorth as Lieutenaunts vnder him for they neuer lightly returned home but with victory The constancie of King Roberte in word and promise He was a Prince of such coÌ„stancie in promise that he seldome spake the worde which he performed not Suche an obseruer he was also of iustice that when so euer hee remoued from any place hee would cause proclamation to be made His vpright â—…tice that if any of his men or officers had taken vp any thing vnpayde for the partie to whome the debte was due should come in and immediately he shoulde be satisfyâ—…d His diligence â—â—dresse poore mens wings He willingly hearde the complayntes of the poore and was no lesse diligent to see their wroÌ„gs redressed And for so much as Iohn was thought to bee an infortunate name for Kings The name of Iohn chaunâ—…ed and called Roberte the third WilliaÌ„ Dowâ—â—â— of Nidâ—…dâ—…e choâ—â— Admirall by the Lordes of Prutzen they chaunged his name and called him Robert after his father being now the third of that name About the same time William Dowglas of Niddesdale was chosen by the Lordes of Prutzen to be Admirall of a nauy conteyning two hundred and fortie shippes whiche they had rigged and purposed to set foorthe againste the miscreaunt people of the Northeast partes but being appealed by the Lord Clifford an Englishman who was there likewise to serue with the foresaid Lords in that iourney to fight with him in a singular combate He is slayne by the Lorde Clifforde Duncane Steward inâ—…eth Angus Before the day came appoynted for them to haue darreigned the battell the Lorde Clifford lay in awayte for the Dowglas and vppon the bridge of Danzke mette with him and there slew him to the great disturbance and stay of the whole iourney Moreouer shortly after the coronation of king Roberte the thirde tidings came that Duncane Stewarde sonne to Alexander Stewarde the Kings brother afore rehersed was entred into Angus with a greate number of men and slewe Walter Ogiluy Shirefe of the countrey that came foorth with a power to resist him from spoiling the people whom he miserably afflicted howbeit these his insolent doings were not long vnpunished for the Earle of Crawfort beeing sent against him with an army caused him to disperse his company and to flee his wayes but beeyng apprehended with the most part of his sayd company they were punished according to their demerites At this time also the most parte of the North countrey of Scotland The North partes of Scotland sore disquieted by two Clannes was sore disquieted by two Clannes of thâ—…se Irish Scots cleyed Kateranes whiche inhabite the hye lande countreys the one named Clankayes the other Clanquhattanes These two being at deadly â—…ude Wild Scots cleped Kateranes robbed and wasted the countrey with continuall slaughter and reise At length it was accorded betwixt y e parties by the aduice of the Earles of Murray Crawfort that thirtie persons of the one Clan A battell of thirtie against thirtie shoulde fight before the King of Perth againste thirtie other of the other Clannes men with sharp swords to the vtterance without any kind of armoure or harnesse in triall and decission of the quarell for the which the varyance betwixt them first rose Both these Clannes right ioyfull of this appointmente came to Perth with their number where in a place cleped the North Inche a little beside the Towne in presence of the King and other iudges assigned thereto they foughte according as it was agreed and that with such rage and desperate furie that all those of Clankayes part were slayne one onely excepted who to saue his life after he sawe all his fellowes slayne A desperate fighte kepte into the water of Tay and swamme ouer and so escaped There was a .xi. of Elanquhattanes syde that escaped with life but not one of them vnwounded and that very sore At their entring into the fielde or listes where they should darraigne y e battell one of y e Clannes wanted one of hys number by reason that hee which should haue supplyed it was priuily stollen away not willing to be partaker of so deere a bargaine but there was a Countrey felowe amoÌ„gst the beholders being sory that so notables fighte shoulde be passed ouer offered himselfe for a small summe of money to fyll vp the number though the matter apperteyned nothing to him nor to any of his friends This battell was foughte betwixt these two Clannes in manner as before is remembred in the yeere .1396 1396 In the thirde yeere after a Parliamente was holden at Perth wherein besides diuers constitutions and ordinances enacted for the aduauncement of the common wealth the King made his eldest sonne named Dauid that was as then about an eighteene yeeres of age Duke of Rothsay and his brother Roberte that was Earle of Fife and gouernour of the Realme The firste Dukes that were created in Scotlande as before yee haue heard hee created Duke of Albany These were the firste Dukes that hadde bin hearde of in Scotland for till those dayes there was neuer any within y e Realm that bare that tytle of honor During the time that the peace continued betwixt the two Realmes of England and Scotland there were sundry iusts and combates put in vre Iusts and combates betwixte Scottes and Englishmen and exercised betwixt Scots and Englishmen for proofe of their valiant actiuitie in feates of armes to winne thereby fame and honor But amongst the residue that was most notable whiche chaunced betwixt Dauid Earle of Crawford Scottishe the L. Welles English It was agreed betwixte these two noble men to runne certayne courses on horsebacke with speares sharp ground The Earle of Crawfort of Scotland and the Lord Wels of England iusted for life and deathe for life and death The place appoynted for these iustes was London bridge and the day the three and twentie of Aprill being the feast of Saint George At the place and day thus prefixed they came ready to furnishe their enterprise and being mouÌ„ted on their
the same ouer boorde The Hollanders ships are taken For reuenge whereof Androw Barton tooke many shippes of the Hollanders and filled certaine Pypes with their heades whiche he sent vnto the king for a witnesse how he had sped A starre like a Comet appeared the .x. of August A bright starre appeareth in the Skie giuing great light in the night season lyke to the Sunne beames A Frenche man named sir Anthonie Darcie knight called afterwarde Le sire de la Bawtie Anthonie Darcy came through Englande into Scotland to seeke feates of armes And comming to the king the xxiiij of September the Lorde Hamilton fought with him in armor right valiantly and so as neither of them lost any peece of honour This yeare Iames Prince of Scotlande and of the Iles was borne in the Abbey of the holye Rood house the .xxj. of Ianuarie 1507 Prince Iames is borne on the .xxiij. of y e same Moneth he was baptised in y e sayd Abbay Church His Godfathers were these Robert Bishop of Glasgew Patrike Erle Bothwell and the Countesse of Huntley was his Godmother The Queene after shee was brought to bed was verie weake and troubled with great sickenesse so that she lay in great danger for recouerie of whose health the king went a foote vnto Saint Ninians in pilgrymage The K. went â—…n pilgrimage and afterwards in Iuly both the King and the Queene went thither to visite that Saint The Pope deâ—…ared K. â—…aâ—…es protector â—…f the faith Pope Iulius the second sent an Ambassador vnto king Iames declaring him protector defender of the fayth and in signe thereof sent vnto him a purpure diademe or crowne wrought with floures of gold togither with a sword hauing the hylts skabbert of gold set with precious stones which were presented vnto him by the saide Ambassador and the Abbot of Dunfermling within the Abbay Church of holy Roode house at what time the peace contracted betwixt the two kings of Scotland and England was there confirmed The Lorde of Terueer or Camfire in Sealande whose auncesters not long agone came forth of Scotland sent his messenger the Baylife of Terueer to the king Horses presenâ—…d vnto the â—…ing who presented vnto him certaine great horses and other riche presentes in remembrance that he came of the Scottish race and the king in recompence thereof sent vnto the said Lorde his order and made his Ambassadour knight rewarding him at his departure whiche was in August with right honorable gyftes â—…eace and quiâ—…nesse in â—…cotlande The whole Realme remayned in such peace and quietnesse in these dayes that the king rode one day himselfe alone in post from Sterling by Saint Iohns towne and Aberden vnto Elgin and reposing a little part of the night in the house of maister Thomas Leslie then parson of Angus went to horse againe and came to Saint Duthois in Rosse by that tyme they were readie to goe to Masse This was on the .xxxj. day of August About the latter ende of September the Archbishop of Saint Androwes and the Erle of Arrane â—…n Ambassage â—…nto France were sent Ambassadors into France They tooke ship the .xxvij. of September The .xvij. of Februarie Iames prince of Scotlande departed this life at Striueling and the Bishop of Galoway also who was appoynted to be his gouernor 1508 An Ambassade â—…ent vnto the â—…ing The .ix. of May in the yeare next ensuing the Lord D'obigny and the president of Tholous came from Lewes the Frenche king as Ambassadors to declare vnto king Iames that he ment to matche his eldest daughter in maryage wyth Frances de Vallois Dolphin of Vien and Duke of Angolesme notwithstanding that Charles K. of Castel that was after Emperor made suite for hir Bycause therefore he ment not to conclude any thing in suche a weightie matter withoute consent of his confederates of which he esteemed king Iames as chiefe he required him of his aduise and counsell therein who after aduisement taken made answere The kings answere that albeit the King of France had sufficient Counsell about him yet sith he had desired his aduise he would friendly giue the same which was that he should rather marie his daughter within his owne Realme vnto suche one as shoulde succeede him than to bestowe hir vpon any forrayne Prince sithe otherwise some clayme myght bee made in tyme comming vnto the Crowne by suche as shoulde match with hir And so with this answere the president of Tholous departed reporting y e same at his coÌ„ming home vnto the French king who thervpon folowed his own determination therin confirmed and allowed thus by his confederate the king of Scotland The Lord D'obigny tooke a sicknesse and died thereof at Corstorphyn in the Moneth of Iune The Lorde Obignie died and caused his heart to be sent vnto Saint Ninians in Galloway bycause he had vowed a pylgrimage thither whilest he remayned the French kings lieutenant in Naples where he had atchieued many high enterprises agaynst his enimies His name was Bernard Steward lieutenant of those men of warre whiche Charles the .viij. of that name king of Fraunce did send with Henrie Erle of Richmond into England when y e same Erle came against king Richard whom he vanquished and therby got the Crowne And so after many noble victories and valiant acts atchieued this Lorde D'obigny ended his life in his owne countrey of Scotland where he was borne This yeare also in May and Iune This was the king himselfe there was kept great Iustes and tourneys in Edenbourgh by one calling himselfe the wilde knight who counterfeyted the round table There were diuers Ambassadors sent forth this yeare also Ambassages sent as the Archdeacon of Saint Androws and sir Anthonie Darcie into France and the Bishop of Murrey into England The .xv. of Iuly the Queene was deliuered of a daughter which shortly after she had receyued baptisme deceassed and the Queene in that child-bed was againe in great perill of death The Bishop of Glasgew died this yeare in his iourney to Ierusalem the .xxix. of Iuly The Archbishop of Glasgew died Iames Beton succeded him in that sea The .xxx. of Iuly A bickering there was a great fray betwixt the Lord Maxwel the lord Creichton of Sanchar where the Lord Creichton was chased with his company from Dunfreis the Laird of Daliel and the yong Laird of Crauthlay with diuerse other were slaine The .xix. An earthquake of SepteÌ„ber was a great earthquake in many places both in England and Scotland namely the same was perceyued in Churches The king of England sent a Gentlemen with horses trymly trapped with bandes of stocâ—… to be presented to king Iames Horses sent vnto king â—…ames who thankfully receyued theÌ„ right honorably rewarded y e messenger The Archdeacon of S. Androwes came 〈◊〉 of France The Archdeacon of Saint Androweâ—… returned forth of Fraunce in a greate
the Counsaile 65.52 Argadus sent foorth agaynst rebel in the Iles. 65.67 Aran and Bute taken by the Norvvegiaes 189.40 Arthurnus King Aydanes sonne slaine 139.37 Aruiragus King of Brytayne 32. 60 Aruiragus forsaketh hys vvife Voada 32.62 Aruiragus maryeth Genissa a Romaine Ladie 32.64 Aruiragus ouerthrovveth his enimies 32.82 Arthure rayseth his siege of York and returneth into VVales 127. 70 Arthure discomfiteth the saxons tvvise in battail and then vvinneth Yorke 127.87 Arthure taketh the saxons too mercie vpon condition 12â—… 12 Arthure repayreth Churches in Yorke and elsevvhere defaced by the saxons 12â—… 32 Arthure purposeth to destroy the vvhole race of saxons in Albion 129.45 Arthures badge 129.71 Arthures munificence tovvardes the scottes and Pictes vvhiche ayded him agaynst the saxons 130. 72 Arthure vvhat tyme hee lyued 132. 38 Arthure and his armie slaine 134. 61 Athirco elected king of Scottes 73. 59 Athirco chaungeth his conditions from good to bad 37.74 Athirco vilaynously abuseth tvvo yong Gentlevvomen 74.7 Athirco flieth 34.37 Athirco flieth himselfe 74.44 Athalfus successour to Alaricke 94. 100 Athole assigned to the Pictes to dvvell in 97.65 Athalus vsurpeth the Romaine Empire in Affrike 98.94 Athole 100.5 Athelstane base sonne to Edvvarde created king of Englande 201.80 Athelitane giueth the Scottes and Picts a great ouerthrovv 201.95 Athelstane recouereth Northumberland Cumberland VVestmerlande 202. â—…08 Athelstane of England and Malcolme of Scotland reâ—…e theyr auncient league 203.44 Aulus Planctius sente into Brytaine 2â—… 88 Aulus Planctius sendeth a Messenger to Rome to the Emperour of the daunger of Brytaine 304.59 Aulus Planctius sendeth Ambassadours Caratake 34. â—â— Aulus Planctius leadeth an armye agaynst Caratake 36. â—…6 Aulus Planctius setteth vppon the Scottish campe 37.44 Aulus Planctius prepareth to meet the Scottes 38. â—â— Aulus Planctius sicke of the 〈◊〉 38. 29 Aulus Planctius dyeth 38.44 Aulus Didius commeth into Britaine 4â—… 15 Aulus Didius maketh peace vvith the Scottes and Pictes 43.17 Aulus Didius dyeth 43 3â—… Aulus Atticus a Romaine slaine 55. 45 Authoritie of the Conestable in Scotland 281.100 Authorities of Bishops and Ordinaries 19â—… 20 Audâ—…ey Thomas 462. â—…2 Augustine and Mellitus sent into Albion 142. â—â— Augustus Caesar Emperour of Rome 29.62 Aurelius Ambrosius and Vter sonnes to Constantinus King of Brytaine 117.44 Aurelius Ambrosius and Vter arriâ—…e in Brytayne and besiege Vortigerne â—â— 75 Aurelius Ambrosius sendeth Ambassadours to the Scottes and Pictes to require theyr ayde agaynst the Saxons 120.100 Aurelius Ambrosius proclaymed king of Brytaine 121.46 Aurelius Ambrosius receyueth the Citie of London and Tovver into his handes 122.20 Aurelius Ambrosius falleth sicke of a consumption 123.68 Aurelius Probus Emperour 77. 51 B. BAle Iohn cited 147.21 Bale Iohn cited 315.103 Balentine cited 330.36 Balentine cited 242.9 Bache an Italian Capitaine a manne of great experience and skill 476.9 Bagâ—…munts taxe 4â—…6 55 Baibrid a village in Scotlande 2â—â— 80 Ballioll Iohn svveareth to do homage to king Edvvard of Englande for the Realme of Scotland 209.80 Ballioll Edvvarde sonne to king Iohn maryeth the eldest daughter of Charles Earle of Valoys 300.44 Ballioll Edvvard requireth ayde of king Edvvarde to recouer the crovvne of Scotland 333.20 Balliol Edvvard landeth in Scotlande vvith an armie 333.52 Ballioll Edvvard crovvned king of Scotland 334.64 Ballioll Edvvard vvithdravveth him into England 347.71 Ballioll Edvvarde resigneth hys righte in the Crovvne of Scotland to King Edvvard 353.41 Ballocht Donald inuadeth Lochquhaber vvith an armye of Rebels 378.103 Ballocht Donald discomfiteth and stayeth the Kings povver and returneth home vvith greate bâ—…ties 378.108 Ballocht Donalde taken and hys head sente for a presente to the King 379.9 Bâ—…ne Makedonald looke Makedonald Banquho slayne 246.97 Bane Donalde Crovvned Kyng of of Scottes 259.67 Bane Donalde fleeth againe into the Iles. 259.115 Bane Donald restored to his kingdome 260.22 Bane Donald slayeth Edgars messengers 260 Bane Donald put to flight by Edgar and chased into the Iles. 160. 79 Bane Donald dieth in prison .260 â—…e 90 Bâ—…ketting cheere banished out of Scotland 263.72 Baâ—…nockesbourne 316.32 Bâ—…nockes vvhy so called 310.33 Banquho Thane of Lochquhaber 139.40 BaroÌ„s to make Gibbets dravvâ—…rels in their liberties 253.17 Barons of England sue for ayde to the FrenchmeÌ„ and Scots against King Iohn 282.7 Baron Graystocke and his prouision taken by the Scots 359.69 Barons rebell against King Iames the fourth 408.59 Barons discoÌ„fited slaine 408.63 Barre a tovvne in ScotlaÌ„d 234.21 Barre a skilfull vvarriour 176.12 Barton Andrevve sente to sea against Hollanders 413.82 Bâ—…on Andrevv and Iohn by letters of Marque bring Portingales goodes into Scotlande 45. 23 Bâ—…on Andrevv slayne vpon the Sea 416.1 Barron Roberte taketh certayne English prises 416 Barvvike restored to the Scottes 183. 9 Barvvike both Castel and tovvne â—…oane by the EnglishmeÌ„ 282.97 Barvvike besieged by the Englishmen 300.93 Barvvike taken by the Englishmen 301.8 Barvvike vvonne by the Scottes from the Englishmen 321.28 Barvvike besieged by King Edvvard the third of England .336 〈◊〉 65 Barvvike yeelded to Kyng Edvvarde 338.68 Barvvike recouered by the Scots 353. 16 Barvvike taken by the EnglishmeÌ„ and repayred agayne 353.39 Barvvike vvonne by the Scottes and recouered by the Englishmen 357.83 Barvvike deliuered by K. Henry the Eâ—…h to the Scottes 398.81 Barvvike Tovvne and Castel taken by the EnglishmeÌ„ 404.13 â—…s Leutenant of Britaine leadeth his army against Caranâ—… 81.70 â—…hus the Lieutenant slayne â—â— 106 â—…ron Roberte the Carmelite taken by the Scottes 319.27 BastoÌ„ Robert a Carmelite 315.104 Bassinates a kinde of fish seene in greate number and vvhat they signifie 191.10 Battayle of .30 Clannes agaynste 30. 79 Battayle of Harlovv 373.26 Battaile of Bauge 374.11 Battayle betvveene Victorinus and Fergusius seuered by a stroÌ„g tempest 97.40 Battaile betvveene Crovves and Pies on the one side and Rauens on the other 135.51 Battaile of Bannockesbourne .319 line 44 Battaile of Murthlake 233.37 Battayle of Halidovvne hil 338.21 Battaile of Blackbourne 346.50 Battaile of Duplin 333.94 Battaile of Poicters fought 353.70 Battaile of Piperden 383.56 Battaile of Saint Albons 396.17 Bataile of Floddon 421.64 Battaile of Glasquho vvonne by the gouernour of ScotlaÌ„d 462.28 Beton Iames made Archbishoppe of Glasgevv 414.106 Beaton Iames Archbishoppe of Glasgo translated to Saint Andrevves 431.99 Beton Dauid Abbotte Arbroith sente Ambassadour into France 442. 13 Beaton Iames Archbishoppe of S. Andrevvs departeth this life 445. 75 Beaton Dauid Cardinal and Archbishoppe of Saint Andrevves his forging of a vvill .457.39 he establisheth himselfe chiefe regente of Scotlande .457.45 hys crafty iugling espied by the ProtestaÌ„ts .457.51 he is committed to vvarde in the Castell of Dalketh 458.31 Beaton Dauid the Cardinall corrupteth his keepers and getteth abrode at libertie 459.48 Beatrice Countesse Dovvglas married to hir husbands brother 393. 32 Beatrice Countes Dovvglas submitteth hirselfe to the Kyng 394. 59 Beatrice daughter to King Edvvard married to Sithrike king of Northumberland 201.28 Beatrice poysoneth hir husbande 201. 29 Beatrice put to death 201.33 Beasts dye roaring after a strange sort 186.73 Beasts doing harme
the Earles de Valoys at Rion and so enforce both their powers to winne that towne The English men and Gascoignes though they were put in some feare yet they shew their approued valiancie in defending the towne tyll at length wheÌ„ they saw they could defend it no longer and were in no hope of succor from any part they fled out about midnight and made toward their shippes but diuerse of them were takeÌ„ by the way for the Frenche men hauing knowledge of their intent forlay the passages and taking some of them that first sought to escape thus by flight slue them but there was not many of those for all the residue when they perceyued that the French men had layde betwixt them and their ships making virtue of necessitie stood stil in defence of the towne till the Frenchmen entred it by force of assaulte the Fryday in Easter weeke Nic. Tâ—… Râ—… 〈◊〉 Abingdon Some write that the same night in whiche they so ment to flee to theyr shippes there chaunced a great tumult and muteny betwixt the footmen and horsemen so that they fought togither or else might the whole number of them haue escaped The horsemen that got forth left their horses behind them readie brideled and sadled which the Frenchmen vpon entring the towne in the morning tooke after they had slain the most part of the footemen The Frenchmen hauing got a bloudie victorie saued onely the Captaines and Gentlemen and slue the other aswell Englishe men as Gascoignes There was takeÌ„ of knights Engâ—…â—…akeâ—… Sir Raufe Tanny sir Amis de Saint Amand with his brother sir Raufe de Gorges Marshall of the armye Sir Roger Leyborne Sir Iohn Kreting sir Iames Kreting sir Henrie Boding sir Iohn Mandeuile sir Iohn Fuleborne sir Robert Goodfielde â—…bingdon sir Thomas Turbâ—…ruile and sir Walter with .xxxiij. Esoniers whiche were sent all vnto Paris Adam Kreâ—… killed Sir Adam Kreting was killed 〈◊〉 Walter â—…de a right valiant knight by treason of one sir Walter Gyfford a knight also which had dwelled in Fraunce manye yeares before as an outlaw 〈◊〉 Senere 〈◊〉 â—…h Triuet â—…gh Veere â—…les de â—…oys The same day was the tongue of Saint Seuere deliuered vnto the Englishmen the whiche Hugh or as Abingdon hath Robert Veer brother to the Earle of Oxforde tooke vpon him to keepe as Captaine there with two hundred men of armes Charles de Valoys aduertised thereof departed from Rion with all speede to besiege the foresayde towne of Saint Seuere 〈◊〉 Seuere â—…ged ere the English men should haue time to fortifie it But the foresayde Hugh Veer kept him out the space of xiij or as Abingdon hath .ix. Weekes to the great losse of the Frenche men no small parte of theyr people dying in the meane tyme both of pestilence and famine At length when vittailes beganne to fayle within a truce was taken for xv dayes within the which it might bee lawfull for them within the towne to sende vnto Bayoune for succor which if it came not within that tearme the towne shoulde bee yeelded vnto the French men â—…t Seuere â—…lded by â—…position and so it was vpon these conditions that the Englishmen and other that would depart shoulde haue libertie to take with them their armor and goodes and be safely conueyed two dayes iorney on their way from the French army Also that those which were minded to remaine still in the towne should not susteyne any losse or domage in theyr bodies or goodes The pledges also which aforetime were taken out of that towne by the Frenche kings Seneschall should returne in safetie to the towne and haue their goodes restored vnto them â—…les de â—…ys returâ—… into â—…ce This done Charles de Valoys appoynted a garrison of souldiers to remaine there for the keeping of the towne and then returned backe into Fraunce The Englishmen which escaped out of those places from the French mens handes â—…dor repayred vnto Bayonne to defend that towne with theyr Captayne 's the foresayde Earle of Richmont and the Lorde Iohn de Saint Iohn the which of some are vntruely sayde to haue beene slaine at Rion Then shortly after that Charles de Valoys was departed out of the Countrey the Towne of Saint Seuere was againe recouered by the English men 〈◊〉 Earle of â—…ord then â—…ng hight â—…ert Vâ—…er â—…nce Hugh 〈◊〉 It shoulde appeare by report of some writers that Hugh Veer whome they wrongly name to be Earle of Oxforde was sent ouer as then from king Edward to the ayde of his captains in Gascoigne and at his first comming recouered the towne of Saint Seuere and afterwards so valiantly defended it against the French men so that honourable mention is made of him both by Ni. Tri. and also by some FreÌ„ch writers Nicheâ—… Trâ—… for his high manhood therein shewed But whether he were brother or sonne to the Earle of Oxforde I can not say howbeit about the .xxvij. yere of this king Edwardes raigne we find one Hugh Veer that was a Baron which I take to be this man but Earle I thinke hee was not For as Euersdeâ—… hath one Robert Veer that was Earle of Oxforde deceassed in the yeare next ensuing and after him succeeded an other Earle that bare the same name as by records it may appeare Polidore speaking of the siege of Saint Seuere Polidore rehearseth not who was Captaine as then of the towne but in the yeelding of it vnto Charles de Valoys after he had layne more than three moneths before it he agreeth with other writers The same yeare Berarde Bishoppe of Alâ—…a and Simon Archbishop of Bourges two Cardinalles of the Romaine Sea were sent vnto the kings of Englande and Fraunce to moue them to conclude a peace Polidor â–ª Cardinals sent to the kings of Englande and France to treat a peace Mat. VVest They fyrste came into Fraunce and after into Englande but perceyuing the myndes of the kings nothing inclyned to concorde they returned to Rome without any conclusion of theyr purpose but not without money gathered of Religious men to beare oute theyr expences The Cardinals gather money for they had authoritie by the Popes graunt to receyue in name of procuraties and expences sixe Markes of euery Cathedrall and collegiate Church through the Realme besydes diuers other rewardes And where anye poore Chapiter of Nuâ—â—es or religious persons were not able of themselues the Parishe Churches next adioyning were appoynted to bee contributories with them The same tyme sir Thomas Turberuile a knight Polidâ—…r Nich. Triuet Mat. VVest Sir Thomas Turberuiles promise to the French king and one of those as before ye haue heard which were taken at Rion to saue his life and to deliuer himselfe out of captiuitie though he was neuer proued false before promised King Philippe that if he woulde suffer him to returne into Englande bee woulde so worke with King Edwarde that he might be made by him
the kings letters were enclosed and appoint me sayth he vnto some corner of the wall trie whether I can handle a Crossebowe or not to defend it againste youre aduersaries Heere when other woulde haue opened the boxe and haue red the letters the captaine would in no wise consent thereto but going into a turret called to the Englishmen belowe and willed them to signifie to the K. that one of his seruants being fled to him sought to bewray his secretes wherevnto he would by no meanes agree therefore meant to restore both the traytor and y e letters Herevpon the Lord Iohn Spencer coÌ„ming to heare what the matter might meane the Captaine caused Lewine to be let downe to hym togither with the letters safe and not touched by hym at all whiche thing when the Kyng vnderstood he muche commended the honest respect of the Captaine and where he had caused engynes to be reised to annoy theÌ„ within as ye haue heard he commaunded the same to ceasse and withall vpon their captaynes sute he granted them libertie to sende vnto their K. Iohn Ballioll â—…elchman â—…ed to gyue him to vnderstand in what sort they stood Touching the Welchman he was drawen and hanged on a paire of high galowes prepared for hym of purpose as he had well deserued And whylest the messengers were on their way towards Forfair where the Scottish K. then lay K. Edward with a parte of his army went vnto Striueling â—…ling â—…l left â—… where he found the Castel gates set open and the keyes hanging on a naile so that hee entred there without any resistance for they that hadde thys Castel in gard were fledde out of it for feare before his comming The messengers that were sent from them within Edenburgh Castel comming to their king declared to him in what case they stoode that were besieged King Iohn for that hee was not able to succour them by anye manner of meanes at that presente sente them worde to take the best way they could for theyr owne safetie with whiche aunswere the messengers returning the Castell was immediately deliuered vnto the Lorde Iohn Spencer Edenburgh Castel deliuered to the K. of England that was left in charge with the siege at the Kings departure towards Striueling with the like conditioÌ„s as the Castell of Rockesburgh had yeelded alittle before And thus was that strong Castell of Edenburgh surrendred by force of siege to the kyng of Englands vse the fiftenth daye after hee hadde firste layde his siege aboute it A place of suche strength by the height of the grounde whereon it stoode that it was thought impregnable and had not bin wonne by force at any time sith the firste buylding thereof before that presente so farre as any remembraunce eyther by writing or otherwise could be had thereof Heere at EdeÌ„burgh or rather at Rockesburgh as Abingdon hathe a greate number of Wicelche footemen came to the Kyng who sente home the lyke number of Englishe footemen of those that seemed most wearie Moreouer at Striueling there came to the Kyng the Earle of Vlster with a greate number of IrishareÌ„ TheÌ„ passing ouer y e riuer of Forth Saint Iohns towne the Kyng came vnto Saint Iohns Towne aboute Midsommer and there tarried certayne dayes Whilest these things were a doing Iohn K. of Scotlande perceyuing that he was not of power to resist Kyng Edwarde The King of Scottes sueth for peace sente Ambassadors vnto him to sue for peace King Edwarde was content to heare them and therevpon appointed that King Iohn should resorte vnto the Castell of Brechin there to commen with suche of hys councell as hee woulde sende thither within fifteene dayes nexte ensuing The Bishop of Durham to treate of an agreemente King Edwarde sente thither Anthony Byshoppe of Durham with full commission to conclude all things in his name And within the appoynted tyme came Kyng Iohn and dyuers of his nobles vnto him the whiche after manye and sundry treaties holden betwixt them and the sayde Byshoppe The King of Scottes submitteth hymselfe vnto the K. of England at length they submitted themselues and the Realme of Scotland simply and purely into the handes of the Kyng of England for the which submission to be firmely kept and obserued kyng Iohn deliuered hys sonne in hostage and made letters thereof written in French conteyning as followeth JEhan per la grace de Dieu Rey de Escoce á touez ceulxs quae cestes praesentes lettes verront ou orront Saluz c. The instrument of the submission IOhn by the grace of God King of Scotland to all those that these present letters shall see or heare sendeth greeting Bicause that we through euill counsell and oure owne simplicitie haue greuously offended oure soueraigne Lorde Edwarde by the grace of God Kyng of Englande Lorde of Irelande and Duke of Aquitayne in many thynges that is to saye in that whereas wee beeyng and abidyng vnder hys faithe and homage haue bounde oure selues vnto the Kyng of Fraunce whyche then was hys enimie and yet is procuring a marriage with the daughter of hys brother Charles au Valoys and that wee myghte greeue our sayde Lorde and ayde the Kyng of Fraunce with all oure power by warre and other meanes we haue at length by aduice of oure peruerse counsell defied oure sayde Lorde the Kyng of Englande and haue putte oure selues out of hys allegiance and homage and sente oure people into Englande to brenne houses to take spoyles to committe murther with many other domages and also in fortifying the Kyngdome of Scotlande whiche is of hys fee puttyng and establishing armed menne in Townes Castels and other places to defende the lande agaynste hym to deforce hym of hys fee for the whyche transgressions oure sayde soueraigne Lorde the Kyng entring into the Realme of Scotlande with hys power hathe conquered and taken the same notwithstandyng all that wee coulde doe agaynste hym as by right he maye doe as a Lorde of hys fee bycause that we did render vnto hym oure homage and made the foresayde Rebellion Wee therefore as yet beeing in our full power and free will doe render vnto hym the lande of Scotland and all the people thereof with the homages In witnesse wherof wee haue caused these letters patentes to made Yeuen at Brechin the tenth daye of Iuly in the fourth yeare of oure raigne Sealed with the common seale of the Kyngdome of Scotlande King Edward passeth foreward through Scotland After thys Kyng Edwarde wente forwarde to see the Mountayne countreys of Scotlande the Byshoppe of Durham euer keepyng a dayes iorney afore hym At length when hee hadde passed through Murrey lande and was come to Elghin perceyuing all thynges to bee in quiet hee returned towardes Berwike and commyng to the Abbey of Scone he tooke from thence the Marble stone King Edward bringeth the Marble stone out of Scotlande wherevppon the Kynges of Scotlande were accustomed to sitte as in
Gourney who â—…ing 〈◊〉 Marcels three yeares after â—…g known 〈◊〉 and brought toward Englande was deheaded on the sea least hee shoulde â—…se the 〈…〉 as the Bishop and other Iohn Muttinees repenting himselfe lay long hidden 〈…〉 manie and in the ende died penitently Thus was king Edwarde â—…thered in the yeare 13â—…7 on the .xxij. of September The â—…e 〈◊〉 that by this Edwarde the seconde The fond opinion of the ignoraÌ„t people after his death manye myâ—…ses were wrought So that the like opinion of him was â—…eryâ—…s as before had beene of Earle Thomas of Lancaster namely amongst the common people He was knowne to bee of a good and â—…teons nature though not of moste pregnant 〈◊〉 The nature disposition of king Edwarde the seconde And alâ—…eâ—… 〈◊〉 youth 〈…〉 into certaine light â—…rymes 〈…〉 by the companie and counsaâ—…e of euill â—…on was â—…ndâ—…ed vnto more heyâ—… 〈…〉 thought that he purged the 〈◊〉 by repentance and paciently suffered many reproâ—…s and finally death it selfe as before yee haue hearde after a most cruell maner Hee had surely good cause to repent his former trade of syuing for by his indiscreete and wanton â—…uernance there were headed and put to death during his raigne by iudgement of law to the nuÌ„ber of .xxviij. barons and knights ouer and beside such as were slaine in Scotlande by hys infortunate conduct And all these mischiefes and many mor happened not only to him but also to the whole state of the realm in that he wanted iudgement and prudent discretion to make choyse of sage and discrete counsaylers receyuing those into his fauour that abused the same to their pryuate gaine and aduantage not respecting the aduancement of the common wealth so they themselues might attaine to riches and honour for which they onely sought insomuch that by theyr couetous rapine spoyle and immoderate ambition the heartes of the common people and nobilitie were quite estraunged from the dutifull loue and obedience which they ought to haue shewed to their soueraigne going about by force to wrasâ—… him to follow theyr willes and to seeke the destruction of them whom he commonly fauoured wherein surely they were worthie of blame and to taste as manye of them did the deserued punishment for theyr disobedient and disloyall demeanors For it was not the way whiche they tooke to helpe the disfigured state of the common wealth but rather the readie meane to ouerthrow all as if Gods goodnesse had not beene the greater it must needs haue come to passe as to those that shall well consider the pitifull tragedie of this kings tyme it may well appeare But now to proceed with that which remaineth touching this infortunate Prince â–ª Hee had issue by his wife Queene Isabell His issue two sonnes Edward which was made king whilest he was yet aliue and Iohn whiche dyed yong also two daughters Eleanore which died before she came to yeares able for mariage and Ioan which was after giueÌ„ in mariage vnto Dauid king of Scotlande He was indifferently tall of stature strong of bodie and healthfull neither wanted there in him stoutnesse of stomake if his euill counsaylers had bene remoued that he might haue shewed it in honourable exploytes which being kept backe by them he coulde not doe so that thereby it appeareth of what importance it is to be trayned vp in youth with good and honest companie It is sayd that he was learned insomuch that there remaine verses which as some haue written he made whilest he was in prison Certaine it is he fauoured learning as by the erection of Oriall Colledge in Oxford Oryall and S. Marie hall in Oxford and S. Maries Hall which were of his foundation it may well bee gathered Ex centuria 4. Bale Learned men we finde recorded by Bale to liue in this kings time these as follow Iohn Dâ—…ns that subtill Logitian borne as Lelande hath gathered in a village in Northumberlande called Emyldun three myles distant from 〈◊〉 wike although other hold the coÌ„trarie 〈…〉 clayming him for theyr countreymen 〈…〉 Irishe men for theirs Robert Waâ—… 〈◊〉 Eâ—…lite Frier that wâ—…iâ—… diuerse 〈…〉 Wilton an Augustine Friers 〈…〉 borne Raâ—…fe Locksley Nicholas 〈…〉 William Whitley Thomas Ioyâ—… 〈◊〉 Ioyceâ—… William Gaynesburg â–ª Robert Bâ—… borne not farre from Notingham 〈…〉 Frier of Scarbourgh the same whome king â—…warde tooke with him into Scotlande to 〈◊〉 some remeÌ„brances of his victories although being taken by the Scottes Soâ—… in Sâ—…lande Pâ—… he was constrâ—… 〈◊〉 Robert Brâ—… to frame a dittie to 〈…〉 time Iohn Horminger a Suffolke was 〈◊〉 William Rishanger a Monke of S. 〈…〉 Historiographer â–ª Ranfe Baldocke 〈◊〉 London wrote also an Historie which was 〈◊〉 â—…tuled Historia Anglica Richard Bâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…colnshire man borne a Carmelite Frier 〈◊〉 Walsingham borne either in Walsingham 〈◊〉 Brunham as Bale supposeth a Carmelite 〈◊〉 also and wrote diuerse treatises Thomas â—…ham a Cauoâ—… Salisburie and a 〈…〉 â—…initio Robert Plunpton borne in 〈◊〉 a regular Chanonâ—… Thomas Caâ—… 〈◊〉 of Pontfret William Mansfield Iohn 〈◊〉 Robert 〈◊〉 William Askattle of Beâ—… Gaffrey of 〈◊〉 Iohn Gatisdene â–ª Tâ—… Angliens StepheÌ„â—…ton or Edâ—… Iohn â—…stone borne in Yorkeshire Iohn Wâ—… Nicholas de Lira Iewe by byrth of those 〈◊〉 had their habitatioÌ„s in England who 〈◊〉 â—…ree many treatises to his great commeÌ„dation for his singuler knowlege and zeale which 〈…〉 in disprouing the Rabines that styll sought to keepe the Iewish nation in blindnesse and 〈◊〉 hope in looking for another Messias Raâ—…â—…ton an excellent diuine Iohn Dumbleton a â—…gitian Thomas Langford borne in Mâ—… Essex Osbert Pyckertam a Carmelite Frier of Lyn in Norffolke Nicholas Oheâ—… 〈…〉 Frier William Ocham a Frier Minor 〈◊〉 wrote diuerse treatises namely against Iohn Duns and likewise against Iohn the 〈…〉 of that name in fauour of the Emperour Lewes of Bauier Richard Walingford Thomas â—…wood a CanoÌ„ of Leedes in Kent wrote a Chronicle called Chronicon CampendiariuÌ„ Robert â—…rew Robert Perserutator borne in Yorkeshire a black Frier a Philosopher or rather a Magâ—… Richarde Belgrane a Carmelite Brinkley a minorite and others King Edward the thirde â—…dward â—…e 3. EDwarde the thirde of that name the sonne of Edwarde the seconde and of Isabell the onelye daughter of Philip le Beau and sister to Charles the fifth king of Fraunce began his raigne as king of England his father yet liuing the .xxv. day of Ianuarie after the creation .5292 in the yeare of our Lorde .1327 after the account of them that beginne the yeare at Christmasse 867. after the comming of the Saxons 260. after the conquest the .13 yeare of the raigne of Lewes the fourth then Emperor the seuenth of Charles the fift king of Fraunce the secoÌ„d of Andronicus Iunior Emperor of the East almost ended and about the end of the .22 of Robert le Bruce king of Scotland as Wil. Harison in his Chronologie hath diligently recorded He was crowned at Westminster on the day of
this place Polidor it shall not bee muche amysse to rehearse somewhat of the ryght and tytle whereby king Edwarde did thus clayme the Crowne of Fraunce hauing of purpose omitted to speake thereof tyll nowe that he entituled himselfe wyth the name and tooke vppon him to beare the armes also of Fraunce vpoÌ„ occasion before expressed It is wel knowne that Philip le Beau King of Fraunce hadde issue by hys wyfe Queene Ioane three sonnes The issue of Philip le Beau. Lewes surnamed Hutine Philippe le Long and Charles le Beau Also two daughters the one dying in hir infancie and the other named Isabell lyued and was maryed vnto Edwarde the seconde of that name King of Englande who begotte of hir this Edward the thirde that made this clayme The three sonnes of the foresayde Philip le Beau reigned eche after other as Kinges of Fraunce First after Philip the father succeeded his eldest sonne Lewes Hutine Lewes Autine who had issue by his firste wife Margaret daughter to Robert Duke of Burgoigne a daughter named Ioane the whiche was anone gyuen in maryage vnto Lewes Erle of Eureur but she liuing not long dyed without issue Hir father the sayde Lewes Hutine maryed after the deceasse of his first wife an other wyfe named Clemence daughter to Charles Martell the father of Robert King of Scicill whome hee left great wyth childe when he dyed The childe beeing borne proued a sonne and was named Iohn but liued not many dayes after Philip le Long. Then Philip the Long was admitted to the Crowne of Fraunce though many stoode in opinion that Ione the daughter of Lewes Hutine whiche yet was aliue ought to haue inherited the kingdome after hir father and namely Odo Duke of Burgoigne Vncle to the said Ione was most earnest in that matter in fauour of his Nece But myght ouercame ryght so that hee was constrayned to bee quiet Philip le Long after he hadde raigned fiue yeares dyed also and left no issue behinde hym Charles le Beau. Then lastly Charles le Beau tooke vpon hym the kingdome and the seuenth yeare after dyed his wyfe bigge bellyed which shortly after brought forth a Mayden named Blaunche that streight wayes hasting to followe hir Father lyued no whyle in thys worlde By this meanes then the bloud royall in the heyres Male of Philippe le Beau was extinguished in hys Sonne the foresayd Charles le Beau whereof the contention tooke begynning aboute the right to the Crowne of Fraunce betwyxte the Frenche menne and Englishe menne whiche hangeth as yet vndecyded tyll these our dayes For King Edwarde auerred that the kingdome of Fraunce apperteyned vnto hym as lawfull heyre bycause that hee alone was remayning of the kings stocke and touched hys Mothers father Philip le Beau in the next degree of consanquinitie as hee that was borne of his daughter Isabell Therefore immediately after the deceasse of the sayd Charles le Beau by Ambassadours sent vnto the Peeres of Fraunce King Eâ—… 〈…〉 right 〈◊〉 crowne of Fraunce hee publisheâ—… to them hys right requyring that they woulde â—…mitte hym king according therevnto but hys Ambassadours coulde neuer bee quietly hearde and therefore returned home wythout anye towardly answere whiche mooued him in the ende to attempt the recouerie of hys lawfull inheritaunce by force sithe by lawe hee coulde not preuayle and now by aduice of hys friendes to take vpon him both the tytle and Armes of Fraunce to signifie to the Worlde what right he hadde to the same After that this league therefore was concluded with them of Flaunders Iames Mâ—… King Edwâ—… tooke vpon him the 〈◊〉 and armed of K. of Fraunce â–ª The Flâ—… sweare 〈◊〉 to the king â—… England and that king Edwarde had taken vppon him the name of king of Fraunce with the Armes the Duke of Guclderland and Iaques van Arteueld went vnto al the good townes and iurisdictions of Flaunders to receyue theyr othes of fidelitie vnto king Edwarde perswading with the people that the supreme rule belonged vnto hym sauing to the townes their auncient lawes and liberties and to their Earle his right of proprietie About the latter ende of this .xiij. Additâ—… Triâ—…eâ—… yere of king Edwardes raigne the mariners and Sea man of the cinque Portes getting them abourde into a number of small shippes and Balingers well trimmed and appoynted for the purpose passed ouer to Bullongne where they tooke lande one day in a thicke foggie weather The Englâ—… men burn the French shippes in Bolongne and setting on the Base towne they burnt .xix. Gallies foure great shippes and to the number of .xx. smaller vessels togither with their tackle and furniture They set fire also on the houses that stood nere to the water side namely they burnt one great house wherein lay such a number of oares sayles armor crossebows as might haue sufficed to furnish so many men as could be wel abourd in .xix. Galleys There were many slaine on both partes in atchieuing this enterprise but more of the Frenchmen than of the Englishmen About the same time the Queene of England was deliuered of hir fourth sonne in the towne of Gaunt Iohn of Gaunt â—…borne the which was named Iohn first created Erle of Richmond and after Duke of Lancaster He was borne about Christmasse in this .xiij. yeare of king Edwards raigne 1340 An. Reg. 14. When king Edward had finished his businesse with the Flemings at Gaunt he left his wife Q. Philip there stil in that towne and returned himselfe vnto Andwarpe and shortly after about the feast of Candlemasse tooke the Sea and came backe into Englande to prouide for money to mainteyn his begon warres And herevpon about the time of Lent following A Parliament hee called his highe court of Parliament at Westminster in the which he asked of his commons towardes hys charges for the recouerie of his right in Fraunce the fifth parte of theyr moueable goodes Hâ—…n Marl. Polidor the customes of woolles for two yeares to be payde aforehand and the .ix. sheafe of euery mans corne At length it was agreed that the king shoulde haue for custome of euerie sacke of wooll fortye shillings A subsidie for euery three hundred wool felles forty shillings and for euerie last of leader .xl. shillings and for other marchandice after the rate to begin at the feast of Easter in this .xiiij. yeare of the kings raigne to endure till the feast of PeÌ„tecost then next folowing froÌ„ that feast till the feast of peÌ„tecost theÌ„ next ensuing into one yere for which the king graunted that from the feast of Pentecost which was then to come into one yeare hee nor his heyres should not demaunde assesse nor take nor suffer to bee assessed or taken more custome of a sacke of wooll of any Englishman but halfe a marke and vpon the wooll felles leader the olde former custome Beside this the Citizens and Burgesses
belonged to the Priour of Caunterburie The Iames of Deepe but by the helpe of the Earle of Huntington after they had fought all the night tyll the nexte morning the Englishe men at length preuayled and taking that great huge shippe of Deepe founde in hir aboue foure hundred dead bodies To conclude verie fewe of the French ships escaped â—…beâ—… â—…aguin except some of theyr smaller Vesselles and certaine Gallies with their Admirall Barbenoir who in the beginning of the battayle got forth of the Hauen â—…uesburie â—…ho VVals Meremouth aduising the other Captaynes to doe the lyke thereby to aduoyde the daunger which they wylfully embraced There dyed in this battayle fought as some write on mydsommer day in the yeare aforesayd â—…roissart â—…ames Mair â—… Southwel The number â—…iâ—…e â—…ob Southw of Frenche menne to the number of thirtie thousande of Englishe menne about foure thousande or as other haue that liued in those dayes not paste foure hundred amongest whome there were foure Knightes of great Nobilitie as Sir Thomas Monhermere Sir Thomas Latimer Sir Iohn Boteler and Sir Thomas Poynings It is sayd also that the king himself was hurt in the thigh The two English shippes that had bene taken the yeare before the Edward and the Christopher were recouered at this time amoÌ„gst other of the French ships that were taken there Sir Peter Bahuchet was hanged vpon a Crosse poale fastened to a Maste of one of the shippes Through the wilfulnesse of this man the French menne receyued this losse as the Frenche Chronicles report bycause he kept the nauie so long within the Hauen tyll they were so enclosed by the Englishe men that a great number of the Frenchmen could neuer come to strike stroke nor to vse the shotte of theyr Artillarie but to the hurt of their fellowes Howsoeuer it was the Englishe menne gotte a famous victorie to the great comfort of themselues and discomfort of their aduersaries The king of England after he had thus vanquished his enimies remayned on the Sea by the space of three dayes and then comming on lande went to Gaunt where he was receyued of the Queene wyth great ioy and gladnesse In thys meane whyle hadde the Duke of Normandye besieged the Castell of Thuyne Leuesques neare to Cambray Southwell The king goeth to Gaunt Froissard which was taken by Sir Walter of Manny a Lorde of Heynault at the first begynning of the warres and euer since till that tyme kept to the king of Englande his vse The Earle of Heynault who had beene of late both in Englande with king Edwarde and also in Almaine with the Emperour to purchase theyr assystaunce for the defence of his Countrey agaynste the inuasions of the Frenche menne was nowe returned home and meaning to rescue such as were besieged in Thuyne sente for succours into Flaunders and into Almaigne and in the meane tyme leuying suche power as hee coulde make within hys owne Countrey came therewyth vnto Valenciennes whither forthwyth resorted vnto hym the Earle of Namure wyth two hundred Speares the Duke of Brabant wyth sixe hundred the Duke of Guelderlande the Earle of Bergen the Lord of Valkenhergh and dyuerse other the which togither with the Earle of Heynault The ryuer of Leftault or the Scelle went and lodged aloÌ„g by the riuer of Lestault ouer against the Frenche host whiche kept siege as yee haue hearde vnder the conduct of the Duke of Normandie before Thuyne Leuesche that is situate vpon the same ryuer There came also to the ayde of the Earle of Heynault Iaques Arteuelde The Flemings with three score thousand Flemings It was thought that they would haue fought ere they had departed in sunder but they did not For after it was knowne how the king of Englande was arriued in Flanders and had discomfited the French Fleete the Duke of Brabant and other thoughte good to breake vp theyr enterprice for that tyme and to resorte vnto the King of Englande to vnderstande what hys purpose was to doe Neyther were the French men hastie to giue battaile so that after the Captaynes of Thuyne Leuesche Sir Richard Lymosin Sir Richarde Lymosyn Knyght an Englishe manne and two Esquiers brethren to the Earle of Namure Iohn and Thierry had left theyr Fortresse voyde and were come ouer the Ryuer by Boates vnto the Earle of Heynaultes Campe the armyes on both sides brake vppe and departed the Frenche menne into Fraunce and the other to Valenciennes and from thence the Princes and great Lordes drew vnto Gaunt The armies breake vp to welcome the king of Englande into the Countrey of whome they were ryghte ioyfully receyued and after they had commaned togither of theyr affayres it was appoynted by the King that they shoulde meete hym at Villefort in Brabant at a daye prefixed where he woulde be readie to consult with them aboute his proceedings in his warres against his aduersaries the Frenchmen The assemble of the Princes at Villelorde At the day appoynted there came to Villefort the Dukes of Brabant and Guelderlande the Erle of Heynault Gulicke Namure Blackenheym Bergen sir Robert Dartois Earle of Richmont the Erle of Valkenburg and Iaques Arteveld with the other rulers of Flaunders and many others Here it was ordayned that the Countreys of Flaunders The couenants betwixt the K. of England his coÌ„federats Brabant and Heynault shoulde be so vnited and knitte in one corporation that nothing shoulde bee done amongest them in publike affayres but by common consent and if any warres were mooued agaynst any of them then shoulde the other be readie to ayde them agaynst whome any such warre was moued and if vpon any occasion anye discorde rose betwixt them for anye matter they shoulde make an ende of it amongest themselues and if they coulde not then shoulde they stande to the iudgement and arbitrement of the king of Englande vnto whome they bounde themselues by othe to keepe this ordinance and agreement The French king being enfourmed that the king of Englande ment to lay siege vnto Tourney as it was in deede deuised at this counsaile holden at Villefort Froissaâ—â— Tourney â—…nished the strong pâ—… of men tooke order for the furnishing therof with men munition and vittayles in most defencible wise There were sent to that towne the best men of warre in all Fraunce as the Earle of Ewe Conestable of Fraunce the yong Erle of Guines his sonne the Earle of Foiz and his brethren the Earle Amerie de Narbon with many other hauing with them foure thousande Souldiers Sir Godmar du Foy was there before as Captaine of the towne so that it was prouided of all things necessarie The Flemings were not willing to serue for neyther had they any trust in their Captain the sayde Earle of Richmonde neyther would they wyllingly haue passed oute of their owne confines but onely to defend the same from the inuasion of theyr enimyes yet through much perswasion forwarde they goe deuided
France Where the Londoners would not permitte the Kinges Iustices to fitte within the Câ—… London contrary to their liberties the King â—…poynted them to sitte in the Tower and 〈◊〉 they would not make any aunswer there a 〈◊〉 tumulte was reysed by the commons of the Citie so that the Iustices beeing in some perilles they thoughte feygned themselues to sitte there till towardes Easter Wheervpon when the K. coulde not get the names of them that reysed the tumult no otherwise but that they were certaine light persons of the common people he at length pardoned the offence After this those Iustices neyther sate in the Tower nor else where of all that yeare The Emperor won from the King of Englands friendshippe In the meane whyle the French King had with bribes wonne Lewes of Bauaria that named himselfe Emperour from further fauouring the King of Englande in so muche that vnder a colourable pretence of finding him selfe greeued for that the King of England had without his knowledge takeÌ„ truce with the French king he reuoked the dignitie of being vicar in the Empire from the King of England but yet signified to him that where the Frenche Kyng had at hys request put the matter in controuersie betwixte him and the Kyng of England into his handes to make an ende thereof if it so pleased the Kyng of England The Empeâ—… offereth 〈◊〉 a meane 〈◊〉 concludâ—… peace that hee should treate as an indifferent arbitrator betwixt them he promised to doe his endeuor so as he doubted not but that by hys meanes he shoulde come to a good agreement in his cause if he wold follow his aduice and to receyue aunswere hereof he sente his Letters by a chaplayne of his one Eberhard the reader of the Friers hermites of Saint Augustines order requesting the King of England to aduertise hym by the same messenger of his whole minde in that behalfe The Kyng for aunswere signifyed againe by his letters vnto the Emperoure The Kyngs aunswere that for the zeale whiche he hadde to make an accorde betwixt him and his aduersarie Phillippe de Valoys that named himselfe French King he could not but muche commend him and for his parte hee had euer wished that some reasonable agreement mighte bee had betwixt them but sith hys right to the Realme of France was cleere manifest inough hee purposed not to committe it by writing vnto the doubtful iudgement or arbitrement of anye and as concerning the agreemente which the Emperor had made with the Frenche Kyng bycause as he alledged it was lawfull for him so to do sith without the Emperors knowledge hee had taken truce with the same Frenche King he said if the circumstances were wel considered that matter could not minister any cause to moue him to such agreement for if the Emperor remembred he had giuen to him libertie at all times to treate of peace without making y e Emperor priuie thereto so that without his assent he concluded not vppon any small peace which hee protested that he neuer meant to do till he might haue his prouidente aduice counsell and assente therevnto And as concerning the reuoking of the vicarshippe of the Empire from him hee tooke it done out of tyme for it was promised that no such reuocation should be made till he had obteyned the whole Realme of France or at the least the more part thereof These in effect were the poyntes of the Kyngs letters of aunswere vnto the Emperor Dated at London the thirtenth of Iuly in the second yeare of his raigne ouer Fraunce and fifteenth ouer England This yeare about Midsommer The deceasse of the Lorde Geffrey de Scrope and of the Byshop of Lincolne The Queene brought to bedde or somewhat before at Gant in Flanders dyed the Lorde Geffrey Scrope the Kings Iustice and Henry Byshoppe of Lincolne two chiefe counsellors to the King The Queene after hir returne into EnglaÌ„d was this yeare brought to bed in the Tower of London of a daughter named Blanch that dyed yong and was buried at Westminster In this meane while during the warres betwixt France and Englande the Frenche Kyng in fauour of Dauid king of Scotland had sente menne of warre into Scotlande vnder the conduit of Sir Arnold DaÌ„dreghen who was after one of the Marshals of France and the Lorde of Garentiers with other by whose comfort help the Scottes that tooke parte with King Dauid did endeuor themselues to recouer out of y e English mens handes suche Castels and fortresses as they helde within Scotland as in the Scottishe historie ye shall finde mentioned and how aboute this time their King the foresaide Dauid returned foorth of France into Scotland by the french kings help who hauing long before concluded a league with him thought by his friendshippe to trouble the King of England so at home that he shoulde not bee at great leysure to inuade hym in France But now to tell you what chanced of the meeting appoynted at Arras The commissioners that met at Arras for the commissioners that should there treate of the peace when the day assigned of their meeting was come there arriued for the King of EnglaÌ„d the Bishop of Lincolne the Bishop of Duresme the Earle of Warwike the Earle of Richmond Sir Robert Dartois sir Iohn of Heynault otherwise called Lord Beaumont and sir Henry of Flaunders For the french King there came the Earle of Alaunson the Duke of Burbon the Earle of Flaunders the Earle of Blois the Archbyshoppe of Sens the Bishop of Beaunoys and the Byshop of Auxerre The Pope sente thither two Cardinals Naples and Cleremont these commissioners were in treatie fifteene dayes during the which many matters were putte foorth and argued but none concluded for the Englishmen demanded largely and the Frenchmen woulde departe with nothing sauing with the Countie of Pontieu the which was giuen with Queene Isabell in marriage to the King of Englande This truce was prolonged about the feast of the decollation of Saint Iohn to endure til Midsomer then next following as the addition to Adam Mâ—…rimouth hath The occasion of the warres of Britaine So the treatie brake the commissioners departed and nothyng done but onely that the truce was prolonged for two yeres further Thus were y e warres partly appeased in some part of Fraunce but yet was the truce but slenderly kept in other partes by reason of the deathe of the Duke of Britaine For whereas contentioÌ„ rose betwixte one Charles de Blois and Iohn Earle of Mountfort about the right to the Duchie of Britaine as in the historie of Fraunce it may more plainely appeare The Erle of MouÌ„tfort thinking that he had wrong offered him at the French Kings hands who fauoured his aduersarie Charles de Blois alyed himselfe with the King of Englande And as some write after he had wonne diuers Cities and Townes within Britaine he came ouer into England and by doing homage to King Edward acknowledged to holde
it of hym as of the soueraigne Lorde thereof so that he would promise to defende hym and that Duchie against his aduersaries whyche the Kyng promised him to do After this the French K. made such warres against this Earle of Mountfort that he was at leÌ„gth taken prisoner in the towne of Nauntes committed to safe keeping within the Castell of the Lovre at Paris but his wife being a stoute woman and of a manly courage stoode vp in the quarrell of hir husbande and presented a yong son which she had by him vnto such Captaines men of warre as serued hir husbande requiring them not to bee dismayd with the infortunate chance of hir husbaÌ„ds taking but rather lyke meÌ„ of good stomackes to staÌ„d in defence of his right sith whatsoeuer happened to hym the same remayned in that yong Gentleman his sonne Ia. Meir This Countesse of Mountfort was sister vnto Lewes Earle of Flaunders and named Margaret and not Claudia as some write She was very diligente in hir businesse and spared no trauaile to aduaunce hir cause so that she wanne not only the heartes of the men of warre but also of the people of Britaine the whiche fauoured hir husband and lamented the mishap of his taking She firste furnished suche Cities Froissard Townes Castels and fortresses as hir husband had in possession with men munition vittayles as Renes Dynaunt Guerand Hanibout and others This done she sente ouer into England sir Emerie de Câ—…sson a noble man of Britaine to require the King of Englande of succours with condition that if it pleased him hir sonne Iohn should marrie one of his daughters The King of Englande glad to haue suche an entrie into Fraunce as by Britaine thought not to refuse the offer therevpon graunted to ayde the Countesse forthwith reysing a power sente the same ouer him Britaine vnder the conduct of the Lord Walter of Manny and others the which at length after they had continued long vpon the sea by reason of contrary windes arriued in Britaine in whiche meane time a great army of FrenchmeÌ„ were entred into Britaine and had besieged the Citie of Renes and finally wonne it by surrender and were nowe before the Towne of Hanibout whiche with straite siege and sore brusing of the walles they were neere at poynt to haue taken and the Countesse of Mountfort within it if the succours of England had not arriued there euen at suche time as the Frenchmenne were in talke with them within about the surrender But after that the English fleete was seene to approch the treatie was soone broken off for they within had no lust then to talke any further of the matter The Lorde of Manny and the Englishmen arriuing at Hanibout thus in time of imminent daunger wherein the Countesse and the other within that Towne were presently beset The Engliâ—… succour â—…â—…ed in good time greatly recomforted the saide Countesse as she well shewed by hir cheerefull countenance in receyuing them Shortly after their arriuall Archers a certaine number of the Englishe archers issuing forthe beate the Frenchmen from an engine which they hadde reared against the walles and set fire vppon the same engin To conclude the Frenchemen lyked the Englishmen so well that shortly after being wearie of their companie they raysed their siege to get themselues further from them and in an other parte of the countrey endeuoured themselues to winne Townes and Castels as they did indeede Charles de Blois hauing their army deuided into two partes the Lord Charles de Bloys gouerning the one parte and a Spanyarde called the Lorde Lewes de Spaine the other which was the same that thus departed from the siege of Hanibout Lewes de Spaine after the arriuall of the Englishmenne and then winning the townes of Dinant and Guerand Britaine Britonaâ—… passed into the countrey of Britaine BritonauÌ„t and there not farre from Quinpercorentine were discomfited by the Englishmenne who followed them thither Of sixe thousande Genewaies Spanyardes and Frenchmenne whiche the Lorde Lewes of Spayne had there with him there escaped but a few away A nephewe which he hadde there with him named Alfons was slaine howbeit he himselfe escaped though not without sore hurtes This yeare Edmond of Langley that was after Duke of â—… is borne Fabiaâ—… the fifth of Iune Queene Phillip was deliuered of a sonne at the towne of Langley the which was named Edmond and surnamed Langley of the place where hee was thus borne â—…ustes and â—…urney at â—…nstable Also about the same time was a great iustes kept by King Edwarde at the Towne of Dunstable with other counterfeyted feates of warre at the request of diuers yong Lords and Gentlemen whereat both the King and Queene were presente with the more parte of the Lordes and Ladies of the lande The Lorde Charles de Blois hauing in the meane time wonne Vannes and other townes brought his army backe vnto Hanibout â—…anibout â—…sieged and eftsoones besieged the same and the Countesse of Mountfort w tin it but for somuch as it was wel fortifyed prouided of all things necessarie to defend a siege the Englishemen being returned thyther agayne after the ouerthrowe of the Lord Lewes de Spayne it could not be easily wonne At length 1342 An. reg â—…6 â—…he CouÌ„tesse 〈◊〉 Richmont â—…mmeth oâ—… into Engâ—…de 〈◊〉 army sente â—…o Britaine by the labor of certayne Lords of Britaine a truce was taken for a tyme during the whiche the Countesse of Richmond came ouer into England to coÌ„mune with King Edward touching the affaires of Britaine who appoynted sir Robert Dartois Earle of Richmond the Earles of Salisburie Pembroke and Suffolke the Lordes Stafford Spencer and Bourchier with other to goe with hir ouer into Britaine who made their prouision so that they mighte take the sea to come thither against the time that the truce betwixte the Countesse and the Lorde Charles de Bloys should expire â—…dditions to â—…dam Meriâ—…outh and â—…uet There bee that write how the Lord Walter de Manny tooke a truce indeede with the Lorde Charles de Bloys to endure till Alhallowneâ—…de next ensuing but with condition that if the king of Englande were contented therewith then the same to be firme and fully ratifiede otherwise not Wherevpon when about the beginning of Iuly the sayd Lord Walter came ouer into England bringing with him the Lord of Lions and other such prisoners as he had taken and signified to King Edward what he had coÌ„cluded touching the truce the King liked not thereof and so sente ouer the Earles of Northampton and Deuonshire the Lord Stafford The Earle of Northampton and Deuonshire and sir William de Killesby his Chaplayne and one of his Secretaries with fiue hundred men of armes and a thousand archers whiche taking Shippe the vigill of the Assumption of our Lady sayled forthe towards Britaine The frenchmen therefore vnderstanding that this succour was
treatises of hystoricall matters the oâ—…e intituled Chronicon 40 annorum the other Chronicon 60. an Simon Bredon borne in Winchcombe a doctor of Phisicke and a skilfull Astronomer Iohn Thompson borne in Norffolk in a village of that name and a Carmelite frier in Blackney Thomas Winterton borne in Lincolnshyre and an Augustine Frier in Stamford William Packington Secretarie sometime to the blacke Prince an excelleÌ„t historiographer Geffray HinghaÌ„ a ciuilian Iohn Botlesham borne in Cambridgeshire a black Frier William Badby a Carmelite frier Bishop of Worcester and confessor to the Duke of Lancaster William Folleuille a Frier minor borne in Lincolnshire Iohn Bourgh parson of CollinghaÌ„ in NotinghaÌ„shire a doct of diuinity and Chancellor of the vniuersitie of Cambridge William Sclade a Monke of Buckefast Abbay in Deuonshire Iohn Thoresbie Archbishop of Yorke and Lord Chauncellor of England was admitted by Pope Vrbane the fifth into the Colledge of Cardinals but he died before K. Richard came to the Crowne aboute the .xlviij. yeare of king Edwarde the thirde in the yeare of our lord 1374. Thomas Ashborne an Augustine Frier Iohn Astone an earnest follower of Wicklifes doctrine and therefore condemned to perpetuall prison Casterton a Monke of Norwiche and an excellent diuine Nicholas Radclife a monke of S. Albones Iohn Ashwarby a diuine and a fauorer of Wicklifs doctrine Richard Maydston so called of the towne in Kent where hee was borne a Carmelite Frier of Aylefford Iohn Wardby an Augustine Frier and a great diuine Robert Waldby excellently learned as well in diuinitie as other artes Adunerfis Episcopus for the which he was first aduaunced to a Bishoprike in Gascoigne and after he was admitted Archbishoppe of Dubline William Berton a doctor of diuinitie and ChaÌ„cellor of the Vniuersitie of Oxford an aduersarie to Wicklif Philip RepingtoÌ„ Abbot of Leycester a notable diuine defeÌ„der of Wicklife Thomas Lombe a Carmelite Frier of Lynne Nicholas Hereford a secular priest a doctor of diuinitie and scholer to Wicklife Walter Britte also another of Wicklifs scholers wrote both of diuinitie and other arguments Henry Herkley Chauncellour of the vniuersitie of Oxford an enimie to Wicklife and a great Sophister Robert Iuorie a Carmelite Frier of London and the .xx. prouinciall of his order here in Englande Lankine a Londoner an Augustine Frier professed in the same Citie a doctor of diuinitie an aduersarie to Wicklife Wil. Gillingham a Monke of Saint Sauiours in Canterburie Iohn Chilmarke a fellow of Marton Colledge in Oxford a great Philosopher and Mathemetician Iohn Sharpe a Philosopher and a diuine wrote many treatises a great aduersarie to Wicklife Richard Lauingham borne in Suffolke and a Frier of Gipswich an excellent Logitian but a sore enimie to theÌ„ that fauored Wicklifes doctrine Peter Pateshull of whom ye haue heard before it is sayde that hee was in the ende constrayned for doubt of persecution to flie into Boheme William Woodforde a Franciscane Frier a chosen champion agaynst Wicklife beeing nowe dead procured thereto by the Archbishop of Canterburie Thomas Arundell Iohn Bromyard a Dominicke Frier both a notable lawyer and a diuine a sore enimie also to the Wicklinistes Marcill Ingelne an excellent Philosopher and a diuine one of the first teachers of the Vniuersitie of Heydelberg which Robert duke of Baniere and Counte Palatine of the Rhine had instituted about that season Richarde Northall sonne to a Maior of London as is sayd of that name he became a Carmelite Frier in the same Citie Thomas Edwardson Prior of the Frier Augustines at Clare in Suffolke Iohn Sommer a Franciscan Frier at Bridgewater an enimie to the Wickliuistes Richard Withe a learned Priest and an earnest follower of Wicklif Iohn Swafham a Carmelite Frier of Linne a student in Cambridge and became bishop of Bangor a great aduersarie to the Wickliuists William Egumonde a Frier Ermite of the sect of the Augustines in Stamford Iohn Tyssington a Franciscane Frier a mainteyner of the Popes doctrine William Rymston or Rimington a Monke of Salley an enimie also to the Wicklinistes Adam Eston well seene in the tongues was made a Cardinall by Pope Gregorie the xi but by Pope Vrban the sixt he was committed to prison in Genoa but at the contemplation of king Richarde he was taken out of prison but not fully delyuered till the dayes of Boniface the ix who restored him to his former dignitie Iohn Beaufu a Carmelite of Northamton proceeded doctor of Diuinitie in Oxforde and was made Prior of his house Roger Twiford alias Good-luck an Augustine Frier Iohn Trenise a Cornish man borne and a secular Priest Vicar of Berkley he translated the Byble Bart. de Propriâ—…tatibus Polichron of Ranulfe Higeden and diuerse other treatises Raufe Spalding a Carmelite Frier of StaÌ„ford Iohn Moone an Englishman borne but a student in Paris who compyled in the Frenche tongue the Romant of the Rose translated into English by Geffrey Chaucer William Shirborn Richard Wichingham borne in Norffolke and diuerse other King Henrie the fourth H. the fourth WHen king Richarde had resigned as before is specified the scepter crown HeÌ„rie PlaÌ„tagenet borne at Bullingbroke in y e countie of Lincolne duke of Lancaster Heref. erle of Derby Leycester Lincolne son to Iohn of Gant duke of Lancaster with generall consent both of the lords commons was published proclamed and declared king of England and of France lorde of Ireland the last day of September in the yeare of the world .5366 of our Lord .1399 of the raigne of the Emperor Wenceslaus the .22 of Charles the sixt king of Fraunce the .xx. and the tenth of Robert the third king of Scottes 〈◊〉 officers 〈◊〉 Forthwith he made certaine new officers And first in right of his Erledome of Leicester he gaue the office of high steward of England belonging to the same Erledome vnto his second sonne the Lord Thomas who by his fathers coÌ„maundemeÌ„terexercised that office being assited by reason of his tender age by Thomas Percy Earle of Worcester The Erle of Northumberland was made Conestable of England sir Iohn Scyrley Lord Chauncellor Iohn Norburie Esquier L. Treasorer sir Richard Clifford lord priuie seale Forasmuch as by king Richards resignation the admitting of a newe king all pleas in euery Court and place were ceassed and without daye discontinued now writtes were made for summoning of the Parliament vnder the name of king Henrie the fourth â—…e parliameÌ„t â—…mmoned the same to be holden as before was appointed on Monday next ensuing â—…d Turris Vpon the fourth day of October the Lorde Thomas seconde Sonne to the King satte as Lorde high stewarde of Englande by the kings commaundement in the Whitehall of the kings Palace at Westminster and as belonged to his office he cause inquitie to be made what offices were to be exercised by any maner of persons the day of the kings coronation and what fees were belonging to the same causing proclamation to be made
frends had spedde and so ended his lyfe on S. Valentines day Tho. VVals Sir Piers de ExtoÌ„ the murderer of kyng Richard whiche seemeth to haue greate knowledge of Kyng Richardes doings sayeth that King Henry sitting one daye at his table sore sighing sayde haue I no faithfull friende which will deliuer me of him whose life will bee my death and whose death will be the preseruation of my life This saying was muche noted of them whiche were present and especially of one called sir Piers of Exton This Knighte incontinently departed from the Courte with eight strong persons in his company and came to Poumfret commaunding the Esquier that was accustomed to sew and take the assay before Kyng Richarde to doe so no more saying let him eate nowe for hee shall not long eate K. Richarde sate downe to dinner and was serued without courtesie or assay wherevppon muche maruelling at the suddaine chaunge he demanded of the Esquier why he did not his duetie sir sayd he I am otherwise commaunded by Sir Piers of Exton which is newly come from K. Henry when King Richard heard that worde he tooke the keruing knife in his hand and strake the Esquier on the head saying the Deuil take Henry of Lancaster and thee togither and with that worde sir Piers entered the chamber well armed with eight tall men likewise armed euery of them hauing a bill in his hand King Richard perceiuing this put the table from him and stepping to the formost man wrong the bill out of his handes and so valiantly defended himselfe that hee slewe foure of those that thus came to assayle hym The desperate manhoode of King Richard Sir Piers beeing halfe dismayed herewith â—…pt into the chayre where King Richarde was wone to sitte while the other foure persons fought with him and chased him about the chamber and in coÌ„clusion as King Richard trauersed his ground from one side of the chamber to an other and comming by the chayrs where sir Piers stoode hee was felled with a stroke of a pollax which sir Piers gaue hym vppon the head and therewith ridde him out of life King Richard murthered without giuing him respite once to call to God for mercie of his passed offences It is sayd that sir Piers of Exton after hee had thus slayne him wept right bitterly as one striken with the pricke of a giltie conscience for murthering him whome he had so long a tyme obeyed as King After hee was thus dead his body was embaulmed and seared and couered with leade all saue the face to the intente that all men myghte see him and perceyue that he was departed this life for as the corps was conueyed from Pontfret to London in all the Townes and places where those that had the conueyance of it dyd stay with it all nighte they caused Dirige to bee song in the euening and Masse of requiem in the morning and as well after the one seruice as the other his face discouered was shewed to all that coueted to behold it The dead body of K. Richard brought to the Tower Thus was the corps firste broughte to the Tower and after through the Citie to the Cathedrall Churche of Sainte Paule bare faced where it laye three dayes togither that all men might behold it There was a solemne obsequie done for him both at Poules after at Westminster at the which both at dirige ouernighte and in the morning at the Masse of Requiem the King and the Citizens of London were present When the same was ended the corps was commaunded to be had vnto Langley He is buryed at Langley there to be buried in the Church of the Friers Preachers The Byshop of Chester the Abbots of Sainte Albons and Waltham celebrated the exequies for the buriall none of the nobles nor any of the commons to accompt of being present neyther was there anye to bid them to dinner after they had leyde him in the grounde and fynished the funerall seruice Hee was after by King Henry the fifth remoued to Westminster and there honorably entombed with O. Iune his wife although the Scottes vntruely write that he escaped out of prison and ledde a vertuous and a solitarie life in Scotlande and there dyed and is buried as they hold in the blacke Friers at Sterling Forayne princes not without cause abhoâ—…re to heare of the shamefull murther of King Rich. When the newes of King Richardes deposing was reported in Fraunce King Charles and all his Court wondered detested and abborred suche an iniurie done to an annoynted Kyng to a Crowned Prince and to the head of a Realme but in especiall Waleran Earle of Saint Paule which hadde married King Richardes halfe sister moued of high disdayne towards King Henry ceassed not to stirre Kyng Charles and his counsaile to make warres against the Englishmen and he himselfe sent letters of defiance into Englande The Erles sute was easily agreed vnto and an army royall appoynted with all speede to muade Englande This army was come down into Picardie readie to be transported into England but when it was certainely knowen that K. Richarde was dead and that the enterprise of his deliueraunce whiche was chiefly meante was frustrate and voyde the army was dissolued but when y e certaintie of King Richards death was intimate to the Gascoignes How the Gascoignes 〈◊〉 the death of K. Richard y e most part of the wisest meÌ„ of y e countrey were right pensife for they iudged verily that heereby the english nation shoulde be brought to dishonor and losse of their auntiente fame glory for committing so heinous an offence against their K. and Soueraigne Lord y e memorie wherof they thought would neuer die and chiefly the Citizens of Burdeaux tooke the matter very sore at the stomacke for they bare exceding fauour to K. Richard bycause he was borne and brought vp in their Citie therefore more than al the residue they shewed themselues to abhorre so hainous a deede The Frenchmen hauing vnderstanding hereof thought with theÌ„selues that nowe was y e time for theÌ„ to practise with the Gascoignes to reduce them from the english obeysance vnder their subiection Heerevpon The Duke of Burbon came Lewes Duke of Burbon vnto Agen wrote to diuers Cities and townes on y e confines of Guienne exhorting them with large promises faire sugred words to reuolt from y e Englishmen to become subiects to the crowne of Fraunce but his trauaile preuayled not for the people vnderstanding that the englishe yoke was but easie in comparison to the French bondage determined to abide rather in their old subiection than for a displeasure irrecouerable to aduenture themselues on a new doubtfull perill Froissart yet it was doubted least the Cities of Burdeaux Dax and Bayonne would haue reuolted if the Lordes of the marches about those places had leaned to them in that purpose for they sent their commissioners vnto Agen to treate with the Duke
Charles and to represse all causes of grudge and disdaine Herewith intending to build vpon this fraile foundation he sent letters and Ambassadours to the king of England Ambassadors 〈◊〉 on either de aduertising him that if he woulde personally come to a communication to bee had betweene him and Charles the Frenche king hee doubted not but by hys onelye meanes peace should bee brought in place and blondie battaile clearely exiled Titus Liuius King Henrie giuing courteous eare to these Ambassadors sent with them the Earle of Warwicke as his Ambassador accompanied with two hundred gentlemen to talke with the duke as theÌ„ remaining in the French Court at the towne of Prouins The Erle was assayled by the way as he iorneyed by a great number of rebellious persons gotten into armor of purpose to haue spoyled him of such money and things as he and his companie had about them But by the high valiancie of the English people with the ayde of theyr Bowes the Frenchmenne were dyscomfyted and chased The Earle at hys commyng to Prouins was honourably receyued and hauing done the effect of his Message returned and wyth him the Earle of Saint Paule and the sonne and heyre of the Duke of Bourbon were sent as Ambassadours from the French King to conclude vpon the time and place of the meeting with al the circumstances wherevpon the king of England agreed to come vnto the towne of Mante wyth condition that the duke of Burgoigne and other for the French king shuld come to Pontoyse that either part might meet others in a coÌ„uenient place betwixt those two townes neare vnto Meulan According to this appoyntment King Henrie came to Mante wherein the feast of Pentecost he kept a liberall house to all commers and sate himselfe in great estate Vpon the which day eyther for good seruice alreadie by them done or for the good expectation of things to come Creation of Earles hee created Gascon de Fois otherwyse called the Captau or Captall de Buef a valiaunt Gascoigne Earle of Longueuile and Sir Iohn Grey Erle of Tankeruile and the Lorde Bourshier Earle of Eu. After this solenme feast ended the place of the enteruiew and meeting was appoynted to be beside Meulan on the riuer of Seyne where in a fayre place euery parte was by commissioners appoynted to theyr ground When the daye of appoyntment approched whiche was the laste day of Maye the King of England accompanied with the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester his brethren the Duke of Exceter his Vncle Eyther part was appointed to bring with them not paste ii M.v. C. men of war as Tit. Liu. hath and Henrie Beauford Clerke his other vncle which after was Bishop of Winchester and Cardinall with the Erles of Marche Salisburie and others to the number of a thousand men of warre entred into his ground which was barred about and ported wherein his tentes were pight in a princely maner Likewyse for the Frenche part A treatie of peace came Isabell the Frenche Queene bycause hir husbande was fallen into hys olde frantike disease hauing in hir companie the Duke of Burgoigne and the Earle of Saint Paule and shee had attending vppon hir the fayre Ladie Katherine hir daughter wyth .xxvj. Ladies and Damoselles and had also for hir furniture a thousand men of of warre The sayde Ladie Katherine was brought by the Queene hir mother onelye to the intent that the King of Englande beholding hir excellent beautie shoulde bee so enflamed and rapt in hir loue that hee to obteyne hir to his wife shoulde the sooner agree to a gentle peace and louing concorde But though many wordes were spent in this treatie Seuen times the last being on the last day of Iune Tit. Liuius and that they mette at eight seuerall tymes yet no effect ensued nor any conclusion was taken by thys friendly consultation so that both partyes after a Princely fashion tooke leaue eche of other and departed the Englishe menne to Mant and the Frenche men to Pontoyse Some Authours write that the Dolphyn to staye that no agreement shoulde passe Chro. of Flan. sent Sir Taneguye de Chastell to the Duke of Burgoin declaring that if hee woulde breake of the treatie with the Englishe men he woulde then common with him and take such order that not only they but the whole Realme of Fraunce should thereof be glad and reioyce Howsoeuer it came to passe Titus Liuius truth it is that where it was agreed that they shoulde eftsoones haue met in the same place on the thirde of Iuly The King according to that appoyntment came but there was none for the French part neither Queene nor Duke that once appeared so that it was manifest ynough how the fault rested not in the Englishmen but in the French men by reason whereof no conclusion forted to effect of all this communication saue onely that a certaine sparke of burning loue was kindled in the kings heart by the sight of the Lady Katherine The king without doubt was highly displeased in his minde that this communication came to no better passe Wherefore he mistrusting that the Duke of Burgoigne was the verie let and stoppe of his desires sayde vnto hym before his departure Cousin we will haue your kings daughter and all things that we demaunde with hir or we will driue your king and you out of his realme Well sayd the Duke of Burgoigne before you driue the king and me out of his realme you shall be well wearied and thereof wee doubt little Shortly after the Duke of Burgoigne and the Dolphin mette in the plaine fieldes besydes Melun and there comming togither concluded apparantly an open peace and amytie which was proclaimed in Paris Amiens and Pontoys This agreement was made the vj. of Iuly in the yeare 1419. An egreement betweene the Duke of Burgoine and the Dolphyne It was engrossed by Notaries signed with their handes and sealed with their great seales of armes but as the sequel shewed hart thought not what tongue spake nor mind ment not that hand wrote Titus Liuius Whiles these things were a doing diuers of the Frenchmen in Roan wente about a conspiracy against the Englishmen whereof the King beeing aduertised sent thyther certayne of his nobles A coÌ„spiracy in Roane which tryed out these consperators caused them to be apprehended had theÌ„ in examination and such as they found guiltye were put to death and so setting the Citie in quietnesse returned to the king The king of Englande perceyuing by this newe alliance that nothing was lesse to be looked for than peace at the handes of the Frenchmen deuised still howe to conquere townes and Fortresses which were kept agaynst him and nowe that the truce was expired on the .xxx. day of Iuly These bendeâ—… belonged to the Earle of LoÌ„gueville to the Lord de Lespar Gascoignes hist dez Duâ—…z de Norman The K playeâ—…h the Porters part he being as then within
duke of Burgoigne and a great number of other Princes and Nobles which were present receiued an othe Titus Liuius the tenor whereof as the Duke of Burgoigne vttered it in soleÌ„ne wordes thus ensueth accordingly as the same is exemplifyed by Titus Liuius de Fruloxisijs In Latine The oth of the D. of Burgoigne EGo Philippus Burgundiae dux perme meosque haredes ad sacra dei Euangelia domino regi HeÌ„rico Angliae Franciaeque pro Carâ—…lo rege regenti iuro quod humiliter ipsi Henrico fideliterqueâ—…unctiâ—… in rebus qua remp spectant FraÌ„cia coronâ—… obediemus statim post morteÌ„ Caroli domâ—… wyn domino Herico regi suisque successoribus in perpâ—… ligei fideles erimus nee alium quempiaÌ„ pro doâ—… nostro supremo Franciae rege quaÌ„ HenrituÌ„ suis haredes habebimus neque patiemur No cremâ—… pratereae in consilio vel coÌ„sensu cuiusquà m damâ—… regis HeÌ„rici suorum ve successoruÌ„ vbi quicquam decrimeti patiantur capit is sâ—…ue meÌ„bri vel vitaÌ„ perdaÌ„t fed praedicta quaÌ„ruÌ„ in nobis fuerit quà m titeâ—… literis vel nuntijs vt sibi melius prouidere valeant eis significabimus The same is englished thus I Philip duke of Burgoigne for my selfe and for mine heires do here sweare vpon the holy Euangelist of God vnto Henry K. of England regeÌ„t of France for K. Charles y t we shal huÌ„bly faithfully obey the said HeÌ„ry in al things which concerne the coÌ„mon welth crowne of France immediatly after the decease of our soueraign L. king Charles we shal be faithful liegemeÌ„ vnto y e said K. Henry to his successors for euer neither shal we take or suffer any other for our soueraign Lord supreme K of France but the same Henrie his heires neither shal we be of counselor coÌ„sent of any hurt towards the said K. Henry or his successors whereby they may suffer losse detrymeÌ„t of life or limme but that the same so farre as in vs may lie wee shall signifie to them with all speed by letters or messengers that they may the better prouide for themselues in such cases The like othe a great number of the Princes and Nobles both spirituall and temporall which were present receyued the same time This done the Morrow after Trinitie Sunday being the thirde of Iune the mariage was solemnized and fully coÌ„summate betwixt the K. of England and the said Ladie Katherine The articles and appointments of peace betwene the realmes of England and France HEnrie by the grace of God K. of Engl. heire and regent of France lord of Ireland to perpetuall mind to christen people all those that be vnder our obeysance we notifie and declare that though there hath bin here before diuerse treaties betwene the most excellent prince Charles our father of France and his progenitors for the peace to be had betwene the two realmes of France and Englande the whiche heretofore haue borne no fruit we considering the great harmes the which hath not onely fallen betwene those two realmes for the great diuision of that hath beene betweene them but to all holy Churche Wee haue taken a treatie with our sayde father in whiche treatie betwixt our sayde father and vs it is concluded and accorded in the forme after the maner that followeth 1 First it is accorded betwixte our father and vs that forasmuch as by the bond of matrimonie made for the good of y e peace betwene vs and our most deare beloued Katherine daughter of oure sayde father and of our most deare mother Isabell his wife the same Charles and Isabell beene made our father and mother therfore them as our father and mother we shall haue and worship as it fitteth and seemeth so worthie a Prince and Princesse to be worshipped principally before all other temporall persons of the worlde 2 Also we shall not distrouble diseason or lette oure father aforesayde but that hee holde and posseede as long as hee lyueth as he holdeth and possedeth at this tyme the Crowne and dignitie royall of Fraunce and rentes and profites for the same of the sustenaunce of his estate and charges of the realme And our foresayd mother also hold as long as shee liueth the state and dignitie of Queene after the maner of the same realme with conuenable conuenient parte of the sayde rentes and profites 3 Also that the foresayde Ladie Katherin shal take and haue Dower in our realme of England as Queenes of Englande here a fort were â—…one for to take and haue that is to say to the sâ—…mme of .lx. thousand Sentes of the which two algaâ—… shall be a noble English 4 And that by the wayes maners meanes that we without transgression or offence of other made by vs for to speake the lawes customes vsages and rightes of our sayde Realme of Englande shall done one labour and pursuâ—…e that the sayde Katherine all so soone as it may be done be made sure to take and for to haue in oure sayde Realme of Englande from the tyme of oure death the sayde dower of .xl. thousande Sentes yearely of the whiche â—…ine algate bee worth a noble English 5 Also if it happe the sayde Katherine to ouerliue vs wee shall take and haue the Realme of France immediately from the tyme of our death dower to the summe of .xx. thousande frankes yearely of and vpon the landes places and lordshippes that helde and had Blaunche sometyme wyfe of Philip Bosecle to our sayde Father 6 Also that after the death of our sayde father aforesayde and from thence forwarde the crowne and the realme of Fraunce with all the ryghtes and appurtenaunces shall remayne and abyde to vs and bene of vs and oure heyres for euermore 7 And forasmuche as our sayd father is withholden with diuerse sicknesse in such maner as he maye not intende in his owne person for to dispose for the needes of the foresayde Realme of Fraunce therefore during the life of oure foresayde father the facultyes and exercise of the gouernaunce and disposition of the publique and common profite of the sayd Realme of Fraunce with Counsayle and Nobles and wife men of the same Realme of Fraunce shall bee and abyde to vs so that from thenceforth wee may gouerne the fame Realme by vs. And also to admitte to our Counsayle and assystaunce of the sayd Nobles suche as wee shall thinke meete the whiche faculties and exercise of gouernaunce thus being toward vs we shall labor purpose vs speedfully diligently and truly to that that may be ought for to be to the worship of God and our sayd father and mother and also to the common good of the sayde realme and that realme with the counsaile and helpe of the worthie and great nobles of the same realme or to be defended peased and gouerned after right and equitie 8 Also that we of our owne power shal do the court of the Parliament in France to be kept and obserued
and after .xij. dayes siege had that Citie deliuered vnto him by composition that the Captaine sir Philip Hall with his people and moueables myght depart in safetie After that Troyes was yeelded the communaltie of Chaalons rebelled agaynst Sir Iohn Awbemonde theyr Captaine and constreyned him to deliuer the towne vpon lyke composition In semblable maner did they of Reimes desiring him to giue safeconduct to all the Englishe men safely to depart When Reimes was thus become French the foresayde Charles the Dolphin in the presence of the Dukes of Lorrainne and Barre and of all the noble men of his faction was sacred there King of Fraunce by the name of Charles the sixt The French K. â—…ed with all rytes and ceremonies thereto belonging They of Auxerre when the terme of their appointment was expired submytted themselues to him and so likewise did all the Citie and townes adioyning The Duke of Bedford aduertised of all these doings assembled his power about him and hauing togither ten thousand good Englishmen beside Normans departed oute of Paris in Warlike fashion and passing through Brie to Monstreau fault YoÌ„ne sent by his Herault Bedford letters to the Frenche King signifying to hym that where hee had contrarie to the finall conclusion accorded betweene his noble brother King Henrie the fifth and king Charles the sixte father to him the vsurper by allurement of a diuelishe witche taken vpon him the name tytle and dignitie of the king of Fraunce and further had by murther stealing craft and deceytfull meanes violently gotten and wrongfully kept diuerse cities and townes belonging to the king of Englande his nephewe for proufe whereof hee was come downe from Paris with his armie into the Countrey of Brie by dynt of sworde and stroke of battaile to proue his wryting and cause true willing his enimie to choose the place and in the same he would giue him battaile The new French king being come froÌ„ Ryems to Dampmartyne studying howe to compasse them of Paris was halfe abashed at this message But yet to set a good countenance on the matter hee answered the Herault that hee woulde sooner seeke his maister than his maister should need to pursue him The Duke of Bedforde hearing this answere marched towarde the king and pitched his fielde in a strong place The French king though at the first he ment to haue abydden battaile yet when he vnderstâ—…d that the Duke was equall to him in number of people he chaunged his purpose and turned with his armie a little out of the way The Duke of Bedford perceyuing his faynt courage followed him by hilles and dales till hee came to a towne not farre from Senlis where he found the French king and his armie lodged wherefore hee ordred his battailes like an expert chieftaine in martiall science setting the Archers before and himselfe with the Noble men in the maine battaile and put the Normans on both sides for wings The Frenche king also ordred his battailes with the aduise of his captaines Thus these two armies lay two dayes and two nightes eyther in sight of other without any great doing except a few skirmishes wherein the Dukes light horsemen did verie valiauntly At length in the deade of the nighte as priuily as myght he the French king brake vp his campe and fled to Bray The Duke of Bedford had much ado to stay his people in the morning from pursuyte of the Frenche armie but for that hee mistrusted the Parisians hee woulde not depart farre from that Citie and so returned thyther againe In this season Pope Martine the fifth of that name meaning to subdue the Bohemers that dissented from the Church of Rome in matters of Religion appoynted Henrie Beaufort Bishop of Winchester and Cardinall of Saint Eusibie to be his Legate in an armie that shoulde inuade the Kingdome of Beame and to bring a power of men with him out of Englande Boheme And bycause the warre touched religion he licenced the Cardinal to take the tenth part of euerie spirituall dignity benefice and promotion This matter was opened in the Parliament house and assented to wherevpon the Bishoppe gathered the money and assembled foure thousand men and aboue not without greate grudge of the people which dayly were with tallages and aydes weryed and sore burdened As this Bishop was come to Douer readie to passe the seats ouer into Flaunders the Duke of Gloucester hauing receyued letters from the Duke of Bedford conteyning an earnest request to relieue him with some speedie ayde of men of warre was constreyned to write vnto the Bishop of Winchester willing him in time of suche neede when all stoode vpon losse or gaine to passe with all his armie toward the Duke of Bedford to assyst him agaynst his aduersaries which thing done and to his honour atchiued he might perfourme his iourney agaynste the vngracious Bohemers The Cardinall though not well contented with this countermaunde yet least he should run into the note of Infamie if he refused to ayde the Regent of Fraunce in so great a cause passed ouer with his power brought the same vnto hys cousin to the Citie of Paris About the same season the French king in hope to bee receyued into the townes of Compeigne and Beauvois by reason of the fauor and good will which the Inhabitantes bare towardes him was come with an armie towardes Compiegne whereof the Duke of Bedforde being aduertised and hauing nowe his hoste augmented with the newe supply which the Cardinall had of late brought vnto him marched forward with great speede towarde the place where hee vnderstoode the French king was lodged And coÌ„ming 〈◊〉 Senlis he perceiued how his enimies were encamped vpon the Mount Pilioll betweene Senlis and Compiegne Here might eyther armie beholde the other wherevpon for the aduoyding of daungers that myght ensue the campes were trenched and the battayles pitched and the fields ordred as though they should haue tryed the matter by battaile but nothing was done except with skirmishes in the which the Normans sore vexed the Frenchmen and therfore receyued great commendations and prayses of the Lorde Regent who vndoubtedly determined to haue giuen battaile to his enimies if they woulde haue abydden it But after the armies had thus lyen eyther in sight of other for the space of two dayes togither the Frenche King determining not to aduenture in an open battaile the whole chaunce of the game least he might thereby receyue a perpetuall checkmate in the night seasoÌ„ remoued his campe and fled to Crespy though his number was double to the English armie The Duke of Bedford seeing that the French king was thus Cowardly reculed with all hys power and armie returned again to Paris An. reg â—… euer suspecting the deceytfull fayth of the Parisians The Bishoppe of Wynchester after that the Frenche king was retreated backe went into Beame and there did somewhat Boheme though shortly after without anye great prayse or gaine hee returned into Englande more
Februarie that the Shippes wyth Marchandice arryuing at the Thames mouth coulde not come vppe the Riuer by reason it was so frozen and so their lading being there discharged was brought to the Citie by lande After the death of that Noble Prince the Duke of Bedforde the bright Sunne that in Fraunce commonly shone moste fayre and beautyfull vppon the Englishe menne beganne to be clowdie and daylye to waxe more darke for the Frenchmenne beganne not onely to wythdrawe theyr obedyence whiche they had by oth promysed to the King of England but also tooke sword in hande and openly defyed the Englishmenne but yet coulde not all these mishappes any thing abashe the valiaunt courages of the Englishe people for they hauing no mystrust in God and good fortune sette vppe a newe sayle The Duke of Yorke made Regent of France beganne the warre agayne afreshe and appoynted for Regent in Fraunce Richard Duke of Yorke sonne to Richard Erle of Cambridge Although the Duke of Yorke was worthye both for byrth and courage of this honor and preferment yet hee was so disdeyned of Edmonde Duke of Sommerset being cousin to the King that by all meanes possible hee sought hys hynderaunce as one glad of hys losse and sorye of his well doing by reason whereof ere the Duke of Yorke coulde gette hys dispatche he was constrayned to lynger tyll Paris and dyuerse other of the chiefest places in Fraunce were gotten by the French king The Duke of Yorke perceyuing his euil wil openly dissembled that which he inwardly mynded and thus eyther of them wrought things to the others displeasure till through canered malice and pestiferous diuision continuing in the heartes of these two Princes at length by mortall warre they were both consumed wyth almost all theyr whole lynes and offsprings The Normans of the Countrey of Caux beeyng heartened by the death of the Duke of Bedforde beganne a new rebellion fiue diuerse Englishmen robbed many Townes that were vnder y e English obeysaunce and tooke the towne of Herflew by assault and dyuerse other townes But the Lorde Regent beeing aduertised sente forth the Lorde Scales sir Thomas Kiriel and the Lorde Hoo whiche so afflicted those rebels of Caux y t they slue aboue .v. M. persōs burnt all the Townes and villages in the Countrey not being walled so that in that parte was neyther habitation nor tillage for all the people fled into Britaine and all the beasts of the Countrey were broughte to Caudebecke where a good sheepe was solde for an English peny a Cow for twelue pence Dayly was skirmishing and fighting in euery part in so much that the Lord Scales discomfited at the Rye beside Roan the Hire and fifteene hundred valiant Frenchmen of the whiche aboue three hundred were taken prisoners beside seauen goodly faire coursers Amongst other of the prisoners were sir Richard Reignold de Fountaynes sir Alayne Gerond Alayn de Monsay and Geoffrey Grame capitayne of the Scottes But yet this victorie and others the lyke stayed not the Frenchemen from working treason dayly in somuche that diuers townes turned to the part of K. Charles and some were taken by practise as Dieppe Boys de Vincennes and other Heere is one chiefe pointe to be noted that eyther the disdeyne among the chiefe peeres of the realme of England as ye haue heard or the negligence of the Kings counsell whiche did not foresee daungers to come was the losse of the whole dominion of France betweene the ryuers of Soane and Marne and in especiall of y e noble Citie of Paris For where before there were sent ouer thousands for defence of the holdes and fortresses now were sent hundreds yea and scores some rascalles and some not able to drawe a bowe or carrie a bill for the Lord Willoughby and the Bishop of Terrouanne whiche had the gouernaunce of the great Citie of Paris 1436 had in their company not two thousand Englishmen which weakenesse King Charles wel perceiued and therefore he appointed the Connestable Arthur of Britaigne the Earle of Dunoys the Lords de la Roche and Lisle Adam with other valiant Captaines and men of warre as well Burgonions as Frenche to goe before Paris trusting by fauoure of certaine Citizens with whome he had intelligence shortly to bee Lorde of the Citie without great losse or battell So these Captaines came before the Citie of Paris but perceiuing y t all things succeeded not according to their expectatiō they returned to Mont Martir and the next day suddainely set on the Towne of Saint Denis and constreyned the Englishmen that kept it to flee into the Abbey and into the tower Venin In this conflict two hundred Englishmen were slayne and the residue vppon a reasonable composition rendred vp the place and departed to Paris Thomas Lorde Beaumonte whiche of late was come to Paris with eight hundred men issued foorth of the citie with .vj. C. souldiors only intending to view the doings and number of the Frenche armie but he was sodeynly espyed and compassed aboute so that within a small space he was discomfited and taken and wyth him .lxxx. prisoners beside .ij. C. which wer slain in y e field the remnant chased to the very gates of the citie The Parisians especially y e master of y e Halles and some of the Vniuersitie Michael Lallier and many notable burgesses of the Citie which euer with an Englishe countenāce couered a French heart perceiuing the weaknes of the Englishmen and the force of the Frenchmen signified to the Frenche Capitaynes their myndes and intentes willing them with all diligence to come that they myght receyue so riche a pray to them without any difficultie ready to be giuen and deliuered into their handes The Constable delaying no time came with his power and lodged by the Charter house and the Lord Lisle Adam approching to the walles shewed to the Citizens a Charter sealed with the great seale of King Charles by the whiche he had pardoned them their offences and graunted to them all their olde liberties The treason of the Parisians and auntient priuiledges so that they would heereafter be to him true and obedyente whiche thing to them declared they ranne aboute the towne crying Saynt Denis liue King Charles The Englishmen perceyuing this determined to keepe the gate S. Denis but they were deceiued for the cheynes were drawen in euery streete and women and children cast downe stones scalding water on the Englishmens heads and the Citizens in armour fought with them and chased them from streete to streete and from lane to lane and slew and hurt diuers and many of them The Bishop of Tyrwine Chancellor there for King Henry the Lord Willoughby and Sir Simon Moruiher tooke great payne to appease the people but when they saw that all auailed not they withdrewe into the Bastell of Saint Anthony whiche fortresse they had well vittailed and furnished with men and munitions Whilest this rumor was in the
thirde yeare of his reigne he came to Newcastell vpon Tyne Fox Bishoppe of Excester sent Ambassador into Scotlande and from thence sent in ambassade into Scotland Richard Foxe lately before made Bishoppe of Excester and with hym Richarde Edgecombe knight Controller of hys howse to conclude some peace or truce wyth king Iames of Scotlande The Englishe ambassadors were honourably receiued and louingly entertayned of the sayde King who gladlye woulde haue concluded a perpetuall peace wyth the king of England if he might haue bin licenced so to haue done but his people being stedfast in their olde accustomed vsage would not agree to any peace but yet were contented to gratifie their kyng A truce vvith Scotlande for seuen yeares that he should take truce wyth Englande for the terme of seauen yeares whyche was concluded and secrete promyse made by King Iames that he woulde not only obserue peace and continue in perfecte amitie with the king of England during his life but also would renew againe this truce now taken for other seuen yeares before the first seuen yeares wer fully expired The King of Scottes in deed was as desyrous of the Kyng of Englandes friendshippe as the Kyng of Englande was of his bicause that his subiects bare him much euill will mislyking wyth all things that eyther he coulde do or say King Henry after the returne of his Ambassadors out of Scotland came back again from Newcastell to Yorke and so towarde London and in the way being at Leycester there came to him Ambassadoures from Charles the Frenche king which declared both the recouerie of certain townes out of the handes of Maximilian kyng of Romains which he had wrongfully deteined from the crowne of Fraunce before that tyme and also that their Maister kyng Charles had nowe warres in hande agaynst Fraunces duke of Britayn bicause that he succored and mainteyned diuers noble men as the Duke of Orleans and others that were rebelles and traytors against him and the realm of France Wherfore his request was that for the olde familiaritie whiche hath bin betwixt them he woulde nowe eyther assist and helpe him or else stand as neuter betwixte them neyther helping nor yet hurting the one nor the other Vpon good and deliberate aduice takē in this matter bicause it was iudged weightie the king for answere told the French Ambassadors that he woulde neyther spare payne nor coste to sette some reasonable staye betwixte their soueraigne Lord king Charles and the duke of Britayne so that a finall ende and some perfect conclusion of frendshippe myght be hadde betwixt them And so as soone as the Frenche Ambassadoures were retourned home the Kyng sente his chaplayne Christofer Vrswyke ouer into France to king Charles as wel to shew that he was gladde of the victorye whiche he had agaynst Maximilian as to declare what a tempestuous storme of ciuile rebellion hymselfe hadde escaped and ouercome heere in Englande But the chiefest poynt of Vrswikes errande consisted in this that he shoulde intimate to the Frenche Kyng howe his maister Kyng Henrye offred himselfe as a mediatour betwixt him and the Duke of Britayne to make them friend◅ and if he perceyued that the French king gaue care hereunto then should he goe into Brit◅ to moue the Duke there to be contented that some reasonable order myghte hee taken fo◅a quietnesse to be hadde betwixte the French king and hym Whylest Vrswike was trauaylyng in thys matter according to his Commission Christofer Vrsvvicke the King came backe againe to London where hee was receyued of the Citizens wyth greate ioye and triumphe they beeing hartyly gladde and greatly reioycing that hee wyth suche good successe subdued his enimies Shortly after he delyuered the Lorde Thomas Marques Dorset out of the Tower receyuing him agayn to his former fauor old familiaritie bicause his truth and loyaltie by diuers assays and sundry arguments had bin throughly tryed and sufficiently proued In whyche meane tyme the Kyng for the greate loue that hee bare to hys wyfe Queene Elizabeth caused hir to be crowned and anointed Queene on Sainct Catherins daye in Nouember wyth all solemnitie as in suche cases appertayneth In the meane season Christofer Vrswyke accordyng to hys Commission trauayleth betweene the Frenche Kyng and the Duke of Britayne in the Kyng of Englandes name to make them friendes But although the French Kyng seemed wyllyng ynough to haue peace yet meante hee nothyng lesse in so muche that whylest hee goeth aboute with fayre wordes courteous Letters and sweet promises to keepe the King of Englande in hande to laboure a peace betwixte hym and the Brytaynes he enforceth his whole puissance to subdue them and besiegeth the citie of Nauntes And on the other part the Duke of Orleans being withdrawn to the duke of Britain and one that ruled moste about him had no liking to heare of peace but did what he coulde to hinder it The English ambassador Christoffer Vrsewike hauyng thus passed from the Frenche king to the Duke of Britaine and backe againe to the French King retourned shortely after into Englande and shewed vnto King Henrye what hee hadde done betwixt them Immediatlye after came from the Frenche King the Lorde Bernarde Daubeney a Scot borne whyche on the Frenche Kings behalfe required King Henry to make some maner of ende of those Brittishe warres whatsoeuer it were King Henry being desirous of the same sent ouer againe into Fraunce Iohn the Abbot of Abingdon sir Richard Edgecombe knight and the forenamed Christofer Vrswicke wyth full and perfect commission and long instructions howe to proceede in d◅yng of some agrement beetwixt the Frenchmenne and the Britons These orators accordyng as they hadde in commaundement first went vnto the Frenche king and after they had communed wyth him Sir Richarde Edgecombe Christofer Vrswicke departed straight to the duke of Britain in full hope to conclude a peace vpon suche offers and articles as they had to propone vnto hym But al their hope was vaine for the duke refused to agree vppon any suche articles and conditions as they offered and so without cōcluding any thyng with the Duke they returned backe into Fraunce and from thence signified to the King of Englande by letters all that they knewe or had done 1488 Edvvard lorde VVooduille ai◅ the duke of Britaine vvithout the kings consent But in the mean time Edwarde Lorde Wooduille vncle to the Queene sued to King Henrye that hee myght haue a power of men apointed to him with the whiche hee woulde steale priuily ouer without licence or passeport so that euery man shoulde thinke that he was fledde the Realme without knowlege of the king for that no warre should arise by his meanes beetwixt the Realmes of Fraunce and England and yet shuld the duke of Britaine bee aided agaynste the power of the Frenchemen whiche sought to vanquishe hym that they myght ioyne hys countrey vnto the dominion of Fraunce which in no wise ought to be suffred
Charles hadde forsaken hys daughter the Ladye Margaret and purposed to take to wyfe the Ladye Anne of Britayne bycause he was not ryche inought to maintayne the warre of hymself he sent his Ambassadour one Iames Contibald a man of great wisedome to require the King of Englande to take hys parte agaynste the Frenche King making diuers great offers on his owne behalfe if it should please hym so to do King Henry no lesse desirous than Maximilian to put the Frenche Kyng to trouble and chieflye to ayde the Britons in the extremitye of theyr businesse gladdelye consented to the request of Maximilian and promised to prepare an armye wyth all speede and in time conuenient to passe the seas with the same and inuade the Frenche territories In this very season Charles the french king Anno. re 7. receyued the Ladye Anne of Britayne as hys pupill into his hands and wyth great solempnitie hir espoused hauyng wyth hir in dower the whole Dutchye of Britayne Thus was Maximilian in a greate chafe towardes the Frenche King not only for that he had refused his daughter but also had bereeued hym of hys assured wife the sayd Lady Anne contrarie to all right and conscience Wherefore hee sente vnto king Henry desiryng hym with al speede to passe the seas with his army that they might puriue the warre against their aduersarie wyth fyre sworde and bloude King Henry hearing this and hauing no mistrust in the promisse of Maximilian with all speed leuied an army and rigged his nauye of ships and when all things were readye he sente his Aulmoner Christofer Vrswicke and sir Iohn Riseley Knyght vnto Maximilian to certifye hym that the king was in a readinesse and would arriue at Calais as soone as hee shoulde bee aduertised that Maximilian and his men were readye to ioyne wyth hym These Ambassadors comming into Flaunders perceyued that Maximilian was neyther purueyed of men money nor armoure nor of any other thyng necessarie for the setting foorth of warre saue only that his will was good allthoughe his power was smalle King Henry being aduertised hereof by letters sente to hym from hys said Ambassadors was sore disquieted in his minde and was almoste broughte to his wittes ende to consider howe his companion in armes shuld thus faile hym at neede but takyng aduise of his counsel at lengthe hee determined not to staye his prepensed iourney and therefore hee so encreased his numbers before he tooke shippe that he with his owne power might bee able to matche with his aduersaries When hee hadde thus gathered and assembled his army he sailed to Calais the sixte day of October and there encamped hymselfe for a space to see all hys men and prouision in suche redinesse as nothing shoulde bee wanting In this place all the army hadde knowledge by the Ambassadours whiche were newly retourned out of Flaunders that Maximilian coulde not sette foorthe any army â—…ilian 〈◊〉 enâ—…nes â—…eth proâ—… 〈◊〉 Henry in â—…ng vvyth â—…ade 〈◊〉 for lacke of money and therefore there was no succour to bee looked for at his hand but the Englishemen were nothyng dismayd therewith as they that iudged themselues able inough to matche with the Frenchmen without the helpe of any other nation In the meane season althoughe the Frenche King hadde an army togither bothe for number and furniture able to trye in battaile wyth the Englishemen yet hee made semblaunce as though he desired nothing more thaÌ„ peace as y e thing muche more profitable to him than warre considering the minds of the Britons were not yet wholy settled and again he was called into Italy to make warre agaynste the Kyng of Naples whose Kingdom he pretended to apperteine to hym by lawfull succession from his father King Lewes to whome Reigne Duke of Aniowe laste King of Sicill of the house of Aniowe hadde transferred hys ryghte to that kingdome as partely beefore yee haue hearde wrongfully and wythout cause disinherityng his cousin godsoune and heyre Reigne Duke of Lorraine and Bar The Lord Chordes hauing commission from his Maister the Frenche king to make some entry into a treatie for peace with the King of Englande wrote letters to him before he passed ouer to Calais signifying to hym that if it might stand with his pleasure to sende some of his counsellours to the borders of the English Pale adioining to France there shoulde bee so reasonable conditions of peace profered that he doubted not but his grace might with greate honor breake vp his campe and retire hys army home againe The King of Englande consideryng that Britaine was clearely loste and paste recouerye and that Maximilian for lacke of money and mistruste which he had in his owne Subiects lay still like a Dormouse dooing nothing and herewith waying that it shoulde be honorable to hym and profitable to his people to determine this great warre without bloudeshed appointed the Bishoppe of Exceter and Giles Lorde Daubney to passe the Seas to Calais and so to commen with the Lord Chordes of articles of peace whiche tooke effect as after ye shal perceiue In the meane time whylest the commissioners were commenyng of peace on the Marches of Fraunce the Kyng of Englande as yee haue heard was arryued at Calais from whence after all things were prepared for such a iourney hee remoued in foure battailes forewarde Bolongne besieged by the Englyshemen till he came neare to the towne of Bolongne there pitched his tentes before it in a conuenient place for hys purpose meaning to assaile the towne with his whole force and puissaunce But there was suche a strong garison of warlyke Souldyours wythin that fortresse and suche plentye of artillerye and necessarye munityons of warre that the losse of EnglishmeÌ„ assaulting the town as was doubted shuld bee greater domage to the Realme of Englande than the gayning thereof should be profite Yet the daily shotte of the kings battering peeces brake the walles and sore defaced them But when euerye man was readye to giue the assaulte a sodaine rumor rose in the army that peace was concluded whyche bruite as it was pleasaunt to the Frenchmen so was it displeasaunt to the Englishmenne bycause they were prest and ready at all times to sette on theyr enemies and brought into greate hope to haue bene enryched by the spoyle and gayne to haue fallen to their lottes of their enemies goods beside the glorious same of renowmed victorye And therefore to be defrauded hereof by an vnprofitable peace they were in a great fume and very angrye And namelye for that diuers of the captaines to set themselues and their bands the more gorgeously forward hadde borrowed large summes of money and for the repaiment had morgaged their landes and possessions and some happely had made through sales thereof trustyng to recouer all againe by the gaines of this iourney Wherefore offended wyth thys soddayne conclusion of peace they spake euill bothe of the Kyng and his counsell But the King like a wise prince
by reason that an Englishmen would haue had for his money a lofe of bread from a mayd that had bin at the Bakers to buybread nor to sell but to spende in hir mistresse house The coÌ„mon beâ—… was roong and all the Towne wente to harneys and those few Englishmenne that were a lande wente to there vowes The Spanyardes cast dartes and the Englishmen shotte but the Captaynes of England and the Lordes of the Counsell for their parte tooke suche payne that the fray was ceassed and but one Englishman slayne though diuers were hurte and of the Spaynardes dyuers were stayne After this vppon request made by the Lordes of Spayne the Lord Darcy and all his men the same night went aborde their Shippes but HeÌ„ry Guilforde Weston Browne and William Sidney yong and lusty Esquiers desired licence to set the Courte of Spayne which being granted they wente thyther where they were of the King highly enterteyned Henry Guilford and Weston Browne were made Knightes by the King who also gaue to Sir Henrye Guilforde a Canton of Granado and to Sir Wolston Browne an Egle of Sycill on a chiefe to the augmentation of theyr armes William Sidney so excused hymselfe that he was not made Knight When they had soiourned there awhile they tooke theyr leaue of the King and Queene and returned through Fraunce into England The Lorde Darcy returneth out of Spayne During which season the Lord Darcy made sayle towarde England and arriuing at Plimmouth came to the King at Windesore and so this iourney ended During the time that the Lorde Darcy was in Spaine the Lady Margaret Duches of Sauoy and daughter to Maximilian the Emperoure and gouernour of Flaunders Brabante Holland Zeland and other the low Countreys apperteyning to Charles the yong Prince of Castile sent in the ende of May to the Kyng of Englande to haue fifteene hundred archers to aide hir againste the Duke of Gelders whiche sore troubled the countreys aforesaid The kyng tenderly regarding the request of fumoble a Ladie most gently granted hir request and appointed sir Edwarde Poynings Knighte of the garter and comptroller of his house a valiant Captayne a noble warriour to be Lieutenant and leader of the said fifteene C. archers whiche accompanyed with his son in law the Lord Clinton sir Mathew Browne sir Iohn â—…goy Io. WetroÌ„ Richard Whethrill and Shrelley Esquiers with other Gentlemen and yâ—…omen to y e foresayd number of fiftene C. tooke theyr shippes a mâ—…e beside SaÌ„dwich the eightenth day of Iuly and landed at Armew the ninetenth daye not without some trouble by reason of a litle â—…orâ—…e From thence they were conducted to Barowe whether the Lady RegeÌ„t came to welcome theÌ„ On the Sunday being the .27 of Iuly they departed to Rossindale on Thursday the last of Iuly they came to Bulduke And the nexte day the whole army of Almaynes Flemings and other appetteining to the said Lady mette with the Englishmen without Bulduke where they set forth in order the Lady Regente beeing there present which tooke hir leaue of all y e Captaines and departed to Bâ—…ke The army to the nuÌ„ber often M. beside the fifteene C. Englishe archers passed forwarde and the tenth day of August being S. Laurice day came before a little Castel standing on the higher side of the tâ—… Mase called Brimuoist beloÌ„ging to y e basterd of Geldeâ—…land The same nighte Tho. Hert chiefe gouernoure of the ordinance of the Englishe parte made his approch and in y e morning made battetie so that the assault therevpon being giuen y e fortresse was wonne and the Captaine and .80 and oddemen were slaine and nineteene taken of y e which eleuen were hanged Iohn Morton Captaine of C. Englishmen and one Guyot an Esquier of Burgoigne crying S. George were the firste that entred at which assault there was but one Englishman slaine On Thurseday the fourtenth of August the army feryed ouer the riuer of Mase into Gelderland The next day they came to a little Towne called Ayske The people were fled but there was a little Castell rased and cast downe which was newly builte vppon the side of the sayd riuer Vpon the twentith day of August they brent y e foresaid towne of Aiske and al the couÌ„trey about it and came at the last to a towne called Straulle beyng very strong double diked and walled Within it were three C. 60. good men of warre beside the inhabitants At the first they shewed good countenance of defence but when they sawe their enimies approch neere vnto them with rampiers and trenches they yeelded by composition so that the soldyers might depart with a little sticke in their handes But the townesmen rested prisoners at the will of the Prince of Castile And so on S. Bartholmewes day the Admirall of Flanders and Sir Edwarde Poynings entred the Towne with great triumph The sixe and twentith day the army came before Veniow and sent an Herraule called Arthoys to sommon the Towne but they within would not heare but shotte gunnes at him The eyghte and twentith daye the army remoued vnto the Northe side of Venlowe and part went ouer the water and made trenches to the water and so besieged the towne as straightly as theyr number would giue them leaue but yet for al that they could doe without they within kept one gate euer open At length the English Captaines perceiuing that they laye there in vayne considering the strength of the towne also how the army was not of nuÌ„ber sufficient to enuiron y e same on each side wrote to the K. who willed them with all speede to returne and so they dyd Sir Edwarde Poynings went to y e court of Burgogne where he was receiued right honorably of y e yoÌ„g prince of Castel of his aunt y e lady Margaret Iohn Norton Iohn Fogge Io. Scot Tho. Lynde were made knightes by the Prince And y e Lady Margarete perceiuing the souldiors coates to be worne foule with lying on the ground for euery man lay not in a tent gaue to euery yee man a cote of wollen cloth of yealowe red white and grene colors not to hir litle land praise among the EnglishmeÌ„ After y e sir Edw Poynings had bin highly sâ—…ted more praised of al meÌ„ for his valiant men good order of his people Sir Edwarde Poinings he returned w t his crue into EnglaÌ„d had lost by war sickâ—…es not fully 〈…〉 WheÌ„ y e EnglishmeÌ„ wer departed the Gelders 〈◊〉 out of the gates of Venlord daily skirmished with y e Buigoâ—…gnions a sked for their authors herewith winter began sharply to approch the riuer of Maâ—… by a hirdauce of rain rose so high that it drowned vp the terenehes so that all things considered the captaines without determined to raise their siege and so they did and after they had wasted al the countrey aboute Venlowe they returned euery man to his home All this while was the
leaste hee myght hynder hys purpose when he shoulde goe aboute to wreake his malice agaynste the Duke of Buckingham and therefore he pike a quarell to hym for that hee seased vpon certaine Wardes which the Cardinall saide apperteyned of ryghte to the Kyng The Earle of Northumberland committed to pris◅ and bycause the Earle woulde not gyue ouer hys title hee was also commytted to prison and after tooke it for a greate benefyte at the Cardinalles handes that hee myghtee be delyuered out of his daunger Nowe in this meane whyle the Cardinall ceassed not to bryng the Duke oute of the kings fauoure by suche forged tales and contriued surmises as he dayly put into the kings head The Duke comming to London with hys trayne of men to attende the King into France went before into Kēt to a Manour place which hee had there And whilest hee stayed in that Countrey tyll the Kyng set forwarde grieuous complayntes were exhibited to him by hys Fermours and Tenauntes agaynste Charles Kneuet his Surueyour for suche brybing as he had vsed there amōgst thē wherevpon the duke toke suche displeasure agaynst hym that hee depriued hym of his office not knowing how that in so doing he procured his owne destruction as after it appeared An. reg 12. The king ser◅ forward ◅rd France The Kings Maiestie perseuering in purpose to meete with Fraunces the French King remoued with the Queene and all his Court the .xxj. day of May being Monday from his Manour of Greenewiche towards the Sea syde and so on the Fryday the .xxv. of May hee arriued at the Citie of Canterburie intending there to kepe his Whitsuntide On the morrow after the Emperour being on the Sea returning oute of Spaine arryued wyth all hys nauie of shippes royall on the coast of Kent direct to the Porte of Hyeth the sayde day by Noone where hee was saluted by the Viccadmirall of Englande sir William Fitzwilliam with sixe of the Kings greate shippes well furnished which lay for the safegarde of passage betwixte Calays and Douer Towardes Euening the Emperour departed from his shippes and entred into his Boate and comming towardes lande was met and receyued of the Lorde Cardinall of Yorke wyth suche reuerence as to so noble a Prince apperteyned The Emperor Charles the .v. landeth in England Thus landed the Emperour Charles the fifth at Douer vnder his clothe of estate of the blacke Eagle all spredde on riche cloth of golde He had with him many noble men and many fayre Ladyes of his bloud When he was come to lande the Lord Cardinall conducted him to the Castell of Douer whiche was prepared for him in moste royall maner In the morning the king rode with all hast to the Castell of Douer to welcome the Emperor and entring into the Castell alighted The meeting of the Emperor and king Henrie at Douer Castel of whose comming the Emperor hauing knowledge came out of his chamber and met him on the stayres where either of them embraced other in most louing maner and then the king brought the Emperor to his chamber The Emperor and K. Henrie keepe Whit◅tide at Canterburie On Whitsunday early in the morning they tooke theyr horses and rode to the Citie of Canterburie the more to keepe solemne the feast of Pentecost but specially to see the Q. of England his aunt was the Emperor his intent of whō ye may bee sure he was most ioyfully receyued and welcomed Thus the Emperour and his retinue both of Lords and Ladies kept their Whitsuntide with the king and Queene of Englande in the Citie of Canterburie with all ioy and solace Polidor The Emperor yet himself seemed not so much to delite in pastime and pleasure but that in respect of his youthfull yeres there appeared in him a great shewe of grauitie for they coulde by no meanes bring him to daunce amongst the residue of the Princes but onely was contented to be a looker on Peraduenture the sight of the Ladye Marie troubled him whom he had sometime loued and yet through fortunes euill happe might not haue hir to wife The chiefe cause that moued the Emperour to come thus a lande at this tyme was to perswade that by worde of mouth which he had before done most earnestly by letters whiche was that the King shoulde not meete the French king at anye enteruiew for hee doubted least if the King of England and the French King shoulde growe into some greate friendshippe and faythfull bonde of ametie The emperor laboureth to hinder the purposed enteruiew it might turne him to displeasure But nowe that he perceyued howe the king was forwarde on his iourney hee did what he coulde to procure that no trust should be committed to the fayre wordes of the French men and that if it were possible the great friendshippe that was nowe in breeding betwixte the two kings might be dissolued And forasmuch as he knewe the Lorde Cardinall to be wonne with rewardes as a fish with a bayte he bestowed on him greate gyftes and promysed him much more so that he woulde be his friende and helpe to bring hys purpose to passe The Cardinall not able to susteyne the laste assault by force of such rewardes as hee presently receyued and of suche large promises as on the Emperours behalfe were made to him promised to the Emperour that he woulde so vse the matter as his purpose should be spedde onely hee required him not to disallow the Kings intent for enteruiew to be had which he desired in any wise to goe forwarde that hee myght shewe hys high magnificence in Fraunce according to his first intention The Emperour remayned in Canterburie til the Thursday being the last of May Hall and then taking leaue of the King and of hys Aunte the Queene departed to Sandwich where hee tooke his ships and sayled into Flaunders The same daye the King made sayle from the Porte of Douer The king landeth at Calais and landed at Calays aboute eleuen of the Clocke and with him the Queene and Ladies and many Nobles of the Realme his grace was receyued into the checker and there rested The fourth of Iune the King and Queene with all their trayne remoued from Calays to his princely lodging newly erected beside the towne of Guisnes This princely Palayce was buylt quadrant euerie square conteyning three hundred .xxviij. foote long of a sise The descriptiō of the new palace before Guisnes so that the compasse was .xiij. hundred and .xij. foote about The same Palayce was set on Stages by great cunning and sumptuous worke most gorgeously decked trymmed and adourned both within and without with such sumptuous and royall furniture of all sortes necessarie for the receyuing of such highe estates that the like might vneth bee ymagined or deuised by the wytte of man The French king was likewise come to the Towne of Arde neare to the which his lodgyng was also prepared but not fully finished And
Lorde Charles the infant in that case the right of the succession shoulde remayne to the sayde Lorde Charles in the sayde dominions of the lowe Countries Burgongne and their appurtenances And yet neuerthelesse in that case both she and the other daughters also descending of this matrimonie shall bee endowed of their fathers landes and possessions aswell in Spaine as in the lowe countries And for want of the sayde Lorde Charles and issue of him and none but daughters remayning of this mariage the eldest daughter in that case shoulde succeede not onelye in the landes of the lowe Countries but also in the Realmes of Spaine Englande and the rest after the nature lawes and customes of the same Herewith was a Prouiso accorded that what soeuer he or she shoulde bee that shoulde succeede in them they shoulde leaue to euery of the sayde Realmes landes and Dominions whole and entire their priuiledges rightes and customes and gouerne the same by the naturall borne of the same Realmes Dominions and landes c. Finally that betweene the sayde Emperor the Prince and his successors their Realmes and the sayde Queene it was concluded that from thenceforth there shoulde bee an intire and sincere fraternitie vnitie and most straite confederacie for euer c. so as they shoulde mutuallye ayde one another in all things according to the strength forme and effecte of the later treatie of a streite amitie bearing date at Westminster in the yeare 1542. the declaration of whiche treatie beareth date at Vtreight the xvj of Ianuarie in the yeare 1546. In another treatise were these articles following comprised First that the Prince of Spaine shoulde not promote admitte or receyue to any office administration or benefice in the Realme of Englande or Dominions to the same belonging any straunger or persons not borne vnder the subiection of the saide Queene That he shoulde receyue into his housholde and Courte Gentlemen and yeomen of the sayde Realme of Englande in a conuenient number esteeming interteyning and nourishing them as his proper subiectes and bring none with him in his retinue that will doe any wrong to the subiectes of the sayde Realme and if they doe hee to correcte them with condigne punishment and to see them expelled his Courte That hee shall doe nothing whereby anye thing bee innouated in the state and righte eyther publicke or priuate or in the lawes and customes of the sayde Realme of Englande or the dominions therevnto belonging But shall keepe to all estates and orders their rights and priuiledges That he shall not leade awaye the Queene oute of the borders of hir Graces Realme vnlesse she hir selfe desire it or carie the children that maye bee borne of this matrimonie out of the same realme vnlesse it be otherwise thought good by the consent and agreement of the Nobilitie of Englande And in case no children being left the sayde Queene do die before him he shall not chalenge anye righte at all in the sayde kingdome but without impediment shall permit the succession thereof to come vnto them to whome it shall belong by the right and lawes of the Realme Item that hee shall not beare nor carye ouer oute of the sayde Realme the iewels and precious things of estimation Neyther shall he alienate or doe away any whit of the appurtenances of the sayde Realme of Englande or suffer anye parte of them to bee vsurped by his subiectes or anye other But shall see that all and singular places of the Realme and speciallye the fortes and frontiers of the same bee faithfully kept and preserued to the vse and profite of the sayde Realme and by the naturall borne of the same He shall not suffer any shyppe gunnes ordinaunces whatsoeuer of warre or defence to be remoued or conueyed out of the same realme but shall contrariwise cause them diligently to be kept and vewed when neede requireth and shall so prouide that the same maye be alwayes readye in their strength and force for defence of the Realme Item the Realme of Englande by occasion of this matrimonie shall not directly nor indirectly bee intangled with the warre that is betweene the Emperour father to the sayde Prince of Spayne and Henrie the Frenche King but he the sayde Prince as muche as in him maye lie on the behalfe of the sayde realme of Englande shall see the peace betweene the sayde Realmes of Fraunce and Englande obserued and shall giue no cause of any breach by which couenant the later treatise of a strayte amitie shoulde not bee in anye poynt derogated but the same still to remayne in the foremer force c. But nowe to returne where wee left At the time of the solemnization of the foresayde mariage holden at Winchester as before yee haue hearde the Emperours ambassadours beyng present openlye pronounced that in consideration of that mariage the Emperour had giuen and graunted to the sayde Prince hys sonne the Kingdome of Naples Hierusalem with diuerse other seates and seigniories The solemnitie of that marriage ended the King of Heraultes called Garter openlye in the Churche in the presence of the King the Queene the Lordes as well of Englande as Spayne and all the people being presente solemnelye proclaymed the Tytle and style of those twoo Princes as followeth Philip and Marie by the grace of God Their title King and Queene of Englande Fraunce Naples Hierusalem and Irelande Defenders of the fayth Princes of Spayne and Scicilie Archedukes of Austriche Dukes of Millayne Burgundie and Brabant Counties of Haspurge Flaunders and Tyroll The Proclamation being ended the trumpettes blewe and the King and the Queene came forthe of the Churche hande in hande and two swords borne before them and so returned to their pallace And assoone as the feasting and solemnitie of the saide marriage was ended the King and Queene departed from Winchester and by easie iourneyes came to Windsore castell where the v. of August being Sundaye King Philip â—â—â—led at Windsore hee was stalled according to the order of the Garter and there kept Saint Georges feast himselfe in hys royall estate and the Earle of Sussex was also the same time stalled in the order The vij of Auguste was made a generall huntyng with a toyle raysed of foure or fiue myles in lengthe so that many a Deare that day was brought to the quarrie The xj of August they remoued to Richemonde and from thence the xxvij of the same moueth by water they came to London landing at the Bishop of Winchesters house thorowe which they passed both into Southwarke Parke and so to Suffolke place where they lodged that night and the next daye being Saterday and the xix of August they being accompanied with a great number of Nobles and gentlemen roade from thence ouer the bridge and passed thorough London vnto Westminster the Citie being beautified with faire and sumptuous pageantes and hanged with riche and costly silkes and clothes of golde and siluer in most royall wise At their passing ouer the bridge there
Dundalke by the garnison thereof and afterwarde through the great valiance and foresight of sir Henrie Sidney knight of the order Shane Oneyle discomsited Statuta regni Hibernie Campion and lord deputie of Irelande he was so discomfited in sundrie cōflicts with the losse of three thousand fiue hundred of his men that now foreseeing his declination to be imminent he determined to put a coller about his necke and disguising himselfe to repayre to the Lorde Deputie and penitently to requyre his pardon to haue his life But Neyl Mackeuer his Secretarie who had incited him to this rebellion perswaded him fyrst to trie and treate the friendship of certaine wylde Scottes that then lay encamped in Clan Iboy vnder the conducting of Alexander Oge and Mac Gilliam Buske whose father and vncle Shane Oneyle had lately killed in an ouerthrow giuen to the Scottes neuerthelesse he wel lyking this perswasion went to the sayde campe the seconde of Iune where after a dissembled enterteynment and quaffing of Wine Gilliam Buske burning with desire of reuenge for his fathers and vncles death and ministring quarelling talke issued out of the tent and made a fray vpon Oneyls men and then gathering togither his Scottes in a throng sodainly entred the tent againe who there with their slaughter swordes Shane Oneyle slaine hewed in peeces Shane Oneyle his Secretarie and all his companie except a verie fewe which escaped by flight On Saint Iohns euen at nyght Watch at mid sommer was the lyke standing watche in London as had beene on Saint Peters euen in the yeare laste before passed This yeare the Emperour Maximilian the seconde of that name being elected into the most honourable order of the Garter the right honourable Thomas Erle of Sussex c knight of the same most noble order was appoynted by the Queenes Maiestie to go vnto the sayde Emperour with the sayde order of the Garter according to his sayde election who being honorably accompanied with the Lorde North sir Thomas Mildmay knight Henrie Cobham esquier one of the Pensioners and others departed from London the .xxv. of Iune .1567 vnto Douer and there embarked landed at Calays and his trayne at Dunkerke and so passed through the low countreys to Andwerpe in Brabant where hee was honourably receyued by the Englishe Marchants and others and being there went to visite Madame de Parma Regent of the sayde Countreys then resident within y e same towne And from thence passed vnto Coleyn where as his Lordship and traine mounted the Riuer of the Rhine and by sundrie continual dayes iourneys passed by the citie of Ments or Magunce vnto Oppenham and there taking his way by lande passed through the Countrey by the Cities of Wormes and Spires til he came to Vlmes standing on the riuer of Danow where he arriued the .xxj. of Iuly and the .xxiij. his Lordship road in post to Anspurge called in Latine Augustia Vindelicorum nine Duche miles from Vlmes From thence hee departed the .xxv. of Iuly and met with his traine at Donewert being come thither vpon slottes downe by the sayd ryuer of Danow From thence he kept vpon his iourney by Ingolstat Reinspurg in Latin Katisbena by Passaw and other townes till he came to Linz where his Lordship stayed the first seconde and thirde of August by reason of the high waters And departing from thence the fourth of August passed by Stoanne and Cremz by the sayde Riuer of Danow and so arriued at the Citie of Vienna the fift of August in in this foresayde yeare .1567 where hee was receyued of the Lorde Smeckouites hauing twelue horses readie with theyr foote clothes for his Lordship and the most respected of his traine and so brought him to the presence of the Emperour at that present within his Castell there in that Citie by whom hee was right honourabl◅ receyued and afterwarde conducted to his assigned lodgings where as all prouision was prepared and made at the Emperors charges Here his Lordship continued till the .xiiij. of Ianuarie In which meane time the Emperour very often as tyme serued had the sayde Earle forth with him vnto such pastimes of hunting the Hart Boare and such lyke as the plentifulnesse of that Countrey yeeldeth Moreouer during the time of his Lordships abode there at Vienna Charles Archeduke of Austria Carinth arriued in that Citie whom my Lorde went to salute After this vppon the Queenes Maiesties letters brought out of Englande by maister Henrie Brooke alias Cobham one of hir Maiesties Gentlemen Pencioners the sayde Earle of Sussex vpon Sunday the fourth of Ianuarie in the after noone 1568 presented and delyuered vnto the Emperors Maiestie in his Chamber of presence the habiliments and ornamentes of the most noble order of the Garter sir Gylbert Dethicke knight alias Garter principall king of Armes and officer for the sayde order and William Dethick then Rouge Crosse also officer of Armes giuing their attendance in theyr coates of Armes And the Emperor at his inuesture of the sayde habiliments gaue vnto the sayd Garter his short Gowne and vnder garment fureed throughout with Luzerns and then proceeded thence into a great Chamber adorned in forme of a Chapell where as all the other Ceremonies belonging to the sayd noble order were there obserued and accomplished And the same night the sayde Earle supped with the Emperours Maiestie both being in theyr Robes of the sayd order And shortly after his Lordship with certain of his cōpanie taking leaue of the Emperor departed from Vienna the .xiiij. of Ianuarie aforesayde vnto Newstat and so through the Countrey of Styre vnto Gratz the chiefe Citie of Carinthie where hee tooke also leaue of the sayde Archeduke Charles and from thence returning passed those partes of the Alpes vnto Saltzburgh where he met with the other part of his trayne and so by continuing iourneys came againe into England vnto the Queenes Maiestie towardes the latter ende of March. After a drie Sommer Stowe An. reg 10. followed and extreeme sharpe Winter namely the latter part thereof with such great scarcitie of fodder and bay that in diuerse places the same was solde by weight as in Yorkshyre and in the Peake of Darbyshyre where a stone of hay was solde for fiue pens There followed also a great death of cattell namely of horse and sheepe This yeare in the Moneth of Ianuarie the Queenes Maiestie sent into the narrowe Seas three of hir shippes Grafton and one barke named the Anthelop the Swallow the Ayde and the Phenix the which were manned with fiue hundred men And hir highnesse appoynted the charge of the sayde shippes and men to hir trustie seruant William Holstocke of London esquire Comptroller of hir highnesse shippes who had cōmaundement to stay the subiects of king Philip. And according to his dutie he vsed such diligence as one hauing care to his charge in garding as well the Frenche as the Englishe coastes did the .xj. day of March next folowing meete with a .xj.
Archbishop of Canterburie 349.2 Byshops through all Britaine forbiddē to consecrate Thomas the elect of Yorke 349.65 Byshops See of Ely erected 349.90 Biham Castle holden agaynst Kyng Henry the third 618.35 Byshops of Englād complaine to the Kyng of the extreame dealyng of the Archbyshop Thomas Becket 415.18 Byshop of Durham made an Earle 478.67 Byshops See erected at Carleil 362.82 Byshops that accursed Kyng Iohn and the Realme fledde out of the Realme 566.24 Byshop of Londons Palace builded 33.105 Bigot Hugh fleeth ouer sea into Fraunce after the discomfiture of Robert Earle of Leycester 432.71 Byshop of Salisburie murdered pag. 1281. col 1. lin 16. Byshop of Erceter being blind sent in Ambassade to Rome 352.5 Bayot Francis knight eftsones rebelleth 1569.27 Bisi Byshop of East Angles 179.90 Byshopriekes openly bought and sold for money 330.27 Byshops haue none aucthoritie to iudge of an Archbyshops cause 331.53 Byshoprickes let out to ferme 333.60 Byshops and Nobilitie forsake Northumberland 202.2 Byshops and nobilitie of England enuyng one another refuse to make an Englishman their Kyng and receiue a stranger 291.50 Bilney Thomas Bacheler of lawe brent 1557.40 Bigot Hugh conspireth against king Henry the second 426.113 Byshops dueties to care for the health of mens soules 353.77 Byshops See translated from holy Iland to Chester in the Streete 219.51 Byshop of Carlest bolde and faythfull pag. 1123. col 1. lin 47. attached pag. ibidē col 2. lin 19. dyeth through greefe of mind pag. 1129. col 1. lin 44. Byshops allowed of for their pompe not for their learnyng 274.66 Byshops refuse simply to obey the Kinges lawes 403.9 Biham Castle yeelded to Kyng Henry the third 618.66 Byshops Sees remoued from lesse renowmed to more famous places 303.62 Byshops See ordeined at Dunwich 162.60 Byll agaynst the Clergie pag. 1155. col 2. lin 36. Byll against the Clergie pag. 1168. col 1. lin 48. Byshops and Abbots of England not y e ministers of God but of the diuell 279.115 Bigod Roger in armes against King William Rufus 318.57 Bickncle Iohn knight 1450.17 Bishops forbidden to be iudges in secular causes 198.97 Byshops See of Westes translated to Salisburie 188.29 Bigod Roger made Erle Marshall 715.95 Byshops See of West Saxons placed at Winchester 180.71 Byshops take an othe simply to obey the Kings lawes 403.69 Byshop of Beaunoys taken prisoner 531.59 Byshops shrinke from the Pope for money sake 740.18 Bintre William 1463.2 Bigot Hugh suborned to periure himselfe 365.72 Byshopricke of London bought 171.78 Bylney Arthur abiured 1541. Byshoprickes vnder the dioces of Cantorburie 195.10 Byrth of Henry the thyrd 565.61 Byshoprickes vnder the dioces of Litchfield 195.15 Biligelhage 276.53 Brunan bright 226.27 Byshops wyll rather dye then part frō money 740.12.22 Bigot Hugh Earle of Norfolke a valiant chiefteine 367.43 Bigod William drowned 357.112 Bigod Rafe Knight 1448.47 Blasing starre seen before King Edwardes death the confessour 280.39 Blasing star appeering before the comming of Duke Williā of Normandie into England 284.5 Blecca gouernour of Lincolne conuerted to the faythe of Christ 162.67 Bloud rayneth in the I le of Wight 449.62 Blederike Duke of Cornwall slayne 154.73 Blasing star appeering in England 309.47 Blackamore supposed to bee Badon hyl 128.65 Bleothgent King of Wales 297.26 Blackwell hall in London supposed to be buylded for the temple of peace 23.30 Blauke Charters 1102.20 a. 1103.17 a. Bluet Robert made Byshop of Lincolne 323.104 Blasing star appeereth in England 182.6 Blasing starre appeering bringing famine among men murreys among cattel 235.75 Charles Earle of Bloys slayne at Cressy 934.32 b. Blanch King Iohns Neece promised in marriage to Lewes the French Kings son 548.28 Blaunche daughter to Henry y e fourth marryed to William Duke of Bauer pag. 1134. col 2. lin 48. Bleugent and Riuall sonnes to Griffin made gouernors of Wales 277.76 Charles de Bloys taken prisoner 940.50 b. raunsomed 947.40 b. Blind man restored to his sight by Augustine 151.31 Bladulfe brother to Colgerne 132.49 Bladulfe slayne by the Brytaines 133.25 Charles De Bloys wynneth townes in Britaine 916. 38. b. ouercome by y e Earle of Northampton 918.50 b. Blockhouses and bulworkes buylte along the sea coast 1572.40 Charles de Bloys slaine 970.36 b. Blasing starre pag. 1133. col 2. lin 32. Bloud of Hayles brought into England 781.100 Blanch sent into Fraūce 548.70 Blewberde a rebel pag. 1278. col 2. lin 56. Blackney William 1463.26 Blunt William Lord Mōtiny almost slaine by the mutining souldiours at Tourney 498.10 Blederike Duke of Tornewall 154.66 Blacke Crosse of Scotlande 891.47 b. Blacknesse yeelded to y e French King 1697.54 Blorehatha pag. 1295. col 2. lin 4. Blanche daughter to King Edward the third borne 915.16 b. Blasing starre 786. lin 10. a. 854.40 a. Boniface Archbyshop of Cantorburie departeth this lyfe 782.35 Bonifacius Archby of Mentz reproueth certain offences in Ethelbaldus 190.9 Bookes translated out of latine into Englishe by King Alured 217.78 Boues Hugh drowned together with a great armie of men vpon the sea as they were cōmyng into England to ayde King Iohn agaynst the Barons 593.65 Bodumni a people in Britaine 49.10 Bourgh Castle taken by the Scots 433.113 Bosa ordeined Bishop of Yorke 182.14 Boniface de Sauoy elect Archbyshop of Cantorburie 659.5 Iames Botiller created Earle of Ormond 892.14 a. Bouchier Thomas Archbyshop of Cantorburie dieth 1431.38 Bouchier Henry Earle of Essex 1447.1 Bowes Rafe Knight 1448.48 Bohun Iohn marrieth Margaret sister to Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester 323.65 Bohun Randulfe 323.66 Humfrey Bohun Earle of Herford dyeth 838.55 a. Bosworth feeld pag. 1416. col 2. lin 56. pag. 1422. col 1. lin 57. Bonner doctor restored to the Byshoprick of London 1721 16. Boallogie slayne 1604.40 Bokingham Iohn 1463.25 Boates might haue ben rowed in Westminster hall 649.4 Booke of Common prayer corrected 1708.24 Henry Bolinbroke created Erle of Derbie 1050.5 b. Boulbeck Isabel Countesse of Oxford dyeth 714.12 Bouencort Peter hanged vpō despite 502 45 Boucher Thomas Cardinal 1463.13 Bohom pag. 1243. col 2. lin 37. pag. 1244. col 2. lin 16. Bologne and Bolognous surrendred vnto the Frenche King 1703.50 Bologne besieged by Henry the seuenth 1439.41 Iohn King of Boheme slaine at Cressy 934.32 b. Boetius Hector cited 3.75 Boun Humfrey high Constable of England 431.64 Bond men and women in Sussex made free 182.86 Bolton Prior of Saint Bartholmew his madnes 1531 47. Boune Henry Earle of Herford 552.92 The Lord Boinren high admirall of France Ambassadour with a trayne of 1200.1505.47 Boune Henry Earle of Herford deceasseth 618.18 Bowes Robert knight fighteth vnfortunately 1637.8 Humfrey Bohun Earle of Herford slayne 866.30 b. Both parties to be heard before sentence be geuen 271.3 Boniface Archbyshop of Cantorburie intronizated 729.50 Wylliā Bohun created Earle of Northampton 900.13 b Henry Bolinbroke Earle of Derby married 1050.44 b. Boucher Thomas Knight 1447.21 Booke of Common prayer set foorth 1640.32 Boiac Almiramumoli kyng of the Sarasins 486.8 Bodinus Cited 1.93 and .4.80 and .4.92
40. Ceadda ordeined Archbishop of Yorke 177.71 Ceadda remoued from the see of Yorke 178.69 Ceadda made Byshop of Mercia 179.47 Ceadda departeth this lyfe 179.61 Ceadda brother to Cedda gouerneth Lestinghem Monasterie 175.29 Ceadwalla banished out of his owne countrey 184.20 Ceadwalla returneth with an army into his owne countrey 184.34 Ceadwalla baptized at Rome and there dyeth 185.4 Ceadwalla voweth vnto God 184.52 Ceoluolf succeedeth Osrick in the kingdome of Northumberland 190.83 Ceoluolf renounceth hys kyngdome and becommeth a Monke 190.87 Cedda and his .iii. brethren all Priestes 175.32 Cheuling succeedeth Kenricus his father in the kyngdome of the west Saxons 142.85 Ceaulinus looke Chauling Cerdicus beginneth the kingdome of the West Saxons 127.10 Cenulfe ordeyned Byshop of Dorchester 223.60 Centwine maketh warre vpon the Britaines ouerthroweth them 183.44 Cellach second Bishop of Mercia 176.19 Cenwalch vanquished by Wolsihere and his countrey spoyled 176.86 Celricus or Ceolrick Nephew to Cheuling reigneth ouer the West Saxons 145.63 Celtike and British language al one 4.93 Celby Abbey in Yorkeshyre buylded 315.90 Cewolfe succeedeth Burthred in the kingdome of Mercia 218.95 Cearlus K. of Mercia 162.1 Cesar looke Iulius Cesar Ceouulf or Ceoloulph begynneth his reigne ouer the west Saxons 152.72 Certicestshore called in old time Nazaleoy 131.18 Certaine Gentlemen of meane calling appoynted to gouern the Romane armie in Brytaine 77.12 Charter of agreement between King Henry the seconde of England and Willyam of Scotland 440.51 Charter of agreement between King Henry the seconde of England and Roderike king of Connagh 442.11 Christian blood no dearer to the Pope then the bloud of Infidels 739.90 Chester besieged by the Saxons 153.65 Charles Earle of Flaunders murdered traytrously by hys owne people 360.64 Churches are the Popes to defende and not to robbe and spoyle 741.68 Christian religion in Britayne restored 125.48 Chester see remoued to Durham 241.25 Children not begotten in lawfull Matrimonie to bee no heires 198.103 Chealred king of Mercia 187 103. Chirchedune Adam shamefully whipped about Poicters 446.72 Church goods layd out to gage to helpe the Pope with money 633.20 Charter of King Williā graunted to the citie of London 316.94 Chiefe Iustice wordes agaynst the clergie 824.30 a. Charles the fift Emperour arriueth at Douer 1509.20 seemed not much to delyte in pastyme 1509.54 wynneth Cardinall Wolsey by riche rewardes large promyses eadem 30. commeth eftsons into England 1520 20. is Knight of the Garter and setteth in his owne stall at Windsor eadem 35. entreth into league with Kyng Henry eadem 55. Charles King of Fraunce sendeth an erronious booke into England 199.47 Chichester citie consumed with fire 465.35 Charles Simplex King of Fraunce marryeth Egditha daughter to King Edward 223.11 Chester citie builded 58.5 73.77 Chorthmond slayeth Aldred murderer of King Ethelbert 201.69 Chesterfield battaile fought by the Lord Henry against the Barons 777.16 Chester citie besieged by the Danes and taken 216.42 Chester citie left by the Danes 216.47 Chitrey castle burnt 385.39 Chalus Cheuerell besieged and taken by King Richarde the first 539.88 Chester made a principalitie 1097.20 b. Chifi William hanged for robbing of Pilgrimes 484.31 Chaunteries al committed to y e kings disposition 1604.55 Chester citie by whom builded 18.75 and. 18.82 Chester citie repaired by Liel 18.74 Chester citie builded before Brutes comming into this land 18.77 Christes Churche in Cantorburie repayred 320.67 Church of England fore greeued and bereaued of her wealth 321.6 Churchmen of England complaine of kyng Wylliam Rufus to the Pope 321.11 Chereburg in Normādy 321 73. Chester Wylliam knight his woorthy woorkes 1714.40 Calthrop Iohn his woorthy woorkes 1714.40 Cheeke Iohn knight his booke agaynst rebellion inserted 1677. Children foure liuing and in good likyng borne at one burthen 1872.12 Cheyney Henry knyght is made Lord Cheney of Toddington 1862.55 Christerne kyng of Denmarke commeth into England 1525.56 returneth ead 20. Charles Earle of Charoloys pag. 1317. col 2. lin 6 married Margaret-sister to Edward the fourth pag. 1318. col 2. lin 21. Duke of Borgongne pag. 1318. col 2. lin 3. Charles bastard of Henry Duke of Somerset Lord Herbert captaine of the rereward in the voiage to Turwin 1478.51 Tholmeley Roger knight is one of the kinges Executors 1611.50 is excepted out of the generall pardons why 1722.1 Charles doctor counsellor to Prince Arthur and after Byshop of Hereford 1456.58 The still Christmas 1536.28 The Chappel of our Lady in Westminster Abbey built 1457.40 Cheuling sonne to Kenricus kyng of West Saxons 142 55. Charles Bastard of Henry Duke of Somerset created Earle of Worcester 1494 31. Chierburghe yeelded to the French pag. 1277. col 1 lin 16. Chabor Wylliam Lord Admirall of France made knyght of the Garter 1559.11 Chester citie repayred fortified and inlarged 222.9 Christin mother to Edgar Edeling professeth her selfe a Nunne in Scotland 298.75 Chippingnorton by Cotfold pag. 1306. col 1. lin 10. Charter of kyng Iohns submission to the Pope 576.12 Channel cast from Torksey to Lincolne 359.11 Christe our Sauiour borne 46 7. Cherburgh deliuered to the Englishmen 1009.58 b. Chinon taken by force of assault by the French kyng 562.39 Charles the Emperour marrieth Isabel daughter to the king of Portugal 1537.20 Chancerie court instituted 303.52 Charles the nienth the French kyng is knight of the Garter 1834.36 Christian fayth receiued by the Englishmen 148.17 Chesterby Philip a knight of Lindesey admonisheth kyng Henry the second of his euill l◅fe 422.21 Christes Church in Cantorburie erected and restored 150 33. Chartley castle founded by Ranulph Earle of Chester 618 11. Chichester made a Byshoppes See 309.64 Churches builded in Northūberland 168.80 Church landes to be free from all tributes and seruices regall 207.39 Church goodes stolen to be restored 149.33 Children to be baptised with three dippinges into fayre water 420.101 Children to be baptised by any person where danger of death is feared 420.105 Charter of king Henry the first 586.66 Free Chappels all geuen vnto the kyng 1634.8 Christian religion in Britayne decayeth 119.21 Cheyney Frances knight 1450.18 Chertsey Abby in Southerie builded 181.19 Chateau de Leire rendred to the English pag. 1234. col 2. lin 47. Charteries taken from y e Englishe pag. 1249. col 1. lin 24. Charles the great his speare sent to kyng Adelstane 227.20 Chaunteries all geuen vnto the kyng 1634.8 Charters graunted by Henry the third are cancelled by hym 629.16 Charterhouse Monke apprehended at Cambridge 657.77 Charing Crosse builded 800.3 a. Charles y e fifth kyng of France dyeth 1020.15 b. Charles the great and Offa reconciled 195.36 Charles the .9 King of Fraunce dyeth hys obsequies kept 1870.40 Chamber Iohn a rebel 1434.135 is hanged 1434.20 Charles French King pag. 1412. col 2. lin 26. Chandew a Lorde of Brytaine created Earle of Bathe 1426.35 Charleton Richard attainted 1425.42 Charles the .8 King of France maketh warre on Fraunces Duke of Britaine 1431. desireth King Henrie to ayde him or to be menter ibidem ouerthrowen by the power of
Euald 1864.2 Haddington fortifyed by the Lord Gray 1634.40 is besieged by the Frenchmen valiantly defended 1635. 43. is deliuered from siege by the Earle of Shrewibury 1637.40 almost taken by a Camisado 1641.42 forsaken by the Englishmen and razed 1702.50 Harper George knight rebelleth 1724.44 commeth in and submitteth himself vnto y e duke of Norfolk 1725.31 râ—…uolteth againe 1726.28 Hastiâ—…ges Lord created Earle of Huntington 1553.12 Hare Nicholas knight committed to the Towre 1578. 20. and deliuered ibidem Harrison William cited 143.78 and .148.48 and .154 37. and .156.80 and .177.35 Hastings Henry a Baron dyeth 723.22 Hawes Stephen 1462.57 Haghenet Castle taken and burned 431.48 Halden and Hunger slayne 214.65 Willyam of Hatfield sonne to kyng Edward the thyrde borne 900.28 a. Harold of armes slaine by the Flemmings 1043.8 a. Hampton fortresse 391.32 Harding Iohn cited 7.3 and 76.3 Haiden a Danish king slayne 220.63 Harison William cyted 229.31 and .241.89 and .241 110. and .266.58 Hamons hauen called newe Southampton 51.9 Harbaldowne Hospital nygh Cantorburie builded 320.65 Harold a Dane slayne 210.37 Harnsey pag. 1363. col 2. lin 31. Hambout in Britaine besieged 917.8 a. Harfleete in Normandie 436.85 Hagustald or Lindesferne 182 15. Hales Church founded and dedicated 726.66 Habulacus one of the Byshops of the East Angles 192.1 Hamo his policie to slay Guinderius 50.61 Hardicnute refuseth to come out of Denmark to gouerne England 263.50 Hay Iohn knight taken prisoner 777.29 Hamilton castle yeelded 1850.35 Hampton why so called 51.7 Hamshyre wasted by y e Danes 240.73 and .245.4 Hamo slayne 50.76 Hasting Castle buylded 299.2 Hastings the Purciuant pag. 1373. col 2. lin 55. Hastings Richard a knight templex 403.47 Haunsard Gilberd 777.21 Hacun sonne to Swaine 273 94 Harlington pag. 1299. col 1. lin 42. Hangey Castle 386.12 Harding cited 167.4 Hatan looke Elanius Henry the second repeÌ„teth hym selfe of his sonne Henryes aduancement 412.66 Henry the second renounceth his estate and causeth his sonne Henry to be crowned king of England 412.81 Henry the second falleth sicke and maketh his Testament 413.1 Henry eldest sonne to king Henry the second geuen to misorder and excessiue riot 413 18. Henry the seconde submitteth hym selfe ouer lowly to the Archbishop Thomas Becker 413.51 Henry the seconde Holdeth the styrrop while Archbishop Thomas Becker mounâ—…eth on horsebacke 414.38 Henry the seconde refuseth to kisse the Pax with Archbishop Thomas Becket 414 41. Henry the second his woordes whiche caused Archbishop Thomas Becket to be slaine 415.38 Henry the second very sory for Archbishop Thomas Beckets death 417.41 Henry the second transporteth an army into Ireland to conquer it 419.40 Henry the second admonished to take regard to the administration of iustice 421.93 Henry the second admonished by a pale leane man to amend his life 421.102 Henry the second admonished to amend his life by an Irish man 422.19 Henry the second admonished of his euyl lyfe by a knight of Lindsey 422.21 Henry the first surnamed Beauclerke succeedeth his brother king William Rufus in the kingdome of England 336.36 Henry the first sendeth ambassadours into Scotland to require Maude sister to kyng Edgar in mariage 337.76 Henry the first taketh vpon hym to nominate Bishops and to inuest them 341.72 Henry the first perswaded to geue ouer his Title to the inuesture of Bishops 343 16. Henry the first sendeth a power into Normandy against his brother Duke Robert 343.75 Henry the first passeth into Normandie with a mighty army 344.12 Henry the first hasteth into Normandy with a new supply to pursue Duke Robert his brother 344.59 Henry the first saileth ouer into Normandy to set the Countrey in good order 347.109 Heron Gyles put to deth 1590 29. Henry the second purgeth hym selfe of the death of Archbishop Thomas Becket 422 64. Henry the second his promises and vowes which he sware to performe to the Popes Legates 422.67 Henry sonne to king Henry the second taketh an othe to performe the articles wherunto his father was sworne 422 115. Henry sonne to king Henry the second moueth rebellion against his father 424.58 Henry sonne to king Henry the second â—…eth from his father to the French king 425.113 Henry sonne to king Henry the second proclaymed Duke of Normandy 426.3 Henry the second in such distresse that he knoweth not whom to trust 462.38 Henry the second receyneth an army of Brabanders against Henry his sonne 426.91 Henry the sixt proclaymed pag. 1220. col 1. lin 18. homage done to hym by Iames king of Scottes pag. 1222. col 1. lin 35. crowned at Westminster pag. 1244. col 2. lin 26. goeth with an army into France pag. 1247. col 1. lin 7. crowned in Paris eadem lin 48. returned into England pag. 1249. col 2. lin 32. affied to the Earle of Arminaks daughter pag. 1269. col 1. lin 12. maried Margaret daughter to the king of Cicel pag. 1270. col 1. lin 50. depriued pag. 1307. col 1. lin 12. Humfrey Duke of Glocester Protector pag. 1220. col 1. lin 33. maried Lady Iaquet of Baniere Countesse of Heyuault Holand and Zeland pag. 1226. col 2. lin 18 maried Elianor Cobham which had bene his paramor pag. 1227. col 1. lin 26. he spoyleth Flanders pa. 1260. col 2. lin 36. Henry sonne to king Henry the second his dissembling with his father and brethren 457 34. Henry sonne to king Henry the second falleth sicke and dieth 457.98 Henry sonne to king Henry the second his penitent death burial 458.10 Henry the second doth homage to the French king 459.40 and 470.84 Henry Earle of Richmond is moued to take on hym the kingdome pag. 1400. col 2. lin 43. setting forward toward England the wynd resisteth hym pag. 1403. col 2. lin 58. returneth to Normandy and so againe to Britaine pag. 1304. col 2. lin 9 maketh a league with diuers Lordes pag. 1405. col 1. lin 14. is attainted by Parliament eadem col 2. lin 13. ambassadours sent to apprehend him pag. 1407. col 1. lin 38. he obtayneth ayd of Charles the French king pag. 1413. col 1. lin 18. sayleth towards England pag. 1413. col 2. lin 29. arriued at Mylford hauen eadem lin 35. his Oration pag. 1419. col 1. lin 41. Henry the second taketh vppon 〈◊〉 Closse to get to the holy lord 465 7â—… Henry the seconde entreth into France with an army 468. 31. burnish in loue with the Lady Alice his daughter in law 469.40 Henry the second geueth his sonnes Gods curse and his 471.33 falleth sicke and dyeth 471.57 why called short Mantel 471.89 his issue and stature 471.107 his vertues and vices 472.20 Helene daughter to king Costus maried to Eaustantius 88.70 Helene of what callyng or condition by some reported to haue been 89.19 Helene refused by Constantius and another maryed 89.30 Henry second sonne to Henrye the seuenth borne 1440. b. 45. created Duke of Yorke ibidem created Prince of Wales and Earle of Chester 1458. a. 3. receyueth Philip the Duke of