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A51324	The historie of the pitifull life, and unfortunate death of Edward the Fifth, and the then Duke of Yorke, his brother with the troublesome and tyrannical government of usurping Richard the Third, and his miserable end / written by the Right Honorable Sir Thomas Moore ...	More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535.	1641 (1641)	Wing M2688; ESTC R5586	127,018	478

worme of vengeance wavering in his head could not bee content with the death of divers gentlemen suspected of treason but also he must extend his bloudy fury against a poore gentleman called Collingborne for making a small Rime of three of his unfortunat Councellers which were the Lord Lovell sir Richard Radcliffe his mischievous minion and sir William Catesbey his secret seducer which meeter was The Rat the Cat and Lovell our dog Rule all England under the hog Meaning by the hog the dreadfull wild Bore which was the Kings cognisaunce but because the first line ended in dog the metrician could not observing the regiments of meeter end the second verse in Bore but called the Bore an hogge This poeticall Schoole-master corrector of breves and longs caused Collingborne to be abbreviated shorter by the head and to be divided into foure quarters King Richard being thus tormented and tossed in his owne conceipt and imagination calling to his remembrance that considerations amities and other honest bonds and pacts made concluded and appointed betweene Princes and politique governours are in the cause efficient especiall introduction that their Realmes and Countries are fortified and munited with a double power that is to say with their owne strength and the ayde of their friends devised with himselfe to practise a league and amitie with the King of Scotts which not long before had made diverse incursions and rodes into the Realme of England where although hee got little yet surely he lost not much and thereupon sued to have a truce or peace concluded which came even as King Richard had wished it Wherefore commissioners were assigned for both parts to meete at Notingham the seventh day next ensuing at which time came thither for the King of England Iohn Bishop of Lincolne Chancellor of England Richard Bishop of Saint Asse Iohn Duke of Norfolke Henry Earle of Northumb●rland Thomas Lord Stanley George Stanley Lord Strange Iohn Gray Lord Powes Richard Lord Fitzhngh Iohn Gunthorpe keeper of the Kings Privie Seale Thomas Barow Master of the Roules sir Thomas Bryan chiefe Justice of the Common Place sir Richard Ratcliffe Knight William Catesbey and Richard Salkeld Esquiers And for the King of Scots were deputed Colin Earle of Ergile Lord Camp●ell Lord Chancellour of Scotland William Bishop of Aberden Robert Lord Lyle Laurence Lord Oliphant Iohn Drummond of Stobhall Archibald Qwitelator Archdeacon of Lawdene and Secretarie to King Iames Lyon K. of Armes Duncane Dundas These Councellers diverse times met and after long debating demanding and denying in the end of September they fully concluded and made a determination the effect whereof followeth in Articles I. First It was appointed and concluded that a perfect Amitie and an Inviolable peace should be had and kept betweene the Realmes of England and Scotland for the space of three yeares to beginne at the Sunne rising the twentie ninth day of September in the yeere of our Lord One thousand foure hundred eighty foure and to continne to the setting of the sunne the twenty ninth day of September in the yeare of Christs incarnation one thousand foure hnndred eightie seven II. Item that during the said yeares none of both the Princes nor their ministers shall make war or invade the Realme or dominion of the other by sea or land or vexe perturbe or molest the subjects or vassalles of either of them nor shall give counsell excite or move any other person to make warre or invasion on the territories of any of the said Princes III. Item that the towne and Castle of Barwicke with all such bounds as were thereto belonging ●hich were in the English mens hands at the deliverance of the same towne by King Henry the sixt to the King of Scotts shall so peaceably remaine in the possession of the King of England dnring the said truce IIII. Item that all other Castles holdes and fortresses shall peaceably remaine in the hands of the possessor and owner without chalenge or demand during the said truce the Castle of Dumbar only excepted which was delivered into the English mens hands by the appointment of the Duke of Albany when he fled into France V. Item If the King of Scotts doe intimate and declare to the King of England within the space of fortie daies next ensuing the date hereof that hee will not suffer the said Castle of Dumbar to be possessed of the English nation above the terme of sixe moneths that then during the said sixe moneths neither the English men in the Garison of Dumbar nor the Scotts dwelling and inhabiting about the limits of the same shall doe any hurt prejudice or dammage to any of the sald parties the said terme conti●ning VI. Item If after the said sixe moneths any variance or warre shall arise betweene the said two Princes either for the recovering or defending the said Castle of Dumbarre yet the said truce leagne and amitie for all other rights and possessions shall stand in force and be effectuall and that it shall bee lawfull to each of the said Princes to doe what they shall thinke necessary both for the obtaining and defending the said Castle of Dumbarre any thing contained in the treaty of peace notwithstanding VII Item It is conclvded and appointed between the parties aforesaid that during the said truce none of both the Princes aforesaid shall receiue into his Realme territories or dominions any traitour or rebell of the other Prince nor shall maintaine favour aide or comfort any rebell or traytor which is already fled or shall hereafter fly into either the said Princes dominions nor there suffer him or them to tarry or make their abode VIII Item If any such rebell or traytour shall fortune hereafter to arrive in the Realme or territorie of any of the said Princes that th●n the said Prince in whose dominion the said traytour or rebell is so arrived at the instance and request of the other Prince to whom the offence and crime was committed shall bee bound incontinently to deliver the said rebell or traytour to the said demander withont fraud or male engine IX Item That all Scotchmen now inhabiting in England and sworne to the King of England shall and may there inhabite and tarry so that their names within sortie daies after the date of this league bee certified to the King of Scotts or to his Chancellour by the King of England or the warden of the Marches X. Item If during the said amity and peace it shall fortune any of the Wardeines of the said Princes without commandment assent or knowledge of his soveraigne Lord and Master to invade or raise an army in the dominion of the other Prince and there to slay burne or spoyle that then the said Prince to whom the said Wardeine is or shall be subject and vassaile shall within sixe daies next after the fact done and perpetrate declare the said Wardeine a traytour and rebell and thereof shall make certificate to the other Prince to whom the injury was

both parts and shee immediately called Princesse of Rothsay which name shee shortly lost by the short life of King Richard her loving Uncle Here may well bee noted the unnaturall love and disordered affection which this kinde kinseman shewed to his blood for he not remembring the tyranny that he had executed against his brothers sons the wrong manifest injury that he had done to his brothers daughters both in taking frō them their dignity possessions and living thought it should redound greatly to his honour and fame if hee promoted his sisters child to whom hee was nothing bound in conscience to make testification to the dignity of a Queene rather then to preferre his brothers daughter whom hee had untruly and by force disinherited and of all their right deprived to the marriage of a meane Esquire such was his fraternall kindnesse towards his brother and such was his large conscience towards his brothers children After this league and Marriage thus concluded and agreed the King of Scots disdaining that the strong Castle of Dumbarre should remaine in the Englishmens hands and possession wrote a gentle letter to K. Richard declaring to him that where in the league concluded betweene them it was agreed and appointed that hee should within forty daies next ensuing expresse and declare his opinion and meaning concerning the Castle of Dumbarre whether the said castle should be occupied stand still in the hands of the Englishmen during the whole time of the truce or else for the time of sixe moneths onely He now certified King Richard by his letters that he was content that he and his should enjoy the possession of the said Castle quietly and peaceably during the said truce and amity Neverthelesse hee required him for the love and familiaritie that now both by treatie aliance was sprung knit betweene them that hee would redeliver the said Castle into his hands which was untruely possessed of the English nation by deliverie of rebels and traytours contrarie to all right equitie and conscience King Richard dalied with pleasant letters faire words and so fooled forth the King of Scots that hee never had Dumbarre delivered while King Richard lived after whose death whether it were by treason or by appointment the Castle was rendred to the King of Scots to his great contentation rejoycing Albeit this league and amitie thus covenanted and concluded it might manifestly seeme to all persons that all conjurations and confederacies against King Richard were extinct and put to silence and in especially cousidering tha the Duke of Buckingham and his alies were made out of his way some by death and some by banishment and exiling into far Countries and Regions Yet King Richard more doubting then trusting to his owne people and friends was continually vexed tossed and unquieted with feare of the returne of the Earle of Richmond and his complices and fautoures which daily dread and hourely agony caused him to live in dolefull misery ever unquiet and in manner in continual calamitie Wherefore he intending to bee relieved and to have all his dolorous imagination alleviated determined cleerely to extirpate plucke up all the matter and ground of his feare and doubts Wherefore after long deliberate consultation had nothing was for his purpose and intent thought either more necessary or expedient then once againe with price prayer and rewards to attempt the Duke of Britaine in whose territorie the Earle of Richmond then abode to deliver the said Earle into his hands by which onely meanes he should bee discharged of all feare of perill and brought to rest and quietnesse both of body and mind Wherefore incontinent he sent certaine Embassadours to the Duke of Britaine which tooke upon them besides the great and ample rewards that they brought with them into Britaine that King Richard should yeerely pay and answer the Duke of all the revenues rents and profits of the signories lands and possessions aswell belonging and appertaining to the Earle of Richmond as to any other noble or gentleman which then were in the Earles company if he after that time would keepe them in continuall prison and restraine them from liberty The Oratours furnished with these and other instructions arrived in Britaine and came to the Dukes house where with him they could have no manner of communication concerning their weightie affaires by reason that hee being fatigate and weakened by a long and daily infirmity began a little to waxe idle and weake in his wit and remembrance For which cause Peter Landoyse his chiefe Treasurer a man both of pregnant wit and great authoritie ruled and judged all things at his pleasure and commandement for the which cause as men set into high authoritie be not best beloved he excited and provoked against him the malice and evill will of the nobilitie of Britaine which afterwards for divers great offences by him during his authority perpetrate and committed by their meanes was brought to death and confusion The English Embassadours moved their message and request to Peter Landoyse and to him declared their Masters commandement instantly requiring and humbly desiring him in whose power it lay to doe all things in Britaine that hee would friendly assent to the request of King Ri●hard offering to him the same rewardes of lands that they should have offered to the Duke This Peter which was no lesse disdayned then hated almost of all the people of Britaine thought that if he did assent and satisfie King Richards Petition and desire hee should be of power and ability sufficient to withstand and refell the malicious attempts and inventions of his envious adversaries Wherefore hee faithfully promised to accomplish King Richards request and desire so that he kept promise with him that he might bee able to withstand the cankered malice of his secret enemies This act that hee promised to doe was not for any grudge or malice that hee bare to the Earle of Richmond for as you have heard before he delivered him from perill of death at Saint Malos when he was in great doubt of life and jeopardie but as cause riseth we ever offend and that cursed hunger of gold and execrable thirst of lucre and inward feare of losse of authoritie driveth the blind mindes of covetous men and ambitious persons to evills and mischiefes innumerable not remembring losse of name obloquie of the people nor in conclusion the punishment of God for their merits and deserts But fortune was so favorable to the publique wealth of the Realme of Enggland that this deadly and dolorous compact tooke none effect or place For while posts ranne and letters were sent to and fro for the finishing of this great enterprise betweene King Richard and Peter Landoyse Iohn Morton Bishop of Ely sojourning then in Flaunders was was of all this craftie conveighance certified by his secret and sure friends wherefore he sent Christopher Vrswicke which at that verie season was come out of Britaine into Flaunders to declare to