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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13983	A continuation of The collection of the history of England beginning where Samuel Daniell Esquire ended, with the raigne of Edvvard the third, and ending where the honourable Vicount Saint Albones began, with the life of Henry the seventh, being a compleat history of the begining and end of the dissention betwixt the two houses of Yorke and Lancaster. With the matches and issue of all the kings, princes, dukes, marquesses, earles, and vicounts of this nation, deceased, during those times. By I.T.	Trussel, John, fl. 1620-1642.; Daniel, Samuel, 1562-1619. Collection of the historie of England.	1636 (1636)	STC 24297; ESTC S107345	327,329	268

first alienated the heart of Warwicke from the King and gave the occasion of the effusion of so much Christian blood and the downfall of the great Beare and all his ragged staves This marriage at the Command of Love the Lord of Kings was begun in heat of desire and finished in hast without advise of any but his owne untamable affections it much distasted the French King displeased King Edwards mother and disquieted the Councell and state And as it commonly falls out when men ride post for such matches in the end of their journey they take sorrow for their Inne and make Repentance their host for speedy repentance followes precipitated hast in such affaires But in the Kings marriage and VVarwickes distast thereof appeared different effects of unbrideled passions The fervor of the kings desires are lessened but the fire of the E●…rage every way every day encreased flamed with greater fury until it consumed both him and his yet for a while he covered the coales concealed the cause of his indignation howsoever now then in private to his familiars he would complaine how much he was disgraced to be made an instrument to set a young Lady a Gog for a husband then to have her disappointed upon his returne he carried a faire countenance on the busines publickly approving the kings choice cōmending the new Queens beauty natural endowments applauding whatsoever she said or did But privately he only awaited how to displease her displace her husband wherin he was the more resolutely intentive by how much he presumed the K. of France and the D. of Savoy who were interessed in the disgrace the Q. her sister Bona which shared in thedishonorable affront would be alwaies as occasion should be offred ready to second him with power prayers in any thing that to that end he should attempt To have the more liberty to plot his designes the E. procures leave to leave the court retires himself to his Castle of Warwic K. E. in the mean time having just cause to suspect the French his discretion prōpting him to be watchfully valorous to retain his but yet borrowed title Wisdom admonishing him in day of Sunshine to provide a cloak to prevent being wet in case astorme should fal thought it good policy to strengthen himself by some befitting cōfederation abroad to that end entreth into a league with Iohn K. of Arragon H. K. of Castile to whō he sent for a present a score of Cotsall ewes and five rams which though they were but few in number yet hath the loss that hath therby redounded to Englād bin too too great yea more then he could then wel imagin greater then the reader can prima facie apprehēd but great evills may grow out of small causes To secure himself at home he took truce with the K. of Scots for 15. yeres And as he had former ly married his two sisters Anne the eldest to H. Holland E. of Exceter Eliz. to Iohn de la Poole D. of Suffolk so now he matched Margaret the third sister to Charles D. of Burgoin This last match added oyle flax to quench the flame of Warw. fury insomuch that now he gave it vent And having with much adoe drawn to his part his two brothers the Archbish. of York the Marquesse Moūtacute he now began to cast a windlace todraw in the kings two brothers The D. of Gloce. he found so reserved that he durst not close with him but finding the D. of Clarence more opē he addresseth himself to him And taking occasiō in private conference to cōplain to him of the kings uncourteous usage of him he said noble Sir if I might be my own judge my more then ordinary respect diligence to do the K. your brother acceptable service deserveth more thē cōmon curtesie but all whatsoever I have done do howsoever it hath bin more then could any way come to my single share for his advantage is ever unrespectively drēched in the whirlpit of duty for which I must be contented To whom presently the D. makes answer did or do you expect as to a friend courtesie from him that neglects the respect of blood to a loving brother it is all little enough for him to provide for to pleasure his deere Loves brave kindred all too little he bestows on thē whilst he that in the same belly with him must attend to be served withtheir leavings or have nothing hath he not made a match betweene his wives brother Antony the sole daughter of the L. Scales hath he not married Thomas her son with the daughter heire of the L. Bonvile and like wise his minion the L. Hastings with the sole daughter heir of the L. Hungerford But no such match can be thought of for me his brother Nay are not his brothers best friends that have opposed our selves to all dangers to abet his advancement undervalued unregarded have we not iustoccasion to be perswaded he loves vs not how then should you expect better dealings from him The E. finding the game comming wanted not words to whet nor reasons to incite to a settled distast of his brothers unrespective carriage towards him prevailed after much Communication betwixt thē so far that what he so much desired he effected for he counted the natural Current of brotherly affection which afore ran in the veines of Clarence to an vnnatural streame of rancor disobedience against a Soveraigne And now the better to knit a firme knot of association betwixt thē a match is to be concluded upon the D. is to take to wife Isabel the E. of Warw. daughter with her to have assured unto him halfe the lands the E. held in right of his wife the Lady Anne daughter of Rich. Bewchamp E. of Warw. deceased For the Consummation wherof Clarence accompanies of Warw. to Callice where the Countesse her daughter then resided by the way the E. unmasked himself discovereth to the Duke what hitherto he had concealed of his proiect for the restoring of K. H. hisplot how to accomplish it To which Clarence gave both approbation and promise to ayde assist him to the accomplishment thereof to the uttermost This thus concluded The E. dispatcheth messengers to his brother the Archbish. Marquesse to prepare all things ready to set on foot the intended revolt from K. E. to take hold but cautiously upon any ground to procure or prosecute some rebellious cōmotion or other in the North whilst he his new son in law would provide to go through stitch with the work To a willing mind occasion wil quickly be found the brothers entertaining the Earles advice tooke hold upon this accident The Yorkshire husband men annually by antient custome used to give to the poore people of S. Leonards in the Citie of York for their alimony certaine quantities of corne graine

A report is secretly raised but upon what ground unknown that this wel-intended charitable contribution went not the right way But that the givers were abused the poore people defrauded the benefit of the gift going to certaine officers of the house that made a divident therof amongst themselues allowing little or none at all thereof to the poore people This rumor once on foot spread it self far neer in the Country The husband men willing enough to take any advantage to with-hold their charity which in that age began to wax cold but in this is quite frozen when the Proctors according to the accustomed maner came to make collection of the charitable devotion of the people they were sent empty away but not without in some places either foule language or someblowes sometimes both which orcasioned retortion partakers are found on both parties sides The religious better sort of people helping to defend the collectors whom with great fury the ploughmen followed This sparke thus appearing is fed with combusable stuffe but underhand by the Archbish. so that it tooke flame rose to a great height Neverthelesse the Marquesse Mountacute more out of policy then piety seeming not to approve of what was done speeds with some forces to York whither the unruly multitude to the number of 15000. drew giving forth speeches by the way That they would utterly demolish the hospitall fire the City The Marquesse with his power taking advantage of the darknes of the night and the ignorance or negligence of the watch sallies out upon them takes their Captaine strikes of his head putting the rest with some little losse to flight whom he followeth no further as not intending their further hurt but retreated to Yorke which he carefully made show to man and fortifie The more to endeere his service he sends the newes therof post to the K. who being certified of the proceedings was well pleased with what was done howsoever he had smal reason to think himself assured of the integrity of the doer but as yet the actions of the Marquesse like the countenance of Ianus carried two faces which his cunning yet covered In the mean while the rebells have reallied their dispersed troopes and encreased their numbers Instead of Robert Huldron their Captaine by the Marquesse beheaded they had new conductors Hen. son of the Lord Fitz-Hugh and Hen. Nevil son heire of the Lord Latimer The one being Nephew the other cosin german to Marquesse Mountacute These having received full instructions from the Archbishop of Yorke ioyntly take upon them the command being assisted by S. Iohn Conyers a kinght of great courage and good direction By his councel in regard they wanted engines where with to force the walls of Yorke which they had but disorderly beleagred The rebels left the siege And directedtheir march towards London giving out by the way according as they were instructed by their leders their private directions That K. E. was but a tirannous vsurper And that they like good subjects only endevored the restauration of their lawful soveraigne K. H. adding withall that if any mischiefe were done to the body of K. H. before his being restored to liberty That they would not leave a live any of the house of Yorke K. Ed. hereupon gives order to Wil. L. Harbert the new created E. of Pem. to stop this Northerne storme to leavy power to withstād their further approaching he both in obedience to K. E. cōmand willing to revenge some former ashe conceived affronts unto himby the sticklers in this cōmotion Fitz hugh Nevil accōpanied with his brother Rich. about 7000. Welsh men to whō the L. Stafford of Southwick with some 800. bowmen ioyned embraced the occasion willingly undertooke the charge Sir Rich. Harb with 2000 horsmen neere Northam charged the rere of the Northern men in which was Sir Iohn Conyers who cōmanding faces about so entertained them That the Welsh men with some losse made more hast backe then good speed forward hereupon the Northern men having to that end received letters of direction shape their course towards Warwick whither the E. with his son in law Clarence were come had levyed forces to ioyne with them The K. rather sullen for anger then amated with feare upon the tydings of his brothers unnaturall backsliding related unto him by his other brother Rich. stood a while silent but having made recollection of his spirits he sayd brother yet I am beholding to you that have made a full expression both of your love and duty in acquainting me with the danger staying loyally on any side But time permits not discourse we must prepare our selues to withstand their fury and to that end take order to second Pemb. And accordingly he makes preparation But before his succors could come the Nothern men did reach Warwick upon S. Iames even some distast having bin given by the E. of Pemb. to the Lord Stafford either for dispossessing him of his usuall Inne at Banbury or withholding from him some light commodity in that Inne which he formerly had made use of Stafford with his Archers departed Sir Hen. Nevill having intelligence therof the next morning gave a camisad with some horse to the 〈◊〉 Pembrooks Camp and charged so home that his seconds unable to releive him he was enclosed with the multitude and miserably slaine which so incensed the Northern men that they all gave on and so feircely assayled their opposites that though for a time the Welsh stood close and kept order yet when a suddain rumor was spread That the E. of Warwick was come with his power to charge them in the rere they rowted fled True it was that Iohn Clopton a retainer of the E. of Warwicks having drawn together about 500 men weakly armed worse disciplind he brought them to the top of an hil●… sight of both armies displaying theron the Beare ragged staffe the E. of War colors and making shew to descend was the occasion those the Welsh turned their backe in the flight 5000. were slaine besides that were taken prisoners wherof the E. of Pemb. Sir Rich. Harbert his brother who for their valour and sound direction that day shewed had successe followed their attempts deserve to be enrowled amongst the best commanders with ten other not by the law of the field but by the unbounded will of the victors were beheaded at Banbury This VVilliam E. of Pemb. married Anne daughter of VValter L. Ferrers of Chartley by whom he had issue three sons VVilliam that succeeded him in the Earledome Sir VValter Harbert Knight and Sir George Harbert Knight and six daughters Cicely Baronesse of Greystock Mawd married to Henry Percy Earle of Northumberland Katherine married to George Earle of Kent Anne married to the Lord Powes Isabel married to Sir Thomas Cooksey knight and Margaret married to Vicount Lisley first and then to Sir Henry Bodringham kinght The