conquerour supposed not his conquest perfite tyll he had lykewyse subdued y e Scots wherfore to bring the Scottes to iust obeysaunce after hys Coronation as heire testamentary to Edward the Coâ—…fessour he entred Scotland where after a litle resistance made by the Scottes the sayde Malcolme then their king did homage to hym at Abirâ—…ethy in Scotlande for the kingdome of Scotlande as to hys superiour also by means of conquest Willyam surnamed Wiâ—…us sonne of thys William called the conquerour succéeded next to the crowne of England to whom the sayde Malcolme king of Scottes dyd like homage for the kingdom of Scotland But afterwarde he rebelled and was by this William Rufus slayne in the fielde where vpon the Scottishmen dyd chose one Donald or Dunwal to be theyr kyng But this WilliaÌ„ Rufus deposed hym and created Dunkane sonne of Malcolme to be theyr king who dyd like homage to him finally this DuncaÌ„ was slayne by the Scottes Dunwall restored who once agayne by this Wylliam Rufus was deposed and Edgar sonne of Malcolme brother to the last Malcolme was by him made theyr king who dyd lyke homage for Scotlande to this William Rufus Henry called Beauclerke the son of William called the conquerour after the death of his brother William Rufus succéeded to the crowne of England to whome the same Edgar kyng of Scottes dyd homage for Scotland This Henry Beauclerke married Mawde the daughter of Malcolme king of Scottes and by hir had issue Mawde afterwarde empresse Alexandre the sonne of Malcolme brother to this Mawde was next king of Scottes he dyd lyke homage for the kingdome of Scotlande to this Henry the first Mawde called the empresse daughter and heire to this Henry Beauclerke and Mawde hys wyfe receiued homage of Dauid brother to hir and to this Alexandre next king of Scottes before all the temporall men of Englande for the kyngdome of Scotlande Thys Mawde the empresse gaue vnto Dauid in the marriage Mawd the daughter and heire of Voldosius earle of Huntingdon Northumberlande And herein their euasion appeareth by which they allege that their kinges homages were made for the earledome of Huntingdon for this Dauid was y e first that of their kinges was Earle of Huntingdon which was since all the homages of their kinges before recited and at the time of thys marryage and long after the sayde Alexander his brother was king of Scots doing the homage aforesayde to Henry Bewclerke In the yeare of our Lorde 1136. and firste yeare of the reigne of king Stephen the said Dauid king of Scottes being required to doe his homage refused it for as much as he had done homage to Mawde the empresse before tyme notwithstanding the sonne of the sayde Dauid dyd homage to king Stephane Henry called Fitz emprice the son of Mawd the emprice daughter of Mawde daughter of Malcolme king of Scottes was next king of England He receyued homage for Scotland of Malcolme sonne of Henry sonne of the sayd Dauyd their last king which Malcolme after thys homage attended vpon the same kyng Henry in his warres agaynst Lewys then king of Fraunce whereby appeareth that their Frenche league was neuer renued after the last diuisioÌ„ of their countrey by Osbright king of Englande But after these warres finished with the Frenche king this Malcolme being againe in Scotlande rebelled wherevppon king Henry immediatelye seized Huntingdon and Northumberland into hys owne hâ—â—â—es by 〈…〉 made warres vpon him in Scotland 〈◊〉 which the same Malcolme dyed without 〈◊〉 of hys bodie William brother of thys Malcolme 〈◊〉 next kyng of Scottes he wyth all the nobled of Scotland which could not be now for 〈◊〉 earledome did homage to the sonne of thys king Henry the second wyth a reseruatâ—â—â— of the duetie to king Henry the seconde hys father also the earledome of Huntingdâ—â— was as ye haue hearde before thys forfaited by Malcolme his brother and neuer after râ—…stored to the crowne of Scotlande Thys William king of Scottes did afterwarde attend vpon the same king Henry the seconde in his warres in Normandie againâ—â— the Frenche kyng notwithstanding theyr Frenche league and then dyd him homage for Scotlande and thereupon was licensed to depart home in Scotlande where immediately he mooued cruell warre in Northumberlande against the same king Henry being yet in Normandy But God tooke the defence of king Henries parte and deliuered the same William kyng of Scottes into the handes of a fewe Englishmen who brought him prisoner to kyng Henry into Normandie in the tenth yeare of hys reigne But at the last at the suite of Dauid his brother Richarde Bishop of s Andrewes and other Bishoppes and Lordes he was put to this fine for the amendement of his trespasse to paye tenne thousande pounde sterling and to surrender all hys lytle of the earledome of HuntingdoÌ„ Cumberland and Northumberland into the handes of thys kyng Henry which he did in all thinges accordingly sealing hys charters therof with the great seale of Scotlande and signettes of hys nobilitie where in it was also comprised that hée and his successours should hold the realme of Scotland of the king of Englande and his successours for euer And herevpon he once again dyd homage to the same king Henry which nowe coulde not be for the earledome of Huntingdon the ryght wherof was alrealdie by hym surreÌ„dred And for the better assuraÌ„ce of this faith also the strengthes of Berwick Edenbrough Roxbrough and Striueling were deliuered into the handes of our king Henry of Englande which their owne writers confesse but Hector Boetius saieth that this trespasse was amended by fine of twentie thousande poundes sterling that the earledome of Huntingdon Cumberland and Northumberlande were deliuered as Morgage into the handes of king Henry vntill other tenne thousande poundes sterling shoulde be to him payd but though the 〈…〉 yet 〈◊〉 he not she that money 〈◊〉 payde not the lande otherwise redéemed or euer 〈…〉 to any Scottishe kinges handes Aâ—… 〈…〉 appeareth that the earledome of Huntingâ—â—â— was neuer occasion of the homages of the Scottishe kinges to the kinges of Englande eyther before this tyme or after This was done 1175. Moreouer I red this note hereof gathered out of Robertus Montanus that liued in these and was as I take it coÌ„fessor to king Henry The king of Scots doth homage to king Henry for y e kingdome of Scotlande and is sent home againe hys Bishops also did promise to doe the lyke to the Archebishoppe of Yorke and to acknowledge themselues to be of his prouince iurisdictioÌ„ By vertue also of this composition the sayde Robert sayth that Rex Angliae dabat honores Episcopatus Abbatias alias dignitates in Scotia vel saltem eius consilio dabantur that is the king of England gaue Honors Bishopricks Abbateships other dignities in Scotland or at the leastwyse they were not giuen without his aduise and counsell At this tyme Alexander bishop of Rome supposed to haue general iurisdiction
the March to haue their homages released whose good will therin they obtayned so that for the same release they shoulde pay to thys king Edward thirtie thousand poundes sterling in thrée yeares next following that is to say tenne thousand pounde sterling yearely But bicause the nobilitie commons of this realme woulde not by parliament consent vnto it their king being within age the same release procéeded not albeit the Scottes ceased not their practises with thys Quéene and Earle But before those three yeres in which their money if y e bargaine had taken place shoulde haue béene payed were exspired our king Edwarde inuaded Scotlande and ceased not the warre vntill Dauid the sonne of Robert le Bruse then by their election king of scotlande absolutelye submytted hymselfe vnto hym But for that the sayde Dauid Bruse had before by practise of the Quéene and the Earle of Marche marryed Iane the sister of this king Edward he mooued by naturall zeale to his sister was contented to giue the realme of scotlande to this Dauid Bruse to the heires that shoulde be degotten of the body of the sayde Iane sauing the reuersion and meane homages to this king Edwarde and to his owne children wherewith the same Dauid Bruse was right well contented and therevpon immediately made his homage for scotlande vnto him Howbeit shortly after causelesse conteyning cause of displeasure this Dauid procured to disolue this same estate taâ—…ly and thervpon not onely rebelled in scotlande but also inuaded englande whylest king Edwarde was occupyed about hys warres in France But this Dauid was not onely expelled englaÌ„d in th end but also thinking no place a sufficient defence to his vntrueth of his owne accorde fled out of scotlaÌ„d wherby the couÌ„treis of Annandale Gallaway Mars Teuydale Twedale and Ethrike were seased into the king of englandes handes and new Marches set betwéene englande and scotland at Cockburnes pathe and Sowtry hedge which wheÌ„ this Dauid weÌ„t about to recouer againe his power was discomfited and himself by a few englishmen taken and brought into englande where he remayned prysoner eleuen yeres Duryng thys tyme kyng Edwarde enioyed Scotlande peaceably and then at the contemplacion and wery suite of his sorowfull sister wyfe of this Dauid he was contented once againe to restore him to the kingdome of Scotlande wherevpon it was concluded that for this rebellion Dauid shoulde paye to king Edward the somme of one hundred thousande markes sterling and thereto destroy all his holdes and fortresses standing agaynst the english borders further assure the crowne of scotland to the children of thâ—â— kyng Edward for lacke of heire of his owâ—â— bodye all which thinges he dyd accordingly And for the better assurance of his obeisance also he afterward deliuered into the haÌ„ds of king Edward sundry noble men of scotlaÌ„d in this behalf as his pledges And this is the effect of the history of Dauid touching his dâ—â—lings now let vs sée what was done by Edwarde Bailioll whereof our Chronicles doe make report as followeth In y e yere of our lord 1326. Edward y e third king of england was crowned at Westminster and in the 5. yere of his reigne Edward Bailiol right heire to y e kingdome of scotlaÌ„d came in claymed it as due to him Sundry lordes and gentlemen also which had title to diuers landes there either by themselues or by their wiues did y e like wherupoÌ„ the sayde Bailiol they went into scotland by sea and landing at Kinghorne with 3000. Englishmen discomfited 10000. Scottes and slewe 1200. and theÌ„ went forth to Dunfermeline where the scots assembled against them with 40000. men and in the feast of s Laurence at a place called Gastmore or otherwyse Gladmore were slaine v. Erles xiij BaroÌ„s a hundred and thrée score knightes two M. men of armes and many other in all xl M. and there were slaine on the english part but xiij persons only In the eight yere of the raign of kyng Edward he assembled a great hoste and came to Barwike vpon Twéede laid siege thereto To him also came Edward Bailiol king of scots w t a great power to strength aide him against the scottes who came out of scotland in foure battailes well armed and arayed Edwarde kyng of england and Edwarde king of scottes apparelled their people either of them in foure battailes and vppon Hâ—…lidon hyll beside Barwike met these two hostes and there were discomfited of y e scots xxv M. and vij C. whereof were slayne viij erles a thousand and thrée hundred knightes and gentlemen This victory done the kyng returned to Barwike and the towne wyth the castell were yelded vp vnto him In the eyght yeare of the reigne of king Edward of englande Edward Bailiol kyng of scottes came to Newcastell vpon tine and dyd homage In the yeare of our Lorde 1346. Dauid Bruys by exhortacion of the king of France rebelled and came into england with a great hoste vnto Neuilles crosse But the Archbishoppe of Yorke with diuers temporall men fought w t him and the said king of scots was takeÌ„ and William earle Duglas Morrise earle of Strathorne were brought to LondoÌ„ many other Lords slayne which wyth Dauid dyd homage to Edward king of england And in the thirtie yere of the kings reigne and the yeare of our Lorde 1355. the scottes wanne the towne of Barwicke but not the Castell Hereupon the king came thither w t a great hoste and anone the towne was yéelden without any resistance Edwarde Bailiol considering that God dyd so many marueylous gracious thinges for kyng Edwarde at his owne will gaue vp the crowne and the realme of scotland to king Edwarde of england at Rokesborough by his letters patents And anon after the king of england in presence of all his Lordes spirituall and temporall let crowne himselfe kyng there of the realme of scotlande and ordayned all thinges to hys intent and so came ouer in englande Richarde the sonne of Edward called the blacke prince sonne of this kyng Edward was next king of Englande who for that the sayde Iane the wyfe of the sayde king Dauyd of Scotland was dâ—â—â—â—ed without issue and being enformed how 〈◊〉 Scottes deuised to their vttermost power to breake the limitacion of this inheritance touching y e crowne of scotland made forthwith war against theÌ„ wherin he brent EdeÌ„brough spoyled all their countrey tooke all their holdes and maintained continually warre against them vnto his death which was Anno domi M.CCC.xcix Henry the fourth of that name was next kyng of englande he continued these warres begun against them by king Richard ceassed not vntyll Robert king of scots the third of y e name resigned hys crowne by appointment of this kyng Henry and deliuered hys sonne Iames beyng then of the age of nyne yeares into his handes to remayne at his custodie wardship and disposition as of his superiour Lord according to the olde lawes of king Edwarde the
were vsed in those dayes he was highly rewarded at the kings handes and euer after named Skrimgeour Skrimgeour that is to meane an hardie fighter He had also his armes encreased with a rampaunt Lion holding a crooked sword as is to be seene in the armes of his posteritie vnto this day Other there be that say he got the surname of Skrimgeour bycause he slue an English man in a singular combate The principall of this surname in our time helde the Constableship of Dundee bearing in hys armes a crooked Sworde in fashion of an hooke After that king Alexander had appeased the intestine commotions thus within his Realme The Abbey of Scone he set in hande to repayre the Abbey of Scone wherein he placed regular Chanons dedicating the Church in the honour of the Trinitie and Saint Michael Not long after this also he chaunced to come into Saint Colmes Inche Saint Colmes ynche where he was constrayned to abide three dayes togither through violent rage of weather and tempestes and bycause he founde some reliefe of meate and drinke by meanes of an hermit that dwelled within the same Inche and kept a Chappell there dedicate to Saint Colme he made of that Chappell an Abbey of regular Chanons The Abbey of Saint Colm◅ ynch builded in the honor of saint Colme endowing it with sundrie landes and tents for the maintenance of the Abbot and conuent of that house He also gaue vnto the Church of Saint Androwes the landes called the Boarrinke Landes named the Boarrink so named for that a great Boare was slain vpon the sayde grounde that had done much hurt in the Countrey thereabout Boare tuskes The tuskes of this Boare doe hang in Chaynes vppon the stalles of the Quier in Saint Androwes Church afore the high aulter and are a .xvj. ynches in length and foure ynches in thicknesse Moreouer the Abbey of Dunfirmling was finished by king Alexāder The Abbey of Dunfirmling and endowed with sundrie landes and possessions Whilest king Alexander was thus occupied in buylding and repayring of religious houses Dauid brother to king Alexander his brother Dauid liued in Englande with hys sister Queene Maulde and through fauor which the king hir husbande bare towardes him he obteyned in maryage one Maulde Woldosius Earle of Northumberland Huntingtō daughter vnto Woldosius or rather Waltheof Earle of Huntington and Northumberland begot of his wife the ladie Iudith that was neece vnto king William y e Conquerour for y t the sayd Woldosius or Waltheof had no other issue to inherite his lands Dauid in right of his wife Mauld enioyed the same The landes of Huntington and Northumberland annexed to the crowne of Scotland and was made Earle of Huntington Northumberland had issue by his wife a sonne named Henrie by whom the lands of Huntington some part of Northūberland were annexed vnto the crown of Scotlād as after shal appeare Mauld the daughter of king Henrie Beauclerke was maried vnto Henrie the Emperor the fourth of that name William Richard Eufeme the residue of y e issue which the same Henry had by his wife surnamed for hir singular bounteousnesse the good Queene Matilde in comming forth of France to repasse into England perished in the sea by a tempest to the great dolour of the king their father and to all other his subiects of eche estate and degree The death of king Alexander Their mother the sayde Maulde was before that time departed out of this life It was not long after but that Alexander deceassed also and was buryed in Dunfermling bysydes hys fathers sepulture in the .xvij. yeare of his raigne complete and from the incarnation of Christ 1125. 1124. H.B. yeares In the dayes of this king Alexander the kynred of the Cummings The beginning of the Cummings had their beginning by one Iohn Cumming a man of great prowes and valiancie obteyning of the king in respect thereof certaine small portions of landes in Scotlande The house of these Cummings rose in proces of time thus from a small beginning to highe honour and puissance by reason of the great possessions and ample reuenues which they afterwardes atteyned At length as often happeneth the importable height of this lynage was the onely cause of the decay and finall ruine thereof as in the sequell of this Hystorie ye may at full perceyue Knightes of the Rodes Also in the dayes of king Alexander the order of knights of the Rodes had their beginning and likewise the order of white Monkes White Monks the authour whereof was one Nodobert Richard de sancto Victore About the same time liued that holye man Richard de Sancto Victore a Scottish man borne but dwelling for the more part of his time at Paris in Fraunce where he dyed and was buryed within the Cloyster of the Abbey of Saint Victor being a brother of the same house This Dauid according to the ensample of his noble Parents set his whole care about the due ministring of Iustice to the honour of almightie God and the weale of his realme He had no trouble by warres with any forraine enimies so long as king Henrie Beauclerke liued Therefore hauing oportunitie of such a quiet time he rode about all the parties of his realme and vsed to sit in hearing of iudgement himselfe specially cōcerning poore mens causes and matters The care of king Dauid for the poore but the controuersies of the Lordes and barrons he referred to the hearing of other Iudges If he vnderstoode that any man were endomaged by any wrongful iudgement he recōpensed the partie wronged A rightuous iudge according to the value of his losse hinderance with the goods of the iudge that pronounced the iudgement Thus in the first yeares of his raigne hee did many things to the aduauncement of the common welth Banketting cheare banished and banished such banketting cheare as was vsed amongst his people after the ensample of the Englishe men perceyuing the same to breede a great weakning and decay of the auncient stoutnesse of stomacke that was wont to remaine in the Scottish nation He buylded the number of .xv. Abbeyes King Dauid built .xv. Abbeyes part of them in the beginning of his raigne before the warres were begon which he had with the Englishe men and part after the same warres were ended The names of those Abbeyes are as followeth Holy Roode house Kelso Iedburgh The names of the Abbeys buylded by king Dauid Melrosse Newbottell Holmecultrane Dundranane Cambuskenneth Kynlois Dunfirmling Holme in Cumberland also two Nunries the one at Carleil the other at north Barwike with two Abbays beside Newcastel y e one of S. Benedicts order and the other of white Monks He erected also foure Bishoprikes within his Realme Rosse Brechin Dunkeld Foure Bishops seas erected in Scotland and Dublane endowing them with riche rentes fayre landes and sundrie
right commodious possessions Moreouer he translated the Bishops Sea of Murthlake vnto Aberden for sundrie aduised considerations augmenting it with certaine reuenues as he thought expedient There goeth a fond forged tale A tale that this king Dauid being in the Castel of Edenburgh on the holy Rood day in Haruest otherwise called the Exaltation of the crosse it chauÌ„ced that through excyting of certaine yong Lordes and Gentlemen after he had beene at Churche hee tooke his Horse and rode foorth into the next wooddes to hunt the Harte for in those dayes all that countrey was full of Woods and wast grounds replenished with Deare and wilde beastes The Countrey about Edenburgh in olde time full of Wood. small tyllage as then beeing vsed in any part of the Realme for all the people in maner were giuen to breeding of Castell more than to any other trade of liuing This was in the same place where nowe springs a fountaine called the Rood Well There is no man that could tell of what matter this Crosse was made whether of mettall stone or of tree A dreame He was admonished also as the report goeth in his slepe the next night after that he should buylde an Abbay in the same place where thys chaunce happened Holy Rood house builded Wherupon he sent for workmen into Fraunce and Flaunders and set them in hande to buyld this Abbey of Chanons reguler as he was admonished dedicating it in the honor of the Crosse The foresayde Crosse remayned in this Abbey til the dayes of king Dauid Bruce who lost it to the English men at Durram field where he was takeÌ„ prisoner But inough of these MoÌ„kish deuises Many prudent men blame greatly the vnmeasurable liberalitie of king Dauid the which he vsed towardes the Churche Liberalitie in king Dauid toward the Church reproued in diminishing so hugely the reuenues of the Crowne beeing the cause that manye noble Princes his successours haue come to their final endes for that they haue beene constrayned through want of treasure to mainteyne their royall estates to procure the fall of sundrie great houses to possesse theyr landes and liuings Also to rayse paymentes and exactions of the common people to the vtter impouerishment of the realme And sometime haue they bene constrayned to inuade Englande by warres as desperate men not caring what came of their liues Otherwhiles haue they beene inforced to stampe naughtie money to the great preiudice of the common wealth All which mischiefes haue followed sithe the time that the Church hath beene thus enryched The Churche enriched and the crowne enpouerished The saying of king Iames the first A soer Saint and the crowne empouerished Therfore king Iames the first when he came to king Dauid his Sepulture at Dunfirmling he sayd that he was a soer Saint for the crown meaning that he left the Church ouer riche and the Crowne too poore For he tooke from the crowne as Iohn Maior wryteth in his Chronicles lx thousand pouÌ„d Scottish of yearely reuenues Io. Maior Lx. M. pounds in lands giuen to the church which he endowed those Abbayes with But if king Dauid had considered the maner how to nourish true religion he had neyther endowed Churches with such riches nor buylt them with such royall magnificence Superfluous possessions of the Church for the superfluous possessions of the Church as they are now vsed are not only occasion to euill Prelates to liue in moste insolent pompe and corruption of life but also an assured net to drawe all maner of gold and siluer out of the realme howbeit lesse domage would follow if the Abbays were at the prouision of their ordinaries without any dispensation from theyr habite and religion and the ordinaries to be placed and admitted by their prymate without exemption and the prymate by the councel prouincial For within these .lxx. yeares sayth the translator of Hector Boetius his Chronacles meaning from the time that he wrote 〈◊〉 whiche was aboute the yeare of our redemption .1530 no benefices at all were fetched from Rome â—…fices fetched from Rome saue onely Bishoprickes Sithe whiche time it is knowen wel inough sayth he what golde and siluer hath gone foorth of the realme for the purchasing of spirituall promotions And therfore it is as he also saith to be doubted least the realme shal be brought to irrecouerable pouertie by continuall promotion of Prelates within these fewe yeares Promotion of prelates so as it shal be an easie pray to the enimies sithe it may not sustayne so great charges nowe by reason hereof in time of warres as it hath done in the dayes of our elders Thus muche haue I taken foorth of the saide translators wordes and of Iohn Maior his booke touching the abuse of spirituall meÌ„s possessions the which both of them do earnestly lament with many moe woordes in the place before alledged where they make mencion of king Dauid his great munificeÌ„ce towards the church But nowe to returne where I left touching the historie ye shall note that as I sayde before king Dauid had by his wife Mauld inheritour to parte of Northumberland Cumberland and Huntington a sonne named Henry who maried the Erle of Warrannes daughter Earle of Waranne a lady of high parentage as discended of most noble bloud both French and English The issue of Henry On whom he begat three sonnes Malcolme William and Dauid also three daughters Adhama Margaret Maulde But now in the meane time whilest the astate of the common wealth in Scotland stood in high felicitie vnder the prosperous gouernmeÌ„t of king Dauid Queene Mauld deceasseâ— there happened to him an heauie losse for the Queene his wife the foresayd Mauld deceassed in hyr flourishing age a woman of passing beautie and chastitie whiche two poynts as is thought commende a woman aboue all the rest King Dauid therefore tooke suche griefe for hyr death that he woulde neuer after giue his minde to marie any other but passed the residue of his life without companie of all women She was buried in Scone in the yeare of our lorde God .1132 1132. Whilest these things came thus to passe in Scotland Henry Beauclerke king of England caused all the nobles of his realme to take theyr othes that after his deceasse they should receyue his daughter Mauld the Empresse for their soueraine Ladie and Queene Mauld the Empresse She was as then returned into England for hyr husbande the Emperoure was lately before deceassed King Dauid also tooke this othe King Stephan and therefore when king Stephan who vsurped the crowne of England after king Henries deceasse against the saide Empresse sent vnto king Dauid to come and to do his homage for the Erledomes of Northumberlande Homage is required Cumberlande and Huntington according as by his tenure he was bounde to do with intimation that if he refused king Stephan woulde inuade him with open warre King Dauid answeared that he
had giuen his faith once aforehand for those landes vnto the Empresse Maulde which he minded not to breake for the threatening wordes of any new inuasours King Stephan moued with this answere sent a power of men to the bordures of Northumberland whiche as then was vnder the dominion of the Scottes to make a rode vpon the inhabitants of that countrey The Englishmen inuade Northumberland They that had the charge of this enterpryse entring into the landes of theyr enimies put all to the fire and swoorde that came in theyr way The Scottes kindled with that displeasure The Scottes make rodes into England roded into England and did the like displeasures and hurtes there For the yeare after the Earles of Marche Menteth The Earle of Gloucester Robert was against K. Stephā but there might be some other happely vnto whom K. Stephan had giuen that title A resignatiō and Angus entred into England with a great armie against whom came the Earle of Gloucester and giuing them batayle at Northallertoun lost the fielde and was taken prysoner himselfe with diuers other nobles of England King Stephan therefore constreyned to redeeme the captiues gaue not onely a great some of money for them but also made resignation of all such title clayme and interest as eyther he or any of his successours might make or pretend to the counties of Northumberland and Cumberland Howbeit his nobles were no sooner returned home but that repenting him of that resignatiō King Stephan repenteth he gathered his puysance againe and entring into Northumberland fought with the Scottes that came foorth to resist him and obtayning the victorie tooke a great parte of the countrey into his possession King Dauid to redresse these iniuries gathered a mightie army with deliberate minde either to expell the Englishmen out of all the boundes of his dominions or els to vse in the payne But shortly after Thurstane Archbishop of Yorke came vnto Roxbourgh called in those dayes Marken to treate for a peace Roxburgh in old time Marken A truce where a truce was concluded for three monethes with condition that the Englishmen should deliuer vp the dominion of Northumberland vnto the lord Henry king Dauid his sonnes But for so muche as this couenant was not performed on king Stephens side King Dauid inuadeth Northumberland king Dauid inuaded that part of the cuntrey which the Englishmen helde making greate slaughter of all them that he found there about to resist him King Stephan passeth vnto Roxbourgh King Stephen moued herewith leuied his people and came in puissant aray vnto Roxborough but for that he had secrete knowledge that some of the nobles in his armie soughte hys destruction King Stephan returneth hee was constrayned to returne without atchieuing of any worthie enterprise The yeare next ensuyng a peace was talked vpon the Archbishops of Cantorbury Yorke appointed commissioners in the treatie therof on the behalfe of king Stephen and the bishops of Glasgewe Aberden and Saint Androws on the partie of king Dauid But Maulde queene of Englande the daughter of Eustace Earle of Boloigne and neece to king Dauid by his sister Marie was the chiefest doer in this matter to bring them to agreement The one of the kings that is to say Stephen lay at Duresme with his nobles and the other that is to say Dauid lay at Newcastell during all the time of this treatie which at length sorted to the conclusion of a peace A peace on these conditions that the counties of Northumberland and Huntingdon shoulde remaine in the gouernement of Henry Prince of Scotland Couenants of agreement as heire to the same by right of his mother But Cumberlande shoulde be reputed as the inheritance and right of his father king Dauid And for these landes and seigniories the forenamed Prince Henry and his successours Princes of Scotlande should doe homage vnto kyng Stephen and his successours kings of England for the tyme being Homage Carleil was repaired by William Rufus K. of England about the yeare of our Lorde 1092. The peace thus ratified betwixt the two kinges and their subiectes kyng Stephen returned into Kent and king Dauid repaired into Cumberland where he fortified the towne of Carleile with new walles and dyches Thus passed the three first yeres of king Stephens reigne In the fourthe yeare came Maulde the Empresse into Englande to clayme the crown therof as in the Englishe historie more playnely may appeare But whylest Englande was sore tormented with warres by contrarye factions of the nobles for the quarelles of those two persones no small sorrow hapned to Scotland for the death of Hērie the prince of that land and onely sonne vnto king Dauid The death of Henry prince of Scotland who died at Kelso and was buried in the Abbey church there in the yeare of our redemption .1152 1152. His death was greatly bemoned aswel of his father the king as of all other the estates and degrees of the realme for such singular vertue and noble conditions as appeared in hym But yet for that he lefte issue behynd him iij. Prince Henry his issue sons and. iij. daughters as before is mencioned the Realme was not thoughte vnprouided of heires The king also being mortified from the world tooke the death of his sonne very paciently The lawe of nature considering that al men are subiect vnto death by the lawe of nature and are sure no longer to remaine here than their day appointed by the eterne determination of him that giueth and taketh away lyfe and breath when pleaseth him as by dayly experience is most manyfest Therfore that king Dauid wayed the losse of his sonne in suche balance it maye appeare by an Oration which hee made to his nobles at what tyme after his sonnes decease they came to comforte hym For he perceyuing them to be ryghte heauie and sorowfull for the losse whiche he and they had susteyned by the death of so towardly a prince that was to haue succeeded him if God had lent him lyfe thereto in the ende of a royall feast the whiche he made vnto those nobles that came thus to visite hym hee beganne in this wyse Howe great your fidelitie and care is whiche you beare towards me An oration although oftētimes heretofore I haue proued it yet this present day I haue receyued most ample fruite therof for now do I plainely see that you lament no lesse for the losse of my late deceassed sonne than if you had buried some one of your own sonnes are therefore come to your great trauaile paine to comfort me whom you esteeme to be sore afflicted for the ouer timely death of my sayde moste obedient sonne but to let passe for this time due yelding of thanks to you for the same till occasion and leysure may better serue thereto this nowe may suffice that I acknowledge myself to be so much beholden to you that what
soeuer thing I haue in the worlde the same is ready to do you pleasure But coÌ„cerning the cause of your comming hither in shewing your courtesies therein you shall vnderstande that my parentes whom I truste to be in heauen and as Saintes enioy the fruytes of theyr vertuous trauayles here taken on earth did so instruct me from my tender youth that I should worship with all reuerence the most wise creatour prouident gouernour of all things and to thinke that nothing was done by him in vaine but that the same is prouided ordeyned to some good vse by his highe and insearchable counsell and therefore whylest day and nighte I haue and do reuolue and call to remembraunce the precepts and instructions of my parents His parentes godly instructions what so euer hath chaunced eyther touching aduersitie or prosperitie good happe or bad the same hath seemed to me at the firste receyuing all things with equall and thankefull minde and interpreting them to the beste farre more light than they commonly seeme to others and lesse they did disquiet me so as with vse I haue learned at length not onely paciently to beare all aduersities that may happen but also to receyue the same as things pleasant and euen to be desired And verily my happe hath bene 〈◊〉 â—…he greatly exercised in this behalfe Losse of friendes for I haue firste seene my father more deare do me thaÌ„ any earthly treasure His father and no lesse profitable than greatly desired of all the people and yet neyther the loue of the people nor of his kinsmenne and frendes might warrant him from this fatall necessitie of death His mother I haue knowen my mother right famous in the worlde for hyr singuler vertue to passe hence in like maner His brethren My bretherne that were so louing and againe so greatly beloued of me also my wife whom I esteemed more than all other creatures are they not gone the same way and compelled to beare deaths harde ordinaunce So verily standeth the case that no man might yet at any time auoyde the violence of his force when he commeth Death cannot be dispensed with for we all alike owe this life vnto him as a due debte that muste needes be payd But this is to be receyued with a thankfull minde in that the bountifull beneuolence of our God hath graunted that we shall be all immortall if we our selues through vice and as it were spotted with filthie diseases of the minde do not fall into the danger of eternall death Wherefore of right me thinke I haue cause to reioyce that God by his singular fauour hath graunted to me suche a sonne whiche in all mens iudgement was woorthie to be beloued whilest he was here amongst vs Why are ought to take the death of our children and friendes patiently and to be wished for now after he is departed from hence but ought we to take it heauily that he to whom he belonged and who had sent him vnto vs should call for him again and take him that was his owne For what iniurie is it if when I see occasion I shall aske that againe whiche you haue possessed through my benefite as lent to you for a time Neyther do I truste to want him long if God shal be so mercyfull vnto me as I wishe him to be for I hope shortly to be called hence by commaundement of that most high king and to be carried vp to rest among that felowshippe of heauenly spirites where I shall finde my father and mother my bretherne wife and sonne in far better estate than here I knew theÌ„ Therfore that I may repete it once again I reioyce I say to haue obtained in my son by y e grace of y e supernal God y t I am assured by faith he is already in y e place to the whiche all we do earnestly wishe that we may atteyne and do endeuour by all meanes that when the time coÌ„meth in whiche our soules are to be lâ—…wsed foorth of these frayle bodies of ours as out of prysons they may be found worthie of that companie in which our coÌ„fidence is that he now most blissefully is remayning Except any man may thinke that wee are so enuious that therefore we do lament bicause as yet we sticke fast ouerwhelmed drownes in suche fylthye myres and combered in suche thornye thickets and bushes oute of the whiche he beeing now deliuered of all cares hath escaped But let vs rather by followyng the foote steppes of him and other vertuous persons that are gone afore vs labour both day night that at length through heauenly fauour wee may come to the place where we do recken that by deuine power he is alreadie arriued After that the king had made an end of his Oration and thankes giuen to God for his bountifull munificence they rose from the table and departed to theyr lodgings they all greatly marueyling at the kings highe prudence and godly wisedome After this was Malcolme the eldest sonne of the before mencioned prince Henry Malcolme the sonne of Henry proclaimed prince of scotlande proclaymed in his place prince of Scotlande and conueyed through the moste partes of the realme by Duncane Earle of Fyfe and other of the nobles appointed to attende vpon and to receyue the othes of all the Barons for theyr allegiaunce in his name Erle of Northumberlande William the second sonne of prince Henry was conueyed into Northumberland by the foresayde nobles and there proclaimed and created Earle of that countrey Then went king Dauid himselfe vnto Carleile where he met with Henry the sonne of the Empresse who receyued the order of knighthood there at his hands This was a little before that the same Henry came to an agreemeÌ„t with king Stephen Henry the empresse hir son receyueth the order of knighthode whereby he was admitted to the possession of halfe the realme of Englande and promised by othe of assurance as the Scottish writers saye that he shoulde neuer be aboute to take the counties of Northumberland Cumberland and Huntingdon from the crowne of Scotland Shortly after was king Dauid taken with a sore disease and maladie which continued wyth him to the ende of his lyfe And so when hee perceyued himselfe to waxe faynte and feeble he required to be borne to the Churche where he receyued the sacrament of the Lordes bodie and bloud with most solemne reuerence and then beeing brought againe to hys chamber he called together his nobles and commending vnto theÌ„ his yong nephews the sonnes of his sonne the forenamed prince Henry he kissed eche one of them after an other most instantly desiring them in the honour of almighty God The exhortation of king Dauid to his nobles to seeke the preseruation of common quiet to the aduauncement of the publike weale This done he departed out of this life in the xxix King Dauid departeth out of this life yeare of his raigne
by the English scoutes the which being brought before the king declared how the Scottish armie was broken vp and returned further shewed how they were appoynted thus to declare vnto him hauing suffred them selues to be taken for the same intent As soone as the English men were aduertised that the Scots were thus departed they hasted to the place where they had lyen encamped in hope to haue founde some riches which for hast they had left behind them but at their cōming thither they found nothing but x. M. payre of Hielande shooes which are made of greene hydes of beastes vntanned Also they found three hundred by◅es of sauage beasts set vpon stakes in stead of Cawdrons therein to seeth their meate Moreouer they had left behinde them fiue hundred dead carkasses of beastes sheepe which for that they coulde not driue them away they killed to the ende the Englishe men shoulde haue no gaine by them There were likewyse founde fiue Englishe men wyth theyr legges broken and bounde naked vnto trees which were quickly loosed and cōmitted to the cure of Chirurgians The enimyes beeing thus departed King Edward breaketh vp his campe king Edwarde by aduice of his Counsell brake vp hys campe and returned to London supposing it but lost labour to trauaile his people any further at that tyme. In this yeare dyed Walter Steward father to Robert Steward that was after king of Scotlande 1326. as Io. M. hath but that cannot be if she died the same yeare that the Scots were besieged in Stanhop parke Norham Castell wonne Alnewake besieged And in the yeare following or rather the same yeare O. Elizabeth mother to Dauid Bruce the Prince deceassed and was buried in Dunfermling in the yeare after the byrth of our Sauiour 1328. In the same yeare king Robert wanne the Castell of Norham and shortly after besieged the Castel of Alnwike where were slain William de Mountalte knight Iohn Clapanen and Malisius de Dunbar with diuerse other of the Scottish nobilitie Ambassadors sent from K. Edward for a peace In the ende of the same yeare there were Ambassadours sent from king Edwarde into Scotland for the conclusion of a peace which was accorded in this wise That king Edward shoulde renounce all his right clayme which he had or might haue to the crowne of Scotland A peace concluded with England in the yeare 1328. after the account of them that beginne the yeare at Christmasse in declaring it free as it was in time of K. Alexander the third vnder these cōditions that Northūberland should be admitted for the marches of Scotland on the east part and Cumberland on the west For the which renunciation thus to be made and for the domages done to Englande by the Scots it was couenanted that K. Robert should pay to K. Edward .xxx. M. Markes sterling And for the more suretie ratification of this finall agreemēt peace betwixt the two nations Iane or rather Ione the sister of king Edward maryed to Dauid Bruce Prince of Scotland it was cōcluded that Iane the sister of King Edward should be coupled in mariage with Dauid Bruce the Prince of Scotland Al which articles were put in writing wherevnto all the seales of the great Lords within both the realmes were set in most substantiall wise The solemnization of the mariage before remembred was kept at Barwike within a while after on the .xviij. day of Iuly in the presence of a great number of the Nobilitie both of England and Scotland The death of King Robert King Robert liued not past a tweluemonth after this mariage departing out of this life at Cardros the seuenth day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lorde 1329. 1329 In the latter ende of his dayes he was grieuously vexed with a leprosie which thus finally made an ende of him in the .xxiiij. yeare of hys raign being one of the most valiant princes knowen in any part of the whole worlde in those his dayes King Robert tasted both prosperous a duer◅e fortune hauing felt in his time the force of eyther fortune for in the beginning of his raigne suche stormes of aduersitie surrounded him on ech side that if his constant manhoode had not beene the greater it might haue brought him in dispayre of all recouerie for besides sundrye discomfitures which he receyued at the handes of the enimies with losse of all his brethren his brother Edward only excepted the moste part of all the Lordes of Scotlande were against him and ayded his aduersaries to the vttermost of their powers yet he nothing discouraged herewith ceassed not to employ all industruous meanes to deliuer his countrey from the yoke of seruile bondage which hee beleeued would succeed by the gouernment of the English kings til at length as it were in despite of all former chances he atteyned the effect of his whole indeuours so much the more to his praise as he had found the hinderance difficultie great in bringing the same fully to passe His fame therfore did spread hugely The fame of king Robert not onely amōgst his own people but also amongst strangers insomuch as his due praise was not wanting no not euen amongst and in the middest of his verie enimies For as it is sayde on a tyme it chaunced that king Edward the thirde His prayse amongst the enimies sitting at a banket amongest his Nobles fell in talke with them of warlike enterprises and of suche notable Captaynes as had excelled in knowledge in y e behalf At length after much reasoning to and fro A question proponed to an English Heralde by king Edwarde the third he propounded this question to the king of Heralds that as then stood by cōmaunding him to declare which were the three most worthie and valiant captains that he had knowne in all his dayes The Herald aduising with himself of this matter stayed a space in which meane while all the cōpanie were quiet longing to heare his answere therein both for that they knew his skil was such as was able best to giue sentence in such a matter and againe for that many of them thought he woulde haue numbred some of those that were there present amongest those three But the Herald did not onely know all the noble men within the realme of England but also al such strangers as had in any wise excelled in martiall prowes hauing all their actes and valiant doings in fresh memorie and therevpon boldly vttered his mind as followeth The first The Heraldes answere to the question most worthie and valiant chieftain sayd he that hath liued in these our dayes was Henrie the Emperor for he subdued three kings and three realmes and mainteyned his imperiall estate with prosperous felicitie to his liues ende The second was six Eiles of Argentine who in three sundry battails against the Sarasins got the victorie and slue two of their principall Captaynes with his owne handes The thirde if
so fought at sundry times in his support against the enimies with prosperous successe til at leÌ„gth hauing to much confidence in fortunes fauour whiche hathe broughte so manye noble men to their deaths he waxed negligent and toke small regarde of daungers that myghte ensue so that in the ende he was inclosed by an ambushe layde for him by the enimies Iames Douglas slayne by the Sarasins in Spayne and there slayn amongst them with all suche as he had about him This was the ende of that noble Douglas one of the most valiant knightes that lyued in his days How often Iames Douglas had got the victorie He had gotten the victorie .lvij. sundry tymes in fight against the Englishmen .xiij. tymes againste the Turkes as it is written at length sayth Balentine in Scoticronicon He might haue bin right necessary for the defence of Scotland if his chance had bin to haue returned home in safetie He ended his life in maner as is before mencioned on the .xxvj. day of August 1330. King Dauid in the yeare of grace .1330 BVt now to procede in order with the victorie ye shal note y t after y e decease of K. Robert his sonne Dauid a childe vneth .vij. yeres of age was proclaimed king afterwardes crowned at Scone the .23 day of Nouember in the yere of our lord .1331 During y e time of his minoritie 1331. Erle Thomas RaÌ„dal was ordeined gouernor of y e realm who for the space of four yeres in the later ende of K. Erle Thomas Randall gouernoure of Scotland Roberts reigne had y e whole administration of things coÌ„mitted to his charge by the same king for that by reason of sicknes he was not able to atteÌ„d y e same himself This Erle Thomas then beeing elected gouernour by the generall consent of al the nobles of the realm coÌ„sidred with himself how necessarie it was for the people to continue in peace till they had somewhat recouered their hynderance and losses chaÌ„ced to them by the former warres He addressed therfore certaine ambassadors immediatly after the death of king Robert vnto the king of Englande Ambassadours sent into England to require a new confirmation of the peace betwixt both the realmes for a season These ambassadours founde the king of England easy ynough to be intreated for the graunt of their suite so that a generall truce was taken for the space of .iij. yeares In that meane tyme A truce for three yeares Erle Thomas applied his whole studie for the mayntenance of iustice and equitie thorow the whole realme not omiting yet to appoint order that menne shoulde be prouided of armoure and weapon for defence of the countrey if necessitie so requested Moreouer for the better proofe of exercysing Iustice amongest them that coueted to lyue by truthe and to haue more readie occasion to punishe other that ment the contrarie he commanded y e saddles and brydles with all other such instruments and stuffe as perteined to husbandry A meane to haue iustice executed shoulde be left abroade both day and night withoute the dores and if it chaunced that anye of them were stollen or taken awaye the Sheriffe of the shyre shoulde eyther cause the same to be restored agayne or else to paye for it on hys owne purse Finally suche punishment was exercised against theeues in all places Punishment of theeues that both thefte and pickerie were quite suppressed and the Realme broughte to more tranquillitie than euer it was in any kings dayes before Many insolent and misruled persons wer tamed by his seuere chastisement and iustice Also that vertue might be cherished within the realme A laudable ordinaÌ„ce against vagarant persons he commaunded that no vagabunde nor ydle person should be receiued into any towne or place except they had some craft or science wherwith to get their lyuing By this means he purged the realm of Scotlande of many idle and slouthfull roges and vagabundes It is saide that during the tyme whylest such straight punishment was exercised against offendors by the ministers of the lawes therto by him auctorised assigned it fortuned that a carle of the countrey bicause he durst not steale other mens goodes stale his owne plough yrons y t he might haue the value of them recoÌ„penced to him by the Sheriffe Neuerthelesse such earnest diligence was vsed in the serche and triall who had the plough yrons that finally the trouth came to light Vpright iustice whervpon for his craftie falshood the partie giltie was hanged as he had well deserued The gouernor himself for y t he saw how hard it was to reduce them that had bin brought vp in slouthfull loytering vnto honest exercise helpe euer aboute him a guarde of warlyke persons that he myght the more easily oppresse all stubborne offenders which would not submit themselues to his commaundementes Those that appeared before him vppon summonance giuen Iustice tempered with mercie had fauorable iustice tempered with muche mercie ministred vnto them King Edwarde cometh the felicitie of Scots Through suche rigorous iustice no rebellion was hearde of within the realme of Scotlande many yeares after so that suche tranquillitie folowed that not only theeues and loytering limmers were daunted but the realme also aduaunced in wealth and riches to the greate terrour of all the foes and enimies therof King Edward aduertised of this great felicitie chaunced to the Scottes by this meanes began to enuie the same and imagined with hymselfe that if Erle Thomas the auctor of y e same felicitie were dispatched out of the way it shuld not onely impeache the proceeding of so greate wealth to the Scots but also make for the suretie of the realme of Englande for the singular manhood and high prowes of this Erle was by him and other his nobles sore suspected He thought good therfore to attempt the thing by sleight that myght not be done by force that afterwards the realme of Scotlande myght bee the more enfeebled King Edwards purpose to destroy Earle Thomas as the Scottes do vnto But this is a kinde of practise amongst men 〈◊〉 forge slanderous reports 〈◊〉 â—…ring princes in coÌ„tempt and as it were made open to receyue displeasure at his handes For king Dauid was yong and many of his nobles bare small good will towards either hym or his house for the slaughter of their fathers and frendes in the blacke parliament Herevpon he deuised whiche way hee myght best destroy Erle Thomas the only confounder of all his imagined hope as to atchieue any luckie enterprise against the Scots At lengthe hee deuised to dispatche hym by poyson and after hee hadde long debated by whome he mighte worke â–ª that feate fynally hee founde none so fitte for his purpose as a Monke of the order and facultie of those that wandring from place to place can with dissembling visage say that thing with mouthe whiche they neuer thought in heart for oftentimes men of
as fell not for the estate of a man of any estimation or honestie to the ende it shoulde not be knowne what he was Two kings prisoners in England at one time Thus the King of Englande at one tyme hauing two Kings vnder his captiuitie satte crowned betwixt them at meate in the feast of Christmasse making as the vse is amongest the Englishe menne in that season a greate banket And this hee did as is reported to the intent that the maner thereof might be bruted abrode to his high prayse and glorious fame King Dauid within certaine yeares after was conueyed by the Earle of Northamton vnto Barwike where the most part of all the Nobles of Scotlande assembâ—…ed togyther to consult with him touching some agreement to bee had for hys raunsome but bycause they coulde growe to no certayne poynte therein hee was brought backe agayne to London and there remayned in prison as before Roger Kyrkpatrike slaine In the meane time Roger Kirkpatrike was slaine by Iames Lyndsey in a Castell where the sayde Iames dwelled and receyued the said Roger as his guest This Lyndsey fledde vpon the acte committed but yâ—…t beeing apprehended and brought to the gouernour Robert Stewarde he suffred death for that offence Shortly after that is to witte at Michaelmasse nexte ensuyng after King Dauid hadde beene at Barwike there was an agreemente made for his raunsome wherevppon beeing delyuered King Dauid is deliuered hee returned into Scotlande in the eleuenth yeare after hys takyng at Durham fielde It was agreed that there shoulde be payde for his raunsom one hundred thousand Markes sterling at sundrie dayes of payment as was accorded betwixt them Truce for .14 yeares Truce also was taken for the space of .xiiij. yeares betwixt both Realmes and dyuerse Nobles of Scotlande were appoynted to lye as Hostages in Englande tyll the money were payde as is before mentioned King Dauid was also bounde by couenaunt of agreement to raze certayne Castelles within Scotlande Castelsmed whiche seemed moste noysome to the Englishe Borders whiche couenaunt hee perfourmed for vpon hys returne into Scotlande hee cast downe the Castelles of Dalswynton Dunfreys Mortowne and Durysdere He also called a Parliament wherin he enacted sundrie things for the punishment of them that fled from him at Durham field A Parliament and first for that hys cousin Robert Stiwarde was one of them beeing through meanes thereof a greate cause of the ouerthrowe he procured that the act by whiche the crowne was appoynted for want of issue of his bodie lawfully begotten Robert Stewarde disinherited of the crowne Iohn Sutherlande made heyre apparant to defende vnto the sayde Robert Steward was vtterly reuoked and disanulled and Iohn Sutherlande the sonne of Iane his yongest sister appoynted heire apparant in place of the sayde Robert And all the Lordes of Scotlande were sworne to obserue and keepe this ordinance The Earle of Sutherlande father to the sayde Iohn in hope that his sonne shoulde enioy the Crowne gaue away the most part of his landes deuiding the same amongest his friendes as to the Hayes the Sinclares the Ogylbies and Gordones But hee was neuerthelesse deceyued of his hope for shortly after his sonne beeing one of them that was giuen in pledge to remaine in England The death of Iohn Sutherlande till the money for the kings raunsome was payde dyed there of the Pestilence in suche sorte as the moste part of the other pledges likewise did And shortlye after his deceasse Robert Stewarde againe ordeined heire apparant Robert Stewarde was reconciled to the Kings fauour and ordeyned heyre apparaunt to the crowne in semblable maner as he was before The Cleargie of Scotlande condiscended to giue the tenth pennie of all theyr fruites and reuenues towardes the payment of the Kinges raunsome The contribution of the Cleargie Not long after King Dauid called an other Councell wherein according to hys promyse made to the King of Englande before hys delyueraunce A demaunde proponed to the Lordes of Scotland he moued the Lordes and Barons of Scotlande in a matter whereof hee wyshed not to haue of them anye towardlye aunswere and that was thys Whether they coulde bee contented that after his deceasse the crowne of Scotlande shoulde bee transferred vnto the King of Englandes sonne and to hys lawfull heyres The Lordes hearing what was proponed vnto them Theyr answere aunswered wythoute anye long studie that so long as anye of them were able to beare armour or weapon they would neuer consent thereto King Dauid right ioyfull to heare them at this poynt thought himselfe discharged for that he was not bounde to labour further in this suite bycause his promise made to the King of England touching this poynt onely was that if the Scottish Lordes would agree then he should â—…ntaile the crowne to his sonne In the yeare next following which was from the Incarnation 1357. 1357 Queene Iane the wife of king Dauid went into Englande to see hir brother king Edwarde Queene Ianes death and died there before she returned leauing no issue behinde hir King Dauid maryeth Margaret Logy King Dauid after hir deceasse marked a yong lustie Gentlewoman named Margaret Logy daughter to sir Iohn Logy Knight but wythin three Monethes after hee repented him for that hee had matched himselfe wyth one of so meane Parentage He repenteth hâ—…s mariage to the dispamgoment of his bloud He banisheth 〈◊〉 And herevpon he banished both hir and all other that had counselled him to mary hir confining them for euer out of all the parties of his dominions 〈◊〉 complayed to the Pope Shee hirselfe went vnto Anignon where as then the Pope with his consistorie remained and entring hir plaint there in the Court followed the same with such diligence that in the ende sentence was giuen on hir syde that is so witte that King Dauid shoulde receyue hir againe into his companie Sentence giueÌ„ on our part and to accept and vse hir as his iust and lawfull wyfe Thus shoulde the Realme of Scotlande haue runne in trouble and daunger of interdiction had she not departed out of this life by the way in returning homewardes She departeth the worlde King Dauid in the meane time repayred sundrie places and strengthes of his realme and buylt a tower in Edenbourgh Castell Dauids tower buylt bearing the name after hym vnto thys day called Dauids Tower After this appeasing certaine Rebelles that sought to trouble the quiet state of the Realme he purposed to haue gone to Ierusalem but hauing prouided all things necessarie for suche a iourney he fell sicke of a burning feuer The death of king Dauid and died wythin the Castell of Edenbourgh in the xxxix yeare of hys raigne and .xlvij. of hys age Which was from the incarnation 1370. 1370 His bodie lyeth in holy Roode house where it was buryed in the yeare aforesayde Sundrie marueylous things were seene in the
dayes of this king Dauid within the bounds of Albion Straunge wonders In the .xvj. yeare of his raigne Crowes Rauens and Pyes in the Winter season brought foorth theyr broode and ceassed in the Sommer and Spring tyme contrarie to theyr kynde All the Yewes in the countrey the same yeare were barren and brought no lambes Yewes barren There was such plentie of Myse and Rattes both in houses and abrode in the fieldes that they might not be destroyed In the .xxvij. Great rayne yeare of hys raigne the Riuers and other waters rose on suche heigth throughe aboundaunce of rayn◅ that fell in the latter ende of Haruest Great rayne that breaking foorth of theyr common Chanelles wyth theyr violent streame manye houses and townes were borne downe and destroyed About thys tyme lyned diuerse notable Clerkes as Iohn Duns of the order of Saint Francis Richard Middleton and William Ocham Iohn Duns with other King Dauid beeing thus deade and buryed The assemble of the Lordes for the election of a new king the Nobles assembled at Lythquo aboute the election of hym that shoulde succeede in hys place The greater part of the Nobilitie and suche as were of the sounder iudgement agreeed vpon Robert Stewarde William Erle of Dowglas claymeth the crowne but William Erle of Dowglas being come thither with a great power claimed to be preferred by right of Edwarde Ballyoll and the Cumyn which right he pretended to haue receyued of them both and there ought to be no doubt as he alledged but that the crowne apperteined by iust title vnto them as all the world knewe and therfore sith he had both their rightes he mainteyned that he was true and indubitate inheritour to the crowne It appeared that the sayde Earle Dowglas purposed to vsurpe the Crowne by force if hee might not haue it by friendly and quiet meanes But neuerthelesse he was disappointed of his purpose by reason that George Earle of March and Iohn Dunbar Earle of Murrey with the Lorde Erskyne and others of whose friendly furtherance hee thought himselfe assured gaue theyr voyces with the Stewarde assysting his side to their vttermost powers He resigneth his right to the Stewarde The Dowglas perceyuing hereby that hee should not be able to mainteyne his quarel resigned therevpon his pretensed title which in effect was of no importāce nor worthy the discussing Moreouer that the fyrmer amitie and friendship might continue and bee nourished betwixt this King Robert and his subiect the Earle of Dowglas aforesayde it was accorded that Eufame eldest daughter to king Robert should be giuen in maryage to Iames sonne to the Earle of Dowglas aforesayde The first comming of the Stewardes to the Crowne Thus ye may perceyue how the Stewardes came to the crown whose succession haue enioyed the same vnto our time Queene Mary mother to Charles Iames that now raigneth being the viij person from this Robert that thus first atteyned vnto it He had to wife at the time of his atteyning to the crowne Eufame daughter to y e Erle of Ros by whō he had two sonnes Walter and Dauid But before he was maried to hir Elizabeth Mure king Roberts concubine he kept one Elizabeth Mure in place of his wife and had by hir three sonnes Iohn Robert and Alexander with diuerse daughters of the which one was maried to Iohn Dunbar Erle of Murrey and an other to Iohn Leon Lord of Glames The Erledome of Murrey continued in possession of the Dunbars onely during the lyfe of this Erle Iohn and his sonne in whom the succession failed touching the name of the Dunbars How the Dowglasses came to the Erledome of Murrey in the inioying of that Erledome for leauing a daughter behinde him that was maryed to the Dowglas the same Dowglas came by that meanes to the sayd Erledome of Murrey King Robert after his coronation made sundrie Erles Lordes Barons and Knightes Amongst other Iames Lindsey of Gle◅uish was made Erle of Crawford His wife Queene Eufame deceassed the third yeare after hir husband atteyned the crowne Eufame the Queene deceasseth and then incontinently hee maryed Elizabeth Mure his olde lemman Elizabeth Mure maried to K. Robert to the ende that the children which he had by hir might be made legitimate by vertue of the matrimonie subsequent Not long after by authoritie of a Parliament assembled he made his eldest sonne Iohn The preferment of the kings sonnes to dignitie begotten on Elizabeth Mure aforesayde Erle of Carrik his second sonne begottē on hir Erle of Menteith and Fife and his third sonne Alexander begotten likewise on the same mother he created Earle of Buchquhane and Lorde of Badzenocht Hys eldest sonne Walter begotten on Eufame his fyrst wyfe was made Earle of Atholl and Lorde of Brechin his seconde sonne Dauid begotten on the same Eufame was made Earle of Stratherne The sayde Walter procured the slaughter of Iames the first for that hee pretended a right to the crowne as after shall appeare Shortly after An Act for succession of the Crowne he called another Parliament at Perth where it was ordeyned that after the death of King Robert the crowne should discend vnto Iohn his eldest sonne and to his issue male and for default thereof vnto Robert his seconde sonne and to his heyres male and for default of such heyres to Alexander his thirde sonne and to his heyres male And in default of them to remayne to his sonne Walter begotten on Eufame his wife and to the heyres male of his body begotten and if suche succession fayled then it shoulde discende vnto his yongest sonne Dauid the Erle of Stratherne and to his heyres generall eyther male or female and all the Nobles of the Realme were sworne to perfourme this newe ordinance touching the succession to the Crowne and that in most solemne maner About this time The borderers desirous of warre the borderers which are men euer desirous of warres and trouble to the ende they may apply their Market wherby they most chiefely liue that is to witte reife and spoyle of their neighbours goodes through enuie of long peace and quietnesse vpon a quarell pyked slue certaine of the householde seruauntes of George Earle of Dunbar at the Fayre of Roxbourgh Roxbourgh Fayre which as then the English men helde Earle George sore offended herewith sent an Heralde vnto the Earle of Northumberlande Warden of the Englishe Marches requyring that suche as had committed the slaughter might bee deliuered to receyue according to that they had deserued But when hee coulde get nought but dilatorie answeres full of derision rather than importing any true meaning he passed ouer his displeasure tyll more oportunitie of tyme might serue The truce violated In the yeare following agaynste the nexte Fayre to be holden at Roxbourgh aforesayde the sayd Erle of March with his brother the Erle of Murrey gathered a power of men secretely togither Roxbourgh surprised
was in deede a pleasant yong Ladie beautifull of good fauour louely countenance and comely maners aboue al others within that Realme The mariage contracted betwixt the king of Scottes and the Lady Magdalen Wherevpon the mariage was contracted betwixt them and an hundred thousand crownes of the sunne promised with hir in dower with .xxx. thousande frankes of pencion during the life of king Iames which mony was deliuered vnto him at his returne homewardes besides many rich hangings Cupbordes of plate sumptuous apparell and riche Iuels giuen to him and his wife farre aboue the summe of an other hundred thousand crownes with two great ships the one called the Salamander and greate plentie of Artillerie powder and other munition Moreouer all his charges and expences were borne by the French king during his being within the realme of France The same time also was the auncient league and bande of amitie betwixt the two realmes of Scotland and France renued and the day of the solemnization of the mariage appoynted to bee holden the first of Ianuarie After the solemnization of the Mariage king Iames remayned in Fraunce till the Moneth of May passing the time with all kinde of pleasure and disport that might be deuised for his honourable entertainment Finally the king and his wife Queene Magdalen tooke their leaue of the king of France their father at Paris about the latter ende of Aprill and so roade to Rouen where they were receyued with great triumph and from thence they passed downe the ryuer to Newhauen where they embarked being accompanied by the Admirall of France and many other noble men of the realme appoynted by the French king to attende vpon them into Scotlande and so they sayled forth with pleasaunt winde and prosperous weather through the Seas The king with his Queene returneth into Scotland vntill they came into the Forth and there landed at the peare of Lieth Hauen the .xxix. of May in the yeare .1537 where a great number of Earles Bishoppes Barons and other Noble men and Gentlemen of Scotlande were readie to receyue them with passing ioy and gladnesse and from thence with greate tryumph they were conueyed to the Abbey of Holyroode house This noble Ladie with hir louely countenance and seemely demeanour at hir first arriuall wanne the loues and beartie good willes of all the Nobles and people of the Realme withall contented so highly the minde and fantasie of the king hir husband that there was neuer more hope of wealth and prosperitie to succeede within the realme than at that present but fortune enuying so greate felicitie woulde not suffer them to continue any long tyme togyther for aboute the ende of Iune shee fell sicke of a vehement Feuer Queene Magdalen departeth this Isle whereof shee departed thys lyfe the tenth of Iulye nexte ensuyng and was buryed in the Churche of holye Roode house for whose death the Kyng was ryghte sorrowfull and styrred not abroade of a long time after The Ladye Glames and hir husbande conuict of treason In the Sommer of this yeare the Ladie Glames Syster to the Earle of Angus was apprehended and likewyse hir Husbande Dauid Lion and both of them brought to Edenbourgh where they were accused and conuict by an assise for conspiracie of the kings death the sayd Lady was burned and hir husband hanged hir sonne the Lord Glames was also conuict for misprision and concealement of that crime and therefore forfalted of his landes and condemned to die but bycause he was yong and of tender yeares the king pardoned him of life and commaunded him to perpetuall prison in the whiche he remayned so long as the king liued The master of Forbes beheaded Shortly after Iohn maister of the Forbes and eldest sonne to the Lord Forbes who had maried a sister of the sayd Ladie Glames was at Edenbourgh likewise indyted and conuict by an assise for the like conspiracie of the kings death for the which he was beheaded and quartered and hys heade and quarters set aloft vppon the gates of Edenbourgh His father the Lorde Forbes vpon suspition of the same conspiracie was long after kept in prison within the castell of Edenbourgh but at length when nothing might be proued against him he was released and set at libertie Iustices appoynted to sit in diuerse partes of the realme This yere the king in September caused Iustices to sit in the north partes of the realme and likewise in October and in the winter following he caused the like to bee done in the South and west parts The king himselfe was oftentymes present assysting the Lordes which he had appoynted his Commissioners for the furtheraunce of Iustice and maintenance therof through all partes of his realme The king by the aduice of these noble men of his realme thinking it necessary for him to match againe in mariage with some noble princesse The king is a suter for mariage to the Dutchesse of Longuile sent into France vnto the Erle of Murrey and Dauid Beton Abbot of Arbroth his Ambassadors there resident willing them by the aduice of the French king to treate for a mariage to bee had betwixt him and the Ladie Marie de Lorraine dutchesse of Longuile widdow daughter to the Duke of Guise and being aduertised from his sayde Ambassadors that the King of France the Lady hir selfe and hir friendes were well contented therewith he sent in the beginning of May the Lorde Maxwell and the maister of Glencarne well accompanied into Fraunce to ioyne with hys other Ambassadours for the contracting of that maryage the which according to their Commission treated thereof and concluded vpon resolute articles and so espoused hir by procurators as the vse is among such estates with great triumph in the Citie of Paris whereat the king and many noble men were present After this she was conueyed to Newhauen and there taking the Seas passed through the same till she came to Carell in Fife where shee landed the tenth of Iune and from thence shee was conueyed to the new Palace in the Abbay of Saint Andrewes being honourably prepared for the receyuing of hir And there the King accompanyed wyth manye Noble menne The mariage solemnized openlye solemnized and confyrmed the foresayde mariage with the sayd Ladie in the Abbay Church with great ioy and triumph The King with hys Queene remayned there the moste part of that Sommer And wythin a fewe Monethes after the maryage she conceyued wyth childe to the greate comforte of the King and the whole Realme for the hope of succession thereby and therefore generall Processions and publike prayers were made through all partes of the Realme to 〈◊〉 prosperous successe of the same After that the king had pacified the 〈◊〉 and all other parts of his realme by exercising 〈◊〉 Iustice and trauailing about the same in his â—…wne persone through all places where neede requâ—…yred so that there was as greate quietnesse rest Great quietâ—… in Scotland
here is to be noted that this matter was so notorious and manifest as Maryon a Scot writyng that story in those dayes graunteth confesseth and testifieth the same and this dominion continued in that state xxiij yeares At whiche tyme Athelstane succeeded in the crowne of Englande and hauing by battayle conquered Scotlande he made one Constantine king of that party to rule and gouerne the country of Scotlande vnder him addyng this Princely woorde that it was more honorable to him to make a King than to be a King Xxiiij yeares after that whiche was the yeare of our Lorde 947 Eldred King our progenitour Athelstanes brother tooke homage of Irise then King of Scottes Xxx. yeares after that which was in the yeare of our Lord 977 King Edgar our predecessour tooke homage of Kynald kyng of Scots Here was a little trouble in England by the death of Saint Edward kyng and Martyr destroyed by the deceyte of his Mother in lawe but yet within memory xl yeares after the homage done by Kynald to kyng Edgare that is to say in the yeare of our Lorde 1018 Malcolme king of Scottes did homage to Knute our predecessour After this homage done the Scottes vttered some peece of their naturall disposition wherevpon by warre made by our progenitour Sainct Edwarde the Confessor xxxix yeare after homage done that is to say the yeare of our Lorde 1056 Malcolme king of Scottes was vanquished and the realme giuen to Malcolme his Sonne by our sayde progenitour S. Edwarde vnto whome the sayde Malcolme made homage and fealty within eleuen yeares after that William Conquerour entred this realme whereof hee accompted no perfect conquest vntill hee had likewyse subdued the Scottes and therefore in the sayde yeare which was in the yeare of our Lorde 1068 the sayde Malcolme King of Scottes did homage to the sayde William Conquerour as his superiour by conquest King of England Xxv. yeares after that whiche was in the yeare of our Lord 1093 the sayde Malcolme did homage and fealty to William Rufus sonne to the sayde William Conquerour and yet after that was for his offences and demerites deposed and his sonne substitute in his place who lykewise fayled of his duetie and therefore was ordeyned in that estate by the sayde William Rufus Edgar brother to the last Malcolme sonne to the first who did homage fealty accordingly Seuen yeares after that was in the yeare of our Lorde 1100 the sayde Edgar King of Scottes did homage to Henry the first our progenitour .xxxvij. yeare after that Dauid King of Scottes did homage to Mathild the Empresse as daughter and heyre to Henry the firste Wherefore beyng after required by Stephen then obtayning possession of the realme to make his homage he refused so to do bicause he had before made it to the sayde Mathild and therevpon forbare After which Dauids death whiche ensued shortely after the Sonne of the sayde Dauid made homage to the sayde King Stephen Xiiij. yeares after that which was in the yeare of our Lorde M.Cl. William king of Scottes and Dauid his brother with all the nobles of Scotlande made homage to Henry the secondes sonne with a resernation of their duety to Henry the second his father .xxv. yeres after which was in the yeare of our Lord â—…175 William king of Scotlande after muche rebellion and resistence accordyng to their naturall inclination King Henry the second then beyng in Normandy William then king of Scottes knowledged finally his errour and made his peace and composition confirmed with his great seale and the seales of the nobility of Scotland makyng therewith his homage and fealty Within .xv. yeares after that which was the yeare of our Lorde 1190. the sayde William kyng of Scottes came to our Citie of Cantorbury and there did homage to our noble progenitour kyng Richarde the first Xiiij. yeares after that the sayde William did homage to our progenitour king Iohn vpon a hil besides Lincolne makyng his othe vpon the crosse of Hubert then Archbishop of Canterbury beyng their present a maruelous multitude assembled for that purpose Xxvj. yeares after that whiche was in the yeare of our Lorde 1216 Alexander King of Scottes maried Margarete the daughter of our progenitour Henry the thirde at our Citty of Yorke in the feaste of Christmasse at whiche tyme the sayde Alexander dyd his homage to our sayd progenitour who raigned in this realme lvj yeares And therefore betweene the homage made by the sayde Alexander kyng of Scottes and the homage done by Alexander sonne to the sayde king of Scots to Edwarde the firste at his Coronation at Westminster there was aboute fifty yeares at whiche tyme the sayd Alexander king of Scots repayred to the sayde feast of Coronation and there did his dutie as is aforesayd Within xxviij yeares after that whiche was the yeare of our Lorde 1282 Iohn Baliol Kyng of Scots made his homage and fealty to the sayd king Edwarde the firste our progenitour After this beganne Robert Bruse to vsurpe the crowne of Scotlande and to moue sedition therefore against them of the house of Ballioll whiche made for a season some interruption in the sayde homage but yet no intermission without the termes of memory for within .xliiij. yeares after which was the yeere of our Lorde 1326 Edward Ballioll after a greate victory had in Scotland agaynst the other faction and enioying the crowne of Scotlande made homage to our progenitour Edwarde the thirde And twenty yeares after that which was in the yeare of our Lorde .1346 Dauid Bruse who was euer in the contrary faction did neuerthelesse in the Title of the crowne of Scotlande wherof he was then in possession make homage to our sayde progenitour Edwarde the thirde Within ix yeres after this Edward y e third to chastise the infidelitie of the Scottes made warre agaynst them when after greate victories Edward Ballioll hauing the iust and right title to the realme of Scotland surrendred clearly the same to our sayde progenitour at the towne of Rokesborough in Scotlande where our sayde progenitour accepted the same and then caused himselfe to be crowned Kyng of Scotlande and for a tyme entertayned it and enioyed it as very proprietary and owner of the realme as on the one party by confiscation acquited and on the other part by free will surrendred vnto him And then after the death of our sayde progenitour Edwarde the thirde beganne sedicions and insurrections in this our realme in the tyme of our progenitour Richard the second whiche was augmented by the alteration of the state of the sayde Richarde and the deuolution of the same to Henry the fourth so as the Scottes had some leysure to play their vagues and follow their accustomed manner And yet Henry the fifth for recouery of his righte in Fraunce commaunded the kyng of Scottes to attende vpon him in that iourney And in this time the realme of Scotlande beyng discended to the house of the Stewardes of whiche our Nephew directly commeth Iames
the Frenchmenne vnto Dunbar The Queene departed froÌ„ Edenburgh the Duke of Chatelleraut the Erle of Huntley bring with hyr in company The Erle of Argile his coÌ„pany called the Lordes of the congregation were receyued into Edenburgh by the baylifes of the towne where the places of the blacke Grayfriers were suddenly ouerthrowen The Frier-houses ouerthrowen the Churche a Field and Trinitie college S. Giles church were reformed and the images and altares pulled downe The Lordes remayning thus in Edenburgh tooke the Abbey the coygning house the coygning yrons and seased vpoÌ„ the Queenes moueables which they found in the Palayce and kept the same Monsieur Doysell and the Frenchmenne came from Dunbar to the Linkes of Leith accompanied with the Duke of Chatelerault the Erles of Huntley Bothwell Mourton Two armies pacified and others and the Lordes of the Congregation came foorth of the towne of Edenburgh of purpose to haue gyuen battayle to the Frenchmen albeit they were not sufficiente partie to resist them but the Earle of Huntley trauelled betwixte them by whose meanes there mette twelue on euery side who agreed vpon certaine articles â—…eith fortiâ—…d so the Queene and FrenchmenÌ„ entred into Leith and forthwith began to fortifie it Shortly after this the Duke of Chatellereault Duke Chatelâ—…ault taâ—…h part with â—…he reformers 〈◊〉 the Churâ—… partly through perswasion of the Earle of Arguile his sisters sonne and the West lande Lordes and partly bycause he vnderstoode that his sonne the Earle of Arrane was fled forth of Fraunce to Geneua for the Religion hee tooke parte with the Lordes from that time forthe against the aduice of the Bishop of Sainte Andrewes and diuers other his friends This yeare in Iune Henrye the Kyng of France King Henry 〈◊〉 hurted and dyed at the trumph of the mariages betwixt the King of Spaine and his daughter and the Duke of Sauoy and his sister was wounded in Iustes at the Tourneillis in Paris by the Counte Montgomerie and dyed of the hurtes the tenth of Iuly nexte ensuing beeing the eleuenth day after he was wounded Then Francis his sonne that hadde married the Queene of Scotland â—…ancis the â—…phin succeeded his faâ—…er was crowned King at Sainte Denis and annoynted at Reymes in September following Herewith the Duke of Chatellereaulte and the Lordes of the congregation sent to the Queene besieching hir to leaue off from making of forts within the Realme but she would not graunt so to doe wherefore they assembled their whole forces in Edenburgh and besieged the Towne of Leith in October Leith besieged the Queene and Frenchmenne with the Bishops of Sainte Andrewes Glasquo Dunfreys the Lorde of Seton and diuers other Scottishmen beeyng within it but the FrenchmeÌ„ of war issued forth of Leith and the mette neere to the Abbey of Holy Roode house with the Scottishe Lordes and their company The Scottishâ—…ne are â—…quished where many ScottishmeÌ„ were slayne and the rest chased into Edenburgh the Frenchmen also following them to the gates of Edenburgh hadde entred if those within the Castell had not shot off the artillerie at them to stay the slaughter and pursute In the time of this siege the yong Larde of Lethington Secretary to the Queene beeyng with hir in Leith left the Towne and secretely departing gote him to the Lordes and holp greately afterwards to obteyne ayde forthe of England The Queene came to EdeÌ„burghe After this the Queene and FrenchmeÌ„ came to Edenburgh whiche was peaceably rendred to them where they remayned all that winter Newe men â—…e into Scotlande About the same time the Bishop of AmieÌ„s Monsieur de la Brosse and two Doctors of Diuinitie came into Scotland in September and La Brosse was made Leuetenaunt of the Frenche armye Monsieur Martignes coronell of the footemen and with them came a greate company of Frenche Souldiers to the Queene Regent so that then the Frenche power was thirtie fiue hundred good men of warre besyde two bands of Scottes souldiers vnder the leading of Captayne Anthony Kenedie Iames Steward of Cardonald The Lords of Scotlande perceyuing the Frenchmen encreased so that they by their owne forces onely The lords seÌ„d for aide vnto the Queene of Englande were not able to resist them sente to the Queene of Englande Elizabeth for assistaunce to expell the Frenchmen which the Queene of Englande graunted not onely for to serue the Scottishmens turne but specially for the suretie of hyr owne Realme and state whiche as then was thought stoode in daunger of trouble in case the Frenchmen were suffered to remayne in Scotland considering the euill dealing of the french King and his counsell in some pointes alreadye shewed They had theyr requeste graunted theÌ„ The Queene of England therefore sent the Duke of Northfolke to Berwike whither came to him the Earle of Argile the Prior of Sainte Andrewes the Maister of Maxwell and the yong Lorde of Ledington Secretarie and made agreement to haue ayde of Englande to the effect aforesaide And for sure keeping heereof Pledges sente into England the Scottish Lords deliuered pledges into England there to remaine during the life of the King of Fraunce and one yeare after his decease The pledges were these Dauid Hamilton sonne to the Duke of Chatellereault an other called Campbell Cousin to the Earle of Argile Robert Dowglas brother to y e Prior of S. Andrews and the Lard of Lochleuin and a sonne of the Lord Ruthuenne Aboute the same tyme Lorde Hammilton taketh parte with the erle of Argile Iames Hamilton Earle of Arraine eldest sonne to the Duke of Chatellereault and Captaine of the Scottishe Companie of meÌ„ of armes archers in France being fledde for Religion secretely to Geneua from thence came by the conuoy of M. Randall Englishman into England which at hys comming into Scotlande hee performed and ioyned himselfe with the Earle of Argile and other Lords in the cause aforesayd The Duke of Chatellereault the Earles of Arguile Arrane and others The towne of Glasquo is taken came to the towne of Glasquo and caused y e Images and Altares to be taken downe seising the Bishops liuing into their hands and tooke the Castell of Glasquo perteyning to the Bishoppe and put certayne Gentlemenne into it to keepe it whereof the Frenchmen beeing aduertised marched forward to Glasquo to the number of fiue thousande men the Bishop of Glasquo the Lordes Sempell Seton Ros and diuers other wyth them tooke the Castell againe and staying one night in the Towne returned on the next morrowe to Kickintulloch and froÌ„ thence to Lithquo and Edenburgh After their returne from Glasquo a certaine number of Frenchmenne went to Striueling and passing by the bridge ouer the water of Firth came into Fiffe in purpose to haue gone vnto Saint Andrewes and to haue fortified the Towne but they being in Kingcorne there assembled togyther in Fiffe the Earles of Arrane and
Rise knight 462.61 Maide eateth mans flesh 397.30 Maulde daughter to King Henrie Beaucleark maryed to Henrie the fourth the Emperour 262. 114 Maulde vvife to King Dauid dyeth 265.45 Maulde the Empresse commeth into Englande too clayme the crovvne 266.49 Maxvvell Lord a politique captaine 435.48 appointed Prouost of Edenburgh 436.45 Maxvvel Robert Bishop of Orkney 445.9 Maxvvell Robert eldest sonne to the Lorde Maxvvell taken prisoner by the EnglishmeÌ„ 464.94 Maximus ouerthrovveth the Britayns in battaile 85.33 Maximus practise to ouerthrovv the Scottes 87.63 Maximus sendeth letters too the king of Pictes to renue the old league betvveene them and the Romaines 87.67 Maximus requireth restitution of the Scots for iniuries done vnto the Pictes 87.100 Maximus inuadeth the Scottishe confines vvith a mightie armie 88. 14 Maximus eftsoones inuadeth the Scottes 88.82 Maximus graunteth peace to the Irishmen 92.84 Maximus exceeding liberalitie to his souldiours 92.94 Maximus chosen Emperour in Brytaine 92.110 Maximus passeth ouer intoo Fraunce vvith a mightie armie 93. 12 Maximus slaine at Aquileia in Italy 93.21 Maximianus sent ouer into Brytaine vvith an armie 30â—… Maximianus ouerthrovveth 〈◊〉 Scottes and Pictes â—â—â— â—…4 Maximianus spoâ—…th the conâ—…s of the Scottes and Pictes 102. 16 Maximianus taketh vpon him the Emperiall title of Brytaine 102. 62 Maximianus â—…arryeth Oâ—…ia daughter to Dioneâ—… â—â—â— 66 Maximianus graunteth peace too the Scottes suyng for the 〈◊〉 102. 11â—… Maximianus sayleth ouer intoo Fraunce and proclaymeth himselfe Emperour â—…02 â—â— Maximinus souldiours in Brytaine reuolt too the Emperour Valentinianus 103. â—… Meane for princes to auoyde the daunger of their subiectes 407. â—…7 Meanes deuised too haue iâ—…iâ—… executed 33â—… â—…6 Meklevvort berries and theyr operation 24â—… 59 Melton VVilliam Archbishop of Yorke â—…2 71 Melros bridge 4â—â— 31 Melros Abbay 463.83 spoyled 463. 94 Meleâ—…hon father to Bâ—…deâ—…s king of Pictes â—…7 35 Men appoynted too deuide the Countrey of Scotlande into equall portions â—…0 44 Men accused too bee condemned by an odde quest of men 180. 7 Men of occupation brought into Scotlande to instruct the Scottishmen therein 3â—â— â—…5 Meremouth Adam cited â—â—â— 45 Merhernes people of goodly stature 44.34 Mertia vvhat â—…yres 〈◊〉 conteyned 143. 7â—… Merline the Britishe Soothsayer 119. 7â—… Mernes vvhy so called â—â—â— 9â—… Merueylous things seene at the taking vp of king Duffes bodie 210. 29 Metellus sendeth his three â—…es to ayde the Scottes in Ireland 5. â—… Metellus reigneth ouer the Scots in Spaine 4â—â— Metellanus created king 3â—… 56 Metellanus becommeth friend to the Romaines 31. â—…4 Metellanus sendeth gifts to Rome 31. 24 Metellanus dyeth 3â—…57 Mevvtas Peter knight 462.61 Mevvtas Peter knight sente by the Earle of Lennox too the King of England to aduertise him of the Earles proceedings 463. 65 Mevvtas Peter a captaine of fiue hundred Hagbâ—…tâ—…s 467.66 Middleton Richarde a learned man liueth 355 7â—… Mightie borderers to be daungerous 395.35 Milke turned into bloud â—…52 22 Milke Castell yeelded to the Englishmen 469.99 Milnes driuen vvith streaâ—… of bloud and vvater 30â—… 21 Miracle vvrought by Saint Pâ—…l lanes arme 3â—â— 30 Miserie of the English men vnder the Danes 229.49 Mise and Rattes such plentiâ—… that they cannot bee destroyed 335. 61 Mitton vpon Svvale 3â—… 76 Modan and Medun tvvo brethren and preachers 167.58 Moderation ought to be vsed in â—…e of prosperous successe 173. 5 Mogall admitted King of Scottes 60. 4 Mogall beloued of his subiectes 60. 17 Mogall prepareth an armie agaynst the Romaines 60.41 Mogall giueth battaile too the Romaines 61.7 Mogall through pride falleth into sundrie kindes of vices 62. 32 Mogall fleeth oute of his ovvne â—…se by night 62.58 Mogall murthered 62.68 Moydart Iohn one of the principall bloud of the Isles 44â—… 21 Molocke a godlye preacher in Scotlande 144.38 Monasterie of Iona buylded by banished Scottish Monkes 9â—… 75 Monasteries in Germanie for Scottish men onely 164.44 Monkes and other religious men laboured in the Lordes Vineyarde 147.27 Moâ—…k sent into Scotland to poison the Gouernor 331.59 Monke burnt for his dissimulation 332.72 Moniâ—…uske a Baronie in Scotlande 256.37 Monsieur de la Bavvtie sent into Scotland 422.60 Monsieur de la Bavvtie made vvarden of the marches 428.6 Monsier de la Bavvtie slaine 428. 64 Monsieur de Villegaignon transporteth the yong Queene of Scots into Fraunce 475.5 Monsieur de Brezze appoynted to transport the yong Queene of Scottes into Fraunce 475.24 Monsieur de Deffe ouerthrovveth the Englishmen in a skirmishe neare to Hadington 475.77 Monsieur de Eurages taken prisoner by the EnglishmeÌ„ 476.115 Monsieur de la Broffe and Monâ—…eur Menage sente from the French King Ambassador into Scotland 460.57 Moâ—…can a Bishop of great holynesse 220.104 Monstrous childe borne among the Danes 202.50 Mâ—…strous childe borne in Northumberland 202.58 Mâ—…ntaine called Fute in Irelande 196.21 Mountmorance Frances Lieutenant of Picardie 480.77 Monstrous childe borne in Angus 210.60 Montgomerie othervvise called monsieur de Lorges Knight of the order of saint Michael sent into Scotlande by the Frenche king vvith aide against the Englishmen 464.61 he inuesteth knightes of saint Michaels order there 464.67 Moone appeareth of a bloudye colour 222.9 Moone at the full appeareth in a quadrant forme 108 Moone nor sunne seene the space of sixe monethes 209.2 Mordred and Gavvan sonnes to Loth. 126. â—…5 Mordred appoynted heyre of the crovvne of Brytaine 128.32 Mordred marieth Gavvolanes daughter 1â—…8 39 Mordred succeedeth Loth in the kingdom of Pictland â—…32 97 Mordred complaineth to Arthure for creating Constantine hys heyre apparant 132.102 Mordred king of Pictes slaine 134. 55 Mordreds linage clearly extinct 135. 85 Mordacke created King of Scotlande 154.34 Mordack a great louer of peace 154. 48 Mordacke dyeth 154.89 Mordacke lieutenaunt of Gallovvay beareth vvith offenders 155. 67 Mordacke lieutenaunt of Gallovvay put to death 155.109 Morley Robert knight and hys valiancie 366.53 Mores a French captaine sent into Scotland 429.5 Mortalitie of pestilence throughout most part of the vvorlde 149. 98 Morton tovvne burnt 472.105 Moses Captaine generall vnder Pharao 1.24 Moses conquered Saba 1.25 Moses chosen captain vnder Pharao by diuine oracle 1.23 Moses doings misliked of 1.29 Moses fled into Madian 1.34 Moses by Gods appointment returneth into Egypt 1.44 Mountforde Simon chiefe of the barons of Englande that stroue vvith K. Henry the third 294.35 Mountsort Henrie slaine in Scotland 344.65 Mountsort Richard slaine and his armie discomfited by the Scots 345. 14 Mount Benart 50.66 Mount Granzbene 51.90 Monstrous child borne 56.42 Mountros a citie in Angus hovv in olde time called 215.1 Mountros taken by the Danes and razed to the grounde 215. 7 Mountbray Philip Knight Captaine of Striueling Castell 314. 70 Mundus novv called Bracehara a Citie in Portugall buylded 2. 27 Mungo Bishop of Valco 137.18 Munition sent out of France into Scotlande 416.103 Munition sent out of Denmarke into Scotland 416.14 Murketus men taken 29.53 Murketus hanged 29 Murtherers of Adam bishoppe of Cathnes punished 285.2 Murther revvarded 30.49 Murther seuerely punished 70.11 Murtherers
Irelande 29. Roderick the Monarke and all the Princes of the whole Ilande they of Vlster onely excepted acknowledge him supreme Prince of all and become his liegemen 30 he feasteth al the Irish princes and calleth a Sinode of the Cleargie ibid. he appoynteth Captaines for the safe keeping of the countrey and returneth into England 31 Herbert Francis Alderman of Dublin sent to king Henrie 92 Hermion slayeth his brother Hiberus 5 Heruie de Monte Mauriseo rewarded by Dermote king of Lemster 23. taketh vpon him to lead the souldiours 33. enuieth Reymonde le Grace and styrreth king Henrie agaynst him 35. his description 37 foundeth the Abbey of DoÌ„brothy and becommeth a Monke 39 Hibernia why so called 5 Hiberus the Spaniard his arryuall in Irelande 22 Holland Robert lord Iustice of Chester 50 Holywood 64 Hollande sent Captaine to maister Salisburie 97 Hostages deliuered to be kept within the castel of Dublin by the lords of Ireland for their loyaltie to king Henry the second 53 Howard Thomas erle of Surrey and after duke of Norffolk is appoynted lieutenant 80. repulseth the Moores readie to inuade the Englishe pale ibid. his prayse ibid. is bound for the Erle of Kildare 83 Hussey Iohn a trustie and a valiant esquire his worthie exploit 54. his successors made Barons of Galirim ibid. I. IAcke Cade 73. Iohn a Leekes 5â—… Iohn sonne to king Henrie the second after king of Englande sent into Irelande 40.41 slayeth hir nephew 42. his voyage into Irelande 43. or his surrender thereof into the Popes handes 44 Iohn be in Mare 47. Iohn of Guesham 47 Iohn de Saint Paule 46 Ioiâ—…e Rowlande 51 Irelande by whome first inhabited â—… 3 conquered by the Grecians and 〈◊〉 by them 3. inuaded and spoyled by the Sâ—…ithians 4. how it was named ibid. conquered by the Spaniards 5. subiect to Arthur king of Britayn ibid. deuided by the Spaniards ibid. inuaded and conquered by the Norwegians 14. inuaded by the Danes .16 againe inuaded by the Danes 17. again inuaded by the Danes ibid. again by them ibid. againe by them 18. subiect to Henry the second 29. giueÌ„ by him to his son Iohn after king 40. giuen to Edwarde sonne to Henrie the third 44. inuaded and wasted by the Scottes 5â—… Irish franklings their behauiours 40 Irishe their outrages in time of Parliaments 70 Irish borne 64. Iâ—…p waker 56 Iuorus an Easterling fouÌ„der of Dublin 1â—… K. KArreck castell built by Fitz StepheÌ„s 24 Kemwrike Shereman Maior of Dublin a great benefactor 63 Kemun Castell burne 50 Kemni castell razed by the L. lieutenant 70 Kormacke Oletham sonne to the Prince of Desmonde committeth his father to prison 36 Keruill gouernour of the Irish men slain 〈◊〉 battaile by the Danes 17 Kettle Alice a Witch 58 Kildare Castel taken 47 Kilkenny the Suburbes walled by Robert Talbot 70 Knocâ—…ow field 75. Knights created 47.52 Knought sonne to Gurino king of Denmark slaine at the siege of Dublin 18 L. LAcy Iohn 51 Lacy Hugh 31. buildeth diuerse fortresses 39. and. 41. his good gouernment and descriptioÌ„ 40. is trayterously murthred 41 Lacy Richard made Lord deputie buyldeth dyuarse Castels 40 Lacye Huge the yonger rewarded with the Erledome of Vlster his acres 43. dyeth without issue male 44 Lacy Walter Lorde of Meth dyeth 44 Lacies their behauiour enquired of by an inquest impanelled 55. their traiterous practises with the Scottes ibid. proclaymed traytors 56 Laigria 1 Lambert the counterfeit erle of Warwike 75 Languinna 2. Laogerius 5.11 Laurence Archbishop of Dublin 26.46 Lech Iohn 49. Legate from Rome 79 Lemster Irish their outragious actes 59 Lenrouse Thomas 102.103 Letters from the Duke of Yorke to the erle of Salisburie 73 Letters of priuate seale 79 Letters from the Lorde Butler to Thomas Fitz Giralde 91 Ley towne burnt 49 Liberties called in what proceeded therof 61 Limerick by whoÌ„ founded 19. takeÌ„ by Reymond le grace 35. besieged 36 burnt ibid. Lionell duke of Clarence his mariage 60 he commeth into Irelande 64. his dealings there ibid. Lismore spoyled 33. Liuery 74 Loggan Iohn 55. Lorde Louell 75 Lordes of Ireland deliuer hostages 53 Luttrell chiefe Iustice of the coÌ„mon place 92 M. MAc Adam Mac Gilmore 67 Mac Nèmorre 75 Mac William 75. Mac Mourche 70 Mac Mahun 72. Macgolagh 67 Machelan 29. Machalther 50 Macgilinor Hugh slaine in a Church 68 Mac Coghlan 46 Macbuayn 10 Mac Carey 45. Madock 12 Maginors 69. Maggohigam 73 Maynoth Castell fortified by the rebels 96 besieged by Skeffington Lorde Deputie and betrayed 97 Maureuar Thom. baron of Serin slaine 70 Malachias 13.12 Malchus 13 Mandeuile Lorde of Barenselly his yearely reuenues in Henrie the fourth his dayes what 68 Mandueuile Iohn 52.53 Mandeuile Thomas knight 54 Maurius king of Britaine 6 Maritagh Oconghuir K. of Offaly slain 48 Mariges made for y e increase of amity 34.69 Martyrs of Ireland 12 Maurice de Prendelgast 22 Maupas Iohn 57 Meiller his valiancy 23.28 one of the chiefe conguerours of Irelande 37. his description ivid Kildare giuen to him 40 Melbrick king of Ireland slaine 17 Melingus 12 Mellesunt Abbey founded 24 Men eaten for want of vittailes 55 Marlyn his prophecie fulfilled 30 Meth. why so called 3. spoyled by Dermotè king of Lemster 26. giuen to Hugh Lacy 31. spoiled by Radericke K. of CoÌ„nagh 32 Metropolitane Seas in Irelande which 20 Miles of Saint Dauid 35 Minot Thomas Archbishop of Dublin 64 Molossian hound 8 Monark of Ireland how he was reputed 20 Moores inuade the English pale 20 Morice king of Meth his wife abused 21 Morice Archbishop of Castell his answere touching the martyres of Irelande 12 Mortimer Roger Lorde of Meth. 51. is discomfited by the Scots 53. is made Lorde Iustice 55. chaseth the Lacies out of CoÌ„nagh 56. is slaine by the Irish 65 Mount Salanga 2. Muridus 9 N. NAuiculeri littus 1. Neale 4 Neal the great Monarch of Ireland 9 Neil Odonel takeÌ„ prisoner by six Thomas Stanley Lord Lieutenant 72 Nemodus wyth his foure sonnes sent into Irelande 3 Nigelius 12 Nobles of IrelaÌ„d in king Edward the first his dayes 47 Norwegians inuade Irelande 14. are expulsed 15 Norwagth burnt by Philip Stanton 46 Notingham Robert Maior of Dublin apprehendeth the Erle of Vlster and spoyleth y e Abbey of S. Mary nere to Dub. 55 O. OBren king of Thomond slaine 49 Obren 64 Obrenroth king of Thomond slaine 45 Oconghur king of Connagh 54 Ocaruell 29 Oconther his victories 69.70 Odempsi 71.49 Odoles 69 Offali chase 46. Oghgard burnt 67 Ohedian Rich. Bishop of Cashel accused 72 Okeroll 67. Okely 54.70 Oleyn Edmond 99. Omachealewy 29 Omalaghlilen King of Meth his policie to saue his daughters chastitie 14 Omalaghlen king of Ossorie 29 Omolinoy 51. Oinore 17 Onalan Castell buylded 40 Oneale 45 Oneale Con. 81. his rebellions 83.85.106 Onolan 67. Ophelan 29 Oration of the Lord Fitz Giralde at his reuolting 91 Oration of a Scithian Prince to the king of Irelande 6 Oration of Omalaghlilen 15 Oration of Crommer Lord Chancelor 92 Originall
greatly Thomas Becket that afterward succeeded him Which Becket was also borne in London moreouer his father hight Gilbert but his mother was a Syrian borne and by religion a Sarazin howbeit without all respect of his parents this Becket grew so highly in fauour with the king The authoritie of Becket An. reg 6. and might doe so much in England that he seemed to reigne as if he had bin associat with him also in the kingdom and being lord Chancellor the king sent ouer into England Richard Lucy in his company with sundry letters in his fauoure thereby to procure his election to that sea whiche was broughte to passe according to the kings desire at Westminster He is consecrat Archbishop VVil. Paruus 1162 Quadrilogâ—…um ex vita etusdeÌ„ Thoâ—â—â— afterward also he was ordeined at Canterbury on the Saterday in the Whitson weeke by Henry Bishop of Winchester although there be that write how Walter bishop of Rochester did consecrate him whiche consecration was in the xliiij yeare of his age and in the fifth yeare after his first aduancement to the office of Lord ChaÌ„cellor so that he was the .38 Archbish which gouerned in that sea The same yeare but towarde the end Henry the kings soâ—â—â—eceyued homage of the barons first Normandie and after in England In the yeare ensuâ—â—â—g the King his father comitted him to the Archebishop Becket The Archbis a better courtyer than a preacher that he might see him brought vp and trained in maners and courtâ—…y behauior as apertained to his estate Whervpon the Archbish â–ª in gaâ—â— called by in his sin The Queene brought to beâ—… of a daughter An entervevv An. reg 9. 1163. N. Triuet This yeere at Rohan Queene Elianor was brought whâ—â—â—of a daughter that was named Elianor â–ª 〈◊〉 like â—â—â—ner the thâ—â—kings of EnglaÌ„d and France at Cocy vpon â—â—yre receiued Pope Alexander the third with al honor and reuerence in somuch that they attâ—â—ded on his stiâ—â—pe a foote like pages or footmen the one vpon his right side the other on his left In Iâ—â—uary also ensuing the king returned into Englande Homage of the K. of Scottes the same yere the K. of Scottes did homage vnto Henrye the yonger and deliuered to the Kyng his father his younger brother Dauid with dyuers other the sonnes of his lordes and barons in pledge for assurance of the peace to be kepte betwene them for euermore with some such castels with the conclusion of the leage as he required In the mean tyme the Archbishop Thomas went to the counsell holden by Pope Alexander at Towres in the Octaues of Pentecost A Counsel at Tours when he resigned into the Popes handes as the fame went his Bishoprick by reason he was troubled in conscience in that he had receiued it by the kings prefermeÌ„t but this was shortely doone and the Pope allowing his purpose coÌ„mitted the same pastorlike dignitie to him again by his ecclesiastical power wherby the Archbish was eased very wel of his grief shortly after his returne also from this counsell he seemed desirous to bring home such rights as he pretended to belong vnto the church of Canterbury wherby he ran into the displeasure of many namely of the mightiest moreouer he required of the king the keeping of Rochester Castell and the tower of London The Archbish. practiseth treason secretly Also he alledged that Saltwood and Hiâ—…h belonged perticularly to the seigniorie of hys sea he called also Roger Earle of Clare vnto Westminster to doe his homage vnto him for the Castell of Tunbridge Homage for the casteil of Tunbridge but the Earlâ—… denyed it through setting on of the king alledging all the fee thereof to appertayne rather to the king than to the Archbishop Thus the Archbish was troubled and therwithall the kings fauour more and more apered dayly to fal from hym as afore For ye must vnderstaÌ„d that this was not the first nor second tyme that the king had shewed tokens of his displeasure against him but the eight tyme. Mat. Paris Mat. VVest After this vpon the fyrste day of Iuly Ryse Prince of Southwales with diners other lordes and nobles of Wales didde homage both to the king and to his sonne Henry at Woodstocke An. reg 10. Iomage of the velchmen 1164 N. Triuet Hamlyn y e kings bastard brother maried y e CouÌ„tesse of Warrein the widow of William Earle of Mortaigne that was bastarde sonne to king Stephen This countesse was the sole daughter and heire of William the third earle of Warrein which went with Lewes king of Fraunce into the holy land there dyed Sone after y e Welchemen rebelled with their Prince Ryce and his vncle Owen and did diuers displeasures on y e Marches and by the death of Waltar Gyfford earle of Buckingham which deceased this yeare without heyre that Earledome came to the Kinges handes The .xx. daye of SepteÌ„ber were .iij. circles seene to compasse the sunne Mat. Paris and so continued the space of .iij. houres together which wheÌ„ they vanished away it appered y e two Sunnes sprang forth again after a maruellous manner Whiche strange sight the coÌ„mon people imagined to be a signe or token of the controuersie that was then in hand betwixt the king and the Archbishop Vnto these reasons thus proponed by the Kyng to haue hys purpose to take effecte the Archbishoppe and his Suffraganes the rest of the Bishoppes answered very pithely to proue that it was more againste the liberties of the Church than that they might with reason wel allow of Wherevppon the Kyng beyng moued greeuously towardes them asked of them whether they would obserue his royall lawes and customes which the Archbyshops and Byshops in time of his grandfather dyd hold and obserue or not who therevnto made aunswer that they would obserue them Their order saued their order in all things saued But the King being highly offeÌ„ded with such exceptions vrged the matter so that he woulde haue them to take their oth absolutely and withoute all exceptions but they woulde none of that The Kyng offended vvith the Bishops At length hee departed from London very much displeased with the Bishoppes when he had firste taken from the Archbishop Thomas all his offices and dignities which he occupyed since his first being created Chancellour Howbeit after this many of the Bishoppes seeyng whervnto thys geare would turne began to shrinke from the Archbishop and enclined to the Kings syde But the Archbyshoppe stiffely stoode in hys opinion and woulde not bende at all till at length not only his Suffraganes the Bishops but also the Byshoppe of Liseux that was come ouer to do some good in the matter R. Houe and likewise the Abbot of Elemosina sente from the Pope perswaded him to agree to the Kyngs will in so much that finally ouercome with the earnest sute of his frieÌ„ds hee came firste to Wodstocke R. Houe 1164.
by his letters patents that he and his successours kings of Scotlande shoulde doe homage and fealtie to kings of Englande so often as they shoulde be necessarily requyred therevnto And in signe and token of that subiection the king of Scots offred his Hat and his Saddle vpon the Aulter of S. Peter in Yorke which Hatte and Saddle for a remembraunce hereof was kept there many yeres after that day The Charter also conteyning the Articles of the peace and agreement concluded betwixt the two kings was read there in S. Peters church at the same time the tenor whereof ensueth The tenor of the Charter VVIlhelmus rex Scotia deuents home ligius domini regis Anglia contra omnes homines de Scotia de alijs terris suis Ro. Houed fidelitatem ei fecit vt ligio domino suo sicut alij homines sui ipsi facere solent Similiter fecit homagium Herico filio regis salua fide domini regis patris sui Omnes vero Episcopi Abbates Clerus terrae Scotiae successores sui facient domina regi sicut ligio domino fidelitatem de quibus labere voluerit sicut alij Episcopi sui ipsi facere solere Homico filio suo Dauid et haeredibus eorum CaÌ„cessit autem rex Scotiae et frater eius Baronis alij homines sui domino regi quod ecclesia Scotiae talem subiectionem amedo faciet ecclesia Angliae qualem facore debet solebat tempore regum Angliae praedecessorum fucrum Similiter Richardus Episcopus Sancti Andrea Richardus Episcopus Dunkelden et Gaufridus Abbas de DuÌ„fermlyn Herbertus Prior de Coldingham concesserunt vt Ecclesia Anglicana illud habeat ius in Ecclesia Scotiae quod de iure debet habere quod ipsi non erunt contra ius Anglicanae Ecclesiae Et de hac concessione sicut quando ligiam fidelitatem domino regi domino Henrico filio suo fecerint ita cos inde essecur auerint Hoc idem facient alij episcopi clerus Scotiae per conuentionem inter dominum regeÌ„ Scotiae Dauid featreÌ„ suum barones suos factam Comites barones alij homines de terra regis Scotia de quibus dominus rex habere voluerit facient ei homagium contra omnem hominem fidelitatem vt legio domino suo sicut alij homines sui facere ei solent Henrico filio suo haeredibus suâ—… salua fide domini regis patris sui Similiter haeredes regis Scotiae baronum hominum suorum homaguum ligiantiam faciet haeredibus domini regis contra omnem hominem Preterea rex Scotiae homines sui nullum amodo fugitiuum de terra domini regis pro selonia receptabunt vel in alia terra sua nesi voluerit venire ad rectum in curia domini regis stare iudicio curia Sed rex Scotiae homines sui quam citius poterunt eum capient domino regi reddent vel iusticiarijs suis dut balliuis suis in Anglia Si autem de terra regis Scotia aliquis fugitinus fuerit pro felonia in Anglia nisi voluerit venire ad rectum in curia domini regis Scotiae stare iudicio curiae non receptabitur in terra regis sed liberabitur hominibus regis Scotia per balliuos domini regis vbi inuentus fuerit Praeterea homines domino regis habebuÌ„t terras suas quas habebant habere debent de domino rege hominibus suis de rege Scotiae de hominibus suis Et homines regis Scotiae habebunt terras suas quas habebant habere debent de domino rege hominibus suis pro ista vero conuentione sine firmiter obseruando domino regi HeÌ„rico filio suo haeredibus suis à rege Scotiae haeredibus suis liberauit rex Scotiae domino regi Castellum de Rockesburgh Castellum PuellaruÌ„ Castellum de Striueling in manu domini Regis ad custodienda Castella assignabit rex Scotiae de redditu suo mesurabiliter ad voluntatem Domini regis Preterea pro predicta conuentione sine exequendo liberauit rex Scotiae domino regi Dauid fratrem suum in obsidem comitem Duncanum comitem VValdenum similiter alios comites barones cum alijs viris potentibus quorum numerus xviij Et quando castella reddita fuerint illis rex Scotiae Dauid frater suus liberabuntur Comites quidem barones praenominati vnusquisque postquaÌ„ liberauerit obsidem suum scilicet filiuÌ„ legittimum qui habuerit alij nepotes suos vel propinquiores sibi haeredes castellis vt dictum est redditis liberabuntur Preterea rex Scotiae barones sui praenominati assecurauerint quod ipsi bona fide sine malo ingenio sine occasione facient vt episcopi barones et caeteri homines terrae suae qui non affuerunt quaÌ„do rex Scotiae cum domino rege finiuit eandem ligiantiam fidelitatem domino regi Henrico filio suo quam ipsi fecerunt vt barones homines qui affuerunt obsides liberabunt domino regi de quibus habere voluerit Preterea episcopi comites barones conuentionauerunt domino regi Henrico filio suo quod sirex Scotiae aliquo casu à fidelitate domini regis filij à conuentione praedicta rocederet ipsi cum domino rege tenebunt sicut cum ligio domino suo contra regem Scotiae contra omnes homines ei inimicantes Et episcopi sub interdicto ponent terram regis Scotiae donec ipse ad fidelitatem domini regis redeat Praedictam itaque conuentionem firmiter obseruandam bona fide sine malo ingenio domino regi HeÌ„rico filio suo heredibus suis à VVilhelmo rege Scotiae Dauid fratre suo baronibus suis praedictis haeredibus eorum assecurauit ipse rex Scotiae Dauid frater cius omnes barones sui prenominati sicut ligij homines Domini regis contra omnem hominem HeÌ„rici filij sui salua fidelitate pat is sui hijs testibus Richardo episcopo Abrincensi Iohanne Salisburiae decano Roberto abbate Malmâ—… sburiae Radulpho abbate Mundesberg nec noâ—… alijs abbatibus comitibus baroâ—…ibuâ—… duobus filijs suis scilicet Richardo Galfrido These things therefore beeyng recited in the Church of Saint Peters in Yorke in the presence of the sayde Kings and of Dauid the King of Scottes his brother and before an innumerable number of other people the Bishops Erles Barons and Knightes of Scotland sware to the K. of England and to Henry his sonne and to their heires fealtie against all men as to their liege and soueraigne Lordes Moreouer at this Parliament the King gaue vnto an Irishman that was named Augustine the Bishopricke of Waterford whiche
so hardly with them was for that they refused to help him with money when before hys last going ouer into Normandy he demaunded it of them towardes the paymente of the thirtie thousande pounde whiche hee hadde couenaunted to pay to the Frenche Kyng to liue in rest and peace which he coueted to haue done for reliefe of hys people and hys owne suretie knowing what enimies he had that lay in waite to destroy him and agayne what discommodities had chaunced to his father and brethren by the often and continuall warres But nowe to proceede with other doings Immediately after the solemnization of the Queenes Coronation ended An ambassade sent vnto the K. of Scottes hee sente Phillippe Bishoppe of Duresme Roger Bigot Earle of Northfolke and Henry de Bolmn Earle of Hereford Nephew to William King of Scotland and Dauid Earle of Huntington brother to the same King and Roger de Lacy Conestable of Chester the Lorde William de Vescy and the Lord Robert de Ros which had married two of the daughters of y e sayd K. and Robert Fitz Roger Sherife of NorthumberlaÌ„d as Ambassadorâ—… from him vnto y e foresaid William K. of Scotland with letters patents conteining a safe conduit for him to come into England The King of Scottes came to the Kyng of Englande at Lincolne Math. Paris Ran. Higd. Rog. Houed Polidor and to meete with K. Iohn at Lincolne on the morrowe after the feast of S. Edmunde who gladly graunted therevnto and so according to that appoyntmeÌ„t both y e kings met at Lincolne the .21 day of Nouember And on the morrow after K. Iohn weÌ„t to the Cathedrall Church and offered there vppon the high Alter a chalice of golde And y e same day vppon a hill without the Citie the Kyng of Scottes did homage vnto K. Iohn in y e presence and sight of a great multitude of people swearing fealtie of life limme and worldly honor vnto K. Iohn whiche othe hee made vppon the Crosse of Hubert Archb. of Caunterbury There were present at that time beside other noble menne three Archbyshops Caunterbury Yorke and Raguse with other Bishops to the number of thirtene as Duresme London Rochester Elie Bath Salisbury Winchester Hereford Norwich Saint Andrews in Scotland Landafe and Bangor in Wales and Meth in IrelaÌ„d beside a great multitude of Earles Barons and other noble men When the K. of Scottes had thus done his homage hee required restitution of Northumberland Cumberland and Westmerland whych he claymed as his right and lawfull heritage Much talke was hadde touching this matter but they coulde not agree and therefore King Iohn asked respite to consider of it till the feast of Pentecost next ensuing which being graunted the Kyng of Scottes the nexte morrow being the .23 of Nouember returned homewardes and was conducted backe agayne into his countrey by the same noble men that brought him to Lincolne This Hugh was a French man by nation borne at Granople a man of a pregnant witte and skilfull both in science of holy Scripture and humane knowledge He was first a regular Chanon and after became a Cartusian Monke K. Henry the seconde moued with the fame of hys vertue and godly lyfe sent the Byshop of Bath to bryng hym into Englande and after he was come made hym fyrste Abbot of Whithing in the diocesse of Welles and after created hym Byshoppe of Lincolne Hee was noted to bee of a very perfit and sound lyfe namely bycause hee woulde not sticke to reprooue menne of theyr faultes playnely and frankely not regardyng the fauoure or disfauoure of anye manne in so muche that hee woulde not feare to pronounce them accursed which being the Kynges officers woulde take vpon them the punishmente of any person within orders of the Churche for huntyng and kylling of the Kynges game within hys Parkes Forrestes and chases yea and that which is more A presenâ—…ous part 〈◊〉 Bishop hee woulde denye paymentes of suche subsedies and taxes as hee was assessed to pay to the vses of Kyng Rycharde and Kyng Iohn towardes the mayntenaunce of theyr warres and dyd oftentymes accurse by hys ecclesiasticall authoritie such Sherifes Collectors or other officers as dyd distrayne vppon hys landes and goodes for to satisfye these Kyngs of their demands alledging openly that hee woulde not pay any money towards the maintenance of wars whiche one Christian Prince vpoÌ„ priuate displeasure and grudge made againste another Prince of the same Religion This was his reason and when he came before the King to make aunswere to his disobedience shewed heerein hee woulde so handle the matter partly with gentle admonishments partly with sharp reproofes and sometyme mixing merie and pleasant speeche amongst his serious arguments that ofttimes hee would so qualifie y e kings moode that beyng driuen from anger he could not but laugh and smile at the Bishops pleasaunte talke and merie conceytes And this manner hee vsed not only with the King alone but with the father and the two sonnes That is to say Henry the secoÌ„d Richard and Iohn in whose tyme he liued and gouerned the See of Lincolne He was after his decesse for the opinion which men conceyued of his holynes and vertues admitted into the number of the Saintes Yee haue heard howe K. Iohn had conceyued no small displeasure againste the Monkes of the white order for that they would not depart with any money excusing themselues that they might not do it without consente of a generall chapiter of their order Wherevpon the King had caused them diuers wayes to be molested but chiefly in restreyning them of libertie to haue any Horses or other cattell goyng to pasture within his forrests They therefore takyng aduice togyther chose foorthe twelue Abbots amongst them of that order the which in all their names went to Lincolne there to make sute to the King comming thither at this time to meete the King of Scottes that it would please him to remitte hys displeasure conceyued agaynst them and to take them agayne into his protection This sute was so followed although with some difficultie that at length to witte the sunday after that the King of Scottes had done his homage through the help and furtherance of the Archbishop of Canterbury they came to y e kings speeche and obteyned so much as they in reason might desire for he pardoned them of all his passed displeasure receyued them againe into his fauoure tooke them into his protection and commaunded that all iniuries greeuaunces and molestations shoulde bee reformed redressed and amended whiche in respect of his indignation had bin offered and done to them by any manner of meanes and to see the same accomplished writtes were directed vnto the Sherifes of the counties bearing date from Lincolne the .27 of Nouember And thus were those Monkes for y e time restored to the Kings fauour to their great commoditie and comfort 〈◊〉 Moones Aboute the moneth of December there were seene in the prouince of Yorke fyue Moones
tempest of winde rayne hayle and thunder chaunced that dyd exceeding much sâ—…ath Milnâ—… 〈◊〉 by the violence of waters were carried away and the wind nulles were no lesse tormented with the rage of winde arches of bridges shackes of â—…ay houses that stoode by water sides and children in cradleâ—… were borne away that both wonderfull and no lesse pitifull it was to see It â—…edâ—…d the riuer of Dusâ—… dare downe sixe houses togither 〈◊〉 did 〈◊〉 thereaboutes vnspeakeable The Kyng of Scottes Alexander the thyrde with hys wife Queene Margaret The King of Scottes commeth into Englands came aboute the beginning of August into England and fofâ—… the Kyng at hys manor of Wodstocke where he sported him a season and had the landes of the Earledome of Huntington restored vnto him which his Graundfather Kyng William in his time lost and forfeyted Heere hee dyd homage to Kyng Henry VpoÌ„ the day of the decollatioÌ„ of Saint Iohn the two Kynges with their Queenes came to London where they were honorably receyued and so conueyed vnto Westminster 〈◊〉 deuiâ—… the â—…rance of â—…fes A foure dayes before the feast of Saint Edwarde Kyng Henry came into the Escheker himselfe and there deuised order for the appearaÌ„ce of Sherifes and bringing in of theyr accomptes 〈◊〉 Sherifes 〈◊〉 At the same time also there was fiue markes set on euery Sherifes head for a fyne bycause they had not distreyned euery person that myght dispende fifteene pound land to receyue the order of Knighthoode as was to the same Sherifes coÌ„maunded The K. of Scottes The King of Scottes returneth into his countrey after he had remayned a while with the K. of England returned back into Scotlande and left his wife behinde with hir mother 〈◊〉 she should be brought to bed for shee was as then great with childe In the 41. yere of the raigne of K. Henry An. Reg. 41. Richard Earle of Cornewall elected Emperoure hys brother Richard Earle of Cornewall was elected Emperoure by one parte of the Coruosters and diuers Lords of Almayne comming ouer into thys land vppon the day of the Innocents in Christmas 1257 presented vnto him letters from the Archb. of Colen other gret Lords of Almaine testifying their coÌ„sents in y e choosing of him to be Emperour and withal that it might stand with his pleasure to accept that honor Finally vppon good deliberation had in the matter he consented therevnto wherevpon the Lords that came with the message right glad of their aunswere returned with all speed to signifie the same vnto those from whome they had bin sent The greate treasure of Richard king of Almayne The treasure of this Earle Richarde now elected King of Almaine was esteemed to amouÌ„t vnto such a summe that he mighte dispend euery day an hundred markes for the tearme of tenne yeares togither not reconing at all the reuenewes which dayly acerewed to him of his rents in Almayne and Englande In thys meane tyme the vnquiet WelchmeÌ„ after the death of their Prince Dauid chose in his steede one Lewline The Welchmen choose them a gouernour and rebell againste the King that was sonne to the same Griffyne that brake his necke as hee would haue escaped out of the Tower of London and heerewith they began a new Rebellion either driuing out suche Englishmen as lay there in garrisons within the Castels and fortresses or else entring into the same by some trayterous practise they slewe those which they found within them to the greate displeasure of their soueraigne Lorde Edward the Kings eldest sonne who coneting to be reuenged of their Rebellious enterprises coulde not bring his purpose to passe by reason of the vnseasonable weather and continuall rayne whiche fell that Winter so reysing the waters 〈◊〉 setting the Marishes on studdes that hee coulâ—… not passe with his army Nic. Triuet Stephen Bauzan alias Baucan Kyng Henry beeing heereof aduertised sente with all speede Stephen Bauzan a man ryght skilfull in feates of warre with a greate number of Souldiers into Wales against those Rebells he comming into that countrey and entring into the lands of a Welch Lord named Lise â—…ghhan was entrapped by suche bustimentes as hys enimies sayde for hym and thereby was slayne with the more pain of his army This ouerthrowe chaunced by the treason of Griffin de Brunet Eigâ—… cuâ—… 〈…〉 the whiche at that present reuolting from the Englishe side to his countrey men instructed them in all things howe they might vanquish their enimies And at that time Norâ—… and Souâ—…wales iâ—… togither league Northwales and Southwales ioyned in league and friendly aâ—…mie togither whiche commonly was not seene in those dayes they being for the more parte at variance the one rather seeking still how to endomage the other but nowe in defence of their liberties as they pretended they agreed in one The Kyng woulde fayne haue hadde them foorth that hee myght haue punished them according to their desertes and therefore to bring hys purpose the better to passe he sent for an army of Souldiers into Ireland and tarried for theyr coÌ„myng at the Castell of Brecknocke but the yeare was farre spente ere his people could he gathered so that by the aduice of his Lords hee strengthned certayne Castels and so returned for that yeare into England 〈◊〉 Lorde â—…timer the â—…gs Lieuteâ—…t in â—…es â—…dor leauing the Lorde Roger Mortimer for his Lieutenaunt in Wales to resist the Rebels But now to speake of other doings whiche chaunced in the meane while that the warres thus continued betwixt Englande and Wales â—…egate â—…n Rome Yee shall vnderstand that in the Lent season the Archbyshoppe of Messina came as Legate from the Pope hyther into England with letters of procuration to demaund and receyue and also with power to punishe suche as should denie and seeme to resist and so beeyng heere arriued with a greate trayne of seruauntes and Horses he sent foorthe his commaundements in writing to euery prelate to prouide him money by way of proxie so that of the house of Saint Albons and of the Celles that belonged therevnto he had one and twentie markes and when the Monkes of Saint Albons came to visit him in his house they coulde not bee permitted to depart but were kept as prisoners till they had satisfied hys couetous demaund for whereas they alledged that they had not brought any money with them hee asked theÌ„ why they were such beggers and further sayd sende ye there to some Marchaunt that will lende to you money and so it was done for otherwise they might not haue libertie to depart This Archbyshop was of the order of the Fâ—…ers preachers Mat. Paris in whome saith Mathew Paris we had hoped to haue found more abundant humilitie About the same time A new order of Friers there appeared at London a new order of Friers not knowen all those dayes hauing yet the Popes autentike Bulleâ—… which they openly shewed so that
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
France Where the Londoners would not permitte the Kinges Iustices to fitte within the Câ—… London contrary to their liberties the King â—…poynted them to sitte in the Tower and 〈◊〉 they would not make any aunswer there a 〈◊〉 tumulte was reysed by the commons of the Citie so that the Iustices beeing in some perilles they thoughte feygned themselues to sitte there till towardes Easter Wheervpon when the K. coulde not get the names of them that reysed the tumult no otherwise but that they were certaine light persons of the common people he at length pardoned the offence After this those Iustices neyther sate in the Tower nor else where of all that yeare The Emperor won from the King of Englands friendshippe In the meane whyle the French King had with bribes wonne Lewes of Bauaria that named himselfe Emperour from further fauouring the King of Englande in so muche that vnder a colourable pretence of finding him selfe greeued for that the King of England had without his knowledge takeÌ„ truce with the French king he reuoked the dignitie of being vicar in the Empire from the King of England but yet signified to him that where the Frenche Kyng had at hys request put the matter in controuersie betwixte him and the Kyng of England into his handes to make an ende thereof if it so pleased the Kyng of England The Empeâ—… offereth 〈◊〉 a meane 〈◊〉 concludâ—… peace that hee should treate as an indifferent arbitrator betwixt them he promised to doe his endeuor so as he doubted not but that by hys meanes he shoulde come to a good agreement in his cause if he wold follow his aduice and to receyue aunswere hereof he sente his Letters by a chaplayne of his one Eberhard the reader of the Friers hermites of Saint Augustines order requesting the King of England to aduertise hym by the same messenger of his whole minde in that behalfe The Kyng for aunswere signifyed againe by his letters vnto the Emperoure The Kyngs aunswere that for the zeale whiche he hadde to make an accorde betwixt him and his aduersarie Phillippe de Valoys that named himselfe French King he could not but muche commend him and for his parte hee had euer wished that some reasonable agreement mighte bee had betwixt them but sith hys right to the Realme of France was cleere manifest inough hee purposed not to committe it by writing vnto the doubtful iudgement or arbitrement of anye and as concerning the agreemente which the Emperor had made with the Frenche Kyng bycause as he alledged it was lawfull for him so to do sith without the Emperors knowledge hee had taken truce with the same Frenche King he said if the circumstances were wel considered that matter could not minister any cause to moue him to such agreement for if the Emperor remembred he had giuen to him libertie at all times to treate of peace without making y e Emperor priuie thereto so that without his assent he concluded not vppon any small peace which hee protested that he neuer meant to do till he might haue his prouidente aduice counsell and assente therevnto And as concerning the reuoking of the vicarshippe of the Empire from him hee tooke it done out of tyme for it was promised that no such reuocation should be made till he had obteyned the whole Realme of France or at the least the more part thereof These in effect were the poyntes of the Kyngs letters of aunswere vnto the Emperor Dated at London the thirtenth of Iuly in the second yeare of his raigne ouer Fraunce and fifteenth ouer England This yeare about Midsommer The deceasse of the Lorde Geffrey de Scrope and of the Byshop of Lincolne The Queene brought to bedde or somewhat before at Gant in Flanders dyed the Lorde Geffrey Scrope the Kings Iustice and Henry Byshoppe of Lincolne two chiefe counsellors to the King The Queene after hir returne into EnglaÌ„d was this yeare brought to bed in the Tower of London of a daughter named Blanch that dyed yong and was buried at Westminster In this meane while during the warres betwixt France and Englande the Frenche Kyng in fauour of Dauid king of Scotland had sente menne of warre into Scotlande vnder the conduit of Sir Arnold DaÌ„dreghen who was after one of the Marshals of France and the Lorde of Garentiers with other by whose comfort help the Scottes that tooke parte with King Dauid did endeuor themselues to recouer out of y e English mens handes suche Castels and fortresses as they helde within Scotland as in the Scottishe historie ye shall finde mentioned and how aboute this time their King the foresaide Dauid returned foorth of France into Scotland by the french kings help who hauing long before concluded a league with him thought by his friendshippe to trouble the King of England so at home that he shoulde not bee at great leysure to inuade hym in France But now to tell you what chanced of the meeting appoynted at Arras The commissioners that met at Arras for the commissioners that should there treate of the peace when the day assigned of their meeting was come there arriued for the King of EnglaÌ„d the Bishop of Lincolne the Bishop of Duresme the Earle of Warwike the Earle of Richmond Sir Robert Dartois sir Iohn of Heynault otherwise called Lord Beaumont and sir Henry of Flaunders For the french King there came the Earle of Alaunson the Duke of Burbon the Earle of Flaunders the Earle of Blois the Archbyshoppe of Sens the Bishop of Beaunoys and the Byshop of Auxerre The Pope sente thither two Cardinals Naples and Cleremont these commissioners were in treatie fifteene dayes during the which many matters were putte foorth and argued but none concluded for the Englishmen demanded largely and the Frenchmen woulde departe with nothing sauing with the Countie of Pontieu the which was giuen with Queene Isabell in marriage to the King of Englande This truce was prolonged about the feast of the decollation of Saint Iohn to endure til Midsomer then next following as the addition to Adam Mâ—…rimouth hath The occasion of the warres of Britaine So the treatie brake the commissioners departed and nothyng done but onely that the truce was prolonged for two yeres further Thus were y e warres partly appeased in some part of Fraunce but yet was the truce but slenderly kept in other partes by reason of the deathe of the Duke of Britaine For whereas contentioÌ„ rose betwixte one Charles de Blois and Iohn Earle of Mountfort about the right to the Duchie of Britaine as in the historie of Fraunce it may more plainely appeare The Erle of MouÌ„tfort thinking that he had wrong offered him at the French Kings hands who fauoured his aduersarie Charles de Blois alyed himselfe with the King of Englande And as some write after he had wonne diuers Cities and Townes within Britaine he came ouer into England and by doing homage to King Edward acknowledged to holde
seruaunts and rested not till he came to his owne Castell where he dwelled being .xxx. mile distant from the place of the battaile There was taken also beside him Hec. Boetius Southwell Fabian Froissart the Erles of Fife Sutherlande Wighton and Menteth the Lorde William Dowglas the Lord Vescie the Archb. of S. Andrewes and another Bishop wyth Sir Thomelyn Fowkes and diuerse other men of name There were slaine of one and other to the number of .xv. M. This battaile was fought beside the citie of Durham Neuils crosse at a place called Neuils crosse vpon a Saterday next after the feast of S. Michaell See in Scotlād Pag. 350. 351 in the yeare of our Lorde .1346 He that will see more of this battaile may finde the same also set forth in the Scottishe hystorie as theyr writers haue written thereof And forsomuch as by the circumstances of their writings it shoulde seeme they kept the remembraunce of the same battaile perfitely registred wee haue in this place onely shewed what other wryters haue recorded of that matter and left that which the Scottishe Chronicles write to be seene in the life of king Dauid without much abridging thereof Hec. Boetius Counttreys of Scotland subdued by the Englishmen Froissart The English men after this victorie thus obteyned tooke the Castels of Roxburgh and Hermitage and also without any resistance subdued the Countreys of Annandale Galloway Mers Tiuidale and Ethrike Forest extending theyr marches forth at y e time vnto Cokburnes Peth and Sowtray hedge and after vnto Trarlinlips and crosse Cane The Queene of England being certainly enformed that the king of Scottes was taken and that Iohn Copland had conueyed him out of the field no man vnderstood to what place she incōtinently wrote to him Iohn Copland refuseth to deliuer the king of Scottes commaunding him forthwith to bring his prisoner king Dauid vnto hir presence but Iohn Copland wrote to hir againe for a determinate answere that he would not deliuer his prisoner the sayde king Dauid vnto any person liuing man or woman except onely to the king of England his soueraigne Lord maister Herevpon the Queene wrote letters to the king signifying to him both of the happie victorie chanced to his people against the Scots also of the demeanor of Iohn Coplande in deteyning the Scottish king King Edwarde immediatly by letters commaunded Iohn Coplande to repaire vnto him where hee laye at siege before Calais which with all conuenient speede he did and there so excused himselfe of that which the Queene had found hirselfe grieued with him for deteyning the king of Scots from hir that the king did not ◅ly pardon him but also gaue to him .v. C. Iohn C◅ rea◅ pounds sterling of yearely rent to him and to his hey◅ for euer in reward of his good seruice and valiant prowes and made him Esquier for his bodie cōmanding him yet vpō his returne into England to deliuer king Dauid vnto the Queene whiche he did and so excused himselfe also vnto hir that she was therwith satisfied and content The Queene then after she had taken order for the safe keping of the king of Scots and good gouernment of the realme toke the sea and sayled ouer to the K. hir husband stil lying before Calais Whilest Calais was thus besieged by the king of Englande the Flemings which had lately before besieged Betwine Iames M◅ The Fle◅ had raysed from thence about the same time that the battaile was fought at Cressy nowe assemble togither againe and doing what domage they mighte agaynste the Frenche men on the borders they lay siege vnto the towne of Ayre Moreouer Froissart they wrought so for the king of England earnestly requiring their friendship in that behalfe that their soueraigne Lorde Lewes 1347 An. reg ◅ Earle of Flaunders being as then about fiftene yeares of age fianced the Ladie Isabel daughter to the king of England The Earle of Fla◅ders ◅strayned to promise ◅riage to the king of Englāds d◅g◅ more by cōstraint in deed of his subiects than for any good wil he bare to the king of England for he would often say that he would neuer mary hir whose father had slain his but there was no remedie for the Flemings kept him in maner as a prisoner till he graunted to folow their aduice But the same weeke that the mariage was appoynted to bee solemnized the Earle as he was abrode in hawking at the Hearon stale away and fled into France not staying to ride his horse vpon the spurres till he came into Arthois and so dishonourably disappoynted both the king of England and his owne naturall subiects the Flemings to their high displeasure There were taken beside the Lorde Charles de Bloys naming himselfe Duke of Brytayne diuerse other Lordes and men of name as Monsieur Guy de la Vaal sonne and heyre to the Lorde la Vaal which dyed in the battayle the Lord of Rocheford the Lorde de Beaumanour the Lord of Loyack with other Lordes knights and Esquiers in great numbers There were slaine the sayde Lorde de la Vaall the Vicounte of Rohan the Lorde of Chasteau Brian the Lorde de Mailestr◅ite the Lorde de Quintin the Lord de Rouge the Lord of Dereuall and his sonne Sir Raufe de Montfort and many other worthie men of armes Knightes and Esquiers to the number betwixt sixe and seuen hundred as by a letter wrytten by the sayde sir Thomas Dagworth and regystred in the Hystorie of Robert de Auesburie it doeth appeare In this meane while King Philip hauing daylye worde howe the power of his enimie king Edwarde dyd encrease by ayde of the Easterlings and other nations Fabian whiche were to him allyed and that his menne within Calais were brought to such an extreame poynt that wythout speedie reskue they coulde not long keepe the Towne but muste of force render it ouer into the handes of hys sayde enimye to the great preiudice of all the Realme of Fraunce Thē French king assembleth an army Froissart after greate deliberation taken vpon this so weightie a matter hee commaunded euerie man to meete hym in theyr best array for the warre at the feast of Pentecost in the Citie of Amiens or in those marches At the day and place thus appoynted there came to him Odes Duke of Burgoigne and the Duke of Normandie eldest sonne to the King the Duke of Orleaunce his yongest sonne the Duke of Burbon the Earle of Fois the Lorde Lois de Sauoy the Lorde Iohn of Heynault the Erle of Arminacke the Earle of Forrest and the Erle Valentinois with many other These noble men being thus assembled they tooke counsayle which way they myght passe to gyue battayle to the Englishe menne It was thought the best way had beene through Flaunders but the Flemings in fauour of the king of Englande denyed The Fleming a besiege Ayre not onely to open theyr passages to the
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
Matelonne or Martelonne the lord de la Valle and the bastard of Bourbon with other to the number as some haue writtē of fiue C. But Enguerant de Monstrellet affirmeth that vpon their returne into Fraunce there wāted not aboue .lx. persons of all their cōpanies After they had lain thus one against an other y e space of .viij. dayes as before is sayde vitails began to fail so that they were enforced to dislodge The Frēch Welchmē withdrew into Wales and though the Englishe men followed yet empeached with the desart grounds and barren coūtry through which they must passe as ouer felles and craggie mountaines from hill to dale from marish to wood from naught to worse as Hall sayth without vitailes or succor the king was of force constrained to retire with his army and returne againe to Worcester in which returne the enimies took certaine cariages of his laden with vytayles The French men after the armies were thus withdrawne returned into Britain The French men returne home making small bragges of their painfull iourney This yeare at London An. reg ◅ the Earle of Arundell maried the bastard daughter of the king of Portingale the king of Englande and the Queene with theyr presence honouring the solemnitie of that feast whiche was kept wyth all sumptuous royaltie the morrowe after Saint Katherines daye And on the day of the Conception of our Ladie the Ladie Philip King Henries daughter was proclaymed Queene of Denmarke Norwey and Sweden in presence of suche Ambassadours as the last Sommer came hither from the king of those Countreys to demaund hir in mariage for him and had so trauayled in the matter that finally they obteyned This yeare the first of Marche 1406 A parliament a Parliament began which continued almost all this yeare for after that in the lower house they hadde denyed a long time to graunt to any subsidie yet at length a little before Christmasse in the .viij. yeare of his raign they granted a .xv. A fiftenth gr◅ted by the te◅poraltie to the losse and great domage of the comunaltie for through lingring of time the expenses of knights and burgesses grewe almost in value to the sum that was demaunded Moreouer A new kind◅ of subsidie g◅ted by the clergie by the Clergie a new kinde of subsidie was graunted to the King to bee leuied of stipendarie priests and Friers mēdicants other such religious men as sung for the dead celebrating as they termed it Anniuarsaries euery of thē gaue halfe a marke in reliefe of other of the Clergie that had still borne the burthen for them before Whervpon now they murmured and grudged sore for that they were thus charged at that present The same time the Erle of Northumberland and the Lorde Bardolfe warned by the Lord Dauid Fleming that there was a conspiracie practised to delyuer them into the King of Englandes hands fledde into Wales to Owen Glendouer This cost the Lorde Fleming his life The l. Fleming left ◅ life for g◅ knowledge the erle of ◅thumberland of that wh◅ was m◅◅galest him for after it was knowne that hee hadde disclosed to the Earle of Northumberlande what was ment agaynst him and that the Earle therevpon was shyfted awaye certaine of the Scottes fiue the said Lord Fleming Whervpon no small grudge rose betwixt those that so slue him and the sayde lord Flemings friends For this other matters such dissention sprung vp amongst the Scottish Nobilitie that one durst not trust another Dessenti◅◅mōg the ◅tish nobilitie so that they were glad to sue for a truce betwixt Englande and them whiche was graunted to endure for one yeare as in some bookes we finde recorded This truce being obteyned Robert King of Scotland vpon considerations as in the Scottish historie ye may read more at large sent hys eldest sonne Iames intituled prince of Scotland a childe not past nine yeres of age to be conueyed into Fraunce ◅ewen yeares sayth Hard. vnder the conduct of the Earle of Orkency The prince of Scotland stayd here in Englād and a Bishop in hope that hee myght there both remayne in safetie and also learne the French tongue But it fortuned that as they sayled neare to the Englishe coast about Flambrough heade in Holdernesse their shippe was taken and stayed by certaine Mariners of Claye a towne in Norffolke that were abrode the same time and so he and all his companie being apprehended the xxx of Marche was conueyed to Wyndsore where though he had letters from his father which he presented to the king conteyning a request in his sonnes behalfe for fauour to bee shewed towardes him if by chaunce hee landed within any of his dominions yet was he deteyned and as wel he himselfe as the Earle of Orkney was committed to safe keeping in the tower of London but the Byshop got away and escaped as some write by what means I know not By the Scottishe writers were finde that thys chaunced in the yeare .1404 that is two yeares before the time noted in diuerse English writers as Tho. Wals and other But Harding sayth it was in the .ix. yere of king Henries raigne to wit in An. 1408 but whensoeuer it chanced it is to be thought that there was no truce at that pri◅nt betweene the two realmes but that the war to as rather open sithe diuerse Englishe rebelles styll remayned in Scotlande Hall and were there succored to the high displeasure of King Henrie By authoritie of the Parliament that all this time continued the Braytons that serued the Queene with two of his daughters were banished the realme Robert Halome Chauncellor of Oxforde Rob. Holome Archbishop of Yorke as then beeing in the Popes Court of Rome was created Archbishop of Yorke Moreouer the same time the Pope gaue vnto Thomas Langley the bishoprike of Durham which by the death of Walter Skirlaw was thē voyde In the sommer of this yeare the Ladie Philip the kings yonger daughter was sent ouer vnto hir affianced husband Erick king of Dēmark The K. and the Queene brought hir to Lyane where she toke shipping Tho. VVals Norway Sweden being cōueied thither with great pomp and there maried to the said king where she tasted according to y e cōmon speech vsed in praying for the successe of suche as matche togither in mariage both ioy some sorow amōg There attended hir thither Hērie Bowet Bishop of Bath and the L. Richard brother to the duke of Yorke An. reg 8. The Duke of Yorke restored a◅ liberty In the Parliament which yet continued the Duke of Yorke was restored to his former libertie estate and dignitie where many supported that he had bin dead long before that time in pryson Edmond Holland Erle of Kent was in suche fauour with king Henrie The erle of kent in fauour with the king that he not onely aduanced him to high offices and great honors but also to his great costs
charges obteyned for him the ladie Lucy eldest daughter one of the heires of the L. Barnabo of Millant whiche Barnabo payed to him .100000 ducates He maryeth a daughter of Bernabo Lord of Millaine in the Church of S. Mary Queries in Southwark by the handes of Don AlfoÌ„so de Cainuola vpoÌ„ the day of y e soleÌ„nizatioÌ„ of y e mariage which was the .24 of Jan. 1407 The duke of Orleans hauing leuied a mightie armie The Duke of Orleans besiegeth townes in Gascoigne had besieged the townes of Burg and Blay in Gascoigne meaning with force to win the same but so it fortuned that for the space of eight weekes togither there passed not one daye without tempest of raine snow and hayle myxed with windes and lightnings which killed aswell men as cattayle by reason whereof he loste as was reported sixe thousande men so that he was constreyned to breake vp his campes from before both those townes and to get him away with dishonor for all his dragges and boastes made at his first comming thither Henry Pay a valiant sea man The same time Henrie Pay and certaine other persons of the fiue ports with fiftene shippes tooke an hundred and twentie prises whiche lay at ancre in and about the coast of Brytayne laden with Iron salt Oyle and Rochelle wines In this season also bylles were set vp in dyuerse places of London on the doore of Poules Church in which was conteyned that king Richarde being aliue King R. stil aliue as was faigned and in health woulde come shortly with great magnificence and power to recouer again his kingdome but the contriuer of this deuise was quickly found out apprehended and punished according to his demerites The Citie of London this yeare in the sommer was so infected with pestilent mortalitie that the king durst not repayre thither nor come neare to it Wherevpon he beeing at the Castell of Leedes in Kent and departing from thence tooke ship at Quinbourgh in the I le of Shepey to sayle ouer vnto Lee in Essex and so to goe to Plaschy there to passe the time till the mortalitie was ceassed As he was vpon the Sea certaine French pirates which lay lurking at the Thames mouth to watch for some pray The k. in danger to be takeÌ„ by FreÌ„ch parts got knowledge by some meanes as was supposed of the kings passage and therevpon as hee was in the middest of hys course they entred amongst his fleete and tooke foure vessels next to the kings shippe and in one of the same vessels sir Thomas Rampston Sir Thomas RaÌ„ston taken the kings Vicechamberlaine with all his chamber stuffe and apparell They followed the king so neare that if his shippe had not bene froyst hee had landed sooner in Fraunce than in Essex but suche was his good happe The k. escaped through swiftnes of his ship The L. Camois put in blame that he escaped and arriued at his appoynted Port. The Lord Camois that was commaunded with certaine shippes of warre to waft the king ouer whether the winde turned so that he coulde not keepe his dyrect course or that his Shippe was but a slugge ranne so farre in the kings displeasure that hee was attached and indyted for y t as was surmised against him he had practised with the French men that the king might by them haue beene taken in his passage Ye haue heard that the Pope by vertue 〈◊〉 prouision had giuen the Archbishoprike of Yorke vnto maister Robert Halom but the King was so offended therewith that the sayde Riâ—… might in no wise enioy that benefice and so the length to satisfie the kings pleasure Henry Bowet 〈…〉 Yorke master Henrie Bowet was translated from Bathe vnto Yorke and maister Robert Halom was made Byshoppe of Salisburie then voyde by â—…uyng of Henrye Chichelley vnto Saint Dauid The Lorde Henrie Prince of Wales thys yeare in the sommer season besieged the Castell of Abiruscwith Abiruscwith and constrayned them within to compounde with him vnder certaine conditions for truce but the Prince was no sooner froÌ„ thence departed OweÌ„ GleÌ„douer but that Owen Glendouer by subtill craft entred the Castell put out the keepers and charging them wyth treason for concluding anye agreement wythoute hys consent placed other in that Fortresse to defende it to hys vse About the feast of the Assumption of our Ladie that auncient warriour and worthie knight sir Robert Knolles departed thys lyfe Sir Robert knolles depaâ—…teth this 〈◊〉 Bermonâ—…es hee was as before yee haue hearde borne of meane parentage but growing into such estimation for his valiant prowes as he was thought meet to haue the leading of whole armyes and the rule and gouernment of large Prouinces For not long before hys deceasse Saint Albâ—… hee beeyng gouernour of Aquitaine encumbred with age resigned hys office vnto Sir Thomas Belforte a ryghte valyaunt Captaine and therewyth returned into Englande where he dyed at a Manour place of his in Norffolk and from thence was brought to London in a Lytter wyth greate pompe and muche Torche lyght He was buried in the white Friers and was buryed in the Churche of the whyte Friers in Fleetestreete by the Ladye Constaunce hys wyfe where was done for hym a solemne Obsequire wyth a great Feast and lyberall dole to the poore Besyde the dyuerse noble exploytes and famous warrelike enterpryses atchieued by thys valiaunt sonne of Mars he to continue the perpetuall memorie of his name buylded the bridge of Rochester He bulâ—…e Rochester bridge commonly â—…led Knolles bridge ouer the Riuer of Medway wyth a Chappell at the ende thereof hee repayred also the bodie of the Church of the whyte Friers where hee was buryed which Churche was fyrst founded by the auncestour of the Lorde Gray of Codner He founded a Colledge of secular priests at Pomfret Tho. VValâ—… and did many other things in his life right commendable Sir Thomas Rampston Conestable of the Tower was drowned in comming from the court as he would haue shut y e bridge the stream being so big that it ouerturned his Barge The Leâ—…ois â—…eyned and â—…cquited The Lorde Camois was arraigned the last of October before Edmonde Erle of Kent that day high stewarde of England and by his Petres acquitte of the offence whereof he had beene indited as before ye haue hearde and so dismissed at the barre was restored againe both to his goodes landes and offices This yeare the Winter was exceeding sharp through frost and snowe that continued and couered the ground by al the Monethes of December Ianuarie Februarie and March 1408 The Erle of Nothumberland and the Lorde Bardolf after they had bene in Wales in France and Flanders to purchase ayde against king HeÌ„rie were returned backe into Scotland and had remayned there nowe for the space of a whole yeare and as they euill fortune woulde whilest the king helde a Counsell of the Nobilitie at LoÌ„don
to the Kings presence and to hym declared the causes of their commotion and rysing Tho. VVâ—… accusing a great number of their complices The king vsed one policie which muche imported to the discomforting of the aduersaries as Tho. Walling sayth For where as he gaue order that all the gates of London should be straightly kept and garded so as â—…one shuld come in nor out but such as were knowen to goe to the King the chiefest succour appoynted to come to the Captaynes of the rebels was by that meanes cutte off where otherwise surely if they had not bin thus preuented and stayed By 〈◊〉 excessâ—… number it may appeare that Walfing reporâ—…eth thys â—…et according to the coÌ„mon fame and not as one that searched oute an eâ—…quisite truth there had issued forth of London to haue ioyned with them to the number of fiftie thousande persons one and other seruauntes prentises and other Citizens confederate with them that were thus assembled in Ficket fielde Diuers also that came from sundry partes of the Realme hasting towardes the place to bee there at their appoynted time chanced to lyghte among the Kings men and being taken and demaunded whither they wente with suche speede they aunswered that they came to meete with their Captaine the Lord Cobhom but whether he came thither at all or made shifte for hymselfe to get away it doth not certainely appeare but he could not be hearde of at y e time as Thomas Wals counfesseth although the King by proclamation promised a thousand markes to him that could bring him forth with greate liberties to the Cities or Townes that woulde discouer where hee was by this it maye appeare howe greatly he was beloued that there could not one he found that for so great a reward would bring him to light Some saye that the occasion of their death was onely for the conueying of the Lord Cobham out of prison Others write that it was both for treason and heresie and so it appeareth by the recorde Certaine affirme that it was for feined causes surmised by the spiritualtie more vpon displeasure than truth and that they were assembled to heare their Preacher the foresayde Beuerley in that place there out of the way froÌ„ resort of people sith they might not come togyther openly about anye suche matter withoute daunger to bee apprehended as the manner is and hathe bin euer of the persecuted flocke when they are prohibited publiquely the exercise of the religioÌ„ But howsoeuer the matter weÌ„t with these men apprehended they were diuers of theÌ„ executed as before ye haue heard whether for rebellion or heresie or for both as the forme of the InditemeÌ„t importeth I nede not to spend many words sith other haue so largely treated thereof therfore I refer those that wish to be more fully satisfied herein vnto their discourses hauing for mine owne parte rather chosen to shewe what I finde recorded by Writers than to vse any censure to the preiudice of other mens iudgements and therefore to leane this matter and also the Lord Cobham eyther in Wales or else where closely hid for the time from king HeÌ„ries reach I will passe from him to speake of other things Whilest in the Lente season the Kyng laye at Kenilworth Fâ—…yton A disdainful ambassade there came to him froÌ„ Charles Dolphin of Fraunce the Frenche Kings eldest sonne certayne Ambassadors that broughte with them a barrell of Paris balles which they presented to hym for a token from their maister whiche presente was taken in verie ill parte as sent in scorne to signifie that it was more mete for the Kyng to passe the tyme with suche childish exercise than to attempte anye worthy exployte wherefore the Kyng wrote to hym that ere ought long hee woulde sende to hym some London balles that shoulde breake and batter downe the roofes of his houses about hys eares This yeare Thomas Arundell Archbyshop of Canterburie departed this life a stoute Prelate and an earnest maynteyner of the Religion then allowed by the Churche of Rome Henrye Chichellie Byshoppe of Saint Dauid was remoued Tho. VVal. and succeeded the same Arundell in the Sea of Canterburie and the Kyngs confessor Stephen Patrington a Carmelite Frier was made Byshoppe of Saint Dauid Henry Percye sonne to the Lord Henry Percie surnamed Hotespurre after his fathers deceasse that was slayne at Shrewesburie fielde was conueyed into Scotlande and there left by his Grandfather beeing then but a childe where euer sithence hee had remayned the Kyng therefore pitied his case and so procured for him that he came home Percy restored to the eridome of Northumberlande and was restored to all his lands and Earledome of Northumberlande whyche lands before had bin giuen to the Lorde Iohn the Kings brother An. reg 2. In the seconde yeare of his raigne Kyng Henry called his high Court of Parliament the last day of Aprill in the Towne of Leicester in the which Parliamente many profitable lawes were concluded and manye petitions moued were for that time deferred amongst whyche one was that a bill exhibited in the Parliament holden at Westminster in the eleuenth yeare of King Henry the fourth whiche by reason the Kyng was then troubled with ciuill discorde came to none effect might now with good deliberation be pondered and brought to some good conclusion A bill exhibited to the parliameÌ„t against the Clergie The effect of whiche supplication was that the temporall lands deuoutely giuen and disordinately spent by religious and other spirituall persons should be seased into y e kyngs hands sithence the same might suffise to mainteyne to the honor of the King and deâ—… the Realm fifteene Erles fifteene C. knightes sixe M. two C. Esquiers and a C. almes houses for reliefe onely of the poore impotente and needie persons and the King to haue 〈◊〉 his cofers twentie M. poundes with many rather prouisions and values of Religious houses which I passe ouer This bill was much 〈◊〉 and more feared among the Religious sorâ—… whome surely it touched very neere and therefore to find a remedie againste a mischiefe they determined to assay all wayes that might 〈◊〉 their purpose to put by and ouerthâ—… hys bill and in especiall they thoughte best câ—…e of they might replenish y e kings brayne 〈…〉 pleasant studie that he shoulde neyther 〈◊〉 nor regarde the serious petition of the importunate commons wherevpon one day as y e â—…ng was set in the Parliamente Chamber Henrye Chicheley Archbyshop of Caunterburie The Archebishoppe of Canterburye his Oratioâ—… in the ParliameÌ„t house made a pithie oration wherein hee declared howe 〈◊〉 onely the Duchies of Normandy Aqaitayne with the Counties of Anion and Musne and y e countrey of Gascoigne were by liueall distâ—… apperteyning to the King as lawfull 〈◊〉 inâ—…bitate heire of the same but that also the whole realme of France belonged to him by right as heire to his greate grandfather King Edwarde the third herewith he
are ouerthrowen and slayne by the people of the North partes 240.59 Danes besiege London and are repulsed with dishonour 240 64. Danish lute vtterly excluded froÌ„ the crowne of England 259.75 Danish Nauie and armie sent home into Denmarke 259.95 Danes after King Hardicnutes death prohibited to raigne in England 169.3 Danish garisons expulsed the realme or rathâ—â— slain 269.4 Danes within al the Realme of England murdered in one day and houre 242.67 Danes in what slauerye they kept this Realme and the people 243.1 Danes returne with a nauy and inuade England 243.38 Danes trucebreakers 243.74 and. 245. 96. Danes set vpon and slayne in great number by Vckellus gouernour of Northfolke 244.3 Danes arriue at Sandwiche with a new army 244.111 Danes returne into Kent from spoyling of moste places in England 245.13 Danes arriue at Gipswich inuade the countrey 245.32 Danes receiue money for peace but yet absteyne not froÌ„ their wonted crueltie 245.96 Danishe shippes retayned to serue the king of Englande vpon conditions 246.65 Danes in great number drowned in the Thames 247.93 Danes besiege LondoÌ„ and are shamefully repulsed 247.96 and .254.19 Danes driuen out of the fielde and put to the worse by the Englishmen at Gillingham 254.29 Danes ouerthrowen at Brentford by the Englishe men 255.7 Danish shippes withdrawe to Rochester 255.28 Danes vanquished and put to flight by the Englishmen at Oxeford 255.50 Damieta a citie in Egypt besieged by the Christians 617.4 Damieta wonne by the Christians 617.58 Dampfront surrendred to the French kyng 558.43 Dauid ap Owen rewarded with the lands of Ellesmare 449.74 Dauenes Iames slayne 〈◊〉 Sarasins 503.45 Danes soiourne in the I le of Wight 241.49 Danes sayle awaye into Normandie 241.57 Danes in Cumberlande ouerthrowen and the countrey wasted by the English men 241.60 Danes chased and slayne nygh Seuerne by the Englishe men 221.36 Danes in great penurie in the I le of Stepen 221.38 Danes sayle away out of England into Ireland 221.41 Danes put to flight by the citizens of Canterbury 221.58 Danes ouerthrowen slayne by the English men at Tottenhal Woodfield 221.65 Dauid king of the Scots hys armie discomfited and put to flight 370.44 Danes subdued by the English men and constrayned to receyue the Christian fayth 227.78 Dangerous traueilyng in Englande for feare of theeues 298.22 Danes and Englishe exiles enter into the North partes of Englande with a great armye 300.25 Danes and English exiles put to flight by king William 301.18 Danes depart to their shippes with booties before king Williams commynge vnto them 301.37 Danuille castle wonne by kyng Henry the second 428.85 Dauid brother to the King of Scottes commeth to visite King Henrie the seconde of England 411.100 Dauid King of Scots taketh Northumberlande into his possession 376.59 Dauid De a Barde 4.44 Dauid ap William a Barde 4.45 Dauid Prince of Wales keepeth his brother Griffith in prison 659.60 he delyuereth him to Henry the third 660. 61. Dauid commeth to London doth homage 660.76 Danes arriue in England and are driuen to their shippes 200. Danes sent into Englande to viewe the land 200.24 Danes too much fauoured in England 231.103 Danes arriue in Kent with a power and spoyle the I le of Thanet 238.33 Danebault Admirall of France sore annoyeth the Englishe coaste 1602.10 landeth 2000. men in the I le of Wight who are repelled w t slaughter eadem 50. Dacres Lorde Dacres of the North his rode into Scotland 1522.46 Danebalt Hygh Admyrall of Fraunce is honorably receiued 1609. is richely rewarded eadem 57. Darus towne taken by y e Englishmen 503.49 Dauid brother to the Prince of Wales made knight and rewarded by the kyng and maryed 788.12 a. rebelleth 790.22 b. taken 793.18 a beheaded his head set by his brothers 793.45 b. Dampfront yeelded to y e English pag. 1192. col 2. lin 38. Danbeney William beheaded 1443.38 Dauid King of Scotland inuadeth England in the right of Maude the Empresse 366.67 Dauid King of Scottes raunsomed 962.5 b. Damieta lost to the Sarazens 622.2 Darcy Thomas knight of the Garter and Lord Darcy of the army sent into Hispaine 1469. Dauid Thomas pag. 1345. col 1. lin 10. Dacres Leonard rebelleth is discomfited in fight and fleeth into Scotland 1841.34 Danes in Northumberland dare attempte nothyng against the Englishmen 222.65 Daubency Giles created Lorde Daubeney 1426.37 deputie of Calice and Generall of an armie into Flaunders 1435.40 discomfiteth the power of y e Rebels in Flaunders 1436.30 chief Chamberlaine 1444.30 General for the King at blacke heath field 1447.20 dyeth 1461 30. Daubeney Bernard a Scot Ambassadour from y e french King 1433.5 Daniell ordeined Byshop of Winchester 191.7 Dacres Lord arreigned and acquited 1563.26 Danish Pyrats arriue at SaÌ„dwich and spoyle it 270.26 Danes sayle into Flaunders there sell their English booties 270.37 Thomas Dogworth knight discomfiteth Frenchmen at Roche Darsen 940.54 b. he is slaine 946.13 a. Danes arriuing in Englande with an armie against Kyng William depart purposing neuer more to come agayne into England 309.26 Daui Hall knight slayne pag. 1304. col 1. lin 3. Dauid Floid taken and beheaded pag. 1304. col 2. lin 57 Danes made tributaries to the Britaines 24.50 Dacres Thomas Bastard hys valiant seruice 1595.30 Danes vanquished and slayne nigh Winchester 208.58 Darcie Thomas Lord Darcie sent CoÌ„missioner into Cornwal 1451.53 Arnold Dandreghen Marshall of Fraunce 915.43 a. Danes inuade the West partes of this lande and rob them 241.36 Dauid Earle of Huntington sworne to King Iohn 542. 81. dyeth 1873 Dauid brother to the King of Scotland giuen in Hostage to King Henry the second of England 401.80 Lord Dalbrets sonne discomfiteth the Mashall of Fraunce 946.10 b. Daneth SumoÌ„ owner of Danuille castle 468.45 Danes robbe the English marchantes 1086.26 b. Day Iohn a Printer 188.15 Dannus looke Elanius Robert Dartois made Earle of Richemont 900.50 a. vanquisheth the Frenchmen at S. Omers 910.57 b. Darcie Lord atteinted 1570. 3. executed eadem 24. Damsanus consecrated Archbyshop of Cantorbury 172.75 Dampfront yeelded to y e french pag. 1277. col 1. lin 14. Dale a village pag. 1413. col 2. lin 37. lin 41. Sir Thomas Dogworths worthines 926.10 a. Damianus and Fugatius sent into Britaine 74.77 Darby towne wonne from the Danes 222.20 Dam Hauen 578.20 Dearthe exceeding great in Englande 749.10 accompanyed with a great death and specially of poore people 750.63 Dearth and death in Englande in the dayes of Richarde the first 541.64.541.73 Degsastane battaile fought by the Saxons against y e Scots 153.37 Defiance to the Frenche Kyng by Edward the fourth pag. 1346. col 2. lin 38. Dearth great and great plentie 1766.42 Dudley Guilford maryed vnto the Ladie Iane Gray 1714. 26. is committed to the rowre 1720.21 is atteinted 1723.50 is beheaded 1732.30 Delapoole William Lord committed to the towre 1457.34 Death 943.37 b. 968.30 a. 971.16 b. 980.30 b. 996. 1. b. 1013.54 b. 1076.9 b. 1079.35 a. 855.1 b. Dolphin fishe taken at London
Homage don at Woodstocke by the Welchmen to king Iohn 568.53 Homage done by Alexander king of Scotland to Lewes 603.25 Haliwel riuer 380.33 Holy Island pa. 1313. co 2. lin 47. Homagedon by the Lords and Barons to king Iohn 545.1 Homage of the Scots 800.15 b. 822.20 b. Homilies set foorth 1633.40 Hostages for the French king 967.8 a. Honfleue castle wonne by Mouy 1824.58 Homage done by king Iohn to the Pope 576.77 Hownhil ln Staffordshire 242.72 Robert Holand slayne 892.40 a. Iohn Holand created Duke of Exeter 1097.30 b. Humfry Lord Stafford of Southwike named Earle of Deuon pag. 1319. col 2. lin 53. beheaded pag. 1321. col 1. lin 15. Holy Shepheard pag. 1247. col 2. lin 57. Hospital of Saint Leonard at Yorke pag 1319. col 1. lin 25. Horne William hanged and quartered 1580.33 Hume castle won by the Duke of Somerset 1631.10 recouered by the Scots 1640.14 Hugh Prior of Witham made Byshop of Lincolne 462.42 Hugh Lacie slayne in Ireland 462.73 Hugh Lacie being sent for by king Henry the second refuseth to come 463.29 Hugh Lacie his diligence to enlarge his possessions in Ireland 463.13 Humber king of Hunnes inuadeth Albania and slayeth Albanact 1672. Humber king of Hunnes discōfited and drowned 17.6 Humber riuer why so called 17.18 Hubo and Agnerus brethren chosen Captaynes of the Danes 210.77 Hugh Erle of Chester 336.12 Hughbright byshop of Litchfield 199.13 Hugh the Italian cited 7.2 Hugh Earle of Shrewsburie slayne in the eye 328.106 Hunting the Deere in Forestes forbidden vpon a great penaltie 313.75 Hundreds and Tithings deuysed in England and why 217.22 Hunwald Earle betrayeth Oswin 170.57 Hugh succeedeth Ranulfe his father in the Earldome of Chester 387.106 Hunting in Chases and Forrestes freely permitted 319.42 Hubert Archbyshop of Canterburie maketh an Oration 544.19 Hugh Earle of Chester conspireth against king Henrie the second 426.109 Humilitie declareth the man of God 151.54 Huntington and Cambridge Counties ' graunted to Dauid brother to king William of Scotland 427.29 Hugh Byshop of Durham appoynted gouernour of the North partes of England 481.16 deteyned in prison by the Lord Chauncelour 484.11 depryued of al honour and dignitie 495.6 Huntington Castle made playn with the ground 445.19 Hundred Tunnes of wine gyuen yearely to the Monkes of Canterburie 453.9 Hugh a Norman banished the Realme 374.37 Hunters punished by famine or imprisonment 472.56 Husbandmen in England made slaues and toyle for the Danes 243. Huual a Welch king 231.81 Hungerford Walter knyght is created Lord Hungerford 1563.55 Gardener Stephen Byshop of Winchester Ambassadour in Fraunce 1564.20 Humber in Holdernesse pag. 1327. col 1. lin 52. Humfry Bouchear knight son to the Lord Barners Hugh Courtney knight pag. 1336. col 1. lin 31. Hugh Byshop of Lincoln buried 550.42 Hugh bishop of Lincolne what country man and his life 550.45 Hugh Bishop of Lincolne admitted a Saint 551.19 Hugh Earle of March 553 4. Hubert Bishop of Salisbury elected achbishop of Cantorburie 513.34 ordeyned Lord chiefe Iustice 513.45 Hugh Bishop of Durham looseth the dignitie and title of his Earledome 519.57 Huntington castle subdued by king Henry the second 435 75. Hue and crie against the Barons 866.7 a Hubba or Hubo slaine 212.93 Hungerford Lord executed for Buggerie 1580.1 Humfrey Stafford knight with William his brother slaine pag. 1279. col 2. lin 48. Hugh Hastings knight slaine pag. 1304. col 1. li. 4. Hunflue taken by the Englishe pag. 1198. col 2. lin 14 Humber Riuer 140.24 Hume castle beseged 1845.13 yeeld◅d 1845.20 Humez Richard Constable to Henry sonne to king Henry the second 436.70 Humfrey sonne to the Duke of Glocester imprisoned at Trim. 1106.40 b Hubert Fitz Mathewe slaine with a stone 712.30 Hamfrey Stafford pag. 1422. co 1. lin 24. Hubert Earle of Kent fallen into Henry the third his displeasure 633.61 Hugh B. of Lincolne canonized a Saint 617.75 Hugh Archdeacon of Welles keper of the great seale made Bishop of Lincolne 568.70 consecrated at Rome by Stephen Archbishop of Cantorbury 569.1 kyng Iohn seiseth his goods and reuenues of the Archbishopricke 569 5. Hubert Archbishop of Cantorbury 542.14 Hubert trauaileth to procure the English people to receiue theyr oth of allegiance to be true to king Iohn 542.51 Humfreuille Warden of the North partes dyeth 714.25 Humfrey Bannestar betrayeth his master pag. 1403. co 1. lin 15. Hubert de Burgh a valiant captaine to king Iohn 562.21 Hubert de Burgh taken prisoner by the French king 562 42. Hugh Bishop of Lincolne fined to the Pope 616.70 Hurling tyme. 1030.40 a Humfrey Duke of Buevenham wounded pag. 1288 co 1. lin 25. pag. 1289. co 2. lin 50. slaine pag. 1299. col 2. lin 54. Hugh Earle of Chestar deceaseth 455.99 Hugh of Mountfort taken prisoner in an ambush 359.73 Hugh Earle of Chester released out of prison 439.21 Hungar and Hubba arriue in England with an huge army of Danes 209.20 Husey Lord attainted 1570.24 executed eadem 25. Humfrey Cheyney pag. 1413 col 1. lin 1. Hull fortified 1582.13 Hubert Earle of Morienne 423.58 Hugh Spencer beheaded at Bristow pag. 1129. col 1. lin 5. Hugh Mortimer knight slaine pag. 1304. col 1. lin 3 Hugh Conway Esquire sent into Britaine pag. 1400. col 2 lin 17. Hungar and Halden slaine 214 65. Hubert de Burgh a valiant defender of the castle of Douer 609.10 Hubert Archbishop of Cantorbury made Lord Chauncelour of England 545.45 Hugh Venables knight pag. 1295. col 1. lin 57. Hūgh de Boues pag. 563.62 Hugh Earle of Stafford slaine at S. Albons pa. 1288. co 1. lin 5. Humfrey Neuill knight pag. 1315. col 1. lin 6. beheaded ead lin 14. Hun Richard found hanged in the Lollardes Towre 1496 54. Huntingdon Henry in what tyme he liued 394.44 Hugh sonne to Robert Earle of Paris maryeth Ethilda daughter to king Edward 223.13 Hulcotes Philip. 595.68 Hugh a Norman conspireth with the Danes against the English men 243.44 I. Iago or Lago cousine to Gurgustius taketh vppon him the gouernment of Britaine 21.104 Iames the third king of Scottes slayne 1436.27 Iaphet alotted vnto Europ 1.79 Iarrow 307.108 Iaphet deuideth Europ◅ amōg his sonnes 1.96 Iacob a Welch king 231.81 Iames Maior cited 225.99 Iames the fourth ▪ king of the Scottes slayne 1493.40 Iacke Cades rebellion pag. 1279. col 1. lin 53. Cade slayne pag. 1281. col 2. lin 3. Iambert Bishop looke Lambert Iames Fines Lord Say beheaded pag. 1280. col 2. lin 4. Iames Cromor knight beheaded pag. 1283. col 2. lin 8. Iayles opened and prisoners set at libertie 475.3 Iaphet first peopled the countries of Europe 1.95 Iames the first kyng of the Scottes dyeth 1596.40 Iaques Van Herteueld 902.37 b. Iane Heire of Castil maried to Philippe Arche duke of Austria 1459.52 Iaphet called also Iapetus 1.86 Iaminfindil beheaded pag. 1297. col 2. lin 58. Iaphet dieth in Mauritania 1.90 Saint Iames Manour built 1557.54 Iames Twichit Lord Audley pag. 1295. col 1. lin 8. slayne pag. 1295. col 2. lin 32. Iane Lady
were but very yong in yeres and not able for mariage yet to coÌ„passe his purpose that wayes forth he sente his ambassadors vnto the Lordes of Scotlande requiring to haue hir to wife and the realme withall as dewe vnto hir by good title and right of inheritance The lords after long deliberation herein had consented to his desire vnder these conditions that the realme should remain in all freedomes liberties without any kind of seruile subiection in the same maner and state as it was vsed in y e days of king Alexander last deceassed and other his noble progenitors and if it chaunced that no issue came of this mariage to succeede them then should the crowne returne by remaynder ouer to the next heires of king Alexander without any clayme or pretexte of title to bee made by kyng Edwarde or any of his successours in time to come Immediatly herewith two noble knights sir Iohn Scot of Albawore sir Iames Wemys were sent into Norway to fetche the bryde ouer into Scotlande but before their comming thyther The daughter of Norway deceasseth she was deceassed and so they returned backe into Scotland againe withoute effecte of their errande And thus by meanes of hir death all amitie and frendship betwixt Englishemen Scots ceassed The coÌ„tention betwixte the kinsmen of K. Alexander for the crowne Then began to ensue great trouble businesse in Scotland by reason of the contention whiche sprang betwixte the kinsemen of king Alexander for the title claym which they seuerally made and pretended to the crowne See more of this matter in the Englishe histories There were .iij. chiefly that semed by nerenesse of bloud to haue most right and therfore made most earnest suite in their claime Iohn Ballyol Robert Bruce and Iohn Hastings This Robert Bruce The auncestors of Robert le Bruce was sonne to the son of that Robert Bruce which maried Isabell the yoÌ„gest daughter of Dauid Erle of Huntington on whome he got a son named also Robert that maried the inheritor of Carryn as the haue shewed before whose some this Robert Bruce was The lyue of the Ballyoâ—…̄e with his title to the crowne that how claimed the crown Iohn Bâ—…shol came of Margaret eldest daughter to the foresaid Dauid 〈◊〉 of Huntington 〈…〉 lorde of Gallowaye which marryed the sayde Margarete begot on hit two daughters of the which the eldest named Derwogil was giuen in mariage vnto the Iohn Ballyol father vnto this Iohn Ballyoll y e thâ—â—â— made clayme to the crowne alledging that 〈◊〉 so much as he was come of the eldest daughter of Earle Dauid the brother of king William hee ought by reson to be repused as next â—…eile to the same king William sith none other person afirm approched so neare vnto him in bloud On the other syde Roberte Bruce The title of Robert Bruce albeeit hee was descended of the youngest daughter â—…o Earle Dauid yet was he â—…ome of the firste issue male for his father was first borne and therefore if king William had deceassed without issue the crowne had descended vnto him for which consideration Hastings he mainteyned that he ought nowe to be preferred Hastings also for his part bycause hee was come of the yongest daughter of king Dauid maryed to his father Henrie Hastings wanted not allegations to propone why he ought to be admitted Besides these there were other also that made claim to the crowne of Scotland and had matter sufficieÌ„t to mainteyn their sute This controuersie being brought before the gouernors was at sundry times argued with much coÌ„tention not without the assistance of the nobles fauoring the parties as occasion of frendship or kynred moued them The doubt of the gouernors namely Ballyol Bruce had no small nuÌ„ber y e leaned vnto their parts by reason wherof y e gouernors were in doubt to proceed to any definite senteÌ„ce in the mater lest if they declared one of theÌ„ king and other wold atteÌ„pt to vsurpe the crowne by force Herevpon they iudged it best to refer the decision of all this whole mater vnto some mightye king whiche was of puissance able to constrayne the parties repugnant to obey his sentence Herevnto was none thought so meete as Edward king of EnglaÌ„d therfore they chose him who taking the charge vpon him as compete at iudge promised by a certayne daye to come vnto Barwike willing that their counsell might be assembled there against that time At his comming thither at the day assigned and hauing hearde what coulde be sayd on eache part The title doubtfull and throughly considering at length theyr allegations he perceyued the same doubtfull and required a longer time to discusse y e troth by good aduise of counsel therfore required to haue .xij. ScottishmeÌ„ y e best lerned most skilful lawyers of al the realme to be associate with .xiv. English men whiche he promised to choose foorthe of the most perfect and wyâ—…eâ—â— cleâ—â—es that myght bee founde within all his dominions to the in tâ—â—te that by their ripe aduised debating of the matter the trouth might appeare according to the whiche he mynded to giue sentence without fauour eyther of one parte or other When all suche matters and proues as were proponed by the parties alleged by them for furtherance of their titles were put in writing as matter of recorde he returned backe agayne into Englande This report of the Scottishe writers smelleâ—â— altogether of malice conceyued against him for that he scourged them so yeare for their â—â—â—oths Here the Scottishe writers reporte that king Edwarde vsed himselfe nothing vprightly in this matter but accordingly as it often happeneth had the eyes of his conscience blynded vppon hope to gayne somewhat by this credit thus to him coÌ„mitted But how vniustly he is slaundered in this behalfe I leaue to the indifferente readers to consider by conferring that whith the Scottes doe write thereof with that which is to be founde in our Englishe historie But to proceede as we fynd it in the Scottish writers king Edward to be satisfied in knowledge of the truth sent into France for men lerned of great experieÌ„ce in the lawes that he might haue their opinions in the demandes of y e parties for their doutfull rightes But sayth Hector Boetius he first coÌ„maunded them in no wise to agree vpon any resolute poynte but rather to varie in opinions that when the plea should seme doubtfull by reason of their contrarietie in deciding thereof he mighte the better vnder that colour giue iudgement with which parte he thought most expedient to serue his purpose Respect of persons in deciding controuersies is not to be considered Howbeit the most parte of the lawyees iudged with Robert Bruce both for the worthines of his person and also for that hee was come of the fyrst issue male But some there were that gaue sentence with Iohn Ballyole for that he was descended of the
army after y e feast of the Epiphanie entred into England The Bishoprike of Durham burnt by the Scottes comming to Daâ—â—ngton stayed there for a season whilest the Lord Iames Dowglas and the Lord Steward of Scotlande went abrode to harie and spoyle the countrey on eche side the one of them passing forth towardes Hartilpoole Cliueland and the other towardes Richmond Richmondshire redemed from spoyle with a summe of money The inhabitants of Richmondshire hauing no captain amongst them to defend their countrey from that grieuous inuasion of the enimie gaue a great summe of money in like maner as at other times they had don to haue their couÌ„try spared from fire spoyle The Scots taryed at this time about .xv. dayes within Englande in the end returned without battaile For when the Knightes of the north Countreys repayred to the Duke of Lancaster then lying at Pomfret and offred to goe into the field with him agaynst the Scots The Duke of Lancasters disloyaltie he would not once styrre his foote by reason of the discorde that was depending betwixt him and king Edward but howsoeuer the matter went king Edward sore grieued in hys minde with such inuasion made by his enimies the Scots he gaue order to leuie an army of an hundred thousand men what on horsebacke and on foote as the report went appoynting them to be readie to enter into Scotlande at Lanynas next wherof king Robert being aduertised King Robert inuadeth Englande ment to preuent him and therevpon in the Octaues of the natiuitie of Saint Iohn Baptist hee entred into Englande with an armie neare to Carleil burnt a manor place that sometime belonged to him at Rosse Allerdale The Abbey of Holme burnt spoiled the monastery of Holme notwithstaÌ„ding his fathers corps was there interred FroÌ„ thence he marched forward destroying and spoyling the country of Copland so keeping vpon his iourney passed Doden sandes towards the Abbay of Furneis Fourneis Abbey but y e Abbot meeting him on the way redeemed his landes from spoile and brought king Robert to his house and made to him great chere but yet the Scots could not hold their hanors from burning and spoyling dyuerse places Leuyn sandes And marching forwarde vnto Cartmele beyond Leuyn sands brent spoyled all the countrey about except a Priorie of blacke Chanons which stood there Passing from thence they came to Lancaster which towne they also brent The towne of Lancaster brunt saue onely the Priorie of blacke Monkes and a house of preaching Friers Here came to them the Erle of Murrey and the Lorde Iames Dowglas with an other armie wherevpon marching further southwards they came to Preston in Anderneis Preston in Anderneis burnt brent that towne also the house of Friers minors only excepted And thus being lxxx miles within England froÌ„ their owne borders they returned homewards w t al their prisoners cattel other booties which they had got in that iorney coÌ„ming to Carleil in the vigill of S. Margaret lodging about that towne the space of .v. dayes they wasted destroyed the corne al other things y t came within their reach Which done on S. Iames euen they entred into Scotland again hauing bene within England at this time three weekes and three dayes Immediately herevpon to wit about the feast of Lammas King Edwarde rayseth an armie King Edwarde with his armie came to Newcastell and desirous to be reuenged of suche iniuries done to his subiects entred into Scotlande He entred Scotlande and passing forth till he came to Edenbourgh through want of vitayles and other necessarie prouision he was constrayned to returne home within the space of .xv. dayes For king Robert aduertised of his coÌ„ming had caused all the corne and cattell in the Countrey to be conueyed out of the way into certain strengthes where the English men might not come to get it into their handes so to relieue themselues therewith But in their returning homewardes somewhat to reuenge their displeasures they spoyled brunt the Abbayes of Melrose and Drybourgh The Abbeyes of Mewrose or Melrose and Drybourgh burned with diuerse other religious houses places not sparing any kinde of crueltie agaynst all those of the inhabitants that fell into their handes In reuenge hereof King Robert shortly after entred with a puissant army into England King Robert inuadeth the north partes of England approching almost to York spoyling and wasting the Countrey till he câ—…me almost to Yorke At length hearing that king Edwarde was comming towards him with an army he chose a plot of grounde betwixt the Abbay of Bysâ—…nde and S. Sauiour there to abyde battayle whiche King Edward refused not to giue though in the end he was put to flight with his whole power King Edwarde is put to flight and chased with great slaughter both of English men and Normans whiche were there in hys ayde The Earle of Richmont is taken Diuerse also of the Nobilitie were taken prisoners as Iohn de Brytaine Earle of Richmont and Henrie Sowly with others This battaile was fought in the yeare of our sauiour 1323 .xv. dayes after the feast of Saint Michael the Archangell 1323 Ri. Southwel Riuale Abbay King Edward lying the same time at the Abbay of Riuale aduertised of this ouerthrowe fled and got him into Yorke leauing his plate and much other stuffe behind him for want of cariage in that his sodaine departure which the Scottes comming thither founde and tooke away with them And from thence they passed forth into Yorkswolde spoyling and wasting the countrey euen vnto Beuerley Yorkeswolde wasted by Scottes which town for a summe of money they were contented to spare and so then they returned homewardes entering agayne into Scotlande on all Soules daye whiche is the seconde of Nouember after they had remayned wythin Englande at that tyme the space of a Month and foure dayes Shortly after king Robert sent an Ambassadour to the French King to renue the auncient bonde of amitie betwixte the two Realmes of which might be auouched for any cause or consideration from the beginning of the worlde vnto that present day After the returne of sir Iames Dowglas forth of Fraunce with so good expedition and dispatch of that businesse where aboute he was sent King Robert right ioyfull thereof A Parliament at Cambuskenneth assembled a Parliament of the Nobles and other estates of the Realme at Cambuskenneth where hee procured a new acte to be established touching the succession of the crowne An act for the succession of the crowne which was that if his sonne Dauid deceassed without heires of his body lawfully begotten that then Robert Steward begotten on Mariorie Bruce his daughter should succeede in possession of the Crowne All the Lordes at the same time were sworne to mainteyne this ordinance In the meane while King Edward the thirde sent vnto king Robert for
emprisoned hee commanded him to be committed vnto straight prison wherein he remayned till after hys fathers decease The Realme being in this manner broughte to good tranquilitie The decesse of King Robert the seconde King Roberte falling into great infirmitie and feeblenesse by reason of extreame age withoute any manner of other accidentall sicknesse deceassed at his Castel of Dundonald the ninetenth day of Aprill in the yeere after our redemption .1390 1390 beeing as then aboue threescore and fifeteene yeeres of age and hauing reigned the space of nineteene yeeres his body was buried at Scone before the high aulter This Robert the seconde though by reason of his great age His happy successe in warres he wente not foorth into the warres him selfe yet was there neuer Prince afore hym that had more happie successe by the conduit of his Captaynes whiche he sente foorth as Lieutenaunts vnder him for they neuer lightly returned home but with victory The constancie of King Roberte in word and promise He was a Prince of such coÌ„stancie in promise that he seldome spake the worde which he performed not Suche an obseruer he was also of iustice that when so euer hee remoued from any place hee would cause proclamation to be made His vpright â—…tice that if any of his men or officers had taken vp any thing vnpayde for the partie to whome the debte was due should come in and immediately he shoulde be satisfyâ—…d His diligence â—â—dresse poore mens wings He willingly hearde the complayntes of the poore and was no lesse diligent to see their wroÌ„gs redressed And for so much as Iohn was thought to bee an infortunate name for Kings The name of Iohn chaunâ—…ed and called Roberte the third WilliaÌ„ Dowâ—â—â— of Nidâ—…dâ—…e choâ—â— Admirall by the Lordes of Prutzen they chaunged his name and called him Robert after his father being now the third of that name About the same time William Dowglas of Niddesdale was chosen by the Lordes of Prutzen to be Admirall of a nauy conteyning two hundred and fortie shippes whiche they had rigged and purposed to set foorthe againste the miscreaunt people of the Northeast partes but being appealed by the Lord Clifford an Englishman who was there likewise to serue with the foresaid Lords in that iourney to fight with him in a singular combate He is slayne by the Lorde Clifforde Duncane Steward inâ—…eth Angus Before the day came appoynted for them to haue darreigned the battell the Lorde Clifford lay in awayte for the Dowglas and vppon the bridge of Danzke mette with him and there slew him to the great disturbance and stay of the whole iourney Moreouer shortly after the coronation of king Roberte the thirde tidings came that Duncane Stewarde sonne to Alexander Stewarde the Kings brother afore rehersed was entred into Angus with a greate number of men and slewe Walter Ogiluy Shirefe of the countrey that came foorth with a power to resist him from spoiling the people whom he miserably afflicted howbeit these his insolent doings were not long vnpunished for the Earle of Crawfort beeing sent against him with an army caused him to disperse his company and to flee his wayes but beeyng apprehended with the most part of his sayd company they were punished according to their demerites At this time also the most parte of the North countrey of Scotland The North partes of Scotland sore disquieted by two Clannes was sore disquieted by two Clannes of thâ—…se Irish Scots cleyed Kateranes whiche inhabite the hye lande countreys the one named Clankayes the other Clanquhattanes These two being at deadly â—…ude Wild Scots cleped Kateranes robbed and wasted the countrey with continuall slaughter and reise At length it was accorded betwixt y e parties by the aduice of the Earles of Murray Crawfort that thirtie persons of the one Clan A battell of thirtie against thirtie shoulde fight before the King of Perth againste thirtie other of the other Clannes men with sharp swords to the vtterance without any kind of armoure or harnesse in triall and decission of the quarell for the which the varyance betwixt them first rose Both these Clannes right ioyfull of this appointmente came to Perth with their number where in a place cleped the North Inche a little beside the Towne in presence of the King and other iudges assigned thereto they foughte according as it was agreed and that with such rage and desperate furie that all those of Clankayes part were slayne one onely excepted who to saue his life after he sawe all his fellowes slayne A desperate fighte kepte into the water of Tay and swamme ouer and so escaped There was a .xi. of Elanquhattanes syde that escaped with life but not one of them vnwounded and that very sore At their entring into the fielde or listes where they should darraigne y e battell one of y e Clannes wanted one of hys number by reason that hee which should haue supplyed it was priuily stollen away not willing to be partaker of so deere a bargaine but there was a Countrey felowe amoÌ„gst the beholders being sory that so notables fighte shoulde be passed ouer offered himselfe for a small summe of money to fyll vp the number though the matter apperteyned nothing to him nor to any of his friends This battell was foughte betwixt these two Clannes in manner as before is remembred in the yeere .1396 1396 In the thirde yeere after a Parliamente was holden at Perth wherein besides diuers constitutions and ordinances enacted for the aduauncement of the common wealth the King made his eldest sonne named Dauid that was as then about an eighteene yeeres of age Duke of Rothsay and his brother Roberte that was Earle of Fife and gouernour of the Realme The firste Dukes that were created in Scotlande as before yee haue heard hee created Duke of Albany These were the firste Dukes that hadde bin hearde of in Scotland for till those dayes there was neuer any within y e Realm that bare that tytle of honor During the time that the peace continued betwixt the two Realmes of England and Scotland there were sundry iusts and combates put in vre Iusts and combates betwixte Scottes and Englishmen and exercised betwixt Scots and Englishmen for proofe of their valiant actiuitie in feates of armes to winne thereby fame and honor But amongst the residue that was most notable whiche chaunced betwixt Dauid Earle of Crawford Scottishe the L. Welles English It was agreed betwixte these two noble men to runne certayne courses on horsebacke with speares sharp ground The Earle of Crawfort of Scotland and the Lord Wels of England iusted for life and deathe for life and death The place appoynted for these iustes was London bridge and the day the three and twentie of Aprill being the feast of Saint George At the place and day thus prefixed they came ready to furnishe their enterprise and being mouÌ„ted on their
sent the Bishop of Imola to treate of peace betwixt Richarde King of Englande and Iames king of ScotlaÌ„d Iames king of Scottes hauing not long before made diuers incursions roades into England and that to his profite hee sewed therevpon for a truce which came to passe euen as king Richarde wished so that condiscending to haue a communication Commissioners appoynted on the behalfe of the king of England and Scotlande to treatâ—… for a peace at Notingham commissioners were appoynted for both partes to meete at Notyngham y e seuenth day of September nexte ensuing For the King of Scottes there appeared Colin Earle of Argile the Lorde Cambell and the Lord Chancellor of ScotlaÌ„d William Bishop of Abirdene Robert Lord Lyle Laurence Lord Oliphant Iohn Drummound of Stubhall Archybald Duytelaw Archdeacon of Lawden and Secretary to king Iames Lyon king of armes and Duncan Dundas For king Richard there came Richard Bishop of S. Assaph Iohn Duke of Norfolke Henry Erle of Northumberlande Thomas Lord Stanley George Stanley Lord Straunge Iohn Gray Lord Powes Richarde Lord Fitzhugh Iohn Gunthorpe keeper of the Kings priuie seale Thomas Barrow master of the Rolles sir Thomas Bryan chiefe iustice of y e common place Sir Richarde Ratclife Knighte William Catesby Richard Salkeld Esquires These counsellers in the latter end of September after sundry meetings and communications had togither concluded as followeth a peace to bee had betwixt both the Realmes for y e space of three yeres â—…â—…eaâ—…e conâ—â—d for â—…re yeeres the same to begin at the rising of the sunne on the .29 of September in the yeere .1484 and to continue vnto the setting of the sunne on the .29 of September in the yeere .1487 during whyche tearme it was agreed that not onely all hostilitie and warre shuld ceasse betwixt y e two Realmes but that also al ayde and abaitement of enimies should be auoided and by no colorable meanes or way in any case vsed The towne and Castell of Barwike to remayne in the Englishmens haÌ„ds for the space of the sayde tearme with the same boundes as the Englishmen possessed it at that season when it was deliuered to the ScottishmeÌ„ by king Henry the sixt It was likewise condiscended that all other Castels holdes and fortresses during the tearme of the sayde three yeeres should abide in the hands of those that held them at that present the Castell of DuÌ„bar only excepted The Castell of Dunbar in the Englishmens hands â—…n article for the Castell of Dunbar This Castell of Dunbar was deliuered vnto the Englishmen by the Duke of Albany when he fled into France and so remained in their haÌ„ds at that time of concluding this truce Herevppon by reason the Scottish commissioners had not authoritie to conclude any ful agreement for that Castell vnlesse the same might be restored vnto y e king their masters hands it was accorded that if the king of Scots within the space of .40 dayes next ensewing did intimate his resolute refusall to be agreeable that the sayd Castell shoulde remayne in the Englishmens hands aboue y e space of sixe moneths that then during that tearme of sixe moneths those that kepte the Castell for the Englishmen should remayne in quiet and not be troubled nor molested by any kind of meanes by the sayde King of Scottes or any other by hys procurement so that they within y e Castell likewise absteyned from making any issues or reisses vpon the Scottishe people And if after that the sayd tearme of sixe moneths were once expired it should chance that any warre arose for defending or recouering the sayd Castell yet the truce shuld endure for all other rightes and possessions notwithstaÌ„ding that it might be lawfull to do what lay in any of their powers eyther for winning or defending the foresaid Castel as though no truce had bene concluded It was further agreed An article for Traytors that no traytor of eyther Realme shoulde be receyued by y e Prince of y e other Realm and if any traytor or Rebell chanced to arriue in eyther Realme the Prince thereof to deliuer him vpoÌ„ demauÌ„d made An article for Scottishmen already being in England Scottes already abiding in England sworne to the king there may remain stil so their names be certified to y e Scottish King within .40 days An article for the Wardens of the marches If any Warden of eyther Realm shuld inuade y e others subiects he to whome such WardeÌ„ is subiect shal within sixe days proclaime him traytor certifie the other Prince thereof within .2 days A clause to be put in safeconducts An article for such as should serue eyther Princes in warre And in euery safeconduct this clause shoulde be conteyned Prouided alwayes that the 〈◊〉 nor of this safeconduct be no traytor If any of the subiects of eyther Prince do presume to aide 〈◊〉 mainteyne or serue any other Prince against any of the contractors of this truce then it shall be lawfull to him to whome hee shewed himselfe enimie to apprehende and attach the sayd subiect going comming or tarying within any of hys dominions Colleagues comprised in the truce Colleagues comprised in this truce if they woulde assente thereto on the Englishe part were these the king of Castell and Leon the king of Arragone y e king of Portingale y e Archduke of Austrich and Burgoine and the Duke of Britaine On the Scottishe parte Charles the French king Iohn King of Denmarke Norway the Duke of GelderlaÌ„d the Duke of Britayne Lorne and Lunday excepted The Lordship of Lorne in the Realme of Scotland and the Iland of Lunday lying in the riuer of Seuerne in the Realme of Englande were not comprehended in this agreement This concord peace and amitie thus concluded was appoynted to be published y e first day of October in the most notable cities and townes of both the Realmes For y e sure obseruation keeping performance of this truce and league there were appointed for conseruators on y e Scottish side Dauid Earle of Crawford Lord Lindsey George Erle of Huntley Lord Gordon and Badzenath Iohn Lord Darnlye Iohn Lord Kenedy Robert Lord Lâ—…e Patrick Lord Haleene Laurence Lord Oliphant William Lorde Borthwike sir Iohn Rosse of Halâ—…herâ—… sir Gilbert Iohnson of Elphyâ—…ston sir Iohn Lundy sir Iohn Ogâ—â—â—y of Arly sir Robert Hamilton of Fâ—…galton Sir WillaÌ„ BalÈe of Lamington sir Iohn Kenedy of Blarqbone sir Iohn Wenâ—…es sir W. Rochwen Edward Stochton of Kirke paty Iohn Dâ—â—as Iohn Rosse of Mountgrenan Esquires It was further agreed Commissioners appointed to meete at Loughmaâ—…an that Commissioners shoulde meete at Loughmaâ—…an the eyghteene day of Nouember aswell for redresse of certayne offences done on the West marches as also for declaring and publishing the peace On y e English part the Lord Dacres the Lord Fitzbugh sir Richard Ratcliffe sir Christopher Moreshye sir Richard Salkeild or three of theÌ„ For y e Scots
their answere of the Chancellor so that they were not a little afraid least y e Erle in his displeasure would haue vsed some outrage towardes them which otherwise than in words it should appeare he did not In Ianuary about the keeping of a Courte at Iedworth 1520 Variance betwixt the Erle of Angus and the Lord of Ferni◅rst there was reising of people betwixte the Earle of Angus on the one part and the Lorde of Fernihurst in whose ayde Iames Hamilton came with foure hundred Mers men but the Lorde of Sesseforde then Warden assisting the Erle of Angus his part met Hamilton at Kelso with a greate company and when they were light a foote and shoulde haue foughten the Mers men left sir Iames Hamilton in al y e danger with a fewe of his owne men about him so that with muche payne he was horsed and escaped in greate daunger vnto Hume with losse of foure of his seruantes which were slayne and on the other parte there was an Englishman slayne called Raufe Car that came in aide of the Warden On the morrowe after the Larde of Fernihurst as Bayly to the Earle of Arrane of that regalitie helde his Court at the principall place of the forrest of Iedburgh and the Earle himselfe helde his Courte likewise in an other parte of the same lande three miles distant from the other The thirtie day of Aprill the Larde of Wedderborne and Maister William Dowglas newly made Prior of Coldingham with theyr partakers in greate number came to Edenburgh to ayde the Erle of Angus who was within the Towne agaynste the Earle of Arrane and the Chancellor who were also there But nowe by the comming of these succours whiche entred by force at the neather bowe and slewe the Maister of Mountgomery and Sir Patrick Hamilton Knighte the Earle of Arrane and the Chancellor were constreyned to forsake the Towne and to passe through the North loch The one and twentie of Iuly y e Erle of Angus beeing in y e Towne of Edenburgh George Hume brother to the late Lord Hume beheaded came thither with the Abbot of Coldinghā brother to the Earle of Angus and Dauid Hume of Wedderborne a great company of Gentlemen others and passed to the Tolbuith where they remayned till the heads of the Lorde Hume of his brother William were taken downe beside the place where they were fastned on a gavil The Lorde Humes head taken downe and this was done in presence of the prouost for the time being The next daye they went to Linlithgew and from thence to Striueling in hope to haue found the Chancellor and some other of that faction there but missing of their purpose they returned to Edenburgh agayne and causing solemne funerall obsequies to be kepte in the blacke Friers for them that ought those heads with offerings and banquets they afterwards returned home to their owne dwellings without attempting any other thing for that present The Duke of ◅any returneth into Scotlande In Nouember the Duke of Albany arriued in Scotlād on the west partes at an Hauen called Grawrach the nineteenth of the same moneth and on the three and twentie he came to Edenburgh accompanyed with the Queene the Archbishop of Glasgo Chancellor the Earle of Huntley and many other Lords Knights Barons and Gentlemen and within sixe dayes after their cōming thither the Prouost and Baylifes were deposed The prouost Baylifes of Edenburgh deposed bycause they had bin chosen in fauour of the Earle of Angus and other appoynted in their romthes Then was there a Parliament summoned to be kepte at Edenburgh the sixe and twentie of Ianuarie next folowing and on the ninth of Ianuary A Parliamente ◅moned a general sommonance of forfalture was proclaimed at y e market Crosse in Edenburgh wherein were summoned y e Earle of Angus his brother 1521 the Prior of Coldinghā the Lorde of Wedderborne the Lorde of Dalehousy Iohn Sommerwell of Cawdstreme and William Cockborne of Langton with theyr complices to make their appearance in the sayde Parliament to be tried for sundry great offences by them committed Gawin Dowglas Bishop of Dunk◅ilde ◅th into Englande Master Gawin Dowglas Bishop of Dunkeld hearing of this Proclamation fledde into England and remayned in Lōdon at the Sauoy where hee departed this lyfe and is buried in the Church there He was a cunning Clearke and a very good Poet he translated the twelue bookes of the Eneidos of Vergill in Scottish Metre and compiled also the Palace of honor with diuers other treatises in the Scottish language which are yet extant The Earle of Angus The Earle of Angus feareth the sentence of forfalture fearing the sentence of forfalture to bee layd against him at the Parliament procured his wife although there was small liking betwixte them to labor for his pardon vnto the gouernor Wherevpon it was agreed that the Earle and his brother George Dowglas shoulde passe out of the Realme into France He and his ◅ther banished and there to remayne during the gouernours pleasure and so they departed into Fraunce and remayned there all the next yeere following The king of England hearing that the Duke of Albany was ariued in Scotlād and had taken the rule vpon him doubting least he shoulde perswade the Scottishmen to assist the French king against whome by perswasion of the Emperour he meante shortly to make warre C◅arētieux an English Her◅ sent into Scotlande sente this Herrald Clarentienx into Scotlande to require the Duke to departe from thence alledging that it was promised by the K. of Fraunce at the last enteruewe betwixte them which chanced the Sommer before that he shuld not come into Scotland And moreouer wheras the king of Englande was vncle vnto y e King of Scots he considered with him selfe that by nature he was bounde to defend his Nephew as hee ment to do therefore he thought it not reason y t the Duke being next to y e Crowne to succeede The King of Englād doubteth to haue the Duke of Albany gouernour to the king his Nephewe if ought came to y e yong king should haue the gouernement of him least he might be made away as other yong kings had bin He further complained that y e Erle of Angus should be sent forth of y e Realme so y t he could not enioy y e company of his wife sister to the same K. of England Warre denoūced by Clarētieux against the Duke of Albany Clarentieux had therefore commandement that if y e Duke refused to depart out of y e Realm of Scotland he should intimate a defiance with opē war against him which the saide Clarentieux did declaring his message vnto the Duke from point to point at Holy Roode house as he had in cōmandement To whom y e Duke answered The Dukes answere that neyther y e king of France nor the king of Englande shoulde stay him from comming into his countrey and
right sorye The Earle of Atholl and others beeing wyth hym departed in the nyghte season by a Ferrie ouer the Forthe called the Queenes Ferrie and wente to Saint Iohns Towne On the morrow being SuÌ„day the Queene beyng secretely kept proclamation was made that all the lords that had voice in Parliament should departe forth of the towne of Edenburgh and after noone the same day The exiled Lords came is to Scotlande the erles of Murrey and Rothes with other of their companies that came forth from Neweastest the Satturdaye beefore came to the Abbey of Holy Roode House about sixe of the clocke in the after noone where they were thaÌ„kfully receiued by the king and his company They spake also with the Queene who had no greate comforte of their commyng The morrowe following beyng Monday the erle of Murrey and the other that were sommoned past to the Tolbuith of Edenburgh and made their protestation there They make their protestation that they were readye to aunswere in Parliament and none appeared to accuse them After this it was concluded to beene the Queene in straight warde but by hir politike demeanor their purpose in that behalf was broken for by secret conference wyth the Kyng The Queene had conference wyth the king she perswaded hym to thinke that he had ioyned himselfe with those that woulde be his destruction if it happened with hir otherwise than well as was no lesse to bee doubted by reason of the highe displeasure that shee hadde taken beeyng quicke with childe through the which perswasion and other mislikyng of things hee departed secretely with hir in the night season The King was soone perswaded accompanied onely wyth twoo men and fyrste came vnto Seiton and from thence to Dunbar Huntley and Bothwell whyther the Earles of Huntley and Bothwell hastily repaired by whose counsell and other then with hir shee caused Proclamation to bee made in dyuers partes of the Realme charging al manner of menne in seate of warre ProclamatioÌ„s made to come vnto hyr to Dunbar to passe from thence vnto Edenburgh within syxe dayes after Shee also sente letters to the same effect vnto dyuers noble menne of the Realme who prepared themselues with greate diligence to meete hir The Earle of Murrey and the reste of the Lordes beeyng wyth hym hearyng the preparation that was made agaynst them and perceyuing themselues not able to resiste thought good euery of theÌ„ to seke some particular meane Pardon is craued and obteyned to obteyn remission at the Queenes hands which they obteyned all of them except the erle of Morton the Lords Ruthuen Lindsey and suche other as were wyth them at the slaughter of Dauid Richeo The murtherers are excepted WherevpoÌ„ they dispairing of pardon fled into England where the Lorde Ruthuen died at Newcastell shortly after as in place ye shall heare The Earle of Lennox beeyng partaker with them Many pardoned came to Dunbar and gote pardon the Earle of Glencarne and the Liarde of Cunningham head came thither also and were pardoned Likewise the Earle of Rothes purchased his pardon the same time The Earles of Argile and Murray and the Lord Boyd beeing at Lithquo sente to the Q. for their pardon and obteyned it beeing commaunded neuerthelesse to passe into Argile and to remayne there during hir graces pleasure which commaundement they obeyd The Queene commeth to Edenburgh The eyghtenth of March the Queene wel accompanyed came to Hadington towardes nyghte and on the ninetenth day the Bishoppe of Saint Andrewes and the Hamiltons mette hir at Muskelburgh and so likewise dyd the Lords Leuingston Flemming Hume Borthwike and manye other noble menne and conueyd hir vnto Edenburgh shee lodged in the Byshoppe of Dunkeldes lodging and tarried there a certaine space hauing with hir the Erles of Huntley Athole Bothwell Crawfourde Mershall Sutherland Cathnes the Bishop of Sainte Andrewes and Rosse the Lordes Leuingston Flemming and diuers other noble men by whose counsell order was taken for redressing of the state of the Realme whereby the same was shortly broughte to greate quietnesse After this the Queene perceyuing hirselfe to drawe neere the tyme of hir deliuerance wente to the castell of Edenburgh there to remayne til she were deliuered of hir birth In the moneth of Aprill this yeare the Byshop of Brechin presidente of the Session deceassed and in his roomth succeeded to that bishoprike a friende and Cousin to the Earle of Argile called Campbell In the ende of Aprill the Queene willing to haue the Earles of Argile and Murrey ioyned with the residue of the Counsell sente for them to come to the Castell of Edenburgh The Queene agreeth all the Lords where all griefes and controuersies that rested betwixt them on the one side and the Earles of Huntley Athole and Bothwell on the other side were referred to the Queene who agreed them and they all remayned with hir the rest of the Sommer The Queene hearing that the Earle of Morton the Lorde Ruthuen The Queene made sute to the Queene of England and the other their assistantes were receyued in Englande and remayned at Newcastell she sente Maister Iames Thorneton Chantor of Murrey with letters to the Queene of Englande and also to the King of France and other hir friends there declaring by the tenor of the same letters the abuse and presumptuous attemptes of certayne hir subiects against hir desiring them not to receiue them within their Realmes nor Dominions and shortly after the Queene of Englande sente a Gentleman called Henry Killigrew into Scotlande The Queene of England 〈…〉 of were with letters and message to the Queene promising to cause them to departe forthe of hir Realme of Englande and withall sente vnto them warning to departe betwixte that presente time and Midsommer then nexte ensuing The Lorde Ruthuen repented But in the meane time the Lorde Ruthuen departed this life at Newcastell with great repentance of his former life giuing God thankes for that he had lent him time to call to him for mercy and forgiuenesse whereof he did assure himselfe And from thenceforth the Earle of Morton and the maister of Ruthuen remayned secretely neere to Anwicke and other places on the bordures till they obteyned pardon and were restored 〈◊〉 Ambasâ—… from the king of â—…nce About this time there came from the King of Fraunce a wise aged Gentleman named Monsieur la Croc as his Ambassador and remayned in Scotlande all the Winter following In the moneth of Iune the Queene perceiuing the tyme of hir deliuerance to approche wrote vnto all the principall noble men of hir Realm to come and remaine within the towne of Edenburgh during the time of hir deliuerance where they assembled and the King hir husbande with the Earles of Argile Murrey Atholl and Mar remained with hir in the Castell and the Erle of Huntley Bothwel the remaynant of the Lords lodged in the towne and vppon the ninetenth daye
Lacy Lorde of Meth departed this life in Englande he left two daughters behinde hym that were hys heires Margaret maried to the Lord Verdon The Lorde Verdon Geffrey GeÌ„neuille and Mathild wife to Geffrey Genneuille King Henry in the .xxxvj. yeere of his raigne gaue to Edward his eldest sonne Gascoigne Irelande 1252 and the county of Chester In the yeere following 1253 Hugh Lacy Earle of Vlster departed this life was buried at Cragfergus in the Church of the Friers Minors leauing a daughter behind him that was his heire whome Walter de Burgh or Bourke married and in right of hir was created Earle of Vlster as after shall appeare Morice Fitz Gerald Lord Iustice of Ireland being requested by this Prince to come and assist him with a power of men againste the Welche Rebels left a sufficiente garrison of menne in the Castell of Scligath which he had lately builded The Castell of Scligath and then came ouer with Phelin Ochonher and a lusty bande of Souldiers and meeting the Prince at Chepstow behaued themselues so valiantly that returning with victory they greatly encreased the fauoure of the Kyng and Prince towardes them and vppon theyr returne into Irelande they ioyned with Cormacke Mack Dermote Mack Rori and made a notable iourney againste Odonil the Irishe enimie Odonil that when Lacie was once dead inuaded and sore anoyed the Kings subiectes of Vlster Odonil being vanquished the Lord Iustice forced pledges and tribute of Oneale to keepe the Kings peace and diuers other exploytes prayseworthy dyd he during the time of his gouernement as Flatsberie hath gathered in his notes for the Lorde Gerald Fitz Gerald Earle of Kildare in the yeere 1517. Iohn Fitz Geffrey Lorde Iustice Alayne de la Zâ—…uch Lorde Iustice Stephan de long Espee After Morice Fitz Gerald succeeded in office of Lord Iustice Iohn Fitz Geffrey Knight and after him Alayne de la Zouch whome â—…he Earle of Surrey Fitz Warren slew And after de la Zouch in the yeere .1258 being the .42 of Henry the third his raigne was Stephan de loÌ„g Espee sent to supply that roome who slew Oneil with .352 of his men in the streetes of Doâ—â—ne shortly after departed this life then WilliaÌ„ Dene was made Lorde Iustice William Dene Lord Iustice Greene Castel destroyed Mac Carey 1261 Sir Richarde Capell Lorde iustice Greene Castell was destroyed Also Mac Carey played the Deuill in Desmonde In the yeere .1261 Sir William Dene Lord Iustice of Irelande deceassed and Sir Richarde Rochell or Capell as some copies haue was sent to be Lord Iustice after him who greatly enuyed the familie of the Giraldines during his gouernemente Lord Iohn Fitz Thomas slayne the Lorde Iohn Fitz Thomas and the Lord Morice his sonne were slayne In the yere .1264 Walter de burgh was made Earle of Vlster The Lorde iustice taken and Morice Fitz Morice tooke y e Lord Iustice of IrelaÌ„d togither with Theobald Butler Miles Cogan and diuers other greate Lordes at Tristildermot on S. Nicholas day And so was Irelande full of warres betwixt the Burghes and Giraldines 1266 In the yeere .1266 there chanced an Earthquake in Ireland 1267 In the yeere following King Henry tooke vp the variance that was in Ireland betwixt y e parties and discharging Dene appoynted Dauid Barry Lord Iustice in his place Dauid Barry Lord iustice who tamed the insolent dealings of Morice Fitz Morice cousin Germane to Fitz Gerald. In the yeere .1268 1268 Conhur Obren was slaine by Dermote Mack Monerd and Morice Fitz Gerald Earle of Desmond was drowned in the Sea Robert Vffert betwixt Wales and Ireland And Roberte Vffort was sente ouer to remayne Lord Iustice of Ireland and Barry was discharged who coÌ„tinued till the yeere .1269 Richard de Exceter 1270 1271 and then was Richarde de Exceter made Lord Iustice And in the yeere following was the Lorde Iames Audley made Lord Iustice Richard Verdon and Iohn Verdon were slayne and Fulke Archbishop of Dublin deceassed Also the Castels of Aldleck Roscoman and Scheligagh were destroyed The same yeere was a greate dearth and mortalitie in Irelande The Lord Audley In the yere .1272 the Lorde Iames Audley was slayne by a fal from his horse in ThomouÌ„d and then was Morice Fitz Morice made Lorde Iustice of Irelande Randon and the Castell of Randon was destroyed In the yeere .1272 The decesse of king Henry the thirde King Henry the thirde departed this life and the Lorde Walter Genuille lately returned home from his iourney into the holy land was sent into Ireland 1272 Walter Genâ—…ille and made Lord Iustice there In the yeere .1275 1275 the Castell of Roscoman was eftsoones repaired and fortifyed 1276 An ouerthrow at Glenburry In the yeere .1276 there was an ouerthrowe giuen at Glenbury where William Fitz Roger Prior of the Knightes Hospitallers many other with him were taken prisoners and a greate number of other were slayne The same yere Iohn de Verdon departed this world and Thomas de Clare married y e daughter of Morice Fitz Morice In the yeere following Robert Vffort was appointed to supply y e roomth of Genuille being called home and so was this Vffort the seconde time ordeyned Lord Iustice of Irelande He haâ—…ing occasion to passe into Englande made hys substitute Fulborne Bishop of Waterford til his returne and then resumed the gouernemente into his owne handes agayne In the yeere .1277 Thomas de Clare slewe Obrencoth King of Tholethmoâ—â— 1277 and yet after this the Irish closed him vp in 〈◊〉 whaâ—â—â— togither with Maurice Fitz Maurice so that they gâ—â—e hostages to escape and the Castell of Roscoman was wonne In the yeere next ensuing was Iohn de â—…erlington coÌ„â—â—crated Archbishop of Dublin 1278 â—…here was also a Councell holden at Grenok Macke Dermot slewe Cathguâ—… O Conthir King of Connagh In the yeere .1279 Robert Vffort vpon ocâ—…asion of businesse came ouer into Englande and left Friar Fulborne Bishoppe oâ—… Waterforde to supply his roomth and Raufe Piphard and O Haulen chased Onâ—â—l in a battell In the yeere 128â—… Roberte Vffort came the third time to occupie the roomth of Lorde chiefe Iustice in Irelande resuming that roomth into his hands againe In the yeere following 1281 the Bishop of Waterford was established by the King of England Lord Iustice of Irelande Adam Cusack y e yonger slewe William Barret and many other in Connagh And in the nexte yeere to witte .1282 Pâ—…uqueit slew Murertagh and his brother Arte Mac Murch at Athlone Also the Lorde Iames de Brimmingham and Peers de Euyt departed this life Also the Archbishop Derlington deceassed And about the same time the Citie of Dublin was defaced by fire the Steeple of Christs Church vtterly destroyed Christ Church repaired The Citizens before they wente about to repaire their owne priuate buildings agreed togither to
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
rawe in these latter yeares were like to bee verie vnripe in rehearsing matters that happened many yeared past These and the like reasons reclaymed mee from perfecting at this present the Irish Historie requesting thee gentle Reader friendly to accepte what is alreadie written which I craue as one that wisheth thee rather pleasure in the reading than regardeth hys owne payne in the pennyng of the sayde Treatise FINIS The yeares of our Lorde The names of the Gouernors Lieutenants Lord Iustices and Deputies of Ireland since the conquest thereof by king Henrie the second 1174 RIchard S◅rangbow Erle of Pembroke gouernor hauing Reymond le Grace ioyned in commission with him 1177 Reymond le Grace Lieutenant by himselfe William Fitz Aldelme lieutenant hauing Iohn de Curcy Robert Fitz Stephans and Miles Cogan ioyned in commission with him Hugh Lacie Lieutenant 1182 Iohn La◅y Conestable of Chester Gouernors Richard de Peche Gouernors Hugh Lacie againe Lieatenant Hugh Lacie the yonger Lorde Iustice 1227 Henry Loandoris Archb. of Dublin L. Iustice 1228 Morice Fitz Girald Lord chiefe Iustice 1253 Iohn Fitz Geoffrey knight Lorde Iustice Alain de la Zouch Lorde Iustice 1258 Stephen de Long Espe Lord Iustice William Deane Lorde Iustice 1261 Sir Richard Rochell or Capell Lord Iustice 1267 Dauid Barry Lorde Iustice 1268 Robert Vfforde Lord Iustice 1269 Richarde de Exeter Lord Iustice 1270 Iames Lorde Audley Lorde Iustice 1272 Morice Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice Walter Lorde Genuille Lord Iustice Robert Vfforde againe Lord Iustice 1281 Fulborne Bishop of Waterford Lord Iustice Iohn Samford Archbishop of Dublin L. Iustice William Vesci Lorde Iustice 1295 William Dodingsels Lorde Iustice Thomas Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice 1298 Iohn Wogan Lorde Iustice 1314 Theobald Verdon Lorde Iustice 1315 Edmond Butler Lorde Iustice 1317 Roger Lorde Mortimer Lorde Iustice Alexander Bignor Archb. of Dublin L. Iustice 1319 Roger Lord Mortimer second tyme L. Iustice 1320 Thomas Fitz Iohn Erle of Kildare L. Iustice 1321 Iohn Birmingham Erle of Louth L. Iustice 1323 Iohn lorde Darcie Lord Iustice 1327 Roger Outlaw Prior of Kilmaynan L. Iustice Anthonie Lord Lucie Lord Iustice 1332 Iohn Lord Darcy second time Lord Iustice 1337 Iohn Lord Charleton Lord Iustice 1338 Thomas Bishop of Hereford Lord Iustice 1339 Iohn lord Darcy ordeyned Lord Iustice by patent during his life by Edward the thirde Raufe Vfford Lord Iustice 1346 Robert Darcy Lord Iustice Iohn Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice Walter lord Bermingham Lord Iustice his deputies were Iohn Archer prior of Kilmaynan Baron Carew and sir Thomas Rokesby Maurice Fitz Thomas Earle of Desmond had the office of Lorde Iustice for terme of his life of king Edward the third his graunt 1355 Thomas Rokesby knight Lord Iustice 1357 Almerich de Saint Amand appointed L. I. by turnes Iohn Butler Erle of Ormond appointed L. I. by turnes Maurice Fitz Th. erle of Kild appointed L. I. by turnes 1361 Lionel duke of Clarence Lord Iustice 1367 Gerald Fitzmaurice Erle of Desmond L. I. 1369 Williā L. Winsor the fi◅st lieutenant in Ireland 1772 Richard Ashton Lord Iustice 1381 Roger Mortimer Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Philip Courtney Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Iames erle of Orm Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Robert Vere Earle of Oxforde Marques of Dublin created duke of Irelande 1394 Roger Mortimer Erle of March Lieutenant Roger Mortimer erle of March Vister lieut Roger Gray Lorde Iustice Iohn Stanley knight Lorde Lieutenant 1401 Thomas of Lancaster brother to king Henry the fourth Lord Lieutenant whose Deputies at sundrie tymes were Alexander Bi. of Meth Stephen Scrope knight and the Prior of Kilmaynam 1403 Iames Butler Erle of Ormond Lord Iustice Girald Erle of Kildare Lord Iustice 1407 Iames Butler Erle of Ormonde sonne to the foresayd Iames Lord Iustice 1413 Iohn Stanley againe Lord Lieutenant Thomas Crauley Arch. of Dublin lord Iustice 1414 Iohn Lord Talbot of Shieyfield Lieutenant 1420 Iames Butler erle of Ormond the second time Lieutenant Edmond Erle of March Iames Erle of Ormond his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iohn Sutton L. Dudley sir Th. Straunge knight his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Sir Thomas Stanley sir Christopher ◅lunket his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Lion Lorde Welles the Earle of Ormond his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iames erle of Ormōd by himself Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iohn Earle of Shrewsburie the Archbishop of Dublin in his absence Lorde Iustice Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Richard Plantagenet duke of Yorke father to king Edwarde the fourth had the office of Lieutenant by king Henrie the sixt his letters patents for ten yeares His deputies at sundry times were The Baron of Deluin Richard Fitz Gustace knight Iames erle of Ormond Thomas Fitz Morice erle of Kildare Thomas Fitz Morice Erle of Kildare Lord Iustice in king Edward the fourth his dayes vntill the third yeare of his raigne After which George duke of Clarence brother to the King had the office of Lieutenant during his life made his deputies by sundrie tymes these Thomas Erle of Desmonde Deputies to the duke of Clarence Iohn Tiptoft erle of Worceter Deputies to the duke of Clarence Thomas Erle of Kildare Deputies to the duke of Clarence Henry Lord Gray of Ruthine Deputies to the duke of Clarence 1470 Sir Rouland Eustace Lord Deputie Richard duke of Yorke yonger son to king Edward the fourth Lieutenant Edward son to Richarde the third Lieutenant his deputie was Gerald Erle of Kildare Iasper duke of Bedford and Erle of Pembroke Lieut. his deputy was Walter Archb. of Dub. 1494 Edward Poynings knight Lord deputie 1501 Henrie duke of Yorke after king by the name of Henrie the eight Lieutenant his deputie Girald Erle of Kildare Girald Fitz Girald Erle of Kildare L. deputie 1520 Thomas Howard Earle of Surrey after duke of Norffolke Lieutenant 1523 Piers Butler Earle of Ossorie Lord deputie Girald Fitz Girald erle of Kildare again L. dep The Baron of Deluin Lord deputie 1529 Piers Butler Erle of Ossorie again L. deputie William Skeffington knight Lord deputie Girald Fitz Girald erle of Kildare again L. dep William Skeffington again Lord deputie 1534 Leonard Lord Gray Lord deputie 1540 Sir William Brereton knight Lord Iustice 1541 Sir Anthonie Sentleger knight Lord deputie A TABLE EXACTLY DRAVVEN for the Historie of Irelande A. ABbay de castro dei founded 28 Adam de Hereford an English captaine vanquisheth the Irish in a daungerous battail 33 Alayn de la Zouch Lorde Iustice slaine by the Erle of Surrey 45 Albius an Irish bishop 11 Aldlecke castle destroyed 45 Alen Iohn Archbishop of Dublin enimie to the Giraldines 90. flieth to the castel of Dublin 91. is apprehended by the rebelles and shamefully murdered 92 Alen Iohn knight 90. Alice Kettle a witch 58 Alma earle Strangbow his daughter maried to William eldest son to Maurice Fitz Girald 34
suffer death openly confessed how he had accused those persons only in hope to defer his owne execution being conuicted as accessary to the treason of the Clearke that suffered at Couentrie the last yere He had accused not only y e said Briton but diuers of the nobilitie also to be priuie and giltie of the same conspiracie The Earle of Albemarle Shortly after also Iohn Erle of Albemarle William Fortis Peter de Mallow a Poictouin men for their valiancie greately renoumed wente thither leading with them a great number of Christian souldiors In this yere also and vpon the day of S. Remigius was the church of S. Paule in the Citie of London dedicated by Roger Bishop of that Citie The dedicatioÌ„ of the Churche of Saint Paule in London the king and a great number of Bishops and other noble men beyng present which were feasted the same day by the sayd Bishop Roger and the canons Moreouer there dyed this same yeare the Countesse Isabell wyfe to Richarde Erle of Cornewall The death of Isabell the Countesse of Cornvvall The lord Iohn Fitz Roberte A Comete and two Earles William Earle Warreyn and Iohn Earle of Lyncolne also the lord Iohn Fitz Robert one of the chief Barons in all the north parties of the Realme Also in Februarye there appeared a Comete or blasyng starre righte dreadfull to beholde for the space of .xxx. dayes togyther Moreouer on the coast of England there was a great battayle amongst the fishes of the sea A batrayle betvvixt Fishes Math. Paris so that there were rj Whales or Thirlepooles cast on lande beside other huge and monstrous fishes which appeared to be dead of some hurtes and one of those myghtie fishes commyng into the Thames alyue was pursued by the Fyshers and coulde vneth passe through the arches of London bridge At length with dartes and other such weapons they slewe hym before the Kyngs Manour at Mortlake The kynges Manour at Mortlake whether they folowed hym There was also a greate sounde hearde this yeare in sundrye partes of Englande at one selfe tyme as if it hadde bene the noyse of some myghtie mountayne that had fallen into the Sea And vpon the seuenth of May there chanced a greate boysterous wynde that sore troubled the skye A great vvynd This yeare also the King caused the Citizens of London and the Gardians of the fiue ports Aâ—… ceâ—… and many other to receiue an othe to be true and faithfull to his sonne Prince Edwarde The Fryers Preachers and Minors and other men of the churche that were diuines assoyled suche as had taken vpon them the Crosse receyuing of them so muche money as would suffise to haue borne their charges in that iourneye and this not without selaunder redoundyng to the church and the same meane to get moneye was practised also by the Legate Otho hauing authoritie therto of the Pope The same yeare also the Seneshall of Aquitayne came ouer to the king The 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 and gaue hym to vnderstande that if tymely prouision were not had all those countreyis on the fursyde the sea would be loste No other incident chaunced the same yeare neither in warre abroade nor in the state of gouernement of the common wealth of home wherof any great accompt is to be made but that the Legate Otho got great summes of money by dyuers wayes namely of Religious men to the Popes behoofe whervpon certayn abbots made complaynts to the king but in place of comfort they receiued discomfort and knowledge therof giuen to the Legate hee was more extreme with them than hee was before Also shortly after one of the Popes familiars and kinsman named maister Peter Rosso came from Rome Peâ—… takyng Englande in his waye to goe into Scotlande and vsed in both suche diligence in the Popes cause that he got a .xv. granted here whyche he speedily gathered And about the same tyme one Peter de Supino was sent into Irelande Peter 〈◊〉 no 〈…〉 theâ—… of prâ—… and there lykewise he got a vintiesme bringing from these the sum of .xv C. markes and aboue But the collection which Peter Rosso got out of the Scottish confines doubled that summe as was thought In his returne also from thence visiting the houses of religion and searching the consciences of religious persons by newe shiftes he craftyly got yet more money to the Popes vse causyng them to sweare to keepe this mysterie secrete as it were some priuitie of Confessyon for the space of one halfe yeare whereby hee dydde tourne the heartes of manye menne from the loue of the Churche of Rome woundyng them wyth greate griefe and remorse of conscience to see this pillery An. 〈…〉 12â—… In the fiue twentyth yeare of his raigne Kyng Henry kept his Christmasse at Westminster at which tyme the legate was sent for to retourne vnto Rome and after he had ben honorably feasted of the King on the fourth daye of Christmasse he departed from London towardes the sea side after he had remained here aboue three yeares Peter of Sauoye that was vncle to the Queene came into Englande and was honorably receiued and entertained of King Henry who had giuen to him the Earledome of Richmond Wyâ—… 〈…〉 dayes after The Earle of Cornvvall an intercessour for a peace to be had betvvixte the pope and the Emperour hee went to the Couâ—…tâ—… 〈◊〉 to trye if he myght or â—…e so 〈◊〉 agreement oâ—… 〈…〉 the Emperor and the Pope but findyng the Pope to 〈◊〉 and nothyng conformâ—…â—…ept he myght haue had all his owne will whyche was that the Emperour shoulde haue submytted hymselfe to the Popes pleaâ—… and to stande to whatsoeuer order the Churche shoulde appoynt he reâ—…ourâ—…ed â—…ke to the Emperour without concludyng any thing with the Pope and declaring vnto hym as he had found â–ª After this hee remayned a two monethes wyth the Emperor then taking his leaue he was honoured wyth greate giftes at his departure and so retournyng towardes Englande He returneth into Englande at length arriued at the towne of Doâ—… on the morrowe after the feaste of the Epiphanie in the yeare following Aboute the same time that the erle of Cornewall was in his returne forthe of the holy lande there was â—…nly râ—…ised newe warre in Wales whyche happened well for Kyng Henry There were dyuers of the Welchemen that coulde not well like wyth the gouerment of Dauid and therefore sore lamenting the captiuitie of his brother Griffin whome before as ye haue heard he had by a traine taken and kept still as prisoner began to make warre vnto the saide Dauid and to those that toke his parte the whiche on the other side sought to oppresse theyr aduersaries VVarres betvveene the VVelchmen so that there ensued muche bloudshed and slaughter beetwene the parties The wyfe also of the sayde Griffin and suche other noble men as were become enemyes vnto Dauid sente and writte vnto Kyng Henrye
requiryng hys ayde that Griffyn myghte bee delyuered out of hys brothers handes promysing him greate helpe and furtherance with large condytions of submissyon and assuraunce furthirmore to bee at his commaundement and to receyue him for their true and soueraigne lorde King Henrye goeth into VVales vvith an armye Kyng Henrye vnderstandyng all theyr doings and intentes thought that this contention betwene the two brethren for the title of Wales would serue verie well for his purpose and therfore he hasted foorth wyth a speedye army of men into that countrey purposing to reduce the same vnder his obeysaunce And herewith Senena or Guenhera the wyfe of Griffyn and other of the Welche Nobilitie that tooke parte wyth hir conclude a league with Kyng Henry vppon certayne conditions as the same are conteyned in an instrumente or Charter the tenour wherof beginneth as followeth See Math. Par. in the printed boke pag. 840. Conuenit inter dominum regem Henrieum regem Angliae c. And for the performance of the articles in this instrument or writing conteyned the said Lady in name of hir husbande procured dyuers noble men to becom suerties or pledges that is to wit Raufe de Mortimer Walter de Clifforde Roger de Monthault Seneshall of Chester Mailgun ap Mailgun Meredoc ap Robert Griffin ap Maddoc of Bromefield Houwell and Meredoc brethren Griffin ap Wenuwen which persones vndertooke for the saide Lady that the couenauntes on hir parte should be perfourmed and therof they also bounde themselues by their writings vnto the saide Kyng Giuen on the Mondaye next before the Assumption of our Lady in the fiue and twentye yeare of the same Kynges reigne as in Mathewe Paris yee may finde the same recorded Pag. 840.841 and .843 in the printed copie Dauid driuen to his vvittes ende But nowe to oure purpose When Dauid vnderstoode of the kyngs approche wyth so puissaunt an armye he was brought into great perplexitie the more in deede not onely bicause there chaunced the same yere for the space of four monethes togither a greate drouthe so that the marishes and bogges were dried vp and made passable for the kyngs people but also for y t many of the Welch nobilitie as chiefly Griffin Madock and others sought his destruction in fauour of his brother Griffin whose deliueraunce they earnestlye wished and for that he stoode excommunicate by the Pope All whiche things well considered caused him to doubt of a further mischiefe to hang ouer his head Whervpon he sent to the king signifying that he would delyuer his brother Griffyn freely into his hands but letting him withall to wit by many good reasons that if he did set him at libertie he shuld minister many newe occasions of continuall warres Moreouer this couenaunt Dauid required at the kyngs handes that the kyng should reserue him so to his peace vnder the bonde of Fidelitie and hostages that he should not disinherite 〈◊〉 which when the king courteously granted Dauid sent vnto hym his brother Gryffin to dispose of hym as he should thinke requisite Dauid â—…reth 〈…〉 The Kyng receiuing him sent him to London vnder the coÌ„duct of sir Iohn de Lerinton togither with other â—…o whom hee had receiued as hostages bothe of Dauid and others the nobles of Wales appointing them to be kept in safetie wythin the Tower there There was also a Charter or deede made by the same Dauid vnto King Henrie contayning the Articles couenauntes and grauntes made betwixt the sayd Prince and the forsayde Dauid beginning thus Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos praesentes litera c. And after this that is to say See 〈◊〉 pag. 842. within .viij. dayes after the sayd feast of Saint Mychael the foresayde Dauid came to London Dauid the pâ—… of 〈…〉 â—…ge and there dyd homage to the Kyng and sware feaultie and after returned in peace backe agayne vnto hys countrey About the same time there chanced a controuersie to ryse betwixt the king and the Bishop of Lincolne for the bestowing of the benefice of Thame 〈…〉 the which Iohn Mansel the kings chapleyne hadde gotten in possession by the Kinges fauor through prouision graunted of the Pope where the Bishoppe alledgyng priuiledges to the contrary had graunted it to an other At length the Kyng hauing his fathers trouble before his eies and doubting the Bishoppes woordes threatning some euill myshappe to folowe if he shoulde stande long in the matter agaynste the sayde Bishoppe gaue ouer hys â—…nute and therewythall prouyded Iohn Maunsell of a farre more â—…yehe benefice that is to â—…ye of the personage of Maydstone whereinto the Bishoppe speedyly inuested hym Thys yeare many noble men ended theyr lyues Death of â—…ble men as well suche as were gone with the Erles of Cornewall and Leycester into the holye lande and others remaynyng still at home Amongest whyche number were these Wylliam Forz Earle of Albemarle Walter Lacy Lacye lâ—… issue 〈…〉 kinde 〈◊〉 that 〈…〉 inheâ—… his landes one of the chiefest nobles in all Irelande Stephen de Segraue Gilberte de Basset and hys sonne and heire named also Gilberte Moreouer Iohn Biset hygh Iustice of the Foâ—…estes and Peter de Mallow Hughe Wak Roberte Marmion Peter de Bruys Guysâ—… aâ—… Laidec Eustace Stoutville Eudo Hamon surnamed Peccham Baldwyn de Beâ—…un Iohn Fitz Iohn Stewarde of householde to Earle Richarde Iohn de Beau lieu Gerarde de Furniuall There dyed also the Ladye Eleanore the Countesse of Brytayne wyfe vnto Geffrey that was somtyme Earle of Britayn whyche Countesse hadde beene long kepte prysoner at Brystowe wyth dyuers other Moreouer there dyed thys yeare Roger Bishop of London and Hughe Bishoppe of Chester Also Gilberte Marshall Earle of Pembrooke in a Tornaye whyche he had attempted at Hereforde agaynst the kinges licence was by an vnruly horse caste and so hurte that immediatly he dyed thereof Neyther was thys yeare onely mournefull to Englande for the losse of suche hygh Estates but also in other places many notable personages departed out of this transitorie lyfe As two Popes Gregorie the ninthe and his successour Celestine the fourthe besydes Cardinalles â—…inall Soâ—…ote an enâ—…an amongst the whiche Robert Somercote an Englishe man was one Aboute the later ende of this .xxv. yeare the sixth daye of October Eclipse there appeared a righte sore Eclypse of the Sunne verie straunge to the beholders â—…n Reg. 26. 〈◊〉 death of Empresse â—…ell 1242 â—…rres reâ—…d betvvixt 〈◊〉 kinges of â—…lande and â—…nce In the .xxvj. yeare dyed the Empresse Isabell wyfe vnto Fredericke the Emperoure In which yeare also beganne the warres agayn betwixte Kyng Henrye and Lewes the kyng of France for the quarell of Hugh Erle of Mâ—…he who refused to do homage vnto Alfonse thâ—… brother of kyng Lewes whyche Alfonse had maryed the onely daughter and heyre of Raymund Earle of Tholouze and therefore shoulde succeede the same Earle in his estate and inheritaunce His brother kyng Lewes had also gyuen
answered that their commission extended not so farre and therefore they coulde not conclude any thing therin Herevppon all the former communication was reuoked and therely made voide so that the englishe ambassadors retourned home into Englande without anything concluded Aboute the feaste of the Ascention the king helde a parliament at Yorke orderning for his iourney into Scotlande R. Southwell A parliament and also deuising by â—â—horitie therof dyuers profitable statutes for the common wealthe Aboute Midsommer he came â—…tie his army vnto Newcastell vppon Tine whether came to him from Carleil the king of Scots and there order was taken that the Kyng of Englande and his brother the erle of Cornwall the Earles of Warwike Lancaster Lincolne and Hereforde with all theyr retinnes and the Earle of Guliekerlande that had married the Kings sister and with a farre companie was come to serue the Kyng in these warres shuld passe to Carletie and on the .xij. of Iuly enter Scotland The king of Scots the Erles of Surry and Arundell and the lord Henry Perey a baron of greate might and power beeyng all of bin of the king of Scottes with their retinnes shoulde goe to Berwicke and there enter the same daye aboue mentioned and as it was appointed for it was pâ—… in practise for bothe the kings the same day entring Scotlande in seuerall part is they passed forward without resistance at theyr pleasures wasting and brenning all the countreys both on this side The VVelchemen and beyonde the Scottish sea The Welchemen spired neyther religious persons nor their â—…les making no more accompt of them thaÌ„ of others the mariners of Newcastel also brent a great parte of the towne of Dundee Dundee brent The Earle of Namure The Earle of Namure aboute the same tyme comming into Englande to serue the king in his warres tooke vpon him to passe into Scotlande wyth a bande of an hundreth men of armes beside seuen or eighte Knightes whiche he brought ouer with him and certaine Englishemen to be his guides from Barwike Fourdon but hee was affaâ—…ed before he coulde get to Edinburgh by the Erles of Murrey and Dunbarre and the Lord William Douglas so that notwithstandyng the straungers bare themselues verie manfully yet oppressed with multitude they were forced to giue place but yet still fighting and defending themselus till they came to Edinburgh and there taking the hill where the ruynes of the castell stoode kept the same all the night following but the nexte day they dispairing of all succours and hauing neither meate nor drinke The Earle of Murrey takeâ—… R. South at length yelded themselues whom the Earle of Murrey receyuing right curteously shewed them such fauour that without raunsome he was conteÌ„ted they should return into their countreys and for more suretie he conueyed the said erle of Namur whom the Scotishe bookes call Earle of Gelderlande and his companie backe to the borders Fourdon but in his retourne or shortely after the same Earle of Murrey that tooke himselfe for gouernour of Scotland was encountred by the Englishmen that lay in garnison within Rockesburgh and by them taken prisoner The Lorde William Douglas being there also with him escaped but Iames Douglas brother to the saide Lorde William Douglas was at that bicketing slain with diuers other Aboute the feaste of the Assumption of our Lady Scottes 〈◊〉 them to the King of Englande diuers of the Scottishe nobilitie came and submitted themselues to the king namely the Earle of Atholl and other but Earle Patrike of Dunbarre and the Earle of Rosse The child of Kildrumme the Lorde Andrew de Murrey the lord William Douglas and the lorde William de Keth and many other woulde not come in but assembling themselues togither did all the mischiefe they coulde vnto those that had receyued the Kynges peace The Earle of Atholl in the winter season beesieging the Castell of Kildrummy beyond the Scottish sea was set vpon by the Earles of Dunbarre and Rosse The Earle of Atholl 〈◊〉 so that they flewe him there in fielde for his men fled from him through some traiterous practise as was thought and lefte him and a fewe other in all the daunger The King of Englande being retourned foorth of Scotlande remayned for the moste parte of the winter in the Northe partes and held his Christmas at Newcastell vpon Tine and after the Epiphanie hauing assembled an army readie to passe into Scotland to reuenge the Earle of Atholles deathe whiche hee tooke very displeasauntly there came in the meane time Ambassadours bothe from the Pope and the Frenche Kyng 1338 and founde the Kyng of Englande at Berwicke readie with his armie to set forewarde into Scotlande But these ambassadors did so muche by entreatie An. reg 〈◊〉 with the two kings of Englande and Scotlande that aboute the feaste of the Purification A truce graunted to the Scotâ—… a truce was agreed vpon to endure till Midlent And then should a parliament be holden at London and herewith articles were drawn certaine petitions put foorth vpon the whiche if the parties in the meane time coulde agree the peace accordingly might be established if not then the warre to be prosecuted as before The chiefest article and petition which the Scots proponed as desirous to be therein resolued was to vnderstande which of the two that claimed the crowne of Scotland to witte Edward Balliol and Dauid Bruce had most righte thereto But when in the parliament time the lorde Maurice de Murrey slewe Sir Geffrey de Rosse a Scottish Knight that was Sheriffe of Ayre and Lenarke beeing of the Balliolles side for that in time of open warre the same sir Geffrey had slaine his brother vpon respect of this presumptuous parte The stoutnesse of Scottes hindered the conclusion of the peace and by reason of such stoutnesse as the Scottes otherwise shewed no conclusion of peace could be brought to effect Before the feaste of the Ascention the king of Englande sente forewarde the king of Scottes the Earles of Lancaster Warwike Oxforde and Anegos and diuers lordes and capitaynes wyth an armye the whiche after Whitsontide An armie sente into Scotland entring into Scotlande passed ouer the Scottishe sea S. Iohns tovvn fortified and comming to Saint Iohns towne whiche the Scottes had brent dispairing to defende it against the Englyshe power they set in hande to fortifie it compassing it with deepe ditches and a strong rampier of earthe Aboute the same tyme the Kyng called a parliament at Northampton where leauing the prelates Adam Meâ—…muth and other to weate of suche matters as were proponed the himselfe to be Northewardes and comming to Berwike tooke with him a small bond of men of armes and setting forewarde The K. goeth 〈◊〉 Scotlande hasted forth till he came to Sainct Iohns towne where he founde the king of Scottes and other his nobles greatly wondering of his comming thither to vnlooked for After
son Edwarde Tho. VVaâ—… Ran. Hâ—…gâ—… Polidore Fabian that was then Earle of Chester whoâ—… also as some write he created at the same 〈◊〉 prince of Wales Moreouer in rewarde of seruice there were vj. noble men at this Parliament 〈◊〉 to the honour and title of Earles as the lorde Henry sonne to the Earle of Lancaster Creation of noble men was created Earle of Derbie or after some writers Earle of Leicester William Bohun was created Earle of Northampton William Montacute Earle of Salisburie Hughe Audeley Earle of Gloucester William Clinton Earle of Huntingdon Addition to Merâ—… Croxdeâ—… and Roberte Vfford Erle of Suffolke This creation was on the seconde Sunday in Lente and the same day were .xx. Knights made whose names for briâ—…enesse we doe here omitte In this parliament it was enacted An acte of aâ—…raye agaiâ—… suâ—…ptaâ—…es parell that no man shoulde weare any manner of sake in gown cote or doubler except he might dispende of good and sufficient rent an hundred poundes by yeare whiche acte was not long obserued It was also ordeined by the aduice of this parliament that Henry of Lancaster newly created Earle of Derbie shoulde goe ouer into Gascoigne there to remaine as the kinges lieutenant But Richarde Southwell sayth that the Earle of Salisburie and not the Earle of Derbie was appointed to goe into Gascoigne at that time and the erle of Warwike into Scotlande An acte straint of â—…porting 〈◊〉 vvolles Adâ—…â—…remâ—…th Moreouer in this parliament it was enacted that no woâ—…ll of the englishe growthe shoulde goe forthe of the lande but bee here wrought and made in clothe and farther an acte was ordeined for receyuing of straungers that were Clotheworkers and order taken that fitte and conuenient places shoulde doe assigned forth to them where to inhabite with many priuiledges and liberties and that they shoulde haue wages and stipends allowed theÌ„ till they were so setled as they might gaine coÌ„modiouslie by their occupation and science R. South The calâ—… Botâ—… but now to return to other maters The Scots this yeare tooke the castell of Bothâ—…lle by surrender so as the englishemen that were within it departed with their liues and goods saued Diuers other castels and fortresses were taken by the Scots in Fife and in other parties but the countrey of Galloway was by them specially sore afflicted bicause the people there helde with theyr lord Edwarde Ballioll Herevpon it was agreed in this laste parliament that the earle of Warwike beeyng appoynted to go thither shoulde haue with him the power beyonde Trent Northwards But when about the Ascention tide the Scotts had besieged the castell of Striuelin the king of Englande in person hasted thitherwards of whose approch the Scots no soner vnderstood but that streight wayes they brake vp their siege and departed thence the king therefore returned backe into the Southe partes 〈◊〉 Eustace â—…ackevvell Aboute the same time Sir Eustace de Maxwell knighte Lorde of Carlauerocke reuolted from Edwarde Balliol vnto Dauid le Bruis his side and so that parte daily encreased and the warre continued with damage inoughe to bothe partes â—…e Earle of â—…arvvike â—…deth â—…cotlande In the beginning of September the erle of Warwike with an army entred Scotlande by Berwike and the lorde Thomas de Wake and the Lorde Clifforde with the bishoppe of Carleil accompanied with the Westmerlande and Cumberlande men entred by Carleil and within twoo dayes after mette with the Earle of Warwike as before it was appointed and so ioyning togyther they passed forewarde spoyling and wasting Tevidale Mofeteidale Nidesdale The lorde Anthony Lucie with a parte of the armie entred into Galloway and after he had wasted that countrey he returned to the army which by reason of the exceeding great â—…eat y t fel in y t season they could not kepe on their iorney into Douglasdale and to Ayre as they had appointed but hauing remained in Scotland a twelue dayes they returned altogither vnto Carleil Edwarde Balliol was not with theâ—… in thys iourneye but remayned still in England The Scots in reuenge hereof made dyuers rodes into Englande withdrawing still with theyr pray and booties before the englishe power coulde assemble to giue them battaile The castell of â—…denburgh beâ—…ged Aboute Aâ—…hallontide the Scotts besieged the castell of Edenburgh but the Byshoppe of Carleil the lorde Randoll Dacres of Gilleslande with the power of the counties of Cumberlande and Westmerlande and the King of Scotts Edwarde Balliol with the Lorde Anthony Lucie and suche companie as they brought from Berwicke meeting at Rockesburghe The siege is â—…ed marched forthe vnto Edenburghe and chasing the Scots from the siege tooke order for the safe keeping of the castell from thence foorth and returned into Englande The K. practiâ—… vvith the â—…ings In this meane time things happened so well to the purpose of King Edwarde that by practise he alienated the â—…artes of the Flemings from the obedience of their Earle being altogither â—…nest friende to the Frenche king He therefore vnderstanding the mindes of his people sought to winne them by some gentle treatie and so did euen at the first concluding an agreement with them of Gaunt which were fully at a point to haue entred into league with the king of EnglaÌ„d as with him whose frendshippe by reason of the Trafficke of merchandize and namely of the english woolles they knewe to bee more necessarie for their countrey than the Frenche kings The Bishop of Turney Althoughe by the helpe of the Bishoppe of Turney the earle of Flaunders caused them to staye from concluding or ioyning in any suche bondes of amitie with the king of Englande for that time he yet doubted the arriuall of some power out of Englande and therevppon appointed his bastarde brother Guy of Rijckenburgh Iames Mair and certayn other noble men and captains The Isle of Cadsant with a crue of men of warre to lie in the Isle of Cadsant to defende the passage there and to see that no English shippes shoulde come or goe that way by the seas whereof the king of Englande beeing aduertised sent thither the Earle of Darbie An armie sente by sea into Flaunders the lorde Lewes Beauchampe the lorde Reginalde Cobham also the lorde William sonne to the earle of Warwike the lord Walter de Manny an Hanneuyer and other lordes knightes and capitaines with a power of fiue hundreth men of armes and two thousande archers Foure thousand saith Iac. Meir the whiche comming to the foresaide Isle of Cadsant founde the Flemmings about fiue thousande in number redie arranged on the towne dikes and sandes Froissart in purpose to defende the entrie which they did a certaine space right valiantly but in the ende they were discomfited and three thousande of them slain in the stretes hauen houses Sir Guy the bastard of FlauÌ„ders was taken with diuers other knightes and Gentlemen the Towne was brent and the
inteÌ„t of disobedience rebellion To the redressing of which it semed to my lord y e ChaÌ„cellor y t my said lord of Gloucest did not his indeuor nor diligence y t he might haue shewed for lack of which diligence they that were disposed to do disobeysance were encouraged and emboldned so that it was lyke that they shoulde haue made a gathering and that the King and his true subiects shoulde haue bin compelled to haue made a field to haue withstand them the which field making had bin aduenturing of this lande and in tokening that it was neuer my said Lorde Chancellors intente to gather no field but as truth most stirred hym against such as riotously woulde make such assemblie againste our soueraigne Lorde and the weale of this lande hee desired so hastely the coÌ„ming of my sayde L. of Bedford the whiche hee woulde in no wise haue so greately desired if hee woulde haue purposed him vnto anye vnlawfull making of a field for he wist well that my sayd Lord of Bedford would most sharply haue chastised and punished all those that so woulde anye riotous assemble make When this aunswere was made the Duke caused this writing following openly to be proclaymed BE it knowen to all folkes that it is the intent of my Lorde of Bedforde and all the Lordes spirituall and temporall assembled in this present Parliamente to acquite him them and to proceede truely iustly indifferently without any parcialitie in any maner of master or quarelâ—… moued or to be moued between my L. of Gloucester on that one partie and my Lord of Winchester Chancellor of Englande on that other partie And for sure keping of the kings peace it is acorded by my said L. of Bedford and by my sayd Lordes spirituall and temporall an othe to be made in forme as followeth that is to say The oth of the Lordes THat my sayd Lord of Bedford and my sayd Lords spiritual and temporal each of them shal as farre forth as their cunnyngs and discretions suffisen truely iustlys and indifferentely counsell and aduise the K. and also proceede and acquit themselues in all the sayd matters quarels without that they or any of them shall priuily and apertly make or shewe himselfe to bee partie or partiall therein not leauyng or eschuing so to doe for affection loue neede doubte or dreade of any person or persons And that they shall in all wise kepe secret al that shall be coÌ„moned by way of counsell in the matters and quarrels abouesayd in the sayd parliament without that they or any of them shall by worde writing of the king or in anie wise open or discouer it to anie of the saide parties or to any other person that is not of the saide counsaile But if he haue a speciall Comaundement or leaue therevnto of the K. or of my sayd lord of Bedf. And that eche of theÌ„ shall with all his might and power assiste by way of counsell or else shew it vnto the king my lord of Bedford to the rest of my said lordes to put the said parties to reason and not to suffer that any of the said parties by them or by their assistance proceede or attempt by waye of fight against the kings peace nor helpe assist or comfort any of them therto but lette them with al their might and power withstande them and assist vnto the king and my said Lorde of Bedforde in keeping of the Kinges peace and redressing all suche maner of proceedyng by waye of fight or force The Dukes THe Duke of Bedforde The Duke of Norffolke The duke of Excester Bishoppes The Archebishop of Canterbury The Bishop of Carlile The Bishoppe of Bathe The Bishoppe of Landaffe The Bishop of Rochester The Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Worcester The Bishop of Saint Dauids The Bishop of London The Bishop of Duresme Earles The Earle of Northumberlande The Earle of Stafforde The Earle of Oxforde Lordes The Lorde Hungerforde The Lorde Tiptoste The Lorde Poynings The Lorde Cromewell The Lorde Boroughe The Lorde Louell The Lorde Botreux The Lorde Clinton The Lorde Zouche The Lorde Audeley The Lorde Ferreis of Grouby The Lorde Talbot The Lorde Roos The Lorde Grey The Lord Grey of Ruthen The Lorde Fitz Waiter The Lorde Barkeley Abbotes The Abbot of Waltham The Abbot Glastinbury The Abbot of S. Augustines in Canterbury The Abbot of Westminster The Abbot of saint Maries in Yorke The Abbot of saint Albones not sworne bicause he was not present Whiche othe in manner and fourme aboue rehearsed as the lords aswell spirituall as temporall beeing in this Parliament at Leycester assembled the fourth day of Marche promised vpon their faith dutye and allegiaunce which they owe to the king their souerain Lord truly to obserue and kepe acording to the true meaning and purporte of the same The Arbitrement IN the name of God Amen we Henry Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas duke of Excester Iohn duke of Norffolke Tho. Bishop of Duresme Philip bishop of Worcester Iohn bishop of Bathe HuÌ„fry erle of Stafford Will. Alnwick keper of y e kings priuy seale Rafe L. Cromwell Arbitrators in al maner of causes matters quarrelles of heauinesses grenaÌ„ces with all incidents circuÌ„staÌ„ces dependeÌ„ts or coÌ„nexes being hanging betwene y e high worthy prince HuÌ„fry duke of Gloucester on the one party and the worshipfull father in god Henry bishop of Winchester chauÌ„celor of Englande on y e other party by either of theÌ„ for y e peasinâ—… of the saide quarrels debates taken choseÌ„ in maner fourme as it is contained more plainâ—…y in a compromise made thervpon of the whiche the tenor ensueth in this fourme MemoranduÌ„ y e .vij. day of Harth in y e fourth yere of our souerain L. the king Henry y e 〈◊〉 y e high and mighty prince HuÌ„frey duke of â—…cester at y e reuerence of god for the good at the king our soueraine lord in this land namely at y e reuerence especially at y e request 〈◊〉 of the mighty and high prince my lord of Bedford his brother agreed him to put putteth al maner matters and quarrells indeede with all their incideÌ„ts circuÌ„stauÌ„ces dependeÌ„ts coÌ„nâ—…res that touchen him his persoÌ„ that he hath in any wise do or feeleth himselfe greeued or heauy against my lord his vncle my Lord of Winchester Or else that my lord of Winchester findeth him greeued against him in as muche as they touche him or his person fro y e beginning of the worlde vnto this day In y e aduise ordinauÌ„ce arbitrement of y e worthy father in god Henry Archb. of Canterbury y e high and noble prince Thomas duke of Excester and Iohn Duke of Norffolke the worshipfull father in god Tho. bishop of Duresm Philip bishop of Worceter Iohn bishop of Bathe the noble lord Humfrey earle of Stafforde y e worshipfull persons master WylliaÌ„ Alnewicke keper of the kings priuy seale and Rafe lord
no better successe excepte peraduenture yee will saye that it greeued hym for that such slaughters and mischieues as hadde chaunced within thys lande came to passe onely through hys folly and defaulte in gouernemente or that more is for hys fathers his Grandfathers and hys owne vniust vsurping and deteyning of the Crowne But howsoeuer it was for these before remembred and other the lyke properties of reputed holynesse whych was sayde to rest in hym it pleased God to worke miracles for hym in hys lyfe tyme as menne haue lysted to report by reason whereof Canonizing of kings deere King Henrye the seauenth sewed to Pope Iulio the seconde to haue hym canonized a Sainct but for that the canonizing of a King seemed to bee more costly than of a Byshoppe the sayde Kyng left off hys sute in that behalfe thynkyng better to saue his money than to purchasse a newe holy day of Sainte Henrye with so great a price remitting to God the iudgemente of hys will and intent Eaton colledge Thys Henrye the sixte amongst other good deedes buylte the Schoole of Eton by Windesor and also the Kings Colledge in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge Kinges colledge in Cambridge whereof hys liberal mind towardes the mayntenance of good learning may euidently be coniectured But nowe to returne to King Edward Ye shall vnderstande that after hys commyng to London hee rested there but one day or two at the most takyng hys iourney forthrighte into Kente with all hys armie following the â—…asterd and other his complices to suppresse them if they were in anye place assembled agaynâ—… to resist him but after they were once disâ—…ed they durst not shewe themselues agayne 〈◊〉 armour those onely excepted that were wiâ—…â—…awen vnto Sandwiche with the basterde Sâ—…dwich 〈◊〉 by the rebeâ—… whiche for the more parte were marriners an eyght or nine hundred besyde certayne other euill disposed persons that accompanyed hym as hys soldiers and men of warre with whose assistance the Basterde kepte that Towne by strength hauing in the hauen a seauen and fortie Shyppes greate and small vnder his gouernaunce The rebelleâ—… sue for parâ—… but vppon the Kings approching neere vnto those parties they sente to hym for pardon promising that vpon a reasonable appoyntment for y e safegard of their liues and other indempnities to bee hadde for their benefite they woulde become hys faithfull subiectes deliuer into his hands all the Shippes Their offer the K. vppon great considerations by good deliberate aduice of counsell thought best to accept there vpon being at that time in Canterburie he graunted to theyr petitions and sent immediately vnto SaÌ„dwich hys brother Richard Duke of Gloucester to receyue them to mercie togither with all the Shippes which according to their promise they deliuered into his handes But notwithstanding that as some write the Basterde Fauconbridge and other of hys companie that were gote to Sandwiche had thus theyr pardons by composition at the Kyngs hande we finde neuerthelesse that the sayde Basterd beeing afterwards at Sea a rouing belyke The basterdâ—… of Fauconbridge beâ—…ded as hee hadde vsed before came at length into the open hauen at Southhampton and there taking lande was apprehended and shortly after beheaded This chanced as should appeare by Fabian about the latter end of October More ouer Roger Vaughan that had bin sent by K. Edwarde into Wales 〈◊〉 Vâ—…ghaÌ„ 〈…〉 anon after Townesbury field being a man of great power in that countrey 〈…〉 and furnâ—… by some â—…eâ—…orâ—…â—…eight the Earle of Pembrooke the sayd erle being therof 〈◊〉 tooke the sâ—…me Roger and without delay â—…roke off his head After this was the erle besieged â—…e the towne of Pembrooke by Morgan Thomas bâ—…he siege was reised by Dauid Thomas or other to the sayd Morgan 〈◊〉 Thoâ—…s a faithfull frende to the Erle and then the erle by his help was couâ—…yed to Tynby where he got ships and with his nephew the Lord Henry erle of â—…hemond sayled into Britain â—…e earle of Pembrooke 〈◊〉 his Neâ—…re the erle â—…nde 〈◊〉 euer into 〈◊〉 where of the Duke they were curteously intertayned with assurance made that no creature should do them any wrong or iniurie within his dominions King Edward visiting diuers places in Kent satte in iudgement on such as had ayded the baâ—…stard in the last coÌ„motion of whom diuers were condemned and executed as Spising one of the captains that assaulted Algate whose head was set vp ouer the same gate â—…tion and so likewise was the head of one Quintine a butcher that was an other captaine amongst them and chief of those that assaulted Bishops gate as some write Moreouer at Canterbury the Maior of that citie was executed and diuers other at Rochester Maydstone and Blackheath for the Lord Marshal and other Iudges beeing appointed to hold their Oyer and determiner in that countrey of Kent there were aboue an hundred indited condemned Diuers also of the Essex men that had bin partakers in this rebellion with the bastard and holpe to set fire on Bishops gate Algate were hanged betwixt Stratford London Manie of the welthy coÌ„mons in Kent were put to grienous fines and when the king had made an end of his businesse in that countrey he returned to London comming thither againe vppon Whitson euen Fabian being the firste of Iune and hauing thus within the space of .xj. weekes recouered in maner the whole possession of his realme being relieued of the most part of all his doubtfull feare he ment to remoue al stops out of the way and therfore sent the Archebishop of Yorke brother to the Erle of Warwike The archiâ—… of Yorke and to the Marques Montacute ouer to Guysnes therto be kept in safe custodie within the castel where he continued a long seson til at length he was by friendship deliuered and shortly after through very anguish of mind departed this life whom Lauâ—…e Bathe and after him Thomas Rotheâ—…an in the sea of Yorke did ordinarily succeede Besyde this Iohn Earle of Oxford whiche after Barnet field The Earle of â—…rde bothe â—…fully aâ—… dâ—…y kept Sainct Michaels mount in Corn wall if thâ—… forâ—…e 〈◊〉 of ayde or perswaded by his 〈◊〉 gâ—…ue vp the Mâ—… and yelded himselfe to king Edward his â—…fâ—… only 〈◊〉 wâ—… 〈…〉 was graunted 1472 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 â—…maginations King Edward also sente hym â—…â—…châ—… 〈…〉 Whereby the space of 〈…〉 he was in strong prison thaâ—… vp and wardly 〈…〉 King Edwarde was not a 〈◊〉 disqâ—… his â—…inde An. reg 12. for that the Earles 〈…〉 and Richâ—…mont were not onâ—… escaped ouâ—… of the Realme but also will receyued and entertained of the Dâ—… of Britaine Messengers sent to the duke of Britaine hee sente therefore in secrete wise graue and close messengers to the sayde Duke the whyche should not 〈…〉 promisse the Duke greate and 〈◊〉 â—…des so that hee would deliuer doth the Earles into their
Egypte whiche will allure you from heauenly respectes to worldlye securitie and can thereof neyther make you anye suretie Beleeue I pray you the Queene and hir magistrates be more delighted with fauourable equitie than with rashe crueltie And in that yo◅ be al Citizens I wil take my leaue of you with S. Paules farewell to the Ephesians ▪ Citizen◅◅lso you be ▪ whome he tooke to recorde that he was pure from shedding any bloude a special token a doctrine left for your instruction that euerye of you may washe his handes of innocents bloude◅ shedde when you shall take your leaue of this wretched worlde The holy ghost be amongst you Sendall ▪ Come hither Sergeaunt take the Iurye with you and suffer no man to come at them but to be ordered as the lawe appointeth vntill they be agreed vpon their verdit Throckmor It may please you my Lordes and maisters which be Commissioners ▪ to giue order that no person haue accesse or conference with the Iurie neither that any of the Queenes learned Counsayle be suffered to repayre to them or to talke with any of them vntill they present themselues here in open Court ▪ to publish their verdit Vpon the prisoners suite on this behalfe the Benche gaue order that two sergeauntes were sworne to suffer no man to repaire to the Iurie vntill they were agreed Then the prisoner was by commandement of the Benche withdrawne from the barre and the Court adiourned vntill three of the clocke at afternoone at whiche houre the Commissioners returned to the Guilde hall and there did tarie vntill the Iurie were agreed vpon the verdit And aboute fiue of the clocke their agreement being aduertised to the Commissioners the sayde prisoner Sir Nicholas Thorkmorton was again brought to the barre where also the Iurie did repaire and being demaunded whether they were agreed vpon their verdit aunswered vniuersally with one voyce yea Then it was asked who shoulde speake for them they aunswered Whetston the foreman Sendall Nicholas Throckmorton knight holde vp thy hande Then the prisoner did so vppon the summons Sendall You that bee of the Iurie looke vppon the prisoner The Iurie did as they were enioyned Sendall Howe saye you is Maister Throckmorton Knight there prisoner at the barre guiltie of the treasons whereof hee hathe bin indited and arraigned in manner and forme yea or no Whetston No. Sendall Howe say you did he flie vpon them Whetston No we finde no suche thing Throckmor I hadde forgotten to aunswere that question before but you haue founde according to truth and for the better warrantie of your dooings vnderstande that I came to London and so to the Queenes counsell vnbroughte when I vnderstoode they demaunded for mee and yet I was almoste an hundred miles hence where if I had not presumed vppon my truthe I coulde haue withdrawen my selfe from catching Bromley Howe saye you the reste of yee is Whetstons verdict all your verdicts The whole Inquest answered yea Bromley Remember youre selues better haue you considered substancially the whole euidence in sorte as it was declared and recited the matter dothe touche the Queenes highnesse and your selues also take good heede what you doe Whetston My Lorde wee haue throughly considered the euidence laide agaynste the prisoner and his aunsweres to all these matters and accordingly wee haue founde him not guiltie agreable to all our consciences Bromley If you haue done well it is the better for you Throckmor It is better to bee tried than to liue suspected Blessed be the Lorde God of Israell for he hath visited and redeemed his people and hathe raised vp a mightie saluation for vs in the house of his seruaunte Dauid And it maye please you my Lorde chiefe Iustice forasmuche as I haue ben indited and arrained of sundry treasons and haue according to the lawe put my triall to god and my countrey that is to say to these honest men whiche haue founde me not guiltie I humbly beseeche you to giue me such benefite acquitall and iudgement as the lawe in this case doth appointe When the prisoner had saide these wordes the Commissioners consulted togither Throckmor Maye it please you my Lorde chiefe Iustice to pronounce sentence for my dischardge Bromley Where as you doe aske the benefite that the lawe in suche case dothe appointe I will giue it you vi◅ That where you haue bene indited of sundrye highe treasons and haue bene here this daye beefore the Queenes Commissioners and Iustices arreigned of the saide treasons wherevnto you haue pleaded not guyltye and haue for triall therein putte youre selfe on God and youre countrey and they haue founde you not guiltie the Courte doth award that you be clerly discharged paying your fees Notwithstandyng Mayster Liuetenaunt take hym with you agayne for there are other matters to chardge hym with Throckmor It may please you my Lords and masters of y e Quenes highnes priuie coūsel to be on my behalfe humble sutors to hir Maiestie that like as the lawe this daye God bee praised hathe purged mee of the treasons wherewith I was most dangerously charged so it might please hir excellent maiestie to purge mee in hir priuate iudgemente and bothe forgyue and forgette my ouer rashe boldenesse that I vsed in talke of hir highnesse marriage with the prince of Spaine matters to farre aboue my capacitie and I very vnable to consider the grauitie therof a matter impertinent for mee a priuate person to talke of which did appertain to hir highnesse priuy coūsel to haue in deliberation and if it shall please hir highnesse of hir bountifull liberalitie to remitte my former ouersightes I shall thinke my selfe happye for triall of the daunger that I haue this daye escaped and maye thereby admonishe mee to eschewe thinges aboue my reache and also to instructe mee to deale with matters agreable to my vocation and god saue the Queenes Maiestie and graunte the same long to raigne ouer vs and the same Lorde bee praised for you the Magistrates beefore whome I haue hadde my triall this daye indifferentlye by the Lawe and you haue proceeded with mee accordinglye and the grace of God bee amongst you nowe and euer There was no aunswere made by any of the benche to the prisoners sute but the Attorny did speake these wordes The attorney And it please you my Lordes forasmuche as it seemeth these men of the Iurie which haue straungely acquite the prisoner of his treasons whereof hee was indited will forthwith departe the Courte I praye you for the Queene that they and euerye of them maye bee bounde in a recognizance of fiue hundrethe pounde a peece to aunswere to such matters as they shall be charged with ▪ in the Queenes behalfe whensoeuer they shall be chardged or called Whetston ▪ I praye you my Lordes bee good vnto vs and lette vs not bee molested for dischardgyng our consciences truelye we bee poore marchantmen and haue great chardge vpon our hands and our lyuynges doe depende vppon our trauailes therefore it
as followeth The Articles of the agreemeÌ„t touching surrender of Newhauen Firste that the Earle of Warwike shoulde 〈◊〉 agayne the Towne of Newhauen into the handes of the Connestable of Fraunce with all the artillerie and munitions of warre then beeyng in that Towne and belonging to the French King and his subiects Item that hee should leaue the Shippes that were in the sayde towne at that presente belonging eyther to the King or hys subiects with all their furniture and generally all such merchandise and other things being likewise at that present within that Towne as either belonged to the King or his subiects Item for the more suretie of the premisses the sayd Earle should presently deliuer into the hands of the sayde Connestable the greate tower of the sayde hauen so that the Souldyers that were placed therin enter not into y e towne and that the sayde Earle of Warwike shoulde cause the gates there towardes the Towne to be warded till it were in the possession of y e sayd Connestable without planting any ensignes on the sayde Tower according vnto the sayde agreement and also that the sayde Earle shoulde deliuer foure such hostages as the sayde Connestable should name Item that the next day by eight of the clocke in the morning the sayd Erle should withdraw his Souldyers whiche are in the forte to deliuer it immediately into the hands of the sayd Connestable or such as should be by hym appoynted to receyue the same at the sayd houre Item that all prisoners that haue bin taken before the sayde Hauen shoulde bee delyuered on eyther side without paying any raunsome Item that the Connestable shoulde for hys parte suffer the saide Earle of Warwike and all those that are in garnison in the sayde Newhauen to departe with all thyngs 〈◊〉 that belonged to the Queene of Englande and hir subiects Item that for the departure as well of the sayd Earle as the 〈◊〉 of hys Souldyers and other things before rehearsed y e sayd Connestable agreed to gyue them sixe whole dayes beginning the morrow there nexte following to 〈◊〉 the .xxix. of Iuly during whiche sixe dayes they mighte â—…ly and freâ—…ly take and 〈◊〉 away all the sayde things 〈◊〉 wythe or foule weather shuld hinder that their passage coulde not be made within the sayde 〈◊〉 in this case the sayde Connestable should graunte them suche further time of delay as might bee though 〈◊〉 Item the sayde Connestable dyd likewise permite that 〈…〉 Shippes and English vessels and all other that shoulde be appoynted for the portage and conueying away of the sayde things should safely and freely passe into and fro the sayde Hauen without any stay or impeachment eyther by the Frenche army of anye other The sayde some hostages were appoynted to bee maister Oliuer Maners brother to the Earle of Rutlande Captayne Pelham Captayne Horsey and Captayne Leighton In witnesse whereof the sayde Lordes the Connestable of Fraunce and Earle of Warwike signed these articles the eyght and twentith of Iuly Anno .1563 Thus the Earle of Warwike Additions to Lanquer as he had during the whole tyme of hys abode there in that Towne of Newhauen shewed himselfe a right hardy and valiaunt Captayne so nowe in the ende hee proued himselfe to be both prudent and politike for by accepting of these honorable coÌ„ditions to goe with all armour munition Shippes goodes bagge and baggage in anye wife apperteyning or belonging eyther to the Queenes maiestie or to any of hir graces subiects he saued the liues of a great number which otherwise escaping the scourge of the infectiue plague must needes haue fallen vnder the edge of the sword The Connestable during the tyme of the parley sente hys yongest sonne Monsieur de Thorree to the King and Queene mother to aduertise them of the recasie of this peace and after it was once concluded and signed by the Earle of Warwike he sent his eldest sonne the Marshall Montmorencie to presente the same vnto them at Criquelot halfe way betweene Newhauen and Fefeanip The French King coÌ„meth to the Camp before Newhauen who were right ioyful of the newes and the nexte day they came to the Campe shewing greate signes of theyr contryued gladnesse for the recouering of that Towne thus 〈◊〉 of the Englishe mens handes The Saterday the most part of the English men tooke shippe and departed homewardes for glad might be thinke himselfe that could get soonest out of that vnwholsome and most vnsouerie 〈◊〉 Many sicke persons yet were left behinde impotent and not able to helpe themselues The miserie where of Edward Randolfe Esquier high Marshall of the towne who was appoynted to carrie and see the vttermost of the composition accomplished perceyuing moued with naturall pitie of his Countreymen relinquished without comfort caused the sayde sicke personnes to be caried aborde not sparing hys shoulders at that tyme feable and full of the plague himselfe and his men still bearing and helping the poore creatures on shipboorde Arane fact worthie rewarde and no doubt in remembraunce with God the true recorder of mercifull deserts Thus was the Towne of Newhauen reduced againe into the hands of the French more vndoubtedly through the extreeme mortalitie that so outragiously afflicted the souldiours and men of warre within the same than by the enimyes enforcementes although the same was great and aduaunced to the vttermost of the aduersaries power Beside the meaner sort of those that dyed of the pestilence during the siege these I find noted as chiefe Cutbert Vaughan Comptroller of the towne Frauncis Somerset cousin to the Earle of Worcester Auerie Darcie brother to the Lorde Darcie Iohn Zouch brother to the Lorde Zouch Edwarde Ormesby Thomas Drurie alias Poignard Richard Croker Iohn Cockson Thomas Remishe Iohn Prowde William Saul Wilfreid Antwisell Besyde these being Captaynes in chiefe dying there in that towne or else sickning there and dying vpon theyr returne into Englande there were dyuerse other gentlemen and such as had charge whiche likewise ended theyr lyues by force of that cruell and moste grieuous pestilent infection There were diuerse also that were slaine as well by Canon shotte as otherwise in the fielde in skirmish as both the Tremaynes brethren of one byrth Nicholas and Andrew Captayne Richard Sanders with maister Robynson maister Bromfield of which two before ye haue heard also one Leighton a Gentleman and diuerse moe whose names I knowe not worthie neuerthelesse to be remembred and placed in ranke with such worthie men as in their countreys cause haue lost theyr liues and are therefore by Wryters registred to liue by same foreuer But now to passe to other matters at home As ye haue heard Stow. Pestilence the plague of Pestilence being in the towne of Newhauen through the number of souldiours that returned into Englande the infection thereof spread into dyuerse partes of this realme but especially the Citie of London was so infected that in the same whole yeare that is to say from
agaynst Soluathius 158.22 Makdonalde and his povver inuade Lorne and Cantire 158 3â—… Make dovvald captaine of rebels in Lochquhaber 239.66 Makdovvalde discomfiteth the Kings povver 240.15 Makdovvalde and the rebels put to flight 240.42 Makdovvalde slayeth his vvife and children and lastlye hymselfe 240.49 Makgilla Tirant slaine 245.45 Makduffe Thane of Fiffe 24.9 Makduffes vvife children and familie slaine 249.75 Makduffe escapeth into England 250. 3 Makduffe exhorteth Malcolme to take the crovvne of Scotlande vpon him 250.24 Mukduffe prepareth a povver in the borders agaynst Makbeth 251. 34 Makduffe slaieth Makbeth 251.315 Makduffe sent agaynst Lugtake vvith an army 253.34 Makduffe sent vvith an armie against the Rebelles into Mar. 256. 26 Maldvvine inuested K. of Scotlande 149.40 Maldvvine reedifieth the Abbey of Colmkill 149.90 Maldvvine strangled in his bedde by his ovvne vvife 150.18 Maldvvines vvife vvith hir conspirators burned 150.23 Malefactours apprehended by King Kennethes policie 214. 28 Malcolme Generall of the Scottish armie against the Englishe men 201.54 Malcolme created heyre apparant of Scotland 201.59 Malcolme sore vvounded 202.3 Malcolme created King of Scotland 202 10â—… Malcolme murthered by treason 203. 73 Malcolmes murtherers torne in peeces vvith horses 203.80 Malcolme Duffe prince of Cumberlande 215.54 Malcolme Duffe Prince of Cumberlande poysoned 218.53 Malcolme sonne too King Kenneth made prince of Cumberlande 220.19 Malcolme Prince of Cumberland goeth vvith an armie too fight vvith Constantinus 222.63 Malcolme sendeth secrete Messengers to the Nobles of Scotlande 223.72 Malcolmes messengers taken and imprisoned 224.9 Malcolme aydeth king Egelred of England against the Danes 226. 93 Malcolme consenteth too make vvarres against Grime 227.15 Malcolme discomfiteth Grime and his armie 227.45 Malcolm crovvned king of Scotland 227.77 Malcolme vvounded by the Danes escapeth 231.60 Malcolmes prayer to God our Ladie and saint Molock 60 Malcolme maketh speede to ioine in battaile vvith Camus and his Danes 234.19 Malcolme ouerthrovveth Camus and his armie of Danes 234. 79 Malcolmes exceeding couetousnesse 238.20 Malcolme slaine 238.42 Malcolms murtherers drovvned 238. 53 Malcolme Câ—…mmore 249.56 Malcome prince of most vvorthie same among all his predecessors 238.8 Malcolme beheaded by the Rebels in Lochquhaber 240. â—…7 Malcolmes ansvveres too Makduffes exhortation in disabling himselfe 250.43 Malcolme commaundeth his armie euery man to beare a bough of a greene tree 251.81 Malcolms valiant courage against a chiefe conspirator 2â—…3 74 Malcolmes curtesie tovvarde the Ladie Agatha mother to Edgar and hir companie 254. â—…4 Malcolme marieth Margaret sister to Edgar 254 3â—… Malcolme refuseth to deliuer Edgar to VVilliam Conqueror 253. 4 Malcolme through exhortation of his vvife giueth himselfe too deuotion 256.73 Malcolme slaine by an Englishe man 258.50 Malcolme sonnet o Prince Henrie proclaimed prince of Scotlande 267.84 Malcolm cronvved king of Scots 268. 44 Malcolme the mayden 268 Malcolme summoned to doe homage to the king of Englande 268. 98 Malcolme sendeth Ambassadours to the Pope to recognize hys obedience to the sea of Rome 269. 15 Malcolme meeteth vvith the K. of Englande at Yorke at a Parliament 269.48 Malcolme besieged in the Castell of Bertha by the Thane of Erndale 269.62 Malcolme runneth in hatred of his people 270.2 Malcolme vvill not bee persvvaded to take a vvife 271.43 Malcolme dyeth 272.5 Manlius Valens lieutenaÌ„t of Brytaine 41.100 Manlye stomacke of Alexander Seytons vvife 337.45 Manye Brytaynes flee too the Scottes to auoyde persecution 82. 46 Manners Richarde captaine of light horsemen 467.69 Mar for Martheâ—… 100.8 Mares brought into Scotlande out of Hungarie for broode 382 59 Mariage betvveene Durstus and Agasia 21.49 Mariage in talke to bee contracted betvveene prince Edvvard son to king Henrie the eyght of England and the yong Queene of Scottes Marie 457.74 The same fully contracted and confirmed vvith a peace concluded for ten yeares 458.59 Marcus Antonius Aurelius Emperour of Rome 66.76 Marken novv called Roâ—…burgh â—…65 115 Marble seat of the Scots remoued into Goury 180.43 Marble seate of the Scottishe Kings placed at VVestminster 309. 19 Marnachus Thane of Buchquhane slayeth the Danes that come to pray and forrey the Countrey 235. 52 Mariorie Bruce daughter to king Robert Bruce 247.80 Mariorie daughter to King Robert maried to VValter greate Stevvard of Scotland 320.1 Mariorie daughter to King Robert dieth 3â—â— 9 Martyrs of the Isle of May. 188. 31 Martha heyre to the Erle of Carrike maryeth Robert Bruce heyre of Annandale in Scotland 295. 17 Marianus Scotus time vvhen hee liued 259.37 Martius one of the Lieutenants of Brytaine 93.38 Martius slaine 95.68 Marius marieth Queene Voadas eldest daughter 45.32 Marius created King of Britaine 45. 34 Marius doubteth rebellion of his subiectes 57.25 Margaret sister to king Malcolm maried to Conone duke of Britaine 270.109 Margaret vvife to Alexander the thirde dieth 295.77 Margaret daughter to Alexander the thirde maried to Hanigo K. of Norvvey 295.82 Margaret vvife to Hannigo king of Norvvey dieth 296.14 Margaret K. of Norvveys daughter dieth 298.44 Margaret daughter too sir Iohn Logy knight maried to King Dauid 355.14 Margaret and hir friendes banished the realme 355.20 Margaret dieth 355.34 Margaret eldest daughter to king Iames maried to the Dolphin of Fraunce 383.15 Margaret vvife too Henrie the sixt goeth into France for ayde agaynst Edvvarde the fourth 398. 76 Margaret daughter to Alexander the thirde promised in mariage to Hannigo sonne to the king of Norvvey 294.23 Margaret daughter to the King of Denmarke maried to Iames the thirde King of Scotlande 400. 10 Margaret of Denmarke crovvned Queene of Scotland 401.61 Mariage concluded betvveene the Prince of Rothsay Anne de la Poole 406.28 Margaret daughter to K. Henrie the seuenth maried too Iames the fourth of Scotland 412.67 Margaret Queene of Scotlande crovvned 413.35 Margaret Queene mother of scotlande maryed Archimbalde Dovvglas Earle of Angus 424. 30 Margaret Dovvglas born 426. â—â— Mary Quene of scotlande 248.85 Mary Queene of scotland maried to Henrie Stevvard lord Dernley 248.86 Mary Magdalen day prosperous for the English men to fight against the scots 306.17 Marie mother to Charles Iames that novv reigneth the eight person of the Stevvardes that haue obteyned the crovvne of scotland 356.49 Marie of Gelderland Quene appoynted keeper of the King hir sonnes person 398.25 Marie daughter to the Duke of Gelderlande maried to Iames the seconde King of scotlande 389. 1 Marie of Gelderlande Queene of scottes dieth 399.35 Marie of Gelderlandes dissolute life vvith Adam Hepborn 399.35 Marie de Lorraine Dutchesse of Longuile espoused to Iames the fifth king of scotlande 444.71 conueyed ouer into scotlande 444.87 deliuered of a sonne 445. 45 Marie de Lorraine deliuered of hir seconde sonne Arthure 446. 9 Marie onely daughter and heyre to the King of scottes begynneth hir raigne ouer scotlande 457. 19. Marie Queene and hir mother is conueyed from Lithgevv vnto Sterling by the Earle of Lennox and other 459.44 Marie Quene of scotlande crovvned at Striueling 459 1â—…0 Mason Iohn knight secretarie to king Henrie the eight 480.74 Maunsfield