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
thereto than follow his olde maners considering that it might be well perceyued that if he continued in the encouraging of the king to lewdnesse as in tymes past he had done he could not thinke but that the Lordes woulde bee readie to correct him as by proufe he had nowe tryed their meanings to be no lesse Herevpon to retaine amitie 1309 An. reg 3. Hen. Marle as was thought on both sydes Pierce by consent of the Lordes was restored home againe the king meeting him at Chester to his great comfort and reioysing for the time although the malice of the Lordes was such that such ioy lasted not long In the fourth yeare of king Edwarde was a Councell holden at London agaynst the Templers 1310 An. reg 4. The addition to Triuet the which Councell endured froÌ„ the beginning of May till Iune In this councell they confessed the fame but not the fact of the crymes layde to theyr charge except two or three ribalds that were amongst them but bycause they could not cleare themselues they were adiudged to perpetuall penance within certaine Monasteries The king this yeare fearing the enuie of the Lordes agaynst Pierce de Gaueston The Earle of Cornwal placed in Bambourgh castel placed him for his more safetie in Bambourgh Castell bearing the Prelates and Lordes in hande that hee had committed him there to prison for theyr pleasures This yeare also there were ordinances made for the state and gouernment of the Realme by the Prelates Earles and Barons which were confirmed with the sentence of excomunication agaynst all them that should goe about to breake the same The king neither allowed of them nor obserued them although he had confirmed them with his seale and sent them to all Cathedrall Churches and Counties to be registred in perpetuall memorie thereof Polidor The king in deede was lewdly ledde for after that the Earle of Cornewall was returned into Englande he shewed himselfe no chaungeling as writers do affirme but through support of the kings fauour bare himselfe so high in his doings which were without all good order that he seemed to disdaine all the Peeres and Barons of the realme Also after the olde sort he prouoked the king to all naughtie rule and riotous demeanor and hauing the custodie of the kings Iewels and treasure he tooke out of the Iewelhouse a table and a paire of trestels of golde which he deliuered vnto a marchant called Aymerie de Friscobalde Caxton commaunding him to conuey them ouer the Sea into Gascoigne Thys table was iudged of the common people to belong sometime vnto king Arthure and therefore men grudged the more that the same shoulde thus be sent oute of the Realme 1311 Rich. South An. reg 5. The king this yeare raysed a great power to goe into Scotlande And about the feast of the Assumption of our ladie hauing with him Piers de Gaueston Earle of Cornwall and the Earles of Gloucester and Warren Berwike fortified he came to Berwike which town he caused to be fortified with a stroÌ„g wall and a mightie deepe ditch and although the other Earles woulde not come to serue him in that voyage The king entred into Scotlande by reason of a newe variaunce risen amongest them yet hee marcheth forth into Scotland to seke his aduersary Robert le Bruce but Robert refusing the battaile kept him forth of the way so that the king was driuen to return to Berwike againe without meeting with his enimies And he was no sooner come backe but the sayde Robert and his people enter into Louthian sore molesting such as were yeelded to the king of England The king aduertised thereof followed them but coulde do no good and so returned The Erle of Cornewall lay at Rokesbourgh and the Earle of Gloucester at Norham to defend those parties After Candlemasse the King sent the Earle of Cornewall with two hundred men of armes to Saint Iohns towne beyond the Scottish sea who receyued to the kings peace all those that inhabited beyonde that Sea vp to the Mountains The king lay still at Berwike but the Earles of Gloucester and Warren after the beginning 〈◊〉 Lent rode into the forest of Selkyrke and receyued the Foresters and other the inhabitants thâ—… to the kings peace In this fifth yere of the kings raigne but somwhat before this present in the yeare .1310 Henry Lacie Earle of Lyncolne gouernor of England in the kings absence departed this life in which place the Earle of Gloucester was chosen gouernour and therefore hee returned nowe 〈◊〉 Englande This Earle of Lyncolne was vailed in the new worke at Pauls Lying on his death bed be requested as was reported Thomas erle of LaÌ„caster that had maried his daughter that in any wise he should stand with the other Lords in defence of the common wealth and to maintein his quarel against the Earle of Cornwall which request Erle Thomas faithfully accomplished for by the pursute of him and of the Earle of Warwike chiefly the sayd Earle of Cornwall was at length taken and beheaded as after shal appeare Some write that king Edward the first vpon his death bed charged y e Erles of Lincolne Warwike and Pembroke to foresee that the foresayde Pierce returned not again into England least by his euill example hee might enduce his sonne the Prince to lewdnesse as before hee had alreadye done Thomas Erle of LaÌ„caster came toward Berwike to do homage to the king for the Erledome of Lincolne fallen to him in right of his wife now after the deceasse of hir father the late Earle of Lincolne But he was councelled not to goe forth of the Realme to the king so that thervpon rose no small displeasure great doubt least there would haue followed ciuil warres about it Neuerthelesse at length the king was perswaded to come ouer the water vnto Hagerston foure myles distaunt from Berwike and there receyued homage of the Earle so they continued friends and for that tyme departed asunder in louyng maner The Lords perceyuing the mischief that dayly followed and encreased by that naughtie man as they tooke it the Erle of Cornwal Fabiaâ—… Hen. Mâ—… assembled at Lyncolne and there tooke counsaile togyther and concluded eftsoones to banish him out of the Realme and so therevpon shortly after about Christmasse as some write or rather as other haue within the quindene of Saint Michaell Ri. Saith The Earle 〈◊〉 Comâ—…wall â—…nished into Flaunders he was exyled into Flaunders sore agaynste the Kings wyll and pleasure who made suche account of him that as appeared hee coulde not bee quiet in mynde withoute hys companye and therefore about Candlemasse hee eftsoones reuoked hym home 12â—… But hee beryng nothing at al amended of those hys euill manners rather demeaned himself worse than before he had done namely towardes the Lordes agaynst whome vsing reprochfull speech hee called the Earle of Gloucester bastarde the Earle of Lyncolne lately deceassed bursten belly the
Earle of Warwike the blacke hounde of Ardern and the Earle of Lancaster churle Such Lordes and other more that were thus abused at thys Erle of Cornwals handes determined to bee reuenged vpon him and to dispatch the realme of such a wicked person and therevpon assembling their powers togither â—…er Foâ—… 〈◊〉 VVals came towardes Newcastell whither the king from Yorke was remoued and now hearing of their approch he got him to Tynmouth where the Queene lay and vnderstanding there that Newcastell was taken by the Lordes hee leauing the Queene behinde him tooke shipping and sayled from thence with his dearely beloued familiar the Earle of Cornewall vnto Scarbourgh where he left him in the Castell and rode himselfe towardes Warwike The Lordes hearing where the Earle of Cornewall was made thither with all speede 〈◊〉 Earle of â—…newall â—…n and besieging the Castell at length constrayned theyr enimie to yeeld himselfe into theyr handes requyring no other condition but that he might come to the kings presence to talke with him 〈◊〉 kings reâ—… for his 〈◊〉 The king hearing that his best beloued familiar was thus apprehended sendeth to the Lords requiring them to spare his life and that he might bee brought to his presence promising withall that he woulde see them fully satisfied in all their requestes agaynst him The Earle of Pembrokes sure to the other Lordes Wherevpon the Earle of Pembroke perswaded with the Barons to graunt to the kings desire vndertaking vpon forfeyture of all that he had to bring him to the king and backe againe to them in such state and condition as he receyued him When the Barons had consented to his motion he tooke the Earle of Cornwall with him to bring him where the king lay and comming to Dedington left him him there in safe keeping with his seruants whilest he for one night went to visite his wife lying not farre from thence The same night it chaunced that Guy Erle of Warwike came to the same place where the Earle of Cornewall was left and taking him from his keepers brought him vnto Warwike where incontinently it was thought best to put him to death but that some doubting the kings displeasure aduised the residue to stay and so they did till at length an auncient graue man amoÌ„gst them exhorted them to vse the occasion nowe offred and not to let slip the meane to deliuer the realme of such a daungerous person that hadde wrought so much mischiefe and might turne them all to such perill as afterwardes they should not be able to auoyde nor finde shift howe to remedie it And thus perswaded by his wordes Continuation of Triuet they caused hym streyght wayes to bee brought forth to a place called Blacklowe Gauers heath or Gauersuch The Earle of Cornwall beheaded otherwise called by most wryters Gauerslâ—…y heath where he had his head smitten from his shoulders the .xx. day of Iune being Tuesday 〈◊〉 kings â—…eance When the king had knowledge hereof hee was wonderfully displeased with those Lordes that had thus put the sayde Earle vnto death making his vowe that he would see his death reuenged so that the rancour which before was kindled betwixt the king and those Lords began now to blase abrode and spred so farre that the king euer sought occasion howe to worke them displeasure This yeare the .xlij. of Nouember An. reg 6. King Edwarde the third born the kings eldest sonne named Edwarde which succeded his father in the kingdome by the name of Edwarde the thirde was borne at Windesore King Edwarde now after that the foresayde Peers Gaueston the Earle of Cornwall was dead Polidor nothing reformed his maners but as one that detested the counsail and admonition of hys Nobles chose such to be about him and to be of his priuie counsaile which were knowne to be meÌ„ of corrupt and most wicked liuing as the writers of that age report it amongst these were two of the Spencers The Spencers Hugh the father and Hugh the sonne which were notable instruments to bring him vnto the liking of all kind of naughtie euill rule By the counsaile therfore of these Spencers he was wholy led gouerned wherewith many were much offeÌ„ded but namely Robert the archbishop of Canterbury who foresaw what mischiefe was like to ensue and therefore to prouide some remedie in tyme Fabian A Parliament he procured that a Parliament was called at London In the which many good ordinances and statutes were deuised established to oppresse the riotous misgouernance other mischiefes which as then were vsed and to kepe those ordinances the king first and after his Lordes receyued a solemne othe that in no wise neither he nor they should breake them By this meanes was the state of the realme newly restored and new Counsailers placed about the king But he neither regarding what he had sworne neither weying the force of an othe obserued afterwards none of those things which by his othe he had bounde himselfe to obserue And no meruayle for surely as it shoulde seeme by report of Thomas de la More the Lordes wrasted hym too muche and beyonde the boundes of reason causing him to receyue to bee about him whome it pleased them to appoynt For the yoÌ„ger Spencer The Lorde Hugh Spencer the sonne at the first not fauored of the king who in place of the Earle of Cornewall was ordeyned to bee hys Chamberlayne it was knowne to them well ynoughe that the King bare no good will at all to him at the first though afterwardes through the prudent policie and diligent industrie of the man he quickly crept into hys fauour and that further than those that preferred him could haue wished But nowe to our purpose About the same tyme Continuation of Triue 1313 to witte the .xi. of May the foresayd Robert Archbishop of Canterburie departed thys lyfe .xix. yeares after his fyrst entraunce into the gouernment of that Sea After him was Walter Bishop of Worcester translated vnto the sea of CaÌ„terburie and was the xlix Archbishop that had ruled the same Also William the Archebishop of Yorke deceassed Polidor and one William Melton succeeded him the .xlij. Archbishoppe that had gouerned that Sea This Archbishop MeltoÌ„ though he was most studious of things of things perteyning to religion bestowing almoste his whole time about the same yet neuerthelesse hee was not forgetfull of that which belonged to the aduauncement of the coÌ„mon welth and therfore being at London vpoÌ„ a time Simon the elect Bishop of Whitherne came to York that he might be coÌ„secrated of him The 〈◊〉 Whiâ—… 〈◊〉 Yorke 〈◊〉 Bishop 〈◊〉 â—…eâ—… wherefore this Archb. gaue commaundement to Iohn the Bishop of Carleil to consecarte the said Simon and in his ame to receyue of him hys othe of obedience which coÌ„maundement the sayd Bishop of Carleil did duely execute The King Queene this yeare in May went ouer into France Câ—… of Tâ—…
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
subiectes that hee meante to steale ouer into Fraunce vnto the French King hauyng promised to deliuer vp into hys handes the Towne of Calais with the Castell of Guynes and all the fortresses whyche hys predecessors had possessed in those parties eyther by right from their auncestors or by warlike conquest but his iourney to Caunterbury was suddaynely stayed vppon knowledge had of the gathering togither of the Lords in Haringey Parke wherwith the Kyng beeyng sore amased called togyther such as he trusted to vnderstande what their opinion was of the matter and vnderstandyng that the purposed intention of the Lordes for whiche they were so assembled was to this ende as they pretended to bring hym vnto a better trade of life and more profitable order of gouernment hee was straighte striken with no small feare demaunding of them their aduice Counsell taken how to deale againste the Lordes what was best for hym to doe in suche troublesome state of things Some were of this minde that it shoulde bee best to seeke to appease the Lordes with faire promises assuring them that they should haue their desires Other thought it better to assemble the Kings friendes and ioyning them with the Londoners to goe foorth and trie the hazard of battayle with the Lordes Among them that were of thys mynde the Archbyshop of Yorke was the chiefest But other that were thought to vnderstande more of the worlde than he did iudged it not wisedome so to doe considering that if the Kyng lost the fielde then shoulde great harme and dishonor followe and if the victory fell to his syde yet could he gaine naughte but lose a great number of his subiectes Thys was in Nouember at what time the King vppon his returning from Caunterbury meante to haue holden a Parliamente but through those sturres neyther hys iourney to Caunterbury nor the Parliamente wente forwarde hee caused yet order to be giuen that no Citizen of London shoulde fell to the Duke of Gloucester the Earle of Arundell or anye other of the Lordes anye armour bowes arrowes or other munition or matter that myghte tende to the furniture of warre vpon a great payne But notwithstanding the Lordes went forwarde with their businesse The Lordes send messengers to the King and before they approched the Citie of London they sente to the Kyng the Archbyshop of Caunterburie the lord Iohn Louell the Lorde Cobham and the Lorde Iohn Deuerour requiring to haue deliuered vnto them suche as were aboute hym that were Traytors and seducers both of hym and the Realme that sought nothing else but to trouble both poore and riche and to sowe discorde and variance betwixte the Kyng and his Nobles And further they declared that theyr commyng was for the honor and wealthe both of the King and Realme But the Kyng beeyng ruled altogither by the Duke of IrelaÌ„d the Erle of Suffolke and two or three other was fully perswaded that the Lordes intended to bryng him vnder their gouernement and therefore hee was counselled to make the Frenche Kyng hys sure friend in all vrgent necessities and to be assured of him it was reported that those Eâ—…inâ—…ors aduised him to render vp into the Frenche Kynges handes the Towne of Caleis 〈◊〉 all that hee hadde else in possession on the further syde the Sea But howsoeuer this matter went troth it is that the Kyng sente for the Maior of London requiring to know of hym how many able men they thoughte the Citie coulde make A rashe answer of the Maior of London the Maior aunswered that hee thought verily the Citizens might make in time of neede fiftie thousand meÌ„ within an houres respit well sayd the King then I besiech you goe and prooue what will be done but when the Maior began to attempt the matter The LoÌ„doners refuse to fight agaynst the Lordes he was answered generally that they would neuer fight agaynst the Kyngs friendes and defendours of the Realme as indeede they tooke the Lordes to be but against the enimies of the king and Realme they woulde alwayes be ready to fyghte and shewe what resistaunce they were able This aunswere the Maior reported to the Kyng The same time there was about the Kyng the Lorde Raufe Basset who sayde thus to the King flatly and playnely Sir I haue bin and euer will bee youre true liege man and my body and goodes shall euer be at your graces commaÌ„dement The Earle of Northumberlands and the L. Bassets wordes to the K. in the behalfe of the lordes in all iustice and trueth But neuerthelesse heereof I assure you that if my happe bee to come into the field I will without fayle alwayes followe the true parte and it is not I that will aduenture to haue my head broken for the Duke of Irelandes pleasure Likewise the Earle of Northumberland being at that time in the Court spake these wordes to the K. Sir there is no doubt but these Lordes whiche nowe be in the field alwayes haue beene youre true and faithfull subiects and yet are not intending to attempte anye thing against youre state wealth and honor Neuerthelesse they feele themselues fore molested and disquieted by the wicked deuises of certaine persons about you that seeke to oppresse them and verily without fayle all your Realm is sore greeued therewith both great and small as well Lords as coÌ„mons and I see not the contrary but they mind to aduenture their liues with the Lords that are thus in armes specially in this case which they recon to be yours and your realmes and sir now ye bee in the chiefe place of your Realme and in y e place of your coronation order your selfe now therfore wisely and like a King send to them so come before your presence in some publique place where they maye declare vnto you the intente 〈…〉 â—…pose of theyr commyng 〈…〉 accompanyed 〈…〉 greate a number of people into these pâ—… 〈…〉 I beleeue it verily they will shewe suche 〈…〉 that you will holde them excused The Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury and the Lord â—…cessor Byshoppe of Elie and other of the â—…shoppes also there presente affirmed the 〈◊〉 aduice to bee good 〈…〉 and the Kyng 〈◊〉 wisely the case as it stoode beganne to bee â—…sed and accorded to follow theyr aduice 〈◊〉 the Archebyshop of Caunterbury and the â—…shoppe of Elie to aduertise them of his 〈◊〉 whiche was that hee willed them to câ—… 〈◊〉 hym to Westminster on Sonday then 〈◊〉 following and so they repayring to the 〈◊〉 made reporte to them of the Kyngs myâ—… 〈◊〉 purpose But the Duke of Gloucestâ—… 〈…〉 and â—…ther Lordes were so fully â—…ente in theyr 〈◊〉 on that they swore all whole togither 〈◊〉 woulde neuer giue ouer their enterprise to 〈◊〉 as they hadde a penny to spende in 〈◊〉 â—…naunce of theyr cause and if it chanced 〈…〉 them to departe thys lyfe the ouerlyuers 〈…〉 persist therein vntill the time that they 〈◊〉 broughte theyr purpose to some good effect 〈◊〉
choyse of him before others to occupie that place it argueth there was not so euill a disposition in the king nor lack of discretion in order of gouernment as writers seeme to charge hym with But where other could not so well heare iniuries at others hands as happely Wickhā could the fire of dissention chiefly kindled therof For if the Duke of Irelande and the Earle of Suffolk with those of that faction coulde haue refrayned to shewe theyr displeasures when the Duke of Gloucester and other his complices pinched at them for that they sawe the king haue them in more estimation thā they wished matters might haue bene qualified peraduenture with lesse adoe and withoute daunger to haue ensued to eyther part But howsoeuer it went with them it maye doubtlesse be easily coniectured that Wickham was a man of singular wisedome and politike forecast that coulde from meane degree in suche wise climbe aloft and afterwards passe through the chaunces and chaunges of variable fortune keeping himselfe euer so in state that he grewe at length to be able to furnish the chargeable expenses of two such notable foundations which he left behind him to make his name immortall But leauing the consideration hereof to others I will returne to the purpose from whence I haue thus farre stepped 1405 The erle of Marches sons T◅ VVals In this sixth yeare the Fryday after Saint Valentines day the Earle of Marche his sonnes earely in the morning were taken forth of Winsore Castell and conueyed away it was not knowne whither at the first but suche search and inquirie was made for them that shortly after they were hearde of and broughte backe againe The Smith that counterfeyted the keyes by the which they that conueyed them thence got into the chamber where they were lodged had first his hands cut off and after his head striken from his shoulders The Ladie Spencer The lady Spēcer committed to warde sister to the duke of York and widow of the Lorde Thomas Spencer executed at Bristow as before haue hearde being apprehended and committed to close prison She accuseth hir brother the Duke of Yorke accused hir brother the Duke of yorke as chiefe authour in stealing away the sayde Earle of Marche his sonnes and further that the sayde Duke ment to haue broken into the Manor of ◅ltham the last Christmasse by scaling the walles in the night season the king being there the same time to the intent to haue murthered him For to proue hir accusation true she offred that if there were any knight in esquier that woulde take vpon him to fight in hir quarell if he were ouercome she woulde be comented to be burnt for it William maidston esquire of fred to fight in his ladies quarel One of hir esquiers named William Maidston hearing what offer his Ladie and Mistresse propounded cast downe his hoode and proffered in hir cause the combate The Duke likewise cast downe his hoode readie by battaile to cleare hys innocencie But yet the kings sonne Lord Thomas of Lancaster arrested him and put him vnder safe keeping in the Tower till it were further knowen what order shoulde bee taken wyth him and in the meane time were all hys goodes confiscate The same time was Thomas Mowbray Earle Marshall accused The erle Marshal accused as priuie to the purpose of the Duke of Yorke touching the withrawing of the Erle of Marche his children who confessed in deede that hee knewe of the dukes purpose But in no wise yet gaue his consent therevnto and therefore besought the king to bee good and gracious Lorde vnto him for concaling the matter and so hee obteyned pardon of that offence The King had assembled the same tyme the most part of the nobilitie at London to consult with them for dyuerse weightie matters concer-cerning the state of the common wealth and about some ayde of money which he required but the Lordes shewed themselues not willing to satisfie his request The king wanteth money cā get none of the Lordes He therefore caused the spiritual Lordes as well as the temporall to meete at S. Albones in the Lent season about the same matter but yet obteyned not hys purpose by reason barons were sore agaynste him and so at length on Palme Sunday they went theyr way eche man to his home hauing gratified the king in nothing concerning his demaunde In the meane time to witte the .xv. of March at a place in Wales called Huske A battel fought at huske in wales Owen Glendouers sonne taken prisoner in a conflicte fought betwixt the Welche men and certaine of the Princes companie the sonne of Owen Glendouer was takē and fiftene hundred Welch men taken and slaine Also in May about the feast day of S. Dunstane was the Chancellor of the sayd Owen taken prisoner and a great number of other taken and slaine The prisoners were brought vp to London where the Chancellor was committed to safe keeping in the Tower Valeran Erle of S. Paule by the assent of the French king assembled fiue C. mē of armes fiue C. Genewais with crossebowes and a M. Flemings on foote The Castell of Mark besieged about the middest of May as Iames Mayr hath Sir Philip Hal with the which he layde siege to the Castell of Marke three leagues from Calais vpon the .xv. day of Iuly Captaine of the Castell as then for the king of England was one sir Philip Hall hauing with him .lxxx. archers and .xxiiij. other souldiers whiche defended the place so manfully that the Earle retyred into the towne and there lodged fortefying it for feare of reskues that might come from Calais The next day he gaue an other assault to the Castell and tooke the vtter Court wherein was founde a greate number of horse kine and other cattell The next day there issued forth of Calais two hundred men of armes two hundred archers and three hundred footmen with ten or .xij. wagons laden with vitaile and artillarie conducted by sir Richard Aston knight lieutenant of the English pale for the Erle of Somerset captaine generall of those Marches The Frenchmen aduertised that the English men were comming to remoue the siege issued not forth of their lodgings but kept them within their closure Neuerthelesse the Englishmen shot so sharpely and closely togyther that the Flemings footmen began to flie The Erle of Saint Pol put to flight the men of armes fearing the slaughter of their horses ranne awaye with a light gallop The Genewais whiche had spent the most part of their shotte at the assaultes made to the Castell shewed small resistance and so all the number of the Frenche part were slaine and put to flight Ia. Mair The Erle of S. Paule and diuerse other escaped away and by S. Omers got to Therouēne or as others haue to Saint Omers But there were taken to the number of three or foure score and amongst other the Lord de Dampierre Seneshall of Ponthieu
waxed mightier stronger yet hee was not a little afeard bicause he in no wise coulde be assured of his father in law Thomas Lord StaÌ„ley which for feare of the destruction of the Lord Straunge his sonne as you haue heed as yet inclined to neither partie For if he had gone to the Earle and that notified to king Richarde hys sonne had beene shortly executed Wherefore he accompanyed wyth twentie lyght horsemen lyngered in hys iourney as a manne musing and ymagyning what was best to bee done And the more to aggrauate his pensiuenesse it was shewed hym that King Richarde was at hande with a strong power and a greate armie While he thus heauily dragged behinde hys host the whole armie came before the Towne of Tamworth and when hee for the deepe darkenesse could not perceyue the steppes of them that passe 〈◊〉 before and had wandred hither and thither seaking after his companie and yet not once hearing any noyse or whispeâ—…g of thâ—… 〈◊〉 turned to a verie little Village being about three myles from his armie taking great 〈◊〉 and muche fearing least he shoulde be asâ—…ed 〈◊〉 trapped by king Richardes ask oute watch There hee taryed all nyght not once aduauncing to aske or demaunde a question of any 〈◊〉 hee â—…eing no more amazed with the ieopardie and perill that was passed than with thys present chaunce sore feared that it shoulde be a prâ—…gnostication or signe of some infortunate plaguâ—… afterwarde to succeede As hee was not mâ—… being absent from his armie likewise hys 〈◊〉 much marueyled and no lesse mourned for hys sodaine absence The next morning early in the dawning if the day he returned and by the conduct of gâ—… fortune espied and came to his armie excusing himselfe not to haue gone out of the way by ignorance but y e for a policie deuised for the â—…oyce he went from his campe to receyue some glad message from certaine of hys priuie friendes and secret alyes This excuse made he priuily departed again from his host to the Towne of Aâ—…erstone where the Lorde Stanley and sir William his brother with their handes were abyding There the Earle came first to his father in lawe in a lyttle Close where he saluted him and sir William his brother and after dyuerse and many friendlye embracinges eche reioyced of the state of other and is dainly were surprised with great ioy comfort and hope of fortunate successe at all their affayres and doings Afterwarde they consulted togyther howe to giue battayle to king Richarde if he would abide whom they knew not to be farre off with an huge host In the Euening of the same day Sir Iohn Sauage sir Brian Sanforde Sir Simon Digby and many other leauing King Richard turned and came to the part of the Earle of Richemonde with an elect companie of men Which refusall of King Richardes parte by menne of suche experience did augment and increase both the good hope and the puissaunce of the Earle of Richmond In the meane season King Richard which was appoynted now to finish his last labour by the verie diuine iustice and prouidence of God which called him to condigne punishment for his mischieuous desertes marched to a place â—…te for two battails to encounter by a village called Bosworth not farre from Leycester and there he pitched his field on a hill called Anne Beame refreshed hys Souldiours and tooke his rest The dreame of King Richard the thirde The fame wente that he had the same night a dreadfull and a terrible dreame for it seemed to him beyng a sleepe that he did see dyuers ymages lyke terrible deuyls whyche pulled and haled hym not suffering him to take any quiet or rest The whiche straunge vision not so sodaynly strake his hearte wyth a sodayne feare but it stuffed his heade and troubled his mynde wyth many busy and dreadfull imaginations For incontinent after his heart beyng almoste damped he pronosticated before the doubtefull chaunce of the battayle to come not vsing the alacritie and mirth of mynde and of countenance as he was accustomed to doe before he came toward the battayle And least that it myghte bee suspected that he was abashed for fear of his enimies and for that cause looked so piteously hee recited and declared to his familiar friends in the mornyng his wounderfull visyon and fearefull dreame But I thynke thys was no dreame but a punction and pricke of hys sinfull conscience for the conscience is so muche more charged and aggrauate as the offence is greater and more heynous in degree whyche pricke of conscience although it stryke not alway yet at the laste daye of extreme lyfe it is wonte to shewe and represente to vs oure faultes and offences and the paynes and punishementes whych hang ouer our heads for the committing of the same to the intente that at that instant wee for oure desertes beyng penitent and repentaunt maye be compelled lamenting and bewayling our sins lyke forsakers of this worlde iocunde to depart out of this miserable lyfe Nowe to returne agayne to our purpose the nexte daye after kyng Richard beyng furnished with men and all abiliments of warre bringing all his men out of their campe into the playn ordered his fore warde in a meruaylous lengthe in whyche he appointed both horsemen and footmen to the intent to imprinte in the harts of theÌ„ that looked a farre off a sodaine terror and deadly feare for the greate multitude of the armed souldiours and in the fore fronte hee placed the Archers lyke a strong fortifyed trenche or bulwarke Ouer this battayle was captaine Iohn duke of Norffolke with whome was Thomas Erle of Surrey his sonne After this long ventgarde folowed king Richarde hymselfe with a strong companie of chosen and approued men of warre hauing horsemen for wings on both the sides of his battayle After that the Earle of Richmonde was departed from the communication of his friendes as you haue heard before he began to be of a better stomacke and of a more valiante courage and with all diligence pitched his field iust by the camp of his enimies and there he lodged y e night In the morning betime he caused his men to put on theyr armoure and apparrell themselues ready to fight and giue battayle and sent to the Lord Stanley which was now come with hys hand in a place indifferent betweene both the armies reâ—…uiring him with his men to approche neere to his army and to helpe to set the soldiers in array hee answered that the Earle shoulde set his owne men in a good order of battaile whyle he would array his company and come to hym in time conuenient Whiche aunswere made otherwise than the Earle thought or would haue iudged considering the oportunitie of the tyme and the weight of the businesse and although hee was therewithal a little vexed began somewhat to hang the head yet he without any time delaying compelled of necessitie after this manner instructed and ordered his men He made his
siluer such short ware as they might conuey away with them a 〈◊〉 wife and children to rest at the mercy of y e Rebels Other hid their goodes in welles priuies other such secret places out of the way The Rebels entring into the houses of suche as were knowen to be welthy men spoiled bare away al that might be 〈◊〉 of any 〈◊〉 But to speake of all the cruell parts which they playd it would be tedious to â—â—presse the same their 〈◊〉 ings were so wicked and outragious The 〈◊〉 state of Norwiches Ther was showting howling and singing amoÌ„g theÌ„ weeping wailing crying out of women children To be short the state of that citie at that presente was most miserable The Maiors deputie kepte himselfe close in his house and mighte beholde al this mischiefe and destruction of the Citie but durst not come abrode nor goe aboute to stay them at leÌ„gth a great multitude of the Rebelles that were come downe from their campe entring by Saint Austines gate came straight to his house and strow to breake open the dores but when they coulde not easily bring theyr purpose to passe that way forthe they began to fyre the house wherevpon for feare to be brent within his owne lodging be set open the dores and in came those vnmanerly guestes tooke him pluckt his gowne beside his backe called him Traytor and threatened to kill him if hee woulde not tell them where the Lord Marques of Northampton had hid himselfe and when he had told them that vndoubtedly hee and all his company were gone they were in a great rage and with terrible noyse and rumbling they fought euery corner of the house for him and taking what they founde they departed but yet many of them afterwards partly pacified for a peece of money and other things which they receiued of the Maior partly reproued for the wrongfull robberies by some that were in credite among them they broughte againe such packes and fardels as they had trussed vp togither and threw them into the shoppes of those houses out of the which they had taken the same before but yet there were dyuers of the Citizens that were spoyled of all that they hadde by those Rebels that entred their houses vnder a colour to seeke for the Marques of Northamptons men Namely the houses of those Citizens that were fled were spoyled and ransacked most miserably for they reputed and called them traytors and enimies to their Kyng and Countrey that thus had forsakeÌ„ their houses dwellings in time of such necessitie yet many of the Citizens bringing forth bred beere and other vittayles vnto the Rebelles to refreshe them with somewhat calmed their furious rage and so escaped their violent hands although no small number were so fleâ—…sed as before ye haue heard that they haue liued the worse for it al the dayes of their life since that time But nowe the Rebels hauing thus gote posesession of the Citie and chased away the kings people they make order to haue the gates kepte hoâ—â—â—ly with watch and warde of the Citizens themselues threatning them with most 〈◊〉 full â—…eath if they â—â—itâ—…ed the same These vnruly persons were so farre stept into all kynde of beastly auerage that when it recined they would kenel vp theÌ„selues in the churches abusing the place appoynted for the seruice and worshipping of the almightie God in most profane and wicked manner and neyther prayer nor yet threates of men or women that aduised them to modestie could take place The Kynges maistie aduertised therefore that there was no way to tame theyr diuelishe and trayterous outrage but by force with the aduise of hys counsell caused a power to be put in a readynesse as well of hys owne subiectes as of straungers namely Lansquenetz whyche were come to serue hys maiestie againste the Scottes But nowe it was thoughte expediente to vse theyr seruice agaynste these Rebelles whose power and desperate boldnesse was so farre encreased that withoute a mayne armye guyded by some generall of greate experience and noble conduct it would be harde and right daungerous to subdue them â—… Earle of â—â—nke apâ—â—â—ed to go 〈◊〉 the â—â—â—lke 〈◊〉 Heerevppon that noble chiefetayne and valiante Earle of Warwike lately before appoynted to haue gone agaynste the Scottes and Frenchmen into Scotlande was called backe and commaunded to take vppon hym the conduction of thys armye agaynste the Norffolke Rebelles for suche was the opinion then conceiued of that honorable Earle for the hyghmanhoode valiante prowes and great experience in all warlike enterprises sufficiently tryed and knowen to rest in him that eyther they must be vanquished and ouercome by hym or by none other Captayne Ketie and hys Rebellious army hauing some aduertisement by rumors spredde of thys preparation and commyng of an armye agaynste them they were not slacke to make themselues strong and readye to abyde all the hazard that fortune of warre myght bryng The Earle of Warwike then after that hys men and prouisions were ready doth sette forward â—…e Earle of to â—…wike to â—â—â—dge and commeth vnto Cambridge wher the Lorde Marques of Northampton and other mette hys Lordshippe Heere also oyuers Citizens of Norwiche came to hym and falling downe vppon theyr knees before hym be sought him to be good Lord vnto them and withall declared theyr miserable state great griefe and sorrowe whiche they had conceyued for the wretched destruction of theyr Countrey besieching hym to haue pitie vppon them and if in suche extremitie of things as had happened vnto their citie they had through feare in ignorance committed any thing 〈◊〉 to their duetifull allegiance that it might please his honor to pardon them these defences in such behalf â—â—â—any thing were amisse on their parts the same came to passe sore against their willes and to there extreame greefe and forrbid The Earle of Warwike tolde them that hee knew indeede in what daunger they had bin among those vnruly ribauldes and as for any offence whiche they had committed he knew not for in leauing their Citie sith matters were growen to suche extremitie they were to be borne with but in one thing they had ouershot themselues for that in the beginning they hadde not sought to represse those tumultes fith if they had put themselues in defence of their Countrey to resist the Rebelles at the first such mischiefes as were now growen myght easily haue bin auoided But neuerthelesse vppon this their humble submission he graunted them all the kings mercifull pardon and commaunding them to prouide themselues of armour and weapon appointed them to march forth with the army wearing certaine laces or ribons about their neckes for a difference that they mighte be knowen from others There were in this army vnder the Erle of Warwike dyuers men of honor and greate worship as Lords knights Esquiers Gentlemen in great numbers First the Lord Marques of Northhampton and sundry of them that had bin with him
gather togither such numbers of men as they could The .xv. day the Erles parted of Northumberland to Richmond then to Northallerton and so to Borowbridge of Westmerland to Ripon and after to Borowbridge where they both met againe An. Reg .12 On the .xviij. day they went to Wetherby and there taryed three or foure dayes and vpon Clifford Moore The number of Rebels nigh vnto Bramham moore they mustered themselues at which time they were about two thousande horsmen and fiue thousand footmen which was the greatest number that euer they were From whence they intended to haue marched towarde Yorke but theyr myndes being sodainly altered they returned Bernardâ—… Castel besieged The .xxiij. of Nouember they besieged Bernardes Castell which Castell was valiantly defended by sir George Bowes and Robert Bowes his brother the space of .xj. dayes and then deliuered with composition to depart with armor munition bag and baggage In which time the Queenes Maiestie caused the sayde Erles of Northumberland and Westmerland to be proclaymed traytors The Earles proclaymed traytours with all their adherents and fauourers the .xxiiij. of Nouember The Lorde Scrope warden of the West Marches calling vnto him the Earle of Cumberlande and other Gentlemen of the Countrey kept the Citie of Carleil The Earle of Sussex the Queenes Lieutenant generall in the North The Earle of Suslex went agaynst the Rebels published there the like Proclamations in effect as had beene published by hir Maiestie agaynst the sayd rebels and also sent out to all suche gentlemen as hee knewe to be hir Maiesties louing subiects vnder his rule who came vnto him with such number of theyr friends as he was able in fiue dayes to make aboue fiue thousand horsemen and footemen and so being accompanied with the Earle of Rutland his Lieutenant the Lorde Hunsdon general of the horsmen sir Raufe Sadler Treasorer the Lord William Eures that was after appoynted to lead the rerewarde and dyuerse other that with theyr tenants and seruants were come to him remayning as then within the Citie of Yorke He set forward from thence the fift of December being Sunday and marched with his power which he had thus got togither towards the enimies Sir George Bowes hauing surreÌ„dred Bernards Castell as before ye haue heard met the Erle of Sussex thus marching forward with his armie at Sisay from whence they kept forward to Northallerton and resting two nights there they marched on to Croftbridge then to Akle and so to Durham and after to Newcastell and the .xx. of December they came to Hexam from whence the Rebels were gone the night before to Naworth where they counsayled with Edwarde Dakers concerning theyr owne weaknesse and also howe they were not onely pursued by the Erle of Sussex and other with him hauing a power with them of seuen thousand men being almost at theyr heeles but also by the Earle of Warwike and the Lorde Clynton high Admyrall of Englande wyth a farre greater armie of .xij. thousande men raysed by the Queenes Maiesties Commissions out of the South and middle parties of the realme In which armie beside the Erle of Warwike The Earle of Warwike and the Lord Admirall ClintoÌ„ sent agaynst the rebels Lorde Admirall chiefe gouernours in the same there was also Walter Deuereux Vicounte Hereforde high Marshall of the field wyth the Lord Willoughbie of Parrham Master Charles Howarde nowe Lorde Howarde of Effingham generall of the horsmen vnder the Erle of Warwike yong Henrie Knolles eldest sonne to sir Frauncis Knolles his Lieutenant Edw. Horsey Captaine of the Isle of Wight wyth fiue hundred Harquebusiers out of the same I le and captaine Leighton with other fiue C. Harquebusiers Londoners and many other worthie gentlemen and valiant captaines The comming forward of these forces caused the rebels so much to quaile in courage that they durst not abyde to trie the matter with dint of sworde For whereas the Erle of Warwike and the Lord Admyrall being aduaunced forwarde to Darington ment the next day to haue sent Robert Glouer then Portculeys and now Somerset Herault who in this iourney attended on the Lorde Admyrall as Norrey king of Armes did vpon the Earle of Warwike vnto the rebels vpon such message as for the time state of things was thought conuenient The same night aduertisements came from the Erle of Suffer vnto the Erle of Warwik and to y e Lorde Admirall that therâ—…o Earles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande were sledde as the truth was they were indeede firste from Durham whether the saide Glouer should haue bene sent vnto them and now vpon the Erle of Sussex his comming vnto Erham The Barles of the chumber â—…i Weit husband she â—…n Scotland they shrank quite awaye and fled into Scotlande without bidding their companie farewel The Earle of Warwike and hys power marched on to Durham But the Earle of Sussex pursuyng those other Rebelles that had not meane to flie out of the Realme apprehended no small number of them at his pleasure withoute finding anye resystance among them at al. The fourth and fifth of Ianuarie did suffer at Durham to the number of .lxvj. Conestables and other 1569. â—…ls execuâ—… DurhaÌ„ amongst whom the Alderman of the towne and a Prieste called parson Plomtree were the most notable TheÌ„ Sir George Bowes bring made Marshall finding many to be fautors in the foresaid rebellion did set them executed in diuerse places of the Countrey The .xxi. of Ianuarie a Prentise of London was hanged on a Gibbet at the north end of Finke lane in London to there sample of other for that hee the .xiij. of December had steyken his maister with a knife 〈◊〉 of the dyed 1570. â—…nard Daâ—…retelleth About the latter ende of Ianuarie Lenarde Dacres of Harle say began to rebel in Cumberberland and vpon a sodaine â—…ased vpon diuerse houses belonging to his nephew the L. Dacres then in possession of the D. of Norffolk raised a power of his pretended tenaunts and frends to the number of 2000. The L. Honâ—…stoâ—… a poinâ—… to take him footemen and 1600. horse of whose attemptes the Queenes maiestie being aduertised directed hir letters to the lord Hunnesdon Lord gouernour of Barwike and Lord WardeÌ„ of the east Marches fore aneinst Scotland coÌ„manding him to apprehend y e said Leonarde Dacres where vppon he taking with him three hundred souldiers of Barwike and Sir Iohn Forster Lord WardeÌ„ of the middle Marches with sixe hundred horsemen of Northumberlande and two hundred horse of Yorkshire men set foreward and comming to Hexam the xvi â—… of February rested there that night and y e daye following being Sunday and the nexte night he marched forwarde towards Naworth Castel where Leonarde Dacres being within toked to haue bin besieged but perceiuing that y e Lorde Honnesoon toke an other course in passing by the Castel towards Cartile he sent presently xv hundred footemen a sixe hundred horsemen to stoppe his passage ouer
dyuerse of the Nobles conspyred agaynste hym Alpine constrained by the nobles taketh vpon him to be crowned king forcing one Alpyne the sonne of Achaius to make claym◅ to the Crowne who perceyuing there was no remedie ▪ but eyther to follow their mindes or else to be murthered amongest them consented to goe with them into Argyle where they purposed to crowne him king sitting vpon the Chayre of Marble according to the maner Alpine vnwiling to receiue the crowne fied Howbeit at his comming into that cou◅rey he found meanes to conuey himself from amogst them least through his meanes the quiet state of his countrey should be brought into ◅rouble◅ and forthwith being escaped out of their handes with a few other that were priuy to his intention hee maketh all the hast he coulde till he came to the presence of Dongall Alpine was ioyfully receyued of Dongall who receyued him in most ioyfulwise promising that if it should be thought necessarie by the estates of the realme he woulde gladly resigne vnto him his whole crowne and dignitie desirous of nothing more than to see the aduauncement of the house of Achaius Suche sayth he were the merites of that famous prince towardes the preseruation of the Scottish common wealth that it were too much wickednesse to goe about to defraude his issue of the inheritance of the realme Alpine his excuse vnto Dongall Alpine giuing the king most hartie thankes besought him to continue in the administration drawing God and the worlde to witnesse that he minded nothing lesse than to be about to clayme the gouernment of the kingdome so long as hee liued For as touching his offence in that he had gathered an armie and ledde the same into Argyle it was not his fault but the conspiratours which had forced him thereto being determined to haue slaine him if he had not consented vnto theyr desires Within three dayes after Dongall maketh an army against the rebelles there came messengers from the rebelles to excuse themselues also and to put all the fault in Alpine but king Dongall giuing small credite to their forged wordes gathereth his power and maketh such speede towardes the place where he vnderstood the sayd rebels were assembled togither that he was vpon them ere they had any knowledge of his setting forwarde So that before they coulde make any shift to escape out of daunger which they went about to do they were apprehended and immediately condemned and put to death Which execution put other presumptuous persons in feare so that the state of the Realme remayned afterwards a great deale the more in quiet Eganus murthereth his brother Whilest things passed thus in Scotlande Eganus the seconde sonne of king Hungus the Pictish king found meanes to murther his brother Dorstolorgus to the ende he might raigne in his place and through support of some of the nobilitie he atteyned to his purpose And for that he woulde assure himselfe the more firmely in the estate he frankly bestowed his fathers treasure amongst his Lordes and chiefest peeres of hys realme and tooke to wife also Brenna the king of Mertia his daughter which his brother the forenamed Dorstolorgus had maried that thereby he might asswage the sayde king of Mertia his displeasure which otherwise he should happely haue conceyued for the death of his other sonne in law the same Dorstolorgus His feare was great on eche side and therefore had small affiance in any person Eganus liueth in feare doubting least one or other should seeke to reuenge his brothers death He durst neuer go any wayes forth abrode without a garde of men of warre aboute him whome he had wonne and made his fast friends by his passing great larges and dountifull liberalitie At length yet his wife in reuenge of hir former husbandes death founde meanes to strangle him as he lay one night fast a sleepe hauing drunke a little too muche in the euening before Eganus is strangled of his Queene and in this sort he came to his ende after he had raigned much what about the space of two yeares Thus both Eganus and Dorstolorgus being made away without leauing any issue behind them for somuch as now there remayned none of the posteritie of Hungus to surceede in gouernment of the Pictishe kingdome Alpine nephewe to the same Hungus by his sister Fergusiana with the aduise of king Dongall made clayme thervnto and thervpon sent his messengers vnto the lords and peeres of the Pictish dominion to require them on his behalfe Ambassadour sent vnto the Pictes that he myght be receyued to the gouernemente of the kingdome due vnto him by lawfull inheritance as they wel vnderstode and that if they throughly considered of the thing they might perceiue it was the prouision of Almightie God that for want of lawfull succession lineally descended from Hungus now to succede in the estate of the Pictish kingdom by this meanes both the nations Scottes and Pictes should be ioyned in one to the abolishing of all such mortall warres as by discorde and contention might aryse betwixte those two people in lyke sorte as before tyme there hadde done to the great perill and danger of both their vtter ruines The Pictish nobilitie hauing knowledge that these messengers with suche kynde of message should shortly come from Alpine The Pictes chose Feredeth to be king with generall consent and whole agreemente chose one Feredeth to be their king a man of greate authoritie amongest them supposing this to be a meane to defeate Alpines title and that thereby he shoulde seeme to be excluded from any further clayme Within fewe dayes after came vnto Camelon the Scottishe ambassadors where Feredeth with his nobles at that presente were assembled The ambassadours come into the courte they being admitted therfore to declare their message when they began to enter into their matter of the right which Alpine had to the kingdom of the Pictes the people woulde not suffer them to proceede any further therein but began to make suche an vprore that to appease the noyse Feredeth himselfe tooke vpon him to make aunswere vnto the Ambassadors and thervpon commanding silence declared vnto them that the Pictes neyther might nor ought to admitte any stranger to reigne ouer them King Feredeth his answeare vnto the Scotishe ambassadours for there was an ancient lawe amongst them of moste high authoritie that in case of necessitie they might transpose the crowne from house to house And further that by the same law ther was an ordinance decreed that if any man were once made created king he might not be deposed during his natural lyfe And therfore though it were so that Alpine were the nephewe of Hungus by his sister Fergusiana yet bicause he was a straunger borne and cōsidering withal that the people by their ful authoritie had translated the regall administration vnto an other house of the whiche one was alreadie proclaimed and inuested kyng there was
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
English wings sore annoyed the Scottes till finally Edwarde Bruce came on theyr backes with a thousande Speares and brake them asunder in suche wise that they did but little more hurt that day Thirtie thousand English horsemen ouerthrowne in trenches Albeit incontinently herewith a battaile of horsemen to the number of .xxx. thousande came rushing togither all at once in shocke to haue borne downe and ouerridden the Scots but being so in their ful race gallopping with most violence towards thē they tumbled into the fosses pittes before mentioned in such wise one vpon an other that the most part of thē were slain without all recouerie Neuerthelesse the Scots in maner oppressed through the huge multitude of the enimies were neare at the point to haue bin vanquished But herevpon those that were appointed to attend the cariage as carters wainmen lackeys the women beholding in what daūger their maisters friends countrymen stood put an shirtes smockes and other white lynens aloft vpon their vsuall garments and herewith binding towels napkins to their speares and to other such slaues as they got in theyr handes placed themselues as wel as they might in array of battail and so making a great muster shew of new came downe the hill syde in the face of their enimies with such a terrible noyse hideous clamor that the English men fighting as then with most fury against the Scots with vncertaine victorie and beholding this new reenforce comming down the hill on their faces supposing verily it had bene some new armie their hearts began to faint The English mens hearts begin to faint the more in deede for that they saw themselues vneth able to sustain the violent encounter of the Scots thē present The English men put to flight And herevpon they began to turne their backs and fell to running away as people clearly vanquished on whom the Scottes folowed with insatiable yre slue thē downe on all sides where they might ouertake thē Sir Iames Dowglas with .iiij. C. chosen horsmen was cōmaunded by king Robert to pursue the king of England with all speede to trie if he might ouertake him The Dowglas according to his charge followed him in chase vnto Dunbar casting betwixt that and the borders lay in awayt to haue taken him if he had returned by land King Edwards escapeth but hee being receyued into the Castell of Dunbar by Patrike Dunbar Erle of March with .xv. Erles in his companie was by the same Earle of Marche conueyed into certaine vessels lying there at anker with the which he passed alongst by the shore into England The vnsicker state of worldly puissance to shew an example of the vnsicker state and glorie of princes for though thys Edwarde was that daye in the morning right proude of the great puissance and number of people which he had about him not vnlike somtime to the great armie of king Xerxes yet he was cōstrayned before the Euening of the same day to saue his life in a poore fishers boate In this battail were slain .l. M. Englishmen as the Scottish writers affyrme amongst whō was the Erle of Gloucester with .ii. C. knightes On the Scottish part were slaine about foure thousand amongst other two valiant knights The number of Scottes slaine sir William Wepount and sir Walter Ros. The spoyle was so great of golde siluer and other iewels gotten in the field that the whole number of the Scottishe arme was made riche thereby and besyde thys they got lyttle lesse money and ryches by raunsoming of prisoners taken at this battaile than of spoyle gotten in the fight campe and field But the death of sir Giles Argentine that dyed amongst other in this mortall battaile was so displeasant to king Robert Sir Gyles Argentyne slain for the familiaritie which he had sometymes with him in England that he reioyced little of all the gaine got by so famous a victorie He caused his bodie to be buryed right honourably in Saint Patrikes Church besyde Edenbourgh The Queene king Roberts wife restored to hir husbād The Queene king Roberts wife who had bene kept in captiuitie the space of .viij. yeares in Englande was now deliuered by exchaunge for one of the nobles of Englande which was taken at this battaile The rich clothes of Silkes Veluet and gold which were founde in the English campe were distributed to the Abbayes and Monasteries of the realme to make therof vestments copes and frountalles for aulters The Carmelite Frier of whom ye heard before brought thither by king Edward to describe the victorie of the Englishmen was taken prisoner amongest other and commaunded by King Robert to write contrarily the victorie of the Scots according as he had seene who therevpon made certaine rude verses begynning thus Verses made by Robert 〈◊〉 on the Carmelite De planctu cudo metrum cum carmine nudo Risum retrudo dum tali themate ludo Which may be englished thus VVith barraine verse this rime I make Bewayling whilst such theme I take There be some that haue iudged howe thys victory was attayned by the singular fauor of almightie God by reason of myracles whiche they rehearse to happen at the same time The night before the day of the battaile there came to the Abbay of Glastenburie two men in complete armour desiring to lodge there for the night The Abbot keeping an house of great hospitalitie receyued them right gladly and making them good cheare Miracles if ye left to beleue them demaunded what they were whither they wer going who answered that they were the seruants of God and going to helpe the Scottes at Bannockesborne On the morrow the chamberlain found them departed before any of the gates were opened and the beddes fayre made and not styrred otherwise than as they left them ouer night The same day that the battail was foughten a knight clad in fayre bright armour declared to the people at Aberdene how the Scots had gotten a famous victorie against the English men and was sene shortly after to passe ouer Pictland Fyrth on horsebacke It was supposed by the people that this was S. Magnus somtime prince of Orkney and for that cause K. Robert endowed y e church of Orkney w t .v. lb sterling of y e customs of Aberdene to furnish the same church with bread wine wax Many noble men for their approued manhood shewed in this conflict were highly rewarded at the handes of king Robert One Robert Flemeyn Robert Flemeyn rewarded for his faythful seruice by whose meanes he reuenged the treason wrought agaynst him by Iohn Cumyn with slaughter of the same Iohn had the lands of Cumnernald giuen him whiche were of the inheritāce belonging to y e said Cumin It is reported by writers that two knights of Brabant that serued amongst the English men chaunced to heare many reprochfull wordes spoken in the Englishe campe against king Robert who being somewhat moued
vnder greate forfeyture of sufficient bande About the same time Alane Steward is slaine or rather somewhat before Alane Steward Lord of Dernlye was slain at Palmais thorne by sir Thomas Boyd And in the yeare following the same sir Thomas was slaine by Alexander Steward of Bolmet and his sonnes wherethrough there rose great troubles in the west partes of Scotland William Erle of Dowglas sent Malcolm Flemming of Cumernald and Alane of Lowder vnto Charles the seuenth king of France to obteyne of him the Duchie of Towraine which was giuē to Archebald Dowglas at the battaile of Vernoile in Perch the last Erle father to this Erle Williā had enioyed the same all his life time wherevpon that sute was the sooner obteyned which made y e yong Earle more insolent than before The great port of the Earle of Dowglas He kept such a port and vsed to haue such a traine attending vppon him specially when he came to the court that it might seeme he had the king in smal regard for he thought himselfe safe ynoughe in mainteyning the lyke state and porte or rather greater than euer hys father at anye tyme had maynteyned before hym Insomuche as hee woulde ryde with two thousande horse of the whiche number there were diuers errant theeues and robbers that were borne out in their vnlawfull and wicked practises by the same Erle Certaine Captaines of the Iles as Lachlan Makclayn and Murdac Gypson with a wicked number of the inhabitants of the same Iles haried spoyled Lennox is haried Iohn Colquhouen or Coguhuyn slaine and burnt the countrey of Lennox and slue Iohn Colquhouen laird of Lute vnder assurance They also slue women and children without respect to age or sexe This yeare chaunced a great dearth in Scotland A dearth the like was neuer heard of before and such a death by pestilence that few escaped that were taken therwith Pestilence and so the Realme was plagued with reif oppression dearth and death of people This yeare also the gouernour tooke the whole administration vpō him wherwith the Chancellor was displeased and leauing the king and him in Striueling repayred to Edenbourgh where he deuised the way how to recouer the king from the gouernor so one morning toke .xxiiij. men with him rode to the parke of Striueling where the king was then hunting The king went with the Chancellor to Edenbourgh and the gouernor absent at Perth so that the Chancellor did so much that he perswaded the king to goe with him to Edenbourgh The Chancellor as Hector Boetius hath had caused the number of foure thousande horsemen of his seruants tenants and friends secretly to be readie that morning about the towne of Striueling to resist his aduersaries if they should haue vsed any force against him and now vnderstanding of the kings going thus with the Chancellor they came to him on the way and attēding him brought him safely and without further trouble vnto Edenbourgh The gouernor when he was aduertised hereof was grieuously displeased but bycause he knew not how to remedy the matter he went to Edenbourgh The gouernor and Chancellor are made friendes there got Iohn Iunes Bishop of Murrey and Henrie Lichton Bishop of Abirdene to labour some agreement betwixte him and the Chancelor which they did in this wise The king to remaine in keeping of the Chancellor and the gouernor to continue his office And so by this accord they were made friendes The gouernor and Chancelor being thus agreed called a counsell of the nobles of the realme to be holden in Edenbourgh castell to the which amongst other came the Erle of Dowglas and as they were set to dinner 1440 the meate was sodenly remoued and a Bulles head presented to the Erle of Dowglas which in those dayes was a token of execution And immediately therevpon the sayde Earle with his brother Dauid The Earle of Dowglas is beheaded and Malcolme Flemming of Cumernald were beheaded before the castell gate After the death of the sayde Earle the state of the realme became more quiet for his vncle Iames Dowglas Baron of Abircorne that succeeded him being a man of great stature and verie fat gaue himselfe to quietnesse and liued but three yeares after The foresaid William had but one sister that was called the fayre mayden of Galloway and was maried vnto one William Dowglas sonne to this erle Iames before his deceasse that the heritage shoulde not be deuided bycause the Earledome of Dowglas was entayled vpon the heyres male and the landes of Wigton Balwanye Annardale and Ormont remayned to hir as heyre generall This Earle William after the deceasse of his father Erle Iames began to wax vnruly and to followe the maners of the other William Earle Dowglas lately beheded as before ye haue heard so that by support many disobediēt persons wold not obey the gouernor Chācellor whervpō sundry great slaughters oppressions were cōmitted The king after he came to the age of .xiiij. 1444 yeres woulde not any longer be vnder the gouernment of others but tooke the rule vpō himself The king will rule himselfe The Erle of Dowglas enformed thereof came vnto him at Striueling and put himselfe and all he had to remaine at his pleasure wherevpon the king receiued him pardoned all his passed misdemeanors and admitted him to be one of his speciall friends and priuie Councellers in al his affayres By his perswasion shortly after sir Alexander Leuingston and William Creichton being discharged of their offices were also put of from the Counsell and all their friends banished the Court and they themselues were sommoned to appeare before the king which bycause they refused to do they were proclamed rebels and put to the horne The Erle Dowglas then for the olde grudge he bare them raysed an army haried their lands In reuenge wherof sir William Chreichton spoyled the Erle of Dowglas his lands so that great trouble was raysed through the whole countrey the lands of Strabroke Abircorn the towne of Blacknesse were burnt destroyed The Earle of Dowglas ruled wholy about the king made Archebald his brother Erle of Murrey by ioyning him in mariage with a Lady of the house of Dunbar heretrix therof Moreouer Hew Dowglas was made erle of Ormont Thus the Erle of Dowglas aduanced his name ioyned in friendship with the Erle of Crawford w t Donald Erle of the Iles with the Erle of Ros to y e end that ech of thē should be assistāt to others In this meane time the Erle of Crawford at the request of the Erle of Dowglas tooke a great pray of goodes forth of the Bishop of S. Androws lands in Fife which Bishop hight Iames Keneder sisters son to K. Iames the first where through the Erle of Crawford on the one part and the Earle of Huntley with the Ogyluies on the other met at Arbrothe in sette battaile where the Erle of Crawford
345.3 Tvvo speciall pointes in a vvoman 265.47 V. VAcation in the Sea of Pictinia 155.5 Vagarant persons vvithoute some craft or science not to be receiued into any tovvn 350.94 Vagabounds to be vvhipped and burnt in the cheeke 1◅1 12 Vagabounds compelled to learne occupations 206.47 Valdred or Baldred Doctor of the Pictes 142.45 Valentinian Emperour of Rome 84. 40 Valentinianus Emperour of Rome 101.8 Valiancie of Iames Dovvglas shevven againste the Turkes 330. 7 Vengeance threatned to succeede vitions liuing 124.108 Venterous enterprice of an English Knight 258.29 Venosius husband to Cartimandua 42.64 Venusius reuolteth from the Romaynes 42.72 Verannius appointed Lieutenant of Britayne 43 Verannius maketh a roade into the marches of Scotland 43.47 Verannius dyeth 43.54 Veremundes time vvhen he flourished 259.39 Vertue made of necessietie 54.53 Vespasian arriueth in Britaine 34. line 74 Vespasian assayleth the Britaines in their campe 35.34 Vespasiā setteth forvvard against the Scottes and Pictes 36.34 Vespasian punisheth rebels 38.1 Vespasiā returneth to Rome 38.4 Vian Iohn Admirall of Fraunce arriueth vvith an army in Scotland to aide the Scottes against the Englishmen 360.32 Vian Iohn Admirall of Fraunce returneth home vvith his army 360. 98 Vices repugnāt reigning in Mordo Stevvarde Earle of Fife 375. 92 Vices follovving delicate fare 380. 81 Victories and conquestes ascribed to Arthure 132.29 Victorinus Lieutenante of Britaine 62.17 Victorinus sendeth letters vnto Rome of the state of Britayne 66. 75 Victorinus sēt for home to Rome 66. 92 Victorinus one of the Lieutenāts of Britayne 93.39 Victorinus ioineth battayle vvith Fergusius 97.26 Victorinus inuadeth Gallovvay 98. 31 Victorinus accused vnto Honorius the Emperour of certaine trecherous practises 98.64 Victorinus proclaimed Emperour in Britaine 98.78 Victorinus is deliuered into the hands of Heraclianus 98.88 Villages drovvned by inundatiōs of vvaters 297.44 Vnbrideled lust of Dauid Duke of Rothsay 368.12 Vndereske riuer 469.2 Vlster taken from the Englishmē 320. 40 Vniuersities of Paris and Pauia founded and instituted 164.54 Vniuersitie of Sainte Andrevves first founded 373.69 Vniuersitie of Glasgevv founded 394. 81 Vnicorne a Scottishe Ship taken 416. 2 Vnipanus King of Pictes 60.51 Vnmercifull murther 55.30 Vpright liuing vvell revvarded at Gods hands 20.61 Vnquiet nature of Scottishmen 187. 51 Vnsicker state and glory of Princes expressed 318.102 Voada vvife to Aruiragus refused 32. 62 Voada emprisoned 32.76 Voada vvith hir children conueid into vvales 32.78 Voada desireth ayde of Corbreid against the Romanes 43.108 Voada assembleth an army against Suetonius 45.6 Voadas armye and confederates ouerthrovven 45.21 Voada stayeth hir selfe 45.27 Vodicia daughter to Aruiragus renevveth vvarres vvyth the Romaines 48.30 Vodicia assayleth the Romayne Camp in the nyghte 48.37 Vodicia and hir povver putte to flighte 48.51 Vodicia taketh and burneth Eptake 48.55 Vodicia taken and slayne 48.66 Voldosius or VValtheof marrieth VVilliā Conquerors neece 255. 66 Vortigerne made Gouernoure of Britaine vnder Constantius 112. 48 Vortigerne causeth Constantius to be murthered 112.54 Vortigerne maketh himselfe king 112. 57 Vortigerne doubting the hatred of his subiects vvoulde flee out of his Realme 113.42 Vortigerne gyueth Lindsey to Hengist and his Saxons 115.74 Vortimere sonne to Vortigerne Lieutenant of the British army 115. 102 Vortigerne marrieth Roxena Hengists daughter 117.68 Vortigerne deposed from the Crovvne 117.86 Vortimere sonne to Vortigerne made King of Britaine 117.87 Vortimere vseth the vanquished Saxons vvith courtesie 119.30 Vortimere poysoned and dyeth through treason of his stepmother 119.45 Vortigerne restored agayne to the Crovvne 119.47 Vortigerne besieged and brente in a Castell 119.76 Vter brother to Aurelius Ambrosius made King of Britaine 124. 6 Vter begetteth Arthure the great 124. 18 Vter is fayne to vvithdravve into VVales 126.61 Vter poysoned by drinking vvater of a Fountaine 126.74 Vtred VVilliam Knight kept prisoner in London 307.93 VV. WAles reuolteth from the Romaines 57.4 VVayfes and strayfes hovv to be disposed 181.49 VVall and trench made betvvene the Britains and Scottes 61.109 VVall made to deuide the Britaines from the Pictes 94.23 VVall of Abircorne vndernuned and ouerthrovven 104.39 VVall of Adrian repaired by the Britaynes 104.63 VVall of Adrian vndermined and ouerthrovven 105.61 VVallace VVilliams valiancie and stature 302.95 VVallace Andrevve father to VVilliam VVallace 302.103 VVallace VVilliam made gouernour of the Scottishe army vnder Iohn Ballioll 303.11 VVallace VVilliam inuadeth Northumberland vvith a mighty army 304.32 VVallace VVilliā entreth againe into England vvith an armye returneth vvith greate spoyles 305. 12 VVallace VVilliam enuied at for his fame and vvorthines 305.23 VVallace VVilliam and his povver discomfited at Falkirke by the Englishmen 305.69 VVallace VVilliam renounceth his authoritie in Scotlād 306.22 VVallace VVilliam refuseth greate landes and honor in England 307.67 VVallace VVilliam eschueth to haue any thing to do vvith the Englishmen 309.28 VVallace VVilliam put to death 310. 108 VVallace of Craggy knight 390.8 VValter sonne to Fleance borne 247. 17 VValter fleeth into Scotl. 247.31 VValter made Lord Stevvard of Scotland 247.47 VValter son of Fleāce sēt against the Rebels in Gallovvay 256.2 VValter discomfiteth the Rebels in Gallovvay 256.8 VValter created high Stevvarde of Scotland 256.12 VVarlike ordinances 23.43 VVarre breedeth good souldiers and peace by iustice riddeth thē out of the vvay 58.70 VVarre vvithout any notable encounter betvveene the Scottes and Pictes 152.5 VVarres renned betvveene the Englishmē the Da◅e◅ 202.24 VVarres betvveene the Scottes and the Hollanders 3◅2 44 VVarre denounced by the Englishmē against the Scots 431.72 VVardship of heyres graunted to the King 237.82 VVardlovv VValter Cardinall and Byshop of Gla◅gevv dyeth 360. 112 VVarke Castell besieged and beaten dovvne 434.27 VVealth of England 214.78 VVelchmen rebelling broughte to their former obediēce by the Romaynes 67.13 VVelchmen rebelling against K. Henry the fifth subdued 374.27 VVesterne Iles recouered out of the handes of the Norvvegians 293. 115 VVestmerl vvhy so called 45.40 VVharton Thomas Lorde sente into Scotland vvith ayde to the Gouernoure 459.85 VVharton Michael Captayne of Langham Castell 466.79 VVharton Henry made Knyght 474.19 his valiancie in relieuing the Tovvne of Hadington against the Scots 474.83 takē prisoner by the French povver 98 VVhere vvordes fayle giftes preuayle 90.97 VVhite Monkes vvhen first instituted 263.31 VVhite kirke burnt 353.48 VVhole Realme of Scotlande in vvofull discomfort and lamentation 184.16 VVidovv shodde vvith Horse-shoes 279.54 VVife not to be punished for the husbands offences 181.14 VVild Knight 414.95 VVilfert K. of Gults slain 201.105 VVilliam brother to K. Achaius sent into France 162.109 he is in greate reputation vvith Carolus Magnus 163.106 and made Lieutenant of Tuscane 163.114 VVilliams cognisance 164.17 VVilliam one of the Scottesgylmore 164.36 VVilliam buildeth Monasteries in Germanie 164.40 VVilliam basterde Duke of Normandie conquereth Englande and is crovvned K. at London 253.97 requireth of Malcolme to haue Edgar deliuered vnto him 254.74 he proclaymeth opē vvar against Scotland 255.6 VVil. Conquerour dyeth 257.93 VVilliam Rufus inuadeth Northumberland vvith an army 258. 20. he succeedeth VVilliam Cōquerour his father in the Kyngdome
Roderik taking indignatioÌ„ hereat caused his soÌ„nes head to be strikeÌ„ off The Irish Clergie perceyuing in what danger the countrey stood assembled theÌ„selues togither at Ardmagh and with one accord protested that for their sinnes specially for their barbarous kind of tyrannie which they vsed in buying and selling and vilely abusing such English captiues as they bought aswel of Merchants as Pirates the land was now like to be translated to that nation whoÌ„ they had so cruelly intreated Therfore to appease the wrath of God they decreed that all the English people wheresoeuer any of them remayned in seruitude within the I le shoulde forthwith be released and if it pleased God to lay his scourge vppon them they determined to suffer the same paciently as a punishment a great way beneath the fulnesse of their desertes King Henry although he was well contented to forbeare the presence of the Erle of Pembroke King Henrie mistrusteth the increasing state of the Erle of Pembroke yet he liked nothing at all to see him thus aduanced in Irelande sith he might in time atteyne to such power there that the same adioyned to hys faction in Wales he should be able to couÌ„tenance the Crowne of Englande An Edict set forth to reuoke the Englishmen forth of Irelande An Edict therefore was made and published charging all subiects to returne home into Englande before Easter next vpon perill to forfeyt landes and goodes and to be banished the Realme for euer Also that none shoulde presume to passe into Irelande from any of the Kings dominions by shippe to conuey any wares or prouisions thither Wherevppon Reymond was sent ouer to speake with the king Reymond is sent to king Henrie remayning as then in France Whilest he followed the Court and the king lingring time to despatch him with answere Thomas Archebishop of Canterburie was dispatched out of life 1171 as in the English Historie is mentioned Thus had the Irishe a breathing space and so continued all the Winter without any greate troubles which season being past The decease of Dermote Mac Mourchie King Dermote Mac Mourche departed this life at Fernes about the Kalendes of May being a man well striken in yeares The same time that is about Whitsuntide Hastulfus Hastulfus that in times past had beene gouernor of Dublyn with .lx. sayle fraught with Norwegians and Iland men arriued neare to Dublin and landing his people vnder the gouernment of one that had the leding of theÌ„ named Iohn Henuode a forwarde man of warre Iohannes Iusanus they prepared themselues to assault the Citie They were well appoynted for the warre clad in long habergeons or plate cotes cunningly wrought with rounde targettes coloured redde and bound about with a ring of yron so that both themselues and theyr weapons were couered with yron The Norwegians assault Dublin They assaulted the Citie at the East gate but Miles Cogan then captain of that Citie manfully made a sally forth vpon the enimies but not able to abyde the impression of suche an huge multitude hauing lost part of his small number he was constrayned to retyre backe into the Citie till his brother Richard CogaÌ„ issuing forth w t a few at the posterne of the southside set vpoÌ„ the enimies behind They are disconfited raising such a noise hobub y e striken vpon a sodain with a maruellous feare they toke themselues to fâ—…ight so that being fiercely pursued y e most part of them were slaine togither with Iohn Henuode theyr Captaine Iohannes Inianus Hasthulf also as he woulde haue fledde to the ships was ouertaken by one Manne Glisi and brought prisoner into the Citie Hastulf taken prisoner He was at the first courteously vsed but when he began arrogantly to forget himselfe vttering certaine presumptuous speeches saying well we came now but with a small power to trie what might bee done this is but a beginning of a proufe made for if God spare me life greater attemptes shall follow These wordes comming to the knowledge of Myles Cogan hee commaunded that he should forthwith be brought to a blocke where he was pusht downe and had his head swapped off His intemperate talke cost him his life and so for his vntemperate tongue hee lost his life that otherwise with great curtesie had bin preserued After this the Irishmen assembled theyr powers togyther on eche hande Dublin besieged so that with an infinit number of men they came and besieged Dublin at the procuring of Laurence Archbishop of that Citie who vpon a zeale to his CountreymeÌ„ trauayled earnestly therein Gothred king of Man Gothredus king of Man being writteÌ„ vnto as well by the Archbishop as by Rotherike king of Connagh came to further this enterprise with other Iland men embarked in .xxx. ships fraught full of warlike people and aryuing in the hauen of Hauenliph came forwarde to close vp the hauen of Dublin After that the Earle of Pembrooke being shut vp within the walles of Dublin had abyd the siege for the space of two Monethes togither and coulde recouer no vytayles for the reliefe of hys people so that famine began sore to annoy them within The malice of theyr enimies was not thus contented to molest the English men with keping them besieged within Dublin Duneualde Mac Dermitius but Duneualde Mac Dermicius or Dermote also comming forth of the confines of Kencelie got togither an armie what of suche as he brought with him forth of Kencelie and of the townesmen of Wexford in all to the number of three thousand with which power hee enuironed Fitz Stephan that with a few lay within his Castel of Karrec and constrayned him so sore that he wrote vnto the Earle aduertising him that if he were not rescued within three dayes all succour would come to late There were besieged within Dublyn in company of the Erle Maurice Fitz Geralde and Reymonde that was lately returned from King Henrie the one brother and the other nephew to Fitz Stephan wherevpon when aduertisement was come in what daunger he stood being so beset of enimies that he might by no meanes escape without present rescue they vsed such perswasion with the Earle The besieged determin to sally forth vp their enimies that it was resolutely determined to make a sally forth vpon the enimies and to trie the hazarde of battaile so to delyuer themselues and other from instant perill eyther with victorie or death sithe otherwise they knewe not howe to prouide remedie in such desperate state of things Herevpon they chose forth a conuenient number to leaue behinde them in the Citie for the gaâ—…d thereof and with the residue marched forth deuided into three troupes the first being 〈…〉 Reymonde accompanied with .xx. knightes The seconde was gouerned by Myles who haâ—… wyth him .xxx. knightes and lastly in the râ—…rewarde went the Erle himselfe and Fitz Geralde hauing with them .xl. knightes beside other horsmen and a
admonished by a dreame had not deliuered him from that daunger This Griffin gessing by interpretation of his dreame that some such thing would come to passe as followed in deede in tyme of the parley with seuen knightes of his lynage whom he had chosen forth of purpose to that effect withdrewe a part to the backe side of the hill on the whiche they were appoynted to meete and talke togyther were furnished with shieldes and speares the said Griffyn and his mates mounted on horsbacke exercised themselues in running and turneying after the maner of Fraunce in whiche meane while Ororike after they could not agree in talke but that they grewe to open defiance he gaue signe to such as he had layde in ambush for that purpose A trayterous practise to come forth and help to worke the feate which he had determined before hande to accomplish And he himselfe being withdrawen by a certaine space from the ground where they had talked after his companie was once come forth vnto him he with his Axe maketh againe towardes the place where Hugh Lacie stoode and had slaine him vpon the sodaine if Maurice Fitz Gerald drawing forth his sworde had not warned him to take heede and to looke about him and yet such was the violent rage of the traytor that stryking at Lacie he cut off the arme of one that was interpretour betwixt them who faythfully thrust himselfe betwixt Lacie and the blow Beside this so fierce were the Irish vpon Hugh Lacie that twice by reason of hast in stepping backe he fell and vneth escaped by the helpe of Fitz Gerald who manfully layde about him to beate back the enimies Herewith no small number of those that brake out of the Ambushe came with an hideous noise running to the place that they might make an ende of Lacie and Fitz Geralde which vndoubtedly they had easily done for by appointment they came to the grounde where they thus talked but with a fewe about them and those vnarmed if Griffyn with his companions hearing the noyse and clamour had not come to the ayde of theyr friendes But they perceyuing how the game went came gallopping in vpon the spurres with such violēce that they dispersed the enimies and Griffyn with his speare running at Ororike as he was about to haue mounted on horsebacke stroke through both horse and man Ororike slain and so the disloyall wretch ended his life Three of his seruants also that brought him his horse were there slaine The residue of the Irishe were slaine as they coulde bee ouertaken being followed by the English men euen vnto the entrie of the Woods to the which being a good way of they fled so fast as their feéte might beare them Ororikes head sent to king Henrie The head of the king of Methe was sent ouer into Englande vnto king Henrie for a witnesse of that which had chaunced Among other deseruing great commendation for their manhoode shewed in this bickering one of Fitz Stephans sonnes named Raufe was highly commended The English men perceyuing such disloyall practises to bee dayly attempted agaynst them tooke from the Irish as farre as they might all trust of gouernment fenced themselues with garisons placed Captaynes Gouernours and Conestables euerie where within the compasse of theyr conquestes But king Henrie was troubled with the rebellion of his sonnes which brake forth in Aprill next after his returne forth of Ireland that he had no leysure to attend greatly to the doings in Irelande King Henries iealousie towardes Earle Strangbow But still yet his iealousie increased towardes Earle Strangbow whom he mistrusted as one easie to be caried away by any light occasion of chaunge of fortune The Earle was a man of great byrth but as ye haue partly heard as well by his auncesters disfauour with their Princes as his owne and likewise his ryotous expences in his youth hee bare no great name till the good happe of his mariage had aduaunced him Earle Strangbow his wise dealing and euen after also knowing himselfe neyther brooked in sight nor trusted in absence kept still one rate in all his doings bare a low saile fed no quarels and shunned all suspitious conference Thus whilest the king was disquieted at home and doubting of the state of Ireland bycause letters came dayly ouer how faintly the Princes in Ireland performed their obedience for except in Leynister all other partes reteyned theyr auncient kinde of gouernment and onely acknowledged a tribute it was thought expedient by king Henries Counsell to ease his mynde of that care and seeing there was businesse more than ynough on all sides and that it was harde to prouide remedie eche way forth at once they determined to venter the keeping of Irelande to the fidelitie of Strangbow who was like for his owne wealth and assuraunce to procure all possible meanes to brydle and keepe vnder the Irish with a kinde of some constrayned obedience for otherwise it woulde not be The Erle therfore being about the same time come ouer to the king into Normandie who remayned as then in the Citie of Rouen Earle Strangbow made the kings lieutenant in Ireland hauing Reymond le Grace ioyned with him he was made gouernor or Lorde Deputie as we call him of Ireland hauing Reymond le Grace ioyned with him in commission for otherwise the Erle refused to take the charge vpon him The King also the same time gaue to the Earle the Citie of Wexforde with the Castell of Guikalone The Earle thus with his commission returning into Irelande appointed Lord Lieutenant found the countrey farre out of order for in maner all the princes were become rebelles so that within short time hee had spent all the treasure which he brought ouer with him and nowe that he wanted to pay his men of warre their wages they began to mutine finding themselues grieued against Heruey Heruey taketh vpon him to lead the souldiers that in Reymonds place had taken vpon him as quarter master to lead them and bycause also they were now kept short so as they profited not by gayning of booties as they were wont to do they came to the Earle and told him statly They require to be led by Reymond that if Reymonde were not appointed to lead them againe they would surely forsake him and eyther returne into Englande or else withdrawe to the aduersaryes and serue amongest thē Herevpon Reymond being appoynted to gouerne them forth they went agaynst certaine rebelles and wanne great plentie of booties to refresh their wantes and furnished themselues with horse and armor Lismore spoyled The citie and prouince of Lismore they spoyled and meaning to returne vnto Waterforde by water they fraught with spoyle .xiij. shippes of the which some they founde there in the hauen and the residue were come thither from Waterforde Whilest they stayed for a prosperous wind there came .xxxij. shippes which they of Corke had made forth well appoynted and throughly manned the
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
the histories and Recordes of the lande the matter myghte bee tryed iudged and ordered And thus for the time did the Pope ridde hys hands of these and the like matters Wherefore at their comming home and after long debating and discussing of the cause as in William Marleburgh it appeareth more at large at a Synode holden at Windsor in the yeare .1072 An. reg 6. 1072 Math. VVest The subiectiō of the Archbishopricke of Yorke to the Archbishopricke of Canterbury sentence was gyuen on Lanfrankes syde so that in all things concerning Religion and the fayth of holy Churche the Archbishop of Yorke should be euer subiect to the Archbishop of Canterbury and come with all the Bishops of his prouince to anye suche place as the Archbyshop of Canterbury shoulde call anye counsell within the Realme of Englande Moreouer when any elected Bishop of Canterbury was to be sacred the Archbishop of Yorke for the time beeing should come to Canterbury and sacre hym there and if the Archbishoppe of Yorke was to be stalled and sacred then shoulde he come vnto Canterbury or else where it should please the Archbishop of Canterbury to assigne ▪ and there to be sacred of hym taking an oth with hys profession of due obedience vnto the higher see And nowe heere is to bee noted that as the sayde Thomas of Yorke dyd yeelde obedience to Lanfranke of Canterbury so lykewise the electe Bishop of Glascowe in Scotlande named Michaell was soone after consecrated of the foresayd Thomas Archbishop of Yorke Polidor The Archbishop of Yorke acknowledged primate of all Scotlande and made an oth of obedience vnto the sayde Archbishop as to the primate of all Scotland and after him Tothade the Bishop of Saint Androwes did the like by commaundemente of Malcolme the third of that name Kyng of Scotlande and Margaret hys wife who thoughte good by this recognisance of obedience and duetie so to prouide againste further inconuenience to come that heereafter one of the Bishops of their Realme shoulde not take vpon them to consecrate an other or do any thing contrary to the ancient decrees of the old fathers that mighte be preiudiciall to the authoritie of the Archbishop of Yorke at whose appoyntmēt those and the like things were accustomed to bee done But to leaue this and to speake of other thyngs which chaunced in the meane time that this controuersie depended betwixt the two Archbishops I finde that Edwin Marchar Earles of Mertia and Northumberland being reconciled with the K. of Englande and hauing of late obteyned pardon for their former misdeameanor began now so muche to mislike the state of the worlde agayne as euer they did before for perceyuing howe the Englishmenne were still oppressed and thralled with miserie on eache hand they conspired and began a new Rebellion but with very ill successe as shall heereafter appeare The Kyng vnderstanding of theyr dealings Mat. Paris and beeing not only armed thoroughly with temporall force but also endued with the spiritual power of his Archbishop Lanfranke who aided him in all that hee might for the suppressing of those Rebels wasted the countreys exceedingly where hee vnderstoode that they had gotten any releefe minding vtterly to vanquish them with sword fire and hunger or by extreame penurie to bring them to some order They on the other part make as stout resistance and now perceyuing that it stoode thē vppon either to vanquish or to fall into vtter ruine they reise a mighty strong host and made Edgar Etheling their Captaine a comely gētle mā a valiāt in whom also y e whole hope of y e English nation reposed as appeareth by thys by worde Edgar Ethling Englandes dearling which was dayly rehearsed of him And amongst other noble men that were chiefe doers in the assemblyng of this army Fredericke Abbot of S. Albons was one of the chiefe a Prelate of greate wealth and no lesse puissance The King perceyuing hys estate to be nowe brought into no small daunger is by reason thereof in a great perplexitie what to do in the end he counselleth with the Archbishop Lanfranke of Canterbury how he might remedy the matter who told him that in such a desperate case the best way for hym shoulde bee to seeke by fayre words and friendly offers how to pacifie y e English nobilitie whiche by all meanes possible would neuer ceasse to molest him in the recouerie of their libertie Herevppon therefore hee made meanes to come to some agreement with them and so well the matter proceeded on his side that the Englishmen deceiued through his faire promises were contente to commune of peace for whiche purpose they came also vnder the conduit of the Abbot Fredericke vnto Berkamsted where after much reasoning and debating of the matter for the conclusion of amity betwixte them Kyng William in the presence of the Archbishop Lanfranke other of his Lords toke a personall othe vpon al y e reliques of the Church of S. Albons the holy Euangelists the Abbot Frederick ministring y e same vnto him that he would frō thensfoorth obserue and keepe the good and aunciente approued lawes of the Realme whiche the noble Kings of England his auncestors had made and ordeined heretofore but namely those of S. Edward which were supposed to be the most equall and indifferent The peace being thus concluded and the Englishmē growen therby to some hope of further quietnesse they began to forsake theyr allies returne eache one eyther to his own possessiōs or attēdance vpon y e K. but he warely cloking his inward purposed intēt notwithstāding y e vnitie lately made determineth particularly to assaile his enimies whose power without doubt so long as it was vnited could not possibly be ouercome as he thought therefore being now by reasō of this peace disseuered dispersed he thoght it high time to practise his secrete purposes and therevpon taking them at vnwares thinking of nothing lesse than warres and suddayne inuasiō he imprisoneth many killeth diuers pursueth y e residue w t fire sword spoiling thē of their goods possessions lāds inheritances banishing them out of y e Realm altogither at his pleasure In the meane time those of the Englishe nobilitie which could escape this his outrageous tirannie got away amōgst other Edgar Etheling fled again into Scotland but Edwin was slain of his own souldiers as he rode also towards Scotlād Ran. Higd. H. Hunt Mat. Paris Erle Marchar one Hereward with the Bishoppe of Durham named Egelwinus got into the Isle of Ely in purpose there to defend themselues frō the iniurie of y e Normans bycause they tooke y e place by reason of y e situatiō of y e same to be of no small strength but K. Williā endeuouring to cut thē short in y e beginning reised a power first stopped all y e passages on y e East side and on the west part he made a causey through y e Fennes
Realme but not all notwithstanding hee couenaunted to make deliuerie of the residue which yet remained in the hands of them whome hee had appoynted to the keeping of the same And for assurance of that couenaunt to be performed before he departed the Realme hee deliuered his breethren and one that was hys Chamberlayne to remayne with the Lords as hostages And this done hee hasted to Caunterbury where he promised to receyue the Crosse of a Pilgrime to goe into the holy lande and to render vp the Crosse of hys Legateship whiche he had vsurped a yeare and a halfe after the death of Pope Clemente to y e preiudice of the Churche of Rome and to the detrimente and greate hinderaunce of the Englishe Church â—…e print of 〈◊〉 Legates â—…osle for ther was not any one Church within the Realme whyche hadde not bin put to fyne and Raunsome by that Crosse nor any ecclesiasticall person went free but the print of y e Crosse appeared in him and his purse From Caunterbury he getteth hym to Douer vnto his brother in law and fynally seekyng meanes to passe ouer into Fraunce and doubting to be discouered he apparrelled himselfe in womans rayment The Bishop of Elie late Lord Chancellor disguiseth himselfe in womans apparrell got a webbe of cloth on his arme as though he hadde bene some huswifely woman of the countrey but by the vntowardly folding vncuÌ„ning handling of his cloth or rather by a lewde fisherman that tooke him for an harlotte hee was susspected and searched so narrowly He is bewraid that by hys priuy members he was prooued to be a man and at length knowen attached and committed to prison after hee hadde bene reprochfully handled by them that founde hym and by the Wiues of the Towne in suche vnseemely apparrell Earle not the Bishops friend Earle Iohn woulde haue hadde hym punished and putte to some open reproofe for hys passed tyrannicall doyngs but the Byshoppes and other of the Barons for reuerence of hys order procured hys delyueraunce with licence to passe ouer into Normandy where hee was borne Thus was the Bishoppe of Elie deposed from hys office of being Chauncellour and not withoute warrant for in very deede Mat. Par. King Richarde hauing receyued aduertisementes from the Lordes and Peeres of the Realme of the Chauncellors presumptuous and hautie demeanor with wrongs offered to dyuers persons wrote to them agayne in this wise RIcharde Kyng of Englande sendeth greetyng to William Marshall to Gilberte Fitz Peter and Henry Berdulfe and to William Brewer Peeres If it so chaunce that oure Chauncelloure hathe not faythfully handled the affayres and businesse of oure Realme committed vnto hym by the aduice and councell of you and other to whom wee haue haue also assigned the charge of gouernemente of the same Realme wee commaund you that according to youre disposition in all things to bee done concerning the gouernemente thereof you order and dispose as well for eschetes as all other things c. By force of this commission the Lords were the boldeâ—… to proceede againste hym as ye haue heard The Bishop of Earle compleyneth of hys wrongs receyued After his comming into the parties of beyonde the Seas he ceassed not with letters and messengers to present his complainte to the Pope of Rome and to King Richarde of the iniuries receyued at the hands of Earle Iohn and his complices The Popes letters vnto the Archbishop and Bishops of Englande And heerevpoÌ„ Pope Celestine wrote indeede to all the Archbishops and Byshops that were within the Realme of England in behalfe of the sayd Bishop of Elie declaryng that for as much as the King of Englande was gone into the holy lande to warre against the enimies of oure faythe leauyng hys Kyngdome vnder the protection of the Apostolyke See hee coulde not but haue speciall regard to see that the state rightes and honor thereof were preserued from all daunger of decay Note how the Pope defendeth hys Chapleynes wherevppon vnderstanding that there had bene certayne attemptes made by Iohn Earle of Mortaigne and others both againste the King and the Bishop of Elie that was not onely Legate of the Apostolyke See â–ª but also gouernoure of the land appoynted by the King â–ª whyche attempte sounded greatly to the reproche of the Churche of Rome and danger of domage to ensue to Kyng Richard if remedie were not the sooner founde wherefore he commaunded them by vertue of their obedience to excommunicate the Earle of Mortaigne or any other that was knowen to haue layde any violent hands vppon the sayde Bishoppe of Ely or deteyned him as Captâ—…ne or enforced hym to any othe or else had chaunged the state of rule in the Kingdome of England to other forme than Kyng Richarde had ordeyned at his setting forwarde towards the holy land and that not only all the councellors auctors ayders and complices of those that had committed such outrage but also theyr landes should stande interdited so that no deuine seruice shoulde be vsed within precinct of the same except pennaunce and Christning of Infants This to remayne till the sayde Byshop and Kyngdome were restored into the former estate and that the parties excommunicated shuld present themselues with letters from the Bishops vnto the Apostolike See to be assoyled c. Heerevppon also the Bishop of Ely himselfe wrote vnto the Byshop of Lincolne and other touchyng this matter but the Bishoppes did neyther anye thing in accomplishment of the effect of y e Popes letters nor at his owne contemplatioÌ„ And therfore perceyuing small help to come that way hee soughte to obteyne the fauor and friendshippe of Earle Iohn and of his mother Quene Eleanor In the meane time the Lords Barons and Prelates of the Realme after they had depriued hym of all authoritie and banished him soorthe of the lande they ordeyned the Archbishop of Rouen in fauour of the Kings commission The Arâ—…shop of 〈◊〉 chiefe gâ—…nour of Eâ—… lande to haue y e chiefe rule and administration of things touchyng all the affayres of the common wealth but yet so as Earle Iohn had the doings in many poyntes so that he might seeme in manner as associate with him whereof sprang muche inconuenience For this Iohn beeing a man as hee is noted by some writers of an ambitious nature was suspected to aspire vnto the Kyngdome In so much that hee had ioyned with the French King after the same King was returned forth of the holy land against his brother Kyng Richard if his mother Quene Eleanor hadde not perswaded him to the contrary Whilest these things were a doyng Râ—…g Hâ—… VVil Pâ—… Fiftâ—…eâ—… Functiâ—… other agâ—… with Hâ—… as Gerâ—… Meâ—…cuâ—…â—…ting Altâ—…cus a 〈◊〉 on the twelfth day of Iuly the Citie of Acres was surrendred into the Christian mens handes for the Soldan Saladine beeyng approched neere to the siege of the Christians with a puissaunte Army in hope to haue reysed theyr siege when hee perceyued
him and so about Midlent after the truce was coÌ„cluded bee prepared himselfe and sayled ouer into Fraunce and as Polydore sayth but with what authoritie I knowe not the Kyng of Scottes went also with him â—…t Paris â—…le men reâ—…ng from 〈◊〉 After his departure ouer William Earle of Salisbury William Earle of Arundell wyth Willyam Earle Warrein and diuers other reuolted to king Henrye Moreouer WilliaÌ„ Marshall Erle of Pembroke so trauailed with his son William Marshall the yonger that he likewise came to take parte with the yong king wherby the syde of Lewes and his Frenchmen was sore weakened and theyr hartes no lesse appalled for the sequele of their affaires Lewes returned yet into Englande before the truce was expired The Lordes that helde on the kings parte in the absence of Lewes were not forgetfull to vse oportunitie of tyme for besyde that they hadde procured no small number of those that before tyme helde with Lewes to reuolte from hym to the kings syde they at one self tyme besieged dyuers Castelles and recouered them out of theyr aduersaries handes as Marlebrough Farnham Winchester Cicester and certayne other thee whyche they ouerthrewe and rased bycause they should not be taken and kepte agayne by the enemie For ye muste vnderstande that the goyng ouer of Lewes nowe at that tyme when it stode hym moste vppon to haue bene presente beeâ—…e in that troublesome tyme broughte no small hyndrance to the whole state of all his businesse in so muche that hee was neuer so hyghly regarded afterwardes among the Englishemen as before An armie sente from London to remoue the siege of Montsorell Herevpon the Erle of Winchester to whome that Castel belonged required Lewes that some conuenient power might be sent wherby the siege might bee remoued Wherfore vpon Counsell taken with deliberate aduise it was ordeyned that an army shoulde bee sente thyther wyth all speede not only to raise the siege but also to subdue that countrey vnto the obedience of Lewes Herewith there went out of London vj. hundred knightes and wyth them aboue twentie thousande men in armour greedye as it seemed to haue the spoyle of other mennes goodes Their chiefe Capitaines were these Saer de Quincy Earle of Winchester Robert Fitzwater and others and they did sette forwarde vpon the last of Apryll whiche was the Monday before the Ascention daye passing through Sainct Albons where they lodged the fyrste nighte and so to Dunstable and by the way suche Souldiours as were vsed to spoyle and pillage played their partes not sparing to robbe and ransacke as well religious houses as other From Dunstable keeping on their iourneye Northwardes at length they come to Mountsorell but the erle of Chester and the other Lordes aduertised of their approche The Earle of Chester raiseth his siege were retyred before to Notingham determining there to abyde tyll they might vnderstande what way the enimies would take In the meane tyme the Earle of Winchester and the other Barons fyndyng their enimyes departed and the siege raysed determyne forthwith to goe vnto Lincolne where Gilberte de Gaunt and other hadde kepte siege a long tyme before the Castell but yet in vayne Berâ—… For there was a noble Lady within that Castell named Nichola who demeaned hir self so valiaÌ„tly in resisting all assaults and enterprises which the enimies that besieged hir coulde attempte by anye meanes agaynst hir that they rather loste than wanne honour and estimation at hir handes dayly Therefore Roberte Fitzwater and the other leaders of this armye to the ende they myghte get that Castel out of hir and other their enimies handes they take theyr iourney forwarde The vâ—… Beâ—… and passing thorough the vale of Beauvere all thinges there that came to sighte fell into the handes of the greedie Souldiours For the French footmen whiche were as it had bene the scumme and refuse of theyr countrey left nothyng vntouched that they might laye handes vpon not sparyng Churche nor Churchyarde halowed place more than common or prophane The pâ—… state of 〈◊〉 Frenchâ—… diâ—… For they were so poore and ragged that they had vneth any â—…aâ—…ers to couer theyr priuie partes withall Finally coÌ„ming vnto Lincolne they assaulted the Castell with al maner of engins assayed by all wayes possible wherby they hoped to aduance these purpose Thus whiles the Barons with the Frenchmen were muche busyed about the siege of Lincolne castell William Marshall Erle of Pembrooke by the aduise of the legate Gualo or Wallo and of Peter Bishoppe of Winchester and other of the Counsell with king Henrye Sâ—… to rayâ—…eâ—…â—…ie for 〈◊〉 kyng causes summonaunce to bee giuen to all Capitaynes and Chatelayns on the kings parte to be at Newarke vpon Monday in Whitson weeke with suche power as they myght make from thence to marche vnto Lincolne there to rayse the siege deliuer y e country froÌ„ immineÌ„t oppressioÌ„ Whervpon there assembled at the day place prefixed a great puissaunce of people desirous to fighte for defence of their countrey against the Frenchmen and other aduersaries rebelles to the Pope and excommunicated persons so that when the muster was taken ther was numbred .iiij. C. knightes CCi. crossebowes besydes demylaunces and horsemen in greate numbers whiche for neede might haue supplyed and serued in steede of men of armes being verie well furnished for the purpose and armed at all poyntes The chiefe Capitaines of this companie were these â—… captaines 〈◊〉 kyngs â—…e Willyam Marshall Erle of Pembroke and his son William Marshal the yonger Peter bishop of Winchester a man right skilful in feats of warre Ranulph Earle of Chester William Earle of Salisburye William earle Ferrers William earle of Albemarle besydes Barons as Willyam de Albeney lately released oute of captiuitie Iohn Marshall William de Cantlowe and William his sonne Foukes de Brente Thomas Bassotte Robert de Veypount Bryenne de Lisle Geffrey de Lucy Philippe de Albeney with many other Chatelayns and Constables of sundry Castels Legate â—…seth Leâ—… and his â—…lites The Legate being there presente also on the Friday in the Whitson weeke aforesaid reuested in a white Albe accompanyed with the Clergie accursed in solemne wyse Lewes the French kinges sonne with all his fautours and complices and especially those whiche helde siege before the Castell of Lincolne with all the Citie and the more to encorage all those that should passe forth in this armye to rayse the siege he graunted to them free remission of al their sinnes wherof they were truly confessed and by auctoritie whiche he had from the Almightie God and the Apostolike sea he promised to them the guerdon of euerlasting saluation Herewith when the armie hadde receyued absolution the Legates blessing euery man marched forth in his order and place apointed and comming to Stow an eight miles from Lincolne lodged there all night In the mornyng also they passed foorth towardes Lincolne vnder the conducte of the sayd Earle of
namely on the eighte day of February at Grauntham in Lincolneshire where there chaunced beside the thunder suche a stinke and filthie sauour to followe in the Churche that the people fledde out for that they were not able to abide it Likewise in the daye of the exaltation of the Crosse a generall thunder happened throughe the Realme and thereof folowed a continuall season of fowle weather and wet till Candelmas nexte after which caused a dearth of corn Great dearth of corne so as wheate was solde at twelue shillings the quarter Likewise on the day of Saint Andrew an other terrible tempeste of thunder happened through the Realme An other tempest of thunder throwing downe and shaking buildings in many places in so much that at Pillerdeston in Warwikeshire Polidore in a knights house the Ladie thereof and .vj. other persones were destroyd by the same and a Turbary therby compassed aboute wyth water and matresse was so dried vp that neyther grasse nor mire remained after which ensued an Earthe quake Moreouer on the euen of saint Lucy a mightie winde raged whiche did muche hurte in sundry places of the Realme Furthermore aboute this time there appeared in Englande a wonderfull Comet or blasing starre A Comete or blasing starre The sea also rose with higher tides and springs than it had bin accustomed to doe Math. Paris The king of Ierusalem coÌ„meth into Englands In thys season also Iohn de Brenne king of Ierusalem and the Lorde greate maister of the Knightes Hospitallers came into Englande where they were honourably receyued of King Henrye and liberally rewarded The cause of their comming was to require ayde of the king for the recouery of the holy lande out of the possession of the Sarazins In like maner aboute the same time Leolin Prince of Northwales with certein Englishe Lordes as Hugh Lacy and others vpon an hatred whiche they bare towardes king Henry for his fathers sake supposing that so euill a stocke as they tooke him to be coulde not bring forthe any good braÌ„ch sought by open warres to bring William Marshall Earle of Pembroke and other Barons that wer faithfull friendes to the king vnto their purpose but the whole Country risinge against them they were disappointed to their owne confusion so that they coulde neuer bring that to passe whiche they so earnestly intended Moreouer King Henry sent other ambassadoures to Rome who purchased a Bull of the Pope wherby hee was adiudged to be of age sufficient to receyue the gouernmeÌ„t of the kingdome of England into his owne handes therby to order and dispose al things at his plesure and by the aduise of suche councellers as hee shoulde elect and chose to be aboute him Wheruppon after the sayde ambassadoures wer returned all those Erles Barons and nobles whiche helde any castelles honors manors or places apperteining to the king were commaunded to deliuer and resigne the same to his vse whiche caused muche trouble as after shall appeare for dyuers noble men whose hartes were filled with couetousnes woulde not obey the Popes order herein but sore repined yet not to muche againste the Kyng as againste the Lewâ—… Huâ—… de Burghe by whose counsell the king 〈◊〉 moste ledde and â—…iled And therfore they did put hym in all the blame as one that shulde set the king againste them and stay him front suffering them to inioye thâ—…se libertyes An. reg 8. whyche they from tyme to tyme so muche laboured to â—…ant had to them granted conflemed Vpon this â—…tion therefore Polidor The king gyueth a gentle ansvvere to his Lordes they â—…ued to the Kyng for the restitution of the auncient lawes according to his promyse who to pacifie them for the tyme gaue them a gentle answere assuring them that hee woulde perfourme all that he had promysed so soone as opportunitie woulde permit and suffer hym so to doe Howebeit afterwardes by the aduise of certayne olde counsellours which has bene of the priuy counsell with Kyng Iohn his father he founde a shift to disappoynt them of theyr demaundes by requyring them on the other side to restore vnto hym those things whiche they had in tymes past receiued of his auncetors Furthermore bicause he would the more easily obteyne his purpose and make the residue afraide to followe a suite so displeasaunte and yrkesome he thoughte beste to beginne wyth the chiefe auctors and firste procurers of the sayd petitions and to take from them whatsoeuer they helde belonging to his crowne Hereuppon therfore assembling a greate power aboute hym 1224. The kyng demaundeth restitution of parcels of inheritance belonging to the crovvne he demaunded of Ranulphe Earle of Chester the restitution of certayne Lordeshippes whiche aunciently appertained to the Crowne of the Realme whiche Earle not being as then able to resist readyly obeyed the Kyngs pleasure and resigned them all By this entraunce of the Kyng into the execution of his purpose diuers of the rest of the Barons were brought into suche feare that they were contented also to doe the like so that by this meanes the Lordes being cut shorte and weakened in power surceased as then from molesting the Kyng any further with the demaunde of other landes or liberties The Archebishop of Canterbury also threatned them with the darte of excommunication if they wente aboute to disquyet the Realme with any ciuile commotions thoughe no man was more desyrous to haue that matter goe forwarde than hee as appeared by his diligent trauaile therin hoping as now in short processe of tyme and that by curteouse meanes to perswade the King to his purpose but the Kyng droue hym off with fayre wordes and mynded nothing lesse than to alter any one of the lawes whiche he knewe to be profytable to hym selfe and his successoures after hym Wherevppon diuers myslykyng hys dealyng herein withdrewe themselues secretly some into one place and some into an other to the intent they might auoyde the dayely syghte of suche abuses as they for the moste parte coulde not well abide to heare Whilest King Henry thus politikely prouideth for his affaires at home Sauary de Manleon maketh prouisyon in Guyenne to withstande such perils and dangers as he saw moste lykely to ensue by the practises of the Frenchemenne But as hee was moste busily occupyed aboute the purueyaunce of suche thynges as shoulde bee verye necessarye for his dooyngs there sprang a greate dyssention beetwixte hym and Wyllyam the Earle of Salisburye Discorde betvvixt Sauary de Mauleon and the Earle of Salisbury who was sente ouer into that Countreye with Commission to surueye the state thereof and by coloure of the same Commission tooke vpon hym to order all thyngs at his owne pleasure Whereas the foresayde Sauarye de Mauleon being a man of highe parentage in those parties where hee was borne iudged it to be a matter nothyng standyng wyth his honour that an other man shoulde order thyngs at his will and commaundement wythin the Countrey
the Earles of Warwicke Suffolke and Stafforde the Lordes Spencer Wylloughbie and others tooke the Sea at Burdeaux the eight of Iuly returned into Englande This yeare the fifth of Iune died William Wittelsey Archbish of Canterburie Death of the Archb. of Cant. after whose death the Monkes chose to that sea the Cardinal of Winchester with which election the king was nothing contented so that after muche money spent by the Monkes to obteyne theyr purpose at length they were disappoynted 〈◊〉 â—…udbury elected Archbishop and Doctor Symon Sudberie was admitted to that dignitie that before was Bishoppe of London beeing the lvij Archebishoppe that hadde ruled that See He was chosen by the appoyntment of the king and consent of the Pope for alreadâ—… was that decree worne out of vse whereby the election of Bishoppes should haue rested in the voyces of them of the Cathedrall Churche for not onely thys Simon Archbishop of Canterburie but other also were ordeyned Bishops from thenceforth by the wyll and authoritie of the Popes and Kings of thys Realme till at length it came so to passe that onely the Kinges instituted Bishoppes and the Bishoppes ordeyned other gouernours vnder them of meaner degâ—… so that the Popes within a while lost al their authoritie which they had before time within â—…is realme in the appointing of Bishops other râ—…lers of churches and in like maner also they lost shortly after their authoritie of leuying 〈◊〉 of spirituall promotions the which they in foâ—… times had vsed to the great detriment of y e 〈◊〉 which lost nothing by this newe ordinance for the English people were not coÌ„pelled afterwards to departe with their money vnto straungers so largely as before and so then they beâ—… to taste the benefit For this Edward the thiâ—… was the first that caused an act to be made The beginning 〈◊〉 statute of 〈…〉 that 〈◊〉 â—…der a great penaltie shoulde seeke to obteyne anâ—… spirituall promotions within this real 〈◊〉 the Pope or bring any sutes to his court 〈◊〉 by way of appeale And that those that were y e orders of any such offenders against this act shoulde run in daunger of the same paine which acte by those kings that succeeded was not onely coÌ„maunded to be kept but also coÌ„firmed with new penalties and is called the statute of Premunire Caxton 1375 An. reg 49. Aboute Candlemasse there met at Bruges as CoÌ„missioners for the king of England the duke of Lancaster the Erle of Salisburie the Bishop of London For the French king The coÌ„missioners meet at Bridges the Dukes of Aniou Burgoine the Erale of Salchruce and the Bishop of Amiens with others Finally wheÌ„ they could not agree vpon no good conclusion for peace A truce taken betwixt England France they accorded vpon a truce to endure to the first of May next ensuing in al y e Marches of Calais vp to the water of Some but y e other places were at libertie to be stil in warre Fabian by report of other writers the truce was agreed vpon to continue till the feast of all Saints next ensuing About the same time that the foresayde Commissioners were at Bruges intreating of peace Froissart the duke of Britaine did so much with his father in law king Edwarde that about the beginning of April Thom. VVals An army sent ouer into Britaine with the Duke he sent ouer with him into Brytaine the Erles of CaÌ„bridge Marche Warwike Stafford the L. Spencer sir Thomas HollaÌ„d sir Nicholas Camois sir Edw. Twiford sir Richard Ponchardon Sir Iohn Lesselles sir Thomas Grandson sir Hugh Hastings and diuerse other worthie captains with a power of three thousand Archers and two thousand men of Armes A little before the concluding of this truce the Englishe men and others wythin the Fortresse of Saint Sauiour le Vicount in the I le or rather Close as they call it of Constantine which had beene long besieged made a composition that if they were not rescued by a certaine day then shoulde they yeelde vp the place to the Frenchmen Nowe bycause this truce was agreed before the daye appoynted for the rescue of that place with condition that eyther parte should enioye and holde that which at that present they hadde in possession during the tearme of the truce the Englishe men thought that Saint Sauiour le Vicount shoulde be saued by reason of that treatie but the Frenchmen to the contrarie mouched that the first couenaunt ought to pass the laste ordinance So that when the day approched the French king sent thither six M. speares knights and esquiers Saint Sauiour le Vicount yelded beside other people and bycause none appeared to giue them battail they had the towne deliuered to them In this xlix yeare of king Edwards raigne a great death chaunced in this lande Tho. VVas Fabian and in dyuerse other Countries so that innumerable numbers of people dyed and perished of that contagious sicknesse Amongst other the Lorde Edwarde Spencer died the same yere The 〈…〉 Polidor The erle of Pembroke 〈…〉 a man of great renowme and valiancie Also the Erle of Pembroke hauing coÌ„pounded for his raunsome as hee was vpon his returne from Spaine comming homewardes through France he fel sike and being brought in an horslitter to Arras he died there on the xvj day of Aprill leauing a sonne behinde hym not past two yeares of age begotte of the Countesâ—… his wyfe called Anne daughter vnto the Lorde Walter de Manny Polidore mistaking the matter sayth that the Countesse of Pembroke Marie that buylded Pembroke Hall in Cambridge was wife to this Earle of Pembroke Iohn Hastings where as in deede she was wife to his auncester Aymer de Valence Earle of Pembrooke as Iohn Stow in hys Summarie hathe truely noted Iohn 〈◊〉 She was daughter to Guy Earle of Saint Poule a worthie ladie and a vertuous tendering so muche the wealthfull state of this lande a greate parte whereof consisteth in the good bringing vppe of youth and trayning them to the knowledge of learning that for maintenaunce of studentes the beganne the foresayde commendable foundation about the yeare of Christ 1343. vppon a plotte of grounde that was hir owne hauing purchased lycence thereto of the King to whome shee was of kinne During that grieuous mortalitie and cruell pesistence before remembred the Pope at the instant request of the English Cardinalles graunted vnto all those that dyed in Englande beeing shâ—… and repentant of theyr sinnes cleane remission of the same by two Bulles enclosed vnder leade The Duke of Lancaster about the feaste of all Saintes Froissart Câ—… 〈…〉 peace mette with the French Commissioners againe at Bruges There was wyth him the Duke of Britaigne the Earle of Salisburie and the Bishop of London For the French king there appeared the Duke of Burgoyne the Earle of Salebrâ—…che and the Bishop of Amiens And at Saint Omers laye the Duke of
of armed men and lykewise the Earle of Northumberlande with no lesse company came likewise to London and was lodged within the Citie hauing great friendship shewed towardes hym of the Citizens The Londoners frends to the Earle of Northumberlande who promised to assist hym at all tymes when necessitie required so that hys parte seemed to bee ouerstrong for the Duke if they shoulde haue come to any triall of their forces at that time The Duke laye with his people in the suburbes The Lords siâ—… in armour in the parliameÌ„â—… house and euery day when they went to the Parliament house at Westminster both partes went thither in armour to the great terror of those that were wise and graue personages fearing some mischiefe to fall foorth of that vnaccustomed maner of theyr goyng armed to the Parliamente house contrary to the auntient vsage of y e realme At length to quiet the parties The K. maketh an agreemeÌ„t betweene the duke of Lancaster anâ—… the Earle of Northumberland and to auoyde suche inconuenientes as mighte haue growen of theyr dissention the Kyng tooke the matter into hys handes and so they were made friendes to the ende that some good myghte bee done in that Parliamente for reformation of things touching the state of the Realme for whiche cause it was especially called but nowe after it had continued a long tyme and fewe things at all concluded newes came that the Lady Anne sister to the Emperoure Wenslaus and fyanced wife to the Kyng of England was come to Caleis wherevppon the Parliamente was proroged till after Christmas that in the meane time the marriage myght bee solemnised whyche was appoynted after the Epiphanie and foorthwith greaâ—… preparation was made to receyue the Bryde that shee myghte bee conueyed with all honor vnto the Kyngs presence Suche as shoulde receyue hir at Douer The Emperours sister aâ—…fyâ—…â—…o kyng Richard is receyued at Douer A watershakâ—… repayred thither where at hir landing a maruellous and righte straunge wonder happened for shee was no sooner out of hir Shippe and gâ—… to lande in safetie with all hir company â—…t that forthwith the water was so troubled and shaken as the like thing had not to any mans remembraunce euer bin hearde of so that the Shippe in which the appoynted Queene came ouer was terribly rent into peeces and the residue so beaten one againste an other that they were scattered heere and there after a wonderfull manner Before hir comming to the Citie of London shee was met on Blackheath by the Maior and Citizens of London 1382 in most honorable wise and so with greate triumph conueyd to Westminster where at the time appoynted all the Nobilitie of the Realme being assembled The Kings marriage with the Emperors sister shee was ioyned in marriage to the King and Crownes Queene by the Archbyshop of Caunterbury with all the glory and honor that might be deuised There were also holden for the more honor of the same marriage solemne Iustes for certayne dayes togither in which as well the Englishmen as y e new Queenes Countreymen shewed proofe of their manhoode and valiancie whereby prayse and commendation of Knightly prowes was atchieued not withoute domage of both the parties After that the solemnitie of the marriage was finished the Parliamente eftsoones beganne in the whiche many things were enacted for the behoofe of the common wealthe And amongst other things it was ordeyned that all maner manumissions obligations releasses and other bondes made by compulsion dures and menace in time of this last tumulte and ryot agaynste the lawes of the lande and good fayth should bee vtterly voyde and adnihillate And further that if the Kynges faythfull liege people did perceyue any gathering of the Commons in suspect wise to the number of sixe or seauen holding conuenticles togither they shoulde not stay for y e Kings writte in that behalfe for theyr warrante but forthwith it shoulde bee lawfull for them to apprehende suche people assembling togither and to lay them in prison till they mighte aunswere their doings These and many other things were established in this Parliamente of the whiche the most part are set foorthe in the Printed Booke of Statutes where yee maye reade the same more at large In tyme of thys Parliamente the Earle of Suffolke William Vfforde beeyng chosen by the Knyghtes of the Shires to pronounce in behalfe of the common wealthe certayne matters concerning the same The very day and houre in whyche hee shoulde haue serued that turne as hee wente vp the staires The suddayne â—…eath of the Earle of Suffolke towardes the vpper house he suddaynely fell downe and dyed in the handes of hys seruauntes busie about to take hym vp whereas hee felte no griefe of sicknesse when hee came into Westminster beeyng then and before merrie and pleasante ynough to all mens sights Of hys suddayne death many were greaâ—… abasshed for that in hys lyfe tyme hee 〈◊〉 shewed hymselfe courteous and amiable to all men The Parliamente shortly therevppon tooke ende after that the Merchauntes had graunted to the Kyng for a subsedie certayne customes of theyr woolles whiche they bought and solde called a Maletot to endure for four yeares The Lord Richard Scrope was made Lord Chancellor and the Lorde Hugh Segraue Lord Treasorer About the same time The Earle of Marche his good seruice whilâ—…st he 〈◊〉 depâ—…ie of Irelande the Lorde Edmonde Mortimer Earle of Marche the Kings Lieutenaunt in Irelande departed this life after hee had brought in manner all that lande to peace and quiete by his noble and prudente gouernemente In this season Wiclifâ—… doctrine Wiclife set foorthe dyuers Articles and conclusions of hys doctrine whiche the newe Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury William Courtney lately remoued from the Sea of London vnto the higher dignitie dyd what hee coulde by all shiftes to suppresse and to force suche as were the setters foorthe and maynteyners thereof to recante and vtterly to renounce What hee brought to passe in the Booke of Actes and monumentes set foorthe by maister Foxe ye may finde at large The Twesday next after the feast of Sainâ—…t Iohn Port latine an other Parliament began in whiche at the earnest sute and request of the Knyghtes of the shires Iohn Wrawe Priest Iohn Wrawe â–ª that was the chiefe doer among the commons in Suffolke at Bury and Mildenhale was adiudged to be drawen and hanged although many beleeued that hys lyfe should haue bin redeemed for some great portion of money A lewde fellowe that tooke vppon hym to bee skilfull in Phisicke and Astronomy caused it to bee published thorough the Citie of London that vppon the Ascention euen there would rise suche a pestilente Planet that all those whyche came abroade foorthe of theyr chambers before they hadde sayde fyue tymes the Lordes prayer then coÌ„monly called the Pater noster dyd not eate somewhat that morning before theyr going foorthe shoulde bee taken with sicknesse and
and as it hath bin reported he enformed the king whether truly or not I haue not to say that the duke franâ—…ly confessed euery thing wherwith he was charged Wherevpon the King sent vnto Thomas Mowbray Erle Marshall and of Notingham to make the Duke secretly away The Earle prolonged tyme for the executing of the kings coÌ„mandement though the K. wold haue had it done with all expedition whereby the King conceiued no small displeasure and â—…rare that it should cost the Earle his life if he quickly obeyed not his commaundement The Earle thus as it seemed in 〈…〉 called 〈◊〉 the Duke at midnight as if he should haue taken shippe to passe ouer into England and there in the lodging called the Priâ—… on Iune he raâ—…sed his seruantes to cast fâ—…ther â—…des vpon hym â–ª and so to smoother him for death or otherwyse tâ—… strangle him with towels as some write This was the ende of that noble man â—…e of nature hastye wyfull and giuen more to warre than to peace and in this greatly to bee discoÌ„mended that he was euer repining against the king in all things whatsoeuer he wished to haue forward He was thus made away not so soon as the brute ran of his death but as it shuld appeare by some authors he remained alyue till the parliament that next ensued and then about the same time that the Erle of Arundell suffred he was dispatched as before ye haue heard His bodie was afterwardes with all funerall pompe conueyd into England and buryed at his owne manour of Plashy within the church there In a sepulchre whiche he in his life tyme had caused to he made and there erected The same euening that the K. departed from London towardes Plashye to apprehende the Duke of Gloucester The Earle of â—…all appreed the Erle of Rutlande and the Erle of Kent were sent with a greate number of men of armes archers to arrest the Erle of Arundell whiche was done easily inough by reason that the sayde Earle was trayned wyth fayre wordes at the kings handes till hee was within his daunger where otherwyse he mighte haue bin hable to haue saued hymselfe and deliuered his frendes The Earle of Warwike was taken and coÌ„mitted to the Tower the same day that the King hadde willed hym to dinner and shewed him verie good countenaunce There were also apprehended and committed to the Tower the same tyme the Lorde Iohn Cobham and sir Iohn Cheyny knightes The Earle of Arundell was sente to the Isle of Wight there to remayne as prisoner till the next parliament in the whiche he determined so to prouide that they shoulde bee all condemned and put to death And for doubt of some commotion that might aryse amoÌ„gst the commons he caused it by open proclamation to be signified that these noble men were not apprehended for any offence committed long agone but for newe trespasses agaynst the kyng as in the next ParliameÌ„t it shuld be manifestly declared proued Shortly after he procured them to be indited at Notingham suborning suche as should appeale them in parliament The â—…es of â—…e appeâ—…nts to wit Edward erle of Rutlande Thomas Mowbray Erle Marshal Thomas Holland erle of Kent Iohn Holland Erle of â—…ngton 〈…〉 Boâ—… Erle of â—…set Iohn 〈◊〉 Earle of Salisbury Thomas Lorde Speâ—… and the Lorde William Sâ—…ropâ—… Lorde Câ—…berlaine In the meane tyme the King â—…earing what mighte he attempted against 〈◊〉 by those tâ—… fauoured these noblemen thâ—… 〈…〉 sent forâ—… power of Cheshire 〈◊〉 that mighte day and nighte keepe watch 〈◊〉 warde about his person A garde of Cheshire men about the king They were aboute .ij. thousand archers payde weekely as by the Annales of Britayne 〈◊〉 appeareth The King had â—…ttle trust in any of the nobilitie except in hâ—… brother the eldâ—… of Huntington and the Earleâ—… of Rutlandâ—… son to the duke of Yorke and in the Earle of Salusburye in these onely he reposeâ—… a confidence and not in any other except a certain knightes and gentlemen of his priuie chamber In the meane tyme whyles thinges were thus in broyâ—…e before the beginning of the parliament diuers other besyde them whom we haue spoâ—… of were apprehended and put in sundry prisons The Parliament was summoned to begin at Westminster the xvij of September The lordes appoynted to come in vvarlike manner to the parliament and writtes therevpon directed to euery of the Lordes to appeare and to bring with them a sufficient nuÌ„ber of armed men and archers in their best aray for it was not knowen how the Dukes of Lancaster and Yorke would take the death of their brother nor howe other peares of the Realme would take the apprehension and imprisonment of their kynsemen the Earles of Arundell and Warwicke and of the other prisoners Surely the two Dukes when they heard that their brother was so sodainly made away Polidor they will not what to saye to the matter and beganne bothe to be sorowfull for his death and doubtefull of their owne states for sith they sawe howe the Kyng abused by the counsell of euill men absteyned not from suche an heynous acte they thought he would afterwardes attempte greater my sorders from tyme to tyme. Therefore they assembled in all haste greate numbers of theyr seruauntes frendes and tenauntes The Dukes of Lancaster and Yorke assemble their povvers to resiste the Kings dealings and commyng to London were receyued into the Citie For the Londoners were ryghte sorye for the death of the Duke of Gloucester who hadde euer sought their fauour in somuche that now they woulde haue bin contented to haue ioyned with the Dukes in seeking reuenge of so noble a mannes death procured and broughte to passe without lawe or reason as the common bruite then walked although peraduenture he was not as yet made awaye Heere the Dukes and other fell in counsell manie thinges were proponed some wold that they should by force reuenge the duke of Gloucesters death other thought it mere y t the Erles Marshall and Huntington and certaine others as chiefe authours of all the mischiefe shoulde be pursued and punished for their demerites hauing trayned vp the king in vice and euill customes euen from his youth But the dukes after their displeasure was somewhat assuaged determined to couer the stinges of their griefs for a tyme and if the king would amende his maners to forget also the iniuries past In the meane time the K. lay at Eltham Caxton Fabian Polidor and had got about him a greate power namely of those archers which he hadde sent for out of Cheshyre in whome he put a singular trust more than in any other There went messengers betwixt him and the Dukes whiche beeing men of honour did theyr endeuor to appease both parties The Kyng discharged himselfe of blame for the duke of Gloucesters death considering that he had gone about to breake the truce whiche he had taken with France and also stirred the people of
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Englishmen Gascoignes albeit the frenchmen gained not this victorie with cleere hands for ther were slaine of them to the nuÌ„ber of eight C. persons After this the bastarde of Orleans with hys brother Iohn Earle of Angolesme 145â—… whiche had bin long prisoner in England and many other valiant Captaynes besieged y e Castell of MoÌ„tguyon which to them was reÌ„dered Afterward they besieged the Towne of Blay standing on the riuer of GaroÌ„ne the which in conclusion by very force was coÌ„quered and won The basterd of Kendall Captaine of the Castell seeing the towne lost vpon certaine reasonable conditions deliuered his fortresse to the basterd of Orleans the french kings LieutenaÌ„t After this y e townes of Burge and Liborne after fiue weekes siege were likewise yelded to the frenchmeÌ„ TheÌ„ was y e Citie of Acques besieged by the Erle of Foys and the Vicont de Lawtree his brother and other noble men So likewise also was the strong towne of Rion by the Earle of Arminacke extreame enimie to y e realm of EnglaÌ„d for breach of y e mariage coÌ„cluded betweene K. Henrye and his daughter The Earle of Ponthieuvre layde siege to Chatillon in Perigort and the Earle of Dunoys enuironned with greate puissaunce the towne of Fronsacke The Englishmen perceiuing in what state they stood within y e towne couenanted with the said Earle y t if the Towne were not succoured and the Frenchmen fought with before the feast of the natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist next ensuing y e then the towne of FroÌ„sack should be yeelded to them whiche was the strongest fortresse in all that Countrey and the very key of Guyenne Hereof wer pledges delyuered writings made and sealed which agreement once blowen through the countrey the citie of Burdeaux and all other townes excepte Bayonne made the like agreement So did al y e noble men and Gentlemen whiche were subiects and vassals to the Crowne of Englande Euery day was looking for ayde but none came for the diuelishe deuision that raigned in Englande so encombred the heads of the noble men there that the honor of the Realme was cleerely forgotten so that to conclude the day appointed came but succour looked for came not by reason wherof all y e townes in Aquitaine except Bayonne deliuered their keyes and became vassales to the french nation yet the Citizens of Burdeaux in hope of rescues required a longer daye of battell which was graunted but at the day appoynted when no reliefe came they rendred themselues and the Citie to their aduersaries their liues and goodes saued with licence and safeconduit to all persons which would depart and saile into England Then finally was the Citie of Bayon besieged and with mines and baterie constreyned to yeeld it selfe into the Frenchmens handes Beside the agreements taken and made with the townes diuers noble meÌ„ made seuerall compositioÌ„s as Gaston de Foys Capdaw de Buef whome King Henrie the fifth made Earle of Longeuile and Knight of the garter whose ancestors were euer true to Englande whiche agreed that he and his son Iohn de Foys whom King Henrie the sixth made Earle of â—…tenâ—… and also Knight of the garter shoulde 〈◊〉 all their landes in Aquitaine giuen to them by the kings of Englande or by the Dukes of â—…taine and bycause their intente was 〈…〉 y e king of England they agreed to deliuer 〈◊〉 custodie of the Erle of Foys the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 of the saide Earle of Krudale beeing of the age of three yeares to the intent that if he at his 〈◊〉 age denyed to become subiect to the French King or before that time deceassed that theÌ„ after y e death of his father and grandfather all the saide landes should wholly remaine to the next heire of theyr bloud either male or female being vnder the obeysance of the French King or his heires Many other noble men whose harts were good English made like compositioÌ„s and some came into England and others wente to Calais dare great offices there as the L. Duras whiche was Marshall of that Towne and Mons Vauchere which was deputie there vnder y e Erle of Warwike Thus were the Englishmen cleerely displaced and lost the possessioÌ„ of al y e couÌ„treys townes Castels and places within the Realme of France so y e only Calais HaÌ„mes Guines w t the marches therof remained in their haÌ„ds of al those their dominioÌ„s seigniories which they sometime held in the parties of beyond the seas The Duke of Yorke pretending as yee haue heard a right to the Crowne An. reg 〈◊〉 The Duke of Yorke maâ—… clayme to the Crowne â–ª as heire to Lionel Duke of Clarence came this yere out of IrelaÌ„d vnto London in the Parliament time there to consult with his especial friends as Iohn Duke of Northfolke Richarde Earle of Salisburie and the Lorde Richarde his sonne whiche after was Earle of Warwike Thomas Courtney Earle of Deuonshire and Edward Brooke lord Cobham After long deliberation aduice takeÌ„ it was thought expediente to keepe their chiefe purpose secret and that the Duke should reyse an armye of meÌ„ vnder a protext to remoue diuers Counsellors about the King and to reuenge the manifest iniuries done to the common wealthe by y e same rulers of the which as principall the D. of Somerset was namely accused both for that he was greatly hated of the commons for y e losse of Normandie and for that it was wel knoweÌ„ that he would be altogither against the Duke of Yorke in his chalenge to bee made when tyme serued to the Crowne Therfore when the Duke of Yorke had thus by aduice of his speciall friends framed the foundation of his long intended enterprise VVhethâ—… The Duke of Yorke raysed a great powâ—… for recoueâ—… of his right of the Crowne he assembled a greate host to the number of ten M. able men in y e marches of Wales publishing opeÌ„ly that y e cause of this his gathering of people was for the publike wealth of the Realme The King hereof aduertised brought his army with all diligence vnto blacke heathe and there pight his tents VVhethaÌ„sted Whilest both these armies lay thus embatelled the King sente the Byshop of Winchester and Thomas Boucher Bishoppe of Elie Richard Wooduille Lord Riuers Richard Andrew the keeper of his priuie seale to the Duke both to know the cause of so great a comâ—… also to make a concord if y e requests of the D. and his companye seemed consonant to reason The Duke hearing the message of the Byshops aunswered that his comming was neyther to damnifie the K. in honor nor person neither yet any good man but his intente was to remoue from him certaine euill disposed persons of his counsayle bloudsuccors of the nobilitie pollers of the Cleargie and oppressors of y e poore people amongst whome he chiefly named Edmond Duke of Somerset whome if the Kyng would commit to warde to aunswere suche articles as
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
in Fraunce 178.44 Adrian made Abbot of the Monasterie of S. Augustines 178.51 Adrian Abbot excellent well learned 178.85 Adrian buildeth a wal between the Britaines and Scotes 76.49 Adrian the Emperour passeth ouer into Britaine and quieteth the Iland 76.41 Adelwold fleeth into Northumberland to the Danes 219.101 Adelwold entereth the parties of the East Angles with a nauie of the Danes 220.19 Adelwold and many of hys Danes slayne 220.44 Adelwold brother to King Edward surnamed the Elder taketh y e towne of Winbourne maryeth a NuÌ„ne 219.94 Adelme succeedeth Pleymond in the Archbyshoprick of CaÌ„torburie 224.8 Adelme Erle moueth a rebellion against Cuthred King of West Saxons 193.71 Adeline with his armie of rebelles discomfited and pardoned 193.79 Adelward put to death 260.43 Adelwold King of Sussex 176.89 Adelwold byshop of Winchester â—…34 19 Adrian refuseth to be made Archbyshop of Cantorburie 178.8 Adelstane sonne to king Edward borne 222.113 Adelstane ordeyned Byshop of Saint Germans in Cornwall 223.56 Adolfe Earle of Bulleigne 225.102 Adulfe rebelling is expulsed out of Northumberlande 224.53 Adulfe succeedeth Edelwald in the kingdome of Eastangles 177.4 Adnothus slaine in battayle by Godwyn and Edmond the great 299.28 Adarstone a little towne page 1415. col 1. line 37. page 1416. col 2. line 27. Aduentrers 1522.5 1529.10 1531.30 34. their ende 1533. Adethelme Erle slayne by the Danes 206.83 Aduersitie promiseth more theÌ„ prosperitie meaneth to performe 27â—… 64 Adam Byshop of Hereford arested 873.53 b. his Oration to the armie 879.16 b Adela sister to king Henrie the first marryed to Stephen Earle of Bloys 354.113 Adela wife to king Richard the first forsaken and sent home 475.15 491.5 Adela daughter to the French King giuen in mariage to Richard sonne to King Henrie the second 438.116 Adam Banester hanged 854.19 a. Adeline ordeyned Byshop of Welles 223.57 Adeliza daughter to Duke William of NormaÌ„die 283. â—…5 Ada the sonne of Ida created King of Brenitia 140.59 Adelicia daughter to the Duke of Lorâ—â—yne marryed to king Henrie the first 358.26 Aeâ—…wooâ—…e looke Eltwold Aetius put to death 121.63 Aetius gouernour of Fraunce vnder Honorius the Emperour 101.47 Affrica alotted vnto Cham. 1.77 Agriculas gouernment â—â—â—th commended 69.9 Agricula sent Lieutenant into Britaine 68.57 Agricolas fame groweth by neglecting it 69.4 Agricola 〈◊〉 â—â—mmaunded home to Rome by Domitianus 73.69 Age of king Iohn 543.26 Age of Arthur Duke of Britaine 543.27 Ager Anthonie knight is slaine fighting valiantly 1771.30 Agilbertus returneth into Fraunce and is made Byshop of Paris 171.74 Aguell Henrie drowned in a tempest 411.94 Agnexus and Hubbo brethren chosen captaines of y Danes 210.77 Agnes daughter to Hugh le Grand Earle of Paris maried to Richard the seconde Duke of Normandie 288.116 Ages of the realme of England as the state thereof was vnder certaine Princes 237.94 Agencourt battell page 1178 col 2. line 14. Aganippus one of the Princes of Fraunce marrieth Corddilla youngest daughter to Leix 19.113 Agendis recouered from the Frenche 876.38 b. Agatha daughter to Henrie the Emperour marryed to Edward sonne to king Edmond 259.34 Agnes hote burning vexe the people in England 242.15 Aganippus passeth into Britaine with an armie and restoreth Leiâ—… to his kingdome 20.41 Agelnothus Abbot of Glastenburie 297.13 Agathyrses otherwise called Pictes 13.89 Agilbeetus Byshop commeth into England 171.61 Ayre appeareth red and burning 353.29 Apre Riuar page 1310. col 2. line 40. Aiguillon beseged by the FreÌ„chmen 928.7 b. Aimouth furtifyed 1779.10 Ayde agaynst the Turkes and Infiacis 552.70 Akalon a riuer in Greece 11.37 Aldred murtherer of king Ethelbert slayne 201.68 Alrick sonne to Herbert slayne 201.74 Alured constrained by y e Danes to flie into the fennes of Somersethire 214.4 Alure taking vpon him the habite of a Mâ—…nstrell goeth into the Danish caÌ„pe 214.34 Alured setteth sodainly vppon the Danes and slayeth them 214.54 Alfred sonne to Egelredus arriueth in England with a great power to obtayne the crowne 264.15 .265.47 Alureds armie slaine by the Post nyne slayne and the .x. preserued 264.27 Alureds eyes put out 264.32 .265.98 Alured dyeth 264.34 Alureds cruell death and torments 266.7 Alfrike Archbyshop of Yorke 267.1 Alfred helpeth to expulse the Danes 269.20 Alwine or Adwine Byshop of Winchester accused of incontinencie with Queene Emma and imprisoned 269.59 Alered Archbyshop of Yorke obtaineth pardoÌ„ for Swaine 270.22 Algar sonne to Earle Leofrike 272.23 Algar made Earle of Oxford 275.6 Aldred Byshop of Worceter sent for Edward sonne to King Edmond Ironside 276.1 Algar banished the Realme 276.13 Algar ioyning himselfe to the Welchme inuadeth the Enlishe borders wyth a nauie 276.16 Algar pardoned and restored to his Earldome 276.58 Algar succedeth his father in the Earldome of Chester and Mercia 277.39 Algar accused of treason and agayne exiled the land 277. 41. Algar returneth into England with a power of men and recouereth his Earldome by force 277.50 Albania lyeth Northward beyonde Humber 16.48 Albion when this Iland first so called 5.45 .6.30 Alderman of London setteth forth a fleete 1009.19 b. Alchfled daughter to king Oswy 172.21 Alfwen daughter to Ethelfleda disinherited 222.55 Alexander King of Scotes maryeth the ladye Margaret daughter to Henry the third 727.22 Alfred succeedeth his brother Ecgfride in the kingdome of NorthuÌ„berland 185.85 Alfred an excellent Philosopher 185.95 Alferd departeth this lyfe 185. 114. Aldiminus looke Ealdbright Allerton castle made playne with the ground 445.21 Aluredes diligence in deuiding the day and night vnto seuerall purposes 218.43 Alureds last wil and the implosing of his goods to godlye purposes 218.55 Alured obteyneth a part of the kingdome of Mercia 218. 110. Aldhelme ordeyned Byshop of Shirebourne 190.10 Alrike succeedeth his brother Ethelbert in the kingdome of Kent 191.84 Alrike ouerthrowen in battaile by the Mercians 191.91 Aldwine Byshop of Lichfeild 191.99 Aldwolfe Byshop of Rochester 191.100 Aleria called Alize in Burgogne by whom builded 6.45 Alfin succeedeth Odo in y e Archbyshoprike of Canterburye and Aulafe Godfrey succede their father Sithrike in the kingdome of Northumberlande 224.55 Aulafe and Godfrey making warre vppon king Adelstane are driuen out of their countrey 224.59 Altred succeeded Molle in the kingdome of Northumberland 196.30 Altred expulsed out of his kingdome 196.31 Aldulfe sonne to Bosa slayne 196.39 Alfreda prophesieth her mother Quendreds destruction 196 9. Alfreda professeth hirselfe a Nunne 197.15 Algar falleth in loue with Friswive and would rauish her 197.55 Algar suddeinly stroken blynde 198.56 Alswold king of Northumberland 198.67 Alfreds treason against Adelstane and his death 224.13 Alfreds landes giuen to God and S. Peter 224.30 Alured or Alfrede succeedeth his brother Etheldred in the kingdome of West Saxons and ouer the more part of England 211.82 Alured sacred king at Rome by the Pope 207.28 .211 92. Alured goeth with speede forth with an armie against the Danes 212.2 Alewine sent Ambassador vnto Charles the great 195.43 Alured departeth this lyfe and is buryed at Winchester 216.104
free of tolle and custome 277.21 Conspiracie moued by Robert Earle of Northumberland against King William Rufus 325.104 Coilus Earle of Colchester beginneth to rule ouer Brytaine 88.52 Constantinus the great hys swoorde sent to Kyng Adelslane 227.17 Confederacie of noble men against Henry the .iii. 750.50 Common lawes of the realme instituted 274.96 Cowling castle assaulted 1727 40. Communication betwixte the French King Kyng Iohn 546.70 Couer few instituted 299.17 Constantinus slaine and buried at Stonhenge 138.33 Constantinus reprehended for his tyrannie 138.69 Cordes Lord Cordes a French man Lieutenant of Picardie aydeth the rebels in Flaunders 1435.10 besiegeth Newport 1436.50 his gredie desire of Calice cadem 20. Colgrime looke Colgerne Colgerne escapeth into Germanie for ayde 132. Ingeram Lord Coucy created Earle of Bedford 971.23 a Composition of the Romaines with the Gaules for their libertie 27.6 Conan Duke of Britaine departeth this life 410.8 Colwolphus possesseth part of Mercia by graunt of the Danes 215.70 Coursye castle taken by Henry the fift pa. 1190. col 1. li. 2. Hugh Courtney Earle of Deuonshire killeth the Frenchmen 904.15 a. Conspiracie against Henry the fourth pag. 1126 col 1. lin 5. disclosed by the Earle of Rutland pag. 1127. col 1. lin 1. conspiracie againe pag. 1134. col 1. lin 8. Combat fought betweene king Edmond Ironside and King Cnute 256.59 Conquest of Ireland taken in hand by the Englishmen 418.34 Cornishmen a remnant of the old Britaines 203.11 Cornishmen subdued by y e west Sarons 203.12 Corbert Richard knight sent into Britaine 1434.10 Cottesholde sheepe transported into Spayne pag. 1317. col 1. lin 47. Coronation of King Henry the iiii proclaymed 1116.40 a. Conspiracie against King Richard the second 1091.40 b. detected 1092.5 a. Combat appoynted at Couentrey 1100.57 a. Iane de Courtney maryed to the Earle of Saint Pawle 1016.11 b. Colgerne King of Saxons in the North ouerthrowen by Arthur 132.30 Combat at Westminster 1047 56. b. Cottesholde pag. 1320. col 1. lin 1. Courtney Archbyshop of Cantorburie in displeasure 1048 15. b. Councel at Brussels 905.40 a Councel at Villefort 910.12 a. Walter Byshop of Couentrey imprisoned 847.30 a. Court of Chiualrie 1103.1 b Counsellers remoued from the King 1070.5 b. Counsellers committed to prison 1070.21 b. Conspiracie moued by Robert Earle of Gloucester wyth many of the Nobilitie against Kyng Stephan 368.57 Iohn Lord Cobham condemned 1097.54 a Commissioners from Flaunders reiected 1040.1 b. William Courtney Archbishop of Cantorburie 1038.21 b. Iohn Coplād taketh the Scottish king 940.4 a. rewarded for the same 940.2 b. Thomas Corbrige made Archbyshop of Yorke 835.1 b. dyeth 840.37 a. Couentrey the Queenes Harborow pag. 1299. col 1. lin 16. Commissioners for peace mette at Arras 915.40 b. Reinald Lord Cobham cōdemned 1098.11 a. Cold prophet right serued 1038.40 b. Coldingham Abbey 185.70 Colingborne beheaded pag. 1406. col 1. lin 10. Colledges in Oxford founded 884.47 a. Coquid Riuer 241.32 Colgerne slayne by the Brytaines 133.25 Cocke broke pag. 1371. col 2. lin 58. Coyne amended 789.47 a. Constable of Fraunce his offer to Edward the fourth pag. 1348. col 2. li. 18. Countesse of Oxford prysoned pag. 1142. col 2. lin 15. Conquet wonne pag. 1213. col 2. lin 3. Constantines citizen of London executed 620.17 Conan duke of Britaine seaseth the citie of Nauntes into his hands 398.36 Conspiracie of the Nobles agaynst Archigallo 31.4 Colledges al commytted to the kyngs disposition 1604.54 Combat cōcluded to be fought 533.74 it breaketh of agayne Corselles castle wonne and rased 533.15 Coyne enhaunced 1537.30 Coilus gouernour of Colchester commeth agaynst kyng Asclepiodotus with an army 82.62 Cor◅e castle 236.48 Corphes gate 337.1 Coleuille Philip rebelleth against king Stephē 393.21 Corinbratus looke Gurguntus Controuersie arising betweene king Henry the first Archbishop Anselme 338.26 Conspiracie made by Robert Belesme Earle of Shrewsbury against king Henry the first 339.56 Constance Duches of Lanc. dieth 1084.31 b Confirmation of charters by Henry the third 649.62 Corman sent to preach the gospell in Northumberlande 167.77 Corman returneth hauyng taken smal effect 167.87 Connach in Ireland ordeyned an Arehbishopricke 386.33 Crown intailed vnto the heires of Henrye the fourth pag. 1125. col 1. lin 40. Common councell called pag. 1290. col 2. lin 4. Councell of Constance pag. 1170. col 2. lin 50. Combat fought betweene Catigernus and Horsus 116.2 Controuersies betwit prelates of the church 725.70 Councel at Stamford 1080.1 b. Commodus enuieth the renowme of Calphurnius 77 4. Cobre 201.51 Commotion at Norwich pag. 1272. col 1. lin 39. Edmund Erle of Cornwal dieth 836.16 a Commotion begun at Yorke pag. 1319. col 1. lin 21. Courteney Archbishop of Cantorbury purchaseth Bulles to get money 1086.40 b. Colgerne a Saton commeth ouer into Britaine with a power 129.57 Carlot queene of France pag. 1316. col 1. lin 25. Conspiracie against king Richard the secōd 1091.20 b Coynes changed pag. 1161. col 1. lin 23. Concubines of Ed. iiii pag. 1375. col 2. lin 30. Cordilla taken prisoner layd in ward 20.83 Cornwall assigned to Theomantius 34.41 Conspiracie practised agaynst Cheuling king of Westsaxons 145.56 Coyne altered to the better 398.16 Conspiracie against Ethelwolfus for placing his wife vnder a cloth of estate 207.68 Coyne newe pag. 1316. col 1. lin 3. Couentree pag. 1329. col 2. lin 11. Cōstantius sent ouer into Britaine with an army 88.65 Cromwell Thomas late seruant to the Cardiaall is admytted into the kyngs seruice 1554.25 made Master of the Rolles 1563.11 Secretary to the kyng and master of the Rolles is made Lorde keeper of the Priuie Seale 1563.20 is created Lord Cromwel ead 24. is made general vnder the king ouer al y e spiritualitie ead 26 commaundeth the Pater noster the Ane the Creede and the ten Commaundementes to be taught in English ead 40. made knight of the Garter 1570.28 the perswader of the suppression pullyng downe of all houses of religion and Pilgrimages 1570.24 created Earle of Essex and Lord great chamberlaine of England 1578. 47. is attainted and put to death eadem 27. the prayer pronounced by hym at his death ibidem is described 1579.20 Croftes Iames knight arraigned 1755. set at libertie 1763. is ioined with the lord Gray in the charge of the Lieutenant general of the army before Lith 1804.20 Cranmer Thomas the kynges chapleyne and ambassadour to the Pope made Archbyshop of Canterbury 1559.55 dissolueth by sentence the marriage betweene the king and Katherine his brothers widow 1560.40 is Godfather to the Lady Elizabeth the kings daughter 1561 Croker Iohn knight 1450.43 Crida begynner of the kyngdome of Mercee 143 Crispine William taken prisoner 345.27 Creation of Dukes pag. 1170 col 1. lin 26. of Earles pag. 1199. col 2. lin 7. Crowland Abbey builded 197 16. Creation of States pag. 1386 col 2. lin 53. Crosbyes place 1379. col 1. lin 27. Crueltie of Scots 820.1 a. Crekenfourd battayle fought betweene the Britaines and Saxons 126.4 Cremensis Iohannes a
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
a iourney against the Scottes whiche as then had ribelled But by the princely power of Cnute they were subdued and brought agayne to obedience 1033. Scots subdued H. Hunt Aâ—…no 1035. VVil. Mal. so that not onely king Malcomie but also two other kinges Melbeath and Ieohmare became his subiects Finally after that this noble prince king Cnute had reigned the tearme of .xx. yeares currant after the death of Ethelred The death of king Cnute hee died at Shaftesbury as the englishe writers affirme the .xij. daye of Nouember and was buried at Winchester But the Danish chronicle record that he died in Normande H. Hunt Al. Grantz and was burryed at Roan as in the same Chronicâ—…rs ye maye reade â—…imâ—… at large This Cnute was the mighty est prince that euer reigned ouer the English people The large dominion of king Cnute H. Hunt Albertus Crantz for he had the soueraigne rule ouer al Denmark Englande Norway Scotland part of Sweden Amongst other of his royall actes he caused suche tolles and tallages as were demaunded of waygoers at bridges streetes in the high waye betwixte Englande and Rome to be diminished to the halfes and agayne got also a moderation to be had in the payemente of the Archbishoppes sets of his realme whiche was leuied of them in the Court of Rome when they shoulde receyue their palles as may appeare by a letter which he himselfe being at Rome directed to the Bishops and other of the nobles of England In the whiche it also appeareth that besides the royal entertaynment which he had at Rome of pope Iohn he had conference there with the Emperor Conrade with Rafe king of Burgongne and with many other great princes and noble men which were present there at that time Grauntes made to the benefite of Englishmen at the instance of king Cnute Which at his request in fauor of those EnglishmeÌ„ that shuld trauaile to Rome graunted as we haue said to diminish such dueties as were gathered of passingers He receyued there many great giftes of the Emperor and was highly honored of him and likewise of the Pope Fabian of al other the high princes at that tyme present at Rome so that when hee came home as some write hee shoulde growe greatly into pride Polidore Mat. VVest insomuche that being neere to the Thames or rather as other write vppon the sea slronde neere to Southhampton and perceyuyng the water to ryse by reason of the tyde He caused his chaâ—â— to bee set there as Math. VVest hath Hen Hunt hee caste off his gowne and wrappyng it rounde togither threwe it on the sandes verye neere the increasing water and sate him downe vpon it speaking this or the lyke wordes to the sea Thou art sayth he within the compasse of my dominion and the grounde whereon I sitte is myne and thou knowest that no wyght dare disobey my coÌ„mandements I therfore do now commaund thee not to ryse vpon my grounde nor to presume to wet any part of thy soueraine Lorde and gouernour But the sea keeping hir course rose still higher and higher and ouerflowed not only the kings feete but also flashed vp vnto his legs knees Wherwith the king starte sodenly vp withdrew from it saying withal to his nobles that were about him The saying of king Cnute Behold you noble men you cal me king which can not somuch as stay by my coÌ„maundement â–ª this smal portion of water But knowe ye for certaine that there is no king but the father only of our Lord Iesus Christe with whome he reigneth and at whose becke all things are gouerned let vs therfore honour him Zealously ynough if it had biâ—… according to true knovvledge let vs confesse and professe him to bee the ruler of heauen earth and sea and besides him none other From thence he went to Winchester and there with his own hands set his crown vpoÌ„ the head of the image of the Crucifix 〈…〉 Mat. VVeâ—… which 〈◊〉 there in the church of the Apostles Peter Pâ—… and froÌ„ theÌ„ceforth he wold neuer weare y e â—…rn nor any other Some write that he spake â—…the formes words to y e sea vpon any presumptuousnes of mynd but only vpon occasion of the vain title Polidor which in his comendation one of his geÌ„tlemen gaue him by way of flatterie as he rightly toke it for he called him the most mightiest king of all kings Flatterie reproued which ruled most at large both then sea and land Therfore to reproue the vayn flatterie of such vain persons he deuised such maner of mean as before is mencioned wherby both to reproue such flatterers also that men might be admonished to consider the omnipotencie of y e almightie God He had issue by his wife Queene Emme a son named by the English chronicles Hardiknought but by y e Danish writers Knute Polidore or Knutte also a daughter named Gonidâ—…s y t was after maryed to Henry the son of the emperor Conrade Albertâ—… Crantz which also was afterward Emperor named Henry the third By his concubine Alwynne that was daughter to Alselme whom some name erle of Hampton he had two bastard sons Harold Sweno He was much giuen in his latter dayes to vertue as hee that considered howe perfect felicitie rested only in godlynes and true deuotion to serue the heauenly king and gouernour of all things Polidore â–ª Fabian He repared in his time many churches abbeis and houses of religion whyche by occasion of warres had bin sore defaced by him and by hys father but specially he did greate coste vpon the Abbey of saint Edmund in the town of Bury as before partely is meÌ„cioned He buylt also two Abbeys from the foundation as Sainct Benets in Norffolke seuen myles distant from Norwyche and an other in Norwaye VVhich is supposed to bee Barclovve set Ashdoâ—â— a 〈…〉 is halfe a mylâ—… from 〈◊〉 1020. Sim. Dunel He did also buylde a Churche at Ashdowne in Essex where he obteyned the victorie of king Edmund and was presente at the hallowing or consecration thereof with a greate multitude of the Lordes and nobles of the Realme bothe Englishe and Danes He also holpe with his owne handes to remoue the body of the holy Archbishop Elphegus when the same was translated from London to Canterbury The royall and moste riche iewels whiche he and his wyfe Queene Emme gaue vnto the Churche of Winchester mighte make the beholders to wonder at such their exceding and bountiful munisicence Thus did Cnute striue to refourme all suche thyngs whiche hee and his auncesters had done amisse and to wype awaye the spot of euill doing as surely to the outward sight of the world he did in deed He had the Archbishoppe of Canterbury Archelnotus in singular reputation and vsed his Counsell in matters of importaunce He also fauoured highly Leofrike Earle of Chester Leofrike Earle of
Chester so that the same Leofryke bare great rule in ordering of things touching the state of the Cōmon wealth vnder hym as one of his chief counsellours Diuers laws and statutes he made for the gouernment of the cōmon wealth King Cnutes lavves partly agreeable with the lawes of king Edgar and other the kinges that were his predecessors and partely tempered according to his owne liking and as was thought to him most expediēt among the which there b. diuers that concerne causes as wel ecclesiasticall as temporall Wherby as M. For hath noted it may be gathered ◅hat the gouernement of spirituall matters dyd depend then not vpon y e Bishop of Rome but rather appertayned vnto the laufull authoritie of the temporall Prince no lesse than matters and causes temporall But of these lawes and statutes enacted by king Cnute ye maye reade more as ye finde them sette foorth in the before remembred booke of Master William Lambert whiche for briefnesse we heere omitte Harolde the base sonne of Cnute Harold Mat. VVest VVil. Mal. AFter that Cnute was departed this lyfe ther arose great variance amongst the peeres and great Lordes of the realme about the succession The Danes and Lōdoners which through continuall familiaritie had with the Danes were become lyke vnto them elected Harrolde the base sonne of king Cnute Controuersie for the crovvn to succeede in his fathers roome hauing Earle Leofrike and diuers other of the noble menne of the Northe partes on theyr side But other of the Englishmē and namely Erle Goodwyn Erle of Kent with the chiefest lordes of the weast partes coueted rather to haue one of K. Egelreds sons which were in Normandie or else Hardiknought the sonne of kyng Cnute by his wife Quene Emme Simon Dun. The realm deuided betvvixt Harold and Hadiknought which remained in Denmarke aduaunced to the place Thys controuersie helde in suche wyse that the Realme was deuided as some write by lotte betwixte the two brethren Harolde and Hardicnute The north parte as Mercia and Northumberlande fell to Harrolde and the south part vnto Hardicnute but at length the whole remained vnto Harrolde bycause his brother Hardicnute refused to come out of Denmarke to take the gouernment vpon him But yet the authoritie of Earle Goodwyn who had the queene and the treasure of the realm in his keeping stayed the matter a certayn time The authoritie of Erle Goodvvyn H. Hunt hee professing hymselfe as it were Gardian to the yong men the sonnes of the Queene tyll at length he was constrayned to gyue ouer hys holde and conforme hym selfe to the stronger parte and greater number And so at Oxforde where the assemble was holden aboute the election Harrolde was proclaymed kyng and sacred accordyng to the manner as some write But it shoulde appeare by other that the Archbishoppe of Canterburye Elnothus a manne endued with all vertue and wysedome refused to crowne hym The refusall of the Archb. Elnothus to sacre kyng Harolde For when kyng Harolde beeing elected of the nobles and peeres requyred the sayde Archebishoppe that he myght be of him sacred and receyue at hys handes the Regall Scepter wyth the Crowne whyche the Archebishoppe hadde in hys custodie and to whome it onely did appertayne to investe hym therewyth the Archebishop flatly refused and wyth an othe protested that he woulde not sacre any other for Kynge so long as the Queenes chyldren liued For sayth he Cnute committed them to my truste and assuraunce and to them will I keepe my sayth and loyall obedience The scepter and crowne I heere laye downe vpon the aulter and neyther doe I deuye nor deliuer them vnto you but I forbid by the Apostolyke authoritie all the Bishoppes that none of them presume to take the same away and delyuer them to you or facte you for kyng As for your selfe if you dare you maye vsurpe that whyche I haue committed vnto God and hys table But whether afterwardes the Kyng by one meane or other caused the Archebyshoppe to crowne hym Kyng or that he was sacred of some other he was admitted for kyng of al the Englishe people beginning hys reygne in the yeare of our Lorde a thousande thirtie and sixe 1036. in the fouretenth yeare of the Emperour Concade the seconde in the sixte yeare of Henrye the firste kyng of Fraunce and aboute the seuen and twentie yere of Malcolme the second king of Scotlande Thus Harold for his grear swyftnesse Harold vvhy he is surnamed Harefoote was surnamed Harefoot of whom little is written touchyng hys doyngs sauyng that he is noted to haue ben an oppressour of his people and spotted wyth manye notable vices It was spoken of dyuers in those dayes Harolde euill spoken of that thys Harrolde was not the sonne of Cnute but of a shoemaker and y t his supposed mother Elgiua king Cnutes concubine Ran. Higd ex Marione to bring the king further in loue with hir fayned that she was with chyld and about the time that she shuld be brought to bed as she made hir accompt caused the sayd Shoemakers son to be secretly brought into hir chamber and then vntruly caused it to be reported that she was deliuered and the chylde so reputed to bee the kings sonne Mat. VVest Immediatly vpon aduertisement had of Cnutes death Alfred the sonne of king Egelred with fifty saile landed at Sandwich meaning to chalenge the crowne to obteyn it by lawful claym with quietnes if he might if not then to vse force by ayde of his frends and to assay that way forth to winne it if he mighte not otherwyse obteyne it From Sandwiche he came to Canterbury and shortly after Earle Goodwyn feygnyng to receyue hym as a friend came to meet hym and at Gilford in the night season appoinied a number of armed men to fall vpon the Normans as they were a sleepe and so tooke them together with Alvred slewe the Normans by the poll in suche wise that .ix. were slaine and the .x. reserued But yet when those that were reserued seemed to him a greater number than he wished to escape he fell to and againe tithed them as before Alvred had his eyes put out and was conueyed to the I le of Elye where shortely after he died Ra. Higd. How Alvred should clayme the crowne to himselfe I see not for verily I can not be perswaded that he was elder brother although diuers authors haue so written sith that Gemeticensis and the authour of the booke called Encomium Emma plainly affirme that Edward was the elder but it might bee that Alvred beeing a man of a stouter stomacke than his brother Edward made this attempt eyther for himself or in the behalfe of his brother Edward being as then absent See M. Foxe Acts Mon. Eag 11◅ Si. Dunelm and gone into Hungarie as some write but other saye that as well Edwarde as Alvred came ouer at this tyme with a number of