〈◊〉 obiected 〈◊〉 de la 〈◊〉 Duke of 〈◊〉 At the Parliamēt at Leicester the lower House besought the K. that such persons as assented to the rendring of 〈◊〉 and Maine might bee duelie pumshed of which fact they accused as principals the D. of Sufsolke the L. Say Treasurer of Eng. with others Where vpon the K. to appease the Commons sequestred them from their offices rooms and aster banished the D. for 5 yeeres As the D. vvas 〈◊〉 into France hee was 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 of Warre 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tooke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him back to 〈◊〉 where his head was 〈◊〉 off and his body left on the sands Ann. reg 27. The Commons of Kent assembled thē selues in great nūber and had to their Captains lack Cade who named himselfe Mortimer Cosen to the Duke of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 purpose to redresse the aluses of the gouernement The Commons of Kent with their Leader lacke Cade 〈◊〉 their many 〈◊〉 amongst which 〈◊〉 the King was driuen to 〈◊〉 onely on his Commons other men to 〈◊〉 the Re 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Maiestic and the great payments of 〈◊〉 people now late 〈◊〉 to the King 〈◊〉 Parlement Also they desire that the King would 〈◊〉 all the false 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 of the late D. of 〈◊〉 which be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and them to punish and to take about 〈◊〉 person the 〈◊〉 Lords of 〈◊〉 royall bloud to wit the mightie Prince the D. of Yorke late exiled by the traytrous motion of the false D 〈◊〉 Suffolke and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Also they 〈◊〉 that they who contriued the death of the high and mighty Prince Humfrey ' D of Glocester might haue punishment Anno Reg. 29. The D. os York who at this time was in Ireland sent thither to appease a Rebellion which hee effected in such sort as got him his linage exceeding loue and 〈◊〉 with that people euer after returning home and pretending great iniuries to be offered him 〈◊〉 whiles hee was in the K. seruice likewise vpon his landing in North-wales combines himself 〈◊〉 Ric. Neuile E. of Salis. secōd son to Ralph E. of Westmerland whose daughter hee had maried with Ri. Neuile the son E. of Warw. with other his especiall friēds with whō he consults for the reformation of the gouernment after hee had complained of the great disorders therein Laying the blame for the losse of Normādy vpō the D. of Sommers whom 〈◊〉 his returning thence hee caused to be arrested and committed The D. of Yorke 〈◊〉 an Army in the marches of Wales vnder pretext to remoue diuers 〈◊〉 sellers about the King and to reuenge the manifest iniuries don to the Common-wealth withal 〈◊〉 publisheth a declaratiō of his loyalty and the wrongs done him by his aduersaries offering to take his oath vpō the blessed Sacrament to haue been euer true liege-man to the K. and so euer to continue Which declaration was written from his Castle of Ludlow the 9 of 〈◊〉 An. reg 30. The 16 of Febru the K. vvith the D. of Sōmerset other LL set forward towards the Marches but the D. of Yorke took other waies and made vp towards 〈◊〉 The vse of Guns and great Ordinance began about this time or not long before This principall part of Europe which contained the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Christendom was at this time in the hands of many seuerall 〈◊〉 and Common-wealths which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 for being so many and none ouer-great they were 〈◊〉 attemptiue to disturbe 〈◊〉 more 〈◊〉 to keepe their owne with a mutuall correspondēce of amitie As Italy had thē many more principalities Common-wealths then it hath 〈◊〉 was diuided into many kingdoms France consisted of diuers free Princes Both the 〈◊〉 of many more Gouernments The Church The many States of Christendom reduced to a few The D. of Yorke being not admitted into the 〈◊〉 passed 〈◊〉 King 〈◊〉 Bridge and so into 〈◊〉 an en Brent heath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The K. makes after and 〈◊〉 vpon Blacke heath from whence be 〈◊〉 the ' B. B. of 〈◊〉 and Ely 〈◊〉 the E E. of 〈◊〉 Warwike to mediat a peace And 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 expectation 〈◊〉 the kings 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then his he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to conditions of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 D. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from Iohn of Gante 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 man 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 qua 〈◊〉 The D. was suffred to go to his Castle at Wigmore The Cittie of Burdeux send their Ambassadors ossring to reuols from the French part if ayd might be sent vnto them whereupon Iohn L. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 was imployed with a powre of 3000 men and surprised the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 The Dukes of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 great meanes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for the conquering of France The 〈◊〉 of Shrews 〈◊〉 accompayned 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sir 〈◊〉 I albot L. 〈◊〉 by the right of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with the L L. Mohn 〈◊〉 and Cameis Sir 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sir Iohn 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 recouered 〈◊〉 townes in Gaseony amongst other the towne and Castle of Chastillon in 〈◊〉 which the French looue after besieged The Lord Lisle was aduised by his father to retire him 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 The death of Iohn L. Talbot E. of Shrewesburie who had serued in the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 most 〈◊〉 for the space of 30. yeeres The death of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sonne to 〈◊〉 worthy 〈◊〉 Shrewesburie 1453. 〈◊〉 32. 〈◊〉 was the 〈◊〉 of Aquitaine lost which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Crow of England by the space almost of 300 yeares The 〈◊〉 whereof came 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of K Hen. 2. with 〈◊〉 daughter to 〈◊〉 D. of 〈◊〉 In this 〈◊〉 are 4. 〈◊〉 24. 〈◊〉 50. 〈◊〉 202. Baronies and aboue a 1000. 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 Yorke procures the hatred of the people against the Duke of 〈◊〉 and so wrought in a time of the Kings sicknes that hee caused him to be arrested in the Qu. great Chāber and sent to the Towre of Lō don accusing him to haue been the occasiō of the losse of France but the K. being recouered he was againe 〈◊〉 at liberty Ann. reg 32. The D. of Yorke 〈◊〉 his accusations not to 〈◊〉 against the D. of Som. resolues to 〈◊〉 his purpose by open war and so being in Wales accōpanied 〈◊〉 his special 〈◊〉 assēbled an Armie marched towards Londō K. Hen. sets forward 〈◊〉 Londō with 20000 mē of war to encoūter with the D. of Yorke attended with Hums D. of Buckingh and Humfry his son E. 〈◊〉 Edm. D. of Sōmers Hen. 〈◊〉 E. of North. Ia. Butler E. of 〈◊〉 Ormond Iasper E. of Pembrooke the sonne of Owen Tewder halfe brother to the K. Tho. Courtney E. of Deuonsh Ioh. L. Clifford the L L. Sudley Barnes Ross others The D. of York with the L L. pitched their bat 〈◊〉 without the towne in a place called Keyfield and the K. power to their great disaduantage tooke vp the towne where being 〈◊〉
THE CIVILE WARES betweene the Howses of Lancaster and Yorke corrected and continued by Samuel Daniel one of the Groomes of hir Maiesties most honorable Priuie Chamber Aetas prima canat veneres postrema tumultus PRINTED AT LONDON by Simon Watersonne 1609 TO THE RIGHT NOBLE Lady the Lady Marie Countesse Dowager of Pembrooke MADAME THis Poem of our last Ciuile Warres of England whereof the many Editions shewe what kinde of intertainement it hath had with the world I haue now againe sent-forth with the addition of two bookes the one 〈◊〉 the course of the Historie the other making-vp 〈◊〉 part which for haste was left vnfurnisht in the former 〈◊〉 And hauing nothing else to doo with my 〈◊〉 but to worke whil'st I haue it I held it my part to 〈◊〉 the best I could this Prouince Nature hath 〈◊〉 to my Charge and which I desire to leaue after my death in the best forme I may seeing I can erect no other pillars to sustaine my memorie but my lines nor 〈◊〉 pay my debts and the recknings of my gratitude to their honour who haue donne me good and furthered 〈◊〉 Worke. And whereas this Argument was long since vndertaken in a time which was not so well secur'd of the future as God be blessed now it is with a purpose to shewe the deformities of 〈◊〉 Dissension and the miserable euents of Rebellions Conspiracies and bloudy Reuengements which followed as in a circle vpon that breach of the due course of Succession by the Vsurpation of Hen. 4 and thereby to make the blessings of Peace and the happinesse of an established Gouernment in a direct Line the better to appeare I trust I shall doo a gratefull worke to my Countrie to continue the same vnto the glorious 〈◊〉 of Hen. 7 from whence is descended our present Happinesse In which Worke I haue carefully followed that truth which is 〈◊〉 in the Historie without adding to or subtracting from the general receiu'd opinion of things as we finde them in our common Annalles holding it an impietie to violate that publike Testimonie we haue without more euident proofe or to introduce fictions of 〈◊〉 owne imagination in things of this nature Famae rerum standum est Though I knowe in these publike actions there are euer popular bruites and opinions which run according to the time the biass of mens affections and it is the part of an Historian to recite them not to rule thē especially otherwise then the circumstances may induce according to that modest saying Nec affirmare sustineo de quibus dubito nec subducere quae accepi I haue onely vsed that poeticall licence of framing speaches to the persons of men according to their occasions as C. Salustius and T. Liuius though Writers in Prose yet in that kinde Poets haue with diuers other antient and modern Writers done before me Wherin though they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vpon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 à 〈◊〉 that was not properly theirs yet seeing they 〈◊〉 so 〈◊〉 a proportion with the nature of men and the course of affayres they passe as the partes of the Actor not the Writer and are 〈◊〉 ' d with great approbation And although many of these Images are drawne with the pencil of mine conceiuing yet I knowe they are according to the portraiture of Nature and carrie a resemblance to the life of Action and their complexions whom they represent For I see Ambition Faction and Affections speake euer one Language we are like colours though in seuerall fashions feed and are fed with the same nutriments and only vary but in time Man is a creature of the same dimension he was and how great and eminent 〈◊〉 hee bee his measure and height is easie to be taken And all these great actions are openly presented on the Stage of the World where there are euer Spectators who will iudge and censare how men personate those parts which they are set to perform and so enter them in the Records of Memorie And if I haue erred somewhat in the draught of the young Q. Isabel wife to Ric. 2. in not suting her passions to her yeares I must craue fauour of my credulous Readers and hope the young Ladies of England who peraduenture will thinke themselues of age sufficient at 14 yeares to haue a feeling of their owne estates will excuse me in that point For the rest setting-aside those ornaments proper to this kinde of Writing I haue faithfully obserued the Historie Wherein such as loue this Harmony of words may finde that a Subiect of the greatest grauitie will be aptly exprest howsoeuer others seeing in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but as a language 〈◊〉 Lightnes and 〈◊〉 For 〈◊〉 owne part I am not so far in 〈◊〉 with this forme of Writing nor haue I sworne Fealtie onely to Ryme but that I 〈◊〉 serue in any other state of Inuention with what weapon of 〈◊〉 I will and so it may make good my 〈◊〉 I care not For I see Iudgement and Discretion with what soeuer is worthy carry their owne Ornaments and are grac't with their owne beauties be they 〈◊〉 in what fashion they will And because I finde the common tongue of the world is Prose I purpose in that kinde to write the Historie of England from the Conquest being incouraged thereunto by many noble worthy Spirits Although 〈◊〉 I must not neglect to prosecute the other part of this Worke 〈◊〉 being thus reuiued by your Goodnes to whome and to whose Noble Family I hold my selfe euer bound and will labour to 〈◊〉 you all she honor and seruice I can SAM DANYEL ⧠TO THE HIGH and most Illustrious Prince CHARLES His Excellence SIR PResents to gods were offered by the hands of graces and why not those of great Princes by those of the Muses To you therefore Great Prince of Honor and Honor of Princes J ioyntly present Poesie and Musicke in the one the seruice of my defunct Brother in the other the duty of my selfe liuing in both the douotion of two Brothers your Highnes humble seruants Your Excellence then who is of such recommendable fame with all Nations for the curiosity of your rare Spirit to vnderstand and ability of Knowledge to iudge of all things I humbly inuite leauing the Songs of his Muse who liuing so sweetly chanted the glory of your High Name Sacred is the fame of Poets Sacred the name of Princes To which Humbly bowes and vowes Himselfe euer your Highnesse Seruant Iohn Daniel THE FIRST BOOKE THE ARGVMENT What times fore-goe Richard the seconds Raigne The fatall causes of this ciuile VVarre His Vncles pride his greedy Minions gaine Glosters reuolt and death deliuered are Herford accus'd exil'd call'd-back againe Pretendes t' amend what others Rule did marre The King from Ireland hastes but did no good VVhil'st strange prodigious signes fore-token blood 1 I Sing the ciuill Warres tumultuous Broyles And bloody factions of a mightie Land Whose people hautie proud with forraine
Empresse for the succession and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 18. yeares and 10. 〈◊〉 1154. Hen 2. sonne of Gef 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 E. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Empresse 〈◊〉 ated his sonne Hen. in the Crown and gouerment 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to hu gre t 〈◊〉 and set 〈◊〉 sonnes Henry Richard Geffry Iohn against him 〈◊〉 34. 〈◊〉 7. 〈◊〉 1189. Richard went to the 〈◊〉 warres was 〈◊〉 of Ierusalem 〈◊〉 his brother 〈◊〉 by the help of the King of France 〈◊〉 the crown of England Hee was detained prisoner in Austria redeemed and reigned nine years 9. months 1199. K. Iohn vsurps the right of Arthur sonne to Geffery his elder brother and raignes 17 yeares Hee had warres with his Barons who elected Lewis Sonne to the K. of France 1216. Hen. 3 at 9. yeares of age was Crowned King and raigned 56 yeares 1272. Ed. 1. had the dominion ouer this whole Iland of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 gloriously 34. yeeres 7. Moneths 〈◊〉 307. Edward 2. abused by his Minions debaushed by his owne weaknesse was deposed froÌ„ his gouernment when he had reig ned 19. yeares 6. moneths and was murthered in prison 13. 26. Edw. 3 Edward the black prince who died before his father Richard 2. being but 11. yeares of age was crowned K. of England 1377 Richard the 2. son to the blacke prince The D. of Lancaster intitled K. of Castile in the right of his wife Constance eldest daughter to K. Peter Edmond Langly Earle of Cambridge after created D. of Yorke Thomas of Wood 〈◊〉 after made D. of Glocester Robert Veere Duke of Ireland Ann. Reg. 11. the D. of Gloster with the E E. of Darby AruÌ„del Nottingham Warwicke other L L. hauing forced the K. to put from him all his officers of Court at this ParliameÌ„t caused most of theÌ„ to be executed as 〈◊〉 Beauchamp L. 〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉 Sir Simon Burley L. Chamberlaine with manyother Also the L. chief Iustice was here executed and all the Iudges condeÌ„ned to death for 〈◊〉 the kings 〈◊〉 against these L L. the 〈◊〉 of the last Parliament m Ann. 10 Ann. Reg. 18. Ann. 20. 〈◊〉 daughter to Charles 6. Valeran E. of S. Paule who had maried the kings halfe sister At the parliament in Anno 11. the I. L. of the league with Gloster being pardoned for their opposing against the kings proceedings were quiet till Anno 21 when vpon report of a new conspiracie they were surprised Mowbray E. Marshal after made Duke of Norfolke 〈◊〉 the charge of dispatching the D. of Gloster at Calice The K. had by 〈◊〉 before pardoned the D. and those two Earles yet was the pardon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quo l credere de se non possit cùm laudatur 〈◊〉 aequa 〈◊〉 Hen. Bollingbroke of Heresord Tho. Mowbray D. of Norfolke Mowbray was banished the very day by the course of the yeere whereon he murthered the D. of Glocester An. Reg. 22. The D. being bavished in 〈◊〉 landed in the beginning of Iulie after 〈◊〉 Rauenspurre in Yorkeshire some say but with 60. men other with 3000 and 8 shippes set forth and furnished by the Duke of Brittaine Ann. Reg. 22. The Genius of England appeares to Bullingbrooke The D. put to death VVilliaÌ„ Scroope E. of 〈◊〉 Treasurer of Eng. with Sir Hen. Greene Sir Iohn Bushy for misgouerning the king and the Realme Th. Arundel Archbish. of Canterburie Bis peccat qui pretextu Religionis peccat Edward D. of Aumerle Sonne to the D. of Yorke Conway Castle in Wales Montague E. of 〈◊〉 This Percie was Earle of Worster brother to the Earle of Northumberland and steward of the Kings house 〈◊〉 D. of Yorke left Gouernour of the ' Realm in the 〈◊〉 of the king hauing leuied a 〈◊〉 Army as if to haue opposed against Bulling brooke brought most of the 〈◊〉 of the kingdome to take his 〈◊〉 The E. of 〈◊〉 sent to the king from Hen. Bulling brooke now D. of Lancaster The Bishop of Carlile Montague Earle of Salisbury This was sir â—eter Leighs â—â—uncitor of â—ime in Cheâ—â—ire that â—ow is nico d' Arâ—is a Gasâ—oin The Earle of â—alsbury his â—peech to K. Richard The Bishop of Carlile Lex Amnestiae The Owle is said to bee Mineruas bird The Archbishop of Cant. takes his text out of the first booke of the Kings cap. 9. Vir dominabitur in populo The Nobilitie accused 〈◊〉 the death 〈◊〉 Thomas of Woodstocke D. of Gloster The Dukes of Surry Excester and Aumarle The Earles of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 the Bishop of Carlile Sir Thomas Blunt and other were the parties accused for the death of the D. of Gloster Thom. late Duke of Surry Sir Thom. Blunt This Knight was Sir Pierce of The Exton Primus imperium communicauit posuit Dioclesianus in eo ponendo dixisse fertur Recipe Iupiter imperium quod mihi commodasti The Corps was 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 to LondoÌ„ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 withopen 〈◊〉 in Paules 3 dayes and after a solemne obseque was had to Langley and there 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 K. Ric. bruted to be 〈◊〉 after he was 〈◊〉 murthered which 〈◊〉 a conCon 〈◊〉 for the which Sir 〈◊〉 Clarindon supposed to be the base sonne of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was executed with diuers 〈◊〉 Hee 〈◊〉 in his Courte 1000. 〈◊〉 in ordinarie allowance of 〈◊〉 300. 〈◊〉 in his Kitchin aboue 300. Ladies 〈◊〉 and Landerers 〈◊〉 apparell was sumptuous 〈◊〉 so was it generally in his time bee had one Cote of gold and stone valued as 30000. 〈◊〉 One 〈◊〉 with the Fr. King at 〈◊〉 when 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Isabel was deliuered vnto him cost 300000. markes Hen. 4. 〈◊〉 al letters patents of 〈◊〉 granted by K. 〈◊〉 and K. Ric. Ann. reg 6. When he was first surpris'd in Wales the D. of 〈◊〉 had in 〈◊〉 Castle 100000. 〈◊〉 in coyne and 200000 markes in 〈◊〉 and at his Resignation 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 300000 〈◊〉 beside plate and Iewels A Prince 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sent to forraine Princes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Kings proceedings In this time of Charles 6. 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 warres 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 between the Dukes of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 The Truce made with R'c. 2. renewd for 30 yeares but broken the next yeare after vpon their part sending 〈◊〉 de Burbon with forces into 〈◊〉 to the ayde of 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 labors to haue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to his sonne Henry Prince of Wales 〈◊〉 Isabel was maried to Charles sonne to 〈◊〉 D. of 〈◊〉 Thom. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 was sent into Gascony with 200. men at Armes and 400. Archers to 〈◊〉 Sir Robert 〈◊〉 Lieutenant there where he 〈◊〉 that Country being 〈◊〉 by the 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 vpon their 〈◊〉 for the death of King Ric. whom they especially 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at Burdeux George 〈◊〉 E. of March 〈◊〉 out of Scotland was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 England and 〈◊〉 against his Country Owen Glendour an 〈◊〉 in North-Wales 〈◊〉 with the L. Gray of 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 and being not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 owne 〈◊〉 to recouer them 〈◊〉