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A43208	Englands chronicle, or, The lives & reigns of the kings and queens from the time of Julius Cæsar to the present reign of K. William and Q. Mary containing the remarkable transactions and revolutions in peace and war, both at home and abroad, as they relate to this kingdom, with the wars, policies, religion and customs, success and misfortunes as well of the ancient Britains, as Roman, Saxon, Danish, and Norman conquerors, with copper cuts and whatever else is conduceable to the illustration of history / by J. Heath.	Heath, James, 1629-1664.	1689 (1689)	Wing H1325; ESTC R29472	167,333	265

10000 l and about 80000 of them took their Oaths to become his Liege Subjects making Sir Edward Poinings Governour and Thomas Wolsey his great Favourite Bishop of that City nor did this Success remain to the English in France alone but at the same time in England for the Scots invading England with a powerfull Army and having pierced as far as Northumberland the Earl of Surry gave them battel with a great overthrow in Folden Field where James their King one Archbishop 2 Bishops 2 Abbats 12 Earls 17 Lords a great number of Knights and Gentlemen and about 8000 common Soldiers slain and allmost all the rest taken prisoners This memorable Battel was fought on Septemb. 9. 1513. King Hen. victorious in France the French sought all Ways for an Accommodation and at last Pope Leo becoming Moderatour a Peace was concluded and soon after Lewis XII married Mary the King 's younger Sister at Albeville with great splendour yet he lived but 82 days after for being aged and infirm and over striving himself to pleasure a beautious lively young Lady it no doubt contributed to the hastening his End and upon his Death the Queen returning for England was privately married at Callais to Charles Bradon Duke of Suffolk her first Lover and from whom she had unwillingly parted to fall into the Arms of Majesty And now by the too free Access of Foreigners Trade greatly decreasing one John Lincoln and other aggrieved persons put up a Bill of Complaint and it was read by the Minister at the Spital Sermon This so animated the Rabble that getting together on May day 1517. they fell upon plundered and destroyed the Houses of the Strangers committing many Outrages on their Persons Nor was the Magistracy able to quell them for being all in an uproar the Lieutenant of the Tower who had no Good-Will for the City played the Great Guns upon it but the Rage of the Multitude spent they retired to their respective Habitations yet several were taken and tried of which number Lincoln and 13 more most of them youths were hanged in divers places of the City and about 200 Men and Boys and 9 Girls and Women went in their Shifts only being bare headed footed and legged and Ropes about their Necks to Westminster where at the upper end of the Hall the King sate and after he had sharply reproved them and they on their knees had begged Mercy Wolsey by the King's command pronounced their Pardon whereat with a joyfull Cry they threw up their Halters in token of deliverance from death and this day ever since is called Evil May day and soon after Tournay was restored to the French in consideration they paid the King 600000 Crowns in twelve years and the Dauphin to marry the Lady Mary King Henry's Daughter when she should be of sufficient years of Consent but if the Marriage took no effect then the City to be restored and Wolsey who by this time had bought him a Cardinal's Cap to have 1000 Marks a year for the profits of the Bishoprick and Wolsey having power with the King to doe all remembring a former Affront put upon by Edward Stafford Duke of Buckingham he used his interest to the destruction of that great Peer who was beheaded on Tower-hill upon pretence of aspiring to the Crown In the Year 1521. the Emperour Charles V. in his way to Spain landed at Dover for Refreshment and at the King 's earnest Request came to London and was royally entertained with all the Magnificence and Splendour the Court abounded with at that time and King Henry having written a Book against Martin Luther and sent it to the Pope he in recompence to his Zeal for the Roman Church sent him the Stile of Defender of the Faith which has ever since remained to the Kings and Queens of England sending him likewise a Consecrated Rose The Peace between England and France by reason of misunderstandings growing to a Conclusion a Parliament was assembled at the King's Palace in Black-Fryers granting him half the yearly Revenues of all Spirituall Livings to be paid for five years and the tenth part of all Temporal Substance to carry on his Wars so that not staying to expect War he sent to meet it commanding the Duke of Suffolk to pass over with an Army who taking many Towns and Castles and every where worsting the French returned Victorious and the King banished the Scots out of England confiscating their Goods but upon the Mediation of his Sister a peace was concluded for a time yet there was Martial business abroad for the Irish rebelled and siezing upon the Earl of Kildare who bore the Kings Authority in that Kingdom they sent him bound to England with many Accusations against him for which he was committed to the Tower and Wolsey who hated him signed a Warrant for his Execution without the knowledge of the King whereupon the Lieutenant went to Court and the Trick being made known to the King Wolsey was severely checked and the Earl had the King's Sgnet sent him for his security About this time overtures being made by the Emperor's Ministers in consideration of Marriage with the Lady Mary the French having rejected the Match and some scruples arising about the Legality of her Birth as being born on a Queen that had been his Brother's Wife the King began to fall into a dislike of his Marriage and sent to Rome to sue out a Divorce but finding delays in that Cour● he desired a Cardinal might be sent to hear the Cause and accordingly Cardinal Campius was sent whose Mules casting their Sumpters in Cheap-side the Cardinal's Treasure was discovered to consist o● old Shooes broken Meat tatter'd Breaches and Rags which raised no small Laughter in the people This Cardinal sate with Wolsey and other Clergy men but when the King expected the issue of the Matter instead of giving the definitive Sentence he dissolved that Court and referred the Cause to the Pope which so incensed the King that he Commanded him to depart the Kingdom and sent Dr. Cranmer to Rome to justifie the proceedings to the Pope who with other learned Men bringing the Opinions of almost all the Universities of Europe under their Seals that it was not Lawfull to Marry 〈◊〉 Brother's Wife the Divorce was made yet the Queen lived in England till she dyed and King Henry proceeded to take to Wife Ann of Bullen a very beautifull Lady who to that end he had before made a Dutches and honoured with many favours but better she had been without them as by the sequel wi● appear Cardinal Wolsey whose power was such tha● he seemed to sway both King and Kingdom bega● about this time to be lessened in esteem and shortly after for not only disliking but striving to cros● the King's Proceedings in the Divorce and new Marriage had first the great Seal of England taken from him then several of his Bishopricks which he had ingrossed which begining of disgrace made him more liable to

as ●eing elevated with Wine and good Chear fell soul ●n a Rock which broke the Ship to pieces yet the ●rince with his Bride and some others got into the ●ng Boat and might have gone off but the Coun●ss of Pearch crying to him from the Fore-castle ●or help he caused the Boat to turn and take her in ●ut before he could effect it so many leaped into it ●nd clung to its sides esteeming in that extremity their Lives as dear as their Princes that it sunk with the overlaiding and they were all drowned This doleful news coming to the Kings Earl by some of the Seamen that had escaped upon pieces of the Ship he greatly lamented the loss of his Children and though he was well in years yet in some measure to repair it he Married a second Wife viz. Adilicia Daughter to Jeffery Duke of Lorain but having no Issue by her he sent for Maud his Daughter who had been married to the Emperor her Husband being at that time dead and calling a Parliament caused Stephen his Sisters Son with his Nobles to swear her as to his lawful and now only Heir when sailing into Normandy after the toil of hunting eating a great meal of Lampries he presently fell sick and after seven days sickness dyed in the Town of St. Denis Anno 1135 his body was brought to Reading and buried in the Abby himself had founded and his Bowels and Brain at Roan nor did he dye without suspition of being poisoned for the very sent that came from his Brain was the death of the Physician that took it out The Wives of this King were two viz. Maud Daughter to Malcolm King of Scotland and Adilicia Daughter to Godfry Duke of Lorain his lawful Issue by the first was William and Maud by the last he had none yet is held to have fourteen Illegitimate Children He built many Abbies and Monasteries and was very charitable to the Poor In his time many Prodigies appeared and the Ground rent by an Earthquake sent forth such flames as destroyed some and indangered the lives of more He was King of England and Duke of Normandy fourth Son to William the Conqueror beginning his Reign Anno 1100 and Reigning 35 years being the 23 Monarch of England dying in the 65 year of his Age. Thus falls another Monarch soon or late All Crowns and Scepters in the dust must set All breath of Life the lowly and the high Must leave this narrow stage for vast Eternity The Reign of King Stephen with his Memorable Actions c. STephen Earl of Bloys Son to Adilicia Daughter to William the Conqueror and Stephen Earl of Bloys notwithstanding he had sworn Fealty to the Empress Maud laid claim to the Kingdom and by the interest and policy of his Brother Henry Bishop of Winchester and Roger Bishop of Sarum as also one Hugh Bigot who swore that King Henry upon his Death-bed taking a distaste at his Daughters proceedings had disenherited her and appointed this Stephen to succeed him in his Kingdom of England and Dukedom of Normandy so that upon these and other interests that were made he was Crowned at Westminster on St. Stephen's day Anno 1135 by William Curboil Archbishop of Canterbury the Prelates swearing to hold him King so long as he should preserve their Churches Rights and the Lay-Barrons in like manner swore Allegiance to him so long as he should keep his Covenants with them in preserving their Rights and Priviledges so that he accepted of the Crown and owned his Right as by Election The Charter containing his peoples Franchises Liberties and Immunities which he obliged himself to maintain he Signed and Sealed it at Oxford which was That all Liberties Customs Possessions granted to the Church should be firm and in force That Persons and Causes Ecclesiastical should appertain only to Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction That Church vacancies and the Goods of Church-men should be at the sole dispose of the Clergy That all ill usage touching Forests Exactions c. should be abolished and the Antient Laws restored to their Purity And for his security against the expected storm he caused or suffered many Castles to be erected which afterwards proved to his detriment This King took quiet possession of the Throne and had an interrupted Series of Tranquility for a time but by degrees the distractions came on that turned the Land into a seat of War for many years Baldwin de Redners was the first that openly began to declare himself in favour of the Empress Maud and hereupon the Welshmen took up Arms and falling upon the English not altogether provided gave them a considerable overthrow Nor did David King of the Scots forbear to invade this Kingdom and the Wesh incouraged by their former success continued to spoil the Frontiers and under the favour of another Scotish Invasion wherein under the leading of their King the Scots committed almost unparallel outrages The Nobles conspired against King Stephen betaking them to their respective Castles and strong Holds declaring that they were slighted and rejected in favour of the Flemmings and especially one Willinm de Ypre his chief counsellor and privado to follow whose directions he had neglected that of his Peers But the Scots instead of assisting these Lords making many other Invasions made great spoil and havock of their Houses Castles and Estates seeming rather to aim at a conquest than any thing less So that those in the North marched against them and being animated by Thurstan Archbishop of York by whose Authority Ralph Bishop of Durham being made General undertook but by what Warrant I know not to forgive the sins of all that should fall in Battle and secure them from punishments and pains in another Life the English fell on with such fury that they drove the Scots out of the Field with great slaughter nor could the presence of their King and the Prince his Son restrain them from open flight into Scotland and King Stephen following this advantage obliged them to sue for Peace however he found himself but slenderly assured in the Hearts of his People especially of the Nobles which made him prepare for the worst and hearing the Empress Maud was landed with a small train not exceeding 140 men at Arundel he hasted to oppose her but she being a Woman of great Policy coloured over her Intentions protested she came in peace only to spend the remainder of her days in a Country wherewith she was so much delighted and although the King had some little mistrust he nevertheless dissembled it and gave her Royal Entertainment causing her to be conveyed to the City of Bristol appointing it for her reception scarce had the Empress continued at Bristol two Months before she privately withdrew to Wallingford expecting the Forces her Brother Earl Robert was raising on her behalf But the King having notice of many underhand contrivances besieged that place whilst his Brother the Bishop of Winchester under a pretence of friendship and important

a great Scarcity of Provision happening he was constrained without performing any memorable Action to make his Retreat nor was the Scots so contented but falling on his Rear not only cut off a great many of his Men but obliged him to leave his Baggage with much Treasure as a Prey to them But now the Pope in favour of England having interdicted Scotland a Truce was concluded between the two Kingdoms for thirteen Years and so ended this tedious War and the King had leisure to make his Progress through the several Counties of York Lancaster and the Marches of Wales punishing such as had been in the former Rebellion and amongst others Andrew de Herkerley was drawn hanged and quartered for taking part with the Scots But now a greater Storm began to gather for young Mortimer making his Escape out at a Window and swimming the River of Thames fled beyond the Seas and joined himself to other Fugitives and banished English and not long after the Spencers oppressing the Kingdom and setting the King against the Queen she under a pretence of Visiting her Father's Court at Paris found means with her Son Edward to get beyond the Seas and refused upon the King 's sending for her to return till she joining with Mortimer her dear Fovourite and other Lords raising a considerable Power and holding Correspondence with the Lords that yet were disaffected in England landed in a hostil manner and marched against the King who was preparing to oppose her seizing upon many considerable Towns The King by this Proceeding finding himself in distress and that the Londoners and many of the Lords had declared against him setting the Prisoners every where at Liberty and recalling those that were banished thought it good to avoid coming to Battel whereupon the Queen with her Forces sate down before Bristol took it and therein Spencer the Elder whom she caused to be cut up alive after being dragged through the Streets for the Satisfaction of the People who mortally hated him And now the King finding himself in a manner forsaken fled into Wales and there for a time lay secret in the Abby of Neath but in the end being discovered and with him the younger Spencer Robert Baldok Chancellour and Simon de Reading the King hereupon was conveyed to Kenelworth Castle and the Lords to Hereford where the Queen lay and there Spencer and Reading being condemned by Sir William Trussel Lord Chief Justice on that occasion they were hanged The Confederates with the Queen having in this manner imprisoned the King and not conceiving it safe to set him at Liberty resolved amongst themselves to make Edward his Son a Prince of about thirteen years of Age King and thereupon sent Sir William Trussel to the Castle where the King was Prisoner to acquaint him with what was intended which put him into a mortal Agony from whence being recovered he greatly lamented and bewailed his hard Fate however Trussel being instructed what to doe proceeded to unking him in these words I William Trussel in the Name of all Men of the Land of England and of all the Parliament Procurator do resign to thee Edward the Homage that was made to thee some time and from this time forward I deprive thee and defie thee of all Power Royal and I shall never be tendent to thee after this time Anno Dom. 1327. And here following the Rule of other Historians we put an End to his Reign though he lived in Captivity as we shall have occasion to mention in the Reign of his Son This Edward the Second was King of England Lord of Ireland Duke of Aquitain and fourth Son of Edward the First by Eleanor his Queen he began his Reign the 7th of June Anno 1307. and reigned 19 Years 6 Months and 18 days and was the 30th sole Monarch of England he was murthered Anno 1327. in the 20th Year of his coming to the Crown and the 41st of his Age and afterward buried at Gloucester His Wife was Isabel Daughter to Philip the Fair King of France and by her he had Issue Edward of Windsor John of Eltham Joan married to David Bruce and Eleanor married to Reynold Duke of Guelder In his time there happened a very great Famine throughout England with many strange Sights betokening the Woes and Miseries that after followed c. Thus by misguided Zeal a Monarch fell Vndone by Parasites he lov'd too well Hard Fate of Princes that in time wont see Their Friends from Foes untill they ruin'd be The Reign and Actions of Edward the Third King of England c. EDward the Third though scarcely of sufficient years of Discretion to know what belonged to the Titles or Rights of Crowns and Kingdoms had however more compassion on his afflicted Father than the Queen his Mohter had on her Husband for young as he was when he heard what had happened he greatly bewailed his Misfortune vowing never to take upon him the Government unless the King freely consented to resign without compulsion nor could they constrain him to it but with threats that they would utterly reject the whole Line and chuse a King out of the Nobility though of another Family Upon these Considerations the young King eight days after his Father's Resignation was crowned with the usual Ceremonies but the old King being yet alive and the People compassionating his Captivity his Deposers thought themselves no ways secure especially Mortimer who was suspected to be over familiar with the Queen and from that time they fell to plotting his death in order to which Mortimer procured an express from the young King to remove him under pretences of Friendship and Advantage but indeed that he might put him into such hands as he was sure would dispatch him and thereupon he was conveyed to Berkley Castle when by the way for fear he should be rescued by the People who had yet some remains of Love for him they set him on a Mole-hill in order to shave him for the better disquise and in an insulting manner told him That the Water of the next Ditch should accommodate him for that purpose to which the sorrowfull King replied That there should be warm Water whether they would or not and thereupon sent forth a floud of Tears and being arrived at Berkley Castle in the Custody of Thomas Gurney and John Matravers he was murthered by them or such as they appointed in this barbarous manner viz. being bound to a bed with his face downwards they thrust a hollow Horn into his Fundament and through that to prevent any burning or searing in the outward parts they thrust an Iron Instrument red hot twisting it amidst his Bowels till with horrible pain and torment amidst crys and groans he expired And this Wickedness Historians record to be acted upon Mortimer's sending an ambiguous Sentence prepared by Adam Torleton Eishop of Hereford to such as kept the Castle viz. Edvardum occedere nolite t●mere bonum est To kill King Edward refuse to

to the Conqueror who about the year 824 made it cease to be any longer a Kingdom annexing it by right of Conquest to that of Mercia in which for the future we must account it This Kingdom continued entire 372 years Thus fell the Kentish Kingdom thus bereft Of all its Grandure to the Conqueror left Its name was swallowed by a greater sway Ingulf'd in what we must call Mercia An account of the Kingdom of the South Saxons containing Sussex and Surry under the Succession of four Kings THis parcel of the British Land fell first to E●●● Captain of the Saxons who brought supplys out of Germany at their greatest need Landing at Shoram in S●ssex where he gave barrel to the Britains and by a great overthrow obliged them to the Woods and Fastnesses whereupon sending for more Aid to A●sure him in his Conquest he took possession of Sussex and Surry begining his Reign 488. and continued it 32 years Then giving place to Cossa who Reigned as some will have it 72 years and to him succeeded Ethels Wolfe who after 25 years Reign was slain by Cadewel a Banished Prince of the West Saxons yet before his death the Christian Religion was tolerated in his Kingdom himself being Converted by as Bede has it Bishop Willfride tho' some allow his Conversion to Berinus Bishop of Dorchester however he was held to be a good Prince nor did Cadewel long rest in quiet after his death for Barthun and Authun took up Arms against ●im and made him fly the Kingdom but he returning with a great power overcame the two Dukes and after that it became a part of the West Saxon Kingdom when it had continued a Kingdom 133 years Thus set the second Kingdom or it's Fame For from this time it lost it's ancient Name An account of the West Saxon Kingdom containing Cornwal Devonshire Barkshire and Hampshire with the succession of Kings THe first that possessed himself of this Kingdom was Chardick a low Country German Captain who entred Britain about the year of our Lord 495. and Killing Nataulcon a great Prince of the Britains in a dreadful Battle he made himself King of the West Saxons beginning his Reign in 501 and continued it 33 years at the end of which he gave place to Kenrick who prosecuting the War against the Britains gave them two great overthrows at Banbury in Oxfordshire and Shrewsbury in Wiltshire whereby they losing Courage and hopes of Conquest left him in quiet possession of what his Father had acquired but after a Reign of 26 years he was succeeded by Chewlin who fought Ethelbert King of Kent and defeated his Army at Wimbledon And this is accounted the first Battle the Saxons had amongst themselves he gave likewise a great overthrow to the Britains at Bedfold and surprized four of their Towns as Liganburgh Alisbury Bensington and Evesham and about six years after he fought the Britains at Durham and slew Coinmagil Caudigan and Farmnagil three of the British Kings thereupon surprizing Glocester Bath and Cirencester but at length some Saxons Joyning with the Britains to Oppose his growing greatness he was overthrown at Wodensbeoth and his Son Cuth slain and thereupon Cearlick his Nephews prosecuting the War against him bereft him of the Kingdom after ●…e had Reigned 33 years yet the Nephew held it but ●…x years before he gave place to Chelwoolf This ●…rince held the Scepter of the West Saxons Kingdom 14 ●…ears but being assaulted by the Britains in confedra●…y with the Scots and Picts after much trouble and ●…ile he dyed in the Wars so that his Kingdom fell ●… Kingil who gave the Britains Battle at Beandune ●…nd killed 1046 of them and the better to strengthen ●…imself he made peace with Penda King of the Mar●…ans and was converted to the Christian Faith by ●…erinus to whom he gave Dorchester as a seat This King Reigned 31 years over the West Saxons and ●…hen gave place to Redwald who was Baptized and Reigned 13 years after him Eskwin began his Reign ●…75 and continued it but two years being overcome ●…t that time by Wolfere King of the Mercians at Bu●…amhford and most of his people slain and was succee●…ed in the Kingdom of the West Saxons by Kentwin who was a greater Persecutor of the poor remnant of ●…he Britains making them fly into the Rocks and Mountains for shelter and security but his Reign ●…asted not long for at the end of 9 years he dyed and gave place to Cadewalde who slew Ethelwoolf King of ●…he South Saxons and afterward usurped his Kingdom and being a Heathen he destroyed many of the Christians especially the Clergy but in the end he was succeeded by Ine who began his Reign Anno 688. ●…he brought the South Saxon Kingdom into a province and had Wars with the Britains and Mercians and made many wholsom Laws upon which many now ●…n force are founded he built the Abby of Glassenbury and went a Pilgrimage to Rome and there dyed This was he that gave the Pope the first Peter-pence from England to be payed on Lammus day his Reign continued 37 years and was succeeded by Ethellred in whose Reign two dreadful Blazing-Stars appeared his Reign continued 14 years and then he gave place to Cuthred Anno 740. this King made Peace with the Mercians and Joyning his Force with them the cruelly opressed the Britains but Adelem an Ea●… and one of his Subjects Rebelling against him h●… was obliged to give it over to Defend his Trritories but having Reigned 14 years he was succeeded b●… Siges●●rt This King caused Cumbra an Earl of h●… Counsel to be slain for reproving his Vices whic●… occasioned his Subjects to Rebel and forced him t●… shelter himself in a Wood where he was found an●… slain by the Earls Swinheard when he had Reigned about a year to whom Kenwoolf succeeded who Wa●…ed very furiously on the Britains and gave them gre●… overthrows but in the end himself was overthrow●… by Offa King of the Mercians and there slain ●… Captain Ciyto but his Subjects recovered hi●… Body and revenged his death upon the Captain and Eighty of his followers The King thus dead Brithrick steped into the Throne in whose time divers strange prodegies and Phantoms appeared as well in the Air a●… on the Earth and when he had Reigned without any considerable Action fell by Poyson which he took in in a confection the Queen had prepared for one of hi●… paramours whereupon he fled into France and ther●… died Miserably and now this Kingdom began to draw to a Period or rather to loose it's name to be joyned with the rest in a sole Monarchy for Egbert succeeded Brithrick Anno 806. as King of the West Saxons he after a long War wherein much blood was spilt gained an absolute rule over the Seven Kingdoms making a strict Law against the Welch that should dare to venture over Offas Ditch which he appointed for their Boundard he slew Bernulph King of the

down and the better to encourage his Men to beat off the French that guarded the farther Shoar he entered the Water at a Ford in the head of the Army crying He that loves me let him follow so marching towards Cressie in the Province of Ponthieu he understood the French King was advancing with 100000 Horse and Foot nor was it long before the two Armies came in sight of each other which made King Edward divid his Forces into three Battalions giving the Van in charge to his Son Edward commonly called The Black Prince through the Warlike Actions that attended his Life c. the middle Battalion he reduced under the Command of the Earls Arundel and Northhampton and the last he retained himself placing his Carriages in the Rear commanding every man to leave his Horse and fight on Foot as resolving either to win the Victory or dye As for the French Army the King of Bohemia and the Earl of Alanson had the charge of the Van-guard King Philip of the Main Battel and the Earl of Savoy of the Rear and no sooner the Charge was sounded but a bloudy Conflict ensued whilst King Edward stood upon a hill with his Battalion to behold the Event and at the beginning the French Horse charging with great Fury made the Prince give way and had allmost enclosed his Battalion which made the Nobles that had the care of his Person send to the King to advertize him of the danger his Son was in when demanding only whether the Prince was alive and certified that he was so instead of sending the succours demanded he replied Let them send no more to me for any Adventure that may befall whilst my Son is alive but let them either vanquish or dye because the Honour of this glorious day shall be solely his if God suffer him to survive This resolute return not only made the English obstinate in fighting but repent they had sent to require aid wherefore redoubling their fury the French were overthrown on heaps especially by the Showres of Arrows that continually poured upon them from whence such a rout and disorder ensued that their Horse trampled down their Foot so that all was in confusion and nothing remained for the English but the Slaughter of the flying French men and the Field being entirely won the King advanced and embraced his Son encouraging him to future Glory by so prosperous a beginning In this Battel were slain Eleven Princes and about 1500 Barons Knights and Men of Arms Here fell the Kings of Bohemia and Major●u Earl of Alanson Duke of Lorain Duke of Burbon Earl of Flanders Earl of Savoy the Dauphin of Vienois the Earl of Sancerrer and Harecourt the Earls of Aumarl and Nevers with six Counts of the Empire the grand Prior of France and Archbishop of Roan and of the meaner sort about 30000. The English lost not above Five thousand and amongst them none of considerable Note The King by this means grown terrible to the French marched to Calais and straitly besieged it yet permitted about 1508 Starvelings whom the Governour had turned out to spare Provision free passage relieving them with Victuals and Money And now the French finding their own weakness dealt underhand stirring up the Scots that so they might divert the King's Forces nearer home but they being encountred near Durham were overthrown and their King David taken Prisoner and in the Encounter the Earls of Murray and Strathern the Constable Marshal Chamberlain and Chancellour with many other Nobles were slain The Noble Prisoners beside the King were the Earls of Douglas Fife Weigton Southerland and Mentieth and King Edward being still in France sent Parties abroad under several Generals who gained great advantages over the French insomuch that the Kingdom was quite disheartened not only to see their Field Forces worsted but their Towns drop away very fast and amongst the rest that considerable one of Brigerac where the Earl of Darby and Lancaster commanding the Forces promised the better to encourage his Soldiers that when the Town was taken every Man should have the Plunder of the first house he enterd when so it happened that a common Soldier broke into the Mint-Master's Stores and there found great store of coined and uncoined Gold and Silver insomuch that not knowing how to dispose of it he acquainted the Earl with his Fortune desiring him to take it into his possession but he generously refused saying that his word was past and he would not recall it and the King having lain eleven months before Calais had it surrendred upon discretion which was seconded by the News that Sir Walter de Bendley had vanquished the Marshal of France slain 13 Lords 140 Knights 100 Esquires and made 9 Lords Prisoners with many Knights and Gentlemen of Note so that the French suing for Peace and offering extraordinary Advantages to the English it was accorded upon sundry Articles and Limitations but the French not long observing them the War broke out again more dreadfull than before for King Edward who had withdrawn the greatest part of his Forces entred again that Kingdom with a puissant Army laying a great part of it waste but in the mean while King Philip dying and John coming to the Crown and upon his giving the Dutchy of Aquitain to Charles the Dauphin King Edward to counter-balance him gave it to Prince Edward his Son commanding him to defend it who passing thither with an Army took most of the Towns with little resistence when heightened with the Success he pierced as far as the Gates of Burges in Berry but in his return to Bourdeaux John the French King opposed him with a very numerous Army but notwithstanding he had six to one in the Field he was overthrown by the Prince and taken Prisoner together with Philip his youngest Son the Archbishop of Sens with many great Lords and about two thousand Knights Esquires and Gentlemen bearing Armories and in the Fight were slain Fifty two Lords one thousand seven hundred Knights Esquires and Gentlemen together with the King's Standard-Bearer and about six thousand Common Soldiers it being ever the Fate of France to have the loss fall heavy on the Nobility and after many other advantages gained the Prince settling his Affairs returned to England with his Prisoners and was received with great Triumph and Henry Picard being then Lord Mayor of London at his own charge feasted four Kings viz. of England France Scotland and Cyprus and eight days were taken up in giving Glory to God for the Victory and the King not thinking the English Interest in France sufficiently secured sent over a Fleet of 1100 Sail and coming with his Army before the Walls of Paris he knighted for their better Encouragement in military Atchievments 400 Esquires and Gentlemen but at length through many Mediations and Intercessions it was concluded that King Edward and his Son should ever release unto King John and his Heirs the Right and Claim they had to the