olde league with him and not seeke to make any new aliance with the King of Englande but perceyuing that the Gouernour and his friends were minded to satisfie the Kyng of Englandes desires he would not tarrie for a resolute aunswer but by the counsell of the Earle of Arguile William Earle of Glencarne and others of the French faction he suddaynely departed forth of Edenburgh towarde the West Countrey highly displeased as should seeme with the Gouernoure The Earle 〈◊〉 Lennox â—…erreth 〈◊〉 the Q â—…ger and taking Lithgow in his way hee conferred with the Queene Dowager as they termed hir deuising how to assemble the noble men of the Frenche side to bring hir and hyr daughter to libertie out of the daunger of the Lorde Gouernoure bycause it was supposed that hee meante to conuey hyr into Englande About the same time through practise of the Abbot of Pasley brother to the Gouernour and others â—…e Castell Edenburgh â—…ed to 〈◊〉 Gouerâ—… vse the Castell of Edenburgh was goâ—… out of the hands of Sir Peter Chreichton and the keeping thereof committed by the Gouernours appoyntment vnto Iames Hamilton Lard of Stane house but the Earle of Lennox with the assistance of the Earles of Huntley Argile and others of the Frenche faction in August following 〈◊〉 yong â—…eene conâ—… to Sterâ—…g conueyd the yong Queene with hir mother from Lithgew vnto Sterling The Cardinall also was there with them lately before hauing corrupted his keepers gotten abroade at libertie Heerewith was a day appoynted and proclaymed for the Coronation of the yong Queene The Earle of Arrane then gouernour with the Erles of Angus Cassils the Lordes Maxwell Someruile and diuers others called the English Lords remayning stil at Edenburgh aduertised the King of EnglaÌ„d of all the driftes of Leuenox and other of that faction requiring his aduice and counsell howe to deale for the disappoynting of their purposes that soughte to continue the aniâ—…e still wyth Fraunce to the preiudice of peace with England The King of England aduertised heereof as wel thus from the Gouernour and other the Scottish Lords as also from Sir Raufe Sadler his Maiesties Ambassadours there The King of Englandes doubt doubted greatly least these Lordes in whose handes the Queene then was in respect of the fauour whiche they bare to the Frenche King should conuey hir ouer into Fraunce wherevpon he requested the Gouernour and the other Lordes that fauoured his side so to deale that she might bee sente into Englande there to remayne till the marriage mighte bee consummate betwixt hir and his sonne Prince Edwarde hauing in the meane time such Lordes of hir Countrey about hir to attende vppon hir and to see to hir brynging vp as should be thought expedient To conclude his Maiestie not only sent his princely comfort by way of counsell and good aduice but also according to their desire and as by the Duke of Suffolke his highnesse Lieutenaunte then in the North it was thought expedient Thomas Lorde Wharton with twoo thousande menne from the West marches The Lorde Wharton The Lorde Euers and the Lord Evers with other two thousand from the East bordures were appoynted to enter Scotland and to ioyne themselues with the Gouernour and hys friendes to assist them againste their aduersaries but as they were in a readinesse to marche through the secret labour of the Cardinall wishing the aduauncemente of the Erle of Arrane his kinsman whom he thought hee shoulde well ynough frame to be at his appoyntmente rather than Leuenox that was knowen to be of a greater stomacke the matter was so handled what by the Cardinall and the Erle of Huntley of the one part and y e Queene Dowager on the other that the Earle of Arrane reuolting from the Kyng of Englande came in to the Dowager The Earle of Arrane a faith breaker and ioyned himselfe with the Cardinall and other the Lords of the Frenche faction by reason whereof they all concluded to maynteyne him in the estate of Lorde Gouernour and not to place Leuenox as their purpose was to haue done if Arrane hadde continued faythfull to the King of Englande Shortlye after The CoronatioÌ„ of Queene Mary the yong Queene was Crowned at Striueling the Cardinall taking vpon him to order things as hee thought good appoynting the Gouernour to beare y e Crowne as chiefe person next in bloud to the Queene and the Erle of Lennox to beare the scepter After y e CoronatioÌ„ A Parliament a ParliameÌ„t was called and holden at Edenburgh The Patriarke of Apuleia at the whiche in presence of the Patriarche of Apulia the Popes Agent and of the FreÌ„ch Kings Ambassadours Monsieur la Brosse and Monsieur Menage lately before come into the realme the Erle of Arrane was newly confirmed gouernour and for the sure preseruation as they pretended of the yong Queene Order for the custody of the Queene it was agreed by the gouernour and the estates that she shoulde remaine with the olde Queene hir mother in Sterlyng Castell during her mynoritie and certayne rentes of that Seiguiory was assigned for the mayntenaunce of suche trayne as was thought expedient to bee attendant aboute hyr and further the Lordes Leunigston Erskin and Fierning were apoynted to abide continually with hyr for the better sauegarde of hyr person Thus was euery thing ordered as seemed to stand with the pleasure of the Cardinall whervpon the Erle of Lennox perceyuyng how vncurteously he was vsed The Erle of Lennox his displeasure to haue his aduersary thus confirmed in aucthoritie by the French-side and himselfe reiected he firste sente to the Frenche King infourmyng him throughly of the iniuries to him done putting him in remembrance of the promises made to him when hee departed from him also the constantnesse of his seruice the hasarde he had put himselfe in for his sake and notwithstandyng howe hee was yet vnkindely dealte with that through truste of his promised ayde and assistaunce he was brought out of credite in his countrey and subiected vnder the commaundement and authoritie of his enimie and wrongfully disappoynted of his right whiche he looked to haue recouered and to haue bene mainteyned therein by his supporte He renouÌ„ceth his seruice to the French kyng In consideration whereof he renounced his seruice willing him from thencefoorth not to looke for the same any more at his handes Herewith Leuenax ioynyng himselfe with the Erles of Angus Cassilâ—…s and Glencarne the Lords Maxwell and Someruille the Sheriffe of Ayre the Larde of Drumlanrig and other of that side called the English Lordes set himselfe agaynst the Gouernour the Cardinall and others of that faction Ciuill dissentioÌ„ in ScotlaÌ„d so that the residue of this yeare was spente in ciuill dissention betweene them And here is to bee noted that a little before that the Erle of Arrane reuolted to the French parte French ships arriuyng in the riuer of Clyde there were arryued in the
that night they had bene entrapped by George Dowglas who with foure thousande menne was secretely drawen thitherwardes and entred the towne of Dunbertane shortly after y t the Erle of Lennox was thus departed and got to his ships lying there at hande in the riuer of Clyde downe the whiche he retyred to the sea not without daunger to haue lost the same shippes by reason of the narrownesse of the water for the Erle of Argyle beyng gotten betwixte him and the sea with a great power of men with Baners displeyd hailsed the shippes with shotte of ordinaÌ„ce from the castel of Dynnune annoying the Erle of Lennox his passage as much as he coulde But he escaping with the English gentlemen and the shippes out of daunger tooke aduise togither at the Isle of Bute what they had to do The Erle sore moued to haue bene thus repulsed froÌ„ Dunbretayn stomaking the matter sore to be so contenanced by his enimy the Erle of Argyle with the aduise of the English Gentlemen he returned with them and with great shew of manhood taking lande beside the Castel and towne of Dynnune The Erle of 〈◊〉 lanâ—… at Dinâ—… where the Erle of Argyle with seuen hundred men was ready to encounter him and to keepe him of from landyng but by the helpe of the shotte out of the shippes and great store of boates the Englishmen landed slew lxxx of the enimies most part Gentlemen put the residue to flight with the losse of three men onely on the English side This done the towne of Dinnune was brente and the Churche spoyled The towne of â—…une breÌ„t that was full of goods and ornamentes When the night approched by reason the Englishmenne had no pouder nor other prouision a lande the Erle with his people returned to shippeborde in safetie though not without offer of skirmishe made by the enimies though to theyr losse namely of those that aduaunced themselues moste forwarde The Erle of â—…nox lanâ—… againe in â—…yle Aboute foure of fiue dayes after the Erle of Lennox with fiue hundreth menne landed in an other parte of Argyle and remayning on lande a whole day togither brent spoyled and wasted the countrey the Erle of Argyle with two thousande men giuing the looking on and not ones offering the skirmishe so that the Erle of Lennox with his Souldiers retyred to his shippes without encounter 〈◊〉 inuaâ—… After this they inuaded the Isle of Kinter where Iames Macconell dwelled brent many places in that countrey tooke and caried away great booties of cattayle and other goodes All the coastes of Kile Carrike and Coningham and likewise of Galloway remayned in continuall feare so that oftentimes theyr beakons were fyred and many of the Noble menne constrayned to come to the Erle of Lennox sewing to him for assurance Walter Macâ—…lane In these exploytes the Erle had with him Walter Macferlane of Tirbatt and seuen score men of the head of Lennox that spake bothe Irishe and the English Scottish tongues light footemen well armed in shirtes of mayle with bowes and two handed swordes and beyng ioyned with the English Archers and shotte did muche auayleable seruice in the streyghts marrishes and mountayne countreys To conclude after the Erle of Lennox and his company had atchieued these enterpriers afore mencioned he returned towards England and sente sir Peter Mewtas knight Sir Peter Mewtas and Thomas Bishoppe a Scottish gentleman to aduertise the King of Englande of his proceedings who found him at the siege of Bulloigne where they declared to him the whole circumstance of euery thing as the same had passed in the Erles iourney which the king tooke in very good part And vpon his returne into England after the coÌ„quest of Bullongne the Erle of Lennox was also called home to the Courte by letters to him directed he beyng then at Brystow About the middest of February 1545. Sir Rauâ—…e Evers inuadeth Scotland Syr Rauf Evre commonly called Evers Lorde warden of the Englishe middest Marches entred Scotland with a power of foure thousand Englishmen Irishmen and assured Scottes and comming firste vnto Iedworth lodged there that night and therewithall vnderstanding that the gouernour and the Erle of Angus were at the Abbey of Melcos aboute an eight myles distaunt from thence the nexte mornyng he was gotte forth so early that he was almoste vpon the enimies in suche wise on the sudden that they fledde out of theyr lodgings and lefte their beddes and all theyr householde furniture which they had there with them not hauing time to conuey it away at theyr departure their warning was so short Syr Rauf Evre at his comming thyther finding them â—…edde and gone He defaceth the Monuments of the Dowglasses spoyled the towne and Abbey vtterly defacing the Tumbes and Monumentes of the Erles of Dowglas greatly to the displeasure of the Erle of Angus and those of his linage The Gouernour and the sayde Erle sort agreeued to be thus foyled at the Englishmens handes assembled togither all suche forces as they might recouer so that they had quickly got vnto them aboue fiftene hundred menne wherof eight hundreth at the least were Gentlemen and hearyng that the English men were retyring towardes Iedworth they mette them at a place called Pannyer Hugh where bothe the parties alighting on foote ment to trie the quarell by playne force of hande but as they were ready to ioyne the assured Scots to the number of seuen or eight hundred reuolted vnto the parte of their countrey men by reason whereof after a right sharpe and fierce conflict the Englishe menne in the ende were constreyned to fire whome the Scottes right egrely pursewed Sir Raufe Evre and others slayne slewe Sir Raufe Evre the Lorde Ogle Sir Bryan Layton and other Gentlemenne and Souldiers to the number of eight huÌ„dreth they tooke also about a two thousand prisoners with certayne pieces of Artillery and other munition This victory fell to the Scottes the xvij of February the report whereof was right displeasant to the English nation but specially the losse of that worthy Gentleman sir Rauf Evre was greatly bemoned and that euen of the King him selfe for the noble prowes and great loyaltie whiche at all times had bene founde in him His seruice had ben such in these warres against Scotland His seruice agaynst the Scottes that he had brought the more parte of all the Scottes within xx miles space of the English borders vnto the obeysance of the king of England although at length they holpe to worke his confusion as before you haue hearde and here I haue thought good although out of place to say somewhat further in the dew commendation of this noble Gentleman His seruice in the rebellion tyme. In time of the great rebellion in the North partes whiche chaunced in the xxvij yeere of King Henry the eight when many other the Noblemen and Gentlemen of those parties had conspired togither with the commons by leuying warre
their doings who incensed brother against brother In which rage Iames Fitz Girald meeting the sayde Gentleman besyde Ballimore slew him euen then vppon his iourney towarde the Deputie to keepe his Christmas with him Margaret Countesse of Ossorie With thys despitefull murther both sydes brake out into open enmitie and especially the Countesse of Ossorie Kildare hys sister a rare womā and able for wisedome to rule a realme had not hir stomacke ouerruled hir knowledge Heere began informations of newe treasons passing too and fro with complayntes and replyes But the Marques Dorset had wroughte so for his sonne in law that he was suffered to rest at home and onely commissioners directed into Ireland with authoritie to examine the roote of their griefes wherein if they found Kildare any thyng at all purged theyr instructions were to depose the plaintife and to sweare the other Lord Deputie Commissioners sent to Irelande Commissioners were these Sir Raufe Egerton a Knighte of Cheshire Anthony Fitz Herbert seconde Iustice of the common place Iames Dētō Deane of Liechfield who hauing examined these accusatiōs suddaynely tooke the sworde from the Earle of Ossorie sware Kildare Lorde Deputie Kildare sworn L. Deputie before whome Con Oneale bare the sword that day Concerning the murtherer whome they myght haue hanged they brought him prisoner into Englande presented him to the Cardinall Wolsey Cardinall Wolsey enimie to the Giraldines who was sayde to hate Kildare hys bloud and the Cardinall intending to haue put him to execution with more reproche and dishonour to the name caused him to bee ledde about the streetes of London haltred and hauing a taper in hys hande which asked so long time that the Deane of Liechefielde stepped to the King and begged the Gentleman hys pardon Pardon granted The Cardinall was sore inflamed heerewith and the malice not hitherto so ranke was throughly ripened and therefore hence forewarde Kildare acused The Articles Ossorie broughte for the diuers profes of the Deputie his disorder for that as hee alledged the Deputie shoulde winke at the Earle of Desmonde whome by vertue of the King hys letters he ought to haue attached Also that he sought for acquaintance and affinitie with meere Irish enimies that hee hadde armed them against him then beeing the Kyng his Deputie hee hanged and headed good subiects whome he mistrusted to leane to the Butlers friendship Kildare was therefore presently commaunded to appeare which he did leauing in his roomth his brother Fitz Girald of Lexlip Fitz Girald Lord Iustice whome they shortly deposed and chose the Baron of Deluin whome Oconor tooke prisoner The Earle of Ossorie chosen L. Deputie and then the Earle of Ossorie to shewe his habilitie of seruice brought to Dublin an army of Irishmen hauing captaines ouer them Oconnor Omore and Ocarrol and at Saint Mary Abbey was chosen Deputy by the King hys counsell In whiche office being himselfe saue only in feares of armes a simple Gentleman hee bare out his honoure and the charge of gouernement very worthely The Countes of Ossorie through the singular wisedome of his Countesse a Lady of suche a port that all estates of the Realme crouched vnto hir so politique that nothing was thought substantially debated without hir aduice manlike and tall of stature very liberall and bountifull a sure friende a bitter enimie hardly disliking where she fansied not easily fansying wher she disliked the only meane at those days wherby hir husbande his Countrey was reclaymed from sluttishnes and slouenry to cleane bedding and ciuilitie But to these vertues was lynked suche a selfe-liking suche an ouerweening and suche a maiestie aboue the tenure of a Subiect that for assurance thereof shee sticked not to abuse hir husbands honoure agaynst hir brothers folly Notwithstandyng I learne not that shee practised his vndoyng whiche ensued and was to hir vndoubtedly greate heauinesse as vppon whome both the blemishe thereof and the substance of the greater part of that family depended after but that she by indirect meanes lifted hir brother out of credite to aduance hir husbād the commō voice and the thing it selfe speaketh All this while abode the Earle of Kildare at the Court and with muche adoe found shift to bee called before the Lords to aunswere suddaynely They sate vpon him diuersly affected Kildare conuented before the Counsell and namely y e Cardinall Lord Chancellour misliking the Erle his cause cōforted his accusers enforced the articles obiected what else so euer could be gathered thereof in these words I wote well my Lorde that I am not the meetest at this boorde to charge you with these treasons The Cardinall L. Chansellor chargeth Kildare bycause it hathe pleased some of youre pewfellowes to report that I am a professed enimie to all nobilitie and namely to the Giraldines but seeing euerye curst boy can say as muche when hee is controlled and seeing these poyntes are so weightie that they should not bee dissembled of vs and so apparant that they cānot be denyed of you I must haue leaue notwithstanding your stale slaunder to bee the mouth of these honorable at this present and to trumpe your treasons in youre way howsoeuer you take me First you remember how y e lewde Earle of Desmond your kinsman who passeth not whome hee serueth mighte hee change hys master sent his confederates with letters of credence to Frauncis the Frenche Kyng and hauyng but colde comfort there went to Charles the Emperoure profering the help of Mounster and Connaght toward the conquest of Irelād if either of them woulde helpe to winne it from our King Howe many letters what preceptes what messages what threats haue bin sent you to apprehende him and yet not done Why so forsooth I could not catch him nay nay Earle forsooth you would not watche him If hee bee iustly suspected why are you partiall in so great a charge if not why are you fearefull to haue him tryed yea for it will be sworne and deposed to your face that for feare of meeting him you haue winked wilfully shunned his sighte altered youre course warned hys friendes stopped both eares and eyes againste his detectors and when so euer you tooke vppon you to hunte him out then was hee sure before hande to bee out of your walke Surely this iugling and false play little became either an honest man called to such honour or a noble man putte in so greate trust Had you lost but a Cowe of an Horse of youre owne two hundred of youre reteyners woulde haue come at your whistle to rescue the pray frō the vttermost edge of Vlster all the Irishe in Ireland must haue giuen you the way But in pursuing so needeful a matter as this was mercifull God howe nice how daungerous howe wayward haue you bin One while he is from home another while he kepeth home sometimes fledde sometimes in the bordures where you dare not venter I wisse my Lorde there bee
rawe in these latter yeares were like to bee verie vnripe in rehearsing matters that happened many yeared past These and the like reasons reclaymed mee from perfecting at this present the Irish Historie requesting thee gentle Reader friendly to accepte what is alreadie written which I craue as one that wisheth thee rather pleasure in the reading than regardeth hys owne payne in the pennyng of the sayde Treatise FINIS The yeares of our Lorde The names of the Gouernors Lieutenants Lord Iustices and Deputies of Ireland since the conquest thereof by king Henrie the second 1174 RIchard S◅rangbow Erle of Pembroke gouernor hauing Reymond le Grace ioyned in commission with him 1177 Reymond le Grace Lieutenant by himselfe William Fitz Aldelme lieutenant hauing Iohn de Curcy Robert Fitz Stephans and Miles Cogan ioyned in commission with him Hugh Lacie Lieutenant 1182 Iohn La◅y Conestable of Chester Gouernors Richard de Peche Gouernors Hugh Lacie againe Lieatenant Hugh Lacie the yonger Lorde Iustice 1227 Henry Loandoris Archb. of Dublin L. Iustice 1228 Morice Fitz Girald Lord chiefe Iustice 1253 Iohn Fitz Geoffrey knight Lorde Iustice Alain de la Zouch Lorde Iustice 1258 Stephen de Long Espe Lord Iustice William Deane Lorde Iustice 1261 Sir Richard Rochell or Capell Lord Iustice 1267 Dauid Barry Lorde Iustice 1268 Robert Vfforde Lord Iustice 1269 Richarde de Exeter Lord Iustice 1270 Iames Lorde Audley Lorde Iustice 1272 Morice Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice Walter Lorde Genuille Lord Iustice Robert Vfforde againe Lord Iustice 1281 Fulborne Bishop of Waterford Lord Iustice Iohn Samford Archbishop of Dublin L. Iustice William Vesci Lorde Iustice 1295 William Dodingsels Lorde Iustice Thomas Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice 1298 Iohn Wogan Lorde Iustice 1314 Theobald Verdon Lorde Iustice 1315 Edmond Butler Lorde Iustice 1317 Roger Lorde Mortimer Lorde Iustice Alexander Bignor Archb. of Dublin L. Iustice 1319 Roger Lord Mortimer second tyme L. Iustice 1320 Thomas Fitz Iohn Erle of Kildare L. Iustice 1321 Iohn Birmingham Erle of Louth L. Iustice 1323 Iohn lorde Darcie Lord Iustice 1327 Roger Outlaw Prior of Kilmaynan L. Iustice Anthonie Lord Lucie Lord Iustice 1332 Iohn Lord Darcy second time Lord Iustice 1337 Iohn Lord Charleton Lord Iustice 1338 Thomas Bishop of Hereford Lord Iustice 1339 Iohn lord Darcy ordeyned Lord Iustice by patent during his life by Edward the thirde Raufe Vfford Lord Iustice 1346 Robert Darcy Lord Iustice Iohn Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice Walter lord Bermingham Lord Iustice his deputies were Iohn Archer prior of Kilmaynan Baron Carew and sir Thomas Rokesby Maurice Fitz Thomas Earle of Desmond had the office of Lorde Iustice for terme of his life of king Edward the third his graunt 1355 Thomas Rokesby knight Lord Iustice 1357 Almerich de Saint Amand appointed L. I. by turnes Iohn Butler Erle of Ormond appointed L. I. by turnes Maurice Fitz Th. erle of Kild appointed L. I. by turnes 1361 Lionel duke of Clarence Lord Iustice 1367 Gerald Fitzmaurice Erle of Desmond L. I. 1369 Williā L. Winsor the fi◅st lieutenant in Ireland 1772 Richard Ashton Lord Iustice 1381 Roger Mortimer Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Philip Courtney Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Iames erle of Orm Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Robert Vere Earle of Oxforde Marques of Dublin created duke of Irelande 1394 Roger Mortimer Erle of March Lieutenant Roger Mortimer erle of March Vister lieut Roger Gray Lorde Iustice Iohn Stanley knight Lorde Lieutenant 1401 Thomas of Lancaster brother to king Henry the fourth Lord Lieutenant whose Deputies at sundrie tymes were Alexander Bi. of Meth Stephen Scrope knight and the Prior of Kilmaynam 1403 Iames Butler Erle of Ormond Lord Iustice Girald Erle of Kildare Lord Iustice 1407 Iames Butler Erle of Ormonde sonne to the foresayd Iames Lord Iustice 1413 Iohn Stanley againe Lord Lieutenant Thomas Crauley Arch. of Dublin lord Iustice 1414 Iohn Lord Talbot of Shieyfield Lieutenant 1420 Iames Butler erle of Ormond the second time Lieutenant Edmond Erle of March Iames Erle of Ormond his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iohn Sutton L. Dudley sir Th. Straunge knight his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Sir Thomas Stanley sir Christopher ◅lunket his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Lion Lorde Welles the Earle of Ormond his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iames erle of Ormōd by himself Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iohn Earle of Shrewsburie the Archbishop of Dublin in his absence Lorde Iustice Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Richard Plantagenet duke of Yorke father to king Edwarde the fourth had the office of Lieutenant by king Henrie the sixt his letters patents for ten yeares His deputies at sundry times were The Baron of Deluin Richard Fitz Gustace knight Iames erle of Ormond Thomas Fitz Morice erle of Kildare Thomas Fitz Morice Erle of Kildare Lord Iustice in king Edward the fourth his dayes vntill the third yeare of his raigne After which George duke of Clarence brother to the King had the office of Lieutenant during his life made his deputies by sundrie tymes these Thomas Erle of Desmonde Deputies to the duke of Clarence Iohn Tiptoft erle of Worceter Deputies to the duke of Clarence Thomas Erle of Kildare Deputies to the duke of Clarence Henry Lord Gray of Ruthine Deputies to the duke of Clarence 1470 Sir Rouland Eustace Lord Deputie Richard duke of Yorke yonger son to king Edward the fourth Lieutenant Edward son to Richarde the third Lieutenant his deputie was Gerald Erle of Kildare Iasper duke of Bedford and Erle of Pembroke Lieut. his deputy was Walter Archb. of Dub. 1494 Edward Poynings knight Lord deputie 1501 Henrie duke of Yorke after king by the name of Henrie the eight Lieutenant his deputie Girald Erle of Kildare Girald Fitz Girald Erle of Kildare L. deputie 1520 Thomas Howard Earle of Surrey after duke of Norffolke Lieutenant 1523 Piers Butler Earle of Ossorie Lord deputie Girald Fitz Girald erle of Kildare again L. dep The Baron of Deluin Lord deputie 1529 Piers Butler Erle of Ossorie again L. deputie William Skeffington knight Lord deputie Girald Fitz Girald erle of Kildare again L. dep William Skeffington again Lord deputie 1534 Leonard Lord Gray Lord deputie 1540 Sir William Brereton knight Lord Iustice 1541 Sir Anthonie Sentleger knight Lord deputie A TABLE EXACTLY DRAVVEN for the Historie of Irelande A. ABbay de castro dei founded 28 Adam de Hereford an English captaine vanquisheth the Irish in a daungerous battail 33 Alayn de la Zouch Lorde Iustice slaine by the Erle of Surrey 45 Albius an Irish bishop 11 Aldlecke castle destroyed 45 Alen Iohn Archbishop of Dublin enimie to the Giraldines 90. flieth to the castel of Dublin 91. is apprehended by the rebelles and shamefully murdered 92 Alen Iohn knight 90. Alice Kettle a witch 58 Alma earle Strangbow his daughter maried to William eldest son to Maurice Fitz Girald 34
was found giltie of treason There were dyuers in trouble about the same matter for the Erle vpon his open confession before sundrie lordes of the realme declared that not only by coÌ„maundement from the Pope but also by the setting on of dyuers nobles of this land whom he named he was persuaded to endeuor himself by all ways and meanes possible how to deliuer his brother king Edward the seconde out of prison and to restore him to the Crowne whome one Thomas Dunhed Tho. Duâ—… a Fryer a Frier of the order of Preachers in London assigned for certain to be aliue hauing as he himself â—…id called vp a spirite to vnderstande the truthe therof and so what by counsell of the sayd Frier and of three other Friers of the same order Tho. VVâ—… he hadde purposed to woorke some meane howe to delyuer hym and to restore hym agayne to the kingdome Among the letters that were found about him disclosing a greate part of his practise some there were whiche he had written and directed vnto his brother the sayd king Edwarde as by some writers it shoulde appeare His death in deede was the lesse lamented bycause of the presumptuous gouernement of hys seruantes and retinue Naughtye seruantes bryng â—…he maister into â—…noâ—…r whiche he kept about him for that they riding abrode woulde take vp thinges at their pleasure not paying nor agreeyng with the partie to whome suche things belonged The yong Queene Philippe was brought to bedde at Woodstocke the .xv. The blacke â—…ince borne day of Iune of hir firste sonne the whyche at the Fourstone was named Edwarde and in processe of tyme came to greate proofe of famous chieualrye as in this booke shall more playnely appeare He was commonly named when hee came to rype yeares Prynce Edwarde and also surnamed the blacke Prince The sixteenth day of Iuly chaunced a great Eclipse of the Sunne Croxden An Eclipse and for the space of two Moneths before and three monethes after there fell exceding greate rayne so that thorough the greate intemperancie of wether corne could not rypen by reason whereof in many places they beganne not haruest tyll Michaelmasse A late haruest and in some place they inned not their wheate tyll Alhallonfyde nor their pease tyl S. Andrews tyde On Christmasse euen aboute the breake of dy a meruaylous sore and terrible wynd came A mightye vvinde foorthe of the weste whyche ouerthrewe houses and buyldings ouertourned trees by the rootes and did muche hurte in diuers places This yeare shortely after Easter the Kyng wyth the Bishoppe of Winchester and the lord Willyam Montacute hauing not paste fifteene horses in their company passed the sea apparelled in 〈…〉 to marchantes he lefte his brother the Earle of Cornewall his deputie and gardian of the realme till his retourne Moreouer he caused it to bee proclaymed in London that he went ouer on pilgrimage and for 〈◊〉 other purpose He retourned before the 〈◊〉 ende of Aprill and then was there holden a Tourney at Dertforf The Queene with many Ladies beeing presente at the same fell besyde a stage but yet as good happe would they had no hurte by that fall to the reioycing of many that saw them in suche danger yet so luckily to escape without harme Also in a Parliament holden at Notingham aboute Saincte Lukes tyde Syr Roger Mortymer the Earle of Marche was apprehended the seuententh daye of October within the Castell of Notyngham where the Kyng with the two Queenes his mother and his wife and diuers other were as then lodged and thoughe the keyes of the Castell were dayly and nightly in the custodie of the sayd Earle of March and that his power was suche as it was doubted howe he myght be arrested Additions to Triuet for he hadde as some writers affirme at that presente in retinue nyne score knights besyde Esquires Gentlemen and yeomen yet at lengthe by the kings healpe the Lorde William Montacute the Lorde Humfreye de Bohun and his brother sir William the Lorde Raufe Stafforde the Lorde Robert Vfforde the Lorde William Clinton the Lorde Iohn Neuill of Hornbie and diuers other whiche had accused the sayd Earle of March for the murder of Kyng Edwarde the seconde founde meanes by intelligence had with sir William de Elande Counestable of the Castell of Notingham to take the sayd Earle of March wyth his sonne the Lorde Roger or Geffreye Mortimer and sir Simon Bereforde with other Sir Hugh Trumpington or Turrington as some Copies haue that was one of his chiefest frendes with certayne other were slayn as they were aboute to resist agaynst the Lorde Montacute and his companie in taking of the sayd erle The maner of his taking I passe ouer bicause of the diuersitie in report thereof by sundry writers From Notingham he was sent vp to London with his sonne the Lorde Roger or Geffrey de Mortimer sir Symon Bereforde and the other prysoners where they were committed to prison in the Tower Shortly after was a parliameÌ„t called at Westminster chiefly as was thought for reformation of things disordered through the misgouernance of the Earle of Marche But who soeuer was glad or sory for the trouble of the sayd Earle surely the Queene mother tooke it moste heauyly aboue all other as she that loued him more as the fame wente than stoode well with hir honour For as some write Mâ—… Fâ—… she was founde to be with chylde by him They kepte as it were house togither for the Earle to haue hys prouision the better Cheape layde hys penye with hirs so that hir takers serued him as well as they did hir bothe of victualles and cariages But nowe in this Parliamente holden at Westminster hee was attainted of highe treason expressed in fiue articles as in effecte followeth The Earle of Marâ—… aâ—…yned First he was charged that he hadde procured Edwarde of Carneruan the kings father to bee murthered in most haynous and tyrannous maner within the castel of Berkley Secondly that the Scottes at Stanhope Parke throughe his meanes escaped Thirdy that he receiued at the hands of the lord Iames Douglas at that time generall of the Scottes great summes of money to execute that treason and further to conclude the peace vppon suche dishonorable couenantes as was accorded with the Scottes at the parliament of Northampton Fourthely that hee had gotte into his handes a greate parte of the Kyngs treasure and wasted it Fyfthly that hee hadde impropried vnto hym dyuers wardes that belonged vnto the Kyng and had bin more priuie wyth Queene Isabell the Kynges mother than stood eyther with Gods law or the kynges pleasure Syr Symon Bereford executed Syr Symon de Bereford knyghte that had bene one of the kings Iustices was drawne also and hanged at London vpon S. Lucies day In this parliament holden at Westminster the Kyng tooke into his hande by aâ—…uâ—…ce of the estates there assembled all the possessions lands and reuenues that belonged
wherwith hee seemed highly offended To conclude hee sayd that he woulde aunswere the letters of the Kyng and commons as touching the poyntes conteyned in the same The Cardinals after they hadde hearde these thynges departed as if they hadde bin sore offended and troubled therewith and the Knyghte taking hys leaue of the Pope departed also forth of the chamber and without anye longer abode got him away towardes Burdeaux aboute other of the Kyngs businesse doubting least if 〈◊〉 had stayed longer hee myghte haue bin kepte there agaynste his will The Pope sente aunswere indeede but neuerthelesse the King proceeded in prohibiting such prouisions Of beneâ—… inhibited 〈◊〉 the Kyng and collations within his Realme on payne of emprisonmente and death to the intruders thereby as after yee shall perceyue This yeare aboute Midsomer â—…es in Smithfielde there were solemne Iustes proclaymed by the Lorde Roberte Morley whiche were holden in Smithfielde where for challengers came foorthe one apparelled lyke to the Pope bringing with hym twelue other in garmentes lyke to Cardinals whyche tooke vppon them to aunswere all commers for there courses On the defendantes side ranne the Prince of Wales with many Earles Barons Knyghtes and Esquires innumerable so that those Iustes continued three dayes togither to the greate pleasure of the beholders Thys coigne was ordeyned for hys warres in Fraunce the golde whereof was not so fine as the Noble whiche in the fourteenth yeare of hys raigne hee hadde caused for to bee coigned This yeare Tho. VVâ—… A chamber built â—…iâ—… the Casteâ—… Windsor called the round 〈◊〉 the King caused a great number of artificers and labourers to be taken vp whome hee set in hande to buylde a chamber in the Castell of Windesor whiche was called the rounde table the floore whereof from the center or middle poynte vnto the compasse thoroughout the one halfe was as Wals writeth an hundred foote and so the diametre or compasse rounde about was two hundred foote The expenses of this worke amounted by the weeke first vnto an hundred pounde but afterwardes by reason of the warres that followed the charges was deminished vnto two and twentie pounde the weeks as Thomas Walsingham writeth in his larger booke entituled the History of Englande or as some Comes â—…ane vnto nyne poundes â—…ow out of â—…enry de Leiâ—…ster The Isle of â—…an This yeare also William Montagew Earle of Salisbury conquered the Isle of Man out of the hands of the Scottes whiche Isle the Kyng gaue vnto the sayd Earle and caused him to bee entituled and crowned King of Man This Isle as Robert Southweâ—…â—…teth was wonne by the Scottes about the second yeare of Edwarde the second his raigne who in the yeare before to witte Anno Christi 〈◊〉 had giueÌ„ the same Isle vnto Peers de Ganaston whome hee had also made Earle of Cornewall This order is dedicated vnto Sainct George as chiefe patrone of menne of warre and therefore euery yeare do the knightes of this order kepe solemne his feast with many noble ceremonies at the Castell of Windesor where King Edwarde founded a Colledge of Canons or rather augmenting the same ordeyned therein a Deane with twelue Canons Seculars eight peticanoÌ„s and thirteene vicars thirteene Clearkes and thirteene Choristers The Knightes haue certayne lawes and rules apperteyning to their order amoÌ„gst the whiche this is chiefly to be obserued as Polidor also noteth that they shall ayde and defende one another and neuer turne their backes or runne away out of the fielde in tyme of battell where hee is present with hys soueraigne Lorde his Lieutenaunte or deputie or other Captayne hauyng the Kynges power royall and authoritie and whereas his banners standertes or pennous are spredde The residue of the lawes and rules apperteyning vnto this noble order I doe heere purposely omitte for that the same in other place conueniente by others maye bee expressed so farre as shall bee thoughte expediente But nowe touching these sixe and twentie noble menne and Knightes whyche were firste chosen and admitted into the same order by the fyrste Soueraigne and founder thereof thys Kyng Edwarde the thyrde theyr names are as followe Firste the sayde noble Prince King Edwarde the thirde The Prince of Wales Duke of Cornewalle and Earle of Chester hys eldest sonne Henry Duke of Lancaster The Earle of Warwike The Captall de Bench alias Buz or Beufe Raufe Earle of Stafforde William Montacute Earle of Salisbury Roger Lord Mortimer Iohn Lord Lisle Bartholmew Lord Burwasch or Berghesech The Lord Iohn Beauchampt The Lord de Mahun Hugh Lord Courtney Thomas Lord Holand Iohn Lord Gray Richard Lord Fitz Simon Sir Miles Stapleton Sir Shomas Walle Sir Hugh Wrottessley Sir Neele Loringe Sir Iohn Chandos Iames Lord Audeley Sir Otes Holand Sir Henry Eme. Sir Sanchet Dabrichcourt Sir Walter Panell The occasion that moued King Edward to institute the order of the garter The cause and firste occasion of instituting this order is vncertayne But there goeth a tale amongst the people that it rose by this meanes It chanced that Kyng Edwarde finding eyther the garter of the Queene or of some Laâ—… The 〈…〉 〈◊〉 whome hee was in loue beeing fallen 〈…〉 legge stouped downe and tooke it vp 〈◊〉 diuers of his nobles founde matter to tell 〈◊〉 talke their fancies merily touching the Kyngs affection towards the woman vnto whome hâ—… sayde that if hee liued it shoulde come to passe that most high honor should be giuen vnto theâ—… for the garters sake and there vpon shortly and he deuised and ordeyned this order of the garter with such a posey whereby he signified that hys Nobles iudged otherwise of him than the 〈◊〉 was Though some may thinke that to noble 〈◊〉 order had but a meane beginning 〈…〉 bee true yet many honorable degrees of 〈…〉 hadde their beginnings of more 〈…〉 â—…aâ—…e things than of loue whiche beeing or 〈◊〉 â—…osed is most noble and commendable hâ—… 〈◊〉 it selfe is couered vnder loue as the 〈…〉 sayth Nobilitas sub amere iacet William de Montagewe Earle of 〈◊〉 burie Kyng of Man and Marshall of â—…de Addition 〈◊〉 Adam Mâ—…mouth â—… Triâ—… was so brused at y e Iustes holdeÌ„ heere at Windsor as before yee haue hearde that hee â—…rted thys life the more was the pitie within eyghte dayes after About the same time the Kyng ordeyned a certayne coigne of fine golde and named it the Florene which coigne was â—…uised for his warres in Fraunce for the golde thereof was not so fine as was the Noble which in the fourteenth yeare he had 〈◊〉 to be coigned but this coigne continued not long After the feast of the holy Trinitie the Kyng held a Parliament at London in the whych hee asked a tenth of the Cleargie and a fifteenth of the laytie about which demaunde there was no finall altercation but at length he had it graunted for one yeare The same time the Archbyshop of Canâ—…rbury helde a conuocation of all the Cleargie at London in
heate and the weight of his armor did maruellously faint so as his spirits were in maner taken from him The king and the nobles perceyuing the knight so couragiously to demaund to trie the battel forth to the vtterance offring great summes of money that so it might be done decreed that they should be restored again to the same plight in which they lay wheÌ„ they were raised vp but in the meane time the esquier fainting The Esquier fainteth and falling down in a swoune fel out of his chaire as one y t was like to yeeld vp his last breth presently among theÌ„ Those that stood about him cast wine and water vpoÌ„ him seeking so to bring him againe but all would not serue till they had plucked off his armor his whole apparel which thing proued the knight to be vanquisher The Knight is iudâ—…ed â–ª the vaÌ„quished and the esquier to be vanquished After a little time the esquire began to come to himself and lifting vp his eyes began to holde vp his hed to cast a gastly looke on euery one about him which when it was reported to the knight he commeth to him armed as he was for he had put off no peece since the beginning of the fight and speaking to him called him traitor and false periured man asking of him if he durst trie the battel with him againe but the Esquier hauing neither sense nor spirite whereby to make answere Proclamation was made that the battell was ended and euery one might go to his lodging The esquier immediately after he was brought to his lodging and layde in bed beganne to â—…raging woode and so continuing still out of hys wittes about nine of the clocke the next day hee yeelded vp the ghost This combate was fought as before ye haue heard the vij of Iune to the great reioysing of the coÌ„mon people and discoragement of traytours About the same time or rather somewhat before the Lorde Oliuer de Clisson with a number of shippes and gallies of Fraunce and Spayne tooke the Sea and comming on the coast of Englande landed in dyuerse places of the wâ—…st Countrey and also in the South parts spoyling and burning sundrie townes taking such shippes and vesselles as they myght lay holde vpon The Frenchâ—… spoyle 〈…〉 diuers 〈◊〉 in the west countrey and so continued to endomage the Englishe people that inhabited neare to the sea side all that Sommer following In the beginning of the fourth yeare of thys king An. reg â—… Thomas of Woodstocke Erle of Buckingham vncle to the king with an armie of .vij. or viij M. men of armes and archers was sent ouer to Calais that he might inuade France and passe through the same to come into Britaine vnto the ayde of the Duke there Froissort The Erle of Buckingham sentâ—… iâ—… 〈◊〉 takâ—… to and the Duke against the French king You haue heard how the French king had seased into his handes the more part of the Duchie of Brytaine bycause that the Duke hadde ioyned himselfe in league with the king of Englande but yet there were dyuerse of the good townes and also many of the Barons and Nobles of the Countrey whiche kept themselues as neuters a long season but at length longing to see the returne of theyr naturall Lord and duke sent vnto him into England requiring him to repaire home and to see to the quieting of the troubled state of his Countrey The Duke beeing thus earnestly desyred to returne home by the aduice of the king of England and his counsaile graunted to theyr request that had so instantly required him both by letters and sufficient Messengers whervpon he tooke the Sea and sayling forth arryued in Brytaine hauing with him sir Robert Knolles and a certaine number of Englishmen both armed men and archers as before ye haue heard The K. also promised to send him a new supply very shortly whiche was not forgotten but fortune was so contrarie that sir Iohn Arundell generall of those that were sent and many of hys companie were drowned by force of tempest and the other driuen backe againe into England as before ye haue heard In the meane time though the Duke of Brytaine with ayde of his subiectes did manfully defend his townes couÌ„try against the Frenchmen yet he was in doubt to be oppressed by the great puissaunce of the Frenchmen of ayde came not the sooner Which being signifâ—…d ouer into Englande moued the king and hys counsaile to appoynt the Earle of Buckingham to take vpon him this voyage He landed at Calais three dayes before the feast of Marie Magdalene There went ouer with him in that armie the Earles of Scafford and Deuonshire the Lorde Spencer Conestable of the hoste the Lorde Fitz Water Marshall the Lorde Basset the Lorde Bourchier the Lorde Farreis â–ª the Lorde Morley the Lorde Darcie sir William Windsore sir Hugh Caluerley sir Hugh Hastings sir Hugh de la Sente Sir Thomas Percye Sir Thomas Triuet sir Hugh Tirell sir William Feerington sir Iohn sir Nicolas Daubriticourt Thomas Cantois Raufe Neuill sonne to the Lord Neuill sir Henrie basterd Ferrers sir Hugh Broe sir Geffrey Woursley sir William Clinton sir Iâ—…on Fitz Warren and diuerse other After they had rested them at Calais two dayes they remoued the thirde day oute of the towne and came to Marqueignes where they remayned three dayes till all their companie cariages and prouisions were come to them oute of Calais From thence they remoued and came before Arde Knights made by the erle of Buckingham at his entry to 〈◊〉 Frâ—… where the Earle of Buckingham made knightes these that follow the Earle of Deuonshire the Lorde Morley the sonne of the Lord Fitz Water sir Roger Straunge sir Iohn Iyre sir Iohn Colle sir Iames Tyrell sir Thomas Ramston sir Iohn Neuill and sir Thomas Ros or Rosley as some copies haue These persons were made knightes bycause they went in the â—…owarde which was sent to win a strong house called Follant which the owner had fortified against them But though he defended himselfe manfully for a time yet in the ende both hee and all his companie were taken prisoners After this the Duke passed by Saint Omers shewing himselfe afore it like a mile off with hys host in order of battail aloft vpon a Mountaine Some of the English men rode to the barriers requiring that some of them within would come forth and break slaues with them but they could not be answered Knights again 〈◊〉 The same day that the English menne thus came before Saint Omers the Earle of Buckingham made again newe knights as sir Rauf Neuill sir Bartilmew Bourchier sir Thomas Camois sir Foulke Corbet sir Thomas Danglure sir Rauf Petipas sir Lewes Saint Albine and sir Iohn Pauley or rather Paulet These Englishmen rode through the Countrey demaunding iustes and deedes of armes but they coulde not bee answered Tâ—… iourney of the English army through France In deede the townes
spoyled diuerse places and with their prisoners booties returned withoute receyuing any hurt bringyng with them into Fraunce both riche spoyles and good prisoners But to returne to the Erle of Buckingham where we left The English army drew stil towards Brytaine but with so small doubt of their aduersaries y t they lay three or foure days sometimes still in one place At their approching to the marches of Brytain The Englishe 〈◊〉 coueth into Britaine they came to Vytry a town situate at the first entring into that Countrey and from thence went to Chateau Briant and there rested whither came to theÌ„ certaine knights sent from the Duke of Brytayne whiche signified to the Earle of Buckingham what the Dukes meaning was In deede by the death of the French king the Dukes malice was greatly abated towarde the Frenchmen so that hee had not much passed if the Englishmen had beene at home againe Moreouer his townes were not determined to receyue the Englishe men as enimies to the crowne of Fraunce so that he was in a perplexity how to order his businesse At leÌ„gth to shew himselfe a stedfast friend to the EnglishmeÌ„ one that was no chaungeling he determined by their support to force all those to allow the league whiche he had established with the Englishmen whiche had denyed to beare armour agaynst the crowne of Fraunce And fyrst bycause they of Nauntes were the ringleaders of that rebellious demeanour he appoynted fyrst to besiege theyr Citie â—…anets besieged by the Englishmen They hauing knowledge thereof sente into Fraunce for ayde The Dukes of Anion Berry Burgoigne and Burbon brethren to the late King and vncle to his sonne the yong king hauing the gouernaunce of the Realme vnder him sent sixe hundred Speares with all speede to strengthen them of Nauntes whiche defended the Citie in suche wise from the puyssaunce of the Englishe men which enuironed the same wyth a strong siege that in the ende bycause the Duke came not to them according to his promise the siege was raysed the morrowe after New yeares day The siege at Naunts broken vp two Monethes and foure dayes after the same was first layde The Duke of Brytayne woulde gladly haue come to the siege of Nauntes in strengthning of the English host but he could not perswade hys Lordes to ayde hym in any such enterprise And therefore now that the Erle of Buckingham had broken vp his siege he caused him to be lodged in the Citie of Vannes and his men abrode in the Countrey some here and some there acquiting himselfe as well towardes them as he might but surely the hearts of the Britains were woÌ„derfully changed in no wise would coÌ„sent to haue any warre with the Frenchmen if any reasonable peace might be coÌ„cluded For many that hated y e father bare good will heartie loue towardes the sonne whose yong yeares and great towardnesse allured the heartes of manye to wishe him well Herevpon was mean made for a peace A peace betwixt the French king the Duke of Britaine which by the duke of Aniou his consent who bare the greatest rule in Fraunce in that season a final accord was made betwixt the yong king and the Duke of Brytaine so that the Duke shoulde come and do his homage vnto the French king The Articles of the peace and sweare to be true and faythfull vnto him Also that hee should rid the Englishmen out of his Countrey and helpe them with shippes and vessels to transport them home into Englande The Earle of Buckingham when he vnderstood of this peace was not a little displeased in his minde considering that the Duke of Brytaine had delt so vniustly with him and hys nephew the king of Englande But the duke styll excused him by his subiects as though if hee had not thus agreed he shoulde haue bene in daunger to haue loste his heritage of that Countrey Finally the Earle after he had shippes prouided for his passage the .xj. of Aprill departed out of Vannes and went to the hauen where hys Shippes lay and so went abourde in lyke maner as other of his men did from other Hanens and shortly after when the wind serued tooke the sea The Erle of Buckingham returned into Englande and returned into Englande sore displeased with the duke of Britaine for his great vntruth dissimulation as he tooke it notwithstanding all excuses to cloke the matter by him alledged They returned by Carleil but bearing that there were gotten into it a great number of men out of the Countreyes adioyning they durste not staye to make anye attempt agaynste that towne but compassed theyr way to escape with theyr booties home into theyr Countrey whiche they did although they lost some of theyr companie as they passed by an embushment of certaine archers of Westmerlande and Cumberland that were layd for them of purpose When the Earle of Northumberland woulde haue gone forth to reuenge those iniuries done to the Countrey by the Scots he was written to from the king and his counsaile to forbeare till the day of truce at what time it might be known what was further to be done in the matter An army lyngring in the North partes greatly enpouerisheth the country About Michaelmas the Duke of Lancaster the Erles of Warwike and Stafforde with other Lordes and men of honour hauing with theÌ„ a great power of Souldiers and men of warre went into the North parties and coÌ„ming to the borders they lay there till they had consumed no small summes of money endomaged the country as much as if the Scottish army had inuaded the same The good they did was that after long treatie with the Scottish CoÌ„missioners a â—…ruce was agreed vpon till Easter folowing which being concluded they returned home without any more adoe For the space of halfe a score yeares togither nowe last past Aditâ—… Adam Meâ—… the Englishe men euerie yere had one or two such treaties with the Scots about the incursions and roades which they yerely made into the English borders sore endomaging the inhabitants of those north partes of the realme notwithstanding any truce or abstinence of warre that might be coÌ„cluded Whilest the armie as ye haue heard lay idle in the north partes there were certaine letters founde by a poore man about London who deliuered them vnto y e worthy Citizen Iohn Philpot Treason in letters 〈◊〉 by Sir Raufe Ferrers â—…taine French Lordes who calling vnto him certain other worshipfull Citizens opened one of theÌ„ in which was conteyned matter of high treason and perceyuing by the seale that it belonged vnto sir Raufe Ferrers knight one of the kings priuie counsail deliuered that letter with foure other letters closed with the same seale first to the Lord Chancellor and after to the king the which being read and the seale knowne to be the sayd sir Rauf Ferrers his seale many greatly maruelled that so auncient a knight one in whom
subiectes that hee meante to steale ouer into Fraunce vnto the French King hauyng promised to deliuer vp into hys handes the Towne of Calais with the Castell of Guynes and all the fortresses whyche hys predecessors had possessed in those parties eyther by right from their auncestors or by warlike conquest but his iourney to Caunterbury was suddaynely stayed vppon knowledge had of the gathering togither of the Lords in Haringey Parke wherwith the Kyng beeyng sore amased called togyther such as he trusted to vnderstande what their opinion was of the matter and vnderstandyng that the purposed intention of the Lordes for whiche they were so assembled was to this ende as they pretended to bring hym vnto a better trade of life and more profitable order of gouernment hee was straighte striken with no small feare demaunding of them their aduice Counsell taken how to deale againste the Lordes what was best for hym to doe in suche troublesome state of things Some were of this minde that it shoulde bee best to seeke to appease the Lordes with faire promises assuring them that they should haue their desires Other thought it better to assemble the Kings friendes and ioyning them with the Londoners to goe foorth and trie the hazard of battayle with the Lordes Among them that were of thys mynde the Archbyshop of Yorke was the chiefest But other that were thought to vnderstande more of the worlde than he did iudged it not wisedome so to doe considering that if the Kyng lost the fielde then shoulde great harme and dishonor followe and if the victory fell to his syde yet could he gaine naughte but lose a great number of his subiectes Thys was in Nouember at what time the King vppon his returning from Caunterbury meante to haue holden a Parliamente but through those sturres neyther hys iourney to Caunterbury nor the Parliamente wente forwarde hee caused yet order to be giuen that no Citizen of London shoulde fell to the Duke of Gloucester the Earle of Arundell or anye other of the Lordes anye armour bowes arrowes or other munition or matter that myghte tende to the furniture of warre vpon a great payne But notwithstanding the Lordes went forwarde with their businesse The Lordes send messengers to the King and before they approched the Citie of London they sente to the Kyng the Archbyshop of Caunterburie the lord Iohn Louell the Lorde Cobham and the Lorde Iohn Deuerour requiring to haue deliuered vnto them suche as were aboute hym that were Traytors and seducers both of hym and the Realme that sought nothing else but to trouble both poore and riche and to sowe discorde and variance betwixte the Kyng and his Nobles And further they declared that theyr commyng was for the honor and wealthe both of the King and Realme But the Kyng beeyng ruled altogither by the Duke of IrelaÌ„d the Erle of Suffolke and two or three other was fully perswaded that the Lordes intended to bryng him vnder their gouernement and therefore hee was counselled to make the Frenche Kyng hys sure friend in all vrgent necessities and to be assured of him it was reported that those Eâ—…inâ—…ors aduised him to render vp into the Frenche Kynges handes the Towne of Caleis 〈◊〉 all that hee hadde else in possession on the further syde the Sea But howsoeuer this matter went troth it is that the Kyng sente for the Maior of London requiring to know of hym how many able men they thoughte the Citie coulde make A rashe answer of the Maior of London the Maior aunswered that hee thought verily the Citizens might make in time of neede fiftie thousand meÌ„ within an houres respit well sayd the King then I besiech you goe and prooue what will be done but when the Maior began to attempt the matter The LoÌ„doners refuse to fight agaynst the Lordes he was answered generally that they would neuer fight agaynst the Kyngs friendes and defendours of the Realme as indeede they tooke the Lordes to be but against the enimies of the king and Realme they woulde alwayes be ready to fyghte and shewe what resistaunce they were able This aunswere the Maior reported to the Kyng The same time there was about the Kyng the Lorde Raufe Basset who sayde thus to the King flatly and playnely Sir I haue bin and euer will bee youre true liege man and my body and goodes shall euer be at your graces commaÌ„dement The Earle of Northumberlands and the L. Bassets wordes to the K. in the behalfe of the lordes in all iustice and trueth But neuerthelesse heereof I assure you that if my happe bee to come into the field I will without fayle alwayes followe the true parte and it is not I that will aduenture to haue my head broken for the Duke of Irelandes pleasure Likewise the Earle of Northumberland being at that time in the Court spake these wordes to the K. Sir there is no doubt but these Lordes whiche nowe be in the field alwayes haue beene youre true and faithfull subiects and yet are not intending to attempte anye thing against youre state wealth and honor Neuerthelesse they feele themselues fore molested and disquieted by the wicked deuises of certaine persons about you that seeke to oppresse them and verily without fayle all your Realm is sore greeued therewith both great and small as well Lords as coÌ„mons and I see not the contrary but they mind to aduenture their liues with the Lords that are thus in armes specially in this case which they recon to be yours and your realmes and sir now ye bee in the chiefe place of your Realme and in y e place of your coronation order your selfe now therfore wisely and like a King send to them so come before your presence in some publique place where they maye declare vnto you the intente 〈…〉 â—…pose of theyr commyng 〈…〉 accompanyed 〈…〉 greate a number of people into these pâ—… 〈…〉 I beleeue it verily they will shewe suche 〈…〉 that you will holde them excused The Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury and the Lord â—…cessor Byshoppe of Elie and other of the â—…shoppes also there presente affirmed the 〈◊〉 aduice to bee good 〈…〉 and the Kyng 〈◊〉 wisely the case as it stoode beganne to bee â—…sed and accorded to follow theyr aduice 〈◊〉 the Archebyshop of Caunterbury and the â—…shoppe of Elie to aduertise them of his 〈◊〉 whiche was that hee willed them to câ—… 〈◊〉 hym to Westminster on Sonday then 〈◊〉 following and so they repayring to the 〈◊〉 made reporte to them of the Kyngs myâ—… 〈◊〉 purpose But the Duke of Gloucestâ—… 〈…〉 and â—…ther Lordes were so fully â—…ente in theyr 〈◊〉 on that they swore all whole togither 〈◊〉 woulde neuer giue ouer their enterprise to 〈◊〉 as they hadde a penny to spende in 〈◊〉 â—…naunce of theyr cause and if it chanced 〈…〉 them to departe thys lyfe the ouerlyuers 〈…〉 persist therein vntill the time that they 〈◊〉 broughte theyr purpose to some good effect 〈◊〉
that no maner of person charge any of the forenamed either priuily or apertly in word or deed to hurt theÌ„ or cause any hurt to be done to them but all quarels and demaundes agaynst them to be remitted vnto the next Parliament prefixed And to haue all things in more perfect readinesse and remembrance when the estates shoulde be assembled certain of the Lords were appointed to sit in the meane time to deuise how they might proceed orderly in redresse of such matters 〈◊〉 to require some speedie reformation 〈◊〉 did they think it good to depart in sunder for 〈◊〉 to be entrapped through the malicious practise of their aduersaries which their doubt 〈◊〉 Afterward to stand them in steed of great wisedome for immediately after their sayd aduersaries câ—…me to the king and declared howe they were dayly 〈◊〉 daÌ„ger of their liues by reason of y e malice which the Lords had conceyued against them onely 〈◊〉 the kings sake not for any matter of their 〈◊〉 And where the king had promised that theâ—… 〈◊〉 appeare at the next Parliament whiche 〈◊〉 haÌ„d they told him plainly that they neither durst nor would put their bodies in such manifest daâ—…ger The king considering hereof withdrew himselfe from the companie of the Lordes that were assigned to sit at London to deliberate of matteâ—…s that were to bee talked of ordred in the Parliament and so that counsaile was deferred layde aside and the kings counsailors that stood in danger of their liues through the malice of the Lords confederated with the duke of Gloucester got theÌ„ from the Court withdrew some into this place and some into that Among other the erle of Sâ—…ffolke fied ouer vnto Calais in secrete wise The erle 〈◊〉 â—…folk 〈◊〉 ouer to Caâ—… by the helpe of a knight called sir William Hoo who holpe to conuey him thither He had chaunged his apparell and shauen â—…s hearde and so disguised counterfeyted himselfe to be a Poulter and to sell certaine foule whiche hee had gotten by whiche meanes hee was not knowne till at length comming to the gates of the Castell whereof hys brother sir Edmonde de la Poole was Captaine hee discouered to hym scarcely knowing who he was by reasoÌ„ he was so disguised the whole occasion of his repayring thyther requyring him to keepe his counsayle and that hee mighte remayne with him in priuie maner for a tyme tyll hee myght heare more howe things wente in Englande from whence hee was thus fled to auoyde the bloudie handes of his enimies that sought his life His brother doubting what might be layde to his charge if he shoulde conceale this matter from the Lorde William Beauchampe Lord Deputie of the towne streyghtwayes aduertised hym thereof who tooke order that the Earle shoulde foorthwith bee sâ—…nt backe agayne into Englande to the King Graftâ—… who receyued hym wyth small thanks to them that brought him ouer insomuch as some write his brother being one was committed to Pryson for disclosing him But yet bycause it shoulde not seeme that hee imprysoned hym for that cause hee was shortlye after set at libertie and returned againe to his charge at Calais The Erle was also permytted to go whither he woulde although the king had vndertaken to present him and others at the â—…ext Parliament to answere theyr offences as the same might bee layde to theyr charge But here it may be doubted by the vncertentie of writtes whether the Erle of Suffolke thus fled ouer to Calais before the iourney at Raâ—…câ—…te bridge or after but whether it chaunced eyther after or before it is certain that 〈◊〉 the time that the Lordes had enforced the King to promise to exhibite him and others at the â—…xt Parliament to abide their trials he durst not openly remaine in the Court but taking leaue of the king departed from him Wherevpon the King being oute of quiet for the absence of him and other his best beloued counsaylers whome hee so much esteemed and namely of the Duke of Irelande and the sayd Erle of Suffolke he appoynted one Thomas Molineux Conestable of the Castell of Chester a man of high valiauncie and great power in the parties of Chesshire and Lancashire A commission to the Sherif of Châ—…shire to sâ—…onduct 〈◊〉 Duke of â—…land to the kings preseÌ„ce to rayse an armie of men with the assistance of the Sherife of Chesshire to whome his commission of authoritie in that behalfe vnder the great scale was directed to the ende that they might conuey the duke of Irelande in all safetie vnto the kings presence The Sherife hauing receyued this commission togither with the sayd Thomas Molineux raysed a power and such as refused to serue in respect of such good will as they bare to the Lordes he committed to prison commaunding the Iaylers to keepe them streyte in Irons wyth bread and water till his returne Moreouer the king sent to sir Raufe Vernon and sir Richarde Raâ—…cliffe willing them to assist the other And so thus they set forwarde with the number of fiue thousande men The lordâ—… seke to stop the passage of the Irelande When the Lordes vnderstoode that the duke of Irelande was marching towardes London with such a power of menne meaning to ioyne with the Londoners and so to make as it had bin an inuinâ—…ble armie they besturred themselues and fell in hand to arme theyr men and to exhort one another that nowe they shoulde not bee negligent in their owne defence but to make hast for the dispatching of those that craftily had gone about to conspire their deathes And so these lords to wit the duke of Gloucester the Erles of Wardiâ—… Arundell Warwike and Notingham asseÌ„bled their powers oute of all quarters to encounter with the Duke of Irelande and when they had got their companies togither they forelayde al the wayes by which hee was thought to come But the Duke of Irelande hauing wyth him Molineux Vernon and Ratclise roade forwarde in stately and glorious arraye with an armie as yee haue hearde of fiue thousande men supposing that none durst come forth to wythstande him Neuerthelesse when he came to Ratâ—…oâ—…e bridge not passe foure miles from Cheping Norton which bridge the coulde haue passed he had beene out of the daunger of an enimies hee sodainely espied where the armie of the Lordes lay not farre distant from him readie in the midst of a â—…alley to 〈◊〉 his comming Some of the Erle of Darâ—â—es company had broken the bridge and so stopped his passage He therefore perceyuing his enimies intention stayed and 〈◊〉 the kings banner to be spred and began to 〈◊〉 a good countenance of the matter and to exhort his people to shew themselues valiant and herewith causeâ—… the trumpets is to founde But when it appeared that as some were readie to fight in his quarel so there were other that quite forsooke him The Duke of Ireland his soldiers reuolt from him and sayde â—…atly they woulde not fight
to him than it was to anye of hys predecessors through whyche prouiso hee dyd often as hee listed and not as the Lawe did meane Item for to serue his purpose hee woulde suffer the Sherifes of the Shire to remayne aboue one yeare or two Item at the summonance of y e Parliament when Knightes and burgesses should be elected that the election hadde beene full proceeded hee putte out dyuers persons elected and putte other in theyr places to serue hys will and appetite Item hee hadde priuie espials in euery Shire to heare who hadde of hym anye communication and if hee communed of hys laseiuios lyuing or outrageous doyngs hee straighte-wayes was apprehended and put to a greeuous fyne Item the Spiritualtie alledged against hym that he at hys goyng into Irelande exacted many notable summes of money beside plate and iewels without lawe or custome contrary to his othe taken at his coronation Item where dyuers Lordes and Iustices were sworne to saye the troth of dyuers thyngs to them committed in charge both for the honor of the Realme and profite of the Kyng the sayde King so menaced them with sore threatnings that no man woulde or durst saye the righte Item that without the assente of the nobilitie he carried the iewelles plate and Treasure ouer into Ireland to the great empouerishmente of the Realme and all the good recordes for the common wealthe and againste hys extorcions hee caused priuily to be embesyled and conueyed away Item in all leagues and letters to be concluded or sent to the See of Rome or other regions his writing was so subtill and darke that no other Prince once beleeued him nor yet his owne subiectes Item hee most tyrannously and vnprincely sayde that the lyues and goodes of all his subiectes were in his handes and at hys disposition Item that contrarye to the greate Charâ—… of Englande hee caused diuers iustie menne to appeale dyuers olde menne vpon matters determinable at the common lawe in the Court Maâ—…all bycause that there is no tryall but onely by battayle wherevppon the sayde aged persons fearyng the sequele of the matter submitted theÌ„selues to his mercie whome hee fyned and raunsomed vnreasonably at his pleasure Item he craftely deuised certaine priuie othes contrary to the lawe and caused diuers of hys subiectes firste to be sworne to obserue the same and after bounde them in bondes for keeping of the same to the greate vndoing of manye honest men Item where the Chancellor according to the lawe would in no wise graunt a prohibition to a certayne person the King graunted it vnto the same vnder his priuie seale with greate threatenings if it shoulde be disobeyed Item hee banished the Bishoppe of Caunterburie without cause or Iudgement and kepte hym in the Parliamente chamber with men of armes Item the Byshoppes goodes hee graunted to hys successor vppon condition that he shoulde mayneteyne all his Statutes made at Shrewesburie Anno .21 and the Statutes made Anno 22. at Couentrie Item vppon the accusation of the sayde Byshoppe the Kyng craftely perswaded hym to make no aunswere for hee woulde bee his warrante and aduised hym not to come to the Parliamente and so withoute aunswere hee was condemned and exiled and hys goodes seased These bee all the Articles of any effecte whych were layde agaynste hym sauing foure other whyche touched onely the Archebyshoppes matter whose working wroughte Kyng Richarde at length from hys crowne Then for as muche as these Articles and other haynous and detestable accusations were layde agaynste hym in open Parliament it was thought by the most parte that hee was worthy to bee deposed of all Kingly honor and princely gouernemente and to bring the matter without slaunder the better to passe dyuers of the Kyngs seruauntes whyche by licence had arcesse to hys person comforted hym beyng with sorrowe almost consumed and in manner halfe dead in the best wise they coulde exhorting hym to regarde his health and saue his life And fyrst they aduised hym willingly to suffer hymselfe to bee deposed The King is persâ—…â—…a resigne the Crowne to the Duke and to resigne hys righte of hys owne accorde so that the Duke of Lancaster myghte withoute murther or battaile obteyne the Scepter and Diademe after which they well perceyued hee gaped by meane whereof they thought hee might be in perfect assurance of his life long to continue Whether thys their perswasion proceeded by the suborning of the Duke of Lancaster and his fauourers or of a sincere affection which they bare to the K. as supposing it most surest in such an extremity it is vncertain but yet the effect followed not howsoeuer their meaning was notwithstaÌ„ding the K. being now in the hands of his enimies vtterly dispayring of all comforte was easily perswaded to renounce his Crowne and princely preheminence so that in hope of life only he agreed to all things that were of him demaunded Fabian And so as it should seeme by the Copie of an Instrument hereafter following he renounced and voluntarily was deposed from his royal Crowne and kingly dignitie the Monday being the .xxix. day of September and feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell in the yeare of our Lorde .1399 and in the .xxiij. yeare of his raigne The Copie of which Instrument here ensueth A copy of the instrument making the deâ—…ation of the â—…issiâ—…e 〈◊〉 the estates in Parliament vnto K. Richard THis present Indenture made the .xxix. day of September and feast of Saint Michaell in the yeare of our Lorde .1399 and the .xxiij. yeare of king Richarde the seconde Witnesseth that where by the authoritie of the Lordes spirituall and temporall of this present Parliament and Commons of the same the right honourable and discrete persons herevnder named were by the sayde authoritie assigned to go to the Tower of London there to heare and testifie such questions and answeres as then and there shoulde be by the sayde honourable and discrete persones hearde Know al men to whom these present letters shall come that we sir Richard Scrope Archbishop of Yorke Iohn Bishop of Hereforde Henrie Earle of Northumberlande Raufe Earle of Westmerlande Thomas Lorde Berkeley William Abbot of Westminster Iohn Prior of Canterburie William Thyrning Hugh Burnell knights Iohn Markham Iustice Thomas Stow and Iohn Buchage doctors of the Law ciuill Thomas Erpingham and Thomas Grey knightes Thomas Fereby and Denis Lopeham notaries publike the day and yere abouesayd betwene the houres of eight and nine of the clock before 〈◊〉 were present in the chiefe Chamber of the Kings lodging within the sayde place of the Tower where was rehearsed vnto the king by the mouth of the foresayde Earle of Northumberlande that before time at Conway in Northwales This promise he made at 〈◊〉 rather theÌ„ at CoÌ„uey as by tâ—… which goeth before it may be partly coniectured the â—…g being there at his pleasure and libertie promised vnto the Archbishop of Canterburie then Thomas Arundell and vnto the sayde
that diuers times to abstaine hym from comming to Westminster as my said L. of Winchester declared vnto my said lorde of Gloucester 6 Item that in y t time of y e said parliament diuers persons of low estate of the citie of Lōdon in great number assēbled on a day vpon y e Wharfe at the Crane of the Vintrie wished desired that they had there y e person of my L. of Winchester saying that they would haue throwen him into the Thames to haue taught him to swimme with wings Wherof billes language of slaūder and threatnings were cast and spoken in the said citie by my saide L. the Chauncellor which caused him to suppose that they that so said and did willed and desired his destruction although they had no cause 7 Item that after y e cōming to Lōdon of sir Rafe Botiller maister Lewes sēt frō my L. of Bedford to y e rest of y e lords of the counsell they being informed that my said L. of Gloucester did beare displeasure to my saide lorde of Winchester they came to the said L. of Gloucester to his Inne y t secōd Sonday next before Alha◅onday ther opened vnto him y t they had knowledge and vnderstāding of y e said displesure praying him to let them knowe if hee bare such displeasure against my saide L. of Winchester and also the causes therof At the which time as my said L. of Winchester was afterwards informed my said Lorde of Gloucester affirmed that he was heauy towarde hym and not without causes that peraduenture he wold put in writing 8 Item that after the Monday nexte before Allhallon day laste paste in the nyght the people of the said citie of Londō by the cōmaundement of my said lorde of Gloucester as it was said For what cause my lord the Chauncelor wis◅e not assembled in the citie armed arraied and so continued all the night Amongst diuers of the which the same night by what excitation my said L. the Chauncellor wist not seditious heauy language was vsed and in especiall against y e persō of my said L the Chancellor And so y e same Monday at night my said lord of Gloucester sent vnto y e Innes of Court at London charging thē of the Courte dwelling in the same to be with him vpon the morrowe at eighte of the clocke in their best array 9. Item that on the morrowe being ◅uisdaie next folowing early my said L. of Gloucester sent vnto the Maior and Alde◅ of the said citie of London to ordaine hym to the nūber of .iij C. persons on horse backe to accompany hym to such place as hee disposed hym to ride whiche as it was said was vnto the king to the intēt to haue his person to remoue him from the place that he was in without assent or aduise of the Kings counsell the whiche thing was thought vnto my said lord the Chauncellor that hee ought in no wise to haue done nor had not bin sene so before 10 Item that my said Lord the Chancellor considering the things abouesaid and do◅ing therfore of perills that might haue ensued therof intending to puruey theragainst namely for his owne surety and defence according to y e lawe of nature ordeined to let that no force of people shuld come on the bridge of Lōdon towards him by the whiche he or his might haue bin endaungered or noyed not intending in any wise bodily harme vnto my saide Lorde of Gloucester nor to any other person but only his owne defēce in eschuing y e perill aboue said 11 Item as toward the fourthe fifte of the said articles my L. the Chauncellor auswereth that he was euer true to all those that were his soueraigne lords and raigned vpon him and y t he neuer purposed treason or vntruthe againste any of their persons and in especiall against the person of our said soueraigne Lord Henry the fift The whiche considering the great wisdom truthe manhoode that all men knewe in hym hee woulde not for the time that he was kyng haue set on my said lord the Chaūcelor so greate trust as he did if he had foūd or thought in him such vntruthe The which thing my said lord y e Chaūcellor offered to declare shewe as it belongeth to a man of his estate to doe requiring therevpon my lord of Bedford and all y e lords spirituall and temporall in this parliament that it might be seene that there were Iudges conuenient in this case that they woulde doe hym ryght or else that hee might haue leaue of the king by their aduise to goe ◅ue his right before him that ought to be his Iudge And as toward the letter sent by my lord of Winchester vnto my lorde of Bedforde of the which the tenor is before rehersed of the which my Lorde of Gloucester complained him of the malicious and vntrue purpose of my said lorde of Winchester as toward the assembling of the people and gathering of a fielde in the Kinges land in troubling thereof and against the kings peace my said lorde of Winchester answereth that it his said letters duely vnderstande and in such wise as he vnderstood ment in the writing of them it may not reasonably he gathered and takē y t my said lord of Winchest◅ entended to gather any field or assemble people in troubling of the kings land against y e kings peace but rather purposed to acquite him to the K. in his truth to kepe the rest and peace in the kings land to eschue rebelliō disobediēce all trouble For by that that in the beginning of the sayde letter he calleth my sayd Lord of Bedford his lieuest Lord after one that is the king whom he ought to accept of dutie of his truth the which he hath euer kept and will keepe 13 Moreouer in the said letter he desireth y e cōming home of my L. of Bed for y t welfare of the K. of his realms of Engl. of France whiche stāde principally in keping of his rest peace praieth my said L. of Bedf. to speed his cōming into Engl. in eschuing of ieopardie of the land of a field which he dread him might haue folowed if he had lōg taried As toward those wordes and ye tarie we shal put this land in aduenture w t a field such a brother ye haue here c. My said L. of Winchester saith the sooth is before or he wrote y e said letter by the occasion of certaine ordināces made by y e Maior Aldermen of Lōdon against the excessiue taking of masons Carpenters tylers plasterers and other laborers for their dayly iorneys and approued by the kynges deuice counsel there were cast many heuinesses seditious billes vnder the names of such labourers threming rising with many thousands and menacing of estates of the land and likewise seditions and euil language sowen so cōtinued likely to haue ensued of purpose
them as well of Spirituall Lordes as Temporall wyth many graue and sage persons of the Communaltie daylye assembled at the blacke Friers and other places to treat and commen of this matter being of so great importance During which time the Duke of Yorke although he and the King were both lodged in the Palace of Westmynster yet would hee not for any prayers or request made vnto him once bysite or see the King tyll some perfect conclusion were taken in thys greate and weightie matter saying and affyrming that he was subiect to no man but onely to God and hee was Lorde and superiour and none other The King of Scottes partlye encouraged through the ciuill discorde here in England and partly for the displeasure which he had conceyued for the death of Edmonde Duke of Somerset his mothers brother The Castel of Roxburh â—…sieged The k. of 〈◊〉 through misfortune 〈◊〉 this yere besieged the Castell of Roxbourgh and by the breaking of a Bombarde as the same was shotte off agaynste the Castell hee chaunced to bee slaine Yet the Scottes lefte not off theyr enterpryse assaulting the Castell tyll they gatte it and then defended it a long tyme after tyll Rycharde Duke of Glocester it conquered and destroyed After long debating of the matter with many arguments made and deliberate consultation had amongest the Peeres Prelates and Commons of the realme vpon the vigill of all Saints it was condiscended and agreed by the three estates The deterâ—…nation of the parliament â—…cerning the â—…tailing of thâ—… Crowne for so much as King Henrie had beene taken as King by the space of .xxxviij. yeares and more that he should enioy the name and title of King and haue possession of the Realme during his naturall lyfe And if he eyther dyed or resigned or forfeyted the same for breaking or going agaynst any poynt of thys concorde then the sayde Crowne and authoritie royall should immediately bee deuoluted and come to the Duke of Yorke if hee then lyued or else to the next heyre of his lynage And that the D. of York from thenceforth should bee Protectour and Regent of the lande This agreement beeing put in Articles was engrossed sealed and sworne by the two parties and also enacted in the highe Court of Parliament For ioy whereof the King hauing in hys companie the Duke of Yorke roade to the Cathredrall Churche of Saint Paule within the Citie of London and there on the daye of all Saintes with the Crowne on hys heade wente solemnly in Procession and was lodged a good space after in the Bishops Palace neare to the sayde Church The Duke of Yorke proclaymed heire appeare and proâ—… of the â—…ne And vpon the Saterday next ensuyng Rycharde Duke of Yorke was by sound of Trumpet solemnely proclaymed heyre apparaunt to the Crowne of Englande and Protector of the Realme The parliameÌ„t at Couentrye â—…e frustrate After this the Parliament kept at Couentrie the last yeare was declared to bee a diuelishe counsaile and onely celebrate for the destruction of the Nobilitie and no lawfull Parliament bycause they which were returned were neuer elected according to the due order of the lawe but secretely named by them which desyred rather the destruction than the aduauncement of the common wealth When those agreementes were done and enacted the King dissolued his Parliament whiche was the laste Parliament that euer hee ended The Duke of Yorke well knowing that the Queene woulde spurne agaynst the conclusions agreed vpon in this Parliament caused both hirselfe and hir sonne to be sent for by the King But she being a stout Dame vsing to rule and not to be ruled and thereto counsayled by the Dukes of Exceter and Somerset not only denyed to come but also assembled a greate army entending to take the King by fine force oute of the Lordes handes The Protector being in London and hauing perfite knowledge of all these doings assigned the Duke of Norffolke and the Earle of Warwike his trustie friendes to be about the King and hee with the Earles of Salisburie and Rutlande and a conuenient number of men departed out of LoÌ„don the seconde day of December northward and sent to the Earle of Marche his eldest sonne to followe him with all hys power The Duke came to his Castell of Sandall beside Wakefield on Christmasse euen and there beganne to assemble his tenaunts and friendes The Queene being therof ascerteyned determined to cope with him ere his succour were come And so hauing in hir companie the Prince hir sonne the Dukes of Exceter and Somerset the Earle of Deuonshire the Lorde Clifforde the Lorde Ros and in effect all the Lordes of the North partes wyth xviij thousande men or as some write .xxij. thousande marched from Yorke to Wakefielde and had base to the Duke euen before his Castell Gates He hauing with him not fully fiue thousande persones contrarie to the myndes of hys faythful Counsailers would needes issue forth to fight with his enimies The Duke of Somerset and other of the Queenes part deuised how to take theyr moste aduauntage and so appoynted the Lord Clifford to lie in one stale and the Earle of Wilshire in another and the Duke with other kept the main battaile In this conflict was wounded and taken prisoner Richarde Earle of Salisburie sir Richarde Lymbricke Raufe Stanley Iohn Harow captaine Hanson diuerse other The Lord Clifford perceyuing where the Earle of Rutland was coÌ„ueyed out of the fielde by one of his fathers chapleyns and scholemaister to the same Earle followed him and ouertaking him and vnderstanding what he was stabbed him to the heart with a dagger as he kneeled afore him This Earle was but a childe at that time of xij yeares of age but neither his tender yeares nor his dolorous countenance which he shewed in holding vp both his handes and crauing mercie and grace with his lamentable gesture for hys speache was gone for feare coulde not plie the cruel heart of the Clifford to take pitie vpon him The cruel murder of the yong Erle of RuclaÌ„d so that hee was noted with great infamie for that his vnmerciful act and murther made of that yong gentleman But the same Lorde Clifforde not satisfied herewith came to the place where the dead corpse of the Duke of Yorke lay and caused his heade to be striken off and set on it a Crowne of Paper and so fixed it on a Poil and presented it to the Queene not lying farre from the fielde in greate dispite and muche deresion at which present muche ioy and great reioysing was shewed but they laughed then that shortly after lamented and were glad then of other mennes deathes that knewe not theyr owne to bee so neare at hande VVheshaÌ„sted Some write that the Duke was taken aliue and in decision caused to stande vpon a 〈◊〉 on whose heade they put â—…arlande in steade of a Crowne which they had fashioned and shade of Segges or Bulrushes and hauing so crowned
Earle of Kente was appoynted about this time to keepe the Seas 1462 being accompanyed with the Lord Audeley the Lord Clinton Sir Iohn Howard Sir Richard Walgraue and other to the number of tenne thousand who landing in Britayne wanne the Towne of Conquet and the Isle of Keth and after returned When all things were brought in order An. reg 2. The Duke of Somerset and other submit them to King Edwarde and framed as Kyng Edwarde in manner coulde wishe Henrye Duke of Somerset Sir Raufe Percye and diuers other being in despaite of all good chance to happen vnto King Henrye came humbly and submitted themselues vnto Kyng Edward whome he gently receyued Shortly after Queene Margaret obteyned a great company of Scottes other of hir friēds and so bringing hir husbande with hir and leauing hir sonne called Prince Edward in the towne of Berwike Banborough Castell entred Northumberlande tooke the Castell of Banborough and stuffed it with Scottishmen and made thereof Captaine Sir Raufe Grey and came forwarde towarde the Bishopricke of Durham When the Duke of Somerset heard these newes The Duke of Somerset reuolteth hee without delay reuolted from King Edwarde and fledde to King Henry So likewise did Sir Raufe Percie and many other of the kings friēds but many moe followed King Henrye in hope to get by the spoyle for his army spoyled and brenned townes destroyed fields wheresoeuer he came King Edwarde aduertised of all these things prepared an army both by sea and land Some of hys Shippes were rigged and vittailed at Linue and some at Hull and well furnished with soldiers herewith were set forth to the sea Also the Lorde Montacute was sent into Northumberlande there to reyse the people to withstand his enimies And after this the King in his proper person acompanyed with his breethren and a greate parte of the nobilitie of hys Realme came to the Citie of Yorke furnished with a mightie army sending a great part therof to the ayde of the Lord Montacute least peraduenture he giuing too much confidence to the men of the Bishopricke and Northumberlande might through them be deceyued The Lorde Montacute The Lorde Montacute then hauing suche with him as hee might trust marched forth towards his enimies and by the way was encountred with the Lorde Hungerford the Lord Roos Sir Raufe Percy and diuers other Hegely More at a place called Hegely more where suddaynely the saide Lordes in manner without stroke striking fled and only sir Raufe Percy abode and was there manfully slayne Sir Raufe Percyeslaine with diuers other saying when he was dying I haue saued the bird in my bosome meaning that he had kept his promise and oth made to K. Hēry forgetting belike that hee in King Henries most necessitie abandoned hym and submitted him to king Edward as before you haue heard Beside these diuers other to the number of fiue and twentie were executed at Yorke and in other places Sir Humfrey Neuill and William Taylvoys calling hymselfe Earle of Kyme Sir Raufe Grey and Richard Tunstall with dyuers other which escaped from this battel hidde themselues in secrete places but yet they kepte not themselues so close but that they were espyed The earle of Kyme otherwise Angus beheaded and taken The Earle of Kyme was apprehended in Riddesdale and brought to Newcastell and there beheaded Sir Humfrey Neuill was taken in Holdernes and at Yorke lost his head After this battell called Exam field Kyng Edwarde came to the Citie of Duresme and sent from thence into Northumberland y e Erle of Warwike the Lord Montacute the Lordes Fawconbridge and Scrope to recouer suche Castels as his enimies there held and with force defended ◅e Castel besieged They first besieged the Castell of Alnowike whiche Sir Peers Bresse and the Frenchmen kepte Eight thousād hath ◅ar dyng and in no wise woulde yeelde sending for ayde to the Scottes wherevppon Sir George Douglas earle of Angus wyth thirteene thousande chosen men in the daye tyme came and rescued the Frenchmen out of the Castell the Englishmen looking on which thought it much better to haue the Castell without losse of theyr men than to leese both the Castell and theyr men considering the greate power of Scottes and their owne small number and so they entred the Castell and manned it After this they wanne the Castell of Dunstanborough by force and likewise the Castel of Bamborough Iohn Goys seruant to the Duke of Somerset being taken within Dunstanbourough was brought to Yorke and there beheaded and Syr Raufe Grey beeing taken in Bamborough for that he had sworne to be true to King Edward was disgraded of the high order of Knighthood at Doncaster by cutting off his gilt spurres rēting his coate of armes and breaking his sword ouer his head and finally he was there beheaded for his manifest periurie After this King Edwarde returned to Yorke where in despite of the Earle of Northumberlande whiche then kepte himselfe in the Realme of Scotland he created Sir Iohn Neuill Lorde Montacute Earle of Northumberlande and in reproofe of Iasper Earle of Pembroke he created William Lorde Herbert Earle of the same place but after when by mediation of friends the Earle of Northumberland was reconciled to his fauoure hee restored him to his possessions name and dignitie and preferred the Lord Montacute 1464 to the title of Marques Montacute so that in degree he was aboue his elder brother the Earle of Warwike but in power policie and possessiōs far meaner King Edwarde An. reg 4. though all things myghte seeme nowe to rest in good case yet hee was not negligent in making necessarie prouisiō against all attemptes of his aduersarie King Henrye and his partakers and therefore reysed Bulwarkes and buylded fortresses on eache side of his Realme where anye daunger was suspected for the landing of any armie He caused also espials to be laide vpon y e marches fore aneinst Scotlande that no person shoulde goe out of the Realme to King Henrie and his companie whiche then soiourned in Scotland But all the doubtes of trouble that might ensue by the meanes of K. Henries being at libertie were shortly taken away and ended for he himselfe whether he was past all feare or that he was not wel established in his w◅s and perfect minde or for that he could not long keepe himselfe secret in a disguised apparell boldly entred into England He was no sooner entred King Henry taken but he was knowen and taken of one Cantlow and brought toward the King whome the Earle of Warwike mette on the way by the kings commandement brought him through London to the Tower and there he was layde in sure hold Queene Margaret his wife hearing of the captiuitie of hir husband mistrusting the chance of hir sonne al desolate and comfortlesse departed out of Scotland sailed into France where she remayned with hir father Duke Reigner tyll she returned into Englande to
and amongst them the blacke Smith and other the chiefe Captaines which were shortely after put to death When this battel was ended the K. wanted of al his numbers but three hundred which were slayne at that conflict Some affirme that the King appointed to haue fought with them not till the Monday and preuenting the time set on thē on the Saterday before taking the vnprouided and in no aray of battel and so by that policie obteyned the field and victory The prisoners as well captaines as other were pardoned sauing the chiefe captaynes and first beginners to whome hee shewed no mercye at all Iames Lorde Audeley beheaded The L. Audeley was drawen frō Newgate to the Tower hill in a coate of hys owne armes paynted vppon paper reuersed and all to torne and there was beheaded the four and twētith of Iune Tho. Flammock Mighel Ioseph were hanged drawen and quartered after y e maner of Traitors and their heads and quarters were pitched vpon stakes and set vp in Londō and in other places Although at the first the K. meant to haue sent thē into Cornewal to haue bin set vp there for a terror to all others but hearing that the Cornishmen at home were readie to begin a new cōspiracy least he should y e more irritate and prouoke them by that displeasaunte sight he changed his purpose for doubte to wrap himselfe in more trouble than needed Foxe bishop of Durham The Bishop of Durham Richard Foxe being owner of that Castell had well furnished it both with men and munitions aforehand doubting least that would follow which came nowe to passe The Byshoppe after that the Scottes made this inuasion aduertised the King as then being at London of all things that chanced in the North parts and sent in all post hast to y e Erle of Surrey to come to the rescue The Earle being then in Yorkeshire and hauing gathered an army vpon knowledge giuen to hym from the Byshop with al diligence marched forward and after him folowed other noble men out of all the quarters of the North euerye of them bringing as many men as they coulde gather for defence of their countrey Amongst whom the chiefe leaders were these Raufe Erle of Westmerlād Thomas Lord Dacres Raufe Lord Neuill George Lord Straunge Richard Lorde Latimer George Lorde Lumley Iohn Lorde Scrope Henrye Lorde Clifford George Lord Ogle William Lord Conyers Thomas Lord Darcy Of Knightes Thomas Baron of Hilton Sir William Percy Sir William Bulmer Sir William Gascoigne Sir Raufe Bigod Sir Raufe Bowes Sir Tho. a Parre Sir Raufe Ellecker Sir Iohn Connestable Sir Iohn Ratclif Sir Iohn Sauill Sir Tho. Strangweys a great nūber of other knightes and Esquiers besydes The whole armye was little lesse than twentie thousand men beside the nauie whereof the Lord Brooke was Admirall When the Scottes had diuers wayes assaulted and beaten the Castell of Norham but coulde make no batrie to enter the same they determined of their owne accorde to reyse the siege and returne and that so much the sooner in very dede bycause they heard that the Erle of Surrey was within two dayes iourney of them with a great puissance Wherefore King Iames reysed hys siege and returned home into his owne Realme When the Earle knew of the Kings returne he followed him with all hast possible trustyng surely to ouertake him and to giue him battayle When the Earle was entred Scotlande he ouerthrewe and defaced the Castell of Cawdestreymes the tower of Hetenhall the tower of Edingtō the tower of Fulden and he sent Norrey King at armes to the Captayne of Hayton Castel whiche was one of the strongest places betwixt Berwike and Edēburgh to deliuer him the Castel which he denied to do affirming that he was sure of speedie succours The Erle heerevpon layde his ordinance to the Castel and continually beate it from two of the clock till fiue at night in such wise that they within rendered vp the place their liues only saued The Earle caused his miners to rase and ouerthrow y e fortresse to the playn groūd The Scottish K. was w tin a mile of the siege both knew it sawe y e smoke but would not set one foote forward to y e rescue While the Earle lay at Hayton the K. of Scottes sent to him Machemont and an other Herrauld desiring him at his election eyther to fight with whole puissance against puissance or else they two to fight person to person requiring that if the victorie fell to the Scottish K. that then the Earle should deliuer for his raunsome the town of Berwike with the fishgarthes of the same The Earle made aunswere heereto that the Towne of Berwike was the Kyng his maisters and not his the whiche hee neyther oughte nor woulde lay to pledge without the King of Englands assent but he woulde guage his bodie which was more precious to him than all the townes of the worlde promising on hys honour that if he tooke the king prisoner in that singular combate he would release to him all his part of his fine and raunsome and if it chaunced the king to vanquish him hee woulde gladly pay such raunsome as was conuenient for the degree of an Earle and thanked him greatly for the offer for surely he thought himselfe much honored that so noble a Prince woulde vouchsafe to admit so poore an Erle to fight with him body to body When he had rewarded and dismissed the Heraulds he set his armie in a readinesse to abide the comming of the king of Scots and so stoode all day But K. Iames not regarding his offers wold neyther performe the one nor the other fearing to cope with the English nation in anie cōdition and so therevpon fled in the night season with all his puissance Whē the Erle knew that the king was reculed and had beene in Scotlande sixe or seuen dayes being dayly and nightly vexed with continuall wind and raine vpon good and deliberate aduise returned backe to the town of Berwik and there dissolued his armie tarying there himself till hee might vnderstande further of the Kings pleasure This Spanish Ambassador so earnestly trauailed in his message to the king of Scottes that at length he found him conformable to his purpose and therfore wrote to the king of England that it would please him to sende one of his Nobilitie or counsayle to be associate with him in concluding of peace with the Scottish king The king of England was neuer daūgerous to agree to any reasonable peace so it mighte stand with his honour and therfore appoynted the Bishop of Durham doctor Fox to go into Scotland about that treatie which Peter Hyalas had begon The Bishoppe according to his commission went honorably into Scotland where he Peter Hyalas at the town of Iedworth after iōg arguing and debating of matters with the Scottishe Commissioners in steade of peace concluded a truce for certaine yeares vppon condition that Iames king of Scottes
an innocent mans life preserued that should haue died if their purposes had taken place After this by the great wisedome and policie of the Nobles and Captaynes a communication was had and an agreement made vppon the Kings pardon obteyned for all the Capitaynes and chiefe doers in this insurrection and promise made that they shoulde bee gentlye heard to declare such things as they found themselues agreeued with and that vppon theyr Articles presented to the King The 〈◊〉 taken vp theyr reasonable petitions shoulde be graunted as by hym and hys Counsaile it shoulde be thought expedient wherby all troubles might bee quieted and eche thing brought to a good conclusion Herewith euerye man departed and those whiche before bent as hote as fire to fight leâ—…d of theyr desperate purpose by Gods mercifull prouidence went now peaceably to their houses without any more businesse The selfe same time that these Northern men were lodged neare to Dancaster and the Kings power readie to stoppe them of theyr passage as before ye haue hearde there was an other army readie to haue marched Southwardes through Lancashyre but by the faythfull diligence of the Earle of 〈◊〉 who with the forces of Lancashyre and Cheshyre was appoynted to resyst them they were lykewise kept backe and brought to quiet Notwithstanding they were a verie great number assembled togyther of the Commons oute of Cumberland Westmerland and of the north partes of Lancashire The Earle of Sussex was sente towne by the King to ioyne in assystaunce wysh the Earle of Darbie who causing dyuerse of the chiefe procurers of that Rebellion in those parties to be apprehended and arraigned they being founde guiltie had iudgement and were executed as the Abbottes of Walley Saulley and others In tyme of this rebellion a Priest that by a Butcher dwelling within fiue myles of Wyndsore had beene procured to preach in fauour of the Rebelles and the butcher as well for procuring the Priest thereto as for wordes spoken as hee solde his meate in Wyndsore were hanged the Prieste on a Tree at the foote of Wyndsore Bridge and the Butcher on a payre of newe Gallowes set vp before the Castell gate at the ende of the same bridge The wordes whiche the Butcher spake were these When one bad him lesse for the carkasse of a Sheepe than he thought hee coulde make of it May by Gods soule sayde hee I hadde rather the good fellowes of the North had it and a score more of the best I haue than I woulde so sell it This Priest and Butcher being accused on a Monday in the morning whylest the Kings armie was in the fielde and the king himselfe lying at Wyndsore they confessed theyr faultes vpon theyr examinations and by the lawe martiall they were adiudged to death and suffred as before is mentioned â—…eat frost This yeare in December the Thames was frosen ouer And in Christmasse the King by his messengers and Herauldes sente downe into the North his generall pardons to all the offenders â—…erall parâ—… and shortly after Aske that had beene the principall procurer 1537 and as it were chiefe Captaine of the Northern Rebelles 〈◊〉 rewarded came to London and nowe was both pardoned and receyued into fauour receyuing of the Kings bounteous liberalitie apparayle and dyuerse other rewardes whereof hee was moste vnworthye for there lyued not as Hall sayeth a veryer Wretche as well in person as conditions and deedes specially towardes the Kings Maiestie as after it appeared The thirde of Februarie Thomas Fitzgaret late Earle of Kyldare and fiue of hys Vncles The Earle of Kildare executed Selbie were drawne hanged and quartered at Tiborne for treason In the same Moneth Nicholas Musgâ—…e Thomas Tylbie with other beganne a newe rebellion at Kyrâ—…bie Stephan in Westmerland A newe rebellion who hauing got togither right thousande men besieged the Citie of Carlile from whence they were beaten with the onely power of the Citie and in returning from thence the duke of Norffolke who then was Lieutenant of the North encountred with them tooke the Captaynes and according to the law Martiall arraigned .lxxiiij. of them whome hee hanged on Carleyl walles but Musgraue escaped In the same Moneth of Februarie begannâ—… newe Commotion Sir Frances Bygot by the procurement of Sir Fraunces Bigod who being entised to that mischieuous enterprise by certaine wicked persons forgat his dutie to his Prince although hee had bene a man as Hall sayth that vndoubtedly loued God and reuerenced his Prince with a right obedient louing feare but suche are men wheâ—… God leaueth them and that they will take in hande things whiche Gods moste holye worde vtterly forbyddeth This last Rebellion began in Setrington Pikering Leigh and Skarbâ—…row but it was quickly suppressed and the sayde sir Fraunces Bigod apprehended and brought to the Tower The sayde sir Fraunces and one Halam hauing raysed a great companie of Rebelles ment to haue taken the Towne of Hull there to haue fortifyed themselues and to haue assembled more power but by the wisedome of Sir Raufe Ellerkar and the Maior of the Towne of Hull the sayde Halam and threescore other of the Rebelles without any slaughter were taken which Halam was afterwardes hanged in Chaynes and two other wyth hym at the sayde Towne of Hull Sir Fraunces Bygod fled and coulde not be hearde of for a tyme but at length he was also apprehended Moreouer aboute the latter ende of thys xxviij yeare the Lord Darcy Aske Aske and other practise to rayse a new rebellion sir Robert Conestable sir Iohn Bulmer and his wyfe sir Thomas Percye brother to the Earle of Northumberlande Sir Stephen Hamilton Nicholas Tempest Esquier William Lomley sonne to the Lorde Lomley beganne eftsoones to conspire although euerie of them before had receyued theyr pardons and nowe were they all taken and brought to the Tower of London as prisoners This yeare Robert Packington a Mercer of London a man both riche wise and of good credite dwelling at the signe of the legge in Cheapeside one morning going as his custome was aboute foure of the clocke to heare Masse in the Churche then called Saint Thomas of Acres and nowe the Mercers Chapell as hee crossed the streete from hys house to the Churche was sodaynly murthered wyth a Gunne Robert Packington murthered the cracke whereof was hearde of the neighbours and of a great number of labourers that stoode at Soper Lane ende and sawe the sayde Packington goe forth of his house but there was such a thicke myst that morning as the lyke had not beene seene by couert whereof the murtherer founde shyft the more easily to escape Many were suspected but none founde in fault albeeit for so muche as hee was one that woulde speake hys mynde freely and was at the same tyme one of the Burgesses of the Parliament for the Citie of London and had talked somewhat agaynst the couetousnesse and crueltie practised by the Cleargie it was mistrusted least
Nunc vidi dixi haec est mutatio dextrae excelâ—… The death of the king of Scotlande The King of Scottes tooke such griefe and inwarde thought for his ouerthrow and also for the murther of an Englishe Herault that was stayne at Dunbar by one Leeche an Englishe man the whiche for the rebellion in Lincolne shire was fledde into Scotlande that he fell into a hote ague and therof dyed although many reported that he was at the byckering and receyued there his deathes wounde and fledde therewith into Scotlande But of his death and of the birth of his daughter ye may see more in the historie of Scotlande â—…xiiiâ—… hath Hall Of these prisoners before named xxj of them were brought vp to London and on the xix â–ª of December entred into the Citie by Bishops gate and so were conueyed to the tower where they remained for the space of two dayes and vpon Saint Thomas daye the Apostle Scottes prisoners brought to London being the xxj of December they were conueyed to Westminster sir Iohn Gage Constable of the Tower ryding before them and the Lieutenant of the same Tower ryding behinde them They roade two and two togither and eyght of them being Earles and Lordes had newe gownes of blacke Damaske furred with black Conse cotes of blacke Veluet and doublers of Saâ—…m with shiâ—…es and other apparell bought aâ—…we for 〈◊〉 at the Kings charges Thus being soltiâ—…elye conueyed through the streetes of London vnto Westminster The Scottes prisoners before the Counsell in the staâ—… Chamber they came before the Counsell sitting in the Starre Chamber and there the Lorde Chauncellour declared to them their vntruth vnkindenesse and false dissimulation declaring further howe the King had cause of war agaynst them both for the denying of their homages and also for their trayterous inuasions made into his Realme without defiance and also for keeping his subiectes prisoners without redemption contrarie to the auncient lawes of the Marches for whiche doings God as they might perceyue had scourged them Howbeit the King more regarding his honour than his Princelye power was content to shewe them kyndenesse for vnkyndenesse right for wrong And although he might keepe them in strait prison by iust lawe of armes yet he was contâ—… that they shoulde haue libertie to be with the nobles of his Realme in their houses and so according to their Estates they were appoynted to Dukes Earles Bishoppes Knights and Gentlemen which so entertayned them that they confessed themselues neuer to be better vsed nor to haue had greater cheare in all their life times The Earle of Cassils was appointed to be with the Archbishoppe of Caunterburie the Earle of Glencarne with the Duke of Norffolke the L. Flemming with the Lorde priuie seale the Lord Maxwell with sir Anthonie Browne the Lord Somerwel with the Lord Chancelor the Lord Oliphant with sir Thomas Lee Oliuer Sencler with the Duke of Suffolke Robert Ersâ—… with the Bishop of Westminster the lord Monteth with sir Anthonie Wingfielde the Lorde MouÌ„keth with sir Raufe Sadler George Hame with the Earle of Hertforde the Lorde of Gragie with sir Thomas Cheiney the Lorde of Gredon with maister Gastwike Henrie Maxewell with sir Richarde Long Thomas Clifforde with sir Arthur Darcy Patrick Heâ—…forde with sir Thomas Wriothesley Iames Prâ—…gel with sir Richard Rich Iohn Mariâ—…d with sir Edwarde North the Lorde Grey Iames Sencler and Iohn Lesley were apointed to men of such credit as were thought mere to aunswere for their safe keping The .xxij. of DeceÌ„ber 〈◊〉 came of the king of Scottes death and vpâ—… S. Iohns day in Christmas weeke y e foresaid â—…rds of ScotlaÌ„d were brought to y e court which was then at Grenewich where they had great châ—…e went before the King to y e chappel were â—…odged within the court Here vpoÌ„ ye must coÌ„sider y e where as the K. of Scots had left no issue behind him in life but only one daughter y e King hys Counsell perceyuing a meane nowe offered wherby without warre the two Realmes might be vnited these Scottishe Lordes hauing first made the motion themselues for a mariage to be had betwixt Prince Edwarde and their yong Queene the king required them to helpe to the â—…t hâ—…rance of that matter which myght be such a benifit to themselues and their countrie This they promised faithfully to doe and aswell by themselues as their friendes to being the same to effect so muche as the king coulde require Wherevpon the king was not only couâ—…ed to release them home but also highly rewarded them with rich gyftes in most bountifull wise The xxx of December they departed from the Court and the morrow after eyght of them dyned with Sir Iohn Coates thou Lorde Maior of London and the rest with the Sherifes and had very great cheare On Newyeares daye they departed from London honâ—…wardes towardes Scotlande 1543 and roade to Enfelde to see the Prince and there dyned that daye greatly â—…oyâ—…ng as by their wordes and countenance is sâ—…ared to beholde so propet and towardly anyâ—…ped From thence they kept on then iourney till they came to the North partes where they founde the Duke of Suffolke the Kings Lieutenant there and with him remayned till suche pledges were come forth of Scotlande as it was couenanted they should leaue behind them The Duke then after he had receyued the hostages permitted them to depart and so they returned into Scotlande where they were gladlye welcommed by their kinsemen and frendes With them went also the Earle of Augus who had bene banished Scotlande and hauing remayned here in Englande a long time receyued of the Kings fee a thousande marke by yeare and likewise his brother Sir George Douglas who had fiue hundreth markes yearely likewise of the Kings gift They were nowe both restored home into their countrie and that as was sayde by the last Kings will The sayde Earle of Angus and diuerse of the Lordes that had bene prisoners here in Englande were made of the priuie Counsell of the Realme by the Earle of Arrayne that was chosen gouernour to the yong Queene and of the Realme as next heire apparent Nothwithstanding that the Archbishop of Saint Andrewes and Cardinall of the sea of Rome enimie mortall to the King of Englande for the Popes cause and partlye set on by the French king had forged a will expressing howe the king had made him gouernour associate with two Earles of his affinitie as well of the Queene as Realme contrarie to the lawes of Scotland Wherevpon the said Earle of Arceyne according to his right as he pretended with the helpe of his frendes The Earle of Arraine tooke vppon him the authoritie of Gouernour and put the sayde Cardinall in poson and deliuered Sir Robert Bowes Sir Robert Bowes deliuered and the other Englishe prisoners by their handes according to the custome of the marches All this yeare was neyther perfect peaconor open warre betwixt
mâ—…ght to ceasse but it skilled not On the morrow after they had their gunnes taken from them as sayth maister Paterâ—â— and put into theyr handes that coulde vse them with more good manner But nowe concerning the message of y t Herrault it was thought that he was sent ther with not for y t it was beleeued of them that it would be accepted but rather that whilest he was doing his errand he might surrey the English power or else for that vppon refusall of the offer they myghte vse the victory whereof they accompted themselues assured with more crueltie Of nothing they doubted more than least the Englishmen woulde haue him gone backe The vayne doubt of the Scottes and gotten to the water before they should haue encountred them and therefore they had appoynted to haue giuen the English army a caâ—â—isade in y e night before the day of the hostayle but per aduenture vnderstanding that the Englishmen had warning of theyr intention and were prouided for them if they had come they stayed and came not at all But in the morning they were vp very timely and beeyng putte in order of battayle they marched straight towardes the English Camp against whome then though they saw the English gliâ—…h hoe 〈◊〉 readily to make yet could not bee perswaded but that it was for a policie to stay them till the Englishe 〈◊〉 and cariages myghtie fully be bestowed a Shipborde and that for the same purpose the English Shippes were come backe from before Lyeth In the nyghte of this daye the Dukes grace appoynted that carely in the nexte morning parte of the ordinance shoulde bee planted in the lane whereof mention before â—…s made vnder the turfe wall nexte to theyr campe and some also to bee sette vppon the kill nye to Vndreshe Churche afore remembred and thys to the intente 〈◊〉 shoulde with oure shotte cause them eyther whollye â—…amâ—…ue theyr campe or else muche to annoy them in that place where they lay It was not the least of the Englishmennes meaning also to winne from them certayne of theyr ordinance that laye neerest vnto thys Churche And heerewith the same morning Saterday the tenth of September the day of the battayle beeyng the tenth of September and Saterday somewhat before eyght of the clocke the English army dislodged and marched straighte towarde the Church of Vndreshe as well for intente to haue encamped then the same as for placing their ordinance and other considerations afore remembred The Scottes eyther for feare of the Englishmens departing or hope of their spoyling were out of their camp comming toward them passed the riuer gathered in aâ—…ay and welneere at this Church ere the EnglishmeÌ„ were halfe way to it so quite disappoyntyng the Englishmens purpose which at the firste seemed very strange in theyr eyes as altogither beside theyr expectatioÌ„ as they that thought they would neuer haue forsaken theyr strengthe to meete them in the fielde but after it was knowen that they dyd not only thus purpose to do but also to haue assayled them in theyr campe as they lay if they hadde not bin sturring the timelyer and hauyng caused all theyr tentes to bee let flatte downe to the grounde ere they came out bycause none shoulde lye lurking behynde them in their camp and as well the Nobles as other leauyng theyr horses behynde them excepte suche as were appoynted to serue on horsebacke marched on with their Souldiers afoote The Englishmenne and Scottes march the one army towards the other They came speedily forwards on both sides the one till then no whit aware of the others intente but the Scottes indeede with a rounder pace betweene two hillockes betwixte the Englishmenne and the Churche â—â—stred somewhat brimme at whome as they â—…layed the English galley shotte on and slewe the maister of Greyme The galley with a fiue and twentie others neere by him and therewith so skarâ—…ed foure thousand Irishe archers The Irishe archers broughte by the Earle of Arguile that where as it was sayde they shoulde haue bene a wing to the fore warde they coulde neuer after be made to come forwarde Heerevppon did theyr army hastily remoue and from thence declining Southwarde tooke their direct way toward Faur side Bray of this sir Raufe Vane Lieutenant of all the Englishe Horsemen first of al or with the firste noting it quickly aduertised the Lorde Protector who theerby did redily conceyue their meanyng whiche was to winne the hill and thereby the winde and sunne the gayne of which three things as is thought whether partie in fight of battaayle can hap to obteyne hathe his force doubled agaynst his enimie In all this enterprice they vsed for hast so little the help of horse that they plucked forthe their ordinance by draught of menne whiche at that presente began freely to shoote off towards the Englishe army whereby it was perceyued they meant more than a skirmish Herewith euery man began to apply himselfe in his charge and duetie whiche hee had to doe and herewith the Lord Protector and other of the Counsayle on horsebacke as they went fell 〈…〉 consultation The sharpenesse of whose 〈◊〉 wisdomes as it quickly espyed out the enimies intentes so dyd it among other thyngs promysly prouide therein remedie to preuente them as needefull it was for the tyme asked as leysure Theyr deuise was that the Lorde Grey of Wilton Marshall of the armye with his hande of Bulleyuers and with the Lorde Protectors bande and the Earle of Warwikes all to the number of eyghteene hundred horsemen on the fifte hande on the East halfe and Sir Raufe Vane with Sir Thomas Darcy Captayne of the Pentioners and menne of armes and the Lord Fitz waters with hys band of demilances all to the number of sixteene hundred to bee readye and euen with the Lorde Marshall on the West halfe and thus all these togither afore to encounter the enimies afrount whereby eyther to breake their aray and that way to weaken their power by disorder or at the least to stoppe them of their gate and soles them to stay whyle the fore warde myghte wholly haue the hylles side and the battaile and eâ—…ewarde be placed in grounds next that in order and best for aduantage And after thys that the sâ—…me horsemen shoulde retire vppe to the hilles side to come downe in order afreshe and infest them on bothe sides whylest the foote battayles shoulde occupye them in syghte afrunt Whiche enterprise though it 〈◊〉 ryght daungerous to the assaylers yet was it not more wisely deuised by the counsayle thou valiantly and willingly executed of the L. Marshall and the others The Lorde Greys requâ—… to the Lord Protector for euen there taking theyr leaues of the Counsaile the sayde Lorde Marshall requiring onely that if it wâ—â—e not will with hym the Dukes grace woulde bee good to his wife and children hee sayde hee would meete those Scottes and so with their bandes the foresayde Captaynes tooke theyr waye
them was thought to be their tyraâ—…nous vow by them made which the English men certainly hearde of that when soeuer they fought and ouercame they woulde kill so many and spare so few a sure proufe wherof they plainly had shewed at the first onset gyuen where they killed all and saued not a man that came within their daunger An other respect was to reuenge their great and cruell tyrannie shewed at Paniar hough Paniar hough where they slue the Lorde Euers whome otherwise they might haue taken prisoner and saued and cruelly killed as many else of our men as came into their handes An other occasion also was their armor among them so little differing The apparel of the Scottes all clad alike in Iackes couered with white leather dublets of the same or of Fustian and most commonly all white hosen not one with eyther Cheyne brooch ring or garment of silke vnlesse cheynes of Laten drawne foure or fiue tymes along the vpper stockes or to vse maister Patrus wordes the thighes of their hosen and doublet sleeues for cutting This lacke for difference in apparell was the chiefest cause that so many of their great meÌ„ and Gentlemen were killed and so fewe saued The outwarde shewe the resemblance or signe wherby a straunger myght discerne a poore man from a gentleman was not among them to be seene as for wordes and goodly proffer of great raunsomes were as ryfe in the mouthes of the one as the other and it came hereby to passe that after at the examination and counting of the prisoners there were founde taken aboue twentie of their common Countrey people to one of theyr Gentlemen whom no man neede to doubt the Englishmen had rather haue spared than the other if they coulde haue seene any difference betweene them in taking And yet verily considering the case as it stande the Englishmen shewed more grace and tooke more to mercie than the respects afore mencioned might seeme to haue requyred For beside the Earle of Huntley who in good armor appoynted lykest a Gentleman of any among them The Earle of Huntley taken but coulde not then escape bycause he lacked his horse and happened to bee taken by sir Raufe a Vane and beside the Lorde of Yester Hubby Hambleton captaine of Dunbar Other prisoners taken the maister of Sanpoole the Larde of Wymmes taken by Iohn Bren a brother of the Earle of Cassels and besides one Montrel taken by Cornelius controller of the ordinaunce in the armie and one Camals an Irishe Gentleman and beside many other Scottish Gentlemen mo taken by diuerse other The number of the prisoners The prisoners reckened in the Marshalles booke were numbred to aboue fiftene hundred Touching the slaughter sure they killed not so many as for the tyme and oportunitie they might if they had mynded crueltie for the Lorde Protector moued with pitie of the sight of the dead bodyes The Lord Protector not desirous of slaughter and rather glad of victorie than desirous of slaughter soone after by gesse fiue of the clocke stayed his standart of his horsemen at the furthest part of these Campe westwarde and caused the Trumpets to sound are treate whereat also sir Raufe Sadler Treasurer whose great diligence at that tyme Syr Raufe Sadler and readie forwardnesse in the chiefest of the fray before did worthily merite no small commendation caused trauaile footmen to stay and then with muche trauaile and great payne made them to bee brought in some order againe which was a thing not easily done by reason they all as then were somewhat busie in applying theyr Market the spoile of the Scottish campe The spoyle of the Scottish campe where was founde good prouision of white breade ale Otencakes otemeale mutton butter in pottes â–ª chesse and in dyuerse rents good wine also and in some Tents among them was founde some siluer plate and Chalices whiche with good deuotion ye may be sure were plucked out of their colde clowtes and thrust into theyr warme bosomes The plot of theyr Campe called Edmonston edge nir Gilberton a place of the Lord of Brimstous halfe a mile beyonde Muskelbourgh and foure myles on this side Edenbourgh occupied in larginesse with diuerse Tentes and Tenticles that stoode in sundrie places out of square about a myles compasse wherein as the Englishmen vpon the sounde of the retreate were somewhat assembled they all with a lowde and entyre outcrie and hallowing A showte in signe of victorie in signe of gladnesse and victorie made an vniuersall noyse and showte the shrilnesse whereof as after was reported was heard vntill Edenbourgh It was a wonder to see but as they say many handes make lyght worke howe soone the deade bodyes were stripped out of theyr Garmentes stacke naked euen from as farre as the chase went vntill the place of the onset whereby the personages of the enimies myght by the way easily bee viewed and considered the which for the talnesse of theyr stature cleannesse of skinne The feature of the Scottish mens personages bignesse of bone with due proportion in all partes was suche as the beholders if they had not seene it woulde not haue beleeued that there had bene so many of that sort in all that Countrey Priestes or Kirkmen Among them lay many Priests Kirkemen as they call them of whom it was bruyted that there was a whole bande of three or foure thousande but it was founde afterwards not to be altogither so Among other baners standarts and pennoÌ„s a banner of white Sarcenet was founde A Baner of a Papists deuice vnder which it was sayd these Kirkemen came wherevpon was paynted a woman with hir heare about hir shoulders kneeling before a Crucifix and on hir ryght hande a Churche after that written in great Romaine letters Afflictae spousae ne obliuissaris It was sayde that this was the Abbot of 〈…〉 and whether it was 〈◊〉 or the Bishop of Dâ—â—â—els the 〈…〉 brother who as was sayde were both in the new his incaning was to signifie that the Churche made intercession to Christ hir husband 〈…〉 to forget hir his spouse being at that fyrst afflicted and persecuted by the Englishmen But whose deuise soeuer it was it maye seeme that thys Church comming thus to battaile full appoynted with weapon and garded with suche resort of Deacons to fight howsoeuer in painting he had set hir out a man might well thuâ—…e that in condition he had ruther framed 〈…〉 â—…pâ—â—anc that woulde placke hir husbande by the pace except shee had his will than lyke a meeke Spouse that went about humbly by submission and prayer to desire 〈◊〉 husbands 〈◊〉 for redresse of things amisse But now to leaue this Prelate wyth his afflictae and to make an ende with thâ—â— but â—…yâ—…e there was vpon this Fauxside bray a little Castell or pyle which was verie busie all the tyme of the battayle as any of the Englishmen came nic if to shootent theÌ„ with
.xxiij. of September they dislodged and went that morning to Rockesbourgh encamping in a great fallow fielde betwixt Rockesbourgh and Kelsey standing Eastwarde a quarter of a myle off Here at Rockesbourgh they beganne to buylde a Forte wythin the compasse of an olde ruynous Castell the plot and site whereof standeth naturally very strong â—…tion Rockesbourgh vpon a hyll East and West of an eight score in length and three score in breadth drawing to a narownesse at the East ende the whole ground whereof the olde walles did yet enuiron Besyde the height and hardnesse to come to it is strongly fenced on either side with the course of two greate Ryuers Tyuet on the Northe and Twede on the South both which ioyning somewhat nie togyther at the West ende of it Tyuet by a large compasse aboute the fieldes in the which the Campe lay at Kelsey 〈◊〉 is still into this Tweede whiche with greate deapth and swiftnesse runneth from thence Eastwarde into the Sea at Berwicke Ouer this betwyxte Kelsey and Rockesbourgh hath there bin a great stone Bridge with Arches the which the Scots in tymes paste haue all to broken bycause the Englishe menne shoulde not that waye come to them Soone after the Lorde Protectours suruey of the plotte The determination in what sort Rockesburgh should be fortified and determination to doe as muche in deed for making it defensible as shortnesse of the tyme and season of the yeare coulde suffer which was that one great trench of twentie foot brode with deapth according and a Wall of like depth breadth and height shoulde bee made a Crosse wythin the Castell from the one syde Wall to the other and a fortie score from the West ende and that a lyke Trenche and Wall shoulde likewise bee caste a trauerse within aboute a coytes cast from the East ende and hereto that the Castell walles on either syde where need was should bee mended with Turfe and made wyth loupes as well for shooting directly forwarde as for flanking at hande the woorke of whiche deuise dyd make that besyde the sauegard of these Trenches and Walles the Keepers shoulde also be much defended from the enimies force by both the ende Walles of the Castell the Pioners were sette a woorke and diligently applyed in the same The Larde of Scsseforth and manye other Lards and Gentlemen of Tiuidall the Mers hauing come coÌ„muned wyth the L. Protector and the Counsayle made an assuraunce or as it were a truce for that daye tyll the nexte daye at nyght and on the next day Scottes that came to the kings obeysance whyle the assurance lasted these Lordes and Gentlemen beeing the â—â—â—efest in the whole Mers and Tiuidale came in agayne whome the Dukes Grace wyth wisedome and policie wythoute bloudshedde did winne then vnto the kings obedience for the whiche they did willingly then receyue an othe whose names in part ensue Lardes The Larde of Scsseforth The Larde of Fernyhurst The Larde of Greenhead The Larde of Hunthill The Larde of Hundley The Larde of Markeston by Merside The Larde of Boniedworth The Larde of Ormeston The Lard of Mallestaine The Lard of Warmesey The Lard of Lynton The Lard of Egerston The Lard of Marton The Lard of Moâ—â—e The Lard of Reddell The Lard of Reamerside Gentlemen George Trombull Iohn Hullyburton Robert Car of Greyden Adam Kyrton Andrew Kyrton Andrew Meyther Sander Spur of Erleston Marke Car of Littleden George Car of Faldenside Alexander Makdowell Charles Rotherford Thomas Car of the yere Iohn Car of Meynthorn Walter Hollyburton Richard Hanganside Andrew Car. Iames Dowglas of Cauers Iames Car of Mersington George Hoppringle William Ormeston of Endmerden Iohn Grimstow Many mothere were beside but ouerpassed by maister Paten for that they remayned in the register with these as he sayth The Duke of Somerset tendred the furtherance of the worke so much The diligence of the Duke of Somerset to further the fortification to Rocksbourgh that he forbare not to lay his owne hande to the Spade and Shouell thereby to encourage others so as there were but fewe of Lordes Knightes and Gentlemen in the field but with Spade Shouel or Mattock did therein their partes The .xxv. of September being Sunday the Scottes beganne to bring vittayle to the campe and were so well entreated and payed for the same that during the time of the English mens abode there they wanted not of the commodities which their countrey could minister A Scottish Herauld The .xxviij. of September a Scottish Herauld accompanyed with certayne French men that were perchaunce more desirous to marke the armye than to witte of theyr welfare came and declared that wythin a seuen nyght after theyr Commissioners to whom safe conduct had bene graunted should come and commune with oure Counsaile at Berwike whose comming the erle of Warwike and sir Raufe Sadler with other the Commissioners appoynted did so long while there abide but what the Scottes ment by breaking promise I cannot say howbeit come they did not and therefore escaped not the iust note of dissimulation howsoeuer else they could colour the matter in their owne excuse The same day after noone the Duke of Somerset adourned with titles of dignitie diuerse Lordes knights and gentlemen Creation the names and promotions of whome maister Paten hath set downe out of the Heraulde booke as foloweth Banerets Sir Raufe Sadler Treasurer Sir Fraunces Brian Captayne of the lyght horsemen Sir Raufe a Vane lieutenant of all the horsmeÌ„ These knights more made Banerets all dignitie aboue a Knight and next to a Baron Knightes The Lorde Gray of Wilton high Marshall The Lorde Edwarde Seymet the Duke of Somersets sonne The Lorde Thomas Howarde The Lorde Waldike a Cleuelander Sir Thomas Dâ—…cres Sir Edwarde Hastings Sir Edmonde Bridges Sir Iohn Thynne Sir Myles Patriche Sir Iohn Câ—…nwey Sir Eyles â—…oâ—…le Sir Raufe Bagnoll Sir Oliuer Laurence Sir Henrie Gates Sir Thomas Chaloner Sir Frances Flemming maister of the ordinaÌ„ce Sir Iohn Greâ—…ham Sir William Skipwith Sir Iohn Buttes Sir George Blaag Sir William Fraunces Sir Fraunces Knolles Sir William Thornburrow Sir George Howarde Sir Iames Wilforde Sir Raufe Coppingen Sir Thomas Wentworth Sir Iohn Meruen Sir Nicholas Straunge Sir Charles Sturton Sir Hugh Askue Sir Francis Salmyn Sir Richarde Tounley Sir Marmaduke Conestable Sir George Audeley Sir Iohn Holcrost Sir Iohn Southworth Sir Thomas Danby Sir Iohn Talbot Sir Rowland Clearke Sir Iohn Horsley Sir Iohn Foxster Sir Christofer Dics Sir Peter Negro Sir 〈◊〉 Vtle Sir Henrie Hussey Sir Iames Goâ—â—ds Brâ—…dander Sir Walter Boâ—…ham Sir Robert Brandâ—â—ng Maior of Newcastell and made knight there at the duke of Somersets returne But nowe that Rockesbourgh was suffeciently made be â—â—sible the which to see it seemed the Duke of Somerset had vowed before hee woulde thence depart his graâ—…e and the counsell did first 〈◊〉 that my Lorde Gray shoulde remaine vpon the borders there as the Kings Lieutenaunt â—â—ken â—â—ce of 〈◊〉
gayâ—â—d built 〈◊〉 voyage and then tooke order for the Fortest that sir Andrew Dudley Captayne of Broughtie â—…ragge had befe with him two hâ—…ndred Souldiours of Harbutters and other and a sufficient number of Pioners for his worâ—…es Sir Edwarde Dudley Captaine of Hume Castell three score Harduttâ—â—s fortye horsemenne and a hundred Pioners Sir Raufe Bulmer Captain of Rockesbourgh three hundred souldiours of Hacbutters and other and two hundred Pioners As things were thus concluded and warning giuen 〈◊〉 night on this Wednesday being Michadmasse euen on the nexte morrowe being Michadmasse day euery 〈◊〉 fell to paeking apace â—…y reâ—â—â—â—…omeâ—â— and gotte them homewardes passing ouer the Twede there with some trouble and daunger also by reason of â—…yne that lately fell before â—… daunger â—…e souldiâ—â— pasâ—…ing â—…er of 〈◊〉 and had â—…aysed the streaâ—…e whiche beeing swyâ—â—â—t of it selfe and the Chaâ—…tell vneueri in the bottâ—â— wyth great sicâ—â—es made the passage combersome so that many as well horsemen as footemen were in no small perill as they passed throught and one or two drowned and many caryageâ—… ouerthrowne and in great hazarde of lossing The Duke of Somerset roade streight to Newcastell and thence homewardes 〈◊〉 Earle of Warwike my Loâ—â—â— Gray and Sir Raufe Sadler with diuerse other roade to Berwike to abide the comming of the Scottish commissioners In the meane tyme of theyr carying there the Erle of Warwike made sixe knightes â—â—ke made Sir Thomas Neuill the Lorde Neuels brother Sir Andrew Corbet Sir Anthonie Strelley Sir Anhurt Manering Sir Richard Verney Sir Iohn Berttuille After that the Earle of Warwike had taryed for the comming of the Scottes the full tearme of the appoyntment which was vntil the fourth of October and perceyued they came not the next day he departed homewardes Here ye haue to vnderstande and that in part of the meane time whilest the Duke of Somerset was in doing of these exploytes in Scotlande as ye haue hearde rehearsed The Earle of Lenox and the Lorde Wharton warden of the West Marches with an armie of fiue thousande men An inuasion made into Scotlande entred Scotlande on that side and first passing two myles after a daye and a nyghtes defence they wanne the Church of Annan Annan church wonne tooke teuentie and two prisoners keepers of the same dâ—…ient the spoyle for cumber of cariage and caused the Churche to bee blowne vp with powder passing thence a .xvj. myles within the lande they wanne the Castell of Mylke the whiche they left furnished wyth munition and â—â—nne The Castell of Milke wonne and so returned But of this ye shall â—…nde â—…ore in the Hystorie of Scotlande by the suffernesse of God where we entreate of the â—â—ings there in this yeare Thus much haue I collected oute of master Patens booke or rather exempliâ—…ted the same not much digressing from his owne wordes except where I haue beene forced to 〈◊〉 his worke in places wishing to haue inserted the whole if the purpose of this volume would haue so permitted as well for the full vnderstanding of euerie particular poynt by hym remembred as also for his pâ—…esant and apt maner of penning the same Whilest the Lorde Protectour out was abroade thus in wereck agaynst the Scottes the Lords of the Counsayle that remayned at home chiefly by the good and diligent caâ—â—ing on and further â—…ner of the the bishoppe of Canterburie and other of the Cleargie tooke order for the aduancement of Religion The Homelles Paraphrase of Erasmus â—â—ing the bookes of Homilyes and the Paraphrase of Erasmus to be set foorth and had in Churches At the comming backe of the Lorde Protectour from his iourney into Scotlande the Citizens of London determined to haue receyued him with great tryumphe but he healing thereof forbid them in any wyse so to doe for sayde hee if any thing hath beene done to the honour of the Realme it was Gods doyng and therefore willed them to giue him the prayse Neuerthelesse the Maior and Aldermen with certayne of the Commoners in theyr Liuereys with theyr Hoodes hearing of his approch to the Citie the eight day of October meete him in Fylnâ—â—â—arie fielde The Lord Protectors retuen where betwixt eche of them by the hande and handed them for theyr good willes The Lord Maior did 〈◊〉 with him till they came to the pounde in Smithfielde where hys grace left them and roade to his house of Sheue that night the next day to the king to Hampton Court The fourth day of Nouember began a Parliament called and holden at Westmynster which continued till the .xxiiij. of December next following and then proroged In thys Parliament all Calleges Chaunteries and free Chapels were gyuen to the king and the Statute of the sixe Articles were repealed wyth dyuerse other tending to the lyke ende Moreouer during this Parliament visiters beeing appoynted to visite in London the sixtenth of Nouember beganne to take downe the Images in Paules Church and shortly after all the Images in euery Churche not onelye through London but also throughoute the whole Realme were pulled downe and defaced 1547 An. reg 2. The Lorde Protector and other of the counsaile considering nowe in what sort they had got footeholde in Scotlande by reason of such Peeces as they had taken and fortified within the realme did deuise for the more suretie of those places which they had alreadie gotte and the better to bring the rest of the Countrey vnto reason to haue some holdes also more within the land and therefore first they caused a fort to be buylded at Lowder Lowdes fortified Sir Hugh Willoughby where sir Hugh Willoughbie was appoynted Captayne with a conuenient garnison of souldiours to keepe it Besyde this it was thought expedient to fortifie the Towne of Hadington wherevpon the Lord Gray Lieutenant of the North partes with sir Thomas Palmer and sir Thomas Holeâ—…oft were appoynted to got thyther wyth a conuenient number of men of warre and Pioners to see that towne fenced with Trenches Rampires and Bulwarkes as shoulde seeme to his Lordshippe necessarie and behouefull who therefore entring into Scotlande the eightenth of Aprill Hadington fortified by the lord Gray passed forth to Hadington where hee beganne to fortifie and there remayned to see the worke brought to some perfection During his abode there diuerse exploytes were bothe valiauntly attempted and luckilye atchieued by hys martiall conduct and politique direction as occasions offered mighte moue him the whiche I woulde gladlye haue sette downe at large if I coulde haue come to y t true vnderstanding thereof but sithe I cannot gette the same in suche full manner as I haue wished that yet whiche I haue learned by true report as I take it I haue thought good to impart to the reader The .xxviij. of May his Lordship wanne the Castell of Yester Yester Castell wonne after he had beaten if right sore with terrible batterie of Canon shotte for the
stubborne traytors that so vndutifullye refused the kings mercifull pardon freely offered by his officer at armes and other The Lorde Marques of Northampton sent into Norwike to represse the rebels There went with the Lorde Marques diuerse honourable and worshipshull personages as the Lorde Sheffelde the Lord Wentworth Sir Anthonie Dennie Sir Henrie Parker Sir Richarde Southwell Sir Rafe Sadler Sir Iohn Clere Sir Rafe Rowlet Sir Richarde Lee Sir Iohn Gates Sir Thomas Paston Sir Henrie Bedingfielde Sir Iohn Sulyarde Sir Willyam Walgrane Sir Iohn Curtes Sir Thomas Cornewalleys Knightes togither with a great manye of other Knights Esquires and Gentlemen and a small band of Italians vnder the leading of a Captaine named Malatesta Norwich summoned The Lorde Marques being approched within a myle of Norwiche sent Sir Gilbert Dethicke knight nowe Garter then Norrey King at armes vnto the Citie to sommon them within to yeelde it into his handes or vpon refusall to proclayme war against them Herevpon Augustine Stewarde the Maiors Deputie sent to the Maior that was in the Campe with Kette aduertising him what message he had receyued from the Marques The Maior sent worde againe that nothing was more grieuous vnto him than to see into what miserie the Citie and Countrie about were brought by the rage of these commotions and declaring in what case he stoode being kept by force among the rebels where as otherwise he would according to his dutie haue come to his honour But as for the Citie he had committed the gouernance vnto Augustine Stewarde who shoulde be readie to surrender it into his Lordships hands and that if Kette woulde giue him leaue he woulde come himselfe to his honor submitting all things wholy to his Lordships order and disposition This message being brought backe by the sayde Norrey Augustine Stewarde the Maiors Deputie with the Sherifes and a greate number of the Citizens came to the Lorde Marques his Campe and deliuered vp the Sworde to his Lordshippe declaring howe the Maior himselfe woulde gladly haue come if he coulde haue got from the rebelles and that although a great route of the lewde Citizens were partakers with the rebels yet a number of the substantiall and honest Citizens woulde neuer consent to their wicked doings but were readye to receyue his Lordship into their Citie The Lorde Marques giuing good wordes vnto the Citizens and willing them to bee of good comfort sithe bee trusted to appease these troubles verye shortlye deliuered the sworde vnto Sir Richarde Southwell Sir Richarde Southwell who bare it before the Lorde Marques as hee passed forth towardes the Citie entring the same by Saint Stephens gate And incontinently was proclamation made that they should all resort into the market place where they consulted togither howe they might best defende the Citie against the enimies and to represse their furie Herevpon was order giuen for the placing of watch and warde about the gates and wals as might seeme expedient The Lorde Marques supped that night and lodged in the Maiors Deputies house but his Lordshippe as well as other kepte their armour on their backes all that night for doubt of some sodeyne assault to be made against the Citie by the rebels Here it chaunced that the Straungers The strangers offer skirmish to the rebels eyther by appointment or otherwise went forth and offered skirmishe to the rebels vpon Magdalen hill The Rebelles came forth with their horsemen but it seemed that they were better practised to fetch in booties than to make their manage or Carere and therefore not able to matche the Straungers whiche being perceyued of their fellowes that were footemen they putte forth their archers before their horsemen and suche numbers herewith came swarming forth of their Campe meaning to compasse in those Straungers that they perceyuing the maner and purpose of the enimies cast themselues in a Ring and retired backe into the Citie againe But they left one of their companie behinde them a Gentleman that was an Italian who more valiantly than warily ventured to farre among the enimies through euill happe being ouerthrowne beside his horse he was enuironed about with a great multitude of those Rebelles that tooke him prisoner and like vyle wretches spoyling him of his armour and apparell An Italian hanged hanged him ouer the walles of Mont Surrey Which acte well shewed what curtesie myght be looked for at suche cruell traytours handes that woulde thus vnmercifully put such a Gentleman man and worthie souldier to death for whose raunsome if they woulde haue demaunded it they might haue had no small portion of money to haue satisfied their greedie myndes but it seemed that their beastlye crueltie had bereft them the remembraunce of all honest consideration and dutifull humanitie The Marques of Northampton causing as before ye haue hearde diligent watch to be kept vpon the walles and at the gates appointed the same to be visited right often that through negligence no mishap shoulde followe Moreouer beside the watch at the gates and walles the residue of the souldiers making a mightie huge fire in the market place so as all the streetes were full of light they remayned there all that night in their armour ready vppon any occasion to resist the enimies if they shoulde make anye attempt Sir Edwarde Warner Sir Edwarde Warner Marshall of the fielde gaue the watche worde Sir Thomas Paston Sir Iohn Clere Sir Willyam Walgraue Sir Thomas Cornewasleys and Sir Henrie Bedingfielde were appoynted to the defence of other partes of the Citie And now when euery thing was thought to be safely prouided for that the L. Marques other were layde to take their rest the rebels about the middest of the night began to shoote off their great artillerie towards the Citie so thick as was possible but the bullettes passed ouer their beades that were lodged in the Citie without doing any great hurt at all The Lorde Marques by reason of the often alarmes that were giuen whilest the enimies thus ceased not to rage with continuall shotte of ordinaunce was called vp by the Marshall sir Edwarde Warner and comming into the market place accompanied with the nobles and gentlemen of the armie fell in counsell wyth them howe to foresee that the Citie in suche daunger might be safely defended agaynst the enimies with such small power as he had there with him It was therefore determined that all the gâ—…tes whiche were on the contrarye part of the towne from the Rebels campe and likewyse the ruinous places of the walles shoulde be ramped vp that if the enimies shoulde chaunce to gyue an assault to the Citie they might more easilye be repulsed But as these things were a doing and almost brought to ende in a maner all the whole multitude of the rebelles came out of their cabanes running downe in most furious maner to the Citie and with great shoutes and yelling cryes went about to set fire on the gates to clymbe ouer the walles
wel declare to you his maiestie an we of his counsaile here do not a little meruaile that you stay still with you the said master Secretarie and haue not as it were vouchsafed to send answer to his Maiestie neither by him nor yet any other And for our selues we do much more maruel and are sorie as both we and you haue good cause to be to see the maner of your doings beÌ„t with force of violence to bring the Kings Maiestie and vs to these extremities Which as we do intende if you wil take no other way but violence â—â—de hiâ—… sent 〈◊〉 Lordes 〈◊〉 Proâ—… what â—…ey required 〈◊〉 to do to defend as nature and allegiance doth binde vs to extremitie of death and to put all to Gods hande who giueth victorie as it pleaseth him so if that any reasonable conditions and offers would take place as hitherto none hath bin signified vnto vs from you nor wee doe not vnderstande what you do require or seeke or what your do meane and that you do seeke no hurt to the kings Maiesties person as touching all other priuate matters to auoyd the effusion of christian bloud to preserue the kings Maiesties person his realme subiects you shall And vs agreed is to any reasonable conditions that you wil require For we do esteeme the kings wealth and tranquilltey of the realm more than al other worldly things yea thaÌ„ our own life Thus praying you to send as your determinate answere bâ—â—â—n by 〈◊〉 or Secretarie Peter or if you wil not let him go by this beater we beseech God to giue both you and vs greate to determinat this matter as may be to gods honor the preseruation of the king the quiet of vs all which mayâ—â— if the fault be not in you And so we bid you most hartily farewel FroÌ„ the kings Maiesties castel of Winsor the .vij. of October .1459 Your Lordships louing friend Edward Somerset After the recept of these letters the lords seeming not greatly to regard the offers conteyned therin persisted in their intended purpose and coÌ„tinuing still in London coÌ„ferred with the Maior of London and his brethren first willing them to cause a good and substanciall watch by night and a good ward by day to be kept for the safegard of the Citie and the portes and gates thereof which was consented vnto and the companies of London in their turnes warned to watch and warde accordingly Then the said lords counsaylors demauÌ„ded of the Lord Maior and his brethren fiue C. men to ayde them to fetch the Lorde Protector out of Windsore from the king But thervnto the Maior answered that he could graunt no ayde without the assent of the coÌ„mon counsaile of the citie whervpon the next day a common counsail was sommoned to the Guildhall in London But in this meane time the said Lords of the counsaile assembled themselues at the L. Maiors house in London who then was sir Henry Amcotes Fishmonger and Iohn York and Richard Turke Sherifes of the said Citie A proclamatioÌ„ published against the lord Protector And there the said counsaile agreed and published forthwith a Proclamation against the L. Protector the effect of which Proclamation was as followeth First that the Lorde Protector by his malicious and euill gouernment was the occasion of all the sedition that of late had happened within the realme The losse of the kings peeces in France That he was ambicious and fought his owne glory as appeared by his building of most sumptuous and costly buildings specially in the time of the kings warres the kings soldiers vnpaid That he esteemed nothing the graue counsaile of the Counsaylers That he sowed sedition betweene the nobles the gentlemen and commons That the Nobles assembled themselues togyther at London for none other purpose but to haue caused the Protectour to haue liued within his limits to haue put such order for the kings Maiestie as apperteyned whatsoeuer the Protectors doings were which as they sayde were vnnaturall ingrate and trayterous That the Protector slaundered the counsaile to the king and did that in him lay to cause variance betwene the king and his nobles That he was a great traytor and therfore the Lords desired the Citie and commons to ayd theÌ„ to take him from the king And in witnesse testimonie of the contents of the said proclamation the Lords subscribed their names and tytles as followeth The Lord Riche Lorde Chancellor The Lord S. Iohn Lorde great maister and president of the Counsaile The Lord Marques of Northamton The erle of Warwike L. great chamberlaine The Erle of Arundel Lord Chamberlaine The Erle of Shrewsburie The Erle of Southamton Wriothesley Sir Tho. Cheyny knight treasurer of y e kings house and Lord wardâ—…n of the cinque portes Sir Iohn Gage knight conestable of y e tower Sir William Peter knight Secretarie Sir Edward North knight Sir Edward Montagew chiefe Iustice of the common place Sir Raufe Sadler Sir Iohn Baker Sir Edward Wootton Doctor Wootton deane of Canterburie Sir Richarde Southwell After the foresayd Proclamation was proclaimed the Lords or the most part of them continuing and lying in London came the next day to the Guildhal during y e time that the L. Maior and his brethren sat in their court or inuer chamber entred and comuned a long while with theÌ„ and at the last the Maior and his brethren came forth vnto the coÌ„mon counsaile The kings letter read to the Citizens where was read the kings letter sent vnto the Maior Citizens commaunding them to ayd him with a thousand men as hath master For and to send the same to his castel at Winsore and to the same letter was adioyned the kings band the Lord Protectors On the other side by the mouth of the Recorder it was requested that the Citizens would graunt their ayd rather vnto the Lords for that the protector had abused both the kings Maiestie and the whole Realme and without that he were taken from the king and made to vnderst and his folly this realme was in a great hazard and therefore required that the Citizens would willingly assent to ayde the Lords with slue hundred men herevnto was none other aunswere made but silence But the Recorder who at that time was a worthie gentleman called maister Broode still cryed vpon them for answere At the last steppes vp a wise good Citizen The saying George Stadlow named as maister Fox saith George Stadlow and sayde thus In this case it is good for vs to thinke of things past to auoyde the daunger of things to come I remember sayth he in storie writer in Fabian Chronicle of the warre betwene the king and his barons whiche was in the time of king Henrie the third and the same time the barons as out lords do now commauÌ„ded ayd of the Maior Citie of London that in a rightfull cause for the common weale which was for the executioÌ„ of
gather togither such numbers of men as they could The .xv. day the Erles parted of Northumberland to Richmond then to Northallerton and so to Borowbridge of Westmerland to Ripon and after to Borowbridge where they both met againe An. Reg .12 On the .xviij. day they went to Wetherby and there taryed three or foure dayes and vpon Clifford Moore The number of Rebels nigh vnto Bramham moore they mustered themselues at which time they were about two thousande horsmen and fiue thousand footmen which was the greatest number that euer they were From whence they intended to haue marched towarde Yorke but theyr myndes being sodainly altered they returned Bernardâ—… Castel besieged The .xxiij. of Nouember they besieged Bernardes Castell which Castell was valiantly defended by sir George Bowes and Robert Bowes his brother the space of .xj. dayes and then deliuered with composition to depart with armor munition bag and baggage In which time the Queenes Maiestie caused the sayde Erles of Northumberland and Westmerland to be proclaymed traytors The Earles proclaymed traytours with all their adherents and fauourers the .xxiiij. of Nouember The Lorde Scrope warden of the West Marches calling vnto him the Earle of Cumberlande and other Gentlemen of the Countrey kept the Citie of Carleil The Earle of Sussex the Queenes Lieutenant generall in the North The Earle of Suslex went agaynst the Rebels published there the like Proclamations in effect as had beene published by hir Maiestie agaynst the sayd rebels and also sent out to all suche gentlemen as hee knewe to be hir Maiesties louing subiects vnder his rule who came vnto him with such number of theyr friends as he was able in fiue dayes to make aboue fiue thousand horsemen and footemen and so being accompanied with the Earle of Rutland his Lieutenant the Lorde Hunsdon general of the horsmen sir Raufe Sadler Treasorer the Lord William Eures that was after appoynted to lead the rerewarde and dyuerse other that with theyr tenants and seruants were come to him remayning as then within the Citie of Yorke He set forward from thence the fift of December being Sunday and marched with his power which he had thus got togither towards the enimies Sir George Bowes hauing surreÌ„dred Bernards Castell as before ye haue heard met the Erle of Sussex thus marching forward with his armie at Sisay from whence they kept forward to Northallerton and resting two nights there they marched on to Croftbridge then to Akle and so to Durham and after to Newcastell and the .xx. of December they came to Hexam from whence the Rebels were gone the night before to Naworth where they counsayled with Edwarde Dakers concerning theyr owne weaknesse and also howe they were not onely pursued by the Erle of Sussex and other with him hauing a power with them of seuen thousand men being almost at theyr heeles but also by the Earle of Warwike and the Lorde Clynton high Admyrall of Englande wyth a farre greater armie of .xij. thousande men raysed by the Queenes Maiesties Commissions out of the South and middle parties of the realme In which armie beside the Erle of Warwike The Earle of Warwike and the Lord Admirall ClintoÌ„ sent agaynst the rebels Lorde Admirall chiefe gouernours in the same there was also Walter Deuereux Vicounte Hereforde high Marshall of the field wyth the Lord Willoughbie of Parrham Master Charles Howarde nowe Lorde Howarde of Effingham generall of the horsmen vnder the Erle of Warwike yong Henrie Knolles eldest sonne to sir Frauncis Knolles his Lieutenant Edw. Horsey Captaine of the Isle of Wight wyth fiue hundred Harquebusiers out of the same I le and captaine Leighton with other fiue C. Harquebusiers Londoners and many other worthie gentlemen and valiant captaines The comming forward of these forces caused the rebels so much to quaile in courage that they durst not abyde to trie the matter with dint of sworde For whereas the Erle of Warwike and the Lord Admyrall being aduaunced forwarde to Darington ment the next day to haue sent Robert Glouer then Portculeys and now Somerset Herault who in this iourney attended on the Lorde Admyrall as Norrey king of Armes did vpon the Earle of Warwike vnto the rebels vpon such message as for the time state of things was thought conuenient The same night aduertisements came from the Erle of Suffer vnto the Erle of Warwik and to y e Lorde Admirall that therâ—…o Earles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande were sledde as the truth was they were indeede firste from Durham whether the saide Glouer should haue bene sent vnto them and now vpon the Erle of Sussex his comming vnto Erham The Barles of the chumber â—…i Weit husband she â—…n Scotland they shrank quite awaye and fled into Scotlande without bidding their companie farewel The Earle of Warwike and hys power marched on to Durham But the Earle of Sussex pursuyng those other Rebelles that had not meane to flie out of the Realme apprehended no small number of them at his pleasure withoute finding anye resystance among them at al. The fourth and fifth of Ianuarie did suffer at Durham to the number of .lxvj. Conestables and other 1569. â—…ls execuâ—… DurhaÌ„ amongst whom the Alderman of the towne and a Prieste called parson Plomtree were the most notable TheÌ„ Sir George Bowes bring made Marshall finding many to be fautors in the foresaid rebellion did set them executed in diuerse places of the Countrey The .xxi. of Ianuarie a Prentise of London was hanged on a Gibbet at the north end of Finke lane in London to there sample of other for that hee the .xiij. of December had steyken his maister with a knife 〈◊〉 of the dyed 1570. â—…nard Daâ—…retelleth About the latter ende of Ianuarie Lenarde Dacres of Harle say began to rebel in Cumberberland and vpon a sodaine â—…ased vpon diuerse houses belonging to his nephew the L. Dacres then in possession of the D. of Norffolk raised a power of his pretended tenaunts and frends to the number of 2000. The L. Honâ—…stoâ—… a poinâ—… to take him footemen and 1600. horse of whose attemptes the Queenes maiestie being aduertised directed hir letters to the lord Hunnesdon Lord gouernour of Barwike and Lord WardeÌ„ of the east Marches fore aneinst Scotland coÌ„manding him to apprehend y e said Leonarde Dacres where vppon he taking with him three hundred souldiers of Barwike and Sir Iohn Forster Lord WardeÌ„ of the middle Marches with sixe hundred horsemen of Northumberlande and two hundred horse of Yorkshire men set foreward and comming to Hexam the xvi â—… of February rested there that night and y e daye following being Sunday and the nexte night he marched forwarde towards Naworth Castel where Leonarde Dacres being within toked to haue bin besieged but perceiuing that y e Lorde Honnesoon toke an other course in passing by the Castel towards Cartile he sent presently xv hundred footemen a sixe hundred horsemen to stoppe his passage ouer
Merchandise But at length they haue compounded their controuersies and are growen to a full agreement and perfect conclusion of peace whiche God graunt may take place so effectually as may turne to the quietnesse and publique cōmoditie not onely of those countreys but of their neighbours whereby Merchants and passengers may in suertie passe to and fro without disturbance so as no occasion be giuē of breach of leagues and amities betwixt Princes and Countreys but that the same may be mainteyned to Gods glorie and the suretie of the Christian common wealth Walter Deueroux Earle of Essex and Eu Earle Marshall of Ireland Knight of the moste noble order of the Garter fell sicke of a loosenesse of his body the .xxj. of August being Fryday and for the space of .xxij. dayes togither hee was so greeuously tormented therewith The Earle of Essex departeth this lyfe that finally on Saturday the .xxij. of September hee departed out of this transitorie life passing from hence to the ioyes of heauen as by his godly ende all that were aboute him haue giuen testimonie The losse of this noble man was greatly bemoned aswell by the English as Irish for the noble courage vertuous qualities and tender zeale to the aduauncement of the common wealth whiche appeared in him The .x. of Nouember a proclamation was published for the free traffike of Merchants to be restored as had bene accustomed in times paste betwixte the Kingdomes and Countreys of the Queenes Maiestie of England and the King of Portingall whiche traffique had bene discontinued by reason of certayne stayes and arrestes made of diuers subiectes on bothe partes with their goodes and shippes But now it was accorded in name of both their Maiesties that all maner of bothe their subiectes of what kingdome or countrey so euer they be from the .xv. day of the sayde moneth might vse the like mutuall traffique for marchādices and in the same places that is to say hir Maiesties subiects in the kingdomes of Portingale and Algarbia and in the Isles of Medera and Azore and likewise the subiectes of the King of Portingale in Englande and Irelande as they were lawfully accustomed before the sayde arrestes This restitution of the sayde traffique to remayne from the sayde .xv. day of Nouēber in this yeare .1576 during the space of three yeares next ensuing At the end of which terme if by the sayde Princes in the meane time it be not otherwise prouided for continuance of the sayd traffique to endure perpetually no new arrestes shal be made of any things brought into the kingdomes and Isles aforesayde of either of the sayd Princes during the time of the sayd .iij. yeares It was further agreed by the said Princes for the more sure preseruation of the amitie frēdship betwixt them their sayd realmes subiectes that neither of them shall receyue any Pirate or rouer into any of the portes or creekes of either of the Realmes Dominiōs and Countreys whiche may or shall haue committed any Piracie or robberie vpon eyther of their subiects nor shall shewe any fauour giue any ayde or succour or suffer any to be giuen directly or indirectly to the sayde Rouers or Pirates Neither shall they during the time of the sayde amitie in either of their kingdomes or any place of their dominiōs fauour entertaine receiue or reteyne nor suffer to be fauoured entertayned receyued or retained by any of their subiects and rebelles traytours or fugitiues subiects to either of them Thus farce haue I continued this collection of the English Histories noting briefly in these later yeares suche things as I finde in the abridgement of Richarde Grafton and in the Summarie of Iohn Stow increased somwhat as may appeare in places with such helpes as haue come to my hande humbly beseeching the Reader to accept the same in good parte and to pardon me where I haue not satisfied his expectation sithe herein I must confesse I haue nothing contented my selfe but yet at the request of others haue done what I could and not what I would for wante of conference with suche as might haue furnished mee with more large instructions such as had bene necessarie for the purpose But now to obserue the order which hitherto I haue followed in mencionyng of such writers of our nation as liued in the dayes of other Princes I haue thought good to write also the names of some of those that haue flourished in the time of the peaceable reigne of our soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth whose happie state with long life the Lorde maynteyne Of whiche wryters as there are many some departed and others yet liuing so the greate number of workes Treatises Poesies Translations and Pamphlets by them published to the world may fully witnesse the flourishing state of the Muses in these dayes of peace in the which learning is bothe cherished and the studious enioye their wisshed quietnesse the better to encourage them to vtter their talentes Suche therefore as I finde eyther rehearsed by Maister Bale or els otherwise shall come to my memorie I meane thus to recorde their names as followeth REginald Poole Cardinall Mathew Parkar late Archbishop of Cantorbury doctor of Deuinitie a great searcher of antiquities deseruing well of all those that are studious therein for the furtherance of whose knowledge he restored many auncient Monumentes to good perfection and caused some to bee published in Prince to his highe prayse and commendation Edmond Grindall now Archbishop of Cant. Iames Pilkinton late bishop of Duresme Myles Couerdale sometime bishop of Excester Iohn White once bishop of Winchester Edmond Bonner once bishop of London who for his wilfull obstinacie was emprysoned in the Marshalse where he died Raphe Bane once byshop of Couentrie and Lichfielde Iohn Iewell late bishop of Sarum William Barlow late bishop of Chichester Robert Horne bishop of Winchester Iohn Scory bishop of Hereford Edmonde Freake bishop of Norwiche Iohn Aelmer bishop of London Thomas Cooper bishop of Lincolne Iohn Parkhurst late bishop of Norwiche Alley late bishop of Execster Sir William Cecill Lord Thresourer Lorde Wentworth Lord Buckhurst Sir Thomas Smith knight Sir Anthony Cooke knight Sir Thomas Chalenor knight Sir Iohn Price knight Sir Iohn Conwey Knight Sir Humfrey Gilbert knight Thomas Hobbey William Stanford Edmond Ploydon Robert Brooke Iohn Rastell William Fleetewood Walter Haddon Thomas Wilson now Embassadour for the Queene in the lowe Countreys who had sometimes charge of the bringyng vp of those two worthy impes Henry Duke of Southfolke and Charles his brother both sonnes to Charles Brandon somtime Duke of Southfolke whose towardnesse was suche as was well worthy of their calling but it pleased God to call them by the sweate Anno. 1551. the elder firste and the yonger after so that they bothe died Dukes whiche I forgote to note in the place where I made mention of the same sicknesse Iohn Man Iohn Hales Thomas Norton William Lambert Iohn Foxe Alexander Nowell Iohn Whiteguiste Thomas Becon William Turner
their answere of the Chancellor so that they were not a little afraid least y e Erle in his displeasure would haue vsed some outrage towardes them which otherwise than in words it should appeare he did not In Ianuary about the keeping of a Courte at Iedworth 1520 Variance betwixt the Erle of Angus and the Lord of Ferni◅rst there was reising of people betwixte the Earle of Angus on the one part and the Lorde of Fernihurst in whose ayde Iames Hamilton came with foure hundred Mers men but the Lorde of Sesseforde then Warden assisting the Erle of Angus his part met Hamilton at Kelso with a greate company and when they were light a foote and shoulde haue foughten the Mers men left sir Iames Hamilton in al y e danger with a fewe of his owne men about him so that with muche payne he was horsed and escaped in greate daunger vnto Hume with losse of foure of his seruantes which were slayne and on the other parte there was an Englishman slayne called Raufe Car that came in aide of the Warden On the morrowe after the Larde of Fernihurst as Bayly to the Earle of Arrane of that regalitie helde his Court at the principall place of the forrest of Iedburgh and the Earle himselfe helde his Courte likewise in an other parte of the same lande three miles distant from the other The thirtie day of Aprill the Larde of Wedderborne and Maister William Dowglas newly made Prior of Coldingham with theyr partakers in greate number came to Edenburgh to ayde the Erle of Angus who was within the Towne agaynste the Earle of Arrane and the Chancellor who were also there But nowe by the comming of these succours whiche entred by force at the neather bowe and slewe the Maister of Mountgomery and Sir Patrick Hamilton Knighte the Earle of Arrane and the Chancellor were constreyned to forsake the Towne and to passe through the North loch The one and twentie of Iuly y e Erle of Angus beeing in y e Towne of Edenburgh George Hume brother to the late Lord Hume beheaded came thither with the Abbot of Coldinghā brother to the Earle of Angus and Dauid Hume of Wedderborne a great company of Gentlemen others and passed to the Tolbuith where they remayned till the heads of the Lorde Hume of his brother William were taken downe beside the place where they were fastned on a gavil The Lorde Humes head taken downe and this was done in presence of the prouost for the time being The next daye they went to Linlithgew and from thence to Striueling in hope to haue found the Chancellor and some other of that faction there but missing of their purpose they returned to Edenburgh agayne and causing solemne funerall obsequies to be kepte in the blacke Friers for them that ought those heads with offerings and banquets they afterwards returned home to their owne dwellings without attempting any other thing for that present The Duke of ◅any returneth into Scotlande In Nouember the Duke of Albany arriued in Scotlād on the west partes at an Hauen called Grawrach the nineteenth of the same moneth and on the three and twentie he came to Edenburgh accompanyed with the Queene the Archbishop of Glasgo Chancellor the Earle of Huntley and many other Lords Knights Barons and Gentlemen and within sixe dayes after their cōming thither the Prouost and Baylifes were deposed The prouost Baylifes of Edenburgh deposed bycause they had bin chosen in fauour of the Earle of Angus and other appoynted in their romthes Then was there a Parliament summoned to be kepte at Edenburgh the sixe and twentie of Ianuarie next folowing and on the ninth of Ianuary A Parliamente ◅moned a general sommonance of forfalture was proclaimed at y e market Crosse in Edenburgh wherein were summoned y e Earle of Angus his brother 1521 the Prior of Coldinghā the Lorde of Wedderborne the Lorde of Dalehousy Iohn Sommerwell of Cawdstreme and William Cockborne of Langton with theyr complices to make their appearance in the sayde Parliament to be tried for sundry great offences by them committed Gawin Dowglas Bishop of Dunk◅ilde ◅th into Englande Master Gawin Dowglas Bishop of Dunkeld hearing of this Proclamation fledde into England and remayned in Lōdon at the Sauoy where hee departed this lyfe and is buried in the Church there He was a cunning Clearke and a very good Poet he translated the twelue bookes of the Eneidos of Vergill in Scottish Metre and compiled also the Palace of honor with diuers other treatises in the Scottish language which are yet extant The Earle of Angus The Earle of Angus feareth the sentence of forfalture fearing the sentence of forfalture to bee layd against him at the Parliament procured his wife although there was small liking betwixte them to labor for his pardon vnto the gouernor Wherevpon it was agreed that the Earle and his brother George Dowglas shoulde passe out of the Realme into France He and his ◅ther banished and there to remayne during the gouernours pleasure and so they departed into Fraunce and remayned there all the next yeere following The king of England hearing that the Duke of Albany was ariued in Scotlād and had taken the rule vpon him doubting least he shoulde perswade the Scottishmen to assist the French king against whome by perswasion of the Emperour he meante shortly to make warre C◅arētieux an English Her◅ sent into Scotlande sente this Herrald Clarentienx into Scotlande to require the Duke to departe from thence alledging that it was promised by the K. of Fraunce at the last enteruewe betwixte them which chanced the Sommer before that he shuld not come into Scotland And moreouer wheras the king of Englande was vncle vnto y e King of Scots he considered with him selfe that by nature he was bounde to defend his Nephew as hee ment to do therefore he thought it not reason y t the Duke being next to y e Crowne to succeede The King of Englād doubteth to haue the Duke of Albany gouernour to the king his Nephewe if ought came to y e yong king should haue the gouernement of him least he might be made away as other yong kings had bin He further complained that y e Erle of Angus should be sent forth of y e Realme so y t he could not enioy y e company of his wife sister to the same K. of England Warre denoūced by Clarētieux against the Duke of Albany Clarentieux had therefore commandement that if y e Duke refused to depart out of y e Realm of Scotland he should intimate a defiance with opē war against him which the saide Clarentieux did declaring his message vnto the Duke from point to point at Holy Roode house as he had in cōmandement To whom y e Duke answered The Dukes answere that neyther y e king of France nor the king of Englande shoulde stay him from comming into his countrey and
with no small losse on bothe partes The Erle of Bothwell After this the Earle of Bodwell lying on the bordures as Lieutenant accordyng to the order for the time of his quarterage entred one day into England sent his forrey to brenne Fenton towne keeping himselfe in ambush at Haltwel Sweyre Sir HeÌ„ry Percy aduertised that y e Scottes were thus entred got togither a thousande horse and makyng foorth to defende the countrey set vpon the Earle at the foresayde place of Haltwell Sweyre Haltwell Sweyre but some feare entring into the harts of the Englishmen by reason of certayne shotte whiche the Scottes had there with them fledde and were pursued by the Scottes ouer the water of Till There were taken about sixe skore Englishmen amongst whom capitayne Erington The English men put to flight capitayne Car that had the leadyng of light horsemen were twoo beside diuers other men of good accompte in seruice as one Vaughan a Gentleman and suche lyke Aboute this time whylest the Lorde Evre commonly called Evers remayned capitayne of Berwike one Kirkandye cousine to sir William Kirkandye Lord of Grange chanced to be taken prysoner into Berwike and afterwardes beyng ransoned at his commyng home to Aymouth he made reporte that hee had bene to straytly vsed during the tyme that he remayned prysoner at the handes of the sayde Lord Evre by reason whereof The Lard of Grange chaleÌ„geth the Loâ—… Evre vpon a chalenge made by Grange to fight a combat with the Lord Evre the mater grewe to this issue that where their degrees were not equall Raufe Evre brother to the Lorde Evre vndertooke in his brothers behalf to breake a staffe with the Lard of Grange vpon the side of Halidon hill at a day appoynted where they mette eyther of them bringing twelue Gentlemen with them to see the triall of this chalenge performed But when they came to haue theyr armour and weapons vewed the truth is so that Grange was armed in a coate of plate and a cuirace alofte vpon it wherewith some faulte was founde bycause Master Evre was cladde only in a single coate of plate without any other peeces of armour for defence of his body but yet suche was the great courage of the sayd Master Evre that he would not refuse the chalenge notwithstaÌ„ding his aduersaries aduantage of armour The Lard of Grange and master Raufe Evre ranne oâ—… against another Wherevpon they raÌ„ne togither and brake both theyr slaues and as it fortuned Master Evre was hurte in the flanke The warre beyng thus pursued betwixte Englande and Scotland beside the encounters and roades whiche are before mencioned there were twoo great roades made into Scotlande the one by the Earle of Westmerlande and the other by the Earle of NorthuÌ„berland the Lord Talbot beyng there and hauing the leadyng of certaine DemilaÌ„ces Moreouer it was thought good by the Englishmenne not onely to annoy the Scottes by lande but also by sea wherevpoÌ„ sir Iohn Clere with certayne shippes of warre sayled foorth alongst the coaste till at length he arriued at the Isles of Orkenay where goyng a lande aboute an enterpryse Sir Iohn Cleâ—… slayne in the Isle of Orkeâ—… and staying longer than was requisite he was encountred by his aduersaries and slayne with many of his people whiche were there a lande with him But although the Scottes had good successe in that parte they susteyned greate domage on the West side of the realme by a iourney which the Earle of Sussex then Lorde deputie of Irelande attempted agaynst them For the better vnderstaÌ„ding whereof ye shal note that after the Lord Clinton high Admirall of Englande had brent the towne of CoÌ„quest in Brytaigne there were seuen shippes of warre appoynted to passe into Irelande as the Marie Willoughbie the New barke the Sacret the Gerfaucon and three other that were Merchantes and appointed that yeare to serue the Queene of Englande in hir warres There were also beside those seuen shippes of warre two vitaylers appointed to attende vpon them sir Thomas Cotton was ordeined theyr Admirall and one Southweke of Douer theyr vice Admirall Vpon their arriuall in Yreland The journey 〈◊〉 the earle of Sussex into the â—…esâ—… partes of Scotlande the Earle of Sussex hauyng also prepared three other ships with sufficient and necessary prouision for his iourney imbarqued with so many souldiers as conueniently might be bestowed aborde in that fleete contayning xij sayle in the whole and departyng towarde the West of Scotland landed in a parte of the countrey called Kentyre â—…re with as many Souldiers Mariners as might be spared out of the shippes leauyng them furnished with competent numbers for theyr sauegarde and being got to land he passed foorth into the countrey 〈◊〉 Maconnel and brent twoo houses that belonged to Iames Maconnel chiefe Gouernour of those parties and greate enimie to the EnglishmeÌ„ He brent also diuers townes villages and hamlettes belongyng vnto the sayde Maconnell with great store of corne other things which came in theyr way The Scottes oftentimes skirmished with the Englishmenne but durst not aduenture to ioyne with them in battayle they kepte so good order by the Earle of Sussex his politike and valiant conduction There were a sorte of Scottes gotten into a boate meanyng to haue fled but being appreheÌ„ded by y e EnglishmeÌ„ they were executed Finally after the Earle had remayned there on lande in brennyng and spoylyng the countrey for the space of three dayes he returned to his shippes in safetie wente aborde agayne with his men and making sayle to the Isle of Arrane The earle of 〈◊〉 brent â—…le of Arâ—… entred the hauen called Amalasche and laÌ„dyng at that place brente the countrey and after wente to Cumber where he likewise brent haried that I le This done he meante to haue gone vnto twoo other Ilandes Ylay and Iurey but the windes grewe so terrible with tempestes foule weather 〈◊〉 weaâ—… that they lost one of theyr shippes and some of the rest were so rent and spoyled of their tagle and furniture as they escaped in great hazarde of beyng caste away also There were xxvj Mariners drowned the which perceyuing the shippe to be in daunger of sinkyng fled into the boate and so perisshed The other that remayned in the shippe were saued as Maister Fraunces Randoll and others By reason therfore of such foule weather the Earle of Sussex was constrayned to returne into Yrelande arriuing at Cragfergus The earle of Sussex retourned into Irelande where he landed with his Souldiers and appoynting the ships to returne into Englande he passed by land vnto Dublyn spoyling the enimies countreys by the way and takyng from them a greate pray and bootie of cattell notwithstanding the paynefull passage whiche he had to make through the combresome wayes bowgges and wooddes without reliefe of all necessarie things in that so troublesome a iourney Thus farre for those two yeares warre in
Lacy Lorde of Meth departed this life in Englande he left two daughters behinde hym that were hys heires Margaret maried to the Lord Verdon The Lorde Verdon Geffrey GeÌ„neuille and Mathild wife to Geffrey Genneuille King Henry in the .xxxvj. yeere of his raigne gaue to Edward his eldest sonne Gascoigne Irelande 1252 and the county of Chester In the yeere following 1253 Hugh Lacy Earle of Vlster departed this life was buried at Cragfergus in the Church of the Friers Minors leauing a daughter behind him that was his heire whome Walter de Burgh or Bourke married and in right of hir was created Earle of Vlster as after shall appeare Morice Fitz Gerald Lord Iustice of Ireland being requested by this Prince to come and assist him with a power of men againste the Welche Rebels left a sufficiente garrison of menne in the Castell of Scligath which he had lately builded The Castell of Scligath and then came ouer with Phelin Ochonher and a lusty bande of Souldiers and meeting the Prince at Chepstow behaued themselues so valiantly that returning with victory they greatly encreased the fauoure of the Kyng and Prince towardes them and vppon theyr returne into Irelande they ioyned with Cormacke Mack Dermote Mack Rori and made a notable iourney againste Odonil the Irishe enimie Odonil that when Lacie was once dead inuaded and sore anoyed the Kings subiectes of Vlster Odonil being vanquished the Lord Iustice forced pledges and tribute of Oneale to keepe the Kings peace and diuers other exploytes prayseworthy dyd he during the time of his gouernement as Flatsberie hath gathered in his notes for the Lorde Gerald Fitz Gerald Earle of Kildare in the yeere 1517. Iohn Fitz Geffrey Lorde Iustice Alayne de la Zâ—…uch Lorde Iustice Stephan de long Espee After Morice Fitz Gerald succeeded in office of Lord Iustice Iohn Fitz Geffrey Knight and after him Alayne de la Zouch whome â—…he Earle of Surrey Fitz Warren slew And after de la Zouch in the yeere .1258 being the .42 of Henry the third his raigne was Stephan de loÌ„g Espee sent to supply that roome who slew Oneil with .352 of his men in the streetes of Doâ—â—ne shortly after departed this life then WilliaÌ„ Dene was made Lorde Iustice William Dene Lord Iustice Greene Castel destroyed Mac Carey 1261 Sir Richarde Capell Lorde iustice Greene Castell was destroyed Also Mac Carey played the Deuill in Desmonde In the yeere .1261 Sir William Dene Lord Iustice of Irelande deceassed and Sir Richarde Rochell or Capell as some copies haue was sent to be Lord Iustice after him who greatly enuyed the familie of the Giraldines during his gouernemente Lord Iohn Fitz Thomas slayne the Lorde Iohn Fitz Thomas and the Lord Morice his sonne were slayne In the yere .1264 Walter de burgh was made Earle of Vlster The Lorde iustice taken and Morice Fitz Morice tooke y e Lord Iustice of IrelaÌ„d togither with Theobald Butler Miles Cogan and diuers other greate Lordes at Tristildermot on S. Nicholas day And so was Irelande full of warres betwixt the Burghes and Giraldines 1266 In the yeere .1266 there chanced an Earthquake in Ireland 1267 In the yeere following King Henry tooke vp the variance that was in Ireland betwixt y e parties and discharging Dene appoynted Dauid Barry Lord Iustice in his place Dauid Barry Lord iustice who tamed the insolent dealings of Morice Fitz Morice cousin Germane to Fitz Gerald. In the yeere .1268 1268 Conhur Obren was slaine by Dermote Mack Monerd and Morice Fitz Gerald Earle of Desmond was drowned in the Sea Robert Vffert betwixt Wales and Ireland And Roberte Vffort was sente ouer to remayne Lord Iustice of Ireland and Barry was discharged who coÌ„tinued till the yeere .1269 Richard de Exceter 1270 1271 and then was Richarde de Exceter made Lord Iustice And in the yeere following was the Lorde Iames Audley made Lord Iustice Richard Verdon and Iohn Verdon were slayne and Fulke Archbishop of Dublin deceassed Also the Castels of Aldleck Roscoman and Scheligagh were destroyed The same yeere was a greate dearth and mortalitie in Irelande The Lord Audley In the yere .1272 the Lorde Iames Audley was slayne by a fal from his horse in ThomouÌ„d and then was Morice Fitz Morice made Lorde Iustice of Irelande Randon and the Castell of Randon was destroyed In the yeere .1272 The decesse of king Henry the thirde King Henry the thirde departed this life and the Lorde Walter Genuille lately returned home from his iourney into the holy land was sent into Ireland 1272 Walter Genâ—…ille and made Lord Iustice there In the yeere .1275 1275 the Castell of Roscoman was eftsoones repaired and fortifyed 1276 An ouerthrow at Glenburry In the yeere .1276 there was an ouerthrowe giuen at Glenbury where William Fitz Roger Prior of the Knightes Hospitallers many other with him were taken prisoners and a greate number of other were slayne The same yere Iohn de Verdon departed this world and Thomas de Clare married y e daughter of Morice Fitz Morice In the yeere following Robert Vffort was appointed to supply y e roomth of Genuille being called home and so was this Vffort the seconde time ordeyned Lord Iustice of Irelande He haâ—…ing occasion to passe into Englande made hys substitute Fulborne Bishop of Waterford til his returne and then resumed the gouernemente into his owne handes agayne In the yeere .1277 Thomas de Clare slewe Obrencoth King of Tholethmoâ—â— 1277 and yet after this the Irish closed him vp in 〈◊〉 whaâ—â—â— togither with Maurice Fitz Maurice so that they gâ—â—e hostages to escape and the Castell of Roscoman was wonne In the yeere next ensuing was Iohn de â—…erlington coÌ„â—â—crated Archbishop of Dublin 1278 â—…here was also a Councell holden at Grenok Macke Dermot slewe Cathguâ—… O Conthir King of Connagh In the yeere .1279 Robert Vffort vpon ocâ—…asion of businesse came ouer into Englande and left Friar Fulborne Bishoppe oâ—… Waterforde to supply his roomth and Raufe Piphard and O Haulen chased Onâ—â—l in a battell In the yeere 128â—… Roberte Vffort came the third time to occupie the roomth of Lorde chiefe Iustice in Irelande resuming that roomth into his hands againe In the yeere following 1281 the Bishop of Waterford was established by the King of England Lord Iustice of Irelande Adam Cusack y e yonger slewe William Barret and many other in Connagh And in the nexte yeere to witte .1282 Pâ—…uqueit slew Murertagh and his brother Arte Mac Murch at Athlone Also the Lorde Iames de Brimmingham and Peers de Euyt departed this life Also the Archbishop Derlington deceassed And about the same time the Citie of Dublin was defaced by fire the Steeple of Christs Church vtterly destroyed Christ Church repaired The Citizens before they wente about to repaire their owne priuate buildings agreed togither to
it to king Edwarde who in recompence gaue to him and his heyres Males Birmingham made Erle of Louth the Earledome of Louth and the Baronie of Ardich and Athenrie to him and his heyres generall for euer Shortly after sir Richard de Clare with foure other knightes of name Sir Richard de Clare slaine 1319 and many other men of warre were slaine in Thomond the Lord Roger Mortimer came againe into Ireland to gouerne as Lorde iustice there nowe the second time and the townes of Athessell and Plebs were brent by the Lorde Fitz Thomas brother to the Lorde Maurice Fitz Thomas And about this season the bridge of Kilcolyn was buylded by Maurice Iakis 1320 The Earle of Kildare Lord Iustice In the yeare following to wit .1320 which was the .xiiij. of king Edwards raigne Thomas Fitz Iohn Erle of Kildare was made Lord Iustice of Irelande Here is to be remembred An Vniuersitie erected at Dublyn that about this time also Alexander Bignore Archbishop of Dublyn sent to Pope Iohn the .xxij. for a priuiledge to institute an Vniuersitie within the citie of Dublyn and his suite tooke effect And the first three Doctors of Diuinitie did the sayde Archbishop himselfe create William Hardity a Frier preacher Henrie Cogie a Frier minor and Frier Edmond Bernerden and beside these one Doctor of Canon to wit Richard Archdeacon of S. Patrikes that was Chauncellor of the same Vniuersitie who kept their termes and Cōmencements solemnly neyther was this vniuersitie at any time since disfranchised but onely through chaunge of tymes discontinued and now since the dissoluing of Monasteries vtterly decayed A motion was made as Campion hath noted in a Parliament holden there whilest sir Henrie Sidney was the Queenes Lieutenant to haue it againe erected by way of contributions to be layd togyther the sayde sir Henry offring .xx. pounde landes and an hundred pound in money Other there were also that according to their abilities and deuotions followed with their offers The name was deuised A worthie Plantation of Plantagenet and Bulleigne But while they disputed of a cōuenient place for it of other circumstances they let fall the principall 1321 In the yeare .1321 there was a great slaughter made of the Oconhurs at Balibagan by y e English of Leynister Meth. And Iohn Birminghā Earle of Louth was made L. iustice of Irelande Vnto this man whilest he was Lord iustice Rec. Turris the king wrote cōmaunding him to be with him at Carleil in the Octaues of the Trinitie in the .xv. yeare of his raigne with three C. men of armes one M. hobellares and sixe M. footemen eche of them armed with an aketon a sallet and gloues of Male which number was to be leuied in that land beside three C. mē of armes which the Erle of Vlster was appoynted to serue with in that iourney which the king at that time intended to make against the Scottes The date of the letter was the third of Aprill In the yere .1322 diuerse nobles in Ireland departed this life 1322 as the Lord Richard Birminghā the Lord Edmond Butler the Lorde Thomas Perceuale Moreouer the L. Andrew Birminghā sir Richard de la Lōd were slain by Onolā In the .xviij. yeare of King Edward y e second his raigne 1323 Iohn Darcie Lord iustice the L. Iohn Darcie came into Irelād to be L. Iustice and the kings lieutenant there The Ladie Alice Kettle accused of sorcerie In these dayes liued in the Dioces of Ossorie the Ladie Alice Ketell whom the Bishop ascited to purge hirselfe of the fame of inchantment and witchcraft imposed vnto hir to one Petronille and Basill hir complices She was charged to haue nightly cōference with a spirit called Robin Artisson to whō she sacrificed in the high way .ix. red cockes .ix. peacocks eies Also that she swept the streetes of Kilkenny betwene Cōpleine twilight raking al the filth towardes the doores of hir son William Outlaw murmuring these words To the house of VVilliam my sonne Hie all the wealth of Kilkenny towne At the first conuiction they abiured and did penance but shorly after they were found in relapse and then was Petronille burnt at Kilkenny the other twaine might not be heard of She at the houre of hir death accused the sayd William as priuie to their sorceries whome the Bishop helde in duraunce .ix. weekes forbidding his keepers to eate or to drinke with him or to speake to him more than once in the day But at length through the suite and instance of Arnold le Poer then Seneshall of Kilkenny he was delyuered and after corrupted with brybes the Seneshal to persecute the Bishop so that he thrust him into prison for three Monethes In rifeling the closet of the ladie they found a Wafer of sacramentall bread hauing the diuels name stamped thereon in stead of Iesus Christ and a Pipe of oyntment wherewith she greased a staffe vpō the which she ambled and galloped through thick and thin when and in what maner she listed This businesse about these witches troubled al the state of Ireland the more for that the Ladie was supported by certaine of the nobilitie lastly conueyed ouer into England since which time it could neuer be vnderstood what became of hir In the yeare .1326 and last of king Edwarde the secondes raigne Richard Burgh Erle of Vlster departed this life Edward the third In the yeare folowing the lord Thomas Fitz Iohn Earle of Kildare and the Lorde Arnolde Poer and William Erle of Vlster wer sent ouer into Ireland and Roger Outlaw prior of saint Iohns of Ierusalem in Ireland commonly called the prior of Kilmaynam was made Lorde Iustice The Prior of Kilmaynam Lord iustice This man by reason of variaunce that chaunced to rise betwixt the Giraldines the Butlers and Birminghams on the one side and the Poers and Burghes on the other for terming the Earle of Kildare a rimor to pacifie the parties called a Parliament wherin he himselfe was fain to make his purgation of a slaunder imposed to him as suspected of Heresie Arnald Poer accused of heresie The Bishop of Ossorie had giuen an information agaynste Arnalde le Poer conuented and conuicted in his Consistorie of certaine hereticall opinions but bycause the beginning of Poers accusation concerned the Iustices kinsman and the Bishop was mistrusted to prosecute his own wrong and the person of the man rather than the fault a day was limitted for the iustifying of the byll the partie being apprehended and respited therevnto This dealing the Bishop who durst not styrre out of Kilkenny to prosecute his accusation was reputed partiall and when by meanes hereof the matter hanged in suspence he infamed the sayde Prior as an abettor and fauourer of Arnolds heresie The Prior submitted himselfe to the tryal and thervpon were seueral Proclamations made in Court that it shoulde bee lawfull to any man to come into the Court and to
Iustice might haue possessed the Iles if they had bene worth the keeping into the which Iles except the sayd Darcy the Earle of Sussex late Lieutenant of Irelande no gouernor at any time yet aduentured At Darcyes comming backe into Irelande and exercising the office of Lorde Iustice he deliuered Walter Birmingham out of the Castell of Dublin Howe a Realme of warre might bee gouerned by one both vnskilfull and vnable in all warlike seruice Articles or questions How an officer vnder the king that entred very poore might in one yeare grow to more excessiue wealth than men of great patrimonie and liuelode in many yeares Howe it chaunced that sithe they were all called Lordes of theyr owne that the soueraigne Lord of them all was not a pennie the rycher for them The chiefe of them that thus seemed to repine with the present gouernment was Thomas Fitz Maurice Erle of Desmonde through whose maintenance and bearing out of the matter the Countrey was in great trouble so as it had not lightly beene seene that suche contrarietie in myndes and dislyking had appeared amongest those of the English race in that realme at any time before Herewith Raufe Vffort was sent ouer Lord Iustice who bringing hys wyfe wyth him 1343 Raufe Vffort Lord iustice the Countesse of Vlster arryued about the .xiij. of Iulie Thys man was verye rygorous and through perswasion as was sayde of his wyfe he was more extreeme and couetous than otherwyse hee woulde haue beene a matter not to bee forgotten The Countesse of Vlster for if thys Ladie had beene as readie to moue hir husbande to haue shewed hymselfe gentle and mylde in his gouernment as she was bent to pricke him forwarde vnto sharpe dealing and rygorous proceedings shee had beene nowe aswell reported of as shee is infamed by theyr pennes that haue regystred the doyngs of those tymes And whilest hee yet remayned in Mounster he deuised wayes how to haue the Earle of Desmonde apprehended whiche being brought to passe hee afterwarde deliuered him vpon mainprise of these sureties whose names ensue Sureties for the Earle of Desmonde William de Burgh Earle of Vlster Iames Butler Earle of Ormonde Rycharde Tuyt Nicholas Verdon Maurice Rochefort Eustace le Power Geralde de Rochefort Iohn Fitz Robert Power Robert Barry Maurice Fitz Girald Iohn Wellesley Walter le Fant Richard Rokelley Henrie Traherne Roger Power Iohn Lenfaunt Roger Power Mathew Fitz Henrie Richarde Walleys Edmonde Burgh sonne to the Earle of Vlster knightes Dauid Barry William Fitz Gerald Foulke de Fraxinus Robert Fitz Maurice Henry Fitz Berkley Iohn Fitz George de Roche Thomas de Lees de Burgh These as ye haue heard were bounde for the Earle and bycause hee made default the Lorde Iustice verily tooke the aduauntage of the bonde agaynst the mainpernours foure of them onely excepted the two Earles and two knightes Vffort euill spoken of The lord Iustice is charged with strayte dealing by wryters in this behalfe for that the same persons had assisted him in his warres agaynste Desmond but truly if we shal consider the matter with indifferencie he did no more than law reason required For if euery surety vpō forfeyture of his bonde shoulde be forborne that otherwyse doth his duetie what care woulde men haue eyther to procure sureties or to become suretyes themselues But such is the affection of wryters specicially when they haue conceyued any mislyking towardes those of whome they take occasion to speake so as many a worthie man hath bene defamed and with slaunder greatly defaced in things wherein he rather hath deserued singular commendation But howsoeuer this matter was handled touching the Earle of Desmonde Ioy conceyued for the death of the lord Iustice Vffort vpon the death of the Lord Iustice whiche ensued the nexte yeare Bonfyres were made and greate ioye shewed through all the Realme of Irelande His Ladie verily as shoulde appeare was but a miserable woman procuring him to extortion and bryberie Much he abridged the prerogatiues of the Churche and was so hated that euen in the sight of the Countrey he was robbed without rescue by Mac Cartie notwithstanding he gathered power and dispersed those Rebels of Vlster Robert Darcy was ordeyned Iustice by the Counsell 1346 Robert Darcie Lord iustice till the kings letters came to sir Iohn Fitz Morice who released Fitz Thomas Earle of Kildare left in durance by Vfford at his death Iohn Fitz Morice Iustice Fitz Morice continued not long but was discharged and the Lorde Walter Birmingham elect to succeede in that rowmth Lord Birmingham Iustice who procured a safeconduct for Desmonde to pleade his cause before the King by whome he was liberally entreated and allowed towarde his expences there twentie shillings a day at the Princes charge in consideration of whiche curtesie shewed to hys Kinnesman the Earle of Kildare accompanied with dyuerse Lordes Knightes and chosen Horsemen serued the King at Calyce a towne thought impregnable and returned after the winning thereof in greate pompe and ioylitie 1347 ◅ecord Tur. Wee finde that Thomas Lorde Berkeley and Reignalde Lord C◅bham and Sir Morice Berckley became main◅ernours for the sayde Earle of Desmonde that hee shoulde come into England and abide such tryall as the law would awarde 1348 The Prior of Kilmaynam Baron Carew Iustice Sir Thomas Rokesby Iustice Record Tur. Iohn Archer Prior of Kylmaynam was substituted Lieutenaunt to the Lorde Iustice To whome succeeded Baron Carew and after Carewe followed Sir Thomas Rokesbye Knight vnto whome was assigned aboue his ordinarie retinew of twentie men of armes a supplie of tenne men of armes and twentie Archers on Horsebacke so long as it should bee thought needfull Greate mortalitie chaunced this yeare as in other partes of the worlde so especially in places aboute the Sea coastes of Englande and Irelande 1349 In the yeare following departed this life Alexander Bignor Archbishop of Dublin Iohn de Saint Paule Archbishop of Dublin And the same yeare was Iohn de Saint Paule consecrated Archbishop of that sea This yeare deceased Kemwryke Shereman sometime Maior of Dublin 1350 Kenwrike Shereman a great benefactor to euery Churche and religious house within .xx. myles rounde aboute the Citie His legacies to the poore and other besides his liberalitie shewed in his lyfe tyme amounted to three thousande Markes Sir Robert Sauage In this season dwelled in Vlster a wealthie knight one sir Robert Sauage who the rather to preserue his owne began to wall and fortifie his Manor houses with Castelles and pyles against the Irish enimie exhorting his heyre Henrie Sauage to applie that worke so beneficiall for himselfe and his posteritie Father quoth yong Sauage I remember the prouerbe Better a Castell of bones than of stones where strēgth courage of valiant men are prest to helpe vs neuer will I by the grace of God comber my selfe with dead walles My fort shall bee where soeuer yong blouds be
styrring and where I finde rowmth to fight The father in a fume let 〈◊〉 the buylding and forsware to goe any further forwarde in it But yet the want therof and such like hath beene the decay as well of the Sauages as of all the Englishe Gentlemen in Vlster â—â— the lacke also of walled Townes is one of the principall occasions of the rude wildenesse in other partes of Irelande This Sauage hauing prepared 〈◊〉 armie agaynst the Irishe allowed to euerie Souldier before they should buckle with the enimie 〈◊〉 draught of Aqua vite Wine or olde Ale and killed in prouision for their returne Biâ—â—e Vrâ—â—son and fowle great plentie which doing diuers of his captaines misliked bycause they considered the successe of warre to be vncertaine and therefore esteemed it better policie to poyson the cates or to do them away than to keepe the same and happely to feed a sort of rogues with such 〈◊〉 foode if ought shoulde happen to themselues in this aduenture of so fewe agaynste so manye Hereat smyled the Gentleman and sayde 〈◊〉 â–ª ye are too full of enuie This worlde is but 〈◊〉 Anne to the which ye haue no speciall interest but are onely tenants at will of the Lorde 〈◊〉 please him to commaunde vs from it as it were from our lodging and to set other good fellowes in our rowmthes what hurt shall it be for vs to leaue them some meate for their suppers let them hardly winne it and weare it If they enter our dwellings good maner woulde no lesse but to welcome them with such fare as the Countrey breedeth and with all my heart much good may it do them Notwithstanding I presume so farre vpoÌ„ your noble corages that verily my mind giueth me we shal returne at night baÌ„ket our selues with our owne store and so they did hauing slain three M. Irishmen In the yere .1355 deceased Maurice Fitz Thomas Erle of Desmond L. iustice of Ireland 1355 The Earle of Desmond lord iustice deceasseth that had that office of the kings grant for terme of life After him succeeded in y e rowmth Thomas de Rokesby a knight sincere vpright of conscience Thomas Rokesby Lorde iustice His saying who being coÌ„trolled for suffring himself to be serued in treen cups answered those homely cups dishes pay truly for that they coÌ„tein I had rather drinke out of treen cups pay gold siluer than drink out of golde and make woodden payment This yeare began great controuersie betwixt Richard Raufe Primate of Ardmagh 1357 Dissention betwixt the Primate of Ardmagh and the foure orders of Friers and the foure orders of begging Friers which ended at length by the deaths of the sayd Richarde Raufe and Richarde Kilminton in the yeare .1266 Raufe deceassing in the Popes Court and Kilminton in England Almerike de Saint Amand Iohn Three Lorde Iustices or as other haue Iames Butler Erle of OrmoÌ„d and Maurice Fitz Thomas Erle of Kildare were appointed Lord Iustices of Ireland by turâ—…es In Ormonds time and in the .xxxiij. yere of king Edward the thirds raigne Record Tur. order was taken that the Irish Lordes should remaine dwell in their houses vpon the marches to defend the subiects from inuasions of enimies And further proclamation went forth that no mere Irish borne should be made Maior Bailife porter officer or minister in any towne or place within the English dominioÌ„s nor that any Archbishop Bishop Abbot prior or any other being of the kings allegiance vpon forfeyture of al that he might forfeit should aduance any that was mere Irish borne to the rowmth of a Canon or to haue any other ecclesiasticall benefice that lay among the Englishe subiects To Maurice Thomas Erle of Kildare when he was ordeyned Lord Iustice The Earle of Kildare Lorde iustice the kings letters assigned in yearely fee for his office fiue hundred poundes with condition that the sayde gouernor should find .xx. great horses to serue in the field he himself to be the twentith man in going agaynst the enimie whiche alowance and conditions in those dayes so farre as I can gesse should seeme to be ordinarie to the office Lionell Duke of Clarence Lionell Duke of Clarence sonne to king Edward the third came ouer into Ireland to be lord Iustice there He was in right of his wife Erle of Vlster He published an inhibition to all of the Irish birth not once to approch his army nor to be in any wise imployed in seruice of the warres He vanquished Obren but yet sodenly no man vnderstaÌ„ding how an hundred of his souldiers were wanting as they lay in garison the losse of whoÌ„ was thought to be occasioned by that displeasant decree afore rehearsed wherevpon he tooke better aduise and receiued the Irish into like fauor as other lieutenants had them in before that present shewing a tender loue towards them all so euer after prospered in his affayres He created diuerse knights as Preston now knowne by the name of the familie of Gormaunston Holywood Talbot Eâ—…sar De la Hide Patrike Robert and Iohn de Fraxinis All these being Gentlemen of worthie fame in chiualrie The Eschequer he remoued to Catherlagh bestowed in furnishing that towne .v. C. pounds In the yeare .1362 1362 Iohn de Saint Paul Archbishop of Dublin departed this life the fifth Ides of September And in the yeare following was Tho. Minot consecrated Archbishop of y t place 1367 The Lorde Winforde lieutenant Gerald Fitz Maurice Erle of Desmond was appoynted Lord iustice vntil the comming of the Lord William Winsore the first lieutenant in Ireland who came ouer in the yeare .1369 This Winsore called a Parliament at Kilkenny 1369 Record Turris A Parliament A Subsidie in the which was graunted to the king a subsedie of three thousand poundes to be leuyed of the people subiects to the king in that land and in an other Parliament holden by him at Balydoill they graunted two thousande poundes to be likewise leuyed Which sayde summes were graunted of the mere and free good willes of the Nobles and Communaltie of the lande towardes the maintenaunce of the Kings expences in his warres Yet the King in the .xliij. yeare of hys raigne directing his letters vnto the sayde Lorde Wynsore commaunded him to succease from leuying the foresayde money although afterwardes he commaunded againe that the arrerages should be leuyed and payde to his lieutenant the sayde Winsore The third pestilence in Ireland made away a great number of people in the yeare .1370 Mortalitie of people 1370 The Lord Gerald Fitz Morice Earle of Desmond and the Lord Iohn Fitz Richard and the Lorde Iohn Fitz Iohn and many other noble men were slaine by Obren Conhur and Mac Conmâ—â—d of Thomond in the moneth of Iuly In the yeare .1372 1372 Sir Richarde Ashton lorde iustice sir Richarde Ashton was sent ouer to be Lorde Iustice in Irelande In the yeare following
Iohn 57. Cusacke Adam 45 D. DArcy Iohn L. Iustice inuadeth ScotlaÌ„d 6 Daris 11 Dearth great 47 Deceter Richard 4 Decer Iohn maior of Dub. a great benefactor 51 Delahide Iohn 93 Delahide Walter knight and the lady Genet Eustace his wife 99.100 Delahide Iames principall counsaylor to the lord Fitz Girald in his rebellion 91.93 flieth into Scotland and there dieth 101 Dela a Grecian his fiue sonnes with a power coÌ„quere Ireland 3 Dermote king of Cork submitteth himself to HeÌ„rie the seconde 2.29 Derwarth castell buylded 41 Dermote king of Desmonde with a great power is discomfited in battail 33. is expelled out of his countrey by his sonne and restored by Reymond le Grace 36 Donate Bishop of Dublin 46 Donald prince of the vpper Ossorie 23.26 Donald prince of ThomoÌ„d besiegeth Limerick 35 playeth the periured traytour 3â—… Doubrothy Abbay founded 39 Donalde prince of Limericke submitteth himselfe to Henrie the second 29. discomfiteth the Dublinians 33. rebelleth and is subdued 38 Donate Obren 52. Donegan Odowill 52 Dowdall Iohn sherif of Louth slaine 66 Downe 11 Dowish Abbay founded 44 Dradargh y e marchaÌ„ts thereof inuade ScotlaÌ„d 67 Drake Iohn Maior of Dublin his worthie exployte 66 Dublin fired by a policie and so won by the Danes 16. againe won and rifled by the Danes 17. taken by siege againe by the Danes ibid. againe wonne by the Danes 18. founded by Iuorus an Easterling 19. subdued by the Englishe armye vnder the leading of Maurice Fitz Girald 24. taken by Dermote king of Lemster by assault 26. assaulted by the Norwegians but defended ibid. besieged by an huge power of Irishmen 27 assaulted by Ororicke king of Meth. 28. defaced by fire 45. a great part burnt 4â—… indicted by the Popes Legate 79. besieged by Thomas Lorde Fitz Girald and his rebels 94. the Maioraltie and officers of the citie 60 Dublinians inuade Scotland and Wales 67. slay and take a great nuÌ„ber within Obren his countrey 65. rushe into Saint Patrikes churche in warlike maner 78. are discomfited by Fitz Girald and his rebels 91. their youth are takeÌ„ prisoners by the rebels 95. they vanquish the Rebelles 95 Dubtactus Saint Brides father 11 Duffe Adam an heretike burnt 58 Dundenolfe 25 Dundalke taken and burnt by the Scots 52 Dunlouan burnt 51 E. EAsterlings trade into Ireland 19. build diuers townes ibid. what they are ibid. Earthquake 45 Edward the first writeth to the Irish Lords 47 Edward the second writeth to the Lorde Iustice of Ireland 58 EnglishmeÌ„ reuoked forth of Ireland by Edict 26 Eschequer remoued 64 Eustace of Ballicutlan 92.96 Eustace Ienet 99 Eustace Rowland knight 74 F. FIeld Iames of Luske 93 Field Thomas of Paynestowne 95 Fernes fouÌ„ded 12. Ferrando William 25 Ferguse king of Scottes drowned 8 Fernis castell taken and burnt 57 Fergusius 3. Fiftenth graunted 45 Finean 1.12 Fingall spoyled 91 Fitz Girald Thomas eldest sonne to the erle of Kildare Lord deputie to his father 89. his answere to sir Iohn Aleyns taunt 90 the occasion of his rebellion and his procedings 91.92.93.94.95.96 his stratagemes 99. he is executed 101. his description ibid. Fitz Giralde Marie 102 Fitz Girald Elenor. 102 Fitz Thomas Morice Erle of Kildare his seruice at the siege of Calais 63. his allowance being Lord Iustice what it was 64 Fitz Morice Girald erle of DesmoÌ„d slain 64 Fitzgiralde Girald restored to the Erledome of Kildar 102. his adueÌ„tures in his youth in France Flaunders and Italy 102.103 Fitz Giralde Richarde his prophecye of the Cowes bely 100 Fitz Giralde Maurice one of the chiefe conquerors of Irelande his pedegree 22. hee sayleth into Ireland with a power 24. his dealings ibid. and. 31. his death 38 Fitz Giralde Morice his sonne 44.45 Fitz Giralde Morice Earle of Desmonde drowned 45 Fitz Roger William Prior of the knightes hospitallers taken 45 Fitz Stephens Raufe trayterously murthered 39 Fitz Stephens Robert one of the chief conquerors of Irelande his pedegree 22. passeth into IrelaÌ„d with a power 23. his proceedings there 27. 28. his description 38 Fitz Aldelme Lord Deputie his description 37. his dealings 38 Finglasse chiefe baron 91 Fitz Simons Iohn Mutor of Dublin his good seruice in repulsing the Moores 80. his answere to the Bishop of Meth. â—…5 he vittayleth the castell of Dublin 92 Fitz Simons Patricke his woorthie exployte 80.91 Fitz Simons Tho. recorder of Dublin 84 Fitz Giralde Margaret hir doings and description 79.81 Fitz Girald of Lexlip 81 Fitz Thomas Iohn the first Earle of Kildare 55. falleth out with Vescie Lord Iustice c. 44 Fitz Thomas Morice Earle of Desmonde his troubles 39.60.62.63 Fitz Morice Morice 45 Fitz Giralde Bartholomow 92 Fitz Giralde Iohn knight 92 Fitz Girald Olmer 92 Fitz Girald Iames Walter Oliuer Iohn Richarde apprehended 100. executed 101 Fitz William Iohn 65 Fitz Thomas Morice captaine of the Irish at Stoke battaile 75 Fitz Giralde Giralde Erle of Kildare Lord Deputie to Edwarde King Richarde the thirde his sonne 74. and to Henrie duke of Yorke 75. a fauorer of Lambart and Parkyn warbecke ibid. vanquisheth the Irish at Knoctowe fielde ibid. his aunswere to Boice one of his Gentlemen 78. his aunswere at his examinatioÌ„ before Henrie the seuenth 78. his death and description 79.78 Fitz Girald Giralde his sonne Earle of Kildare Lorde deputie his victories agaynst the Tooles and Ocorell c. 79. his accusations examinations and aunsweres before the Counsaile 82.83.84.85 his exhortation to his sonne 89. hee dyeth in the Tower 101. his wish before his death his attainder 105 Flerings Richard Archbishop of Dublin 49 Forthred castell buylded 40 Fraxinis Iohn 64 Frecell gouernour of Waterford slaine 34 Fridley king of Denmark inuadeth IrelaÌ„d and winneth Dublin by a policie 16 Frotho king of Denmarke hys voyage into Irelande 17 G. GAlas Primate of Ardmagh 31 Galloghlasses 98 Gandius 3 Garbaneles 3 Gathelus a Grecian arriueth with his people in Irelande 4 Gaueston Peirs sent into Irelande 51. his proceedings there ibid. Gegathus 17 Geischell Castell razed 49 Genandus 3 George duke of Clarence his byrth 73 Geffrey Monmouth 7 Gernon Iames. 93 Giantes 2. are vanquished in battaile 3. they preuaile ibid. are vtterlye rooted oute of Irelande ibid. Gillemeholmoche 29 Giraldus Cambrensis his first coÌ„ming into Ireland 39.40 Giraldines fauourers of the house of Yorke 74.44 Glenbury ouerthrow 45 Goderius king of Limster 2 Gormaunston family whence 64 Gregorie king of Scottes â—… Griffin 31 Gurguntius king of Brytaine 4.5 Gurmundus 14.16 Guâ—â—o K. of Denmark dyeth for sorow 18 H. HAco a Danish Captaine 17 Hamertons Captaynes of the Englishe footemen flame 96 Harolde the king of Denmarks son and his brother Knought inuade Irelande 18 Hastings Philip. 51 Hastulfe with an armye of Norwegians assaulteth Dublyn 26. is taken prisoner and for hys intemperate talke beheaded 27 Hauerings Richard Archb. of Dublin 49 Hector Boetius the Scot excused 7 Henrie the seconde obteyneth Pope Adrians licence to attempt the coÌ„quest of Irelande 21. hee sayleth into
a ChristiaÌ„ A Iew striken who alledging y e kings commaundement kept them backe from coÌ„ming within the Palace which some of the vnruly people perceyuing and supposing it had bin done by y e kings commaundement tooke lightly occasion heereof and falling vpon the Iewes with staues The people fall vpon the Iewes and beate them battes and stones beate them and chased them home to their houses and lodgings Herewith rose a rumor through the Citie that the K. had commaunded the Iewes to be destroyed and therevppon came running togither to assault them in their houses whiche when they coulde not easily breake vp nor enter by reason y e same were stroÌ„gly builded they set fire on theÌ„ so that diuers houses were consumed not only of the Iewes Their houses are set on fire but also of their neighbours so hideous was the rage of the fire The K. being aduertised of this riotous atteÌ„pt of the outragious people sent some of his Counsellours as Raufe de Glaunduile Lord Iustice and other officers to appease the tumulte but their authoritie was nothing regarded nor their perswasions any thing heeded but their threatnings rather brought themselues in daunger of lyfe among the rude sorte of those that were about to spoyle robbe and sacke the houses and shoppes of the Iewes to the better accomplishment of which their vnlawfull acte the light that the fire of those houses that breÌ„ned gaue after it was once night did minister no small help and occasion of furtherance â—…ewes brent â—…o death The Iewes that were in those houses that were set on fire were either smoldred and brenned to deathe within or else at their comming foorthe most cruelly receiued vpon the poyntes of speares billes swordes gleaues of their aduersaries that watched for them very diligeÌ„tly This wood rage of the furious and disordred people continued froÌ„ the middest of the one day till two of the clocke on the other the commons all that while neuer ceassing their fury against y e nation but stil killing theÌ„ as they met with any of them in most horrible rash vnreasonable maner At length rather weried with their cruell doings than satisfied with spoyle or moued with respect of reason or reuereÌ„ce of their Prince they withdrewe themselues from their riotous enterprise after they had executed many vnlawfull horrible enormities so great a riot wel deserued sore greeuous punishment but yet it passed ouer without correction in respect of the great number of the traÌ„sgressors and for that the most part of meÌ„ for the hatred generally coÌ„ceiued against obstinate frowardnes of y e Iewes liked y e doings hereof well ynough interpriting it to be a good token y t the ioyfull day of y e kings aduancemeÌ„t to y e Crown shuld be doleful to the Iewes in than to such slaughter and destruction Finally after that the tumult was ceassed the King commaunded that no man should hurte or harme any of the Iewes and so they were restored to peace after they had susteyned infinite domage Moreouer the king being thus established in the estate of the kingdome did not forget his iorney which he had promised into the holy land but with all diligence made his prouision and namely he sought to gather money to furnish his charges and so therevpon leuied a taxe engaged sold and let to ferme his laÌ„ds his tolles his customes and other his reuenewes with certayne counties and offices so that he made an exceeding summe of money Math. Paris He also found that Ranulfe de Glanuile Lord chiefe Iustice and other of the head magistrates had not borne themselues vprightly in the administration of their offices so that hee both deposed the sayd Lord chiefe Iustice as is aforesayd and almost all the Sheriffes and their deputies with in the Realm of England putting them to greeuous fynes for their offences and transgressions and so by that meanes hee gotte no small deale of money Heere note by the way VVil. Par. how William Parvus affirmeth that where this Ranulfe GlaÌ„uille being a man of high wisedome and stept into age sawe that many things were done by the new King not so aduisedly nor with suche foresight as they ought to be sought of his owne accord to be discharged of his office that he myghte the better prepare himselfe to goe in that iourney to the holy land as by taking vpon him the crosse he had vowed in the dayes of King Henry and so he solemnly renounced his office which other nothing so worthie of it did afterwards enioy Moreouer the King vnderstaÌ„ding that Hugh Putsey or Pudsey Bishop of Durham beeyng a very aged man had muche money he sold to hym the manor of Seggesfielde or Sadberg with the wapentake belonging to the same and also found meanes to perswade him to buy his owne Prouince which he did giuing to the King an inestimable summe of money and was therevpon created an Erle by the King for the same The Bishop of Durham Sadberge The Bishop Durham 〈◊〉 an Earle wherevppon he was entitled both Bishoppe and Earle of Durham whereat the Kyng woulde iest afterwards and say what a cunning craftes man am I that haue made a newe Earle of an olde Byshoppe Moreouer the same Bishop gaue to the kyng a thousande markes to be made chiefe Iustice of England and that he mighte tarry at home and not goe into the holy land and bycause he would not be reprooued of any person he obteyned of the Apostolike See whiche fayleth no man that is surcharged with white or red mettall and would be eased a licence for a summe of money to be dispensed with for that iourney The King thus beeyng earnestly about to make chieuauncie of those things for the which he might get any money at all â—…e citezens 〈◊〉 London pre â—…t money to â—…e king â—…lidor the Citizens of London presented vnto him a greate summe towardes the furnishyng foorth of his enterprise Wherevpon the Kyng to acquite their courtesie graunted them large priuileges â—…berties granâ—… to London and ordeyned that the Citie shoulde bee ruled by two head officers which they should choose amongst themselues remoueable from yeare to yeare by the name of Baylifes â—…wo bayliffs The names of the two firste Baylifes chosen by force of that ordynance were Henry Cornehill and Richard Fitz Reyner The Citie before those dayes euer sith the comming in of William CoÌ„querour and a good while before his time â—…rte grenes was gouerned by certayne officers or rulers named Port Greues whiche worde is deriued of two Saxon words as Porte Greue Port is as much to meane as a towne and Greue a gardeyne or a ruler as who shoulde say a keeper or a ruler of a Towne These rulers with the lawes and customes then vsed within this Citie in olde time were registred in a booke called as some haue sayd domesday but through negligence after these lawes and customes were chaunged
and the Byshops many meetings were had as at London Reading and Wallingford and in other places Nowe the Archbishoppe and Prelates for theyr partes thought this recompence to be but small in respect of the great losses and hinderances whiche they had susteyned and to haue the whole restitution delayed they tooke it not well But the Cardinall leaned so to the Kyngs syde hauyng receyued of hym to the Popes vse the charter of subiection of the Realmes of England and Irelande nowe bulled with golde where at the firste it was deliuered to Pandulph sealed only with waxe But their sute came to little effect and in y e end it fell out in such wise that their complaynte was lesse regarded The rating moreouer of the valew which the Kyng shoulde restore vnto the Archbyshoppe and to the other Byshops was by agreemente of the Kyng and them togither appoynted vnto four Barons indifferently chosen betwixt them Yet at length that deuise tooke no place but it was otherwise decreede by the Pope â—…tution to â—…e to 〈◊〉 Byshops that the Kyng shoulde restore to them the summe of fortie thousande markes of the whych he had payde already twelue thousand before the returne of the sayde Archbishoppe and Byshops into the Realme and fifteene thousande more at the late meeting had betwixt them at Readyng so that there remayned only .13000 behynde for not only the Kyng but also the Cardinall hadde sent to the Pope requiring him to take direction in the matter and to aduertise hym that there was a great fault in the Archbyshop and his fellowes In so muche that Pandulph whiche was sente to him from the Legate declared in fauoure of the King â—…ng Iohn â—…mended the Pope 〈◊〉 an humble â—…nce that there was not a more humble and modest Prince to be found thaÌ„ Kyng Iohn and that the Archbyshop and hys fellowes were too hard and shewed themselues too couetous in requiring the restitution that shoulde bee made to them for losses susteyned in time of the interdiction Now the cause wherefore the Legate and the Kyng dyd sende vnto the Pope was this there was some grudge betwixte the Legate and the Archbishoppe for that where the Pope had written to the Legate how he shoulde accordyng to the order of the aunsient Cannos of the Church place in euery Byshoppes See and Abbey that was vacant meete and able persons to rule and guyde the same â—…t Paris â—…e presumpâ—… of the â—…all the Legate presuming vppon that authoritie graunted him by the Pope without the aduice of the Archbyshoppe or other Byshops tooke onely with him certayne of y e kings Chaplaynes and commyng with them to suche Churches as were vacant ordeined in them such persons as wer nothing mete to take such charge vpon them and that according to the olde abuse of England as saith Mathew Paris 1214 Wherevppon the Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury repinyng at suche doyngs sente to the Legate as then beeing at Burton vppon Trente Burton vpon Trent Dunstable A Synode Discord betwixt the Cardinall and the Archbyshop of Canterbury two of his Chaplaynes from Dunstable where he and his suffraganes helde as then a Synode after the feast of the Epiphany commaundyng hym by way of appeale in no wise to meddle with instituting any gouernours to Churches within the precinct of his iurisdiction where such institutions belonged only to him Heerevppon therefore the Legate dispatched Pandulph to Rome vnto the Pope as is aforesaide and the Kyng likewise sente Ambassadors thither as the Byshop of Norwich and y e Archdeacon of Northumberland with other the whiche in the ende so behaued theÌ„selues in their sute that notwithstanding Simon Langhton the Archbyshops brother earnestly withstoode them as Proctor for the Byshoppes yet at length the Pope tooke order in the matter writing vnto hys Legate that hee shoulde see the same fulfilled and then assoyle the Realme of the former interdiction In this meane tyme Kyng Iohn made prouision to goe ouer into Fraunce as after ye shall heare but at hys going ouer hee committed the whole ordering of this matter vnto the Legate and to William Marshall the Earle of Pembroke The Legate therefore vppon the recept of the Popes Bulles called a Counsell at London there declaring what was conteyned in y e same he tooke handes for paymente of the residue of the fortie thousande markes which was behinde being .13000 only as before I haue saide About y e same time also Walter Gray Bishop of Worcetor is remoued to the See of Yorke Walter Gray B. of y t Worcetor was remoued to y e gouernemente of y e See of Yorke which had bin vacant euer sith the death of the Archbyshop Geffrey This Walter was y e three and thirtith Archbishop that gouerned that See But nowe to returne and speake of the kings affayres in the parties of beyonde the Sea Yee shall vnderstande that hauing set hys businesse in some good stay at home with the Legate hee applyed his study to the performance of his warres abroade And therefore hee firste sent money into Flaunders to pay the Souldiers wages Mony sent into Flaunders whyche hee had sente thither to ayde y e Erle there agaynste Kyng Phillippe Whiche Earle came ouer thys yeare into Englande and at Caunterbury the Kyng receyued hym Raufe Cog. The Earle of Flanders doth homage to K. Iohn where he dyd homage to the Kyng for the whole Earledome of Flanders and on the other parte the K. as well to the sayde Earle as to suche Lordes Bishops which came ouer with hym declared his royall liberalitie by princely giftes of golde siluer iewels and precious stones Mat. Paris After his returne such captaines as remayned in his countrey with their handes at the Kyng of Englandes pay The lands of the Earle of Guisnes wasted made a iourney into Fraunce and wasted the landes that belonged to the Erle of Guisnes wanne the Castell of Bruncham and rased it taking within it diuers meÌ„ of armes and demilances They also wanne by siege the Towne of Ayre and brent it Moreouer they wasted and destroyed the landes whiche Lewes the Frenche Kings sonne was possessed of in those parties In the meane tyme Kyng Iohn hauing prepared a mighty nauie and a strong army of valiant Souldiers tooke the Sea at Portsmouth on Candlemasse day togither with his wife hys sonne Richarde and Eleanor the syster of Arthur Duke of Brytayne Hee hadde not many of hys Earles or BaroÌ„s with him but a great number of knights and Gentlemenne with whome hee landed at Rochell in safetie within a fewe dayes after hys setting foorth Hee tooke ouer with him inestimable treasure as it was reported in golde syluer and iewels Immediately vppon hys arriuall at Rochell the Barons of Poictow reuolted from y e French King and comming in to Kyng Iohn did homage vnto him as to their King and soueraigne Lord. An. reg 16. But howsoeuer it was
Leycester where the Burgesses receiued him into the towne at his coming thither From thence he marched to Notingham burning and wasting the houses and manors of the Barons and other of his enimies and specially those that belonged to the Erle of Leycester Here he also gathered more people Some write that Iohn de Ballioll and Robert de â—…bruys and Peter de Bruys came to him here and not before Mat. VVest and so encreased his power insomuch that diuerse noble men as Roger Clifforde Henrie Percy Richarde Grey Philip Basset Richard Sward and Hubert Earle of Kent doubting the lacke of power in theyr companions reuolted incontinently to the kings syde He sent his sonne Prince Edward into Darbyshyre Mat. VVest and Staffordshire with a strong power where he wasted the Manours and possessions of Robert de Ferrers Earle of Darby The Castell of Turburie defaced and namely he ouerthrew and defaced the castell of Turbury Wheresoeuer the kings armie or that which his son Prince Edward led chaunced to come there folowed spoyling burning and killing The Barons on the other side sate not still for the Lorde Iohn Gyfford with other that were appoynted by the Erle of Leicester to kepe Killingworth castell which was furnished with all things necessarie maruellously and with such strange kind of engines as had not bin lightly heard of nor seene in these parties tooke by a policie the Castell of Warwike The Castell of Warwike takeÌ„ and William Manduit Earle of Warwike with his wife and familie within it and leading them to Kenilworth there committed them to prison The cause was for that they suspected him that hee woulde take part with the 〈◊〉 agaynst them The Castell of Warwike raâ—…ed The Castell of Warwike 〈◊〉 â—…xed downe least the kings people shoulde taâ—… 〈◊〉 for their refuge In the Passion weâ—…e the Iewes that inhabited in London beeing detected of treason The Iewes are killed whiche they had deuised agaynst the Barons and Citizens were staâ—… almoste all the whole number of them and great ryches founde in their houses which was taken and caried away by those that ransacked the same houses In the end of April the Barons hearing where the King was departed from London with a great multitude of the Citizens whom they placed in the vawarde and marched forth towardes the king and comming neare to the place where he was lodged set downe their Tentes and encamped themselues a little beside him Eyther here or by the way as they came forward The Barons send a letter to the king the barons deuised a letter and sent it vnto the K. conteyning an excuse of their doings and a declaration of their well meanings both towardes him and the wealth of the realme and herewith accusing those that were aboute him and with euill counsaile misenformed him both agaynst them agaynst the publike wealth of the lande and hys owne honor This letter was dated the tenth of May and subscribed with the names of a great number of noble men of the which the more part doe here ensue but yet not all Sir Simon de Mountford Erle of Leycester and high steward of Englande Sir Gylbert de Clare Earle of Gloucester Robert Ferreys Earle of Darbye Hugh Spencer Lorde chiefe Iustice and Henry Mountford sonne and heyre to the Erle of Leycester Richarde Grey Henrie Hastings Iohn Fitz Iohn Robert de Veepont Iohn Gynuile Robert Roos William Marmion Baldwyn Wake Gylbert Gyfforde Nicholas de Segraue Godfrey de Lucy Iohn de Veisie William de Mounthenisey with other The King answered this letter in charging them wyth rebellion The answere to the Barons and mouing of open warre agaynst him to the great disquieting of the Realme Also hee layde vnto theyr charge the burning of the Manours houses and places of his nobles and counsaylers and herewith defied them by the same answere He defieth them which was dated at Lewes aforesayd the xij of May. Also the king of Romaines and prince Edwarde sent their defiaunce vnto the Barons the same time in writing vnder their seales for that the Barons in their letter to the king had burthened them and other with misleading the king with vntrue informations and sinister counsaile Thus as they write to and fro such nipping letters all the treatie of peace was forgotten layde asyde so that they prepare to battaile The king had in deede the greater number of armed men but many of them were vnfaythfull Mat. VVâ—… and â—…ared not greatly though the losse fell to his syde and so whilest they go to it without order and enaduisedly they fight at aduenture and continue but faintly Nic. Triâ—… His Captaines made three battailes of theyr armie the fore warde the Lorde Edwarde led The ordeâ—… of the bâ—… and with him William de Valence Erle of Pembroke and Iohn de Warrenne Earle of Surrey and Sussex In the seconde the king of Almaine with his sonne Henrie were chieftains The thirde the king gouerned himselfe Other write otherwise of this battell at Lewes affirming Polidor that not only the Kyng of Romaynes but that also Kyng Henry hymself hauing his horse thrust through on both sides was taken and likewise his sonne Prince Edwarde with other on their side to the number of fiue and twentie Barons and Banerets And that moreouer there dyed on the Kings side that day in the battell and chase a sixe thousande and fyue hundred men as Polidore noteth howbeit Ri. Southwell sayth there dyed on both parties only 3400. But Math. West writeth that as the report wente there dyed a fiue thousande on bothe sides and amoÌ„gst other these he nameth as chiefe William de Wilton one of the Kings Iustices and the Lorde Foulke Fitz Waryne a Baron that tooke the Kings parte On the Barons side the Lord Raufe Heringander a Baron also Mat. VVest Lords taken on the Kings side and William Blunt the Earles Standerthearer Of them that were taken on the Kings syde beside such as before are recited we find these named Humfrey de Bohun Earle of Hereforde William Lord Bardoll Robert Lord of Tateâ—…hale Roger Lord Somery Henry Lord Percy Iohn de Balioll Robert de Bruis and Iohn Comin with other Barons of ScotlaÌ„d hauing lost all their footemen whiche they had broughte with them to the Kings ayde Fabian Nic. Triuet Mat. VVest Moreouer it shoulde appeare by some writers that the King being thus in captiuitie was constreyned to make a new graunt that the statutes of Oxford should stand in force and if any were thought vnreasonable the same shoulde bee reformed by foure noble menne of the Realme of Fraunce two of the spiritualtie and two of the temporaltie And if those foure could not agree then the Earle of Aniou and the Duke of Burgoigne shuld be Iudges in the matter But if either those or the other were appoynted to be arbitrators like it is that the former report touching the successe of the battell
Roger Bigod earle of Norfolke and Mareschall of Englande Guy Earle of Warwike Rycharde earle of Arundell Adomate de Valence Lord of Monterney Henry de Lancaster Lorde of Monmouth Iohn de Hasâ—…ngs Lorde of Bergeuennie Henry de Perey Lorde of Topelife Edmunde de Mortimer Lorde of Wigmor Robert Fitz Water Lord of Wodham Iohn de Sainct Iohn Lorde of Hannake Hughe de Veer Lorde of Swanestampe Wylliam de Brewse Lorde of Gower Roberte de Monthault Lorde of Hawarden Roberte de Tateshall Lorde of Wokeham Reignald de Grey lorde of Ruthin Henry de Grey lorde of Codnore Hugh Bardolfe lorde of Wormegayt Roberte de Clifforde Chatestain of Appelbye Peter de Malowe lorde of Malgreene Philip lord of Kime Robert Fitz Roger lord of Clauerings Iohn de Mohun lorde of Dunester Almeritâ—…e de Sainct Amounde lord of Widehay William de Ferrers lord of Grovy Alain de Zouche lord of Ashby Theobalde de Verdon lord of Webbeley Thomas de Furniuall lorde of Schefielde Thomas de Multon lorde of Egremont William Latimer lorde of Corby Thomas lorde Berkley Foulke Fitz Warren lorde of Mitingham Iohn lord Segraue Edmunde de Eincourt lorde of Thurgerton Peter Corbet lorde of Caus Wyllyam de Cantelowe lorde of Rauensthorpe Iohn de Brauchampe lorde of Harche Roger de Mortimer lorde of Penkethlin Iohn Fitz Reinald lorde of Blenleueny Raufe de Neuell lorde of Raby Brian Fitz Alaine lorde of Bedale Wyllyam Mareshall Lorde of Henghamâ—… Walter Lorde Huntercombe Wyllyam Martin lorde of Camels Henry de Thies lord of Chilton Roger le Ware lord of Isefielde â–ª Iohn de Riuers lord of Angre Iohn de Lancaster lorde of Grisedale Robert Fitz Payne lorde of Lainnier Henry Tregoz lorde of Garinges Robert Pipard lorde of Lomforde Walter lord Faucomberg Roger le Strange lorde of Ellesmer Iohn le Strange lorde of Câ—…okyn Thomas de Chances lord of Norton Walter de Beauchamp lorde of Aâ—…edester Rycharde Talbot lorde of Eccleswell Iohn Butetwart lord of Mendesham Iohn Engain lorde of Colum Hughe de Poynz lorde of Cornevaler Adam lorde of Welles Simon lorde Montacute Iohn lorde Sulle Iohn de Melles or rather Moelles Lorde of Candebury EdmuÌ„d baron Stafford Io. Louel lord of Hackings â—…tages I 〈◊〉 iâ—… EdmuÌ„d de N. lord of Elchâ—…â—…kes Rafe Fitz WilliaÌ„ lord of Grimthorp Robert de Seales lord of Nâ—…usells Wil. Turhet lorde of Lewenhales Io Abadan lord of Deuersion Iohn de Haueringes lord of Grafton Rob. la Warde lorde of Whitehall Nic. de Segraue lord of Stow Walter de Tey lord of Stougraue Io de Lisle lord of Wodton Eustace lorde Hacche Gilbert Peche lorde of Corby Wil. Painel lord Trachingron Rog. de Allis Moliasterio â—…inster â—…ke Foulk le Strange lord of Corsham Henry de Pinkeny lord of Wedon Io. de Hodeleston lorde of Aneys Io. de Huntingfielde lord of BradenhaÌ„ Hughe Fitz Henry lord of Raueneswath Io. Daleton lorde of Sporle 〈◊〉 farre out 〈◊〉 Perkins 〈…〉 â—…ple Ni. de Carri lord of Mulesford Thomas lord de la Roche Walter de MuÌ„cy lord of Thornton Io Fitz Marinaduke lord of Horden Iohn lord of Kingston Rob. Hastings the father lorde of Chebessey Rafe lord Grendon â–ª Wil. lord of Leiborne Io. de Greâ—…e lord of Morpath Mathewe Fitz Iohn lord of Stoâ—…enham Nic. de Neâ—…est lord of Wheried and Io Paâ—…nell lord of Atelâ—…i with al humble submission The holy mother Churche Out of maister Foze pag. 427. by whose ministerie the catholik sea is gouerned in hir deedes as we throughly beleue and hold proceedeth with that repenesse in iudgement that she wil be hurtfull to none but like a mother would euerie mans righte be kepte vnbroken aswell in an other as in hir self Whereas therfore in a general parliament called at Lincolne of late by our moste dreade lord Edward by the grace of god the noble King of EnglaÌ„d the same our lorde caused certain letters receyued from you to bee redde openly and to be declared seriously afore vs about certain businesse touching the condition and state of the Realme of Scotlande we did not a little muse and marâ—…ell with ourselues hearing the meanings concerning the same so wondrous and strange as the like we haue not heard at any tyme before for we knowe moste holy father and it is well known aswel within this realme of Englande as also not vnknowen to other persons besides that from the fyrste beginning of the realme of Englande the certain and direct gouernement of the Realme of Scotlande in all temporall causes from tyme to tyme belonged to the Kyngs of the same Realme of England and Realme of Scotlande aswell in the times bothe of the Britaynes as also Englishemen yea rather the same Realme of Scotlande of olde tyme was in see to the auncetours of our foresayde Lordes Kynges of Englande yea and to hymselfe Furthermore the Kynges of Scottes and the Realme haue not bene vnder any other than the Kyngs of Englande and the Kynges of England haue aunswered or ought to answere for theyr rights in the forsayd Realme or for any his temporalities afore any Iudge Ecclesiasticall or secular by reason of free preheminence of the state of hys Royall dignitie and custome kepte wythout breache at all tymes Wherefore after treatie had and diligent deliberation of the contentes in your foresaide letters this was the common agreeyng and consent with one minde and shall be wythout falle in tyme to come by gods grace that our foresaide Lorde the Kyng oughte by no meanes to aunswere in iudgemente in any case or shoulde bring his foresaide rightes into doâ—…bâ—… nor oughte not to sende any proctours or messengers to your presence specially seeing that the premisses tend manifestly to the disenheriting of the right of the crowne of England and the plaine ouerthrowe of the state of the saide realme and also hurte of the liberties customes and lawes of our fathers for the keping and defence of whiche we are bounde by the duetie of the othe made and we will maintaine them wyth all power and will defende them by gods helpe wyth all strengthe And furthermore will not suffer our foresaide Lord the Kyng to doe or by any meanes attempte the premisses beyng so vnaccustomed vnwont and not hearde of afore wherefore we reuerentlye and humbly beseeche youre holynesse that yee woulde suffer the same our lorde King of Englande who among other princes of the worlde sheweth hymselfe catholike and deuout to the Romishe Churche quietly to enioy his rightes liberties customes and lawes aforesaide wythout all empayring and trouble and let them continue vntouched In witnesse whereof we haue sette our seales to these presentes aswell for vs as for the whole comunaltie of the foresaide Realme of England Dated at Lincolne the twelfth of Februarie in the yeare of our Lorde .1301 Et anno Edwardi primi .xxix. The Pope when he hearde and deliberately pondered the Kyngs aunswere wyth this letter dyrected to hym from the Englyshe Barons hee waxed colde in the matter
Cisteaux order Helias Ros Walter Recluse Hugh de Euesham Iohn Euersden a writer of Annales whome I haue partly followed in thys Kyngs life William Pagham Henry Esseborne Iohn de Hayde Roger Bacon a Franciscane Frier an excellent Philosopher and lykewise a Mathematician Iohn Derlingon a Dominike Frier Iohn Chelmeston Thomas Borstale a Northfolke man borne Gregorie Cairugent a Monke of Gloucester a writer of annales Gregorie de Bredlington Thomas Bungey a Frier Minor borne in Northfolke an excellente Mathematicien prouinciall ruler of hys order heere in Englande hee flourished in the dayes of Kyng Edwarde the first although there were another of the same name that liued in the time of Kyng Edward the thirde Hugh de Manchester a Dominike Frier and prouinciall gouernour of hys order heere in Englande Richarde Knapwell a Dominike Frier Iohn Peckham borne in the diocesse of Chichester a Franciscane Frier excelleÌ„tly learned as by his workes it appereth he was aduaunced by Pope Honorius the third to the Archbishops see of Canterbury Thomas de Illey a Suffolke man borne and a white or Carmelike Frier in the house of Gippeswiche Michaell surnamed Scotte but borne in the Bishopricke of Durham as Leland hath an excellent Phisition and likewise very expert in the Mathematicals Hugh de Newcastell a Frier Minor professed in the same Towne Thomas Sutton a blacke Frier that is of the order of S. Dominicke Iohn Reade an Historiographer William de la Mare a Frier Minor Thomas Wicke a Chanon of Osney in Oxforde Simon de Gaunt Wiliam Hothun prouinciall of the Frier Dominikes in England Iohn de Hide a Monke of Winchester Roberte Crouche a cordelier or a Franciscane Frier Richarde Middelton a Frier Minor Thomas Spirman a blacke Frier William Lidlington a doctor of Diuinitie and a Carmelike Frier in Stanford Iohn Fiberie or Beuer a Monke of Westminster William Makelesfield borne in Cheshire in a market Towne whereof he beareth the name a blacke Frier by profession and an excellente Philosopher Edward the second Edward the seconde 1307 EDward the second of that name the son of Edward y e first borne at CarnaruaÌ„ in Wales begaÌ„ his raigne ouer EnglaÌ„d y e seuenth day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lord .1307 of the worlde 5273. of the comming of y e Saxons 847. after the CoÌ„quest 241. about the tenth yere of Albert Emperor of Rome the 22. of y e fourth Philip surnamed le beau as then K. of FraÌ„ce and in the third yere after y t Robert le Bruce had taken vpoÌ„ him the Crown gouernement of ScotlaÌ„d as Wil. Harrison doth witnesse in his Chronologie whoÌ„e I follow in this accoÌ„pt of the yeres of y e worlde â—…ontinuation Ma. West His fathers corpse was conueyed froÌ„ Burgh vpoÌ„ Sands vnto the Abbey of Waltham there to remayn til things were ready for the buriall which was appoynted at Westminster within three days after when the Lord Treasorer Walter de Langton Bishop of Couentrie Lichfielde thorough whose complaint Peers de Gauaston had bin banished the laÌ„d was going towards Westminster to make preparation for the same buriall he was vpon commandement from the newe King arrested committed to prison and after deliuered to the handes of the sayde Peers â—…e Bishop Couentrie â—…mitted â—…on beeing then returned agayne into the Realme who sente hym from Castell to Castell as a prisoner Hys landes and tenementes were seysed to the Kyngs vse but his mouables were giuen to the foresayde Peers Walter Reignalde that had bin the Kyngs tutor in his childhood was then made Lord treasorer and after wheÌ„ the Sea of Worcetor was voyde at the Kinges instance he was by the Pope to that Bishopricke preferred â—…ers reâ—…ed Also Raufe Bishop of London was deposed from the office of Lord Chauncellour and Iohn Langton Byshop of Chichester was thereto restored Likewise the Barons of the Exchequer were remoued and other put in their places And AmerieÌ„ de Valence Earle of Pembroke was discharged of the Wardenship of Scotlande and Iohn de Britaigne placed in that office whome he also made Earle of Richmont But nowe concerning the demeanor of this newe K. whose disordred maners brought himselfe and many others vnto destructioÌ„ We finde that in y e beginning of his gouernement though he was of nature giuen to lightnes yet being restrained with the prudent aduertisemeÌ„ts of certain of his Counsellors Polidor w e y e end he might shew some likelihood of good profe he couÌ„terfeited a kind of grauitie vertue modestie but yet he could not throughly be so bridled but that forthwith he began to play diuers wanton light partes at the first indeede not outragiously but by little and little and that couerâ—…ly for hauing reuoked again into England Peers de Gauaston The yeare next ensuing the I le of Man was taken by Robert Bruce his olde mate y e said Peers de Gaueffon he receiued him into most high fauoure creating hym Earle of Cornewall and Lord of Man his principall secretarie and Lord Chamberlaine of the Realm through whose company societie hee was suddainely so corrupted that he burst out into most hainous vices for then vsing the said Peers as a procurer of his disordred doings he begaÌ„ to haue his nobles in no regarde to set nothing by theyr instructions and to take small heede vnto y e good gouernemeÌ„t of y e coÌ„mon wealth so that within a while he gaue himself to waÌ„tonnes passing hys time in voluptuous pleasure riottous excesse to help theÌ„ forward in that kinde of life y e foresaid Peers who as it may bee thought he hadde sworne to make the K to forget himself and the state to the whiche hee was called furnished hys court with coÌ„panies of Iesters ruffiaÌ„s flattering parasites musitions and other vile and naughty ribaulds y t the K. might spend both dais nights in iesting playing banqueting in such other filthy dishonorable exercises and moreouer desirous to aduance those that were like to himselfe he procured for them honorable offices The VVâ—… Sir 〈…〉 weâ—… 〈◊〉 and thust to deâ—… Continuation of Nâ—… Triuet There was such prase and throng of people at this Coronation that a Knighte called Sir Iohn Bakewell â—…as Blackwell was thrust to death On the daye of the circumcision this yeare a great tempest of thunder and lightning beganne about euen long time that coÌ„tinued the most part of the night following On Wednesday after the Epiphany the Knightes templers in England were apprehended all in one day by the kings commaundement vpon suspition of haynous crimes and great enormities by them practised coÌ„trary to the articles of the Christian fayth The order taken for the apprehension of the teÌ„plers The order of their apprehension was on this wife the King directed hys writtes vnto al and euery the Sherifes of Counties within y e Realm y t they shuld giue summonance to a certayne number of
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
comming appointed the Lord Lewes of Spaine sir Charles Grimaldo and sir Antony Doria with three thousand Genewes Genewes reteined in the French kings wages and a thousande menne of armes embarqued in two and thirtie great Shippes to lie on the sea in awayte to encounter the Englishe fleete as the same should approch towards Britaine They began to fighte about euensong tyme and continued till that nighte parted them and had gone togither againe in the morning if by a tempest that rose about midnighte the same night they had not bin scattered in sunder Additions to Triuet Other write otherwise both of the landyng and also concerning the misfortune of the Lorde Spencer alledging letters sent from the Earle of Northampton whome the same authors repute as generall of that army into Britaine directed to the Kyng in whiche was signified howe that within the octaues of the assumption of our Lady they arriued on the coast of Britaine neere to the Towne and Castell of Brest in the whyche the Duchesse of Britaine with hir children were of the enimies besieged both by sea and lande by sea with thirteene greate galleys by lande by the Lorde Charles de Bloys the Earles of Sauoy and Foiz But the galleys perceyuing the Englishe fleete to bee approched vpon them ere they were aware so that they were compassed in to their great danger three of the same galleys fled and so escaped the residue got vp into a riuer of the same hauen where they that were aboorde left their vessels and fledde to the lande and as wel they as the other that held siege before Brest and suche as kept a Castell there not farre off called Goule Forrest packed away without any more ado The english marriners following the galleies that were withdrawen vp the riuer with theyr small boates and barges set fire on the same galleys and so brent them Thus all the EnglishmeÌ„ came a lande and leauing the Lorde Say Captain in the said Castel of Gouleforrest they passe forward into y e countrey comming to a Castel coÌ„monly called Monsieur Relix gaue an assault thereto where many of their men of warre were wouÌ„ded and sir Iames Louel slaine After this staying a time for y e coÌ„ming of their coÌ„federates whiche after a fortnightes space came to them on y e monday being the morrow after Michaelmas day they hearde that the Lorde Charles de Blois was comming in al hast with a power of three M. meÌ„ of armes twelue C. Genewayes a greate multitude of coÌ„mons to reyse the siege WherevpoÌ„ y e Erle of NorthamptoÌ„ with his army marched softly towards theÌ„ chosing a plot of ground conuenieÌ„t for his purpose fought with his enimie slew and tooke of them at y e least three hundred men of armes The Erle of Northampton lost not any noble man in this fight excepted onely the Lord Edwarde Spencer But nowe as touching the Earle of Richmont Froissart sayth y t he coÌ„ming to Hanibout after he had thus lost Vannes tooke the Sea and sailed into England but by reason of beeing tossed on the seas his wounds rancled so that shortly after his comming to London hee dyed and was buried in the Church of Saint Paule The King of Englande was sore displeased with hys deathe â—…he Kyng â—…eth ouer â—…o Brytayn and immediately after passed ouer hymselfe into Britaine with a greate army and landing there the nine and twentith of Nouember at the same place where the Earle of Richmont did land at his arriuall there not farre from VaÌ„nes â—…nnes beâ—…ed he went straight and besieged Vannes but perceyuing that it woulde not bee wonne but by long siege he left the Erle of Arundell and y e lord Stafford to continue the siege whilest he wente to Rennes to aide his people which still lay at the siege therof Before the kings arriual in Britain those y t were there vnder the Erle of Northampton â—…ditions to 〈◊〉 as the Lord Hugh Spencer the L. Richard Talbat with their retinewes foughte with the Frenchmen neere to Morleis where a few Englishmen vnneth fiue huÌ„dred discomfited a mighty power of Frenchmen 〈◊〉 army of â—…enchmen comfited a few Enâ—…shmen estemed to be aboue fiftie thousand of whome some they slewe some they tooke Among other was taken the L. Geffrey de Charny accompted for one of the best and sagest Knightes in Fraunce whome the Lorde Richard Talbot tooke and sent into Englande But nowe as touching the Kings doings wee finde that whilest hee remayned for this winter season in Britaine his people forreyed y e Countrey a four dayes iorney in length and two days iorney in bredth After his comming to Rennes hee stayed not past fiue dayes but leauing them whome he found there to continue the siege hee went himselfe to Nauntes where he had knowledge that the Lorde Charles de Blois was At his comming thither hee enuironed the Citie about with a strong siege Nauntes besieged and made many fierce assaultes to walles and gates but could not preuayle then leauing certaine of his Lords there to continue the siege hee raysed with the residue and went to Dinan whiche Towne with sore and fierce assaultes hee lastly wonne and after that drew againe towards Vannes for that he was enformed howe the Duke of Normandy was comming downe towards him with an army of fortie thousand men The King of England supposing he shoulde haue battell sente vnto those whiche lay at siege before Rennes commanding them to come from thence vnto him so that by this meanes all the powers both of the King of Englande and of the Duke of Normandie generall to his father the Frenche Kyng in those warres of Brytaine beeing assembled before Vannes hande foughten some great and bloudy battell as was supposed for the whole triall of the right of Britaine if the Cardinals of Cleremount and Preâ—…stâ—… as Legates from Pope Clement the sixth hadde not taken vp the matter by concluding a deale betwixte them for the tearme of three yeares Additions to Triuet Commissioners for the King of Englande Commissioners appoynted to treate with these Cardinals on the behalfe of the Kyng of Englande were these Henry of Lancaster Earle of Derby William Bohun Earle of Northampton William Mountagew Earle of Salisburie Raufe Lord Stafford Bartholmewe Lorde Burgherse Nicholas Lorde Cantelow Reginald Lorde Cobham Walter Lord of Manny Maurice Lord Berkeley and Master Iohn Vfford Archdeacon of Elie. Commissioners for the french king For the Frenche King Odo Duke of Burgoigne and Piers Duke of Burbon were deputed Commissioners and such diligence was vsed by the parties 1343 that finally they agreed vpon thys truce of three yeares A truce for three yeares with certayne articles for meane to conclude some final peace as that there should be sent from eyther Kyng some personages of their bloud and others vnto the Courte of Rome with sufficient authoritie to agree confirme and establishe vpon all
controuersies and dissentions betwixt the sayde Kings accordyng to the agreement of the Pope and such as should be so sent to treate thereof It was further agreed that they should haue libertie to declare and pronounce their argumeÌ„ts and reasons before the Pope but not to haue power to decide and giue sentence but only by way of some better treatie and order of agreemente to be made And these commissioners were appointed to appeare before the Pope afore the feast of Saint Iohn Baptist next ensuing and the Pope to dispatche the businesse before Christmas after if by consent of the sayde nobles the tearme were not proroged And if it so were that the Pope could make no agreemente yet shoulde the truce endure the prefired tearme The conditions of the truce to witte till the feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell and for the space of three yeares then next ensuing betwixte the Kings of Fraunce England and Scotland the Earle of Heynaulte and their alies as the Dukes of Brabant and of Gilderlande also the Marques of Guillickerland the Lorde Beaumont otherwise called Sir Iohn de Heynault and the people of Flaunders in all theyr landes and dominions from the date of the charter made heereof by all the sayde tearme aforesaide to be obserued holden and kept Also the Kyng of Scottes and the Earle of Heynaulte were appointed to sende certaine persons as commissioners for them vnto the sayde Court of Rome Thys truce was also accorded to bee kepte in Britayne betwixt the sayde Kyngs and their adherentes in whyche Countrey as well as in Guâ—…enne and other places euery man shoulde remayne in possession of that whiche hee helde at the tyme of concluding this truce saue that the Citie of Vannes shoulde bee deliuered into the handes of the Cardinall to bee kepte by 〈…〉 the Popes name during the truce and thâ—… 〈◊〉 dyspose thereof as shoulde seeme to 〈◊〉 good Many other articles were comprised in the Charter of thys truce too long heere to rehearse all the whyche were confirmed with the othes of the sayd Dukes of Burgoigne and Burbone on the French Kinges behalfe and of the Earles of Derby Northampton and Salisbury the Lorde Burghersts and the Lorde of Mâ—…y for the Kyng of England In witnesse whereof the sayde Cardinals caused the charter to bee made putting therevnto their seales the nineteenth daye of Ianuary in the yeare â—…343 in presence of dyuers Prelates and of the Earles of Bolongne Ausserre Sancerre Iuigny and Porcien the Lorde Miles de Nohers the Lorde Ingram de Coucy and the foresayde Lordes Cantelowe Cobeham and Berkeley with manye other Lordes Barons Nobles and Geâ—…emenne When thys truce was thus confirmed An. reg manye of the Englishe armye returned home thorough Fraunce so to passe ouer by the narrowe Seas into Englande but the Kyng hymselfe The King England 〈…〉 Sea 〈…〉 with a fewe other taking theyr Shippes to passe by long Seas were maruellously â—…ted by tempest so that their Shippes were â—…tered and dryuen to take lande at dyuers hauens The Duchesse of Britaigne with hir sonne and daughter came a lande in Deuonshire Sir Peers de Veel 〈…〉 and his sonne Sir Henry Veel and Sir Iohn Rayne Knyghtes were drowned togyther with the Shippe in whyche they passed The Kyng escaping very hardly landed at Weymouth and the fifth day of March came to London to the Queene Parliament â—…he Kings â—…est sonne â—…eated prince â—… Wales In the Quindene of Easter he helde a Parliament at Westminster in which he created hys eldest sonne Edward Prince of Wales â—…bassadors â—…oynted to 〈◊〉 to the â—…e Also in the same Parliament were Ambassadors appoynted forth suche as shoulde goe to the Pope to treate of peace as in the Charter of the truce among other articles it was conteyned whose names followe Iohn Byshop of Exeter Henry de Lancaster Earle of Derby Hugh le Dispenser Lord of Glamorgan Cousins to the King Raufe Lord Stafford William de Norwiche Deane of Lincolne William Trussell Knighte and master Andrewe de Vfford a Ciuilian These persons were sent with commission to y e Pope to treate with him not as Pope nor as iudge but as a priuate person and a common friende to both parties to be a meane or mediator to fynde out some indifferente ende of all controuersies betwixt the parties The date of their commission was at Westminster the foure and twentith of May in thys seuenteenth yeare of the Kings raigne Moreouer in thys Parliamente a greeuous complaynte was exhibited by the Earles Barons Knightes burgesses and other of the commons for that straungers by vertue of reseruations and prouisions Apostolike gote the best benefices of this lande into their hands and neuer came at them nor bare any charges due for the same but deminishing the treasure of the Realm and conueying it foorthe sore endomaged the whole state The Byshops durst not or woulde not gyue theyr consents in exhibiting this complainte but rather seemed to stande againste it till the Kyng compelled them to gyue ouer Heerevpon a letter was framed by the Lords of the temporaltie and commons whiche they directed vnto the Pope in all humble manner besieching hym to consider of the derogation done to the Realme of England by such reseruations prouisions and collations of benefices as had bin practised heere in Englande and therefore sith the Churches of Englande had bin founded and endowed by noble and worthy men in times past to the ende the people might be instructed by suche as were of their owne language and that hee beeyng so farre off and not vnderstandyng the defaultes had lyke as some of his predecessors more than in times past hadde bin accustomed graunted by dyuers reseruations prouisions and collations the Churches and spirituall promotions of this lande vnto diuers persons some straungers yea and enimies to y e Realme whereby the money and profites were carried foorthe the cures not prouided for almes withdrawen hospitalitie decayed the Temples and other buyldings belonging to the Churches ruinated and fallen downe the charitie and deuotion of the people sore deminished and dyuers other greeuous enormities thereby growen cleane contrary to the founders mindes wherefore vpon due consideration thereof hadde they signifyed to him that they could not suffer suche enormities any longer and therefore besoughte hym wholly to reuoke suche reseruations prouisions and collations to auoide suche slaunders mischiefes and harmes as myghte ensue and that the cures myghte therewith be committed to persons meete for the exercise of the same further also beseeching him without delay to signifie his intention sith they meante to employ theyr diligence to remedie the matter and to see that redresse myghte bee hadde accordyng to reason The date of these letters was in full Parliament at Westminster the eight and twentith of May in the yeare of grace 1343. Heerevnto hee added this muche more that there was a Knighte that spake defamous words of him the Church of Rome
the which many things were in talke about the honest demeanor of Churchmen whiche seldome is obserued as the addition to Nicholas Triuet saith â—…oigne â—…nged About the feast of the Assumption of our Lady the King disanulled the Florens to y e greate commoditie of his Kingdome ordeyning a greater Florene of halfe a marke and a lesser of three shillings four pence and the least of all of twentie pence and these were called Nobles and not without cause for they were a noble coigne faire and fine golde This yeare the seuententh day of Nouember the Pope in Auinion created the Lord Lewes de Spaine Ambassador for the Frenche K. Prince of the Isles called Fortunatae for what purpose it was not knowen but it was doubted not to be for any good meaning towardes the kingdome of Englande the prosperitie whereof the same Pope was suspected not greately to wish 1345 An. reg 19. About the beginning of Lent the same yeare the sayde Pope had sente an Archbyshoppe and a Byshoppe Ambassadors to the King who meete them at Ospring in Kente and to the ende they shoulde not linger long within the Realme hee quickly dispatched them withoute effect of theyr message This yeare shortly after Easter the Duke of Britaine that had bin deteyned prisoner by the Frenche King and escaped out of prison came ouer into England And about the same time the King ordeyned the exchange of moneys at London Caunterbury and Yorke to y e greate commoditie of his people â—…burie Ad. Meri â—…lichron About Midsomer or as other bane Michaelmas the Erle of Derby with the Erle of Pembroke the Lorde Raufe Stafford the L. Walter de Manny the L. Iohn Grey of Codnore and diuers other Lords â—…e hundred â—…en of armes and two thousand archers hath Froissart Knightes and Esquires to the number of fiue or sixe hundred men of armes and as many archers sailed ouer into Gascoigne to aâ—… the Kinges subiectes there agaynste the Frenchmen This Earle of Derby being generall of the army after hys arriuall in Gascoigne about the beginning of December wanne the Towne of Bergerat by force Bergerat won hauing putte to fight the Erle of Lesse as then the French kings Lieutenant in Gascoigne who lay there with a greate power to defende the passage but beeyng drawen into the Towne Froissart and hauing lost the Sâ—…thes to the Englaâ—… 〈◊〉 hee fledde out in the night and so left the Towne withoute anye Souldiers to defende it so that the Townesmen yeelded it vnto the Earle of Deâ—… and â—…ware themselues to be true siege men vnto the Kyng of Englande After this the Earle of Derby passed further into the Countrey and wanne diuers Castels and Townes as Lango le Lacke Moâ—…rat Mongâ—…e Punach Laâ—…ew Forâ—…th Pondair Beaumount in Layllois Bodnall Abberoch and Liâ—…orne part of them by assaulte and the residue by surrender This done he returned to â—…urdeaux hauing left Captaines and Souldiers in suche places as he had wonne This yeare the King sent forth a commission vnto certaine persons in euery countie within this Realme to enquire what landes and tenementes euery man aboue fiue poundes of yeerely reuenewes bring of the lay fee myght dispend bycause he had giuen order that euery man whiche myghte dispende fiue poundes and abdue vnto tenne pounde of suche yeerely reuenewes in lande of the ley fee shoulde furnishe hymselfe or finde an archer on horsebacke furnished with armour and weapon accordingly Hee that might dispende tenne pounde should furnishe hymselfe or fynde a demilaunce or a light horseman if I shall so tearme hym beeyng then called an Hobeler with a launce and hee that myghte dispende fiue and twentie pounde shoulde furnishe hymselfe or finde a man at armes And hee that myghte dispende fiftie poundes shoulde furnishe two men at armes And hee that myghte dyspende an hundred poundes shoulde fynde three men at armes that is hymselfe or one in his steede with two other And suche as myght dispende aboue an hundred poundes were appoynted to fynde more in number of menne at armes accordingly as they shoulde bee assessed after the rate of theyr landes whyche they myghte yearely dispende beeyng of the lay fee and not belonging to the Church About this season the Duke of Britayne Additions to Triuet hauing w t him the erles of NorthaÌ„pton Oxford Sir William de Killesby one of the Kings secretaries and many other Barons and knightes with a greate number of men of armes passed ouer into Britaine againste the Lord Charles de Bloys where they carried a long time and dyd little good to make anye accompte of by reason that the Duke in whose quarrell they came into those parties The Duke of Britayne departed this life shortly after his arriuall there departed this life and so they returned home into England But after their comming from theÌ„ce Sir Thomas Dagworth Knighte that hadde bin before and nowe after the departure of those Lordes and Nobles still remayned the Kyngs Lieutenant there so behaued himselfe againste both Frenchmen and Britaines that the memorie of his worthy doings deserueth perpetual coÌ„mendation The Lorde Beaumount of Heynault forsaketh the K. of England his seruice The king goeth ouer into Flaunders Sir Iohn de Heynault Lorde Beaumont about the same time changed his coate and leauing the King of Englandes seruice was reteyned by the French Kyng In this nineteenth yeare of King Edwarde I finde that about the feast of the Natiuitie of Saint Iohn Baptist he sayled ouer into Flaunders leauing his sonne the Lord Lionell warden of the Realme in his absence He tooke with him a great number of Lords Knightes and GeÌ„tlemen with whome hee landed at Sluse The cause of his going ouer was to further a practise whiche he hadde in hande with them of Flaunders the which by the labor of Iaques Arteueld meant to cause their Earle Lewes eyther to do homage vnto Kyng Edward or else if hee refused then to disinherite him and to receyue Edwarde Prince of Wales for theyr Lorde the eldest sonne of King Edwarde Ia. Meir King Edwarde promising to make a Dukedome of the Countie of Flaunders for an augmentation of honor to the countrey there came vnto Sluse to the King Froissart Iaques van Arteueld and a great nuÌ„ber of other appointed as counsellors for their chiefest Townes The King with all his nauie 〈…〉 of Englâ—… shippe lay in the Hauen of Sluse where in his great Shippe 〈◊〉 the Catherine a Counsell was holden vpon thys foresaid purpose but at length those of the Counsels of the chiefest Townes misliked the 〈◊〉 so much that they would conclude nothing 〈◊〉 required respite for a moneth to consult with all the communaltie of the Countreys and to 〈◊〉 and as the more part should be enclined so shâ—… the King receyue aunswere The King and Iaques Arteueld would fayne haue had a 〈◊〉 daye and a more towardly aunswere but 〈◊〉 other could be
endured more than a great league Caxton The number slaiâ—…e Froissart There were slaine in all to the number of two thousande When the king of Englande had thus passed the riuer hee acquit Gobin Agace and all hys companie of their raunsoms and gaue to y e same Gobin an hundred nobles Crotay burnt and a good horse and so the king roade foorth as he did before His marshals roade to Crotay by the Sea side and burnt the towne and tooke all such wines and goodes as were in the Shippes and Barkes which lay there in the hauen One of the Marshals road to the gates of Abuile and from thence to S. Richier and after to the towne of Rue saint Esperite This was on a Fryday and both the Marshals returned to the kings host about noone and so lodged all togither about Cressy in Ponthieu where hauing knowledge that the French king followed to giue 〈◊〉 battaile he commaunded his marshals to câ—…plot of ground somewhat to his aduantage 〈◊〉 he might there abide his aduersaries In the 〈◊〉 time the French king being come with at his â—…issance vnto Abuâ—…e and hearing hâ—… the 〈◊〉 EnglaÌ„d was passed ouer the riuer of Sâ—… 〈◊〉 dâ—…comfited sir Goâ—… dâ—… Foy he was 〈…〉 pleased in his minde but when he vnderstood 〈◊〉 his enimies were lodged at Cressy and meâ—… 〈◊〉 to abyde him he caused all his people to 〈…〉 of Abuâ—…e and early on the Saterday in the â—…ning anon after Sunne rysing he departed 〈◊〉 of the towne himselfe and marched towards his enimies The king of England vnderstanding that his aduersarie king Philip stil followed 〈◊〉 to giue him battaile and supposing that the 〈◊〉 Saterday he would come to offer it â—…oâ—…e 〈◊〉 in the morning and comaunded euery man 〈◊〉 to call vpon God for his ayde theâ—… to be â—…ed and to draw with speede into the field thâ—… the place before appoynted they might be set â—…der of battail Beside this he caused a pâ—…e to 〈◊〉 and closed by the woodde side behinde 〈…〉 in the which he ordeyned that all the Caâ—…tes aâ—…ges shoulde be set with all the horses 〈◊〉 eueryâ—… was on foot Then he ordeyned three 〈◊〉 in the first was the prince of Wales with him the Earle of Warwike the Lord Godfrey of Harecourt the Lord Stafforde the Lord de la Waâ—… the Lord Bourchier the lord Thomas Clifford Gâ—… 〈…〉 sayth that when they should inâ—… 〈…〉 English 〈◊〉 were yâ—… archeâ—… English de Welâ—…men beside â—…ther 〈◊〉 with 〈…〉 Ianâ—…ies and not â—…ully 400â—… 〈◊〉 the Lord Reginald Cobham the Lord Thomas Hollande sir Iohn Chandos sir Bartilâ—…w de Browash sir Rob. Neuil They were an vâ—…j C. men of armes and two M. archers a. M. of other with the Welchmen In the second bâ—…taile was the Erle of Northamton the Erle of Arundell the Lords Ros and Willowbie Baâ—…et S. Albine Multon and other The third battaile the king led himselfe hauing with him .vij. C. men of armes and two thousande Archers and in the other battayles were to the number of right hundred men of Armes and twelue hundred Archers Thus was the English armie marshalled according to the report of Froissart When euery man was gotten into order of battaile the king leapt vpon a white Hobbie Froissâ—…t The 〈◊〉 meâ—… 〈◊〉 the â—…e and rode from ranke to ranke to viewe them the one Marshall on hys ryght hande and the other on hys lefte desiring euerie manne that daye to haue regarde to hys ryght and honour Her spake it so courteously and wyth so good a countenaunce that euen they whiche before were discomforted tooke courage in hearing him speake suche sweete and louing woordes amongest them It was nine of the clocke or euer is 〈◊〉 â—…ed all his battayles and thervpon it caused euerie man to eate and drinke a little which they did at theyr ley sure This was a perillous battaile and sore foughten there were few taken to mercie for the English men had so determined in the morning Certaine French men and Almaines perforce opened the archers of the Princes battaile The princes battail pierced and came to fight with the men of armes hand to hand Then the seconde battaile of the Englishe men came to succor the Princes battaile and not before it was time for they of that battail had as then ynough to do insomuch that some which were 〈…〉 as the Erle of Northampton The 〈◊〉 Northamâ—… sendeth 〈◊〉 king and other 〈◊〉 the king where he stood aloft on a Wâ—… requiring him to aduaunce forward and 〈◊〉 their ayde they being as then sore layde tâ—… enimies The king here vpoÌ„ demaunded if 〈◊〉 were slaine hurt or felled to the earth 〈◊〉 the knight that brought the message The kings answere but 〈…〉 matched well sayd the king returne to him 〈◊〉 them that sent you and say to them that they send no more to me for any aduenture that â—…leth so long as my sonne is aliue for 〈◊〉 that this iourney be his with the honor theâ—… 〈◊〉 this answere the knight returned which 〈◊〉 encouraged them to do their best for to 〈◊〉 theyr spurres beeing halfe arashed in that they hâ—… sent to the king for ayde At length when it deâ—… toward euening that the Frenchmen wâ—… beâ—…ten downe slain on eche hand The French king depaâ—… out of the 〈◊〉 king Philip as it were by coÌ„straint departed out of the field not â—…uing as then past .lx. persons about him of whoÌ„ the L. Iohn of Heynâ—…ult was one by whose perswasion be chiefly consented to ride his way for his owne safegarde when hee sawe the losse was such as on that day it could not be recouered The slaughter of the Frenchmen was great and lamentable Great slaughter of Frenchmen Caxton Iames Mâ—… Polidor Froissâ—…rt Noble mâ—…n â—…aâ—… namely for the losse of so many noble menne as were slaine at the same battaile fought betwene Cressy Broy on that Sâ—…terday next following the feast of S. Bartholomew being as that yeare fell the .xxvj. of August Among other which died that day these 〈…〉 registred by name as chiefest Iohn king of Boheme Raufe Duke of Lorraine Charles of Alanso brother germaine to king Philip Charles Erle of Bloys Lewes Erle of Flanders also the Earle of Harecourt brother to the Lord Geâ—… of Harecourt with the Earles of Aussere Anmerle and Saint Poule beside diuers other of the nobilitie The English men neuer brake out of their battails to chase any man but kept themselues togithers in their wards and ranks defended themselues euer agaynst such as came to assayle them This battaile ended about euening When the Frenchmen were clearly ouerâ—…e and those that were left aliue fled gone so that the Englishmen heard no more noyse of them The king of England commeth downe from the hâ—… king Edwarde came downe from the hyll on the which hee had stood all that day with his helmet still on his head
mentioned betwixt the King of Englande and Fraunce at the sute of the Pope so that K. Edwarde shoulde haue resigned hys title and clayme to the Crowne of Fraunce and y e FreÌ„ch King should haue giuen ouer vnto him y e whole Duchie of Guyenne to holde the same freely without knowledging of resort or superioritie or doing any manner of homage for the same but suche delayes were made and the sute so prolonged by the Pope that the Earle of Derby whiche with others were sente to him aboute thys matter returned withoute speede of his purpose for the whych he went The same yeare in October an Englishe archer of the gaâ—…ison of Caleis named Iohn of Dancaster by licence of the Lord deputie of Caleis tooke with him threescore persons menne of armes and archers and in the nighte that goeth before the feast day of Saint Vincent in the last quarter of the same nighte hee commyng to the Castell of Guynes founde as well the watch as other fast a sleepe wherevpon hee passed a water that adioyned to the Castell wading vp to the girdell and so came to the wall where he and hys company rearing vp ladders mounted by y e same so secretely that slaying the watche beeing not past three or four persons that were on y e walles they entred the Castell The Castell of Guynes wonne and finding the Frenchmen a sleepe sleWe those that vppon their wakening made anye defence and tooke the residue whome they suffered to departe and by thys meanes they wanne the Castell finding greate store of vittayles within and so as they founde it they kepte it to the Kyng of Englande vse The French histories declare that one GuilliaÌ„ de Beauconroy that was Captayne of this Castell betrayed y e place to y e englishmeÌ„ for a suÌ„me of money and when the Frenche King required restitution â—…lidor bycause the truce was not yet expired he was shifted off with this forged answer y e nothing was excepted by the assurance of the truce concerning things that shoulde be bought and solde The Frenchman that betrayed it was shortly after put to execution at Amiens â—…otes and â—…e grotes â—…st coigned In this yeare were the first peeces of siluer called groates and halfe groates of foure pence and two pence the peece stamped by the Kinges appoyntment through the counsell of William de Edington Byshop of Winchester Lorde Treasorer Before that time there were no other coignes but the Noble halfe noble and quarter noble with the peeces of siluer called sterlings Bycause these newe peeces wanted of the weight of the olde sterling coigne the prices as well of vittayles as of other wares did dayly rise and seruauntes and workemen waxing more craftie than beforetime they had bin demaunded greater wages This yeare 1352 An. reg 26. vpon the euen of the Assumption of our Lady Sir Iohn Bentley Knight as theÌ„ Lord warden of Britaigne fought with the L. Guy de Nealle Marshall of Fraunce lately ransomed out of captiuitie in the parties of Britaine neere to a place called Movron Movron betwixte Rennes and Pluremell where the sayd Marshal was slayne togither with the Lorde of Briquebeke the Chateline of Beauvais and dyuers other both Britons and Frenchmen 135â—… An. reg 27. â—…ho VVals 〈◊〉 the printed â—…ooke of staâ—…tes it should â—…peare that â—…is ParliameÌ„t â—…s rather â—…olden in the â—…5 yeare of â—…his Kings â—…oigne In the seuen and twentith yeare of his raigne King Edwarde helde a Parliamente at Westminster after the feast of Easter in which an ordinance was deuised what wages seruauntes and labourers should be allowed prohibiting theÌ„ to receyue aboue the rate whiche they were accustomed to take before the yeare of the great mortalitie Seruantes and labourers were in deede growen to bee more subtill than before time they had bin but by reason that the prices of thinges were enhaunced it is like they demaunded greater wages than they hadde done before time and one cause of the dearth was imputed to the newe coigne of money beeing of lesse weight in the alley thereof than before it had bin so that the Bishoppe of Winchester being Lord Treasorer who hadde counselled the king to ordeine those groates and halfe groates was euill spoken of amongest the people In this Parliament there were statutes also made â—…tatutes for â—…aking of â—…othes that clothes should in length and breadth through the Realme beare the same assise as was ordeined in the ParliameÌ„t holden at Northampton Also that all weares milles Weares and â—…illes and other lettes should be remoued forth of riuers that might be any hinderance for ships botes or lighters to passe vp and down the same But these good ordinaunces tooke little or none effect by reason of bribes that walked abroad and friendshippe of Lordes and greate men that sought rather their owne commodities than the common wealthes Shortely after the feaste of Pentecoste Creations of noble men the Earle of Derbie and Lancaster was made Duke of Lancaster and Raufe Lord Stafforde was created Earle of Stafforde Whereas there had bin a treatie betwixte the lordes of Britaine and the king of Englande not onely for the deliueraunce of the lorde Charles of Bloys The Lorde Charles of Blois but also for the matching of his eldest sonne in marriage with one of king Edwards daughters and so to enioy the Dukedome in peace This matter was so farre forewardes that in the yeare last passed the said lorde Charles leauing two of his sonnes and a daughter in pledge for the paymeÌ„t of .xl. M. florens agreed vpon for his raunsome hee was permitted to retourne into Britaine to prouide that money and withall to procure a dispensation that his eldest sonne might marrie with one of king Edwards daughters notwithstanding that otherwise they were within the degrees of coÌ„sanguinitie prohibiting them to marrie Heerevppon this yeare about Michaelmas hee retourned into Englande with the same dispensation but bycause aboute the same time the Britons had taken by stelth an Ilande wyth a Castell therein that the Englishmen had kepte and put all those whiche they founde therein to the sworde the saide Lorde Charles otherwise Duke of Britaine lost the Kings fauour so that he woulde heare no more of any suche aliance by way of marriage as had bin coÌ„muned of before by reason wherof the Brittish lords that were in great number come ouer with the lorde Charles de Blois were coÌ„streined to returne home without atchieuing any part of their purpose leauing the saide lorde Charles and his children behinde them still here in Englande Debate betwixt the Dukes of Brunswike Lancaster The fourth daye of September the Duke of Brunswicke and the Duke of Lancaster should haue fought a combate in Paris about certayne wordes that the Duke of Lancaster shoulde speake in derogatioÌ„ of the Duke of Brunswikes honor for the which the sayd Duke had appealed him in the Court of Fraunce but when
quarell forthwith discouered his enterprice causing the articles aforesayde to be set vp in the publike streetes of the Citie of York and vpon the gates of the monasteries that eche man might vnderstande the cause that moued him to rise in armes agaynst the king the reforming whereof did not yet apperteyne vnto him Herevpon knights esquiers gentlemen yeomen and other of the commons as wel of the citie townes and countries about being allured either for desire of change or else for a desire to see a reformation in such things as were mētioned in the articles assembled togither in great numbers The Archbi in armour and the Archbishop comming forth amongst thē clad in armor encouraged exhorted by al meanes he coulde pricked them forth to take the enterprice in hand and manfully to continue in the begon purpose promising forgiuenesse of sinnes to all thē whose hap was to die in the quarel and thus not only all the Citizens of York but all other in the countries about that were able to bear weapon came to the Archbishop and to the Erle Marshal In deed the respect that men had to the Archbishop The estimatiō which men had of the Archbi of Yorke caused them to like the better of the cause since the grauitie of his age his integrity of life and incomparable learning with the reuerend aspect of his amiable personage moued al men to haue him in no small estimation The king aduertised of these matters meaning to preuent them left his iourney into Wales and marched with al speed towards the north partes Also Raufe Neuill Erle of Westmerlande The Erle of westmerland the L. Iohn of Lancaster the kings son prepare thēselues to resist the kings enemies that was not farre off togither with the lorde Iohn of Lācaster the kings sonne being enformed of this rebellious attempt assembled togither such power as they might make togither with those which were appoynted to attend on the said Lord Iohn to defend the borders agaynst the Scottes as the Lord Henry Fitz Hugh the Lord Raufe Euers the Lorde Robert Vmfrevill and others made forward agaynst the rebels The forest of Galtree and comming into a plaine within the forest of Galtree caused theyr standarts to bee pight downe in like sort as the Archbishop had pight his ouer agaynst them being farre stronger in number of people than the other for as some write there were of the rebels at the least .xx. thousand men The subtil policy of the erle of westmerlād When the Erle of Westmerlande perceyued the force of the aduersaries and that they lay still and attempted not to come forwarde vpon him he subtilly deuised how to quail their purpose and foorthwith dispatched Messengers vnto the Archbyshoppe to vnderstande the cause as it were of that greate assemble and for what cause contrary to the kings peace they came so in armor The Archbi protestation where he had on him armes The Archbishop answered that he tooke nothing in hande agaynst the kings peace but that whatsoeuer he did tended rather to aduaunce the peace and quiet of the common wealth than otherwise and where he and his companie were in armes it was for feare of the king to whom hee could haue no free accesse by reason of suche a multitude of flatterers as were about him and therefore hee mainteyned that his purpose was good and profitable as well for the king himselfe as for the realme if men were willing to vnderstand a truth and herewith hee shewed forth a skroll in whiche the articles were written wherof before ye haue heard The Messengers returning vnto the Earle of Westmerlande shewed him what they had heard and brought from the Archbishop When he had read the articles hee shewed in worde and countenaunce outwardly that he lyked of the Archbyshoppes holy and vertuous intent and purpose promising that he and his woulde prosecute the same in assysting the Archbishop who reioycing hereat gaue credite to the Earle and perswaded the Earle Marshall agaynst hys will as it were to go with him to a place appoynted for them to common togyther Here when they were mette with like number on eyther part the articles were tead ouer and without any more adoe the Earle of Westmerlande and those that were with him agreed to doe theyr best to see that a reformation might be had according to the same The Erle of Westmerlands politicke dealing The Earle of Westmerlande vsing more policie than the rest well sayde he then our trauaile is come to the wished ende and where oure people haue beene long in armour let them depart home to their wonted trades and occupations in the meane time let vs drinke togyther in signe of agreement that the people on bothe sydes may see it and know that it is true that we be light at a poynt They had no sooner shaked handes togither but that a knight was sent streight wayes from the Archb. to bring worde to the people that there was peace concluded commaunding eche man to lay aside armes to resort home to their houses The people beholding such tokens of peace a◅ shaking of handes and drinking togither of the Lordes in louing maner they being alreadie awearied with the vnaccustomed trauaile of war brake vp their fielde and returned homewardes but in the meane time whilest the people of the Archbishops side withdrew away the number of the contrarie part increased according to order giuen by the Earle of Westmerland and yet the Archbishop perceyued not that he was deceyued The Archbi◅ Yorke and ◅ erle Marshal arrested ◅yton till the Erle of Westmerland arrested both him the Erle Marshall with diuerse other Thus hath Walsingham But other write somewhat otherwise of this matter affyrming that the Erle of Westmerland in deed the lord Raufe Evres procured the Archbishop and the Erle Marshall to come to a comunication wyth them vpon a ground iust in the midway betwixt both the armies where the Erle of Westmerland in talke declared to them how perillous an enterprise they had taken in hand so to raise the people to moue warre against the king aduising them therfore to submit themselues without further delay vnto the kings mercie and his sonne the lorde Iohn who was present there in the field with baners spred readie to trie the matter by dynte of sworde if they refused this counsaile and therfore hee willed them to remember themselues well and if they woulde not yeelde and craue the kings pardon he badde them doe theyr best to defende themselues Herevppon as well the Archbishop as the Erle Marshall submitted themselues vnto the king and to his sonne the Lorde Iohn that was there present and returned not to theyr army Wherevpon their troupes skaled and fledde their wayes but being pursued many were taken many slaine and many spoyled of that they had aboute them and so permitted to goe theyr wayes howsoeuer the matter was handled
sending away the Messengers promised to sende them ayde very shortly There were with the king at this siege his son the duke of Aquitaine otherwise called the Dolphin the dukes of Burgoigne Bar and a great number of other erles lords knights gentlemeÌ„ so that the Citie was besieged euen til within the Faux burges of that side towards Dun le Roy. The siege continued till at length through mediation of Philibert de Lignac Lorde greate maister of the Rhodes and the Marshall of Sauoy that were both in the kings campe trauelling betwixt the parties there were appoynted CoÌ„missioners on both sides to treate for a peace to wit the master of the Crosbowes and the Seneshal of Heynalt and certain other for the king and the Archbishop of Bourges and the Lorde of Gaucourt and others for the Orlientiall side A peace concluded beâ—…wixt the two factions of Burgoin and Orleans These comming togither on a Fryday the .xv. of Iuly in the Dolphins Tent vsed the matter with such discretion that they concluded a peace and so on the Wednesday nexte following the campe brake vp and the king returned Eyton Whilest these things were a doing in France the Lorde Henrie Prince of Wales The prince of wales accused to his father eldest sonne to king Henrie got knowledge that certain of his fathers seruants were busie to giue informations agaynst him whereby discorde might arise betwixte him and his father Iohn Stow. for they put into the Kings heade not onely what euill rule according to the course of youth the Prince kepte to the offence of many but also what greate resort of people came to hys house so that the Courte was nothing furnished wyth suche a traine as dayly folowed the Prince These tales brought no small suspition into the Kings heade The suspiciuos ieaâ—…ousie of the king towards his son least hys sonne woulde presume to vsurpe the crowne bee beeing yet aliue through which suspitious iealousie it was perceiued that he fauoured not his sonne as in tymes past he had done The Prince sore offended with such persons as by slaunderous reportes sought not onely to spotte his good name abroade in the realme but to sow discorde also betwixt him and his father wrote his letters into euery part of the realme to reproue all such slaunderous deuises of those that sought hys discredite and to cleare himselfe the better that the Worlde mighte vnderstande what wrong he had to be slandered in such wise aboute the feast of Peter and Paule to witte The prince goeth to the court with a great trayne the .xxix. daye of Iune hee came to the Courte with such a number of Noble menne and other his friendes that wished him wel as the like train had beene seldome seene repayring to the Court at any one tyme in those dayes He was apparelled in a Gowne of blewe Satten full of smal Oylet holes His strange apparel at euery hole the needle hanging by a silke threde with which it was sewed Aboute his arme he ware an Houndes coller sette full of SS of golde and the tyrettes likewise being of the same mettall The Court was then at Westminster where he being entred into the Hall not one of his companie durst once aduaunce himselfe further than the fire in the same Hall notwithstanding they were earnestly requested by the Lordes to come higher but they regarding what they had in coÌ„maundement of the prince woulde not presume to do in any thing contrary thervnto He himself onely accompanied with those of the kings house was streight admitted to the presence of the k. his father who being at y e time grieuously diseased caused himself yet in hys Chayre to be borne into his priuie Chamber where in the presence of three or foure persons in whome he had moste confidence The prince coÌ„meth to the kings presence hee commaunded the Prince to shew what hee had to saye concerning the cause of hys comming The Prince kneeling downe before his father sayde Most redoubted and soueraigne Lord and father I am this time come to your presence as your liege man and as your naturall sonne in all things to be at your commaundement His wordes to his father And where I vnderstand you haue in suspition my demeanour agaynst your grace you knowe very well that if I knewe any man wythin thys realme of whome you shoulde stande in feare my dutie were to punish that person thereby to remoue that griefe from your heart Then howe much more ought I to suffer death to ease your grace of that griefe which you haue of me beeing your naturall sonne and liegeman and to that ende I haue this day made my selfe readie by coÌ„fession and receyuing of the SacrameÌ„t and therfore I beseeche you moste redoubted Lorde and deare father for the honour of God to ease your heart of all such suspition as you haue of me and to dispatche me here before your knees with this same dagger and withall hee deliuered vnto the king his dagger in all humble reuerence adding further that his life was not so deare to him that hee wished to liue one daye with his displeasure and therefore sayth he in thus ridding me out of life and your selfe from all suspition here in presence of these Lordes and before God at the day of the generall iudgement I faythfully protest clearly to forgiue you The kings wordes to the 〈◊〉 his son The king moued herewith cast from him the dagger and embracing the Prince kyssed hym and with shedding teares confessed that in deede he had him partly in suspition though now 〈◊〉 perceyued not with iust cause and therefore from thenceforth no misreport shuld cause him to haue him in mistrust this he promised of his honâ—… So by his greate wisedome was the wrongfull suspition whiche his father had conceyued against him remoued and hee restored to hys fanâ—…er And further Eyâ—… where he coulde not but grieuouslye complayne of them that hadde slaundered hym so greatly to the defacing not onely of his honor but also putting him in daunger of his life The pelâ—… quest to hâ—… his accuseâ—… answeâ—… this wrongful â—…ders he huÌ„bly besought the King that they myght answere theyr vniuste accusation and in case they were founde to haue forged suche matters vpon a malicious purpose that then they myght suffer some punishment for theyr faultes thoughe not to the full of that they had deserued The King seeming to graunt his reasonable desire tolde him yet that he must tarie a Parliament that suche offenders might he punished by iudgement of theyr Peeres And so for that time he was dismissed with great loue and signes of fatherly affection About the same time Iohn PreÌ„dergest knight Sir Iohn PreÌ„dergest reâ—…red to the kings faâ—… sent to 〈◊〉 being restored to the kings fauor with .xxx. ships â—…koured the seas tooke good prises of wine and vitayles which relieued the commons greatly Amongst
enuyed against the surmised and vntruely feyned lawe Salike The Salike lawe whiche the Frenchmen alledge to defeate the Kyngs of England of their iust and rightfull title clayme and interest to the Crowne of Fraunce the â—…ery words of which law are these In terram Salâ—…am mulieres ne succedant that is to saye lette not women succeede in the land Salique which the Frenche glosers expounde to bee the Realme of Fraunce and y t this law was made by K. â—…aramond wheras yet their owne authors affirme that y e land Salique is in Germanie betweene y e riuers of Elbe and Sala and that wheÌ„ Charles the great had ouercome the Saxons hee placed there certaine Frenchmen which hauing in disdeine the vnhonest maners of the Germain women made a lawe that the females shoulde not succeede to anye inheritance within that lâ—…de which at this day is called Meiseu Misâ—… so that if this be true this law was not made for the Realme of France nor the Frenchmen possessed the land Salique til four C. 21. yeares after the deathe of Pharamond their supposed maker of this Salique lawe for this Pharamond deceassed in the yere 426. and Charles y e great subdued y e Saxons and placed the Frenchmen in those partes beyond the riuer of Sala in the yeare 805. Moreouer it appereth by their owne writers that King Pepine whiche deposed Childerike claymed the crowne of Fraunce as heire general for that he was descended of Blithild daughter to king Clothair the froste Hugh Capet also which vsurped the Crowne vpon Charles duke of Lorrayne the sole heâ—…re male of the lyne and stock of Charles the great to make his title seeâ—… true and appeare good thoughe in deede it was starke naught conueyde himselfe as heyre to the Lady Lyngard daughter to king Charlemayn sonne to Lewes the Emperor that was sonne to Charles the great King Lewes also the tenth otherwyse called Saint Lewes being very heire to the said vsurper Hugh Capet coulde neuer be satisfyed in his conscience howe he might iustely kepe and possesse the crown of France til he was perswaded and fully instructed that Queene Isabell his grandmother was lyneally descended of the Lady Ernrengarde daughter and heyre to the abouenamed Charles duke of Lorayn by the whiche mariage the bloud and lyne of Charles the great was againe vnited and restored to the crowne and scepter of France so that more clerer than the Sunne it openly appeareth that the title of king Pepyn the clayme of Hugh Capet the possession of Lewes yea and of the Frenche kynges to thys daye are deryued and conueyed from the heire female thought they woulde vnder coldure of suche a fayned Lawe barre the Kings and Princes of this realme of England of theyr ryghte and lawfull inheritance The Archebishoppe further alledged oute of the booke of Numeri thys faying â–ª When a man dyeth without a sonne let the inheritance discende to his daughter At length hauing said sufficientely for the proofe of the kings â—…uste and lawfull title to the Crowne of Fraunce hee exhorted hym to aduance forth his banner to fight for hys ryghte to conquere hys inheritaunce to spare neither bloud swoord ne fire sith his warre was iust his cause good and his clayme true And to the intent his louyng Chapleyns and obediente subiectes of the Spiritualtie myghte shewe them selues wyllyng and desyrous to ayde hys maiestie for the recouerie of hys aunciente righte and true inheritaunce the Archbishoppe declared that in theyr spirituall Conuocation they had graunted to his highnesse suche a summe of money as neuer by no spiritual persons was to any Prince before those dayes giuen or aduaunced The Earle of Westmerland â—…adeth the 〈◊〉 to the coÌ„â—… of Scotlande When the Archbishoppe hadde ended his prepared tale Rafe Neuill Erle of Westmerland as then Lorde Warden of the marches aneynst Scotlande and vnderstandyng that the kyng vpon a couragious desire to recouer his right in Fraunce would surely take the warres in hand thought good to moue the Kyng to begin fyrste wyth Scotlande and therevpon declared how easye matter it shoulde bee to make a conquest there a howe greatly the same should further his wished purpose for the subduyng of the Frenche menne concludyng the suâ—…me of hys tale with thys olde saying That who so wyll Fraunce wynne mâ—…st with Scotlande fyrst beginne Manye matters he touched as well to sheâ—… howe necessary the conquest of Scotland should be as also to proue howe iust a cause the Kyng â—…dde to attempte it truâ—…yng to perswade the Kyng and all other to be of his opinion But after he had made an ende the Duke of â—…cester vncle to the Kyng a man well learned and wyse who hadde bene sente into Italye by his father The duke of â—…ceter hys vvyse and pythy ansvvere to the Earle of VVestmerlandes saying intendyng that he should haue bin a Priest replyed agaynste the Earle of Westmerlandes Orations affirmyng rather that hee whiche woulde Scotlande winne with France muste firste beginne For if the Kyng myghte once compasse the conqueste of Fraunce Scotlande coulde not long resyste so that conquere Fraunce and Scotlande woulde soone obeye A true saying For where shoulde the Scottes learne pollicye and skill to defende them selues if they had not theyr bringyng vp and traynyng in Fraunce If the Frenche pencions maynteyned not the Scottishe Nobilitie in what case shoulde they be Then take away Fraunce and the Scottes will soone be tamed Fraunce beeyng to Scotlande the same that the sappe is to the tree which beyng taken awaye the tree muste needes dye and wyther To be briefe the Duke of Excester vsed such earnest and pithy perswasions to induce the king and the whole assemblie of the Parliamente to credite hys woordes that immediately after he hadde made an ende all the companye beganne to crye Warre warre Fraunce Fraunce and the bill putte into the Parliament for dissoluing of Religious houses was cleerely forgotten and buryed and nothyng thoughte on but only the recoueryng of Fraunce accordyng to the title by the Archebishoppe declared and set foorthâ—… And vpon this poynte after a fewe actes for the wealthe of the Realme established and decreed the Parlyamente was proroged vntoo Westmynster Some write that in this Parliament it was enacted that Lollards and Heretikes with their maynteyners and fauourers shoulde be ipso facto adiudged guiltie of high treason but in the statute made in the same Parliament against Lollardes wee fynde no suche wordes Albeeit by force of that Statute it was ordeyned that beyng conuicte and executed they shoulde lose theyr Landes holden in Fee simple and all other theyr goodes and cattalles as in cases of Felonye Ambassadors from the FreÌ„ch K. and from the Duke of Burgoigne During this Parliament ther came to the K. Ambassadors as wel from the French king that was then in the gouernance of the Orlienâ—…iall faction as also from the Duke of Burgoigne for ayde agaynst
of the kings high way let drawe the chaine of the stoupes there and set vp pipes and hurdles in manner and forme of Bulwarkes and set men in Chambers Cellers and Windows with bowes and arrowes and other wepons to the intent to bring to finall destruction my saide Lorde of Gloucesters person aswell as of those that then shoulde come wyth hym 4 Item my said Lord of Gloucester saith and affirmeth that our soueraigne Lorde hys brother that was king Henry the fift tolde him on a time when our soueraigne Lorde being prince was lodged in the pallace of Westminster in the greate chamber by the noise of a spaniell there was on a night a man spied and taken behinde a tapet of the sayde Chamber the whyche man was delyuered to the Earle of Arundell to bee examined vppon the cause of his being there at that time the which so examined at that time confessed that hee was there by the stirring vp and precuring of my saide Lorde of Winchester ordeined to haue slaine the saide Prince there in his bedde Wherefore the saide Earle of Arundell let sacke him forthwith and drowned him in the Thames 5 Item our soueraigne Lorde that was Kyng Henry the fift saide vnto my sayd Lord of Gloucester that his father Kyng Henry the fourth liuing and visited then greately wyth sicknesse of the hand of God my saide Lord of Winchester saide vnto the king Henry the fift then being prince that the king his father so visited with sicknesse was not personable and therefore not disposed to come in conuersation and gouernance of the people and for so much counsailed him to take the gouernance crown of this lande vpon hym The aunswere of the Bishop HEre ensue the aunswers to the accusations made by my Lorde of Winchester Chauncellour of Englande vnto the causes and matters of heauinesse declared in the Articles against him by my Lorde of Gloucester 1 Fyrst as of the refuse made vnto my lord of Gloucester of opening the Tower to him of his lodging therein by the commaundement of my saide lorde of Winchester he aunswereth that in the presence of my saide Lord of Gloucester before his comming out of his country of Heinault for causes suche as were thought resonable it seemeth lawfull that the Tower shoulde haue bin notably stored and kepte with victuall howbeit it was not forthwith executed and that in likewise after that my said lord of Gloucester was gone into his said countrey of Heinault for seditious and odious villes and languages caste vsed in the citie of London sounding of insurrection and rebellion againste the kings peace and destruction aswell of diuers estates of this lande as strangers being vnder the defence in so muche that in doubt thereof straungers in greate number fledde the lande And for the more sure keping of the said Tower Richarde Wooduile esquier so trusted with our soueraigne lord the king that deade is as well ye knowe and also chamberlaine and counsellor vnto my Lorde of Bedforde wyth a certaine number of defensible persons assigned vnto hym was made deputie there by the assent of the kings counsell being that time at London for to abide therein for the safegarde thereof and straightlie chardged by the saide counsell that during that tyme of his sayde chardge he shoulde not suffer any man to be in the Tower stronger than hymselfe without speciall charge or commaundement of the king by the aduise of his counsell 2 Item that after soone vppon the comming of my laid Lord of Gloucester into this lande from his countrey of Heinault the saide lords of the kings counsell were informed that my said Lorde of Gloucester grudged with the saide manner of enforcing the Tower and let say to them of London that hee had well vnderstande that they had bin heauily threatned for the time of his absence and otherwise than they should haue bin if he had bin in this land Wherfore hee was right euill contented and especially of the said forcing of the Tower set vpon them in manner of a chast villayne consideryng the good equitie and truthe that they had alwayes kepte vnto the king offering them therevpon remedy if they woulde 3 Item that after this Richard Scot lieuetenaunt of the Tower by the commaundement of my saide Lorde of Gloucester broughte vnto him Frier Randolphe the whiche he had long before confessed treason done by hym againste the Kings person that deade is for the whiche knowledge he was put to bee kept in the sayde Tower and straightly commaunded vnder greate paine giuen vnto the said Scot to kepe him straightly and surely and not to lette him out of the saide Tower wythout commaundement of the Kyng by the aduise of his counsell The whiche Frier Randolphe my saide Lord of Gloucester kept then with himself not witting to the saide Scot as he declared vnto my sayde Lorde of Winchester soone after that he had broughte the saide Frier Randolph vnto my Lorde of Gloucester saying vnto my Lorde of Winchester that he was vndone but hee helped hym and expressed as for cause of the withhoulding of Frier Randolphe And saying moreouer that when hee desired of my saide Lorde of Gloucester Fryer Randolph the deliueraunce of the saide Frier Randolphe to leade him againe vnto the Tower or sufficient warrant for hys dischardge my saide Lorde of Gloucester aunswered him that his commaūdement was sufficient warrant and discharge for hym In the whiche thing abouesaid it was thought to my lord of Winchester that my said lord of Gloucester tooke vpon hym further than his auctoritie stretched vnto and caused him to doubt and dreade leaste that he would haue proceeded further And at suche time as the saide Wooduile came vnto hym to aske his aduise counsell of lodging my said L. of Gloucester in y e Tower he aduised and charged him that before he suffred my saide lord of Gloucester or any person lodge therein stronger than himselfe he shoulde puruey him a sufficiēt warrant therof of the K. by the aduise of his counsell 4 Item as to the said article of the foresaide causes of heauinesse my said lord chauncellour answereth that hee neuer purposed to set hande on the kings persō nor to remoue him or that he shoulde be remoued or put in any manner of gouernaūce but by the aduise of the kings coūsell For hee coulde not perceyue any manner of goodnes or of aduātage y e might haue growne to him therof but rather great perill charge and herof my saide lord of Winchester is ready to make proofe in time and place conueniēt 5 Item as to the .iij. article of the foresaid causes and heauines my saide lorde Chauncelor answereth y t he was ofte diuers times warned by diuers credible persōs aswell at the time of the kings last parliamēt holdē at Westminster as before sith y t my said L. of Gloucester purposed him bodily harm was warned ther of and counselled by the said persons
inteÌ„t of disobedience rebellion To the redressing of which it semed to my lord y e ChaÌ„cellor y t my said lord of Gloucest did not his indeuor nor diligence y t he might haue shewed for lack of which diligence they that were disposed to do disobeysance were encouraged and emboldned so that it was lyke that they shoulde haue made a gathering and that the King and his true subiects shoulde haue bin compelled to haue made a field to haue withstand them the which field making had bin aduenturing of this lande and in tokening that it was neuer my said Lorde Chancellors intente to gather no field but as truth most stirred hym against such as riotously woulde make such assemblie againste our soueraigne Lorde and the weale of this lande hee desired so hastely the coÌ„ming of my sayde L. of Bedford the whiche hee woulde in no wise haue so greately desired if hee woulde haue purposed him vnto anye vnlawfull making of a field for he wist well that my sayd Lord of Bedford would most sharply haue chastised and punished all those that so woulde anye riotous assemble make When this aunswere was made the Duke caused this writing following openly to be proclaymed BE it knowen to all folkes that it is the intent of my Lorde of Bedforde and all the Lordes spirituall and temporall assembled in this present Parliamente to acquite him them and to proceede truely iustly indifferently without any parcialitie in any maner of master or quarelâ—… moued or to be moued between my L. of Gloucester on that one partie and my Lord of Winchester Chancellor of Englande on that other partie And for sure keping of the kings peace it is acorded by my said L. of Bedford and by my sayd Lordes spirituall and temporall an othe to be made in forme as followeth that is to say The oth of the Lordes THat my sayd Lord of Bedford and my sayd Lords spiritual and temporal each of them shal as farre forth as their cunnyngs and discretions suffisen truely iustlys and indifferentely counsell and aduise the K. and also proceede and acquit themselues in all the sayd matters quarels without that they or any of them shall priuily and apertly make or shewe himselfe to bee partie or partiall therein not leauyng or eschuing so to doe for affection loue neede doubte or dreade of any person or persons And that they shall in all wise kepe secret al that shall be coÌ„moned by way of counsell in the matters and quarrels abouesayd in the sayd parliament without that they or any of them shall by worde writing of the king or in anie wise open or discouer it to anie of the saide parties or to any other person that is not of the saide counsaile But if he haue a speciall Comaundement or leaue therevnto of the K. or of my sayd lord of Bedf. And that eche of theÌ„ shall with all his might and power assiste by way of counsell or else shew it vnto the king my lord of Bedford to the rest of my said lordes to put the said parties to reason and not to suffer that any of the said parties by them or by their assistance proceede or attempt by waye of fight against the kings peace nor helpe assist or comfort any of them therto but lette them with al their might and power withstande them and assist vnto the king and my said Lorde of Bedforde in keeping of the Kinges peace and redressing all suche maner of proceedyng by waye of fight or force The Dukes THe Duke of Bedforde The Duke of Norffolke The duke of Excester Bishoppes The Archebishop of Canterbury The Bishop of Carlile The Bishoppe of Bathe The Bishoppe of Landaffe The Bishop of Rochester The Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Worcester The Bishop of Saint Dauids The Bishop of London The Bishop of Duresme Earles The Earle of Northumberlande The Earle of Stafforde The Earle of Oxforde Lordes The Lorde Hungerforde The Lorde Tiptoste The Lorde Poynings The Lorde Cromewell The Lorde Boroughe The Lorde Louell The Lorde Botreux The Lorde Clinton The Lorde Zouche The Lorde Audeley The Lorde Ferreis of Grouby The Lorde Talbot The Lorde Roos The Lorde Grey The Lord Grey of Ruthen The Lorde Fitz Waiter The Lorde Barkeley Abbotes The Abbot of Waltham The Abbot Glastinbury The Abbot of S. Augustines in Canterbury The Abbot of Westminster The Abbot of saint Maries in Yorke The Abbot of saint Albones not sworne bicause he was not present Whiche othe in manner and fourme aboue rehearsed as the lords aswell spirituall as temporall beeing in this Parliament at Leycester assembled the fourth day of Marche promised vpon their faith dutye and allegiaunce which they owe to the king their souerain Lord truly to obserue and kepe acording to the true meaning and purporte of the same The Arbitrement IN the name of God Amen we Henry Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas duke of Excester Iohn duke of Norffolke Tho. Bishop of Duresme Philip bishop of Worcester Iohn bishop of Bathe HuÌ„fry erle of Stafford Will. Alnwick keper of y e kings priuy seale Rafe L. Cromwell Arbitrators in al maner of causes matters quarrelles of heauinesses grenaÌ„ces with all incidents circuÌ„staÌ„ces dependeÌ„ts or coÌ„nexes being hanging betwene y e high worthy prince HuÌ„fry duke of Gloucester on the one party and the worshipfull father in god Henry bishop of Winchester chauÌ„celor of Englande on y e other party by either of theÌ„ for y e peasinâ—… of the saide quarrels debates taken choseÌ„ in maner fourme as it is contained more plainâ—…y in a compromise made thervpon of the whiche the tenor ensueth in this fourme MemoranduÌ„ y e .vij. day of Harth in y e fourth yere of our souerain L. the king Henry y e 〈◊〉 y e high and mighty prince HuÌ„frey duke of â—…cester at y e reuerence of god for the good at the king our soueraine lord in this land namely at y e reuerence especially at y e request 〈◊〉 of the mighty and high prince my lord of Bedford his brother agreed him to put putteth al maner matters and quarrells indeede with all their incideÌ„ts circuÌ„stauÌ„ces dependeÌ„ts coÌ„nâ—…res that touchen him his persoÌ„ that he hath in any wise do or feeleth himselfe greeued or heauy against my lord his vncle my Lord of Winchester Or else that my lord of Winchester findeth him greeued against him in as muche as they touche him or his person fro y e beginning of the worlde vnto this day In y e aduise ordinauÌ„ce arbitrement of y e worthy father in god Henry Archb. of Canterbury y e high and noble prince Thomas duke of Excester and Iohn Duke of Norffolke the worshipfull father in god Tho. bishop of Duresm Philip bishop of Worceter Iohn bishop of Bathe the noble lord Humfrey earle of Stafforde y e worshipfull persons master WylliaÌ„ Alnewicke keper of the kings priuy seale and Rafe lord Cromwell
me and nowe I pray you that be here to beare me recorde I die in the Catholike faith not doubting in anye article of my faith no nor doubting in any sacrament of the church Many haue standred me and reported that I haue bin a bearer of such as haue mainteined euil opinions which is vntrue but I confesse y e like as God by his holy spirite doth instruct vs in the truth so the deuil is ready to seduce vs and I haue bin seduced but beare me witnesse that I die in the Catholike faith of the holy Churche and I hartily desire you to pray for the kings grace that hee may long liue with you in health and prosperitie and after him that his sonne prince Edward that goodly impe may long raigne ouer you And once againe I desire you to pray for me that so long as life remaineth in this fleshe I wauer nothing in my faith And then made he his prayer which was long but not so long as godly and learned and after committed his soule to the hands of God so patiently suffered the stroke of the axe by a ragged and butcherly miser which euil fauouredly performed the office This man beeyng borne in Putney a village in Surrey by the Thaimes side four miles distant from London was sonne to a Smith after whose deceasse hys mother was maried to a Shereman but notw tstanding the basenesse of his birth and lacke of maintenance was at the beginning as it happeneth to many other a great let and hinderance for vertue to shew hir selfe yet through a singular excellencie of wit ioined with an industrious diligence of mind and bely of knowledge gathered by painefull trauaile and marking the courses of states and gouernements as wel of his natiue countrey at home as in foraine parties abroade hee grewe to suche a sufficient ripenesse of vnderstaÌ„ding skill in ordering of weightie affaires that hee was thought apt and fitte to anye roomth or office wherevnto hee should be admitted which being apperteined of the Cardinall of Yorke Wolfey he tooke him to his seruice and making him his solicitor imployd him aboute busines oftentimes of most importance wherein he acquit himselfe with suche dexteritie as aunswered alwayes the credite committed to hym After the Cardinals fall he was aduanced to y e Kings seruice behauing himselfe so aduisedly in matters whiche hee tooke in hande that within a small time hee rose to high authoritie and was admitted to bee of the priuie Counsell bearyng most rule of all other vnder the king as partely ye haue hearde so that by him it well appeared that the excellencie of beroy call vertues whyche aduance menne to fame and honour resteth not only in birth and bloud as a priuilege appropriate and all onely annexed to noble houses but remaineth at the disposition of the Almightye God the giuer and disposer of all giftes who reyseth the poore many times from the basest degre and setteth him vp with Printes The .iiij. of August Thomas Empsam somtime a Monke of Westminster whiche had bin in prison for treason in Newgate nowe for the space of .iij. yeares and more came before the Iustices of Gaole deliuerie at Newgate and for that he would not aske the Kings pardon nor bee sworne to be true to hym his Monkes garment was plucked from his backe and he repriued till the king were enformed of his malicious obstinacie Thomas Empsam an obstinate Monke this was the last Monke that was seene in his clothing in England till Queene Maries dayes The .iiij. of Auguste were drawen from the Tower of London vnto Tiborn Giles Heron Gentleman ClemeÌ„t Philpot gentleman late of Calais and seruaÌ„t to the lorde Lisle Darby Gennyng Edmund Brindholm priest chapleyne to the saide lorde Lisle WilliaÌ„ Horne late a laye brother of the Charterhouse of London and an other offendour which .vj. persons were there hanged quartered had bin attainted of treasoÌ„ by parliament The same daye also was one Charles Carow gentleman hanged for robbing of the Lady Carow The .8 of August was the Lady Katherin Howarde neece to the duke of Norfolke daughter to the lorde EdmuÌ„d Howard shewed openly as Queene at HaÌ„pton courte A death and droughte Stow. In y e later end of this sommer was vniuersally through y e most parts of this realme great death by a strange kinde of hot agues fluxes some pestileÌ„ce in whiche season was such a drought y e welles small riuers were clean dried vp so that much cattel died for lack of water the Thames was so shallow and the freshe water of so small strength y e the salt water flowed aboue London bridge til the rain had increased the fresh waters On the .22 of September Rafe Egerton seruant to the Lord Audley lord Chancellor one Tho. Harman were drawne hanged and quartered y e one for counterfaiting of y e kings seale in a signet wherw t he sealed licences for denizens vnder the name of the clerkes of y e chancerie and the other y t is to say Harman for writing them In the ende of this yeare the Frenche Kyng made a strong Castel at Arde Castel built â—…e and also a bridge ouer into the Englishe pale whiche bridge the crew of Calais did beate downe and the French men builte it vp agayne and the English men beate it downe agayne After this the King sente a fiftene C. workemen to fortifie the Towne of Guisnes â—…es forâ—… and sente with them a fiue C. men of war to gard them It was reported in Fraunce that a mightie armye was come ouer forthe of EnglaÌ„d with great ordinance which brute caused the Frenche K. to send to the fronters of Picardie the D. of Vandosme and other captaines with all speede to defend the same The Kyng of Englande hearing thereof 〈◊〉 Earles of â—…ey and â—…hampâ—…â—…o â—…s sente the Earles of Surrey and Southhampton and the Lorde Russell high Admiral into the Marches of Calais to set order there and after them he lykewise sent two C. light horsemeÌ„ of y e borders of Scotland whome the Frenchmen called Stradiotes The Lordes hauing set order in things shortly returned â—…ard Meâ—… brent Aboy one Richarde Mekins not past a fifteene yeres of age was brent in Smithfield for speaking against the Sacramente and contrary to the statute of the sixe articles The Byshoppe of London was thoughte in great fault for procuring that terrible executioÌ„ seeing the yong fellowe was but an ignoraunce foole without learning and gladly recanted that which he was charged with 1541 About the later ende of this yeare Doctor Sampson Byshoppe of Chichester and Doctor Wilson whiche had bin committed to the Tower as before ye haue heard were now pardoned of the King had set againe at libertie An. reg 33. A new rebelâ—… practised in Yorkeshire In the beginning of this yeare fiue priestes in Yorkeshire began a newe rebellion with the assente of
for the coÌ„mons to die than perish for lacke of liuing 16 Also you said that the lords of the parliameÌ„t were loth to incline themselues to reformation of inclosures and other things therefore the people had good cause to reforme the things themselues 17 Also you after the report and declaration of the defaults and lackes reported to you by such as did suruey Bollongue and the peeces there would neuer amend the same defaults 18 Also you would not suffer the peeces beyond the seas called new hauen and Blacknests to bee furnished with men and vytayles although you were aduertised of the defaultes therein by the Captaines of the some peeces and others and were thereto aduertised by the kings Counsaile whereby the French king beeing the kings open enimie was encouraged and comforted to winne the said peeces to the kings great losse and dishonour of his realme 19 Also you declared and published vntruly as well to the kings Maiestie as other the yong Lordes attendant vpon his graces person that the Lords of the Counsail at London minded to destroy the king and â—â—n required the king neuer to forget it but to reuenge it and likewise you required the yong Lordes to put the King in remembrance therof to the intent to make sedition and discord betwene the king and his Lords 20 Also where the Kings Maiesties priuie Counsaile of their loue and zealt that they dyd heare vnto the King and his realme did consult at London to haue comuned with you to the intent to moue you charitably to amend your doings and misgouernment you hearing of the said assembly did cause to be declared by letters in diuerse places the sayd Lordes to be high traytors to the King to the great disturbaunce of the Realme And thus much for these troubles of the Lord Protectour and Articles agaynst him obiected to the ende as was doubted that the same shoulde haue cost him his life but such was the pleasure of almightie God disposing mennes heartes as seemeth to him best that at length to wit the sixt of Februarie next he was deliuered and the Proclamation before set forth agaynst him reuoked and called in And thus being againe restored though not to his former office yet vnto libertie he continued therein for the space of two yeares and two dayes til new troubles chaunced to him as after shall appeare But nowe to returne to other doings Whilest these hurles and tumultes were in hande to the danger of the whole state the warres against the Scottes were nothing followed according to the former purposed meaning of the Counsaile so that it seemed necessarie to giue ouer the keeping of Hadington the same beeing in deede more chargeable as was thought than profitable sithe the garnison there coulde not be vytayled but with a greate power to conduct the Cariages in safetie the enimies being still readie to take theyr aduauntage to dystresse them vppon anye oportunitie offred It was therefore resolued that the Earle of Rutlande shoulde goe thither to see the fortifications razed and to conduct from thence the men and ordinaunce in safetie home into Englande Herevppon the sayde Earle wyth the Almaines and other Souldiours then remayning on the borders marched thyther Hadington razed and caused the Bulwarkes Rampires and Trenches to be razed and filled statte with the grounde and bringing from thence all the men artillerie and munition bagge and baggage returned vnto Berwike without encounter in peaceable and quiet maner Shortly after this the Kings Maiestie called his high Court of Parliament A Parliament which began at Westminster the .xxiiij. day of Nouember in this thirde yeare of his raigne and there continued the same vntill the first daye of Februarie next following which was in the beginning of the Fourth yeare of his raigne And among other things there enacted and concluded one statute was made for the punishmente of Rebelles An Act for vnlawfull assemblies and vnlawfull assemblies the which lawe was made by occasion of the late rebellion that happened in maner through the Realme the yeare passed was not thought nor ment to haue touched any noble man specially suche as the Duke of Somerset was which after as it shal appeare it did and by that Statute hee was condemned within two yeares next after About the same tyme 1550 An. reg 4â—… Monsieur de Thermes that succeeded Monsieur de Desse in gouernment as Generall of the French forces in Scotlande came before Broughtieragge where he did so much by batterie and other kindes of enforcement that gyuing an assault both wyth his Frenchmen and certaine Scots ioyned with him the .xx. of Februarie the Fort was entered by fine force and all wythin it eyther taken or slaine Sir Iohn Lutterell gouernour of that peece remayned prysoner amongest the Frenchmen Moreouer now after the ende of the Parliament the Erle of Warwicke hauing then highest authoritie and the rest of the Lordes of the Counsaile calling to remembrance howe the last yeare in the tyme of rebellion the French king had entred into Bollonois and woonne dyuerse of the English Fortes there being of great importaunce for defence of the Towne and Countrey the default whereof was imputed to the negligent gouernement of the Lorde Protectour And for as much as they well vnderstoode that the Frenche King vppon further practise had placed a Captaine called the Reingraue wyth diuerse regiments of Almaine Lancequenets and certaine Ensignes of Frenchmen to the number of foure or fiue thousand at the Towne of Morguison being the mydway betwene Bollongne and Calais to the great perill and daunger as well of the Countie of Bollonois as also of Calais Guisnes and all the low Countrey The King therefore for the defence of the sayd frontiers caused al the straungers which had saued that yeare against the rebels being to the nuÌ„ber of two M. to be transported ouer y e sea to the marches of Calays And now at Christmas last past by order of the said Erle and of the counsaylers aforesaid Frances Erle of Huntingdon and sir Edwarde Hastings his brother sir Iames Crost sir Leonard Chamberlaine and dyuerse other Captaynes and souldiers to the number of three thousand were set ouer to the marches of Calais to ioyne with the said strangers minding with as coÌ„uenient spead as they might to remoue the campe and otherwise to annoy the Frenche But in the meane time through the diligent trauaile of certaine persons specially of one Guidâ—â—â— an Italian and a Florentine horne there was a motion made for a treatie to bee had by certaine Commissioners appointed betwixt the Kings of England and France for the conclusion of some peace vpon such reasonable conditions and articles as might be thought expedient for the present time and to stande with the honour and commoditie of both the Princes This motion tooke such effect that about the seuenth day of Februarie certaine Commissioners appoynted for this treatie Commisioners new treate â—…ace that is
people 182.46 Men of warre and knightes commaunded to cut theyr hayre short 359.81 Mercer a Scot taketh shippes from Scarburgh and is taken himselfe 1009 9 b. Meriuale Abbey in Warwikeshire founded 394.29 Messengers from the Pope hanged 963.17 b. Simon Mepham made Archbyshop of Cantorbury 891.7 b dyeth 896.30 b. Mercies refuse to yeelde vnto Cnute 252.23 William Melton made Archbyshop of Yorke 852.55 a. dyeth 908.11 a. Marchantes two of the Stilliard beare fagottes 1536.50 Medulfe a Scot founder of Malmesburie Abbey 191.19 Meccia kingdome receyueth the fayth of Christ 173.5 and. 176.12 Mercia inuaded by the Danes 212.16 Men ouerthrowen to the ground wyth an earthquake 408.1 Merseware battaile fought by the Danes against the Englishmen 2â—…6 85 Melga and Guanius enter Britaine wyth an army and destroy it from side to syde 99.91 Messâ—…na Citie besieged and wonne by the Englishmen 487.63 Meomers Thomas Lord Rocs created Earle of Rutland 1536.16 Meaue besieged by the Englishe pag. 1214. co 1. lin 30 taken pag. 1215. col 1. lin 3. Marchantes straungers restrained of making exchange 1556 55. Mellitus goeth to Rome about busines concerning the Churche of England 156.41 Mellitus banished out of the kingdome of the East Saxons 158.8 Mellitus and Iustus depart into Fraunce 158.19 Mellitus departeth this lyfe 158.77 Mercia inuaded and spoyled by Adelwold 220.23 Mercia robbed and spoyled by the Danes 220.57 Melga and Guanius enter into the North partes of Britaine and make sore war on the Britaines 96.1 Melga and Guanius flee out of Britaine into Irelande 96.7 Mellitus made Byshop of London 152.26 Mellitus sent into Brytaine 149.97 Mercia and Northumberland withdrawe their obeysaunce to the West Saxons 209.1 Meireuent Castle wonne by king Iohn 584.40 Mat. Westm cyted 216.62 and. 222.39 and. 230 3. Meduin and Eluane two learned Britaines sent to Rome 74.71 Megla one of the sonnes of Porth 130.5 Mersee riuer 140.34 Meneuia Citie in Wales now called Saint Dauid taken 123.42 Meatae who and where inhabiting 80.19 Rees ap Meredeth condemned and executed 804.10 a. Meall Castle deliuered to king Henry the second 401.25 Mâ—…rton battayle fought by the Danes against the Englishmen 210.45 Mercia and myddle angles two distinct kingdomes 173 16. Mercia conquered by the west Saxons 203.83 Melua besieged in the Marishes neere Glastenburie 134.25 Mempricius eldest sonne to Madan beginneth to raigne ouer Britaine 17.63 Mecredesbourne battayle fought betweene the Brytaynes and Saxons 125.100 Melga king of Pictes sent to subdue Maximus friendes 95.109 Mesia now called Bulgarie 103.31 Meneuia nowe called West Wales 27.106 Meuricus looke Aruiragus Measures and Weightes appoynted in Britayne 23.63 Maximus slayne at Aquileia 97.90 Meseth one of the names of Samothes 2.38 Melkin a Barde 4.43 Merlius both Bardes 4.42 Merton 198.9 Medeway riuer 241.53 Mercie possessed by the Saxons 131.24 Mercie riuer 143.49 Melanthus king of Athens 15 40. Mempricius deuoured by wilde beastes 17.87 Merline the great Britishe Prophet 127.36 Meneford 266.61 Merchant strangers in prisoned 765.15 b. Melga king of Pictes 95.107 Miracle declaring that the Scottes ought to be subiect to the kings of England 225.84 Milford hauen in Penbrookshire 419.42 Iohn Minsterworth king executed for treason 998.53 a. Miles Earle of Hereford departeth this life 380.18 Mignot Peter beheaded by the Sarasins 501.33 Mirabeau Castle in Poictou taken 635.41 Miles Iohn 1463.20 Miles Forestone of the murderers of King Edward the fourths children pag. 1390. col 2. lin 55. rated at Saint Martins pag. 1391. col 2. lin 1. Miserie of England in time of ciuile warre 388.45 Mistle Brokes sayings to Porter of Edward the fourth pag. 1358. col 1. lin 45. Miracle wrought at the election of Robert Duke of Normandie to be King of Hierusalem 338.49 Miracles shewed at the burial of King Edward 236.8 Middle Angles and Mercâ—…a two distinct kingdomes 173 16. Milnal burnt 1837. 53· Miracle woorking not to be bragged of 150.8 Miracles wrought at the Martirdome of Saint Alban 88.22 Michelney Abbey builded 227 1. Middleton Robert 1425.44 Miracles wrought at the finding of the holy Crosse 92.4 and 92.9 Middelton Castle builded 216.6 Mynes of Gold and siluer 1000.33 b. Mikilwonton 195.104 Misirable state of this realme vnder the thraldome of the Danes 243.1 Michelsbourgh 228.63 Middlemore Monke of the Charter house executed 1563.50 Miracles wrought by the dead and not by the liuing 246.47 Midleham Castle pag. 1294. col 2. lin 56 Midleham Castle pag. 1321. col 1. lin 47. Monkes and Priestes forsaking their orders for loue of their wiues to be excommunicate 340.69 Monkes not to be Godfathers to anâ—… mans childe 341.9 Roger Mortimer keepeth feast 789.14 b Scapeth out of the Towre 873.27 b. crreated Earle of Marâ—…h 892.14 a taken in Notingham Castle 893.57 b. atteinted 894.12 b. hanged 895.1 a his attâ—â—nder â—…euoted 949.40 a. Raufe Morthermer made Earle of Gloucester 815.23 a. deliuered out of prison 827.40 b. Moruâ—…dus sonne to Elamius admitted King of Britaine 29.86 More Thomas Knight Chaunceloure of the Duchie sent commissioner vnto Cambraye 1552.55 is sworne Lorde Chauncelor 1553.11 geueth vp the Chancellorshippe 1558.10 refuseth to take the othe of succession 1563.18 is beheaded 1564.6 Molle succeedeth Osoulphus in the kingdom of Northumberland 195.106 Monkes of Canterburie haue their willes in despite of the king and the Archbishop 539 33. Monkes remoued out of theyr Monasteries and secular Priestes with their wyues brought in 235.100 Monkes mayntayned in their Monasteries by force of armes 235.106 Thomas Mowbrey created Duke of Norfolke 1097.30 b. Moreue a noble man of Gascoigne 560.26 Monkes of Cantorburie chose their Archbyshop without knowledge of Kyng Iohn 561.59 Mount Alban and the Countrey thereaboutes wonne by king Iohn 563.5 Monkes of Cantorburye preuayle in their sute before the Pope against the Byshops 563.73 Monkes of Cantorbury banished the Realme by King Iohn and their goods confiscate 564.7 Morkell a valiaunt Englishe knight 325.11 Mordreds two sonnes slayne by Constantinus 138.23 Mordreds two sonnes rebel agaynst Constantinus and are discomfited 138.17 Moriani arriue in Northumberland with an armie 29.111 Moriani vanquished by the Britaynes and slayne 29.115 Moriani what people they should be 30.6 Monkes placed agayne in the Church of Couentrye 535.18 Monkes of Christes Church in Cantorburie complayne of their Archbyshop to the Pope 535.70 Montmorancie a Frenchman taken prisoner 536.23 Mordred sonne to Loth king of Pictland rebelleth agaynst Arthur 133.73 Mordred causeth himselfe to be made king 134.9 Mordred discomfited with his rebels fleeth into Cornwall 134.31 Mordred slayne and his armie discomfited 134.63 Iohn Earle of Mountfort doth Homage to king Edward the thyrde for Britayne 916.16 a. Mortalitie of men and beastes in England and Normandie 325.19 Monkes what their profession and studie ought to be 321.45 Monkes of Durham being a long tyme excommunicated are now at length assoyled 747.40 Morindus cruell nature 29.102 Morton Iohn Byshop of Elye sent for home 1426. is commended 1431.40 is elected Archbishop of Canterburie Cardinall and Chauncellour ibidem murmured
Northumberland 312.48 Mutterel besieged 1594. the siege broken vp 1590.40 Murder committed at Oxford vppon a woman by a Priest 568.58 Murther in Westmin Church 1010.12 b. Murtherers to suffer death by hanging 472.59 Murtherers of king Constantius strangled 109.98 Merkam chiefe Iustice lost his office pag. 1381. col 1. lin 16. A Muster of Horsemen 1712.14 Mulinucius looke Dunwallo Mulinucius lawes 23.34 Murcherdach King of Ireland 326.70 Murreine among cattel 314.27 Earle of Murrey taken prisoner 898.20 b. Murton Byshop of Elie committed to warde pag. 1387. col 1. lin 8. N. Nathaliod a Britaine neyther of ancient house nor of skyll in the warres 127.67 Nathaliod and his army discomfited by the Saxons 127.84 Nazaleod king of Britaines maketh warre vpon the west Saxons 130.14 Nazaleod with his armye discomfited and slaine 130.39 Nazaleod nowe called Certicestshore 131.18 Nailes wherewith Christ was fastned to the crosse found what was done with them 91.115 and. 92.19 Nanneus sent to defend the inuasion of the Saxons 105 102. Nayles set in cuppes to measure draughtes 231.112 Nathaliod made general of the British army against y e Saxons 127.67 Names of the Bishops and Nobilitie present at the homage done by the Scottish kyng to kyng Iohn 550.14 Name of this land generally to be called England 204.45 Names and line of the kings of the seuen kingdomes of England 281.1 King of Naples disswadeth the French king from battaile 905.18 a. Nauntes citie vnliuered to K. Henry the second 398.43 Narcissus sent into Gallia to perswade the souldiers to go into Britaine 48.72 Narcissus in great credit with Claudius the Emperour 52 42. Nambre Earle Henry taken by the French 546.41 Nations neare to Britaine are subiect to the Romans 86 88. Names of the most valiant captaines and soldiers whose fame is moste renoumed for their noble deedes in the holy land against the Sarasins 504.3 Nauie alway in a readines to defend the coastes from Pyrates 266.51 Names of British kings which reigned from Elidurus to Lud. 32.65 and. 32.100 and. 33.40 King of Nauer commeth into England 991.41 a Names of the Peeres sworne to king Iohn 542.79 Names of the bishops present at the Coronation of kyng Iohn 545.10 Names of the nobilitie at the coronation of kyng Iohn 545.29 Names of the Bishops that accursed king Iohn and the Realme and afterward fled out of the Realme 566.24 Names of the sureties sworne to keepe the league made betweene king Iohn and Regiginald Earle of Boloigne 572.41 Names of the noblemen that continued vnto king Iohn 573.50 Names of British people which submyt them selues to Cesar 42.74 Names of foure kings in Kent at Cesars commyng 42.97 Nauie sent out by king Egelredus against the Danes 240.10 Nauie of Spaniards French discomfited by the Englishe men 1020.53 a Nantes besieged by the Englishmen 1021.54 a Names of learned men flourishing in the tyme of king Henry the thyrd 783.64 Names of the Barons that tooke part against king Henry the thyrd 726.19 Names of the Barons whiche tooke part with king Henry the thyrd against the other nobles of the Realme 726 35. Names of the Lords that banded them selues against kyng Iohn 588.45 Nauarre wonne by Ferdinand the kyng of Hispaine 1473 50. Nauie of Frenchmen 908.44 a. Robert de Namur serueth king Edward the third 940.45 b. Earle of Namur taken by the Scots 898.50 a Nauclerus cited 75.107 Names of writers that liued in king Iohns dayes 607.36 Names of the Lords that at the first went not against kyng Iohn but afterwardes ioyned with the other Barons at London 589.32 Names of the parties that sate to make the agreement betwene king Iohn and the Barons 589.75 Names of those elected to see the agreement betweene K. Iohn and his Barons performed 590.25 Names of the noble men and captaynes that came from beyond the seas to ayde king Iohn against the Barons 592.80 Names of the chiefe prisoners taken by king Iohn in the castle of Rochester 593.34 Names of the captaines of that part of the armye that Kyng Iohn left about London and of the other parte that went with hym Northward 595 7.14 Names of the Barons accursed by the Pope 596.77 Names of the chiefe captaynes vnder whom ayde came out of Fraunce to the Barons against king Iohn 597.72 Names of the noble men reuolting from king Iohn to Lewes 600.34 Names of Castles wonne by Lewes 600.78 Neotus an Abbot motioner of the founding of the vniuersitie of Oxford 217.63 Neuille George Lorde of Burgeyny cōmitted to the towre but deliuered againe 1460 20. New supply of Saxons sent for to come into Britaine 102.70 Neuill Alexander his Heptarchie cited 205.35 Newmerch and Vernon restored to the Duke of Normandie 393.47 Newcastle otherwise called Drincouet besieged woon 429.30 Newport a litle towne 1415 co 1. lin 13. Henry Newarke made archbishop of Yorke 815.32 a. dieth 835.58 a Newe mynster in Winchester builded 217.57 Newgate set on fire 1765.40 Newe eractions 1102.52 b. New historie which is the British historie 38.72 Newbourgh 194.66 Neuile Edward knight beheaded 1572.5 Newton slayeth Hamilton in combat 1634.30 Alexander Neuil Archbshop of Yorke fleeth 1070.36 a. attaynted 1071.25 New Forrest made by king William 313.85 Newcastle towne recouered from the Scottes 397.6 Lord Neuil sent into Britaine 993.7 b. Guy de Nealle Marshal of Fraunce slayne 947.10 b. Neal Bruce taken 842.50 a. executed 843.17.6 Neuil Iohn knight executed 1581.2 Newmerch Castle besieged and deliuered to the Frenchmen 385.20 Newark pag. 1329. col 1. lin 28. Newbourgh Abbey founded 394 28. Nefle Castle yeelded to the Frenchmen 510.40 Neuil Raufe Byshop of Cicester dyeth 611.42 Newburge Robert a man of great honour 398.32 Nennius a Britayne cited 7.14 Newburie Castle wonne by king Stephan 386.42 Raufe Lord Neuil created Earle of Westmerland 1097.30 b. Neuil Hugh high Iustice of the Forrestes 549.44 Newcastle pag. 1315. col 1. lin 13. Newcastle in olde tyme called Monkaster 307.100 Neomagus a Citie in Britaine by whom builded 2.95 Newton Peter knight Counsellour to Prince Arthur 1456.54 Newarke Castle builded 371.75 Newcastle taken by the Scots 366.80 Newcastle vpon Tyne brent by casual fire 728.16 Newarke Castle restored to the Byshop of Lincolne 105. Newcastle towne and Castle founded 311.8 Neglecting of Iustice is cause of greater mischiefes 311.82 Newburne Churh 312.26 Neuil Raufe elected Archbyshop hf Canterburie and the election made voyde by the Pope 637.27 Neuer as yet any king drowned 329.76 Neuille Alane accursed by Archbishop Thomas Becket 409.63 Nennius getteth away Cesars swoord in fyght 39.16 Nenuius dyeth of the hurte which Cesar gaue him 39.20 Neptunus called Nepthuin 5.4 Neptunus parentage 5.5 Neptunus called king and God of the seas 5.19 Newburgh brent by Earle Iohn 538.4 Nectaridus Earle of the Sea coast in Britayne slayne 103.95 Neuil Charles Erle of Westmerland rebelleth 1839.38 fleeth into Scotland 1841.12 Nicholas Burdet knight pag. 1227. col 1. lin 32. lin 56. col 2. lin 10. pa. 1237 co 2. lin 30. pag.
affianced to Richard sonne to kyng Henry the second 398 59. Ranulfe Earle of Chester departeth this lyfe 387.102 Raufe accursed by the Pope 358.35 Raufe departeth this life 359 35. Raufe Archdeacon of Landaffe 420.99 Ranulfe Bishop of Chichester taketh part with Archbishop Anselme agaynst king William Rufus 333.38 Ranulfe of Chester cited 333 88. Ranulphe Earle of Chester taketh his wyfe the Duchesse of Britaine prisoner 531.15 Raynulphe Earle of Chester Lincolne dyeth 640 Ratcliffe Iohn Lord Fitzwater fauoureth Perkin Warbeck 1443.31 is pardoned but afterward beheaded eadem 50. Ratcliffe Robert fauoreth Perkin Warbecke and leeseth his head 1443.38 Ranulphe Earle of Chester is sent with an armye into the Holy land to ayd the Christians 617.2 Raucin Geffrey owner of Tailbourgh fortresse 453.103 Raufe Poole Iustice pa. 1292 co 2. lin 28. Raufe Verney Sheriffe of London pag. 1292. col 2. lin 43. Raufe Byshop of Salisburye murdred pag. 1281. co 1. lin 16. Raufe Stanley pa. 1304. co 1. lin 14. beheaded co 2. lin 13. Rad Pont besieged and wonne 557.9 Rayneth not in Sussex y e space of three yeeres 182 Raufe Willoughby Esquyre slayne pag. 1288. co 1. lin 16. Raufe translated from the Byshoprick of Rochester to Cantorbury 351.96 Raufe goeth to Rome about the controuersie betweene hym and Thâ—…ustaine 355.43 Raymond Earle of Tholouse marryeth Constance Sister to kyng Lewes of Fraunce 372.66 Raucin Geffrey dyeth 521.64 Rauesteine Lord Rauesteine reuolteth 1435.54 Taketh the townes of Ipre and Scluse ibidem spoyleth al shyppes passyng to Antwerp 1438.1 is forced to yeelde the towne castle of Scluse eadem 15. Ramsey Abbey buylded 234 24. Rafe Earle of Hereford 271.32 Rayer founder of Saint Bartholomewes by Smythfield and first Priour therof 341 54. Raufe Bishop of Durham commytted to the Towre 337 52. Raymond Earle of Prouance dyeth 714.20 Ranulphe Earle of Chester returneth from the Holy lande 617.60 Rat Andrew 1425.55 Raucin Geffrey styrreth a rebellion in Guien 521.54 Raufe Percie knight submytted to Edward the fourth pag. 1313. co 2. lin 10. fledde to Henry the sixt pa. 1314. col 1. lin 12. slayne pag. 1314. co 2. lin 1. Raufe Gray Captayne of Banborough Castle pag. 1314 co 1. lin 8. pag. 1315. co 1. lin 7. beheaded pa. 1315 co 1. lin 42. Ratcliffe Iohn knight 1448.50 Raufe Collector to king Wylliam Rufus both malicious and couetous 330.19 Raufe breaketh prison and escapeth out of the Towre 3â—…8 99 Raymond Earle of Tholouse maryeth with Ioan Queene of Sicil sister to Richarde the first 532.102 Ratcliffe Richarde attaynted 1425.43 Ratcliffe Viscount Fitzwater created Earle of Sussex 1553.11 Ratcliffe Robert Lord Fitzwater created Viscount Fitzwater 1536.18 Raufe Iosseline Alderman of London pag. 1343. co 1. lin 32. Ragman Rowle 891.57 a. Raufe Earle of Westmerland pag. 1119. co 2. lin 28. Randol a Fryer prisoner in the Towre of London pa 1198. co 1. lin 51. Rayne 943.30 b. and. 971 10 b. Rayneth bloud 786.6 b Rayne 854.9 a. and. 893.10 b. and. 903.50 b Rayne exceedyng great high floudes 324.18 Ragged Staffe pa. 1326. co 1 lin 57. Rokesburgh yeelded to the English men 820.42 b Raufes wyfe besieged in the citie of Norwich yeeldeth the same vpon conditions 309.12 Rome taken by Brennus and Belinus 25.74 Romanes encounter with the Gaules and are vanquished 26.18 Rome sacked by the Gaules 26.59 Romanes compound wyth the Gaules for their libertie with money 27.6 Romanes passe ouer into Britaine 35.72 Romanes distressed by the Britaynes in the water 36.3 Romanes recouer land and put the Britaines to flyght 36.78 Romane shyppes sore distressed and dispersed by a tempest 37.29 Romanes put to the worst by the Britaines are succoured by Cesar 38.16 Romanes ouerthrowne and chased by the Britaines 39.60 Romanes flee to sea leauing the spoyle and cariage behinde them 40.9 Romanes hindered by reason of their heauie armour 41.74 Romanes passe ouer the Thames on foote 42.24 Romane souldiers vnwilling to go into Britaine 48.69 Romanes put to the woorse by the Britaines at Porchester 50.60 Romanes put to flight by Aruiragus 50.72 Romanes fal to intreatie of Concord and composition with the Britaines 51.39 Robert Archbyshop of Cantorburie banished the realme 274.27 Robert Archbyshop of Cantorburie comming from Rome dyeth by the way 274.30 Robert Earle of Northumberland conspireth against King William Rufus 325.104 Robert with his wife and children fleeth into Banbourgh Castle 326.7 Robert taken and committed to prison 326.22 Robert arriueth at Portesmouth wyth an armie 339. Robertes gentlenes wynneth the peoples heartes 339.9 Robert returneth with contentment into Normandie 339.49 Roger Archbyshop of Yorke forbydden the vse of the Sacramentes 412.37 Roger Archbyshop of Yoke restored to the administration of hys office agayne 414.85 Roger Archbyshop of Yorke sent Ambassadour to y e Pope 406.57 Roger Byshop of Worcester sent Ambassadour to the Pope 406.59 Rockesborough fortifyed by the Duke of Somerset 1631.20 Robert Brakenbery Knyght Constable of the Towre pag. 1390. col 1. lin 20. pa. 1415. col 2. lin 36. pag. 1416. col 1. lin 28. slayne pag. 1422. col 1. lin 17. Robert Hilliard pag. 1321. co 1. lin 1. Robyn of Riddesdale pa. 1321. col 1. lin 2. Lord Wells slayne pag. 1312. co 1. lin 38. Robert Horne pag. 1298. co 2. lin 38. Rochfort fortresse delyuered to the Englishmen 399.62 Robert Earle of Leicester made Lieutenaunt of Normandie 481.115 taken prisoner by the Frenchmen 521.17 Roger apprehended and beheaded 308.50 Robert Earle of Gloucester craftily taken at Northampton 381.36 Robert Earle of Gloucester departeth this lyfe 381.57 Robert Earle of Gloucester his Oration to hys souldiours 374.51 Robert Earle of Gloucester hys armye vanquished and hymselfe taken prisoner 377 85. Robert Earle of Gloucester exchaunged prisoner for king Stephan 378.15 Robert Earle of Gloucester maketh a conspiracie against king Stephan with the Nobilitie and commons 368.47 Roufe Iohn of Warwike cyted 7.3 Roe Thomas maketh a newe place of Buriall 1839.51 Robert Earle of Mellent entreth Normandie wyth fire and sword 359.65 Robert Earle of Mellent taken prisoner in an ambush 359.72 Roderike King of Pictes roueth with a fleete vpon the Oceane and arriueth in Irelande to seeke seates 67.23 Roderike King of Pictes slayne and his armie vanquished 67.45 Romane power sent to subdue Ireland 51.115 Romanes receyue a great oouerthrowe in Britaine in the raygne of Domicianus Nero the Emperour 59.50 Romanes vanquished and slaine at Camulodunum by the Britaines 63.91 Romanes driuen out of Spaine by barbarous Nations 98.65 Romanes mynding to ayde the Britaines no more byd them farewel 100.69 Romanes souldiours fall at variance among themselues 76.23 and. 77.18 Romane souldiours go to Rome to complaine on Perhennis 77.20 Romane souldiours slaye theyr owne weake fellows 80.9 Romanes chased by the Britaine 's to the citie of London 82.13 Rochester besieged and deliuered to king William Rufus 320.21 Rochester Churche aduanced from foure secular Clerkes to fiftie Monkes 320.65 Robert Duke of Normandy returneth out of
forraine coine to bee receyued and payde as steeling mony wythin his dominion commaunding by the same proclamation that two peeces of them shuld go for one sterlyng vntill the feast of Easter There were diuers moneyes in those dayes currant wythin this realme as Pollardes Crocards Staldinges Egles Leonines Sleepinges and all these were white monyes artificially made of siluer copper and sulphur so that it was an y◅ tyme for base moneyes and muche choppyng and chaunging was vsed in buying and selling of thynges At Easter following the King vtterlye forbad that any of those moneyes shoulde be currant at all Forreyne moneys forbidden to go as currāt and helde his exchaunge in sundry places and to be rydde of them men gaue fiue or sixe of them for one sterling not caring for them bycause of theyr basenesse and yet wythin one yeare after that men had learned the skill by proofe howe to trie the mettall with melted leade in the fire they founde that twoo peeces of those base moneys were in valewe worthe one sterling and many became riche by the exchange whiche had boughte good store of them when they were so smally esteemed but the Kyng caused enquirie to be made of them that vsed suche exchaunge wythout his licence and put them to theyr fines At a Parliament holden at London in lent this yeare the Kyng renued the confirmation of the charters and made certain new statutes concerning fines and Gaole deliueries very profitable to the common wealth Aboute the feaste of Sainct Iohn Baptist Abyngdon The king goth vvith an armye into Scotlande Kyng Edwarde went wyth an armye into Scotlande and there graunted a truce to the Scots that inhabited the mountaine countryes to endure for eleuen Moneths that is to wit till Whitsontide nexte ensuing As the Kyng was vppon hys iourney forewardes in the Northe partes hys late married wyfe Quene Margaret was deliuered of hys first sonne at Brotherton Thomas of Brotherton borne the firste of Iune a place in Yorkshire not farre from Pontfret he was named Thomas and tooke the surname of Brotherton of the place where he was borne Moreouer Pope Boniface at the sute of the Scottes wrote his letters vnto kyng Edward commaunding hym by the same and by the Archebishoppe of Canterbury whome hee appoynted to delyuer the same letters by other letters to hym directed that he should not only release and set at libertie all suche Scottes as he had in prison but also giue ouer his warres which he made against the realm of Scotlande and if he ment to make any claime to the same then to send his procurators vnto the court of Rome and there to shewe what euidence hee coulde for hys righte thereto where the matter as he mainteined was to be heard decided and iudged and not else where The Archebyshoppe according to the Popes commaundement did the message and presented the Popes letters vnto the King who deferred the answer vnto the assemblie of the estates in parliament and hereof the Archebishop aduertised the Pope accordingly as in the letters to hym directed hee was commaunded Euersden This yeare also on Sainct Remigius day whiche is the firste of October dyed Edmunde Earle of Cornewall the sonne of Earle Rycharde that was also Kyng of Almayne and bycause he left no issue behynde him to inherite that Erledom the same returned to the crown An. reg 29. Mat. VVest Croxden In the xxix yere of king Edwards raigne on Sainct Oswaldes daye or as some haue written the Fryday after the feast of Peter ad vincula his wyfe Queene Margaret was deliuered of hir seconde sonne 1301. that had to name Edmunde of Woodstocke surnamed so of the place where hee was borne The Kyng also this yere after Christmasse helde a Parliament at Lincolne to the whiche the Earles and Barons of the realme came in armour to the end as it is saide that they myghte procure of the Kyng the more speedye execution of the charter of Forrestes whiche by hym had hitherto bene delaied but nowe that hee perceiued theyr earnestnesse and importunate suite hee condiscended to their willes in all thynges Pope Boniface inhibiteth the king of Englād further to vexe the Scottes Pope Boniface beeyng solicited by the instant suite of the Scottishemen and offended also that the landes in Englande whiche beelonged vnto Edwarde Bailloll the sonne of Iohn Baillol were not to the same Edwarde restored hee eftsoones wrote to Kyng Edward forbidding hym from thence foorthe any further to vexe the Scottes by warres bycause that the kingdome of Scotlande was surrendred alreadye into hys handes by the generall consent of the Scottishemen themselues and therefore was it in hys power to bestowe and take awaye the same to whome or from whome soeuer it shoulde please hym N. Triuet There were reasons alledged why the King of Englande seemed to doe wrong in chalenging as then the kingdome of Scotlande and amongest other one was that suche homage as had bene done of auncient time to the Kings of Englande by the Kynges of the Scottes was onely meant for Tyndale Penreth and suche other landes as the Scottishe Kynges helde within England and not for the Realme of Scotlande And whereas the Kyngs of Scotlande had aided the Kyngs of Englande in theyr watres againste the Rebells of theyr Realme of Englande and bene present at theyr coronation the same was done of speciall fauour and not of dutie Kyng Edwarde hauyng receyued the Popes prescript and well considered the whole contentes thereof sent in writing his answere so at large prouing by euident reasons that the right of propretie of the kingdome of Scotlande did moste iustly apperteyne vnto hym and that the allegations were not true but forged whiche had bene by surmised information presented againste hym Beside the kyngs letters whiche hee wrote in his owne behalfe there was an other letter deuised and written by all the Lordes temporall of the lande assembled in parliament at Lincolne in which letter they aunswered in name of all the estates there gathered vnto that pointe wherein the Pope pretended a right to be iudge for the title of the Realme of Scotlande protesting flatly that they would not consent that theyr Kyng shuld doe any thyng that might tende to the disenheriting of the ryght of the crowne of Englande and plaine ouerthrow of the state of the same realme and also hurt of the liberties customs and lawes of theyr fathers sith it was neuer known that the kings of this land had answered or ought to answere for theyr rights in the same Realme afore any iudge Ecclesiasticall or secular The Tenour of whiche letter beginneth thus TO our most holy father in Christe Boniface by gods prouidence high Byshoppe of the holye Romaine and Vniuersall Churche his deuoute sons Iohn Earle Warren Thomas Erle of Lancaster Rafe de Monthermer Earle of Gloucester and Hertforde Humfrey de Bohun Earle of Hereford and Essex and Connestable of England