to bee righfull heire in succession to the Crowne of Englande without respect had to the statute made in y e xxxv yere of king HeÌ„ry the eight the true meaning of which statute they did impugne ouerthrow by diuerse subtill and sinister constructions of the same to disinherite the sayde Kings sisters to whome the succession of the Crowne of Englande of right appertayned as well by the common lawes of thys Realme as also by the sayd statute made in the said xxxv yere of king Henrie as aforesaid To which new order of succession all the said Kings Counsayle with many Bishops Lordes Doctors and Iudges of the Realme subscribed their names without refusall of anye except sir Iames Hales knight one of the Iustices of the Common place who being called to this counsayle woulde in no wise giue his assent eyther by worde or writing as ye shall heare more in the historie of Queene Marie The death of King Edwarde â—…th Nowe when these matters were thus concluded and after confirmed by a number of handes as aforesayde then the noble Prince King Edwarde the sixth by long lingring sicknesse and consumption of his lungs aforesayde approched to his death and departed out of this life the vj. daye of Iuly in the vij yeare of his reigne and xvij of his age after he had reygned and noblye gouerned this Realme vj. yours v. monethes and eyght dayes And a little before his departing lifting vp his eyes to God he prayed â—… followeth 〈…〉 deliuer me out of this miserable and wreâ—… life take me among thy chosen The prayer of King Edwarde the sixth at his death howbeit not my will but thy will be done Lord I committe my spirite to thee oh Lorde thou knowest howe happie it were for me to be with thee yet for thy chosen sake if it be thy will sende me life and health that I maye truly serue thee Oh my Lorde blesse thy people and serue thine inheritance O Lord God saue thy chosen people of Englande O my Lorde God defend this Realme from papistrie and maintaine thy true religion that I and my people maye prayse thy holy name And therewithall he said I am faint Lorde haue mercie vppon vse and take my spirite and so he yeelded vp to God his ghost the vj. daye of Iuly as before is mentioned whom if it had pleased God to haue spared with longer life not vnlyke it was but he should haue so gouerned this Englishe common welth that he might haue bene comparable with any of his noble progenitors The commendation of king Edwarde so that the losse of so towardly a yong king greatly discomforted the whole Englishe nation that looked for suche a reformation in the state of the Common welth at his handes as was to be wished for of all good subiectes which bredde suche a lyking in them towards him that euen among the very trayterous rebelles his name yet was had in reuerence although otherwise they neuer so muche forgat their dutie both towards him and other appointed to gouerne vnder him through a malicious and moste wilfull error as if his tender yeares had not sufficiently warranted his royall authoritie but that the same had bene vsurped by others against his will and pleasure and as hee was entirely beloued of his subiectes so with the lyke affection he loued them againe Of nature and disposition meeke muche enclined to clemencie euer hauing a regarde to the sparing of lyfe See M. Foxe vol. 2. pag. 1484. There wanted in him no promptnesse of wit grauitie of sentence ripenesse of iudgement as his age might beare fauour and loue of religion was in him from his childehoode his skill and knowledge in sciences beside his other excellent vertues were suche that to them he seemed rather borne than brought vppe It maye seeme very straunge that in his yong yeares as Maister Foxe reporteth of him hee coulde tall and recite all the portes hauens and creekes not within his owne Realme onelye but also in Scotlande and likewise in Fraunce what comming in there was howe the tyde serued in euery of them Moreouer what burthen and what wynde serued for the comming into eche heauen Also of all his Iustices Magistrates Gentlemen that bare anye authoritie within his Realme he knewe their names their house keeping their religion and conuersation what it was He had a singular reâ—… iustice a vertue moste commendable in â—… Prince and chiefely to the dispatche of poore mens suites He perfectly vnderstoode the Latine tongue the French the Greeke Italian and Spanishe neyther was he ignorant sayeth Cardanus in Logicke in the principles of naturall Philosophie or in Musicke To conclude his towardlynesse was suche in all Heroicall vertues noble gyftes and markable qualities conuenient for his Princely estate that so much was hoped for in his royall person if he had liued till triall might haue bene had of the proofe as was to be looked for in any one Prince that euer had rule ouer this noble Realme But nowe to proceede with the doings that followed Immediately after the death of this so worthie a Prince King Edwarde Ladie Iane Proclaymed Queene the aforesayde Ladie Iane was proclaymed Queene of this Realme by the sounde of Trumpet that is to saye the ninth daye of Iulye at whiche Proclamation were present the Lordes of the Counsayle the Maior of London with other The Ladie Marie a little before lying at Honesdon in Hartfordshire hauing intelligence of the state of the King hir brother and of the se crete practise against hir by the aduise of hir frendes with all speede tooke hir iourney towarde hir house of Kenningall in Norffolke entending there to remayne vntill shee coulde make hir selfe more strong of hir frendes and allies and withall writeth to the Lordes of the Counsayle in forme as followeth A letter of the Ladie Marie sent to the Lordes of the Counsayle wherein she claymeth the Crowne now after the decease of hir brother King Edwarde MY Lordes we greete you well and haue receiued sure aduertisement that our dearest brother the King our late soueraigue Lorde is departed to Gods mercie whiche newes howe they be wofull to our heart he onely knoweth to whose will and pleasure wee must and doe humblye submitte vs and all our wylles But in this so lamentable a case that is to witte nowe after his Maiesties departure and death concerning the Crowne and gouernaunce of this Realme of Englande with the tytle of Fraunce and all things thereto belonging that hath bene prouided by acte of Parliament and the Testament and lost will of our dearest Father besides other circumstances aduauncing our right you knowe the Realme and the whole worlde knoweth the rolles and recordes appeare by the authoritie of the King our sayde father and the King our sayde brother and the subiectes of this Realme so that wee verily trust that there is no true subiect that is can or woulde pretende to bee ignoraunt thereof and
the Lordes of the land chose the Earle of Ormond to be Lord Iustice The Erle of Ormond Loâ—… iustice In the fift yeare of Henrie the fourth Iohn Colton Archbishop of Ardmagh the .xxvij. 1404 The Archbishop of Ardmagh deceassed of Aprill departed this life vnto whome Nicholas Stoning succeeded The same yeare on the day of Saint Vitale the martir the parliameÌ„t of Dublin began before the Erle of Ormond then lord Iustice of IrelaÌ„d where the statutes of Kilkenny and Dublin were confirmed and likewise the charter of Ireland 1405 In the sixt yeare of Henry the fourth in the Month of May three Scottish barks were takeÌ„ two at greene castell and one at Alkey with captaine Macgolagh The same yeare the Marchants of Drodagh entred Scotland and tooke prayes and pledges Also on the euen of the feast day of the .vij. brethren Oghgard was burnt by the Irish And in Iune Syr Stephen Scrope that was come again into Ireland returned eftsoones into Englande leauing the Earle of Ormonde Lorde Iustice of Irelande About the same time they of Dublin entred Scotland at Saint Ninian The Citizens of Dublin inuade Scotland and valiantly behaued themselues agaynste the enimies and after crossing the Seas directed theyr course into Wales and did muche hurt to the Welchmen They inuade Wales bringing from thence the shrine of Saint Cubins and placed it in the Churche of the Trinitie in Dublin The Erle of Ormond deceaseth Iames Butler Earle of Ormonde dyed at Baligam whilest he was Lorde Iustice vnto whome succeeded Geralde Earle of Kildare The same yeare the Prior of Conall in the plaine of Kildare fought manfully with the Irish and vanquished two hundred that were wel armed sleaing part of them and chasing the residue out of the field and the Prior had not wyth him past the number of .xx. H. Marl. English men but god as saith mine Author assisted those that put their trust in him The same yeare after Michaelmas Stephen Scrope Deputie Iustice to the Lorde Thomas of Lancaster the kings sonne and his lieutenant of Ireland A Parliament at Dublin came againe ouer into Irelande and in the feast of Saint Hillarie was a Parliament holden at Dublyn which in Lent after was ended at Trim. And Meiller de Brimmingham slue Cathole Oconhur aboute the ende of Februarie In the yere .1407 a certain false and heathnish wretch 1407 an Irish man named Mac Adam Mac Gilmore that had caused .xl. Churches to be destroyed Corbi what it is signifieth as be that was neuer christened and therfore called Corbi chaunced to take prisoner one Patrike Sauage and receyued for his raunsome two M. Markes though afterwardes hee slue him togither with his brother Richard The same yere in the feast of the exaltation of the Crosse Stephen Scrope deputie to the Lorde Thomas of Lancaster with the Earles of Ormonde and Desmond and the Prior of Kilmaynam and diuerse other captaynes and men of warre of Meith set from Dublin and inuaded the lande of Mac Murche where the Irish came into the field and skirmished with them so as in the former part of the day they put the English power to the worse but at length the Irishe were vanquished chased so that Onolan with his sonne and diuerse other were taken prisoners But the English captaines aduertised here y t the Burkeyns Okerol in the countie of Kilkenny had for the space of two days togither done much mischief they rode with al speed vnto the town of CallaÌ„ there encountring with the aduersaries manfully put theÌ„ to flight slue Okerol .viij. C. Okeroll slaâ—â— others There went a tale and belieued of many that the Sunne stood stil for a space that day tyll the Englishmen had ridden sixe myles so muche was it thoughte that GOD fauoured the Englishe part in this enterprise if wee shall beleeue it The same yeare the Lorde Stephan Scrope passed once againe ouer into Englande and Iames Butler Erle of Ormonde was elected by the countrey Lord Iustice of Ireland In the dayes of this king Henry the fourth the Inhabitants of Corke beeing sore afflicted with perpetual oppressions of their Irish neighbors coÌ„plained themselues in a generall writing directed to the lord of Rutland Corke the kings deputie there to the counsell of the realme then assembled at Dublin which letter bycause it openeth a window to behold the state of those parties and of the whole realme of Ireland in those dayes we haue thought good to set down here as it hath bin entred by Campion according to the copie deliuered to him by Francis Agard Esquire one of y e Queenes Maiesties priuie counsell in Ireland A letter from Corke out of an old recorde that beareth no daâ—…e IT may please your wisedomes to haue pity on vs the kings poore subiects within y e couÌ„tie of Cork or else we are cast away for euer For where there are in this couÌ„ty these lords by name beside knights esquiers gentlemen yeomen to a great number that might dispend yerely .viij. C. poundes .vj. C. poundes .iiij. C. poundes two C. an hundred pounds an hundred Marks twentie pounds .xx. marks ten pounds some more some lesse to a great number beside these Lordes First the Lorde Marques Caro his yearely reuenues was besyde Dorzey hauen and other creekes two M. two C. pounds sterling The Lord Barneuale of Beerhauen his yerely reuenues was beside Bodre hauen and other creekes M. vj. C. pounds sterling â—…hinke rather greene castell The Lorde Vggan of the great Castell hys yearely reuenue beside his hauens and creekes xiij thousand poundes The Lord Balram of Enfort his yearely reuenues beside hauens and creekes M. CCC pound sterling The Lorde Curcy of Kelbretton his yearely reuenues beside hauens and creekes a thousande two hundred pound sterling The Lorde Mandeuile of Barenstelly his yearely reuenues beside hauens and creekes M. two hundred pound sterling The Lorde Arundell of the Strand his yearely reuenues beside haueÌ„s and creekes a thousand fiue hundred pounds sterling The Lord Barod of the gard his yearely reuenue beside haueÌ„s creekes M. C. pouÌ„ds sterling The Lord Steyney of Baltmore his yearely reuenue besides hauens creekes .viij. C. lb sterl The Lord Roch of Poole castell his yearly reuenues besyde hauâ—…ns and creekes ten thousande poundes sterling The kings Maiestie hath the landes of the late yong Barry by forfeyture the yearely reuenue wherof beside two riuers and creekes and al other casualties is M. viij C. pound sterling And that at the ende of this Parliament your Lordship with the kings most noble couÌ„sell may come to Corke call before you al these Lords other Irish men and bind them in pain of losse of life lands goods that neuer one of them do make warre vpon an other withoute licence or commaundement of you my lord deputie the kings counsel for the vtter destruction of these partes is that
Whervpon the wiser men perceyuing suche a number of weapons and that great perill was not vnlike to ensue by suche apparance of late not accustomed woulde not bee present at the Sermon by reason whereof there was left a small auditorie Wherefore afterwarde there was a commaundement giuen by the Lorde Maior that the auncients of the companies shoulde be present at the nexte Sermon in their liueries and so they were whereby all became quiet The xviij of August next folowing The Duke of Northumberland arreigned the Duke of Northumberlande the Lorde Marques of Northampton and the Earle of Warwicke sonne and heire to the sayd Duke were brought into Westminster hall and there arreygned of highe treason before Thomas Duke of Norfolke high Stewarde of Englande The Duke of Northumberland at his comming to the barre vsed great reuerence towards the Iudges and protesting his faith and allegiance to the Queenes maiestie whome he confessed grieuously to haue offended he sayde that he ment not to speake any thing in defence of his facte but woulde first vnderstande the opinion of the Court in two points first whether a man doing any act by authoritie of the Princes counsayle and by warrant of the great seale of Englande and doing nothing without the same maye be charged with treason for anye thing which he might do by warrant therof Secondly whether any suche persons as were equallye culpable in that crime and those by whose letters and commaundementes he was directed in all his doings might be his iudges or passe vppon his triall as his peeres Wherevnto was answered that as concerning the first the great seale which he layde for his warrant was not the seale of the lawfull queene of the Realme nor passed by authoritie but the seale of an vsurper and therefore coulde be no warrant to him As to the seconde it was alledged that if any were as deepely to be touched in that case as himselfe yet so long as no atteyndor were of recorde against them they were neuerthelesse persons able in lawe to passe vpon any triall and not to be chalenged therefore but at the Princes pleasure After whiche aunswere the Duke vsing a fewe wordes declaring his earnest repentaunce in the case for he sawe that to stande vpon vttering any reasonable matter as might seeme woulde little preuayle he moued the Duke of Norffolke to bee a meane to the Queene for mercie without further answere confessed the inditement by whose example the other prisoners arreygned with him did likewise confesse the inditementes produced against them and therevpon had iudgement The xix of August Sir Andrewe Dudley Sir Iohn Gates and Sir Henrie Gates brethren and Sir Thomas Palmer Knightes were arreygned at Westminster and confessing their inditements had iudgemēt which was pronounced by the Marques of Winchester high Treasurer of Englande that sate that day as chiefe Iustice The Duke of Northumberland beheaded The xxij of the sayde moneth of August the sayde Duke Sir Iohn Gates and Sir Thomas Palmer were executed at the tower hill and all the rest shortlye after had their pardons graunted by the Queene who as it was thought coulde also haue bene contented to haue pardoned the Duke as well as the other for the speciall fauour that she had borne to him afore time The Archbishop of Canterburie committed to the tower Soone after this Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterburie and late before of King Edwards priuie Counsayle was committed to the tower of London being charged of treason not onely for giuing aduise to the dishinheriting of Queene Marie but also for ayding the D. of Northumberlande with certayne horse and men against the Queene in the quarrell of the Ladie Iane of Suffolke The last day of September next following the Queene passed from the tower through the Citie of London vnto Westminster Queene Marie crowned and the next daye being the first of October shee was crowned at Westminster by Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester for the Archbishops of Caunterburie and Yorke were then prisoners in the tower as before yee haue hearde at the time of whose coronation there was published a generall pardon in hir name being interlaced with so manye exceptions A pardon with exceptions as they they needed the same most tooke smallest benefite thereby In which were excepted by name no smal number not onely of Bishops and other of the Clergie namely the Archbishops of Caunterburie and Yorke the Bishop of London but also many Lordes Knightes and Gentlemenne of the laytie beside the two chiefe Iustices of Englande called Sir Edwarde Mountague and Sir Roger Cholmeley and some other learned men in the lawe for counsayling or at the least consenting to the depriuation of Queene Marie and ayding of the foresayde Duke of Northumberlande in the pretensed right of the afore named Ladie Iane the names of whiche persons so being excepted I haue omitted for shortnesse sake Assoone as this pardon was publyshed and the solemnitie of the feast of the Coronation ended Commissioners there were certayne Commissioners assigned to take order with all such persons as were excepted out of the pardon and others to compounde with the Queene for their seuerall offences which Commissioners sate at the Deane of Paules his house at the west ende of Paules Church and there called afore them the sayde persons apart and from some they tooke their fees and offices graunted before by King Edwarde the sixth and yet neuerthelesse putting them to their fines and some they committed to warde depriuing them of their states and liuings so that for the time to those that tasted thereof it seemed verye grieuous God deliuer vs from incurring the lyke daunger of lawe agayne The v. daye of October next following A Parliament the Queene helde hir highe Court of Parliament at Westminster which continued vntill the xxj day of the sayde moneth In the first session of whiche Parliament there passed no more Actes but one and that was to declare Queene Marie lawfull heire in discent to the crowne of Englande by the common lawes next after hir brother king Edwarde Treason Felonie Premunire and to repeale certaine causes of treason felonie and premunire contayned in diuerse former Statutes the whiche acte of Repeale was for that Cardinall Poole was especiallye looked for as after ye shall heare for the reducing of the Church of Englande to the Popes obedience and to the ende that the sayde Cardinall nowe called into Englande from Rome might holde his Courtes Legantine withoute the daunger of the Statutes of the Premunire made in that case wherevnto Cardinall Wolsey when he was Legate had incurred to his no small losse and to the charge of all the Clergie of Englande for exercising the like power the which acte being once passed forthwith the Queene repayred to the Parliament house The Parliament proroged and gaue therevnto hir royall assent and then proroged the Parliament vnto the xxiiij day of the sayde Moneth In
to ioyn with him against the Englishmen that with coÌ„mon agreement they might sette vpon the englishe nation and vtterly subdue them King Edw. hauing intelligence hereof King Edvvard inuadeth the countrey of the Eastangles purposed to preuent him therevpon entryng with an armie into his countrey cruelly wasted spoyled the same K. Erick hauing alreadie his people in armour through displesure conceiued hereof and desire to be reuenged hasted foorthe to encounter his enimies And so they met in the field fiercely assayled eche other But as the battaile was rashly begon on king Ericks side so was the end very harmeful to him Ericke put to flight for with small a doe after great losse on his side was he vanquished and put to flight And after his comming home bycause of his great ouerthrowe and foule discomfiture he began to gouerne his people with more rigour and sharp dealing thaÌ„ before time he had vsed Wherby he prouoked the malice of the Eastangles so highly against him y t they fell vpon him murthered him yet did they not gain so much hereby as they looked to haue doone for shortely after they being brought lowe The kingdome of the Eastangles subdued by K. Edvvard and not able to defende their countrey were compelled to submit them selues vnto king Edw. And so was that kingdome ioyned vnto the other dominions of the same king Edwarde who shortly after annexed also the kingdome of Mercia vnto other of his dominions immediatly vpon the death of his sister Elfleda whome he permitted to gouern that countrey during hir lyfe And not without good reason for by hir wyfe politike order vsed in all hir doings he was greately furthered and assisted But namely in reparing and buyldyng of Townes and Castelles H. Hunt Mat. VVest Sim. Dunel shee shewed hir noble magnificence in so muche that during the time of hir gouernaunce whiche continued an eyght yeares it is recorded by wryters that she did buylde and repare these Townes whose names heere ensewe 〈…〉 and VVarvvike 91â—… Thamwoorth beside Lichefielde Stafford Warwike Shrewsburye Watersbury or Weddesbury Elilesbury or rather Edbury in the forest of De la mere besides Chester Brimsbery bridge vpon Seuerne Rouncorn at the mouth of the riuer of Mercie with other Chester repared 905. Sim. Dunel Moreouer by hir helpe the citie of Chester whiche by Danes had bin greately defaced was newly repaired fortified with walles and turrets and greatly enlarged So that the castell whiche stoode without the walles before that tyme was now brought within compasse of the new wall Moreouer she boldely assaulted hir enimyes whiche wente aboute to trouble the state of the countrey as the Welchemen and Danes She sent an armie into Wales Queene of the VVelchmen taken Brecanamere Ran. Higd. H. Hunt 918. Derby vvon from the Danes and tooke the towne of Brecknocke with the Queene of the Welchmen at Bricennamere Also she wan from the Danes the towne of Darby and the countrey adioyning In this enterprise she put hir owne person in great adueÌ„ture for a great multitude of Danes y t were withdrawen into Derby valiaÌ„tly defended the gates and entries insomuche that they slew foure of hir chief men of warre which wer named Wardens of hir person euen fast by hir at the very entrie of the gates But his notwithstanding with valiaÌ„t fight hir people entred and so the towne was wonne she gotte diuers other places out of their handes and constrained them of Yorkeshire to agree with hir so that some of them promised to become hir subiectes Some promised to ayde hir and some sware to be at hir coÌ„maundement Finally this martiall Lady and manly Elfleda H. Hunt the supporter of hir couÌ„treymen and terrour of the enimies Anno Christi 919. Mat. VVest St. Dunelm departed this life at Thamworth aboute the .xij. of Iune in the xviij or rather .xix. yeare of hir brother king Edwards reigne as by Math. West it should appeare But Simon Dunelm writeth that she deceassed in the yeare of Christ .915 which should be about the .xiiij. yeare of king Edwards reign Hir bodie was conueyed to Gloucester and there buried within the monasterie of S. Peter which hir husband and she in their life tyme had buylded and translated thither the bones of Sainct Oswyll from Bardona Ranul The same monasterie was after destroyed by Danes But Aldredus the archbishop of Yorke who was also bishop of Worcester repared an other in the same Citie that was after the chiefe Abbey there After the decease of Elfieda king Edwarde toke the dominion of Mercia as before we haue sayde into his owne handes and so disinherited his neece Alfwen or Elswen the daughter of Elfleda This Alfvven vvas sister to Edelfled as H. Hunt hath takyng hir awaye wyth him into the countrey of Westsaxons By thys meanes he so amplifyed the boundes of his kingdome that he had the most parte of all this Ilande of Brâ—…tayne at his commaundement 〈…〉 for the 〈◊〉 of the Welchmen namely the kyng of 〈◊〉 and of the Scots acknowledging hym to be their chiefe soueraigne Lorde and the Danes in Northumberland were kept so short that they durst attempt nothing againste him in his lattâ—…r dayes so that he had tyme to applye the buildyng and reparing of Cities townes King 〈◊〉 a great 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 Notingham bridge 〈◊〉 and castels wherin he so muche delighted He buylded a newe towne at Notingham on the southsyde of Trent and made a bridge ouer that riuer betwixt the olde towne and the newe Mat. VVest Manchester repared An. 5â—…6 Sim. Dun. He also repared Manchester beyonde the riuer of Mercie in Lancashire accompted as then in the southe ende of Northumberlande he buylt a Towne of auncient writers called Thilwall nere to the same riuer of Mercie and placed therin a garrison of souldiers diuers other townes and castels he buylt as two at Buckingham on eyther side the water of Ouâ—…e as before is shewed and also one at the mouth of the riuer of Auon Hee likewise buylt or new repared the townes of â—…ocetor and Wigmore with diuers other H. Hunt as one at Glademuth about the last yeare of his reigne Some also he destroyed whiche seemed to serue the enimies turne for harbrough as at Temnesforde a Castell whyche the Danes had buylded and fortifyed At lengthe after that this noble Prince king Edward had reigned somewhat aboue the terme of .xxiij. yeares hee was taken out of this lyfe at Faringdon His bodie was conueyed froÌ„ thence vnto Winchester and there buried in the newe Abbey He hadde .iij. wyues or as some haue written but two affirming that Edgiua was not his wife but his concubine of whom he begat his eldest sonne Adelstane Polidâ—…re A 〈◊〉 who succeded him in the kingdome This Edgiua as hathe bene reported dreamed on a tyme that there rose a Moone out of hir belly whiche with the brighte
about the fourth yeare of the Emperor Henrye the thirde surnamed Niger in the .xij. yeare of Henry the firste of that name Kyng of Fraunce and about the third yeare of Maâ—…beth king of Scotland This Edwarde the third of that name before the conquest was of nature more meeke simple than apte to the gouernement of the realme and therfore did Erle Goodwyn not only seeke the destruction of his elder brother Alfred but also holpe in that he mighte to aduaunce this Edwarde to the crowne in hope to beare great rule in the realme vnder him whome hee knewe to be softe gentle and easy to be persuaded But whatsoeuer writers do report hereof sure it is that Edwarde was the elder brother and not Alvred so that if erle Goodwyn did shew his furtherance by his pretenced cloake of offring his frendship vnto Alvred to betraye him he did it by king Harolds coÌ„mandement and yet it may be that he ment to haue vsurped the crowne to him self if eche poynt had aunswered his expectation in the sequele of things as he hoped they would and therfore had not passed if bothe the brethren had bin in heauen But yet when the worlds framed contrary peraduenture to his purpose he didde his test so aduaunce Edward trusting to beare no small rule vnder him being knowne to be a man more appliable to be gouerned by other than to trust to his owne wit and so chiefly by the assistance of Erle Goodwyn whose authoritie as appeareth was not small within the Realme of Englande in those dayes Edwarde came to attayne the Crowne wherevnto the erle of Chester Leofryke also shewed all the furtherance that in him lay Some write which semeth also to be confirmed by the Danish chronicles that king Hardiknought in his lyfe tyme had receyued this Edwarde into his Courte Ran. Higd ex Mariano Albert. Cranes and reteyned him still in the same in moste honourable wyse But for that it maye appeare in the abstracte of the Danishe Chronicles what their writers hadde of this matter recorded we doe here passe ouer referring those that be desyrous to knowe the diuersitie of oure wryters and theyrs vnto the same Chronicles where they may fynd it more at large expressed Thys in no wyse is to be lefte vnremembred that immediatly after the death of Hardiknought it was not only decreed and agreed vppon by the greate Lords and nobles of the Realme Polidore Danes expelled that no Dane from thencefoorth shoulde reigne ouer them but also all menne of warre and souldiours of the Danes whiche lay within anye Citie or Castell in garrison within the realme of Englande were then expulsed and put out or rather slayne as the Danishe writers do rehearse Sim. Dunel Amongst other that were banished the ladie Goâ—…ild nece to king Swayn by his sister was one Gâ—â—ild nece to king Svvayne beeing as then a widowe and with hir two of hir sonnes whiche she had then lyuing Heming and Turkyll were also caused to auoyde There be that write that Alfred the brother of king Edwarde Polidore came not into the realme till after the death of Hardiknought and that he didde helpe to expulse the Danes and that doone was slaine by Erle Goodwin and other of his complices But how this may stande considering the circumstaÌ„ces of the tyme with suche things as are written by diuers authors hereof it may well be doubted But whether Earle Goodwyn was guiltie to the death of Alfred eyther at this time or before certayne it is that he so cleered him selfe of that cryme vnto King Edwarde the brother of Alfred that there was none so highly in fauoure with hym as Earle Goodwyn was K. Edvvarde marieth the daughter of erle Goodvvin insomuche that king Edwarde maryed the lady Eaditha the daughter of erle Goodwyn begotten of his wyfe Thira that was syster to King Hardiknought and not of his seconde wyfe as some haue written But so it was that King Edwarde neuer had to doe with hir in fleshly wyse Polidor But whether he absteined bicause he hadde haply vowed chastitie eyther of impotencie of nature or for a priuie hate that hee bare to hir kinne men doubted For it hath bene thoughte that he esteemed not Earle Goodwyn so greatly in his hearte K. Edvvarde absteyneth froÌ„ the companie of his vvise as he outwardely made shewe to doe but rather for feare of his puissaunce disseÌ„bled with him least he shoulde otherwise put hym selfe in danger both of losse of life kingdom Howsoeuer it was he vsed his counsel in ordering of things concerning the state of the coÌ„mon wealth and namely in the harde handelyng of his mother Quene Emme K. Edvvarde dealeth straytly vvith his mother Queene Emme agaynste whoÌ„ diuers accusatioÌ„s were brought alledged as first for y t she consented to marrie with king Cnute the publike enimie of the realme Againe that she did nothing ayde or succoure hir sonnes whyle they liued in exile and that worse was Queene Emme dispoiled of hir goodes contriued to haue made them away For which cause she was dispoyled of al hir goodes And bicause she was defamed to be naughte of hir bodie with Alwyne or Adwine bishop of Winchester She is accused of dissolute liuing both she and the saint bishop were admitted to prison within the citie of Winchester as some write but other affirme that she was straytly kepte in the Abbey of Warwell Ran. Higd. tyl by way of purging hirselfe after a maruellous manner in passyng barefooted ouer certaine hot shares or ploughyrons She purgeth hir selfe by the lavv â–ª Ordalium according to the laws 〈◊〉 she clered hir selfe as the world tooke it and was restored to hir first astate and dignitie VV. Malm. Hir excessiue couetousnesse without regarde had to the poore caused hir also to be euil reported 〈◊〉 And ageyne for that she euer shewed hir selfe to be more naturall to the issue whiche she had by bi r second husband Cnute than to hir children which she had by hir firste husbande kyng Egelred as it were declaryng howe she was affected toward the fathers by the loue 〈◊〉 to the children she loste a greate peece of good will at the handes of hir sonnes Alfred Edwarde So that nowe the said Edwarde enioying the realme was easily enduced to think euill of hir and therevppon vsed hir the more vncourteoussy But hir greate liberalitie employed on the churche of Winchester whiche she furnished with maruelous rich iewels and ornamentes wan hir great commendation in the worlde and excused hir partly in the sight of many of the infamie imputed to hir for the immoderate filling of hir coffers by all wayes and meanes shee coulde deuise And after that she had purged hir self as before is meÌ„cioned hir sonne king Edwarde had hir euer after in great honor and reuerence Ran. Higd. And wheras Robert Archbishop of Canterbury had ben sore against hir he
was slain by chaunce through glauncing of an arrow shot at a Deare in y e new Forest then hoping to succeed him in the kingdome of England he preferred that honor to the other wherein he sawe to be more trauaile than gaine Henrie Beauclerke king of Englande But at his comming home he found that his yongst brother Henrie surnamed Beauclerke was placed in the kingdome of England and so was Duke Robert his hope frustrate of both the kingdomes and that worthily as moste men thought for that he refused so necessarie a dignitie wherein he might haue serued the common cause of the christian common wealth Maude king Edgars sister Vnto Henry Beauclerke in the seconde yeare of his raigne king Edgar maried the one of hys sisters called Maulde The other named Marie hee coupled wyth Eustace Earle of Bulloigne Eustace Earle of Bulloigne Of the whiche mariage was borne a daughter that was the only heyre of the same Eustace in the Countie of Bulloigne the which when she came to womans state was maried vnto Stephen Earle of March in England of Mortaigne in France Nephew to Henrie Beauclerke by his sister The king of Englande Henrie had issue by Queen Mauld two sonnes and two daughters William and Richard Eufamie and Maulde But now to returne to king Edgar to shew some token of thanks towards saint Cutbert for his ayd shewed as was thought in the battaile agaynst his vncle Donalde The landes of Coldingham Canulph Bishop of Durham he gaue vnto the Monkes of Durham the lands of Coldingham and to the Bishop of Durham called Canulph he gaue the towne of Berwike but for that the same Bishop wrought afterwardes treason agaynst him he lost that gyft and the king resumed that towne into his handes againe I do not finde that Edgar had any warres any way forth during all the time of his raigne Edgar rather reuerenced than dred a prince rather reuerenced than dred amongst hys subiects for his singular equitie vpright dealing He departed out of this life at Dundee in the ix yeare of his raigne 1107. Io. Ma. 1109. H. B and after the byrth of our Sauiour 1107. AFter the decease of this Edgar succreded his brother Alexander the fierce so called for his rigorous valiancie in pursuing of theeues and robbers Alexander In the beginning of his raigne the inhabitants of Murrey lande and Rosse beholding him to bee moste an ende in the Church at his prayers and diuine seruice after the maner of his parents supposed he would proue no great quick iusticier in punishing offenders therupon most presumptuously they began to rob and reaue on eche side Theues of Murrey land and Rosse not sparing to kill and slea all suche as came in their handes without respect to age or sexe in somuche that the yong infants smyling vpon the murtherers beeing aboute to execute their detestable crueltie The crueltie of theeues passed by the Sworde as well as the resysters suche rooted malice remayned in theyr beastly heartes which vpon renuing theyr olde grudges they now accordingly shewed King Alexander therefore aduertised hereof came into those parties with a competent armie Execution and apprehending the chiefe authours and captaynes stroke of their heades As he returned backe through the Mernes there came a woman vnto him weeping in lamentable sorte who fell vppon hir knees at his feete beseeching him to pitie hir case hauing lost both hir husbande and sonne The Earle of Mernes sonne by the tyrannous crueltie of the maister of Mernes who for that they had called him afore a iudge in an action of debt had slaine and murthered as well the one as the other The king moued with this detestable kinde of iniurie lyght beside his Horse and woulde not alight vp againe A righteous Iusticier till hee had seene the Authour of that heynous trespasse hanged vppon a Gybet After this comming into Gourie The Castell of Baledgar hee tooke in hande to finishe and make vp the Castell of Baledgar the foundation whereof his brother Edgar had begun that it might be an ayde to chastice a sort of theeues robbers which haunted the Wooddes thereaboutes to the great disquiet of all the Countrey He gaue also to the maintenance of that house certain landes which the Earle of Gowrie had giuen him at the Fout stone when he became his godfather Whilest he was thus busie about the furtherance of that worke diuerse of those theeues that were acustomed to liue by robberies in those parts perceiuing that this castell which the king was about to build shoulde turne vnto their destruction Treason of conspirators to haue slaine the king they conspired his death winning by rewards promises the help of the kings chamberlain to the accōplishing of their traiterous and most diuelishe practises they entered one night through a priuie into his lodging in purpose to haue slaine him as he had slept in his bed chāber but he by Gods prouidence hauing knowledge of their cōming started out of his bed caught a sword which hung neare at hand wherewith he slue first his chamberlain that had brought them in The kings manhood and then dispatched a six of the other traitors which were alreadie entred his chamber with singular force manhood the other fearing least with the noyse his seruants that lodged within the house should haue bin raised so haue hasted to assaile thē on the backs fled in all hast possible Neuerthelesse suche pursute was made after them that many of them were apprehended and vpon their examination beeing brought before the king they declared plainly howe they were encouraged to worke that treason whiche they had gone aboute by sundrie great Barons and gentlemen of the countrey Finally the matter was so handled with them that they disclosed the names of those that had thus procured them to the treason Wherevpon the king gathering an army The water of Spay he marched forth to pursue them but before he came vnto the water of Spay the conspirators had gotten togither their power were lodged on the further side of the same water to stop him from passing ouer Sir Alexander Carron The king seeing them thus assembled to impeach his passage sent his Banner man sir Alexander Carron with a chosen part of his army to passe the water The Rebels are vāquished and to fight with his enimies where by the hardie onset of the sayde sir Alexander they were quickly put to flight many of them that were taken in the chase suffered death according as they had well deserued The realme after this execution done of these offenders continued many yeares after in good tranquilitie This Alexander Carron also for that he was seene in the kings sight that day to fight moste manfully in sleaing diuers of the rebelles with a crooked sworde whiche he had in his hande of whiche sort many
Louthian whilest he lay at Lieth offering themselues to be at the King of Englands commaundement and so were assured from receyuing hurte or domage by the English power The Duke of Somerset hauing remayned at Leith an right dayes and demaunding the Castell of Edenburgh The Englishe 〈◊〉 â—…eturâ—…â—…omeâ—… could not obteyne it departed from thence the eyghtenth of December homewardes the nexte way ouer the Mountaynes of Soutrey comming the thirde day before the Castell of Hume where they dyd so muche by countenancing to win that fortresse that within three or foure dayes after their coÌ„ming thither it was surrendred Hume Castell rendred to the Englishmen This Castell beeing wonne and a garnison left therein to keepe it they remoued to Rockesburgh where within the compasse of the ruinous walles of an olde Castell they builte a forte and after returning into England lefte a conuenient garnison to keepe it They gote also about the same time a stroÌ„g fortnesse called Fast Castell Fast Castell wonne by them standing neere to the Sea syde and placed a garnison within it And moreouer in this meane tyme Broughtie Crag wonne theyr Fleete by Sea wanne the Castell of Broughtie Crag and putte in like manner a garnison within it to keepe the same as in the Englishe Historie it may further appeare and in what sort also all the chiefest Lords and Gentlemen of the Mers and Tiuidale came in and submitted themselues to the Duke of Somerset vpon assurance had and giuen Furthermore whilest the Duke of Somersette with hys armie dyd thus inuade Scotland on the East parte it was ordeyned by the sayde Duke and other of the Counsell to the Kyng of Englande that Mathewe Earle of Lennox and Thomas Lorde Wharton then Warden of the West Marches of Englande should with a power inuade Scotlande on the West syde to the end that there should not any of the West bordures nor Countreys come to assist the Gouernour against the Duke of Somersettes armye but bee driuen to remayne at home to defend their owne Countrey Heerevppon there was an army leuied to the number of fiue thousande footemenne and eyghte hundred light Horsemen with whiche power the Earle of Lennox and the Lorde Wharton entring Scotlande the eyght of September encamped the firste night vpon the water of Eske marched the nexte daye through the nether parte of Annandale The Castell of Milke yeelded till they came to the Castell of Milke a fortresse of good strength y e walles being fourteene foote thicke Captain of this Castell was one Io. Steward brother to the Lard thereof who vppon the approch of the Earle of Lennox yeelded the house vnto him withoute any shewe of resistance wherevppon Fergusa Graham brother to Richie Grahame of Eske was appointed with a garnison of Souldiers to keepe that Castell to the vse of the yong King of Englande and was afterwards confirmed Captayne there with fiftie light Horsemen by appoyntmente of the Duke of Sommersette and the Counsell so that during the warres be remayned there to the great annoyance of the Scottes enimies to Englande and preseruation of the Countrey thereaboutes to the King of Englands vse The twentith of September the Earle of Lennox and the Lorde Wharton encamped neere to the Towne of Annande and the morrow after approching neerer to the same gaue sommonance vnto the Captaine thereof called Lion of the house of Glames who with an hundred Scottes kept the Churche and steeple of Annand beeyng peeces of themselues verye strong and mightily reenforsed with earth they within therefore refused to yeelde and valiantly defended themselues The greatest peeces of artillerie whych the Englishmen hadde there at that time were certayne double and single Falcons wherewyth they beate only the battlements till they myght with certayne engines approche harde to the walles The Church of Annand vndermined and vndermine the same so as the roofe of the Church was shaken downe and a greate number of them within the Church slayne and crusshed to death Suche as escaped fledde into the Steeple Two of the Englishmen that wroughte aboute the mynes were slayne but at length the Captayne moued by perswasion of the Erle of Lennox to whome hee claymed to bee of kynne The Steeple yeelded rendered the Steeple vnto hym with hymselfe and .96 Scottes Souldyers with condition to haue their lyues onely saued and the Captayne to remayne prisoner and to goe into England Immediately vpon theyr comming forth of the Steeple fyre was giuen to the traines of powder in the mynes and so both the Church and Steeple were blowen vp into the ayre The Church and Steeple of Annand blowen vp with powder and rased downe to the grounde Thys done they brente the Towne after they hadde sacked it and left not a stone standing vppon an other for that the same Towne hadde euer bin a right noysome neyghbour to Englande The Englishmen had conceyued suche spite towardes thys Towne that if they sawe but a peece of timber remayning vnbrente they would cutte the same in peeces with theyr bylles The Countrey heerewith was striken in such feare that the next daye all the Kilpatrickes and the Iordeynes the Lards of Kirkmichel The Scottes that came to assure them selues Apilgirtht Closbourne Howmendes Nuby and y e Irrewings the Belles the Rigges the Murrayes and all the clanes and surnames of the nether part of Annerdale came in and receyued an oth of obeysance as subiectes to the King of Englande deliuering pledges for their assured loyaltie The residue that woulde not come in and submitte themselues hadde theyr houses brent their goodes and cattell fetched away by the Englishe lyghte Horsemen that were sente abrode into the Countrey for that purpose These things thus executed the Earle of Lennox and the Lorde Wharton returned backe into Englande wyth theyr prisoners â—…ties and spoyles receyuing greate thankes and commendations by gentle letters of the fyue and twentith of September from the Duke of Somerset then lying at Rockesburgh aboute fortifying of that place The gouernour perceyuing thus that without the assistance of Fraunce hee should not be able to resist the Englishmen hauing now gote such foote hold within the Realme of Scotland The Gouernours suite the Queene Dowager anâ—… to the French Ambassador required the Queene Dowager and Monsieur Doysell Liger Ambassador for the Frenche Kyng to perswade with him by letters to send an army into Scotland to the aide of his frieÌ„ds there The Queene and Monsieur Doysell perceyuing a ready way prepared to bring that to passe which they most desired which was to haue the Queene of Scotlande ordred in all things by the Frenche Kyngs aduice they vndertooke to procure an army out of Fraunce according to the gouernours desire The Queene Dowager pâ—…miseth ayde out of Fraunce with condition if hee wyth the states of the Realme woulde agree that the Queene myghte bee sente into Fraunce and a contract made for hir
the Frenchmenne vnto Dunbar The Queene departed froÌ„ Edenburgh the Duke of Chatelleraut the Erle of Huntley bring with hyr in company The Erle of Argile his coÌ„pany called the Lordes of the congregation were receyued into Edenburgh by the baylifes of the towne where the places of the blacke Grayfriers were suddenly ouerthrowen The Frier-houses ouerthrowen the Churche a Field and Trinitie college S. Giles church were reformed and the images and altares pulled downe The Lordes remayning thus in Edenburgh tooke the Abbey the coygning house the coygning yrons and seased vpoÌ„ the Queenes moueables which they found in the Palayce and kept the same Monsieur Doysell and the Frenchmenne came from Dunbar to the Linkes of Leith accompanied with the Duke of Chatelerault the Erles of Huntley Bothwell Mourton Two armies pacified and others and the Lordes of the Congregation came foorth of the towne of Edenburgh of purpose to haue gyuen battayle to the Frenchmen albeit they were not sufficiente partie to resist them but the Earle of Huntley trauelled betwixte them by whose meanes there mette twelue on euery side who agreed vpon certaine articles â—…eith fortiâ—…d so the Queene and FrenchmenÌ„ entred into Leith and forthwith began to fortifie it Shortly after this the Duke of Chatellereault Duke Chatelâ—…ault taâ—…h part with â—…he reformers 〈◊〉 the Churâ—… partly through perswasion of the Earle of Arguile his sisters sonne and the West lande Lordes and partly bycause he vnderstoode that his sonne the Earle of Arrane was fled forth of Fraunce to Geneua for the Religion hee tooke parte with the Lordes from that time forthe against the aduice of the Bishop of Sainte Andrewes and diuers other his friends This yeare in Iune Henrye the Kyng of France King Henry 〈◊〉 hurted and dyed at the trumph of the mariages betwixt the King of Spaine and his daughter and the Duke of Sauoy and his sister was wounded in Iustes at the Tourneillis in Paris by the Counte Montgomerie and dyed of the hurtes the tenth of Iuly nexte ensuing beeing the eleuenth day after he was wounded Then Francis his sonne that hadde married the Queene of Scotland â—…ancis the â—…phin succeeded his faâ—…er was crowned King at Sainte Denis and annoynted at Reymes in September following Herewith the Duke of Chatellereaulte and the Lordes of the congregation sent to the Queene besieching hir to leaue off from making of forts within the Realme but she would not graunt so to doe wherefore they assembled their whole forces in Edenburgh and besieged the Towne of Leith in October Leith besieged the Queene and Frenchmenne with the Bishops of Sainte Andrewes Glasquo Dunfreys the Lorde of Seton and diuers other Scottishmen beeyng within it but the FrenchmeÌ„ of war issued forth of Leith and the mette neere to the Abbey of Holy Roode house with the Scottishe Lordes and their company The Scottishâ—…ne are â—…quished where many ScottishmeÌ„ were slayne and the rest chased into Edenburgh the Frenchmen also following them to the gates of Edenburgh hadde entred if those within the Castell had not shot off the artillerie at them to stay the slaughter and pursute In the time of this siege the yong Larde of Lethington Secretary to the Queene beeyng with hir in Leith left the Towne and secretely departing gote him to the Lordes and holp greately afterwards to obteyne ayde forthe of England The Queene came to EdeÌ„burghe After this the Queene and FrenchmeÌ„ came to Edenburgh whiche was peaceably rendred to them where they remayned all that winter Newe men â—…e into Scotlande About the same time the Bishop of AmieÌ„s Monsieur de la Brosse and two Doctors of Diuinitie came into Scotland in September and La Brosse was made Leuetenaunt of the Frenche armye Monsieur Martignes coronell of the footemen and with them came a greate company of Frenche Souldiers to the Queene Regent so that then the Frenche power was thirtie fiue hundred good men of warre besyde two bands of Scottes souldiers vnder the leading of Captayne Anthony Kenedie Iames Steward of Cardonald The Lords of Scotlande perceyuing the Frenchmen encreased so that they by their owne forces onely The lords seÌ„d for aide vnto the Queene of Englande were not able to resist them sente to the Queene of Englande Elizabeth for assistaunce to expell the Frenchmen which the Queene of Englande graunted not onely for to serue the Scottishmens turne but specially for the suretie of hyr owne Realme and state whiche as then was thought stoode in daunger of trouble in case the Frenchmen were suffered to remayne in Scotland considering the euill dealing of the french King and his counsell in some pointes alreadye shewed They had theyr requeste graunted theÌ„ The Queene of England therefore sent the Duke of Northfolke to Berwike whither came to him the Earle of Argile the Prior of Sainte Andrewes the Maister of Maxwell and the yong Lorde of Ledington Secretarie and made agreement to haue ayde of Englande to the effect aforesaide And for sure keeping heereof Pledges sente into England the Scottish Lords deliuered pledges into England there to remaine during the life of the King of Fraunce and one yeare after his decease The pledges were these Dauid Hamilton sonne to the Duke of Chatellereault an other called Campbell Cousin to the Earle of Argile Robert Dowglas brother to y e Prior of S. Andrews and the Lard of Lochleuin and a sonne of the Lord Ruthuenne Aboute the same tyme Lorde Hammilton taketh parte with the erle of Argile Iames Hamilton Earle of Arraine eldest sonne to the Duke of Chatellereault and Captaine of the Scottishe Companie of meÌ„ of armes archers in France being fledde for Religion secretely to Geneua from thence came by the conuoy of M. Randall Englishman into England which at hys comming into Scotlande hee performed and ioyned himselfe with the Earle of Argile and other Lords in the cause aforesayd The Duke of Chatellereault the Earles of Arguile Arrane and others The towne of Glasquo is taken came to the towne of Glasquo and caused y e Images and Altares to be taken downe seising the Bishops liuing into their hands and tooke the Castell of Glasquo perteyning to the Bishoppe and put certayne Gentlemenne into it to keepe it whereof the Frenchmen beeing aduertised marched forward to Glasquo to the number of fiue thousande men the Bishop of Glasquo the Lordes Sempell Seton Ros and diuers other wyth them tooke the Castell againe and staying one night in the Towne returned on the next morrowe to Kickintulloch and froÌ„ thence to Lithquo and Edenburgh After their returne from Glasquo a certaine number of Frenchmenne went to Striueling and passing by the bridge ouer the water of Firth came into Fiffe in purpose to haue gone vnto Saint Andrewes and to haue fortified the Towne but they being in Kingcorne there assembled togyther in Fiffe the Earles of Arrane and
right sorye The Earle of Atholl and others beeing wyth hym departed in the nyghte season by a Ferrie ouer the Forthe called the Queenes Ferrie and wente to Saint Iohns Towne On the morrow being SuÌ„day the Queene beyng secretely kept proclamation was made that all the lords that had voice in Parliament should departe forth of the towne of Edenburgh and after noone the same day The exiled Lords came is to Scotlande the erles of Murrey and Rothes with other of their companies that came forth from Neweastest the Satturdaye beefore came to the Abbey of Holy Roode House about sixe of the clocke in the after noone where they were thaÌ„kfully receiued by the king and his company They spake also with the Queene who had no greate comforte of their commyng The morrowe following beyng Monday the erle of Murrey and the other that were sommoned past to the Tolbuith of Edenburgh and made their protestation there They make their protestation that they were readye to aunswere in Parliament and none appeared to accuse them After this it was concluded to beene the Queene in straight warde but by hir politike demeanor their purpose in that behalf was broken for by secret conference wyth the Kyng The Queene had conference wyth the king she perswaded hym to thinke that he had ioyned himselfe with those that woulde be his destruction if it happened with hir otherwise than well as was no lesse to bee doubted by reason of the highe displeasure that shee hadde taken beeyng quicke with childe through the which perswasion and other mislikyng of things hee departed secretely with hir in the night season The King was soone perswaded accompanied onely wyth twoo men and fyrste came vnto Seiton and from thence to Dunbar Huntley and Bothwell whyther the Earles of Huntley and Bothwell hastily repaired by whose counsell and other then with hir shee caused Proclamation to bee made in dyuers partes of the Realme charging al manner of menne in seate of warre ProclamatioÌ„s made to come vnto hyr to Dunbar to passe from thence vnto Edenburgh within syxe dayes after Shee also sente letters to the same effect vnto dyuers noble menne of the Realme who prepared themselues with greate diligence to meete hir The Earle of Murrey and the reste of the Lordes beeyng wyth hym hearyng the preparation that was made agaynst them and perceyuing themselues not able to resiste thought good euery of theÌ„ to seke some particular meane Pardon is craued and obteyned to obteyn remission at the Queenes hands which they obteyned all of them except the erle of Morton the Lords Ruthuen Lindsey and suche other as were wyth them at the slaughter of Dauid Richeo The murtherers are excepted WherevpoÌ„ they dispairing of pardon fled into England where the Lorde Ruthuen died at Newcastell shortly after as in place ye shall heare The Earle of Lennox beeyng partaker with them Many pardoned came to Dunbar and gote pardon the Earle of Glencarne and the Liarde of Cunningham head came thither also and were pardoned Likewise the Earle of Rothes purchased his pardon the same time The Earles of Argile and Murray and the Lord Boyd beeing at Lithquo sente to the Q. for their pardon and obteyned it beeing commaunded neuerthelesse to passe into Argile and to remayne there during hir graces pleasure which commaundement they obeyd The Queene commeth to Edenburgh The eyghtenth of March the Queene wel accompanyed came to Hadington towardes nyghte and on the ninetenth day the Bishoppe of Saint Andrewes and the Hamiltons mette hir at Muskelburgh and so likewise dyd the Lords Leuingston Flemming Hume Borthwike and manye other noble menne and conueyd hir vnto Edenburgh shee lodged in the Byshoppe of Dunkeldes lodging and tarried there a certaine space hauing with hir the Erles of Huntley Athole Bothwell Crawfourde Mershall Sutherland Cathnes the Bishop of Sainte Andrewes and Rosse the Lordes Leuingston Flemming and diuers other noble men by whose counsell order was taken for redressing of the state of the Realme whereby the same was shortly broughte to greate quietnesse After this the Queene perceyuing hirselfe to drawe neere the tyme of hir deliuerance wente to the castell of Edenburgh there to remayne til she were deliuered of hir birth In the moneth of Aprill this yeare the Byshop of Brechin presidente of the Session deceassed and in his roomth succeeded to that bishoprike a friende and Cousin to the Earle of Argile called Campbell In the ende of Aprill the Queene willing to haue the Earles of Argile and Murrey ioyned with the residue of the Counsell sente for them to come to the Castell of Edenburgh The Queene agreeth all the Lords where all griefes and controuersies that rested betwixt them on the one side and the Earles of Huntley Athole and Bothwell on the other side were referred to the Queene who agreed them and they all remayned with hir the rest of the Sommer The Queene hearing that the Earle of Morton the Lorde Ruthuen The Queene made sute to the Queene of England and the other their assistantes were receyued in Englande and remayned at Newcastell she sente Maister Iames Thorneton Chantor of Murrey with letters to the Queene of Englande and also to the King of France and other hir friends there declaring by the tenor of the same letters the abuse and presumptuous attemptes of certayne hir subiects against hir desiring them not to receiue them within their Realmes nor Dominions and shortly after the Queene of Englande sente a Gentleman called Henry Killigrew into Scotlande The Queene of England 〈…〉 of were with letters and message to the Queene promising to cause them to departe forthe of hir Realme of Englande and withall sente vnto them warning to departe betwixte that presente time and Midsommer then nexte ensuing The Lorde Ruthuen repented But in the meane time the Lorde Ruthuen departed this life at Newcastell with great repentance of his former life giuing God thankes for that he had lent him time to call to him for mercy and forgiuenesse whereof he did assure himselfe And from thenceforth the Earle of Morton and the maister of Ruthuen remayned secretely neere to Anwicke and other places on the bordures till they obteyned pardon and were restored 〈◊〉 Ambasâ—… from the king of â—…nce About this time there came from the King of Fraunce a wise aged Gentleman named Monsieur la Croc as his Ambassador and remayned in Scotlande all the Winter following In the moneth of Iune the Queene perceiuing the tyme of hir deliuerance to approche wrote vnto all the principall noble men of hir Realm to come and remaine within the towne of Edenburgh during the time of hir deliuerance where they assembled and the King hir husbande with the Earles of Argile Murrey Atholl and Mar remained with hir in the Castell and the Erle of Huntley Bothwel the remaynant of the Lords lodged in the towne and vppon the ninetenth daye
this flelde fought as ye haue heard VV. Paris Geffrey Earle of Aniou husbande to the Empresse receiuing aduertisemeÌ„t of this victorie gotten in England forthwith inuaded Normandye inducyng all the Nobles of the countrey to incline vnto him for by publishing the captiuitie of king StepheÌ„ it was not hard for him to come by the possession of the same Also Dauid king of Scotland entred into Northumberland The king of Scottes taket Northumberland into his possession Polid. The Empresse folovveth the victorie and by commaundement of the Empresse tooke the couÌ„trey into his hands whilest shee like a woman of great wisedome as shee was no lesse in deede iudging that it stood her vpon to vse the victorie that thus was chaunced vnto hir slept not hir businesse but went forward and setting from Gloucester shee came to Winchester where shee was honorably receiued of the Bishop Henry though he was king Stephens brother and inwardly lamented the misfortune of the king Then came shee backe agayne to Wylton and so to Oxford from thence to Reading and then to S. Albones into al the which cities townes shee was receiued with much triumph and honour Thus hauing passed through all the South parties of the Realme on that side Shee commeth to LoÌ„don shee finally came to London where the citizens welcomed hir also in most ioyfull harty maner Being come to London and whâ—â—â— shee consuteâ—…d with those of hir counsaile 〈◊〉 for the quieting of the whole state of the Realme Queene Mondo wife to king Stephen for so shee was also called maketh humble sure vnto hir to haue hir husband 〈◊〉 all fortie promising that he should resigne his whole clayme 〈◊〉 into hir hand is and 〈◊〉 hade some word aÌ„ priuate life The queene â—â—eth to the empresse for the deliuery of her husband But 〈◊〉 would farre of bid being graunted that she was relucted with deprochfull wordes Wherevpon ther coâ—…ienued a most high displeasure and 〈◊〉 nowe will ynough that peace was to be purchased onely by force of armes and not in any other maner Therefore with all diligence shee sent to hir sonne Eustrace as then being in Kent willyng hym to prepare an army which he did most speedily It chaunced at the same tyme also that the citizens of London made great labour to the said Empresse that they might haue the lawes of king Edward the CoÌ„fessor restored againe the strait lawes of hir father king Henry abolished But for somuch as they could get no grauÌ„t of their petition and perceiued the Empresse to be displeased with theÌ„ about that importunat request wherin only she ouershot her self The Londoners conspire to take the empresse they druised how by what meanes they might take hir prisoner knowing that all the Kentishmen would helpe to strengthen theÌ„ in their enterprise But she being therof warned fled by night out of the citie Shee fled in the night tyme out of the citie weÌ„t to Oxford determining to be reuenged vpon hir aduersaries when tyme should serue hir tuene herewith began she to waxe more displeasant both to those nobles whom she had in prison also to other but namely to K. Stephen whoÌ„ she coÌ„maunded to be lodeÌ„ with yrons kept with very slender diet N. Triuet After that she was thus fled out of London which chanced about the feast of the Natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist the Tower of London was besieged which Geffrey de MauÌ„deuille held valiantly defended Geffrey de Maundeuill The Bishop of London taken The same Geffrey issuing forth one tyme came to Fulham where he tooke the Bishop of LondoÌ„ as theÌ„ lodging there in his own manor place being one of the contrary faction Polid. Henry Bishop of Winchester perceiuing the wrath of the Empresse more more to encrease daily against hir people Castles fortified by the Bishop of VVinchester thinking it wisdome to serue the time manned all the Castles which he had builded within his dioces as at Waltham al Farnham and in other places and withdrew him selfe into the castle of Winchester there to remaine tyl he might see to what end the fury of the womaÌ„ would incline This being knowen the Empresse calleth vnto hir Dauid K. of Scotland that was hir vncle who immedietly came vnto hir and then ioyning these armies together they go to Winchester and besiege the castle In them haue time the 〈◊〉 aâ—â—her sonne Eustace thou with the â—â—ipe of their frends as the K. without the Londoners and offer had assembled a great army and appoynted the gouernment and generall conduct tâ—â— of vnto one Willâ—â— of Ypres a Fremyng VVilliam de Ypres who for as valiancie was by K. Stephen created Earle Kent La Meir He was sonne to Philip of Flaunders but bigot of a Concubine which Philip was sonne to Earle Robert of Flaunders surnamed Foiâ—â— This William was banished out of his countrey by The dâ—…pike of â—…rass earle of Flaunders bicause he attempted to berâ—…ne hym of his Earledome The Queenes army thus committed to his landing came nere vnto Winchester and kept the Empresse and hir people in maner besieged and at length perceiuyng the aduantage aform the roÌ„myng of a great supply of Londoners to their ayde VV. Mal. in nouelta historia N. Trimete S. Dun. Polid. The Empresse army put to flight VV. Mal. Rob. Earle of Gloucester taken prisoner they set vpon hir army as the same was departing with suche violents that straightwayes hir power was put to flight and discomfited The Empresse was glad to slaine hir selfe dead and so to be conueyed in a Coache as a dead corps vnto Gloucester Her brother Robert with many other of the Nobles that stayed behynd tyl shee and other might get out of daunger were taken prisoners And bicause the king was kept at Bristowe vnder the custodye of the said Robert the Queene caused hym to be straitly vsed that he might proue the wordes of the Gospell true With what measure ye meate vnto other with the same by other shall it be measured vnto you againe M. Par. He had deserued very euyll of the king hereto fore and therefore it was nowe remembred He was taken in maner abouesaid on the feast day of the exoltation of the Crosse King Stephen after the spoyling of sundry Churches the robbing and burnyng of many townes and villages by the hands of his hyred men of warre that were for the more part Flemyngs at length with his brother the Bishop of Winchester he came with a strong army of men vnto Wilton The kyng commeth to VVylton where he tooke in hande to fortifie the Nunry in steed of a Castle to resist the incursions and enterprises of them of Salisbury whiche in the behalfe of the Empresse had done many displeasures vnto his frendes but earle Robert vnderstaÌ„ding of his doings got a power together with al speede the first day of Iuly about sunne
Gascoiâ—… rebellâ—… and other without readie money allowed for the sale gaue occasion to them to grudge and repine agaynst the king Immediately after the breaking vp of the Parliament that is to vnderstande about the fyrst of Iune the King beeing earnestly called vppon by Messengers sente from the Gascoignes to prouyde in tyme for the defence and safegarde of that Countrey sithe otherwyse hee stoode in daunger to lose it â—…he king purâ—…seth to go â—…mselfe into â—…scoigne with all speede he resolued to goe thither and therevpon caused summons to bee gyuen to all those that helde of him by knightes seruice to prepare to bee at Portesmouth with horse and armour in the Octaues of the Trinitie Herewith hee made great prouision of Shippes the whiche beeing assembled and the armie likewise come togyther through lacke of conuenient winde hee was enforced to stay a long tyme to his great griefe and no lesse charges â—…e taketh the â—…n Finally on the .vj. of August hee tooke the sea leauing his brother the Earle of Cornewall and the Queene in charge with gouernaunce of the Realme and of his sonne the Lord Edward There departed with him froÌ„ Portesmouth three hundred sayles of great shippes besides a number of other smaller vesselles And thus accompanied he tooke his course towardes Gascoigne and about our Lady day the assumption he arriued at Burdeaux 〈◊〉 arriueth at â—…rdeaux where he was of the Citizens honourably receyued Immediately after his arriuall there he caused the towne of the Rioll to be compassed about with a strong siege within the whiche a greate number of Rebelles were enclosed which valiantly defended the place in hope of rescue whiche Gaston de Bierne that was fledde to the King of Spain had promised to procure for them But the king of Englande to preuent them in that poynt â—…mbassadors â—…t into Spain sent the Bishop of Bathe and his trustie Chaplaine sir Iohn Mansell vnto the sayd king of Spaine to conclude friendship and alliaunce with him so that the Lorde Edwarde his eldest sonne might marye the King of Spaine hys daughter 〈◊〉 mariage coÌ„â—…ded betwixt â—…e king of â—…glands son â—…d the king Spaynes â—…ghter After long treatie by the diligence of the sayd Ambassadors a full conclusion followed of theyr motion And whereas the king of Englande had giuen and assigned the dominion of Gascoigne to his sayde sonne the Lorde Edwarde the King of Spain in the instrument that conteyned the couenants of the mariage resigned quiteclaymed all the right and tytle within Gascoigne which he had or might haue by the gyft of king Henrie the second by confirmation of the Kings Richard and Iohn In this meane while the townes and castels which the rebels held were wonne and deliuered into the kings hands and herewith followed a great dearth in the kings armie A derth in the kings campe so that a hen was sold for .vj. d. pence sterling A pound weight in bread was at two d. pence or three d. pence a gallon of wine at two s shillings a coome or foure bushels of wheat at .xx. s shillings so that a knight with his esquire and coistrel with his two horses might vneth be coÌ„petently found for two s shillings of siluer The k. therfore to relieue his people there with him on that syde the sea sent the Prior of Newbourgh with other into EnglaÌ„d to cause prouision of vitails other necessaries to be coÌ„ueyed brought vnto him into Gascoigne and so there was a great quantitie of grayne and powdred flesh taken vp and sent away with all conuenient speede The Earle of Leycester came to the king bringing with hym out of Fraunce where he had remayned a certaine time a faire companie of souldiers and men of warre to the kings ayde and was right courteoustye receyued The Gascoignes then perceyuing the kings power to encrease and saw howe not only the castels wherein they trusted to haue refuge were wonne and gotten out of their hands by the King of Englande but also that theyr Vines wherein chiefly consisted theyr hope of sustentation were burned vp and destroyed The Gâ—…scoigns begin to humble themselues they began to humble themselues and so by little and litle returned to their due obedience after that the Authors of their seditions tumults were eyther apprehended or chased out of the countrey This yeare died the Bishop of Chichester M. Richard Witz The Bishop of Chichester Richarde Witz and Grosted B. of Lincolne de part this life a man of great vertue and singular knowledge Also that famous Clearke Robert Grosted Bishop of Lincolne departed thys lyfe on the day of Saint Denyse in the night at hys Manour of Bugdene whose learning coupled with vertue and vprightnesse of life wan to him perpetuall commendation The prayse of Grosted He was a manifest blamer of Pope and king a reprouer of Prelates a correcter of Monkes a directer of Priestes an instructer of Clearkes a susteyner of Scholers a preacher to the people a persecuter of incontinent liuers a diligent searcher of the Scriptures a contemner and a verie Mallet of such strangers as sought prefermeÌ„t in this realme by the Popes prouisions in housekeeping liberall in corporall refection plentifull and in ministring spirituall foode deuoute and godly affected in his Bishoplike office diligent reuerende and neuer awearied Moreouer there died in Gascoigne WilliaÌ„ de Vescie a baron of great fame in the north partes The L. Wal. Vescie departeth this life Also in the Spring and Sommer of thys yeare was a greate drought and in the Haruest season fell such wette Great weaâ—…e that great flouddes by the rysing of the Ryuers and ouerflowing theyr Bankes did muche hurt in sundrye places of the Realme Againe in the latter ende of Haruest about Michaelmasse there was eftsoones suche a drought Great drought that menne coulde gette no grynding at the Mylnes but were constrayned to goe in some places a dayes iourney of to haue theyr corne grounde An. reg 38. The Lady Katherin the kings daughter borne In the .xxviij. yeare of king Henries raigne the Queene was deliuered of a daughter whiche was called Katherin bycause the same was born on Saint Katherins day On S. Lucies day there fell a great snowe and withall a winters thunder Winter thuÌ„der for a token of some euill to follow The king to settle the state of the countrey of Gascoigne in better order taryed there all the winter and repaired certaine decayed townes and Castels 1254 The Queene kept hir Christmasse at London where she lay in childebed and was purified on the euen of the Epiphanie making a royall feast at the which many great Lordes were present as the Archbishop of CaÌ„terburie the Bishop of Elie the Erles of Cornewall and Gloucester and many other The Queenes libâ—…ie towardes the king She sent ouer at the same time to hir husband for a new yeares gift the
〈…〉 to this miserie through hys owne offences R. Sâ—… 〈◊〉 therefore he was contented paciently to 〈◊〉 but yet it coulde not hee sayde but griâ—… hym that he had in such wife â—…ne into the hatred of all his people notwithstanding he gaue the â—…moste heartie thankes that they had so â—…ten theyr receyued iniuryes The king answere and ceassed 〈…〉 beare so muche good wyll towardes hys soâ—… Edwarde as to wishe that hee myght 〈◊〉 ouer them Therefore to satisfie them sithe otherwise it might not be hee vtterly renounced hys right to the Kingdome and to the whole administration thereof And lastlye besought 〈◊〉 Lordes nowe in his miserie to forgiue 〈…〉 offences as he had committed agaynst them The Ambassadours wyth this answere returning to London Polidor declared the same vnto all the estates in order as they had receyued 〈◊〉 vpon great ioy was made of all men to 〈◊〉 that they myght nowe by course of lawe proceâ—… to the choosing of a newe King And so therevppon the .xxix. day of Ianuarie in Session of Parliament then at Westminster assembled was the thirde king Edward sonne to king Edâ—… the seconde chosen and elected king of Engâ—… by the authoritie of the same Parliament 〈◊〉 as before is sayde confyrmed by hys fathers 〈◊〉 nation and the first day of his raigne they 〈◊〉 to be the .xxv. of Ianuarie in the yeare 1â—â—◠〈◊〉 the account of the Church of Englande â—…ning the yeare the .xxv. day of Marche but 〈◊〉 the common account of wryters Mâ—… it was in the yeare 13â—…7 The same day Sir William Truâ—… Procurator for the whole Parliament did truâ—… the old king in name of the whole Parliaâ—… 〈◊〉 all homages and fealties due to him so that the same .xxv. daye of Ianuarie hath beene 〈◊〉 and taken for the fyrst daye of the begyning of King Edwarde the thirde hys raigne so 〈◊〉 whatsoeuer chaunced before that daye to the crybed to bee done duryng the raygne of hys father But now to make an ende of the life 〈◊〉 of the raigne of K. Edward the secoÌ„d 〈…〉 after he was deposed of his kingly haâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…tle bee remayned for a tyme at Kenilwoorth 〈…〉 Mâ—… 〈◊〉 custodye of the Earle of Leycester But 〈◊〉 a while the Queene was informed by the 〈◊〉 of Hereforde whose hatred towardes 〈◊〉 had no ende that the Earle of Leycester fauoured 〈◊〉 husband too much and more than stood wâ—… 〈◊〉 suretie of hir sonnes estate whervpon he was appointed to the keping of two other lords 〈◊〉 Berkcley and Iohn Matreuers who receyâ—… him of the Earle of Leycester the third of 〈◊〉 conueyed him from Kenilworth vnto the castell of Berkley 〈…〉 from the Seueâ—… almost in the midway betwixt Gloucester and Bristow But forsomuch as the Lord Berkeley â—…sed 〈◊〉 more curteâ—… man his aduersaries wished him to doe 〈◊〉 was discharged oâ—… that office and sir Thomas Gourney appoynted in hâ—… stead Thomas â—…ey who togither with the Lorde Maâ—…reueâ—… ioâ—…ueyed him secretly for feare least he should be taken froÌ„ them by force from our strong place to another as to the castell of Corfe and suche like still remouing vnto him in the might season till at length they thought it should not be known â—…ther they had coâ—…yed him And so at length they â—…ought him 〈◊〉 againe in seâ—… 〈…〉 the Castell of Berkley where 〈…〉 â—…ned as some write the Queene woulde send â—…â—…o him courteous and â—…ouing 〈…〉 appaâ—… and other such things 〈◊〉 â—…he would not once come nere to 〈◊〉 him heaâ—…ing 〈◊〉 hand that shee durst not for feare of the peoples displeasure who hated him so extremely But as he thus â—…oâ—…inuâ—… in prison closely 〈…〉 hys friends might haue accesse vnto him as in suche cases it often happeneth when men be in maserie some will cast pitie their state â—… Earle of â—… conspiâ—… to deliuer â—…to her there were diuerse of the nobilitie of whom the Earle of Kent was chiefe began to deuise meanes by stâ—…â—…ference had togithers how they might restore hym to libertie discommending 〈…〉 Queene Isabell and such other 〈◊〉 â—…pointed gouernours to the yong king or his fathers strayâ—… imprisonment The Queene 〈◊〉 â—…her the gouernours vnderstaÌ„ding this coÌ„spiâ—… of the erle of Kent of his brother durst not yet in that 〈…〉 greene world go about to â—…nishâ—… it but rather thought good to take away froÌ„ theÌ„â—…asion of accomplishing their purpose And here vpon the Queene and the Bishop of Hereforde wrote sharpe letters vnto his keepers blaming â—…hem greatly for that they bealt so gently with him and kept him no strayther but suffred 〈◊〉 haue such libertie that he aduertised some of his friends abrode how and in what maner he was vsed and withall the Bishop of Hereforde vnder a sophisticall forme of wordes signified to them by his letters that they shoulde dispatch him out of the way as thus Edwardum occidere nolite cimere bonum est To kill Edwarde will not to feare it is good Whiche riddle or doubtfull kinde of speech as it might bee taken in two contrarie senses onely by placing the poynt in Ortographie called comma they interpreted it in y e worse sense putting y e coÌ„ma after â—…mere and so presuming of this coÌ„maundement as they tooke it froÌ„ the B. they lodge the miserable prisoner in a chaÌ„ber ouer a foule filthie duÌ„geon ful of deade carion trusting so to make an ende of him wyth the abhominable stinche thereof but he bearing it out strongly as a man of a tough nature coÌ„tinued still in life so as it seemed he was verie like to scape that daunger as he had by purging eyther vp or downe auoyded the force of such poyson as had beene ministred to him sundrie tymes before of purpose so to ridde him Wherevpon when they sawe that silth practises woulde not serue their turne they came sodenly one night into the chamber where hee lay in bed fast asleepe and with heauie feather beddes or a table as some write being cast vpon him they kept him downe Tho. VVals and withall put into his fundament an horne and through the same they thrust vp into his bodie a â—…te spirit or as other haue through the pype of a Trumpet Tho. de la More a Plumbers instrument of yron made bene â—…ote the which passing vp into his intrayles King Edwarde the seconde murthered and being rolled to and fâ—…o 〈◊〉 the saint but so as 〈◊〉 appearaÌ„ce of any wounde or hurt outwardly might bee once perceyued His â—…e did moue many within the castell and towne of Berkley to compassion plainly hearing him vtter a whilefull noyse as the tormentors were about to murther him so that dyuerse being awakened therwith as they themselues confisted prayed heartily to God to receyue his soule when they vnderstoode by his erâ—…e what the matter ment The Queene the Bishop and other that then tyrannie might be hid outlawed and banished the Lorde Matreners and Thomas
siege at Ipre brokeÌ„ vp to reyse their siege from Ipre the Monday after being S. Laurence day and to withdrawe into Bruckburg Berghen Dixmew Newport Cassell Dunkirke Grauelyn and other places which they had wonne But at Newporte the townesmen set vp the Erles banner and assayling those that were come into the towne slewe diuers of them The Englishmen being sore offended therwith Nevvport sacked and brente by the Engliâ—…h men and Gaâ—…tyners came running thither with certain Gauntiners and made greate slaughter of them that had so murthered their fellowes The town was sacked al the goods aswell Churche iewels as other wer sent away partly by sea into England partly by waggons vnto Berge After this they sette fire in more than .xxx. places of the towne so that there remained nothing vnbrent The Englishmen and Gantiners y t were withdrawn into Berg got togither al the waggons in the country about placing the same vpon the ditches and rampiers to fortifye the same against their enimies Thom. VVal. Some write that after the breaking vp of the siege at Ipres the Bishop of Norwich wold gladly haue perswaded the lords and knightes that were there with him A couragious and vvarlik bishoppe to haue entred into Picardie and there to haue offred the French K. bataille before his whole 〈◊〉 â—…bin assembled but sir Tho. Triuet sir 〈…〉 ElmhaÌ„ with other wold in no wise 〈…〉 vnto so that y e bishop taking with him 〈◊〉 Caluerley that did the life forsake him 〈◊〉 â—…ther farewell and flist making a 〈◊〉 and â—…cardie he after withdrew into Grauelyn â—…les the other went to Bruckburg 〈◊〉 Frossart and other writers it appereth that 〈…〉 was certainly at Berge with other that â—…tired thither in purpose to defende 〈…〉 the frenche king who still folowed them and â—…red dyuers places out of theyr hands by 〈◊〉 Mont Cassell the castell of Drinthâ—… 〈…〉 Also at his coÌ„ming to Berghen y â— saâ—…e sir Hugh Caluerley and other that were within 〈◊〉 â—…uing that they were not able to defend it 〈…〉 suche a puissaâ—…ce as the french K. had there with him being greater than euer sir Hugh â—…ley that auncient captaine would haue thought that FrauÌ„ce had bin able to haue set wyth â—…ted left the town to be spoyled of the Brytoâ—… and other french souldiors which exeâ—… there all kinds of cruelty The more part of y e englishmen went to Bruckburgh but sir Hugh Câ—…ley went to Grauelin so to Caleis 〈…〉 displeased in his minde for that his 〈◊〉 could not be regarded in all this voiage which if it had bin followed wold haue brought it to a better issue than now it was as was supposed The Frenche Kyng followyng the 〈◊〉 of good fortune that guided his stern The FreÌ„che Kâ—… vvith his huge army 〈◊〉 the English 〈◊〉 out of Fâ—… marched forth to Bruckburghe so that the vaward of his army came before that towne on the Holyrood day in September vnder the leading of y e erle of FlauÌ„ders the duke of Britaine the Lorde Oliuer de Clisson hygh Constable of Fraunce Bruckburgh yelded to the French and the L. Valeran erle of S. Paule the whiche demeaned themselues in such sorte that althought the englishemen within valiantly defended the frenchemens assaulte yet the iij. day after the frenchemens coÌ„ming thither the englishmeÌ„ by composition that they might depart with bag bagage yelded vp the towne which on the .xix. of SepteÌ„ber being Satterday as that yere came aboute was abandoned to the frenche souldiors to rifle and spoile at their pleasure in the whiche feate the Britons bare y e bell away dooing more mischiefe vnto the poore inhabitants than with toâ—…g can be recited The duke of Britain a 〈◊〉 to the Englishmen The duke of Britaine holpe greatly to make the composition that the englishmen might departe in safetie for the which doing he was in greate hatred and obloquy of the souldiers the which affirmed that he was not onely a friende to the englishemen but an enimy to hys countrey and a traytor to the commen wealthe The Englishmen coÌ„ming to Grauelyn set it on fire and departed streight to Caleys leauing the countrey of Flanders to the Frenchmen and so returned into Englande where they were not greatly commended for their seruice but were put so farre in blame that sir Thomas Triâ—… and sir William Elâ—… wer coÌ„mitted 〈◊〉 prison within the Tower of London as men suspected of euill dealing in the deliuerie of Bruckburg and Grauelin to the French mens handes for immediatly after that they had lefte Grauelyn Grauelyn forâ—… by the Frenchemen 〈◊〉 counterâ—… to Caâ—… Tho. VVals the Frenchmen came thither and fortifyed it for a countergarison to Caleys There be that write how the French king offred to giue the bishop of Norwich .xv. M. marks to rase the town of Grauelyn so to leaue it vnto him the bishop hauing libertie with all his people and goodes to depart in safetie The bishop required to haue libertie for certain days to make herevnto a full deliberate answere which was graunted and in the meane tyme he sent into England to aduertise the king in what state he stood and how the Frenche king lay before him with a mightie armye therfore if he meant euer to trie battayle with the Frenchemen nowe was the tyme. The same sommer the King w t the Queene weÌ„t abrode in progresse visiting in their way the riche abbeys of the realme The Kyng and Queene in proâ—… as Bury Thetforde Norwich others going about a great part of y t realme and when these newes came to him froÌ„ the bishop of Norwich he was at Dauentrie in Northamtonshire and beeing the same time at supper he put the table from him rising with al hast got him to horseback and rode in post that night changing horse diuers tymes with suche speed that he came to S. Albons about midnight making no stay there longer than he had borowed the Abbots gelding hasted forth til he came to Westminster so that it appered he wold neuer haue rested til he had passed the sea giueÌ„ battail to the FrenchmeÌ„ But after his coÌ„ming to West minster aweried with that hastic iorney he got him to bed liked so wel of ease that he thought good to send a lieutenant in his stead to passe the seas to deliuer y e bish froÌ„ danger of his enimies Herevpon was the duke of Lacaster sent for 〈◊〉 heate â—…one cooled that he might with suche power as was redy to passe the seas goe ouer with the same and giue battayle to the French king but he protracted time till the respite graunted to the Bishoppe to make answer was expired and so the Bishop when he sawe no succour come forth of Englande rased the towne as the couenant was but money he would not or did not receiue bicause he thought in so doing he should offend the counsaile At
onely appoynted to assemble againe as if the other Parliament had rather bin continued than disâ—…owed The cause was â—…ged to bee for easing of the charges that 〈◊〉 haue rysen if eche man had bene sent homâ—… new knightes and burgesses called These 〈◊〉 done the king rose from his place and 〈◊〉 cheerefull and right courteous countenaunce regarding the people went to whyte Hall wâ—… the same day he helde a great feast In the after Noone were Proclamations made in the accustomed places of the Eâ—… in the name of king Henrie the fourth King Henry the fourth proclaymed On the morrow following being Wednesday and first of October the Procurators 〈◊〉 named repayred to the Tower of London and there signified to king Richarde of the admission of King Henrie And the aforesayde Iustice William Thyrning in name of the other and for all the states of the lande King Richard depâ—…ed renounced vnto the sayde Richarde late king all homage and 〈◊〉 vnto him before time due in maner and forme as apperteyned And thus was King Richarde depriued of all kingly honour and princely dignitie by reason he was so giuen to followe euill counsaile and vsed suche inconuenient wayes and meanes through insoleÌ„t misgouernaÌ„ce youthful outrage though otherwise a righte noble and woorthie Prince He raigned .xxij. yeares three moneths and .viij. dayes He deliuered to king Henrie now that he was thus deposed all the goodes that he had Hall to the summe of three hundred thousande poundes in coyne besides Plate and Iewels as a pledge and satisfaction of the iniuries by him committed and done in hope to bee in more suretie of life for the deliuerie thereof but whatsoeuer was promised he was deceyued therein For shortly after his resignation hee was conueyed to the Castell of Leedes in Kent and from thence to Pumfret where he departed out of this miserable life as after you shal heare He was seemely of shape and fauour and of nature good ynough His persâ—… if the wickednesse and naughtie demeanor of such as were about him had not altered it His chaunce verily was greatly infortunate whiche fell into suche calamitie that hee tooke it for the beste waye hee coulde deuise to renounce hys Kingdome for the whiche mortall menne are accustomed to hazarde all they haue to atteyne therevnto but such mysfortune or the lyke oftentymes falleth vnto those Princes whiche when they are aloft cast no doubt for perilles that maye followe He was prodigall ambitious and muche giuen to the pleasure of the bodie Harding Hee kept the greatest port and mainteyned the most plentifull house that euer any king in Englande did eyther before his time or since The noble house kepâ—… of K. Richaâ—… There resorted dayly to his court aboue .x. M. persons that had meate and drinke there allowed them In his kitchen there were three hundred seruitors and euerie other office was furnished after the like rate Of Ladies Chamberers LauÌ„derers there were aboue three huÌ„dred at the least And in gorgeous and costly apparell they exceeded all measure Excesse in appâ—…l not one of them that kept within the boundes of his degree Yeomen Groomes were clothed in silkes with clothe of graine and skarlet ouer sumptuous ye may be sure for theyr estates And this vanitie was not onely vsed in the Court in those dayes but also other people abrode in the townes and Countreys had theyr garments cutte farre otherwise than had beene accustomed afore his dayes with embroderyes riche furres and goldsmithes worke and euerie day there was deuising of newe fashions to the greate hynderaunce and decay of the common wealth Moreouer such were preferred to Bishoprikes and other Ecclesiastical lyuings Ignorant proâ—… as neither could teache nor preache nor knewe any thing of the scripture of God but onely to call for theyr tithes and dueties so that they were moste vnworthie the name of Bishops being lewd and most vaine persons disguised in Bishops apparell Moreouer there reigned abundantly the filthie sinne of lecherie and fornication with abhominable adulterie specially in the king but moste chiefly in the prelacie whereby the whole realme by such their euill ensample was so infected that the wrath of God was dayly prouoked to vengeance for the sinnes of the Prince and hys people Thus haue ye heard what wryters do report touching the state of the time and doings of this king But if I may boldly say what I think he was a Prince the most vnthankfully vsed of hys subiects of any one of whom ye shal lightly read For although through the frailtie of youth he demeaned himselfe more dissolutely than seemed conuenient for his royall estate and made choyse of such Counsaylers as were not fauoured of the people wherby he was the lesse fauoured himself yet in no kings days were the commons in greater wealth if they could haue perceyued their happie state neither in any other time were the Nobles and Gentlemen more cherished nor Church-men lesse wronged but such was their ingratitude towardes their bountifull and louing soueraigne that those whome he had chiefly aduaunced were readiest to controll him for that they might not rule all things at their will and remoue from him such as they mislyked and place in theyr rowmthes whome they thought good and that rather by strong hande than by gentle and courteous meanes which stirred such malice betwixt him and them till at length it could not be asswaged without perill of destruction to them both The Duke of Gloucester chiefe instrument of this mischiefe to what ende hee came yee haue heard and although his nephewe the Duke of Hereforde tooke vpon him to reuenge his death yet waÌ„ted he moderation and loyaltie in hys doings for the which both he himself and his lâ—…neal race were scourged afterwardes as a due punishment with rebellious subiects so as deserued vengeance seemed not to stay long for his ambitious crueltie that could not be contented to driue king Richard to resigne his Crowne and regall dignitie ouer vnto him except hee also shoulde take from him his guiltlesse life But to let this passe to the consideration of the learned according to our order I will shewe what wryters of our English nation liued in his dayes as wee finde them in Iohn Bales Centuries First Henrie Bederic otherwise surnamed of Burie after the name of the towne where hee is thought to haue bin borne an Augustine Frier Simon Alcocke Vthred Bolton a Monke of Durham but borne in the borders of Wales beyond Seuerne William Iordan a black Frier Iohn Hilton a Frier Minor Iohn Clipton'a Carmelite Frier in Notingham Henrie Daniel a black Frier a good Phisition Raufe MarhaÌ„ Iohn Marcheley a gray Frier or cordelier as some call them Thomas Broome a Carmelite Frier of London Iohn Bridlington borne in Yorkeshire William Thorne an Augustine Frier of Canterburie an Historiographer Adam Merimouth a Canon of Saint Paules Church in London that wrote two
duke of Burgoigne and a great number of other Princes and Nobles which were present receiued an othe Titus Liuius the tenor whereof as the Duke of Burgoigne vttered it in soleÌ„ne wordes thus ensueth accordingly as the same is exemplifyed by Titus Liuius de Fruloxisijs In Latine The oth of the D. of Burgoigne EGo Philippus Burgundiae dux perme meosque haredes ad sacra dei Euangelia domino regi HeÌ„rico Angliae Franciaeque pro Carâ—…lo rege regenti iuro quod humiliter ipsi Henrico fideliterqueâ—…unctiâ—… in rebus qua remp spectant FraÌ„cia coronâ—… obediemus statim post morteÌ„ Caroli domâ—… wyn domino Herico regi suisque successoribus in perpâ—… ligei fideles erimus nee alium quempiaÌ„ pro doâ—… nostro supremo Franciae rege quaÌ„ HenrituÌ„ suis haredes habebimus neque patiemur No cremâ—… pratereae in consilio vel coÌ„sensu cuiusquà m damâ—… regis HeÌ„rici suorum ve successoruÌ„ vbi quicquam decrimeti patiantur capit is sâ—…ue meÌ„bri vel vitaÌ„ perdaÌ„t fed praedicta quaÌ„ruÌ„ in nobis fuerit quà m titeâ—… literis vel nuntijs vt sibi melius prouidere valeant eis significabimus The same is englished thus I Philip duke of Burgoigne for my selfe and for mine heires do here sweare vpon the holy Euangelist of God vnto Henry K. of England regeÌ„t of France for K. Charles y t we shal huÌ„bly faithfully obey the said HeÌ„ry in al things which concerne the coÌ„mon welth crowne of France immediatly after the decease of our soueraign L. king Charles we shal be faithful liegemeÌ„ vnto y e said K. Henry to his successors for euer neither shal we take or suffer any other for our soueraign Lord supreme K of France but the same Henrie his heires neither shal we be of counselor coÌ„sent of any hurt towards the said K. Henry or his successors whereby they may suffer losse detrymeÌ„t of life or limme but that the same so farre as in vs may lie wee shall signifie to them with all speed by letters or messengers that they may the better prouide for themselues in such cases The like othe a great number of the Princes and Nobles both spirituall and temporall which were present receyued the same time This done the Morrow after Trinitie Sunday being the thirde of Iune the mariage was solemnized and fully coÌ„summate betwixt the K. of England and the said Ladie Katherine The articles and appointments of peace betwene the realmes of England and France HEnrie by the grace of God K. of Engl. heire and regent of France lord of Ireland to perpetuall mind to christen people all those that be vnder our obeysance we notifie and declare that though there hath bin here before diuerse treaties betwene the most excellent prince Charles our father of France and his progenitors for the peace to be had betwene the two realmes of France and Englande the whiche heretofore haue borne no fruit we considering the great harmes the which hath not onely fallen betwene those two realmes for the great diuision of that hath beene betweene them but to all holy Churche Wee haue taken a treatie with our sayde father in whiche treatie betwixt our sayde father and vs it is concluded and accorded in the forme after the maner that followeth 1 First it is accorded betwixte our father and vs that forasmuch as by the bond of matrimonie made for the good of y e peace betwene vs and our most deare beloued Katherine daughter of oure sayde father and of our most deare mother Isabell his wife the same Charles and Isabell beene made our father and mother therfore them as our father and mother we shall haue and worship as it fitteth and seemeth so worthie a Prince and Princesse to be worshipped principally before all other temporall persons of the worlde 2 Also we shall not distrouble diseason or lette oure father aforesayde but that hee holde and posseede as long as hee lyueth as he holdeth and possedeth at this tyme the Crowne and dignitie royall of Fraunce and rentes and profites for the same of the sustenaunce of his estate and charges of the realme And our foresayd mother also hold as long as shee liueth the state and dignitie of Queene after the maner of the same realme with conuenable conuenient parte of the sayde rentes and profites 3 Also that the foresayde Ladie Katherin shal take and haue Dower in our realme of England as Queenes of Englande here a fort were â—…one for to take and haue that is to say to the sâ—…mme of .lx. thousand Sentes of the which two algaâ—… shall be a noble English 4 And that by the wayes maners meanes that we without transgression or offence of other made by vs for to speake the lawes customes vsages and rightes of our sayde Realme of Englande shall done one labour and pursuâ—…e that the sayde Katherine all so soone as it may be done be made sure to take and for to haue in oure sayde Realme of Englande from the tyme of oure death the sayde dower of .xl. thousande Sentes yearely of the whiche â—…ine algate bee worth a noble English 5 Also if it happe the sayde Katherine to ouerliue vs wee shall take and haue the Realme of France immediately from the tyme of our death dower to the summe of .xx. thousande frankes yearely of and vpon the landes places and lordshippes that helde and had Blaunche sometyme wyfe of Philip Bosecle to our sayde Father 6 Also that after the death of our sayde father aforesayde and from thence forwarde the crowne and the realme of Fraunce with all the ryghtes and appurtenaunces shall remayne and abyde to vs and bene of vs and oure heyres for euermore 7 And forasmuche as our sayd father is withholden with diuerse sicknesse in such maner as he maye not intende in his owne person for to dispose for the needes of the foresayde Realme of Fraunce therefore during the life of oure foresayde father the facultyes and exercise of the gouernaunce and disposition of the publique and common profite of the sayd Realme of Fraunce with Counsayle and Nobles and wife men of the same Realme of Fraunce shall bee and abyde to vs so that from thenceforth wee may gouerne the fame Realme by vs. And also to admitte to our Counsayle and assystaunce of the sayd Nobles suche as wee shall thinke meete the whiche faculties and exercise of gouernaunce thus being toward vs we shall labor purpose vs speedfully diligently and truly to that that may be ought for to be to the worship of God and our sayd father and mother and also to the common good of the sayde realme and that realme with the counsaile and helpe of the worthie and great nobles of the same realme or to be defended peased and gouerned after right and equitie 8 Also that we of our owne power shal do the court of the Parliament in France to be kept and obserued
the king whose honor health suretie and preseruation they chiefly wyshed not to giue credence to theyr aduersaries malicious suggestions till theyr comming to his presence vnto the which they huÌ„bly besought him that they might be admitted as his faythfull liege people to shewe the intent and purpose of their commings which was to none other ende than to enlarge theyr fidelitie and allegiance towards his most dread person intending to put themselues with as much diligence industrie and trauaile in all things that might preferre aduaunce his honour health suretie and safegarde as anye subiect he had liuing The keeping back of this letter from the kings sight and knowledge did minister matter sufficient ynough to the Parliament to colour and instifie for well done all transgressions committed in the late battayle and chase at Saint Albons The Duke of Yorkes comming againste the k. iustified In this Parliament also the Duke of Yorke was made Protector of the realme The D. of York â—…de protecâ—… of the 〈◊〉 and the Erle of Salisburie was appoynted to be Lord Chancellor and had the great seale to him deliuered and the Earle of Warwike was elected to the office of the captainship of Calays and the territories of the same and thus the rule of the Realme rested in the orders of the Duke and Chancellor and all warlike affayres remayned principally in the Erle of Warwike And so amongst them it was agreed that king Henry should still raigne in name and dignitie but neyther in deede nor in authoritie not mynding to destroy him least they might sodainly prouoke the furie of the common people agaynst them bycause that of the symple sort of people hee was for hys holynesse of lyfe and aboundant clemencye muche fauoured and highly esteemed VVhethom â—…e acte for the â—…ng to reuoke 〈◊〉 grants In this Parliament also it was enacted that the king shoulde resume take into his handes againe haue and retaine in his possession all honours Castels Lordships townes villages manours landes tenements wastes forests chases rentes reuersions fees fermes seruices issues profites counties aduousons of Priories Churches hospitals and free Chapels and all other reuenues with theyr appurtenances the whiche had passed from him sith the first day of his raigne vnto that present eyther by his letters patents or authoritie of Parliament and any other meanes whether by graunt confirmation or release from him made in fee simple or fee taile for tearme of life or yeares to anye maner of person and persons in Englande Wales Scotlande or the Marches in Irelande or in the townes of Calays and Guisnes and the marches there and likewise all grauntes made of suche things as is aboue mentioned being parcell of the Duchie of Lancaster and further all graunts of offices rowmeths fees wages or commodities not accustomed to belong to any office or charge before the sayde first day of the kings raigne were likewise reuoked Diuerse other things were also conteyned within this reuocation and generall resumption of things into the kings hands with certaine exceptions yet and prouisoes had as were thought coÌ„uenient and as by the same act it doth and may more plainly appeare Moreouer nowe that the Duke of Yorke and his adhereÌ„ts had wrasted the whole rule and gouernment into their handes All suche persons as the king eyther loued or the Queene fauoured were put beside the priuie counsaile and suche put in their places as was knowne to fauor the house of Yorke Also the officers were chaunged Shifting of officers throughout the realme at the will and disposition of the Protector Chancellor and captain of Calays so that they coÌ„stituted as it were a triumuirate ruling all things at their owne discretion And yet in all theyr rule I finde not that any mention is made of theyr deferring of iustice or of any polling or bryberie as was openly proued by such as gouerned before their time Onelye they were noted with an execrable and damnable offence of diuerse spirituall persons and namely of the Abbot of Westminster and his Munkes for that they toke oute of the Sanctuarie at Westminster Iohn Hollande Duke of Exeter being repugnant to the order taken in the last Parliament and conueyed him to the Castell of Pomfret But that venemous worme that dreadfull DragoÌ„ called disdaine of superioritie which hath consumed the bloud of so manye noble Princes and destroyed the lygnage of so many gouernors in all realmes and kingdomes as well Pagan as Christian coulde not but incense the heartes of the Lord Henrie Beauforde Henry D. of Sommerseâ—… newly inuested duke of Somerset by the death of Duke Edmond hys father which at the battaile of Saint Albons as aboue is rehearsed lost his life and of Humfrey Duke of Buckingham who had lost his sonne and heyre at the same battaile and of other lordes and men of authoritie fauouring the part of king Henrie whiche bewayled the vnsure state of the same king bycause they perceyued wherevnto the cloked courtesie and dissembling maner of the Duke of Yorke did drawe and therefore thought it necessarie to puruey for a remedie ere the mischiefe happened Herevpon they consulted with the Queene and by hir aduice was a great couÌ„sail called at Greenwich The Duke of York discharged of his office where the duke of York was discharged of his protectorshippe and the Earle of Salisburie depriued also of his office whiche malicious chaunge amongest the Nobilitie caused sodaine alterations and seditious attemptes to spring and aryse in the communaltie and in especiall wythin the Citie of London For a yong Marchaunt which before time hadde beene in dyuerse Cities within the Countrey of Italy 1456 and there forbydden by the Magistrates to weare anye weapon chalenged an Italian in Cheapeside for wearing a Dagger alledging agaynste hym the lawes of hys owne Countrey and bycause the Italian aunswered somewhat disdainefully the Marchaunt not wylling to suffer so open a reproche in a streete so fraught with people tooke by force from him his Dagger and with the same brake his pate This Italian in greate hast complayned to the Maior of thys offence so that at the nexte Court holden at the Guilde hall the Marchant was sent for and his offence beeing declared vnto him he was commaunded to warde wherevpon dyuerse other light persons within the Citie assembled togyther in great plumps An vptote in the citie of London and by force constrayned the Maior to delyuer the prysoner out of Newgate and not so satisfied like madde men ran to the seuerall houses of dyuerse Venetians A foule disorder Lucases and Florentines and them spoyled robbed and rifled wythout reason or measure The Maior perceiuing this enormious doing assembled a greate number of substantiall and graue Citizens which not without great bloudshed and mayming of sundrie persons finally appeased the rage and caused the misruled people to depart to their houses The begynner of this outragious vprore got him to Westminster and
of the same Parliament entayled to king Henrie the sixth and to his heyres Males and for default of such heyres to remaine to George Duke of Clarence and to his heyres male and further the sayd Duke was enabled to bee nexte heyre to his father Richard Duke of Yorke and to take from him all his landes and dignities as though he had beene his eldest sonne at the tyme of his death Iasper Erle of Pembroke and Iohn Earle of Oxford and diuerse other by king Edward attainted were restored to their old names possessions and ancient dignities Beside this the Earle of Warwike as one to whom the common welth was much boundeâ—… was made gouernor of the realme The Erle of Warwicke instituted gouernour of the realme with whome as fellow was associated George Duke of Clarence And thus was the state of the realme quite altered To this Parliament came the Murques Montacute excusing himselfe that for feare of death he declined to take king Edwardes part which excuse was accepted When Queene Margaret vnderstoode by hir husbands letters that the victorie was gotten by their friendes she with hir son Prince Edwarde and hir traine entred their ships to take their voiage into England but the winter was so sharpe the weather so stormie and the winde so contrarie that she was faine to take lande againe and to deferre hir iourney till another season Iasper Erle of Pembroke About the same season Iasper Erle of Pembroke went into Wales to visite his landes there in Pembrokeshire where he found Lorde Henry son to his brother Edmond Erle of Richmond hauing not full ten yeares of age he being kept in maner like a captine but honorably brought vp by the Lady Herbert late wife to William Erle of Pembroke beheaded at Banburie as ye before haue heard Margaret couÌ„tesse of Richmond and Darbie This Henrie was borne of Margaret the onely daughter and heire of Iohn the first duke of Somerset then not being full ten yeares of age the which Ladie though she were after ioined in mariage with Lorde Henrie son to Humfrey duke of Buckingham and after to Thomas Stanley Earle of Darby both being yong and apt for generation yet she had neuer any mo children as though shee had done hir part to bring forth a man childe and the same to be a king as hee after was in deede entituled by the name of Henrie the seuenth as after ye shall heare The Erle of Pembroke toke this childe being his nephew out of the custodie of the Ladie Herbert and at his returne brought the childe wyth him to London to king Henrie the sixte whome when the king had a good while behelde The saying of king Henry the sixte of Henry of Richmont after k. Henry the seuenth he sayde to such princes as were with him Lo surely this is he to whom both we and our aduersaries leauing the possession of all things shall hereafter giue rowme and place So this holy man shewed before the chaunce that should happen that this Erle Henrie so ordeyned by God should in tyme to come as he did in deed haue and enioy the kingdome and whole rule of this realme of England The Erle of Warwike vnderstanding that his enimie the Duke of Burgoigne had receyued king Edward and ment to ayde him for recouerie of the kingdome hee first sent ouer to Calais foure C. Archers on horsbacke to make warre on the Dukes countreys and further prepared foure M. valiant men to go ouer very shortly that the Duke might haue his handes euen full of trouble at home And where ye haue heard that the Erle of Warwike was kept out of Calais at his fleeing out of Englande into Fraunce ye shall note that within a quarter of an houre after it was known that he was returned into England and had chased King Edwarde oute of the Realme not onely Monseur de Vawclere but also all other of the garnison towne The ragged staffe shewed themselues to be his friends so that the ragged staffe was taken vp and worne in euery mans cap some ware it of golde enameled some of siluer and hee that could haue it neither of golde nor siluer 〈◊〉 it of whytish silke or cloth suche wauering myndes haue the common people bending like a reed with euery winde that bloweth The Duke of Burgoigne hauing an armye readie at the same time to inuade the frontiers of Fraunce to recouer the townes of Saint Quintines and Amiens lately by the French king taken from him doubted to be hindered greatly by the English men if he should bee constrayned to haue war with them for the duke of Burgoigne helde not onely at that season Flaunders but also Bulleyne and Bullennoys and all Artoys so that hee was thereby in daunger to receyue harme out of Calais on eche side The D. of Burgoigne sendeth Ambassadors to Calays Therefore he sent Ambassadours thither which did so muche with the Counsayle there that the league was newly confirmed betwixt the Realme of Englande and the Dukes Countreys only the name of Henrie put in the wryting in steade of Edwarde This matter hyndered sore the sute of King Edwarde dayly suing to the Duke for ayde at hys handes the more earnestly in deede bycause of suche promises as by letters were made vnto him oute of Englande from hys assured friends there But Duke Charles woulde not consent openly to ayde King Edwarde 1471 He aydeth k. Edward â—… hand but ye secretely vnder hande by others he lent to him fiftie thousande Florens of the Crosse of Saint Andrew and further caused foure great Shippes to be appoynted for him in the haueÌ„ of de Vere otherwise called Camphire in ZealaÌ„d which in those dayes was free for all men to come vnto and the Duke hyred for him fourtene ships of the Easterlings well appoynted and for the more suretie tooke bonde of them to serue him truely till hee were landed in Englande and fyftene dayes after The Easterlings were glad of this iourney trusting if he got agayne the possession of Englande they shoulde the sooner come to a peace and obteyne restitution of theyr lyberiges and franchises whiche they claymed of former tyme to haue wythin this realme The Duke of Burgoigne cared not muche on whose side the victorie fell sauing for payment of his money For he would oft say that he was friende to bothe partyes and eyther parte was friendly to him Indeede as hee was brother in lawe to the one so was hee of kynne to the other as by hys Grandmother being daughter to Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster When therefore all King Edwardes furniture and prouision for his iourney were once readie VV. Fleetrâ—… hauing nowe with him about two thousand able menne of warre besyde Mariners hee entred into the Shippes wyth them in the Hauen before Fishing in Zealande vppon the seconde day of Marche and bycause the winde fell not good for hys purpose hee taryed still
the vnderstanding of the case and still they assayed if they coulde by any meanes procure the Queene to call backe hir Appeale whiche she vtterly refused to doe The king mystrusteth the legates of seking delayes The King woulde gladly haue had an ende in the matter but when the Legates droue tyme and determined vpon no certaine point be conceyued a suspition that this was done of purpose that their doings might draw to none effect or conclusion Whylest these thinges were thus in hande the Cardinall of Yorke was aduised that the King had set his affection vpon a yong Gentlewoman named Anne the daughter of Syr Thomas Bulleyn vicount Rochfort whiche did wayt vpon the Queene This was a great grief vnto the Cardinal as he that perceyued aforehande that the king woulde marie the sayd Gentlewoman if the diuorce tooke place wherefore he began wyth all diligence to disappoynt that matche which by reason of the myslyking that he had to the woman he iudged ought to be adâ—…eyded more than present death Whylest the matter stoode in this state and that the cause of the Queene was to be hearde and iudged at Rome The secrete vvorking and dissimulation of Cardinal VVosley by reason of the appeale which by hir was put in the Cardinall required the Pope by letters and secrete messengers that in any wise he shuld deferre the iudgemeÌ„t of the diuorce till hee might frame the Kinges minde to his purpose but he went aboute nothing so secretly The king conceyuet a displeasure against the Cardinall but that the same came to the kings knowledge who toke so highe displeasure with suche his cloaked dissimulation that he determined to abase his degree sith as an vnthankfull person he forgotte himselfe and his dutie towardes him that had so highly aduanced him to all honor and dignitie Hall When the nobles of the realme perceyued the Cardinall to bee in displeasure they began to accuse him of suche offences as they knewe myght be proued against him Articles exhibited againste the Cardinall and therof they made a booke conteyning certayne articles to whyche diuers of the kings counsell set their handes The king vnderstanding more playnly by those articles the great pride presumption and couetousnesse of the Cardinall 〈◊〉 â—…ued against him but yet kepte his purpose secrete for a whyle and first permitted Cardinal Campeius to departe backe agayne to Rome not vnrewarded Shortly after a Parliament was called to beginne at Westminster the third of Nouember next ensuyng In the meane tyme the King being infourmed that all those thyngs that the Cardinall had done by his power Legantine within thâ—… realme were in the case of the Prâ—…ite and prouision caused his atturney Christofer Hales The Cardinall fued in a Preâ—…nire to sue out a â—…te of Premuâ—…re againste hym in the whiche he licenced him to make his attourney And further the .xvij. of NoueÌ„ber the King sent the two Dukes of Norfolke and Suffolke to the Cardinalles place at Westminster The great seale taken from the Cardinall to fetche away the greate Seale of Englande Sir William Fitz William knighte of the Garter and Treasorer of his house and doctor Stephen Gardiner newely made Secretarie were also sent to see that no goodes shoulde be conueyed out of his house The Cardinall him selfe was appointed to remoue vnto Ashere besyde Kingston there to tary the kings pleasure and had things necessarie deliuered vnto hym for his vse After this in the Kings benche his matter for the Premunice beyng called vpon Iohn Sents K. Edmâ—…nd â—…eâ—… two atturneys whiche he had authorised by hys warrant signed with his owne hande The Cardinall condemned in 2 Premunire confessed the action and so had iudgement to forfeit all hys landes tenementes goodes and cattelles and to be out of the Kings protection but the king of hys clemencie sente to hym a sufficient protection and lefte to hym the Byshoprickes of Yorke and Winchester wyth place and stuffe conuenient for his degree The Bishoppricke of Duresme was gyuen to Doctor Tunstall Bishoppe of London and the Abbey of Sainct Albons to the Priour of Norwiche Also the Bishopricke of London being nowe voyde was bestowed on Doctor Sâ—…okesley then Ambassadoure to the Vniuersities beyonde the Sea for the Kyngs marryage The Ladye Margaret duchesse of Sauoye aunte to the Emperour and the Ladye Loyse Duchesse of Angolesme mother to the French Kyng mette at Cambreye in the beginnyng of the Moneth of Iune to treate of a peace where were presente Doctour Tunstall Bishoppe of London and Sir Thomas Moore then Chancellour of the Duchie of Lancaster coÌ„missioners for the K. of EnglaÌ„d At length through diligence of the sayde Ladies a peace was coÌ„cluded betwixt the Emperour the Pope the Kings of Englande and France This was called y e womans peace proclaimed by Heralts with sound of trumpets in y e City of London to y e great reioycing of the Merchauntes who during the warres had susteyned much hinderance The frenche King was bound by one article among other to acquite the Emperour of fourescore and ten thousand crownes which he ought to the King of England The four and twentith of Nouember was Sir Thomas More made Lorde Chancellor and the nexte day led into the Chancerie by the Dukes of Norffolke Suffolke ther sworne The Parliament beginâ—… At the day appointed the Parliament began and Tho. Audeley Esquier attorney of the Duchie of Lancaster was chosen speaker for the coÌ„mons of the lower house In this Parliament the commons of the nether house beganne to common of their greefes wherwith the spiritualtie had sore oppressed theÌ„ and namely sixe great causes wer shewed wherin the Cleargie greatly abused the temporaltie The first in the excessiue fines The commoÌ„s of the lower 〈◊〉 compayne against the Cleargie whiche the ordinaries tooke for probate of Testamentes The second in the extreame exactions vsed for takyng of corps presentes or mortuaries The thyrde that Priests contrary to their order vsed the occupying of Fermes graunges and pastures for grasing of Catell c. The fourth that Abbots Priors and other of the Cleâ—…gie kepte tanne houses and bought and solde wolle cloth and other merchandises as other common merchants of the temporaltie did The fifth cause was the lacke of residence whereby both the poore wanted necessary refreshing for sustenance of their bodyes and all the parishoners true instructions needefull to the health of their soules The sixth was the pluralitie of benefices and the insufficiencie of the incumbents where diuers well learned schollers in the Vniuersities had neyther benefice nor exhibition Herewith were three hilles deuised for a reformation to be had in such cases of great enormities as firste one bill for the probate of testaments also an other for mortuaries and the third for none residence pluralities and taking of Fermes by spirituall men There was sore hold about these billes before they might passe the vpper house
loue and charitie If you doe then therefore smarte for it whome can you blame but youre owne election But bycause some of those who make therevnto impedimentes cannot but confesse that there appeareth Gods prouidence heerein and oportunitie and occasion gyuen to vnitie of bothe the Realmes yet may heereafter saye and heeretofore haue sayde that the faulte heerein is that wee seeke not equalitie nor the mariage but a conquest wee woulde not bee friendes but the Lordes Although oure Proclamation at the last warres dothe ynough declare the contrarye yet heere wee protest and declare vnto you and all Christian people to bee the Kyngs maiesties minde oure maisters by oure aduise and counsel not to conquere but to haue in amitie not to winne by force but to conciliate by loue not to spoyle and kyll but to saue and keepe not to disseuer and diuorse but to ioyne in marriage from hygh to lowe both the Realmes to make of one Isle one Realme in loue amitie concorde peace and charitie whyche if you refuse and driue vs to conquere who is giltie of the bloudshed who is the occasion of the warre who maketh the battayles the brennyng of houses and the deuastation whyche shall followe Can it bee denyed but that wee haue the great seale of Scotlande â—…he Scottes the consent â—… ParliameÌ„t â—â—â—ed theyr â—â— seale for â—… confirmaâ—â— of a marâ—â— to be â—â— betwene â—â— the heate 〈◊〉 â—…â—â—ce â—â—de heyre Englane for the mariage whiche shoulde bee made with assurances and pledges vntill the performance And thus in the time that the late king of most famous memorie our soueraigne Lorde Kyng Henrye the eyght dyd raigne and in the tyme of the same youre gouernour who nowe is the Earle of Arreigne who then being a chiefe doer and labourer therein for the high and inestimable benefyte of that Realme so soone as he was by the late Cardinall of Sainte Andrewes and others with certayn vayne feares and hopes and greedinesse of dignitie peruerted reuolted from hys firste agreemente and putte all the Realme to the losse of suche holdes and fortresses as are nowe taken from you and to the losse of a foughten fielde for the whiche wee are sory if otherwise peace might haue bin concluded for his owne priuate lucre and retchlesnesse of that noble Realme And what ende can you looke for of these manner of proceedyngs but suche successe as heeretofore hathe bin experimented and assayed we offer loue we offer equalitie and amitie wee ouercome in warre and offer peace wee winne holdes and offer no conquest wee get in youre lande and offer Englande What can be more offered and more proffered than entercourse of merchandises and enterchange of mariages the abolishing of all suche our lawes as prohibiteth the same or mighte bee impedimente to the mutuall amitie Wee haue offered not only to leaue the authoritie name title right or chalenge of Conqueroure but to receyue that which is the shame of men ouercommed to leaue the name of the nation and the glory of anye victorye if any wee haue had or shoulde haue of you and to take the indifferente olde name of Britaines againe Britaine was â—â— first name â—… England and Scotland bycause nothing shoulde bee lefte on our parte vnoffered nothing on youre parte vnrefused whereby yee myghte be inexcusable And all the worlde myghte testifie all other meanes not beyng able to doe anye thyng after manye other wayes and remedies attempted battayle of vs to bee taken as an extreame refuge to atteyne right and reason among Christian men if anye man maye rightfully make battayle for his espouse and wife The daughter of Scotlande was by the greate seale of Scotlande promised to the sonne and heire of England If it bee lawfull by Gods lawe to fyght in a good quarrell and for to make peace thys is to make an ende of all warres and to conclude an eternall and perpetuall peace whiche to confirme wee shall fighte and you to breake is it not easie to discerne who hath the better parte God and the sword hath already shall hereafter if there be no remedie trie it Who so willeth the mariage to goe forwarde who so mindeth the peace and tranquilitie of both the Realmes who willet â—… no conquest to bee hadde but amitie and loue to goe forward we refuse no man let him bring his name and hys pledge of good seruice in this quarrell hee shall not onely be receyued to the amitie but shall haue sufficiente defence agaynste the aduersaries and recompence of hys lyuing if hee susteyne anye losse wee neyther doe norintende to putte anye man from hys landes tacks or offices vnlesse he will needes resist and so compel vs therevnto What face hath this of conquest we intende not to disinherite youre Queene but to make hir heyren inheritors also to Englande what greater honour can yee seeke vnto your Queene than the marriage offered what more meeter mariage than thys with the Kynges hygnesse of Englande what more sure defence in the nonage of youre Queene for the Realme of Scotlande than to haue Englande youre patrone and garrison Wee seeke not to take from you youre lawes nor customes but wee seeke to redresse youre oppressions whiche of dyuers yet doe susteyne In the Realme of Englande dyuers lawes and customes be according to the auncient vsage thereof And lykewise Fraunce Normandy and Gascoigne hath sundry kynde of orders hath all the Realmes and dominions that the Emperour now hathe one custome and one sorte of lawes These vayne feares and fantasies of exprision of your nation of changing the lawes of making a conquest be driuen into your heads of those who in deede had rather you were all conquered spoyled and slayne than they would lose any poynt of their will of their desire of rule of their estimation whiche they knowe in quietnesse would bee seene what it were as it were in a colme water Nowe in this tumulte of disorder when the Realme is tossed vppe and downe with waues and surges of battaile famine and other mischiefes which the war bringeth they thinke they cannot bee espyed but looke on them you that haue wit and prudence and consider the state of youre Queene and Realme you will not keepe her sole and vnmaried the whiche were to you greate dishonor if you married hir within the Realme that cannot extinguishe the title whyche wee haue to the Crowne of Scotlande And what dissention enuie grudge and malice that shall breede among you is 〈◊〉 to perceiue you will marrie hir out of the Realme our title remayneth you be subiects to a forayne Prince of another countrey and of another language and vs yee haue youre enimies euen at youre elbowe your succours farre off from you and bee wee not in the bowels nowe of the Realme haue wee not a greate parte thereof eyther in subiection or in amitie and loue who shall come into youre Realme but hee shall be mette with and fought with if
Lorde Charles the infant in that case the right of the succession shoulde remayne to the sayde Lorde Charles in the sayde dominions of the lowe Countries Burgongne and their appurtenances And yet neuerthelesse in that case both she and the other daughters also descending of this matrimonie shall bee endowed of their fathers landes and possessions aswell in Spaine as in the lowe countries And for want of the sayde Lorde Charles and issue of him and none but daughters remayning of this mariage the eldest daughter in that case shoulde succeede not onelye in the landes of the lowe Countries but also in the Realmes of Spaine Englande and the rest after the nature lawes and customes of the same Herewith was a Prouiso accorded that what soeuer he or she shoulde bee that shoulde succeede in them they shoulde leaue to euery of the sayde Realmes landes and Dominions whole and entire their priuiledges rightes and customes and gouerne the same by the naturall borne of the same Realmes Dominions and landes c. Finally that betweene the sayde Emperor the Prince and his successors their Realmes and the sayde Queene it was concluded that from thenceforth there shoulde bee an intire and sincere fraternitie vnitie and most straite confederacie for euer c. so as they shoulde mutuallye ayde one another in all things according to the strength forme and effecte of the later treatie of a streite amitie bearing date at Westminster in the yeare 1542. the declaration of whiche treatie beareth date at Vtreight the xvj of Ianuarie in the yeare 1546. In another treatise were these articles following comprised First that the Prince of Spaine shoulde not promote admitte or receyue to any office administration or benefice in the Realme of Englande or Dominions to the same belonging any straunger or persons not borne vnder the subiection of the saide Queene That he shoulde receyue into his housholde and Courte Gentlemen and yeomen of the sayde Realme of Englande in a conuenient number esteeming interteyning and nourishing them as his proper subiectes and bring none with him in his retinue that will doe any wrong to the subiectes of the sayde Realme and if they doe hee to correcte them with condigne punishment and to see them expelled his Courte That hee shall doe nothing whereby anye thing bee innouated in the state and righte eyther publicke or priuate or in the lawes and customes of the sayde Realme of Englande or the dominions therevnto belonging But shall keepe to all estates and orders their rights and priuiledges That he shall not leade awaye the Queene oute of the borders of hir Graces Realme vnlesse she hir selfe desire it or carie the children that maye bee borne of this matrimonie out of the same realme vnlesse it be otherwise thought good by the consent and agreement of the Nobilitie of Englande And in case no children being left the sayde Queene do die before him he shall not chalenge anye righte at all in the sayde kingdome but without impediment shall permit the succession thereof to come vnto them to whome it shall belong by the right and lawes of the Realme Item that hee shall not beare nor carye ouer oute of the sayde Realme the iewels and precious things of estimation Neyther shall he alienate or doe away any whit of the appurtenances of the sayde Realme of Englande or suffer anye parte of them to bee vsurped by his subiectes or anye other But shall see that all and singular places of the Realme and speciallye the fortes and frontiers of the same bee faithfully kept and preserued to the vse and profite of the sayde Realme and by the naturall borne of the same He shall not suffer any shyppe gunnes ordinaunces whatsoeuer of warre or defence to be remoued or conueyed out of the same realme but shall contrariwise cause them diligently to be kept and vewed when neede requireth and shall so prouide that the same maye be alwayes readye in their strength and force for defence of the Realme Item the Realme of Englande by occasion of this matrimonie shall not directly nor indirectly bee intangled with the warre that is betweene the Emperour father to the sayde Prince of Spayne and Henrie the Frenche King but he the sayde Prince as muche as in him maye lie on the behalfe of the sayde realme of Englande shall see the peace betweene the sayde Realmes of Fraunce and Englande obserued and shall giue no cause of any breach by which couenant the later treatise of a strayte amitie shoulde not bee in anye poynt derogated but the same still to remayne in the foremer force c. But nowe to returne where wee left At the time of the solemnization of the foresayde mariage holden at Winchester as before yee haue hearde the Emperours ambassadours beyng present openlye pronounced that in consideration of that mariage the Emperour had giuen and graunted to the sayde Prince hys sonne the Kingdome of Naples Hierusalem with diuerse other seates and seigniories The solemnitie of that marriage ended the King of Heraultes called Garter openlye in the Churche in the presence of the King the Queene the Lordes as well of Englande as Spayne and all the people being presente solemnelye proclaymed the Tytle and style of those twoo Princes as followeth Philip and Marie by the grace of God Their title King and Queene of Englande Fraunce Naples Hierusalem and Irelande Defenders of the fayth Princes of Spayne and Scicilie Archedukes of Austriche Dukes of Millayne Burgundie and Brabant Counties of Haspurge Flaunders and Tyroll The Proclamation being ended the trumpettes blewe and the King and the Queene came forthe of the Churche hande in hande and two swords borne before them and so returned to their pallace And assoone as the feasting and solemnitie of the saide marriage was ended the King and Queene departed from Winchester and by easie iourneyes came to Windsore castell where the v. of August being Sundaye King Philip â—â—â—led at Windsore hee was stalled according to the order of the Garter and there kept Saint Georges feast himselfe in hys royall estate and the Earle of Sussex was also the same time stalled in the order The vij of Auguste was made a generall huntyng with a toyle raysed of foure or fiue myles in lengthe so that many a Deare that day was brought to the quarrie The xj of August they remoued to Richemonde and from thence the xxvij of the same moueth by water they came to London landing at the Bishop of Winchesters house thorowe which they passed both into Southwarke Parke and so to Suffolke place where they lodged that night and the next daye being Saterday and the xix of August they being accompanied with a great number of Nobles and gentlemen roade from thence ouer the bridge and passed thorough London vnto Westminster the Citie being beautified with faire and sumptuous pageantes and hanged with riche and costly silkes and clothes of golde and siluer in most royall wise At their passing ouer the bridge there
after order taken for that businesse he placed there a noble man Monsieur de Thermes made captain of Calays and no lesse valiant knight of the order called Monsieur de Thermes to bee Captaine of the towne and so departed again into Fraunce After the French Kings departure from Calays bee made greate haste for the accomplishment of the maryage mooued betweene Fraunces his eldest sonne called the Dolphyn and Marie Stewarde daughter and sole heyre of Iames the fyft late King of Scotlande which Princesse if Scottes had beene faythfull of promise as they seldome bee shoulde haue maryed King Edwarde the sixth For the breache of which promise beganne all the warre betweene Englande and Scotlande as you hearde in the latter ende of the lyfe of King Henrie the eight and in the begynning of King Edwarde the sixth This maryage sayth Grafton though it be not of my matter I thought not to omit for that many things were meant thereby whiche thankes bee to God neuer came to effect But one speciall poynte was not hydden to the Worlde that by meane of the same the realme of Scotlande shoulde for euermore haue remayned as vnited and incorporate to the crowne of Fraunce and that as the sonne and heyre of euerie Frenche King doth succeede to the inheritaunce and possession of a Countrey called the Dolphine and is therefore called Dolphyn And like as the Principalitie of Wales apperteyneth to the eldest sonne of Englande who therefore is called the Prince of Wales euen so the Dolphyn and heyre of Fraunce shoulde thereby haue beene King of Scotlande for euermore whiche name and tytle vppon thys maryage was accordingly giuen to Fraunces Dolphyn and beyre apparaunt of Fraunce to bee called Kyng Dolphin The meanyng whereof was vtterly to exclude for euermore any to be king of Scotland but onely the eldest sonne of Fraunce This memorable mariage was solemnized in the Citie of Paris The mariage of the Queene of Scots with the Dolphin the foure and twentie day of Aprill in the yeare of Christ .1558 wyth most magnifique pompe and tryumphe and honoured wyth the presence of the moste parte of the Princes Prelates Lordes and Barons of both the Realmes as it were for a confirmation of this newe aliaunce which as it was muche to the aduauntage and benefite of Fraunce so nothing coulde bee more preiudice and derogation to the Crowne of Scotlande as a deuise tending to the perpetuall abolition and extinguishment of the name and state of kings in that Realme In this meane tyme also the Queene Dowager of Scotlande hadde done what in hir lay to procure the Scottishe Nobilitie to make warres agaynst Englande but they beeing not wylling thereto Monsieur Doysell Coronell of certaine bandes of Frenchmen câ—…me to Aymouth within sixe myles of Berwike and fortified that place making sundrie roades and inuasions into Englande in reuenge whereof the Englishe men made the lyke inroades into Scotlande wherevpon the Scottish men in their owne defence as some pretend were dryuen to haue warres and therevpon the Earle of Huntley was made Lieutenant of the Scottes borders who remayning there by the helpe of the Frenchmen did many displeasures to the Englishmen This warre was begunne in the yeare last past and so continued during the whiche manye skirmyshes and dyuerse proper feates of Armes were put in practise betwixt the partyes as in the Hystorie of Scotlande it shall by Gods helpe further appeare where we shall speake of the doyngs in the yeares .1557 and .1558 But nowe to returne to the matter of Englande from whiche I haue in parte digressed The newes of this Conquest of Calays were not so ioyfully receyued in Fraunce as they were generallye grieuous and displeasaunt to the whole Realme of Englande but specially to Queene Marie who beeing a Princesse of hearte and courage more than commonly is in womankynde thought hir selfe so much touched in honour by the losse of hir sayde towne and possessions on that syde the Sea as shee counted hir lyfe yrkesome vntyll the same were eyther recouered againe or the losse redoubled wyth some like victorie agaynste the French elsewhere In respect whereof shee ceased not to trauaile after wyth King Philippe hir Husbande as wyth hir owne priuie Counsayle and the Lordes of the Realme whiche waye shoulde bee best to reuenge this iniurie and speciallye nowe whylest the Frenche King was occupied in warres wyth King Philippe to endamage some of his Countreys by waye of inuasion and to surprise some of his Townes vpon the sodayne And amongest sundrie deuises none was thought so fitte to bee attempted as an hauen Towne in Brytayne called Brest Brest in Brytayne whiche in the tyme of King Richarde the seconde was kept and mainteyned with an Englishe Garnison vntill the sayde King rendered the same to the French King agayne by composition This Towne as well for the conuenient situation alwayes readie to receyue freshe succours and vittayling out of Englande by Sea as also for that it was knowne to the Queene and hir Counsayle at that present not to bee furnished with anye Garnison of Souldiours sufficient to repulse the power of a Prince vppon the sodayne was thought to bee the best marke to be shotte at for the tyme. Wherefore vppon thys case well debated there was ymmediately order gyuen to Edwarde Lorde Clynton then highe Admyrall of Englande The Lorde Clynton Admyrall wyth all expedition to prepare himselfe wyth all the Queenes Shippes of warre furnished with Souldiours Munitioâ—… and vittayle to ioyne wyth the Admyrall of King Philippe who had lyke order from the sayde King to ioyne wyth the Nauie of Englande for the atchieuing of this enterprice But before I declare to you the aduenture of these two greate Nauies by Sea it shall not bee impertinent to touch some accidents in the mean time by lande Whyle King Philippe beeing absent from the lowe Countrey Monsieur de Thermes captaine of Calays was as you haue hearde occupyed wyth his warres in Fraunce Monsieur de Thermes the newe Captaine of Calays beeing a manne verie expert in the warres whose propertie is neuer to neglect anye tyme of aduauntage caste in hys mynde howe during King Philippes absence to doe some singular seruice to the Frenche King his maister And espying well the negligence of the Flemminges his neighbours howe little they vnderstoode the great weakning of theyr Countrey by the losse of Calays and that there was no newe prouision â–ª made for the defence thereof more than was before whylest Calays was Englishe by the losse whereof theyr Frontyers were nowe become open for the French at all times to enter He therefore taking out of Calays so many of hys Souldiours as myght bee spared from thence adioyning to them all the forces of the French Garnisons in Arthoys Bollonoys and Pycardie whereof togither with the Souldiers of Calays being to the number of seuen hundred footmen and three hundred lyght horsmen Scottish there were
hir gouernement Thus therefore the Queenes Maiestie passed from the Tower tyll shee came to Fanchurche the people on each side ioyously beholding the viewe of so gracious a Lady their Queene and hir grace no lesse gladly noting and obseruing the same Neere vnto Fanchurch was erected a scaffold richely furnished whereon stoode a noyse of instruments and a childe in costly apparell whiche was appoynted to welcome the Queenes Maiestie in the whole Cities behalfe Against which place wheÌ„ hir grace came of hir owne will she commaunded the Chariot to bee stayde and that the noyse might be appeased till the child had vttered hys welcoming Oration which he spake in English metre as heere followeth O pereles souerayne Queene behold what thys thy Towne â—â—ch thee presented with at thy fyrst entraunce heere Behold with how riche hope she leades thee to thy Crowne Behold with what two gyftes she comforteth thy cheere The fyrst is blessing tongs which many a welcome say â—â—ch pray thou maist do well which prayse thee to the Skye â—…uch wish to thee long lyfe which blesse this happie day â—…uch to thy kingdome heapes all that in tongs can lye The second is true heartes which loue thee from theyr roote 〈◊〉 sute is triumph now and ruleth all the game â—â—ch faithfulnes haue wonne and all vntruth driuen out â—â—ch skippe for ioy when as they heare thy happy name welcome therefore O Queene as much as heart can thinke welcome agayne O Queene as much as tong can tell welcome to ioyous tongs and hearts that will not shrinke 〈◊〉 thee preserue we pray and wish thee euer well At which words of y e last line the whole people gaue a great shout wishing with one assent as the child had said And the Queenes maiestie thanked most hartily both the Citie for this hir gentle receyuing at the first and also the people for confirming the same Here was noted in the Queenes Maiesties countenance during the time that the child spake besides a perpetuall attentiuenes in hir face a maruellous change in loke as the childs words touched either hir person or the peoples tongs and hearts So that she with reioicing visage did euidently declare that the words toke no lesse place in hir minde than they were most heartely pronounced by the childe as from all the heartes of hir most heartie Citizens The same verses were fastned vp in a table vppon the scaffolde and the latine thereof likewise in latine verses in another table as heereafter ensueth Vrbs tua quae ingressu dederit tibi munera primo O Regina parem non habitura vide Ad diadema tuum te spe quà m diuite mittat Quae duo letitia det tibi dona vide Munus habes primuÌ„ linguas bona multa precaÌ„tes Quae te quum laudant tum pia vota sonant Foelicemque diem hunc dicunt tibi secula longa Optant quicquid denique longa potest Altera dona feres vera tui amantia corda Quorum gens ludum iam regit vna tuum In quibus est infracta fides falsumque perosa Quaeque tuo audito nomine laeta salit Grata venis igitur quantum cor concipit vllum Quantum lingua potest dicere grata venis Cordibus infractis linguisque per omnia laetis Grata venis saluam te velit esse deus Now when the child had pronounced his Oration and the Queenes highnes so thankefully had receiued it she marched forward towarde Gracious streete where at the vpper ende before the signe of y e Egle the Citie had erected a gorgeous and sumptuous arke as heere followeth A stage was made whiche extended from the one side of the streete to the other richly vawted with batlementes conteining three portes and ouer the middlemost was aduanced three seuerall stages in degrees Vpon the lowest stage was made one seate royall wherein were placed two personages representing King Henry the seuenth and Elizabeth his wife daughter of King Edwarde the fourth eyther of these two Princes sitting vnder one cloth of estate in their seates no otherwise deuided but that the one of them whiche was Kyng Henry the seuenth proceeding out of the house of Lancaster was enclosed in a red rose and the other which was Queene Elizabeth being heire to the house of Yorke enclosed with a white rose eache of them royally crowned and decently apparelled as apperteineth to Princes with Scepters in their handes and one vaute surmounting their heads wherein aptly were placed two tables eache conteyning the title of those two Princes And these personages were so set that the one of them ioyned handes wyth the other with the ring of Matrimonie perceyued on the finger Out of the whiche two roses sprang two braunches gathered into one which were directed vpward to the second stage or degree wherein was placed one representing the valiaunte and noble Prince Kyng Henrye the eyghte whiche sprong out of the former stocke crowned with a Crowne imperiall and by him sate one representing the righte worthy Ladye Queene Anne wise to the said King Henry the eyght and mother to our most soueraine Ladye Q. Elizabeth that now is both apparelled with Scepters and diademes and other furniture due to the state of a King and Queene and two tables surmounting their heads wherein were written their names and titles From their seate also proceeded vpwards one braunche directed to the thirde and vppermost stage or degree wherein likewise was planted a seate royall in the which was set one representing the Queenes most excellent Maiestie Elizabeth now our most dradde soueraigne Lady crowned apparelled as y e other Princes were Out of the foreparte of this Pageaunt was made a standing for childe whiche at the Queenes Maiesties comming declared vnto hir the whole meaning of the saide Pageaunt The two sydes of the same were filled wyth loude noyses of musicke And all emptie places thereof were furnished with sentences concerning vnitie And the whole Pageant garnished with redde roses and white And in the forefront of the same Pageaunte in the faire wreath was written the name and title of the same whyche was The vniting of the two houses of Lancaster and Yorke This Pageaunte was grounded vppon the Queenes Maiesties name For like as the long warre betweene the two houses of Yorke and Lancaster then ende when Elizabeth daughter to Edwardd the fourth marched in marriage with Henrye the seuenth heyre to the house of Lancaster so since that the Queenes Maiesties name was Elizabeth and for somuch as shee is the only heire of Henry the eyght whyche came of both the houses as the knitting vp to coÌ„cord it was deuised that the lyke as Elizabeth was the first occasion of concord so shee another Elizabeth mighte maynteyne the same among hyr subiects so that vnitie was the ende whereat the whole deuise shotte as the Queenes Maiesties name moued the first grounde This Pageant nowe against the Queenes Maiesties comming was addressed with children representing
the forenamed personages with all furniture due vnto the setting forthe of such a matter well meante as the argument declared costly sumptiously sette forth as y e beholders can beare witnes Nowe the Queenes Maiestie drew neere vnto y e said Pageant for somuch as the noyse was great by reason of the preasse of people so that shee coulde scarce heare the childe which did interprete the said PageaÌ„t and hir Chariot was passed so farre forwarde that she could not well view the personages representing the Kings and Queenes aboue named she required to haue the matter opened vnto hir and what they signified with the ende of vnitie and ground of hir name according as is before expressed For the sight whereof hir grace caused hir Chariot to be remoued backe and yet hardly could she see bycause the childreÌ„ were set somewhat with the farthest in But after that hir grace had vnderstoode the meaning thereof shee thanked the Citie praysed the fairenesse of the worke and promised that shee would do hyr whole endeuour for the continuall preseruation of concord as the Pageante did importe The child appoynted in the standing abouenamed to open the meaning of the sayde Pageaunt spake these words vnto hir grace The two Princes that sitte vnder one cloth of state The man in the redde Rose the woman in the white Henry the seuenth and Queene Elizabeth his mate By ring of marriage as man and wife vnite Both hetres to both their blouds to Lancaster the Kyng The Queene to Yorke in one the two houses did knitte Of whome as heyre to both Henry the eyght did spring In whose seate his true heire thou Queene Elizabeth dost fitte Therefore as ciuill warre and shede of bloud did ceasse when these two houses were vnited into one So now that iarre shall stint and quietnes encrease We trust O noble Queene thou wilt be cause alone The which also were written in latin verses and both drawen in two tables vppon the forefront of the said Pageant as hereafter foloweth Hij quos iungit idem solium quos annulus idem Haec albente nitens ille rubente Rosa Septimus Henricus Rex Regina Elizabetha Scilicet haeredes gentis vterque sua Haec Eboracensis Lancastrius ille dederunt Connubio è geminis quo foret vna domus Excipit hos hares Henricus copula regum Octauus magni Regis imago potens Regibus hinc succedis auis Regique parenti Patris iusta haere Elizabeth tui Sentences placed therein concerning vnitie Nulla concordes animos vires domant Qui iuncti terrent deiuncti timent Discordes animi soluunt concordes ligant Augentur parua pace magna bello cadunt Coniunctae manus fortius tollunt onus Regno pro moenibus aeneis ciuium concordia Qui diu pugnant diutius lugent Dissidentes pricipes subditorum lues Princeps ad pacem natus non ad arma datur Filia concordiae copia neptis quies Dissentiens respublica hostibus patet Qui idem tenent diutius tenent Regnum diuisum facilè dissoluitur Ciuitas concors armis frustrà tentatur Omnium gentium consensus firmat fidem c. These verses and other pretie sentences were drawen in voide places of this Pageant all tending to one ende that quietnes might be mainteyned and all dissention displaced and that by the Queenes Maiestie heire to agreement and agreeyng in name with hir which tofore hadde ioyned those houses whiche had bin the occasion of muche debate and ciuill warre within thys Realme as may appeare to suche as will search Chronicles but be not to bee touched heerein onely declaring hir graces passage though the Citie and what prouision the Citie made therfore And ere the Queenes Maiestie came within heating of this Pageant shee sente certaine as also at all the other Pageauntes to require the people to bee silent For hir Maiestie was disposed to heare all that shoulde bee sayde vnto hir When the Queenes Maiestie had hearde the childes Oration and vnderstoode theÌ„ meaÌ„ning of the Pageant at large she marched forwarde towarde Cornehill alway receiued with lyke reioycing of the people and there as hir grace passed by the coÌ„duit which was â—â—â—ously trimmed againste that time with rich banners adorned and a noyse of loude instruments vpon the toppe therof she espyed the seconde Pageaunt and bycause she feared for the peoples noyse that she should not beare the child which did expound the same shee enquired what that Pageant was ere that shee came to it And there vnderstoode that there was a childe representing hir Maiesties person placed in a seate of gouernemente supported by certaine vertues whiche suppressed their contrarie vices vnder their feete so forth as in the description of the saide Pageaunt shall heereafter appeare This Pageant standing in the nether ende of Cornehill was extended from the one syde of the streete to the other and in the same Pageant was deuised three gates all open and ouer the middle parte thereof was erected one chaire or seate royall with a cloth of estate to y e same apperteyning wherein was placed a childe representing the Queenes highnes with consideration had for place conuenient for a table whiche conteyned hir name and title and in a comely wreath artificially and well deuised with perfite sighte and vnderstandyng to the people In the front of the same PageaÌ„t was writteÌ„ the name and title thereof which is The seate of worthy Gouernaunce which seate was made in such artificiall manner as to the apprearance of the lookers on the foreparte seemed to haue no stay and therefore of force was stayde by liuely personages which personages were in number foure standing and staying the forefront of the same seate royall eache hauing hys face to the Queene and people whereof euerye one had a table to expresse theyr effects whyche are vertues namely Pure Religion Loue of Subiectes VVisedome and Iustice which did treade their contrary vices vnder their feete that is to witte Pure Religion dyd treade vpon Superstition and Ignoraunce Loue of Subiects did treade vpon RebellioÌ„ and Insolencie VVisedome did treade vppon Follie and Vaine glory Iustice dyd treade vpon Adulacion and Briberie Eche of these personages according to their proper names and properties had not only their names in playne and perfite writing set vppon theyr breastes easily to be redde of all but also euerye of them was aptly and properly apparelled so that is apparell and name dyd agree to expresse the same person that in title he represented This part of the Pageant was thus appointed and furnished The two sydes ouer the two side portes had in them placed a noyse of instrumentes whyche immediately after the childes speeche gaue an heauenly melodie Vpon the toppe or vppermost part of the said Pageant stoode the armes of England royally portratured with the proper beastes to vphold the same One representing the Queenes highnes sate in this seate crowned with an imperial crowne and before hir seate was a conuenient
vp the same and so layd it vpon hir brest with great thankes to the Citie therefore And so wente forwarde towardes Paules Churchyarde The former matter whiche was rehearsed vnto the Queenes Maiestie was written in two tables on eyther side the Pageant eight verses and in the middest these in latine Ille vides falcem laeua qui sustinet vncam Tempus is est cui stat filia vera comes Hanc pater exesa deductam rupe reponit In lucem quam non viderat ante diu Qui sedet à laeua cultu male tristis inepto Quem duris crescens cautibus orbis obit Nos monet effigie qua sit respublica quando Corruit at contra quando beata viget Ille docet inuenis forma spectandue amictâ—… Scitus aeberna laurea fronde virens The sentences written in latine and Englishe vpon both the trees declaring the causes of both estates were these Causes of a ruinous common weale are these Want of the feare of God Disobedience to rulers Blindnes of guides Briberie in Magistrates Rebellion in subiects Ciuill disagreement Flattering of Princes Vnmercifulnesse in Rulers Vnthankefulnesse in Subiects Causes of a flourishing common weale Feare of God A wise Prince Learned Rulers Obedience to officers Obedient subiects Louers of the common Weale Vertue rewarded Vice chastned The matter of this Pageaunte dependeth of them that went before For as the first declared hir grace to come out of the house of vnitie the second that she is placed in the seate of gouernemente staid with vertues to the suppression of vice and therefore in the thirde the eyght blessings of almighty God mighte well bee applyed vnto hir so this fourth nowe is to put hir grace in remembraunce of the state of the common weale which Time with Trueth his daughter doth reueale which Trueth also hir grace hathe recieued and therefore cannot but bee mercifull and carefull for the good gouernement thereof From thence the Queenes Maiestie passed towarde Paules Churchyard and when shee came ouer againste Paules Schoole a child appoynted by the Scholemaister thereof pronouÌ„ced a certayne Oration in Latine and certayne verses whiche also were there written as followeth Philosophus ille diuinus Plato inter multa preclarè ac sapienter dicta hoc posteris proditum reliquit Rempublicam illam faelicissimam fore cui princeps sophiae studiosa virtutibusque ornata coÌ„tigerit Quem si vere dixisse censeamus vt quidé verissme cur non terra a Britannica plauderetâ—… cur non populus gaudium atque letitiam agitaret â—… immo cur non hunc diem albâ—… quod aiunt lapitly rotâ—…retâ—… quo princeps talis nobis adest qualem priores non viderant qualemque posteritas haud facile aernere poterit dotibus quum a noni tum corpuris vâ—…diâ—…que faelicissima Casti quidem corporis dorels ita apertae sunt vt oratione non egeant Animi veru tot tantaeque vt ne verbis quidem ex rimi possint Haec nenipe regibus summis orta morum atque animi nobilitate genus exuperat Haias pectus Christi religionis amore flagrat Haec gentem Britannicam virtusibus illustrabit clipeoque iustitiae teget Haec literis gracis latinis eximia ingenioque praepollens est Hac imperante pictas vigebit Anglia florebit aurea secula redibunt Vos igitur Angli tot commoda accepturi Elizabetham Reginam nostram celeberrimam ab ipso Christo huius regni imperio destinatam honore debito prosequimini Huius imperitjs animo libentissimo subditiestote vosque tali principe dignos prebete Et quoniam pueri non viribus sed praecibus Offâ—…cium praestare possunt nos Alumni huius sâ—…holae ab ipso Coleto olim Templi Paulini Decano extructae teneras palmas ad Caelum tendentes Christum Opt. Maxi praecaturi sumus vt tuam celsitudinem annos Nestoreos summo cum honore Anglis imperitare faciat matremque pignoribus charis beatam reddat Amen Anglia nune tandem plaudas laetare resulia Presto iam vita est praesidiumque tibi En tua spes venit tua gloria lux decus omne Venit iam solidam quae sibi prestat opeâ—â— Succurretque tuis rebus quae pessum abiere Perdita quae fuerant haec reparare volet Omnia florebunt redeunt niâ—â— aurea secla In melius surgent quae cecidere bona Debes ergo illi totam te reddere fidam Cuius in accessu commoda tot capies Salue igitur dicas imo de pectore summo Elizabeth Regni non dubitanda salus Virgo venit veni atque optes comitata deinceps Pignoribus charis laeta parens veniat Hoc deus omnipotens ex alto donet olympo Qui caelum terram condidit atque regit Which the Queenes Maiestie most attentiuely hearkned vnto And when the childe had pronounced he did kisse the Oration which hee had there fayre written in Paper and deliuered it vnto the Queenes Maiestie which most gently receyued the same And when the Queenes Maiestie had heard all that was there offred to bee spoken then hir grace marched towarde Ludgate where shee was receyued with a noyse of Instruments the forefront of the gate beeyng such trâ—â—med vp agaynst hir Maiesties comming From thence by the way as â—â—e went downe towarde Fleetebridge one abdure hir grace noted the Cities charge that there was no cost spared Hir grace answered that shee did well consider the same and that it shoulde be remembred An honourable aunswere worthie a noble Prince which may comfort all hir subiects considering that there can be no point of gentlenesse or obedient loue â—â—â—wen toward hir grace which she doth not most tenderly accept and graciously wey In thys maner the people on euerie syde reioysing hir grace went forwarde towarde the Conduyte in Fleetestreete where was the fyft and luste Pageant erected in forme following From the Conduyte which was beautified wyth paynting vnto the Northsyde of the streete was erected a Stage embattayled with foure Towers and in the same a square platte rysing wyth degrees and vpon the vppermost degree was placed a Chayre or seate royall and behinde the same seate in curious artificiall maner was erected a tree of reasonable heigth and so farre aduaunced aboue the seate as a did well and seemely shadowe the same withoute endamaging the fight of anye part of the Pageant and the same tree was beautified with leaues as greene as Arâ—â— coulde deuise being of a conuenient greatnesse and conteyning therevpon the fenite of the Date and on the toppe of the same tree in a Table was set the name thereof which was A Palme tree and in the aforesayd seale â—â— Chayre was placed a seemely and meete personage richely appatayled in Parliament Roâ—…es with a scepter in hir hande as a Queene crowned wyth an open Crowne whose name and ryth 〈◊〉 in a Table fixed ouer hir head in this fort Debora the Iudge and restorer of the house of Israell Iudic. 4. 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to spare me to beholde this ioyfull day And I acknowledge that thou hast delt as wonderfully and as mercifully with me as thou diddest with thy true and faythfull seruant Daniell thy Prophete whom thou deliueredst out of the denne from the crueltie of the greedie and raging Lions euen so was I ouerwhelmed and onely by thee deliuered To thee therfore onely be thankes honor and praise foreuer Amen The second was the receyuing of the Bible at the little conduit in Cheape For when hir Grace had learned that the Byble in Englishe should there be offred she thanked the Citie therfore promised the reading thereof most diligently and incontinent commaunded that it shoulde be brought At the receyte whereof how reuerently did she with both hir handes take it kisse it and lay it vpon hir breast to the great comfort of the lookers on God will vndoubtedly preserue so worthie a Prince which at his honor so reuerently taketh hir beginning For this saying is true and written in the Booke of truth He that first seeketh the kingdome of god shal haue all other things cast vnto him Nowe therefore all Englishe heartes and hir naturall people muste needes prayse Gods mercie which hath sent theÌ„ so worthie a princâ—… and pray for hir graces long continuaunce amongst vs. Sunday the .xv. of Ianuarie Hir coronation hir Maiestie was with great solemnitie crowned at Westminster in the Abbey Church there by doctor Oglâ—…thorpe Bishop of Carleil Shee diâ—…ed in Westminster hall which was richly bâ—…ng and euerie thing ordered in suche royall maner as to suche a regall and most solemne feast apperteyned In the meane tyme whilest hir grace sat at dinner Sir Edwarde Dimmockeâ—… sir Edwarde Dimmocke knight hir Champion by office came ryding into the Hall in fayre complete armour mounted on a beautifull Courser richly trapped in clothe of Golde entred the Hall and in the middest thereof cast downe his gauntlet wyth offer to fight wyth hym in hir quarell that shoulde denye hir to bee the rightuous and lawfull Queene of this Realme The Queene taking a cuppe of Golde full of Wine dranke to hym thereof and sent it to hym for his see togither wyth the Couer And after thys The L. Maâ—… of London serueth the Queene of Ipocrasse at the seruing vp of the Wafers the Lorde Maior of London went to the Cupboord and fitting a cup of golde with Ipocrasse bare it to the Queene and kneeling afore hir tooke the assay and shee receyuing it of him and drinking of it gaue the Cuppe wyth the couer vnto the sayde Lorde Maior for his fee which Cuppe and couer weyed xvj dunzes Troy weight Finally this feast being celebrated with all royall ceremonies and high solemnities due and in like cases accustomed tooke ende wyth great ioy and contentation to all the beholders A Parliament Wednesday the .xxv. of Ianuarie the Parliament began the Queenes Maiestie ryding in hir Parliament Robes from hir Palaice of white Hall vnto the Abbey Churche of Westmynster with the Lordes spirituall and temporall attending hir likewise in theyr Parliament Robes Doctor Coxe sometime scholemaister to King Edwarde the sixt and nowe lately returned froÌ„ the parties of beyonde the seas 〈◊〉 Stow. where during the dayes of Queene Marie he had liued as a banished man preached nowe before the estates there assembled in the beginning of the sayd Parliament The first fruits and tenthes reâ—…ed to the â—â—â—ne In this Parliament the first fruits tenthes were restored to the crown and also the supreme gouernment ouer the state ecclesiasticall which Queene Mary had giuen to the Pope Likewise the booke of common prayer and administration of the Sacraments in our mother tongue was restored Moreouer in the time of this Parliament a motion was made by the common house A motioÌ„ made in the Parliament house that the Queenes Maiestie might be sued vnto to grauÌ„t hir graces licence to the speaker knights Citizens and Burgesses to haue accesse vnto hir graces presence to declare vnto hir matter of great importance concerning the state of thys hir graces realme The which petition being mooued to hir grace she most honourably agreed and consented therevnto and assigned a day of hearing When the day came the speaker and common house resorted vnto hir graces palaice at Westmynster called the white Hall And in the great Gallerie there hir grace most honourably shewed hir selfe readie to heare their motion and petition And when the speaker had solemnely and eloquently set forth the message the speciall matter whereof most specially was tomoue hir grace to mariage whereby to al our comforts wee might enioy as Gods pleasure should be the royall issue of hir bodie to raigne ouer vs. c. The Queenes Maiestie after a little pause made this answere folowing as nere as I could beare the same away Graft abr sayth Grafton The Queenes â—…re As I haue good cause so doe I giue to you my heartie thankes for the good zeale and care that you seeme to haue as well towarde mee as to the whole estate of your Countrey Your petition I gather to be grounded on three causes and mine answere to the same shall consist in two partes And for the first I say vnto you that from my yeares of vnderstanding knowing my selfe a seruitour of almightie God I chose this kind of life in which I doe yet liue as a life most acceptable vnto him wherein I thought I coulde best serue him and with most quietnesse doe my duetie vnto him From which my choise if either ambition of high estate offred vnto me by mariages whereof I haue recordes in this presence the displeasure of the Prince the eschewing the daunger of mine enimies or the auoyding the perill of death whose Messenger the Princesse indignation was no little tyme continually present before mine eyes by whose meanes if I knew or do iustly suspect I will not now vtter them or if the whole cause were my sister hirselfe I will not nowe charge the deade coulde haue drawne or disswaded me I had not nowe remayned in this Virgins estate wherein you see me But so constant haue I always continued in this my determination that although my wordes and youth may seeme to some hardly to agree togither yet it is true that to this day I stande free from any other meaning that eyther I haue had in tymes past or haue at this present In which state and trade of liuing wherwith I am so throughly acquainted God hath hitherto so preserued mee and hath so watchfull an eye vpon me and so hath guided me and ledde me by the hand as my full trust is he will not suffer me to go alone The maner of your petition I doe lyke and take in good part for it is simple and conteyneth no lymitation of place or person If it had bene otherwise I must haue mislyked it verie much and thought in you a verie great presumption being vnfitte
Ponthieul 277.88 Dintingdale pag. 1311. col 1. lin 38. Dissimulation pag. 1293. col 2. lin 51. Disorder in the French campe at Tressy 933.16 a. Deuision of the offerings giuen to Thomas Becket Archbyshop of Cantorburie 463.56 Discipline of the Church howe to be practised 149.47 Digby Iohn knight Lieutenant of the towre 1453.57 Walter Diffe a Frier 1058.45 b. Dion Câ—…sues cited 48.61 .80.19 Dissention betweene king William Rufus and Anselme Archbyshop of Cantorburye 330.6 Dioclesian persecuteth y e Christians in Britaine and all other places of the world 75.30 Discordance among writers touching the death of Kyng Edmond Ironside 258.41 Dioclesianus mistaken for Danaus 6.110 Die one of the names of Samothes 2.39 Diepe towne wonne from the Englishmen by the Frenchmen 527.73 Description of Richard Duke of Glocester pag. 1357. col 2. lin 35. Disagreement among writers touching the British Kyngs that reigned from Elidurus to â—…ud 32.30 Dissention in Britaine made many Gouernours 45.9 Diuma first Christian Byshop in the kingdome of Mercia 170.18 Discorde falleth out betweene the Kinges of England 〈◊〉 Fraunce in their viageâ—… wardes the holy land 489.38 Dionethus Duke of Cornwal and gouernour of Brytaine 95.88 Disputation betweene Christians and Iewes 335.79 Drought great 1580.45 Dyuclyue citie committed to the keeping of Hugh Lacy. 450.21 Discord in the Englishe armie 990.30 a. Dinuhoc Castle in Cornwall 128. Dicalidones a kind of Pictes 104.5 Discord betwixt the Cardinall and the Archbyshop of Cantorbury 583.62 Diouionensis cited 137.71 Diuers sundry reportes of the death of King Iohn 605.77 Dearth 1519.9 Diet at Tours pag. 1269. col 1. lin 34. Discent of the Saxons in Brytaine 113.27 Dioclesanus and Maximianus fellowes in the gouernment of the Empire 83.16 Diocleslanus and Herculeus Maximianus renounce the rule of the Empyre 89.34 Doll castle in Britaine besieged 309.37 Douer castle besieged in vayne by Lewes kyng of France 609.9 Douer castle 271.76 Dorchester ordeyned a Bishops See 169.15 Doll castle towne fortified by the Barons 510.25 Donebant tooke Dunwallo Donwald king of Scottes sendeth Corman a learned clerk into England 167.77 Dogges hauen neare to Douer 415.66 Douer Castle deliuered vp to kyng William 292.37 Douer castle deliuered to kyng Stephons wyfe 369.17 Douer Castle deliuered to kyng Henry the thyrd 776.39 Douer castle furnished with necessaries by kyng Iohn 600.1 Douer castle valiantly defended agaynst Lewes by the captaynes Hubert de Burgh and Gerard de Gotingam notwithstanding al his foule and fayre offers made to the sayd captaynes 602.66 Douer castle confirmed to Philip Earle of Flaunders 427 13. Douer Abbey 393.78 Domitianus elected Emperor of Rome 73.46 Domitianus enuyeth the prosperous successe of Agricola in Britaine 73.49 Domitianus Nero Emperour of Rome 59.47 William L. Dowglas 891.7 a. Doctor Russell bishop of Lincolne made Lord Chancelor pag. 1363. col 2. lin 50. Dorcetshyre spoyled and wasted by the Danes 241.46 and. 252.10 Dole citie and castle in Britain wonne by kyng Henry the second 429.50 Dolpâ—…ine called king of Berry pag. 1213. col 2. lin 50 Dowglas Archimbald Earle of Angus commeth into England 1532.26 Dowglas Archimbald earle of Angus banished man maketh a rode into Scotland and discomfiteth a power of State 1559.18 Dowglas Archimbald Earle of Angus hath a thousande markes of yearely fed of king Henry the eight and returneth into Scotland 1589.36 Dowglas Margaret Countesse of Lindux sent to the Tower 1835.40 is deliuered 1837.25 Dowglas Margaret daughter to the Scottish queene commytted to the Tower for marying the Lord Thomas Howard 1565.2 Dowyll Walter pag. 1714. col 2. lin 12. Doncaster pag. 1315. col 1. lin 44. pag. 1329. col 1. lin 12. Druis or Dryus established king of Celtica 3.36 Drues aucthor of the Philosophers called Druides 3.48 Druides aboade principally in the I le of Anglesey 3.56 Druides charge and aucthoritie 3.62 Druides opinion concerning y e soules of men 3.69 Druides could foretell thinges to come 3.74 Druides opinion concerning y e immortalitie of the soule and of the one and euerlasting God 3.76 Druides accustomed to all men 3.86 Druides sect condemned and dissolued in Gallia 3.91 Druides sect abolished here in Britaine 3.93 Dragons firie seene flying 200.33 Danes beyng great Rouers land in the North partes of England 202.25 Danes lande in Northumberland and obtein a great part thereof without resistance 202.33 Danes arriue and make warre on the coastes of the lande 204.52 Dreme of King Richard the .iii. pag. 1417. col 1. lin 1. Drie Sommer 876.3 a. Drury William Marshal of the towne of Barwicke and also of the armie conducted into Scotland by Sussex is made knight 1846.44 is ordeyned Generall of an army into Scotland 1846. eftsons Generall of a power into Scotland where he besiegeth the castle of EdeÌ„borough 1866.50 winneth it 1868.30 Drommond a great ship of the Sarasins chased and vowged by the Englishmen 494.15 Dreur besieged and yeelded to the Englishe pag. 1213. col 2. lin 9. Drought 948.56 a. Dragons seene fighting in the ayre 642.27 Drayton in Shropshire pag. 1295. col 2. lin 5. Drax Castle wonne 393.23 Drincouer otherwise called Newcastle besieged won 429.30 Druides in the I le of Anglesey against the Romanes 59.101 Dustan reuoked made Byshop of Worcester and of London 232.7 Dunstan in high feuour wyth King Edgar ruleth all at his pleasure 232.15 Dunstan putteth King Edgar to penatice for his youthfull licenciousnes 233.52 Dunstan succeedeth Odo in the Archbyshoprick of antorbury 233.71 Dunstan denounceth plagues to fal vpon King Egelredus 238.61 Dunstans countrey and parentage 238.73 Dunstan driuen into a frensie runneth wildly aboute the fieldes 238.78 Dunstan in his sleepe walketh daungerously about the top of a Church 238.85 Dunstan reported to haue addiuced himselfe to coniuring and sorcerie 238.99 Dunstan aduaunced to the seruice of King Adelstane 238.105 Dunstans harpe suddenly playeth a Psalme alone 238.108 Dunstan accused of Necromancie and banished the Court 238. Dunstan shorne a Monke 239.8 Dunstans dreame of a Beare that would deuour him 239 13. Dunstan plucketh the deuill by the nose with a payer of pynsors 239.19 Dunstan preferred for declaring his dreames and visions 239.27 Dunstan dyeth 238.67 Dunstan seeth the deuill dauncing and wayting at the table 228.109 229 15. Dunstan made keeper of Kyng Edreons treasure 230.27 Dunstan certified by an Angell of King Edredus death 230.44 Dunstan frankly reproueth K. Edwyn for his shamefull abusing of his body 230.86 Dunstan vanished the remâ—â—e at the fute of King Edwyns Concubines 230.98 Dunwallo mulmucius sonne to Cloten getteth the Monarchie of all Britaine 23.18 Dublin citie in Ireland wonne by the Englishmen 419.9 Dublin chiefest Citie of al Ireland 420.50 Duneane a Scottish captaine wasteth Kendall with an armie 434.15 Duetie of a good preacher 177 72. Dublyn in Ireland ordeined an Archbyshoprick 386.31 Dunfoader in Scotland 225.68 Duke of Britaine accoumpted liege man to the Duke of Normandie 491.20 Dun Citiein Ireland taken by Iohn Lord Curcy 448.10 Duffuall a Welch King 231.81 Dunstan
extortion punished 231.69 Iustes deuised to be holden at Oxford pag. 1126. co 1. lin 49. at Yorke pa. 1132. co 1 lin 20. at London pa. 1151. col 2. lin 30. in Smithfield pag. 1155. col 2. lin 15. Ingethling Abbey buylded where Oswyn was slayne 170.62 and. 176.24 Iulius Classicianus Paulinus Suetonius fal at square 65.69 Iulius Frontinus Lieutenant of Britayne 66.79 Iulius Agricola looke Agricola Iuarus king of Danes arriueth in the mouth of Humber with an armie 210.59 Iuarus slayne 210.69 Iustes at Windsor 1103.23 b. Iulius Solinus Polihistor cited 9.6 Iudithil a Welch king 231.81 Iudweal or Ludweal a Welch king Iustes in Smythfield 961.56 b. 969.4 a. Iustices names which were appoynted at the deuision of the Realme into Circuits 443.60 Iudith daughter to Earle Lambert marryed to Earle Walteof 308.72 Iustes 1578.50 Iustin a leader of the Danes 239.55 Iustes 1506.38 Iustinus Anicius Emperour of the East 130.77 Iulius Cesar made Consull and sent to Gallia 34.98 Iustes at London by the Maior and his brethren 963.49 b. Iulianus Emperour of Rome 103.1 Iudith wyfe to Toslie 272.15 Iudith daughter to Charles the bald king of Fraunce married to king Ethelwolfus 207.60 Iudith shamefully marryed to Ethelbald her sonne in law 208.43 Iustices of peace appoynted to be in euery Shyre 303.47 Iustes 1487.47 Iudges imprisoned 798.10 a. fined 840.5 b. Iusts in Smithfield 922.10 a Iustes at Dunstaple 917.1 a. Iustes 183 5.35 Iustes 1858.29 Iustes 1561.1 Iustices compelled to renounce pentions 929.33 a. Iudge burnt for his crueltie 199.30 Iustices answeres to questions demaunded 1061.10 a. Iulius Cesar only shewed Britayne to the Romanes 44.78 Iuuenal cited 45.46 and. 51.92 Iuan of Wales slayne 1008.1 a. Iustinianus the thyrd Emperour 187.60 Iustice accused for taking brybes 724.95 Iustes 1498.2 Iustes in Smythfield 1077.30 a. Iustes at Windsor 923.10 b. Iustes held 1468.37 Iustes holden in Tuttel fielde eyght dayes 648.42 Iustes 1520.34 Iustes in Fraunce 1496.5 Iustes 1577.71 Iustes held 1466.26 Iustes 1578.50 Iulian de Romero is victor in a combat 1608.26 Iulius and Aaron martyred for the faith of Christ 88.32 Iustes 1511.20 Iustes 1504.40 Iudges and other officers committed to the Towre 912.55 b. K. Katharin daughter to Edward the fourth maried to William Earle of Deuonshyre godmother to Henry the first begotten sonne of Henry the eight 1468.50 Katharine youngest daughter to Edward the fourth pag. 1356. c. 1. lin 45. Katharine daughter to Henry the third borne 734.15 Katharine mother to king Henrye the fift married Owen Teuther pa. 1261. c. 1. lin 54. Kaerkin or Cantorbury builded 19.2 Katigern looke Katigerâ—â—â— Kahames William taketh prisoner king Stephen 376 32. Kenrit sonne to king Cuthred slaine in a tumult 193.65 Kenulfe succeedeth Egbert in the kingdome of Mercia 200.80 Kenulfe inuadeth Kent with a mighty armie and wasteth it 200.98 Kenulfes liberalitie towardes churchmen 201.1 Kenulf departeth this life 201 8. Kent gouerned by the Archbishop of Cantorbury and the Abbot of S. Augustines as it were by the chiefe lordes 292.19 Kentish men assemble at Canterbury determining to fight with king William in defence of their liberties 292 32. Kentishmen meete at Swanescombe to attend king Williams commyng 292 49 Kentishmen be the kay of England 293.27 Kentishmens request vnto king William 293.7 Kent onely reteyneth the auncient lawes and liberties of England 292.38 Kenred succeedeth Ethelred in the kingdome of Mercia 189.11 Kenred renounceth the worlde goeth to Rome to be made a MoÌ„ke there dieth 189.21 Kenred and Osricke succeede Osred in the kingdome of Northumberland 190.76 Kenelworth Castle resigned into the handes of Henrye the third 751.56 Kent assigned in reward to Hengist 113.102 Kineard confirmed by Kentwulfe 197.98 Kineard maketh a secret conspiracie against Kinewulf 198 3. Kent wasted by the Danes 240 73 Kentishmen buy peace for money of the west Saxons 187.91 Kenticus king of west Saxons departeth this life 142.44 KentishmeÌ„ surprised and slayne by the Danes 220.42 Kenwolfe and his army ouerthrowen by Offa. 194.93 Kentishmen ouerthrowen by Offa at Oxford 194.88 Kent brought vnder subiection of the west Saxons 203.63 and. 205.22 Kenelme succeedeth his father Kenufe in the kingdome of Mercia 201.10 205.38 Kenelme through treason pitifully murdred 205.50 Kenelmes deathe signified at Rome myraculously 205.56 Kentishmen whence descended 113.23 Kentishmen ouerthrowen by the Danes in a battaile at Rochester 241.54 Ket Robert captaine of the rebels in Norfolke hanged 3675.30 Kendal Iohn Secretary late Secretary to Richard late Duke of Glocester 1425.53 Keyes of al townes and castles in Normandie deliuered to king Henry the first 346.2 Kenighale Robert 1463.3 Kendal wasted by Duncane a Scottish captaine 434.15 Kent wasted by Ceadwalla king of west Saxons 186 73. Kenet castle rased downe to the ground 800.75 Kent deliuered to the Saxons 118.41 Kernelenc looke Camblan Kenricus sonne to Cerdicus arriueth in Britaine with his father 126.105 Kenricus discomfiteth and slayeth Nazaleod and his Britaines 130.39 Kingescliffe battaile against Ethelbert 196.41 Kingdome of east Angles one while subiect to one king one while to another 197.29 Kings of England why afrayde to enter into Oxford 197.61 Kymbeline sonne to Theomantius created king of Britaine 45.111 Kymbeline brought vp at Rome and made knight by Augustus Cesar 46.1 Kymbelaine gouerneth Britain while Christ our saueour is borne 46.6 Kymbelaine dyeth and is buried at London 46.22 Kingdoms vnder king Cnutes dominion 262.2 Kingdome of England is gods kingdome 267.100 Kingdomes oftentymes gouerned in quiet state and good policie by a child 282.79 Kings of west Saxons wiues not suffered to be called queenes 200.66 Kyngston vpon Hul. pa. 1328 co 1. lin 7. Kyngs College in Cambridge pa. 1344 co 1. lin 54. Kildare Earle committed to ward 1508.10 Kynimacus sonne to Sysillius beginneth to gouerne Brytaine 22.6 Kildare Earle committed to the Towre 1563.25 Kinadius king of Scots sweareth to be true to king Edgar 231.77 Kimarius sonne to Sirilius beginneth to reigne ouer Britaine 29.52 Kinewulfe succeedeth Sigibert in the kingdome of the West Saxons 197.73 Kinewulfe ouerthrowne in battaile by Offa king of Mercia 197.87 Kinewulfe slayne by conspiracie 198.23 Kingdome of Deira begun and bounded 140.16 Kingdome of Northumberland bounded 140.28 Kirksteede Abbey in Yorkshyre founded 394.30 Kings Crowne changed for a monkes Cowle 194.58 Kings of England to haue a proprietie in euery maÌ„s laÌ„ds of the realme 303.32 Kings forbidden to medle with the inuesture of bishops 342 42. Kings Hal at Cambridge founded 1000.28 b Robert Kilwarby Archbishop of Canterbury made Cardinal 788.40 b Kings of foraine Countreis visite England 969.13 b Richard Kilminton dieth 968 35. a. Iohn Kyrby executed for murdring a Genoway 1023.24 a. King Edward the fift murdred pa. 1391. co 1. lin 6. Kings aiding Cassibellanus against the Romans 39.8 Kings of Kent put to flight by the Romans 42.105 Kingdome of Brenitia begynneth 139.96 Kings palace at Westminster defaced and spoyled 779.2 Kingdome of South Saxons ioyned to the kingdome of west Saxons 187.110 reprochful
e Frēch kings hands with the which the B. of Winchester was sent backe into Englād the B. of Norwich and the Erle of Richmond remaining there til it might be knowen how the King of Englād would like thereof Finally it was thought good that the Quene should goe ouer to hir brother the Frēch K. to confirme y e treatie of peace vpō some reasonable conditiōs The Queene is sent ouer into France to talke with hir brother the Frenche King She willingly tooke vppon hir the charge and so with y e L. Iohn Crumwell and other four knightes without any other greate traine taking the sea landed in France where of y e K. hir brother she was ioyfully receiued and finally shee being the mediatrix it was finally accorded A peace and concorde agreed vpon that y e K. of England shuld giue to his eldest son y e Duchie of Aquitaine and the Countie of Pontieu that y e Frēch K. receyuing homage of him for the same he shuld restore into his hands the sayd Countie and the lands in Guyenne for the whiche they were at variance and for those countreys which had bin forrayed and spoyled the Earle of Aniou shoulde fully see him satisfied as right did require Vpon all which couenauntes the French King wrote his letters patentes into Englande and other letters also of safe conduite An. reg 19. as well for the sonne as for the Kyng hymselfe if it shoulde please hym to come ouer hymselfe in person Vpon whiche choise greate deliberation was hadde as well at Langdon as at Douer dyuers thinkyng it best that the Kyng shoulde goe ouer hymselfe but the Earle of Winchester and hys sonne the Lord Chamberlayne that neyther durst goe ouer themselues with the Kyng nor abyde at home in his absence gaue contrary coūsell and at length preuayled so that it was fully determined that the Kyngs eldest sonne Edwarde shoulde goe ouer whiche turned to theyr destruction as it appeared afterward Heerevpon the Kyng made a charter of grant vnto his sonne of the Duchie of Guyenne and Countie of Pontieu to haue and hold to him and hys heires Kyngs of Englande with condition that if hee chaunced to depart this life whylest hys father lyued those landes shoulde returne vnto hys father agayne so as the Frenche Kyng myghte not marrie the Kings sonne at his pleasure nor appoynte to him any gardians or gouernoures Thys ordinance was made at Douer by the Kyngs Charter The Prince of Wales is sent into France with consente of the Prelates and other noble men of the Realme there present the morrowe after the Natiuitie of our Lady and on the Thursdaye following the Kinges sonne tooke the Sea and with hym Walter Byshoppe of Excester and others in competent number and aboute the feast of Saint Mathewe the Apostle hee did homage to hys Vncle the French King at Bois de Vincennes vnder certaine protestations made as well on the one part as the other A drye Sommer The sommer this yeare prooued exceeding hote and drie so that springs and riuers failed to yeeld their accustomed course of waters by reason whereof Cattel dyed greate number of cattell and beastes both wilde and tame dyed through lacke of conuenient licor to aswage theyr vehemente thirst The king sendeth for his wyfe and son to retourne home In the beginning of the nexte spring Kyng Edwarde sente into Fraunce vnto his wife and sonne commaunding them now that they hadde made an ende of their businesse to returne home with all conuenient speede The Queene receyuing the message from hir husband whether it was so that she was staied by hir brother vnto whome belike shee had complayned after what in anner shee was vsed at hir husbandes handes being had in no regard with him or for that she had no minde to returne home bycause shee was loth to see all things ordred out of frame by the counsell of the Spencers whereof to heare she was weery or whether as the manner of women is shee was long about to prepare hir selfe forwarde shee slacked all the Sommer and sente letters euer to excuse hir tarriance But yet bycause shee woulde not runne in any suspition with hir husbande The womans dissimulation shee sente dyuers of hir folkes before hir into Englande by soft iorneys King Edwarde not alittle offended with king Charles by whose meanes hee knewe that the woman thus lingered abroade he procured Pope Iohn to write hys letters vnto the French king admonishing him to sende home his sister and hir sonne vnto hir husbande But when this nothyng auayled A proclamation Fabian a proclamation was made in the moneth of December this nineteenth yeare of thys Kyngs raigne that if the Queene and hir sonne entred not the lande by the octaues of the Epiphany next ensuing in peaceable wise they should be taken for enimies to the Realme and Crowne of England Polidore Heere authors varie for some write that vpon knowledged had of this proclamation the Queene determined to returne into Englande forthwith that she myghte bee reconciled to hir husbande agayne Other write and that more truely how shee being highly displeased both with the Spencers and the Kyng hir husbande that suffered himselfe to be misled by their counsels did appoynt indeede to returne into Englande not to be reconciled but to stirre the people to some Rebellion whereby she might reuenge hir manifolde iniuries whiche as the proofe of the thing shewed seemeth to bee most true for shee being a wise woman considering that sith the Spencers had excluded put out and remoued all good men from and beside the Kyngs counsell and placed in their roomthes suche of their clientes seruauntes and friendes as pleased them shee mighte well thinke that there was small hope to bee had in hir husbande who hearde no man but the sayde Spencers whyche she knewe hated hir deadly Wherevppon 1326 after that the tearme prefixed in the proclamation was expired the King caused to bee seased into hys handes all suche landes as belonged eyther to his sonne or to his wife About the same time Sir Robert VValkfare one Sir Robert Walkefare Knight a right hardy man of his handes but craftie and subtill who being taken in the warres whyche the Lords reysed agaynst the Kyng had bin committed to prison in the Castel of Corfe founde meanes nowe to kill the Connestable of that Castell most cruelly and escaping away gote ouer to the Queene into Fraunce and so the number of them that ranne out of the Realm vnto hir dayly encreased This Sir Robert Walkfare was a great procurer of the discord betwixt y e King and y e Lords and a chiefe leader or rather seducer of that noble man Humfrey de Boun Earle of Hereford and whilest other gaue themselues to seeke a reformation in the decayed state of the common wealthe he set his minde vpon murders and robberies Diuers other aboute the same time
fledde out of the Realme vnto the Queene and vnto hir sonne the Earle of Chester The bishop of Eâ—…ceâ—…â—…meth frâ—… the Queen But in the meane tyme Walter Stapleton Byshoppe of Excester whiche hitherto had remayned with the Queene in Fraunce stale nowe from hir and gote ouer into England opening to the Kyng all the counsayle and whole mynde of the Queene whyche thyng turned first of all vnto his owne destruction as shall after appeare About the same time Sir Oliuer 〈◊〉 Ingham â—…tenant of â—…congâ—… one Sir Oliuer de Ingham a yong lusty and valiant Knighte was by the Kinges sonne the Duke of Aquitayne not withoute his fathers consente established Lorde Warden of the marches of Guyenne the whiche sir Oliuer gathering an army of hired Souldiers Spanyardes Aragonoys and Gascoignes inuaded the countrey of Agenoys whyche the Frenche Kyng helde yet in his handes contrary to couenaunte and recouering it from the FreÌ„ch Ageâ—…â—…uered 〈…〉 of the Frenchmens 〈◊〉 cleerely reduced it to the Englishe dominion Moreouer Sir Iohn Oturum Sir Nicholas Kiriell and sir Iohn Felton Admirals by the Kyngs appoyntmente with the fleetes of the East South and West partes Ships of Nâ—…mandy taâ—… went to the Sea to apprehende suche Frenchmenne as they might meete with They according to their commission bestirred themselues so that within few dayes they tooke sixe score saile of Normans and broughte them into Englande wherevppon the displeasure sore encresed betwixt y e two Realmes The King of Englande stoode not onely in doubt of the Frenchmen but more of his â—…ne people that remayned in Fraunce least they thorough help of the French should inuade the lande and therefore hee commaunded the hauens and portes to be surely watched least some suddayne inuasion might happely be attempted for it was will vnderstoode that the Queene meant not to â—…turne till shee mighte bring with hir the Lorde Mortimer and the other banished men who in no wise could obteyne any fauour at the Kynges handes so long as the Spencers â—…ore rule The Pope lamenting this matter sente two Byshoppes into England to reconcile the Kyng and Queene and also to agree the two Kynges These Byshoppes were reuerently receyued but more than reuerence here they obteyned not and so departed as they came An. reg 20. King Edward vnderstanding all the Quenes drift at length sought the French Kings fauour and did so much by letters and promise of bribes with him and his counsaile that Queene Isabell was destitute in manner of all helpe there so that she was glad to withdraw into Haynault by the comfort of Iohn the Lord Beaumont the Earle of Heynault his brother The Lorde â—…mont 〈◊〉 Hennault who beeing then in the Court of Fraunce and lamenting Queene Isabels case imagined with himselfe of some marriage that mighte be had betwixt the yong Prince of Wales and some of the daughters of his brother the Earle of Heynault and therevpon required hir to goe into Heynault and hee would bee glad to attende hir The Queene 〈◊〉 Englande 〈◊〉 hir sonne â—…th into 〈◊〉 â—…te â—…lidor She gladly consenting hereto weÌ„t thither with him wher she was most ioyfully receyued w t hir son all other of hir trayne The Spencer some write procured hir banishment out of Fraunce and that shee was aduised by the Earle of Arthoys chiefly to repaire into Heynault â—…axtâ—… Also I finde that the Spencers deliuered fâ—… barrels of siluer the summe amounting vnto fiue thousande markes vnto one Arnold of Spaine a broker appoynting him to conuey it ouer into Fraunce to bestowe it vpon such friendes as they had there of the French Kings counsaile by whose meanes the King of Fraunce did banishe his sister out of his Realme But this money was met with vpon the Sea by certaine Zelanders and taken togither with the sayd Arnold and presented to the Earle of Heynaulte â–ª vnder whose dominion the Zelanders in those dayes remayned of which good happe the Earle and Queene Isabell greatly reioyced â—…bian â—…rriage â—…cluded In the time that the Queene and hir sonne laye in the Courte of the Earle of Heynaulte a marriage was concluded betwixte the Prince of Wales and the Lady Philippe daughter to the said Earle vppon certayne conditions whereof one was that the said Earle should at his proper costes set ouer into England the saide Prince of Wales with a â—…e of four C. men of armed but whether there was any such marriage as theÌ„ concluded and that in consideratioÌ„ therof the Earle of Heynaulte aided Quene Isabel and hir sonne it may be doubted bycause other writers make no such report Neuerthelesse certayne it is that the Earles brother sir Iohn de Heynault L. Beaumond was appointed with certain hands of men of armes to the numbers of four C. or fiue huÌ„dred to passe ouer with the said Queene and hir sonne into Englande and so therevpon began to make his purueyance for y e iourney which thing wheÌ„ it came to the knowledge of king Edward and the SpeÌ„cers Caxton Prouision made in England to resisâ—… the Queene they caused musters to be taken through the Realme and ordeyned beacons to be set vp kept and watched as wel in the valleys by the sea side as within the countreys vpoÌ„ hilles and hygh groundes y t the same vpon occasioÌ„ of the enimies arriuall mighte be set on 〈◊〉 to warne the countreis adioyuing to assemble to resist them But O. Isabell and hir son with such others as were with hir in Heynault stayed not their iourney for doubt of all their aduersaries prouisioÌ„ but immediately after y t they had once made their purueyances wer ready to depart they tooke the sea as y e foresaid O. hir son Edmond of Wodstocke Erle of Kent sir Iohn de Heynault aforesaid the L. Roger Mortimer of Wigmore a man of good experieÌ„ce in y e warres and diuers other hauing with theÌ„ a small coÌ„pany of EnglishmeÌ„ with a crue of Heynewyers Almains Tho. VVals The Quene with hir sonne land in Suffolke to y e number of 2757. armed meÌ„ the which sailing forth towards England laÌ„ded at leÌ„gth in Suffolk at an Hauen called Orwell besides Harwiche the .15 daye of September Immediately after that the O. and hir â—…e wer come to land it was wonder to 〈…〉 fast y e people resorted vnto theÌ„ Tho. VVals and first of alâ—…â—…he Erle Marshall in whose lands she first came on shore repared to hir so did the Erle of Leicester dâ—…lers Barons and Knightes of those parties The Earles Marshall and of Leycester with others come to the Queene The redinesse of the Prelates to assist the Queene with all the Prelates in manner of the lande as the Byshops of Lincolne Hereforde Dublin and Elie the which being ioyned with the Queene made a great army The Archbyshop of Caunterburie and other ayded hir with money After that she had refreshed hir people a little space at