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to_o take_v some_o advantage_n against_o his_o old_a enemy_n the_o english_a during_o this_o their_o king_n minority_n send_v about_o 218._o about_o frois_fw-fr c._n 15._o grafton_n p._n 218._o easter_n a_o short_a and_o brisk_a defiance_n to_o king_n edward_n and_o all_o his_o realm_n tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v short_o with_o his_o power_n invade_v the_o realm_n of_o england_n with_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o there_o do_v as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o in_o his_o father_n reign_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o bannocksborn_n near_o strivel_a or_o sterling_n where_o the_o english_a receive_v that_o mighty_a overthrow_n we_o speak_v of_o by_o reason_n of_o those_o buchan_n those_o sr_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n ed._n 2._o p._n 2._o holingshead_n hist_o scotl._n p._n 217._o hector_n and_o buchan_n pit_n into_o which_o the_o scot_n have_v entrap_v they_o unaware_o i_o must_v not_o omit_v that_o the_o scotch_a writer_n attribute_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o defiance_n to_o some_o fraud_n or_o other_o wherewith_o the_o english_a have_v late_o endeavour_v to_o ensnare_v they_o by_o foul_a collusion_n of_o their_o ambassador_n but_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v what_o necessity_n the_o king_n of_o england_n shall_v have_v either_o by_o fraud_n or_o force_n to_o attempt_v to_o injure_v the_o king_n of_o scot_n with_o who_o he_o stand_v on_o no_o ill_a term_n before_o his_o own_o affair_n be_v in_o any_o posture_n of_o settlement_n nor_o do_v any_o of_o their_o own_o historian_n assign_v what_o this_o fraud_n or_o injury_n be_v nor_o indeed_o be_v ever_o the_o english_a nation_n note_v so_o much_o for_o fineness_n or_o subtlety_n as_o for_o downright_a honesty_n and_o blunt_a valour_n nor_o be_v the_o consideration_n of_o king_n robert_n age_n and_o sickness_n sufficient_a to_o conclude_v that_o of_o necessity_n there_o must_v be_v some_o great_a cause_n give_v that_o can_v provoke_v so_o decrepit_a a_o man_n to_o begin_v a_o war_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o 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he_o before_o his_o coronation_n yet_o even_o then_o we_o show_v before_o that_o the_o scot_n begin_v to_o break_v the_o peace_n by_o attempt_v to_o surprise_v a_o castle_n tho'_o no_o less_o than_o dâ—rs_n than_o hâ—linshead_n hist_o scot._n p._n 224._o ashmole_n p._n 645._o ex_fw-la claus_n 1._o ed._n 3._o p._n 1._o m._n 2._o dâ—rs_n nine_o year_n be_v to_o come_v of_o the_o last_o thirteen_o year_n truce_n strike_v up_o between_o this_o king_n father_n and_z king_n robert_z of_o scotland_n four_o year_n before_o and_o besides_o we_o find_v that_o there_o have_v be_v since_o the_o coronation_n of_o this_o young_a king_n a_o agreement_n for_o a_o further_a treaty_n of_o peace_n to_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o march_n on_o the_o sunday_n next_o before_o ascension_n day_n then_o ensue_v but_o as_o i_o say_v before_o king_n robert_n imagine_v to_o make_v a_o easy_a prey_n of_o the_o young_a monarch_n neither_o much_o value_v the_o old_a truce_n not_o yet_o end_v nor_o the_o new_a agreement_n not_o yet_o perfect_v but_o resolve_v upon_o war._n hereupon_o soon_o after_o he_o invade_v the_o north_n border_n with_o a_o 60._o a_o hector_n p._n 307_o b._n n._n 60._o army_n of_o twenty_o five_o thousand_o man_n 273_o man_n bachan_n p._n 273_o all_o horse_n that_o they_o may_v do_v mischief_n more_o speedy_o and_o retire_v with_o more_o expedition_n if_o by_o any_o necessity_n they_o shall_v be_v so_o oblige_v vi_o the_o mean_a while_n king_n edward_n conceive_v a_o high_a indignation_n at_o this_o unprovoke_v defiance_n and_o to_o secure_v himself_o for_o the_o future_a from_o the_o like_a contempt_n immediate_o with_o all_o his_o power_n address_v himself_o to_o defend_v his_o reputation_n and_o first_o he_o 17._o he_o frois_fw-fr c._n 17._o send_v his_o uncle_n thomas_n of_o brotherton_n earl_n of_o norfolk_n and_o marshal_n of_o england_n with_o a_o choice_a number_n of_o soldier_n to_o newcastle_n upon_o tine_n who_o there_o make_v his_o muster_n as_o he_o be_v appoint_v on_o 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appoint_v for_o the_o general_a rendezvous_n tho'_o newcastle_n also_o be_v pitch_v upon_o for_o the_o assembly_n of_o other_o force_v a_o week_n before_o within_o three_o day_n of_o whitsuntide_n accompany_v with_o more_o than_o forty_o lord_n and_o knight_n of_o heinalt_n flanders_n and_o bohemia_n with_o other_o knight_n from_o cambray_n and_o artois_n to_o the_o number_n of_o five_o hundred_o man_n of_o arm_n all_o well_o arm_v and_o gallant_o mount_v soon_o after_o whitsuntide_n follow_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o this_o john_n of_o heinalt_n the_o lord_n william_n son_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o juliers_n or_o gulick_n and_o sr_n henry_n thyrry_n afterward_o earl_n of_o lewis_n and_o with_o they_o another_o goodly_a company_n all_o expect_v to_o purchase_v much_o honour_n under_o this_o hopeful_a young_a king_n and_o no_o less_o profit_n as_o well_o from_o his_o royal_a bounty_n as_o from_o the_o
m.s._n p._n 562._o 562._o 60._o &_o st_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n p._n 7._o l._n 28._o revoke_v all_o fugitive_n and_o exul_n set_v at_o liberty_n all_o prisoner_n and_o malefactor_n through_o the_o realm_n who_o themselves_o and_o their_o friend_n flock_v to_o london_n make_v no_o small_a addition_n to_o her_o force_n moreover_o the_o politic_a queen_n 59_o queen_n sr_n th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n p._n 6._o l._n 44._o speed_v ibid._n ibid._n 59_o give_v out_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v curse_v all_o her_o enemy_n and_o their_o abettor_n and_o for_o that_o end_n there_o be_v then_o with_o she_o in_o her_o camp_n two_o cardinal_n his_o legate_n tho'_o in_o truth_n there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n but_o however_o this_o report_n serve_v to_o amuse_v those_o who_o be_v to_o be_v awe_v by_o devotion_n and_o as_o for_o other_o who_o terror_n may_v dismay_v her_o number_n be_v make_v formidable_a and_o her_o ibid._n her_o st_n tho._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n p._n 6._o l._n 40._o speed_v ibid._n force_n excessive_o enhance_v by_o rumour_n beside_o it_o be_v give_v out_o that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v ready_a to_o follow_v with_o innumerable_a force_n to_o his_o sister_n aid_n and_o after_o all_o this_o which_o be_v the_o usual_a method_n of_o treason_n only_a reformation_n and_o the_o public_a good_a be_v pretend_v for_o the_o queen_n cause_v to_o be_v proclaim_v that_o none_o shall_v fear_v the_o least_o harm_n or_o injury_n but_o only_o those_o who_o be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o common_a enemy_n of_o the_o king_n or_o kingdom_n to_o wit_n the_o two_o spencer_n father_n and_o son_n robert_n baldock_n 425._o baldock_n ità _fw-la philipot_n catal._n chancel_n p._n 34._o speed_v p._n 562._o bp._n godwin_n dubitat_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la negate_fw-la catal._n bps._n p._n 425._o than_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n and_o the_o king_n chancellor_n walter_n stapleton_n bishop_n of_o excoster_n with_o their_o favourer_n who_o be_v call_v the_o author_n of_o these_o present_a trouble_n and_o to_o take_v away_o all_o fear_n or_o jealousy_n from_o those_o who_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v quiet_a it_o be_v further_o proclaim_v that_o none_o of_o all_o her_o army_n shall_v presume_v to_o touch_v 486._o touch_v walsingh_n hist_o p._n 101._o for_o act_n etc._n etc._n p._n 486._o to_o the_o value_n of_o three_o penny_n without_o the_o owner_n leave_v on_o pain_n of_o lose_v a_o finger_n nor_o to_o the_o value_n of_o six_o penny_n on_o pain_n of_o lose_v a_o hand_n nor_o to_o the_o value_n of_o twelve_o penny_n on_o peril_n of_o his_o head._n by_o these_o and_o the_o like_a fair_a pretence_n the_o king_n friend_n be_v either_o whole_o lull_v asleep_o or_o dare_v not_o show_v their_o head_n for_o fear_n nor_o indeed_o can_v any_o not_o concern_v in_o the_o plot_n imagine_v at_o that_o time_n that_o the_o queen_n and_o the_o king_n son_n shall_v ever_o prove_v so_o dangerous_a to_o the_o king_n be_v own_o person_n wherefore_o not_o be_v able_a to_o provide_v for_o any_o probable_a resistance_n after_o a_o few_o vain_a attempt_n to_o escape_v and_o to_o lie_v conceal_v he_o be_v take_v and_o secure_v in_o kenelworth_n castle_n where_o he_o remain_v that_o winter_n without_o know_v what_o will_v happen_v to_o he_o but_o in_o the_o parliament_n meet_v at_o westminster_n in_o january_n he_o be_v depose_v as_o we_o show_v before_o and_o his_o son_n as_o his_o next_o heir_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o admit_v to_o the_o crown_n the_o disloyal_a and_o ungrateful_a 881._o ungrateful_a walsingh_n hist_o p._n 107._o n._n 10._o churchill_n divi_z britan._n 38._o holinshead_n engl._n chren_n p._n 881._o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n thereupon_o preach_v to_o the_o assembly_n from_o these_o word_n vox_fw-la populi_n vox_fw-la dei_fw-la which_o text_n have_v since_o in_o our_o day_n be_v resume_v to_o the_o same_o ungodly_a purpose_n but_o yet_o even_a this_o assembly_n which_o consist_v most_o of_o such_o as_o have_v offend_v beyond_o hope_n of_o mercy_n ibid._n mercy_n holinshead_n ibid._n the_o few_o honest_a not_o dare_v to_o contradict_v they_o public_o and_o solemn_o protest_v that_o the_o depose_v king_n shall_v no_o way_n be_v violate_v or_o injure_v in_o his_o person_n but_o attend_v as_o a_o prince_n all_o his_o day_n with_o a_o honourable_a and_o sufficient_a allowance_n and_o thus_o indeed_o he_o live_v for_o a_o while_n with_o good_a comfort_n save_v that_o he_o want_v the_o company_n of_o his_o queen_n who_o he_o entire_o love_v but_o etc._n but_o sr_n tho._n de_o la_o more_o vid._n article_n 9_o contra_fw-la mortimer_n rot._n 4._o ed._n 3._o etc._n etc._n all_o his_o sweet_a invitation_n by_o letter_n be_v frustrate_v by_o the_o vigilance_n of_o mortimer_n who_o persuade_v the_o queen_n that_o his_o intent_n be_v only_o to_o murder_n she_o if_o once_o he_o can_v get_v she_o into_o his_o power_n and_o oftentimes_o the_o old_a king_n 215._o king_n grafton_n p._n 217._o &_o m._n s._n vet._n angl._n in_o bibl._n c._n c._n c._n c._n 215._o will_v say_v to_o his_o keeper_n wherein_o have_v i_o offend_v isabel_n my_o wife_n or_o edward_n my_o son_n who_o they_o have_v now_o make_v king_n that_o neither_o of_o they_o will_v let_v i_o speak_v with_o they_o or_o so_o much_o as_o see_v their_o face_n and_o still_o those_o who_o wait_v on_o he_o ibid._n he_o id._n p._n 213._o &_o m.s._n id_fw-la ibid._n be_v then_o person_n of_o honour_n and_o good_a fashion_n answer_v he_o most_o worthy_a lord_n be_v not_o displease_v if_o we_o declare_v the_o truth_n unto_o your_o highness_n it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v both_o make_v to_o believe_v that_o you_o intend_v to_o stab_n or_o strangle_v or_o some_o other_o way_n to_o destroy_v the_o queen_n your_o lady_n and_o your_o son_n if_o you_o can_v get_v they_o into_o your_o hand_n alas_o alas_o reply_v the_o king_n be_o not_o i_o here_o as_o a_o prisoner_n and_o not_o in_o my_o own_o power_n but_o at_o your_o disposal_n god_n be_v 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