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A80662	The troublesome life and raigne of King Henry the Third. Wherein five distempers and maladies are set forth. Viz. 1. By the Pope and church-mens extortions. 2. By the places of best trust bestowed upon unworthy members. 3. By patents and monopolies for private favourites. 4. By needlesse expences and pawning of jewels. 5. By factious Lords and ambitious peeres. Sutable to these unhappie times of ours; and continued with them till the King tied his actions to the rules of his great and good councell, and not to passionate and single advice.; Short view of the long life and raigne of Henry the Third, King of England.	Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631.	1642 (1642)	Wing C6504; Thomason E38_11; Thomason E110_16; ESTC R4221	14,198	16

The Troublesome LIFE AND RAIGNE OF King Henry the Third Wherein five Distempers and Maladies are set forth Viz. 1. By the Pope and Church-mens extortions 2. By the places of best trust bestowed upon unworthy Members 3. By Patents and Monopolies for private Favourites 4. By needlesse expences and pawning of jewels 5. By factious Lords and ambitious Peeres Sutable to these unhappie times of ours and continued with them till the King tied his Actions to the rules of his great and good Councell and not to passionate and single advice Imprinted at London for George Lindsey 1642. A Short VIEVV OF THE LIFE AND RAIGNE OF King HENRY the Third WEarie in the lingring calamities of civill armes and affrighted at the sudden downfall of a licentious Soveraigne all men stood at gaze expecting the event of their long desires peace and the issue of their new hopes benefit For in everie shift of Princes there are few either so meane or modest that pleasure not themselves with some probable object of preferment To satisfie all a child ascendeth the Throne Hist Maj M. Paris mild and gracious but easie of nature whose innocencie and naturall goodnesse led him along the various dangers of his fathers raigne Ra. de Wendover Happie was hee in his uncle the Earle of Pembroke the guide of his infancie and no lesse for thirtie yeares whilst De Burgo the last servant of his fathers against the French both in Normandy and England with Bigot Earle of Norfolk and others of like gravitie and experience did manage the affaires Five and no more were the distempers then in state but such as are incident in all the Commons greedy of libertie as the Nobilitie of rule and but one violent raised by some old and constant followers of his fathers ●ulio de Bren Hist Maj. M. Paris De Fortbus and others men that could only thrive by the wars misliking those dayes of sloth for so they termed that calme of King Henries reigne and rather because the justice of quietnesse urged from them to the lawfull owners such lands and castles as the furie of war had unjustly given them for finding in the uprightnesse of the King that protection could not be made a wrong doer Hist Sancti Albani they fell out into the rebellion which ended their lives and competitions professing their swords that had set the Crowne upon the Soveraigne should now secure those small pittances when Majestie and Law could not Dangerous are too great benefits to Subjects of their Princes when it maketh the mind capable only of merit nothing of dutie No other disquiet did the State after this feele but such as are incident to all Malice to authoritie goodnesse and greatnesse may secure themselves from guilt but not from envie for highest in trust in publike affaires are still shot at by the aspiring of those that see themselves lesse in employment than they deeme in merit Those vapours did ever and easily vanish so long as the helme was guided by wise and temperate spirits and the King tyed his actions to the rules of good counsell and not to young passionate and single advice Thirtie yeares now passed and all the old guides of his youth dead but De Burgo Christ de Dunst a man in whom nothing of worth was wanting but moderation whose length of dayes giving him the advantage of sole power his owne ambition and age gave him desire and art to keep out others This bred to him the fatal envie of most which the proud title of Earle and offices then bestowed on him much encreased Sin by this had wrought as in it selfe so in the affection of the people a revolution the affection of their fathers forgotten and the surfet of long peace having led them perchance into some abuses From thence the Commons to whom everie dayes presence seeme worst commend the foregone ages they never remembred and condemne the present though they knew neither the disease thereof nor the remedie To this idle and usuall humour fals in some noble spirits warme and overweening who being as truly ignorant as the rest Christ Lichfield first by fulling the wisdome of the present and greatest Rulers making each casuall hap their errour seeme to decypher everie blemish in government and then by holding certaine imaginarie and fantasticall formes of Common-weale flatter their own beleefes and abilities that they could mould any state to those generall rules which in particular applications will prove them grosse and idle absurdities confirmed in their owne worths by Sommery and Spencer Gual Coven they take it a fit time to work themselves into action and authoritie now a thing they long desired and thought unwilling to seeme to sue for Doubtlesse the surest of their aimes was yet to become quiet instruments in serving the State if they had been held worthy but the King taught by the new Earle Consilia senum hast as juvenum esse and that such wits for so they would be stiled Novandis quam gerendis aptiores fitter in being fietie to disorder than to settle affaires either delayed or denyed their desires For wise Princes will ever chuse their Instrument negotiis non supra creatures out of free election that are only otherwise without freenesse or power Among this unequall medley there were of Nobilitie Pembroke Glocester Hist major M. Paris Hartfield Darlings of the multitude some for the merits of their fathers whose memories they held sacred as pillars of publike libertie and oppresiours of encroaching Monarchie Others of the Gentrie Fitz-Geffery Bardolfe Gruby Mansell and Fitz-Iohn spirits of as much acrimony and arrogant spleene as the places from whence they were elected Camp Court or Countrey could afford any These by force would effect what by cunning the others did affect but all impatient to see their ends thus frustrate and that so long as the King followed the directions of the Earle of Kent they had small hopes of their desires they made often meetings and as one saith of them Hist minor M Paris Clam nocturnis colloquiis an t flexa in vesperum diem At last Sommery and Spencer two that were far in opinion with the rest Gentlemen that by forraine education and employment were better qualified than usually men of those times and that set upon their owne deserts the best places when the streame should turne which some of them did unworthily obtaine for he died in actuall rebellion Iusticiarius Angliae against his Majestie advised that the surest means to remove that great and good obstacle the Earle of Kent out of the way of their advancement was by sifting into his actions and siding with his enemie Peter Bishop of Winchester an evill man but gracious with the King aiming that the worthiest driven out by the worst they should ever be able to match him with his owne vices which will be more visible as he is more potent and so remove him at pleasure or else

give over the King to such ministers as losing him the hearts of the people might smooth him a way to their bad desires Honores quos quieta rep despenant pertu bata consequi se posse arbitrantur This counsell heard and approved and put in execution the corrupt and ambitious Bishop is easily ensnared to their part by money and opinion of greater power Articles are in all hast forged and urged against the Earle as sale of the Crowne lands waste of the Kings treasure and lastly that which those doubtfull times held capitall giving allowance to any thing that might breed a rupture between the Subjects and the Soveraigne as hee had done in making way with the King to annihilate patents granted in his nonage and enforced his Subjects to pay as the Record saith Non juxta singulorum facultatem sed quic quid justiciarius est imabat Well he cleared himselfe of all but the last and did worthily perish by it For acts that fill Princes coffers are commonly the ruine of first Inventors bad times corrupt good counsels and make the ministers yeeld to the lust of Princes but this King cannot therefore passe blamelesse that would so easily banish all former merits of so good a servant for that himselfe was therein chiefe in fault but Princes natures are more voluable and more sooner cloyed than others more transitorie their favours and as their minds are large so they easily overlook their first elections having no further necessitie in the fastnesse of their affections than their owne satisfaction The Bishop now alone manageth the State Cro. de Leich chuseth his chiefe instrument Peter ae Rivallis a man like himselfe displaceth the Natives and draweth Poytovins and Britons into offices of best trust and benefit and the King into evill opinion of his people for nothing is more against the nature of the English than to have strangers rule over them Of this mans time Wendover an Author then living saith Iudicia committuntur injustis leges ex legibus pax discordan●ibus justicia injuriosis Thus the plot of the tumultuous Barons we●● cleere and had not the discreet Bishop calmed all with dutifull perswasions and enforming the King the support of this bold mans power whose carriage before lost his father Normandy his treasure and the love of his people and in that the Crowne would as by his teaching the son to reject in passion the just petition of his loyall Subjects as of late the Earle Marshall the due of his office draw all the State into discontent by his bad office and corrupt manners and doubtlesse the rebellious Lords had ended this distemper as their designes in a civill war Denials from Princes must be supplyed with gracious usage that though they cure not the sore yet they may abate the sence of it best it is that all favours come directly from themselves denials and things of bitternesse from their ministers Thus are the strangers all displaced and banished Claus an 37. H. 3. 〈◊〉 26. Rivallis extortions ransackt by many strick Commissions and the Bishop himselfe sent disgraced to his See finds now nullam quaesitam scelere potentiam diuturnam and that in Princes favours there is no distance betweene mediocritie and precipitation so dangerous are the wayes of Majestie and men still foolish to strive to run The Faction still frustrate of their malitious ends begin to sow upon their late grounds of the peoples discontent quaerelas ambiguos de principe sermones turbulentia vulgi and took it up a fashion to endeare and glorifie themselves with the senslesse multitude by depraving the Kings discretion and government whose nature too gentle for such insolent spirits was forced as Trivet sayes to seek as hee presently did advice and love among strangers seeing no desert could purchase it at home all bore themselves like Tutours and Controllers few like Subjects and Counsellours God we see holdeth the hearts of Princes 10. Taylor Mon. de Berry and sends them such Counsellours as the qualitie of the subjects meriteth for Mounford a French-man became the next object of the Kings delight a Gentleman of choyse bloud education and feature On this mans content the heady affection of the Soveraigne did so much dote that at his first entrie of grace in envie of the Nobilitie he made him Earle of Leicester and in no lesse offence of the Clergie by violating the rights of holy Church gave him his vowed vailed sister to wife more of art than usefull Some have deemed this act of the Kings making the tye of his dependancie the strength of his assurance so both at his will Mountford made wanton with the dalliance of Majestie forgetteth moderation Aaron Fe de Bulgrave for seldome moderation in youth attendeth great and sudden fortunes he draweth all affaires publike into his hands all favours must passe from him preferments by him all suits addressed to him the King but as a Cipher set to add to his figure the more of number Great was the Soveraignes errour when the hope of servants must recognite it selfe to the servant which ought immediately to come from the goodnesse and good election of himselfe though Princes may take above others some reposefull friend with whom they may participate their neerest passions yet ought they so to temper the affaires of his favour that they corrupt not the affaires of their Principalitie The great and gravest men began to grieve when the unworthy without honour or merit dealt thus alone in that which should passe their hands and to over leap their yeares to the greatest honours and offices and therefore ran along with the rising grace of the Kings halfe brethren though strangers hoping to divide so the possession of grace which they saw impossible to breake Leicester confident of his Majesties love Cro. de Reading and impatient either to beare Rivall in favour or partner in rule opposeth them all but findeth in his ebb of favour the fortunes of others for this King could as easily transfer over his love as settle his affection great wee see must be the art and cunning of that man that keeps him afloat the streame of Soveraigne favour sithence the change of Princes wils which for the most part are full of fancies and so unsatiate are hardly arrested who so would this must only intend the honour and safetie of his Master and dispoyled of all other respects transforme himselfe to his inward inclination work necessitie of employment by undergoing the offices of most secrecie either of publike service or Princes pleasures beat downe he must Competitors of worth by the hand of others conceale his owne greatnesse in publike with a fained humilitie and what in potencie or government he affecteth to let rather seeme the work of others than any appetite of his owne Now were the raines of rule fitly taken by this advantage H. Knight Mon. Lest put alone into the hands of the Kings halfe brethren Adam Guide Gadtrey