handes a greate portion of treasure whyche was broughte thither to bee transported ouer to the Poictouins that were so fledde the Realme Also there was founde a greate quantitie of treasure in the newe Temple at London whych they had gathered and hoorded vp there the which also was seased to the Kings vse But nowe to returne vnto the doings in the Parliamente holden at Oxford Mat. VVest It was ordeyned as some write that the Kyng shoulde choose foorthe twelue persons of the Realme and the communaltie of the land shoulde choose foorth other twelue the which hauing Regall authoritie in their hande Foâ—… and twenty 〈…〉 myghte take in charge the gouernaunce of the Realme vpon them and should from yeare to yeare prouide for the due election of Iustices Chauncellors Treasorers and other officers and see for y e safe keeping of the Castels which belonged to the Crowne These foure and twentie gouernours appointed as prouiders for the good gouernement of the Realme began to order all things at theyr pleasure in y e mean time not forgetting to vse things chiefly to their owne aduantages as well in prouiding efchetes and wardes for their sonnes and kinsfolkes as also in bestowing patronages of Churches belonging to the kings gift at theyr pleasures so that these prouiders seemed to prouide all for themselues in so muche The abâ—… of those 〈…〉 that neyther Kyng nor Christ coulde receyue ought amongst them There be that write how there were but twelue of these gouernours chosen Fabian whose names were as followe First the Archbyshop of Caunterbury the Byshoppe of Worcetor Roger Bigod Earle of Northfolke and Marshal of Englande Simon de Montforde Earle of Leicester Richard de Clare Earle of Gloucester Humfrey Bohun Earle of Hereford the Earles of Warwike and Arundell Sir Iohn Mansell chiefe Iustice of Englande Sir Roger Lorde Mortimer Sir Hugh Bigod Sir Peter de Sauoy Sir Iames Audeley and Sir Peter de Montforte To these was authoritie only giuen to punish and correct al such as offended in breaking of any the ordinaÌ„ces at this Parliament established It was not long after the finishing of thys Parliament but that stryfe and variaunce beganne to kindle betweene the King and the Earles of Leycester and Gloucester â—…ntention be â—…ixt the â—…les of Leyâ—…ster and â—…oucester by reason of such officers as the sayde Earles hadde remoued and put other in theyr rowmes Among the whiche Iohn Mansell was discharged of his office and sir Hugh Bygod brother to the Earle Marshall admitted in his rowmth Also bycause the foresayde gouernours had knowledge that the king minded not to performe the ordinaunces established at Oxforde they thought to make theyr part as stroÌ„g as was possible for them to doe and therefore vpon the morrow after the feast of Marie Magdalene â—…e Lordes â—…me to the â—…ildehall to â—…e their orâ—…ances conâ—…ed the king as then being at Westminster the Earle Marshall the Earle of Leycester and dyuerse other came to the Guyldhall of London where the Maior and Aldermen with the Commons of the Citie were assembled and there the Lordes shewed the Instrument or wryting sealed wyth the kings Seale and with the Seales of hys sonne Prince Edwarde and of many other Lordes of the lande conteyning the Articles of those ordinances whiche had beene concluded at Oxforde wylling the Maior and Aldermen to set also therevnto theyr common Seale of the Citie The Maior and Aldermen vppon aduice amongst them taken required respyte till they might knowe the kings pleasure therein but the Lordes were so earnest in the matter and made such instance that no resort coulde be had so that in the ende the common Seale of the Citie was put to that writing and the Maior and diuerse of the Citie sworne to mainteyne the same their allegiance saued to the king with their liberties franchises according to the accustomed maner Vpon the .ix. day of August A Proclamation agaynst purueyers Proclamation was made in dyuerse places of the Citie that none of the kings takers shoulde take any thing within the Citie without the will of the owner except two tunnes of Wine which the king accustomably had of euery shippe comming from Burdeaux paying but .xl. shillings for the tun By meanes of this Proclamation nothing was taken by the kings officers within the Citie and liberties of the same except readie payment were made in hande which vse continued not long â—…lifes and â—…er officers â—…nished The foresayde Iudges sitting on that maner at Saint Sauiours punished Baylifes and other officers very extreemely which were conuict afore them for diuerse trespasses and specially for taking of merciaments otherwise than law gaue them After this the same sir Hugh came vnto the Guyldhall and there sat in iudgement and kepte plees without order of law Bakers punished and contrarie to the liberties of the Citie Hee punished Bakers for lacke of true syze by the Tumbrell where before they were punished by the Pillorie Math. Paris The Poictouins suspected to haue poysoned the English Lordes and many other things he vsed after such maner more by wil than by any good order of law There was a bruyte raysed whether of truth or otherwise we leaue to the credit of the authors that the Poictouins had practised to poyson the most part of the English nobilitie In deede diuerse of them were grieuously tormented with a certaine disease of swelling and breaking oute some dyed and othersome right hardly escaped of which number the Earle of Gloucester was one who lay sicke a long time at Sonninge a place besydes Reading At length hee recouered but his brother William died of the same disease and vpon his deathbed layde the faulte to one Walter Scotenye as the occasioner of his death which afterwardes cost the sayde Walter hys lyfe For although he was one of the chiefe Counsaylours and Stewarde also to the sayde Earle of Gloucester yet beeing had in suspition and therevpon apprehended and charged wyth that cryme when in the yeare next following in Iune hee came to be arraigned at Winchester and put him selfe to bee tryed by a Iury Wiâ—…â—…ney 〈◊〉 and câ—… the same pronounced him guyltie and when those that were empaneled vpon that Iurie were asked by the Iudges howe they vnderstoode that hee shoulde bee guiltie they answered bycause that where the sayde Walter was neuer indebted that they could heare of eyther to William de Valence or to any of his brethren they were fully certified that he had of late receyued no small summe of money of the sayde de Valence for to poyson both his maister and other of the English nobilitie as was to be thought sithe there was no other apparant cause why he shoulde receyue such gyft at the handes of their enimie the sayde William de Valence He sâ—… and so was the sayde Walter executed at Winchester aforesayde 〈…〉 haâ—… 〈◊〉 The Haruest was very lace this yeare so
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
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
K. Philippâ—… into Englandâ—… Kyng Philippe who a long season hadde bin in Flanders to take possession and gouernemente of the lowe Countreys as is aforesayde did nowe returne into England and passed through London beeyng accompanyed with the Queene and diuers nobles of the Realme The foure and twentith of Aprill Thomas Stafford seconde sonne to the Lord Stafforde with other to the number of two and thirtie persons comming forthe of France by Sea arriued at Scarbarrough in Yorkeshire where they tooke the Castell and helde the same two dayes and then were taken without effusion of bloud The sayde Stafford and Richard Sanders otherwise called Captayne Sanders with three or foure others of the which one was a French man were sente vp to London and there committed to prison in the Tower The said Stafford and four others were arraigned and condemned wherevpon the eyghte and twentith of May beeyng Fridaye the said Stafforde was beheaded on the Tower hill and on the morrowe three of his companye as Strelley Bradford and Proctor were drawen from the Tower to Tiborne and there executed Their heads were sette ouer the bridge and theyr quarters ouer the gates aboute the same Citie Captaine Sanders had hys pardon and so escaped The fyrste of May Thomas Percye was made Knyghte and after Lorde and on the next daye hee was created Earle of Northumberlande The Queene gaue to him all the landes whych had bin his auncetors remaining at that time in hir handes In thys season although the Frenche Kyng as was sayd was verye loth to haue warres wyth Englande yet the Queene tangling hir selfe contrarye to promise in hir husbands quarrell sente a defyance to the Frenche Kyng by Clarenceaux Kyng of armes who comming to the Citie of Remes where the sayde King then lay declared the same vnto hym the seuenth of Iune being the Monday in Whitson weeke on the whyche daye Garter and Norrey Kyng of armes accompanyed with other Herraultes and also with the Lorde Maior and certayne of the Aldermen of the Citie of LondoÌ„ by sounde of three Trumpettes Queene Maâ—… proclayâ—…eth open â—â—e with the French King that rode before them proclaymed open warre agaynst the sayde Frenche Kyng fyrste in Cheape syde and after in other partes of the Citie where customarily suche Proclamations are made the Sheriffes styll ridyng wyth the Herraultes tyll they hadde made an ende although the Lorde Maior brake off in Cheape syde and went to Saynte Peters to heare seruice and after to Poules where according to the vsage then hee wente a Procession Kyng Philippe bycause of the warres towardes betwixte him and the Frenche Kyng the sixth of Iuly passed ouer the Calais and so into Flaunders where on that syde the Seas hee made greate prouision for those warres at whyche tyme there was greate talke among the common people muttering that the Kyng makyng small accompt of the Queene soughte occasions to be absent from hir Neuerthelesse she shortly after caused an army of a thousand horsemen and four thousande footemen with two thousande pioners to bee transported ouer to hys ayde vnder the leading of dyuers of the nobilitie and other valiaÌ„t Captaynes whose names partly followe The Earle of Pembroke Captayne generall Sir Anthony Browne Vicount Montagewe Lieutenaunte generall vnder the sayde Earle The Lorde Grey of Wilton Lorde Marshall The Earle of Rutlande generall of the Horsemen The Lorde Clinton nowe Earle of Lincolne colonell of the footemen The Lorde Russell nowe Earle of Bedforde The Lorde Robert Dudley now Earle of Leicester maister of the ordinance The Lord Thomas Howard Sir William West nowe Lorde de la Ware Sir Edwarde Windesore after Lorde Windesore The Lord Bray Sir Edmonde Bridges Lorde Chandos The Lord Ambrose Dudley now Earle of Warwike The Lord Henry Dudley Edward Randoll Esquier Sergeant maior Maister Whiteman Treasorer of the armye Edward Chamberlayne Esquier Captaine of the pioners Sir Richard Legh trenchmaister Iohn Hiegate Esquier Prouost Marshall Thomas Heruy Esquier Muster Maister Sir Peter Carew Sir William Courtney Sir Giles Stranguish Sir Tho. Finche M. of the Camp other nobles Knightes and Gentlemen of righte approued valiance although diuers of them were suspected to be Protestantes The fiftenth of Iuly the Lady Anne of Cleue departed thys life at Chelsey and was honorably buryed at Westminster the fifth of August a Lady of righte commendable regarde courteous gentle a good housekeeper and verye bountifull to hir seruauntes The eyghtenth of August was a solemne obsequie celebrate in the Churche of Sainte Paule in London for Iohn Kyng of Portingale who departed thys lyfe in Iulye last past The Lorde Treasorer was chiefe mourner The Queenes army beeyng transported ouer to Calais as before yee haue hearde marched to ioyne with Kyng Philippes power the whyche already beeyng assembled hadde inuaded the Frenche confynes and beeing come before Sainte Quintines planted a strong siege before that Towne to the rescue whereof the Frenche Kyng sente a greate armye bothe of Horsemerme and footemen vnder the leadyng of the Connestable of Fraunce Fifteene or sixteene thousand footemeÌ„ and a three or four thousand horsemen whiche armye consisted of aboute nyne hundred men at armes with as manye lyghte horsemen seauen or eight hundred Reisters two and twentie ensignes of Lansquenetz and sixteene ensignes of Frenche footemen They hadde also wyth them fiftene peeces of greate artillerie to witte sixe double Cannons foure long culuerings the residue basterd culueryngs and other peeces of smaller molde The Connestable thus guarded vppon S. Laurence daye whyche is the tenth of August approched the Towne meaning to putte into the same succours of more Souldyers wyth Dandelot the Admirals brother that was within the Towne not furnished with suche a garrison as was thoughte expedient for the defence thereof agaynste suche a power as Kyng Philip hadde prepared against it And ther wer takeÌ„ these prisoners following The Duke of Montmorencie Conestable of Fraunce Prisoners of name hurt with an Harquebuze shotte in the haunch The Duke of Mountpencer These nine were Knightâ—… of the order hurte in the heade The Duke of Longueville The Marshall of Saint Andrewes The Lorde Lewes brother to the Duke of Mantoa Monsieur de Vasse The Baron of Curton Monsieur de la Roche du Maine The Reingraue Coronell of the Almaines Moreouer the Counte de Roche Foucault Monsieur d' Obigny Monsieur de Meru Sonnes to the Conestable Monsieur de Montbrun Sonnes to the Conestable Monsieur de Biron Sonnes to the Conestable Monsieur de la Chapelle de Biron Monsieur de Saint Heran Beside many other Gentlemen and Captaines of good account and estimation Yet there escaped the more part of the French horsemen and many of theyr footmen with certain of their captains of honor as the duke of Neuers the Prince of Conde brother to the king of Nauerre The Erle of Montmorencie eldest sonne to the Conestable the erle of Sancerre Monsier de Burdillon and other of
vntill hys embarquemente homewardes In the mayne Countreys he was accompanyed with the gouernoures and Nobles of the places aboute And in the good Townes where hee passed hee was presented by the chiefe Magistrates wherein theyr good wylles were to bee thankefully accepted though hys Lordshippes rewardes farre ouer valued theyr presents At his approche neere to Paris hee was encountred on the way for courtesie sake â–ª by two Marquesses of Trans and Saluâ—…es this beeing of the house of Sauoy and the other of the worthy family of Foix. These wanted not suche as accompanyed them and the â—â—me 〈◊〉 of the best sorte At the L. Ambassadors first audience which was at the Castell of Madrill otherwise called Boloigne neere Paris where the King then lay the Queenes Almayn Coches very brauely furnished were sente to Paris for him in one of the whiche his Lordship with the Marques of Trans rode towardes the Courte very narrowly escaping from a shrewde turne and great mischance by reason the same Coche was ouerthroweÌ„ by the Dutch Wagoners their negligence who in a brauery gallopping the fielde made an ouer short turne wherewith the Marques was sore bruised The Lord Ambassador at his arriuall at the place was right honorably receyued hee was banquetted by dyuers and that very sumptuously whiche by him was not left vnrequited to the vttermost and rather with the better for his liberalitie among the Frenche was verye large but hys rewarde at the Kyngs hands was only a chayne waying a thousand french Crownes At that present there was a great dearth and scarcitie of vittailes in Fraunce The riuer of Sayne that runneth through Paris was not passable with vessels by reason of the greate frostes and thereby not onely all kinde of vittayles but also hey and woodde hard to come by and not to be hadde but at excessiue prises the Countrey thereaboutes hauing before bin sore harried and spoyled by the ciuill tumultes by reason whereof not only the Lord of Buckhurst for the space hee remayned there but also Sir Henrye Norrice nowe Lorde Norrice and maister Frauncis Walsingham hir Maiesties Ambassadors ligiers successiuely were driuen to an increase in expenses paying for euerye thing they boughte an hygher price than ordinarily hadde beene accustomed After that the Lord Buckhurst had bin feasted and banquetted by the Kyng and other of the Frenche nobilitie and had accomplished the poyntes of hys Ambassage hee tooke leaue of the Kyng and departed homewardes arriuing heere in Englande a little before Easter The seconde of Aprill Parliament a Parliament began at Westminster wherein was graunted to the Queenes Maiestie towarde hir great charges Stow. in repressing the late Rebellion in the North and pursuing the sayde Rebelles and theyr fautors whiche were fledde into Scotlande by the Cleargy a subsidie of sixe shillings in the pouÌ„d and by the Temporaltie two fifteenes with a subsedie of two Shillings and eyght pence in the pounde Doctor Story executed The fyrst of Iune Iohn Story a Doctor of the Canon lawe who before hadde bin condemned of hygh Treason was drawen from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered his head was sette on London bridge and his quarters on the gates of the Citie The .xviij. of Iune in Trinitie terme A combat appoynted at Tuthil there was a combat appointed to haue bin foughte for a certaine manour and dâ—…maine lands beloÌ„ging therevnto in the Isle of Hartye adioining to the Isle of Shepey in Kent Simon Lowe and Iohn Kime were plaintifes had brought a writ of righte againste Thomas Paramore who offered to defend his right by battail whervpon the plaintifes aforesayde accepted to aunswer his challenge offering lykewise to defende their right to the same mannor and landes and to proue by battail that Paramore had no right nor good title to haue the same mannor lands Herevpon y e sayd Thomas Paramour brought before the Iudges of the commoÌ„ pleas at Westminster one George Thorne a bigge broade strong set fellowe and the playntifes broughte Henry Nayler master of defence and seruaunt to the right honorable the Erle of Leycester a proper slender man and not so taule as y e other Thorne cast downe a gauntlet whych Nayler tooke vp Vpon the Sunday before the battaile should be tryed on the next morrow the matter was stayed and the parties agreed that Paramour being in possession should haue the lande and was bound in fiue hundred pounde to consider the plaintifes as vpon bearing the matter the Iudges should awarde The quarel of combat stayed The Queenes Maiesty was the taker vp of y e matter in this wise It was thought good that for Paramores assuraunce the order should be kept touching the combate and that the plaintifes Lowe Kime shoulde make defaulte of appearaunce but that yet suche as were sureties for Nayler theyr Champions appearaunce should bryng him in and likewise those that wer sureties for Thorne shoulde bring in the same Thorne in discharge of theyr band and that the Courte shoulde sitte in Tuthill fieldes where was prepared one plot of ground one and twenty yards square double rayled for the combate withoute the West square a stage beeyng set vp for the Iudges representing the Court of the common pleas All the compasse without the listes was sette with scaffoldes one aboue another for people to stand and beholde There were behinde the square where the Iudges sate two tentes the one for Naylor the other for Thorne Thorne was there in the morning tymely Nayler aboute seauen of the clocke came through London appareled in a dublet and galeygascoyne breeches all of Crimosyn satyn cutte and rased a hat of blacke veluet with a red fether and bande before him drums and fifes playing the gauntlet cast downe by George Thorne was borne before y e sayd Nayler vpon a swords poynt and hys baston a staffe of an elle long made taper wise tipt with horne with his shielde of hard leather was borne after him by Askam a yeoman of y e Queenes guarde â–ª hee came into the palace at Westminster and staying not long before the Hall dore came backe into the Kinges streete and so along thorough the SaÌ„ctuary and Tothill streete into the field where he stayed till past nine of the clocke and then sir Ierome Bowes brought him to his Tent Thorne being in the Tent with sir Henry Cheyney long before About ten of the clock the Court of commoÌ„ pleas remoued and came to the place prepared when the Lorde chiefe Iustice with two other hys associates were set then Lowe was called solemnely to come in or else he to lose his writ of right Then after a certayne time the sureties of Henry Nailer were called to bring in the sayde Nayler Champion for Simon Lowe shortly therevppon Sir Ierome Bowes leadyng Nayler by the hand entreth with him the lists bringing hym downe that square by which hee entred beeing on the lefte hande of the
to be borne not to serue his owne turne but for to profite his countreye and to seeke for the generall benefite of vs that are his subiectes And albeit I am sure that you doe well knowe how all these qualities are most abundantly plaÌ„ted in the person of Iohn duke of Normandie a person of hygh prowes and no lesse prudencie for the which ye ought to iudge hym ryghte worthye of the gouernement yet beeyng in doubte leaste the common fame should carrie you awaye or least you shoulde turne your myndes to the fauour of an other as in respect of some better ryght by title of a more lawfull descente of inheritaunce pretended by others than he hath to shewe I require you to giue eare vnto my wordes who bearyng the state of two mauer of persones ought to be profitable to my countrey not only by example and exhortation but also by loyaltie and good counsell whyche hytherto I haue euer studyed to perfourme and wherein God willing I meane to persiste so long as I shall continue in this mortall transitorie tabernacle Therfore wheras at this present wee haue in hande to conclude vppon suche a weyghtie matter which being once done can not be vndone I coÌ„mend vnto you this Iohn euen with all my very hart and iudge that you ought to accept him for your King who in all things which he shall ordein purpose or take in hand shal not fayle so to answere your opinions with his well doyng and to satisfie youre good expectations alredy coÌ„ceiued of him with his diligent prouidence that al the whole realm shall not only like of and allowe your doings herein but also with highe coÌ„mendation extoll the same to the very starres These things do I promise vnto you and so farforth as in me may lye I dare take vpon me all chances perils y t may procede therof WheÌ„ the Archb. had ended diuers held their peace many with great zele saluted king Iohn whom the same day the said Archebishoppe crowned at Westmynster after the manner with great solemnitie no lesse reioycing of all such as were present â—… Paris At the same time also he receyued the homages of the Lords and Barons of the Realm and promised with all speede to haue consideration of things that apperteyned as well to Religion â—…dor as to the due execution of lawes whereby euery maÌ„ myght come to enioy that which was his owne by right and due course of iustice We fynde that there were present at this solemnitie and Coronation of King Iohn whiche was celebrate on the Ascention day the .27 〈◊〉 Houed of May Archbyshoppes and Byshoppes to the number of seuenteene as Hubert Archbyshop of Caunterbury Iohn Archbishop of Dublin also y e Archbyshop of Raguse William Bishop of London Gilbert Byshoppe of Rochester Iohn Bishop of Norwich Hugh Byshop of Lincolne Eustace Byshop of Elye Godfrey Byshop of Winchester Henry Byshop of Exetor Sefride Bishop of Chichester Godfrey Byshop of Couentry Sauarie Byshoppe of Bath Herbert Bishoppe of Saresbury Phillip Bishop of Duresme Roger Bishoppe of S. Andrew in Scotland and Henry Bishoppe of Landaffe in Wales 〈◊〉 Par. â—…itions to 〈◊〉 Pike The Bishop of Duresme found himselfe somewhat greeued in the matter making obiections that the Coronation ought not to bee celebrate withoute the presence of Geffrey Archbyshop of Yorke but it preuayled not Besides these Bishops there were of the temporall Lords these Erles Robert of Lecester Richard of Clare Willi. of Tutbury Hamlin of Warren William of Salesbury William of Chepstow otherwise called Strighuile Walranne of Warwike Roger Bigot William of Arondell Ranulfe of Chester with many other BaroÌ„s Lordes Knightes and no small multitude of Gentlemen and other common people The same day of his CoronatioÌ„ also 〈◊〉 Houede â—…liaÌ„ Marâ—… Earle of â—…ghule â—…ey Fitz 〈◊〉 created 〈◊〉 of Essex he inuested Wi. Marshal w t the sword of y e Erledome of Strighuile Geffrey Fitz Peter with y e sword of y e Earledom of Essex for althogh they wer called Erles exercised y e administration of their Earledoms yet were they not till that daye girded with the sword of those Earledomes and so that day they serued at the table with theyr swords girded vnto them Archb. of â—…terbury â—…e Lord â—…ancellor In like manner Hubert the Archbishop of Caunterbury was made Lord Chauncellour of England who as he vttered some words vnaduisedly that shewed how he inwardly reioiced of the Kings fauoure towarde him in the gifte of this office 〈◊〉 saying of Lorde â—…olfe the Lorde Hugh Bardolph saide vnto him yet not so softly in his eare but y t some ouer heard it my Lorde to speake and not offend you surely if you would wel consider the dignitie and honor of youre calling you would not willingly yeelde to suffer this yoke of bondage to bee layde vppon youre shoulders for wee haue oftentimes heard of a Chancellor made an Archbyshop but neuer an Archb. made a Chauncelloure till now Furthermore king Iohn did set a rate vpoÌ„ the prices of Wine as Rochel wine to be sold for .xx. ss the tonne and not aboue The wine of Aniou for .xxiiij. ss the tonne and no other French wynes aboue .xxv. ss except it were of suche notable goodnesse as that some peradueÌ„ture for their own expences wold he contented to giue after .xxvj. ss viij d for the tonne and not aboue Moreouer A rate of the prices of Wines the galon of Rochel wyne he appoynted to be sold at foure pens And the galon of white wine at .vj. pens It was also ordeined y e in euery citie town place wher wine was vsed to be fold there shuld be .xij. honest meÌ„ sworn to haue regard y t this assise shuld not be brokeÌ„ And that if they found any Vintnor that should from the pinne sel any wine by small measures contrary to the same assise his body shoulde bee attached by the Sherife and deteyned in prison till other commaundemente were giuen for his further punishmente and hys goodes seased vnto the Kings vse Furthermore if any persons were or shuld be found to buy and sell by the hogshead or tunne contrary to this assise they should be committed to prison there to remaine till other order were taken for theÌ„ neyther should there be any regrating of wines that were brought into England But this ordinance lasted not long for the marchaÌ„ts could not beare it so they fell too sold white wine for eight d the galon King Iohn returneth into Englande 1200 A subsedie red or claret for sixe d K. Iohn also came ouer froÌ„ NormaÌ„dy into England and ther leuied a subsedy taking of euery plough land thre ss And in the Lent season following he wente to Yorke in hope to haue met y e K. of Scots there but he came not He sayleth againe into Normandy An. reg 2. so K. Iohn returned back and
whych in those days in all countreys was very much esteemed William Earle Ferrers departeth thys life Toward the latter end of Nouember William Earle Ferrers and of Derby departed thys life a man of great yeres and long troubled with the gout a iust man and a peaceable The same moneth the countesse his wife dyed also a woman of yeares vertue and fame lyke to hir husband Thomas Becket the Archbishop of Caunterbury did minister the Priestes office at their marriage Their eldest sonne William succeeded his father in the Earledome a good maÌ„ and a discret but vexed with the gout very pitifully hauing that disease also as it were by inheritance from his father There dyed lykewise other of the nobilitie as Richarde de Burgh and William Fitz Ham. The Countesse of Prouaunce Beatrice 124â—… â—…he Câ—…â—…egâ—… comâ—… 〈◊〉 Englande mother to the Queene and Thomas de Sauoy late Earle of Flaunders came into England to visite the Kyng and Queene and were honorably receyued and at their departure back towards home richly rewarded This yeare in the octaues of the purification a Parliament was bolden at London A Paâ—… where all the nobilitie of the Realme in manner was present There were nine Bishops as the Archbishop of Yorke with the Bishops of Winchester Lincolne Norwich Worcetor Chichester Elie Rochester and Careleil with the Earles of Cornewall Leicester Winchester Hereforde Northfolke Oxforde Lincolne Ferrers and Warwike with Peter de Sauoy Erle of Richmount besydes Lordes and Barons The Archbishoppe of Caunterbury was at the Courte of Rome and the Bishop of Duresme was letteâ—… by sicknesse â—…bsedle deâ—…nded â—…dor In this Parliamente King Henry earnestly required a subsedie in reliefe of the greate charges which he had diuers wayes susteyned â—…t Paris wherevpoÌ„ he was straightwayes by the peeres of y e Realm noted both of couetousnesse vnthankefulnesse and breache of promise bycause he neuer ceassed in gathering money withoute regard had to hys people and where he had promised many things as that he woulde not bee burdenouse vnto them and suche lyke hee hadde performed very little of those hys gaye promises Many misoemeanors and wrongfull doyngs to the greeuaunce of hys people were opened and layde before him â—…e King â—…ged for â—…immodeâ—…e enriching Straungers as cherrishing and enriching of Straungers and vsing hys prerogatiues too largelye to the greate decaye and hinderaunce of the common wealthe The Kyng abasshed heerewith and supposing that the confession of hys faulte should make amendes and asswage the displeasure whyche his Nobles and other had conceyued of his misgouernaunce to content them all with one aunswere hee promised that hee woulde reforme all that was amisse and so quieting the mindes of hys Barons The Parliament proroged the Parliament was proroged till the Quindene of the Natiuitie of Saint Iohn Baptist The Parliamente began agayne at the daye appoynted but nothyng to accompt of was then concluded but rather a displeasure kindled betwixte the Kyng and hys Barons for that they looked for a reformation in his doings â—…at Paris and hee for money out of their coffers whyche would not be graunted â—…e Parliaâ—…nt dissolâ—… and so that Parliament brake vp â—…e King â—…en to sell plate The Kyng heerevppon for wante of money was driuen to so harde a shifte that hee was constreyned to sell hys plate and Iewels whych the Londoners bought so muche to hys hinderance that diuers peeces the workemanshippe whereof was more worth than the valew of the stuffe were solde notwithstanding after the rate as they weyed This yeare the Kyng caused a feyre to bee kepte at Westminster at Saint Edwards tide Saint Edwards fayre at Westminster to endure for fifteene dayes and to the ende that the same shoulde bee the more haunted with all manner of people hee commaunded by proclamation that all other feyres as Elye and suche like holden in that season shoulde not bee kepte nor that anye wares shoulde bee shewed within the Citie of London eyther in shoppe or without but that suche as would sell should come for that tyme vnto Westminster whyche was done not withoute greate trouble and paynes to the Citizens whyche hadde not roomthes there but in Boothes and Hales to theyr greate disquieting and disease for wante of necessarye prouision beeyng turmoyled too pitifully in myre and dyrte through occasion of rayne that fell in that vnseasonable tyme of the yeare The Byshoppe of Elye complayned sore of the wrong done to him by suspending of his faire at Elye aforesayde Sir Richard Sward deceasseth Sir Richarde Sward dyed this yeare after he had layne a long tyme vered with the Palsey the which sir Richard had in his daies bin a right worthy and famous Knight There dyed also the Byshoppes of Bath and Saint Dauids Dâ—…â—…shops In the first day of Iune the Moone An Ecâ—… immediately vpon the setting of the Sunne was almost wholly eclipsed so that little of hir myghte appeare The Towne of Newcastell vppon Tyne was almost wholly consumed with fyre Newcâ—… bâ—…ne by â—…suall fâ—… togither with the bridge there The Archb. of Cant. curseth The Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury remayning still with the Pope by hys procurator the Deane of Beauveys denounced all them accursed whiche wente about to impeach him of receyuing the first frutes of benefices that voided whiche hee had by the Popes graunt the Kyng and Queene with their children and the Kings brother the Earle of Cornewall onely excepted out of that curse An. reg 33. An earthquake There chaunced another Earthquake a foure dayes before Christmas namely in the West countrey about Bath and Welles which shooke and ouerthrewe some buildings specially the toppes and summettes of steeples turrets and chimneys were shaken therewith and not y e bases nor lower partes 1249 In Christmas following the Earle of Leicester returned out of Gascoigne where he hadde bin as general against Gaston de Bierne whom he had so afflicted and put to the worse that the same Gaston was glad to sue for an abstinence of warre where before hee had done muche hurte to the Kings subiects The sayde Erle had also with the ayde of the kings subiects apprehended an other Rebell one William Berthram de Egremont who hadde done much hurt in the parties of Gascoigne and in the confynes there whome hee had left in prison within the Castel of the Riole This yere a little before Candlemas the B. of Durham being a man of great yeres by liceÌ„ce obteined of the Pope resigned his miter The Biâ—… Durham â—…signeth by Bishopâ—… reseruing to himselfe only three manors houeden with the appurtenaunces Stocton and Euerington The K. hauing the last yeare receiued of hys subiects a deniall of a general subsedie to be granted to him Mat. Pâ—… The King â—…ctiseth 〈◊〉 money practised this yeare to get some reliefe at their hands in calling each of them a part but first he
is true for if both the K. and his son had bin taken prisoners in the fielde the Barons would surely haue constreyned him to haue consented to the obseruance of the statutes without putting the same in compromise to be altered at the discretion of any arbitrators and namely straungers But howsoeuer it was on the Twesday before the Ascention day Peace proclaymed peace was proclaymed in London betweene the King and the Barons and whereas the King eyther by constreynte for safegarde of hymselfe or his friendes eyther vppon assurance of the Barons promise committed hymselfe vnto the company of the same Barons at their comming with him to London they went from this last agreement and forthwith deuised other ordinances as thus They ordeyned A new deuise of the Barons that two Earles and a Bishop which being elected out by the coÌ„munaltie should choose to them nine other persons and of these three of them shoulde still remaine about the K. and by their order and the other nyne all thyngs should be gouerned both in the Courte and in the Realme They constreyned the King and hys sonne Prince Edwarde menacing to depose the one and to keepe the other in perpetuall prison to consente and agree to this last ordinance and so the Earles of Leicester and Gloucester and the Bishoppe of Chichester were ordeyned there the chiefe rulers and letters sent with all speede vnto the Cardinall Sabinensis the Popes Legate and to the King of Fraunce to signifie to them that the compromise agreede vppon at Lewes was vtterly reuoked and that a newe peace in friendly wise was concluded But although the Bishops of London Winchester and Worcester instantly required the saide Legate that hee would help to further the same peace yet hee sore rebuked them in that they woulde giue their coÌ„sent so much to abase and bring vnder the Kings royal power And bycause he might not be â—…â—…ed to enter the Realme he first cited them to â—…peare before him at Bulleigne And wheras they seemed to contemne his authoritie and appeared not he both suspended the said three Bishops and excommunicated the saide Earles of Leicester and Gloucester and their complices with the Citie of London and the fiue portes but y e foresaid Byshops Earles and Barons feigning to make their appeales to the Popes consistory or if neede were vnto a generall Counsell and to foorth though indeede trusting more to the temporall sword than fearing the spirituall they did not forbeare to saye and heare deuine seruice in Churches and else wher as before they had done till the commyng of the Cardinall Othobone The Captaines and men of warre which the King had left at Tunbridge immediately vpon the agreement concluded betwixt the Kyng and the Barons were commaunded by the Kyng to depart and repaire euery man to his home Mat. Vâ—… but they fearing the malice of their enimies woulde not breake in sunder but keeping togither wente straight to Bristowe and there remained till the Lorde Edwarde the Kinges sonne was escaped out of Captiuitie But this is to be remembred that before their departure from Tunbridge Nic. Triâ—… when by reporte of William de Say who escaping from the battell at Lewes was come thither they vnderstoode howe the matter hadde passed on both sides and that the Londoners being chased out of the field The loudâ—…neâ—…s spoyâ—… at Croâ—… were lodged at Croydon about the euening tide they came thyther and assayling them in their lodgings slew many and wanne a great spoile The Earle of Leicester and the Barons hauing the rule of the K. and Realme in theyr handes soughte to oppresse all suche as they knewe to be against theÌ„ and not to lyke with theyr proceedyngs namely the Northren Lordes and those of the Marches of Wales as the Lorde Mortimer and others but waxing heerewith wilfull they vsed thyngs with small discretion whyche at length broughte them to confusion For the four sonnes of the Earle of Leicester Henry Guy Simon and an other Henry whiche hadde serued ryghte woorthely indeede on the daye of the battayle beganne to waxe so proude that in comparison of themselues they despised all other The Earle of Gloucester perceyuing hymselfe not well vsed secretly entred into confederacie with the Lorde Mortimer and other of the marches wherevpon the Earle of Leicester hauing thereof some inkeling came to Hereford in purpose to haue taken the Earle of Gloucester and to haue put him in safekeeping as lately before hee had serued the Erle of Derby But by the practise of the Lorde Mortimer shortly after the Lord Edward or Prince Edward whether ye lest to call him assaying abroade in the fieldes an horse or two suche as hee shoulde vse at iustes and torneys which were appoynted to be holden he mounted at length vpon a light courser which the sayd Lord Mortimer hadde sente to him and bidding the Lorde Robert Roos and other that were appointed to attend on him as his keepers farewell Prince Edward escapeth away Mat. VVest he galoped from them and could not be ouertaken of them that pursued him till at leÌ„gth he came to the Lord Mortimer the which with a great troupe of men was come foorth of his Castell of Wigmore to receyue him This was on the Thurseday in Whitson weeke Aboute the same time the Earle of Warren with William de Valence Earle of Pembroke the Kings halfe brother and other the whiche as ye haue hearde fledde from the battell at Lewes were nowe returned into the Realme landing first in Southwales with a power of Crossebowes and other men of warre the whiche hearing that the Lorde Edwarde was thus escaped out of captiuitie came to Ludlowe and there ioyned with hym and so likewise did the Earle of Gloucester And after they had coÌ„muned togither and were made friendes and coÌ„federates they caused all the bridges to be broken that the enimies shuld not come to oppresse them till they had assembled all theyr forces and so passing forward towards Gloucester wanne the Citie Glouceâ—…â—…oâ—…e and still came people vnto them from all sides and namely those Lordes and Captaynes whiche all the time sith the battayle of Lewes had laine in Bristow After this they came to Worceste and entred there also When the Earle of Leicester was heereof aduertised who in all this meane time by order taken was about the Kyng and ruled all things in the Court he sent in all hast vnto his sonne Simon de Mountforte to rayse a power of menne The Earle 〈◊〉 Leicesters sonne raseâ—… an army He waâ—…e Wincheâ—… the which accordingly assembled to him much people and comming with the same vnto Winchester wanne the Citie by surrender spoyled it and slew the more parte of the Iewes that inhabited there Then he layde siege to the Castell but hearing a fayned rumor that Prince Edwarde was comming thither with his power he departed froÌ„ thence with his company and went to Kenelworth â—…idor As
some write the Earle of Leicester placed Kyng Henry in the fronte of his battell whome he had there with him as captiue and had arrayed him in his owne coate armour that if fortune went against him whilest the enimies should be earnest to take the K. bearing the semblaunce of the chiefe Captayne hee mighte himselfe escape but King Henry wheÌ„ they came to ioyne fought not but called to his people and declared who he was whereby hee escaped the daunger of deathe for being knowen of them he was saued The Welchmen whiche in greate numbers the Earle of Leicester had there on his side â—…e Welchâ—… fledde at the firste onset fledde and ranne away whiche their demeanor when the Earle sawe hee exhorted those that were about him to play the men and so rushing foorth into the prease of his enimies hee was enclosed about and slayne â—…e Earle of â—…cester â—…e togither with his sonne Henry Herevpon his death beeing knowen hys people tooke them to flight as men vtterly discomfited There dyed in that battell about 4000. men as Polidor hathe but Richarde Southwell saith there were killed of Knightes or rather men of armes 180. and of yeomen or rather dimelances 220. of Welchmen 5000. and of such footemeÌ„ as were of the Earle of Leicesters owne retinue 2000. so that there dyed in all to the number of tenne thousand men as the same Southwell affirmeth Among whiche of noble men these are reckoned Hugh Spencer Lord chiefe Iustice the Lord Raulf Basset the Lord Peter de Mountford 〈◊〉 VVest the Lord Iohn Beauchampe Sir William Yorke the Lorde Thomas de Esterley the Lord Walter de Creppings Guy de Baillioll a Frenchmen the Lord William de Maundeuill the Lord Roger Saint Iohn the Lord Roberte Tregoz and other This ruine fell to the BaroÌ„s by the discord whiche was sproong lately before betwixt the Earles of Leicester and Gloucester The pride of the Earle of Leicesters sonnes bringeth the Barons to confusion through the insolency and pride of the Earle of Leicesters sonnes who as I sayde before despising other of the nobilitie spake many reprochfull wordes by the sayde Earle of Gloucester and vsed him in such euill sorte that he vpon displeasure thereof hadde not onely procured the scape of Prince Edwarde but ioyned with him in ayde agaynste the sayde Earle of Leicester and other of the Barons to the vtter confusion both of them and of theyr cause The body of the same Earle was shamefully abused and cut in peeces his head and his priuie members were cutte off and fastned on eyther side of his nose and presented vnto the wife of the Lord Roger Mortimer The people conceyued an opinion Polidor that thys Earle beeing thus slayne fighting in defence of the liberties of the Realme and performance of his oth as they tooke it dyed a Martir whiche by the bruted holynesse of his passed lyfe and miracles ascribed to him after his death was greatly confirmed in the nexte age but the feare of the Kyngs displeasure stayed the people from the hasty honoring hym as a Saint at thys tyme where otherwise they were enclined greatlye thereto reputing him for no lesse in their conscience as in secret talke they woulde not sticke to vtter There were wounded and taken Mat. VVest beside the other that were slayne at that battayle of Euesham Guy de Mountfort the Erle of Leicesters sonne the Lordes Iohn Fitz Iohn Henry de Hastings Humfrey de Bohun the yonger Iohn de Vescy Peter de Mountfort the yonger and Nicholas de Segraue with others The Kyng being now deliuered out of his aduersaries haÌ„ds and likewise the King of Romaines went vnto Warwike and there encreasing his power determined to pursue his enimies But fyrste about the Natiuitie of oure Lady A Parliament at Winchester was a Parliament holdeÌ„ at Winchester where the statutes of Oxford were cleerely repealled Also all suche as hadde fauoured the Barons and were as then eyther in prison or abrode should be disenherited It was also ordeyned at this Parliamente that the welthiest Citizens of London should bee cast into prison and that the Citie should bee depriued of hir liberties Also that the Stulpes and cheynes wherewith the streates were fenced should be hadde away bycause that the Citizens had ayded the Earle of Leicester against the king and his Realme All this was done for the chiefe Citizens were committed to warde within the Castell of Windsor till they had payde no small summes of money for theyr fynes The liberties of the Citie were suspended and the Tower of London was made stronger by the stulpes and cheynes whiche were broughte into it out of the Citie Moreouer bycause Simon de Mountfort might not agree with the King beeing come to this Parliamente vpon assurance he was restored to the Castell of Kenelworth After this A Parlâ—… at Welâ—…ster in the feast of the translation of Saint Edwarde a Parliamente was holden at Westminster and the sentence of disenheriting the Kyngs aduersaries was pronounced against them whose lands the King forthwith gaue vnto his trusty subiectes where her thoughte good Some of the disenherited men redemed their possessions with a portion of money in name of a fyne Other of them flocking togither got them into the woddes and deserte places where keeping them out of sighte as outlawes they liued by spoyle and robberies The chiefest of theÌ„ was Robert Earle of Ferrers who neuerthelesse Earle 〈◊〉 was restored to his landes but yet with condition that if afterwards hee fell into the like cryme hee shoulde forfeit his Earledome for euer Fabian An. 〈◊〉 The LoÌ„doners with much adoe at length obteyned pardon of the Kyng Cardinall Otâ—…bone the Popes Legate Fabian About all hallowen tide Cardinall Othobon came from the Pope into Englande as hys Legate to help towards some agreemente to be had betwixte the K. and hys BaroÌ„s He was coÌ„mitted to prison as some write by the Londoners for that hee spake againste theyr doyngs when they shutte theyr gates agaynste the Kyng but hee was shortly releassed as shoulde appeare The sixth daye of Nouember in the fiftish yeare of hys raigne King Henry came to Westminster and shortly after hee gaue away the noÌ„ber of threescore houses with the houshold stuffe in the same conteyned so that the owners were compelled to redeeme them agayne of those hys seruauntes to whome hee hadde giuen the sayde houses togyther with all suche landes goodes and cattayles as the same Citizens had within any part of England One Oâ—… made 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 Londâ—… Then was one called sir Othon made Custos or gardein of the Citie who was also Connestable of the Tower hee chose to bee Baâ—…liâ—… had to bee accomptable to the Kings vse Iohn Adrian and Walter Henry Citizens of the 〈◊〉 Citie The Kyng also tooke pledges of the heâ—… mâ—…nâ—…nes of the Citie the wâ—… pledges hee caused to be put in the Tower and there
to sende them into Flanders there to remaine as pledges for money that he there ought or if they refused to go thither then to keepe them prisoners in the towne But when the Bishop of Chichester declared to him the danger of the Canon established agaynst such as imprysoned Byshoppes hee suffered them to departe but the Iudges to witte Iohn de Stonore Richard de Willoughby Wil. de Shoreshull Iudges and other officers command 〈◊〉 the towâ—… and also Nicholas or as other haue Math. de la Beche which was before gardian of his son lieutenant of the tower also Iohn de Pultney William de Poole Merchants and the chiefe Clearkes of y e Chancerie Iohn de Saint Paule Michaell de Wath Henry de Stretforde and Robert de Chikewel and of the Eschecker Iohn de Thorpe and many other were committed to diuers prisons but yet bycause they were committed but only vppon commaundements they were within a while after deliuered The Lorde Wake was also committed but shortly after â—…ewe officers â—…ade in place 〈◊〉 other that â—…re discharâ—…ed he was deliuered to his great honor as Walsingham writeth Robert de Bourchier was made Lorde Chancellor and Richarde de Sadington Lorde Treasorer all the Sherifes of Shires and other officers also were remoued and other putte in their places and Iustices appoynted in euery Shire to enquire vppon the defaultes of collectors and other officers so that few or none escaped unpunished howsoeuer they had demeaned themselues so straitely those iustices proceeded in their commissions The King indeede was sore offended with those whome he had put in trust to leuie money and to see it conueyd ouer to him into the lowe countrey bycause that for want thereof in tyme of neede hee was constreyned to take truce with his aduersarie the French King and leaue off his enterprise which he was in good forwardnesse to haue gone through with if he had not bin disappoynted of treasure whiche he had commaunded to be sente ouer vnto him whiche was not done but kepte backe â—…he K. offenâ—…d vvith the â—…chbishop of â—…nterbury in whomsoeuer the fault rested There were some of his Secretaries namely sir William Killesby which stirred him to take no small displeasure against the Archbishop of Canterbury Iohn Stratford who therevppon withdrewe him into the Priorie of Christes Churche at Caunterbury and there remayning for a season wrote his mind to the King 1341 The Archbis â—…iteth to the â—…ing exhorting hym not to giue too light credite vnto suche as shoulde counsell him to haue those in contempt that were faithfull and true to him for in so doing he might happely lose the loue and good will of his people Neuerthelesse hee wished that he should trie out in whose hands the wolles and money remained which was taken vp to his vse and that vppon a iust accomptes had at their handes it mighte appeare who were in faulte that he had not money broughte to hym whylest hee lay at siege before Tourney as he had appoynted and that when the trueth was knowen they that were in faulte might be worthely punished And as for his own cause he signified that hee was ready to be tryed by his peeres sauing alwayes the estate of holye Churche and of his order c. Further he besought the King not to thynke euill of him and of other good men till the trueth might be tried for otherwise if iudgement should be pronounced without admitting the partie to come to his aunswere as well the giltlesse as the giltie might be condemned The King neuerthelesse still offended towards the Archbishoppe An. reg 15. A letter sent to the Deane of Paules caused Adam Bishop of Winchester to endite a letter againste him directed froÌ„ the King to the Deane and Chapiter of Paules openly to be published by them the effect whereof was to burden the Archbyshoppe with vnthankfulnesse and forgetting of his bounden duetie towards his soueraigne Lorde and louing master namely in that where he promised the Kyng to see him throughly furnished with money towardes the maintenance of his warres when it came to passe none woulde be had which turned not onely to the hinderance of the Kings whole proceedings but also to his great discredite and causing him to runne greatly in debt by interest through borrowing of money for the paymente of the wages of his men of warre when through the Archbyshops negligence who had the chiefe rule of the lande the collectors and other officers slacked their duetie wherby there was no money sent ouer according to that was appoynted and whereas now sith his comming ouer he had sent to the Archbishop to come vnto him that by hys information he might the better learne who they were that had neglected their duety hee disobediently refused to come pretending some feare of bodily harme through the malice of some y t were about the King Wherevpon when Raufe Lord Stafforde Lord Stewarde of the Kings house was sente with a safeconduit for him to come in all safetie to the Court he flatly made aunswere that hee woulde not come The Archebishop refuseth to come to the courte except in full Parliament Many other misdemeanors was the Archbyshop charged with towardes the King in that letter as malitiously slaundering the King for vniust oppression of the people confounding the Cleargie and greeuing the Church with exactions leuies of money tolles and tallages therefore sith he went about so to slaunder the Kyngs royall authoritie to defame hys seruauntes to stirre Rebellion among the people and to withdraw the deuotion and loue of the Erles Lords and greate men of the lande from the Kyng hys highnesse declared that hee meante to prouide for the integritie and preseruation of his good name and to meete with the Archbyshops malice and heerewith diuers things were rehersed to y e Archbishops reproche which he should do procure and suffer to be done by his euill and sinister counsell whilest hee hadde the rule of the Realme in hys handes vnder the Kyng wherein he had shewed hymselfe not only an acceptor of giftes but also of persons in gratifying dyuers that nothing had deserued sundry wayes forthe and presuming to doe rashly many other things to the detrimente of the Kynges royall state and hurte of hys regall dignitie and to no small damage of the people abusing the authoritie and office to hym committed so that if hee persisted in his obstinate wilfulnesse and rebellious conâ—…umacie the King by those his letters signifyed that he meant to declare it more apparantly in due time and place and therefore commaunded the sayd Deane and Chapiter of Paules to publishe all those thyngs openly in places where they thought conuenieÌ„t according to their wisedome giuen to them by God so as hee mighte haue cause to commende therein their carefull diligence This letter was dated at Westminster the tenth of February in the fifteenth yeare of hys raigne ouer Englande and seconde ouer
no ende made betwixt these two Lords touching their title vnto the Duchie of Britaine they renued the warres right hotely in that countrey Froissart and procured all the ayde they might from eache side The King of Fraunce sent to the ayde of his Cousin Charles de Blois a thousande speares and the Erle of Mountford sent into Gascoigne requiring sir Iohn Chandos and other Englishmen there to come to his succour Sir Iohn Chandos gladly consented to this request and therevppon got licence of the Prince and came into Britaine wher he found the Erle of MouÌ„tforde at the siege of the foresaide Castell of Aulray In the meane time the Lord Charles de Blois being prouided of men and all things necessary for to giue battaile came and lodged fast by his enimies The Earle of Mountford aduertised of his approche by the aduice of sir Iohn Chandos and other of his Captaines had chosen out a plotte of grounde to lodge in and meant there to abide their enimies With y e lord Charles of Blois was that valiant Knight sir Berthram de Cleaquin or Gueselin as some wryte him by whose aduice Three thousand and sixe hundred fighting men as Wals hath there wer ordeined three battailes and a reregard and in eche battaile were appointed a M. of good fighting meÌ„ On the other part the Erle of Mountford deuided his men likewise into three battailes and a reregarde The firste was led by sir Roberte Knolles sir Walter Hewet and Sir Richarde Brulle or Burley The seconde by Sir Oliuer de Clisson Sir Eustace Daubreticourt and sir Mathew Gourney The thirde the Earle of Mountforde hymselfe guided and with hym was sir Iohn Chandos associate by whome he was muche ruled for the King of England whose daughter the Earle of Mountforde shoulde marrie hadde written to Sir Iohn Chandos that he shoulde take good heede to the busines of the saide Earle and order the same as sagelie as he might deuise In eche of these three armies were fiue hundreth armed menne and foure hundreth archers In the arreregard were appointed a fiue hundred men of warre vnder the gouernaunce of sir Hugh Calverley Beside sir Iohn Chandos and other Englishmenne recited by Froissarte there was the Lorde William Latimer as one of the chiefe on the Earle of Mountfordes side They were not past sixteene hundreth good fighting men on that side as Thomas Walsingham writeth When the hostes were ordered on bothe sides as before we haue saide they approched togither the Frenchmenne came close in theyr order of battaile and were to the number of fiue and tweÌ„tie hundreth men of armes after the manner of that age beside others Euery man hadde cutte his speare as then they vsed at what time they shoulde ioyne in battaile to the lengthe of fiue foote and a short axe hanging at his side At the firste encounter there was a sore battaile and truelie the archers shotte right fiercelie howbeit their shotte did little hurte to the Frenchemenne they were so well armed and pauesshed The 〈◊〉 acâ—… the Engliâ—… 〈◊〉 the archers perceiuing that being bigge men and 〈◊〉 cast away their bowes and entred in amongst the Frenchemenne that bare the axes and plucked them out of theyr handes wherewith they fought after right hardely There was don many a noble feate of armes many taken and rescued againe Againste the Earle of Mountfords battaile fought the battaile which the Lord Charles de Blois ruled and at the firste the Earle of Mountfords part was sore oppressed brought out of order in suche sorte that if sir Hugh Calverley hadde not in time relieued them the losse hadde runne on that side but finallie so long they fought that all the battailes assembled and ioyned eache to other except the reregarde of the Englishmen Sir Hugh Caluerley whereof as is said Sir Hugh Caluerley was chiefe He kepte alwayes his battayle on a wing and euer succoured where hee sawe neede At length the Frenchmen not able to endure the valiant doings of their aduersaries began to breake Firste the Earle of Auxerres battaile was discomfited and put to flighte and the saide Earle sore wounded and taken prisoner The Earle of Auxerre 〈◊〉 Prisoner but the battaile of sir Berthram de Cleaquin as yet stoode manfully at defence howbeit at leÌ„gth the Englishmen perforce opened it and then was the said Sir Berthram taken prisoner Sir Berthram de Cleâ—… vnder the banner of sir Iohn Chandos Heerewith also all the other battailes of the Frenchmen and Brittaines on the part of the Lord Charles de Blois were cleane discomfited and put out of array so that suche as resisted and stoode at defence were slayne and beaten downe and amongst others the Lord Charles was there slaine himselfe and all other either taken or slayne except those that escaped by flight amongst the which there were not many of y e nobilitie For as Thomas Walsingham saith there were slaine about a thousand men of armes and there were taken two Earles seuen and twentie Lordes and fifteene hundred men of armes The chase was followed to the Citie of Raynes an eight greate leagues from the place where the battaile began After this victory the Earle of Mountforde conquered many Townes and Castels in Britayne whereof the French Kyng being aduertised sente hys brother the Duke of Aniou vnto the wife of the Lord Charles of Bloys now deceassed to comfort hir in such an heauie case and to take order for things as shoulde bee thoughte expediente till further prouision might be made Also shortly after there were sent vnto the Earle of Mountforde Ambaâ—… lent to the 〈◊〉 of Moâ—… the Archebyshoppe of Reimes the Marshall Bouciquault and the Lord of Cran as coÌ„missioners to coÌ„â—…e â—…ith him of a finall agreement The variance for Britayne â—…compounded Whervpon after hee had signifyed the matter vnto the King of England and vnderstoode his pleasure therein thys treatie was so handled Fabian 1365 that peace thereof followed and the parties were agreed in the moneth of Aprill next ensuing An. reg 39. This yere as some haue written K. Edwarde finished his warres vpon S. Stephensday began the foundation of S. Stephens chappell at Westminster in memorie thereof Fabian which Chappell was afterwards finished by King Richarde the second that succeeded him Tho. VVals In the .39 yere of K. Edwards raigne and in the moneth of Februarie in the Citie of Angolesme was borne the firste sonne of Prince Edward and was named after his father but he departed this life in the seuenth yeare of his age The Lorde Couâ—…y maryâ—… the king of â—…nglandes â—…aughter Palithron Also this yeare the .27 of Iuly Ingeram de Guynes Lord de Coucy a Frenchman married y t Lady Isabel daughter to King Edward The solemnization of the marriage feast was kept at Windsor in most royall and triumphant wise The said Lord Coucy was created Earle of Bedford with an yeerely annuitie
his subiectes sith he might furnishe hymselfe wyth suche a summe at the handes of the said Earle that was iustely indebted vnto hym therein as they were able well to proue But the kyng was nothyng herewith contented conceyuyng no small displeasure aswell agaynst them of the lower house as againste the Lordes in the vpper for fauouring them in the lower in matters that went so sore againste his minde Herevppon as was saide whether trulye or otherwise the Lorde knoweth by a conspiracye begon betwixte the kyng and suche as were moste in fauour wyth hym it was deuised Richarde â—…xton iustly contended that the Duke of Gloucester as principall and suche other Lordes as fauoured the knights and burgesses in their suite 〈…〉 the Earle of Suffolke 〈…〉 and were 〈…〉 â—…gainste the Kyng in his demaunde of 〈…〉 shoulde hee willed to a supper in 〈…〉 to bee murthered But the Duke 〈…〉 some meanes to vnderstande of thâ—…s 〈…〉 practise hadde no desire to take parte of 〈◊〉 supper where suche sharpe sâ—â—ce was 〈◊〉 and with all gaue warning to the residue 〈◊〉 they likewise should not come there but to content theÌ„selues wyth their owne suppers at their lodginges It was said that sir Nicholas â—…ber who had bin Maior the yeare before 〈◊〉 promised his assistaunce in the execution of the horrible facte but throughe the commendable constancie of Richard Exton that was Maior this yeare being moued by the king for his furtheraunce therein and denying flatly to consent to the deathe of suche innocent persones that heynous practise was omitted Thys matter being broughte to lighte the hatred and malice whiche men bare to suche counsellors of the king greatly increased and the Duke of Gloucester and suche as withstoode the King daylye grewe more and more into the peoples fauour â–ª At length yet throughe the earnest suite of some of the greate lordes A 〈◊〉 â—…ted appointed to be 〈◊〉 according to the 〈…〉 the nobilitie there was graunted to the king halfe a tenthe and halfe a fifteenthe whiche should not be spent at the pleasure of the prince but by the order and appoyntment of the sayde lordes and so at lengthe the Earle of Arundell was apointed to receyue it Grâ—… and Henry of Leicester to furnish him with a Nauie to the seas But beefore this payment might be graunted there was muche a doe and harde holde ye may be sure for where the saide Earle of Suffolke then lorde Chauncellour at the first had demaunded of the commons in the kinges name foure fifteenes for with lesse said he the king could not mainteine his estate and the warres which he had in hande The whole body of the parliament made aunswer therein that without the king were present for hee was then at Eltham they coulde make therein no aunswere at all and heerewith they tooke occasion at lengthe to saye further that excepte the said Earle of Suffolke were remoued from the office of Chauncellorship they would medle no further with any acte in this parliament were it neuer of so small importance The king being aduertised heereof Discentâ—…â—…tvveene the King and the parliament house sente againe to the commons that they shoulde sende vnto Eltham where he lay fortie of the wisest and best lerned of the coÌ„mon house the whiche in the name of the whole house shoulde declare vnto him their mindes and then the house was in no small feare by reason of a brute that was raised howe the Kyng sought meanes to entrappe and destroye them that followed not his purpose Herevppon aswell the lordes of the vpper house as the commons of the lower assembled togither and agreed with one conseÌ„t that the duke of Gloucester The Duke of Gloucester and the Bishoppe of 〈◊〉 to the 〈…〉 vvhole bodie of the parliament and Thomas Arundell bishop of Elie should in the name of the whole parliament be sente to the king vnto Eitham which was done and the king was well contented that they should come When they came before his presence with humble reuerence they declared their message which consisted in these points Their requestes 〈◊〉 the King That the lords and commons assembled at that presente in parliament be sought him of his lawful fauor that they might liue in peace tranquilitie vnder him They further declared that one olde statute and laudable custome was approued And oftner if â—…eede require whiche no man could deny that the Kyng once in the yeare might lawfully sommon his highe Courte of parliament and call the Lordes and commons therevnto as to the highest Courte of his realme in which Courte all right and equitie ought to shine as the Sun being at the highest whereof poore riche may take refreshing The causes and â—…ions of a â—…ment where also reformation ought to be had of al oppressions wrongs extortions and enormities within the realme and there the king ought to take counsell with the wise men of his realme for the maintenance of his estate and conseruation of the same And if it mighte be knowen that any persons within the realme or without intended the contrarie there muste also be deuised howe suche euill weedes maye be destroyed There muste also be studied and foreseene that if any chardge doe come vppon the King and realme how it may be honorably borne and discharged Further they declared that til that preseÌ„t his subiects as was thought had louingly demeaned themselues towardes him in aiding him with their substaunce to the beste of their powers and that their desire was to vnderstande howe those goodes were spente And further they said they had one thing to declare vnto hym how that by an olde ordinance it was enacted 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 from the 〈◊〉 for space of alâ—…â—…es that if the king shoulde absente himselfe fortye dayes not being sicke and refuse to come to the Parliament withoute regarde to the chardges of his people and their greate paines they then may lawfully returne home to their houses and therefore sith he had bin absent a long time and yet refused to come among them â—…he Kynges â—…vvere it was greately to their discomfort To this the Kyng as we find made this aunswere Well we doe perceiue that our people and commons goe aboute to rise against vs wherfore wee thinke wee cannot doe better than to aske aide of our cousin the french K. rather submit vs vnto hym than to our owne subiects The lordes aunswered that it shoulde not be good for him so to doe but a way rather to bring him into extreme daunger sith it was plaine enough that the frenche Kyng was hys auncient enimie and greatest aduersarie who if he might once sâ—…t foote in the realme of Englande he would rather dispoile and dispossesse the Kyng of hys kingdome than to put hys helping hande to relieue hym hee might they saide call to rememberaunce howe hys noble progenitoâ—…re Kyng Edwarde the thirde hys Grandfather and Prince Edward
nephew Thomas Arundell sonne and heyre to the late Earle of Arundell beheaded at the Tower hill 〈◊〉 to â—…oâ—… There were also with hym Reginalde Lord Cobham Sir Thomas Erpingham and Sir Thomas Ramston knightes Iohn Norbury Roberte Waterton and Frauncis Coint esquiers few else were there for as some write he had not past a .xv. launces as they tearmed them in those dayes Tho. VVals that is to wit men of armes furnished and appointed as the vse then was yet other write Châ—…s that the duke of Britaigne deliuered vnto hym three thousand men of warre to attende hym and that he had .viij. ships well furnished for the warre wher Froissart yet speaketh but of three Froissart Moreouer where Froissarte and also the Chronicles of Britaine auouche that he should lande at Plimmouth Th. VVals by our English writers it seemeth otherwise for it appeareth by their assured reporte that he approching to the shore did not straight take lande but laye aloofe houering and shewed himselfe nowe in this place and nowe in that to see what countenaunce was made by the people whether they meante enuiouslie to resiste him or friendely to receyue him When the lorde gouernour Edmond duke of Yorke was aduertised that the duke of Lancaster kepte still the sea and was ready to arriue but where hee meant first to sette foote a lande there was not any that vnderstoode the certaintie hee sente for the Lorde Chauncellour â—…sell takeÌ„ by the duke of Yorke Lorde 〈◊〉 of Englande how to deale agaynste the duke of Lancaster Edmonde Stafforde Bishoppe of Exeter and for the Lorde Treasurer Wyllyam Scrope Earle of Wiltshire and other of the Kynges priuy counsell as Iohn Bushye Wyllyam Bagot Henrye Greene and Iohn Russell Knightes of these he required to knowe what they thought good to bee done in this matter concerning the Duke of Lancaster beeyng on the Seas Theyr aduise was to depart from London vnto Sainct Albons and there to gather an armye to resist the Duke in his landing but to howe small purpose theyr counsell serued the conclusion thereof plainely declared for the moste parte that were called The commoÌ„ deny to resiste the Duke of Lancaster when they came thither boldely protested that they woulde not fight againste the Duke of Lancaster whome they knewe to bee euill dealte with The Lorde Treasorer Bushye Bagot and Greene perceyuyng that the commons woulde cleane vnto and take parte wyth the Duke slipped away leauing the Lorde gouernour of the Realme and the Lorde Chauncellour to make what shift they coulde for themselues Bagot got hym to Chester and so escaped into Irelande the other fledde to the Castell of Bristowe in hope there to bee in safetye At his commyng vnto Doncaster the Erle of Northumberlande and his sonne Sir Henrie Percy wardens of the Marches agaynste Scotland with the Earle of Westâ—… lande came vnto hym The Duke of LaÌ„casters othe to the Lords that ayded hym where hee sware vnto those Lordes that hee woulde demaund no more but the landes that were to hym discended by inheritance from hys father and in right of his wife Moreouer hee vndertooke to cause the payment of taxes and â—…allages to bee sayde downe and to bring the King to good gouernemente and to remoue from hym the Cheshire menne which were enuyed of many for that the Kyng esteemed of them more than of any other happely bycause they were more faythfull to hym than other readye in all respectes to obey hys commaundements and pleasure From Doncaster hauing now gote a mightie armie about hym hee marched forth with all speede through the Countreys comming by Euesham vnto Berkeley within the space of three dayes all the Kyngs Castels in those parties were surrendred vnto hym The Duke of Yorke whome King Richard had left as gouernour of the Realme in hys absence hearing that his nephewe the Duke of Lancaster was thus arriued and had gathered an armye The harts of the commons wholly addicted to the Duke of Lancaster hee also assembled a puissant power of men of armes and archers as before yee haue hearde but all was in vayne for there was not a man that willingly woulde thrust out one arrow against the Duke of Lancaster or his partakers or in any wise offende him or his friends The Duke of Yorke therefore passing forthe towardes Wales to meete the Kyng at hys commyng forth of Irelande was receyued into the Castell of Barkeley and there remayned til the comming thither of the Duke of Lancaster whome when he perceyued that hee was not able to resist on the Sonday after the feast of Saint Iames whiche as that yeare came about fell vpon the Friday he came forth into the Church that stoode without the Castel and there communed with the Duke of Lancaster with the Duke of Yorke were the Byshops of Norwiche the Lord Barkeley the Lord Seymour and other with the Duke of Lancaster were these Thomas Arundell Archbyshop of Canterburie that had bin banished the Abbot of Leicester the Erles of NrothumberlaÌ„d and Westmeâ—…and Thomas Arundel son to Richard late Erle of AruÌ„del y e Baron of Greistock the Lords Willoughby and Ros with diuers other lords Knightes and other people which daily came to him froÌ„ euery part of the Realm those that came not were spoyled of all they had so as they were neuer able to recouer themselues againe for their goodes being then taken away were neuer restored thus what for loue what for fear of losse they came flocking vnto him from euery part At y e same present ther wer arested comitted to safe custodie the B. of Norwiche Sir Wil. Elmam Sir Walter Burley Knights Laâ—…rente Drew and Iohn Golofer Esquiers The Duke of Lancaster â—…cheth 〈◊〉 Bristowe The morow after y e foresayd Dukes w t their power wente towardes Bristow where at their comming they shewed theÌ„selues before y e towne and Castell beeing an huge multitude of people The Souldiers being well bente to fighte in his defence besoughte him to be of good cheere promising with an othe to stand with hym againste the Duke and all his partakers vnto death but this coulde not encourage him at all so that in the nyght nexte ensuing King Richard stealeth away from his army and taketh the Castell of Flint he stale from his armye and with the Dukes of Exeter and Surrey the Byshop of Careleil and Sir Stephen Scrope and about halfe a score of others hee gote him to the Castell of Comwey where hee founde the Earle of Salisburie determining there to holde himselfe till he might see y e worlde at some better stay for what counsell to take to remedie the mischiefe thus pressing vppon hym hee wist not On the one parte hee knewe hys title iust true and infallible and his conscience cleane pure and without spotte of enuie or malice he had also no small affiance in the Welchmen and Cheshire men On the other
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
armie to recouer Guian 1472.31 behaueth himselfe very honorably at the Iustes at Paris 1496.44 receyueth the Emperour 1520.10 is made warden of the East middle Marches 1522.40 maketh a noble rode into Scotlan eadem 50. Gray Henry sonne to Thomas Gray the secende Marques Dorset is created Duke of Suffolke 1719.20 is committed to the towre 1720.10 delyuered ibidem rebelleth 1726.55 is apprehended ibidem executed 1733.10 twise repelleth his confâ—…ssor from the seaffold ibideÌ„ his speache at his death eadem 24. is described 1734.24 Grosâ—…ed Robert Byshop of Lincolne dyeth 733.83 hys worthye commendations 733.87 Gray Thomas Lord rebelling is taken 1722.10 is beheaded 1755.10 Gray of Ruthan Reinold restored Earle of Kent 1861.16 dyeth 1865. Graue sent brent by the frenche men 1021.20 a Gray Thomas Marques Dorset redeemed 1426.15 committed to the towre 1430.28 delyuered againe 1432.30 Griffâ—…n kyng of Wales ouerthroweth the English power 272.58 Gratianus sent into Britaine with an armie against Euauius and Melga 56.4 Griffin sonne of Leulin Prince of Wales breaketh his necke escaping out of the towre of London 611.44 Gray Leonard Lord Deputie of Ireland committed y e towre 1579.50 executed 1581. 30. is described ibidem Gray Iohn Lord his house assaulted and broken vp by the Londoners 761.97 William Grenefeld made Archbyshop of Yorke 840 39. a payeth money to the Pope 843.44 a. dyeth 852.51 a. Grosted Robert Byshop of Lincolne what tyme he flourished 784.54 Grudging among the people for excessiue payments 267.21 Gratianus the Emperour sendeth out a power agaynst Marimus 95.109 Gray Iohn Byshop of Norwich and President of the councel to kyng Iohn 561.69 elected Byshop of Cantorburye 561.72 Granzeben mountayne 71.44 Gray Richard keeper of Douer castle 765.7 Griffin ap Rice inuadeth the kings dominions in Wales and burneth them 353.34 Groby Castle deliuered to king Henry the second 436.35 Groby Castle made playne wyth the ground 445.19 Gregories Dialogues translated into English 218.28 Gregorie or George sent Legate from Pope Adrian into England 198.64 Gray Walter Byshop of Worcester elect Archbyshop of Yorke 594.44 Gray Iane maryed to the Lord Guilford Dudley 1714.36 hath the Crowne conueyed vnto her by the wyl of kyng Edward 1715.28 is proclaymed Queene 1716.24 is committed to ward in the Towre 1720.21 is atteinted 1723.50 is beheaded 1732.30 The speache shee vsed at her death eadem 48. Grandmesuil Hugh wasteth Leicester towne and the countrey adioyning 318.61 Grapelitum Castle won by the french king 562.50 Grimbald gouernour of y e new Monasterie at Winchester 218.39 Gregorie the Pope sendeth Augustine into Brytaine 146.11 Gregorie bewayleth the vnchristened state of Britaine 146.44 Gregory offceth to come preach in England 146.67 Gray Lorde Gray of Wilton Captain of Guisnes sleaeth inskirmishe the Captaine of Arde. 1603.30 Lieutenant of Bologne raceth the fort called Chastillions garden 1609.26 Gray Richard Captaine of Douer castle lord Warden of the Cinque portes 752. 30. discharged from his offices 757.23 Gray Walter Byshop of Worcetor remoued to the See of Yorke 583.96 Grenewich 246.43 Grauelin fortifyed by y e French king 1045.10 a. Great number of Christians martyred at Lichfielde 88.34 Grand Prior of Fraunce slaine comming to Cressy 935.10 b. Grafton a mannor place pag. 1316. col 1. lin 7. Griffin Rees knyght beheaded and his man hanged quartered 1557.42 Grindal doctor Byshop of London 1803.21 Gray Friers apprehended pa. 1134. col 1. â—â— 4â—â— executed pa. ibidem col ibid and. 50. col 2. lin 13. Gray Iohn Lorde rebelling is takeÌ„ 1727.10 is pardoned 1755.20 Griffin forsaken by hys owne people 277.70 Griffin chosen prince of Wales 715.35 Greekes called Danai of Danaus 7.49 Griffins palaice in Rutlande burned 277.55 Griffin slayne and hys head sent to Earle Harold 277.73 Great Orators pag. 1402. col 1. lin 37. Guendoloena daughter to Corineus Duke of Cornwall 17.16 Guendoloena maried to Locesnus 17.21 Guendoloena forsaken of Locrinus 17.26 Guendoloena made gouernour of the Realme during her sonnes minoritie 17.41 Gurguintus sonne to Belinus begynneth to raigne ouer Britaine 28.17 Gurguintus constrayneth the Danes to pay their tribute 28.39 Gurguintus sayleth into Denmarke with an army 28.36 Gurguintus encountreth with the Balences or Basclenses vpon the sea 28.40 Gurguintus dieth 28.76 Guenhera kinswoman to Cador Earle of Cornwal maried to king Arthur 133.55 Guilford Henry Prouost Martial of the army sent into Hispaine 1469.56 made knight by the king of Castil 1470.33 Guisnes besieged 1773.30 is yeelded 1776.40 Gutland subdued to the Britaines 133.64 Gurmo for Gurmond Gurthryd 219.68 Guido king of Ierusalem sore oppressed with moste cruel warre by the Sarasins 451 21. Guenhera wife to Arthur why so named 137 Guenbera suspected of incontinencie 137.11 Guenhera maryed to Mordred in Arthurs absence 137.19 Guenhera rauished by Melua 137.25 Guenhera buried with Arthur her husband 137.28 Gudwina wife to Earle Leofrike 277.20 Gudwina rydeth naked thorow Couenerie 277.24 Guisnes castle pag. 1297. co 2 lin 50. pag. 1298. co 1. lin 8. Guthryd ordeyned king of Northumberland 219.37 Gurmo Anglitus succeedeth his father Frotto in y e kingdome of Denmarke 215 27. Guthmund a leader of y e Danes 239.55 Guillomer king of Ireland arrineth in Scotland with a mighty power to helpe the Scots against the Britaines 133.45 Guillomer vanquished and driuen into Ireland 133.49 Guy king of Ierusalem sweareth fealtie to king Richard the first 492.42 resigneth his title to Henrye Earle of Champagne 504.65 Guilford Edward knight marshal of Calice his vallor 1521.46 Gualo or Wallo the Popes Legate accurseth Lewes the French kings sonne and al his adherents 613.27 Guinderius eldest sonne to Kym balaine begynneth to raigne ouer Britaine 47 Guinderius refuseth to be in subiection to the Romanes 47.54 Gurth banished the land 272 11. Gumobarius made mayster of the armorie vnto Constantius 103.45 Gualea or Guales Ghrankes eldest daughter 17.103 Guanius king of Hunnes slaine in battaile 108.58 Guitethus king of Venedocia 39.11 Guetheline Archbishop of London sent in ambassade into litle Britaine 102.34 Guinderius putteth the Roman army to the worse 50.59 Guinderius slaine 50.69 Guiderius looke Guinderius Guanius and Melga enter into the North partes of Britain and make sore warre vppon the Britaines 96.1 Guanius and Melga enter Britaine with an army and destroy it 99.91 Seneshal of Guyen taken prisoner by the English men 928 36. b. Gurth brother to king Harold slaine 288.3 Gudench Henry Steward to the Earle of Glocester taken prisoner 779.38 Guthryd appoynted king of Northumberland by a vision 219.47 Guthryd departeth this life 219.62 Guortimer sonne to Vortimer 116.63 Guortimer dyeth 116.82 Guisnes fortified 1581.8 Guy Earle of Warwicke what tyme he liued 227.36 Guilthdacus driuen by a tempest into Northumberland 24.11 Guenhera her graue found and boanes translated 135.39 Gundreda Countesse of Warwicke a valiant Lady 388.1 Guethrun baptized and named Adelstan 214 Gurthrun a Dane appoynted king ouer both East Angles and East Saxons 211.46 Gurth perswadeth king Harold not to fight
at 1446.20 dyeth 1455.35 his iust commendations 1458.21 borne in Dorsetshire 1463.10 Monmouth Iohn Captayne to Henry the thyrdes armie receyueth an ouerthrowe 644.44 Mortalitie so great in England that there were scaree so many hole as should keepe the sicke 541.75 Mount Saint Michaell Castle in Normandie besieged and released 321.89 Modwene a renowmed virgin in Irelande 207.12 Modwene commeth into England and buildeth two Abbeys 208.2 Modwene dyeth and is buried in Andresey I le 208.14 Mortalitie great 1580.43 Mountâ—…oy Castle yeelded to the English pag. 1192 col 2. lin 34. Most famous learned men to conferre about y e kings mariage 1551.50 is chosen by the Queene to be of her counsel in the matter of dyuorce eadem 3. dyeth 1559 53. Montfort Henry sonne to the Earle of Leycester pursueth the halfe brethren of Henrie the third 752.10 hee besiegeth them in Bulleyne 752.17 they passe awaye by safe conduct of the king of Fraunce 752.26 Montioye Lorde is praysed 1594.30 his Stratageme 1589.32 William Montagew created Earle of Salisburye 900.13 b. Morley Lord Morley slayne 1436.28 A monstrous kinde of Earth mouing 1857.47 Mordack Henrie Abbot of Fountneys chosen and consecrated Archbyshop of York 382.54 Monkes slayne and wounded at the hygh altare 313.15 Monkes driuen out of their Abbeys and secular Priests placed in their roumthes 231.2 Mowbray Robert Constable of Kinarde Ferie Castle taken prisoner 433.27 Mount Sorrel Castle 595.76 Money in Ireland made of lyke weyght and finenesse to the English coyne 570.57 Money sent ouer into Flaunders to pay king Iohns Souldiers wages 583.107 Mountagne Edward knight Lord chiefe Iustice of the Common place is one of the Executors of Henrie the eyght 1611.50 is excepted out of the generall pardon and why 1722.58 Mountfoord Simon goeth ouer into Fraunce and is receiued into the French kings seruice 776.8 Mountgomerie Roger Earle of Shrewsburie in armes agaynst king William Rufus 318.64 All Monasteries visyted 1564 27. MontmereÌ„tcie Annas great master of the French kings house made knight of the Garter 1559.10 Montfort Castle delyuered to the Englishmen 399.62 Mountford Simon and his armie discomfited by Prince Edward 772.59 is set at libertie and goeth a rouing 776.6 Monasterie of Briege or Cala in Fraunce 169.56 Mountford Simon knight beheaded 1443.48 Monstrous Fishes 1834.20 and. 1839.27 and. 1870.17 The Moscouite sendeth an ambassadour 1839.3 MouÌ„tgomery Roger reconciled to the king 319.36 Monstrous starre appeareth 1864.40 Moumbray Roger conspireth against king Henry the secoÌ„d 426.112 Morton Earledome confirmed to Mathewe Earle of Boloigne 427.16 Monkes of Canterbury complayning of their Archbishop Theobald to the Pope are sent home with checkes 383 13. Mountford Simon made earle of Leicester 654.65 Money graunted towarde the warres in Fraunce 977.15 b. Mortimer Roger Lord Lieutenant in Wales 745.20 Monasteries suppressed 1802 11. Mouyng Wood by the Kentish men bearing of bougbes in their handes 292 64 Montgomery castle besieged in vaine by the Welchmen 631 90. Morley Robert 373.73 Moun William keepeth the castle of Dunestor in the right of Maude the Empresse 368.77 Monstrous number of Flyes in February 1871.18 Morgan Kidwally learned in the law 1413. co 2. lin 11. Mortimers Crosse 1304. co 2 lin 43. Morgan ap Reuther beheaded 1304. co 2. lin 57. Monteiny Arnold a knight slain in a Iustes 729.50 Monkes of Dunstable muche hindred by the commyng of the Fryers thither 757.14 Thomas Mowbrey Duke of Norfolk imprisoned at Windsore 1099.26 a banished 1101.13 b. Monkaster now called Newcastle 307.100 Mollo brother to king Ceadwalla burnt in an house 186 68. Iohn Earle of Mountfort taken prisoner by the Frenchmen 916.25 a Monkes strange dreame of K. William Rufus death 334 1. Morchad king of Ireland frind to king Henry the first 364 22. Morindus deuoured by a monster of the sea 30.22 Montargis recouered by the English 1247. co 2. lin 36. Monthault castle taken by Dauid prince of Wales 712.35 Monstrous fish killed at Mortlake 658.50 Mons in Henaud held by Britaines and why so called 87 101. Monstreaw besieged and taken by the English 1209. co 1. li. 33. Morgan Thomas 1345. co 1 lin 9. Monstrous birthes 1816.7 Montmorency Frances Duke Montmorency ambassadour from the French king 1863 28. is staulled knight of the Garter ead 56. Monasteries al of three huÌ„dred markes and vnder geuen to the king 1564.17 their nuÌ„ber and value ead 21 Moscouia discouered 1714.26 Mombray William sworne to king Iohn 542.86 Malcolme king of Scottes assisteth king Henry the second in his iourney and businesse beyond the seas 399.18 Thomas Mowbrey made earle marshal 1050.12 b Morim inhabitants of the Dioces of Terwine in Fraunce 38.78 More honorable it is to make a king then to be a king 225 29. Montgomery castle buylt 619 33. Thomas Molineux slaine 1068.3 a Money clippers executed 719 42. Simon L. Montagew vittayleth Burg. 816.50 a Mònt Paladour or Shaftesbury builded 19.4 Moone turned into a bloudy colour 354.98 Monkes licenced to drinke Ale and Wine 196.17 Mortalitie and dearth in Britaine and Ireland 177.46 Emery Mountfort taken prisoneâ—… 786.13 b. set at libertie 791.6 a. Mondidier wonne 1528.10 Monâ—…cuâ—… de Vâ—…wclere deputy of Calais 1323. co 1. lin 11. Mortimer castle 390.45 Moâ—â—oculus king of Limerike in Ireland slaine 450.45 Edmund Mortimer Earle of March dyeth 1038.12 b Mountsorel castle deliuered to king Henry the second 436.35 Moone strangely eclipsed 194 69. Mortimer Iohn knight 1450 15. Monkes not knowen in Northumberland 308.13 Moreuille Hugh knight 415 61. William Mountagew Earle of Salisbury dyeth 924.21 b. Monkes of S. Albons kept prisoners by the Popes Legate in England 745.40 Murder preteÌ„ded against Henry the third 654.25 Montford Simons commendation 653.1 Morcade a Dane murdered at Oxford 241.52 The Moscouite sendeth an Ambassadour 1766 57. Lorde Mowbrey created Earle of Notingham 1006.8 b. Monasterie of Bangor 151.43 Monkes liuing by the labour of their handes 153.87 Mother slayeth her sonne 22.70 Mountsorell Castle in Leycestershire besieged 612.6 Molle the name of Muâ—â—nucius 23.50 Moneys forbydden 835.3 Moâ—â—â—more battayle sought in Ireland 386.20 Moore Thomas knight speaket of the ParliameÌ„t 1524.10 Elinor Mountfort taken prisoner 786.13 b Mountfort Castle deliuered to the French King 557.27 Monstrous Fyshe like to a man taken in the Sea 559.56 Mountgomerie Castle wonne by the Welchmen 325.97 Mortalitie and death in Brytaine 111.19 Molle resigneth his kingdome 196.27 Moses cyted 5.3 Mortimer Raufe 318.68 Morwith looke Morindus Murtherers of Archbyshop Thomas Becket flee after the deede done and theyr death also described 417.6 Murtherers of Archbyshop Thomas Becket excommunicated 418.11 Mules Nicholas Lieutenant in Gascoyne vnder Henrye the third 704.94 Multitude of gouernours pernitious to a common wealth 800.17 Munmouth castle taken and rased to the ground 772.68 Murrion of Cattell 728.48 Multitude rude is rather a let then a furtherance to atchieue a victory 370.16 Mulbray Robert taketh armes against king William Rufus 318.50 Musgraue Iacke his valiant seruice 1595.30 Mulbray Robert created Erle of