incarnation 1349. 1349 there came such a pestilence through al partes of Scotland so vehement and contagious The seconde pestilence that was heard of in Scotland that it slue neare hande the third part of all the people This was the second time that the pestilence was knowne or heard of to haue come in Scotland The same yeare or as other bookes haue the yeare next ensuing one Iohn Saint Mighell slue sir Dauid Berclay knight at Aberdene in the night season Sir Dauid Berclay slaine by procurement of sir William Dowglas of Liddesdale as theÌ„ prisoner in England with the Earle of Dowglas both of them beeyng taken at Durham fielde The occasion was for that this sir Dauid Berclay had aforetime slaine one Iohn Dowglas brother to the sayd sir William and father to sir Iames Dowglas of Dalkeeth 1353. Io. Ma. Sir William Dowglas slain In the yeare folowing was the same sir William Dowglas being lately before ransomed out of England slain as he was a hunting in Etrik Forest by his cousin and godson William Erle of Dowglas in reuenge of the slaughter of Alexander Ramsey and other olde grudges Thus was the house of the Dowglasses deuided amongst themselues 1354 pursuing eche other many yeares togither with great vnkindnesse vnnaturall enmitie and slaughter In the yeare next following 1355 which was 1355 shortly after Easter there arriued in Scotland a noble knight named sir Eugenie de Garenteris Sir Eugeny de Garenteris a French mâ—…n arriued in Scotland with a companie of Frenchmen though fewe in number yet valiant and right skilfull warriours which were sent thither by Iohn king of France that succeeded his father king Philip of Valoys lately before deceassed and deliuered vnto the gouernor and other Nobles of the realme of Scotlande fortie thousand Crownes of the Sunâ—…e Forty thousand crownes to be employed aboute the leuying of an armye agaynst the English men that they might be constrayned the sooner to withdrawe theyr powers out of France This money was receyued though a small part thereof came to the handes of the Souldiers or men of warre of Scotland for the Lordes and nobles kept it safe ynough to their owne vse The Earle of March and William Dowglas enter into Englande with an army Yet neuerthelesse the Earle of March and William Dowglas gather their people passe forth with the same to the borders and entring into Englande appoynt William Ramsey of the Dalehousy to ride afore with a number of light horsmen William Ramsey of the Dalehousy to the ende that if the English men did assemble and come forth too strong agaynst him hee might retyre backe to the mayne battayle where they lay in couert at a place called Nysbet Moore The Scottishe men and those fewe Frenche men that were there sette vppon the Englishe men right fiercelye and finallye putte them to flight Put to flight though not without some daughter on theyr part for there were slaine of Scottes sir Iohn Holyburton and sir Iames Tiâ—â—echull knightes There were taken prisoners of Englishmen sir Thomas Gray and his sonne Prisoners taken with Iohn Darâ—…as and many other English men The Erles of March and Dowglas after the obteyning of this victorie Barwike wonne came sodenly in the night season vnto the towne of Barwike and raysing vp Ladders to the â—â—lles warme the towne but not without losse of diuerse Scottishe gentlemen as Thomas Vans Androw Scot of Balwâ—â—y Iohn Gordon William Sunclare Tho. Preston Alexander Mowbray knights Of English men were slaine Alexander Ogyll Captaine of the towne Thomas Percye brother to the Earle of Northumberlande and Edward Gray with other Eugeny de Garenteris with his French men did right valiauntly beare himselfe in this enterprise whome Robert Stewarde the gouernour rewarding with great gyftes sent backe into Fraunce commending him by letters vnto the French king as he that had done his duetie in euery behalfe right throughly The Castell of Barwike notwithstanding that the towne was thus wonne helde forth the Scots and French men by reason whereof when an armye of Englishe men came to the succours thereof Barwik walles razed they razed the walles and burnt the houses of the towne and so departed King Edwarde himselfe comming to the rescue when he sawe the towne thus defaced hee tooke order for the repayring thereof againe Barwike is repaired againe â—… king Edwarde The Ballyoll resigneth his right went to Roxbourgh and there receyued of the Ballyol a full resignation of all his pretenced right to the crowne of Scotlande and after passing forth to Hadington spoyled and wasted the Countrey by the waye on eche hande as hee marched forwarde and for displeasure that his Nauie on the Sea after the souldiers and mariners had beene a lande and burnt a Church of our Ladie in those parties called Whitekyrke Whitekyrke burnt had with force of a rygorous tempest beene sore shaken and manys of the Shippes lost and drowned togyther with men and all he fell into such a rage that he caused all the buyldings in those partyes to be burnt and spoyled as well Abbeys as all other Churches and Religious houses as though hee mynded say the Scottishe wryters to make warre both agaynst God and all his Saints These things chaunced in the yeare .1355 1355 after our common account about the feast of the Purification of our Ladie and by reason that the English men did so muche hurt at that tyme in those parties by fyre The burnt Candlemasse it was cleped euer after the burnt Candlemasse Shortly after that King Edwarde was returned into Englande William Dowglas of Niddesdale recouered out of the Englishe mens possession the landes of Galloway Galloway recouered and the landes of Drisdale were in semblable maner recouered by one Kyrkpatrike The same yeare on the .xx. day of October The battaile of Poycters was the battaile of Poycters fought where Edwarde Prince of Wales otherwise named the blacke Prince ouerthrew the armie of Fraunce The French king Iohn taken prisoner and tooke king Iohn prisoner with his yongest sonne Philip and a great number of other of the French Nobilitie beside There was at this battaile with king Iohn the Erle William Dowglas and to the number of three thousand Scots hauing diuerse knights and Gentlemen to their Captaynes of whome there dyed in the same battayle Androwe Stewarde Robert Gordon Androwe Holyburton and Androw Vaus knightes Archimbalde Dowglas taken prisoner The Erle of Dowglas escaped with life and vntaken but Archimbald Dowglas sonne to sir Iames Dowglas slaine in Spaine was taken prisoner albeit his taker suffred him to depart for a smal raunsom by reason y t William Ramsey of Colluthy who was also taken with him made semblant as though the same Archimbald Dowglas had beene some poore slaue A subtile policie causing hym to pull off his bootes and to do other such drudging seruice
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
of the Ladie Gennet Golding wife to sir Iohn White knight the gouernour licenced that it should be buried Skesfington deceased Sir William Skesfington a seuere and vpright Gouernour dyed shortly after at Kilmaynan to whome succeeded Lorde Deputie the Lorde Leonard Gray Leonard Gray Lord Deputie who immediately vpon the taking of his othe marched with his power towardes the confines of Mounster where Thomas Fitz Girald at that tyme remayned Breerton skirmisheth with Fitz Girald With Fitz Giralde sir William Breerton skirmished so fiercely as both the sides were rather for the great slaughter disaduantaged than eyther part by any great victorie furthered Master Brereton therefore perceyuing that rough Nettes were not the fittest to take such peart byrdes gaue his aduice to the Lorde Deputie to grow with Fitz Girald by faire meanes to some reasonable composition The Deputie liking of the motion craued a parlee sending certaine of the Englishe as hostages to Thomas hys campe with a protection directed vnto him to come and go at will and pleasure Thomas Fitz Girald submitteth himselfe to the deputy Being vpon this securitie in conference with the Lorde Gray hee was perswaded to submyt himselfe to the King his mercie with the gouernours faythfull and vndoubted promise that he should be pardoned vpon his repayre into Englande And to the ende that no trecherie might haue bene misdeemed of eyther side they both receyued the Sacrament openly in the campe The sacrament receyued as an infallible seale of the couenants and conditions of eyther part agreed Thomas sayleth into England Herevpon Thomas Fitz Giralde sore agaynst the willes of his Counsaylours dismist his armie and roade with the Deputie to Dublyn 1535 where he made short abode when hee sayled to Englande with the fauourable letters of the gouernour and the Counsayle And as hee woulde haue taken his iourney to Windsore where the Court lay He is committed to the Tower he was intercepted contrarie to his expectation in London way and conueyed with hast to the Tower And before his imprisonment were bruted letters were posted into Irelande straytly commaunding the Deputie vpon sight of them to apprehend Thomas Fitz Girald his vncles and to see them with all speede conuenient shipt into England Which the Lorde Deputie did not slacke For hauing feasted three of the Gentlemen at Kylmaynan Thomas his vncles taken immediately after their banquet as it is nowe and then seene that sweete meate will haue sowre sauce he caused them to be manacled and led as prisoners to the Castell of Dublin and the other two were so roundly snatcht vp in villages hard by as they sooner felt theyr owne captiuitie than they had notice of theyr brethrens calamitie The next winde that serued into Englande these fiue brethren were embarked to wit Iames Fitz Giralde Walter Fitz Girald Oliuer Fitz Girald Iohn Fitz Girald Richard Fitz Girald Three of these Gentlemen Iames Walter and Richarde were knowne to haue crossed their Nephew Thomas to their power in his Rebellion and therefore were not occasioned to misdoubt any daunger But such as in those dayes were enimies to the house incensed the king so sore agaynst it perswading him that he should neuer conquer Irelande as long as any Giraldine breathed in the Countrey and for making the pathway smooth he was resolued to loppe off as well the good and sounde Grapes as the wilde and fruitelesse Beries Whereby appeareth howe daungerous it is to be a rubbe when a King is disposed to sweepe an Alley Thus were the fiue brethren sayling into Englande among whome Richarde Fitz Giralde being more bookish than the rest of his brethren and one that was much giuen to the studies of antiquitie veyling his inwarde griefe with outward myrth comforted them wyth cheerefulnesse of countenance as well perswading them that offended to repose affiaunce in God and the King his mercie and such as were not of that conspiracie Innocencie a strong for t to relie to theyr innocencie which they should hold for a more safe strong Barbican than any rampire or Castell of Brasse Thus solacing the siely mourners sometyme with smiling somtime with singing sometyme with graue pithie Apophthegmes he craued of the owner the name of the Barcke who hauing answered that it was called the Cow The Cow the gentleman sore appalled thereat sayd Now good brethren I am in vtter dispaire of our returne to Ireland for I beare in mynde an olde prophecie that fiue Earles brethren should be caryed in a Cowes bellie to England and from thence neuer to returne Iames Delahyde Iames Delahyde the chiefe Counsaylour of Thomas Fitz Giralde fled into Scotlande and there deceassed To this miserable end grew this lewd rebellion which turned to y e vtter vndoing of diuerse auncient Gentlemen who trayned with fayre wordes into a fooles Paradice were not onely dispossessed of theyr landes but also depriued of theyr lyues or else forced to forsake theyr countreys Thomas Fitz Girald was not Earle of Kildare As for Thomas Fitz Giralde who as I wrote before was executed at Tyburne I would wish the carefull Reader to vnderstand that he was neuer Earle of Kildare although some wryters rather of error than of malice Stow. Pa. 434. tearme him by that name For it is knowne that his father lyued in the Towre when hee was in open Rebellion where for thought of the yong man his follye hee dyed and therefore Thomas was attaynted in a Parliament holden at Dublyn as one that was deemed reputed and taken for a traytour before his fathers deceasse by the bare name of Thomas Fitz Giralde For this hath beene obserued by the Irish Hystoriographers euer since the conquest No Earle of Kildare bare armour at any time agaynst his prince that notwithstanding all the presumptions of treason wherewith any Earle of Kyldare coulde eyther faintly be suspected or vehemently charged yet there was neuer any Erle of that house read or heard of that bare armour in the fielde agaynst his Prince Which I write not as a barrister hyred to pleade theyr cause but as a Chronicler mooued to declare the truth This Thomas Fitz Giralde The description of Thomas Fitz Giralde as before is specified was borne in Englande vpon whom nature poured beautie and fortune by byrth bestowed Nobilitie which had it beene well employed and were it not that his rare gyftes had bene blemished by his later euill qualities hee would haue proued an ympe worthie to bee engraft in so honourable a stocke Hee was of stature tall and personable in countenance amiable a white face and withall somewhat ruddie delicately in eche lymme featured a rolling tongue and a riche vtterance of nature flexible and kinde verie soone caryed where hee fansied easily with submission appeased hardly wyth stubbornnesse weyed in matters of importance an headlong hotespurre yet nathelesse taken for a yong man not deuoyde of witte were it not as
rawe in these latter yeares were like to bee verie vnripe in rehearsing matters that happened many yeared past These and the like reasons reclaymed mee from perfecting at this present the Irish Historie requesting thee gentle Reader friendly to accepte what is alreadie written which I craue as one that wisheth thee rather pleasure in the reading than regardeth hys owne payne in the pennyng of the sayde Treatise FINIS The yeares of our Lorde The names of the Gouernors Lieutenants Lord Iustices and Deputies of Ireland since the conquest thereof by king Henrie the second 1174 RIchard S◅rangbow Erle of Pembroke gouernor hauing Reymond le Grace ioyned in commission with him 1177 Reymond le Grace Lieutenant by himselfe William Fitz Aldelme lieutenant hauing Iohn de Curcy Robert Fitz Stephans and Miles Cogan ioyned in commission with him Hugh Lacie Lieutenant 1182 Iohn La◅y Conestable of Chester Gouernors Richard de Peche Gouernors Hugh Lacie againe Lieatenant Hugh Lacie the yonger Lorde Iustice 1227 Henry Loandoris Archb. of Dublin L. Iustice 1228 Morice Fitz Girald Lord chiefe Iustice 1253 Iohn Fitz Geoffrey knight Lorde Iustice Alain de la Zouch Lorde Iustice 1258 Stephen de Long Espe Lord Iustice William Deane Lorde Iustice 1261 Sir Richard Rochell or Capell Lord Iustice 1267 Dauid Barry Lorde Iustice 1268 Robert Vfforde Lord Iustice 1269 Richarde de Exeter Lord Iustice 1270 Iames Lorde Audley Lorde Iustice 1272 Morice Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice Walter Lorde Genuille Lord Iustice Robert Vfforde againe Lord Iustice 1281 Fulborne Bishop of Waterford Lord Iustice Iohn Samford Archbishop of Dublin L. Iustice William Vesci Lorde Iustice 1295 William Dodingsels Lorde Iustice Thomas Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice 1298 Iohn Wogan Lorde Iustice 1314 Theobald Verdon Lorde Iustice 1315 Edmond Butler Lorde Iustice 1317 Roger Lorde Mortimer Lorde Iustice Alexander Bignor Archb. of Dublin L. Iustice 1319 Roger Lord Mortimer second tyme L. Iustice 1320 Thomas Fitz Iohn Erle of Kildare L. Iustice 1321 Iohn Birmingham Erle of Louth L. Iustice 1323 Iohn lorde Darcie Lord Iustice 1327 Roger Outlaw Prior of Kilmaynan L. Iustice Anthonie Lord Lucie Lord Iustice 1332 Iohn Lord Darcy second time Lord Iustice 1337 Iohn Lord Charleton Lord Iustice 1338 Thomas Bishop of Hereford Lord Iustice 1339 Iohn lord Darcy ordeyned Lord Iustice by patent during his life by Edward the thirde Raufe Vfford Lord Iustice 1346 Robert Darcy Lord Iustice Iohn Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice Walter lord Bermingham Lord Iustice his deputies were Iohn Archer prior of Kilmaynan Baron Carew and sir Thomas Rokesby Maurice Fitz Thomas Earle of Desmond had the office of Lorde Iustice for terme of his life of king Edward the third his graunt 1355 Thomas Rokesby knight Lord Iustice 1357 Almerich de Saint Amand appointed L. I. by turnes Iohn Butler Erle of Ormond appointed L. I. by turnes Maurice Fitz Th. erle of Kild appointed L. I. by turnes 1361 Lionel duke of Clarence Lord Iustice 1367 Gerald Fitzmaurice Erle of Desmond L. I. 1369 Williā L. Winsor the fi◅st lieutenant in Ireland 1772 Richard Ashton Lord Iustice 1381 Roger Mortimer Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Philip Courtney Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Iames erle of Orm Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Robert Vere Earle of Oxforde Marques of Dublin created duke of Irelande 1394 Roger Mortimer Erle of March Lieutenant Roger Mortimer erle of March Vister lieut Roger Gray Lorde Iustice Iohn Stanley knight Lorde Lieutenant 1401 Thomas of Lancaster brother to king Henry the fourth Lord Lieutenant whose Deputies at sundrie tymes were Alexander Bi. of Meth Stephen Scrope knight and the Prior of Kilmaynam 1403 Iames Butler Erle of Ormond Lord Iustice Girald Erle of Kildare Lord Iustice 1407 Iames Butler Erle of Ormonde sonne to the foresayd Iames Lord Iustice 1413 Iohn Stanley againe Lord Lieutenant Thomas Crauley Arch. of Dublin lord Iustice 1414 Iohn Lord Talbot of Shieyfield Lieutenant 1420 Iames Butler erle of Ormond the second time Lieutenant Edmond Erle of March Iames Erle of Ormond his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iohn Sutton L. Dudley sir Th. Straunge knight his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Sir Thomas Stanley sir Christopher ◅lunket his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Lion Lorde Welles the Earle of Ormond his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iames erle of Ormōd by himself Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iohn Earle of Shrewsburie the Archbishop of Dublin in his absence Lorde Iustice Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Richard Plantagenet duke of Yorke father to king Edwarde the fourth had the office of Lieutenant by king Henrie the sixt his letters patents for ten yeares His deputies at sundry times were The Baron of Deluin Richard Fitz Gustace knight Iames erle of Ormond Thomas Fitz Morice erle of Kildare Thomas Fitz Morice Erle of Kildare Lord Iustice in king Edward the fourth his dayes vntill the third yeare of his raigne After which George duke of Clarence brother to the King had the office of Lieutenant during his life made his deputies by sundrie tymes these Thomas Erle of Desmonde Deputies to the duke of Clarence Iohn Tiptoft erle of Worceter Deputies to the duke of Clarence Thomas Erle of Kildare Deputies to the duke of Clarence Henry Lord Gray of Ruthine Deputies to the duke of Clarence 1470 Sir Rouland Eustace Lord Deputie Richard duke of Yorke yonger son to king Edward the fourth Lieutenant Edward son to Richarde the third Lieutenant his deputie was Gerald Erle of Kildare Iasper duke of Bedford and Erle of Pembroke Lieut. his deputy was Walter Archb. of Dub. 1494 Edward Poynings knight Lord deputie 1501 Henrie duke of Yorke after king by the name of Henrie the eight Lieutenant his deputie Girald Erle of Kildare Girald Fitz Girald Erle of Kildare L. deputie 1520 Thomas Howard Earle of Surrey after duke of Norffolke Lieutenant 1523 Piers Butler Earle of Ossorie Lord deputie Girald Fitz Girald erle of Kildare again L. dep The Baron of Deluin Lord deputie 1529 Piers Butler Erle of Ossorie again L. deputie William Skeffington knight Lord deputie Girald Fitz Girald erle of Kildare again L. dep William Skeffington again Lord deputie 1534 Leonard Lord Gray Lord deputie 1540 Sir William Brereton knight Lord Iustice 1541 Sir Anthonie Sentleger knight Lord deputie A TABLE EXACTLY DRAVVEN for the Historie of Irelande A. ABbay de castro dei founded 28 Adam de Hereford an English captaine vanquisheth the Irish in a daungerous battail 33 Alayn de la Zouch Lorde Iustice slaine by the Erle of Surrey 45 Albius an Irish bishop 11 Aldlecke castle destroyed 45 Alen Iohn Archbishop of Dublin enimie to the Giraldines 90. flieth to the castel of Dublin 91. is apprehended by the rebelles and shamefully murdered 92 Alen Iohn knight 90. Alice Kettle a witch 58 Alma earle Strangbow his daughter maried to William eldest son to Maurice Fitz Girald 34
wherwith hee seemed highly offended To conclude hee sayd that he woulde aunswere the letters of the Kyng and commons as touching the poyntes conteyned in the same The Cardinals after they hadde hearde these thynges departed as if they hadde bin sore offended and troubled therewith and the Knyghte taking hys leaue of the Pope departed also forth of the chamber and without anye longer abode got him away towardes Burdeaux aboute other of the Kyngs businesse doubting least if 〈◊〉 had stayed longer hee myghte haue bin kepte there agaynste his will The Pope sente aunswere indeede but neuerthelesse the King proceeded in prohibiting such prouisions Of beneâ—… inhibited 〈◊〉 the Kyng and collations within his Realme on payne of emprisonmente and death to the intruders thereby as after yee shall perceyue This yeare aboute Midsomer â—…es in Smithfielde there were solemne Iustes proclaymed by the Lorde Roberte Morley whiche were holden in Smithfielde where for challengers came foorthe one apparelled lyke to the Pope bringing with hym twelue other in garmentes lyke to Cardinals whyche tooke vppon them to aunswere all commers for there courses On the defendantes side ranne the Prince of Wales with many Earles Barons Knyghtes and Esquires innumerable so that those Iustes continued three dayes togither to the greate pleasure of the beholders Thys coigne was ordeyned for hys warres in Fraunce the golde whereof was not so fine as the Noble whiche in the fourteenth yeare of hys raigne hee hadde caused for to bee coigned This yeare Tho. VVâ—… A chamber built â—…iâ—… the Casteâ—… Windsor called the round 〈◊〉 the King caused a great number of artificers and labourers to be taken vp whome hee set in hande to buylde a chamber in the Castell of Windesor whiche was called the rounde table the floore whereof from the center or middle poynte vnto the compasse thoroughout the one halfe was as Wals writeth an hundred foote and so the diametre or compasse rounde about was two hundred foote The expenses of this worke amounted by the weeke first vnto an hundred pounde but afterwardes by reason of the warres that followed the charges was deminished vnto two and twentie pounde the weeks as Thomas Walsingham writeth in his larger booke entituled the History of Englande or as some Comes â—…ane vnto nyne poundes â—…ow out of â—…enry de Leiâ—…ster The Isle of â—…an This yeare also William Montagew Earle of Salisbury conquered the Isle of Man out of the hands of the Scottes whiche Isle the Kyng gaue vnto the sayd Earle and caused him to bee entituled and crowned King of Man This Isle as Robert Southweâ—…â—…teth was wonne by the Scottes about the second yeare of Edwarde the second his raigne who in the yeare before to witte Anno Christi 〈◊〉 had giueÌ„ the same Isle vnto Peers de Ganaston whome hee had also made Earle of Cornewall This order is dedicated vnto Sainct George as chiefe patrone of menne of warre and therefore euery yeare do the knightes of this order kepe solemne his feast with many noble ceremonies at the Castell of Windesor where King Edwarde founded a Colledge of Canons or rather augmenting the same ordeyned therein a Deane with twelue Canons Seculars eight peticanoÌ„s and thirteene vicars thirteene Clearkes and thirteene Choristers The Knightes haue certayne lawes and rules apperteyning to their order amoÌ„gst the whiche this is chiefly to be obserued as Polidor also noteth that they shall ayde and defende one another and neuer turne their backes or runne away out of the fielde in tyme of battell where hee is present with hys soueraigne Lorde his Lieutenaunte or deputie or other Captayne hauyng the Kynges power royall and authoritie and whereas his banners standertes or pennous are spredde The residue of the lawes and rules apperteyning vnto this noble order I doe heere purposely omitte for that the same in other place conueniente by others maye bee expressed so farre as shall bee thoughte expediente But nowe touching these sixe and twentie noble menne and Knightes whyche were firste chosen and admitted into the same order by the fyrste Soueraigne and founder thereof thys Kyng Edwarde the thyrde theyr names are as followe Firste the sayde noble Prince King Edwarde the thirde The Prince of Wales Duke of Cornewalle and Earle of Chester hys eldest sonne Henry Duke of Lancaster The Earle of Warwike The Captall de Bench alias Buz or Beufe Raufe Earle of Stafforde William Montacute Earle of Salisbury Roger Lord Mortimer Iohn Lord Lisle Bartholmew Lord Burwasch or Berghesech The Lord Iohn Beauchampt The Lord de Mahun Hugh Lord Courtney Thomas Lord Holand Iohn Lord Gray Richard Lord Fitz Simon Sir Miles Stapleton Sir Shomas Walle Sir Hugh Wrottessley Sir Neele Loringe Sir Iohn Chandos Iames Lord Audeley Sir Otes Holand Sir Henry Eme. Sir Sanchet Dabrichcourt Sir Walter Panell The occasion that moued King Edward to institute the order of the garter The cause and firste occasion of instituting this order is vncertayne But there goeth a tale amongst the people that it rose by this meanes It chanced that Kyng Edwarde finding eyther the garter of the Queene or of some Laâ—… The 〈…〉 〈◊〉 whome hee was in loue beeing fallen 〈…〉 legge stouped downe and tooke it vp 〈◊〉 diuers of his nobles founde matter to tell 〈◊〉 talke their fancies merily touching the Kyngs affection towards the woman vnto whome hâ—… sayde that if hee liued it shoulde come to passe that most high honor should be giuen vnto theâ—… for the garters sake and there vpon shortly and he deuised and ordeyned this order of the garter with such a posey whereby he signified that hys Nobles iudged otherwise of him than the 〈◊〉 was Though some may thinke that to noble 〈◊〉 order had but a meane beginning 〈…〉 bee true yet many honorable degrees of 〈…〉 hadde their beginnings of more 〈…〉 â—…aâ—…e things than of loue whiche beeing or 〈◊〉 â—…osed is most noble and commendable hâ—… 〈◊〉 it selfe is couered vnder loue as the 〈…〉 sayth Nobilitas sub amere iacet William de Montagewe Earle of 〈◊〉 burie Kyng of Man and Marshall of â—…de Addition 〈◊〉 Adam Mâ—…mouth â—… Triâ—… was so brused at y e Iustes holdeÌ„ heere at Windsor as before yee haue hearde that hee â—…rted thys life the more was the pitie within eyghte dayes after About the same time the Kyng ordeyned a certayne coigne of fine golde and named it the Florene which coigne was â—…uised for his warres in Fraunce for the golde thereof was not so fine as was the Noble which in the fourteenth yeare he had 〈◊〉 to be coigned but this coigne continued not long After the feast of the holy Trinitie the Kyng held a Parliament at London in the whych hee asked a tenth of the Cleargie and a fifteenth of the laytie about which demaunde there was no finall altercation but at length he had it graunted for one yeare The same time the Archbyshop of Canâ—…rbury helde a conuocation of all the Cleargie at London in
whole countrey and hauing as many prisoners as his men myghte goe awaye with he was encountred by the Earle of Aumale the vicount of Narbonne and .vj. M. Frenchmen whiche finding the Englishmen out of araye encombred with carriage of their great spoyle sodeynly set on them gaue them the ouerthrow slew .iij. C. and tooke many prisoners as the said sir Iohn de la Poole sir Io. Basset Iohn Aufort lieutenant of Faleyse Io. Clifton Henry Mortimer other to the number of .vj. C. But though the Frenchemen got here in this place they went not away with like gain in an other For the Bastard de la Baulme and the lord Craignar capitains of Courallon with a great bande made a roade into Masconnoys whom by chaunce Mathewe Gough and other Englishemen whiche were also abroade in the countrey met and encountred There was a sore fyght betwene the parties being of courage and number in maner equall but after long conflicte the Frenchmen almost all were slain and taken and the bastard being wel horsed fled after whō folowed vpon the spurres Mathew Gough chasing him euen to his castell gate and there tooke him for the which acte he was muche praysed of the Earle of Salisbury to whome he presented the sayd bastard and had not onely the rightes giuen him that belonged to the prisoner but also was rewarded with a goodly courser at the erles hands About this season Arthur brother to Io. Duke of Britayne commonly called the Earle of Richemond hauyng neyther profite of the name nor of the countrey notwithstanding that king Henrye the fifthe hadde created hym Earle of Yvry in Normandie and gaue him not only a great pencion but also the whole profites of the same towne of Yvry yet nowe bycause that the Duke his brother was retourned to the parte of the Dolphyn he lykewise reuolting from the Englishe obeysaunce came to the Dolphyn to Poyctiers and there offred himself to serue him whome the Dolphyn gladly accepted reioycing more therof than if he hadde gayned an hundred thousand crownes for the Britons within the towne of Yvry hearyng that theyr maister was ioyned wyth the Dolphyn kept both the towne and Castell against the Duke of Bedforde furnishing it dayly with new mē munitiōs The Lord Regent aduertised hereof reysed an army of Englishmen and Normans to the number of xviij C. men of armes and .viij. M. archers and other He hadde in his companye the Earles of Salisbury and Suffolke the Lordes Scales Willoughby and Poynyngs Syr Reginalds Grey sir Iohn Fastolfe Sir Iohn Saluayne sir Lancelot Lisle sir Philippe Hall Sir Iohn Pasheley Sir Iohn Gray sir Thomas Blunt Sir Robert Harling Sir William Oldhal and many other both knightes and Esquyers with whome he came before the town of Yvry which was wel defended til they within perceiued thēselues in daunger by reason of a myne whyche the Englishmen made wherevppon they yelded the Towne but the Capitaynes of the Castell would not presently re◅dce the place howebeit they promised to deliuer it if the same were not reskued at a day assigned by the Dolphin or his power Vpon which promise hostages were deliuered into the possession of the Lorde Regent by whose licence an Heraulte was sente to the Dolphyn to aduertise him of the time determined who vnderstanding the distresse of his frendes incontinently sent Iohn Duke of Alanson as his lieutenant generall the Earle Douglas whome at their setting foorth hee made duke of Tourayne and the Erle Buchquhane as then Conestable of Fraunce the Erles of Aumale Vantadoute Tonnere Mavlievrice Forests the Vicountes of Narbonne and Touars the lordes of Grauile Gaules Malicorn Manny Ballay Fountayns Mountforte and many other noble knights and esquiers to the number of fiftene thousand Frenchmen and Britons besydes .v. thousand Scots whome the Earle Douglas had lately transported out of Scotlande This royall Armye approched wythin two myles of Yvry but when the Duke of Alanson vnderstode by suche as hee hadde sente to viewe the conduit of the Englishmen that hee coulde not get any aduauntage by assayling them although the Dolphyn had giuen him straight cōmaundement to fight with the Regent he retyred backe with his whole armie to the towne of Vernueil in Perche that belonged to the Kyng of England sending woorde to the garison that he had discomfited the Englishe armye and that the Regent wyth a small number wyth hym by swiftnesse of his horse had saued himselfe The inhabitants of Vernueil Verneueil gotten from the Englishemen by crediting a dye giuing to light credite herevnto receyued the Duke of Ala◅nson with all his armie into the towne In the meane tyme came the day of the rescous of Yvry whiche for want therof was deliuered to the duke of Bedforde by the Capitaine cleped Gerarde de la Pallier who presenting vnto the D. of Bedford the keyes of the castell shewed him a letter also signed and sealed wyth the handes and seales of eyghteene greate Lordes whyche the daye before promised by the tenour of the same letter to gyue the Duke battaile and to reyse the siege Well sayd the Duke if their heartes would haue serued their puissance was sufficient once to haue proffred or to haue performed this faithfull promyse but sith they disdayne to seeke me God and Sainte George willyng I shall not desist to follow the tract of theyr horsses till one part of vs be by battayle ouerthrown And herewith he sente foorth the Earle of Suffolke wyth vj. C. horsmen to espy the doings of the Frenchmen where they were ldged The erle riding forth passed by Dampvile came to Bretueill where he heard certain newes where the Frenchmenne hadde gotten Verneueil and remayned there still These newes he sent by poast vnto the Duke of Bedforde the which in continently vpon that aduertisement sette forewarde in great haste towardes his enimies The Frenchemen hearing of his comming sette their people in araye and made all one mayne battaile without fore ward or rereward and appoynted foure hundred horsmenne Lombardes The ordering of their battayles and other to breake the arraye of the Englishmen either behynd or at the sides of the whiche was captaine sir Stephan de Vinoylles called the hyre The D. of Bedford lykewise made one entier battayle and suffered no man to be on horsebacke and set the archers euery one hauing a sharp stake both on the frōt of the battayl and also on the sides like wings And behynde were al their horsses tyed together eyther by y e reines or by the tayles with the ◅tes and cariages to the defence wherof wer two thousand archers apointed Herewith either part being come almost to the ioining the duke of Alanson on the one syde exhorted hys people to play the men declaring vnto them that the conclusion of this battaile shuld eyther deliuer them out of vile seruitude or place them in the vale of bondage On the other side y e duke of Bedforde to encorage his
for his Bulles that he purposeth to be one and though he pay for nothyng else And yet must he be twyce asked whether he will be Bishop or no and he â—…st twice say nay and at the thyrde tyme take it as compelled therevnto by his owne wil. And in a stage play all the people 〈◊〉 right well that hee that playeth the Sowdaine is percase a sowter yet if one shoulde can so little good to shewe out of season what aquaintaunce hee hath with him and call hym by hys 〈◊〉 â—…e while he standeth in his maiestie one of hys tormentors myghte happe to breake 〈◊〉 head and worthie for marring of the play And so they sayde that these matters hee kings games as it were stage playes and for the mâ—… part played vpon scaffoldes In which poore men be but the lookers on And they y t wise be will meddle no further For they that sometime step vp and play with them when they cannot playe theyr partes they disorder the playe and doe themselues no good King Richard the third Rich. the .iij. 1483 An. reg 1. This that is â—…ere betweene his mark and his marke * was not writen by maister Moore in this historie writen by him in Englishe but â—…s translated â—…ut of this hiâ—…tory which he wrote in latin THE next day the Potector w t a great trayne wente to Westminster hall and there where hee had placed himselfe in the Coâ—…e of the Kinges 〈◊〉 deâ—… to the audience that he woulde take vpon him the Crowne in that place there where the King himselfe sitteth and ministreth the lawe bycause hee considered that it was the chiefest duetie of a King to minister the lawes Then with as plesant an Oration as he could 〈…〉 brought out of the Sanctuarie for thyther had he fledde for feare of him in the slight of the people hee tooke hym by the hande Whiche thyng the Common people reioyced at and praysed but wyse menne tooke it for a vaniâ—… Iâ—… his retourne homewarde whome so â—…er 〈◊〉 he saluted For a mynde that knoweth it selfe guiltie is in a manner deiected to a seruile dâ—…cle When he had begonne his reigne the daye of Iune after this mockishe election then was hee Crowned the daye of the same moneth And that solemnitie was furnished for the most parte with the selfe same prouision that was appoynted for the coronatioÌ„ of his nephue * â—…om thys â—…ark to this* â—… not founde â—… Sir Thomas Moore but in maister Hall â—…nd Grafton But heere to shewe the manner of his Coronation as the same is inserted in this Pamphlet of Sir Thomas More by master Hall and Richard Grafton although not found in the same Pamphlet thus we find it by them reported First to be sure of all enimies as he thoughte he sent for fyne thousande men of the Northe against his Coronation which came vp euill apparelled and worse harneised in rustie harneis neither defensable nor scoured to the sale which mustered in Finseburie field to the great disdeine of all the lookers on The fourth day of Iuly he came to the Tower by water with his wife and the fifth day he created Thomas Lord Haward Duke of Norffolke and Sir Thomas Haward his sonne hee created Earle of Surrey and William Lorde Barkeley was then created Earle of Nottingham and Fraunces Lord Louel was then made Vicount Louell and the King his Chamberlayne and the Lord Stanley was deliuered out of warde for feare of his sonne the L. Strange which was then in Lancashire gathering men as men sayde and the sayde Lord was made Stewarde of the King his housholde lykewise the Archbyshoppe of Yorke was deliuered but Morton Byshoppe of Elie was coÌ„mitted to the Duke of Buckingham to keepe in warde which sent him to his manor of Brecknock in Wales from whence hee escaped to King Richarde hys confusion The same nyght the King made seuenteene Knyghtes of the Bathe whose names ensue Sir Edmond the Duke of Suffolkes sonne Sir George Grey the Erle of Kents sonne Sir William the Lord Souches sonne Sir Henry Burganie Sir Christopher Willoughbie Sir William Barkeley Sir Henrie Babington Sir Thomas Arondell Sir Thomas Boleyne Sir Gerueys of Clifton Sir William Saye Sir Edmond Bedingfield Sir William Enderbie Sir Thomas Lekenor Sir Thomas of Vrmon Sir Iohn Browne Sir William Barkeley The next day being the fifth day of Iulie the King rode through the Citie of London toward Westminster with great pomp being accompanied with these Dukes Earles Lordes and Knightes whose names followe Edward Prince of Wales the Kings onely sonne Dukes The Duke of Norffolke The Duke of Buckingham The Duke of Suffolke Earles The Earle of Northumberlande The Earle of Arondell The Earle of Kent The Earle of Surrey The Earle of Wilshire The Earle of Huntingdon The Earle of Nottingham The Earle of Warwike The Earle of Lincolne Lordes The Lord Lisle Vicount The Lord Louell Vicount The Lord Stanley The Lord Audeley The Lord Dakers The Lord Ferrers of Chertley The Lord Powes The Lord Scrope of Vpsale The Lord Scrope of Bolton The Lord Gray Codner The Lord Gray of Wilton The Lord Sturton The Lord Cobham The Lord Morley The Lord Burganie The Lord Souche The Lord Ferrers of Groby The Lord Welles The Lord Lomney The Lord Matreuers The Lord Harbert The Lord Becham Knightes Sir Iames Titell Sir William Kniuet Sir Thomas Aborow Sir William Standley Sir William Aparre Sir George Browne Sir Robert Middleton Sir Iohn Henningham Sir Nicholas Latimer Sir Thomas Mongomery Sir Thomas Delamer Sir Gilbert Debnam Sir Terrie Robsart Sir William Brandon Sir Iohn Sauell Sir Henry Wentfoord Sir Edward Standley Sir Henry Seyntmont Sir William yong Sir Thomas Bowser Sir Henry Winkefielde Sir Thomas Wortley Sir Iohn Seyntlow â–ª Sir Charles of Pilkinton Sir Iames Harington Sir Iohn Asheley Sir Thomas Barkley Sir Richard Becham Sir William Hopton Sir Thomas Percy Sir Robert Dymocke Sir Iohn Cheyny Sir Richard Ludlowe Sir Iohn Eldrington Sir William Sands Sir Richard Dudley Sir William Seintlowe Sir Thomas Twaightes Sir Edmond of Dudley Sir Raufe Ashton Sir Richard Charlington Sir Thomas Gray Sir Phillip Barkeley Sir Robert Harington Sir Thomas Gresley Sir Richard Harecourt Sir Wiliam Noris Sir Thomas Selenger Sir Richard Hodlesten Sir Iohn Conias Sir William Stoner Sir Phillip Courtney Sir William Gascoigne Sir Richard Amedilton Sir Roger Fynes Sir George Vere Sir Henry Percie Sir Iohn Wood. Sir Iohn Aparre Sir Iohn Gray Sir Iohn Danby Sir Richard Tailebushe Sir Iohn Rider Sir Iohn Herring Sir Richard Enderby Sir Iohn Barkeley Sir Iames Strangwishe Sir Raufe Carnbrecke Sir Iohn Constable Sir Robert Eliarde Sir Richard Darell Sir Iohn Gilforde Sir Iohn Lekenor Sir Iohn Morley Sir Iohn Hewes Sir Iohn Boleyne Sir Edmond Shaa Alderman On the morrowe beeing the sixte daye of Iulye the King with Quene Anne hys wife came down out of the White Hall into the great Hall at Westminster and went directly to the kings bench And from
Cosmographie and Geometrie moste skilfull hee was borne in Wales discended of a good family and finally departed this lyfe in the dayes of Queene Mary Baltholmew Traheron discended of a worshipfull house in the West partes of Englande deane of Chichester departed this lyfe in Germanie where he lyued in exile aboute the latter ende of Queene Maryes raigne Cutbert Tunstall Bishop first of London and after of Durham borne in Lancashire of a right worshipfull family excellently learned as by his workes it may appeare Doctor of both the Lawes departed this life in the yeare .1556 Richarde Samson Byshop of Couentrie and Lichfielde wrote certaine Treatises and departed this life Anno. 1555. Lucas Sheparde borne in Colchester in Essex an English Poet Iane Dudley daughter to Henrie Gray Duke of Suffolke wrate diuerse things highlye to hir commendation of whome ye haue hearde more before here in thys Hystorie William Thomas a Welchman borne of whome ye haue lykewise heard howe he suffred for Treason wrote the Hystorie of Italie and other things verie eloquently Iames Brokes a Doctor of Diuinitie Iohn Standish a Doctor likewise of the same profession greate defenders of the Popes doctrine as by their workes appeareth William Peryne a blacke Frier by profession and a Doctor also of Diuinitie wrote in defence of the Masse and preached Sermons which were prynted of like stuffe Iohn Baret borne in Lynne a Doctor of Diuinitie and sometyme a Carmelite Frier but reuolting from the Popes Religion became an earnest setter forth of the Gospell but eftsoones hee fell off and returned to hys former opinions nowe in the dayes of Queene Marie Henrie Lorde Stafforde sonne to Edwarde Duke of Buckingham amongst other things which he wrote he translated a booke out of the Latine into English intituled Vtriusque potestatis differentia that is the difference betwixt the two powers which booke as some thinke was first compyled and set forth by Edwarde Foxe Bishop of Hereford Iohn Hopkins translated dyuerse Psalmes of the Psalter into English meeter whiche are to bee founde amongest those appoynted to be sung in Churches Queene Elizabeth HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENCE The cause of your calling hither at this time is to signifie vnto you that all the Lordes here present are certainly certified that God this present morning hath called to his mercie our late soueraigne Ladie Queene Marie which happe as it is most heauie and grieuous vnto vs so haue we no lesse cause an other way to reioyce wyth prayse to almightie God for that he hath left vnto vs a true lawfull and right inheritrice to the crowne of this realme which is the Ladie Elizabeth second daughter to our late soueraigne Lord of noble memorie King Henrie the eight and sister to our sayd late Queene of whose most lawfull right and title in the succession of the crowne thankes be to God wee neede not to doubt Wherefore the Lordes of this house haue determined with your assentes and consents to passe from hence into the Palace and there to proclaim the sayde Ladie Elizabeth Queene of thys realme without further tract of tyme wherevnto the whole house answered with euident appearaunce of ioy God saue Queene Elizabeth long may Queene Elizabeth raigne ouer vs and so this present Parliament beeing dissolued by the acte of God the sayde Lordes immediately calling vnto them the Kings and Principall Herauldes at Armes went into the Palayce of Westmynster and directly before the Hall doore in the foore Noone of the same day after seuerall soundings of trumpets made The Ladie Elizabeth proclaymed Queene in most solemne maner proclamed the newe Queene by thys name and tytle Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England Fraunce and Irelande defender of the fayth c. to the great comfort and reioysing of the people as by theyr maners and countenaunces well appeared after which Proclamation made at Westminster the sayde lords to witte the Duke of Norffolke the Lord Treasurer the Erle of Oxforde and diuerse other lords and Bishops with all speede repayred into the Citie of London where the lyke proclamation was made in presence of them and also of the lord Maior and Aldermen in their skarlet gownes at the Crosse in Cheape with no lesse vniuersall ioy and thanks giuing to God of all the hearers and so our sayd most gracious soueraigne Ladie Q. Elizabeth began hir happie raigne ouer this realm of Englande to the great cōfort and gladnesse of al estates vpō the foresaid .xvij. day of Nouēber in the yere after the creation of the world .5525 after the birth of our sauiour .1558 1558 of the Empire of Ferdinando the first Emperor of Rome bearing that name the fyrste In the .xij. yere of the raigne of Henrie the second of that name French King and in the .xvj. yeare of the raigne of Marie Q. of Scotlande The Fryday morning being the .xviij. of Nouember and morrow after the deceasse of Q. The death of Cardinall Poole Marie Reginalde Poole Lorde Cardinall and Archbishop of Canterburie departed this life at Lambeth and was after buryed at Caunterbury in Christs Churche there The Queenes remouing frō Hatfielde On Wednesday the three and twentith of Nouember the Queenes maiestie remoued frō Hatfielde vnto the Charter house in London where she lodged in the Lord Northes house in which remouing and comming thus to the Citie it mighte well appeare how comfortable hir presence was to them that went to receyue hir on the way and likewise to y e great multitudes of people that came abrode to see hir grace shewing their reioycing hearts in countenance and wordes with hartie prayers for hir Maiesties prosperous estate and preseruation whiche no doubt were acceptable to God as by y e sequeale of things it may certaynely be belieued sith hys deuine Maiestie hathe so directed hir doyngs that if euer the commō wealth of this land hath flourished it maye rightly bee saide that in hir most happie raigne it hathe bin most flourishing in peace quietnesse and due administration of iustice mixed with mercifull clemencie so as those whiche cannot contente themselues with the presente state of things vnder hir rule no doubt they are such factious creatures as wil not rest satisfyed with anye kynde of gouernemēt be it neuer so iust and commendable from the which sort of men the Lord deliuer hir royal Maiestie and all hir true and louing subiectes and preserue hir in long life to all our comforts and continue hir in such happie proceedings as she hath begun to the ende On Monday the eyghte and twentith of Nouember about two of the clocke in the after noone hir grace remoueth agayne Hir grace remoueth to the Tower and takyng hir Charet rode from my Lorde Northes house alongst the Barbican and entring by Criplegate into the Citie kept along the wall to Byshoppes gate and so by blanke Chapelton vnto Marke lane At hir entring into blanke Chapelton the artillerie in the
〈…〉 about 〈…〉 my maisters doe make small account of this blew garter here and therewith heâ—â—e it out but if God lende me lyfe for a fewe monethes PeradueÌ„ture it was but a blew Ribbon I will make the prowdest of you all to reuerence the like and euen vpon this â—â—ender occasion he gaue himselfe to the 〈◊〉 of this order Certes I haue not read of any thing that hauing had so simple a beginning hath growne in the ende to so great honour and estimation But to procéede after he had stuâ—…yed a whyle about the performaunce of his deuise had set downe such orders as he himselfe had inuented concerning y e same he proclaimed a royall feast to be holden at Windsore whyther all his nobilitie resorted with their Ladyes where he published his institutioÌ„ and furthwith inuested an appointed number into the aforesayd fellowship whose names insue himself being the Soueraigne and principall of that companie Next vnto him also he placed Edwarde Prince of Wales Henry duke of Lancaster N. Earle of Warw. N. Capt. de Bouche N. Earle of stafford N. Earle of Sarum N. L. Mortimer Sir Iohn Lisâ—…e Sir Bartholomewe Burwash N. Sonne of S. Iohn Beauchamp Sir N. de Mahun S. Hugh Courtnay S. Thomas Holland S. Iohn Gray S. Rich. Fitzsimon S. Miles Stapleton S. Thomas Wale S. Hugh Wrotosley S. Neale Lording S. Iohn Chandos S. Iames Dawdley S. Oâ—…ho Holland S. Henry Eme. Sir Sanchet Dambricourt Sir Walter Pannell alias Paganell What order of electioÌ„ and what estatutes were prescribed vnto the elected at this first institution as yet I can not exactely vnderstande neyther can I learne what euerye Prince afterwarde added therevnto before the sixe and thirtieth yeare of king Henry the eyght and thirde of king Edwarde the sixt wherfore of necessitie I must resort vnto the estate of the sayde order as it is at this present which I will set downe so briefely as I may When any man therefore is to be elected vpon a rowme found voyd for his admissioÌ„ into this fellowship the king directeth his letters vnto him notwithstanding that he before hande be nominate vnto the same to this effect Right trustie and welbeloued we greete you well assertayning you that in consideration aswell of your approoued trueth fidelitie as also of your couragious and valiant actes of knighthoode with other your probable merites knowne by experieÌ„ce in sundrie parties and behalfes we with the companions of the noble order of the Garter assembled at the election holden this day within our manour of N. haue elected chosen you amongst other to be one of the companions of the sayd Order as your desertes doe condignely require Wherfore we will y t with conuenient diligence vpoÌ„ the sight herof you repaire vnto our presence there to receyue such thinges as to the sayde order appertayneth Dated vnder our signet at our maner of Grenewich the 24. of April These letters as it shoulde séeme were written An. 3. Edwardi sexti vnto the Earle of Huntingdon the Lorde George Cobham your Lordshippes honourable father at such time as they were called vnto the aforesaide company I finde also these names subscribed vnto the same Edwarde Duke of Somerset Vncle to the king The Marq. of Northhampton Earle of Arundell L. Chamberleine Earle of Shrewesbury L. Russell Lord priâ—…y seale L. S. Iohn L. great maister Sir Iohn Gage S. Anthony Wingfielde Sir Wylliam Paget Beyng elected preparation is made for his enstalling at windsore the place appointed alwaies for this purpose wherat it is required that his Banner be set vppe at twoo yardes and a quarter in length and thrée quarters in bredth besides the frynge Secondly his sworde of whatsoeuer length hym séemeth good thyrdely his helme which froÌ„ the charnell vpwards ought to be of thrée ynches at the least fourthly the crest wyth mantelles to the helme belonging of such conuenient stuffe and biggenesse as it shall please him to appoint Item a plate of armes at the backe of hys stall and crest with mantelles and beastes supportant to be grauen in mettall Item lodging scoucheons of hys armes in the garter to be occupyed by the way Item two mantelles one to the remayne in the colledge at Windsore the other to vse at hys pleasure with the scocheon of the armes of S. George in the garter with Laces Tasselettes and knoppes of blewe silcke and Golde belonging to the same Item a Surcote or Gowne of redde or crimosine veluet with a whodde of the same lyned wyth white Sarcenet or Damaske Item a collor of the garter of thirtie ounces of golde troye weight Item a tablet of S. George rychely garnished with precious stones or otherwyse Item a Garter for his left legge hauing the buckle and Pendaunt garnished wyth Golde Item a booke of the statutes of the sayde order Item a scocheon of y e armes of S. George in y e garter to set vpon the mantell And thys furniture is to be prouided against his instalation When any Knight is to bée installed he hath with hys former letters a garter sent vnto him and when he commeth to be installed 〈…〉 or his depâ—…tie 〈◊〉 him hys collor and so he shall haue the 〈…〉 of his habit As for his 〈…〉 not giueÌ„ according vnto the calling 〈◊〉 of the receyuer but as the place 〈◊〉 that happeneth to be vâ—…ydâ—… so that eache one called vnto this knyghthoode the sâ—…uereigne Emperours and Kinges and Princes alwaies excepted shall haue the same 〈◊〉 which became voyd by the death of hys predecessor howsoeuer it fall out whereby a knight onely oftentimes doth sit before a Duke wythout anye murmuring or gâ—â—dgyng at hys roome except it please the souereigne once in hys lyfe to make a generall alteration of those seates and so sette eache one according to hys degrée Nowe as touching the apparell of these Knyghtes it remaineth such as King Edwarde the first deuisor of thys order left it that is to say euery yere one of the cullours that is to say Scarlet Sanguine in graine blewe and white In lyke sorte the Kinges Grace hath at his pleasure the content of cloth for hys Gowne whodde lyned wyth white Satine or Damaske and multitude of garters with letters of Golde The Prince hath fiue yardes of cloth for his Gowne and whoodde and garters with letters of Golde at his pleasure beside fiue timber of the fynest mineuer A tymber containeth fourtie skinnes A Duke hath fiue yardes of wollen cloth fyue timber of mineuer 120. garters with title of Golde A Marquise hath fiue yardes of woollen clothe fiue timber of mineuer 110. garters of silke An Earle fiue yardes of woollen clothe fiue timber of mineuer and 100. garters of silke A Viscount fiue yardes of woollen cloth fiue timber of mineuer 90. garters of silke A Baron fiue yardes of woollen cloth thrée timber of mineuer gresâ—…e 8â—… garterâ—… of silke 〈…〉 degrées of reprâ—â—h which 〈…〉 from the 〈◊〉
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
Montfort Henoyn de Cahieu Le seig de Vimers Guillaume de Movion Raoul Tesson de Tignolles Anguerand Earle of Hercourt Roger Marmion Raoul de Gayel Auenel de Viers Panvel du Montier Hubert Robert Bertraule Tort Le seig de Srulle Le seig de Doriual Le seig de la Hay Le seig de S. Iohn Le seig de Saussy Le seig de Brye Richard Dollebee Le seig du Monfiquet Le seig de Bresey Le seig de Semilly Le seig de Tilly Le seig de Preaux Le seig de S. Denis Le seig de Meuley Le seig de Monceaue The archers of Bretvile The archers of Vanbreuile Le seig de S. Sain Le seig de Breauson Le seig de Sassy Le seig de Nassy Le vidame de Chartres Le seig de Ieanvile Le vidam du Passays Pierre du Bailleul seigneur de Fescamp Le seneschal de Torchy Le seig de Grissey Le seig de Bassey Le seig de Tourneur Guillaume de Colombieres Le seig de Bonnebault Le seig de Ennebault Le seig de Danuillers Le seig de Bervile Le seig de Crevecueur Le seig de Breaute Le seig de Coutray The erle of Eureux Le seig de seynt Valery Thomas erle d'Aumale The erle de Hiesmes with other Lordes and men of account in great nembers whose names the Author of the Chronicles of Normandie coulde not come by as he himself confesseth In consideration wherof and bycause diuerse of these are set forth only by theyr titles of estate and not by their surnames we haue thought it conuenient to make you partaker of the roll which sometime belonged to Battaile Abbay conteyning also as the tytle thereof importeth the names of such Nobles and Gentlemen of Marque as came in at this time with the Conqueror wherof diuerse may be the same persons whiche in the catalogue aboue written are conteyned bearing the names of the places wherof they were possessours and owners as by the same Catalogue it may appeare The Roll of Battaile Abbey A Aumarle Ayncourt Audeley Angilliam Argentonne Arundell Auenant Abell Auuerne Aunwers Anger 's Angenoun Archere Anuay Aspervile Albevile Andevile Amouerduile Arcy and Akeny Albeny Aybenart Amay Aspermounde Amerenges B Bertram Buttecourt Brebus and Byseg Bardolfe Basset and Bygot Bohun Baylyf Bondevile Brabason Baskervile Bures Bounylayne Boys Botelere Bourcher Brabayon Berners Braybuf Brande and Bronce Burgh Busshy Banet Blondell Breton Bluet and Bayous Browne Beke Byckarde Banastre Baloun Beauchampe Bray and Bandy Bracy Boundes Baseoun Broylem Broyleby Burnell Bellet Baudewyn Beaumont Burdon Bertevilay Barre Bussevile Blunt Beaupere Beuyll Bardvedor Brette Barrett Bonrett Baynard Barnyvale Bonett Barry Bryan Bodyn Bertevile Bertyn Berenevile Bellewe Bevery Busshell Boranvile Browe Beleuers Buffard Botelere Bonueyer Boteuile Bellyre Bastard Baynard Brasard Beelhelme Brayne Brent Braunche Belesuz Blundell Burdett Bagott Beauuise Belemis Beysyn Bernon Boels Belefroun Brutz Barchampe C Camoys Camvile Chawent Chauncy Couderay Colvile Chamberlaine Chamburnoun Comyn Columber Crybett Creuquere Corbine Corbett Chaundos Chaworth Cleremaus Clarell Chopys Chaunduyt Chantelow Chamberay Cressy Curtenay Conestable Cholmeley Champney Chawnos Comivile Champaine Careuile Carbonelle Charles Chereberge Chawnes Chaumont Caperoun Cheyne Curson Couille Chayters Cheynes Cateray Cherecourt Cammyle Clerenay Curly Cuyly Clynels Chaundos Courteney Clyfford D Denaville Dercy Dyue Dyspencere Daubeny Daniell Denyse and Draest Denaus Dauers Dodyngsels Darell Delaber Delapole Delalynde Delahill Delaware Delavache Dakeny Dauntre Desnye Dabernoune Damry Daueros Dauonge Duylby Delauere Delahoyde Durange Delee Delaunde Delawarde Delaplanch Damnot Danway Dehense Devile Dysard Doyuille Durant Drury Dabitott Dunsterville Dunchampe Dambelton E Estrange Estutevile Engayne Estriels Esturney F Ferrerers Foluile Fitzwatere Fitzmarmaduke Fleuez Fylberd Fitz Roger Fauecourt Ferrers Fitz Phillip Filiot Furniueus Furniuaus Fitz Otes Fitz William Fitz Roand Fitz Payn Fitz Anger Fitz Aleyn Fitz Rauff Fitz browne Fouke Freuile Front de Boef Facunberge Fort Frysell Fitz Simon Fitz Fouk Fylioll Fitz Thomas Fitz Morice Fitz Hugh Fitz Henrie Fitz Waren Fitz Raynold Flamvile Formay Fitz Eustach Fitz Laurence Formyband Frisound Fynere and Fitz Robert Furniuale Fitz Geffrey Fitz Herbert Fitz Peres Fychet Fitz Rewes Fitz Fitz Fitz Iohn Fleschampe G Gurnay Gressy Graunson Gracy Georges Gower Gaugy Goband Gray Gaunson Golofre Gobyon Grensy Graunt Greyle Greuet Gurry Gurley Grammori Gernoun Grendon Gurdon Gynes Gryuel Grenevile Glatevile Gurney Giffard Gouerges Gamages H Haunteney Haunsard Hastings Hanlay Haurell Husee Hercy Herioun Herne Harecourt Henoure Houell Hamelyn Harewell Hardell Haket Hamound Harcord I Iarden Iay Ieniels Ierconvise Ianvile Iaspervile K Kaunt Karre Karrowe Koyne Kymaronne Kyryell Kancey Kenelre L Loueny Lacy Linneby Latomer Loueday Louell Lemare Leuetote Lucy Luny Logevile Longespes Louerace Longechampe Lascales Lacy Louan Leded Luse Loterell Loruge Longevale Loy Lorancourt Loyons Lymers Longepay Laumale Lane Louetote M Mohant Mowne Maundeuile Marmilon Morybray Moruile Myriell Manlay Malebraunch Malemayne Mortimere Mortymaine Muse Marteyne Mountbother Mountsoler Malevile Malet Mounteney Monfychet Maleherbe Mare Musegros Musarde Moyne Montrauers Merke Murres Mortivale Monchenesy Mallory Marny Mountagu Mountford Maule Monhermon Musett Meneuile Mantevenat Manfe Menpyncoy Mayne Maynard Morell Maynell Maleluse Memorous Morreis Morleyan Maine Maleuere Mandut Mountmarten Mantelet Myners Mauclerke Maunchenell Mouet Meyntenore Meletak Manvile Mangysere Maumasin Mountlouel Mawrewarde Monhaut Meller Mountgomerie Manlay Maularde Maynard Menere Martinaâ—…t Mare Mainwaringe Matelay Malemys Maleheyre Moren Melun Marceans Mayell Morton N Noers Neuile Newmarch Norbet Norice Newborough Neyremet Neyle Normauile Neofmarche Nermitz Nembrutz O Oteuell Olybef Olyfant Osenel Oysell Olyfard Orinall Oryoll P Pigot Pery Perepount Pershale Power Paynell Peche and Paucy Peurell Perot Pycard Pynkenie Pomeray Pounce Pauely Payfrere Plukenet Phuars Punchardoun Pynchard Placy Pugoy Patefine Place Pampilioun Percelay Perere and Pekeny Poterell Peukeny Peccell Pinell Putrill Petivoll Preaus Pantolf Prito Penecord Prendyrlegast Percyuale Q Quinci Quintiny R Ros Ridell Ryuers Ryvell Rous Russell Raband Ronde Rye Rokell Rysers Randvile Roselin Rastoke Rynvyll Rougere Rait Rypere Rigny Richemounde Rochford Raymond S Souche Shevile Seucheus Senclere Sent quintin Sent Omere Sent Amond Sent Legere Somervile Syward Saunsovere Sanford Sanctes Savay Saulay Sules Sorell Somerey Sent Iohn Sent George Sent Les Sesse Salvyn Say Solers Sanlay Sent Albyn Sent Martin Sourdemale Seguin Sent Barbe Sent Vyle Souremount Soreglise Sandvile Sauncey Syrewast Sent Cheueroll Sent More Sent Scudemore T Toget Tercy Tuchet Tracy Trousbut Traynell Taket Trussell and Trison Talbot Touny Trayes Tollemache Tolons Tanny Touke Tybtote Turbevyle Turvile Tomy and Tauerner Trenchevile Trenchelyon Tankervyle Tyrell Tryvet Tolet Travers Tardevyle Turburvyle Tynevyle Torell Tortechappell Trusbote Treuerell Tenwis Totelles V Vere Vermoun Vescy Verdoune Valence Verdeire Vauasour Wardeboys Wate Wyuell Wake Watelin Wely Werdonell Vendore Verlay Warde Valenger Venables Venoure Vylan Verlaund Valers Veyrny Vavurvyle Watervyl Venyels Vertere Vschere Veffay Vanay Vyan Vernoys Wafre Wespayle Wareyne Vrnall Vnket Vrnafull Vasderoll Vaberon Valingford Venicorde
as was sayd they occupied to gaine after the maner of the Courte of Rome But at length yet they were called before the ciuill Magistrate by the kings procurement and grieuously accused for theyr vnlawfull occupying of vsurie and some of them committed to prison the residue hid themselues out of the way tyll at length for a summe of money they were licenced to be at rest and so continued for a season The Iewes reioyced hereat to haue fellowes with them in their miserie In this season also there depended a controuersie betwixt the Archbishop of Canterburie and the Bishoppe of London and his Canons of Paules Controuersie betwixt Prelates so that the sayde Bishop of London and the Deane of Paules and other of the Canons were excommunicate But the Bishop perceyuing which way the world went recoÌ„ciled himselfe But the Deane stoode long in the matter and at length went himselfe to the Pope to vtter his griefe This controuersie hanged long betwixt them and was handled in such wife that laye menne laught at their doings for now and then whom the Pope commaunded to be assoyled theyr aduersaries by colour of the Popes authoritie would commaund to be excommunicate The Earle of Leycester prospereth in Cascoigne The first day of Iuly the Erle of Leycester in Gascoign ouercame many of the kings enimies and tooke from them a fortresse called ChattelloÌ„ A sore tempest of thunder and lightning On S. Dunstans day there was a maruellous sore teÌ„pest of weather the ayre being darkned on euery side from the foure corners thereof and withall chaunced such a thunder as fewe the like had beene heard of First it beganne as it had beene a greate waye off but after it burst out with such terrible crackes as was wonderful But one amongst the rest exceeded and withall such lightning flashed forth as put men in great feare and terror The chymney of the Chamber wherein the Queene and hir children then were was beaten downe to dust 〈…〉 and the whole buyâ—…ding sore shaken This was at Windsore where in the Parke Okes were rent in sunder and turned vp by the rootes and much hurt done as mylnes with the Mylners in them and shepefoldes with the shepheardes and plowmen and suche as were going by the way were destroyed and beaten downe About the same tyme the sea on the coastes of Englande High tyâ—… rose with higher tydes than the naturall course gaue by the space of sixe foote About Michaelmasse the Queene dowager of Scotlande that was daughter to Monsieur de Cousie a French man came through EnglaÌ„d to return into France where she was born was of the king honourably receyued and welcomed This yeare the Nunrie of Marran not farre from Lynne was founded by the Ladie Isabell The Nâ—… Marran â—…ded Countesse of Arundell Also this yeare the Lorde William de Cantlow departed this life in whose heritage his son named also William succeeded Moreouer Iohn Cobham and Geffrey Spencer that was a man of great fame and one of the kings counsaile departed this life Cobham before Easter and Spencer shortlye after the same feast Also in the Octaues of Pentecost Paule Peyuer or Peure departed this life Paule Peyuer Hee was also one of the kings chiefe Counsaylers and Lorde Stewarde of his house This man at the first was not borne to any great possessions but by purchase hee atteyned to greate reuenues The Ladie Ioan his wife compounded with the king for the maryage of hir sonne named Paule after his father but the Lorde Iohn Gray payed the money being fiue hundred marks and so discharging hir of that debt maried hir sonne to one of his daughters at his manour of Eyton and afterwardes at London maried the mother of his sonne in lawe The Lâ—… William 〈◊〉 married 〈…〉 Pâ—…yâ—… wherewyth the King was sore displeased for hee hadde gyuen the maryage of hir vnto a Staunger one Stephen de Salines so that the Lorde Gray was glad to gyue to the King the summe of fiftie markes by way of a fine to haue his good will In the .xxxvj. yeare of King Henries raigne Aâ—… Mat. Pâ—… The Câ—… of Hales â—…cared the Churche of Hales was dedicate of the foundation of Richarde Earle of Cornewall At which dedication hee kept a solenme feast on the Euen of Saint Leonarde being Sunday There was present the King and Queene and almoste all the Nobilitie of Englande both spiritual and temporall The buylding of that Churche The câ—… of the bâ—…ding of tâ—… Church of Hales all charges accounted stoode the Earle in tenne thousande Markes as hee himselfe confessed vnto Mathew Paris About the same tyme the Earle of Leycester and Guy de Lusignan the Kings halfe brother came into Englande out of Fraunce and landed at Douer The king receyued them with great ioy gladnes He gaue to his brother at his return great rewards as he was euer accustomed â—…eys and 〈◊〉 in those 〈◊〉 were â—…ed in â—…rough â—…r than is â—…n our â—…as shuld â—…re so as â—…ame 〈◊〉 seeme â—…r a right â—…se of war 〈◊〉 vtteraÌ„ce In the feast of the Conception of our Ladie at a Iustes holden at Rochester the straungers were putte to the worse and well beaten by the Englishe Batchlers and men of Armes so that the dishonour which they did to the Englishmen at Brackley was nowe recompenced with interest For the Straungers fleeing to the Citie for succour were mette by the way by the English Knightes seruaunts and yeomen which fel vpon them beate them sore with Clubbes and stanâ—…s and handled the very euill Hereof spring a greate hatred betwixt the Englishe men and straungers whiche dayly grewe and encreased more and more the rather bycause the king had them in so good estimation and reteyned so many of them within the realme The king did celebrate the feast of Christmasse at York 1252 whether came Alexander the yong king of Scottes and was there made Knight by the King of Englande and on Saint Stephens day he maryed the Ladie Margaret daughter to the king of England according to the assuraunce before time concluded There was a great assembly of noble personages at that feast â—…ouse of â—…ie The Queene dowager of Scotland mother to king Alexander a French woman of the house of Coucie had passed the sea was present there with a fayre companie of Lordes and GentlemeÌ„ The number of knights that were come thither on the king of Englandes part were reckened to be at the poynt of one thousande The King of Scottes had with him .lx. knightes and a great sort of other gentlemen comparable to knightes â—…ing of â—…dâ—… hoâ—… to king â—…gland The king of Scottes did homage to the king of Englande at that time for the realme of Scotlande and all things were done with great loue and fauour although at the begynning some strife was kyndled about taking vp of lodgings This assembly of the Princes
of certaine persons that had likewise brought their money thither to haue it in more safetie he tooke away from these to the value of a thousand poundes The Citizens of London were so offended herewith that they rose in armor against him and other of the kings couÌ„saile The Londoners rob the house of the Lorde Gray insomuch that they assayled the lodging of the Lord Iohn Gray without Ludgate and toke out of his stables .xxxij. horses such other things as they might lay hold vpon keeping such sturre that the Lorde Gray himselfe was forced to flie beyonde Fleete Bridge The like rule they kept at the house of Iohn de Passelew Iohn Mancell fleeth into France Iohn Mancell departing forth of the Tower to the Thames with the Countesse de Lisle and other ladies that were straungers borne sayled into Fraunce and landed at Whitsand where the sayde Mancell hearing that the Lorde Henrie sonne to the king of Almaine that then held with the Barons was in those parties he caused the Lorde Ingram de Fines to stay him as prisoner and so he remayned till king Henrie vpon the agreement betwixt him and the Barons found meanes to get him released and so then he returned into Englande But nowe touching the Barons they proceeded in theyr businesse which they had in hande with all earnest diligence These were the chiefest personages that tooke this enterprice in hand The Barons that rose agaynst the king yong Humfrey de Boun the Lorde Henrie sonne to the king of Almaine Henrie Mountforde Hugh Spencer Baldwyn Wake Gylbert Gyfforde Richard Gray Iâ—…en Ros William Marmion Henrie Hastings Haymon le Strange Iohn Fitz Iohn Godfrey Lucy Nicholas Segrane Roger de Leyborne Iohn Vesie Roger de Clifford Iohn de Vaus Gilbert de Clare 〈…〉 Vapont the which with one generall 〈…〉 letter for their chiefe Captaynes and general coÌ„mandes Their â—… capâ—… Simon de Mount for 〈…〉 â—…steâ—… Gilbert de Clare Earles of Gloucestâ—… 〈◊〉 Robert Ferreys Erle of Dâ—… 〈…〉 Warâ—…n The 〈…〉 part 〈◊〉 king On the kings part theâ—… perfuâ—…s â—…med to stand with him against 〈…〉 Roger Bight Erle of Norffolke and Saâ—… Humfrey de Boun Earle of 〈…〉 gâ—…t Lord chiefe Iustice Philip Sasset 〈◊〉 de Valenceâ—… Geffley de Lucignan Peter 〈◊〉 â—…uoy Robert Wairand Iohn Mâ—…st 〈◊〉 Langley Iohn Grey William Latimer 〈◊〉 Pelleyland in any other The Barons notwithstanding hauing assembled 〈…〉 to go through with 〈◊〉 purpose â–ª About Mydsommer when they drewe neare to London they sent a letter to the Maior and Aldermen vnder the Seale of the Earle of Leycester willing to vnderstand whether they would obserue the actes and statutes established at Oxforde or else ayde and assyst suche persons as ment the breache of the same And herewyth they sente vnto them a Copie of those Articles wyth a prouiso that if any of them were preiudiciall or in anye wise hurtfull to the Realme and common wealth that then the same by the aduice of discrete persons should be amended and reformed The Maior bare thys Letter and the Copie of the Articles vnto the King who in this meane time remained in the Tower of London togither with the Queene and the K. of Almain lately returned oute of Almaine also his sonne prince Edward and many other of his counsail The king asked of the Maior what he thought of those articles who made such answer as the king seemed well pleased therewith and so permitted the Maior to returne againe into the Citie The diligence of the Lorde â—…aior of London who tooke muche payne in keeping the Citie in good quiet nowe in that daungerous tyme. All suche the Inhabitantes as were straungers borne and suspected to fauor eyther of the parties were banished the Citie but within a while after Prince Edward set them or the most part of them in offices within the Castell of Windsore And on the Saterday next after the translation of Saint Benet as the Queene woulde haue passed by water from the Tower vnto Windsore The misdeâ—…aner of â—…wde persons â—…wardes the â—…ueene a sort of lewde naughtipacks got them to the bridge making a noise at hir and crying drowne the witch threw downe stones cudgels dyrt and other things at hir so that shee escaped in great daunger of hir person fled to Lambeth and through feare to be further pursued landed there and so she stayed till the Maior of London with much ado appeasing the furie of the people resorted to the Queene and brought hir backe againe in safetie vnto the Tower â—…hron Dunst And as some wryte bycause the King woulde not suffer hir to enter agayne into the Tower the Maior conueyed hir vnto the Bishop of Londons house by Paules and there lodged hir Mat. VVest The Barons in this meane time hauing got the Citie of Worcester and Bridgenorth with other places were come into the South partes to the ende that they mighte winne the Castell of Doner and finde some meanes to set the Lorde Henrie sonne to the king of Almaine that was prisoner beyond the seas at libertie â—…ro Dunst â—…shops traâ—…yle to make â—…ace In the meane tyme the Bishoppes of Lyncolne London and Chester trauayled betwixte the King and Barons for a peace but the Barons woulde not agree except that the King and Queene woulde fyrst cause the Lorde Henrie to bee set at libertie and delyuer into theyr handes the Castelles of Wyndsore Douer and other fortresses and sende away all the straungers and take such order that the prouisions of Oxforde might be obserued as well by the King as all others The king although these conditions seemed verie hard and displeasant to his mynde yet was he driuen to such an extremitie that he graunted to accept them and so an agreement was made and had betwixt him and the Lordes But now all the difficultie was to appease the Lorde Edwarde â—…ungers â—…pe the Caâ—… of Windâ—… and to remoue the straungers whiche he had placed in the Castell of Wyndsore which they had not onely fortified but also in maner destroyed the towne and done much hurt in the Countrey rounde aboute them They were to the number of an hundred Knightes or men of armes as I may cal them beside a greater number of other men of warre But nowe after that the King had agreed to the peace the Barons entred the citie the Sunday before Saint Magarets day and shortly after the King came to Westminster wyth the Queene and those of hys Counsayle And immediately herevpon by consent of the King and the Barons Sir Hugh Spencer was made chiefe Iustice and keeper of the Tower During the tyme that the Lordes remayned in London many robberyes and ryottes were done within the Citie and small redresse had in correctyng the offenders they were so borne oute and mainteyned by their maisters and other The Commons of the Citie were farre oute of order for in the assemblies and Courtes The great
maye please you to appoynte vs a certaine daye for our appearaunce bycause perhappes else some of vs maye bee in forreine parties aboute our businesse Thus much for Sir Nicholas Throckmortons arreignement wherein is to be considered that the repealing of certaine Statutes in the last Parliament was the chiefe matter he had to alledge for his aduauntage where as the repealing of the same statutes was ment notwithstanding for an other purpose as before you haue partly hearde which statutes or the effect of the chiefe branches of them haue bene sithence that time againe reuiued as by the bookes of the statutes it maye better appeare to the whiche I referre the Reader The xxvij of Aprill the Lorde Thomas Graye brother to the Duke of Suffolke was beheaded at the tower hill The Lorde Thomas Gray beheaded a proper gentleman and one that had serued right valiantly both in Fraunce and Scotlande in the dayes of the late kings Henrie and Edwarde Vpon Saterdaye the xxviij of Aprill Sir Iames a Croft and maister Willyam Winter were brought from the tower to the Guilde hall in London where Sir Iames Crofts was arreygned but bicause the daye was farre spent maister Winter was not arraigned but caried backe againe to the tower with the sayde Sir Iames a Croft William Thomas arreigned 〈◊〉 condemned William Thomas of whome mencion is made before in the hystorie of Sir Thomas Wiat with certaine other were arraigned and condemned for the conspiring of the murther and killing of the Queene vpon the sodaine and for that offence the sayde Willyam Thomas was the xviij daye of Maye drawne hanged and quartered at Tiburne The Ladie â—…lizabeth deliuered out of â—…he tower The xix daye of Maye next following the Ladie Elizabeth sister to Queene Msrie was deliuered out of the Tower and committed to the custodie of Sir Iohn Williams knight afterward Lorde Williams of Tame by whom hir Grace was more courteously intreated than some woulde haue wished Wherefore shortlye after shee was committed to the manour of Woodstocke vnder the custodie of Sir Henrie Beningfielde of Oxenboroughe in the countie of Norffolke 〈◊〉 Henrie Beningfielde â—…night knight at whose hands she found not the like curtesie who as it is well knowne vsed his office more like a Iaylor than a Gentleman and with such rigour as was not meete to be shewed to such an estate But here is to be noted not so much the vnciuile nature of the man as the singular lenitie and gracious clemencie of that gentle and vertuous Princesse who afterwarde as shall appeare comming to the possession of the Crowne as hir rightfull inheritance was at that time so farre from reuenge of iniuries receyued that whereas diuerse Princes haue requited muche lesse offences with losse of life she neuer touched him eyther with daunger of life eyther losse of landes or goodes nor neuer proceeded further than to discharge him of the Court which many thought was the thing that pleased him best At whose departing from hir presence she vsed onely these wordes or the like in sense God forgiue you that is past and we doe and if we haue any prisoner whome we would haue hardly handled and straitly kept then we will sende for you The xxv of May the Earle of Deuonshire was brought oute of the tower at three of the clocke in the morning Sir Thomas Tresham knight and maister Chamberlaine of Suffolk with certaine of the Garde being appointed to attende him vnto Frodinghey Castell in Northamptonshire where hee was assigned to remayne vnder custodie of the saide sir Thomas Tresham and others The xj of Iune the Lorde Iohn Grey An. reg 2. The Lorde Iohn Grey brother to the late D. of Suffolk was arreigned at Westminster in the Kings benche and there condemned but yet through the painefull trauayle and diligent suite of the Ladie Grey hys wife his pardon was obteyned so he escaped with life and was at length set at libertie as after it shall appeare But nowe in this meane while that these things thus passed here in England the Prince of Spaine prepared for his hither comming vnto whome had bene sent the Earle of Bedforde Lorde priuie seale and the Lorde Fitzwaters accompanied with diuerse noble men and Gentlemen who arriuing at the Corone in Galicia were receyued very honourably And forasmuch as the Prince was then at Vale Dolido distant from thence neare hande an hundreth leagues they were desired to stay there for their better ease till hee might haue conuenient oportunitie to repaire thither which neuerthelesse he coulde not do so soone as he pretended to haue desire thereto as well by reason of the sickenesse of his sister the Princes Dowager of Portugall as by other weightie affaires But being at length ridde of suche encombers and come into Galicia the Englishe ambassadors mette him at Saint Iames de Compostella and after hee had in presence of a great number of Noble men and Gentlemen there ratified the contract and sworne to obserue the couenants he departed towardes Corone where within a fewe dayes after hee embarked and accompanied with the number of Cl. sayle directed his course towards Englande The Lorde Admirall hauing continuallye bene abroade on the seas for the space of three moneths or more with a nauie of xxviij ships other vessels accompanied also with the Vice-admirall of the lowe Countries that had vnder his gouernance xiiij shippes of the Emperours met with the sayde Prince the xix of Iulye about the Needles The arriuall of the prince of Spaine and from thence accompanied him vnto Southampton where he arriued the morowe after the xx of Iulye the Earle of Arundell Lorde Stewarde of the Queenes house being sent from hir to present to him the George and the Garter of the order of the which fellowship he was at the last Chapiter holden by the Confreers chosen one of the companie met him vpon the water and at his comming to lande presented the sayde George and Garter vnto him At his landing he was receyued by the Lord Treasurer the Bishop of Lincolne the Lorde Saint Iohn and others by whom he was first conueyed to the Church and from thence to his lodging After his landing the Lorde Chaunceller accompanied with diuerse Gentlemen was sent from the Queene to bidde him welcome on hir behalfe and so was hee visited by diuerse noble personages whilest he remayned at Southampton sent thither for that purpose and he on the other part sent diuerse of his noble men to visit hir maiestie on his behalfe Monday the xxiij of Iuly he departed from Southampton towardes Winchester whither shee was the Saturdaye before remoued from Bishops Waltham He commeth to Winchester On the way he was accompanied beside the Noblemen and Gentlemen of his owne trayne with the Marques of Winchester the Earles of Arundell Darbie Worceter Bedford Rutlande Penbroke Surrey the Lordes Clinton Cobham Willoughbye Darcie Matrauers Talbot Strange Fitzwarren
armie to recouer Guian 1472.31 behaueth himselfe very honorably at the Iustes at Paris 1496.44 receyueth the Emperour 1520.10 is made warden of the East middle Marches 1522.40 maketh a noble rode into Scotlan eadem 50. Gray Henry sonne to Thomas Gray the secende Marques Dorset is created Duke of Suffolke 1719.20 is committed to the towre 1720.10 delyuered ibidem rebelleth 1726.55 is apprehended ibidem executed 1733.10 twise repelleth his confâ—…ssor from the seaffold ibideÌ„ his speache at his death eadem 24. is described 1734.24 Grosâ—…ed Robert Byshop of Lincolne dyeth 733.83 hys worthye commendations 733.87 Gray Thomas Lord rebelling is taken 1722.10 is beheaded 1755.10 Gray of Ruthan Reinold restored Earle of Kent 1861.16 dyeth 1865. Graue sent brent by the frenche men 1021.20 a Gray Thomas Marques Dorset redeemed 1426.15 committed to the towre 1430.28 delyuered againe 1432.30 Griffâ—…n kyng of Wales ouerthroweth the English power 272.58 Gratianus sent into Britaine with an armie against Euauius and Melga 56.4 Griffin sonne of Leulin Prince of Wales breaketh his necke escaping out of the towre of London 611.44 Gray Leonard Lord Deputie of Ireland committed y e towre 1579.50 executed 1581. 30. is described ibidem Gray Iohn Lord his house assaulted and broken vp by the Londoners 761.97 William Grenefeld made Archbyshop of Yorke 840 39. a payeth money to the Pope 843.44 a. dyeth 852.51 a. Grosted Robert Byshop of Lincolne what tyme he flourished 784.54 Grudging among the people for excessiue payments 267.21 Gratianus the Emperour sendeth out a power agaynst Marimus 95.109 Gray Iohn Byshop of Norwich and President of the councel to kyng Iohn 561.69 elected Byshop of Cantorburye 561.72 Granzeben mountayne 71.44 Gray Richard keeper of Douer castle 765.7 Griffin ap Rice inuadeth the kings dominions in Wales and burneth them 353.34 Groby Castle deliuered to king Henry the second 436.35 Groby Castle made playne wyth the ground 445.19 Gregories Dialogues translated into English 218.28 Gregorie or George sent Legate from Pope Adrian into England 198.64 Gray Walter Byshop of Worcester elect Archbyshop of Yorke 594.44 Gray Iane maryed to the Lord Guilford Dudley 1714.36 hath the Crowne conueyed vnto her by the wyl of kyng Edward 1715.28 is proclaymed Queene 1716.24 is committed to ward in the Towre 1720.21 is atteinted 1723.50 is beheaded 1732.30 The speache shee vsed at her death eadem 48. Grandmesuil Hugh wasteth Leicester towne and the countrey adioyning 318.61 Grapelitum Castle won by the french king 562.50 Grimbald gouernour of y e new Monasterie at Winchester 218.39 Gregorie the Pope sendeth Augustine into Brytaine 146.11 Gregorie bewayleth the vnchristened state of Britaine 146.44 Gregory offceth to come preach in England 146.67 Gray Lorde Gray of Wilton Captain of Guisnes sleaeth inskirmishe the Captaine of Arde. 1603.30 Lieutenant of Bologne raceth the fort called Chastillions garden 1609.26 Gray Richard Captaine of Douer castle lord Warden of the Cinque portes 752. 30. discharged from his offices 757.23 Gray Walter Byshop of Worcetor remoued to the See of Yorke 583.96 Grenewich 246.43 Grauelin fortifyed by y e French king 1045.10 a. Great number of Christians martyred at Lichfielde 88.34 Grand Prior of Fraunce slaine comming to Cressy 935.10 b. Grafton a mannor place pag. 1316. col 1. lin 7. Griffin Rees knyght beheaded and his man hanged quartered 1557.42 Grindal doctor Byshop of London 1803.21 Gray Friers apprehended pa. 1134. col 1. â—â— 4â—â— executed pa. ibidem col ibid and. 50. col 2. lin 13. Gray Iohn Lorde rebelling is takeÌ„ 1727.10 is pardoned 1755.20 Griffin forsaken by hys owne people 277.70 Griffin chosen prince of Wales 715.35 Greekes called Danai of Danaus 7.49 Griffins palaice in Rutlande burned 277.55 Griffin slayne and hys head sent to Earle Harold 277.73 Great Orators pag. 1402. col 1. lin 37. Guendoloena daughter to Corineus Duke of Cornwall 17.16 Guendoloena maried to Locesnus 17.21 Guendoloena forsaken of Locrinus 17.26 Guendoloena made gouernour of the Realme during her sonnes minoritie 17.41 Gurguintus sonne to Belinus begynneth to raigne ouer Britaine 28.17 Gurguintus constrayneth the Danes to pay their tribute 28.39 Gurguintus sayleth into Denmarke with an army 28.36 Gurguintus encountreth with the Balences or Basclenses vpon the sea 28.40 Gurguintus dieth 28.76 Guenhera kinswoman to Cador Earle of Cornwal maried to king Arthur 133.55 Guilford Henry Prouost Martial of the army sent into Hispaine 1469.56 made knight by the king of Castil 1470.33 Guisnes besieged 1773.30 is yeelded 1776.40 Gutland subdued to the Britaines 133.64 Gurmo for Gurmond Gurthryd 219.68 Guido king of Ierusalem sore oppressed with moste cruel warre by the Sarasins 451 21. Guenhera wife to Arthur why so named 137 Guenbera suspected of incontinencie 137.11 Guenhera maryed to Mordred in Arthurs absence 137.19 Guenhera rauished by Melua 137.25 Guenhera buried with Arthur her husband 137.28 Gudwina wife to Earle Leofrike 277.20 Gudwina rydeth naked thorow Couenerie 277.24 Guisnes castle pag. 1297. co 2 lin 50. pag. 1298. co 1. lin 8. Guthryd ordeyned king of Northumberland 219.37 Gurmo Anglitus succeedeth his father Frotto in y e kingdome of Denmarke 215 27. Guthmund a leader of y e Danes 239.55 Guillomer king of Ireland arrineth in Scotland with a mighty power to helpe the Scots against the Britaines 133.45 Guillomer vanquished and driuen into Ireland 133.49 Guy king of Ierusalem sweareth fealtie to king Richard the first 492.42 resigneth his title to Henrye Earle of Champagne 504.65 Guilford Edward knight marshal of Calice his vallor 1521.46 Gualo or Wallo the Popes Legate accurseth Lewes the French kings sonne and al his adherents 613.27 Guinderius eldest sonne to Kym balaine begynneth to raigne ouer Britaine 47 Guinderius refuseth to be in subiection to the Romanes 47.54 Gurth banished the land 272 11. Gumobarius made mayster of the armorie vnto Constantius 103.45 Gualea or Guales Ghrankes eldest daughter 17.103 Guanius king of Hunnes slaine in battaile 108.58 Guitethus king of Venedocia 39.11 Guetheline Archbishop of London sent in ambassade into litle Britaine 102.34 Guinderius putteth the Roman army to the worse 50.59 Guinderius slaine 50.69 Guiderius looke Guinderius Guanius and Melga enter into the North partes of Britain and make sore warre vppon the Britaines 96.1 Guanius and Melga enter Britaine with an army and destroy it 99.91 Seneshal of Guyen taken prisoner by the English men 928 36. b. Gurth brother to king Harold slaine 288.3 Gudench Henry Steward to the Earle of Glocester taken prisoner 779.38 Guthryd appoynted king of Northumberland by a vision 219.47 Guthryd departeth this life 219.62 Guortimer sonne to Vortimer 116.63 Guortimer dyeth 116.82 Guisnes fortified 1581.8 Guy Earle of Warwicke what tyme he liued 227.36 Guilthdacus driuen by a tempest into Northumberland 24.11 Guenhera her graue found and boanes translated 135.39 Gundreda Countesse of Warwicke a valiant Lady 388.1 Guethrun baptized and named Adelstan 214 Gurthrun a Dane appoynted king ouer both East Angles and East Saxons 211.46 Gurth perswadeth king Harold not to fight
Cham wherein Gyauntes dyd inhabit who trusting to the strength and hugenesse of their bodies dyd verye great oppression and mischiefe in the worlde The Hebrues called them generally by the name of Enach peraduenture of Henoch the sonne of Cain froÌ„ whom that pestileÌ„t race at the first desceÌ„ded And of these moÌ„sters also some families remained vnto the time of Moses in comparison of whom the children of Israell confessed themselues to be but Grashoppers Nu. cap â–ª vers 3â—… 34. which is one noble testimonie that the word Gygas or Enach is so well taken for a man of huge stature as for an homeborne childe wicked tyraunt and oppressour of the people Furthermore there is mention made also of Og sometyme king of Basan Deut. 3â—… vers â—… Og â—… Basaâ—… who was the last of the race of the Gyaunts that was left in the lande of promise to be ouercome by the Israelites whose bedde was afterwarde shewed for a woonder at Rabbath a citie of the Ammonites and conteyned 9. cubites in length and 4. in bredth which cubites I take to be geometricall that is eache one sixe of the smaller â–ª as dyd those also whereof the Arke was made as our Diuines affirme In the first of Samuell you shall reade of Goliath a philistine Cap. â—… ver 4.5 â–ª Goliath â–ª the weight of whose Taberde or iacke was of fiue hundreth sicles or so many ounces that is 312. pounde after the rate of a sicle to an ounce his speare was like a weauers beame the onelye head whereof weighed 600. ounces of yron or 37. pounde and a halfe english his height also was measured at 6. cubites and an hande bredth all which do importe that he was a notable Gyaunt and a man of great strength to weare such an armour beweld so heauy a launce In the second of Samuell Cap. 21. ver 16.17 c. I finde report of 4. Gyaunts borne in Geth of which the third was like vnto Goliath the fourth had 24. fingers and toes whereby it is euident that the generation of Gyaunts were not extinguished in Palestine vntill the tyme of Dauid which was 2890. after the floude nor vtterly consumed in Og as some of our expositours woulde haue it Now to come vnto our christen writers for although the authorities already alleged out of the worde are sufficient to confirme my purpose at the full yet will I not let to set downe such other notes as experience hath reuealed onelye to the ende that the reader shall not thinke the name of Gyaunts with their quantities and other circumstaunces mentioned in the scriptures rather to haue some misticall interpretation depending vppon them then that the sence of the text in this behalfe is to be taken simple as it lyeth S. Augustine noteth how he saw the tooth of a man â—…e ciuitate â—…i lib. 15. p. 9. wherof he tooke good aduisement pronounced in the ende that it would haue made 100. of his owne or any other mans that lyued in his tyme. The like hereof also doeth Iohn Bocase set downe â—…hannes â—…ccatius in the 48. Chapter of his fift booke saying that in y e caue of a mouÌ„tayne not farre from Drepanum a towne of Sicilia the body of an excéeding high Gyaunt was discouered thrée of whose téeth did weigh 100. ounces which being conuerted into English poise doth yéelde 8. pounde and 4. ounces after twelue ounces to the pounde â—…at Weston The bodye of Pallas was founde in Italy in the yeare of grace 1038. and being measured it conteined 20. foote in leÌ„gth this Pallas was coÌ„panion with Aeneas There was a carcase also laid bare in England vpoÌ„ the shore â—…hannes â—…land â—…asseus â—… where the beating of the sea had washed away y e yearth from the stone wherein it lay when it was taken vp it conteined 50. foote in measure as our histories doe reporte The lyke was séene in Wales in the yeare 1087. of 14. foote Iâ—… Perth moreouer a village in Scotlande another was taken vp which to this day they shewe in a Church vnder the name of little Iohn being also 14. foote in length as diuers doe affirme which haue beholden the same In the yeare of grace 1475. the bodye of Tulliola daughter vnto Cicero was taken vp and found higher by not a fewe féete then the common sorte of women liuing in those dayes Geruasius Tilberiensis hedde Marshall to the King of Arles writeth Geruasius Tilberiensis in his Chronicle dedicated to Otho 4. howe that at Isoretum in the suburbes of Paris he sawe the bodye of a man that was twentye foote long beside the heade and necke which was missing and not founde the owner hauing peraduenture bene beheadded for some notable trespasse committed in times past Thomas â—…liot A carkasse was taken vp at Iuye Church nere Salisburye but of late to speake of almost 14 foote long â—…eland In Gillesland in Come Whitton paroche not far from the chappell of the Moore sixe miles by East from Carleill a coffin of stone was founde and therein the bones of a man of more then incredible greatnes Richarde Grafton in his Manuell telleth of one whose shinne bone conteined sixe foote Richard Grafton his scul so great that it was able to receiue 5. peâ—…kes of wheate wherefore by coniecturall symmetrye of these partes his bodye must néedes be of 28. foote or rather more if it were diligently discussed â—…iluester â—…yraldus The body of king Arthur being found in the yere 1189. was two foote higher than any man that came to behold y e same finally the carcas of William conquerour was séene not many yeares since in the Citie of Cane Constans fama Galorum twelue ynches longer by y e iudgment of such as saw it thaÌ„ any man which dwelled in the countrey all which testimonies I note togither bicause they procéede from Christian writers from whome nothing shoulde bée farther or more distant then of set purpose to lie féede the world with Fables Nowe it resteth furthermore y t I set downe what I haue read therof in Pagane writers who had alwayes great regarde of their credit and so ought all men that dedicate any thing vnto posteritie least in going about otherwise to reape renowme and praise they doe procure vnto themselues in the ende nothing else but méere contempt and infamy for my part I will touch rare thinges and such as to my selfe doe séeme almost incredible howbeitas I find them so I note them requiring your Honour in reading hereof to let euerye Author beare hys owne burden and euery Oxe his bundle Plutarche telleth howe Sertorius being in Libia néere vnto the stréetes of Maroco In vita Sertorij de Antheo caused the Sepulchre of Antheus afore remembred to be opened for heareing by coÌ„mon report that the saide Gyaunt lay buryed there whose corps was 50. cubits long at the least he was so
The towne of Inuernes burnt and besieged the Castell enforcing with all diligence to wynne the same tyll he was aduertised that the King was comming towardes him with a great power wherevpon he fledde incontinently to the Iles and finally hauing knowledge that a great number of people lay dayly in awayte to take him that they myght presente him to the Kings handes Alexander of the Iles commeth to the king and asketh pardon he came disguysed in poore aray to the holy Rood house and there fynding the King on Easter daye deuoutly in the Churche at hys prayers he fell downe on hys knees before hym and besought hym of grace for hys sake that rose as that day from death vnto lyfe At request of the Queene the King pardoned him of lyfe but he appoynted William Dowglas Erle of Angus to haue the custodie of him and that within the castel of Temptalloun that no trouble should rise by his meanes thereafter His mother Eufame daughter to Walter sometime Earle of Ros was also committed to warde in Saint Colmes Inche bycause it was knowne that she solicited hir sonne to rebell in maner as is aforesayd agaynst the king Not long after Donald Ballocht Donalde Ballocht inuadeth Lochquhaber brother to the sayd Lord Alexander of the Iles came with a great power of men into Lochquhaber The Erles of Mar and Cathnes came with such number of their people as they could rayse to defend the countrey against the inuasion of those Ilandmen and fought with the said Donald at Inuerlochtie The Earle of Cathnes slaine where the Earle of Cathnes was slain and the Erle of Mar discomfited Herewith did Donald returne with victorie a great pray of goodes and riches into the Iles. Donalde Ballocht returneth with victorie spoile into the Iles. The king sore moued with the newes hereof came with a great armie vnto Dunstafage purposing with all speede to passe into the Iles. The Clannes and other chiefe men of the said Iles aduertised hereof came to Dunstafage and submitted themselues vnto the King The Claâ—…nes of the Iles submit them selues to the â—…ng excusing their offence for that as they alledged the sayde Donald had constreyned theÌ„ against their willes to passe with him in the last iourney All those Clannes vpon this their excuse were admitted to the kings fauour and sworne to pursue the sayd Donald vnto death Shortly herevpon this Donald fled into Irelande where he was slaine Donald fleeth into Ireland and his head sent by one Odo a great Lorde of Irelande in whose countrey he lurked as a present to the king that lay as then at Sterling His heade is sent as a present to the king Three hundred of Donalds complices hanged There were also three hundred of his adherent taken and by the kings 〈…〉 banged for theyr offences within three weekes space after his fyrst fleeing into Irelande This trouble being thus quieted king Iames passed through all the boundes of his Realme to punish all offenders and misruled persons which in any wise wronged and oppressed the poore people Pardon 's granted by the gouernour are â—…yde He allowed no pardon graunted afore by the gouernour alledging the same to be expyred by his death For he thought indeede it stoode neyther with the pleasure of God nor wealth of the Realme that so many slaughters reiffes and oppressions as had beene done afore in the countrey shoulde remayne vnpunished through fault of iustice Three thousand offenders put to death within two yeares space It is sayde that within the fyrst two yeares of his raigne there were three thousande persons executed by death for sundrie olde crymes and offences And though such extreeme iustice might haue bene thought sufficient to giue ensample to other to refourme their naughtie vsages Angus Duffe yet one Angus Duffe of Strathem nothing afrayd therof came with a company of theeues and robbers and tooke a great pray of goodes out of the countreys of Murray and Cathnes for recouerie whereof one Angus Murrey followed with a great power and ouertaking the sayde Angus Duffe neare to Strachnauern fiercely assayled him Who with like manhoode made sloute resistance A cruell fight by reason whereof there ensued suche a cruell fight betwixt the parties that there remayned in the ende but onely .xij. persons aliue and those so wounded that they were vneth able to returne home to theyr houses and lyued but a few dayes after About the same tyme Makdonalde Ros a notable robber there was also another notable theefe named Makdonalde Ros whiche grew with spoyles and robberies to great riches This wicked oppressor shod a poore widowe with horse shoone He shodde a wydow bycause she sayd she would go to the king and reueale his wicked doings As soone as she was whole and recouered of hir woundes she went vnto the king and declared the cruelties done vnto hir by that vngracious person Makdonalde The king made such diligent searche to haue him that in the ende hee was taken with xiâ—… He was taken and executed of his complices and put to most shamefull death as they had well deserued In the thirde yeare after which was from the incarnation .1430 on the .xj. day of October 1430 Iane the Queene of Scottes was delyuered of two sonnes at one byrth Alexander and Iames. The Queene deliuered of two sonnes at one byrth The first deceassed in his infancie The other succeeded after his fathers deceasse in the kingdome and was named Iames the seconde At the baptisme of these two infantes there were fiftie knightes made Fiftie knights dubbed Amongst the which and iust of all other was William the sonne of Archeâ—â—balde Earle of Dowglas that succeeded his father in the Earledome of Dowglas His father the sayde Archymbalde Dowglas somewhat before this time or as other Authors haue Archymbalde Earle of Dowglas arrested and put in prison in the yeare nexte ensuing was arested by the Kings commaundement and put in warde remayning so a long time till at length by supplication of the Queene and other Peeres of the Realme the king pardoned him of all offences and set both him and also Alexander Erle of Ros at libertie King Iames desirous to purge his realme of vnruly persons King Iames in this sort did what in him lay to bring the Realme of Scotlande in such quiet tranquilitie that in purging the same of all offenders and suche as liued by reife and robbing passengers by the highe wayes might trauaile without dread of anye euill disposed persons to molest them An ordinance for measures He caused also the Baylyfes and Prouosts of good townes to see that iust measures were vsed by all maner of buyers and sellers and none to be occupied but suche as were signed with the note and marke of the sayde Baylifes or Prouostes Castels repayred and munited Moreouer he repayred and fortified the Castelles and
Stewarde kyng of Scottes in the yeere of our Lord .1423 made homage to Henry the sixte at Windsore whiche homage was distaunt froÌ„ the time of the other homage made by Dauid Bruse .lx. yeares and more but farre within the freshe memory of man All whiche homages and fealties as they appeare by story to haue bene made and done at times and seasons as afore so do there remayne instruments made therevpoÌ„ and sealed with the seales of the kings of Scotlande testifying the same And yet doth it appeare by story how the Scottes practised to steale out of our treasury diuers of these instrumentes whiche neuerthelesse were afterwarde recouered againe And too the intent yee may knowe of what fourme and tenour the sayd instrumeÌ„ts be here is insented the effect in woord and sentence as they be made whiche we do to meete with the cauillation and contriued euasion of the Scots alleging the homage to haue bene made for the Erledome of Huntington whiche is as true as the allegation of him that is burnt in the hand to say he was cut with a sickle And therefore the tenour of the homage is this I Iohn N. king of Scottes shal be true and faythfull vnto you Lord Edwarde by the grace of God king of Englande the noble and superiour Lorde of the kingdome of Scotlande as vnto you I make my fidelity of the same kingdome of Scotlande the whiche I holde and clayme to hold of you and I shall beare to you my fayth and fidelity of life and limme and worldly honour agaynst all men and faythfully I shall knowledge and shall do to you seruice due vnto you of the kingdome of Scotland aforesayde as God so helpe and these holy Euangelies Now for the thirde part touching Recordes and Registers we haue them so formall so autentiquall so seriously handled and with suche circumstaunces declaryng the matters as they be and ought to be a great corroboration of that hath bene in Stories written and reported in this matter For amongs other things we haue the solempne acte and iudiciall processe of our progenitour Edwarde the first in discussion of of the Title of Scotland when the same was chalenged by twelue competitours that is to say Florentius comes Holandiae Patricius de Dunbar comes de Merchia Willielmus de Vesci Willielmus de Ros. Robertus de Pinkeni Nicholaâ—… de Soules Patricius Galigholy Rogerus de Mundeuile Ioannes de Comyn D. Ioannes de Hastings Ioannes de Balliolo Robertus de Bruse Ericiâ—â—â—â—â—â—…orwegiae And finally after a great consultation and mature deliberation with discussion of the allegations proponed on all parties sentence was giuen for the Title of Balliol according whervnto he enioyed the realme but for confirmation of the dutie of the homage before that time obserued by the Kings of Scottes it appeareth in those Recordes howe when those competitours of the realme of Scotlande repayred to our sayde progenitour as to the chiefe Lorde for discussion of the same in as much as the auctoritie of the iudgement to be giuen depended thervpon it was then ordered that the whole Parliament of Scotlande spirituall temporall and of all degrees assembled for that purpose and consideryng vpon what grounde and fundation the Kings of Scotland had in times past made the sayde homages and recognition of superiority the said Parliament findyng the same good and true shoulde if they so deemed it yeelde and gyue place and by expresse consent recognise the same At whiche Parliament was alleged vnto them as appeareth in the same Recordes not onely these Actes of the Princes before those dayes and before rehearsed but also besides the testimony of stories the wrytings and letters of forrayne Princes at that tyme recityng and rehearsing the same wherevpon the sayd Parliament dyd there agree to this our superiority and ensuyng their determination did particularly and seuerally make homage and fealty with proclamation that who soeuer withdrew himselfe from doing his dutie therein shoulde be reputed as a rebell And so all made homage and fealty to our progenitour Edwarde the firste And the realme of Scotlande was in the time of the discussion of the Title ruled by GardiaÌ„s deputed by him all Castels and holdes were surrendred to him as to the superiour Lorde in the time of vacation benefices offices fees promotions passed in that tyme from the meere gifte of our sayde progenitour as in the right of this crowne of Englande Shyriffes named and appoynted writtes and precepts made obeyed and executed and finally all that we do now in the Duchie of Lancaster the same did our progenitour for the tyme of the contention for that Title in the realme of Scotlande by the consent of an agreement of all estates of the realme assembled and consulted with for that purpose At whiche tyme the Bishops of S. Andrewes and Glasquo were not as they now be Archbishops but recognised the Archbyshop of Yorke whiche extended ouer all that country Now if the Scottes will take exception to the homage of their Princes as made in warre and by force whiche is not true what will they say or can they for shame alledge agaynst their owne Parliament not of some but of all confirmed and testified by theyr writings seales wherevnto nothing enforced them but righte and reason beyng passed in peace quiet without armour or compulsion If they say they did it not they speake lyke theÌ„selues if they say they did it then do they now lyke themselfe to withdrawe their duetie not so much to be blamed as to be amended Thus appeareth vnto you the beginnyng of the right of superiority with a perpetuall coÌ„tinuance without intermission within memory certayne omissions and forbearyngs vpoÌ„ the groundes and occasions before specified we denie not whereby they haue many tymes sought and taken their oportunities to withdrawe the doing of their duety in knowledge of our superiority ouer them whiche to auoyde they haue not cared what they sayde or alledged though it were neuer so vntrue lying alwayes in a wayte when they might annoy this realme not without theyr owne greate daunger and perill also extreeme detriment But as they detracted the doing of their duety so God grauÌ„ted vnto this realme force to compell them thervnto within memory and notwithstandyng any their interruption by resistaunce whiche vnto the tyme of our progenitour Henry the sixte neuer endured so long as it made intermission within tyme of minde whereby the possession might seeme to be empayred from the time of Henry the sixte vnto the seuenth yeare of our raygne our realme hath bene for a season lacerate and torne by diuersitie of Titles till our tyme and sithence by warre outwardly vexed and troubled the story is so lamentable for some part thereof as were too tedious to rehearse Sithence the death of our progenitour Henry the sixte our Graundfather Edwarde the fourth raygned who after greate trauayles to attayne quietnesse in his realme finally in the tyme of preparation of warre
of the weale publike namely of the Lorde Crumwell it happened that through his Lordship his earnest meanes the king made maister Aylemer chiefe Iustice of his Bench in Irelande This aduauncement disliked by certaine of Waterford and Weiseforde that were not friended to the Gentleman they debaced him in suche dispitefull wise as the Earle of Shrewsburie who then was likewise Earle of Waterforde was by theyr lewde reportes caryed to chalenge the king so farre as with his duetie of allegeance he durst for bestowing so weightie an office vpon so light a person beyng such a simple Iohn at Stile as he tearmed him no wiser than Patche the late Lord Cardinall his foole The king herevpon expostulated with the Lorde Cromwell who being throughly acquainted with the Gentleman his rare wisedome aunswered that if it woulde stande with his Maiesties pleasure to enter into conference with him hee shoulde bee sure to finde him no babe notwithstanding the wrong informations of suche as laboured to thwart or crosse hym Whereto the King vpon further leysure agreed and shortly after according to his promise bestowed two or three houres with maister Aylemer who vpon the Lorde Cromwell his forewarning was so wel armed for his highnesse as he shewed himselfe in his discourse by answering ad omnia quare to be a man worthie to supplie an office of so great credite In this conference the King demaunded him what he tooke to be the chiefe occasion of disorder of Irelande and howe hee thought it might best he reformed Truly and it like your Maiestie quoth Aylmer among sundrie reasons that might be probably alledged for the decay of that your Kingdome one chiefe occasion is that certaine of your Nobilitie of this your realme of England are seysed of the better part of your Dominion in Irelande whereof they haue so little keepe as for lacke of theyr presence they suffer the sayde landes to be ouerrunne by Rebelles and traytours Wherefore if your highnesse would prouide by Acte of Parliament that all suche landes which by reason of their absence may not be defended should be to your highnesse by the consent of the Nobilitie and Communaltie graunted you might therby enrich your crown represse rebels and defend your subiects from all trayterous inuasion The king tickled with this plausible deuise yeelded maister Aylemer heartie thankes for his good counsaile and in this Parliament had the tenour thereof put in effect Which redowned chiefly to the Lorde of Shrewsburie hys disaduauntage as one that was possest of dyuerse auncient Lordshippes and Manours in that countrey The Lord Leonard Gray being then Lord Deputie forecasting the worst certified the king and counsaile of Oneal his rebellion and withall humbly besought a fresh supply of souldiors to assist the pale in resisting the enimie and that sir William Brereton who was discharged returned into Englande shoulde bee sent into Irelande VVilliam â—â—eton sent â—…nto IrelaÌ„d as one that for his late seruice was highly commended of the Countrey The King and Counsaile condiscending to the Deputie his request appoynted sir William Brereton to hie thither with speede VVilliam â—…reton sent â—… Ireland hauing the charge of two hundred and fiftie Souldiours of Chesshire men In which seruice the Gentleman was founde so prest and readie that notwithstanding in mustering his bande he fell by mishap off his horse and therewithall brake his thigh in two places yet rather than hee woulde retire homeward he appointed the Mariners to hale him vp to theyr Barke by Pulleyes and in such impotent wife arriued in Irelande suppressing the feeblenesse of his bodie with the couragious valour of his minde The Lorde Deputie in the meane while marched wyth the force of the Pale the Maior and the Citizens of Dublin to Drogheda fâ—…bai thence likewise accoÌ„panied with the Maior and Townesmen he marched Northward to Bellahoa â—â— foord of â—â—lahon where Oneale and his companie on the fartherside of the water laye encamped with the spoyle of the Pale The Deputie by Spyes and secrete Messengers hereof certified caused the armie to trauaile the better part of the nyght in so muche as by the dawning of the day they were neare the Ryuer syde where hauing escried the culmits namely Magannâ—…she and the Galloglasses that were placed there to keepe the straytes for Oneale wyth the mayne armye lurked in a Groue not farre off they beganne to sette themselues in battayle array as menne that were resolued wyth all haste and good speede to supprise the enimys wyth a sodayne charge â—…ames Fleming â—…aron of Slane At which tyme Iames Flemming Baron of Slane commonlye called blacke Iames garded wyth a rounde companye as well of horsmen as footmen humbly besought the Deputie to graunt him that day the honour of the onsette Whereto when the Lorde Gray had agreed the Baron of Slane wyth cheerefull countenaunce Robert Halfpennie imparted the obteyning of hys suyte as pleasant tydings to Robert Halfe penie who wyth his auncestours was Standers bearer to the house of Slane But Halfepennie seeing the further syde of the water so beset with armed Galloglasses as he tooke it as likely an attempt to raze downe the strongest Fort in Irelande wyth a fillippe as to rushe through suche quicke Iron walles flatlye aunswered the Baron that hee woulde rather disclayme in his office than there to gyue the onsette where there rested no hope of lyfe but an assured certaintie of death And therefore hee was not as yet so wearie of the worlde as lyke an headlong hotespurre voluntarilye to runne to hys vtter and vndoubted destruction Wherefore hee besought his Lordship to set his heart at rest and not to impute his denyall to basenesse of courage but to warynesse of safetie althoughe hee knewe none of anye stayed mynde but woulde sooner choose to sleepe in an hole sheepe hys pelte than to walke in a torne Lyon hys skinne namely when all hope of lyfe was abandoned and the certaintie of death assuredly promised The Baron with this answere at his wittes ende roade to Robert Betoa of Downeore Robert Betoa brake with him as touching Halfepennie hys determination and withall requested hym as he did tender hys honour nowe at a pinche to supply the rowme of that dastardly cowarde as he did taunt him Betoa to thys aunswered that although it stoode wyth good reason that suche as heretofore tasted the sweete in peace shoulde nowe be contented to sippe of the sowre in warre yet notwythstanding rather than the matter shoulde to hys honour lye in the dust he promised to breake through them or else to lye in the water and withall beeing surpassinglye mounted for the Baron gaue hym a choyse horse hee tooke the Standarde and wyth a sodayne showte hauing wyth him in the fore-ranke Mabe of Mabestowne who at the first brunt was slaine bee flung into the water Mabe of Mabestovvne slain and charged the Irishe that stoode on the further shore After followed the Gentlemen
and Yeomen of the Pale that wyth as great manhood charged the enimies as the enimies with courage resisted their assault To this stoutenesse were the enimies more boldly prickte in that they had the aduauntage of the shore and the gentlemen of the Pale were constrayned to bickre in the water But the longer the Irish cōtinued the more they were disaduauntaged by reason that the English were so assisted with fresh supplyes as their enimies coulde not any longer withstande them but were compelled to beare backe to forsake the bande and to giue the armie free passage King Barnevvall Basnet Fitz Simons In this conflict Mathew King Patricke Barnewall of Kylmahyocke Sir Edwarde Basnet Priest who after became Deane of Saint Patrickes in Dublin and was sworne one of the priuie Counsaile and Thomas Fitz Simons of Curduffe were reported to haue serued verie valiantly The Maiors of Dublin and Drogheda dubt Knightes Aylmer Talbot Moreouer Iames Fitz Simons Maior of Dublin Michael Cursey Maior of Drogheda Girald Ailmer chiefe Iustice Thomas Talbot of Malahide were dubbed knights in y e field But of all others the Lord Gray then Lord Deputie The valiantnesse of the Lord Gray as hee was in authoritie superiour to them all so in courage and manlynesse hee was inferiour to none He was noted by the armye to haue endured greate toyle and paine before the skirmishe by posting bareheaded from one bande to another deba◅ing the strength of the enimies enhauncing the power of the Pale depressing the reuolt of rebellious traitours extolling the good quarell of loyall subiectes offring large rewardes which with as great constancie he perfourmed as with liberalitie he promised Ouer this he bare himselfe so affable to his souldiours in vsing them like friendes and fellowes and terming thē with curteous names and mouing laughter with pleasant conceyts as they were incensed as well for the loue of the person as for the hatred of the enimie wyth resolute mindes to bicker with the Irishe In whiche conflict the Deputie was as forwarde as the moste and bequitte himselfe as valiaunt a Seruitour as the best The Gouernour turning the oportunitie of this skirmishe to his aduauntage shortly after roade to the Northe preding and spoyling Oneale with his confederates who by reason of the late ouerthrow were able to make but little resistance In this iourney he razed Saint Patricke his Churche in Doune an olde auncient Citie of Vlster and burnt the monuments of Patricke Briged and Colme who are sayd to haue bene there entumbed as before is expressed in the description of Ireland This fact lost him sundrie heartes in that coūtrey alwayes after detesting and abhorring his prophane tyrannie as they did name it Wherevpon conspyring wyth such of Mounster as were enimyes to his gouernment The Lord Gray accused they booked vp diuerse complaintes agaynste him which they did exhibit to the king and counsell The Articles of greatest importaunce layde to his charge were these In primis The articles that vvere layd to his charge that notwithstanding hee were straitly commaunded by the king his Maiestie to apprehend his kinnesman the yong Fitz Girald yet did he not onely disobey the kings letters as touching that point by playing boapepe but also had priuie conference with the said Fitz Girald and lay with him two or three seuerall nights before he departed into France Item that the chiefe cause that moued him to inueigle Thomas Fitz Giralde wyth suche fayre promyses proceeded of sette purpose to haue him cutte off to the ende there shoulde be a gap set open for the yong Fitz Girald to aspire to the Earledome of Kildare Item that hee was so greedily addicted to the pilling and polling of the King his Subiectes namelye of suche as were resiaunt in Mounster as the beddes he lay in the cuppes he dranke in the plate with which he was serued in any gentlemens house were by his seruants agaynst right and reason packe vp and caried with great extortion away Item that without any warrant from the King or Counsaile he prophaned the Church of Saint Patrickes in Doune turning it to a Stable after plucked it downe and shipt the notable ring of belles that did hang in the Steple meaning to haue sent them to Englande hadde not God of his iustice preuented hys iniquitie by sinking the Vessell and passengers wherein the sayde Belle◅ should haue bene conueyed These and the lyke Artycles were wyth such odious presumptions coloured by his accusers as the King and Counsayle remembring his late faultes and forgetting hys former seruices for commonly all men are of so harde happe that they shall bee sooner for one trespasse condemned than for a thousande good desertes commended gaue commaundement that the Lorde Gray shoulde not onely bee remooued from the gouernment of the Countrey The Lord Gray beheaded 1541 but also had him beheaded on the Tower hit the xxviij of Iune The Lorde Gray guiltlesse of the first Article But as touching the first Article that brought him most of all out of conceyte wyth the King I mooued question to the Earle of Kyldare whether the tenour thereof were true or false His Lordship thereto answered bona fide that hee neuer spake with the Lorde Gray neuer sent messenger to him nor receyued message or letter from him The daungers ◅nt happen to ◅ouernours of Prouinces Whereby may bee gathered with how many daungers they are inwrapped that gouerne Prouinces wherein diligence is thwackt with hatred negligence is loaden with tauntes seueritie with perilles menaced liberalitie with thankelesse vnkindnesse contemned conference to vndermining framed flatterie to destruction forged eche in countenaunce smyling diuerse in heart pouting open fawning secrete grudging gaping for suche as shall succeede in gouernment honouring Magistrates with cappe and knee as long as they are present and carping them with tongue and penne as soone as they are absent The Lord Leonard Gray as is aforesayd Sir VVilliam Brereton Lorde Iustice discharged sir William Brereton was constituted Lorde Iustice whose short gouernment was intangled with no little trouble For albeit he and Oneale fell to a reasonable composition yet other of the Irishe Lordings namely Oconour and his adherents that are content to liue as subiectes as long as they are not able to holde out as rebelles conspired togither and determined to assemble their power at the hyll of Fowre in west Methe and so on a sodaine to ransacke the Pale The Lorde Iustice forthwith accompanied with the armie and with two thousand of the Pale of which no small number were ecclesiasticall persons made towardes the rebelles who vpon the approche of so greate an armie gaue ground and dispersed themselues in woods and marrishes The Lorde Iustice this notwithstanding inuaded Oconour his Country burnt his tenements and made all his trenches with the multitude of Pioners so passable as foure hundred Cartes beside light cariage were led without let through the Countrey Oconnour soone
Ambition setteth one brother agaynst another 3. 5 Anninus 3. Antragh 78 Ardscollburnt 46 Articles agreed vpon in the counsel at Casshil 10 Arthur Mac Murrow ouercome by Iames erle of Ormond 71 Arthure king of Brytaine had the Irish in subiection and tooke tribute of them 5 Articles of agreement betweene Rotherick Monarke of Ireland and Dermote king of Lunster 23 Arundell Lord of the Stand his yerely reuenues in Henrie the fourth his dayes 68 Athessell burnt 57. Athione castell burnt 53 Aylmer Girald chiefe Iustice 99. his conference with king Henrie the eight of the disorder of Irelande 106 B. BAlimore burnt 49 Ballioll Edw. king of Scots doth homage 46 Balram Lord of Enford his yearely reuenues in Henrie the fourth his dayes 68 Banchor 12 Barnevale of Beerehauen his yearely reuenues in Henrie the fourth his dayes 68 Barnewell Lorde of Trinieston surrendereth the sword to sir William Skeffington 97 Barod Lord of the garde his yearely reuenues in Henrie the fourth his dayes 68 Barby Thomas Maior of Dublin 85 Barre Philip. 39 Barre Robert a valiant Gentleman 23 Bard de Nelan an Irish Richmour 93 Bartolenus 1. Barre Robert 23 Bath William of Dollardestowne his wordes 96 Battail of Ardineigh 57. Battail of Knoctone 75 Battaile agaynst the Giants 2 Bedlow Iohn 65. Bedlow of the Roche 80 Bonneuille Iohn 51. Beterley Walter 66 Bignort Alexander Archbishoppe of Dublin â–ª 56. erecteth an Vniuersitie 57 Birmingham Walter his notable act 65 Birmingham Iohn vanquisheth the Scottes 57 is made erle of Louth 57 is made L. iustice 58 Birmingham Peter 50 Birminghams famous captaines 57 Bisset Hugh 55 Bishops how they were elected 20. maryed Byshops 13 Bithi one of the first finders out of Ireland 1 Blanchfield a Citizen of Dublin slaine 7â—… Blake Iohn Maior of Dublin 75 Boice his wordes to the Erle of Kildare 7â—… Bothum William Archbishop of Dublin 47 Boureate castle 60. Bounaght 74 Brennus king of Brytaine called into Ireland 4 Brewse Philip. 31. Bren Obren 60 Brendan Abbot 12 Brereton William knight landeth with his souldiours 90. sommoneth the castell of Maynoth scaleth the walles and aduaunceth his standarâ—… on the highest turret 97. hee is left to defende Dublyn against the rebels 99. skirmisheth with the rebelles 100 Brytayne Iohn Erle of Richmonde Lord Warden of Scotlande 50 Britons when first they entred Ireland 4 Bride Saint hir life 11 Broughtâ—…n Thomas knight 75 Bruce Edwarde brother to the king of Scottes inuadeth Irelande and causeth himselfe to bee crowned king 52. his actes there 53.55 slaine at the battaile of Ardmagh 57 Bruce Robert king of Scottes landeth in Irelande â—…4 Bruce Robert 52 Burgh William 70 Burgh Thomas 60.65 Burghes and Birminghams 54 Burgh William 51.55 Burgh Rich. erle of Vlster besiegeth Athlone 46. is taken prisoner 47. inuadeth Scotland 48 Burkeyns 67 Burnell Iohn of Balgriffin 9â—… executed at Tyburne 99 Butler Iames eldest sonne to the Erle of Ossory his letter to the Lorde Fitz Gâ—…ralde 91. hee is wounded by the rebels 93 Butler Iames Earle of Ormonde marcheth to Dublin with a great power 77. is pursued by the Citizens into Saint Patrickes church 78 his description ibid. Butler Iames Lorde of Ormonde vanquisheth Omore and his horrible armie 71. his famous exploytes 7â—… Butlers fauourers of the house of Lancaster 4 Butler Piers Erle of Ossorie marieth Margaret sister to the erle of Kildare 79. slayeth Iames a bastard Butler ibid. is appoynted Lord deputie 80. accuseth the erle of Kildare 83 Butler Edmonde his exploytes 52.55 Butler Thomas 59 Butler Walter made Erle of Vlster 44.45 Butler Theobalde 44 Butler Iames knight Lord Treasorer â—…5 C. CAlfe Henrie 49 Caltropes straweâ—… by the Irish to annoy the Danes at their landing 17 Cannon Thomas 90 Carew .63 the Marques Caro his yearely reuenues 68 Cardinals sent to king Henrie the seconde â—â— Carausius 8 Caraticus king of Britaine 14 Cashels spoyled by the Scottes 55 Cotesbach Eustace Chamberlaine of ScotlaÌ„d 50 Catholicus Archbishop of Thomond 30 Catherlaghe 64 Cathgur Oconthir king of Connagh 45 Cantreb what it is and by whome inuâ—…aded 3 Canute slaine at the siege of Dublin 18 Caâ—…nton Dauid knight 4â—… Caucocke Thomas L. Chancellour of Irelande coÌ„secrated vi of Imaley kepeth a great feast 49 Celestine 9 Celsus bishop of Ardmagh 12 Cenanus first a man of warre then a bishop 12 Cesara nece to Noe first finder out of Ireland 1 Charter of Ireland confirmed by Parliament 67 Christian bishop of Lismore summoneth a prouinciall counsaile in Ireland 20 Christ church steeple in Dublin quite burnt 46 Citrius Prince of Dublin 46 Clare Thomas sine Obrenroth king of Tholethmond 45. dyeth 46 Clare Richard discomfiteth Richard earle of Vlster with a great armye 51. slayeth 600. of the Galagheghas ibid is slaine 56 Clergie denounceth cursing agaynst the breakers of their allegiance to the king of England 35 Clentars field 19. Cocherings 74 Cogan Miles a valiant knight captaine of Dublin repulseth the enimies from the siege thereof 26. his good seruice in the ciuill warres agaynst king Henrie the seconde 37. is ioyned in commission with William Fitz Aldelme lieutenant of Ireland ibid. trayterously slaine 39 Cogan Richard 39. Cokesey Hugh 70 Colton Iohn Archbishop of Ardmagh 66 Colmolm castel taken 72. Commissioners sent into Irelande to examine the controuersies betweene the Earles of Kildare and Ossorie 81 Commissioners sent into Irelande by king Henrie the second 35 Combat 71 Comyn Iordayne slayeth Maritagh Oconguir king of Offalie 48 Combat chalenged by certain French knights 42 Commissioners sent into Ireland â–ª to examin such as were suspected with the Lord Fitz Giralde his rebellion 104 Contention for preheminence of churches 40.51 Con Oneale beareth the sworde before the Lorde deputie 81 Conereth a sauage people of Ireland 12 Conthurus 23 Conway Iohn knight president of Vlster 11 Corbi what it signifieth 67 Corke the reuenues of the Baronies within the same 68. wasted by Reymond le Grace with the English armie 36 Cormacke Mack Dermote Mack Rori ioyneth with the Lorde Iustice and vanquisheth Odonill the Irish enimie 44 Councell at Grenocke 45 Councell of the cleargie holden at Cashill 30 Countesse of Vlster a cruell woman 61 Cowes belly 100 Cowly Robert Baylife of Dublin after maister of the Rolles in Ireland 90 Crauley Thomas Archbishop of Dublin a great benefactor his death and description 70 Cragfergus besieged by the Scottes and yelded to them 55 Cromuder primate of Ardmagh 85. his description 91. his good exhortation to the Lorde Fitz Girald at his reuolting 92 Crauly Thomas Archbishop of Dublin chosen Lord Iustice 69 Crathlinth king of Scottes 8 Croftes Hugh 56 Cumin Archbishoppe of Dublin 40. buildeth the kings castell there 44. he foundeth S. Patricks church 44 Curcy Iohn conquereth Vlster 38. his fiue battails ibid he rebelleth and is taken 42. his stout answere to king Iohn ibid. his act before king Iohn the French k. his death descriptioÌ„ 43 Curcy Lord of Kelbretton his reuenues 68 Cusacke
ecclesiastical persons towards y e ayde of y e ChristiaÌ„s then being in y e holy land al such as wel of y e nobilitie as other of the meaner sort which had taken vpoÌ„ them y e crosse secretly laide it downe were compelled eftsones to receyue it now again Voseaâ—… weather There chanced also this yeare wonderfull tempests of thunder lightning hayle abundance of rayne in such wise y e mens minds were greatly astonied therwith meddows and marsh grounds were quite ouerflowen bridges broken and borne downe and greate quantitie of corne and hay lost and carried away dyuers men and women drowned Margaret mother of Constance Duches of Britayne sister to William King of Scottes and mother to Henry Boun Erle of Hereford deceassed Fabiâ—… This yere also by the councell and aduice of the Burgesses of London there were chosen fiue and thirtie of the most substanciall and wisest men which after the report of some writers were called the councel of the Citie of London out of whiche number the Maior and Bailifes were yerely chosen Math. 〈◊〉 120â—… In the yere .1202 K. Iohn held his Christmas at ArgeÌ„ton in NormaÌ„dy and in the Lent following he and the French K. met togither nere vnto y e Castell of Gulleton and there in talke had betweene them he commanded K. Iohn with no small arrogancie contrary to his former promise to restore vnto his nephew Arthur Duke of Britaine all those landes now in his possession on that side the Sea which K. Iohn earnestly denied to doe The Frâ—… K. beâ—… to maâ—… againâ—… Iohn wherevpon the French K. immediately after began war against him tooke Buteuaunt Angi and the Castel of Linos Moreouer he besieged y e Castel of Radepont for y e space of eight days till K. Iohn came thither forced him to repart with much dishonor Howbeit after this the FreÌ„ch K. wan Gourney then returning to Paris he appointed certaine persons to haue y e gouernaÌ„ce of y e foresaid Arthur Duke of Britain then sent him forth with two C. men of armes into Poictou y t he might bring y e countrey also vnder his subiection â—…lidor â—…ugh Earle of â—…arche Hereupon Hugh le Brun Erle of Marche vnto whom Queene Isabell the wife of King Iohn had beene promised in mariage before that king Iohn was motioned vnto hir and therefore bare an inwarde displeasure towards the king of England for that he had so bereft him of his promised spouse being now desirous to procure some trouble also vnto king Iohn ioineth himself with Arthure Duke of Britaine The Poictaâ—…ns reuolt froÌ„â—…ing Iohn and findeth meanes to cause them of Poictou a people euer subiect to rebellion to reuolt from king Iohn and to take armor agaynst him so that the yong Arthur being encouraged with this newe supplie of associates first goeth into Touraine and after into Aniou â—…rthure proâ—…imeth himselfe Erle of â—…niou c. compelling both those countreyes to submit themselues vnto him and proclaymed hymself Erle of those places by commission graunt obteyned from king Philip. King Iohn hauing got this victorie and taken his nephew Arthure he wrote the maner of that his successe vnto his Barons in England in forme as followeth Iohn by the grace of God king of England and Lorde of Irelande to all his Barons sendeth greeting Knowe ye that we by Gods good fauour are in sounde and perfect health and thorowe Gods grace that maruellouslye worketh with vs on Tuesday before Lammasse day wee being before the Citie of Mauns were aduertised that our mother was besieged in Mirabeau and therefore we hasted so fast as we possible might so that wee came thither on Lammasse daye and there wee tooke our nephew Arthure Hugh le Brun De Castre Eralde Andrewe de Chauenye the Vicont of Chateau Eralde Reymonde de Tovars Sauary de Mauleon and Hugh Bangi and all other enimies of Poictou that were there assembled agaynst vs 252. knightes or men of aâ—…mes beside demelances to the number of two hundred knightes and aboue so that not one of them escaped Giue God therefore thankes and reioyce at our good successe The Frenche king at the same time lying at siege before Arques immediately vpon the newes of this ouerthrowe raysed from thence and returned homewardes destroyed all that came in his waye till hee was entred into his owne Countrey It is sayde that king Iohn caused his nephew Arthure to be brought before him at Falaise An. Roâ—… and there went aboute to perswade him all that hee coulde to forsake his friendship and alliance with the French king and to leane and sticke to him being his naturall vncle but Arthur like one that wanted good counsel and abounding too much in his owne wilfull opinion made a presumptuous answere not onely denying so to do but also coÌ„maunded King Iohn to restore vnto him the realme of Englande with all those other landes and possessions which king Richarde had in hys hand at the houre of his death For sith the same apperteyned to him by right of inheritance he assured him except restitutioÌ„ were made the sooner hee shoulde not long continue in rest and quiet King Iohn being sore amoued with such words thus vttred by his nephew appointed as before is sayde that he shoulde be straytely kept in prison as first in Falais and after at Roan within the new Castell there It was also bruyted that his bodie was buryed in the Monasterie of Saint Androwes of the Cisteaux order But when the Brytaines were nothing pacifyed but rather kindled more vehemently to worke all the mischiefe they could deuise in reuenge of their Soueraignes death there was no remedie but to signifie abroade againe that Arthure was as yet lyuing and in health And when the king heard the truth of all thys matter he was nothing displeased for that his commaundement was not executed sithe there were diuerse of hys Captaynes which vttered in plaine wordes that he shoulde not finde knightes to keepe his Castelles if he dealt so cruelly with his nephew For if it chaunced any of them to bee taken by the king of Fraunce or other their aduersaryes they shoulde be sure to tast of the like cup. But nowe touching the maner in very deede of the ende of this Arthur wryters make sundrie reportes But certaine it is that in the yeare next ensuyng hee was remoued from Falais vnto the Castell or Tower of Rouen oute of the which there was not â—…ye that woulde confesse that euer he saw him aliue Some haue written that as hee assayed to haue escaped â—…ut of prison and prouing to climbe ouer the walles of the Castell hee fell into the Ryuer of Sayne and so was drowned Other write that through verie griefe and languor hee pyned away and died of naturall sicknesse But some affyrme that King Iohn secretely caused him to be murthered and made away so as it is
people in such feare immediately vpon his arriuall that all those that inhabited vpon the Sea coastes in the champaigne countreys came in yeelded themselues receyuing an oth to be true and faithfull vnto him Wee reade in an olde history of Flaunders written by one whose name is not knowen but Printed at Lions by Guillaume Rouille in the yeare .1562 that the said Lady wife to the Lorde William de Breuse presented vpon a time vnto the Queene of Englande a gift of four hundred Kine A present of white Kyne and one Bulle of colour all white the eares excepted which were redde Although thys tale may seeme incredible yet if we shall consider that y e said Breuse was a Lord marcher and had goodly possessioÌ„s in Wales and on the marches in which countreys the most parte of the peoples substance coÌ„sisteth in Cattell it may carrie with it the more likelyhoode of troth And surely the same author writeth of y e iourney made this yere into Ireland so sensibly and namely touchyng the manners of the Irish that he seemeth to haue had good informations sauing that he misseth in the names of men and places which is a fault in maner commoÌ„ to al foreigne writers Touching the death of the said Lady he saith that within a eleuen dayes after shee was committed to prison heere in England she was found dead sitting betwixte hir sons legges who likewise being dead sate directly vp agaynste a wall of the chamber wherein they were kept He himselfe escapeth with harde pittance as writers do report William the father escaped gote away into Fraunce Thus the more part of the Irish people being brought vnder he appointed Iohn Gray the Bishop of Norwiche The Bisâ—… Norwicâ—… Lord liâ—…nant of Iâ—… to bee his deputie there remouing out of that office Hugh Lacy whiche bare great rule in that quarter before Moreouer those that inhabited the wood couÌ„treys and the Mountayne places though they would not as then submit themselues he woulde not al that tyme further pursue bycause Winter was at hande whiche in that countrey approcheth timely in the yeare The Monkes of the Cisteaux order otherwise called white Monkes were constreyned to paye fortie thousande pounde of syluer at this time all their priuiledges to the contrary notwithstandyng Moreouer the Abbots of that order might not get licence to goe to theyr generall Chapter that yeare which yeerely was vsed to bee holden least theyr complaynte shoulde moue all the worlde agaynste the Kyng for hys harde handlyng of them 1211 An. reg 13. â—…ing Iohn â—…peth inâ—…o Wales with 〈◊〉 army In the Sommer following about the eyghte day of Iuly Kyng Iohn with a mighty army went into Wales and passing foorth into the inner partes of the countrey he came into Snowdon beating downe all that came in his way so that hee subdued all the Rulers and Princes withoute contradiction And to bee the better assured of their subiection in time followyng Mat. Paris White church thinke hee tooke of them pledges to the number of eyght and twentie and so returned vnto Album Monasterium on oure Lady daye the Assumption from whence hee first set foorthe into the Welshe confynes In the same yeare also the Pope sente two Legates into Englande Pandulfe and Durant the Popes Legates Polidor the one named Pandulph a Lawyer and the other Durant a Templer They comming vnto King Iohn exhorted him with many terrible words to leaue his stubborne disobedience to the Church and to reforme his misdoings The King for his part quietly heard them and bringing them to Northampton being not farre distant from the place where he met them vppon his returne foorth of Wales had much conference with them but at length when they perceyued that they coulde not haue their purpose neyther for restitution of the goodes belonging to Priests which hee had seafed vppon neyther of these that apperteyned to certayne other persons whyche the K. had gotten also into his hands by meanes of the controuersie betwixte hym and the Popes the Legates departed leauing him accursed and the land interdited as they found it at their comming Fabian Of the maner of this interdiction haue bin diuers opinions some haue saide that the lande was interdited throughly and the Churches and houses of Religion closed vp that no where was any deuine seruice vsed Mat. Paris but it was not so straite for there were diuers places occupied with deuine seruice all that time by certayne Priuiledges purchased either then or before Also children were Christned and men houseled and annoyled thorough all the land except such as were in the bill of excommunication by name expressed But to our purpose Kyng Iohn after that the Legates were returned toward Rome againe punished diuers of those persons whiche had refused to goe with him into Wales in like maner as he had done those that refused to goe with him into Scotland he tooke now of each of them for euery Knightes fee two markes of syluer as before is recited Reginald Erle of Bullongne About the same time also Reginald Erle of Bullongne being accursed in like maner as K. Iohn was for certayne oppressions done to pore men and namely to certayn Priestes he fled ouer into England bycause the FreÌ„ch K. had banished him out of Fraunce The like leage was made in the same firste yeare of Kyng Iohn betwixte him and Ferdinando Earle of Flaunders The chiefest cause of the Frenche Kings displeasure towards this Earle may seeme to proceede of the amitie and league whiche was concluded betwixt King Iohn and the said Earle in the first yeare of the said Kings raigne whereby they bound themselues either to other not to make any peace or to take any truce with the King of Fraunce without either others consent firste thereto had and that if after any agreemente taken betwixte them and the King of Fraunce hee shoulde chaunce to make warre against eyther of them then shoulde the other ayde and assist hym against whome suche war should be made to the vttermost of his power And this league was accorded to remayn for euer betwixt them and theyr heyres with sureties sworne on either parte as for the Kyng of Englande these whose names ensue William Marshall Earle of Pembroke Ranulfe Earle of Chester Roberte Earle of Leicester Baldwine Earle of Albemarle William Earle of Arundell Raulfe Erle of Augi Robert de Mellet Hugh de Gourney William de Kaeu Geffrey de Cella Roger Connestable of Chester Raufe Fitz Water William de Albeny Roberte de Ros Richarde de MoÌ„tfichet Roger de Thoney Saer de Quincy WilliaÌ„ de Montchenise Peter de Pratellis William de Poole alias de Stagno Adam de Port Roberte de Turnham William Mallet Eustace de Vescy Peter de Brus William de Presenny Hubert de Burgh William de Mansey and Peter Sauenye For the Earle these were sureties Anselme de Kaeu Guy LieschaÌ„s Raufe the
Apostolis eius Petro Paulo sanctae Romanae ecclesiae matrae nostrae ac domino Pâ—…pâ—… Innoâ—…entio eiusque catholicis successoribus totum regnum Angliae totuÌ„ regnum Haberniae cum omni iure pertinentiâ—…s sais pro remissione omnium peccatorum nostrorum totius generis nostri taÌ„ pro viuis quà m pro defunctis amodo illa ab eo ecclesia Romana tanquaÌ„ secundarius recipientes tenentes in praesentia prudenâ—… vici Pandulphi domini Papae subdiaconi familiaris Eâ—…inde praedicto domino Papae Innocentio ciusque catholicis successoribus ecclesiae Romanae secundùm subscriptam formam fecimus iurauimuâ—… homagium ligium in praesentia PaÌ„dulphiâ—…si coram domino Papa esse poterimus eidem faciemus successores nostros haeredes de vxore nostra in perpetuâ—…m obligaÌ„tes vt simili modo summo Pontifici qui pro tempore fuerit ecclesiae Romanae sine contradictione debeant sidelitatem praestare homagium recognoscere Ad indicium autem huius nostrae perpetuae obligationis concessionis volumus stabilimus vt de proprijs specialibus redditibus nostris praedictorum regnorum pro omni seruitio consuetudine quae pro ipsis facere debemus saluis per omnia denarijs beati Petra ecclesia Romana mille marchas Esterlingorum percipiat annuatim in festo scilicet sancti Michaelis quingeÌ„tas marcas in Pascha quingentas Septingentas scilicet pro regno Angliae trecentas pro regno Hyberniae saluis nobis haeredibus nostris iustitijs libertatibus regalibus nostris Quae omnia sicut supra scripta sunt rata esse volentes atque firma obligamus nos successores nostros contra non venire si nos vel aliquis successorum nostrorum contra haec attentare praesumpserit quicunque tile fuerit nisi ritè commonitus resipuerit cadat à â—…re regni Et haec charta obligationis concessionis nostrae semper firma permaneat Teste meipso apud domum militum templi iuxta Doueram coram H. Dublinensi Archiepiscopo Iohanni Norwicenfi episcopo Galfrido filio Petri VV. comite Saresberiae VVillielmo comite Penbroc R. comite Binonia VV. comite VVarennae S. comite VVinton VV. comite Arundel VV. comite de Ferarijs VV. Briwere Peiro fâ—…ito Hereberti VVarinâ—… filio Geroldâ—… xv die Maâ—… anno regni nostri decimo quarto Ego Iohannes dei gratia Rex Angliae dominus Hyberniae ab hac hora in antea fidelis ero Deo beato Petro ecclesiae Romanae domino meo Papae domino Innocentio eiusque successoribus catholicè intrantibus Non ero in facto in dicto consensis vel consilio vt vitam perdant vel membra vel mala captione capiantur Eorum damnum si sciuero impediam remanere faciam si potero alio quineis quam citius potero intimabo vel tali personae dicam quam eis credam pro certo dicturaÌ„ Consilium quod mihi crediderint per se vel per nuÌ„cios suos seuliteras suas secretum tenebo ad corum damnum nulli pandam me sciente Patrimonium beati Petri specialitor regnum Angliae regnum Hyberniae adiutor ero ad tenendum defendendum contra omnes homines pro posse mes Sic me adiuicet Deus haec sancta Euangelia Amen Acta autem sunt haec vt praedictum est in vigilia dominicae AsceÌ„tionis ad Doueram Anno .1213 The english whereof is as followeth I Iohn by the grace of God K of Englande The wâ—… fealtie 〈◊〉 by King 〈◊〉 to the Poâ—… and Lord of Ireland from this houre forward shall be faithfull to God and to Saint Peter and to the Church of Rome and to my Lorde Pope Innocentius and to his successors lawfully entring I shal not be in word nor deede in consent or counsell that they shoulde lose life or member or be apprehended in euill manner Their losse if I may know it I shal impeach and stay so farre as I shall be able or else so shortly as I can I shall signifie vnto them or declare to such person the whiche I shall beleeue will declare the same vnto them The councell which they shall committe to me by themselues then messengers or letters I shall keepe secrete and not vtter to any man to their hurt to my knowledge The patrimony of Saint Peter and specially the Kyngdomes of England and Ireland I shall endeuor my selfe to defend against all men to my power So help me God and these holy Euangelists c. These things were done on the euen of the AsceÌ„tion of our Lord in the yere .1213 In the meane time the Earle of Flaunders perceyuing that he was not able to resist so puissant an enemie as the French King sent ouer in hast vnto the King of England for ayde wherevpon King Iohn vnderstanding that his aduersarie Kyng Phillip hadde turned all his force against the Earle of Flaunders and that thereby he was deliuered out of the feare of the Frenchmens comming into England That same nauy which as before is recited he had put in a readinesse conteyning the number of fyue hundred sayle hee sente straighte into Flaunders with a strong army Mat. Paris both of Horsemen and footemenne vnder the guiding of William Duke of Hollande William Longspee Earle of Salisbury base brother to King Iohn and Reginald Earle of Bullongne These Captayne 's being nowe passed foorthe with their fleetes into the mayne Sea espied anone many Shippes lying without the hauen of Dam for the number of Shippes of the Frenche fleete was so greate that the hauen could not receyue them all so that many of them lay at ancre withoute the hauen mouth and all alongst the coast Wherefore they sente foorthe certayne Shallops to espie whether they were friendes or enimies and what theyr number and order was It chanced that the same time the menne of Warre which were appoynted to keepe y e French fleete were gone foorthe togither with a greate number of the Marriners to spoyle and fetche bootles abroade in the Countrey The Englishe espials therefore makyng semblance as though they had bin some fishermen of those parties came very neere the Frenche Shippes lying at ancre and perceyuing them to be vnfurnished of people necessary to defend them came backe to their company and declared what they hadde seene certifying theyr Captaynes that the victory was in theyr handes if they woulde make speede The Captayne 's glad of these newes commaunded theyr men to make them ready to giue battayle and causing theyr marriners to make sayle directly towards the Frenche fleete The Fâ—…men aâ—… the French Shippes at theyr first approch they wanne those tall Shippes that lay at ancre abroade afore the Hauen withoute any great resistance the Marriners only making request to haue their lyues saued The other smaller vessels whyche after the tyde was gone
against their willes And the occasion as some think was for that he was no great friende to the Cleargie And yet vndoubtedly his deedes shew he hadde a zeale to ReligioÌ„ as it was then accompted for he fouÌ„ded the Abbey of Beaulean in the new forrest as it were in recompence of certayne Parishe Churches which to enlarge the same forrest he caused to be throwen downe and demolished Hee also buylded the Monasterie of Farendon and the Abbey of Hales in Shropshire Also he repared Godstow where his fathers concubine Rosamond lay enterred Likewise he was no small benefactor to the Minster of Liechfielde in Staffordshire Likewise to the Abbey of Crokesden in the same shire and to the Chappell at Knatesburgh in Yorkshire So that to say what I thinke hee was not so voyde of deuotion towards the Churche as dyuers of his enimies haue reported who of meere purpose conceale all his vertues and hide none of his vices but are plentifull ynough in setting foorthe the same to the vttermost and interprete all hys doyngs and sayings to the worst as may appeare to those that aduisedly reade the workes of them that write the order of hys lyfe Mat. Pâ—… Polidor alii whych may seeme rather an inuectiue than a true history Albeeit syth we cannot come by the trueth of things through the malice of Writers wee must contente oure selues with this vnfrieÌ„dly description of his time Certaynely it shoulde seeme the man hadde a princely heart in him and wanted nothing but faithful subiectes to haue wroken himselfe of such wrongs as were done and offered to him by the French Kyng and others Moreouer the pride and pretenced authoritie of the Cleargie he could not well abide wheÌ„ they went about to wrast out of his hands the prerogatiue of his princely rule and gouernemente True it is that to maynteyne his warres whych he was forced to take in hand as wel in Fraunce as else where he was constreyned to make all the shift hee coulde deuise to recouer money and bycause he pinched at theyr purses they conceyued no small hatred against him which when he perceyued and wanted peraduenture discretion to passe it ouer hee discouered now and then in hys rages hys immoderate displeasure as one not able to bridle his affections a thing very hard in a stout stomacke and thereby he missed nowe and then to compasse that which otherwise he might very well haue broughte to passe 〈◊〉 Paris It is written that he meant to haue become feodarse for maintenaunce sake agaynste hys owne disloyall subiectes and other his aduersaries vnto Miramumeline the great Kyng of the Sarazens but for the trueth of this reporte I haue little to say and therefore I leaue the credite thereof to the Authors It is reported lykewise that in time when the Realme stoode interdited as he was abroade to hunt one day it chaunced that there was a great Stagge or Hart killed whiche when he came to be broken vp prooued to be very fatte and thycke of flesh oh sayth hee what a pleasant lyfe thys Deare hathe ledde and yet in all hys dayes hee neuer hearde Masse To conclude it may seeme that in some respectes hee was not greatly superstitious and yet not voyde of a religious zeale towardes the mayntenaunce of the Cleargie as by his bountifull liberalitie bestowed in buyldyng of Abbeyes and Churches as before yee haue hearde it may partly appeare There lyued in hys dayes many learned men as Geffrey Vinesaufe Simon Fraxinus alias Asch Adamus Dorensis Gualter de Constantijs first Bishop of Lincolne and after Archbyshop of Rouen Iohn de Oxeford Colman surnamed Sapiens Richard Canonicus William Peregrine Ilane Teukesbury Simon Thuruaye who beeing an excellente Philosopher but standing too much in his owne conceyt vppon a suddayne dyd so forget all his knowledge in learning that he became the most ignorant of all other a punishment as was thought appoynted to hym of God for suche blasphemies as he hadde wickedly vttered both against Moises Christ Geruasius Dorobernensis Iohn Hanwill Bale Nigel Woreker Gilbert de Hoyland Benet de Peterburgh William Parbus a Monke of Newburgh Roger Houeden Huberte Walter firste Bishop of Salesbury and after Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury Alexander Theologus of whome ye haue heard before Geruasius Tilberiensis Siluester Giraldus Cambrensis who wrote many treatises Ioseph Deuonius Walter Mapis Radulfus de Diceto Gilbert Legley Mauritius Morganius Walter Morganius Iohn de Fordeham William Leicester Ioceline Brakeland Roger of Crowland Hugh White alias Candidus that wrote an history entituled Historia Petroburgensis Iohn de Saint Omer Adam Barking Iohn Gray an Historiographer and Byshop of Norwich Walter of Couentrie Radulphus Niger c. See Bale Scriptorum Britannia Centuria tertia Henry the thirde By this means it came to passe that his frendes greatly reioyced of these newes and manye of those whyche tyll that tyme hadde ayded the Frenchemen reuolted from them and in hope of pardon and rewarde tourned to king Henry It is reported by writers that amongst other thyngs as there were dyuers whiche withdrewe the hearts of the Englishemen from Lewes the consideration had of the confession which the vicount of Melune made at the houre of his death was the principall The order whereof in the later ende of the lyfe of king Iohn ye haue heard Truly how little good will inwardly Lewes and his Frenchemen bare towardes the Englishe nation it appeared sundry ways And first of all in that they had them in a maner in no regard or estimation at al but rather sought by all meanes to spoyle and keepe them vnder not sufferyng them to beare anye rule nor puttyng them in truste wyth the custodye of suche places as they had brought them in possession of SecoÌ„dly they called them not to councel so often as at the first they vsed to doe neyther dydde they proceede by theyr directions in their businesse as before they were accustomed Thirdly in all maner of theyr conuersation â—…e pride of Frenchmen â—…cureth them â—…ed neyther Lewes nor his Frenchmen vsed them so familiarly as at their first coÌ„ming but as their maner is shewing more loftie couÌ„tenances towardes them they greatly increased the indignation of the Englishe Lordes against them who myght euyll abyde to be so ouer ruled To conclude where greate promises were made at their entring into the lande they were slowe ynough in perfourmyng the same so as the expectation of the English barons was quite made voyde For they perceyued dayly that they were despised and scoffed at for their disloyaltie shewed towardes their owne naturall Prince hearyng nowe and then nyppes and tauntes openly by the Frenchemen that as they had shewed them selues false and vntrustye to theyr owne lawfull Kyng so they woulde not contynue anye long tyme trewe vnto a Straunger Thus all these thyngs layde togyther gaue occasion to the Englyshe Barons to remember themselues and to take iust occasion to reuolte vnto Kyng
whereof hee him selfe had the chiefe charge as the Kings lieuetenaunt And therfore determined not to suffer it any longer And herevpon verily rose the contention betwixte them whiche the Englishe souldydars that were there did greatly encrease fauouring the Earle as the Kyngs vncle and couteâ—…ning the lieuetenaunt as a straunger borne by meanes whereof the foresayde Sauarye doubting least if he shoulde fight with his enemies and throughe suche discorde as was nowe amongest them be put to the worse the faulte shoulde bee laide wholy in his necke 〈◊〉 Maâ—… 〈◊〉 Frenâ—… he secretely departed and fledde to Lewes the Frenche Kyng who was lately come to the Crowne of Fraunce by the deathe of his father king Philip as you before haue hard The Frenche Writers affirme that Kyng Lewes recouered out of the Englishmens hands the Townes of Niorte Saint Iohns d'Angeli and Rochell before that Sauar de Mauleon reuolted to the French part In deede the Chronicle of Dunstable sayth Dunstable that after the truce tooke ende thys yeare the Frenche Kyng raysed an army and tooke Niort and after they of Saint Iohn d'Angeli submitted themselues to hym From whence hee went to Rochelle within the whiche at that presente was the sayde Sauary de Mauleon with seuenty Knightes and Richarde Gray with Geffrey Neuille who had in their retinue sixtie Knightes These with the forces of the Towne fallied foorth and encountring with the Frenche army slewe many of their aduersaries and lost some of their owne people Yet after this the Frenche Kyng besieged the Towne and in the ende wanne it whilest the King of Englande being occupied about the assieging of Bedforde Castell neglected to sende them within Rochell necessary succoures The Poictouins lend to King Henry But Polidor Vergill writeth that now after that Sauary de Mauleon was become the FreÌ„ch Kings man the Poictouins sente vnto Kyng Henry signifying that they were ready to reuolt from the Frenche Kings subiection and yeelde themselues vnto him if hee woulde sende vnto them a power of men to defende their countrey from the French men Nowe Kyng Henry hauyng receyued these letters enterteyned them that brought this message very curteously and promising them to send ouer ayde with all expedition he caused his nauie to be made ready for that voyage In the meane time the Frenche Kyng sente foorthe an army vnder the leading of Sauary de Mauleon who then tooke Niort and Rochelle placing in the same sundry garrisons of Souldiers but chiefly Rochâ—… he fortified Rochelle whiche had bin long in the Englishmens handes and alwayes serued them to very good purpose for the handsome landing of their people when any occasion required The Frenche Kyng therefore hauing got it fortifyed it and meant to keepe it to the intente the Englishmen shoulde not haue heereafter in tyme of warre so necessary a place for their arriuall in those coastes Mat. 〈◊〉 It was moreouer decreed that at a certayne day after Easter there shoulde bee an inquisition taken by the Inquest of a substantiall Iury for the seuering of Forrestes Forresâ—… the newe from the olde so as all those groundes whyche hadde bin made Forrestes sith the dayes of Kyng Henry the Graundfather of this Henry the third shoulde bee disforrested And therevppon after Easter Hugh de Neuile and Brienne de Lisle were sente foorthe as Commissioners to take that inquisition By force whereof many wooddes were asserted and improued to arrable land by the owners and so not onely men but also dogges whyche for safegarde of the game were accustomed to lose theyr clawes hadde good cause to reioyce of these confyrmed liberties In the meane tyme and about the feast of the purification King Henry hauing iust occasion to pursue the warre for recouery of those townes taken as before you haue hearde by the Frenchmen sente ouer hys brother Richarde whome hee had made Earle of Cornewall and Poictow â—… Paris â—…dor with a mighty nauie of Shippes vnto Gascoigne This Earle hauing in his company the Earle of Salisbury Phillip de Albanie and others with prosperous winde and weather arriued at Burdeaux with foure hundred sayles â—…e hunâ—… hath â—…in and there landing his men went straighte vnto the Towne of Saint Machaire situate vppon the banke of Garon where vppon his firste comming he gate the Castell and sacked y e Towne and then passing further â—…nes won â—…e Engâ—…en wanne dyuers other Townes as Louguile Bergerat and other and after wente with greate diligence to besiege and recouer Rochell or rather Riole The French K. aduertised of the Earles arriuall and of these hys atchieued enterprises The Earle of Marche hath Math. Paris sente foorthe by and by the Earle of Champaigne with a mighty army into Guyenne to ayde his people there About the same time the Earle of Salisbury returning homewards out of Gascoigne was so toffed and turmoyled on the Seas by tempestes of weather â—… death of â—…arle of â—…bury 〈◊〉 Par. that hee fell sicke thereof and within a few dayes after hys arryuall dyed This yeare also there came foorth a decree froÌ„ the Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury and his suffraganes â—…es conâ—…esâ—…â—…n Chriâ—…buriall that the concubines of Priestes and Clearkes within orders for so were theyr wiues then called in contempt of their wedlocke should be denied of Christian buriall except they repented whylest they were aliue in perfect healthe or else shewed manifest tokens of repentaunce at the tyme of their deathes The same decree also prohibited them from the receyuing of the pax at Masse time and also of holy bread after Masse so long as the Priestes kept them in their houses or vsed their company publiquely out of their houses Moreouer that they shoulde not bee purified when they shoulde be deliuered of childe as other good women were withoute that they found sufficient suretie to the Archdeacon or his officiall to make satisfaction at the next Chapter or Courte to be holden after they should be purified And y e Priests should be suspeÌ„ded which did not present all such their concubines as were resiaunt within their Parishes Also all such women as were coÌ„uict to haue dealt carnally with a Priest wet appointed by the same decree to doe open pennance This yeare or as some haue in the nexte the Kyng graunted to the Citizens of London free warreyn that is to meane libertie to hunt within a certaine circuite about London and that all weites in y e Thames shuld be plucked vp and destroyed Also in this ninth yeare of his raigne K. Henry graunted to the Citizens of London that they might haue and vse a common seale About the time of the making of whiche ordinaunces An. Reg. 10. A Legate from the Pope Mat. Paris Otho y e Cardnal of S. Nicholas in Carcere Tullcano came as Legate from Pope Honorius into England to King Henry presenting him with letters from the Pope The tenor whereof when the Kyng hadde well
boughes of trees afrayd of this strange wonder flickred vp flew to and fro shewing a token of feare as if a Goshauke had bene ouer their heades The Pope sueth for licence to soiourne at Burdeaux The Pope required by solenme messengers sent to the king of England that he might come to the Citie of Burdeaux in Gascoigne and there for a tyme remayne The king wyst not well what answere to make for lothe hee was to denie any thing that the Pope shoulde requyre and againe hee was not willing for sundrie respectes that the Pope shoulde come so neare vnto him In deede manye were in doubt least if he came to Burdeaux The Popes presence more like to appaire than mende things hee woulde also come into Englande and rather appaire the state thereof than amend it by hys presence sithe by suche Vsurers and licencious lyuers as belonged to him the realme had alreadie bene sore corrupted Howsoeuer the matter went there was delay and such meanes deuised and made that the Pope came not there at that time 1251 Thunder and lightning On Christmasse day in the night great thunder and lightning chaunced in Norffolke and Suffolke past measure in token as was thought of some euill to follow The king kept his Christmasse at Winchester but without any great port or liberalitie for hospitalitie with him was greatly layd aside Guy de Lusigna brother to the king About this time Guy de Lusignan the kings halfe brother came ouer into Englande after hys returne out of the holy lande and was of the king ioyfully receyued Towardes the reliefe of his expences made in that iourney the king gaue him fiue hundred pounde which he got of the Iewes Moreouer he gaue to his brother Geffrey the custodie of the Baron Hastings landes and so by such liberal and bounteous gyftes as he bestowed on them and other straungers hee greatly incurred the hatred of his naturall people the English men The Earle of Lâ—…ycester reâ—…urneth On the day of the Epiphanie the Earle of Leycester came to the king in great hast oute of Gascoigne giuing him to vnderstande that the Gascoignes were reuolted in suche number that if speedie succours were not prouided the whole Countrey woulde fall from the Englishe subiection He had of the king three M. markes Herevpon the King furnished him with money and the Earle himselfe got all that hee coulde make of his owne reuenues and likewise of the Vmfreuilles landes the heyre whereof 〈◊〉 had in custodie Hee made no long abode 〈◊〉 with all speede returned 〈…〉 and reteyned two hundred Rutters oute of the Duke of Brahanâ—… Countreys and with them certaine Crosbowâ—… These were egre souldiers and bloudie But yâ—… the Gascoignes prepared themselues to resâ—… them in all that they myght howbeit the Eaâ—… putte them styll to the worse Before hâ—… laste returne from thence hee hadde razed the Castell of Fronsacke flatte with the grounâ—… and likewyse left desolate the Castell of Egâ—… mounte About this season one of the Kings Iustiâ—… named Henrie de Bath A â—…sed her â—…beybâ—… fell in the kings despâ—… sure bycause he was accused that he had not exercised his office vprightly but to his owne priuate gaine and peruerted iustice through bryâ—… vppon occasion of a suyte mooued betwyâ—…e hym and one Euerarde de Trumpington â—…e was appealed of falsehoode and treason by 〈◊〉 Philip Darcie Knight His wife was a kyâ—… to the Bassets and Sanfordes the whiche procured him great friendship at the handes of the 〈◊〉 of Cornewall and of Iohn Mansell and other of the kings Counsayle But for all that they coulde doe he was in great daunger to haue lost his life at the Parliament holden that yeare and begunne on the .xvj. day of Februarie For the king was so sore moued agaynst him that he caused proclamation to be made that if any man had any thing to lay agaynst the sayde Henrie de Bathe they shoulde come forth and their information shoulde bee heard Herevpon diuerse came and presented their coÌ„plaints and amongst other one of his owne fellowes that was a Iustice also declared that he had suffred an offender conuict to escape vnpunished for a bribe which he receyued to the preiudice of the king the danger of his associates the other Iustices The king herewith rose vp in a greate fume and sayd openly If any man will slea Henry of Bath he shal not be impeached for his death For I doe here plainly declare him acquit guiltlesse for the same Herewith diuerse woulde haue râ—… vpon him to haue murdred him but that Iohn Mansell stayed their outrage shewing them that the king might well hereafter repent the wordes which he spake thus in his furie and those y e shuld do any violence vnto the man were not lyke to escape punishment for both the Bish of London would surely accurse theÌ„ and other of his friends would not fail to seeke reuenge by teÌ„porall force and thus was Henrie of Bathe in the kings high displeasure for the tyme. At length yet through intercession of the Earle of Cornewall Henry 〈◊〉 put to hâ—… and the Bishop of London he was put to his fine and pardoned â—…elmare or â—…mare Biâ—… of Winâ—…ter conâ—…ed About the same tyme Athelmare the kings halfe brother was coÌ„firmed Byshop of Winchester by the Pope although he was thought scarcely sufficient to haue the place for lacke of learning and ripe yeares â—…e Bishop of â—…colne visiâ—… Abbeys The same yeare the Bishop of Lyncolne visited the Religious houses within his dioces to vnderstande what rule was kept amongst them vsing the matter somewhat straytely as they thought for he entred into the Chambers of the Monkes and searched theyr beddes And comming vnto the houses of the Nunnes hee went so neare as to cause theyr breasts to be tryed that he might vnderstande of their chaste liuings In Lent following hee was suspended by the Pope 〈◊〉 Bishop of â—…coine susâ—…ded by the â—…e bycause he would not suffer an Italian that had no skill of the Englishe tongue to enioy a Prebend in his Church which the Pope had giuen to the same Italian â—…les subiect â—…e English â—…s In this season Wales was brought to be subiect vnto the English lawes and that part which ioyneth to Chesshire Alain Lorde Zouch was committed to the custodie of Alain Lorde Zouch the whiche gaue for the hauing of the profites thereof to ferme xj hundred Markes and supplanted Lorde Iohn Gray whiche shoulde haue had it for fiue hundred Certaine Vsurers and straungers borne called Caorsini had bought at London fayre houses Vsurers called Caorsini and so remayned there as inhabitants occupying their trade without controlment for the Prelates durst not speake agaynst them bycause they alledged themselues to be the Marchants of the Popes highnesse and the Citizens durste not trouble them bycause they were defended by certain noble men whose money
Londoners were pardoned of theyr trespasse for receyuing the Earle though they were constrayned to paye a thousande Markes to the K. of Romans in recompence of the hurts done to him in burning of his house at Thistleworth â—…ers Dunst â—…deresch Whylest the Erle of Glocester kept the citie of London against the K. one Henry de Guderesch steward to the sayd Erle departing from LoÌ„don cam to y e manor house of Geffrey Saint Leger at Offeld whiche he brent and tourning from thence came to Brickhill The Lord Reynolde Gray that held of the kings parte The Lorde Grey aduertised hereof folowed hym with his retinue of men of warre and comming vpon his enimie at vnwares tooke the sayd Henry and flewe .xxx. of the chiefest of his companie some he tooke howbeit many escaped But nowe to our purpose By this agreemente concluded betwixte the Kyng and the Earle of Gloucester hee also accepted into his grace the Lorde Iohn Cyueleye the Lorde Nicholas de Segraue the Lorde Willyam Marmyon the Lorde Richarde de Grey the lorde Iohn Fitz Iohn and the Lorde Gilbert de Lucy with others so that all parts of the realme were quieted sauing that those in the Isle of Elye would not fulfill themselues yet at length by mediation of Prince Edward they were reconciled to the king and all the fortresses and defences within that yâ—…t by theÌ„ maâ—…e were plucked downe and destroyed But it appeereth by other writers Euersden that immediatly after the agreement concluded betwixt the Erle of Gloucester Prince Edward the kinges sonne by setting workmen in hand to make a caussey through the Fennes with boordes and hurdels entred vpon them that kepte the Isle of Elye so that many of them got out and fledde to London vnto the sayde Earle of Gloucester and other their complices The residue submitted themselues as the Lorde Wake Symon Mountfort the yonger the Pechees and other vpon condition to be pardoned of life and member And further that Prince Edwarde should be a meane to his father to receyue them into fauour But by other it maye rather seeme that some of them kept and defeÌ„ded themselues within that Isle till after the agreemente made betwixt the King and the Earle of Gloucester By order of whiche agrement there were foure Bishops and right Lordes chosen foorth which had bin firste nominated at Couentrie to order and prescribe betwixt the king and the disenherited menne a forme of peace and redemption of their landes And so in the feast of all Saincts An. reg 52. proclamation was made of a full accord and agreement and what euery man should pay for his raunsom for redeeming his offence agaynst the Kyng In the Octaues of Saint Martine the king helde a Parliament at Marleborough A parliament at Marleburghe where the liberties conteyned in the Booke called Magna Charta were confirmed and also dyuers other good and wholsome ordinances concernyng the state of the coÌ„mon wealth were established and enacted In the moneth of Aprill there chaunced greate thunder tempestuous rayne and floudes occasyoned by the fame ryghte sore and horrible continewyng for the space of fifteene dayes togyther The Legate Othobone 1268. after he had in the Synods holden at Northamton and London deuised and made many orders and rules for Churchmen and leuied amongst them greate summes of moneye The Legate Othobone returneth to Rome Othobon chosen Pope fynallye in the moneth of Iuly he tooke leaue of the King and retourned to Rome where after the deceasse of Innocent the fifth about the yere of our Lord 1276. hee was chosen Pope and named Adryan the fifth liuing not past fifty days after Abyndon He went so neere hande to search out things at his going away that he had enrolled the true value of all the churches and benefices in England and took the note with him to Rome Prince Edward the kings sonne and diuers other great lordes of England before this legates departure out of the realm Prince Edvv. receyueth the Crosse receiued the crosse at his handes in Northampton on Midsommer day meaning shortly after accordyng to theyr prontise there made to goe into the holy land to warre against Gods enimies Fabian A fray in London betvvixte the Goldsmiths and Taylours This yeare there fell variance betwene the fellowshippes of the Goldsmythes and Taylours within the Citie of London so that one euening there were assembled to the number of fiue hundred in the streetes in armor and running togyther made a foule fray so that many were wouÌ„ded and some slayne But the sheriffes hearing therof came and parted them with assistaunce of other craftes and sente diuers of them beyng taken vnto prison Of the which there were arraigned to the number of thirtie and .xiij. of them condemned and hanged An. reg 53 Thames frozen In the fiftieth and three yeare of Kyng Henries reygne there was suche an excedyng great froste begynning at Saincte Andrewes tyde and continuyng tyll it was neere Candelmasse that the Thames from the Bridge vpwardes was to harde frozen 1269. that menne and beastes passed ouer on foote from Lambhythe to Westmynster and so Weastwarde in dyuers places vp to Kyngston Also Merchandyze was broughte from Sandwyche and other places vnto London by lande For the Shippes by reason of the Ice coulde not enter the Thames And about the feast of Saint Vedast whiche falleth on the vj. of Februarie fel so great abundaunce of rayne that the Thames rose so high as it hadde not doone at anye tyme before to rememberaunce of man then lyuing so that the cellours vaultes in London by the water side were drowned and much merchandise marred and loste Abyngdon A paâ—…liamente holden at London About Sainct Georges day there was a parliament holden at London for the appeasing of a controuersie depending betwixte Prince Edward the kings sonne and the Earle of Gloucester At the whiche Parliamente were present almost all the Prelates and peeres of the realme At length they put the â—…tter in 〈…〉 into the handes of the Kyng of Almayne vndertakyng â—…o be ordred by hym hygh and low touchyng all controuersies and lykewyse for the iourney to be made into the holy lande 〈◊〉 the king of Almayne did little in the matter to any great effecte In the beginning of Lente the King gaue to his sonne Prince Edwarde the rule of the Citie of London wyth all the 〈…〉 fytes therto belongyng After whiche guifte the sayd Prynce made syr Hugh Fitz Othon Constable of the Tower and Custos of the Citie of London Vpon the nynth day of Apryll Edmund the â—…yngs sonne surnamed Crouchebacke maryed at Westmynster Auelina the daughter of the Earle of Aumacle Prince Edwarde commanded the Citiâ—… of London to present vnto him sixe Citizenâ—… 〈◊〉 the which number he might nominate two sheriffes 〈…〉 and so appoynted William de Hadâ—… and Ankeryll de Aluerne which were sworne to be accomptants as their
iour que le droyt sera tricé affirmé Et que les yssues de mesme la terre en le moyne temps resceus soient sauuement mis en depos bien gardees par la main le Chamberleyn d' Escoce que ore est de celuy qui serra assigne a luy de par le rey dengliterre de sous leur seaus sauue renable sustinance de la terre des chaustiaux des ministres du royaume En testimoigne de cestes choses auandicts nous auons mis nos scaules a ceste escript Fait donne a Norham le Mercredie prochein apres l'Ascention l'an de grace 1291. The English whereof is thus The Copie of the seconde charter touthing the possession of the lande TO all those which these present writings shal see or heare Florence Erle of HollaÌ„d Robert de Bruce lord of AnnaÌ„dal Iohn de Balliol Lord of Galloway Iohn Hastings Lorde of Abergeuennie Iohn Comin Lord of Badenaw Patrik de Dunbarre Earle of Marche Iohn de Vesey insteade of his father Nicholas de Sules WilliaÌ„ de Ros send greeting in our Lord. Bycause that of our good wil and common assent without all constraint we do consent and graunt vnto the noble prince the Lorde Edwarde by the grace of God king of England that he as superior Lorde of Scotland may heare examine define determine our clayme 's chalenges petitions whiche we intend to shew and proue for our right to bee receyued before him as superior Lord of the land promising moreouer that we shall take his deed for sleme and stable and that he shall inioy the kingdome of Scotland whose right shall by declaration best appeare before him Where as then the sayde king of England cannot in this maner take knowledge nor fulfill our meanings without iudgement nor iudgement ought to be without execution nor execution may in due forme be done without possession and seysine of the sayde land and Castels of the same we will consent and graunt that he as superior Lord to perform the premisses may haue the seysine of all the land and Castels of the same till they that pretend tytle to the crowne be satisfied in theyr sute so that before he be put in possession and seysine he finde sufficient suretie to vs that pretende tytle 〈◊〉 the Wardens and to all the comunaltie 〈◊〉 kingdome of Scotland y t he shal restore the 〈◊〉 kingdome with all the royaltie dignitie â—…rie liberties customes rightes lawes vsages â—…sessions and all and whatsoeuer the appâ—…ces in the same state wherein they were 〈◊〉 the seysine to him delyuered vnto him to 〈◊〉 by right it is due according to the iudgement 〈◊〉 his regalitie sauing to him the homage of 〈◊〉 person that shall be king and this resâ—… be made within two Moneths after y e day 〈◊〉 which the right shall be discussed and estabâ—… the issues of the same lande in the meane 〈◊〉 shall be receyued layd vp and put in safe 〈◊〉 in the handes of the Chamberlaine of Scotâ—… which nowe is and of him whome the 〈…〉 Englande shall to hym assigne and thys â—…der theyr Seales â—…ing and allowing the reasonable charges for the sustentation of the laâ—…e the Castelles and â—…s of the Kingdome In witnesse of all the which premisses we haue 〈◊〉 to these letters set our Seales Yeuen at Norham the Wednesday nexte after the feast of the Ascention of oure Lorde in the yeare of grace 1291. These two letters the King of England 〈◊〉 vnder his priuie Seale vnto diuerse Monasteries within his realme in the .xix. yeare of his raigne that in perpetuall memorie of the thing thus passed it might be registred in their Chronicles And thus by the common assent of the chiefest of the Lordes in Scotlande king Edwarde receyued the lande into his custodie tyll by due and lawfull tryall had it myght appeare who was rightfull heyre to the crowne there The homage or fealtie of the Nobles of Scotland was expressed in wordes as followeth Rich. 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 tenor of 〈◊〉 homage Bycause that all wee are come vnto the allegiance of the noble Prince Edwarde King of Englande wee promise for vs and oure heyres vpon all the daunger that wee may incurre that wee shall bee faythfull and loyally holde of hym agaynste all manner of mortall menne and that wee shall not vnderstande of any domage that may come to the king nor to his heyres but wee shall stay and impeache the same to our powers And to this we binde our selues and our heyres and are sworne vpoÌ„ the Euangelists to performe the same Beside this we haue done fealtie vnto our soueraigne lord the said king in these wordes eche one by himself I shall be true and faythfull and fayth and loyaltie I shall beare to the King of EnglaÌ„d Edward and his heyres of life member and worldely honour agaynste all mortall creatures Maister â—…pheâ—… of Râ—… The King hauing receyued as well the possessions of the Realme Castelles Manours and other places belongyng to the crowne of Scotlande â—…dens of â—…ealme of â—…and apâ—…ted by K. â—…arde he committed the gouernment and custodie of the realm vnto the Bishops of Saint Andrewes and Glasgo to the Lordes Iohn Cumyn and Iames Stewarde who had put him in possession to that vnder him they â—…o the same in maner as they had done before But in diuerse Castels hee placed such Captaynes as he thought most meetest to keepe them to hys vse till he had ended the controuersie and placed him in the kingdome to whome of ryght it belonged He also willed the Lordes of Scotland to elect a sufficient personage to bee Chancellour of the Realme 〈◊〉 Bishop of â—…esse elecâ—… chancellor â—…otlande which they did naming Alane Bishop of Catnesse whom the king admitted ioyning with him out of his Chapleynes named Walter Armundesham so that on the .xij. of Iune vpon the greene ouer agaynst the Castell of Norham neare to the ryuer of Tweede in the Parishe of Vpsetelington before Iohn Ballioll Robert Brute the Bishops of Saint Andrewes and Glasgo the Lordes Cumyn and Steward wardens of Scotlande He receyueth his seale The Bishop of Cathnesse receyued his Seale appoynted him by the king of England as supreme Lorde of Scotlande and there both the said Bishop He is sworne Walter Amondeâ—…ham were sworne truly to gouerne themselues in the office The Bishop of Saint Androwes and Iohn Lorde Comyn of Badenoth with Brian Fitz Alain were assigned to receyue such fealties at Saint Iohns towne The Bishop of Glasgo Iames Lorde Stewarde of Scotlande and Nicholas Segraue were appoynted to receyue them at Newcastell of Arc. The Earle of Southerland and the Sherife of that Countrey with his Baylifes and the Chatellain of Inuernesse were ordeyned to receyue those fealties in that Countye the Chattelain first to receyue it of the sayde Earle and then he with his sayd associates to receyue the same
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
a chayre at the tyme of their Coronation whyche Kyng Edwarde caused nowe to be transferred to Westminster and there placed to serue for a Chayre for the Priest to sit in at the Aulter The Kyng comming to Berwike called thither vnto a Parliament all the Nobles of Scotlande and there receiued of them their homages The 〈◊〉 of Scoâ—… feâ—…â—…selues 〈◊〉 King the whyche in perpetuall witnesse of the thyng made letters patents thereof written in French and sealed with their seales as the tenor him followeth A Touz ceux que cestes lettres verront uront c. TO all those that these present letters shall see or heare we Iohn Comin of Badenaw The iâ—…meâ—… of 〈◊〉 homâ—… the lanâ—… Scotlandâ—… K. Eâ—… c. Bycause that wee at the faithe and will of the most noble Prince and our dearest Lorde Edwarde by the grace of God Kyng of England Lorde of Irelande and Duke of Aquitaine doe vowe and promise for vs and our heires vppon payne of body and goodes and of all that wee may haue that wee shall serue him well and truly against all men whiche maye liue and die at all tymes when we shall bee required or warned by our said Lord the Kyng of Englande or hys heires and that wee shall not know of any hurte to bee done to them but the same wee shall lette and impeach with all our power and giue them warning thereof and those things to holde and keepe wee binde vs our heires and al our goodes and further receyue an oth thereof vpon the holy Euangelistes and after all wee and euery of vs haue done homage vnto oure soueraigne Lorde the King of Englande in wordes as followeth I become your liegeman of life members The sâ—… their lâ—… and earthly honor against all men which maye lyue and die And the same oure soueraigne Lorde the King receyued this homage vnder thys forme of wordes The 〈◊〉 King 〈◊〉 accepâ—… We receyue it for the land of the whiche you bee nowe seased the righte of vs or other saued and excepte the landes whiche Iohn Ballioll sometime Kyng of Scotland graunted vnto vs after that we did deliuer vnto him y e kingdome of Scotlande if happely hee hathe giuen to you any suche landes Moreouer all wee and euery of vs by hymselfe haue done fealtie to oure saide soueraigne Lord the Kyng in these wordes I as a faythfull and liege man shall keepe faith and loyaltie vnto Edward Kyng of England and to his heires of life member and earthly honor againste all men whiche may liue and die and shall neuer for anye person beare armour nor shall be of councell nor in ayde with anye person againste hym or hys heyres in any case that maye chaunce but shall faithfully acknowledge and doe the seruice that belongeth to the tenementes the which I claime to holde of hym as God me helpe and all hys Saintes I witnesse whereof these letters pattentes are made and sygned with our seales Yeuen at Warke the foure and twentith of Marche in the yeare of the reigne of oure sayde Lord the Kyng of Englande â—…ficers apâ—…ynted in â—…tlande by â—…ng Iohn Then was Iohn Warren Earle of Surrey and Sussex made by Kyng Edward warden of Scotlande Hugh Cressingham Threaforer and William Ormesdy high Iustice whome the King commaunded that hee shoulde call all those before him whyche helde any landes of the Crowne and to reteyne oâ—… them in hys name theyr homages and fealties Iohn Ballioll the late Kyng of Scotlande was sent to London Iohn Ballioll sent to London and had a conâ—…nt company of seruauntes appoynted to aâ—…de hym hauyng licence to goe anye whether abroade to that hee kepte hym selfe wâ—…hâ—… the 〈◊〉 of twentie miles neere to London Iohn Câ—… of Badenaw and Iohn Edmni of Lowan and diuers otheâ—… nobles of Scotlande were brought into Englande on the South side of Ticut being warned vpoÌ„ payne of death not to returne into Scotlande till the King â—…d made an ende of his warres with Fraunce The Cleargie by reason of a coÌ„stitution ordeyned and constituted the same yeare by Pope Boniface â—…e pretenâ—… excuse of 〈◊〉 Cleargie prohibiting vpon payne of excommunication that no â—…asages nor other exactions should beleiued or exalted of the Cleargie in any manner of wise by secular Princes or to be paid to them of things that perteyned to the Church vtterly refused to graunte any manner of ayde to the King towardes the manie gâ—…aunce of hys warres Wherevppon the Kyng to the intent they shoulde haue tyme to study for a better aunswer deferred the matter to an other Parliamente to bee holden on the morrowe after the feast of Saint Hillarie This yeare after the feast of the Epiphany An. reg 25. 1297. The Earle of Holland married Elizabeth the kings daughter Elizabeth the Kings daughter was married vnto Iohn Earle of Holland Humfrey de Bohun Earle of Hereford and Essex was sente to conuey them into Hollande there to take possession of the Earledome as then discended vnto the said Iohn by the death of his father lately before slayne by his owne â—…usheâ—…s by cause he woulde haue disinherited this Iohn and made a bastarde sonne whiche hee hadde to be his heire The daye appoynted for the Parliamente to bee holden at London bring coâ—…e and the Cleargie continuing in their deâ—…an to graunt anye subsedy the King exluded them out of his protection for the redeeming whereof many by themselues and many by mediators did afterwardes giue vnto the King truth parte of all their goodes The Archbishop of Caunterbury being found stiffe in the matter the Kyng seased all his landes and commaunded all suche debtes as were founde of his in the rolles of the Exchequer to bee leuied with all speede of his goodes and cattayle Abingdon The Archbyshoppe his wordes Some write that when the Archbishop of Caunterburie in name of all the residue hadde declared to them whome the Kyng had appoynted commissioners to receyue the aunswere that whereas they of the Cleargie hadde two soueraigne Lordes and gouernoures the one in spirituall matters and the other in temporall they ought yet rather to obey theyr Spirituall gouernoure than their Temporall Neuerthelesse to satisfye the Kynges pleasure they woulde of theyr owne charges sende to the Pope that by hys licence and permission they myghte graunte the Kyng some aide or else receyue some aunswere from hym what to doe therein for sayeth the Archbyshoppe wee beleeue that the Kyng feareth the sentence of excommunicatioÌ„ and would be as glad to auoyde it as we When the Commissioners hearde this aunswere they required that they woulde appoynte some of theyr owne company to beare this message vnto the Kyng for they durst not reporte it vnto hym which being done as the Commissioners had required the Kyng in his furie proceeded agaynste them in suche rigorous manner as yee haue hearde The declaration of the Lord chiefe Iustice in so muche that
of his nobles at Hunâ—…en the twentith day of May and so sailed into Englande The king of Englande returneth home The Earle of VVarvvicke leauing behinde hym the Earle of Warwicke to haue the gouernment of all the men of warre which hee left beehinde hym eyther in Guyenne or in any other place on that side the sea There dyed in this iourney diuers noble men of this lande Tho. VVals The Frenche king goeth ouer to Callais as the Earles of Marche and Oxforde the Lorde Iohn Gray then Stewarde of Englande and the Lorde Geffrey de Say with diuers other The eigthe of Iulie nexte ensuyng the Frenche Kyng hauing licence to departe landed at Callais and was lodged in the Castel there abiding till the king of Englande came thither whiche was not till the ninthe daye of October nexte after On the foure and twentith day of October bothe the Kings beeyng in twoo trauerses and one Chappest at Calais The Kings receiue a solempne othe to see the peace performed a Masse was said before them and when they shuld haue kissed the paxe eyther of them in signe of greater friendshippe kissed the other and there they were solemnelye sworne to maynteyne the articles of the same peace and for more assuraunce therof manye Lordes of bothe partes were lykewise sworne to mainteine the same articles to the vttermost of their powers Whilest these kings lay thus at Callais there was greate banquetting and cheare made betwixt them Also the Duke of Normandie came from Bolongne to Calais The Duke of Normandie to visite his father and to see the King of Englande in which meane time twoo of King Edwardes sonnes were at Bolongne Finally when these twoo Kinges hadde finished all matters in so good order and forme that the same coulde not be amended nor corrected and that the Frenche King had deliuered his hostages to the Kyng of England that is to say six Dukes beside Erles Lords and other honorable personages in all to the number of eight and thirtie The number of the Frenche hostages On the morrowe after the taking of their othes that is to say on the fiue and twentith day of October beeyng Sonday the French King was freely deliuered and the same daye before noone hee departed from Calais and rode to Boloigne The Kyng of Englande brought hym a mile forewarde on his way and then tooke leaue of hym in moste louing manner The Prince attended hym to Bolloigne where bothe hee and the Duke of Normandie wyth other were eftsones sworne to holde and mainteine the forsaid peace without all fraude or colorable deceit And this done the Prince retourned to Callais Thus was the frenche King sette at libertie The Frenche King sette at libertie after hee hadde bin prisoner here in England the space of foure yeres and as muche as from the nineteenthe daye of September vnto the fiue and twenty of October When the King of Englande hadde finished his businesse at Callais according to his minde he retourned into Englande and came to London the ninth daye of Nouember Strange vvonders In this foure and thirtieth yeare of Kyng Edwarde men and cattell were destroyed in diuers places of this Realme by lightening and tempest also houses were sette on fier and brente and manye straunge and wonderfull sights sene The same yeare Edward prince of Wales maried the countesse of Kente whiche before was wyfe vnto the Lorde Thomas Hollande and before that she was also wife vnto the Earle of Salisburie and deuorsed from hym and wedded vnto the same Lorde Holland Shee was daughter vnto Edmund Earle of Kent brother to Kyng Edwarde the second that was beheaded in the beginning of this Kings raigne as before yee haue heard And bicause the Prince and shee were within degrees of consanguinitie forbidden to marry a dispensation was gotten from the Pope to remoue that lette A greate death In this yeare also was a greate deathe of people namely of men for weomen were not so muche subiect thereto This was called the seconde mortalitie bycause it was the seconde that fell in this Kings dayes Hen. Marl. The Primate of Ardmache departed this life This yeare also by the deathe of Richard Fitz Raufe Primate of Ardmache that departed this life in the Courte of Rome and also of Richard Kilminton deceassed here in Englande the discorde that hadde continued for the space of three or foure yeares betwixte them of the Clergie on the one parte and the foure orders of Friers on the other parte was nowe quieted and brought to ende 1â—…36 â—…ions â—…riuer Meriuth A â—…anâ—…â—…ight in the â—…e Moreouer this yeare appeared twoo Castelles in the aire of the whiche the one appeared in the Southeaste and the other in the Southweste out of whiche Castelles aboute the houre of noone sundry times were sene hosts of armed men as appeared to mannes sight issuing foorthe and that hoste whiche sallyed out of that castell in the Southeaste seemed white the other black They appered as they shoulde haue fought eyther agaynste other and firste the white had the vpper hand and after was ouercome Souldiours calâ—… the compaâ—… did much hurte in Fraunce so they vanished out of sight About the same time the souldiors whiche were discharged in FrauÌ„ce and out of wages by the breaking vp of the warres assembled togyther and did muche hurte in that Realme Froissart as in the frenche histories ye may reade Their chiefâ—…ders were Englishmen and Goscoins suâ—… to the king of England Anâ—… Aâ—… The King asseâ—… the estats of his realme in parliameÌ„t aâ—… Westminster in the feaste of the conuension of 〈◊〉 Paule and there was declared vnto them the tenor whole effect of the peace concluded beâ—…twixte England and Fraunce Caxton wherewith they were greatly pleased and herevpon the nobles of the realme and suche frenchemen as were hostages came togither at Westminster church on the first Sunday of Lent nexte following and there suche as were not alredy sworne reâ—… the othe for performaunce of the same peace iâ—… a right solemne manner hauyng the â—…our of their othes written in certaine scroles and after they had taken their othes vpon the SacrameÌ„t and masse booke they delyuered the same scrols vnto certain notaries apointed to receiue and register the same The mortalitie yet during that noble Duke Henry of Lancaster departed this life on the euen of the Aununtiation of our Ladie and was buryed at Leycester Iohn of Gaunt fourth son to the king who had maried his daughter the Lady Blanche as before yee haue hearde succeeded him in that Duchie as his heire in right of the said Lady Tho. VVaâ—… Ad. 〈◊〉 â—…riâ—… The same yere also died the lord Reignold Cobhain the lord Walter Fitz Warein and three Bishops Worceter London and Elie. This yeare vpon the .xv. 1â—…61 Caxton day of Ianuarie there rose suche a passing winde that the like had not bin heard
that what noble man or other that could claime any office that day of the solemnising the kings coronation they should come and put in their bylles comprehending their demaundes Where vpon diuerse offices and fees were claymed Clayming of offices at the coronation as well by billes as otherwise by speeche of mouth in fourme as here ensueth First the Lord Henrie the kings eldest sonne to whom he as in right of his Duchie of Lancaster had appointed that office claimed to beare before the king the principall sword called Curtana Curtana and had his suyt graunted Iohn Erle of Somerset The Earle of Sommerset to whom the king as in right of his Erledome of Lincoln had granted to be Caruer the day of his coronation claymed that office and had it confirmed Henrie Percie Erle of Northumberland The Earle of Northūberlād and high Conestable of England by the kings grant claymed that office and obteyned it to enioy at pleasure The same Earle in right of the I le of Man The Isle of Manne which at that present was graunted to him and to his heyres by the king claimed to beare on the kings left side a naked sworde with whiche the King was gyrded when before his coronation hee entred as Duke of Lancaster into the parties of Holdernesse Lancaster sword which sworde was called Lancasters sworde Rauf Erle of Westmerland The Earle of Westmerland Erle Marshal of England by the kings grant claymed y e same office and obteyned it notwithstanding that the attorneys of the duke of Norffolke The Duke of Norfolke presented to the Lord steward their petition on the dukes behalfe as Erle Marshal to exercise the same Sir Thomas Erpinghā knight Sir Thomas Erpingham exercised the office of Lord great Chamberleyn and gaue water to the king when he washed both before after dinner hauing for his fees the Bafon Ewer and Towels with other things whatsoeuer belonging to his office notwithstanding Aubrey de Veer Erle of Oxford put in his petitions to haue that office as due to him from his auncesters Thomas Beauchampe Earle of Warwicke by right of inheritance The Earle of Warwicke bare the thirde sworde before the king and by lyke right was Panter at the coronation Sir William Argentine knight Sir William Argentyne by reason of the tenure of his Mano◅ of Wilmundale in the Countie of Hertford serued the king of the firste cup of drinke which he tasted of at his dinner the day of his coronation the cap was of siluer vngylt which the same knight had for his fees notwithstanding the petition which Iuon Fitzwarren presented to the Lord steward Ivon Fitzwarē requiring that office in right of his wife y e Lady Mawd daughter and heyre to sir Iohn Argentine knight The L. Furniual Sir Thomas Neuill Lord Furniual by reason of his Manour of Ferneham with the hamlet of Cere whiche hee helde by the courtesie of England after the deceasse of his wife the Lady Ioan deceassed gaue to the king a gloue for hys right hand and susteyned the kings right arme so long as he bare the scepter The L. Grey The Lorde Reginald Grey of Ruthen by reason of his manor of Ashley in Norffolke couered the tables and had for his fees all the Table-clothes as well those in the Hall as else where when they were taken vp notwithstanding a petition exhibited by sir Iohn Draiton to haue had that office Great spurres The same Lorde Gray of Ruthen bare the kinges great spurres before him in the time of his coronation by right of inheritance as heyre to Iohn Hastings Erle of Pembroke The second worde Iohn Erle of Somerset by the kings assignment bare the seconde sworde before him at his coronation notwithstanding that the sayd Lorde Grey of Ruthen by petition exhibited before the Lorde Stewarde demaunded the same office by reason of his Castell and Tower of Pembroke and of his towne of Denbigh The Earle of Arundel Thomas Earle of Arundel chiefe Butler of Englande obteyned to exercise that office the day of the coronation and had the fees thereto belonging graunted to him to wit the Goblet wyth which the king was serued and other things to that his office apperteyning the vessels of Wine excepted that lay vnder the bar which were adiudged vnto the sayd Lorde steward the sayd erle of Arundels clayme notwithstanding The citizens of London The Citizens of London chosen forth by the Citie serued in the hall as assistants to the Lord chiefe Butler whilest the king sat at dinner the day of his coronation and when the king entred into his Chamber after dinner called for wine the Lorde Maior of London brought to hym a cuppe of golde with wine and had the same cup giuen to him togither with the cuppe that conteyned water to allay the wine After the king had drunke the sayd Lorde Maior and the Aldermen of London had their table to dine at on the left hand of the king in the hall Thomas Dimmocke Thomas Dymocke in right of his mother Margaret Dymocke by reason of the tenure of his manor of Scriuelbie claymed to be the kings Champion at his coronation and had hys suyte granted notwithstanding a clayme exhibited by Baldwin Freuill Baldwin freuil demaunding that office by reason of hys Castell of Tamworth in Warwikshire The sayde Democke had for his fees one of the best coursers in the kings stable with y e kings saddle and all the trappers and harneys apperteyning to the same horse or Courser he hadde likewise one of the best armors that was in the kings armorie for his owne bodie with all that belonged wholy therevnto Iohn Lorde Latimer The Lorde Latimer although he was vnder age for himselfe and y e Duke of Norffolke notwithstanding that his possessions were in the kings hands by his attourney sir Thomas Grey knight claimed and had the office of Almouer for that day by reason of certaine landes which somtyme belonged to the Lorde William Beauchampe of Bedford They had a Towel of fine lynnen cloth prepared to put in the siluer that was appoynted to be giuen in almes and likewise they had the destribution of the cloth that couered the Pauement floores from the kings Chamber doore vnto the place in the Churche of Westminster where the Pulpet stoode The residue that was spred in the Church the Sexten had William le Venour W. le Ven◅ by reason he was tenant of the Manour of Liston claymed and obteyned to exercise the office of making Wafers for the king the day of his coronation The Barons of the fiue Portes claymed The bar◅ of the fiue portes and it was granted them to beare a Canapie of cloth of golde ouer the king with four staues and foure belles at the foure corners euerie staffe hauing foure of those barons to beare it Also to dine and sit at
meÌ„ willed them to remeÌ„ber how oft they hadde subdued those theyr aduersaries in battaile with whom they should nowe câ—…pâ—… for the moste part euer being the lesse number against y e greater Agayn he declared how necessarie it was to tame y e hold attempts of the presumptuous Dolphyn now in the beginning lest if the fyre were suffred still to flame as it had begon they should scant haue water to quenche it Thys battayle was foughte the eyght and twentieth of Auguste in the yeare of our Lorde a thousande foure hundred twentie and foure in the which battaile were slayn of the Frenchmen the erles of Aumarle Ventadour Forest Mary the Lords Grauile Gaules Fountaines Auebois Tonars Mounteny Combreste Brunell Tumble and Poisy beside .iij. C. knights Also the Vicount Narbonne whose body was hanged on a gibbet bycause he was one of the murtherers of the duke of Burgoin Of Scots also were slaine Archibald earle Douglas that was made as before is meÌ„tioned duke of Touraine Iames Douglas son to the saide Archibald earle of Wigton Iohn earle of Boughen newly made Conestable of Fraunce sir Alexander Meldrin sir Henry Batglauie sir Iohn Sterling William of Homelsoon sir Iames Gray sir Roberte Kanden sir Alexander Linfaye sir Robert Stewarde sir Robert Swinton and .xxvij. C. Scots of name and armes beside other so that in this battaile were slaine by report of Montioy king at armes in FraÌ„ce and the Englishe Herraultes there present of Frenchemen Fier thousande â—…the Aemilius but Nichoâ—… Giles saieth there died but â—…ere thousand 〈◊〉 both parts and Scottes .ix. M. .vij. C. and of Englishemen .xxj. C. but no man of name sauing .v. yong Esquiers And there were taken prisoners Iohn duke of Alanson the bastarde of Alanson the Lorde of Faicit the L. of Hormit sir Piers Harison sir Lois de Gaucourte Dedley and Canleton tvvo of the englishe nobilitie vvere slaine at this battaile as Iacâ—…b Maâ—…rc 〈◊〉 sir Roberte Brusset sir Iohn Turnebull a Scot and .ij. C. gentlemenne beside coÌ„mon souldiore The frenchemen within Vernoil seeing the Dolphines armye thus ouerthrowen deliuered the towne to the Regent their liues saued Then was sir Phillip Hall appointed capitaine there and the Lorde Regent retourned and came to Roan and after to Paris The Dolphin that called himselfe Kyng of Fraunce was sore amased with the ouerthrow of his army and no meruaile for he was driuen out of all the countries in manner that apperteined to the crowne of Fraunce and might resort to none except to Bourbonois Alurrgn Berry Poictow Touraine a parte of Aâ—…ow and Languedoc yet to shewe himselfe as king he erected his court of Parliament his chancerie and al other courts in the citie of Poictiets and there established hys great seale wyth all due circumstaunces thereto aperteyning whiche there continued the space of .xiiij. yeares togither and then was remoued to Paris after that he had got possession of that citie and expulsed the Englishemen as after shall apeare The Duke of Bedforde lying at Paris sente the Lorde Scales The Lorde â—…sient to â—…cie Anâ—… Maine sir Iohn Montgomerie sir Io. Fastolf with two thousand meÌ„ to conquer the countries of Aniow Maine vnto whom were rendered without assaulte the strong castels of Beaumont le Vicount Teune Silly Osce Courceriers Roussy Vasse Couetemenant and twentye other whyche I doe heere passe ouer Suche was then the opinion conceyued of the Englishe puissaunce so ofte tried proued and assayed that the frenchemen thought that the Englishmen woulde and shoulde haue all things whyche they eyther wished or enterprised The Earle of Salisbury with the sayde Lorde Scales and the other capitaines before named were appointed wyth an army of ten thousande men to besiege the riche and strong citie of Mans the chief citie of al y e country of Maine The Englishemenne comming before that Citie made their approches and planted their battery to the walles so that with the shot of their greate peeces whyche kinde of engiâ—… beefore that time had not bene muche seene nor hearde off in Fraunce the Citie was within a fewe dayes dispoiled of all hir Towers and outwarde defences The Citizens of Mans Man 's deliuered to the Englishemen and the souldiours within perceyning in what daunger they stood and knewe not how to remedy the matter offered the Towne vppon this condition that all persons which woulde tary within the towne might abide and all that woulde departe with horse and harnesse only shoulde be permitted whiche offers were accepted and the Toans rendred whereof the Earle made capitaine the Earle of Suffolke and his lieuetenaunt Syr Iohn Fastolfe After this the Earle of Salisburye besieged the faire Towne of Saint Susan whereof was capitaine one Ambrose de Lore a right valiant chiefetain The Erle caused the towne to bee assaulted at his firste comming to it but he loste more than he gained and therefore lefte off his assaults and caused a trenche to be caste aboute the Towne and so planted his battery by force whereof hee ouerthrewe the walles in suche sorte that the captaine offered for himselfe and his souldiors .20 0000. crownes so that they might departe in their do abiettes onely whiche â—…nnye bycause winter approched was accepted and the towne yelded Of this Towne Sir Iohn Popham was made Capitaine Then the Earle wente to Maine â—…a Iubez which towne after due wâ—…hes siege was yelded and appointed to the keeping of sir Iohn Montgomerye knighte After the feaste of the Purification of our Lady the erle of Salisbury besieged the castel de la Fert Barnarde during whiche siege a sale was made of the towne of Alanson being in the englishmens possession by a Gascoigne that was one of the garison there but this sale being opened to the Erle of Salisbury by the same Gascoine at the daye appointed the Lorde Wistoughby and sir Iohn Fastolfe with .ij. M. men were sent to encounter with the buiers of that town so that when Charles de Villiers chiefe marchaÌ„t of this enterprise came early in a morning with .ij. C. horsemen and .iij. C. footemen and approched the town abiding for the Gascoigne ere he was aware the Englishmen had coÌ„passed him and his company rounde aboute and setting vpon the frenchmen slew and tooke all the whole number of them saue Peter DaÌ„thenazie and .xxv. other which by the swiftnes of their horses saued themselues After this coÌ„flicte ended the lord Willoughby retourned to the erle of Salisbury lying still at siege before the towne de le Fert Bernarde which shortly after was rendred vp into the Earle of Salisburies handes to whom the lord Regent gaue it to enioy to him and his heires for euer Beside this the said earle partly by assault partly by composition tooke diuers other as S. Kales where he made captaine Richarde Gethin esquier Thanceaux Lermitage where he made gouernour Mathewe Goughe Guerlande of y e which he assigned ruler Iohn Banaster
hir harme as after ye shal heare The new D. of Somerset and his brother Iohn sailed into France where they also liued in greate miserie till Duke Charles bycause he was of their kinne as discended of the house of Lancaster by his mother succoured theÌ„ with a small pension which was to theÌ„ a greate comfort The Earle of Pembroke went from countrey to countrey The earle of Pembrooke not alwayes at his hartes ease nor in safetie of life King Edward being thus in more suretie of his life than before distributed the possessions of such as tooke part with King Henry the sixt to his souldiers and Captaines whiche he thought had well deserued and beside this he lefte no other point of liberalitie vnshewed by the which he might allure to him the beneuolente mindes and louing hartes of his people And moreouer to haue the loue of all men hee shewed himselfe more familiar both with the nobilitie and communaltie than as some men thought was conueniente either for his estate or for his honor notwithstanding the same liberalitie he euer after vsed The lawes of the Realme in parte hee reformed and in part he newly augmented New coyne stamped The coyne both of golde and of siluer whych yet at this day is he newly deuised and deuided for the golde hee named royols and nobles and the siluer he called grotes and halfe grotes After this hee made Proclamation that all persons which were adhereÌ„ts to his aduersaries parte and woulde leaue their armour and submitte themselues wholly to hys grace and mercie shoulde bee cleerely pardoned and forgyuen By this kind of courteous dealing he wanne him such fauour of the people that euer after in all his warres hee was through their aide and support a victor and conquerour When his Realme was thus brought into a good quiet estate it was thought meete by hym and those of his counsell that a marriage were prouided for him in some couenient place and therefore was the Earle of Warwike sente ouer into Fraunce to demaunde the Lady Bona daughter to Lewes Duke of Sauoy and sister to the Ladye Carlote then Queene of France which Bona was then in the French Courte The Earle of Warwike sent into Fraunce about a mariage The Earle of Warwike commyng to the Frenche King as then lying at Tours was of him honorably receyued and righte courteously enterteyned His message was so well liked and his request thoughte so honorable for the advancemente of the Lady Bona that hir sister Queene Carlote obteyned both the good will of the Kyng hyr husbande and also of hir sister the foresayde Lady so that the matrimonie on that side was cleerely assented to and the Earle of Dampmartine appoynted with other to sayle into Englande for the full finishyng of the same But heere consider the olde prouerbe to bee true whyche sayeth that mariage goeth by destinie For during the tyme that the Earle of Warwike was thus in Fraunce and according to his instructions brought the effect of his commission to passe the king beyng on huntyng in y e Forrest 〈◊〉 Wychwood beside Stony Stratford came for his recreation to the Manor of Grafton where the Duchesse of Bedforde then soiorned wyfe to sir Richard Wooduile Lord Riuers on whome was then attendaunt a daughter of hirs called the Lady Elizabeth Gray The Lady Elizabeth Grey widowe of sir Iohn Gray knyght slayne at the last batayle of Saint Albons as before you haue heard Thys widdowe hauing a suite to the Kyng for suche landes as hir husbande had giuen hir in ioynture so kindled the Kings affection towards hir that he not only fauoured hir suite but more hir person for she was a woman of a more 〈◊〉 mall countenance than of excellent beautie and yet both of suche beautie and fauor that with hir sober demeanour sweete lookes and comely smyling neither too wanton nor to bashfull beside hir pleasant tongue and trimme wit 〈◊〉 so allured and made subiect vnto hir the hearte of that great Prince that after she had denyed hym to be his paramour with so good maner and wordes so well set as the better coulde not be deuised hee finally resolued with himselfe to marrie hee not asking counsell of any man till they might perceyue it was no boote to aduise him to the coÌ„trarie of that his concluded purpose But yet the Duchesse of Yorke his mother letted it as much as in hir laye and when all woulde not serue shee caused a precontracte to bee alledged made by hym wyth the Ladie Elizabeth Lucye But all doubtes resolued all things made cleere and all cauillations auoyded priuily in a morning he marryed the sayde Ladye Elizabeth Graye at Grafton aforesayde where hee firste beganne to fansye hir And in the next yere after she was with great solemnitie crowned Queene at Westminster 1465 An. reg 5. Hir father also was created Earle Riuers and â—…ade high Conestable of Englande hir brother Lorde Anthonie was marryed to the sole heyre of Thomas lorde Scales Sir Thomas Graye sonne to sir Iohn Greye the Queenes firste husbande was created Marques Dorset and married to Cicelie heire to the Lorde Bonuille The Frenche king was not well pleased to be thus dalyed with but hee shortely to appease the grief of his wyfe and hir sister the Ladye Bona maried the said lady Bona to the Duke of Millane Now when the erle of Warwike had knowledge by letters sent to him out of England from his trustie friends that king Edward had gotten him a new wyfe he was not a little troubled in his mynde for that as hee tooke it The Earle of Warwike offended with the kings maiestie his credence thereby was greatly minished and his honour much stayned namely in the courte of Fraunce for that it myght be iudged he came rather lyke an espyall to moue a thyng neuer mynded and to treat a mariage determined before not to take effect Surely he thought hymself euill vsed that when he had brought the matter to his purposed intente and wished conclusion then to haue it quayle on his parte so as all men mighte thinke at the leaste wyse that his Prince made small accompte of hym to send him on such a fleeâ—…lesse errand All men for the moste parte agree that this mariage was the onely cause why the Earle of Warwike conceyued an hatred agaynste Kyng Edwarde whome hee so muche before fauoured Other affirme other causes and one specially for that King Edwarde did attempte a thing once in the Earles house whiche was muche against the Earles honestie whether hee woulde haue defloured his daughter or his neece the certayntie was not for both their honors openly reuealed for surely suche a thing was attempted by King Edwarde whyche loued well both to beholde and to feele faire Damosels but whether the iniurie that the Earle thought hee receyued at the Kings hands or the disdeyne of authoritie that the Earle had vnder the King was the cause of
Richard Ratcliffe Which thing was done in the presence and by the order of sir Rycharde Ratcliffe knight whose seruice the Protector specially vsed in that Councell and in the execution of such lawlesse enterprises as a man that had beene long secrete with him hauing experience of the worlde and a shrewde wit short and rude in speech rough and boysteous of behauiour bold in mischief as farre from pitie as from all feare of God Nowe when the Lorde Chamberlaine and these other Lordes and knights were thus beheaded and ridde out of the way then thought the Protector that while men mused what the matter ment while the Lordes of the Realme were about him out of their owne strengthes while no man wyst what to thinke nor whome to trust ere euer they shoulde haue space to dispute and disgest the matter and make partyes it were best hastily to pursue his purpose and put himselfe in possession of the Crowne ere men coulde haue tyme to deuise any way to resist But now was all the studie by what meane this matter being of it selfe so heynous might be first broken to the people in suche wise that iâ—… might be well taken To this councell they tooke diuerse suche as they thought meetly to be trusted likely to be â—…duced to that part and able to staÌ„de them 〈…〉 eyther by power or policie Among whom they made of counsaile Edmond Shaa knight then Maior of London Edmond Shaa Maior of London whiche vpon trust of his owne aduauncement whereof hee was of a prowde heart highly â—…rous should frame the Citie to theyr apreâ—… Of spirituall men they tooke such as had wit 〈◊〉 were in authoritie among the people for opâ—… of theyr learnyng and hadde no scrupulous conscience 〈◊〉 Shaa 〈◊〉 Among these had they Iohn Shaa Clearke brother to the Maior and Frier Penker prouinciall of the Augustine Friers both Doctors of diuinitie both great Preachers both of more learning than vertue of more same than learning For they were before greatly estemed among the people but after that neâ—…er Of these two the tone had a sermon in prayse of the Protector before the coronation the tother after both so full of tedious flatterie y t no maÌ„s eares could abide theÌ„ Penker in his sermon so lost his voyce that he was fain to leaue off come downe in the midst Doctor Shaa by his sermon lost his honestie and soone after his life for verie shame of the worlde intâ—… which he durst neueâ—…fter come abrode But the Frier forced for no shame and so it harmed him the lesse Howbeit some doubt and many thinken that Penker was not of counsaile of the matter before the coronation but after the common maner fel to flatterie after namely sith his sermon was not incontinent vpon it but at S. Marie Hospitall at the Easter after But certain it is that Doctor Shaa was of counsaile in the beginning so farre forth that they determined that hee shoulde first breake the matter in a Sermon at Paules Crosse in which he shoulde by the authoritie of his preaching incline the people to the Protectors ghostly purpose But nowe was all the labour and studie in the deuise of some conuenient pretext for which the people shoulde bee contente to depose the Prince and accepte the Protectour for King In whiche dyuerse things they deuised But the chiefe thing and the weightie of all that inuention rested in this that they shoulde alledge bastardie eyther in king Edwarde himselfe or in his children or both So that he should seeme disabled to inherit the crowne by the duke of York and the prince by him To lay bastardie in king Edwarde sowned openly to the rebuke of the Protectors owne mother which was mother to them both for in that poynt could be none other coulour but to preteÌ„d that hys owne mother was one aduoutresse which notwithstanding to further this purpose hee letted not but naythelesse hee woulde that poynt shoulde bee lesse and more fauourably handled not euen fully playne and directlye but that the matter shoulde bee touched aslope craftily as though men spared in that poynt to speake all the trothe for feare of hys displeasure But the other poynt concerning the bastardie that they deuised to surmise in king Edwards children that woulde he shoulde be openly declared and inforced to the vttermost The colour and pretext whereof cannot bee well perceyued But if we first repeate you some things long before done about king Edwards mariage After that King Edwarde the fourth had deposed king Henrie the sixth and was in peaceable possession of the Realme determining himselfe to marrie as it was requisit both for hymselfe and for the Realme hee seâ—…te once in Ambassade the Earle of Warwike with other noble men in his companie vnto Spaine to intecate and conclude a mariage betweene king Edward and the Kings daughter of Spaine In which thing the Earle of Warwicke founde the parties so towarde and willing that hee speedilye according to his instructions wythout any difficultie brought y e matter to verie good coÌ„clusion Now happened it y e in the mean season there came to make a sute by petition to the King Dame Elizabeth Gray Dame Elizabeth Gray whiche was after hys Queene at that time a Widowe borne of noble bloud speciallye by hir mother whiche was Duches of Bedforde ere shee maryed the Lorde Woodfielde hir father Howbeit this Dame Elizabeth hir selfe being in seruice with Queene Margaret wyfe vnto King Henrie the sixth was maryed vnto one _____ Graye an Esquire whome King Henrie made Knight His name was Iohn Gray Barnard heath by S. Albons vpon the fielde that he hadde on _____ at _____ agaynst King Edwarde And little while enioyed he that knighthoode for he was at the same field slaine After whiche done and the Earle of Warwicke being in his Ambassade about the afore remembred maryage this poore Ladie made humble sute vnto the king that she myght be restored vnto such small landes as hir late husbande had gyuen hir in ioynture Whome when the King behelde and heard hir speake as shee was both fayre and of a goodlye fauour moderate of stature well made and verie wise hee not onely pityed hir but also waxed enamoured of hyr And taking hir afterwarde secretely aside beganne to enter in talking more familiarlye Whose appetite when she perceyued she vertuously denied him But that did shee so wisely and with so good maner and wordes so well set that shee rather kyndled his desyre than quenched it And finally after many a meeting muche wooyng and many great promises she well espyed the Kings affection towarde hir so greatly encreased that she durst somewhat the more boldly say hir mynde as to him whose heart she perceiued more feruently set than to fall off for a worde And in conclusion shee shewed him playne that as she wyst hirselfe to symple to be his wyfe so thought she hir self too good to be his coÌ„cubine The King
Cornehill But to speake of al y e solemne shew set forth that daye how y e crafts Aldermen and Lord Maior stoode in their appointed places or of the rich sumptuous apparel which not only y e K. and Quene ware that day but also other estates whiche dyd attēd their maiesties it would aske a long time yet I shoulde omit many things faile of the nūber The trappers rich furnitures of horses palfreys charets were wonderfull Of cloth of tissew golde siluer embroderies goldsmithes worke there was no want beside the great number of chaynes of gold handerikes both massy greate righte gorgeous to behold And thus w t great ioy and honor they came to Westminster The morrow following being Sunday also Midsomer day that noble Prince w t his wife Q. Katherine wente from the Palaice to the Abbey of Westmin where according to the ancient custome The coronation of Kyng Henry and Q. Katherine they were annointed Crowned by the Archb. of Cant. with other Prelates of the Realm there present the nobilitie and a greate multitude of the cōmons After with the solemnity of y e said coronation according to the sacred obseruances vsed in that behalf ended the Lords Spirituall and temporall did to him homage Homage done to the King as his coronatiō by the lordes spirituall and temporall and then he returned to Westminster Hall with the Queene where they dined all the solemne customes and seruices being vsed done whiche in such cases apperteined euery L. other noble manne according to their tenures before claymed viewed seene and allowed entring into their roomths and offices that day to execute the same accordingly When the feast or diner was ended and the tables auoyded the King and the Quene went vnto their chambers For the more enobling of this coronation there was prepared both iustes and tourneys whiche within the palaice of Westminster were performed and done with great triumph and royaltie The enterprisers of which martiall feats wer these persons whose names ensue Thomas Lord Howard sonne and heire apparant to the Erle of Surrey sir Edward Howard Admirall his brother the Lorde Richarde Gray brother to the Marques Dorset sir Edmunde Howarde sir Edmunde Kneuet and Charles Brandon Esquier And on the other side as defendauntes were these eight persones Sir Iohn Pechye sir Edwarde Neuill sir Edwarde Euilforde sir Iohn Carre Sir Willyam Parre Sir Giles Capell Sir Griffeth Doun and Syr Roulande The King pardoned the Lorde Henrye brother to the Duke of Buckingham committed to the Tower as yee haue heard vppon suspition of treason But when nothyng coulde bee proued agaynste hym hee was sette at libertie and at the Parliament after created earle of Wilshire Also this yeare the kyng ordeyned fifty Gentlemen to bee speares euerye of them to haue an Archer a Demylaunce and a Custrell and euerye speare to haue three great horses to be attendaunt on his person of the whiche bende the earle of Essex was lieutenaunt and Sir Iohn Pechy Capitaine Thys ordynaunce continued but a while the chardges was so greate for there were none of them but they and their horses were apparayled and trapped in clothe of golde siluer and Goldsmithes worke A great plague ◅o Calais This yeare also was a greate pestilence in the Towne of Calais so that the King sente one Syr Iohn Pechie wyth three hundreth men to tarrye there vppon the defence of that Towne til the sickenesse was ceassed Furthermore A parliament this yeare the King sommoned his Parliament in the Monethe of Nouember to begin in the Monethe of Ianuarye nexte ◅syng Wherof Sir Thomas Ingleflelde was chosen speaker At this Parliament Syr Rycharde Empson Knight Empson and Dudley attainted of treason and Edmond Dudly esquier late counsellours to Kyng Henrye the seuenthe were atteynted of highe treason They were chardged with many offences cōmitted in the late kings dayes as partely beefore you haue hearde and being broughte before the counsell Polidor as they were graue and wise personages and bothe of them learned and skilfull in the lawes of this realm they alledged for themselues right constantlye in their owne defences muche good sufficient matter in so muche that Empson being the elder in yeres had these words I know right honorable that it is not vnknowne to you how profitable and necessarie lawes are for the good preseruation of mans lyfe withoute the which neither house town nor citie can long continue or stand in safetie which lawes herein Englande thorough negligence of magistrates were partly decayed and partely quite forgotten and worne out of vse the mischief wherof dayly increasing Henry the .vij. a most graue and prodent Prince wished to suppresse therfore appointed vs to see that suche lawes as were yet in vse might continue in three ful force and such as were out of vse might againe be reuiued and restored to their former state and that also those persons which transgressed the same mighte bee punished according to theyr demerites wherein we discharged oure dueties in moste faythfull wyfe and beste manner we coulde to the greate aduauntage and cōmoditie no doubt of y e whole common wealthe wherefore wee most humbly besiech you in respect of your honours courtesie goodnesse humanitie and iustice not to decree any greeuous sentence against vs as though wee were worthy of punishmente but rather to appoint how w t thankefull recompence our paines and trauaile may be worthily considered Many of the counsell thoughte that hee had spoken well and so as stoode with greate reason but yet the greater number supposing that the reuiuing of those lawes had proceeded rather of a couetous meaning in the King and them than of anye zeale of Iustice and hauing also themselues felte the smart lately before for their owne offences and transgressions hadde conceiued such malice towardes the men that they thoughte it reason that suche as hadde bene dealers therein were worthy to lose their heads in like sorte as they had caused others to lose their money Heerevppon their accusers were maynteyned and many odde matters narrowly sought out against thē as by two seuerall inditementes framed against Sir Richarde Empson the copies whereof I haue seene it may well appeare In the one hee is charged that to winne the fauoure and credite of the late King not waying hys honour nor the prosperitie of him or wealthe of his Realme hee hadde in subuersion of the lawes of the lande procured dyuers persons to be endited of diuers crimes and offences surmised agaynste them and therevpon to bee committed to prison without due processe of lawe and not suffered to come to theyr aunsweres were kept in durance till they had compounded for their fines to their great importable losses and vtter empouerishment Also diuers vntrue offices of intrusions and alienations made by sundrye the late Kyngs liege people into manors lands and tenements were found it being
his grace who hauing bene kept in prison by the gouernour the night after the battayle was set at libertie and comming thus to the Lord Protector was friendly welcomed and interteyned and hauing this night supped with his grace hee departed Lieth burnt Lieth was set on fire this Saterday where it was ment that there should haue beene but one house onely burnt belonging to one Barton that had playde a slipper part with the Lorde Protector But the souldiours being set a worke to fire that house fired all the rest Sir great shippes also that lay in the Hauen which for age and decay were not so apt for vse were likewise set on fire and burnt On Sunday the .xviij. of September the Lord Protector for considerations mouing him to pitie hauing all this while spared EdeÌ„bourgh from hurt did so leaue it but Lieth and the ships burning soone after seuen of the clock in the morning The army dislodgeth caused the campe to dislodge and as they were raysed and on foote the Castell shotte off a peale with Chambers hardly and all of .xxiiij. peeces Passing that day a seuen myles they caÌ„ped earely for that night at Crainston by a place of the Lard of Brimstons Crainston The same morning the Lorde Protector made maister Andrew Dudley knight brother to the Erle of Warwike dispatched my Lord Admirall and him by shippes full fraught with men and munition towarde the winning of an holde in the East side of Scotlande called Broughtie Crag Broughty crag which stood in such sort in the mouth of y e riuer of Tay as y e being gotteÌ„ both Dundie S. Iohns towne and diuerse other townes standing vpon the same ryuer the best of the Countrey in those partes set vpon the Tay should eyther become subiect vnto this holde or else be compelled to forgo the whole vse of the ryuer for hauing any thing comming in or outwarde My Lorde Admirall and the sayde sir Andrew sped themselues with such good successe and diligence in that enterprice that on the Wednesday following being the .xxj. of September after certaine of their shot discharged agaynst that castell the same was yeelded vnto them Broughty craâ—… yeelded to the Englishmen the whiche sir Andrew did then enter and after kepe as captaine to his high prayse and commendation But now to the armie on Monday the .xix. of September they marched ten myles and encamped a little on this side a Market towne called Lawder Here as they were setled in theyr lodging Lawder the Herauld Norrey returned from the Scottes Counsaile with the Lard of Brimston and Roze their Herruld who vpon their suyte to the Lord Protector obteyned that fiue of theyr Counsaile shoulde haue his graces safeconduct that at any tyme and place within fiftene dayes during his aboade in their countrey or at Berwike the same fiue might come and commune with fiue of the English counsail touching matters in controuersie betwene them Roze the Herauld departed earely with his safeconduct the campe raysed and that day they went .vij. miles till as farre as Hume Castell Hume Castell where they camped on the west side of a rockie hil that they cal Hareâ—… crag that standeth about a myle westward from the Castell Here they did so much by shewing that they ment in deed to winne the Castell by force if otherwise they might not haue it causing a certaine number of Hacbutters vpon appoyntment before to beset the castell and to watch that none should passe in or out Hume Castelâ—… besieged that in the ende the Ladye of the house other that were within in charge with it yeelded it vp to the Lorde Protectours handes for the Ladie doubting the losse of hir sonne that was prisoner with the Englishmen hauing the first day beene with the Lorde Protector and got respite till the next day at noone in the meane time consulted with hir sonne and other hir friendes the keepers of the Castell returned at the tyme appoynted the next day beeyng the .xxj. of that Moneth and made suyte for a longer respite till eight of the clocke at night and therewith safeconduct for Andrew Hume hir seconde sonne and Iohn Hume Lorde of Colden Knowes a kinsman of hir husbands captaines of this castell to come and speake with his grace in the meane while It was graunted hir whervpon these Captaynes about three of the clocke came to the lord Protector and after other couenants with long debating on both partes agreed vpon she and these Captayne 's concluded to giue their assent to render the Castell so farre forth as the rest of the keepers would therewith be conâ—â—nted for two or three within sayd they were also in charge with keeping it as well as they for knowledge of whose mindes the Duke sent Somerset his Herauld with this Ladie to the castell vnto them who as the Herauld had made them priuie to the Articles would fain haue had leysure for .xxiiij. houres longer to sende so theyr Lorde to Edenbourgh where he lay hurt as before you haue heard and in daunger of death which followed of the fall that he caught at the Frydayes skyrmish before the battaile to knowe his wyll and pleasure in thys poynt of rendring vp the Castell but being wisely and sharply called vpon by the Heraulde they agreed to the couenants afore by theyr Ladie and Captayne 's concluded on Whereof parte as the sequele shewed were these â—…lariâ—… the furâ—…ng of â—…es castell that they shoulde depart thence the nexte day in the morning by tenne of the clocke with bagge and baggage as muche as they coulde carye leauing all munition and vittayle behinde them in the Castell howbeeit to bee assured of them the Lorde Protectour prouyding eche waye to bee readie for them caused eyght peeces of Ordinaunce fenced wyth Baskettes of earth to bee planted on the Southsyde towarde the Castell wythin power of batterie and the Hacbutters to continue theyr watche and warde On Thursday morning being the .xxij. of September the Lorde Gray was appoynted â—…o receyue the rendring of the castel into his hands and sir Edwarde Dudley nowe Lorde Dudley after to be Captaine there They both departed to it 〈◊〉 Gray â—â—eth the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Castell and at the tyme sette Andrew Hume and foure other of y e chiefest there with him came out and yeelding the Castell delyuered the keyes to the sayde Lorde Gray Hys Lordshippe causing the residue to come out then sauing sixe or seuen to keepe theyr baggage wythin who all were in number seuentie and eight entred the same wyth maister Dudley and dyuerse other Gentlemen with him He founde there indifferent good store of vittayle and Wine and of Ordinance two bastarde Culuerins one Sacre also three Fauconets of Brasse and of Iron right peeces beside The keeping of thys Castell my Lorde Graye betakyng vnto sir Edwarde Dudley accordingly returned to the campe This done the next day being Fryday and the
rising least they shuld be resisted they deuised that some should be murthered in churches some in their houses some in seruing the king in commission other as they might be caught and to picke quarels to theÌ„ by alteration of seruice on the holy dayes and thus was the platforme cast of theyr deuice according as afterwarde by their coÌ„fession at their examinations was testified and remayneth in true record Thus they being togither agreed Oindler and Dale and others by their secret appointment so laboured the matter in the parish of Semer Wintringham and the towns about that they were infected with the poyson of this confederacie in such sort that it was easie to vnderstande wherevnto they woulde encline if a Commotion were begonne the accomplishment whereof did shortly follow For although by the wordes of one drunken fellow of that conspiracy named Caluers at the Alehouse in Wintringham some suspition of that rebellion began to be smelles before by the Lord President and gentlemen of those parties so preuented in that place where the Rebels thought to beginne yet they gaue not ouer so but drewe to another place at Seâ—â—r by the Seawast and there by â—…ight 〈◊〉 to the Beacons at Staxton and set it on side and so gathering togither a rude route of rascals yet of the townes neare about being on a slur Oindler Thomas Dale Baxton and Robert Dale hasted forthwith with the Rebelles to master Whytes house to take him who notwithstanding being an horsebacke miâ—…ting to haue escaped their handes Dale Ombler and the rest of the Rebels tooke him and â—…lopton his wiues brother one Sauage a Marchaâ—…dâ—…f Yorke and one Berry serualint to sir Walter Mudmay Which foure without cause or quarell sauing to fulfill their seditious prophecie in foure part and to giue a terrour to other Gentlemen they cruelty murthered after they had 〈◊〉 them one mile from Samer towarde the Wolde and there after they had stripped them of their clothes and purses left them naked behind them in the plain fieldes for Crowes to feede on vntill Whites wife and Sauages wife then at Semer caused them to be buryed Long it were 〈…〉 tedious to recite what reuell these Rebels kept in their raging madnesse who rauaging about the Countrey from towne to towne to enlarge their vngracious and rebellious bande taking those with force which were not willing to go and leauing in no town where they came any man aboue the age of .xvj. yeares so encreased this number that in short time they had gathered three thousand to fauour their wicked attempts and had like to haue gathered more had not the Lordes goodnesse through prudent circumspection of some interrupted the course of theyr furious beginning For first came the kings gracious and free pardon discharging and pardoning them and the rest of the Rebelles of all treasons murthers felonies and other offences done to his Maiestie before the .xxj. of August Anno .1549 Whiche pardon althoughe Ombler contemptuously reading persysting stil in his wilfull obstinacie disswaded also the rest from the humble accepting of the kings so louing and liberall pardon yet notwithstanding wyth some it did good To make shorte it was not long after this but Ombler as hee was ryding from Towne to Towne twelue myles from Hummanbie to charge all the Conestables and Inhabitaunts where he came in the Kings name to resort to Hummanbie by the way hee was espyed and by the circumspect diligence of Iohn Worde the yonger Iames Aslabey Raufe Twinge and Thomas Conestable Gentlemen he was had in chase 〈◊〉 capâ—… of the 〈◊〉 taken and at last by them apprehended and brought in the nyght in sure custodie vnto the Citie of Yorke to answere to his demerits After whome within short time Thomas Dale â—…nes of rebels taâ—… execuâ—… Yorke Henrie Baxton the first Chieftaines and ringleaders of the former Commotion whiche Iohn Dale Robert Wright WilliaÌ„ Peacocke Weatherell and Edmonde Buttrie busie styrrers in this sedition as they trauayled from place to place to drawe people to theyr faction were lykewise apprehended committed toward lawfully conuicted and lastly executed at Yorke the xxj of September Anno. 1549. â—… Actis iudicij publici registro exceptis notatis Whilest these wicked commotions and tumults through the rage of the vndiscrete Commons were thus raysed in sundrie partes of the Realme to the great hynderaunce of the common wealth losse and daunger of euerye good and true subiect sundry wholsome and godly exhortations were published to aduertise them of their duetie and to lay before them theyr heynous offences with the sequele of the mischiefes that necessarily folowed therof the which if they shoulde consider togyther with the punishment that hanged ouer their heades they myght easily be brought to repent theyr lewde begonne enterprices and submit themselues to the kings mercie Among other of those admonitions one was penned and set forth by sir Iohn Cheeke whiche I haue thought good here to insert as a necessarie discourse for euerie good English subiect The hurt of sedition how grieuous it is to a common wealth set out by sir Iohn Checke Knight Anno. 1549. The true subiect to the Rebell AMong so many and notable benefits wherewith God hath alreadye liberally and plentifully endued vs there is nothing more beneficiall than that we haue by his grace kept vs quiet froÌ„ rebellion at this time For we see such miseries hang ouer the whole state of the common welth through the great misorder of your sedition that it maketh vs much to reioyce that we haue beene neither partners of your doings nor conspirers of your counsayles For euen as the Lacedemonians for the auoyding of drunkennesse did cause their sonnes to beholde their seruants when they were drunke that by beholding their beastlinesse they might auoyd the like vice euen so hath God like a mercifull father stayed vs from your wickednesse that by beholding the filth of your fault we might iustly for offence abhorre you like Rebels whom else by nature we loue like Englishmen And so for our selues we hau great cause to thanke God by whose religion and holy worde dayly taught vs we learne not only to feare him truly but also to obey our king faithfully and to serue in our owne vocation like subiects honestly And as for you wee haue surely iust cause to lament you as drethren and yet iuster cause to â—…yse against you as enimies and most iust cause to ouerthrow you as rebels For what hurt could bee done either to vs priuately or to the whole common wealth generally that is now with mischief so brought in by you that euen as we see now the flame of your rage so shall we necessarily be consumed hereafter with the miserie of the same Wherefore consider your selues with some â—…ight of vnderstanding and marke this grieuous and horrible fault which ye haue thus vilely committed how heynous it must needes appeare to you if ye will reasonably consider that whiche for my
Hambletenne situate at the one ende of the Towne neare to the Sea side Towardes night Monsicure de Vandosme gaue an approche to the saide Castelland they within by commaundement of my Lorde Iohn Grey retired to the maine forte to helpe to furnish the same wanting numbers sufficient to defend it The next day being the .xxv. The castell of Hambletenne loste of August the Kyng caused approches to be made vnto the greate Fort and the morrow after the batterie began most furiously The same day after diner the king summoned them within to yeld but the Lord Iohn Gray being generall althoughe he sawe howe weake the peece was of it self and the lacke of sufficient numbers of men to resist such a puissant force as the french K. had ther with him wold not yet hearken vnto any talke nor suffer the Herralt to come nere for that he should not perceiue the weaknes of the pece Hambletenne sommoned and so he was coÌ„maunded to get him thence with speede or else they would cause him to be packing smally to his case The French K. sore offended herew t y t his Herault was so vncurteously vsed caused the batterie to be reenforced with greate diligence which dismounting their ordinaÌ„ce w tin and beating downe the Rampires made suche breaches that my Lord Iohn and the Captains within perceyued they were not able by anye meanes to defende the place any longer Herevpon they offred to render the Fort to the King vpon composition which in the ende fell oute to be thus that the Souldiours shoulde depart with their liues saued Hambletenne 〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉 king and that their generall for honor sake shoulde haue one horse to ryde on in his Corslet without sworde be or dagger and likewise two other Captaynes with him but as for the other Souldiers with the women and children shoulde depart a foote in theyr thyrtes leauing all their goodes and substance behind them After it was agreed that the Fort should thus be surrendered there entred Monsieur de Castillo that was after Admirall of Fraunce and Monsieur de Delle lately returned aou of Scotlande The French Souldiours entring by stealth into the Fort by the breaches committed foule disorders not onely in ransacking the houses but also in spoyling the Souldiours by force entreating them in most rigorous maner The Frenche writers confesse that it was pitie to see thee poore men and women so miserably handled and abused as they were by the outragious Souldiours that thus entred the Fort and sacked all that they coulde lay handes vpon Monsieur de Desse saued a great number of women and yong Maydens from the cruell bandes of theyr aduersaryes causing them to passe forth by the breache and presented them to the King who appoynted that they shoulde bee conueyed in safetie with all that they hadde aboute them tyll they were gotten oute ot daunger Monsieur de Chattillon by the Kings commaundement caused all the rest wythin the fort to come forth who passing three and three in a raunge came before the king who stoode there to beholde them with the whole armie placed so in order on eyther syde the way as they shoulde come tat they myght passe betwixt their ranks as it were through a lane They that came forth in this sorte â—…mber 〈◊〉 came 〈◊〉 Hamâ—… of Hambleteune myght bee as the Frenche wryters record about seuen or right hundred in al of men and women whereof there were many hurt and mayned some with halfe a shyrte on to court them and diuerse starke naked My Lord Iohn Gray being mounted on a Curtaile passing by the French King and saluting him was counrteously of him embraced The Morrow after was the Fort of Blanknesse or Blaconnesse rendred to the French king with the like conditions as they of Hamblennes had rendred theirs This was on the Tuesday the .xxvij. of August The .xxix. of August sir Nicholas Aruault conueying all the Artillerie Munition vitailes and goodes out of Bollongne being caused fyre to be set on that Fort and retyred wyth all hys Souldiours and other people vnto Bollongue whereuvpon shortly after the Frenchmen seazed vpon the sayde place of Bollongue beeg and kept it The French K. leauing Monsieur de Chaullon wihthin Hambletenne with the olde bandes of the French foote men returned towardes Bolongue and approching within a myle and a halfe of the olde Man ment to buylde there a forte on the sea syde but what through suche sharpe skyrmishes as the English men continually were readie to make with his men and what through the aboundaunce of rayne whiche fell in that season he was constrayned to breake vp his campe and leauing strong garnisons both of Horsemen and footemen in all those places which hee had in that season woone oute of the English mens hands hee returned himselfe with the Princes of his bloud into France In this meane tyme whylest the Frenche King was thus occupyed to vse the oportunitie of tyme in recouering of those Fortresses in Bollonoys oute of the Englishe mennes handes the Kings Maiestie and his Counsayle were busie still in quieting his rebellious Subiectes here in Englande and finally for meane of a full pacification and to sorte all things in good frame and quiet rest the King published is Graces moste generall and free pardon to all Rebelles so that they woulde foorthwyth vppon publications of the same pardon returne euerye manne to hys house and Countrey whiche they glady did and so these seditious and moste daungerous troubles were brought to ende and pacified Nowe after that these hurlie burlyes were throughly quieted Grafton manye of the Lordes of the Realme as well Counsaylours as other The counsaile withdraw theÌ„selues into priuate conferences mislyking the gouernment of the Protectour beganne to withdrawe themselues from the Court and resorting to London fell to secrete consultation for redresse of things but namely for the displacing of the Lord Protector And sodainly vpon what occasion many marueyled and few knew euery Lorde and Counsaylor went through the Citie weaponed and had their seruants likewise weaponed attending vpon them in new iourneys to the great woondeting of many And as the last a great assemble of the sayde Counsaylors was made at the Earle of Warwickes lodgings which was them at Elie place in Halborne whether all the confederates in this maâ—â—â— came probily armed and finally concluded to possesse the Tower of London which by the policie of sir William William Paulet Lord Treasurer of Englande was peaceably obteyned and who by order of the sayde confederates immediately remoued sir Iohn Markam then lieutenant of the tower and placed in that rowme sir Leonard Chamberlain And after that the sayde Counsaile was broken vp at Elie place the Erle of Warwike remoued forthwith into the citie of London and lay in the house of one Iohn Yorke a Citizen of London who was then chiefe master of the mynt kept at Suffolkes place in Southwarke
after that hir grace passed y e Crosse she had espyed the Pageant erected at the little conduit in Cheape and incontinent required to know what it might signifie And it was tolde hir grace that there was placed Tyme Tyme quoth shee and Tyme hath broughte me hither And so forth the whole matter was opened to hir grace as heereafter shall be declared in the description of the Pageant But in the opening when hir grace vnderstoode that the Byble in Englishe shoulde be deliuered vnto hir by Trueth which was therin represented by a childe she thanked the Citie for that gift and sayd that she would oftentimes reade ouer that Booke commaunding Sir Iohn Parrat one of the Knights which helde vp hir Canapie to goe before and to receiue the Booke But learning that it shoulde bee deliuered vnto hir grace downe by a silken lace shee caused him to stay and so passed forwarde till shee came agaynste the Aldermen in the high ende of Cheape tofore the little conduite where the companyes of the Citie ended which beganne at Fanchurche and stoode along the streetes one by another enclosed with rayles hanged with clothes and themselues well apparelled with manye riche furres and their liuery whodes vpon their shoulders in comely and seemely maner hauing before them sundrye persons well apparelled in silkes and chaynes of golde as wyflers and garders of the sayde companyes beside a number of riche hangings as well of Tapistrie Arras clothes of golde siluer veluet damaske Sattin and other silkes plentifully hanged all the way as the Queenes highnesse passed from the Tower thorough the Citie Out at the windowes and penthouses of euery house did hang a number of riche and costly banners and streamers till hir grace came to the vpper ende of Cheape And there by appointmente the ryght worshipfull Maister Ranulph Cholmeley Recorder of the Citie presented to the Queenes Maiestie a purse of crymeson sattine richely wroughte with golde wherein the Citie gaue vnto the Queenes Maiestie a thousande markes in golde as Maister Recorder did declare briefely vnto the Queenes Maiestie whose words tended to this ende that the Lord Maior his breethren and communaltie of the Citie to declare their gladnes and good will towards the Queenes Maiestie did presente hyr grace with that gold desiring hir grace to continue their good and gracious Queene and not to esteeme the value of the gift but the mynde of the giuers The Queenes Maiestie with both hir hands tooke the purse and aunswered to him againe maruellous pithily and so pithily that the standers by as they embraced entierly hyr gracious aunswere so they maruelled at the cowching thereof which was in wordes truely reported these I thanke my Lorde Maior hys breethre and you all And whereas your request is that I should continue youre good Lady and Queene bee yee ensured that I will be as good vnto you as euer Queene was to hir people No will in mee can lacke neyther doe I trust shall there lacke any power And perswade your selues y t for the safetie and quietnesse of you all I will not space if neede be to spend my bloud God thanke you all Whiche aunswere of so noble an hearted Princes if it moued a maruellous shoute and reioycing it is nothing to bee maruelled at since both the heartinesse thereof was so wonderfull and the wordes so ioyntly knitte When hir grace had thus aunswered the Recorder shee marched towarde the little conduit where was erected a Pageant with square proportion standing directly before the same conduit with battlementes accordingly And in the same Pageant was aduanced two hylles or Mountaynes of conuenient height The one of them beeing on the North syde of the same Pageante was made cragged barren and stonie in the whiche was erected on tree artificially made all withered and dead with braunches accordingly And vnder the same tree at the foote thereof sate one in homely and rude apparell crokedly and in mourning maner hauing ouer hys head in a table written in Latin and Englishe hys name whiche was Ruinosa Respublica A decayed common weale And vppon the same withered tree were fixed certayne Tables wherein were written proper sentences expressing the causes of the decay of a common weale The other hill on the South syde was made fayre fresh green and beautifull the ground thereof full of floures and beautie and on the same was erected also one tree very freshe amd faire vnder the whyche stoode vpright on freshe personage well apparelled and appoynted whose name also was written both in English and Latin which was Respublica bene instituta a flourishing common Weale And vpon the same tree also were fixed certaine Tables conteyning sentences whych expressed the causes of a flourishing common Weale In the myddle betweene the sayde hylles was made artificially one hollow place or caue with dore and locke enclosed out of the which a little before the Queenes highnes comming thither issued on personages whose name was Tyme apparelled as an old man with a Sythe in his hande hauing wings artificially made leading a personage of lesser stature than himselfe which was finely and well apparelled all cladde in white sylke and directly ouer hyr head was sette hir name and title in latine and English Temporis filia the daughter of Tyme Whiche two so appoynted wente forwarde toward the South side of the Pageant And on hir brest was written hir proper name which was Veritas Truth who helde a Booke in hir hand vpon the which was written Verbum veritatis the word of trueth And out of the South syde of the Pageant was cast a standing for a child which shoulde interprete the same Pageant Againste whome when the Queenes Maiestie came he spake vnot hir grace these words This old man with the sythe olde father Tyme they call And hir his daughter Trueth which holdeth yonder Booke Whome he our of his rocke hath brought forth to vs all From whence this many yeares she durst not once out looke The ruthfull wight that sitteth vnder the barren tree Resembleth to vs forme when common weales decay But when they be in state triumphant you may see By him in freshe attire that sitteth vnder the baye Nowe since that Tyme agayne his daughter Trueth hathe brought We trust O worthy Q. thou wilt this trueth embrace And since thou vnderstandst the good estate and naught We trust welth thou wilte plant and barrennes displace But for heale the sore and cure that is not seene Whiche thing the Booke of trueth doth teach in writing playne She doth present to thee the same O worthy Queene For that that words do flye but writing doth remayne When the childe had thus ended his speeche hee reached his Booke towardes the Queenes Maiestie which a little before Trueth had lette down vnto him from the hill whyche by Sir Iohn Parrat was receiued and deliuered vnto the Queene But shee as soone as she had receyued the Booke kissed it and with both hir hands helde
North seas were led from Southwarke to Wapping and fiue of them were there hanged the other two had theyr pardon at the gallowes The .xvij. of Aprill Foure women on the Pillory a Chandlers wife without Aldredes gate of London who had practised hir husbandes death by poysoning and other wayes was set on the Pyllorie in Cheape wyth three other women who had beene of hir counsayle two of them were wyth hir there whipped Our Queene at the request of hir cousin the yong King of Scottes appoynted sir William Drurie knight marshal of Barwike to passe into Scotland with a thousande souldiours and fiue hundred Pioners and also certaine peeces of Artillerie to helpe by siege and force of Canon to constrayne those that kepte the Castell of Edenbourgh agaynst the sayde King to yeelde the same into his handes Herevpon the sayde sir William Dunrie hauing with him sir Frauncis Russell sir George Carie sir Henrie Lee maister Thomas Cecill maister Michaell Carie Captaine Brickwell Captaine Read Captaine Erington maister of the Ordinance and Prouost Marshall captaine Pickman captaine Yaxley Captaine Game Captaine Wood Captaine Case Captayne Strelley maister Thomas Sutton maister Cotton maister Kelway maister Dier maister Tilney and others with the number of the souldiours and Pioners afore mentioned passed frō Barwik and by conuenient iourneys came vnto Lieth from whence the .xxv. of Aprill all the foote bandes marched to Edenbourgh at whom were shot after they entred the towne dyuerse and sundrie Canon shottes out of the Castell which did little harme to any of them thankes be to God sauing that captaine Brickwell was hurt in the face and handes with stones raysed by the sayde Canon shotte The same day the Castell was sommoned by a Messenger in maner as followeth Sir William Kirkaudie sometyme of Graunge knight for as muche as the Queenes Maiestie my soueraigne Ladie vpon the earnest request of hir deare cousin the King of Scottes your soueraigne Lorde made to hir highnesse by his Regent Nobilitie and states of this realme after all good meanes vsed to haue reduced you to dutifull obedience of his authoritie by treatie which hitherto you haue not duly hearkned vnto to the only hinderance of the vniuersall peace in this realme by withholding that his highnesse Castell meaning as it seemeth to reserue the same for a receptacle of forraine forces to the manifest daungers both of this Realme and of my soueraignes and therefore necessarie to remoue so perillous a danger to both the realmes for which consideration hir maiestie hath sente hir ayde and succours of men Ordinaunce and Munition vnder my charge and leading for the expugnation and recouerie of the sayde Castell to the sayde Kings vse and behoofe and therefore according to hir Maiesties commaundement and Commission this shall be in due maner to warne require and sommon you that you render and delyuer the sayde Castell wyth the whole Ordinance Artillerie Munitions Iewels Householde stuffe and suche other implements within the same to mee to the vse and behoofe of the King your soueraigne and his regent in his name immediately after this my letter of sommons or knowledge of the same shall come vnto you which if you obey as of duetie you ought then will I in hir Maiesties name interpone my selfe to trauaile with the Regent Counsaile and Nobilitie here for the safetie of your lyues c. Otherwise if you continue in your former obstinacie abyding the Canon then no further to looke for grace or fauour but you and the rest within that Castell to be pursued to the vttermost and holden as enimies to hir maiestie your owne soueraigne and Countrey Yeuen at Edenburgh by me sir William Drurie knight generall of hir Maiesties forces nowe in Scotlande thys .xxv. of Aprill .1573 The Lorde of Graunge Captaine of the Castell notwithstanding this sommonance refused vtterly to yeelde the fortresse who therevpon receyued such aunswere from the Generall as stoode not greatly to his contentation Here vpon were the Pioners set in hande to cast Trenches and to rayse Mountes in places conuenient to plant the Ordinaunce vpon as by the draught of the plot therof and herevnto annexed may appeare They within spared not to bestow such shot as they had both great and small verie roundly as well at the Pioners as souldiours that were appoynted to garde them insomuch that dyuerse were hurt and some slaine before the same Trenches and Mountes might bee brought to any perfection although no diligence was wanting to hasten the same Amongst other one Duberie Lieutenant to Captaine Strelley was striken with a small shot the first day that the siege thus began and dyed of the hurt The last of Aprill also one maister Maunsfield a gentleman seruing vnder captaine Read was hurt but yet without daunger of death The .viij. of May maister Neuill a Pencioner was also hurt Thus diuerse were hurt and some slaine both Englishmen and Scottes without and they within escaped not altogither free especially after that the Trenches and Mountes were brought in state to defende the assaylantes who watching and warding in the trenches answered them within the Castell verie roughly At length the great Ordinance was placed on the Mountes and in the Trenches so that vpon the .xvij. of May there were .xxx. Canons shotte off agaynst the Castell and so well bestowed in bat◅erle at Dauids tower Dauids tower that by the ruynes thereof then and after the force of the English Canons was easie to consider The xviij.xix and xx of May the Canons and demir Canons were not ydle but the .xxj. the whole batterie beganne on eche side the Castell from the Trenches and Mountes verie hotely The batterie begon on eche side the castel and still tury within ceassed not to make answere againe with their artillerie killing and hurting diuerse both Englishmen and Scottes but such was the diligence of the English Gunners encouraged wyth the presence of the Generall and others that they displaced the Ordinaunce in the Castell and stroke one of theyr chiefe Canons iust in the mouth whereby the same was broken in peeces and the shyuers flue aboute their eares that stoode neare it by reason whereof the Englishmen rested the more in quiet continually after so long as the siege endured Albeit with theyr small shotte and some tyme wyth theyr great Peter Burford and Clement Wood gunners slaine they wythin slue and hurt dyuerse as well Gunners as other of the Englishmen and Scottes in the Mountes and Trenches The .xxvj. of May the Assault was giuen at seuen of the clocke in the morning to the Spurre The Spurre woonne which by the hardie manhoode of the assaylants was woonne and was no sooner entred by the Englishmen but that the Generals ensigne was shewed and spred vpon the front and toppe thereof to the great discomfort of them within the Castell In the meane tyme whylest those were appoynted to gyue the assault thus to the Spurre there were certaine Englishe
are ouerthrowen and slayne by the people of the North partes 240.59 Danes besiege London and are repulsed with dishonour 240 64. Danish lute vtterly excluded froÌ„ the crowne of England 259.75 Danish Nauie and armie sent home into Denmarke 259.95 Danes after King Hardicnutes death prohibited to raigne in England 169.3 Danish garisons expulsed the realme or rathâ—â— slain 269.4 Danes within al the Realme of England murdered in one day and houre 242.67 Danes in what slauerye they kept this Realme and the people 243.1 Danes returne with a nauy and inuade England 243.38 Danes trucebreakers 243.74 and. 245. 96. Danes set vpon and slayne in great number by Vckellus gouernour of Northfolke 244.3 Danes arriue at Sandwiche with a new army 244.111 Danes returne into Kent from spoyling of moste places in England 245.13 Danes arriue at Gipswich inuade the countrey 245.32 Danes receiue money for peace but yet absteyne not froÌ„ their wonted crueltie 245.96 Danishe shippes retayned to serue the king of Englande vpon conditions 246.65 Danes in great number drowned in the Thames 247.93 Danes besiege LondoÌ„ and are shamefully repulsed 247.96 and .254.19 Danes driuen out of the fielde and put to the worse by the Englishmen at Gillingham 254.29 Danes ouerthrowen at Brentford by the Englishe men 255.7 Danish shippes withdrawe to Rochester 255.28 Danes vanquished and put to flight by the Englishmen at Oxeford 255.50 Damieta a citie in Egypt besieged by the Christians 617.4 Damieta wonne by the Christians 617.58 Dampfront surrendred to the French kyng 558.43 Dauid ap Owen rewarded with the lands of Ellesmare 449.74 Dauenes Iames slayne 〈◊〉 Sarasins 503.45 Danes soiourne in the I le of Wight 241.49 Danes sayle awaye into Normandie 241.57 Danes in Cumberlande ouerthrowen and the countrey wasted by the English men 241.60 Danes chased and slayne nygh Seuerne by the Englishe men 221.36 Danes in great penurie in the I le of Stepen 221.38 Danes sayle away out of England into Ireland 221.41 Danes put to flight by the citizens of Canterbury 221.58 Danes ouerthrowen slayne by the English men at Tottenhal Woodfield 221.65 Dauid king of the Scots hys armie discomfited and put to flight 370.44 Danes subdued by the English men and constrayned to receyue the Christian fayth 227.78 Dangerous traueilyng in Englande for feare of theeues 298.22 Danes and Englishe exiles enter into the North partes of Englande with a great armye 300.25 Danes and English exiles put to flight by king William 301.18 Danes depart to their shippes with booties before king Williams commynge vnto them 301.37 Danuille castle wonne by kyng Henry the second 428.85 Dauid brother to the King of Scottes commeth to visite King Henrie the seconde of England 411.100 Dauid King of Scots taketh Northumberlande into his possession 376.59 Dauid De a Barde 4.44 Dauid ap William a Barde 4.45 Dauid Prince of Wales keepeth his brother Griffith in prison 659.60 he delyuereth him to Henry the third 660. 61. Dauid commeth to London doth homage 660.76 Danes arriue in England and are driuen to their shippes 200. Danes sent into Englande to viewe the land 200.24 Danes too much fauoured in England 231.103 Danes arriue in Kent with a power and spoyle the I le of Thanet 238.33 Danebault Admirall of France sore annoyeth the Englishe coaste 1602.10 landeth 2000. men in the I le of Wight who are repelled w t slaughter eadem 50. Dacres Lorde Dacres of the North his rode into Scotland 1522.46 Danebalt Hygh Admyrall of Fraunce is honorably receiued 1609. is richely rewarded eadem 57. Darus towne taken by y e Englishmen 503.49 Dauid brother to the Prince of Wales made knight and rewarded by the kyng and maryed 788.12 a. rebelleth 790.22 b. taken 793.18 a beheaded his head set by his brothers 793.45 b. Dampfront yeelded to y e English pag. 1192. col 2. lin 38. Danbeney William beheaded 1443.38 Dauid King of Scotland inuadeth England in the right of Maude the Empresse 366.67 Dauid King of Scottes raunsomed 962.5 b. Damieta lost to the Sarazens 622.2 Darcy Thomas knight of the Garter and Lord Darcy of the army sent into Hispaine 1469. Dauid Thomas pag. 1345. col 1. lin 10. Dacres Leonard rebelleth is discomfited in fight and fleeth into Scotland 1841.34 Danes in Northumberland dare attempte nothyng against the Englishmen 222.65 Daubency Giles created Lorde Daubeney 1426.37 deputie of Calice and Generall of an armie into Flaunders 1435.40 discomfiteth the power of y e Rebels in Flaunders 1436.30 chief Chamberlaine 1444.30 General for the King at blacke heath field 1447.20 dyeth 1461 30. Daubeney Bernard a Scot Ambassadour from y e french King 1433.5 Daniell ordeined Byshop of Winchester 191.7 Dacres Lord arreigned and acquited 1563.26 Danish Pyrats arriue at SaÌ„dwich and spoyle it 270.26 Danes sayle into Flaunders there sell their English booties 270.37 Thomas Dogworth knight discomfiteth Frenchmen at Roche Darsen 940.54 b. he is slaine 946.13 a. Danes arriuing in Englande with an armie against Kyng William depart purposing neuer more to come agayne into England 309.26 Daui Hall knight slayne pag. 1304. col 1. lin 3. Dauid Floid taken and beheaded pag. 1304. col 2. lin 57 Danes made tributaries to the Britaines 24.50 Dacres Thomas Bastard hys valiant seruice 1595.30 Danes vanquished and slayne nigh Winchester 208.58 Darcie Thomas Lord Darcie sent CoÌ„missioner into Cornwal 1451.53 Arnold Dandreghen Marshall of Fraunce 915.43 a. Danes inuade the West partes of this lande and rob them 241.36 Dauid Earle of Huntington sworne to King Iohn 542. 81. dyeth 1873 Dauid brother to the King of Scotland giuen in Hostage to King Henry the second of England 401.80 Lord Dalbrets sonne discomfiteth the Mashall of Fraunce 946.10 b. Daneth SumoÌ„ owner of Danuille castle 468.45 Danes robbe the English marchantes 1086.26 b. Day Iohn a Printer 188.15 Dannus looke Elanius Robert Dartois made Earle of Richemont 900.50 a. vanquisheth the Frenchmen at S. Omers 910.57 b. Darcie Lord atteinted 1570. 3. executed eadem 24. Damsanus consecrated Archbyshop of Cantorbury 172.75 Dampfront yeelded to y e french pag. 1277. col 1. lin 14. Dale a village pag. 1413. col 2. lin 37. lin 41. Sir Thomas Dogworths worthines 926.10 a. Damianus and Fugatius sent into Britaine 74.77 Darby towne wonne from the Danes 222.20 Dam Hauen 578.20 Dearthe exceeding great in Englande 749.10 accompanyed with a great death and specially of poore people 750.63 Dearth and death in Englande in the dayes of Richarde the first 541.64.541.73 Degsastane battaile fought by the Saxons against y e Scots 153.37 Defiance to the Frenche Kyng by Edward the fourth pag. 1346. col 2. lin 38. Dearth great and great plentie 1766.42 Dudley Guilford maryed vnto the Ladie Iane Gray 1714. 26. is committed to the rowre 1720.21 is atteinted 1723.50 is beheaded 1732.30 Delapoole William Lord committed to the towre 1457.34 Death 943.37 b. 968.30 a. 971.16 b. 980.30 b. 996. 1. b. 1013.54 b. 1076.9 b. 1079.35 a. 855.1 b. Dolphin fishe taken at London
203.59 Edelwin slayeth Oswin 170.60 Ediricke de Streona 251.54 Edward sonne to Henry the seuenth Christened 1454.56 Edgar Edeling pardoned and highly honoured 307.89 Edgar Edeling submitteth himselfe to king William 291.58 Edilwold looke Molle Eden Riuer 433.112 Eufled first of the English Northumbers baptised 159 104. Egbert succedeth Ceolnulfe in the kingdome of Northumberland 194.51 Egbert and Vngust king of Pictes receyue the Britaynes into theyr subiection 194.63 Egbertes armie for the more part lost and destroyed 194.66 Egbert suceedeth wilfride the second in the See of Yorke 192.72 Egbert king of Northumberland 192.74 Egbert Archbishop of Yorke receyueth the Pall. 192.77 Egbert inuadeth Kent with an armie and bringeth it vnder his subiection 203.58 Egbert becommeth a Monke 195.101 Egelwynus escapeth into the I le of Ely 306. 94. Egelwynus pyned to death in prison 306.108 Egelredus passeth into Normandie and is there ioyfully receiued by Duke Richard 249.46 Egelredus sent for to returne into England first send◅th to try the peoples constancie 250.9 Egelredus departeth this life and is buried at London 253.5 Egelredus issue 253.13 Egelredus pride alienateth the hartes of his people from him 253.26 Egelredus forsaketh his lawful wife and keepeth harlortes 253.35 Egelson Abbot of Saint Augustines nigh Cantorburie 292.19 Egelūm and Archbishop Stigand Captaynes of the Kentishmen against king William 292.43 Egfride driueth Wolthere out of the possession of Lindesey 182.18 Egelredus de◅leth the Fount at his Baptisme 238.9 Egelredus beaten almost to death with Tapers by his mother 238.18 Egelredus marrieth Elgina or Ethelginu daughter to Earle Egbert 238.49 Egditha daughter to king Edward married to Charles Simplex king of France 223.10 Egbert succeedeth Ercombert in the kingdome of Kent 177.94 Eglesdon Monasterie builded 211.33 Eglesdon now called Saint Edmundesburie 211.37 Egbert banished for couering the kingdome of West Saxons 199.99 Egelredus mistrusting the faith of his subiectes dareth not encounter with his enemies 252.37 Egelredus returneth with an armie into England 250.29 Egbert inuadeth the kingdome of Mercia and conquereth it 203.81 Egbert inuadeth Northumberland with an armie 204.12 Egbert crowned king of al Enland 204.38 Egelredus marieth Emma sister to Duke Richard of Normandy 242 43 Egelredus mariage with Emma turneth to the subuersiō of the whole English state 242.48 Egbert appointed king of Northumberland by the Danes 209.67 Egfride ordeyned king of cast Saxons in his farther Offas steede 195.67 Egelredus sicke at Cossam 252.10 Egfride shortly takē out of this life 195.93 Egbert returneth into Englād and is receiued as king of the west Saxons 202.99 Egilbert king of east Angles slaine by treason 194.102 Egbert departeth this lyfe and is buried at Winchester 205.4 Egletighston 214.83 Egelredus not fauoured by Monkes in their writings 241.106 and. 242.3 Egelredus Oration vnto his soldiers 248.42 Egbert leadeth an army against the Danes and is by them vanquished 204.55 Egelfrida first wife to king Edgar 235.5 Egbert king of Mercia departeth this life 200.78 Egbert priuie to the murdering of his cousins 181.2 Egelredus maketh warre against the Bishop of Rochester and spoyleth his Lordships 238.54 Egelredus sacred kyng by Dūston at Kingston vpon Thames 237.113 Egwine a Monke 189.27 Egelwinus bishop of Durham fleeth into holy Iland 302.55 Egwine made bishop of Worcester 189.29 Egwine warned in a vision to set vp an Image 189.32 Egelwine Abbot of Euesham 308.31 Egbert king of Kent departeth this life 180.98 Egiptus and his genealogie 7.23 Egiptus fifty sonnes marrye Danus fifty daugters 7.64 Egelredus succeedeth his brother Edward in the kingdōe of England 237.68 Egbert Archbishop of Yorke departeth this life 199.24 Egelaw heath in the west parts 392.6 Egerledus sendeth ambassadors money to the Danes to abstayne from cruel wasting of the countrey 245.93 Egricus succeedeth Sigibert in the kingdome of east Angles 172.13 Egricus and Sigibert slaine and their army discomfited by Penda 172.28 Eirine emperor 202.111 Eirene empresse 199.80 Eiruie Abbey 192.105 Elgina or Ethelgina wyfe to king Egelredus dyeth 242 34. Elphegus Archbishop of Cantorbury taken by the Danes 246.8 Elienor Queene committed to close prison 436.47 Elsasse Theodoricke earle of Flaunders 377.72 Elenor Queene writeth to king Iohn for ayde 553.26 Elenor Queene dyeth with sorow 559.52 Elnothus Archbishop of Cantorbury refuseth to crowne king Hardecnute 263.63 Ely church founded and dedicated 729.60 Elienor queene seeketh meanes how to mainteyne the comētion betweene her husbande king Henry the second and her sonnes 426.40 and 426.60 Elienor Queene offended with her husband king Henry the second for keeping of Concubines 426.63 Elgina mother to king Harold 264.5 Elienor Queene set at libertie by her sonne kyng Richard the first 474.55 Ely Abbey builded 234.20 Eleanor daughter to the earle of Prouance crowned quene of England 647.73 Eistan Duke seeth the Deuyl with Dunstan 228.107 Eistanes dreame and the interpretation therof 229.1 Elphegus cruelly murdred by the Danes 246.38 Elphegus body first buryed at London and afterward translated to Cantorbury 246.49 and. 262.102 Eleanor Countesse of Pembrooke marryed to Simon Montford 652.75 Eleanor betaketh her self to the Mantle and the Ring 653 28. Eleanor king Iohns mother much honored and loued of the Nobilitie 543.21 Eleanor Queene enuyeth Arthur her nephew 543.35 Eleanor Queene passeth into Normandy 543.55 Eleanor daughter to king Henry the second maried to Alfonse king of Castile 445.30 Elswen looke Alfwen Elianor Queene deliuered of her second sonne Henry 395 93. Elgina or Ethelginu daughter to earle Egbert maried to king Egelredus 238.50 Eldred Duke maryeth Ethe◅fleda daughter to king Alured 215.68 Elidurus againe restored to the kingdome of Britaine 31 81. Elidurus taken and committed to prison 31.88 Elidurus restored the thirde time to the Crowne of Britaine 32.21 Elidurus dyeth and is buryed at Caerleil 32.25 Eltwold succeedeth Aldulte in the kingdome of east Angles 190.52 Elidurus causeth his brother Archigallo to be restored agayne to his kingdome 31.52 Elanius sonne of Kimarus begynneth to rule ouer the Britaines 29.65 Eldest sonnes of the kynges of Englande alwayes made Dukes of Normandy 353.8 Iohn of Eltham borne 854. 18. a. dyeth 899.26 b. created earle of Cornwal 892 14◅ Elizabeth Gray widow pag. 1316 col li. 1.51 maryed to Edward the fourth eadem col 2. lin 21. crowned eadē lin 25. Elizabeth daughter to Edward the fourth borne pag. 1317. col 1. lin 42. Elidurus sonne to Morindus chosen k. of Britaine 31.16 Eliendone battaile fought by Egbert kyng of west Saxnus agaynst Bernulfe kyng of Mercia 203.36 Ellerker Raufe knight 1448.49 Elizabeth daughter to k. Ed. the first ma◅ted 823.43 b. Ella kyng of Northumberland dyeth 145 Eleanor Queene mother to K. Iohn trauayleth to procure the English people to receiue their othe of allegiance to be true to the kyng 542.50 Eleuthenus sent into England 171.82 Eleutherius Bishop of Rome sendeth godly learned men into Britaine 74.76 Elianor wise to kyng Edward the first dyeth 799.27 b. Elianor daughter to kyng Edward the
murdred 1092.30 a. Glanuille Bartholmew knight 559.71 Erle of Gloucester warreth on the Welchmen 792.2 a. driuen out of Glamorgan 810.27 b. Duke of Gloucester and hys confiderates ryse against the kyng 1063.6 a. Gluuy Duke of Demetia founder of Gloucester 51.54 Glorious Maiestie of y e English kingdome falleth wyth kyng Edmond Ironside 258.54 Glastenburie Abbey erected 53.18 Gleuy Riuer 162.12 Glocester pag. 1422. col 1. lin 26. Gorbonianus dyeth 30.55 Godfrey of Bologne afterward kyng of Hierusalem 270.78 Gospatrick depriued of hys Earledome 307.69 Goldenston Th◅mes Prior of Christes Churche in Cantorburie sent Ambassadour into Fraunce 1437.30 Godwyn commeth vp the Thames with his Nauie passeth throughe London bridge 273.71 Godwyn wel friended by the Londoners 273.68 Godwyn deliuereth pledges to kyng Edward for assurance of his loyaltie 273.93 Godwyn dyeth suddeinly at the table 274.107 Godwyn flaundered bycause of his great aucthoritie in the common wealth 275.15 Godwynes issue 275.32 Gonild neece to king Swanus banished the Realme 269 11. Gouernaunce of the churche of England dependeth chiefely vpon the kings 223.78 God a sister to king Edwarde maried to Eustace Earle of Bologne 270.82 Godwyn charged with the murder of Alured purgeth hym selfe therof 267.51 Godwyns ritche gyfte giuen to king Hardicnute 267.63 Godwyn myndeth to mary his daughter to one of king Hardicnutes brethren 267.76 Godwin and king Edward being ready to ioyne in battel vpon the sea are seuered by a Myst 273.20 Godwin restored to his former honor fauor liuyngs 273 28. Godwin arriueth with his Nauie at Sandwich 273.66 Gonorilla Leirs eldest daughter maried to Henninus Duke of Cornewal 19.93 Gogmagog a grant of great estimation in Britaine 15 82. Gogmagog slaine 15.90 Godfrey and Aulefe succeede their father Sithrike in the kingdome of Northumberland 224.55 Godfrey and Aulafe mekynge warre vpon king Adelstane are driuen out of their countrey 224.59 Godfrey father to king Reynold 224.61 Godfrey inuadeth Northumberland with an army of Scots 225.50 Goffarius Pictus king of Poicton 13.87 Goffarius raiseth an armye against the Troians 14.23 Goffarius and his army discōfited by the Troians 14.26 Goffarius with newe ayde distresseth the Troians 14.48 Godwyn offended wyth kyng Edward for too much fauouring straungers 271.10 Godwyn standeth stoutly in defence of his countreymen of Kent 271.12 Godwyn and his sonnes refuse to come to the assembly of Lordes at Glocester 271.34 Godwyn requyreth the Erle of Bologne and other French men and Normans to be delyuered vnto him whych is denayed 271.74 Godwynes army departeth away priuily and he also fleeth away in the night 271.105 Godwyn and his sonnes flee the Realme 272.9 Godbald kyng of Orkeney slayne 163.60 Godwyn sonne to kyng Harold 299.25 Gospel of Saint Iohn translated into Englishe by Beda 192.99 Godwyn and Edmond y e great landing in Somersetshyre spoyle the countrey and returne into Irelād with great booties 299.25 Gospatrick reconcyled made Earle of Northumberland is sent against the Scottes wyth an armie 306.118 and .312.31 Gorbod an called also Gurgust us 21.80 Gothlois a treacherous British captaine 127.86 Gouernment of Britaine committed vnto Plautius 49.85 Goseth William dyeth in hys iourney towardes the holye land 411.56 Godwyn Earle captaine of the Englishmen against y e Vandales and his noble seruice 260.80 Godwyns treason against Alured 264.22 .265.61 Godstow Nunrie beside Oxford 472.113 Godwyn and his sonnes proclaymed outlawes 272.21 Godwyn and his sonnes goyng a rouing vpon the coastes take prayes out of Kent and Suffer 272.50 Godrun a kyng of the Danes 212.18 Good lawes put to silence among the clinking of armor 217.14 Gospatrickes familie and discent 312.31 Gospatricke fleeth into Scotland 298.65 Gotmandin Gaham in Yorkeshyre 161.91 Goda Earle of Deuonshyre slayne by the Danes 239.43 Gourney Hugh reuolteth from king Iohn 557.25 ◅nnor married to Richard he second Duke of Normandie 289. ◅3 Gorolus Duke of Cornwall slayne 128.35 Gonzaga Ferdenand Ambassadour from the Emperour 1591.20 Gorbomans eldest Son to Morindus succeedeth his father in the kingdome of Britaine 30.30 Gourin brother to Duke Rollo of Normandie slayn 288.97 Gomer obtaineth the kingdome of Italie 1.98 Godfray of Bullongue elected king of Hierusalem 338.64 Godfray of Bullongue leader of an armie into the holy land 327.13 Godaroule Walter defendeth the Castle of Hartforde and at length yeeldeth it vp to Lewes 609.41 Godwyn byshop taken by the Danes 246.16 Godwyn gardian to K. Cnute children by Queene Emma 263.52 Gourney Hugh owner of Fert Castle 385.40 Gospatrick 278.105 Gorolus Duke of Cornwall 128.34 Gorloyes looke Gorolus Gouernment of spirituall matters appertaineth to the lawful auctoritie of the temporal prince 263.14 Gosefoorde towne 382.108 Gorbodug dieth and to buried at London 22.30 Gods face king William Rufus vsual othe 332.24 Godwyn Earle of Kent standeth agaynst Harold for the kingdome of England 263.35 Good men measure other mens manners by their own 196.98 Greene Thomas of Greenes Norton knyght committed to the towre 1460.21 Grotes and halfe grotes coined 1459.16 Griff◅n and Ryse Princes of Wales subdued 270 45. Grotes and halfe grotes fyrst coyned 947.7 a. Greeks and other nations receyued their learning fyrst from the Celte 266. Greeke Charecters deriued out of the Phenecian letters 2.60 Greeke letters first brought to Athenes from the Druides 3.80 Grossemond Castle in Wales 643.25 Grantchester decayed and now a village 30.89 Granta the old name of Cambridge 30.63 Grantchester so called by the Saxons otherwise ◅a◅rgrant 30.85 Grosted Robert made bishop of Lincolne 647.10 Granbodian looke Gorboniamus Grantham towne builded 30.48 Gray Lord Gray of Wilton Marshall of the armie and generall of the horsmen at Musklebrough fielde 1615 20. giueth a valiant charge on the Scottes 1624. 50. is hurt eadem 53. Lieutenant of the North partes fortifieth Haddington 1634. 40. winneth Yester Castle eadem 1. wa◅eth .xx. miles in Scotland 1641.31 his great damages iustayned at Haddington Chase 1637. 11. goeth agaynste the Rebels in Deuonshyre 1651. 14. is Marshall of the armie in the iourney of S. Quintins 1767.22 his prowesse during all the siege of Guisnes and namely his couragious vneppaled speech 1776.8 is taken prisoner and payeth for his ransome 22000. Crownes 1777. 4. knyght of the garter governour of Barwicke and warden of the East Marches dyeth 1821.40 Gray Walter made lord Chaūcellor to king Iohn 567.50 Gray Iohn bishop of Norwich made Lord deputie of Ireland by king Iohn 570 52. Gratianus the Emperour slain 96.10 Gratianus Funarius father to Valentinus and grandfather to Gratianus the Emperour 96.86 Gratianus Funarius generall of the Romane armie in Britaine 96.95 Gratianus Funarius goodes confiscated 96.99 Gratianus the Emperour slain by treason 97 55. Gratianus a Britaine made Emperour and shortly after slayne 97.112 Gratianus maketh himself king of Britaine 99.69 Gratianus slayne by the Brytaynes 99 86. Gray Thomas So◅ne to Thomas Gray the first Marques Dorset is chief◅ defendor at the Iustes held at the marriage of prince Arthur 1456. 26. is sent with an
639.74 Insolencie of the Englishmen the night before the battaile against the Normans at Hasting 286.72 Inas succeedeth Ce◅dwallo in the kingdome of West Saxons 187.57 Innocent Pope the seconde escapeth into Fraunce to auoyde the daunger of his enemyes 362.31 Iniuriousnes in equalitie of the Norman lawes brought in by kyng Willyam 303.67 Interdiction of the Realme of England released 585.20 Ioan sister to Henry the thyrde geuen in mariage to Alexander king of Scotland 619.72 Iohn kyng appoynteth that the Englishe lawes should bee vsed in Ireland and such officers as the Englishmen haue shoulde rule there 570 5. Iohn king returneth out of Ireland into England 571.3 Iohn Kyng goeth into Wales with a great Army 571.33 Iohn king depriued by y e Pope of his kingdome who causeth the French kyng to bee hys enemye 573.2 Iohn sonne to king Henry the second made heyre apparant to his brother kyng Richard the first 496.29 of an ambitious nature 500.71 winneth certaine Castles frō his brother king Richard the first 509.54 Iohn Donne knight pa. 1295. col 1. lin 57. Iohn Logh of the Bothe knight pag. 1295. col 2. lin 54. Iohn Egerton knight pag. 1295. col 2. lin 54. Iohn Donne Esquire pag. 1295. col 2. lin 55. Iohn Dutton Esquire pag. 1295. col 2. lin 55. Iohn Blunt pag. 1296. col 1. lin 35. Iohn Wenloke knight pag 1297. col 2. lin 3. pa. 1299 col 1 lin 20. Iohn Dynham Esquyre pag. 1297. col 2. lin 5. pa. 1298. col 1. lin 1. Iohn sonne to kyng Henry the second commeth ouer secretly into England 510.8 contented to forsake the French king 513.99 returneth to the French king and sticketh vnto hym 513.110 proclaimed traytor to the crowne with his complices 518.73 submitteth hym selfe to king Richard and is pardoned 525.12 Io◅pa or Port Iaph taken by the English men 503.50 Iohn king loseth the most part of his army horses and cariages in passing the Washes of Wellestreme sands where he escaped very hardly hym selfe 605.8 Iohn king falleth sicke of an ague wherof partly partly with a surfeit of Peaches newe Syder together with anguish of mynde he dyeth 605.21 Iohn king buried pompously in the Cathedral Church at Worceter 605.109 Iohn king his issue he had by his wife Isabel 606 Iohn king his disposition 606 16. Iohn Gray knight slaine 1305 co 2. lin 20. Iohn Mongomerie esquire beheaded 1313. co 1. lin 29 Iohn Neu◅l Marques Montacute 1313. co 1. lin 37. Earle of Northumberland 1315. co 1. lin 52. 1323. co 2. lin 10. slaine 1334. co 2. lin 54. Iohn Howard knight 1313 co 2. lin 2. Iohn Manners esquire 1313 co 2. lin 50. Iohn Finderne knight 1314 co 2. lin 26. beheaded 1315 co 1. lin 1. Iohn G◅y◅ beheaded 1315. co 1. lin 39. Iohn Coniers knight 1319. co 2. lin 18. Iohn Clapp in Esquire 1320 co 2. lin 16. Iohn Woodnileknight beheaded 1321. co 1. lin 6 Iohn Felow beheaded 1297 co 2. lin 58. Iohn Guilford 1298 co 2. lin 38. Iohn Vicont Beaumōt 1299 co 2. lin 22. slaine ead lin 58. Iohn Mortimer knight slaine pa. 1304. co 1. lin 3. Iohn Earle of Oxford 1323 co 2. lin 18. fled pa. 1335. co 1. lin 26. kept S. Michaels mount pa. 1345. co 1. lin 56. Iohn Abbot of Abbingdon ambassador into France 1433 10. Ioseph Mighel the blacke Smyth 1446.17 put to dea◅h 1447.47 Saint Iohns order put downe 1578.10 Iohn Kempe Archbishop of Cantorbury pa 1286. co 1. lin 15. deceased pa. 1290. co 2. lin 23. Iohn Lord Clifford slaine pa. 1288. co 1. lin 6. Iohn Benereux slain pa. 1288 co 1. lin 11. Iohn Morgan pa. 1414. co 1 lin 46. Iohn Duke of Norfolke 1415 pa. 1417. co 1. lin 46. slaine pa. 1421. co 2. lin 48. Ioan Queene of Scots dyeth 654.3 Iohn Fortescue knight Porter of Calais pa 14◅9 co 1. lin 42. Iohn Sauage a valiant captaine pa. 1413. co 2 lin 14. lin 49.1416 co 2. lin 41 pa. 1417. co 1. lin 25 Iohn Dighton one of the murtherers of king Edwardes children pa. 1390. co 2. lin 57. Iohn Cheyney knight 1400. col 1. lin 48. pa 1406. co 1 lin 49. Iohn Earle of Lincolne proclaymed heyre apparant to the Crowne pa. 1406. co 2. lin 52. Iohn Lord Wels. pa. 1402 co 2. lin 18. Iohn Bourchire knight pag. 1402. co 2. lin 19. pa. 1413 co 1. lin 24. Iohn Morton Bishop of Ely pa. 1402. co ▪ 2 lin 29. pag. 1407. co 2. lin 51. Iohn Vere Earle of Oxford set at libertie pa. 1409. co 1 lin 37. pa. 1411. co 2. lin 29. pa. 1412. co 1. lin 2. pa. 1417. co 2. lin 22. pa. 1421. co 1. lin 2. Iohn Earle of Oxford taken sent prisoner to Hames pag. 1345. co 2. lin 6. Iohn Midleton knight 1352. co 2 lin 31. Iohn Duichfield knight pag. 1352. co 2. lin 32. Iohn Elrington knight pag. 1352. co 2. lin 55. Iohn the French kings pride 958.50 a. he is taken prisoner 960.20 a. Iohn Mathew Sheriffe of Lōdon pa. 1363. co 2 lin 28. Iohn Shaa clerke pa. 1377. co 1. lin 1. his Sermon pa. 1379. co 2 lin 18. Iohn Marques Dorset pag. 1331. co 2. lin 38. slayn pa. 1339. co 2. lin 53. Iohn duke of Exeter pa. 1333 co 1. lin 12. wounded pa. 1335. co 1. lin 33. Iohn Longstrother Prior of S. Iohns 1335. co 2. li. 10 beheaded pa. 1340. co 2. lin 20. Iohn Arūdel knight pa. 1336 co 1. lin 30. Iohn Dolues knight slayne at Teukesbury pa. 1339 co 2. lin 55. Iohn Lewknenor knight slaine pa. 1339. co 2. lin 56 Iohn Soyrley knight L. Chancelor of England pa. 1119 co 1. lin 39. Iohn Norbury Esquire lorde Treasurer pa. 1119. co 1. lin 40. Iohn Baget knight discloseth secrets pa. 1122. c. 1. lin 11 Iohn Hal. pa 1122. c. 2. lin 20 condemned and executed pa. 1123. c. 1. l. 31. Iohn Roch knight pa. 1125. c. 1. lin 6. Iohn Drayton knight p. 1125 c. 1. lin 6. Iohn Earle of Somerset pag. 1119. c. 2. l. 12. pa. 1120. c. 2. lin 16. Iohn Treuenant bishop of Hereford pa. 1125. co 2. lin 30 Iohn Cheyney knight Iohn Cheyney Esquire pa. 1125 c. 2. l. 30. Iohn Trenour Bishop of S. Disaph pa. 1125. co 2. lin 35. Iohn lord Latimer pa. 1120 c. 2. lin 1. Iohn king entreth into Scotland with an armie to represse the Rebels that went agaynst the king of Scottes 573.84 Iohn king goeth towardes Wales against the Welche Rebels and by the way hangeth the Welch Pledges 573.104 Iohn king vppon letters receyued from the king of Scots and from his daughter the Prince of Wales wyfe breaketh vppe his Armie 574.9 Iohn king assembleth a great armie to resist the French king comming into England 574.52 Iohn king sendeth for the Legate Pandulph 575.10 Iohn king deliuereth his crowne to Pandulph the Popes Legate 575.67 and
affianced to Richard sonne to kyng Henry the second 398 59. Ranulfe Earle of Chester departeth this lyfe 387.102 Raufe accursed by the Pope 358.35 Raufe departeth this life 359 35. Raufe Archdeacon of Landaffe 420.99 Ranulfe Bishop of Chichester taketh part with Archbishop Anselme agaynst king William Rufus 333.38 Ranulfe of Chester cited 333 88. Ranulphe Earle of Chester taketh his wyfe the Duchesse of Britaine prisoner 531.15 Raynulphe Earle of Chester Lincolne dyeth 640 Ratcliffe Iohn Lord Fitzwater fauoureth Perkin Warbeck 1443.31 is pardoned but afterward beheaded eadem 50. Ratcliffe Robert fauoreth Perkin Warbecke and leeseth his head 1443.38 Ranulphe Earle of Chester is sent with an armye into the Holy land to ayd the Christians 617.2 Raucin Geffrey owner of Tailbourgh fortresse 453.103 Raufe Poole Iustice pa. 1292 co 2. lin 28. Raufe Verney Sheriffe of London pag. 1292. col 2. lin 43. Raufe Byshop of Salisburye murdred pag. 1281. co 1. lin 16. Raufe Stanley pa. 1304. co 1. lin 14. beheaded co 2. lin 13. Rad Pont besieged and wonne 557.9 Rayneth not in Sussex y e space of three yeeres 182 Raufe Willoughby Esquyre slayne pag. 1288. co 1. lin 16. Raufe translated from the Byshoprick of Rochester to Cantorbury 351.96 Raufe goeth to Rome about the controuersie betweene hym and Thâ—…ustaine 355.43 Raymond Earle of Tholouse marryeth Constance Sister to kyng Lewes of Fraunce 372.66 Raucin Geffrey dyeth 521.64 Rauesteine Lord Rauesteine reuolteth 1435.54 Taketh the townes of Ipre and Scluse ibidem spoyleth al shyppes passyng to Antwerp 1438.1 is forced to yeelde the towne castle of Scluse eadem 15. Ramsey Abbey buylded 234 24. Rafe Earle of Hereford 271.32 Rayer founder of Saint Bartholomewes by Smythfield and first Priour therof 341 54. Raufe Bishop of Durham commytted to the Towre 337 52. Raymond Earle of Prouance dyeth 714.20 Ranulphe Earle of Chester returneth from the Holy lande 617.60 Rat Andrew 1425.55 Raucin Geffrey styrreth a rebellion in Guien 521.54 Raufe Percie knight submytted to Edward the fourth pag. 1313. co 2. lin 10. fledde to Henry the sixt pa. 1314. col 1. lin 12. slayne pag. 1314. co 2. lin 1. Raufe Gray Captayne of Banborough Castle pag. 1314 co 1. lin 8. pag. 1315. co 1. lin 7. beheaded pa. 1315 co 1. lin 42. Ratcliffe Iohn knight 1448.50 Raufe Collector to king Wylliam Rufus both malicious and couetous 330.19 Raufe breaketh prison and escapeth out of the Towre 3â—…8 99 Raymond Earle of Tholouse maryeth with Ioan Queene of Sicil sister to Richarde the first 532.102 Ratcliffe Richarde attaynted 1425.43 Ratcliffe Viscount Fitzwater created Earle of Sussex 1553.11 Ratcliffe Robert Lord Fitzwater created Viscount Fitzwater 1536.18 Raufe Iosseline Alderman of London pag. 1343. co 1. lin 32. Ragman Rowle 891.57 a. Raufe Earle of Westmerland pag. 1119. co 2. lin 28. Randol a Fryer prisoner in the Towre of London pa 1198. co 1. lin 51. Rayne 943.30 b. and. 971 10 b. Rayneth bloud 786.6 b Rayne 854.9 a. and. 893.10 b. and. 903.50 b Rayne exceedyng great high floudes 324.18 Ragged Staffe pa. 1326. co 1 lin 57. Rokesburgh yeelded to the English men 820.42 b Raufes wyfe besieged in the citie of Norwich yeeldeth the same vpon conditions 309.12 Rome taken by Brennus and Belinus 25.74 Romanes encounter with the Gaules and are vanquished 26.18 Rome sacked by the Gaules 26.59 Romanes compound wyth the Gaules for their libertie with money 27.6 Romanes passe ouer into Britaine 35.72 Romanes distressed by the Britaynes in the water 36.3 Romanes recouer land and put the Britaines to flyght 36.78 Romane shyppes sore distressed and dispersed by a tempest 37.29 Romanes put to the worst by the Britaines are succoured by Cesar 38.16 Romanes ouerthrowne and chased by the Britaines 39.60 Romanes flee to sea leauing the spoyle and cariage behinde them 40.9 Romanes hindered by reason of their heauie armour 41.74 Romanes passe ouer the Thames on foote 42.24 Romane souldiers vnwilling to go into Britaine 48.69 Romanes put to the woorse by the Britaines at Porchester 50.60 Romanes put to flight by Aruiragus 50.72 Romanes fal to intreatie of Concord and composition with the Britaines 51.39 Robert Archbyshop of Cantorburie banished the realme 274.27 Robert Archbyshop of Cantorburie comming from Rome dyeth by the way 274.30 Robert Earle of Northumberland conspireth against King William Rufus 325.104 Robert with his wife and children fleeth into Banbourgh Castle 326.7 Robert taken and committed to prison 326.22 Robert arriueth at Portesmouth wyth an armie 339. Robertes gentlenes wynneth the peoples heartes 339.9 Robert returneth with contentment into Normandie 339.49 Roger Archbyshop of Yorke forbydden the vse of the Sacramentes 412.37 Roger Archbyshop of Yoke restored to the administration of hys office agayne 414.85 Roger Archbyshop of Yorke sent Ambassadour to y e Pope 406.57 Roger Byshop of Worcester sent Ambassadour to the Pope 406.59 Rockesborough fortifyed by the Duke of Somerset 1631.20 Robert Brakenbery Knyght Constable of the Towre pag. 1390. col 1. lin 20. pa. 1415. col 2. lin 36. pag. 1416. col 1. lin 28. slayne pag. 1422. col 1. lin 17. Robert Hilliard pag. 1321. co 1. lin 1. Robyn of Riddesdale pa. 1321. col 1. lin 2. Lord Wells slayne pag. 1312. co 1. lin 38. Robert Horne pag. 1298. co 2. lin 38. Rochfort fortresse delyuered to the Englishmen 399.62 Robert Earle of Leicester made Lieutenaunt of Normandie 481.115 taken prisoner by the Frenchmen 521.17 Roger apprehended and beheaded 308.50 Robert Earle of Gloucester craftily taken at Northampton 381.36 Robert Earle of Gloucester departeth this lyfe 381.57 Robert Earle of Gloucester his Oration to hys souldiours 374.51 Robert Earle of Gloucester hys armye vanquished and hymselfe taken prisoner 377 85. Robert Earle of Gloucester exchaunged prisoner for king Stephan 378.15 Robert Earle of Gloucester maketh a conspiracie against king Stephan with the Nobilitie and commons 368.47 Roufe Iohn of Warwike cyted 7.3 Roe Thomas maketh a newe place of Buriall 1839.51 Robert Earle of Mellent entreth Normandie wyth fire and sword 359.65 Robert Earle of Mellent taken prisoner in an ambush 359.72 Roderike King of Pictes roueth with a fleete vpon the Oceane and arriueth in Irelande to seeke seates 67.23 Roderike King of Pictes slayne and his armie vanquished 67.45 Romane power sent to subdue Ireland 51.115 Romanes receyue a great oouerthrowe in Britaine in the raygne of Domicianus Nero the Emperour 59.50 Romanes vanquished and slaine at Camulodunum by the Britaines 63.91 Romanes driuen out of Spaine by barbarous Nations 98.65 Romanes mynding to ayde the Britaines no more byd them farewel 100.69 Romanes souldiours fall at variance among themselues 76.23 and. 77.18 Romane souldiours go to Rome to complaine on Perhennis 77.20 Romane souldiours slaye theyr owne weake fellows 80.9 Romanes chased by the Britaine 's to the citie of London 82.13 Rochester besieged and deliuered to king William Rufus 320.21 Rochester Churche aduanced from foure secular Clerkes to fiftie Monkes 320.65 Robert Duke of Normandy returneth out of
hym selfe with Duke William of Normandie for his othes sake 286 38. Gunthildis sister to king Swanus commeth into England and is baptised there 247 18. Guyse Iohn knight 1450.14 Gundulfe byshop of Rochester 328.39 Gunthildes sister to king Swanus with her husband and Sonne murthered 247.30 Guilthdacus king of Denmark ouercommeth Brennus in battile and taketh his wyfe prisoner 24.2 Guildebald Duke of Vrbin elected knight of the garter 1461.34 Guilthdacus departeth into Denmarke and becommeth tributarie vnto Belinus 24.52 Guana riuer in Wales 117.55 Guintolsnus appeaseth olde dissentions in the Realme 28.114 Gnintolinus dyeth and to buried at London 29.5 Gurgustus dyeth and is buried at Yorke 21.81 Guanius king of the Hunnes 95.106 Guanius king of the Hunnes sent against Marimus friendes 95.109 Gurdon Adam taken prisoner and pardoned 777.2 Guintolinus Sonne to Gurguintus admitted king of Britaine 28.89 Guyshard Robert Duke of Puglia 346.75 Gunhardus or Suardus a great Duke in Fraunce 2.51 Guanius and Melga flee out of Britaine into Ireland 96 7. Guyon Father to Duke Rollo of Normandie slayne 288.97 Guy or Guido Earle of Ponthreu 277.107 Gualter de Maunt. 270.83 Gurmundus arriueth in Britaine to ayde the Saxons 144.3 Gurgustus Sonne of Riuallon beginneth to reygne in Britaine 21.72 Gurden Barthram kyller of king Richard the first 540 37. forgiuen and rewarded 540.52 cruelly put to death 540.63 Gutlacke a man of great vertue and holinesse 197.18 Gurmond called also Guthryd 219.66 Guorōgus gouernor of Kēt vnder Vortigernus 113.104 Guintelinus loke Guintolinus Guenhera dyeth in Scotland and is buried in Angus 137 45 Guynes Castle taken by Iohn Dancaster 946.50 a. Guillomer vanquished and dooth fealtie to the king of England 133. ◅2 H. Harold ordeyned by kyng Edward to succeede him in the kingdome of England 282.111 Harold setteth the crowne vpon his own head 283.2 Harold seeketh to win his peoples fauour by courtesie 283.12 Harold denyeth to deliuer the kingdome of Englande vnto Duke William of Normandie 283.40 Harold refuseth to take to wife the dauthter to Duke Williliam of Normandie 283.79 Harold prepareth to withstand the sodeyne inuasion of the Normans 283.98 Harold leadeth that name against Tostie which he had prepared against the Norm◅ns 284.18 Harold Harfager king of Norway arriueth in Englande with a great Name of ships 284.49 Harold Harfager slayne and his armie discomfited 284.90 Harold leeseth the hartes of his people in vnequally diuiding the Norwegian spoyles amongst them 285.24 Harold hated of the Pope and Cardinals 285.106 Harold goeth ouer into Normandie to visite his brother and Nephue 277.86 Harold going vppon the Sea for pleasure is driuen vppon the coast of Ponthien and taken prisoner 377.99 Harold presented to William Duke of Normandie 278.9 Harold hyghly welcommed by Duke William of Normandie 278.9 Harold accompanyeth Duke William in armes agaynst the Britaines 278.22 Harold taketh an othe to keepe the Realme of England to Duke Williams vse 278.31 Harold hasteth out of the North partes to encounter with the Normans 286.18 Harold slaine by a wound in the eye 287.25 Harold fleeth to Westchester and there becommeth an Ancre 287.60 Harold last king in England of the Saxon blood 288.6 Harold a scourge to the Welchmen 288.42 Harold surnamed Harefoote why 263.99 Harold not sonne to king Cnute but to a Shoemaker 264.3 Harolds treason against queen Emma and her children 264.97 Harolds counterfeit letters sent to Queene Emmas children in Normandie 264.108 Harold departeth out of this world 266.58 Harold returneth into England 278.46 Harold striketh his brother Tostie in the presence of the king 278.79 Harold sent against the rebellious Northumbers with an armie 279.3 Harold after the death of king Edward proclaymeth hymselfe king of England 282.104 Hasting a Dane entreth the Thames with a fleete and is constrayned by siege 216.4 Hasting causeth his two sonnes to be baptised 216.18 Hasting euer most vntrue of woorde and deede 216.19 Harold base sonne to king Cnute succeedeth his father in the kingdome of England 263.30 Earle of Hare court slayne at Cressy 934.32 b. Hatfielde battaile fought by the Britaine 's against the Englishmen 163.56 Hardicnute returneth out of Denmarke into England 266.80 Hardicnute proclaymed and crowned king of England 266.89 Hasting fortresse builded by the Normans 286.10 Hasting battaile fought by the Normans agaynst the Englishmen 286.56 Harbert William knyght one of king Henry the eyght his executors 1611.51 represseth the Rebels in Somer◅etshire 1648.24 master of the horse and created Earle of Penbroke 1709.25 is generall of the armie agaynst What. 1731.20 is generall of an armie into Fraunce 1767. 17. Lord Stward of her maiesties house dieth 1841.52 Harold and Canutus Sonnes to king Swanus of Denmarke sent into Englande with a Nauie 300.25 Harrison William cited 81.58 and .81 92. and .88.75 and 89.73 and .99.90 Harold and Leofwin inuade the shires of Somer◅et and Durcet and slay the Inhabitants 272.68 Harolds bodye taken vp and throwen into the Thames 267.3 Harald byshop of Elsham 195.13 Hardiknought looke Hardicnute Harold king of man made knight 715.100 Harington Iames attaynted 1425.42 Hastings Robert a knyght temple◅ 400.70 Har. William cited 111.77 and .115.64 and .116.94 Har. William cited 291.16 Hartfoord Castle builded 220.78 Har. William cited 180.62 and .192.96.194.9 and .194.46 and .198.62 Godfray Harecourt fleeth out of Fraunce 928.58 b. Hall Iohn executed 1864.28 Iohn Hastings Earle of Penbroke slaine 1075.50 b. Hay Rauife sent ouer into England with a band of souldiours 433.51 Harold succeedeth his father Godwyn in the Earledome of Kent 275.5 Harold William cyted 130. 70. and .131.40 and .133 58. and .137.63 and .140 15. Haruie first Byshop of Ely there appointed 349.92 Haruie translated from Bangor to Ely 349.93 Hardicnute dyeth suddeinly 267.112 Hammes abandoned to the Frenchmen 1777.20 Hales Iames knyght hys sundry molestations and ende 1723. Har. William cited 121.3 and 125.77 and .127.30 and 128.40 and .129.16 Hayles Abbey founded 781.95 Hayles bloud brought into England 781.100 Harold Generall of kyng Edwardes armie against Algar and kyng Griffin 276. 37. and .277.52 Haymon Earle of Gloucester departeth this life 399.46 Hart burning among the Nobitie 746.61 Harold banished the land 272.12 Haroldes landes giuen to Algar 272.22 Robert Hal murdered in Westminster church 1010.12 b Haco a Danish Earle arriueth in Enlgand wyth an armie agaynst King William 309 26. Harding Stephan a Monke of Shirebourne 333.84 Haldene a leader or kyng of the Danes 209.115 Halewell Thomas knight 1450.43 Harold and Canutus wyth their armie put to flight by king William escape to their shippes 301.18 Haddington chase 1637.8 Hayle of the bignesse of hennes egges 556.27 Halden a Danishe King 212.12 Harrison William cited 44.89 and .74.23 and .74.39 Hambletew rendered to the French king 1695.4 Hamelton Stephan knight put to death 1570.10 Sir Iohn Hankewoods prase 1001.33 a. Harflew wonne by the English pag. 1262. col 1. lin 2. Hacun set at libertie and sent into England 278.44 Hatton Christopher made captaine of the
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