Wherefore he exhorted them to addresse their helping hand towards the releefe thereof granting vnto all such as would enterprise to go thither in person to remaine there vpon defense of the countrie against the infidels great pardon as to those that did continue there the space of two yéeres pardon of penance for all their sins except theft extortion roberie and vsurie in which cases restitution was to be made if the partie were able to doo it if not then he should be absolued as well for those things as for other And those that remained one yeare in those parties were pardoned of halfe their whole penance due for all their sinnes And to those that went to visit the holie sepulchre he also granted great pardon as remission of their sinnes whether they came thither or peraduenture died by the waie He also granted his frée indulgence vnto those that went to warre against the common the professed and open enimies of our religion in the holie land as his predecessors the popes Urbanus and Eugenius had granted in time past and he receiued likewise their wiues their children their goods and possessions vnder the protection of S. Peter and the church of Rome The two kings hauing heard the popes letters read and taken good aduice thereof promised by Gods fauour shortlie to prouide conuenient aid for reléefe of the holie land and of the christians as yet remaining in the same This was the end of their line 10 communication for that time and so they departed the French king into France and the king of England into Normandie In the meane time by the king of Englands appointment William king of Scotland went ouer into Normandie and by the aduice and good admonition of king Henrie he granted licence vnto two bishops of his realme of Scotland to wit Aberdene and saint Andrewes to returne into Scotland whom he had latelie before banished and driuen out of his line 20 realme Moreouer as king Henrie laie at Harfléet readie to saile ouer into England discord fell betwixt the king of France and the erle of Flanders so that the king of England at desire of the French king returned backe and came vnto Gisors where the French king met him and so did the earle of Flanders betwixt whom vpon talke had in the matter depending in controuersie he made a concord and then comming downe to Chirburge he and the king of Scots in his companie passed ouer into England line 30 landing at Portesmouth the 26. of Iulie The king now being returned into England ordeined a statute for armour and weapon to be had amongst his subiects heere in this realme which was thus Euerie man that held a knights fée should be bound to haue a paire of curasses an helmet with shield and speare and euerie knight or man of arms should haue as manie curasses helmets shields and speares as he held knights fées in demaine Euerie man of the laitie hauing goods or reuenues to the line 40 value of sixteene marks should haue one paire of curasses an helmet a speare and a shield And euerie free man of the laitie hauing goods in value worth ten marks should haue an habergeon a steele cap a speare and all burgesses and the whole communaltie of frée men should haue a wambais a cap oâ— stéele and a speare Further it was ordeined that euerie man thus bound to haue armour should be sworne to haue thâ— same before the feast of S. Hilarie and to be true vnto line 50 king Henrie Fitz empres in defense of whome and of his realme they should kéepe with them such armour and weapon according to his precept and commandement thereof had and made And no man being furnished with such armour should sell pledge lend or otherwise alien the same neither may his lord by any means take the same from him either by waie of forfeiture by distresse or pledge nor by any other means and when any man died hauing such armour he shall leaue it to his heire and if his line 60 heire be not of lawfull age to weare it into the field then he that hath the custodie of his bodie shall haue the armour and find an able man to weare it for him till he come to age If any burgesse of any good towne haue more armour than he ought to haue by this statute he shall sell it or giue it to some man that may weare it in the kings seruice No Iew might haue armour by this statute but those that had anie were appointed to sell the same to such as were inhabitants within the realme for no man might sell or transport anie armour ouer the sea without the kings licence For the better execution of which ordinance it was ordeined that inquâ—sts should be taken by sufficient iurors what they were that were able to haue armour by their abilitie in lands and goods Also the K. would that none should be sworne to haue armour except he were a frée man of birth and bloud The same yeare the king being at Waltham assigned an aid to the maintenance of the christian souldiers in the holie land that is to wit 42. thousand marks of siluer and fiue hundred marks of gold Hugh Bosun otherwise called Keuelocke the sonne of Ranulfe the second of that name earle of Chester died this yeare and was buried at Léeke He left behind him issue by his wife the countesse Beatrice daughter of Richard Lacie lord iustice of England a sonne named Ranulfe who succéeded him being the first erle of Chester third of that name after the conquest Besides this Ranulfe he had foure daughters by his said wife to wit Maud married to Dauid earle of Angus Huntington and Galloway Mabell coupled with William Daubignie earle of Arundell Agnes married to William Ferrers earle of Derbie and Hauise ioined with Robert Quincie earle of Lincolne The 21. of Nouember Roger archbishop of Yorke died who when he perceiued himselfe in danger of death by force of that his last sicknesse deliuered great summes of monie vnto certeine bishops and other graue personages to be distributed amongst poore people but after his death the king called for the monie and seized it to his vse alleadging a sentence giuen by the same archbishop in his life time that no ecclesiasticall person might giue any thing by will except he deuised the same whilest he was in perfect health yet the bishop of Durham would not depart with foure hundred marks which he had receiued to distribute amongst the poore alledging that he dealt the same awaie before the archbishops death and therefore he that would haue it againe must go gather it vp of them to whom he had distributed it which he himselfe would in no wise doo But the king tooke no small displeasure with this vndiscréet answer insomuch that he seized the castell of Durham into his hands and sought means to disquiet the said bishop by diuerse maner of waies The king held
wherein he delighteth the same is the practise of the people in consideration whereof the mightie ones of the world haue speciall cause to haue an eie to line 60 their course of life to set caueats before their actions that the people may in them sée none but good signes of commendable vertuous imitation For regis imago Vulgus ad mores accedere principis optat Qualis enim rex est talis quoque subditus illi Esse solet populus studijsque tenetur 〈◊〉 Shortlie after to wit the 15. day of September a councell was holden at Pipewell where the bishops and abbats being assembled there were in presence of the king and of the archbishop of Canturburie elected certeine bishops and abbats to such places as then were vacant and amongst other William de Longchampe the kings chancellor was elected to the sée of Elie Geffrey the kings bastard brother vnto the archbishoprike of Yorke who was the 32. in number that had gouerned the same Geffrey de Lucie to Winchester one Hubert Walter to Salisburie and Richard archdeacon of Elie and the kings treasurer to the see of London The abbeies that were prouided of abbats were these Glastenburie Shirborne Persore and Feuersham In like maner Iohn the elect of Whitherne was consecrated bishop of that see by the hands of the archbishop of Dublin Also in this councell the king ordeined Hugh bishop of Durham and William Mandeuille earle of Albemarle lord chéefe iustices of England hauing deposed Ranulfe de Glanuille from that roome Moreouer the king being thus established in the estate of the kingdome did not forget his iournie which he had promised into the holie land but with all diligence made his prouision and namelie he sought to gather monie to furnish his charges and so therevpon leuied a tax engaged sold and let to farme his lands tols customs and other his reuenewes with certeine counties and offices so that he made an exceeding summe of monie He also found that Ranulfe de Glanuille lord chéefe iustice and other of the head magistrates had not behaued themselues vprightlie in the administration of their offices so that he both deposed the said lord cheefe iustice as is aforesaid and almost all the shiriffes and their deputies within the realme of England putting them to greeuous fines for their offenses and transgressions and so by that meanes he got no small deale of monie ¶ Here note by the waie how William Paruus affirmeth that where this Ranulfe Glanuille being a man of high wisedome and stept into age saw that manie things were doone by the new king not so aduisedlie nor with such foresight as they ought to be sought of his owne accord to be discharged of his office that he might the better prepare himselfe to go in that iournie to the holie land as by taking vpon him the crosse he had vowed in the daies of king Henrie and so he solemnelie renounced his office which other nothing so worthie of it did afterwards inioy Moreouer the king vnderstanding that Hugh Putsey or Pudsey bishop of Durham being a verie aged man had much monie he sold to him the manour of Seggesfield or Sadberge with the wapentake belonging to the same and also found meanes to persuade him to buy his owne prouince which he did giuing to the king an inestimable summe of monie and was therevpon created an earle by the king for the same wherevpon he was intituled both bishop and earle of Durham whereat the king would iest afterwards and saie What a cunning craftesman am I that haue made a new earle of an old bishop Furthermore the same bishop gaue to the king a thousand markes to be made chéefe iustice of England and that he might tarrie at home and not go into the holie land And bicause he would not be reprooued of any person he obteined of the apostolike sée which faileth no man that is surcharged with white or red mettall and would be eased a licence for a summe of monie to be dispensed with for that iournie The king thus being earnestlie bent to make commoditie of those things for the which he might get any monie at all the citizens of London presented vnto him a great summe towards the furnishing foorth of his enterprise Wherevpon to acquite their courtesie he granted them large priuileges and ordeined that the citie should be ruled by two head officers which they should choose amongst themselues remoueable from yeare to yeare by the name of bailiffes The names of the two first bailiffes chosen by force of that ordinance were Henrie Cornehill and Richard Fitz Reiner The citie before those daies euer since the comming in of William Conquerour and a good while before his time was gouerned by certeine officers or rulers named Port Greues which word is deriued of two Saxon words as Port and Greue By Port is meant a towne and by Greue a gardian or ruler as who should saie A kéeper or ruler of a towne These rulers with the lawes customes then vsed within line 10 this citie were registred in a booke called as some haue said Doomesdaie but through negligence after these lawes and customes were changed and altered the booke was lost so that the remembrance of such rulers as were before the daies of this Richard the first are not to be had These bailiffes euer entred at Michaelmasse and so continued foorth their yeare Thus began the citie first to receiue the forme and state of a common-wealth and to be diuided into felowships which they call crafts or corporations Such line 20 also are admitted to the fellowships of these companies as haue truelie serued as apprentises a certeine number of yeares as seuen at the least vnder which time of seruice expired there is none made frée nor suffered to inioy the liberties of that citie sauing such as are borne free that is to saie of fréemen within the citie of whome at this time it is not much materiall to make any further report The citie thus consisting of the said craftes or occupations chooseth out of the same a senat or companie of graue councellours line 30 whom they name Aldermen E changed into A according to the old Saxon pronuntiation It is also diuided into 26. tribes or wards of the which euerie one hath his seuerall Alderman or ouersâ—er who haue both authoritie sufficient and large priuileges to mainteine the good gouernement of their portions withall Out of the number of these there is another officer yearelie chosen and appointed called the Maior who ruleth all the rest But now to returne vnto the further dooings of line 40 king Richard before his departure out of England towards his iournie into the land of Palestine commonlie called Holie land it is said he made such sale of things apperteining to him as well in right of the crowne as otherwise that it séemed to diuerse he made his
abbeie of the white moonks called Cride caused it to be burnt bicause it serued as a refuge for his enimies Then by the aduise of the lord chiefe iustice Hubert de Burgh he set in hand to build a castell there bicause the place séemed verie fit for fortification But after the king with his armie had laine there thrée months through lacke of vittels the Welshmen still cutting the Englishmen off as they went abroad to fetch in forrage and other prouision he was constreined to fall to agréement with Leolin their prince and receiuing of the said prince the summe of three thousand marks he was contented that so much of the castell as was alreadie builded should be raced and made flat againe with the ground before his departure from thence Herevpon manie men tooke occasion to iest at the lord chiefe iustice and his dooings about this castell who at the beginning named it Huberts follie Amongst other also that were taken prisoners by the Welshmen whilest the king thus vainelie spent his time about the building of that fort William de Breuse a right valiant man of warre was one who being taken by Leolin prince of Wales was by him crueltie put to death as after shall appeare for the which act and other such iniuries receiued at the same Leolins hands king Henrie at length greeuouslie punished him ¶ For the most part of this summer season great thunders happened in England the element also seemed as though it had burned with continuall flames stéeples churches and other hie buildings were striken with lightning and the haruest was sore hindered by continuall raine Also in the middest of the day there came a woonderfull darkenesse vpon the earth that the brightnesse of the aire seemed to be couered and taken awaie In the thirteenth yeare of this king Stephan the popes chapleine and his Nuncio came ouer vnto king Henrie requiring to haue towards the maintenance of the popes warres against the emperour Frederike a tenth part of all the mooueable goods within the realmes countries of England Wales and Ireland as well of spirituall persons as temporall Wherevpon a parlement or assemblie of the lords was called at Westminster on the second sundaie after Easter which was the 29 of Aprill At which parlement when the popes buls were read and the matter therein conteined plainelie opened and examined to the end it might appeare vpon what necessarie causes the pope was constreined to pursue the said wars and to aske releefe of faithfull christian people being members of the holie church the king bicause he had by his procurators at Rome aforehand promised bound himselfe to such paiment of tenths sate still and answered not to the contrarie whereas the hope of a great number was reposed in him that by his deniall the popes request shuld haue béene frustrat so that when by his silence he was adiudged to consent yet the temporall lords laie men vtterlie denied to agree vnto such paiment not willing in any wise to bind their baronies and temporall possessions vnto the church of Rome Howbeit the bishops abbats priors and other ecclesiasticall persons after they had shewed themselues to rest doubtfull not without great grudging line 10 and murmuring in the meane time for the space of thrée or foure daies togither at length for feare of excommunication consented to be contributorie but in such sort as they had escaped for a farre more reasonable summe if Stephan Segraue one of the kings councell had not by compact as was thought made with the Nuncio wrought so in the matter that the tenths were finallie granted to the great impouerishment and inestimable damage of the church and realme of England After this the Nuncio line 20 shewed the procuratorie letters whereby he was authorised to gather those tenths and that not after a common manner but by a verie straight and hard valuation And for the more sure waie of proceeding herein he had letters of authoritie from the pope to excommunicate all such as should withstand him or his deputies in proceeding with those affaires He shewed himselfe moreouer verie extreame in collecting of this monie and namelie towards the prelats of the church insomuch that appointing him a certeine day line 30 in the which vnder paine of excommunication they should make paiment diuers for want of readie monie were compelled to make shift with the chalices and other vessels and ornaments belonging to their churches and other were glad to take vp monie vpon interest and for that shift there were come ouer with the Nuncio diuerse wicked vsurers vnder the name of merchants which when they saw those that stood in need like to be excommunicate for want of readie monie they would offer themselues to lend line 40 vnto any that would borow after the rate of one noble for the loane of twentie by the moneth so bringing the néedie into their snares to their irrecouerable losses and vndooing Hereby the land was filled with bitter cursings though in secret by those that wished such vnreasonable exactors neuer to sée good end of the vse of that monie From that day forward there wanted not in England certeine vsurers called Caursini which line 50 sought nothing else but the wealth of such persons as they might get into their snares namelie those whome the church of Rome dooth vex and put to trouble with hir exactions and paiments The earle of Chester onlie stood manfullie against the paiment of those tenths insomuch that he would not suffer his lands to be brought vnder bondage neither wold he permit the religious men and préests that held of his fee to pay the same although the rest of England Wales Ireland and Scotland were compelled to be contributorie thereto hauing onelie this comfort line 60 that not they alone but also other forren regions were driuen to doo the like Thus did the locusts of Rome from time to time sucke the swéetnesse of the land and all to mainteine the pompe and pride of the same wherein what other practises did they vse than as one truelie testifieth Cuncti luxuriae atque gulae furtisque dolisque Certatim incumbunt c. But to let this passe king Henrie purposing to saile ouer into Britaine and inuade France came to Portsmouth about Michaelmasse with such an armie assembled out of England Wales Ireland and Scotland as the like for number of people had not beene knowne to haue passed ouer with any of his ancesters howbeit when he should come to the verie point of imbarking his people with vittels armor and other prouision there were not ships sufficient to passe ouer the one halfe of the armie wherefore when the king saw this default he was sore offended but chéefelie with Hubert the earle of Kent lord chéefe iustice insomuch that he openlie called him old traitor and laid to his charge how he had thus vsed the matter of purpose onelie to pleasure
dailie to be leâ—ied of the English clergie Howbeit in hope to haue his purpose the rather against the moonks of Canturburie with whom he was at variance he first granted to the legats request made on the popes behalfe in a synod holden at Reading for the hauing of the fift part of spirituall mens reuenues and so by his example others were inforced to doo the like Furthermore he gaue eight hundred marks to the pope but whether of his owne free will or by constreint I cannot saie but now vtterlie misliking all things doone by the legat contrarie to his mind after he had doone and said what he could for redresse and when he saw no hope at hand for anie reformation either in the king or legat who estéemed not his words as a man not longer able to see his countrie so spoiled he went ouer into France and got him vnto Pontney there to remaine in voluntarie exile after the example of his predecessour Thomas Becket whose dooings he did follow in verie manie things Uerelie the collections of monie which the pope in these daies by his legats gathered here in this realme were great and sundrie so that as it appeareth by historiographers of this time the cleargie and other found themselues sore grieued and repined not a little against such couetous dealings and vnmeasurable exactions in so much that they spake to the king of it and said Right famous prince whie suffer you England to be made a prey and desolation to all the passers by as a vineyard without an hedge common to the waifaring man and to be destroied of the bores of the field sith you haue a sufficient priuilege that no such exactions should be made in this kingdome And suerlie he is not worthie of a priuilege which abuseth the same being granted The king answered those that went thus about to persuade him that he neither would nor durst gainsaie line 10 the pope in any thing and so the people were brought into miserable despaire There be that write how that there were other occasions of the archbishops departure out of the relme of the which this should be one when he saw religion not to be regarded and that préests were had in no honor neither that it laie in his power to reforme the matter sith the king gaue no eare to his admonitions he determined to absent himselfe till the king warned by some mishap should repent him of his line 20 errours and amend his misdooings Other ioine an other cause herevnto which was this whereas the king by the insample of other kings begun by William Rufus vsed to keépe bishops sees and other such spirituall possessions in his hands during the vacation till a conuenient person were to the same preferred the archbishop Edmund for that he saw long delaies made oftentimes yer any could be admitted to the roome of those that were deceassed or by any other means depriued he was in hand with the king that line 30 the archbishop of Canturburie might haue power onlie to prouide for successors in such roomes as chanced to be vacant aboue the tearme of six moneths which thing the king for a certeine summe of monie granted but afterward perceiuing what hinderance he susteined thereby he reuoked that grant so much to the displeasure of the archbishop that he thought good no longer to continue in the realme At his comming to Pontney he so séemed to despise all worldlie pompe and honor giuing himselfe line 40 wholie to diuine contemplation to fasting and praier that the former opinion which men had conceiued of his vertues was maruellouslie confirmed At length being sore vexed with sicknesse supposing that he might recouer helth by changing of aire and place he caused himselfe to be conueied into an other house of religion named Soisie two daies iournie from Pontney where finallie he died the sixtéenth of Nouember and his bodie was brought againe to Pontney and there buried where also through sundrie miracles line 50 shewed as they say at his graue he was reputed a saint and at length canonized by pope Innocent the fourth He was borne at Abingdon beside Oxenford and thereby some named him saint Edmund of Abingdon and some S. Edmund of Pontney after the place where he was inshrined The see of Canturburie was void more than three yeares after his decease till at length by the kings commandement the moonks of Canturburie elected one Boniface of Sauoie vncle to quéene Elianor being the line 60 45 archbishop which ruled that church ¶ There was this yeare a certeine person of honest conuersation and sober representing in habit one of the Carthusian moonks taken at Cambridge being accused for that he refused to come to the church to heare diuine seruice and vpon his examination bicause he answered otherwise than was thought conuenient he was committed to secret prison and shortlie after sent vp to the legat to be of him examined This man openlie protested that Gregorie was not the true pope nor head of the church but that there was another head of the church and that the church was defiled so that no seruice ought to be said therein except the same were newlie dedicated and the vessels and vestments againe hallowed and consecrated The diuell said he is losed the pope is an heretike for Gregorie which nameth himselfe pope hath polluted the church Herevpon in the presence and audience of the abbat of Euesham maister Nic. de Fernham and diuerse other worshipfull personages the legat said vnto him being thus out of the waie Is not power granted to our souereigne lord the pope from aboue both to lose and bind soules sith he executeth the roome of S. Peter vpon earth Now when all men looked to heare what answer he would make beléeuing his iudgement to depend vpon the same he said by way of interrogation and not by way of assertion How can I beléeue that vnto a person spotted with simonie and vsurie and haplie wrapt in more greeuous sins such power should be granted as was granted vnto holie Peter who immediatlie followed the lord as soone as he was made his apostle and followed him not onelie in bodilie footsteps but in cleerenesse of vertues At which word the legat blushed said to some of the standers by A man ought not to chide with a foole nor gape ouer an ouen In this season the king sent his iustices itinerants in circuit about the land the which vnder pretext of iustice punished manie persons and so leuied great summes of monie to the kings vse Sir William of Yorke prouost of Beuerley was assigned to visit the south parts and sir Robert de Lexinton the north parts Also Richard earle of Cornewall the kings brother with a nauie of ships sailed into Syria where in the warres against the Saracens he greatlie aduanced the part of the christians There went ouer with him the earle of Salisburie William Long espee and William
demilances 220 of Welshmen 5000 and of such footmen as were of the earle of Leicesters owne retinue 2000 so that there died in all to the number of ten thousand men as the same Southwell affirmeth Among whom of noblemen these are reckoned Hugh Spenser lord chéefe iustice the lord Rafe Baâ—â—et the lord Peter de Montfort the lord Iohn Beauchampe sir William Yorke the lord Thomas de Esterlie the lord Walter de Creppings Guie de Bâ—lioll a Frenchman the lord William de Mandeuill the lord Roger S. Iohn the lord Robert Tregoz and others This ruine fell to the baronâ— by the discord which was sproong latelie before betwixt the earles of Leicester and Glocester through the insolencie and pride of the earle of Leicesters sonnes who as I said before despising other of the nobilitie and forgetting in the meane time the nature of true and vnstained noblenesse wherof it is said and trulie remembred that Nobilitas morum plus 〈◊〉 â—â—â—â—genitorum spake manie reprochfull words by the said earle of Glocester and vsed him in such euill sort that he vpon displeasurâ— thereof had not onelie procured the scape of prince Edward but ioined with him in aid against the said earle of Leicester and other of the barons to the vtter confusion â—â—th of them and of their cause The bodie of the same earle was shamefullie abused cut in peeces his head and his priuie members were cut off and fastened on either side of his nose and presented vnto the wife of the lord Roger Mortimer The people conceiued an opinion that this earle being thus slaine fighting in defense of the liberties of the realme performance of his oth as they tooke it died a martyr which by the bruted holinesse of his passed life and miracles ascribed to him after his death was greatlie confirmed in the next age But the feare of the kings displeasure staied the people from hastie honouring him as a saint at this time where otherwise they were inclined greatlie thereto reputing him for no lesse in their conscience as in secret talke they would not sticke to vtter There were wounded taken besides the other that were slaine at that battell of Euesham Guie de Montfort the earle of Leicesters sonne the lords Iohn Fitz Iohn Henrie de Hastings Humfrie de Bohun the yoonger Iohn de Uescie Peter de Montfort the yoonger and Nicholas de Segraue with others The king being deliuered out of his aduersaries hands and likewise the king of Romans went vnto Warwike and there increasing his power determined to pursue his enimies But first about the Natiuitie of our ladie was a parlement holden at Winchester where the statuts of Oxford were cleerelie repealed Also all such as had fauoured the barons and were as then either in prison or abroad should be disherited It was also ordeined at this parlement that the wealthiest citizens of London should be cast into prison and that the citie should be depriued of hir liberties Also that the stulps and cheins wherewith the stréets were fensed should be had awaie bicause that the citizens had aided the earle of Leicester against the king and his realme All this was doone for the chéefe citizens were committed to ward within the castle of Windsor till they had paid no small summes of monie for their fines The liberties of the citie were suspended and the towre of London was made stronger by the stulps and cheins which were brought into it out of the citie Moreouer bicause Simon de Montfort might not agrée with the king being come to this parlement vpon assurance he was restored to the castell of Killingworth After this in the feast of the translation of S. Edward a parlement was holden at Westminster and the sentence of disheriting the kings aduersaries was pronounced against them whose lands the king forthwith gaue vnto his trustie subiects where he thought good Some of the disherited men redéemed their possessions with a portion of monie in name of a fine Other of them flocking togither got them into the woods and desert places where kéeping them out of sight as outlawes they liued by spoiles and robberies The cheefest of them was Robert erle of Ferrers who neuerthelesse was restored to his lands but yet with condition that if afterwards he fell into the like crime he should forfeit his earldome for euer The Londoners with much adoo at length obteined pardon of the king The maior and aldermen line 10 of the citie were glad to submit themselues though the commons without consideration of the great perill which they were in would haue stood still at defiance with the king and defended the citie against him It was no maruell though they were of diuerse and contrarie opinions for in those daies the citie was inhabited with manie and sundrie nations which then were admitted for citizens At length vpon their submission the king tooke them to mercie vpon their fine which was seized at twentie thousand line 20 marks About Alhallowentide cardinall Othobone came from the pope into England as his legat to helpe towards some agréement to be had betwixt the king and his barons He was committed to prison as some write by the Londoners for that he spake against their dooings when they shut their gates against the king but he was shortlie released as should appeare On the sixt day of Nouember in the fiftith yeare of his reigne king Henrie came to line 30 Westminster and shortlie after he gaue awaie the number of threescore houses with the houshold stuffe in the same conteined so that the owners were compelled to redeeme them againe of those his seruants to whome he had giuen the said houses togither with all such lands goods and cattels as the same citizens had within any part of England Then was one called sir Othon made custos or gardian of the citie who was also conestable of the tower he chose to be bailiffes and to be accomptable to the kings vse line 40 Iohn Adrian and Walter Henrie citizens of the same citie The king also tooke pledges of the best mens sonnes of the citie which pledges he caused to be put in the tower and there kept at the costs of their parents ¶ The king by aduise of his councell ordeined that within euerie shire of the relme there should be a capteine or lieutenant appointed with necessarie allowance of the king for his charges the which with the assistance of the shiriffe should punish and keepe downe the wicked outrage of théeues and line 50 robbers which in time of the late ciuill warres were sproong vp in great numbers and growen to excéeding great boldnesse but now through feare of deserued punishment they began to ceasse from their accustomed rapine and the kings power came againe in estimation so that peace after a manner tooke new root and increase Upon S. Nicholas euen the king departed from Westminster towards Northampton where the cardinall
dearth increased still almost by the space of 40 yeares till the death of Edward the second in so much that sometime a bushell of wheat London measure was sold at ten shillings The king after he had remained and continued three yeares two moneths and fiftéene daies in Gascoine and in other parts there beyond the sea he returned into England on the fourth day of August and vpon the euen of the Assumption of our ladie he came to London where he was most ioifullie receiued so â—ame to Westminster where shortlie after were presented vnto him manie gréeuous complaints and informations against diuerse of his iustices as sir Thomas Weiland Adam Stretton and others the which were had in examination and thervpon found giltie of manie trespasses and transgressions in so much that it was giuen him to vnderstand that there were among them that had giuen consent to the committing of murthers and robberies and wittinglie had receiued the offendors Wherevpon the king caused streight inquirie to be made by an inquest of 12 substantiall personages who found by verdict that Thomas Weiland lord chéefe iustice of the kings bench had caused a murther to be doone by his seruants and after succoured and mainteined them hervpon he was by the kings officers arrested but escaping their hands he tooke sanctuarie in the church of the friers minors at saint Edmundesburie and was admitted into their habit but within fourtie daies after order was giuen by the king that no kind of vittels should be suffered to be conueied to that house so that all the friers came foorth except three or foure and at length he was constreined to take vpon him a laie mans apparell and comming foorth was deliuered to the hands of Robert Malet knight who had before the custodie of him and now hauing him againe brought him to the towre of London At length he was put to his choise of thrée waies which soeuer of them he would take that is whether to be tried by his péeres or to remaine in perpetuall prison or to abiure the realme he chose the last and so bare-footed and bare-headed bearing a crosse in his hand he was conueied from the towre to Douer where taking the sea he was transported to the further side of the sea his goods mooueable and vnmooueable being confisâ—atâ— to the kings coffers William Brampton Roger Leicester Iohn Luneth associats of the said Thomas and iustices of the kings bench also Robert Lithburie chapleine and maister of the rolles being accused of wrongfull iudgements and other trespasses were committed to prison within the tower and at length with much adoo escaped with paieng their fines so that he which paied least gaue a thousand marks Moreouer Salomon of Rochester Thomas de Sudington Richard de Boiland and Walter de Hopton iustices itinerants were likewise punished and for the semblable offenses put to their fines Sir Rafe de Hingham line 10 a iustice also to whome in the kings absence the ordering of the realme chéefelie apperteined being accused of diuerse transgressions and committed to the tower redeemed his offense for an infinit summe of monie Adam de Stratton lord chéefe baron of the excheker being conuicted of manie hainous crimes a man plentifullie prouided both of temporall possessions and ecclesiasticall reuenues lost all his temporall liuings and foure and thirtie thousand marks in readie coine beside other mooueables in cattell line 20 iewels and furniture of houshold which were all confiscated and forfeited wholie and it was thought he was gentlie dealt with that he escaped with life and such spirituall liuings as to him remained Henrie Braie escheator and the iudges ouer the Iewes were reported to haue committed manie greeuous offenses but for monie they bought their peace To conclude there was not found any amongst all the iustices and officers cleere and void of vniust dealing except Iohn de Metingham and Elias de Bekingham line 30 who onelie among the rest had behaued themselues vprightlie When therfore such gréeuous complaints were exhibited to the king he appointed the earle of Lincolne the bishop of Elie and others to heare euerie mans complaint and vpon due examination triall to sée them answered accordinglie as right and equitie should require In which administration of iustice against euill iusticiaries the king performed the charge imposed and laid vpon all such as are in gouernement and magistracie namelie line 40 Nunc igitur reges resipiscite quaerite rectum Quorum iudicijs terra regenda data est In the eighteenth yeare of his reigne the king married two of his daughters that is to saie Ioane de Acres vnto Gilbert de Clare earle of Glocester and the ladie Margaret vnto the lord Iohn sonne to the duke of Brabant ¶ The king ordeined that all the wooll which should be sold vnto strangers should be brought vnto Sandwich where the staple thereof was kept long time after In the same yeare was a line 50 parlement holden at Westminster wherein the statutes of Westminster the third were ordeined It was also decreed that all the Iewes should auoid out of the land in consideration whereof a fifteenth was granted to the king and so héervpon were the Iewes banished out of all the kings dominions and neuer since could they obteine any priuilege to returne hither againe All their goods not mooueable were confiscated with their taillies and obligations but all other their goods that were mooueable togither with line 60 their coine of gold and siluer the king licenced them to haue and conuey with them A sort of the richest of them being shipped with their treasure in a mightie â—all ship which they had hired when the fame was vnder saile and got downe the Thames towards the mouth of the riuer beyond Quinborowe the maister mariner be thought him of a wile and caused his men to cast anchor and so rode at the same till the ship by ebbing of the streame remained on the drie sands The maister herewith entised the Iewes to walke out with him on land for recreation And at length when he vnderstood the tide to be comming in he got him backe to the ship whither he was drawne vp by a cord The Iewes made not so much hast as he did bicause they were not ware of the danger But when they perceiued how the matter stood they cried to him for helpe howbeit he told them that they ought to crie rather vnto Moses by whose conduct their fathers passed through the red sea and therefore if they would call to him for helpe he was able inough to helpe them out of those raging flouds which now came in vpon them they cried indéed but no succour appeared and so they were swallowed vp in water The maister returned with the ship and told the king how he had vsed the matter and had both thanks and reward as some haue written But other affirme and more truelie as should seeme
doctrine and other the like fond and foolish toies vnto the people they extolled him to the starres affirming that he ought to be archbishop and lord chancellour where he that then enioied that roome meaning sir Simon de Sudburie that then was aliue was a traitor to the king and realme and worthie to lose his head wheresoeuer he might be apprehended Manie other things are reported by writers of this Iohn Ball as the letter which vnder a kind of darke riddle he wrote to the capteine of the Essex rebels the copie whereof was found in one of their pursses that was executed at London The tenor of the said seditious preests letter IOhn Scheepe S. Marie preest of Yorke and now of Colchester greeteth well Iohn namelesse and Iohn the Miller and Iohn Carter biddeth them that they beware of guile in Bourrough stand togither in Gods name biddeth Piers ploughman go to his worke and chastise well Hob the robber take with you Iohn Trewman and all his fellowes and no mo Iohn the Miller Y ground small small small the kings sonne of heauen shall paie for all Beware or yee be wo know your freend from your fo haue inough and saie ho and doo well and better flee sinne and seeke peace and hold you therein and so biddeth Iohn Trewman and all his fellowes This letter he confessed himselfe to haue written as Thomas Walsingham affirmeth with manie other things which he had doone and committed to the disquieting of the realme for the which he was drawne hanged and beheaded at saint Albons the fiftéenth of Iulie being monday in this fift yeare of king Richards reigne On the same daie the kings iustice sir Robert Trisilian sat vpon the rebels of saint Albons and other of the countrie of Hertford afore whome by such policie as he vsed there were a great number indicted and diuerse being arreigned were found guiltie as William Grindecob William Cadindon Iohn Barbor and certeine others which were hanged and drawne to the number of fifteene persons in all diuerse chéefe men of the towne were committed to prison as Richard Wallingford Iohn Garleeke William Berewill Thomas Putor and others of the countrie about There were committed to prison to the number of fourescore persons the which neuerthelesse by the kings pardon were released and dismissed The hatred which the townesmen had conceiued against the abbat and conuent of S. Albons was sâ—erlie great and manie deuises they had to haue saued those that were executed And where as well the townesmen as other of the abbats and conuents tenants both of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire had gotten of the abbat and conuent letters of discharge from dooing anie bound seruice the king directed his letters vnto certeine commissioners as to Iohn Ludowicke Iohn Westwicombe Iohn Kenting Richard Perers Walter Saunford Richard line 10 Gifford Thomas Eidon and William Eccleshall commanding them to cause proclamation to be made in all such townes and places as were thought necessarie through the whole countries of Buckingham and Hertford that all and euerie person and persons that ought and had beene accustomed to doo or yeeld anie manner of seruices customes or duties whether they were bondmen or free vnto the said abbat and couent of S. Albons should doo and yéeld the same seruices customes and duties in such l ke forme manner as they had beene used to doo before line 20 the time of the late troubles not to chalenge or claime any libertie or priuilege which they inioied not before the same troubles vpon their faith allegiance in which they stood bound to him and vpon paine to forfeit all that they might forfeit and in case anie were found to doo contrarie thervnto the same commissioners had authoritie and were commanded to arrest and imprison them till for their further punishment order might be taken and agreed vpon in that line 30 behaâ—â—e accordinglie On saint Margarets daie the king being readie to take his iournie to Berkhamstéed in the great court of the abbeie of S. Albons had all the commons of the countie of Hertford before him that had summons there to appeare all that were betwixt fifteene and thréescore yéeres of age where they tooke an oth togither from thencâ—foorth to be faithfull subiects vnto him and neuer to rise or make anie commotion to the disturbance of his peace and rather to line 40 die than to consent vnto anie rebellious persons whome they should to the vttermost of their powers doo their best to apprehend and deliuer them to the kings prison that they might be foorth comming After they had receiued this oth they were licenced to depart and the king rode to Berkhamsteed where he remained for a time and went to Esthamstéed to recreate himselfe with hunting where he was informed that those which were hanged at S. Albons were taken from the gallowes and remooued a good waie from the same with which presumption he was line 50 so stirred that he sent foorthwith his letters to the bailiffes of the towne of S. Albons commanding them vpon the sight of the same to cause cheines to be made and to bring the said bodies backe vnto the gallowes and to hang them in those chaines vpon the same gallowes there to remaine so long as one peece might sticke to another according to the forme of the iudgement giuen The test of this writ thus directed to the bailiffes of saint Albons was at Esthamstéed line 60 the third of August in the fift yeare of this kings reigne and in the yeare of our lord a thousand three hundred foure score and one The townesmen of S. Albons durst not disobeie the kings commandement and so hanged vp againe in chaines the dead bodies of their neighbors greatlie to their shame and reproch when they could get none other for anie wages to come néere the stinking carcasses but that they were constreined themselues to take in hand so vile an office And such was the end of the tumults at S. Albons where as well as in other places the vnrulie commons had plaied their parts To conclude and make an end of these diuelish troubles to the end it may appeare in what danger as well the K. as the whole state of the realme stood by the mischéefous attempts of the vnrulie people I haue thought good to declare the confession of Iacke Straw one of their chéefe capteins and next in reputation amongst them vnto Wat Tiler when he came to be executed in London according to iudiciall sentence passed against him ¶ At the same time said he that we were assembled vpon Blackeheath and had sent to the king to come vnto vs our purpose was to haue slaine all such knights esquiers and gentlemen as should haue giuen their attendance thither vpon him and as for the king we would haue kept him amongst vs to the end that the people might more boldlie haue repaired to vs sith they should haue thought that whatsoeuer
feare anie such thing and this accordinglie was doone they hauing the keies of the gates and of all the strong chambers turrets and places within the Tower sent vnto them On the fridaie the duke of Glocester the earls of Derbie and Notingham came to the king where he was set in a pauillion richlie arraied and after their humble salutations done and some talke had betwixt them they went at the kings request with him into his chamber where they recited vnto him the conspiracie of their aduersaries through which they had béen indicted They also shewed forth the letters which he had sent to the duke of Ireland to leauie an armie vnto their destruction Likewise the letters which the French king had written to him conteining a safe conduct for him to come into France there to confirme things to the diminishing of his honor to the decaie of his power losse of his fame ¶ During the time of this communication also the earle of Derbie desired the king to behold the people that were assembled in sight before the Tower for the preseruation of him and his realme which he did and maruelling to sée such a goodlie armie and strength as he declared to them no lesse the duke of Glocester said vnto him Sir this is not the tenth part of your willing subiects that haue risen to destroie those false traitors that haue misled you with their wicked and naughtie counsell The king being brought to his wits end aswell with those things which the lords had charged him with as otherwise with the sight of that great multitude of people seemed greatlie amazed Wherevpon the lords vnder condition that the next daie he should come to Westminster to heare more of their minds and to conclude further for the behoofe of the common-wealth of the realme began to take leaue of him meaning so to depart but the king desired them to tarrie all night with him and the quéene The duke thinking to make all sure made excuse that he durst not be absent from all those folks which they had brought with them for feare that some disorder line 10 might arise either in the armie or in the citie yet at the kings instance the earles of Notingham and Derbie taried there all night The king before his going to bed was quite turned concerning his determination and promise made to go the next daie to Westminster through such whispering tales as was put into his eares by some that were about him telling him that it stood neither with his safetie nor honour so lightlie to agree to depart from the tower vnto such place as the lords had thus appointed him line 20 to serue more for their purpose than for suertie of his person When the lords therefore vnderstood that he would not keepe promise with them they were greatlie offended insomuch as they sent him flat word that if he would not come according to promise they would suerlie choose another king that would and ought to obeie the faithfull counsell of his lords The king with this message being touched to the quicke to satisfie their minds and to auoid further perill remooued the line 30 next morning vnto Westminster where the lords comming before his presence after a little other talke they declared vnto him that aswell in respect of his owne honour as the commoditie wealth of his kingdome it was behouefull that such traitors and most wicked slanderous persons as were nothing profitable but hurtfull to him and his louing subiects should be remooued out of his court and that other that both could and would serue him more honorablie and faithfullie were placed in their roomes line 40 The king although sore against his mind when he saw how the lords were bent and that he wanted power to withstand their pleasures condescended to doo what they would haue him So when he had granted thereto they iudged that Alexander Neuill archbishop of Yorke Iohn Fourdham bishop of Durham lord tresuror Thomas Rushoke a frier of the order of the preachers bishop of Chichester and confessor to the king were worthie to be auoided the court But the archbishop of Yorke line 50 and the bishop of Chichester would abide no reckonings but got them out of the waie and fled it was not knowne whither The lords did expell out of the court the lord Zouâ—h of Haringworth the lord Burnell the lord Beaumont Albrey de Uéer Baldwin de Bereford Richard Aderburie Iohn Worth Thomas Clifford and Iohn Louell knights These were dismissed out of the court and remooued from the king but not discharged for they were constreined to put in suerties to appeare at the next parlement line 60 There were also certeine ladies expelled the court as those that were thought to doo much harme about the K. to wit the ladie Poinings wife to Iohn Worth of Mowen and the ladie Moulinge with others which also found suerties to answer at the next parlement to all such things as might be obiected against them Moreouer there were arrested and committed to seuerall prisons sir Simon Burlie William Elmham Iohn Beauchampe of Holt steward of the kings house sir Iohn Salisburie sir Thomas Triuet sir Iames Barneis sir Nicholas Dagworth and sir Nicholas Brambre knights Also Richard Clifford Iohn Lincolne Richard Mitford the kings chapleins and Nicholas Sclake deane of the kings chappell whose word might doo much in the court There was also apprehended Iohn Blake an apprentise of the law all which persons were kept in streict ward till the next parlement in which they were appointed to stand vnto their triall and answers Shortlie after to wit the morrow after the Purification of our ladie the parlement began the which was named the parlement that wrought woonders The king would gladlie haue proroged the time of this parlement if by anie meanes he might The lords came to the same parlement with a sufficient armie for their owne safeties On the first day of this parlement were arrested as they sat in their places all the iustices except sir William Skipworth as sir Roger Fulthrop sir Robert Belknap sir Iohn Carie sir Iohn Holt sir William Brooke and Iohn Alocton the kings sergeant at law all which were sent to the tower and there kept in seuerall places The cause whie they were thus apprehended was for that where in the last parlement diuerse lords were made gouernours of the realme both by the assent of the same parlement and also by the aduise and counsell of all the iustices then being and indentures tripartite thereof made of the which one part remained with the king an other with the lords so chosen to gouerne the realme and the third part with the iustices and yet notwithstanding the said iustices at a councell holden at Notingham as yee haue heard before did go contrarie to that agreement Wherevpon it was now determined that they should make answer to their dooings Moreouer
this present parlement After the which words thus said as before is declared it was decréed also by the said lords arbitrators that the said lord of Winchester should haue these words that follow vnto my said lord of Glocester My lord of Glocester I haue conceiued to my great heauinesse that yée should haue receiued by diuerse reports that I should haue purposed and imagined against your person honor and estate in diuers maners for the which yée haue taken against me great displeasure Sir I take God to my witnesse that what reports so euer haue béene to you of me peraduenture of such as haue had no great affection to me God forgiue it them I neuer imagined ne purposed anie thing that might be hindering or preiudice to your person honor or estate and therefore I praie you that yee be vnto me good lord from this time foorth for by my will I gaue neuer other occasion nor purpose not to doo hereafter by the grace of God The which words so by him said it was decréed by the same arbitrators that my lord of Glocester should answer and saie Faire vncle sith yée declare you such a man as yée saie I am right glad that it is so and for such a man I take you And when this was doone it was decréed by the same arbitrators that euerie each of my lord of Glocester and Winchester should take either other by the hand in the presence of the king and all the parlement in signe and token of good loue accord the which was doone and the parlement adiorned till after Easter At this reconciliation such as loued peace reioised sith it is a fowle pernicious thing for priuat men much more for noblemen to be at variance sith vpon them depend manie in affections diuerse whereby factions might grow to the shedding of bloud though others to whom contention hartgrudge is delight wished to see the vttermost mischéefe that might therof insue which is the vtter ouerthrow and desolation of populous tribes euen as with a litle sparkle whole houses are manie times consumed to ashes as the old prouerbe saith and that verie 〈◊〉 and aptlie Sola scintilla perit haec domus aut 〈◊〉 illa But when the great fier of this 〈◊〉 betwéene these two noble personages was thus by the arbitrators to their knowledge and iudgement vtterlie quenched out and said vnder boord all other controuersies betwéene other lords taking part with the one partie or the other were appeased and brought to concord so that for ioy the king caused a solemne fest to be kept on Whitsundaie on which daie he created Richard Plantagenet sonne and heire to the erle of Cambridge whome his father at Southhampton had put to death as before yee haue heard duke of Yorke not foreséeing that this preferment should be his destruction nor that his séed should of his generation be the extreame end and finall conclusion He the same daie also promoted Iohn lord Mowbraie and earle marshall sonne and heire to Thomas duke of Norffolke by king Richard the second exiled this realme to the title name and stile of duke of Norffolke During this feast the duke of Bedford adorned the king with the high order of knighthood who on the same daie dubbed with the sword these knights whose names insue Richard duke of Yorke Iohn duke of Norffolke the earle of Westmerland Henrie lord Persie Iohn lord Butler sonne to the earle of Ormond the lord Rosse the lord Matrauers the lord Welles the lord Barkelie sir Iames Butler sir Henrie Greie of Tankaruile sir Iohn Talbot sir Rafe Greie of Warke sir Robert Uéere sir Richard Greie sir Edmund Hungerford sir Water Wingfield sir Iohn Butler sir Reginald Cobham sir Iohn Passheleu sir Thomas Tunstall sir Iohn Chedocke sir Rafe Langstre sir William Drurie sir William ap Thomas sir Richard Carnonell sir Richard Wooduile sir Iohn Shirdlow sir Nicholas Blunket sir William Cheinie iustice sir William Babington sir Rafe Butler sir Robert Beauchampe sir Edmund Trafford sir Iohn Iune cheefe baron and diuerse others After this solemne feast ended a great aid and subsidie was granted for the continuance of the conquest in France and so therevpon monie was gathered and men were prepared in euerie citie towne and countrie During which businesse Thomas duke of Excester great vncle to the king a right sage and discréet councellor departed out of this mortall life at his manor of Gréenewich and with all funerall pompe was conueied through London to Berrie and there buried ¶ In the same yeare also died the ladie Elizabeth halfe sister to the same duke and of the whole bloud with king Henrie the fourth maried first to the lord Iohn Holland duke of Excester and after to the lord Fanhope buried at the blacke friers of London Philip Morgan after the death of Iohn Fortham line 10 sometime treasuror of England year 1425 bishop of Elie and Durham both which bishopriks for anie thing that I can yet sée he inioied both at one time was made bishop of Elie in the yeare of our redemption 1425 in this sort Henrie the sixt and manie of the nobilitie had written to the conuent of the church of Elie to choose William Alnewicke doctor of both lawes confessor to the king and kéeper of the priuie seale to be their bishop Notwithstanding which they hauing more regard to their owne priuileges and benefit line 20 chose Peter the prior of Elie to succéed in the place of Iohn Fortham But none of both these inioied that roome for Martin bishop of Rome stepping into the matter to make the third part neither fauouring the kings motion nor approouing the monks election remooued this William Morgan from the see of Worcester vnto Elie sometime called Helix as I haue séene it set downe in Saxon characters in an ancient booke of the liues of saints written in the Saxon toong about the yeare of Christ 1010 before the time of Edward the confessor and much about the time of line 30 Albo Floriacensis This Morgan sat at Elie nine yeares twentie and six wéeks and foure daies departing this life in his manour of Hatfield in the yeare 1434 and was buried at the Charterhouse of London being the twentie and fourth bishop that was installed in that place While these things were thus a dooing in England year 1426 the earle of Warwike lieutenant for the regent in France entered into the countrie of Maine line 40 besieged the towne of Chateau de Loire the which shortlie to him was rendered whereof he made capteine Matthew Gough esquier After this he tooke by assault the castell of Maiet and gaue it for his valiantnesse to Iohn Winter esquier and after that he conquered the castell of Lude and made there capteine William Gladesdale gentleman Here he was informed that the Frenchmen were assembled in the countrie of Beausse wherevpon he hasted thitherwards to haue giuen them battell but they hauing line 50
and required the gates to be opened and to giue him entrance or els he would with sword and fier destroie the same The maior and his brethren being in great perpleâ—ities and hauing to answer not onelie the lords within and the knight without but most of all doubting the common people within who being impatient of penurie were deafe to all persuasions and listen to any counsels did so order and handle the matter as that by good spéeches and courteous vsages euerie partie was stopped and staied vntill by means and mediations of certeine good and godlie men an intreatie was made the matter was compounded and the siege raised and euerie man set at libertie The next daie after which conclusion the gates being opened to wit the third of Aprill 1470 the earle of Warwike and the duke of Clarence came to this citie and here rested and soiorned themselues vntill sufficient shipping was prouided for their passage ouer the seas and then they all imbarked themselues and passed ouer to Calis The king in this meane time mustered his armie and prepared with all spéed all things necessarie to follow and pursue his said aduersaries and came to this citie thinking to find them here the fouretéenth of Aprill being saturdaie 1470 with fortie thousand fighting men but the birds were fled awaie before his comming Neuerthelesse the king came and entred into the citie being accompanied with sundrie noble men namelie the bishop of Elie then lord treasuror the duke of Norffolke earle marshall the duke of Suffolke the earle of Arundell the earle of Wilshire sonne to the duke of Buckingham the earle of Worcester constable of England the earle of Shrewesburie the earle Riuers the lord Hastings the lord Graie of Codnor the lord Andelie the lord Saie the lord Sturton the lord Dacres the lord Montioie the lord Stanleie the lord Ferris and the baron of Dudleie Before whose comming the maior being aduertised thereof tooke order and gaue commandement to euerie citizen and inhabitant being of abilitie to prouide and prepare for himselfe a gowne of the cities liuerie which was then red colour and to be in a readinesse for receiuing of the king which was accordinglie doone And when the king was come neere to the citie the maior being verie well attended with foure hundred persons well and séemelie apparelled in the cities liuerie went to the south gate and without the same attended the kings comming Who when he was come the maior did his most humble obeisance and therewith Thomas Dowrish then recorder of the citie made vnto his grace an humble oration congratulating his comming to the citie which ended the maior deliuered vnto the king the keies of the gates and the maces of his office and therewith a pursse of one hundred nobles in gold which his grace tooke verie thankfullie The monie he kept but the keies and the maces he deliuered backe to the maior and then the maior tooke the mace and did beare it through the citie bare-headed before the king vntill he came to his lodging The next daie following being Palmesundaie the king in most princelie and roiall maner came to the cathedrall church of saint Peters to heare the diuine seruice where he followed and went in procession after the maner as was then vsed round about the churchyard to the great ioy and comfort of all the people he continued in the citie thrée daies vntill the tuesdaie then following who when he had dined tooke his horsse and departed backe towards London and gaue to the maior great good thanks for his interteinement About foure moneths after this in August the duke of Clarence and the erle of Warwike returned againe from Calis with all their retinue landed some at Plimmouth some at Dartmouth and some at Exmouth but all met in this citie and from hence they all passed towards London and at euerie place they proclamed king Henrie the sixt Which when king Edward heard he was very much troubled therewith and not able then to withstand their force he passed the seas to his brother in law the duke of Burgognie This yeare also being verie troublesome and the gouernement vncerteine men were in great perplexities wist not what to doo And among manie there was one speciallie to be remembred who to rid himselfe out of these troubles did deuise this practise his name was sir William Haukesford knight a man verie well learned in the lawes of the realme and one of the chiefe iustices at the law he dwelled at Annorie in Deuonshire a gentleman of great possessions and hauing neuer a sonne the lord Fitz Warren sir Iohn Sentleger sir William Bulleine line 10 who maried his daughters were his heires This man being one of the chiefest lawiers in the land was dailie sought to and his counsell asked and he considering that when the sword ruled law had a small course and finding by experience what fruits insue such counsell as dooth not best like the parties was verie heauie sorrowfull and in great agonies Herevpon suddenlie he called vnto him the keeper of his parke with whom he fell out and quareled bicause as he said he was slouthfull and careles and line 20 did not walke in the nights about the parke but suffered his game to be spoiled and his deere to be stolen wherefore he wiâ—led him to be more vigilant and carefull of his charge and also commanded him that if he met anie man in his circuit and walke in the night time and would not stand nor speake vnto him he should not spare to kill him what so euer he were This knight hauing laid this foundation and minding to performe what he had purposed for the ending of his dolefull daies did in a certeine darke line 30 night secretlie conueie himselfe out of his house and walked alone in his parke Then the kéeper in his night walke hearing one stirring and comming towards him asked who was there but no answer was made at all Then the keeper willed him to stand which when he would not doo the kéeper nocked his arrow and shot vnto him and killed him who when he perceiued that it was his maister then he called to remembrance his maisters former commandement And so this line 40 knight otherwise learned and wise being affraid to displease man did displease God and verie disorderlie ended his life It is inrolled amongst the records of this citie of a commission directed to Iohn earle of Deuonshire from him sent to the maior of the citie of Excester to be proclamed The words be these Decimâ—quarto die Aprilus vz. in vigilia Paschae An 49. Hen. 6. commissio domini regis directa Iohanni comiti Deuon missa est maiori vt proclamaretur And likewise in an other place Quatuor marcae sunt solutae Iohanni comiti Deuon line 50 ex assensa maioris Howbeit certeine it is there was no such earle of that name onelie there was Iohn Holland then
as this floore One streight amongst them gaue iudgement that he that had line 40 doone it was worthie to lose his head The king streight replied he had rather lose a dozen such heads as his was that so iudged than one such seruants as had doone it and herewith he commanded that the lord Greies pardon should presentlie be made the which with a letter of great thanks and promise of reward was returned by the said sir Thomas Palmer to the said lord Greie but the reward failed the king not continuing long after in life the like hap whereof had oftentimes happened vnto diuerse line 50 of his worthie ancestors vpon their due deserts to haue béene considered of and therefore the case the lesse strange This haue I set downe the more willinglie for that I haue receiued it from them which haue heard it reported not onlie by the lord Greis owne mouth but also by the relation of sir Thomas Palmer and others that were present the same not tending so much to the lord Greies owne praise as to the betokening of the kings noble courage and the great secret trust which he worthilie reposed in the said lord line 60 Greie Here is to be noted also lest any man should mistake the matter as if the king dealt indirectlie herein that his maiestie knowing how the Frenchmen in going about to build this fort did more than they might by the couenants of the peace and therefore was resolued at the first aduertisement thereof to haue it rased But yet for that it might happilie haue béene signified ouer vnto the Frenchmen before my lord Greie could haue accomplished the feat he therefore wiselie wrote one thing in his letters wherevnto manie might be priuie and â—enâ— secret knowledge by words contrarie to the contents of the same letters so as if the messenger were trustie his pleasure might not be discouered to the hinderance or dispappointing of the same But now to our purpose The French king after this bicause as yet hée would not séeme to breake the peace commanded the trenches and new fortifications made about this fortresse called Chatillons garden thus cast downe to be filled by his owne people and so it rested during the life of king Henrie but afterwards it was begun againe and finished as after ye shall heare About Michaelmas in this present yeare Thomas duke of Norffolke and Henrie earle of Surrie that was his sonne and heire vpon certeine surmises of treason were committed to the tower of London and immediatlie after Christmas the thirtéenth of Ianuarie the king then lieng in the extremities of death the said earle was arreigned in the Guildhall of London before the lord maior the lord chancellor and diuerse other lords and iudges being there in commission Where if he had tempered his answers with such modestie as he shewed token of a right perfect and readie wit his praise had béene the greater Some things he flatlie denied seeking to weaken the credit of his accusers by certeine circumstances other he excused with interpretations of his meaning to proue the same to be far otherwise than was alleged against him And one speciall matter amongest other wherewith he was charged was for bearing certeine arms that were said to belong to the king and to the prince The bearing where of he iustified and maintened that as he tooke it he might beare them as belonging to diuerse of his ancestors and withall affirmed that he had the opinion of heralds therein But yet to his indictment he pleaded not giltie and for that he was no lord of the parlement he was inforced to stand to the triall of a common inquest of his countrie which found him giltie and therevpon he had iudgement of death and shortlie after to wit the 19 of Ianuarie he was beheaded on the tower hill ¶ In this moneth of Ianuarie the church of the late graie friers in London was opened and masse â—oong there and that daie preached at Paules crosse the bishop of Rochester who declared the kings gift to the citie of London for the relieuing of the poore people which was by patent vnder his great seale Saint Bartholomews spittle the church of the graie friers and two parish churches the one of saint Nicholas in the shambles the other saint Ewine in Newgate market all to be mâ—de on parish church of the graie friers church and in lands he gaue for the maintenance of the same 500 markes by yeare for euer this church to be named Christs church founded by king Henrie the eight The duke was atteinted by parlement and the atteindor after reuersed in the first yeare of quéene Marie The euill hap as well of the father as of the sonne was greatlie lamented of manie not onelie for the good seruice which the duke had doone in his daies in defense of this realme but also for that the earle was a gentleman well learned and knowne to haue an excellent wit if he had béene thankefull to God for the same and other such good gifts as he had indued him withall The king now lieng at the point of death made his last will and testament wherein he not onelie yéelded himselfe to almightie God but also tooke order that during the minoritie of his sonne prince Edward his executors should be councellors and aiders to him in all things as well concerning priuate as publike affaires They were sixtéene in number whose names were as hereafter followeth Thomas Cranmer archbishop of Canturburie Thomas Wriothesleie lord chancellor sir William Paulet knight of the order lord Saint-Iohn great master of the houshold sir Edward Seimer knight of the order earle of Hertford and high chamberleine of England sir Iohn Russell knight of the order lord priuie seale sir Iohn Dudleie knight of the order vicount Lisle baron of Maupas high admerall of England Cutbert Tunstall bishop of Durham sir Anthonie Browne knight of the order and master of the horsse sir Edmund Montacute knight chiefe iustice of the coÌ„mon plees sir Thomas Bromleie knight one of the iustices of the kings bench sir line 10 Edward North knight chancellor of the augmentation sir William Paget knight of the order sir Anthonie Dennie knight sir William Herbert knight sir Edward Wotton knight treasuror of Calis Nicholas Wotton deane of Canturburie and Yorke So soone as the noble king had finished his last will and testament as afore is said he shortlie therevpon yeelded vp his spirit to almightie God departing this world the eight and twentith daie of Ianuarie line 20 in the eight and thirtith yeare of his reigne and in the yeare of our Lord 1546 after the accompt of the church of England but after the accompt which we follow in this booke 1547 beginning our yeare the first of Ianuarie He reigned thirtie and seuen yeares nine moneths and od daies His bodie according to his will in that behalfe was conueied to Windsor with all funerall
eleuenth of Aprill next folowing he was brought to the Tower hill and there was pardoned of his drawing and hanging but had his head stricken off and his bodie cut in foure quarters and set vp in diuerse places about the citie but his head was set vppon the gallowes at Haie hill beside Hide parke line 60 Now here by the waie is to be noted that he being on the scaffold readie to suffer declared that the ladie Elizabeth and sir Edward Courtneie earle of Deuonshire whome he had accused before as it séemed were neuer priuie to his dooings as farre as he knew or was able to charge them And when doctor Weston being then his confessor told him that he had confessed the contrarie vnto the councell he answered thus That I said then I said but that which I saie now is true This was the end of Wiat and his conspiracie as also the like hath béene of others attempting anie rebellion For as their enterprise being according to the proper qualitie thereof considered is flat against Gods ordinance who hath ordeined magistracie to be reuerenced of inferiors so it is vnlikelie to bring other than infortunatnesse and shamefull ouerthrowes vnto the attempters in whome although will want not to compasse anie worke yet force failing they misse the marke all bicause rashnesse giueth them a false aime Wherefore to conclude this tragicall discourse of Wiat it were to be wished that the sage and safe counsell of Cato were put in common practise of all men which is to vndertake doo nothing aboue their strength Quod potes id tentes operis ne pondere pressus Succumbat labor frustra tentata relinquas The seuenth daie of Aprill next following sir Nicholas Throckmorton knight was brought from the tower to Guildhall in London and there arreigned of high treason as adherent and principall counsellor to the said Wiat and the duke of Suffolke and the rest in the fore remembred conspiracie against the quéene But he so stoutlie and therwithall so cunninglie answered for himselfe as well in cleering of his cause as also in defending auoiding such points of the lawes of the realme as were there alleaged against him that the quest which passed vpon his life death found him not giltie With which verdict the iudges and councellors there present were so much offended that they bound the iurie in the summe of fiue hundred pounds a péece to appeare before the councell in the Starchamber at a daie appointed And according to their bond they appeared there before the said councell vpon Wednesdaie being the one and twentith of Aprill and saint Marks daie from whense after certeine questioning they were committed to prison Emanuell Lucar and master Whetston to the tower and the other to the Fléet But now forsomuch as a copie of the order of sir Nicholas Throckmortons arreignement hath come to my hands and that the same maie giue some light to the historie of that dangerous rebellion I haue thought it not impertinent to insert the same not wishing that it should be offensiue to anie sith it is in euerie mans libertie to weie his words vttered in his owne defense and likewise the dooings of the quest in acquitting him as maie séeme good to their discretions sith I haue deliuered the same as I haue found it without preiudicing anie mans opinion to thinke thereof otherwise than as the cause maie mooue him The order of the arreignement of sir Nicholas Throckmorton knight in tâ—e Guildhall of London the seuenteenth daie of Aprill 1554 expressed in a dialog for the better vnderstanding of euerie mans part SIr Thomas White knight lord maior of London the earle of Shrewesburie the earle of Derbie sir Thomas Bromleie knight lord chiefe iustice of England sir Nicholas Hare knight master of the rolles sir Francis Englefield knight master of the court of wards and liberties sir Richard Southwell knight one of the priuie councell sir Edward Walgraue knight one of the priuie councell sir Roger Cholmeleie knight sir William Portman knight one of the iustices of the Kings bench sir Edward Sanders knight one of the iustices of the common plees master Stanford master Dier sergeants master Edward Griffin attournie generall master Sendall and Peter Tithbourne clearks of the crowne First after proclamation made and the commission read the lieutenant of the tower master Thomas Bridges brought the prisoner to the barre then silence was commanded and Sendall said to the prisoner as followeth Nicholas Throckmorton knight hold vp thy hand thou art before this time indicted of high treason c that thou then and there didst falselie and traitorouslie c conspire and imagine the death of the quéenes maiestie c and falselie and traitorouslie diddest leuie warre against the quéene within hir realme c and also thou wast adherent to the quéenes enimies within hir realme giuing to them aid and comfort c and also falselie and traitorouslie diddest conspire line 10 and intend to depose and depriue the quéene of hir roiall estate and so finallie destroie hir c and also thou diddest falselie and traitorouslie deuise and conclude to take violentlie the tower of London c. Ofall which treasons and euerie of them in maner forme c art thou giltie or not giltie Maie it please you my lords and maisters which be authorised by the queenes commission to be iudges this daie to giue me leaue to speake a few words which dooth both concerne you and me before line 20 I answer to the indictement and not altogither impertinent to the matter and then plead to the indictment No the order is not so you must first plead whether you be giltie or no. If that be your order and law iudge accordinglie to it You must first answer to the matter wherewith you are charged and then you maie talke at your pleasure line 30 But things spoken out of place were as good not spoken These be but delaies to spend time therefore answer as the law willeth you My lords I praie you make not too much hast with me neither thinke not long for your dinner for my case requireth leasure and you haue well dined when you haue doone iustice trulie Christ said Blessed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousnesse I can forbeare my dinner as well as you and care line 40 as little as you peraduenture Come you hither to checke vs Throckmorton We will not be so vsed no no I for mine owne part haue forborne my breakefast dinner and supper to serue the queene Yea my good lord I know it right well I meant not to touch your lordship for your seruice and pains is euidentlie knowne to all men Master Throckmorton this talke néedeth not we know what we haue to doo and you would teach vs line 50 our duties you hurt your matter go to go to Master
great galleasses The Turks had their gallies galliots and foists to the number of two hundred and fiftie as appeareth by the account afore made of those that were taken line 40 abandoned and escaped There were deliuered and set at libertie about twelue thousand some say fourteene thousand christian captiues whome the Turks kept for slaues and had them chained there aboord with them in their gallies But this victorie was not got without great losse of the christians for beside Augustine Barbarigo the principall proueditore of the Uenetians there died seuentéene other gentlemen of Uenice being men of good estimation Iohn Cardone Barnardine Cardone Spaniards line 50 Uirginio and Horatio Ursini Romans Troilo Sabello Marco Molino besides diuerse other nobles and gentlemen of name as well Italians as Spaniards and Almans In all there died of the christians to the number of seauen thousand six hundred fiftie and six beside those that were hurt being in like number to them that were slaine among whom was don Iohn de Austria generall of all the christian armie there Sebastian Ueniero the Uenetians generall the counte de Santa Fiore with diuerse others Moreouer line 60 there were christian gallies bouged thrée of the Uenetians one of the popes one belonging to the duke of Sauoie and another to the knights of Malta There was one also taken led awaie by Ochialie and his companie Such was the successe of this battell which continued for the space of six houres in the end whereof the victorie remaining with the christians caused no small reioising through all parties of christendome For if this victorie had béene followed with his gratious helpe and assistance that was the giuer thereof the proud and loftie horne of the Ismaelite had béene so brused as peraduenture his courage would haue quailed to put foorth the same so spéedilie as he did But such is the malice of the time that the christians haue more pleasure to draw their weapons one against another than against that common enimie of vs all who regardeth neither protestant nor catholike they may be sure those of the Gréekish church nor others as if the mercifull prouidence of the Lord of hosts doo not in time disappoint his proceedings it will be too soone perceiued though happilie too late to stop the breach when the floud hath got head and once woone passage through the banke It were therfore to be wished of all those that tender the suertie of the christian commonwealth that princes would permit their subiects to liue in libertie of conscience concerning matters of faith and that subiects againe would be readie in dutifull wise to obeie their princes in matters of ciuill gouernment so that compounding their controuersies among themselues with tollerable conditions they might emploie their forces against the common enimie to the benefit of the whole christian world which the more is the pitie they haue so long exercised one against another to each others destruction And as for matters in variance about religion rather to decide the same with the word than with the sword an instrument full vnfit for that purpose and not lightlie vsed nor allowed of by the ancient fathers in time of the primitiue church But fith this is rather to be wished than hoped for by anie apparant likelihood considering the strange contrarietie of humors now reigning among men in sundrie parts of christendome let vs leaue the successe of our wish to the plesure of God the author of all good haps who ruleth the harts of princes as the poet saith verie trulie eius In manibus sunt regum animi quotúnque volunta◠Fert sua vertit eos and frameth the peoples minds as séemeth best to his diuine prouidence And withall let vs also humblie offer to him our praiers instantlie beseeching him to spare vs in mercie and not to reward vs after our iniquities but rather by his onmipotent power to turne from vs the violence of our enimies in abridging their forces as it may séeme good to his mercifull fauour and great clemencie The thirtith of December Reinold Greie was by the quéenes maiestie restored earle of Kent ¶ The thirtéenth of Ianuarie deceassed sir William Peter knight who for his iudgement and pregnant wit had béene secretarie and of the priuie councell to foure kings and quéenes of this realme and seauen times ambassador abroad in forren lands he augmented Exceter college in Oxford with lands to the value of an hundred pounds by yeare and also builded ten almes houses in the parish of Ingerstone for twentie poore people ten within the house and ten without the house hauing euerie one two pence the daie a winter gowne and two load of wood and among them féeding for six kine winter and summer and a chapleine to saie them seruice dailie The sixteenth of Ianuarie the lord Thomas Howard duke of Norffolke was arreigned at Westminster hall before George lord Talbot earle of Shrewesburie high steward of England for that daie and there by his péeres found giltie of high treason and had iudgement accordinglie The eleuenth of Februarie Kenelme Barneie and Edmund Mather were drawen from the tower of London and Henrie Rolfe from the Marshalsea in Southworke all thrée to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered for treason Barneie and Mather for conspiracie and Rolfe for counterfeiting of the quéens maiesties hand ¶ The queenes maiestie hearing crediblie by report that certeine lewd persons vnder pretense of executing commissions for inquiries to be made for lands concealed contrarie to hir maiesties meaning chalenging lands stocks of monie plate c letting not also to make pretense to the bels led and other such things belonging vnto parish churches or chappels Hir maiestie meaning spéedilie to withstand such manner of vnlawfull practises commanded that all commissions then extant and not determined for inquisition of anie manner of concealements should be by Supersedias out of hir excheker reuoked line 10 And also appointed speedie remedie to be had against such extorcioners as more at large appeareth by proclamation concluding thus Finallie hir maiestie would hir iustices of assise to haue some speciall care not onelie to the premisses but also to the reforming of certeine couetous iniurious attempts of diuerse that of late time by other colour than for hir maiesties vse had taken awaie the led of churches and chappels yea and bels also out of steeples and other common goods belonging to parishes an line 20 example not to be suffered vnpunished nor vnreformed And so hir maiestie eftsoones chargeth hir iustices of hir assise to prouide seuere remedie both for punishment and reformation thereof Dated at Westminster the thirtéenth daie of Februarie the fourtéenth yeare of hir reigne The tenth of March deceased sir William Paulet knight lord saint Iohn earle of Wilshire marquesse of Winchester knight of the honorable order of the garter one of the quéenes maiesties
iustice of the common plées sir Roger Manwood knight chiefe baron of the excheker sir Thomas Gawdie knight one of the iustices of the plees before hir maiestie to be holden William Pâ—riam one of the iustices of the common plées by vertue of hir maiesties commission to them and others in that behalfe directed the same Parrie was indicted of high treason for intending and practising the death and destruction of hir maiestie whome God long prosper and preserue from all such wicked attempts The tenor of which indictment appeareth more particularlie in the course of his arreignment following The maner of the arreignment of William Parrie the 25 of Februarie 1584 at Westminster in the place where the court commonlie called the Kings bench is vsuallie kept by vertue of hir maiesties commission of oier and terminer before Henrie lord Hunsdon gouernour of Barwike sir Francis Knolles knight treasuror of the queenes maiesties houshold sir Iames Croft knight comptrollor of the same houshold sir Christopher Hatton knight vicechamberleine to hir maiestie sir Christopher Wraie knight chiefe iustice of England sir Gilbert Gerrard knight line 10 master of the rols sir Edmund Anderson knight chiefe iustice of the common plees sir Roger Manwood knight chiefe baron of the excheker and sir Thomas Hennage knight treasuror of the chamber FIrst thrée proclamations for silence were made according to the vsuall course in such cases Then the lieutenant was commanded to returne his precept who did so and brought the prisoner to the bar to whome line 20 Miles Sands esquier clerke of the crowne said William Parrie hold vp thy hand and he did so Then said the clerke of the crowne Thou art here indicted by the oths of twelue good and lawfull men of the countie of Midlesex before sir Christopher Wraie knight and others which tooke the indictment by the name of W. Parrie late of London gentleman otherwise called W. Parrie late of London doctor of the law for that thou as a false traitor against the most noble and christian prince quéene Elisabeth line 30 thy most gratious souereigne and liege ladie not hauing the feare of God before thine eies nor regarding thy due allegiance but being seduced by the instigation of the diuell and intending to withdraw and extinguish the hartie loue and due obedience which true faithfull subiects should beare vnto the same our souereigne ladie diddest at Westminster in the countie of Midlesex on the first daie of Februarie in the six and twentith yeare of hir highnesse reigne and at diuerse other times and places in the same line 40 countie maliciouslie and traitorouslie conspire and compasse not onelie to depriue and depose the same our souereigne ladie of hir roiall estate title and dignitie but also to bring hir highnesse to death and finall destruction and sedition in the realme to make and the gouernement thereof to subuert and the sincere religion of God established in hir highnesse dominions to alter and supplant And that whereas thou William Parrie by thy letters sent vnto Gregorie bishop of Rome diddest signifie vnto the same bishop thy purposes and intentions line 50 aforesaid and thereby diddest praie and require the same bishop to giue thée absolution that thou afterwards that is to saie the last day of March in the six and twentith yeare aforesaid diddest traitorouslie receiue letters from one called cardinall de Como directed vnto thée William Parrie whereby the same cardinall did signifie vnto thée that the bishop of Rome had perused thy letters and allowed of thine intent and that to that end he had absolued line 60 thee of all thy sinnes and by the same letter did animate and stir thée to procéed with thine enterprise and that therevpon thou the last daie of August in the six and twentith yeare aforesaid at saint Giles in the fields in the same countie of Midlesex diddest traitorouslie confer with one Edmund Neuill esquier vttering to him all thy wicked and traitorous deuises and then and there diddest mooue him to assist thee therein and to ioine with thee in those wicked treasons aforesaid against the peace of our said souereigne ladie the queene hir crowne and dignitie Whaâ— saiest thou William Parrie art thou guiltie of these treasons whereof thou standest here indicted or not guiltie Then Parrie said Before I plead not guiltie or confesse my selfe guiltie I praie you giue me leaue to speake a few words and with humbling himselfe began in this maner God saue quéene Elisabeth God send me grace to discharge my dutie to hir and to send you home in charitie But touching the matters that I am indicted of some were in one place and some in another and doone so secretlie as none can see into them except that they had eies like vnto God wherefore I will not laie my bloud vpon the iurie but doo mind to confesse the indictment It conteineth but the parts that haue béene openlie read I praie you tell me Whervnto it was answered that the indictment conteined the parts he had heard read no other Whervpon the clerke of the crowne said vnto Parrie Parrie thou must answer directlie to the indictment whether thou be guiltie or not Then said Parrie I doo confesse that I am guiltie of all that is therein conteined and further too I desire not life but desire to die Unto which the clerke of the crowne said If you confesse it you must confesse it in maner and forme as it is comprised in the indictment Wherevnto he said I doo confesse it in maner and forme as the same is set downe and all the circumstances thereof Then the confession being recorded the quéenes learned councell being readie to praie iudgement vpon the same confession master vicechamberleine said These matters conteined in this indictment and confessed by this man are of great importance they touch the person of the quéenes most excellent maiestie in the highest degrée the verie state and weldooing of the whole commonwealth and the truth of Gods word established in these hir maiesties dominions and the open demonstration of that capitall enuie of the man of Rome that hath set himselfe against God and all godlinesse all good princes and good gouernement and against good men Wherefore I praie you for the satisfaction of this great multitude let the whole matter appéere that euerie one may see that the matter of it selfe is as bad as the indictment purporteth and as he hath confessed Whereto in respect that the iustice of the realme hath béene of late verie impudentlie slandered all yeelded as a thing necessarie to satisfie the world in particular of that which was but summarilie comprised in the indictment though in the law his confession serued sufficientlie to haue procéeded therevpon vnto iudgement Wherevpon the lords and others the commissioners hir maiesties lerned councell and Parrie himselfe agréed that Parries confession taken the eleuenth and thirteenth of Februarie 1584 before the
England receiuing an oth not to preiudice the realme 239 b 60. He maketh shift for monie 240 a 10. Two Iohn and Peter sent into England in commission from the pope 8 b 60. Two robbed and the robbers executed 323 a 60 they cursle the Scots 3 b 10. Two from the pope to accord the two kings of England and France 377 b 50. Two come into England about a treatie of peace 354 a 30. Their returne to Rome a 60. Appointed to treat a peace betwéene England and France 406 b 30. Sent to the king of England and France to treat of peace they gather monie 295 a 10. Cardinals of England all from the first to the last collected 1165 b 10 c 1166 1167 1168. Careie George knight desirous of combat with the lord Fleming his letter of challenge and replie to a former answer 1218 a 10 30 b 30 Carew baron slaine with a bullet shot 817 b 10. Knight taken of the French 960 b 60. Beheaded note 946 a 60. Used as an instrument to appease rebellion in Deuon 1015 b 30. Charged with the rebellion in Deuonshire 1022 b 30. ¶ Sée Dinham Carlill destroied by the Danes repaired and peopled by William Rufus 19 b 50 60. Assalted by the Scots 447 b 40 Carter an Englishman seruing among the French but to their disaduantage an hardie soldiour and good seruitor 997 a 20 b 10 Cassimere ambassador from the emperor Maximilian note 791 a 30. His comming into England receiuing at London going to the court made knight of the garter 1271 b 10 c. Castell of Banbourgh how woone and gotten 21 b 50. Yéelded vnto king William Rufus 21 b 60. Of Beauer summoned to yéeld to king Iohn 189 a 30. Of Biham yéelded 203 a 30. Chartleie and Beston built 202 b 50. Of Doll in Britaine belonging to earle Rafe besieged 11 b 40. Of Douer Windsor could Lewis neuer subdue 192 a 60. Yéelded vnto the quéene 49 a 10. Dooth Lewis the French labour to get but in vaine 193 a 30. Of Durham by whom built 10 b 60. Of Faringdon buiâ—â— 56 b 20. Oâ— Fodringheie taken by dissimulation 203 a 20. Galiard besieged and woone by the French 166 b 50. Builded by Richard the first 155 a 60 b 10. Of Horne ouerthrowne by William Rufus 17 b 40. Of Huntington woone 92 a 60. Of Maâ—uaisin built by William Ruâ—us and whie 21 b 50. Of Montgomâ—rie built 203 a 60. Woon by the Welshmen 21. Of Newarke in whose kéeping 192 b 20. Where king Iohn died 194 a 60. Of Newberrie woone 59 b 30. Norham by whome begun 42 a 40. Notingham woone by Richard the first 142 a 60. In whose kéeping 192 b 60. Of Ramseie where Odolaie fortified against William Rufus 17 b 40. Of Richmont néere Gillingham builded 7 b 10. Of Rochester ¶ Sée Rochester Of Rockingham 25 a 10. Of Rutland builded 67 a 30. Of Tickhill yéelded 142 b 10. Of Tunbridge yéelded into William Rufus his hands 17. b 40 Castels besieged and surrendered to Lewis the French kings sonne 198 b 20. Woone by the bishop of Durham 307 a 40. Builded by duke William for the suppressing of rebellions 6 a 40. Fortified by king Iohn 192. Besieged by bishops 142 a 30 40. Deliuered to king Richard the first 128 a 60. Deliuered by the king of Scots 95 a 30. Woone by the Scots 91 a 60. Held by great men against king Stephan 48 b 60. Licenced to be builded 47 a 30. Manie builded in king Stephans daies 65 a 10. In number 1115 to be rased 61 b 20. Fortified by the bishop of Winchester 54 a 20. Built by the bishop of Salisburie 50 b 20. Recouered by K. Stephan 50 a 50. Of Bristow Cardiff c by whome builded 37 a 50. Fortified against Henrie the first 30 a 30 Castell séene in the aire and armed men 395 a 60 Casteller ¶ Sée Shoomaker Castile inuaded by the duke of Lancaster and the king of Portingale 450 a 30. Philip king thereof saileth out of Flanders into Spaine cast by casualtie of sea vpon the English coasts promiseth to deliuer to Henrie the seuenth the earle of Suffolke 794 a 20 30 50 Cat hanged in Cheape disguised like a masâ—ing préest 1102 b 50 Cataia ¶ Sée Frobisher Catesbie and his conditions described 722 a 30 Cauendish lord chéefe iustice of England beheaded by the rebels 434 b 10 20 Cementarius and his mischéefous preaching 173 b 60 Chancellor lord elected bishop 20 b 10 Chancellors of England first last laid downe in a collection 1272 a 30 1273 c. 1286 b 60 Chancerie court by whome instituted 8 a 60. It and Kings-bench kept at Yorke from thense remooued to London 480 a 10 Chanell from Torkseie to Lincolne made by hand 42 a 40 Chapell of our ladie of peace 486 b 60 Chapels none to be newlie built without the bishops consent 30 b 40 Charing crosse and others erected 285 b 40 Charles de Ualois chaseth the Englishmen his returne into France 294 a 40 b 60. Sent to Bruges and disappointed of his preie 304 b 40 50 ¶ Sée French king Charles Iames yoong prince of Scots christened 1209 b 50 Charitie of Henrie the fift 566 b 20. Of Henrie the seauenth 797 a 20. Of Londoners towards the hospitals 1083 a 10 c. Of sir Rowland Hill note 1060 b 50 60. Of William Lambe esquier 1311 a 60 b 10 c 1312 1313. Of sir Andrew Iude 1062 b 20. Of Iustice Randolph 1349 a 40 1354 a 40. Of archb Parker 1261 a 20 30 c. Of sir William Harper 1194 b 40. Of sir Roger Manwood 1377 a 60 b 10 c. Of sir William Peters 1227 b 50. Of Dauid Smith 1375 b 50 1376. Of Iohn Ligh a préest 796 a 10 20 c. Of Kneisworth maior of London 792 b 10 20. Of sir Iohn Allen twise maior of London 961 a 60 b 10 c. Of George Monex maior of London 830 a 30. Of Thomas Huntlow shiriffe of London 948 a 10. Of Thomas Gibson shiriffe of London 945 b 60. Of sir Thomas White 1092 a 30. Of sir Iohn Gresham 1131 b 10. Preached before Edward the sixt and the effects that followed note 1081 b 20 c. It and concord in a commonwealth be things most necessarie note 971 b 30 ¶ Sée Almeshouses Pittie and Mercie Charta de Foresta 308 b 10 185 b 60 207 a 40 306 a 40. Charter of Alexander king of Scotland made to Henrie the third 233 b 60. The same confirmed by the pope 235. Of articles concerning a league betwéene Henrie the third the nobles of Wales 226 b 60. Of the articles of Dauid of Wales his submission 227 b 60. Wher Edward the first is acknowledged superior lord of Scotland 286 b 10 c 287 a all Of king Iohns submission as it was conueied to the pope at Rome 177 b 50. Of Richard the first concerning turnaments 146 a 10 Conteining articles of the peace and
〈◊〉 The lord Greie is quarelled against The death of the lord Riuers other The quéene taketh sanctuarie Tâ—â—ul lib. 2. eleg 3. The desolate state of the quéene Neuerthelesse he was depriued thereof shortlie after The kings comming to London The duke of Glocester made protector The bishop 〈◊〉 Lincolne made lord chancellor 〈◊〉 protecâ—ors oration The lord cardinall thought the fittest man â—â— deale with â—he queéne for 〈◊〉 surrenâ—â—â—ing of hir 〈◊〉 Reasons why it was not thought méet to fetch the quéens son out of sanctuarie The duke of BuckinghaÌ„s words against the quéene Of sanctuaries Westminster and saint Martins The abuse of sanctuaries The vse of sanctuaries Protector The quéenes answer The quéene is loth to part with hir son The quéenes mistrust of the lord protector The lord Howard saith Edw. Hall The quéenes replie vpon the lord cardinall This that is heere betwéen this marke * this marke * was not writâ—eÌ„ by him in English but is translated out of this historie which he wrote in Latine The lord cardinall vseth an other waâ—â— to persuade the queéne She falleth 〈◊〉 a resolution touching hâ—r sonnes deliuerie O dissimulation This that is here betwene this marke * this marke * was not written by him in English but is translated out oâ— his historie which he wrote in Latine The dukes full resolution to go thorough with his enterprise Catesbie and his conditions described An assemblie of lords in the Tower The behaâ—â—â—â— of the lord pâ—â—â—tector in the assemblie of the lords The lord Stanleie wounded Lord Hastings lord chamberleine beheaded 〈◊〉 in psal â—â— The lord Stanleies dreame 〈…〉 misfortune to the lord Hastings Mani lib. 4 Astro. The description of the lord Hastingâ— The protectors proclamation The life and déeds of the lord chamberleine laid open Shores 〈◊〉 spoiled of 〈◊〉 that she had Shores 〈◊〉 put to open penance The descriptioÌ„ of Shores wife Eob. Hess 〈◊〉 cles Sal. * 〈◊〉 when this storie was written K. Edwards three concubines Sir Richard Ratcliffe The lord Riuers other beheaded Edmund Shaw maior of London Doct. Shaw Frier Penker The chiefest deuise to depose the prince Sée before pag. 667 668. Dame Elizabeth Greie A wise answer of a chast and continent ladie The kings mother The kings answer to his mother Libertie preferred before â— kingdome 〈◊〉 Elâ—zabeth Lucie The kings mariage The king fled The prince borne king Henrie the sixt set vp Of the earle of warwike The earle of warwike sâ—aine Doc. Shawâ— sermon This preacher was taught his lesson yer he came into the pulpit K. Edward sâ—andered in a sermon A maruelous deuise to mooue the assemblie K. Richard commended by the preacher Note the course of Gods iudgement Ouid. lib. 3. met A notable persuaâ—â—n Burdet Markam Cooke Open warre not so ill as 〈◊〉 Ciuill warre the occasion of manie great inconueniences Shores wife more sued vnto than all the lords in England He directeth his spéech to the communaltie of the citie London the kings especiall chamber Doct. Shaw commended by the duke of BuckinghaÌ„ A slanderous lie confirmed The title of K. Richard to the crowne The dignitie and office of a king full of care studie The election of K. Richard hardlie to be preferred Fitz William recorder K. Richards election preferred by â—â—â—ces of confederacie The maiors comming to Bainards castell vnto the lord protector O singular dissimulation of king Richard K. Richard spake otherwise than he meant The protectoâ— taketh vpon him to be king A made match to cousen the people Iuuenal sat 2. Anno Reg. 1. 1483 (*) This that is here betwéene this marke this marke * was not written by maister More in this historie written by him in English but is translated out of this historie which he wrote in Latine From this marke * to this * is not found in sir Thomas More but in maâ—â—â—eâ— Hall and Grafton Seuentéene knights of the bath created by king Richard What â—eers stâ—tes were attendant on him going to his coronatâ—â—n The solemne ceremonies vsed at king Richards coronation Quéene Anne wife to king Richard and daughter to Richard earle of Warwike and hir traine The king queene crowned Sir Robert Dimmocke the kings champion his challenge in the behalfe of king Richard A gaâ—e pretense of iustice and equitie Sir Thomaâ— More agaiâ—â— Perkin Werbecke Close dealing is euer suspected Iohn Gréeâ—â— Robert Brakenberie constable of the Tower The murther of the two yoong princes set abroch Sir Iames Tirrell described Authoritie â—â—ueth no partners The constable of the Tower deliuereth the keies to sir Iames Tirrell vpon the kings commandement The two princes shut vp in close 〈◊〉 The two murtherers of the two princes appointed The yoong K. and his brother murthered in their beds at midâ—ight in the Tower The murther confessed The iust iudgement of God seuerelie reuenging the murther of the innocent princes vpon the malefactors Pers. sat 3. The outward and inward troubles of tyrants by meanes of a grudging conscience * Persinall saith Ed. Hall Causes of the duke of Buckingham and K. Richards falling out The duke of Buckingham and king Richard mistrust each other Doctor Nâ—â—â—ton bishop of Elie what pageants hâ— plaied The high â—â—â—nour of 〈◊〉 Morton Bishop Nâ—â—â—tons subâ—â—ll vnderminiâ—â— of the duâ—e Princes matters perillous to meddle in Here endeth sir Thomas Moore this that followeth is taken out â—â— master Hall Bishop Morton buildeth vpoÌ„ the dukes ambition The duke of Buckingham highlie commended Dispraise of the lord protector or king messe Suspicion in a prince how mischéefous it is The bishop adiureth the duke to release the realme by some deuise from the present euill state A new confereÌ„ce betweene the bishop and the duke The duke openeth himselfe and his secrets to the bishop The duke complaineth of want of preferment in king Edwards daies * An vnhappie policie tending to slaughter bloushed The principall cause why the duke of Buckingham coÌ„ceiued such inward grudge against king Richard The imaginations of the duke of Buckingham to depriue K. Richard Note the working of ambition in the duke The office of a king verie hard to discharge The dukes resolution not to medle in seéking to obteine the crowne The duke of Buckinghâ—â— resolued to helpe to depose king Richard and to prefer the 〈◊〉 of Richmond to the crowne * The duke of Glocester now king The 〈◊〉 of the dukâ—s purpose The motion for the coniunction of the two houses of Lancaster Yorke deuised by the duke furthered Bishop Mortons deuise for to be at his owne libertie in his bâ—shoprike of Elie. The bishop of Elie saileth into Flanders to the earle of Richmond Lewes the physician sheweth the quéene the whole conceipt and deuise of the matter The coniunction of the two families mooued to the Q. by the physician The quéenes readinesse to sâ—t forward this coÌ„clusion The countesse of Richmond vttereth the matter to Urswike hir chapleine swearing him to be secret
fourth of Nouember 5500 one with another slain drowned and burned A conclusion of peace betwéene the parties before diuided Walter Deuereux earle of Essex departeth this life Abr. Fl. ex concione funebri vt patet in contextu The place of the erls birth what losse all EnglaÌ„d hath of him What noblemen are the wals of the realme The praise of the earle for sundrie considerations Comparison of true nobilitie vnto a riuer or floud c. â—anor lib. â—â— it rebâ—â— gesâ—â— Alphoâ—si The disposition of the earle to inlarge and augment his nobilitie Prudence a noble vertue wherewith this erle was indueâ— How he bestowed his youthfull yeares The bishops report of him vpon his own knowledge The erle perfect in the scriptures and matters of religion He was a fauourer of preachers His expertnesse in chronicles histories c. Fortitude a noble vertue wherewith 〈◊〉 earle was 〈◊〉 Exod. 28 21 The earles chiualrie marâ—iall knowledge and prowesse aduanced Fortitude néedfull both in time of peace and warre Iustice a noble vertue wherwith this erle was indued The bishop reporteth of the earles iustice vpon his owne knowledge Iob. 29 15. The paterne of a good earle indéed Suetonius The humanitie courtesie affablenesse and other verâ—ues of this earle Temperance a noble vertue wherewith this erle was indued The bishops report of the earle vpon his owne knowledge Eccles. 7.9 Luke 6.45 The earle could not awaie with swearing chasing nor anie disordered dealing c. The disposition and deuotion of this earle in the time of his sickenesse Numb 21. â— The heauenlie contemplation of this earle drawing to his end A woonderfull gift of the holie Ghost and most worthie to be chronicled How his seruants were affected at his last spéeches Who they be that die in the Lord. A spéech conclusorie of the bishop directed to the earlâ— departed The earle eternâ—llie blessed The death of the earle much lamented The heroicall description of true nobilitie A persuasorie reason to mooue the yoong earle now liuing to an excellent imitation of his ancestors Notable counsell to the earle to deserue well of his souereigne and countrie The quéenes testimonie of the earle Uertues naturallie incident to the erle by coursâ— of descent To what end â—he epitaph genealogicall was added to the funerall sermon The old earls counsell at his death to the yoong earle now aliue touching the shortnesse of life A proclamation for the fâ—â—e traffike of merchants as before c. â— Stow. An vnnaturall brother murthereth his naturall brother but the vnnaturall brother was hanged as he well dâ—serued Anno Reg. 19. A tempest in Richmondshire Tower on LondoÌ„ bridge â—â—ken downe Robinson hanged for clipping of gold Second voiage to Cataia StraÌ„ge sickenesse at Oxford Ab. Fl. ex relatu W. B. impress 1577. Tempest in Suffolke The tower on London bridge new builded Anno Reg. 20. Cutbert Maine executed An example of sorcerers and such as seeme to worke woÌ„ders to deceiue men of their monie Nelson and Sherewood executed Counterfetters of coine executed Pirats hanged Frobishers third voiage Anno Reg. 21. The receiuing of Cassimere Déepâ— snow Great land waters A murtherer hanged on Mile end gréene Lord kéeper deceased Ab. Fl. collect ex epitaph 〈◊〉 praenobilis On the south side these verses On the north side these Great snow in the moneth of Aprill Sir Thomas Bromleie lord chancellor The collection of Francis Thin Turketill Saint Swithin Wlfinus Adulphus Hist. Eliens lib. 2. written in the time of K. Stephan Leofricus Wlfinus Resenbaldus Mauricius Osmundus Arfastus Hirmanus William Uelson William Gifford Robert Bluet Ranulphus Waldricus Herbertus Roger. Galfridus Ranulphus Reginald Roger. Godfreie Alexander bishop of Lincolne This was about the beginning of the fourth yeere of K. Stephan being An. Do. 1138 but Mat. 〈◊〉 giueth it to An. Dom. 1139 who saith Collo 〈◊〉 qui 〈◊〉 fuit 〈◊〉 anne 〈◊〉 c. And Henrie Huntington agreeth wholie with W. Parâ—â—s Robert Philip. Reinold Iohn Thomas Becket * Christes church in Canturburie Rafe Warneuile Walterus de Constantijs Geffreie William Longchamp Eustachius Hubert Walter or Walter Hubert Simon Hugh de Welles Walter Braie Richard de Marischo Rafe Neuill bishop of Chichester Geffreie the Templer Hugh Pateshall chanon of Paules Simon the Norman Richard Grasse abbat of Euesham Iohn de Lexinton Ranulfe Briton Syluester de Euersden Iohn Mansell Iohn de Lexinton Iohn Mansell Radulphus de Diceto William of Kilkennie Henrie de Wingham Walter Merton Nicholas of Elie. Walter Merton the second time Iohn de Chesill Viâ—a Thomae Cantelupi Walter Gifford bishop of Bath Geffreie Gifford Iohn de Chesill Richard de Middleton Iohn de Kirbie Walter Merton Robert Burnell Iohn de Langhton Matthew Paâ—ker Iohn Drokensford William de Greinfield William de Hamelton Ralfe Baldocke Iohn Langhton William Melton Walter Reinolds Iohn de Sandall Iohn Hotham Iohn Salmon bishop of Norwich * Or Pabeham * Yorke * Twelue miles from Yorke Robert Baldocke Histor. episc Norwich William Airemee kéeper of the seale Iohn Hotham bishop of Elie. Henrie Cliffe master of the rolles Henrie Burghwash bishop of Lincolne Iohn Stratford Richard de Burie or Richard de Angeruile Iohn Stratford archbishop of Canturburie Robert de Stratford Richard de Bintwoorth bishop of London Iohn Stratford archbishop of Canturburie Robert bishop of Chichester Robert de Bourchier Robert Perning iustice at the law Robert de Saddington Iohn Offord or Ufford Iohn Thorsbie William de Edington Simon Langham William de Wikeham Robert Thorpe Sir Iohn Kniuet Adam de Houghton * Ralfe Neuill 〈◊〉 Sir Richard Scroope Simon Sudburie Sir Richard Scroope lord Scroope of Bolton Robert Braibrooke bishop of London Michaell de la Poole earle of Suffolke * Michael de puteaco or of the Poole Thomas Arundell bishop of Elie. William Wickham Thomas Arundell Iohn Serle master of the rols Edmund Stafford Henrie Beauford Thomas Langleie bishop of Durham Thomas Fitzalen Thomas Beauford Iohn Wakering clearke Thomas Arundell archbishop of Canturburie Henrie Beauford bishop at Winchester Thomas Langleie bishop of Durham Henrie Beauford bishop of Winchester Iohn Kempe bishop of London Iohn Stafford bishop of Bath Iohn Kempe bishop of Yorke Richard Neuill earle of Salisburie Thomas Bourchier bishop of Elie. In vita Thomae Boâ—â—cheri â—pisco 〈◊〉 William Patan or Paten 〈◊〉 William Wanfled George Neuill archbishop of Yorke Robert Kirkham maister of the rolles Robert Stillington doctor of the lawes Henrie Bourchier earle of Essex Laurence Booth bishop of Durham Thomas Scot aliâs Rotheram Iohn Alcot bishop of Rochester Thomas Rotheram Iohn Russell bishop of Lincolne Thomas Barow maister of the rolles Thomas Rotheram Iohn Alcot bishop of Worcester Iohn Moorton bishop of Elie. William Warham archbishop of Canturburie Thomas Woolseie Thomas Moore Thomas Audleie Hâ—sto Câ—ntab per Caium 78. Thomas Wriotheslie William Paulet Sir Richard Rich Sir Nicholas Hare Stephan Gardener Nicholas Heath Nicholas Bacon Thomas Bromleie Ab. Fl. ex publicis aeditionibus B.G. T.
hands of the archbishop that if I shall chance to leaue this life they shal render the same castels to the duke without impeachment The bishop of Winchester hath also giuen his faith in the hands of the archbishop of Canturburie that if I chance to depart this life he shall render line 20 vp vnto the duke the castels of Winchester and the fortresse of Hampton And if any of them vnto whom the custodie of these fortresses shall be committed fortune to die or otherwise to depart from his charge an other shall be appointed to the keeping of the same fortresse before he shall depart foorth thereof by the counsell and aduice of holie church And if any of those persons that haue any castels line 30 or fortresses belonging to me in their custodie shall be found disobedient and rebell I and the duke shall constreine him to satisfie our will pleasure not leauing him in rest till he be so constreined The archbishops and bishops of the realme of England and the abbats also haue by my commandement sworne fealtie vnto the duke and the bishops and abbats that hereafter line 40 shall be made and aduanced here within the realme of England shall likewise sweare fealtie to him The archbishops also and bishops on either part haue vndertaken that if either of vs shall go from the foresaid couenants they shall so long chastise the partie offending with the ecclesiasticall censures till he reforme his fault and returne to fulfill and obserue the said line 50 couenants The mother also of the duke and his wife and his brethren subiects whom he may procure shall likewise assure the premisses In matters belonging to the state of the realme I shall worke by the dukes aduice And through all the realme of England as well in that part which belongeth to the duke as in that which belongeth to line 60 me I shall see that roiall iustice be executed These beeing witnesses Theobald archbishop of Canturburie Hen. of Winchester Robert of Excester Rob. of Bath Goceline of Salisburie Robert of Lincolne Hilarie of Cicester William of Norwich Richard of London Nigell of Elie Gilbert of Hereford Iohn of Worcester Walter of Chester Walter of Rochester Geffrey of S. Asaph Bishops Robert prior of Bermondsey Othon knight of the temple William earle of Cicester Robert earle of Leicester William earle of Glocester Renold of Cornewall Baldwin de Toning Roger de Hereford Hugh Bigot Patrike de Salisburie William de Albemarle Earle Alberike Roger Clare Richard erle of Pembroke Richard de Lucie William Martell Richard de Humer Reginald de Warren Mahaser Biset Iohn de Port Richard de Cameuille Henrie de Essex Yeuen at Westminster Thus far the Charter and now to proceed with the historie Immediatlie after Christmasse euen in the Octaues of the Epiphanie the king and duke Henrie met againe at Oxenford where all the earls and barons of the land being assembled sware fealtie vnto duke Henrie their allegiance due vnto king Stephan as to their souereigne lord and supreme gouernour so long as he liued alwaies reserued The forme of the peace was now also ingrossed and registred for a perpetuall witnesse of the thing in this yeare 1154. after their account that begin the yeare at Christmasse as about the feast of S. Hilarie in Ianuarie commonlie called the twentith daie Thus was Henrie the sonne of the empresse made the adopted sonne of king Stephan and therevpon the said Henrie saluted him as king and named him father After conclusion of this peace by the power of almightie God all debate ceassed in such wise that the state of the realme of England did maruelousâ—ie for a time flourish concord being mainteined on ech hand ¶ There be which affirme that an other cause bound king Stephan to agrée to this attonement chiefelie namelie for that the empresse as they saie was rather king Stephans paramour than his enimie and therefore when she saw the matter growne to this point that they were readie to trie battell with their armies readie ranged on a plaine in the westerne parts called Egelaw heath she came secretlie vnto king Stephan spake vnto him on this wise What a mischieuous and vnnaturall thing go ye about Is it méet that the father should destroie the sonne Is it lawfull for the sonne to kill the father For the loue of God man refraine thy displeasure and cast thy weapons out of thy hand sith that as thou thy selfe knowest full well Henrie is thine owne sonne With these and the like words she put him in mind and couertlie told him that he had to doo with hir a little before she was maried vnto earle Geffrey The king by such tokens as the empresse gaue him tooke hir words to be true and therevpon all his malice was streightwaies quenched so that calling foorth the archbishop of Canturburie he vttered to him the whole matter and tooke therewith such direction in sending to his aduersaries for auoiding battell at that present that immediatlie the armies on both sides wrapped vp their ensignes and euery man was commanded to kéepe the peace that a communication might be had about the conclusion of some pacification which afterwards ensued in maner aboue mentioned ¶ But whether this or some other cause moued the king to this peace it is to be thought that God was the worker of it And surelie a man may thinke it good reason that the report of such secret companie-keeping betwixt the king and the empresse was but a tale made among the common people vpon no ground of truth but vpon some slanderous deuice of a malicious head And admit that king Stephan had to doo with hir yet is it like that both of them would doo for best to kéepe it secret that no such reproch might be imputed either to Henrie who was taken to be legitimate or to his mother whose honour therby should not a little be stained But now to the purpose Shortlie after that the king and duke Henrie had béene togither at Oxenford where they ended all things touching the peace concord betwixt them concluded they met againe at Dunstable where some cloud of displeasure seemed to darken the bright sunshine of the late begun loue and amitie betwixt those two mightie princes the king and the duke For where it was accorded among other articles that all the castels which had béene built since the daies of the late king Henrie line 10 for euill intents and purposes should be razed and throwne downe contrarie therevnto notwithstanding manie of them were ouerthrowne and destroied to the accomplishment of that article diuers through the kings permission were suffered to stand And when the duke complained to the king thereof he could not get at that time any redresse which somewhat troubled him but yet bicause he would not giue occasion of any new trouble nor offend the line 20 king to whom as to his reputed father he would
the countries adioining line 50 were sore vexed with a great mortalitie of people and immediatlie after followed a sore dearth and famine King Henrie held his Christmas at Windsor and about the feast of the conuersion of saint Paule he came to Northampton after the mortalitie was well ceassed he called a parlement whereat was present a deacon cardinall intituled of S. Angelo being sent into England as a legat from the pope to take order in the controuersies betwixt the two archbishops line 60 of Canturburie and Yorke This cardinall whose name was Hugh Petro Lion assembled in the same place a conuocation or synod of the bishops and cleargie as well of England as Scotland in which conuocation after the ceassing of certeine strifes and decrées made as well concerning the state of common-wealth as for the honest behauiour of mans life the cardinall consented that according as by the kings lawes it was alreadie ordeined all maner of persons within the sacred orders of the cleargie which should hunt within the kings grounds and kill any of his deare should be conuented and punished before a temporall iudge Which libertie granted to the king did so infringe the immunitie which the cleargie pretended to haue within this realme that afterwards in manie points préests were called before temporall iudges and punished for their offenses as well as the laitie though they haue grudged indéed and mainteined that they had wrong therein as they that would be exempted and iudged by none except by those of their owne order Moreouer in this councell the matter came in question touching the obedience which the bishops of Scotland did owe by right vnto the archbishop of Yorke whom from the beginning the popes of Rome had constituted and ordeined to be primat of all Scotland and of the Iles belonging to that realme as well of the Orkeneis as all the other Which constitution was obserued by the bishops of those parts manie yeares togither though after they renounced their obedience Whervpon the archbishops of Yorke for the time being continuallie complained so that these popes Paschall the second Calyxt the second Honorius Innocentius Eugenius the third and Adrian the fourth had the hearing of the matter and with often sending their letters went about to reduce them to the prouince of Yorke But the Scots still withstanding this ordinance at length the matter thus in controuersie was referred to pope Alexander who sent the foresaid cardinall Hugh as well to make an end of that contention as of diuerse other but yet he left it vndecided William king of Scotland came personallie vnto this parlement at Northhampton by commandement of king Henrie and brought with him Richard bishop of S. Andrew and Iosseline bishop of Glascow with other bishops and abbats of Scotland the which being commanded by king Henrie to shew such subiection to the church of England as they were bound to doo by the faith which they owght to him and by the oth of fealtie which they had made to him they made this answer that they had neuer shewed any subiection to the church of England nor ought Against which deniall the archbishop of Yorke replied and brought foorth sufficient priuileges granted by the forenamed popes to prooue the subiection of the Scotish bishops and namelie Glascow and Whiterne vnto the see of Yorke But bicause the archbishop of Canturburie meant to bring the Scotish bishops vnder subiection to his see he wrought so for that time with the king that he suffered them to depart home without yéelding any subiection to the church of England The letters which the foresaid popes did send touching this matter were remaining safe and sound amongst other writings in the colledge at Yorke when Polydor Virgil wrote the histories of England the copies whereof in an old ancient booke he confesseth to haue séene and read But to speake further of things ordered and doone at this parlement holden at Northampton the king by common consent of his Nobles and other states diuided his realme into six parts appointing thrée iustices itinerants in euerie of them as here followeth Hugh de Cressie Walter Fitz Robert and Robert Mantell were deputed vnto Northfolke Suffolke Cambridgeshire Huntingtonshire Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire Essex and Hertfordshire Hugh de Gundeuille William Fitz Rafe and William Basset were appointed to Lincolnshire Notinghamshire Derbishire Staffordshire Warwikeshire Northamptonshire and Leicestershire Robert Fitz Bernard Richard Gifford Roger Fitz Remfrey were assigned to Kent Surrey Hampshire Sussex Berkshire and Oxfordshire William Fitz Stephan Berthram de Uerdon Thurstan Fitz Simon were ordeined to Herefordshire Glocestershire Worcestershire and Salopshire Rafe Fitz Stephan William Ruffe and Gilbert Pipard were put in charge with Wilshire Dorsetshire Summersetshire Deuonshire Cornwall Robert de Wals Ranulf de Glanuile and Robert Pikenet were appointed to Yorkeshire Richmondshire Lancashire Copeland Westmerland Northumberland and Cumberland The king caused these iustices to sweare vpon the holie euangelists that they should kéepe his assises which he first had ordeined at Clarendon and after had renewed here at Northampton also caused line 10 all his subiects within the relme of England to kéepe and obserue the same Moreouer at this councell king Henrie restored vnto Robert earle of Leicester all his lands both on this side the sea and beyond in maner as he held the same fiftéene daies before the warre To William de Albenie earle of Arundell he gaue the earledome of Sussex About midlent the king with his sonne and the legat came to London where at Westminster a conuocation of the cleargie was called but line 20 when the legat was set and the archbishop of Canturburie on his right hand as primat of the realme the archbishop of Yorke comming in and disdaining to sit on the left where he might séeme to giue preheminence vnto the archbishop of Canturburie vnmanerlie inough indeed swasht him downe meaning to thrust himselfe in betwixt the legat and the archbishop of Canturburie And where belike the said archbishop of Canturburie was loth to remooue he set his buttocks iust in his lap but he scarslie touched line 30 the archbishops skirt with his bum when the bishops and other chapleins with their seruants stept to him pulled him away and threw him to the ground and beginning to lay on him with bats and fists the archbishop of Canturburie yeelding good for euill sought to saue him from their hands Thus was verified in him that sage sentence Nunquam periculum sine periculo vincitur The archbishop of Yorke with his rent rochet got vp line 40 and awaie he went to the king with a great complaint against the archbishop of Canturburie but when vpon examination of the matter the truth was knowne he was well laught at for his labour and that was all the remedie he got As he departed so bebuffeted foorth of the conuocation house towards the king they cried out
vpon him Go traitor that diddest betray that holy man Thomas go get thee hence thy hands yet stinke of bloud The assemblie was by this meanes dispersed and the legat fled and got him out of the waie as he might with shame enough line 50 which is the common panion and waiting-woman of pride as one verie well said Citò ignominia fit superbi gloria After this followed appealings the archbishop of Yorke appealed to Rome and the legat also for his owne safegard appealed the archbishop of Canturburie vnto Rome which archbishop submitting himselfe and his cause vnder the popes protection made a like solemne appeale from the legat to the pope The line 60 legat perceiuing that the matter went otherwise than he wished and séeing little remedie to be had at that present gaue ouer his legatship as it had béene of his owne accord though greatlie against his will and prepared himselfe to depart Neuerthelesse through mediation of fréends that tooke paines betwixt them they gaue ouer their appeales on either side and dissembled the displeasures which they had conceiued either against other but yet the conuocation was dissolued for that time and the two archbishops presented their complaints to the king who kept his Easter this yeare at Winchester and about the same time or shortlie after licenced his sonne Henrie to saile ouer into Normandie meaning shortlie after to go vnto Compostella in Spaine to visit the bodie of saint Iames the apostle but beeing otherwise aduised by his fathers letters he discontinued his purpose and staied at home The same yeare the ladie Iohan the kings daughter was giuen in marriage vnto William king of Sicill Also the same yeare died the lord cheefe iustice of Ireland Robert earle of Striguill otherwise Chepstow then was William Fitzaldelme ordeined lord cheefe iustice in his place who seized into the kings hands all those fortresses which the said earle of Striguill held within the realme of Ireland The Irishmen also paied to the king a tribute of twelue pence yearelie for euerie house or else for euerie yoke of oxen which they had of their owne William earle of Arundell died also this yeare at Wauerley and was buried at Wimondham This yeare when it might haue beene thought that all things were forgotten touching the rebellious attempts made against king Henrie the father by his sons and other as before ye haue heard he caused the wals both of the towne and castell of Leicester to be raced and all such castels and places of strength as had béene kept against him during the time of that rebellion to be likewise ouerthrowne and made plaine with the ground as the castels of Huntington Waleton Growby Hey Stutesbirrie or Sterdesbirrie Malasert the new castell of Allerton the castels of Fremingham and Bungey with diuers other both in England and Normandie But the castels of Pascie and Mountsorell he reteined in his owne hands as his of right being so found by a iurie of fréeholders impanelled there in the countrie further he seized into his hands all the other castels of bishops earles and barons both in England and Normandie appointing keepers in them at his pleasure This yeare also he married his daughter Elianor vnto Alfonse king of Castile Moreouer Gilbert the sonne of Fergus lord of Galloway who had slaine his brother Uthred coosen to king Henrie came this yeare into England vnder conduct of William king of Scotland and became king Henrie the fathers man swearing fealtie to him against all men and to haue his loue and fauour gaue him a thousand marks of siluer and deliuered into his hands his son Duncane as a pledge It is to be remembred also that in this yeare Richard earle of Poictow sonne to king Henrie fought with certeine Brabanders his enimies betwixt S. Megrine and Buteuille where he ouercame them ¶ Here I haue thought good to aduertise the reader that these men of war whom we haue generallie in this part of our booke named Brabanders we find them written in old copies diuerslie as Brebazones Brebanceni and Brebationes the which for so much as I haue found them by the learned translated Brabanders and that the French word somewhat yeeldeth thereto I haue likewise so named them wherein whether I haue erred or not I must submit mine opinion to the learned skilfull searchers of such points of antiquities For to confesse in plaine truth mine ignorance or rather vnresolued doubt herein I can not satisfie my selfe with any thing that I haue read whereby to assure my coniecture what to make of them although verelie it may be and the likelihood is great that the Brabanders in those daies for their trained skill and vsuall practise in warlike feats wan themselues a name whereby not onelie those that were naturallie borne in Brabant but such also as serued amongst them or else vsed the same warlike furniture order trade and discipline which was in vse among them passed in that age vnder the name of Brabanders Or else I must thinke that by reason of some od kind of habit or other speciall cause a certeine sort of souldiers purchased to themselues the priuilege of that name so to be called Brabanceni or Brebationes whether ye will as hath chanced to the Lansquenetz and Reisters in our time and likewise to the companions Arminaes and Escorchers in the daies of our forefathers and as in all ages likewise it hath fortuned amongst men of warre Which if it so chanced to these Brabanceni I know not then what countriemen to make them for as I remember Marchades line 10 that was a chiefe leader of such souldiers as were knowne by that name as after ye shall heare is reported by some authors to be a Prouancois It should séeme also that they were called by other names as the Routs in Latine Ruptarij which name whether it came of a French word as ye would say some vnrulie and headstrong companie or of the Dutch word Rutters that signifieth a rider I cannot say But it may suffice for the course of the historie to vnderstand that they were a kind of hired souldiers in those daies highlie estéemed and no lesse feared line 20 in so much that against them and others there was an article conteined among the decrées of the Laterane councell holden at Rome in the yeare 1179 whereby all those were to be denounced accursed which did hire mainteine or any way nourish those Brebationes Aragonois Nauarrois Basques and Coterelles which did so much hurt in the christian world in those daies But to returne where we left to earle Richard beside the aboue mentioned victorie against those line 30 Brabanders if we shall so take them he also vanquished Hamerike vicount of Limoges and William earle of Angolesme with the vicounts of Uentadore and Cambanais who attempted rebellion against him whome earle Richard subdued and tooke prisoners with diuerse castels and strong
reckoning neuer to returne againe in so much that some of his councellours told him plainelie that he did not well in making things awaie so freelie to the dishonoring of his maiestie and preiudice of his successour vnto whom he answered that line 50 in time of néed it was no euill policie for a man to helpe himselfe with his owne and further ioined hereto these words that if London at that time of néed would be bought he would surelie sell it if he might méet with a conuenient merchant that were able to giue him monie inough for it Another way he had also to gather riches and that was this He had a licence of pope Innocent the third to dispense with such as pleased him within his realme for their vowes made to go into the holie line 60 land although they had taken on them the crosse for that purpose namelie such as he should appoint to remaine behind him for the defense of his countrie and of these also he tooke abundantlie and diuerse other he compelled to fine namelie to the end that he might get their monie likewise that hereby he obteined no small summe toward the furniture of his iournie But both pope prince forgat in the meane while that Boni pastoris est tondere pecus non excoriare This yeare also in the moneth of Nouember as Matthew Paris saith Iohannes de Anagnia a cardinall and legat from the pope arriued here in England comming on land at Douer and bicause the king was as then in the north parts the same cardinall was prohibited on the behalfe of the kings mother queene Elianor to passe any further without the kings commandement And so he staied there thirtéene daies at the charges of the archbishop of Canturburie till the king came to those parties by whose wisedome a direction was taken for the quieting of the controuersie betwixt the archbishop and the moonkes of Canturburie for the chappell church of Hakinton now called S. Stephans In the same moneth of Nouember by the kings appointment Geffrey the elect of Yorke who was the kings brother with other barons and lords of Yorkeshire receiued William king of Scotland at the water of Tweed and from thence with all due reuerence and honour they brought him vnto Canturburie where the king had called a councell of the lords of his realme both spirituall and temporall in the which euerie of them tooke an oth to be true to the king and to continue in due obedience vnder him and his lawes which oth also the king of Scots receiued being there present and likewise king Richards brethren earle Iohn and Geffrey the archbishop of Yorke The king of Scots therefore hauing receiued this oth and thinking the time to serue his purpose for redéeming of those castels which were deliuered to king Henrie as gages for his ransome paid now vnto king Richard ten thousand markes and had restitution of the same that is of Berwike Roxburgh Sterling and Edenburgh But William Paruus saieth that Edenburgh was restored to him in the daies of king Henrie by reason of his wife which he tooke in the parties beyond the seas and herewith agréeth the Scotish chronicle King Richard also assigned to queene Elianor his mother the accustomed dower with manie lordships and honours beside as an augmentation thereof About which time died William de Mandeuille earle of Albemarle at Rouen and Hugh de Putsey the nephue of the bishop of Durham died at Acâ—et and was buried at Durham Also Formalis archbishop of Trier died at Northampton and was there buried in the church of S. Andrews In the meane time king Richard still desirous to furnish himselfe with monie deuised yet another shift and feigned that he had lost his seale wherefore he commanded a new to be made which being doone he caused it to be proclaimed and published in euerie countrie that those to whome he had granted any thing by his déed or charter meaning to inioy the same in suertie should not thinke it much to come and haue it confirmed by his new seale least afterward the other being lost their lawfull titles might be called into question Wherevpon manie that could not come to him whilest he was in England were glad to follow him and saile ouer into Normandie and there to fine at his pleasure for the new seale to the end that their writings might be confirmed thereby and made so much the more sure to them and their successours For the same businesse also Remigius the prior of S. Albons and manie other went ouer to their great costs charges and trauell after he was transported into France I find moreouer about the same time that the kings brother earle Iohn exhibited a sore complaint against the Romane legat and other bishops for that the archbishop of Canturburie after the appeale made vnto the apostolike seaâ— had put his lands vnder interdiction for his mariage made with the earle of Glocesters daughter which when the legat heard he foorthwith confirmed the appeale and released the earles lands of the aforesaid interdiction The same time also the tenth part of all the mooueable goods thorough the realme of England was leuied to the aid of the warres in the holie land And this collection passing vnder the name of an almes was extended vpon the goods as well of the spirituall men as temporall After all this K. Richard desirous to set order in the gouernment of his realme appointed Hugh bishop of Durham to haue the rule of the north parts as cheefe iustice from Humber northwards toward Scotland deliuering vnto him also the kéeping of line 10 Winchester castell the residue of the kingdome with the custodie of the towre he assigned to the gouernance of William Longchampe bishop of Elie whome he had made cheefe iustice of that part and chancellour of the realme a man of great diligence and knowledge in the administration of things but verie factious and desirous of rule honour and riches farre aboue all measure And with these two he ioined in commission Hugh Bardulfe William Marshall earle of Chepstow or rather Penbrooke Geffrey Fitz Peter William Brewer men of great line 20 honour wisedome and discretion On the fift day of December he departed from Canturburie and went to Douer there to take water and so on the eleuenth day of December he passed ouer vnto Calice where he found Philip earle of Flanders readie to receiue him who attended vpon him till he came into Normandie where the king held his Christmas at Burun and immediatlie he came to an enteruiew with the French king at Gue S. Remige year 1190 where they concluded peace togither to line 30 be kept betwixt them their countries on ech part the which was put in writing and confirmed with their oths and seales in the feast of saint Hilarie Furthermore about the purification of our ladie Elianor the quéene mother and the
Immediatlie line 60 herevpon queene Elianor and the archbishop of Rouen sent vnto those legats Hugh bishop of Durham requiring them to release that sentence of interdiction so pronounced against the steward and countrie of Normandie in the kings absence but they would not except they might be receiued into Normandie howbeit the pope being sent vnto released it and caused the legats to release it also and yet they entred not into Normandie at all This yeare whilest the seneschall of Gascoigne laie sicke the earle of Pieregort and the vicount of March and almost all the lords and barons of Gascoigne began to waste and destroie the lands of king Richard And though the seneschall manie times by messengers required a peace or at the least some truce yet could he not haue any grant thereof wherfore vpon his recouerie of health he inuaded the lands of the said earle tooke the castels and fortresses and some of them he fortified and kept to the kings vse and some of them he raced downe to the ground He also inuaded the vicounts countrie and subdued it to the kings gouernement Shortlie after came the brother of the king of Nauarre with eight hundred knights or men of armes to the seneschals aid and so they two togither entring into the lands of the earle of Tholouse tooke diuerse castels and fortresses within the same of the which some they fortified and some they raced and rode euen to the gates of Tholouse and lodged in maner vnder the walles of the citie A little before Christmas also diuerse of those that had béene in the holie land with king Richard came home into England not knowing but that king Richard had beene at home before them and being asked where they thought he was become they could say no more but that they had seene the ship wherein he first went aboord arriuing at Brendize in Puglia At length when newes came that he was taken and staied as prisoner the archbishop of Rouen and other the rulers of the realme of England sent the abbat of Boxeley and the abbat of Roberts-bridge with all spéed into Almaine to speake with him and to vnderstand his state and what his pleasure was in all things Who comming to Germanie passed through the count ◠into Baierland where at a place called Oxefer they found the king as then on his iournie towards the emperour to whom as yée haue heard the duke of Austrich did send him The said abbats attended him to the emperours court and remained there with him till the emperour and he were accorded in manner as after shall be shewed and then after Easter they returned with the newes into England Upon report hereof order was taken for manie things but cheefelie for the state in which dealings forsomuch as those which had the rule of the land stood in great doubt of things for the inconstant nature of earle Iohn was of them much suspected first they caused a new oth of allegiance to be made to king Richard and receiued of the people They fortified also such townes and castels as were of importance both with repairing the walles and other defenses about the same and furnishing them with men munition and vittels Thus was the land brought into some order In the meane while the French king being aduertised that king Richard was deteined as prisoner reioised not a little thereat and with all speed by secret messages did send for his brother earle Iohn who was readie to come at his call And being come he exhorted him not to suffer so conuenient an occasion to passe but to take the gouernement of the realme of England now into his hands promising him all such aid as he could of him reasonablie require with other like talke still tending to the prouocation of the earle to forsake his allegiance vnto his brother And to say the truth earle Iohn was easilie persuaded so to doo and therefore vpon his immediat returne into England assembled an armie and with the same and such strangers as he brought with him began to prooue maisteries first winning the castels of Windsore Wallingford Notingham and diuerse other and fortifieng the same to his owne vse and defense The barons of the land iudging such vnlawfull doings not to be anie longer suffered first besieged the castell of Windsore and after preparing to leuie a greater force did put them within in such feare that they yéelded vp the same séeking to escape by flight some into one place and some into an other the which yet being apprehended were put to worthie execution But this was not doone without continuance of time without great trouble charges to the realme for whereas there was a practise betwixt the French king and earle Iohn that a great power of strangers namelie Flemings should haue come into the realme for whose transporting a great number of ships were brought togither at Witsand yet the high prouidence and goodnesse of God disappointed line 10 their purpose For their messengers being taken which were sent hither into England the treason was reuealed and by the queene mothers appointment who cheefelie then ruled the land a great companie of knights men of armes and commons of the countrie watched the sea coasts ouer against Flanders to keepe the enimies from landing They began thus to watch in the passion wéeke and so continued till a certeine time after Easter Howbeit earle Iohn came secréetlie ouer in hope to haue not line 20 onelie the assistance of the Welshmen and of manie other his freends in England but also of the Scots howbeit the king of Scots would not meddle He therefore with such Welshmen and other as he had brought ouer and such Englishmen as he could get to take his part began such attempts as before ye haue heard to the disquieting of the whole realme and great displeasure of the king Moreouer beside that power of the barons which laid siege to Windsor castell there were Noble men line 30 also in other parts of the realme that were readie to resist him And amongst other Geffrey the archbishop of Yorke with Hugh Bardolfe one of the kings iustices and William de Stuteuille assembled an armie and comming to Doncaster fortified the towne but when the archbishop would haue gone forward to besiege the castell of Tickhill which earle Iohn had in possession the other two his associats would not consent to go with him bicause they were seruants and reteined with earle Iohn Herewith line 40 the archbishop being sore offended departed from them calling them traitors to their king and enimies to the realme About the same time did the French king enter into Normandie with an armie comming to the towne of Gisors besieged it the which one Gilbert de Uascoll or Guascoill capteine thereof to his high reproch yéelded vp vnto him with an other castell also called Nefle which he had likewise in kéeping After this the
to the honour and dignitie of his crowne and realme Moreouer he wrote to the bishops commanding them to appeale and to the archbishop forbidding him in any wise to breake downe the church which he had so builded at Lameth The shiriffe of Kent also was commanded to seize into his hands all the tenements and possessions that line 60 belonged to the moonks a frie of satan and as one saith verie well of them and the like leuen of lewdnesse sentina malorum Agnorum sub pelle lupi mercede colentes Non pietate Deum c. who neuerthelesse were so stout in that quarell that they would not prolong one daie of the time appointed by the pope for the racing of that church Herevpon the king for his part and the bishops in their owne behalfes wrote to the pope Likewise the abbats of Boreley Fourd Stratford Roberts-bridge Stanleie and Basing Warke wrote the matter to him and againe the pope and the cardinals wrote to the king to the archbishops and bishops and so letters passed to and fro till at length the pope sent a Nuncio of purpose to signifie his full determination as in the next yeare it shall be shewed at full About the same time Geffrey Fitz Peter lord cheefe iustice of England raised a power of men and went into Wales to succour the tenants of William de Brause which were besieged of the king or rather prince of that countrie named Owen the brother of Cadwalaine in Mauds castell but the lord chéefe iustice comming to the reskue of them within gaue battell to the aduersaries and vanquishing them slue three thousand of them and seauen hundred of those that were taken prisoners and wounded And all the while the warres continued in France the losse for the most part still redounded to the Frenchmen Earle Iohn burnt Newburg and tooke eighteene knights of such as were sent to the reskue The earle of Leicester with a small companie came before the castell of Pascie which although the Frenchmen held it did yet of right belong vnto the said earle The souldiors within issued foorth and being too strong for the earle caused him to flee for otherwise he had béene taken But returning on the morrow after with more companie about him and laieng ambushes for the enimie he approched the said castell and trained the Frenchmen foorth till he had them within his danger and then causing his men to breake out vpon them tooke an eightéene knights and a great multitude of other people Also Marchades with his rout of Brabanders did the Frenchmen much hurt in robbing and spoiling the countries About this season the archbishop of Canturburie went ouer into Normandie to speake with king Richard and at the French kings request he passed into France to common with him of peace which the French king offered to conclude in restoring all the townes and castels which he had taken Gisors onelie excepted and touching the possession and title therof he was contented to put the matter in compremise to the order and award of six barons in Normandie to be named by him and of six barons in France which king Richard should name But king Richard would not thus agree except the earle of Flanders and others which had forsaken the French king to take his part might be comprised in the same peace At length yet in Nouember there was truce taken betwixt the two kings till the feast of S. Hilarie next insuing In the meane time pope Innocent the third vnderstanding in what present danger things stood in the holie land and on the other side considering what a weakening it was vnto christendome to haue these two kings thus to warre with mortall hatred one against the other he thought it stood him vpon to trauell betwixt them to bring them vnto some peace and agreement Héerevpon he dispatched one Peter the cardinall of Capua into France as legat from the sée of Rome vnto the two foresaid kings to instruct them in what present danger the state of the christians in Asia presentlie stood so that without the aid of them and of other christian princes it could not be holpen but needs it must come to vtter ruine and the Saracens yer long to be possessed of the whole Therefore both in respect hereof and also for the auoiding of the further wilfull spilling of christian bloud in such ciuill and vngodlie war he besought them to staie their hands and to ioine in some fréendlie band of concord whereby they might with mutuall consent bestow their seruice in that necessarie and most godlie warre wherein by ouercomming the enimies of Christ they might looke for worthie reward at his hands which is the free giuer of all victories The cardinall comming into France and dooing his message in most earnest wise was present at the enteruiew appointed betwixt the two kings in the feast of S. Hilarie year 1199 but yet could not he bring his purpose to full effect onelie he procured them to take truce for the terme of fiue yeares further he could not get them to agrée ¶ The fault by authors is ascribed aswell to king Richard as to king Philip for line 10 king Richard being first euill vsed and put to hinderance determined either to vanquish or neuer to giue place This forbearance from warre was concluded and taken in the yeare 1199 after the incarnation and tenth of king Richards reigne But immediatlie after there arose matter of new displeasure betwixt these two kings to kéepe their minds in vre with secret grudges though by reason of the truce they outwardlie absteined from declaring it by force of line 20 armes It chanced that in the election of a new emperour the electors could not agrée one part of them choosing Otho duke of Saxonie nephue to king Richard by his sister Maud and another part of them naming Philip duke of Tuscaine and brother to the last emperour Henrie King Richard as reason was did procure what fauour he could to the furtherance of his nephue Otho and king Philip on the contrarie part did what he could in fauour of the foresaid Philip. At length Otho line 30 was admitted by the pope to end the strife but yet the grudge remained in the harts of the two kings Philip finding himselfe much greeued in that he had missed his purpose and Richard being as little pleased for that he had woone his so hardlie and with so much adoo And thus matters passed for that yeare In the beginning of the next the popes Nuncio came with letters not onlie to the archbishop and bishops of England but also to the king himselfe signifieng line 40 the popes resolute decree touching the church and colledge of Lameth to be broken downe and suppressed Wherevpon the king and archbishop though sore against their willes when they saw no waie longer to shift off the matter yéelded to the popes pleasure and so the archbishop sent his letters to
the lords and barons of the realme and promised with all spéed to haue consideration of things that apperteined as well to religion as to the due execution of laws whereby euerie man might come to inioie that which was his owne by right and due course of iustice We find that there were present at this solemnitie and coronation of king Iohn which was celebrated on the Ascension day the 27 of Maie archbishops and bishops to the number of seauentéene as Hubert archbishop of Canturburie Iohn archbishop of Dubline also the archbishop of Raguse William bishop of London Gilbert bishop of Rochester Iohn bishop of Norwich Hugh bishop of Lincolne Eustace bishop of Elie Godfrey bishop of Winchester Henrie bishop of Exeter Sefride bishop of Chichester Godfrey bishop of Couentrie Sauarie bishop of Bath Herbert bishop of Salisburie Philip bishop of Duresme Roger bishop of saint Andrew in Scotland and Henrie bishop of Landaffe in Wales The bishop of Duresme found himselfe somewhat gréeued in the matter making obiections that the coronation ought not to be celebrated without the presence of Geffrey archbishop of Yorke but it preuailed not Besides these bishops there were of the temporall lords and earles Robert of Leicester Richard of Clare William of Tutburie Hamlin of Warren William of Salisburie William of Chepstow otherwise called Striguille Walran of Warwike Roger Bigot William of Arundell and Ranulfe of Chester with manie other barons lords knights and no small multitudes of gentlemen and other common people The same daie of his coronation also he inuested William Marshall with the sword of the earledome of Striguille and Geffrey Fitz Peter with the sword of the earledome of Essex For although they were called earles and exercised the administration of their earledoms yet were they not till that daie girded with the sword of those earledoms and so that day they serued at the table with their swords girded vnto them In like maner Hubert the archbishop of Canturburie was made lord chancellour of England who as he vttered some words vnaduisedlie that shewed how he inwardlie reioised at the kings fauour toward him in the gift of this office and so gloried in the honour whereto he was preferred which he would neuer haue doone if he had weied of worldlie pompe as by his profession he ought and as one asketh the question in the same case dic mihi nunquid Corporibus prosunt certè nil dic animisue Tantundem c. the lord Hugh Bardolfe said vnto him yet not so softlie in his eare but that some ouer-heard it My lord to speake and not offend you suerlie if you would well consider the dignitie and honor of your calling you would not willinglie yéeld to suffer this yoke of bondage to be laid vpon your shoulders for we haue oftentimes heard of a chancellour made an archbishop but neuer an archbishop made a chancellour till now The coronation being thus ended it was not long yer there came ambassadors from the Scotish king namelie William the prior of May William the prior of saint Colmes Ins and one William Hay the which on the behalfe of the said Scotish king required restitution of Northumberland and Cumberland with the appurtenances promising that if the same were restored to him he would serue the king of England with all his power against all men then aliue otherwise that is if he could not haue those countries which of right to him apperteined by law as he pretended he would doo the best he could to recouer them by force King Iohn made answer héerevnto that if his coosen the king of Scots would come vnto him he should be assured to receiue at his hands all that was reason as well in those demands as in all other things He also sent to him the bishop of Duresme to require him to come vnto Notingham where he would meet with him Howbeit king William refused to come himselfe as then but sent the bishop of saint Andrew and Hugh Malebisse to follow his suit with promise to absteine from any forceable inuasion of England by the space of fortie daies so that he might within that terme haue some resolute answer from king Iohn wherevnto he might stand either on the one side or the other Whilest these things were a dooing in England Philip K. of France hauing leuied an armie brake into Normandie and tooke the citie of Eureux the towne of Arques and diuerse other places from the English And passing from thence into Maine he recouered that countrie latelie before through feare line 10 alienated In an other part an armie of Britains with great diligence wan the townes of Gorney Buteuant and Gensolin and following the victorie tooke the citie of Angiers which king Iohn had woon from duke Arthur in the last yeare passed These things being signified to king Iohn he thought to make prouision for the recouerie of his losses there with all speed possible And therevpon perceiuing that the Scotish king meant not to meet with him at line 20 Notingham whither he was come and where he kept the feast of Whitsuntide he determined to passe the seas ouer into Normandie but first he tooke order for the gouernement and defense of the realme in his absence Wherevpon he deliuered the charge of the counties of Northumberland and Cumberland vnto the lord William de Stuteuille with all the castels and other the appurtenances which the lord Hugh Bardolfe before held and had in kéeping He also deliuered line 30 vnto Roger de Lacie conestable of Chester the castell of Pomfret hauing first the sonne and heire of the same Lacie deliuered vnto him as an hostage for his loialtie and faithfull obedience This doone he hasted vnto the sea side and sailed ouer into Normandie landing first at Diep and from thence went to Rouen whither he came vpon the sundaie before Midsummer day which was the 26 of Iune as W. Harison hath noted Immediatlie vpon his arriuall in those parts line 40 there resorted vnto him a great number of souldiers both horssemen and footmen hoping to be interteined but by reason of ambassadours riding to and fro betwixt the two kings they came to a communication and tooke truce for fiftie daies The earle of Flanders being certified thereof was sorie in his hart and loth that the French king should come to any accord with the king of England and therefore to turne the mind of king Iohn from the purpose of peace he came to visit him at Rouen where they renewed line 50 the league betwixt England Flanders to be the better able to defend themselues from the French power and withall determined fullie that immediatlie vpon the expiring of this last truce they would make the French king warre to reuenge their late receiued iniuries The French king aduertised by espials of their determination prepared also for the warres In this meane time it chanced that Henrie earle
with the king of France without either others consent first thereto had and that if after anie agréement taken betwixt them and the king of France he should chance to make warre against either of them then should the other aid and assist him against whom such warre should be made to the vttermost line 60 of his power This league was accorded to remaine for euer betwixt them and their heires with suerties sworne on either part and for the king of England these whose names insue William Marshall earle of Penbroke Ranulfe earle of Chester Robert earle of Leicester Baldwine earle of 〈◊〉 William earle of Arundell Ralfe earle of Augi Robert de Mellet Hugh de Gourney William de Kaeu Geffrey de Cella Roger câ—â—estable of Chester Ralfe Fitz Water William de Albanie Robert de Ras Richard de Montfichet Roger de 〈◊〉 Saer de Quincie William de Mâ—ntchenise Peter de Pratellis William de Pooâ—e alias de 〈◊〉 Adam de Port Robert de Turneham William Mallet Eustace de Uescie Peter de Brus William de Presennie Hubert de Burgh William de Maâ—sey and Peter Sauenie For the earle these were suerties Anselme de Kaeu Guy Lieschans Ralfe the said earles brother c. But now to returne After that the earle of Bullongne was expelled out of France as before ye haue heard he came ouer to king Iohn and was of him ioifullie receiued hauing thrée hundred pounds of reuenues in land to him assigned within England for the which he did homage and fealtie vnto him Shortlie after this also died William de Breuse the elder which fled from the face of king Iohn out of Ireland into France and departing this life at Corbell was buried at Paris in the abbeie of S. Uictor In the meane time pope Innocent after the returne of his legats out of England perceiuing that king Iohn would not be ordered by him determined with the consent of his cardinals and other councellours and also at the instant suit of the English bishops and other prelats being there with him to depriue king Iohn of his kinglie state and so first absolued all his subiects and vassals of their oths of allegiance made vnto the same king and after depriued him by solemne protestation of his kinglie administration and dignitie and lastlie signified that his depriuation vnto the French king and other christian princes admonishing them to pursue king Iohn being thus depriued forsaken and condemned as a common enimie to God and his churcâ— He ordeined furthermore that whosoeuer imploied goods or other aid to vanquish and ouercome that disobedient prince should remaine in assured peace of the church as well as those which went to visit the sepulchre of our Lord not onlie in their goods and persons but also in suffrages for sauing of their soules But yet that it might appeare to all men that nothing could be more ioifull vnto his holinesse than to haue king Iohn to repent his trespasses committed and to aske forgiuenesse for the same he appointed Pandulph which latelie before was returned to Rome with a great number of English exiles to go into France togither with Stephan the archbishop of Canturburie and the other English bishops giuing him in commandement that repairing vnto the French king he should communicate with him all that which he had appointed to be doone against king Iohn and to exhort the French king to make warre vpon him as a person for his wickednesse excommunicated Moreouer this Pandulph was commanded by the pope if he saw cause to go ouer 〈◊〉 England and to deliuer vnto king Iohn such letters as the pope had written for his better instruction and to séeke by all means possible to draw him from his naughtie opinion In the meane time when it was bruted through the realme of England that the pope had released the people absolued them of their oth of fidelitie to the king and that he was depriued of his gouernement by the popes sentence by little and little a great number both of souldiers citizens burgesses capteins and conestables of castels leauing their charges bishops with a great multitude of preests reuolting from him and auoiding his companie and presence secretlie stale awaie and got oueâ— into France Notwithstanding that diuerse in respect of the popes cursse and other considerations them 〈◊〉 otherlie refused in this manner to obeie king Iohn yet there werâ— manie others that did take his Part and mainteine his quarell verie earnestlie as his brother William earle of Salesburie Alberâ—ke de â—â—eere erle of Oxford Geffrey Fitz Peter lord chéefe iustice of England also thrée bishops Durham Winchester and Norwich Richard de Marish lord chancellour Hugh Neuill chiefe forrester William de Wroshing lord warden of the ports Robert Ueipount and his brother Yuan Brian de Lisle Geffrey de Lucie Hugh Ballioll and his brother Barnard William de Cantlow and his son William Fulke de Cantlow Reginald de Cornehull shiriffe of Kent Robert Braibrooke and his son Harrie Philip de Louecotes Iohn de Bassingborne Philip March line 10 Chatelaine of Notingham Peter de Maulley Robert de Gaugy Gerard de Athie and his nephue Ingelrand William Brewer Peter Fitz Hubert Thomas Basset and Foulks de Brianta Norman with many other too long here to rehearse who as fautors and councellors vnto him sought to defend him in all causes notwithstanding the censures of the church so cruellie pronounced against him knowing that they were bound in conscience to sticke to him now speciallie in this generall apostasie of his péeres and line 20 people For they were opinioned that it was Turpe referre pedem nec passu stare tenaci Turpe laborantem deseruisse ratem The same yeare king Iohn held his Christmasse at Windsor year 1212 and in the Lent following on midlent sundaie being at London he honoured the lord Alexander sonne and heire to the king of Scots with the high order of knighthood And as I find it mentioned by some writers wheras he vnderstood how there were diuerse in Scotland that contemning their naturall line 30 lord and king by reason of his great age king Iohn went thither with an armie to represse the rebels and being come thither he sent his men of war into the inner parts of the country who scowring the coasts tooke Guthred Macwilliam capteine of them that moued sedition whom king Iohn caused to be hanged on a paire of gallowes This Guthred was descended of the line of the ancient Scotish kings and being assisted with the Irishmen and Scots that fauoured not the race of the kings that presentlie line 40 reigned wrought them much trouble as his father named Donald had doone before him sometime secretlie vnder hand and sometime againe by way of open rebellion Shortlie after the Welshmen began to sturre also who rushing out of their owne confines fell vpon their next neighbours within the English marshes wasted the countrie and ouerthrew diuerse castels
and that all vniust lawes and ordinances should be abrogated line 30 It was also commanded that no shiriffe nor forrester nor other minister of the kings should vpon paine of life and limme take violentlie anie thing of any man by waie of extortion nor presume to wrong anie man or to fine anie man as they had afore time béene accustomed to doo After this the king being come backe from his iournie which he purposed to haue made into Poictow assembled an armie and ment to haue gone line 40 against those lords which had refused to go with him but the archbishop of Canturburie comming to him at Northampton sought to appease his mood and to cause him to staie but yet in his furious rage he went forward till he came to Notingham and there with much adoo the archbishop following him with threatning to excommunicate all those that should aid him procured him to leaue off his enterprise Then the archbishop about the fiue and twentith day of August came to London there to take aduise line 50 for the reformation of things touching the good gouernement of the common-wealth But here whilest the archbishop with other péeres of the realme deuised orders verie necessarie as was thought for the state of the common-wealth the king doubting least the same should be a bridle for him to restreine his authoritie roiall from dooing things to his pleasure he began to find fault and séemed as though he had repented himselfe of his large promises made for his reconciliation but the archbishop of Canturburie line 60 so asswaged his mood and persuaded him by opening vnto him what danger would insue both to him and to his realme if he went from the agreement that he was glad to be quiet for feare of further trouble In this hurlie burlie also the lords and péeres of the realme by the setting on of the archbishop were earnestlie bent to haue the king to restore and confirme the grant which his grandfather king Henrie the first had by his charter granted and confirmed to his subiects which to doo king Iohn thought greatlie preiudiciall to his roiall estate and dignitie The earle of Tholouse hauing lost all his possessions the citie of Tholouse onelie excepted came ouer into England rendred the said citie into the hands of king Iohn and receiued at his departure the summe of ten thousand marks as was reported by the bountifull gift of king Iohn Upon the second of October Geffrey Fitz Peter earle of Essex and lord cheefe iustice of England departed this life a man of great power and autoritie in whose politike direction and gouernement the order of things perteining to the common-wealth chéefelie consisted He was of a noble mind expert in knowledge of the lawes of the land rich in possessions and ioined in blood or affinitie with the more part of all the Nobles of the realme so that his death was no small losse to the commonwelth for through him and the archbishop Hubert the king was oftentimes reuoked from such wilfull purposes as now and then he was determined to haue put in practise in so much that the king as was reported but how trulie I cannot tell séemed to reioise for his death bicause he might now worke his will without anie to controll him The same time to wit about the feast of saint Michaell came Nicholas the cardinall of Tusculane into England sent from the pope to take awaie the interdiction if the king would stand to that agreement which he had made and promised by his oth to performe King Iohn receiued this cardinall in most honorable wise and gladlie heard him in all things that he had to saie This legat at his comming to Westminster deposed the abbat of that place named William from his roome for that he was accused both of wasting the reuenues of the house and also of notable incontinencie Moreouer the burgesses of the towne of Oxford came vnto him to obteine absolution of their offense in that through their presumption the thrée schollers of whom ye haue heard before were hanged there to the great terror of all the residue To be short they were absolued and penance inioined them that they should strip them out of their apparell at euerie church in the towne and going barefooted with scourges in their hands they should require the benefit of absolution of euerie parish preest within their towne saieng the psalme of Miserere After this the said cardinall called a councell or conuocation of the cleargie to reforme such things touching the state of the church as should be thought requisite And though he handled not this matter with such fauour and vprightnesse as the bishops wished on their behalfes yet he caused king Iohn to restore the most part of all those goods that remained vnspent and also the value of halfe of those that were consumed and made awaie vnto those persons as well spirituall as temporall from whom they had béene taken in time of the discord betwixt him and the pope But before all things could be thus quieted and set in order betwixt the king and the bishops manie méetings were had as at London Reading Wallingford and in other places Now the archbishop and prelates for their parts thought this recompense to be but small in respect of the great losses and hinderances which they had susteined and to haue the whole restitution delaied they tooke it not well Howbeit the cardinall leaned so to the kings side hauing receiued of him to the popes vse the charter of subiection of the realmes of England and Ireland now bulled with gold where at the first it was deliuered to Pandulph sealed onelie with wax But their suit came to little effect and in the end it fell out in such wise that their complaint was lesse regarded Moreouer the rating of the value which the king should restore vnto the archbishop and the other bishops was by agréement of the king and them togither appointed vnto foure barons indifferentlie chosen betwixt them At length notwithstanding that deuise tooke no place for it was otherwise decréed by the pope that the king should restore to them the summe of fortie thousand marks of the which he had paid alreadie twelue thousand before the returne of the said archbishop and bishops into the realme and fifteene thousand more at the late meeting had betwixt them at Reading so that there remained onelie 13000 behind for not onelie the king but also the cardinall had sent to the pope requiring him to take direction in the matter and to aduertise him that there was a line 10 great fault in the archbishop and his fellowes In so much that Pandulph which was sent to him from the legat declared in fauour of the king that there was not a more humble and modest prince to be found than king Iohn and that the archbishop and his fellowes were too hard and shewed themselues too couetous in requiring the
the queene of France of whome as he said he had receiued fiue thousand marks to hinder his proceedings In this heat if the earle of Chester and other had not béene at hand he had suerlie slaine the chéefe iustice euen there with his drawne sword who was glad to auoid his presence till his angrie mood was somwhat ouerpassed In the meane time there arriued Henrie earle of Britaine on the ninth of October which should haue conducted the king into his countrie But sith winter was come vpon them he aduised him to stay till the next spring and so he did Then euerie man was licenced to depart home and the earle of Kent reconciled againe into fauour The erle of Britaine in like maner did homage to the king for Britaine and the king restored him to all his rights in England and further giuing him fiue thousand marks to defend his countrie against the enimies sent him home againe in most courteous and louing maner In this yeere of our Lord 1230 king Henrie held his Christmasse at Yorke togither with the king of Scots whome he had desired to come thither at that time that they might make merrie and so for the space of thrée daies togither there was great banketting and sport betwéene them On the fourth day they tooke leaue either of other the king of Scots with rich gifts returning towards his countrie and the king of England towards London Upon the fiue and twentith day of Ianuarie also while the bishop of London was at high masse within the church of S. Paule in London a sudden darknesse ouershadowed the quiere and therewith such a tempest of thunder and lightning that the people there assembled thought verelie the church and stéeple had come downe vpon their heads There came moreouer such a filthie sauour and stinke withall that partlie for feare and partlie for that they might not abide the sauour they voided the church falling on heapes one vpon another as they sought to get out of the same The vicars and canons forsooke their deskes so that the bishop remained there onelie with one deacon that serued him at masse Afterward when the aire began to cleare vp the people returned into the church and the bishop went forward and finished the masse In the meane time the king leuied a great summe of monie of the prelats of his land towards his iournie into France he had also a great reléefe of the citizens of London And the Iewes were constreined to giue to him the third part of all their moueable goods In the moneth of Aprill Leolin prince of Wales caused William de Breuse whom he had taken prisoner long before as aboue is mentioned to be hanged on a paire of gallowes for that he was taken as was reported in adulterie with the wife of the said prince And on the last day of Aprill the king with a puissant armie tooke the sea at Portesmouth and landed at saint Malos in Britaine on the third day of May where he was right ioifullie receiued of Henrie earle of that countrie After he was thus arriued in Britaine he entered into the French dominions with the said earle and the earle of Marsh his father in law dooing much hurt within the same His armie dailie increasing by the great numbers were beaten downe on all parts and vtterlie vanquished with losse of 20 thousand men as it was crediblie reported The king of Connagh was also taken and committed to prison In the meane time king Henrie hauing spent a great deale of treasure in his iournie made into France year 1221 there was granted vnto him a fiftéenth of the temporaltie with a disme and a halfe of the spiritualtie towards the furnishing out of a new power of men to be sent into Spaine against the Saracens which made sore warres vpon the christians in line 10 that countrie wherevpon king Henrie being required of the K. of Aragon to aid him with some number of souldiers he sent a great power thither with all speed and so likewise did the French king By means whereof the Spaniards being ioined with Englishmen and Frenchmen obteined a noble victorie in vanquishing those their enimies Thus saith Polydor. But other write that the king on the seauen and twentith of Ianuarie holding a parlement line 20 at Westminster where the Nobles both spirituall and temporall were assembled demanded escuage of all those that held any baronies of him that is to saie forren knights fée fortie shillings or thrée marks Moreouer the archbishop of Canturburie as they say stood against the king in this demand mainteining that the cleargie ought not to be subiect vnto the iudgement of laie men sith this escuage was granted in the parts beyond the seas without their line 30 consent Wherevpon the matter as touching the bishops was deferred till the quindene of Easter albeit that all the laitie and other of the spiritualtie consented to the kings will ¶ About this time also there chanced to rise a great strife and contention betwixt Richard the archbishop of Canturburie and Hubert the earle of Kent who as gardian to the yoong erle of Glocester had got into his hands the castell of Tunbridge with the towne and certeine other possessions which belonged to the archbishops sée and therefore line 40 did the archbishop complaine to the king of the iniurie which he susteined Now when he perceiued no hope likelie to come for any redresse a◠the kings hands he tooke an other way and first by his pontificall authoritie accursed all those that withheld the same possessions and all their mainteiners the king excepted and therewith appealing to the pope he went to prosecute his appeale at Rome whither the king and the earle sent also their procurators and made the pope their arbitratour line 50 to iudge of the matter In the end pope Gregorie hauing heard the whole processe of the controuersie iudged the right to remaine with the archbishop who hauing then obteined his desire hasted toward England but as he was returning homewards he died by the way not farre from Rome whereby the popes iudgement tooke no place for whilest the sée was void there was none that would follow the suit and such was the end of this controuersie for this time line 60 After the deceasse of this archbishop Richard the moonks elected Ralfe Neuill bishop of Chichester the kings chancellor an vpright man and of iust dealing in all his dooings In whome also it is to be noted he would not giue one halfepenie to the moonks towards the bearing of their charges in their iournie to Rome which they should take vpon them from thence to fetch his confirmation according to the manner least he should burthen his conscience with the crime of simonie which he greatlie abhorred although some imputed this to proceed rather of a cloked spice of couetousnesse Which practise of his maketh greatlie
kings armie might haue reléefe and further made all things readie for their owne defense so well as they could deuise The earle of Kent about the same time by helpe of two yeomen that attended vpon him escaped out of the castell of Uées and tooke sanctuarie in the next church but when those that line 30 had the charge of him and the castell in keeping missed him and heard where he was they fetcht both him and the two yeomen that holpe him to make the escape out of the church and bringing them backe to the castell imprisoned the earle And though the bishop of Salisburie came thither and threatened to accursse them if they would not deliuer the earle and restore him to sanctuarie againe they made answer that they had rather the earle should hang for himselfe than they for him And line 40 so bicause they would not deliuer him the bishop did excommunicate them and after riding to the court and taking with him the bishop of London and other bishops preuailed so much by complaint exhibited to the K. that the earle was restored to the church againe the eighteenth day of October but so as the shiriffe of the shire had commandement to compasse the church about with men to watch that no releefe came vnto him whereby he might be constreined line 50 through famishing to submit himselfe Notwithstanding shortlie after there came a power of armed men and fetcht the said earle from thence setting him on horssebacke in faire complet armour and so conueied him into Wales where he ioined with other of the kings enimies the thirtith day of October Within a few daies after came the king with his armie and entring into Wales for want of vittels was constreined to retire backe to the marshes betwixt line 60 Worcestershire Salopshire where staieng certeine daies togither in those parts his souldiers straied abroad in the countrie vnaduisedlie and kéeping no watch nor ward about their campe were surprised in the night by their enimies and slaine on euerie side The slaughter had béene greater but that the residue which laie in campe brake foorth about midnight and in a plumpe togither fled into a castell which was néere at hand called Grossemound in the which the king himselfe was lodged There were slaine aboue fiue hundred men and all the trusse and baggage of the campe lost Yet Matthew Paris saith there were but two knights slaine which cast awaie themselues by their owne wilfulnesse that would needs stand to it and make resistance where the residue being spoiled of all that they had with them got awaie by flight as the bishops of Winchester and Chichester the lord chéefe iustice Stephan Segraue Peter de Riuales treasurer Hugh Bigot earle of Norfolke William earle of Salisburie William lord Beauchampe and William Dalbenie the yoonger who were witnesses of this losse amongst the residue Hereof it came to passe that manie of the kings armie speciallie those which had lost their horsses armour monie and other furniture with their vittels returned into their countrie to their great confusion For the Welshmen and other outlawes hauing spoiled the campe returned with the cariages and sumpters which they had taken into places of safe refuge The king hauing receiued this losse and oftentimes tried fortune nothing fauourable vnto him in those parts by reason of the streits and disaduantage of the places thought good to reserue the reuenge of his receiued iniuries vntill a more conuenient time and therevpon returned to Glocester and furnished diuers castels and fortresses in the borders of Wales with garrisons of souldiers namelie Poictouins and other strangers to defend the same against William Marshall and the other his complices who vpon occasions dailie sought to suppresse and distresse the said strangers And beside other encounters in the which manie of those Poictouins and other strangers were slaine and oppressed by the said William Marshall and his adherents it chanced that vpon saint Katherins day the said William Marshall comming néere to the castell of Monmouth to view the same was in danger to haue remained prisoner in the enimies hands through an issue made by sir Baldwine de Guines capiteine of that castell with his Poictouins and Flemings But by such rescue as came to his aid he was deliuered out of their hands and the Poictouins and other of the garrison discomfited At this skirmish sir Baldwine himselfe being sore wounded was borne out of the field into the castell losing fiftéene knights of his part and a great sort of other which were taken prisoners besides no small number that were slaine in the place The same yeare chanced a great dearth by reason that the growth of all things was much hindered with the extreame cold weather Also there happened about the beginning of Nouember great thunder and lightning and therewith folowed an earthquake to the great feare of the inhabitants of the towne of Huntington and other places thereabouts After this came a great dearth amongst the people being commonlie a neere companion to great famine and dearth Richard Marshall erle of Penbroke in this meane time ceassed not to waste the marshes of England next adioining to Wales and dailie diuerse of the English Nobilitie repaired to him so that the king was sore troubled in his mind It chanced at the same time that one Iohn of Monmouth a right valiant capteine who led the kings armie receiued a great ouerthrow at the hands of Richard Marshall For whereas the foresaid Iohn hauing assembled a mightie host made great hast towards his enimies in hope to haue come vpon them at vnwares and therefore marching by night that he might be readie to assaile them somewhat afore the breake of the day which in the summer season is the most silent time of all the night it chanced farre otherwise than he looked it should haue doone For the earle of Penbroke hauing knowledge by his spies of his aduersaries intent laie himselfe with his people within a wood in ambush by the way where the said Iohn should passe and setting vpon him as he approched put his people in such feare by the sudden incounter that they knew not what capteine or ensigne they might follow and so immediatlie fell to running awaie The slaughter was great on euerie side both of Poictouins and others Diuerse of them fléeing also into the next woods were receiued by such as were laid there to cut them off and so slaine or taken out of hand Howbeit their chiefe capteine the forenamed Iohn of Monmouth escaped with a few other in his companie year 1234 line 10 This ouerthrow chanced the morrow after Christmasse daie The next daie Richard Marshall hauing thus got the victorie destroied certeine houses and lordships there in the marshes which belonged to the said Iohn of Monmouth About the same time also Richard Sward with other outlawes destroied the possessions belonging
she had issue a daughter named Deuorgoill which Deuorgoill was married to Iohn Balioll by whom she had issue Iohn Balioll that was afterward king of Scotland The second named Isabell was married to Robert le Bruis The third named Mawd died without issue And the fourth called Alda was married to Henrie Hastings But bicause the land perteining to the earledome of Chester should not go amongst rocks and distaues hauing such roiall prerogatiues belonging thereto the king seized them into his owne hands and in recompense assigned other lands to the forsaid sisters as it had beene by way of exchange Now sith the earles of Chester I meane those of the line of Hugh Lupus tooke end in this Iohn Scot I haue thought it not impertinent for the honor of so noble a linage to set downe the descent of the same earles beginning at the foresaid Hugh the first that gouerned after the conquest as I haue seen the same collected out of ancient records according line 10 to their true succession in seauen descents one after another as here followeth The true genealogie of the famous and most honourable earles of Chester HUgh Lou or Lupus first earle of Chester after the conquest nephue line 20 to William Conquerour by his sister Margaret wife to Richard Uicount of Auranches married a noble ladie named Armetruda by whom he had issue Richard that succeeded him in the earledome Robert abbat of saint Edmundsburie and Otuell He departed this life about the yeere of our Lord 1102 when he had beene earle about 40 yeeres 2 Richard Lupus eldest son to Hugh line 30 Lupus and second earle of Chester married Maud the daughter of Stephan erle of Blois Charters and Champaigne and sister to K. Stephan This Richard with his brother Otuell was drowned in the seas in the yeere of our Lord 1120 as before hath beene shewed after he had beene earle about ninteene yeares 3 Ranulfe or Randulfe the first of that line 40 name called Bohun and otherwise Mestheins the sonne of Iohn de Bohun and of Margaret sister to Hugh Lupus succeeded Richard as cousin and heire to him in the earldome of Chester and was the third earle in number after the conquest He married Maud the daughter of Auberie de Uere earle of Gisney and Oxenford by whome he had issue Ranulfe surnamed line 50 Geruous the fourth earle of Chester He died about the yere of our Lord 1130 after he had continued earle eight yeares 4 Ranulfe or Randulfe Bohun the second of that name and fourth erle in number after the conquest surnamed Geruous succeeded his father and married Alice daughter to Robert erle of Glocester base sonne to king Henrie the first by whome he line 60 had issue Hugh Keuelocke the fift earle of Chester He deceassed about the yeare of our Lord 1153 when he had beéne earle 29 yeares 5 Hugh Bohun otherwise Keuelocke the sonne of the said Ranulfe was the first earle of Chester after the conquest and second of that name He married Beatrice daughter to Richard Lucie lord cheefe iustice of England by whom he had issue Ranulfe the third of that name and foure daughters Mawd married to Dauid that was earle of Angus and Huntington and lord of Galloway Mabell maried to William Dalbegnie earle of Arundell Agnes maried to William Ferrers earle of Derbie and Hauisa ioined in marriage with Robert Quincie a baron of great honour This Hugh died about the yeare 1181 when he had beene earle eight and twentie yeares 6 Ranulfe Bohun the third of that name otherwise called Blundeuille the sonne of Hugh Keuelocke was the sixt earle of Chester after the conquest He was also earle of Lincolne as next cousine and heire to William Romare earle of Lincolne He had three wiues as before yee haue heard but yet died without issue about the yeare of our Lord 1232 after he had beene earle 51 yeares 7 Iohn Scot the sonne of Dauid earle of Angus Huntington was in the right of his mother the seuenth earle of Chester after the conquest He died without issue as before yee haue heard by reason whereof the erldome came into the kings hands in the yeare 1237. Thus much may suffice with that which is said before touching the descent of the earles of Chester And now to proceed The same yeare that Iohn Scot died cardinall Otho by some writers named Othobon about the feast of S. Peter and Paule came into England from pope Gregorie He was receiued with all honour and solemne reuerence as was decent yea and more than was decent the king meeting him at the sea side His comming was not signified afore to the nobles of the realme which caused them to mislike the matter and to grudge against the king seeing that he did all things contrarie to order breaking law faith and promise in all things He hath coupled himselfe said they in mariage with a stranger without consent of his freends and naturall subiects and now he bringeth in a legat secretlie who will take vpon him to make an alteration in the whole state of the realme But this legat shewed himselfe a verie sober and discréet person not so couetous as his predecessors in so much that he refused diuerse gifts which were offered vnto him though some he receiued and indéed commanded the other to be reserued for him He also distributed liberallie the vacant rents vnto such as he brought with him as well persons worthie as vnworthie and pacified such controuersies as were sproong betwixt the nobles and peeres of the realme so that he made them fréends ¶ An act memorable to be kept in record that the instrument and seruant of so bad a maister as he serued namelie the pope should be the procurer of so good a worke considering that from the sée of Rome full tides and violent streames of seditions haue flowed and verie sildome any occasion or means made to plant peace among men which is the daughter of loue and the worthiest thing that is as one saith verie well in these words Gignit amor pacem pax est dignissima rerum The bishop of Winchester the earle of Kent Gilbert Basset Stephen Siward others were by him accorded who had borne secret grudge ech to other a long time which hatred was at point to haue broken foorth and shewed it selfe in perilous wise at a tornie holden at Blie in the beginning of Lent where the Southernmen stroue against the Northerne men and in the end the Southerne men preuailed and tooke diuerse of their aduersaries so that it séemed not to be a triumphant iustes but rather a sharpe challenge and incounter betwixt enimies But amongst all others earle Bigot bare himselfe verie stoutlie After that the legat had thus agréed the noblemen he assembled a synod at London the morrow after the octaues of S. Martin wherein manie ordinances were newlie constituted for the state of the cleargie but not altogither verie acceptable
Hugh Bigod his chéefe iustice to be good and grafious lord vnto the citie and to mainteine the liberties thereof vnhurt Herewith the people for ioy made a great shout The eight day line 30 of Nouember he rode through the citie towards the sea side and vpon the thirtéenth daie of Nouember he tooke the sea at Douer and arriued at Whitsand and so from thence he rode vnto Paris where of the French king he was most honorablie receiued The cause of his going ouer was chéefelie to conclude some assured peace with the French king that he should not néed to doubt any forren enimies if he should come to haue warre with his owne people whereof he saw great likelihoods year 1260 and therefore he line 40 made such agreement with king Lewes as in the French historie more at large appeareth which to be short I here omit This one thing is here to be noted that besides the monie which king Henrie had in hand amounting to the summe of an hundred and fiftie thousand crownes for his resignation then made vnto Normandie Aniou and Maine it was accorded that he should receiue yearelie in name of a tribute the sum of ten thousand crownes ¶ Others write that he had line 50 three hundred thousand pounds of small Turon monie which he receiued in readie paiment and was promised restitution of lands to the value of twentie thousand pounds of yearelie rent and that after the decease of the French king that then was the countrie of Poictou should returne vnto the English dominion Some write that immediatlie after king Henrie had concluded his agréement he began to repent himselfe thereof and would neuer receiue penie of the monie nor leaue out in his stile the title line 60 of duke of Normandie But it is rather to be thought that such an agreement was at point to haue béene concluded or at the leastwise was had in talke but yet neuer concluded nor confirmed with hands and seales as it ought to haue beene if they had gone through with it In the meane time that king Henrie was thus occupied in France dissention fell in England betwéene prince Edward and Richard earle of Glocester for the appeasing whereof a parlement was called at Westminster to the which the lords came with great companies and speciallie the said prince and earle They intended to haue lodged within the citie but the maior going vnto the bishop of Worcester to sir Hugh Bigod and to sir Philip Basset vnto whome and to the archbishop of Canturburie the K. had committed the rule of the land in his absence required to know their pleasure herein Wherevpon they thought it good to haue the aduise of Richard the king of Almaine and therevpon went to him where they concluded that neither the said prince nor earle nor anie of their partakers should come within the citie the gates whereof were by the maiors appointment closed and kept with watch and ward both day and night Soone after also for the more safegard of the citie the gates were by the maiors appointment closed and kept with diligent watch and ward both day and night Soone after also for the more safegard of the said citie and sure kéeping of the peace the king of Almaine with the said sir Hugh and sir Philip came and lodged in the citie with their companies and such other as they would assigne to strengthen the citie if need required Wherin their prouident consent to withstand so foule a mischeefe as sedition might haue bred in the citie deserueth high commendation for it was the next waie to preserue the state thereof against all occasions of ruine to vnite harts and hands in so swéet an harmonie which the law of nature teacheth men to doo and as by this sage sentence is insinuated and giuen to vnderstand Manus manum lauat digitus digitum Vir virum ciuitas seruat ciuitatem Shortlie after the king returned out of France and about the feast of S. Marke came to London and lodged in the bishops palace And bicause of certeine rumors that were spred abroad sounding to some euill meaning which prince Edward should haue against his father the king brought ouer with him a great power of men in armes being strangers howbeit he brought them not into the citie but left them beyond the bridge in the parts of Surrie notwithstanding being entred the citie he so kept the gates and entries that none was permitted to enter but such as came in by his sufferance The earle of Glocester by his appointment also was lodged within the citie and the prince in the palace at Westminster Shortlie after by the kings commandement he remooued to S. Iohns all the other lords were lodged without the citie and the king of Almaine remooued againe to Westminster In which time a direction was taken betweene the said parties and a now assemblie and parlement assigned to be kept in the quindene of S. Iohn Baptist and after deferred or proroged till the feast of saint Edward at the which time all things were paciâ—â—ed a while but so as the earle of Glocester was put beside the roome which he had amongst other the peeres and so then he ioined in fréendship with the earle of Leiscester as it were by way of confederacie against the residue and yet in this last contention the said earle of Leicester tooke part with the prince against the earle of Glocester This yeare the lord William de Beauchampe the elder deceassed ¶ The lord Edward the kings sonne with a faire companie of knights and other men of armes passed the seas to exercise himselfe in iusts but he himselfe and his men were euill intreated in manie places so that they lost horsse armour and all other things to his great griefe and disliking as may be estéemed yet as some write he returned home with victorie in the iusts This yeare at Teukesburie a Iew falling by chance into a iakes vpon the saturdaie in reuerence of his sabboth would not suffer any man to plucke him foorth wherof the earle of Glocester being aduertiseâ— thought the christians should doo as much reuerence to their sabboth which is sundaie and therefore would suffer no man to go about to take him foorth that day and so lieng still till mondaie he was there found dead Diuers Noble men departed this life in this yeare as the earle of Albemarle the lord William Beauchampe Stephan de Longespee lord cheefe iustice of Ireland and Roger de Turkeby one of the kings chéese councellors and iustices of the land William de Kickham bishop of Durham and Iohn de Crakehale treasurer of England a spirituall man but rich beyond measure also Henrie de Ba another of the kings iustices of the bench In the 45 yeare of king line 10 Henries reigne Alexander king of Scotland came to London anon after the feast of S. Edward with a
certeine ships passing by the towre with wheat and other vittels into the towre making the price thereof himselfe The matter was had before sir Philip Basset lord cheefe iustice and others who vpon the sight and hearing of all such euidences and priuiledges as could be brought foorth for the aduantage of both the parties tooke order that the constable should when he lacked prouision of graine or vittels come into the market holden within the citie and there to haue wheat two pence in a quarter within the maiors price and other vittels after the same rate Prince Edward the kings sonne returning from line 10 the parts beyond the sea went with a great power as well of Englishmen as strangers against the Welshmen towards Snowdon hils but the enimies withdrawing themselues to their strengths within the woods and mounteines he could not much indamage them wherevpon after he had fortified certeine castels in those parts with men numition and vittels he returned being sent for backe of his father The archbishop of Canturburie foreseeing the trouble that was like to insue betwixt the king and his line 20 barons got licence of the king to go vnto Rome about such businesse as he fained to haue to doo with the pope and so departed the land and kept him awaie till the trouble was appeased Upon Midlent sundaie at a folkemote holden at Paules crosse before sir Philip Basset and other of the kings councell the maior of London was sworne to be true to the king and to his heires kings of England and vpon the morrow at the Guildhall euerie alderman in presence of the maior tooke the same oth And vpon line 30 the sundaie following euerie inhabitant within the citie of the age of 12 yeares and aboue before his alderman in his ward was newlie charged with the like oth Then began the displeasure betwéene the king and his barons to appeare which had béene long kept secret diuers of whom assembling togither in the marches of Wales gathered vnto them a power of men and sent a letter vnto the king vnder the seale of sir Roger Clifford beséeching him to haue in remembrance line 40 his oth and manifold promises made for the obseruing of the statutes ordeined at Oxford But although this letter was indited and written verie effectuallie yet receiued they no answer from the king who minded in no wise to obserue the same statutes as by euident takens it was most apparant Wherevpon they determined to attempt by force to bring their purpose to passe The king and the quéene for their more safegard got them into the towre of London and prince Edward laie at Clerkenwell line 50 but in such necessitie and discredit for monie that neither had they any store to furnish their wants neither was there any man that would trust them with a groat Prince Edward not able to abide such dishonor in the feast of the apostle Peter and Paule taking with him Robert Waleran and certeine others went to the new temple and there easling for the kéeper of the treasure-house as if he meant to see his mothers iewels that were laid vp there to be safelie line 60 kept he entred into the house and breaking the coffers of certeine persons that had likewise brought their monie thither to haue it in more safetie he tooke away from thence the value of 1000 pounds ô quantum cogit egestas Magnum pauperies opprobrium iubet Quiduis facere pati Virtutisque viam deserit arduae The citizens of London were so offended herewith that they rose in armour against him and other of the kings councell in somuch that they assailed the lodging of the lord Iohn Gray without Ludgate and tooke out of his stables 32 horsses and such other things as they might laie hold vpon kéeping such stur that the lord Gray himselfe was forced to flie beyond Fleetbridge The like rule they kept at the house of Iohn de Passelew Iohn Mansell departing foorth of the towre to the Thames with the countesse de Lisle and other ladies that were strangers borne sailed into France and landed at Whitsand where the said Mansell hearing that the lord Henrie sonne to the king of Almaine that then held with the barons was in those parts he caused the lord Ingram de Fines to staie him as prisoner and so he remained till king Henrie vpon the agreement betwixt him and the barons found meanes to get him released and so then he returned into England But now touching the barons they procéeded in their businesse which they had in hand with all earnest diligence of whome these were the chéefe that vndertooke this matter yoong Humfrie de Boun the lord Henrie son to the king of Almaine Henrie Montford Hugh Spenser Baldwin Wake Gilbert Gifford Richard Gray Iohn Ros William Marmion Henrie Hastings Haimon le Strange Iohn Fitz Iohn Godfrey Lucie Nicholas Segraue Roger de Leiborne Iohn Uesie Roger de Clifford Iohn de Uaus Gilbert de Clare Gilbert de Lacie and Robert Uepont the which with one generall consent elected for their chéefe capteins and generall gouernours Simon de Mountfort earle of Leicester Gilbert of Clare earle of Glocester and Robert Ferreis earle of Darbie and Iohn earle of Warren On the kings part these persons are named to stand with him against the other First Roger Bigod erle of Norffolke and Suffolke Humfrie de Boun earle of Hereford Hugh Bigod lord cheefe iustice Philip Basset William de Ualence Geffrey de Lucignan Peter de Sauoy Robert Walrand Iohn Mansell Geffrey Langley Iohn Gray William Latimer Henrie Percie and manie other The barons notwithstanding hauing assembled their powers resolued to go through with their purpose The first enterprise they made was at Hereford where they tooke the bishop of that sée named Iohn Breton and as manie of his canons as were strangers borne After this they tooke sir Matthew de Bezilles shiriffe of Glocester a stranger borne and kéeping on their waie towards London with baners displaied so manie as came within their reach whom they knew to be against the maintenance of the statutes of Oxford they spoiled them of their houses robbed them of their goods and imprisoned their bodies hauing no regard whether they were spirituall men or temporall In diuerse of the kings castels they placed such capteins and soldiers as they thought conuenient 〈◊〉 placed others whom they either knew or suspected to be aduersaries to their purpose About Midsummer when they drew néere to London they sent a letter to the maior and aldermen vnder the seale of the earle of Leicester willing to vnderstand whether they woulâ—â—bserue the acts and statâ—tes establishâ—d at Oxford or else aid and assist such persons as meant the breath of the same And herewith they sent vnto them â— copie of those articles with a prouiso that if any of them were preiudiciall or in any wife
that Peter de Mountfort was at Northampton assembling people to strengthen the barons part he got togither such men of warre as he could from all places and so he had with him his brother Richard king of Almaine his eldest sonne the lord Edward William de Ualence his halfe brother on the mothers side Iohn Comin of Ward in Scotland with a great number of Scots Iohn Ballioll lord of Gallowaie Robert Bruis lord of Annandale Roger Clifford Philip Marmion Iohn Uaux Iohn Leiborne Henrie Percie Philip Basset and Roger Mortimer Thus the king hauing these Noble men about him with his armie sped him towards Northampton and comming thither tooke the towne by force â—â—ue diuerse and tooke prisoners Peter Mountfort and Simon Mountfort the earle of Leicesters son William Ferries Baldwin Wake with Nicholas his brother Berengarius de Wateruile Hugh Gubiun Robert Buteuilein Adam of Newmarch Robert Newton Philip Dribie Grimbald Pauncefâ—et Roger Beltram Thomas Mansell and diuerse other to the number of 80 knights or as Matthew Westminster hath 15 barons and 60 knights besides a great number of esquires and burgesses the which were bestowed abroad in sundrie prisons The towne as some write was taken by this meanes Whilest diuerse of the capteins within were talking with the king on the one side of the towne towards the medowes the lord Philip Basset approched the walles néere vnto the monasterie of S. Andrew and there with his people hauing spades mattocks and other instruments prouided for the purpose vndermined a great paine of the wall and reuersed the same into ditches making such a breach that fortie horssemen might enter afront Some put the blame in such moonks of the abbeie as were strangers as though they should prepare this entrie for the enimie but howsoeuer it was the king got the towne out of his enimies hands This also is to be remembred that where by reason of variance which had chanced that yere betwixt the scholers of Oxford and the townesmen a great line 10 number of the same scholers were withdrawen to Northampton and there studied They had raised a banner to fight in defense of the towne against the king and did more hurt to the assailants than anie other band wherevpon the king threatned to hang them all and so had he doone indéed if by the persuasion of his councell he had not altered his purpose doubting to procure the hatred of their fréends if the execution should haue béene so rigorouslie prosecuted against them for there were amongst them manie line 20 yoong gentlemen of good houses and noble parentage Thus was the towne of Northampton taken on a saturdaie being Passion sundaie euen and the morrow after the daie of S. Ambrose which is the fift of Aprill On the monday following the king led his armie towards Leicester where the burgesses receiued him into the towne at his comming thither From thence he marched to Notingham burning and wasting the houses and manors of the barons and other of his enimies and speciallie those that belonged to the earle of Leicester Here he also gathered line 30 more people and so increased his power in somuch that diuerse Noblemen as Roger Clifford Henrie Percie Richard Gray Philip Basset Richard Sward and Hubert earle of Kent doubting the lacke of power in their companions reuolted incontinentlie to the kings side He sent his sonne prince Edward into Darbishire and Staffordshire with a strong power where he wasted the manours and possessions of Robert de Ferrers earle of Darbie and namelie he ouerthrew line 40 and defaced the castell of Tutburie Wheresoeuer the kings armie or that which his sonne prince Edward led chanced to come there followed spoiling burning and killing The barons on the other side sate not still for the lord Iohn Gifford with others that were appointed by the earle of Leicester to kéepe Killingworth castell which was furnished with all things necessarie maruellouslie and with such strange kind of engines as had not béene lightlie heard of nor seene in these parts tooke by a policie the castell of line 50 Warwike and William Manduit earle of Warwike with his wife and familie within it and leading them to Killingworth there coÌ„mitted them to prison The cause was for that they suspected him that he would take part with the king against them The castell of Warwike they raced downe least the kings people should take it for their refuge In the Passion weeke the Iewes that inhabited in London being detected of treason which they had deuised against the barons and citizens were slaine almost line 60 all the whole number of them and great riches found in their houses which were taken and caried awaie by those that ransacked the same houses After Easter the erle of Leicester hauing London at his commandement went to Rochester and besieged that citie but the capteine thereof Iohn earle of Warren did manfullie resist the enimies till the king aduertised thereof with the power of the marshes of the north parts and other came and remooued the siege This doone he left a conuenient garrison within the citie to defend it and comming to Tunbridge wan the castell and taking the countesse of Glocester that was within it permitted hir to depart This doone he repaired to the sea side towards France to staie there till his brethren Geffrey and Guie the sonnes of the earle of Marsh should arriue with some band of souldiers for whom he had now sent and reuoked into the realme being latelie before banished by the Nobles as before yée haue heard They shortlie after landed wherevpon the king hauing his power increased came to Lewes and pight downe his field not farre from that towne In the end of Aprill the barons hearing where the king was departed from London with a great multitude of the citizens whom they placed in the vantward and marched foorth towards the king and comming neere to the place where he was lodged set downe their tents and incamped themselues a little beside him Either here or by the waie as they came forward the barons deuised a letter and sent it vnto the king conteining an excuse of their dooings and a declaration of their well meanings both towards him and the wealth of the realme and heerewith accused those that were about him and with euill counsell misinformed him both against them against the publike wealth of the land and his owne honor This letter was dated the tenth of Maie and subscribed with the names of a great number of noble men of the which the more part doo here insue but yet not all Sir Simon de Montfort earle of Leicester and high steward of England sir Gilbert de Clare earle of Glocester Robert Ferrers earle of Darbie Hugh Spenser lord cheefe iustice Henrie Montfort sonne and heire to the earle of Leicester Richard Grey Henrie Hastings Iohn Fitz Iohn Robert de Uéepont Iohn Ginuile Robert Rops William Marmion Baldwine
Wake Gilbert Gifford Nicholas de Segraue Godfrey de Lucie Iohn de Ueisie William de Mountchensie with other The king answered this letter in charging them with rebellion and moouing of open war against him to the great disquieting of the realme Also he laid vnto their charge the burning of the manours houses and places of his nobles and councellors and herewith defied them by the same answer which was dated at Lewes aforesaid on the twelfth of Maie Also the king of Romanes and prince Edward sent their defiance to the barons at the same time in writing vnder their seales for that the barons in their letter to the king had burthened them and other with misleading the king with vntrue informations and sinister counsell Thus as they writ to and fro such nipping letters all the treatie of peace was forgotten and laid aside so that they prepared to battell The king had indéed the greater number of armed men but manie of them were vnfaithfull and cared not greatlie though the losse fell to his side and so whilest they went to it without order vnaduisedlie they fought at aduenture continued but faintly His capteines made thrée battels of their armie the lord Edward led the foreward and with him William de Ualence earle of Penbroke and Iohn de Warren erle of Surrey and Sussex In the second the K. of Almaine with his sonne Henrie were cheeftaines The third the king gouerned himselfe The barons diuided their host into foure battels the first was vnder the gouernment of the lord Henrie de Montfort and others The second was led by the lord Gilbert de Clare the lord Iohn Fitz Iohn and the lord William de Mountchensie The third in which the Londoners were placed the lord Nicholas de Segraue ruled The fourth was led by Simon Montfort earle of Leicester himselfe and one Thomas de Peuelston Thus being ordered on the fourtéenth of Maie being Wednesdaie they ioined in fight and at the first incounter the L. Henrie de Hastings the lord Geffrey de Lucie Humfrey de Bohun the yoonger were wounded and the Londoners forthwith were beaten backe for prince Edward so fiercelie assailed them that they were not able to abide the brunt He hated them indeed aboue all other namelie for that of late they had misvsed his mother reuiling hir and throwing durt and stones at hir when she passed the bridge as before ye haue heard which wrong and abuse by them committed was peraduenture on their parts forgotten line 10 but of prince Edward as it séemeth remembred for Puluere qui laedit sed laesus marmore scribit Herevpon prince Edward now to be reuenged of them after they began to flie most egerlie following them chased slue them by heaps But whilest he separated himselfe by such earnest following of the Londoners too farre from the residue of the kings armie he was the onelie cause of the losse of that field for the earle of Leicester perceiuing that the prince with the chiefest force of the kings armie was thus gone after the Londoners of whom he made no line 20 great account he exhorted his people to shew their valiancie at that instant and so comming vpon his aduersaries with great courage in a moment put them to flight There were taken the king of Almaine the lords Iohn de Burgh and Philip Basset with all other the chiefest that were about the king but the king himselfe retired with those few about him that were left into the priorie of Lewes and other there were that withdrew into the castell line 30 The barons pursuing them entered the towne and tooke or slue so manie as they found within the castell and priorie At length prince Edward returned from the chase of the Londoners whom he had pursued for the space of foure miles and finding the field lost began a new battell but the earle of Surrie William de Valence and Guy de Lucignan with Hugh Bigod and others hauing with them thrée hundred armed men streightwaies fled vnto the castell of Pemsie Prince Edward then perceiuing slaughter line 40 to be made on each hand cast about the towne and with his companie got into the priorie to his father In the meane time the barons gaue assault to the castell but they within valiantlie defended themselues with whose hardie dooings prince Edward incouraged gathered his people togither againe and meant eâ—tsoones to giue battell but the subtill head of the earle of Leicester beguiled them all for he caused certeine friers to take in hand to be intreators betwixt them which comming to the king and to the line 50 prince his sonne declared that the barons to auoid that more christian bloud should not be spilt would be contented to haue the matter put in compromise of indifferent persons but if it were so that the king and his sonne would néeds stand to the vttermost triall of battell they would not faile but strike off the heads of the king of Almaine and other prisoners which they would set vpon the ends of their speares in stéed of standards The king and his people hauing the respect of pitie line 60 before their eies changed their purposed intent to fight and falling to a parle which continued for the most part of all the night next following at length it was agreed vpon that the French king with thrée prelats and three other noble men of the temporaltie should choose foorth and name two noble men of France which comming into England should take a third person to them whom they thought good and they thrée should haue the hearing of all controuersies betwixt the king and the barons and what order so euer they tooke therein the same should stand and be receiued for a perfect conclusion and stable decrée This agréement was confirmed and prince Edward and Henrie sonne to the king of Almaine were appointed to remaine as hostages with the barons ¶ Other write otherwise of this battell at Lewes affirming that not onelie the king of Romans but also king Henrie himselfe hauing his owne horsse thrust through on both sides was taken and likewise his sonne prince Edward with other on their side to the number of fiue and twentie barons and bannerets and that moreouer there died on the kings side that day in the battell and chase six thousand and fiue hundred men as Polydor noteth howbeit Richard Southwell saith there died on both parts onlie 3400. But Matth. Westminster writeth that as the report went there died fiue thousand on both sides and amongst other these he nameth as chéefe William de Wilton one of the kings iustices the lord Fouke Fitz Waren a baron that tooke the kings part On the barons side the lord Rafe Heringander a baron also and William Blunt the earles standardbearer Of them that were taken on the kings side beside such as before are recited we find these named Humfrie
Amongst other that did their homage to the king himselfe was Marie quéene of Man and countesse of Stratherne vpon the 24 daie of Iulie the king being thus in S. Iohns towne otherwise called Perth To conclude he was put in full possession of the realme of Scotland receiued there homages and fealties as before ye haue heard as the direct and supreme lord of that land This doone and euerie thing ordered as séemed most expedient king Edward returned into the south parts of his realme to be at his mothers buriall that in this meane time was departed this life Hir hart was buried in the church of the Graifriers at London hir bodie at Ambresburie in the house of the nunnes ¶ After the funerals were ended king Edward returned into the north parts againe he staied a while at Yorke and during his abode there Rées ap Meridoc of whome ye haue heard before was by order of law condemned executed ¶ This yeare after Easter as the fléet laie before S. Matthewes in Britaine there rose certeine discord betwixt the Norman mariners and them of Baion and so farre the quarell increased that they fell to trie it by force the Englishmen assisting them of Baion and the French kings subiects taking part with the Normans and now they fraught not their ships so much with merchandize as with armour weapon At length the matter burst out from sparkes into open flame the sequele wherof hereafter shall appeare as we find it reported by writers But now touching the Scotish affaires At length the king comming into Scotland gaue summons to all those that claimed the crowne to appeare before him at the feast of the natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist next insuing that they might declare more at large by what right they claimed the kingdome Hervpon when the daie of their appearance was come and that king Edward was readie to heare the matter he chose out the number of 40 persons the one halfe Englishmen and the other Scotishmen which should discusse with aduised deliberation and great diligence the allegations of the competitors deferring the finall sentence vnto the feast of S. Michaell next insuing the which feast being come after due examination full triall and assured knowledge had of the right the kingdome by all their assents was adiudged vnto Iohn Balioll who descended of the eldest daughter of Dauid king of Scotland Robert le Bruce betwixt whom and the same Balioll at length the other being excluded the question and triall onlie rested was descended of the second daughter of king Dauid though otherwise by one degrée he was néerer to him in bloud Thus writeth Nicholas Triuet But others affirme that after long disputation in the matter by order of king Edward there were appointed 80 ancient and graue personages amongst the which were 30 Englishmen vnto whom being sworne and admonished to haue God before their eies authoritie was giuen to name him that should be king These 80 persons after they had well considered vnto whome the right apperteined declared with one voiâ—e that Iohn Balioll was rightful king king Edward allowed their sentence and by his authoritie confirmed vnto the same Iohn the possession of the kingdome of Scotland with condition that if he did not gouerne that realme with iustice then vpon complaint the king of England might put vnto his hand of reformation as he was bound to doo by his right of superioritie that in him was inuested Herevpon king Edward awarded foorth his writ of deliuerie of seizine at the suit of the said I. Balioll to William and Robert bishops of S. Andrewes and Glasco to Iohn lord Comin Iames lord Steward line 10 of Scotland and to the lord Brian Fitz Alane wardens of Scotland commanding them to deliuer vnto the said Iohn Balioll the seizine and possession of that realme sauing the releefes and debts due to him of the issues and profits of the same realme vnto the day of the date of the writ which was the ninetéenth day of Nouember in the twentie yere of his reigne Also there was another writ made and directed to such as had the kéeping of the castels in their hands line 20 in forme as followeth The copie of the writ for the deliuerie of the castels EDwardus Dei gratia rex Angliae dominus Hiberniae dux Aquitaniae superior dominus regni Scotiae dilecto fideli suo Petro Burdet line 30 constabulario castri de Berwike salutem Cùm Iohannes de Baliolo nuper in parlamento nostro apud Berwicum super Tuedam venisset coram nobis petiuisset praedictum regnum Scotiae sibi per nos adiudicari seisinam ipsius regni vt propinquiori haeredi Margaretae filiae regis Norwegiae dominae Scotiae iure successionis liberari ac nos auditis intellectis petitionibus rationibus diligentur examinatis inuenerimus praefatum Iohannem de Baliolo esse propinquiorem line 40 haeredem praedictae Margaretae quo ad praedictum regnum Scotiae obtinendum propter quod idem regnum Scotiae scisinam eiusdem saluo iure nostro heredum nostrorum cum voluerimus inde loqui praedicto Iohanni reddidimus tibi mandamus quòd seisinam praedicti castri de Beruico cum omnibus pertinentijs suis vnà cum alijs omnibus rebus tibi per chirographum traditis secundum quod in praedicti castritibi commissa custodia line 50 res huiusmodi recepisti sine dilatione praefato Iohanni de Baliolo vel attornatis suis has litteras deferentibus deliberari facias Teste meipso apud Beruicum super Tuedam 19 die Nouembris Anno regni nostri 20. In English thus EDward by the grace of God king of England lord of Ireland duke line 60 of Aquitaine and superiour lord of the realme of Scotland to his welbeloued and faithfull seruant Peter Burdet conestable of the castell of Berwike sendeth greeting Where Iohn de Balioll late in parlement holden at Berwike vpon Tweed came before vs and demanded the said realme of Scotland to be adiudged to him by vs and seizine of the same realme to be to him deliuered as next heire to Margaret daughter to the king of Norwaie ladie of Scotland by right of succession We hauing heard and vnderstood the same petitions and reasons being diligentlie weighed and examined we find the said Iohn Balioll to be next heire vnto the laid Margaret as to obteine the said kingdome of Scotland whervpon we haue deliuered to him the said kingdome of Scotland and the seizine therof sauing the right of vs our heires when it shall please vs to speake therof We therefore command you that you deliuer vp vnto the said Iohn Balioll or to his attornies that shall bring with them these our present letters the seizine of the said castell of Berwike with all the appurtenances togither with all other things to you by indenture deliuered accordinglie as you did receiue the same with the
him with a great power where immediatlie at the first ioining of the battels the earle of Lincolne retired backe so that the lord Iohn saint Iohn and his companie ouerset with preasse of enimies were vanquished and the said lord saint Iohn with sir William de Mortimer sir William Burmengham and other to the number of eight knights and diuerse esquires were taken the which were sent to Paris as prisoners Other write somewhat otherwise of this battell as that vpon the first incounter the Englishmen droue backe one regiment of the earle of Arthois his men of armes whom he diuided into foure parts but when they once ioined with the second regiment to the which they were beaten backe forward they came againe and so charging the Englishmen with helpe of their third squadron which was now come to them also they easilie put the Englishmen oppressed with multitude vnto flight followed them in chase After this came the Englishmen which were in the rereward and incountring with the fourth squadron or regiment of the Frenchmen streightwaies brake the fame Herewith was the night come vpon them so that one could not know an other a fréend from an enimie and so both the Englishmen and Frenchmen were dispersed till the moone rose and the Frenchmen withdrew to their fortresses and amongst them certeine Englishmen were mingled which being discouered were taken prisoners as the lord Iohn saint Iohn and others The slaughter was not great for there were no footmen on either part to spoile or kill the men of armes that were throwne beside their horsses for the English footmen remained in the wood or were withdrawne backe as before ye haue heard without attempting any exploit worthie of praise Indéed some laie the blame in the Gascoine footmen for the losse of this battell bicause that they withdrew backe and left the English horssemen in danger of the enimies which had compassed them about on euerie side Thrée hundred of the men of armes came through to the towne of Bellegard but bicause it was night so that they could not be discerned whether they were frends line 10 or foes they within the towne would not suffer them to enter wherevpon they departed and went to S. Seuere foure leagues off Yet further in the night other of the Englishmen were receiued into Bellegard which came thither after the other and so in the morning they of the garison with their assistance issued foorth and comming to the place where the battell had béene gathered the spoile of the field and conueied into their towne such prouision of vittels as they found there line 20 The earle of Lincolne with a great manie of other wandred a great part of the night and knew not whither to go At length about thrée of the clocke in the morning he came to Perforate where he had lodged with his armie the night before there found a great number of his people right glad of his comming and happie escape out of danger From thence he returned vnto Baion with the earle of Richmond sir Iohn de Britaine and all his companie that were left And such was the hap of this iournie In Lent line 30 following those that were dispersed here and there abroad resorted to the earle of Lincolne soiourning at Baion and in the summer season made a iournie towards Tholouse spoiling and wasting the countries of Tholouse and other there abouts and remoued also the siege which those of Tholouse had laid vnto a fortresse called S. Kiternes in chasing them from the same siege and towards Michaelmasse they returned to Baion and there laie alle the winter till after Christmasse and then by reason of the truce concluded line 40 as after appeareth betwixt the two kings of England France they returned home into England In the same yeare the king raised the custome of wooll to an higher rate than had beene paid at any time before for he tooke now fortie shillings of a sacke or sarpler where before there was paid but half a marke Moreouer he commanded that against his iournie which he meant to make ouer into France there should be two thousand quarters of wheat and as much of oates taken by the shiriffe in euerie countie line 50 within the realme to be conueied to the sea side except where they had no store of corne and there should béeues and bakons be taken to a certeine number In the meane time the earle of Flanders was sore vexed by war which the French king made against him being entred into Flanders with an armie of thrée score thousand men as some authors haue recorded About the feast of the natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist he laid siege to Lisle and shortlie after came the line 60 earle of Arthois being returned out of Gascoine with his power vnto that siege and was sent foorth to kéepe the Flemings and others occupied which laie at Furneis and in other places thereabouts in low Flanders with whome he fought and got the victorie King Edward therefore to succour his fréends prepared to go ouer into Flanders and therevpon summoned all those that owght him any seruice such also as held lands to the value of twentie pounds and aboue to be readie with horsse and harnesse at London about Lammas to passe ouer with him in that iournie In the meane time about the moneth of Maie there began a rebellion in Scotland by the setting on of William Waleis for the king of Englands iustice William Ormsbie accordinglie as he had in commission confined and put to outlawrie a great sort of such Scotishmen as refused to doo fealtie and homage vnto the king of England the which Scotishmen being thus condemned as outlawes elected the foresaid William Waleis for their capteine with whome William Douglas being once associated the number of them increased hugelie The earle of Surrey and the treasurer being in England those outlawes purposed to haue taken the iustice at Scone but he being warned though almost too late escaped himselfe with much adoo leauing the most part of his people as a spoile to the enimies For William Waleis and his companie killed as manie Englishmen as fell into his hands and taking certeine religious men he bound their hands behind them and constreined them to leape into the riuer taking pleasure to behold how they plunged The king sent the bishop of Durham into Scotland to vnderstand the certeintie of this rebellion who returning from thence informed him of the truth The king not minding to breake his iournie which he had purposed to make into Flanders appointed that the earle of Surrey should haue the leading of all such men of warre as might be leuied beyond Trent to represse the Scotish rebels and also wrote vnto Iohn Comin earle of Boughan that remembring their faith and promise they should returne into Scotland and doo their best to quiet the countrie they according to
was forsaken tooke great displeasure herewith But sith the king allowed of all the duke of Irelands dooings the duke of Glocester dissembled such iniuries doone to his neece for the time till opportunitie might serue to reuenge the same The duke of Ireland vnderstood all these things and therefore was the more circumspect for his owne safetie and studied how by some meanes he might dispatch the duke of Glocester out of the waie as the line 20 man whom he most feared least his life should be his destruction by one means or other Easter was now past the time as ye haue heard appointed before the which the duke of Ireland should haue transported ouer into Ireland yet was he not set forward But least somewhat might be thought in the matter and for feare of some stir to be raised by the lords of the realme that wished him gone according to the order prescribed at the last parlement the king as it were to bring him to the water side went with him into line 30 Wales where being out of the waie they might deuise how to dispatch the duke of Glocester the earles of Arundell Warwike Derbie and Notingham with others of that faction There were with the king beside the duke of Ireland Michaell de la Poole earle of Suffolke Robert Trisilian lord chiefe iustice and diuers other which doubtfull of their owne safegards did what they could as writers report to mooue the king forward to the destruction of those noblemen After the king had remained in those parties a good line 40 while he returned and brought the duke of Ireland backe with him againe so that it seemed his voiage into Ireland was now quite forgotten About the same time Robert Trisilian lord chiefe iustice of England came to Couentrie and indicted there two thousand persons The king and the quéene came to Grobie and thither came by his commandement the iustices of the realme There were also with him at the same time Alexander archb of Yorke Robert Ueere duke of Ireland Michaell de la Poole line 50 earle of Suffolke Robert Trisilian his fellowes of whom it was demanded if by the lawes of the realme the king might reuoke the ordinances made in the last parlement to the which he had giuen his consent in manner by constraint and they made answer that he might Then were the iustices commanded to come vnto Notingham where the king appointed to meet them and thither he came according to his appointment and held a solemne councell in the castell of Notingham the morrow after S. Bartholomews line 60 day In this councell were the aforesaid archbishop of Yorke the duke of Ireland the earle of Suffolke Robert Trisilian iustice Robert Bramble iustice and sundrie other all which iustices were commanded to set their hands vnto the question vnder written that by meanes thereof those persons that were about the king thought they might haue good occasion to put the duke of Glocester and other lords that were his complices vnto death which in the last parlement were ordeined to haue the gouernance of the realme and all such as were consenting to the same Diuerse of the iustices refused to subscribe but yet they were consâ—reined to doo as the rest did among the which was Iohn Belknap who vtterlie refused till the duke of Ireland and the earle of Suffolke compelled him thereto for if he had persisted in the refusall he had not escaped their hands and yet when he had set to his seale he burst out into these words Now said he here lacketh nothing but a rope that I might receiue a reward worthie for my desert and I know if I had not doone this I might not haue escaped your hands so that for your pleasures and the kings I haue doone it and deserued thereby death at the hands of the lords Which indéed shortlie followed for in the next parlement he was condemned and executed All this remained in record An act of councell touching this matter in manner as followeth MEmorandum that on the fiue and twentith day of August in the 11 yeare of the reigne of king Richard the second at the castell of Notingham aforesaid Robert Trisilian lord chiefe iustice of England Robert Belknap lord chiefe iustice of the coÌ„mon plees Iohn Holt Roger Fulthorpe William Borough knights and associats of the said Robert Belknap and Iohn Lockton one of the kings sergeants at the law being personalie required in presence of the lords and other witnesses vnder written by our said souereigne lord the king in that faith and allegiance in which to him they were bounden that they should trulie answer to certeine questions vnderwritten and vpon the same by their discretions to saie the law 1 First it was asked of them whether the new statute ordinance and commission made in the last parlement held at Westminster be hurtfull to the kings prerogatiue Wherevnto all of one mind answered that they were hurtfull and speciallie bicause they be against the kings will 2 Item it was inquired of them how they ought to be punished that procured the said statute ordinance and commission to be made Wherevnto with one assent they answered that they deserued death except the king of his grace would pardon them 3 Item it was inquired how they ought to be punished which moued the king to consent to the making of the said statute ordinance and commission Wherevnto they answered that vnlesse the king would giue them his pardon they ought to lose their liues 4 Item it was inquired of them what punishment they deserued that compelled the king to the making of that statute ordinance and commission Wherevnto they gaue answer that they ought to suffer as traitors 5 Item it was demanded of them how they ought to be punished that interrupted the king so that he might not exercise those things that apperteined to his regalitie and prerogatiue Wherevnto answer was made that they ought to be punished as traitors 6 Item it was inquired of them whether that after the affaires of the realme and the cause of the calling togither of the states of the parlement were once by the kings commandement declared and opened and other articles on the kings behalfe limited vpon which the lords and commons of the realme ought to intreat and proceed if the lords neuertheles would line 10 proceed vpon other articles and not meddle with those articles which the king had limited till time the king had answered the articles proponed by them notwithstanding the king inioined them to the contrarie whether in this case the king might rule the parlement and cause them to proceed vpon the articles by him limited before they proceeded any further To line 20 which question it was answered that the king should haue in this part the rule for order of all such articles to be prosecuted vntill the end of the parlement And if any presumed to go contrarie to
defraied and laid out in Almaine and in Boheme about the kings marriage and for the residue desired daies of paiment yet he could obteine neither Further he was accused that the duke of Ireland and he had gathered great summes of monie conueied the same to Douer and from thence sent it in the night by sea into Germanie Lastlie the archbishop forsooth and the moonks of Canturburie charged him that he sought the means to remooue â—he shrine of the archbishop Thomas otherwise called Thomas Becket from Canturburie vnto Douer vnder a colour of feare least the Frenchmen being assembled in Flanders to inuade England should land in Kent and take Canturburie and spoile it where indeed as they surmized against him he meant to send it ouer the seas vnto the king of Boheme Herevpon he was first committed to the tower and before the king or his other friends could procure his deliuerance he was without law or iustice before any of the residue as some hold brought foorth and beheaded on the tower hill by commandement of the duke of Glocester and other of his faction quite contrarie to the kings will or knowledge in somuch that when he vnderstood it he spake manie sore words against the duke affirming that he was a wicked man and worthie to be kept shorter sith vnder a colour of dooing iustice he went about to destroie euerie good and honest man The king was also offended with the duke of Yorke for his brothers presumptuous doings though the said duke of Yorke being verelie a man of a gentle nature wished that the state of the common-wealth might haue béene redressed without losse of any mans life or other cruell dealing but the duke of Glocester and diuerse other of the nobilitie the lesse that they passed for the kings threatening speach so much more were they readie to punish all those whom they tooke to be their enimies In deed the said sir Simon Burlie was thought to beare himselfe more loftie by reason of the kings fauour than was requisite which procured him enuie of them that could not abide others to be in any condition their equals in authoritie It should appeare by Froissard that he was first of all in the beginning of these stirs betwixt the king and the lords committed to the tower and notwithstanding all the shift that either the king or the duke of Ireland or anie other of his fréends could make for him by the duke of Glocesters commandement he was cruellie beheaded so greatlie to the offense of the king and those that were his trustie councellors that therevpon the king caused the duke of Ireland the sooner to assemble an armie against the said duke and his complices therby â—o râ—sâ—raine their presumptuous proceedings But whether he was thus at the first or last executed to please the king the better now at this parlement amongst others that were condemned in the same his lands were giuen to the king a great part whereof he afterwards disposed to diuerse men as he thought expedient But yet in the parlement holden in the one and twentith yeare of this kings reigne the act of atteindor of the said sir Simon was repealed and at an other parlement holden in the second yeare of king Henrie the fourth all his lands which then remained vngranted and vnsold were restored to sir Iohn Burlie knight sonne and heire of sir Roger Burlie brother to the said Simon of whom lineallie is descended Thomas Eins line 10 esquier now secretarie to the queenes maiesties councell in the north parts And thus far touching sir Simon Burlie of whom manie reports went of his disloiall dealings towards the state as partlie ye haue heard but how trulie the lord knoweth Among other slanderous tales that were spred abroad of him one was that he consented to the deliuering of Douer castell by the kings appointment to the Frenchmen for monie But as this was a thing not like to be true so no doubt manie things that the persons line 20 aforesaid which were executed had béene charged with at the least by common report among the people were nothing true at all although happilie the substance of those things for which they died might be true in some respect Sir William Elmham that was charged also for withdrawing of the soldiers wages discharged himselfe therof and of all other things that might be laid to his charge As touching the iustices they were all condemned to death by the parlement but such line 30 meanes was made for them vnto the queene that she obteined pardon for their liues But they forfeited their lands and goods and were appointed to remaine in perpetuall exile with a certeine portion of monie to them assigned for their dailie sustentation the names of which iustices so condemned to exile were these Robert Belknap Iohn Holt Iohn Craie Roger Fulthorpe William Burgh and Iohn Lokton Finallie in this parlement was an oth required and line 40 obteined of the king that he should stand vnto and abide such rule and order as the lords should take and this oth was not required onelie of the king but also of all the inhabitants of the realme ¶ In these troubles was the realme of England in these daies and the king brought into that case that he ruled not but was ruled by his vncles and other to them associat In the latter end of this eleuenth yeare was the earle of Arundell sent to the sea with a great nauie of ships and men of warre There went with him in line 50 this iournie of noble men the earles of Notingham Deuonshire sir Thomas Percie the lord Clifford the lord Camois sir William Elmham sir Thomas Morieux sir Iohn Daubreticourt sir William Shellie sir Iohn Warwike or Berwike sir Stephan de Liberie sir Robert Sere sir Peter Montherie sir Lewes Clanbow sir Thomas Coque or Cooke sir William Paulie or Paulet diuerse others There were a thousand men of armes and three thousand archers The purpose for which they were sent was to line 60 haue aided the duke of Britaine if he would haue receiued them being then eftsoones run into the French kings displeasure for the imprisoning of the lord Clisson constable of France But after that contrarie to expectation the duke of Britaine was come to an agréement with the French king the earle of Arundell drew with his nauie alongst the coasts of Poictou and Xaintonge till at length he arriued in the hauen that goeth vp to Rochell and landed with his men at Marrant foure leagues from Rochell and began to pilfer spoile and fetch booties abroad in the countrie The Frenchmen within Rochell issued foorth to skirmish with the Englishmen but they were easilie put to flight and folowed euen to the bariers of the gates of Rochell ¶ Perot le Bernois a capteine of Gascoigne that made warre for the king of England in Limosin and lay in the fortresse of Galuset came foorth the same time
dominabitur in populo The which our lord grant that he may prosperouslie reigne vnto the pleasure of God and wealth of his realme Amen After the archbishop had ended wishing that it might so come to passe and the people answered Amen line 60 the king standing on his féet said vnto the lords and commons there present I thanke you my lords both spirituall and temporall and all the states of this land and doo you to wit that it is not my will that any man thinke that I by the waie of conquest would disherit any man of his heritage franches or other rights that him ought to haue of right nor to put him out of that which he now inioieth and hath had before time by custome or good law of this realme except such priuat persons as haue béene against the good purpose and the common profit of the realme When he had thus ended all the shiriffes and other officers were put in their authorities againe to exercise the same as before which they could not doo whilest the kings roiall throne was void Moreouer a proclamation was made that the states should assemble againe in parlement on mondaie then next insuing being the feast daie of saint Faith which is the sixt of October and that the monday then next following being the 13 of the same moneth and the feast day of saint Edward the king and confessor the coronation should be solemnized and that all such as had to claime any seruice to be doone by them at the same by any tenure they should come to the White-hall in the kings palace before the steward and constable of England on saturdaie next before the same day of the parlement and presenting their petitions that were due rightfull they should obteine that to them apperteined Excuse was also made on the kings behalfe for calling of a parlement vpon so short a warning so as the knights and burgesses were not changed but onelie appointed to assemble againe as if the other parlement had rather beene continued than dissolued The cause was alledged to be for easing of the charges that would haue risen if ech man had béene sent home and new knights and burgesses called These things doone the king rose from his place and with a cheerefull and right courteous countenance regarding the people went to White-hall where the same day he held a great feast In the after nâ—one were proclamations made in the accustomed places of the citie in the name of king Henrie the fourth On the morrow following being wednesdaie and first of October the procurators aboue named repaired to the tower of London and there signified vnto king Richard the admission of king Henrie And the aforesaid iustice William Thirning in name of the other and for all the states of the land renounced vnto the said Richard late king all homage and fealtie vnto him before time due in maner and forme as apperteined Which renuntiation to the deposed king was a redoubling of his greefe in so much as thereby it came to his mind how in former times he was acknowledged taken for their liege lord and souereigne who now whether in contempt or in malice God knoweth to his face forsware him to be their king So that in his heuinâ—s he might verie well haue said with a gréeued plaintife Heu quantae sortes miseris mortalibus instant Ah chari quoties obliuia nominis opto O qui me fluctus quis me telluris hiatuâ— Pertaesum tetricae vitae deglutiat ore Chasmatico Thus was king Richard depriued of all kinglie honour and princelie dignitie by reason he was so giuen to follow euill counsell and vsed such inconuenient waies and meanes through insolent misgouernance and youthfull outrage though otherwise a right noble and woorthie prince He reigned two and twentie yeares three moneths and eight daies He deliuered to king Henrie now that he was thus deposed all the goods that he had to the summe of three hundred thousand pounds in coine besides plate and iewels as a pledge and satisfaction of the iniuries by him committed and doone in hope to be in more suertie of life for the deliuerie thereof but whatsoeuer was promised he was deceiued therein For shortlie after his resignation he was conueied to the castell of Leeds in Kent froÌ„ thence to Pomfret where he departed out of this miserable life as after you shall heare He was séemelie of shape and fauor of nature good inough if the wickednesse naughtie demeanor of such as were about him had not altered it His chance verelie was greatlie infortunate which fell into such calamitie that he tooke it for the best waie he could deuise to renounce his kingdome for the which mortall men are accustomed to hazard all they haue to atteine therevnto But such misfortune or the like oftentimes falleth vnto those princes which when they are aloft cast no doubt for perils that maie follow He was prodigall ambitious and much giuen to the pleasure of the bodie He kept the greatest port and mainteined the most plentifull house that euer any king in England did either before his time or since For there resorted dailie to his court aboue ten thousand persons that had meat and drinke there allowed them In his kitchen there line 10 were thrée hundred seruitors and euerie other office was furnished after the like rate Of ladies chamberers and landerers there were aboue thrée hundred at the least And in gorgious and costlie apparell they exceeded all measure not one of them that kept within the bounds of his degrée Yeomen and groomes were clothed in silkes with cloth of graine and skarlet ouer sumptuous ye may be sure for their estates And this vanitie was not onelie vsed in the court in those daies but also other people abroad in the towns line 20 and countries had their garments cut far otherwise than had beene accustomed before his daies with imbroderies rich furres and goldsmiths worke and euerie daie there was deuising of new fashions to the great hinderance and decaie of the common-welth Moreouer such were preferred to bishoprikes and other ecclesiasticall liuings as neither could teach nor preach nor knew any thing of the scripture of God but onelie to call for their tithes and duties so that they were most vnworthie the name of bishops line 30 being lewd and most vaine persons disguised in bishops apparell Furthermore there reigned abundantlie the filthie sinne of leacherie and fornication with abhominable adulterie speciallie in the king but most chéefelie in the preâ—acie whereby the whole realme by such their euill example was so infected that the wrath of God was dailie prouoked to vengeance for the sins of the prince and his people How then could it continue prosperouslie with this king against whom for the â—owle enormâ—ties wherewith line 40 his life was defamed the wrath of God was whetted and tooke so sharpe an edge
so long as he bare the scepter The lord Reginald Graie of Ruthen by reason of his manour of Ashleie in Norfolke couered the tables and had for his fees all the tableclothes as well those in the hall as else-where when they were taken vp notwithstanding a petition exhibited by sir Iohn Draiton to haue had that office The same lord Graie of Ruthen bare the kings great spurs before him in the time of his coronation by right of inheritance as heire to Iohn Hastings earle of Penbroke Iohn erle of Summerset by the kings assignement bare the second sword before him at his coronation albeit that the said lord Graie of Ruthen by petition exhibited before the lord steward demanded the same office by reason of his castell tower of Penbroke and of his towne of Denbigh Thomas earle of Arundell cheefe butler of England obteined to exercise that office the daie of the coronation and had the fées thereto belonging granted to him to wit the goblet with which the king was serued and other things to that his office apperteining the vessels of wine excepted that laie vnder the bar which were adiudged vnto the said lord steward the said earle of Arundels claime notwithstanding The citizens of London chosen foorth by the citie serued in the hall as assistants to the lord cheefe butler whilest the king sate at dinner the daie of his coronation and when the king entered into his chamber after dinner and called for wine the lord maior of London brought to him a cup of gold with wine and had the same cup giuen to him togither with the cup that conteined water to allay the wine After the king had drunke the said lord maior and the aldermen of London had their table to dine at on the left hand of the king in the hall Thomas Dimocke in right of his moother Margaret Dimocke by reason of the tenure of his manor of Scriuelbie claimed to be the kings champion at his coronation and had his sute granted notwithstanding a claime exhibited by Baldwin Freuill demanding that office by reason of his castell of Tamwoorth in Warwikeshire The said Dimocke had for his fees one of the best coursers in the kings stable with the kings saddle and all the trappers harnesse apperteining to the same horsse or courser he had likewise one of the best armors that was in the kings armorie for his owne bodie with all that belonged wholie therevnto Iohn lord Latimer although he was vnder age for himselfe and the duke of Norfolke notwithstanding that his possessions were in the kings hands by his atturnie sir Thomas Graie knight claimed and had the office of almoner for that daie by reason of certeine lands which sometime belonged to the lord William Beuchampe of Bedford They had a towell of fine linnen cloth prepared to put in the siluer that was appointed to be giuen in almes and likewise they had the distribution of the cloth that couered the pauement and floors from the kings chamber doore vnto the place in the church of Westminster where the pulpit stood The residue that was spread in the church the sexten had William le Uenour by reason he was tenant of the manor of Liston claimed and obteined to exercise the office of making wafers for the king the daie of his coronation The barons of the fiue ports claimed and it was granted them to beare a canopie of cloth of gold ouer the K. with foure staues foure bels at the foure corners euerie staffe hauing foure of those barons to beare it also to dine and sit at the table next to the king on his right hand in the hall the daie of his coronation and for their fees to haue the forsaid canopie of gold with the bels and staues notwithstanding the abbat of Westminster claimed the same Edmund chambers claimed and obteined the office of principall larderer for him and his deputies by reason of his manour of Skulton otherwise called Burdellebin Skulton in the countie of Norfolke Thus was euerie man appointed to exercise such office as to him of right apperteined or at the least was thought requisit for the time present On mondaie then next insuing when the states were assembled in parlement order was taken that by reason of such preparation as was to be made for the coronation they should sit no more till the morow after saint Edwards daie On the sundaie following being the euen of saint Edward the new king lodged in the Tower and there made fortie six knights of the Bath to wit thrée of his sonnes the earle of Arundell the earle of Warwike his sonne the earle of Stafford two of the earle of Deuonshires sonnes the lord Beaumont the lord line 10 Willoughbies brother the earle of Staffords brother the lord Camois his sonne the lord of Maule Thomas Beauchampe Thomas Pelham Iohn Luttrell Iohn Lisleie William Haukeford iustice William Brinchleie iustice Bartholomew Rachford Giles Daubenie William Butler Iohn Ashton Richard Sanape Iohn Tiptost Richard Francis Henrie Persie Iohn Arundell William Strall Iohn Turpington Ailmer Saint Edward Hastings Iohn Greislcie Gerald Satill Iohn Arden line 20 Robert Chalons Thomas Dimocke Hungerford Gibethorpe Newport and diuerse other to the number of fortie and six On the morow being saint Edwards daie and the thirtéenth of October the lord maior of London road towards the Tower to attend the king with diuerse worshipfull citizens clothed all in red and from the Tower the king rode through the citie to Westminster where he was consecrated annointed and crowned king by the archbishop of Canturburie line 30 with all ceremonies and roiall solemnitie as was due and requisit Though all other reioised at his aduancement yet suerlie Edmund Mortimer earle of March which was coosine and heire to Lionell duke of Clarence the third begotten sonne of king Edward the third Richard earle of Cambridge sonne to Edmund duke of Yorke which had married Anne sister to the same Edmund were with these dooings neither pleased nor contented insomuch that now the diuision once begun the one linage ceassed not to line 40 persecute the other till the heires males of both the lines were cléerlie destroied and extinguished At the daie of the coronation to the end he should not séeme to take vpon him the crowne and scepter roiall by plaine extorted power and iniurious intrusion he was aduised to make his title as heire to Edmund surnamed or vntrulie feined Crookebacke sonne to king Henrie the third and to saie that the said Edmund was elder brother to king Edward the first and for his deformitie put by from the crowne line 50 to whom by his mother Blanch daughter and sole heire to Henrie duke of Lancaster he was next of blood and vndoubted heire But because not onelie his fréends but also his priuie enimies knew that this was but a forged title considering they were suerlie informed
part went ouer the water and made trenches to the water so besieged the towne as streictlie as their number would giue them leaue but yet for all that they could doo without they within kept one gate euer open At length the English capteins perceiuing that they laie there in vaine considering the strength of the towne and also how the armie was not of number sufficient to enuiron the same on each side wrote to the king who willed them with all speed to returne and so they did Sir Edward Poinings went to the court of Burgognie where he was receiued right honorablie of the yoong prince of Castile and of his aunt the ladie Margaret Iohn Norton Iohn Fog Iohn Scot and Thomas Linde were made knights by the prince And the ladie Margaret perceiuing the soldiers coates to be worne and foule with lieng on the ground for euerie man laie not in a tent gaue to euerie yeoman a coate of woollen cloth of yeallow red white and greene colours not to hir little laud praise among the Englishmen After that sir Edward Poinings had béene highlie feasted and more praised of all men for his valiantnesse and good order of his people he returned with his crue into England and had lost by war and sicknesse not fullie an hundred persons When the Englishmen were departed the Gelders issued out of the gates of Uenlow dailie skirmished with the Burgognions and asked for their archers and héerewith winter began sharplie to approach and the riuer of Maze by aboundance of raine rose so high that it drowned vp the trenches so that all things considered the capteins without determined to raise their siege and so they did and after they had wasted all the countrie about Uenlow they returned euerie man to his home In Iune the king being at Leicester heard tidings that one Andrew Barton a Scotishman and pirat of the sea saieng that the king of Scots had line 10 warre with the Portingals robbed euerie nation and stopped the kings streames that no merchant almost could passe And when he tooke Englishmens goods he bare them in hand that they were Portingals goods and thus he haâ—ted and robbed at euerie hauens mouth The king displeased herewith sent sir Edward Howard lord admerall of England and lord Thomas Howard sonne and heire to the earle of Surrie in all hast to the sea which hastilie made readie two ships and taking sea by chance of weather line 20 were seuered The lord Howard lieng in the downes perceiued where Andrew was making toward Scotland and so fast the said lord chased him that he ouertooke him and there was a sore battell betwixt them Andrew euer blew his whistle to incourage his men but at length the lord Howard and the Englishmen did so valiantlie that by cleane strength they entered the maine decke The Scots fought sore on the hatches but in conclusion Andrew was taken and so sore wounded that he died line 30 there Then all the remnant of the Scots were taken with their ship called the Lion All this while was the lord admerall in chase of the barke of Scotland called Iennie Pirwine which was woont to saile with the Lion in companie so much did he with other that he laid him aboord and though the Scots manfullie defended themselues yet the Englishmen entered the barke slue manie and tooke all the residue Thus were these two ships taken and brought to Blackewall the second of August line 40 and all the Scots were sent vnto the bishop of Yorkes place where they remained at the kings charge till other direction was taken for them After this the king sent the bishop of Winchester and certeine of his councell to the archbishop of Yorkes place where the Scots were prisoners and there the bishop rehearsed to them whereas peace was yet betweene England and Scotland that they contrarie to that as théeues pirats had robbed the kings line 50 subiects within his streames Wherefore they had deserued to die by the law and to be hanged at the low water marke Then said the Scots We acknowledge our offense and aske mercie and not the law Then a preest which was also a prisoner said My lords we appeale from the kings iustice to his mercie Then the bishop asked him if he were authorised by them to saie so and they cried all Yea yea Then said he you shall find the kings mercie aboue his iustice line 60 For where you were dead by the law yet by his mercie he will reuiue you wherefore you shall depart out of this realme within twentie daies vpon paine of death if you be found after the twentith daie and praie for the king and so they passed into their countrie Thus was their captiuitie conuerted into libertie and their liues saued by the kings mercie The king of Scots hearing of the death of Andrew Barton and the taking of the two ships was woonderfull wroth and sent letters to the king requiring restitution according to the league and amitie The king wrote to the king of Scots againe with brotherlie salutation of the robberies doone by the said Andrew and that it became not a prince to laie breach of peace to his confederat for dooing iustice vpon a pirat and theefe and that all the Scots that were taken had deserued to die by iustice if he had not extended his mercie And with this answer the Scotish herald departed About this season the French king made sharpe warre against pope Iulie wherefore the king of England wrote to the French king that he should leaue off to vex the pope in such wise being his fréend and confederat But when the French king séemed little to regard that request the king sent him word to deliuer him his lawfull inheritance both of the duchie of Normandie and Guien and the countries of Aniou Maine and also of his crowne of France or else he would come with such a power that by fine force he would obteine his purpose but notwithstanding those writings the French king still pursued his warres in Italie Wherevpon the king of England ioining in league with Maximilian the emperour and Ferdinando king of Spaine with diuerse other princes was resolued by aduise of his councell to make warre on the French king and his countries and made preparation both by sea and land setting foorth ships to the sea for safegard of his merchants ¶ The foresaid pope Iulie the kings confederat was before his aduancement to the popedome cardinall of saint Petri ad Uincula a man mightie in freends reputation and riches who had drawne to him the voices of so manie cardinals that entering the conclaue he was with an example all new and without shutting the conclaue elected pope the verie same night following the deceasse of his predecessor pope Pius those that were of the contrarie opinion not daring to oppose against him He either hauing regard to his first name Iulie or as
péeces of harnesse euerie one mounted on a great courser The one bare his helmet the second his grangard the third his speare the fourth his axe and so euerie one had something belonging to a man of armes The apparell of the nine henchmen were white cloth of line 20 gold and crimsin cloth of gold richlie embrodered with goldsmithes worke the trappers of the coursers were mantell harnesse coulpened and in euerie vent a long bell of fine gold and on euerie pendent a déepe tassell of fine gold in bullion which trappers were verie rich The king and the emperour met betwéene Aire and the campe in the foulest weather that lightlie hath béene seene The emperour gentlie interteined the king and the king likewise him and after a little communication had betwene them bicause the line 30 weather was foule they parted for that time The emperour all his men were at that daie all in blacke cloth for the empresse his wife was latelie deceased Within a day or two after this interuiew and that the king was returned to his campe thither came a king at armes of Scotland called Lion with his cote of armes on his backe who within short time was by Gartier king of armes brought to the kings presence where he being almost dismaid to see the king so noblie accompanied with few words meetlie line 40 good countenance deliuered a letter to the king which his grace receiued and read it himselfe and therewith hauing conceiued the whole contents thereof made this answer immediatly to the herald Now we perceiue the king of Scots our brother in law and your master to be the same person whom we euer tooke him to be for we neuer estéemed him to be of anie truth and so now we haue found it For notwithstanding his oth his promise in the word of a king and his owne hand and seale yet line 50 now he hath broken his faith promise to his great dishonour and infamie for euer and intendeth to inuade our realme in our absence which he durst not once attempt our owne person being present But he sheweth himselfe not to be degenerat from the conditions of his forfathers whose faiths for the most part haue euer béene violated and their promises neuer obserued further than they list Therefore tell thy master first that he shall neuer be comprised in anie league wherein I am a confederat and also that line 60 I suspecting his truth as now the déed prooueth haue left an earle in my realme at home which shall be able to defend him and all his power For we haue prouided so that he shall not find our land destitute of people as he thinketh to doo but this saie to thy master that I am the very owner of Scotland that he holdeth it of me by homage And insomuch as now contrarie to his bounden dutie he being my vassall dooth rebell against me with Gods helpe I shall at my returne expell him his realme and so tell him Sir said the king of armes I am his naturall subiect and he is my naturall lord and that he commandeth me to say I may boldlie say with fauour but the commandements of other I may not nor dare say to my souereigne but your letters with your honor sent may declare your pleasure for I may not say such words of reproch to him to whom I owe onelie mine allegiance and faith Then said the king Wherfore came you hither will you receiue no answer Yes said Lion but your answer requireth dooing and no writing that is that immediatlie you should returne home Well said the king I will returne to your damage and not at thy maisters summoning Then the king commanded Gartier to take him to his tent and to make him good cheare which so did and cherished him well for he was sore abashed After he was departed the king sent for all the capteins and before them and his councell caused the letter to be read the contents wherof were that king Henrie had not dealt with him vprightlie in sundrie points as in mainteining of those which had slaine his people of Scotland by sea and also in succouring bastard Heron with his complices which had vnder trust of daies of méeting for iustice slaine his warden Also his wiues legacie was by him withholden moreouer where first he had desired him in fauour of his dere cousin the duke of Gelder not to attempt anie thing against him yet had he sent his people to inuade the said dukes countrie which did what in them lay to destroie and dishinherit the said duke that had nothing offended against him And now againe where he had made the like request for his brother cousine the most christian king of France yet notwithstanding had the king of England caused him to lose his duchie of Millaine and at this present inuaded his realme with all his puissance to destroie him and his subiects whereas yet the said king of France had béene euer fréend to him neuer giuen him occasion thus to doo In consideration of which iniuries receiued in his owne person and in his friends he must néeds seeke redresse and take part with his brother and cousine the said king of France Wherefore he required him to desist from further inuasion and destruction of the French dominions which to doo if he refused he plainlie declared by the same letters that he would doo what he could to cause him to desist from further pursute in that his enterprise also giue letters of marque to his subiects for the deniall of iustice made to them by the king of England The letters thus sent to the king of England were dated at Edenburgh the six and twentith daie of Iulie and giuen vnder the signet of the said Scotish king When the king had thus caused these letters to be read and throughlie considered of them as apperteined he sent them straight to the earle of Surrie which then laie at Pomfret and caused other letters to be deuised to the king of Scots the effect whereof was that although he well perceiued by the kings letters which he had receiued from him in what sort vnder colour of contriued occasions and feined quarrelles he meant to breake the peace he did not much maruell thereat considering the ancient accustomed manners of some his progenitors Howbeit if loue and dread of God nighnesse of blood honour of the world law and reason had bound him it might be supposed that he would neuer so farre haue procéeded wherein the pope and all princes christned might well note in him dishonorable demeanor which had dissembled the matter whilest he was at home in his realme and now in his absence thus went about vpon forged causes to vtter his old rancor which in couert manner he had long kept secret Neuerthelesse vpon mistrust of such vnstedfastnesse he had put his realme in a readinesse to resist his enterprises as he doubted not
the countie of Kent began an insurrection in disobedience of the statute of labourers and were atteinted therfore of high treason and had iudgement line 40 to be drawne hanged and quartered He shewed where and when this chanced It was further determined by the said Fineux and all the iustices of the land that vpon the said commission of oier and terminer in London the iustices named in the said commission might not arreigne the offendors and proceed to the triall in one selfe daie no more than might the iustices of peace But iustices in oier might so doo aswell as the iustices of gaole deliuerie and as the sufficiencie of the iurors within the citie line 50 to passe betwixt the king and the said traitors the iustices determined that he that had lands and goods to the value of an hundred marks should be inabled to passe vpon the said indictments And this by the equitie of the statute of Anno vndecimo Henrici septimi the which will that no man be admitted to passe in anie inquest in London in a plée of lands or other action in which the damages shall passe the value of fourtie shillings except he be woorth in lands or goods the value of an hundred markes line 60 On saturdaie the second of Maie in this ninth yeare all the commissioners with the lord maior aldermen and iustices went to the Guildhall where manie of the offendors were indicted as well of the insurrection as of the robberies by them committed against the truces Herevpon they were arreigned pleading not guiltie had day giuen till monday next insuing On which daie being the fourth of Maie the lord maior the duke of Norffolke the earle of Surrie and others came to sit in the Guildhall to procéed in their oier and terminer as they were appointed When the lords were set the prisoners were brought through the stréets tied in ropes some men and some lads of thirtéene yéeres of age Among them were diuerse not of the citie some priests some husbandmen and labourers The whole number amounted vnto two hundred thrée score and eightéene persons This daie was Iohn Lincolne indicted as a principall procurer of this mischieuous insurrection and therevpon hée was arreigned and pleading not giltie had daie giuen ouer till wednesdaie or as Hall saith till thursday next insuing He was charged with such matter as before ye haue heard concerning his sute vnto doctor Standish and doctor Bele for the reading of this bill in their sermons and opening the matter as before ye haue heard all which matter with the circumstances he had confessed on sundaie the third of Maie vnto sir Richard Cholmleie sir Iohn Dansie sir Hugh Skeuington Diuers other were indicted this mondaie and so for that time the lords departed The next daie the duke came againe the erle of Surrie with 2000 armed men which kept the stréets When the maior the duke the earles of Shrewesburie and Surrie were set the prisoners were arreigned and thirtéene found guiltie and adiudged to be hanged drawne and quartered For execution whereof were set vp eleuen paire of gallowes in diuerse places where the offenses were doone as at Algate at Blanchappelton Gratious stréete Leaden hall and before euerie counter one also at Newgate at saint Martins at Aldersgate and at Bishopsgate Then were the prisoners that were iudged brought to those places of execution and executed in most rigorous maner in the presence of the lord Edmund Howard son to the duke of Norffolke knight marshall who shewed no mercie but extreme crueltie to the poore yoonglings in their execution and likewise the dukes seruants spake manie opprobrious words some bad hang some bad draw some bad set the citie on fire but all was suffered On thursdaie the seuenth of Maie was Lincolne Shirwin and two brethren called Bets and diuerse other adiudged to die Then Lincolne said My lords I meant well for if you knew the mischiefe that is insued in this realme by strangers you would remedie it manie times I haue complained and then I was called a busie fellow now our Lord haue mercie on me They were laid on hardels drawne to the standard in Cheape and first was Iohn Lincolne executed And as the other had the ropes about their neckes there came a commandement from the king to respit the execution Then the people cried God saue the king and so was the oier and terminer deferred till another daie and the prisoners sent againe to ward the armed men departed out of London and all things set in quiet On the eleuenth daie of Maie the king came to his manor of Gréenwich where the recorder of London and diuerse aldermen came to speake with his grace and all ware gownes of blacke colour And when they perceiued the king comming out of his priuie chamber into his chamber of presence they knéeled downe and the recorder said Our most naturall benigne and souereigne lord we know well that your grace is displeased with vs of your citie of London for the great riot late doone we ascerteine your grace that none of vs nor no honest person were condescending to that enormitie and yet wée our wiues and children euerie houre lament that your fauour should be taken from vs. And forsomuch as light and idle persons were the dooers of the same we most humblie beséech your grace to haue mercie of vs for our negligence and compassion of the offendors for their offense and trespasse Trulie said the king you haue highlie displeased and offended vs and you ought to waile and be sorie for the same And where as you saie that you the substantiall persons were not consenting to the same it appeareth to the contrarie For you neuer mooued to let them nor stirred once to fight with them which you say were so small a number of light persons Wherefore we must thinke and you can not denie that you did winke at the matter but at this time we will grant to you neither our fauour nor good will nor to the offendors mercie but resort to the cardinall our lord chancellour and he shall make you an answer and declare our pleasure And with this answer line 10 the Londoners departed and made relation to the maior On the eightéenth day of this moneth the quéene of Scots which had béene at the court and at Bainards castell a whole yeare at the kings charge and was richlie appointed of all things méet to hir estate both of iewels plate tapistrie arras coine horsses all other things of the kings gift liberalitie departed out of London toward Scotland with great riches albeit she came into England with great pouertie line 20 and she entered into Scotland the thirtéenth daie of Iune whome hir husband receiued at Berwike but the Englishmen smallie regarded him All hir charges within the realme comming to the court and returning were of the kings pursse On thursdaie the
sixt He was not onelie courteous wise and gentle being dailie attendant at the court but forward and fortunate in seruice abroad as may well appeare in his sundrie voiages both into France and Scotland He was of nature verie gentle and pitifull not blemished by any thing so much as by the death of the admerall his naturall brother which could not haue beene brought to passe in that sort without his consent But of this good duke to let passe multitude of words maister Fox hath written no lesse trulie than commendablie no lesse commendablie than deseruedlie and no lesse deseruedlie than profitablie in his historie whereto I refer the reader for further knowledge Neuerthelesse of this vertuous duke by waie of application I saie as somtime one said verie aptlie as some thinke of the gratious ladie An Bullen Discite vos viui quid dira calumnia possit Inuidia alterius vitae comes arcta beatae Et falsis linguae commista venena susurris The protectors of England collected out of the ancient and moderne chronicles wherin is set downe the yeare of Christ and of the king in which they executed that function VPon the death of this duke of Summerset protector of England it shall not be vnsitting in this place to set downe all the protectors whereof I can as yet haue intelligence and who haue béene gouernors regents gardians or deputies of the realme and of the kings person during his minoritie and time of his insufficiencie of gouernement or else of his absence being out of the realme whereof I haue made an especiall title in my Pantographie of England in which this my collection of the protectors although perhaps I shall not set downe all for Barnardus non videt omnia yet it is better to haue halfe a loafe than no bread knowledge of some than of none at all Thus therefore I begin Guendoline the daughter of Corineus duke of Cornewall after the procurement of warre against hir husband wherein he was slaine was by common consent for that hir sonne Madrane which she had by Locrine was insufficient by reason of his minoritie to gouerne the kingdome made by the Britons ruler of the I le in the yeare of the world 2894 and so continued the same by the space of fiftéene yéeres vntill hir sonne came to lawfull age Martia the widow of Guenteline the king by reason that Sicilius hir sonne was not of age conuenient to weld the scepter as one being but seuen yeares old obteined the gouernement both of the realme and of hir sonnes person which she most worthilie deserued being a woman of rare vertue and iudgement Eldred Ethelred or Edred for all these diuersities are found in authors brother to Edmund king of England while the sonnes of Edmund Edwine and Edgar were for their minorities insufficient to dispose the kingdome was appointed protector to his nephues in the yeare of Christ 940 who about six or seuen yeares after his protectorship tooke on him the kingdome at Kingstone on Easter daie in the yeare of Christ as hath Iohn Stow 946 as others haue nine hundred fortie seuen Emma the quéene of England the widow of king Etheldred and of Canutus both kings of England iointlie with Goodwine earle of Kent had the gouernement of the realme vnder Hardiknute king of England who began his reigne in the yeare of Christ 1041. Harold the sonne of Goodwine at the death of king Edward the Confessor which fell in the yeare of Christ 1066 and the three and twentith yeare of the same king was by the testament of the said king Edward appointed regent of the yong Edgar Atheling named heire in the life of the said Edward and of the kingdome after the death of king Edward during the minoritie of the said Edgar Beside which the like commending of the kingdome to this Harold line 10 in respect of the quéenes honour as that before of the successours right is set downe by one that liued at that time and wrote the life of king Edward of erle Goodwine and of his children in these words Porrectáque manu meaning king Edward lieng on his death bed and speaking in the behalfe of Editha the quéene sister to this Harold ad praedictum nutricium suum fratrem Haroldum Hancinquit cum omni regno tutandam tibi commendo vt pro domina sorore vt est fideli serues honores obsequio vt quoad vixerit à me adepto non line 20 priuetur honore debito Commendo pariter etiam eos qui natiuam terram suam reliquerunt causa amoris mei mihÃque haectenus suleliter sunt obsequuti vt suscepta ab eis siita volunt fidelitate eos tuearis retineas aut tua defensione conductos cum omnibus quae sub me acquisiuerunt cum salute ad propria transfretari facias c. But he when king Edward was dead vsurped the crowne to himselfe and shortlie after lost both his life and his kingdome Odo bishop of Baieux and William Fitzosborne the first being earle of Kent and chiefe iustice line 30 of England and the second being earle of Hereford were gouernours of the realme in the yeare of our Lord 1067 and the first yeare of William the Conquerour when he went into Normandie after the conquest and indifferent quieting of the realme Lanfranke archbishop of Canturburie as appeareth by Matthew Parker writing in this sort in the life of the said Lanfranke Absente Gulielmo omnia Lanfranco mandabantur qui summa prudentia cunctae moderatus line 40 proceres plebem in officio tranquillè sine vlla motu atque tumultu continebat adeò vt si quae defectionis suspicio nascebatur ad eam illicò compescendam maximus potentissimus quisque opem adiumentum illi imperantipraestitit Sir Richard Lucie knight chiefe iustice of England was protector of the realme in the twelfe yeare of the reigne of king Henrie the second being the yeare of our Lord 1166 in the absence of the king when he was in Normandie and in the parts beyond the seas Which Lucie in the thirteenth yeare of the same king being the yeare of our redemption line 50 1167 did valiantlie resist and politikelie driue backe the earle of Bullongne inuading the realme Hée built the abbeie of Leosnes or Westwood in the parish of Erith in Kent and not in Southfléet as some haue written in the yeare of Christ 1178 being about the foure and twentith yeare of king Henrie the second and further built the castell of Angier in Essex in the diocesse of the bishop of London He had issue Godfreie bishop of Winchester and thrée daughters who after the death of Godfreie their brother line 60 were his heires the eldest daughter of which sir Richard Lucie was maried to Robert the first called Fitzwater the second daughter Auelina was maried to Riuers of whome issued Iohn de Riuers the third daughter Rose was
maried to Richard Warraine son to king Iohn as appeareth by a déed belonging to my selfe who had the rectorie of Leosnes beginning thus Rosade Douer quondam vxor venerabilis viri Richardi filij regis de Chilham Hugh Pusaz de Puteaco or Pudsie nephue to king Stephan being bishop of Durham and erle of Northumberland and William Longchampe bishop of Elie had the gouernement of the realme for Richard the first vpon his departure foorth of the realme to take his iournie into the holie land For in his absence he appointed this Hugh to haue the rule of the north parts as chiefe iustice warden of the realme from Humber to Scotland deliuering to him also the keeping of the castell of Winchester the other parts of the realme with the custodie of the tower he assigned to the gouernement of William Longchampe bishop of Elie whome he made chiefe iustice and warden of those east south and west parts making him also his chancellour who being a man of great diligence and knowledge in the administration of things was yet verie factious and desirous of rule honour and riches farre aboue all measure And with these two bishops hée linked in authoritie by commission Hugh lord Bardolph William Marshall the great earle of Chepstow Strigull or Penbroke Geffreie Fitzpeter and William Brewer barons men of great honor wisdome discretion This the king did in the yeare of Christ 1190 and the first yeare of his reigne Walter de Constantijs sometime chancellor of England bishop of Lincolne and now archbishop of Roane vpon the misdemeanor of the proud bishop of Elie William Longchampe about the yeare 1192 had the custodie and gouernement of the realme committed vnto him whilest king Richard the first remained still in the holie warres who being called from that place in the yeare of Christ 1193 with Eleanor mother to the king to come to king Richard then imprisoned in Austria the archbishop of Canturburie Hubert succeeded him in the yeare 1194 whome the said archbishop of Roane procured to be installed in the see of Canturburie which Walter de Constantijs as hath Eueresden was made bishop of Lincolne in the yeare 1183 and the next yeare after bishop of Roane Hubert Walter or Walter Hubert for such a tansmutation of the name is vsed amongst historiographers was made vpon the discharge and going of Walter archbishop of Roane beyond the seas to king Richard gouernor and protector of the realme before the returne of Richard the first into England after the said kings imprisonment by the duke of Austria and the emperour procured by Sauaricus bishop of Glastenburie and Welles kinsman to the emperor wherof our moderne printed chronicles nor our ancient writers except one make any mention This Hubert died at his manor of Tenham and was buried at Canturburie in the south wall in the yeare of our redemption 1205 the third ides of Iulie being the seuenth yeare of king Iohn Eleanor widow to Henrie the second and mother to Richard the first was made protectresse of England after the departure of hir son into France when he had beene deliuered out of prison in which office she continued during the life of hir sonne which he ended in Poitiers in those French warres by a hurt receiued from one that discharged a crossebow against him on a fridaie as he besieged Chalons Touching whose death sith I am now in hand with the same it shall not be amisse to set downe such seuerall verses composed by seuerall men in seuerall sorts as I haue read and are not yet made common to the world which verses be these concerning his death and place of buriall as hereafter followeth Pictauus exta ducis sepelit tellúsque Chalucis Corpus dat claudi sub marmore fontis Ebraudi Neustria táque tegis cor inexpugnabile regis Sic loca per trina se sparsit tanta ruina Nec fuit hoc funus cui sufficeret locus vnus Whereof also another composed these following verses somewhat eloquentlie as saith Matthew Paris and so in truth they were considering that age which mostlie vsed a riming kind of Latine verses induced into the west part of the world by the barbarous Gothes in his greater historie of the life of king Richard in manner and forme following Ad Chalus cecidit rex regni cardo Richardus His ferus his humilis his agnus his leopardus Casus erat lucis Chalus per secula nomen Non intellectum fuerat sed nominis omen Non patuit res clausa fuit sed duce cadente Prodijt in lucem pro casu lucis adeptae Besides which verses of two seuerall men it pleaseth line 10 my pen to ad also the third mans dooing aswell for that the number of thrée is the holie number as for that there is nothing so sweet but that varietie dooth refresh it yet especiallie sith it is delightfull to sée the seuerall inuentions of manie wits this third poet therefore exclaming against the daie in which the said king Richard the first receiued his deaths wound being on a fridaie dooth thus write O veneris damnosa dies ô sydus amarum line 20 Ille dies tua nox fuit Venus illa venenum Illa dedit laethum sed pessimus ille dierum Primus ab vndecimo quo vitae victricus ipsum Clausit vtraque dies homicida tyrannide mira Transigitur clausus exclusum tectus opertum Prouidus incautum miles inimicus inermem This quéene Eleanor the protectresse died in the yere of Christ 1205 being the seuenth of king Iohn Gefferie Fitzpeter lord Ludgersall who was by Richard the first made chiefe iustice of England after line 30 the remouing of Hubert the archbishop of Canturburie and was in the first yeare of king Iohn girded by him with the sword of the earldome of Essex was also protector of the realme Who being a man of great power and authoritie was by nature gentle by birth noble in the lawes cunning in reuenues great and to all a good iusticer This man was a bridle to king Iohn to restreine his insolencie since he was confederat and alied in friendship bloud with all the nobilitie of England for that line 40 cause was greatlie feared of the K. who said of him as he did before of the archbishop Hubert that he then did fullie reigne when they two were dead For turning to those which stood by him when news was brought vnto him of the death of Fitz Geffreie he sware by Gods feet that he was then king lord of England and not before Which words he would not vse when the archbishop Hubert died because this man was yet liuing whome the king as is alreadie said greatlie feared And therefore vpon the line 50 death of the archbishop he did onelie saie that he began to reigne but now vpon this mans departure out of the world he said he was become a full lord absolute king
notwithstanding anie thing that anie pope could saie or doo to the contrarie Where to he answered I haue not offended hir maiestie but if I haue I aske hir forgiuenesse and all the world and in no other treson haue I offended than my religion which is the catholike faith wherein I will liue and die And as for the queenes maiestie I doo acknowledge hir supremasie in all things temporall line 10 but as concerning ecclesiasticall causes I denie hir that onelie belongeth to the vicar of Christ the pope In briefe he granted to nothing but shewed himselfe an impious and obstinat traitor and so he remained to the death refusing to praie in the English toong mumbling a few Latine praiers desiring those that were Ex domo Dei to praie with him so he died In the meane time that hehanged which was till he was dead so great is the mercie of our gratious princesse Iohn Shert was brought from off the line 20 hurdle to the gallowes where seeing Foord hanging he began with holding vp his hands as the papists are woont to doo before their images O sweet Tom O happie Tom O blessed Tom. Then being staied Foord was cut downe caried to the place where his bodie should be quartered In which time Shert was brought vp into the cart where looking towards the dead bodie of Foord he fell downe on his knées and held vp his hands vnto it saieng againe O happie line 30 Tom O blessed Tom thy swéet soule praie for me O deare Tom thy blessed soule praie for me For which words being rebuked the executioner lifted him vp on his féet when as he prepared him to his confession saieng I am brought hither to this place to die a death which is both shamefull ignominious for which I thanke thée my Lord God who framing me to thine owne similitude and likenesse hast blessed me to this good end There being staied because he seemed to prolong the time to small purpose the line 40 shiriffe willed him to remember himselfe for what cause he was come thither how he had offended the queenes maiestie and that he was now to aske hir forgiuenesse Besides he might receiue hir princelie mercie whereto with an hypocriticall outward boldnesse but an inward fainting feare as afterward euerie one plainelie beheld he gaue this answer What maister shiriffe shall I saue this fraile and vile carcasse and damne mine owne soule No no I am a catholike in that faith I was borne in that faith will I die and here shall my bloud seale it line 50 Then maister shiriffe spake vnto him saieng By the waie as we came you swore an oth for which you willed me to beare witnesse that you were heartilie sorie now I praie you let me be a witnesse that you are heartilie sorie for offending the quéens maiestie Whie sir quoth he I haue not offended hir without it be in my religion and if I haue offended hir then I aske hir forgiuenesse Maister shiriffe vpon this said vnto him Is this the fruit of your religion to kneele to the dead bodie of thy fellow and to desire line 60 his soule to praie for thée Alas what can it either profit or hinder thée Praie thou to God and he will helpe thée Maister shiriffe quoth Shert this is the true catholike religion and whosoeuer is not of it is damned I desire his soule to praie for me the most glorious virgin Marie to praie for me and all the holie companie of heauen to praie for me At which words the people cried Awaie with the traitor hang hâ—m hang him O Shert quoth maister shiriffe forsake that whoore of Rome that wicked Antichrist with all his abhominable blasphemies and treacheries and put thy whole confidence in Iesus Christ. Whereto he answered O maister shiriffe you little remember the daie when as you I shall stand both at one barre and I come as witnesse against you that you called that holie and blessed vicar of Christ the whoore of Rome At which words the people cried againe Hang him hang him awaie with him Then he beganne his Pater noster in Latine and before he had fullie ended two petitions of it he fell into the Créed and then to the Pater noster againe afterward he said the Aue Maria which doone knocking himselfe on the breast saieng Iesus esto mihi Iesus the cart was drawen awaie and he committed to the mercie of God But then to manifest that his former boldnesse was but méere dissembling and hypocrisie he lifted vp his hands and caught hold on the halter so that euerie one perceiued his faire outward shew and his foule inward disfigured nature also how loth he was and vnwilling to die Whereby he shewed that he was not indued with the audacitie and stout resolution of the heathen who for morall vertues sake cast themselues into dangers manie times deadlie holding opinion that he beareth but a counterfeit shew of vertue that shrinketh at anie torment at anie hazard at anie death therefore said virtus Per scopulos durum fortis anhelat iter Robert Iohnson being brought vp into the cart maister shiriffe according as he had before both declared vnto him hir maiesties mercie if he would repent and also willed him to be sorie for his offenses against hir whereof he séemed to make small estimation denieng the treasons according as the others had doone and appealing likewise vpon his religion Then was the writer hereof called foorth who gaue him to vnderstand how notablie he was approoued guiltie at his arreignment euerie matter sufficientlie handled how according as the rest were he was confounded to his face Wherevnto he would make no other answer but said Well well quoth he calling the partie by his name God forgiue the. Then were his answers read vnto him as they had béen before to the other two he not yéelding deniall but said he spake them would doo it againe Then was Athanasius Creed mooued to him which he granted to be the catholike faith whereof the pope was vicar and that there was no other catholike faith but onelie his Whie quoth the preacher the pope is not named in it I know not that quoth he againe I haue not read it Then maister shiriffe desired him to saie his praiers in English and he with all the companie would praie with him which he refusing to doo in his Latine praiers the cart was drawne awaie and he committed to Gods mercie And thus was iustice ministred and that execution to Gods glorie the ease of the common wealths gréefe dispatched On the wednesdaie following which was the thirtith daie of Maie in the same maner as I haue before expressed Luke Kirbie William Filbie Thomas Coteham Laurence Richardson were committed from the tower of London to the place of execution and as the other were on the mondaie before associated and accompanied with diuerse learned and godlie preachers
world which dooth threten continuall ouerflowes of waters and particular deluges in some countries finallie which menaceth much mischiefe The publication off reading and talking of this coniunction with the remembrance of the instant wherin it should be made manie when the daie foretold was come to looke for some strange apparition or vision in the aire and withall put them in mind of an old and common prophesie touching the yeare 1588 which is now so riâ—e in euerie mans mouth That yeare was manie hundred yeares ago foretold and much spoken of amongst astrologers who haue as it were Vnanimi consensu prognosticated that either a maruellous fearfull horrible alteration of empires kingdoms segniories and estates togither likewise with other most woonderfull and verie extraordinarie accidents as extreame hunger and pestilence desperat treasons and commotions shall then fall out to the miserable affliction and oppression of huge multitudes or else that an vtter and finall ouerthrowe and destruction of the whole world shall insue which prophesie is conteined in these verses following Post mille expletos à partu Virginis annos Et post quingentos rursus ab orbe datos Octogesimus octauus mirabilis annus Ingruet is secum tristia fata feret Si non hoc anno totus malus occidet orbis line 10 Si non in nihilum terra fretúmque ruet Cuncta tamen mundi sursum ibunt atque retrorsum Imperia luctus vndique grandis erit So that by this prophesie either a finall dissolution or a woonderfull horrible alteration of the world is then to be expected All these considerations laid togither as well the prediction of the coniunction in expectation as also the dreadfull euents which were to insue therevpon and vpon the necke of these the line 20 great yeare of 1588 in euerie mans mouth the more frequent and common by occasion of a booke extant vnder the title of the end of the world and the second comming of Christ made diuerse diuerslie affected insomuch that some conuersing and conferring looked for no lesse than was prophesied and talking verie religiouslie séemed as though they would become sanctified people howbeit the day of the coniunction being past with a certeine counterchecke against the said astrologicall discourse in line 30 some points defectiue and no such euents palpablie perceiued as were prognosticated people fell to their former securitie and condemned the discourser of extreame madnesse and follie whereof no more but this Scientia nullum habet sibi inimicum praeter ignorantem year 1584 On the tenth of Ianuarie in the yeare 1584 at a sessions holden in the iustice hall in the old bailie of London for goale deliuerie of Newgate William Cartar of the citie of London was there indicted arreigned line 40 and condemned of high treason for printing a seditious and traitorous booke in English intituled A treatise of schisme and was for the same according to sentence pronounced against him on the next morrow which was the eleuenth of Ianuarie drawne from Newgate to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered And foorthwith against slanderous reports spread abroad in seditious books letters and libels thereby to inflame the hearts of our countriemen and hir maiesties subiects a booke line 50 was published intituled A declaration of the fauorable dealing of hir maiesties commissioners c. Which booke I haue thought good in this place to set downe for the better instruction of the reader euen as the same was printed and published and thus it followeth A declaration of the fauourable dealing of hir maiesties commissioners appointed for the examination of certeine traitors and of tortures vniustlie reported to be done vpon them line 60 for matters of religion GOod reader although hir maiesties most mild and gratious gouernement be sufficient to defend it selfe against those most slanderous reports of heathenish and vnnaturall tyrannie and cruell tortures pretended to haue béene executed vpon certeine traitors who latelie suffered for their treason and others aswell spread abroad by rungates Iesuits and seminarie men in their seditious bookes letters and libels in forren countries and princes courts as also insinuated into the hearts of some of our owne countriemen and hir maiesties subiects yet for thy better satisfaction I haue conferred with a verie honest gentleman whom I knew to haue good and sufficient meanes to deliuer the truth against such forgers of lies and shamelesse slanders in that behalfe which he and other that doo know and haue affirmed the same will at all times iustifie And for thy further assurance and satisfaction herein he hath set downe to the vew of all men these necessarie notes following Touching the racke and torments vsed to such traitors as pretended themselues to be catholikes vpon whom the same haue beene exercised it is affirmed for truth and is offered vpon due examination so to be prooued to be as followeth First that the formes of torture in their seueritie or rigour of execution haue not beene such and in such maner performed as the slanderers and seditious libellers haue slanderouslie maliciouslie published And that euen the principall offendor Campion himselfe who was sent came from Rome and continued here in sundrie corners of the realme hauing secretlie wandered in the greatest part of the shires of England in a disguised sort to the intent to make speciall preparation of treasons and to that end and for furtherance of those his labours sent ouer for more helpe and assistance and cunninglie and traitorouslie at Rome before he came from thense procured toleration for such prepared rebels to kéepe themselues couert vnder pretense of temporarie and permissiue obedience to hir maiestie the state standing as it doth but so soone as there were sufficient force whereby the bull of hir maiesties depriuation might be publikelie executed they should then ioine all togither with that force vpon paine of cursse and damnation that verie Campion I saie before the conference had with him by learned men in the Tower wherin he was charitablie vsed was neuer so racked but that he was presentlie able to walke and to write and did presentlie write and subscribe all his confessions as by the originals thereof may euidentlie appeare A horrible matter is also made of the staruing of one Alexander Briant how he should eat claie out of the wals gathered water to drinke from the droppings of houses with such other false ostentations of immanitie where the truth is this that what soeuer Briant suffered in want of food he suffered the same wilfullie of extreame impudent obstinacie against the mind and liking of those that dealt with him For certeine traitorous writings being found about him it was thought conuenient by conference of hands to vnderstand whose writing they were and thervpon he being in hir maiesties name commanded to write which he could verie well doo and being permitted to him to write what he would himselfe in these termes
Tower the eighteenth of Februarie 1584. W. Parrie ANd where in this meane time sir Francis Walsingham secretarie to hir maiestie had dealt with one William Creitchton a Scot for his birth and a Iesuit by his profession now prisoner also in the Tower for that he was apprehended with diuerse plots for inuasions of this realme to vnderstand of him if the said Parrie had euer dealt with him in the parties beyond the seas touching that question whether it were lawfull to kill hir maiestie or not The which at that time the said Creitchton called not to his remembrance yet after vpon better calling it to mind vpon the twentith daie of Februarie last past he wrote vnto maister secretarie Walsingham thereof voluntarilie all of his owne hand to the effect following William Creitchtons letter to sir Francis Walsingham Febr. 20. line 10 RIght honorable sir when your honor demanded me if maister Parrie did aske me if it were leason to kill the queene in deed and veritie then I had no remembrance at all thereof But since thinking on the matter I haue called to mind the whole fashion of his dealing with me and some of his arguments for he dealt verie craftilie with me I dare not say maliciouslie For I did in no wise thinke of anie such deseine of his or of anie other and did answer him simplie line 20 after my conscience and knowledge to the veritie of the question For after that I had answered him twise before Quòd omninò non liceret he returned late at euen by reason I was to depart earlie in the next morning toward Chamberie in Sauoie where I did remaine and being returned out of the closse within one of the classes of the college he proponed to me of new the matter with his reasons and arguments First he alleged the vtilitie of the deed for deliuering of so manie catholikes out of miserie and restitution line 30 of the catholike religion I answered that the scripture answereth thereto saieng Non sunt facienda mala vt veniant bona So that for no good how great that euer it be may be wrought anie euill how little that euer it be He replied that it was not euill to take awaie so great euill and induce so great good I answered that all good is not to be doone but that onelie Quòd bene legitimè fieri potest And therefore dixi Deum magis amare aduerbia quà m nomina Quia in actionibus magis ei placent bene legitimè line 40 quà m bonum Ita vt nullum bonum liceat facere nisi bene legitimè fieri possit Quòd in hoc casu fieri non potest Yet said he that seuerall learned men were of the opinion Quòd liceret I answered that they men perhaps were of the opinion that for the safetie of manie in soule and bodie they would permit a particular to his danger to the occult iudgement of God or perhaps said so mooued rather by some compassion and commiseration of the miserable estate of the catholikes nor for anie such doctrine that they did find in line 50 their bookes For it is certeine that such a thing is not licit to a particular without speciall reuelation diuine which exceedeth our learning and doctrine And so he departed from me Out of the prison in the Tower the 20 of Februarie Your honors poore seruitor in Christ Iesu W. Creitchton prisoner ANd where also the same Parrie was on the same twentith daie of Februarie examined by sir Francis Walsingham knight what was become line 60 of the letter conteined in his confession to be written vnto him by the cardinall de Como hâ— then answered that it was consumed and burnt And yet after the next daie following being more vehementlie vrged vpon that point in examination because it was knowne that it was not burnt he confessed where he had left it in the towne wherevpon by Parries direction it was sent for where it had beene lapped vp togither with other friuolous papers and written vpon the one side of it The last will of William Parrie The which letter was in the Italian toong as hereafter followeth with the same in English accordinglie translated Amon Signore mon signor Guglielmo Parrie MOn Signore la Santita di N.S. haveduto le lettere di V.S. del primo con la fede inclusa non può se non laudare la buona dispositione che scriue di tenere verso il seruitio beneficio publico nel châ— la Santita sua lessorta di perseuerare con farne riuscireli effâ—tti che V.S. promette accioche tanto maggiormente V.S. sia aiutata da quel buon spirito chel ha mosso le concede sua beneditione plenaria indulgenza remissione di tutti li peccati secondo che V.S. ha chiesto assicurandossi che oltre il merito chen hauera in cielo vuole anco sua Santitata constituirsi debitore a reconoscere li meriti di V.S. in ognimiglior modo che porta cio tanto piu quanto che V. S. vsa maggior modestia in non pretender niente Metta dunque ad effetto li suoì santi honorati pensieri attenda a star sano Che per fine io me le offero di core le desiderio ogni buonâ— felice successo Di Roma a 30 di Gennaro 1584. Al piacerdi V.S. N. cardinali di Como Al Sig. Guglielmo Parri Cardinall de Comos letter to D. Parrie 30. Ian. 1584 by account of Rome MOn signor his holinesse hath seene your letter of the first with the certificat included and cannot but commend the good disposition resolution which you write to hold towards the seruice and benefit publike wherein his holines dooth exhort you to perseuere to bring to effect that which you haue promised And to the end you may be so much the more holpen by that good spirit which hath mooued you therevnto he granteth vnto you his blessing plenarie indulgence and remission of all your sinnes according to your request Assuring you that besides the merit that you shall receiue therfore in heauen his holines will further make himselfe debtor to acknowledge your deseruings in the best maner that he can and so much the more in that you vse the greater modestie in not pretending anie thing Put therefore to effect your holie and honorable purposes and attend your health And to conclude I offer my selfe vnto you hartilie and doo desire all good and happie successe From Rome the 30 of Ianuarie 1584. At the pleasure of your Signorie N. Card. of Como VPon all which former accusation declaration confessions and proofes vpon mondaie the two and twentith daie of Februarie last past at Westminster hall before sir Christopher Wraie knight chiefe iustice of England sir Gilbert Gerrard knight master of the rolles sir Edmund Anderson knight chiefe
letters reuocatorie disfranchised 437 a 10 Letters fo manumission called in 438 a 10 Boner bishop of London emploied about the controuersie of Henrie the eights vnlawfull marriage 923 b 30. Beareth with the enimies of the L. Elisabeth 1160 a 10. His god was the rood of Paules 1121 a 60. Writeth to cardinall Poole concerning persecution 1164 a 10. Head broken note 915 a 60 b 10 Bookes anie waie imparing the popes dignitie are forbidden 1131 a 60. Seditious scattered and the offendors executed 1353 b 40. Printed the printer executed 1357 a 40. Popish dangerous and damnable to read or listen vnto 1391 b 50. Seditious published against the state and the offendors executed 1413 a 50 ¶ Sée Libels Boorne doctor preaching at Paules crosse hath a dagger throwne at him 1089 a 60 b 10 Bosworth field ¶ Sée Battell Bounarme with his ten spears all at once about him 834. a 50 Bowes Rafe ¶ Sée Iusts triumphant Bow stéeple builded 815 b 60 Brabanders and the reason of their name note 98 b 50 60 99 a 10. Ouercome by earle Richard Henrie the seconds sonne 98 b 50. The number of 20000 reteined by Henrie the second to beare armor 87 a 50 Braie knight of the garter commended 791 a 10 Brambre knight executed with an ax of his owne deuise 464 a 10 Brandon knight standardbearer to the earle of Richmond slaine 759 a 50. Knight his pompe at a iusts 807 b 60. He is created vicount Lisle 816 a 30 Bread made of bran puffens 1022 a 10. Made of ferne rootes 616 b 60. ¶ Sée Assise Breame ¶ Sée Bruistar Brest yéelded vp to the duke of Britaine 487 b 30. Besieged by the duke of Lancaster and the maner how 449 b 10. Force intended against it 1149 b 50 Brethren at deadlie hate pursuing one another 32 b 40. Set at variance by factious persons 32 a 60. In armes one against another 19 a 10. Forces vnited how valiant effectuall in warre 6 b 50 7 a 20 Brereton capteine of the aduenturers taken and slaine 882 b 20 Briake in Britaine assaulted taken 534 b 30 Bribe of fiue hundred markes giuen to come to the popes presence 80 b 30 Bribes the ouerthrow of lawes good orders note 862 b 40. Of a iustice seuerelie handled for taking them 243 b 50 244 a 10. Hinder the execution of good orders statutes note 380 b 30 40. Refused 18 b 60 Briberie how it tempteth mens minds note 361 b 50. ¶ Sée Gifts and Rewards Bridges made with hard shift 1138 b 60. In England borne downe with landflouds 38 a 40. ¶ Sée Flouds Bridgenorth besieged 30 a 60 Bridewell a place which Henrie the eight put to vse of plesure 894 a 20. Henrie the eights new palace a place receiuing noblemen 873 b 30. The maior and aldermen enter and take possession thereof 1130 b 40. When it became a place to punish vagarant and lewd persons 1082 b 10 Bristow taken by the earle of Glocester 48 b 60. ¶ Sée Faire Britaine was the first name of England Scotland 1000 a 10. ¶ Sée Earles Britains plagued by the lord admerall 814 a 10 c. Bromleie esquire his manhood 551 b 10 Bromleie knight his decease 565 b 40. Made capteine of Dampfront 563 b 30. The old armes of their house 564 a 30. Knight lord chancellor 1272 a 20 1286 b 60 Brotherton Thomas K Edward the first his sonne 309 a 60 Browne his seditious bookes procure losse of life 1353 b 40 Browne ¶ Sée Murther Brunkard Henrie ¶ Sée Iusts triumphant Bruse crowned king of Scotland in armes against prince Edward and the English power put to flight by the erle of Penbroke fled into Kentrie his wife and brethren taken his words to his wife he is executed his lands giuen awaie by the king Edward the first wherein note the end of disloialtie 314 a 10 40 60 b 20 40 50 Bruse inuadeth England 332. His ill dealing with Welshmen 95 b 30. His wife whose daughter she was 314 b 20. Pronounced accursed 324 a 50. Chriueth in his successe inuadeth England raiseth his siege 322 a 10 b 30 40 Bruistar and Marie Breame smoothered to death 1353 a 60 b 10 Bucchanan reprouing and reproued 112 a 30 Buckhurst lord made of the priuie councell 1434 b 60. ¶ Sée Sackuill Buggerie committed by a lord and punished 952 b 20 Buieng and selling on the sundaie a law against it 624 a 20. ¶ Sée Selling. Buildings of William Rufus verie great and famous 23 a 60 b 10 Bull seditious hanged on the bishop of Londons gate and the partie executed as a traitor 1221 a 20 c. 1222 a 30. ¶ Sée Felton and Pope Bullen besieged assalted deliuered vp the number of them that went foorth of the towne 964 a 40 b 30 60. Manie seats of armes exploited betwixt the English French 972 a 40. The Frenchmen busie to build a fort there 970 a 60 b 10. To be restored to the French king by accord note how 973 b 20. And Bullenois restored to the French vpon certeine conditions note 1061 b 60. Deliuered vp and entered into a 10 20 By the French king 1062 a 10 c. Besieged by the Englishmen the king himselfe being present 775 a 10. The bas◠a canuasado giuen vnto it the French haue an ouerthrow 967 a 20 c. Bullocke a mercilesse murtherer hanged within Bishopsgate note 1228 b 20 c. ¶ Sée Murther Bulmer knight rebuked for refusing K. Henrie the eights seruice and taking the seruice of the duke of Buckingham 852 b 60 853 a 10 Burchet gentleman of the middle temple hanged note 1259 a 30 Burdet knight his valiantnesse against the enimie note 590 b 40 Burdet knight slaine 618 a 40 Burdet for a word spoken beheaded 703 a 10 Burdeux yéelded againe to the French king 641. a 30 Burgesse of the parlement arrested and what mischéefe thereof insued note 955 b 40 c. 956 a 10 c. Burgognians ioine with the English host make it stronger 875 a 30 Burlie knight and the earle Uéere in faithfull freendship 464 a 40. What the same Burlie was note a 50 c. Buriall of duke Williams bodie not suffered without satisfaction to the lord of the soile 15 a 50. Of more than two hundred ded corpses in the Charterhouse yard 379 b 30. Christian forbidden préests concubines 207 b 30. Of nobles and great men in a moonks cowle note 195 b 10 20. Neglected note 157 a 10. Of the dead doone with honor and reuerence 576 a 60. For the dead 1211 b 10. Of dead bodies within their owne parishes 31 a 10. Of the Iewes at London 101 b 20. ¶ Sée Churchyard new Burning in the hand when inacted 787 a 60 b 10 Bursse ground purchased to build it the first stone thereof laid 1209 a 40 50. Finished named The roiall exchange by the now quéene Elisabeth 1224 a 60 Bushie knight 495. ¶ Sée Flatterie Butcher
he hath priuie enimies 1101 b 10 c 1102 a 10 c. Courtneie earle of Deuonshire goeth ouer into Italie deceaseth descended of the bloud roiall 1129 a 20 30 Couper ¶ Seé Follie. Cox doctor the duke of Summersets ghostlie father at his death 1069 a 40 Cranmer arreigned of treason 1093 a 30. Nominated archbishop of Canturburie 929 b 30. He Latimer Ridlie sent to Oxford to dispute 1102 b 60. Committed to the tower 1090 b 60. Examined condemned burned describâ—d 1131 b 20 30 60 Credulitie how mischéefous 780 a 40 50 c 781 a 10 c. Creichton a Scot apprehended with diuerse plots for inuasion of this realme 1387 b 60 Creplegate builded 705 b 40 Crispine William taken prisoner 33 a 40. ¶ Seé earle Crofts knight generall of Hadington 996 b 60 Examined touching the ladie Elisabeth 1154 a 60. Went to talke with the quéene of Scots 1188 a 10. His militarie seruice in Scotland 1187 a 30 Crotoie besieged by the duke of Burgognie rescued 616 b 10 Crome at Pauls crosse recanteth 973 b 30 40. Cromwell sometimes cardinall Wolfeâ—s seruant aduanced to Henrie the eights seruice 913 b 20. Maister of the iewell house 929 b 50 Created lord and kéeper of the priuie scale 941 a 10. Made knight of the garter 944. b 20. Lord earle of Essex great chamberleine of England 950 b 50 60. Committed to the Towre 951 a 10. The words he spake at his death 951 b 20. A description of him by sundrie circumstances b 60 952 a 10 20 c. Crosse called the blacke crosse 347 b 30. Of the bishop of Elie and the print thereof 131 b 60. The signe thereof solemnlie vsed by the duke of Lancaster 505 b 30. And the priuilege of those that tooke vpon them the same 191 a 60. Preached against Manfred 252 b 10. Séene in the aire long and large with a crucifix 113 b 30. In Cheape defaced note 1321 b 30. Crosses red white and greéne differencs of nations note 111 b 10 Crosbie knight his gift to the citie of London 702 a 50 Crowne established by act of parlement note 937 a 60. And what king Iohn did for feare to be depriued thereof 7 b 30. Intailed 514 a 20. ¶ Seé Oth Parlement Succession Crowne of sedges and bulrushes set vpon the duke of Yorkes head in derision 659 b 50 Crueltie paid with sudden mischéefe 664 b 20. Of the Britans and Flemings 525 a 50. Beastlie and barbarous 528 a 30. Restreined by Gods iudgment 147 a 40 50. Without direction of iustice 173 b 30 Of king Iohn by the preching of Cementarius a preacher 173 b 60. Of duke William against the English 14 a 20 8 a 30 40 b 50. Of the Scots 299 a 60. Of king Malcolme against the English 10 b 10. Of the papists in queéne Maries time toward the martyrs 1363 a 40 50. Ioined with victorie 23 a 50. And extremitie shewed vnto gentlemen by rebels 1052 b 20. ¶ Seé Frenchmen Culpepper vndermarshall of Calis 819 b 30 Culuerings seauen called the seauen sisters taken from the Scots 829 a 60. ¶ Sée Guns Cumberland â—ore spoiled by the Scots 447 b 40 Cumin Robert captein against the Northumbers in a rebellion 6 b 10 Curcie Iohn Winneth Dun in Ulster 100 a 30. His valiantnesse 100 b 40 Curcie Robert slaine 67 a 10 Curfue or couer fue when and whie first instituted 6 a 50 Cursse of duke William against Robert his rebellious sonne 12. a 40. Or archbishop Gefferie of Yorke 170 b 50. Of Thomas Becket for curtailing his horsse 79 b 60. Of the pope against the archbishop of Yorke note 256 b 40. Against the troublers of peace 273 a 40. Upon the people of the south parts of England 214 b 30. Against the breakers of Oxford statutes 262 a 10. For oppressing of the poore and how feared note 175 a 40. Of a legat to Lewis the French kings sonne 200 a 10. A great péece of ecclesiasticall discipline in old time note 35 b 60 36 a 10. Euerie sundaie to be read 31 a 20. ¶ Sée Pope Cursses of the oppressed heard and reuenged note 1066 a 50 Curthose Robert Henrie the first his brother dieth for gréefe 44 b 50 Custome that the kings of Englands eldest sons were euer made dukes of Normandie 38 a 30. Of buieng and selling of men like oxen kine 31 a 10. Of wooll and the augmentation thereof grudged at note 304 b 10. Raised to an higher prices 303 a 40 D. DArcie lord knight of the garter generall of a power sent against the Moores 808 b 60. His companie readie at Plimmouth honourablie receiued of the king of Aragons councell discontented at a bishops declaration 809 b 10 40 60. His returne out of Spaine 810 a 40 Dacres lord arreigned but found cléere to his great honor 937 b 60. Arreigned for murther executed at Tiburne note 954 a 40 60. Rebelleth 1213 a 20. Flieth into Scotland 1213 a 50 Dale pewterer his fault and releasment after long imprisonment note 968 b 30 Damieta 202 a 40. ¶ Sée Saracens Dampfront yéelded to Henrie the fift 563 a 20 Damport one of the gard hanged for robbing 953 a 60 b 10 Danes rob the English merchants and win great prises 485 a 10. Arriued in England to ioine with the rebels against duke William and returne dooing nothing 11 b 30. Winter betwixt Ouse and Trent 7 a 40. Wasted and ruinated religious places in the north parts 11 a 20. Under the conduct of Canute c preuaile mightilie in the North 6 b 50 7 a 30. ¶ Sée Normans Sweine Darlington knight lord gardian of London remooued 478 a 60 b 10 Daubeneie lord with others sent against the French king his feats of armes 770 b 10 c. Henrie the seauenths chéefe chamberleine 779 a 60. Deceaseth 795 b 10 Dauid of Wales reuolteth and becommeth a rebell 280 b 60. Condemned of treason executed 282 a 60 b 10 Debate betwixt the dukes of Lancaster and Brunswike 381 a 10. Betwixt the townsmen and scholers of Oxford note 381 b 20. And how it was ended and taken vp 382 a 50 60 b 10 c. ¶ Sée Contention Debt of Henrie the third thrée hundred thousand markes 252 a 20. Henrie the thirds sparing to bring him out of it 242 b 20. Maketh foes of fréends note 312 a 20 Dedication of churches ¶ Sée Church Déed of gift with the forme thereof in duke Williams time 7 b 10 Delaies did not William Rufus vse but excéeding spéed note 23 b 20. Breedeth losse note 17 b 60 Demands of the pope of a large tenth 210 b 60. Out of spirituall liuings in England 208 a 40 50. In a treatie of peace 160 b 20. Moderated 480 a 60. Hard that hindered the peace betwéene England and France 410 a 60 b 10. Too large hinder the concluding of peace 362 a 60. Uerie large for a dowrie of gold and siluer 124 b 40. Unreasonable 233 a 50 60. Presumptuous
Excheker and the officers vnto the same by whome instituted 8 a 60. Remooued from Westminster to Northhampton 173 a 10. It and the kings bench remooued vnto Shrewesburie 278 b 10. Excuse of Edward the first to auoid an inconuenience 308 a 60. Of the clergie to be frée from subsidies c 301 b 40. ¶ Sée Couetousnesse Exham field ¶ Sée Battell Exton knight a murtherer of king Richard the second 517 a 10. His too late repentance and sorrow a 20. Extortion of William Rufus made him â—uill spoken of amongest his subiects 23 b 10. An ordinance against it 260 b 10. ¶ Sée Oppression Usurie F. FActions of Yorke and Lancaster vnpossible to be mingled without danger of discord 647 a 40 Faire kept at Westminster at saint Edwards tide 241 a 30 Fiftéene daies togither 247 a 20. Of Lewis the French kings sonne in derision 200 b 10. At Bristow robbed 263 b 50 Falois beséeged and rendered vp to king Henrie the fift 561 b 10 60. ¶ Sée Arlet Falshood betwixt brethren 32 a 60 Familie of loue fiue of that sect stood at Paules crosse 1261 b 30. Proclamation against them note 1314 a 60 b 10. Famine extreme within Rone 566 b 20. Richard the second died therof 516 b 60. Suffred 68 b 20. The cause why Rone was surrendred 167 b 60. Refused and death by the sword chosen 166 a 20. The punishment of witchcraft 204 a 10. Lamentable 323 b 40. ¶ Sée Pestilence Farrer an haberdasher of London a sore enimie to the ladie Elisabeth 1159 b 20 30 c Fast generall proclamed and deuoutlie obserued 1427 b 50 Fasts processions vsed 260 a 10 Fauour ¶ Sée People Fecknam ¶ Sée Abbat Fées ¶ Sée Annuities Feare causeth want of spéech 659 b 30. Made king Edward the fourth forsake his kingdome 675 a 60 b 10. What it forceth men vnto 293 a 20. Causeth restitution of wrongfull deteined townes 311 b 20. Forceth agréement note 114 b 20. Among the people assembled at the duke of Summersets execution 1068 a 50 b 10 ¶ Sée Suspicion Fergusa a Lombard betraieth the duke of Clarence 580 a 10 Felton ¶ Sée Bull seditious Ferdinando archduke of Austrich made knight of the garter 882 a 60 Ferrers lord of misrule at a Christmas at the court his behauiour and port 1067 a 60 b 10 c Ferrers knight William taken prisoner 33 a 40 Ferrers a traitor ¶ Sée Treason Fescampe William his deuises of a plaine song whereabout was strife 13 b 30 Feast rare and roiall 1332 a 60 At quéene Katharins coronation 579 a 10 c Sumptuand full of rare deuises 1434 a 30 Fatherston alià s Constable ¶ Sée Counterfet of king Edward the sixt Feuersham abbeie by whome founded 58 a 20 Fiftéenth granted vnto king Henrie the third by the temporaltie 213 a 10. Of the sixt penie after the rate of mens goods 312 b 20. Of all the mooueables to be found within the realme 207 a 30. Thrée granted 402 a 60. ¶ Sée Subsidie Fight among sparows 397 b 50 Finch knight drowned 1202 b 10 Fine for misdemeanor 704 a 60 Of fiue thousand markes paid to king Henrie the third by the Londoners 208 b 40. For murther 122 b 30. Of a kéeper for a prisoners escape 152 a 20 Fines set on prisoners for their ransoms 144 a 50. Paid for licence to exercise turnements 145 b 60. Set on the nobles by king Iohn for not aiding him against the French king 167 a 20. For not comming to the church 1322. Of priests that had wiues 26 a 30. Extreme leuied vpon the clergie note 201 b 60 202 a 10. Set on the maior of London and the shiriffes 256 b 30 note Set on shiriffes heads 254 a 60. Of foure hundred pounds set vpon aldermens heads of London by king Henrie the seuenth 795 b 60 796 a 10. Sessed vpon them that fauored the Cornish rebels 785 a 10. ¶ Sée Escuage Forfeits and Nobilitie Fire bursteth out of the earth 44 b 40. It the sword Gods angrie angels 1001 b 10 Fish monstrous taken in Norffolke 1355 b 60. Of twentie yards long c note 1259 b 30. Driuen to the English shore 1206 a 40. Like vnto a man 168 a 10 Fishes of the sea fight 225 b 60 115 a 10. Monstrous at Downam bridge in Suffolke 1211 a 50. In Westminster hall after the fall of an high floud 1271 b 50. Fishmongers bound to find â—oure scholers at the vniuersities c note 792 b 10. Sore trobled by the maior of London 440 b 30. An act against them within the citie of London 441 a 50. The statute against them repeled and they restored to their liberties 442 a 60. Benâ—fited by iustice Randolph 1354 a 40 50. Fitzalan William a conspiraâ—or 49 a 10 Fitzarnulfe a Londoner procureth the citizens to reuenge their cause by rebellion he is apprehended and executed 204 a 40 Fitzbaldrike shiriffe of Yorke 10 a 10 Fitzempresse Henrie his returne into England 58 a 20. and is knighted 40 Fitzsergus Gilbert killed his brother note 98 b 40 Fitzgeffreie chamberleine vnto king Richard the first 128 a 60. His death b 60 Fitzhammon Robert his tale to William Rufus 26 b 20 Fitziohn Eustace a conspirator 49 a 10. Slaine 67 a 10 Fitzleo Peter an vsurping pope 44 a 50 Fitzmiles Roger. ¶ Sée Erle Fitzmoris his miserable end 1365 b 60 Fitzosbert his vnnaturall ingratitude and complaint to K. Richard the first against the citie of London 149 a 40. Whie he ware his long beard his oration to the people he is called before the archbishop of Canturburie lord chéefe iustice president of the realme he flieth into the church of saint Marie Bow he is attached his concubines 149 all Is executed the archbishop of Canturburie euill spoken of for his death an old whoremonger and new saint 150 a 10 20 Fitzosborne William earle of Hereford c gouernor of England in duke Williams absence 5 a 10 Fitzroie Oliuer sonne to king Iohn 202 a 20 Fitzscroope Richard in armes against Edrike the rebell 5 a 10 Fitzwalter lord deceaseth in Spaine 450 b 10. Appealeth the duke of Aumerle of treason 512 a 60. He is mainprised 513 b 60. Earle of Sussex his seruice against the Scots he is in great danger note 986 a 20 Fitzwilliams recorder of London his wisedome in a dangerous case 730 b 30 Flanders spoiled by the duke of Glocester 614 b 60. Wholie at the deuotion of Edward the third 354 b 60. Interdicted 358 a 10. Diuerse rodes made thereinto by the English and great spoile doone 454 b 60. Inuaded by the bishop of Norwich 442 b 60. a great part drowned by an exundation 34 a 60. ¶ Sée Erle of Leicester League Flatterie impudent of sir Iohn Bushie to king Richard the second 490 b 60. Used in a sermon note 725 b 40 Notable 727 b 50 60 728 a 10 c. ¶ Sée Dissumulation Fléetwood recorder of London made sargent at law ¶ Sée Sargents
10. For the valuation of benefices perteining to strangers 236 b 40. For offendors abusing clergie men strangers 214 b 40 Insurrection about the taking vp of corâ—â— 944 a 60. O◠〈◊〉 at 1093 b 10. wherein note what mischefous hurlibuâ—â—es do chance in a commâ—tâ—â—â— or rebellion 1094. ¶ Sée Rebellion Interdiction 175 a 10. Threatned by the pope against the king his clergie 171 a 10. Of the land solemnlie relâ—sâ—d 183 a 20 360 a â—0 Interteinment vnfit breedetâ— malcontentment 20 b 60. Of the emperor Sigismund strange note 556 b 40 50. ¶ See Fréendship and Hospâ—talitie Interuiew ¶ Sée Edward the fourth other kings of England as French king c. Inuasions punished and other offenses against the kings peace 312 b 60. ¶ Sée England and Scots Inuestitutes of churches thrée daies togither argued vpon 34 a 30. Of prelats ¶ See Bishops and Consecration Iohannes Cremensis alecherous legat note 42 b 40 Iohn of Gaunt borne 357 a 60 Meried 392 a 20. Duke of Lancaster 395 b 30 Buried and his daughter Blanch 405 a 1â— Iohn the king proclamed king of England 157 a 20 b 40 158 a 10. Made king of Ireland 109 a 20 101 a 30. Married 117 a 30. His impatiencie to sée himselfe brideled by his subiects 186 b 20. Taketh diuerse castels 189 all Aided by forren souldiors against his barons 187 b 60. Disquieted departeth into the I le of Wight 186 b 50. Crowned K. of England the second time 165 a 60. From whome the Poictouins reuolt 164 b 10. Commeth vpon his enimies vnloked for 164 b 40. Diuers waies molesteth the whitâ— moonks 163 a 10. Diuorsed from his wife Isabell the daughter of earle Robert of Glocester 161 b 60. He the French king come to a parlée 160 b 10. Passeth ouer into Normandie 160 a 40. Returneth out of Normandie 161 a 40. Inuested duke of Normandie 158 b 20. Commeth out of Normandie into England 158 b 50. Wanting aâ—d against the French K. commeâ—h backe to England 16â— b 60. Prepareth an armie to go into France 168 b 40. Goeth to the sea returneth chargeth certeine of his nobles with treason 169 a 10 20 30. Taketh the sea maketh was against the French king 170 a 10 20. Repareth Angiers 170 b 30. Writeth to the pope touching the archbishop of Canturburies election 171 a 40. Threatned with interdiction he his realme put vnder the popes cursse 171 a 10. Passeth into Ireland 174 a 50. Goeth into Wales with an armie 174 b 60. Punisheth diuerse that refused to go with him into Wales 175 a 40. His destruction put in practise by means of the popes legat the French king 175 b 40. Deliuereth his crowne to Pandulph and hath it againe restored 177 a 60 b 10. His words of fealtie made to the pope 178 a 60. What caused him to agree with the pope 180 b 10. His lords refuse to folow him into France 181 a 10. Commended to the pope for an honorable prince 182 a 10. Remooueth to Angiers 183 a 60. Inuadeth Britaine 183 a 40. Taketh vpon him the crosse to go into the holie land 184 Subscribeth to his barons notwithstanding his oth 186. b 10. CoÌ„meth to his lords to talke of some pacification 185 b 50 Left desolat of fréends 185 b 30. Maketh hauocke on the possessions of his aduersaries 193 b 50. His noblemen reuolt from him to K. Lewes 192 a 10. His children male and female the description of his person his fortune his saiengs dooings 196 a 10 c. Incestuous couetous note 184 b 20. The popes vassall 191. a 10. Assembleth a great armie against the French K. 176 b 40. Knéeleth downe to the archbishop of Canturburie besought him of forgiuenes 810 b 40. His son named Oliuer Fitzâ—oie 202 a 50 By whose means his nephue Arthur lost his life whie 7 b 30. Falleth sicke of an ague his raging 194 a 50 60. His death diuerslie reported by writers 194 a 60 b all Reported to an ill purpose 190 b 20. His buriall and corpulencie 194 b 60 Iohn Ball. ¶ Sée Ball. Iohn a Chamber a notorious northerne rebell 769 b 40 c. 770 a 10 c. Hanged like an archtraitor 770 a 10 Iohn Tiler ¶ Sée Tiler Ione de Are pusell de Dieu 600 10 c 603 b 50. Taken prisoner c note 604 a 50 60 b 10. Ioie immoderat the cause of death 955 b 20 Ipswich beséeged 60 b 40 Ireland diuided into seuerall estates or kingdoms 80 a 50. Mostlie conquered by Henrie the second 109 b 60. Foure Irish kings submit themselues to Richard the second 481 b 30. The yearelie reuenues thereof in Edward the thirds dais 481 a 50. Englishmen sent thither to inhabit the Ards in Ulster 1257 a 20 Soldiors transported thither 1314 a 30. Inuaded by the popes meanes 1366 b 60 ¶ Sée Iohn and Soldiors Irish doo destroie Angleseie 237 b 50. Rebelling kill the English 275 a 10. Frier appeacheth the duke of Lancaster of treason 445 b 40. Miserablie tormented and put to death 446 a 10. To auoid into their owne countrie by proclamation 481 a 40. With the lord of Kilmaine arriued at Harflue 565 b 60. Their good seruice 566 a 10. Wild spoile the earle of Kildars countrie 914 a 10. Nobilitie submit themselues to Henrie the eight in England 957 a 10. Seuen hundred in warlike manner passe thorough London muster before king Henrie the eight note 963 b 20 30. Bowes bagpipes and darts among them 1259 a 10. Iron gret want within Scotland 323 a 20 Isabell daughter to the earle of Glocester maried vnto Iohn K. Richards brother 117 a 30 Isabell the second wife of king Iohn what issue she broght him 161 b 60. Crowned 162 a 30 Isabell Henrie the thirds mother deceaseth 239 a 50 Isabell countesse of Cornwall deceaseth 225 b 60 Isabell wife to emperor Frederike deceaseth 229 a 10 Isabell de Boulbec ¶ Sée Countesse Isac ¶ Sée Cipriots Isleie knight all his apparell not woorth foure shillings 1099 b 20 Isoldune where seated 146 b 10 Iudge Morgan fell mad note 1099 a 60. ¶ Sée Iustice. Iudges and other officers committed to the Tower note 360 b 40 c. ¶ Sée Iustices Iudgement rash in an holie father 109 a 20 Iudgement secret of God vpon Banister his children after the attaching of the duke of Buckingham 744 a 50 60 ¶ Sée Reuenge Iudith duke Williams néece whose daughter to whome married how indowed 11 b 10 Iurie of twelue men ancient when instituted how matters by them should be tried 8 b 20. That went vpon sir Nicholas Throkmorton appeére in the starchamber excessiuelie fined 1121 b 40. Extremelie dealt withall 1122 a 10. ¶ Seé Throckmorton knight At Excester assise eleuen dead note 1548 a 60 Iustice chiefe of England giueth ouer his office becommeth a canon 103 a 50. An office imposed vpon prelats ¶ Sée Archbishop Iustice of Henrie the fift note
them to pacific the kings displeasure 478 all More gifts giuen by them to the king their liberties ratified 479. a 10 20. In great disorder 265 a 60. Curstlie handled their citie committed to a gardian or custos note 271 a 30 40. Pardoned by Henrie the thirds charter 271 b 20. Pardoned for receiuing the earle of Glocester into their citie 273 b 40. Goldsmiths and tailors togither by the eares 274 a 50. Rob the house of the lord Greie 264 a 60. Buie Henrie the thirds plate to his great losse 241 a 20. They and the abbat of Westminster at strife 242 b 60. Receiuing in of the countesse of Pronance 231 a 50. Paie a tallage and are grieued 238 b 10 Fined at fiftéene hundred marks for receiuing a banished man into their citie 236 a 30. Helpe Henrie the third at a pinch 247 a 10 20. Haue their liberties restored vnto them 252 a 60. Called barons in derâ—sion 247 b 60. Gréedie dealing to the hurt of the commonwelth 257 a 60 Agrée with the barons 266 b 20. Spoiled at Croidon 269 a 30. In an vprore choose new officers 273 a 30. Glad to submit themselues to Henrie the third put to their fine 271 a 10. Game of wrestling and what tumult followed 204 a 10 c. Take part with the quéene hir adherâ—nts 338 all 339 a 10. Unrulie giuen to sedition note 338 b 10. Set prisoners at libertie out of the Towre 338 b 50. Loialtie auouching to kéepe traitors out of their gates 338 a 10. Behead a citizen a bishop in a riot 338 b 10 30 Will not permit king Edward the thirds iustices to sit within the citie 361 b 20. Haue their franchises confirmed 343 a 40. Lent Edward the third monie to be paid againe out of the subsidie monie 357 b 40. In arms against the duke of Lancaster ment to haue slaine him 412 a 20. Outrage for words spoken to their bishop 412 a 20. Commended 1402 b 10. Foure thousand trained vp for seruice in the field 1402 a 60 b 10. Muster before quéene Elisabeth at Gréenewich 1184 b 10. Their thréefold plague 1206 a 20. Houshold stuffe sold by a common crier or belman 1207 a 50. Trained vp in the field 1228 a 50 60. Loue and hartie goodwill towards quéene Elisabeth 1377 a 20. Withstand duke William 1 b 10. Loue to quéene Elisabeth manifested on the daie of hir coronation note obserue it well 1172 1173 c Their farewell vnto hir going out at Templebar 1178 b 60 Hir last words to them by waie of promise 1179 a 30 Lone of monie taken by Henrie the eight 957 a 10 Longchampe ¶ Sée Bishop of Elie. Longland doctor misliketh of Henrie the eights marriage with his brothers wife 906 b 20 Lords created and made 480 a 20 Conspiring against Richard the second ¶ Sée Noblemen Lords and ladies put out of the court c. 463 a 50 c. Lords of misrule ¶ Sée Ferrers Losaunge ¶ Sée Herbert Losecote field 674 a 20 Lotâ—â—rie at London called the great lotterie 1211 a 60 b 10 Lou Hugh how he became earle of Chester 20 a 10 His death and what issue he had 20 a 40 Loue that Edward the second bare Péers Gaueston 320 a 20. ¶ Sée Péers Gaueston and Edward the second Of the people to the lord Cabham note 544 b 30. Of Henrie the seuenth to his wife ladie Elisabeth 768 a 60. Of a mother naturall and kind note 717 718 719 720 721. Of the duke of Britaine to the earle of Richmond incorruptible 747 b 10 c 748 b 20. Unlawfull of Richard the third towards his néece 751 a 50. Of naughtie men conuerted into deadlie hate 739 b 10 c. Wanton misleadeth and bréedeth discord 672 b 40 50. Of the people to the earle of Warwike note 679. ¶ Sée Earle of Warwike in Henrie the sixts time Edward the fourth Of a concubine to hir paramour 149 b 60. Of king Richard the second to the earle of Oxford earle of Suffolke note 454 a 10 20 30 40. ¶ Sée more in Earles Of the father to the children preferment to the mother 486 a 10. Betwéene man and wife exemplified 481 a 20. Of a Iewish woman made a decon plaid the apostata 203 b 60. Gotten by liberalitie and profit 454 b 60 Blind vngodlie 586 a 30. And lust with the danger mischiefe of both 545 a 40 50 c. Unlawfull with the shamefull end thereof 937 b 40. Therein is losse euen of life note 41 b 30 note 423 b 20 Loue French 699 b 60 Louell William held the castell of Carie 48 b 60. Lord his rebellion he escapeth 764 a 60 b 30. Arriueth in Flanders continueth conspiror against Henrie the seuenth 766 a 20. Knight sent ouer to Calis with a power 831 b 40 50 Louiers besieged 609 a 20. And yéelded vp 564 a 60 b 10 Louelace Thomas ¶ Sée Punishment Louthian spoiled 89 a 60 Low countries ¶ Sée States Lucie Richard lord chiefe iustice of England deceaseth 103 a 50 Ludlow woone by king Stephan 50 b 10 Lumleie lord founder of surgerie lecture in London note 1349 a 20 Lupus ¶ Sée Lou. Lust of William Rufus 18 b 10 ¶ Sée Loue. M. MAgdalen counterfeted to be king Richard the second 515 a 50 Magistrats authoritie great peremptorie 1042 b 10. Are to be honored both in spéech maners 1043 a 50 Magna charra 308 b 10 306 a 40 185 b 60. Promised to be mainteined 248 a 40. Confirmed 207 a 40 312 b 20 Magnanimitie ¶ Sée Quéene Elisabeth Magnus admerall of rouers his exploits 23 a 50 Maid smiteth a maior in the face 1021 b 10 Maie daie the euill ¶ Sée Rebellion of Lincolne Maidstone esquire offereth to fight in his ladies quarell 527 b 40 Maigame roiall 806 a 30 809 a 20 c. Mainprise 144 a 50 513 b 60 Maior or Maire and what the word signifieth 172 b 50 Maior of London sworne to be true to Henrie the third 264 a 30. An information against him to king Henrie the third 256 b 10. Discharged of his place for a while 256 b 20. Condemned to prison and all his goods confiscat 446 a 50. A seuere punisher of adulterie in his time 440 b 10. Fiue aldermen knighted 436 b 10. His words at the rebellion of Wat Tiler 432 b 60. And shiriffes imprisoned at Windsore 478 a 50. Commended for his carefull prouision of corne from beyond the seas in the time of dearth 476 b 10. His rash and vnaduised answer 458 b 60. Iustlie commended 452 a 40. And his brethren challenge all commers at iusts 392 a 40 50. Forced to take an oth 338 b 10. And what order he tooke to sée the kings peace kept note 326 b 60. Sworne and went home in a greie cloke 795 b 60 He and aldermen feasted by Edward the fourth note 705 a 30. Accused of treason note 670 a 40. Departeth from sargeants feast discontent bicause
a 50. Excommunicated but to no purpose 219. b 10. Accused committed to prison 244. a 60 Usurpation note the whole storie of Richard the third and Edward the fift hath no good end ¶ See Bruse 314 315 316. Commeth to an euill end 323. a 60. W. WAinfleet ¶ See Paten Wales inuaded by king William Rufus and wasted 22. b 10. Subdued by duke William 12. a 20. Diuided into shires 282. a 40. The marches thereof sore impouerished 257 a 40 Walden his variable fortune note 532. a 10 Walon lord came to serue Henrie the eight 818. b 60 Wallop knight his martiall acts in Normandie 831. b 40 Walkhelme bishop of Winchester 9. a 20 Walkeher bishop of Durham had the whole rule of Northumberland 13. a 40. A furtherer of monasteries to be erected 11. a 20. Slaine by the Northumbers whie note 12. b 20 Walteof sonne of Siward 5. a 10 Ualiant reconciled into the kings fauor 7. a 50. Earle of Northumberland Northhampton and Huntington 11 b 20. Maried duke Williams neece and his issue 11. b 10. He and Gospatrike depriued 10 b 50. Beheaded as a rebell though he disclosed the same note 11. a 60. Described and where he was buried 11. b 10 Walter bishop of Hereford submitteth himselfe to duke William 1 a 50. Walter knight ¶ See Mildmaie and Raliegh Warre betweene two brethren kings sonnes 106 a 50. In Normandie betwixt king Rufus and his brother Robert 21 a 50.60 Of barons against king Iohn note 18â— b 10. c. Proclamed against England by the king of Scots 5â—8 b 10. Prepared against France â—12 a â—0 Betwixt England and France 290. a 60. b 20. Proclamed betwixt England and France 353. a 10. Prosecuted with egernesse 354 355 Upon a light occasion 39. b 20. Renewed 219. a 20. Betweene diuerse nations in one yeare ended 1192. b 60. Ciuill and the miserie of England then 60. b 60. Maketh no difference of time note 1188. b 30. c. Certâ—ine ordinances deuised for that time 125. a 40 The frutes thereof 610. b 10. Forren better than sedition at home 1054. b 50. Open not so ill as ciuill the occasion of manie great inconueniences 729. a 10. 20. Cannot be mainteined without monie ¶ See Armie Battell Beneuolence Frenchmen France Monie Munition Scots Subsidie Warbecke ¶ See Perkin Warbecke Ward Richard ¶ See Iusts Triumphant Wards ¶ See London Warham doctor of lawes the sum of his speach to the archduke of Burgognie 777. b 10 Warke castell burned by the Scots 444. b 60 Warlwast William taketh from Anselme all that he had note 26. a 10 Warning of amendment of life 44. b 10. Reiected both by woonders and dreames and lested at 26. b 10.20 Neglected cause of inconuenience note 83. a 10.20.30.40 Of a French preest giuen to Richard the first note 156. b 10 ¶ See Uisions Warren ¶ See Erle Warwike castell taken and rased 267 a 50.60 Waste ¶ See Northcountrie Wat Tiler ¶ See Tiler Watch appointed to be kept by night in cities and burrowes 248. a 10 It and ward from foure till six and from six till foure 327. b 10. The mischiefe that groweth by the negligence of them 597. b 60. In sleepe what aduantage to the enimie 380. a 60. Found sleeping iustlie serued 819 b 20. At Midsummer discontinued 1062. b 10. ¶ See Midsummer Water conueied from out the Thames by pipes into seuerall houses 1348. b 50. ¶ See Tides and Thames Waters executed for Treason 313. b 40. ¶ See Traitors Waterquake 440. b 50.1311 a 50.439 b 40 Wednesdaie 818. b 20. ¶ See Drie Weights and measures 152 b 10 Reformed after one standard 209 b 60 Weiland lord cheefe iustice of the kings bench his storie 284. b 40 Well ¶ See Founteine Welshmen vnder their kings waste Herâ—ford 5. a 20. Cruellie handled in their ouerthrow 23. a â—0 Inuaded by William Rufus flie into the woods 23. a 10. Uanquished at Brooknocke by William Rufus 20. b 40. Inuade England 21 b 20. They dare not fight in open field but worke all vpon aduantage 22. a 20. Preuaile greatlie against the Engâ—ish 2 17. Besieged the castell of Montgomerie 210. a 60. They are discomfites b 10. c. Put to flight 214 a 10. Sent ouer to the aid of the earle of Britaine 219 a 10 Warre against the lord Mortimers tenants 263. b 50. Subiect to the English laws 244. a 50. Take castels 329.10 Wastfull without remorse 351. b 20. Appointed to Iaques Arteueid for a gard against Gerard Denise 368. a 20. Molest the English subiects 524. a 20. Rebell by the setting on of Owen Glendouer 518. a 60. Waste Cheshire â—6 b 40. Up in armes they sue for peace to Henrie the first 42. a 20.30 Fickle and by what meanes allured to Henrie the firsts side 30. a 60. Moue rebellion discomfited and punished 176. a 30. Not well delt withall 95. b 30. Their good seruice against the French 113. a 10. Slaie the shiriffe of Glocestershire 106. a 20 Their good seruice 93. b 20. Make war on the English marches seuerelie punished 73. b 10. Uanquished and slaine 154. b 20. Win Cardigan 73. b 40. Rebell inuaded subdued 66. b 60 c Their valiancie against the French 874. b 20. Make a riot at Calis 879. b 10. Discomfited by the Northerne men 672. b 20. Inuade the English marches 37. b 60. Slaine and discomfited by Henrie the first on all hands note 3â—â— a 10. Subdued 203. a 60. Flie 270 a 60. Submit themselues 67. a 30. Slaine 673. b 10. Drowned within an ambush note â—36 a 60. Welshwomens villanie against the English dead corpses 520 a 60. Their beastlie and barbarous crueltie vpon the dead carcases of the English 528. a 30. See Fraie and Lewin Wentworth lord deputie of Calis sendeth to the French to demand parlee 1135. b 50. Taken prisoner 1136. a 50. Arreigned and acquited 1184. a 50 Westminster spoiled by soldiors 273. b 20. The palace of the king burned 815. b 60. The new church there begun 202. b 10. Inlarged and repared 237 a 40. Of a cruell murther there committed 420. b 10.60 The sanctuarie confirmed by parlement 421 b 60 The hall founded note 23. a 60. b 10. Ouerflowne with waters note 1129. b 50. Full of water and not to be gotten into but on horssebacke 231 a 10. Where botes might haue beene rowed vp and downe 220. a 40. The new worke there begun 282 b 60. A new house made within the palace for the arreignment of the lords 490. b 20 Wesell in Cleueland a free towne note 1144 a 40 Weston doctor the duke of Suffolks ghostlie father 1100 b 50. Against the ladie Elisabeth the lord maiors iudgement of him 1101 b 40.50 resigneth the deanrie of Westminster by compulsion and is recompensed 1134 b 40 Wether intemperat by coniuring as was thought 520. b 20. ¶ See Tempest Wharton lord Thomas deceaseth 1238. a 50 Wheat and other corne scarse with politike orders to
Cum priuilegio Anno. 1. Sim. Dun. Edwin and Marchar Quéene Aldgitha sent to Chester Wil. Mal. Simon Dun. Wil. Malm. The bishops blamed The archbishop of Yorke other submit themselues to king William Gemeticensiâ— William Conquerour crowned 1067. according to their account which begin the yeare on the daie of Christ his natiuitie Polydor. Iohn Stow. Tho. Spoâ— Seruitude bondage of the Nobilitie and Commonaltie to the Normans The ancient liberties and lawes of England remaine in Kent onlie Wil. Thornâ— Sim. Dunel King William goeth ouer into Normandy Hen. Hunâ— Polychron Sim. Dun. Edricke Syluaticus Richard Fits Scroope The riuer of Wye King William returneth into England H. Hunâ— Matth. Paris Englishmen withdraw them to the woods as outlawes Polydor. Anno Reg. 2. Matth. Paris Matth. West Diuers of the English Nobilitie forsake their natiue countrie Polydor. Two at York wherein he left fiue hundred men in garrison Simon Dun. The Conqueror taketh froÌ„ the Englishmen their armour Couer few first instituted Matth. Weâ—â— Edmund the great Wil. Malâ— Simon Dun. This chaunced the 28. of Ianuarie on a wednesday Polydor. Polydor. Swetne and Osborne hath Matth. Paris Thrée hundred sailes saith M. W. but Sim. Dun. hath 240. Yorke burnt Normans slaine Simon Dun. A sharpe winter an enimie to warlike enterprises The Danes where they wintered Hen. Hunt Polydor. Matth. Paris Hen. Hunt Wil. Malm. Sim. Dunel Earle Edwines lands giuen vnto Alane earle of Britaine Castell of Richmont Earle of Britaine Simon Dun. Matth. Paris maketh mention but of Sweine and Osborne whom he calleth brethren Wil. Malmâ— Simon Duâ— Anno Reg. 4. 1070. Polydor. Priuileges and fréedoms reuoked Matth. Paris Stigand Alexander bishop of Lincolne Polydor. The hard deling of K. William against the Englishmen The institution of the foure Termes The Excheker The Chancerie New lawes The lawes were written in the Norman toong Matters to be tried by a iurie of 12. men Matth. Paris Matth. West Wil. Mal. Wil. Thorne Abbâ—is searched Polydor. Simon Dun. Wil. Thorne Polydor. Sim. Dunel Stigand archbishop of Canturburie depriued Agelmarus bishop of Thetford was one that was deposed Simon Dun. Matt. Paris Thomas a canon of Bayeux made archbishop of Yorke Lanfranke consecrated archbishop of Canturburie Matth. Westm. hath the eight Kal. of Maie but Wil. Mal. and Eadmerus the fourth Kal. of September 1071 Anno Reg. 5. Wil. Mal. Eadmerus Wil. Malm. Anno Reg. 6. 1072 Matth. Weâ—t The subiection of the archbishoprike of Yorke to the archbishoprike of Canturburie Polydor. The archbishop of Yorke acknowleged primate of all Scotland Ranulph Cestren lib. 1. cap. 57. lib. 7. cap. 2. Matt. Paris Ran. Higa H. Hunt Matth. Paris Polydor. Hen. Hunt Matth. Paris Simon Dun. Some write that he was so stubborne-harted that after he knew he should remaine in perpetuall prison he refused his meate and so pined him selfe to death A bloudie coÌ„mandement executed vpon the English by the Scots Polydor. Matth. Paris H. Hunt The king of Scots did homage to king William for Scotland Simon Dun. The kings iustice Mount caster now Newcastell Anno Reg. 9. 1075 Rafe Earle of Cambridge Matth. West Matth. Paris Hen. Hunt Simon Dun. A rebellion raised against K. William Iohn Pike Anno Reg. 10. 1076 H. Hunt Earle Walteof beheaded Earledome of Huntingdon Matth. Paris Polydor. Hen. Hunt Simon Dun. Matth. Paris Anno Reg. 11. 1077 Matth. Paris An earthquake a long frost a comet Married préests Anno Reg. 12. 1078 Polydor. A synod holden at London Bishops séeâ— remooued Woolstan Anno Reg. 13. 1079 Matth. Paris Matth. West The French king setteth the sonne against the father Simon Dun. Matth. Paris The sonne ouerthroweth the father Simon Dun. Matth. Paris The father and the sonne made friends Anno Reg. 14. 1080 Simon Dunel The foundation of New castell vpon Tine which before that season was called Moncaster Simon Dun. Note the sequele of the neglect of iustice in the â—ormer storie Sim. Dunel Copsi Gospatrike Robert Mulbray earle of Northumberland The foundation of vniuersitie colledge in Oxford Anno Reg. 15. 1081 Anno Reg. 16. 1082 Odo suspected and banished Anno Reg. 17. 1083 Plow land Geruasius Tilberiensis The true definition of a hide of land Anno Reg. 18. 1084 Wil. Malm. Simon Dun. Thurstan abbat of Glastenburie William of Fescampe Hen. Hunt Wil. Malm. haue two slaine xiiij hurt Matt. Westm. Sim. Dunel Hen. Marle Matth. Paris Hen. Marle Anno Reg. 19. Simon Dun. Polydor. Matth. Paris The Conquerour seeketh to kéepe the English men low Polydor. The forrests seized into the kings hands Matth. Paris New forrest Matth. Paris An earthquake Polydor. Simon Dun. A rumor spred of the coÌ„ming of the Danes Anno 20. Matth. West An oth taken to be true to the king Great sickenes reigning Murren of caâ—tell Matth. West Paules church burned Simon Dun. Ran. Higd. Simon Dun. Anno Reg. 21. Wil. Malm. Matth. Paris Wil. Mâ—lm Ran. Hâ—gd He inuadeth France Gemeticensis The citie of Maunt burnt by K. William Matth. West Matth. Paris King William departed this life Simon Dun. Matth. West The lix of his age hath Wâ—l Malm. He set all prisoners at libertie saith Wil. Malm. Polydor. He bare but two lions or rather leopards as some thinke Polydor. They gaue him an hundred pound saith Hen. Marle Hen. Marle Iohn Rouâ— Matth. Paris Hen. Hunt Iohn Rous. Hen. Marle Salisburie vse Shooting W. Patten collecteth this to be the 23. after the sun was in Virgo which is the 6 of SepteÌ„ber 1087 Anno Reg. 1. Polydor. Sim. Dunel Matth. Paris Sim. Dunel Marchar and Wilnot Lanfranke had fauoured him euen of a child Matth. Pâ—ris William Rufus is crowned the 26. of September Polydor. His bountifull 〈◊〉 Odo the bishop of Baiâ—â—x conspireth against his nâ—phue William Rufus The castell of Rochester Simon Dun. Wil. Malm. The bishop of Constance taketh the town of Bath Hugh Grandmesnill Hen. Hunt Wil. Mal. The earle of Shrewsburie Woâ—cester assalted Bishop Woolstan They slue fiue hundred and chased the residue as saith Simon Dunel The diligence of the archbishop Lanfranke The great curtesie shewed to the Englishmen by Wil. Rufus Simon Dun. Wil. Malm. H. Hunt Simon Dun. Gemeticensis Eustace earle of Bullongne Simon Dun. Rochester besieged by the king Anno Reg. 2. Polydor. The bishop of durham exiled Lanfranke archbishop of Canturburie departeth this life Matth. Westm. Paule abbat of S. Albons Eadmerus Lanfranke praised for holding with the moonks The king giuen to sensuall lust and couetousnesse Matth. Paris Wil. Malm. Matt. Paris Matt. Pariâ— Anno Reg. 3. 1090 Simon Dun. Warres betwixt the king and his brother Robert Anno Reg. 4. 1091 Gemeticensis A peace concluded Simon Dun. Mâ—tth West Matt. Paris Gemeticensis Sim. Dunel A mightie wind Anno Reg. 5. 1092 The Scots inuade England Wil. Malm. Sim. Dun. The repairing and new peopling of Carleil Matth. West Foure barons Nigell or Neal Piers Malbanke * Eustace whose surname we find not Warren Uernon The Lacies Iohn Bohun
dealing breach of promise of the French king Wil. Paruus Enuious discord among the christians K. Richard discomfiteth the Saracens néere to Port Iaph Rog. Houed The names of such noble men as were famous for their valiant dooings in this voiage De Poole 〈◊〉 de Stagno Galf. Vinsaâ— The marques of Montferrato murthâ—â—â— by the Assassini Earle Iohn purposed to seize vpon the kingdom in his brothers absence William de Poicters K. Richards chapleine Anno Reg. 4. Wil. Paruus K. Richard rescueth Port Iaph Rad. Niger Matth. Paris Cephas K. Richard fell sicke A peace concluded betwixt the Christians Saracens Hubert bishop of Salisburie K. Richard taketh his iornie homewards K. Richard slandered for the death of the marques of Montferrato W. Paruus Erle of Gorze Saltzburge K. Richard commeth to Uienna Polydor. Ra. Niger K. Richard submitteth himselfe to the duke of Austrich N. Triuet Polychron The cause of the displeasure betwixt the duke of Austrich king Richard Ger. Dor. Rog. Houed line 50 The king is deliuered to the emperor Matth. Paris Ouid. lib. Fast. 1. Rog. Houed Two legats from the pope Normandie interdicted The earle of Pieregort others wast the K. of Englands lands The seneschal of Gascoigne reuengeth iniurie The king of Nauars brother The abbats of Boxley and Roberts-bridge Ger. Dor. The French king counselleth K. Iohn to vsurpe against his brother Ger. Dor. The archbishop of Yorke Hugh Bardolfe William de Stuteuille Wil. Paruus Rouen besieged The earle of Leicester Polydor. Michaelmas saith Ger. Dorob Wil. Paruus The emperour chargeth king Richard with iniuries doone to the Sicilians W. Paruus Matth. West The kings wisedome in making his answere Polydor. The bishop of Salisburie sent into England Ger. Dor. Rog. Houed The bishop of Elie commeth to the king The emperor agréeth with king Richard for his ransome N. Triuet Matt. Paris R. Houed Lands assigned to king Richard Polydor. Rog. Houed Order taken for leuieng monie to paie the kings ransome The hard dealing of officers in the collection Church iewels The bishop of Norwich The abbat of saint Albons The bishop of Chester Matthew de Cléere R. Houed The bishop of Elie. Anno Reg. 5. Wil. Paruus Hor. lib caer 1. ode 10. The bishop of Liege murthered Wil. Paruus Hubert bishop of Salisburie elected archbishop of Canturburie Hubert archbishop of CaÌ„turburie lord chéefe iustice The kings commandement not obeied R. Houed King Richard released out of captiuitie R. Houed The offers of the French K and erle Iohn to haue the K. of England kept still in prison The princes that had vndertaken for the emperor to performe the couenants Robert de Nouant Yéerelie pensions giuen by the king â—o certeine princes of the empire Memburge Wil. Paruus The French king inuadeth Normandie R. Houed He landed the 20. of March being sundaie as R. Houeden and Rafe de Diceto write Rog. Houed Diuerse sieges held at one time S. Michaels mount The king goeth to Notingham and winneth the castel Rog. Houed The forrest 〈◊〉 Shirewood The castell of Tickhill yeeâ—ded Rog. Houed Strife betwixt the archbishops for carieng of their crosses Officers discharged Lieutenantships set on sale The archbishop of Yorke offer The bishop of Chester A subsidâ—â— The archbishop of Yorke accused Gerard de Camuille charged with felonie and treason The king of Scots commeth to sée the king of England A parlement A grant made to the king of Scots what allowance he should haue when he came to England A councell holden at Winchester The king crowned anew R. Houed The king of Scots beareth one of the swords before the king of England The citizens of London A parlement called The bold courage of the bishop of Lincolne The bishop of Durham lost his earldome K. Richards practises The moonks Cisteaux Rog. Houed The king of Scots maketh suit for Northumberland Mainprise Rog. Houed The king transporteth ouer into France The French king raiseth his siege from Uernueil N. Triuet Rog. Houed The earle of Leicester taken prisoner Geffrey de Rancon The earle of Engolesme The king of Nauars brother Anno Reg. 6. Engolesme woone Polydor. Wil. Paruus Polydor. Great exactions The colour pretended in leuieng of monie Rog. Houed Inquisitions taken by a iurie of sundrie matters Usurers Iewes Iustices shiriffes and other officers Hubert archbishop of Canturburie lord chéefe iustice Officers driuen to fine for their offices The king offended with the lord chancellor A new scale Matth. Paris The king returneth into England He granteth the English men licence to iournie Rog. Houed Fines paid for licence to exercise turnements Mâ—l Pal â—n suo cap. Bishops towne I thinke he came not ouer at all into England at this time but rather sent his mind vnto the archbishop Messengers from the pope Isoldune Nouencourâ— yeeldeth to K. Richard Albemarle besieged Matt. West Polydor. Rog. Houed The earle of Leicesters offer for his ransome Million 〈◊〉 and rased A motion for peace Earle Iohn returneth to the king his brother and is pardoned Wil. Paruus R. Houed Matth. Paris Rog. Houed R. Houed Rog. Houed Wil. Paruus Matth. Paris Polychron Baldwin de Betun Duke Leopold catcheth a fall beside his horsse and dieth of the hurt White monks Rog. Houed Hugh NouaÌ„t bishop of Couentrie restored to his sée The archbishop of Yorke M. Pal. in suo sag. Pope Celestine The archbish of Canturburie is made yâ— popes legat A trinitie of offices in vnitie of person A synod holden at Yorke The emperor sendeth to the king Anno Reg. 7. The bishop of Elie is sent to the emperour The 2 kings talke togither The emperor dissuadeth the king from agréeing to the peace The warre 〈◊〉 begun afresh The hasâ— which king Richard made The 2 kings againe talke togither of peace The conditions of peace concluded betwixt the two kings Matth. Paris Matth. West Matth. West Matth. Paris Rog. Houed The earle of Albemarle departed this life Otho sonne to the duke of Saxonie Lawnes Wil. Paruus Ran. Higd. The abbat of Caen sent into England Fraudulent dealing in officers Fabian Wil. Paruus Matt. Paris Ran. Higd. William Fitz Osbert The â—oule disorder in the citizens of London The vnnaturall ingratitude of Fitz Osbert Why he ware his long berd Matth. Paris Fabian His oration to the people Ger. Dor. He is called before the archbishop of Canturburie lord chéefe iustice or president of the realme He fléeth inâ—o the church of S. Marie Bow His concubine He is executed Wil. Paruus Matth. Paris The archbish of Canturburie euill spokeÌ„ of for the death of William Fitz Osbert An old whormonger and a new saint The erledome of Poictou Iohn Bouchet his douâ— Ranulph erle of Chester tooke his wife the dutchesse of Britaine prisoner A dearth The death of the earle of Salisburie R. Houed Matth. Paris Marchades Lupescaro The bishop of Beauuois taken prisoner Genes 37. Anno Reg. 8. Normandie interdicted by the archbishop of Rouen The bishop of Elie departed this life Rog.
〈◊〉 wedder some saie A not committed vnder pretense of wrestling Robert Serle maior of London Constantâ—ne a citizen of London procureth the citizens to reuenge their cause by waie of rebellion Matth. Paris The lord chéefe iustice taketh inquisition of the riot Constantine apprehended He is executed Great tempeâ—â— A generall thunder Great dearth of corne In other tempest of thunder Polydor. A comet or blasing star The losse of the citie of Damieta William de â—â—benie earle of Arundell departed this 〈◊〉 Anno Reg. 7. Iohn Scot marrieth the daughter of Leolin prince of Wales A councell 〈◊〉 London Note the redinesse of the bish to 〈◊〉 new contention The answer of William Brewer to the archbishops demand Ahab accuseth Helias An inquisition Matth. Paris The earle of Penbroke recouereth his castels taken by the prince of Wales The prince of Wales discomfited A conspiracie against the lord chiefe iustice Matt. Paris The king of Ierusalem commeth into England The death of the French king Ambassadors sent into France Anno Reg. 8. Polydor. The king giueth a gentle answer to his lords The king demanded restitution of parcels of inheritance belonging to the crowne Discord betwixt Sauerie de Mauleon and the earle of Salisburie Sauerie de Mauleon reuelâ—â—th to the French king Matth. Paris Matt. Westm. Fouks de Brent an enimie to rest and quietnesse Matth. Paris Henrie Braibroke taken by Fouks de Brent and imprisoned Bedford castell besieged He was in the borders of Wales where the earle of Chester was lord The end of Fouks 〈◊〉 Brent Plaut in Pâ—â—sa Dunstable The Poictouins send to king Henrie Rochel woon Matth. Paris Anno Reg. 9. A parlement A fiftéenth granted to the king Magna Charta and Charta de Forresta confirmed Forrests Matth. Paris Polydor. Thrée hundred saâ—th Gaguin Towns woon by the Englishmen The earle of Marsh saith Matth. Paris The Frenchmen taken at aduantage The earle of Cornewall raiseth his siege from the Rioll The death of the earle of Salisburie Matth. Paris Préests concubines forbidden christian buriall Anno Reg. 10. A legat from the pope Matth. Paris A parlement called The king to sicke Matt. Westm. Matth. Paris The cardinals request The answer of Iohn the archdeacon of Bedford Fabian A grant to the citizens of London Matth. Paris Anno Reg. 11. 1227 A parlement at Oxford The king at lawfull age Matth. Paris Polydor. The charters cancelled The death 〈◊〉 Lewes the French king The earle of Marsh commeth ouer to the king and offereth him his seruice Polydor. Matth. Paris Ambassadors sent into France Polydor. The earle of Cornewall returneth home Matth. Paris The earle of Cornewall He departeth from the court secretlie He wineth himselfe with the earles of Chester and Penbroke and others They meét at Stamford with an armie A day appointed to meét at NorthamptoÌ„ for a treatie of pacification The kings grant to his brother Val. Flac. lib. 4. The pope exhorteth the christians to make a iournie against the Saracens Matth. Paris sixtie thousaÌ„d Polydor. Anno Reg. 12. 1228 Matth. Paris Weights and measures Polydor. Hubert de Burgh created earle of Kent Stephan archbishop of Canturburie departed this life Richard Wethersheid elected in his place Matth. Paris Walter Helmesham A new trouble about the election of the archbishop of Canturburie Fabian Polydor. The earle of March worketh to induce the Normans Poictouins to fauour the king of England The Normans write to the king of England Matt. Paris The WelshmeÌ„ 〈◊〉 the castell of Montgomerie The king with an armie commeth to the succour of them 〈◊〉 the castell The abbeie 〈◊〉 Cride burnt The king â—â—â—ginneth to build a castell Pe is coÌ„stâ—â—â—ned to agree with the Welshmen The lord WilliaÌ„ de Breuse taken prisoner Matt. Paris Strange sights in the aire Polydor. Anno. Reg. 13. 1229 A parlement or a councel holden The temporal lords refuse to â—â—d the pope with monie Stephan de Segraue The tenths of the spiritualtie granted to the pope Usurers Matth. Paris The earle of Chester wold not permit the tenths to be gathered with in his land King Henrie prepareth to passe ouer into France The earle of Kent fallen in to the kings displeasure Henrie earle of Britaine The kings iournie deferred Anno Reg. 14. 1230 Matth. Paris The king of Scots kept Christmasse with the king of England at Yorke Matth. Paris A strange tempest at London Sée Iohn Stow pag. 261. of his large collectioÌ„ printed 1580. Matth. Paris The king gathereth monie towards his iournie into France Matth. Paris The Lord W. de Breuse hanged The king saileth ouer into France A fifteénth and tenth granted to the king Polydor. Englishmen sent to Spain against the Saracens Matth. Paris Escuage demanded The archb of Canturburie standeth against the K. in defense of his cleargie Contention betwixt the archb and the earle of Kent Matth. Paris Ralfe Neuill elected arch of Canturburie SimoÌ„ Langtons report of the conditions of Ralfe Neuill Sée before in pag. 177 178. The pope maketh void the election The earle of Cornewall marrieth the countesse of Glocester The earle of Penbroke departed this life Polydor. Leolin prince of Wales inuadeth the English borders The Welshmen put to flight The king goeth against the Welshmen Matt. Paris The English men distressed Mawds castell repaired Matth. Paris Hâ—nrie earle of Britaine and the earle of Chester distresse the French kings cariages A truce taken Anno Reg. 16. 1232 Matth. Paris An vnorderlie presumptuous attempt The superscription of their letters Masking threshers The pope coÌ„plaineth to the K. in blaming him The pope coÌ„mandeth the offendors to be accursed Inquisition taken The earle of Kent put in blame Sir Robert de Twing Polydor. A parleâ—â—â—â— subsidie demanded and denied A subsidie demanded and denied The bishop of Winchesters counsell giuen to the king The king followeth the bishop of Winchesters counsell Matth. Paris Ranulfe Briton Peter de Riuales The earle of Kent discharged of his office of cheéfe iustice Matth. Paris The earle of Kent taketh sanctuarie The citizens of London their good deuotion towards the earle of Kent Ouid. lib. 2. de trist 5. Hor. lib. car 1. od 35. Matth. Paris A subsidie granted in a parlement holden at Lambeth Anno Reg. 17. Matth. Paris Ranulfe earle of Chester departeth this life Erle Ranulfe thrice maried This Clemence was daughter to erle Ferrers The partition of his lands This Roger Lacie is surnamed Helie The earle of Kent kept in prison within the castell of Uées Matth. Paris A great thunder A wet summer Foure summer beside the accustomed sun Matth. Paris Matth. Paris A strange woonder Polydor. The king beginneth to fauour strangers The bishop of Winchester The earle of Penbroke Strangers alwaies odious to the hours borne The lords that withdrew into Wales Matth. Paris Polydor. The king proclaimed them traitors Strangers sent for Matth. Paris The earle of Kent escapeth and taketh sanctuarie He is fetcht out He is restored to sanctuarie Anno Reg. 18.
The earle of Kent rescued and conueied into Wales Polydor. The king entreth into Wales with an armie Polydor. The king returneth out of Wales The earle of Penbroke in danger He is rescued The Poictouins discomfited Dearth Tempests An earthquake A death Matth. Paris Iohn Monmouth receiueth an ouerthrow Polydor. Matth. Paris A part of the towne of Shrewsburie burnt Polydor. Matth. Paris Matth. Paris The earle of Penbroke passeth ouer into Ireland He is taken prisoner Geffrey Maurish The death 〈◊〉 the earle of Penbroke Polydor. Matth. Pariâ— Gilbert Marshall earle of Penbroke Officers called to accounts The truce ended Welshmen sent ouer to the aid of the earle of Britaine The earle of Britaine submitteth himselfe to the French king Anno Reg. 19. 1235 Polydor. Fabian * Sée the like in pag. 56. col 1. Matth. Paris The emperor Frederike marieth the king of Englands sister A great and sumptuous feast Matth. Paris Usurers called Caorsini of whome sée more in pag. 211. col 1. The bishop of London his doctrine Anno Reg. 20. King Henrie marrieth the ladie Elianor daughter to the earle of Prouance Matth. Paris The earle of Chester The constable of Chester The earle of Penbroke The wardeÌ„s of the cinque ports The earle of Leicester Erle Warren The earle of Hereford Lord William Beauchampe The citizens of London The citizens of Winchester A parlement at London Polydor. Strange sights Matth. Paris Great raine Matth. Paris Matth. West A great thunder A drie summer Gilbert Norman founder of Merton abbeie Anno Reg. 21. High tides Matth. Paris Wisbech people perishing by rage of waters A subsidie Matth. Paris Iohn Scot earle of Chester departed this life Ran. Higd. His sisters Cardinall Otho or Othobon The lords grudge at the king for receiuing the cardinall without their knowledge The legat praised for his sober behauiour A tournie at Blie Earle Bigot Anno Reg. 22. The legat holdeth a synod at London The legat coâ—meth to Oxford A fraie betwixt the legats men and the scholers of Oxford A cookes almes The legats cooke slaine The legat complaineth to the king The earle Waren sent to apprehend the offendors The legat cursseth The regents of yâ— Uniuersitie absolued Polydor. Matth. Paris The emperor of Constantinople coÌ„meth into England The countesse of Peâ—broke sister to the king married to Simon de Montford Polydor. The archbishop of Canturburie displeased with the marriage He goeth to Rome to coÌ„plaine of the king The earle of Cornewall â—â— also offended for the same marriage Matth. Paris The earle of Leicester gathereth 〈◊〉 He goeth to Rome to get â— dispensation or rather confirmation of his marriage Aid sent forth of England â—â— the emperour Henrie Trubleuille Iohn Mansel Wil. Hardell The bishop of Winchester departeth this life Matth. Paris A naughtie wretch meant to haue destroied the K. * Sée his end in pag. 230. Seneca in Octa Hippol. Anno Reg. 23. 1239 Matth. Paris Uariance betwixt the king and the earle of Penbroke Simon earle of Leicester fled ouer into France The birth of king Edward the first Polydor. A strange star Matth. Paris Ranulfe Briton taken out of his house and led to the tower Great raine The legat beginneth to looke to his owne coÌ„moditie Sir Robert de Twing The Iewes punished by the pursse A synod holden at London Anno Reg. 24. 1240 Matth. Paris Matth. West Baldwin de Riuers earle of the I le of Wight The woods about Leicester féeld Leolin prince of Wales departeth this life Griffin ap Maddockeâ— King Henrie aided the pope with monie against the â—â—â—perour Complaint to the king of the collections made for the pope The answer of the king Polydor. The causes that mooued archbishop Edmund to depart the realme Matth. West Matth. Paris Polydor. The death of Edmund archbishop of Canturburie surnamed of Pontney A Charterhouse moonke apprehended Iustices itinerants William de Yorke Robert Lexinton iustices The earle of Cornewal goeth into the holy land The earle of Leiceâ—ster goeth thither also The earle of Albemarle The dedication of the church of S. Paule in London The death of Isabell the countesse of Cornewall The lord Iohn Fitz Robert A comet A battell betwixt fishes Matth. Paris The kings manour at Mortlake A great wind An oth receiued The seneshall of Aquitaine Peter Rosso Peter de Supino got a vintiesme that is the 20 part of préests benefices Anno Reg. 25. 1241 Boniface de Sauoie elected archb of Canturburie Matth. Paris The earle of Cornewall 〈◊〉 intercessor 〈◊〉 a peace to be had betwixt the pope and the emperour He returneth into England Warres betwéene the Welshmen King Henrie goeth into Wales with an armie Dauid driuen to his wits end Dauid deliuereth his brother to the K. Matth. Pariâ— page 765. Matth. Paris page 830. Iohn Maâ—â—sell Death of â—â—â—ble men Lacie lâ—ft 〈◊〉 issue maâ—e behind him so that his daughters inheritâ—â— his lands Cardinall Somercotean Englishman An eclipse Anno Reg. 26. The death of the empresse Isabell. Wars renued betwixt the kings of England France The earle of March Gaguinus Matth. West Sundrie opinions in the kings councellers Charugage a certeine dutie for euerie Plowland The bishops of Durham sent into Scotland The king of Scots warden of the English marshes The archbishop of Yorke gouernor of the realme Thirtie barrels of English coine The king passeth ouer into France The French king inuadeth the earle of Marches land The number of the English armie Tailborge Xainctes An encounter betwixt the English and French The valiancy of the earle of Leicester and others Iohn Mansell Sir Iohn Barris Wil. de Sey. Gilbert de Clare slaine The earle of March is reconciled to the French king Matth. Paris The countesse of Bierne The reuolting of other French lords Sée pag. 42 43 44. pag. 152. of the historie of England Death in the French camp Truce 〈◊〉 betwixt the two kings Polydor. The queen 〈◊〉 England deliuered of a daughter William Marisch executiâ— Sée pag. 223. The seas trâ—ebled with men of warre Escuage gathered 20 shillings of euerie knights fée Matth. West Death of noble men Anno. Reg. 27. The earle of Cornwal and other returne home Prouision of graine and victuals taken vp and sent to the king The king led by strangers He is euill spoken of A truce taken for fiue years Nicholas de Mueles his lieutenant in Gascoigne Death of Noble men Hugh Lacie Fabian Matth. Paris Stars fallen after a strange manner Anno Reg. 28. The countesse of Prouance mother to the quéene commeth ouer into England The earle of Cornewall maried to the ladie Sanctia William Ralegh bishop of Norwich He is consecrated bish of Winchester by the pope He steleth out of the realme He giueth to the pope 6000 marks Martine the popes collectour Antichasis de Christi papae facinorb sub authore anâ—nymo The nobles complain◠〈◊〉 the king 〈…〉 popes 〈◊〉 The king writeth to the pope Polydor. The king asâ—keth counsel how to procâ—â— in
his warres against the French kinâ— The possesâ—â—ons of the Normans confiscated Matth. Paris The occasâ—â—â— why the Nâ—â—â—mans were disherited Polydor. Matth. Paris Matt. VVest Dauid 〈◊〉 of Wales â—â—â—neth to submit himselfe to the pope Matth. Paris pag. 880. The Welshmen discomfited Dauid fled into Scotland He prouoketh the king of Scots to make warre against England The king of Scots inuadeth EnglaÌ„d Matth. Paris King Henrie requireth an aid of monie of his subiects New orders deuised by the lords Unreasonable requests The pope sendeth for some aid of monie to mainteine wars against the emperour Escuage graÌ„ted the king The K. with an armie goeth towards Scotland The king of England and Scotland made fréends The lords sweare to sée the couenants performed The letter of the lords to pope Innocent The Welshmen stirre coles Matth. Paris The deceasse of the bishop of Cicester Anno. Reg. 29. P. V. A subsidie of the richer sort Matth. Paris The citizens of London The seneshall of Gascoine vanquished the king of Nauarre Anno 1242. as Matt. West saith Matth. Paris Dauid king or prince of Wales Sir Hubert Fitz Matthew slaine The castell â— Monthault taken by the Welshmen A generall councell The popes letters staied The valnaâ—â— of benefices taken that perteined to strangers This Gilbert was erle of Glocester Hereford lord of Clare Ambassadors sent to the generall councell These were barons A iusts and tornie appointed and by the kings commandement disappointed Fouke Fitz Warren commandeth the popes Nuncio to auoid the realme The kings answer vnto the popes Nuncio Matth. Paris Matth. West The Popes Nuncio sent out of the realme S. Peters church at Westminster The English ambassadors come to the councell The English ambassadors threaten the pope that he should not haue any tribute out of England Matth. Paris The king inuades Wales He buildeth a castell at Gannoke The decease of the countesse of Oxford and of the earle of Deuonshire Geffrey de March deceaseth The decease of Raimond earle of Prouance The decease of the lord Humfreuile Anno. Reg. 30. The king ' returneth foorth of Wales Irishmen destroied Anglesey A dearth Brine pits destroied in wales The lord Maurice chéefe iustice of Ireland Iohn Fitz Geffrey lord iustice of Ireland Matth. Paris The deceâ—se of Walter erle Marshall Mal. Pal. in suo cap. The pope requireth the French king to make war against England The French king refuseth to gratifie the pope therein The countesse of Prouance dealeth vniust lie with the king of England hir sonne in law Charles the French kings brother is made earle of Prouance The archb of Canturburie purchaseth grant of the pope to leuie monie Dauid prince of Wales departeth this life Ap Griffin chosen prince of Wales Iews robbeâ— in Oxenford The Londoners paie a talage A parlement A statute against hunters The earle of Sauoy dooth homage to the K. of England Roger Bigod intitled to the office of earle Marshall Matth. Paris Harold king of Man Welshmen receiued to the kings peace vp on their submission A decrée of the pope A proclamation inhibiting monie to be sent to the pope A sore tempest of haile Isabell the kings mother departeth this life Roger de Quincie earle of Winchester Iohn lord Neuill departed this life with diuers other Anno Reg. 31. Matth. Paris Intollerable exactions Peter de Sauoy earle of Richmond An earthquake A strange woonder Continuall raine Acts made to restraine presumptuous authoritie of the spiritualtie The popes collectors A shift by forbearing the name of legat The emperor of Constantinople commeth into England A cardinall coÌ„meth into England receiuing an oth not to preiudice the realme The kings halfe brethren came to sée the king The cardinall maketh shift for 〈◊〉 William de Ualence marrieth lord MontcheÌ„cies daughter Gaston de Bierne maketh war against the kings lieutenant Préests of the prouince of Canturburie suspended Sir Fouke de Newcastell the kings coosen by his mother departeth this life Pardon granted by bishops Knights made Anno Reg. 32. The earle of Winchester besieged in Galloway by his owne tenants William earle Ferrers departeth this life The countesse of Prouance commeth into England A parlement A subsidie dâ—manded Polydor. Matth. Pariâ— The king charged for his immoderate inriching of strangers The parlemeÌ„t proroged An ordinance for monie Inquirie made for washers clippers of monie Matth. Paris The parlemeÌ„t dissolued The king driuen to sell his plate S. Edwards faire at Westminster Sir Richard Sward deâ—â—â—â—eth Death of bishops An eclipse Newcastell burnt by casuall fire The archb of Cant. curseth Anno Reg. 33. An erthquake The bishop of Durham resigneth his bishoprike Matth. Paris The king practiseth to get monie A nest of théeues brokeÌ„ The archbish of Rone Matth. Paris Great raine The earle of Salisburie other go into the holie land Matth. Paris The spite of the French towards the Englishmen Peter de Geneure The deceasse of Roger Fitz Iohn The death of Hugh le Brun. Anno Reg. 34. The archb of Canturburie inthronized A tornie holden at Brackley or as some copies haue at Barkley Edmond son to Richard earle of Cornwall borne An ambassage sent to the pope The king taketh on him the crosse The lord Roger de Monthault Gaston de Bierne submiteth himself to the king The earle of Leicester his service in Gascoigne The bishop of Lincolne An inhibition procured by the king of the pope The earle of Cornwall râ—â—turneth from the pope The king spâ—â—reth to bring himselfe out of debt The Iewes constreined to helpe the king with monie Matth. Paris A generall chapter of the friers preachers Matth. Paris Strife betwixt the LoÌ„doners and the abbat of Westminster William de Kilkennie keéper of the great seale Robert de Lexinton departeth this life The lord Henrie Hastings deceaseth Robert Muschampe Athelmarie the kings half brother made bishop of Winchester The earle of Salisburie slaine by the Saracens A mightie wind Matth. Paris The sea seemeth to burne Ships lost Hertburne Winchelsey Anno Reg. 35. The practise of the bishops to disappoint the archbi of Canturburie of his purpose An erthquake at S. Albons The pope sueth for licence to soiorne at Burdeaux The popes presence more like to impaire than amend things Thunder and lightening Guy de Lusignan brother to the king The earle of Leicester returneth He had of the king 3000 marks Rutters A iustice accused for taking bribes Henrie de Bath put to his fine Athelmare or Odomare bishop of Winchester confirmed A conuocatioÌ„ of the bishops Six thousand marks giuen to the pope The bishop of Lincolne visiteth abbeies The bishop of Lincolne suspended by the pope Wales subiect to the English lawes Alain lord Zouch Usurers called Caorsini Controâ—ersie betwixt prelats The earle of Leicester prospereth in Gascoigne A sore tempest of thunder lightning Windsore High tides The nunrie of Marâ—an founded Paule Peiuer The lord Wâ—lâ— Graie marrieth the wife of Paule Peâ—uer Anno Reg. 3â— Matth. Parâ—â— The church
Welshmen fled The earle of Leicester slaine Matth. Weâ—â— The priâ—e of the earle of Leicesters sons bringeth the barons to confusion Polydor. Matth. West A parlement at Winchester A parlement at Westminster Erle Ferrers Fabian Anno Reg. 50. The citie of London submitteth hirselfe to the K. The Londoners put to their fine Cardinall Othobone the popes legat Fabian One Othon made gardian of the citie of London Matth. West Nic. Treuet The legat holdeth a synod at Northampton Matt. VVest This suspension was pronounced in a councell holden by the said cardinall at Paules as Fabian saith Matth. West N. Triuet The Londoners pardoÌ„ed Fabian Simon de Montfort Matth. West Polydor. Fabian The wardens of the fiue ports reconciled to the king Matth. West Douer castell deliuered to the king Winchelsie won by force Matth. westm The I le of Oxholme Abington Lincolne taken N. Triuet Killingworth castell fortified against the king The kings purseuant had his hand cut off Adam Gurdon Matth. Westm. The battell of Chesterfield Euersden Norwich â—â—cked Chron. Duâ—â— The siege of Killingworth castell beginneth The lord Hastings Anno Reg. 51. Killingworth castell deliuered to the K. Dictum de Killingworth Abington Matth. Westm. A parlement at Westminster Earle Ferrers disherited The earle of Glocester with an arnâ—â— commeth to London The legat admonisheth the earle of Glocester to obeie the king The legat other meane to defend the tower against the earle of Glocester The citizens of London in vprore chose new officers Prisoners set at libertie The legat accurseth the troublers of the kings peace The king laie at Cambridge Ramsey The king maketh hard shift for monie to hire soldiers men of war to assist him The K. remooueth towards Windsore The king commeth to Stratford Fabian Matth. Westm. Westminster spoiled Soldiers sacked and throwen into the Thames The earles of Bullongne S. Paule A fleét of Gascoins come to the kings aid Abington A peace concluded The Londoners pardoned Chron. Dun. Buderesch The lord Graie Euersden Anno Reg. 52. A parlement at Marleborough The legat Othobone returneth to Rome Othobone chosen pope Abington Prince Edward receiueth the crosse Fabian A fraie in LoÌ„don betwéene the goldsmiths and tailors Anno. Reg. 53. Thames frosen Abington A parlement holden at London Prince Edward appoiâ—teth the maâ—â— and shiriffes of London An aid grâ—â—ted to the king The liberties of the citie confirmed The rent of the farme of the shiriffes of London increased Chron. Dunâ—â— Anno Reg. 14 1270 Wil. Risâ—am Prince Edward setteth forward towards the holie land Matth. West The king sick Anno Reg. 55. 1271 Prince Edward arriueth at Acres Abington Arsacide of some named Assassini Prince Edw. to traitorouslie wounded Port Iapha The generation of the Arsacide or Assassâ—ni Anno Reg. 56. Nic. Triuer Matth. West The â—â—â—easse of the king of Almaine His issue Edmund erle oâ— Cornewall The bloud of Hailes Ashrug abbeie built Bonhommes The L. Henrie sonne to the K. of Almaine murdered in Italie Robert Kilwarbie archb of CaÌ„turburie A fraie betwixt the moonks and citizens of Norwich Thirtie of the citizens of Norwich hanged and burnt A iusts and tornie holden at Chalons Anno Reg. 57. King Henrie departeth this life The earle of Glocester The issue of king Henrie the third His proportion of bodie His conditioÌ„s 1272 Anno Reg. 1. Matth. West A new seale made Chro. Dun. Matt. Westm. Guy de MoÌ„tfort excommunicated Anno Reg. 2. Matth. Westm. A disine graÌ„ted to the king his brother Nic. Treuet King Edward his returne home Matth. West Caxton 1275 Anno Reg. 3. A parlement The statutes of Westminster The prince of Wales Leolin The king coÌ„meth to Chester Matth. Westm. Breton bishop of Hereford departeth this life It rained bloud 1276 Anno Reg. 4. The earle of Montforts daughter appointed wife to the prince of Wales taken Leolin prince of Wales begiâ—neth to make wars Matth. West Matth. West The excheker and the kingâ— bench remoued to Shrewesburie The castell 〈◊〉 Rutland taken Anno Reg. 5. 1277 The castell of Stridewie Leolin sueth for peace N. Triuet CoÌ„missioners appointed N. Triuet Dauid Leolins brother prouided for In oth to be recâ—iâ—ed Leolins brethren Dauid rewarded by king Edward Dauid preferred in mariage The article concerning Owen The castell of Lamperdeuaur built Anno. Reg. 6. 1278 Leolins wife restored to hir husband Statutes of Glocester The archbish of Yorke being made cardinal resigneth his archbishoprike Iohn Peckham archbish of Yorke Clippers of monie Anno Reg. 7. Nic. Triuet Chron. Dunst. The castels of Flint Rutland built Leolin beginneth new war He sueth for peace The statute of Mortmaine A synod at Reading The kings come amended Anno Reg. 8. 1280 N. Trâ—uet Polydor. Abington A shift to get monie Ordinances for monie The saieng 〈◊〉 the earle of Surrie A synod at Lambeth A parlement The archbishop of Yorke The archbishop of Canturburie Anno Reg 9. 1281 The feast of the round table holden as Warwike Dauid the brother of Leolin reâ—â—â—teth and becommeth a rebell The lord Clifford taken The castell of Rutland besieged The castell of Lamperdeuaux taken Emericke de Montfort set at libertie Leolin and other the Wâ—lsh rebels accurssed Anno Reg. 10. The king entreth into Wales The mariners of the cinque ports Meneth The Englishmen distressed by Welshmen The lord Clifford Chron. Dunst. The earle of Glocester maketh warre on the Welshmen Anno Reg. 11. Leolin inuadeth the kings fréends The lord Gifford and Mortimer Helias Walwaine Prince Leolin slaine by Stephan de Franketon Leolins head presented to the king A prophesie fulfilled The death of the Scotish king Rich. South Anno Reg. 14. Fabian Thomas Piwilesdon a citizen of London He with other are banished the citie A new order for merchant strangers Strangers â—â—mmitted to the towre Nic. Triuet The king passeth ouer into France Anno Reg. 15. 1287 Rich. South Bristow faire robbed Uariance betwixt the lord Paine Tiptost and Rice ap Meridoc N. Triuet Chron. Dunst. Anno Reg. 16. 1288 Chron. Dunst. Nic. Treuet O woonder by thunder Ri. Southwell Polydor. Ran. Higd. N. Triuet The Welsh discomfited Rees ap Meridoc taken Anno Reg. â—â— 128â— Hen. Maâ—â— A sore tempest of haâ—e Ran. Hâ—gd A great dearth beginneth Chron. Dun. Thomas Weiland lord chéefe iustice of the kings bench Robert Malet William Brampton Roger Leicester 〈◊〉 Iohn Luneth Salomon de Roffa Thomas de Sudington Richard de Boiland Walter HoptoÌ„ Rafe de Hingham Adam de Stratton L. cheefe baron Henrie Braie Iohn de Metingham and Elias de Bekingham Eâ—b Hess in Psal. 2. Anno Reg. 18. 1290 H. Marle N. Triuet The statutes of Westminster the third established The Iewes banished out of England Iewes drowned Chro. Dun. The eleuenth part of ecclesiasticall reuenues granted to the K. Anno Reg. 19. The deceasse of Q. Elianor Thom. Walsin The praise of the quéene deceassed Charing-crosse other erected The tenth of spirituall reuenues graÌ„ted to the K. Controuersie about the crowne
the two 〈◊〉 They had with them 600 men of armes and 10000 〈◊〉 as Abingâ—â—â— saith Battell betwixt the 〈◊〉 of Lincoln and the earle of Arthois who had 〈◊〉 him 1500 〈◊〉 of armes 〈◊〉 AbingtoÌ„ 〈◊〉 Matth. West Abington The earle of Lincolne escaped He commeth home He inuadeth the countrie about Tholouse The custome of wool raised Abington Euerâ—den Prouision for the kings iournie into France Ia. Meir The French king inuadeth Flanders Lisle besieged The earle of Arthois vanquisheth the Flemings in battell N. Triuet A rebellion in Scotland by the means of one William Waleis Englishmen slaine in Scotland The vnfaithfull dealing of the Scots Abington Robert Bruce Thomas Beckets sword Robert Bruce reuolteth to the rebels N. Triuet Three hundreth men of armes and fiftie thousand footmen saith Abington Henrie Percie sent before Irwin Discord in the Scotish armie Sir Richard Lundie The Scots sue for peace The bishop of Glasco and William Douglas Abington The archbish of Canturburie receiued into fauour Nic. Triuet Gardians appointed to the kings sonne in his fathers absence Earles Marshall and Hereford refuse to go ouer with the king into Flanders Sir Rafe Monthermer released Scotishmen released The lord Berkley A libell deliuered to the king from 〈◊〉 earles oâ— Hâ—reford and Marshall The kings answer The king 〈…〉 ouer 〈…〉 Flanders Abington Debate 〈…〉 fighting 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 la. Meiâ— Lisle 〈…〉 to the 〈…〉 king Charle◠〈…〉 Ualois 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 The 〈…〉 Adulâ—◠〈…〉 The pride of Hugh Cressingham The Scots assaile the Englishmen Abington The valiancie of sir Marmaduke Thweng The Englishmen discomfited The earle of Surrey returneth in hast to Berwike The Scots enter Berwike The castell holdeth tacke against them The Scots inuade Northumberland and spoile the countrie The forest of Inglewood The towne of Riton burnt Anno Reg. 26. The Scots returne home The lord Clifford inuadeth Annandale Annankirke Scots slaine Annankirke burnt N Triuet The froward dealing of the erles of Hereford Marshall Abington A subsidie granted A parlement at Yorke Magna charta Debate betwixt the kings men and the Gantners The â—â—â—mings set 〈◊〉 the Englishmen in their lodgings The earle of Flanders pâ—cifieth his people Nic. Triuet An armie aâ—sembled at Yorke The Scots besiege Roâ—kesborough The earle of Surrey entreth Scotland K. Edward returneth homewardâ— The Scots sâ—mmoned to the parlement at Yorke refused to come An armie raised Abington The number of men armed in this armie Welshmen and Irishmen Gascoins N. Triuet The earles of Hereford and Marshall mistrust the king Castels woon by the bishop of Durham Abington A fraie betwixt the Welsh and Englishmen The Englishmen stand in doubt of the Welshmen N. Triuet The battell of Foukirke Abington The order of the Scotish battels The earles Marshall Hereford and Lincolne led the fore ward The bishop of Durham led the second ward The lord Basset of Draitons words to the bishop of Durham The Scotish horssemen flée Their archers slaine These Scotish spearemen were of Gallowaiâ— as Eueriden saith Nic. Triuet Matth. West saith fourtie thousand Polydoâ— N. Triuet The towns of S. Andrews The castell of Aire Abington Irish lords The I le of Araine Thomas Biset requireth the I le of Araine The euill opinion of the earles Marshall Hereford towards the king The kings liberalitie towards his nobles Anno Reg. 27. Cotingham A parlement Abington The lords call vpon the king to performe promise His answer The 〈◊〉 put in the â—â—â—clusion of 〈◊〉 articles The articles red in Paules churchyard The perâ—â—bulations of forrests A bishop senâ— from the pope The popes decrée of peace betwixt the kings of England France Nic. Triuet The popes request for the releasing to libertie of Iohn Balioll Iohn Balioll deliuered out of prison at the popes 〈◊〉 Polydor. He departetâ— this life N. Triuet The king marieth the FreÌ„ch kings sister A parlement at Yorke The deceasse of the archbishop of Yorke Anno Reg. 28. 1300 Abington A proclamation for monie Forren monies forbidden to go as currant Abington The king goeth with an armie into Scotland Thomas of Brotherton borne the first of Iune Antith Christ. Antichrist pag. 24. Euersden Anno Reg. 29. Matth. Westm. Croxden Pope Boniface prohibiteth the king of England further to vex the Scots N. Triuet Hastings I take it Whiteminsâ—â— I thinke Thus far 〈◊〉 of M Parkins of the inner temple Out of maister Fox pag. 427. The K. goeth to Scotland Anno. Reg. 30 1302 I truce granted to the Scots The king returneth into England The pope exhorteth the K. of England to make war against FraÌ„ce The deceasse of the earle of Hereford Re. Tur. Tournies prohibited Townes restored to the k. in Gascoine Polydor. The lord Segraue seÌ„t with an armie into Scotland Abington Polydor. The English men vanquished by the Scots Abington Rafe CoÌ„freie was slaine at this incounter as Abington saith N. Triuet The earle Marshall resigneth his lands vnto the king A subsidie The king goeth in person into Scotland Cathnes The Scots submit themselues to the king Abington William Waleis Polydor. Hect. Boetius Ia. Meir Anno Reg. 32. Striueling castell besieged Abington 1â—04 Engins to cast stones Polydor. Tho. Wals. The earle of Penbroke lord Wardeâ— of Scotland N. Triuet Polydor. A fiftéenth granted The deceaâ—â—â— of the archbishop of Yorke Wil. Gréenefield made archbishop of Yorke Robert Bruce earle of Carrike departeth this life N. Triuet Inquisitions taken of the misdemeanors of iustices Caxton Iustices fined Matth. Westm. Intrusions punished and other offenses against the kings peace and iustice Forfeits Nic. Triuet Traile bastoâ— Anno Reg. 33. 1305 Prince Edward coÌ„mitted to ward Caxton Fabian William Waleis taken put to death Rich. South N. Triuet Flemings banished the land at contemplation of the king of France Abington The archbishop of Canturburie accused by the K. Nic. Triuet He is suspended Anno Reg. 34. 1306 Iohn lord Comin slaine by Robert Bruce The countesse of Boughan set the crowne on Robert Bruce his head She is taken Hir punishment An armie sent into Scotland Prince Edward made knight Thrée hundred saith Matth. West Prince Edward sent into Scotland Robert Bruce Abington It was the next sundaie after midsummer daie Rob. Bruce out to flight by the earle of Penbroke Rob. Bruce fled into Kentire His wife and brother are taken The earle of Itholl taken Fabian Nic. Triuet Matth. West Bruces 〈◊〉 whose daughter she was The saieng of Robert Bruces wiâ—e Polydor. Nic. Triuet Matth. West Methfen The castell of Lochdore taken and Christopher Seiton within it Nic Triuet He is executed His lands giuen awaie by the king The lands 〈◊〉 Rob. Bruce giuen awaie The earle of Hereford Lord Clifford The lord 〈◊〉 Percie Rafe de MoÌ„therâ—â—â— The L. Percie put to flight by the Scotish king Bruce Nigell or Neall Bruce condemned and executed The earle of Atholl executed The summes of monie which the pope had of the archbish of Yorke The great reâ—â—nues of Anthonie B.
collection out of Parries indictment Certeine speciall matters vnder writing read in open audience of the multitude for their satisfaction Parries confession was not Coacta but Voluntaria ergo more credible Parries confession of his treasons was read by his owne assent A letter of cardinall di Como vnto Parrie also read Parries letter of the eightéenth of Februarie to the lord treasuror and the earle of Leicester read The quéenes atturnie requireth iudgement Parrie had for his credit aâ—ore time said verie secretlie that he had béene solicited beyond the â—â—as to commit the fact but he would not doo it â— wherewith he crastâ—â—iâ— abused both the quéenes maiestie those two counâ—â—llors wâ—erof he now would helpe himselfe with these speeches against most manifest proofs Maister vicechamberleins spéeches proouing manifestlie Parries traitorous intentiâ—ons Notâ— all this charge of maister vicechamberleine to be a recapitulatioÌ„ of all or most the treasons of Parrie Parrie chargeâ—h the lords of the councell with vnâ—ruth Parrie râ—prooued of false spéeches and so by himselfe also confessed The magnanimitie of the quéenes maiestie notified by sir Christopher Hatton The lord of Hunsdons spéeches conuincing Parrie manifestlie of hie treason Parries exclamation of outrage and vnpatientnesse Parrie abuseth the honorable and woorshipfull of the bench with termes vncouth and darke spéeches More libertie of speech giuen to Parrie than by law was allowable Parries treaâ—ons recapitulated by the lord chiefe iustice both for maner and matter The occasions and meanes that induced Parrie to these treasons The danger damnablenessâ— of popish bookes either read or listened vnto of papists c. The forme of iudgement against the traitor pronounced by the lord cheefe iustice Parrie rageth at the iustice bar without all reuerence William Parrie the traitor executed Parrie euen at the time of his death séeketh to cleare and purge himselfe as innocent of the treasons for the which he was condemned A description of Parrie both by linage person education and qualitie c. Parrie baselie borne and baselie brought vp Parrie a verie runnaâ—â—te and vagâ—rant rakehell in his yoong yeares Note Parries ambitioÌ„ and how the priest forgetteth that euer he was parish clerkâ— Parrie matcheth himselfe in marriage with a widow in Southwales Parrie a shiâ—ter in debt danger he marrieth a rich widow c. Parrie defloureth his wiues owne daughter and sundrie waies abuseth the old mother Parrie condemned for burgularie is pardoned of the quéene Parrie pretended a conscience of religion being vtterlie prophane and of as religion Parries voluntarie oth thrise taken in 22 yeares of obedience to hir maiestie And this is most like for what will not 〈◊〉 pope dispense withall Parries twâ— beaupéers the cardinals of Uand oâ— me Narbone What a notable dissembler was this Parrie peâ—iured towards hir maiestie perfidious to the pope c. No trust nor certeine dealing vsed by Parrie to or fro Buch. in psalm 58. Benedicto Palmio a Iesuit mentioned before pag. 1385. Thomas Morgan and Wats the one termed a catholike gentleman pag. 1385. They cannot be found in loialtie that are vnfound in religion Ergo how caâ— they giue Caesar his right that denie God his due and true seruice Aniball a Iesuit in Paris of whome before pag. 1385. Ragazzoni the Nuntio sée before pag. 1385. Sée before pag. 1386. Sée beforâ— pag. 1386. Cardinall di Como of whom sée bâ—fore pag. 1385. and his letter to Parrie pag. 1388. Sâ—â— beforâ— pag. 1386 Sâ—â— beforâ— pag. 1386. part of Parries voluntarie confession Note the pâ—â—nicious dealing of Parrie euerie waie hurtfull Taâ— principi quà m populo deiâ—ceps sibimeâ— oâ— proditori sumâ—â— pag. 1386. All these circumstances prooue that Parrie was resolute and by prepared both in hart and by hand to put in practise his conceiued vnnaturall treason How could this heihound die an innocent for intent the premisses considered A dilemmâ— or reason of aduantage concluding that Parrie died a periured traitor Abr. Fl. ex lib. manuscripto Situs nuper domus fratrum praedicatoruÌ„ vocata le Blacke-friers in villa Cantabrigiae The parlement dissolued The quéenes maiesties oration in the parlement house O the care that hir maiestie hath of true religion the lord of life lengthen hir graces life Hir maiesties reuerend estimation of Gods word and sacred scriptures O most princelie resolution and persuasion * The God of vengeance and iustice roote them out that the Lords annointed maie be frée from all feare of hurt What subiect would thinke life and lands too déere to lose if néed were for so gratious a quéene C. O. in sua Elisabetha Abr. Flem. The death of pope Gregorie the thirtéenth read of this popes practises against England in Parries treasons pag. 1382 c. The pope is verie busie by his owne presumptuous proud enterprises to impeach christian libertie This hath beene doone in such sort by a mathematician stranger that he is bold to chalenge anie holding the contrarie opinion to a reproofe of his examination Vide M. Michaelem Maestlinum Gaeppingensem in Tibuigensâ— academia Mathematicum c. A good and plausible beginning if the procéeding were agreeable Popish diuines doo rather imitate anie duns than the prophet Dauid who setteth downe the age of man to consist of 70 yeares A further examination of mans age by popish learning Happie newes to the true church when the membes of antichrist decrease This is no adulation to a dead carrion what did this fellow thinke you to the beast when he was aliue A comparison abused to the commendation of lewd pope Gregorie Childish reasons and worse diuinitie How did this fellow flatter Gregorie aliue whom he so magnified being dead A fit child and scholer for so bad a father and maister No spouse but a strumpet spotted with spirituall fornication Beastlie and blasphemous diuinitie fit for so lewd a bishop and so vnlearned a chapleine Noblie borne no doubt was this Gregorie otherwise called Hugh the good fellow A similitude of a pretious stone set in gold and verâ—tues in personages noblie descended Gregorie perceiued all things but it would be knowen how A long similitude most foÌ„dlie and most ridiculouslie applied Marke this principallie that Gregorie was mortified if the text lie not Iesu what a woonder is this and well woorthie to be placed in Legenda aurea The head which sought to ouerthrow the true church to dissuadâ— subiects from their allegiance to their prince and to mainteine his owne pompe and glorie For all that is hitherto spoken is méere ridiculous idle and méere lip-labour Notes that he would in time prooue a strong piller of idolatrie The continencie and virginitie of the popish clergie dooth consist in kéeping of concubines Note how Gregorie is extolled by waie of comparison A great studeÌ„t was Gregorie but in no good facultie Better had that liberalitie bene exhibited to théeues than to sacrilegious beasts c. Gregorie a good companion to traitors but an ill companion to the godlie It is
in behalfe of his fréends was not a little offended with the bishops dooings in so much that in a councell holden at Windsore to the which the bishop of London was called but would not come nor yet ceasse the pronouncing of the cursse albeit the line 20 king had requested him by his letters the duke said openlie that the bishops froward dealings were not to be borne with but saith he if the king would command me I would gladlie go to London and fetch that disobedient prelat in despite of those ribaulds for so he termed them the Londoners These words procured the duke much euill will as well of the Londoners as of other for it was commonlie said that whatsoeuer had béene doone at Westminster concerning the murther there committed in the line 30 church was doone by his commandement About the feast of S. Luke a parlement was holden at Glocester for the displeasure as was thought which some of the councell had conceiued against the Londoners or rather as some tooke it for feare of them least if any thing were doone contrarie to their minds they should be about to hinder it if the parlement had beene kept neere them for manie things as some iudged were meant to haue beene put foorth and concluded in this parlement albeit few in effect line 40 came to passe of those matters that were surmised sauing that it was inacted that the king should haue a marke of the merchants for euerie sacke of their woolles for this present yeare and for euerie pounds worth of wares that was brought in from beyond the seas and here sold six pence of the buiers ¶ Also certeine priuileges were granted in this parlement to merchant-strangers that they might buie and sell in grosse or by retaile within this realme as in the printed booke of statutes it appeareth This yeare came messengers from the new elected line 50 pope Urbane with letters to require the kings assistance and aid against such cardinals as he named schismatikes that had elected an other pope whome they named Clement which cardinals sent likewise their messengers with letters to beséech the king to aid them with his fauourable assistance but through persuasion of the archbishop of Canturburie Urbans request was granted and Clements reiected About the same time to wit on thursdaie before the line 60 feast of S. Andrew th'apostle the Scots by stelth entred by night into the castell of Berwike and slue sir Robert Bointon a right valiant knight that was constable thereof permitting his wife children and seruants to depart with condition that within three weekes next insuing they should either paie them thrée thousand marks or else yeeld their bodies againe to prison The morrow after the same Scots fetched a great bootie of cattell out of the countries next adioining but immediatlie after the earle of Northumberland being aduertised hereof hasted thither with foure hundred armed men and assaulting the castell on ech side after two houres defense wan it slaieng of the defendants about eight and fortie reseruing onelie one of the whole number aliue that he might informe the Englishmen thoroughlie of the Scotishmens purposes At this enterprise was the earle of Northumberlands eldest sonne spreading there first his banner and dooing so valiantlie that he deserued singular commendation as likewise did sir Alane de Heton and sir Thomas de Ilderton with those of the surname of the Herons euerie of these hauing their quarters assigned to assault Thus was the castell recouered the ninth daie after the Scots had entered the same so that they enioied not long that victorious exploit And bicause this enterprise was taken in hand against the couenant of the truce the earle of Northumberland before he attempted to recouer the castell sent to the earle of March in Scotland to vnderstand if he would anow that which his countrimen had doone touching the winning of that castell who sent him knowledge againe that he neither vnderstood of their enterprise nor would be partaker with them therein but if it so pleased the earle of Northumberland he would come himselfe and helpe to recouer it to the K. of Englands vse out of those Scotishmens hands which without publike authoritie had made that exploit This yeare sir Robert Rous capteine of Chierburg was called home after he had taken sir Oliuer de Clisson and atchiued manie other worthie aduentures against the kings enimies In his place was sent sir Iohn Herleston to remaine vpon the gard of that castell Also sir Hugh Caluerlie deputie of Calis that had so valiantlie borne himselfe against the Frenchmen was likewise discharged and comming home was made admerall being ioined in commission in that office with sir Thomas Percie Sir William Montacute earle of Salisburie was sent ouer to Calis to be the kings lieutenant there who shortlie after his comming thither fetcht a great bootie of cattell out of the enimies countrie adioining so that Calis was furnished with no small number of the same ¶ Sir Hugh Caluerlie and sir Thomas Percie going to sea tooke seauen ships laden with merchandize and one ship of warre ¶ The archbishop of Cassils in Ireland returning from Rome brought with him large authoritie of binding and loosing granted to him by pope Urbane in fauour of whome at his comming to London in a sermon which he preached he declared to the people how the French king holding with the antipape Clement was denounced accurssed and therefore now was the time for Englishmen to make warre in France hauing such occasion as greater could not be offered speciallie sith it was like that the excommunicated king should haue no courage to make resistance This is I will not saie the diuinitie for what heauenlinesse can there be in such damnable doctrine to set people together by the eares of the Romanists so farre off are they from the studie of peace and concord betwixt man and man that they set whole monarchies and empires vp to the mid leg in streams of bloud imitating their great grandfather sashan who hath béene a makebate and a murtherer from the beginning renouncing the footsteps of Christ with open mouth and forswering to follow him either in demeanour or doctrine and therefore Quis nisimentis inops vt sanctum tale probabit Haeccine mens Christi Talia nulla docet In a parlement holden at Westminster this yeare after Easter it was ordeined that the priuileges and immunities of the abbeie of Westminster should remaine whole and inuiolate but yet there was a prouiso against those that tooke sanctuarie with purpose to defraud their creditors that their lands goods shuld be answerable to the discharging of their debts In the same parlement was granted to the king a subsidie to be leuied of the great men of the land To the end the commons might be spared the dukes of Lancaster and Britaine paid twentie markes euerie earle six marks bishops and abbats with miters as much and euerie
moonke thrée shillings foure pence also euery iustice shiriffe knight esquier parson vicar and chapleine were charged after a certeine rate but not any of the commons that line 10 were of the laitie Ye haue heard how sir Iohn Harleston was sent to Chierburg as capteine of that fortresse who issuing abroad on a day with such power as he might take foorth leauing the fortresse furnished came to a place where within a church and in a mill the Frenchmen had laid vp as in storehouses a great quantitie of vittels for prouision which church and mill the Englishmen assaulted so valiantlie that notwithstanding there were within a good number of the enimies that did their best to defend themselues yet at length they line 20 were taken and sir Iohn Harleston with his companie returned with the vittels towards Chierburg but by the way they were incountred by one sir William de Bourds whome the French king had appointed to lie in Mountburg with a strong power of men of war to countergarison Chierburg Herevpon insued a sore conflict and manie an hardie man was beaten to the ground And although it séemed that the Englishmen were ouermatched in number yet they stucke to it manfullie Their capteine line 30 sir Iohn Harleston fighting in the foremost presse was felled and laie on the ground at his enimies féet in great hazard of death The Englishmen neuerthelesse continued their fight till at length sir Geffrie Worslie with a wing of armed footmen with axes came to the rescue for to that end he was left behind of purpose to come to their aid if néed required with whose comming the Frenchmen were so hardlie handled that to conclude they were broken insunder beaten downe and wholie vanquished line 40 there were of them slaine aboue six score and as manie taken prisoners among which number was their chéefe capteine sir William de Bourdes taken and brought to Chierburg with the residue and there put in safe keeping This exploit was atchiued by the Englishmen on saint Martins day in winter in this third yeare of king Richard his reigne But least any ioy should come to the English people in that season without some mixture of gréefe one sir I. Clearke a right valiant knight fellow in line 50 armes with sir Hugh Caluerlie chanced this yeare to lie in garrison in a castell in Britaine where was an hauen diuerse English ships lieng in the same whereof the French gallies being aduertised came thither to set those ships on fire appointing one of their gallies first to attempt the feat and if fortune so would to traine the Englishmen foorth till they should fall into the laps of foure other gallies which they laid as it had béene in ambush Now as the enimies line 60 wished so it came to passe for the Englishmen perceiuing their vessels in danger to be burnt of the enimies ran euerie man aboord to saue the ships and goods within them and amongst the rest sir Iohn Clearke their capteine meaning to take such part as his men did got aboord also and streight falling in pursute of the gallie that withdrew for the purpose aforesaid the Englishmen were shortlie inclosed with the other gallies before they were aware not knowing what shift to make to auoid the present danger Sir Iohn Clearke perceiuing how the case stood laid about him like a giant causing his companie still to draw backe againe whilest he resisting the enimies did shew such proofe of his valiancie that they were mâ—â—h astonished therewith To be short he so manfullie behaued himselfe that the most part of his companie had time to recouer land but when he that had â—hus preserued others shuld leape forth of the ship to saue himselfe he was striken in the thigh with an ax that downe he fell and so came into the enimies hands being not able to recouer that hurt for his thigh was almost quite cut off from the bodie so that he died of that and other hurts presentlie leauing a remembrance behind him of manie worthie acts through his valiancie atchiued to his high praise and great commendation The barke of Yorke was also lost the same time being a proper vessell and now taken suddenlie sanke with all that were aboord in hir both Englishmen and the enimies also that were entered into hir thinking to carrie hir awaie About the same time the duke of Britaine returning into his countrie vnder the conduct of sir Thomas Percie and sir Hugh Caluerlie landed at a hauen not far from saint Malo the fourth day of August being receiued with vnspeakeable ioy of the Britaines as well lords as commons so that the louing harts which they bare towards him might well appeare although the loue which he bare to the king of England had caused his subiects in fauor of France to kéepe him manie yeares foorth of his dukedome as a banished prince but at length they being ouercome with irkesomnesse of his long absence with generall consents sent for him home so that there were but few of the British nobilitie that withdrew their dutifull obedience from him and those were onlie such as firmelie linked in seruice with the French king were loth to forgo such roomes and dignities as vnder him they inioied namelie the constable of France sir Berthram de Cleaquin the lord Clisson the lord de Rohen and the lord Rochfort and certeine others The lord de la Uall amongst other came to him as we find in Thomas Walsingham offering him his seruice as well as the residue At his landing he was likelie to haue lost all such furniture as well of vittels apparell hangings bedding armour and other things which either he or his traine had brought with them For the French gallies espieng their time immediatlie as he and his companie were set on land before the ships in which the said furniture was fraught could enter the hauen which was somewhat streight and narrow came vpon them and had them at such aduantage that if sir Hugh Caluerlie with his archers had not caused the master of his ship euen against his will to returne againe to the rescue the gallies had taken and gone awaie with the other ships but through the manfull prowes of sir Hugh the gallies were repelled the ships saued for according to his woonted valiancie he would not returne till he saw all other in safetie then defending himselfe so well as he might withdrew into the hauen and landed safelie with the residue About the same time was an hainous murther committed in London of a merchant Genowes whom certeine English merchants vpon spite and enuie which they bare towards him caused to be slaine one euening in the stréet before his own gates The cause that mooued the merchants so to procure his death was for that he vndertooke to furnish this land hauing the staple allowed him at Southhampton of all such wares as came foorth of Leuant so plentifullie as