â—…est marches by Carelesse with displayed â—…nners and began to hâ—…rrie the Countrey The Lorde Maxwel inuadeth England and brente diuers places The Englishmen assembled on euery side so that they were far more in number 〈◊〉 the Scottishmen and thervpon set â—…erâ—…y vppon their enimies in so muche that for the spare of an houre there was a sore fights continued betwixt them but the Lord Maxwell like a â—…ghte pâ—…litique Captayne as of all that knewe him hee was no lesse reputed ceased not to encourage his people and after that by the taking of Alexander Iordayne and diuers other they hadde bin putte backe hee broughte them in aray againe and beginning a newe skirmishe recouered in a manner all the prisoners tooke and slewe dyuers Englishmen so that hee returned with victorie and ledde aboue three hundred prisoners with hym home into Scotlande Moreouer there was also muche debating of the matter touching the age and gouernemente of the King some of the Lords holding that he was now of age to take the rule vpon himselfe and that the gardenship or tutorie of a King expired sooner than of another priuate person The Duke of Albany perceyuing howe the Lordes were deuided amongst themselues and neyther content with his gouernement nor willing to maynteyne the warres which hee had so earnestly perswaded for the pleasure of Fraunce he declared to them that hee would returne into Fraunce and so taking his leaue of the nobilitie wente to Striâ—…eling where the King was of whome fâ—…e tooke lenâ—…e also giuing vnto hym suche louing and faithfull counsell 〈◊〉 to hys knowledge seemed expedient and so wente into the West Countrey The Duke of Albany returneth into Fraunce where hee tooke the Seas in September and sayled forth into Fraunce The King of Englande hauing in the moneth of Iune sente ouer into Fraunce vnto Archimhald Earle of Angus that remayned there vpon commaundement of the Duke of Albany perswaded him to come from thence secretly into England The Earle of Angus commeth into England which accordingly he dyd and being safely arriued in Englande Kyng Henrye procured hym to passe into Scotlande that with the assistance of suche Lordes as would bee ready to take his part he myghte reyse warre against the Duke of Albany which fought by all meanes as the Kyng of Englande was enformed to destroy hym and his vntâ—…ere the Earle could come into Scotlande the Duke was departed toward Fraunce The sixe and twentith of Iuly the Kyng by aduice of his mother and certayne yong Lords came from Striueling vnto Edenburgh and a three dayes after The Queene taketh the gouernement into hir hands the Queene tooke the whole gouernement of the King vppon hir and entred into the Castell of Edenburgh with the Kyng where they soiourned the most parte of the nexte Winter The Prouost of Edenburgh was discharged whome the Towne hadde chosen and the Lorde Maxwell was appoynted by the Queene Prouost in his place A Parliament sommoned There was a Parliament also sommoned to be holden at Edenburgh the third day of February nexte ensuing The King of Englande glad to heare that the Duke of Albany was departed into France sent into Scotlande in Ambassage one maister Iohn Magnus and Roger Ratclife Esquier to declare vnto the Queene and Lordes that hee would bee content that a truce might be accorded betwixte the two Realmes of England and Scotlande nowe that the Duke of Albany was returned into Fraunce who had bin the onely procurer of the warres heerevpon they agreed to take truce to endure for one yeare A truce taken for one yeare and in the meane tyme they appoynted to sende Ambassadors into Englande to treate vpon a continuall peace aliaunce and amitie to be hadde betwixte both the Realmes This request was well heard by the Kyng who therevppon appoynted commissioners to common thereof with the sayde Ambassadors diuers articles were proponed by the sayd Commissioners on the King of England his behalfe and in especiall one whiche was that the Kyng of Scotlande shoulde renounce the league with the King of Fraunce and that further he should come into Englande and remayne there till hee came to perfect age to bee maried bycause the Ambassadors had not commission to conclude so farrre the Earle of Cassels returned into Scotlande to vnderstande the myndes of the Lordes and Counsell in these poyntes the other remayning at London till his returne to them agayne When the day of the Parliament appointed to be holden in the Tolbuith of Edenburgh was come the king Queene and Lords fearing some tumult in the Towne to be raysed by the Earle of Angus woulde not passe forth of the Castell but kept the Parliament within the same The Earle of Angus and Lennox and dyuers other to the number of two thousand men came in the night season vnto Endenburgh bycause they duest not enter the towne in the daye time for feare of the gunnes that lay in y e Castel The next day being the fourtenth day of Februarie the saide Earles with the Archbishop of Saint Andrewes the Bishop of Aberden that by the Queenes appointment had bin kepte before in warde the Bishop of Dunblane the Erle of Arguile and diuerse other Lords and Barons being in the Towne sente to the Castell alledging that the King was kepte as prisoner by the Queene The Earle of Angus his â—…quest and iustice suppressed with great domage of the common wealthe and therefore hee desired that the King might bee deliuered vnto them to be gouerned by the aduice of the three estates and if they refused to deliuer hym they would besiege the Castel and if they wanne it all their liues within shold rest at their pleasures the kings only excepted The Queene by the counsell of the Earles of Arrane and Murrey refused not only to deliuer the King but sente them worde that excepte they did depart the Towne they woulde surelye discharge all the artillerie of the Castel againste them Herevppon greate feare rose in the towne specially among the burgesses but by the diligeÌ„ce of certaine persons that trauelled betweene the parties an assuraunce was taken on eyther side for certaine dayes Hee foresetteth the Castel of Edenburgh The parties are agreede In the meane time the Earle of Angus caused the Castell to bee forsette that neyther meate nor other thing might be suffered to be conueyed into it except so muche as might serue for the sustentation of the Kings owne person At length all the parties were agreed so that the foure and twentith day of February the King came vnto the Parliament holden in the Tolbuith in most honorable wise with the assistaunce of all the estates hauing the Crowne Scepter and sword borne before him and from thence hee was broughte to the Abbey where he remayned In this Parliament there were eight Lordes chosen to bee of the Kinges priuie counsell Counselors appointed the whyche tooke the Gouernemente of the Kyng and
that the Earle had fiaunced hys daughter to the French Kings aduersarie without his licencer neyther mighte they be deliuered till by mediation of the Pope The Pope in â—…rmedleth in â—…e matter and suretie hadde vppon the promise of Aâ—…edey Earle of Sauoy they were set at libertie with these conditions that they should deliuer into the Frenche Kyngs handes their daughter whiche was so fiaunced vnto Kyng Edwardes sonne and further couenaunted not to conclude any league with the Kyng of England The Earle of flaunders â—…ced to aâ—…ee with the â—…ench kyng but in all poyntes to obserue a certaine peace which was concluded with Ferdinando Earle of Flaunders in the yeare .1225 And if Earle Guy brake the same peace then should he be excommunicated and all his countrey of Flaunders interdited by the Archbyshop of Reims and the Byshoppe of Senlis Iudges appoynted heerein by authoritie of the Pope The same nighte the King lodged in the Castell whiche was yeelded vnto him by them that kepte it their liues and lymmes saued and receyuing an othe that they should not from theÌ„cefoorthe beare armour againste the King of England they were permitted to depart whether they thoughte good theyr Captayne Sir William Dowglas excepted whome the Kyng still kepte with him till the ende of the warres â—…ton Some write that there shoulde bee slayne of Scottishmen at the winning thus of Berwike aboue the number of twentie thousand men Eight thousande hath Abyngdon but Richard Southwest â—…h there were slayne fifteene thousand at the least of one and other King Edward fortifieth Berwike A Scottishe Frier sâ—…nt to king Edward with small losse of Englishmen not past eyghte and twentie of all sorts Yet may reade more heereof also in the Scottish history Kyng Edwarde remayned at Berwike at fifteene dayes and caused a ditche to be cast aboute the Towne of fourescore foote in dreadth and of the like deapth In the meane tyme aboute the beginning of Aprill the wardein and trader of the Frier Minors of Rockesborrough called Adam Blont came vnto him with letters from Kyng Iohn of complaynt for the wrongs done and offered vnto him and his Realme as well in claymyng an vniust superioritie and constreyning him to doe homage by vndue and wrongfull meanes as also by inuading his townes slaying and robbing his subiects for the whiche causes The Scottishe K. renounceth his homage and fealtie vnto the king of Englande hee testified by the same letters that hee renâ—…ced all suche homage and fealtie for him and his subiects as hee or any of them ought for any lands holden within England The Kyng hearing the letters red receyued the resignation of the homage and commaunded his Chauncellour that the letter might be registred in perpetuall memory of the thing The Earles of Scotlande before remembred The Scottes inuade the English bordures being assembled togither with their powers at the Castell of Iedworth entred into Englande the eighth of Aprill and with fire and sword dyd much hurt in the Countreys as they passed â—…uthwel At Hexham they spoyled the Abbey Churche and gote a great number of the Cleargie as well Monkes Priestes as Scollers and other whom they thrust into the Scholehouse there and â—…losing vp the dores set fire on the Schole and brened all them to ashes that were within it It is wonderfull to reade what beastly crueltie the Scottes vsed in that roade whiche they made at that time in two seuerall parties for the Earle of Boghan The Earle of Boghan with them of Galloway entred by Cumberlande in like manner as the other dyd in Riddesdale The crueltie of the Scones brenning and murthering all that came in their way For whereas all those that were of able age and lusty to get away fledde and escaped their handes the aged impotente creatures women in childebed and yong childreÌ„ that could not shift for theÌ„selues were vnmercifully slayne and thrust vpon speares and shaken vp in the ayre where they yeelded vp their innocent ghosts in most pitifull wise Churches were drenned women were forced without respect to order condition or qualitie as well the maydes widdowes and wiues as Nunnes that were reputed in those dayes consecrate to God and after they hadde bin so abused many of them were after also murthered and cruelly dispatched out of life The Nunry of Lameley brent At length they came to the Nunry of Lamelay and brenned all the buildings there sauing the Church and then returned backe 〈◊〉 Scotlande with all their pillage and bootles 〈◊〉 Laneâ—…cost an house of Monkes which then â—…wise spoyled The morrowe after beeing saterday whyche was the eight and twentith day of Aprill at the Kinges comming thither the Castell was surrendred vnto hym There were taken in the same Castell three Earles Menteth Cassels and Ros sixe BaroÌ„s Iohn Comin the yonger William Sanclere Richard Siwarde the elder Iohn Fitz Geffrey Alexander de Murtaigne Edmonde Comin of Kilbird with thirtie Knightes two Clearkes Iohn de Someruile and William de Sanclere and three and thirtie Esquires the whiche were sente vnto diuers Castels in England to be kept as prisoners After the winning of Dunbar the Kyng wente vnto the Castell of Rockesburgh Rokeâ—… yeelded whiche incontinently was yeelded by the Lorde Stewarde of Scotland the liues and members saued of all suche as were within it at the tyme of the surrender Then wente King Edwarde vnto Edenburgh where he planted hys siege about the Castell reysed engines whiche cast stones against and ouer the walles sore beating and brusing the buyldings within But as it chaunced the Kyng writing letters to aduertise his councell at home of his proceedings and concerning other businesse Rich. Sâ—… deliuered y e packet vnto a Welchman named Lewyn commaunding hym to goe with y e same vnto Lown in al hast possible for he knewe him to be a right speedy messenger and a trustie also as hee tooke it but he hauing the letters thus deliuered to him togither with money to beare his charges got him to a tauerne where riotously consuming the money whiche hee had so receyued in play and making good cheare in the morning he caused one of his companions to take a target and beare it afore him in approching the Castell for that he meant as he coulorably pretended not to depart til he had wrought some displeasure to theÌ„ within with his Crossebowe whiche he tooke with him for that purpose but comming vnto the Castell gates he called to the warders on the walles to cast downe to hym a corde that they mighte plucke him vp to them therewith for that he had somewhat to say vnto their Captayne touching the secretes of the kyng of England They fulfilling his desire when hee came in and was brought afore the Captayne sitting then at breakefast hee saide vnto hym beholde sir heere ye may peruse the Kyng of Englands secretes and withall raught to him a boxe wherein the packet of
Realme and likewise to the Bishop of Durham and to the Iustice of Chester Beside this hee directed also other writtes to y e said Sherifes and others that although he hadde bin constreyned to passe in forcible wise through diuers parties of his Realme and the marches of Wales to suppresse the malitious Rebellion of diuers his subiects and that as yet hee was constreyned to continue his iourney in suche forcible wise neuerthelesse his pleasure was that y e peace should be maynteyned and kept throughout hys Realme with the statutes lawes and customes inuiolated and therfore he commaunded the sayd Sherifes that they shoulde cause the same to bee proclaymed in places where was thoughte most expedient Proclamatiâ—…s maâ—…le for the peace to bee kepte as wel within liberties as without inhibiting that any maner of person of what state or condition soeuer he was vpon pain that might fall thereon to atteÌ„pt any thing to the breache of peace but that euery maÌ„ shuld seeke to mainteine preserue y e peace and tranquilitie of the people with the statutes lawes good customes of the land to the vttermost of his power this alwayes obserued that y e Rebels wheresoeuer they myght be found shoulde be arrested and coÌ„mitted to safe custody The date of this writte was at Tutburie aforesaid y e twelfth of March. The Lorde Damorie departed this life The L. Roger Damorie lay sicke in his bed y e same time in the priorie of Tutburie who after he had heard what iudgement y e K. had pronounced against him departed this life within two dayes after But the Erles of Lancaster and Hereforde with other in their coÌ„pany that fled froÌ„ y e discomfiture at Burton lost many men and horses in their fleeing away by reason of such pursute as was maâ—…ter them Diuers of them that had takeâ—… with the Lordes against the King came 〈◊〉 submitted themselues vnto him amongâ—… which were sir Gilbert de Ellesfield The 〈…〉 sir Râ—… 〈…〉 king and â—…bert Holland Knightes The K. yet had 〈…〉 Holland in some suspition bycause hee haâ—…â—…mised to haue come to him before The 〈◊〉 Lancaster had sent him at this time to raâ—… hys tenauntes in Lancaster and to bring them vnto him but hee deceyued him and came 〈◊〉 to him at all wherevpon the Earles of Lancaster and Hereford with the other BaroÌ„s The 〈◊〉 Lanâ—… Heâ—… to Pâ—… being come vnto Pomfret they fell to counsell in the Friers there and finally after much debating of y e matter and considering how by the vntrue â—…ng of the said Robert Holland their side was muche weakened it was concluded that they shoulde goe to the Castel of Dunstanbortough and theâ—… to remaine till they might purchase the Kinges pardon sith their enterprise thus quailed vnder their hands R. Sâ—… Sir Aâ—… Hâ—… and heerewith setting forwarde thâ—… way forth they came to Borrough bridge wheâ—… Sir Andrewe de Hercley with the power of the Counties of Cumberlande and Westwâ—… had forelayde the passage and there on a Tewsday being the sixtenth of March hee setting vpon the Barons in the ende discomfited them and chased their people In this sight was slayne the Earle of Hereford the Lord William de Sulley The 〈◊〉 Heâ—… The 〈◊〉 Laâ—… with sir Roger de Bourghfield and diuers others And tâ—… were taken Thomas Earle of Lancaster the Lorde Roger Clifford sonne to that Lord Roger which dyed in y e battell of Bannockesborne in Scotland the Lord Gilbert Talbot the Lord Iohn Moubray the Lorde Hugh de Wiâ—…toÌ„ the Lord Thomas Manduit 〈…〉 the Lord Warine de Lisle the Lorde Phillippe Darâ—… the Lorde Thomas Wither the Lorde Henry de Willington the Lorde Hugh de Knouill the Lorde Phillippe de Beche the Lorde Henry de Leiborne the Lorde Henry de Bradborne The bâ—… of Boâ—… bridge the Lord Iohn de Beckes the Lorde Thomas Louell the Lorde William Fitz William Robert de Wateuille Iohn de Strikelande Oduel Heron Walter Paueley of Stretton and a greate number of other Esquires and Gentlemen This battell was foughte the fifteenth daye of Marche in the yeare 1322. after the accompt of them that beginne the yeare at the circumcision whiche was in the sayde fifteenth yeare of thys Kings raigne The body of the Earle of Hereforde was sente to Yorke two Friers of the order of Preachers being appoynted to looke to it till the King tooke order for the burying of it The Lorde Clifforde also bycause hee was wounded with an arrowe was sente vnto Yorke The same time the Lorde Henry Percy tooke the Lorde Henry Tyeis and Iohn de Goldington Knighte with two Esquires and within a fewe dayes after Donald de Mar tooke the Lord Bartholmewe de Badelismere the Lorde Hugh Audeley the yonger the Lorde Iohn Gifford the Lord William Tuchet and in manner al those which escaped by flighte from this battell were taken in one place or other by suche of the Kynges seruauntes and friendes as pursued them The one and twentith of Marche came Sir Andrew de Harkley vnto PoÌ„fret bringing with him the Earle of Lancaster and other prisoners The Kyng was come thither a fewe dayes before â—…e Castell of â—…et is â—…dred to 〈◊〉 King and hadde the Castell yeelded to him by the Connestable that not many dayes past was appointed to the keeping thereof by the Earle whiche Earle nowe beeing brought thither captiue was mocked scorned and in derision called king Arthur Thus the King seemed to be reuenged of the displeasure done to hym by the Earle of Lancaster for the beheading of Peeres de Gauaston Earle of Cornewall whome hee so deerely loued and bycause the Earle of Lancaster was the Chiefe occasioner of his deathe the King neuer loued hym entierly after And so this mighty Earle of Lancaster came to his end being the greatest Pere in the Realm and one of the mightiest Erles in Christendome for when he began to leuie warre against the K. he was possessed of fiue Earledomes Lancaster Lincolne Salisburie Leicester and Derby beside other siegniories lands and possessioÌ„s great to his aduauncement in honor and puissance And at Bristowe in like manner were executed Henry de Wilington and sir Henry Montford Baronets and at Gloucester y e Lorde Iohn Gifford and sir William Elmebridge Knighte and at London the Lord Henry Tyes Baron at Winchelsie sir Thomas Culpepper Knight at Windsor the Lord Francis de Aldham Baron and at Canterbury the Lord Bartholmewe de Badâ—…hsmere and the Lorde Bartholmewe de Ashbornham Baros Also at Cardeif in Wales sir William Fleming Knight was executed diuers wer executed in their countreys as sir Thomas Mandit and others Auesburie 〈◊〉 But nowe touching the foresayde Earle of Lancaster great strife râ—…se afterwards amongst the people whether hee oughte to be reputed for a Sâ—â—â—â—t or no. Some held that he ought to be no lesse esteemed for that he did many almes dedes in his life time honored men of Religion
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
Narbonne trauersed all the countrey of Carcassonois till they came to the Towne of Narbonne The people there were fledde into the Castell in which the Vicount of NarboÌ„ne was enclosed with fiue hundred men of armes The Prince stayed there two dayes Two Bishops sente from the Pope to the Prince of Wales The Pope sent two Bishoppes towardes the Prince to treate with him of peace but bycause the Prince would not hearken to any treatie without commission from his father they could not get any saufe conduit to approche neerer The Prince hauing aduertisementes heere that his enimies were assembled and followed him he turned backe to meete them but they had no will to abide him for although the Earle of Armignac the Connestable of Fraunce the marshall Eleremont and the Prince of Orange with diuers other neere to Tholouse made some shewe to impeache the Prince his passage yet in the ende they withdrew not without some losse for the Lorde Batholmewe de Burwasch alias Burghersch Sir Iohn Chandos the L. Iames Audeley and Sir Thomas Felton being sente foorth to view them skirmished with two hundred of their men of armes and tooke of theÌ„ fyue and thirtie After this they had no mind to abyde the Englishe power but still shranke away as the Prince was ready to followe them and so hee perceyuing that the Frenchmen would not gyue him battell he withdrew towardes Burdeaux after he had spente eight weekes in that his iourney and so comming thither he wintered there whilest his Captaines in the meane time tooke dyuers Townes and Castels abroade in the Countrey And nowe to the ende yee maye haue more playne information of y e Princes doings in those parties I haue thought good to make yon partakers of a letter or two written by Sir Iohn Wingfielde Knighte attendante on the Prince there in Gascoigne MY Lorde The 〈◊〉 Sir Iohn Winâ—… leuâ—… as touching the 〈…〉 â—…ttes maye it please you to 〈◊〉 that all the Earles Barâ—…s Bâ—…nerets 〈◊〉 and Esquiers were in healâ—… at the 〈◊〉 of and in y Lord hath not lost either K. fight or Esquier in this voyage excepte the Lorde Iohn Lisle who was slayne after a straunge 〈◊〉 with a quarrel the third day after we 〈…〉 into our enimies countreys he dyed the 〈◊〉 of October And please it you to vnderstand that my Lorde hathe ridden through the countrey of Arminac and hathe taken many 〈…〉 and brente and destroyed them except 〈◊〉 which he hath fortified After this hee maâ—…ed into the vnâ—… of Roâ—…ergue where hee tooke a good Tâ—…e named Pleasance the chiefest Towne of that countrey which he hath brent and destroyed vnto the countrey round about the same This done he weÌ„t into y e County 〈…〉 wherein he tooke many Townes wasted and destroyed all the countrey â—…er this hee entred into the couâ—…e 〈◊〉 Coâ—…nge and tooke many townes there whiche hee caused to bee destroyed and brent 〈…〉 all the countrey abroade He tooke and y ◠〈◊〉 S. Maâ—…an which is the chiefest 〈…〉 countrey being at large in coÌ„passe as Norâ—… And after he entred into y e countie of Lisle and tooke the most part of the closed townes therein causing diuers of them to be brent and destroyed as he passed And after â—…uning into the Lordship of Tholouse we passed the riuer of Gâ—… all other a league about Tholouse whiche is very great for our enimies had brent all y e bridges as well on the one side of Tholouse as the other esâ—… the bridges within Tholouse for the ryuer runneth through the towne And y e Commâ—… of Fraunce y e mâ—…shal Cleremont the Earle of Armmat were with a greate power wâ—… the towne the same time And Tholouse is a gâ—…e Towne strong faire and well waâ—…d and there was none in out host that knew the fouâ—…de there but yet by the grace and goodnesse of God wee found it So then we marched through the seigneurie of Tholouse tooke many good Townes enclosed and brent and destroyed them and all y e countrey about And after wee entred into the seigneurie of Carcason and we tooke many good Townes before we came to Carcason whyche towne we also tooke which is greater stronger fairer than Yorke And as well this towers as all other townes in the countrey were brent and destroyed And after we had passed by many â—…neys through the couÌ„trey of Carcaâ—… we came into y e seigneurie of Narbonne we â—…ke many townes and wasted them till we came to Nâ—…bon which towne was holden against vs but iâ—… was won by force and the sayde town â—…ttle lesse than London and is â—…itneâ—…s vpon the Greekes sea Hee meaneth the Merantine sea for that the distance from the sayd town vnto the Grekish sea is not past .ij. leagues and there is an hauen a place to arriue at froÌ„ wheÌ„ce y e water coÌ„meth vp to NarboÌ„ne And Narbone is not but .xj. leagues distant from Mountpellier and .i. from Egnemortz and .30 froÌ„ Anignion And may it please you to vnderstande that the holy Father sent his messengers to my lord that were not past .vij. leagues froÌ„ him and they sent a Sergeaunt at armes that was Sergeaunt at armes attendant on the dore of our holy fathers chamber with their letters to my Lord praying him to haue a safeconducte to come to declare to his highnesse their message from the holy father which was to treat betwixt my L. his aduersaries of France the said sergeant was .ij. days in y e host before my lord wold see him or receiue his letters And the reson was bicause he had vnderstanding that the power of Fraunce was come forth of Tolouze toward Carcasson so that my L. was driueÌ„ to turn back towards them sodeinly and so did And the third day when we should haue come vpon them they had knowlege giuen before day and so retiring got them to the mountayns hastuig faste towardes Tolonze and the countrey people that were theyr guydes to leade them that waye were taken as they should haue passed the water And bicause the Popes sergeant at armes was in my keeeping I caused him to examine the guides that were so taken and for that the guide which was thus examined was y e Conestables guide his countreyman he might wel see and know the countenance of the French men vpon this examining him And I sayde to the same sergeant that he might well declare to the Pope and to al them of Auignion that which he had heard or seene And as touching the answere which my lorde made to them that were sent to treat with hym you would be wel apayd if you vnderstode al the maner for he would not suffer in any wise that they shoulde come neerer vnto him But if they came to treat of any matter he would that they should sende to the king his father for my lord himselfe woulde not doe any thing therein excepte by commaundemente from
the vaine imagination of the people and partly of purpose to bring those whome the king fauoured further out of the peoples lyking Diuers that stode agenst the lords executed After this sir Iohn Salisburie and sir Iames Berneis both knights and lustie yong men were by iudgement of Parliament drawne hanged Thē followed Iohn Beauchampe of y e Holt L. Steward of the kings house that had serued king Edward the third and his sonne Lionel Duke of Clarence who likewise by decree of this Parliament was drawne and hanged Also Iohn Blake Esquier that in an vnfortunate houre stood against the Lords in the Councell at Notingham was now drawne and hanged and so was one Thomas Vske Last of all or as some holde first of all was sir Simon Burley beheaded although the Earle of Darbie did what he coulde to saue his life by reason whereof great dissention rose betwixt the fayde Earle and the Duke of Gloucester for the Duke beeing a sore The Duke of Gloucester a seuere man and a right seuere manne myght not by any meanes be remoued from hys opinion and purpose if he once resolued vpon any matter Some spite he bare as was thought towards the sayde sir Simon Burley both as well for the faythfull friēdship Sir Simon Burley whiche was growne betwixte the Duke of Irelande and the sayde sir Simon as also for that he looked to haue had such offices and rowmeths which sir Sir Simon enioyed by the kings gracious fauour and grauntes thereof to him made as the Wardenshippe of the cinque portes and Conestableship of the Castel of Douer and the office of high Chāberlain But now bycause of all these which were condemned and executed at this Parliamēt in our cōmon Chronicles there is least written and in Froissart and diuerse priuate Phamphlets I haue read most of this Sir Simon I haue thought good to sette downe some parte of his lyfe so largely as thys Volume maye well beare although a greate deale more briefe than where I founde it This sir Simon was the sonne of sir Iohn Burley knight of the Garter and brought vp in his youth vnder his kinnesman doctor Walter Burley who as in the latter ende of king Edwarde the thirde you haue heard was one of the chiefe that had charge in the bringing vppe of the blacke Prince eldest sonne to the sayde king Edwarde By this occasion he grewe into suche fauour with the Prince that afterwardes the sayde Prince committed vnto him the gouernaunce of his sonne Richarde of Burdeaux who as he was of a gentle and courteous nature began then to conceyue so great loue and liking towards hym that when he came to the crowne and was king he aduaunced him highly to great honours and promotions insomuch that at one time hee was made knight of the Garter Conestable of the castell of Douer Lord warden of the cinque por◅ Lorde Chamberlaine and also one of the pr◅ye counsaile to the king Neyther was there anye thing done concerning the affayres apperteyning to the state without his counsaile appoyntment and direction wherein he so much fauoured and leaned to the partie of the Duke of Irelande that he was sore enuied and greatly hated of dyuerse of the rest of the nobilitie especially of the kings vncle the Duke of Gloucester who vpon malice that he bare to the man not somuch for his owne demeanour as for his allies and peraduenture for desire of his rowmeths more than of his life caused him to bee accused of diuerse offences against the Crowne Realme and church namely for that he had as they surmised agaynste hym spoyled and wasted the Kings treasure withholden the pay of the souldiers and men of warre wherevpon he was arested called to account and hauing no clearke allowed him to make vppe the same was founde in arrerages .250000 frankes And although for one part therof he demaunded allowance of money whiche he had defreyd and and layde out in Almaine and in Boheme about the kings mariage and for the residue desired dais of payment yet he could obteyne neyther Further he was accused that the duke of Irelande and he had gathered great summes of money conueyed the same to Douer and frō thence sent it in the night by sea into Germanie Lastly the Archbishop forsooth the Montes of Canterburie charged him that hee soughte the meanes to remoue the Shrine of the Archb. Thomas otherwise called Thomas Becket from Canterburie vnto Douer vnder a colour of feare least the Frenchmen being assembled in Flaunders to inuade Englande should lande in Kent and take Canterburie and spoyle it where in deede as they surmised agaynst him he ment to sende it ouer the Seas vnto the King of Boheme Herevpon he was first cōmitted to the tower Froissart and before the King or his other friendes coulde procure his deliuerance he was without lawe or Iustice before anye of the residue as some holde brought forth and beheaded on the Tower hill by cōmaundement of the duke of Gloucester other of his faction quite contrarie to the kings will or knowledge insomuch that when hee vnderstoode it he spake many sore wordes agaynst the Duke affirming that hee was a wicked man and worthie to be kept shorter sithe vnder a colour of doing iustice hee went aboute to destroy euery good and honest man The king was also offended with the Duke of Yorke for his brothers presumptuous doings though the sayde Duke of Yorke beeing ◅ly a man of a gentle nature wished that the state of the common wealth might haue beene returned without losse of any mans lyfe or other cruell dealing but the Duke of Gloucester and diuerse other of the nobilitie the lesse that they passed for the Kings threatning speache so muche more were they readie to punish all those whome they tooke to bee theyr enimies Th◅ VVals In deede the sayde Sir Symon Burley was thought to beare himselfe more loftie by reason of the Kings fauour than was requisite whiche procured hym enuye of them that coulde not abyde others to bee in anye condition theyr equalles in authoritie It shoulde appeare by Froissart that hee was firste of all in the beginning of these sturres betwixt the king and the Lords committed to the Tower and notwithstanding all the shift that eyther the King or the Duke of Irelande or any other of his friendes coulde make for him by the duke of Gloucesters commaundement bee was cruelly beheaded so greatly to the offence of the king and those that were his trustie counsailers that therevpon the king caused the Duke of Irelande the sooner to assemble an armie against the said duke and his complices thereby to restraine their presumptuous proceedings but whether he was thus at the first or last executed to please the king the better now at this Parliament amongst others that were cōdemned in the same his lands were giuen to the king a great part whereof he afterwards disposed to diuers men
treatises of hystoricall matters the oâ—…e intituled Chronicon 40 annorum the other Chronicon 60. an Simon Bredon borne in Winchcombe a doctor of Phisicke and a skilfull Astronomer Iohn Thompson borne in Norffolk in a village of that name and a Carmelite frier in Blackney Thomas Winterton borne in Lincolnshyre and an Augustine Frier in Stamford William Packington Secretarie sometime to the blacke Prince an excelleÌ„t historiographer Geffray HinghaÌ„ a ciuilian Iohn Botlesham borne in Cambridgeshire a black Frier William Badby a Carmelite frier Bishop of Worcester and confessor to the Duke of Lancaster William Folleuille a Frier minor borne in Lincolnshire Iohn Bourgh parson of CollinghaÌ„ in NotinghaÌ„shire a doct of diuinity and Chancellor of the vniuersitie of Cambridge William Sclade a Monke of Buckefast Abbay in Deuonshire Iohn Thoresbie Archbishop of Yorke and Lord Chauncellor of England was admitted by Pope Vrbane the fifth into the Colledge of Cardinals but he died before K. Richard came to the Crowne aboute the .xlviij. yeare of king Edwarde the thirde in the yeare of our lord 1374. Thomas Ashborne an Augustine Frier Iohn Astone an earnest follower of Wicklifes doctrine and therefore condemned to perpetuall prison Casterton a Monke of Norwiche and an excellent diuine Nicholas Radclife a monke of S. Albones Iohn Ashwarby a diuine and a fauorer of Wicklifs doctrine Richard Maydston so called of the towne in Kent where hee was borne a Carmelite Frier of Aylefford Iohn Wardby an Augustine Frier and a great diuine Robert Waldby excellently learned as well in diuinitie as other artes Adunerfis Episcopus for the which he was first aduaunced to a Bishoprike in Gascoigne and after he was admitted Archbishoppe of Dubline William Berton a doctor of diuinitie and ChaÌ„cellor of the Vniuersitie of Oxford an aduersarie to Wicklif Philip RepingtoÌ„ Abbot of Leycester a notable diuine defeÌ„der of Wicklife Thomas Lombe a Carmelite Frier of Lynne Nicholas Hereford a secular priest a doctor of diuinitie and scholer to Wicklife Walter Britte also another of Wicklifs scholers wrote both of diuinitie and other arguments Henry Herkley Chauncellour of the vniuersitie of Oxford an enimie to Wicklife and a great Sophister Robert Iuorie a Carmelite Frier of London and the .xx. prouinciall of his order here in Englande Lankine a Londoner an Augustine Frier professed in the same Citie a doctor of diuinitie an aduersarie to Wicklife Wil. Gillingham a Monke of Saint Sauiours in Canterburie Iohn Chilmarke a fellow of Marton Colledge in Oxford a great Philosopher and Mathemetician Iohn Sharpe a Philosopher and a diuine wrote many treatises a great aduersarie to Wicklife Richard Lauingham borne in Suffolke and a Frier of Gipswich an excellent Logitian but a sore enimie to theÌ„ that fauored Wicklifes doctrine Peter Pateshull of whom ye haue heard before it is sayde that hee was in the ende constrayned for doubt of persecution to flie into Boheme William Woodforde a Franciscane Frier a chosen champion agaynst Wicklife beeing nowe dead procured thereto by the Archbishop of Canterburie Thomas Arundell Iohn Bromyard a Dominicke Frier both a notable lawyer and a diuine a sore enimie also to the Wicklinistes Marcill Ingelne an excellent Philosopher and a diuine one of the first teachers of the Vniuersitie of Heydelberg which Robert duke of Baniere and Counte Palatine of the Rhine had instituted about that season Richarde Northall sonne to a Maior of London as is sayd of that name he became a Carmelite Frier in the same Citie Thomas Edwardson Prior of the Frier Augustines at Clare in Suffolke Iohn Sommer a Franciscan Frier at Bridgewater an enimie to the Wickliuistes Richard Withe a learned Priest and an earnest follower of Wicklif Iohn Swafham a Carmelite Frier of Linne a student in Cambridge and became bishop of Bangor a great aduersarie to the Wickliuists William Egumonde a Frier Ermite of the sect of the Augustines in Stamford Iohn Tyssington a Franciscane Frier a mainteyner of the Popes doctrine William Rymston or Rimington a Monke of Salley an enimie also to the Wicklinistes Adam Eston well seene in the tongues was made a Cardinall by Pope Gregorie the xi but by Pope Vrban the sixt he was committed to prison in Genoa but at the contemplation of king Richarde he was taken out of prison but not fully delyuered till the dayes of Boniface the ix who restored him to his former dignitie Iohn Beaufu a Carmelite of Northamton proceeded doctor of Diuinitie in Oxforde and was made Prior of his house Roger Twiford alias Good-luck an Augustine Frier Iohn Trenise a Cornish man borne and a secular Priest Vicar of Berkley he translated the Byble Bart. de Propriâ—…tatibus Polichron of Ranulfe Higeden and diuerse other treatises Raufe Spalding a Carmelite Frier of StaÌ„ford Iohn Moone an Englishman borne but a student in Paris who compyled in the Frenche tongue the Romant of the Rose translated into English by Geffrey Chaucer William Shirborn Richard Wichingham borne in Norffolke and diuerse other King Henrie the fourth H. the fourth WHen king Richarde had resigned as before is specified the scepter crown HeÌ„rie PlaÌ„tagenet borne at Bullingbroke in y e countie of Lincolne duke of Lancaster Heref. erle of Derby Leycester Lincolne son to Iohn of Gant duke of Lancaster with generall consent both of the lords commons was published proclamed and declared king of England and of France lorde of Ireland the last day of September in the yeare of the world .5366 of our Lord .1399 of the raigne of the Emperor Wenceslaus the .22 of Charles the sixt king of Fraunce the .xx. and the tenth of Robert the third king of Scottes 〈◊〉 officers 〈◊〉 Forthwith he made certaine new officers And first in right of his Erledome of Leicester he gaue the office of high steward of England belonging to the same Erledome vnto his second sonne the Lord Thomas who by his fathers coÌ„maundemeÌ„terexercised that office being assited by reason of his tender age by Thomas Percy Earle of Worcester The Erle of Northumberland was made Conestable of England sir Iohn Scyrley Lord Chauncellor Iohn Norburie Esquier L. Treasorer sir Richard Clifford lord priuie seale Forasmuch as by king Richards resignation the admitting of a newe king all pleas in euery Court and place were ceassed and without daye discontinued now writtes were made for summoning of the Parliament vnder the name of king Henrie the fourth â—…e parliameÌ„t â—…mmoned the same to be holden as before was appointed on Monday next ensuing â—…d Turris Vpon the fourth day of October the Lorde Thomas seconde Sonne to the King satte as Lorde high stewarde of Englande by the kings commaundement in the Whitehall of the kings Palace at Westminster and as belonged to his office he cause inquitie to be made what offices were to be exercised by any maner of persons the day of the kings coronation and what fees were belonging to the same causing proclamation to be made
the Souldiers shoulde haue licence to depart with their liues only saued When the day came the couenauntes were performed and the Castell rendered to the kings handes for no aide came to the rescue of them within The Captaine named Oliuer de Manny was kept as prisoner till the Castell was repayred at his costs and charges bicause y e same through his obstinate wilfulnesse was sore beaten and defaced with vnderminings and baterie Captaine there by the King was appoynted sir Henry Fiz Hugh After this King Henry returned to Carn Historie deâ—… Dukes de Normandie and by reason of a proclamation which he hadde caused to bee made for the people of Normandie that had withdrawen themselues forthe of the Bayliwickes of Carn and Falcis he granted away to his owne people the lands of those that came not in vppon that proclamation and in speciall he gaue to the Duke of Clarence during his life the Viconties of Auge Orbec and Ponteau de Mer with all the landes of those that were withdrawen forth of the same viconties This gift was made the sixtenth of Februarie in this fifth yeare of this kings raigne All the Lent season Tho. VVals Titus Liuius the King lay at Bayeux with part of his army but the residue were sente abroade for the atchieuing of certaine enterprises bycause they should not lye idle Whilest the King of Englande wanne thus in Normandie his nauie lost nothing on the Sea but so scoured the streames that neyther Frenchmenne nor Brytons durst once appeare howbeit one day there arose suche a storme and hydeous tempest that if the Earles of Marche and Huntington hadde not taken the Hauen of Southhampton the whole nauie had perished A sore tempest and yet the safegarde was strange for in the same Hauen two Balingers and two greate Carickes laden with merchandice were drowned and the broken mast of an other Caricke was blowen ouer the wall of the Towne When the furie of this outragious winde and weather was asswaged and the Sea waxed calme the Earles of Marche and Huntington passed ouer with all their company and landed in Normandie and marched through the countrey destroying the villages and taking prayers on eache hand till they came to the King where he then was Anno reg 6. In the sixth yeare of King Henries raigne hee sente the Earle of Warwike and the Lorde Talbot to besiege the strong Castell of Dampfront The Duke of Clarence was also sente to besiege and subdue other townes vnto whome at one time other we finde that these townes vnderwritten were yelded wherein he put Captaynes as followeth Townes in Normandie yelded to king Henry In Courton Iohn Aubyn In Barney William Houghton In Chambys Iames Neuille In Bechelouin the Earle Marshall In Harecourt Richard Wooduille Esquier In Faugernon Iohn Saint Albon In Creuener Sir Iohn Kirkby to whome it was giuen In Anuilliers Robert Horneby In Bagles Sir Iohn Arture In Fresney le Vicont sir Robert Brent The Duke of Gloucester the same tyme accompanyed with the Earle of Marche the Lorde Grey of Codner and other was sente to subdue the Townes in the Isle of Constantine vnto whome these townes hereafter mentioned were yeelded where hee appointed Captaines as followeth At Carentine the Lord Botreux At Saint Lo Reginald West At Valoignes Thomas Burgh At Pont Done Dauy Howell At the Hay de Pais sir Iohn Aston At S. Sauieur le vicont sir Iohn Robsert At Pontorson sir Robert Gargraue At Hamberie the Earle of Suffolke Lord of that place by gift At Briqueuille the saide Earle also by gifte At Auranches Sir Phillip Hall Baylife of Alanson At Vire the Lord Matreuers At S. Iames de Beumeron the same Lord. After that y e Duke had subdued to y e Kyngs dominion y e most part of all y e townes in y e Isle of Constantine Chierburgh besieged by the English Chierburgh excepted hee returned to the K. and forthwith was sente thither again to besiege that strong fortresse which was fensed with men munition vitalles and strong walles towers and turrets in most defensible wise by reason whereof it was holden agaynste him y e space of fiue moneths although he vsed al wayes meanes possible to anoy them within so that many fierce assaultes skirmishes issues and other exploites of warre were atchieued betwixt the frenchmen within and the EnglishmeÌ„ without at length yet the Frenchmen were so constreined by power of baterie mines and other forcible wayes of approchings that they were glad to compounde to deliuer the place if no reseue came to reise the siege either from the Dolphin that then was retired into Aquitaine or from the Duke of Burgoigne that then laye 〈◊〉 Paris within the tearme of .62 dayes for so loÌ„g respite the Duke graunted where they within presuming of the strength of their fortification in hope of succour either froÌ„ the Dolphin or y e Duke required a for longer tearme Nowe were the Dolphin and the Duke of Burgoigne groÌ„wen to a certain agreemeÌ„t by mediatioÌ„ of Cardinals sent froÌ„ the Pope so that the EnglishmeÌ„ surely thought that they would leauie a power and come downe to rescue Chireburg by reason wherof y e Duke of Gloucester caused his camps to bee strongly intrenched and manye disensible blockhouses of timber to bee raised lyke to small turrets that the same might be a safegard to hys people and to coÌ„clude left nothing vnforsene nor vndone that was auailable for y e defence of hys army The K. doubting least some power shuld be sent downe to the danger of his brother and those that were with him at this siege of Chirburgh caused two M. men to bee embarqued in thirtie ships of the West countrey Chierburgh yelded to the Englishmen by order sent vnto certaine lords there The freÌ„chmen within the towne perceiuing those succours to approche neere to y e towne thought verily that there had bin a power of frenchmen coÌ„ming to their ayde but when they saw them receiued as friends into y e English camp their comfort was soone quailed so when the day appointed came beyng y e nintenth of October or rather aboute the later end of Nouember as the historie of the Dukes of Normandie hathe they rendred vp both the towne Castell according to the couenauntes The L. Grey of Codnore was made the kyngs Lieutenant there and after his deceasse sir Water Hungerford About y e same time or rather before as Ti. Li. writeth to wit the .22 of Iune the strong Castell of Dampfront was yeelded into the handes of the Earle of Warwike The Castell of Dampfront yelded to the kings vse but y e historie written of the Dukes of NormaÌ„dy affirmeth that it was surreÌ„dred y e 22. of SepteÌ„ber after the siege had coÌ„tinued about it froÌ„ April last The Erle of Warwike and y e L. Talbot after y e winning of this fortresse made speede to come vnto y e siege of Rouen wher
Cornehill But to speake of al y e solemne shew set forth that daye how y e crafts Aldermen and Lord Maior stoode in their appointed places or of the rich sumptuous apparel which not only y e K. and Quene ware that day but also other estates whiche dyd attēd their maiesties it would aske a long time yet I shoulde omit many things faile of the nūber The trappers rich furnitures of horses palfreys charets were wonderfull Of cloth of tissew golde siluer embroderies goldsmithes worke there was no want beside the great number of chaynes of gold handerikes both massy greate righte gorgeous to behold And thus w t great ioy and honor they came to Westminster The morrow following being Sunday also Midsomer day that noble Prince w t his wife Q. Katherine wente from the Palaice to the Abbey of Westmin where according to the ancient custome The coronation of Kyng Henry and Q. Katherine they were annointed Crowned by the Archb. of Cant. with other Prelates of the Realm there present the nobilitie and a greate multitude of the cōmons After with the solemnity of y e said coronation according to the sacred obseruances vsed in that behalf ended the Lords Spirituall and temporall did to him homage Homage done to the King as his coronatiō by the lordes spirituall and temporall and then he returned to Westminster Hall with the Queene where they dined all the solemne customes and seruices being vsed done whiche in such cases apperteined euery L. other noble manne according to their tenures before claymed viewed seene and allowed entring into their roomths and offices that day to execute the same accordingly When the feast or diner was ended and the tables auoyded the King and the Quene went vnto their chambers For the more enobling of this coronation there was prepared both iustes and tourneys whiche within the palaice of Westminster were performed and done with great triumph and royaltie The enterprisers of which martiall feats wer these persons whose names ensue Thomas Lord Howard sonne and heire apparant to the Erle of Surrey sir Edward Howard Admirall his brother the Lorde Richarde Gray brother to the Marques Dorset sir Edmunde Howarde sir Edmunde Kneuet and Charles Brandon Esquier And on the other side as defendauntes were these eight persones Sir Iohn Pechye sir Edwarde Neuill sir Edwarde Euilforde sir Iohn Carre Sir Willyam Parre Sir Giles Capell Sir Griffeth Doun and Syr Roulande The King pardoned the Lorde Henrye brother to the Duke of Buckingham committed to the Tower as yee haue heard vppon suspition of treason But when nothyng coulde bee proued agaynste hym hee was sette at libertie and at the Parliament after created earle of Wilshire Also this yeare the kyng ordeyned fifty Gentlemen to bee speares euerye of them to haue an Archer a Demylaunce and a Custrell and euerye speare to haue three great horses to be attendaunt on his person of the whiche bende the earle of Essex was lieutenaunt and Sir Iohn Pechy Capitaine Thys ordynaunce continued but a while the chardges was so greate for there were none of them but they and their horses were apparayled and trapped in clothe of golde siluer and Goldsmithes worke A great plague ◅o Calais This yeare also was a greate pestilence in the Towne of Calais so that the King sente one Syr Iohn Pechie wyth three hundreth men to tarrye there vppon the defence of that Towne til the sickenesse was ceassed Furthermore A parliament this yeare the King sommoned his Parliament in the Monethe of Nouember to begin in the Monethe of Ianuarye nexte ◅syng Wherof Sir Thomas Ingleflelde was chosen speaker At this Parliament Syr Rycharde Empson Knight Empson and Dudley attainted of treason and Edmond Dudly esquier late counsellours to Kyng Henrye the seuenthe were atteynted of highe treason They were chardged with many offences cōmitted in the late kings dayes as partely beefore you haue hearde and being broughte before the counsell Polidor as they were graue and wise personages and bothe of them learned and skilfull in the lawes of this realm they alledged for themselues right constantlye in their owne defences muche good sufficient matter in so muche that Empson being the elder in yeres had these words I know right honorable that it is not vnknowne to you how profitable and necessarie lawes are for the good preseruation of mans lyfe withoute the which neither house town nor citie can long continue or stand in safetie which lawes herein Englande thorough negligence of magistrates were partly decayed and partely quite forgotten and worne out of vse the mischief wherof dayly increasing Henry the .vij. a most graue and prodent Prince wished to suppresse therfore appointed vs to see that suche lawes as were yet in vse might continue in three ful force and such as were out of vse might againe be reuiued and restored to their former state and that also those persons which transgressed the same mighte bee punished according to theyr demerites wherein we discharged oure dueties in moste faythfull wyfe and beste manner we coulde to the greate aduauntage and cōmoditie no doubt of y e whole common wealthe wherefore wee most humbly besiech you in respect of your honours courtesie goodnesse humanitie and iustice not to decree any greeuous sentence against vs as though wee were worthy of punishmente but rather to appoint how w t thankefull recompence our paines and trauaile may be worthily considered Many of the counsell thoughte that hee had spoken well and so as stoode with greate reason but yet the greater number supposing that the reuiuing of those lawes had proceeded rather of a couetous meaning in the King and them than of anye zeale of Iustice and hauing also themselues felte the smart lately before for their owne offences and transgressions hadde conceiued such malice towardes the men that they thoughte it reason that suche as hadde bene dealers therein were worthy to lose their heads in like sorte as they had caused others to lose their money Heerevppon their accusers were maynteyned and many odde matters narrowly sought out against thē as by two seuerall inditementes framed against Sir Richarde Empson the copies whereof I haue seene it may well appeare In the one hee is charged that to winne the fauoure and credite of the late King not waying hys honour nor the prosperitie of him or wealthe of his Realme hee hadde in subuersion of the lawes of the lande procured dyuers persons to be endited of diuers crimes and offences surmised agaynste them and therevpon to bee committed to prison without due processe of lawe and not suffered to come to theyr aunsweres were kept in durance till they had compounded for their fines to their great importable losses and vtter empouerishment Also diuers vntrue offices of intrusions and alienations made by sundrye the late Kyngs liege people into manors lands and tenements were found it being
an innocent mans life preserued that should haue died if their purposes had taken place After this by the great wisedome and policie of the Nobles and Captaynes a communication was had and an agreement made vppon the Kings pardon obteyned for all the Capitaynes and chiefe doers in this insurrection and promise made that they shoulde bee gentlye heard to declare such things as they found themselues agreeued with and that vppon theyr Articles presented to the King The 〈◊〉 taken vp theyr reasonable petitions shoulde be graunted as by hym and hys Counsaile it shoulde be thought expedient wherby all troubles might bee quieted and eche thing brought to a good conclusion Herewith euerye man departed and those whiche before bent as hote as fire to fight leâ—…d of theyr desperate purpose by Gods mercifull prouidence went now peaceably to their houses without any more businesse The selfe same time that these Northern men were lodged neare to Dancaster and the Kings power readie to stoppe them of theyr passage as before ye haue hearde there was an other army readie to haue marched Southwardes through Lancashyre but by the faythfull diligence of the Earle of 〈◊〉 who with the forces of Lancashyre and Cheshyre was appoynted to resyst them they were lykewise kept backe and brought to quiet Notwithstanding they were a verie great number assembled togyther of the Commons oute of Cumberland Westmerland and of the north partes of Lancashire The Earle of Sussex was sente towne by the King to ioyne in assystaunce wysh the Earle of Darbie who causing dyuerse of the chiefe procurers of that Rebellion in those parties to be apprehended and arraigned they being founde guiltie had iudgement and were executed as the Abbottes of Walley Saulley and others In tyme of this rebellion a Priest that by a Butcher dwelling within fiue myles of Wyndsore had beene procured to preach in fauour of the Rebelles and the butcher as well for procuring the Priest thereto as for wordes spoken as hee solde his meate in Wyndsore were hanged the Prieste on a Tree at the foote of Wyndsore Bridge and the Butcher on a payre of newe Gallowes set vp before the Castell gate at the ende of the same bridge The wordes whiche the Butcher spake were these When one bad him lesse for the carkasse of a Sheepe than he thought hee coulde make of it May by Gods soule sayde hee I hadde rather the good fellowes of the North had it and a score more of the best I haue than I woulde so sell it This Priest and Butcher being accused on a Monday in the morning whylest the Kings armie was in the fielde and the king himselfe lying at Wyndsore they confessed theyr faultes vpon theyr examinations and by the lawe martiall they were adiudged to death and suffred as before is mentioned â—…eat frost This yeare in December the Thames was frosen ouer And in Christmasse the King by his messengers and Herauldes sente downe into the North his generall pardons to all the offenders â—…erall parâ—… and shortly after Aske that had beene the principall procurer 1537 and as it were chiefe Captaine of the Northern Rebelles 〈◊〉 rewarded came to London and nowe was both pardoned and receyued into fauour receyuing of the Kings bounteous liberalitie apparayle and dyuerse other rewardes whereof hee was moste vnworthye for there lyued not as Hall sayeth a veryer Wretche as well in person as conditions and deedes specially towardes the Kings Maiestie as after it appeared The thirde of Februarie Thomas Fitzgaret late Earle of Kyldare and fiue of hys Vncles The Earle of Kildare executed Selbie were drawne hanged and quartered at Tiborne for treason In the same Moneth Nicholas Musgâ—…e Thomas Tylbie with other beganne a newe rebellion at Kyrâ—…bie Stephan in Westmerland A newe rebellion who hauing got togither right thousande men besieged the Citie of Carlile from whence they were beaten with the onely power of the Citie and in returning from thence the duke of Norffolke who then was Lieutenant of the North encountred with them tooke the Captaynes and according to the law Martiall arraigned .lxxiiij. of them whome hee hanged on Carleyl walles but Musgraue escaped In the same Moneth of Februarie begannâ—… newe Commotion Sir Frances Bygot by the procurement of Sir Fraunces Bigod who being entised to that mischieuous enterprise by certaine wicked persons forgat his dutie to his Prince although hee had bene a man as Hall sayth that vndoubtedly loued God and reuerenced his Prince with a right obedient louing feare but suche are men wheâ—… God leaueth them and that they will take in hande things whiche Gods moste holye worde vtterly forbyddeth This last Rebellion began in Setrington Pikering Leigh and Skarbâ—…row but it was quickly suppressed and the sayde sir Fraunces Bigod apprehended and brought to the Tower The sayde sir Fraunces and one Halam hauing raysed a great companie of Rebelles ment to haue taken the Towne of Hull there to haue fortifyed themselues and to haue assembled more power but by the wisedome of Sir Raufe Ellerkar and the Maior of the Towne of Hull the sayde Halam and threescore other of the Rebelles without any slaughter were taken which Halam was afterwardes hanged in Chaynes and two other wyth hym at the sayde Towne of Hull Sir Fraunces Bygod fled and coulde not be hearde of for a tyme but at length he was also apprehended Moreouer aboute the latter ende of thys xxviij yeare the Lord Darcy Aske Aske and other practise to rayse a new rebellion sir Robert Conestable sir Iohn Bulmer and his wyfe sir Thomas Percye brother to the Earle of Northumberlande Sir Stephen Hamilton Nicholas Tempest Esquier William Lomley sonne to the Lorde Lomley beganne eftsoones to conspire although euerie of them before had receyued theyr pardons and nowe were they all taken and brought to the Tower of London as prisoners This yeare Robert Packington a Mercer of London a man both riche wise and of good credite dwelling at the signe of the legge in Cheapeside one morning going as his custome was aboute foure of the clocke to heare Masse in the Churche then called Saint Thomas of Acres and nowe the Mercers Chapell as hee crossed the streete from hys house to the Churche was sodaynly murthered wyth a Gunne Robert Packington murthered the cracke whereof was hearde of the neighbours and of a great number of labourers that stoode at Soper Lane ende and sawe the sayde Packington goe forth of his house but there was such a thicke myst that morning as the lyke had not beene seene by couert whereof the murtherer founde shyft the more easily to escape Many were suspected but none founde in fault albeeit for so muche as hee was one that woulde speake hys mynde freely and was at the same tyme one of the Burgesses of the Parliament for the Citie of London and had talked somewhat agaynst the couetousnesse and crueltie practised by the Cleargie it was mistrusted least
Execution for counterfeyting the kings signe manuell and in August was Edward Clifforde for the same cause attainted and both put to execution as traytors at Tiborne In SepteÌ„ber by the special motion of the L. CroÌ„wel all the notable Images Certaine Images takeÌ„ away and remoued from their places vnto the which were made any especiall pilgrimages offrings were vtterly takeÌ„ away as the Images of Walsingham Ipswich Worcester the lady of Wilsdon with many other and likewise the formes of counterfeyte Saintes as that of Tho. Becket and other And euen forthwith by meanes of the sayde Cromwell all the orders of Friers and Nunnes with their cloysters and houses were suppressed and put downe In this season sute was made to the king by the Emperour to take to wife the Ducheâ—…se of Millaine but shortly after that suite brake of bicause as was thought the Emperors counsaile ment by a cautell to haue brought the King in mind to sue for a licence of the Pope Then the Duke of Cleue began to sue to the King that it would please him to match with his sister the ladie Anne which after tooke effect In Nouember one Iohn Nicholson Iohn Nicholson alias Lambert otherwise called Lambert a priest was accused of heresie for holding opinion agaynst the bodily presence in the sacrament of the Aulter He appealed to the kings Maiestie who fauourably consented to heare him at a day appoynted against whiche day in the kings Palace at Westmynster within the Kings Hall there was set vp a throne or siege royall for the King with skaffoldes for all the Lordes and a stage for Nicholson to stande vpon This Nicholson was esteemed to bee a man wel lerned but that day he vttred no such knowledge saith Hal as was thought to be in a maÌ„ of that estimation diuers argumeÌ„ts were ministred to him by the Bishoppes but namely the King pressed him sore and in the ende offred him pardon if he woulde renounce his opinion but hee woulde not consent thereto and therefore he was there condemned and had iudgement and so shortly after he was drawne into Smythfielde and there burnt to Ashes The Marques of Exceter coÌ„demned The thirde of Nouember Henrie Courtney Marques of Exeter and Earle of Deuonshyre Henrie Poole Lord Montagew and sir Edward Neuill brother to the lord of Burgueuenny were sent to the Tower being accused by sir Geffrey Poole brother to the Lorde Montagew of high treason The Marques and the Lorde Montagew were arraigned the last of December at Westminster before the Lorde Audley that was Chauncellor and for that present time high steward of EnglaÌ„d there were they found giltie The third day after were arraigned sir Edward Neuill sir Geffrey Poole two Priestes called Croftes and Collyns and one Holland a â—…anner and all attaynted The ninth of Ianuarie the Lord Marques 15â—…9 The 〈◊〉 Marques executed â–ª and the Lord Montagew with sir Edward Neuell lost their heades on the Tower hill The two priestes and Holland were drawne to Tiborne and there hanged and quartered Sir Geffrey Pâ—…le had his pardon On Ashwednesday Iohn Iohnes Iohn Potter and William Manering were hanged in the Princes liuereys bycause they were the Princes seruants on the southside of Poules church yard for killing Roger Cholmeley Esquier in that place of malice prepensed Creations The ninth of March the King created Sir William Paulet knight Treasorer of his house Lord Saint Iohn and sir Iohn Russell Comptroller of his householde Lorde Russell Also either then or shortly after was sir William Par created Lord Par. The same time the King caused all the Haâ—…eâ—…â—…e fenced with Bulwarkes Bulwarks and Blockhouses buylded and Block-houses and riding to Douer hee tooke order to haue Bulwarkes made alongst the Sea coastes and sent Commission to haue generall musters made through the realme Moreouer on Easter day there were .lx. saile discouered that lay in the Downes and for that it was neyther knowne then what they were nor what they intended to doe all 〈◊〉 able men in Kent rose and must red in armour the same daye The .xxviij. of Aprill begonne a Parliament at Westminster in the which An. reg 3â—… A Parliameâ—… Attainâ—… Margaret Countesse of Salisburie Gerâ—…de wyse to the Marques of Exceter Reignalde Poole Cardinall brother to the Lord Montagew sir Adrian Foskew and Thomas Dingley Knight of Saint Iohns Execution and diuerse other were attainted of high treason which Foskew and Dingley the tenth of Iuly were beheaded In this Parliament the Act of the sixe Articles was established Of some it was named the bloudie statute The statute of the six articles as it proued in deede to many and euen shortly after the making therof when the fyrst inquest for inquirie of the offenders of the same Statute An inquest of inquitie sate in London at the Mercers Chappell those that were of that inquest were so chosen forth for the purpose as there was not one amongest them that wished not to haue the sayde Statute put in execution to the vttermost insomuche that they were not contented onely to inquire of those that offended in the sixe Articles conteyned in that Statute but also they deuised to inquyre of certayne braunches as they tooke the matter belonging to the same as of those that came seldome to heare Masse that helde not vp theyr handes at the sacryng tyme who tooke no holy breade nor holy water who vsed to reade the Byble in Churches or in communication seemed to despise priestes or Images in the Church c. To conclude they enquyred so diligently of them that had so offended in any of those Articles or the braunches that they indyted and presented of suspition to the number of fiue hundred persons and aboue so that if the King had not graunted his pardon for that he was informed by the Lorde Audley then Lorde Chauncellour that they were indyted of malice a great meyny of them which alreadie were in Prison had died for it in Smythfielde in frying a Fagot But although the king at that present graunted hys gracious pardon and forgaue all those offences yet afterwardes The extreme proceeding in mention of the six alticles during the tyme that this Statute stoode in force whiche was for the space of eight yeares ensuyng they brought many an honest and simple person to death For suche was the rygour of that lawe that if two witnesses true or false had accused any and aduouched that they had spoken agaynst the Sacrament there was no way but death for it booted him not to confesse that hys fayth was contrarie or that he sayde not as the accusers reported for the witnesses for the most part were belieued The king being informed that the Pope by instigation of Cardinall Poole Proâ—…sâ—… for â—…ence of the crime had moued and stirred dyuerse great Princes and potentates of Christendom to inuade the Realme of England without all delay road himselfe
Pontfret the seuen and twentith of August she reteyned the said Francis Diram in hir seruice to the intente shee mighte vse his company in such vnlawfull sorte the more freely and not satisfyed with him she also vsed the vnlawfull company of Thomas Culpeper Esquier one of y e Gentlemen of the kings priuie chamber At Lincolne saith Hall in August where she gaue to him a rich cap and a chayne as wel at Ponfret aforesayde on the nine and twentith and last daye of August aforesaide and on the firste of September as at diuers other times and places before and after wherevpon the thirtenth of Nouember sir Tho. Wriothesley Knighte the Kinges Secretary came to Hampton Courte vnto the saide Queene and called al hir Ladyes Gentlewomen and seruauntes into hir greate chamber and there openly in presence of them al Queene Katherin detected of incontinent liuing declared hir offences committed in abusing of hir body before hir mariage and therewith hee discharged hir houshold The morrow after she was conueyed to Sion the Lady Baynton and certaine Gentlewomen and some of his seruants being appoynted to wayte vpon hir there till the Kyngs pleasure might be farther knowen Culpeper Diram and others were hadde to the Tower Diram in his examination beeing charged with the familiaritie which had bin betwixt thē before shee was maried to the King confessed that he and the said Queene had made a precōtract togither and that he conceled it for hir preferment in mariage to the King after he vnderstoode the K. began to cast a liking towards hir The firste of December Culpeper and Diram were araigned at the Gulld Hall in London before the L. Maior sitting there in iudgemēt as chief iudge hauing the L. Chācellor vppon his right hande and the Duke of Norffolke vppon his lefte hande the Duke of Suffolke the Lord priuie seale the Earles of Sussex and Hereford with dyuers other of the Counsayle sitting there also as Iudges in commission that day the prisoners in the ende confessed the inditement and had iudgement to dye as in cases of treason Culpeper and ◅ram exe◅d The tenth of December the sayde Culpeper and Diram were drawen from the Tower vnto Tiburne and there Culpeper hadde as head striken off and Diram was hanged dis◅bred and headed Culpepers body was buryed in Sainte Sepulchers Churche but both theyr heads were set on London bridge The two and twentith of December were arraigned in the Kings benche at Westminster the Lady Margaret Howard ◅yndors wife to the Lorde William Howarde Katherine Tilney Alice Restwold Gentlewomen Ioane Bulmer wife to Anthony Bulmer Gentleman Anne Howard wife to Henry Howard Esquier and brother to the late Queene Maleyn Tilney Widdowe Margaret Benet wife to Iohn Benet Gentleman Edwarde Walgraue Gentleman William Ashby Gentleman all these were condemned of misprision of treason for concealyng the Queenes misdemeanour And the same day in the afternoone the Lorde William Howarde and Damporte a Gentleman were likewise araigned and condemned of the same offence and as well these as the other were adiudged to lose their goodes and the profites of their lands during life and to remayne in perpetuall prison A Parliament 1542 The sixtenth of Ianuary the Parliament began at Westminster in the whiche the Lordes and commons exhibited certaine petitions to the King Firste that hee woulde not vexe himselfe with the Queenes offence and that she and the Lady Rochfort might bee atteinted by Parliament and to auoyd protracting of time they besought him to giue his royall assent thereto vnder his greate seale without staying for the ende of the Parliamente Also that Diram and Culpeper before atteinted by the commō law might also be atteinted by Parliament and that Agnes Duches of Norffolke and Katherin Countesse of Bridgewater hir daughter which for concealing the sayd offence were committed to y e Tower and indited of misprision and the Lorde William Howard arreigned of the same might likewise be atteynted Also that who so euer had spoken or done any thing in detestation of hir naughtie life shoulde he pardoned To these petitions the King granted The Queene and other atteynted by Parliament than king the commons for that it appeared they tooke his griefe to bee theirs wherevppon the Queene and the Lady Rochford were atteynted by both the houses On the tenth of February The Queene sent to the Tower the Queene was conueyd from Sion to the Tower by water the Duke of Suffolke the Lord priuie seale and the Lord great Chamberlayne hauing the conduction of hit The next day after beyng Saterday and the eleuent of February the King did send his royall assent by his great seale and then all y e Lords were in their robes and the common house called vp and there the acte was redde and his assente declared And so on the thirtenth daye She is beheaded those two Ladyes were beheaded on the greeue within the Tower with an axe where they confessed their offences and dyed repentant Before this The King proclaymed K. of Irelande on the three and twentith day of Ianuary was the King proclaymed Kyng of Irelande as it was enacted both by authoritie of the Parliament here and also of an other Parliamente holden at Dublin in Ireland there begun the thirtenth of Iune last past before Sir Anthony Saintleger Knighte and the Kinges deputie there where as till that time the Kyngs of England were onely entituled Lords of Irelande In the beginning of March dyed Sir Arthur Plantagenet Vicount Lisle basterde sonne to Edwarde the fourth in the Tower of London vnatteynted when he shoulde haue bin deliuered and set at libertie The occasion of his trouble for the which hee was committed to the Tower rose vppon suspition that he should be priuie to a practise whiche some of his men as Philpot and Brindeholme executed the last yeare as before ye haue hearde had consented vnto for the betraying of Galais to the French whilest he was the Kings Lieutenant there But after that by due triall it was knowen that hee was nothing giltie to the matter the kyng appoynted Sir Thomas Wriothsley his Maiesties Secretarie to goe vnto hym and to deliuer to hym a ring with a riche diamond for a token from him and to will hym to be of good cheare for although in that so weightie a matter hee woulde not haue done lesse to hym if hee hadde bene hys owne sonne yet nowe vpon through triall had sith it was manifestlye proued that hee was voyde of all offence hee was sory that hee hadde bene occasioned so farre to trie his troth and therefore willed hym to bee of good cheere and comforte for he should find that he woulde make accompt of him as of hys most true and faithfull kinsman and not onely restore hym to his former libertie but otherwise forthe be ready to pleasure hym in what he could Master Secretary set forth thys message with such effectuall words
Englande to the great annoyance of the Englishe borders which dealing though it much mooued the king of Englande to take displeasure against the Scottes yet he gaue gentle audience vnto Leirmouth at his comming vnto him and by hys fayre wordes and promises was partly pacified But in the meane time the dedes of the Scottishe borderers were as extreame as might be and in a roade made by sir Robert Bowes for reuenge thereof the same sir Robert and many other with him were taken prisoners and could not be deliuered nor admitted to paye their fine and raunsome as hath bene euer accustomed betwixt them on the borders And where at the same time an assuraunce was made on both sides for a time K. Henrie forced to take armes against the Scots at the suite of the sayde Leirmouth the Scots ceased not to make sundrie inuasions into Englande in such wise as the king no longer trusting to their fayre wordes but weying their deedes put an armie in a readynesse for defence of his subiects as the due meane to attayne such a peace as for the safetie of his people he thought it stoode with his honor to procure After whiche preparation made and knowledge thereof had the king of Scots made newe suite to haue the matter taken vppe by treatie Wherevpon the king caused the armie to staye about Yorke and appointed the D. of Norffolk his Lieutenant generall the Lorde priuie seale Bishop of Durham and sir Anthonie Browne Maister of his horses to treate and conclude with the Ambassadors of Scotland some frendly peace vpon reasonable and indifferent condicions as shoulde he thought requisite for the auoyding of warres then by sundrie inuasions of the Scottes made open and manifest But after they had vewed eche others Commissions and beganne to propone articles the Scottish commissioners to protract time at the first seemed to like such articles as the Englishe commissioners had proponed The double dealing of the Scots in the negotiation about an agreement made semblance as if there were no doubt but that in case their k. ours might mete all matters should be quietly coÌ„pounded ended so taking it as for a thing sure and certaine they only desired vj. dayes to obtaine answere from their Maister and our armie for that time to staye wherevnto the Englishe Commissioners accorded After those sixe dayes was sent a Commission out of Scotlande to conclude a meeting precisely at such a place as they knew will could not in the Winter season be obserued nor kept Wherewith when the English Commissioners seemed nothing content the Scottish Commissioners shewed forth instructions wherein libertie was giuen to them to exceede their Commission in the appoynting of a place and to consent to any other by the Englishe Commissioners thought meete and conuenient but when the English Commissioners refused to deale with men wanting sufficient Commission to warrant their doings the Scottishe Commissioners required other .vj. days respite to send for a larger commission which being graunted at the end of those six dayes they brought forth a commission made in good forme and without exception or restraint of place But therwith they shewed instructions conteyning a lyke restraint as in the former Commission was expressed And thus driuing forth the matter by trisling vppon purpose onely to winne tyme they hoped thereby through the Winter comming on that the Englishe armie shoulde not be able much to annoye their Countrie for that yeare And so their talke brake vp without any conclusion of agreement at all and forthwith was the armie set forward a good part whereof had lien all this time of treatie in Yorke and in the Countrie there abouts When the whole power was assembled the Duke of Norffolke Lieutenaunt generall accompanied with the Earles of Shrewesburse â–ª Darbie The English armie entreth into Scotland Cumberlande Surrey Hertford Angus Rutlande and the Lordes of the Northe partes and sir Anthonie Browne Master of the Horse Sir Iohn Gage Comptroller of the Kings house and others hauing with them twentie thousande men well and warrelike appointed entred Scotlande the xxj of October and taried there eyght dayes without hauing any battayle offered vnto them in whiche spare they brent these townes and villages Paxton Ramrige Styne Gradyn Shylles Lang Ednem â–ª Newton Skitshell Newthorne Smellem spitâ—…le the twâ—… 〈…〉 and the two Brurdwes 〈…〉 Edâ—… Spittle 〈…〉 Abbay long Spronâ—… 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 â—…stone And while the 〈…〉 fourth day after his â—…uiring and Scotlande there came to speake with 〈◊〉 a myle 〈◊〉 the Campe the Bishoppe of Oâ—…ney and Iames Lothâ—…oâ—… sent from the king of Scoâ—… to intreate of peace but they agreed not Finally after the Englishmen had lyeâ—… so long within Scotlande as they might recouer vittayle at length for necessitie they returned to Berwicke In all which iourney the standeâ—… of the Earle of Southhamptons The Earle of Southamptons standart late Lorde priuie seale which dyed at Newcastell before these entring into Scotlande was borne in the foreward bicause he was appoynted captaine of the same The king of Scots hearing that the English armie was returned raysed a power of 〈◊〉 tene thousande menne forth of all partes of hys Realme vnder the guiâ—…ng of the Lorde Maxwell or rather of Oliuer â—…eâ—… An armie of Scots iouade Englande as the Scoth affirme boasting to taâ—… 〈◊〉 in Englande as the Duke of Norffolke had taried in Scotlande And soon the Fridaye being Saint Katherines euen they passed one other water of Eâ—… and brent certayne houses of the Greâ—…es hir the very border Amongst other that were taken wee finde these men of name Scottish Lords taken at Solem Moste the Earle of Castill Glencarne the Lorde Maxwell Admirall of Scotlande and Warden of the West marches the Lorde Flemming the Lorde Sommerwell the Lorde Oliphant the Lorde Graye sir Oliuer Sincler the Kings minion Iohn Rosse Lorde of Gragy Robert Erskin sonne to the Lorde Geskin Carre Lorde of Gredon the Lorde Maxwels two brethren Iohn Lesley bastarde sonne to the Earle of Rothus George Hume Larde of Hemitton Iohn Mattelande Larde of Wike castell Iames Pringel Iames Sinclex brother to Oliuer Sincler Iohn Carmell Captayne of Crayforth Patricke Heborne Esquire Iohn Seton Esquire sonne in lawe to the Lorde Erskin William Seton Esquire Iohn Steward cousin to the King Iohn Morrowe Esquire Henrie Droumont Esquire Iames Mitton Esquire Iohn Cormurth Esquire Captaine of Gainsforth Iames Mitton Esquire The number of prisoners and artillerie taken and other Esquires and Gentlemen beside the Earles and Lordes before mencioned to the number of two hundreth and aboue and more than viij C. other persons of meaner calling so that some one Englishman yea some women had three or foure prisoners They tooke also foure and twentie peeces of ordinance foure Cartes laden with speares and ten pauilions so that this might well be sayde to be the handie worke of God and the verse of the Psalme verified
stubborne traytors that so vndutifullye refused the kings mercifull pardon freely offered by his officer at armes and other The Lorde Marques of Northampton sent into Norwike to represse the rebels There went with the Lorde Marques diuerse honourable and worshipshull personages as the Lorde Sheffelde the Lord Wentworth Sir Anthonie Dennie Sir Henrie Parker Sir Richarde Southwell Sir Rafe Sadler Sir Iohn Clere Sir Rafe Rowlet Sir Richarde Lee Sir Iohn Gates Sir Thomas Paston Sir Henrie Bedingfielde Sir Iohn Sulyarde Sir Willyam Walgrane Sir Iohn Curtes Sir Thomas Cornewalleys Knightes togither with a great manye of other Knights Esquires and Gentlemen and a small band of Italians vnder the leading of a Captaine named Malatesta Norwich summoned The Lorde Marques being approched within a myle of Norwiche sent Sir Gilbert Dethicke knight nowe Garter then Norrey King at armes vnto the Citie to sommon them within to yeelde it into his handes or vpon refusall to proclayme war against them Herevpon Augustine Stewarde the Maiors Deputie sent to the Maior that was in the Campe with Kette aduertising him what message he had receyued from the Marques The Maior sent worde againe that nothing was more grieuous vnto him than to see into what miserie the Citie and Countrie about were brought by the rage of these commotions and declaring in what case he stoode being kept by force among the rebels where as otherwise he would according to his dutie haue come to his honour But as for the Citie he had committed the gouernance vnto Augustine Stewarde who shoulde be readie to surrender it into his Lordships hands and that if Kette woulde giue him leaue he woulde come himselfe to his honor submitting all things wholy to his Lordships order and disposition This message being brought backe by the sayde Norrey Augustine Stewarde the Maiors Deputie with the Sherifes and a greate number of the Citizens came to the Lorde Marques his Campe and deliuered vp the Sworde to his Lordshippe declaring howe the Maior himselfe woulde gladly haue come if he coulde haue got from the rebelles and that although a great route of the lewde Citizens were partakers with the rebels yet a number of the substantiall and honest Citizens woulde neuer consent to their wicked doings but were readye to receyue his Lordship into their Citie The Lorde Marques giuing good wordes vnto the Citizens and willing them to bee of good comfort sithe bee trusted to appease these troubles verye shortlye deliuered the sworde vnto Sir Richarde Southwell Sir Richarde Southwell who bare it before the Lorde Marques as hee passed forth towardes the Citie entring the same by Saint Stephens gate And incontinently was proclamation made that they should all resort into the market place where they consulted togither howe they might best defende the Citie against the enimies and to represse their furie Herevpon was order giuen for the placing of watch and warde about the gates and wals as might seeme expedient The Lorde Marques supped that night and lodged in the Maiors Deputies house but his Lordshippe as well as other kepte their armour on their backes all that night for doubt of some sodeyne assault to be made against the Citie by the rebels Here it chaunced that the Straungers The strangers offer skirmish to the rebels eyther by appointment or otherwise went forth and offered skirmishe to the rebels vpon Magdalen hill The Rebelles came forth with their horsemen but it seemed that they were better practised to fetch in booties than to make their manage or Carere and therefore not able to matche the Straungers whiche being perceyued of their fellowes that were footemen they putte forth their archers before their horsemen and suche numbers herewith came swarming forth of their Campe meaning to compasse in those Straungers that they perceyuing the maner and purpose of the enimies cast themselues in a Ring and retired backe into the Citie againe But they left one of their companie behinde them a Gentleman that was an Italian who more valiantly than warily ventured to farre among the enimies through euill happe being ouerthrowne beside his horse he was enuironed about with a great multitude of those Rebelles that tooke him prisoner and like vyle wretches spoyling him of his armour and apparell An Italian hanged hanged him ouer the walles of Mont Surrey Which acte well shewed what curtesie myght be looked for at suche cruell traytours handes that woulde thus vnmercifully put such a Gentleman man and worthie souldier to death for whose raunsome if they woulde haue demaunded it they might haue had no small portion of money to haue satisfied their greedie myndes but it seemed that their beastlye crueltie had bereft them the remembraunce of all honest consideration and dutifull humanitie The Marques of Northampton causing as before ye haue hearde diligent watch to be kept vpon the walles and at the gates appointed the same to be visited right often that through negligence no mishap shoulde followe Moreouer beside the watch at the gates and walles the residue of the souldiers making a mightie huge fire in the market place so as all the streetes were full of light they remayned there all that night in their armour ready vppon any occasion to resist the enimies if they shoulde make anye attempt Sir Edwarde Warner Sir Edwarde Warner Marshall of the fielde gaue the watche worde Sir Thomas Paston Sir Iohn Clere Sir Willyam Walgraue Sir Thomas Cornewasleys and Sir Henrie Bedingfielde were appoynted to the defence of other partes of the Citie And now when euery thing was thought to be safely prouided for that the L. Marques other were layde to take their rest the rebels about the middest of the night began to shoote off their great artillerie towards the Citie so thick as was possible but the bullettes passed ouer their beades that were lodged in the Citie without doing any great hurt at all The Lorde Marques by reason of the often alarmes that were giuen whilest the enimies thus ceased not to rage with continuall shotte of ordinaunce was called vp by the Marshall sir Edwarde Warner and comming into the market place accompanied with the nobles and gentlemen of the armie fell in counsell wyth them howe to foresee that the Citie in suche daunger might be safely defended agaynst the enimies with such small power as he had there with him It was therefore determined that all the gâ—…tes whiche were on the contrarye part of the towne from the Rebels campe and likewyse the ruinous places of the walles shoulde be ramped vp that if the enimies shoulde chaunce to gyue an assault to the Citie they might more easilye be repulsed But as these things were a doing and almost brought to ende in a maner all the whole multitude of the rebelles came out of their cabanes running downe in most furious maner to the Citie and with great shoutes and yelling cryes went about to set fire on the gates to clymbe ouer the walles
639.74 Insolencie of the Englishmen the night before the battaile against the Normans at Hasting 286.72 Inas succeedeth Ce◅dwallo in the kingdome of West Saxons 187.57 Innocent Pope the seconde escapeth into Fraunce to auoyde the daunger of his enemyes 362.31 Iniuriousnes in equalitie of the Norman lawes brought in by kyng Willyam 303.67 Interdiction of the Realme of England released 585.20 Ioan sister to Henry the thyrde geuen in mariage to Alexander king of Scotland 619.72 Iohn kyng appoynteth that the Englishe lawes should bee vsed in Ireland and such officers as the Englishmen haue shoulde rule there 570 5. Iohn king returneth out of Ireland into England 571.3 Iohn Kyng goeth into Wales with a great Army 571.33 Iohn king depriued by y e Pope of his kingdome who causeth the French kyng to bee hys enemye 573.2 Iohn sonne to king Henry the second made heyre apparant to his brother kyng Richard the first 496.29 of an ambitious nature 500.71 winneth certaine Castles frō his brother king Richard the first 509.54 Iohn Donne knight pa. 1295. col 1. lin 57. Iohn Logh of the Bothe knight pag. 1295. col 2. lin 54. Iohn Egerton knight pag. 1295. col 2. lin 54. Iohn Donne Esquire pag. 1295. col 2. lin 55. Iohn Dutton Esquire pag. 1295. col 2. lin 55. Iohn Blunt pag. 1296. col 1. lin 35. Iohn Wenloke knight pag 1297. col 2. lin 3. pa. 1299 col 1 lin 20. Iohn Dynham Esquyre pag. 1297. col 2. lin 5. pa. 1298. col 1. lin 1. Iohn sonne to kyng Henry the second commeth ouer secretly into England 510.8 contented to forsake the French king 513.99 returneth to the French king and sticketh vnto hym 513.110 proclaimed traytor to the crowne with his complices 518.73 submitteth hym selfe to king Richard and is pardoned 525.12 Io◅pa or Port Iaph taken by the English men 503.50 Iohn king loseth the most part of his army horses and cariages in passing the Washes of Wellestreme sands where he escaped very hardly hym selfe 605.8 Iohn king falleth sicke of an ague wherof partly partly with a surfeit of Peaches newe Syder together with anguish of mynde he dyeth 605.21 Iohn king buried pompously in the Cathedral Church at Worceter 605.109 Iohn king his issue he had by his wife Isabel 606 Iohn king his disposition 606 16. Iohn Gray knight slaine 1305 co 2. lin 20. Iohn Mongomerie esquire beheaded 1313. co 1. lin 29 Iohn Neu◅l Marques Montacute 1313. co 1. lin 37. Earle of Northumberland 1315. co 1. lin 52. 1323. co 2. lin 10. slaine 1334. co 2. lin 54. Iohn Howard knight 1313 co 2. lin 2. Iohn Manners esquire 1313 co 2. lin 50. Iohn Finderne knight 1314 co 2. lin 26. beheaded 1315 co 1. lin 1. Iohn G◅y◅ beheaded 1315. co 1. lin 39. Iohn Coniers knight 1319. co 2. lin 18. Iohn Clapp in Esquire 1320 co 2. lin 16. Iohn Woodnileknight beheaded 1321. co 1. lin 6 Iohn Felow beheaded 1297 co 2. lin 58. Iohn Guilford 1298 co 2. lin 38. Iohn Vicont Beaumōt 1299 co 2. lin 22. slaine ead lin 58. Iohn Mortimer knight slaine pa. 1304. co 1. lin 3. Iohn Earle of Oxford 1323 co 2. lin 18. fled pa. 1335. co 1. lin 26. kept S. Michaels mount pa. 1345. co 1. lin 56. Iohn Abbot of Abbingdon ambassador into France 1433 10. Ioseph Mighel the blacke Smyth 1446.17 put to dea◅h 1447.47 Saint Iohns order put downe 1578.10 Iohn Kempe Archbishop of Cantorbury pa 1286. co 1. lin 15. deceased pa. 1290. co 2. lin 23. Iohn Lord Clifford slaine pa. 1288. co 1. lin 6. Iohn Benereux slain pa. 1288 co 1. lin 11. Iohn Morgan pa. 1414. co 1 lin 46. Iohn Duke of Norfolke 1415 pa. 1417. co 1. lin 46. slaine pa. 1421. co 2. lin 48. Ioan Queene of Scots dyeth 654.3 Iohn Fortescue knight Porter of Calais pa 14◅9 co 1. lin 42. Iohn Sauage a valiant captaine pa. 1413. co 2 lin 14. lin 49.1416 co 2. lin 41 pa. 1417. co 1. lin 25 Iohn Dighton one of the murtherers of king Edwardes children pa. 1390. co 2. lin 57. Iohn Cheyney knight 1400. col 1. lin 48. pa 1406. co 1 lin 49. Iohn Earle of Lincolne proclaymed heyre apparant to the Crowne pa. 1406. co 2. lin 52. Iohn Lord Wels. pa. 1402 co 2. lin 18. Iohn Bourchire knight pag. 1402. co 2. lin 19. pa. 1413 co 1. lin 24. Iohn Morton Bishop of Ely pa. 1402. co ▪ 2 lin 29. pag. 1407. co 2. lin 51. Iohn Vere Earle of Oxford set at libertie pa. 1409. co 1 lin 37. pa. 1411. co 2. lin 29. pa. 1412. co 1. lin 2. pa. 1417. co 2. lin 22. pa. 1421. co 1. lin 2. Iohn Earle of Oxford taken sent prisoner to Hames pag. 1345. co 2. lin 6. Iohn Midleton knight 1352. co 2 lin 31. Iohn Duichfield knight pag. 1352. co 2. lin 32. Iohn Elrington knight pag. 1352. co 2. lin 55. Iohn the French kings pride 958.50 a. he is taken prisoner 960.20 a. Iohn Mathew Sheriffe of Lōdon pa. 1363. co 2 lin 28. Iohn Shaa clerke pa. 1377. co 1. lin 1. his Sermon pa. 1379. co 2 lin 18. Iohn Marques Dorset pag. 1331. co 2. lin 38. slayn pa. 1339. co 2. lin 53. Iohn duke of Exeter pa. 1333 co 1. lin 12. wounded pa. 1335. co 1. lin 33. Iohn Longstrother Prior of S. Iohns 1335. co 2. li. 10 beheaded pa. 1340. co 2. lin 20. Iohn Arūdel knight pa. 1336 co 1. lin 30. Iohn Dolues knight slayne at Teukesbury pa. 1339 co 2. lin 55. Iohn Lewknenor knight slaine pa. 1339. co 2. lin 56 Iohn Soyrley knight L. Chancelor of England pa. 1119 co 1. lin 39. Iohn Norbury Esquire lorde Treasurer pa. 1119. co 1. lin 40. Iohn Baget knight discloseth secrets pa. 1122. c. 1. lin 11 Iohn Hal. pa 1122. c. 2. lin 20 condemned and executed pa. 1123. c. 1. l. 31. Iohn Roch knight pa. 1125. c. 1. lin 6. Iohn Drayton knight p. 1125 c. 1. lin 6. Iohn Earle of Somerset pag. 1119. c. 2. l. 12. pa. 1120. c. 2. lin 16. Iohn Treuenant bishop of Hereford pa. 1125. co 2. lin 30 Iohn Cheyney knight Iohn Cheyney Esquire pa. 1125 c. 2. l. 30. Iohn Trenour Bishop of S. Disaph pa. 1125. co 2. lin 35. Iohn lord Latimer pa. 1120 c. 2. lin 1. Iohn king entreth into Scotland with an armie to represse the Rebels that went agaynst the king of Scottes 573.84 Iohn king goeth towardes Wales against the Welche Rebels and by the way hangeth the Welch Pledges 573.104 Iohn king vppon letters receyued from the king of Scots and from his daughter the Prince of Wales wyfe breaketh vppe his Armie 574.9 Iohn king assembleth a great armie to resist the French king comming into England 574.52 Iohn king sendeth for the Legate Pandulph 575.10 Iohn king deliuereth his crowne to Pandulph the Popes Legate 575.67 and
rigour of the law be but Esquires yet in common speach all Dukes and Marquises sonnes Earleâ—… eldest sonnes be called Lordes the which name commoÌ„ly doth agrée to none of lower degrée then Barons yet by lawe vse these be not estéemed Barons The Baronny or degrée of Lords doth aunswere to the degrée of Senatours of Rome and the tytle of â—â—bilitie as we vse to call it in England to the Romaine Patricij Also in EnglaÌ„d no man is created Baron except he may dispende of yerly reuenues so much as may fully maintayne and beare out his countenaunce and port But Visconts Earles Marquises and Dukes excéede them according to the proportioÌ„ of their degrée honor But though by chaunce he or his sonne haue lesse yet he kéepeth his degrée but if the decay be excessiue not able to maintayne the honour as Senatores Romani were moti Senatu so sometymes they are not admitted to the vpper house in the parliament although they kepâ—… the name of Lord still which cannot be takeÌ„ from them vpon any such occasion Knightes be not borne 〈◊〉 neytheir is any maÌ„ a knight by succession no not the Kyng or Prince but they are made eyther before the battaile to encourage them the more to aduenture and trie their manhoode or after as an aduauncement for their courage prowesse alreadie shewed or out of the warres for some great seruice done or for the singular vertues which doe appeare in them They are made eyther by the king himselfe or by his commission and Royall authoritie giuen for the same purpose or by his lieutenaunt in the warres This order seemeth to aunswere in part to that which the Romaines called EquituÌ„ Romanorum For as Equites Romani were chosen ex censu that is according to their substaunce and riches so be Knightes in Englande most commonly according to their yearelye reuenues or substaunce and riches wherewith to maintaine the estate Yet all that had Equaestrem censum were not chosen to be knights no more be all made knightes in England that maye spende a knightes landes but they onelye whom the Prince will honour The number of the knightes in Rome was vncertaine and so is it of knyghtes wyth vs as at the pleasure of the Prince We call him Knight in English that the French calleth Cheualier and the latine Equitem or Equestris ordinis virum And when any man is made a knight he knéeling downe is striken of the Prince or his substitute with his sworde naked vpoÌ„ the shoulder the Prince c. saying Sâ—…yes cheualier au nom de Iâ—…ieu And when he ryseth vp the Prince sayth Aduances 〈◊〉 cheualier Thâ—â— is the maner of dubbing knightes at thâ—â— present and the tearme dubbing is the 〈◊〉 terme for that purpose and not creation â—â—â—ghtes 〈…〉 At the Coronation of a King or Quéene there be knightes made with longer more curious ceremonies called Knightes of the Bath But howsoeuer one be dubbed or made Knight his wyfe is by and by calâ—â—d Madame or Ladye so well as the Barons wyfe he himselfe hauing added to his name in common appellatioÌ„ this siliable Sir which is the title whereby we call our Knightes here in Englande The other order of Knighthod in EnglaÌ„d the most honorable is that of y e Garter â—â—ghtes 〈◊〉 garâ—â— instituted by king Edwarde the third who after he had gayned many notable victories taken king Iohn of France king Iames of Scotland kept them both prysoners in the Tower of London at one time expulsed king Henry of Caâ—…stil the bastarde out of his realme and restored Don Petro vnto it by y e helpe of the Prince of Wales Duke of Aquitaine his eldest sonne called the black Prince He then inuented this societie of honour made a choise out of his owne realme dominions thorowout all Christendome of the best most excellent and renowmed persons in all vertues honour adourned theÌ„ with y e title to be Knightes of his Order giuing theÌ„ a Garter garnished with golde precious stones to were daily on the left leg only also a Kirtle gowne cloke chaperon coler other solemne and magnificent apparell both of stuffe and fashion exquisite heroicall to weare at high feastes as to 〈◊〉 high and Princely an Order apperteyneth Of this company also he and his successours Kinges and Quéenes of Englande be the Soueraignes and the reast by certaine statutes and lawes amongst themselues be taken as brethren and fellowes in that order to the number of sixe and twentie as I finde in a certayne Treatize written of the same an example whereof I haue here inserted worde for worde as it was deliuered vnto me beginning after this maner I might at this present make a long traâ—…tation of the Rounde table and order of the knightes thereof erected sometymes by Arthur the great monarche of thys Island and thervnto intreate of the number of his Knightes and ceremonies belonging to the order but I thincke in so dooing that I shoulde rather set downe y e latter inuentions of other men then a true description of such 〈…〉 as were performed in déede I could furthermore with more 〈◊〉 describe the Royaltie of Charles 〈…〉 Péeres with their 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 but vnto 〈◊〉 also I haue 〈…〉 considering the 〈◊〉 hereof is nowe so stayned wyth errours and fadles inserted into the sâ—…nne by the 〈…〉 sort that except a man shoulde professe to lye with theÌ„ for companye there is little founde knowledge to be gathered hereof woorthie y e remeÌ„braunce In lyke maner dyuers aswell subiectes as Princes haue 〈◊〉 to restore againe a â—…ounde table in this lande but such was y e excessiue charges appertayning thâ—â—vnto as they dyd make allowaâ—…nce and to great molestation dayly insued there vpoÌ„ beside the bréeding of sundrâ—…e quarrels among the knightes and such as resorted hyther froÌ„ forrien countries as it was first vsed that in â—â—ne they gaue it ouer suffred their whole inuentions to perishe and decaye vntill Edwarde the third deuised an other order not so much pestered with multitude of Knightes as the rounde table but much more honourable for princely port and countenance as shall appeare hereafter The order of the Garter therefore was deâ—…ised in the time of King Edward the third and â—…s some write vppon this occasion The Quéenes maiestie theÌ„ liuing being departed 〈◊〉 his presence the next way towarde hir lodging he following soone after happened to finde hir Garter which stacked by chaunce and so 〈◊〉 from hir legge His gromes gentlemen passed by 〈…〉 take vp 〈…〉 but he knowing y e owner 〈…〉 one of them to â—â—aye take 〈◊〉 vp Why and like your Grace 〈◊〉 a Gentleman 〈…〉 but some womans gaâ—…ter that hath fallen 〈◊〉 hir as she folowed y e Quéenes 〈◊〉 Whatsoeuer it be quâ—…th the â—…yng take it vp into giue it me So wheÌ„ he had reâ—…eyâ—…ed the 〈◊〉 he sayde to such as
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
disorder in the Citie of London as well at the Guyldhall as in other places the matters and iudgement of things went by the voyces of the simple and vndiscrete multitude so that the substantiall and worshipfull Citizens were not regarded The Barons vpon the morrowe following the feast of Saint Iames departed from London towardes Wyndsore in whiche meane whyle Prince Edwarde was got to Bristow Abingdon and there thinking himselfe to be out of daunger by mishappe as it fortuned there rose variance betwixt the Citizens and his men so that y e whole Citie reuolted from him and prepared to besiege him in the Castel not doubting but easily to win it When he saw how the worlde went he sent to the Bishop of Worcester that was of the Barons side promising that he would agree with the Barons if he woulde helpe to deliuer him out of the Bristow mens hands The Bishop taking his promise conueyed him forth in safetie toward the Court But when he came nere vnto Windsore he turned thyther greatly to the mislyking of the Bishop yet neuerthelesse when the Barons came forwarde to besiege that Castell the Lorde Edward met them not farre from Kingston offring them conditions of peace Nic. Triuet Some write that he was stayed and not suffred to returne agayne to Windsore after he had ended his talke with the Barons but howsoeuer it was the Castell was surrendered with condition that those that were within it shoulde safely depart and so they did and were conducted to the sea by Humfrey de Boun the yonger Aboute the same tyme Llewelline Prince of Wales destroyed the landes of Prince Edwarde in Chesshyre and the Marches thereaboutes The two Castelles of Disarde and Gannoe he tooke and destroyed being two verie fayre fortresses After this the king went to Wynchester and from thence came backe vnto Reading 〈◊〉 Dun. and then he â—…ched forth with his armie vnto Douer where he could not be suffred to come into the castel being kept out by the Lorde Richarde Grey that was captaine there Herevpon he returned to London where the Barons againe were entred through fauor of the comoners agaynst the will of the chiefe Citizens â—…bingdon 1264 and here they fell eftsoones to treate of agreement but their talke profited nothing And so in the Christmasse weeke the king with his sonne Prince Edward and diuerse other of the counsayle sayled ouer agayne into Fraunce â—…e king goâ—… again ouer â—…he French â—…g and went to Amiens where they found the French king and a great number of his Nobles Also for the Barons Peter de Montforde and other were sent thither as Commissioners and as some wryte at that present to wit on the xxiiij day of Ianuarie â—…ian the Frenche king sitting in iudgement pronounced his definitiue sentence on the behalfe of king Henrie agaynst the Barons but whether he gaue that sentence now or the yeare before the Barons iudged him verye partiall and therefore them not to stand vnto his arâ—…iâ—…ement therein The king hauing ended hys businesse with the French K. returned into Englande and came to London the morrowe after Saint Valentines day And about seuen or â—…ight dayes after the Lorde Edwarde his eldest â—…nne returned also And hearing that the Barons were gone into the Marches of Wales where ioyning with the Welchmen they had begonne to make warre agaynst the kings friendes and namely agaynst his Lieutenant Roger Lorde Mortimer whom they had besieged in the Castell of Wigmore The Lorde Edwarde therevpon with such power as he could get togither marched thitherwardes to reyse theyr siege but the Lord Mortimer perceyuing himselfe in danger fledde priuily out of the Castell and got to Hereford whither the Prince was come The Barons enforced their strength in such wise that they wan the castel Nic. Triuet Castels gotten by prince Edwarde Prince Edward on the other side tooke the Castels of Hay and Huntingdon that belonged vnto the Earle of Hereford yong Henrie de Boun. The king hearing of this riottous acte and being infourmed that Peter de Mountford was at Northampton assembling people to strengthen the Barons part he got togither such men of warre as he coulde from all places and so hee had with him his brother Richarde king of Almaine The Lordes that followed the king his eldest sonne the Lorde Edward William de Valence his halfe brother on the mother syde and Iohn Comyn of Warde in Scotland wyth a greate number of Scottes Iohn Ballioll Lorde of Galloway Robert Bruys Lorde of Annandale Roger Clyfforde Philip Marmyon Iohn Vaux Iohn Leyborne Henry Percy Philip Basset and Roger Mortimer Thus the King hauing these noble men about him with his armie spedde him towardes Northampton and comming thither tooke the towne by force Northampton taken by force slue dyuerse and tooke prisoners Peter Mountefort and Simon Mountefort the Earle of Leycesters sonne William Ferreys Baldwyn Wake wyth Nicholas his brother Berengarius de Wateruile Hugh Gubyun Robert Butevyleyn Adam of Newmarch Robert NewtoÌ„ Philip Driby Grimbald Pauncefoet Roger Beltram Thomas Mauncell and dyuerse other to the number of lxxx knightes or as Mathew Westminster hath .xv. Barons and lx knightes besides a great number of Esquires and Burgesses the which were bestowed aâ—…ode in sundrie prisons The towne as some write was taken by this meanes Whilest dyuerse of the Captains within were talking with the king on the one side of the towne towardes the Medowes the Lorde Philip Basset approched the walles neare vnto the Monasterie of S. Andrew and there with his people hauing Spades Mattocks and other instrumeÌ„ts prouided for the purpose vndermine a great paine of the wall and reuersed the same into the ditches making such a breache that .xl. horsemen might enter afront Some put the blame in such Monkes of the Abbay as were straungers as though they shoulde prepare this entrie for the enimie but howsoeuer it was the king got the towne out of his enimies handes This also is to be remembred that where by reason of variance which had chaunced that yere betwixt the scholers of Oxforde and the townes men a greate number of the same scholers were withdrawen to Northampton and there studied They had raysed a Banner to fight in defence of the towne agaynst the king Scholers 〈◊〉 against 〈◊〉 king and did more hurt to the assaylants than any other bande wherevpon the king threatned to hang them all and so had he done in deede if by the perswasion of his counsail he had not altred his purpose doubting to procure the hatred of their friendes if the execution should haue bin so rigorously prosecuted agaynst them for there were amongst them many yong gentlemen of good houses and noble parentage Thus was the town of Northampton taken on a Saterday being passion Sunday euen and the morow after the day of S. Ambrose which is the fift of Aprill On the Monday following the king led his armie towards
was found giltie of treason There were dyuers in trouble about the same matter for the Erle vpon his open confession before sundrie lordes of the realme declared that not only by coÌ„maundement from the Pope but also by the setting on of dyuers nobles of this land whom he named he was persuaded to endeuor himself by all ways and meanes possible how to deliuer his brother king Edward the seconde out of prison and to restore him to the Crowne whome one Thomas Dunhed Tho. Duâ—… a Fryer a Frier of the order of Preachers in London assigned for certain to be aliue hauing as he himself â—…id called vp a spirite to vnderstande the truthe therof and so what by counsell of the sayd Frier and of three other Friers of the same order Tho. VVâ—… he hadde purposed to woorke some meane howe to delyuer hym and to restore hym agayne to the kingdome Among the letters that were found about him disclosing a greate part of his practise some there were whiche he had written and directed vnto his brother the sayd king Edwarde as by some writers it shoulde appeare His death in deede was the lesse lamented bycause of the presumptuous gouernement of hys seruantes and retinue Naughtye seruantes bryng â—…he maister into â—…noâ—…r whiche he kept about him for that they riding abrode woulde take vp thinges at their pleasure not paying nor agreeyng with the partie to whome suche things belonged The yong Queene Philippe was brought to bedde at Woodstocke the .xv. The blacke â—…ince borne day of Iune of hir firste sonne the whyche at the Fourstone was named Edwarde and in processe of tyme came to greate proofe of famous chieualrye as in this booke shall more playnely appeare He was commonly named when hee came to rype yeares Prynce Edwarde and also surnamed the blacke Prince The sixteenth day of Iuly chaunced a great Eclipse of the Sunne Croxden An Eclipse and for the space of two Moneths before and three monethes after there fell exceding greate rayne so that thorough the greate intemperancie of wether corne could not rypen by reason whereof in many places they beganne not haruest tyll Michaelmasse A late haruest and in some place they inned not their wheate tyll Alhallonfyde nor their pease tyl S. Andrews tyde On Christmasse euen aboute the breake of dy a meruaylous sore and terrible wynd came A mightye vvinde foorthe of the weste whyche ouerthrewe houses and buyldings ouertourned trees by the rootes and did muche hurte in diuers places This yeare shortely after Easter the Kyng wyth the Bishoppe of Winchester and the lord Willyam Montacute hauing not paste fifteene horses in their company passed the sea apparelled in 〈…〉 to marchantes he lefte his brother the Earle of Cornewall his deputie and gardian of the realme till his retourne Moreouer he caused it to bee proclaymed in London that he went ouer on pilgrimage and for 〈◊〉 other purpose He retourned before the 〈◊〉 ende of Aprill and then was there holden a Tourney at Dertforf The Queene with many Ladies beeing presente at the same fell besyde a stage but yet as good happe would they had no hurte by that fall to the reioycing of many that saw them in suche danger yet so luckily to escape without harme Also in a Parliament holden at Notingham aboute Saincte Lukes tyde Syr Roger Mortymer the Earle of Marche was apprehended the seuententh daye of October within the Castell of Notyngham where the Kyng with the two Queenes his mother and his wife and diuers other were as then lodged and thoughe the keyes of the Castell were dayly and nightly in the custodie of the sayd Earle of March and that his power was suche as it was doubted howe he myght be arrested Additions to Triuet for he hadde as some writers affirme at that presente in retinue nyne score knights besyde Esquires Gentlemen and yeomen yet at lengthe by the kings healpe the Lorde William Montacute the Lorde Humfreye de Bohun and his brother sir William the Lorde Raufe Stafforde the Lorde Robert Vfforde the Lorde William Clinton the Lorde Iohn Neuill of Hornbie and diuers other whiche had accused the sayd Earle of March for the murder of Kyng Edwarde the seconde founde meanes by intelligence had with sir William de Elande Counestable of the Castell of Notingham to take the sayd Earle of March wyth his sonne the Lorde Roger or Geffreye Mortimer and sir Simon Bereforde with other Sir Hugh Trumpington or Turrington as some Copies haue that was one of his chiefest frendes with certayne other were slayn as they were aboute to resist agaynst the Lorde Montacute and his companie in taking of the sayd erle The maner of his taking I passe ouer bicause of the diuersitie in report thereof by sundry writers From Notingham he was sent vp to London with his sonne the Lorde Roger or Geffrey de Mortimer sir Symon Bereforde and the other prysoners where they were committed to prison in the Tower Shortly after was a parliameÌ„t called at Westminster chiefly as was thought for reformation of things disordered through the misgouernance of the Earle of Marche But who soeuer was glad or sory for the trouble of the sayd Earle surely the Queene mother tooke it moste heauyly aboue all other as she that loued him more as the fame wente than stoode well with hir honour For as some write Mâ—… Fâ—… she was founde to be with chylde by him They kepte as it were house togither for the Earle to haue hys prouision the better Cheape layde hys penye with hirs so that hir takers serued him as well as they did hir bothe of victualles and cariages But nowe in this Parliamente holden at Westminster hee was attainted of highe treason expressed in fiue articles as in effecte followeth The Earle of Marâ—… aâ—…yned First he was charged that he hadde procured Edwarde of Carneruan the kings father to bee murthered in most haynous and tyrannous maner within the castel of Berkley Secondly that the Scottes at Stanhope Parke throughe his meanes escaped Thirdy that he receiued at the hands of the lord Iames Douglas at that time generall of the Scottes great summes of money to execute that treason and further to conclude the peace vppon suche dishonorable couenantes as was accorded with the Scottes at the parliament of Northampton Fourthely that hee had gotte into his handes a greate parte of the Kyngs treasure and wasted it Fyfthly that hee hadde impropried vnto hym dyuers wardes that belonged vnto the Kyng and had bin more priuie wyth Queene Isabell the Kynges mother than stood eyther with Gods law or the kynges pleasure Syr Symon Bereford executed Syr Symon de Bereford knyghte that had bene one of the kings Iustices was drawne also and hanged at London vpon S. Lucies day In this parliament holden at Westminster the Kyng tooke into his hande by aâ—…uâ—…ce of the estates there assembled all the possessions lands and reuenues that belonged
Sir Iohn Chandos if by the false coâ—…ance of the said Katrington it had not hiâ—… maâ—… away and alienated into the enimies hands hee offered therefore to trie the quarrell by 〈◊〉 against the saide Katrington wherevpon was the same Katrington apprehended and 〈…〉 prison but shortly after set at libertie againe Whilest the Duke of Lancaster during the time that his father King Edward lay in hys last sicknesse did in al things what liked 〈◊〉 and so at the contemplation of the Lord Latimer as was thought hee releassed Katrington for the time so that Sir Iohn Annesley could not come to the effect of his sute in all the meane time 〈◊〉 nowe Such as feared to be charged with the like offences stayed the matter till at length by the opinion of true and auntiente Knightes â—…t was defyned Triall by 〈…〉 in 〈◊〉 case laâ—… that for such a foraine controuersie that hadde not risen within the limmitâ—… 〈◊〉 the Realme but touched possession of thynges on the further side the sea it was lawfull to haue it tryed by battayle if the cause were firste notified to the Connestable and Marshall of the realme and that the combate was accepted by the parties Herevpon was the day and place appoynted and all things prouided readie with lystes rayled and made so substantially as if the same shoulde haue endured for euer The concourse of people that came to LoÌ„don to see this tried was thought to exceede that of the kings coronation so desyrous men were to beholde a sight so straunge and vnaccustomed The King and his Nobles and all the people beeing come togyther in the morning of the day appoynted to the place where the lystes were set vp The order of the Combate the knight beeing armed and mounted on a fayre courser seemely trapped entereth first as appellant staying till his aduersarie the defendant should come And shortly after was the Esquier called to defende his cause in this fourme Thomas Katrington defendant come and appeare to saue the action for whiche sir Iohn Annesley â–ª Knight and appellant hath publiquely by wryting appelled thee He being thus called thriseâ—…y an Herault at armes at the thirde call hee commeth armed likewise and ryding on a Courser trapped with Trappes embrodered with his armes At his approching to the lystes he alyght from his horse least according to the lawe of armes the Conestable shoulde haue chalenged the horse if he had entered within the lystes but his shifting nothing auayled him for the horse after hys maister was alyght beside him ranne vp and downe by the rayles The Erle of Buckingham day meth the horse nowe thrusting his heade ouer and nowe both heade and breast to that the Earle of Buckingham bycause he was highe Conestable of Englande claymed the Horse afterwardes swearing that hee woulde haue so much of hym as had appeared ouer the rayâ—…s and so the horse was adiudged vnto him But now to the matter of the combate for this chalenge of the Horse was made after as soone as the Esquier was come wythin the lysts the Indenture was brought forth by the Marshall and Conestable which had â—…eene made and sealed before them with consent of the partyes in which were conteyned the Articles exhibited by the knight agaynst the Esquier and there the same was read afore all the assemble The Esquier whose conscience was thought not to be cleare but rather guiltie went about to make exceptions that his cause by some meanes might haue seemed the soundâ—…e But the Duke of Lancaster hearing him so staye at the matâ—…er â—…ware that except according to the conditions of the combate and the lawe of armes hee woulde admit all things in the Indentures comprysed that were not made without his owne consent he shoulde as guiltie of the treason forthwith be had forth to execution The Duke with those wordes wanne greate commendation and auoyded no small suspition that had beene conceyued of him as partiall in the Esquires cause The Esquier hearing this sayd that he durst fight with the knight not onely in those poyntes but in all other in the worlde what soeuer the same might be For he trusted more to his strength of bodie and fauour of his friendes than in the cause whiche he had taken vpon hym to defende Hee was in deede a mightie man of stature where the knight among those that were of a meane stature was one of the least Friendes to the Esquier in whom he had great affyance to be borne out through their assystance were the Lordes Latimer and Basset wyth other Before they entred battaile they tooke an othe as well the knight as the Esquier that the cause in which they were to fight was true and that they delt with no witche craft nor arte Magicke whereby they â—…ughe obteyne the victorie of their aduersarie for had about the any herb or stone or other kind of experiment with which Magicians vse to triumph ouer theyr enimies This othe receyued of eyther of them and there with haâ—…g made their prayers deuoutly they begin the battayle first with speares after with swordes and lastly with daggers They â—…ght long 〈…〉 the knight had bereft the esquier of all his weapons The Esquire is ouerthrowne 〈…〉 length 〈◊〉 Esquier 〈…〉 ouerthrowne by the knight but as the knight woulde haue fallen vppon the Esquier through 〈…〉 downe by his helmet his sighte was Hâ—…d so that thinking to fall vpon the Esquires hee fell downe sideâ—…ing himselfe not comming more to the Esquier whâ—…â—…yâ—…g what had happened although he 〈…〉 come with long fighting made to the knight and threw himselfe vpon him so that many thought the knight shoulde haue beene ouercome other doubted not but that the knight woulde recouer his feete againe and get the victorie of his aduersarie The king in the meane tyme caused it to bee proclaymed that they shoulde stay and that the knight shoulde be raysed vp from the ground and so ment to take vp the matter betwixt them To be short such were sent as should take vp the Esquier but comming to the knight hee besought them that it might please the king to permit them to lie still for he thanked God hee was well and mistrusted not to obteyne the victorie if the Esquier might be layde vpon him in maner as he was earst Finally when it woulde not bee so graunted hee was contented to be raysed vp and was no sooner set on his feete but hee cheerefully went to the King without any mans helpe where the Esquier coulde neyther stand nor go without the helpe of two men to holde him vp and therefore was set in his Chaire to take his ease to see if hee might recouer his strength The knight at his comming before the king besought him and his nobles to graunt him so much that hee might bee eftsoones layde on the ground as before and the Esquier to be layd aloft vpoÌ„ him for the knight perceyued that the esquire through excessiue
as be thought expedient but yet in the Parliament holdeÌ„ in the xxj yere of this kings raigne the act of atteynder of the sayd sir Simon was repealed and at an other Parliament holden in the seconde yeare of king Henrie the fourth all his landes which then remayned vngraunted and vnsold were restored to sir Iohn Burley knight son heyre of sir Roger Burley brother to the sayd Simon of whom lineally is discended Thomas Eyns Esquier now Secretarie to the Queenes Mai. counsaile in the north parts And thus far touching sir Simon Burley of whom many reports went of his disloyall dealings towardes the state as partly ye haue heard but how truely the Lorde knoweth Among other slaunderous tales that were spredde abrode of him one was that he consented to the deliuering of Douer Castell by the kings appoyntment vnto the Frenchmen for money But as this was a thing not like to be true so no doubt many things that the persons aforesayde which were executed had bin charged with at the least by common report among the people were nothing true at al although happely the substaÌ„ce of those things for which they died might be true in some respect Sir William Elmham that was charged also for the withdrawing the souldiers wages discharged himselfe thereof and of all other thinges that mighte bee layde to hys charge As touching the Iustices Graften they were all condemned to death by the Parliament but suche meanes was made for them vnto the Queene The iustices condemned to perpetual exile that the obteined pardon for their liues But they forfeyted theyr landes and goodes and were appoynted to remayne in perpetuall exile with a certaine portion of Money to them assigned for theyr dayly sustentation the names of whiche Iustices so condemned to exile were these Robert Belknap Iohn Holt Iohn Cray Roger Fulthorpe William Burgh and Iohn Lokton Finally in this Parliament was an othe required and obteyned of the king that hee shoulde stand vnto and abide such rule and order as the Lordes shoulde take The K. taketh an oth to performe the lords orders and this othe was not requyred onely of the king but also of all the Inhabitantes of the realme In these troubles was the realme of England in these dayes and the king brought into that case that hee â—…ed not but was ruled by hys vncles and other to theâ—… associate In the latter ende of this eleuenth yeare was the Erle of Arundell sent to the sea with a greate nauie of ships and men of war The erle of Arundel sent to the sea with a great Nauie 〈◊〉 ayde of the Duke of Britaine There went with him in this iorney of noble men the Erle of Notingham and Deuonshire sir Thomas Percy the Lorde Clifford the L. Camois sir William ElmhaÌ„ sir Thomas Morieux sir Iohn Danbreticourt sir William Shelley sir Iohn Warwike or Barwike sir Stephen de Libery sir Robert Sere sir Peter Montberie Peraduenter Maluere it may be Mongomery sir Lewes Clanbow sir Thomas Coq or Cooke sir William Pauley or Paulet and diuerse others They wer a thousande men of armes and three thousande archers The purpose for which they were sent was to haue ayded the duke of Brytaine if he woulde haue receyued them being then eftsoones run into the French kings displeasure for the imprisoning of the Lord Clisson Conestable of Fraunce But after that contrary to expectation An. reg 12. the duke of Brytain was come to an agreemeÌ„t with the French king the Erle of Arundell drew with his nauie alongst the coastes of Poictou Xaintonge till at length hee arriued in the hauen that goeth vp to Rochell and landed with his men at Marraunt foure leagues from Rochelle and beganne to pilfre spoyle and fetche booties abrode in the Countrey The French menne within Rochelle issued forth to skirmish with the English men but they were easily put to flight and followed euen to the barriers of the gates of Rochel Perot le Bernois a captaine of Gascoine that made warre for the king of England in Lymosin and lay in the fortresse of Galuset came forth the same time and made a road into Berry with foure C. speares The Erle of Arundel returneth out of Fraunce The Earle of Arundell after hee had layne at Marrant .xv. dayes returned to his shippes and finally came backe into Englande and Perot le Bernois likewise returned to his fortresse About the same time was a truce taken betwixte the parties Englishe and Frenche on the marches of Aquitaine to beginne the first day of August and to endure till the first of May nexte ensuing An ouerthrow giuen to the Englishemen by to Scots at Otterborne This yeare in August the Scots inuaded the Countrey of Northumberlande and at Otterburne ouerthrew a power of Englishmen which the Earle of Northumberlande and his sonnes had leuied against them In this battaile the Erle Dowglas chiefe of that armie of Scottes was slaine and the Lord Henrie Percy his brother sir Raufe sonnes to the sayd Erle of Northumberland were taken prisoners as in the Scottish Chronicles ye may read more at large Fabian After the feast of the Natiuitie of our Ladie a Parliament was holden at Cambridge Caxton A parliament at Cambridge in the which diuerse new statutes were ordeyned as for the limiting of seruants wages of punishment of vagarant persons for the inhibiting of certain persons to weare weapon for the debarring of vnlawfull games for maintenaunce of shooting in the long bow for remoouing of the Staple of woolles from Middleburgh vnto Calays for labourers not to be receyued but where they are inhabiting except with licence vnder Seale of the hundred where they dwell There was also an act made that none should goe forth of the realme to purchase any benefice with cure or without cure except by licence obteyned of the king and if they did contrarie herevnto they were to be excluded out of the Kings protection There was graunted to the king in this Parliament a tenth to be leuied of the Clergie and a fiftenth of the laitie Moreouer during the time of this ParliameÌ„t Sir Thomas Triuet slayne with thâ—… fall of his horse as sir Thomas Triuet was ryding towards Barnewel with the king where the king lodged by forcing his horse too muche with the spurres the horse fell with him so rudely to the grounde that his intrailes within him were so burst and perished that he dyed the next day after Many reioyced at this mans death as well for that menne iudged him to be exceeding bawtie and prowde as also for that he was suspected not to haue dealt iustly with the Bishop of Norwiche in the iourney whiche the Bishoppe made into Flaunders but specially men hadde an euil opinion of him for that hee stoode with the king agaynste the Lordes counsayling him in the yeare last paste to dispatche them oute of the way Sir Iohn Hollande the kings
of Roan and compassed it rounde aboute with a strong siege The king lay with a great puissaunce at the Chartreux house Before Pont Saint Hillarie Titus Liuius on the East side of the Citie and the Duke of Clarence lodged at S. Geruais before the Port of Caux on the West part The Duke of Exceter tooke his place on the Northe side The order of the siege at the port S. Denys betweene the dukes of Exceter and Clarence was appoynted the Earle Marshall euen before the gate of the Castell Before the gate called Markevile Titus Liuius to whom were ioyned the Erle of Ormond and the Lordes Harington and Talbot vpon his comming from Damfront and from the Duke of Exceter towarde the king were encamped the Lordes Ros Willoughbie Fitz Hugh and sir William Porter with a greate bande of Northren men euen before the Port Saint Hillarie The Earles of Mortaigne and Salisburie Salisbury and HuntingtoÌ„ on the other side of the riuer of Sayne were assigned to lodge about the Abbey of Saint Katherine Sir Iohn Grey was lodged directly against the Chapell called Mount S. Michaell Sir Philip Leeche Treasorer of the warres kept the hill next the Abbey and the Baron of Carew kept the passage on the ryuer of Seyne and to him was ioyned that valiaunt Esquire Ienico Dartoys On the further side of the ryuer were lodged the Earles of Warren and Huntingdon the Lordes Neuil and Ferrers sir Gilbert Vmfreuile with a well furnished companie of warlike souldiers directly before the Gate called Port de Pont. And to the entent that no ayde should passe by the riuer toward the citie there was a great chain of yron deuised at Pontlarch set on Pyles from the one side of the water to the other and beside that cheyne there was set vp a new forced bridge sufficient both for cariage and passage to passe the ryuer from one campe to another The L. Talbot The Earle of Warwicke that had lately won Dampfront was sent to besiege Cawdebecke a towne standing on the Ryuer side betweene the sea and the Citie of Roan whiche towne hee so hardly handled with fierce and continuall assaultes that the Captaines within offred to suffer the English nauie to passe by theyr towne withoute impeachment vp to the Citie of Roan And also if Roan yeelded they promised to render the towne without delay Herevpon the Englishe nauie to the number of an hundred sayles passed by Cawdebecke and came to Roan and so besieged it on the water side There came also to this siege the Duke of Gloucester with the Earle of Suffolke and the Lord Burgueâ—…enny which had takeÌ„ as before ye haue heard the towne of Cherbourgh and lodged before the port Saint Hillarie nearer to their enimies by .xl. rodes than any other person of the armie During this siege also there arriued at Harflew the Lorde of Kilmayne in Ireland The I. of Kâ—… mayâ—…e captaine of the Irishmen with a bande of .xvj. hundred Irishmen in mayle wyth Dartes and Skaynes after the maner of theyr Countrey all of them being tall quicke and deliuer persons which came and presented themselues before the king lying stil at the siege of whom they were not onely gently receyued and welcomed but also bycause it was thought that the French king and the Duke of Burgoigne would shortly come and eyther attempt to rayse the siege or vitayle and man the towne by the north gate they were appoynted to keepe the northside of the armie and in especiall the way that commeth froÌ„ the Forest of Lions Which charge the Lorde of Kylmayne and his companie ioyfully accepted and did so theyr deuoire therein The good seruice of the â—…rishâ—… 〈◊〉 siege that no men were more praysed nor did more domage to theyr enimies than they did for surely theyr quicknesse and swiftnesse of foote did more preiudice to their enimies than their barded horses dyd hurt or domage to the nymble Irishmen Also the kings cousin germaine and alie the king of Portingale Titus Lâ—… The King 〈◊〉 Portingale sendeth ayâ—… to king tâ—… did send a great nauie of well appoynted shippes vnto the mouth of the Ryuer of Seyne to stoppe that no French vessels should enter the ryuer and passe vp the same to the ayde of them within Roan Thus was the fayre Citie of Roan compassed about with enimies both by water and lande hauing neither comfort nor ayde of King Dolphin or Duke And yet although the armie was strong withoute there lacked not within both hardie Captaines and manfull souldiours And as for people they had more than ynough For as it is written by some that had good cause to knowe the truth and no occasion to erre from the same there were in the Citie at the time of the siege The number â—…in Roan two hundred and tenne thousand persons Dayly were issues made out of the Citie at dyuerse gates sometime to the losse of the one party and sometime of the other as chaunces of warre in such aduentures happen The French men in deed preferring fame before worldly riches and despysing pleasure the enimie to warlike prowes sware ech to other neuer to render or deliuer the Citie while they myght eyther holde sworde in hande or speare in reast The king of England aduertised of their hault courages determined to conquer them by famin which would not be tamed with weapon Wherfore he stopped all the passages both by water and lande that no vittayle coulde be conueyed to the Citie hee cast trenches rounde aboute the walles and set them full of stakes and defended them with Archers so that there was left neither way for theÌ„ within to issue out nor for any that were abrode to enter in without his licence To rehearse the great paynes trauaile and diligence which the king tooke vpon him in hys owne person at this siege Titus Liuius a man myght wonder and bycause dyuerse of the souldiers had lodged themselues for their more ease in places so farre distant one from another that they might easily haue beene surprised by theyr enimies ere any of their fellowes coulde haue come to theyr succors he caused proclamation to be made that no man on paine of death shoulde lodge without the precinct appoynted them nor goe further abroade from the campe than suche boundes as were assigned and as it chaunced the king in going about the campe to suruey and view y e warders he espyed two souldiers that were walking abroade without the lymittes assigned whome he caused streight wayes to be apprehended and hanged vp on a tree of great heigth King Henry 〈◊〉 iustice for a terror to other that none should be so hardie to breake such orders as he commaunded them to obserue Tho. VVals Whilest the king lay thus with his power about the mightie Citie of Rouen the Frenchmen sought to endomage aswel those that were at that siege as other of the Englishmen that laye in
come to the walles in greate danger On that side of the town was a little Bouleueâ—…t whiche Syr Nicholas Burdet kept Sir Nicholas 〈◊〉 hauing with hym a .lx. or .lxxx. fighting men and ouer against the same Bouluert there was a gate well furnished also wyth Englishe souldiors so that the Bretons which came downe into the ditches in greate number to giue the assault heard on either side them the Englishemen within the saide Bouluert and gate make a great noise in crying Salisbury and Suffolke with the which cry the Bretons being maruellously astonied began to reculle in greate disorder And therewith the said sir Nicholas Bourdet issued foorth vppon them Enguerant de Monfâ—…rellet and pursuing them ryghte valiantly slewe them downe wythout fynding any greate defence so that there died of them what by the sworde and what by drowning in the saide poole aboute a vij or .viij. C. and to the number of .l. were taken prisoners And beside this those englishmen gained an .xviij. slanderâ—…s and one baner Incontinently the newes hereof were reported to the constable of France who was busy at the assault on the other side of the towne whereof he was sore displeased and no lesse amazed so that hee caused the retreit to bee sounded for all the siege on that side towarde the poole was already raysed After this vpon counsell taken amongst the frenchmen it was determined that they shoulde dislodge And so aboute the middest of the nexte night the Constable and al the residue of his people departed towarde Fougieres leauing behind them greate plentie of Artillerie bothe greate and small with victualles and all their other prouisions as .xiiij. greate gunnes and .xl. barells of pouder .iij. C. pypes of wine .ij. C. pipes of disket and flower .ij. C. frailes of figs and reasyns and .v. C. barelles of herring Somewhat before this season fell a great deuision in the realm of England which of a sparell was like to haue growen so a great â—…e For whether the Bishop of Winchester called Henry Beaufort Discention betvvixt the duke of Gloucester and the Byshop of VVinchester sonne to Iohn duke of Lancaster by his thirde wife enuied the authoritie of Humfrey duke of Gloucester protector of the Realme or whether the Duke disdained at the riches and pompous estate of the Bishop sure it is that the whole Realme was troubled with them and their partners so that the citizens of London were faine to keepe daily and nightly watches and to shut vp their shops for feare of that which was doubted to haue ensued of their assembling of people and 〈◊〉 them The archebishoppe of Canterbury and the Duke of Quimbre called the prince of Poâ—…tingaâ—… rode eight times in one daye betweene the two parties and to the maâ—…e was staied for a time But the Byshoppe of Winchester to cleare himselfe of blame so farrre as bee myght and to chardge hys nephew the Lorde protect our with all the fault wrote a letter to the Regent of Fraunce the tenor whereof ensueth RIght high and mightie Prince my right noble after one lieuest lorde I recoÌ„mende me vnto you with all my hart And as you desire the welfare of the king our soueraigne lord and of his realmes of Englande and Fraunce your owne healthe and ours also so haste you hither For by my truthe if you tarrie we shall put this lande in aduenture with a fielde suche a brother you haue here God make him a good man For youre wisedome knoweth that the profit of FraÌ„ce standeth in the welfare of England c Written in great hast on Allhallown euen By your true seruaunt to my liues end Henry Winchester The duke of Bedford being sore greeued and vnquieted with these newes constituted the erle of Warwicke whyche was lately come into Fraunce with .vj. M. men hys lieutenaunt in the Frenche dominions and in the Duchie of Normandie and so with a small companie he with the Duchesse his wife returned againe ouer the seas into Englande and the .x. daye of Ianuary he was with all solemnitie receyued into London to whome the Cityzens gaue a paire of Basins of Syluer and gylte and a thousand markes in money And from LondoÌ„ hee roade to Westminster and was lodged in the Kings pallace The .xxv. day of Marche after his comming to London A parliament holden at Leicester a Parliament beganne at the towne of Leicester where the duke of Bedforde openly rebuked the lordes in generall bicause that they in the time of warre through their priuie malice and inward grudge hadde almoste moued the people to warre and commotion in whiche time all men oughte or shoulde be of one mind harte and consent requiring them to defende serue and dreade their soueraigne Lord Kyng Henry in performing his conquest in Fraunce whiche was in manner brought to conclusion In this parliament the Duke of Gloucester laide certaine articles to the bishop of Winchesters chardge the whiche with the aunswers hereafter doe ensue The Articles of accusation and accorde betweene the lorde of Gloucester and the lorde of VVinchester Articles sette forthe by the Duke of Gloucester againste Henrye Bishop of VVinchester HEre ensueth the Articles as the Kynges counsaile hathe conceyued the whiche the high and mighty prince my Lord of Gloucester hathe surmised vpon my Lorde of Winchester Chauncellour of Englande with the answere to the same Fyrst wheras he being protectour and defendour of this land desired the Tower to bee opened to him and to lodge him therein Richarde Wooduile Esquier hauing at that time the chardge of the keping of the Tower refused his desire kept the same Tower againste hym vnduely and againste reason by the commaundement of my sayd lorde of Winchester and afterwarde in aprouing of the said refuse hee receiued the sayd Wooduile and cherished hym against the state and worship of the kyng and of my saide Lorde of Gloucester 2 Item my said lord of Winchester without the aduise and assent of my saide Lorde of Gloucester or of the Kings counsaile purposed and disposed hym to set hand on the Kings persone to haue remoued him from Eitham the place that hee was in to Windsore to the intent to put him in gouernaunce as him liste 3 Item that where my said Lord of Gloucester to whome of all persones that shoulde be in the lande by the way of nature and birth it belongeth to see the gouernance of the kings person informed of the saide vndue purpose of my said L. of Winchester declared in the article next abouesaid and in letting therof determining to haue gone to Eitham vnto the king to haue prouided as the cause required My said Lorde of Winchester vntruely and against the kings peace to the intent to trouble my saide Lorde of Gloucester going to the king purposing his deathe in case that hee hadde gone that way set men of armes and archers at the ende of London Bridge nexte Southwarke and in forbarring
of the kings high way let drawe the chaine of the stoupes there and set vp pipes and hurdles in manner and forme of Bulwarkes and set men in Chambers Cellers and Windows with bowes and arrowes and other wepons to the intent to bring to finall destruction my saide Lorde of Gloucesters person aswell as of those that then shoulde come wyth hym 4 Item my said Lord of Gloucester saith and affirmeth that our soueraigne Lorde hys brother that was king Henry the fift tolde him on a time when our soueraigne Lorde being prince was lodged in the pallace of Westminster in the greate chamber by the noise of a spaniell there was on a night a man spied and taken behinde a tapet of the sayde Chamber the whyche man was delyuered to the Earle of Arundell to bee examined vppon the cause of his being there at that time the which so examined at that time confessed that hee was there by the stirring vp and precuring of my saide Lorde of Winchester ordeined to haue slaine the saide Prince there in his bedde Wherefore the saide Earle of Arundell let sacke him forthwith and drowned him in the Thames 5 Item our soueraigne Lorde that was Kyng Henry the fift saide vnto my sayd Lord of Gloucester that his father Kyng Henry the fourth liuing and visited then greately wyth sicknesse of the hand of God my saide Lord of Winchester saide vnto the king Henry the fift then being prince that the king his father so visited with sicknesse was not personable and therefore not disposed to come in conuersation and gouernance of the people and for so much counsailed him to take the gouernance crown of this lande vpon hym The aunswere of the Bishop HEre ensue the aunswers to the accusations made by my Lorde of Winchester Chauncellour of Englande vnto the causes and matters of heauinesse declared in the Articles against him by my Lorde of Gloucester 1 Fyrst as of the refuse made vnto my lord of Gloucester of opening the Tower to him of his lodging therein by the commaundement of my saide lorde of Winchester he aunswereth that in the presence of my saide Lord of Gloucester before his comming out of his country of Heinault for causes suche as were thought resonable it seemeth lawfull that the Tower shoulde haue bin notably stored and kepte with victuall howbeit it was not forthwith executed and that in likewise after that my said lord of Gloucester was gone into his said countrey of Heinault for seditious and odious villes and languages caste vsed in the citie of London sounding of insurrection and rebellion againste the kings peace and destruction aswell of diuers estates of this lande as strangers being vnder the defence in so muche that in doubt thereof straungers in greate number fledde the lande And for the more sure keping of the said Tower Richarde Wooduile esquier so trusted with our soueraigne lord the king that deade is as well ye knowe and also chamberlaine and counsellor vnto my Lorde of Bedforde wyth a certaine number of defensible persons assigned vnto hym was made deputie there by the assent of the kings counsell being that time at London for to abide therein for the safegarde thereof and straightlie chardged by the saide counsell that during that tyme of his sayde chardge he shoulde not suffer any man to be in the Tower stronger than hymselfe without speciall charge or commaundement of the king by the aduise of his counsell 2 Item that after soone vppon the comming of my laid Lord of Gloucester into this lande from his countrey of Heinault the saide lords of the kings counsell were informed that my said Lorde of Gloucester grudged with the saide manner of enforcing the Tower and let say to them of London that hee had well vnderstande that they had bin heauily threatned for the time of his absence and otherwise than they should haue bin if he had bin in this land Wherfore hee was right euill contented and especially of the said forcing of the Tower set vpon them in manner of a chast villayne consideryng the good equitie and truthe that they had alwayes kepte vnto the king offering them therevpon remedy if they woulde 3 Item that after this Richard Scot lieuetenaunt of the Tower by the commaundement of my saide Lorde of Gloucester broughte vnto him Frier Randolphe the whiche he had long before confessed treason done by hym againste the Kings person that deade is for the whiche knowledge he was put to bee kept in the sayde Tower and straightly commaunded vnder greate paine giuen vnto the said Scot to kepe him straightly and surely and not to lette him out of the saide Tower wythout commaundement of the Kyng by the aduise of his counsell The whiche Frier Randolphe my saide Lord of Gloucester kept then with himself not witting to the saide Scot as he declared vnto my sayde Lorde of Winchester soone after that he had broughte the saide Frier Randolph vnto my Lorde of Gloucester saying vnto my Lorde of Winchester that he was vndone but hee helped hym and expressed as for cause of the withhoulding of Frier Randolphe And saying moreouer that when hee desired of my saide Lorde of Gloucester Fryer Randolph the deliueraunce of the saide Frier Randolphe to leade him againe vnto the Tower or sufficient warrant for hys dischardge my saide Lorde of Gloucester aunswered him that his commaūdement was sufficient warrant and discharge for hym In the whiche thing abouesaid it was thought to my lord of Winchester that my said lord of Gloucester tooke vpon hym further than his auctoritie stretched vnto and caused him to doubt and dreade leaste that he would haue proceeded further And at suche time as the saide Wooduile came vnto hym to aske his aduise counsell of lodging my said L. of Gloucester in y e Tower he aduised and charged him that before he suffred my saide lord of Gloucester or any person lodge therein stronger than himselfe he shoulde puruey him a sufficiēt warrant therof of the K. by the aduise of his counsell 4 Item as to the said article of the foresaide causes of heauinesse my said lord chauncellour answereth that hee neuer purposed to set hande on the kings persō nor to remoue him or that he shoulde be remoued or put in any manner of gouernaūce but by the aduise of the kings coūsell For hee coulde not perceyue any manner of goodnes or of aduātage y e might haue growne to him therof but rather great perill charge and herof my saide lord of Winchester is ready to make proofe in time and place conueniēt 5 Item as to the .iij. article of the foresaid causes and heauines my saide lorde Chauncelor answereth y t he was ofte diuers times warned by diuers credible persōs aswell at the time of the kings last parliamēt holdē at Westminster as before sith y t my said L. of Gloucester purposed him bodily harm was warned ther of and counselled by the said persons
Townes and in conclusion suddaynely tooke the Towne of Lauall The Lord Loghac and diuers other withdrew into y e Castell in the whiche they were so streightly besieged that in the ende they agreed to pay to the Lord Talbot an hundred thousand Crownes for licence to departe with all theyr bagge and baggage Then was this Castel deliuered to y e keeping of Gilbert Halfall which after was slaine at the siege of Orleanns in whose place Mathewe Gough was made Captayne there who beeyng at the iourney of Senlis by treason of a Miller that kepte a Mille adioyning to the wall the Frenchmen entred into the towne and brought it againe into their subiection The Duke of Bedford hearing that y e towne of Montargis in the territorie of Orleauns was but slenderly kept and not throughly furnished sent the Earle of Suffolke with his brother Sir Iohn Poole and Sir Henry Bisset hauing in their company a sixe thousande men to assault that towne but when they came thither and found the Towne both well manned and strongly fortified contrary to their expectation they surceassed from giuing the assault and only layd theyr siege round about it The Earle of Warwike was appoynted to lye with a greate number of men of warre at Sainte Mathelines de Archempe to encounter the Frenchmen if they would attempte to ayde or vittaile those within the towne The situation of this towne was suche that by reason of waters and marishes the Englishe army must needes seuer it selfe into three parts so that the one coulde not easely help the other but eyther by boates or bridges This siege continued aboue two monethes so that in the meane time the Frenchmenne had leysure to prouide for the succour thereof and so it came to passe that the Connestable of Frāce Arthur of Britaigne the Lorde Boysac one of the Marshals Stephen la Hire Pothon de Saintreiles the lord Grauille and diuers other to the number of three thousande horsemē were sente forthe by the Dolphin the which priuily in the night season came on that side where Sir Iohn de la Poole and Sir Henrye Bisset laye whome they found so out of order A gret slaughter by negligence of the watche and without good watche that the Frenchmenne entred into theyr lodgings slewe manye in theyr beddes and spared none for theyr resistance was but small Sir Iohn de la Poole with his Horse saued hymself and sir Henry Bisset escaped by a boate and eight other with him The residue fleeing in plumpes and striuing to passe by a bridge of timber the whiche beeyng pestered with preasse of the multitude brake and so there were a greate number drowned in so muche that there were slayne by the enimes sword and drowned in the water a fifteene hundred men The Earle of Warwike hearing of this misfortune departed from Saint Mathelines with all speede and commyng before Montargis offered battell to the Frenche Captaynes whyche aunswered that they had manned and vittelled the towne and intended to doe no more at that time The Englishmen seeing it would be no better came softly backe againe with all their ordinance to the Duke of Bedford These newes being signified to the Connestable and other the french Captaines aswaged their greate mirth and triumphant ioy conceyued for the victorie of Montargis that loth they were to attempt any further enterprises agaynst the English nation But the Duke of Alanson whiche as yee haue hearde was lately deliuered out of captiuitie reuiued againe the dulled spirites of the Dolphin and somewhat aduaunced in hope of good speede the fainting hartes of hys Captaines so that vppon occasion offered they determined to atchieue a notable feate as they tooke it against the Englishmen which was the recouerie of the Citie of Mans out of theyr hands for so it happened that diuers of y e chiefe rulers in that Citie and namely diuers spiritual persons meaning to reuolt to the Dolphins side aduertised him by letters of their whole mindes whiche letters were conueyed vnto him by certaine Friers The Dolphin glad of those newes appointed the Lordes de la Breth and Faiet Marshals of France accōpanyed with the Lords of Mount Iehan of Buel Doruall Torsie Beaumanor the Hire and his brother Guilliam with fyue hundred other valiant Captaines and souldiers to the accomplishing of this enterprise the whiche comming thither at the day assigned in the night season approched towards the walles making a little fire on an hill in sight of the towne to signifie their comming whiche beeing perceyued by the Citizens that nere to the great church were watching for the same a burning cresset was shewed out of the steeple whiche suddainely was put out and quenched What nedeth many words The Captaines on Horsebacke came to the gate and the traitors within flewe the porters watchmen and let in their friends the footemen entred firste and the men of armes waited at the barriers Mauns lost by treason of the Citizens to the intent that if muche neede required they might fight in the open fielde In the meane season manye Englishmenne were slayne and a greate crie and noyse reysed through the Town as in such surprises is wont and accustomed The cause heereof was not knowen to anye but only to the conspirators for the remnant of the Citizens being no partakers imagined that the Englishmen had made hauocke in y e towne and put all to the sworde The Englishmen on the other side iudged that the Citizens hadde begunne some new Rebellion against them or else had striuen amongst themselues The Earle of Suffolke whiche was gouernour of the Towne hauing perfect knowledge by such as escaped frō the walles howe the matter went withdrew without any tar◅ance vnto the Castell which standeth at the gate of Sainte Vincent wherof was Constable Tho. Gower esquier whither also fled so many Englishmen that the place was pestered and there if they were not the sooner rescued likely to be famished and surely they were sore assaulted by their enimies so that they could not haue endured long if they hadde not priuily sente a messenger to the Lorde Talbot whiche then lay at Alanson certifying hym in what a wofull case they were The Lord Talbot hearing these newes neither slept nor banquetted but in all hast assembled togither about seauen hundred men and in the euening departed from Alanson and in the morning came to a Castell called Guyerch a two miles frō Mans and there stayed a while till he had sente out Mathew Gough as an espiall to vnderstand how the Frenchmen demeaned themselues Mathew Gough so well spedde hys busines that priuily in the night he came into the Castel where hee learned that the Frenchmen verye negligently vsed themselues without takyng heede to theyr watch as though they had beene out of all daunger When thys Mathewe hadde knowen all the certaintie he returned againe and within a mile of the Citie met the Lorde Talbot and y e Lorde Scales and
for they were got farre ynoughe out of daunger as before ye haue heard The king pardoned all the poore souldiours sauing certaine ring leaders of the which some he punished and fired and some he hanged and quartered After thâ—… he 〈◊〉 ouer to Ladlow and there brake vp his host and spoyled the towne and Castell and sent the Duches of Yorke with hir two yong sonnes to be kept in Warre with the Duches of Buckingham hir 〈◊〉 This done he proclamed these Lordes trayedore to him enimies to their countrey and rebels to the crowne confiscating their lands goods and offices and committed the gouernaunce of the north partes to the Erle of Northumberland The Duke of Somerset made Captaine of Caleys and to the Lord Clifford as to his trustie and moste faithfull friendes and of his towne of Calais her made Captaine Henrie the new duke of Somerset Thys duke reioysing much in his new office chose forth dyuerse valiant and hardie souldiers and with great pompt shortly after tooke the seas and sayled towards Calais but when he thought to haue entred the hauen the artillery shut so hotly both out of the town and from Rise â—…ane that he suffring there a sororepulse was faine to lande at Whitsandbay and sent worde to the Captaines of the towne to receyue him as the kings lieutenant shewing to them his letters patents but neither he nor his writing was once regarded so of necessitie hee resorted to the Castell of Guisnes dayly skirmishing with the garnison of Calais more to his losse than gaine Diuers of the mariners of those ships that weÌ„t ouer with him after his arriuall owing more good will to the Earle of Warwike than to this yong duke conneyd their ships into the haueÌ„ of Calais and in them diuerse of the erle of Warwikes enimies as Iamin Findyll Iohn Felow diuerse other the which being presented vnto the Earle of Warwike hee caused their heades to bee stryken off Shortly after Rycharde Lorde Ryuers and sir Anthonieâ—… Wooduile his valiaunt sonne that was after Lorde Scales accompanied with foure hundred warlike persons were appointed to passe ouer to Guisnes to ayde the Duke of Sâ—…erset agaynst his aduersaries which lay in Calais but as they soiourned at Sandwich abiding for wind and weather to transport them ouer the Erles of Marche and Warwike had knowledge thereof Iohn Dynham and sent Iohn Dynham with a small number of men but a multitude of valiant heartes vnto the towne of Sandwich which sodainly entred the same The Lord Riuers taken and took the Lorde Riuers in his bed and his sonne also robbing houses and spoiling ships and beside this they tooke the principall shippes of the kings nauie and had them away with them to Calais and there presented them to the Earle of March of whom he was ioyfully receyued for though in the fight hee was fore hurte and maymed in the legge so as he halted euer after yet hee bare himselfe so worthtly in that enterprice that hys prayse was great amongst all men After this good fortune thus chaunced to the Lordes dyuerse of the best shippes taken in the Hauen of Sandwiche were well vitayled and manned and with them the Earle of Warwike sayled into Irelande to common with the Duke of Yorke of his great affayres and businesse The weather and wind were so fauourable to the Earles purpose that within lesse than thirtie dayes hee passed and repassed from Calais to Dubline and backe againe The Duke of Exceter being chiefe Admirall of the Sea lay in the West Countrey and durste not once meddle with the Earle of Warwikes name as he came by by reasoÌ„ of y e mistrust which hee had in the Captaines and Mariners of hys own nany who by their murmuring wel shewed that they wished y e erle of Warwiks good succes During this time the king called a Parliament in the Citie of Couentrie A parliamente at Couentry which began the xx of September in the whiche the Duke of Yorke and his confederates were attaynted of highe treason VVhethaÌ„sted But yet when the King shoulde come to giue his consent vnto the actes passed in the same Parliament and that the Clerke of the Parliament had read that statute of the attainder of those Lordes such was the kings modestie and great zeale vnto mercie The kings inclination to meâ—…y that he caused a prouiso to be had in and added vnto the same statute that it might be lawfull vnto him at all tymes fully without authoritie of any other Parliament to pardon the same noble men and restore them againe to their former estates degrees and dignities in all things so that they would come in vnto him and in the spirite of him 〈…〉 him of grace and fauorâ—… Herewith also or 〈◊〉 was taken for 〈…〉 of the hauens and landing places alongst 〈◊〉 coastes Sir Simond Mountforde with a great 〈◊〉 of men was appoynted to kepe the Dutch 〈◊〉 the fiue Portes Osbert Mentforde esquire hath Whethisteed who should also haue goe câ—… to Guynes with v. C. souldiers to the ayde of the Duke of â—…omerlet and all men passing 〈…〉 â—…ders were vpon paine of death prohibited to passe bee Calais least the Lordes there 〈…〉 some of them any money as they did prest lately before of the Marchants of the Staple 〈…〉 xviij M. pound The Lords were of ignorant of all the kings prouisions made agaynst them but were ascerteyned dayly what was 〈…〉 in the kings priuie Chamber The Lord Fauconbridge was chiefe of this coâ—…e saith Wherhmasteed wherefore first they sent a company to Sandwiche vnder the gouernance of the Lord Fauconbridge whiche tooke the town and sir Simon or Osbert MouÌ„tford within it and sent him with all his mates to Calais where incontinently he with twelues of his chiefe fellowes lost their heades on the Sandes before Risebanke After the kings name guyned and his Captaynes on the arriange of the sea taken and destroyed the Lords lying at Calais being aduertised froÌ„ the Lord Fauconbridge who after the 〈◊〉 king of MountfoÌ„rt lay still in Kent that the people of that Countrey and other partes were altogither bent in their fauour they conceyued therevpon so great hope in their friendes within the Realme that they determined to passe the 〈◊〉 and therewith entring their shippes with a strife hundred men landed with them at Sandwich And from thence came to Canterburie and to passing throughe Kent VVâ—…ed 1466 there came to them the Lord Cobham Iohn Guilford William Peche Robert Horne and many other Gentlemen so that before they approched to London their number was estemed aboue .xl. thousand fightnigmeÌ„ for the fame of their landing being oure knowne Gentlemen repayred and yeomen resorted out of all the South partes of the realme vpon whiche rumor Thomas Lorde Scales a man in greate fauor with the King and Queene accompanied with the Earle of Kendall a Gascoigne and the Lorde Louell resorted to London
Stow noteth Sir Iohn Grey slayne no noble man is remembred saue Sir Iohn Grey whiche the same day was made knight with twelue other at the village of Colney Now after that the noble men and other wee fled and the king lefte in manâ—… alone without any power of men to garde his person hee was counfelled by an esquyer called Thâ—…s Hoo a man wel languaÌ„ged and well serue in the laws to send some conuenient messengere to the Northern lordes aduertising them that he wold a 〈◊〉 gladly come vnto them whome â—…s â—…new to bee his verie frendes and had assembled themselues togyther for his seruice to the ende he might remaine with them as before he had remained vnder the gouernment of the Southern lords According to the aduice and counsel of this esquier the king thought it good so to sende vnto them and withall appointed the â—…ame esquiâ—…r to beare the message Thomas Hoâ—… Esquier sent to the Northerne Lorde who firste went declared the same vnto the Erle of Northumberlande and returning backe to the king brought certayne lordes with him who conueyed the King first vnto the Lorde Cliffords tent that stoode next to y e place where the Kings people had encamped This done they went and brought y e Quene and hir sonne Prince Edwarde vnto his presente whome hee ioyfully receiued embracing and kissing them in most louing wise and yeelding hartie thankes to almightie God whome it hadde pleased thus to strengthen the forces of the Northerne men to restore his derâ—…ely beloued and onely sonne againe into his possession Thus was the Queene fortunate in hir two battailes Hall but vnfortunate was the King in all his enterprises for where his person was present the victorie still fledde from him to the contrary part The Queene caused the King to dubbe hir son prince Edward Knight Prince Edward made knight with .30 other persons which the day before fought on hir side against his part This don they went to y e abbey where of the abbot Monks they were receiued w t hymnes songs so brought to the high Altare after to the Shryne so to the chamber in which the K. was wont to lodge The Abbot made suite y t order might be taken to restrain the Northern men froÌ„ spoiling y e town proclamation in deed was made to y t effect but it auailed not for they mainteined y t the spoile of things was granted theÌ„ by couenaÌ„t after they were once passed ouer y e riuer of Trent so not regarding any proclamation or other coÌ„mandement The Northren men spoile the Towne of S. Albons The Queene sendeth to the Maior of London for vittailes they spared nothing that they could lay haÌ„ds vpon if the same were mete for theÌ„ to carie beare away The Queene hauing thus got the victorie seÌ„t to y e Maior of LoÌ„don coÌ„manding him without delay to send certain carts laded with Lenton victuals for the refreshing of hir hir army The Maior incoÌ„tineÌ„tly caused carts to be laded wold haue sent theÌ„ forward but the coÌ„mons of the citie would not suffer them to passe but stayed them at Criplegate notwithstanding the Maior did what hee could by gentle perswasions to quiet them During which controuersie diuers of y e Northerne horsemen came robbed in the suhurbes of y e Citie would haue entred at Criplegate but they were repulsed by y e comoners and three of theÌ„ slaine whervpoÌ„ the Maior sent y e Recorder to Barnet to y e kings counsel there to excuse the matter the Duchesse of Bedford the Lady Scales w t diuers fathers of y e spiritualtie weÌ„t to y e Q. to aswage hir displeasure coÌ„ceiued against y e Citie The Q. at their huÌ„ble request by aduice of hir counsell appointed certaine Lordes and knights with four C. tall persons to ride to the citie there to view see the demeanor disposition of y e people diuers AldermeÌ„ were apointed to meete theÌ„ at Barnet to conuty them to London But what man purposeth God disposeth for al these deuises were shortly altered into an other forme bicause true report came not only to the Q. but also to the Citie that the Earle of Marche hauing vanquished the Erles of PeÌ„broke Wilshire had met w t the Erle of Warwike after this last battell at Sainte Albons at Chipping Norton by Cotsold and that they w t both their powers wer coÌ„ming toward LondoÌ„ The Q. hauing little trust in Essex The Queene returneth Northward and lesse in Kente but least of all in London with hir husband son departed froÌ„ S. AlboÌ„s into y e North countrey where the roote and foundation of hir aide and refuge only consisted The Duches of Yorke seeing hir husbande and sonne slaine and not knowing what should succeede of hir eldest sonnes chance sent hir two yonger sonnes George and Richard once y e sea to the Citie of Vtrecht in Almayne where they were of Phillip Duke of Burgoine well receyued and so remayned there till their brother Edward had gote the Crowne and gouernemeÌ„t of the Realme The Earles of Marche and Warwike hauing perfect knowledge that the King and Q. with their adherents were departed from Sainct Albons rode straight to London entring there with a great number of men of warre the firste weeke of Lent whose comming thither was no sooner knowen but that the people resorted out of Kent Essex and other the counties adioyning in great numbers to see aide and comfort this lustie Prince and flower of chiualrie in whome the hope of their ioy and 〈◊〉 of theyr quietnesse only consisted After the Lordes had considered of this matter they determined by authoritie of the sayde Counsell that bycause King Henry hadde done contrarie to the ordinances in the last Parliament concluded and was insufficient of hymselfe to rule the Realme hee was therefore depriued of all kingly honor and regall soueraignetis incontinently was Edward Earle of March sonne and heire to Richarde Duke of Yorke by the Lords in the said Counsel assembled named elected The Earle of Marche elected Kâ—…ng and admitted for King and gouernoure of the Realme on whiche day the people of the Earles parte beeing in their muster in Sainte Iohns field and a great number of the substanciall Citizens there assembled to beholde theyr order The Lord Faucombridge suddainely the Lorde Fawcombridge whiche tooke the musters wisely declared to the people y e offenes and breaches of the late agreemente committed suffered and done by Kyng Henrye the sixth and demaunded of the people whether they would haue the said King Henry to rule reigne any longer ouer them to whome they with whole voice aunswered nay nay Then he asked them if they woulde serue loue honor and obey the Earle of Marche as theyr earthly prince and soueraigne Lorde to whyche question they aunswered yea yea crying Kyng Edwarde with manye greate
enimies whereas he aduenturing so farre from his companie to kill and slea his aduersaryes The Earle of Warwicke slaine that hee coulde not bee reskued was amongest the preasse of his enimyes striken downe and slaine The Marques Montacute thinking to succour his brother The Marques Montacute slayne was likewise ouerthrowne and slain with many other of good calling as knights and Esquiers beside other Gentlemen Some write that this battaile was so driuen to the vttermost point that king Edward himselfe was constrained to fight in his own person and that the Erle of Warwike which was wont euer to ride on horsbacke from place to place and from ranke to ranke comforting his men was now aduised by y e Marques his brother to leaue his horse and to trie the extremitie by hand strokes The number slaine at Berâ—…ld On both parties were slaine as Hall hath ten thousande at the least where Fabian sayth but .xv. C. and somewhat aboue Other wryte that there dyed in all about three thousand Vpon the kings part were slaine the Lorde Crumwell the Lord Say the Lorde Montioys sonne and heyre sir Humfrey Bourchier sonne to the L. Berners diuerse other knights esquiers and gentlemen The battaile dured the space of three houres very doubtfull by reason of the mist in skirmishing and fighting now in this place now in that but finally the victorie fell on the Kings side and yet it could not bee esteemed that his whole armie passed nine thousande fighting men as some wryte where his aduersaryes as by the same wryters appeareth were farre aboue that number But bycause those that so wryte seeme altogyther to fauour King Edwarde we may beleue as we list The Duke of Somerset and the Earle of Oxforde fledde in companie of certaine Northren menne whiche hadde beene at the battayle The Duke of Sommerset the Erle of Oxford and as some wryte the Earle of Oxford kepte forth wyth them and retyred after into Scotlande but yet as well the Duke of Somerset as the sayd Erle of Oxforde in fleeing towarde Scotlande â—…hal changed their purpose vpon the way and turned into Wales to Iasper Earle of Pembroke The Duke of Exceter being stryken downe and sore wounded The Duke of Exceter was left for deade in the field amongst other the dead bodies bycause hee was not knowne and by reason thereof comming to himselfe got vp and in greate daunger escaped vnto Westminster and there tooke Sanctuarie â—…d King Edwarde hauing got this victorie refreshing himselfe and his people a while at Bernet returned the same day vnto London lyke a tryumphaunt Conquerour â—…ading wyth hym King Henrie as a captiue prisoner and somâ—…king a solemne entrie at the church of S. Paule offred his standeâ—… The deade bodyes of the Earle and Marques were brought to London in a Coffâ—… and before they were buryed in by the sâ—… of three dayes lay open vysaged in the Cathedral church of Saint Paule to the inteâ—… that all menne might easily receyue that they â—…rydedly were deade The common brayde raunce that the King was not so ioyous of the Earles death as sorrowfull for the losse of the Marques â–ª whom hee full well knewe and no lesse was it euident to other to be his faythfull friende and well wyller for whose onely sake hee caused both theyr bodies to bee buried wyth theyr auncesters at the Priorie of Bissam On the Tuesday in Easter Weeke came knowledge to King Edwarde that Queene Margaret the wyfe of King Henrie Queene Margaret landeth with a power out of France wyth hir sonne Prince Edwarde was landed vpon Easter day at Weymouth in Dorcetshire accompanyed with Iohn Longscrother Priour of Sainte Iohns commonly called Lorde Treasorer of Englande who went ouer into Fraunce to fetche them Also the Lorde Wenlocke a man made onely by king Edwarde besyde dyuerse other Knightes and Esquires of whome part had beene long foorth of the Realme and part newly gone ouer thyther to them in companie of the Lorde Treasorer They tooke theyr Shippes at Hunflue the xxiiij of Marche as before you haue heard but through contrarie wyndes and tempestes they were driuen backe and constrayned to abide for conuenient winde whiche although it came sometyme about fitte for theyr purpose it continued not long in that ende so as if therevppon they tooke the Sea at any tyme they were forced to returne backe againe to land ere they could passe halfe the way ouer and thus being diuerse tymes vnder sayâ—…e in hope to passe the Seas hyther into Englande they were styll driuen backe againe till the thirtenth of Aprill beeing Easter euen on which day the winde comming fauourably about they tooke the Seas and sayled forward towards this land The CouÌ„tesse of Warwike hauing a ship of aduauntage arriued before the other at Portesmouth from thence she went to SouthaÌ„pton meaning to haue gone to Weymouth where she vnderstood that y e Queene was landed but here had she knowledge of the losse of Bernet field that hir husband was there slain Wherevpon shee went no further towardes the Q. but secretely gotte hirouer the water into the newe Forrest The countesse of Warwik taketh Sanctuary and tooke Sanctuarie within the Abbay of Beaulieu Queene Margaret hir sonne Prince Edward with the other that landed at Weymouth The Duke of Sommerset the erle of Deuonshire coÌ„fort Queene Margaret 〈◊〉 from thence to an Abbey neare by called 〈◊〉 Thither came vnto them Edmond duke of Somerset and Thomas Courtney Earle of Dâ—…shiâ—… with other and welcomed theÌ„ into England coÌ„forting the Queene in the best maner they â—…ulde and willed hir not to despayre of good successe for albeit they had lost one fielde whereof the Queene had knowledge the same daye beeing Monday in Easter Weeke the fiftenth of Apryll and was therefore ryght sorrowfull yet they doubted not but to assemble suche a puyssance and that very shortly forth of diuerse partes of the Realme as beeing faythfull and wholy bent to spende theyr lyues and shed the best bloud in theyr bodyes for hir sake and hir sonnes it shoulde be harde for King Edwarde to resist them with all the power hee had or coulde make Hall The presence of these noble men greatly comfort 〈◊〉 hir and relieued hir of the sorrowes that in maner ouerwhelmed hir pensiue hearte for shee doubted sore the ende of all these proceedings the which they concluded vpon to follow for the aduancement of hir and hirs specially it misgaue hir The seatâ—… whiche Queene Margaret had for lâ—… sonuâ—… that some euill shoulde chaunce to hir sonne prince Edward for she greatly weyed not of hir owne perill as she hirself confessed therefore she would gladly haue had them either to haue deferred the battell till a more conuenient time or else that hir son might haue bene conueyed ouer into France againe there to haue remayned in safetie till the chance of the next battell
vntruely alledged that they held the same of the Kyng in capite And when such persons as were thus vexed offered to trauerse those offices they coulde not bee admitted thereto in suche due and lawfull forme as in suche causes the lawe prouideth till they hadde compounded to paye greate fynes and raunsomes Moreouer the kings Wardes after they had accomplished their full age could not be suffered to sue theyr lyueries tyll they hadde paide excessiue fynes and raunsomes vnto their greate anoyance losse and disquieting and to no lesse contempte of the sayde late King And further where as dyuers persons had bin outlawed as well as the suite of theyr aduersaries as of the sayde late Kyng they coulde not be allowed to purchase theyr charters of pardon out of the Chancery according to the lawe of the Realme till they were driuen to aunswere halfe the issues and profites of all theyr landes and tenementes by the space of two yeares whiche the Kyng receyued to hys vse by the sayde Richarde Empsons procuremente who enformed hym that hee myghte lawfully take the same although hee knewe that it was contrarie to the lawes and customes of the Realme wherevppon the people vexed and molested by suche hard dealings sore grudged agaynste the sayde late Kyng to the greate perill and daunger of hys person and Realme and subuersion of the lawes and auntiente customes thereof Also it was alledged againste the said Empson that he hadde sente forth preceptes directed vnto dyuers persons commaundyng them vppon greate penalties to appeare before him and other hys associates at certayn dayes and times within hys house in Sainte Brydes Parishe in a warde of London called Farringdon without where they makyng theyr appearances accordyng to the same preceptes were impleaded afore hym and other his sayde associates of dyuers murthers felonies outlaries and of the articles in the statute of prouisors conteyned also of wilfull escapes of Felons and such like matters and articles apperteyning to the plees of the Crowne and common lawes of the Realme And that done the sayde persons were committed to dyuers prisons as the Fleete the Tower and other places where they were deteyned tyll they hadde fined at hys pleasure as well for the commoditie of the sayde late Kyng as for the singular aduauntage of the sayde Sir Richarde Empson Moreouer whereas the sayde Empson beeing Recorder of Couentrie and there sate with the Maior and other Iustices of the peace vppon a speciall gaole delyuerie within y e Citie on the Monday before the feast of S. Thomas the Apostle in the sixteenth yeare of the late kyngs raigne a prisoner that hadde beene endited of felonie for takyng out of an house in that Citie certayne goodes to the value of twentie shillings was arraigned before them and bycause the Iurie would not finde the sayde prisoner giltie for wante of sufficient euidence as they after alledged the sayde Sir Richarde Empson supposing the same euidence to be sufficient caused them to be committed toward wherein they remayned foure dayes togyther till they were contented to enter band in fortie pound a peece to appeare before the Kyng and hys Counsell the second returne of the tearme then nexte ensuing being Quindena Hillarij and therevppon they keeping their day and appearing before the said sir Richard Empson and other of the kings counsell according to their bandes were adiudged to pay euery of them eyght pound for a fyne and accordingly made payment thereof as they were then thought well worthy so to do But nowe this matter so long past was still kepte in memorie and so earnest some were to enforce it to the vttermost against the sayd Empson that in a Sessions holden at Couentrie nowe in thys first yere of this kings raigne an inditemēt was framed against him for this matter and thereof he was found giltie as if therein he had committed some great and heynous offence againste the Kings peace his Crowne and dignitie Thus haue I thought good to shew what I find hereof to the end ye may perceiue how glad men were to find some coulour of sufficiēt matter to bring the said sir Richard Empson master Edmonde Dudley within daunger of the lawes whereby at lengthe they were not onely condemned by acte of Parliament through malice of such as might seeme to seeke their destruction for priuate grudges but in the end also they were arreigned as first the said Edmond Dudley in the Guild Hall of London the seuententh of Iuly and sir Richarde Empson at Northāpton in October nexte ensuing and beeing there condemned was from thence broughte backe againe to the Tower of London where hee remained till the time of his execution as after yee shall heare This yeare the plague was greate and raigned in diuers parts of this Realme 1510 The King kepte hys Christmas at Richemond The twelfth of Ianuary dyuers Gentlemen prepared to iust and the Kyng and one of hys priuie chamber called William Compton secretely armed themselues in the little Parke of Richmond and so came into the iustes vnknowen to all persons The Kyng neuer ranne openly before and did exceedinglye well Master Compton chanced to be sore hurt by Edward Neuill Esquier brother to the Lord of Burgeinie so that he was lyke to haue dyed One person there was that knew the Kyng and cryed God saue the Kyng and with that all the people were astonyed and then the Kyng discouered hymselfe to the great comfort of the people The Kyng soone after came to Westminster and there kepte his Shrouetide with greate banquettings dauncings and other iolly pastimes Ambassadors This yeare also came Ambassadors not only from the Kyng of Arragon and Castile but also from the Kynges of Fraunce Denmarke Scotlande and other princes whych were highly welcomed and nobly enterteyned Thys yeare An. reg 2. the Kyng celebratyng the feast of Pentecost at Greenewiche the Thurseday in that weeke with two other whome hee chose of purpose to assist hym as aydes chalenged all commers to fyghte with them at the barriers with target and punching staffe of eyghte foote long and that done to fyghte eache of them twelue strokes with two handed swordes with and against all commers none except beeyng a Gentleman where the Kyng behaued hymselfe so well and deliuered hymselfe so valiauntlye that through hys manly prowes and greate strengthe the lande and prayse of that martiall pastime was gyuen to hym and his aydes notwithstandyng that dyuers valiante and strong personages had assayled them In this seconde yeare the Kyng beeing forth on his progresse hearde euerye daye more and more complayntes of Empson and Dudley set forthe and aduaunced no doubte by the drifte of theyr deadly enimies wherefore The seuenth day hath Ioh◅ Stowe Empson and Dudley beheaded he sent writtes to the Sheriffes of London to putte them to execution and so the seauententh daye of August they were both beheaded at the Tower hil and both theyr bodyes and heads buryed
such artillerie as they had which was none other than of handgcaties and Hagbuttes and of them not a 〈…〉 little hurt they did but as they saw theyr 〈◊〉 in the fielde thus driuen and beaten away 〈◊〉 theyr faces they plunked in their peâ—â—â— and coached themselues within all muet but bycause by the house was set on fire and they for theyr good willes burnt and smoâ—…thered within Thus sayth maister Paten through the sauour of Gods bountie by the valiancie and policie of the Lorde Protector by the forwarde indeuour of all the Nobles and Counsaile there beside and by the willyng diligence of euery Captaine officer and true subiect else they most valiauntly wanne the 〈◊〉 it ouer their enimies of whom such slaughter was â—â—ads in 〈…〉 haue hearde amongest whome as the Pryâ—…tners reporteth besyde the Lorde â—…leâ—â—ing eche Larde of Loghenware the maister of Greyne the maister of Arfkyn the maister of Oglâ—…ythe maister of Auendala the maister of Rouen and many other of noble byrth aâ—…ding them there were of Lordes Lords sonnes and other gentlemen slaine aboue ixiij hundred 〈◊〉 the prisoners also there were many gentlemen specially of name these the Gatle of Huntley Lord Chancellor of the realme the lord of Yester Hâ—â—by â–ª Hamilton Captaine of Dundaâ—… the maister of Sanpoole the Lorde of Wâ—â—â— and a brother of the Earle of Cassels 〈…〉 and lying as they had beene dead 〈◊〉 away in the night al mained ther. Armour aâ—… weaâ—◠〈◊〉 into Engâ—… Herewith of weapon and armour more was founde than the Englishe euen vouchsafe to giue caryage 〈◊〉 and yet were there conueyed thence by ship into Englande of Iackes specially and swordes aboue thirtie thousand This night the Englishmen with great gladnesse and thankesgiuing to God as good cause they had about seuen of the clocke pitched theyr campe at Edgebuckling bray beside Pynkersclough and a mile beyonde the place they camped at before Nowe after the battaile among other questions one was moued who killed the first man that day in the field â—…lme an 〈◊〉 the glorie whereof one Ieronimo an Italian would gladly haue had a gentleman sure that had serued that day right valyauntly howbeit it was after well tryed that Cutbert Musgraue â—…bert Musgraue a Gentleman of the Erle of Warwikes deserued the prayse of killing the first enimie that dyed that day who right hardily slue a Gunner at his peece in the Scottes forewarde ere euer they beganne any whitte to turne The next day being Sunday the eleuenth of September somewhat before Noone the armie remooued and marching along the Forth syde towarde Lieth about three of the clocke in the after Noone pyght theyr fielde a pricke shotte on this syde that Towne on the Southeast halfe somwhat shadowed from Edenbourgh by a hill but yet the most part of it lay within the ful sight and shot of the Castel there The English 〈◊〉 encamped by Lieth and in distance somwhat aboue a quarter of a myle The Lorde Marshall and the most parte of the horsemen were bestowed and lodged in the Towne of Lieth The Dukes grace the Lorde Lieutenant and the rest of the armie in the campe On Tuesday the .xiij. of September the smaller vessels of the English fleete burnt Kinâ—…orne and a Towne or two standing on the North shore of the Forth agaynst Lieth In the after noone the Dukes grace rowed vp the Forth a six or seuen miles westward as it â—â—neth into the land and tooke in his way an Iland there called S. Coomes Ins 〈◊〉 Coomes 〈◊〉 whiche lyeth foure miles beyond Lieth and a good way nearer the north shore than the south yet not within a mile of the nearest It is but halfe a mile about and had in it an Abbay but the Monkes were gone fresh water ynough and store of Conies and is so naturally strong that but by one way it can be entred the plot whereof the Lord Protector considering did quickly cast to haue it kept whereby all traffient of Marchandice all commodities else comming by the Forth into theyr lande and vtterly the whole vse of the Forth it selfe with all the hauens vpon it shoulde quite bee taken from them The nexte day the Lorde Protector ryding backe againe Estwarde The Castell â—…keth to view diuerse things and places tooke Daketh in his way where a house of George Dowglas did stande and comming somewhat neare it he sent Somerset hys Herauld with a Trumpet to know who kept it and whether the keepers would hold or yeeld it to his grace aunswere was made that there were three score persons within whom theyr maister lying there Saterday at night after the battaile did will that they the house and all that was in it should be at his graces coÌ„maundement whervpon the chiefest came and in name of all the rest humbled himselfe to the Dukes will From thence his grace passed to the place where the battaile had beene striken and so by Muskelbourge returned backe to the campe On Thursday being the .xv. of this Moneth my Lorde Clinton high Admirall taking wyth him y e galley wherof Richard Brooke was captaine foure or fiue other smaller vessels besides all well appoynted with munition and men rowed vp the Forth a ten myles westwarde to an hauen towne standing on the South shore called Blaknesse whereat towarde the water side is a Castell of a pretie strength as nie whervnto as the depth of the water would suffer the Scottes for safegarde had layde the Mary Willough die and the Anthome of Newcastell two tall shippes which with extreme iniurie they had stollen from the Englishmen before time when no warre was betwixt vs with these lay there also an other large vessell called the Bosse and a seuen mo whereof part laden with merchandice My Lord Clinton and his company with right hardie approche after a great conflict betwixte the castell and his vessels by fiue force wan from them those three ships of name and burnt all the residue before their faces The .xvj. of September the Lard of Brinston a Scottish Gentleman The Lard of Brimston came to the Dukes grace from their Counsaile for cause of communication and returned againe to them hauing with him Nortey an Heâ—â—ld and king at armes of oures who found them with the olde Queene at Sterling Sir Iohn Luttrell On Saterday the .xvij. of SepteÌ„ber sir Iohn Luttrell in the after noone departed towardes S. Coomes Ins S. Coomes Ins kept with a garniâ—…on of Englishmen hauing with him an hundred Hacbutters fiftie Pioners and two row Barkes wel furnished with munition and .lxx. mariners to remaine there and keepe that I le agaynst the enimies In the time whylest the armie laye thus in campe betweene Lieth and Edenbourgh many Lards and Gentlemen came in to the Lord Protector to require his protectioÌ„ the which his grace to whom he thought good did graunt The Earle of Bothwell This day came the Erle of Bothwell to
before desirous to bee reuenged of his late repulse the Lords Willoughby Powes and Bray Ambrose Dudley sonne to the sayde Earle and at this presente worthily adorned with the title which his father then bare of Erle of Warwike Also Henry Willoughby esquier Sir Thomas Tresham Sir Marmaduke Connestable William Deueroux sonne to the Lorde Ferters of Chartley Sir Edmonde Kniuet Sir Thomas Palmer Sir Andrewe Flammocke and diuers other Knightes Esquiers Gentlemen The Earle of Warwike and such as were come with hym to Cambridge marched dyrectly from thence towardes Norwiche and came vnto Wimondham the two and twentith of August where and by the way the most part of all the GentlemeÌ„ of Norffolke that were at libertie came vnto him The nexte day betimes hee shewed hymselfe vpon the playne betwixte the Citie of Norwich and Eyton wood and lodged that night at Intwood an house belonging to Sir Thomas Gresham Knighte a two myles distant from Norwiche Heere they rested that daye and nighte following not once putting off their armoure but remayning still in a readynesse if the enimies shoulde haue made any suddaine inuasioÌ„ against them The Earle of Warwike in the meane tyme sent the afore remembred King of armes Norrey Norwiche summoned to summon the Citieâ—… eyther to open the gates that he might quietly enter or else to loke for warre at his hands that would then assay to winne it by force When Kette vnderstoode that the Herraulte was come to the gates he appointed the Maiors deputy Augustine Steward Robert Rugge two of the chiefe Citizens to goe to him and to know his errand They passing forth at a posterne and hearing his message made aunswere that they were the miserablest men that were then lyuing as they themselues beleeued that sith hauing suffered suche calamities as they could not but tremble in calling the same to remembrance could not nowe haue libertie to declare the loyall duetie whiche they bare and ought to beare to the Kyngs hyghnesse so that they accompted themselues moste vnfortunate sith their happe was to liue in that season in which they must eyther ieopard losse of life or the estimation of their good name although they trusted the Kinges maiestie would be gracious Lord vnto them sith they had giuen no consente vnto suche wicked Rebellion as was thus reysed against his highnes but with losse of goodes and perill of life so farre as in them lay hadde done what they coulde to keepe the Citizens in duetifull obedience One thing more they woulde humbly desire of my Lorde of Warwike that where as there was no smal number of Kettes army in the Citie without armour or weapon and as it should seeme yrkesome and weary of that whyche had bene alreadye done it mighte please him once agayne to vouchsafe to offer them the kyngs pardon and if hee shoulde thus doe they had greate hope that the Rebels woulde gladly accepte it and so the matter mighte bee pacifyed withoute more bloudshed Norrey returned to the Earle of Warwike and declared what aunswere hee had receyued The Earle desirous of nothing more than to haue the matter thus taken vppe as well for other considerations as for feare least the Gentlemen remayning prisoners with the Rebels shoulde bee vnmercifully murthered by theyr keepers if they came to the vttermost triall of battayle he resolued to proue if it woulde thus come to passe and heerevpon was Norrey with a Trumpette sent to offer them a generall pardon who beeing entred the Citie mette about fortie of the Rebels on Horsebacke Nâ—…rrey King of armes sent to offer the Rebelles their pardon riding two and two togither very pleasaunte and mercie and so passing from Saint Stephans gate vnto Byshoppes gate the Trumpeâ—…tâ—… founded hys Trumpette and with that a greate multitude of the Rebels came thronging downe togither from the hyll to whome the Horsemen speedily rydyng commaunded that they should deuide themselues and stande in order vppon ryther syde the way and as Norrey and the Trumpetter with two of the chiefe Citizens entred betwixte them they were receyued wyth greate noyse and clamoure for euerye of them puttyng off theyr hartes or cappes cryed God saue Kyng Edwarde God saue Kyng Edwarde Norrey and the two Citizens highly commendyng them heerein requested them to keepe their place and order wherein they stoode for a whyle and then Norrey passing foorthe aboute two hundred and fiftie paces came to the toppe of the hyll and puttyng vppon his coate armoute stayed awhyle for Kette was not yet come and at length began to declare vnto them in what manner dyuers tymes sith fyrste they hadde taken armes in hande the Kyngs maiestie by sundrye persons as well Herraultes as other hadde soughte to reduce them from theyr vnlawfull and rebellious tumultes vnto theyr former duetie and obedience and yet neuerthelesse they hadde shewed themselues wilfull and stubborne in refusing hys mercifull pardon freely offered vnto them and despised the messengers whiche hys grace hadde sente vnto them to pronounce the same hee wylled them therefore to call themselues nowe at length to remembraunce and to beholde the state of the common wealthe whyche they so often to no purpose had still in theyr mouthes and neuerthelesse by them miserably defaced and broughte in daunger of vtter ruyne and decay and heerewith discoursing at large of the horrible wicked and heynous murthers riots burnings and other crimes by them committed hee wylled them to consider into what Sea of mischiefes they had throwen themselues and what punishment they oughte to looke for as due to them for the same sith as well the wrath of God as the Kyngs army was hanging ouer theyr heads and ready at hande which they were not able to resist for his grace hadde resolued no longer to suffer so greate and presumptuous a mischiefe as thys to be fostered in the middle of his Realme and therefore hadde appoynted the righte honorable Earle of Warwike a man of noble fame and approued valiancie to bee hys generall Lieuetenante of that hys royall armye to persecute them with fyre and sworde and not to leaue off tyll hee hadde vtterly dispersed and featured that wicked and abhonimable assemble and yet such was the exceeding greatnesse of the Kings bountifull mercy and clemency that hee that was by hym appoynted to be a reuenged of their heynous treasons committed agaynst hys maiestie if they coÌ„tinued in there obstinate shoulde hee also the 〈…〉 and minister of hys gracious and free pardon to so manye as woulde accept it Which vnlesse they now 〈◊〉 the sayd Earle had made a solemne vowe that they should neuer haue it offered to them agayne but that he would persecute them till he had punished the whole multitude according to their iust deserter Manye that hearde him hauing due consideration of their miserable estate were 〈◊〉 with some remorse of conscience fearing at lâ—…gth to tast the reuenge of suche horrible crimes at they hadde bin partakers of
marching with his menne in battayle army broughte them hoâ—…e in safetie without other impeachment The seuententh of December the Counte Montgomerie and Sir Hugh Pauleâ—… arriued at Newhauen in one of the Queenes Shippes called the Ayde The ninetenth of December A Proclamation a Proclamation was made for orders to be obserued concerning the embarquing of such souldyers as were â—…ed to depart by passeport or otherwise and likewise prohibiting the taking into anye vessell any drie fish wine â—…ugre or any houshold stuffe without special licence of the Lord Lieutenant Whilest things passed thus in Normandye at Newhauen and thereaboutes where y e noble Erle of Warwike and other valiant Captaines were ready to make proofe of their high prowes in time and place as occasion might serue these ended his life at home that honorable Baron The deathe of the Lorde Grey of Wilton and right famous Captayne in his dayes William Lorde Grey of Winton Knighte of the most noble order of the Garter and at that presente Gouernour of Berwike and warden of the â—â—st marches anâ—â—ust Scotland He deceassed the fyue and twentith of December this yere 1562. at Cheshnut in Hertfordshire then the house of Henrye Deny Esquier that had married mistresse Honor Grey the sayd Lord Greys only daughter The sixe and twentith of December the Counte de Montgomerie tooke shypping at Newhauen roade accompanyed with foure hundred harquebusiers Frenchmen and sayled to Dieppe there to be gouernoure of that towne He wente in an English barke belonging to Nicholas Musby Secretary to the Earle of Warwike Lord Lieutenant The third of Ianuary 1563 a Shallop that was sent the same morning from Newhauen laden with beere and other vittailes to passe vnto Tankeruille was assayled aboute Harflewe by a Shallop of Hunfleu whiche droue the Hoy to the shore so as the Englishmen forsooke theyr Hoy and came running to Newhauen to declare what had happened Heerevpon the Lord Lieutenant sente for the foure French Shallops by water and the Horsmen with sixe hundred footemen passed forth by land and vsed such diligence that they came euen as the Frenchmen were haling vp the Hoy towardes Harflewe and skirmishing with the Frenchmen beeing fourescore good Harquebusiers for the space of a long houre at length recouered the Hoy A Hoy recouered which the Frenche had taken and tooke three of their Shallops with their ordinance which they broughte to Newhauen with the losse of one onely man an Harquebusier of Captayne Zouches bande The fourth of Ianuary in the morning the Englishe skoute beeing thirtie good Harquebusiers were sette vpon by the enimies that droue them vnto the very gates They shot also with their Harquebusies into the Towne and ouer the Mont Royall among the English Souldyers They hurt at that present three of y e scoutes but when they perceyued that the Englishmen were in a readinesse to approche them they departed beeing in number three hundred horsemen and a thousande footemen Souldyers of Mondeuille and Harfleu The fifth of Ianuary wer appreheÌ„ded Captayne Blondell Captaine Moucombell Monsieur Demainie and Vitanua with others for some conspiracie or trayterous practise whyche they went about and had malitiously contriâ—…ed The same day Captayne Edward Horsey with his two huÌ„dred Souldyers and Captaine Francis Blont with his hundred tooke shipping at Newhauen road and sayled to Dieppe there to remayne with the Conte Montgomerie whose wyfe the Countesse Montgomerie wente also with them to hir husbande the same tyme. On the Saterday following the twelfth day after Christmas A great tempest in Leicester being the ninth of Ianuary a greate tempest of winde and thunder happened in the Towne of Leicester whiche vncouered two and fortie bayes of houses and ouerthrewe many renting and tearing them in peeces in a strange and maruellous manner The people that were assembled that daye in the market place to buy and sell their vsuall chafer wares and commodities were fore amazed and astonyed with the hideousnesse of that most outragious and violent tempest On Thursday the fourtenth of Ianuary at one of the clocke in the morning there issued forth of Newhauen threescore Horsemen and a thousande footemen all Englishmen and comming to Mondeuille where the Reingraue lay An alarme giuen to Mondeuillâ—… â–ª gaue to them within an alarme but neyther the Reisters nor the Almayne footemen nor french that were within that Towne woulde come forth and therefore after the Englishmen hadde tarried there the space of foure houres they returned backe againe to Newhauen The fiftenth of Ianuary at one of the clocke in the after noone there issued forth of Newhauen threescore Horsemen and fifteene hundred footemen whiche commyng to Harfleâ—… An alarme giuen to Hâ—…flewe gaue a like alarme to that towne but none of the garrison there woulde come forthe where vpon the Englishmen returned home agayne to Newhauen The sixtenth of Ianuary The Castell Tankeruille deliuered to the Reingraue the Castell of TaÌ„keruille was surrendred to the Râ—…ingraue after he had layne about it an eyght dayes with two thousand Horsemen and footemen It was nowe yeelded by composition after it had bin kept by the space of thirtie eight days that those within should depart with bagge and baggages the galley beeing sent from Newhauen to fetch them away There were no moe within it at that tyme when it was thus deliuered but Captayne Iohn Warde Captaine Edward Dudley and Captayne Saule hys Lieutenant Riley with threescore and tenne Englishe Souldyers and thirtie French The ninetenth of Ianuary there landed at Newhauen Captayne Tremayne with fiftie Horsemenne very well appointed Tremayne to serue the Queenes Maiestie there The foure and twentith of Ianuary Frauncis Clearke Francis Clearke Frenchman arriued at NewhaueÌ„ with two tall Shippes of his owne right well appoynted for the warres bringing with hym three rich prises Prises taken by him valued at aboue fiftie thousand Crownes one of them was a mightie greate Hulke laden with woade and allume The sixe and twentith of Ianuary Captaine Tremayne with all his Horsemen and Captayne Clearke with his Scottish Horsemen and sixe hundred footemen went forth of NewhaueÌ„ towards Mondeuille and by the way in a little Village there was a Frenche Captayne come forthe of Mondeuille named Monsieur Emerie hauing with hym thirtie Souldiers where falling in hande to spoyle the same Village the paysants aboute gathered themselues togyther and set vpon him and his Souldyers and whilest they were thus in fighte the Scottish Horsemenne came suddaynely vpon them Captayne Emerle taken by the Scottish horsemen tooke the sayde Captayne sore wounded flewe twelue of hys Souldyers and tooke foureteene other of them prisoners whome with their Captayne wounded as hee was they broughte home the same night vnto Newhauen â—…clamaâ—… The three and twentith of Ianuary a Proclamation was made for orders to bee obserued by the Souldyers and other resâ—…ants within the Towne of Newhauen concerning politike gouernement thereof as
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
other sticketh fast as the 〈◊〉 at his coÌ„ming a land with his army in England 285. â—…9 William Wittelsey Archbishop of Caunterburye dyeth 995.17 a Willoughby Robert Lord Brooke generall of the army into Britain 1434 line 10 William succedeth Raufe in the Archbishopricke of Caunterbury 359.38 Winchcomb Church builded 200.105 Winchcomb Abbey founded 201.5 Wilshire wasted by the Danes 245.77 .252.10 Winchester wonne by the Danes 247.81 William of Malmesburie cited 19.25 .97.6 .116 line 52 William of Malmesburie confuted 19.28 Windham Iohn Knyghte and beheaded 1457.40 Wicklifes doctrine mainteyned page 1155. col 1. line 43. his bookes condemned line 55 William de la Pole Erle of Suffolke page 1269. col 1. line 36. col 2. line 6.25.40 page 1271. col 2. line 16. Duke of Suffolke page 1273. col 2. lin 57. a exclamation against him page 1277. col 2. line 6. sent to the Tower pa. 1278. col 2. line 47. deliuered line 49. banished page 1279. col 1. line 21. beheaded line 28 Wilfride a virgin taken out of a Nunrie and defloured by King Edgar 233.11 Wigmere battell foughte by the Danes against the Englishmen 245.35 Wilson Doctor in the premunire 1578.21 pardoned 1581.48 William King of Scottes conspireth with Henrye the sonne againste Kyng Henrye the second 426. 108. he entreth CumberlaÌ„d and besiegeth Careleil 427.67 .433.107 inuadeth NorthumberlaÌ„d and burneth and spoyleth the Countrey 430.28 William Fitz Osbert with the long bearde is conueted before the B. of Caunterbury 529.80 hee appeareth and is dismissed quietly 529.86 he is newly attached and escapeth into saint Mary Bowe Churche keepeth it by force is forced out by fire 529. 105. he is wounded with a knife 529.116 he is araigned in the Tower coÌ„demned drawen and executed 530.4 VVilliam Tirell esquier beheaded page 1313. col 1. line 28 VVilliam Neuill Lorde Fawconbridge Earle of Kente page 1313. col 1. line 40 VVilliam Tailbois Erle of Kyme page 1315. col 1. line 6. beheaded li. 12 VVilliam Lord Herberte Erle of PeÌ„broke page 1315. col 1. line 54. page 1319. col 2. line 35. beheded pag. 1320. col 2. li. 35 VVilford Iames knight valiauntlye defendeth Hadington 1638.20 is taken prisoner 1640.3 VVilliam sonne to Kyng Stephan considered of in the agreemente betweene his father and Henrye Fitz Empresse 389.45 VVilfrid Bishop of Hexham dyeth 190.105 VVilfrid the second succeedeth Iohn in the Archbishoprik of Yorke 190.109 VVilmote a noble man of Sussex banished lyeth rouing vppon the coastes 244 VVilliam Earle of Mortaigne wilfully banisheth himselfe the lande 343.49 VVisbasdowne battaile foughte betweene the Saxons one with another 142.95 VVilliam K. of Scottes marrieth the Lorde Ermengarde daughter to Richard VicouÌ„t Beaumount 463.62 VVilliam Conqueroure hath not so much ground as to bury him in without doing iniurie to another 315.103 VVilliam Conqueroures issue 315.111 VVilliam Bishop of London obteyneth the firste Charter for the Citie of London 316.25 VVilliam Conqueroures Sepulchre opened with the length and bignes of his body 316.61 VVilliam Rufus second sonne to King VVilliam looke Rufus VVilliam VVilnotus emprisoned againe by K. VVilliam Rufus 317.37 VVilliaÌ„ Bishop of Durham 318.60 VVilliam King of Scots commeth into EnglaÌ„d and doth homage to HeÌ„ry the second 408.68 he goeth ouer into Normandye with K. Henrye the second 408.82 VVilliam succeedeth hys father Patrike in the Earledome of Salisburie 411.23 VVilliam King of Scots taken prisoner 435.1 is released out of prison 439.20 he commeth to a Parliamente to Northhampton 443.22 VVilliam Earle of Arundell dyeth 445.6 VVinchester besieged by the Romaines 51.34 VVilliam King of Sicile departeth this life 486. line 102 VVilloughby Roberte knight conueyd the Erle of VVarwike froÌ„ Sheriffehuton to the tower of London 1425.20 VVilliam Conqueroure being ridde of one vexation is alwayes troubled with an other 307. line 20 VVilloughby Roberte created Lorde Brooke 1426.38 VVinleshore battell foughte by the Englishmen against y e Danes 207.13 VVinchester Citie destroyed by the Danes 208.55 VVinborne Abbey 211.14 VVilton battaile foughte by the Danes againste the Englishmen 212.2 VVinfrid B. of Mercia 179.94 VVinchester Churche builded 180.70 VVinfrid deposed for disobedience 181.8 William Cotton slayne page 1288. col 1. line 13 Wibbas or Wipha succeedeth his father Crida in the Kingdome of Mercia 145.88 William Conqueroure inuadeth Scotland with a mighty army 307.38 Wimond a Monke fyrste Byshoppe of the I le of Man had his eyes put out 386.6 VVilliam Archbyshoppe of Yorke complayned of to the Pope and deposed 382.38 Wiues to be kept according to the lawes of holy Church 420.110 VVilliam sonne to King Stephan departeth this life 399.44 VVilliaÌ„ VVicwan made Archbishop of York 789. 36 a dyeth 794.48 a Windsor Castell besieged by the Barons 603.19 they raise theyr Campe secretely in the nyghte 604.46 VVilliam Duke of Normandie promiseth hys daughter in marriage to Earle Harold 278.40 VVilliam erle of Northfolke breaketh his legge with a fall from hys Horse 303.3 VVilliam Duke of Normandyes backe peece of his armour put on before by chance 286.83 VVilliam King of Scots commeth to visit Kyng Henrye the seconde of England 411.99 VVilliam King of Scots and Dauid his brother do homage to Henry son to King Henrye the second 412.75 VVilliam StaÌ„ley knight page 1321. col 1. line 55 Wigmore Castell besieged and wonne by the Barons 765.37 VVilliam VVilford toke Shippes on the coastes of Britaine page 1140. col 2. line 34 VVilliam Sautre brente in Smithfield page 1132 col 2. line 30 VVilton Nunrie fortifyed in steed of a Castell 379.69 VVil. Argentine Knight page 1119. col 2. line 46 VVilliam Venoure page 1120. col 2. line 17 VVilliam Erle of Pembroke perswadeth the nobilitie against Lewes and to take parte wyth Henry the third 608.60 VVilliam wyth the long berd maketh an oration to the people 529.34 VVilliam Conqueroure leadeth a mighty armye into Wales 310.7 William Conqueroure leadeth an army against his eldest sonne Roberte in Normandy 310.34 he is vnhorsed by his sonne Roberte and is by hym eftsoones horsed againe 310.45 they are made friends 310.69 William long scoured the seas pa. 1156. col 2. lin 50 Wise saying of a worthye Prince page 1256. col 1. line 46 Wales deuided froÌ„ the other partes of Britaine by Seuerne 75.22 Wall builded or restored betwene the Britaines Scots by Seuerus 81.3 Walbroke in London why so called 82.50 Wichwood beside Stony Stratford page 1316. col 1. line 46 Whitsandbay page 1323. col 1. line 30 Wilton Abbey buylded 226.116 Wilfride Bishop of worcester 192.20 Wiccies prouince nowe Worcester 192.19 Winchester made a Bishops Sea 191.8 Withred departeth thys life 191.81 Wise meÌ„ deserue as much praise for their counsell as stoute warrioures for their valiancie 84.50 Wilfride restored to Northumberland 186.3 Withred son to Gegherte made K. of Kent 187.10 Wil. Conqueroure returneth out of Normandye into England 297.32 hee leadeth an army againste y e Citie of Exeter 299.41 he leadeth an army into the Northe againste the Danes and