were set vp in London for a terrour to the common sort bycause the white coates beeing sent out of the Citie as before ye haue heard reuolted from the Queenes parte to the ayde of Wyat twentie payre of Gallowes on the which were hanged in seuerall places to the number of fiftie persons which Gallowes remayned standing there a great part of the Sommer following to the greate griefe of good Citizens and for example to the Commotioners The .xij. day of Februarie next following the Ladie Iane of Suffolke The execution of Ladie Iane and the Lorde Guilforde and the Lord Guilforde hir husband who before as you haue heard were attainted of treason the one for the vsurpation of the estate royall as Queene the other as a principall adherent to hir in that case according to the iudgement gyuen agaynst them suffred execution of death that is to witte hee at the Tower hill vpon the Scaffolde and shee within the Tower whose deathes were the rather hastened for that the Duke of Suffolke father to this Ladie had of late as ye haue hearde raysed a newe sturre and commotion in the Countrey which was the shortening of hir lyfe who else was like ynough to haue beene pardoned This noble yong Ladie endued with singular giftes both of learning and knowledge as pacient and milde as any lambe came to the place of hir execution and a little before hir death vttered these woordes Good people I am come hither to die The wordes of the Ladie Iane at hir death and by a lawe I am condemned to the same My offence agaynst the Queenes highnesse was onely in consent to the deuice of other which nowe is deemed treason but it was neuer of my seeking but by counsail so those who shoulde seeme to haue further vnderstanding of things than I whiche knewe little of the lawe and much lesse of the tytles to the crowne But touching the procurement and desire thereof by mee or on my behalfe I doe washe my handes in innocencie thereof before God and the face of all you good Christian people thys daye and therewith she wrung hir handes wherein shee hadde hir Booke Then sayde shee I pray you all good Christian people to beare me witnesse that I dye a true Christian woman and that I looke to be saued by none other meanes but onelye by the mercie of God in the bloud of hys onelye sonne Iesus Christ and I confesse that when I did knowe the worde of God I neglected the same and loued my selfe and the worlde and therefore this plague and punishment is iustly and woorthily happened vnto mee for my sinnes and yet I thanke God of hys goodnesse that hee hath gyuen mee a tyme and respyte to repente And nowe good people whyle I am aliue I pray you assyst mee wyth your prayers and then kneelyng downe shee sayde the Psalme of Miserere mei Deus in Englishe and then stoode vppe and gaue hir Mayde called mystresse Eleyne hir Gloues and Handkercheffe and hir Booke shee also gaue to Maister Bruges then Lieutenaunt of the Tower and so vntyed hir Gowne and the executioner pressed to helpe hir off wyth it but she desleed him to let hir alone and turned hir towardes hir two Gentlewomen who helped hir off therewith and with hir other attyres and they gaue hir a fayre handkercheffe to put aboute hir eyes Then the Executioner kneeled downe and asked hir forgiuenesse whome shee forgaue moste willingly then hee willed hir to stande vppon the strawe which done she saw the blocke and then shee sayde I praye you dispatche mee quickly Then shee kneeled downe saying will you take it off before I laye mee downe wherevnto the Executioner aunswered no Madame then tyed shee Handkercheffe aboute hir eyes and feeling for the Blocke shee sayde where is it where is it One of the standers by guyded hir therevnto and shee layde downe hir heade vppon the Blocke and then stretched foorth hir bodye and sayde Lorde into thy handes I commende my spirite and so finished hir lyfe in thys yeare of our Lorde one thousande fiue hundred fiftie and foure the twelfth daye of Februarie The same day a little before this yong Ladyes execution the Lorde Guylforde hir husbande who was a very comely tall Gentleman being executed on the skaffold at the Tower hill as afore is sayde his dead carkasse lying in a cart in straw was again brought into the tower at y e same instant y t the lady Iane went to hir death within the Tower before hir face whiche miserable sight was to hir a double sorrow and grief Thus as sayeth Maister Foxe was beheaded the Ladie Iane and with hir also the Lorde Guilford hir husband one of the D. of NorthuÌ„berlands sonnes two inuocents in comparison of them that satte vpon them for they did but ignorantly accept that which the others had wyllingly deuised by open Proclamation consented to take from others and giue to them And verily howe vnwilling shee was to take it vppon hir there are yet luring that can testifie Iudge Morgan that gaue the sentence ogainst hir shortly after fell mad and in hys rauing cryed continuallye to haue the Ladie Iane taken away from him and so ended his life Vpon Saterday being the .xvij. of Februarye the Duke of Suffolke was arraigned at Westminster Earle â—â— Duke of â—â—ke and there coÌ„demned to die by his Peeres the Earle of Arundell being that day chiefe Iudge Where some haue written that hee shoulde at his laste going downe into the Countrey make Proclamation in his daughters name that is not so for where as he stoode by in Leicoster when by his commaundement the Proclamation was there made against the Queenes maryage with the Prince of Spain c. Maister Damport then Maior of that towne saide to him My Lorde I trust your grace meaneth no hurt to the Queenes Maiestie no saith he M. Maior laying his hande on his sword he that would hir any hurt I wold this sword were through his heart for shee is the mercifullest prince as I haue truely founde hir y t euer raigned in whose defence I am and will be readie to die at hir foote â—â—xe On Monday the .xix. of Februarie the Lorde Cobhams three sonnes and four other meÌ„ were brought to Westminster the yongest of the Cobhams to witte maister Thomas Cobham was condemned with the other four men but the other two Cobhams came not to the bâ—â—re Vppon the Wednesday the .xxj. of Februarie the Lord Thomas Gray that had bene taken as before ye haue heard in Wales was brought togither with sir Iames Croft through London to the tower by a number of horsemen Then the duke kneeled vppon his knees and saide the Psalme Miserere mei Deus vnto the end belong vp his hands and loking vp to heauen And when he had ended the Psalme be said In manus tunt domine commendo spiritum meum Then he arose and stoode vp and deliuered his cap and
Eugenius after he had gouerned the kingdome about three yeares his bodie was buried in Colmekill amongest his auncesters thoughe the people thought it little worthie of that honor which had misused it selfe so inordinately in this present life Ferguse 767. AFter him came the administration of the Realme vnto Ferguse the thirde the sonne of king Ethfine in the yeare 767. who being established in the same Ferguse the thirde created king beganne freely to practise all kindes of vices which most abundantly raigned in him howbeit till that day wonderfully dissembled and kept couert He seemed to striue howe to passe his predessour in all poyntes of wickednesse A wicked Prince Hee tooke no regarde at all to the gouernment of his Realme but gaue himselfe to excessiue gluttonie in deuouring of delicate meates and drinks and therwith kept suche a number of vile strumpettes in house with him whom hee vsed as concubines that his wife was no better esteemed than as an handmayde or rather a kitchin mayde Who being a woman of great modestie and sober aduisednesse coulde not yet but take sore griefe and indignation hereat and therefore sundrie tymes assayed by waye of wholesome perswasions to turne his minde from such sinfull vsages and filthie trade of liuing Finally when she saw there was no hope to conuert his deprauate minde nor by any meanes to refourme him but that the more shee laboured to doe good vppon him the worse he was through verie displeasure of suche iniuries as shee daylye susteyned at the handes of his concubines King Ferguse the third strangled by his wife shee founde meanes to strangle him secretely one night as hee lay in his bed choosing rather to be without a husband than to haue one that shoulde deceyue hir of the right and dutie of mariage and that in such sort as she must be faine to suffer the reproch dayly afore hir face being misvsed of them whom he kept as paramours in most dispiteful maner The day after she wrought this feate the bodie being founde deade was apparayled in funerall wise brought forth into the place of iudgement where inquisition was straightly made what they were that had done so heynous a deed For though there were but few that lamented his death yet some of his friends were verie earnest to haue the matter tryed forth that such as had cōmitted the murther might suffer due punishment Suspicious persons are racked Many were apprehended and had to the rack but yet could not be founde that would confesse it The Queene was voyde of all suspition as she that had bene taken for a woman at all times of great temperancie But yet when shee hearde that a number of innocent persons were tormented without desart sore lamenting as shoulde appeare theyr miserable case she came hastily into the Iudgement hall The Queene confessed the murther and getting hir aloft vpō the bench there in the presence of al the company she had these or the like wordes vnto the whole assembly I knowe not good people I knowe not what God moueth me or what diuine reuengement vexeth me with sundry thoughts and cogitations that of all this daye and morning preceeding I haue had neither rest in bodie nor minde And verely when I hearde that certaine guiltlesse persons were cruelly tormented here in your presence had not wrath giuen place party vnto modestie whereof I must confesse there is left but a small portiō in me I had forthwith rid my self out of the way The kings death was mine act Conscience constrayneth me setting apart mine owne safegarde to confesse the truth least the guiltlesse shoulde wrongfully perishe Therefore vnderstande yee for truth that none of them whome ye haue examined are priuie to the offence I verily am she that with these wicked handes haue strangled this night last past Ferguse about whose death I see you in trouble moued so to do with two as sharpe pricks as may rest in a woman to wit Impatient forbearing of carnall lust and yrefull wrath Ferguse by his continuall vsing of concubines kept from me the due debt that the husbande oweth to the wife whereupon when there was no hope to reconcile him with often aduertisementes vehement force of anger rysing in my heart droue mee to doe so wicked a deed I thought lieffer therefore to dispatch the Adulterer then being destitute of my husbande and defrauded of all Queenely honor to liue still subiect vnto the perpetuall iniuries of such lewde women as hee kept and vsed in my steade She giueth hir owne sentence Loose ye therefore those that be accused of the kings death and as for me ye shall not neede to proceede agaynst me as guiltie of the crime by order of law for I that was so bolde to commit so heynous an act will accordingly do execution vpon my selfe euen here incontinently in presence of you all what honour is due to the deade looke you to that Hauing thus made an ende of hir tale The Queene taketh execu◅ of hir selfe shee plucked forth a knife which she had hid vnder hir gowne and stroke hirselfe to the heart with the same falling deade vpon it downe to the grounde All such as were present wondered greatly at hir stoute and hardie stomacke speaking diuersly thereof as some in prayse and some in disprayse of these hir monstrous doings The bodie of Ferguse was caryed foorth to the I le of Colmekill and there buryed in the thirde yeare after his entring into the gouernment and in the yeare of our Lorde 769. 767. H.B. The Quenes corps was not buried in sacred ground for that she slue hirselfe Thus he being in maner impotent and lame of his lymmes there were some commotions misorders the more boldly attempted first amongst thē of y e out Iles. A rebellion For Bane Makedonald goueruernor by the kings appointment of the Ilande called Tyre got all the castels and fortresses of the Iles into his owne handes and strengthned with a route of vnruly and mischieuous youthful persons Makedonalde proclaymed king of the Iles. toke possession of al the said Iles causing himselfe to be proclaimed king of the same And yet not contented herewith he gathered a number of shippes togither wherein transporting himselfe with a great armie ouer into Lorne and Cantyre He inuadeth Lorn and Cantyre made great wast spoyle of those countreys til Duthquhal gouernor of Athole and Culane of Argyle A power from the king is sent against him beeing sent with a chosen power from the king to defend the countrey chaunced to encounter with him and putting him with hys people vnto flight chased them vnto such a strait where there was no way to get forth saue onely that by which they entered This place is in Lorn with a strayght passage to enter into it but whē ye are within it the same is verie large and brode enuironed aboute with craggie mountaynes chayned togither
other mens occasioÌ„ or throwgh their own default 〈…〉 By other mens occasion as one way for example when some couetous man espying a further commoditie in theyr commons holdes and tenures doth find such meanes as therby to wipe many out of their occupyings turne the same vnto their priuate gaynes Herevpon it followeth that although the wise better minded At 〈…〉 these 〈…〉 do so behaue themselues that they are worthyly to be accompted among the second sort yet the greater part commoÌ„ly hauing nothing to stay vpon are wilfull and thervpoÌ„ doe eyther prooue idle beggers or else continue starke théeues till the gallowes doe eate them vp Such as are ydle beggers thorow theyr owne default are of two sortes and coÌ„tinue theyr estates either by casual or â—…ere voloÌ„tary meanes Those that are such by casuall meanes are iustly to be referred either to the first or second sort of poore but degenerating into the thriftlesse sort they doe what they can to coÌ„tinue their miserie with such impediments as they haue to stray and wader about as creatures abhorring all labour and euery honest exercise Certes I call these casuall meanes not in respect of the originall of their pouertie but of the continuance of the same from whence they will not be deliuered thorow their owne vngracious lewdnesse and froward disposition The voluÌ„tary meanes procede froÌ„ outwarde causes as by making of corrosiues and applying the same to y e more fleshie parts of their bodies and also laying of Ratsbane Sperewoort Crowfoote and such like vnto theyr whole meÌ„bers thereby to raise piteous and odious sores and mooue the goers by such places where they lie to lament their miserie and bestowe large almes vppon them Vnto this neast is another sort to be referred more sturdie then the rest which hauing sound and perfite lymmes doe yet notwithstanding sometime counterfâ—…ict the possession of al sortes of diseases Diuers times in their apparell they will be like seruing men or labourers Often tymes they can play the mariners and séeke for ships which they neuer lost But in fine they are all théeues and Caterpillers in the common wealth and by the word of God not permitted to eate sith they doe but licke the sweate from the true laborers browes and bereue y e godly of that which is due vnto theÌ„ to mainteine their excesse consuming the charitie of well disposed people bestowed vpon them after a most wicked horrible and detestable maner It is not yet .50 yeares sith this trade began but how it hath prospered sithens that tyme it is easye to iudge for they are nowe supposed of one sexe and another to amount vnto aboue .10000 persons as I haue harde reported Moreouer in counterfaiting the Egyptian roges they haue deuised a laÌ„guage among themselues which they name Gaâ—…ting but other pedlars Frenche A speache compact 30. yeares since of English a great nomber of odde words of their owne diuising without all order or reason and yet such is it as none but themselues are able to vnderstand The first deuiser thereof was hanged by the necke a iust reward no doubt for his desartes and a common ende to all of that profession â—…homas â—â—rman A Gentleman also of late hath tâ—…ken great paines to search out the secrete practizes of this vngracious rable And among other things he setteth downe and describeth .22 sortes of them whose names it shal not be amisse to remeÌ„ber whereby each one may gather what wicked people they are and what villany remaineth in them The seueral disorders and degrees amongst our idle vagabonds 1. Rufflers 2. Vprightmen 3. Hookers or Anglers 4. Roges 5. Wilde Roges 6. Priggers of prauÌ„cers 7. Palliardes 8. Fraters 9. Abrams 10. Freshwater mariners or whipiackes 11. Dummerers 12. Dronken Tinkars 13 Swadders or pedlers 14 Iackemen or patricoes Of vvomen kinde 1. Demaunders for glimmar or fire 2. Bawdie baskets 3. Mortes 4. Autem Mortâ—â— 5. Waâ—…king Mortâ—â— 6. Dores 7. Delles 8. Kinching Mortes 9. Kinching Cooes The punishment that is ordained for this kind of people is very sharpe and yet it can not restraine them froÌ„ their gadding wherfore the ende must néedes be Martiall lawe to be exercised vpon them as vpon théeues robbers despisers of all lawes and enemies to the commoÌ„ wealth and welfare of y e land What notable roberies pâ—â—feries 〈…〉 rapes and stealings of children they doe vse which they disfigure to begg withal I nede not to rehearse but for their idle râ—…ging about the countrie the law ordeineth this maner of correction The Roge being appreheÌ„ded committed to prison and tried in y e next assizes whether they be of Gâ—…ole deliuerie or seâ—â—ions of the pear if he happen to be conuicted for a vagabond either by inquest of office or the testimonie of two honest and credible witnesses vpon theyr other he is then immediatly adiudged to be gréeuously whipped burned thorow the gristell of the right eare w t an hot iron of the compasse of an inch about as a manifestation of his wicked life and due punishment receyued for the same And this iudgement is to be executed vpon him except sâ—…me honest person worth fiue poundeâ—◠〈◊〉 the Quéenes bookes in goods or twentie shillings in lands or some rich â—…ousholder to be aâ—â—owed by the Iustices wil be bouÌ„d in a recognisance to retaine him in his seruice for one whole yeare If he be takeÌ„ the seconde time and proued to haue forsaken his sayd seruice he shall then be whipped againe bored likewise thorowe the other eare and sette to seruice from whence if he depotte before a yeare be expired and happen afterward to be attached againe he is condemned to suffer paines of death as a fellâ—â— except before excepted without benefite of clergie or sanctuarie as by the statute doth appere Among roges and idle persons finally we finde to be comprised al Proctors that go vp and downe with counterfeit licences Cosiuers and suche as go about the countrey vsing vnlawfull games practizers of Phisâ—…ognomie and Palmestrie teâ—â—ers of fortunes â—…enâ—…ers bearwards players minstrelâ—…s iugglers pedlers tinkers schollers shipmen prisoners gathering for fées and others so oft as they be taken without sufficient licence Each one also that harboroweth or aideth them with meat or money is tared and compelled to fine with the Quéenes maiestie for euery time that he shall so succoure them as it shall please the Iustices of peace to assigne so that the taxation excéede not xx shillings as I haue bene informed And thus much of the poore and such prouision as to appoynted for them within the Realme of England Of sundrie punishments appoynted for malefactors Cap. 6. THe greatest and most gréeuous punishment vsed in EnglaÌ„d for such as offend against the state is drawne from the prisone to the place of execution vpon an hardle or Sled where they are hanged til they be half dead and then taken downe and quartered after that their meÌ„bers and
wyth him at the first time landed here in this Isle amongst them againe and being at three sundrie times fiercely encountred by king Cassybilan at length hee put the same Cassybilane wyth hys Brytaynes to flight The Brytaynes are ouerthrowne slaying and taking a great number of them Amongst other of the prisoners were three of their chiefest Captaynes Androgeus Cisentoriges and Tenantius By reason of which ouerthrow Cassibylane was so discouraged that doubting further mischief Cassybilane yeeldeth to Caesar he yeelded himselfe vnto Cesar accepting suche conditions of peace as were appoynted him and for performance of couenants delyuered sufficient pledges Cesar hauing thus conquered the Brytayns Iulius Caesar his message vnto the Scotes and Pictes sent his Ambassadours vnto the Kings of the Scottish men and Picts requiring them to submit themselues as Cassybilane had done or else he bad them looke for open warres at the Romaynes handes which they might assure themselues they should in no wise be able to sustaine considering their mightie and huge puissance hauing the most part of the whole worlde at theyr commaundement alreadie The answere of the Scottes and Pictes vnto Caesar his Ambassadors Wherevnto aswell the one king as the other made this or much-what the like answere that they were bent sooner to lose theyr liues than theyr lybertie Which their resolution if they were putte to the tryall shoulde be euidently proued by the deed it selfe Cesar hauing receyued this answere from these two nations Caesar sendeth new messengers vnto the Scottes and Picts but they sped muche like to the former he sendeth newe messengers vnto them with a more roughe embassie who not onely by threates but also by great reasons went about to perswade them vnto submission But they persisting in their former opinion for defence of their liberties and vtterly refusing all maner of bondage would encline by no meanes to come in any bonde of friendshippe with the Romaynes After the returne of these last messengers Cesar was fully resolued to enter into their Countreys to force them vnto that by dynt of sworde wherevnto by treatie he might not enduce them The rebellion of the Gaules breaketh Caesar his purposed iourney agaynst the Scottes and had set forwarde on that iourney shortly after in deede if he had not beene called backe into Fraunce to pacifie sundrie commotions there raysed by the reuolting of the people inhabiting those Countreys where the Picardes and Normans with other the inhabitantes neare aboute Chartres now dwell The common Scottishe Chronicles record howe Iulius Cesar came as farre as Kalendar wood Kalendar or Caledon wood there wan by force the citie of Camelon where the Pictish kings vsed most to soiourne This cannot be true for Caesar came not neare Scotland as in the Historie of Englande it appeareth Herevnto the same Chronicles adde that Cesar buylded a great stone house of .xxiiij. cubites in heigth and of .xij. cubites in breadth of square hewen stones right workemanly framed which house they saye Cesar caused to be vsed in steede of a iudgement Hall and here placed it neare the Ryuer of Caron ouer agaynst the forenamed Citie of Camelone as a witnesse that the Romaynes armie had beene so farre forwarde within that Countrey Suche an house there remayneth to be seene euen vnto this day and is called Iulius Hoff Iulius Hoff. that is Iulius Hall or Iulius Court Howbeit other more agreeable to the likelyhoode of a troth wryte that this house was sometymes a Temple buylded to the honour of Claudius Cesar and of the Goddesse Victoria by the Romaine Captaine Vespasian at suche tyme as he made warres in that Countrey before hys aduauncement to the Empyre The remnant of Ederus his raigne passed without any other notable trouble and so after he had raigned 38. yeares 48. H.B. 26. H.B. Ederus departeth this life he deceassed a very olde man about the 23. yeare of the Empyre of Augustus Cesar He was buried also at Dunstasage with all due pompe and solemnitie hauing dyverse obelyskes as the custome then was erected and sette vp aboute the place where hee was so intumilate In the first yeares of his raigne he was wholy drowned in lasciuious lecherie abandoning himselfe altogither to lie waltring amongst a sort of vile strumpettes A licentious king hys lust beeing neuer thorowely satisfied thoughe neuer so often awearyed The nobles of the realme he had in no regard at all of whom some he confined and some hee caused to be murthered onely bycause hee might the more freely without gainsaying haunte hys vile trade of liuing with their wiues and cosins Such delite he had also in his filthie and most abhominable ribaldrie Fylthie lawes that he made lawes for maintenance of the like amongst his subiectes as thus That it might be lawful for euery man to marrie diuerse and sundrie wiues some sixe some ten according to their substance and qualities And as for poore mennes wiues they were appoynted to be common vnto the Lordes of the soyle and further that the same Lordes shoulde first deflowre the Bride after hir mariage which last ordinaunce tooke such effect that of manye hundred yeares after it coulde by no meanes be abrogated thoughe the two former liberties were by authoritie of the Kings succeeding shortly after this Ewins deceasse taken away and reuoked But now to cōclude touching y e doings of this Ewin ye shal vnderstand Ewin is pursued and forsaken of his subiectes y t at length such lords as greatly abhorred his vile conditions and vsages conspired agaynst him and raysing an armie of their friendes and partakers encountered with him in the fielde and there tooke him prisoner being destitute of all ayde and succours For such as he brought with him not once offered to strike one stroke in his quarell Ewin being thus taken Ewin condemned to perpetual prison was by and by condemned to perpetuall prison and Cadallane of whome ye haue heard before immediately proclaymed gouernour of the Realme Howbeit the night following after that Ewin according to the iudgement pronounced agaynst him was committed vnto warde a presumptuous yong man in hope to haue thankes of Cadallane entred into the chamber where he was enclosed Ewyn is strangled and there strangled him But in steede of thankes he was recompenced with death for Cadallane detesting such a wicked deed caused him to be hanged in open sight of all men Such was the ende of Ewin beeing thus dispatched in prison in the seuenth yeare after he began his raigne ouer the Scottish men beeing the ix 32. H.B. yeare of Augustus Cesar his gouernment of the Romaine Empyre AFter Ewin succeeded Metellanus Metellane sonne to one Carrane the brother of Ederus a prince of most gentle behauiour This Metellanus mainteyned his subiects in great quietnesse and rest without any maner of warres either forraine or Ciuill Such wicked lawes as his predecessour had established he did
were vsed in those dayes he was highly rewarded at the kings handes and euer after named Skrimgeour Skrimgeour that is to meane an hardie fighter He had also his armes encreased with a rampaunt Lion holding a crooked sword as is to be seene in the armes of his posteritie vnto this day Other there be that say he got the surname of Skrimgeour bycause he slue an English man in a singular combate The principall of this surname in our time helde the Constableship of Dundee bearing in hys armes a crooked Sworde in fashion of an hooke After that king Alexander had appeased the intestine commotions thus within his Realme The Abbey of Scone he set in hande to repayre the Abbey of Scone wherein he placed regular Chanons dedicating the Church in the honour of the Trinitie and Saint Michael Not long after this also he chaunced to come into Saint Colmes Inche Saint Colmes ynche where he was constrayned to abide three dayes togither through violent rage of weather and tempestes and bycause he founde some reliefe of meate and drinke by meanes of an hermit that dwelled within the same Inche and kept a Chappell there dedicate to Saint Colme he made of that Chappell an Abbey of regular Chanons The Abbey of Saint Colm◅ ynch builded in the honor of saint Colme endowing it with sundrie landes and tents for the maintenance of the Abbot and conuent of that house He also gaue vnto the Church of Saint Androwes the landes called the Boarrinke Landes named the Boarrink so named for that a great Boare was slain vpon the sayde grounde that had done much hurt in the Countrey thereabout Boare tuskes The tuskes of this Boare doe hang in Chaynes vppon the stalles of the Quier in Saint Androwes Church afore the high aulter and are a .xvj. ynches in length and foure ynches in thicknesse Moreouer the Abbey of Dunfirmling was finished by king Alexāder The Abbey of Dunfirmling and endowed with sundrie landes and possessions Whilest king Alexander was thus occupied in buylding and repayring of religious houses Dauid brother to king Alexander his brother Dauid liued in Englande with hys sister Queene Maulde and through fauor which the king hir husbande bare towardes him he obteyned in maryage one Maulde Woldosius Earle of Northumberland Huntingtō daughter vnto Woldosius or rather Waltheof Earle of Huntington and Northumberland begot of his wife the ladie Iudith that was neece vnto king William y e Conquerour for y t the sayd Woldosius or Waltheof had no other issue to inherite his lands Dauid in right of his wife Mauld enioyed the same The landes of Huntington and Northumberland annexed to the crowne of Scotland and was made Earle of Huntington Northumberland had issue by his wife a sonne named Henrie by whom the lands of Huntington some part of Northūberland were annexed vnto the crown of Scotlād as after shal appeare Mauld the daughter of king Henrie Beauclerke was maried vnto Henrie the Emperor the fourth of that name William Richard Eufeme the residue of y e issue which the same Henry had by his wife surnamed for hir singular bounteousnesse the good Queene Matilde in comming forth of France to repasse into England perished in the sea by a tempest to the great dolour of the king their father and to all other his subiects of eche estate and degree The death of king Alexander Their mother the sayde Maulde was before that time departed out of this life It was not long after but that Alexander deceassed also and was buryed in Dunfermling bysydes hys fathers sepulture in the .xvij. yeare of his raigne complete and from the incarnation of Christ 1125. 1124. H.B. yeares In the dayes of this king Alexander the kynred of the Cummings The beginning of the Cummings had their beginning by one Iohn Cumming a man of great prowes and valiancie obteyning of the king in respect thereof certaine small portions of landes in Scotlande The house of these Cummings rose in proces of time thus from a small beginning to highe honour and puissance by reason of the great possessions and ample reuenues which they afterwardes atteyned At length as often happeneth the importable height of this lynage was the onely cause of the decay and finall ruine thereof as in the sequell of this Hystorie ye may at full perceyue Knightes of the Rodes Also in the dayes of king Alexander the order of knights of the Rodes had their beginning and likewise the order of white Monkes White Monks the authour whereof was one Nodobert Richard de sancto Victore About the same time liued that holye man Richard de Sancto Victore a Scottish man borne but dwelling for the more part of his time at Paris in Fraunce where he dyed and was buryed within the Cloyster of the Abbey of Saint Victor being a brother of the same house This Dauid according to the ensample of his noble Parents set his whole care about the due ministring of Iustice to the honour of almightie God and the weale of his realme He had no trouble by warres with any forraine enimies so long as king Henrie Beauclerke liued Therefore hauing oportunitie of such a quiet time he rode about all the parties of his realme and vsed to sit in hearing of iudgement himselfe specially cōcerning poore mens causes and matters The care of king Dauid for the poore but the controuersies of the Lordes and barrons he referred to the hearing of other Iudges If he vnderstoode that any man were endomaged by any wrongful iudgement he recōpensed the partie wronged A rightuous iudge according to the value of his losse hinderance with the goods of the iudge that pronounced the iudgement Thus in the first yeares of his raigne hee did many things to the aduauncement of the common welth Banketting cheare banished and banished such banketting cheare as was vsed amongst his people after the ensample of the Englishe men perceyuing the same to breede a great weakning and decay of the auncient stoutnesse of stomacke that was wont to remaine in the Scottish nation He buylded the number of .xv. Abbeyes King Dauid built .xv. Abbeyes part of them in the beginning of his raigne before the warres were begon which he had with the Englishe men and part after the same warres were ended The names of those Abbeyes are as followeth Holy Roode house Kelso Iedburgh The names of the Abbeys buylded by king Dauid Melrosse Newbottell Holmecultrane Dundranane Cambuskenneth Kynlois Dunfirmling Holme in Cumberland also two Nunries the one at Carleil the other at north Barwike with two Abbays beside Newcastel y e one of S. Benedicts order and the other of white Monks He erected also foure Bishoprikes within his Realme Rosse Brechin Dunkeld Foure Bishops seas erected in Scotland and Dublane endowing them with riche rentes fayre landes and sundrie
and policie vsed in Scotlande as euer was in anye Kings dayes before him Yet neuerthelesse there were certaine disobedient persons in the Isles The King therefore to bring them to order caused to prepare a good nauie of shippes and in the Moneth of May went abourde the same in the road of Lieth hauing with him the Earles of Arrane â—…e king sayâ—… Northâ—…es to the 〈◊〉 Orkney 〈◊〉 others Huntley Argile and diuerse other Erles Lordes and Barons with whom he sayled forth by the coastes of Fiffe Angus Aderdin by Murrey fyrâ—…h Southerlande and Cathenes tyll bee came to Orkeney where he landing and all hys companie with him were receyued right honourably by the Bishop Robert Maxwell Here they furnished themselues with 〈◊〉 vittailes and other such things as were necessarie and taking the seas agaâ—…ie sayled to the Iles of Skie and Lewis where Mac Clewd of the Lewis a principall clan of his kin was brought vnto the king who sent forth also a coÌ„panie vnto Mac Clewd haugh who came likewise out of his Ile and presented him selfe to the king From thence the king sayled by the coast of Rosse by Kyntaile to the I le of Tranternes where diuerse of the Maconiles such as the Lord Olagarry Iohn Moydart and others who aledged themselues to be of the principall bloud and Lords of the Iles were brought also to the kings presence From thence trauayling through the residue of the Iles Maclane and Iames Maconile of Kinter being the two principal Captaines of the small Iles 〈◊〉 Iles â—…th to 〈◊〉 order came likewise to the king who at length landed at Dunbretaine and sent the captayns and ships with prisoners to passe the same way he came rounde aboute the coast so to come to Edenbourgh where the same prisoners beeing arriued the chiefe heades of them were kept in ward as pledges for good rule in their Countries and were not suffred to depare so long as the king liued whereby there followed greate quietnesse and as good obedience to the lawes throughout al the Iles as there was in any part of the realm and as good account and payment made to the kings Comptroller in his Exchequer for the lands of the same Iles perteyning to the crowne as for any part of the reuenues belonging therevnto within the maine land Whilest the king was in this voyage the Queene was deliuered of a sonne at Saint Andrewes Queene â—…red of 〈◊〉 whereof the king being aduertised at hys landing hasted with all poâ—…dle diligence to the Queene and shortly after was the childe baptised and called Iames. The Archbishop of S. Andrewes and the Earle of Arrane were Godfathers and the Queene the Kings mother was Godmother For the byrth of this Prince there were bâ—…sâ—…s made through all partes of the Realme wyth greate triumph and gyuing of thankes vnto God for the same After this the Queene mother to the K. returned vnto Methwen where after she had remayned a certaine tyme a sicknesse tooke hir of the which shortly after she departed this life The Queene mother departed this life and was buried in the Charterhouse Churche of Saint Iohns Towne by the Tombe of King Iames the first The king himselfe and many Nobles of the Realme were present at the funeralles which were kept in most solemne and pompous maner The same yeare were burnt at Edenbourgh for heresie as it was then taken Certaine persons a burnt for religion a regular Chanon two blacke Friers and a secular man Also two Priestes were degraded and condemned to perpetuall prison The same time there was a gray Frier in the Citie of Glascew burnt for the like cause and many other summoned and bycause they would not appeare they were denounced heretikes About the same tyme The death of Iames Beton Archbishop of S. Andrewes Iames Beton Archbishop of Saint Andrewes a man of great age departed this life and was buried in Saint Andrewes Before his departure he had prouided successors to all his benefices first to his Archbishop his sea and to the Abbay of Arbroth maister Dauid Beton afterwards Cardinall and to the Abbey of Dunfermling maister George Dury that was Archdeane of Saint Androwes These men without any gainsaying of the King entred with his good will into the same benefices immediately after his decease This Iames Beton buylded a great part of the new Colledge of Saint Andrewes and left great summes of money treasure to go through to make an ende of the same worke This yeare in the moneth of August sir Iames Hamilton of Finhart knight 1540 Sir Iames Hamilton arested remayning as then in the towne of Edenbourgh was arrested by Dauid Wood Comptroller to the king who charged him in the kings name to go vnto ward within the Castell of Edenbourgh which commaundement he willingly obeyed thinking himselfe sure ynough as well by reason of the good seruice he had done to the king specially in reparing the Palaces of Striueling Linâ—…igew as also for that the king had him into high fauour that he stoode in no feare of himselfe at all Neuerthelesse shortly after he was brought foorth to iudgement and conuict in the Tolbuith of Edenbrough Sir Iames Hamilton beheaded of certaine poyntes of treason layde agaynst him which he would neuer confesse but that notwithstanding he was beheaded the day of September next ensuing This Sommer the Queene remayning at Striueling The Queene deliuered of another sonne was deliuered of an other Prince which was baptised in the Chapel of Striueling and cleped Arthure but within eight dayes after the same Prince deceassed at Striueling aforesayde The two yong princes departed this life and the verie same daye Prince Iames the kings eldest sonne being at Saint Andrews departed this life also in such wise that there was but onely sixe houres betwixt the time of theyr departures out of this worlde which caused no lesse lamentation through the whole Realmes than there was ioy at their byrthes After this the Queene wente vnto Saint Iohns towne where she was honourably receyued with great triumph made by the towne The King and Queene at Aberdine She was accompanied with the principall men of the Countrey and from thence shee roade to Aberdine the king being then come vnto hir where by the Towne and Vniuersitie they were receyued with great ioy triumph Pageants verses and playes set forth in y e best maner for their pastime They remayned there the space of fiftene dayes and were highly enterteyned by the Bishop of that place There were exercises and disputations helde in all kinde of sciences in the Colledges and Schooles with diuerse Orations made in Greeke Latine and other languages to the high prayse and commendation of the maisters and students in that Vniuersitie From thence the king with the Queene returned to Dundee where a costly entrie was prepared for them also after they had bin right princely enterteined there they came to FalkelaÌ„d In the
before that time any manner of venison Those within Inskeith also were in greate necessitie of vittayles but yet neither they within the one place nor those within the other woulde render theyr strengthes looking stil for ayde forth of France In the meane time the Queene Regent perceyuing hir sicknesse so to encrease that shee looked for present death sent for the Duke of Chatellereault The Queene tooke for the â—…aâ—…es and all the Lords of Scotland that were in the Towne of Edenburgh and in the Camp who came vnto hir altogither into the Castell of Edenburgh where shee made vnto them a graue and pithie exhortation The Queenes â—…ion vnto â—…bles perswading them to vnitie and concorde with theyr auncient friendes of Fraunce and nowe more stedfast to them than at any time before by reason of the marriage of their Queene their Soueraigne with the King of France and heerewith brake out with certaine words to dissuade them from the amitie contracted with the Englishmen declaring that the Englishmen aided them not for any other respecte than for theyr owne tourne and commoditie Moreouer for hir owne parte shee sayd that shee fauoured the weale of the Realme of Scotland asmuche as Fraunce considering shee had the honour to be Queene and Regent thereof and hir daughter heritable Queene of the same and if shee hadde attempted any thyng that seemed or appeared to the noble men contrarie therevnto the same came to passe rather for lacke of wisedome and iudgemente than for wante of any good will and if it pleased God to prolong hir dayes shee woulde bee glad to amende that had bene done amisse and if hee called hir to his mercy shee prayed them most hartily to acknowledge their duetie vnto the Queene their soueraigne and to maintaine their auncient amitie with the King and Realme of Fraunce and to make some good accorde with the Frenchmenne that were within the Towne of Leith who would gladly accepte the same to the end that as well they as the EnglishmeÌ„ should departe this Realme A mistrustfull minde for shee feared greatly as shee saide least if the Frenchmen departed the Englishmenne would still remaine and subdue the land to theyr obedience and therfore she besought all good Scottishmen to haue respect to the libertie and weale of their Countrey After she had talked thus a good while with many teares shee desired the Lordes to forgiue hir in any thing wherein she had offended anye of them during the time of hir beeing in Scotlande whiche they gladly seemed to doe and on the other parte shee forgaue them with all hir heart as it appared all offences which they had committed against hir and thus diuers of them weeping shee tooke euery of them by the hande The Queene taketh hir leaue and so they taking leaue of hir departed and returned into Edenburgh and to their Campe. Whilest the siege thus lay before the Towne of Leith diuers great troubles rose in sundrye partes of the Realme and specially betwixt the Erle of Huntley and the Erle of Atholl The Earle of Huntley and Atholl are at variance so that there was taking of Prisoners and ouerthrowing of houses on either part and greate preparation made and armies put in a readinesse to inuade either others Countreys The matter is pacified but this busines was pacified by the trauaile and good mediation of Maister Alexander GordoÌ„ then Postulat of Galloway Maister Iohn Leslie officiall of Aberdene and William Leslie the yoÌ„g Lard of Buchquhane who agreed theÌ„ for all matters in controuersie and caused them to goe to eyther others house The same time The Castell of Rosse taken one Maister Donald Frasher Archdeacon of Rosse tooke the Byshoppes Castell of the Chanourie of Rosse and kept the same againste Maister Henrye Sincleir then Bishop there and the chiefest men of authoritie in that Diocesse as MachenÈee Balnagoun Foulis and the Sheriffe Tramercy who asseÌ„bled aboute the same and besieged the Castell The Castell is besieged where great force was vsed both by them without to winne it and of them within to defende it The Bishop being then resident in Cromercy Castell hearing that the house would not be gotten withoute great slaughter thought it against his conscience his profit and honor to winne it in that manner and therefore sending for Maister Iohn Leslie officiall of Aberdene and Maister Alexander Dunbarre Subchauntour of Murrey by their labour diligent treating in the matter The Castell was restored againe the Bishop by reasonable apoyntmente recouered his Castell of them that held it against him The Frenche K. vnderstanding in what distresse his menne remayned that were besieged within Leith and perceyuing himselfe not able to sâ—…nd an army to succour them within y e time that their necessitie required thought good to trie if the matter might be taken vp and to that effect sent two Ambassadors Ambassadors sente Monsieur Monluc Bishoppe of Valence the Earle of Randon and Monsieur Monluc Bishoppe of Valence who declared to the Queenes Maiestie of Englande the cause of their comming whiche was to desire hir to retire hir armye forthe of Scotland vpon some suche reasonable conditions as might be agreed vpoÌ„ and herewith they declared that they were sent to the Queene and not vnto the subiectes of Scotlande for it was not meete that the king should send to his owne subiectes as they were by the marriage of theyr Queene to require peace or to condition with them for agreement An Ambassage sent by the Queene of Englande The Queenes Maiestie of Englande therefore sente Sir William Cecill Knighte hir principall Secretarie and Doctor Wotton Deane of Canterbury and of Yorke one of the priuie Counsel with the freÌ„ch Ambassadors into Scotland Whilest they were yet vpon their iourney the Queene Regent whome they thoughte to haue found aliue and to haue vsed hir helpe as an instrumente to haue furthered the treatie to some good ende consumed partly through melancolie thought and greeuous displeasure and partly with long and incurable sicknesse The Scottishe Queene mother departed 1560 departed this life in the Castell of Edenburgh the tenth of Iune in the yeare of our Lord .1560 Hir body afterwards was conueid by sea into Fraunce and buried in the Abbey of Fescamp The praise of the Queene Dowager She was a wife and righte prudente Princesse and in hir time had learned good experieÌ„ce of the nature and inclination of the nobilitie and people of Scotland During the time that she was Regent shee kepte good iustice and was well obeyd in all partes of the Realme in Orkney and the Westerne Isles and if shee had to hir owne experience ioyned the Counsell of the Nobles and wise men of the Realme of Scotland without following the aduise of straungers there hadde bin neuer question nor debate betwixt hir and the nobilitie as some deemed but bycause that others and namely Monsieur Doysell and Rubee were
The L. wente vnto Dunfreis and were receyued by the Lord Heris The Queene hearing thereof by aduise of hir Counsell assembled forth of all the partes of the whole Realme an army appointing y e same to bee at Beggar in the beginning of October to pursue the Rebels Certayne Townes are punished In the meane tyme shee hearing that the Townes of Sainte Andrewes Dundee and Sainte Iohns Towne had helped the Lordes to reise men of Warre for their supporte passed thither hirselfe and tooke inquisition thereof gyuing order in those Townes that no such thing shoulde afterwardes be put in practise but there were none that suffered deathe for that matter but diuers were committed to prison in the North partes of the Realme as the Prouost and BailÈeeis of Sainte Andrewes also certaine of the Towne of Dundee and Sainte Iohns Towne and other were banished and diuers Barons as Lundy Lango and Balward were sent to Aberden and to other partes where they remayned the winter following Aboute this time the Queene tooke the Castell of Tantallon from the Earle of Morton bycause he was suspected to fauor the Rebelles The keeping thereof was giuen to the Earle of Atholl The Queene returning to Edenburgh in September prepared al things necessary for the army A greate army and departing from Edenburgh came to Beggar where all the noble men with theyr retinues were assembled the eyght of October From thence they passed forwarde to Dunfreys In the meane time the Duke of Chatellereault the Erles of Murrey Glencarne Rothes the Lord Ochiltre the Abbot of Kilwinning y e Lardes of Grange Cunningham Herdy Pettarro Maister Iames Holiburton tutor of Petcur and others hearing of the Queenes comming with an armye fled into Englande The Lordes fleâ—…de into England and came to Carleill where they were receyued the Earle of Bedforde at that time beeyng Lorde Liuetenant of the North. The lorde Heris then maister of Maxwell conueyed them to the water of Sulwey and afterwards returned to Dunfreise to the Queene Their coÌ„uoyers gote theyr pardon where of hir clemencie he gotte pardon of his offence and the Lards of Lochinwar and DruÌ„lanrig likewise After the armye had tarryed certayne dayes putting directioÌ„ for obseruing of good order in y e Countrey the Queene returned to Edinburgh The Queene returned agayne to Edenburgh where shee remained all the nexte Winter The Queene sente Mayster Dauid Chalmer Chauncellor of Rosse into Fraunce to the King wyth letters for hys assistaunce againste hir Rebelles The Queene sent into France for ayde and shortely after the French king sente a Gentleman called Monsieur Maluoiser into Scotlande wyth very frendely letters vnto the Queene promising his helpe and assistaÌ„ce againste the Rebelles which message was most thankfully receyued and the said Maluoiser honourably at his departure rewarded The Duke of Chatellerault The Lordes find to the Queene of Englande and the other Lordes wyth him departed from Carleill vnto Newcastell vpon Tine and from thence sente the Erle of Murrey and the Abbot of Kilwynnyng to the Queene of England makyng suite to hir grace for aide to be restored to their countrey againe The Queenes Maiestie promised them that shee woulde sende a Gentleman to the Queene hir sister The Queene of England sent vnto the Queene of Scottes and moue hir in theyr fauours as shee did and so they retourned againe to Newcastell where the Duke of Chatellereault perceyuing no other helpe appearing sente the Abbot of Kilwennyng into Scotland to the Queene with letters submitting himselfe to hir graces will and so be obteigned pardon for him and his friends with licence to passe into FraÌ„ce there to remayne the space of fiue yeares and shortely after hee passed through Englande and so ouer into France accordyng to his appointment The King past the most part of that Winter in the Countreys of Fiffe Stratherne The King went Hawking Striuelingshire and Louthian spending hys time in Hawking The Queene remained at Edinburgh wyth the Nobilitie and bycause shee was conceyued wyth childe trauailed little abroade A Parliament In the meane time a Parliament was called to bee holden in the moneth of Marche nexte ensuing and sommonaunce decreed agaynste the Earle of Murrey The Lords that exiled are immoued and the other Lordes that remayned in Englande and also againste the Earle of Argile lying then in hys Countrey of Argile to heare them forfalted The Frenche King sent Monsieur Rambeneuller into ScotlaÌ„d The King returned the after of Sainte Michaell as Ambassador from him to the Queene with commission to make the King hir husbande Knighte of the order of S. Michaell which with great solemnitie and reuerence 1566 was accomplished in the Chappell of Holy Roode house the tenth of February beeing Sonday After the which the said Rainbeueullet returned into Fraunce being hyghly rewarded From y e time that the Parliament was proclaymed and the sommonance published the Earle of Murrays friends being in Scotlande neuer ceassed to seeke all the wayes and meanes they coulde deuise to slay the same in so muche that the Earle of Morton the Lorde Ruthuen and the Lorde Lindsey They perâ—…wade with the King secretely perswaded the King to slay the Parliamente and also to consent to the restoring of the Earle of Murrey and hys complices makyng to hym faithfull promise that if hee would followe their counsell hee shoulde bee made Crowned King of Scotlande absolutely and the Queene so to haue lesse to doe with the gouernemente afterwardes The King 〈◊〉 perswaded wherethrough hee agreed to them And so after the Parliamente was assembled the Lords of the Articles being chosen the seauenth daye of Marche they perceyuing the forfalter like to proceede and iudgement thereof to be giuen the eleuenth of Marche nexte following The King is entred into the Queenes priuie chamber the King with the assistance of the sayde Earle of Morton the Lordes Ruthuen and Lindsey entred into the Queenes priuie ChaÌ„ber about eyght of the clocke in the nighte beeing Saterday and the ninth of March where beeing arrayed in warlike manner the Lorde Ruthuen declared vnto the Queene that they would not suffer hir any longer to haue the gouernemente of the Realme to abuse the same by the counsell of straungers as she had done and therefore pulled violentlye forthe of hir Chamber Dauid Richeo Dauid Riche 〈◊〉 â—…e an Italian that was one of hir Secretaries crying piteously Iusticia Iusticia and in hir vtter Chamber they suddaynely slewe hym with greate crueltie the Kyng himselfe was also present and his dagger was likewise found sticking in the dead body The Queene was shut vp within hir ChaÌ„ber and certaine appoynted to attende hir and to keepe all the doores and gates aboute the Palaice The Earles of Huntley and Bothwell escaped by a backe windowe forth of their chamber The Earle of Huntley is fled and the residue also whereof the Kyng and his company were
but sayd It is most reason that I should beare it my self vnder the defence wherof I may remaine in safetie and beholding this ensign I nede not to doubte vnder what Prince I serue At length when the king exhibited against him greate complaintes vnto them al generally they cryed that he was a Traytor He is reputed a Traytour the he had receyued so many benefites at the Kings handes and now refused to do vnto him all earthly honor as he had sworne to do To be short when the Bishops came to sit vpon the matter in councell they appealed to the sea of Rome against the Archebishop accusing him of periurie and in the worde of trueth bound themselues by promise to do what in them might lye to depose him if the King would pardon them of that iudgemente whiche nowe hanged ouer the Archbishops heade and comming to the Archbishop they said Somtime thou wast our Archbishop and wee were bound to obey thee but sith thou haste sworne fealtie to the Kyng that is to say life member and earthly honour and to obserue his lawes and customes and nowe goest aboute to destroye the same The bishops disallovve the Archbishop wee saye that thou arte guiltie of periurie and wee will not from hencefoorth obey a periured Archebishoppe and therfore we cite ther by appellation to 〈◊〉 before the Popes presence there to answer to these thynges and so they appoynted hear a daye in whiche they meant to prosecute their appeale I heare you wel said the Archebishop In lyke maner did the Princes and peeres of the Realme iudge him to bee a periured person and â—â—ycoure The Earle of Leycester being accompanyed with Reginalde Earle of Cornewall came vnto him and sayde also The Kyng commaundeth thee to come and render an accompt of that whiche is obiected against thee or else heare thy iudgement Iudgement sayd the Archbyshop and therewyth rysing vp sayde Nay founde 〈◊〉 fyrst heare thou It is not vnto thee 〈…〉 howe faythfull I haue bene to the Kyng and in consideration thereof he promoted erle to the Archebishops sea as God can bee my iuge agaynst my will For I knewe myne owne infirmitie and I was conâ—â—â—ted to take it vppon mee rather for his pleasure than for Gods cause and therefore dothe God bothe withdrawe hym selfe and the king from me In the 〈…〉 election he made me flee and discharged 〈…〉 all Courtely bondage and 〈…〉 those things from the whiche I am 〈◊〉 I am not bounde to answere neyther wyll I So muche as the soule is more woorth than the bodye so muche the more arte thou bounde to obey God and mee rather than any earthly creature Neyther wil lawe nor reason peruillte that the sonnes should iudge or condemne the further wherevpon I refuse to stande to the iudgement eyther of the kyng or of any other appealing to the presence of the Pope by whome vnder God I ought to be iudged putting all that I haue vnder Gods protection and hys and vnder defence of his authoritie I departe oute of thys place and so wente incontinent to take his horsse As he wente his waye the kings seruauntes and others of the Courte didde speake manye reprochefull woordes agaynste hym callyng hym traytour and false forsworne caylife At whyche woordes tournyng hymself Gerua Dorâ—… The stoute comage of thâ—… Archbishop and lookyng backe with a strene countenaunce he made thys aunswere That if it were not for his order of Priesthoode and that it were lawfull for hym he woulde surely cleere hymselfe of periurie treason in defending his cause against them with weapon in hande At his commyng to the vtter gate he founde the same fast locked whereof they beganne all to be amazed but one of his seruaunts espying where a bunche of keyes were tyed to a clubbes ende that didde hang on a pinne he tooke them downe and tryed whiche was the right key and findyng it at the last he opened the gate and so the Archebishop wente foorth whylest the Porters stoode as him amazed and spake not one woord against it Thus as hee got foorthe a greate number of poore weake and impotent people met him saying Blessed is God whiche hath deliuered hys seruant from the face of his enimie Thus with a greate route or companie and with the Clergie he was honourably conueyed vnto the Abbey of Saint Andrew and looking behynd and before him as hee passed thitherwarde he sayde vnto those that went with him Howe glorious a procession doth bring me froÌ„ the face of the enimie Suffer all the poore people to come into the place that we maye make merie togither in the Lorde Who were by and by called in so that all the hall parloures and chambers were sette with tables for them to sit downe at where they were serued with victuals at the full The same night also before the cocks crowing he issued foorth by a little posterne gate Reg. HouedeÌ„ The Archebiâ—â—op Becket 〈◊〉 avvay in â—â—e night and takyng with him only two Monkes of the Cisteaux order the one named Roberte Canne and the other S. Cayman with one of his owne seruances called Roger de Broe he fled away disguised in a white vesture and a Monkes coule and chaunging his name caused hymselfe to be called Dereman He iourneyed still all the night and by daye laye close in one freendes house or other al finally he got to Sandwiche and there getting a shippe sayled ouer into Flaunders and so went into Fraunce where at the citie of Sens he founde Pope Alexander to whome he opened all the manner and occasion of his commyng awaye The king vpon knowledge that the Archebishoppe was fled the realme â—…bert Follioith bishop of London vvas sente to the French king sendeth with al speed Gilbert Follioth bishop of London and WilliaÌ„ Earle of Arundell in ambassade to the kyng of Fraunce to signifye vnto him the whole matter and circumstance of the falling out betwixt him and the Archebishoppe requiring him not to receyue the Archebishop into his realme but this request was little regarded of the Frenche King as appeared for the Archbishoppes cause was fauoured of manye and the blame imputed to king Henry so that the Archbishop found greate frendshippe bothe in the Frenche king and in the Pope as after shall appeare King Henry therfore bearyng that he was thus accused by the same Archebishop vnto the Pope â—…onsio 〈…〉 Paris Gerud Doro. appoynted Roger Archebishop of Yorke the foresayd Gilbert Bishoppe of London Hillarius Bishop of Chichester Roger Byshop Worcester Bartholomewe bishop of Excester with other Bishoppes Deanes Archedeacons and other learned men of good accompte to the number of .xv. to passe in Ambassade vnto the Pope that they myght excuse his doyngs and burdeyn the Archebishoppe with the note of rebellion wherof he had good proofe These personages being admitted to declare theyr message in the consistorie before the Pope Roger Archbishop of Yorke vvith
of theyr landes goodes or catailes otherwise than by order of the Iustices or officers of the king so that they shulde be iudged in the kings courtes according to the lawfull customes and ordynaunces of the Realme and lykewyse Earle Iohn shoulde cause the same orders to be obserued throughe all his landes and if any man attempted to doe otherwise vpon supporte or mainteinaunce of the Earle Iohn hee shoulde stande to be refourmed by the Archebishoppe of Rouen if he chaunced then to be in Englande and by the kings Iustices and by those that hadde sworne to obserue this peace and also Earle Iohn him selfe at theyr request shoulde see suche reformation to bee hadde All those Castels that had bene buylte or begunne to bee buylded sith the Kinges passage ouer towards his iourney should be rased and no new made or fortifyed tyll hys retourne excepte in Manours perteyning to the Kyngs demayne if neede required or by hys speciall commaundemente eyther by Letters or sufficiente messengers The Sheriffwike of Lincolne which the Lord Chancellor had assigned vnto William de Stuteville should be restored vnto Gerarde de Camville who had day apointed hym to apere in the kings court to hear what might be layd against him if suche matter coulde be proued for y e which he ought to lose y e sayd sheriffwike the castell of Lincolne then he should depart froÌ„ them by iudgemeÌ„t of y e court or else not Neither shuld erle Iohn maintain him against y t iudgemeÌ„t of y t court nor shuld receyue any outlaws or such as were notoriously knowen for enimies to the king and so named nor shuld suffer theÌ„ to be recepted within precinct of his liberties to hold maintein obserue this peace The said earle ChaÌ„cellor sware in the hand of y e Archb. of Rouen w t .7 barons on either part On the part of earle Iohn these were the names of them that receued y t othe StephaÌ„ Ridell his Chancellor William de la Mare Rob. de la Mare Philip de Turechester WilliaÌ„ de Kahennes Gilbert Basset WilliaÌ„ de Montacute On the ChaÌ„cellors part y e erles of Arundell and Salisbury Earle Roger Bigot and the Earle of Clare with Walter Fitz Robert WilliaÌ„ de Breuse and Roger Fitz Ramfray These things were concluded in this sorte the authoritie and commaundement of the king yet in all things saued and reserued but so that if before his returne hee shoulde signifie his pleasure to the contrary of the ordinances aboue meÌ„tioned then should the Castels of Nottingham and Tickhill be restored vnto Earle Iohn notwithstanding whatsoeuer the King should commaund touching the same An. Reg. 3. Math. VVest â—…olidor Geffrey the Archbishop 〈◊〉 Yorke â—…g Houed Thus was the peace concluded eftsoones betwixt Earle Iohn and the Chauncellour In this meane while the elect Archbyshop of Yorke Geffrey after long sute and many delaies contriued specially by the Chauncellor obteyned his Pall being consecrated by the Archbyshop of Tours by vertue of Bulles obteined from Pope Celestine The newes of whose enprisonement was anon bruted thorough the realme wherwith the nobles fretted and the commons curssed finally all men detested such tyrannie in the Chauncellour But namely the Kings brother Earle Iohn stormed at the matter and with all spede assembled an armie out of those places where he bare rule encreasing the number with a power of Welchemen There came to him the bishop of Winchester with many Earles and barons also the bishop of Bathe and Chester whyche lately before hadde bene chiefe fauourers of the Chauncellour in all his doings but nowe that the worlde was chaunged they shewed themselues the most earnest enimies hee had as well in wordes as actes After hee was thus retired into the Tower of London Earle Iohn the Archbishoppe of Rouen and the other Bishops Earles and Barons associate togither againste hym followe him at the heeles enter the Citie and besiege the Tower on each side And on the morrowe after being the fourth day after the Octaues of Sainte Michaell they come togither into Poules church yarde where they publikely declare the iniurious wrongs done and practised by the Chauncellour A declaâ—… made agaâ—… the Lorde Chancelâ—… namely against the Archbishop of Yorke and the Bishop of Durham Those also that had bin appointed as associates with him accused hym in that he had taken vpon him to rule and gouerne all things after his owne selfe will not vouching saue to haue their aduice or councell in suche sorte as had bin conuenient The Archbishop of Rouen and William Marshall Earle of Pembroke shewed there afore all the people the Kyngs letters which he hadde sent from Messina The teâ—… this letter he reaâ—… appearâ—… appoynting that they shoulde bee associate with hym in gouernement of the Kingdome and that without the councell and aduice of them and others assigned thereto hee shoulde not meddle with the rule of the land and that if hee shoulde doe anye thing to the hinderaunce of the common wealthe or seeke to meddle with the affayres of the Realme withoute theyr good aduice that then he should be deposed Heerevppon it seemed good to Earle Iohn and to all the Bishoppes Earles and Barons of the Realme and to the Citizens of London there assembled that the sayd Chancellour should bee deposed and so they proceeded and deposed him indeede appoynting the Archbishoppe of Rouen in his place who woulde not take vppon him to do anye thing touching the rule of the land without consent of his associates assigned to him and the Barons of the Eschecker The same day Earle Iohn and the Archbishop of Rouen and other of the Kings Iustices â—…e Citizens London graunted to the Citizens of London the priuiledge of their communaltie and the sayde Earle and Archbishop and in manner all the Byshops Earles and Barons of the Realme sware to mainteyne the sayd priuiledge firme and stable so long as should please their soueraigne Lorde And the Citizens of LondoÌ„ sware to be true and to do their faithfull seruice vnto Kyng Richarde and his heires and if hee chanced to die withoute issue then to receyue Earle Iohn the brother of Kyng Richarde for their King and soueraigne Lord and therevpon sware fealty to him against all men sauing that whiche they owed vnto hys brother Kyng Richard The Chancellor perceyuing the multitude to be suche whiche hee hadde with him in the Tower as the place was not able to hold them any long tyme after he had remayned within it one night he came foorth vnto Earle Iohn and to the other that were thus entred the Citie and now ready to besiege hym of whome hee getteth licence for them that were enclosed within the Tower to departe withoute domage â—…e Chaunâ—…lor yeelâ—…th vp the â—…wer and therewith delyuered vp the Tower vnto the handes of the Archbishoppe of Rouen with the Castell of Windsor and certayne other Castels which he held within the
both Spirituall and Temporall were assembled demaunded escuage of all those that helde any baronies of him that is to witte Esâ—…ge demaunded forraine Knightes fee fortie shillings or three markes Moreouer the Archbishop of Canterburie The Archâ—… Canterburâ—… staÌ„deth 〈◊〉 the king â—…fence of 〈◊〉 Cleargie as they say stoode agaynst the king in this demaunde mainteyning that the Cleargie ought not to be subiect vnto the iudgement of lay men sith this escuage was graunted in the parties beyonde the seas without their consent Whervpon the matter as touching the Bishops was deferred till the quindene of Easter albeit that all the laitie and other of the spiritualtie consented to the kings will About this time also there chaunced to ryse a greate strife and contention betwixt Richarde the Archbishop of Canterburie and Hubert the Earle of Kent â—…ntion â—…r the 〈◊〉 and the 〈◊〉 of Kent who as garden to the yong Erle of Gloucester had got into his handes the Castell of Tunbridge with the towne and certaine other possessions which belonged to the Archbishops Sea and therfore did the Archbishop complaine to the king of the iniurie which he susteyned but when hee perceyued no hope likely to come for any redresse at the kings handes hee tooke an other way 〈◊〉 Paris and first by his pontificall authoritie accursed all those that withhelde the same possessions and all theyr mainteyners the king excepted and therewith appealing to the Pope he went to prosecute his appeale to Rome whither the king and the Erle sent also their procurators and made the Pope their arbitratour to iudge of the matter In the ende Pope Gregorie hauing heard the whole proces of the coÌ„trouersie iudged the right to remaine with the Archbishop who hauing then obteyned his desire hasted towarde England but as he was returning homewards he dyed by the way not farre from Rome whereby the Popes iudgement tooke no place for whilest the sea was voyde there was none that woulde follow the sute and such was the ende of this controuersie for this tyme. â—…r Neuill â—…d Archb. â—…nterbury After the deceasse of this Archbishop Richard the Monkes elected Raufe Neuil Bishop of Chichester the kings Chauncellor an vpright man and of iust dealing in all his doings In whome also it is to be noted he would not giue one half-penie to the Monks towards the bearing of their charges in their iourney to Rome whiche they shoulde take vpon them from thence to fetche hys confirmation according to the maner least hee shoulde burden his conscience with the crime of Simonie which he greatly abhorred although some imputed this to proceede rather of a cloked spice of couetousnes But to y e purpose WheÌ„ the Monks came to the popes presence vpon inquirie made Simon Langtons report of the concitions of Rauf Neuil chiefly by report of Simon LangtoÌ„ who as some thinke gaped for y e dignitie he vnderstood that the saide Raufe Neuill should be a man vnlearned a courtier hasty short of word and that which most displeased the Pope it was to be feared that if he should bee preferred to that roumth he would go about to deliuer the realme of England froÌ„ the thraldom of the Pope the Court of Rome into the which being made tributorie by k. Iohn it had lately bin brought that as he shuld alledge it might serue God holy Church in the old accustomed libertie And to bring this to passe hauing the king thereto greatly inclined al the realme ready to assyst him in the same he would not sticke to put his life in ieopardie namely vpoÌ„ confidence of the right and appeales of Stephen the late Archb. of Canterburie made in solemne wise before the aulter of S. Paul in the cathedral Church of London The Pope maketh voyde the election when K. Iohn resigning his crowne into the handes of the Legate made that writing obligatorie moste execrable to the whole world When the Pope had heard this tale tolde he streight disanulled the election request of the confirmation of the said Rauf Neuil graunting libertie to the Monkes to chose some other which might proue a wholsome shepherd for the soule of maÌ„ profitable to y e church of EnglaÌ„d a faithful son to the sea of Rome so the Monks returning home made relation to the couent how they had speâ—… After this the monks elected the prior of their house named Iohn vnto their Archb. who going to Rome for his coÌ„firmation was persuaded in y e end to renouÌ„ce his electioÌ„ so y t at length one EdmoÌ„d y t was treasurer of y e colledge of Salisb was elected coÌ„firmed coÌ„secrated a maÌ„ of great zeale being the .xliiij. Archb. y t had gouerned in that see The Earle of Cornewal marieth the CouÌ„tesse of Gloucester Llewellin prince of Wales inuadeth the Englishe borders Moreouer Llewellin Prince of Wales about this season enterprysed to inuade the Englishe confines and burned and wasted the Countrey in most cruell wyse Whereof the King being aduertised hasted forth by great iourneyes with purpose to reuenge such iniuries But the enimyes hearing of his comming according to the custome of their Countrey wythdrewe into the Mountaynes Bogges and Marishes Wherefore the King seeing that hee coulde not haue them at his pleasure and least hee shoulde bee thoughte to spende tyme in vayne came backe and left behinde him a small crewe of souldiers to resyst theyr attempts if they should happen to rise vp any more The Welch men hauing intelligence that the King was returned home brake forth againe as before into the Englishe Marches and not onely tooke prayes and booties but went about to destroy with fyre and sworde all that stoode in theyr way Howbeit in their returne and as they raunged abrode somewhat vnaduisedly they were intrapped by the soldiers which the king had left there for the defence of the Countrey and put to flight neare to the Castell of Mongomerie The Wâ—… men pâ—… flight with great slaughter and losse of their people But Llewellin â—…dig dismayed therewith assembled a greater power than hee had before and began forthwyth to ronâ—…e and spoyle within the Englishe Marches wyth Paganisme extremitie which thing when it came to y e vnderstanding of the king he was verie sore displeased that so meane a man as Llewellin was shoulde put him to so muche trouble therefore hee raysed a farre greater armie than hee had done at anye tyme before The king goeth agaynst the Welch men Math. Paris and with the same came to the Citie of Hereford In the meane time Llewellin comming neare vnto the sayde Castell of Montgomerie by the practice of a trayterous Monke trayned forth the English souldiers which lay in garnison there and counterfeyting to flee The Englishe men distressed tyll he had layde them vp in Bogges and Myres with theyr horses so as they coulde not helpe themselues he fell vpon them and so
triumphe Moreouer about this time by the labour and sute of Iohn the Archebishoppe of Canterbury Eâ—…tricke de Mountfort â—…icke de â—…fort set â—…bertie whiche had bene â—…teyned in prison sith that hee was firste taken togither with his sister at the Asle of Sillie 〈◊〉 the Bristowmen was now set at libertie and permitted to retourne into Fraunce The said Archebishopâ—… of Canterburye was sent into Wales to perswade Llewellin and his brother wyth the other rebels vnto peace and quietnes â—…vvellin and â—…r the â—…lche rebels â—…rsed â—…n reg 10. but retourning into Englande wythout beinging any thing to passe he denounced them accursed The Earle of Gloucester maketh vvarre on the vvelchmen In this meane time in an other parte of the countrey the Earle of Gloucester wyth an armye made sore warre to the Welchemen and neare vnto the Towne called Lantilaware tought a sore with 〈◊〉 wyth them in the whiche many of the Welchmen beeing slaine the Erle loste also fiue Knyghtes vppon his partye as Wyllyam Valence the yonger beeing one of that number who was the Kynges cousin Thus Kyng Edwarde hauing broughte the rebellion Welchman vnder his correction hee appoynted his generall â—…tenaunt there the Lorde Robert Tiptoch and when hee had set all things in good order about â—…lnias he came to Shrewesbury A Parliament at Shrewesburie where at a Parliament by hym there holdeâ—… the foresayde Dauid that was brought â—…ither as chiefe procurer of all thys warre was condemned of treason Dauid condemned of treason and was afterwarde extented according to iudgement pronounced againste him that is to witte hee was hanged drawen and quartered He is executed His head was sent to London and set vp by the head of his brother Lewline His quarters were deuided and sent to be set vp on the gates of four of the chiefest Cities of England During these warres Nic. Triuet the King had of the Temporaltie the thirtith parte of all their goodes and of the Spiritualtie the twentith parte towardes the maintenance of the same warres The same yeare also after Michaelmas the Kyng helde a Parliamente at Acton Barnell wherein those statutes were ordeyned whiche vnto this day beare the name of the place where they were made An. reg 12. 1284 Edward the second borne In the twelfth yeare of this Kings raigne his eldest forme Alfonse departed this life at Windsor and on Saint Markes daye hys sonne Edward that after succeeded him in the Kingdome was borne at Carnaruan where the King had builded a strong Castell and was come thyther with the Queene at that tyme to see the same Abingdon Also this yeare in the Quindene of Sainte Michaell the Iustices Itinerantes began to goe their generall circuites On Easter day A 〈…〉 day 〈…〉 which fell this yeare the 〈◊〉 of Aprill beeing also leape yeare in â—…ning about the rising of the sunne the elâ—… was shadowed with suche darkenesse and â—…nesse of aire that it seemed to waxe night 〈◊〉 and suddainely rose an horrible tempest 〈◊〉 hayle and rayne and after of snow that 〈◊〉 all the Earthe and then followed suche 〈◊〉 and lightning that men were maruellousse amased therewith considering it seemed to 〈◊〉 against the nature of the season for vnâ—… in Aprill shall ye heare any such thunder At 〈◊〉 yet it brake vp and the element recouered 〈◊〉 â—…customed cleerenesse The King then leauing his Court of Chancery at Bristowe with his children came to LoÌ„don Ambassadors from the French kyng where he had not bin almost of three yeares before Heere came messengers to him from the Frenche King requiring him to come in person with a certayne number of men of warre to ayde him in the warres against the King of Aragone as of right he ought to doe by reason of the Duchie of Guyenne which he held of him William the Archbyshop of Yorke deâ—…lled Iohn Romane Archbishop 〈◊〉 Yorke â—…on Colâ—… Oxâ—… The same yeare dyed William the Archbyshop of Yorke after hee had gouerned that See sixe yeares and then succeeded one Iohn surnamed Romayne Aboute this season was Marton Colledge in Oxforde founded by Walter Marton that was Lord Chauncellour of England and aâ—…r Byshoppe of Rochester King Edwarde seased the â—…tises and liberties of London into hys â—…es and discharged the Maior then beeing Gregory Rokkesley appointed for Custo and Guardein of the Citie one Stephen Sandwich the which from the day of the coÌ„uersion of Saint Paule till the Monday following the Purification of our Lady continued in that office was then discharged and Sir Iohn Breton Knighte charged therewith for the residue of the yeare There is no certain knowledge left in records why the Kyng tooke suche displeasure with the Citie saue that the Mayor the sayde Gregory Rokkesley as the same went tooke bribes of the bakers and suffred them to sell bread lacking sixe or seauen ounces of weight in a peny lose The new worke of the Church of Westminster to the ende of the quiar begun as before is shewed in the thirde yeare of Kyng Henry was this yeare fully finished The nineteenth of Marche The deâ—… the Scoâ—… Kyng dyed Alexander Kyng of Scotlande by a fall whyche he caught as hee ranne a stirring horse hee left no issue behinde hym nor any certain knowne heire to succeede hym by reason whereof ensued greate burne to that Realme as in the Scottish historie may more at large appeare The manner of whose death as in Richard Southwell I fynde it reported I haue thought good briefly to touch for that in recitall thereof hee somewhat disagreeth from the Scottish historie 〈◊〉 South There went saith he a common speeche through Scotlande all this yeare before the Kynges deathe that the same nineteenth of Marche shoulde the daye of Iudgement be and herevpon as the sayd king sate at dinner in the Castell of Edenburgh hauing a dishe of excellente good Lampreys before him he sent part thereof vnto one of the Lordes that sate at some other table not farre from him and willed him by the Gentleman that bare it to be merrie and to haue in minde that this was the day of doome the Lorde sente him thankes agayne and prayed the messenger to tell the king merily that if this were the day of doome they should rise to iudgemente speedily with their bellies filled with good meates and drinkes After that they had dyned and nighte began to drawe on hee tooke his Horse and onely accompanyed with three Gentlemenne woulde needes ride to Kingorne where the Queene his new wife then lay and before he coulde get vnto Innerkenin it was darke nighte so that hee tooke there two guides to leade him the way but they hadde not ridden past two miles but that the guides hadde quite lost the way so that they were driuen to gyue their horses libertie to beate it out themselues but herewith the King being feuered from his company how he ruled
Realme and likewise to the Bishop of Durham and to the Iustice of Chester Beside this hee directed also other writtes to y e said Sherifes and others that although he hadde bin constreyned to passe in forcible wise through diuers parties of his Realme and the marches of Wales to suppresse the malitious Rebellion of diuers his subiects and that as yet hee was constreyned to continue his iourney in suche forcible wise neuerthelesse his pleasure was that y e peace should be maynteyned and kept throughout hys Realme with the statutes lawes and customes inuiolated and therfore he commaunded the sayd Sherifes that they shoulde cause the same to bee proclaymed in places where was thoughte most expedient Proclamatiâ—…s maâ—…le for the peace to bee kepte as wel within liberties as without inhibiting that any maner of person of what state or condition soeuer he was vpon pain that might fall thereon to atteÌ„pt any thing to the breache of peace but that euery maÌ„ shuld seeke to mainteine preserue y e peace and tranquilitie of the people with the statutes lawes good customes of the land to the vttermost of his power this alwayes obserued that y e Rebels wheresoeuer they myght be found shoulde be arrested and coÌ„mitted to safe custody The date of this writte was at Tutburie aforesaid y e twelfth of March. The Lorde Damorie departed this life The L. Roger Damorie lay sicke in his bed y e same time in the priorie of Tutburie who after he had heard what iudgement y e K. had pronounced against him departed this life within two dayes after But the Erles of Lancaster and Hereforde with other in their coÌ„pany that fled froÌ„ y e discomfiture at Burton lost many men and horses in their fleeing away by reason of such pursute as was maâ—…ter them Diuers of them that had takeâ—… with the Lordes against the King came 〈◊〉 submitted themselues vnto him amongâ—… which were sir Gilbert de Ellesfield The 〈…〉 sir Râ—… 〈…〉 king and â—…bert Holland Knightes The K. yet had 〈…〉 Holland in some suspition bycause hee haâ—…â—…mised to haue come to him before The 〈◊〉 Lancaster had sent him at this time to raâ—… hys tenauntes in Lancaster and to bring them vnto him but hee deceyued him and came 〈◊〉 to him at all wherevpon the Earles of Lancaster and Hereford with the other BaroÌ„s The 〈◊〉 Lanâ—… Heâ—… to Pâ—… being come vnto Pomfret they fell to counsell in the Friers there and finally after much debating of y e matter and considering how by the vntrue â—…ng of the said Robert Holland their side was muche weakened it was concluded that they shoulde goe to the Castel of Dunstanbortough and theâ—… to remaine till they might purchase the Kinges pardon sith their enterprise thus quailed vnder their hands R. Sâ—… Sir Aâ—… Hâ—… and heerewith setting forwarde thâ—… way forth they came to Borrough bridge wheâ—… Sir Andrewe de Hercley with the power of the Counties of Cumberlande and Westwâ—… had forelayde the passage and there on a Tewsday being the sixtenth of March hee setting vpon the Barons in the ende discomfited them and chased their people In this sight was slayne the Earle of Hereford the Lord William de Sulley The 〈◊〉 Heâ—… The 〈◊〉 Laâ—… with sir Roger de Bourghfield and diuers others And tâ—… were taken Thomas Earle of Lancaster the Lorde Roger Clifford sonne to that Lord Roger which dyed in y e battell of Bannockesborne in Scotland the Lord Gilbert Talbot the Lord Iohn Moubray the Lorde Hugh de Wiâ—…toÌ„ the Lord Thomas Manduit 〈…〉 the Lord Warine de Lisle the Lorde Phillippe Darâ—… the Lorde Thomas Wither the Lorde Henry de Willington the Lorde Hugh de Knouill the Lorde Phillippe de Beche the Lorde Henry de Leiborne the Lorde Henry de Bradborne The bâ—… of Boâ—… bridge the Lord Iohn de Beckes the Lorde Thomas Louell the Lorde William Fitz William Robert de Wateuille Iohn de Strikelande Oduel Heron Walter Paueley of Stretton and a greate number of other Esquires and Gentlemen This battell was foughte the fifteenth daye of Marche in the yeare 1322. after the accompt of them that beginne the yeare at the circumcision whiche was in the sayde fifteenth yeare of thys Kings raigne The body of the Earle of Hereforde was sente to Yorke two Friers of the order of Preachers being appoynted to looke to it till the King tooke order for the burying of it The Lorde Clifforde also bycause hee was wounded with an arrowe was sente vnto Yorke The same time the Lorde Henry Percy tooke the Lorde Henry Tyeis and Iohn de Goldington Knighte with two Esquires and within a fewe dayes after Donald de Mar tooke the Lord Bartholmewe de Badelismere the Lorde Hugh Audeley the yonger the Lorde Iohn Gifford the Lord William Tuchet and in manner al those which escaped by flighte from this battell were taken in one place or other by suche of the Kynges seruauntes and friendes as pursued them The one and twentith of Marche came Sir Andrew de Harkley vnto PoÌ„fret bringing with him the Earle of Lancaster and other prisoners The Kyng was come thither a fewe dayes before â—…e Castell of â—…et is â—…dred to 〈◊〉 King and hadde the Castell yeelded to him by the Connestable that not many dayes past was appointed to the keeping thereof by the Earle whiche Earle nowe beeing brought thither captiue was mocked scorned and in derision called king Arthur Thus the King seemed to be reuenged of the displeasure done to hym by the Earle of Lancaster for the beheading of Peeres de Gauaston Earle of Cornewall whome hee so deerely loued and bycause the Earle of Lancaster was the Chiefe occasioner of his deathe the King neuer loued hym entierly after And so this mighty Earle of Lancaster came to his end being the greatest Pere in the Realm and one of the mightiest Erles in Christendome for when he began to leuie warre against the K. he was possessed of fiue Earledomes Lancaster Lincolne Salisburie Leicester and Derby beside other siegniories lands and possessioÌ„s great to his aduauncement in honor and puissance And at Bristowe in like manner were executed Henry de Wilington and sir Henry Montford Baronets and at Gloucester y e Lorde Iohn Gifford and sir William Elmebridge Knighte and at London the Lord Henry Tyes Baron at Winchelsie sir Thomas Culpepper Knight at Windsor the Lord Francis de Aldham Baron and at Canterbury the Lord Bartholmewe de Badâ—…hsmere and the Lorde Bartholmewe de Ashbornham Baros Also at Cardeif in Wales sir William Fleming Knight was executed diuers wer executed in their countreys as sir Thomas Mandit and others Auesburie 〈◊〉 But nowe touching the foresayde Earle of Lancaster great strife râ—…se afterwards amongst the people whether hee oughte to be reputed for a Sâ—â—â—â—t or no. Some held that he ought to be no lesse esteemed for that he did many almes dedes in his life time honored men of Religion
heerewith certaine writings indented were drawen and engrossed to the which interchangeably they set their seales After that the Earle of Careleill was returned home he called to Careleill all the chiefe persons of the countrey as well spirituall as temporall and there rather through feare than otherwise he constreyned them to receyue an othe that they shoulde ayde and assist him to their powers to see all the couenauntes abouesayde performed and kept After that these things were knowen to the King and Realm although some of the commâ—…altie liked wel inough of the matter bycause they hoped thereby to remayne in peace specially those of the North partes the King yet hys conâ—…ll and not without cause were sore offended for that he whom the King had so lately aduaunced shoulde confederate hymselfe with the Scottes to the priâ—…r of the King and hys Crowne concluding any couenauntes of peace without his consente wherevpon reputing hym for a ranke Traytor the K. 〈◊〉 vnto the 〈◊〉 Antony Lucy to apprehende the sayde Vâ—… some meanes if he might and for his paâ—… should not faile to be well rewarded 〈…〉 The Lord Lucy watching his tâ—…e 〈…〉 Earles men were gone some whither 〈◊〉 and but few left about him the morrow 〈◊〉 feast of S. Mathew the Apostle hee 〈◊〉 â—…stell of Careleil as it were to talke with the 〈◊〉 of some busines as his maner was at otherâ—… to doe He had with him sir Hugh Lowâ—… Richard DeÌ„ton sir Hugh Morâ—…by 〈◊〉 and four Esquires beside other priuily 〈◊〉 that leauing some at euery gate and dorâ—… 〈◊〉 entred hee came into the hall and there 〈◊〉 East â—…diting letters arrested him Hâ—… when certayne of the Earles seruauntes 〈◊〉 wife and cried treason treason the porter 〈◊〉 inner gate would haue shut it vppon theâ—… 〈◊〉 were thus entred but sir Richard Dâ—… 〈◊〉 that porter with his owne handes and thâ—… 〈◊〉 not one more slaine by them in y e appreheÌ„â—… of the Earle for all other his seruants yâ—… 〈◊〉 selues and the house vnto the saide Lorde â—…y withoute more resistance one of his sittâ—… yet that sawe these doings got away 〈◊〉 all speede ranne to the peele of Heyhead and â—…wed vnto the Earles brother Mighâ—… Huâ—… by what was chanced to the Earle 〈…〉 whâ—… 〈◊〉 the sayâ—… Mighell forthwith fledde into Scoâ—… and with him sir William Blount Knighâ—… 〈◊〉 Scottishman and diuers other that wiâ—… 〈◊〉 Earles priuie counsell The Lord Lucy 〈◊〉 wayes sent a messenger to y e King vnto 〈◊〉 aduertising him how he had taken the Earle 〈◊〉 therefore required to vnderstande fuâ—… of 〈◊〉 Kings pleasure The King forthwith 〈…〉 Lorde Geffrey Seroobe Iustice with a 〈◊〉 of armed men vnto Careleill the whiche 〈◊〉 thither on Saint Chaddes day and the 〈◊〉 after being the thirde of Marche hee set in â—…ment vpon the said Earle in y e Castell of Câ—…lâ—…ll and there as out of the Kings 〈◊〉 pronounced sentence againste him 〈…〉 flest that he should be disgraded of his 〈◊〉 by the taking away from him the sworde 〈◊〉 the King had gird him with and likewiâ—… Knighthood by cutting off his spurres stâ—… hys heeles and that after this hee shoulde bee 〈◊〉 from the Castell through the Citie vnto y e 〈◊〉 of execution where felons were accustomed of suffer and there to bee hanged The Eâ—… Caâ—… 〈◊〉 an after hâ—… 〈◊〉 his head to be sent vnto London there 〈◊〉 set aloft vppon one of the turreâ—…s of the Towne and his quartes to be deuided one to be set vp at Caâ—…all an other at New castell vpon Tyne the third at Bristow and the fourth at 〈◊〉 When he had heard this iudgement he 〈◊〉 you haue deuided my body at your pleasure and I committe my soule to God and being according to the iudgement drawen to the place where hee suffered â—…constancie 〈◊〉 death hee neuer shranke at the matter but boldly behaued himselfe declaring at the very houre of his deathe that his intention in concluding the agreement with the Scottes was good and proceeding not of any euill meaning but teÌ„ding onely to the wealthe and quietnesse of the Realme Neyther coulde such Friers as were permitted to come to him before his arreignemeÌ„t to heare his confessioÌ„ get any thing more of him but that his meaning was good and that whych he had concluded with the K. of Scots was not done vpon any euill purpose whereby any hurte mighte ensue eyther to the K. or to the Realme Thus haue wee thoughte good to shewe the cause of this Earles death as by some writers it hath bin registred â—…ian â—…ton although there bee that write that the ouerthrowe at Beighland chaunced thorough his fault by misleading a great part of the Kings host and ther therefore the King beeyng offended with him caused him to be put to death albeit as I thinke no suche matter was alledged against him at the time of his arreignement â—…dor About this season was y e fundation begun of S. Michaels colledge in Cambridge by one sir Henry Stanton knight ChaÌ„cellor of y e Escheker â—…eâ—…thwel â—…ssioâ—… meere to â—…e of peace About the feast of the Ascention there came as commissioners from the King of England vnto Newcastell Aymerie Earle of Pembroke and the Lord Chamberlain Hugh Spenser the yonger and other four personages of good accompte And from the King of Scottes there came y e B. of S. Andrewes Thomas Randolfe Earle of Murrey other four of good credite to treate of peace or at the leastwise of some long truce through y e good wil and plesure of God y e author of al peace and quietnesse they concluded vpon a truce â—…uce conâ—…ded to endure for thirtene yeres and so about y e feast of S. Barnabe the Apostle it was proclaymed in both Realmes but so yet that they might not traffike togither bycause of the excommunication wherewith the Scottes were as yet entangled although as some write about the same time the interdict wherein the Realme of Scotlande stoode bounde â—…idor â—…c Boetius was by Pope Iohn relessed About the same time The Lorde Mortimer breketh of out of the towes the L. Roger Mortiâ—…er of Wignor giuing his kepers a drink y e brought theÌ„ into a sound and heauie sleepe escaped out of the Tower of London where he was prisoner This escape of the L. Mortimer greatly troubled y e K. so y e immediately vpon the first newes he wrote to all the Sherifes of the Realm that if hee chanced to come within their roomthes they shuld cause hue crie to be reised so as hee mighte be staied and arrested but he made such shift that he gote ouer into France where he was receyued by a L. of Picardie named Mounsier Iohn de Fieules who had faire lands in England therfore the K. wrote to him reprouing him of vnthankfulnesse coÌ„sidering he had bin euer ready to pleasure him and to aduance his profites
Gourney who â—…ing 〈◊〉 Marcels three yeares after â—…g known 〈◊〉 and brought toward Englande was deheaded on the sea least hee shoulde â—…se the 〈…〉 as the Bishop and other Iohn Muttinees repenting himselfe lay long hidden 〈…〉 manie and in the ende died penitently Thus was king Edwarde â—…thered in the yeare 13â—…7 on the .xxij. of September The â—…e 〈◊〉 that by this Edwarde the seconde The fond opinion of the ignoraÌ„t people after his death manye myâ—…ses were wrought So that the like opinion of him was â—…eryâ—…s as before had beene of Earle Thomas of Lancaster namely amongst the common people He was knowne to bee of a good and â—…teons nature though not of moste pregnant 〈◊〉 The nature disposition of king Edwarde the seconde And alâ—…eâ—… 〈◊〉 youth 〈…〉 into certaine light â—…rymes 〈…〉 by the companie and counsaâ—…e of euill â—…on was â—…ndâ—…ed vnto more heyâ—… 〈…〉 thought that he purged the 〈◊〉 by repentance and paciently suffered many reproâ—…s and finally death it selfe as before yee haue hearde after a most cruell maner Hee had surely good cause to repent his former trade of syuing for by his indiscreete and wanton â—…uernance there were headed and put to death during his raigne by iudgement of law to the nuÌ„ber of .xxviij. barons and knights ouer and beside such as were slaine in Scotlande by hys infortunate conduct And all these mischiefes and many mor happened not only to him but also to the whole state of the realm in that he wanted iudgement and prudent discretion to make choyse of sage and discrete counsaylers receyuing those into his fauour that abused the same to their pryuate gaine and aduantage not respecting the aduancement of the common wealth so they themselues might attaine to riches and honour for which they onely sought insomuch that by theyr couetous rapine spoyle and immoderate ambition the heartes of the common people and nobilitie were quite estraunged from the dutifull loue and obedience which they ought to haue shewed to their soueraigne going about by force to wrasâ—… him to follow theyr willes and to seeke the destruction of them whom he commonly fauoured wherein surely they were worthie of blame and to taste as manye of them did the deserued punishment for theyr disobedient and disloyall demeanors For it was not the way whiche they tooke to helpe the disfigured state of the common wealth but rather the readie meane to ouerthrow all as if Gods goodnesse had not beene the greater it must needs haue come to passe as to those that shall well consider the pitifull tragedie of this kings tyme it may well appeare But now to proceed with that which remaineth touching this infortunate Prince â–ª Hee had issue by his wife Queene Isabell His issue two sonnes Edward which was made king whilest he was yet aliue and Iohn whiche dyed yong also two daughters Eleanore which died before she came to yeares able for mariage and Ioan which was after giueÌ„ in mariage vnto Dauid king of Scotlande He was indifferently tall of stature strong of bodie and healthfull neither wanted there in him stoutnesse of stomake if his euill counsaylers had bene remoued that he might haue shewed it in honourable exploytes which being kept backe by them he coulde not doe so that thereby it appeareth of what importance it is to be trayned vp in youth with good and honest companie It is sayd that he was learned insomuch that there remaine verses which as some haue written he made whilest he was in prison Certaine it is he fauoured learning as by the erection of Oriall Colledge in Oxford Oryall and S. Marie hall in Oxford and S. Maries Hall which were of his foundation it may well bee gathered Ex centuria 4. Bale Learned men we finde recorded by Bale to liue in this kings time these as follow Iohn Dâ—…ns that subtill Logitian borne as Lelande hath gathered in a village in Northumberlande called Emyldun three myles distant from 〈◊〉 wike although other hold the coÌ„trarie 〈…〉 clayming him for theyr countreymen 〈…〉 Irishe men for theirs Robert Waâ—… 〈◊〉 Eâ—…lite Frier that wâ—…iâ—… diuerse 〈…〉 Wilton an Augustine Friers 〈…〉 borne Raâ—…fe Locksley Nicholas 〈…〉 William Whitley Thomas Ioyâ—… 〈◊〉 Ioyceâ—… William Gaynesburg â–ª Robert Bâ—… borne not farre from Notingham 〈…〉 Frier of Scarbourgh the same whome king â—…warde tooke with him into Scotlande to 〈◊〉 some remeÌ„brances of his victories although being taken by the Scottes Soâ—… in Sâ—…lande Pâ—… he was constrâ—… 〈◊〉 Robert Brâ—… to frame a dittie to 〈…〉 time Iohn Horminger a Suffolke was 〈◊〉 William Rishanger a Monke of S. 〈…〉 Historiographer â–ª Ranfe Baldocke 〈◊〉 London wrote also an Historie which was 〈◊〉 â—…tuled Historia Anglica Richard Bâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…colnshire man borne a Carmelite Frier 〈◊〉 Walsingham borne either in Walsingham 〈◊〉 Brunham as Bale supposeth a Carmelite 〈◊〉 also and wrote diuerse treatises Thomas â—…ham a Cauoâ—… Salisburie and a 〈…〉 â—…initio Robert Plunpton borne in 〈◊〉 a regular Chanonâ—… Thomas Caâ—… 〈◊〉 of Pontfret William Mansfield Iohn 〈◊〉 Robert 〈◊〉 William Askattle of Beâ—… Gaffrey of 〈◊〉 Iohn Gatisdene â–ª Tâ—… Angliens StepheÌ„â—…ton or Edâ—… Iohn â—…stone borne in Yorkeshire Iohn Wâ—… Nicholas de Lira Iewe by byrth of those 〈◊〉 had their habitatioÌ„s in England who 〈◊〉 â—…ree many treatises to his great commeÌ„dation for his singuler knowlege and zeale which 〈…〉 in disprouing the Rabines that styll sought to keepe the Iewish nation in blindnesse and 〈◊〉 hope in looking for another Messias Raâ—…â—…ton an excellent diuine Iohn Dumbleton a â—…gitian Thomas Langford borne in Mâ—… Essex Osbert Pyckertam a Carmelite Frier of Lyn in Norffolke Nicholas Oheâ—… 〈…〉 Frier William Ocham a Frier Minor 〈◊〉 wrote diuerse treatises namely against Iohn Duns and likewise against Iohn the 〈…〉 of that name in fauour of the Emperour Lewes of Bauier Richard Walingford Thomas â—…wood a CanoÌ„ of Leedes in Kent wrote a Chronicle called Chronicon CampendiariuÌ„ Robert â—…rew Robert Perserutator borne in Yorkeshire a black Frier a Philosopher or rather a Magâ—… Richarde Belgrane a Carmelite Brinkley a minorite and others King Edward the thirde â—…dward â—…e 3. EDwarde the thirde of that name the sonne of Edwarde the seconde and of Isabell the onelye daughter of Philip le Beau and sister to Charles the fifth king of Fraunce began his raigne as king of England his father yet liuing the .xxv. day of Ianuarie after the creation .5292 in the yeare of our Lorde .1327 after the account of them that beginne the yeare at Christmasse 867. after the comming of the Saxons 260. after the conquest the .13 yeare of the raigne of Lewes the fourth then Emperor the seuenth of Charles the fift king of Fraunce the secoÌ„d of Andronicus Iunior Emperor of the East almost ended and about the end of the .22 of Robert le Bruce king of Scotland as Wil. Harison in his Chronologie hath diligently recorded He was crowned at Westminster on the day of
hys father hadde trauailed in heate and colde wyth great anguishe and troubles incessantly to make a conquest of Fraunce that rightfully apperteyned vnto them and nowe to hyâ—… in whiche warres he might likewise remember how many Lordes noble men and good commons of bothe Realmes had loste their liues and what chardges bothe the Realmes likewise bare in mainteining those warres and nowe the â—…pitie greater burthens were laide vppon the neckes of the englishe subiectâ—… for the supportation of his charges by reason wherof they wer so lowe brought said they that they haue not to pay their rents so by such meanes was his power decaied his lords brought behind haÌ„d VVealthe of the people in the glorye of the Prince and suretie of his raigne al his people sore enpouerished as that Kyng cannot be poore that hath riche people so cannot he be rich that hath poore coÌ„mons as he tooke hurte by such inconueniences â—…hauÌ„cing through euill counsellours that were aboute hym so the lords and noblemen susteined no lesse hurt eche one after his estate and calling And if remedie were not in time prouided through his helping hand the realme must needes fall in ruine and the default should be imputed to hym to those his euill counsellors By these the like persuasions the K. was induced to come to the parliament according to his appointment he came indeede Change of officers by the parliament Soone after his comming was Iohn Fortham byshop of Durham dischardged of his office of Lord Treasorer and in his place was appoynted one Iohn Gilberte Byshoppe of Hereforde that was a Frier of the order of preachers a man more eloquent than faithfull as some reported of hym Also the Earle of Suffolke was dischardged of hys office of Lorde Chauncellour and Thomas Arundell Byshoppe of Elye placed in hys roomthe by whole consent of the Parliament The same Earle of Suffolke was chardged wyth many and right great enormious crimes fraudes falseties and treasons whiche hee hadde practized to the great preiudice of the Kyng and Realme The Earle of Suffolke greuously ned by the Parliament house for sundry his offâ—…ces and thervpon was coÌ„mitted to warde in the Castell of Windsor Notwythstanding they adiudged him not to death as some write nor disgraded him of y e honor of knighthood but condemned him to pay a fine of .xx. M. marks and also to forfeit .j. M. pouÌ„ds of yerely rentes which hee had purchased But other write that notwithstanding the K. was sore offended for the accusations brought against the said erle of Suffolke and others whom he loued and was lothe to heare any euill of yet he was constreined at length after he had shifted off the matter by sundry deuises to appoint certaine persones with full power and auctoritie to heare and in iudgement to determine those matters The duke of Gloucester therefore and the Earle of AruÌ„dell were apointed as iudges which whilest the King as yet was absent who got hym forth of the way of purpose bycause he woulde not be present at the condeÌ„natioÌ„ of those whome hee moste entirely â—…oned and fauoured wente earnestly in hande with their busines and so at length as WalsinghaÌ„ hath the earle of Suffolke was conuict found giltie of sundry crimes trespasses naughtie partes for which it was thought that he deseened to lose his life goods but he was yet suffred as y e same WalsinghaÌ„ saiâ—…th to goe abroade vnder fuerty certaine great men being bounde for him in great sums of mony But what order so euer was taken for the punishmeÌ„t of him sure it is hee was displaced froÌ„ his office of chauÌ„cellorship as before ye haue heard and further the lords other estates in this parliameÌ„t coÌ„sidering y t through couetousnesse of the newe deposed officers the kings tresure had bin imbeselde leudly wasted prodigally spent XIII lordes appointed by Parliament to haue the gâ—…uernement of the realme vnder the king nothing to his profit there wer in this parliameÌ„t .xiij. lords chosen to haue ouersight vnder the K. of y e whole gouernment of the realme as by their coÌ„missioÌ„ in the statuts of the .x. yere of this king it dothe in y e booke of statutes at large apeare Of these .xiij. ther wer iij. of the new officers named as the bishop of Elie L. chauÌ„cellor y e bishop of Herford L. treasorer Nich. Abbot of Waltham L. keeper of the priuy seale y e other .x. were these Wil. archbishop of Canterbury AlexaÌ„der archebishop of Yorke EdmuÌ„d Langly duke of Yorke Tho. Duke of Gloucester Wil. bishop of Winchester Tho. bishop of Excester Rich. erle of AruÌ„del Rich. L. Scrope Iohn L. Deberoux Moreouer at y t kings instance and earnest sute it was grauÌ„ted y e Rob. de Veer late Marques of Dublin nowe newly created Duke of Ireland shuld haue receiue to his own vse xix M. markes that y e frenchmen were to giue for y e heires of the L. Charles de Blois that remained here in England which Charles in times past chalenged as his rightfull inheritance the duchie of Britain against the erle of MoÌ„tfort This grauÌ„t was made to the duke of IrelaÌ„d with conditioÌ„ that beeing furnished wyth this mony he shuld passe ouer into IrelaÌ„d before y e next Easter there to recouer 〈…〉 as the K. had giueÌ„ to him for aswell 〈◊〉 as y e coÌ„mons wer so desirous to hâ—… 〈…〉 y t they wished y e realm rather to sâ—… 〈…〉 treasure 〈…〉 thaÌ„ to haue his presence and 〈…〉 to allure him to fâ—…llyâ—… The 〈◊〉 vâ—… y e 〈…〉 Armony sued for a safe conduit to 〈…〉 ouer into this â—…de to speake with y e 〈…〉 had bin about y e mouing of some peace 〈…〉 y e .ij. realmes of EnglaÌ„d FrauÌ„ceâ—… 〈…〉 meaning was suspected to be to magâ—… 〈◊〉 but to benefit himself by reâ—…ing of 〈◊〉 good gifts at the kings bouÌ„tiful hands 〈…〉 not grauÌ„ted In this meane time also 〈◊〉 the freÌ„ch K. with such a coÌ„panie of 〈…〉 other lords as had not bin hearde of still â—…tinued in Flanders staying aswel fâ—… conuenient winde as for y e comming of the duke of Berry it chaunced y e certaine english shippes they wafred the seas Tvvo of the french king ships take vvith a gâ—…t price in 〈…〉 met with .ij. of the french ships y t were sailing towards Sâ—…uise fighting with theÌ„ tooke theÌ„ brought them to these Sandwich In these ships party of y e closâ—… wall of wood wherof ye haue heath was sold the master carpenter y t was the chiefe deuiser to frameâ—…t being an english maÌ„ borne but banished his cauÌ„try afore y t time for some office Also there was fouÌ„d aboorde the same ships a master gunner that sometime had serued y e englishmeÌ„ at Callais wheÌ„ sir Hughe Caluerley was â—…tenaunt there Also diuers greate gunnes and engins to beate downe walles were fouÌ„d
decreed against him so as the realme were not troubled by him and that the causes of his deposing might be published through the realm for satisfying of the people which demaund was graunted Wherevpon the Bishop of Carleil Eâ—… And bishop 〈◊〉 faithful a man both learned wise stoute of stomacke boldly shewed forth his opinion concerning that demaunde affyrming that there was none amongst them worthie or meete to giue iudgement vpoÌ„ so noble a prince as king Richard was whom they had taken for their soueraigne and liege Lorde by the space of .xxij. yeares and more and I assure you sayd he there is not so ranke a traytor nor so errant a theef nor yet so cruell a murtherer apprehended or deteyned in prison for his offence but hee shall be brought before the Justice to heare his iudgement and ye will proceede to the iudgement of an annoynted K. hearing neither his answere nor excuse and I say that the duke of Lancaster whom ye cal king hath more trespassed to king Ric. and his realme than king Richard hath done either to him or to vs for it is manifest and well knowne that the Duke was banished the realme by king Richard and his counsayle and by the iudgement of hys owne father for the space of tenne yeres for where cause ye know and yet without licence of King Richard he is returned againe into the Realme and that is worse hath taken vpoÌ„ him the name tytle and preheminence of a King And therefore I say that yee haue done manifest wrong to proceede in anye thing agaynst king Richarde without calling him openly to his aunswere and defence As soone as the Bishop had ended this tale he was attached by the Earle Marshal coÌ„mitted to warde in the Abbey of S. Albons Moreouer where the king had graunted to the Erle of Westmerland the Countie of Richemond The Duke of Britaine the Duke of Brytaine pretending a right thereto by an olde tytle had sent his letters ouer vnto the estates assembled in this Parliament offring to abide such order as the law would appoynt in the like case to anye of the Kings subiects Wherepon the Commons for the more suretie of the entercouse of Marchants besought the king that the matter myght bee committed to the ordering of the Counsaile of eyther of the parties and of his Counsaile so as an end might be had therein whiche request was lykewyse graunted After this the recordes of the last Parliament were shewed with the appeales and the commission made to .xij. persons to determin things that were motioned in the same last ParliameÌ„t Herevpon the commons prayed that they might haue Iustice Markham and maister Gascoigne a sergeant at the lawe ioyned with them for counsaile touching the perusing of the recordes which was graunted them and day giuen dare till the next morow in the White hall where they far aboute these matters three dayes togither On the Monday following being the 〈◊〉 of Simon and Iude the Apostles the commons required to heare the iudgement of king Richarde Wherevpon the Archbishop of Ganterburye appoynted to speake King Richard appointed to be kept in perpetual prison Hall declared how that the K. that now is had graunted King Richard his lyfe â—…is in suche wyse as hee shoulde remayne in perpetuall prison so safely kept that neyther the King nor realme should be troubled with hym It was also concluded that if any man went about to deliuer him that then he shoulde bee the first that should die for it After this the Commons prayed that the Lordes and other that were of king Richardes counsaile might be put to their answers for their sundrie misdemeanors which was graunted On Wednesday following being the morrow after the feast of Simon and Iude all the processe of the Parliament holden the .xxj. yeare of king Richards raign was red openly in which it was founde howe the Earle of Warwike had confessed himselfe guiltie of treason The EarleÌ„ of Warwicke and asked pardon and mercie for his offence but the Earle denied that euer he acknowledged any such thing by worde of mouth and that he would proue in what manersoeuer should bee to him appoynted Therin was also the appeale founde of the dukes of Aumarle Surrey and Exceter the Marques Dorset the Earles of Salisburie and Glocester to the whiche eche of them answered by himselfe that they neuer assented to that appeale of theyr owne free willes but were compelled thereto by the king and this they affyrmed by their othes offred to proue it by what maner they should bee appoynted Sir Walter Clopton Sir Walter CloptoÌ„ said then to the commons if ye will take aduauntage of the processe of the last Parliament take it and ye shall be receyued thervnto Then rose vp the Lord Morley and sayde to the Erle of Salisburie that he was chiefe of counsail with the duke of Glocester and likewise with king Richarde so discouered the dukes counsail to the king as a traytor to his master that he said he wold with his body proue against him throwing down his hood as a pledge The L. Murley appelleth the E. of Salisbury The Erle of Salisburie sore amooued herewith told the Lorde Morley that he falsly belied him for he was neuer traytor nor false to his maister all his life time and therewith threw downe hys Gloue to wage battaile agaynst the Lord Morley Their gages were taken vp and deliuered to the Conestable and Marshall of Englande the parties were arrested and day to them giuen till another time On Monday following being the morow after al Soules day the coÌ„mons made request that they might not be entred in the ParliameÌ„t rolles as parties to the iudgement giuen in this Parliament but there as in verie truth they were priuie to the same for the iudgement otherwise belonged to the king except where any iudgement is giuen by statute enacted for the profite of the common wealth which request was graunted diuerse other petitions were presented on the behalfe of the Commons part whereof were granted and to some there was none answere made at that time Finally to auoyde further inconuenience and to qualifie the minds of the enuious it was finally enacted that such as were appellants in y e last Parliament against the duke of Gloucester and other following should in this wise be ordred The dukes of Aumarle Surrey and Exâ—…ter Dukes and other depriued of their titles there present were iudged to lose their names of dukes togither with the honors titles and dignities therevnto belonging The Marques Dorset beeyng likewyâ—… there present was adiudged to lose his tytle and dignitie of Marques and the Erle of Gloucester being also present was in semblable maâ—…ter iudged to lose his name title dignitie of Earle Moreouer it was further decreed agaynst the Tho. VVâ—… that they and euery of them shoulde lose and forfeyt all those Castels Lordships manors lands possessions rents
the breach of amitie betwixt them troth it is that the priuie intentions of their heartes brake into so many small peeces that England Fraunce and Flaunders could neuer ioyne them againe during their naturall lyues But though the Earle of Warwike was earnestly inflamed against the King for that hee had thus married himselfe without his knowledge hauing regard onely to the satisfying of his wanton appetite more than to his honor The Earle of Franke kepeâ—… his greâ—…e â—…e or suretie of his estate he did yet so dissimule the matter at his returne into Englande as though hee had not vnderstoode any thing thereof but only declared what he had done with such reuerence and shewe of friendly countenance as hee hadde bin accustomed and when hee hadde tarried in the Court a certayne space he obteyned licence of the King to depart to his Castell of Warwike meaning wheÌ„ time serued to vtter to the worlde that whych he then kept secrete that is to saye hys inward grudge whiche hee bare towardes the Kyng with desire of reuenge to the vttermost of hys power Neuerthelesse at that tyme hee departed to the outewarde shewe so farre in the Kynges fauoure that manye Gentlemen of the Courte for honour sake gladly accompanyed hym into his countrey 1466 This yere also the kings daughter the Lady Elizabeth Anâ—… re 6. after wife to Kyng the seauenth was borne Kyng Edwarde concluded an ametie and league with Henrye King of Castill and Iohn King of Aragon Câ—…tesholde â—…ex transâ—…ed into 〈◊〉 at the concluding wherof hee graunted licence for certayne Cottesolde Sheepe to be transported into the Countrey of Spayne as people reporte whych haue there so multiplyed and increased that it hath turned the commoditie of England much to the Spanishe profite Beside thys to haue an amitie with his next neighbor the King of Scottes hee winked at the losse of Berwike 〈◊〉 wyth 〈◊〉 and was contented to take a truce for fifteene yeares Thus King Edwarde though for refusall of the Frenche Kings sister in law wanne him enimies in Fraunce yet in other places hee procured him friends but those friendes had stande hym in small steede if Fortune hadde not holpe hym to an other euen at hys elbowe This was Charles Earle of Charoloys sonne and heire apparant vnto Philippe Duke of Burgongue whiche Charles beeyng then a widdower was counselled to bee a suter vnto Kyng Edwarde for to haue in marriage the Lady Margaret sister to the same Kyng a Lady of excellent beautie and endowed with so many worthy giftes of nature grace and fortune that shee was thought not vnworthy to matche with the greatest Prince of the worlde The Lorde Anthonie basterde 1467 brother to the sayde Earle Charoloys commonly called the basterd of Burgoigne a man of great wit An. reg 7. The basterd of Burgoigne ambassador into Englande courage and valiantnesse was appoynted by hys father Duke Phillip to goe into Englande in Ambassade about this sute who being furnished of plate and apparell necessarie for his estate hauing in his companie Gentlemen and other expert in al feates of cheualrie and martiall prowesse to the number of foure hundred horses tooke hys Shippe and arriued in Englande where he was of the King and nobles honorably receyued Thys message beeyng declared yee maye be sure the same was ioyfully hearde of the Kyng and hys counsayle the whiche by that affinitie sawe howe they myghte bee assured of a buckler agaynste Fraunce but yet the Earle of Warwike bearyng hys hartie fauoure vnto the french King did as muche as in hym lay by euill reportes to hynder thys marriage but this notwithstandyng at length the Kyng graunted to the basterdes request and the sayde basterde openly in the Kyngs greate chamber contracted the sayde Ladye Margaret for and in the name of hys brother the sayde Earle of Charroloys After thys marriage thus concluded Iustes betwixt the bastarde of Burgongne the lord Scales the basterde chalenged the Lorde Scales brother to the Queene a man both egall in hart and valiantnesse with the basterde to fighte with hym both on horsebacke and on foote whyche demaunde the Lorde Scales gladlye accepted The Kyng causing lyftes to bee prepared in West Smythfielde for these champions and very faire and costly galeries for the Ladyes was presente at thys martiall enterprise hymselfe The firste daye they ranne togyther diuers courses with sharp speares and departed with egall honour The nexte daye they tourneyd on horsebacke The Lorde Seales horse had on his chafron a long sharp pike of steele and as the two champions coaped togither the same horse whether through custome or by chance thrust his pike into the nosethrilles of the basterdes horse so that for very payne he mounted so high that hee fell on the one side with his maister and theÌ„ Lorde Seales rode rouÌ„d about him w t his sword in his hand till the King commaunded the Marshall to help vp the basterd which openly said I cannot hold me by the clowdes for though my horse faileth me surely I will not faile my contercompanyon The Kyng would not suffer them to do any more that day The morowe after the two noble men came into the fielde on foote with two poleaxes and fought valiantly but at the last the poynte of the Poleaxe of the Lorde Scales happened to enter into the sight of the basterds healme and by fine force mighte haue plucked him on his knees the King suddaynely cast downe his warder and then the Marshals them seuered The basterde not content with this chaunce and trusting on the connyng whiche hee had at the Poleaxe required the King of iustice that he might performe his enterprise The lord Scales refused it not but the Kyng sayd he would aske counsell and so calling to him the Connestable and the Marshall with the officers of armes after consultation had and the lawes of armes rehearsed it was declared for a sentence difinitiue by the Duke of Clarence then Connestable of Englande The law of armes and the Duke of Northfolke then Marshall that if he would goe forward with his attempted chalenge he must by y e law of armes bee deliuered to hys aduersarie in the same state and like condition as he stoode when he was taken from him The basterd hearing thys iudgemente doubted the sequeale of the matter and so relinquished his chalenge Other chalenges were done valiantly atchieued by the Englishmen whiche I passe ouer The death of the Duke of Burgoigne Shortly after came sorowfull tidings to the basterd that his father Duke Phillip was dead and therevppon taking his leaue of King Edwarde and his sister the newe Duches of Burgoigne liberally rewarded with plate iewels with all speede he returned to his brother y e new Duke who was not a litle glad of the contract made for him with the said Lady as after it wel appeared In this same yeare Kyng Edward more for the
the vnderstanding of the case and still they assayed if they coulde by any meanes procure the Queene to call backe hir Appeale whiche she vtterly refused to doe The king mystrusteth the legates of seking delayes The King woulde gladly haue had an ende in the matter but when the Legates droue tyme and determined vpon no certaine point be conceyued a suspition that this was done of purpose that their doings might draw to none effect or conclusion Whylest these thinges were thus in hande the Cardinall of Yorke was aduised that the King had set his affection vpon a yong Gentlewoman named Anne the daughter of Syr Thomas Bulleyn vicount Rochfort whiche did wayt vpon the Queene This was a great grief vnto the Cardinal as he that perceyued aforehande that the king woulde marie the sayd Gentlewoman if the diuorce tooke place wherefore he began wyth all diligence to disappoynt that matche which by reason of the myslyking that he had to the woman he iudged ought to be adâ—…eyded more than present death Whylest the matter stoode in this state and that the cause of the Queene was to be hearde and iudged at Rome The secrete vvorking and dissimulation of Cardinal VVosley by reason of the appeale which by hir was put in the Cardinall required the Pope by letters and secrete messengers that in any wise he shuld deferre the iudgemeÌ„t of the diuorce till hee might frame the Kinges minde to his purpose but he went aboute nothing so secretly The king conceyuet a displeasure against the Cardinall but that the same came to the kings knowledge who toke so highe displeasure with suche his cloaked dissimulation that he determined to abase his degree sith as an vnthankfull person he forgotte himselfe and his dutie towardes him that had so highly aduanced him to all honor and dignitie Hall When the nobles of the realme perceyued the Cardinall to bee in displeasure they began to accuse him of suche offences as they knewe myght be proued against him Articles exhibited againste the Cardinall and therof they made a booke conteyning certayne articles to whyche diuers of the kings counsell set their handes The king vnderstanding more playnly by those articles the great pride presumption and couetousnesse of the Cardinall 〈◊〉 â—…ued against him but yet kepte his purpose secrete for a whyle and first permitted Cardinal Campeius to departe backe agayne to Rome not vnrewarded Shortly after a Parliament was called to beginne at Westminster the third of Nouember next ensuyng In the meane tyme the King being infourmed that all those thyngs that the Cardinall had done by his power Legantine within thâ—… realme were in the case of the Prâ—…ite and prouision caused his atturney Christofer Hales The Cardinall fued in a Preâ—…nire to sue out a â—…te of Premuâ—…re againste hym in the whiche he licenced him to make his attourney And further the .xvij. of NoueÌ„ber the King sent the two Dukes of Norfolke and Suffolke to the Cardinalles place at Westminster The great seale taken from the Cardinall to fetche away the greate Seale of Englande Sir William Fitz William knighte of the Garter and Treasorer of his house and doctor Stephen Gardiner newely made Secretarie were also sent to see that no goodes shoulde be conueyed out of his house The Cardinall him selfe was appointed to remoue vnto Ashere besyde Kingston there to tary the kings pleasure and had things necessarie deliuered vnto hym for his vse After this in the Kings benche his matter for the Premunice beyng called vpon Iohn Sents K. Edmâ—…nd â—…eâ—… two atturneys whiche he had authorised by hys warrant signed with his owne hande The Cardinall condemned in 2 Premunire confessed the action and so had iudgement to forfeit all hys landes tenementes goodes and cattelles and to be out of the Kings protection but the king of hys clemencie sente to hym a sufficient protection and lefte to hym the Byshoprickes of Yorke and Winchester wyth place and stuffe conuenient for his degree The Bishoppricke of Duresme was gyuen to Doctor Tunstall Bishoppe of London and the Abbey of Sainct Albons to the Priour of Norwiche Also the Bishopricke of London being nowe voyde was bestowed on Doctor Sâ—…okesley then Ambassadoure to the Vniuersities beyonde the Sea for the Kyngs marryage The Ladye Margaret duchesse of Sauoye aunte to the Emperour and the Ladye Loyse Duchesse of Angolesme mother to the French Kyng mette at Cambreye in the beginnyng of the Moneth of Iune to treate of a peace where were presente Doctour Tunstall Bishoppe of London and Sir Thomas Moore then Chancellour of the Duchie of Lancaster coÌ„missioners for the K. of EnglaÌ„d At length through diligence of the sayde Ladies a peace was coÌ„cluded betwixt the Emperour the Pope the Kings of Englande and France This was called y e womans peace proclaimed by Heralts with sound of trumpets in y e City of London to y e great reioycing of the Merchauntes who during the warres had susteyned much hinderance The frenche King was bound by one article among other to acquite the Emperour of fourescore and ten thousand crownes which he ought to the King of England The four and twentith of Nouember was Sir Thomas More made Lorde Chancellor and the nexte day led into the Chancerie by the Dukes of Norffolke Suffolke ther sworne The Parliament beginâ—… At the day appointed the Parliament began and Tho. Audeley Esquier attorney of the Duchie of Lancaster was chosen speaker for the coÌ„mons of the lower house In this Parliament the commons of the nether house beganne to common of their greefes wherwith the spiritualtie had sore oppressed theÌ„ and namely sixe great causes wer shewed wherin the Cleargie greatly abused the temporaltie The first in the excessiue fines The commoÌ„s of the lower 〈◊〉 compayne against the Cleargie whiche the ordinaries tooke for probate of Testamentes The second in the extreame exactions vsed for takyng of corps presentes or mortuaries The thyrde that Priests contrary to their order vsed the occupying of Fermes graunges and pastures for grasing of Catell c. The fourth that Abbots Priors and other of the Cleâ—…gie kepte tanne houses and bought and solde wolle cloth and other merchandises as other common merchants of the temporaltie did The fifth cause was the lacke of residence whereby both the poore wanted necessary refreshing for sustenance of their bodyes and all the parishoners true instructions needefull to the health of their soules The sixth was the pluralitie of benefices and the insufficiencie of the incumbents where diuers well learned schollers in the Vniuersities had neyther benefice nor exhibition Herewith were three hilles deuised for a reformation to be had in such cases of great enormities as firste one bill for the probate of testaments also an other for mortuaries and the third for none residence pluralities and taking of Fermes by spirituall men There was sore hold about these billes before they might passe the vpper house
lesse herein if yee folowe your stiffenesse still and must needes iudge that ye haue wilfully brought on your selues suche pagues as the like could not haue fallen on you but by your selues Seeing then thus many â—…ayes yee haue hurt the common welth of the whole Countrie within by destruction of â—…hies losing of haruest wasting of vittaile decaing of manhode 〈◊〉 of farmers encresing of vagabondes maintainyng of disorde hindring of redresses brynging in of Mariall law and breeding continuall hatred anongs dyuers states what thinke ye I pray you iudge ye not that ye haue committed anodious detestable crime agaynste the whole common welth whose furderance ye ought to haue â—…eÌ„dered by dutie and not to haue sought the hurte thereof with your owne hommage Besides all these inwarde griefes whych euerye one seuerallye muste needes feete wyth miserie there hapneth so many outwarde mischaunces among straungers to vs wyth disdayne that if there were nothing iâ—… within the Realme which we should feels yet the shame whiche doth touche vs from other Countries shoulde not onely moue but also compell yon hartily to forethinke this your rebellious sedition For what shall straungers thinke when they shall heare of the greate misorder which is in their Realme wyth such a confusion that no order of lawe can keepe you vnder but must be fâ—…ine to be beaten downe with a kings power Shall they not first thinke the kings Maiestie in whose mind God hath powred so much hope for a child as we may looke for gifts in a man eyther for his age to bee little set by or for back of qualities not to be regarded or for defaulte of loue to be resisted no notable grace of god in him considered nor the worthines of his office looked vppon nor naturall obedience due to him remembred Shall they not next suppose small estimation to bee giuen to the rulers to whom vnder the King we owe due obedience that can not in iuste and lawfull matters bee hearde nor men to haue that ryght iudgement of their wisedome as their iustice in rule and foresight in counsaile requireth but rather preferre their owne fansies beefore others experience and deeme their owne reason to bee common wealthe and other mennes wisedome to but dreaming Shall they not truely saye the subiects to be more vnfaithfull in disobedience than other Subiectes worse ordered bee and licence of libertie to make wilde heades wythout order and that they neyther haue reason that vnderstande not the mischiefe of sedition nor duetye whyche followe their beastiynesse nor loue in them whiche so little remember the common welth nor naturall affection whiche will daily seeke their owne destruction Thus the whole countrie lacking the good opinion of other nations is cast into great shame by your vnrulinesse and the proceedings of the Countrie bee they neuer so godly shall be yll spoken off as vnfitte to bee brought into vse and good things hereby that deserueth praise shal bide the rebuke of them that liste to speake yll and yll things vntouched shall be boldlier mainteined Nothing maye wyth praise be redressed where things be measured by chaunsable disorder rather than by necessarye vse and that is thought most pollitike that men will be best contented to do not that which men shoulde be brought vnto by duetie And with what dutie or vertue in ye can ye quenche out of memorie this foule enterprise or gather a good report agayne to this Realme who haue so vilâ—…lye wyth reproche slaundered the same and dyuersly discredited it among others and abated the good opinion whiche was had of the iuste gouernement and 〈◊〉 order vsed heretofore in this noble Realme whiche is now most grieuous bicause it is nâ—…w moste 〈◊〉 cause If this outwarde opinions withoute further inconuenience were all yet it might well be borne and woulde wyth case decaye that it grew but it hath not only here vs wyth voice but endaungered vs in deede and caste vs a greate deale behinde the handes where also we might haue had a ioylyk foredeale For that opportunities of time whiche seldome chaunceth and is alwayes to hee taken hath bin by youre frowarde moon is lost this yeare and so vainly spent at home for bringing downe of you whiche shoulde else profitably haue bin otherwise bestowed that it hath bene almoste as greates losse to vs abroad to locke that wâ—… might haue obtained as it was 〈◊〉 we at home to go about the ouerthrowe of you whose sedition is to be abhorred And wâ—…r might 〈◊〉 the conuenientlye haue awarded some if they woulde not reasonably haue grâ—…wâ—… to owne kind of friendship and also defended other which would beside promisse for times sake vniustly set vpon vs and easilye haue made this stanâ—…y a truâ—…e a faire yere vnto vs if our men had bin so happy at home as our likelyehoode a broade was fortunate But what is it I pray you either to let slip such an occasion by negligence or to stop is by stubburnesse which once past away can be by no meanes recouered no not though with diligence ye go about to reenforse y e same again If ye woulde with wickednesse haue forsaken your faith to your naturall Countrey and haue sought craftie meanes to haue vtterly betraied it to our common enimies coulde yee haue had any other speedyer waye than thys is bothe to make our strengthe weake and their weakenesse strong If ye woulde haue sought to haue spited youre Countrye and to haue pleased youre enemye and followe their counsaile for our hindraunce coulde ye haue hadde deuised of them any thing more shamefull for vs and ioyfull to them â–ª If they which lye lyke spials and harken after lykelihoods of things to come because they declare oportunitie of times to the enemie are to bee iudged common ennemies of the countrie what shall we reasonably thinke of you who do not secretely bewraie the counsailes of other but openly betray the common welthe with your owne deedes and haue as much as lyeth in you sought the ouerthrow of it at home whych if ye had obtained at gods hande as he neuer aloweth so horrible an enterprise how coulde ye haue defended it from the ouerthrow of oâ—â—er abroad For is your vnderstandyng of thynges so small that althoughe yee see your selues not vnfitte to get the vpper hande of a fewe gentlemen that ye be able to beare downe afore the Kings power yee and by chaunce ye were able to doe that woulde ye iudge your selues by strength mightie ynough to resiste the power of outwarde nations that for praise sake woulde inuade ye Nay thinke truely with your selues that if ye do ouercom ye be vnsure both by strength abroade and displeasure of honest men at home and by the punishment of the God aboue And now ye haue not yet gotten in deede that youre daine hope looketh for by fansie thinke howe certainelye ye haue wounded the common wealthe wyth a sore stroke in procuryng our enimies by oure weakenesse to
Queene there is alledged my conference with Sir Thomas Wiat Sir Iames Croftes Sir Edwarde Rogers Sir Edwarde Warner Againste the marriage with Spaine and the comming of the Spanyardes hither whiche talke I doe not denie in sorte as I spake it and ment it and notwithstanding the malicious gathering this day of my conference proueth yet no leuying of warre There is also alledged for proofe of the same Article sir Iames Crofts cōfession which as you remember implieth no such thing but generall talk against the mariage with Spaine And of my departing Westwarde with the Earle of Deuon which the sayde Iames doth not auowe and therefore I praye you consider it as not spoken There is also for proofe of the sayde Article the Duke of Suffolkes confession with whom I neuer had conference and therefore he aduouched the tale of his brothers mouth who hath made my purgation in those matters and yet if the matter were proued they be not greatly materiall in lawe There is also alledged for the further proofe of the same Article and for deposing and depriuing the Queene of hir Royall estate and for my adhering to the Queenes enimes Cutbert Vaughans confession whose testimonie I haue sufficientlye disproued by sundrie authorities and circumstances and principally by your owne lawe which dothe require two lawfull and sufficient witnesses to be brought face to face Also for the taking of the tower of London there is alledged Winters depositions which vttereth my misliking when he vttered vnto mee Sir Thomas Wiats resolution and deuise for attempting of the sayde peece And last of all to enforce these matters mine owne confession is engrieued greatly against me wherein there doth appeare neyther treason neyther concelement of treason neyther whispering of treason nor procurement of treason And forasmuch as I am come hither to be tried by the lawe though my innocencie of all these pointes materiall obiected be apparant to acquite mee wherevnto I doe principallye cleaue yet I will for your better credit and satisfactions shewe you euidentlye that if you woulde beleeue all the depositions layde against me which I trust you will not doe I ought not to bee attainted of the treason comprised within my inditement considering the Statute of repeale the last parliament of all treasons other than suche as be declared in the xxv yeare of K. Edward the third both which statutes I praye you my Lordes may be redde here to the enquest Bromley No for there shall be no bookes brought at your desire we know the law sufficiently without booke Throckmor Do you bring me hither to trie mee by the lawe and will not shewe me the lawe what is your knowledge of the lawe to these mens satisfactions which haue my triall in hande I pray you my Lordes and my Lordes all let the statutes bee redde as well for the Queene as for mee Stanforde My Lord chiefe Iustice can shew the lawe and will if the Iurie doe doubt of any poynt Throckmor You knowe it were indifferent that I should knowe and heare the law whereby I am adiudged forasmuch as the statute is in Englyshe men of meaner learning than the Iustices can vnderstande it or else howe shoulde we knowe when we offend Hare You knowe not what belongeth to youre case and therefore we must teach you it appertaineth not to vs to prouide bookes for you neyther wee sit here to be taught of you you should haue taken better hede to the law before you had come hither Throckmor Bicause I am ignoraunt I woulde learne and therefore I haue more neede to see the law and partlye as well for the instructions of the Iurie as for my owne satisfaction which mee thinke were for the honor of this presence And now if it please you my Lorde chiefe Iustice I do direct my speach specially to you What time it pleased the Queenes maiestie to call you to this honourable office I did learne of a great personage of hir highnesse priuie counsayle that amongst other good instructions hir maiestie charged and enioyned you to minister the law iustice indifferently without respect of persons And notwithstanding the old error amōgst you whiche did not admit any witnesse to speake or any other matter to be hearde in the fauor of the aduersarie hir maiestie being partie hir highnes pleasure was that whatsoeuer could be brought in the fauor of the subiect shoulde be admitted to be heard And moreouer that you specially and likewise all other Iustices shoulde not persuade themselues to sit in iudgement otherwise for hir highnesse than for hir subiect Therefore this maner of indifferent proceeding being principally enioined by Gods commādement which I had thought partly to haue remembred you others here in Cōmission in the beginning if I might haue had leaue And the same also being commanded you by the Queenes owne mouth me think you ought of right to suffer me to haue the statutes red openly also to reiect nothing y t coulde be spoken in my defence and in thus doing you shal shew your selues worthy ministers and fit for so worthie a mistresse Bromley You mistake the matter the Queene spake those wordes to maister Morgan chiefe Iustice of the Common place but you haue no cause to complaine for you haue bene suffered to talke at your pleasure Ha◅e What woulde you doe with the Statute booke the Iurie doth not require it they haue hearde the euidence and they must vppon their conscience trie whether you bee guiltie or no so as the booke needeth not if they will not credite the euidence so apparant then they know what they haue to doe Cholmley You ought not to haue anye bookes red here at your appointment for where dothe aryse anye doubte in the lawe the Iudges sitte here to informe the Court and nowe you doe but spende time The attorney I pray you my Lorde chiefe Iustice repeate the euidence for the Queene and giue the Iurie their charge for the prisoner will keepe you here all day Bromley Howe say you haue you any more to saye for your selfe Throckmor You seeme to giue and offer mee the lawe but in very dede I haue only the forme image of the lawe neuerthelesse since I cannot be suffred to haue the statutes red openly in the booke I will by your pacience gesse at them as I may and I pray you to help me if I mistake for it is long since I did see them The statute of repeale made the last Parliament hath these wordes Be it enacted by the Queene that from henceforth none acte deede or offence being by acte of Parliament or statute made treason petit treason or misprision of treason by words writing printing ciphering deedes or otherwise whatsoeuer shall be taken had deemed or adiudged treason petit treason but only such as be declared or expressed to be treason in or by an acte of Parliament made in the xxv yeare of Edw. iij. touching and concerning treasons and the
was shot such a peale of artillerie off from the tower as had not bene hearde a greater in many yeares before In September the Duke of Norffolke departed this life at Fremingham castell in Norfolke and there was honourably buried among his ancestors Vpon Friday the xxvj of October those honest men that had bene of maister Throckmor quest being in number eyght for the other foure were deliuered oute of prison for that they submitted themselues and saide they had offended like weaklings not considering truth to be truth but of force for feare said so these eyght men I say whereof master Emanuell Lucar and master Whetstone were chiefe were called before the Counsell in the starre Chamber where they affirmed that they had done all things in that matter according to their knowledge and with good consciences euen as they should aunswere before God at the day of iudgemeÌ„t Where master Lucar said openly before all the Lordes that they had done in the matter like honest men and true and faithfull subiectes and therefore they humbly besought my L. Chancelor and the other Lords to be meanes to the King Quenes maiesties that they might be discharged and set at libertie and said that they were all contented to submit themselues to their Maiesties sauing reseruing their truth consciences honesties The Lords taking their words in marueylous euill part iudged them worthie to paye exclusiue 〈◊〉 Some sayde they were worthie to pay M. lb a peece Other sayde that Lucar and Whetstone were worthie to pay a M. markes a peece and the rest v. C. lb a peece In conclusion sentence was giuen by the L. Chauncelour that they should pay a M. markes a pece he that payde least and that they should go to prison againe and there remaine till further order were taken for their punishment The xxx of October being Tuesdaye The Lorde Iohn Grey see at libertie the L. Iohn Grey was deliuered out of the tower and set at libertie Vppon Saterdaye the x. of Nouember the Sherifes of London had commaundement to take an inuentorie of euery one of their goodes whiche were of maister Throckmortons quest and to seale vppe their doores which was done the same daye Maister Whetstone and maister Lucar and maister Kighley were adiudged to paye two thousand pounds a peece the rest a M. markes a peece to be paid within one fortnight after From this paymente were exempted those foure which confessed a fault M. Foxe and therevpon had submitted themselues whose names are these master Loe master Pointer master Beswicke and master Cater The xij of Nouember being Mondaye the Parliament begaÌ„ at Westminster to the beginning whereof both the King and Queene roade in their Parliament roabes hauing two swords borne before them The Earle of Pembroke bare his sworde and the Earle of Westmerland bare the Queenes They had two Cappes of maintenance likewise borne before them wherof the Earle of AruÌ„dell bare the one and the Earle of Shrewesburie the other During this Parliament Cardinall Poole landed at Douer vppon Wednesday being the xxj of Nouember who being receyued with muche honour in all other countries through which he had passed was receyued here at the first with no great shewe for the causes aboue mentioned The same daye on the whiche he arriued an acte passed in the Parliament house for his restitution in blud vtterly repealing as false and most slaunderous y e acte made against him in K. HeÌ„rie y e viij his time And on the next day being Thursday the xxij of Nouember the King and Queene both came to the Parliament house to giue their royall assent â–ª and to establishe this acte against his comming On Saterday the xxiiij of Nouember he came to the Court and after went to Lambeth where his lodging was prepared On Wednesdaye following in the afternoone he came into the Parliament house being at that present kept in the great Chamber of the Courte of Whyte hall for that the Queene by reason of sickenesse was not able to go abroade where the King and Queene sitting vnder the clothe of estate and the Cardinall sitting on the right hande with all the other estates of the Realme being present and the Knightes and Burgesses of the Common house being also called thither the Bishoppe of Winchester being Lorde Chauncellour spake in this maner The wordes of the bishop of Winchester My Lordes of the vpper house and you my maisters of the nether house here is present the right reuerende Father in God my Lorde Cardinall Poole Legate à Latere come from the Apostolike sea of Rome as ambassadour to the King and Queenes Maiesties vppon one of the weyghtiest causes that euer happened in this Realme and which appertayneth to the glorie of God and your vniuersall benefite the which ambassade their Maiesties pleasure is to be signified vnto you all by his owne mouth trusting that you will receyue and accept it in as beneuolent and thankfull wise as their Highnesse haue done and that you wyll giue attentiue and inclinable eares vnto hys Grace who is nowe readye to declare the same So soone as the Lord Chancelor had ended his tale Grafton the Cardinall began made a long and solemne oration the which for shortnesse sake I haue collected into these fewe articles The effect of the Cardinals oration First hee yeelded moste heartie thankes to the King and Quene and next vnto the whole Parliament that of a man exiled and banished from this Common weale they had restored him agayne to bee a member of the same and to the honour of his house and familie and of a man hauing no place neyther here nor else where within the Realme to haue admitted him into a place where to speake and to bee hearde Secondly that his especiall comming was for the restitution of this Realme to the auncicient estate and to declare that the sea Apostolike hath a speciall care of this Realme aboue all other and chieflye for that this Islande first of all other prouinces of Europe receiued the light of Christes religion from the sea of Rome Thirdlye hee exhorted that thoughe the realme had swarued from the catholike vnitie y t yet being better informed we ought to returne into the bosome of the Churche moste open to receyue all penitents For the persuasion wherof he brought a number of olde examples what perill and hurte hath happened vnto them that haue swarued and gone from the Churche of Rome namely Greece and Germanie Fourthlye howe muche wee are bounde to God for the King and Queenes Maiesties and howe miraculouslye God had saued and defended our Queene from hiâ—… enimies in most daungerous times and also that hee hath prouided to ioyne with hir in mariage â–ª such a noble Prince as King Philip was and one of his owne religion Fiftly he exhorted them all to obedience of these two Princes and to call vppon God for issue to be had betweene them
adding that king Philips father the Emperour had among other Princes trauayled most for the restitution of the peace and vnitie of the Churche But 〈◊〉 almightie God sayde vnto Dauid thoughe hee had a mynde and will to builde his Temple yet bicause he had shedde bloude he shoulde not buylde it but his sonne Solomon shoulde buylde it And so bicause the Emperour â—â—the hadde so manye warres and shedde so muche bloude therefore he coulde not attaine to bring perfecte peace to the Churche But truly sayde hee this gracious Prince King Philippe his sonne as I conceyue is appointed of God to it considering nowe the calling of him to bee ioyned with so Catholike a Princesse as is the Queene of this Realme one withoute all doubte sente likewise of God for the restoring of the sayde Realme to the vnitie of the Churche from whence it hathe erred and gone astraye as it dothe and maye manifestlye appeare Sixtlye hee protested that his Commission was not to preiudice anye person for he came not to destroye but to buylde hee came to reconcile and not to condemne hee came not to compell but to call agayne hee came not to call anye thing in question alreadye done but his Commission was of grace and clemencie to all suche as woulde receyue it For touchynge all matters paste and done they shoulde bee caste into the sea of Forgetfulnesse and neuer more to bee thoughte vppon Finallye sayde hee the meane whereby to receyue this highe benefite is first to reuoke and repeale all suche lawes as are impedimentes blockes and barres to this moste gracious reconciliation For like as hee himselfe hadde no place to speake there before suche lawes were abrogated and remoued as stoode in hys waye euen so they coulde not receyue the Grace offered frome the sea Apostolicke vntyll these lyke impedimentes of lawes made agaynst the sea of Rome were vtterly abolished and repealed And so in conclusion aduertised them firste for the glorie of God and nexte for the conseruation and suretie of the welth and quietnesse of the whole Realme that they shoulde earnestly trauayle therein and that then he would make them participant of the benefite of his commission The next day the whole Courte of Parliament drewe out the forme of a supplication and the nexte daye following when the King and Queene and the Cardinall with all the Nobles and Commons were assembled agayne in the great chamber of the Whyte hall aforesayde the Bishop of Winchester there declared what the Parliament had determined concerning the Cardinals request â—â—pplication â—â—â—â—ted to 〈◊〉 all 〈◊〉 by the â—â—rliament and then offered to the King and Queene the said supplication the copie whereof followeth We the Lordrs Spirituall and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled representing the whole bodie of the Realme of Englande and dominions of the same in the name of our selues particularly and also of the sayde bodie vniuersally offer thys oure most humble supplication to youre maiesties to this ende and effect that the same by youre gracious intercession and meane maye be exhibited to the most reuerende Father in God the Lorde Cardinall Poole Legate sent specially hither from our most holy father Pope Iulye the thirde and the sea Apostolike of Rome Wherein we doe declare our selues verye sorie repentant of the long schisme and disobedience happening in this Realme and y e dominions of the same agaynste the sea Apostolike eyther by making agreeing or executing of any lawes ordinaunces or commaundementes against the Primacie of the same sea or otherwise doing or speaking that might impugne or preiudice the same Offering oure selues and promising by this our supplicatioÌ„ that for a token and knowledge of our sayde repentance we be and shall be euer readie vnder and with the authorities of your maiesties to the vttermoste of our power to doe that shall lye in vs for the abrogation and repealing of al the saide lawes ordinances made and enacted to the preiudice of the sea Apostolicke aswell for our selues as for the whole bodie whome we represent Wherevpon moste humbly wee beseeche your maiestie as persons vndefiled in offence of his bodie towardes the sayd sea which neuerthelesse God by his prouidence hath made subiect to you so to sette forthe this our humble suite as we the rather by youre intercession may obtaine from the sea Apostolike by the sayde moste reuerende father as well particularly as generally Absolution Release and Discharge from all daungers of suche censures and sentences as by the lawes of the Church we be fallen into And that we may as children repentant be receyued into the bosome and vnitie of Christes Church so as this noble Realme with all the members thereof maye in this vnitie and perfect obedience to the sea Apostolike and Popes for the time being serue God and your maiesties to the furtherance and aduauncement of his honor and glorie Amen This supplication being first openly red the same was by the Chauncelor deliuered to the King and Queene with petition to them to exhibite the same to the Lorde Cardinall And the King and Queene rysing out of their seates and doing reuerence to the Cardinall did deliuer the same vnto him The Cardinall perceyuing the effect thereof to answere to his expectation did receiue it most gladly at their Maiesties hands And then after that hee had in fewe wordes giuen thankes vnto God and declared what great cause hee had to reioyce aboue all others that his coÌ„ming from Rome into Englande had taken suche most happie successe then hee caused his Commission to be reade whereby it might appeare he had authoritie from the Pope to absolue theÌ„ which Commission was verye long and large And that being done and all the Parliamente on their knees this Cardinall by the Popes authoritie gaue them absolution in maner following Our Lorde Iesus Christ whiche with his most precious bloude hath redemed and washed vs from all our sinnes and iniquities An absolution pronounced by Cardinall Poole to the Parliament house that hee might purchase vnto himselfe a glorious spouse without spot or wrinkle and whome the father hath appointed heade ouer all his Churche Hee by his mercie absolue you And wee by the Apostolike authoritie giuen vnto vs by the moste holye Lorde Pope Iulius the thirde his Vicegerent in earth doe absolue and deliuer you and euery of you with the whole Realme and the Dominions thereof from all heresie and schisme and from all and euerye iudgementes censures and paines for that cause incurred And also wee doe restore you agayne to the vnitie of oure mother the holye Churche as in oure letters of Commission more plainelye shall appeare After this generall absolution receyued the King and the Queene and all the Lords with the rest went into the Kings chappell and there sang Te deum with great ioy and gladnesse for this newe reconciliation And on Christmas euen next following hee set forth by hys Bulles a generall
Popes commissioner Thomas CraÌ„â—â—â— Archbyâ—â—op of Canâ—â—â—bury conâ—â—â—ned who neuerthelesse proceeded againste hym as Iudge and conuicted hym of Heresie According to the whiche sentence the one and twentith day of Marche next followyng hee was disgraded by Edmonde Bonner and Thomas Thirleby Byshoppes of London and Ely sente downe for that purpose and hee was burned in the same place where Ridley and Latimer before hadde suffered 〈◊〉 brent Before hys deathe by the perswasion of a Spanishe Frier named Frier Iohn a reader of Diuinitie in Oxforde and by the counsayle of certayne other that putte him in hope of life and pardon hee subscribed to a recantation wherein he submitted hymselfe wholly to the Churche of Rome and continued in the same mind to outwarde appearance vntill hee was broughte out of prison to goe to the fire Afore whose execution a Sermon was made by Doctor Cole Deane of Poules in Saint Maries Churche in Oxforde And in the ende of hys Sermon the sayde Doctor Cole prayed the people to encline their eares to suche things as the sayde Cranmer woulde declare vnto them by hys owne mouth for saith hee hee is a man verye repentaunte and will heere before you all reuoke hys errors Neuerthelesse hee dyd cleane contrarye and with manye teares protestedâ—… that hee had subscribed to the sayde recantation agaynste hys conscience onely for feare of deathe and hope of lyfe whyche seemed to bee true for when hee came to the stake and the fyre kyndled hee putte hys ryghte hande into the fyre and helde it there a good space saying that the same hande shoulde fyrste burne bycause it held the penne to subscribe agaynste hys Lorde God Immediately after the deathe of the sayde Byshoppe Cranmer Cardinall Poole made Archbyshop of Canterbury Cardinall Poole was made Archebyshoppe of Caunterburye who duryng the lyfe of the other woulde neuer be consecrated Archebyshoppe Who so desireth to see more of thys matter maye see the same at large in the Booke of the Monumentes of the Churche Persecution for religion where you shall also fynde that about thys tyme many were in trouble for Religion The eyght and twentith daye of the aforesayde moneth of Marche Newgate set on fire by the negligence of the keepers mayde of the gaole of Newgate in London who lefte a Candle where a greate deale of Strawe was the same was sette on fyre and brente all the tymber worke on the Northe syde of the sayd gate The Sommer nexte followyng was a newe conspiracie broughte to lyghte whyche was A conspiracy to haue raised warre in the Realme agaynst the Queene for mayntenaunce whereof theyr fyrste enterprise was to haue robbed the treasurie of the Queenes Exchequer at Westminster as it fell out afterwardes in proofe The vtterer of whyche conspiracie was one White who at the beginning was made priuie to the same wherevpon dyuers of the conspiracie namely Henrye Peckham Danyell Dethicke Vdall Throckmorton and Captayne Stanton were apprehended and dyuers other fled into Fraunce Moreouer Sir Anthony Kingston knight was accused and apprehended for the same Sir Anthony Kingston departeth thys lyfe Execution and dyed in the way comming to London The eyght and twentith of Aprill Throckmorton and Richarde Veale were drawen to Tiborne and there hanged and quartred The nintenth of May Stanton was likewise executed Ro. Greene. The eyght of Iune Rossey Dedike and Bedell suffered at Tiborne for the same offence Stow. The eyghtenth of Iune one Sands yonger son to the Lord Sands was executed at Saint Thomas Waterings for a robberie committed by him and others to the value of three M. pound The seuen and twentith of Iune eleuen men and two women were hadde out of Newgate and in three cartes conueyd to Stratford the bowe where for Religion they were brente to ashes An. reg 4. The eight of Iuly in the beginning of thys fourth yeare of y e Queenes raigne Henry Peckham and Iohn Danyell were executed Execution and after they were dead were headed on the Tower hill theyr bodyes were buryed in Barking Church This yeare the hote burning feuers and other straunge diseases which began the yeare before Great deathe consumed much people in all parts of Englande but namely of most auntient and graue men so that in London betwene the twentith of October and the last of December there dyed seauen Aldermen whose names were Henrye Heardson Sir Richard Dobbeslate Maior sir William Larston late Maior Sir Henrye Hoblethorne late Maior Sir Iohn Champneis late Maior Sir Iohn Aileph late Sheriffe and Sir Iohn Gressam late Maior Aboute this time came to London an Ambassador to the Queene from the Emperoure of Cathai Moscouia and Russelande An Ambassador out of Muscouia 1557 who was honorably receiued by the Merchants of London hauing trade in those Countreys who bare all hys costes and charges from the tyme of his entrie into Englande out of Scotlande for thither by tempest of weather he was driueÌ„ and there forced to land And after hys message and Ambassade done to the Queene hee departed agayne with three fayre Shyppes from Grauesende into hys Countrey when hee had remayned heere by the space of two monethes and more Also aboute thys tyme the Lorde Sturton for a verye shamefull and wretched murther committed by hym vppon two Gentlemen the father and the sonne of the surnames of Hargill beeyng hys neere neighbors was apprehended and committed to the Tower of London And although the Queene seemed to fauour hym muche as one professing the Catholyke Religion yet when shee vnderstoode the trueth of hys vile deede shee abhorred hym and commaunded that hee shoulde be vsed accordyng to Iustice wherefore shortly after he was brought to Westminster and there araigned and founde giltie and hadde iudgemente as a murtherer to be hanged And for the same fact were lykewise condemned foure of his seruantes and the seconde daye of Marche nexte following the sayde Lorde with hys sayde seruauntes were conueyde by the Queenes guarde from the Tower of London through the Citie hee hauyng hys armes pinioned at hys backe and hys legges bounde vnder the Horse bellie and so caryed to Salisbury where the sixth daye of Marche nexte hee was hanged in the market place The Lorde Stutton hanged and his foure seruauntes were hanged in the Countrey neere vnto the place where the murther was committed Thys yeare for the more parte A great deartâ—… and after great plentyâ—… there was in Englande a greate dearthe namely of corne for Wheate and Rye were commonly solde for fyue shillings and syxe shilings a busshell and in some places at hygher prices But in the later ende of the yeare toward Haruest the price fell so muche and specially after newe corne was come into the Barne that within lesse space than eyghte weekes from syxe Shyllyngs it fell to syxteene pence a busshell and lesse Thys presente moneth of Marche The returne of
Queenes Maiesties Commissioners afore mentioned maye bee accompted one of the most necessarie expeditions and most beneficiall seruices that had beene made and put in practise in many yeares before For the Queenes Maiestie as some haue truely written had not onely hir chiefe desire Churchyard by remoouing the French hir daungerous neighbours that were about to nestle themselues so neare hir elbowe but also a perfite peace with the Scottes was thereby procured lyke to continue many yeares if the sayd Scottes shall not seeke theyr owne woe beeing full vnable to aduauntage themselues by warres agaynst vs as to the wyser and beste sorte of them I trust is not vnknowne But to leaue the further consideration of the benefite that may growe hereof to this Realme vnto theyr iudgements that haue ryper heades to vnderst and the same I will proceede herewyth make an ende of this matter concerning the siege of Lieth After that the Frenchmen were departed and the Fortes about Lieth and Dunbarre razed and demolished according to the couenants of peace the Queenes Maiestie called backe hir armie without reteyning any peece within Scotlande to hir owne vse In whiche honourable and vpright dealing she wanne more fame and estimation than if shee had seysed and kept in hir possession halfe the realme of Scotland The Queenes Maiestie by the aduice of hir most honourable Counsaile meaning to abolish all corrupt base and copper moneys then currant in this realme of Englande coyned in the tymes and reignes of King Henrie the eight and King Edwarde the sixt to the great hynderaunce and decay of the common wealth of this Realme and therewith to restore vnto all hir subiectes fine and pure Sterling moneys both of Golde and Siluer to the great honour and benefite of the whole Realme Stow. published a Proclamation on Michaelmasse Euen before Noone that the Teston coyned for twelue pens and in the reigne of King Edwarde embased by Proclamation to sixe pens shoulde nowe foorthwith that of the best sort marked wyth the Portculeis be currant for foure pens halfepenie the second marked with the Greyhound for two pens farthing the third and worst sort not marked as afore not to be currant at all nor receyued for any value The grote to be currant for two pens the former peece of two pens for a pennie c. It was not long after this An. reg 3. but that hir grace restoring to hir subiects fine sterling money called all the sayde base and corrupt coyne into hir Maiesties Mynt allowyng to them therfore after the rate before mentioned so much of the sayd fine moneys as they brought in of the sayde base moneys About the same tyme 1591 Additions to Lanquet hir grace also fynding this Realme greatlye vnfurnished of Armour Munitions and Powder for the defence thereof in tyme of necessitie did so largely and plentifully prepare and cause to bee brought into the same such sufficient furniture of armour and weapons as Englande hath iust cause to prayse and giue thankes to God and hir Maiestie for that it is certaine that the realme was neuer so amply stored nor prouided of all maner of kindes of conuenient armor and weapons as it is at this present The .xxj. of Marche a notable Grammer schoole was founded by the maister wardens The Merchan◅ Taylors f◅ee Schoole and assystents of the right worshipfull companie of the marchant Taylors of London in the Parish of S. Laurēce Pountney in the same citie the right worshipfull Emanuell Lucar Robert Rose William Merick Iohn Sparke and Robert Duckington then beeing maister and wardens of that companie 1461 William Gef◅y whipped The tenth of Aprill was one William Geffrey whipped from the Marshalfey in Southwarke to Bedlem without Bishops gate of London for that hee professed one Iohn Moore to be Christ our sauior on his heade was set a Paper wherein was written as foloweth William Geffrey a most blasphemous heretike denying Christ our sauiour in heauen The sayd Geffrey being stayed at Bedlem gate ◅ to Christ ◅pped Iohn Moore was brought forth before whom Williā Geffrey was whipped till he confessed Christ to be in heauen Then the sayde Iohn Moore being examined answering ouerthwartly was commaunded to put off his coate dudlet and shyrt which he seemed to do very willingly and after being tyed to the Cart was whipped an Arrowes shot from Bedlem where at the last he also cōfessed Christ to be in heauen and himselfe to be a sinfull man then was Iohn Moore sent again into Bedlem and William Geffrey to the Marshalsey where they had layne prisoners nigh a yeare and a halfe the one for professing himselfe to be Christ the other a disciple of the same Christ ◅les steeple ◅ fire On Wednesday the fourth of Iune betwene foure and fiue of the clocke in the after noone the steeple of Pauls in Lōdon being fiered by lightning brast forth as it seemed to the beholders two or three yardes beneath the foot of the crosse and from thence burnt downe the sphere to the none worke and belles so terribly that within the space of four houres the same steeple with the roofes of the Church so much as was tymber or otherwise combustible were consumed whiche was a lamentable sight and pitifull remembrance to the beholders therof After this mischaunce the Queenes Maiesty being much grieued for the losse of so beautifull a monument directed hir highnesse letters to the Maior of the Citie of London wylling him to assemble the Citizens to take some order for speciall ayd and help for the repayring again of the sayd monument and theof hir most gracious disposition to giue a comfort vnto other for the furtherance thereof did presently giue deliuer in golde one M. markes and a warrant for M. load of tymber to be taken out of hir maiesties woods or elswhere and the citizens of Lōdon granted one beneuolence and three fiftenes to be forthwith payed and the Clergie of Englande vnder the Prouince of Canterburie granted to giue the .xl. part of the value of their benefices beeing charged with first fruites and not beeing charged with firste fruites to paye the thirtith part And the Clergie of the diocesse of London graunted to giue the .xxx. part of their benefices being in first fruites and the .xx. part being out of first fruites And immediately by the commandement of the Queenes highnesse hir priuie counsaile tooke order that six Citizens of London and two of the Clergie of the church of Paules had charge and commaundement to ouersee and set forwarde this worke who made suche expedition that within one moneth next following the burning thereof the whole Church that is to say all the foure great rouses of the same were couered with bourdes and leade after the maner of a false roufe And the greatnesse of the worke dispatched in so short tyme coulde fearcely bee credited of any but of such as saw and knewe the same And the cause
Marco Molino beside diuers other nobles and Gentlemen of name as wel Italians as Spanyards and Almaynes â—…taren In all there dyed of the Christans to the number of seauen thousande syxe hundred fiftie and sixe beside those that were hurte beeing in like number to them that were slayne 〈◊〉 among the which was Don Iohn de Austria generall of all the Christian army there Sebastian Veniero the Venetians generall and the Counte de Santa Fiore with diuers other Moreouer there were Christian Galeys bouged three of the VenetiaÌ„s one of the Popes one belonging to the Duke of Sauoy and an other to the Knights of Malta Contareno There was one also taken and ledde away by Ochiali and hys company Suche was the successe of this battayle which continued for y e space of sixe houres in the ende whereof the victorye remaynyng with the Christians caused no small reioysing through all parties of Christendome for if thys victory hadde bin followed with hys gracious helpe and assistance that was the giuer thereof the proude and loftie horne of the Ismaelite had bin so bruised as peraduenture hys courage woulde haue quailed to putte forthe the same so speedily as he did but suche is the malice of the time that the Christians haue more pleasure to drawe theyr weapons one against another than against that common enimie of vs all who regardeth neyther Protestante nor Catholique they may be sure those of the Greekish Church nor others as if the merciful prouidence of the Lorde of Hostes doe not in tyme disappoynte hys proceedings it will bee too soone perceyued though happily too late to stoppe the breache when the floud hath gote head and once wonne passage through the banke It were therefore to bee wished of all those that tender the suretie of the Christian common wealth that Princes woulde permitte their subiectes to liue in libertie of conscience concerning matters of faithe and that subiectes agayne woulde bee ready in duetifull wise to obey their Princes in matters of ciuill gouernemente so that compoundyng their controuersies among themselues wyth tollerable conditions they myght employ theyr forces against the common enimie to the benefite of the whole Christian worlde whiche the more is the pitie they haue so long exercised one against another to each others destruction And as for matters in variance about Religion rather to decide the same with the word than with the sworde an instrumente full vnfitte for that purpose and not lightly vsed nor allowed of by the auntiente fathers in time of the primatiue Church But sith this is rather to bee wished than hoped for by anye apparant lykelyhoode considering the strange contrarietie of humors nowe reigning among men in sundry partes of Christendome lette vs leaue the successe of oure wishe to the pleasure of God the author of all good happes who ruleth the heartes of Princes and frameth the peoples mindes as seemeth best to hys diuine prouidence And withall lette vs also humbly offer to him oure prayers instantly besieching him to spare vs in mercy and not to rewarde vs after oure iniquities but rather by hys omnipotente power to turne from vs the violence of oure enimyes in abridging theyr forces as it maye seeme good to hys mercifull fauour and great clemencie The thirtith of December Earle of Kent Reynolde Grey was by the Queenes Maiestie restored Earle of Kente The thirteenth of Ianuary Sir William Peter deceased deceassed Sir William Peeter Knyghte who for hys iudgemente and pregnant witte hadde bin Secretarye and of priuie Counsayle to foure Kynges and Queenes of thys Realm and seauen times Lorde Embassadoure abroade in forraine laÌ„ds hee greately augmented Excester Colledge in Oxforde and also builded tenne Almes houses for the poore in the parishe of Iugarston The sixteenth of Ianuary 1572 Duke of Norffolke araigned the Lord Thomas Howarde Duke of Northfolke was arraigned in Westminster Hall before George Lorde Talbot Earle of Shrewsburye hyghe Stewarde of Englande for that daye and there by hys Peeres founde giltie of hyghe Treason and hadde iudgemente accordinglye The eleuenth of Februarye Kenelme Barney and Edmonde Mather Mather Barney and Rolfe executed were drawen from the Tower of London and Henry Rolfe from the Malshalsey in Southwarke all three to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered for Treason Barney and Mather for conspiracye and Rolfe for counterfayting of the Queenes Maiesties hande The tenthe of Marche deceassed Sir William Paulet Knyghte Lorde Sainte Iohn Sir William Paulet Lorde Treasorer deceased Earle of Wilshire Marques of Winchester Knyghte of the honorable order of the Garter one of the Queenes Maiesties priuie CouÌ„sell and Lorde high Treasorer of Englande at his mannour of Basing This worthy man was borne in the yeare of oure Lorde .1483 the fyrste yeare of Kyng Richarde the thyrde and lyued aboute the age of fourescore and seauen yeares in syxe Kynges Queenes dayes He serued fiue Kings and Queenes Henrye the seuenth Henry the eyght Edwarde the sixt Queene Mary and Queene Elizabeth All these he serued faithfully and of theÌ„ was greatly fauoured Himselfe did see the Children of hys Childrens Children growing to the number of 103. A rare blessing giuen by God to men of his calling The fyue and twentith and sixe and twentith of Marche by the commaundement of the Queenes Maiestie hir Counsell the Citizens of London assembling at theyr seuerall Halles the Maisters collected and chose out the most likely and actiue persons of euery theyr companies to the number of three thousande whome they appoynted to bee pikemen and shotte the pikemen were forthwith armed in faire corslets and other furniture according therevnto the Gunners hadde euery of them hys Calliuer with the furniture and Morians on theyr heads To these were appoynted dyuers valiaunte Captaynes who to trayne them vppe in warlike feates mustered them thrice euery weeke sometymes in the artillerie yarde teachyng the Gunners to handle theyr peeces sometimes at the Myles ende and in Sainte Georges fielde teaching them to skirmishe In the whyche skirmishing on the Myles ende the tenth of April one of the Gunners of the Goldsmithes company was shotte in the syde with a peece of a skouring sticke left in one of the Caliuers whereof hee dyed and was buryed the twelfth of Aprill in Sainte Paules Churchyarde all the Gunners marchyng from the Miles ende in battell ray shot off theyr Caliuers at his graue On May day they mustred at Greenewiche before the Queenes Maiestie where they shewed many warlike feates but were muche hindered by the weather whyche was all daye showring they returned that nyght to London and were discharged on the nexte morrowe Earles of Essex and Lincolne created The fourth of May Walter Deueroux Lord Ferrers of Chartley and Viscount of Hereforde was created Earle of Essex And Edwarde Fines Lord Clinton and Say high Admirall of Englande was created Earle of Lincolne The eyght of May the Parliamente beganne at Westminster