their doings who incensed brother against brother In which rage Iames Fitz Girald meeting the sayde Gentleman besyde Ballimore slew him euen then vppon his iourney towarde the Deputie to keepe his Christmas with him Margaret Countesse of Ossorie With thys despitefull murther both sydes brake out into open enmitie and especially the Countesse of Ossorie Kildare hys sister a rare womā and able for wisedome to rule a realme had not hir stomacke ouerruled hir knowledge Heere began informations of newe treasons passing too and fro with complayntes and replyes But the Marques Dorset had wroughte so for his sonne in law that he was suffered to rest at home and onely commissioners directed into Ireland with authoritie to examine the roote of their griefes wherein if they found Kildare any thyng at all purged theyr instructions were to depose the plaintife and to sweare the other Lord Deputie Commissioners sent to Irelande Commissioners were these Sir Raufe Egerton a Knighte of Cheshire Anthony Fitz Herbert seconde Iustice of the common place Iames Dētō Deane of Liechfield who hauing examined these accusatiōs suddaynely tooke the sworde from the Earle of Ossorie sware Kildare Lorde Deputie Kildare sworn L. Deputie before whome Con Oneale bare the sword that day Concerning the murtherer whome they myght haue hanged they brought him prisoner into Englande presented him to the Cardinall Wolsey Cardinall Wolsey enimie to the Giraldines who was sayde to hate Kildare hys bloud and the Cardinall intending to haue put him to execution with more reproche and dishonour to the name caused him to bee ledde about the streetes of London haltred and hauing a taper in hys hande which asked so long time that the Deane of Liechefielde stepped to the King and begged the Gentleman hys pardon Pardon granted The Cardinall was sore inflamed heerewith and the malice not hitherto so ranke was throughly ripened and therefore hence forewarde Kildare acused The Articles Ossorie broughte for the diuers profes of the Deputie his disorder for that as hee alledged the Deputie shoulde winke at the Earle of Desmonde whome by vertue of the King hys letters he ought to haue attached Also that he sought for acquaintance and affinitie with meere Irish enimies that hee hadde armed them against him then beeing the Kyng his Deputie hee hanged and headed good subiects whome he mistrusted to leane to the Butlers friendship Kildare was therefore presently commaunded to appeare which he did leauing in his roomth his brother Fitz Girald of Lexlip Fitz Girald Lord Iustice whome they shortly deposed and chose the Baron of Deluin whome Oconor tooke prisoner The Earle of Ossorie chosen L. Deputie and then the Earle of Ossorie to shewe his habilitie of seruice brought to Dublin an army of Irishmen hauing captaines ouer them Oconnor Omore and Ocarrol and at Saint Mary Abbey was chosen Deputy by the King hys counsell In whiche office being himselfe saue only in feares of armes a simple Gentleman hee bare out his honoure and the charge of gouernement very worthely The Countes of Ossorie through the singular wisedome of his Countesse a Lady of suche a port that all estates of the Realme crouched vnto hir so politique that nothing was thought substantially debated without hir aduice manlike and tall of stature very liberall and bountifull a sure friende a bitter enimie hardly disliking where she fansied not easily fansying wher she disliked the only meane at those days wherby hir husbande his Countrey was reclaymed from sluttishnes and slouenry to cleane bedding and ciuilitie But to these vertues was lynked suche a selfe-liking suche an ouerweening and suche a maiestie aboue the tenure of a Subiect that for assurance thereof shee sticked not to abuse hir husbands honoure agaynst hir brothers folly Notwithstandyng I learne not that shee practised his vndoyng whiche ensued and was to hir vndoubtedly greate heauinesse as vppon whome both the blemishe thereof and the substance of the greater part of that family depended after but that she by indirect meanes lifted hir brother out of credite to aduance hir husbād the commō voice and the thing it selfe speaketh All this while abode the Earle of Kildare at the Court and with muche adoe found shift to bee called before the Lords to aunswere suddaynely They sate vpon him diuersly affected Kildare conuented before the Counsell and namely y e Cardinall Lord Chancellour misliking the Erle his cause cōforted his accusers enforced the articles obiected what else so euer could be gathered thereof in these words I wote well my Lorde that I am not the meetest at this boorde to charge you with these treasons The Cardinall L. Chansellor chargeth Kildare bycause it hathe pleased some of youre pewfellowes to report that I am a professed enimie to all nobilitie and namely to the Giraldines but seeing euerye curst boy can say as muche when hee is controlled and seeing these poyntes are so weightie that they should not bee dissembled of vs and so apparant that they cānot be denyed of you I must haue leaue notwithstanding your stale slaunder to bee the mouth of these honorable at this present and to trumpe your treasons in youre way howsoeuer you take me First you remember how y e lewde Earle of Desmond your kinsman who passeth not whome hee serueth mighte hee change hys master sent his confederates with letters of credence to Frauncis the Frenche Kyng and hauyng but colde comfort there went to Charles the Emperoure profering the help of Mounster and Connaght toward the conquest of Irelād if either of them woulde helpe to winne it from our King Howe many letters what preceptes what messages what threats haue bin sent you to apprehende him and yet not done Why so forsooth I could not catch him nay nay Earle forsooth you would not watche him If hee bee iustly suspected why are you partiall in so great a charge if not why are you fearefull to haue him tryed yea for it will be sworne and deposed to your face that for feare of meeting him you haue winked wilfully shunned his sighte altered youre course warned hys friendes stopped both eares and eyes againste his detectors and when so euer you tooke vppon you to hunte him out then was hee sure before hande to bee out of your walke Surely this iugling and false play little became either an honest man called to such honour or a noble man putte in so greate trust Had you lost but a Cowe of an Horse of youre owne two hundred of youre reteyners woulde haue come at your whistle to rescue the pray frō the vttermost edge of Vlster all the Irishe in Ireland must haue giuen you the way But in pursuing so needeful a matter as this was mercifull God howe nice how daungerous howe wayward haue you bin One while he is from home another while he kepeth home sometimes fledde sometimes in the bordures where you dare not venter I wisse my Lorde there bee
with y e stakes ouerthrowen to the grounde and eyther taken or slaine A 〈◊〉 king Thus this battaile continued iij. long houres The K. that day shewed himselfe a valiant knight albeit notwithstanding he was almoste felled by the duke of Alanson yet with plaine strength he flew .ij. of the dukes company and felled the duke whome when he woulde haue yelded the kings garde contrary to his minde outragiously slewe And in conclusion the K. minding to make an end of that daies iorny caused his horsmen to fetch a compasse about and to ioyne with hym against the rereward of the frenchmeÌ„ in the which was the greatest number of people When the frenchmeÌ„ perceyued his intent they were sodenly amazed ran away like sheepe without order or arayâ—… which wheÌ„ the K. perceyued he encouraged his men folowed so quickly vpon the enemies y t they ran hither and thither casting away theyr armour and many of them on their knees desired to haue their liues faued In the meane season while the battaile thus continued that the englishemen had taken a greate number of prisoners certayne frenchemen on horse backe wherof wer captains Robinet of Borneuâ—…le Riâ—…arâ—… of Câ—…mas Isambert of Agincâ—…t and other men of armes to the number of .vj. C. horsmen which were the first that fled hearing that the english â—…es and pauilions were a good way distant from the army without any sufficient gard to defend the fame eyther vpon a couetous meaning to gain by the spoil or vppon a desire to be reueÌ„ged entred vpoÌ„ the kings camp there spoiled the hales robbed the tents The kings campe robbed brake vp chests and carried away caskets slew suche seruants as they founde to make any resistance for the which acte they were after committed to prison and had loste their liues if the Dolphin had longer liued for when the outery of the lackies voyes which ran away for fear of the frenchmeÌ„ thus spoiling the campe came to the kings eares he doubting lest his enemies should gather together againe begin a newe fielde and mistrusting further that the prisoners would either be an aide to his enemies or very enemyes to their takeâ—…s in deede if they were suffred to liue contrary to his accustomed geâ—…tlenes coÌ„maunded by sounde of truÌ„pet that euery man vpon paine of death should incoutineriâ—…ly flea his prisoner wheÌ„ this doâ—… decree 〈◊〉 â—…poâ—…nerâ—… and pitifull proclamation was proâ—…ced pity it was to see how some frenchmeÌ„â—…ere sodenly sticked with daggers some were â—…ned with pollaxes some slaine with maâ—… other had their throates â—…ut and some their bellies panched so that in effect hauing respect to y e greate number fewe prisoners were saued When this lamentable slaughter was ended y e englishmen disposed theÌ„selues in order of battayle ready to abide a newe fielde and also to inuade and newly set on their enemies A fresh onseâ—… and so with great force they assailed y e erles of Marle and Fawconbridge and the lords of Loâ—… of Thine y t which with vj. C. men of armes had all day kepte togither Titus Liuiâ—… and were now slaine and beateÌ„ down out of â—…and Some wâ—…te that the K. perceiuing his enemyes in one parte to assemble togither as though they ment to giue a new batâ—…ail for preseruation of the prisoners sent to them an Herrault commaunding them either to depart out of his sight or else to come forward at once and giue battaile promising herewith that if they did offer to fighte agayne not only those prisoners whiche his people allredy had taken but also so many of them as in this new conflicte which they thus attempted should fall into his hands should dye the death without redemtion The frenchmen fearing y e sentence of so terrible a decree without further delay departed out of the fielde And so aboute foure of the clocke in the after noone the Kyng when he sawe no apparaunce of enemies caused the retrefte to bee blowen and gathering his army togither Thankes giuen to God for the victorie gaue thankes to almightie god for so happy a victory causing his prelates and chapleines to sing this psalme In exiâ—… Israell de Egipto and coÌ„maundyng euery man to kneele downe on the grounde at this verse Non nobis domine A vvorthy example of a godly prince non nobis sed nomini tuo da gloriaÌ„ Which done he caused Te Deum with certain antheÌ„s to be song giuing land praise to god and not boasting of his owne force or any humaine power Titus Liuius That night he his people tooke rest and refreshed themselues with such victuals as they fouÌ„d in the french campe but lodged in the same village where he lay the night before and in the morning Mountioy K. at armes foure other french Herraults came to the K to knowe the number of prisoners to desire buriall for the dead Before he made theÌ„ answere to vnderstaÌ„d what they would say he demauÌ„ded of them why they made to him that request considering that hee knewe not whether y e victory was to be attributed to him or to their nation but when Montioy by true and iust confeâ—…sion had cleared that doubt to y e highe praise of the K. he desired of Montioye to vnderstand the name of the Castell neare adioyning when they had told him that it was called Agincort The battalle of Aginâ—…e he said that this conflict shal be called the batail of Agincourte He feasted the frenche officers of armes that daye and graunted them their requeste which busily sought throughe the fielde for suche as were slaine but the englishmeÌ„ suffred theÌ„ not to go alone for they searched wyth them found many hurte but not in ieoperdy of their liues whom they took prisoners brought them to their tents WheÌ„ the K. of Englande had well refreshed himselfe his souldiours and had taken the spoile of suche as were slaine hee wyth his prisoners in good order returned to his towne of Callais WheÌ„ tidings of this greate victory was blowen into Englande solempne processions and other praisings to almightie God wyth bonfiers ioyfull triumphes The same day that the nevve 〈◊〉 vvent to VVestminster to receâ—…e 〈◊〉 oâ—…e the aduertiment of this noble vicâ—…ie came to the citie in the morning betiâ—…s â—…e men vvere â—…p from theyr beddes Register of Maiors were ordeined in euery towne City and borough the maior citizeÌ„s of London went the morrow after the daye of S. Simon and Iude from the Church of S. Paule to the church of S. Peter at Westminster in deuoute maner rendring to God harty thanks for such fortunate lucke sent to the king and his army The same Sonday that the K. remoued from the campe at Agincourte towards Calais diuers frenchmeÌ„ came to the field to view againe the dead bodies the peasants of the countrey spoiled the carcasses of all such
they hadde shewed good proofe of their manhoode and valiant courages After that the Towne was thus wonne the Lord Montainie Captain of the Castell would not yeelde but made semblance as though hee meant to defend the place to the vtterance but after that hee was sharply called vpoÌ„ by Kyng Henry eyther to yeld it or else that he shoulde â—…e assured to haue all mercie and fauour sequeâ—…tred from him he tooke better aduice and therevppon being in despaire of reliefe made this composition that if he were not rescued by the French power by a certaine day he shoulde render the fortresse into the Kings handes with condition that he and his souldiers should be suffered to depart with all their goodes the habilimentes of warre onely excepted herevpon twelue host agres were deliuered to the King and when the day came being the tweÌ„tith of September Tit. Luâ—… Caen Castell yelded they within rendred the Castel into the Kings haâ—… and thus both the Towne and Castell of Caen became English Tit. Lâ—… Whilest the king was 〈◊〉 occupied about his conquests in Normandy 〈◊〉 Scottes assembled themselues togither in greate number and entring EnglaÌ„d The Scots inuade the English boâ—… wasted the countrey with fire and sword whersoeuer they came The English Lords that were left in trust with the keeping of those parties of the Realme reysed the whole power of the Countreys so that there came togither the number of an hundred thousand men vpon Baw More Tit. Liâ—… A great armys to reâ—…t the Scottes where the generall assemble was made and as it chanced the Duke of Exeter vncle to the K. which had lately before mustred a certayne number of men to conuey theÌ„ ouer to the K. as a new supply to his army there was y e same time in y e North parts on pilgrimage at Bridlington Tho. VVâ—…lâ—… and hearing of this inuasion made by the Scottes tooke vppon him to be generall of the army prepared against them and to giue them battel Also the Archb. of Yorke although he was not able to sit on Horsbacke by reason of his great age caused himselfe to be caried forth in a charet in that iourney the better to encourage other but the Scottes hearing that the Englishmen approched towarde them with such a puissance withdrew backe into their countrey and durst not abide the â—…ickering The same time the Lord Cobâ—…am Sir Iohn Oâ—…dcasteâ—… sir Iohn Oldcastell whylest hee shifted from place to place to escape the hands of them that he knewe would be glad to lay hold on him The serâ—… of the Aâ—… of saint Aâ—… goe aboue 〈◊〉 catch the 〈◊〉 Caâ—… had conueyed hymselfe in secrete wise into an husbandmans house not farre from S. Albons within the precinct of a Lordshippe belonging to the Abbot of that Towne the Abbots seruauntes getting knowledge heereof came thither by night but they missed their purpose for hee was gone but they caughte diuers of his men whome they carried streighte to prison The Lord Cobham heerewith was fore dismaied for that some of them that were taken were suche as he trusted most being of counsell in all his deuises In the same place were found bookes writen in english some of those bokes in times past had bin trimly gilte limmed beautified with Images the heads wherof had bin scraped off in y e Leâ—…any they had blotted forthe the name of our Lady of other saincts til they came to y e verse Parâ—…e nobis Domine Diuers writings were founde there also in derogation of suche honour as then 〈◊〉 thought due to our Lady the Abbot of saint Albons sent the boke so disfigured with scrapings blotting out with other suche writings as them were found vnto the king who sent the boke againe to the Archb. to shewe the same in his serâ—…s at Poules crosse in LondoÌ„ to y e end that the citizens and other people of the realme might vnderstande the purposes of those that then were called Lollards to bring theÌ„ further in discredit with the people In this meane time that y e king of Englande was occupied about y e winning at Caen the frenchemen had neither any sufficient power to resist him nor were able to assemble an hoste togither in this miserable necessitie by reason of y e dissention amongst theÌ„selues For their K. was so simple y t he was spoiled both of treasuâ—… kingdome so y t euery â—…an spent wasted boâ—…ared not what Charles y e Dolphin being of y e 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 or â—…vij yeres only Commendation of the Dolphin of France lamented beâ—…iled y e ruine decay of his couÌ„try he only â—…diâ—… y e aduancemeÌ„t of y t commoÌ„welth deâ—… how to resist his enemies but hauing neither 〈◊〉 nor mony he was greatly troubled disquitâ—… in his minde In conclusion by y e aduise câ—…sâ—… of y e Erle of Arminak 〈◊〉 conâ—… of France hâ—…und a meane to get all y e treasure and riches wâ—… his mother O. Isabell had gotteÌ„ horâ—… indiuers secret places for y e coÌ„moÌ„ defence and profit of his couÌ„try he wisely bestowed it in waging souldiors preparing things necessary for y t warre The O. forgetting y e great perill 〈◊〉 the realme theÌ„ stoode in remeâ—…ing only y e displeasure to hir by this act done 〈◊〉 a womaâ—…ish malice set 〈◊〉 husbaÌ„d Io. duke of Burgâ—… 〈◊〉 y e highest auctoritie about y e K. giuing him the regiment 〈◊〉 direction of the king and his realme with al preheminence soueraigntie The duke of â—…agne â—…d â—…et 〈◊〉 Fraunce The duke of Burgoigne hauing the sworde in his hande in reuenge of olde iniuries began to make warre on the Dolphin determining that when hee hadde tamed this yong vnbrideled Gentleman then woulde hee go aboute to wythstande and beare backe 〈◊〉 common 〈◊〉 of the realme The like reason moued the Dolphin for hee mynded fyrste to represse the auctâ—…ours of ciuill discorde before he woulde set vpon foraigne enemies and therefore prepared to subdue and destroy the Duke of Burgoine as the chiefe head and leader of that wâ—…ked and cursed mischiefe whereby the realme was muche vnquâ—…ted and fore decayed and in maner brought to vtter ruine Thus was Fraunce inflamed and in euery parte troubled wyth warre and deuision and yet no man woulde eyther prouide remedy in so greate daunger once put foorthe hys finger to remoue so greate â—…ies King 〈◊〉 following the victory and hys good successe 〈◊〉 the Duke of Clarence to the Sea coaste whiche with greate difficultie Bayeux taken got the towne of Bayenx wherof the Lorde Matreuers was appoynted Capitaine The Duke of Gloucester 〈◊〉 finding small resistance tooke the Citie of Liâ—… of whiche Citie Lyseaux taken Sir Iohn Kirkeley was ordeined capitaine In the meane time Kyng Henry hymselfe tarried still at Eaen fortefying the Towne and Castell and put out fifteene hundreth women and impotente persons replenishing
thirde King of Scottes Whilest these things wer adoing in y e South partes King Henry beeing in the North Countrey assembled a great armie trusting with little payne and small losse to subdue the residue of hys enimies namely sith their chiefe â—…leader the Duke of Yorke was slaine and dispatched out of the way but he was deceyued for out of the 〈◊〉 stocke sprang so mightie a branche that 〈◊〉 no meanes the same myght bee broken off whiche was this Edwarde the fourthe beeing so highly fauoured of the people for hys greate liberalitie clemencie vpright dealing and courage that aboue all other hee was commended and praised to the very heauens By reason whereof men of all ages and of euery degree to hym dayly repaired some offering themselues and their men to ieopard their liues with him and other plentuously gaue him money to supporte his charges and to mayneteine his warre by which meanes he gathered togither a puissant army to the intente to deliuer battell to his enimies and in one day to make an ende of all hys troubles When his army was ready and all thinges prepared he departed out of London the twelfth daye of Marche and by easie iourneys came to the Castell of Pomfret wher he rested appointing the Lorde Fitz Walter to keepe the passage at Ferribridge wyth a greate number of talle personages King Henry on the other parte hauyng hys army in a readinesse committed the gouernaunce of the army to the Duke of Somerset the Earle of Northumberlande and the Lorde Clifforde as men desiring to reuenge the death of their parentes slayne at the fyrste battayle of Sainct Albons These Capitaines leauing King Henry hys wife and son for their moste safegard within the Citie of Yorke passed the riuer of Wharfe wyth all their power intending to stop kyng Edward of his passage ouer the riuer of Ayre And for the better and more easye exploite of their purpose the Lorde Clifforde determined to make an assaye to suche as kepte the passage of Ferribridge and so hee departed wyth hys light horsemen from the great army on the Saterday before Palmesonday and earely ere his enemies wer aware gat the bridge and flewe the keepers of the same and all suche as woulde withstande hym The Lord Fitz Walter hearing the noise sodainely rose out of his bedde and vnarmed with a pollaxe in his hande thinking that it had bin a fraye amongst his men came downe to appease y e same but ere he eyther began his tale The Lord 〈◊〉 Water sâ—… or knew what the matter ment he was slaine and with him the bastard of Salisbury brother to the erle of Warwike a valiant yong Gentleman and of greate audacitie When the Earle of Warwicke was enformed hereof like a man desperate hee mounted on his 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 passing and blowing to king Edward saying Sir I pray God haue mercie of their soules which in the beginning of your enterprise haue lost their liues and bicause I â—…e no succours of the world I remit the vengeance and punishment to God our creator and reâ—…enne and with that alighted downe â—… flewe his horse with his sworde saying lette him flee that will The Earle of VVarwike for surely I will tarrie with him that will tarrie with me and kissed the crosse of hys sword King Edward perceyuing the courage of his trustie friend the Earle of Warwike made proclamation that all men which were afrayde to fight should departe and to all those that tarried the battell A proclamation he promised great rewards with addition that anye Soldiour whiche voluntarily woulde abyde and afterwardes either in or before the fighte should flee or turne his backe that then hee that could kyl hym should haue a great rewarde and double wages After thys proclamation ended the Lorde Fawcombridge Sir Walter Blont Roberte Home with the fore ward passed y e riuer at Castelford three miles from Feribridge intendyng to haue enuironed the Lord Clifford and his coÌ„panie but they being thereof aduertised departed in great hast towarde King Henries armie but they met with some that they looked not for and were attrapped ere they were aware for the Lord Clifford either for heate or paine putting off his gorget suddainely with an arrow as some say without an head The Lorde Clifford slaine was striken into the throte and immediately rendred his sprite and the Erle of Westmerlands brother and all his companye almost â—…gdale were there slayne at a place called Dintingdale not farre from Towton This ende had the Lord Clifford which slew the Earle of Rutlande kneeling on his knees whose yong son Thomas Clifford was brought vp with a Sheppard in poore habite and dissimuled behauiour euer in feare to publishe hys lignage and degree till King Henry the seuenth obteyned the Crowne by whome he was restored to his name and possessions When this conflict was ended at Fersbridge the Lord Fawcombridge hauing the fore ward The Lorde Fawcombridge bycause the Duke of Northfolke was fallen sicke valiantly vpon Palmesonday in the twylight â—…n Wâ—…hamsted 〈◊〉 that K. â—…ies power â—…ded in â—…ember King Edwards a 〈◊〉 men set forth his army and came to Saxton where hee mighte apparantly behold the host of his aduersaries which wer accompted threescore thousand men and thereof aduertised King Edward whose whole armie amounted to eyghte and fortie thousande sixe hundred and threscore persons which in continently with the Earle of Warwike sette forwarde leauing the reâ—…warde vnder the gouernaunce of Sir Iohn Wenlocee An heâ—…e proclamation Sir Iohn Dinham and other and first of all he made proclamation that no prisoner flâ—… bee taken nor one enimie saued So the serue daye about nine of the clocke which was the nine and twentith day of March Palme gunday fielde being Palmesonday both the hostes approched in a faire playne fielde betweene Towton and Saxton When each parte perceyued other theyr made a great â—…ont and at the same instant there â—…ell a small fleete or snowe whiche by violence of the winde that blewe against them was driuen into the faces of them whiche were of King Henries part so that their sighte was somewhat blemished and dimmed The Lorde Fewcombridge leadyng the fore warde as is sayde before of Kyng Edwardes parte caused euery archer vnder hys Standerte to shooâ—…e one â—…ight whiche before hee caused them to prouide and then made them to stande still The Northerne menne â—…ng the shotte â—…t by reason of the snowe not well viewing the distaunce betweene them and their â—…myes lyâ—… hardâ—…e menne â—…lle their sheâ—… arrowes as fast as they myghte â—…ut all theyr shotte was lost for they coâ—… 〈◊〉 the Southeâ—… men by threescore Taylors â—…aides When theyr shotte was almost spente the Lorde Fawcombridge marched forwarde with his archers whiche not onely shotte theyr whole sheafes but also gathered the arrowes of theyr enimies and lette a greate parte â—…e agaynste theyr fyrste owners and suffered a great sorte
husbaÌ„d Al hir charges within the realme both in coÌ„ming abiding and returning were borne by the king The sweeting sicknesse The sweating sickenesse this yeare inuading the people of this lande brought great numbers to theyr ende Many died in the kings Court as the Lorde Clynton the Lorde Gray of Wilton and many knights Gentlemen and officers By reason of this contagious sicknesse Michaelmasse terme was adiourned and bycause the death continued from Iuly to the myddest of December the king kept himselfe with a small companie aboute him willing to haue no resort to the Court for feare of infection the sweate was so feruent and infectious that in some townes halfe the Inhabitants died thereof and in some a thirde part 1519 An. reg 10. The terme begon at Oxford and adiourned to Westminster In the begynning of this yeare Trinitie terme was begon at Oxford where it continued but one day and was again adiourned to Westminster This yeare came to Calais from Pope Leo a Legate de Latere called Laurence Campeius borne in Bologna la Grasse commonly called Cardinall Campeius Cardinal Campeius sent froÌ„ the Pope Polidor to require the king of ayde agaynst the Turke At the request of the King of Englande and also of the French king which sought now to be receyued into friendship with the King of England chiefly by Cardinal Wolseis meanes Pope Leo constituted the sayd Cardinall Woolsey his Legate in England ioyning him in commission with the sayde Campeius Hall the whiche stayed at Calais till the Bulles were brought from Rome touching that matter There was also an other cause that stayed Campeius at Calays and that was a suyte whiche Cardinall Woolsey hadde mooued for the obteyning of the Bishopryke of Bathe which benefice Cardinall Adrian Castalian enioyed by the collation of King Henry the seuenth This Cardinall Adrian being fallen in the Popes displeasure wythdrewe out of the Court of Rome vnto Venice and in the meane tyme Cardinall Campeius at the instance of Cardinall Woolsey wrote to the Pope that Cardinall Adrian myght be depriued of that Byshoprike to the ende that Cardinall Woolsey myght haue the same which request was accomplished and the Bulles sent vnto Calays so that then Cardinall Campeius Cardinal Campeius receiued with great pompe after he had remayned at Calays three Monethes came ouer into Englande and was receyued with all pompe and honoure that myghte bee deuised for hys friendshippe shewed in helpyng the Cardinall of Englande to the Bishoprike of Bathe hee was considered besyde other rewards wyth the Byshoprike of Salisburie the profites wherof hee receyued tyll the acte was established that no forreyner shoulde enioy anye spirituall benefice within this Realme But for the chiefest errand y t this Cardinall Campeis came he coulde haue no towarde aunswere whiche was to haue leuyed a summe of money by waye of tenthes in thys Realme to the mainteinaunce of the warre in defence of the Christian confines agaynste the Turke There were at the same tyme other Legates sent into other partes of Christendome aboute the same matter as into Fraunce Spaine and Germanie For Pope Leo calling to remembraunce A craftie seâ—… that the feare conceyued of the Turkes had brought no small gaynes to dyuerse of hys Predecessours hee beganne to feare too but for y t such feare was now too well knowne to bee vsed as an ordinarie shyfte of the Popes when they stoode in neede of money this practise was at this tyme vsed in vayne so that Campeius hearing that it tooke not place in other partyes left off his earnest suyte about it and with great rewardes receyued of the King and Cardinall returned to Rome not wythoute hope yet by reason of promises made to him by hys friends that the Popes request might hereafter be graunted according to his motion There attended him to Rome one Iohn Clearke a Lawyer as Ambassadour from the King which obteyned for the Cardinall authoritie to dispense with al meÌ„ for offences committed agaynst the spirituall lawes which parte of his power legantine was verie profitable and gainfull For then he set vp a Court The court â—… the legate â—…rected by the Cardinal and called it the Court of the Legate in the whiche he proued testaments and hearde causes to the great hynderance of al the Bishops of this Realme He visited Bishops and all the Cleargie exempt and not exempt and vnder colour of reformation hee got much treasure for through brybes and rewards notorious offendours were dispensed with so that nothing was refourmed but came to more mischiefe The example of his pride caused Pristeâ—… and all spirituall persons to waxe so prowde Example of great ones what it dâ—… that they ruffled it out in veluet and silles which they ware both in gownes iackets doublets and shwes They vsed open lechery and bare themselues so stoute by reason of his authorities and faculties that no man durst reproue any thing to theÌ„ The Cardinall himselfe grew so into such exceeding pryde The excessâ—… pride of the Cardinal that hee thought himselfe egall with the King and when he sayde Masse which he did oftner to shew his pompe rather than for any deuotion he made Dukes and Erles to serue him of wine with a say taken and to hold to him the Bason at the Lanatorie Thus was the pride of the Cardinall and other priests so past the compasse of reason that in maner al good persons abhorred and disdayned it It fortuned that the Archbishop of Canterburie wrote a letter to the Cardinal anâ—… after that he had receyued his power legaâ—…tine the whiche letter after his olde familiar maner he subscribed thus Your brother William of Canterburie With which subscription bycause the Archbishop wrote him brother he was so much offended as though the Archbishop had done him great iniurie that he could not temper his mood but in high displeasure sayde that he would so worke within a while that he should well vnderstand howe he was his superior and not his brother When the Archbishop beeing a sober wise man hearde of the Messenger that bare the letter how the Cardinall tooke it not well but so as it might seeme there was a great fault in the letter and reported the tale as one that mislyked the Cardinals presumption herein peace sayde the Archbishop knowest thou not howe the man is become madde with too muche ioy And thus the Cardinall forgetting to hold the right path of true lande and prayse sought to be feared rather than beloued of all good men In this meane time the French king greatly couering to redeeme the Citie of Tourney out of the handes of the king of Englande knowing that he must make way thereto through the Cardinals friendship ceassed not with high gifts to winne his good will and moreouer in often wryting to him The French â—…g writeth 〈◊〉 Cardinall â—…y eâ—…ted him with titles of honor and so magnified him that the Cardinall
shée was deade and gone did name the Mertian statutes Who turned them into latine as yet I doe not read howbeit as I said before of the lawes of Mulmutius so the same Alfrede caused those of thys excellently well learned Lady whome dyuers coÌ„mende also for hir great knowledge in the Gréeke tong to bée turned into hys owne language wherevpon it came to passe that they were dailye executed among hys subiectes afterwarde allowed of among the rest by the Normans and finally remaine in vse in these dayes notwithstanding that we can not disseuer them very redily from the other The 7. alteratioÌ„ of lawes was practised by the Saxons for I ouerpasse the lawes made by the Romaines whose order do partly remaine in publike notice vnder y e names of the mercian â—…ercian 〈◊〉 â—…xon 〈◊〉 â—…ne law and the Saxon Lawe Beside these also I reade of the Danelawe so that the people of middle england were ruled by the first the west Saxons by the seconde as Essex Norffolke Suffolke Cambridgshire and part of Herford shyre were by the third of al the rest the most inequal intollerable Among other things also vsed in the time of y e Saxons it shal not be amysse to set downe the forme of their Ordalian law which they brought hither with them from beyonde the Seas and vsed onely in the tryall of giltye and vngiltinesse Certes it conteyned not an ordinary procéeding by dayes and termes as in the Ciuile and common lawe we sée practised in these dayes but a shorte dispatch and tryall of the matter by fyre or water whereof at this present I wil deliuer the circumstance as I haue faithfully translated it out of an auncient volume and conferred wyth a prynted coppie lately published by M. Lambert nowe extaunt to be redde The Ordalian saith the aforesayd authour was a certaine maner of purgation vsed two wayes whereof the one was by fire the other by water In th execution of that which was done by fire the party accused shoulde go a certaine number of paces with an hote péece of yron in his hande or else bare footed vpon certaine plough shares redde hotte according to the maner This Iron was sometime of one pounde weight and then was it called single Ordalium sometimes of three then named treble Ordalium and whosoeuer did beare or treade on the same without hurt of his body he was adiudged giltlesse otherwyse if his skin were scorched he was foorthwith condemned as gylty of the trespasse wherof he was accused There were in lyke sorte two kinds of triall by y e water that is to say either by hote or colde in this tryall the partye thought culpeable was eyther tumbled into some pond or huge vessel of colde water wherein if he continued for a season without wrestling or strugling for lyfe he was foorthwyth acquited as giltlesse of the facte whereof hée was accused but if he beganne to plunge labor once for breath immediately vpon his falling into that lyqour he was by and by condemned as gilty of the crime Or else he did thurst his arme vp to the shoulder into a leade copper or Caldron of séething water from whence if he withdrewe the same without any maner of damage he was discharged of farder molestation otherwyse hée was taken for a trespasser and punished accordingly The fiery maner of purgation belonged onely to noble men and women and such as were frée borne but the husbandmen and villaines were tryed by water whereof to shewe the vnlearned dealing and blynde ignoraunce of those times it shall not bée impertiment to set foorth the whole maner which continued here in England vntill the time of King Iohn who séeyng the manifold subtilties in the same did extinguish it altogither as flat lewdenesse and bouerye The Rubrik of y e treatize entereth thus Here beginneth y e execution of Iustice whereby the giltie or vngiltie are tried by hote Iron TheÌ„ it followeth After accusatioÌ„ lawfully made and thrée dayes spent in fasting and prayer the Priest being cladde in all his holly vestâ—…es sauing his vestiment shall take the Iron layde before the alter with a payre of tongues and singing the himme of the thrée children that is to saye O all yée wookes of God the Lorde and in latine Benedicite omnia opera c. he shall cary it solemly to y e fire already made for y e purpose first say these words ouer the place where y e fire is kindled wherby this purgation shall bée made in latin as insueth Benedic domine deus locum istum vt sit nobis in eo sanitas sanctitas castitas virtê° et victoria et sanctimonia humilitas bonitas lenitas et plenitudo Legis et obedieÌ„tia deo patri et filio etspiritui sancto Hec Benedictio sit super hunc locum et super omnes habitantes in eo in English Blesse thou O Lorde this place that it may be to vs health holynesse chastity vertue and victory purenesse humilitie goodnesse gentlenesse and fulnesse of the lawe and obedience to God the father the sonne the holy ghost This blessing be vpon this place and all that dwel in it Then followeth the blessing of the fire Domine deus pater omnipotens lumen indeficiens exaudi nos quia tu es conditor omnium luminum Benedic domine hoc lumen quod aute sanctificatum est qui illuminasti omneÌ„ hominem venientem in hunc munduÌ„ vel mundum vt ab eo lumine accedamur igne claritatis tuae sicut igne illuminasti Mosen ita nunc illumina corda nostra et sensus nostros vt ad vitam eternam mereamur peruenire per christum c. Lord God father almightie light euerlasting heare vs sith y u art the maker of all lyghtes Blesse O Lord this light y t is already sanctified in thy sight which hast lightned all men that come into the worlde or the whole worlde to the ende that by the same lyght we may be lightned wyth the shining of thy brightnesse As thou diddest lighten Moyses so nowe illuminate our hearts and our senses that we may deserue to come to euerlasting lyfe thorowe Christ our c. Thys beyng ended let him saye the pater noster c. then these wordes Saluum fac seruum c. Mitte ei auxilium deus c. De Sion tuere eum c. Dominus vobiscuÌ„ c that is O Lorde saue thy seruant c. Sende him helpe O God froÌ„ thy holy place defende him out of Syon c. Lorde here c. The Lorde be with you c. The prayer Benedic domine sancte pater omnipotens deus per inuocationem sanctissimi nominis tui et per aduentum fihj tui atque per donum spiritus paracleti ad manifestaÌ„dum verum iudicium tuum hoc genus metalli vt sit sanctificatum et omni demonum falsitate procul remota veritas veri iudicij tui fidelibus
vnto and the groundes manured to the most profit and to cause the bodies of the templers attached to be so deteyned in al safetie as that they be not yet cōmitted to Irons nor to streyght prison but to remayne in some conuenient place other than their owne houses and to be found of the goods so seazed accordingly as falleth for their estates till he haue otherwise in commaundemente from the King and what is done herein to certifie into the Escheker the morrowe after the Purification The date of this seconde writte was from Biflet the twentith of December There was lykewise a writte directed to Iohn Wogan Lorde Iustice of Irelande signifying vnto him what should be done in England touching the apprehēsion of the Templers and seazure of their lāds and goodes commaunding him to proceede in Temblable manner against them in Irelande but the day and place when the Sherifes should there assemble was lefte to the discretion of the sayde Iustice and Treasorer of the Escheker there but so as the same might be done before any rumour of this thing coulde be brought ouer out of England thither Also a like commaundemente was sent vnto Iohn de Britaigne Erle of Richmōd Lorde Warden of Scotlande and to Eustace Cotesbache Chamberlayne of Scotland Also to Walter de Pederton Lorde Iustice of West Wales to Hugh Aldigheleygh Alias Auderley Lord Iustice of North Wales and to Roberte Holland Lord Iustice of Chester Thus muche for the Templers But now to other doings in Irelande In the yeere .1308 the .xij. of April 1308 deceassed Peter de Birmingham a noble warriour and one that had bin no small scourge to the Irish The eleuenth of May the Castell of Kennun was brente and dyuers of them that hadde it in keeping were slayne by William Macbalther This Macbalther was after hanged at Dublin The Lord Iustice discomfited 1308 and other of the Irishe and likewise the towne of Courcouly was brente by the same malefactors And the sixth of Iune Iohn Lorde Wogan Lorde Iustice was discomfited neere to Glindelorie where Iohn de Saint Hogelin Iohn Norton Iohn Breton and many other were slayne The sixteenth of Iune Dunlouan Tobir and many other Townes were brent by the Irish Rebels About thys season Iohn Decer Maior of Dublin builded the highe Pipe there Iohn Decer Maior of Dublin and the bridge ouer the Liffie towardes Saint Vlstons and a Chappell of our Ladie at the Friers Minors where he was buried repaired the Churche of the Friers Preachers and euery Friday tabled the Friers at his owne coastes Iohn Wogan hauing occasion to passe into England Burgh William Burgh supplied his roomth vnto whome Kyng Edwarde recommended Peers de Gaueston Piers Gaueston sent into Irelande when contrary to the kings minde he was banished by the Lordes of Englande and about the Natiuitie of oure Lady hee came ouer into Irelande beeyng sente thyther by the King with many Iewels and beside the letters which he brought of recommendation from the King he had assigned to him the commodities royall of that Realme whiche bredde some trouble and bickerings there betwixte Richarde Burgh Earle of Vlster and the sayd Gaueston who notwithstanding bought the good willes of the Souldiers with his liberalitie slew Dermot Odempcy subdued Obren edifyed sundry Castels Causeys and bridges but the next yeere he was reuoked home by the King as in the history of England it may appeare In the vigill of Simon and Iude Lord Roger Mortimer the Lorde Roger Mortimer landed in Irelande with hys wife righte heire to the Seigneurie of Meth as daughter to Piers Genuille that was sonne vnto the Lord Geffrey Genuille whiche Geffrey became a Frier at Trym of the order of y e Preachers by reason whereof the Lorde Mortimer and his wife entred into possession of the landes of Meth. In the yeere .1309 on Candlemas day 1309 Lord Iohn Bonneuille slayne the Lorde Iohn Bonneuill was slayne neere to the towne of Ardscoll by the Lorde Arnold Power and his complices his body was buried at Athy in the Church of the Friers Preachers 1310 In the yeere following at a Parliamente holden at Kildare the Lord Arnold Power was acquit of that slaughter for that it was prooued it was done in his owne defence Shortly after Rowland Ioice the Primate stale by night in his Pontificals from Howthe to the Priory of Grace dieu where the Bishops seruants met him and with force chased him out of the diocesse This Bishop was named Iohn a Leekes and was consecrated not long before hee kept this sturre Richard Earle of Vlster with a greate armie came to Bonrath in Thothmond Sir Richarde de Clare where Sir Roberte or rather sir Richard de Clare discomfited his power tooke Sir William de Burgh prisoner or as some bookes haue the Earle hymselfe Iohn Lacie the sonne of Walter Lacie Iohn Lacy slayne diuers other were slayne The .xij. of Nouēber this yere Richard de Clare slewe .600 of the Galagheghas Iohn Margoghedan was slaine by Omolmoy Also Donat Obrene was murthered by his owne men in Tothemonde 1312 Robert Verdō reyseth a riotous tumulte Iohn Wogan Lord iustice The one and twentie of Februarie beganne a riot in Vrgile by Roberte Verdon for the appeasing whereof an Army was ledde thither by Iohn Wogan Lord chiefe Iustice in the beginning of Iuly but the same was discomfited and diuers men of accompt slayne as Sir Nicholas Auenell Patricke de Roch and other At length yet the sayde Roberte Verdon and many of hys complices came and submitted themselues to prison within the Castell of Dublin abidyng there the Kings mercie The Lord Edmond Butler was made deputie Iustice vnder the Lorde Iohn Wogan who in the lent next ensuing besieged the Obrenes in Glindelowe and compelled them to yeelde themselues to the Kings peace Also in the yeere abouesayde .1312 Maurice Fitz Thomas married the Ladye Katherine daughter to the Earle of Vlster at Greene Castell and Thomas Fitz Iohn married an other of the sayd Earles daughters in the same place but not on the same day for the first of those two marriages was celebrated the morrow after S. Dominikes day and this seconde marriage was kept the morrow after the feast of the assumption of our Lady Also Robert de Bruce ouerthrew the Castell of Man and tooke the Lorde Donegan Odowil on Saint Barnabies day In the yeere .1313 Iohn a Leekes Archbishop of Dublin departed this life 1313 Campion After whose decease were elected in scisme and deuision of sides two Successors Walter Thorneburie Lord Chancellor and Alexander Bignor Tresurer of Ireland The Chancellor to strengthen his election hastily went to sea and togither with .156 other persons perished by Shipwracke The other submitting his cause to the proces of lawe tarried at home and spedde The Earle of Vlsters sonne and heire deceasseth Moreouer the Lorde Iohn de Burgh sonne and heire vnto
Iustice might haue possessed the Iles if they had bene worth the keeping into the which Iles except the sayd Darcy the Earle of Sussex late Lieutenant of Irelande no gouernor at any time yet aduentured At Darcyes comming backe into Irelande and exercising the office of Lorde Iustice he deliuered Walter Birmingham out of the Castell of Dublin Howe a Realme of warre might bee gouerned by one both vnskilfull and vnable in all warlike seruice Articles or questions How an officer vnder the king that entred very poore might in one yeare grow to more excessiue wealth than men of great patrimonie and liuelode in many yeares Howe it chaunced that sithe they were all called Lordes of theyr owne that the soueraigne Lord of them all was not a pennie the rycher for them The chiefe of them that thus seemed to repine with the present gouernment was Thomas Fitz Maurice Erle of Desmonde through whose maintenance and bearing out of the matter the Countrey was in great trouble so as it had not lightly beene seene that suche contrarietie in myndes and dislyking had appeared amongest those of the English race in that realme at any time before Herewith Raufe Vffort was sent ouer Lord Iustice who bringing hys wyfe wyth him 1343 Raufe Vffort Lord iustice the Countesse of Vlster arryued about the .xiij. of Iulie Thys man was verye rygorous and through perswasion as was sayde of his wyfe he was more extreeme and couetous than otherwyse hee woulde haue beene a matter not to bee forgotten The Countesse of Vlster for if thys Ladie had beene as readie to moue hir husbande to haue shewed hymselfe gentle and mylde in his gouernment as she was bent to pricke him forwarde vnto sharpe dealing and rygorous proceedings shee had beene nowe aswell reported of as shee is infamed by theyr pennes that haue regystred the doyngs of those tymes And whilest hee yet remayned in Mounster he deuised wayes how to haue the Earle of Desmonde apprehended whiche being brought to passe hee afterwarde deliuered him vpon mainprise of these sureties whose names ensue Sureties for the Earle of Desmonde William de Burgh Earle of Vlster Iames Butler Earle of Ormonde Rycharde Tuyt Nicholas Verdon Maurice Rochefort Eustace le Power Geralde de Rochefort Iohn Fitz Robert Power Robert Barry Maurice Fitz Girald Iohn Wellesley Walter le Fant Richard Rokelley Henrie Traherne Roger Power Iohn Lenfaunt Roger Power Mathew Fitz Henrie Richarde Walleys Edmonde Burgh sonne to the Earle of Vlster knightes Dauid Barry William Fitz Gerald Foulke de Fraxinus Robert Fitz Maurice Henry Fitz Berkley Iohn Fitz George de Roche Thomas de Lees de Burgh These as ye haue heard were bounde for the Earle and bycause hee made default the Lorde Iustice verily tooke the aduauntage of the bonde agaynst the mainpernours foure of them onely excepted the two Earles and two knightes Vffort euill spoken of The lord Iustice is charged with strayte dealing by wryters in this behalfe for that the same persons had assisted him in his warres agaynste Desmond but truly if we shal consider the matter with indifferencie he did no more than law reason required For if euery surety vpō forfeyture of his bonde shoulde be forborne that otherwyse doth his duetie what care woulde men haue eyther to procure sureties or to become suretyes themselues But such is the affection of wryters specicially when they haue conceyued any mislyking towardes those of whome they take occasion to speake so as many a worthie man hath bene defamed and with slaunder greatly defaced in things wherein he rather hath deserued singular commendation But howsoeuer this matter was handled touching the Earle of Desmonde Ioy conceyued for the death of the lord Iustice Vffort vpon the death of the Lord Iustice whiche ensued the nexte yeare Bonfyres were made and greate ioye shewed through all the Realme of Irelande His Ladie verily as shoulde appeare was but a miserable woman procuring him to extortion and bryberie Much he abridged the prerogatiues of the Churche and was so hated that euen in the sight of the Countrey he was robbed without rescue by Mac Cartie notwithstanding he gathered power and dispersed those Rebels of Vlster Robert Darcy was ordeyned Iustice by the Counsell 1346 Robert Darcie Lord iustice till the kings letters came to sir Iohn Fitz Morice who released Fitz Thomas Earle of Kildare left in durance by Vfford at his death Iohn Fitz Morice Iustice Fitz Morice continued not long but was discharged and the Lorde Walter Birmingham elect to succeede in that rowmth Lord Birmingham Iustice who procured a safeconduct for Desmonde to pleade his cause before the King by whome he was liberally entreated and allowed towarde his expences there twentie shillings a day at the Princes charge in consideration of whiche curtesie shewed to hys Kinnesman the Earle of Kildare accompanied with dyuerse Lordes Knightes and chosen Horsemen serued the King at Calyce a towne thought impregnable and returned after the winning thereof in greate pompe and ioylitie 1347 ◅ecord Tur. Wee finde that Thomas Lorde Berkeley and Reignalde Lord C◅bham and Sir Morice Berckley became main◅ernours for the sayde Earle of Desmonde that hee shoulde come into England and abide such tryall as the law would awarde 1348 The Prior of Kilmaynam Baron Carew Iustice Sir Thomas Rokesby Iustice Record Tur. Iohn Archer Prior of Kylmaynam was substituted Lieutenaunt to the Lorde Iustice To whome succeeded Baron Carew and after Carewe followed Sir Thomas Rokesbye Knight vnto whome was assigned aboue his ordinarie retinew of twentie men of armes a supplie of tenne men of armes and twentie Archers on Horsebacke so long as it should bee thought needfull Greate mortalitie chaunced this yeare as in other partes of the worlde so especially in places aboute the Sea coastes of Englande and Irelande 1349 In the yeare following departed this life Alexander Bignor Archbishop of Dublin Iohn de Saint Paule Archbishop of Dublin And the same yeare was Iohn de Saint Paule consecrated Archbishop of that sea This yeare deceased Kemwryke Shereman sometime Maior of Dublin 1350 Kenwrike Shereman a great benefactor to euery Churche and religious house within .xx. myles rounde aboute the Citie His legacies to the poore and other besides his liberalitie shewed in his lyfe tyme amounted to three thousande Markes Sir Robert Sauage In this season dwelled in Vlster a wealthie knight one sir Robert Sauage who the rather to preserue his owne began to wall and fortifie his Manor houses with Castelles and pyles against the Irish enimie exhorting his heyre Henrie Sauage to applie that worke so beneficiall for himselfe and his posteritie Father quoth yong Sauage I remember the prouerbe Better a Castell of bones than of stones where strēgth courage of valiant men are prest to helpe vs neuer will I by the grace of God comber my selfe with dead walles My fort shall bee where soeuer yong blouds be
the kings letters were enclosed and appoint me sayth he vnto some corner of the wall trie whether I can handle a Crossebowe or not to defend it againste youre aduersaries Heere when other woulde haue opened the boxe and haue red the letters the captaine would in no wise consent thereto but going into a turret called to the Englishmen belowe and willed them to signifie to the K. that one of his seruants being fled to him sought to bewray his secretes wherevnto he would by no meanes agree therefore meant to restore both the traytor and y e letters Herevpon the Lord Iohn Spencer coÌ„ming to heare what the matter might meane the Captaine caused Lewine to be let downe to hym togither with the letters safe and not touched by hym at all whiche thing when the Kyng vnderstood he muche commended the honest respect of the Captaine and where he had caused engynes to be reised to annoy theÌ„ within as ye haue heard he commaunded the same to ceasse and withall vpon their captaynes sute he granted them libertie to sende vnto their K. Iohn Ballioll â—…elchman â—…ed to gyue him to vnderstand in what sort they stood Touching the Welchman he was drawen and hanged on a paire of high galowes prepared for hym of purpose as he had well deserued And whylest the messengers were on their way towards Forfair where the Scottish K. then lay K. Edward with a parte of his army went vnto Striueling â—…ling â—…l left â—… where he found the Castel gates set open and the keyes hanging on a naile so that hee entred there without any resistance for they that hadde thys Castel in gard were fledde out of it for feare before his comming The messengers that were sent from them within Edenburgh Castel comming to their king declared to him in what case they stoode that were besieged King Iohn for that hee was not able to succour them by anye manner of meanes at that presente sente them worde to take the best way they could for theyr owne safetie with whiche aunswere the messengers returning the Castell was immediately deliuered vnto the Lorde Iohn Spencer Edenburgh Castel deliuered to the K. of England that was left in charge with the siege at the Kings departure towards Striueling with the like conditioÌ„s as the Castell of Rockesburgh had yeelded alittle before And thus was that strong Castell of Edenburgh surrendred by force of siege to the kyng of Englands vse the fiftenth daye after hee hadde firste layde his siege aboute it A place of suche strength by the height of the grounde whereon it stoode that it was thought impregnable and had not bin wonne by force at any time sith the firste buylding thereof before that presente so farre as any remembraunce eyther by writing or otherwise could be had thereof Heere at EdeÌ„burgh or rather at Rockesburgh as Abingdon hathe a greate number of Wicelche footemen came to the Kyng who sente home the lyke number of Englishe footemen of those that seemed most wearie Moreouer at Striueling there came to the Kyng the Earle of Vlster with a greate number of IrishareÌ„ TheÌ„ passing ouer y e riuer of Forth Saint Iohns towne the Kyng came vnto Saint Iohns Towne aboute Midsommer and there tarried certayne dayes Whilest these things were a doing Iohn K. of Scotlande perceyuing that he was not of power to resist Kyng Edwarde The King of Scottes sueth for peace sente Ambassadors vnto him to sue for peace King Edwarde was content to heare them and therevpon appointed that King Iohn should resorte vnto the Castell of Brechin there to commen with suche of hys councell as hee woulde sende thither within fifteene dayes nexte ensuing The Bishop of Durham to treate of an agreemente King Edwarde sente thither Anthony Byshoppe of Durham with full commission to conclude all things in his name And within the appoynted tyme came Kyng Iohn and dyuers of his nobles vnto him the whiche after manye and sundry treaties holden betwixt them and the sayde Byshoppe The King of Scottes submitteth hymselfe vnto the K. of England at length they submitted themselues and the Realme of Scotland simply and purely into the handes of the Kyng of England for the which submission to be firmely kept and obserued kyng Iohn deliuered hys sonne in hostage and made letters thereof written in French conteyning as followeth JEhan per la grace de Dieu Rey de Escoce á touez ceulxs quae cestes praesentes lettes verront ou orront Saluz c. The instrument of the submission IOhn by the grace of God King of Scotland to all those that these present letters shall see or heare sendeth greeting Bicause that we through euill counsell and oure owne simplicitie haue greuously offended oure soueraigne Lorde Edwarde by the grace of God Kyng of Englande Lorde of Irelande and Duke of Aquitayne in many thynges that is to saye in that whereas wee beeyng and abidyng vnder hys faithe and homage haue bounde oure selues vnto the Kyng of Fraunce whyche then was hys enimie and yet is procuring a marriage with the daughter of hys brother Charles au Valoys and that wee myghte greeue our sayde Lorde and ayde the Kyng of Fraunce with all oure power by warre and other meanes we haue at length by aduice of oure peruerse counsell defied oure sayde Lorde the Kyng of Englande and haue putte oure selues out of hys allegiance and homage and sente oure people into Englande to brenne houses to take spoyles to committe murther with many other domages and also in fortifying the Kyngdome of Scotlande whiche is of hys fee puttyng and establishing armed menne in Townes Castels and other places to defende the lande agaynste hym to deforce hym of hys fee for the whyche transgressions oure sayde soueraigne Lorde the Kyng entring into the Realme of Scotlande with hys power hathe conquered and taken the same notwithstandyng all that wee coulde doe agaynste hym as by right he maye doe as a Lorde of hys fee bycause that we did render vnto hym oure homage and made the foresayde Rebellion Wee therefore as yet beeing in our full power and free will doe render vnto hym the lande of Scotland and all the people thereof with the homages In witnesse wherof wee haue caused these letters patentes to made Yeuen at Brechin the tenth daye of Iuly in the fourth yeare of oure raigne Sealed with the common seale of the Kyngdome of Scotlande King Edward passeth foreward through Scotland After thys Kyng Edwarde wente forwarde to see the Mountayne countreys of Scotlande the Byshoppe of Durham euer keepyng a dayes iorney afore hym At length when hee hadde passed through Murrey lande and was come to Elghin perceyuing all thynges to bee in quiet hee returned towardes Berwike and commyng to the Abbey of Scone he tooke from thence the Marble stone King Edward bringeth the Marble stone out of Scotlande wherevppon the Kynges of Scotlande were accustomed to sitte as in
to the Queene his mother Some bookes haue thre thousande pound she hauing assigned to hir a thousand poundes by yeare for the maintenaunce of hir estate being appointed to remayne in a certayne place and not to goe else where abroade yet the King to comforte hir woulde lyghtely euerye 〈◊〉 once come to visite hir After that the Earle of Marche was â—…ted as ye haue hearde dyuers noble men that were departed the Realme bycause they coulde not abyde the pride and presumption of the sayd Earle Adam Merâ—…uth howe returned Aâ—… the sonne and heyre of the Earle of Arundell the Lorde Thomas Waâ—…e the Lorde Henry Beaumont sir Thomas de Rosselyn Sir Foulâ—…e Fitz Wâ—…reyne Sir Gryffyn de la â—…oole and 〈…〉 other 1331 An. reg 3. Edvvard â—…alâ—… commeth â—…to Englande In the fifth yeare of King Edwardes 〈◊〉 Edward 〈…〉 came 〈◊〉 of Fraunce 〈◊〉 Englande and obteyned suche 〈◊〉 for our the assistance of the Lorde Henrye Beaumont the Lord Dauid of Scrabogy Earle of 〈◊〉 the Lorde Geffrey de Mowbray the lord Walter Câ—…yâ—… and other that king Edward granted hym licence to make his prouision in Englande to passe into Scotlande wyth an 〈◊〉 of men to attempte the recouerie of his right to the crowne of Scotlande with condition that if he recouered it he shoulde acknowledge to holde it of the kyng of Englande as superiour Lorde of Scotlande The commyng awaye of Edwarde Balliolie oute of Fraunce is dyuerselye reported by writers Caxton some saye that hee was ayded by the French king whose sister he had maryed and other saye â—…ohn Barnabie that he being in prison in Fraunce for the escape of an Englishman one Iohn Barnabye Esquier which had slaine a Frenchman by chance of quarelling in the town of Dampierre where the same Barnabie dwelled with the saide Edwarde Balliol it so came to passe that the Lord Henrie Beaumont hauing occasion of busynesse wyth the Frenche Kyng The Lorde Beaumont that fauoured him wâ—…ll came ouer into Fraunce and there vnder standing of Balliols imprisonement procured his deliueraunce and brought him ouer into Englande and caused him to remayne in seâ—… wise at the Manor of â—…all vppon 〈◊〉 Yorkeshire with the Ladie â—…esâ—…ie till hee had purchased the Kinges graunt for him to make his promisâ—… of men of warre and ships within the Englishe dominions In the â—…te yeare of King Edwards raigne Reignolde Erle o Gelderland maried the Ladie Eleanor sâ—…er to this King Edwarde the thirde 1332. An. reg 6. Croxden The Earle of Gelderlande who gaue vnto the sayde Earle wyth hir for hir portion fifteene thousande poundes sterlyng Isabell the kinges daughter was borne also this yeare at Woodstocke After that Edwarde Balliol had prepared and made readâ—… his purueyances for his iourney and that his men of warre wer assembled come togither being in al not paste 〈…〉 of armes and about twoo thousande archers and other footemen hee tooke thoseâ—… at Rauenspurgh in Yorkeshire and 〈◊〉 thence directing his course Northewarde he arriued at lengthe in Scotland Edvvard Ballioll crovvned K. of Scotland wher he atchieuing gâ—…t victâ—…es as in the Scottish chronicle yee may reade more at large was finally crowned king of that Realme It may seeme a wonder to many â—… that the king of Englande woulde persuit Edwarde Balliol to make his prouision thus in Englande and to suffer his people to aide him againste his brother in lawe Kyng Dauid that had married his sister as before yee haue heard In deede at the firste hee was not â—…erie readâ—… to graunt theyr sute that moued it The cause that moued K. Edvvarde to ayd the Ballioll but at lengthe hee was contented to dissemble the matter in hope that if Edwarde Balliol had good successe hee shoulde then recouer that againe whiche by the conclusion of peace during his minoritie hee had throughe euill counsel resigned out of his handes The Scot â—…neuerthelesse in December chased theyr newe Kyng Edwarde Balliol out of Scotlande so that hee was faine to retire into Englande and celebrated the feaste of the Natiuitie at Carleil in the house of the Friers minors and the morrows after beeing Sainct Stephens daye hee wente into Westmerlande where of the lorde Clifforde hee was right honourably receyued Ro. Southwell Edvvard Ballâ—…oll chased out of Scotlande 1333 to whome hee then graunted Douglas Dale in Scotlande whiche had bene graunted to the saide lord Cliffords grandfather in the dayes of Kyng Edwarde the first if hee might at any time recouer the Realme of Scotlande out of his aduersaries handes After thys he went and lay a tyme with the Ladie of Gynes An. reg 7. that was his kinsewoman Finally about the .x. day of Marche hauing assembled a power of Englishemen and Scottishmen he entred Scotlande Borvvike besieged and besieged the towne of Berwike duryng the whyche siege many enterprises were attempted by the parties and amongest other the Scottes entred Englande by Carleile doing muche mischiefe in Gillestande by brennyng killyng robbing and spoylyng The king aduertised hereof thought himselfe discharged of the agreement concluded betwixte him and Dauid Bruce the sonne of Rob. Bruce that had married hys syster and therfore tooke it to be lawfull for hym to ayde his cousin Edw. Ballioll the lawfull king of Scottes The Scottish writers confesse that the Scottishemen lost to the number of .xiiij. thousande Bervvike deliuered On the morrowe folowing being S. Margarets day the towne of Berwike was rendred vnto king Edward with the Castell as in the Scottishe Chronicle ye maye reade with more matter touchyng the siege and battaile aforesayde and therefore here in fewe words I passe it ouer King Edward hauing thus spâ—… his busines left a power of men with Edward Balliole The lord Richard Talbot vnder the conduct of the lord Richard Talbot and returned himselfe backe into Englande appoynting the Lorde Percye to bee gouernoure of the Towne of Berâ—…re and sir Thomas Greye knight his lieutenant The Lord Iohn Daroy lorde chiefe Iustice of Ireland The Lorde Iustice of Ireland commeth into Scotlande leauyng the Lord Thomas Burgh his deputie in that countrey paâ—…d ouer wyth an armye into Scotlande to ayde the Kyng who as ye haue hearde was there the same tyme in person And so by the kyng on one syde and by the Irishmenne on an other Scotlande was subdued and restored vnto Balliole who the morrowe after the Octaues of the Natiuitie of our Ladie helde a Parliament at Sainct Iohns towne in the whiche he reuoked made voyde all actes whyche the late King of Scots Roberte Bruce hadde enacted or made and further ordeyned that all suche landes and possessions as the sayde Bruce hadde giuen to any manner of person should bee taken from them and restored to the former and true inherytoure Thys yere about the twelfth of October Simon Mepham Archbish of Canterbury departed this life in whose place succeded Iohn Steet
forde Adaâ—…â—…mouth being remoued from the sea of Wynchester whereof hee was Bishoppe before that hee was thus called to the sea of Canterbury After Candelmasse 1334 Aâ—… reg Adâ—… 〈◊〉 Adaâ—…â—…th A parliament at Yorke the Kyng of Englande repaired towardes Yorke there to holde a parliament to the whiche beginnyng the Monday in the seconde wâ—…ke in Lent when Edwarde Balliol doubting to be surprised by his aduersaries coulde not come hee sente yet the Lorde Henrie de Beaumont and the Lorde William de Montatâ—…te to make excuse for him The kyng of Englande passing farther into the Northe partes helde hys Whâ—…sonâ—…yde at Newe Castell vpon Tyne with greate royaltie And shortly after Edward Balliol Kyng of Scottes came thither Edvvard Ballioll dâ—… homage 〈◊〉 king of England for Sâ—…lande and vpon the ninteenth daye of Iune made his homage vnto the king of Englande and sware vnto him fealtie in the presence of a greate number of Nobles and Gentlemen there assembled as to his superiour and chiefe Lorde of the Realme of Scotlande byndyng hymselfe by that othe to hold the same realme of the king of Englande his heires and successors for euer He also gaue graÌ„ted vnto y e K. of England at y e time .v. couÌ„ties next adioyning vnto y e borders of EnglaÌ„d as Berwik and Rocksburgh Peplis and Dunfres the townes of Hadington and Gedworthe with the castell the forrestes of Silkirke Etherike and Gedworth so as all these portions should be eleâ—…ely separated from the crowne of Scotland and annexed vnto the crowne of England for euer And these thinges were confirmed and roborated with othe scepter and witnesse sufficient Whiche thinges done in due order as was requisite the Kyng of Englande retourned home and the Kyngs wente backe into Scotlande And then were all suche lordes restored againe to their landes and possessions in Scotlande whiche in the dayes of Edwarde the seconde had bene expulsed from the same and nowe they did theyr homage vnto the King of Scotlande for those landes as apperteyned Immediatly after the Kyng of Englande called a counsell of his Lordes spirituall and temporall at Notingham commaundyng them to meete hâ—…m there aboute the thirteenthe daye of Iuly there to consult with hym of weightie causes concerning the state of the realme This yeare on Sainct Clementes daye at night whiche falleth on the three and twentieth of Nouember throught a maruellouse inuâ—…dation and cising of the sea all alongest by the coastes of this realme â—…ation of â—…e sea but especially about the Thames the sea bankes or walles were broken and borne downe with violence of the water and infinite numbers of heastes and catâ—…aile drowned fruitfull grounds and pastures were made salte marshes â—…o as there was no hope that in long time they shoulde recouer againe theyr former fruitfulnesse In this meane time the Frenche Kyng was appoynted to haue made a viage againste the Sarazins enemies of our faith and had sente to the Kyng of England requering him of his companie in that iourney But the king of Englande beeing otherwise occupied wyth the affaires of Scotlande maâ—… no direct aunswere therevnto Ambassadors from the FreÌ„ch â—…ng so that the Frenche kyng perceyuing that the kyng of Englande was not in all things well pleased with him thought good before hee set forewarde on that iourney to vnderstande his meaning and therevppon sente eftsoones vnto him other ambassadours These ambassadours arriued here in Englande and had audience but nothing they concluded in effect saue that the kyng promised to sende his ambassadours ouer into Fraunce to haue further communication in the matter touching suche pointes of variaunce as depended beetwixt them Although Edward Balliol by the puissâ—…ce of the king of Englandes assistaunce had gotte the moste parte of the Realme of Scotland into his handes yet diuers castels were holden againste him and the Scots dayly stipped from him and by open rebellion molested him dyuers wayes The king of England aduertised therof called a parliament at London R. Southwell A parliamente at London wherin hee tooke order for his iourney into Scotland had a tenth and a fifteenth graunted hym and so abouts At ballontide hee came to Newecastell vppon Tine with his army and remained there â—…ill the feast of Saint Katherin and then entring into Scotlande came to Rockesburgh The king entreth into Scotland vvith an armie 1335. where he repared the Castell which had ben aforetime destroyed After the thirde daye of Christmasse was paste the kyng of Englande entred into Ethricke â—…râ—…st beating it vp and downe but the Scottes would not come within his reach wherevpon he sent the Kyng of Scottes that was there present with him and the Earles of Warwicke and Oxforde and â—…rten other barons and knyghtes wyth theyr retinues vnto Carleiâ—… to keepe and defende those West parts of the realme from the Scottes In their iourney thitherwardes they went by Peplis to apprehend certaine Scots whome they heard to be lodged abiding thereabouts but when they founde them not they wasted the countrey and tourned streight to Carleis whereafter the Epiphanie there assembled an armie foorthe of the Counties of Lancaster Westâ—…and and Cumberland by the kinges appointement whiche army togither with the kyng of Scottes and the other Lordes there founde entred Scotland and did muche 〈◊〉 in the country of Galloway Marl. destroying towns and all that they found abroade but the people were fled and withdraweâ—… out of theyr way And when they had taken their pleasure the Kyng of Scottes ratourned backe to Castell This yeare three foll gâ—…e abundaunce of raine A dearth and death of cattel and therevppon ensued morraine of beastes also corne â—…o failed this yeare that a quarter of wheate was solde at fortie shillings Finally when the kyng had finished his businesse in Scotlande An. reg 9. as to his seeming stoode with his pleasure he retourned into England Ambassadours sent into FraÌ„ce and shortely after hee sente the Archbyshoppe of Canterburye sir Phillippe de Montacute and Geffrey Scrope vnto the Frenche king to conclude a firme amitie and league with him These Lords comming into France were not at the firste admitted to the Frenche Kings presence till they shewed themselues halfe greened with that straunge â—…raling for then finally were they brought vnto hym who gently receyued them and caused the matter to bee entreated of aboute the whiche they were sente in furthering whereof suche diligence wâ—… vsed that finally a conclusion of peace and concord was agreed and so farre passed that proclamation thereof shoulde haue bene made in Paris and in the countrey thereabout the next day but vnneth were the english Ambassadors returned vnto theyr lodgings when they were sent for back againe and further enformed that the Frenche King minded to haue Dauid king of Scotlande comprised in the same league so that hee might be restored vnto his kingdome and the Balliol put out The Englishe Ambassadors
Narbonne trauersed all the countrey of Carcassonois till they came to the Towne of Narbonne The people there were fledde into the Castell in which the Vicount of NarboÌ„ne was enclosed with fiue hundred men of armes The Prince stayed there two dayes Two Bishops sente from the Pope to the Prince of Wales The Pope sent two Bishoppes towardes the Prince to treate with him of peace but bycause the Prince would not hearken to any treatie without commission from his father they could not get any saufe conduit to approche neerer The Prince hauing aduertisementes heere that his enimies were assembled and followed him he turned backe to meete them but they had no will to abide him for although the Earle of Armignac the Connestable of Fraunce the marshall Eleremont and the Prince of Orange with diuers other neere to Tholouse made some shewe to impeache the Prince his passage yet in the ende they withdrew not without some losse for the Lorde Batholmewe de Burwasch alias Burghersch Sir Iohn Chandos the L. Iames Audeley and Sir Thomas Felton being sente foorth to view them skirmished with two hundred of their men of armes and tooke of theÌ„ fyue and thirtie After this they had no mind to abyde the Englishe power but still shranke away as the Prince was ready to followe them and so hee perceyuing that the Frenchmen would not gyue him battell he withdrew towardes Burdeaux after he had spente eight weekes in that his iourney and so comming thither he wintered there whilest his Captaines in the meane time tooke dyuers Townes and Castels abroade in the Countrey And nowe to the ende yee maye haue more playne information of y e Princes doings in those parties I haue thought good to make yon partakers of a letter or two written by Sir Iohn Wingfielde Knighte attendante on the Prince there in Gascoigne MY Lorde The 〈◊〉 Sir Iohn Winâ—… leuâ—… as touching the 〈…〉 â—…ttes maye it please you to 〈◊〉 that all the Earles Barâ—…s Bâ—…nerets 〈◊〉 and Esquiers were in healâ—… at the 〈◊〉 of and in y Lord hath not lost either K. fight or Esquier in this voyage excepte the Lorde Iohn Lisle who was slayne after a straunge 〈◊〉 with a quarrel the third day after we 〈…〉 into our enimies countreys he dyed the 〈◊〉 of October And please it you to vnderstand that my Lorde hathe ridden through the countrey of Arminac and hathe taken many 〈…〉 and brente and destroyed them except 〈◊〉 which he hath fortified After this hee maâ—…ed into the vnâ—… of Roâ—…ergue where hee tooke a good Tâ—…e named Pleasance the chiefest Towne of that countrey which he hath brent and destroyed vnto the countrey round about the same This done he weÌ„t into y e County 〈…〉 wherein he tooke many Townes wasted and destroyed all the countrey â—…er this hee entred into the couâ—…e 〈◊〉 Coâ—…nge and tooke many townes there whiche hee caused to bee destroyed and brent 〈…〉 all the countrey abroade He tooke and y ◠〈◊〉 S. Maâ—…an which is the chiefest 〈…〉 countrey being at large in coÌ„passe as Norâ—… And after he entred into y e countie of Lisle and tooke the most part of the closed townes therein causing diuers of them to be brent and destroyed as he passed And after â—…uning into the Lordship of Tholouse we passed the riuer of Gâ—… all other a league about Tholouse whiche is very great for our enimies had brent all y e bridges as well on the one side of Tholouse as the other esâ—… the bridges within Tholouse for the ryuer runneth through the towne And y e Commâ—… of Fraunce y e mâ—…shal Cleremont the Earle of Armmat were with a greate power wâ—… the towne the same time And Tholouse is a gâ—…e Towne strong faire and well waâ—…d and there was none in out host that knew the fouâ—…de there but yet by the grace and goodnesse of God wee found it So then we marched through the seigneurie of Tholouse tooke many good Townes enclosed and brent and destroyed them and all y e countrey about And after wee entred into the seigneurie of Carcason and we tooke many good Townes before we came to Carcason whyche towne we also tooke which is greater stronger fairer than Yorke And as well this towers as all other townes in the countrey were brent and destroyed And after we had passed by many â—…neys through the couÌ„trey of Carcaâ—… we came into y e seigneurie of Narbonne we â—…ke many townes and wasted them till we came to Nâ—…bon which towne was holden against vs but iâ—… was won by force and the sayde town â—…ttle lesse than London and is â—…itneâ—…s vpon the Greekes sea Hee meaneth the Merantine sea for that the distance from the sayd town vnto the Grekish sea is not past .ij. leagues and there is an hauen a place to arriue at froÌ„ wheÌ„ce y e water coÌ„meth vp to NarboÌ„ne And Narbone is not but .xj. leagues distant from Mountpellier and .i. from Egnemortz and .30 froÌ„ Anignion And may it please you to vnderstande that the holy Father sent his messengers to my lord that were not past .vij. leagues froÌ„ him and they sent a Sergeaunt at armes that was Sergeaunt at armes attendant on the dore of our holy fathers chamber with their letters to my Lord praying him to haue a safeconducte to come to declare to his highnesse their message from the holy father which was to treat betwixt my L. his aduersaries of France the said sergeant was .ij. days in y e host before my lord wold see him or receiue his letters And the reson was bicause he had vnderstanding that the power of Fraunce was come forth of Tolouze toward Carcasson so that my L. was driueÌ„ to turn back towards them sodeinly and so did And the third day when we should haue come vpon them they had knowlege giuen before day and so retiring got them to the mountayns hastuig faste towardes Tolonze and the countrey people that were theyr guydes to leade them that waye were taken as they should haue passed the water And bicause the Popes sergeant at armes was in my keeeping I caused him to examine the guides that were so taken and for that the guide which was thus examined was y e Conestables guide his countreyman he might wel see and know the countenance of the French men vpon this examining him And I sayde to the same sergeant that he might well declare to the Pope and to al them of Auignion that which he had heard or seene And as touching the answere which my lorde made to them that were sent to treat with hym you would be wel apayd if you vnderstode al the maner for he would not suffer in any wise that they shoulde come neerer vnto him But if they came to treat of any matter he would that they should sende to the king his father for my lord himselfe woulde not doe any thing therein excepte by commaundemente from
my Lord his father And of my Lords turning back to follow after his enimies and of the passage of the riuer of Garonne and of the taking of Castels and townes in this iourney and of other things whiche he hath done against his enimies in pursute of them in this iourney beeyng things right worthie and honourable as manye know very wel in like maner as sir Ric. Stafforde and Sir Williā Burion can more plainly declare than I to you can write for it were too muche to put in writing And my Lord rode thus abroade in the countrey of his enimies viij whole ◅kes and rested not past eleuen dayes in all those places where he came And knowe it for certayne that sith this warre began agaynst the Frenche Kyng he had neaer suche losse or destruction as hee hath had in this iourney For the countreyes and good townes whyche were wasted at thys iourney founde to the Kyng of Fraunce euery yeare more to the mayntenaunce of his warre than halfe his realme hath d◅n besyde excepte the exchaunge of his money whiche he maketh euery yeare and the aduauntage and custome whiche he taketh of them of Poictow as I can shewe you by good remembrance whiche were founde in dyuers townes in the receyuers houses ▪ for Carcasson and Le Moignes whiche is as greate as Carcasson and two other Townes in the coastes of Carcasson founde to the King of France yerely wages for a thousand men of armes beside that C.M. of old crownes to mainteyn the warre And know you that by the remembraunces whiche we found that the townes in Tholouzeier which are destroyed and the townes in the countrey of Carcasson and the town of Nerbonne N◅bonnoys did find euery yere with the sums aforsaid in aid of his wat iiij C.M. old crowns as the burgeses of y e great townes and other people of the countrey whiche ought to know it haue told vs. And so by Gods assistance if my L. had wherwith to mainteyne this warre and to make the kings profit and his own honor he shuld enlarge wel the english marches gain many fair places for our enimies ar greatly astonied And at the making heereof my L. hath apointed to send al the Erles al the banerets to abide vpon certaine places on the marches to make roads to anoy his aduersaries My lorde at this present I know none other newes to send but you may by your Letters cōmande me as yours to my power My right honorable lord God graunt you good life ioy and health long to continue Written at Burdeaux the Tuisday next before Christmasse The tenor of an other letter written by Sir Iohn Wyngfield directed to sir Richard Stafford knight vvho had bin in Gascoyne and there leauyng his familie vvas novv returned into England RIght deare sir and right louing frende touching newes after your departure The copie of an other letter you maye vnderstande that there be taken and yelded fiue Townes inclosed to witte Port Saint Mary Cleyrac Tonyngs Burgh Sainct Pierre Chastiel Sacret or Satrat and Brassack Also seuentene Castelles to wit Coiller Buset Lemnak two castels called Boloynes whiche ioyne the one nere to the other Mounioy Viresch Frechenet Mountender Pudeschales Mounpoun Montanak Valeclare Cenamont Leystrake Plassake Cont Destablison and Mounriuell And will it please you to knowe that my Lorde Iohn Chandos my lord Iames Audley your men that are with them and the other Gascoins that are in their companie and my Lord Baldwyn Butetort and that company and my lord Reynolde Cobham tooke the said towne which is called Chastiel Sacret or Satrat by assault and the bastarde of Lisle whiche was captaine of the sayd towne was also slaine there as they assaulted it being striken with an arrow through the head and my Lorde Reynolde is retourned backe toward Languedock and my lord Baldwin towards Brassack with their companies and y e lords Iohn Iames and those of their cōpany remain in Chastiel Satrat haue victuals plentie of al sorts to serue them betwene this and Midsomer except of freshe fishe and cabages as they haue aduertised vs by letters whervpon ye need not to take thought for your mē And there be in that towne more than .iij. C. glaiues and iij. C. yeomen an Cl. archers And they haue tidde before Agen brent and destroyed all their Milnes and haue brente and broken downe all their bridges that lye ouer Garon and haue takē a Castell without the same towne and haue fortified it And Monsier Iohn Darminak and the Seneshal of Agenois which were in the town of Agen wold not once put forth their hed nor any of their people and yet haue they bin twice before that towne Buscicau◅ And Mons Busgaud was come Monsieur Ernald de Spayne and Grimoton de Chambule with .iij. C. glaiues iij. sergeantes Lombards they are in the town of Muschack which is in Cressy it is but a myle from Chastiel Satrat or Sacret a league from Bressak and ye may well thinke that there will bee good companie to taste one another And further may it plese you to know that Mons Bartholomew is at Coniack with .vj. score men of armes of my lords house The captal de Bu◅ six score archers and the captau de Buche or Beuf the lorde Montferrant and the lorde of Crotony which haue with them .iij. C. glaiues and .vj. score archers .ij. C. sergeantes beside them which are in Tailbourgh Tanney and Rochford so that when they are togyther they may be well .vj. C. glaiues and at the making hereof they were vpon a iourney towardes Aniou and Poictou and the Earles of Suffolke Oxford Salisbury the lord of Museden Mōsieur Ellis de Pomiers and other Gascoygnes with the whiche are well more than .v. C. glayues and .ii. C. sergeantes and .iij. hundred Archers and they wer at the making hereof toward the parties of Nostre Dame de Rochemade haue bin foorth aboue twelue days and wer not returned at the sending of these presentes My Lorde Iohn Chandois my lorde Iames my lorde Baldwin and those which be in the◅e companie are also foorth vpon a iourney toward their parties My Lorde Reinolde and those of the houshold with the Gasecoyns as whiche be in theyr companie are also foorth vpon a iorney towardes their parties The Erle of Warwick hath be◅e at Tonings and at Claras to take those townes and at the making heereof was gone towards Mermande to destroye their Vynes and all other things which he can destroy of theyrs My Lord is at Leyborn and the lord of Pomiers at Fronsak which is but a quarter of a league from Leyborne and my lordes people lye as well at Sainct Milion as at Leyborne and Monsieur Berard de Bret is there with hym and my lord looketh for newes whyche he shoulde haue and accordyng to the newes that he shal haue he
no ende made betwixt these two Lords touching their title vnto the Duchie of Britaine they renued the warres right hotely in that countrey Froissart and procured all the ayde they might from eache side The King of Fraunce sent to the ayde of his Cousin Charles de Blois a thousande speares and the Erle of Mountford sent into Gascoigne requiring sir Iohn Chandos and other Englishmen there to come to his succour Sir Iohn Chandos gladly consented to this request and therevppon got licence of the Prince and came into Britaine wher he found the Erle of MouÌ„tforde at the siege of the foresaide Castell of Aulray In the meane time the Lord Charles de Blois being prouided of men and all things necessary for to giue battaile came and lodged fast by his enimies The Earle of Mountford aduertised of his approche by the aduice of sir Iohn Chandos and other of his Captaines had chosen out a plotte of grounde to lodge in and meant there to abide their enimies With y e lord Charles of Blois was that valiant Knight sir Berthram de Cleaquin or Gueselin as some wryte him by whose aduice Three thousand and sixe hundred fighting men as Wals hath there wer ordeined three battailes and a reregard and in eche battaile were appointed a M. of good fighting meÌ„ On the other part the Erle of Mountford deuided his men likewise into three battailes and a reregarde The firste was led by sir Roberte Knolles sir Walter Hewet and Sir Richarde Brulle or Burley The seconde by Sir Oliuer de Clisson Sir Eustace Daubreticourt and sir Mathew Gourney The thirde the Earle of Mountforde hymselfe guided and with hym was sir Iohn Chandos associate by whome he was muche ruled for the King of England whose daughter the Earle of Mountforde shoulde marrie hadde written to Sir Iohn Chandos that he shoulde take good heede to the busines of the saide Earle and order the same as sagelie as he might deuise In eche of these three armies were fiue hundreth armed menne and foure hundreth archers In the arreregard were appointed a fiue hundred men of warre vnder the gouernaunce of sir Hugh Calverley Beside sir Iohn Chandos and other Englishmenne recited by Froissarte there was the Lorde William Latimer as one of the chiefe on the Earle of Mountfordes side They were not past sixteene hundreth good fighting men on that side as Thomas Walsingham writeth When the hostes were ordered on bothe sides as before we haue saide they approched togither the Frenchmenne came close in theyr order of battaile and were to the number of fiue and tweÌ„tie hundreth men of armes after the manner of that age beside others Euery man hadde cutte his speare as then they vsed at what time they shoulde ioyne in battaile to the lengthe of fiue foote and a short axe hanging at his side At the firste encounter there was a sore battaile and truelie the archers shotte right fiercelie howbeit their shotte did little hurte to the Frenchemenne they were so well armed and pauesshed The 〈◊〉 acâ—… the Engliâ—… 〈◊〉 the archers perceiuing that being bigge men and 〈◊〉 cast away their bowes and entred in amongst the Frenchemenne that bare the axes and plucked them out of theyr handes wherewith they fought after right hardely There was don many a noble feate of armes many taken and rescued againe Againste the Earle of Mountfords battaile fought the battaile which the Lord Charles de Blois ruled and at the firste the Earle of Mountfords part was sore oppressed brought out of order in suche sorte that if sir Hugh Calverley hadde not in time relieued them the losse hadde runne on that side but finallie so long they fought that all the battailes assembled and ioyned eache to other except the reregarde of the Englishmen Sir Hugh Caluerley whereof as is said Sir Hugh Caluerley was chiefe He kepte alwayes his battayle on a wing and euer succoured where hee sawe neede At length the Frenchmen not able to endure the valiant doings of their aduersaries began to breake Firste the Earle of Auxerres battaile was discomfited and put to flighte and the saide Earle sore wounded and taken prisoner The Earle of Auxerre 〈◊〉 Prisoner but the battaile of sir Berthram de Cleaquin as yet stoode manfully at defence howbeit at leÌ„gth the Englishmen perforce opened it and then was the said Sir Berthram taken prisoner Sir Berthram de Cleâ—… vnder the banner of sir Iohn Chandos Heerewith also all the other battailes of the Frenchmen and Brittaines on the part of the Lord Charles de Blois were cleane discomfited and put out of array so that suche as resisted and stoode at defence were slayne and beaten downe and amongst others the Lord Charles was there slaine himselfe and all other either taken or slayne except those that escaped by flight amongst the which there were not many of y e nobilitie For as Thomas Walsingham saith there were slaine about a thousand men of armes and there were taken two Earles seuen and twentie Lordes and fifteene hundred men of armes The chase was followed to the Citie of Raynes an eight greate leagues from the place where the battaile began After this victory the Earle of Mountforde conquered many Townes and Castels in Britayne whereof the French Kyng being aduertised sente hys brother the Duke of Aniou vnto the wife of the Lord Charles of Bloys now deceassed to comfort hir in such an heauie case and to take order for things as shoulde bee thoughte expediente till further prouision might be made Also shortly after there were sent vnto the Earle of Mountforde Ambaâ—… lent to the 〈◊〉 of Moâ—… the Archebyshoppe of Reimes the Marshall Bouciquault and the Lord of Cran as coÌ„missioners to coÌ„â—…e â—…ith him of a finall agreement The variance for Britayne â—…compounded Whervpon after hee had signifyed the matter vnto the King of England and vnderstoode his pleasure therein thys treatie was so handled Fabian 1365 that peace thereof followed and the parties were agreed in the moneth of Aprill next ensuing An. reg 39. This yere as some haue written K. Edwarde finished his warres vpon S. Stephensday began the foundation of S. Stephens chappell at Westminster in memorie thereof Fabian which Chappell was afterwards finished by King Richarde the second that succeeded him Tho. VVals In the .39 yere of K. Edwards raigne and in the moneth of Februarie in the Citie of Angolesme was borne the firste sonne of Prince Edward and was named after his father but he departed this life in the seuenth yeare of his age The Lorde Couâ—…y maryâ—… the king of â—…nglandes â—…aughter Palithron Also this yeare the .27 of Iuly Ingeram de Guynes Lord de Coucy a Frenchman married y t Lady Isabel daughter to King Edward The solemnization of the marriage feast was kept at Windsor in most royall and triumphant wise The said Lord Coucy was created Earle of Bedford with an yeerely annuitie
reformation of the wrongs which he offered to them that had made their resort vnto him as reason was they should This appeale was written and duelie examined the tenor whereof was as followeth CHarles by the grace of God king of Fraunce to our nephue y e prince of Wales Aquitain sende greeting So it is y e diuers Prelates Barons knightes Vniuersities communalties and Colledges of y e marches and limittes of y e countrey of Gascoigne and the dwellers and inhabitants in the bounds of our Realm besides diuers other of the Duchie of Aquitaine are resorted and come to our Court to haue right of certayne grieues and vnlawfull troubles whyche you by vnaduised counsayle and simple information haue purposed to do vnto them wherof we greatly maruell Therefore to withstande and to redresse suche things we are so conioyned to them that we haue thought good by our royall power to commaund you to repaire to our Citie of Paris in proper person and there to shewe and presente youre selfe before vs in the chamber of oure peeres that you may bee constreyned to do righte to youre people concerning the greyfes whyche they all edge that you are about to oppresse them with who claymeth to haue their resort into oure Courte and that you fayle not thus to doe in as speedy manner as yee can immediately vppon the sighte and hearing of these present letters In witnesse whereof we haue to the same sette oure seale Yeuen at Paris the fiue and twentith day of Ianuarie An. reg 43. These letters were giuen to a Knighte and a Clearke to beare and presente to the Prince which according to that they had in charge weÌ„t to Burdeaux and there getting licence to come before the Princes presence they redde the letters wherewith he was not a little chafed and openly tolde them for a playne aunswere The Princes answer to the messenger that he meant to accomplishe the French Kings request for hys commming to Paris but that shoulde bee with hys helmet on his head and threescore thousande armed men to beare witnesse of his appearaunce The messengers perceyuing the Prince to bee sore offended with theyr message got them away without taking their leaue but before they were passed the limittes of the Englishe dominion they were stayed by commaundemente of the Prince and committed to prison within the Citie of Agen. The duke of Berry Aboute the same time the Duke of Berry returned into Fraunce hauing licence of Kyng Edwarde for an whole yeare but hee bare hymselfe so wisely that he returned not againe at all for hee excused himselfe till time that the warre was open In like manner the more parte of all the other hostages by one meane or other were returned into Fraunce and some indeede were deliuered vpon their raunsomes or other considerations so that the Frenche King beeing deliuered of that obstacle was the more ready to breake with the King of Englande and therefore vppon knowledge had of the Princes aunswere to those that hee sente with the appeale by suche of the messengers seruauntes as were returned and declared howe their masters were dealte with hee couertly prepared for the warre The Lorde Chandos The Lorde Iohn Chandos and other of the Princes counsayle foresawe what would ensue of the leauing of the fowage and therefore counsayled the Prince not to proceede any further iâ—… it but he hauing only regard to the reliefe of hys souldiers and men of warre woulde needes gâ—… forward with it Indeede if he might haue brought it to passe as it was denied that euery housholder should haue payde a franke Chyâ—… for chimniage the summe would haue growen to twelue hundred thousand Frankes by the yeare whiche had bin a greate reliefe and that made hym the more earnest bycause he might haue bin able so to haue payd his debtes When it was perceyued certainly that open Rebellion would there of ensue and that King Edwarde was certified of the whole state of the matter and how dyuers of the Lords of Aquitayne were withdrawen vnto the Court of Fraunce in manner as before ye haue hearde he deuised a letter whiche hee caused to be published through all the parties of Aquitayne A lâ—… published by 〈◊〉 Prince to appease the Gâ—…coigâ—… the effect whereof was this that where the people of that countrey found themselues greeued for suche exactions as were demaunded of them he meane therefore vppon examination of their iust complaints to see their wrongs redressed And further he was contented to pardon al such as were withdrawen to the Frenche K. so that within a monethes space they would returne home requiring them that in no wise they should stirre anye seditions tumult but to remember their othes of allegiance and to coÌ„tinue in the same according to their boundeÌ„ dueties and as for him he would be ready to see them eased that woulde shewe by plaine proofe how they had bin otherwise greeued than reason might beare This was his meaning and this was the aduice of all his counsaylours But this courteous Letter little auayled for dayly the Gascoignes reuolted from the Prince and turned to the Frenche part Moreouer another occasion of grudge chanced la. Mâ—… to renue the malice betwixt the king of England and the french King For whereas ye haue heard that the Earle of Flaunders had fianced his daughter and haue to the Lorde Edmonde of Langley Earle of Cambridge there was shift made namely by the Earles mother the Countesse of Arthois who was all French Phiâ—… dâ—… 〈…〉 the Earle of Flanders daughter that notwithstanding the same affiance shee was married vnto Phillip Duke of Burgoigne surnamed the hardie he gote that surname of hardie by this occasion as Iacodus Meir hath It chaunced that whilest hee was prisoner in England with his father he was vpoÌ„ a time appointed to waite at the table The câ—…se of has suâ—… be Hâ—… where his father and the King of England sate togither at meate and bycause a noble man of Englande that was appoynted likewise to attende at the same table serued first the King of England before the King of Fraunce this Phillip vp with his fyst and tooke the English Lorde a blow on the eare saying wilt thou serue the king of Englande first where the Frenche king sitteth at the same table The English man out with his dagger and would haue striken the sayd Philip but the king of Englande straytly charged him to the contrary and praysing the deed of the yong stripling sayde vnto him Vous estes Philippe le hardie Thou art sayd he the hardie Philip. And so from that day he bare that name euer after There bee other that say howe he tooke that surname bycause in the battaile of Poictiers he abode still with his father till the ende of the battail without shewing any token of feare or faintnesse of courage The Erles of Arminacke and Perigord with the other Lordes of Gasgoigne
comming into the fieldes The lords coâ—…e â—…o 〈◊〉 with a gâ—… army beside Clerkenwell mustred their men being deuided into three seueral battails very wel appointed with Armour and weapon that it was a beautifull sight to behold them The king kept his Christmasse King Richard kepeth Christmasse 〈◊〉 the town of London not at Westmynster but in the tower not doubting but there to be defended what chaunce soeuer shoulde happen The Lordes mistrusting the Londoners lodged them with their people in the Suburbes They sent yet two knightes and two esquiers The lordes â—…d the 〈◊〉 and citiâ—… London â—…stand their mâ—…ning vnto the Maior and Aldermen of the Citie to vnderstande whether they were minded to take part with them or with the duke of Irelande and hys aâ—…hâ—…rents traytors as they termed them both to the king and realme The Londoners were now in no small feare and perplexitie not knowing wel what way was best for them to take weying diuers perils as 〈◊〉 the Kinges displeasure if they opened theyr gates vnto 〈◊〉 Lordes and if they shutte them forth they â—…d the indignation and wrath of the Commons that were come thither with the Lordes â—…e â—…oâ—…ers â—…gue perâ—…e which 〈◊〉 â—…ke and were readie to breake downe theyr walles and gates if they were neuer so lyttle prouoked Besides this they stoode moste in doubt least if the wealthiest Citizens shoulde not giue theyr consent to receyue the Lordes into the Citie the meaner sort and such as wished rather to see som burle than to continue in peace woulde secke by force to set â—…pon the gates and make way for the Lordes and their people to enter that they might make â—…cke and spoyle whatsoeuer might bee founde of value in the rich mens houses These doubtes with all the circumstaunces being well weyed and considered â—…e LoÌ„doners 〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉 the Maior Nicholas Exton and certain of the chiefe men in the Citie went forth to the Lordes and offred them to lodge in the Citie at their pleasure wyth all things necessarie as they should deuise The Maior caused also wine ale breade and cheese to be distributed amongst the armie so as eche one had parte which courtesie turned greatlye afterwardes to the commoditie of the Citie The Lordes vpon searche made perceyuing that there was no guile meÌ„t by laying of men in ambushes within the Citie to entrappe them 〈◊〉 lordes enâ—… 〈◊〉 LondoÌ„ or otherwise but that all was sure ynough cleare without any such euill meaning they entred the Citie and there abode quietly Then went the Archbishop of Canterbury and other betwixt the King and the Lordes to make peace betwixt them But the king at the first seemed little to esteeme the matter saying to the Archbishop The kings 〈◊〉 touchâ—… the lords â—…ngs well let them lie here with their great multitude of people hardely till they haue spent all they haue and then I trust they will returne poore ynough and needie and then I doubt not but I shall talke with them and vse the matter so as iustice may require The Lordes beeing enformed hereof were maruellously mooued and sware that they would not depart till they had spoke with him face to face and forthwith they sent parte of their companies to watche the Thames for feare the king shoulde escape theyr handes and then laugh them to scorne When the king then perceyued himselfe to be enclosed on eche side he talked eftsoones with the Archbishop and his associates that were Messengers betwixt him and the Lordes willing them to declare to the Lordes that he would be contented to treate with them in reasonable order whervpon they required that he should on the morow next ensuing come vnto Westminster where he should vnderstand their demaundes When the king heard that he refused to come vnto Westminster but willed that they shoulde come to him there in the Tower The lords refuse to come-into the tower but after search made they comthither to the kings presence The Lordes sent him worde againe that the Tower was a place to be suspected for that they might there be surprised by some guilefull practise deuised to intrappe them The king herevnto made answere that they might send some two hundred men or so many as they shoulde thinke good to make a through search whether they needed to feare any such thing and this accordingly was done they hauing the keyes of the gates and of al the strong chambers turrets and places within the tower sent vnto them and so on the Fryday Grafton the Duke of Gloucester the Earles of Darbie and Notingham came to the king Tho. VVals where he was set in a pauelion richely arrayed The lords opâ—…their greefes to the king and after theyr humble salutations done and some talke had betwixte them they wente at the kings request with him into his chaÌ„ber where they recited vnto him the conspiracie of their aduersaries through whiche they had bene indited They also shewed forth the letters which hee had sent to the Duke of Irelande to leuie an armie vnto theyr destruction Likewise the letters which the Frenche king had written to him conteyning a safeconducte for him to come into Fraunce there to confyrme things to the diminishment of his honor to the decay of his power and losse of his fame During the time of this communication also the Earle of Darbie desired the king to beholde the people that were assembled in sight before the Tower for the preseruation of him his realme which he did and marueyling to see such a goodly armie and strength as he declared to them no lesse the Duke of Gloucester sayde vnto him sir this is not the tenth part of your willing subiects that haue rysen to destroy those false traytours that haue misled you with their wicked naughtie counsaile The king being brought to his wittes ende aswell with those things whiche the Lordes had charged him with as otherwise with the sight of that great multitude of people seemed greatly amazed Wherevpon the Lordes vnder condition that the next day hee shoulde come to Westminster to heare more of theyr myndes and to conclude further for the behoofe of the common wealth of the Realme Grafton beganne to take leaue of him meaning so to depart but the King desired them to tarie all nyght with him the Queene The Duke thinking to make all sure made excuse that he durst not be absent froÌ„ al those folks which they had brought with them for feare that some disorder might arise eyther in the armie or in the Citie yet at the kings instance the Earles of Notingham and Darbie taried there all night Tho. VVals The king before his going to bed was quite turned coÌ„cerning his determination and promise made to go the next day vnto Westmin through such whispering tales as was put into his â—…ares The inconstaÌ„cie of the king by some that were about him telling him
the vaine imagination of the people and partly of purpose to bring those whome the king fauoured further out of the peoples lyking Diuers that stode agenst the lords executed After this sir Iohn Salisburie and sir Iames Berneis both knights and lustie yong men were by iudgement of Parliament drawne hanged Thē followed Iohn Beauchampe of y e Holt L. Steward of the kings house that had serued king Edward the third and his sonne Lionel Duke of Clarence who likewise by decree of this Parliament was drawne and hanged Also Iohn Blake Esquier that in an vnfortunate houre stood against the Lords in the Councell at Notingham was now drawne and hanged and so was one Thomas Vske Last of all or as some holde first of all was sir Simon Burley beheaded although the Earle of Darbie did what he coulde to saue his life by reason whereof great dissention rose betwixt the fayde Earle and the Duke of Gloucester for the Duke beeing a sore The Duke of Gloucester a seuere man and a right seuere manne myght not by any meanes be remoued from hys opinion and purpose if he once resolued vpon any matter Some spite he bare as was thought towards the sayde sir Simon Burley both as well for the faythfull friēdship Sir Simon Burley whiche was growne betwixte the Duke of Irelande and the sayde sir Simon as also for that he looked to haue had such offices and rowmeths which sir Sir Simon enioyed by the kings gracious fauour and grauntes thereof to him made as the Wardenshippe of the cinque portes and Conestableship of the Castel of Douer and the office of high Chāberlain But now bycause of all these which were condemned and executed at this Parliamēt in our cōmon Chronicles there is least written and in Froissart and diuerse priuate Phamphlets I haue read most of this Sir Simon I haue thought good to sette downe some parte of his lyfe so largely as thys Volume maye well beare although a greate deale more briefe than where I founde it This sir Simon was the sonne of sir Iohn Burley knight of the Garter and brought vp in his youth vnder his kinnesman doctor Walter Burley who as in the latter ende of king Edwarde the thirde you haue heard was one of the chiefe that had charge in the bringing vppe of the blacke Prince eldest sonne to the sayde king Edwarde By this occasion he grewe into suche fauour with the Prince that afterwardes the sayde Prince committed vnto him the gouernaunce of his sonne Richarde of Burdeaux who as he was of a gentle and courteous nature began then to conceyue so great loue and liking towards hym that when he came to the crowne and was king he aduaunced him highly to great honours and promotions insomuch that at one time hee was made knight of the Garter Conestable of the castell of Douer Lord warden of the cinque por◅ Lorde Chamberlaine and also one of the pr◅ye counsaile to the king Neyther was there anye thing done concerning the affayres apperteyning to the state without his counsaile appoyntment and direction wherein he so much fauoured and leaned to the partie of the Duke of Irelande that he was sore enuied and greatly hated of dyuerse of the rest of the nobilitie especially of the kings vncle the Duke of Gloucester who vpon malice that he bare to the man not somuch for his owne demeanour as for his allies and peraduenture for desire of his rowmeths more than of his life caused him to bee accused of diuerse offences against the Crowne Realme and church namely for that he had as they surmised agaynste hym spoyled and wasted the Kings treasure withholden the pay of the souldiers and men of warre wherevpon he was arested called to account and hauing no clearke allowed him to make vppe the same was founde in arrerages .250000 frankes And although for one part therof he demaunded allowance of money whiche he had defreyd and and layde out in Almaine and in Boheme about the kings mariage and for the residue desired dais of payment yet he could obteyne neyther Further he was accused that the duke of Irelande and he had gathered great summes of money conueyed the same to Douer and frō thence sent it in the night by sea into Germanie Lastly the Archbishop forsooth the Montes of Canterburie charged him that hee soughte the meanes to remoue the Shrine of the Archb. Thomas otherwise called Thomas Becket from Canterburie vnto Douer vnder a colour of feare least the Frenchmen being assembled in Flaunders to inuade Englande should lande in Kent and take Canterburie and spoyle it where in deede as they surmised agaynst him he ment to sende it ouer the Seas vnto the King of Boheme Herevpon he was first cōmitted to the tower Froissart and before the King or his other friendes coulde procure his deliuerance he was without lawe or Iustice before anye of the residue as some holde brought forth and beheaded on the Tower hill by cōmaundement of the duke of Gloucester other of his faction quite contrarie to the kings will or knowledge insomuch that when hee vnderstoode it he spake many sore wordes agaynst the Duke affirming that hee was a wicked man and worthie to be kept shorter sithe vnder a colour of doing iustice hee went aboute to destroy euery good and honest man The king was also offended with the Duke of Yorke for his brothers presumptuous doings though the sayde Duke of Yorke beeing ◅ly a man of a gentle nature wished that the state of the common wealth might haue beene returned without losse of any mans lyfe or other cruell dealing but the Duke of Gloucester and diuerse other of the nobilitie the lesse that they passed for the Kings threatning speache so muche more were they readie to punish all those whome they tooke to bee theyr enimies Th◅ VVals In deede the sayde Sir Symon Burley was thought to beare himselfe more loftie by reason of the Kings fauour than was requisite whiche procured hym enuye of them that coulde not abyde others to bee in anye condition theyr equalles in authoritie It shoulde appeare by Froissart that hee was firste of all in the beginning of these sturres betwixt the king and the Lords committed to the Tower and notwithstanding all the shift that eyther the King or the Duke of Irelande or any other of his friendes coulde make for him by the duke of Gloucesters commaundement bee was cruelly beheaded so greatly to the offence of the king and those that were his trustie counsailers that therevpon the king caused the Duke of Irelande the sooner to assemble an armie against the said duke and his complices thereby to restraine their presumptuous proceedings but whether he was thus at the first or last executed to please the king the better now at this Parliament amongst others that were cōdemned in the same his lands were giuen to the king a great part whereof he afterwards disposed to diuers men
as be thought expedient but yet in the Parliament holdeÌ„ in the xxj yere of this kings raigne the act of atteynder of the sayd sir Simon was repealed and at an other Parliament holden in the seconde yeare of king Henrie the fourth all his landes which then remayned vngraunted and vnsold were restored to sir Iohn Burley knight son heyre of sir Roger Burley brother to the sayd Simon of whom lineally is discended Thomas Eyns Esquier now Secretarie to the Queenes Mai. counsaile in the north parts And thus far touching sir Simon Burley of whom many reports went of his disloyall dealings towardes the state as partly ye haue heard but how truely the Lorde knoweth Among other slaunderous tales that were spredde abrode of him one was that he consented to the deliuering of Douer Castell by the kings appoyntment vnto the Frenchmen for money But as this was a thing not like to be true so no doubt many things that the persons aforesayde which were executed had bin charged with at the least by common report among the people were nothing true at al although happely the substaÌ„ce of those things for which they died might be true in some respect Sir William Elmham that was charged also for the withdrawing the souldiers wages discharged himselfe thereof and of all other thinges that mighte bee layde to hys charge As touching the Iustices Graften they were all condemned to death by the Parliament but suche meanes was made for them vnto the Queene The iustices condemned to perpetual exile that the obteined pardon for their liues But they forfeyted theyr landes and goodes and were appoynted to remayne in perpetuall exile with a certaine portion of Money to them assigned for theyr dayly sustentation the names of whiche Iustices so condemned to exile were these Robert Belknap Iohn Holt Iohn Cray Roger Fulthorpe William Burgh and Iohn Lokton Finally in this Parliament was an othe required and obteyned of the king that hee shoulde stand vnto and abide such rule and order as the Lordes shoulde take The K. taketh an oth to performe the lords orders and this othe was not requyred onely of the king but also of all the Inhabitantes of the realme In these troubles was the realme of England in these dayes and the king brought into that case that hee â—…ed not but was ruled by hys vncles and other to theâ—… associate In the latter ende of this eleuenth yeare was the Erle of Arundell sent to the sea with a greate nauie of ships and men of war The erle of Arundel sent to the sea with a great Nauie 〈◊〉 ayde of the Duke of Britaine There went with him in this iorney of noble men the Erle of Notingham and Deuonshire sir Thomas Percy the Lorde Clifford the L. Camois sir William ElmhaÌ„ sir Thomas Morieux sir Iohn Danbreticourt sir William Shelley sir Iohn Warwike or Barwike sir Stephen de Libery sir Robert Sere sir Peter Montberie Peraduenter Maluere it may be Mongomery sir Lewes Clanbow sir Thomas Coq or Cooke sir William Pauley or Paulet and diuerse others They wer a thousande men of armes and three thousande archers The purpose for which they were sent was to haue ayded the duke of Brytaine if he woulde haue receyued them being then eftsoones run into the French kings displeasure for the imprisoning of the Lord Clisson Conestable of Fraunce But after that contrary to expectation An. reg 12. the duke of Brytain was come to an agreemeÌ„t with the French king the Erle of Arundell drew with his nauie alongst the coastes of Poictou Xaintonge till at length hee arriued in the hauen that goeth vp to Rochell and landed with his men at Marraunt foure leagues from Rochelle and beganne to pilfre spoyle and fetche booties abrode in the Countrey The French menne within Rochelle issued forth to skirmish with the English men but they were easily put to flight and followed euen to the barriers of the gates of Rochel Perot le Bernois a captaine of Gascoine that made warre for the king of England in Lymosin and lay in the fortresse of Galuset came forth the same time and made a road into Berry with foure C. speares The Erle of Arundel returneth out of Fraunce The Earle of Arundell after hee had layne at Marrant .xv. dayes returned to his shippes and finally came backe into Englande and Perot le Bernois likewise returned to his fortresse About the same time was a truce taken betwixte the parties Englishe and Frenche on the marches of Aquitaine to beginne the first day of August and to endure till the first of May nexte ensuing An ouerthrow giuen to the Englishemen by to Scots at Otterborne This yeare in August the Scots inuaded the Countrey of Northumberlande and at Otterburne ouerthrew a power of Englishmen which the Earle of Northumberlande and his sonnes had leuied against them In this battaile the Erle Dowglas chiefe of that armie of Scottes was slaine and the Lord Henrie Percy his brother sir Raufe sonnes to the sayd Erle of Northumberland were taken prisoners as in the Scottish Chronicles ye may read more at large Fabian After the feast of the Natiuitie of our Ladie a Parliament was holden at Cambridge Caxton A parliament at Cambridge in the which diuerse new statutes were ordeyned as for the limiting of seruants wages of punishment of vagarant persons for the inhibiting of certain persons to weare weapon for the debarring of vnlawfull games for maintenaunce of shooting in the long bow for remoouing of the Staple of woolles from Middleburgh vnto Calays for labourers not to be receyued but where they are inhabiting except with licence vnder Seale of the hundred where they dwell There was also an act made that none should goe forth of the realme to purchase any benefice with cure or without cure except by licence obteyned of the king and if they did contrarie herevnto they were to be excluded out of the Kings protection There was graunted to the king in this Parliament a tenth to be leuied of the Clergie and a fiftenth of the laitie Moreouer during the time of this ParliameÌ„t Sir Thomas Triuet slayne with thâ—… fall of his horse as sir Thomas Triuet was ryding towards Barnewel with the king where the king lodged by forcing his horse too muche with the spurres the horse fell with him so rudely to the grounde that his intrailes within him were so burst and perished that he dyed the next day after Many reioyced at this mans death as well for that menne iudged him to be exceeding bawtie and prowde as also for that he was suspected not to haue dealt iustly with the Bishop of Norwiche in the iourney whiche the Bishoppe made into Flaunders but specially men hadde an euil opinion of him for that hee stoode with the king agaynste the Lordes counsayling him in the yeare last paste to dispatche them oute of the way Sir Iohn Hollande the kings
frends had spedde and so ended his lyfe on S. Valentines day Tho. VVals Sir Piers de ExtoÌ„ the murderer of kyng Richard whiche seemeth to haue greate knowledge of Kyng Richardes doings sayeth that King Henry sitting one daye at his table sore sighing sayde haue I no faithfull friende which will deliuer me of him whose life will bee my death and whose death will be the preseruation of my life This saying was muche noted of them whiche were present and especially of one called sir Piers of Exton This Knighte incontinently departed from the Courte with eight strong persons in his company and came to Poumfret commaunding the Esquier that was accustomed to sew and take the assay before Kyng Richarde to doe so no more saying let him eate nowe for hee shall not long eate K. Richarde sate downe to dinner and was serued without courtesie or assay wherevppon muche maruelling at the suddaine chaunge he demanded of the Esquier why he did not his duetie sir sayd he I am otherwise commaunded by Sir Piers of Exton which is newly come from K. Henry when King Richard heard that worde he tooke the keruing knife in his hand and strake the Esquier on the head saying the Deuil take Henry of Lancaster and thee togither and with that worde sir Piers entered the chamber well armed with eight tall men likewise armed euery of them hauing a bill in his hand King Richard perceiuing this put the table from him and stepping to the formost man wrong the bill out of his handes and so valiantly defended himselfe that hee slewe foure of those that thus came to assayle hym The desperate manhoode of King Richard Sir Piers beeing halfe dismayed herewith â—…pt into the chayre where King Richarde was wone to sitte while the other foure persons fought with him and chased him about the chamber and in coÌ„clusion as King Richard trauersed his ground from one side of the chamber to an other and comming by the chayrs where sir Piers stoode hee was felled with a stroke of a pollax which sir Piers gaue hym vppon the head and therewith ridde him out of life King Richard murthered without giuing him respite once to call to God for mercie of his passed offences It is sayd that sir Piers of Exton after hee had thus slayne him wept right bitterly as one striken with the pricke of a giltie conscience for murthering him whome he had so long a tyme obeyed as King After hee was thus dead his body was embaulmed and seared and couered with leade all saue the face to the intente that all men myghte see him and perceyue that he was departed this life for as the corps was conueyed from Pontfret to London in all the Townes and places where those that had the conueyance of it dyd stay with it all nighte they caused Dirige to bee song in the euening and Masse of requiem in the morning and as well after the one seruice as the other his face discouered was shewed to all that coueted to behold it The dead body of K. Richard brought to the Tower Thus was the corps firste broughte to the Tower and after through the Citie to the Cathedrall Churche of Sainte Paule bare faced where it laye three dayes togither that all men might behold it There was a solemne obsequie done for him both at Poules after at Westminster at the which both at dirige ouernighte and in the morning at the Masse of Requiem the King and the Citizens of London were present When the same was ended the corps was commaunded to be had vnto Langley He is buryed at Langley there to be buried in the Church of the Friers Preachers The Byshop of Chester the Abbots of Sainte Albons and Waltham celebrated the exequies for the buriall none of the nobles nor any of the commons to accompt of being present neyther was there anye to bid them to dinner after they had leyde him in the grounde and fynished the funerall seruice Hee was after by King Henry the fifth remoued to Westminster and there honorably entombed with O. Iune his wife although the Scottes vntruely write that he escaped out of prison and ledde a vertuous and a solitarie life in Scotlande and there dyed and is buried as they hold in the blacke Friers at Sterling Forayne princes not without cause abhoâ—…re to heare of the shamefull murther of King Rich. When the newes of King Richardes deposing was reported in Fraunce King Charles and all his Court wondered detested and abborred suche an iniurie done to an annoynted Kyng to a Crowned Prince and to the head of a Realme but in especiall Waleran Earle of Saint Paule which hadde married King Richardes halfe sister moued of high disdayne towards King Henry ceassed not to stirre Kyng Charles and his counsaile to make warres against the Englishmen and he himselfe sent letters of defiance into Englande The Erles sute was easily agreed vnto and an army royall appoynted with all speede to muade Englande This army was come down into Picardie readie to be transported into England but when it was certainely knowen that K. Richarde was dead and that the enterprise of his deliueraunce whiche was chiefly meante was frustrate and voyde the army was dissolued but when y e certaintie of King Richards death was intimate to the Gascoignes How the Gascoignes 〈◊〉 the death of K. Richard y e most part of the wisest meÌ„ of y e countrey were right pensife for they iudged verily that heereby the english nation shoulde be brought to dishonor and losse of their auntiente fame glory for committing so heinous an offence against their K. and Soueraigne Lord y e memorie wherof they thought would neuer die and chiefly the Citizens of Burdeaux tooke the matter very sore at the stomacke for they bare exceding fauour to K. Richard bycause he was borne and brought vp in their Citie therefore more than al the residue they shewed themselues to abhorre so hainous a deede The Frenchmen hauing vnderstanding hereof thought with theÌ„selues that nowe was y e time for theÌ„ to practise with the Gascoignes to reduce them from the english obeysance vnder their subiection Heerevpon The Duke of Burbon came Lewes Duke of Burbon vnto Agen wrote to diuers Cities and townes on y e confines of Guienne exhorting them with large promises faire sugred words to reuolt from y e Englishmen to become subiects to the crowne of Fraunce but his trauaile preuayled not for the people vnderstanding that the englishe yoke was but easie in comparison to the French bondage determined to abide rather in their old subiection than for a displeasure irrecouerable to aduenture themselues on a new doubtfull perill Froissart yet it was doubted least the Cities of Burdeaux Dax and Bayonne would haue reuolted if the Lordes of the marches about those places had leaned to them in that purpose for they sent their commissioners vnto Agen to treate with the Duke
true it is that the Archbishop and the Earle Marshall were brought to Pomfret to the king who in this meane while was aduaunced thither wyth hys power and from thence he went to Yorke whyther the prisoners were also brought The Archbâ—… Yorke 〈◊〉 Marshal and other put to death and there beheaded the morrowe after Whitsunday in a place without the Citie that is to vnderstand the Archbishop himselfe the Earle Marshal sir Iohn Lampley and sir Robert Plompton The Archbishoppe tooke his death verie constantly insomuche as the common people tooke it hee dyed a Martyr The Archb. puted a 〈◊〉 affyrming that certaine myracles were wrought as wel in the field where he was executed as also in the place were hee was buryed and immediately vpon such bruytes both men and women beganne to worship hys dead carkasse whom they loued so much when he was aliue tyll they were forbydden by the Kinges friendes and for feare gaue ouer to visit the place of his sepulture The Earle Marshals bodie was buried in the Cathedrall Church but his head was set on a pol aloft on the walles for a certaine space till by the king permission it was taken downe and buried togither with the bodie After the king accordingly as seemed to him good had raunsomed and punished by grieuous sines the Citizens of Yorke which had borne armor on theyr Archbishops side agaynst hym he departed from York with an army of .xxxvij. M. fighting men furnished with all prouision necessarie marching Northwards agaynst the Earle of Northumberland At his comming to DurhaÌ„ the Lord Hastings the Lord Fauconbridge sir Iohn Colleuille of the Dale sir Iohn Grisâ—… The lordes executed being coÌ„uicted of y e coÌ„piracy were there beheded The Earle of Northumberland hearing that his counsail was bewrayed and his confederates brought to confusion The Erle of NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„d â—…eth through too much haste of the Archbishop of York with three hundred horse got him to Berwicke The king comming forwarde quickly wan the Castell of Warkworth Whervpon the Erle of Northumberlande not thinking himself in suretie at Berwicke fled with the Lord Berdolfe into Scotlande where they were receyued of Dauid Lord Fleming The king comming to Berwicke coÌ„maunded them that kept the Castell against him to render it into his handes and when they flatly denied so to doe he caused a peece of artillerie to be planted agaynst one of the Towres and at the first shot ouerthrowing part thereof they within were put in such feare â—…wick castel â—…dded to the â—…g that they simplie yeelded themselues without any maner of condition wholy to remaine at the kings pleasure Herevpon the chiefest of them to wit sir William Greystock sonne to Raufe Baron of Greystocke â—…e sonne of â—… Greyâ—… and oâ—… put to â—…h â—…ton sir Henrie Beynton and Iohn Blenkinsoppe with foure or fiue other were put to death and diuerse other were kept in prison Some write that the Earle of Northumberlande at his entring into Scotland deliuered the towne of Berwike vnto the Scots who hearing of king Henries approch dispairing to defende the town against him set fire on it and departed There was not one house that was left vnburnt except the Friers and the Church After that the king had disposed things in such conuenient order as stoode with his pleasure at Berwicke he came backe The Castel of Alnewicke yelded to the King and had the Castell of Alnewike deliuered vnto him with all other the Castels that belonged to the Earle of Northumberland in the north parts as Prodhow LaÌ„gley Cockermouth Alnham and Newsteed Thus hauing quieted the north parts The K. passeth into Wales he tooke his iourney directly into Wales where he found fortune nothing fauourable vnto him for all hys attemptes had euill successe He losseth his cariages insomuche that losing a fiftie of his cariages through aboundaunce of raine and waters he returned and comming to Worcester He returneth he sent for the Archbishop of Canterburie and other bishops declaring to them the misfortune that had chaunced to him in consideration whereof he requested theÌ„ to helpe him with some portion of mony towards the maintenance of his warres for the taming of the presumpteous and vnquiet Welchmen In the meane time Hall The Marshal MountmeraÌ„cy sent to ayd Owen GleÌ„douer the Frenche king had appointed one of the Marshals of Fraunce called Montmerancie the master of his Crosbowes with .xij. M. men to saile into Wales to ayd Owen Glendouer They tooke shipping at Brest and hauing the wind prosperous landed at Milford hauen with an Cxl ships as Tho. Wals hath though Engnerant de Monstrellet maketh mention but of 120. The most part of their horses were lost by the way for lack of fresh water The Lord Berkley and Henry Pay espying their aduantage burnt .xv. of those French ships as they lay at road there in the hauen of Milford shortly after the same L. Berkley and sir Thomas Swymborne with the sayde Henrie Pay tooke other .xiiij. shippes as they came that way with prouision of vitails and munition forth of France to the ayde of the other In the meane while the Marshall Montmerancie with his army besieged the towne of Carmarden Carmarden wonne by the French and wanne it by composition graunting to the men of warre that kept it against him lycence to depart whither they woulde and to take with them all their moueable goodes The Castell of Pembrooke they attempted not esteeming it to be so wel manned that he shuld but lose their labor in attempting it Notwithstanding they besieged the towne of Hereforde west Hereford west manfully defended Engeret Monstrellet sayth they brent the townes but coulde not win the Castel which neuerthelesse was so well defended by the Earle of Arundel and his power that they lost more than they wan so they departed towards the towne of Denhigh where they founde Owen GleÌ„douer abiding for their comming with ten M. of hys Welchmen Here were the Frenchmen ioyfully receyued of the Welch rebelles and so when all things were prepared they passed by Glamorgan shire towards Worcester The suburbes of worcester burnt and there burnt y e suburbes but hearing of the kings approche they sodenly returned towards Wales The king with a great puissance followed and founde them embattailed on a high mountain where there was a great valley betwixt both y e armies so that either army might plainly perceiue the other and eyther host loked to be assayled of his aduersarie therefore sought to take the aduantage of ground Thus they continued for the space of eyght dayes from morning to night readie to abide but not to giue battaile There were manye skirmishes and diuerse proper feates of armes wrought that meane while French Lordes slaine in the which the Frenche lost many of theyr nobles and gentlemen as the lord Patroullars de Tries brother to the Marshall of Fraunce the Lorde
meÌ„ willed them to remeÌ„ber how oft they hadde subdued those theyr aduersaries in battaile with whom they should nowe câ—…pâ—… for the moste part euer being the lesse number against y e greater Agayn he declared how necessarie it was to tame y e hold attempts of the presumptuous Dolphyn now in the beginning lest if the fyre were suffred still to flame as it had begon they should scant haue water to quenche it Thys battayle was foughte the eyght and twentieth of Auguste in the yeare of our Lorde a thousande foure hundred twentie and foure in the which battaile were slayn of the Frenchmen the erles of Aumarle Ventadour Forest Mary the Lords Grauile Gaules Fountaines Auebois Tonars Mounteny Combreste Brunell Tumble and Poisy beside .iij. C. knights Also the Vicount Narbonne whose body was hanged on a gibbet bycause he was one of the murtherers of the duke of Burgoin Of Scots also were slaine Archibald earle Douglas that was made as before is meÌ„tioned duke of Touraine Iames Douglas son to the saide Archibald earle of Wigton Iohn earle of Boughen newly made Conestable of Fraunce sir Alexander Meldrin sir Henry Batglauie sir Iohn Sterling William of Homelsoon sir Iames Gray sir Roberte Kanden sir Alexander Linfaye sir Robert Stewarde sir Robert Swinton and .xxvij. C. Scots of name and armes beside other so that in this battaile were slaine by report of Montioy king at armes in FraÌ„ce and the Englishe Herraultes there present of Frenchemen Fier thousande â—…the Aemilius but Nichoâ—… Giles saieth there died but â—…ere thousand 〈◊〉 both parts and Scottes .ix. M. .vij. C. and of Englishemen .xxj. C. but no man of name sauing .v. yong Esquiers And there were taken prisoners Iohn duke of Alanson the bastarde of Alanson the Lorde of Faicit the L. of Hormit sir Piers Harison sir Lois de Gaucourte Dedley and Canleton tvvo of the englishe nobilitie vvere slaine at this battaile as Iacâ—…b Maâ—…rc 〈◊〉 sir Roberte Brusset sir Iohn Turnebull a Scot and .ij. C. gentlemenne beside coÌ„mon souldiore The frenchemen within Vernoil seeing the Dolphines armye thus ouerthrowen deliuered the towne to the Regent their liues saued Then was sir Phillip Hall appointed capitaine there and the Lorde Regent retourned and came to Roan and after to Paris The Dolphin that called himselfe Kyng of Fraunce was sore amased with the ouerthrow of his army and no meruaile for he was driuen out of all the countries in manner that apperteined to the crowne of Fraunce and might resort to none except to Bourbonois Alurrgn Berry Poictow Touraine a parte of Aâ—…ow and Languedoc yet to shewe himselfe as king he erected his court of Parliament his chancerie and al other courts in the citie of Poictiets and there established hys great seale wyth all due circumstaunces thereto aperteyning whiche there continued the space of .xiiij. yeares togither and then was remoued to Paris after that he had got possession of that citie and expulsed the Englishemen as after shall apeare The Duke of Bedforde lying at Paris sente the Lorde Scales The Lorde â—…sient to â—…cie Anâ—… Maine sir Iohn Montgomerie sir Io. Fastolf with two thousand meÌ„ to conquer the countries of Aniow Maine vnto whom were rendered without assaulte the strong castels of Beaumont le Vicount Teune Silly Osce Courceriers Roussy Vasse Couetemenant and twentye other whyche I doe heere passe ouer Suche was then the opinion conceyued of the Englishe puissaunce so ofte tried proued and assayed that the frenchemen thought that the Englishmen woulde and shoulde haue all things whyche they eyther wished or enterprised The Earle of Salisbury with the sayde Lorde Scales and the other capitaines before named were appointed wyth an army of ten thousande men to besiege the riche and strong citie of Mans the chief citie of al y e country of Maine The Englishemenne comming before that Citie made their approches and planted their battery to the walles so that with the shot of their greate peeces whyche kinde of engiâ—… beefore that time had not bene muche seene nor hearde off in Fraunce the Citie was within a fewe dayes dispoiled of all hir Towers and outwarde defences The Citizens of Mans Man 's deliuered to the Englishemen and the souldiours within perceyning in what daunger they stood and knewe not how to remedy the matter offered the Towne vppon this condition that all persons which woulde tary within the towne might abide and all that woulde departe with horse and harnesse only shoulde be permitted whiche offers were accepted and the Toans rendred whereof the Earle made capitaine the Earle of Suffolke and his lieuetenaunt Syr Iohn Fastolfe After this the Earle of Salisburye besieged the faire Towne of Saint Susan whereof was capitaine one Ambrose de Lore a right valiant chiefetain The Erle caused the towne to bee assaulted at his firste comming to it but he loste more than he gained and therefore lefte off his assaults and caused a trenche to be caste aboute the Towne and so planted his battery by force whereof hee ouerthrewe the walles in suche sorte that the captaine offered for himselfe and his souldiors .20 0000. crownes so that they might departe in their do abiettes onely whiche â—…nnye bycause winter approched was accepted and the towne yelded Of this Towne Sir Iohn Popham was made Capitaine Then the Earle wente to Maine â—…a Iubez which towne after due wâ—…hes siege was yelded and appointed to the keeping of sir Iohn Montgomerye knighte After the feaste of the Purification of our Lady the erle of Salisbury besieged the castel de la Fert Barnarde during whiche siege a sale was made of the towne of Alanson being in the englishmens possession by a Gascoigne that was one of the garison there but this sale being opened to the Erle of Salisbury by the same Gascoine at the daye appointed the Lorde Wistoughby and sir Iohn Fastolfe with .ij. M. men were sent to encounter with the buiers of that town so that when Charles de Villiers chiefe marchaÌ„t of this enterprise came early in a morning with .ij. C. horsemen and .iij. C. footemen and approched the town abiding for the Gascoigne ere he was aware the Englishmen had coÌ„passed him and his company rounde aboute and setting vpon the frenchmen slew and tooke all the whole number of them saue Peter DaÌ„thenazie and .xxv. other which by the swiftnes of their horses saued themselues After this coÌ„flicte ended the lord Willoughby retourned to the erle of Salisbury lying still at siege before the towne de le Fert Bernarde which shortly after was rendred vp into the Earle of Salisburies handes to whom the lord Regent gaue it to enioy to him and his heires for euer Beside this the said earle partly by assault partly by composition tooke diuers other as S. Kales where he made captaine Richarde Gethin esquier Thanceaux Lermitage where he made gouernour Mathewe Goughe Guerlande of y e which he assigned ruler Iohn Banaster
them I neuer imagined ne purposed any thing that mighte bee hindering or preiudice to youre person honor or estate And therefore I pray you that yee be vnto me good L. from this time forthe for by my will I gaue neuer other occasioÌ„ nor purpose not to doe hereafter by gods grace The which wordes so by him said it was decreed by the same arbitrators that my Lorde of Gloucester should aunswere and say Faire Vncle sith ye declare you such a man as yee saye I am right glad that it is so and for suche a man I take you And when this was done it was decreede by the said arbitrators that euery eache of my L. of Gloucester Winchester should take either other by y e hand in y e presence of the K. and al the Parliament in signe token of good loue and accorde the whiche was done and the Parliament was adiorned til after Easter When the greate fier of this contention betweene these two noble personages was thus by the arbitrators to their knowlege and iudgement vtterly queÌ„ched out and layd vnder hoord all other controuersies betweene other Lordes taking part with the one party or the other were soone appeased and brought to concord for â—…ye whereof the King caused a solemne feast to bee kept on Whitsonday on the which day he created Richard Plantagenet sonne and heire to the Earle of CaÌ„bridge whom his father at SouthhaÌ„pton had put to death as before ye haue hard Duke of Yorke not foreseeing that this preferment shoulde bee his destruction nor that hys seede shoulde of his generation bee the extreame ende and finall confusion He the same day also promoted Iohn Lord Mowbray Erle Marshall sonne and heire to Thomas D. of Northfolke by King Richard the seconde exiled thys Realme to the title name and stile of the Duke of Northfolke during whiche feast the Duke of Bedford adorned the King with the high order of Knighthood whiche on the same day dubbed w t the sword these knights whose names ensue Richard Duke of Yorke Iohn Duke of Norffolke The Earle of Westmerlande Henry Lord Percy Iohn Lorde Butler son to the Earle of Ormond The Lord Rosse The Lord Matrauers The Lord Welles The Lord Barkeley Sir Iames Butler Sir 〈…〉 Sir Iohn 〈◊〉 Sir 〈…〉 Sir Robert â—…qua Sir 〈…〉 Sir Eâ—… 〈◊〉 Sir 〈…〉 Sir Iohn Butlâ—… Sir Reginaâ—… 〈◊〉 Sir Iohn 〈◊〉 Sir 〈◊〉 â—…astell Sir Iohn 〈◊〉 Sir Raufe Lâ—…ngfire Sir William 〈◊〉 Sir William â—…p Thomas Sir Richard Câ—…nell Sir Richard â—…e Sir Iohn Sâ—… Sir Nicholas 〈◊〉 Sir William Châ—…y Iâ—… Sir William Bâ—…ton Sir Raufe Butler Sir Robert Beauchampe Sir Edmond â—…rafford Sir Iohn Ieme chiefe Baron and 〈◊〉 other After this solemne feast ended a greate 〈…〉 subsedie was granted for the continuance of the conquest in France so therevpon 〈…〉 gathered and men were prepared in euery Citie 〈◊〉 countrey during which busines The Duke of 〈◊〉 dâ—… Thomas Duke of Exeter great vncle to the 〈◊〉 a right sâ—…ge discrete counsellor departed out of this mortall life at his manor of Grenewiche 〈◊〉 with all funerall pompe was conueyghed thorough London to Berrie and there buried The same yeere also dyed the Lady Elizabeth halfe sister to the same duke and of y e whole bloud with King Henry the fourth maried first to the Lorde Iohn Holland Duke of Excester and after to the lord Fanhope buried of y e blaâ—… Friers of London While these things were thus a doing in Englande the Earle of Warwike Lieutenant for the Regent in Fraunce entred into the CouÌ„trey of Maine and besieged the Towne of Chateau de Loyre the whiche shortly to him was rendered whereof he made Captaine Matheâ—… Gough Esquier After this he tooke by assaulte 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 Captayn William Gladisdale Gentleman Here he was informed that the Frenchmenne were assembled in the couÌ„try of Beausse whervppon hee hasted thy her wardes to haue 〈◊〉 them battaile but they hauing knowledge of his approche durst not abide to trie the matter with him by a pight fielde but fledde before hee came neere them The Earle in his returne wanne the Castell of Montdublean by surrender The Earle of Warwicke â—…de gouerâ—… oâ—… the â—…g king where he left the valiant Lorde Willoughby and then returned to Paris During whiche season he was ordeyned by the three estates of the Realme of Englande to bee gouernour of the yong King in the place of the Duke of Excester deceassed howbeit hee dyd not as yet returne into Englande but remayned in Fraunce for a season and atchieued many worthy enterprises An. reg 5. Whilest the Lorde regent of Fraunce was thus in EnglaÌ„d meanes was made by y e Duke of Burgoigne for the deliuerie of the Duke of Alanson taken at the battell of Vernoyle and nowe for the summe of two hundred thousande crownes hee was set at libertie but neyther for releasse of all or abatement of parte of his raunsome woulde hee by any meanes acknowledge the King of Englande to be his liege and soueraigne Lorde 1427 After that the Duke of Bedford hadde set all things in good order in England hee tooke leaue of the King and togither with his wife returned into Fraunce first landing at Calais where the Bishoppe of Winchester that also passed the Seas with him receyued the habite hatte and dignitie of a Cardinall with all ceremonies to it apperteyning The late Kyng Henry the fifth had forbidden him eyther to sue for or to receyue that dignitie bicause he would not that Cardinals hats shoulde in anye wise presume to bee equall with regall crownes whyche hee doubted woulde come to passe in thys man if hee myghte once atteyne to the honor of wearing one of those hattes suche an haultie stomacke and loftie courage hee euer noted to bee in him from hys youth vpwards But nowe the Kyng beeyng yong and the regent hys friend he obteyned his purpose to his great profite and the empouerishing of the spiritualtie of thys Realme for by a Bull legantine which hee purchased from Rome he gathered so muche treasure that no man in manner hadde money but hee so that he was called the ryche Cardinall of Winchester After that the Lorde Regent was ariued in Fraunce the Lorde of Rustinian marshall of Britaigne assembled a greate company of the Britishe nation whiche fortifyed and repared the Towne of Pontorson and after the sayde Marshall with a thousande men entred into the Countrey of Constantine and commyng before the Towne of Auranches was encountred by the Englishmen of that garrison and after long fighte hys people were putte to the worse chased and discomfited and hee hymselfe taken prisoner in the fielde The Duke of Bedford hearing that y e towne of Pontorson scituate within two leagues of Mont Saint Mighell was newly fortified and strongly defended sent
more shall bee sayd heereafter The domage that the Realme of Englande receyued by the losse of thys noble man manifestly appeared in that immediately after hys death the prosperous good lucke whiche had followed the English nation began to decline and the glory of their victories gotten in the parties beyond the Sea fell in decay Though al men were sorowful for his death yet the Duke of Bedford was most striken with heauinesse as he that had lost his only right hād and chiefe ayde in time of necessitie But sith that dead men cannot helpe the chances of men that be liuing he like a prudent gouernour appointed the Earle of Suffolke to be his Lieutenante and Captaine of the siege and ioyned with him the Lord Scales the Lord Talbot sir Iohn Fasto◅ diuers other right valiant Captaines These persons caused ◅astilles to bee made rounde about the Citie and left nothing vnattempted whiche mighte aduaunce their purpose 1429 In the Lent season vittaile and artillerie began to waxe seant in the English camp wherefore the Earle of Suffolke appoynted Sir Iohn Fastolfe sir Thomas Rampston and sir Phillip Hall with their retinues to ride to Paris to the Lord Regent to enforme him of their lacke who incontinently vpon that information prouided victuall artillerie and munitions necessitie and loded there with many chariots carte◅ horsses and for the sure conueying of the same hee appointed Sir Simon Morhier prouost of Paris with the guard of the Citie and diuers of his owne houshold seruants to accompany Sir Iohn Fastolfe and his complices to the armie lying at the siege of Orleans They were in all Enguer◅t to the number of fifteene hundred men of the which there were not past a fiue or sixe hundred Englishmen the whiche departing in good order of battell out of Paris came to Genuille in Beausse and in a morning carely in a great frost they departed from thēce towarde the siege and when they came to a Towne called Rowray in the lāds of Beausse they perceyued their enimies comming towards them beeing to the number of nine or tenne thousand of Frenchmen and Scottes of whom were Captaines Charles of Cleremont sonne to the Duke of Bourbon then being prisoner in England Sir William Steward Connestable of Scotland a little before deliuered out of captiuitie the Earle of Perdriacke the Lorde Iohn Vandosme y e Vidame of Chartres the Lorde of Toures the Lord of Lohar the Lord of Eglere the Lorde of Beaniew the basterd Tremoile and manye other valiant Captaines wherefore sir Iohn Fastolfe set all hys companye in good order of battell and pitched stakes before euery archer to breake the force of the horsemen At their backes they sette all the wagons and carriages and within them they tyed all their horses In this manner stoode they still abiding the assault of their enimies In this conflict were slaine the Lorde William Steward Connestable of Scotland his brother the L. Dorualle the L. Chateaubriā sir Iohn Basgot and other Frenchmen and Scots to the number of .xxv. hundred and aboue .xj. C. taken prisoners although the French wryters affirme the number lesse After this fortunate victorie sir Iohn Fastolfe and his companie hauing lost no one man of any reputation wyth all theyr caryages vytaile and prysoners marched forth and came to the English campe before Orleans where they were ioyfully receyued and highly commended for theyr valiauncie and worthie prowes shewed in the battaile The battel of the herrings the which bycause most part of the caryage was Herring and Lenton stuffe the French men call it the battaile of Herrings The Earle of Suffolke being thus vytayled continued the siege and euery day almost skirmished with the Frenchmen within who at length being in dispayre of all succours offred to treate and in conclusion to saue themselues and the Citie from captiuitie of theyr enimyes they deuised to submit the Citie themselues and all theirs vnder the obeysance of Philip duke of Burgoign bycause he was extract out of the stock and bloud royall of the auncient kings of Fraunce thinking by this means as they did in deed to break or diminish the great amitie betwene the Englishmen and him This offer was signifyed by them vnto the Duke of Burgoigne who with thankes certified them againe that he would gladly receyue them if the Lord Regent woulde therewith be contented Herevpon he dispatched Messengers to the Duke of Bedforde who though some counselled that it should be verie good and necessarie for him to agree to that maner of yeelding yet hee and other thought it neither cōuenient nor honourable that a Citie so long besieged by the king of England his power shuld be deliuered vnto any other foreyne prince or potentate than to him or to hys Regent and that bycause the example mighte prouoke other townes hereafter to seeke the lyke agreement Herevpon the Regent answered the Burgonian Ambassadors that sith the king of England had beene at all the charges aboute the besieging and winning of the Citie it was not consonant to reason that the Duke shoulde enioy the fruites of an other mans labour Hereof folowed a double mischief to the English proceedings in the realme of France for both the Duke of Burgoigne conceyued an inwarde grudge agaynst the Englishmen for that hee suspected them to enuy his glory and aduancement and againe the Englishmen left the siege of Orleans which by this treatie they might haue recouered out of theyr enimies hands and put their friendes in possession of it But mortall men can not foresee all things and therefore are guided by fortune which ruleth the destinie of man and turneth hir wheele as shee lysteth While this treatie was in hand the Dolphin studied dayly how to prouide remedie by the deliuerie of his friendes in Orleans out of present danger And euē at the same time that mōstrous womā named Ioan la Pucell de Dieu Ione la Pucell de Dieu was presented vnto him at Chinon where as then hee soiourned of whiche woman yee maye finde more written in the French historie touching hir birth estate and qualitie But briefly to speake of hir doings so much credite was giuen to hir that she was honoured as a Saint and so she handled the matter that she was thought to be sent from god to the ayde of the Dolphyn otherwise called the French king Charles the seuenth of that name as an Instrument to deliuer Fraunce out of the Englishmens handes and to establish him in the kingdome Herevpon she being armed at all poyntes lyke a iolye Captaine roade from Poictiers to Bloys and there founde men of warre vytaile and munitions readie to be conueyed to Orleans Here was it known that the English men kept not so diligent watch as they had beene accustomed to doe and therefore this Mayde with other Frenche Captaynes comming forwarde in the deade tyme of the nyghte and in a greate rayne thunder they entred
set forth fiftie horsemen as though there had beene no mo within the Castell The Erle perceyuing this sent forth sir Randolfe Standish to encounter them hauing with him an hundred horses The Frenchmen tought couragiously a while and sodainly came out all the remnant and slue sir Randolfe Standish and all his companie and boldly set on the Erle and his hande which manfully resisted the French men till at length the Hyre caused three Culuerings to be shotte off amongst the Englishmen whereof one strake the Earle on the ancle and so brake his legge that for payne he fell from his horse Then the French menne entered amongest the Englishenne tooke the Earle lying on the grounde wyth Sir Rycharde Wooduile and sixe score moe and there were slaine almoste two hundred The residue saued themselues as well as they might The Earle was caryed to Beauays where of his hurt he shortly dyed and was buried in the Frier Minors He was a man of syngular vertue constancy and grauitie whose death in so troublous a season did sore appall the heartes of the Englishe people Thus did mightie Mars oftentymes chaunge his variable countenaunce so that one tyme the English menne got by assault and yeelding dyuerse strong Townes Castelles and Pyles and at another season the Frenche people somtime by bargaine sometyme by assault obteyned the same againe or other in their steede Aboute the Moneth of Iune in this twelfth yeare Iohn Duke of Bourbon and Auuergne taken prisoner at the battayle of Agineourt .xviij. yeares past as before ye haue heard nowe paying his raunsome whiche was eightene thousande pounde sterling was taken with a moste sore and grieuous Feuer the which made an and of his lyfe in the Citie of London The Duke of Bourbon dyeth at LondoÌ„ the same daye that was appoynted for his departure towarde Fraunce whose corps was enterred in the gray Friers of the same Citie So thus maye euerye creature see howe man purposeth Continuatioâ—… Chro. of Flau. and God disposeth This yeare also about the latter end of May â–ª was an enteruiew appoynted to be had at Saint Omers betwixt the Dukes of Bedford Burgoigne for the qualifying of certaine displeasures and grudges betwixt them kindled and mainteyned by some flattering taletellers which feyning things of reproche touching highly theyr honors bredde suche grudges that all loue betwixte them ceassed all affynitye was forgotten and all olde familiaritie was drawned through disdayne in the bottomlesse caue of Obliuyon Suche a pestilent breathe hath flatterye and suche myschiefe ensueth of Princes lyght credence These two Dukes being come to the towne of S. Omers the duke of Bedford being Regent of France and sonne brother and vncle to kings thought that the Duke of Burgoigne shoulde haue come and visited him in hys lodging The Duke of Burgoigne on the other parte being Lorde and soueraigne of the Towne iudged it not meete to goe to hym where hee was lodged but was content by intreatie of friendes to meete him in a place indifferente betweene both theyr lodgings which offer was not accepted and so both parties departed discontent and neuer after sawe nor communed togither Thus by the prowde disdeyne and enuious discorde of these two highe stomacked Princes Bedforde not mynding to haue any Peere and Burgoigne not willing to abyde any superiour shortly after Englande loste and Burgoigne gayned not long as by the sequele maye appeare An. reg 13. The Bastarde of Orleans called the Earle of Dunoys the Lorde Rochforde Marshall of Fraunce with other in the beginning of thys thirtenth yeare tooke the Towne of Saint Denys by treason skyrmished with them of Paris and leauing behynde them a great garnison tooke the Towne of Howdone and Pont S. Maxence by composition And at the same tyme was the towne of Pont Meulan taken by the sodaine sealing of two fyshermen which entred vp at a coÌ„mon priuie standing in the wall Thus as yee maye perceyue the warre was continually pursued betwixte these two mightye Nations Englishe and Frenche within the Realme of Fraunce beeing as it were the lystes within the which they had appoynted to trye the game so that no Countrey in the worlde was thought more miserable than the same And though the poore people and Inhabitantes of the good Townes and Villages susteyned most losse in theyr substaunce The fruites of warre yet the menne of warre oftentymes payed deare for theyr chieuance being dayly slaine wounded and taken prisoners and that on both partes as the chaunce of warre accustomably falleth out At length when sacietie of slaughter aboundaunce of murders remembraunce of losse of goodes and expences had somewhat softened the stonie beaâ—…tes of these loftie stomacked people so that eyther parte was desirous of peace yet the one disdained openly to offer it and the other priuately to receyue it The crye and noyse of this detestable warre was blasted throughe Christendome but specially the bruyte thereof was greate at Basile where the generall Councell was as then holden the Emperour Albert and all the Princes of Christendome beeing present there eyther in persone or by theyr procuratours for the abholishing of the Scisme that then continued in the Churche of Rome for this indubitate Pope Wherefore the Emperour and the temporall Princes 1435 supposing the exhortation of spirituall Fathers shoulde muche profite to the quieting of the stryfe betwixt the Realmes of England and Fraunce desyred Eugenie then Pope to bee a mediatour betwixt them And one thing put them in good hope of some good conclusion bycause the Duke of Bourgoigne was wylling so that it were not of hys owne suyte to returne reconcile himselfe with the French King his mortall enimie and auncient aduersarie Herevpon by authoritie of this generall Councell two discrete persons A solempe treatie of peace 〈◊〉 Arras the Cardinals of the holy Crosse and Cypres came to the towne of Arras in Arthoys whither were sent from the King of Englande Henrie Beauforde Cardinal of Winchester Henrie Archbishop of Yorke William de la Poole Earle of Suffolke and Iohn Hollande Earle of Huntingdon with dyuerse other Knights and Esquiers And for the French king were there present Charles Duke of Bourbon Lewes Earle of Vandosme Arthure of Brytayne Conestable of Fraunce the Archbishop of Reimes and sir Philip Harecourt The duke of Burgoigne was there in proper person accompanied with the duke of Guelders and the Erles of Estampes Lygny S. Paule Vandemont Neures and Daniel sonne to the Prince of Orange with a great gard and a gallant companie Vpon the day of the first session the Cardinal of S. Crosse declared to the three parties the innumerable mischiefes that had followed to the whole state of the christen coÌ„mon welth by theyr continual dissention and dayly discord exhorting them for the honour of God and for the loue which they ought to beare towards the aduancement of his fayth and true religion to conforme themselues to reason and to
for they were got farre ynoughe out of daunger as before ye haue heard The king pardoned all the poore souldiours sauing certaine ring leaders of the which some he punished and fired and some he hanged and quartered After thâ—… he 〈◊〉 ouer to Ladlow and there brake vp his host and spoyled the towne and Castell and sent the Duches of Yorke with hir two yong sonnes to be kept in Warre with the Duches of Buckingham hir 〈◊〉 This done he proclamed these Lordes trayedore to him enimies to their countrey and rebels to the crowne confiscating their lands goods and offices and committed the gouernaunce of the north partes to the Erle of Northumberland The Duke of Somerset made Captaine of Caleys and to the Lord Clifford as to his trustie and moste faithfull friendes and of his towne of Calais her made Captaine Henrie the new duke of Somerset Thys duke reioysing much in his new office chose forth dyuerse valiant and hardie souldiers and with great pompt shortly after tooke the seas and sayled towards Calais but when he thought to haue entred the hauen the artillery shut so hotly both out of the town and from Rise â—…ane that he suffring there a sororepulse was faine to lande at Whitsandbay and sent worde to the Captaines of the towne to receyue him as the kings lieutenant shewing to them his letters patents but neither he nor his writing was once regarded so of necessitie hee resorted to the Castell of Guisnes dayly skirmishing with the garnison of Calais more to his losse than gaine Diuers of the mariners of those ships that weÌ„t ouer with him after his arriuall owing more good will to the Earle of Warwike than to this yong duke conneyd their ships into the haueÌ„ of Calais and in them diuerse of the erle of Warwikes enimies as Iamin Findyll Iohn Felow diuerse other the which being presented vnto the Earle of Warwike hee caused their heades to bee stryken off Shortly after Rycharde Lorde Ryuers and sir Anthonieâ—… Wooduile his valiaunt sonne that was after Lorde Scales accompanied with foure hundred warlike persons were appointed to passe ouer to Guisnes to ayde the Duke of Sâ—…erset agaynst his aduersaries which lay in Calais but as they soiourned at Sandwich abiding for wind and weather to transport them ouer the Erles of Marche and Warwike had knowledge thereof Iohn Dynham and sent Iohn Dynham with a small number of men but a multitude of valiant heartes vnto the towne of Sandwich which sodainly entred the same The Lord Riuers taken and took the Lorde Riuers in his bed and his sonne also robbing houses and spoiling ships and beside this they tooke the principall shippes of the kings nauie and had them away with them to Calais and there presented them to the Earle of March of whom he was ioyfully receyued for though in the fight hee was fore hurte and maymed in the legge so as he halted euer after yet hee bare himselfe so worthtly in that enterprice that hys prayse was great amongst all men After this good fortune thus chaunced to the Lordes dyuerse of the best shippes taken in the Hauen of Sandwiche were well vitayled and manned and with them the Earle of Warwike sayled into Irelande to common with the Duke of Yorke of his great affayres and businesse The weather and wind were so fauourable to the Earles purpose that within lesse than thirtie dayes hee passed and repassed from Calais to Dubline and backe againe The Duke of Exceter being chiefe Admirall of the Sea lay in the West Countrey and durste not once meddle with the Earle of Warwikes name as he came by by reasoÌ„ of y e mistrust which hee had in the Captaines and Mariners of hys own nany who by their murmuring wel shewed that they wished y e erle of Warwiks good succes During this time the king called a Parliament in the Citie of Couentrie A parliamente at Couentry which began the xx of September in the whiche the Duke of Yorke and his confederates were attaynted of highe treason VVhethaÌ„sted But yet when the King shoulde come to giue his consent vnto the actes passed in the same Parliament and that the Clerke of the Parliament had read that statute of the attainder of those Lordes such was the kings modestie and great zeale vnto mercie The kings inclination to meâ—…y that he caused a prouiso to be had in and added vnto the same statute that it might be lawfull vnto him at all tymes fully without authoritie of any other Parliament to pardon the same noble men and restore them againe to their former estates degrees and dignities in all things so that they would come in vnto him and in the spirite of him 〈…〉 him of grace and fauorâ—… Herewith also or 〈◊〉 was taken for 〈…〉 of the hauens and landing places alongst 〈◊〉 coastes Sir Simond Mountforde with a great 〈◊〉 of men was appoynted to kepe the Dutch 〈◊〉 the fiue Portes Osbert Mentforde esquire hath Whethisteed who should also haue goe câ—… to Guynes with v. C. souldiers to the ayde of the Duke of â—…omerlet and all men passing 〈…〉 â—…ders were vpon paine of death prohibited to passe bee Calais least the Lordes there 〈…〉 some of them any money as they did prest lately before of the Marchants of the Staple 〈…〉 xviij M. pound The Lords were of ignorant of all the kings prouisions made agaynst them but were ascerteyned dayly what was 〈…〉 in the kings priuie Chamber The Lord Fauconbridge was chiefe of this coâ—…e saith Wherhmasteed wherefore first they sent a company to Sandwiche vnder the gouernance of the Lord Fauconbridge whiche tooke the town and sir Simon or Osbert MouÌ„tford within it and sent him with all his mates to Calais where incontinently he with twelues of his chiefe fellowes lost their heades on the Sandes before Risebanke After the kings name guyned and his Captaynes on the arriange of the sea taken and destroyed the Lords lying at Calais being aduertised froÌ„ the Lord Fauconbridge who after the 〈◊〉 king of MountfoÌ„rt lay still in Kent that the people of that Countrey and other partes were altogither bent in their fauour they conceyued therevpon so great hope in their friendes within the Realme that they determined to passe the 〈◊〉 and therewith entring their shippes with a strife hundred men landed with them at Sandwich And from thence came to Canterburie and to passing throughe Kent VVâ—…ed 1466 there came to them the Lord Cobham Iohn Guilford William Peche Robert Horne and many other Gentlemen so that before they approched to London their number was estemed aboue .xl. thousand fightnigmeÌ„ for the fame of their landing being oure knowne Gentlemen repayred and yeomen resorted out of all the South partes of the realme vpon whiche rumor Thomas Lorde Scales a man in greate fauor with the King and Queene accompanied with the Earle of Kendall a Gascoigne and the Lorde Louell resorted to London
ye haue heard Whilest hee was busie in sending abroade to his friends to leauie an armie he was aduertised that the commotion in the North was pacified for after that it was knowen abroade howe hee had obteyned the victorie as well at Tewkesburie as at Barnet and in manner subdued al his enimies the Captaynes that had stirred the people to that Rebellion began to quayle and forsaking their companies dyuers of them made sute to the Earle of Northumberlande that it mighte please him to be a mediator to the King for their pardon 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 Mâ—…he â—…d so that now there was no Rebellion in all the North partes but that as well the Citie of Yorke as all other places were at the Kings commaundement readie in al things to obey him 〈◊〉 â—…le of â—…berâ—… as true and loyall subiects And this was confirmed by the Earle of Northumberlands owne mouth who on the fourteenth of May came to the King as yet remayning at Couentrie by reason wherof it was not thought needefull that the King shoulde trauell any further Northwarde at that time either about the pacifying of the people or to see execution done vpon the offendors sith all was there in good tranquilitie and quiet But now when al things seemed to be at rest and no Rebellion after so happie victories doubted newes came to him before his commyng to Couentrie 〈◊〉 Neâ—…erde â—…idge from the Lords of his bloud abiding at London that one Thomas Neuill basterde sonne to that valiant Captayne the Lord Thomas Fawconbridge who had lately before bene sente to the Sea by the Earle of Warwike and after fallen to practise piracie had spoyled dyuers Merchante Shyppes Portingalles and others in breache of the auncient amitie that long had continued betwixte the Realmes of England and Portingale and furthermore had now got to him a greate number of Marriners out of all parts of the lande and manye traitors and misgouerned people from each quarter of the Realme besyde dyuers also forth of other countreys that delighted in theft and robberies meaning to worke some exployte againste the King and verily his puissance increased dayly for hauing bin at Calais and broughte from thence into Kente many euill disposed persons he began to gather his power in that Countrey meaning as was thoughte to attempte some great and wicked enterprise After the Kings comming to Couentrie The baseâ—…de Fauconbridge before London wyth an army hee receiued aduertisementes that this basterd was come before London with many thousandes of men by lande and also in Shippes by water purposing to robbe and spoyle the Citie Many Kentishmen were willing to assist hym in thys mischeuous enterprise and other were forced againste their willes to goe with him or else to ayde hym with their substance and money in so much that within a short time he had got togyther sixteene or seauenteene thousande men as they accompted theÌ„selues with whome he came before the Citie of London the twelfth of May in the quarrell as he pretended of King Henry whome hee also meant to haue out of the tower and to restore him againe vnto his Crowne and royall dignitie and for that intente he required to enter the Citie with his people that receyuing King Henrye forth of the Tower they myghte passe with him thorough the Citie and so to march straight towards King Edward whose destruction they vowed to pursue with all theyr vttermost indeuors But the Maior and Aldermen of the Citie woulde not in any wise agree to satisfie theyr request heerein vtterly refusing to receyue him or any of his company into the Citie King Edwarde from tyme to time by postes was enformed of all these doyngs and by aduise of counsell the fourteenth of May sent to the succoures of the Maior and Aldermen Succours sent to the Citie of London a fifteene hundred of the choysest soldiers he hadde about him that they myghte help to resist the enimies till hee had got such an armie togyther as was thoughte necessarie meaning with all conuenient speede to come therewith to the rescue of the Citie and preseruation of the Quene Prince and his daughters that were within the Tower not in very good safegard considering the euill dispositions of many within the Citie of London that for the fauour they had borne to the Earle of Warwike and desire to bee partakers of the spoyle cared not if the basterd myghte haue atteyned to his full purpose and wished intente The sixtenth of May King Edwarde sette forth of Couentrie towardes London But here yee haue to vnderstand that when the basterde coulde not be receiued into the Citie neyther by gentle perswasions nor greeuous threatnings he made semblaunce to passe ouer the Thaymes at Kingston bridge a tenne miles from LondoÌ„ and thitherwards hee drewe with his whole power by lande leauing hys Shippes afore Saint Katherines and thereaboutes The basterdes purpose to spoile the suburbs of London His preteÌ„ce was to spoyle and destroy Westminster and the suburbes of the Citie on that side and after to assault the Citie it selfe to trie if he might enter by force and so to bee reuenged of the Citizens that had refused to receyue hym but as he was onwards vppon this iourney hee was aduertised that Kyng Edward was preparing to come forwardes agaynst hym assisted in manner The basterd altereth his purpose with al the great Lords of y e realme and others in great number more than he hadde bin at any time before by reason whereof doubting what myghte followe if passing the ryuer he shoulde fortune so to be enclosed that he shuld be driuen thereby to encounter with the Kyngs power at such oddes hee thought it best to alter his purpose and so returning came backe agayne before London and mustered hys people in Saint Georges field araunged and placed in one entier battaile and to the intent they might worke theyr purposed feate before the Kinges comming to the rescue they resolued with all theyr forces to assault the Citie and to enter it if they could by playne strength that putting it to the sacke they mighte conuey the riches to theyr Shyppes whyche lay in the Riuer betwixte Sainte Katherins and Blacke wall neere to Ratcliffe heerevpon hauing broughte certayne peeces of artillerie forth of theyr Ships they planted the same alongst the water syde ryghte ouer agaynste the Citie and shotte off lustely to annoy them within so muche as was possible but the Citizens on the other side lodged their great artillerie againste their aduersaries and with violente shotte thereof â–ª so galled them that they durst not abide in anye place alongst the water syde but were driuen euen from theyr owne ordinance The basterd yet meanyng not to leaue anye way vnassayed that myghte aduance hys purpose The basterde meaneth to enter the City by force appoynted a greate number of hys retinue to set fire on the bridge so to open the passage and to enter into
faithfull Chaplayne and glad would haue bin that hys chylde hadde succeeded him Howbeit if the secrete iudgemente of God haue otherwise prouided I purpose not to spurre against a pricke nor labour to sette vp that God pulleth downe And as for the late Protector and now King And euen there he left saying that he had already meddled to muche with the worlde and woulde from that day meddle with his Booke and hys heades and no farther Then longed the Duke sore to heare what hee woulde haue sayd bycause he ended with the King and there so suddaynely stopped and exhorted hym so familiarly betweene them twayne to be bolde to say whatsoeuer he thought whereof he faithfully promised there shoulde neuer come hurte and peraduenture more good than hee woulde wene and that himselfe intended to vse his faithfull secrete aduise and counsell whiche hee sayde was the onely cause for which he procured of the King to haue him in his custody where hee might recken himselfe at home and else had hee bin putte in the handes of them with whome hee should not haue founden the like fauoure The Byshop right humbly thanked him and sayde in good faith my Lord I loue not to talke much of Princes as thing not all out of perill though the word be without fault for asmuch as it shall not bee taken as the partie meante it but as it pleaseth the Prince to construe it And euer I thinke on Esops tale that when the Lion hadde proclaymed that on payne of death there should none horned beast abyde in that wood one that had in his forhead a bunche of fleshe fled awaye a great pace The Foxe that saw hym runne so fast asked hym whyther he made all that haste And he answered In fayth I neyther wote nor recke so I were once hence bicause of this proclamation made of horned beastes What foole quoth the Foxe thou mayst abyde well ynough the Lion meant not by thee for it is none horne that is in thine head No mary quoth hee that wote I well ynough But what and hee call it an horne where am I then The Duke laughed merily at the tale and sayd My Lorde I warrant you neyther the Lion nor the Bore shall pyke any matter at any thing heere spoken for it shall neuer come neere their eare In good faith Sir sayde the Byshop if it did the thing that I was about to say taken as well as afore God I meant it could deserue but thanke And yet taken as I wene it woulde mighte happen to turne mee to little good and you to lesser Then longed the Duke yet much more to witte what it was wherevppon the Byshoppe saide in good fayth my Lorde as for the late Protector sith he is nowe King in possession I purpose not to dispute his title but for the weale of this Realm whereof hys grace hath nowe the gouernaunce and whereof I am my selfe one poore member I was about to wishe that to those good habilities whereof he hath already right many little needing my prayse it mighte yet haue pleased God for the better store to haue giuen hym some of suche other excellente vertues meete for the rule of a Realme as our Lord hathe planted in the person of youre grace and there lefte agayne The Duke somewhat maruelling at his suddayne pauses Here endeth Sir Thomas More and this that followeth is taken out M. of Hall as though they were but parentheses with a high countenaunce sayd My Lorde I euidently perceyue and no lesse note your often breathing and suddayne stopping in youre communication so that to my intelligence your words neyther come to any direct or perfect sentence in conclusion whereby either I might perceyue and haue knowledge what your inwarde intent is now toward the King or what affection you beare towarde me For the comparison of good qualities ascribed to vs both for the whiche I may selfe knowledge and recognise to haue none nor looke for no prayse of any creature for the same maketh me not a little to muse thynkyng that you haue some other priuie imaginatiō by loue or by grudge engraued and emprinted in your hart which for feare you dare not or for childish shamefastnesse you be abashed to disclose and reueale and specially to me being your friend which on my honour do assure you to hee as secrete in this case as the deaffe and dumme person is to the singer or the tree to the hunter The Byshop beeing somewhat bolder considering the Dukes promise but most of all animated and encouraged bycause he knew the Duke desirous to be exalted and magnified and also he perceyued the inwarde hatred and priuie rancor which he bare toward King Richard was now boldened to open his stomacke euen to the very bottome intending thereby to compasse howe to destroy and vtterly confound King Richard and to depriue him of his dignitie royall or else to set the Duke so a fyer with the desire of ambition that hee himselfe mighte be safe and escape out of all daunger and perill whiche thing hee brought shortly to conclusion both to the kings destruction and the Dukes confusion and to his owne safegard and finally to hys high promotion And so as I sayde before vpon trust and confidence of the Dukes promise the Byshoppe sayd my singuler good Lord sith the time of my captiuitie which being in your graces custodie I may rather call it a liberall libertie more than a straighte emprisonmente in auoyding idlenesse mother and nourisher of all vices in reading Bookes and auntient Pamphlets I haue founde this sentence written that no manne is borne free and in libertie of himselfe onely for one part of duetie he oweth or should owe to his parents for his procreation by a very natural instincte and filiall curtesie another parte to hys friendes and kinsfolke for proximitie of bloud and natural amitie doth of very duetie chalenge and demaunde But the natiue Countrey in the whiche hee tasted firste the sweete ayres of thys pleasant and flattering world after his natiuitie demaundeth as a debt by a naturall bond neyther to bee forgotten nor yet to be put in obliuion which saying causeth me to consider in what case this Realme my natiue Countrey nowe standeth and in what estate and assurance before this time it hath continued what gouernour we now haue and what ruler wee mighte haue for I playnely perceyue the Realme beeing in this case must needes decay and bee broughte to vtter confusion and finall exterminion But one hope I haue encorporate in my brest that is when I consider and in my mynd do diligently remember dayly behold your noble personage your iustice and indifferencie your feruent zeale and ardente loue towarde youre naturall Countrey and in like manner the loue of your Countrey toward you the great learning pregnaunt witte and goodly eloquence which so much doth abounde in the person of your grace I muste needes thinke this Realme fortunate yea
and dishonor spoken by the king hir husband the lyuing in adnontrie layde to hir charge the bastarding of hir daughters forgetting also the faythfull promise and open othe made to the Countesse of Richmonde mother to the Earle Henrie blynded by auaricious affection and seduced by flattering words The 〈◊〉 constauncie of Queene Elizabeth first deliuered into King Richards hands hir fiue daughters as Lambes once againe committed to the custodie of the rauenous Woolfe After the sent letters to the Maâ—… 〈…〉 being then at Paris with the Erle 〈…〉 willing him in anynoyse to leaue the 〈…〉 without delay to repayre 〈◊〉 Englande 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 proâ—… great honour 〈…〉 〈◊〉 promotions a sâ—…ning him and heâ—… all offences on doth parties was 〈…〉 forgyuen and both 〈◊〉 and shee highly 〈◊〉 rated in the Kings heart Suche the 〈…〉 of this woman were much to â—…cheâ—… 〈…〉 aâ—… if all woman hadde dâ—…th â—…e 〈…〉 〈…〉 spâ—… yee women of the 〈…〉 follow thâ—… 〈…〉 After that king Richarde had 〈…〉 â—…rious promises and flattering wâ—… 〈◊〉 and appeased the mâ—… and mynde of Queene Elizabeth which â—…ue nothing it 〈…〉 moâ—… 〈◊〉 he 〈…〉 â—…â—…ers to be conueyed and hys Palayes 〈◊〉 lâ—…â—…yuing 〈…〉 with his aâ—… makes and louing intence y e aâ—… they 〈◊〉 forget and in theyr myndes blotte onâ—… 〈…〉 committed inâ—… and sette 〈…〉 Nowe nothing was 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 his deuelish purpose but that his 〈◊〉 was not â—…uyde of his wiâ—… whiche thing hee 〈…〉 wiâ—… aâ—…ged necesâ—… to be done But there was â—…le thing that so muche feare and stay to hâ—… from committing thys abhominable â—…ther bycause as you haue hearde before hee beganne to counterfeyte the Image of a good and well disposed person and therefore hee was afearde least the sodaine death of his wyfe once openly knowne he shoulde lease the good and credible opinion which the people had of him without desert conceyued and reported But in conclusion euill Counsayle preuayled in a wytte lately mynded to myschiefe and turned from all goodnesse So that hys buâ—…eacious desire ouercame hys honest feare And fyrst to enter into the gates of hys imagined enterprice he absteyned doth from the beâ—… and companie of his wife After he complayned to diuerse noblemen of the realme of the infortunate sterilitie and harmonesse of his wife bycause shee brought forth no fruite and generation of hir bodie And in especiall he recounted to Thomas Rotheram Archbishop of Yorke whome lately hee had delyuered out of warde and captiuitie these impeâ—…mentes of his Queene and diuerse other thinking that he woulde reueale to hir all these things trushing the sequele hereof to take hys effect that shee hearing this grudge of hir husband and taking therefore an inward thought would not long liue in this world Of this the Bishop gathered whiche well knewe the complexion and vsage of the King that the Queenes dayes where short and that he declared to certaine of his secret friendes 〈◊〉 spred â—…e a the â—…es death After this be procured a common rumor but he would not haue the authour knowne to bee published and spred abroade aâ—…ng the common people that the Queene was deade to the â—…ent that shee taking some conceyte of this straunge fame shoulde fall into some sodaine sicknesse or grieuous maladie and to proue if afterward shee shoulde fortune by that or anye other wayes to lease hir life whether the people would impute hir death to the thought or sicknesse or thereof would lay the blame to him When the Queene heard tell that so horrible a rumor of hir death was sprung amongest the comunaltie she sore suspected iudged the worâ—… to be almost at an ende with hir and in that sorowful agonie she with lamentable countenance and sorrowfull cheare repayred to the presence of the king hir husband demaunding of him what it shoulde meane that hee had iudged hir worthes to die The king answered hir with fayre words and with smiling and flattering leasings comforted hir and bidde hir bee of good cheare for to his knowledge she should haue none other cause But howsoeuer that it fortuned either by inward though and pensiuenesse of heart or by infection of poyson which is affyrmed to bee most likely within few dayes after the Queene departed and of this transitorie life â—…e Queene â—…e 〈◊〉 King 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 sodainely 〈◊〉 and was with due solemnitie buried in the Church of S. Peter at Westminster This is the same Anne one of the daughters of the Earle of Warwicke which as you haâ—… heard before at the request of Lewes the French king was maried to Prince Edwarde sonne to king Henrie the sixth The king thus according to his long desire losed out of the bandes of matrimonie began to cast a foolish fantasie to Ladie Elizabeth his nece making much suyte to to haue hir ioyned wyth him in lawfull matrimonie But bycause al men and the mayden hirselfe most of all detested and abhorred this vnlawfull and in maner vnnaturall copulation hee determined to prolong and deferre y e matter till he were in a more quietnes For all that verie season he was oppressed wyth great weâ—…ightie and vbrgene causes and businesses on euerie side considering that dayly parâ—… of the Nobilitie myled into Fraunce to the Earle of Richmond Other priuily fauoured and arden certaine of the coniuration so that of hys shorte ende fewe or none were in doubt And the common people for the moste part were brought to such desperation that many of them had rather be reputed and taken of him in the number of hys enimies than to abyde the chaunce and hazarde to haue theyr goodes taken as a spoyle of victorie by his enimies Amongst the noble men whom he most mistrusted those were the principall Thomas lord Stanley sir William Stanley his brother Gilbert Talbot was 〈◊〉 hundred other of whose purposes although king Richard wer not ignorant yet he gaue neyther conference nor credence to anye one of them and least of all to the Lorde Stanley bycause hee was ioyned in matrimonie with the Ladie Margaret mother to the Earle of Richmonde as afterwarde apparantly yee may perceyue For when the sayde Lord Stanley woulde haue departed into his Countrey to visite his familie and to recreate and refresh his spirites as he openly sayde but the truth was to the intent to be in a perfite readinesse to receyue the Earle of Richmond at his first arriuall in Englande the king in no wise woulde suffer him to depart before he had left as an hostage in the Court George Stanley Lorde Straunge his first begotten sonne and heyre While king Richard was thus troubled and vexed with imaginations of the troublous tyme that was like to come Lo euen sodenly he heard newes that site was spring oute of the smoke and the warre freshly begonne and that the Castell of Hermines was deliuered into the handes of the Earle of Richmonde by the meanes of the Earle of Oxford and that not onely he but also Iames
Chandew of Britain his especial frend he made erle of Bath Sir Giles Daubency was made lord Daubeney sir Robert Willoughby was made L. Brooke And Edward Stafforde eldest sonne to Henrye late Duke of Buckingham he restored to his name dignitie and possessions which by king Richard were confiscate and attainted Beside this in this parliament was this notable acte assented to and concluded as followeth To the pleasure of Almightye God wealth prosperitie and suretie of this Realme of England and to the singular comfort of all the kinges subiectes of the same in auoyding all ambiguitie and questions An acte for the establishing of the Crovvne Be it ordeined established and enacted by this present parliament that the inheritance of the crowne of this realme of England and also of Fraunce with all the preeminēce and dignitie royal to the same apertaining and all other seigniories to the king belongyng beyond the sea w t the appurtenāces therto in any wise due or apertaining shal rest remain abide in the most royal person of our nowe soueraigne lord K. Henry the seuēth and in the heires of his body laufully coming perpetually with y e grace of god so to endure in none other And beside this act al atteynders of this K. enacted by king Edward and Kyng Richard were adnichilate and the recorde of the same adiudged to be defaced and all persones attented for his cause and occasion were restored to their goods landes and possessions Diuers acts also made in this time of king Edward and king Richard were reuoked and other adiudged more expedient for the cōmon wealthe were put in their places and concluded After the dissolution of this parliament the king remembring his frends left in hostage beyonde the seas that is to wit the Marques Dorset and sir Io. Bourchier he with all conueniēt spede redemed them sente also into Flanders for Iohn Morton Bishop of Ely These actes performed he chose to bee of his counsayle a conuenient number of right graue and wyse counsellours Although by this meanes al things seemed to be brought in good and perfect order yet ther lacked a wrest to the harpe to set all the strings in a monacorde and perfecte tune which was the matrimonie to be finished betwene the king and the Lady Elizabeth daughter to king Edward which like a good Prince according to his othe promise King Henrye the seuenthe taketh to vvife Elizabeth eldeste daughter of Edvvard the fourthe 1486 did both solemnise cosummate shortely after that is to saye on the .xviij. day of Ianuarie by reason of whych mariage peace was thought to descende out of heauen into Englād considering that the lynes of Lancaster Yorke were now brought into one knot and connexed togither of whose two bodies one heire myghte succeede to rule and enioye the whole monarchie and realme of Englande Shortly after for the better preseruation of his royall person he constituted and ordeyned a certaine number as well of good Archers as of dyuers other persons hardie strong and actiue to giue dayly attendance on his persone whome he named yeomen of his garde Yeomen of the garde firste brought in which president men thought that he lerned of the French king when he was in France For it is not remembred that any Kyng of Englande before that daye vsed any such furniture of dayly souldiours In the same yeare a newe kynde of sicknesse inuaded sodeynly the people of this lande Another parliament the same yeare passing thorough the same from the one ende to the other It began about the .xxj. of September and continued till the latter end of October beyng so sharpe and deadly that the lyke was neuer hearde of to any mannes remembrance before that tyme. For sodeynely a deadely burnyng sweate so assayled theyr bodies The svveating sickenesse and distempered their bloud wyth a moste ardent heat that scarse one amongst an hundred that sickned did escape with life for all in maner as soone as the sweat tooke them or within a short tyme after yelded vp the ghost besyde the great number which deceassed within the citie of London two Mayres successiuely died within viij days .vj. Aldermē At length by the diligent obseruatiō of those that escaped whiche marking what things had done thē good holpen to their deliuerance vsed the lyke agayne when they fell into the same disease A remedye for ◅e svveating ◅sse the second or thirde tyme as to dyuers it chaunced a remedie was founde for that mortall maladie which was this If a man on the daye tyme were taken with the sweate then should he streight lye downe withal his clothes and garments and continue in hys sweat .xxiiij. houres after so moderate a sort as might bee If in the nyghte hee chaunced to be taken then shoulde he not ryse out of his bedde for the space of .xxiiij. houres so castyng the cloathes that he myght in no wyse prouoke the sweate but so lye temperately that the water mighte distyll out softly of the owne accord and to abstein from all meat if he might so long suffer hunger to take no more drinke neyther hot nor colde thā wold moderatly quench assuage his thirstie appetite And thus with lukewarme drinke temperate heate and measurable clothes manye escaped fewe whiche vsed this order after it was founde out dyed of that sweat Mary one point diligētly aboue all other in this cure is to be obserued that he neuer put out his hande or feete out of the bed to refreshe or coole himself which to do is no lesse ieopardie than short and present death Thus this disease comming in the first yeare of king Henries reigne was iudged of some to be a token and signe of a troublous reigne of the same king as the profe partly afterwardes shewed it selfe The king standing in neede of money to discharge suche debtes and to maynteyn such port as was behouefull sente the Lorde Treasourer with Maister Reignold Bray and others vnto the Lord Mayre of London requiryng of the Citie a prest of sixe thousand markes Whervpon the sayd Lord Mayre and his brethren with the Commons of the Citie graunted a preast of two thousande poundes whiche was leuyed of the companies and not of the wardes and in the yeare next ensuyng it was well and truly agayne repayde euery penny to the good contentation and satisfying of them that disbursed it The king considering that the suretie of his royall estate and defence of the realme consisted chiefly in good lawes and ordinaunces to bee hadde and obserued among his people summoned eftsoones his highe courte of Parliamente therein to deuise and establishe some profitable actes and statutes for the wealth and commoditie of his people and then after hauyng sette thinges in quiet about London hee tooke his iorney into the North partes there to purge all the dregges of malicious treason that myghte rest in the heartes of vnquiet persons and namely
y e one at the white Friers and the other at the blacke Friers The Kyng beeyng in hys lustie youthe and muche desirous to see the nobles and Gentlemen of hys Courte exercised in warlyke feates caused thys yeare dyuers iustes and Torneys to be enterprised and he himselfe for the most part made euer one amongst them acquiting himselfe so worthely that the beholders tooke passing pleasure to see hys valiaunte demeanoure in those martiall feates Vpon New yeares day thys yeare 1511 The birth of the first begotten sonne of K. Henry the eyght at Richmonde the Queene was deliuered of a Prince to the great gladnesse of the Realme for the honoure of whome fyers were made and dyuers vessels with wyne sette abroache for suche as woulde take thereof in dyuers streetes in London and generall Processions made therevpon to lande God Godfathers at the Christenyng were the Archebyshoppe of Caunterburye and the Earle of Surrey Godmother the Lady Katherine Countesse of Deuonshire daughter to Kyng Edwarde the fourth his name was Henry In the moneth of Februarye thys yeare Ambassadors from the king of Spayne for aid against the Moores came Ambassadors from the Kyng of Arragon and Castile to require an ayde of fifteene hundred archers to be sent to the same king hauing at that time warre agaynste the Moores enimies of the Christian faith The Kyng hearing theyr message gently graunted theyr request and bicause the Lord Thomas Darcy a Knighte of the garter made humble suite to the King to be generall of that true that shoulde bee thus sent into Spayne the Kyng vppon trust of his approued valiancie graunted his desire There were appoynted to goe with him the Lorde Anthony Grey brother to the Marques Dorset Henry Guilford Weston Browne and William Sidney Esquiers of the Kings house Sir Roberte Constable Sir Roger Hastings and sir Raufe Elderton w t diuers other gentlemen to be Captaynes The King aboute thys season was muche giuen to play at tenice and at the dice which appetite certayne craftie persons aboute hym perceyuing brought in Frenchmen and Lombards to make wagers with him and so hee lost muche money but when hee perceyued theyr crafte hee eschued their company and let them goâ—… An. reg 3. 〈◊〉 at Greneâ—… the king â—…g â—…e â—…geâ—… On May daye the Kyng lying at Greenewiche rode to the wodde to fetch May and after on the same day and the two dayes nexte ensuing the King Sir Edwarde Howard Charles Brandon and Edwarde Neuill as chalengers held iustes against all commons On the other parte the Marques Dorset the Earles of Essex and Deuonshire with other as defendauntes ranne agaynste them so that many a sore stripe was giuen and manye a staffe broken On the third day the Queene made a greate banquet to the Kyng and to all them that had iusted and after the banquet done shee gaue the chiefe price to the Kyng the second to the Earle of Essex the thirde to the Earle of Deuonshire and the fourth to the Lord Marques Dorset On the fifteenth daye of the same moneth was another iustes begonne by the Kyng on the one partie and the Earle of Esser on the other Many that feared least some euill chance might happen to the King wished that hee shoulde rather haue beene a looker on than a doer and thereof spake as much as they durst but his courage was so noble that hee woulde euer be at the one ende The Lorde â—…y In this meane time the Lord Darcy and other appoynted to the viage agaynst the Mores made suche diligence that they and al theyr people were ready at Plymmouth by the middes of May and there mustered theyr souldyers before the Lord Brooke and other the Kings commissioners The Lord Darcy as Captayne general ordeyned for his prouost Marshall Henry Guylford Esquier a lusty yong man and welbeloued of the King On the Monday in the Rogation weeke they departed out of Plimmouth Hauen with foure shippes royall and the winde was so fauourable to them that the first day of Iune being the euen of the feast of Pentâ—…cost he deriued at the port of Cales in South Spayne and immediately by the aduice of his counsaile hee dispatched messengers to the Kyng whome they founde besyde the Citie of Ciuil where hee then lay and declared to him how the Lord Daâ—…ye by the King theyr maisters oppoyntmente was come thither with sixteene hundred archers and lay still at Câ—…es to know his pleasure The Kyng of Castile aunswered them gentlie that the Lorde Darcie and all other that were come from hys louyng sonne were welcome and hartily thanked them of theyr paâ—… requiring the messengers to returne to their captaine and tell him that in all hast he would send certaine of hys counsell to him And so vpon Saterday the eyght of Iune a Byshop and other of the Kings counsell came 〈◊〉 Cales and there abode till Wednesday beeing the euen of Corpus Christt at which day the Lord Capitayne tooke lande and was honorably receiued of the King of Aragons counsell and on the morrow was highly feasted at dinner and supper And at after sapper the Byshop declared the Kyng hys maisters pleasure giuing to the Lord Captayne as hartie thankes for hys paynes and trauell as if hee hadde gone forward with his enterprise against the Moores but whereas by the aduice of his counsell circumspeltly considering the suretie of his owne realme vpon perfect knowledge hadde that the Frenchmen meant to inuade hys dominions in his absence he had altered his former determinatioÌ„ taken an abstinence of war with the Mores till an other time He therefore required the Lorde Darcy to be contented to returne home againe promising him wages for all hys souldyers and if it should please hym to come to the Court he should receyue high thâ—… of the Kyng and suche cheere at there couldâ—… made him The Lord Darcy was nothing pleased wyth thys declaration but sith hee sawe there was no remedie he sayd that whatsoeuer the Kyng had concluded he could not bee againste it considering hee was sente to him but surely it was against his mind to depart home without doing any thyng agaynst Gods enimies with whome he had euer a desire to fight And as for his comming to the Court hee saide he coulde not leaue his men whome hee hadde broughte out of theyr Countrey without an head and as for y e kings banquette it was not the thing that hee desired On the nexte daye 〈◊〉 the morning money was sent to pay the Souldiers their wages for their conduction againe into England with dyuers gifts giuen to the Lorde Darcy and other Gentlemen yet notwithstanding he was hyghly displeased howbeit like a wise man hee dissimuled the matter A shrewde fray begun vpon a small sioccaon The same day being the fourtenth daye of Iune and Friday there chanced a fray to be begunne in the towne of Cales betwixt the Englishmen and them of the towne
into the confines of their enimies and came before Bullein where they had a great skirmishe and put their enimies to the worse and after marching into the countrey tooke diuers churches other places which the Frenchmē had fortified as the church of Odersael the steeple of Odingham and the castel of Hardinghā so after they had ben with in the enimies countrie almost two nightes two dais they came back to Caleys hauing not lost past a dozen of their men The king of Englande being aduertised that the duke of Albany woulde returne shortly into Scotlande by sea and bring with him a power of Frenchmen prepared a fleete of tall and strong shippes meete to encounter with the same Duke and his power and appoynted for Admirall sir William Fitzwillyam and with him sir Frauncis Bryan sir Anthony Poynes sergeant Rot Iohn Hopton William Gunston Anthony Kneuet Thomas West other which vsed great diligēce to haue met with the sayd Duke of Albanie and as they lay on the French coast the x◅ of August being Sunday The English fleete landeth in Treyport hauen at vij of the clock in the morning they landed in the hauen of Treyport and assaulted the Frenchmē that were in certaine bulwarks on the shore did what they could to impeach the Englishmens landing but the Englishmen encouraged by their Captaines did so valiantly although they were but an handful of men in comparison of their enimies as vij C. to vj. M. that in the end they repulsed the Frenchmen wan their bulwarks of thē in the same founde diuers peeces of ordinaunce which they seazed perceyuing that the Frenchemen fled to the towne of Treyport they followed and shot at them right egrely so that many of the French men were slayne and wounded ere they coulde get to the towne The Englishmen assaulted the gates but coulde not breake them open but they set fire on the suburbes and also brent .vij. ships which lay in the hauen The English captains perceyuing how the people of the countrie came downe in great numbers to the rescue of the towne caused their men to get togither such spoile as they might bring away in that sodain and then after they had bene on lande v. houres with lyke speede as they came Polidore they retyred back againe to their ships not without some losse domage of men both hurt and slayne as it often happeneth when those be not founde vnprouided which a man vnaduisedly assayleth In this season the King hauing put an armie of men in a redynesse caused the same to be transported ouer to Caleys and appointed the D. of Suffolke to haue the leading thereof and to make a iourney into Fraunce The duke according to his commission came to Caleys the xxiiij of August Polidore Hall and there abyding the armie caused all things to be prepared necessarie for the same as vittayles munition and such lyke There were appoynted to attend him in this iourney the Lord Montacute and his brother sir Arthur Pole The Duke of Suffolke entreth into Fraunce with an armie the Lorde Herbert filsine to the Earle of Worcetter the L. Ferrers the L. Marney the L. Sandes the L. Barkley the L. Powes and the Baron Cursō and of Knights sir Richard Wingfield chauncellor of the duchie of Lancaster sir Iohn Veer sir Edwarde Neuile sir Willyam Kingston sir Richarde Weston sir Andrewe Winsor sir Robert Wingfielde sir Anthonie W◅gfield sir Edward Guylford sir Edward Greuile sir Edwarde Chamberlaine sir Thomas Lucie sir Euerarde Digby sir Adrian Foskew sir Richarde Cornewall sir Willyam Courtney sir William Sidney sir Henry Owen and many other The whole armye as appeared by the masters taken therof consisted in 600. dimilaunces 200. archers on horseback iij. M. archers on foote and v. M. byl men To these also were adioined xvij C. whiche were taken out of the garrisons and crewes of Hammes Guysnes Caleys so that in all they were x. M.v. C. well armed and appoynted for the warre Beside them there were also two thousand vj. C. labourers and pi◅ners When this army was come ouer to Caleys all things redy for the iourney they issued out of Caleys and tooke the fields The vantgard was led by the L. Sands Captain of the right wing was sir Willyam Kingston and on the left sir Euerarde Digby The Marshall of Caleys sir Edwarde Guilford was captaine of all the horsmen The Duke himselfe gouerned the battaile and Sir Richarde Wingfielde was Captaine or the Rerewarde ◅ll castell a◅mited The first enterprice that they attempted was the wynning of a Castell called Bell castell to the which the Lorde Sandes and the Lord Ferrers being sent did so much by the power of battrie that after the walles were beaten those that were appointed to giue the assaulte prepared them thereto ◅ell castel yelded vp to the Englishmen which when the Frenchmen within perceyued they yeelded the place into the Englishmens hands and themselues to the mercye of the Duke which receyued them as prisoners and deliuered the Castell to sir William Scauington the which he caused to be raced downe to the grounde the xxvij of September The xx of October the Duke caused his ordināce to be brought afore it by foure of the clock in the morning the whiche was so well applyed in making batterye to the walles of the towne that by nine of the clocke the towne was made assaultable and then the Englishmenne Flemmings and Burgonians made forwarde and by the good comfort of the Lorde Sandes and other Captaynes they got the dyches and after entred vpon the walles The Frenchmen stoode at defence with Pikes Crossbowes Hand gunnes and Halbards but they were to weak for on all partes entred the Englishmen and sodainly the Frenchmen fled and the Englishmen followed Bray wonne by assault On the further side of the towne there was a bulwarke fortified with ordinaunce very strongly to defende the passage ouer the water of Somme which there is deuided into diuerse braunches The French horsemen being withdrawne to the passage defended it till the footemen were got ouer the bridge and then they plucked away the plankes of the bridge so that no man should followe but the Englishmen cast plankes on the bridge and got ouer in which passing diuers were drowned but such diligence and enforcement was vsed that all men passed both horsemen and footemen Then was the Bulwarke fiercely assaulted and finally taken by the Englishmen with all the ordinaunce There was also taken Captaine Adrian and Captaine Vtterlieu The Englishe horsemen followed the Frenchmen and slewe and tooke many of them Sir Robert Ierningham brake a speare on the Lorde Pontdruire The Lorde Leonarde Grey did valiauntly that day which was come from the castell of Bonne garde and was here at the winning of Bray which was taken in maner aboue rehearsed the xx of October The Frenchmen when they perceyued that they shoulde not
with tenne thousande Inland men as they call them the choysest Souldiers counted of theyr countrey And the Earle of Huntley in the rerewarde welny cut with the battaile on the left side with eight thousande The Irishe archers on a wing The four thousand Irish atchers as a wing to them both last indeede in order and first as they sayd that ranne away The battayle and also the rerewarde were garded likewise with their ordinance according Edwarde Shelley Edward Shelley Lieutenant vnder y e Lorde Grey of his bande of Bulleners was the fyrste that passed ouer the slough The lord Grey himselfe next The Lord Iohn Grey with the Lord Iohn Grey and others in the foremost ranke and so then after two or three rankes of their former bands But badly yet could they make their rase by reason the furrowes lay trauers to their course That notw tstanding and though also they were nothyng likely well to be able thus a front to come within them to doe them hurte as well bycause the Scottishmens pikes were as long or longer thaÌ„ their staues as also for that their horses were all naked withoute bardes whereof though there were right many among them yet not one put on for as muche as at their comming forthe in the morning they looked for nothing lesse than for battayle y t day yet did those worthy Gentlemen the Lord Grey of Wilton the Lord Iohn Grey and master Shelley with the residue so valiantly and strongly gyue the charge vppon them that whether it were by their prowes or power the left side of the enimies that his Lordship did sette vpon though their order remayned vnbroken was yet compelled to sway a good way backe and giue grounde largely and all the residue of them beside to stand much amiâ—â— Beside this as the Englishmen were 〈◊〉 at their enimies they stoode very braue and bragging shaking their pike poyntes crying come Lounds come heere Tikes come heretikes and such lyke rethorike they vsed but though sayth Maister Paten they meant but small humanitie yet shewed they thereby muche ciuilitie both of faire play to warne ere they stroke and of formall order to chide ere they fought The English Captaines that were behynde perceyuing at eye that both by the vneuennesse of the ground by the sturdy order of the enimie and for that their fellowes were so nic straight before them they were not able to any aduauntage to maynteyne this onset did therefore according to the deuise in that poynte appoynted The English horsemen repulsed turne themselues and made a softe retire vp towarde the hill agayne howbeeit to confesse the trueth some of the number that knewe not the prepensed policie of the counsayle in this case made of a sober aduised retire an hastie rashe and vnaduised flight howbeit without Captain or standert and vpon no cause of neede but of a meere vndiscretion and madnes A madnes indeede for first the Scottes were not able to pursue bycause they were footemen and then if they could what hope by flight so farre from home in their enimies lande where was no place of refuge The valiant Lord Grey Edward Shelley little Preston Brampton and Iernyngham Busleners Ratcliffe the lord Fitzwaters brother Sir Iohn Cleres sonne and heire Rawley a gentleman of ryght coÌ„mendable prowes Digges of Kent Ellerker a pencioner Segraue Of the duke of Somersets band Stanley Woodhouse Coonisbye Horgil Norris Gentlemen slaine Denys Arthure and Atkinson with other in the foreranke not beeing able in this earneste assault both to tende to theyr fyght afore and to the retire behynde the Scottes agayne well considering hereby how weake they remained caught courage a freshe ran sharply forward vpon them and without any mercy flewe the most part of them that abode furthest in prease a .vj. moe of Bulleyners and other then before are named in all to the number of xxvi and most part Gentlemen My lord Grey yet my L. Iohn Grey lykewyse my L. Edw. Seimer as som egrace was returned agayne but neyther all in safetie nor withoute euidente markes they had bin there for the L. Grey w t a pike through the mouth was rased a long from the tippe of the tong The Lord Gray huâ—â— and thrust that way very daungerously more than two inches within the necke and the other two had their horses vnder them with swordes sore wounded Like as also a little before this onset sir Thomas Marcy vppon his approche to the enimies was stryken glaunsing wise on the ryght side with a bullet of one of their field peeces and thereby hys bodye bruysed with the bowing in of his armour hys sworde â—â—tes broken and the forefinger of hys right hande beaten flat Euen so vpon the parting of this fray was sir Arthur Datcy slasht at with swordes and so hurt vpon the wedding finger of his right hande also as it was counted for the fyrst parte of curing to haue it quyte cutte away About the same tyme certaine of the Scottes ranne out hastily to the Kings Standard of the horsemen the which sir Andrewe Flammocke bare and laying fast hold vpon the staffe thereof â—… Andrew â—…mmocke cryed a king a king That if both his strength his heart and his horse had not beene good and herewith somewhat ayded at this pinche by sir Raufe Coppinger a Pentioner both he had beene slaine and the Standart lost which the Scottes neuerthelesse held so fast that they brake and bare away the nether ende of the staffe to the barrell and intended so muche to the gayne of the standart that sir Andrew as hâ—…p was scaped hâ—…nâ—… all safe and else without hurt â—â— Lorde â—…anes At this businesse also my Lorde Fitzwaters now Earle of Suffex and Lorde Chamberlaine to the Queenes maiestie Captaine there of a number of Demilaunces was vnhorst but soone mounted againe scaped yet in greate daunger and his horse all bewen Hereat further were Caluerley the Standert bearer of the menne at armes â—…erlâ—…y and â—â—â—t Paston and Clement Paston a Pencioner thrust eche of them into the legge with Pykes Don Philip a Spaniarde and Don Philip a Spaniard into the knee diuerse other mayned and hurt and many horses sore wounded beside â—…eyâ—…cing of 〈◊〉 English â—â—gard By this time had the English forwarde accordingly gotten the full vauntage of the hilles side and in respect of theyr marche stoode sideling towarde the enimie who neuerthelesse were not able in all partes to stande full square in array by reason that at the west ende of theÌ„ vpon their right hande and towarde the enimie there was a square plot enclosed with Turfe as their maner of fencing in those partes as well as in dyuerse other is one corner wherof did let the square of the same array â—â— battaile The battaile in good order next them but so as in continuance of array the former part thereof stoode vpon the hilles side the
.xxiij. of September they dislodged and went that morning to Rockesbourgh encamping in a great fallow fielde betwixt Rockesbourgh and Kelsey standing Eastwarde a quarter of a myle off Here at Rockesbourgh they beganne to buylde a Forte wythin the compasse of an olde ruynous Castell the plot and site whereof standeth naturally very strong â—…tion Rockesbourgh vpon a hyll East and West of an eight score in length and three score in breadth drawing to a narownesse at the East ende the whole ground whereof the olde walles did yet enuiron Besyde the height and hardnesse to come to it is strongly fenced on either side with the course of two greate Ryuers Tyuet on the Northe and Twede on the South both which ioyning somewhat nie togyther at the West ende of it Tyuet by a large compasse aboute the fieldes in the which the Campe lay at Kelsey 〈◊〉 is still into this Tweede whiche with greate deapth and swiftnesse runneth from thence Eastwarde into the Sea at Berwicke Ouer this betwyxte Kelsey and Rockesbourgh hath there bin a great stone Bridge with Arches the which the Scots in tymes paste haue all to broken bycause the Englishe menne shoulde not that waye come to them Soone after the Lorde Protectours suruey of the plotte The determination in what sort Rockesburgh should be fortified and determination to doe as muche in deed for making it defensible as shortnesse of the tyme and season of the yeare coulde suffer which was that one great trench of twentie foot brode with deapth according and a Wall of like depth breadth and height shoulde bee made a Crosse wythin the Castell from the one syde Wall to the other and a fortie score from the West ende and that a lyke Trenche and Wall shoulde likewise bee caste a trauerse within aboute a coytes cast from the East ende and hereto that the Castell walles on either syde where need was should bee mended with Turfe and made wyth loupes as well for shooting directly forwarde as for flanking at hande the woorke of whiche deuise dyd make that besyde the sauegard of these Trenches and Walles the Keepers shoulde also be much defended from the enimies force by both the ende Walles of the Castell the Pioners were sette a woorke and diligently applyed in the same The Larde of Scsseforth and manye other Lards and Gentlemen of Tiuidall the Mers hauing come coÌ„muned wyth the L. Protector and the Counsayle made an assuraunce or as it were a truce for that daye tyll the nexte daye at nyght and on the next day Scottes that came to the kings obeysance whyle the assurance lasted these Lordes and Gentlemen beeing the â—â—â—efest in the whole Mers and Tiuidale came in agayne whome the Dukes Grace wyth wisedome and policie wythoute bloudshedde did winne then vnto the kings obedience for the whiche they did willingly then receyue an othe whose names in part ensue Lardes The Larde of Scsseforth The Larde of Fernyhurst The Larde of Greenhead The Larde of Hunthill The Larde of Hundley The Larde of Markeston by Merside The Larde of Boniedworth The Larde of Ormeston The Lard of Mallestaine The Lard of Warmesey The Lard of Lynton The Lard of Egerston The Lard of Marton The Lard of Moâ—â—e The Lard of Reddell The Lard of Reamerside Gentlemen George Trombull Iohn Hullyburton Robert Car of Greyden Adam Kyrton Andrew Kyrton Andrew Meyther Sander Spur of Erleston Marke Car of Littleden George Car of Faldenside Alexander Makdowell Charles Rotherford Thomas Car of the yere Iohn Car of Meynthorn Walter Hollyburton Richard Hanganside Andrew Car. Iames Dowglas of Cauers Iames Car of Mersington George Hoppringle William Ormeston of Endmerden Iohn Grimstow Many mothere were beside but ouerpassed by maister Paten for that they remayned in the register with these as he sayth The Duke of Somerset tendred the furtherance of the worke so much The diligence of the Duke of Somerset to further the fortification to Rocksbourgh that he forbare not to lay his owne hande to the Spade and Shouell thereby to encourage others so as there were but fewe of Lordes Knightes and Gentlemen in the field but with Spade Shouel or Mattock did therein their partes The .xxv. of September being Sunday the Scottes beganne to bring vittayle to the campe and were so well entreated and payed for the same that during the time of the English mens abode there they wanted not of the commodities which their countrey could minister A Scottish Herauld The .xxviij. of September a Scottish Herauld accompanyed with certayne French men that were perchaunce more desirous to marke the armye than to witte of theyr welfare came and declared that wythin a seuen nyght after theyr Commissioners to whom safe conduct had bene graunted should come and commune with oure Counsaile at Berwike whose comming the erle of Warwike and sir Raufe Sadler with other the Commissioners appoynted did so long while there abide but what the Scottes ment by breaking promise I cannot say howbeit come they did not and therefore escaped not the iust note of dissimulation howsoeuer else they could colour the matter in their owne excuse The same day after noone the Duke of Somerset adourned with titles of dignitie diuerse Lordes knights and gentlemen Creation the names and promotions of whome maister Paten hath set downe out of the Heraulde booke as foloweth Banerets Sir Raufe Sadler Treasurer Sir Fraunces Brian Captayne of the lyght horsemen Sir Raufe a Vane lieutenant of all the horsmeÌ„ These knights more made Banerets all dignitie aboue a Knight and next to a Baron Knightes The Lorde Gray of Wilton high Marshall The Lorde Edwarde Seymet the Duke of Somersets sonne The Lorde Thomas Howarde The Lorde Waldike a Cleuelander Sir Thomas Dâ—…cres Sir Edwarde Hastings Sir Edmonde Bridges Sir Iohn Thynne Sir Myles Patriche Sir Iohn Câ—…nwey Sir Eyles â—…oâ—…le Sir Raufe Bagnoll Sir Oliuer Laurence Sir Henrie Gates Sir Thomas Chaloner Sir Frances Flemming maister of the ordinaÌ„ce Sir Iohn Greâ—…ham Sir William Skipwith Sir Iohn Buttes Sir George Blaag Sir William Fraunces Sir Fraunces Knolles Sir William Thornburrow Sir George Howarde Sir Iames Wilforde Sir Raufe Coppingen Sir Thomas Wentworth Sir Iohn Meruen Sir Nicholas Straunge Sir Charles Sturton Sir Hugh Askue Sir Francis Salmyn Sir Richarde Tounley Sir Marmaduke Conestable Sir George Audeley Sir Iohn Holcrost Sir Iohn Southworth Sir Thomas Danby Sir Iohn Talbot Sir Rowland Clearke Sir Iohn Horsley Sir Iohn Foxster Sir Christofer Dics Sir Peter Negro Sir 〈◊〉 Vtle Sir Henrie Hussey Sir Iames Goâ—â—ds Brâ—…dander Sir Walter Boâ—…ham Sir Robert Brandâ—â—ng Maior of Newcastell and made knight there at the duke of Somersets returne But nowe that Rockesbourgh was suffeciently made be â—â—sible the which to see it seemed the Duke of Somerset had vowed before hee woulde thence depart his graâ—…e and the counsell did first 〈◊〉 that my Lorde Gray shoulde remaine vpon the borders there as the Kings Lieutenaunt â—â—ken â—â—ce of 〈◊〉
gayâ—â—d built 〈◊〉 voyage and then tooke order for the Fortest that sir Andrew Dudley Captayne of Broughtie â—…ragge had befe with him two hâ—…ndred Souldiours of Harbutters and other and a sufficient number of Pioners for his worâ—…es Sir Edwarde Dudley Captaine of Hume Castell three score Harduttâ—â—s fortye horsemenne and a hundred Pioners Sir Raufe Bulmer Captain of Rockesbourgh three hundred souldiours of Hacbutters and other and two hundred Pioners As things were thus concluded and warning giuen 〈◊〉 night on this Wednesday being Michadmasse euen on the nexte morrowe being Michadmasse day euery 〈◊〉 fell to paeking apace â—…y reâ—â—â—â—…omeâ—â— and gotte them homewardes passing ouer the Twede there with some trouble and daunger also by reason of â—…yne that lately fell before â—… daunger â—…e souldiâ—â— pasâ—…ing â—…er of 〈◊〉 and had â—…aysed the streaâ—…e whiche beeing swyâ—â—â—t of it selfe and the Chaâ—…tell vneueri in the bottâ—â— wyth great sicâ—â—es made the passage combersome so that many as well horsemen as footemen were in no small perill as they passed throught and one or two drowned and many caryageâ—… ouerthrowne and in great hazarde of lossing The Duke of Somerset roade streight to Newcastell and thence homewardes 〈◊〉 Earle of Warwike my Loâ—â—â— Gray and Sir Raufe Sadler with diuerse other roade to Berwike to abide the comming of the Scottish commissioners In the meane tyme of theyr carying there the Erle of Warwike made sixe knightes â—â—ke made Sir Thomas Neuill the Lorde Neuels brother Sir Andrew Corbet Sir Anthonie Strelley Sir Anhurt Manering Sir Richard Verney Sir Iohn Berttuille After that the Earle of Warwike had taryed for the comming of the Scottes the full tearme of the appoyntment which was vntil the fourth of October and perceyued they came not the next day he departed homewardes Here ye haue to vnderstande and that in part of the meane time whilest the Duke of Somerset was in doing of these exploytes in Scotlande as ye haue hearde rehearsed The Earle of Lenox and the Lorde Wharton warden of the West Marches with an armie of fiue thousande men An inuasion made into Scotlande entred Scotlande on that side and first passing two myles after a daye and a nyghtes defence they wanne the Church of Annan Annan church wonne tooke teuentie and two prisoners keepers of the same dâ—…ient the spoyle for cumber of cariage and caused the Churche to bee blowne vp with powder passing thence a .xvj. myles within the lande they wanne the Castell of Mylke the whiche they left furnished wyth munition and â—â—nne The Castell of Milke wonne and so returned But of this ye shall â—…nde â—…ore in the Hystorie of Scotlande by the suffernesse of God where we entreate of the â—â—ings there in this yeare Thus much haue I collected oute of master Patens booke or rather exempliâ—…ted the same not much digressing from his owne wordes except where I haue beene forced to 〈◊〉 his worke in places wishing to haue inserted the whole if the purpose of this volume would haue so permitted as well for the full vnderstanding of euerie particular poynt by hym remembred as also for his pâ—…esant and apt maner of penning the same Whilest the Lorde Protectour out was abroade thus in wereck agaynst the Scottes the Lords of the Counsayle that remayned at home chiefly by the good and diligent caâ—â—ing on and further â—…ner of the the bishoppe of Canterburie and other of the Cleargie tooke order for the aduancement of Religion The Homelles Paraphrase of Erasmus â—â—ing the bookes of Homilyes and the Paraphrase of Erasmus to be set foorth and had in Churches At the comming backe of the Lorde Protectour from his iourney into Scotlande the Citizens of London determined to haue receyued him with great tryumphe but he healing thereof forbid them in any wyse so to doe for sayde hee if any thing hath beene done to the honour of the Realme it was Gods doyng and therefore willed them to giue him the prayse Neuerthelesse the Maior and Aldermen with certayne of the Commoners in theyr Liuereys with theyr Hoodes hearing of his approch to the Citie the eight day of October meete him in Fylnâ—â—â—arie fielde The Lord Protectors retuen where betwixt eche of them by the hande and handed them for theyr good willes The Lord Maior did 〈◊〉 with him till they came to the pounde in Smithfielde where hys grace left them and roade to his house of Sheue that night the next day to the king to Hampton Court The fourth day of Nouember began a Parliament called and holden at Westmynster which continued till the .xxiiij. of December next following and then proroged In thys Parliament all Calleges Chaunteries and free Chapels were gyuen to the king and the Statute of the sixe Articles were repealed wyth dyuerse other tending to the lyke ende Moreouer during this Parliament visiters beeing appoynted to visite in London the sixtenth of Nouember beganne to take downe the Images in Paules Church and shortly after all the Images in euery Churche not onelye through London but also throughoute the whole Realme were pulled downe and defaced 1547 An. reg 2. The Lorde Protector and other of the counsaile considering nowe in what sort they had got footeholde in Scotlande by reason of such Peeces as they had taken and fortified within the realme did deuise for the more suretie of those places which they had alreadie gotte and the better to bring the rest of the Countrey vnto reason to haue some holdes also more within the land and therefore first they caused a fort to be buylded at Lowder Lowdes fortified Sir Hugh Willoughby where sir Hugh Willoughbie was appoynted Captayne with a conuenient garnison of souldiours to keepe it Besyde this it was thought expedient to fortifie the Towne of Hadington wherevpon the Lord Gray Lieutenant of the North partes with sir Thomas Palmer and sir Thomas Holeâ—…oft were appoynted to got thyther wyth a conuenient number of men of warre and Pioners to see that towne fenced with Trenches Rampires and Bulwarkes as shoulde seeme to his Lordshippe necessarie and behouefull who therefore entring into Scotlande the eightenth of Aprill Hadington fortified by the lord Gray passed forth to Hadington where hee beganne to fortifie and there remayned to see the worke brought to some perfection During his abode there diuerse exploytes were bothe valiauntly attempted and luckilye atchieued by hys martiall conduct and politique direction as occasions offered mighte moue him the whiche I woulde gladlye haue sette downe at large if I coulde haue come to y t true vnderstanding thereof but sithe I cannot gette the same in suche full manner as I haue wished that yet whiche I haue learned by true report as I take it I haue thought good to impart to the reader The .xxviij. of May his Lordship wanne the Castell of Yester Yester Castell wonne after he had beaten if right sore with terrible batterie of Canon shotte for the
siluer such short ware as they might conuey away with them a 〈◊〉 wife and children to rest at the mercy of y e Rebels Other hid their goodes in welles priuies other such secret places out of the way The Rebels entring into the houses of suche as were knowen to be welthy men spoiled bare away al that might be 〈◊〉 of any 〈◊〉 But to speake of all the cruell parts which they playd it would be tedious to â—â—presse the same their 〈◊〉 ings were so wicked and outragious The 〈◊〉 state of Norwiches Ther was showting howling and singing amoÌ„g theÌ„ weeping wailing crying out of women children To be short the state of that citie at that presente was most miserable The Maiors deputie kepte himselfe close in his house and mighte beholde al this mischiefe and destruction of the Citie but durst not come abrode nor goe aboute to stay them at leÌ„gth a great multitude of the Rebelles that were come downe from their campe entring by Saint Austines gate came straight to his house and strow to breake open the dores but when they coulde not easily bring theyr purpose to passe that way forthe they began to fyre the house wherevpon for feare to be brent within his owne lodging be set open the dores and in came those vnmanerly guestes tooke him pluckt his gowne beside his backe called him Traytor and threatened to kill him if hee woulde not tell them where the Lord Marques of Northampton had hid himselfe and when he had told them that vndoubtedly hee and all his company were gone they were in a great rage and with terrible noyse and rumbling they fought euery corner of the house for him and taking what they founde they departed but yet many of them afterwards partly pacified for a peece of money and other things which they receiued of the Maior partly reproued for the wrongfull robberies by some that were in credite among them they broughte againe such packes and fardels as they had trussed vp togither and threw them into the shoppes of those houses out of the which they had taken the same before but yet there were dyuers of the Citizens that were spoyled of all that they hadde by those Rebels that entred their houses vnder a colour to seeke for the Marques of Northamptons men Namely the houses of those Citizens that were fled were spoyled and ransacked most miserably for they reputed and called them traytors and enimies to their Kyng and Countrey that thus had forsakeÌ„ their houses dwellings in time of such necessitie yet many of the Citizens bringing forth bred beere and other vittayles vnto the Rebelles to refreshe them with somewhat calmed their furious rage and so escaped their violent hands although no small number were so fleâ—…sed as before ye haue heard that they haue liued the worse for it al the dayes of their life since that time But nowe the Rebels hauing thus gote posesession of the Citie and chased away the kings people they make order to haue the gates kepte hoâ—â—â—ly with watch and warde of the Citizens themselues threatning them with most 〈◊〉 full â—…eath if they â—â—itâ—…ed the same These vnruly persons were so farre stept into all kynde of beastly auerage that when it recined they would kenel vp theÌ„selues in the churches abusing the place appoynted for the seruice and worshipping of the almightie God in most profane and wicked manner and neyther prayer nor yet threates of men or women that aduised them to modestie could take place The Kynges maistie aduertised therefore that there was no way to tame theyr diuelishe and trayterous outrage but by force with the aduise of hys counsell caused a power to be put in a readynesse as well of hys owne subiectes as of straungers namely Lansquenetz whyche were come to serue hys maiestie againste the Scottes But nowe it was thoughte expediente to vse theyr seruice agaynste these Rebelles whose power and desperate boldnesse was so farre encreased that withoute a mayne armye guyded by some generall of greate experience and noble conduct it would be harde and right daungerous to subdue them â—… Earle of â—â—nke apâ—â—â—ed to go 〈◊〉 the â—â—â—lke 〈◊〉 Heerevppon that noble chiefetayne and valiante Earle of Warwike lately before appoynted to haue gone agaynste the Scottes and Frenchmen into Scotlande was called backe and commaunded to take vppon hym the conduction of thys armye agaynste the Norffolke Rebelles for suche was the opinion then conceiued of that honorable Earle for the hyghmanhoode valiante prowes and great experience in all warlike enterprises sufficiently tryed and knowen to rest in him that eyther they must be vanquished and ouercome by hym or by none other Captayne Ketie and hys Rebellious army hauing some aduertisement by rumors spredde of thys preparation and commyng of an armye agaynste them they were not slacke to make themselues strong and readye to abyde all the hazard that fortune of warre myght bryng The Earle of Warwike then after that hys men and prouisions were ready doth sette forward â—…e Earle of to â—…wike to â—â—â—dge and commeth vnto Cambridge wher the Lorde Marques of Northampton and other mette hys Lordshippe Heere also oyuers Citizens of Norwiche came to hym and falling downe vppon theyr knees before hym be sought him to be good Lord vnto them and withall declared theyr miserable state great griefe and sorrowe whiche they had conceyued for the wretched destruction of theyr Countrey besieching hym to haue pitie vppon them and if in suche extremitie of things as had happened vnto their citie they had through feare in ignorance committed any thing 〈◊〉 to their duetifull allegiance that it might please his honor to pardon them these defences in such behalf â—â—â—any thing were amisse on their parts the same came to passe sore against their willes and to there extreame greefe and forrbid The Earle of Warwike tolde them that hee knew indeede in what daunger they had bin among those vnruly ribauldes and as for any offence whiche they had committed he knew not for in leauing their Citie sith matters were growen to suche extremitie they were to be borne with but in one thing they had ouershot themselues for that in the beginning they hadde not sought to represse those tumultes fith if they had put themselues in defence of their Countrey to resist the Rebelles at the first such mischiefes as were now growen myght easily haue bin auoided But neuerthelesse vppon this their humble submission he graunted them all the kings mercifull pardon and commaunding them to prouide themselues of armour and weapon appointed them to march forth with the army wearing certaine laces or ribons about their neckes for a difference that they mighte be knowen from others There were in this army vnder the Erle of Warwike dyuers men of honor and greate worship as Lords knights Esquiers Gentlemen in great numbers First the Lord Marques of Northhampton and sundry of them that had bin with him
mariage sundry times within these few yeres Hare But how say you to this that Wyat you had conference togither sundrye times at Warners house and in other places Throckmor This is a very general charge to haue conferēce but why was it not as lawful for me to cōferre with Wiat as with you or any other mā I then knew no more by Wyat than by any other to proue to talke with Wyat was lawful and indifferent the last day that I did talke with Wyat I sawe my Lord of Arondel with other noble men and Gentlemen talke with him familiarly in the chamber of presence Hare But they did not conspire nor talke of any stur against the Spanyards as you did pretend and meante it againste the Q. for you Croftes Rogers Warner did oftentimes deuise in Warners house aboute youre trayterous purposes or else what did you so often there Throckmor I confesse I did mislike the Queenes marriage with Spaine and also y e cōming of y e Spanyards hither and then me thought I had reason to doe so for I did learne the reasons of my misliking of you M. Hare M. Southwell others in the Parliament house there I did see y e whole consent of y e realm against it and I a hearer but no speaker did learne my misliking of those matters confirmed by many sundry reasons amōgst you but as concerning any stucre or vprore against the Spanyards I neuer made any neyther procured any to be made and for my much resort to M. Warners house it was not to conferre with M. Wyat but to shew my friendship to my very good L. the Marques of Northampton who was lodged ther whē he was inlarged Stanford Did not you Throckmor tell Winter that Wyat had changed his mind for y e taking of the Tower whereby it appeared euidently that you knew of his doings Throckmor Truely I did not tell him so but I care not greately to giue you that weapon to play you withal now let vs see what you can make of it Stanford Yea sir that proueth that you were priuie to Wiats mind in al his deuises and treasons and that there was sending betwixt you and Wyat from time to time Throckmor What M. sergeant doth this proue againste me that I knew Wyat did repent him of an euil deuised enterprise is it to know Wiats repētance sinne no it is but a venial sinne if it be any it is not deadly But where is the messenger or message y t Wyat sente to me touching his alteration yet it was lawfull ynough for me to heare from Wyat at that time as frō any other man for any acte that I knew he had done 〈◊〉 And it may please you my Lordes and you my maisters of the Iurie to proue that Throkmertō is a principall doer in this Rebelliō there is yet many other things to be declared amōgst other there is Croftes cōfessiō who sayeth y t he and you and your accōplices did manye times deuise aboutes the whole matters and hee made you priuie to all his determinations and you shewed him that you woulde goe into the West Countrey with the Earle of Deuon to Sir Peter Caroe accompanyed with others Throckmor M. Croftes is yet liuing and is here this day how hapneth it he is not broughte face to face to to iustifie this matter neither hath bin of al this time wil you knowe y t trueth either he sayd not so or he wil not abide by it but honestly hath reformed himself And as for knowing his deuises I was so well aquainted with them that I can name none of them nor you neyther as matter knowen to mee 〈…〉 ey But why did you aduise Winter to land my Lord priuie seale in the West Countrey Throckmor He y t told you that my mind was to land him there doth partly tel you a reason why I said so if you would remēber as well the one as y e other but bycause you are so forgetfull I will recite wherefore In communicatiō betwixt Winter me as he declared to me y t the Spanyards prouided to bring their Prince hither so the Frenchmen prepared to interrupte his arriuall for they began to ariue to the sea and had already certain Shippes on the West cost as he heard vnto whome I saide that peraduenture not onely the Queenes shippes vnder his charge mighte bee in ieoperdy but also my Lorde priuie seale and all hys trayne the Frenchmen beeing wel prepared to meete with them and therefore for all euents it were good you should put my said Lord in the West Countrey in case you espie any ieoperdie but what doth this proue to y e treasons if I were not able to giue conuenient reasons to my talke Stanford Mary sir now commeth the proofes of youre treasons you shal heare what Cutbert Vaughhan sayth against you Then sergeant Stanford did reade Vaughhans cōfessiō tēding to this effect Vaughans confessiō was redde by Stāforde That Vaughhan cōming out of Kēt met with Throckmor at M. Warners house who after he had don cōmendatiōs from Wyat to him desired to know wher Crofts was Throckmor answered either at Arundel house wher he lodgeth or in Poules Then Vaughan desired to knowe how thyngs went at London saying M. Wyat and wee of Kent do much mislike y e mariage with Spaine the comming of the Spanyardes for diuers respectes howbeit if other countries mislike thē as Kēt doth they shall be but hardly welcome so they parted Shortly after Throckmor met w t Vaughhan in Powles vnto whome Throckmor declared with sundry circumstances that y t Westerne men were in readinesse to come forwards that sir Peter Caroe had sent vnto him euen now that he had in order a good hand of horsemen an other of footemen then Vaughhan demanded what the Erle of Deuon woulde doe Throckmor answered he will marre all for he wil not goe hence yet sir Peter Caroe wold mete him with a band both of horsemen footemē by the way at Andeuer for his safegard and also he should haue bin well accompanyed from hence with other Gentlemē yet all this wyl not moue him to departe hence Moreouer the sayde erle hath as is said discouered al y e whole matter to the Chancellor or else it is comen out by his Taylor aboute the trimming of a shirte of maile the making of a cloke At another time Vaughan saith Throckmor shewed him that he had sente a post to Sir Peter Caroe to come forwarde with as muche speede as might be to bring his force with him And also Throckmor aduised Vaughan to will M. Wiat come forward with his power for nowe was the time in asmuch as the Londoners would take his part if the matter were presented to thē Vaughan said also that Throckmor and Warner should haue ridden with the said Erle Westward Moreouer the said Vaughā deposed that Throckmor shewed him in
talke of the Erle of Pembroke y t the saide Earle woulde not fight against them though hee woulde not take their partes Also Vaughan said that Throckmor shewed hym y t he would ride downe into Barkeshire to sir Frācis Englefieldes house there to meete his eldest brother to moue him to take his part And thys was y e summe of Cutbert Vaughans cōfession Stanford How say you doth not heere appeare euident matter to proue you a principall who not onely gaue order to sir Peter Carde his adherēts for their rebellious actes in the West Countrey but also procured Wyat to make his Rebellion appointing him the others also when they should attempt their enterprise how they should order their doings from time to time Besides all this euident matter you were specially appoynted to goe away with the Earle of Deuon as one that would direct all things and giue order to al mē and therefore Throckmor since this matter is so manifest and the euidence so apparant I would aduise you to cōfesse your fault and submit your selfe to the Queenes mercy Bromley Howe say you will you confesse the matter and it will be best for you Throckmor No I wil neuer accuse my selfe vniustly but in asmuche as I am come hither to bee tryed I pray you let me haue the law fauourably Attourney Is it apparant that you lay at London as a factor to giue intelligence as well to them in the West as to Wyat in Kent Throckmor How proue you that or who doth accuse mee but this condemned man Attourney Why will you denie this matter you shall haue Vaughan iustifie his whole confession here before your face Throckmor It shal not need I know his vnshame fastnes he hath aduowed some of this vntrue talk before this time to my face it is not otherwise like considering y e price but he will do y e same again Attourney My L. and maisters you shall haue Vaughhan to iustifie this heere before you all and confirme it with a booke oth Throckmor He that hath said and lyed will not being in this case sticke to sweare and lie Then was Cutbert Vaughan brought into the open Court Sendall How say you Cutbert Vaughan is this your owne confession and wil you abide by all that is here written Vaughan Let me see it and I will tell you Then his confession was shewed him Attourney Bycause you of y e Iury the better may credite him I pray you my lords let Vaghā be sworne Then was Vaughan sworne on a booke to say nothing but the trueth Vaughan It may please you my lords and maisters I could haue bin well content to haue chose seauen yeres imprisonment though I had bin a free mā in y e law rather than I would this day haue gyuen euidence against sir Nicholas Throckmor vnto whome I beare no displeasure but sithence I must needes confesse my knowledge I must confesse al y e is there written is true how say you M. Throck was there any displeasure betwene you me to moue me to say aught against you Throckmor No y t I know how say you Vaughan what acquaintance was there betwene you and me what letters of credit or token did you bring me frō Wiat or any other to moue me to trust you Vaughan As for aquaintance I knew you as I did other Gentlemen as for letters I broughte you none other but cōmendatiōs frō M. Wiat as I did to diuers other of his acquaintāce at Lōdon Throckmor You might as well forge the cōmendatiōs as the rest but if you haue done with Vaughā my lords I pray you giue mee leaue to aunsweare Bromley Speake and be short Throckmor I speake generally to all y e be heere present but specially to you of my Iury touching y e credit of Vaughās depositions against me a condemned man after to the matter note I pray you the circumstāces as somewhat material to induce y e better First I pray you remēber y e smal familiaritie betwixt Vaughan me as be hathe auowed before you And moreouer to procure credite at my hād brought neither letter nor token frō Wiat nor frō any other to me which he also hath confessed here and I will suppose Vaughā to be in as good condition as any other mā here that is to say an vncōdemned man yet I referre it to your good iudgement whether it were lyke y t I knowing onely Vaughans person from an other mā hauing none other acquaintance w t him would so frankly discouer my mind to him in so dangerous a matter How like I say is this whē diuers of these Gentlemen now in captiuitie being my very familiars coulde not depose any such matter against me and neuertheles vppon their examinations haue saide what they could And though I be no wise man I am not so rash to vtter to an vnknowē man for I may call him in comparison a matter so dangerous for me to speake him to heare but bycause my trueth his falsehood shall the better appeare vnto you I will declare his inconstancy in vttering this his euidence and for my better credite it may please you M. Southwell I take you to witnes whē Vaughan first iustified this his vniust accusation against me before the L. Paget the L. Chamberlaine you M. Southwell others he referred the confirmatiō of this his surmised matter to a letter sent frō him to sir Tho. Wyat which letter doth neither appeare nor any testimonie of the said M. Wyat against mee touching the matter for I doubte not sir Tho. Wyat hath bin examined of me and hathe sayde what he could directly or indirectly Also Vaughā saith y e yong Edw. Wyat could confirme thys matter as one y t knewe this pretended discourse betwixt Vaughā and me and thervpon I made sute y t Edw. Wiat might either be brought face to face to me or otherwise be examined Southwell M. Thockmor you mistake your matter for Vaughan said y e Edw. Wyat did know some part of the matter and also was priuie of y e letter that Vaughan sent sir Tho. Wyat. Throckmor Yea sir that was Vaughans last shift when I charged him before y e master of y e horse you w t his former allegatiōs touching his witnes whom when hee espyed woulde not doe so lewdly as hee thought then he vsed this alteration but where is Edw. Wiats depositiōs of any thing against me now it appeareth neither his firste nor his last tale to be true For you knowe M. Bridges so doth my L. your brother that I desired twice or thrice Ed. Wiat shuld be examined I am sure most assured he hathe bin willed to say what he could here is nothing deposed by him against me eyther touching any letter or other conference or where is Vaughās letter sent by sir Tho. Wyat cōcerning my talke But now I will speake of Vaughans present
gather togither such numbers of men as they could The .xv. day the Erles parted of Northumberland to Richmond then to Northallerton and so to Borowbridge of Westmerland to Ripon and after to Borowbridge where they both met againe An. Reg .12 On the .xviij. day they went to Wetherby and there taryed three or foure dayes and vpon Clifford Moore The number of Rebels nigh vnto Bramham moore they mustered themselues at which time they were about two thousande horsmen and fiue thousand footmen which was the greatest number that euer they were From whence they intended to haue marched towarde Yorke but theyr myndes being sodainly altered they returned Bernardâ—… Castel besieged The .xxiij. of Nouember they besieged Bernardes Castell which Castell was valiantly defended by sir George Bowes and Robert Bowes his brother the space of .xj. dayes and then deliuered with composition to depart with armor munition bag and baggage In which time the Queenes Maiestie caused the sayde Erles of Northumberland and Westmerland to be proclaymed traytors The Earles proclaymed traytours with all their adherents and fauourers the .xxiiij. of Nouember The Lorde Scrope warden of the West Marches calling vnto him the Earle of Cumberlande and other Gentlemen of the Countrey kept the Citie of Carleil The Earle of Sussex the Queenes Lieutenant generall in the North The Earle of Suslex went agaynst the Rebels published there the like Proclamations in effect as had beene published by hir Maiestie agaynst the sayd rebels and also sent out to all suche gentlemen as hee knewe to be hir Maiesties louing subiects vnder his rule who came vnto him with such number of theyr friends as he was able in fiue dayes to make aboue fiue thousand horsemen and footemen and so being accompanied with the Earle of Rutland his Lieutenant the Lorde Hunsdon general of the horsmen sir Raufe Sadler Treasorer the Lord William Eures that was after appoynted to lead the rerewarde and dyuerse other that with theyr tenants and seruants were come to him remayning as then within the Citie of Yorke He set forward from thence the fift of December being Sunday and marched with his power which he had thus got togither towards the enimies Sir George Bowes hauing surreÌ„dred Bernards Castell as before ye haue heard met the Erle of Sussex thus marching forward with his armie at Sisay from whence they kept forward to Northallerton and resting two nights there they marched on to Croftbridge then to Akle and so to Durham and after to Newcastell and the .xx. of December they came to Hexam from whence the Rebels were gone the night before to Naworth where they counsayled with Edwarde Dakers concerning theyr owne weaknesse and also howe they were not onely pursued by the Erle of Sussex and other with him hauing a power with them of seuen thousand men being almost at theyr heeles but also by the Earle of Warwike and the Lorde Clynton high Admyrall of Englande wyth a farre greater armie of .xij. thousande men raysed by the Queenes Maiesties Commissions out of the South and middle parties of the realme In which armie beside the Erle of Warwike The Earle of Warwike and the Lord Admirall ClintoÌ„ sent agaynst the rebels Lorde Admirall chiefe gouernours in the same there was also Walter Deuereux Vicounte Hereforde high Marshall of the field wyth the Lord Willoughbie of Parrham Master Charles Howarde nowe Lorde Howarde of Effingham generall of the horsmen vnder the Erle of Warwike yong Henrie Knolles eldest sonne to sir Frauncis Knolles his Lieutenant Edw. Horsey Captaine of the Isle of Wight wyth fiue hundred Harquebusiers out of the same I le and captaine Leighton with other fiue C. Harquebusiers Londoners and many other worthie gentlemen and valiant captaines The comming forward of these forces caused the rebels so much to quaile in courage that they durst not abyde to trie the matter with dint of sworde For whereas the Erle of Warwike and the Lord Admyrall being aduaunced forwarde to Darington ment the next day to haue sent Robert Glouer then Portculeys and now Somerset Herault who in this iourney attended on the Lorde Admyrall as Norrey king of Armes did vpon the Earle of Warwike vnto the rebels vpon such message as for the time state of things was thought conuenient The same night aduertisements came from the Erle of Suffer vnto the Erle of Warwik and to y e Lorde Admirall that therâ—…o Earles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande were sledde as the truth was they were indeede firste from Durham whether the saide Glouer should haue bene sent vnto them and now vpon the Erle of Sussex his comming vnto Erham The Barles of the chumber â—…i Weit husband she â—…n Scotland they shrank quite awaye and fled into Scotlande without bidding their companie farewel The Earle of Warwike and hys power marched on to Durham But the Earle of Sussex pursuyng those other Rebelles that had not meane to flie out of the Realme apprehended no small number of them at his pleasure withoute finding anye resystance among them at al. The fourth and fifth of Ianuarie did suffer at Durham to the number of .lxvj. Conestables and other 1569. â—…ls execuâ—… DurhaÌ„ amongst whom the Alderman of the towne and a Prieste called parson Plomtree were the most notable TheÌ„ Sir George Bowes bring made Marshall finding many to be fautors in the foresaid rebellion did set them executed in diuerse places of the Countrey The .xxi. of Ianuarie a Prentise of London was hanged on a Gibbet at the north end of Finke lane in London to there sample of other for that hee the .xiij. of December had steyken his maister with a knife 〈◊〉 of the dyed 1570. â—…nard Daâ—…retelleth About the latter ende of Ianuarie Lenarde Dacres of Harle say began to rebel in Cumberberland and vpon a sodaine â—…ased vpon diuerse houses belonging to his nephew the L. Dacres then in possession of the D. of Norffolk raised a power of his pretended tenaunts and frends to the number of 2000. The L. Honâ—…stoâ—… a poinâ—… to take him footemen and 1600. horse of whose attemptes the Queenes maiestie being aduertised directed hir letters to the lord Hunnesdon Lord gouernour of Barwike and Lord WardeÌ„ of the east Marches fore aneinst Scotland coÌ„manding him to apprehend y e said Leonarde Dacres where vppon he taking with him three hundred souldiers of Barwike and Sir Iohn Forster Lord WardeÌ„ of the middle Marches with sixe hundred horsemen of Northumberlande and two hundred horse of Yorkshire men set foreward and comming to Hexam the xvi â—… of February rested there that night and y e daye following being Sunday and the nexte night he marched forwarde towards Naworth Castel where Leonarde Dacres being within toked to haue bin besieged but perceiuing that y e Lorde Honnesoon toke an other course in passing by the Castel towards Cartile he sent presently xv hundred footemen a sixe hundred horsemen to stoppe his passage ouer
Cunidagâ—…us with an armie 21.13 Margan with his armie discomfited and slayn 21.24 Maesbell battaile fought against the Saxons 122.94 Mariguane Charles ambassadour from the French king 1436 55. Martinus Lieutenant of Britaine defendeth the innocencie of the Britaines against Paulus the Notarie 94.77 Martinus the LieutenaÌ„t slayeth himselfe 95.11 Maximianus beginneth hys reigne ouer Britayne 95.34 Maximianus cousin to the Emperour Constantinus sent for into Britayne from Rome 93.27 Maximianus commeth into Britayne and marryeth Octauius daughter 93.53 Maserfield field fought by the Mercians agaynst the Northumbers 170.7 Maximinianus goeth about to depose his sonne Mareutius and to take himselfe the Empire vpon him 91.11 Maximinianus fleeth vnto Constantinus into Fraunce 91.30 Maximinianus practiseth CoÌ„stantinus destruction 91.23 Maximinianus fleeth from Constantinus vnto Marsiles 91.42 Maximinianus strangled to death 91.46 Maximinus Lieutenant in Britaine vnder Constantinus 92.53 Maurice sonne to Conan Meridock sent to Rome for Maximianus 93.37 Maude Empresse disherited for marrying out of the Realme 365.55 Malcolme Camoir established in the Crowne of Scotland 275.61 Marshal Richard dyeth of a fall from his horse 701.5 Manlius younger brother to Mempricius rebelleth 17.72 Manlius slaine 17.76 Malcolme commeth into England to see King William Rufus 324.53 Malcolme inuadeth England with aâ—… armie 324.63 Malcolme slaine 324.67 Marcharus or Malcherus sonne to Earle Algar made Earle of Northumberland 279 25. Marcharus and Edwyn discomfited by the Norwegians neere to Yorke 284.65 Marcharus submitteth himselfe to King William 291.59 Malus Catulus Roger Vice chauncellour drowned 522.111 Mat. Westm reproued of errour 323.9 Maude wyfe to King William crowned Queene of England 299.18 Margaret Countesse of Salisbury attainted 1570.50 Marshâ—…ll William buryed in the new Temple Church at London 617.23 Mascutius an Archpirate sweareth to be true to King Edgar 231.78 I le of Man conquered 923.10 a. Malgo Nephue to Aurelius Canonus beginneth to raigne ouer Britaine 141.69 Malgo renoumed for beautie and courage 141.74 Malgo dyeth 140.90 Malgo defyled with incest and Sodomitrie 141.84 Maglocunus looke Malgo. Matt. Westin cyted 143.23 and. 153.17 and. 180.78 and. 192.95 and. 213.62 Malesert Castle taken 433.31 Malorie Aukctille 435.21 Malcolme King of Scottes doeth homage to king William of Englande for the Realme of Scotland 307.61 and. 322.53 Malelot 1038.7 b. Marleswyn fleeth into Scotland 298.64 Marshal William Earle of Pembroke dyeth 638.3 Margaret y e Scottish Queene fleeth into England with her newe husband the Earle of Angus 1498.40 returneth into Scotland 1503.30 Maydes drowned or slayne as they were sayling into lytle Britaine 95.104 Mare Tyrrhenum taken for Pyreticum 13.44 London Maior keepeth no feast at the Guild Hal. 1870.21 and. 1872.34 Magdalen a Priest like to king Richard the secoÌ„d pa. 1126. col 1. lin 36. counterfeited to be K. Richard pag. 1127. col 1. lin 19. fleeyng into Scotlandâ—… was taken and brought to the Towre of London pag. 1129. col 1. lin 24. beheaded at London pag. ibidem col ibidem lin 30. Margaret daughter to Henry the seuenth affâ—…ed to Iames the fourth king of Scotland 1456.38 is maryed to the king of Scots 1458.24 Martia wyfe to Guintolinus 28.99 Martia gouerneth Britayne in her sonnes nonage 29.23 Martian lawes first deuised 29.31 Mary daughter to Henry the seuenth promised to Charles king of Castill 1461.10 Maruey Henry knight Vice Chamberlaine made Lorde priuie seale and Lord Maruey 1524.15 Margaret daughter vnto Margaret the Scottishe Queene borne 1498. Matthew Cardinall of Sion Ambassadour from the Emperour 1499.51 Mandubracius sonne to Imanuentius fleeth to Cesar for succour 42.59 Margaret daughter to the French king affianced to Henry sonne to king Henrye the second 398.21 399.71 Marion Henry Counsellour to Prince Arthur 1456.56 Manswetus the Popes Nuncio sent to Henry the thyrde 750.18 Marueilous tempest of wynde on Christmas euen 199.61 Marishe William conspireth the kings death 654.46 Maior and Aldermen of London sworne to be true to king Henry the thyrde 761.58 Marshal William made Erle of Chepstow 475.51 Madoc of Wales taken prisoner 811.57 b. Marble stone brought out of Scotland 822.51 a. Magna Carta confirmed 830.50 a 834.30 b. Maximilian the Emperour elected knight of the Garter 1837.40 Magna Carta confirmed 914.35 b. Manus Citie and Castle taken and throwen downe 543.58 Marlbrough Castle rased by the friendes of king Henrie the third 611.67 Mathew Gourney pag. 1124 col 2. lin 55. Maior of London imprisoned 1081.50 a. Manner of fasting in the olde tyme. 175.7 Maldon battayle fought by the Danes against the Englishmen 238.54 Marshal William created Erle of Striguile and girded with the Swoorde of the same 545.37 Maluoylim Castle builded 326.13 Marchants sustayne great losses 1872.51 Machaire Castle in Fraunce wonne 627.10 Marke Castle betrayed and recouered agayne 1008.2 b. Earle Marshall giueth his inheritance to the king 839.39 a. Eustace Marwell reuolteth 901.13 a. Marius erecteth a stone in token of victorie ouer the Picts 67.73 Marius dyeth and is buried at Caerleil 68.10 Malcolne king of Cumberland sweareth to be true to king Edgar 231.78 Maundeuile Geffray 377.42 Marriage of Priestes absolutely forbidden in England 340.43 Marchenelaghe 29.38 Earle Marshal aydeth the Queene 877.55 b. Maunt taken by the English pag. 1198. col 2. lin 10. Marmion Robert slaine 380.60 Margerie Iordaine witch pa. 1268. co 2. lin 1.9 William Marques of Gulike made Earle 903.50 a. Manâ—…el Iohn Person of Maydstone 660.84 Mategriffon Castle in Sicile buylded by king Richard the first 489.17 Maior and AldermeÌ„ of London made knights 1033.16 a. Matt. Westmin cited 131.59 and. 140.54 Marie Countesse of Perch drowned by shipwracke 357 107. Maundeuile William Earle of Albemarke dyeth 480.44 Mansell Iohn Chaplein to Henrie the thyrd feasteth two kings and two Queenes 743.32 Mary daughter to Henry the seuenth married to Lewes the French king 1495.37 is crowned Queene of Fraunce 1496.29 married to Charles Duke of Suffolke 1497.58 and. 7. Manleon Sauary Lâ—â—utenant in Guyeâ—…ne 619.47 Malmesburie Castle besieged and deliuered 386 65. Marchaâ—…us released out of prison 315.17 Maude the Queene wife to king William dyeth 315.92 Marriage concluded betwixt the Prince of Rothsâ—…y and the Duke of Suffolkes daughter pag. 1407. col 1. lin 3. Marcell or Marcell William taken and kept prisoner in Wallingfoord Castle 380.8 Madan sonne to Lâ—â—â—â—us vndertaketh the gouernment of Britaine 17.52 Madan deuoured by wylde beastes 17.57 Madan Caister or Dancaster builded by Madan 17.60 Mariage concluded to be had betweene the French kings sonne and king Iohns neece 548.27 Maus deliuered to the English pag. 1225. col 2. lin 21. lost by the English pag. 1238. col 1. lin 40. agayne recouered by the English pag. 1238. col 2. lin 40. Maximianus persecuteth the Christians 95.42 Maximianus proclaimed Emperour in Britayne 95.60 Maximianus goeth ouer into Fraunce with an armie 95. Maximilian Duke of Burgoin imprisoned by the Citizens of Bruges 1435.4 subdueth the Rebels 1438.20 defrauded of the heyre of Britayne 1439.4 Maglanus Duke of Albania marrieth Regan