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A02858	The life, and raigne of King Edward the Sixt Written by Sr. Iohn Hayward Kt. Dr. of Lawe.	Hayward, John, Sir, 1564?-1627.; Vaughan, Robert, engraver.	1630 (1630)	STC 12998; STC 12997a.5; ESTC S122951	125,151	202

and maintained the s●…cond to be cured and relecued and the third to be chastised and reduced to good order When this was 〈◊〉 to the King he gau●… to the Citie for education and maintenance of the first sort of poore the Gray-Friers Church neere Newgate-market with all the reuenues there to belonging for cure and releefe of the second ●…ort he gaue Saint Bartholomewes neere 〈◊〉 for correction of the third hee appoin●…ed his house at Bride●…ell the ancient Mansion of many English King●… and which not long before had beene repaired and beautified by Henry the ●…ighth for the entertainment of the great Emperour Charles the fifth for increase of 〈◊〉 of their places together with the new re-edified Hospitall of Saint Thomas in Southwork the King gaue seuen hundred and fifty markes yearely out of the rents of the Hospitall of Saint Iohn Baptist or the Sauoy with all the bedding and furniture at that time belonging to that place and when the charter of this gift was pr●…sented vnto him with a blanke space for lands to be afterwards receiued in Mortm●…ine to a yearly valew without further licence the King presently with his owne hand filled vp the void space with these words foure thousand markes by yeare this done with reueren●… gesture and speech he thanked God for prolonging his life to finish that businesse and so hee was the first Founder of those three pious workes which by many additions are now growne to be the most absolute and famous of that kinde in Europe The Kings sicknesse daily increased and so did the Duke of Northumberlands diligence about him for he was little absent from the King and had alwayes some well assured to espie how the state of his health changed euery houre and the more ioyfull hee was at the heart the more sorrowfull appearance did he outwardly make whether any tokens of poyson did appeare reports are various certainly his Physitians discerned an inuincible malignitie in his disease and the suspition did the more increase for that the complaint being chiefly from the lights a part as of no quicke sense so no seat for any sharpe disease yet his sicknesse towards the end grew highly extreme but the Duke regarded not much the muttering multitude knowing right well that rumours grow stale and vanish with time and yet somewhat either to abate or delay them for the present hee caused speeches to be spread abroad that the King was well recouered in health which was readily beleeued as most desired to be true Hereupon all persons expressed ioy in their countenance and speech which they inlarged by telling the newes to others whom they incountred who haply had heard it often before and as the report increased so there with increased also the ioy Thus whilest euery men beleeued and no man knew it was made more credible by religious persons who openly in Churches gaue publike thankes for the Kings recouery But when the speech of his danger was againe reuiued and as in newe it happeneth the more stopped the more increased to the worse then as if the second time he had beene lost the people did immoderatly breake forth into passions complaining that for this cause his two Vncles had beene taken away for this cause the most faithfull of his Nobilitie and of his Councell were disgraced and remoued from Court this was the reason that such were placed next his person who were most assuredly disposed either to commit or permit any mischiefe that then it did appeare that it was not vainly coniectured some yeares before by men of iudgement and fore-sight that after Somersets death the King should not long enioy his life To qualifie these and some broader speeches it was thought conuenient that the King sometimes should shew himselfe abroad albeit little either with his pleasure or for his health yet a thing which in long consuming sicknesses euen to the last period of life men are often able to doe Whilest the King remained thus grieuously sicke diuers notable mariages were solemnized at once in Durham place The Lord Guldford fourth sonne to the Duke of Northumberland married Lady Iane the Duke of Suffolkes eldest daughter by Frances daughter to Mary second sister to King Henry the eighth also the Earle of Pembrokes eldest sonne married the Lady Katherine the Duke of Suffolkes eldest daughter by the said Lady Frances who then was liuing and Martin Kayes Gentleman Porter married Marie the third daughter of the Duke of Suffolke by the said Lady Frances lastly the Lord Hastings sonne to the Earle of Huntington tooke to wife Katherine youngest daughter to the Duke of Northumberland hereupon the common people vpon a disposition to interpret all Northumberlands actions to the worst left nothing vnspoken which might serue to st●…rre their hatred against the Duke or pitie towards the King but the Duke was nothing moued herear for being equally obstinate both in purpose and desire and mounting his hopes aboue the pitch of reason he resolued then to dissemble no longer but began openly to play his game For albeit the Lady Iane married to his fourth sonne had not right to the succession of the Crowne for that shee was excluded first by the two Ladies Mary and Elizabeth daughters of King Henry the eighth next by the issue of Lady Margret married into Scotland eldest sister to King Henry the eighth lastly by her owne mother the Ladie Frances who then was liuing yet Northumberland sottishly mad with ouer great fortune procured the King by his Letters Patents vnder the great Seale of England to appoint the Lady Iane to succeed him in the inheritance of the Crowne in this contriuance he vsed the aduice of two especially Lord chiefe Iustice Montague who drew the Letters Patents and Secretary Cecil these furnished the Patent with diuers reasons whereof some were of Law and some of policie in State The pretensions of Law were these that albeit the Crowne of the Realme by an Act of the fiue and thirtieth of King Henry the eighth was in default of his issue of his body and of the body of Edward his sonne lawfully begotten limited to remaine to the Lady Mary his eldest daughter and to the heires of her body lawfully begotten and in default of such issue the remainder thereof to the Lady Elizabeth his second daughter and to the heires of her body lawfully begotten vnder such conditions as should be limited by the said King vnder his Letters Patents vnder the great Seale or by his last Will in writing signed with his hand yet because the said limitations were made to persons illegitimate both the marriages betweene King Henry the eighth and their seuerall mothers being vndone by sentences of diuorce and the seuerall diuorcements ratified by authoritie of Parliament in the eight and thirtieth yeare of King Henry the eighth which Act remained then in force both the Lady Mary and the Lady Elizabeth were thereby disabled to claime the Crowne or any honours or hereditaments as heires

will not preferre a death for libertie before a life without it Their promises are faire and large indeed I must say but of what assurance What assurance can we haue but that when we haue lif●…ed them into the chaire of state wee shall not be compelled to be their footemen If our prince were a man and should marry an inheretrix of England wee should happily haue no cause to feare but that he would maintaine the liberty of his natiue country but being a woman and desired in marriage of a King of England vnder whose power and custody she must abide how shall we be able against his minde either to benefit or preserue vs verily as men hate those that affect that honour by ambition which perteineth not to them so are they much more odious who either through negligence or through feare will betray the glory and liberty which they haue Now my Lordes if any surmise either that this warre will be long or that we shall haue the worst in the end his error is great for removing whereof I must tell you that which many of you seeme either little to remember or never to haue knowen doe you suppose the state of this realme of the val●…ur whereof the enimy hath often found wofull proofe to be now so feeble that it cannot beare off a greater blow then this It hath often done it and is able of it selfe to doe it againe if our endeavours be answerable to our meanes Our Ancestors haue sustained many greater dangers and yet retaining their libertie haue left both it and their honour entire to vs what are wee of l●…sse heart then they For of lesse ability we are not shall we shew our selues vnworthy of our succession from them Assuredly it is more shame for a man to loose that which he holdeth then to faile in getting that which he never had But suppose our forces to be neerer driven then they are our ancient allies the French are vpon the seas and neere approaching for our reliefe also our friends in Italie and other partes haue sent vs money to supply our wants wherfore Lords it is meete that we resume our ancient courage and addresse our selues for new preparation not only vpon those hopes both from our selues and our friends but in contempt of our enimies For often it hapneth that a prosperity vnexpected maketh men carelesse and remisse if they be not very wise whereas they who haue receiued that wound become more vigilant collected especially when they see not only the common honour and liberty but their particular both seignories and safeties to be at the stake And albeit the enimy hath done that which it was to be belieued they would endeavour to doe in case we would not yeeld vnto them yet as those things must be endured vpon necessity which happen by the hand of God So those which come from enimies must be borne by vertue And since it is a custome of our country so to doe sith our people are famous for being nothing abashed at crosse events take wee heed this vertue faile not in vs. If it doth If we shew our selues heartlesse and faint wee shall vtterly overthrow not only the glory but the memory both of our ancestors and of our state As for those who haue yeelded to our enimies let vs esteeme them as fugitiues and traitors who endeavour to cast themselues and their country into subiection but let vs stand assured that they who least shrinke at the stormes of fortune whether in publique or private affaires are alwaies most vertuous and victorious in the end On the other side K Edward added to his glory curtesie liberality shewing himselfe most gratious in cou●…tenance to all giuing rewards sutable to every mans performance or place The L Protector he rewarded with lands of the yeerely value of 500 l and certaine it is that these first fortunes raised vnto him a great respect both in other countries and among his owne people and the rather because he was discerned to be much searching both into the Counsailes and after the events of all his affaires and likewise into the condition and state both of his owne strength and of the countries neere vnto him But these prosperous proceedings were not only hindred in their fairest course but altogether stayd and in some measure turned backe by reason of the vnadvised forwardnesse of divers chiefe counsailors in making both sodaine and vnseasonable alterations in matters of state whose greedy desires of having their wills in all they liked bred both trouble to the realme and to themselues danger for great sodaine changes are never wi●…hout danger vnles the Prince be both well setled in government and able to beare out his actions by power but whilest K. Edward was both vnripe in yeers and new in government to attempt a change both sodaine and great could not be accompanied with many mischiefs The great matters wherein alteration was wrought were especially two religion and enclosures Now for that Religion is of so high and noble a nature of so absolute necessity in a common wealth that it is esteemed the foundation of Lawes and the common band of humane society no sodeyne alteration can almost be made therein but many will be induced thereby to attempt some alteration in rule whence saith Dio conspiracies seditions are often occasioned For Religion being seated in the high throne of conscience is a most powerfull ruler of the soule and farre preferred before estimation of life or any other worldly respect for this advanceth man to the highest happinesse It leadeth him to his last end all other things are but instruments this is the hand all other things are but accessaries this is the principall And therefore as all men are naturally moued by religion so when they are violently thrusted forward by those who as Liuie speaketh make it their purpose to possesse soules by superstition then doe they breake all bands of reason and of rule no persuasion of the one no command of the other can then restrame them Multitudo vbi religione capta est melius vatibus quam ducibus suis paret Curt. lib. 4 0. I will not deny but that some change in religion is often expedient and sometimes necessary because more in that then in any other thing it is hard to containe men from running into one of these extreames either of vaine superstition or of carelesse contempt but this must be done with a lost and tender hand as Cicero speaketh vt quum minimo sonitu orbis in republica convertatur Some respect should also haue been given to those greene times to the monstrous multitude muffled with 2 great plagues corruptions of iudgement custome and ignorance whereto may be added griefe at their owne wants and envy at the prosperity of others especially for that many bold spirits were busied not only to incense but to lead them into much variety of mischiefe And if it be said