him right honourably at Melrose where after certain talke had betwixt them for the appeasing of thys last displeasure King Iames purposeth to be a surer for mariage in England the king brake with the Bishop for the hauing of the Ladie Margaret eldest daughter to Henrie the seuenth as then king of England to be giuen him in mariage and further declared that he was minded to sende his Orators vnto hir father the sayde king Henry about the same matter And forasmuch as he knewe that the Bishop was one that might doe much with king Henrie who highly fauored him for his singular wisdom and learning he desired him to be a meane to further his sute which if it were obteyned he trusted should highly redounde to the honour and wealth of both the Realmes The Bishop considering herein as muche as the king was able to tell him did not onely promise to doe all that in him lay but also encouraged him to sende his Orators with all speede trusting that they should reteyne a right towardly answere King Iames following the Bishops aduise anone after his returne into Englande â—…mbassadors â—…nt into Engâ—…nde sent certaine persons Ambassadours vnto King Henry to moue him to the effect aboue mentioned These Ambassadors were highly welcomed verie well heard 1500 A mariage coÌ„cluded betwixt king Iames and the Lady Margaret so that to be briefe their request seemed so agreeable to king Henries minde that the mariage was shortly therevpon concluded but not cosummate betwixt the foresaid Iames king of Scotlande and the sayd Ladie Margaret daughter to king Henrie in the .xvij. yeare of the sayd king Henries raigne A peace concluded betwixt England and Scotland At the same time when this mariage was so agreed vpon a peace also was concluded betwixt the kings of Englande and Scotlande for the tearme of theyr two lyues And to auoyde that none of eyther of the sayde kings subiects that had offended the lawes should be receyued into any of theyr dominions it was accorded that no English man shoulde come within Scotland without his Princes letters supplicatorie vnto the king of Scottes nor any Scottish man to come within England without the like letters from his prince desiring safeconduct and passeport 1501 In the yeare nexte ensuing the Bishoppe of Glasgew the Earle Bothwell and other noble men of Scotlande were sent in Ambassade from king Iames vnto the king of Englande for the perfiting of the foresayde mariage betwixt King Iames and the Ladie Margaret eldest daughter to king Henrie which Earle by letters of procuracie and Mandate in the name of his maister king Iames affied and handfasted the foresayde Ladie Margaret in all solemne wise according to the maner This was in the yeare 1502 which assurance and contract thus made was published at Paules Crosse in London on the day of the conuersion of Saint Paule in reioysing whereof Te Deum was sung and Fiers made with great feasting and banketting throughout that Citie This done the Ambassadors returned into Scotlande and then afterwardes was great preparation made in Englande for the conueying of the sayde Ladie into Scotlande and lykewyse great purueyance there for the receyuing of hir The .xvj. of Iune King Henrie tooke hys iourney from Richmont with his daughter the sayde Lady Margaret and came to Coliweston where his mother the Countesse of Richmont then lay And after he had remayned there certaine dayes in pastime and great solace he tooke leaue of hys daughter giuing hir his blessing with a fatherly exhortation and committed the conueyance of hir into Scotland vnto the Earle of Surrey and others The king of Denmark commeth into Scotlande About this time the king of Denmark through deuision that did rise betwixt him and his Lordes was constrayned to forsake his Countrey and to come for ayde into Scotlande where the king receyued him louingly and vpon his earnest sute for that he was both his cousin and confederate and also the rather at the contemplation of the French kings request and perswasioÌ„ he prepared an armie of tenne thousande men the whiche vnder the conduct of the Erle of Arrane he sent with the sayde king of Denmarke to assist him against his aduersaries He is restored to his kingdome by the Erle of Arrane Lieutenant to king Iames. The Earle of Arrane according to his commission attending the Danish king into his couÌ„trey restored him to his kingdom and former gouernment and so leauing him in peaceable possession thereof returned with his armie againe into Scotland with great honour both to himselfe the king and realme Shortly after was a Parliament called during the which the Queene was crowned and many good actes and constitutions made especially touching the lymitting of places where iustice should be ministred in the Iles and hie lands The hyeland men obedient 〈◊〉 lawes whereby it came to passe that the king was aswel obeyed and his lawes were as duely obserued and kept by the hie lande men as by those that dwelled in any part of the low land 1504 The king then being at peace with England and iustice so ministred amongest his owne subiects that they liued in greate rest and quietnesse certaine of his counsell deuised wayes to winne the king great profite and gaynes by calling hys barons and all those that helde any landes within his realme A deuise to get the king money to shew their euidence by way of recognition and if they had not writings to shewe according to the auncient instruments lawes of the realm sufficient for their warrant the lands shoulde remaine at the kings pleasure but when the king perceyued his people to grudge herewith and not without cause as with a thing deuised to disquiet his people and the whole countrey of his owne curteous and gentle nature he easily agreed with the possessors of such lands for the whiche he purchased great loue amongest his people and the deuisors of that ordinaunce wanne passing great hatred and malice This yeare in May the king helde his court of Iustice at Lowder 1506 and remouing it to Edenbourgh there continued the same where the Lord of Thorneton was conuicted for killing his wife and therefore lost his head There came an Ambassadour this yeare also from the Duke of Gelderland to renue the league betwixt the King and the sayde Duke Also an Heralde came oute of Fraunce that brought newes which the king liked well This yeare also A great ship made the King caused a mightie Shippe to be made the which was put forth into the road the seuenth of Iuly and the king sayled himselfe into the May an Ilande in the Forth and was driuen in againe with tempest but the same shippe was after appoynted forth and sent to the Sea with sundrie valiant Gentlemen in hir to meete with the Hollanders whiche had taken and spoyled diuerse Scottish ships and throwne the Marchantes and other that were in
Scots 435. 44 Hermoneus Metellus eldest son 5. 9 Herres Iohn Lord his lands spoiled by theeues 391.89 Herres Iohn Lorde hanged 391. 103 Hermoneus returneth into Spaine 5. 16 Heralde Thane of Cathnes captaine of rebels in Scotlande 479. 46 Heralde taken and seuerely punished 279 Herald at armes ansvvere to king Edvvardes demaunde concerning the three most valiant captaines of that time 328.99 Henrie the seuenth obteyneth the crovvne of England 406.74 Herbert crovvned King of Brytaine 105.13 Hialas Peter sent from the King of Spain to reconcile the kings of England and Scotlande 411. 1 Hieland mans salutation vnto Alexander the thirde at his coronation 287.39 Hiberus and Himecus arriue at Dundalke in Ireland 4.17 Hiberus returneth intoo Spaine 4. 58 Hiberus succedeth his father Gathelus 4.59 Hiberus a couragious conqueror 4. 62 Hiergust chosen king of Pictes 86. 104 Hiergust renueth the olde league betweene the Romaines and Pictes 87.83 Hiergust desireth the vtter destruction of the Scots 90.71 Hiberus eldest sonne to Gathelus and Scota 4.22 Hicland men obedient to lavves 413. 46 Hiergust slayeth himselfe 93 63 Hunecus seconde sonne to Gathelus and Scota 4. â—…2 Hunecus is left too gouerne the Scottes in Ireland 4. â—…4 Hercius the Romaine Emperours Procurator slaine 81.107 Himecus gouernour of the Scots in Ireland 4.51 Hibertus Metellus yongest sonne 5. 10 Holcrost Thomas knight an English Captaine 479 4â—… Hollanders heades sent in Pypes into Scotland 4â—…3 84 Holdes and Castelles of Scotlande deliuered too King Edvvarde 302. 2â—… Horses kept by the common oâ—… husband men â—…ut onely for â—â—lage to be forfeyt 246 1â—… Hoode Robin and little Iohâ—… time 294. â—…1 Horses sent too Iames the fourth from the Lorde of Temeer 414. 25 Holiburton Thomas 368.68 Horsemenne sent into Scotlande from England too ioyne vvith the English armye there 461. 100 Horestia a part of Pictlande 177. 87 Hovvell leader of the Armorishe Brytaynes 127.29 Horses sent to Iames the fourth from the King of Englande 415. â—… Hospitall in Aberdene founded 429. 2â—… Horses eate their ovvne 〈◊〉 220. 57 Houson captaine of the Castell of Dunbretaine 462. â—â— Hoblers 350. â—â— Helcades â—â—â— â—â— Holyroode house builded 2â—…4 â—…8 Honorius Emperour of Rome 95. 70 Hubba and Hungar brothers too Cadane K. of Denmark 187.114 Hubba escapeth slaughter and drovvning 1â—…9 28 Hubba and Hunger slaine 191.64 Humber a fatal place for the â—…taines to be vanquished at 133. 60 Humber colored red with bloud 134. 31 Hume Alexander Lord Chamberlaine blamed for the losse of Floddon field 4â—â— 46 Hume Alexander Lord denoâ—…ced a rebell 4â—â— 95 Hume Alexander Lorde â—…teth himselfe to the goâ—… 426. 20 Hume Alexander Lorde slayeth Lion King at armes and taketh his letters from him 42â—… 64 Hume Alexander Lorde vvith other coÌ„mitted to vvard 427.42 Hume Alexander Lord vvith other beheaded 4â—…7 52 Hume Alexander Lordes â—…de vvith others sette vppon the Toâ—…buâ—…th in Edenbourgh 427. â—…4 Hume Alexander Lordes made vvith others taken dovvne 430. 107 Hunne Lorde his sonne taken prisoner by the English menne 464. â—â— Hugh Cardinall sent too reforme the Churches of Englande and Scotlande 275.49 Hungâ—…s king of Pictes refuseth to conclude a league vvyth the Frenchmen 363.23 â—…ngus vvith his army inuadeth Northumberland 165.26 â—…ngus dreame and the euent thereof 166.30 â—…ngus repayreth S. Andrevves Church 166.88 Hungus dyeth 167.83 Hungar and Hubba brothers too Cadane King of Denmarke 187. 114 Hâ—…ing a vvarlike exercise 6. â—◠〈◊〉 Castell besieged in vaine 479. 27 〈◊〉 Castell recouered by the Scottes 476.105 〈◊〉 Castell rendred to the Englishmen 469.57 â—…gh Bishop of Durham 276 89 〈◊〉 done to Priestes to bee punished by death 181.94 â—…cke appoynted gouernour of the Iles. 293.53 â—…backe slaine 293.61 J. Iâ—…ck Stravv captaine of a rebellion in England 359.2 Iacoba countesse of Hollande maried to Alexander brevvard Earle of Mar. 382.33 Iames the first slaine 248.8 Iames the second marieth Margaret daughter to the daughter of the duke of Gelderlande 248.41 Iames the thirde marieth Margaret daughter too the king of Denmarke 248.69 Iames the fourth marieth Margaret daughter to king Henrie the seuenth of England 248.76 Iames the fift marieth Marye de Lorraine Dutchesse of Longâ—…ile a vvidovv 248.83 Iames Prince of Scotland sent into France 371.44 Iames Prince of Scotlande taken prisoner by the Englishmen â—…72 65 Iames Prince of Scotlande goeth ouer into Fraunce vvith King Henrie 375.17 Iames Prince of Scotland marieth lane daughter too the Earle of Somerset 376.100 Iames Prince of Scotlande set at libertie returneth intoo Scotlande 376.116 Iames the first and Iane his vvife crovvned King and Queene of Scotlande 377.14 Iames the first king of Scotlande slaine 384.55 Iames the second crovvned King of Scotland 385.101 Iames vvith the firie face 385.104 Iames conueyed in a Trunke how Edenbourgh to Stiueling 3â—…6 46 Iames maried to Marie daughter too the Duke of Gelderlande 3â—…9 1 Iames aydeth the Queene of Englande against the duke of York 356. 25 Iames inuadeth the borders vvith an armie 396.43 Iames slaine 3â—…6 87 Iames the thirde crovvned King of Scotland 397.72 Iames marieth Margaret daughter to the king of Denmarke 400. 10 Iames eldest son too K. Iames the thirde borne 401.82 Iames preparing an armye to inuade Englande is inhibited by the Popes Legate 403.40 Iames arested and imprisoned by the Nobilitie of Scotlande 403. 106 Iames set at libertie by the Duke of Albanie his brother 404. 42 Iames forsaken of his nobilitie 404. 63 Iames Duke of Rothsay enforced to be captaine of the Conspiracie of the Nobles agaynst his father 407.48 Iames sendeth letters to the pope Kings of England and France to persvvade vvith the Nobilitie vvhich conspired agaynste him 407.78 Iames gathereth an army agaynst the rebels 407.75 Iames vvith his armie discomfited and slaine 408.7 Iames the fourth crovvned King of Scotland 408.33 Iames vveareth an Iron Chaine aboute his middle all his lyfe tyme. 408.43 Iames inuadeth England vvith an armie too ayde Perkin VVarbecke 410.25 Iames desireth too common vvith the Bishop of Durham 411.89 Iames marieth Margaret daughter to King Henrie the seuenth of England 412.67 Iames Prince of Scotlande and of the Iles borne 413.97 Iames declared by the Popes Legate Protector of the fayth 414. 11 Iames presented from the Pope vvith a Diademe and svvorde vvith scabberd and hiltes of golde 414.13 Iames Prince of Scotlande dyeth 414. 46 Iames the fifth Prince of Scotlande and of the Iles borne 416. 70 Iames inuadeth Englande vvith a mightie armie 419.101 Iames slaine in the field and hys armie discomfited 422.30 Iames the fifth crovvned King of Scotland 423.45 Iames the fifth not in his ovvn gouernment 437.94 brought into the field against his vvil 437.108 Iames the fifth taketh vppon hym the gouernment of the Realme himselfe 439.82 Iames the fifth obteyneth Magdalene the French kings daughter in mariage 442.21 his voyage about the Iles. 442.64 sayleth intoo Fraunce and is honourably enterteyned 442.78 rideth secretly to see the Duke of Vandolmes daughter 442.87 his
Caunterbury Legate of all Englande by hys Bulles directed to hym bearing date at hys Palace in Rome called Laterane the fifteene Kalendes of Aprill in the fourth yeare of hys Papacie And further the Pope wrote also to the Englishe Cleargie giuing them to vnderstande that hee had created the sayde Archbishop of Caunterbury hys Legate commaunding them so to accept him by vertue of whiche letters the Archbyshop Huberte beeyng nowe both Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury Legate of the Apostolike sea and Lorde chiefe Iustice of Englande appoynted to holde a Counsell at Yorke and therefore gaue knowledge by the Abbot of Binnham in Northfolke and one master Geruise vnto the Canons of Yorke and to the Archbishoppes officials of his purposed intention The sayd Canons and officials well considering of the Popes letters whiche were delyuered vnto them by the messengers signifyed for answere that they woulde gladly receyue hym as Legate of the Apostolyke See but not as Archbyshoppe of Caunterbury nor as theyr primate Heerewith he came vnto Yorke vppon Sainte Barnabees day beeing Sunday and was receyued with Procession On the morrowe after he helde court of pleaes of the Crowne of assises and suche other matters touching the King and on the nexte daye beeyng Twesday he entred into the monasterie of Sainte Maries in Yorke and deposed the Abbot bycause of his infirmitie of body at the request of the Monkes but the Abbot appealed to the Popes consistory After this comming to Isoldun hee wanne the Towne and besieged the Castell but Kyng Richarde aduertised thereof The hast which king Richard made came with quicke speede making of three dayes iourney but one and entred into the Castell of Isoldun to defend the same againste his aduersaries and forthwith there resorted suche numbers of men vnto hym when they hearde howe he was besieged that the Frenche Kyng doubting howe to retire from thence in safetie made sute first to haue licence to depart and after when that would not be graunted he required at the least wise to talke with the Kyng of EnglaÌ„d about some agreement whervnto Kyng Richard condescended and so comunyng togyther The two kings againe talke togither of peace they concluded vppon a truce to endure from that day being Saterday next after the feast of Saint Nicholas vnto the feast of S. Hillarie next ensuing and then to meete againe neere vnto Louiers with their counsels that they might grow by some reasonable way vnto a finall peace and concord And according to thys Article 1196. shortly after the same feast of Sainte Hillarie The conditioÌ„s of the peace concluded betwixt the two kings Math. Paris they mette at Louiers wher finally they were accorded to conclude a peace on these conditions that the French King shoulde releasse to the King of England Isoldun with the Countrey aboute wonne by him sith the beginning of these warres Likewise all the right which he had in Berry Auuergne and Gascoigne and the County of Aubemarle Math. VVest Vpon the other parte the King of Englande should resigne Gisors and certayne other places and namely Veuxin or Veulquessine to y e Kyng of Fraunce Mat. VVest Mat. Par. Herevpon were sureties also bounde for performance and the forfeyture of fifteene thousande markes assigned to be payde by y e partie that first brake the peace Wherevppon shortly after when the French Kyng repenting hym selfe of the agreement began to make war a new King Richard seased into his hands all y e goodes and possessions that belonged to the Abbots of the order of the great Monastery of Cluny and of Saint Denice and la Charitie whiche hadde become suretie for the French King in y e summe of 1500. markes aforesayde Rog. HouedeÌ„ The Erle of Albemarle departed his life This yeare dyed William de Forz Earle of Albemarle in whose place succeeded Baldwine de Betun by the Kinges gifte and married the Countesse of Albermarle Otho sonne to the duke of Saxony There was a motion also made for a marriage betwixte the Lorde Otho sonne to Henry Duke of Saxony Kyng Richardes nephewe by hys syster and the Lady Margaret daughter to the Kyng of Scottes so as they should haue enioyed the Countreys of Lothian Northumberlande Lawnes and the Countie of Careleil with the Castels For the conclusion of this marriage the Archbishop of Caunterbury was sente about Christmas to commune with the Kyng of Scottes but bycause the Scottish Queene was then conceyued of childe hir husbande in hope that God woulde sende hym a sonne refused to stand vnto the aboue mentioned couenauntes About thys time also VVil. Pâ—… Ran. Hâ—… The Abâ—… Caen seâ—… Englanâ—… King Richarde sente the Abbot of Caen that was also the elect of Durham into England to take an accompts of those that hadde the receyptes of the Kyngs money for this Abbot had enformed the Kyng that his receyuors and officers heere in the Realme dealt not iustly in their accomptes makyng but both deceyued the King Fraudulâ—… dealing â—…ficers and oppressed hys people in exacting more than was due and concealing that which they ought to stand accomptable for The Kyng supposing hys wordes to be true or at the least wayes likely so to bee and that in reforming such vntroth in his officers it shoulde bee both profitable to him and well liked of the people sent this Abbot ouer with commission to be as it were his generall Auditor Howbeeit the Byshoppe of Caunterbury Hubert whiche was gouernour of the Realme in causes both Temporall and spirituall by reason he hadde both the Kings authoritie as his vicegerent and also the Popes as his Legate authorised dyd somewhat stomacke y e matter in that it shoulde be thought that he did suffer such abuses in the Kyngs officers and not reforme them but he helde hym coÌ„tente and sayde little sith the Abbot shewed him the Kings commssion to do that which he wente aboute although hee brought it not to passe for whereas hee came ouer in the Lente season and gaue out commaundements that all such as had any thing to doe in receipt of the Kyngs money should appeare before him at after Easter he tarried not to see Easter himselfe but was called into another world by the stroke of death there to render an accomptes for his owne actes heere in thys life committed At the same time Fabiaâ—… VVil. Pâ—… Mat. Pâ—… Ran. Higâ—… William â—…bert there was another person in London called William with the long berde alias Fitz Osbert whyche hadde lykewise enformed the Kyng of certayne great oppressions and excessiue outrages vsed by rich men against the poore as namely the Worshipfull of the Citie the Maior and Aldermenne the whyche in theyr hoystings when any tillage was to bee gathered burdened the poore further than was thought reason to ease themselues The foule 〈◊〉 order in the Citizens of London wherevppon the sayde William beeyng a seditious person and of a busie nature seassed not to make
Edward when he did to him homage King Edwarde not fully vnderstanding the conclusion of this league requyring ayde of the Scottish king for the maintenance of his warres against France and receyuing a doubtfull answere he began to suspect the matter and therevpon required to haue three Castels as Berwik Edâ—…irgh â–ª and Roâ—…esbourgh deliuered vnto him as gages till the ende of the warre King Edwards request made to the Scottes is denied Abyngdon and if the Scottishmen continued faythfull vnto him hee woulde then restore the same Castelles when the warres wâ—… ended vnto thâ—… again This to dothe Scottish men vtterly denied alledging that their Countrey was free of it selfe and acquit of all â—…de or bondage and that they were in no condition bounde vnto the Lâ—…nâ—… of Scotland and therefore they would receyue the Merchants of Fraunce 〈◊〉 Flaunders The disloyall dealing of the Scottes or of any other Countrey without exception as they thought gâ—… There wâ—…t shâ—…â—…n of Barwicke 〈◊〉 the same time certain English 〈…〉 hoÌ„ the â—…cottes 〈◊〉 â—…ssault and wounded some of them and some of them they siue and chased the residue the â—…ch returning into England made complayn â—…and shewed in what euill maâ—…er â—…ey had beeâ—… of 〈◊〉 with King Edward herevpon perceyuing the â—…urposes of the Scottes N. Triuet determined to make warre vpon them with all specede and to conâ—…uer the whole Countrey if they coulde not cleare themselues of such euill dealing as of them was reported and thought to be be put in practise About the conuersion of Saint Paule in Ianuarie The of Lancaster sent into Gascoigne Abingdon king Edwarde sent ouer into Gascoigne his brother the Lorde Edmonde Earle of Lancaster with the Earle of Lyncolne and other to the number of .xxvj. Baronittes and seuen hundred men of armes besides a great multitude of other people â–ª They arryued at Blay aboute the mydst of Lent and stayed there tyll towards Easter In which meane season a great sort of Gascoignes and other people resorted vnto them so that they were two thousande men of armes Vpon â—…eâ—… Thursday the Castell de Lesparre was deliuered vnto the Erle of Lancaster The Castell of Lespar deliuered vnto him Nic. Triuet and after that diuerse other Castels At his approching neare vnto Burdeaur vpon the Thursday in Easter Wicke as he rested to refresh himselfe and his armie in a little village called Kekel an armye of Frenche menne issuyng oute of Burbeaux meant to come vppon the Englishe menne at vnwares But they hauyng warning thereof prepared themselues to battayle so well as the shortnesse of tyme woulde permit and so therevpon encountring with theyr enimies and fighting a sore battaile The Frenchmen forced to retire at length constrayned the French menne to returne vnto the Citie and pursuyng them as they fledde two Englishe Knightes beeing brethren to Sir Peter de Mallow and an other that was a Gascoigne entred the Citie with two standerde bearers belonging to the Erle of Richmond and to the Lord Alane de la Zouch whom the French men tooke closing them within the gates The other EnglishmeÌ„ being shut out Polidor first fel to y e spoile of the suburbs and then set fire vpon the sâ—…e Then the Earle perceyuing he should but lose his labor to stay any longer there vpon certaine weightie occasions he returned vnto Bayonne The Earle of Lancaster departeth this life where he shortly after fell sicke and died He left behind him three sonnes Thomas that succeded him in the Erledome of Lancaster Henry Lorde of Monmouth and Iohn whom he had begot of his wife Blanch the which before had bene maried vnto Henrie Erle of ChaÌ„paigne and king of Nauarre by whom she had but one onely daughter that was maried vnto the French king Philip le Beau. After this the English army besieged the City of Aques Aques besieged but through want of vittayles he was constrayned to rise from thence and breake vp the siege The Earle of Arthoys seat with an army into Gascoin The Earle of Arthoys being sent of the French king with an army into Gascoigne encountreth with the Englishmen and chaseth theÌ„ with the slaughter of a great number after recouereth diuerse townes fortresses in the couÌ„try Nic. Triuâ—… Burg besieged Those English men that kept the towne of Burg being coÌ„passed about with a siege by monseur de Sully obteyned truce for a certaine space during the whiche they sent vnto Blaynes for some reliefe of vittayles and where other refused to bring vp a ship loden wyth vittayles whiche was there prepared The Lord Simon de Montagew his enterprise to rescue the garnison of Burg. the Lorde Simon de Montagew a right valiant chiefetaine and a wyse tooke vppon hiâ—â— the enterprise and through the middle of the French Galleyes whiche were placed in the ryuer to stoppe that no shippe shoulde passe towardes that towne by helpe of a prosperous winde he got into the hauen of Burg and so relieued them within of theyr wante of â—…yttayles by meanes whereof The sâ—…reysed Mounseur de Sallye brake vppe his siege and returned into Fraunce In the meane time The 〈…〉 leagâ—… 〈…〉 Flâ—… king Edwarde not â—…ping his businesse procured Guy Earle of Flanders to ioyne with him in league agaynste the French men This Guy was the sonne of Margaret Countesse of Flaunders whom she had by hir seconde husband William Lord of Damner in Burgoygne Also king Edwarde procâ—…ed Henrie Earle of Bar He coâ—… a leagâ—… wâ—… oâ—… to whome as before yet haue hearde he had giuen his daughter Eleâ—… in mariage to make warre vpon the Frenchmen so that at one tyme the Earle of Bar inuaded the Countrey of Champaigne The 〈◊〉 Bâ—… 〈◊〉 Chamâ—… and the Earle of Flaunders made incursions vpon those Countreyes of Fraunce which ioyne vnto Flaunders King Philip hereof advertised sent forth one Walter de Cressie with a great armie agaynste the Earle of Bar so that besieging the chiefest Towne of Bar he constrayned the sayde Earle to leaue off his enterprise in Champaigne and to returne home for doubt to lose more there than he should winne abrode But now to touche more at large the cyrcumstaunces of the occasion that moued the Earle of Flaunders to make warre agaynste the French king A mariâ—… concâ—… I find in Iacob Mayer that there was a maryage concluded betwixte the Lorde Edward the eldest sonne of king Edwarde and the Ladie Philip daughter to the foresayde Guy Earle of Flaunders which marriage was concluded by Henry Byshop of Lincolne and the Erle Warren being sent ouer as Ambassadors by Kyng Edwarde vnto the sayde Earle Guy for the same purpose The Earle of Flaunders â—…rested In the yeare following the sayde Earle of Flaunders togither with his wife comming to visite the Frenche Kyng at Corbeill were arrested and sent to Paris there to remayne as prisoners bycause
graunted vnto al the said articles confirming the same with his Charter vnder his great seale Abingâ—… A sâ—…bsâ—… graunted In consideration wherof the nobles of the Realme and commons granted to the king the .ix. peny of all their goodes the Archebishop of Canterburye with the clergie of his prouince the .x. penie and the elect of Yorke and those of his prouince graÌ„ted the fifth penie towardes the mayntenaunce of the warre againste the Scottes bicause they were next vnto the daunger The kyng also by his speciall letters required the nobles of the Realme that if they dyd continue in theyr due obedience to hym as they promised at his departure out of the realme to doe that then they shoulde resorte and appeare at his Parliamente to beginne at Yorke â—…arliament Yorke the morrowe after the feast of Saint Hillarie without all excuse or delay for otherwyse he would accompt them as enimies to the common wealthe of the Realme At whiche daye appeared the Earles of Warreyn and Gloucester wyth the Countesse of Gloucester his wyfe daughter to the King the earles Marshal Hereford Arundell Guy sonne to the Earle of Warwike in his fathers roomth and of Barons the lord Henry Percy the lord Iohn Wake and the lord Iohn Segraue with many of the nobilitie the whiche being assembled togither would that it should to all men be notified in what manner the king had confirmed the great Charter â—…gâ—… Charta and the Charter of forrests whervpon the same being read with the Articles thervnto added and put in the Bishop of Carleile adorned in Pontificalibus did pronounce all them accurssed that wente aboute to violate and breake the same And bycause the Scottish Lords appeared not being summoned to be there it was decreed that the armie should come togither at Newe Castell vppon Tyne in the Octaues of that feast of saint Hillarie nexte ensuing so that the generall musters might then and there be taken â—…ate beâ—…ixt the kinâ—… men and 〈◊〉 Gantiners The kyng lay the most part of thys winter at Gaunt in the which mean time tyme ther chanced sedition betweene the Englishemen and the Gauntoys in so muche that the Welchmen had lette fyre on the Towne if the king hadde not stayed the matter But the Flemishe writers say the Englishmen sette fyre in foure partes of the towne in deede that they mighte the more freely haue robbed in other parties thereof whylest the Townesmen had gone about to quenche the fire But the Townesmen bente on reuenge assembled togither in great number and falling on the Englishmen slew thirtie of their horsemen and of their footmen to the number of seuen hundred or thereaboutes They hadde also â—…layn the king if a knight of Flaunders hadde not made shifte to saue hym Indeed as should appeare by the same writers the Englishe footemen had done much hurt in the countrey namely one day they spoyled the towne of Dam slew two hundred worthy personages which hadde yelded themselues to the Kyng at his firste commyng into the countrey And although the king caused certain of those that had done this outrage to be hanged yet the Flemings bare this and other iniuries in theyr myndes and meant to bee reuenged thereof before the Englishmen departed out of their countreye and therefore there drewe out of sundrye parties into the Citie of Gaunte by small companyes to the number of foure thousande men of armes besides a great multitude of footmen and when they perceyued them selues strong ynough as they tooke the matter at the daye amongest them appoynted they clustred togyther and vnder the leadyng of the Earles sons Wyllyam and Roberte The Flemyngs set vpon the Englishmen in their lodgings they didde fyrste sette vppon the Englishmen that were in theyr lodgyngs of whome they slewe dyuers and after commyng foorthe into the streates they meant to haue made slaughter of all the residue but by the noyse that was raysed the Kyng hadde warnyng in what state the matter stoode and therewyth getteth hym to armoure and came forth of hys lodgyng and streyghtwayes hys people flocked aboute hym And furthermore the footemen whyche were lodged in the Suburbes hearyng of thys tumulte gette them to armoure and approchyng the gates fynd them shutte but with fyre whych they kyndled with strawe wood butter and tallowe and other such thynges they brente vp the same gates and so got in losing not pasâ—…e sixe persons and those were slayne at the first entring Herewith the Earle of Flaunders commeth to the Kyng and beseecheth hym to staye hys people from committyng further outrage but the kyng as he had reason so to doe blamed him for the outragious attempte of hys people and bad hym goe and appease them or he woulde take payne wyth them hymselfe to hys owne suretie though not greatly to theyr case The Earle went and didde so much The Earle of Flaunders pacifyeth his people that at length he quieted them and then was order giuen for restitution of suche thynges as hadde bene taken from anye manne wrongfully accordyng to the order and direction prescribed by certayne discrete persons appoynted as Commissioners in that behalfe The Kyng perceyuyng hym selfe in some daunger and that withoute the fauoure of the Flemyngs he myght hardly escape out of their countrey bare manye thynges and spake curteouslye makyng partely amendes for the harmes doone by his people as well abrode in the countrey as in the townes And finally aboute Midlent he returned into Englande as after ye shall heare In this meane tyme by the Kyngs appointmente Nic. Triuet An army assembled at Yorke the Earle of Surreye Lordâ—… Warden of Scotland wyth other Earles and noble menne to hym associate aboute the feaste of Saincte Hillarye had assembled an armye at Yorke hauyng fyrste summoned the Lordes of Scotlande to appeare there at the same daye who yet came not but contrarily had besieged the Castell of Rockesburghe The Scots besiege Rockesburgh Wherevppon the Earle of Surrey hasted thytherwardes so that Willyam Waleys and other of the Scottyshmen whiche laye there at siege reysed the same and departed from thence The Earle of Surrey entreth Scotland The Earle of Surrey comming to Rockesburgh and relieuing them that kept it with such things as they wanted passed foorth to Kelssow and came afterwards to the towne of Barwike which the Scottishmen had left voyde Here came letters vnto them from king Edward signifying that hee had taken truce wyth the Frenche king and that he mente shortely to â—…etourne into England and therfore commaunded them not to make any further enterprise than the defending of the frontiers and the recouerie of Barwike til his comming ouer Herevppon was a greate part of the armie discharged and suche only remayned in Barwike as might suffice for defence therof King Edvvard returneth home vvardes King Edwarde hauing made an ende of hys businesse in Flaunders as before ye haue heard returned now
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
Butcher from his royal seate and princely dignitie Firste I fantesyed that if I lift to take vppon me the Crowne and imperiall Scepter of the Realme nowe was the time propice and conuenient For now was the way made playne and the gate opened and occasion giuen which now neglected shoulde peraduenture neuer take such effect and conclusion For I saw he was disdeyned of the Lords temporall execrate and accursed of the Lords Spirituall detested of all Gentlemen and despised of all the communaltie so that I saw my chaunce as perfectly as I saw my own image in a glasse that there was no person if I had bin greedy to attempte the enterprise coulde nor shoulde haue wonne the ring or got the gole before mee And on this poynt I rested in imagination secretely with myselfe two dayes at Tewkesberie And from theÌ„ce so iourneying I mused and thought that it was not best nor conuenient to take vpon me as a conquerour for then I knew that al meÌ„ and especially the nobilitie woulde with al their power withstande me both for rescuyng of possessioÌ„s and tenours as also for subuerting of the whole estate lawes and customes of y e Realm Such a power hath a conquerour as you know well inough my Lord. But at the last in al this doubtfull case there sprang a newe branche out of my head which surely I thought should haue broughte forthe faire floures but the sunne was so hote that they turned to drie weedes for I suddaynely remembred that Lorde Edmonde Duke of Somerset my Grandfather was with King Henrye the sixte in the two and three degrees from Iohn Duke of Lancaster lawfully begotten so that I thought sure my mother being eldest daughter to Duke Edmond that I was nexte heire to King Henrye the sixte of the house of Lancaster This title pleased well suche as I made priuie of my counsaile but muche more it encouraged my foolish desire and eleuated my ambicious intente in somuche that I cleerely iudged and in mine owne minde was determinately resolued that I was indubitate heire of the house of Lancaster and therevppon concluded to make my firste foundation and erect my new buylding But whether God so ordeyned or by fortune it so chanced while I was in a maze other to conclude suddaynely on thys title and to set it open amongst the coÌ„mon people or to keepe it secret a while see the chance as I rode betwene Worceter and Bridgenorth I encountred with the Lady Margaret Countesse of Richmond now wife to the Lorde Stanley whiche is the very daughter and 〈◊〉 heyre to Lord Iohn Duke of Somerset my Grandfathers elder brother whiche was as cleane out of my minde as though I hadde neuer seene hir so that shee and hir sonne the Earle of Richmond be both bulwarke and portecolice betweene mee and the gate to enter into the maiestie royal and getting of the Crowne And wheÌ„ we had coÌ„muned a little concerning hir sonne as I shal shew you after and were departed she to our Ladie of Worcester and I to Shrewsbury I then new changed and in maner amazed began to dispute with my selfe little considering that thus my earnest title was turned to a tittel not so good as Est Amen Eftsoones I imagined whether I were best to take vpon me by the election of the nobilitie and communaltie which me thought easie to be done the vsurper king thus being in hatred and abhorred of this whole realm or to take it by power which standeth in fortunes chaunce and difficile to bee atchieued and brought to passe Thus tumbling and tossing in the waues of ambiguitie betwene the stone and sacrifice I considered first the office dutie and payne of a King whiche surely thynke I that no mortall man can iustly and truly obserue except he be called elected specially appoynted by God as king Dauid and dyuers other haue bin But farther I remembred that if I once tooke on me the scepter and the gouernaunce of the realme That of two extreme enimies I was dayely sure but of one trustye frend which now a days be gone a pilgrimage I was neither assured nor credibly ascertayned suche is the worldes mutation for I manifestly perceiued that the daughters of king Edward and their alyes and frendes whiche be no small number being both for his sake muche beloued and also for the greate iniurie and manifeste tyrannie done to them by the newe vsurper muche lamented and pitied would neuer ceasse to barke if they can not byte at the one side of me Sâ—…blably my cousyn the Earle of Richmond hys aydes and kinsfolke whiche be not of little power will surely atteÌ„pt lyke a fierce grandhound eyther to byte or to pierce mee on the other side So that my lyfe and rule should euer hang by a haire neuer in quiet but euer in doubt of death or deposition And if the sayde two lynages of Yorke and Lancaster whiche so long haue striued for the Imperiall diademe shoulde ioyne in one againste mee then were I surely mated and the game gotten Wherefore I haue cleerely determined and with my selfe concluded vtterly to relinquishe all suche fantasticall imaginations concerning the obteyning of the Crowne But all suche plagues calamities troubles which I feared and suspected might haue chaÌ„ced on me if I had taken the rule and regiment of this Realme I shall with a reredemayne so make them rebound to our common enimie that calleth himselfe King that the best stopper that he hath at tenice shall not well stoppe without a faulte for as I tolde you before the Countesse of Richmonde in my returne from the new named King meeting mee in the high way prayed mee firste for kinred sake secondarily for the loue that I bare to my Grandfather Duke HuÌ„frey which was sworne brother to hir father to moue the King to bee good to hir sonne Henrye Earle of Richmond and to licence him with hys fauour to returne agayne into England and if it were his pleasure so to doe shee promised that the Earle hir sonne shoulde marrie one of Kyng Edwardes daughters at the appoyntmente of the King without any thing to bee taken or demaunded for the sayde espousals but onely the Kings fauoure whiche request I soone ouerpassed and gaue hir faire wordes and so departed But after in my lodging when I called to memorie with a deliberate studie and did circumspectly ponder them I fully adiudged that the holy Ghost caused hir to moue a thing the ende whereof she could not consider both for the seenritie of the Realme as also for the preferment of hir childe and the destruction and finall confusion of the common enimie King Richard Whiche thing she neither then thought I am sure as I by hir wordes coulde make coniecture nor I my selfe cast not hir desire to be so profitable to the Realme as I now doe perceyue but suche a Lord is God that with a little sparkle hee kyndleth a great fire and so finally to declare to
their Shipboales with many valiaunt Captaynes and souldiours recouered landing Conquest or Conquet takē and burnt and wythin short tyme became maisters of the sayde towne of Conquet which they put to the saccage with a great Abbay and many pretie Townes and Villages nea◅e there aboutes where our men found great store of pyllage and good booties But the Flemings beeing couetous of the spoyle passing further into the lande before they coulde recouer their Shippes againe A great slaughter of the Flemings were encountred by the power of the countrey by whom there were slaine of them to the number of foure or fiue hundred The Admyralles perceyuing the power of the Countrey greatly to encrease and hauing intelligence that the duke of Estampes the Frēch Kings Lieutenant in Brytayne was very neare comming on with a greate number of Horsemen and footemen esteemed to bee about twentie thousande as the Frenchmen themselues affyrme thought not best to attempt any assault agaynst the Towne of Brest or to make longer abode there But yet in hope to doe some further exployte elsewhere they laye there houering on the coast a while to vnderstande the demeanour of the Brytaynes but by this tyme there was such numbers of people raysed in all those parts for defence of the same coastes that the Admyralles afterwarde attempting in dyuerse places to lande theyr menne and fynding eche where more apparaunce of losse than of gayne returned home wythoute atchieuing any further enterprise In this meane time 1558 An reg 6. while King Philip and the French King with two moste puyssaunt armyes affronted eche other neare vnto the water of Some eyther of them being obstinately bent to driue the other out of the field for which cause they entrenched their campes During whiche tyme there was nothyng done betweene them woorthie memorie more than dayly skyrmishes of no great account Neuerthelesse the Countrey of Fraunce coulde not but susteyne extreeme damage in so long susteyning suche a mayne multitude specially of men of warre which those two mightie Kings hadde assembled And day by day came freshe companies to eyther partye so as it was thought a thyng impossible that suche two Princes beeing so neare coulde departe wythoute some cruell bloudye battayle to determine theyr quarelles But God in whose handes are the heartes Kings when least hope was conuerted theyr obstinate myndes from warre to peace whiche came chiefely to passe by the mediation of the Dutches of Lorraine who hadde beene a long and earnest trauayler to that ende and neuer ceassed vntill by his intercession both the sayde Kinges appoynted speciall Commissioners to treate vppon peace So that after diuerse conferences they at laste concluded vppon all controuersies excepte the matter of Calays whereof Queene Mary by hir Ambassadours requyred restitution But the Frenche partye woulde in no wise heare thereof By reason of whiche dyfficultye thys treatie coulde not come to anye good conclusion King Philippe thinking himselfe bounde in honour to stande in that case with the Queene hys wyfe who for hys sake had entred into a needlesse warre against Fraunce and thereby lost hir sayd towne with all the Countrey adioyning as you haue hearde before did therefore stay a long time before hee concluded peace wyth the French king Queene Marie seeing no likely hoode nor hauing any hope of the restitution of Calays and considering also that most of hir affayres had but hard successe conceyued an inwarde sorrow of mynde by reason whereof aboute September nexte shee fell sicke of a hote burning Feuer which sicknesse was common that yeare through all the Realme and consumed a marueylous number as well Noble men as Bishops Iudges Knightes Gentlemen and rich farmours but most of the Cleargie and other auncient and graue persons In which while the Queene lay languishing of a long sickenesse and so continued vntill the .xvij. of Nouember next betwene the houres of fiue or sixe in the morning and then ended hir life in thys worlde at hir house of Saint Iames besydes Westminster when she had raigned fiue yeares foure Monethes and eleuen dayes and in the .xliij. yeare of hir bodily age The same Euening or as some haue written the next day dyed Cardinall Poole Legate of the Bishop of Rome late afore made Archbishop of Canterburie at his house ouer against Westminster called Lambeth This Cardinall was discended of the house of Clarence that is to say The deser◅tion of Cardinall Poo◅ one of the yonger sonnes of Margaret Countesse of Salisburie daughter of george Duke of Clarence brother to king Edward the fourth The death of this sayde Queene made a marueylous alteration in thys Realme namely in the case of Religion which like as by the death of King Edwarde the sixte it suffered a chaunge from the establishment of his time so by the death of this Queene it returned into the former estate againe Of such learned men as had written and did liue in hir dayes there were many of whome no small number ended theyr lyues also duryng that shorte tyme of hir raigne some by fire and other in exile Iohn Rogers borne in Lancashire wrote dyuerse Treatises translated the Byble into Englishe with notes and published the same vnder the name of Thomas Mathew hee suffered in Smythfielde the fourth of Februarie in the yeare .1555 Nicholas Rydley Bishop first of Rochester and after of London suffred at Oxforde in the sayd yeare .1555 Hugh Latimer borne in Leycestershyre sometime Bishop of Worcester a notable Preacher and a most reuerende father suffred at the same place and in the same day and yeare wyth Byshoppe Rydley Iohn Hoper borne in Somersetshyre Bishop first of Gloucester and after of Worcester suffred at Gloucester Anno .1555 Iohn Bradforde borne in Manchester a notable Towne in Lancashire a sober mylde and discreete learned man suffred at London the fyrst of Iuly in the foresayde yeare .1555 Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester borne in the Towne of Saint Edmondes burie in Suffolke of King Henrie the eightes Counsaile and in King Edwardes dayes committed to warde within the Tower released by Queene Marie made Lorde Chauncellour and so dyed a stowte Champion in defence of the Popes doctrine and a great enimie to the professours of the Gospell Iohn Philpot borne in Hamshyre sonne to sir Peter Philpot Knight was Archedeacon of Wynchester ended his lyfe by fyre in the yeare aforesayde .1555 the .xviij. of December going then on the .xliiij. yeare of his age Thomas Craumer borne in Notinghāshire Archbishop of Canterburie a worthie Prelate in sundrie vertues right commendable suffred at Oxforde the xxj of Marche .1556 Richarde Morison knight borne in Oxfordshyre wrote dyuerse treatises and deceassed at Strausburge the .xvij. of March 1556. Iohn Poynet borne in Kent Bishoppe of Rochester first and after of Winchester deceassed likewise at Strausburgh about the tenth or eleuenth of August Anno .1556 Robert Recorde a Doctor of Phisick and an excellent Philosopher in Arithmetike Astrologie
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
the Counsaile 65.52 Argadus sent foorth agaynst rebel in the Iles. 65.67 Aran and Bute taken by the Norvvegiaes 189.40 Arthurnus King Aydanes sonne slaine 139.37 Aruiragus King of Brytayne 32. 60 Aruiragus forsaketh hys vvife Voada 32.62 Aruiragus maryeth Genissa a Romaine Ladie 32.64 Aruiragus ouerthrovveth his enimies 32.82 Arthure rayseth his siege of York and returneth into VVales 127. 70 Arthure discomfiteth the saxons tvvise in battail and then vvinneth Yorke 127.87 Arthure taketh the saxons too mercie vpon condition 12â—… 12 Arthure repayreth Churches in Yorke and elsevvhere defaced by the saxons 12â—… 32 Arthure purposeth to destroy the vvhole race of saxons in Albion 129.45 Arthures badge 129.71 Arthures munificence tovvardes the scottes and Pictes vvhiche ayded him agaynst the saxons 130. 72 Arthure vvhat tyme hee lyued 132. 38 Arthure and his armie slaine 134. 61 Athirco elected king of Scottes 73. 59 Athirco chaungeth his conditions from good to bad 37.74 Athirco vilaynously abuseth tvvo yong Gentlevvomen 74.7 Athirco flieth 34.37 Athirco flieth himselfe 74.44 Athalfus successour to Alaricke 94. 100 Athole assigned to the Pictes to dvvell in 97.65 Athalus vsurpeth the Romaine Empire in Affrike 98.94 Athole 100.5 Athelstane base sonne to Edvvarde created king of Englande 201.80 Athelitane giueth the Scottes and Picts a great ouerthrovv 201.95 Athelstane recouereth Northumberland Cumberland VVestmerlande 202. â—…08 Athelstane of England and Malcolme of Scotland reâ—…e theyr auncient league 203.44 Aulus Planctius sente into Brytaine 2â—… 88 Aulus Planctius sendeth a Messenger to Rome to the Emperour of the daunger of Brytaine 304.59 Aulus Planctius sendeth Ambassadours Caratake 34. â—â— Aulus Planctius leadeth an armye agaynst Caratake 36. â—…6 Aulus Planctius setteth vppon the Scottish campe 37.44 Aulus Planctius prepareth to meet the Scottes 38. â—â— Aulus Planctius sicke of the 〈◊〉 38. 29 Aulus Planctius dyeth 38.44 Aulus Didius commeth into Britaine 4â—… 15 Aulus Didius maketh peace vvith the Scottes and Pictes 43.17 Aulus Didius dyeth 43 3â—… Aulus Atticus a Romaine slaine 55. 45 Authoritie of the Conestable in Scotland 281.100 Authorities of Bishops and Ordinaries 19â—… 20 Audâ—…ey Thomas 462. â—…2 Augustine and Mellitus sent into Albion 142. â—â— Augustus Caesar Emperour of Rome 29.62 Aurelius Ambrosius and Vter sonnes to Constantinus King of Brytaine 117.44 Aurelius Ambrosius and Vter arriâ—…e in Brytayne and besiege Vortigerne â—â— 75 Aurelius Ambrosius sendeth Ambassadours to the Scottes and Pictes to require theyr ayde agaynst the Saxons 120.100 Aurelius Ambrosius proclaymed king of Brytaine 121.46 Aurelius Ambrosius receyueth the Citie of London and Tovver into his handes 122.20 Aurelius Ambrosius falleth sicke of a consumption 123.68 Aurelius Probus Emperour 77. 51 B. BAle Iohn cited 147.21 Bale Iohn cited 315.103 Balentine cited 330.36 Balentine cited 242.9 Bache an Italian Capitaine a manne of great experience and skill 476.9 Bagâ—…munts taxe 4â—…6 55 Baibrid a village in Scotlande 2â—â— 80 Ballioll Iohn svveareth to do homage to king Edvvard of Englande for the Realme of Scotland 209.80 Ballioll Edvvarde sonne to king Iohn maryeth the eldest daughter of Charles Earle of Valoys 300.44 Ballioll Edvvard requireth ayde of king Edvvarde to recouer the crovvne of Scotland 333.20 Balliol Edvvard landeth in Scotlande vvith an armie 333.52 Ballioll Edvvard crovvned king of Scotland 334.64 Ballioll Edvvard vvithdravveth him into England 347.71 Ballioll Edvvarde resigneth hys righte in the Crovvne of Scotland to King Edvvard 353.41 Ballocht Donald inuadeth Lochquhaber vvith an armye of Rebels 378.103 Ballocht Donald discomfiteth and stayeth the Kings povver and returneth home vvith greate bâ—…ties 378.108 Ballocht Donalde taken and hys head sente for a presente to the King 379.9 Bâ—…ne Makedonald looke Makedonald Banquho slayne 246.97 Bane Donalde Crovvned Kyng of of Scottes 259.67 Bane Donalde fleeth againe into the Iles. 259.115 Bane Donald restored to his kingdome 260.22 Bane Donald slayeth Edgars messengers 260 Bane Donald put to flight by Edgar and chased into the Iles. 160. 79 Bane Donald dieth in prison .260 â—…e 90 Bâ—…ketting cheere banished out of Scotland 263.72 Baâ—…nockesbourne 316.32 Bâ—…nockes vvhy so called 310.33 Banquho Thane of Lochquhaber 139.40 BaroÌ„s to make Gibbets dravvâ—…rels in their liberties 253.17 Barons of England sue for ayde to the FrenchmeÌ„ and Scots against King Iohn 282.7 Baron Graystocke and his prouision taken by the Scots 359.69 Barons rebell against King Iames the fourth 408.59 Barons discoÌ„fited slaine 408.63 Barre a tovvne in ScotlaÌ„d 234.21 Barre a skilfull vvarriour 176.12 Barton Andrevve sente to sea against Hollanders 413.82 Bâ—…on Andrevv and Iohn by letters of Marque bring Portingales goodes into Scotlande 45. 23 Bâ—…on Andrevv slayne vpon the Sea 416.1 Barron Roberte taketh certayne English prises 416 Barvvike restored to the Scottes 183. 9 Barvvike both Castel and tovvne â—…oane by the EnglishmeÌ„ 282.97 Barvvike besieged by the Englishmen 300.93 Barvvike taken by the Englishmen 301.8 Barvvike vvonne by the Scottes from the Englishmen 321.28 Barvvike besieged by King Edvvard the third of England .336 〈◊〉 65 Barvvike yeelded to Kyng Edvvarde 338.68 Barvvike recouered by the Scots 353. 16 Barvvike taken by the EnglishmeÌ„ and repayred agayne 353.39 Barvvike vvonne by the Scottes and recouered by the Englishmen 357.83 Barvvike deliuered by K. Henry the Eâ—…h to the Scottes 398.81 Barvvike Tovvne and Castel taken by the EnglishmeÌ„ 404.13 â—…s Leutenant of Britaine leadeth his army against Caranâ—… 81.70 â—…hus the Lieutenant slayne â—â— 106 â—…ron Roberte the Carmelite taken by the Scottes 319.27 BastoÌ„ Robert a Carmelite 315.104 Bassinates a kinde of fish seene in greate number and vvhat they signifie 191.10 Battayle of .30 Clannes agaynste 30. 79 Battayle of Harlovv 373.26 Battaile of Bauge 374.11 Battayle betvveene Victorinus and Fergusius seuered by a stroÌ„g tempest 97.40 Battaile betvveene Crovves and Pies on the one side and Rauens on the other 135.51 Battaile of Bannockesbourne .319 line 44 Battaile of Murthlake 233.37 Battayle of Halidovvne hil 338.21 Battaile of Blackbourne 346.50 Battaile of Duplin 333.94 Battaile of Poicters fought 353.70 Battaile of Piperden 383.56 Battaile of Saint Albons 396.17 Bataile of Floddon 421.64 Battaile of Glasquho vvonne by the gouernour of ScotlaÌ„d 462.28 Beton Iames made Archbishoppe of Glasgevv 414.106 Beaton Iames Archbishoppe of Glasgo translated to Saint Andrevves 431.99 Beton Dauid Abbotte Arbroith sente Ambassadour into France 442. 13 Beaton Iames Archbishoppe of S. Andrevvs departeth this life 445. 75 Beaton Dauid Cardinal and Archbishoppe of Saint Andrevves his forging of a vvill .457.39 he establisheth himselfe chiefe regente of Scotlande .457.45 hys crafty iugling espied by the ProtestaÌ„ts .457.51 he is committed to vvarde in the Castell of Dalketh 458.31 Beaton Dauid the Cardinall corrupteth his keepers and getteth abrode at libertie 459.48 Beatrice Countesse Dovvglas married to hir husbands brother 393. 32 Beatrice Countes Dovvglas submitteth hirselfe to the Kyng 394. 59 Beatrice daughter to King Edvvard married to Sithrike king of Northumberland 201.28 Beatrice poysoneth hir husbande 201. 29 Beatrice put to death 201.33 Beasts dye roaring after a strange sort 186.73 Beasts doing harme
the Conqueror and long after which Hugh was sonne to Richarde Earle of Auranges and of the Countesse Emma the daughter of a noble man in Normandine named Herlowin who maried Arlet the daughter of a burgesse in Falois mother to William CoÌ„queroure so y t the sayde Hugh being sister sonne to y e Conquerour receyued by gyft at his handes the Earledome of Chester to holde of him as freely by right of the sworde as he helde the Realme of Englande in right of his Crowne For these be the wordes Tenendum sibi Heredibus ita libere ad gladâ—â— sicut ipse Rex totaÌ„ tenebat Angliam ad corâ—…nam Earle Hugh then established in possession of this Earledome with most large priuiledges and freedomes for the better gouernment thereof he ordeyned vnder him foure Barons Foure barons Nigel or Neal. Piers Malbank Eustace Waren VernoÌ„ to witte his cousin Nigell or Neal BaroÌ„ of HaltoÌ„ sir Pierce Malbanke baron of Nauntwich sir Eustace â—…leftblankâ—… baron of Mawpasse and sir Warren Vernon baron of Shipbroke Nigell helde his baronie of Halton by seruice to leade the Vauntgarde of the Earles armie when he shoulde make any iourney into Wales so as he shoulde bee the foremoste in marching into the enimies Countrey and last in comming barke Hee was also Conestable and Marshall of Chester From this Nigell or Neal The Lacies the Lacyes that were Earles of Lincolne had theyr originall Earle Hugh gouerned the Earledome of Chester the terme of .xl. yeares and then departed this life in the yeare 1107. He had issue by his wife Armetridâ—… â–ª Richard that was the seconde Erle of Chester after the conquest Robert Abbot of Saint Edmonds burie and Otuell tutor to the children of king Henrie the first Moreouer the sayde Earle Hugh had a sister named Margaret Iohn Bohun that was maried vnto Iohn Bohun who had issue by hir Randulf Bohun otherwise called Meschines which Randulfe by that meanes came to enioy the Erledome of Chester in right of his mother after that Earle Richarde was drowned in the Sea and not by exchaunge for the Earledome of Carleil as by this which we haue alreadie recited it may be sufficiently proued To returne therefore where we left An. Reg. 6. After that king William Rufus had giuen order for the buylding fortifying and peopling of Carleil hee returned Southwardes and came to Gloucester where he fell into a grieuous and dangerous sicknesse 1093 Simon Dun. Hen. Hunt Math. Paris The king being sicke promiseth ameÌ„dment of life Polidor Edmerus so that hee was in dispayre to escape wyth life in time whereof he tooke sore repentance for his former misdeedes and promised if hee escaped that daunger of sicknesse to amende his life and become a newe man But after he was restored to health â–ª y t promise was quickly forgotteÌ„ for his doings were not so badde and wicked before but that compared with those which followed after his recouerie they might well be taken for verie good and sufferable Moreouer whereas he reteyned in his handes the Bishoprike of Canterburie the space of foure yeares hee nowe bestowed it on Anselme Anselme elected archbishop of Canterbury who was before Abbot of Bechellouyn in NormaÌ„die and likewise vnto certaine Abbayes which he had held long time in his possession he appoynted Abbottes By meane whereof all men but especially the spiritualtie beganne to conceyue a very good opinion of him The yeare in the whiche Anselme was thus elected was from the byrth of our Sauiour .1093 on the sixth of Marche Edmerus beeing the first Sunday in Lent as Edmerus recordeth Furthermore the Sea of Lincolne being void by the death of Bishop Remigius Mat. Paris Polidor Robert Bluet L. Chauncelor elected bishop of Lincolne he gaue it vnto his Counsellour Robert Bluet but afterward repenting himselfe of suche liberalitie in that hee had not kept it longer in his handes towardes the enryching of his Coffers hee deuised a shifte howe to wype the Byshoppes nose of some of his Golde whiche he perfourmed after thys maner He caused the Bishoppe to bee sued quarelling with him that he wrongfully vsurped vpon certain possessioÌ„s togither with the Citie of Lincolne which apperteyned to the sea of Yorke And though this was but a forged cauillation and a greate vntruth Hen. Hunt yet coulde not the Bishoppe bee delyuered out of that trouble tyll hee had payed to the king fiue thousand pounds to be at rest and quiet And as hee thus dealt with the spiritualtie so he caused diuerse of the Nobilitie to be put to grieuous fines for transgressing of his lawes though the fault were neuer so little He also caused the Archebishoppe Anselme to paye to hym a greate summe of money vnder colour of a contribution whiche was due in Lanfrankes dayes though it was certainly knowne that Lanfranke had payed it Thus waxed King William from tyme to tyme more sharpe and grieuous to his subiectes so that whosoeuer came within the daunger of the lawes was sure to be condemned and accouÌ„ted well gotten good and such as woulde play the promoters giue informations agaynst any maÌ„ for transgressing lawes were highly rewarded In this sixt yere there chaunced such exceeding greate raine and such high flouds the Riuers ouerflowing the low groundes that lay neare vnto them as the like had not beene seene of manye yeares before that tyme and afterwardes ensued a sodaine frost which frose the great streames in suche wise that at the dissoluing thereof manye bridges both of wood and stone likewise Milles were borne downe and ouerthrowne Furthermore perceyuing that diuerse occasioned by his cruel and couetous gouernment Polidor did dayly steale out of the Realme to liue in forraine Countreyes he set forth a proclamation that no man shoulde depart the Realme withoute his lycence and safeconduct A proclamation that none shoulde depart the realme And hereof it is thought that the custome rose of forbidding passage out of the realme which oftentymes is vsed as a lawe when occasion serueth Soone after also he went agaynst the Welchmen whom hee vanquished in battaile neare to Brecknocke and slue theyr king named Rise or Rees who hauing done muche hurt within the English borders was their encamped This Rise or Rees was the last king that reigned ouer the Welchmen Ran. Higd. Rees king of Wales slaine as the Authours affirme for afterwardes though they oftentymes rebelled yet the kings of Englande were reputed to be the supreme gouerners of y t part of the IlaÌ„d Thus king Malcolme came to his ende Simon Dun. by the iust prouision of God in that prouince which he had wasted and spoyled at fiue seuerall tymes as first in the dayes of king Edwarde when Erle Tostie was gone to Rome the seconde tyme in the dayes of William Conquerour when hee spoyled also Cleuelande thirdely in the same Conquerours dayes whilest Bishoppe Walker gouerned the Sea of Durham at
greatly Thomas Becket that afterward succeeded him Which Becket was also borne in London moreouer his father hight Gilbert but his mother was a Syrian borne and by religion a Sarazin howbeit without all respect of his parents this Becket grew so highly in fauour with the king The authoritie of Becket An. reg 6. and might doe so much in England that he seemed to reigne as if he had bin associat with him also in the kingdom and being lord Chancellor the king sent ouer into England Richard Lucy in his company with sundry letters in his fauoure thereby to procure his election to that sea whiche was broughte to passe according to the kings desire at Westminster He is consecrat Archbishop VVil. Paruus 1162 Quadrilogâ—…um ex vita etusdeÌ„ Thoâ—â—â— afterward also he was ordeined at Canterbury on the Saterday in the Whitson weeke by Henry Bishop of Winchester although there be that write how Walter bishop of Rochester did consecrate him whiche consecration was in the xliiij yeare of his age and in the fifth yeare after his first aduancement to the office of Lord ChaÌ„cellor so that he was the .38 Archbish which gouerned in that sea The same yeare but towarde the end Henry the kings soâ—â—â—eceyued homage of the barons first Normandie and after in England In the yeare ensuâ—â—â—g the King his father comitted him to the Archebishop Becket The Archbis a better courtyer than a preacher that he might see him brought vp and trained in maners and courtâ—…y behauior as apertained to his estate Whervpon the Archbish â–ª in gaâ—â— called by in his sin The Queene brought to beâ—… of a daughter An entervevv An. reg 9. 1163. N. Triuet This yeere at Rohan Queene Elianor was brought whâ—â—â—of a daughter that was named Elianor â–ª 〈◊〉 like â—â—â—ner the thâ—â—kings of EnglaÌ„d and France at Cocy vpon â—â—yre receiued Pope Alexander the third with al honor and reuerence in somuch that they attâ—â—ded on his stiâ—â—pe a foote like pages or footmen the one vpon his right side the other on his left In Iâ—â—uary also ensuing the king returned into Englande Homage of the K. of Scottes the same yere the K. of Scottes did homage vnto Henrye the yonger and deliuered to the Kyng his father his younger brother Dauid with dyuers other the sonnes of his lordes and barons in pledge for assurance of the peace to be kepte betwene them for euermore with some such castels with the conclusion of the leage as he required In the mean tyme the Archbishop Thomas went to the counsell holden by Pope Alexander at Towres in the Octaues of Pentecost A Counsel at Tours when he resigned into the Popes handes as the fame went his Bishoprick by reason he was troubled in conscience in that he had receiued it by the kings prefermeÌ„t but this was shortely doone and the Pope allowing his purpose coÌ„mitted the same pastorlike dignitie to him again by his ecclesiastical power wherby the Archbish was eased very wel of his grief shortly after his returne also from this counsell he seemed desirous to bring home such rights as he pretended to belong vnto the church of Canterbury wherby he ran into the displeasure of many namely of the mightiest moreouer he required of the king the keeping of Rochester Castell and the tower of London The Archbish. practiseth treason secretly Also he alledged that Saltwood and Hiâ—…h belonged perticularly to the seigniorie of hys sea he called also Roger Earle of Clare vnto Westminster to doe his homage vnto him for the Castell of Tunbridge Homage for the casteil of Tunbridge but the Earlâ—… denyed it through setting on of the king alledging all the fee thereof to appertayne rather to the king than to the Archbishop Thus the Archbish was troubled and therwithall the kings fauour more and more apered dayly to fal from hym as afore For ye must vnderstaÌ„d that this was not the first nor second tyme that the king had shewed tokens of his displeasure against him but the eight tyme. Mat. Paris Mat. VVest After this vpon the fyrste day of Iuly Ryse Prince of Southwales with diners other lordes and nobles of Wales didde homage both to the king and to his sonne Henry at Woodstocke An. reg 10. Iomage of the velchmen 1164 N. Triuet Hamlyn y e kings bastard brother maried y e CouÌ„tesse of Warrein the widow of William Earle of Mortaigne that was bastarde sonne to king Stephen This countesse was the sole daughter and heire of William the third earle of Warrein which went with Lewes king of Fraunce into the holy land there dyed Sone after y e Welchemen rebelled with their Prince Ryce and his vncle Owen and did diuers displeasures on y e Marches and by the death of Waltar Gyfford earle of Buckingham which deceased this yeare without heyre that Earledome came to the Kinges handes The .xx. daye of SepteÌ„ber were .iij. circles seene to compasse the sunne Mat. Paris and so continued the space of .iij. houres together which wheÌ„ they vanished away it appered y e two Sunnes sprang forth again after a maruellous manner Whiche strange sight the coÌ„mon people imagined to be a signe or token of the controuersie that was then in hand betwixt the king and the Archbishop Vnto these reasons thus proponed by the Kyng to haue hys purpose to take effecte the Archbishoppe and his Suffraganes the rest of the Bishoppes answered very pithely to proue that it was more againste the liberties of the Church than that they might with reason wel allow of Wherevppon the Kyng beyng moued greeuously towardes them asked of them whether they would obserue his royall lawes and customes which the Archbyshops and Byshops in time of his grandfather dyd hold and obserue or not who therevnto made aunswer that they would obserue them Their order saued their order in all things saued But the King being highly offeÌ„ded with such exceptions vrged the matter so that he woulde haue them to take their oth absolutely and withoute all exceptions but they woulde none of that The Kyng offended vvith the Bishops At length hee departed from London very much displeased with the Bishoppes when he had firste taken from the Archbishop Thomas all his offices and dignities which he occupyed since his first being created Chancellour Howbeit after this many of the Bishoppes seeyng whervnto thys geare would turne began to shrinke from the Archbishop and enclined to the Kings syde But the Archbyshoppe stiffely stoode in hys opinion and woulde not bende at all till at length not only his Suffraganes the Bishops but also the Byshoppe of Liseux that was come ouer to do some good in the matter R. Houe and likewise the Abbot of Elemosina sente from the Pope perswaded him to agree to the Kyngs will in so much that finally ouercome with the earnest sute of his frieÌ„ds hee came firste to Wodstocke R. Houe 1164.
shoulde keepe with them suche armoure and weapon according to his precepte and commaundemente thereof hadde and made And no man after he bee furnished with suche armour shoulde sell pledge lende or otherwise alien the same neyther maye his Lorde by anye meanes take the same from him neyther by way of forfeyture neyther by distresse nor pledge nor by any other meanes and wheÌ„ any man dyeth hauing such armour he shal leaue it to his heire and if his heire be not of lawfull age to weare it into the fielde then he that hathe the custodie of his body shall haue the armour and fynde an able man to weare it for him till he come to age If any burgesse of any good towne haue more armoure than hee oughte to haue by this statute he shall sell it or gyue it to some man that maye weare it in the Kings seruice No Iewe might haue armour by this statute Iewes might haue no armoure but those that had any were appoynted to sell the same to suche as were inhabitantes within the Realme for no man might sell or transporte any armoure ouer the Sea withoute the Kings licence Also for the better execution of this ordinance it was ordeyned that inquests should be taken by sufficiente Iurors what they were that were able to haue armoure by theyr abilitie in landes and goodes Also the King woulde that none shoulde be sworne to haue armour excepte hee were a free man of birth and bloud The same yere the King being at Waltham Mat. Par. assigned an ayde to the maintenance of the Christian Souldiers in the holy land that is to witte 42. thousande markes of siluer and fiue hundred markes of golde Hugh Bosun otherwise called Keuelocke the sonne of Ranulfe the seconde of y e name Earle of Chester deceassed this yeare The decesse of Hugh Earle of Chester Ran. Higd. and was buried at Leeke Hee left behind him issue by his wife the Countesse Beautrice daughter of Richard Lacie Lord Iustice of EnglaÌ„d a sonne named Ranulfe that succeeded hym beeyng the sixth Earle of Chester and thirde of that name after the Conquest Beside this Ranulfe he had also four daghters by his said wife to wit Maud married to Dauid Erle of Angus Huntington Galloway Mabell coupled with WilliaÌ„ Daubigny Erle of Arundell Agnes married to William Ferrers Erle of Derbie and Hauise ioyned with Robert Quincy Earle of Lincolne The Archb. of York deceasseth The .21 of Nouember dyed Roger Archbishop of Yorke who when he perceyued hymselfe in daunger of death by force of that his last sicknesse deliuered greate summes of money vnto certayne Bishoppes and other graue personages to be distributed amongst poore people but after his deathe the Kyng called for the money and seased it to hys vse alledging a sentence gyuen by the same Archbishop in his lyfe time that no ecclesiasticall person myghte giue any thyng by will except hee deuised the same whilest he was in perfect healthe yet the Bishoppe of Durham woulde not departe with foure hundred markes which he had receyued to distribute amongst the poore alledging that he dealt the same away before the Archbishops death and therefore hee that would haue it againe must goe gather it vppe of them to whome he had distributed it whiche hee himselfe woulde in no wise do But the K. tooke no small displeasure with this vndiscrete aunswere in so muche that hee seased the Castell of Durham into his handes and sought meanes to disquiete the said Bishoppe by dyuers manner of wayes 1182 The K. â—â—letha ouer into Normandy The King helde his Christmas this yeare at Winchester and afterwardes sayled ouer into Normandy bycause he heard that the Kyng hys sonne was gone to his brother in lawe K. Phillip and began to practise eftsoones newe trouble which was true indede but yet at length he came backe The K his son eftsoones reconciled and was reconciled to his father and tooke an oth that from thencefoorthe hee woulde neuer swarue from hym nor demaunde more for hys mayntenance but an hundred poundes Aniouin by the day and tenne lb a day of the same money for his wife Hys father graunted this and also couenanted that within the tearme of one yeare hee woulde giue him the seruices of an hundred Knightes After this King Henry the father as a mediator betwixt the King of Fraunce and the Erle of Flaunders touching suche controuersies as hanged betwixt them did so much in the matter that he set them at one for that time Ro. Houed About the same season King Henry the father sente William de Mandeuille Earle of Albemarle and other Ambassadors vnto the Emperour Frederike The Duke of Saxonie to intreate for his sonne in lawe y e Duke of Saxony that he might be againe restored into his fauour which could not be obteined for hee was already condemned to exile but yet thus much to pleasure the King of England the Emperour granted that so many as went with him out of their countrey might returne agayne at their pleasure and that his wife the Duches Maude the King of Englands daughter should enioy hir dowry and be at libertie whether shee would remayne vpon it or followe hir husbande into exile therefore when the day came that hee must departe out of his countrey he set forwarde with his wife and children and a great number of the Nobles of his Countrey and finally came into Normandy where he was right ioyfully receyued of his father in law King Henry Shortly after his comming thither he gaue licence to y e noble menne that were come thither with him to returne home and then hee himselfe wente into Spayne to visite the body of Saint Iames the Apostle Hys wife beeyng greate with childe The Ducheâ—â—â— of Saxony deliuered 〈◊〉 sonne remayned with hir father in Normandy and at Argenton she was deliuered of a sonne This yere the Welchmen slew Ranulph Poer Sherife of Glowcestershire Ranulfe Poâ—â— slayne An. reg 〈◊〉 1183 King Henry helde hys Christmas at Caen with his three sonnes Henry the King Richard Earle of Poictow and Geffrey Earle of Brytayne There was also Henry Duke of Saxony with his wife and their children besydes the Archbyshoppes of Caunterbury and Dublin with other Byshoppes Earles and Barons in great number Heere woulde Kyng Henry the father that hys sonne the Kyng shoulde receyue homage of his breethren Richarde Earle of Poictowe and Geffrey Earle of Britayne The Earle of Brytayne did not stay at the matter but the Earle of Poictow refused alledging that it was not conuenient so long as their father liued to acknowledge any superioritie in their brother VVil. Parâ—â—â— for as the fathers inheritance was due to the eldest sonne so he claymed the landes whiche hee helde due to him in righte of his mother This denyall so much offended his brother the King that afterwards when Richard would haue done homage he would not receyue it
thousande Markes of Syluer for the ransom of his knightes and yeomen or demylaunces as I may call them that were taken in that fortresse After thys the Frenche kyng wan Nonencourte and Earle Iohn tooke the castell of Gamages Aboute the same tyme also kyng Rycharde gaue vnto hys Nephew Otho the Earledome of Poictowe The Earledome of Poict◅ Whyche I haue thoughte good to note oute of Roger Houeden Iohn Bou◅ his doubt to remoue the doubte of Iohn Bouchet that in the thyrde parte of hys Annales of Aquitayne meruayleth of an olde Pancarte or Recorde whyche he had seene by the tenoure whereof it appeareth that this Otho entitled hymselfe Duke of Aquitayne and Earle of Poictou beyng in his Castel of Mansterculbonin nere to Poictiers in the yeare a thousande one hundred nyntie nyne in presence of Geffrey de Lusignen and others and graunted vnto a certaine person the office of cutting the money in the mynte of that towne as by the same Pancarte it further appeareth The syghte whereof broughte the sayde Bouchet into a greate perplexitie consyderyng that no Chronicle whyche hee hadde eyther seene or hearde of made mention of any Otho that should be Duke of Aquitayn or Erle of Poictou eyther before that tyme or after Where againe it was euydente to hym that Queene Eleanore the mother of Kyng Rycharde as then lyuing named hir selfe Duchesse of Aquitaine and Countesse of Poictou and likewyse Kyng Richard entitled himselfe duke of Aquitayn and Earle of Poictou euer after he had ◅nced the Earle of Barcelones daughter as by dyuers recordes both of the mother and the sonne hee had seene perfect notice At length yet he gesseth and that truly that it should be this Otho to whom the mother and sonne had assigned the Duchie of Aquitayne and countie of Poictou for the maintenance of his estate he holdyng the same till the yeare .1199 in the whiche he was made Emperour by king Richards good helpe as after shall be shewed more at large Ranulph earle of Chester toke his vvyfe the Duchesse of Britayn prisoner About this time also as the Countesse of Britayn the mother of duke Arthur came into Nurmandie to haue spoken with king Richard Ranulph Earle of Chester hir husbande meeting hir at Pountourson tooke hir as prisoner and shutte hir vp within his castel at S. Iames de Bevmeron and when hir sonne Arthur could not finde meanes to deliuer hir out of captiuitie he ioyned with the king of France and made great hauock in the lands of his vncle king Richard whervpon the king gathered a mightie armie and inuading Britayn with great force cruelly wasted and destroyed the countrey A dearth Here is also to bee noted that in this .vij. yeare of king Richard a great dearth chanced through this realme of England and in the coasts about the same Also aboute the same tyme dyed William Erle of Salisbury The death of the Earle of Salisburye the sonne of Erle Patrike whose daughter and heire Kyng Richarde gaue in mariage together with the Erledome of Salisbury vnto his ha◅e brother Iu◅named Lōg Espe◅ After this Earle Iohn and the foresayd Capitaynes passed foorth and wann the towne of Milly and so returned The two Prelates Erle Iohn and Marchades presented with grente triumph vnto Kyng Rycharde earely in the mornyng lying yet in his hedde as those that were knowne to bee his greate eniemies saying to hym in Frenche Ryse Richarde aryse wee haue gotten the great Chauntour of Beauvoys and a good quier man wee take it to aunswere him in the fame note and here we delyuer them vnto you to vse at your discretion The king seeing them smyled and was verye gladde for the taking of this Bishop for that he had euer founde hym his greate aduersarie and therefore beeyng thus taken fightyng in the fielde with armour on his backe he thought he myght bee ◅olde in temporall wyse to chastyse hym Sith hee not regardyng hys callyng practised to moleste hym wyth Temporall weapons And herevppon hee committed hym to strayte pryson all armed as he was It chanced soone after that two of his chaplaynes came to the Kyng vnto Rouen where this Byshoppe was deteyned beseechyng the Kyng of licence to attend vppon theyr mayster nowe in captiuitie Vnto whome as it is of some reported the Kyng made thys aunswere I am contente to make you Iudges in the cause betwixte mee and your maister As for the euils whiche he hath either done either else gone aboute to doe vnto mee lette the same be forgotten This is true that I being taken as I returned from my iorney made into the holy land and deliuered into the Emperors hands was in respect of my kingly estate vsed acording thervnto verie friendly and honorably till your maister comming thither for what purpose hee himselfe best knoweth had long conference with the emperor After whiche I for my parte in the nexte morning tasted the frute of their ouernights talk being then loden with as many yrons as a good Asse mighte not verie easily haue borne Iudge you therfore what maner of imprisonment your maister deserueth at my handes that procured such ease for me at the Emperors handes The two Chaplaines had their mouths stopped with these wordes thus by the King vttered and so departed their wayes The Bishop being still deteyned in prison procured suite to be made to the Pope for his deliuerance but the Pope being truly informed of the matter and wisely considering that the king had not taken the Bishop preaching but fighting and kept him prisoner rather as a roughe enimie than as a peaceable prelate would not be earnest with the king for hys deliuerance but rather reproued the Bishoppe in that he had preferred secular warrefare before the spirituall and had taken vppon him the vse of a speare in stead of a crosier an helmet in stead of myter an habergeon in stede of a white rochet a tergate for a stoale and an yron sworde in lieu of the spirituall sword and therfore he refused to vse any commandment to king Richarde for the setting of him at libertie But yet he promised to doe what he coulde by way of intreating that he might be releassed It is reported by some writers that the Pope at first not vnderstanding the truth of the whole circumstance should send to king Richard commanding him by force of the Canons of y e church to delyuer his sonnes the Bishop and Archdeacon out of their captiuitie To whom the king sente their armour with this message in Latine Vide an tanica filij tui sit an non that is See whether these are the garments of thy sonnes or not alluding to the saying of those y e caryed Iosephs cote to Iacob Genes 37. Which whē y e Pope saw he said Nay by S. Peter it is neither the apparell of my sons nor yet of my brethren but rather they are the vestures of the children of Mars and so
those townes which yet remayned vnder his obeysaunce for he putte no greate confidence in the people of that countrey the whiche of custome beeing vexed with continuall warre were constrained not by will but by the change of tymes one whyle to holde on the Frenche syde and an other while of the Englishe In deede the Townes namely those that hadde their situation vppon the Sea coastes were so destroyed and decayed in theyr walles and fortifications that they coulde not long bee anye greate ayde to eyther parte and therefore beyng not of force to holde oute they were compelled to obeye one or an other where by their willes they wold haue doone otherwyse And this was the cause that the king of Englande oftentymes vppon truste of these townes whiche for the moste were readie to receyue hym was broughte into some hope to recouer his losses and chiefly for that he was so manye tymes procured to attempte his fortune there at the requeste of the fickle mynded Poyctouins who whylest they dydde seeke styll to purge theyr offences to the one Kyng or to the other they dayely by newe treasons defamed theyr credit and so by suche meanes the king of Englande oftentymes with small aduantage or none at all made warre against the French Kyng in truste of theyr ayde that coulde or vppon the least occasion conceyued quickely woulde doe little to his furtheraunce And so therby Kyng Henry aswell as his father Kyng Iohn was oftentymes deceyued of his vaine conceyued hope In this seuen and twentith yeare of Kyng Henryes raygne dyuers noble personages departed this lyfe ◅eath of noble ◅n and firste aboute the beginning of Ianuarye deceassed the Lord Richard de Burghe a man of greate honoure and estimation in Irelande where he helde many faire possessions by conqueste of that noble Gentleman his worthye father Also that valiaunt warriour Hughe Lacye ◅gh Lacy. who had conquered in hys tyme a greate parte of Irelande Also the same yeare the seuenth of Maye Hughe de Albeney Earle of Arundell departed this life in the middest of his youthfull yeares and was buried in the Priorie of Wimundham whiche his auncetores had founded After his deceasse that noble heritage was deuided by partition amongest foure sisters Also aboute the same tyme to wit on the twelfthe daye of Maye Hubert de Broughe Earle of Kent departed this life at his Manor of Banslude and his bodye was conueyed to London and there buryed in the Churche of the Friers preachers vnto the whiche Fryers he had bene verie beneficiall And amongest other things hee gaue vnto them his goodlye Pallace at Westminster adioyning neare to the Pallace of the Earle of Cornewall whyche the Archebishoppe of Yorke afterwardes purchased ◅ Fabian The Monkes of the Cisteaux were this yeare somewhat vexed by the Kyng bycause they had refused to aide hym with money towardes his iourney made into Gascoyne ◅ath Paris Also the pleas of the Crowne were kepte and holden in the Towre of London And in the nighte of the sixe and twentyth daye of Iuly starres were seene fall from the skye after a maruellous sort ◅arres fallen ◅er a straunge ◅ner not after the common maner but thyrtye or fortye at once so faste one after an other and glaunsing to and fro that if ther had fallen so many verye starres in deed there woulde none haue bene lefte in the firmament An. reg 28. ◅he ◅ountesse Pro◅ance ◅other to the ◅eene com◅nouer into ◅glande In the eighte and twentye yeare of Kyng Henryes raygne the Quenes mother the Ladye Beatrice Countesse of Prouaunce arryued at Douer on the fourteenthe daye of Nouember bringing with hir the Ladye Sancta her daughter and in the octaues of saint Martine they were receyued into London in moste solemne wise the streetes beeing hanged wyth ryche clothes as the maner is at the coronations of Princes On Saint Clementes daye Rycharde Earle of Cornewall the Kings brother marryed the saide Ladie Sanctia The Earle of Cornvvall maried to the Lady Sanctia whych mariage was solemnised in moste royall wise and with suche sumptuous feastes and banquetings as greater coulde not be deuised Finally the Quenes mother the Countesse of Prouance being a righte notable and worthie Lady was honored in euery degree of hir sonne in lawe king Henry in most curteous and sumptuous manner and at hir departure out of the realme which was after Christmasse she was wyth moste riche and Princely gyftes honorably rewarded Aboute the same tyme also VVilliā Ralegh bishop of Norvviche where as William de Ralegh was requested to remoue from the sea of Norwyche vnto Wynchester and consentyng therevnto without the Kyngs lycence obtained his confirmation of the Pope The king was highly displeased therwith He is consecrated bishop of VVinchester by the Pope bycause he ment it to an other Whervpon when the sayde Wyllyam Ralegh was retourned from Rome to be installed the Kyng sente commaundement to the Mayor and Citizens of Winchester that they shoulde not suffer him to enter the Citie Wherevppon hee beeing so kept out accursed bothe the Citie and the Cathedrall Churche with all the Monkes and others that fauoured the Prior whiche had intruded himselfe onely by the Kyngs aucthoritie and not by lawefull election and meanes as was supposed At length the sayde Bishoppe vpon griefe conceyued that the Kyng shoulde bee so heauy Lorde vnto him got into a shippe at London 1244. and stale awaye into Fraunce where of the Frenche Kyng hee was well receyued He stealeth out of the realme and greatly cherished Also he found suche meanes that the Pope in fauour of his cause wrote letters bothe to the Kyng and to the Quene namyng hir hys cosin but whyche waye that kinred should come aboute as yet it was neuer knowen The Bishoppe to shewe hym selfe not vnthankefull for suche friendeshyppe He giueth to the Pope 6000 markes gaue to the Pope aboue sixe thousande Markes as is saide and the Pope bycause he woulde not be accompted a disdainefull person turned not backe one pennye of that whiche was so gently offred hym At lengthe partely at contemplation of the Popes letters and partly by reason the Bishoppe humbled himselfe in aunswering the articles whyche the Kyng had obiected agaynste hym in cause of the controuersie beetwixte them he graunted hym his peace and receyued hym into the lande restoryng to hym all that had bin taken and deteyned from hym Moreouer in this meane while the Pope trusting more than inoughe vpon the Kyngs simplicitie and patience who in deede durste not in any case seeme to displease him had sente an other Collector of money into Englande named Martin Martine the Popes Collectour not adorned wyth power Legantine but furnished wyth suche auctorities and faculties as had not bene heard of He was lodged in the Temple where he shewed what commyssion hee had to gather vp the Popes reuenues and to exacte money by sundry
to putte the Kyng and Realme in some good hope of reliefe and deliuerance out of suche oppressions as were opened vnto him in the face of the whose councell dyd not onely promise largely but also caused diuers priuiledges to be maâ—… and delyuered vnto the sayd Ambassadors very fauourably in the behalfe of their request But yet the same notwithstanding sith the breaking vp of the â—…ayâ—… generall Counsell and returne of the Ambassadors many things were done to the eâ—…reasing and continuation of the foâ—…er griefes so that they stoode in doubt of further oppressions to followe rather than in hope of the promised redresse Herevpon they concluded est soones to write vnto the Pope and to the Cardinals to thâ—… name of the King of the Byshops and Prelates of the Earles Barons and other estates of the Temporaltie and of the Abbots and Priors In the mean time the Pope for a while somewhat relented in the poynt of bestowing benefices here in England for when any of his friends or kinsmen was to hee prefeâ—… to any benefice within this Realme hee would sue to the Kyng for his graunt and good wil that suche one might be admitted and not seeme of himselfe to graunte it without the Kings consent The Earle of Sauoy in the presence of then Archbyshop of Caunterbury The Earle of Sauoye doth homage to the Kyng of Englande and the Bishoppe of Hereford and others did homage to the Kyng of England acknowledging to holde of him certayne fees as those of Suse Auillian S. Marrice de Chablais and the Castell of Bard whych hee might well doe not preiudicing the righte of the Empire sith hee helde nothing of the same Empire except Aigues and the passages This yeare the office of Earle Marshall was giuen to Roger Bigod Earle of Northfolke Roger Bigod entitled to the office of Earle Marshall in right of hys wife the Countesse that was eldest daughter vnto the greate Earle William Marshall Moreouer this yeare the King holding hys Easter at London Math. Paris Harold King of Man Welchmen receyued to the Kyngs peace vpon their submission honored Harolde Kyng of Man with the order of Knighthoode Aboute the same time diuers noble menne of Wales submitted themselues and were receyued to the Kyngs peace On Saint Markes daye was great frost and snow which nipped the leaues of trees and hearves in suche extreame wise that for the more parte they withered and faded away Furthermore bycause that the Pope vnderstoode that dyuers riche beneficed men were of late dead in Englande intestate as Roberte Hayles the Archdeacon of Lincolne Almerike the Archdeacon of Bedforde and Iohn de Hotospe Archdeacon of Northhampton he ordeyned a decree that all suche spirituall persons as dyed Intestate A decree of the Pope theyr goodes should remayne to the Pope The execution of whyche decree hee commaunded to the Friers Preachers and Minors but the Kyng woulde not suffer it to take place bycause hee sawe that it shoulde redounde to the preiudice of him and his Kyngdome Also where the Pope required a talage of the Cleargie the King forbad it by his letters inhibitorie In this mean while William Powrie Chaplayne and sir Henry de Lamere Knight whych were sente with the seconde letters deuised in the late Parliament as you haue heard to be preferred vnto the Pope and Cardinals returned agayne without obteyning any towardly answer but rather as they declared they founde the Pope sharp and rough as thus the Kyng of England which nowe kicketh against the Church and beginneth to play Frederickes part hath his Councell and so likewise haue I whiche I intende to followe other aunswere coulde they not obteyne Agayne the Englishmen that were sutors in the Court of Rome were strangely vsed and could not get any dispatche in their businesse but were rather put backe as Scismatikes and with rebukes reuiled Hervpon the King called a Parliamente at Winchester to haue the aduice of hys Lordes in this matter A proclamation inhibiting money to be sent to the Pope where howsoeuer they agreed Proclamation was immmediately set foorth and published in euery shire and Countie through the Realme that no man should consent to the Popes contribution nor sende any money out of the Realme to his ayde When the Pope hearde of this hee wrote very sharply to the Byshops commaunding them on payne of excommunication and suspension to satisfie his Nuncio remayning at the newe Temple in London before the feast of the Assumption of our Lady And where as the Kyng minded to haue stoode in the matter through threates of his brother the Earle of Cornewall and of certayne Prelates namely the Bishop of Worcetor who had authoritie as was sayde to interdite the lande hee yeelded and suffred the Pope to haue his will to the greate griefe and discomforte of many A sore tempest of Hayle On Saint Margarets daye there fortuned a maruellous sore tempest of hayle rayne Thunder and lightning whyche beeyng vniuersall through the Realme did muche hurt and continued the space of sixteene houres togither without ceassing This yeare sundry noble personages departed thys worlde Isabel the Kings mother departeth thys life as Isabell the Kings mother wife to the Earle of Marche in Poictowe Also the Countesse of Albemarle the daughter of Alaine of Galoway and sister to the Countesse of Winchester Roger de Quincy Earle of Winchester wherevpon a great parte of Galloway that belonged to hir for that shee dyed withoute issue remayned to Roger de Quincy Earle of Winchester that married the eldest sister Moreouer Iohn Lord Neuill dyed this yeâ—… Iâ—… 〈…〉 whyche hadde bin chiefe Forester of Englaunde but hee was not onely put out of that office 〈◊〉 certayne transgressions but also out of y e kings fauoure before hee dyed where at the fyrste none was more esteemed in the Courte than hee The Byshoppe of Salisbury named masâ—… Roberte de Bingham dyed also thys yeare and Sir Richarde de Argenton Knighte a right noble personage whiche in the holy lande hadde shewed good proofe of his high valiancie manhoode and prowes likewise Sir Henry Bailliol of the North and dyuers other In the beginning of the one and thirtith yeare of Kyng Henries raigne An. 〈…〉 the Pope sente into Englande to haue the thirde parte of one yeares profit of euery benificed man that was resident and of euery one not resident the one halfe The Byshoppe of London shoulde haue scene thys ayde and collection leuied but it woulde not bee graunted And in a Parliamente called thys yeare on the morrowe after the Purification of our Lady 124â—… Mat. Paâ—… it was ordeyned that newe letters sealed with the common Seale of the Citie of LoÌ„don should bee sente by sufficiente messengers from all the estates of the Realme vnto the Pope and Cardinals Inâ—… eâ—… requiring a moderation to be had in suche exactions as were intollerable for the Realme to beare Whilest
religious men where no Vicars were and where such were as seemed to slenderly prouided of sufficient allowance to augment the same as he thought expedient which his authoritie he vsed more largely than stoode with the pleasure of religious persons bycause hee shewed great fauour to the Vicars The copie of the letters which the Bishop had procured of the Pope authorising him herein followeth as we aâ—… the same in the Chronicles of Mathew Paris Prieâ—…t of Popes â—…nt Innocentius Episcopus c. Coâ—… sicut accepâ—… in tua ciuirati diâ—…coesi nonnulli religiosi aâ—… rellegia â—…relefias perâ—…oâ—…s impropâ—…oâ—… vsâ—…â—…râ—…â—… 〈◊〉 in quiâ—… nimis exileâ—… nulla taxâ—…ae sunt Vicariae Frater â—…cariâ—… tuae 〈…〉 â—…am mand â—…s 〈…〉 quòd in â—…sd 〈…〉 dâ—…uÌ„ proâ—…tibus vicarias instiâ—…s institutâ—…s exiles ad aâ—…geas vice nostra prout iuxâ—… câ—…suetu dinempas 〈◊〉 sicundum deum videras expedâ—… non obstantibus si praedicti exeptâ—… sint aut alias muniti aposâ—… priâ—…uilegijs siue endulgentijs per qua id impediâ—… vel differi possit Et de quibus speciale oporteat iâ—…prasentibus fieri mentionem â—…dictâ—…â—…er censurâ—…s ecclesiasticas apostoâ—… potest 〈…〉 â—…uÌ„ Lugduni 〈◊〉 â—…al Octab poÌ„r fâ—…â—…tri â—…ijâ—â— The Earle of Leycester 〈…〉 into Gascoigne by the king The Earle of Leycester sent eftsoones into Gascoigne who had not careâ—… if â—…e had fallen into his enimies to 〈◊〉 â—…as should appeare Boâ—… the Earle â—…y â—…fouâ—… 〈◊〉 in France and comming into Gascoigne â—…ltâ—… agaynst his enimyes though in 〈◊〉 conâ—…â—…eâ—… was in daunger of loosing both â—…ife â—…nâ—… the hominâ—… of the fielde But yet 〈◊〉 ougâ—… his good happâ—… Gâ—… 〈◊〉 and the valiancie 〈…〉 and â—…me of duâ—… 〈◊〉 hee 〈◊〉 the vâ—…â—…nde and 〈◊〉 hys enimies to flight taking Rusteyn Rusteyn takeÌ„ 〈◊〉 of the which â—…gâ—… adâ—… of the 〈◊〉 whome he caused to 〈…〉 to the king 〈◊〉 kings elâ—… sonne Edâ—…d created 〈◊〉 of Aquiâ—… At the same time had the king inuested hys sonne Edward with the Dâ—…e of Aâ—…quiâ—… 〈◊〉 to the offence of the Erle of Cornwall to whome by charter to haâ—… before gineâ—… confirmed the 〈◊〉 In a Iustes holden at Walden sir Arâ—…oldde MoÌ„terny Arnold de â—…teyny â—…e right valiaÌ„t knight was slaine by sir Roger ad Leniborne for which mischaunce all the Nobles there assembled made great lanientation and namely the sayde sir Roger but yet he was suspected to be in blauie bycause the soket of his staffe was polished and not abated Hereby it should appeare that in qualitie of weapon not in maner of their running togither these iustes turneys in those dayes practised differed from the very order of warre 〈◊〉 church of â—…dedicete The .xvij. of Septem the cathedral Church of Ely was dedicat which the B. of that sea named Hugh had builded with his owne proper costes charges togither with the palace there The king a great nuÌ„ber of the peeres nobles of the realm both spiâ—…ltaal â—…por â—…oâ—… present at this solâ—…ne feast which was kept in 〈…〉 The .xiij. day of October the â—…ghâ—… had a great feast at London A Parliament and had called the estates 〈◊〉 Realme then and the 〈◊〉 â—…femiâ—… in Parliament to wheâ—…â—…ed to thâ—… popes grant which he had obteyned of the tenthes The king demaundeth the tenthes of the spiritualtie due to the Churche to be receyued by hiâ—… for three yeares towardes his charges in his â—…urke 〈◊〉 the hâ—… them to make into the holâ—… lande â–ª The Bishops and namely Lincolne â—…ter 〈…〉 he contributaries to his grauntâ—… The Bishops refuse to yeeld to the Popes graunt They alledged â—…onâ—… to be reasons for their excuse as the pouertie of the English Church being 〈…〉 bare wyth continuall â—…actions and oppressions but chiefly they excused themselues by the absence of the Archbishops of Canterburie and Yorke of whom the one was beyond the sea and the other at home in the north partes All the residue of the English Bishops were there except Hereforde Châ—… which Chester was sicke and therefore without the consent of those that were absent and namely theyr Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury they coulde not conclude vpon any general point touching the kings demaunde And although the king fretted and stormed agaynst them yet could he not bring them to his purpose so that the Parliament for that time was dissolued Yet before theyr departure from London hee communed with the Bishops apart to see if hee myght perswade them to giue to him some portion of money towardes his charges but they had tuned theyr strings all after one note discording all from his tenour so that not a penie coulde be got of them The king highly offended with the Bishops wherefore hee tooke high displeasure agaynst them reuyling them in moste reprochfull maner and amongst other he vpbrayded his half brother the elect of Winchester of greate vnthankfulnesse who also amongst the residue stood agaynst him The king assayeth to get money of the Lordes temporall The king hauing this repulse at the Bishops handes began to fall in talke with the Lordes of the Temporaltie touching the troubles in Gascoâ—…gne where things were in broyle by the harde doings of the Earle of Leycester against whome the Gascoignes ceassed not to make warre styll and of late hauing besieged him in the Castell of Mountalbon droue him to such shift that to escape the present daunger he was glad to set at libertie certaine rebels whiche he had before taken captiues Therfore to reduce that Countrie vnto quiet the king determined to go thither himselfe and to remoue the Earle of Leycester out of hys office but when he came to the pith of the matter whiche was to desire them of ayde both of men money the Lordes woulde not agree to graunte him any And where he sought to burden the erle of Leycester with misgouerning things agaynst his honour they excused the same Earle and so the Lordes also departed in displeasure of the king aswell as the Bishops The Londoners helpe at a pinche Of the Lonâ—…oners yet the king by way of princely prayer got .xx. thousand Markes of golde at that time And to theyr further griefe for better meane to be reuenged agaynst the Bishop of Elie he caused the sayde Londoners to keepe S. Edwards fayre for xv dayes togither at Westminster and in the meane time to keepe their shops shut through all the Citie Which thing by reason of the foule weather chauncing at that time was very grieuous vnto them albeit there was such repayre of people thither that London had not bene fuller to the iudgement of olde auncient men neuer at any tyme in theyr dayes to theyr remembraunce The death of sir Nicholas Samford This yeare died sir Nicholas Samford knight a man of great reputation and valiancie Also on the .xx. day of October the Countesse of Winchester daughter to
Admirall of the Seas which thing brought to passe be would deliuer the English Nauie into the hands of the sayde King Philippe Herevpon was he set at libertie and ouer hee commeth into Englande And for as muche as he was knowne to bee a manne of syngular and approoued valyauncye King Edwarde receyued hym verye courteously who remembring hys promysed practise to the Frenche King fell in hande by procuring friendes to bee made Admirall of the Seas But King Edwarde as God woulde haue it denied that sute The French king sendeth forth a fleet against englaÌ„d Abingdon The French king in the meane time hauing prepared his nauie coteining three hundred saile what with the Gasleys and other Ships for hee had got diuerse doth fro Merselles Genoa sent the same forth to the seas that vpon such occasion the king of Englande might also sende forth his Fleete But the Frenche name comming neare to the coast of Englande and lying at Ancre certaine dayes looking for sir Thomas Turberuile when hee came not at the day prefixed the Captaynes of the Frenche fleete appoynted one of theyr Vesselles to approche neare to the shore and to sette a lande certaine persons that knewe the Countrey to vnderstande and learne the cause of suche stay They beeing taken of the Englishe men and examined coulde make no direct answere in theyr owne excuse and so were put to death Abingdon Some write that they sent fiue Galleys towards the shore to suruey the coast of the which Galleys one of them aduauncing forth afore hir fellowes arriued at Hide neare to Rumney hauen where the English men espying hir to draw the French men a lande feigned to flie backe into the Countrey but returning sodainly vppon the enimies French men slaine A Gally burnt they slue the whole number of them being about two hundred and fifty persons They set fire on the Galley also and burned hir The Admirall of the French fleete kindled in anger herewith sayled streight vnto Douer and there landing with his people Douer robbed by the French robbed the towne and Priorie The townesmen being striken with feare of the sodaine landing of their enimies fled into the Countrey and raysed people on 〈◊〉 side the which being assembled togither in 〈◊〉 numbers towards euening came to Douer 〈◊〉 inuading such French meÌ„ as were strayed abroâ—â— to seeke prayes slue theÌ„ downe in suâ—… 〈◊〉 places The French Admiral which had bene 〈◊〉 at the day in pâ—…ring the towne The 〈…〉 hearing the noyse of those Frenchmen that came running towardes the sea side streight ways getteth him to his shipâ—… with such pillage as he could take with him The other French men whiche were gâ—…e abrode into the Countrey to fetche prayes and coulde the come to theyr shippes in tyme were statue euery mothers sonne Some of them hid themselues in the corne fieldes and were after slaine of the Country people Frenchâ—… 〈…〉 Douer There was little lesse than .viij. hundred of them thus slaine by one meane and other at that time There were not manye of the men of Douer slain for they escaped by â—…ight at the first entrie made by the Frenchmen But of women and children there dyed a great number for the enimyes spared none There was also an olde Monke slaine named Thomas a man of suche vertue as the opinion went 〈◊〉 after his deceasse many myracles through 〈◊〉 were shewed Sir Thomas Turberuile being troubled in his minde that he could not bring his trayterous purpose to passe beganne to assay another way which was to procure Iohn Ballioll King of Scotlande to ioyne in league with the Frenche K. but ere any of his practises coulde be brought aboute his treason was reuealed Sir 〈…〉 and he coâ—…st thereof was put to execution Nic. Triuet Nich. Tri. saith y t he had promised the French king to cause Wales to reuolt froÌ„ K. Edwarde and that by procurement of the Prouost of Paris he consented to worke such treason And as some write Caxton hee did not onely homage vnto the FreÌ„ch K. but also left two of his sonnes in pledge for assurance to worke that which he had promised His secretarie that wrote the letters vnto the French K. coÌ„teining his imagined treasons Abingâ—… with other aduertisements touching king Edwardes purposes fearing least the matter by some other meanes might come to light as well to his destruction as his maisters for concealing it disclosed the whole to the king He hauing knowledge that he was bewrayed by his seruant fled out of the Court but such diligence was vsed in the pursute of him that he was taken within two dayes after and brought backe agayne to London where he was conuicted of the treason so by â—…yâ—… imagined and therfore finally put to death This yeare the Cleargie gaue to the king the tenth part of their goodes the Citizens a sixt part and the commons a twelfth part or rather â—…s Euersden hath the Burgesses of good towâ—…s gaue the seueÌ„th and the commons abrode the .xj. peny â—…e death of â—…ble men The same yeare died Gilbert de Clary Earle of Gloucester which left issue behinde him be got of his wife the Countesse Ioan the kings daughter beside three daughters one yong sonne named also Gylbert to succeede him as his he yâ—…e The Countesse his wife after hir husbandes decease maried a knight of meanâ—… estate borne in the Byshoprike of Dâ—…resme 〈◊〉 Raule â—…uthermer â—…dded the â—…tesse of â—…ucester named Sir Raâ—…e Monthermer that that 〈…〉 Earle â—…ee fyrst husbande in hys lyfe tyme. The king at the first tooke displeasure herewith but at length thorow the high valiantie of the knight diuerse tymes shewed and apparantly approued the matter was so well taken that he was entituled Erle of Glocester and aduanced to great honor 〈…〉 Iohn Romain Archbishop of Yorke also this yeare died after whom one Henry de Newinarke dâ—…aue of the Colledge there succeded Moreouer the same yeare William de Valence Earle of Pembroke departed this life and lyeth buryed at Westmynster and then Aimer his sonne succeeded him â—…e king of 〈◊〉 concluâ—… a league â—…h the FreÌ„ch 〈…〉 Iohn king of Scotlande â—…anceth his sonne Edwarde Ballioll with the daughter of Charles on Valâ—…ys brother to the French king and conchideth with the sayde Frenche king a league against the king of England Nothing moued the Scottishe king so much hereto as the affection which he bare towards his natiue Countrey for he was a French man borne lord of Harecourt in Normandie which sâ—…gnorie was after made an Earledome by Philip du Valoys King of Fraunce â—…at VVest The Scottishmen had chosen .xij. Peeres that is to say foure Bishops foure Earles and foure Barons by whose aduise and counsayle the King shoulde gouerne the Realme by whom he was induced also to consent vnto such accorde wyth the French men contrarie to his promised fayth giuen to king
of his nobles at Hunâ—…en the twentith day of May and so sailed into Englande The king of Englande returneth home The Earle of VVarvvicke leauing behinde hym the Earle of Warwicke to haue the gouernment of all the men of warre which hee left beehinde hym eyther in Guyenne or in any other place on that side the sea There dyed in this iourney diuers noble men of this lande Tho. VVals The Frenche king goeth ouer to Callais as the Earles of Marche and Oxforde the Lorde Iohn Gray then Stewarde of Englande and the Lorde Geffrey de Say with diuers other The eigthe of Iulie nexte ensuyng the Frenche Kyng hauing licence to departe landed at Callais and was lodged in the Castel there abiding till the king of Englande came thither whiche was not till the ninthe daye of October nexte after On the foure and twentith day of October bothe the Kings beeyng in twoo trauerses and one Chappest at Calais The Kings receiue a solempne othe to see the peace performed a Masse was said before them and when they shuld haue kissed the paxe eyther of them in signe of greater friendshippe kissed the other and there they were solemnelye sworne to maynteyne the articles of the same peace and for more assuraunce therof manye Lordes of bothe partes were lykewise sworne to mainteine the same articles to the vttermost of their powers Whilest these kings lay thus at Callais there was greate banquetting and cheare made betwixt them Also the Duke of Normandie came from Bolongne to Calais The Duke of Normandie to visite his father and to see the King of Englande in which meane time twoo of King Edwardes sonnes were at Bolongne Finally when these twoo Kinges hadde finished all matters in so good order and forme that the same coulde not be amended nor corrected and that the Frenche King had deliuered his hostages to the Kyng of England that is to say six Dukes beside Erles Lords and other honorable personages in all to the number of eight and thirtie The number of the Frenche hostages On the morrowe after the taking of their othes that is to say on the fiue and twentith day of October beeyng Sonday the French King was freely deliuered and the same daye before noone hee departed from Calais and rode to Boloigne The Kyng of Englande brought hym a mile forewarde on his way and then tooke leaue of hym in moste louing manner The Prince attended hym to Bolloigne where bothe hee and the Duke of Normandie wyth other were eftsones sworne to holde and mainteine the forsaid peace without all fraude or colorable deceit And this done the Prince retourned to Callais Thus was the frenche King sette at libertie The Frenche King sette at libertie after hee hadde bin prisoner here in England the space of foure yeres and as muche as from the nineteenthe daye of September vnto the fiue and twenty of October When the King of Englande hadde finished his businesse at Callais according to his minde he retourned into Englande and came to London the ninth daye of Nouember Strange vvonders In this foure and thirtieth yeare of Kyng Edwarde men and cattell were destroyed in diuers places of this Realme by lightening and tempest also houses were sette on fier and brente and manye straunge and wonderfull sights sene The same yeare Edward prince of Wales maried the countesse of Kente whiche before was wyfe vnto the Lorde Thomas Hollande and before that she was also wife vnto the Earle of Salisburie and deuorsed from hym and wedded vnto the same Lorde Holland Shee was daughter vnto Edmund Earle of Kent brother to Kyng Edwarde the second that was beheaded in the beginning of this Kings raigne as before yee haue heard And bicause the Prince and shee were within degrees of consanguinitie forbidden to marry a dispensation was gotten from the Pope to remoue that lette A greate death In this yeare also was a greate deathe of people namely of men for weomen were not so muche subiect thereto This was called the seconde mortalitie bycause it was the seconde that fell in this Kings dayes Hen. Marl. The Primate of Ardmache departed this life This yeare also by the deathe of Richard Fitz Raufe Primate of Ardmache that departed this life in the Courte of Rome and also of Richard Kilminton deceassed here in Englande the discorde that hadde continued for the space of three or foure yeares betwixte them of the Clergie on the one parte and the foure orders of Friers on the other parte was nowe quieted and brought to ende 1â—…36 â—…ions â—…riuer Meriuth A â—…anâ—…â—…ight in the â—…e Moreouer this yeare appeared twoo Castelles in the aire of the whiche the one appeared in the Southeaste and the other in the Southweste out of whiche Castelles aboute the houre of noone sundry times were sene hosts of armed men as appeared to mannes sight issuing foorthe and that hoste whiche sallyed out of that castell in the Southeaste seemed white the other black They appered as they shoulde haue fought eyther agaynste other and firste the white had the vpper hand and after was ouercome Souldiours calâ—… the compaâ—… did much hurte in Fraunce so they vanished out of sight About the same time the souldiors whiche were discharged in FrauÌ„ce and out of wages by the breaking vp of the warres assembled togyther and did muche hurte in that Realme Froissart as in the frenche histories ye may reade Their chiefâ—…ders were Englishmen and Goscoins suâ—… to the king of England Anâ—… Aâ—… The King asseâ—… the estats of his realme in parliameÌ„t aâ—… Westminster in the feaste of the conuension of 〈◊〉 Paule and there was declared vnto them the tenor whole effect of the peace concluded beâ—…twixte England and Fraunce Caxton wherewith they were greatly pleased and herevpon the nobles of the realme and suche frenchemen as were hostages came togither at Westminster church on the first Sunday of Lent nexte following and there suche as were not alredy sworne reâ—… the othe for performaunce of the same peace iâ—… a right solemne manner hauyng the â—…our of their othes written in certaine scroles and after they had taken their othes vpon the SacrameÌ„t and masse booke they delyuered the same scrols vnto certain notaries apointed to receiue and register the same The mortalitie yet during that noble Duke Henry of Lancaster departed this life on the euen of the Aununtiation of our Ladie and was buryed at Leycester Iohn of Gaunt fourth son to the king who had maried his daughter the Lady Blanche as before yee haue hearde succeeded him in that Duchie as his heire in right of the said Lady Tho. VVaâ—… Ad. 〈◊〉 â—…riâ—… The same yere also died the lord Reignold Cobhain the lord Walter Fitz Warein and three Bishops Worceter London and Elie. This yeare vpon the .xv. 1â—…61 Caxton day of Ianuarie there rose suche a passing winde that the like had not bin heard
reformation of the wrongs which he offered to them that had made their resort vnto him as reason was they should This appeale was written and duelie examined the tenor whereof was as followeth CHarles by the grace of God king of Fraunce to our nephue y e prince of Wales Aquitain sende greeting So it is y e diuers Prelates Barons knightes Vniuersities communalties and Colledges of y e marches and limittes of y e countrey of Gascoigne and the dwellers and inhabitants in the bounds of our Realm besides diuers other of the Duchie of Aquitaine are resorted and come to our Court to haue right of certayne grieues and vnlawfull troubles whyche you by vnaduised counsayle and simple information haue purposed to do vnto them wherof we greatly maruell Therefore to withstande and to redresse suche things we are so conioyned to them that we haue thought good by our royall power to commaund you to repaire to our Citie of Paris in proper person and there to shewe and presente youre selfe before vs in the chamber of oure peeres that you may bee constreyned to do righte to youre people concerning the greyfes whyche they all edge that you are about to oppresse them with who claymeth to haue their resort into oure Courte and that you fayle not thus to doe in as speedy manner as yee can immediately vppon the sighte and hearing of these present letters In witnesse whereof we haue to the same sette oure seale Yeuen at Paris the fiue and twentith day of Ianuarie An. reg 43. These letters were giuen to a Knighte and a Clearke to beare and presente to the Prince which according to that they had in charge weÌ„t to Burdeaux and there getting licence to come before the Princes presence they redde the letters wherewith he was not a little chafed and openly tolde them for a playne aunswere The Princes answer to the messenger that he meant to accomplishe the French Kings request for hys commming to Paris but that shoulde bee with hys helmet on his head and threescore thousande armed men to beare witnesse of his appearaunce The messengers perceyuing the Prince to bee sore offended with theyr message got them away without taking their leaue but before they were passed the limittes of the Englishe dominion they were stayed by commaundemente of the Prince and committed to prison within the Citie of Agen. The duke of Berry Aboute the same time the Duke of Berry returned into Fraunce hauing licence of Kyng Edwarde for an whole yeare but hee bare hymselfe so wisely that he returned not againe at all for hee excused himselfe till time that the warre was open In like manner the more parte of all the other hostages by one meane or other were returned into Fraunce and some indeede were deliuered vpon their raunsomes or other considerations so that the Frenche King beeing deliuered of that obstacle was the more ready to breake with the King of Englande and therefore vppon knowledge had of the Princes aunswere to those that hee sente with the appeale by suche of the messengers seruauntes as were returned and declared howe their masters were dealte with hee couertly prepared for the warre The Lorde Chandos The Lorde Iohn Chandos and other of the Princes counsayle foresawe what would ensue of the leauing of the fowage and therefore counsayled the Prince not to proceede any further iâ—… it but he hauing only regard to the reliefe of hys souldiers and men of warre woulde needes gâ—… forward with it Indeede if he might haue brought it to passe as it was denied that euery housholder should haue payde a franke Chyâ—… for chimniage the summe would haue growen to twelue hundred thousand Frankes by the yeare whiche had bin a greate reliefe and that made hym the more earnest bycause he might haue bin able so to haue payd his debtes When it was perceyued certainly that open Rebellion would there of ensue and that King Edwarde was certified of the whole state of the matter and how dyuers of the Lords of Aquitayne were withdrawen vnto the Court of Fraunce in manner as before ye haue hearde he deuised a letter whiche hee caused to be published through all the parties of Aquitayne A lâ—… published by 〈◊〉 Prince to appease the Gâ—…coigâ—… the effect whereof was this that where the people of that countrey found themselues greeued for suche exactions as were demaunded of them he meane therefore vppon examination of their iust complaints to see their wrongs redressed And further he was contented to pardon al such as were withdrawen to the Frenche K. so that within a monethes space they would returne home requiring them that in no wise they should stirre anye seditions tumult but to remember their othes of allegiance and to coÌ„tinue in the same according to their boundeÌ„ dueties and as for him he would be ready to see them eased that woulde shewe by plaine proofe how they had bin otherwise greeued than reason might beare This was his meaning and this was the aduice of all his counsaylours But this courteous Letter little auayled for dayly the Gascoignes reuolted from the Prince and turned to the Frenche part Moreouer another occasion of grudge chanced la. Mâ—… to renue the malice betwixt the king of England and the french King For whereas ye haue heard that the Earle of Flaunders had fianced his daughter and haue to the Lorde Edmonde of Langley Earle of Cambridge there was shift made namely by the Earles mother the Countesse of Arthois who was all French Phiâ—… dâ—… 〈…〉 the Earle of Flanders daughter that notwithstanding the same affiance shee was married vnto Phillip Duke of Burgoigne surnamed the hardie he gote that surname of hardie by this occasion as Iacodus Meir hath It chaunced that whilest hee was prisoner in England with his father he was vpoÌ„ a time appointed to waite at the table The câ—…se of has suâ—… be Hâ—… where his father and the King of England sate togither at meate and bycause a noble man of Englande that was appoynted likewise to attende at the same table serued first the King of England before the King of Fraunce this Phillip vp with his fyst and tooke the English Lorde a blow on the eare saying wilt thou serue the king of Englande first where the Frenche king sitteth at the same table The English man out with his dagger and would haue striken the sayd Philip but the king of Englande straytly charged him to the contrary and praysing the deed of the yong stripling sayde vnto him Vous estes Philippe le hardie Thou art sayd he the hardie Philip. And so from that day he bare that name euer after There bee other that say howe he tooke that surname bycause in the battaile of Poictiers he abode still with his father till the ende of the battail without shewing any token of feare or faintnesse of courage The Erles of Arminacke and Perigord with the other Lordes of Gasgoigne
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
to bring with them The othe of the tvvo kings The two kyngs before their meeting receyued a solemne othe for assurance of their faithfull and true meaning to obserue the sacred lawes of amitie one towarde an other in that their enterviewe so as no damage violence molestation arrest disturbance or other inconuenience should be practised by them or their frendes and subiectes and that if any disorder rose thorough any myshappe arrogancie or strife moued by anye person the same shoulde be reformed promising in the wordes of Princes to assist one an other in suppressing the malice of suche as should presume to doe or attempt any thyng that myghte founde to the breache of freendly amitie during the tyme of that assemble eight dayes before and seuen dayes after The .xxvj. of October the King of Englande remoued from Caleys towarde the Castell of Guysnes and with him the duke of Berry who was seate to take his othe The morrow after being the euen of Symon and Iude the Kings mette and the Lordes of Fraunce to witte the duke of Berry Burgundie Orleans and Bourbon the Earle of Sauoy the Vicounte of Meaux and others conueyed the Kyng of Englande and from hym were sente to conduct the Frenche kyng dyuers of the Englishe Lordes as the two Dukes of Lancaster and Gloucester foure Earles to wit of Derbye Rutlande Notingham and Northumberlande After the two kinges were come together into the tent for that purpose prepared it was fyrst accorded betwixt them that in the same place where they thus mette The Chappell of our Lady of peace shoulde be buylded of both their costs a chapell for a perpetuall memorie which should be called the chapell of our Ladie of peace On the Saterday being the feast daye of the Apostles Simon and Iude the kings talked togither of certayn articles touching the treasie of peace and hauing concluded vpon the same they receyued eyther of them an othe vpon the holye Euangelistes to obserue and keepe all the couenantes accorded vppon On the Mondaye the French king came to the king of Englande his pauillion The french K. giueth his daughter to king Richarde in marriage and the same tyme was brought thyther the young Queene Isabell daughter to the Frenche King who there deliuered hir vnto K. Richarde whiche taking hir by the hande kissed hir and gaue to hir Father great thanks for that so honourable and gracious a gifte openly protesting that vpon the conditions concluded betwixt them he did receyue hir that by suche affinitie both realmes might continue in quietnes and come to a good ende and perfecte conclusion of a perpetuall peace The Queene was committed vnto the duchesses of Lancaster Gloucester to the Countesses of Huntington Stafforde to the Marchionesse of Dublyn daughter to the Lord Couey to the Ladies of Namure Poignings and others whyche wyth a noble trayne of men and horsses conueyed hir to Caleys for there were .xij. chareis ful of ladies and gentlewomen This done the kings came togither into the king of Englāds pauilion to diner The French K. sat on the right side of the hal The order of the frenche Kings seruice at table was royally serued after the maner of his coūtrey that is to wit of al maner of meates apointed to be serued at the first course in one mightie large dish or platter likewise after the same sort at the second course But the K. of Englād was serued after the english maner Whē the cables wer taken vp that they had made an end of diner the kings kissed eche other and tooke theyr horses The K. of England brought the French K. on his way at length they toke leaue either of other in shakyng handes and embracing on horsebacke The French king rode to Arde and the king of England returned to Caleys We haue omitted as things superfluous to speake of all the honorable demeanor curteous entertainment vsed shewed betwixt these princes noble men on both parts their sundry feastings bākettings what rich apparel place and other furniture of cupbords tables the princely gifts rich iewels which were presented frō one to an other striuing as it might seem who shuld shew himself most bounteous liberal beside the giftes which the King of Englande gaue vnto the French king and to the nobles of his realme whyche amounted aboue the summe of tenne thousande markes the king of England spent at this tyme as the fame went aboue .iij. C. thousande markes The expences of K. Richard at this enterv◅evve After the kyngs returne to Caleys on Wednesday next ensuyng The marriage solempnised at Callais being Allhallon day in solemne wise he maryed the sayd Ladye Isabell in the Church of S. Nicholas the Archebishop of Canterburie doing the office of the minister The Thursday after the dukes of Orleance and Bourbon came to Caleys to see the Kyng and the Queene And on the Fridaye they tooke their leaue and departed and rode to S. Omers to the Frenche kyng And the same daye in the morning the King and the Queene tooke theyr shippe and hadde faire passage for within three houres they arriued at Douer from whence they sped them towardes London wherof the Citizens being warned made out certaine horsemen well appoynted in one liuerie of colour with a deuise embroudered on their sleeues that euery companie mighte bee knowne from other the whiche with the Mayre and his brethren The Maior of London and the citizens meete the king and the Quene on Blackheath clothed in skarlet met the king and Queen on black Heath and there doing their dueties with humble reuerence attended vpon their maiesties tyll they came to Newington where the King cōmaunded the Mayre with his companie to returne for that hee was appoynted to lodge that nyght at Kenington Shortly after to witte the .xiij. of Nouember the young Queene was conueyed from thence with greate pompe vnto the Tower at whiche tyme there was suche preasse on London bridge Certaine thrust to deathe in the preasse on Londō bridge Iohn Stow. that by reason thereof certayn persones were thruste to death among the whiche the Prior of Tiptree a place in Essex was one and a worshipfull matrone in Cornehill an other The Queenes coronation The Morrowe after she was conueyed to Westminster with the honour that aright be deuised 1397 and finally there crowned Queene vppon the Sunday being then the .vij. of Ianuarie The Duke of Lancaster his bastardes made legittimate by Parliament The .xxij. of Ianuarie was a parliament begon at Westminster in whiche the duke of Lancaster caused to bee legittimated the issue whiche he had begotte of Katherin Swinfort before she was his wife the same time Thomas Beauforte sonne to the sayde Duke by the sayde Katherin was created Earle of Sommerset There was an ordinaunce made in the same Parliament that Iustices shoulde not haue any to sit wyth
The Erle of Northum and the L. Bardolfe â—…e into England the sayde Earle of Nothumberlande and Lorde Bardolfe in a dismoll houre with a great power of Scots returned into Englande recouering diuerse of the Erles Castels and seigniories for the people in great numbers resorted vnto theÌ„ Herevpon encouraged with hope of good successe they enter into Yorkshyre and there began to destroy the Countrey At their coÌ„ming to Thresk they published a Proclamation signifying that they were come in comfort of the English nation as to relieue the common wealth willing al such as loued the libertie of their countrey to repayre vnto them with their armor on their backes in defensible wise to assist them The king aduertised hereof caused a great armie to bee assembled and came forwarde with the same towardes hys enimies but ere the king came to Notingham The Sherife of Yorkeshire sir Thomas or as other copies haue Raufe Rokesby Sherife of Yorkshire assembled the forces of the Countrey to resist the Erle and his power comming to Grimdaut brigges beside Knaresbourgh there to stoppe them the passage but they returning asyde got to Weatherby and so to Tadcaster and finally came forward vnto BraÌ„ham More nere to Hayselwood where they chose their ground meete to fight vpon The Sherife was as readie to giue battaile as the Erle to receyue it His hardy corrage to fight and so with a standarde of S. George spred set fiercely vpon the Earle who vnder a standard of his own armes encountred his aduersaries with great manhood There was a sore encounter and cruell conflict betwixt the parties but in the ende the victorie fell to the Sherife The Earle of Northumberland was slaine in the field The earle of NorthuÌ„berland slayne and the Lorde Bardolfe was taken but sore wounded so that hee shortly after dyed of the hurtes Theyr heades were stryken off and sent to London ther to be set vpon the bridge for a terrour to others The Bishop of Bangor was taken and pardoned by the king for that when hee was apprehended he had no armor on his backe This battaile was foughte the nintenth daye of Februarie The King to pourge the Northe partes of all Rebellion and to take order for the punishment of those that were accused to haue succoured and assysted the Earle of Northumberlande went to Yorke where when many were condemned and diuerse put to great fines and the Countrey brought to quietnesse he caused the Abbot of Hailes to be hanged The Abbot of Hayles hanged who had beene in armour agaynst him with the foresayde Earle The Erle of kent sent to the sea In the begynning of March the King sent Edmonde Hollande Earle of Kent with an armie of men embarked in certaine shippes of warre vnto the Sea bycause hee had knowledge that diuerse Rouers were wafting about the coastes of this lande and did much hurt When the erle had searched the coastes and coulde meete wyth no enimie abroade he was aduertised by espialles that the Pyrates hearing of hys comming to Sea were wythdrawne into Brytayne wherefore the sayde Earle entending to be reuenged on them whom hee sought directed hys course thyther and fynding that they had layde vp theyr Shippes in the Hauens so as he coulde not fight wyth them by Sea he launched out his Boates and with his fierce Souldiers tooke lande Bryake in Britain assaulted by the English men and manfully assaulted the towne of Bryake standing by the Sea side they within stoutly defended themselues doing theyr best to repulse the English men with throwing Dartes casting stones The Erle of kent wounded to death and shooting quarels in which conflict the Erle receyued a wounde in his heade so that hee dyed thereof the fifth day after The English men not dismayed wyth hys death â—…alake 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 but the more desirous to obteyne their purpose continued theyr assaultes tyll by fiue force they entred the Towne set it on fire and 〈◊〉 that made resistaunce and after for want of a generall to commaunde what shoulde be done they being pestred with prayes and prisoners returned into Englande The Countesse of Kent that was daughter as ye haue heard to Bernabo Visconte Lorde of Millaine hauing no issue by hir husbande was nowe mooued by the King after hir husbandes death to marry with his bastarde brother â—…e Earle of Dorset a man verie aged and euill â—…saged wherevpon shee mislyking him The eâ—… of Kent maketh hiâ—… 〈◊〉 choise of 〈…〉 meâ—…â—…ther to satisfie hir owne fancie and therefore those for hir husbande Henrye Mortimer a gâ—…ly yong Batcheler by whom she had issue a daughter named Anne maryed to Sir Iohn â—…monde Vpon the Euen of the Natiuitie of our Ladie there chaunced such flouddes through aboundance of raine as the like had not bene seene afore by any man then lyuing An. reg 10 About the feast of all Saintes the Cardinall of Bourges came into Englande The câ—… of 〈…〉 in 〈◊〉 land in 〈◊〉 nor of Pope Gregory to informe the king and the Cleargie of the inconstant dealing of Pope Gregorie in lyke maner as he had infourmed the French king and the Frenchmen to the ende that he might perswade both these kings which were accounted the chiefe in Christendom to put vnto their helping handes that the same Pope Gregorie might be induced to obserue and perfourme that othe which he had receyued so as by the royall authoritie of those two kings concord might be had in the Church The French king as this Cardinal alledged following the aduise of the learned men of the Vniuersities of Paris Bologna OrleaÌ„s Tholouse and Monpellier The resolution of the French king concerning the two Popes to auoyde the daunger of fauouring Scisme determyned to obey neyther the one nor the other that contended for the Papacie vntill peace and concorde might bee restored in Christes Church The King vnderstanding the purpose of the Cardinall shewed him what courtesie myght be deuised offring to beare his charges so long as it pleased him to remaine in England and promysed him to consider aduisedly of the matter 1409 This yeare after the Epiphanie the Archbishop of Canterburie called the Clergie of the prouince of Canterburie to a Conuocation in Pauls Church at London A conuocation 〈◊〉 Pauls iâ—… London to choose sufficient persons that might goe vnto the generall Councell appoynted to be kept at Pisa Herevpon were chosen Robert Halom Bishop of Salisburie Ambassadors appointed to go to the counsel at Pisa Henrie Chicheley Bishoppe of Saint Dauid and Thomas Chillingden Prior of Christes Churche in Canterburie The king before this had sent Ambassadours vnto Pope Gregorie and also to the Cardinals to witte sir Iohn Coluille knight and maister Nicholas Rixton Clearke with letters The contents of the kings letters to the pope signifying the griefe that hee had conceyued for the inconuenience that fell in the Christian common wealth through the
much esteemed amongst great estates of the Realm with whome the vsed sometime liberally familiarly to talke now hauing opportunitie and occasion to breake hir minde vnto him of this weighty matter declared that the time was come that hir sonne should be ioyned in mariage with Lady Elizabeth daughter and heire to K. Edward and that K. Richard being taken and reputed of all men for the common enimie of the Realme should out of all honoure and estate bee detected of his rule kingdome be cleerely spoiled and expulsed and required him to goe to Q. Elizabeth with whome in his facultie he was of counsaile not as a messenger but as one y t came friendly to visite consolate hir and as time and place shoulde require to make hir priuie of thys deuise not as a thing concluded but as a purpose by him imagined This phisician did not long ◅ger to accomplish hir desire but with good diligence repared to the Q. being stil in the sanctuary at West And whē he saw time propice and conuenient for his purpose he saw vnto hir Madame although my imaginatiō be very simple my deuice more folish yet for the entier affection that I beare toward you your childrē I am so bold to vtter vnto you a secrete priuie conceit y t I haue cast cōpassed in my fantastical braine Whē I wel remēbred and no lesse considered the greate losse dammage that you haue susteyned by the death of your noble and louing husbande the great doloure and sorow that you haue suffered and tollerated by y e cruell murther of youre innocent children I can no lesse do both of bounden duetie and christian charitie than dayly to studie hourely imagine not only how to bring your heart to comfort and gladu◅s but also deuise how to reuēge the righteous quarell of you your children on that bloudy bloudsupper and cruel tyrant K. Richard And first cōsider what battaile what manslaughter what mischief hath risen in this Realme by the dissention betweene the two noble houses of Yorke and Lancaster which two families as I haue contriued if they may bee ioyned in one I thinke yea and doubte not but youre line shal be againe restored to the pristinate estate and degree to your great ioy and cōfort and to y e vtter cōfusion of your mortall enimie the vsurper K. You know very well Madame y t of the house of Lancaster y e erle of Richmond is next of bloud which is liuing a lustie yōg batcheler to y e house of York your daughters now are heires if you could agree and inuēt the meane howe to couple youre eldest daughter with the yong erle of Richmond in matrimonie no doubt but the vsurper of the Realme shoulde be shortly deposed and your heire againe to hir right restored When the Queene had hearde this friendely motion which was as farre from hir thought as the man that the rude people say is in y e Moone lord how hir spirites reuiued and how hir hearte lept in hir body for ioy and gladnesse and fyrste giuing lawde to Almightie GOD as the chiefe author of hyr comfort secondarily to master Lewes as the deuiser of the good newes and tydyngs instantely besought hym that as hee hadde bin the fyrste inuenter of so good an enterprise that nowe hee woulde not relinquishe nor desist to follow the same requiring hym farther bycause he was apperteyning to the Countesse of Richmonde mother to the Earle Henry that he would with all diligente celeritie resort to hir then lodging in hir husbandes place within the Citie of London and to declare on the Queenes behalfe to the Countesse that all the friends and fautors of King Edwarde hir husband shoulde assist and take parte with the Earle of Richemond hir sonne so that he would take a corporall othe after the Kingdome obteined to espouse and take to wife the Lady Elizabeth hir daughter or else Lady Cecyle if the eldest daughter were not then liuing Maister Lewes with all dexteritie so sped his businesse that he made and concluded a final end and determination of this enterprise betweene the two mothers and bycause he was a Phisition and out of all suspicion and misdeeming hee was the common curter and dayly messenger betweene them ayding and setting forth the inuented conspiracie against King Richarde So the Lady Margaret Countesse of Richmonde broughte into a good hope of the preferment of hir sonne made Reignold Bray hir most faithfull seruaunt chiefe soliciter and priuie procurer of this conspiracie giuing him in charge secretely to enuegle and attract such persons of nobilitie to ioyne with hir take hir part as he knewe to be ingenious faithfull diligent and of actiuitie This Reignold Bray within few dayes brought vnto his lure firste of all taking of euery person a solemne othe to be true and secret sir Giles Daubeney sir Iohn Cheyney Knight Richard Guylford and Thomas Rame Esquiers and diuers other The Countesse of Richemond was not so diligente for hir parte but Q. Elizabeth was as vigilant on the other side and made friends and appoynted Counsellors to set forward and aduaunce hir businesse In the meane season the Countesse of Richmonde tooke into hir seruice Christopher Vrswike an honest and a wise Prieste and after an othe of him for to bee secrete taken and sworne the vttered to him all hir minde and counsayle adhibiting to hym the more confidence and trueth that hee all his life had fauoured and taken partee with King Henrye the sixte and as a speciall iewell put to hir seruice by Sir Lewes hee hir Phisition So the mother studious for the prosperitie of hir sonne appoynted this Christopher Vrswike to sayle into Britaine to the Earle of Richmonde and to declare and to reueale to him all pactes and agreementes betweene hir and the Queene agreed and concluded but suddaynely shee remembring that the Duke of Burkingham was one of the firste inuentors and a secret founder of thys enterprise determined to send some personage of more estimation than hir Chaplayne and so elected for a messenger Hugh Conwey Esquier and sente him into Britaine with a greate summe of money to hir sonne gyuing him in charge to declare to the Earle the greate loue and especiall fauoure that the most part of the nobilitie of the Realme bare towarde him the louing heartes and beneuolent mindes whiche the whole communaltie of theyr owne free will frankely offe◅and liberally exhibited to him willing and aduising him not to neglect so good an occasion apparantly offered but with all speede and diligence to addict and settle his mind and ful intētion how to returne home againe into Englād where hee was both wished and looked for gyuing him farther monicion and councell to take land and arriuall in the principalitie of Wales where he should not doubt to finde both and cōfort friēds Richard Guilford least Hugh Cōwey mighte fortune to bee taken or stopped at
and dishonor spoken by the king hir husband the lyuing in adnontrie layde to hir charge the bastarding of hir daughters forgetting also the faythfull promise and open othe made to the Countesse of Richmonde mother to the Earle Henrie blynded by auaricious affection and seduced by flattering words The 〈◊〉 constauncie of Queene Elizabeth first deliuered into King Richards hands hir fiue daughters as Lambes once againe committed to the custodie of the rauenous Woolfe After the sent letters to the Maâ—… 〈…〉 being then at Paris with the Erle 〈…〉 willing him in anynoyse to leaue the 〈…〉 without delay to repayre 〈◊〉 Englande 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 proâ—… great honour 〈…〉 〈◊〉 promotions a sâ—…ning him and heâ—… all offences on doth parties was 〈…〉 forgyuen and both 〈◊〉 and shee highly 〈◊〉 rated in the Kings heart Suche the 〈…〉 of this woman were much to â—…cheâ—… 〈…〉 aâ—… if all woman hadde dâ—…th â—…e 〈…〉 〈…〉 spâ—… yee women of the 〈…〉 follow thâ—… 〈…〉 After that king Richarde had 〈…〉 â—…rious promises and flattering wâ—… 〈◊〉 and appeased the mâ—… and mynde of Queene Elizabeth which â—…ue nothing it 〈…〉 moâ—… 〈◊〉 he 〈…〉 â—…â—…ers to be conueyed and hys Palayes 〈◊〉 lâ—…â—…yuing 〈…〉 with his aâ—… makes and louing intence y e aâ—… they 〈◊〉 forget and in theyr myndes blotte onâ—… 〈…〉 committed inâ—… and sette 〈…〉 Nowe nothing was 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 his deuelish purpose but that his 〈◊〉 was not â—…uyde of his wiâ—… whiche thing hee 〈…〉 wiâ—… aâ—…ged necesâ—… to be done But there was â—…le thing that so muche feare and stay to hâ—… from committing thys abhominable â—…ther bycause as you haue hearde before hee beganne to counterfeyte the Image of a good and well disposed person and therefore hee was afearde least the sodaine death of his wyfe once openly knowne he shoulde lease the good and credible opinion which the people had of him without desert conceyued and reported But in conclusion euill Counsayle preuayled in a wytte lately mynded to myschiefe and turned from all goodnesse So that hys buâ—…eacious desire ouercame hys honest feare And fyrst to enter into the gates of hys imagined enterprice he absteyned doth from the beâ—… and companie of his wife After he complayned to diuerse noblemen of the realme of the infortunate sterilitie and harmonesse of his wife bycause shee brought forth no fruite and generation of hir bodie And in especiall he recounted to Thomas Rotheram Archbishop of Yorke whome lately hee had delyuered out of warde and captiuitie these impeâ—…mentes of his Queene and diuerse other thinking that he woulde reueale to hir all these things trushing the sequele hereof to take hys effect that shee hearing this grudge of hir husband and taking therefore an inward thought would not long liue in this world Of this the Bishop gathered whiche well knewe the complexion and vsage of the King that the Queenes dayes where short and that he declared to certaine of his secret friendes 〈◊〉 spred â—…e a the â—…es death After this be procured a common rumor but he would not haue the authour knowne to bee published and spred abroade aâ—…ng the common people that the Queene was deade to the â—…ent that shee taking some conceyte of this straunge fame shoulde fall into some sodaine sicknesse or grieuous maladie and to proue if afterward shee shoulde fortune by that or anye other wayes to lease hir life whether the people would impute hir death to the thought or sicknesse or thereof would lay the blame to him When the Queene heard tell that so horrible a rumor of hir death was sprung amongest the comunaltie she sore suspected iudged the worâ—… to be almost at an ende with hir and in that sorowful agonie she with lamentable countenance and sorrowfull cheare repayred to the presence of the king hir husband demaunding of him what it shoulde meane that hee had iudged hir worthes to die The king answered hir with fayre words and with smiling and flattering leasings comforted hir and bidde hir bee of good cheare for to his knowledge she should haue none other cause But howsoeuer that it fortuned either by inward though and pensiuenesse of heart or by infection of poyson which is affyrmed to bee most likely within few dayes after the Queene departed and of this transitorie life â—…e Queene â—…e 〈◊〉 King 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 sodainely 〈◊〉 and was with due solemnitie buried in the Church of S. Peter at Westminster This is the same Anne one of the daughters of the Earle of Warwicke which as you haâ—… heard before at the request of Lewes the French king was maried to Prince Edwarde sonne to king Henrie the sixth The king thus according to his long desire losed out of the bandes of matrimonie began to cast a foolish fantasie to Ladie Elizabeth his nece making much suyte to to haue hir ioyned wyth him in lawfull matrimonie But bycause al men and the mayden hirselfe most of all detested and abhorred this vnlawfull and in maner vnnaturall copulation hee determined to prolong and deferre y e matter till he were in a more quietnes For all that verie season he was oppressed wyth great weâ—…ightie and vbrgene causes and businesses on euerie side considering that dayly parâ—… of the Nobilitie myled into Fraunce to the Earle of Richmond Other priuily fauoured and arden certaine of the coniuration so that of hys shorte ende fewe or none were in doubt And the common people for the moste part were brought to such desperation that many of them had rather be reputed and taken of him in the number of hys enimies than to abyde the chaunce and hazarde to haue theyr goodes taken as a spoyle of victorie by his enimies Amongst the noble men whom he most mistrusted those were the principall Thomas lord Stanley sir William Stanley his brother Gilbert Talbot was 〈◊〉 hundred other of whose purposes although king Richard wer not ignorant yet he gaue neyther conference nor credence to anye one of them and least of all to the Lorde Stanley bycause hee was ioyned in matrimonie with the Ladie Margaret mother to the Earle of Richmonde as afterwarde apparantly yee may perceyue For when the sayde Lord Stanley woulde haue departed into his Countrey to visite his familie and to recreate and refresh his spirites as he openly sayde but the truth was to the intent to be in a perfite readinesse to receyue the Earle of Richmond at his first arriuall in Englande the king in no wise woulde suffer him to depart before he had left as an hostage in the Court George Stanley Lorde Straunge his first begotten sonne and heyre While king Richard was thus troubled and vexed with imaginations of the troublous tyme that was like to come Lo euen sodenly he heard newes that site was spring oute of the smoke and the warre freshly begonne and that the Castell of Hermines was deliuered into the handes of the Earle of Richmonde by the meanes of the Earle of Oxford and that not onely he but also Iames
y e one at the white Friers and the other at the blacke Friers The Kyng beeyng in hys lustie youthe and muche desirous to see the nobles and Gentlemen of hys Courte exercised in warlyke feates caused thys yeare dyuers iustes and Torneys to be enterprised and he himselfe for the most part made euer one amongst them acquiting himselfe so worthely that the beholders tooke passing pleasure to see hys valiaunte demeanoure in those martiall feates Vpon New yeares day thys yeare 1511 The birth of the first begotten sonne of K. Henry the eyght at Richmonde the Queene was deliuered of a Prince to the great gladnesse of the Realme for the honoure of whome fyers were made and dyuers vessels with wyne sette abroache for suche as woulde take thereof in dyuers streetes in London and generall Processions made therevpon to lande God Godfathers at the Christenyng were the Archebyshoppe of Caunterburye and the Earle of Surrey Godmother the Lady Katherine Countesse of Deuonshire daughter to Kyng Edwarde the fourth his name was Henry In the moneth of Februarye thys yeare Ambassadors from the king of Spayne for aid against the Moores came Ambassadors from the Kyng of Arragon and Castile to require an ayde of fifteene hundred archers to be sent to the same king hauing at that time warre agaynste the Moores enimies of the Christian faith The Kyng hearing theyr message gently graunted theyr request and bicause the Lord Thomas Darcy a Knighte of the garter made humble suite to the King to be generall of that true that shoulde bee thus sent into Spayne the Kyng vppon trust of his approued valiancie graunted his desire There were appoynted to goe with him the Lorde Anthony Grey brother to the Marques Dorset Henry Guilford Weston Browne and William Sidney Esquiers of the Kings house Sir Roberte Constable Sir Roger Hastings and sir Raufe Elderton w t diuers other gentlemen to be Captaynes The King aboute thys season was muche giuen to play at tenice and at the dice which appetite certayne craftie persons aboute hym perceyuing brought in Frenchmen and Lombards to make wagers with him and so hee lost muche money but when hee perceyued theyr crafte hee eschued their company and let them goâ—… An. reg 3. 〈◊〉 at Greneâ—… the king â—…g â—…e â—…geâ—… On May daye the Kyng lying at Greenewiche rode to the wodde to fetch May and after on the same day and the two dayes nexte ensuing the King Sir Edwarde Howard Charles Brandon and Edwarde Neuill as chalengers held iustes against all commons On the other parte the Marques Dorset the Earles of Essex and Deuonshire with other as defendauntes ranne agaynste them so that many a sore stripe was giuen and manye a staffe broken On the third day the Queene made a greate banquet to the Kyng and to all them that had iusted and after the banquet done shee gaue the chiefe price to the Kyng the second to the Earle of Essex the thirde to the Earle of Deuonshire and the fourth to the Lord Marques Dorset On the fifteenth daye of the same moneth was another iustes begonne by the Kyng on the one partie and the Earle of Esser on the other Many that feared least some euill chance might happen to the King wished that hee shoulde rather haue beene a looker on than a doer and thereof spake as much as they durst but his courage was so noble that hee woulde euer be at the one ende The Lorde â—…y In this meane time the Lord Darcy and other appoynted to the viage agaynst the Mores made suche diligence that they and al theyr people were ready at Plymmouth by the middes of May and there mustered theyr souldyers before the Lord Brooke and other the Kings commissioners The Lord Darcy as Captayne general ordeyned for his prouost Marshall Henry Guylford Esquier a lusty yong man and welbeloued of the King On the Monday in the Rogation weeke they departed out of Plimmouth Hauen with foure shippes royall and the winde was so fauourable to them that the first day of Iune being the euen of the feast of Pentâ—…cost he deriued at the port of Cales in South Spayne and immediately by the aduice of his counsaile hee dispatched messengers to the Kyng whome they founde besyde the Citie of Ciuil where hee then lay and declared to him how the Lord Daâ—…ye by the King theyr maisters oppoyntmente was come thither with sixteene hundred archers and lay still at Câ—…es to know his pleasure The Kyng of Castile aunswered them gentlie that the Lorde Darcie and all other that were come from hys louyng sonne were welcome and hartily thanked them of theyr paâ—… requiring the messengers to returne to their captaine and tell him that in all hast he would send certaine of hys counsell to him And so vpon Saterday the eyght of Iune a Byshop and other of the Kings counsell came 〈◊〉 Cales and there abode till Wednesday beeing the euen of Corpus Christt at which day the Lord Capitayne tooke lande and was honorably receiued of the King of Aragons counsell and on the morrow was highly feasted at dinner and supper And at after sapper the Byshop declared the Kyng hys maisters pleasure giuing to the Lord Captayne as hartie thankes for hys paynes and trauell as if hee hadde gone forward with his enterprise against the Moores but whereas by the aduice of his counsell circumspeltly considering the suretie of his owne realme vpon perfect knowledge hadde that the Frenchmen meant to inuade hys dominions in his absence he had altered his former determinatioÌ„ taken an abstinence of war with the Mores till an other time He therefore required the Lorde Darcy to be contented to returne home againe promising him wages for all hys souldyers and if it should please hym to come to the Court he should receyue high thâ—… of the Kyng and suche cheere at there couldâ—… made him The Lord Darcy was nothing pleased wyth thys declaration but sith hee sawe there was no remedie he sayd that whatsoeuer the Kyng had concluded he could not bee againste it considering hee was sente to him but surely it was against his mind to depart home without doing any thyng agaynst Gods enimies with whome he had euer a desire to fight And as for his comming to the Court hee saide he coulde not leaue his men whome hee hadde broughte out of theyr Countrey without an head and as for y e kings banquette it was not the thing that hee desired On the nexte daye 〈◊〉 the morning money was sent to pay the Souldiers their wages for their conduction againe into England with dyuers gifts giuen to the Lorde Darcy and other Gentlemen yet notwithstanding he was hyghly displeased howbeit like a wise man hee dissimuled the matter A shrewde fray begun vpon a small sioccaon The same day being the fourtenth daye of Iune and Friday there chanced a fray to be begunne in the towne of Cales betwixt the Englishmen and them of the towne
Pontfret the seuen and twentith of August she reteyned the said Francis Diram in hir seruice to the intente shee mighte vse his company in such vnlawfull sorte the more freely and not satisfyed with him she also vsed the vnlawfull company of Thomas Culpeper Esquier one of y e Gentlemen of the kings priuie chamber At Lincolne saith Hall in August where she gaue to him a rich cap and a chayne as wel at Ponfret aforesayde on the nine and twentith and last daye of August aforesaide and on the firste of September as at diuers other times and places before and after wherevpon the thirtenth of Nouember sir Tho. Wriothesley Knighte the Kinges Secretary came to Hampton Courte vnto the saide Queene and called al hir Ladyes Gentlewomen and seruauntes into hir greate chamber and there openly in presence of them al Queene Katherin detected of incontinent liuing declared hir offences committed in abusing of hir body before hir mariage and therewith hee discharged hir houshold The morrow after she was conueyed to Sion the Lady Baynton and certaine Gentlewomen and some of his seruants being appoynted to wayte vpon hir there till the Kyngs pleasure might be farther knowen Culpeper Diram and others were hadde to the Tower Diram in his examination beeing charged with the familiaritie which had bin betwixt thē before shee was maried to the King confessed that he and the said Queene had made a precōtract togither and that he conceled it for hir preferment in mariage to the King after he vnderstoode the K. began to cast a liking towards hir The firste of December Culpeper and Diram were araigned at the Gulld Hall in London before the L. Maior sitting there in iudgemēt as chief iudge hauing the L. Chācellor vppon his right hande and the Duke of Norffolke vppon his lefte hande the Duke of Suffolke the Lord priuie seale the Earles of Sussex and Hereford with dyuers other of the Counsayle sitting there also as Iudges in commission that day the prisoners in the ende confessed the inditement and had iudgement to dye as in cases of treason Culpeper and ◅ram exe◅d The tenth of December the sayde Culpeper and Diram were drawen from the Tower vnto Tiburne and there Culpeper hadde as head striken off and Diram was hanged dis◅bred and headed Culpepers body was buryed in Sainte Sepulchers Churche but both theyr heads were set on London bridge The two and twentith of December were arraigned in the Kings benche at Westminster the Lady Margaret Howard ◅yndors wife to the Lorde William Howarde Katherine Tilney Alice Restwold Gentlewomen Ioane Bulmer wife to Anthony Bulmer Gentleman Anne Howard wife to Henry Howard Esquier and brother to the late Queene Maleyn Tilney Widdowe Margaret Benet wife to Iohn Benet Gentleman Edwarde Walgraue Gentleman William Ashby Gentleman all these were condemned of misprision of treason for concealyng the Queenes misdemeanour And the same day in the afternoone the Lorde William Howarde and Damporte a Gentleman were likewise araigned and condemned of the same offence and as well these as the other were adiudged to lose their goodes and the profites of their lands during life and to remayne in perpetuall prison A Parliament 1542 The sixtenth of Ianuary the Parliament began at Westminster in the whiche the Lordes and commons exhibited certaine petitions to the King Firste that hee woulde not vexe himselfe with the Queenes offence and that she and the Lady Rochfort might bee atteinted by Parliament and to auoyd protracting of time they besought him to giue his royall assent thereto vnder his greate seale without staying for the ende of the Parliamente Also that Diram and Culpeper before atteinted by the commō law might also be atteinted by Parliament and that Agnes Duches of Norffolke and Katherin Countesse of Bridgewater hir daughter which for concealing the sayd offence were committed to y e Tower and indited of misprision and the Lorde William Howard arreigned of the same might likewise be atteynted Also that who so euer had spoken or done any thing in detestation of hir naughtie life shoulde he pardoned To these petitions the King granted The Queene and other atteynted by Parliament than king the commons for that it appeared they tooke his griefe to bee theirs wherevppon the Queene and the Lady Rochford were atteynted by both the houses On the tenth of February The Queene sent to the Tower the Queene was conueyd from Sion to the Tower by water the Duke of Suffolke the Lord priuie seale and the Lord great Chamberlayne hauing the conduction of hit The next day after beyng Saterday and the eleuent of February the King did send his royall assent by his great seale and then all y e Lords were in their robes and the common house called vp and there the acte was redde and his assente declared And so on the thirtenth daye She is beheaded those two Ladyes were beheaded on the greeue within the Tower with an axe where they confessed their offences and dyed repentant Before this The King proclaymed K. of Irelande on the three and twentith day of Ianuary was the King proclaymed Kyng of Irelande as it was enacted both by authoritie of the Parliament here and also of an other Parliamente holden at Dublin in Ireland there begun the thirtenth of Iune last past before Sir Anthony Saintleger Knighte and the Kinges deputie there where as till that time the Kyngs of England were onely entituled Lords of Irelande In the beginning of March dyed Sir Arthur Plantagenet Vicount Lisle basterde sonne to Edwarde the fourth in the Tower of London vnatteynted when he shoulde haue bin deliuered and set at libertie The occasion of his trouble for the which hee was committed to the Tower rose vppon suspition that he should be priuie to a practise whiche some of his men as Philpot and Brindeholme executed the last yeare as before ye haue hearde had consented vnto for the betraying of Galais to the French whilest he was the Kings Lieutenant there But after that by due triall it was knowen that hee was nothing giltie to the matter the kyng appoynted Sir Thomas Wriothsley his Maiesties Secretarie to goe vnto hym and to deliuer to hym a ring with a riche diamond for a token from him and to will hym to be of good cheare for although in that so weightie a matter hee woulde not haue done lesse to hym if hee hadde bene hys owne sonne yet nowe vpon through triall had sith it was manifestlye proued that hee was voyde of all offence hee was sory that hee hadde bene occasioned so farre to trie his troth and therefore willed hym to bee of good cheere and comforte for he should find that he woulde make accompt of him as of hys most true and faithfull kinsman and not onely restore hym to his former libertie but otherwise forthe be ready to pleasure hym in what he could Master Secretary set forth thys message with such effectuall words
203.59 Edelwin slayeth Oswin 170.60 Ediricke de Streona 251.54 Edward sonne to Henry the seuenth Christened 1454.56 Edgar Edeling pardoned and highly honoured 307.89 Edgar Edeling submitteth himselfe to king William 291.58 Edilwold looke Molle Eden Riuer 433.112 Eufled first of the English Northumbers baptised 159 104. Egbert succedeth Ceolnulfe in the kingdome of Northumberland 194.51 Egbert and Vngust king of Pictes receyue the Britaynes into theyr subiection 194.63 Egbertes armie for the more part lost and destroyed 194.66 Egbert suceedeth wilfride the second in the See of Yorke 192.72 Egbert king of Northumberland 192.74 Egbert Archbishop of Yorke receyueth the Pall. 192.77 Egbert inuadeth Kent with an armie and bringeth it vnder his subiection 203.58 Egbert becommeth a Monke 195.101 Egelwynus escapeth into the I le of Ely 306. 94. Egelwynus pyned to death in prison 306.108 Egelredus passeth into Normandie and is there ioyfully receiued by Duke Richard 249.46 Egelredus sent for to returne into England first send◅th to try the peoples constancie 250.9 Egelredus departeth this life and is buried at London 253.5 Egelredus issue 253.13 Egelredus pride alienateth the hartes of his people from him 253.26 Egelredus forsaketh his lawful wife and keepeth harlortes 253.35 Egelson Abbot of Saint Augustines nigh Cantorburie 292.19 Egelūm and Archbishop Stigand Captaynes of the Kentishmen against king William 292.43 Egfride driueth Wolthere out of the possession of Lindesey 182.18 Egelredus de◅leth the Fount at his Baptisme 238.9 Egelredus beaten almost to death with Tapers by his mother 238.18 Egelredus marrieth Elgina or Ethelginu daughter to Earle Egbert 238.49 Egditha daughter to king Edward married to Charles Simplex king of France 223.10 Egbert succeedeth Ercombert in the kingdome of Kent 177.94 Eglesdon Monasterie builded 211.33 Eglesdon now called Saint Edmundesburie 211.37 Egbert banished for couering the kingdome of West Saxons 199.99 Egelredus mistrusting the faith of his subiectes dareth not encounter with his enemies 252.37 Egelredus returneth with an armie into England 250.29 Egbert inuadeth the kingdome of Mercia and conquereth it 203.81 Egbert inuadeth Northumberland with an armie 204.12 Egbert crowned king of al Enland 204.38 Egelredus marieth Emma sister to Duke Richard of Normandy 242 43 Egelredus mariage with Emma turneth to the subuersiō of the whole English state 242.48 Egbert appointed king of Northumberland by the Danes 209.67 Egfride ordeyned king of cast Saxons in his farther Offas steede 195.67 Egelredus sicke at Cossam 252.10 Egfride shortly takē out of this life 195.93 Egbert returneth into Englād and is receiued as king of the west Saxons 202.99 Egilbert king of east Angles slaine by treason 194.102 Egbert departeth this lyfe and is buried at Winchester 205.4 Egletighston 214.83 Egelredus not fauoured by Monkes in their writings 241.106 and. 242.3 Egelredus Oration vnto his soldiers 248.42 Egbert leadeth an army against the Danes and is by them vanquished 204.55 Egelfrida first wife to king Edgar 235.5 Egbert king of Mercia departeth this life 200.78 Egbert priuie to the murdering of his cousins 181.2 Egelredus maketh warre against the Bishop of Rochester and spoyleth his Lordships 238.54 Egelredus sacred kyng by Dūston at Kingston vpon Thames 237.113 Egwine a Monke 189.27 Egelwinus bishop of Durham fleeth into holy Iland 302.55 Egwine made bishop of Worcester 189.29 Egwine warned in a vision to set vp an Image 189.32 Egelwine Abbot of Euesham 308.31 Egbert king of Kent departeth this life 180.98 Egiptus and his genealogie 7.23 Egiptus fifty sonnes marrye Danus fifty daugters 7.64 Egelredus succeedeth his brother Edward in the kingdōe of England 237.68 Egbert Archbishop of Yorke departeth this life 199.24 Egelaw heath in the west parts 392.6 Egerledus sendeth ambassadors money to the Danes to abstayne from cruel wasting of the countrey 245.93 Egricus succeedeth Sigibert in the kingdome of east Angles 172.13 Egricus and Sigibert slaine and their army discomfited by Penda 172.28 Eirine emperor 202.111 Eirene empresse 199.80 Eiruie Abbey 192.105 Elgina or Ethelgina wyfe to king Egelredus dyeth 242 34. Elphegus Archbishop of Cantorbury taken by the Danes 246.8 Elienor Queene committed to close prison 436.47 Elsasse Theodoricke earle of Flaunders 377.72 Elenor Queene writeth to king Iohn for ayde 553.26 Elenor Queene dyeth with sorow 559.52 Elnothus Archbishop of Cantorbury refuseth to crowne king Hardecnute 263.63 Ely church founded and dedicated 729.60 Elienor queene seeketh meanes how to mainteyne the comētion betweene her husbande king Henry the second and her sonnes 426.40 and 426.60 Elienor Queene offended with her husband king Henry the second for keeping of Concubines 426.63 Elgina mother to king Harold 264.5 Elienor Queene set at libertie by her sonne kyng Richard the first 474.55 Ely Abbey builded 234.20 Eleanor daughter to the earle of Prouance crowned quene of England 647.73 Eistan Duke seeth the Deuyl with Dunstan 228.107 Eistanes dreame and the interpretation therof 229.1 Elphegus cruelly murdred by the Danes 246.38 Elphegus body first buryed at London and afterward translated to Cantorbury 246.49 and. 262.102 Eleanor Countesse of Pembrooke marryed to Simon Montford 652.75 Eleanor betaketh her self to the Mantle and the Ring 653 28. Eleanor king Iohns mother much honored and loued of the Nobilitie 543.21 Eleanor Queene enuyeth Arthur her nephew 543.35 Eleanor Queene passeth into Normandy 543.55 Eleanor daughter to king Henry the second maried to Alfonse king of Castile 445.30 Elswen looke Alfwen Elianor Queene deliuered of her second sonne Henry 395 93. Elgina or Ethelginu daughter to earle Egbert maried to king Egelredus 238.50 Eldred Duke maryeth Ethe◅fleda daughter to king Alured 215.68 Elidurus againe restored to the kingdome of Britaine 31 81. Elidurus taken and committed to prison 31.88 Elidurus restored the thirde time to the Crowne of Britaine 32.21 Elidurus dyeth and is buryed at Caerleil 32.25 Eltwold succeedeth Aldulte in the kingdome of east Angles 190.52 Elidurus causeth his brother Archigallo to be restored agayne to his kingdome 31.52 Elanius sonne of Kimarus begynneth to rule ouer the Britaines 29.65 Eldest sonnes of the kynges of Englande alwayes made Dukes of Normandy 353.8 Iohn of Eltham borne 854. 18. a. dyeth 899.26 b. created earle of Cornwal 892 14◅ Elizabeth Gray widow pag. 1316 col li. 1.51 maryed to Edward the fourth eadem col 2. lin 21. crowned eadē lin 25. Elizabeth daughter to Edward the fourth borne pag. 1317. col 1. lin 42. Elidurus sonne to Morindus chosen k. of Britaine 31.16 Eliendone battaile fought by Egbert kyng of west Saxnus agaynst Bernulfe kyng of Mercia 203.36 Ellerker Raufe knight 1448.49 Elizabeth daughter to k. Ed. the first ma◅ted 823.43 b. Ella kyng of Northumberland dyeth 145 Eleanor Queene mother to K. Iohn trauayleth to procure the English people to receiue their othe of allegiance to be true to the kyng 542.50 Eleuthenus sent into England 171.82 Eleutherius Bishop of Rome sendeth godly learned men into Britaine 74.76 Elianor wise to kyng Edward the first dyeth 799.27 b. Elianor daughter to kyng Edward the
Cunidagâ—…us with an armie 21.13 Margan with his armie discomfited and slayn 21.24 Maesbell battaile fought against the Saxons 122.94 Mariguane Charles ambassadour from the French king 1436 55. Martinus Lieutenant of Britaine defendeth the innocencie of the Britaines against Paulus the Notarie 94.77 Martinus the LieutenaÌ„t slayeth himselfe 95.11 Maximianus beginneth hys reigne ouer Britayne 95.34 Maximianus cousin to the Emperour Constantinus sent for into Britayne from Rome 93.27 Maximianus commeth into Britayne and marryeth Octauius daughter 93.53 Maserfield field fought by the Mercians agaynst the Northumbers 170.7 Maximinianus goeth about to depose his sonne Mareutius and to take himselfe the Empire vpon him 91.11 Maximinianus fleeth vnto Constantinus into Fraunce 91.30 Maximinianus practiseth CoÌ„stantinus destruction 91.23 Maximinianus fleeth from Constantinus vnto Marsiles 91.42 Maximinianus strangled to death 91.46 Maximinus Lieutenant in Britaine vnder Constantinus 92.53 Maurice sonne to Conan Meridock sent to Rome for Maximianus 93.37 Maude Empresse disherited for marrying out of the Realme 365.55 Malcolme Camoir established in the Crowne of Scotland 275.61 Marshal Richard dyeth of a fall from his horse 701.5 Manlius younger brother to Mempricius rebelleth 17.72 Manlius slaine 17.76 Malcolme commeth into England to see King William Rufus 324.53 Malcolme inuadeth England with aâ—… armie 324.63 Malcolme slaine 324.67 Marcharus or Malcherus sonne to Earle Algar made Earle of Northumberland 279 25. Marcharus and Edwyn discomfited by the Norwegians neere to Yorke 284.65 Marcharus submitteth himselfe to King William 291.59 Malus Catulus Roger Vice chauncellour drowned 522.111 Mat. Westm reproued of errour 323.9 Maude wyfe to King William crowned Queene of England 299.18 Margaret Countesse of Salisbury attainted 1570.50 Marshâ—…ll William buryed in the new Temple Church at London 617.23 Mascutius an Archpirate sweareth to be true to King Edgar 231.78 I le of Man conquered 923.10 a. Malgo Nephue to Aurelius Canonus beginneth to raigne ouer Britaine 141.69 Malgo renoumed for beautie and courage 141.74 Malgo dyeth 140.90 Malgo defyled with incest and Sodomitrie 141.84 Maglocunus looke Malgo. Matt. Westin cyted 143.23 and. 153.17 and. 180.78 and. 192.95 and. 213.62 Malesert Castle taken 433.31 Malorie Aukctille 435.21 Malcolme King of Scottes doeth homage to king William of Englande for the Realme of Scotland 307.61 and. 322.53 Malelot 1038.7 b. Marleswyn fleeth into Scotland 298.64 Marshal William Earle of Pembroke dyeth 638.3 Margaret y e Scottish Queene fleeth into England with her newe husband the Earle of Angus 1498.40 returneth into Scotland 1503.30 Maydes drowned or slayne as they were sayling into lytle Britaine 95.104 Mare Tyrrhenum taken for Pyreticum 13.44 London Maior keepeth no feast at the Guild Hal. 1870.21 and. 1872.34 Magdalen a Priest like to king Richard the secoÌ„d pa. 1126. col 1. lin 36. counterfeited to be K. Richard pag. 1127. col 1. lin 19. fleeyng into Scotlandâ—… was taken and brought to the Towre of London pag. 1129. col 1. lin 24. beheaded at London pag. ibidem col ibidem lin 30. Margaret daughter to Henry the seuenth affâ—…ed to Iames the fourth king of Scotland 1456.38 is maryed to the king of Scots 1458.24 Martia wyfe to Guintolinus 28.99 Martia gouerneth Britayne in her sonnes nonage 29.23 Martian lawes first deuised 29.31 Mary daughter to Henry the seuenth promised to Charles king of Castill 1461.10 Maruey Henry knight Vice Chamberlaine made Lorde priuie seale and Lord Maruey 1524.15 Margaret daughter vnto Margaret the Scottishe Queene borne 1498. Matthew Cardinall of Sion Ambassadour from the Emperour 1499.51 Mandubracius sonne to Imanuentius fleeth to Cesar for succour 42.59 Margaret daughter to the French king affianced to Henry sonne to king Henrye the second 398.21 399.71 Marion Henry Counsellour to Prince Arthur 1456.56 Manswetus the Popes Nuncio sent to Henry the thyrde 750.18 Marueilous tempest of wynde on Christmas euen 199.61 Marishe William conspireth the kings death 654.46 Maior and Aldermen of London sworne to be true to king Henry the thyrde 761.58 Marshal William made Erle of Chepstow 475.51 Madoc of Wales taken prisoner 811.57 b. Marble stone brought out of Scotland 822.51 a. Magna Carta confirmed 830.50 a 834.30 b. Maximilian the Emperour elected knight of the Garter 1837.40 Magna Carta confirmed 914.35 b. Manus Citie and Castle taken and throwen downe 543.58 Marlbrough Castle rased by the friendes of king Henrie the third 611.67 Mathew Gourney pag. 1124 col 2. lin 55. Maior of London imprisoned 1081.50 a. Manner of fasting in the olde tyme. 175.7 Maldon battayle fought by the Danes against the Englishmen 238.54 Marshal William created Erle of Striguile and girded with the Swoorde of the same 545.37 Maluoylim Castle builded 326.13 Marchants sustayne great losses 1872.51 Machaire Castle in Fraunce wonne 627.10 Marke Castle betrayed and recouered agayne 1008.2 b. Earle Marshall giueth his inheritance to the king 839.39 a. Eustace Marwell reuolteth 901.13 a. Marius erecteth a stone in token of victorie ouer the Picts 67.73 Marius dyeth and is buried at Caerleil 68.10 Malcolne king of Cumberland sweareth to be true to king Edgar 231.78 Maundeuile Geffray 377.42 Marriage of Priestes absolutely forbidden in England 340.43 Marchenelaghe 29.38 Earle Marshal aydeth the Queene 877.55 b. Maunt taken by the English pag. 1198. col 2. lin 10. Marmion Robert slaine 380.60 Margerie Iordaine witch pa. 1268. co 2. lin 1.9 William Marques of Gulike made Earle 903.50 a. Manâ—…el Iohn Person of Maydstone 660.84 Mategriffon Castle in Sicile buylded by king Richard the first 489.17 Maior and AldermeÌ„ of London made knights 1033.16 a. Matt. Westmin cited 131.59 and. 140.54 Marie Countesse of Perch drowned by shipwracke 357 107. Maundeuile William Earle of Albemarke dyeth 480.44 Mansell Iohn Chaplein to Henrie the thyrd feasteth two kings and two Queenes 743.32 Mary daughter to Henry the seuenth married to Lewes the French king 1495.37 is crowned Queene of Fraunce 1496.29 married to Charles Duke of Suffolke 1497.58 and. 7. Manleon Sauary Lâ—â—utenant in Guyeâ—…ne 619.47 Malmesburie Castle besieged and deliuered 386 65. Marchaâ—…us released out of prison 315.17 Maude the Queene wife to king William dyeth 315.92 Marriage concluded betwixt the Prince of Rothsâ—…y and the Duke of Suffolkes daughter pag. 1407. col 1. lin 3. Marcell or Marcell William taken and kept prisoner in Wallingfoord Castle 380.8 Madan sonne to Lâ—â—â—â—us vndertaketh the gouernment of Britaine 17.52 Madan deuoured by wylde beastes 17.57 Madan Caister or Dancaster builded by Madan 17.60 Mariage concluded to be had betweene the French kings sonne and king Iohns neece 548.27 Maus deliuered to the English pag. 1225. col 2. lin 21. lost by the English pag. 1238. col 1. lin 40. agayne recouered by the English pag. 1238. col 2. lin 40. Maximianus persecuteth the Christians 95.42 Maximianus proclaimed Emperour in Britayne 95.60 Maximianus goeth ouer into Fraunce with an armie 95. Maximilian Duke of Burgoin imprisoned by the Citizens of Bruges 1435.4 subdueth the Rebels 1438.20 defrauded of the heyre of Britayne 1439.4 Maglanus Duke of Albania marrieth Regan