and spoyled them vnmercifully In this meane while had the Lord Iustice and Thomas Fitz Iohn Earle of Kildare Richard de Clare and Arnold le Power Baron of Donnoill leuied an armie of thirtie thousande men readie to goe againste the enimies and to giue them battayle but no good was done for about the same time the Lord Roger Mortimer was sent into Irelande as Lord Iustice Roger Mortimer iustice of Irelande and laÌding at Yoghall wrote his letters vnto the Lord Butler and to the other Captaynes willing theÌ not to fighte till he came with such power as he had brought ouer with him Whereof the Bruce being warned retired first towardes Kildare but yet after this he came w tin four miles of Trym where he lay in a wood and lost many of his men through famine and so at length about the beginning of May he returned into Vlster The Lorde Edmonde Butler made greate slaughter of the Irishe neere to Tristledermot Slaughter of Irishmen and likewise at Balitehan hee hadde a good hande of Omorche and slewe manye of hys men 1317 The Lorde Mortimer pacifyed the displeasure and variance betwixt Richarde Earle of Vlster and the Nobles that had put the sayde Earle vnder safekeping within y e Castell of Dublin The Earle of Vlster deliuered out of prison accusing him of certaine riots committed to the preiudice and losse of the Kings subiectes whereby the Scottes increased in strength and courage whose spoyling of the countrey caused such horrible scarcitie in Vlster Scarcitie of vittayles in Vlster that the Souldiers which the yeere before abused the Kings authoritie to puruay themselues of ouer fine diet surfetted with fleshe and Aqua vite all the Lente long prolled pilled insatiably wheresoeuer they came without neede and withoute regarde of the poore people whose onely prouision they deuoured These people nowe liuing in slauerie vnder the Bruce sââ¦erued for hunger hauing fyrst experienced many lamentable shiftes euen to the eating of dead carcasses The Earle of Vlster deliuered The Earle of Vlster was deliuered by maine price and vpon his oth by the whiche hee vndertooke neuer to seeke reuenge of hys apprehension otherwise than by order of lawe and so had daye giuen him vnto the feast of Natiuitie of Sainte Iohn Baptist but he kept not his day whether for that hee mistrusted to stande in triall of hys cause or through some other reasonable let I can not tell Great dearth A great dearth this yeere afflicted the Irishe people for a measure of Wheate called a chronecke was sold at foure and twentie Shillings and a cronecke of otes at sixteene Shillings and all other vittayles likewise were solde accordyng to the same rate for all the whole countrey was sore wasted by the Scottes and them of Vlster in so muche that no small number of people perished through famine About the feast of Pentecost the Lord Iustice Mortimer tooke his iourney towards Droghda and sent to the Lacies commaunding them to come vnto him but they refused so to do Sir Hugh Crofts slayne wherevppon he sente Sir Hugh Croftes vnto them to talke with them about some agreement of peace but they slew the messenger for whome greate lamentation was made for that he was reputed and knowne to be a right worthy knighte The Lord Iustice sore offended herewith gathereth an army and goeth againste the Lacies whome he chased out of Connagh so that Hugh Lacie withdrewe into Vlster The Lacyes reuolt to the Scottes and there ioyned himselfe with Edward Bruce Wherevpon on the Thursday nexte before the feast of Sainte Margaret the said Hugh Lacie and also Walter Lacie were proclaymed Traytours This yeere passed very troublesome vnto the whole Realm of IrelaÌd as wel through slaughter betwixt the parties enimies one to another as by dearth and other misfortunes Hugh Cannon the Kyngs Iustice of hys bench was slayne by Andrew Bermingham 1318 betwixt the towne of Naas and Castell Marten After Easter Walter Islep Treasurer of Ireland Walter Islep treââ¦sorer of Irelande was sent ouer into y e Realme who brought letters to the Lorde Mortimer commaundyng hym to returne into England vnto y e king which he dyd and departing forth of Ireland remayned indebted to y e Citizens of Dublin for his prouisioÌ of vittaylââ¦s in the summe of a thousand pounds wherof he payde not one farthing so that many a bitter curse he carried with him to the sea leauing William Archbishop of Casshell Lord Chancellor gouernor of the lande in his place so by this meane was the sayd Archbishop both Chancellor and Iustice and so continued till the feast of S. Michael at what time Alexander Bignor Archbishop of Dublin arriued at Yoghall beeing constituted Lorde Iustice and came to Dublin on Saint Dionise day being y e seuenth of October But here is to be remembred y t a little before the departure of the Lord Mortimer forth of Ireland to witte the fifth of May the Lord Richard de Clare with foure Knightes sir Henry Capell The Lord Richard de Clare slayne Sir Thomas de Naas Sir Iames Caunton and Sir Iohn Caunton Also Adam Apilgard and other to the number of fourescore persons were slayne by Obrene and Maccarthy It was sayde that the enimies in despite caused the Lorde Richardes bodie to bee cut in peeces so to satisfye their malicious stomackes but the same peeces were yet afterwardes buried in the Churche of the Friers Minors at Limerike Also before the Lorde Mortimers returne into Englande Iohn Lacye was hadde foorthe of the Castell of Dublin and carryed to Trim where hee was arreygned and adiudged to be pressed to death and so he died in prison But now to returne vnto the doings in time of Bignors gouernment The Lord Birmingham and other captaines agaynst the Scottes Immediatly vpon his arriuall the Lorde Iohn Birmingham being generall of the fielde and hauing with him diuerse Captaines of worthie fame namely sir Richarde Tute sir Miles Verdon sir Hugh Trippetton sir Herbert Sutton sir Iohn Cusacke sir EdmoÌd Birmingham sir William Birmingham Walter Birmingham the primate of Ardmagh sir Walter de la Pulle and Iohn Maupas ledde forth the kings power to the number of .1324 able men against Edward Bruce who being accompanied with the Lord Philip Mowbray the lord Walter de Soules the Lorde Alaine Stewarde with his three brethren sir Walter and sir Hugh sir Robert and sir Aymerie Lacies and others was encamped not past two miles from Dundalke with three thousande men there abyding the Englishmen to fight with them if they came forward which they did with all coÌuenient speed being as desirous to giue battaile as the Scottes were to receyue it The Primate of Ardmagh The victorie thus obteyned vpon Saint Calixtus day made an end of the Scottish kingdom in Irelande and Lorde Birmingham sending the head of Bruce into Englande or as Marleburgh hath being the messenger himselfe presented
it to king Edwarde who in recompence gaue to him and his heyres Males Birmingham made Erle of Louth the Earledome of Louth and the Baronie of Ardich and Athenrie to him and his heyres generall for euer Shortly after sir Richard de Clare with foure other knightes of name Sir Richard de Clare slaine 1319 and many other men of warre were slaine in Thomond the Lord Roger Mortimer came againe into Ireland to gouerne as Lorde iustice there nowe the second time and the townes of Athessell and Plebs were brent by the Lorde Fitz Thomas brother to the Lorde Maurice Fitz Thomas And about this season the bridge of Kilcolyn was buylded by Maurice Iakis 1320 The Earle of Kildare Lord Iustice In the yeare following to wit .1320 which was the .xiiij. of king Edwards raigne Thomas Fitz Iohn Erle of Kildare was made Lord Iustice of Irelande Here is to be remembred An Vniuersitie erected at Dublyn that about this time also Alexander Bignore Archbishop of Dublyn sent to Pope Iohn the .xxij. for a priuiledge to institute an Vniuersitie within the citie of Dublyn and his suite tooke effect And the first three Doctors of Diuinitie did the sayde Archbishop himselfe create William Hardity a Frier preacher Henrie Cogie a Frier minor and Frier Edmond Bernerden and beside these one Doctor of Canon to wit Richard Archdeacon of S. Patrikes that was Chauncellor of the same Vniuersitie who kept their termes and CoÌmencements solemnly neyther was this vniuersitie at any time since disfranchised but onely through chaunge of tymes discontinued and now since the dissoluing of Monasteries vtterly decayed A motion was made as Campion hath noted in a Parliament holden there whilest sir Henrie Sidney was the Queenes Lieutenant to haue it againe erected by way of contributions to be layd togyther the sayde sir Henry offring .xx. pounde landes and an hundred pound in money Other there were also that according to their abilities and deuotions followed with their offers The name was deuised A worthie Plantation of Plantagenet and Bulleigne But while they disputed of a coÌuenient place for it of other circumstances they let fall the principall 1321 In the yeare .1321 there was a great slaughter made of the Oconhurs at Balibagan by y e English of Leynister Meth. And Iohn BirminghaÌ Earle of Louth was made L. iustice of Irelande Vnto this man whilest he was Lord iustice Rec. Turris the king wrote coÌmaunding him to be with him at Carleil in the Octaues of the Trinitie in the .xv. yeare of his raigne with three C. men of armes one M. hobellares and sixe M. footemen eche of them armed with an aketon a sallet and gloues of Male which number was to be leuied in that land beside three C. meÌ of armes which the Erle of Vlster was appoynted to serue with in that iourney which the king at that time intended to make against the Scottes The date of the letter was the third of Aprill In the yere .1322 diuerse nobles in Ireland departed this life 1322 as the Lord Richard BirminghaÌ the Lord Edmond Butler the Lorde Thomas Perceuale Moreouer the L. Andrew BirminghaÌ sir Richard de la LoÌd were slain by OnolaÌ In the .xviij. yeare of King Edward y e second his raigne 1323 Iohn Darcie Lord iustice the L. Iohn Darcie came into IrelaÌd to be L. Iustice and the kings lieutenant there The Ladie Alice Kettle accused of sorcerie In these dayes liued in the Dioces of Ossorie the Ladie Alice Ketell whom the Bishop ascited to purge hirselfe of the fame of inchantment and witchcraft imposed vnto hir to one Petronille and Basill hir complices She was charged to haue nightly coÌference with a spirit called Robin Artisson to whoÌ she sacrificed in the high way .ix. red cockes .ix. peacocks eies Also that she swept the streetes of Kilkenny betwene CoÌpleine twilight raking al the filth towardes the doores of hir son William Outlaw murmuring these words To the house of VVilliam my sonne Hie all the wealth of Kilkenny towne At the first conuiction they abiured and did penance but shorly after they were found in relapse and then was Petronille burnt at Kilkenny the other twaine might not be heard of She at the houre of hir death accused the sayd William as priuie to their sorceries whome the Bishop helde in duraunce .ix. weekes forbidding his keepers to eate or to drinke with him or to speake to him more than once in the day But at length through the suite and instance of Arnold le Poer then Seneshall of Kilkenny he was delyuered and after corrupted with brybes the Seneshal to persecute the Bishop so that he thrust him into prison for three Monethes In rifeling the closet of the ladie they found a Wafer of sacramentall bread hauing the diuels name stamped thereon in stead of Iesus Christ and a Pipe of oyntment wherewith she greased a staffe vpoÌ the which she ambled and galloped through thick and thin when and in what maner she listed This businesse about these witches troubled al the state of Ireland the more for that the Ladie was supported by certaine of the nobilitie lastly conueyed ouer into England since which time it could neuer be vnderstood what became of hir In the yeare .1326 and last of king Edwarde the secondes raigne Richard Burgh Erle of Vlster departed this life Edward the third In the yeare folowing the lord Thomas Fitz Iohn Earle of Kildare and the Lorde Arnolde Poer and William Erle of Vlster wer sent ouer into Ireland and Roger Outlaw prior of saint Iohns of Ierusalem in Ireland commonly called the prior of Kilmaynam was made Lorde Iustice The Prior of Kilmaynam Lord iustice This man by reason of variaunce that chaunced to rise betwixt the Giraldines the Butlers and Birminghams on the one side and the Poers and Burghes on the other for terming the Earle of Kildare a rimor to pacifie the parties called a Parliament wherin he himselfe was fain to make his purgation of a slaunder imposed to him as suspected of Heresie Arnald Poer accused of heresie The Bishop of Ossorie had giuen an information agaynste Arnalde le Poer conuented and conuicted in his Consistorie of certaine hereticall opinions but bycause the beginning of Poers accusation concerned the Iustices kinsman and the Bishop was mistrusted to prosecute his own wrong and the person of the man rather than the fault a day was limitted for the iustifying of the byll the partie being apprehended and respited therevnto This dealing the Bishop who durst not styrre out of Kilkenny to prosecute his accusation was reputed partiall and when by meanes hereof the matter hanged in suspence he infamed the sayde Prior as an abettor and fauourer of Arnolds heresie The Prior submitted himselfe to the tryal and thervpon were seueral Proclamations made in Court that it shoulde bee lawfull to any man to come into the Court and to
Iustice might haue possessed the Iles if they had bene worth the keeping into the which Iles except the sayd Darcy the Earle of Sussex late Lieutenant of Irelande no gouernor at any time yet aduentured At Darcyes comming backe into Irelande and exercising the office of Lorde Iustice he deliuered Walter Birmingham out of the Castell of Dublin Howe a Realme of warre might bee gouerned by one both vnskilfull and vnable in all warlike seruice Articles or questions How an officer vnder the king that entred very poore might in one yeare grow to more excessiue wealth than men of great patrimonie and liuelode in many yeares Howe it chaunced that sithe they were all called Lordes of theyr owne that the soueraigne Lord of them all was not a pennie the rycher for them The chiefe of them that thus seemed to repine with the present gouernment was Thomas Fitz Maurice Erle of Desmonde through whose maintenance and bearing out of the matter the Countrey was in great trouble so as it had not lightly beene seene that suche contrarietie in myndes and dislyking had appeared amongest those of the English race in that realme at any time before Herewith Raufe Vffort was sent ouer Lord Iustice who bringing hys wyfe wyth him 1343 Raufe Vffort Lord iustice the Countesse of Vlster arryued about the .xiij. of Iulie Thys man was verye rygorous and through perswasion as was sayde of his wyfe he was more extreeme and couetous than otherwyse hee woulde haue beene a matter not to bee forgotten The Countesse of Vlster for if thys Ladie had beene as readie to moue hir husbande to haue shewed hymselfe gentle and mylde in his gouernment as she was bent to pricke him forwarde vnto sharpe dealing and rygorous proceedings shee had beene nowe aswell reported of as shee is infamed by theyr pennes that haue regystred the doyngs of those tymes And whilest hee yet remayned in Mounster he deuised wayes how to haue the Earle of Desmonde apprehended whiche being brought to passe hee afterwarde deliuered him vpon mainprise of these sureties whose names ensue Sureties for the Earle of Desmonde William de Burgh Earle of Vlster Iames Butler Earle of Ormonde Rycharde Tuyt Nicholas Verdon Maurice Rochefort Eustace le Power Geralde de Rochefort Iohn Fitz Robert Power Robert Barry Maurice Fitz Girald Iohn Wellesley Walter le Fant Richard Rokelley Henrie Traherne Roger Power Iohn Lenfaunt Roger Power Mathew Fitz Henrie Richarde Walleys Edmonde Burgh sonne to the Earle of Vlster knightes Dauid Barry William Fitz Gerald Foulke de Fraxinus Robert Fitz Maurice Henry Fitz Berkley Iohn Fitz George de Roche Thomas de Lees de Burgh These as ye haue heard were bounde for the Earle and bycause hee made default the Lorde Iustice verily tooke the aduauntage of the bonde agaynst the mainpernours foure of them onely excepted the two Earles and two knightes Vffort euill spoken of The lord Iustice is charged with strayte dealing by wryters in this behalfe for that the same persons had assisted him in his warres agaynste Desmond but truly if we shal consider the matter with indifferencie he did no more than law reason required For if euery surety vpoÌ forfeyture of his bonde shoulde be forborne that otherwyse doth his duetie what care woulde men haue eyther to procure sureties or to become suretyes themselues But such is the affection of wryters specicially when they haue conceyued any mislyking towardes those of whome they take occasion to speake so as many a worthie man hath bene defamed and with slaunder greatly defaced in things wherein he rather hath deserued singular commendation But howsoeuer this matter was handled touching the Earle of Desmonde Ioy conceyued for the death of the lord Iustice Vffort vpon the death of the Lord Iustice whiche ensued the nexte yeare Bonfyres were made and greate ioye shewed through all the Realme of Irelande His Ladie verily as shoulde appeare was but a miserable woman procuring him to extortion and bryberie Much he abridged the prerogatiues of the Churche and was so hated that euen in the sight of the Countrey he was robbed without rescue by Mac Cartie notwithstanding he gathered power and dispersed those Rebels of Vlster Robert Darcy was ordeyned Iustice by the Counsell 1346 Robert Darcie Lord iustice till the kings letters came to sir Iohn Fitz Morice who released Fitz Thomas Earle of Kildare left in durance by Vfford at his death Iohn Fitz Morice Iustice Fitz Morice continued not long but was discharged and the Lorde Walter Birmingham elect to succeede in that rowmth Lord Birmingham Iustice who procured a safeconduct for Desmonde to pleade his cause before the King by whome he was liberally entreated and allowed towarde his expences there twentie shillings a day at the Princes charge in consideration of whiche curtesie shewed to hys Kinnesman the Earle of Kildare accompanied with dyuerse Lordes Knightes and chosen Horsemen serued the King at Calyce a towne thought impregnable and returned after the winning thereof in greate pompe and ioylitie 1347 ââ¦ecord Tur. Wee finde that Thomas Lorde Berkeley and Reignalde Lord Cââ¦bham and Sir Morice Berckley became mainââ¦ernours for the sayde Earle of Desmonde that hee shoulde come into England and abide such tryall as the law would awarde 1348 The Prior of Kilmaynam Baron Carew Iustice Sir Thomas Rokesby Iustice Record Tur. Iohn Archer Prior of Kylmaynam was substituted Lieutenaunt to the Lorde Iustice To whome succeeded Baron Carew and after Carewe followed Sir Thomas Rokesbye Knight vnto whome was assigned aboue his ordinarie retinew of twentie men of armes a supplie of tenne men of armes and twentie Archers on Horsebacke so long as it should bee thought needfull Greate mortalitie chaunced this yeare as in other partes of the worlde so especially in places aboute the Sea coastes of Englande and Irelande 1349 In the yeare following departed this life Alexander Bignor Archbishop of Dublin Iohn de Saint Paule Archbishop of Dublin And the same yeare was Iohn de Saint Paule consecrated Archbishop of that sea This yeare deceased Kemwryke Shereman sometime Maior of Dublin 1350 Kenwrike Shereman a great benefactor to euery Churche and religious house within .xx. myles rounde aboute the Citie His legacies to the poore and other besides his liberalitie shewed in his lyfe tyme amounted to three thousande Markes Sir Robert Sauage In this season dwelled in Vlster a wealthie knight one sir Robert Sauage who the rather to preserue his owne began to wall and fortifie his Manor houses with Castelles and pyles against the Irish enimie exhorting his heyre Henrie Sauage to applie that worke so beneficiall for himselfe and his posteritie Father quoth yong Sauage I remember the prouerbe Better a Castell of bones than of stones where streÌgth courage of valiant men are prest to helpe vs neuer will I by the grace of God comber my selfe with dead walles My fort shall bee where soeuer yong blouds be
and Yeomen of the Pale that wyth as great manhood charged the enimies as the enimies with courage resisted their assault To this stoutenesse were the enimies more boldly prickte in that they had the aduauntage of the shore and the gentlemen of the Pale were constrayned to bickre in the water But the longer the Irish coÌtinued the more they were disaduauntaged by reason that the English were so assisted with fresh supplyes as their enimies coulde not any longer withstande them but were compelled to beare backe to forsake the bande and to giue the armie free passage King Barnevvall Basnet Fitz Simons In this conflict Mathew King Patricke Barnewall of Kylmahyocke Sir Edwarde Basnet Priest who after became Deane of Saint Patrickes in Dublin and was sworne one of the priuie Counsaile and Thomas Fitz Simons of Curduffe were reported to haue serued verie valiantly The Maiors of Dublin and Drogheda dubt Knightes Aylmer Talbot Moreouer Iames Fitz Simons Maior of Dublin Michael Cursey Maior of Drogheda Girald Ailmer chiefe Iustice Thomas Talbot of Malahide were dubbed knights in y e field But of all others the Lord Gray then Lord Deputie The valiantnesse of the Lord Gray as hee was in authoritie superiour to them all so in courage and manlynesse hee was inferiour to none He was noted by the armye to haue endured greate toyle and paine before the skirmishe by posting bareheaded from one bande to another debaââ¦ing the strength of the enimies enhauncing the power of the Pale depressing the reuolt of rebellious traitours extolling the good quarell of loyall subiectes offring large rewardes which with as great constancie he perfourmed as with liberalitie he promised Ouer this he bare himselfe so affable to his souldiours in vsing them like friendes and fellowes and terming theÌ with curteous names and mouing laughter with pleasant conceyts as they were incensed as well for the loue of the person as for the hatred of the enimie wyth resolute mindes to bicker with the Irishe In whiche conflict the Deputie was as forwarde as the moste and bequitte himselfe as valiaunt a Seruitour as the best The Gouernour turning the oportunitie of this skirmishe to his aduauntage shortly after roade to the Northe preding and spoyling Oneale with his confederates who by reason of the late ouerthrow were able to make but little resistance In this iourney he razed Saint Patricke his Churche in Doune an olde auncient Citie of Vlster and burnt the monuments of Patricke Briged and Colme who are sayd to haue bene there entumbed as before is expressed in the description of Ireland This fact lost him sundrie heartes in that couÌtrey alwayes after detesting and abhorring his prophane tyrannie as they did name it Wherevpon conspyring wyth such of Mounster as were enimyes to his gouernment The Lord Gray accused they booked vp diuerse complaintes agaynste him which they did exhibit to the king and counsell The Articles of greatest importaunce layde to his charge were these In primis The articles that vvere layd to his charge that notwithstanding hee were straitly commaunded by the king his Maiestie to apprehend his kinnesman the yong Fitz Girald yet did he not onely disobey the kings letters as touching that point by playing boapepe but also had priuie conference with the said Fitz Girald and lay with him two or three seuerall nights before he departed into France Item that the chiefe cause that moued him to inueigle Thomas Fitz Giralde wyth suche fayre promyses proceeded of sette purpose to haue him cutte off to the ende there shoulde be a gap set open for the yong Fitz Girald to aspire to the Earledome of Kildare Item that hee was so greedily addicted to the pilling and polling of the King his Subiectes namelye of suche as were resiaunt in Mounster as the beddes he lay in the cuppes he dranke in the plate with which he was serued in any gentlemens house were by his seruants agaynst right and reason packe vp and caried with great extortion away Item that without any warrant from the King or Counsaile he prophaned the Church of Saint Patrickes in Doune turning it to a Stable after plucked it downe and shipt the notable ring of belles that did hang in the Steple meaning to haue sent them to Englande hadde not God of his iustice preuented hys iniquitie by sinking the Vessell and passengers wherein the sayde Belleâ⦠should haue bene conueyed These and the lyke Artycles were wyth such odious presumptions coloured by his accusers as the King and Counsayle remembring his late faultes and forgetting hys former seruices for commonly all men are of so harde happe that they shall bee sooner for one trespasse condemned than for a thousande good desertes commended gaue commaundement that the Lorde Gray shoulde not onely bee remooued from the gouernment of the Countrey The Lord Gray beheaded 1541 but also had him beheaded on the Tower hit the xxviij of Iune The Lorde Gray guiltlesse of the first Article But as touching the first Article that brought him most of all out of conceyte wyth the King I mooued question to the Earle of Kyldare whether the tenour thereof were true or false His Lordship thereto answered bona fide that hee neuer spake with the Lorde Gray neuer sent messenger to him nor receyued message or letter from him The daungers ââ¦nt happen to ââ¦ouernours of Prouinces Whereby may bee gathered with how many daungers they are inwrapped that gouerne Prouinces wherein diligence is thwackt with hatred negligence is loaden with tauntes seueritie with perilles menaced liberalitie with thankelesse vnkindnesse contemned conference to vndermining framed flatterie to destruction forged eche in countenaunce smyling diuerse in heart pouting open fawning secrete grudging gaping for suche as shall succeede in gouernment honouring Magistrates with cappe and knee as long as they are present and carping them with tongue and penne as soone as they are absent The Lord Leonard Gray as is aforesayd Sir VVilliam Brereton Lorde Iustice discharged sir William Brereton was constituted Lorde Iustice whose short gouernment was intangled with no little trouble For albeit he and Oneale fell to a reasonable composition yet other of the Irishe Lordings namely Oconour and his adherents that are content to liue as subiectes as long as they are not able to holde out as rebelles conspired togither and determined to assemble their power at the hyll of Fowre in west Methe and so on a sodaine to ransacke the Pale The Lorde Iustice forthwith accompanied with the armie and with two thousand of the Pale of which no small number were ecclesiasticall persons made towardes the rebelles who vpon the approche of so greate an armie gaue ground and dispersed themselues in woods and marrishes The Lorde Iustice this notwithstanding inuaded Oconour his Country burnt his tenements and made all his trenches with the multitude of Pioners so passable as foure hundred Cartes beside light cariage were led without let through the Countrey Oconnour soone
rawe in these latter yeares were like to bee verie vnripe in rehearsing matters that happened many yeared past These and the like reasons reclaymed mee from perfecting at this present the Irish Historie requesting thee gentle Reader friendly to accepte what is alreadie written which I craue as one that wisheth thee rather pleasure in the reading than regardeth hys owne payne in the pennyng of the sayde Treatise FINIS The yeares of our Lorde The names of the Gouernors Lieutenants Lord Iustices and Deputies of Ireland since the conquest thereof by king Henrie the second 1174 RIchard Sââ¦rangbow Erle of Pembroke gouernor hauing Reymond le Grace ioyned in commission with him 1177 Reymond le Grace Lieutenant by himselfe William Fitz Aldelme lieutenant hauing Iohn de Curcy Robert Fitz Stephans and Miles Cogan ioyned in commission with him Hugh Lacie Lieutenant 1182 Iohn Laââ¦y Conestable of Chester Gouernors Richard de Peche Gouernors Hugh Lacie againe Lieatenant Hugh Lacie the yonger Lorde Iustice 1227 Henry Loandoris Archb. of Dublin L. Iustice 1228 Morice Fitz Girald Lord chiefe Iustice 1253 Iohn Fitz Geoffrey knight Lorde Iustice Alain de la Zouch Lorde Iustice 1258 Stephen de Long Espe Lord Iustice William Deane Lorde Iustice 1261 Sir Richard Rochell or Capell Lord Iustice 1267 Dauid Barry Lorde Iustice 1268 Robert Vfforde Lord Iustice 1269 Richarde de Exeter Lord Iustice 1270 Iames Lorde Audley Lorde Iustice 1272 Morice Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice Walter Lorde Genuille Lord Iustice Robert Vfforde againe Lord Iustice 1281 Fulborne Bishop of Waterford Lord Iustice Iohn Samford Archbishop of Dublin L. Iustice William Vesci Lorde Iustice 1295 William Dodingsels Lorde Iustice Thomas Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice 1298 Iohn Wogan Lorde Iustice 1314 Theobald Verdon Lorde Iustice 1315 Edmond Butler Lorde Iustice 1317 Roger Lorde Mortimer Lorde Iustice Alexander Bignor Archb. of Dublin L. Iustice 1319 Roger Lord Mortimer second tyme L. Iustice 1320 Thomas Fitz Iohn Erle of Kildare L. Iustice 1321 Iohn Birmingham Erle of Louth L. Iustice 1323 Iohn lorde Darcie Lord Iustice 1327 Roger Outlaw Prior of Kilmaynan L. Iustice Anthonie Lord Lucie Lord Iustice 1332 Iohn Lord Darcy second time Lord Iustice 1337 Iohn Lord Charleton Lord Iustice 1338 Thomas Bishop of Hereford Lord Iustice 1339 Iohn lord Darcy ordeyned Lord Iustice by patent during his life by Edward the thirde Raufe Vfford Lord Iustice 1346 Robert Darcy Lord Iustice Iohn Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice Walter lord Bermingham Lord Iustice his deputies were Iohn Archer prior of Kilmaynan Baron Carew and sir Thomas Rokesby Maurice Fitz Thomas Earle of Desmond had the office of Lorde Iustice for terme of his life of king Edward the third his graunt 1355 Thomas Rokesby knight Lord Iustice 1357 Almerich de Saint Amand appointed L. I. by turnes Iohn Butler Erle of Ormond appointed L. I. by turnes Maurice Fitz Th. erle of Kild appointed L. I. by turnes 1361 Lionel duke of Clarence Lord Iustice 1367 Gerald Fitzmaurice Erle of Desmond L. I. 1369 WilliaÌ L. Winsor the fiââ¦st lieutenant in Ireland 1772 Richard Ashton Lord Iustice 1381 Roger Mortimer Iustices lieutenaÌts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Philip Courtney Iustices lieutenaÌts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Iames erle of Orm Iustices lieutenaÌts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Robert Vere Earle of Oxforde Marques of Dublin created duke of Irelande 1394 Roger Mortimer Erle of March Lieutenant Roger Mortimer erle of March Vister lieut Roger Gray Lorde Iustice Iohn Stanley knight Lorde Lieutenant 1401 Thomas of Lancaster brother to king Henry the fourth Lord Lieutenant whose Deputies at sundrie tymes were Alexander Bi. of Meth Stephen Scrope knight and the Prior of Kilmaynam 1403 Iames Butler Erle of Ormond Lord Iustice Girald Erle of Kildare Lord Iustice 1407 Iames Butler Erle of Ormonde sonne to the foresayd Iames Lord Iustice 1413 Iohn Stanley againe Lord Lieutenant Thomas Crauley Arch. of Dublin lord Iustice 1414 Iohn Lord Talbot of Shieyfield Lieutenant 1420 Iames Butler erle of Ormond the second time Lieutenant Edmond Erle of March Iames Erle of Ormond his deputie LieutenaÌtes to king H. the sixt Iohn Sutton L. Dudley sir Th. Straunge knight his deputie LieutenaÌtes to king H. the sixt Sir Thomas Stanley sir Christopher ââ¦lunket his deputie LieutenaÌtes to king H. the sixt Lion Lorde Welles the Earle of Ormond his deputie LieutenaÌtes to king H. the sixt Iames erle of OrmoÌd by himself LieutenaÌtes to king H. the sixt Iohn Earle of Shrewsburie the Archbishop of Dublin in his absence Lorde Iustice LieutenaÌtes to king H. the sixt Richard Plantagenet duke of Yorke father to king Edwarde the fourth had the office of Lieutenant by king Henrie the sixt his letters patents for ten yeares His deputies at sundry times were The Baron of Deluin Richard Fitz Gustace knight Iames erle of Ormond Thomas Fitz Morice erle of Kildare Thomas Fitz Morice Erle of Kildare Lord Iustice in king Edward the fourth his dayes vntill the third yeare of his raigne After which George duke of Clarence brother to the King had the office of Lieutenant during his life made his deputies by sundrie tymes these Thomas Erle of Desmonde Deputies to the duke of Clarence Iohn Tiptoft erle of Worceter Deputies to the duke of Clarence Thomas Erle of Kildare Deputies to the duke of Clarence Henry Lord Gray of Ruthine Deputies to the duke of Clarence 1470 Sir Rouland Eustace Lord Deputie Richard duke of Yorke yonger son to king Edward the fourth Lieutenant Edward son to Richarde the third Lieutenant his deputie was Gerald Erle of Kildare Iasper duke of Bedford and Erle of Pembroke Lieut. his deputy was Walter Archb. of Dub. 1494 Edward Poynings knight Lord deputie 1501 Henrie duke of Yorke after king by the name of Henrie the eight Lieutenant his deputie Girald Erle of Kildare Girald Fitz Girald Erle of Kildare L. deputie 1520 Thomas Howard Earle of Surrey after duke of Norffolke Lieutenant 1523 Piers Butler Earle of Ossorie Lord deputie Girald Fitz Girald erle of Kildare again L. dep The Baron of Deluin Lord deputie 1529 Piers Butler Erle of Ossorie again L. deputie William Skeffington knight Lord deputie Girald Fitz Girald erle of Kildare again L. dep William Skeffington again Lord deputie 1534 Leonard Lord Gray Lord deputie 1540 Sir William Brereton knight Lord Iustice 1541 Sir Anthonie Sentleger knight Lord deputie A TABLE EXACTLY DRAVVEN for the Historie of Irelande A. ABbay de castro dei founded 28 Adam de Hereford an English captaine vanquisheth the Irish in a daungerous battail 33 Alayn de la Zouch Lorde Iustice slaine by the Erle of Surrey 45 Albius an Irish bishop 11 Aldlecke castle destroyed 45 Alen Iohn Archbishop of Dublin enimie to the Giraldines 90. flieth to the castel of Dublin 91. is apprehended by the rebelles and shamefully murdered 92 Alen Iohn knight 90. Alice Kettle a witch 58 Alma earle Strangbow his daughter maried to William eldest son to Maurice Fitz Girald 34
some write the Earle of Leicester placed Kyng Henry in the fronte of his battell whome he had there with him as captiue and had arrayed him in his owne coate armour that if fortune went against him whilest the enimies should be earnest to take the K. bearing the semblaunce of the chiefe Captayne hee mighte himselfe escape but King Henry wheÌ they came to ioyne fought not but called to his people and declared who he was whereby hee escaped the daunger of deathe for being knowen of them he was saued The Welchmen whiche in greate numbers the Earle of Leicester had there on his side ââ¦e Welchâ⦠fledde at the firste onset fledde and ranne away whiche their demeanor when the Earle sawe hee exhorted those that were about him to play the men and so rushing foorth into the prease of his enimies hee was enclosed about and slayne ââ¦e Earle of ââ¦cester ââ¦e togither with his sonne Henry Herevpon his death beeing knowen hys people tooke them to flight as men vtterly discomfited There dyed in that battell about 4000. men as Polidor hathe but Richarde Southwell saith there were killed of Knightes or rather men of armes 180. and of yeomen or rather dimelances 220. of Welchmen 5000. and of such footemeÌ as were of the Earle of Leicesters owne retinue 2000. so that there dyed in all to the number of tenne thousand men as the same Southwell affirmeth Among whiche of noble men these are reckoned Hugh Spencer Lord chiefe Iustice the Lord Raulf Basset the Lord Peter de Mountford ãâã VVest the Lord Iohn Beauchampe Sir William Yorke the Lorde Thomas de Esterley the Lord Walter de Creppings Guy de Baillioll a Frenchmen the Lord William de Maundeuill the Lord Roger Saint Iohn the Lord Roberte Tregoz and other This ruine fell to the BaroÌs by the discord whiche was sproong lately before betwixt the Earles of Leicester and Gloucester The pride of the Earle of Leicesters sonnes bringeth the Barons to confusion through the insolency and pride of the Earle of Leicesters sonnes who as I sayde before despising other of the nobilitie spake many reprochfull wordes by the sayde Earle of Gloucester and vsed him in such euill sorte that he vpon displeasure thereof hadde not onely procured the scape of Prince Edwarde but ioyned with him in ayde agaynste the sayde Earle of Leicester and other of the Barons to the vtter confusion both of them and of theyr cause The body of the same Earle was shamefully abused and cut in peeces his head and his priuie members were cutte off and fastned on eyther side of his nose and presented vnto the wife of the Lord Roger Mortimer The people conceyued an opinion Polidor that thys Earle beeing thus slayne fighting in defence of the liberties of the Realme and performance of his oth as they tooke it dyed a Martir whiche by the bruted holynesse of his passed lyfe and miracles ascribed to him after his death was greatly confirmed in the nexte age but the feare of the Kyngs displeasure stayed the people from the hasty honoring hym as a Saint at thys tyme where otherwise they were enclined greatlye thereto reputing him for no lesse in their conscience as in secret talke they woulde not sticke to vtter There were wounded and taken Mat. VVest beside the other that were slayne at that battayle of Euesham Guy de Mountfort the Erle of Leicesters sonne the Lordes Iohn Fitz Iohn Henry de Hastings Humfrey de Bohun the yonger Iohn de Vescy Peter de Mountfort the yonger and Nicholas de Segraue with others The Kyng being now deliuered out of his aduersaries haÌds and likewise the King of Romaines went vnto Warwike and there encreasing his power determined to pursue his enimies But fyrste about the Natiuitie of oure Lady A Parliament at Winchester was a Parliament holdeÌ at Winchester where the statutes of Oxford were cleerely repealled Also all suche as hadde fauoured the Barons and were as then eyther in prison or abrode should be disenherited It was also ordeyned at this Parliamente that the welthiest Citizens of London should bee cast into prison and that the Citie should bee depriued of hir liberties Also that the Stulpes and cheynes wherewith the streates were fenced should be hadde away bycause that the Citizens had ayded the Earle of Leicester against the king and his Realme All this was done for the chiefe Citizens were committed to warde within the Castell of Windsor till they had payde no small summes of money for theyr fynes The liberties of the Citie were suspended and the Tower of London was made stronger by the stulpes and cheynes whiche were broughte into it out of the Citie Moreouer bycause Simon de Mountfort might not agree with the King beeing come to this Parliamente vpon assurance he was restored to the Castell of Kenelworth After this A Parlâ⦠at Welââ¦ster in the feast of the translation of Saint Edwarde a Parliamente was holden at Westminster and the sentence of disenheriting the Kyngs aduersaries was pronounced against them whose lands the King forthwith gaue vnto his trusty subiectes where her thoughte good Some of the disenherited men redemed their possessions with a portion of money in name of a fyne Other of them flocking togither got them into the woddes and deserte places where keeping them out of sighte as outlawes they liued by spoyle and robberies The chiefest of theÌ was Robert Earle of Ferrers who neuerthelesse Earle ãâã was restored to his landes but yet with condition that if afterwards hee fell into the like cryme hee shoulde forfeit his Earledome for euer Fabian An. ãâã The LoÌdoners with much adoe at length obteyned pardon of the Kyng Cardinall Otââ¦bone the Popes Legate Fabian About all hallowen tide Cardinall Othobon came from the Pope into Englande as hys Legate to help towards some agreemente to be had betwixte the K. and hys BaroÌs He was coÌmitted to prison as some write by the Londoners for that hee spake againste theyr doyngs when they shutte theyr gates agaynste the Kyng but hee was shortly releassed as shoulde appeare The sixth daye of Nouember in the fiftish yeare of hys raigne King Henry came to Westminster and shortly after hee gaue away the noÌber of threescore houses with the houshold stuffe in the same conteyned so that the owners were compelled to redeeme them agayne of those hys seruauntes to whome hee hadde giuen the sayde houses togyther with all suche landes goodes and cattayles as the same Citizens had within any part of England One Oâ⦠made ãâã of the ãâã Londâ⦠Then was one called sir Othon made Custos or gardein of the Citie who was also Connestable of the Tower hee chose to bee Baââ¦liâ⦠had to bee accomptable to the Kings vse Iohn Adrian and Walter Henry Citizens of the ãâã Citie The Kyng also tooke pledges of the heâ⦠mââ¦nââ¦nes of the Citie the wâ⦠pledges hee caused to be put in the Tower and there
to the Queene his mother Some bookes haue thre thousande pound she hauing assigned to hir a thousand poundes by yeare for the maintenaunce of hir estate being appointed to remayne in a certayne place and not to goe else where abroade yet the King to comforte hir woulde lyghtely euerye ãâã once come to visite hir After that the Earle of Marche was ââ¦ted as ye haue hearde dyuers noble men that were departed the Realme bycause they coulde not abyde the pride and presumption of the sayd Earle Adam Merââ¦uth howe returned Aâ⦠the sonne and heyre of the Earle of Arundell the Lorde Thomas Waââ¦e the Lorde Henry Beaumont sir Thomas de Rosselyn Sir Foulââ¦e Fitz Wââ¦reyne Sir Gryffyn de la ââ¦oole and ãâ¦ã other 1331 An. reg 3. Edvvard ââ¦alâ⦠commeth ââ¦to Englande In the fifth yeare of King Edwardes ãâã Edward ãâ¦ã came ãâã of Fraunce ãâã Englande and obteyned suche ãâã for our the assistance of the Lorde Henrye Beaumont the Lord Dauid of Scrabogy Earle of ãâã the Lorde Geffrey de Mowbray the lord Walter Cââ¦yâ⦠and other that king Edward granted hym licence to make his prouision in Englande to passe into Scotlande wyth an ãâã of men to attempte the recouerie of his right to the crowne of Scotlande with condition that if he recouered it he shoulde acknowledge to holde it of the kyng of Englande as superiour Lorde of Scotlande The commyng awaye of Edwarde Balliolie oute of Fraunce is dyuerselye reported by writers Caxton some saye that hee was ayded by the French king whose sister he had maryed and other saye ââ¦ohn Barnabie that he being in prison in Fraunce for the escape of an Englishman one Iohn Barnabye Esquier which had slaine a Frenchman by chance of quarelling in the town of Dampierre where the same Barnabie dwelled with the saide Edwarde Balliol it so came to passe that the Lord Henrie Beaumont hauing occasion of busynesse wyth the Frenche Kyng The Lorde Beaumont that fauoured him wââ¦ll came ouer into Fraunce and there vnder standing of Balliols imprisonement procured his deliueraunce and brought him ouer into Englande and caused him to remayne in seâ⦠wise at the Manor of ââ¦all vppon ãâã Yorkeshire with the Ladie ââ¦esââ¦ie till hee had purchased the Kinges graunt for him to make his promisâ⦠of men of warre and ships within the Englishe dominions In the ââ¦te yeare of King Edwards raigne Reignolde Erle o Gelderland maried the Ladie Eleanor sââ¦er to this King Edwarde the thirde 1332. An. reg 6. Croxden The Earle of Gelderlande who gaue vnto the sayde Earle wyth hir for hir portion fifteene thousande poundes sterlyng Isabell the kinges daughter was borne also this yeare at Woodstocke After that Edwarde Balliol had prepared and made readâ⦠his purueyances for his iourney and that his men of warre wer assembled come togither being in al not paste ãâ¦ã of armes and about twoo thousande archers and other footemen hee tooke thoseâ⦠at Rauenspurgh in Yorkeshire and ãâã thence directing his course Northewarde he arriued at lengthe in Scotland Edvvard Ballioll crovvned K. of Scotland wher he atchieuing gââ¦t victââ¦es as in the Scottish chronicle yee may reade more at large was finally crowned king of that Realme It may seeme a wonder to many â⦠that the king of Englande woulde persuit Edwarde Balliol to make his prouision thus in Englande and to suffer his people to aide him againste his brother in lawe Kyng Dauid that had married his sister as before yee haue heard In deede at the firste hee was not ââ¦erie readâ⦠to graunt theyr sute that moued it The cause that moued K. Edvvarde to ayd the Ballioll but at lengthe hee was contented to dissemble the matter in hope that if Edwarde Balliol had good successe hee shoulde then recouer that againe whiche by the conclusion of peace during his minoritie hee had throughe euill counsel resigned out of his handes The Scot ââ¦neuerthelesse in December chased theyr newe Kyng Edwarde Balliol out of Scotlande so that hee was faine to retire into Englande and celebrated the feaste of the Natiuitie at Carleil in the house of the Friers minors and the morrows after beeing Sainct Stephens daye hee wente into Westmerlande where of the lorde Clifforde hee was right honourably receyued Ro. Southwell Edvvard Ballââ¦oll chased out of Scotlande 1333 to whome hee then graunted Douglas Dale in Scotlande whiche had bene graunted to the saide lord Cliffords grandfather in the dayes of Kyng Edwarde the first if hee might at any time recouer the Realme of Scotlande out of his aduersaries handes After thys he went and lay a tyme with the Ladie of Gynes An. reg 7. that was his kinsewoman Finally about the .x. day of Marche hauing assembled a power of Englishemen and Scottishmen he entred Scotlande Borvvike besieged and besieged the towne of Berwike duryng the whyche siege many enterprises were attempted by the parties and amongest other the Scottes entred Englande by Carleile doing muche mischiefe in Gillestande by brennyng killyng robbing and spoylyng The king aduertised hereof thought himselfe discharged of the agreement concluded betwixte him and Dauid Bruce the sonne of Rob. Bruce that had married hys syster and therfore tooke it to be lawfull for hym to ayde his cousin Edw. Ballioll the lawfull king of Scottes The Scottish writers confesse that the Scottishemen lost to the number of .xiiij. thousande Bervvike deliuered On the morrowe folowing being S. Margarets day the towne of Berwike was rendred vnto king Edward with the Castell as in the Scottishe Chronicle ye maye reade with more matter touchyng the siege and battaile aforesayde and therefore here in fewe words I passe it ouer King Edward hauing thus spâ⦠his busines left a power of men with Edward Balliole The lord Richard Talbot vnder the conduct of the lord Richard Talbot and returned himselfe backe into Englande appoynting the Lorde Percye to bee gouernoure of the Towne of Berââ¦re and sir Thomas Greye knight his lieutenant The Lord Iohn Daroy lorde chiefe Iustice of Ireland The Lorde Iustice of Ireland commeth into Scotlande leauyng the Lord Thomas Burgh his deputie in that countrey paââ¦d ouer wyth an armye into Scotlande to ayde the Kyng who as ye haue hearde was there the same tyme in person And so by the kyng on one syde and by the Irishmenne on an other Scotlande was subdued and restored vnto Balliole who the morrowe after the Octaues of the Natiuitie of our Ladie helde a Parliament at Sainct Iohns towne in the whiche he reuoked made voyde all actes whyche the late King of Scots Roberte Bruce hadde enacted or made and further ordeyned that all suche landes and possessions as the sayde Bruce hadde giuen to any manner of person should bee taken from them and restored to the former and true inherytoure Thys yere about the twelfth of October Simon Mepham Archbish of Canterbury departed this life in whose place succeded Iohn Steet
what time he woulde needes set forward forcing the said Rust and the Marriners to hoist vp sailes and make waye They that escaped to land in that I le founde nothing there to relieue their miseries but bare ground so that diuers starued through cold waÌting fier and other succour the residue that were lustie and wise withall ranne vp and downe and sometime wrastling and otherwise chasing theÌselues remayned there in greate miserie from the Thursday till Sunday at noone next ensuing At what time when the Sea was appeased and waxen calme the Irishmen that dwelled ouer against this I le on the maine came and fetched them thence and relieued them the best they coulde being almost dead through trauell hunger and colde The saide Sir Iohn Arundell lost not onely his life The excesse and sââ¦mptuous apparell of sir Iohn Arundell but all his furniture and apparell for hys body which was very sumptuous so that it was thought to surmount the apparell of any King For he had two and fiftie new sutes of apparell of cloth of golde or Tissewe as was reported all the which togither with his horses and geldings amounting to y e valew of ten thousand markes was lost in the Sea There were drowned aboue a thousand men in one place and other as the additions to Meââ¦mouth ãâã testifie And besides this there were lost the same time a fyue and twentie Shippes with menne Horses and other riches whiche attended him in that voyage Sir Thomas Percy yet and sir Hugh Caluerley with Sir William Elmham and certayne others escaped but cruelly tormented with vnmercifull tempest and before Sir Thomas Percy could get to land after the Sea was quieted hee was assaulted by a Spanyards against whom he so defeÌded hymself y t in the end he toke the Spanish vessel brought hir with all that he found aboorde in hir vnto the nexte shore and solde the same for an hundred poundes and without long delay tooke the Sea and passed ouer to Brest of whiche fortresse hee was Captaine ioyntly with Sir Hugh Caluerley and therefore doubting least some incoÌuenience mighte thereto nowe in both their absence chaunce hee made the more hast not taking rest till hee came thither notwithstanding his passed paynefull trauells Sir Hugh Caluerley was neuer in his lyfe in more daunger of deathe than at that time for all that were in his Shippe as Froyssarte writeth were drowned except hymselfe and seauen marriners We fynde that there were drowned in one place and other aboue a thousand English men in that vnlucky voyage Some writers impute this calamitie to lyghte on the saide Sir Iohn Arundell and his company for the lasciuious and filthy rule whiche they kept before their setting foorthe in places where they laye till theyr prouision was ready and not contented with that whiche they did before they tooke Shippe in rauishing mens wiues Outragious wickednesse iustly punished maydes and daughters they caried them aboord that they might haue the vse of them whilest they were on the Sea and yet when the tempest rose like cruell and vnmercifull persons they threw them into the Sea eyther for that they woulde not bee troubled with their lamentable noyse and crying or for that they thought so long as they had such women aboorde with them whom they had abused so long God would not ceasse the rage of the tempest But it shoulde appeare this tempest was generall for where the Spanish and Frenche fleetes were abroade the same time being assembled togither to annoy the coastes of this lande theyr Shippes were likewise tossed and turmââ¦yled so as no smal number of them were lost in somuch that the domage which they susteyned was thought farre to passe that which happened to y e english nauie Thys yeare about Christmas Sir William de Montacute Earle of Salisburie 1380 after he had remayned a twelue monethes space at Calaice the Kyngs Lieutenante there was called home and Sir Iohn Deueroux Sir Iohn Deueroux made deputie of Calais a ryghte valiaunte Knighte and an olde man of warre was sente thither in his place Also Sir Iohn Harleston was called home from Chierburgh and sir William Windeshore a noble Knight was sent thither to be Captaine of that fortresse After the Epiphanie was a Parliament called at London whiche continued till the begynning of the Calendes of Marche Whereas the yeare before there had bene certaine Byshoppes Earles Barons and Iustices appointed to haue y e gouernemeÌt and ruââ¦e about the Kyng now at the request of the Lordes and commons in this Parliament assembled y e Lord Thomas Beauchampe Erle of Warwike The Earle of Warwike elected protector was chosen to remayne continually with the Kyng as chief gouernour both of his person and to giue aunswere to all straungers that should come hyther about any businesse whatsoeuer and further to haue the rule and order of all things in lieu of those that were chosen thereto before it was perceyued that they had sought to enrich theÌselues had done little to the aduancemeÌt of the kings honor or state of the common wealth but rather emptied the Kings cofers In this Parliamente also the Lord Richarde Scrope gaue ouer the office of Chancellor and Simon Sudbury Archbyshop of Caunteâ⦠tooke it vpon him The Archbishop of Caââ¦ââ¦ry ãâ¦ã Chauncellour In this Parliament was graunted a teâ⦠the Cleargie and a fiftenth by the laytie with ââ¦dition that from henceforth to witte from y e ââ¦lends of Marche vnto the feast of Saint Michaell which then shoulde be in the yeare .1381 there shoulde be no more Parliamentes but thys condition was not performed as after it appeared The Princesse that was mother to the bride was greatly against the marriage but the bryde hir selfe had suche a liking to the Earle that the King was contented that they should match togither and set him free of his raunsome whyche he should haue paide for that hee hadde bin taken prisoner in the marches of Caleis and further gaue with his sister by way of endowmente the Towneship and manor of Byfleete A combat betwixt sir Iohn Ansleye and Thomas Katrington The seuenth of Iune a combate was foughte before the Kings palace at Westminster on the pauement there betwixte one sir Iohn Annesley knight and one Thomas Katrington Esquier The occasion of this straunge and notable triall rose hereof The knight accused the Esquier of treason for that where the fortresse of Sainte Sauiour within the Isle of CoÌstantine in Normandie belonging sometime to Sir Iohn ChaÌdos had bin committed to the said Katrington as Captayne thereof to keepe it againste the enimies he hadde for money solde and deliuered it ouer to the Frenchmen where he was sufficiently prouided of men munition and vittayles to haue defended it against them And sith the inheritaunce of that fortresse and landââ¦s ãâã thereto had apperteyned to the saide Annesley in righte of his wife as neerest cousin by ââ¦itie vnto
to him than it was to anye of hys predecessors through whyche prouiso hee dyd often as hee listed and not as the Lawe did meane Item for to serue his purpose hee woulde suffer the Sherifes of the Shire to remayne aboue one yeare or two Item at the summonance of y e Parliament when Knightes and burgesses should be elected that the election hadde beene full proceeded hee putte out dyuers persons elected and putte other in theyr places to serue hys will and appetite Item hee hadde priuie espials in euery Shire to heare who hadde of hym anye communication and if hee communed of hys laseiuios lyuing or outrageous doyngs hee straighte-wayes was apprehended and put to a greeuous fyne Item the Spiritualtie alledged against hym that he at hys goyng into Irelande exacted many notable summes of money beside plate and iewels without lawe or custome contrary to his othe taken at his coronation Item where dyuers Lordes and Iustices were sworne to saye the troth of dyuers thyngs to them committed in charge both for the honor of the Realme and profite of the Kyng the sayde King so menaced them with sore threatnings that no man woulde or durst saye the righte Item that without the assente of the nobilitie he carried the iewelles plate and Treasure ouer into Ireland to the great empouerishmente of the Realme and all the good recordes for the common wealthe and againste hys extorcions hee caused priuily to be embesyled and conueyed away Item in all leagues and letters to be concluded or sent to the See of Rome or other regions his writing was so subtill and darke that no other Prince once beleeued him nor yet his owne subiectes Item hee most tyrannously and vnprincely sayde that the lyues and goodes of all his subiectes were in his handes and at hys disposition Item that contrarye to the greate Charâ⦠of Englande hee caused diuers iustie menne to appeale dyuers olde menne vpon matters determinable at the common lawe in the Court Maââ¦all bycause that there is no tryall but onely by battayle wherevppon the sayde aged persons fearyng the sequele of the matter submitted theÌselues to his mercie whome hee fyned and raunsomed vnreasonably at his pleasure Item he craftely deuised certaine priuie othes contrary to the lawe and caused diuers of hys subiectes firste to be sworne to obserue the same and after bounde them in bondes for keeping of the same to the greate vndoing of manye honest men Item where the Chancellor according to the lawe would in no wise graunt a prohibition to a certayne person the King graunted it vnto the same vnder his priuie seale with greate threatenings if it shoulde be disobeyed Item hee banished the Bishoppe of Caunterburie without cause or Iudgement and kepte hym in the Parliamente chamber with men of armes Item the Byshoppes goodes hee graunted to hys successor vppon condition that he shoulde mayneteyne all his Statutes made at Shrewesburie Anno .21 and the Statutes made Anno 22. at Couentrie Item vppon the accusation of the sayde Byshoppe the Kyng craftely perswaded hym to make no aunswere for hee woulde bee his warrante and aduised hym not to come to the Parliamente and so withoute aunswere hee was condemned and exiled and hys goodes seased These bee all the Articles of any effecte whych were layde agaynste hym sauing foure other whyche touched onely the Archebyshoppes matter whose working wroughte Kyng Richarde at length from hys crowne Then for as muche as these Articles and other haynous and detestable accusations were layde agaynste hym in open Parliament it was thought by the most parte that hee was worthy to bee deposed of all Kingly honor and princely gouernemente and to bring the matter without slaunder the better to passe dyuers of the Kyngs seruauntes whyche by licence had arcesse to hys person comforted hym beyng with sorrowe almost consumed and in manner halfe dead in the best wise they coulde exhorting hym to regarde his health and saue his life And fyrst they aduised hym willingly to suffer hymselfe to bee deposed The King is persââ¦ââ¦a resigne the Crowne to the Duke and to resigne hys righte of hys owne accorde so that the Duke of Lancaster myghte withoute murther or battaile obteyne the Scepter and Diademe after which they well perceyued hee gaped by meane whereof they thought hee might be in perfect assurance of his life long to continue Whether thys their perswasion proceeded by the suborning of the Duke of Lancaster and his fauourers or of a sincere affection which they bare to the K. as supposing it most surest in such an extremity it is vncertain but yet the effect followed not howsoeuer their meaning was notwithstaÌding the K. being now in the hands of his enimies vtterly dispayring of all comforte was easily perswaded to renounce his Crowne and princely preheminence so that in hope of life only he agreed to all things that were of him demaunded Fabian And so as it should seeme by the Copie of an Instrument hereafter following he renounced and voluntarily was deposed from his royal Crowne and kingly dignitie the Monday being the .xxix. day of September and feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell in the yeare of our Lorde .1399 and in the .xxiij. yeare of his raigne The Copie of which Instrument here ensueth A copy of the instrument making the deââ¦ation of the ââ¦issiââ¦e ãâã the estates in Parliament vnto K. Richard THis present Indenture made the .xxix. day of September and feast of Saint Michaell in the yeare of our Lorde .1399 and the .xxiij. yeare of king Richarde the seconde Witnesseth that where by the authoritie of the Lordes spirituall and temporall of this present Parliament and Commons of the same the right honourable and discrete persons herevnder named were by the sayde authoritie assigned to go to the Tower of London there to heare and testifie such questions and answeres as then and there shoulde be by the sayde honourable and discrete persones hearde Know al men to whom these present letters shall come that we sir Richard Scrope Archbishop of Yorke Iohn Bishop of Hereforde Henrie Earle of Northumberlande Raufe Earle of Westmerlande Thomas Lorde Berkeley William Abbot of Westminster Iohn Prior of Canterburie William Thyrning Hugh Burnell knights Iohn Markham Iustice Thomas Stow and Iohn Buchage doctors of the Law ciuill Thomas Erpingham and Thomas Grey knightes Thomas Fereby and Denis Lopeham notaries publike the day and yere abouesayd betwene the houres of eight and nine of the clock before ãâã were present in the chiefe Chamber of the Kings lodging within the sayde place of the Tower where was rehearsed vnto the king by the mouth of the foresayde Earle of Northumberlande that before time at Conway in Northwales This promise he made at ãâã rather theÌ at CoÌuey as by tâ⦠which goeth before it may be partly coniectured the ââ¦g being there at his pleasure and libertie promised vnto the Archbishop of Canterburie then Thomas Arundell and vnto the sayde
cleane rased Wherat the king taking great ioy presently called to certain of the Lordes of the counsel that were by and sayd How say you my Lords Chatillons garden the new forte is layd as flat as this floore One streight amongst them gaue iudgement That he ââ¦as had done it was worthy to lose his headâ⦠The king streight replyed he had rather lost a dozen such he ãâã as his was thaâ⦠so iudged ãâ¦ã such seruants as had done it And herew t he coÌmanded y t the L. Greys pardon shuld ââ¦ly be made y e which with a letter of great ââ¦kes and promise of rewarde was returned by the sayd sir Thomas Palmer to the sayd Lord Grey but the reward fayled the king not continuyng long after in lyfe the like happeÌ wherof had oftentymes happened vnto diuers of his worthie auncestors vpon their due desertes to haue bin considered of and therfore the cafe the lesse straunge This haue I set downe the more willyngly for that I haue receiued it from them which haue herd it reported not only by the L. Greys owne mouthe but also by the relation of Syr Thomas Palmer and others that were present The same not tendyng so muche to the Lord Greys owne prayse as to the betokening of the kings noble courage and the great secret trust which he worthyly reposed in the sayde Lord Grey Here is to be noted also least any man shuld mistake the matter as if the K. dealt indirectly herein that his Maiestie knowyng howe the Frenchmen in goyng about to buyld this fort did more than they might by the couenaÌts of y e peace therfore was resolued at the first aduertisement thereof to haue it rased But yet for y t it might haply haue bin signified ouer vnto the freÌchmen before my L. Grey could haue accoÌplished the feate he therfore wisely wrote one thing in his letters whervnto many might be priuie sent secrete knowledge by words contrarie to the contents of the same letters so as if the messenger were trustye hys pleasure mighte not bee discouered to the hinderance or disappointing of the same but nowe to oure purpose The French king after this bycause as yet he woulde not seeme to breake the peace commaunded the trenches and newe fortifications made aboute thys fortresse called Chatillons Garden thus cast down to be filled by his own people and so it rested during the lyfe of king Henry but afterwardes it was begon againe and finished as after ye shall heare The Duke was atteynted by Parliament and the Atteynder after reuersed in the fyrste yeare of Queene Mary The euill hap as well of the father as of the sonne was greately lamented of many not onely for the good seruice which the Duke had done in his dayes in defence of this realme but also for that the Erle was a Gentleman well learned and knowne to haue an excellent witte if he had bin thankfull to God for the same and other suche good giftes as he had endued him with The king maketh his Testament The King now lying at the point of death made his last wil and testament wherin he not onely yelded himselfe to Almightie God but also tooke order that during the minoritie of his sonne Prince Edward his executors shuld be counsellors and ayders to him in all things as well concerning priuate as publike affairs They wer .xvj. in number whose names were as here foloweth His executors Thomas Cranmer Archebishop of Canterbury Thomas Wrioshlley Lord Chancellor Sir William Paulet knight of the order lord Saint Iohn great maister of y e houshold Sir Edward Seimer knight of the order erle of Herââ¦ford high ChaÌberlain of England Sir Iohn Russell knighte of the order Lorde Priuie seale Sir Iohn Dudley knighte of the order âârout Lisle and baron of Manpas high Admirall of Englande Cutbert Tunstall bishop of Durham Sir Anthony Brown knight of the order and maister of the horsse Sir Edmund Montacute knight chiefe Iustice of the common place Sir Thomas Bromeley knighte one of the Iustices of the kings benche Sir Edward North knighte Chauncellour of the Augmentation Sir William Paget knight of the order Sir Anthonie Denny knight Sir William Herbert knight Sir Edwarde Wotton knighte Treasourer of Caleys The deceasse of king Henry the eyght Nicholas Wotton deane of Canterburye and Yorke So soone as the sayde noble King had finished his laste wyll and testamente as afore is sayde he shortly thervpon yelded vp his spirite to Almightie God departing this world the xxviij daye of Ianuarie in the thirtie and eyghte yeare of his reigne and in the yeare of our lord 1546. after the accompt of the churche of England but after the accompt whiche we follow here in this booke .1547 begynning our yeare the first of Ianuarie He reigned .xxxvij. yeares .ix. monethes and odde days His body according to his wil in that behalf was conueyd to Wyndsoxe with all funerall pompe and in the Colledge there enterred This noble Prince was ryght fortunate in all his dooings so that coÌmonly what soeuer he attempted had good successe as well in matters of peace as of warres Of personage hee was tall and mightie in his latter dayes somewhat grosse or as we terme it bourly in wit memorie verie perfect of suche maiestie tempered with humanitie ' as best became so noble high an estate a great fauorer of learning as he that was not ignorant of good letters himselfe and for his greate magnificence and liberalitie his renoune was spread through the whole world Of learned men that lyued in the dayes of this moste famous prince we fynde many as first Iohn Colet deane of Paules and founder of the Schoole there he was borne in London of honest parentes William Lillie borne in the towne of Odiham in Hampshire was the first Schoolemaister of Paules Schoole after it was erected Tho. Linacer or rather Linaker borne in Derbyshire a learned Physitian and well seen in the toungs Iohn Skelton a pleasant Poet Richard Pace that succeded Iohn Colet in the roome of Deane of Poules Iohn Fisher Bishoppe of Rochester of whome yee haue herd before Tho. More born in London of whom likewise meÌtion is made in the life of this kyng Will. Horman born in Salisburie viceprouost of Eaton Colledge a lerned man as by his woorkes it appeareth Iohn Frith borne in London William Tyndall of whiche two persons ye haue hearde lykewyse in the historie of this King Roberte Wakefield excellently seene in the toungs Iohn Rastell a citizen and Stacioner of London Christofer Saint German an excellente Lawyer Roberte Barnes of whome also wee haue made mention beefore Syr Thomas Eliot knight Edward Lee Archebishop of Yorke Iohn Lerlande a diligente searcher of Antiquities Anne Askewe wrote certayne treatises concernyng hir examinations Sir Iohn Bourchier knyght Lorde Berners translated the Chronicles of sir Iohn Froissarte out of Frenche into Englishe William Chubb es Henry Standyshe a Frier Minor
Whervpon the wiser men perceyuing suche a number of weapons and that great perill was not vnlike to ensue by suche apparance of late not accustomed woulde not bee present at the Sermon by reason whereof there was left a small auditorie Wherefore afterwarde there was a commaundement giuen by the Lorde Maior that the auncients of the companies shoulde be present at the nexte Sermon in their liueries and so they were whereby all became quiet The xviij of August next folowing The Duke of Northumberland arreigned the Duke of Northumberlande the Lorde Marques of Northampton and the Earle of Warwicke sonne and heire to the sayd Duke were brought into Westminster hall and there arreygned of highe treason before Thomas Duke of Norfolke high Stewarde of Englande The Duke of Northumberland at his comming to the barre vsed great reuerence towards the Iudges and protesting his faith and allegiance to the Queenes maiestie whome he confessed grieuously to haue offended he sayde that he ment not to speake any thing in defence of his facte but woulde first vnderstande the opinion of the Court in two points first whether a man doing any act by authoritie of the Princes counsayle and by warrant of the great seale of Englande and doing nothing without the same maye be charged with treason for anye thing which he might do by warrant therof Secondly whether any suche persons as were equallye culpable in that crime and those by whose letters and commaundementes he was directed in all his doings might be his iudges or passe vppon his triall as his peeres Wherevnto was answered that as concerning the first the great seale which he layde for his warrant was not the seale of the lawfull queene of the Realme nor passed by authoritie but the seale of an vsurper and therefore coulde be no warrant to him As to the seconde it was alledged that if any were as deepely to be touched in that case as himselfe yet so long as no atteyndor were of recorde against them they were neuerthelesse persons able in lawe to passe vpon any triall and not to be chalenged therefore but at the Princes pleasure After whiche aunswere the Duke vsing a fewe wordes declaring his earnest repentaunce in the case for he sawe that to stande vpon vttering any reasonable matter as might seeme woulde little preuayle he moued the Duke of Norffolke to bee a meane to the Queene for mercie without further answere confessed the inditement by whose example the other prisoners arreygned with him did likewise confesse the inditementes produced against them and therevpon had iudgement The xix of August Sir Andrewe Dudley Sir Iohn Gates and Sir Henrie Gates brethren and Sir Thomas Palmer Knightes were arreygned at Westminster and confessing their inditements had iudgemeÌt which was pronounced by the Marques of Winchester high Treasurer of Englande that sate that day as chiefe Iustice The Duke of Northumberland beheaded The xxij of the sayde moneth of August the sayde Duke Sir Iohn Gates and Sir Thomas Palmer were executed at the tower hill and all the rest shortlye after had their pardons graunted by the Queene who as it was thought coulde also haue bene contented to haue pardoned the Duke as well as the other for the speciall fauour that she had borne to him afore time The Archbishop of Canterburie committed to the tower Soone after this Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterburie and late before of King Edwards priuie Counsayle was committed to the tower of London being charged of treason not onely for giuing aduise to the dishinheriting of Queene Marie but also for ayding the D. of Northumberlande with certayne horse and men against the Queene in the quarrell of the Ladie Iane of Suffolke The last day of September next following the Queene passed from the tower through the Citie of London vnto Westminster Queene Marie crowned and the next daye being the first of October shee was crowned at Westminster by Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester for the Archbishops of Caunterburie and Yorke were then prisoners in the tower as before yee haue hearde at the time of whose coronation there was published a generall pardon in hir name being interlaced with so manye exceptions A pardon with exceptions as they they needed the same most tooke smallest benefite thereby In which were excepted by name no smal number not onely of Bishops and other of the Clergie namely the Archbishops of Caunterburie and Yorke the Bishop of London but also many Lordes Knightes and Gentlemenne of the laytie beside the two chiefe Iustices of Englande called Sir Edwarde Mountague and Sir Roger Cholmeley and some other learned men in the lawe for counsayling or at the least consenting to the depriuation of Queene Marie and ayding of the foresayde Duke of Northumberlande in the pretensed right of the afore named Ladie Iane the names of whiche persons so being excepted I haue omitted for shortnesse sake Assoone as this pardon was publyshed and the solemnitie of the feast of the Coronation ended Commissioners there were certayne Commissioners assigned to take order with all such persons as were excepted out of the pardon and others to compounde with the Queene for their seuerall offences which Commissioners sate at the Deane of Paules his house at the west ende of Paules Church and there called afore them the sayde persons apart and from some they tooke their fees and offices graunted before by King Edwarde the sixth and yet neuerthelesse putting them to their fines and some they committed to warde depriuing them of their states and liuings so that for the time to those that tasted thereof it seemed verye grieuous God deliuer vs from incurring the lyke daunger of lawe agayne The v. daye of October next following A Parliament the Queene helde hir highe Court of Parliament at Westminster which continued vntill the xxj day of the sayde moneth In the first session of whiche Parliament there passed no more Actes but one and that was to declare Queene Marie lawfull heire in discent to the crowne of Englande by the common lawes next after hir brother king Edwarde Treason Felonie Premunire and to repeale certaine causes of treason felonie and premunire contayned in diuerse former Statutes the whiche acte of Repeale was for that Cardinall Poole was especiallye looked for as after ye shall heare for the reducing of the Church of Englande to the Popes obedience and to the ende that the sayde Cardinall nowe called into Englande from Rome might holde his Courtes Legantine withoute the daunger of the Statutes of the Premunire made in that case wherevnto Cardinall Wolsey when he was Legate had incurred to his no small losse and to the charge of all the Clergie of Englande for exercising the like power the which acte being once passed forthwith the Queene repayred to the Parliament house The Parliament proroged and gaue therevnto hir royall assent and then proroged the Parliament vnto the xxiiij day of the sayde Moneth In
Rolles your presumption was ouer great and your attempt in thys case hath purchased you perpetuall infamie and shall be called Wyats Rebellion as Wacte Tylers was called Wacte Tylers Rebellion Then sayde the Attourney Maister Wyat were you not priuie to a deuice wherby the Queene should haue bene murthered in a place where she should walke I doe not burthen you to confesse this for thus much I must say on your behalfe that you mislyked that deuice that sayd Wyat was the deuice of William Thomas William Thomas whom euer after I abhorred for that cause Then was a letter shewed which Wyat being in Southwache had written to the duke of Suffolke that he shoulde meete him at Kingstone bridge and from thence to accompanie him to London although he came with the fewer number Wyat at the first did not seeme to remember any such letter but when it was shewed him he confessed his hande Then was it demaunded of him among other things why he refused the Quenes pardon when it was offred him My Lordes quoth he I confesse my fault and offence to be most vile heynous Wyats confession for the which first I aske God mercye without the which I cannot chalenge any thing such is my offence alreadie committed And therefore I beseech you to trouble me with no more questions for I haue deliuered al things vnto hir grace in writing And finally here I must confesse that of all the voyages wherein I haue serued thys was the most desperate and paynefull iourney that euer I made And where you asked why I did not receyue the Queenes pardon when it was offered vnto mee Oh vnhappie manne what shall I saye when I was once entered into thys diuerlishe desperate aduenture there was no waye but to wade throughe with that I hadde taken in hande for I had thoughte that other had bin as farre forward as my selfe whiche I founde farre otherwise so that beeing b ãâ¦ã to keepe promise with all my confederates now kepte promise with me for I like a Moyle weÌt through thick and thinne with this determination that if I should come to any treatie I should seeme to bewraye all my friends But when to shuld I spend any more words I yeld my self wholly vnto the Quenes mercy knowing well that it is onely in hir power to make me as I haue deserued an open example to the worlde with Wat Tyler or else to make participaÌt of y e pitie whiche she hath extended in as greate crimas as myne moste humbly beseeching you all to be means for me to hir highnesse for mercy which is my last and onely refuge the will of God be done on me Vpon this confession without further trial be receiued the iudgement accustomed in cases of treson which was to be haÌged drawn quartred and the .xj. day of April next folowing he was brought to the Tower hill ââ¦he executioÌ ãâã Thomas Wyat. and there was pardoned of his drawing hanging but had his head stricken off and his body cut in foure quarters set vp in diuers places about the citie and his head was set vpon the gallows at Hay hill beside Hide Parke But here by the way is to be noted that he being on the seaffold ready to suffer declared y t the Ladie Elizabeth and sir Edward Courtney Erle of Deuonshire whom he had accused before as it semed were neuer priuie to his doings as far as he knewe or was able to charge them And when Doctor Weston being then his confessor told him that he had confessed the coÌtrary vnto the counsell he answered thus that I sayd then I said but that which I say nowe is true This was the end of Wiat and hys conspiracie ãâã Nicholas Throckmorton The seuententh day of Aprill nexte following Sir Nicholas Throckmorcon Knight was brought from the Tower to Guild Hall in London and there araigned of high Treason as adherente and principall counsellor to the said Wyat and the D. of Suffolke and the rest in the afore remembred conspiracy against the Queene but he so stoutely and therewithall so cunningly aunswered for himselfe as well in cleering of his cause as also in defendyng and auoyding such pointes of the lawes of the Realme as were there alledged against hym that the quest whiche passed vppon his life and deathe found him not giltie with which verdite the Iudges and Counsellores there present were so muche offended that they bounde the Iury in the summe of fiue hundred pounde a peece to appeare before the Counsell in the Starre Chamber at a day appoynted and according to their bonde they appeared there before the sayd Counsell vpon Wednesday beeing the one and twentith of Aprill and Saint Markes day From whence after certaine ââ¦uestioning they were committed to ââison Emanuell Lucar and maister Wheââ¦ston to the Tower and the other to the Flâââe But nowe for asmuche as a copy of the order of Sir Nicholas ThrockâââtoÌs arraignment bothe come to my handes and that the same may giue some light to the history of that dangerous rebellioÌ I haue thought it not impertinent to insert the same not wishing that it shoulde bee offensiue to any sith it is in euery mans libertie to way his wordes vttered in his owne defence and likewise the dooings of the queste in acquityng hym as maye seeme good to their discretions sith I haue deliuered the same as I haue found it without preiudicing anye mans opinion to thinke thereof otherwise than as the cause maye moue him ¶ The order of the araignemente of Sir Nicholas Throckemorton Knight in the Guild Hall of London the seuententh day of April 1554. expressed in a Dialogue for the better vnderstanding of euery mans parte The names of the commissioners SIr Thomas White Knight Lord Maior of London The Earle of Shrewsbury The Earle of Darby Sir Thomas Bromley Knyght Lorde chiefe Iustice of Englande Sir Nicholas Hart Knyght Mayster of the tolles Sir Frauncis Englesselde Knight Maister of the courte of Wardes and Liberties Sir Richarde Southwell Knight one of the priuie counsell Sir Edwarde Walgrane Knight one of the priuy counsell Sir Roger Cholmeley Knight Sir Wyllyam Portemein Knyght one of the Iustices of the Kings benche Sir Edwarde Saunders Knight one of the Iustices of the common place Sergeants Maister Stanford The Queenes learned counsell gaue euidence against the prisoner Maister Dyer Maister Edward Griffin attourney generall Clerkes of y e Crowne Maister Sendall Peter Tichbourne Clerkes of y e Crowne Firste after Proclamation made and the commissioÌ red the Lieutenant of the Tower master Tho. Bridges brought the prisoner to the barre then silence was commaunded and Sendall said to the prisoner as foloweth Sendall Nicholas Throckmorton Knighte hold vp thy hande thou art before this time in dired of high treason c. that thou then and there didst falsly and traiterously c. conspire imagine the death of the Queenes maiestie c. and falsly
hir sight Hir beauty of kinde hir vertues from aboue Happy is he that can obteyne hir loue The corrupt Orthography that diuers vse in writing this name doth incorporate it to houses thereto linked in no kinrede and consequeÌtly blemisheth diuers worthy exploites atchieued as well in England and Irelande as in forreine countreis and dominioÌs Some write Gerolde sundry Geralde diuers very corruptly Gerrot others Gerarde But the true Orthography is Giralde as may appeare both by Giraldus Cambriense and the Italian authors that make mention of the family As for Gerrot it differeth statte from Giralde yet there be some in Irelande that name and write themselues Gerrottes notwithstanding they be Giraldines wherof diuers gentlemen are in Méeth But there is a sept of the Gerrots in IrelaÌd and they séeme forsooth by threatning kyndnesse and kinrede of the true Giraldines to fetch their petit degrees from their auncestours but they are so néere of bloud one to the other that two bushels of beanes woulde scantly counte theyr degrées An other reason why diuers estrange houses haue bene shuffled in among this familie was for that sundry gentlemeÌ at the christenyng of their children would haue them named Giraldes and yet their surnames were of other houses and if after it happened that Girald had issue Thomas Iohn Robert or such lyke then would they beare the surname of Girald as Thomas fitz Girald and thus takyng the name of their auncestors for their surname within two or thrée discantes they shooue themselues among the kinrede of the Giraldines This is a generall faulte in Ireland and Wales and a great confusion and extinguishment of houses This noble auncient family of the Giraldines haue in sundrye ages flourished in the most renoumed countries of Europe Warring fitz Giralde was one in great credite with king Iohn Matth. pari in vita Ioh. pag. 316. verl 40. I finde an other Giraldine Archiepiscopus Burdegalensis who flourished in king Henry the thirde his tyme. There was an other Giraldine Patriarch of Ierusalem 1234. in the yeare 1229. as witnesseth Mattheus ParisieÌsis There was one Girald of Berueyl an excelleÌt Poet in the Italian tongue pag. 480. an other named Baptist Girald was a famous citizen of Ferrara of the baron of Ophaly whereas the contrary ought to be inferd that if a pryuate person can tame the Irish what may theÌ the publique Magistrate doe that hath the Princes pay But in deede it is harde to take Hares with Foxes You must not thinke master Vescy that you were sent gouernour into Ireland to dandle your trulles to penne your selfe vp within a towne or citie to giue rebels the gaze to pill the subiects to animate traytors to fil your cofers to make your selfe by marring true men to gather the birdes whilest other beate the bushes after to impeach the nobilitie of such treasons as you onely haue committed But for as much as our mutual complaints stande vpon the one his Yea and the other hys Nay and that you would be taken for a champion and I am knowen to be no cowarde let vs in Gods name leaue lying for varlettes berdyng for ruffians facing for crakers chatting for twatlers scoldyng for callets bookyng for scriueners pleadyng for Lawyers and lette vs try with the dynt of swoorde as become martiall men to doe our mutuall quarrelles Wherfore to iustifie that I am a true subiect and that thou Vescy art an archetraytor to God and to my King here in the presence of hys highnesse and in the hearyng of this honourable assembly I challenge the combat The combat chalenged Whereat all the auditory shouted Nowe in good fayth quoth Vescye with a right good will Wherevpon bothe the parties beyng dismist vntill the Kings pleasure were further knowne it was agreed at length by the counsayle that the fittest tryal should haue bene by battayle Wherefore the parties beyng as well thereof aduertised as the day by the King appoynted no small prouision was made for so eager a combat as that was presupposed to haue bene But when the prefixed day approched neere Vescy turnyng his great boaste to small rost beganne to crye creake and secretely sayled into Fraunce ââ¦escye fledââ¦ed France ââ¦dare bestowed on the Lord Giââ¦d King Edwarde thereof aduertised bestowed Vescyes Lordships of Kyldare and Rathymgan on the Baron of Ophaly saying that albeit Vescy conueyed hys person into Fraunce yet he left his lands behind him in Ireland The firste Earle of ââ¦dare creââ¦ed 1ââ¦15 The Baron returned to Irelande with the gratulation of all his friendes and was created Earle of Kildare in the ix yeere of Edward the second his raigne the xiiij of May. He deceased at Laraghbrine a village neere to Maynooth in the yeare 1316. and was buried at Kildare so that he was Erle but one yeare The nuÌbers ãâã the Erles of kyldare The house of Kildare among diuers giftes wherewith God hath aboundauntly endued it is for one singuler pointe greatly to bee admired that notwithstandyng the seuerall assaults of diuers enimies in sundry ages yet this Earle that now liueth is the tenth Earle of Kildare to whom from Iohn the first Earle there hath alwayes continued a lineall descent from father to sonne which truely in mine opinion is a great blessing of God And for as much as this Erle now liuyng as his Auncesters before him haue bene shrewdly shooued at by his euill willers saying that he is able but not willyng to profite hys countrey the Poesie that is framed for him runneth in this wise Quid possim iactant quid vellem scire recusant Vtraque Reginae sint rogo nota meae His eldest sonne is Lorde Giralde L. Girald Baron of Ophaly for whom these verses are made Te pulchrum natura facit fortuna potentem Te faciat Christi norma Giralde bonum Syr Thomas Butler Erle of Ormond and Ossery Earle of Ormond The Butlers were auncient English gentlemen and worthy seruitors in all ages Theobald Butler Lorde of Carrick 1247. The Butlers as I am enformed ar fouÌd by auncient recordes too haue bene Earles of the Larrick 1299. Iohn Cogan were Lorde Iustices of Ireland This Butler died in the Castle of Arckelow in the yeare 1285. The Lord Theobald Butler the yonger and Sonne to the elder Theobald was sente for by Edwarde the first to serue against the Scots This noble man deceased at Turny and his body was conneighed to Wency a towne in the countie of Lymmericke Sir Edmund Butler a wise and valiaunt noble man 1309. was dubbed knight at London by Edward the second This man beyng appoynted lieuetenant of Irelande vppon the repayre of Iohn Wogan who before was Lorde Iustice to Englande 1312. besieged the Obrenies in Glyndalory and were it not that they submitted themselues to the Kyng and the Lieuetenantes mercy they had not bene onely for a season vanquisshed but also vtterly by him extirped This
noble man was in his gouernment suche an encourager and furtherer of seruitors as that hee dubd on Saint Michael the Archangels day 30. 1313. knights in the castle of Dublin Hee was a scourge to the Scottes that inuaded Ireland 1315. when he was Lieuetenant He discomfiteth Omourgh a notorious rebell neare a towne named Baly lethan After diuers victorious exploites by him atchieued he sayled into England 1316. and so to Hispayne in pilgrimage to S. Iames. 1321. Vpon his returne to England he deceased at London and his body beyng conueyghed into Ireland was entoombed at Ballygauran Iames Butler Erle of Ormond was Lord Iustice of Ireland in the yeare 1359. 1359. The Lord Butler and Vicecount Thurles was dubo knight by Henry the sixte in Englande in the yeare 1425. at whiche tyme sir Iames Butler 1425. sir Iohn Butler sir Rafe Butler were in like maner knighted 1327. The firste Earle of Ormond Iames Butler who maryed the Earle of Herfordes daughter was preferred to the Erledome of Ormond in the first yeare of Edwarde the thirde whiche fell vpon the heyres generall lastly vpon sir Thomas Butler Erle of Wilshyre after whom it reuersed to Pierce Butler whom a little before King Henry the viij had created Erle of Ossery I read Butler Erle of Tipperary in the yeare 1300. Tipperary The Latin history calleth him Dominum de pincerna the English le Butler Whereby it appeareth hee had some such honour aboute the Prince His very surname is Becket who was aduaunced by Henry the secondes eldest sonne Lorde Butler in recompence of the death of Thomas of Canterbury theyr kinnesman His eldest sonne is Lord Butler Vicounte Thurles For the Erle now liuyng these verses are made Magnus Auns maiorque pater sed Natus vtroque Corporis aut animi non bonitate minor Desmon Girald fitz Girald Erle of Desmond Maurice fitz Thomas a Giraldine was created Erle of Desmond the same yeare soone after that Butler became Erle of Ormonde His eldest sonne is Lord fitz Girald of DesmoÌd The Erle now liuyng thus speaketh Euasi tandem iactatus fluctibus alti Et precor in portu sit mea tuta ratis Clenrichard Sir Richard Bourke Erle of Clenrickard A braunche of the Englishe family de Burgo The Bourkes haue bene auncient noble menne before theyr commyng to Ireland and in olde tyme they haue bene Erles of Vlster Hys eldest sonne is Lorde Bourke Baron of Enykelline His verse is this Quam mihi maiorum famam bona gesta dederunt Hanc mihi natorum barbara facta negant Tomond Connogher Obren Erle of Tomonde the name of Erle giuen to Murragh Obrene for terme of lyfe 1550. and after to Donogh Obrene in the fifte yeare of the raigne of Edwarde the sixte nowe confirmed to the heyres males Hys eldest sonne is Baron of Ibracan Vpon the Erle now liuyng this fantasie was deuised Non decet externos sine eausa quaerere reges Cum licet in tuta viuere pace domi Clencare Mack Carty More Erle of Clencare created in the yeare 1565. Barry Roche Gormanstowne Vicecount Barry Vicecount Roche Preston Vicecount of Gormanstowne whereto is lately annexed the Barony of Lawnedresse One of theyr auncestours Sir Robert Preston 1361. then chiefe Baron of the Eschequer was dubd knight in the field by Lionel Duke of Claââ¦nce This gentleman matcht in wedlocke with Margaret Bermingham lady of Carbry who deceased in the yeare 1361. After whose death sir Robert Preston was seysed of the sayd Lordship in the right of his wife 1367. and beyng molested by rebels placed a garrison in the castle whereby the subiects were greatly eased and the rebels dayly annoyed There hath bene another sir Robert Preston of this house 1476. greate graundfather to the Vicecount now liuyng This gentleman was deputie to Richard second sonne to Edward the fourth in the xvj yeare of the reygne of his father and after likewyse in the reigne of Henry the seuenth 1492 hee was deputie to Iasper Duke of Bedford Erle of Pembroke and Lieuetenaunt of Ireland at the same time was he appointed by the King generall receyuer of his reuenue in Ireland How wisely this noble man behaued hymselfe in peace and how valiauntly he bequit himselfe in warre sundry of King Henry the seuenth his letters to him beyng deputie addressed do manifestly witnesse There was a parliament holden before him at Drogheda whiche was repealed in the x. yeare of Henry y e seueÌth 1494 Sir Christopher Preston was dubd knight in the fielde by Edmund Erle of March 1397 Lorde deputie of Ireland William Preston was L. Iustice of Ireland in Henry the eyghts reigne The house is auncient planted in Lankashyre Preston came from Lanckishire and from thence departed into Ireland beyng to this day seysed of a manour in Lankashyre named of the house Preston The Vicount now liuyng speaketh in this wyse Si quantum vellem tantum me posse putarem Nota esset patriae mens mea firma meae Eustace aliâs Powar Baltinglasse Vicounte of Baltinglasse Lord of Kyleullen to him and his heyres males the 34. yeare of Henry the eight 1542 Theyr auncestor Robart le Pouar was sent into Irelande with commission and hys offpryng hath rested there since the yeare 1175. Powar aliâs Eustace is written Baron of Domuyle in the yeare 1317. 1175 The Vicountes poesie now liuing is this Cum bonus ipse manes an non laus magna putatur Prudenter cuiuis posse placere viro MouÌtgaret Sir Richard Butler Vicount Mountgaret to him and his heyres males in the fift yeare of Edward the sixt 1550 Vicount Deece Deece Lord Bermingham Baron of Athenry Athenry now degenerate and become meere Irishe agaynst whom his auncestors serued valiauntly in the yeare 1300. Regna dat alta tibi damna dat amplâ⦠tuis Laetus es in coelis vllo sine fine tââ¦plians Moestus at in terris diues mopsque moet Nam sapiente caret diues qui parta gubernet Nec qui det misero munera pauper habet Te gener ipse caret viduce te rustica turba Atque vrbana cohors te socer aline caret Non est digna viro talis respublica canâ⦠Nam sanctos sedes non nisi sancta doâ⦠Mira loquor sed vera loquor noÌ ficta reuoluo Si maiora loquar nil nisi vera loquar Mortuus es nobis hoc crimina nostra dedecruÌt Mortuus es virtus hoc tibi sacra dedit Viuus es in coelo dedit hoc tibi gratia Christi Viuus vt in mundo sis tibi fama dabit For the L. of Trimlestowne now liuing this was deuised Quod mihi vita dedit fratri Mors seua negauit Quod dederat fratri det mihi fama precor Dunboyn Edward Butler Baron of Donboyne giuen to Edmund Butler Esquier his heires
Lacy Lorde of Meth departed this life in Englande he left two daughters behinde hym that were hys heires Margaret maried to the Lord Verdon The Lorde Verdon Geffrey GeÌneuille and Mathild wife to Geffrey Genneuille King Henry in the .xxxvj. yeere of his raigne gaue to Edward his eldest sonne Gascoigne Irelande 1252 and the county of Chester In the yeere following 1253 Hugh Lacy Earle of Vlster departed this life was buried at Cragfergus in the Church of the Friers Minors leauing a daughter behind him that was his heire whome Walter de Burgh or Bourke married and in right of hir was created Earle of Vlster as after shall appeare Morice Fitz Gerald Lord Iustice of Ireland being requested by this Prince to come and assist him with a power of men againste the Welche Rebels left a sufficiente garrison of menne in the Castell of Scligath which he had lately builded The Castell of Scligath and then came ouer with Phelin Ochonher and a lusty bande of Souldiers and meeting the Prince at Chepstow behaued themselues so valiantly that returning with victory they greatly encreased the fauoure of the Kyng and Prince towardes them and vppon theyr returne into Irelande they ioyned with Cormacke Mack Dermote Mack Rori and made a notable iourney againste Odonil the Irishe enimie Odonil that when Lacie was once dead inuaded and sore anoyed the Kings subiectes of Vlster Odonil being vanquished the Lord Iustice forced pledges and tribute of Oneale to keepe the Kings peace and diuers other exploytes prayseworthy dyd he during the time of his gouernement as Flatsberie hath gathered in his notes for the Lorde Gerald Fitz Gerald Earle of Kildare in the yeere 1517. Iohn Fitz Geffrey Lorde Iustice Alayne de la Zââ¦uch Lorde Iustice Stephan de long Espee After Morice Fitz Gerald succeeded in office of Lord Iustice Iohn Fitz Geffrey Knight and after him Alayne de la Zouch whome ââ¦he Earle of Surrey Fitz Warren slew And after de la Zouch in the yeere .1258 being the .42 of Henry the third his raigne was Stephan de loÌg Espee sent to supply that roome who slew Oneil with .352 of his men in the streetes of Doââne shortly after departed this life then WilliaÌ Dene was made Lorde Iustice William Dene Lord Iustice Greene Castel destroyed Mac Carey 1261 Sir Richarde Capell Lorde iustice Greene Castell was destroyed Also Mac Carey played the Deuill in Desmonde In the yeere .1261 Sir William Dene Lord Iustice of Irelande deceassed and Sir Richarde Rochell or Capell as some copies haue was sent to be Lord Iustice after him who greatly enuyed the familie of the Giraldines during his gouernemente Lord Iohn Fitz Thomas slayne the Lorde Iohn Fitz Thomas and the Lord Morice his sonne were slayne In the yere .1264 Walter de burgh was made Earle of Vlster The Lorde iustice taken and Morice Fitz Morice tooke y e Lord Iustice of IrelaÌd togither with Theobald Butler Miles Cogan and diuers other greate Lordes at Tristildermot on S. Nicholas day And so was Irelande full of warres betwixt the Burghes and Giraldines 1266 In the yeere .1266 there chanced an Earthquake in Ireland 1267 In the yeere following King Henry tooke vp the variance that was in Ireland betwixt y e parties and discharging Dene appoynted Dauid Barry Lord Iustice in his place Dauid Barry Lord iustice who tamed the insolent dealings of Morice Fitz Morice cousin Germane to Fitz Gerald. In the yeere .1268 1268 Conhur Obren was slaine by Dermote Mack Monerd and Morice Fitz Gerald Earle of Desmond was drowned in the Sea Robert Vffert betwixt Wales and Ireland And Roberte Vffort was sente ouer to remayne Lord Iustice of Ireland and Barry was discharged who coÌtinued till the yeere .1269 Richard de Exceter 1270 1271 and then was Richarde de Exceter made Lord Iustice And in the yeere following was the Lorde Iames Audley made Lord Iustice Richard Verdon and Iohn Verdon were slayne and Fulke Archbishop of Dublin deceassed Also the Castels of Aldleck Roscoman and Scheligagh were destroyed The same yeere was a greate dearth and mortalitie in Irelande The Lord Audley In the yere .1272 the Lorde Iames Audley was slayne by a fal from his horse in ThomouÌd and then was Morice Fitz Morice made Lorde Iustice of Irelande Randon and the Castell of Randon was destroyed In the yeere .1272 The decesse of king Henry the thirde King Henry the thirde departed this life and the Lorde Walter Genuille lately returned home from his iourney into the holy land was sent into Ireland 1272 Walter Genââ¦ille and made Lord Iustice there In the yeere .1275 1275 the Castell of Roscoman was eftsoones repaired and fortifyed 1276 An ouerthrow at Glenburry In the yeere .1276 there was an ouerthrowe giuen at Glenbury where William Fitz Roger Prior of the Knightes Hospitallers many other with him were taken prisoners and a greate number of other were slayne The same yere Iohn de Verdon departed this world and Thomas de Clare married y e daughter of Morice Fitz Morice In the yeere following Robert Vffort was appointed to supply y e roomth of Genuille being called home and so was this Vffort the seconde time ordeyned Lord Iustice of Irelande He haââ¦ing occasion to passe into Englande made hys substitute Fulborne Bishop of Waterford til his returne and then resumed the gouernemente into his owne handes agayne In the yeere .1277 Thomas de Clare slewe Obrencoth King of Tholethmoââ 1277 and yet after this the Irish closed him vp in ãâã whaâââ togither with Maurice Fitz Maurice so that they gââe hostages to escape and the Castell of Roscoman was wonne In the yeere next ensuing was Iohn de ââ¦erlington coÌââcrated Archbishop of Dublin 1278 ââ¦here was also a Councell holden at Grenok Macke Dermot slewe Cathguâ⦠O Conthir King of Connagh In the yeere .1279 Robert Vffort vpon ocââ¦asion of businesse came ouer into Englande and left Friar Fulborne Bishoppe oâ⦠Waterforde to supply his roomth and Raufe Piphard and O Haulen chased Onââl in a battell In the yeere 128â⦠Roberte Vffort came the third time to occupie the roomth of Lorde chiefe Iustice in Irelande resuming that roomth into his hands againe In the yeere following 1281 the Bishop of Waterford was established by the King of England Lord Iustice of Irelande Adam Cusack y e yonger slewe William Barret and many other in Connagh And in the nexte yeere to witte .1282 Pââ¦uqueit slew Murertagh and his brother Arte Mac Murch at Athlone Also the Lorde Iames de Brimmingham and Peers de Euyt departed this life Also the Archbishop Derlington deceassed And about the same time the Citie of Dublin was defaced by fire the Steeple of Christs Church vtterly destroyed Christ Church repaired The Citizens before they wente about to repaire their owne priuate buildings agreed togither to
make a collection for repayring the ruines of that auntient building first begun by the Danes and continued by Citrius Prince of Dublin at the instaunce of Donate sometime Bishop of that Citie and dedicated to the blessed Trinitie Donaâ⦠Bishop of Dublin At length Strangbow Erle of Pembroke Fitz Stephans and LaureÌce that for his vertue was called S. LaureÌce Archbishop of Dublin and his foure successors Iohn of Euesham Henry Scorchbill and Lucas and last of all Iohn de Saint Paule finished it This notable building sith the time that it was thus defaced by fire hath bin beautifyed in diuers sorts by many zealous Citizens Strangbowes tombe defaced by the fall of the roofe of the Church Strangbowes tombe restored by Henry Sidney Sir Henry Sidney when he was Lord Deputy restored and likewise did cost vpon the Earle of Kildares Chappell for an ornament to the quier ouer the which he left also a monumente of Captayne Randolfe Captayne Randol late Coronell of the Englishe bandes of footemen in Vlster that dyed there valiantly fighting in his Princes seruice as after shall appeare In the yeere .1283 Furmund Chancellor of Ireland and Richarde Tute departed this life and Friar Stephan Fulborne was made Lorde Iustice of Irelande Moreouer at Rathode the Lord Geffrey GeÌuille fled and sir Gerard Doget and Raufe Petiâ⦠were slayne with a great number of other The Norwagh Ardscoll with other townes and villages were brente by Philip Stanton the xvj day of Nouember in the yeere .1286 Also Calwagh was taken at Kildare In the yeere .1287 diuers nobles in Irelande deceassed as Richard Deceter Gerald Fitz Morice Thomas de Clare Richard Taffy and Nicolas Teling Knightes The yeere next ensuing 1288 Samfort Archbishop of Dublin Lorde Iustice deceassed Friar Fulborne Lord Iustice of Ireland and Iohn SaÌfort Archbishop of Dublin was aduaunced to y e roomth of Lorde Iustice Also Richard Burgh Erle of Vlster besieged Theobald Verdon in the Castell of Athlone and came with a great power vnto Trim by the working of Walter Lacie 1290 In the yeere .1290 was the chase or discomfiture of Offali and diuers Englishmen slayne Also Mack Coghlan slewe O Molaghelin King of Meth and William Burgh was discoÌfited at Deluin by Mac Coghlan The same yeere .1290 William Vescy Lorde Iustice William Vescy was made Lord Iustice of Irelande and entred into that office on Saint Martins daye Vnto thys Iustice Edward Ballioll King of Scotland did homage for an Erledome which he helde in Ireland in like manner as he did to king Edwarde for the Crowne of Scotland In the yere .1292 a fiftenth was graunted to the King of all the temporall goodes in Ireland whilest Vescy was as yet Lord Iustice This Vescy was a sterne manne and full of courage 1294 he called Iohn Earle of Kildare before him charging him with riots foule misdemeanors for that he ranged abroade and soughte reuenge vpon priuate displeasures out of all order and not for any aduauncemente of the publike wealth or seruice of his soueraigne William Dodââgsels Lord Iustice William Dodingsels being this yere made Lord Iustice of Irelande after Vescy dyed in the yeere next following 1295 that is .1295 and .23 of King Edwarde the firste After hym succeeded in that roomth the Lorde Thomas Fitz Maurice Thomas Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice In the yeere .1296 Friar William de Bothum was consecrated Archbishop of Dublin 1296 1298 In the yeere .1298 and .xxvj. of Edwarde the first the Lorde Thomas Fitz Maurice departed this life and an agreement was made Record Turris betwixte the Earle of Vlster and the Lorde Iohn Fitz Thomas Earle of Kildare by Iohn Wogan that was ordeyned Lorde Iustice of Irelande In the yeere .1299 1299 William Archbishop of Dublin departed thys life and Richarde de Fringis was consecrated Archbishop in hys place The King wente vnto Iohn Wogan Lorde Iustice commaunding hym to gyue sommââ¦naunce vnto the nobles of Irelande to prepare themselues with Horse and armour to come in theyr best aray for the warre to serue hym againste the Scottes and withall wrote vnto the same Nobles as to Richarde de Burgh Earle of Vlster Geffrey de Genuill Iohn Fitz Thomas Thomas Fitz Maurice Theobalde Lorde Butler Theobalde Lorde Verdon Piers Lorde Brimingham of Thetemoy Eââ¦stace Lorde Power Hugh Lorde Purcel Iohn de Cogan Iohn de Barry William de Barry Walter de Lastice Richarde de Exeter Iohn Pipurd Walter Lenfante Iohn of Oxforde Adam de Stantoun Symon de Pheybe William Cadell Iohn de Vale Maurice de Carre George de la Roche Maurice de Rochford and Maurice Fitz Thomas de Kerto commaunding them to bee with him at Withwelaun the first of March Such a precept I remember I haue redde registred in a close rolle among y e recordes of the Tower but where Marleburrow sayeth that the sayde Iohn Wegan Lord Iustice of IrelaÌd and the Lord Iohn Fitz Thomas with many other came to King Edward into Scotland in the .xxix. yeare of Kyng Edwards raigne Campion noteth it to be in the yeare .1299 which fell in the .xxvij. of the raigne of King Edward and if my remembrance fayle me not the close rolle aforementioned beareth date of the .xxiiij. yere of King Edwards raygne all which notes may bee true for it is very lyke that in those warres against the Scottes y e King sent diuers times to the Irish Lordes to come to serue him as it behoued them to do by theyr tenures and not only he sent into Ireland to haue the seruices of men but also for prouision of vittayles as in close rolles I remember I haue also seene recorded of the .xxvij. and .xxx. yeere of y e sayd King Edward the first his raigne For this we finde in a certaine abstract of the Irish Chronicles Chr. Pembrig whiche shoulde seeme to be collected out of Flatsburie whome Campion so much followed that in the yeere .1301 1ââ¦01 the Lorde Iohn Wogan Lorde Iustice Iohn Fitz Thomas Peter Bermingham Irishmen inuade Scotland and diuers other went into Scotland in ayde of King Edward in whiche yeere also a great part of y e Citie of Dublin with the Church of Saint Werburgh was brente in the nighte of the frast daye of Sainte Colme Also the Lorde Genuille married the daughter of Iohn de MoÌtfert and the Lorde Iohn Mortimer married the daughter and heire of Peter Genuille also the Lord Theobald de Verdon married the daughter of the Lorde Roger Mortimer The same yeere in the winter season the Irishe of Leynister reysed warre against y e townes of Wicklow and Rathdon doing muche hurte by brenning in the countrey all about but they were chastised for their wickednesse losing the most part of their prouision and Cattell and in the Lent season the more parte of them had bin vtterly destroyed if discorde and variance had not risen among the Englishmen to the impeachmente of
inferre accuse and declare what euidence he coulde agaynst the Lorde Iustice but none came Then passed a decree by the Counsaile commaunding all Bishops Abbots Priors the Maiors of Dublyn Corke Lymerike Waterford and Droghdagh the Shirifes Knightes and Seneshals of euerie shire to appeare at Dublin From amongst all these they appointed .vj. inquisitors which examining the bishops other persons aforesayd singularly one by one found that with an vniuersal coÌsent they deposed for the Prior affyrming that to their iudgments he was a zealous and a faithfull childe of the Catholike Church In the meane time Arnold le Poer the prisoner deceased in the Castel and bycause he stoode vnpurged long hee lay vnburied In the yeare .1329 1329 The Earle of Louth slaine Iohn de Birmingham Erle of Louth and his brother Peter with many other of that surname and Richard Talbot of Malahide were slain on Whitson euen at Balibragan by men of the Countrey The Lorde Butler slaine Also the Lord Thomas Butler and diuerse other noble men were slaine by Mac Gogoghdan and other Irish meÌ neare to Molinger for the Irish aswell in Leynister as in Meth made insurrections in that season and so likewise did they in MouÌster vnder the leading of Obren whom William Erle of Vlster and Iames Erle of Ormond vanquished So outragious were the Leynister Irish that in one Church they brunt foure score innocent soules asking no more but the life of their priest theÌ at Masse whoÌ they notwithstaÌding sticked with their Iauelins spurned the host wasted al with fire neither forced they of y e Popes interdictioÌ nor any ecclesiasticall censures denouÌced against theÌ matters of no smal coÌsideratioÌ amoÌg theÌ namely in those days but maliciously perseuered in y e course of their furious rage till the citizens of Wexford somwhat tamed theÌ slue .400 of theÌ in one skirmish y e rest fleeing were all drenched in the water of Slane In the yeare .1330 1330 the Earle of Vlster with a great army made a iourney agaynst Obren The Prior of Kilmaynam Lord Iustice and the prior of KilmaynaÌ Lord iustice put Maurice Fitz Thomas Erle of Desmond in prison in the Marshalsee out of the which he freely escaped and the Lord Hugh Lacie returned into Ireland and obteyned the kings peace and fauour In the yeare .1331 1331 the Earle of Vlster passed ouer into Englande and great slaughter was made vpon the Irish in Okensly Also the castell of Arclo was taken by the Irish men and great slaughter made of the Englishe in the Cowlagh by Otothell and other Also the Lorde Anthonie Lucie was sent ouer Lorde Iustice into Irelande Anthony Lucy Lord Iustice and great slaughter was made of the Irish at Thurlis by the knightes of the Countrey and at Finnath in Meth there were manye of them slaine by the English but yet was the Castell of Fernis taken and burnt by the Irish On the feast day of the Assumption of our Ladie which falleth on the .xv. of August The Earle of Desmond apprehended Maurice Fitz Thomas Erle of Desmond was apprehended at Limerike by the Lorde Iustice and sent vnto the Castell of Dublyn Moreouer the Lord Iustice tooke sir William Birmingham at Clomell by a wile whilest hee was sicke in his bed and sent him togither with his sonne Walter Birmingham vnto the Castel of Dublyn the .xxx. of Aprill 1332 William Birmingham executed In the yeare .1332 the sayde sir William was hanged at Dublin but Walter was deliuered by reason he was within orders Campion Campion following suche notes as he hath seene writeth that the death of this William Birmingham chaunced in time of the gouernment of William Outlaw Prior of KilmaynaÌ being lieutenant vnto Iohn Lorde Darcie that was made Lorde Iustice as the sayd Campion hath noted in the yeare .1329 Although Marleburgh affyrmeth that hee came thither to beare that office in the yeare .1332 after the Lord Lucie was discharged as hereafter shall be recyted But whensoeuer or vnder whom soeuer Birmingham was executed hee was accounted an odde Knight and suche one as for his valiancie hys matche was not lyghtly to bee any where founde Also Henry de Mandeuile was taken and sent prisoner to be safely kept in Dublyn Likewise Walter Burgh with two of hys brethren were taken in Connagh by the Earle of Vlster and sent to the Castell of Norburgh This yeare the Lord Antonie Lucie was discharged of his rowmth by the king and so returned with his wife and children into Englande The Lorde Darcie iustice and the Lorde Iohn Darcie was sent ouer Lord Iustice in Lucies place and great slaughter was made vpon Bren Obren and Mac Carthi in Mounster by the English of that Countrey This Iohn Darcie as shoulde appeare by gyftes bestowed vpon him by the King was in singular fauour wyth him Amongest other things which hee had of the kings gyft we fynde that hee had the Manours of Louth and Baliogarie and other landes in Irelande which belonged to the Earle of Ew The Earle of Ew and for that the sayd Earle was a French man and tooke part wyth Philip de Valois the kings enimie they were seysed into the kings hande The Earle of Desmonde vpon sureties was set at libertie 1333 A Parliament and by the Parliament holden at Dublyn in this yeare .1333 was sent ouer into Englande vnto the King and William Earle of Vlster a yong Gentleman of twentie yeares of age in goyng towardes Knocfergus the .vij. of Iune The Earle of Vlster slaine was slaine neare to the fourdes in Vlster by his owne people but hys wyfe and daughter escaped into Englande and the daughter was after maryed vnto the Lorde Lionell the kings sonne She deceassed afterwards at Dublyn and left a daughter behind hir that was hir heyre maryed to Roger Mortimer Earle of March and Lorde of Trym This murther was procured by Robert Fitz Martine Mandeuile who was the first that presumed to giue to the Earle any wounde To reuenge the death of this Erle of Vlster slaine as ye haue heard beside Knocfergus the Lorde Iustice Darcie with a great power went into Vlster to pursue those that through Mandeuiles seditious tumultes had so trayterously murthered their Lord. At his setting forward Sir Thomas Burgh the saide Iustice Darcie appoynted sir Tho. Burgh Treasurer to gouerne as lieutenant to him in his absence When the Lorde Iustice had punished the trayters in Vlster The Lorde Iustice inuadeth Scotland hee passed ouer into Scotlande there to make warre agaynste the Scottes that were enimies at that present to the king of England and on the feast day of Saint Margaret greate slaughter was made of the Scots by the Irish men and so what by the king in one part and the Lorde Iustice of Irelande in another Scotland was in maner wholy conquered and Edwarde Ballioll was established king of Scotland The Lord
styrring and where I finde rowmth to fight The father in a fume let ãâã the buylding and forsware to goe any further forwarde in it But yet the want therof and such like hath beene the decay as well of the Sauages as of all the Englishe Gentlemen in Vlster ââ the lacke also of walled Townes is one of the principall occasions of the rude wildenesse in other partes of Irelande This Sauage hauing prepared ãâã armie agaynst the Irishe allowed to euerie Souldier before they should buckle with the enimie ãâã draught of Aqua vite Wine or olde Ale and killed in prouision for their returne Biââe Vrââson and fowle great plentie which doing diuers of his captaines misliked bycause they considered the successe of warre to be vncertaine and therefore esteemed it better policie to poyson the cates or to do them away than to keepe the same and happely to feed a sort of rogues with such ãâã foode if ought shoulde happen to themselues in this aduenture of so fewe agaynste so manye Hereat smyled the Gentleman and sayde ãâã ⪠ye are too full of enuie This worlde is but ãâã Anne to the which ye haue no speciall interest but are onely tenants at will of the Lorde ãâã please him to commaunde vs from it as it were from our lodging and to set other good fellowes in our rowmthes what hurt shall it be for vs to leaue them some meate for their suppers let them hardly winne it and weare it If they enter our dwellings good maner woulde no lesse but to welcome them with such fare as the Countrey breedeth and with all my heart much good may it do them Notwithstanding I presume so farre vpoÌ your noble corages that verily my mind giueth me we shal returne at night baÌket our selues with our owne store and so they did hauing slain three M. Irishmen In the yere .1355 deceased Maurice Fitz Thomas Erle of Desmond L. iustice of Ireland 1355 The Earle of Desmond lord iustice deceasseth that had that office of the kings grant for terme of life After him succeeded in y e rowmth Thomas de Rokesby a knight sincere vpright of conscience Thomas Rokesby Lorde iustice His saying who being coÌtrolled for suffring himself to be serued in treen cups answered those homely cups dishes pay truly for that they coÌtein I had rather drinke out of treen cups pay gold siluer than drink out of golde and make woodden payment This yeare began great controuersie betwixt Richard Raufe Primate of Ardmagh 1357 Dissention betwixt the Primate of Ardmagh and the foure orders of Friers and the foure orders of begging Friers which ended at length by the deaths of the sayd Richarde Raufe and Richarde Kilminton in the yeare .1266 Raufe deceassing in the Popes Court and Kilminton in England Almerike de Saint Amand Iohn Three Lorde Iustices or as other haue Iames Butler Erle of OrmoÌd and Maurice Fitz Thomas Erle of Kildare were appointed Lord Iustices of Ireland by turââ¦es In Ormonds time and in the .xxxiij. yere of king Edward the thirds raigne Record Tur. order was taken that the Irish Lordes should remaine dwell in their houses vpon the marches to defend the subiects from inuasions of enimies And further proclamation went forth that no mere Irish borne should be made Maior Bailife porter officer or minister in any towne or place within the English dominioÌs nor that any Archbishop Bishop Abbot prior or any other being of the kings allegiance vpon forfeyture of al that he might forfeit should aduance any that was mere Irish borne to the rowmth of a Canon or to haue any other ecclesiasticall benefice that lay among the Englishe subiects To Maurice Thomas Erle of Kildare when he was ordeyned Lord Iustice The Earle of Kildare Lorde iustice the kings letters assigned in yearely fee for his office fiue hundred poundes with condition that the sayde gouernor should find .xx. great horses to serue in the field he himself to be the twentith man in going agaynst the enimie whiche alowance and conditions in those dayes so farre as I can gesse should seeme to be ordinarie to the office Lionell Duke of Clarence Lionell Duke of Clarence sonne to king Edward the third came ouer into Ireland to be lord Iustice there He was in right of his wife Erle of Vlster He published an inhibition to all of the Irish birth not once to approch his army nor to be in any wise imployed in seruice of the warres He vanquished Obren but yet sodenly no man vnderstaÌding how an hundred of his souldiers were wanting as they lay in garison the losse of whoÌ was thought to be occasioned by that displeasant decree afore rehearsed wherevpon he tooke better aduise and receiued the Irish into like fauor as other lieutenants had them in before that present shewing a tender loue towards them all so euer after prospered in his affayres He created diuerse knights as Preston now knowne by the name of the familie of Gormaunston Holywood Talbot Eââ¦sar De la Hide Patrike Robert and Iohn de Fraxinis All these being Gentlemen of worthie fame in chiualrie The Eschequer he remoued to Catherlagh bestowed in furnishing that towne .v. C. pounds In the yeare .1362 1362 Iohn de Saint Paul Archbishop of Dublin departed this life the fifth Ides of September And in the yeare following was Tho. Minot consecrated Archbishop of y t place 1367 The Lorde Winforde lieutenant Gerald Fitz Maurice Erle of Desmond was appoynted Lord iustice vntil the comming of the Lord William Winsore the first lieutenant in Ireland who came ouer in the yeare .1369 This Winsore called a Parliament at Kilkenny 1369 Record Turris A Parliament A Subsidie in the which was graunted to the king a subsedie of three thousand poundes to be leuyed of the people subiects to the king in that land and in an other Parliament holden by him at Balydoill they graunted two thousande poundes to be likewise leuyed Which sayde summes were graunted of the mere and free good willes of the Nobles and Communaltie of the lande towardes the maintenaunce of the Kings expences in his warres Yet the King in the .xliij. yeare of hys raigne directing his letters vnto the sayde Lorde Wynsore commaunded him to succease from leuying the foresayde money although afterwardes he commaunded againe that the arrerages should be leuyed and payde to his lieutenant the sayde Winsore The third pestilence in Ireland made away a great number of people in the yeare .1370 Mortalitie of people 1370 The Lord Gerald Fitz Morice Earle of Desmond and the Lord Iohn Fitz Richard and the Lorde Iohn Fitz Iohn and many other noble men were slaine by Obren Conhur and Mac Conmââd of Thomond in the moneth of Iuly In the yeare .1372 1372 Sir Richarde Ashton lorde iustice sir Richarde Ashton was sent ouer to be Lorde Iustice in Irelande In the yeare following
their doings who incensed brother against brother In which rage Iames Fitz Girald meeting the sayde Gentleman besyde Ballimore slew him euen then vppon his iourney towarde the Deputie to keepe his Christmas with him Margaret Countesse of Ossorie With thys despitefull murther both sydes brake out into open enmitie and especially the Countesse of Ossorie Kildare hys sister a rare womaÌ and able for wisedome to rule a realme had not hir stomacke ouerruled hir knowledge Heere began informations of newe treasons passing too and fro with complayntes and replyes But the Marques Dorset had wroughte so for his sonne in law that he was suffered to rest at home and onely commissioners directed into Ireland with authoritie to examine the roote of their griefes wherein if they found Kildare any thyng at all purged theyr instructions were to depose the plaintife and to sweare the other Lord Deputie Commissioners sent to Irelande Commissioners were these Sir Raufe Egerton a Knighte of Cheshire Anthony Fitz Herbert seconde Iustice of the common place Iames DeÌtoÌ Deane of Liechfield who hauing examined these accusatioÌs suddaynely tooke the sworde from the Earle of Ossorie sware Kildare Lorde Deputie Kildare sworn L. Deputie before whome Con Oneale bare the sword that day Concerning the murtherer whome they myght haue hanged they brought him prisoner into Englande presented him to the Cardinall Wolsey Cardinall Wolsey enimie to the Giraldines who was sayde to hate Kildare hys bloud and the Cardinall intending to haue put him to execution with more reproche and dishonour to the name caused him to bee ledde about the streetes of London haltred and hauing a taper in hys hande which asked so long time that the Deane of Liechefielde stepped to the King and begged the Gentleman hys pardon Pardon granted The Cardinall was sore inflamed heerewith and the malice not hitherto so ranke was throughly ripened and therefore hence forewarde Kildare acused The Articles Ossorie broughte for the diuers profes of the Deputie his disorder for that as hee alledged the Deputie shoulde winke at the Earle of Desmonde whome by vertue of the King hys letters he ought to haue attached Also that he sought for acquaintance and affinitie with meere Irish enimies that hee hadde armed them against him then beeing the Kyng his Deputie hee hanged and headed good subiects whome he mistrusted to leane to the Butlers friendship Kildare was therefore presently commaunded to appeare which he did leauing in his roomth his brother Fitz Girald of Lexlip Fitz Girald Lord Iustice whome they shortly deposed and chose the Baron of Deluin whome Oconor tooke prisoner The Earle of Ossorie chosen L. Deputie and then the Earle of Ossorie to shewe his habilitie of seruice brought to Dublin an army of Irishmen hauing captaines ouer them Oconnor Omore and Ocarrol and at Saint Mary Abbey was chosen Deputy by the King hys counsell In whiche office being himselfe saue only in feares of armes a simple Gentleman hee bare out his honoure and the charge of gouernement very worthely The Countes of Ossorie through the singular wisedome of his Countesse a Lady of suche a port that all estates of the Realme crouched vnto hir so politique that nothing was thought substantially debated without hir aduice manlike and tall of stature very liberall and bountifull a sure friende a bitter enimie hardly disliking where she fansied not easily fansying wher she disliked the only meane at those days wherby hir husbande his Countrey was reclaymed from sluttishnes and slouenry to cleane bedding and ciuilitie But to these vertues was lynked suche a selfe-liking suche an ouerweening and suche a maiestie aboue the tenure of a Subiect that for assurance thereof shee sticked not to abuse hir husbands honoure agaynst hir brothers folly Notwithstandyng I learne not that shee practised his vndoyng whiche ensued and was to hir vndoubtedly greate heauinesse as vppon whome both the blemishe thereof and the substance of the greater part of that family depended after but that she by indirect meanes lifted hir brother out of credite to aduance hir husbaÌd the commoÌ voice and the thing it selfe speaketh All this while abode the Earle of Kildare at the Court and with muche adoe found shift to bee called before the Lords to aunswere suddaynely They sate vpon him diuersly affected Kildare conuented before the Counsell and namely y e Cardinall Lord Chancellour misliking the Erle his cause coÌforted his accusers enforced the articles obiected what else so euer could be gathered thereof in these words I wote well my Lorde that I am not the meetest at this boorde to charge you with these treasons The Cardinall L. Chansellor chargeth Kildare bycause it hathe pleased some of youre pewfellowes to report that I am a professed enimie to all nobilitie and namely to the Giraldines but seeing euerye curst boy can say as muche when hee is controlled and seeing these poyntes are so weightie that they should not bee dissembled of vs and so apparant that they caÌnot be denyed of you I must haue leaue notwithstanding your stale slaunder to bee the mouth of these honorable at this present and to trumpe your treasons in youre way howsoeuer you take me First you remember how y e lewde Earle of Desmond your kinsman who passeth not whome hee serueth mighte hee change hys master sent his confederates with letters of credence to Frauncis the Frenche Kyng and hauyng but colde comfort there went to Charles the Emperoure profering the help of Mounster and Connaght toward the conquest of IrelaÌd if either of them woulde helpe to winne it from our King Howe many letters what preceptes what messages what threats haue bin sent you to apprehende him and yet not done Why so forsooth I could not catch him nay nay Earle forsooth you would not watche him If hee bee iustly suspected why are you partiall in so great a charge if not why are you fearefull to haue him tryed yea for it will be sworne and deposed to your face that for feare of meeting him you haue winked wilfully shunned his sighte altered youre course warned hys friendes stopped both eares and eyes againste his detectors and when so euer you tooke vppon you to hunte him out then was hee sure before hande to bee out of your walke Surely this iugling and false play little became either an honest man called to such honour or a noble man putte in so greate trust Had you lost but a Cowe of an Horse of youre owne two hundred of youre reteyners woulde haue come at your whistle to rescue the pray froÌ the vttermost edge of Vlster all the Irishe in Ireland must haue giuen you the way But in pursuing so needeful a matter as this was mercifull God howe nice how daungerous howe wayward haue you bin One while he is from home another while he kepeth home sometimes fledde sometimes in the bordures where you dare not venter I wisse my Lorde there bee
Ambition setteth one brother agaynst another 3. 5 Anninus 3. Antragh 78 Ardscollburnt 46 Articles agreed vpon in the counsel at Casshil 10 Arthur Mac Murrow ouercome by Iames erle of Ormond 71 Arthure king of Brytaine had the Irish in subiection and tooke tribute of them 5 Articles of agreement betweene Rotherick Monarke of Ireland and Dermote king of Lunster 23 Arundell Lord of the Stand his yerely reuenues in Henrie the fourth his dayes 68 Athessell burnt 57. Athione castell burnt 53 Aylmer Girald chiefe Iustice 99. his conference with king Henrie the eight of the disorder of Irelande 106 B. BAlimore burnt 49 Ballioll Edw. king of Scots doth homage 46 Balram Lord of Enford his yearely reuenues in Henrie the fourth his dayes 68 Banchor 12 Barnevale of Beerehauen his yearely reuenues in Henrie the fourth his dayes 68 Barnewell Lorde of Trinieston surrendereth the sword to sir William Skeffington 97 Barod Lord of the garde his yearely reuenues in Henrie the fourth his dayes 68 Barby Thomas Maior of Dublin 85 Barre Philip. 39 Barre Robert a valiant Gentleman 23 Bard de Nelan an Irish Richmour 93 Bartolenus 1. Barre Robert 23 Bath William of Dollardestowne his wordes 96 Battail of Ardineigh 57. Battail of Knoctone 75 Battaile agaynst the Giants 2 Bedlow Iohn 65. Bedlow of the Roche 80 Bonneuille Iohn 51. Beterley Walter 66 Bignort Alexander Archbishoppe of Dublin ⪠56. erecteth an Vniuersitie 57 Birmingham Walter his notable act 65 Birmingham Iohn vanquisheth the Scottes 57 is made erle of Louth 57 is made L. iustice 58 Birmingham Peter 50 Birminghams famous captaines 57 Bisset Hugh 55 Bishops how they were elected 20. maryed Byshops 13 Bithi one of the first finders out of Ireland 1 Blanchfield a Citizen of Dublin slaine 7â⦠Blake Iohn Maior of Dublin 75 Boice his wordes to the Erle of Kildare 7â⦠Bothum William Archbishop of Dublin 47 Boureate castle 60. Bounaght 74 Brennus king of Brytaine called into Ireland 4 Brewse Philip. 31. Bren Obren 60 Brendan Abbot 12 Brereton William knight landeth with his souldiours 90. sommoneth the castell of Maynoth scaleth the walles and aduaunceth his standarâ⦠on the highest turret 97. hee is left to defende Dublyn against the rebels 99. skirmisheth with the rebelles 100 Brytayne Iohn Erle of Richmonde Lord Warden of Scotlande 50 Britons when first they entred Ireland 4 Bride Saint hir life 11 Broughtââ¦n Thomas knight 75 Bruce Edwarde brother to the king of Scottes inuadeth Irelande and causeth himselfe to bee crowned king 52. his actes there 53.55 slaine at the battaile of Ardmagh 57 Bruce Robert king of Scottes landeth in Irelande ââ¦4 Bruce Robert 52 Burgh William 70 Burgh Thomas 60.65 Burghes and Birminghams 54 Burgh William 51.55 Burgh Rich. erle of Vlster besiegeth Athlone 46. is taken prisoner 47. inuadeth Scotland 48 Burkeyns 67 Burnell Iohn of Balgriffin 9â⦠executed at Tyburne 99 Butler Iames eldest sonne to the Erle of Ossory his letter to the Lorde Fitz Gââ¦ralde 91. hee is wounded by the rebels 93 Butler Iames Earle of Ormonde marcheth to Dublin with a great power 77. is pursued by the Citizens into Saint Patrickes church 78 his description ibid. Butler Iames Lorde of Ormonde vanquisheth Omore and his horrible armie 71. his famous exploytes 7â⦠Butlers fauourers of the house of Lancaster 4 Butler Piers Erle of Ossorie marieth Margaret sister to the erle of Kildare 79. slayeth Iames a bastard Butler ibid. is appoynted Lord deputie 80. accuseth the erle of Kildare 83 Butler Edmonde his exploytes 52.55 Butler Thomas 59 Butler Walter made Erle of Vlster 44.45 Butler Theobalde 44 Butler Iames knight Lord Treasorer ââ¦5 C. CAlfe Henrie 49 Caltropes straweâ⦠by the Irish to annoy the Danes at their landing 17 Cannon Thomas 90 Carew .63 the Marques Caro his yearely reuenues 68 Cardinals sent to king Henrie the seconde ââ Carausius 8 Caraticus king of Britaine 14 Cashels spoyled by the Scottes 55 Cotesbach Eustace Chamberlaine of ScotlaÌd 50 Catholicus Archbishop of Thomond 30 Catherlaghe 64 Cathgur Oconthir king of Connagh 45 Cantreb what it is and by whome inuââ¦aded 3 Canute slaine at the siege of Dublin 18 Caââ¦nton Dauid knight 4â⦠Caucocke Thomas L. Chancellour of Irelande coÌsecrated vi of Imaley kepeth a great feast 49 Celestine 9 Celsus bishop of Ardmagh 12 Cenanus first a man of warre then a bishop 12 Cesara nece to Noe first finder out of Ireland 1 Charter of Ireland confirmed by Parliament 67 Christian bishop of Lismore summoneth a prouinciall counsaile in Ireland 20 Christ church steeple in Dublin quite burnt 46 Citrius Prince of Dublin 46 Clare Thomas sine Obrenroth king of Tholethmond 45. dyeth 46 Clare Richard discomfiteth Richard earle of Vlster with a great armye 51. slayeth 600. of the Galagheghas ibid is slaine 56 Clergie denounceth cursing agaynst the breakers of their allegiance to the king of England 35 Clentars field 19. Cocherings 74 Cogan Miles a valiant knight captaine of Dublin repulseth the enimies from the siege thereof 26. his good seruice in the ciuill warres agaynst king Henrie the seconde 37. is ioyned in commission with William Fitz Aldelme lieutenant of Ireland ibid. trayterously slaine 39 Cogan Richard 39. Cokesey Hugh 70 Colton Iohn Archbishop of Ardmagh 66 Colmolm castel taken 72. Commissioners sent into Irelande to examine the controuersies betweene the Earles of Kildare and Ossorie 81 Commissioners sent into Irelande by king Henrie the second 35 Combat 71 Comyn Iordayne slayeth Maritagh Oconguir king of Offalie 48 Combat chalenged by certain French knights 42 Commissioners sent into Ireland ⪠to examin such as were suspected with the Lord Fitz Giralde his rebellion 104 Contention for preheminence of churches 40.51 Con Oneale beareth the sworde before the Lorde deputie 81 Conereth a sauage people of Ireland 12 Conthurus 23 Conway Iohn knight president of Vlster 11 Corbi what it signifieth 67 Corke the reuenues of the Baronies within the same 68. wasted by Reymond le Grace with the English armie 36 Cormacke Mack Dermote Mack Rori ioyneth with the Lorde Iustice and vanquisheth Odonill the Irish enimie 44 Councell at Grenocke 45 Councell of the cleargie holden at Cashill 30 Countesse of Vlster a cruell woman 61 Cowes belly 100 Cowly Robert Baylife of Dublin after maister of the Rolles in Ireland 90 Crauley Thomas Archbishop of Dublin a great benefactor his death and description 70 Cragfergus besieged by the Scottes and yelded to them 55 Cromuder primate of Ardmagh 85. his description 91. his good exhortation to the Lorde Fitz Girald at his reuolting 92 Crauly Thomas Archbishop of Dublin chosen Lord Iustice 69 Crathlinth king of Scottes 8 Croftes Hugh 56 Cumin Archbishoppe of Dublin 40. buildeth the kings castell there 44. he foundeth S. Patricks church 44 Curcy Iohn conquereth Vlster 38. his fiue battails ibid he rebelleth and is taken 42. his stout answere to king Iohn ibid. his act before king Iohn the French k. his death descriptioÌ 43 Curcy Lord of Kelbretton his reuenues 68 Cusacke
Citie the gates whereof were by the Maiors appointment closed and kept with watche and warde doth day and night Soone after also for the more safegarde of the Citie and sure keeping of the peace the king of Almaine with the sayd sir Hugh and sir Philip came and lodged in the Citie with their companies and suche other as they woulde assigne to strengthen the citie if need required Shortly after the king returned out of France The king ââ¦turneth in England and about the feast of S. Marke came to London and lodged in the Bishops Palace Bycause of tumors that were spred abroade sounding to some euill meaning whiche Prince Edward should haue agaynst his father the king brought ouer with him a great power of men of armes straungers howbeit he brought them not into the Citie but left them beyond the bridge ââ¦n the parties of Surrey but he being entred y e citie so kept the gates entries that none was permitted to enter but such as came in by his sufferance The Erle of Gloucester by his appoyntment also was lodged within the Citie and the Prince ãâã the Palace at Westminster And shortly after by the kings commaundement hee remoued to S. Iohns all the other Lordes were lodged without the citie and the king of Almaines remoued againe to Westminster In which time a direction was taken betweene the sayde partyes and a newe assembly and Parliament assigned to bee kept in the quindene of Saint Iohn Baptyst and after deferred or proroged tyll the feast of Saint Edwarde at the which tyme al things were pacifyed for a tyme but so as the Earle of Gloucester was put besyde the rowmth whiche hee had amongest other the Peeres The Eâ⦠Glocesâ⦠federâ⦠self wâ⦠Earle of ââ¦cester and so then hee ioyned in friendshippe with the Earle of Leycester as it were by way of confederacie against the residue and yet in this last contention the sayde Earle of Leycester tooke parte wyth the Prince agaynst the Erle of Gloucester This yeare the Lorde William de Beauchampe the elder deceased Chrâ⦠The Lorde Edwarde the kings sonne with a fayre companie of knightes and other men of armes passed the Seas to exercise himselfe in Iustes but hee hymselfe and his menne were euill entreated in manye places so that they lost horse armour and all other things to hys great griefe and dislyking as may be esteemed yet as some write he returned home with victorie in the Iustes Mat. VVest ââ¦w at Teuââ¦uââ¦ie falâ⦠into a ââ¦s This yeare at Teukesburye a Iew falling by chaunce into a Iakes vppon the Saterday in reuerence of his Sabboth woulde not suffer anye manne to plucke hym forth whereof the Erle of Gloucester beeyng aduertised thoughte the Christians should doe as much reuerence to their Sabboth which is Sunday and therfore woulde suffer no man to go about to take him forth that day and so lying styll till Monday he was there founde deade ââ¦t VVest ââ¦th of noââ¦men Diuerse noble men departed this life in this yeare as the Erle of Albemaââ¦e the Lord William Beauchampe Stephen de Longespee Lorde chiefe Iustice of Irelande and Roger de Turkby one of the kings chief counsellers Iustices of the land William de Rickham B. of Durham and Iohn de Crakehale treasurer of England a spiritual man ãâã rather but rich beyond measure Also HeÌrie de Ba another of the kings Iustices of the Berââ¦he ââ¦t VVest ãâã reg 45. ãâã king of ââ¦s coÌmeth ââ¦ondon In the .xlv. yeare of king Henries raigne Alexander king of Scotland came vnto LoÌdon anon after the feast of S. Edwarde with a fayre companie of Scottishmen and shortly after his wife the Queene of Scottes came thyther also Moreouer K. Henrie kept a royal feast at Westminster ââ¦t VVest where he made to the number of .lxxx. knightes amongst the which Iohn sonne to the Erle of Britain who had maried the Lady Beatrice one of the kings daughters was there made knight And shortly after was sir Hugh Spencer made Lorde chief Iustice 1261 ãâã Dun. After Christmasse the king comming into the tower of London fortified it greatly and caused the gates of the Citie to be warded sending forth commaundement to his Lordes that they should come to the tower there to holde a Parliament but they denied ââ¦atly so to do sending ãâã word that if it pleased ãâã they would come to ãâã ãâã usually the Parliament had beene kept and not to any other place wherevpon there rose ãâã betwixt him and the Barons After the feast of the ââ¦acation Fabian A Folkmote holden at Pauls crosse at a Folkmote holden at Paules Crosse where the King was present in person with the king of Almaine the Archbishop of Canterburie and diuerse other of the nobles commaundement was giuen to the Maior that euery stripling of the age of .xij. y e ââ¦tes and aboue An othe to be true to the king should before his Alderman de sworne to bee true to the king his heyres kings of England and that the gates of the Citie shuld be kept with armed men as before by the king of Romaines was deuised About Easter the Barons of the lande with coÌsent of the Peeres The L. Spencer discharged of his office discharged sir Hugh Spencer of his office of chiefe Iustice and places in hys rowmth sir Philip Basset without the kings assent hee beeing not made priuie therevnto Wherevpon a newe occasion of displeasure was ministred to kindle debate betwixt the king and his Lordes but by the policie of the king of Almaine and some Prelates the matter was quieted for a time till after at Hallowentide next ensuing which was the .xlvj. yeare of king Henries raigne At that time the Barons tooke vppon them to discharge such Sherifes as the king had elected and named Gardeyns of the Countreys and Shires and in theyr places putte other Sherifes 2 An. reg 46. The presumptuous proceedings of the Barons against the king And besydes that woulde not suffer the Iustice whiche the King had admytted to doe hys office in keeping hys cyrââ¦uise but appoynted suche to doe it as it pleased them to appoynte wherwith the king was somuch offended that he laboured by all meanes to him possible about the disanulling of the ordinances made at Oxforde and vpon the second Sunday in Lent he caused to be read at Paules Crosse a Bull 1262 A Bull read at Pauls crosse obteyned of Pope Vrbane the fourth as a consâ⦠of an other Bull before purchased of his predecessour Pope Alexander for the assoyling of the King and all other that were sworne to the maintenances of the Articles agreed vpon at Oxforde This absolution hee caused to bee shewed through the Reaâ⦠of England Wales and Ireâ⦠giuing straight charge that if any person ãâ¦ã that woulde disobey this absolution ⪠the same shoulde be committed to pryson there to remaine till the kings pleasure
entred into the North parts of Vlnester with a great armie vpon the day of S. Augustine in May and afterwardes burnt Dundalke Hen. Marle Dundalk burnt and a great part of Vrgile The Irish men also burnt the Church of Athird Moreouer in the battaile of Comeran in Vlnester The battaile of Comeran Richard Erle of Vlnester fled and sir Richard Bourgh sir Iohn Mandeuile and sir Alane Fitz Waren were taken prisoners The Castell of Norbourgh was also taken and at Kenlis in Meth the Lorde Roger Mortimer was discomfited by the foresayde Edwarde Bruce and many of the sayde Sir Rogers men were slaine and taken Also in this .ix. yeare of king Edwards raigne before Christmasse a blasing starre or comet appeared in the north part of the Element by the space of a moneth togither A blasing star Dearth and death and after followed dearth and death as after shall appeare The decease of Guy Earle of Warwike Crokesden Guy Earle of Warwike a man of greate counsaile and skilfull prouidence departed thys life this yeare and was buryed at the Abbey of Bordisley About Mydsommer the Scottes entred eftsoones into Englande 1316 Rich. South doing much mischief with fire and sworde in like sort as they had vsed to do before time not sparing as some write so much as those houses wherein women lay in childbed At their comming to Richmont the Gentlemen of the Countrey that were got into the Castell to defende it compounded with the enimies for a great summe of money to spare the towne and countrey about it without doing further domage thereto at that iourney The Scottes hauing receiued the money ââ¦ned their march towarde the west partes anââneying .lx. miles came to Fourneys burninâ⦠the Country there aboutes and tooke away ãâã them all the goodes and prisoners both men ãâã women which they might lay handes oâ⦠ãâã returned reioysing most of such yron as the ãâã got in that iourney for they had great wâ⦠Scotland of that kind of metall in those day ãâã The death by reason of the vnseasonable ãâã ther in the sommer and haruest last past Aâ⦠ãâã The ãâ¦ã sâ⦠creased for that which with much adoe wââ¦ââ¦ned after when it came to the proufe yeeldeâ⦠ãâã thing to the value of that which in sheafe iââ¦ââ¦med to conteyne so that wheat and other gâ⦠was at a sore price before now was it enhaâ⦠to a farre higher rate the scarcitie therof beâ⦠great that a quarter of wheate was solde foâ⦠ãâã which was a great price if we shall consiâ⦠it alley of money then currant Also by reason of the murraine that fel aâ⦠catel beefes muttons wer vnreasonably ãâã About this season the Lord HeÌrie Beaâ⦠a man of high valiancie and noble corage ãâã gotteÌ togither a power of men entred into ââ¦land and after hee had taken great booâ⦠ãâã spoyles in the Countrey The lâ⦠ãâ¦ã 1317 he being intrapped by Iames Dowglas lost the most part of his ãâã togither with the pray which they had gotten The displeasure of these mishaps was ââ¦sed with the naughtie and bold presumption of sir Gilbert Middleton knight Lewes ãâã meâ⦠ãâã by Sir Gâ⦠Middâ⦠who being offended y e master Lewes Beamont was preferred vnto the Bishops sea of Durham and Henrie Stâ⦠put from it that was first elected and after displaced by the kings sute made vnto the Pope Caxton ãâã the sayd Lewes Beaumont and his brother HeÌrie on WinglesdoÌ Moore nere vnto Darington leading the Bishop to Morpath and his brother the Lorde Beaumont vnto the Castell of Misford and so deteyned them as prisoners till they had redeemed their libertie with great summes of money And herewith the saide sir Gilbert being aduaunced in pride Sir Gilâ⦠Middâ⦠proclâ⦠himself ãâã proclamed himselfe Duke of Northumberlande and ioyning in friendshippe with the Scottishe king Robert Bruce cruelly destroyed the Countie of Richmont With such trayterous partes William FeltoÌ and Thomas Heton being not a little stirred first wan by force the Castel of Mytford and after apprehended sir Gilbert Middleton with his companion Walter Selbie and sent them vp to London where shortly after they were drawne hanged and quartered Some write that the sayde sir Gilbert was put to death for robbing two Cardinals to wit Garceâ⦠and Fâ⦠Cardiâ⦠and Lucas Gancellino the Popes Chancellour and Lucas de Flisco that were sent froÌ Pope Iohn the .xxij. to consecrate the foresayde Lewes Beâ⦠Bishop of Durham ãâã VVals and to entreate a peace betwixt the Realmes of Englande and Scotlande and also to make an agreement betwixt the king and the Earle of Lancaster The which being mette with vppon Wigilsdon Mââried Yorkeshire by the sayde Gylbert ââ¦an ââ¦n were robbed of such stuffe and treasure as they brought wyth them but yet escaped themselues and came to Durham ââ¦dor and from thence sente Messengers vnto Robert Bruce to perswade him to some agreement But whereas he woulde not condiscende to any reasonable conditions of peace at that time they determined to goe into Scotlande to talke with him themselues but before they came to the Borders King Robert who iudged it not to stande with hys profite to haue any peace in that season sent certayne of his people to forbid the Cardinalles the entrie of hys Realme ãâã curse proââ¦ced aââ¦st the ââ¦es The Cardinals being thus iniuriously handled pronounced the Scottes by theyr legantine power accursed and enterdyted theyr whole Realme And bycause they sawe nothing lesse than anye hope to doe good with king Robert touching any composition or agreement to bee had they returned againe to the Pope wythoute any conclusion of that for the which they were sent ââ¦ch Southw After that Edwarde Bruce hadde atchieued such enterprises in other partes of Irelande as in the last yeare ye haue heard he went vnto Fenath and ââ¦o Skeres in Leynister and there the Lorde chiefe Iustice Edmonde Butler rose agaynst hym with the Lorde Iohn Fitz Thomas that was after Earle of Kildare Sir Arnolde Power and diuerse other with a great armie But by reason of discorde that chaunced amongst them they scaled theyr armie and departed out of the fielde on the .xxvi. daye of Februarie Edwarde Bruce then burned the Castell of Leys after returned into Vlnester he besieged the Castell of Knockfergus and slue Thomas Mandeuile and his brother Iohn at a place called Down as they came thither out of England After this the foresayde Edwarde returned into Scotlande In this season vyttayles were so scant and deare ââ¦itifull ââ¦e and wheate and other grayne brought to so high a price that the poore people were constrayned through famine to eate the fleshe of horses ãâã VVals ââ¦bian dogges and other vile beasts which is wonderfull to belieue and yet for default there dyed a great multitude of people in diuerse places of the land Fourepence in breade of the courser sort would not
sea CoÌmissioners sent to Montreull whither came from the king of England sir Richard Dangle a Poictouin sir Richard Stan Geffrey Chaucer From the French king there appeared the Lord Coucy and other These Commissioners treated a long season concerning the mariage and when they had vnderstanding and felt eche others meaning they departed and made reporte of the same to theyr maisters The trewce eftsoones prolonged The truce was againe prolonged to first day of May. And in the meane time the Erle of Salisburie the Bishop of Saint Dauie Lorde Chancellour of Englande and the Bishop of Hereforde went ouer to Calais Sir Hugh Caluerley lieutenant of Calais In like case the Lord of Coucy and sir William Dorman Chauncellor of Fraunce came to Montreull But they durst not meete at any indifferent place on the frontiers for the doubt that eyther partie had of the other for anye thing that the Legates coulde say or do Thus these Commissioners abode in that estate till the truce was expired And when the warre was open then Sir Hugh Caluerley was sent ouer to Calais to remaine vpon the safe keeping of that towne as deputie there The Earle of Salisburie and the other Commissioners returned into Englande and with them the Duke of Brytayne Tho. VVals Fabian Sir Iohn Minsterworth beheaded On the .xij. day of Aprill this yeare one Sir Iohn Minsterworth knight was drawn haÌged headed and quartered at Tiburne being first condemned and adiudged to suffer that execution before the Maior of London and other the kings Iustices in the Guilde hall for treason by hym commytted in defrauding Souldiers of theyr wages for where he had receyued great summes of money to make payment thereof to them hee reteyned the same to his owne vse Moreouer as in the .xliiij. Tho. VVas yeare of this King ye haue hearde hee was the chiefe procurer and setter forwarde of the dissention that tose in the armye whiche vnder the leading of sir Robert Knolles was sent into France And when in that iourney he had lost most of his men and was escaped himselfe into Englande hee layde all the blame on sir Robert Knolles accusing him to the king of heynous treason so as the King tooke no small displeasure agaynste the sayde Sir Robert insomuche that hee durste not returne into Englande tyll he had pacified the kings wrath with money and that the knowne Fidelitie of the man hadde warranted him agaynst the malicious and vntrue suggestions of hys enimies Wherevpon the sayde Mynsterworth perceyuing hys crafte to wante the wished successe he fledde to the Frenche King and conspyring with him to annoy the Realme of England by bringing the Spanishe nauie to inuade the same at length he was taken in the towne of Pampilona in Nauarre and brought backe into Englande where he tasted the deserued fruite of hys contryued treason as before yee haue hearde About this season there rose in the vniuersitie of Oxforde a learned man Iohn Wiclife Tho. VVal. Iohn Wâ⦠borne in the North partes and being a secular priest and a student in diuinitie began to propone certaine conclusions greatly contrary to the doctrine of the Church in those dayes established specially he argued agaynst Monkes and other men of religion that enioyed greate riches and large possessions There were diuerse that gaue good care to him insomuch that sundrie learned men of that vniuersitie preached and set forth the doctrine that he taught Amongst other articles which they helde The chiefest articles preached by Wiclife these were the chiefe that the Sacrament of the Aulter after consecration was not the bodie of christ but a figure thereof Also that the Church of Rome was no more heade of the vniuersall church than any one other nor more authoritie was giuen by Christ vnto Peter than to any other of the Apostles and that y e Pope had no power in y e keyes of the Churche than any other Priest whatsoeuer Also that temporall Lordes might both lawfully and meritoriously take the temporall goodes and reuenues from the Church if it offended and if anye temporall Lorde knewe the Churche to offende hee was bounde vnder payne of damnaption to take from it the temporalties Also that the Gospell is sufficient in this life to direct by rule euery Christian manne And that all other rules of Sainctes vnder the obseruing whereof diuerse religious doe liue adde no more perfection to the Gospel than washing ouer with lyme doth the wall Also that the Pope nor any other Prelate of the Church ought to haue any prisons wherin to punish offenders Those and many other opinions these men helde and mainteyned and diuerse Lordes and great men of the lande fauoured their cause But when these conclusions were brought before the Pope hee condemned the number of .xxiij. of those articles as vaine and hereticall directing his Bulles to the Archbishop of Canterburie and to the Bishop of London that they shoulde cause the sayde Wiclife to bee apprehended and examined vpon the sayde conclusions whiche they did in presence of the Duke of Lancaster and the Lorde Percy and hearing his declaration commaunded him to silence and in no wise to deale with those matters from thenceforth so that for a tyme both hee and hys fellowes kepte silence Wiclif and his felowes maintained by certaine Lordes But after at the contemplation of dyuerse of the Temporall Lordes they preached and set forth theyr doctrine agayne The same day that Wiclyfe was conuented thus at London before the Bishoppes and other Lordes throughe a worde spoken in reproche by the Duke of Lancaster to the Byshoppe of London The Duke of Lancaster in danger by the Londoners streyght wayes the Londoners gettyng them to armour meante to haue slaine the Duke and if the Byshoppe had not stayed them they hadde surely sette fyre on the Dukes house at the Sauoy and wyth much a doe myght the Bishop quiet them Amongest other reprochefull partes which in despyte of the Duke they committed they caused his armes in the publique streete to be reuersed as if he had beene a traytour or some notorious offender The Lord Percy The Duke and the Lorde Henrie Percye whome the Citizens sought in his owne house to haue slaine him if he hadde beene founde hearing of this ryotous sturre and rebellious commotion forsooke theyr dynner and fledde to Kenington where the Lorde Richarde sonne to the Prince togyther wyth hys mother then remayned exhibiting before theyr presence a grieuous complaynte of the opprobrious iniuries done vnto them by the wylfull outrage of the Londoners For thys and other causes the Citizens were sore hated of the Duke insomuche that hee caused the Maior and Aldermen that then ruled to bee discharged of their rowmthes and other to be put in their places The king being more grieuously vexed wyth sickenesse from day to day eyther encreasing by the course thereof or renued by some newe surfeyte finally this yeare departed
his lignage so long to reigne in wealth and felicitie in conclusion with his brother Rycharde fled again into Flaunders This departure of the Earle sore vexed the king doubting of some newe trouble to ensue thereof But yet to vnderstande the full meaning of the sayd Erle the King vsed his olde serche for immediately after the Erle was fled he appointed sir Robert Curson whom he had aduanced to the order of knighthoode and made Captaine of Hammes Castell a valiant man and a circumspect to dissemble himselfe to bee one of that conspiracie went into Flaunders to espie what was done there by the Ladie Margaret and his Nephewe the Earle of Suffolke After that the sayde sir Robert Curson was thus gone into Flaunders the king to put hym out of al suspition with the said ladie Margaret the Earle caused the sayde Earle and sir Robert Curson and fiue persons more to be accursed at Paules Crosse the first Sunday of Nouember as enimies to him and his realme To be briefe the king by this meanes and other such diligent inquisition as hee made tryed out such as he suspected partly to be deuisers of mischiefe agaynst him and partly to beare no sincere affection towardes his person so that hee coulde readilye name them whereof a greate parte were within fewe dayes apprehended and taken And amongest them William Lorde Courtney sonne to the Earle of Deuonshire whiche had maryed the Ladie Katherine daughter to king Edwarde the fourth Lorde William de in Pole brother to the foresayde Erle of Suffolk sir Iames Tyrrell sir Iohn Wyndam Both the Williams were rather taken of suspition bicause they were so neare of kinne to the Conspyrates than for any proued matter But Sir Iames Tyrrell and Iohn Windam bycause they were traytours Tyrrell and Windam beheaded and so attaynted the sixt day of May after theyr apprehension they were on the tower hill beheaded When the Earle of Suffolke hearde what fortune thus happened to his friendes as one in vtter dispayre to haue anye good successe in hys pretensed enterprice wandred about all Germanie and France to purchase some ayde and succour if by any meanes hee myght But when hee perceyued no stedfaste grounde to eatche anchor holde vpon he submitted himselfe vnder the Protection of Philip Archduke of Austriche But his brother Richarde being a politique man so wisely ordred himself in this stormy tempest that he was not entrapped either with net or snare The king not yet out of all doubt of ciuill sedition bycause a great number of euill disposed persons partakers of this conspiracie wââ¦ll fledde into ââ¦rie Sanctuaries demâ⦠to haue al the Gates of Sainctuaries and places priuiledged ãâã and loââ¦ked vp so that ãâã shoulde issue one from thence to pââ¦turbâ⦠and vnquyeâ⦠him And for ââ¦he ââ¦ntent he wrote vnto Pope Alexander ofstring him by his authoritie to adiudge all English menne being fledde to Sainctuarie for the offence vââ¦asâ⦠ãâã enimyes to the Christian sayth ââ¦ng and prouyding the refuge and priuiledge of Sainctuarie to all sâ⦠as once haâ⦠enioyed the libertie and protection of the ââ¦ame and after had sleââ¦de but and eftsoones returned againe Whiche thing after that the Pope had graunted Sanctuation restrayned turned to the great quââ¦tnesse of the King and his Realme For ââ¦ye that had offended for some to fall into daunger returned to the due ââ¦stion of theyr Princes and order ãâã were yet from peryll ââ¦e not hazarde themselues so ââ¦ly as they durst haue done before vpon hope of suche stââ¦tyng holes When the king had ãâã ââ¦led ââ¦ings to his owne contentation and pââ¦e there sodainly happened to him a lamentable chaunce For that noble Prince Arthure the ââ¦ings first begotten sonne after he had been maryed to the lady ââ¦atheryn his wife ãâã space of that monethes The death of Arthur Prince of Wales ââ¦e parted out of this it ââ¦r if ãâã in his ââ¦affel of Ludlow and with great ãâ¦ã was baned in the Cathedrall Church at Worcester His brother the Duke of Yorke was stayed from the tylle of Prince by the ââ¦e of a moâ⦠till to women it might appeare whether the Ladie Katheryn wyfe to the sayde Prince Arthure was conceyued with childe or not In ãâã xviij yeare the .xxiiij. day of Ianuarie An. reg 18. a quarter of an houre afore three of the clocke at after ââ¦e of the same day 1503 the still stone of our ladie Chapel within y e Monasterie of Westmynster was layde by the handes of Iohn Isââ¦ip Abbot of the same Monasterie Sir Reignaââ¦e Bray ââ¦ight of the ââ¦aâ⦠ââ¦or Barnes master of the ââ¦lles Doctor Wall Chaplayen to the kings Maiestie Maister Hugh Oââ¦ham Chaplayne to the Countâ⦠of Derbie Richmond the kings mother the Edwarde Stanhope knight and diuerse other Vpon the same stone was this scripture engrauen Pââ¦sti issâ⦠Henrieus septimus rex Angââ¦ra Franciae Dominus Hibernaie posur hanc petram in honââ¦e beatae vngâ⦠Maria. 24 ââ¦e ââ¦nuarij anno domini 1502 ââ¦no dicâ⦠Regââ¦s Henrier sepriums decimo octauo Queene Elizabeth lying within the Tower of London was brought a bed of a fayre ââ¦der on Candlemasse day which was there christened and named Katherin and the .xj. of the same month the sayd Queene there deceased and was buryed at Westminster whose daughter also lyued but a small season after hir mother The .xviij. of Februarie the king at his Palace of Westminster created his onely sonne Henrie Prince of Wales Earle of Chester c. who afterwardes succeeded his father in possession of the regall Crowne of this realme Moreouer this yeare also after the deceasse of that noble Queene for hir vertue commonlye called good Queene Elizabeth departed oute of thys worlde also sir Reignalde Bray knight of the Garter Sir Reignold Bray his death a very father of hys Countrey for his high wisedome and singular loue to iustice well worthie to beare that tytle If any thing had beene done amysse contrarie to lawe and equitie Iust commendacions of Morton Archbishop of Canterbury and Sir Reynold Bray hee woulde after an humble sorte plainely blame the King and giue hym good aduertisement that he should not onely refourme the same but also hee more circumspect in any other the lyke case Of the same vertue and faythfull plainnesse was Iohn Morton Archbishop of Canterburie whiche dyed as is shewed aboue two yeares before So these two persoÌs were refrainers of y t kings vnbrydeled libertie where as the common people ignorant altogyther of the truth in suche matters iudged and reported that the counsayle of those two worthie personages corrupted y e kings cleane and immaculate conscience contrarie to his princelye disposition and naturall inclynation Suche is euer the errour of the common people About this tyme dyed Henrie the Archbishop of Canterburie whose rowmth Doctor William Warham Bishop of London supplyed And to the Sea of London William Barnes was appoynted and after his death succeded one
candle that they might see where they were set all the villages houses about on a light fire continuing the same al that afternoone and most parte of the night following and the next morning betwixt foure and fiue of the clocke they came backe agayne vnto Boullogne with all their spoyle and prisoners They tooke in this encounter seauen peeces of artillerie two of Brasse and fiue of Iron Artillerie gayned Also the peeces of aduauntage of the armour of Monsieur de Biez beside apparell plate and furniture in great plentie as well taken in the field as also in their campe where they left their tents standing all their prouision of vittayles wholy vnremooued The same peeces of armour were sent ouer into Englande to the King for a wytnesse of the good successe that had thus happened to his people in this famous enterprise in the atchieuing whereof there were not past halfe a dozen English men slayne beside those that were hurt which neyther were many as vnder halfe a score at the most Whylest suche things were a doing aboute Boulogne and other places Stow. as before ye haue hearde in this xxxvj yeare the shippes of the west countrey and other coastes of this Realme wafted abrode on the seas and tooke to the number of three hundred and odde French shippes Great prizes of French goods taken by the western ships so that the Grey friers Churche in London was layd full of wyne the Austine friers and Black friers full of herring and other fish that was taken as the same shoulde haue bene conueyed into Fraunce About the same season the King demaunded a beneuolence of hys subiectes spirituall and temporall A beneuolence towardes the mayntenaunce of his warres agaynste the Frenchmenne and Scottes Among other Prisoners taken Richarde Read an Alderman of London was one Reade Alderman of LoÌdon who for that hee refused to paye suche a summe of money as the coÌmissioners for the beneuolence demaunded of him was coÌmanded forthwith to serue the King in hys warres agaynste the Scottes and so was taken nowe at thys ouerthrowe The death of Sir Raufe Euers was greatly bemoned for he had shewed great profe of his valiant prowes at sundry tymes before namely in thys yeare past as at the taking and brenning of the towne of Iedworth which enterprise was atchieued the .x. of Iune beside dyuers other exploytes fortunately brought to passe by his highe valiancie and manhoode till his hap was at this present to finishe his dayes An. reg 37. Grafton This yeare on Saincte Georges daye Syr Thomas Wriothesley Lorde Chauncellor of England was made knight of the garter also Trinitie Terme was adiourned by reason of the warres but the Escheker and the Court of the Tenths were open for those that were accomptable in eyther of the sayd courses The .xiij. of Iune Robert Luken seruaunt to sir Humfrey Browne one of the Iustices of the kings benche Anne Askee others arreigned acquitte Anne Askew gentlewoman otherwyse called Anne Kyme wyfe to one Kyme a Gentleman of Lyncolneshire and Ioane Sauterey wyfe to Iohn Santerey of London were arraigned in the Guyld Hall of London for speaking against the Sacrament of the Aultar as they tearmed it contrarie to the estatute of the .vj. articles but bicause no witnesse appeared against the women nor againste Lucane one onely excepted who was thought to accuse him rather of malice than otherwyse they were by .xij. honest substantiall men of the Citie sworne to passe vppon theyr Inditements clearely acquit and discharged The same daye also was a Pewterer named Thomas Day discharged Thomas Daye Pevvterer by the pardoÌ granted in the laste Parliament after hee hadde remayned in pryson in Newegate the space of three yeares nowe paste condempned long before the date of the same pardon for the article of aurycular confession comprysed wythin the same statute Aboute the same tyme to wytte the seuenth of Iune a greate armye of Frenchemen came downe to Boullongne and neare vnto the hauen encamped themselues Martin de Bellay In this army were reconed to bee .xij. M. Lansquenetz .xij. M. Frenche footemen .vj. M. Italians iiij M. of Legeonarie souldiors of France a M. or xij huÌdred men of armes beside .vij. or .viij. C. light horsmen After some skirmishes not greaââ¦lye to their aduantage they began yet to build a forte whiche at length they accomplished The nevv forâ⦠before Bulleyâ⦠as after shall appeare The same moneth also the lord Lisle Admirall of England with the Englyshe fleete entred the mouthe of Sayne The Englishâ⦠fleete coÌmeth before Nevvhauen and came before Newe hauen where a greate nauy of the Frenchmen lay to the number of a ij C. ships and xxvj galeys whereof the Pope as was reported had sent .xx. well furnished with men and mony to the aide of the Frenche kyng The Englishmen being not past an C. and .lx. saile and all greate shippes determined not to set vpon the Frenchmen where they lay but yet approching neare vnto them shotte off certaine peeces of ordinance at them and therby caused the galleis to come abroade whiche chaunged shot agayn wyth the Englishmen The Galleis at the fyrste hadde greate aduantage by reason of the great calme Twise eyther parte assaulted other with shotte of their greate artillerye but suddainelye the wynde rose so high that the Galeys could not endure the rage of the seas and so the Englishmenne for feare of slattes wet compelled to enter the mayne seas and so sayled vnto Portesmouthe where the Kyng laye for he hadde knowledge by hys espialles that the Frenchemen intended to lande in the Isse of Wyght wherefore hee repaired to that coaste to see his Realme defended The Frenche ââ¦eete landeth ââ¦n the Isle of VVight After this the eighteenth of Iuly the Admirall of France Monsieure Danchalââ¦e halfed vppe sayles and wyth his whole Nauie came foorthe into the Seas and arryued on the coast of Sussex afore Bryght Hamsteede The Frenchemen lande in Suffex and set certaine of his souldiours a lande to burne and spoile the countrey but the Beacons were fired and the inhabitantes thereaboutes came downe so thicke that the Frenchemenne were driuen to flee with losse of diuers of their number so that they did little hurte there Immediatly hervpoÌ they made to the point of the Isle of Wight called saint Helens point and there in good order vpon their arriuall they caste ankers and sent daily .xvj. of their galleis to the verye hauen of Portsmouth The Englishe nauie lying there in the same hauen made them readye and set out towards the ennemyes and still the one shotte hottelye at the other but the winde was so calme that the kyngs shippes could beare no saile whiche greatly greeued the minds of the Englishmen and made the ennemies more bolde to approch wyth their galteis and to assayle the Shippes with their shot euen within the
wel declare to you his maiestie an we of his counsaile here do not a little meruaile that you stay still with you the said master Secretarie and haue not as it were vouchsafed to send answer to his Maiestie neither by him nor yet any other And for our selues we do much more maruel and are sorie as both we and you haue good cause to be to see the maner of your doings beÌt with force of violence to bring the Kings Maiestie and vs to these extremities Which as we do intende if you wil take no other way but violence ââde hiâ⦠sent ãâã Lordes ãâã Proâ⦠what ââ¦ey required ãâã to do to defend as nature and allegiance doth binde vs to extremitie of death and to put all to Gods hande who giueth victorie as it pleaseth him so if that any reasonable conditions and offers would take place as hitherto none hath bin signified vnto vs from you nor wee doe not vnderstande what you do require or seeke or what your do meane and that you do seeke no hurt to the kings Maiesties person as touching all other priuate matters to auoyd the effusion of christian bloud to preserue the kings Maiesties person his realme subiects you shall And vs agreed is to any reasonable conditions that you wil require For we do esteeme the kings wealth and tranquilltey of the realm more than al other worldly things yea thaÌ our own life Thus praying you to send as your determinate answere bââân by ãâã or Secretarie Peter or if you wil not let him go by this beater we beseech God to giue both you and vs greate to determinat this matter as may be to gods honor the preseruation of the king the quiet of vs all which mayââ if the fault be not in you And so we bid you most hartily farewel FroÌ the kings Maiesties castel of Winsor the .vij. of October .1459 Your Lordships louing friend Edward Somerset After the recept of these letters the lords seeming not greatly to regard the offers conteyned therin persisted in their intended purpose and coÌtinuing still in London coÌferred with the Maior of London and his brethren first willing them to cause a good and substanciall watch by night and a good ward by day to be kept for the safegard of the Citie and the portes and gates thereof which was consented vnto and the companies of London in their turnes warned to watch and warde accordingly Then the said lords counsaylors demauÌded of the Lord Maior and his brethren fiue C. men to ayde them to fetch the Lorde Protector out of Windsore from the king But thervnto the Maior answered that he could graunt no ayde without the assent of the coÌmon counsaile of the citie whervpon the next day a common counsail was sommoned to the Guildhall in London But in this meane time the said Lords of the counsaile assembled themselues at the L. Maiors house in London who then was sir Henry Amcotes Fishmonger and Iohn York and Richard Turke Sherifes of the said Citie A proclamatioÌ published against the lord Protector And there the said counsaile agreed and published forthwith a Proclamation against the L. Protector the effect of which Proclamation was as followeth First that the Lorde Protector by his malicious and euill gouernment was the occasion of all the sedition that of late had happened within the realme The losse of the kings peeces in France That he was ambicious and fought his owne glory as appeared by his building of most sumptuous and costly buildings specially in the time of the kings warres the kings soldiers vnpaid That he esteemed nothing the graue counsaile of the Counsaylers That he sowed sedition betweene the nobles the gentlemen and commons That the Nobles assembled themselues togyther at London for none other purpose but to haue caused the Protectour to haue liued within his limits to haue put such order for the kings Maiestie as apperteyned whatsoeuer the Protectors doings were which as they sayde were vnnaturall ingrate and trayterous That the Protector slaundered the counsaile to the king and did that in him lay to cause variance betwene the king and his nobles That he was a great traytor and therfore the Lords desired the Citie and commons to ayd theÌ to take him from the king And in witnesse testimonie of the contents of the said proclamation the Lords subscribed their names and tytles as followeth The Lord Riche Lorde Chancellor The Lord S. Iohn Lorde great maister and president of the Counsaile The Lord Marques of Northamton The erle of Warwike L. great chamberlaine The Erle of Arundel Lord Chamberlaine The Erle of Shrewsburie The Erle of Southamton Wriothesley Sir Tho. Cheyny knight treasurer of y e kings house and Lord wardââ¦n of the cinque portes Sir Iohn Gage knight conestable of y e tower Sir William Peter knight Secretarie Sir Edward North knight Sir Edward Montagew chiefe Iustice of the common place Sir Raufe Sadler Sir Iohn Baker Sir Edward Wootton Doctor Wootton deane of Canterburie Sir Richarde Southwell After the foresayd Proclamation was proclaimed the Lords or the most part of them continuing and lying in London came the next day to the Guildhal during y e time that the L. Maior and his brethren sat in their court or inuer chamber entred and comuned a long while with theÌ and at the last the Maior and his brethren came forth vnto the coÌmon counsaile The kings letter read to the Citizens where was read the kings letter sent vnto the Maior Citizens commaunding them to ayd him with a thousand men as hath master For and to send the same to his castel at Winsore and to the same letter was adioyned the kings band the Lord Protectors On the other side by the mouth of the Recorder it was requested that the Citizens would graunt their ayd rather vnto the Lords for that the protector had abused both the kings Maiestie and the whole Realme and without that he were taken from the king and made to vnderst and his folly this realme was in a great hazard and therefore required that the Citizens would willingly assent to ayde the Lords with slue hundred men herevnto was none other aunswere made but silence But the Recorder who at that time was a worthie gentleman called maister Broode still cryed vpon them for answere At the last steppes vp a wise good Citizen The saying George Stadlow named as maister Fox saith George Stadlow and sayde thus In this case it is good for vs to thinke of things past to auoyde the daunger of things to come I remember sayth he in storie writer in Fabian Chronicle of the warre betwene the king and his barons whiche was in the time of king Henrie the third and the same time the barons as out lords do now commauÌded ayd of the Maior Citie of London that in a rightfull cause for the common weale which was for the executioÌ of
to bee righfull heire in succession to the Crowne of Englande without respect had to the statute made in y e xxxv yere of king HeÌry the eight the true meaning of which statute they did impugne ouerthrow by diuerse subtill and sinister constructions of the same to disinherite the sayde Kings sisters to whome the succession of the Crowne of Englande of right appertayned as well by the common lawes of thys Realme as also by the sayd statute made in the said xxxv yere of king Henrie as aforesaid To which new order of succession all the said Kings Counsayle with many Bishops Lordes Doctors and Iudges of the Realme subscribed their names without refusall of anye except sir Iames Hales knight one of the Iustices of the Common place who being called to this counsayle woulde in no wise giue his assent eyther by worde or writing as ye shall heare more in the historie of Queene Marie The death of King Edwarde ââ¦th Nowe when these matters were thus concluded and after confirmed by a number of handes as aforesayde then the noble Prince King Edwarde the sixth by long lingring sicknesse and consumption of his lungs aforesayde approched to his death and departed out of this life the vj. daye of Iuly in the vij yeare of his reigne and xvij of his age after he had reygned and noblye gouerned this Realme vj. yours v. monethes and eyght dayes And a little before his departing lifting vp his eyes to God he prayed â⦠followeth ãâ¦ã deliuer me out of this miserable and wreâ⦠life take me among thy chosen The prayer of King Edwarde the sixth at his death howbeit not my will but thy will be done Lord I committe my spirite to thee oh Lorde thou knowest howe happie it were for me to be with thee yet for thy chosen sake if it be thy will sende me life and health that I maye truly serue thee Oh my Lorde blesse thy people and serue thine inheritance O Lord God saue thy chosen people of Englande O my Lorde God defend this Realme from papistrie and maintaine thy true religion that I and my people maye prayse thy holy name And therewithall he said I am faint Lorde haue mercie vppon vse and take my spirite and so he yeelded vp to God his ghost the vj. daye of Iuly as before is mentioned whom if it had pleased God to haue spared with longer life not vnlyke it was but he should haue so gouerned this Englishe common welth that he might haue bene comparable with any of his noble progenitors The commendation of king Edwarde so that the losse of so towardly a yong king greatly discomforted the whole Englishe nation that looked for suche a reformation in the state of the Common welth at his handes as was to be wished for of all good subiectes which bredde suche a lyking in them towards him that euen among the very trayterous rebelles his name yet was had in reuerence although otherwise they neuer so muche forgat their dutie both towards him and other appointed to gouerne vnder him through a malicious and moste wilfull error as if his tender yeares had not sufficiently warranted his royall authoritie but that the same had bene vsurped by others against his will and pleasure and as hee was entirely beloued of his subiectes so with the lyke affection he loued them againe Of nature and disposition meeke muche enclined to clemencie euer hauing a regarde to the sparing of lyfe See M. Foxe vol. 2. pag. 1484. There wanted in him no promptnesse of wit grauitie of sentence ripenesse of iudgement as his age might beare fauour and loue of religion was in him from his childehoode his skill and knowledge in sciences beside his other excellent vertues were suche that to them he seemed rather borne than brought vppe It maye seeme very straunge that in his yong yeares as Maister Foxe reporteth of him hee coulde tall and recite all the portes hauens and creekes not within his owne Realme onelye but also in Scotlande and likewise in Fraunce what comming in there was howe the tyde serued in euery of them Moreouer what burthen and what wynde serued for the comming into eche heauen Also of all his Iustices Magistrates Gentlemen that bare anye authoritie within his Realme he knewe their names their house keeping their religion and conuersation what it was He had a singular reâ⦠iustice a vertue moste commendable in â⦠Prince and chiefely to the dispatche of poore mens suites He perfectly vnderstoode the Latine tongue the French the Greeke Italian and Spanishe neyther was he ignorant sayeth Cardanus in Logicke in the principles of naturall Philosophie or in Musicke To conclude his towardlynesse was suche in all Heroicall vertues noble gyftes and markable qualities conuenient for his Princely estate that so much was hoped for in his royall person if he had liued till triall might haue bene had of the proofe as was to be looked for in any one Prince that euer had rule ouer this noble Realme But nowe to proceede with the doings that followed Immediately after the death of this so worthie a Prince King Edwarde Ladie Iane Proclaymed Queene the aforesayde Ladie Iane was proclaymed Queene of this Realme by the sounde of Trumpet that is to saye the ninth daye of Iulye at whiche Proclamation were present the Lordes of the Counsayle the Maior of London with other The Ladie Marie a little before lying at Honesdon in Hartfordshire hauing intelligence of the state of the King hir brother and of the se crete practise against hir by the aduise of hir frendes with all speede tooke hir iourney towarde hir house of Kenningall in Norffolke entending there to remayne vntill shee coulde make hir selfe more strong of hir frendes and allies and withall writeth to the Lordes of the Counsayle in forme as followeth A letter of the Ladie Marie sent to the Lordes of the Counsayle wherein she claymeth the Crowne now after the decease of hir brother King Edwarde MY Lordes we greete you well and haue receiued sure aduertisement that our dearest brother the King our late soueraigue Lorde is departed to Gods mercie whiche newes howe they be wofull to our heart he onely knoweth to whose will and pleasure wee must and doe humblye submitte vs and all our wylles But in this so lamentable a case that is to witte nowe after his Maiesties departure and death concerning the Crowne and gouernaunce of this Realme of Englande with the tytle of Fraunce and all things thereto belonging that hath bene prouided by acte of Parliament and the Testament and lost will of our dearest Father besides other circumstances aduauncing our right you knowe the Realme and the whole worlde knoweth the rolles and recordes appeare by the authoritie of the King our sayde father and the King our sayde brother and the subiectes of this Realme so that wee verily trust that there is no true subiect that is can or woulde pretende to bee ignoraunt thereof and
which seconde session were confirmed and made diuerse and sundrie Statutes concerning religion whereof some were restored and other repealed At this time many were in trouble for religion and among other Sir Iames Hales Knight Sir Iames Hales in trouble for religion one of the Iustices of the Common place whiche Iustice being called among other by the Counsayle of King Edwarde to subscribe to a deuise made for the disinheriting of Queene Marie and the Ladie Elizabeth hir sister woulde in no wise assent to the same though most of the other did yet that notwithstanding for that he at a quarter Sessions holden in Kent gaue charge vpon the Statutes of King Henry the eyght and King Edwarde the sixth in derogation of the Primacie of the Church of Rome abolished by King Henrie the eight he was first committed prisoner to the Kings bench then to the Counter and last to the Fleete where whether it were through extreeme feare or else by reason of such talke as the warden of the Fleete vsed vnto him of more trouble like to insue if he persisted in his opinion or for what other cause God knoweth he was so moued troubled vexed that he sought to ryd himselfe out of this life whiche thing he first attempted in the Fleete by wounding himselfe with a Penknife well neare to death Neuerthelesse afterwarde being recouered of that hurt he seemed to be verye comformable to all the Queenes proceedings and was therevpon deliuered of his imprisonment and brought to the Queenes presence who gaue him words of great comfort neuerthelesse his mynde was not quiet as afterwarde well appeared for in the end he drowned himself in a riuer not half a mile from his dwelling house in Kent He drowneth himselfe the riuer being so shalow that he was faine to lye groueling before he coulde dispatche himselfe whose death was much lamented For beside that he was a man wise vertuous and learned in the lawes of the Realme he was also a good and true minister of Iustice whereby he gate him great fauor and estimation among all degrees A publike disputation During the aforesayde Parliament aboute the xviij daye of October there was kepte at Paules Church in London a publike disputation appoynted by the Queenes commaundement aboute the presence of Christ in the sacrament of the Aultar which disputation continued sixe dayes Doctor Weston then being Prolocutor of the Conuocation who vsed many vnseemely checkes and tauntes against the one part to the preiudice of their cause By reason whereof the disputers neuer resolued vpon the article proponed but grewe daily more and more into contention without any frute of their long conference and so ended this disputation with these wordes spoken by Doctor Weston Prolocutor It is not the Queenes pleasure that we shoulde herein spende anye longer time and ye are well ynough for you haue the word and we haue the sworde But of this matter ye may reade more in the booke of the Monuments of the Church At this time was Cardinall Poole sent for to Rome by the Queene Cardinall Pole sent for home who was very desirous of his comming as well for the causes afore declared as also for the great affection that shee had to him being hir neere kinseman and consenting with hir in religion This message was most thankfully receyued at Rome and order taken to sende the sayde Cardinal hither with great expedition but before his comming Queene Marie had maried Philip Prince of Spaine as after shall appeare But here to touche somewhat the comming of the sayde Cardinal When he was arriued at Caleys there was conference had amongst the Counsaylors of the Queene for the maner of his receyuing The Counsell deuided about the receyuing of the Cardinall some woulde haue had him very honorably met and intertayned as he was in all places where he had before passed not onelye for that he was a Cardinall and a Legate from the Pope but also for that he was the Queenes neare kinseman of the house of Clarence Neuerthelesse after much debating it was thought meetest first for that by the lawes of the realme which yet were not repealed he stoode attainted by Parliament also for that it was doubtfull how he being sent froÌ Rome should be accepted of the people who in xxv yeares before had not bene muche acquainted with the Pope or his Cardinals that therefore vntill all things might be put in order for that purpose he shoulde come without any great solemnitie vnto Lambeth where in the Archbishoppes house his lodging was prepared The thirde of Nouember nexte following Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury notwithstaÌding that he had once refused plainly to subscribe to King Edwardes will in the disinheriting of his sister Marie and alledging many reasons and arguments for the legittimation of both the Kings sisters was in the Guild-hall in London arreygned and attainted of treason namely for ayding the Duke of Northumberlande with horse and men against the Queene as aforesayde and the same time also the Ladie Iane of Suffolke who for a whyle was called Queene Iane and the Lorde Guilforde hir husbande the Lorde Ambrose and L. Henrie Dudley sonnes to the Duke of Northumberlande were likewise arreygned and attainted and therevpon led backe agayne to the Tower In the beginning of Ianuarie next following Ambassadors from the Emperour Charles the v. Emperor sent into Englande an honorable ambassade amongst whom was the Conte de Ayguemont Admirall of the low countries w t Charles Conte de la Laing Iohn de Montmorancie Lorde of Curriers and the Chauncellour Nigre with full Commission to conclude a mariage betwene Philip Prince of Spaine his sonne and heyre and Queene Marie as you haue hearde which ambassade tooke suche place that shortlye after all things were finished accordinglye But this mariage was not well thought off by the Commons nor much better lyked of many of the nobilitie who for this and for the cause of religion conspired to rayse warre rather than to see such chaunge of the state of the which conspiracie though there were many confederates yet the firste that shewed force therein was one Sir Thomas Wyat a knight in Kent who in very deede was driuen to preuent the time of the purposed enterprise by this happe Diuerse of the partakers in this conspiracie being withdrawne from London where they had deuised their drift home into their countries amongst whom the sayd Sir Thomas Wyat was one it fell out that whylest he was returned into KeÌt where his lands and liuings chieflye laye a Gentleman of that shire one to the sayde Sir Thomas Wyat most deare was by the Counsell for other matters committed to the Fleete wherevpon he verily suspecting that his fââ¦r is were bewreyed had no other shift as he tooke it but to put on armour and to begin the attempt before the time appointed with his complices and herevpon giuing intelligence of his determination to his associates
as well at London Wiat publisheth a proclamation at Maidstone as else where on the Thursdaye next following being the xxv of Ianuarie at Maidstone being accompanied with maister Thomas Isââ¦ey and others publisheth a proclamation against the Queenes mariage desiring all his neyghburs frendes and Englishmenne to ioyne with him and others to defend the realme in daunger to be brought in thraldome to strangers He commeth to Rochester and herewith he getteth him to Rochester met with sir George Harper by the way Sir George Harpeâ⦠that was one appoynted asore to ioyne with him in that quarrell They brake vp the bridge at Rochester and fortified the East part of the town and stayde there abyding the comming of more strength and in the meane whyle suffered all passengers to passe quietly through the towne to London ⪠or to the sea taking nothing froÌ them but onely their weapon In the meane while sir Henrie Isley Anthony Kneuet esquire his brother William Kneuet were busy in west Kent to raise the people there likewise in East Kent there were other y t were of the same confederacie which set forth the like Proclamations at Milton Ashforde and other townes there in that part of the shire and thus in eche part of Kente in a maner was greate stirre But yet such was the diligence and warie circumspection of Iohn Twyne at that present Maior of Canterburie for that he mislyked their disordered attemptes that there was not any of that Citie knowne to stirre or goe forth to ioyne themselues with the sayde Sir Thomas Wyat or with any other of his confederates and yet verilye the more part of the people in all other parts of that shire were marueylouslye affected to the sayde Sir Thomas Wyats quarrell doubting that which myght followe of the Queenes matching hirselfe thus with a straunger At Milton when a Gentlemanne of those partes named Christopher Roper Christopher Roper taken went about to resist them that set forth this Proclamation he was taken and conueyed to Rochester vnto Maister Wyat. Likewise Maister Tucke and Maister Dorrell Iustices of peace Maister Dorrell and maister Tuck taken were fetched out of their owne houses and likewise brought to Rochester where they with the sayde Roper were kept as prisoners Sir Thomas Wiat had written vnto Sir Robert Southwel sherife of KeÌt to moue him in respect of the preseruation of the common welth nowe in daunger to be ouerrunne of strangers Sir Thomas Wiat writeth to sir Robert Southwell through the pretensed marriage if it should go forwarde to ioyne with him and others The sherife of Kent and the Lorde of Burgueuennie assemble a power against Wiat. in so necessarie a cause for the disappoynting of the same mariage and to worke so with the Lorde of Burgueuennie with whome he might doe much that it might please him also to ioyne with them but as well the sayde Sir Robert Southwell as the sayde Lorde of Burgueuennie and one George Clarke assembled themselues with such power as they might make against the sayde Sir Thomas Wyat and hys adherentes and comming to Malling on the Saterday being the Market daye and xxvij of Ianuarie the sayde sir Robert Southwell hauing penned an exhortation to dissuade the people and to bring them from hauing any liking to Wiates enterprise dyd reade the same openlye vnto all the people there assembled in confuting reprouing and refelling the proclamations set forth by Sir Thomas Wiat and his adherents On the other parte Sir Henrie Isley Anthonie Kneuet and his brother Willyam Kneuet being at Tunbridge proclaymed the Sherife the Lorde of Burgueuennie and George Clarke Gentlemanne traytours to God the Crowne and the Common wealth for reysing the Queenes Subiectes to defende the moste wicked and diuelishe enterprise of certayne of the wicked and peruese Counsaylors And this they pronounced in their owne names and in the names of Sir Thomas Wyat Sir George Harper and of all the faithfull Gentlemen of Kent and trustie Commons of the same This done they marched to Seâânnothe meaning from thence to passe to Rochester but in the meane time the foresayde xxvij of Ianuarie ãâã Heraule ãâã to Wiat. there came from the Queene an Herauââ¦e and a trumpettour vnto Sir Thomas Wiat but he was not suffered to passe the bridge and so did his message at the bridge end in y e hearing of sir Thomas Wiat and diuerse other The effect of his message was to offer pardon to so many as within xxiiij houres woulde depart to their houses and become quiet subiects The Lorde was taken Sir Thomas Cheiney Lorde Warden sent also vnto Wiat with wordes of contempt and defiance desirous in deede to haue bene doyng with him if he had not mistrusted his own people which he shoulde haue brought against him as those that fauoured so greatly Wiats cause that they woulde haue bene lothe to haue serue him take anye soyle and that Sir Thomas Wiat knewe well inough and therefore desired nothing more than to haue him come forth vnderstanding that he wanted no frenââ¦es as well about him as all other that woulde take in hande to represse him with force gathered in that shire The Lorde of Burgueuennie the Sherife Warram Sentleger and diuerse other Gentlemen that were assembled at Malling laye there within foure myles of Rochester Saterday night and hauing aduertisement that Sir Henrie Isley the two Kneuets and certaine other Weldishmen that is such as well in hââ¦e well of Kent with fiue hundreth Weldishe men being at Seuennocke ment earely in the morning to march towards Rochester for the ayde of Wiat against the Duke of Norffolke that was come to Grauesende with fiue hundreth whyte Coates Londoners and certayne of the garde and further that the sayde Sir Henrie Isley and the Kneuets ment in their waye to burne and spoyle the house of George Clarke Gentlemanne They departing with fiue hundreth Gentlemen and yeomen very earelye that Sunday in the morning marched out in order till they came to Wrotham heath Wrotham heath where they might easilye heare the sounde of their aduersaries drummes and therevpon followed after them with all speede till they came to a place called Barrowe greene Barrow greene through which laye the right readie waye from Seuennocke towardes maister Clarkes house Here the Lorde of Burgueuennie stayed for the comming of his enimies and vnderstanding they were at hande placed his mââ¦nne in order thinking to giue ãâã ââ¦e the ãâã throwe But they vpon their approche misââking as it should seeme the maââ¦câ⦠shranke asââe as secretly as they coulde by a bye way and were so farre gone before the Lorde of Burgueuennie vnderstoode thereof by his spials as for doubt of ouertaking them afore their comming as Rochester he was driuen to make such haste for the ouertaking of them as diuerse of his foote men were farre behinde at the ãâã giuing The first fight that the
Northumberland 312.48 Mutterel besieged 1594. the siege broken vp 1590.40 Murder committed at Oxford vppon a woman by a Priest 568.58 Murther in Westmin Church 1010.12 b. Murtherers to suffer death by hanging 472.59 Murtherers of king Constantius strangled 109.98 Merkam chiefe Iustice lost his office pag. 1381. col 1. lin 16. A Muster of Horsemen 1712.14 Mulinucius looke Dunwallo Mulinucius lawes 23.34 Murcherdach King of Ireland 326.70 Murreine among cattel 314.27 Earle of Murrey taken prisoner 898.20 b. Murton Byshop of Elie committed to warde pag. 1387. col 1. lin 8. N. Nathaliod a Britaine neyther of ancient house nor of skyll in the warres 127.67 Nathaliod and his army discomfited by the Saxons 127.84 Nazaleod king of Britaines maketh warre vpon the west Saxons 130.14 Nazaleod with his armye discomfited and slaine 130.39 Nazaleod nowe called Certicestshore 131.18 Nailes wherewith Christ was fastned to the crosse found what was done with them 91.115 and. 92.19 Nanneus sent to defend the inuasion of the Saxons 105 102. Nayles set in cuppes to measure draughtes 231.112 Nathaliod made general of the British army against y e Saxons 127.67 Names of the Bishops and Nobilitie present at the homage done by the Scottish kyng to kyng Iohn 550.14 Name of this land generally to be called England 204.45 Names and line of the kings of the seuen kingdomes of England 281.1 King of Naples disswadeth the French king from battaile 905.18 a. Nauntes citie vnliuered to K. Henry the second 398.43 Narcissus sent into Gallia to perswade the souldiers to go into Britaine 48.72 Narcissus in great credit with Claudius the Emperour 52 42. Nambre Earle Henry taken by the French 546.41 Nations neare to Britaine are subiect to the Romans 86 88. Names of the most valiant captaines and soldiers whose fame is moste renoumed for their noble deedes in the holy land against the Sarasins 504.3 Nauie alway in a readines to defend the coastes from Pyrates 266.51 Names of British kings which reigned from Elidurus to Lud. 32.65 and. 32.100 and. 33.40 King of Nauer commeth into England 991.41 a Names of the Peeres sworne to king Iohn 542.79 Names of the bishops present at the Coronation of kyng Iohn 545.10 Names of the nobilitie at the coronation of kyng Iohn 545.29 Names of the Bishops that accursed king Iohn and the Realme and afterward fled out of the Realme 566.24 Names of the sureties sworne to keepe the league made betweene king Iohn and Regiginald Earle of Boloigne 572.41 Names of the noblemen that continued vnto king Iohn 573.50 Names of British people which submyt them selues to Cesar 42.74 Names of foure kings in Kent at Cesars commyng 42.97 Nauie sent out by king Egelredus against the Danes 240.10 Nauie of Spaniards French discomfited by the Englishe men 1020.53 a Nantes besieged by the Englishmen 1021.54 a Names of learned men flourishing in the tyme of king Henry the thyrd 783.64 Names of the Barons that tooke part against king Henry the thyrd 726.19 Names of the Barons whiche tooke part with king Henry the thyrd against the other nobles of the Realme 726 35. Names of the Lords that banded them selues against kyng Iohn 588.45 Nauarre wonne by Ferdinand the kyng of Hispaine 1473 50. Nauie of Frenchmen 908.44 a. Robert de Namur serueth king Edward the third 940.45 b. Earle of Namur taken by the Scots 898.50 a Nauclerus cited 75.107 Names of writers that liued in king Iohns dayes 607.36 Names of the Lords that at the first went not against kyng Iohn but afterwardes ioyned with the other Barons at London 589.32 Names of the parties that sate to make the agreement betwene king Iohn and the Barons 589.75 Names of those elected to see the agreement betweene K. Iohn and his Barons performed 590.25 Names of the noble men and captaynes that came from beyond the seas to ayde king Iohn against the Barons 592.80 Names of the chiefe prisoners taken by king Iohn in the castle of Rochester 593.34 Names of the captaines of that part of the armye that Kyng Iohn left about London and of the other parte that went with hym Northward 595 7.14 Names of the Barons accursed by the Pope 596.77 Names of the chiefe captaynes vnder whom ayde came out of Fraunce to the Barons against king Iohn 597.72 Names of the noble men reuolting from king Iohn to Lewes 600.34 Names of Castles wonne by Lewes 600.78 Neotus an Abbot motioner of the founding of the vniuersitie of Oxford 217.63 Neuille George Lorde of Burgeyny coÌmitted to the towre but deliuered againe 1460 20. New supply of Saxons sent for to come into Britaine 102.70 Neuill Alexander his Heptarchie cited 205.35 Newmerch and Vernon restored to the Duke of Normandie 393.47 Newcastle otherwise called Drincouet besieged woon 429.30 Newport a litle towne 1415 co 1. lin 13. Henry Newarke made archbishop of Yorke 815.32 a. dieth 835.58 a Newe mynster in Winchester builded 217.57 Newgate set on fire 1765.40 Newe eractions 1102.52 b. New historie which is the British historie 38.72 Newbourgh 194.66 Neuile Edward knight beheaded 1572.5 Newton slayeth Hamilton in combat 1634.30 Alexander Neuil Archbshop of Yorke fleeth 1070.36 a. attaynted 1071.25 New Forrest made by king William 313.85 Newcastle towne recouered from the Scottes 397.6 Lord Neuil sent into Britaine 993.7 b. Guy de Nealle Marshal of Fraunce slayne 947.10 b. Neal Bruce taken 842.50 a. executed 843.17.6 Neuil Iohn knight executed 1581.2 Newmerch Castle besieged and deliuered to the Frenchmen 385.20 Newark pag. 1329. col 1. lin 28. Newbourgh Abbey founded 394 28. Nefle Castle yeelded to the Frenchmen 510.40 Neuil Raufe Byshop of Cicester dyeth 611.42 Newburge Robert a man of great honour 398.32 Nennius a Britayne cited 7.14 Newburie Castle wonne by king Stephan 386.42 Raufe Lord Neuil created Earle of Westmerland 1097.30 b. Neuil Hugh high Iustice of the Forrestes 549.44 Newcastle pag. 1315. col 1. lin 13. Newcastle in olde tyme called Monkaster 307.100 Neomagus a Citie in Britaine by whom builded 2.95 Newton Peter knight Counsellour to Prince Arthur 1456.54 Newarke Castle builded 371.75 Newcastle taken by the Scots 366.80 Newcastle vpon Tyne brent by casual fire 728.16 Newarke Castle restored to the Byshop of Lincolne 105. Newcastle towne and Castle founded 311.8 Neglecting of Iustice is cause of greater mischiefes 311.82 Newburne Churh 312.26 Neuil Raufe elected Archbyshop hf Canterburie and the election made voyde by the Pope 637.27 Neuer as yet any king drowned 329.76 Neuille Alane accursed by Archbishop Thomas Becket 409.63 Nennius getteth away Cesars swoord in fyght 39.16 Nenuius dyeth of the hurte which Cesar gaue him 39.20 Neptunus called Nepthuin 5.4 Neptunus parentage 5.5 Neptunus called king and God of the seas 5.19 Newburgh brent by Earle Iohn 538.4 Nectaridus Earle of the Sea coast in Britayne slayne 103.95 Neuil Charles Erle of Westmerland rebelleth 1839.38 fleeth into Scotland 1841.12 Nicholas Burdet knight pag. 1227. col 1. lin 32. lin 56. col 2. lin 10. pa. 1237 co 2. lin 30. pag.
sold for what will most be giuen 320.112 Spiritualtie fleeced both in England and Fraunce to mainteyne the warres 522.16 Spencer Edwarde Lorde dyeth 996.6 b Sporta daughter to Hubert Erle of Senlis maried to William Long espee 288.113 Soke of Kirkton in Lindsey confirmed too Mathew Erle of Bollongne 427.15 Sophronius putriarke of Ierusalem cited 53.27 Somerset George knight his prowes 1591.46 Southrey brought vnder subiection of the westsaxons 203.64 Souldiours arriue at Douer to ayde King Iohn 592.76 Sommerton besieged and wonne 189.56 Sorcerie pa. 1268. co 2. li. 6 Southwarke nighe London 271.105 Somerset shire wasted by the Danes 252.9 Southamton why so called 51.9 Spirituall persons not to meddle with temporall functions 340.55 Springs and Iron dishes appoynted for trauaylers 162.94 Spencer Hugh Earle of Gloucester executed 881 10. a. Spencer Lord created erle of Gloucester 1097.30 b Spencer Hugh father and sonne 852.8 a Sparcianus cited 78.9 Spiritualtie restrayned 717.3 Spaine inuaded by barbarous nations 98.62 Sparatinum taken by Brute and his power 11.50 Spot Thomas cited and what time he liued 293. 47. Spalding towne giuen too the sea of Lincolne 349. 98. Spiritualtie accused of all kinde of dissolutenesse 402.30 Spencer Hugh Lord chief Iustice of England 759. 35. he is discharged of his office 759.60 Spiritualitie mislyketh of Henrie the thirde for diuerse causes 747.8 Sparatinum a towne in Grece 11.28 Sparatinum besieged by Pandrasus 11.63 Spanish fleete vanquished by King Edwarde the thirde 945.30 b Spencers banishment reuoked 862.34 a. theyr iudgement reuersed by Parliament 868.50 b Spencer Iohn Knight made Lorde chiefe Iustice and keeper of the Tower 763.69 Stafford Edwarde Duke of Buckingham chiefe chalenger in the Iustes 1476.26 Stafforde Humfrey fleeth intoo the Sanctuarie at Colneham 20. taken oute from thence and executed ibid. Stafforde Thomas pardoned 1428.30 Stephen entreth into scotlande with an army burning and destroyng the south parts of the realm 368.47 Statutes of Eltham 1536 37. Straunge sightes in the ayre 632.32 Straungers preferred in office before Englishmen 642.44 Stormes and rage of windes stirred by the malice of witches and wicked spirites 119.68 Stafforde Humfrey and Stafford Thomas brothers depart out of the sanctuary at Colchester and made a rebellion in worcestershire 1427.12 Stafford Humfrey attainted 1425.48 Stafford Edward Duke of Buckingham his costly gowne all of goldsmithes worke 1465.15 is pardoned and released 1466.36 Stafforde Henrie Lorde brother too the Duke of Buckingham committed to the Tower 1464.18 Stafford Edwarde Duke of Buckingham offended with the enteruiew betweene the Englishe and French kings 170â⦠20. stouââ¦acketh and speaketh reprochfull wordes by the Cardinall 1508. ead 32. is endited of treason and his indirement 1501.33 is condemned and beheaded 1516.22 Stewarde Mathew Erle of Lennox goeth intoo scotlande 1846.18 Stafford Thomas taketh the Castell of Skarborough 1767.2 is taken prisoner executed ibid. Stanhop Michael knight committed to the tower 1709.30 is beheaded 1712.6 Stewarde Henrie Lorde Darley maryeth Mary the Queene of scottes 1835.20 is murthered 1837. Stanley Edward knight of the Garter and Earle of Darby dyeth 1864. 44. his commendations ibid. Stratforde Iohn made Archbishop of Canterburie 896.32 b. writeth to the king 913.40 a refuseth too come too the Court. 913.30 b. dieth 943.50 b. Sturton Lord hanged for murther 1766.20 Strangbow Richard erle of Struguile alias Chepstow sent for to be gouernour of the English men in Irelande 418.70 Strangbowe Rycharde through rebellion and riot forfeyteth his lands and runneth intoo debt 418.76 Strangbow Richarde taketh the sea and arryueth in Ireland 418.96 Strangbow Richard maried to the King of Irelandes daughter 419.13 Strangbow Richard confined the realme and his landes forfeyted too the king 419.19 Strangbow Richard pardoned restored and ordeyned high stewarde of Ireland 419.31 Stephen leadeth forth an army into the North against the scots 366.71 Stephen sicke of Litargy and recouereth 367.30 Stephen saileth into Normandie with a great armye agaynste Geffrey Plantagenet Earle of Aniou 367.96 Stephen maketh agreement with hys brother Theobald erle of Blois and with Geffray Plantagenet Earle of Aniou for yearly peÌsioÌs 367.111 Strabo cited 4.7 and. 47. 17. Storme of hayle verye straunge 735.73 Starres falling straungely from heauen 705.50 Stanley William knight beheaded 1444.4 Streaneshall nowe called whithy 179. ââ¦1 Streaneshall Monasterie buylded 17â⦠82 Statutes of westminster 1. fol 786.30 a Statutes of Gloucester fol. 788.27 b. Statute of Mortmaine 789.28 a. Statutes of westminster 2.795.2 b. Statute made by the scots in fauour of Englande 899.56 b. Statute of apparell 900. 16. b. Strawe Iacke executed 1032.46 b. Storie Iohn Doctor executed 1858.54 Strayte dealings with the welshmen causeth them to rebell 744.30 Stephen entreth into Lincolne with his crowne on his head 881.71 Stephen and all his dominions interdyted by Theobalde Archbishop of Canterburie 482.112 Stanhope parke 890.57 a Striuelin Castell builded 899.16 b. Statute agaynst transporting of wolles 900.40 b Storme of weather 966.44 a. Straw Iack alias Iohn Tiler captaine of rebels 1024.40 b. Statute of Premunire part repelled 1722.37 Stirpiney Castell burnt 385.39 Stephen leadeth an armye into Scotlande and wasteth the countrey 371.37 Stephen taken prisoner and kept at Bristow and his armie ouerthrowne 376.8 Stephen commaunded too bee kept loaden with Irons 377.37 Stephen exchaunged prisoner for Robert Erle of Gloucester 378.15 Stephen beginneth too incline his minde too peace 389.8 Stephen goeth too Douer to meete with the Earle of Flaunders 393.70 Stephen departeth thys life 393.78 Stephen stature and qualities 394.10 Stuffe and wightgar arriue at Certicestshore ouerthrow the Britains 130.44 Straunge sightes seene aboute the newe Moone 451.99 Strife amongest the English subiectes on the other side of the sea concerning king Iohn and Arthur of Britaine 542. 36. Straungers put out of office and Englishmen rereceyued againe 645.10 Straunge sightes seene in the North. 648 50 Stephen and Duke Fitzempresse fall to an agreement 387.77 and. 389.27 Stone Abbey buylded 277 31. Stamford towne taken by Henrie Fitzempresse 388.11 Stamford Castell besieged by Henrie Fitzempresse 388.13 Strowde men in Kent reprochfully cut off Archbishop Thomas Becket his horse tayle 415.56 Stuteuile William hath charge of Northumberland and Cumberlande 546.9 Straungers commaunded to depart out of the realm 395.57 Stephen Earle of Bullongne comming into Englande taketh vpon him the gouernment of the Realme 36â⦠8 Stigande succeedeth Robert in the Archbishoprike of Canterburie 274 53. Stigande an intruder of himselfe into Bishoprikes 274.54 Stigande infamed for simonie and vnlearned 274.61 Stafforde Edward Duke of Buckingham a prince of great towardlinesse leuyeth power agaynste Perkin Warbecke 1450. 10. Stephen Earle of Bloys marieth Adila sister too king Henry the first 354 112. Stephen Earle of Morton made Earle of Bollongne 360.22 Stephen Earle of Bollongne taketh an othe to be true subiect to Maud the Empresse 360.25 Staffordshire wasted by rebels 339.73 Stigande a lewde person and a naughtie liuer 291 85. Stanley Humfrey knight 1447.4 Stephen waxeth cruell towardes them that
conspiring K. Iames the first death 385.20 Stevvard Robert executed 385.50 Stevvard Iames marrieth Queene Dovvager 386.80 Stevvard Iames and Queene Dovvager his vvife imprisoned and releassed 386.84 Stevvard Alane Lord of Darnely sayne 386.92 Stevvarde Iames husbande to the Queene banished the Realme 388. 55 Stevvard Iames dyeth 388.59 Stevvard Iohn Erle of Mar brother to the King put to deathe for VVitchcraft 402.114 Stevvarde Andrevve Pronost of Glenlovvden made Archbyshop of S. Andrevves 404.51 Stevvard Bernard Lord Dobigny sent from Levvis the french King in Ambassade into Scotland 414.50 Stevvard VValter Abbot of GleÌââ¦e 429.13 Stevvard Henry marrieth the Q. mother of Scotlande and is made L. of Methvven 438.16 Stevvard VVilliam Bishop of Aberdine sent Commissioner into England 441.113 Stevvarde Iames of Cardonalde conductour of fiue Ships sente by the French King into Scotland to ayde his friendes there 460. 56 Stevvarde Robert Lord Obenie one of the foure Marshals of France 462.53 Stevvard Iohn Captayn of Milke Castell 469.102 Stevvarde VVilliam one of the Queenes seruants slayn 476.34 Sâ⦠hill vvhy so called 28â⦠6 Sââ¦pe Gallant an vniuersall sicknesse in Scotland 415.67 Sraââ¦o cââ¦ted 21.38 Strange voice heard in the nighte by King Kenneth 220.82 Strange fights appeare in the aire 47. 19 Strange visions seene in the ayre 50â⦠34 Strange accidente of the Bishops croâ⦠staffe at Camelon 180 1â⦠Strange dealing in vvomen and contrary to nature 57. ââ¦3 Strange miracle of Valdââ¦s bodye 142.61 Strength of the place vvhere Caratake vvas incamped 39.79 Strange sightes seene 40.71 Strife betvveene Henrye Beaumount and Alexander Movvbray for landes in Buchquhanc 339. 44 Striueling Iohn and his army discomfited 346.56 Striueling taken by the Englishment 301.77 Striueling burnt by rebels 39â⦠69 Stratton Andrevve burnt for Religion 44â⦠47 Strayton VValter slayne 384.42 Strozze Leone Prior of Capoa and knight of the order of Maââ¦ta 466.71 Succession in the Pictish gouernement appointed 6.50 Stradcluyd Kingdome of the Britaynes and the boundes thereof 195.55 Sueno King of Danes arriueth in England vvith an army 228.25 Sueno conuerted to the Christian faith in Scotland 228.39 Suenos cruell determination against the Englishmen 229.12 Sueno prepareth a nevv armye to inuade Scotland 233.42 Sueno King of Norvvay landeth in Fife vvith a puissante armye 241 6 Sueno discomfiteth Duncane and his army 242.15 Sueno fleeth into Norvvay in one shippe 242.100 Sunne darkened tvvo days vvithout Eclipse 276.17 Sunne appeareth bloudy 135.47 Sunne nor Moone seene the space of sixe monethes 209.1 Sonnes landes to be forfait by the fathers treason 246.34 Superfluous possessions of the Church condemned 264.74 Superfluous rents of Abbayes are prouocations to inordinate lusts 271.73 Superfluous vvelth ministreth occasion of vice 209.72 Supplye of Saxons commeth ouer into Britaine 115.68 Surfetting cause of many straÌge diseases 20.6 Surnames taken froÌ offices 252.41 Surnames taken froÌ proper names 252. 44 Sutherland Iohn made heyre apparant of the Crovvne of Scotland 254.76 Sutherlande Iohn dyeth in England 354.90 Svvearing of fealtie first instituted 23. 13 Svvorde seene gliding in the aire 385. 85 Svvord vvith a sheath and hilles of golde sent to King VVilliam from the Pope 279.83 T. TAle of a vvoman abused by a Spirit 119.91 Tale of a yong man haunted vvith a Spirit like a faire vvoman 120.28 Tale of a yong Gentlevvoman gote vvith childe by a Spirite 120. 45 Tale of the Chappel vvher Fiacre lyeth buried 144.83 Tale of Queene Guaynores graue in Angus 135.23 Tale of a Crosse miraculously falling into King Dauid the firste hands 264.19 Talboyes VVilliam taken prisoner by the Scottes 345. â⦠Tantallon castell besieged and deliuered 440.26 Temple of Claudius and Victoria altered 309.7 Tenantius taken prisoner by the Romaines 28.87 Tentââ¦s of fruââ¦es appoynted to the Priestes 136.48 Tenthes giuen vnto the Cleargie 166. 98 Thaara King of Pictes 13.18 Teruan Archbishop of Pictland 108. 49 Thanes changed into Erles 252.27 Tharan King of Pictes slaine 35.73 Thametes or Thamevv daughter to Loth King of Pictes 137.27 Thebes giuen to Gathelus and his people 135 Theefe hanged for stealing hys ovvne 330 Theefe eateth mans flesh 397.24 Theodosius Emperoure of Rome 93. 31 Theobald slayne 140.95 Thelargus King of Pictes 79.49 Thereus sonne to Reââ¦er Kyng of Scottes borne 17.13 Thereus made King 18.85 Thereus neglecteth Iustice and embraceth all vices 18.92 Thereus fleeth to the Britaines 18. 109 Thereus dyeâ⦠in ââ¦bly in exile 18. 114 Thermes Monsieur a French Captayne 478.55 made generall conduct of the French armye in Scotland 479.10 Thomas the timer a notable prophesier 296.74 Thornton Patrike executed 394. line 79 Thunder and lightning settyng Churches on fyre in Yorkeshire 276.21 Thurstone Archbishop of Yorke 265. 113 Tinneman Archbald name giuen to Earle Dovvglas 370.34 Tyrannie iustly revvarded 14.44 Title of Iohn Ballioll to the Crovvne of Scotland 298.63 Title of Roberte Bruce to the Crovvne of Scotland 298.76 Title of Iohn Hastinges to the Crovvne of Scotland 298.83 Tiuidale recouered out of the Englishmens hands 346.35 Toncet Chancellour of Murrey land 131 1â⦠Toncet playeth the parte of a vvicked officer 131.19 Toncet slayne as he sate in iudgement 131.38 Tovvnes and Villages drovvned by inundations of vvaters 296. line 44 Tovvnes and Villages throvven dovvne vvith hayle stone 297. line 53 Traherus a Romaine Captayne vanquisheth Octauius 83.25 inuadeth the Scottes dominions 83.38 is put to flight 83.65 fleeth ouer into France 83.100 returneth into Britaine 84.6 murthered by a conspiracie 84.17 Trebellius Lieutenant of Britain 56. 53 Trebellianus Cousin to Agricola beloued of the Romayne Souldyers 56.55 Trebellius not regarded of the Souldiers 56.64 Trebellius Publius sente Lieutenant into Britaine 67.37 gyuen to couetousnesse 67.40 hated of the Britaines 27.56 is ouerthrovveÌ 67.74 vvriseth to the Emperour Commodus for ayd 68. 6 Treatie of peace betvvixte the Scottes and Pictes 8.35 Treason pretended againste Feââ¦linacus ââ 108 Treason duely revvarded 205. â⦠Treââ¦s and come burnt vvith fire no man knovveth hovv 259.33 Truce concluded betvveene the Scottes and Pictes 80.74 Truce concluded betvveene the Englishmen and Scottes vpon condition 265.116 Truce taken betvveene Kyng Edvvard the first and the Scots 306. 34 Truce concluded betvveene the Scottes and Hollanders for one hundred yeares 382.92 Turnebull Bishop of Glasgevve 394. 82 Turne a Citie burned 52.112 Tumulte raysed in the Saxons Camp ââ¦16 Turgot Prior of Durham Abbey 257. 202 Turgot vvrote the lines of Malcolme and Queene Margaret his vvife 257.103 Tvveedale vvhy so called 178.13 Tvvelue Gouernoures chosen to rule Scotland 302.81 Tvvhang castre vvhy so called 115. 83 Tvvo Kings prisoners in EnglaÌd at one tyme. 354.18 Tovvnes and houses drovvard vvith fall of rayne and rising of vvaters 355.69 Tvvo Scottish armyes inuade England at once 361.108 Tvvo Romane Lieutenants sente into Britaine 93.36 Tvvo Cometes seene before K. Malcolmes death ââ1 44 Tvvo Moones seene in the ââ¦irmament ââ¦8â⦠56 Tvvo Philosophers by Shypvvracke arriue in Scotlande 20. 13 Tvvo Gouernoures chosen to rule Scotland 332.82 Tvvo English armyes sente togither into Scotland
vnto and the groundes manured to the most profit and to cause the bodies of the templers attached to be so deteyned in al safetie as that they be not yet coÌmitted to Irons nor to streyght prison but to remayne in some conuenient place other than their owne houses and to be found of the goods so seazed accordingly as falleth for their estates till he haue otherwise in commaundemente from the King and what is done herein to certifie into the Escheker the morrowe after the Purification The date of this seconde writte was from Biflet the twentith of December There was lykewise a writte directed to Iohn Wogan Lorde Iustice of Irelande signifying vnto him what should be done in England touching the appreheÌsion of the Templers and seazure of their laÌds and goodes commaunding him to proceede in Temblable manner against them in Irelande but the day and place when the Sherifes should there assemble was lefte to the discretion of the sayde Iustice and Treasorer of the Escheker there but so as the same might be done before any rumour of this thing coulde be brought ouer out of England thither Also a like commaundemente was sent vnto Iohn de Britaigne Erle of RichmoÌd Lorde Warden of Scotlande and to Eustace Cotesbache Chamberlayne of Scotland Also to Walter de Pederton Lorde Iustice of West Wales to Hugh Aldigheleygh Alias Auderley Lord Iustice of North Wales and to Roberte Holland Lord Iustice of Chester Thus muche for the Templers But now to other doings in Irelande In the yeere .1308 the .xij. of April 1308 deceassed Peter de Birmingham a noble warriour and one that had bin no small scourge to the Irish The eleuenth of May the Castell of Kennun was brente and dyuers of them that hadde it in keeping were slayne by William Macbalther This Macbalther was after hanged at Dublin The Lord Iustice discomfited 1308 and other of the Irishe and likewise the towne of Courcouly was brente by the same malefactors And the sixth of Iune Iohn Lorde Wogan Lorde Iustice was discomfited neere to Glindelorie where Iohn de Saint Hogelin Iohn Norton Iohn Breton and many other were slayne The sixteenth of Iune Dunlouan Tobir and many other Townes were brent by the Irish Rebels About thys season Iohn Decer Maior of Dublin builded the highe Pipe there Iohn Decer Maior of Dublin and the bridge ouer the Liffie towardes Saint Vlstons and a Chappell of our Ladie at the Friers Minors where he was buried repaired the Churche of the Friers Preachers and euery Friday tabled the Friers at his owne coastes Iohn Wogan hauing occasion to passe into England Burgh William Burgh supplied his roomth vnto whome Kyng Edwarde recommended Peers de Gaueston Piers Gaueston sent into Irelande when contrary to the kings minde he was banished by the Lordes of Englande and about the Natiuitie of oure Lady hee came ouer into Irelande beeyng sente thyther by the King with many Iewels and beside the letters which he brought of recommendation from the King he had assigned to him the commodities royall of that Realme whiche bredde some trouble and bickerings there betwixte Richarde Burgh Earle of Vlster and the sayd Gaueston who notwithstanding bought the good willes of the Souldiers with his liberalitie slew Dermot Odempcy subdued Obren edifyed sundry Castels Causeys and bridges but the next yeere he was reuoked home by the King as in the history of England it may appeare In the vigill of Simon and Iude Lord Roger Mortimer the Lorde Roger Mortimer landed in Irelande with hys wife righte heire to the Seigneurie of Meth as daughter to Piers Genuille that was sonne vnto the Lord Geffrey Genuille whiche Geffrey became a Frier at Trym of the order of y e Preachers by reason whereof the Lorde Mortimer and his wife entred into possession of the landes of Meth. In the yeere .1309 on Candlemas day 1309 Lord Iohn Bonneuille slayne the Lorde Iohn Bonneuill was slayne neere to the towne of Ardscoll by the Lorde Arnold Power and his complices his body was buried at Athy in the Church of the Friers Preachers 1310 In the yeere following at a Parliamente holden at Kildare the Lord Arnold Power was acquit of that slaughter for that it was prooued it was done in his owne defence Shortly after Rowland Ioice the Primate stale by night in his Pontificals from Howthe to the Priory of Grace dieu where the Bishops seruants met him and with force chased him out of the diocesse This Bishop was named Iohn a Leekes and was consecrated not long before hee kept this sturre Richard Earle of Vlster with a greate armie came to Bonrath in Thothmond Sir Richarde de Clare where Sir Roberte or rather sir Richard de Clare discomfited his power tooke Sir William de Burgh prisoner or as some bookes haue the Earle hymselfe Iohn Lacie the sonne of Walter Lacie Iohn Lacy slayne diuers other were slayne The .xij. of NoueÌber this yere Richard de Clare slewe .600 of the Galagheghas Iohn Margoghedan was slaine by Omolmoy Also Donat Obrene was murthered by his owne men in Tothemonde 1312 Robert VerdoÌ reyseth a riotous tumulte Iohn Wogan Lord iustice The one and twentie of Februarie beganne a riot in Vrgile by Roberte Verdon for the appeasing whereof an Army was ledde thither by Iohn Wogan Lord chiefe Iustice in the beginning of Iuly but the same was discomfited and diuers men of accompt slayne as Sir Nicholas Auenell Patricke de Roch and other At length yet the sayde Roberte Verdon and many of hys complices came and submitted themselues to prison within the Castell of Dublin abidyng there the Kings mercie The Lord Edmond Butler was made deputie Iustice vnder the Lorde Iohn Wogan who in the lent next ensuing besieged the Obrenes in Glindelowe and compelled them to yeelde themselues to the Kings peace Also in the yeere abouesayde .1312 Maurice Fitz Thomas married the Ladye Katherine daughter to the Earle of Vlster at Greene Castell and Thomas Fitz Iohn married an other of the sayd Earles daughters in the same place but not on the same day for the first of those two marriages was celebrated the morrow after S. Dominikes day and this seconde marriage was kept the morrow after the feast of the assumption of our Lady Also Robert de Bruce ouerthrew the Castell of Man and tooke the Lorde Donegan Odowil on Saint Barnabies day In the yeere .1313 Iohn a Leekes Archbishop of Dublin departed this life 1313 Campion After whose decease were elected in scisme and deuision of sides two Successors Walter Thorneburie Lord Chancellor and Alexander Bignor Tresurer of Ireland The Chancellor to strengthen his election hastily went to sea and togither with .156 other persons perished by Shipwracke The other submitting his cause to the proces of lawe tarried at home and spedde The Earle of Vlsters sonne and heire deceasseth Moreouer the Lorde Iohn de Burgh sonne and heire vnto
the Earle of Vlster deceassed at Galby on the feast day of Sainte Marcell and Marcellian Also the Lord Edmond Butler created .xxx. Knightes in the Castell of Dublin 1314 on Sainte Michaels day being Sunday The Knightes Hospitallers or of Sainte Iohns as they were called were inuested in the laÌds of the Templers in Ireland The same yeere was the Lorde Theobalde Verdon sent Lord Iustice into Irelande In the ninth yeere of King Edwards raigne 1315 Edward Bruce inuadeth Irelande Edward Bruce brother to Robert Bruce King of Scottes entred the Northe part of Irelande with sixe thousand men There were with hym diuers Captaynes of high renowne among the Scottishe Nation of whome the chiefe were these the Earles of Murrey and Menteth Captaynes of name with Bruce the Lord Iohn Stewarde the Lord Iohn Cambell the Lorde Thomas Randolfe Fergus de Andressan Iohn Wood and Iohn Bisset They landed neere to Crag Fergus in Vlster the fiue and twentith of May and ioyning with the Irish conquered the Earledome of Vlster and gaue y e English there diuers great ouerthrowes tooke the towne of Dundalke spoyled and brente it with a greate parte of Vrgile Dundalke taken and brent they brente Churches and Abbeyes with the people whome they founde in the same sparing neyther manne woman nor childe Then was the Lord Edmonde Butler chosen Lorde Iustice Edmonde Butler Lord iustice who made the Earle of Vlster and y e Giraldines friends and reconciled himselfe with Sir Iohn Mandeuill thus seeking to preserue the residue of the Realme which Edwarde Bruce meant wholly to conquere hauing caused himselfe to be crowned K. of Ireland The Lord Iustice assembled a great power out of Mounster and Leynister and other parties thereaboutes and the Earle of Vlster with an other armie came vnto him neere vnto Dundalke where they consulted togyther how to deale in defending the countrey agaynste the enimies but hearing the Scottes were withdrawen backe the Erle of Vlster followed them and fighting with them at Coyners hee lost the fielde Thus may wee see that those Lordes and Knightes whiche had giuen pledges for theyr loyaltie to the King of Englande sought by all wayes and meanes howe to beate backe the enimies whiche they mighte haue done with more ease if the Irish had not assisted the Scottes and presuming of theyr ayde rebelled in sundry parts of the countrey who neuerthelesse were oftentimes well chastised for their disloyall dealings as partly we haue touched although wee omitte diuers small ouerthrowes and other particuler matters sith otherwise wee should encrease thys Booke further than our firste purposed intente woulde permitte Campion 1316 Whilest the Scottes were thus holden vp in Irelande that they could not in all things worke theyr willes Roberte le Brews King of Scots came ouer himselfe The King of Scottes in Irelande landed at Cragfergus to the ayde of his brother whose Souldiers most wickedly entred into Churches spoyling and defacing the same of all suche tombes monumentes plate Copes and other ornamentes whiche they founde and myghte lay handes vppon The Castell of Cragfergus after it had bene straightly beseeged a long time Cragfergus deliuered vp to the Scottes was surrendred to the Scottes by them that had kept it till they for want of other vittayles were driuen to eate lether Men eââ¦ten and eyght Scottes as some write whiche they had taken prisoners The Lorde Thomas sonne to the Earle of Vlster departed this life And on the Sunday next after y e Natiuitie of our Lady Iohn Fitz Thomas the first Earle of Kildare deceasseth y e Lord Iohn Fitz Thomas deceassed at Laragh Brine neere to Maynoth was buried at Kildare in the Church of y e Friers Preachers This Iohn Fitz Thomas a little before his deathe was created Earle of Kildare after whome succeeded his sonne Thomas Fitz Iohn a right wise and prudent personage The fourteenth of September Conhor Mackele and fiue hundred Irishmen were slayne by the Lord William de Burgh and Lord Richard Birmingham in Connagh Also on y e Monday after the feast of all Saintes Scottes ouerthrowen Iohn Loggan and Sir Hugh Bisset slewe a great nuÌber of Scots among the whiche were .100 with double armours and .200 with single armours so that of their men of armes there dyed three hundred beside footemen The fifteenth of Nouember chanced a mighty tempest of wynde and rayne A great teÌpest whiche threwe downe many houses with the Steeple of the Trinitie Church in Dublin and did much other hurt both by land and water The fifth of December Sir Alane Stewarde that had bin taken prisoner in Vlster by Iohn Loggan and Sir Iohn Sandale was brought to the Castell of Dublin 1317 After Candlemas the Lacies came to Dublin and procured an inquest to be impanelled to inquire of their demeanor for that they were accused to haue procured the Scottes to come into Irelande but by that inquest they were discharged and therewith tooke an oth to keepe the kings peace and to destroy the Scots to the vttermost of theyr power In the beginning of Lent the Scottes came in secret wise vnto Slane with tweÌtie thousand armed meÌ and with them came the army of Vlster destroying all the countrey before them Moreouer on Monday before the Feast of S. Mathias the Apostle the Earle of Vlster lying in the Abbey of Sainte Mary neere to Dublin Robert Notingham Maire of that Citie with the communaltie of the same went thither tooke the Earle The Earle of Vlster apprehended and put him in prison within the Castell of Dublin slew .vij. of his men and spoyled the Abbey The same weeke Edwarde Bruce marched towardes Dublin but heerewith turning to the Castell of Cnocke Hugh Tyrrell taken by the Scottes he entred the same and tooke Hugh Tyrrell the Lorde thereof togither with his wife and raunsommed them for a summe of money The Citizens of Dublin brent all theyr suburbes for feare of a siege and made the best purueyance they coulde to defende their Citie if the Bruce had come to haue besieged them but he turning another way went vnto the towne of Naas and was guided thither by the Lacies coÌtrary to their othe From thence he passed vnto Tristeldermot and so to Baliganam and to Callan at length he came to Lymerike and there remayned till after Easter They of Vlster sent to the Lorde Iustice lamentable informations of suche crueltie as the enimies practised in those partes besieching hym to take some order for their reliefe in that theyr so miserable estate The Lorde Iustice deliuered to them the Kings power with his standerd The Kings standerd deliuered to them of Vlster wherewith vnder pretence to expell the Scottes they gote vp in armour and raunging through the countrey did more vexe and molest the subiectes than did the strangers The Scots proceeded and spoyled Casshels and wheresoeuer they lyghte vpon the Butlers lands they brente
the Lordes of the land chose the Earle of Ormond to be Lord Iustice The Erle of Ormond Loâ⦠iustice In the fift yeare of Henrie the fourth Iohn Colton Archbishop of Ardmagh the .xxvij. 1404 The Archbishop of Ardmagh deceassed of Aprill departed this life vnto whome Nicholas Stoning succeeded The same yeare on the day of Saint Vitale the martir the parliameÌt of Dublin began before the Erle of Ormond then lord Iustice of IrelaÌd where the statutes of Kilkenny and Dublin were confirmed and likewise the charter of Ireland 1405 In the sixt yeare of Henry the fourth in the Month of May three Scottish barks were takeÌ two at greene castell and one at Alkey with captaine Macgolagh The same yeare the Marchants of Drodagh entred Scotland and tooke prayes and pledges Also on the euen of the feast day of the .vij. brethren Oghgard was burnt by the Irish And in Iune Syr Stephen Scrope that was come again into Ireland returned eftsoones into Englande leauing the Earle of Ormonde Lorde Iustice of Irelande About the same time they of Dublin entred Scotland at Saint Ninian The Citizens of Dublin inuade Scotland and valiantly behaued themselues agaynste the enimies and after crossing the Seas directed theyr course into Wales and did muche hurt to the Welchmen They inuade Wales bringing from thence the shrine of Saint Cubins and placed it in the Churche of the Trinitie in Dublin The Erle of Ormond deceaseth Iames Butler Earle of Ormonde dyed at Baligam whilest he was Lorde Iustice vnto whome succeeded Geralde Earle of Kildare The same yeare the Prior of Conall in the plaine of Kildare fought manfully with the Irish and vanquished two hundred that were wel armed sleaing part of them and chasing the residue out of the field and the Prior had not wyth him past the number of .xx. H. Marl. English men but god as saith mine Author assisted those that put their trust in him The same yeare after Michaelmas Stephen Scrope Deputie Iustice to the Lorde Thomas of Lancaster the kings sonne and his lieutenant of Ireland A Parliament at Dublin came againe ouer into Irelande and in the feast of Saint Hillarie was a Parliament holden at Dublyn which in Lent after was ended at Trim. And Meiller de Brimmingham slue Cathole Oconhur aboute the ende of Februarie In the yere .1407 a certain false and heathnish wretch 1407 an Irish man named Mac Adam Mac Gilmore that had caused .xl. Churches to be destroyed Corbi what it is signifieth as be that was neuer christened and therfore called Corbi chaunced to take prisoner one Patrike Sauage and receyued for his raunsome two M. Markes though afterwardes hee slue him togither with his brother Richard The same yere in the feast of the exaltation of the Crosse Stephen Scrope deputie to the Lorde Thomas of Lancaster with the Earles of Ormonde and Desmond and the Prior of Kilmaynam and diuerse other captaynes and men of warre of Meith set from Dublin and inuaded the lande of Mac Murche where the Irish came into the field and skirmished with them so as in the former part of the day they put the English power to the worse but at length the Irishe were vanquished chased so that Onolan with his sonne and diuerse other were taken prisoners But the English captaines aduertised here y t the Burkeyns Okerol in the countie of Kilkenny had for the space of two days togither done much mischief they rode with al speed vnto the town of CallaÌ there encountring with the aduersaries manfully put theÌ to flight slue Okerol .viij. C. Okeroll slaââ others There went a tale and belieued of many that the Sunne stood stil for a space that day tyll the Englishmen had ridden sixe myles so muche was it thoughte that GOD fauoured the Englishe part in this enterprise if wee shall beleeue it The same yeare the Lorde Stephan Scrope passed once againe ouer into Englande and Iames Butler Erle of Ormonde was elected by the countrey Lord Iustice of Ireland In the dayes of this king Henry the fourth the Inhabitants of Corke beeing sore afflicted with perpetual oppressions of their Irish neighbors coÌplained themselues in a generall writing directed to the lord of Rutland Corke the kings deputie there to the counsell of the realme then assembled at Dublin which letter bycause it openeth a window to behold the state of those parties and of the whole realme of Ireland in those dayes we haue thought good to set down here as it hath bin entred by Campion according to the copie deliuered to him by Francis Agard Esquire one of y e Queenes Maiesties priuie counsell in Ireland A letter from Corke out of an old recorde that beareth no daââ¦e IT may please your wisedomes to haue pity on vs the kings poore subiects within y e couÌtie of Cork or else we are cast away for euer For where there are in this couÌty these lords by name beside knights esquiers gentlemen yeomen to a great number that might dispend yerely .viij. C. poundes .vj. C. poundes .iiij. C. poundes two C. an hundred pounds an hundred Marks twentie pounds .xx. marks ten pounds some more some lesse to a great number beside these Lordes First the Lorde Marques Caro his yearely reuenues was besyde Dorzey hauen and other creekes two M. two C. pounds sterling The Lord Barneuale of Beerhauen his yerely reuenues was beside Bodre hauen and other creekes M. vj. C. pounds sterling ââ¦hinke rather greene castell The Lorde Vggan of the great Castell hys yearely reuenue beside his hauens and creekes xiij thousand poundes The Lord Balram of Enfort his yearely reuenues beside hauens and creekes M. CCC pound sterling The Lorde Curcy of Kelbretton his yearely reuenues beside hauens and creekes a thousande two hundred pound sterling The Lorde Mandeuile of Barenstelly his yearely reuenues beside hauens and creekes M. two hundred pound sterling The Lorde Arundell of the Strand his yearely reuenues beside haueÌs and creekes a thousand fiue hundred pounds sterling The Lord Barod of the gard his yearely reuenue beside haueÌs creekes M. C. pouÌds sterling The Lord Steyney of Baltmore his yearely reuenue besides hauens creekes .viij. C. lb sterl The Lord Roch of Poole castell his yearly reuenues besyde hauââ¦ns and creekes ten thousande poundes sterling The kings Maiestie hath the landes of the late yong Barry by forfeyture the yearely reuenue wherof beside two riuers and creekes and al other casualties is M. viij C. pound sterling And that at the ende of this Parliament your Lordship with the kings most noble couÌsell may come to Corke call before you al these Lords other Irish men and bind them in pain of losse of life lands goods that neuer one of them do make warre vpon an other withoute licence or commaundement of you my lord deputie the kings counsel for the vtter destruction of these partes is that
MouÌster and had taken a ring from the Image of S. Patrike which the Erle of Desmond had offred and giuen it to his lemman Many other crymes were layd to him by the sayd Bishop of Lismore and Waterford which he exhibited in writing Also in the same Parliament there rose coÌtention betwixt Adam Pain bishop of Clone an other prelate whose church he would haue annexed vnto his see At length after the Parliament had continued for the space of xviij days it brake vp Herewith came newes of y e slaughter of the Lord Tho. of LaÌcaster duke of Clarence y t had bin L. The Duke of Clarence slaine in Fraunce lieutenant of Ireland vpoÌ the .vij. of May certaine of the Erle of Ormondes men were ouerthrown by the Irish nere to the Abbey of Leys xxvij Englishmen were slain there of whom the chief were two geÌtlemeÌ the one named Purcel the other Grant Also .x. were takeÌ prisoners and two C. escaped to the foresayde Abbey so sauing themselues About the same time Mac Mahun Mac Mahun an Irish lord did much hurt within the couÌtry of Vrgile by burning and wasting all afore him Also vpon the morrow after Midsommer day the Erle of Ormond Lord lieutenant entred into the Countrey about Leys vpon Omordris for the space of foure dayes togither did muche hurt in sleaing and spoyling the people till the Irish were glad to sue for peace ¶ Henrie the sixt LIeutenants to Henrie the sixt ouer the realme of Irelande were these Edmonde Earle of March and Iames Erle of Ormond his deputy Iohn Sutton Lord Dudley sir Tho. Strange knight his deputie Sir Thomas Stanley and sir Christofer Plunket his deputie Henry Marleâ⦠Thys sir Thomas Stanley on Michaelmasse day Here endeth Marleburgh and all that foloweth is taken out of Campion in the twelfth yeare of King Henrye the sixth wyth all the Knightes of Methe and Irrell fought agaynste the Irishe slue a greate number and tooke Neill Odonell prisoner Lion Lord Welles the Earle of Ormonde his deputie Iames Earle of Ormonde by hym selfe Iohn Erle of Shrewesburie and the Archbishop of Dublin Lorde Iustice in his absence Richard Plantagenet Duke of Yorke father to King Edwarde the fourth and Earle of Vlster had the office of Lieutenaunte by the Kings letters patents during the tearme of tenne yeeres who appoynted to rule vnder him as his deputies at sundry times the Baron of Deluin Richarde Fitz Eustace Knight Iames Earle of OrmoÌd and Thomas Fitz Morice Erle of Kildare To this Richard Duke of Yorke and Vlster then resident in Dublin Campion out of the Records of Christs Church George Duke of Clarence borne at Dublin Iacke Cade was borne within the Castell there his secoÌd sonne the Lord George that was after Duke of Clarence his Godfathers at the fontestone were the Erles of Ormond and Dismonde Whether the commotion of Iacke Cade an Irishman borne naming himself Mortimer and so pretending cosinage to diuers noble houses in this land proceeded from some intelligeÌce with the Dukes friends here in Ireland it is vncertayne but surely the Duke was vehemently suspected and immediately after began the troubles whiche through him were reysed Whyche broyles being couched for a time the Duke helde himselfe in Ireland being lately by Parliamente ordeyned protector of the Realme of Englande he left his agent in the Court his brother y e Erle of Salisburie Lord Chancellor to whom he declared the troth of the troubles then towarde in Ireland which letter exemplyfyed by Sir Henry Sidney Lorde Deputie a greate searcher and preseruer of antiquities as it came to Campions hands and by hym set downe we haue thoughte good likewise to present it here to your viewe To the right worshipfull and with all mine hart intierly beloued brother the Earle of Salisburie The copie of a letter RIght Worshipfull and with all my harte intierly beloued brother I recommende me vnto you as hartily as I can And like it you to witte sith I wrote last vnto the King our Soueraigne Lorde his highnesse the Irish enemie y t is to say Magoghigam and with him three or foure Irishe Captaynes associate with a greate felowship of English Rebells notwithstandyng that they were within the King our Soueraygne Lord his peace of greate malice and againste all truth haue maligned against their legiance and vengeably haue brent a great towne of myne inheritance in Meth called Ramore and other villages thereaboutes and murthered and breÌt both men womeÌ and children withouten mercy the whiche enimies be yet assembled in Woods and fortes aweighting to do the hurt and greeuance to the Kings subiects that they can thinke or imagine For whiche cause I write at this tyme vnto the Kings highnesse and beseeche his good Grace for to hasten my payment for this lande âârding vnto his letters of warrant nowe late directed vnto the Treasorer of Englande to the intente I may wage men in sufficiente number for to resist the malice of the same enimies and punish them in such wise that other which wolde do the same for lacke of resistance in time maye take example For doubtlesse but if my paymente be had in all hast for to haue men of warre in defence and safegard of this land my power caÌnot stretch to keepe it in the ââ¦ings obeysance and very necessitie will compell me to come into England to liue there vpon my poore liuelyhood for I had leuer be dead than any inconuenience ââoulde fall therevnto in my default for it shall neuer bee chronicled nor remayne in Scripture by y e grace of God that Ireland was lost by my negligeÌce And therefore I beseeche you right Worshipfull brother that you will holde to your handes instantly that my paymente may bee had at thys time in eschewing all inconueniences For I haue example in other places more pitie it is for to dread shame and for to acquit my troth vnto the Kings highnesse as my duetie is And thys I pray and exhort you good brother to shewe vnto his good grace and that you will be so good that this language may bee enacted at this presente ParliameÌt for mine excuse in time to come Roger Roe and that you will be good to my seruant Roger Roe the bearer of these and to my other seruaunts in such things as they shall pursew vnto the kings highnesse and to giue full faith and credence vnto the report of the said Roger touching the sayde matters Right worshipful and with all my hart intierly beloued brother our blessed Lorde God preserue and keepe you in all honor prosperous estate and felicitie and graunte you righte good life long WritteÌ at Dublin y e .15 day of Iune Your faithfull true brother Richarde Yorke Of suche power was Magoghigam in those dayes who as he wan and kept it by the sworde Magoghigam his power so nowe his successors in that state liue but as meane
Captaines yeelding their winâââgs to y e stronger This is the miserie of lawlesse people resembling the rudenesse of the rude world wherin euery maÌ was richer and poorer than other as he was in might violence more or lesse enabled Here began factions of the nobilitie in Irelande fauoring diuers sides that stroue for the Crowne of England For the Duke of Yorke in those ten yeeres of his gouernemente exceedingly wanne the hartes of the noblemen and Gentlemen of that land of the whiche diuers were slayne with him at Wakefielde as the contrary part was the next yeere by his sonne Edward Erle of Marche at Mortimers Crosse in Wales In which mean time the Irishe grewe hardy and vsurped the Englishe countreys insufficiently defended as they had done by like oportunitie in the latter end of Richard the second These two seasons set theÌ so a flote y t heÌceforward they could neuer be cast out from their forcible possessions holding by playne wrong all Vlster and by certayne Irishe tenures no small portions of Monster and Connagh least in Meth and Leynister where the ciuill subiects of the Englishe bloud did euer most preuayle Edwarde the fourth And Edward the fifth Lieutenaunts and Deputies in king Edward the fourth his dayes THomas Fitz Morice Earle of Kildare Lord Iustice vntill the thirde yeere of Edward the fourth after whiche time the Duke of Clarence brother to the King had the office of Lieutenant while he liued and made his deputies by sundry turnes Thomas Erle of Desmond Iohn Tiptoft Erle of Wurcetor the Kings cousin Thomas Earle of Kildare and Henry Lord Grey of Ruthin Great was the credit of the Giraldines euer wheÌ the house of Yorke prospered The Butlers and likewise the Butlers thriued vnder the bloud of the Lancasters for whiche cause the Earle of Desmond remayned many yeres Deputie to George Duke of Clarence his good brother but when he had spoken certayne disdaynefull words againste the late marriage of king Edward with the Lady Elizabeth Gray the sayd Lady beeing nowe Queene caused his trade of life after the Irishe manner contrary to sundry olde statutes enacted in that behalfe The Erle of Wurceter to be sifted and examined by Iohn Earle of Wurcetor his successor so that hee was atteynted of treason coÌdemned and forthe same beheaded at Droghedagh 1467 Campion out of Saint leger in his collections Iames the father of this Thomas Earle of Desmond being suffered and not controlled during the gouernemeÌt of Richard Duke of Yorke his godcept and of Thomas Erle of Kildare his kinsman put vpon the Kings subiects within the countries of Waterford Corke Keary Irish impositions and Limirike the Irish impositions of Quinio and Liuery Cartings Cariages lodings Cocherings Bonnaght and such like which customes are the very breeders maynteyners and vpholders of all Irishe enormities wringing from the poore tenantes euerlasting ceasse allowaÌce of meate and money whereby their bodies and goodes were brought in seruice and thraldome so that the meÌ of warre Horses and their Galloglaghes lye stil vpon the fermors eate them out begger the couÌtrey foster a sort of Idle vagabonds ready to rebell if their Lord commaund them euer non sled in stelth and robberies These euill presidents giuen by the father the sonne did exercise being L. Deputie to whome the reformation of that disorder specially belonged Notwithstanding the same faulte beeing winked at in other and with such rigor auenged in him was manifestly taken for a quarrell sought and procured 1469 Two yeeres after the sayd Earle of Wurcetor lost his head while Henry the sixt takeÌ out of the Tower was set vp againe king Edward proclaymed vsurper and then was Kildare enlarged whom likewise atteynted they thought also to haue rydde and shortly both the Earles of Kildare and Desmond were restored to their bloud by ParliameÌt Restitution to bloud Sir Rouland Eustace 1470 Fiatsbery sometime Treasorer and Lord Chancellor was lastly also Lord Deputie of Ireland He founded S. Francis Abbey beside Kilcollen bridge King Edwarde a yeere before his death honored his yonger son Richard Duke of Yorke with the title of Lieutenant ouer thys lande which he enioyed til his vnnaturall Vncle bereft both him and his brother King Edwarde the fifth of their naturall liues ¶ Richard the third Richard the third WHen this Monster of nature and cruell Tyrant Richard the third had murthered his two yong Nephewes and taken vpon hym the Crowne and gouernement of England hee preferred his owne sonne Edward to the dignitie of Lorde Lieutenante of Ireland whose deputie was Geralde Earle of Kildare that bare that office all the reigne of King Richard and a while in Henry the seuenth his dayes ¶ Henry the seuenth TO the which Earle came the wilie Priest Henry the seuenth Sir Richard SimoÌd Priest Lambert couÌterfeyt to be the Erle of Warwicke sir Richard Simond bringing with him a lad that was his Scholer named Lambert whome hee feygned to bee the sonne of George Earle of Clarence lately escaped foorth of the Tower of London And the boy could reckon vp his pedegree so redily and had learned of the Priest suche Princely behauiour that hee lightly moued the sayde Earle and many other y e nobles of Ireland tendering as well the lignage royal of Richard Plantagenet Duke of Yorke and hys sonne George their CountreymaÌ borne as also maligning the aduancement of the house of Lancaster in Henry the seuenth eyther to thinke or to faine y t the world might beleeue they thought verily this child to be Edward Earle of Warwike the Duke of Clarence his lawfull sonne And although King Henry more than halfe marred their sporte in shewing the right Earle through all the streetes of London yet the Lady Margaret Duches of Burgongne sister to Edwarde the fourth hyr Nephewe Iohn de la Poole The Lorde Louell ãâã Thomas Broughton y e Lord Louell Sir Thomas Broughton Knighte and dyuers other Captaynes of this conspiracy deuised to abuse the coloure of this yong Earles name for preferring their purpose which if it came to good they agreed to depose Lamberte and to erect the very Earle indeede nowe prisoner in the Tower for whose quarrell had they pretended to fight they deemed it likely hee shoulde haue bin made away Wherefore it was blazed in Irelande that the King to mocke hys subiectes had scholed a boy to take vppon hym the Earle of Warwikes name and hadde shewed him about London to blinde the eyes of the simple folke and to defeate the lawfull inheritour of the good Duke of Clarence theyr countreyman and protector duryng his life vnto whose lignage they also deriued title in right to the Crowne In all hast they assembled at Dublin and there in Christs Churche ââmberte âââned they Crowned thys Idoll honoring him with titles imperiall feasting and triumphing reysing myghtie shoutes and cryes carrying him from thence to the Castell vpon tall
This Earle of good meaning Pierce Butler and Margaret Fitz Girald espoused to vnite the houses in friendship matched his sister Margaret Fitz Giralde with Pierce Butler Earle of Ossorie whome he also help to recouer y e Erledome of Ormond into the which after the deceasse of the Earle Iames a Basterde Butler had by abatement intruded Greate and manifolde were the miseries the Lady Margaret susteyned hir husband Pierce Butler beeing so egrely pursued by the vsurper as hee durst not beare vp head but was forced to houer and lurke in Wooddes and Forrestes The noble woman being great with childe and vppon necessitie constreyned to vse a spare dyet for hir onely sustenaunce was milke she longed sore for wine and calling hyr Lorde and a trusty seruaunte of hys Iames White Iames White vnto hir shee requested them both to helpe hyr to some Wyne for shee was not able any longer to endure so streight a life Truely Margaret quoth the Earle of Ossorie thou shalt haue store of Wine within thys foure and twentie houres or else thou shalte feede alone on milke for me The nexte daye following Pierce hauyng intelligence that hys enimie the bace Butler woulde haue trauayled from Donmore to Kilkennie notwithstanding hee were accompanyed with syxe horsemenne yet Pierce hauyng none but hys Lackey did forstalle hym in the way and with a couragious charge The Basterde Butler slayneâ⦠gored the Basterd through with his speare Thys prosperous calme succeeding the former boysterous storme the Lady Margaret began to take hearte hir naturall stoutenesse floted as well by the remembraunce of hir noble birth as by the intelligence of hir honorable match Kildare all this while kept in authoritie notwithstanding the pushes giuen againste him by secrete heauers that enuyed his fortune and sought to nourish the olde grudge was at leÌgth by their priuie packing Kildare sent for into England fetched vp to the Court of Englande by commission and caused hym to bee examined vppon dyuers interrogatories touching the affayres of Irelande Maurice Fitz Thomas Lord Iustice Hee left in hys roomth Maurice Fitz Thomas of Lackragh Lorde Iustice and shortly after came ouer Lorde Lieutenaunt Thomas Howarde Earle of Surrey who was after Duke of Northfolke Surrey Lord Lieutenant of Irelande 1521 Grandfather to the last Duke accompanyed with two hundred yeomen of the Crowne before whome shortly after his repaire thither there was a Parliamente holden at Dublin A Parliamente holden at Dublin in whiche there past an acte that al wilful burning of corne as wel in reekes in the fields as in Villages and Townes shuld be high treason Item an acte agaynste lodyng wolles and floxe vppon payne of forfayture of the double value of the same the one halfe to the Kyng and the other halfe to him that will sue therefore Item that any person seised of lands rentes or tenementes in possession or in vse vnto the yerely value of tenne markes aboue the charges in fee simple fee tayle or for tearme of lyfe copy holde or aunciente demeane shall passe in euery attaint While the Lord Lieutenante sate at dynner in the Castle of Dublin The Moores in Rebellion hee hearde newes that the Moores with a mayne army were euen at the entrie of the bordures readye to inuade the English pale Immediately menne were leuyed by Iohn Fitz Simons Iohn Fitz Simons then Maior of Dublin and the nexte morrowe ioyning them to his hande the Lieutenant marched towardes the Frontiers of Leixe The Moores vppon the Lieutenant hys approche seuered themselues into sundry companies and vnderstandyng that the carriage was dragging after the army and slenderly maÌned certayne of them charged the Lieutenante hys seruauntes and suche of the Citizens as were appoynted to guarde the carriage Patricke Fitz Simons a strong sturdy yonker Patricke Fitz Simons kept the enimies such tacke as he seazed part of them away rescued the carriage slewe two of the Rebelles and broughte their heads wyth him to maister Maior his tent The next morning two of the Lieutenaunte his men that slunke away from Fitz Simons thinking that the carriage had bin lost aduertised their Lorde that Fitz Simons fledde away and the Moores were so many in companie as it had bin but folly for two to bicker with so great a number The Lieutenante posted in a rage to the Maior his pauilion telling hym that his man Fitz Simons was a cowardly Traytor in ruÌning away when hee shoulde haue defended the carriage What am I my Lord quoth Patricke Fitz Simons skipping in his shirt out of the tente with both the heads in his hand My Lorde I am no cowarde I stoode to my tacklings when your men gaue me the slippe I rescued the carriage and haue heere sufficiente tokens of my manhoode tumbling downe both the heads Saist thou so Fitz Simons quoth the Lieutenant I crie thee mercie and by this George A valiant wish I woulde to God it had bin my good bap ⪠to haue bin in thy companie in that skirmish So drinking to Fitz Simons in a bolle of wine and honorably rewarding him for his good seruice he returned to his pauilioÌ where hauing knowledge of Omore his recule he pursued him with a troupe of horsemen The Lieutenant thus passing forward The Earle of Surrey in daunger to haue bin slaiâ⦠was espyed by a gunner of Omores who lodged close in a woodde side and watching hys time hee discharged his peece at the verye face of the Lieutenante strake the viser off hys helmet and pierced no further as God would This did he retchlesse in manner what became of himselfe so hee might amaze the armye for a time and surely hereby he brake the swiftnes of their following and aduantaged the flight of his Captaine which thing hee wanne with the price of his owne bloud For the Souldyers would no further till they hadde ransackt all the nookes of thys woodde verily suspecting some ambush thereabout and in seueral knottes ferretted out thys gunner Fitz Williams Bedlowe whome Fitz Williams and Bedlowe of the Roche were fayne to mangle and hew in peeces bycause the wretche would neuer yeelde In the meane whyle 1523 Surrey sent for home defyance was proclaymed with Fraunce and Scotlande both at once whiche moued the Kyng to call home Surrey out of Irelande that hee myghte employ hym in those warres Hys prowesse integritie good nature and course of gouernement the Countrey muche commended Piers Butler Earle of Ossory Piers Butler Earle of Ossorie Lord Deputie was appoynted Lorde Deputie In the meane time Kildare attending the King his pleasure for his dispatche recouered fauoure through the instance of the Marques Dorset whose daughter dame Elizabeth Grey he espoused and so departed home 1524 Robert Talbot of Belgard Now was partaker of all y e Deputies counsell one Roberte Talbot of Belgarde whome the Giraldines deadly hated him they procured to keepe a Kalender of all
yeares and nowe I am resolued day by day to learne rather howe to die in the feare of god than to liue in the pompe of the worlde I thinke you will not be so braine-sicke as to stabbe your selfe through the body only to skarrifie my skinne with the poynt of your blade Wherefore my sonne consider that it is easie to raze and harde to buylde and in all your affayres be schwled by this boorde that for wisedome is able and for the intier affection it beareth your house will be founde willing to lesson you with sounde and sage aduise For albeeit in authoritie you rule them yet in counsaile they must rule you My sonne you know that my late maimes stirffeth my talke otherwise I would haue grated longer on this matter For a good tale may be twise tolde and a sounde aduise eftsoones iterated taketh the deeper impression in the attentiue hearet his minde But although my fatherly affection requireth my discourse to be longer yet I trust your good inclination asketh it to be shorter and vpon that assurance here in the presence of this honourable assembly I delyuer you thys sworde Thus he spake for his last farewell with trickling teares and hauing ended he stoode Kildare sayleth into Englande embraced the Counsaile committed them to God and immediately after he was embarked But although with his graue exhortation the frozen heartes of his aduersaries for a short spirt thawed yet notwithstanding they turned soone after all this gay Gloria patri to a further fetche His oration misconstrued saying that this was nothing else but to dazell their eyes with some lugling knacke to the ende they shoulde aduertise the king of his loyall speeches adding further that he was too too euill that coulde not speake well And to force the prepensed treasons they layde to his charge with further surmises they certified the counsaile of Englande that the Erle before his departure He is accused for taking the king his artillerie furnished his owne Piles and fortes with the King his Artillerie and Munition taken forth of the Castel of Dublin The Erle being examined vpon that article before the Counsaile although he answered that the fewe potte Gunnes and Chambers hee tooke from thence were placed in his Castell to strengthen the borders agaynst the inroades of the Irish enimie and that if he inteÌded any treason he was not so foolish as to fortifie walles and stones and to commit his naked bones into their hands yet notwithstanding he deliuered his speeches by reason of his Palsey in such staggering and maffling wise that such of the Counsailes as were not his friends perswading the rest that he had sunke in his owne tale by imputing his lisping and dragging answere rather to the guilt of conscience than to the infirmitie of his late maime Kildare committed had him committed vntill the king his pleasure were further knowne But before we wade any further in this matter for the better opening of the whole ground it woulde be noted that the Earle of Kildare among diuerse hidden aduersaries Kildare his chiefe enimies had in these his later troubles foure principall enimies that were the Belweathers and Caterpyllers of his ouerthrow as in those dayes it was commonly bruted Iohn Alen Archbishop of Dublin The first was Iohn Alen Archebishoppe of Dublin a Gentleman of a good house Chanlayne to Cardinall Woolsey and after by the Cardinall his meanes constituted Archbishop of Dublin a learned Prelate a singular good CaÌnonist a good householder of the people indifferently beloued and more woulde haue bene had he not ouerbusied himself in supplanting the house of Kildare And although it were knowne that his firste grudge towards the Giraldines proceeded from the great affection he bare his Lorde and maister the Cardinall insomuch as he would not sticke were he able for the pleasuring of the one to vndoe the other yet suche occasions of greater hatred after ensued namely for that hee was displaced from beeyng Lorde Chauncellour and Croomer the Primate of Armache by Kildare his driftes setled in the office as notwithstanding the Cardinall his combe were cut in England yet did hee persist in pursuing his woonted malice toward that seat Sir Iohn Alen knight The seconde that was lynked to this confederacie was sir Iohn Alen Knight first Secretarie to this Archbishop after became mayster of the Rolles lastly Lorde Chauncellor And although sir Iohn Alen were not of kinne too the Archebishop but onely of the name yet notwithstandyng the Archebishop made so greate reckenyng of him as well for his forecaste in matters of weyght as for hys faythfulnesse in affayres of trust as what soeuer exployte were executed by the one was foorthwith deemed to haue bene diuised by the other Thomas Cannon The thirde of this crewe was Thomas Canon Secretarie to Skeffington who thinkyng to be reuenged on Kildare for puttyng his Lord and maister beside the Cushen as hee surmysed was very willyng to haue an Oare in that Boate. The fourth that was suspected to make vp the muster Robert Cowly was Robert Cowly first Baylife in Dublin after seruaunt to the Ladie Margaret Fitz Giralde Countesse of Ormond and Ossorie lastly maister of the Rolles in Ireland and finally hee deceassed at London This Gentleman for his wisedome and policy was very inwarde with the Lady Margaret Countesse of Ossory as one by whose aduise shee was in all hir affayres directed Whervpon some suspicious persones were perswaded and brought in mynde that hee was the sower of all the discorde that rested betweene the twoo bretherne Kyldare and Ossory as though her coulde not hee rooted in the fauour of the one but that hee must haue professed open hatred to the other These foure as byrdes of one feather were supposed to bee open enimies to the house of Kyldare bearyng that sway in the common wealth as they were not occasioned as they thought eyther to craue the friendshippe of the Giraldines or greatly to feare theyr hatred and enmitie There were beside them diuerse other secrete vnderminers who wrought so cunningly vnder the thumbe by holdyng with the Hare and runnyng with the Hounde as if Kyldare had prospered they were assured theyr malice would not haue bene in maner suspected but if hee had bene in hys affayres stabled then theyr fine deuises for theyr further credite shoulde haue bene apparented Wherefore the beauyng of hys backe friendes not onely furnished but also manifested by Kildare the Lorde Thomas being Lorde Iustice or vice Deputie The L. Thomas enkindleth the Alens agaynst him in his father hys absence fetcht both the Alens so roundly ouer the hippes as well by secrete driftes as open tauntes as they were the more egerly spurrde to compasse his coÌfusion For the Lord Iustice and the Counsayle with diuerse of the Nobilitie at a solemne banquet discoursing of the auncientie of houses and of theyr armes sir Iohn Alen spake to the Lorde Iustice
after submitted himselfe Oconour submitteth himselfe to the Lorde Iustice and sent his sonne Cormacke to the Lorde Iustice as hostage for his future obedience and loyaltie to the king his highnesse Sir Anthonie Sentleger Lord deputie Sir VVilliam Brereton Lord high Marshall After this iourney was ended sir Anthonie Sentleger knight of the order was constituted Lord Deputie and sir William Brereton lord high Marshal who within one halfe yeare after he was preferred to be Marshall trauayling by the Lord Deputie his appointment to Limmerick to bring in Iames Erle of Desmond who stood vpon certaine tickle poyntes with the gouernor He dyeth ended his life in that iourney and lyeth entumbed at Kilkenny in the Chore of Saint Kenny his Church 1542 In the .xxxiij. yeare of the raigne of Henry the eight there was a Parliament holden at Dublin before sir Anthony Sentleger in which there passed An Act That the king and hys successors to be kings of Ireland For gray marchantes That the plaintife may abridge his plaint in assise That consanguinitie or affinitie being not within y e fifth degree shall be no principall chalenge That maketh it felony to any man to run away with his master his casket For the adnihilating of precoÌtracts in mariage For al Lordes to distreyn vpon the lands of them holden to make their auowrie not naming the tenant but their land For capacities For seruants wages For Iointenantes For recouerie in auoyding leases For Tythes For attournements This Parliament was proroged vntill the xv of Feb. after was continued at Limmerick before the said deputie at which time there past An Act For the adiournement of the Parliament and the place to holde the same and what persons shall bee chosen Knightes and Burgeses For the election of the L. Iustice Touching mispleading and ieoyfailes For landes giuen by the king For the suppression of Kilmainam and other religious houses This Parliament was likewise proroged and after was continued and holden before the sayde gouernour at Dublin 1543 the sixthe daye of Nouember in the .xxxiiij. yeare of the raigne of king Henry the eight wherein there passed An Act For the deuision of Meth into two shires For persons standing bounde in any Court for theyr apparaunce and being in seruice to bee discharged by writ This Parliament was further proroged vntill the .xvij. of Aprill and at that time before the sayd Gouernour it was holden and ended in which there passed an Act touching the manour and Castle of Dongaruan to be vnited and annexed to the crowne for euer To thys Parliament resorted dyuerse of the Irishe Lordes who submytting themselues to the Deputie hys mercy returned peaceably to their Countreyes But Iames Erle of Desmond sayled into Englande Iames ' Earle oâ⦠Desmonde and before the King and Counsayle purged himselfe of all suche Articles of treason as were falsly layd to his charge whose cleare purgation and humble submission the king accepted very gratefully Shortly after Desmond his returne homewarde Oneale Earle Tyron the great Oneale was created Earle of Tyron and his base sonne Mathewe Oneale Baron of Dongaruan For in those days Iohn Oneale commonly called Shane Oneale the onely sonne lawfully of his bodie begotten was little or nothing esteemed Oneale hauing returned to Irelande wyth this honour and the king his fauour Obreyne with certaine other Irishe Lordes sayled into Englande submitting theyr lyues and landes to the king his mercie This Obreyne was at that tyme created Earle of Clincare Obreyne created Earle of Clincare in which honour his posteritie hitherto resteth Shortly after the returne of these Lordes to their Countrey 1544 The Irish sent for to the fiââ¦stâ⦠of Bollongne King Henrie being fully resolued to besiege Bollongne gaue commaundement to sir Anthonie Sentleger deputie to leuie an armie of Irish men and with all expedition to sende them to England To these were appoynted Captaynes the Lord Power who after was dubt knight Surlock and Finglasse with diuerse others They mustred in Saint Iames his Parke seuen hundred In the siege of Bollongne they stoode the armye in verye good steade For they were not onely contented to burne and spoyle all the villages thereto adioyning but also they would raunge twentie or thirtie miles into the maine lande ââ¦heir policie in ââ¦eying for armie and hauing taken a Bull they vsed to tie him to a stake and scorching hym with fagottes they woulde force him to roare so as all the Cattell in the Countrey woulde make towardes the Bull all which they woulde lightly leade away and furnish the campe with store of bââ¦efe If they tooke anye Frenche man prysoner least they shoulde bee accounted couetous in snatching wyth them hys intyre bodye hys onelye raunsome shoulde bee no more but hys heade The French wyth this extraordinarie kind of warfarring astonyed sent an Ambassadour to King Henrie to learne whether he brought meane wyth hym or Diuelles that coulde neyther bee woonne wyth rewardes nor pacifyed by pitie whiche when the King had turned to a ââ¦east the French menne euer after if they coulde take anye of the Irishe scattering from the companie vsed fyrst to cutte off theyr genitours and after to tormente them with as greate and as lingring paine as they could deuise French chaââ¦ger vanquiââ¦ed After that Bollongne was surrendred to the King there encamped on the West syde of the Towne beyonde the Hauen an armye of French menne among whome there was a Thrasonicall Golias that departed from the armye and came to the brincke of the Hauen and there in letting and daring wise chalenged anye one of the Englishe armye that durst be so hardie as to bicker with him hand to hande And albecit the distaunce of the place the depth of the Hauen the nearnesse of hys companie emboldned him to thys chalenge more than any great valour or pithe that rested in him to indure a combate yet all this notwithstanding an Irishe manne named Nicholl Welshe Nichol VVelsh who after reteyned to the Earle of Kyldare loathing and disdeyning his prowde bragges flung into the water and swamme ouer the Ryuer fought wyth the chalenger stroke him for dead and returned backe to Bollongne wyth the Frenchman his heade in hys mouth before the armie coulde ouertake hym For which exployte as hee was of all his companie highly commended so by the Lieutenant he was bountifully rewarded 1545 The Earle of Lennox asââ¦ied by king Henrie Much aboute this tyme the Earle of Lennox verie wrongfully inquieted in Scotlande and forced to forsake his Countrey became humble peticioner to King Henrie as well to relieue him in his distressed calamitie as to coÌpasse the meanes how he might bee restored to his landes and liuing The King his highnesse mooued wyth compassion posted the Earle ouer to Irelande with letters of especiall trust commaunding sir Anthonie Sentleger then Deputie to assist and further the Scottish outcast with as puissant an
Iohn 57. Cusacke Adam 45 D. DArcy Iohn L. Iustice inuadeth ScotlaÌd 6 Daris 11 Dearth great 47 Deceter Richard 4 Decer Iohn maior of Dub. a great benefactor 51 Delahide Iohn 93 Delahide Walter knight and the lady Genet Eustace his wife 99.100 Delahide Iames principall counsaylor to the lord Fitz Girald in his rebellion 91.93 flieth into Scotland and there dieth 101 Dela a Grecian his fiue sonnes with a power coÌquere Ireland 3 Dermote king of Cork submitteth himself to HeÌrie the seconde 2.29 Derwarth castell buylded 41 Dermote king of Desmonde with a great power is discomfited in battail 33. is expelled out of his countrey by his sonne and restored by Reymond le Grace 36 Donate Bishop of Dublin 46 Donald prince of the vpper Ossorie 23.26 Donald prince of ThomoÌd besiegeth Limerick 35 playeth the periured traytour 3â⦠Doubrothy Abbay founded 39 Donalde prince of Limericke submitteth himselfe to Henrie the second 29. discomfiteth the Dublinians 33. rebelleth and is subdued 38 Donate Obren 52. Donegan Odowill 52 Dowdall Iohn sherif of Louth slaine 66 Downe 11 Dowish Abbay founded 44 Dradargh y e marchaÌts thereof inuade ScotlaÌd 67 Drake Iohn Maior of Dublin his worthie exployte 66 Dublin fired by a policie and so won by the Danes 16. againe won and rifled by the Danes 17. taken by siege againe by the Danes ibid. againe wonne by the Danes 18. founded by Iuorus an Easterling 19. subdued by the Englishe armye vnder the leading of Maurice Fitz Girald 24. taken by Dermote king of Lemster by assault 26. assaulted by the Norwegians but defended ibid. besieged by an huge power of Irishmen 27 assaulted by Ororicke king of Meth. 28. defaced by fire 45. a great part burnt 4â⦠indicted by the Popes Legate 79. besieged by Thomas Lorde Fitz Girald and his rebels 94. the Maioraltie and officers of the citie 60 Dublinians inuade Scotland and Wales 67. slay and take a great nuÌber within Obren his countrey 65. rushe into Saint Patrikes churche in warlike maner 78. are discomfited by Fitz Girald and his rebels 91. their youth are takeÌ prisoners by the rebels 95. they vanquish the Rebelles 95 Dubtactus Saint Brides father 11 Duffe Adam an heretike burnt 58 Dundenolfe 25 Dundalke taken and burnt by the Scots 52 Dunlouan burnt 51 E. EAsterlings trade into Ireland 19. build diuers townes ibid. what they are ibid. Earthquake 45 Edward the first writeth to the Irish Lords 47 Edward the second writeth to the Lorde Iustice of Ireland 58 EnglishmeÌ reuoked forth of Ireland by Edict 26 Eschequer remoued 64 Eustace of Ballicutlan 92.96 Eustace Ienet 99 Eustace Rowland knight 74 F. FIeld Iames of Luske 93 Field Thomas of Paynestowne 95 Fernes fouÌded 12. Ferrando William 25 Ferguse king of Scottes drowned 8 Fernis castell taken and burnt 57 Fergusius 3. Fiftenth graunted 45 Finean 1.12 Fingall spoyled 91 Fitz Girald Thomas eldest sonne to the erle of Kildare Lord deputie to his father 89. his answere to sir Iohn Aleyns taunt 90 the occasion of his rebellion and his procedings 91.92.93.94.95.96 his stratagemes 99. he is executed 101. his description ibid. Fitz Giralde Marie 102 Fitz Girald Elenor. 102 Fitz Thomas Morice Erle of Kildare his seruice at the siege of Calais 63. his allowance being Lord Iustice what it was 64 Fitz Morice Girald erle of DesmoÌd slain 64 Fitzgiralde Girald restored to the Erledome of Kildar 102. his adueÌtures in his youth in France Flaunders and Italy 102.103 Fitz Giralde Richarde his prophecye of the Cowes bely 100 Fitz Giralde Maurice one of the chiefe conquerors of Irelande his pedegree 22. hee sayleth into Ireland with a power 24. his dealings ibid. and. 31. his death 38 Fitz Giralde Morice his sonne 44.45 Fitz Giralde Morice Earle of Desmonde drowned 45 Fitz Roger William Prior of the knightes hospitallers taken 45 Fitz Stephens Raufe trayterously murthered 39 Fitz Stephens Robert one of the chief conquerors of Irelande his pedegree 22. passeth into IrelaÌd with a power 23. his proceedings there 27. 28. his description 38 Fitz Aldelme Lord Deputie his description 37. his dealings 38 Finglasse chiefe baron 91 Fitz Simons Iohn Mutor of Dublin his good seruice in repulsing the Moores 80. his answere to the Bishop of Meth. ââ¦5 he vittayleth the castell of Dublin 92 Fitz Simons Patricke his woorthie exployte 80.91 Fitz Simons Tho. recorder of Dublin 84 Fitz Giralde Margaret hir doings and description 79.81 Fitz Girald of Lexlip 81 Fitz Thomas Iohn the first Earle of Kildare 55. falleth out with Vescie Lord Iustice c. 44 Fitz Thomas Morice Earle of Desmonde his troubles 39.60.62.63 Fitz Morice Morice 45 Fitz Giralde Bartholomow 92 Fitz Giralde Iohn knight 92 Fitz Girald Olmer 92 Fitz Girald Iames Walter Oliuer Iohn Richarde apprehended 100. executed 101 Fitz William Iohn 65 Fitz Thomas Morice captaine of the Irish at Stoke battaile 75 Fitz Giralde Giralde Erle of Kildare Lord Deputie to Edwarde King Richarde the thirde his sonne 74. and to Henrie duke of Yorke 75. a fauorer of Lambart and Parkyn warbecke ibid. vanquisheth the Irish at Knoctowe fielde ibid. his aunswere to Boice one of his Gentlemen 78. his aunswere at his examinatioÌ before Henrie the seuenth 78. his death and description 79.78 Fitz Girald Giralde his sonne Earle of Kildare Lorde deputie his victories agaynst the Tooles and Ocorell c. 79. his accusations examinations and aunsweres before the Counsaile 82.83.84.85 his exhortation to his sonne 89. hee dyeth in the Tower 101. his wish before his death his attainder 105 Flerings Richard Archbishop of Dublin 49 Forthred castell buylded 40 Fraxinis Iohn 64 Frecell gouernour of Waterford slaine 34 Fridley king of Denmark inuadeth IrelaÌd and winneth Dublin by a policie 16 Frotho king of Denmarke hys voyage into Irelande 17 G. GAlas Primate of Ardmagh 31 Galloghlasses 98 Gandius 3 Garbaneles 3 Gathelus a Grecian arriueth with his people in Irelande 4 Gaueston Peirs sent into Irelande 51. his proceedings there ibid. Gegathus 17 Geischell Castell razed 49 Genandus 3 George duke of Clarence his byrth 73 Geffrey Monmouth 7 Gernon Iames. 93 Giantes 2. are vanquished in battaile 3. they preuaile ibid. are vtterlye rooted oute of Irelande ibid. Gillemeholmoche 29 Giraldus Cambrensis his first coÌming into Ireland 39.40 Giraldines fauourers of the house of Yorke 74.44 Glenbury ouerthrow 45 Goderius king of Limster 2 Gormaunston family whence 64 Gregorie king of Scottes â⦠Griffin 31 Gurguntius king of Brytaine 4.5 Gurmundus 14.16 Guââo K. of Denmark dyeth for sorow 18 H. HAco a Danish Captaine 17 Hamertons Captaynes of the Englishe footemen flame 96 Harolde the king of Denmarks son and his brother Knought inuade Irelande 18 Hastings Philip. 51 Hastulfe with an armye of Norwegians assaulteth Dublyn 26. is taken prisoner and for hys intemperate talke beheaded 27 Hauerings Richard Archb. of Dublin 49 Hector Boetius the Scot excused 7 Henrie the seconde obteyneth Pope Adrians licence to attempt the coÌquest of Irelande 21. hee sayleth into
Irelande 29. Roderick the Monarke and all the Princes of the whole Ilande they of Vlster onely excepted acknowledge him supreme Prince of all and become his liegemen 30 he feasteth al the Irish princes and calleth a Sinode of the Cleargie ibid. he appoynteth Captaines for the safe keeping of the countrey and returneth into England 31 Herbert Francis Alderman of Dublin sent to king Henrie 92 Hermion slayeth his brother Hiberus 5 Heruie de Monte Mauriseo rewarded by Dermote king of Lemster 23. taketh vpon him to lead the souldiours 33. enuieth Reymonde le Grace and styrreth king Henrie agaynst him 35. his description 37 foundeth the Abbey of DoÌbrothy and becommeth a Monke 39 Hibernia why so called 5 Hiberus the Spaniard his arryuall in Irelande 22 Holland Robert lord Iustice of Chester 50 Holywood 64 Hollande sent Captaine to maister Salisburie 97 Hostages deliuered to be kept within the castel of Dublin by the lords of Ireland for their loyaltie to king Henry the second 53 Howard Thomas erle of Surrey and after duke of Norffolk is appoynted lieutenant 80. repulseth the Moores readie to inuade the Englishe pale ibid. his prayse ibid. is bound for the Erle of Kildare 83 Hussey Iohn a trustie and a valiant esquire his worthie exploit 54. his successors made Barons of Galirim ibid. I. IAcke Cade 73. Iohn a Leekes 5â⦠Iohn sonne to king Henrie the second after king of Englande sent into Irelande 40.41 slayeth hir nephew 42. his voyage into Irelande 43. or his surrender thereof into the Popes handes 44 Iohn be in Mare 47. Iohn of Guesham 47 Iohn de Saint Paule 46 Ioiââ¦e Rowlande 51 Irelande by whome first inhabited â⦠3 conquered by the Grecians and ãâã by them 3. inuaded and spoyled by the Sââ¦ithians 4. how it was named ibid. conquered by the Spaniards 5. subiect to Arthur king of Britayn ibid. deuided by the Spaniards ibid. inuaded and conquered by the Norwegians 14. inuaded by the Danes .16 againe inuaded by the Danes 17. again inuaded by the Danes ibid. again by them ibid. againe by them 18. subiect to Henry the second 29. giueÌ by him to his son Iohn after king 40. giuen to Edwarde sonne to Henrie the third 44. inuaded and wasted by the Scottes 5â⦠Irish franklings their behauiours 40 Irishe their outrages in time of Parliaments 70 Irish borne 64. Iââ¦p waker 56 Iuorus an Easterling fouÌder of Dublin 1â⦠K. KArreck castell built by Fitz StepheÌs 24 Kemwrike Shereman Maior of Dublin a great benefactor 63 Kemun Castell burne 50 Kemni castell razed by the L. lieutenant 70 Kormacke Oletham sonne to the Prince of Desmonde committeth his father to prison 36 Keruill gouernour of the Irish men slain ãâã battaile by the Danes 17 Kettle Alice a Witch 58 Kildare Castel taken 47 Kilkenny the Suburbes walled by Robert Talbot 70 Knocââ¦ow field 75. Knights created 47.52 Knought sonne to Gurino king of Denmark slaine at the siege of Dublin 18 L. LAcy Iohn 51 Lacy Hugh 31. buildeth diuerse fortresses 39. and. 41. his good gouernment and descriptioÌ 40. is trayterously murthred 41 Lacy Richard made Lord deputie buyldeth dyuarse Castels 40 Lacye Huge the yonger rewarded with the Erledome of Vlster his acres 43. dyeth without issue male 44 Lacy Walter Lorde of Meth dyeth 44 Lacies their behauiour enquired of by an inquest impanelled 55. their traiterous practises with the Scottes ibid. proclaymed traytors 56 Laigria 1 Lambert the counterfeit erle of Warwike 75 Languinna 2. Laogerius 5.11 Laurence Archbishop of Dublin 26.46 Lech Iohn 49. Legate from Rome 79 Lemster Irish their outragious actes 59 Lenrouse Thomas 102.103 Letters from the Duke of Yorke to the erle of Salisburie 73 Letters of priuate seale 79 Letters from the Lorde Butler to Thomas Fitz Giralde 91 Ley towne burnt 49 Liberties called in what proceeded therof 61 Limerick by whoÌ founded 19. takeÌ by Reymond le grace 35. besieged 36 burnt ibid. Lionell duke of Clarence his mariage 60 he commeth into Irelande 64. his dealings there ibid. Lismore spoyled 33. Liuery 74 Loggan Iohn 55. Lorde Louell 75 Lordes of Ireland deliuer hostages 53 Luttrell chiefe Iustice of the coÌmon place 92 M. MAc Adam Mac Gilmore 67 Mac Nèmorre 75 Mac William 75. Mac Mourche 70 Mac Mahun 72. Macgolagh 67 Machelan 29. Machalther 50 Macgilinor Hugh slaine in a Church 68 Mac Coghlan 46 Macbuayn 10 Mac Carey 45. Madock 12 Maginors 69. Maggohigam 73 Maynoth Castell fortified by the rebels 96 besieged by Skeffington Lorde Deputie and betrayed 97 Maureuar Thom. baron of Serin slaine 70 Malachias 13.12 Malchus 13 Mandeuile Lorde of Barenselly his yearely reuenues in Henrie the fourth his dayes what 68 Mandueuile Iohn 52.53 Mandeuile Thomas knight 54 Maurius king of Britaine 6 Maritagh Oconghuir K. of Offaly slain 48 Mariges made for y e increase of amity 34.69 Martyrs of Ireland 12 Maurice de Prendelgast 22 Maupas Iohn 57 Meiller his valiancy 23.28 one of the chiefe conguerours of Irelande 37. his description ivid Kildare giuen to him 40 Melbrick king of Ireland slaine 17 Melingus 12 Mellesunt Abbey founded 24 Men eaten for want of vittailes 55 Marlyn his prophecie fulfilled 30 Meth. why so called 3. spoyled by Dermotè king of Lemster 26. giuen to Hugh Lacy 31. spoiled by Radericke K. of CoÌnagh 32 Metropolitane Seas in Irelande which 20 Miles of Saint Dauid 35 Minot Thomas Archbishop of Dublin 64 Molossian hound 8 Monark of Ireland how he was reputed 20 Moores inuade the English pale 20 Morice king of Meth his wife abused 21 Morice Archbishop of Castell his answere touching the martyres of Irelande 12 Mortimer Roger Lorde of Meth. 51. is discomfited by the Scots 53. is made Lorde Iustice 55. chaseth the Lacies out of CoÌnagh 56. is slaine by the Irish 65 Mount Salanga 2. Muridus 9 N. NAuiculeri littus 1. Neale 4 Neal the great Monarch of Ireland 9 Neil Odonel takeÌ prisoner by six Thomas Stanley Lord Lieutenant 72 Nemodus wyth his foure sonnes sent into Irelande 3 Nigelius 12 Nobles of IrelaÌd in king Edward the first his dayes 47 Norwegians inuade Irelande 14. are expulsed 15 Norwagth burnt by Philip Stanton 46 Notingham Robert Maior of Dublin apprehendeth the Erle of Vlster and spoyleth y e Abbey of S. Mary nere to Dub. 55 O. OBren king of Thomond slaine 49 Obren 64 Obrenroth king of Thomond slaine 45 Oconghur king of Connagh 54 Ocaruell 29 Oconther his victories 69.70 Odempsi 71.49 Odoles 69 Offali chase 46. Oghgard burnt 67 Ohedian Rich. Bishop of Cashel accused 72 Okeroll 67. Okely 54.70 Oleyn Edmond 99. Omachealewy 29 Omalaghlilen King of Meth his policie to saue his daughters chastitie 14 Omalaghlen king of Ossorie 29 Omolinoy 51. Oinore 17 Onalan Castell buylded 40 Oneale 45 Oneale Con. 81. his rebellions 83.85.106 Onolan 67. Ophelan 29 Oration of the Lord Fitz Giralde at his reuolting 91 Oration of a Scithian Prince to the king of Irelande 6 Oration of Omalaghlilen 15 Oration of Crommer Lord Chancelor 92 Originall
of nations vncertaine 1 Orlasius 13 Ororicke king of Meth assaulteth Dublin 29. is slaine 32 Oscheles 49. Otadhesi 29 Othurtheli 29. Otothell 59 Othaell breaketh his othe 70 Oute Richard 44 Outlaw Roger Prior of Kilinaynam Lord Iustice accused of heresie 58. maketh his purgation 59 P. PAladius 10 Parese Christopher betrayeth Maynoth 97. is beheaded 91 Parliament at Kildare 51. at Kilkenny ibi at Dublin 60.61.62 at Kilkenny 64. at Balidoill ibid. at Dublin 66 c. Patricke Saint his whole life 10 Patricius 20. Pederton Walter 50 Poet what it is 11 Perkin Warbecke 75 Pestilence great whereof it came 3. agayne 64. againe ibid. Peter pens 38. Phelanes 41 Phelin Oconher 44 Picts arriue in Ireland 6. plant themselues in the Bles of Orkeney 7. When they first came to inhabite Brytaine ibid. their couenants with the Irishe for the succession of their kings ibid. they fall out with the Scottes 8 Piphard Raufe 45. Plebs towne burut 57 Poetes fables how they haue bene taken â⦠Poole Cardinall 103 Power Dominicke sent to the Emperour Charles the first 101 Power 39. Power Walter 48 Power Eustace his voiage into ScotlaÌd 48 Preston 64 Prior of Kilmaynain 71.69 Prior of Conall 67 Prouinciall Councell 20 Pulle Walter 57 Q. QVestions propounded by the Nobles of Ireland to king Edward the third 61 Quinio and Liuerey 74 R. RAndon Castle destroyed 45. burnt 5â⦠Randoll Coronell of the English bands his monument 46 Rebellion when first attempted in Ireland 19. moued by marchaunt straungers ibid. the ende thereof 92. moued by Thomas Fitz Girald 91 Reguli or Reges what they are taken to bee amongst the Irish 20 Reynold Charles sent to the Pope from the Lorde Fitz Giralde 101 Reymond le Grace is sent ouer into IrelaÌd from Erle Strangbow with a power 25. buildeth a fort at Dundenolf is resisted by the Citizens of Waterforde and discomfiteth them ibid. is sent into France to king Henry the seconde 26 is infierly beloued of the souldiour 33. discomfiteth the king of Desmond ibid. as ioyned in commission with Erle Strangbow in the gouernment of Ireland 32. returneth into Walts 33. is sent for into Irelande by Earle Strangbow and marieth the Ladie Basil sister to the Earle 34. subdueth Donalde King of Limericke and taketh the Citie 35. is enuied for his glorious victories and suspected of king Henry ibid. rayseth the prince of Thomond froÌ the siege of Limerick 36 is made Lieutenaunt of Ireland his description 37 Richard the seconde king of Englande goeth ouer into Irelande 65. taketh homage of diuerse Lords and Princes of Vlster ibi returneth into Englande ibid. passeth the second time ouer into IrelaÌd with a great nauy 65 commeth to Dublin ibid. returneth ibid. Richard Archbishop of Dublin resigneth by reason of a vision he saw in his sleepe 50 Richarde Duke of Yorke his Letter to the Erle of Salisburie 73 Roche Lord of Poole Castell his yearely reuenues in Henry the fourth his dayes 68. Rodorick a ScithiaÌ prince arriued with his people in Ireland 6. his oration to the K. of Ireland ibid. he sayleth with his people into Scotland and is there slaine ibid. Roe Roger. 73 ââ¦okesbye Thomas Lorde Iustice his worthy saying 63 ââ¦osglas Abbey founded 39 Roscoman castell destroyed 45. repayred and fortified ibid. won by the Irish ibid. Rothericke Ochonor king of Connagh and Monarke of Irelande 21. his agreement with King Dermote 23. he causeth Dermotes sonnes head to bee striken off 26. hee submitteth himselfe to Henrie the seconde 30. hee ouerrunneth Meth and razeth the Castels 36 Roukes Edward a Captaine rebell 93. taketh and English Barke 96. is hanged 99. Ruanus how long he liued 3 Rutheranius 3 Ruthurgus Bartolenus his sonne the first finder out of Ireland 2 Ruthurgi stagnum Ruthargus his Poole 2 S. SAgandus 3 Saint Bride and saint Colme 11 Saint Patrikes in Dublin founded 40 Saint Dominicks hill 2 S. Marie Abbey beside Dublin erected 24 Saints in Ireland 11.12 Saint Patricke his life 10 Sayling vnknowne before Noes floud 1 Salanus one of the first finders out of Irelande 2. Salisburie Captaine 96 Sanforde Iohn Archbishop of Dublin 46 Sauage Robert his prayseworthie answers and exploytes 63 Sauage Patricke 67 Scithians lande in Ireland and with great outrage spoyle the Countrey 4 Scligath Castel builded 44. destroyed 45 Scorch William whereof it came 44 Scottes inuade Irelande 52. they are vanquished in battaile 57 Scottes when they first entred Brytayne 7 expulsed thence 9 Scotland inuaded by the Citizens of Dublin 67. by the marchants of Drodagh and prayes and pledges taken ibid. by the Irish 48. by Darcie Lord Iustice 61 Scotia maior and Scotia minor 9 Scrope Stephen Lorde Deputie to Thomas of Lancaster lieutenant 66. his wiues vow and his good chaunge therevpon ibi inuadeth Mac Murches land 67. dieth 69 Saint Paule Iohn Archb. of Dublin 63 Sidney Henry knight Lorde deputie repayreth Erle Strangbowes tombe and erecteth a monument for captaine Randoll 46 Silken Thomas 83. Simond Ric. priest 74 Sketffington William knight L. deputie his answer to the Recorder of Dublin his Oration 34. discharged and againe made lord Deputie 96. besiegeth the castell of Maynoth kept by the rebels winneth it 97. dyeth at Kilmaynam 100 Slanius the first Monarke of Ireland 3 Slane destroyed by the Scottes 55 Suibdanus 17 Sunne is thought to stande still 67. another time 71 Spaniardes first arriuall in Ireland 4. they conquer it 5 Stanton Philip. 46 Stanton Dick his good seruice when the rebels besieged Dublin 95 Stercater a Giaunt with the Danes inuadeth Ireland 17 Starius 3 Staples Edward Bishop of Meth. 84 Statutes of Kilkenny and Dublin confyrmed by Parliament 67.68 Steney Lord of Baltmore his yerely reuenues in Henrie the fourth his dayes 68 StepheÌ de LOng Espee Lord Iustice 45 Stoning Nicholas Archb of Ardmagh 66 Stragnus 2 Strangbow Rich. Erle of Pembroke one of the chief conquerors of Ireland his couenants with Dermot K. of Lemster 22. his request to Henry the second 24. his voyage itno Ireland with an army and his victories and proceedings there 25.26.27.28 is made the first Lord deputie of Ireland 32 his death and description 33 Subsidies graunted 64.70.71.72 Sutton Gilbert steward of Wexfor slain by the Irish 48 Sutton Herbert knight a worthy captain 57 T. TAffy Richard 46. Talbot 64 Talbot Iohn Lord Furniuall 70 Talbot Richarde Alderman of Dublyn deliuered to the rebels for an hostage 96 Talbot Robert a right noble man walleth the suburbes of Kilkenny 70. 70 Talbot Robert of Belgard 81 Teling Nicholas 46 Teling Iohn a captaine rebell 92.93 Temples when they beganne and how they were suppressed 50 Tenthes of the spirituall liuings in Ireland damaunded by the Pope 4â⦠Tardienatus Monarke of Ireland 20 Thira Q. of Denmark hir policy in discouering to the King the death of his sonne 13 Thomas of Lancaster son to K. Henrie the fourth coÌmeth into IrelaÌd 69. putteth the erle of Kildare vnder arrest ibi is wouÌded and hardly
to the Archebishop The knightes put on their armour and sayd My Lord they arme themselues Then sayd he What forceth it let them arme themselues Nowe when they were once armed and with many other about theÌ entred into the Archbishops palace Those that were about the Archbishop cryed vppon him to flee but he sat still and woulde not once remoue til the Monkes brought him euen by force and againste his will into the Churche The Monkes vvith force bring the Archbishop into the Church The comming of the armed men beeing knowne some of the Monkes contynued in singing of euensong some sought places where to hide themselues other came to the Archbishop who was lothe to haue entred into the Churche and when he was within he woulde not yet suffer them to make fast the dores so that there was a great sturre among them but chiefly when they perceyued that the armed men went about to seke for the Archbish ⪠by meane wherof their euensong was left vnfinished The knightes enter the churche At length y e knights w t their seruaunts hauing sought the palace came rushing into the Churche by the Cloyster dore with theyr swordes drawen As thoughe Archebishops caÌ be no traitours some of them askyng for the Traytor and some of them for the Archbyshoppe who came and mette them saying here am I no traytor but the Archebishop The formost of the knightes sayde vnto him flee thou art but deade To whome the Archebishop saide I will not flee The knight stepte to hym taking him by the sleue and with his sworde caste his cappe besides hys heade and sayde come hither for thou art a prisoner I will not sayde the Archbishop doe wyth me here what thou wylte and plucked his sleeue with a myghty strength out of the knights hand Wherwith the knight stepped back .ij. or three paces The courage ââ the Archbishop Then the Archebishope turning to one of the knightes sayde vnto him what meaneth this Reygnolde I haue done vnto thee many hygh pleasures and coÌmest thou now vnto me into the Church armed vnto whom the knight answered and sayde Thou shalte knowe a none what is ment Thou arte but deade It is not possyble for thee longer to liue Vnto whome the Archbyshop sayde And I am redy to dye for my God and for the defence of his Iustice and the lybertye of the Church gladdely do I imbrace death so that the Church may purchase peace and lyberty in the shedding of my bloud And herewith takyng on other of the knightes by the Habergeon hee sloung him from him with suche violence that hee hadde almoste throwne hym downe to the grounde This was syr Wylliam Thracye as he himself did after confesse After this the archbyshoppe inclyned hys heade after the manner of one that shoulde pray pronouncing these his laste wordes Vnto God and to Saint Marye and to the Saintes that are Patrons of thys Churche and to Sainte Denise I commende my selfe and the Churches cause There wyth Sir Reignalde Fytz Vrse strykyng a full blowe at hys heade chaunced to light vpon the arme of a clerke named Edwarde of Cambridge Edvvarde de Cambridge who caste vp his arme to saue the Archebyshoppe but when hee was not able to beare the weight of the blowe hee plucked his arme backe and so the stroke stayed vppon the Archbyshoppes heade in suche wyse that the bloud ran down by hs face and then they stroke at hym one after an other The Archbish. is slayne and thoughe hee fell to the grounde at the seconde blowe they lefte hym not tyll they hadde cutte and tourned out his braynes and strowed them aboute vppon the Churche panement whiche done they went to the ryfling of hys house spoyled all his goodes and toke them to their owne vses supposing it lawefull for them so to doe beeyng the kinges seruauntes But yet doubtyng howe the matter woulde bee taken after they hadde wrought theyr feate they gotte them into the Byshoprike of Duresme there to remayne tyll they myght heare howe the Kyng woulde take thys theyr vnlawfull enterpryse Althoughe as they tooke it and alledged they hadde lustily defended hys cause and reueÌged his quarell as faithful seruaÌts ought to do but it chaunced otherwise than they looked it should haue done for King Henry conned them so little thanke for these presumptuous acte sounding to y e euill exaÌple of other in breache of his lawes that they dispairing vtterly of pardon fledde one into one place The murtheââ¦rs come to â⦠euil ende Math. Paris VV. Paruus and another into another so that within four years they al dyed an euill death as it hath bin reported Some write that they wente to Rome by the Kinges commaundement and there presented them selues before the Pope to receiue suche pennaunce for their wicked acte as he should enioyne them Herevpon the Pope appointed them to goe vnto Ierusalem there to doe their penaunce where they remained certaine yeares applying themselues right diligently to performe the satisfaction of there offer according to the maner prescribed to them by the Pope and so at length they departed this life Herevpon the yong king being arriued in Englande called an assemblie of the Lords spiritual and temporal at Winchester Rog. Houd where both he and his sayde wife Margaret daughter to the French king was crowned with all solemnitie by the handes of the said Rotrode Archbishop of Roan vpon the .xxj. of August In the meane tyme sayeth one writer his father king Henry might haue foreseen founde meanes to haue auoyded the discord which euen nowe began to spring vp betwixt him and hys children causing a sore and ciuile warre if hee had not bin a man that vtterly did deteste all superstitious admonitions for being told I wote not by whom that if he did not repent and take more regarde to minister Iustice which is a vertue that conteyneth in it selfe all other vertues it would come to passe that within shorte tyme he shoulde fall into great and manyfold calamities In his returne also out of Irelande sayth an other vpon the Sunday nexte after the feast of Easter commonly called Lowsunday as he should take his horse at Cardiffe in Wales there appeared vnto him a man of pale and wanne colour barefooted and in a white kirtell the which boldly in the Dutche language spake vnto him and admonished him of amendmente of lyfe and to haue regard that the Sabboth day commonly called the Sundaye myghte bee more duely kept and obserued so that no markettes nor bodily workes be holden vsed or done vppon that day within the boundes of hys domynions excepte that whyche apperteyneth to dressing of meates And if thou doe sayeth hee after thys commandemente I assure thee that all things whiche thou doest enterprise of good intente and purpose shall sort to good effect very lucky end But the K. was not greatly pleased with these wordes and in
of graund assises that were of an hundred Shillings lande or vnder and of defaultes and of dyuers other things the Iurates were charged to enquire and present the same Also the Iustices were appointed to cause the manours fermes and laÌds which the King held in demayne or by wardes and escheates to bee surueyed by a substantiall Iurie and to take order for the conuerting of them to suche vse as the Kyng myght be aunswered of the gaynes rysing by the same at the Fermers handes Also the Iewes were appoynted to enrolle all their debtes pledges lands houses Iewes rentes and possessions Moreouer Iustices Sherifes and other officeâ⦠there was inquisition taken of Iustices Sherifes Bailifes Connestables Foresters and other officers belonging to the Kyng to vnderstande in what manner they hadde behaued theÌselues in takyng and seasing of things into their handes and of all suche goodes giftes and promises hadde and receyued by occasion of seasure made of the landes of Earle Iohn and his fautors and who receyued y e same Hubert Arââ¦bishop of Canterbâ⦠Lorde chieâ⦠Iustice and what delay was graunted by commaundemente of Huberte Archbishoppe of Caunterbury then Lorde chiefe Iustice In this meane tyme whylest these inquisitions were thus taken in Englande King Rycharde comming foorth of Poictow into Anion Officers ãâã to fine for their officeâ⦠The King offended ãâã the Lorde Chauncellâ⦠caused all the Baylifes and officers of that countrey and also of Mayne to fyne with hym for theyr offices and after this when hee came downe into Normandy he seemed in apparance to bee offended with his Chauncellour the Byshoppe of Elie about concludyng of the truce with the Frenche Kyng where as ye haue heard hee was chiefe commissioner misliking greatly all that was done therein and therefore hee tooke the seale from him and caused a newe Seale to bee made commaunding to be proclaymed thorough all his dominions that whatsoeuer hadde bin sealed with the olde Seale shoulde stande in no force both for that his Chauncelloure hadde wroughte more vndiscretely than was conueniente and agayne bycause the same seale was lost when Roger Malus Catulus hys vice-chauncelloure was drowned who perished amongst other by Shipwracke A new seale neere to the Isle of Cipres before the Kyng arriued there beeyng as then on hys iourney into the holye lande Therefore all menne hadde commaundemente to come to this new seale that would haue theyr charters and writings confirmed Furthermore whilest the truce yet lasted king Richard sayled ouer into England Mat. Paris The king returneth into Englande He graunteth the englishe men liââ¦ence ââ¦o turney where he caused turneys to bee exercised in dyuers places for the better trayning of men of armes in feates of warre that they might atteyne to be more skilfull and perfect in the same when they shoulde come to the triall of their forces whereby hee raysed no small summes of money for graunting licence to his subiectes so to tourney Euery Earle that woulde tourney payde to hym for hys licence twentie markes Rog. Houedeâ⦠Fynes payde not licence to exercise turââ¦mentes euery Baron tenne markes and euery Knighte hauyng landes dyd gyue foure markes and those that hadde no landes two markes The charter of this graunte was delyuered by the Kyng vnto William Earle of Salisburie to haue the keeping thereof but Huberte Walter the Archbishoppe of Caunterbury and Lorde chiefe Iustice made his brother Theobald Walter collector of the money The tenor of the charter was as followeth RIcharde by the grace of God Kyng of Englande Duke of Normandy and Aquitayne and Earle of Aniou to the reuerende father in Christ Hubert Archbishop of Caunterbury and priuate of all England sendeth greeting Know ye that we haue graunted that tournaments may be kept in Englande in fiue steedes to witte betwixte Sarisburie and Wilton betwixt Warwike and Kenelworth betwixte Stanforde and Warmeford betwixt Brackeley and Nixburgh betwixte Blie and Tickhill so that the peace of our land be not broken nor our Iusticiers authoritie deminished nor anye domage done to oure Forrestes and that Earle that will turney there shall giue to vs twentie markes and a Baron tenne markes and a Knighte that bathe landes shall gyue foure markes and hee that hathe no lands shall gyue two markes Moreouer no straunger shall hee admitted to tourney there wherevpon wee commaunde you that at the day of the turneying ye haue ther two Clarkes and two of oure Knightes to receyue the othe of the Earles and Barons whyche shall satisfye vs of the sayde summes of money before the turneying begin and that they suffer none to turney til before they haue made payment and haue caused to be entred how much and of whom they haue receyued and yee shall take tenne markes for thys charter to oure vse whereof the Earle of Salisbury and the Earle of Clare and the Earle of Warren are pledges witnesse my selfe at Ville Leuesche Bishops town the two and twentith of August Thus as yee haue heard for feare of y e Censures of the Churche were the pledges restored and the residue of the money behynde releassed Thys thyng was to King Richarde bothe pleasaunt and also profitable for his soule healthe as may bee thoughte bycause hee tooke occasion thereof to amend his owne former life by considering how muche hee myghte bee reprehended for his sundry faultes committed both agaynste God and man A maruellous matter to heare howe greatly from thencefoorth he reformed hys passed trade of liuing into a better forme and order White Monks Moreouer the Emperour gaue to the Cisteaux Monkes three thousand markes of siluer percell of King Richards raunsome to make syluer senseââ¦s in euery Church through out where they had any houses but the Abbots of the same order refused the gifte being a portion of so wrongfull and vngodly a gayne At which thing when it came to the knowlege of King Richard he greatly maruelled at the first but after commended the Abbots in their doings but chiefly for shewyng that they were voyde of the accustomed greedinesse of hauing whiche most men supposed them to be much infected with Rog. HouedeÌ Hugh Nouant Bishop of Couentrie restored to his See King Richarde this yeare pardoned Hugh Nouant Bishop of Couentrie of all his wrathe and displeasure conceyued towarde hym and restored to him his Bishopricke for fiue thousande markes of siluer but Roberte Nouant the same Byshops brother dyed in the Kyngs prison at Douer The Archb. of Yorke Also whereas the Archbishop of Yorke hadde offended Kyng Richard hee pardoned him and receyued him againe into fauoure with the kisse of peace wherevppon the Archbishoppe waxed so proude that vsing the King reprochfully hee lost both his Archbishopricke and the rule of Yorkeshire whyche hee hadde in gouernemente as Sherife Pope Celestine The Archb. of Caunterbury is made the Popes Legate Moreouer through the Kings request Pope Celestine this yeare made the Archbyshoppe of
castelles there to the number of tenne out of king Philips handes An. reg 9. In the meane time the Earle of Flaunders made sore warre agaynste the frenche king for his part and treyning the same kyng within streites so that he was almost enclosed on eche side he constrayned him to agree to such composition as pleased the same Earle to appoynt but afterwardes the frenche king refused to stande to the couenauntes of that agreement and so the warre continued betwixt them as before Rog. Houed At length king Richarde and the frenche king concluded vpon an abstinence of warre to endure from the feast of Saint Hillary for one hole yere One yearââ¦ââ¦monââ¦elâ⦠VVil. Pâ⦠purposing in the mean time to make a finall peace and agreement In which season Baldwine Earle of Flaunders came into Englande to doe hys deuotions vnto the shrine where Thomas the Archebishop laye buried at Canterburye The same yeare also somewhat before this time Griffin king ãâã of VVales dââ¦ed this lyfe Rise ap Griffin king of Wales departed thys life after whose deathe there fell discorde betwixt his sonnes for the succession till the Archebishoppe Hubert went to the marches of that country and made an agreemeÌt betwixt them Not long after Roger the brother of Robert earle of Leicester elected bishoppe of Saint Andrewes in Scotland receiued the order of priestehoode and was consecrate bishoppe by the handes of the bishop of Aberdine And this yeare it was ordeigned that measures of all manner of grayne shoulde conteigne one quantitie throughout the Realme that is to say one resonable horselode VVeygââ¦s and measures and that the measures of wine and ale wyth all manner of licours shuld be of one iuste quantitie according to the diuersitie of the licour also that weightes shoulde be of like rate throughout the Realme and that clothe shoulde conteine twoo yardes in breadth within the lists of perfect goodnes throughout aswell in the middes as by the sides and that one manner of yarde shuld be vsed through the realme it was also ordeigned that no marchantes within the Realme shoulde hang anye redde or blacke clothes afore theyr shoppe windowes nor set vp any pentises or other thing whereby to darken the light from those that come to buye theyr clothe so as they might be deceyued in choosing thereof Also it was enacted that there shoulde be foure or syxe substanciall honest menne chosen in euerye towne and lykewyse in Shyres wyth the head officers of Cities and Boroughes whiche hadde a Corporation to see that the Assyses aforesayde were truely kepte and that if anye were founde to be offendyng in the premisses to cause their bodyes to bee attached and committed to prison and their goodes to be seysed to the kings vse And if those that were chosen to haue regarde thereto were tryed to bee negligente so that by other and not by them anye offenders chaunced to bee conuicted afore the Iustices then shoulde the regarders bee put to theyr fynes for the negligente looking to their offices and charge Kyng Richarde helde his Christmasse this yeare at Roan and Huberte the Archbishoppe of Canterburye Legate of the Apostolique sea named Lorde chiefe Iustice of Englande 1198. was aboute the same time in the marches of Wales at Hereforde and there receyued into his handes the Castels of Hereforde Bridgenorth and Ludlow remouing those that had the same in keping Monkes placed agayne in the churche of Couentrie appoynting other in their roomths Afterwards coming by Couentrie he placed y e Monks agayne in the Cathedrall churche of that Citie by commandement of Pope Celestine and chased out the secular Canons whiche the Bishop Hugh Nouant had brought into the same church when he remoued the Monkes In the Christmasse weeke also there came to Rouen messengers from the Archebishoppes of Coleyn and Mentz and from other states of the Empire Messengers froÌ the states of Germanie the whiche declared vnto kyng Richard that all the Princes of Germanie were appointed to assemble at Coleyn the .xxij. of Februarie about the choosing of a newe Emperour in place of the late deceassed Henrye and therefore they commaunded him by force of the othe and league in whiche he was bounde to the Emperour and Empire that all excuse of denyal or occasions to the contrary ceassyng and sette a parte he should make his repaire vnto Coleyne at the foresayde daye to helpe them in choosing of some woorthye personage that mighte and was able to haue the Empire King Richard doubting to put hymselfe in daunger bicause he had not discharged all the debte due for his raunsome stayed at home but yet he sent diuers noble men thyther and did so muche in fauour of his nephue Otho that by the helpe of the foresayd two Archbishops of Colemand Mentz the same Otho was elected emperour But of this matter more shall bee sayde hereafter Three hundred knights of mââ¦n of aâ⦠to bee founde Moreouer about the same tyme king Richard required by the Archebishop of Canterburye his chiefe Iustice an ayde of .iij. hundred knightes to be founde by his subiectes of England to remain with him in his seruice for one whole yere or else that they woulde giue him so muche money as myght serue to reteyne that number after the rate of .iij. s a daye of Englyshe money for euerye knyghte Whereas all other were contented to be contibutories herein onely Hughe Bishop of Lincoln refused The bishop of Lincââ¦ne and spake sore against the Archbishop that moued the matter But howe so euer that requeste tooke place King Richarde as we fynde leuyed thys yeare a Subsidie of fiue shillings of euery hide of lande within the realme two Commissioners that is to witte one of the Spiritualtie and a knyghte of the Temporaltie being appoynted as Commissioners in euery Shire with the assistance of Sheriffe and others to see the same assessed and rated after an hundred acres of lande to the hyde of lande according to the custome The same yeare also the Monkes of the house of the holye Trinitie The Monâ⦠of Christs cââ¦che send to Pope comââ¦ning of theiâ⦠Archbishopâ⦠otherwyse called Christes churche in Canterbury exhibited their complaint vnto Pope Innocent that theyr Archebishoppe Hubert contrary to his order and dignitie exercised the office of highe Iustice and sate in iudgement of bloud beeing so encombred in temporall matters that he could not haue time to discharge his office touchyng Spirituall causes wherevpon the Pope sent vnto kyng Richard The Pope ââ¦deth to the ãâã admonishing hym not to suffer the sayde Archebishop to bee any longer troubled with temporall affaires but to dischardge hym thereof and not to admit any spirituall person from thenceforthe vnto any temporall administration He further prohibited by vertue of their obedience all manner of Prelates and menne of the churche that they shoulde not presume rashlye to take vpon them any maner of secular function or
t which their came ouer vnto him many knights and other to the nuÌber of two M. which he placed in garnisons within castels in diuerse places of the lande The Bishop of Winchester coÌmitted the order of all things for the most part to the Bishop of Winchester and to his nephew or son Peter de Riuales wherewith hee offended so much the myndes of his Nobles that Richard Marshal Erle of Pembroke The Earle of Pembroke chiefe of that familie boldest to speake now that Ranulf of Chester was gone as well in his owne name as in the names of others tooke vpon hym openly to reproue the kings doings herein Straungers alwayes odious to the home borne as pernicious and daungerous to the state of the realm Hereunto the Bishop of Winchester whose couÌsaile as it seemed he folowed made answere that the king had done nothing in that behalf vnaduisedly but vpon good and deepe consideration for sith he might perceyue how the English nobilitie had fist pursued his father with malicious hatred and open war and now had found diuerse of theÌ whom he had brought vp and aduaunced to high honors vnfaythfull in the administration of their offices he did not without iust cause receyue into his fauour straungers and preferre them before those of his own nation which were not so faithfull in his seruice and obedience as they This answere of the Bishop so pricked and wounded the mindes of the Englishe nobilitie that many of them amongst whom the said Erle of Pembroke was the chiefe began an open rebellion some of them resorting to one place some into an other to gather people for their purpose The names of such Barons as sturred vpon this occasion were these The Lâ⦠that wiâ⦠into Wâ⦠Mat. ãâã Polidor Richard Marshall Earle of Pembroke afore named Gilbert Basset and his brethren men of great honor right hardy captains also Richard Sward a warlike personage trayned vp in feates of armes froÌ his youth with Walter Clifford a worthy knight and many others The kingâ⦠claymâ⦠traytors The king hauing knowlege of their doings proclaymed them all traytors confiscated theyr goodes and sent for a great power of men out of Flanders to serue him in his warres Strangers sent fâ⦠Whilest K. Henrie thus prouideth himselfe of an armie the Lords with their captain Richard Marshal ioine themselues with Llewellin prince of Wales and doubting the comming of the king spoyled al the marches next adioyning to England leauing no vittailes nor cattaile any where aboute in those parties wherby the kings army might haue relief and further made all things readie for their owne defence so well as they could deuise The Erle of Kent about the same time Mat. Pâ⦠The Eâ⦠Kent esâ⦠and takâ⦠Sanctâ⦠by helpe of two yeomen that attended vpon him escaped out of the Castel of Vees and tooke Sanctuarie in the next Church but when those that had the charge of him and the Castell in keeping missed him and heard where he was they fetched both him and the two yeomen that holpe him to make the escape out of the Church He is fâ⦠out and bringing them backe to the Castell imprison the Erle And though the Bishop of Salisburie came thither and threatned to accurse them if they woulde not deliuer the Earle and restore him to Sanctuarie agayne they made answere that they had rather the Erle shoulde hang for himselfe than they for hym And so bycause they woulde not delyuer hym the Byshop did excommunicate them and after ryding to the Court and taking with him the Bishoppe of London and other Bishoppes dyd so much by complaynt exhibited to the king that the Earle was restored to the Churche agayne the .xviij. â⦠restored ââ¦anctuarie day of October But so as the Sheriff of the shire had commaundement to compasse the church about with men to watch that no reliefe came to him whereby he might be constrayned through famishing to submit hymselfe Notwithstanding ââ¦n Reg. 18. shortly after there came a power of armed men Erle of ãâã releued ââ¦onueyed Wales and fetched the sayde Earle from thence setting him on horsebacke in fayre complete armour and so conueyed hym into Wales where he wyned with other of the kings enimies the .xxx. day of October Yet Mathew Paris sayth there were but two knightes slaine which cast away themselues by theyr owne wilfulnesse that would needes stande to it and make resistance where the residue being spoyled of all that they had with them got away by flight as the Bishoppes of Winchester and Chichester the Lorde chiefe Iustice Stephen Segrane Peter de Riuales treasurer Hugh Bigot Earle of Norffolke William Earle of Salisburie William Lord Beauchampe and William Dalbeney the yonger who were witnesses of this losse amongest the residue Hereof it came to passe that many of the kings armie specially those which had lost their horses armour money and other furniture with theyr vytayles returned into their Countrey to theyr great confusion For the Welchmen and other outlawes hauing spoyled the campe returned with the cariages and sumpters which they had taken into places of safe refuge ââ¦or The king hauing receyued this losse and oftentimes tryed fortune nothing fauourable vnto him in those parties by reason of the straytes and disaduauntage of the places he thought good to reserue the reuenge of his receyued iniuryes vnto a more conuenient time The king returneth out of Wales and therevpon returned to Gloucester and furnished diuerse Castels and fortresses in the borders of Wales with garisons of Souldiers namely Poictouins and other straungers to defende the same agaynste William Marshall and the other his compââ¦ces who vpon occasions dayly sought to suppresse and distresse the sayde straungers And beside other encounters in the whiche manye of those Poictouins and other straungers were slaine and oppressed by the sayde William Marshall and his adherentes it chaunced that vpon Saint Katherins day the sayd William Marshall comming neare to the Castell of Monmouth to view the same was in daunger to haue remayned prysoner in the enimyes handes through an issue made by Sir Baldwine de Guynes Capitaine of that Castell The Earle of Pembroke in daunger with his Poiectouins and Flemings But by suche rescue as came to his ayde he was delyuered out of their handes He is rescued The Poictouins discomfited and the Poictouins and other of the garnison discomfited At this skirmish sir Baldwin himselfe being sore wounded was borne out of the fielde into the Castell losing .xv. knightes of his partie and a great sort of other which were taken prisoners besyde no small number that were slaine in the place Dearth The same yeare chaunced great dearth by reason that the growth of all things was muche hindered with the extreeme colde weather Tempestes Also there happened aboute the begynning of Nouember greate thunder and lyghtning and therwith followed an
therefore was the more circumspect for his owne safetie and studyed howe by some meanes he mighte dispatche the Duke of Gloucester out of the way as the man whome he most feared least his life shoulde be his destruction by one meanes or other Easter was nowe past the tyme as yee haue hearde appoynted before the which the Duke of Irelande should haue transported ouer into Irelande and yet was hee not set forward but least somewhat myght be thought in the matter and for feare of some sturre to be raysed by the Lords of the Realme that wished him gone accordyng to the order prescribed at the last Parliament Dissention betwixt the Kyng and the nobles the King as it were to bring hym to the water side wente with him into Wales where beeyng out of the way they myghte deuise how to dispatche the Duke of Gloucester the Earles of Arundell Warwike Darbye and Nottingham with others of that faction There were with the King besyde the Duke of Ireland Michael de la Pole Earle of Suffolke Roberte Trisilian Lorde chiefe Iustice and diuers other whiche doubtfull of theyr owne safegardes dyd what they coulde as writers reporte to moue the King forwarde to the destruction of those noble men After the Kyng had remayned in those parties a good while hee returned An. reg â⦠and broughte the Duke of Irelande backe with him agayne so that it semed hys boyage into Ireland was now quite forgotten Addition to Paâ⦠Memorand that the fiue and twentith daye of August in the eleuenth yeare of the raigne of King Richard the second at the Castell of Nottingham aforesayde Roberte Trisilian Lorde chiefe Iustice of Englande Roberte Belknap Lord chiefe Iustice of the common pleas Iohn Holte Roger Fulthorp and WilliaÌ Borough Knightes and associates of the sayde Roberte Belknap and Iohn Lockton one of the Kyngs sergeants at the lawe beeing personally required in presence of the Lordes and other witnesses vnder written by our sayd soueraigne Lorde the Kyng in that faith and allegiance in whiche to him they were bounden that they shoulde truely aunswere to certayne questions vnderwritten and vpon the same by their discretions to say the lawe Firste it was asked of them whether the newe statute Question in laws demided ãâã the Iustice ordinaunce and commission made in the last Parliament holden at Westminster bee hurtfull to the kings prerogatiue Wherevnto all of one minde aunswered that they were hurtfull and specially bycause they bee agaynste the kings will Item it was enquired of them howe they oughte to bee punished that procured the sayde Statute ordinance and Comission to be made Wherevnto with one assent they answered that they deserued death except the King of his grace would pardon them Item it was enquired how they ought to be punished whiche moued the King to consente to the making of the said statute ordinance and coÌmission Wherevnto they aunswered that vnlesse the King woulde giue them his pardon they ought to lose their liues Item it was enquired of them what punishment they deserued that compelled the Kyng to the making of that statute ordinance and commission Wherevnto they gaue aunswere that they ought to suffer as Traytors Item it was demaunded of them howe they ought to bee punished that interrupted the Kyng so that hee myghte not exercise those things that apperteyned to his regaltie and prerogatiue Wherevnto aunswere was made that they ought to be punished as Traytors Item it was enquired of them whether that after the affayres of the Realme and the cause of the callyng togither the states to the Parliamente were once by the Kyngs commaundemente declared and opened and other articles on the Kyngs behalfe limitted vppon whyche the Lordes and commons of the Realme ought to intreate and proceede if the Lordes neuerthelesse woulde proceede vpon other articles and not meddle with those articles which the Kyng hadde limited till time the King hadde aunswered the Articles proponed by them notwithstanding the Kyng enioyned them to the contrarie Whether in this case the Kyng myghte rule the Parliament and cause them to proceede vppon the Articles by hym limited before they proceede any further To whyche question it was aunswered that the Kyng shoulde haue in thys parte the rule for order of all suche articles to be prosecuted vntill the ende of the Parliamente And if any presumed to goe contrary to this rule he was to be punished as a traytor Item it was asked whether the King when so euer it pleased hym myghte not dissolue the Parliamente and commaunde the Lordes and commons to depart from thence or not Wherevnto it was aunswered that hee might Item it was inquired that for asmuche as it was in the Kyng to remoue suche Iustices and officers as offende and to punishe them for theyr offences Whether the Lordes and commons myghte without the Kings wil impeache the same officers and Iustices vpoÌ their offences in Parliament or not To this aunswere was made that they myghte not and hee that attempted contrarye was to suffer as a Traytor Item it was enquired howe hee is to bee punished that moued in the Parliamente that the statute wherein Edwarde the sonne of Kyng Edwarde greate grandfather to the Kyng that nowe is was endited in Parliamente myght be sente for by inspection of whyche Statute the sayde newe statute or ordinaunce and commission were conceyued and deuised in the Parliament To whiche question with one accorde as in all the residue they aunswered that as well hee that so summoned as the other whyche by force of the same motion broughte the sayde Statute into the Parliamente house be as publique offendors and Traytors to bee punished Item it was enquired of them whether the Iudgemente giuen in the Parliament agaynste Michael de la Pole Earle of Suffolke were erronious and reuocable or not To which question likewise with one assente they sayd that if the same iudgement were nowe to bee giuen the Iustices and Sergeaunte aforesayde woulde not gyue the same bycause it seemed to them that the sayde iudgemente is reuocable and erronious in euery part In witnesse whereof the Iustices and Sergeaunte aforesayde to these presentes haue set there seales these beeing witnesses Alexander Archbyshop of Yorke Roberte Archbyshoppe of Dublin Iohn Byshop of Durham Thomas Byshop of Chester Iohn Byshoppe of Bangor Robert Duke of Irelande Mighell Earle of Suffolke Iohn Rypon Clearke and Iohn Blake Tho. VVals Now beside these Iustices and Sergeaunte there were called at that presente vnto Notingham all other Iustices of the Realme and the Sherifes Also diuers of the Citie of London which the King knewe would encline to his will the rather for that some of them hauing aforetime confessed treason against the King by them imagined and obteyning pardon for the same were ready at his commaundemente to recompence suche fauoure in the accomplishmente of what soeuer they knewe myghte stand with hys pleasure Heerevppon they beeing enpanelled to enquire
that it stood neither with his safetie nor honor so lightly to agree to depart froÌ the tower vnto such place as the Lordes had thus appoynted him to serue more for their purpose thaÌ for suretie of his person When the Lords therefore vnderstood that he would not keepe promise with them they were greatly offended insomuch as they sent him flat word that if he woulde not come according to promise they would surely choose an other king that would and ought to obey the faythful counsaile of his Lordes The king with this message being touched to the quicke The K. is compelled to condiscend to the lords requests to satisfie their mindes and to auoyde further perill remoued the nexte morning vnto Westminster where the Lords comming before his presence after a little other talke they declared vnto him that aswel in respect of his own honour as the commoditie and wealth of his kingdome it was behouefull that such traytors most wicked and slanderous persons as were nothing profitable but hurtful to him and his louing subiects should be remoued out of his court and that other that both could and would serue him more honorably and faythfully were placed in theyr rowmthes The king although sore agaynst his minde when he sawe how the Lordes were bent and that he wanted power to withstande theyr pleasures condiscended to doe what they woulde haue him And so when he had graunted thereto they iudged that Alexander Neuill Archbishop of Yorke Iohn Fourdham Bishop of Durham Lord Treasorer Thomas Rushoke a Frier of the order of the Preachers Bishop of Chichester and confessor to the king were worthie to bee auoyded the Court But the Archbishop ãâ¦ã and the Bi. of Chichester would ãâ¦ã ââ¦nings but got them out of the way ãâ¦ã was not knowne whither The Lordes expââ¦sed also out of ãâ¦ã Lord Zouche of Haringworth Câ⦠ãâ¦ã the ãâã the L. Bâ⦠the Lord Beaumont Albrey de Vter Bââ¦in de Bereford Richard Aââ¦burie Iohn Worth Thomas Clyfford and Iohn Loââ¦ell ââ¦ightes These were dismissed out of the Court and remoued from the king but not discharged for they were constreyned to put in sureties ââ¦o appâ⦠the nââ¦t Parliament There were also certaine Ladies ãâ¦ã Court Câ⦠ãâã expulsed the Court. as those that were thought to doe ãâ¦ã harme about the K. to wit the Ladie Pââ¦ynings wife to Iohn Worth of Mowen and ãâ¦ã Moulinge with others which also ãâ¦ã to answere at the next Parliament ãâ¦ã things as might be obiected agaynst ãâã Moreouer there were arrested ãâ¦ã seuerall prisons sir Simon Burley The ãâ¦ã those that ãâã cââ¦mââ¦ed ãâã prison by the Lords Wil. ââ¦mham Iohn Beauchampe of Hoâ⦠steward of the kings house sir Iohn Salisburie sir Thâ⦠Tauet sir Iames Barneis sir Nichol. Dagworth sir Nicolas Brambre knights Also Richarde Clifford Iohn Lincolne Ric. Mitford the kings chaplains Nic. Sclake deaue of the kings chapel whose worde might doe much in the Court There was also appreheÌded Iohn Blaâ⦠apprentice of the law al which persons were kept to strait ward till the next ParliameÌt in which they were appointed to staÌd vnto their trial answers Shortly after to witte the morrow after the Purification of our lady the Parliament begââ¦n The parâ⦠that wrought wonders the which was named the ParliameÌt y t wrought wonders The king would gladly haue proroged the time of this ParliameÌt if by any meanes he might Grafton Grafton Tho. VVal. The Lordes came to the same Parliament with a sufficieÌt armie for their owne safeties The first day of this Parliament were arested as they sate in their places Grafton all the Iustices except sir William Skipworth as sir Roger Fulthrop sir Robert Belknap The Iustices a ââ¦ed and sent to the tower sir Iohn Carey sir Iohn Holt sir William Brooke Iohn Alocton the kings Sergeant at law all the whiche were sent to the Tower and there kept in seuerall places The cause why they were thus appreheÌded was for that where in the last Parliament diuerse Lordes were made gouerners of the realme both by the assent of the same Parliament Why the Iustices were apprehended and also by the aduise couÌsail of all the Iustices then being and Indentuces tripertite thereof made of the which one part remayned with the king an other with the Lordes so chosen to gouerne the realme and the thirde part with the Iustices and yet notwithstanding the sayde Iustices at a Councell holden at Notingham as ye haue heard before didde goe contrarie to that agreement Wherevpon it was nowe determyned that they shoulde make answere to theyr doings Moreouer in the beginning of this Parliament The Duke of ãâã and his ââ¦ates attayned of treason by this parliament were openly called Robert Veer Duke of Ireland Alexander Neuill Archbishop of York Michaell de la Poole Earle of Suffolke sir Robert Trisilian Lorde chiefe Iustice of Englande to answere Thomas of Woodstocke Duke of Gloucester Rycharde Earle of Arundell Henrie Earle of Darbie and Thomas Earle of Notingham vpon certaine articles of high treason which these Lordes did charge them with and forasmuche as none of these appeared it was ordeyned by the whole assent of the Parliament that they shoulde be banished for euer and theyr landes and goodes moueable and vnmoueable to be forfeyt and seysed into the kings handes theyr landes entayled onely excepted Shortly after was the Lorde chiefe Iustice Robert Tresilian founde founde in a Pothecaries house at Westminster lurking there Tresilian chief iustice discried by his own maÌ is executed at Tiburn to vnderstande by spyes dayly what was done in the Parliament he was discried by one of his owne men and so taken and brought to the Duke of Gloucester who caused him forthwith the same day to be had to the Tower and from thence drawne to Tyburne and there hanged The morrow after sir Nicholas Brambre that sometime had beene Maior of London was brought forth to iudgement and condemned although he had many friendes that made suyte to saue his life This man had done many oppressions within the Citie of London as was reported In his Mayraltie he caused great and monstruous Stoks to be made to imprison men therin and also a common Axe to strike off the heades of them whiche shoulde resist hys wyll and pleasure for hee was so highly in the kings fauour that he might doe what he woulde And the report went that hee had caused eight thousande or more to be indited which before had taken part with the Lordes intending to haue put theÌ all to death if God had not shortned his days Many other euill fauoured reportes went abrode of him as that hee ment to haue chaunged the name of London and to haue named it little Troy of which citie baptised with y e new name he purposed to bee intituled Duke But these were forged rumors deuised and spred abrode in those dayes as many other were partly by
these Townes simply clothed in one sute of raymente and yet hee was in his tyme exceeding sumptuous in apparrell in so muche as hee had one coate whiche he caused to be made for him of golde and stone K. Richarde sâ⦠ãâã apparell valued at 30000. markes The King was nowe broughte vnto Westminster the next way and the Duke was receyued with all the ioy and pompe that myghte bee of the Londoners and was lodged in the Byshops Palace by Poules Churche It was a wonder to see what great concourse of people The dukes receyuing into London what number of Horses came to hym on the way as he thus passed the Countreys tyll his comming to London where vpoÌ his approch to the Citie the Maior rode foorthe to receyue hym and a great number of other Citizens Also the Cleargie mette him with procession suche ioy appeared in the countenaunces of the people vttering the same also with words as the lyke had not lightly bin seene for in euery towne and village where he passed children reioyced womeÌ clapped their handes and men cryed out for ioy But to speake of the greate numbers of people that flocked togither in the fieldes and streetes of London at his comming I heere omitte neyther wil I speake of the presents welcommings landes and gratifications made to him by the Citizens and communaltie But now to the purpose The next day after his comming to London the King from Westminster was had to the Tower The king coÌmited to the Tower and there committed to safe custodie Many euill disposed persons assembling themselues togither in greate numbers intended to haue met with him and to haue taken him from suche as had the conueying of him that they might haue slayne him but the Maior and Aldermen gathered to them the worshipfull Commoners and graue Citizens by whose policie and not without much adoe y e other were reuoked from their euill purpose albeit before they might be pacified they comming to Westminster tooke maister Iohn Sclake Deane of the Kings Chappell and from thence brought him to Newgate and there layde hym fast in irons A Parliament in the kinges ââ¦e After this was a Parliamente called by the Duke of Lancaster vsing the name of King Richard in the writtes directed foorth to the Lordes and other states for theyr sommonaunce This Parliamente began the thirtenth day of September in the which many haynous pointes of misgouernaunce and iniurious dealings in the administration of his kingly office were layd to the charge of this noble Prince king Richard the whiche to the ende the commons myghte bee perswaded that he was an vnprofitable Prince to the common wealthe and worthy to be deposed were engrossed vp in .33 solemne Articles heynous to the eares of all men and to some almost incredible the very effect of whiche Articles heere ensue according to the copie whyche I haue seene and is abridged by master Hall as followeth The Articles obiected to king Richard Firste that Kyng Richarde wastfully spente the treasure of the Realme and had giuen y e possessions of the Crowne to menne vnworthy by reason wherof new charges more and more were laide in the neckes of the poore communalty And where diuers Lords as well Spiritual as Temporall were appoynted by the high Courte of Parliament to commune and treate of dyuers matters concerning the common wealthe of the Realme which being busie about the same commission he with other of his affinitie went about to empeach and by force and menacing compelled the iustices of y e Realme at Shrewesburie to condiscend to his opinion for the destruction of y e said Lords in so much y t he began to raise warre against Iohn Duke of Lancaster Richard Erle of Arundell Thomas Erle of Warwike other Lordes contrary to his honor and promise Item that hee caused his Vncle the Duke of Gloucester to be arrested without lawe and sente him to Calais and there withoute iudgemente murthered him and although the Earle of AruÌdell vpon his arreignement pleaded his Chartor of pardon he could not be heard but was in most vile shamefull maner suddainely put to deathe Item hee assembled certaine Lancashire and Chesshire men to the intente to make warre on the same Lordes and suffered them to robbe and pill without correction or reprieue Item although the King flateringly and with greate dissimulation made proclamation thorough out the Realme that the Lords before named were not attached of anye crime of treason but only for extortions oppressioÌs done in this realme yet he layde to them in the Parliament rebellion and manifest treason Item he hathe compelled diuers of the sayde Lordes seruauntes and friends by menace and extreame paynes to make greate fines to their vtter vndoing and notwithstanding hys pardon yet he made them fyne of newe Item where diuers were appoynted to commune of the state of the Realme and the common wealthe thereof the same King caused all the rolles and recordes to bee kept from them coÌtrarie to promise made in the Parliamente to his open dishonor Item he vncharitably commaunded that no man vpon paine of losse of life and goodes should once intreate him for the returne of Henry nowe Duke of Lancaster Item where this Realme is holden of God and not of the Pope or other Prince the sayde King Richard after hee hadde obteyned dyuers Actes of Parliament for his owne peculiar profit and pleasure then hee obteyned Bulles and extreame censures from Rome to compell all men straightly to keepe the same contrary to the honour and auntiente priuiledges of thys Realme Item although the Duke of Lancaster hadde done his deuoyre againste Thomas Duke of Northfolke in proofe of his quarrell yet the sayde King without reason or ground banished hym the Realme for tenne yeares contrarye to all equitie Item before the Dukes departure hee vnder hys broade scale ââ¦nced him to maââ¦e atturneys to prosecute and defende his causes the fayde King after his departure woulde suffer none attourney to appeare for him but did wyth his at his pleasure Item the same king put oute diuers Sheriffes lawfully elected and put in their ââ¦oomthes diuers other of his owne subuerting the lawe contrary to his othe and honor Item he borowed great summes of money bound him vnder his letters patents for the repaymente of the same yet not one peny payde Item hee taxed men at the will of hym and his vnhappie counsayle and the same treasure spent in folly not paying poore men for their vittayle and viande Item hee sayde that the lawes of the Realme were in his head and sometimes in hys brest by reason of whych fantasticall opinion he destroyed noble menne and empouerished the poore commons Item the Parliamente setting and enacting diuers notable statutes for the profit and aduauncemente of the common wealthe hee by hys priuie friendes and solicitors caused to be enactect that no Acte then enacted shoulde bee more preiudiciall
this it was then declared that notwithstanding the foresayde renouncing so by the Lords and Commons admitted and confirmeÌd it were necessarie in auoyding of all suspitions and surmises of euill disposed persons to haue in wryting and registred the manifolde crymes and defaults before done by K. Ri. to y e ende that they might first bee openly declared to the people and after to remaine of recorde amongst other of the kings recordes for euer which was done accordingly for the articles which before ye haue heard were drawne and engrossed vp and there shewed ready to be read but for other causes more needful as theÌ to be preferred the reading of those articles at that season was deferred Then forasmuch as the Lordes of the Parliament had well considered the voluntarie resignation of king Richarde and that it was behouefull and as they thought necessary for the weale of the realme to proceede vnto the sentence of his deposing there were appoynted by the authoritie of al the estates there in ParliameÌt assembled the Bishop of Saint Asaph the Abbot of Glastenburie the Erle of Gloucester the Lorde Berkley William Thirning iustice and Tho. Expingham Th. Gray knights y t they shuld giue pronouÌce the opeÌ sentence of the deposing of king Richarde Wherevpon the sayde Commissioners taking counsaile togither by good and deliberate aduise therein had with one assent agreed that the B. of S. Asaph shoulde publish the sentence for them and in their names as followeth IN the name of God Amen We Iohn B. of S. Asaph The publicaââ¦ioâ⦠of King Richards deposing Iohn Abbot of Glastenburie Thomas erle of Gloucester Thomas L. Barkley Wil. Thirninge Iustice Thomas Erpingham and Thomas Gray knights choseÌ deputed speciall coÌmissaries by the thre estates of thys present Parliament representing the whole body of the realme for all such matters by the sayde estates to vs committed we vnderstanding considering the manifold crymes hurts and harmes done by Richarde king of England and misgouernance of the same by a long time to the great decay of the sayd land and vtter ruine of the same shortly to haue bin had not the speciall grace of our God therevnto put the sooner remedie and also furthermore aduerting that the sayd king Richard by acknowledging his own insufficiencie hath of his owne mere volunte and free will renounced and giuen ouer the rule and gouernance of this lande with all rights and honors vnto the same belonging and vtterly for his merites hath iudged himselfe not vnworthily to be deposed of all kingly Maiestie and estate roial We the premisses well considering by good and diligent deliberation by the power name and authoritie to vs as aboue is said committed pronounce discern and declare the same king Richard before this to haue bin and to be vnprofitable vnable vnsufficient vnworthy to the rule and gouernaunce of the foresayde realmes and Lordships and of all rights and other the appurtenances to the same belonging And for the same causes we depriue him of al kingly dignitie and worship and of any kingly worship in himself And we depose him by our sentence definitiue forbidding expresly to all Archbishops Bishops all other prelates dukes Marquesses Erles Barons and Knights and al other men of the foresayde kingdome and Lordships subiects and lieges whatsoeuer they be that none of them from this day forward to the foresayd Richard as K. lord of the foresaid realmes and lordships be neither obedient nor attendant After which sentence thus openly declared the said estates admitted forthwith the forenamed coÌmissioners for their procurators to resigne and yeeld vp vnto king Richard al their homage and fealty which in times past they had made ought vnto him and also for to declare vnto him if need were all thinges before done that concerned the purpose and cause of his deposing the which resignation was respited till the morow folowing Immediatly as the sentence was in this wise passed that by reason therof the realm stood void without head or gouernor for the time the Duke of Lancaster rising from the place where he before sate and standing where all those in the house might behold him in reuerent maner made a sign of the crosse on his forehed likewise on his brest after silence by an officer coÌmauÌded said vnto y e people there being present these words following IN the name of the father and of the son The Duke of Lancaster claymeth the Crowne and of the holy ghost I Henrie of Lancaster clayme the realme of England and the crowne with all the appurtenances as I that am discended by right line of the bloud coÌming froÌ that good Lord king Henrie the thirde and through the right that God of his grace hath sent to me with the helpe of my kyn and of my friends to recouer the same which was in poynt to be vndone for default of good gouernance and due iustice After whiche words thus by him vttered he returned and sate him down in the place where before he had sitten After the Archbishop had ended wishing that it might so come to passe the people answered Amen The wordes of the elected king The king then standing on his feet said vnto the Lordes and CoÌmons there present I thanke you my Lordes both spirituall and temporal and all the states of this lande and doe you to witte that it is not my will that any man thinke that I by the way of conquest would disinherite any man of his heritage franches or other ryghtes that him ought to haue of right nor for to putte him out of that which he now enioyeth and hath had before time by custome of good law of thys realme except such priuate persons as haue beene against the good purpose and the common profit of the realme When hee had thus ended then all the Sherifes and other officers were put in their authorities againe to exercise the same as before whiche they could not doe whilest the kings royal throne was voyde Tho. VVals Moreouer a Proclamation was made that the states shoulde assemble againe in Parliament on Monday then next ensuing beeing the feast day of S. Fayth whiche is the sixt of October and that the Monday then next following being the .xiij. of the same Moneth and the feast day of Saint Edward the king The coronatioÌ proclaymed and Confessor the coronation should be solemnised and that al such as had to clayme any seruice to be done by them at the same by any tenure they shoulde come to the white Hall in the kings Palace afore the steward Marshall and Conestable of Englande on Saterday next before the same day of y e ParliameÌt The parliameÌt and presenting their petitions that were due and rightfull they should obteyne that to them apperteyned Excuse was also made on the kings behalfe for calling a Parliament vpon so short a warning so as the knights and Burgesses were not chaunged but
the table next to the king on his right hand in the hall the day of his coronation and for their fees to haue the foresayde Canapie of golde with the belles and staues notwithstanding the Abbot of Westminster claymed the same Edmond Chambers claymed and obteyned the office of principall Larderer for him and his Deputies by reason of his manour of Skulton Edmond Chambers otherwise called Burdellebin SkultoÌ in the couÌtie of Norffolke Thus was euery man appoynted to exercise such office as to him of right apperteyned or at the least was thought requisite for the time present On the Monday then next ensuing when the states were assembled in Parliament order was taken that by reason of such preparation as was to be made for the coronation they shoulde sit no more till the morow after Saint Edwards day On the Sunday following being the euen of Saint Edwarde the newe King lodged in the Tower and there made xivj knightes of the Bathe to witte Three of his sonnes Knightes of the Bath The Earle of Arundell The Earle of Warwickes sonne The Earle of Stafforde Two of the Earle of Deuonshires sonne The Lorde Beaumont The Lorde Willoughbies brother The Earle of Staffordes brother The Lorde Camois his sonne The Lorde of Maule Thomas Beauchampe Thomas Pelham Iohn Luttrell Iohn Listey William Hankeford Iustice William Brinchley Iustice Bartholmew Racheforde Giles Danbeney William Butler Iohn Ashton Richarde Sanape Iohn Tiptost Richard Frances Henrie Percy Iohn Arundell William Stralle Iohn Turpington Aylmere Saint Edwarde Hastings Iohn Greissley Gerard Satill Iohn Arden Robert Chalons Thomas Dymocke Hungerforde Gibethorpe Newporte and dyuerse other to the number of .xlvj. The L. Maior of London On the Morrowe beeing Saint Edwardes day and .xiij. of October the Lord Maior of LoÌdon road towards the Tower to atteÌd the king with diuerse worshipfull Citizens clothed all in red and from the Tower the king ridde through the Citie vnto Westminster where he was sacred annoynted and crowned king by the Archbishop of Canterburie with all ceremonies and royall solemnitie as was due and requisite The Earle of ãâã carried ââ¦ngs preâ⦠Though all other reioysed at his aduauncement yet surely Edmonde Mortimer Earle of March which was cousin and heyre to Lionell duke of Clarence the thirde begotten sonne of king Edwarde the thirde and Richard Earle of Cambridge sonne to Edmonde duke of Yorke whiche had maried Anne sister to the same Edmond were with these doings neither pleased nor contented Insomuch that now the deuision once begon the one linage ceassed not to persecute the other till the heyres males of both the lynes were clearly destroyed and extinct At the day of the coronation to the intent hee shoulde not seeme to take vpon him the crowne scepter royall by plaine extort power and iniurious intrusion Edward erle ãâã ââ¦er vn ââ¦ly faââ¦d ãâã ââ¦amed ââ¦ack he was aduised to make his tytle as heyre to Edmond surnamed or vntruly feyned Crouchbacke sonne to king Henry the third and to say that the said Edmond was elder brother to king Edward the first and for his deformitie put by from the crowne to whoÌ by his mother Blanch daughter sole heyre to Henry duke of Lancaster he was next of bloud and vndoubted heyre But bycause not only his friends but also his priuie enimies knew that this was but a forged title considering they were surely enformed not onely that the sayde Edmonde was yonger son to king Henrie the thirde but also had true knowledge that EdmoÌd was neither crooke backed nor a deformed persoÌ but a goodly gentleman a valiant captain so much fauored of his louing father that he to preferre him in mariage to the Queene Dowager of Nauarre hauing a great liuelode gaue to him the countie Palatine of Lancaster with many notable honours high seigniories and large priuiledges Therefore they aduised him to publish it that hee chalenged the realme not onely by conquest but also bycause he was by king Richarde adopted as beyre and declared by resignation as his lawfull successor being next heyremale to him of the bloud royall But to proceede to other doings the solemnitie of the coronation being ended the morrow after being Tuesday the ParliameÌt began again Sir Iohn Cheny speaker of the parliameÌt dismissed and Wil. Durward admitted and y e next day sir Iohn Cheyny that was speaker excusing himselfe by reason of his infirmitie sicknesse not to be able to exercise that roumth was dismissed and one William Durward esquire was admitted herewith were the acts established in the Parliament of the .xxj. yere of king Richardes raigne repealed and made voyde Acts repealed and the ordinances deuised in the Parliament holden the .xj. yeare of the same king confirmed Acts coÌfirmed againe established for good and profitable The same day the kings eldest sonne the Lord Henrie by assent of all the states in the Parliament was created Prince of Wales Duke of Cornwall and Erle of Chester then being of the age of .xij. yeares Vpon the Thursday the commons came and rehersed all the errors of the last Parliament holden in the .xxj. yeare of king Richard and namely in cetaine fiue of them First that where the king that nowe is was readie to arraigne an appeale agaynst the Duke of Norffolke he doing what apperteyned to hys dutie in that behalf was yet banished afterwards without any reasonable cause Secondly the Archbishop of Canterburie Metropolitane of the Realme was foreiudged without answere Thirdly the duke of Gloucester was murthered and after foreiudged Fourthly where the Earle of Arundell alledged his Charter of pardon the same might not be allowed Fifthly that all the power of that euill Parliament was graunted and assigned ouer to certaine persons and sithe that such heynous errors coulde not be coÌmitted as was thought without the assent and aduice of them that were of the late kings counsaile they made sure that they might be put vnder arrest and committed to safe keping till order might be further taken for them Thus much adoe there was in this Parliament specially about them that were thought to be guiltie of the duke of Gloucesters death and of the condemning of the other Lords that were adiudged traytors in the foresayde late Parliament holden in the sayde .xxj. yeare of king Richardes raigne Fabian Sir Iohn bagot discloseth secretes Sir Iohn Bagot knight then prisoner in the tower disclosed many secrets vnto the which he was priuie and being brought one day to the barre a bill was read in Englishe whiche hee had made conteyning certaine euill practises of king Richard and further what great affection y e same king bare to the duke of Aumarle insomuch that he heard him say that if he shuld renounce the gouernment of the kingdom he wished to leaue it to the said duke as to the most able maÌ for wisdome and manhood of all other for though he could like better of the duke of
declared and shewed in what sort honors ought to change maners for immediately after that hee was inuested Kyng and had receyued the Crowne hee determined with him selfe to putte vppon him the shape of a new man turning insolencie and wildnesse into grauitie and sobernesse And whereas hee hadde passed his youth in wanton pastime and riotous misorder with a sort of misgouerned mates and vnthriftie playfeers ââ¦rable exââ¦ple of a ââ¦y ââ¦ace hee nowe banished them from his presence not vnrewarded nor yet vnpreferred inhibiting them vppon a great payne not once to approche lodge or soiourne within tenne miles of his Courte or mansion and in their places he elected and chose men of grauitie witte and high policie by whose wise counsell and prudent aduertisement he might at al times rule to his honoââ¦re and gouerne to his profyte wheras if he should haue reteined the other iustie companions aboute him he doubted least they might haue allured him vnto suche lewde and lighte partes as with them before tyme he had youthfully vsed not alwayes to his owne commendation nor yet to the coÌtentation of his father in so much that where on a time hee stroke the chiefe iustice on the face with his sifte for emprisoning one of his mates he was not only coÌmitted to straighte prison himselfe by the sayde chiefe Iustice but also of his father putte out of the priuie counsell and banished the Court and his brother Thomas Duke of Clarence elected president of the Counsel to his great displeasure and open reproch but nowe that hee was once placed in the royall throne and regall seate of the Realme he considering with himselfe what charge he had in hand and what apperteyned to his duetie and office trusted not too muche to the redinesse of his own wit nor to the iudgemeÌt of hys owne wauering wil and therfore as I said called to his counsell such prudent and politike personages as myghte helpe to ease hys charge and instruct him with suche good reasons and frutefull perswasions as hee myghte shew himselfe to his subiects a mirror of vertue and an example of vpright dealing After he had layd this politike foundation he vertuously considering in his mind that all goodnesse commeth of God determined to begin with some thing acceptable to his diuine maiestie and therefore first commaunded the Clergie sincerely and trulie to Preache the worde of God and to liue accordingly that they mighte bee the lanternes of light to the temporaltie as their profession required The lay men he willed to serue God and obey their Prince prohibiting them aboue all things breach of Matrimonie vse of swearing and namely wilfull periurie Beside this hee elected the best learned men in the lawes of the Realme to the offices of Iustice and men of good liuing he preferred to high degrees A parliament and authoritie Immediately after Easter he called a Parliament in which diuers good statutes wholesome ordinances for the preseruation and aduancemente of y e common wealth were deuised and established Thom. VVal. The funerals of K. Henrye the fourthe kept at Canterbury On Trinitie Sonday were the solemne exequies done at Canterburie for hys father the King himselfe being present thereat About the same time at the speciall instance of the King in a conuocation of the Clergie holden at Poules in London Saint Georges day made double feast it was ordeyned that Saint George his day should be celebrate and kept as a double feast The Archb. of CaÌterburie meante to haue honored Sainte Dunstanes day with like reuerence but it tooke not effect Sir Iohn Oldcastell When the K. had setled things much to hys purpose he caused the body of K. Richard to bee remoued with all funerall pompes conueniente for his estate from Langley to Westminster where he was honorably interred with Queene Anne his firste wife in a solemne tombe erected and set vp at the charges of this King Also in this first yere of this kings raigne sir Iohn Oldcastell whiche by his wife was called Lord Cobham a valiant Captaine and a hardie Gentleman was accused to the Archbishop of Caunterburie of certaine poyntes of heresie who knowing hym to bee highly in the Kinges fauor declared to his highnesse the whole accusation The K. firste hauing compassion of y e noble maÌ required the Prelates that if he wer a straied sheepe rather by gentlenesse than by rigor to reduce him to his former folde And after this ãâã himselfe sent for him and right earnestly exhââ¦ited him and louingly admonished him to recoÌcile himselfe to God and to his lawes The lord Cobham not onely thanked him of his most fauourable clemencie but also declared first to him by mouth and afterwards by writing the foundation of his faith and the grounde of his beliefe affirming his grace to be his supreme head and competent iudge and none other person offering an C. Knightes and Esquiers to cometh hys purgation or else to fight in open lists in defence of his iust cause The King vnderstanding ãâã perswaded by his Counsell that by order of the lawes of his Realme such accusations tâ⦠ãâã matters of faith ought to be tried by the spirituall Prelates sent him to the Tower of London there to abide the determination of the Cleargie according to the statutes in that case prouided after which time a solemne session was appointed in the Cathedrall Church of Saint Paule vpon the .23 day of September and an other the 25. day of the same moneth in the hall of y e bââ¦ck Friers at London in which places the sayd ââ¦rd was examined apposed and fully heard and in conclusion by the Archebyshop of Canterburie denounced an Heretike Sir Iohn Oldcastell escaâ⦠ouâ⦠of the Tower and remitted agayne to the Tower of London from which place eyther by help of friends or corruption of keepers hee priuily escaped and came into Wales when he remained for a season After this Titus ãâã 1414 the Kyng keeping his Christians at his manor of Eltham was aduertised that sir Roger Acton knighte a man of greate witte and possessions Iohn Browne Esquier Iohn Beuerley Priest and a greate number of other Hall A coâ⦠raysed by ãâã Roger ãâã and others Titus ãâã were assembled in armour against the King his breethren the Elergie and realm These newes came to the King on the twelfth day in Christmas wherevpon vnderstanding that they ment to assemble togyther in a place called Ficket field beside London on the backe side of Sainte Giles he straight got him to his palace at West minster in as secret wise as he mighte and there calling to him certaine bands of armed meâ⦠hee repaired into S. Gyles fieldes neere to the saââ¦e place where he vnderstood the assemble shuld be about midnight and so handled the matter The ãâã ââ¦rprised that he tooke some and slew some euen as stode with his pleasure The captaines of them afore mencioned being apprehended were broughte
did descend into hell neither yet to beleeue in the Catholike Church nor the communion of Saints Also that he held howe the vniuersall Church might erre in matters of fayth And that it is not of necessitie to beleue that that which is allowed ordeyned and determined in fauour of fayth and the health of mans soule by a generall Counsaile or by the vniuersall Church ought to be allowed and holden of all christian people Moreouer he helde that it was lawfull to euerie man to vnderstande the scriptures in the literall sense and that none is bounde to cleane vnto any other sense vpon anye necessitie of saluation King Henrie and his adherentes perceyuing that the Duke of Yorke lay still and styrred not returned to London and there called a great couÌsaile openly declaring that the French and Scots enboldned by the ciuill discorde within this realm would attempt to annoy the same as of late they had shewed apparant tokens of theyr euill malicious meaning and would not ceasse vpon occasions to doe further displeasures tyll they perceyued a perfite concorde and an vnfeyned amitie to be concluded betwene him and his friendes and those of the contrarie part and confederacie And to the intent that he woulde be the chiefe Author of peace hee promised so to entertaine the Duke of Yorke and his sautors that al old gââ¦ueges being not onely inwardly forgotten but also outwardly forgiuen should be the cause of perpetuall loue and assured amitie This deuise was of all men present will taken and adiudged for the best Wherevpon dyuerse graue persons were sente to the Duke of Yorke and al other the great estates of the realm whiche since the battaile of Saint Albons neuer met nor communed togither commaunding theÌ for great causes and reasonable considerations to resort to the kings Palace without delay At his coÌmaundement came to London Rychard Duke of Yorke with foure C. men and was lodged at Baynards castell being his owne house The peeres of the Realme called to a treatie and after him came the Erle of Salisburie with fiue hundred men and was likewise lodged at his owne house called the Herber Then came the Dukes of Exceter and Somerset with .viij. hundred men and were lodged without Temple Barre and the Earle of Northumberlande the Lorde Egremonde and the Lord Clifforde came with .xv. C. men and lodged withoute the Citie The Erle of Warwicke also came from Calais with six hundred men in red Iackets embrodered with white ragged staues behind and before and was lodged at the gray Friers Thus were all those of the one faction lodged within the citie and those of the other without in Holborne towarde Westmynster and in other places of the Suburbs as who sayd y t as the Iewes disdeined the companie of the Samaritains so the Lancastrians abhorred the familiaritie of the Yorkish lynage After y e these Lords were thus come vnto LoÌdon the King and the Queene shortly followed comming thither the .xvij. day of Marche and lodged in the Bishops Palace Bicause no riotous attempt or bickering shuld be begon betweene any of the parties or their retinues the Maior and Aldermenne of the Citie kept great watch as well by day as by night ryding about the citie by Holborne and Fleetstreet with fiue thousand men well armed arrayed to see good order and peace on all sides kept The Lordes which lodged within the city held a dayly counsaile at the black Friers The other parte soiourning without the walles assembled lykewise in the Chapiter house at Westminster At length by the diligent trauaile good exhortation and prudent aduice of the Archb. of Cant. other vertuous Prelates both parties were perswaded to come to a communication and so did where after long debating of their grieuaunces they were accorded promising to forget all olde rancors The Lords are brought to agree and to be friendes eche to other and obedient to the King whereof writings were sealed signed and deliuered The principall poyntes whereof the king beeing named and reputed as whole arbitratour consisted herein VVhetham The awarde First that at the costs charges and expences of the Duke of Yorke The cleergy ãâã resure in those dayes to lose nothing by these contentions howe so euer the world went the Erles of Warwik and Salisburie xlv poundes of yearely rent shoulde be lawfully assigned giuen and assured by waye of a mortizement for euer vnto the Monasterie of Saint Albones for Suffrages and Obites to be kept and almes to bee employed for the soules of Edmond late duke of Somerset Henry late Erle of Northumberland and Thomas late L. Clifford which being slaine in the late battaile of S. Albones were buried there in the Abbey Church and also for the soules of all other slaine in the same battaile The saide Duke of Somerset the Earle of Northumberlande and L. Clifforde by vertue of the same award were declared for true and faithfull liegemen to the king so to be holdeÌ and reputed in the day of their deathes aswel as y e said duke of York the erles of Warwik Salish Moreouer it was decreed that the D. of York should giue to Elenore Duchesse of Somerset to Henrie Duke of Somerset hir son the summe of fiue thousand Markes of good assignments of debts which the K. ought to him for his wages due during the time of his seruice in IrelaÌd to be diuided as the K. should think coÌuenient betwixt the brethren sisters of the sayd D. of Somerset Also that the Erle of Warwick should giue to the Lorde Clifforde the summe of a thousande Markes in good and sufficient assignmentes of debts which the king ought to him to be destributed betwixt the said L. Clifford his brethren and sisters Also where Thomas Percie knight The Lord Egrââ¦mond L. Egremond Richard Percy his brother sonnes of the Lady Elenor Countesse of Northumberland had bin in a Sessions holdeÌ within y e countie of Yorke before Richard Bingham ââ¦ause Pole the kings Iustices other coÌmissioners coÌdemned vnto the Erle of Salisburie in the sum of viij M. marks to the same erle and to his wyfe Alice in the sum of fiue M. marks to Tho. Neuil knight sonne to the said Erle of Salisburie in the summe of a. M. marks to the said Thomas Mawd his wife in the sum of two M. markes and to Iohn Neuil knight son to the said Erle of Salisburie in the summe of .viij. C. markes for transgressions trespasses there found to bee done by the said L. Egremond Richard his brother vnto the said erle of Salisb Alice Thom. Neuil Mawd Iohn Neuil as by the record appeared It was ordeyned that the saide Erle his sonnes should release all the said summes of money the executions thereof and likewise release vnto Rauâ⦠Verney Iohn Steward late Sherifes of London vnto whose custodie the saide L. Egremond had bin for the same coÌdemnations coÌmitted
in Yorkeshire where the people bare more fauour vnto king Richarde in his lyfe tyme than those of any other part of the realm had coÌmonly doon He kept the feast of Easter at Lincolne where hee was certified that the Lorde Louell and Humfrey Stafforde and Thomas Stafforde his brother were departed out of the Sanctuarie at Colchester to what place or whether no man as yet could tell The King little regarding the matter kept on his iourney and came to Yorke where as soone as he was once setled it was openly shewed and declared for a truthe to the King hymselfe A rebellion made by the Lord Louell and others that Frauncis Lorde Louell was at hande wyth a strong and mightye power of men and woulde with all diligence inuade the citie also that the forenamed Staffords were in Worcestershire Humfrey Stafforde Thomas Stafforde had reysed a greate bande of the countrey people and commons there and hadde caste lottes what parte should assault the gates what men should scale the walles of the Citie of Worcester and who should let the passages for lettyng of rescues and aiders The Kyng coulde not beleeue thys reporte to bee true at the firste but after that by Letters of credence sente from hys friendes hee was fully perswaded that it was too true hee was put in no small feare and not without greate cause for hee wisely considered that hee neyther hadde any competent army ready nor conuenient furniture to arme them that were present And also hee was in suche place where hee coulde not assemble anye power but of those whome hee sore mistrusted as friendes to them that were moste his enemies the memorie of King Richarde as yet being not amongst theÌ forgotten nor worne out of minde But bycause the matter required quicke expedition hee appoynted the Duke of Bedforde wyth three thousande men not altogyther the beste armed for theyr breast plates for the most parte were of tanned leather to marche foorth agaynst the Lorde Louell and to sette vppon him without any lingring of tyme. The Duke hastyng forwarde approchyng to the Campe of hys enimyes and before hee woulde assayle them hee caused the Herraldes to make proclamation that all those that wold departe from theyr armure and submitte themselues as subiectes vnto theyr naturall Prince and soueraigne Lorde should be pardoned of all former offences The Lord Louel vppon this Proclamation eyther putting mystrust in hys Souldiours or fearyng himselfe in his owne behalfe fled priuily in a nyght from his companie and lefte them as a flocke of sheepe without a shepeherd which departure when his armie vnderstoode it put the souldiours in suche dispayre of atchieuing anye further enterprise that they immediatly put off their armour and came directly vnto the Duke euery man humbly submitting himselfe and desiring pardon of his offences So in this wyse was that dangerous storme and cruell rage of those furious rebelles appeased whiche was doubted to haue growne to the destruction of many a man The Lord Louell the procurer of this businesse escapyng awaye got him into Lancashyre and there for a certain space laye lurkyng in secrete with Sir Thomas Broughton knight which in those parties was a man of no small authoritie power Sir Humfrey Stafforde also hearyng what hadde happened to the Lorde Louell Sir Humfrey Stafforde taken out of ColnehaÌ Sanctuary and executed in great displeasure and sorrowe and for feare lefte his enterpryse and in lyke manner fledde and tooke Sainctuarie at Cââ¦ham a village not paste two myles from Abyndon But bycause that Sainctuarie was not a sufficient defence as was proued before the Iustices of the Kings benche for traytours hee was taken from that place and broughte to the Tower and after put to execution at Tyborne but his brother Thomas that was with hym was pardoned bycause hee was thought not to haue attempted anye thyng of hym selfe otherwyse than by the euill counsell and perswasion of his elder brother An. reg 2. After that the Kyng hadde quieted all these commotions and tumultes and reformed the rude brabblyng people of the North partes he retourned to London and shortly after he went to Winchester The birth of Prince Arthur where his wyfe Queene Elizabeth was brought to bedde of a fayre Prince named at his baptisme Arthur In thys meane tyme of a small matter and the same altogether false and fayned there was an open path made and beaten foorth for a greater inconuenience to ensue the whyche matter myghte seeme verye straunge howe suche trouble and myschiefe shoulde growe thereof if the tyme were not consydered in whyche it happened for in those dayes manye persons eyther borne in the wombe of continuall dissention or nouryshed wyth the mylke of Ciuile sedition coulde not forbeare theyr vsuall Custome of mouyng stryfe and sowyng debate euer gladde to haue any occasion thoughe neuer so small to styrre vprores of warre and slaughter of people Amongest other suche monsters and lymmes of the Diuell there was one Sir Richard Symond Priest a man of base byrthe Sir Richarde Simond a Prieste and yet well learned but not so learned as wyly nor so wylye as vngracious delightyng in fraude and deceyte euen from hys youthe vppe had a scholer called Lamberte Symenell Lambert ââ¦nell the coââ¦terfââ¦t Earle of VVarvvicke one of a gentle nature and pregnaunt witte to bee the organe and chiefe Instrument by the whych he might conueye and bryng to passe hys myschieââ¦s attempte The diuell chiefe maister of suche practises put in the venemous brayne of this disloyal and trayterous Prieste to deuyse howe hee myghte make his Scholler the foresayde Lamberte to bee reputed as ryght inheritour to the Crowne of thys realme namely for that the fame went that Kyng Edwardes chyldren were not dead but fledde secretely into some straunge place and there to be lyuyng and that Edward earle of Warwyke sonne and heyre to the Duke of Clarence either was or shortly shuld be put vnto death These rumors though they semed not to be grounded of any lykelyhoode to the wyser sorââ¦e of men yet encouraged this pienishe Prieste to thinke the tyme come that his Scholer Lambert might take vpon him the person and name of one of king Edwardes children and herevppon at Oxforde where their abyding was the said Priest instructed his pupil both with princely behauiour ciuill maners and good literature declaryng to hym of what lynage he should affirme himselfe to be descended and omitted nothing that might serue for his purpose Soone after the rumour was blowne abrode that the Earle of Warwike was broken out of prison And when the Priest sir Richarde Symonde hearde of this he streight intended now by that occasion to bryng his inuented purpose to passe and chaungyng the chyldes name of baptisme called him Edward after the name of the yong Earle of Warwike the whiche were both of lyke yeres of like stature and then he with his scholer sayled into
vntruely alledged that they held the same of the Kyng in capite And when such persons as were thus vexed offered to trauerse those offices they coulde not bee admitted thereto in suche due and lawfull forme as in suche causes the lawe prouideth till they hadde compounded to paye greate fynes and raunsomes Moreouer the kings Wardes after they had accomplished their full age could not be suffered to sue theyr lyueries tyll they hadde paide excessiue fynes and raunsomes vnto their greate anoyance losse and disquieting and to no lesse contempte of the sayde late King And further where as dyuers persons had bin outlawed as well as the suite of theyr aduersaries as of the sayde late Kyng they coulde not be allowed to purchase theyr charters of pardon out of the Chancery according to the lawe of the Realme till they were driuen to aunswere halfe the issues and profites of all theyr landes and tenementes by the space of two yeares whiche the Kyng receyued to hys vse by the sayde Richarde Empsons procuremente who enformed hym that hee myghte lawfully take the same although hee knewe that it was contrarie to the lawes and customes of the Realme wherevppon the people vexed and molested by suche hard dealings sore grudged agaynste the sayde late Kyng to the greate perill and daunger of hys person and Realme and subuersion of the lawes and auntiente customes thereof Also it was alledged againste the said Empson that he hadde sente forth preceptes directed vnto dyuers persons commaundyng them vppon greate penalties to appeare before him and other hys associates at certayn dayes and times within hys house in Sainte Brydes Parishe in a warde of London called Farringdon without where they makyng theyr appearances accordyng to the same preceptes were impleaded afore hym and other his sayde associates of dyuers murthers felonies outlaries and of the articles in the statute of prouisors conteyned also of wilfull escapes of Felons and such like matters and articles apperteyning to the plees of the Crowne and common lawes of the Realme And that done the sayde persons were committed to dyuers prisons as the Fleete the Tower and other places where they were deteyned tyll they hadde fined at hys pleasure as well for the commoditie of the sayde late Kyng as for the singular aduauntage of the sayde Sir Richarde Empson Moreouer whereas the sayde Empson beeing Recorder of Couentrie and there sate with the Maior and other Iustices of the peace vppon a speciall gaole delyuerie within y e Citie on the Monday before the feast of S. Thomas the Apostle in the sixteenth yeare of the late kyngs raigne a prisoner that hadde beene endited of felonie for takyng out of an house in that Citie certayne goodes to the value of twentie shillings was arraigned before them and bycause the Iurie would not finde the sayde prisoner giltie for wante of sufficient euidence as they after alledged the sayde Sir Richarde Empson supposing the same euidence to be sufficient caused them to be committed toward wherein they remayned foure dayes togyther till they were contented to enter band in fortie pound a peece to appeare before the Kyng and hys Counsell the second returne of the tearme then nexte ensuing being Quindena Hillarij and therevppon they keeping their day and appearing before the said sir Richard Empson and other of the kings counsell according to their bandes were adiudged to pay euery of them eyght pound for a fyne and accordingly made payment thereof as they were then thought well worthy so to do But nowe this matter so long past was still kepte in memorie and so earnest some were to enforce it to the vttermost against the sayd Empson that in a Sessions holden at Couentrie nowe in thys first yere of this kings raigne an inditemeÌt was framed against him for this matter and thereof he was found giltie as if therein he had committed some great and heynous offence againste the Kings peace his Crowne and dignitie Thus haue I thought good to shew what I find hereof to the end ye may perceiue how glad men were to find some coulour of sufficieÌt matter to bring the said sir Richard Empson master Edmonde Dudley within daunger of the lawes whereby at lengthe they were not onely condemned by acte of Parliament through malice of such as might seeme to seeke their destruction for priuate grudges but in the end also they were arreigned as first the said Edmond Dudley in the Guild Hall of London the seuententh of Iuly and sir Richarde Empson at NorthaÌpton in October nexte ensuing and beeing there condemned was from thence broughte backe againe to the Tower of London where hee remained till the time of his execution as after yee shall heare This yeare the plague was greate and raigned in diuers parts of this Realme 1510 The King kepte hys Christmas at Richemond The twelfth of Ianuary dyuers Gentlemen prepared to iust and the Kyng and one of hys priuie chamber called William Compton secretely armed themselues in the little Parke of Richmond and so came into the iustes vnknowen to all persons The Kyng neuer ranne openly before and did exceedinglye well Master Compton chanced to be sore hurt by Edward Neuill Esquier brother to the Lord of Burgeinie so that he was lyke to haue dyed One person there was that knew the Kyng and cryed God saue the Kyng and with that all the people were astonyed and then the Kyng discouered hymselfe to the great comfort of the people The Kyng soone after came to Westminster and there kepte his Shrouetide with greate banquettings dauncings and other iolly pastimes Ambassadors This yeare also came Ambassadors not only from the Kyng of Arragon and Castile but also from the Kynges of Fraunce Denmarke Scotlande and other princes whych were highly welcomed and nobly enterteyned Thys yeare An. reg 2. the Kyng celebratyng the feast of Pentecost at Greenewiche the Thurseday in that weeke with two other whome hee chose of purpose to assist hym as aydes chalenged all commers to fyghte with them at the barriers with target and punching staffe of eyghte foote long and that done to fyghte eache of them twelue strokes with two handed swordes with and against all commers none except beeyng a Gentleman where the Kyng behaued hymselfe so well and deliuered hymselfe so valiauntlye that through hys manly prowes and greate strengthe the lande and prayse of that martiall pastime was gyuen to hym and his aydes notwithstandyng that dyuers valiante and strong personages had assayled them In this seconde yeare the Kyng beeing forth on his progresse hearde euerye daye more and more complayntes of Empson and Dudley set forthe and aduaunced no doubte by the drifte of theyr deadly enimies wherefore The seuenth day hath Iohâ⦠Stowe Empson and Dudley beheaded he sent writtes to the Sheriffes of London to putte them to execution and so the seauententh daye of August they were both beheaded at the Tower hil and both theyr bodyes and heads buryed
the French king was openly proclaimed through the Citie of London by a trumpet Margaret Queene of Scottes eldest sister to the king came this yeare into England and at Herbottell Castell was deliuered of a daughter begot by hir second husbande the Lord Archymbalde Dowglas Erle of Angus The birth of Margaret daughter to the Queene of Scottes and of the Earle Angus maried afterwards to the Erle of Leneuxe This daughter was cleped at the Font stone after hir mother Margaret The sayde Queene after the death of hir late husband king Iames maried the sayde Earle of Angus without consent of hir brother king Henrie or other of hir friendes chiefely as some haue thought for hir sonnes sake doubting if shee shoulde not haue taken hir choyse at home shee should haue maryed in some other place and so haue beene sequestred from hir sonne whose bringing vp apperteyned now chiefely vnto hir Hall But such contention rose shortly after in Scotlande amongest the Lordes The Queene of Scottes and Earle of Angus hir husband come into England that both shee and hir husbande were glad to seeke succour in Englande at hir brothers hande who was contented to relieue them assigning them the sayde Castell of Herbottell to lie in till his further pleasure should be knowne 1518 The .xviij. day of Februarie this yeare the Ladie Marie daughter to king Henrie the .viij. was borne at Greenwich The birth of ladie mary the kings daughter afterwards Queene This was she that afterwards was Quene of this realme and maried the king of Spaine This yere also died the king of Aragon father to the Q. for whoÌ was kept a solemne obseque in y e cathedral church of Pauls An. reg 8. The king sent for his sister the Queene of Scots hir husbaÌd to come to the court for their solace whervpon comming vp to London they lay at Saint Iohns without Smithfielde barres for a time and after at Baynardes Castell from whence the Queene was conueied to Greenwich where she was ioyfully receyued of the king the Queene his wife and of the French Queene hir sister Thus was she sometime at the Court and sometyme at Baynards Castell and so continued in England all this yeare The king for the honour of his sister the .xix. and .xx. day of May prepared two solemne days of Iustes wherein the king himselfe the Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Essex and Nicholas Carew Esquier answered all tommers At length the Earle of Angus returned into Scotlande leauing the Queene his wife behinde him About the same time were sent out of Englande twelue hundred Masons and Carpenters A castell builded by the king as Toââ¦y and three hundred laborers to the Citie of Tourney to beginne the foundation of a Castell which the king had determined to buylde there for the better chastising of the Citie if they shoulde attempt any rebellion This yeare the Cardinal caused all those to be called to accouÌts that had medled with the kings money and had the occupying thereof in the warres or else where This audite troubled manye for some were founde in arrerages and some saued themselues by policie and briberie and waxed rich and some were wrongfully punished And surely he so punished periurie with open infamie Periury greuously punished by Cardinal Wolsey causing the offenders to weare Papers and so forth that in his time it was lesse vsed He punished also Lordes knights and men of all degrees for riots for bearing out wrongs Iustice executed by the Cardinal and for maintenance practised in their country that the poore men liued quietly so that no man durst vse suche bolstring for feare of imprisonment These doings were worthie of commendation in him but surely much more if hir had beene a man that coulde haue kept a meane which hee coulde not doe but through his pompe and presumptuous pride wanne him high disdaine in the ende of al men not only offending the nobles and high estates of the realme but also the whole multitude of people which could not away with his vaineglorious pride and namely for that hee tooke vppon him the gouernaunce of the whole realme in maner into his only hands It was a straunge matter to see a man not skilled in the lawes to sit in the seat of iudgement to pronounce the law being ayded at the first by such as according to the auncient custome dyd sit as associate with him but he would not sticke to determine sundrie causes neyther rightly derided nor adiudged by order of law and againe suche as were cleare cases hee would sometime prohibite the same to passe call them into iudgement frame an order in controuersies and punish such as came with vntrue surmises afore the Iudges and sharply reproue the negligence of the Iudges themselues whiche had receyued such surmises and not well considered of the controuersies of the parties ãâ¦ã Hee ordeyned by the kings Commission diuerse vnder Courtes to heare complaynts by byll of poore men that they might the sooner come by iustice And such was the administration of the Cardinall vnder a colour of Iustice at the first ââ¦idor but bycause the same seemed at length to be but a verie shadow or colour in deed it quickly vanished away ââ¦ton is conââ¦e to this he taking vpoÌ him the whole rule himself for that he saw how the king made small accouÌt of any other but onely of him Whereby it came to passe that many of the Peeres and high estates of the realme withdrew them from the Court as first the Archbishop of Canterburie and the Byshop of Winchester which got them home into their Diocesses but yet before their departure as good fathers of their Countrey they instantlye besought the king that he woulde not suffer any seruant to exceede and passe his maister borowing that sentence out of the Gospell of Saint Iohn where our Sauiour speaking to his disciples sayth to them Verily verily I say vnto you the seruaÌt is not greater thaÌ his master Herevnto the king knowing that they meÌt this by the Cardinal made this answere that he would diligently see that euery seruaunt shoulde obey and not commaund After this the Duke of Norffolke departed home into his Countrey and last of all the duke of Suffolke also followed the other For hee hauing spent liberally in his iourneys when hee went as Ambassadour into Fraunce also in the solemnization of his mariage and in housekeeping sithe hee was maryed borrowed greate summes of money of the king whiche hee hoped shoulde haue beene forgyuen him but the Cardinall would not haue it so to the intent that the Duke being behind hande in debt shoulde bee the more at commaundement For as wealth maketh menne loftie so doeth wante make them lowly ââ¦al In the moneth of October in this viij yeare of king Henry Mathew Bishop of Sion or Sitten ââ¦e ambassaâ⦠from the ââ¦mperour a Cardinal commonly called the Cardinal of
me and nowe I pray you that be here to beare me recorde I die in the Catholike faith not doubting in anye article of my faith no nor doubting in any sacrament of the church Many haue standred me and reported that I haue bin a bearer of such as haue mainteined euil opinions which is vntrue but I confesse y e like as God by his holy spirite doth instruct vs in the truth so the deuil is ready to seduce vs and I haue bin seduced but beare me witnesse that I die in the Catholike faith of the holy Churche and I hartily desire you to pray for the kings grace that hee may long liue with you in health and prosperitie and after him that his sonne prince Edward that goodly impe may long raigne ouer you And once againe I desire you to pray for me that so long as life remaineth in this fleshe I wauer nothing in my faith And then made he his prayer which was long but not so long as godly and learned and after committed his soule to the hands of God so patiently suffered the stroke of the axe by a ragged and butcherly miser which euil fauouredly performed the office This man beeyng borne in Putney a village in Surrey by the Thaimes side four miles distant from London was sonne to a Smith after whose deceasse hys mother was maried to a Shereman but notw tstanding the basenesse of his birth and lacke of maintenance was at the beginning as it happeneth to many other a great let and hinderance for vertue to shew hir selfe yet through a singular excellencie of wit ioined with an industrious diligence of mind and bely of knowledge gathered by painefull trauaile and marking the courses of states and gouernements as wel of his natiue countrey at home as in foraine parties abroade hee grewe to suche a sufficient ripenesse of vnderstaÌding skill in ordering of weightie affaires that hee was thought apt and fitte to anye roomth or office wherevnto hee should be admitted which being apperteined of the Cardinall of Yorke Wolfey he tooke him to his seruice and making him his solicitor imployd him aboute busines oftentimes of most importance wherein he acquit himselfe with suche dexteritie as aunswered alwayes the credite committed to hym After the Cardinals fall he was aduanced to y e Kings seruice behauing himselfe so aduisedly in matters whiche hee tooke in hande that within a small time hee rose to high authoritie and was admitted to bee of the priuie Counsell bearyng most rule of all other vnder the king as partely ye haue hearde so that by him it well appeared that the excellencie of beroy call vertues whyche aduance menne to fame and honour resteth not only in birth and bloud as a priuilege appropriate and all onely annexed to noble houses but remaineth at the disposition of the Almightye God the giuer and disposer of all giftes who reyseth the poore many times from the basest degre and setteth him vp with Printes The .iiij. of August Thomas Empsam somtime a Monke of Westminster whiche had bin in prison for treason in Newgate nowe for the space of .iij. yeares and more came before the Iustices of Gaole deliuerie at Newgate and for that he would not aske the Kings pardon nor bee sworne to be true to hym his Monkes garment was plucked from his backe and he repriued till the king were enformed of his malicious obstinacie Thomas Empsam an obstinate Monke this was the last Monke that was seene in his clothing in England till Queene Maries dayes The .iiij. of Auguste were drawen from the Tower of London vnto Tiborn Giles Heron Gentleman ClemeÌt Philpot gentleman late of Calais and seruaÌt to the lorde Lisle Darby Gennyng Edmund Brindholm priest chapleyne to the saide lorde Lisle WilliaÌ Horne late a laye brother of the Charterhouse of London and an other offendour which .vj. persons were there hanged quartered had bin attainted of treasoÌ by parliament The same daye also was one Charles Carow gentleman hanged for robbing of the Lady Carow The .8 of August was the Lady Katherin Howarde neece to the duke of Norfolke daughter to the lorde EdmuÌd Howard shewed openly as Queene at HaÌpton courte A death and droughte Stow. In y e later end of this sommer was vniuersally through y e most parts of this realme great death by a strange kinde of hot agues fluxes some pestileÌce in whiche season was such a drought y e welles small riuers were clean dried vp so that much cattel died for lack of water the Thames was so shallow and the freshe water of so small strength y e the salt water flowed aboue London bridge til the rain had increased the fresh waters On the .22 of September Rafe Egerton seruant to the Lord Audley lord Chancellor one Tho. Harman were drawne hanged and quartered y e one for counterfaiting of y e kings seale in a signet wherw t he sealed licences for denizens vnder the name of the clerkes of y e chancerie and the other y t is to say Harman for writing them In the ende of this yeare the Frenche Kyng made a strong Castel at Arde Castel built ââ¦e and also a bridge ouer into the Englishe pale whiche bridge the crew of Calais did beate downe and the French men builte it vp agayne and the English men beate it downe agayne After this the King sente a fiftene C. workemen to fortifie the Towne of Guisnes ââ¦es forâ⦠and sente with them a fiue C. men of war to gard them It was reported in Fraunce that a mightie armye was come ouer forthe of EnglaÌd with great ordinance which brute caused the Frenche K. to send to the fronters of Picardie the D. of Vandosme and other captaines with all speede to defend the same The Kyng of Englande hearing thereof ãâã Earles of ââ¦ey and ââ¦hampââ¦ââ¦o ââ¦s sente the Earles of Surrey and Southhampton and the Lorde Russell high Admiral into the Marches of Calais to set order there and after them he lykewise sent two C. light horsemeÌ of y e borders of Scotland whome the Frenchmen called Stradiotes The Lordes hauing set order in things shortly returned ââ¦ard Meâ⦠brent Aboy one Richarde Mekins not past a fifteene yeres of age was brent in Smithfield for speaking against the Sacramente and contrary to the statute of the sixe articles The Byshoppe of London was thoughte in great fault for procuring that terrible executioÌ seeing the yong fellowe was but an ignoraunce foole without learning and gladly recanted that which he was charged with 1541 About the later ende of this yeare Doctor Sampson Byshoppe of Chichester and Doctor Wilson whiche had bin committed to the Tower as before ye haue heard were now pardoned of the King had set againe at libertie An. reg 33. A new rebelâ⦠practised in Yorkeshire In the beginning of this yeare fiue priestes in Yorkeshire began a newe rebellion with the assente of
Iudges and so about till he came to the next square iust againste the Iudges and there makyng curtesie first with one legge and then with the other passed forthe till hee came to the myddle of the place and then made the lyke obeysaunce and so passing tyll they came to the barre there hee made the lyke curtesie and hys shielde was helde vppe a lefte ouer hys head Nayler put off hys nether stockes and so bare foote and bare legged saue hys sylke scauilones to the ankles and hys doublet sleeues tyed vp aboue the elbowe and bare headed came in as is aforesayd Then were the sureties of George Thorne called to bring in the same Thorne and immediately Sir Henry Cheyney entring at the vpper ende on the right hande of the Iudges vsed the lyke order in comming aboute by his side as Nayler had before on that other side and so commyng to the barre with lyke obeysaunce helde vp hys shielde Proclamation was made that none shoulde touche the barres nor presume to come within the same excepte suche as were appoynted After all thys solemne order was fynished the Lorde chiefe Iustice rehearsing the manner of bringing the writ of Ryght by Simon Lowe of the aunswer made therevnto by Paramour of the proceeding therein and howe Paramour had challenged to defende hys righte to the land by battayle by his champion Thomas Thorne and of the accepting the triall that was by Lowe with hys Champion Henrye Nayler and then for defaulte in appearaunce in Lowe hee adiudged the lande to Paramoure and dismissed the Champions acquiting the sureties of their bandes Hee also willed Henrye Nayler to render agayne to George Thorne his gauntlet whervnto the sayd Nayler answered that his Lordship might commaund him any thing but willingly he woulde not render the sayde gauntlet to Thorne excepte he coulde winne it and further hee chalenged the sayde Thorne to playe with hym halfe a score blowes to shewe some pastime to the Lorde chiefe Iustice and the other there assembled but Thorne aunswered that he came to fight and would not play TheÌ the Lorde chiefe Iustice commending Naylor for his valiant courage commanded them both quietly to depart the field c. A woman breÌt at Maydston The sixteenth of Iuly Rebecca Chamber late wife to Thomas Chamber of Heryettesham was found culpable of poysoning the said Thomas Chamber hir husbande at the assises holden at Maidestone in the County of Kent For the whyche fact she hauing well deserued was there brent on the next morrowe Duke of Norffolke sent to the Tower The seauenth of September the Duke of Norffolke was remoued from y e Charterhouse to the Tower of London prisoner The two and tweÌtith of September deceassed Iohn Iewell Bishop of Salisbury Bishop of Salisbury deceased in hys life a most eloquent and diligent Preacher but a farre more paynefull and studious Writer as his workes remayning beareth witnesse whereby his fame shall neuer die A Sermon in Paules Church for victory against the Turkes The ninth of Nouember a Sermon was Preached in Paules Church at London by M. William Foulkes of Cambridge to giue thaÌks to almighty God for the victorie whiche of hys mercifull clemencie it had pleased him to grauÌt to the Christians in the Leuant Seas agaynst the common enimies of our faith the Turkes the seauenth of October last past His Theame was taken out of the sixtieth Psalme of Dauids Psalter the fourth verse There were presente at this Sermon the L. Maior of London sir William Allin with the Aldermen and craftes in their liueries and in y e euening there were bonfiers made through the Citie with banquetting and great reioycing as good cause there was for a victorie of so greate importance to the whole state of the Christian common wealth Contareno In the which were taken .130 vessels that is .117 Galeys and .13 Galeots beside other vessels that were bouged abandoned and let goe at large abroade in the Seas as Galeys Foistes and Galeots to the number of fourescore or thereaboutes And of their Chiefetaynes slayne in that bloudy battayle these we find by name as Principall Haly Bassa high Admirall of the whole nauy Amar Bey Captayne of the Ianissaries Assan Bey the sonne of Barbarossa with his sonne Mehemet Bey gouernour of Mitilene Gider Bey gouernour of Chio Capsan Bey gouernour of the Rhodes Peruis Aga gouernour of Africa otherwise Mahomeda Mustafa Sceluby high Treasorer Affis Clueaga Captayne of Galipoli Tramontana chiefe Maister of the Turkishe Emperours owne Galley Caracoza and many other whose names were too long to rehearse but the whole number that were slayne of the Turkes could not be perfectly knoweÌ by reason that manye were drowned in the Sea which came not to sight Some yet affirme that there were slayne of them in all to the number of one and twenty thousande Bizari Contareno although other speake but of fifteene thousande but Contareno writeth that there were slayne and taken .29990 of whiche number hee reconeth .3846 to haue remayned prisoners and among them were these persons of name Mahemet Bey Sainus Bey Bizari and Sirocho Bey There escaped yet from thys discomfiture Partau generall of all the menne of warre and Souldyers by lande Ochiali Murate Ray with hys sonne and Ali Genouese and wyth them aboute fortie Galeys Foystes and Fregates Moreouer there were found in the Turkish Galeys that came into the handes of the christians .116 double Canons 265. demy Canons and sixteene other great peeces of brasse For it is to be remembred that not only the Turkish galeys but also the Christians were throughly armed furnished and appoynted with men munition and ordinaunce in euery behalfe In Haly Bassa his galey there were aboorde iij. C. harquebusiers Ianissaires and an hundred archers In the Galey of Don Giouan Daustria chief Admiral of the Christians wer 400. harquebusiers Spanyards of the tierze of Sardigna beside a great number of Lords and gentlemen and also beside the rowers and in euery other galey were .ij. C. fightyng men at the least beside the rowers and in some three hundred and in other foure hundred according to the moulde of the vesselles The number of the Christian Galeyes and Galiotes were in all two C. two besyde sixe great Galeasses The Turkes had there Galeys Galiots and Foistes to y e number of two hundred and fiftie as appereth by the accompt afore made of those that were taken abandoned and escaped There wer deliuered and set at libertie about twelue thousand some say fourteene thousande Christian captiues whom the Turkes kept for slaues had theÌ chained there aboord with theÌ in their Galeys But this victory was not got without great losse of the Christians for beside Augustine Barbarigo the principal proueditore of the Venetians there dyed seuenteene other Gentlemen of Venice beeing men of good estimation Iohn Cardone and Bernardine Cardone Spanyardes Virginio and Oratio Vrsini Romayns Troilo Sabello
William 299.35 Exeter yeelded vnto King William 299.47 Exmouth Castle assaulted by the Danes 241.65 Example of rare brotherly loue 31.52 Exeter made a Byshops See 309.65 Excheker court instituted 303 50. Exceter Citie besieged by the Danes and deliuered 216.29 Eylmer a Monke of Malmesburie 280.41 Ewe countie in Normandie 321.71 Eweline and Hirilda fall at variance 43.50 F. Faleife yeeldeth to Chastillon 1824.40 Fabian Robert 1463.7 Faleys besieged by Henry the fift pag. 1190. col 2. lin 30. rendered to him pag. 1191. col 1. lin 54. Father of our Lorde Iesus Christ onely king 262.52 Famine and dearth in the kingdome of South Saxons 182.57 Falaise yeelded to the French pag. 1277. col 1. lin 4. Faruham Castle rased by the frendes of Kyng Henry the third 611.67 Falayse towne in Normandye won by the french K. 558.42 Farnham Castle builded 377.53 Farindon Castle builded 381.18 Fabian cited 166.72 Farribridge pag. 1310. col 2 lin 7. False protestation horribly punished 274.110 Fabian cited 32. 96. and. 44 97. and .74.30 and .75 106. and .93.18 Fausta daughter to Maximinianus married to Constantinus 91.7 Fabian cited 93.57 and .95 41. and 102.50 and .117 59. and .125.19 Feryngdon high Abbot of Reding executed for denying the supremacie 1574.30 Ferdinande the Emperour dieth and his Obsequies 1834.36 Felton Iohn haÌged for baÌging vp a Romish Bull. 1853.2 Ferrers George a Burgesse of the Parlament house arrested vppon an execution and deliuered by the Parlament 1584.20 Fredericke the Emperour sendeth a power to represse the rebellious Flemings 1431 40. Fermherst Castle won 1529.44 Fescampe in Normandie 321.72 Ferentine Iohn a Leagate froÌ the Pope coÌmeth into England in visitation and spedely departeth againe 563.64 Fescampe William 313.7 Fert Castle burnt 385.41 Felixa Burgunian Byshop of Dunwich 30.92 Fechamley battell fought by the Saxons against the Britaynes 143.18 Fetherston hanged for the supremacie 1580.40 Feigned friendship betweene King Henry the second of Englande and Lewes of Fraunce 398.69 Ferdinando Archduke of Austrich made Knight of the Garter 1531.18 Feuexshame Abbey builded 383.46 Felix Bishop of the parties of Burgoigne commeth into Britaine 162.52 Felix conuerteth the Eastangles to the fayth of Christ 162.59 Felix dieth at DuÌwich 162.61 Ferrers Georg Lord of misrule in the Court 1711.45 Fetherston William naming himselfe K. Edward the sixt is whipped and afterward for saying king Edward was liuin gaââ¦d that he spake with him is hanged 1763.46 Sir Raufe Ferrors accused of treason 1022.41 b. Ferrex and Porter sonnes to Gorbedug beginto reigne ouer Britaine 22.36 Ferrex fleeth into Fraunce for aide agaynst his brother 22.50 Ferrex and his people slayne 22 56. Ferreys William taken prisoner 345.27 Feader a Collectour slayne 267.24 Ferreys Robert Earle of Darbie 435.20 Ferdomachus Bishop of Leynister in Ireland 328.28 A fyfteen graunted 1557.30 Fysher Iohn Bishop of Rochester is of counsel with the Queene in her matter of diuorce 1551.6 refuseth the oth of succession 1563.17 is beheadded 1563.56 had been elected Cardinal 1567.3 Fits Williams William Knight Captaine of Guisnes 1531.17 Fits Roy Henry Duke of Richmond dyeth 1565.30 Fits Garett Thomas Lord rebellethin Ireland and committeth great outrages 1563.17 is taken prisoner 1564.24 is executed with his fiue Vncles 1569.5 Fits Williams WilliaÌ knight Treasurer of the kings houshold 1536.1 Fits Williams William knight landeth with a Nauie at Treyport 1526.40 Fines Thomas Lorde Dacres of the South hanged 1580.35 Fits Williams William Knyght vice Admiral receyued the Emperour on the Sea 1509.16 Fines Lord Clinton Admiral of the Nauie at Muskleborough field 1615. his prowesse at Blackenesse 1629. 20. wynneth Broughty crag 1630.1 Colonel of y e footemen in the iourney of Saint Quintins 1767.26 hygh Admyral goeth forth wyth a great fleete 1779.26 burneth Conquest and other places adioyning 1781.16 is sent into the North against the rebels with an armie ioyntly with the Earle of Warwicke 1840.37 is created Earle of Lincolne 1862.48 goeth Ambassadour into Fraunce 1863.24 Shelley Edward his Vallor death 1624.32 Fitzwilliams William made knight 1487.28 Fitz Iocelyne Reginald made Byshop of Bath 432.54 Fitz Miles Roger Earle of Hereford 396.16 Fitz Roy Henry base sonne of Henry the eyght created Earle of Notingham and afterward y e same daye Duke of Richmond and Somerset 1526.10 Fiue shillings leuied of euery hyde of land 535.62 Iohn Fitz Thomas created Earle of Kildare 855.54 b Fitz Iames Richard created Byshop of London 1458. 38. maketh an Oration consolatory to the kyng 1458.36 Fitz Miles walter succeedeth his brother Roger in the Earldome of Hereford 396 19. Fitz Iohn Eustace slayn 397 45. Fitz Scrope Richard inuadeth and spoyleth the landes of Edrick Siluaticus 297.20 Finan succeedeth Aydan in the Bishoprick of Northumberland 171 20. Fyue Moones seene in Yorke shyre 551.56 First falling out betweene king Henry the second and Thomas Becket 400.53 First inhabitants of Brytayne not certainely knowne 1.10 First inhabitantes of Brytaine why called Giantes 6.80 Fitz Peter Geffrey made chief Iustice of England 535.90 Fitz Peter Geffrey created Earle of Essex and gyrded wyth the sworde of the same 545.39 First battaile betweene the Saxons one against another in Britaine 142.97 Fitz Peter Geffrey dieth 582 62. what he was 582.64 Fitz Walter Robert appoynted general for the Barons of England agaynst king Iohn 588.12 Fitz Walter Robert 556.57 Fyre brasteth out of certayne ryftes of the earthe 362.112 Fyre seene in the ayre 558.1 Finchamsteede in Barkeshyre 329.29 Fitz Hamon Robert 334.1 Fines seaââ¦ed by Henry the .iii. on his officers for falshood 646.38 Fitz Iohn Eustace 369.1 Fitz Alain William 369.1 Fitzvize Richard taken prisoner 376.36 Fyrst Mayor of London 566.92 Fitziames Byshop of London dyeth 1518.45 Fitz Peter Geffrey Lord chief Iustice of England 542.18 Fitz Bernard Thomas accursed by Archbyshop Thomas Becket 409.80 Fitz Vrse Reignold knight 415.62 Fitz Aldeline William Sewer to king Henry the seconde 419.55 Fitzbarhard Robert sent ouer into Ireland 419.55 Fitz Bernhard Robert made keeper of Waterfoord and Wessefoord cities in Ireland 421.42 Fitz Radulfe William Lorde Steward of Normandie interdicted 508.49 Fitz Osoert William called otherwise William wyth the long beard 528.100 Fitz Williams William Erle of Southampton Lord Priuie seale dyeth at Newcastle in his iourney towardes Scotland yet his standard is borne in the foreward al this iourney 1595.14 Fitz Williams WilliaÌ knight Lord Admyral is created Earle of Southampton 1571.5 Fitz Williams William hurt 1477.35 Fifteene payed 786.53 a. 840 30. a. Flint Castle builded 789.6 a. Fifteenes graunted pa. 1144. col 1. lin 36. pag. 1150. col 2. lin 28. pag. 1156. col 1. lin 45. Fitz waren Lorde Fitz waren created Erle of Bath 1565 22. Fitz Baldrick Hugh Shyrife of Yorkeshyre 307.99 Fishmongers of LoÌdon disquieted 1039.24 b. Fish like to a man taken in the sea 559.56 Fishes fight vpon the land 471 101. Fitzaldelme William ordeyned Lord chiefe Iustice of Ireland 444.76 Fishes die in the waters thorowe sharpnes of a froste 447
second daughter to Leir 19.96 Maglanus Duke of Albania discomfited and slayne 20.55 Maudes Castle in Wales 537.74 Mary the daughter of Henry the second French Queene and Duches of Suffolke dyeth 1561.4 Maximilian the Emperour weareth a crosse of Saint George 1484.36 Maxentius Emperour hated for his tyrannie 90.93 Marentius sonne to Maximianus Herculeus the Emperour 91.6 Margaret countesse of Salisburie executed 1581.4 Mandeuyle William loseth his standerd 610.1 Mallorie Iohn 1462.11 Marshal Richard Earle of Penbroke sayleth into Ireland 645.30 is taken prisoner 645.37 dieth of a wound 645.48 Marshal Gilbert made Earle of Penbroke and Marshal of Henry the thyrds house 646 2. Manchester towne repayred 222.72 Magna Carta confirmed by Henry the third 626.50 Martan Nunrie founded 726 36. Maximianus and Dioclesianus renounce the rule of the Empire 89.34 Marshal William Earle of Penbroke dieth 617 16. Matthew Earle of Bullongne slayne 429.34 Magus expert in the course of the Starres 2.57 Makarel Doctor hanged 1570.36 Malmesbury Abbey founded 190.19 Monkes of Couentrie displaced and secular Canons set in their roumthes 494.89 Manlius Valeus and his Legion vanquished by the Britanes 51.50 Marcharus fleeth into Scotland 298.62 Marisch William executed 703.76 Marcus the Lieutenant slayne in a tumult 97.119 Matthew of Westminstr deceyued 141.49 Magistrates of the Citie of London deposed by Henry the third 621.34 Margret sister to Edward the fourth pag. 1317. col 2. lin 11. Maximinus vaÌquished at Tarsus and eaten with lice 91.67 Mamertinus cited 33.42 Mandeuile Iohn cited 227.24 Margaret countesse of Lisle deceaseth 730.68 Malmesburie builded 23.51 Mauus looke Aruiragus Mackbeth slayne 275.63 Maldon 221.2 Marcellinus cited 3.80 Mauus deliuered to king Iohn 547.30 Mary Queene of man 803.50 b. Martin de la Mare pag. 1328 col 1. lin 1. Masse abrogated and forbidden 1640.32 is restored 1722.56 is eftsons abrogated 1797.27 Mather Edmond executed for treason 1861.37 Margret sister to Edgar Edeling married to Malcolme the fourth king of Scottes 298.74 Marlebourgh Castle besieged and rendred to the Bishop of Durham 516.42 Maydes sent ouer into litle Britayne for wiues to the inhabitantes 95. Malta assigned to the knightes of the Rhodes 1554.58 Malchus consecrated Byshop of Waterfoord in Ireland 328.35 Earle of March dieth in France 967.12 b. Malmesburie Castle builded 371.71 Manduit Robert drowned 357.112 Margret daughter to king Edward the third borne 943.40 a. Marham Iustice 1123. col 2. lin 40. Mary daughter vnto Henry the right is dishinherited by the will of king Edward 1714.20 Her letter vnto the Councell after the discease of her brother 1716. their answere vnto it 1717.10 fleeth to the Castle of fremingham whither forces repaire vnto her from all partes 1717.50 is proclaimed Quene 1718.40 entering the towre releaseth dyuers prisoners 1720.35 restoreth to thir sees all the Bishoppes depriued in the reigne of King Edward and remoueth all Bishoppes made in those dayes 1721.10 Crowned 1722.40 ⪠publisheth a pardoÌ with many exceptions ead 50. assigneth Commissioners to take order with men excepted out of the pardon and other eadem 10. holdeth a Parliament eadem 28. sendeth for Cardinall Poole 1723.5 commaundeth a publique disputation to be holden eadem 41. is espoused vnto Philip prince of Hispaine 1724.4 her Oration in the Guildhal 1728.26 her stout courage 1731.40 pardoneth two hundred and twenty rebels 1734.53 holdeth a Parlament 1735.4 is maried to Philip prince of Hispaine 1756.55 the conditions of the mariage eadem 46. holdeth a Parlament 1759.34 setteth at libertye diuers prisoners in the towre 1763.17 sendeth ambassadours vnto Rome 1763.40 holdeth a parliament 1765 10. releaseth the first fruits and tenthes 1764.16 constantly supposed to be with child 1764.40 proclaymeth warre against y e french king and sendeth an armye into France 1767.40 taketh the losse of Calice at the hart 1782.40 dyeth eadeÌ 50. is honourably buryed 1785.22 Maximus king of Britain looke Maximianus Maude queene sueth to Maud Empresse to release Kyng Stephen and is repulsed 377.4 Maximianus Dioclesianus felowes in gouerment of the Empire 83.16 Marius sonne to Aruiragus begynneth to raigne ouer Britaine 66.108 Maximilian the Emperour dieth 2506.50 The Mary Rose drowned 1602.40 MauÌt citie burnt by king William 314.47 Maude wife to king Stephen departeth this lyfe 386.11 Mary queene of Hungary dieth 1786.11 Marcus Papyrius smiteth a Gual on the head is therefore slaine 26.49 Margaret sister to Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester maryed to Iohn Bohun 323.65 Maudes Castle repayred by Henry the third 638.63 Manrishe Geffrey Lord chiefe Iustice of Ireland 636.19 Mary the Scottish queene maryed vnto Fraunces Dolphin of Fraunce 1778.51 Mack William a Burgh created Earle of Clarickford 1590.11 Marentius the Emperor slain by Constantinus 91.70 Margaret Countesse of Richmond her wisedome in aduising her nephewe Henry the eight 1464.40 Malmesbury Abbey fleeced of possessions 195.28 Marton Colledge founded 794.53 a Marshal William Earle of Pembroke appoynted gouernor to Henry the third 609 5. Magus the second king of Celtica 2.84 Magi from whence deriued 2.104 Magus or Magi what it signifieth 2.108 Martias gouernmeÌt ââmmended 29.40 Malbanke Pierce Baron of Nantwich 323.45 Margaret Countesse of Salisbury daughter to Edward Duke of Clarence pa. 1350 col 2. lin 42. Marshal William sent into Normandy with men of armes 551.104 Mac Mur principal rebel of Ireland 1103.57 b. offreth to parlee with the king 1104.43 a Mauleon Sauery reuolteth to the French king 624.41 Mathew Paris cited 325.74 and. 329.18 Matthââ¦us Westmonasteriensis cited 22.61 and. 28.31 and. 29.78 Marshal William Earle of Pembroke vanquisheth his enemyes 614.20 Maud Empresse confesseth her selfe to haue bene naught of her body 392.15 Marcharus imprisoned againe by king William Rufus 317.36 Margaret Countesse of Richmond and Darby mother to Henry the seuenth pa. 1326 co 1. lin 15. Mackbeth vsurper of y e crowne of Scotland put to flight by Earle Siward 275.59 Masters of the Vniuersitie of Oxford summoned to be at the Parlament 745.60 Mattheus Westmonasteriensis cited 240.23 and. 240 35. and. 261.19 and. 284 82. Mary daughter to Henrye the eight borne 1498.51 Marc a Celtike word 4.102 Marianus Scotus cited 116 53. Magnus elected king of the Norwegians after the death of king Cnute 266.76 Margaret Countesse of MouÌtfourts valiaÌtnes 916.30 a Myls borne downe with yee 324.25 Melun besieged by the Englishe pag. 1209. col 2. li. 16. yeelded pa. 1210. col 2. li. 6 Memorancie of Fraunce aydeth Owen Glendour pag. 1149. col 2. lin 50. Meschines Randulfe Earle of Chester 323.18 Medwal Henry 1463.16 Mekins Richard a buye burnt 1581.22 Menlane yeelded to the Englishe pag. 1202. col 2. lin 37. Meaur deliuered to the french pag. 1263. col 1. lin 48. Merton Abbey founded by Gilbert a Norman 649.16 Messengers from the Frenche king 873.48 a. Mercia rebelleth against Oswy 176.46 Mercies recouer both theyr confines and libertie 176.51 Mercia annexed to kyng Edwardes dominions 221.105 Mercie riuer 222.6 Meidhamsted Abbey builded 181.11 Meidhamstede now called Peterborough 181.11 Meanuari a
at 1446.20 dyeth 1455.35 his iust commendations 1458.21 borne in Dorsetshire 1463.10 Monmouth Iohn Captayne to Henry the thyrdes armie receyueth an ouerthrowe 644.44 Mortalitie so great in England that there were scaree so many hole as should keepe the sicke 541.75 Mount Saint Michaell Castle in Normandie besieged and released 321.89 Modwene a renowmed virgin in Irelande 207.12 Modwene commeth into England and buildeth two Abbeys 208.2 Modwene dyeth and is buried in Andresey I le 208.14 Mortalitie great 1580.43 Mountââ¦oy Castle yeelded to the English pag. 1192 col 2. lin 34. Most famous learned men to conferre about y e kings mariage 1551.50 is chosen by the Queene to be of her counsel in the matter of dyuorce eadem 3. dyeth 1559 53. Montfort Henry sonne to the Earle of Leycester pursueth the halfe brethren of Henrie the third 752.10 hee besiegeth them in Bulleyne 752.17 they passe awaye by safe conduct of the king of Fraunce 752.26 Montioye Lorde is praysed 1594.30 his Stratageme 1589.32 William Montagew created Earle of Salisburye 900.13 b. Morley Lord Morley slayne 1436.28 A monstrous kinde of Earth mouing 1857.47 Mordack Henrie Abbot of Fountneys chosen and consecrated Archbyshop of York 382.54 Monkes slayne and wounded at the hygh altare 313.15 Monkes driuen out of their Abbeys and secular Priests placed in their roumthes 231.2 Mowbray Robert Constable of Kinarde Ferie Castle taken prisoner 433.27 Mount Sorrel Castle 595.76 Money in Ireland made of lyke weyght and finenesse to the English coyne 570.57 Money sent ouer into Flaunders to pay king Iohns Souldiers wages 583.107 Mountagne Edward knight Lord chiefe Iustice of the Common place is one of the Executors of Henrie the eyght 1611.50 is excepted out of the generall pardon and why 1722.58 Mountfoord Simon goeth ouer into Fraunce and is receiued into the French kings seruice 776.8 Mountgomerie Roger Earle of Shrewsburie in armes agaynst king William Rufus 318.64 All Monasteries visyted 1564 27. MontmereÌtcie Annas great master of the French kings house made knight of the Garter 1559.10 Montfort Castle delyuered to the Englishmen 399.62 Mountford Simon and his armie discomfited by Prince Edward 772.59 is set at libertie and goeth a rouing 776.6 Monasterie of Briege or Cala in Fraunce 169.56 Mountford Simon knight beheaded 1443.48 Monstrous Fishes 1834.20 and. 1839.27 and. 1870.17 The Moscouite sendeth an ambassadour 1839.3 MouÌtgomery Roger reconciled to the king 319.36 Monstrous starre appeareth 1864.40 Moumbray Roger conspireth against king Henry the secoÌd 426.112 Morton Earledome confirmed to Mathewe Earle of Boloigne 427.16 Monkes of Canterbury complayning of their Archbishop Theobald to the Pope are sent home with checkes 383 13. Mountford Simon made earle of Leicester 654.65 Money graunted towarde the warres in Fraunce 977.15 b. Mortimer Roger Lord Lieutenant in Wales 745.20 Monasteries suppressed 1802 11. Mouyng Wood by the Kentish men bearing of bougbes in their handes 292 64 Montgomery castle besieged in vaine by the Welchmen 631 90. Morley Robert 373.73 Moun William keepeth the castle of Dunestor in the right of Maude the Empresse 368.77 Monstrous number of Flyes in February 1871.18 Morgan Kidwally learned in the law 1413. co 2. lin 11. Mortimers Crosse 1304. co 2 lin 43. Morgan ap Reuther beheaded 1304. co 2. lin 57. Monteiny Arnold a knight slain in a Iustes 729.50 Monkes of Dunstable muche hindred by the commyng of the Fryers thither 757.14 Thomas Mowbrey Duke of Norfolk imprisoned at Windsore 1099.26 a banished 1101.13 b. Monkaster now called Newcastle 307.100 Mollo brother to king Ceadwalla burnt in an house 186 68. Iohn Earle of Mountfort taken prisoner by the Frenchmen 916.25 a Monkes strange dreame of K. William Rufus death 334 1. Morchad king of Ireland frind to king Henry the first 364 22. Morindus deuoured by a monster of the sea 30.22 Montargis recouered by the English 1247. co 2. lin 36. Monthault castle taken by Dauid prince of Wales 712.35 Monstrous fish killed at Mortlake 658.50 Mons in Henaud held by Britaines and why so called 87 101. Monstreaw besieged and taken by the English 1209. co 1. li. 33. Morgan Thomas 1345. co 1 lin 9. Monstrous birthes 1816.7 Montmorency Frances Duke Montmorency ambassadour from the French king 1863 28. is staulled knight of the Garter ead 56. Monasteries al of three huÌdred markes and vnder geuen to the king 1564.17 their nuÌber and value ead 21 Moscouia discouered 1714.26 Mombray William sworne to king Iohn 542.86 Malcolme king of Scottes assisteth king Henry the second in his iourney and businesse beyond the seas 399.18 Thomas Mowbrey made earle marshal 1050.12 b Morim inhabitants of the Dioces of Terwine in Fraunce 38.78 More honorable it is to make a king then to be a king 225 29. Montgomery castle buylt 619 33. Thomas Molineux slaine 1068.3 a Money clippers executed 719 42. Simon L. Montagew vittayleth Burg. 816.50 a Mònt Paladour or Shaftesbury builded 19.4 Moone turned into a bloudy colour 354.98 Monkes licenced to drinke Ale and Wine 196.17 Mortalitie and dearth in Britaine and Ireland 177.46 Emery Mountfort taken prisoneâ⦠786.13 b. set at libertie 791.6 a. Mondidier wonne 1528.10 Monââ¦cuâ⦠de Vââ¦wclere deputy of Calais 1323. co 1. lin 11. Mortimer castle 390.45 Moââoculus king of Limerike in Ireland slaine 450.45 Edmund Mortimer Earle of March dyeth 1038.12 b Mountsorel castle deliuered to king Henry the second 436.35 Moone strangely eclipsed 194 69. Mortimer Iohn knight 1450 15. Monkes not knowen in Northumberland 308.13 Moreuille Hugh knight 415 61. William Mountagew Earle of Salisbury dyeth 924.21 b. Monkes of S. Albons kept prisoners by the Popes Legate in England 745.40 Murder preteÌded against Henry the third 654.25 Montford Simons commendation 653.1 Morcade a Dane murdered at Oxford 241.52 The Moscouite sendeth an Ambassadour 1766 57. Lorde Mowbrey created Earle of Notingham 1006.8 b. Monasterie of Bangor 151.43 Monkes liuing by the labour of their handes 153.87 Mother slayeth her sonne 22.70 Mountsorell Castle in Leycestershire besieged 612.6 Molle the name of Muâânucius 23.50 Moneys forbydden 835.3 Moâââmore battayle sought in Ireland 386.20 Moore Thomas knight speaket of the ParliameÌt 1524.10 Elinor Mountfort taken prisoner 786.13 b Mountfort Castle deliuered to the French King 557.27 Monstrous Fyshe like to a man taken in the Sea 559.56 Mountgomerie Castle wonne by the Welchmen 325.97 Mortalitie and death in Brytaine 111.19 Molle resigneth his kingdome 196.27 Moses cyted 5.3 Mortimer Raufe 318.68 Morwith looke Morindus Murtherers of Archbyshop Thomas Becket flee after the deede done and theyr death also described 417.6 Murtherers of Archbyshop Thomas Becket excommunicated 418.11 Mules Nicholas Lieutenant in Gascoyne vnder Henrye the third 704.94 Multitude of gouernours pernitious to a common wealth 800.17 Munmouth castle taken and rased to the ground 772.68 Murrion of Cattell 728.48 Multitude rude is rather a let then a furtherance to atchieue a victory 370.16 Mulbray Robert taketh armes against king William Rufus 318.50 Musgraue Iacke his valiant seruice 1595.30 Mulbray Robert created Erle of
these woordes My Lorde your house giueth the Marmoset whose propertie is to eate his owne tayle The propertie of the Marmoset Meanyng thereby as the Lorde Thomas supposed that Kildare did vse to pill and poll hys friendes tenants and reteyners These wordes were no sooner spoken than the Lorde Thomas strikyng the ball to Alen agayne answered as one that was somewhat slipper tongued in this wise You say truth sir in deede I heard some say that the Marmoset eateth his owne tayle But although you haue bene fedde by your tayle yet I woulde aduise you to beware that your tayle eate not you Shortly after this quippyng gamegall the Lord Iustice and the Counsaile road to Drogheda where hauyng for the space of three or foure daies soiourned it happened that the CouÌsaylours awayted in the Counsayle Chamber the gouernour his commyng vntill it was hard vpon the stroke of .xij. The Archbishop of Dublyn rawly digestyng the Vice deputie his long absence sayde My Lordes is it not a pretie matter that all wee shall stay thus long for a boy As he vttered these speeches the Lorde Iustice vnluckily was commyng vp the Stayres and at hys entrie taking the wordes hoate from the Bishop his mouth and iterating them very coldly hee sayde The Archbishop his tauÌt My Lordes I am heartily sory that you stayed thus long for a boy Whereat the Prelate was appalled to see how vnhappily he was galde with his owne caltrop These and the like cuttyng speeches enkindled suche coales in both theyr stomackes as the flame coulde not any longer be smouldered but at one clift or other must haue fumed The enimies conspire the ouerthrow of the Giraldines The enimies therefore hauing well nighe knedded the dough that should haue beene baked for the Giraldines bane deuised that secrete rumors should sprinckle to and fro that the Earle of Kildare his execution was intended in Englande and that vpon his death the Lorde Thomas and all his bloud should haue bene apprehended in Irelande The occasion of Thomas Fitz Giralde his rebellion As this false muttering flewe abrode it was holpen forwarde by Thomas Cannon and other of Skeffington hys seruauntes who sticked not to write to certayne of theyr friends as it were very secrete letters howe that the Earle of Kyldare theyr mayster hys secrete enimie so they tooke hym bycause hee gotte the gouernment ouer hys heade was already cut shorter as his issue presently shoulde bee and nowe they trusted to see theyr mayster in hys gouernment after whiche they sore longed as for a preferment that woulde in shorte space aduauntage them Suche a letter came to the handes of a simple Priest no perfect Englishman who for haste hurled it among other Papers in the Chimneys ende of hys Chamber meaning to peruse it better at more leysure The same very night a Gentleman retayning to the Lord Thomas the lord Iustice or Vicedeputie as is before specified tooke vp his lodgyng with the Priest and raught in the morning when he rose for some Paper to drawe on his strayte stockings and as the Diuell would he hit vpon the letter bare it away in the heele of his stocke no earthly thyng misdeeming At night againe he founde the Paper vnfretted and musing thereof he beganne to poare on the writing which notified the Earle his death and the apprehension of the Lorde Thomas To horse goeth he in all hast Iames Delahide brought the letter to Iames Delahide who was a principall counsaylour to the Lorde Thomas in all his doings Delahide hauing scantly ouerread the letter making more hast than good speede posted to the Lorde Thomas imparted him that letter and withall putting fire to flaxe before hee diued to the bottome of this treacherie hee was contented to swim on the skum and froth thereof as well by foothing vp the tenour of the letter as by inciting the Lorde Thomas to open rebellion cloaking the odious name of treason with the zealous reuengement of his fathers wrongfull execution and with the warie defence of his owne person The Lorde Thomas being youthfull rash and headlong and assuryng himselfe that the knot of all the force of Ireland was twisted vnder his gyrdle was by Delahide his Counsaile so farre caryed as he was resolued to cast all on sixe and seuen Wherefore hauing confedered with Oneale Oconor and other Irish Potentates he road on Saint Barnabies day accompanied with seuenscore horsemeÌ in their shirtes of Maile through the Citie of Dublin to the Dam his gate crost ouer the water to Saint Marie Abbey where the Counsayle accordyng to appoyntment awayted his comming not being priuie to his intent onely Croommer the Lord Chauncellour excepted who was secretly aduertised of his reuolt and therefore was very well prouided for him as hereafter shall be declared This Croommer was a graue Prelate Croomer L. Chancellor and a learned well spoken milde of nature nothing wedded to factions yet a well willer of the Giraldines as those by whose meanes he was aduaunced to that dignitie When the Lord Thomas was set in counsaile his horsemen and seruants rusht in to the counsaile Chamber armed and weaponed turning their secrete conference to an open parlet The Counsaile hereof amazed and silence with securitie commaunded the Lorde Thomas in this wise spake Howsoeuer iniuriously wee be handled and forced to defend our selues in armes Thomas Fitz Girald his rebellious Oration wheÌ neither our seruice nor our good meaning towardes our prince his Crowne auayleth yet say not hereafter but in this open hostilitie which here we professe and proclayme we haue shewed our selues no villaynes nor churles but warriours and Gentlemen This sworde of estate is yours and not mine I receyued it with an othe and haue vsed it to your benefite I should desteyne mine honour if I turned the same to your annoyance Nowe haue I neede of mine owne sword which I dare trust As for the common sword it flattereth me with a painted scabberde but hath in deed a pestilent edge already bathed in the Giraldines bloud now is newly whetted in hope of a further destruction Therefore saue your selues from vs as from open enimies I am none of Henrie his Deputie I am his fo I haue more mind to conquer than to gouerne to meete him in the field than to serue him in office If al the hearts of England and Ireland that haue cause thereto would ioine in this quarell as I hope they wil then should he soone aby as I trust he shal for his crueltie and tyranny for which the age to come may lawfully score him vp among the auncient Tyrants of most abhominable and hatefull memorie Hauing added to this shamefull Oration many other slaunderous foule tearmes which for diuerse respects I spare to pen he would haue surrendered the sword to the Lord Chancellor who as I sayd before being armed for the Lord Thomas his coÌming and also being loath that his slacknesse should seeme disloyall
7. Fines Ingram Lord. 726.11 Firy impressions seene in the ayre 1834.40 and. 1870.46 and. 1872.21 Finch Thomas knight Camp maister in the iourney of S. Quintines 1767.58 he appointed to be knight marshal at Newehauen is drowned 1838.30 Foquesolles Seneschal of Bullogne slaine 1599.17 Fosââ¦ew Andrian knight attainted and executed 1570.54 Fore Richard chosen bishop of Exceter sent ambassadour into Scotland 1432.6 sent ambassadour into Fraunce 1439.35 bishop of DurhaÌ and owner of Northam castle 1448.21 Ambassadour into Scotland 1449. 2. asswageth by letters the displeasure of the Scottishe king 1452.18 is desired of the Scottes to come and speake with hym ibidem is a meane for the mariage of the kyngs daughter vnto the Scot. eadem 55. made Bishop of Winchester 1455.43 Foxe Richard Bishop of Winchester one of the priuie Councel to king Henrye the eight 1464.48 Forthere succeedeth Aldhelme in the Bishopricke of Shireburne 192.5 Forthere leaueth his Bishoprik and goeth to Rome 192.9 Foure great high wayes in Britaine begun 23.46 Foure great high wayes in Britaine finished 24.60 Fosse way where it begynneth and endeth 24.66 Fore Iohn cited 154.56 and .223.78 and 263.13 Foxe Iohn deceyued 235.52 Forestes and parkes disparked by king Iohn to let y e game abrode to destroye the corne in the fieldes 568.44 Fountaine floweth with bloud 329.40 Foure and twentye gouernors appoynted in England 752 45. Foure sunnes seene in the Element besides the naturall Sunne 942.8 Iohn Fordham Bishop of Durham fleeth 1070.36 a Foulgiers castle taken and vtterly destroyed 409.50 Foure kings in Kent and their names at Cesars commyng 42.97 Fouke earle of Aniou returneth out of the holy land 359.17 Foukes de Brent aduaunced to mariage by king Iohn 596.44 Fordher a knight slaine attending vppon king Edwine 159.75 Focas Emperour 153.50 Formalis Archbishop of Erier dyeth at Northampton 480 48. Forest Frier hanged burnt 1570.10 Fourty thousand knightes fees and vpward in Englande 757.77 Forth in Scotland in British werd 140.9 Fornham battaile fought by the Nobles on the part of Kyng Henry the second against the Nobles on the part of Henry his sonne 431.83 Forz William earle of Albemarle moneth sedition 618.31 Forfeylure for killing the kings Deere 366.7 Fouke earle of Aniou becommeth friende to kyng Henry the first 356.38 Forz William earle of Albemarle dyeth 528.44 Forestes deuided into foure quarters to be gouerned by foure Iustices 459.93 Folioth Robert made bishop of Hereford 432.57 Follioth Gilbert bishop of London sent ambassadour into France 406.43 Follioth Gilbert Bishoppe of London sent Ambassadour to the Pope 406.58 Foure bishops onely to goe out of EnglaÌd to the Popes general Councel 452.40 Fountneyes Abbey founded 394.27 Foure Archbishoprickes ordeyned in Ireland 386.31 Fodringhey castle taken by the Earle of Albemarle 618.55 Forestes seised into the kynges handes 313.73 Forcers of women to lose their geniââ¦als 316.44 Forestes ordred by kyng Henry the third 626.70 fougiers taken by the Englishe from the Duke of Britaine pag. 1274. col 1. lin 52. Floudes great in the Thames 1834.31 Lewes Earle of Flanders promiseth to marye Kyng Edwarde the thirds daughter 940.23 b. Flammocfe Thomas a Lawice and Rebel 1446.15 is put to death 1447.47 Flemmings released of dets and interdiction 912.46 a. Earle of FlaÌders arested 817. 6. a. fleeth into France 903.20 a. Lewes Earle of Flaunders slayne at Gresfey 934.32 b. Flanders interdyeted 908.1 a. Floudes 943.34 b. 1084.40 a. Flemmings dicomfited by the Bishop of Norwich 1043.20 a. Flix by feeding on fruites 1079.5 b. Flemmings moue Kyng Edward the third to take vppon hym the title of France 905.10 b. sweare fealtie to him 906.20 b. ayded the Earle of Henault 909.39 b. Flauius Victor Nobilissimus assistant with his Father Maximius in the Empire 97.63 Flauius Victor Nobilissimus slayne 97.96 Floud so great that a Ladde of eighteene yeares was drowned in a chanel of London 1870.6 Flemmings hope and iolitie in England layed in the dust 432.33 Flires of blood vexe the people of England 242.15 Flemmings discomfited at Cadfant 901.30 b. Florence of Gold coyned 922. 23. b. disanussed 924.23 a. Floriacensis cited 287.73 Fleetwood William Recorder of London 390.2 Florye Abbey in France 232.26 Flouddes in England 547.51 Flanders a great part drowned by breaking in of the Sea 347.16 Flatterers currifauourres sow sedition betweene king Henry the second and his sonne Henry 423.33 Flemmings sent home into theyr owne countrey 436.13 Floudes great dooing much harme in many places which are particularly set downe 1854.1 Flatterye in fooles wisely reproued 262.69 Flemmings comming ouer into England haue places appoynted them to inhabite 347.18 Flouddes 796.48 b. 897.25 a. 904.35 a. Flemmings banished 841.20 b. Fraunces of Lutzenburg sent Ambassadour from y e french kyng 1436.55 Fraunces Duke of Britaine dyeth 1434.38 France interdicted by y e Popes Legate 546.47 Frith Iohn burnt 1563.41 Frost extreame 1834.55 Frenchmen discomfited at Roche Darien 941.6 a. Frost 969.42 b. Frereyes suppressed 1471.32 Frenchmen spoyle the West countrey 1018.10 b. Frenchmen ayde the Scots 1048.30 b. Frier Randoll prisoner in the Tower of London pa. 1198 col 1 lin 51. French shippes taken by them of Calais 1050.20 a. Frost extreme pag. 1256. col 2 lin 6. pag. 1263. col 2. lin 48. French shippes taken 1056.21 b. French fleete disappoynted by tempest 1057.1 a. Frier Pynkye Prouinciall of the Augustine fryers pag. 1377. col 1. lin 2. his Sermon eadem lin 21. Frenchmen discomsited at Caen. 950.50 a. French army entreth Brytaine 916.6 b. Fruites of warre pag. 1254. col 1. lin 36. Friers burned at London 962 56. a. Frenchmen discomfited by the Archdeacon of Vnfort 928.33 b. Hugh de Fresnes Earle of Lincoln dyeth 899.35 b. French king followeth the duke of Lancaster 955.40 b. Frenchmen assist Duke William of Normandie in hys conquest of England 285.51 Frenchmen sent to ayde the Scots 915.40 a. French armie enter Gascoyn 928.24 a. Frenchmen discomfited at Aubaroch 927.7 b. French preparation to inuade England 1053.39 a. French men slaine at Creffy 935.50 a. French men discomfyted by Sir Iohn Harleston 1012.26 b. French armie assembled to raise the siege at Calais 941.40 b. Frenchmen slaine in Brytaine by the Englishmen 916.45 b. French king lyeth encamped at Bouins 912.3 a. French shippes taken by the English men 1045.20 b Froward dealing of the Earles Marshall and Hereford 830.44 a. 830.57 a. 834. a. 30. French men slayne in Guyen 874.26 b. inuade England 904.4 a. French Kyng dissembleth 543.100 French Nauie 908.44 a French fleete vanquished by Englishe men 615.58 Frost of a wonderful continuance 309.45 Fraunces the french king takeÌ prisoner 1533.48 deliuered 1537.10 is made knight of the Garter 1541. 20. sendeth a defiance vnto the Emperour 1541.25 his speache vnto the Emperours Ambassadour in a solemne assembly 1546.50 chalendgeth the Emperour to the combat 1547.50 Fraunces the french kyng desireth to meete with Kyng Henry 1507.6 meeteth him in the bale of Audrien 1510 40. commeth to Guisnes 1511.11 Iusteth 1511. 14.