wardship of all Pupils and Orphanes wythin the same towne beside diuerse other liberties Moreouer they were in like maner constreyned to seale three seuerall obligations in which the Abbot and Conuent were bound to the sayde Inhabitantes as to a communaltie of a corporation in .vij. M. pounds as in two M. by one obligation and in two M. by another and in three M. by the thirde obligation and further they were driuen to seale a letter of release of all trespasses and other things that myght bee demaunded agaynste the sayde Inhabitauntes with a generall acquittaunce of all debts Beside this the sayde riotous persons tooke the same tyme forth of the Abbey great ryches as well in plate Armor Bookes apparell as in other things They also brake downe two houses or Messuages that belonged to the Abbey and situate within the towne of Burie they also destroyed his fish pondes and tooke out such store of fish as they found in the same they cut downe also .lx. Ashes there growing on the soyle that belonged to the sayde Abbot and did many other great outrages and enormities so that it was founde by the inquest that the Abbot was damnifyed to the value of other fortye thousande poundes These ryottes may seeme grieuous and verie straunge The châ—… but yet the same were not so heynously taken as an other whiche the sayde Inhabitants of Burie attempted agaynst the sayde Abbey in maner of a plaine commotion vpon S. Lukes day in the same yeare at what time as by the Recordes of that Abbey it shoulde appeare both the Abbot and his house were in the kinges speciall protection and the sayde Inhabitantes prohibited by his letters to attempt any iniurie agaynst hym or hys Conuent But neuerthelesse we fynde that not onely the Inhabitants of Burie but also a great number of other misgouerned persons that resorted to them from places there about arrayed and furnished with horse armour and weapon after the maner of warre came and assaulted the Abbey Gates sette fyre on them and burned them wyth dyuerse other Houses neare adioyning that belonged to the Abbay and continued in that theyr ryotous enterpryse all that daye and nyght following The same night also they burnt a Manor of y e Abbots called Holdernes barn The Mâ—… Holdâ—… bâ—…ne w t .ij. other manors called the Aunianers berne and Haberdone also the Grangles that stoode withoute the South gate The Manour 〈◊〉 Westley â—…ne and the Manour of Westley in which places they burned in corne and graine to the value of a thousande pounde The nexte day they entered into the Abbey Court and burnt all the houses on the north side as stables Brewhouses Bâ—…houses Gray â—…is and other such houses of offices and on the other side the Court they burnt certaine houses belonging to the Aumenerie On the next day they burned the More hall and Bradford hall with the new hall and diuerse chambers and sollers to the same halles annexed with the Chapell of S. Laurence at the ende of the hospitall hall Also the Manor of Eldhall the Maner of Horninger with all the corne grain within and about the same The next day they burnt the soller of y e Sollerer with a chapel there also the kytchen the larder and a part of the Farmarie On the Thursday they burnt the residue of the Farmarie and the lodging called the blacke lodging with a Chapell of S. Andrew therein In executing of all these riotous disorders one Geffrey Moreman was an ayder who wyth diuerse other persons vnknowne departed forth of the towne of Burie The Manour 〈◊〉 Fornham â—…n by the assent of the other his complices he burnt the Manor of Fornham The same day also other of their companie as William the sonne of Iames Neketon Raufe Grubbe Richard Rery and a great number of other persones vnknowne by the assent and abbetment of the other that committed the sayd disorders burnt two Manors belonging also to the sayde Abbey in great Berton with all the corne and graine there founde Vpon knowledge had of these great riots and perillous commotions there was a commission directed from the king vnto Thomas Earle of Norfolk high Marshall of EnglaÌ„d to Thomas Bardinâ—… Robert Morley Peter Wedall Iohn Howard and Iohn Walkfare authorising them with y e power of the counties of Suffolk Norffolke to apprehend trie and punish such lewde disordered persons rebellious malefactors which had committed such felonious enterprices to the breach of the kings peace daungerous disquieting of his subiects but the said Commissioners proceeded not according to the effect of their CoÌ„mission in triall of any felonies by the same persons committed and done but onely caused them to be indited of trespas albert Robert Walkfare and Iohn Clauer with their associates Iustices of peace in their Sessions holden at Elueden the Tuesday next after the feast of the Apostles Simon and Iude in the sayd first yeare of this king Edward the third proceeded in such wise against the sayd Malefactors y e Iohn de Berton Cordwayner Robert Forton and a great number of other were indyted of felonie for the mysdemeanours afore mentioned and the Indytements so founde were after sent and presented vnto Iohn Stonore Walter de Friskeney Robert Malberthorpe and Iohn Bousser who by vertue of the kings Commission of Oier Determiner to theÌ„ directed sat at S. Edmundsbury the Wednesday next after the feast of Saint Lucie the virgin and then and there sent forth precepts to the Sherife commaunding him to apprehende the sayd Berton Forton and others that were indyted of the foresayde felonies and also to returne a sufficient Iurie to trie vpon theyr arraignment the sayde Malefactors by order of law the Fryday next after the sayde feast of Saint Lucie Herevpon Alane de Latoner and Robert Dalling with .xvij. others being arraigned were founde guiltie and suffered death according to the order appoynted for felons One Adam Miniot stoode muet and refused to be tryed by his countrey and so was pressed to death as the law in such case appoynteth Diuerse other were saued by their bookes according io the order of Clerkes conuict as Alexander Brid person of Hogesete Iohn Rugham person of little Welnetham Iohn Berton Cordwayner and diuers other Some were repriued as one woman named Iulian Barbor who being big bellied was respited till she were deliuered of child Benedict Sio and Robert Russell were repriued and committed to the safe keeping of the Sherife as triers or appeachers as we terme them of other offenders and bycause there was not anye as yet attached by theyr appeales they were commaunded againe to prison One Robert de Creswell was saued by the kings letters of special pardon which he had there readie to shew As for Robert Foxton Adam Cokefielde and a great number of other whome the Sherife was commaunded to apprehende hee returned that he coulde not heare of them within the precinct of his Baylifewike wherevpon
third péece vpon the North side of the Wâ—â—râ—…she néeâ—â— Falbrocke as Barkeshyre hath one percell also vpon the selfe side of the same water in the verye edge of Glocestershyre â–ª Lykewyse an other in Oxforde shyre not verye farre from Burford and the thirde ouer agaynst Lache lade which is parted from the mayne countye of Barkeshyre by a lyttle strake of Oxford shyre Who woulde thinke that twoo Fragmentes of Wilshyre were to be séene in Barkeshyre vpon the Loden and the ryuer that falleth into it whereof and the lyke sith there are verye manye I thinke good to gyue thys briefe admonition For although I haue not presentlye gone thorowe wyâ—â— them al yet these maye suffice to giue notice of thys thinge whereof most readers as I perswade my selfe are ignorant But to procéede with our purpose ouer eache of these shyres in time of necessity is a seuerall Léeâ—…tenant chosen vnder the Prince 〈…〉 who beyng a noble man of calling hath almost regall authoritie ouer the same for the tyme beyng in many cases which doth coÌ„cerne his office otherwyse it is gouerned by a Shirife 〈◊〉 who is resident dwelling somewhere within the same couÌ„ty whom they call a Vicount in respect of y e Erle or as they called him in time past the Alderman that beareth his name of the Countye although it be seldome séene in Englande that the Earle hath any great store of possessions or oughtes to doe in the County whereof he taketh hys name more then is allowed to him thorowe his personall resiauns if he happen to dwell and bée resident in the same In the election also of these Magestrates dyueâ—â—able Persons aswell for wealth as wisdome are named by the commons at a tyme and place appointed for theyr choyse whose names beyng delyuered to the Prince he foorthwyth pricketh some suche one of them as he pleaseth to assigne vnto that office to whome he coÌ„mitteth the charge of the county and who herevpon is Shirife of that shyre for one whole yeare or vntill another be chosen 〈…〉 The Shirife also hath his vnder Shirife that ruleth holdeth the shyre courtes law daies vnder hym vpon sufficient caution vnto the high Shirife for hys true execution of Iustice and yéelding of accoumpt when he shall be thervnto called There are likewyse vnder him certayne Bayliffes â—…ifes whose office is to serue returne such writtes processes as are directed vnto theÌ„ froÌ„ the high Shirife to make seazure of the goodes and cattelles and arrest the bodyes of such as doe offende presenting eyther their persons vnto him or at the leastwyse taking sufficient bonde or other assuraunce of them for theyr due apperance at an appointed tyme when y e Shirife by order of law ought to present them to the Iudges according to his charge â—…e â—…nstaâ—… In euerye hundred also are one or moe high constables according to the quaÌ„tity of the same who receyuing writtes and iniunctions from the high Shirife vnder his seale doe forthwith charge the pety constables of euery towne with in their limites â—…y conâ—…es with the execution of y e same In eche countye likewise are sundrye law dayes holden at their appointed seasons of which some retaine the olde Saxon name and are called Motelaghe 〈…〉 They haue also an other called the Shirifes turne which they holde twyse in their times in euery hundred and in these two latter such small matters as oft aryse amongst the inferior sorte of people are hard and determined They haue finally their quarter sessions wherein they are assisted by the Iustices and Gentlemen of the countrey and twise in the yeare Gaile deliuerye â—…e deâ—…y or 〈◊〉 assiâ—… at which time the Iudges ride about in theyr circuites into euerye seuerall countye where the nobilitye and Gentlemen wyth the Iustices there resiaunt associate them and mynister the lawes of the realme wyth great solemnity and Iustice Howbeit in doing of these things they retayne still the the olde order of the lande in vse before the conquest for they coÌ„mit the full examination of al causes there to be heard to y e coÌ„sideratioÌ„ of 12. sober graue â—…uests wise men chosen out of y e same countye which number they call an enquest and of these inquests there are more or lesse impaniled aâ—…euery assize as the nuÌ„ber of cases there to be handled doth craue and require albeit that some one inquest hath often diuers to coÌ„sider of when they haue to their vttermost poure consulted and debated of such thinges as they are charged with all they returne againe to the place of Iustice wyth theyr Verdicte in wryting according whereunto the Iudge doth pronounce his seÌ„tence be it for life or death or any other matter whatsoeuer is brought before him Beside these officers afore mencioned there are suÌ„dry other in euery countye as Crowners whose duety is to enquire of such as come to their death by violence to attache and present the plées of the Crowne Iustices of peax and quorum to make inquirye of treasure founde c. There are dyuers also of the best learned of the lawe beside sundry Gentlemen where the number of Lawyers doe not suffise and whose reuenues doe amount to aboue twenty pound by the yeare appointed by especiall commission from the prince to looke vnto the good gouernement of hir subiectes in the Counties where they dwell and of these the least skilfull in the lawe are of the peace the other both of the peace and quorum otherwise called of Oyer Determiner so that the first haue authoritie onely to heare the other to heare determine such matters as are brought vnto their presence These also doe dyrect theyr warrantes to the kéepers of the Gayles which in their limitations for the safe keping of such offenders as they shal iudge worthie to be kept vnder warde vntill the great assizes to th ende their causes may be further examined before the residue of the countye these officers were first deuised in the eightéene yeare of Edwarde the thyrde as I haue béene informed They méete also and togither with the Shyrifes doe hold their Sessions at foure times in the yeare Quarter sessions whereof they are called quarter Sessions and herin they inquyre of the common anoyaunces of the kings léege people sundrie other trespasses determining vppon them as iustice doth require There are also a thyrde kinde of Sessions holden by the high Constables and Baylifs afore mencioned called Petie Sessions Pety sessions wherein the weightes measures are perused by the Clarke of the market for the countey who sitteth with theÌ„ At these méetings also Victuallers in like sort seruants labourers roges and runnagates are often reformed for their excesses although the burning of vagabounds thorow their eares be referred to y e quarter sessioÌ„s or higher courts of Assise where they are adiudged also to death if they be takeÌ„ the third
the Purification of our Ladie next ensuing by the handes of Walter the Archbishop of Canterburie ◅ers ◅ted And bycause he was but .xiiij. yeres of age so that to gouerne of himselfe he was not sufficient it was decreed that .xij. of the greatest lordes within the realme shoulde haue the rule and gouernment till he came to more perfite yeares The names of which lords were as followeth The Archbishop of Cāterburie the Archbishop of Yorke the Bishops of Winchester of Hereford Henrie Erle of Lancaster Thomas Brotherton Erle Marshal Edmond of Woodstocke Erle of Kent Iohn Erle of Warren the Lord Thomas Wake the Lord Henry Percy the Lord Oliuer de Ingham and the Lorde Iohn Ros. These were sworne of the kings counsaile and charged with the gouernment as they woulde make answer But this ordinance continued not long for the Queene the Lorde Roger Mortimer tooke the whole rule so into their handes that both the king and his sayde Counsaylours were gouerned only by them in all matters both high and lowe He confirmed the liberties and franchises of the citie of London and graunted that the Maior of the same Citie for the time being might sit in all places of iudgement within the liberties therof for chief Iustice aboue all other The franchises of the Citie of London confirmed the kings person only excepted and that euery Alderman that had bin Maior shoulde be Iustice of peace through all the Citie of London and countie of Middlesex and euery Alderman that had not bene Maior should be Iustice of peace within his owne warde He graunted also to the Citizens that they shoulde not be constrayned to go forth of the Citie to any warres in defence of the lande and that the franchises of the Citie should not be seased frō thenceforth into the kings hands for any cause but only for treason and rebellion shewed by the whole Citie Also Southwarke was appoynted to bee vnder the rule of the Citie and the Maior of Lōdon to bee Baylife of Southwarke and to ordaine such a substitute in the same Borough as pleased him In the first yeare of this kings raigne Recordes of Burie wee finde in the Recordes belonging to the Abbey of S. Edmondsburie in Suffolke that the Inhabitants of that towne raysed a sore commotion agaynst the Abbot and Monkes of the same Abbey and that at seuerall tymes as first on the Wednesday next after the feast of the conuersion of Saint Paule in the sayde first yeare of thys Kings raigne one Robert Forton Rycharde Drayton and a great number of other assembling themselues togither in warlike order and array assaulted the sayd Abbey brake downe the Gates Wyndowes and Doores entered the house by force and assayling certain Monks and seruaunts that belonged to the Abbot did beate wounde and euill entreate them brake open a number of Chests Coffers and forcers tooke out Chalices of golde and siluer bookes Vestments and other ornaments of the church beside a great quantitie of riche plate and other furniture of housebolde apparel armour and other things beside fiue hundred pounds in readie coyne and also three thousand Florens of gold All which things they tooke and caried away togither with diuerse Charters wrytings and miniments as three Charters of Knute somtyme king of Englande foure Charters of king Hardiknute one Charter of king Edwarde the Confessour two Charters of king Henrie the first other two Charters of king Henrie the thirde which Charters concerned as wel the foundation of the same Abbey as the grauntes and confirmations of the possessions and liberties belonging thereto Also they tooke away certaine writings obligatorie in the whiche diuerse persons were bounde for the payment of great summes of money and deliuerie of certaine wines vnto the hands of the sayd Abbot Moreouer they tooke away with them ten seueral bulles conteyning certaine exemptions immunities graunted to the Abbots and Monkes of Burie by sundrie Bishops of Rome And not herewith contented they tooke Peter Clopton Prior of the said Abbey and other Monkes forth of the house and leading them vnto a place called the Leaden hall there imprisoned them till the Thursday next before the feast of the Purificatiō of our Ladie and that day bringing them backe againe into the chapter house deteyned them still as prisoners till they had sealed a writing cōteyning that the Abbot and conuent were bound in ten M. pound to be payd to Oliuer Kemp and others by them named And further they were cōstreyned to seale a letter of release for all actions quarels debts transgressions suites demaūds which the Abbot might in any wise clayme or prosecute against the sayd Oliuer Kempe and others in the same letters named For these wrōgs and other as for that they would not permit the Abbots Baylifes and officers to kepe their ordinarie courtes as they were accustomed to doe as well three dayes in the weeke for the Market to wit Monday Wednesday and Fryday as the Portman mote euery Tuesday three weekes and further prohibit them from gathering such tolles customes and yearely rentes as were due to the Abbot for certain tenements in the towne which were let to ferme the Abbot brought his action against the said Foxton Drayton others hauing it tried by an inquest on the Friday next after the feast of S. Lucie the virgin in a Sessions holden at Burie by Iohn Stonore Walter Friskney Robert Maberihorp and Iohn Bousser by vertue of the kings writ of Oyer and Determiner to them directed the offenders were cōdemned in .40000 pounds so that the sayde Richard Drayton and others there present in the Court were committed to prison in custodie of the Sherife Robert Walkefare who was commaunded also to apprehende the other that were not yet arested if within his Bayliwike they might be founde and to haue their bodies before the sayd Iustices at Burie aforesayd on Thursday in Whitsonweeke next ensuing Beside this there was an other inditement and action of trespasse founde there the same day agaynst the sayde Richard Drayton and others for a lyke disorder and ryot by them committed The seconde ryot on the Thursday next after the feast of the Purification of our Ladie in the same first yeare of this king at what time they did not onely breake into the Abbey and beate the Abbottes menne but also tooke the Abbot hymselfe beeyng then at home wyth certayne of hys Monkes keeping both him and them as prisoners til the next day that they were constreyned to seale certayne wrytings And amongest other a Charter in which it was conteyned that the Abbot and his Conuent did graunt vnto the Inhabitaunts of the towne of Burie to be a corporation of themselues and to haue a common seale wyth a gylde of Marchants and Aldermen also they were cōpelled to seale another Charter wherein was cōteyned a graunt to the sayde Inhabitaunts that they should haue the custodie of the towne gates and likewise the
in his authoritie and soueraigntie and in all that is done to it in all maner of places that now or in time comming is or shall be subiect to our sayd father 9 Also we to our power shall defend and helpe all euery of the Peeres Nobles Cities townes comunalties and singular persons nowe or in time comming subiectes to our father in theyr rightes customes priuiledges freedoms and frāchises longing or due to thē in al maner of places now or in time comming subiect to our father 10 Also we diligently and truly shall trauaile to our power and do that iustice be administred done in the same realme of France after y e lawes customes rights of the same realm without personall exception And that we shall keepe holde the subiects of the same realme in tranquilitie and peace and to our power we shall defende them against all maner of violence and oppression 11 Also we to our power shall prouide and doe to our power that able persons and profitable bin taken to the offices as well of Iustices and other offices belonging to the gouernance of the Demaynes and of other offices of the sayde realme of Fraunce for the good right and peaceable iustice of the same and for the administration that shall be committed vnto them and that they bee suche persons that after the lawes and rightes of the same Realme and for the vtilitie and profite of oure sayde father shall minister and that the foresayde realme shal be taken and departed to the same offices 12 Also that we of our power so soone as it may commodiously be done shall trauaile to put into the obedience of our sayd father all maner of Cities townes and castels places Countreys and persons within the realme of France disobedient and rebels to our saide father holding with them which been called the Dolphin or Arminack 13 Also that we might the more commodiously surely and freely done exercise and fulfill these things aforesayd It is accorded that all worthie nobles and estates of the same realme of France aswel spirituals as tēporals also cities notables cōmunalties citizens burgesses of townes of the realm of France y e bene obeysant at this time to our said father shal make these othes y t folowē 14 First to vs hauing the facultie exercise disposition and gouernance of the foresaid common profite to our hestes and commaundements these shall meekly and obediently obey and intend in all maner of things cōcerning the exercise of gouernance of the same realme 15 Also that the worthie great nobles estates of the said realme aswel spirituals as temporals and also cities and notable cōmunalties citizens burgesses of y e same realm in al maner of things wel truly shall kepe to their power shall doe to be kept of so much as to them belongeth or to any of them all those things that bene appoynted and accorded betwene our foresayd father and mother and vs with the counsaile of them whom vs lyfe to call to vs. 16 And that cōtinually frō the death and after the death of our said father Charles they shall be our true liegemen and our heyres they shall receiue and admit vs for their liege soueraigne and very king of Fraunce and for such to obey vs w tout opposition contradiction or difficultie as they ben to our foresaid father during his life 〈◊〉 after this realme of France shal obey to mā as 〈◊〉 or regēt of Frāce but to vs our heires And they shal not be in counsail help or assent that we look life or lym or be take with euill taking or that we suffer harme or diminution in person estate worship or goodes but if they knowe any suche thing for to be cast or imagined against vs they shall let it to their power and they shall done vs to weten thereof as hastily as they may by themselfe by message or by letters 17 Also that all maner of conquests that shuld be made by vs in Fraunce vpon the saide inobedients out of the duchy of Normandy shal be done to the profit of our said father that to our power we shal do that al maner of lāds lordships that bene in the places so for to be conquered longing to persons obeying to our foresaide father which shal swere for to kepe this present accord shall be restored to the same persons to whō they long to 18 Also that all maner of persons of the holye Church beneficed in the duchie of Normandie or any other places in the realme of Fraunce subiect to our father and fauoring the partie of the dukes of Burgoigne which shall sweare to keepe this present accorde shall reioyce peaceably theyr benifices of holy Church in the duchie of Normandie or in other places next aforesayde 19 Also likewise al maner of persons of holye church obedient to vs beneficed in the realme of Frāce places subiect to our father y t shal sweare to kepe this presēt acord shal inioy peaceably their benefices of holy church in places next abouesayd 20 Also that all maner of Churches vniuersities and studies general and all colledges of studies other colledges of holy church being in places now or in time comming subiect to our father or in y e duchy of Nor. or other places in y e realme Fraunce subiect to vs shall enioy their rights and possessions rents prerogatiues liberties franchises longing or due to them in any maner of wise in the said realm of France sauing the right of the crowne of France and euery other person 21 Also by Gods helpe when it happeneth vs to come to the crowne of Fraunce the Duchie of Normandie and all other places conquered by vs in the realme of Fraunce shall bow vnder the cōmaundement obeysance and Monarchie of the crowne of France 22 Also that we shal force vs do to our power that recompence be made by our said father without diminution of the crowne of Fraunce to persons obeying to him fauoring to that partie y t is said Burgoigne to whō longeth landes lordships rents or possessions in y e said duchie of Normandie or other places in the realme of Fraunce conquered by vs hither toward giuē by vs in places lands gotten or to be gotten ouercome in the name of our said father vpon rebels inobedients to him And if so be that such maner of recōpence be not made to the said persons by the life of our said father we shall make that recompence in such maner places of goods when it hapneth by Gods grace to the crowne of France And if so be that the lands lordships rentes or possessions the which lōgeth to such maner of persons in the said duchy places be not giuen by vs the same persōs shal be restored to them without any delay 23 And during the life of our father in al places now or in time cōming subiect to him
did descend into hell neither yet to beleeue in the Catholike Church nor the communion of Saints Also that he held howe the vniuersall Church might erre in matters of fayth And that it is not of necessitie to beleue that that which is allowed ordeyned and determined in fauour of fayth and the health of mans soule by a generall Counsaile or by the vniuersall Church ought to be allowed and holden of all christian people Moreouer he helde that it was lawfull to euerie man to vnderstande the scriptures in the literall sense and that none is bounde to cleane vnto any other sense vpon anye necessitie of saluation King Henrie and his adherentes perceyuing that the Duke of Yorke lay still and styrred not returned to London and there called a great couÌ„saile openly declaring that the French and Scots enboldned by the ciuill discorde within this realm would attempt to annoy the same as of late they had shewed apparant tokens of theyr euill malicious meaning and would not ceasse vpon occasions to doe further displeasures tyll they perceyued a perfite concorde and an vnfeyned amitie to be concluded betwene him and his friendes and those of the contrarie part and confederacie And to the intent that he woulde be the chiefe Author of peace hee promised so to entertaine the Duke of Yorke and his sautors that al old gâ—…ueges being not onely inwardly forgotten but also outwardly forgiuen should be the cause of perpetuall loue and assured amitie This deuise was of all men present will taken and adiudged for the best Wherevpon dyuerse graue persons were sente to the Duke of Yorke and al other the great estates of the realm whiche since the battaile of Saint Albons neuer met nor communed togither commaunding theÌ„ for great causes and reasonable considerations to resort to the kings Palace without delay At his coÌ„maundement came to London Rychard Duke of Yorke with foure C. men and was lodged at Baynards castell being his owne house The peeres of the Realme called to a treatie and after him came the Erle of Salisburie with fiue hundred men and was likewise lodged at his owne house called the Herber Then came the Dukes of Exceter and Somerset with .viij. hundred men and were lodged without Temple Barre and the Earle of Northumberlande the Lorde Egremonde and the Lord Clifforde came with .xv. C. men and lodged withoute the Citie The Erle of Warwicke also came from Calais with six hundred men in red Iackets embrodered with white ragged staues behind and before and was lodged at the gray Friers Thus were all those of the one faction lodged within the citie and those of the other without in Holborne towarde Westmynster and in other places of the Suburbs as who sayd y t as the Iewes disdeined the companie of the Samaritains so the Lancastrians abhorred the familiaritie of the Yorkish lynage After y e these Lords were thus come vnto LoÌ„don the King and the Queene shortly followed comming thither the .xvij. day of Marche and lodged in the Bishops Palace Bicause no riotous attempt or bickering shuld be begon betweene any of the parties or their retinues the Maior and Aldermenne of the Citie kept great watch as well by day as by night ryding about the citie by Holborne and Fleetstreet with fiue thousand men well armed arrayed to see good order and peace on all sides kept The Lordes which lodged within the city held a dayly counsaile at the black Friers The other parte soiourning without the walles assembled lykewise in the Chapiter house at Westminster At length by the diligent trauaile good exhortation and prudent aduice of the Archb. of Cant. other vertuous Prelates both parties were perswaded to come to a communication and so did where after long debating of their grieuaunces they were accorded promising to forget all olde rancors The Lords are brought to agree and to be friendes eche to other and obedient to the King whereof writings were sealed signed and deliuered The principall poyntes whereof the king beeing named and reputed as whole arbitratour consisted herein VVhetham The awarde First that at the costs charges and expences of the Duke of Yorke The cleergy 〈◊〉 resure in those dayes to lose nothing by these contentions howe so euer the world went the Erles of Warwik and Salisburie xlv poundes of yearely rent shoulde be lawfully assigned giuen and assured by waye of a mortizement for euer vnto the Monasterie of Saint Albones for Suffrages and Obites to be kept and almes to bee employed for the soules of Edmond late duke of Somerset Henry late Erle of Northumberland and Thomas late L. Clifford which being slaine in the late battaile of S. Albones were buried there in the Abbey Church and also for the soules of all other slaine in the same battaile The saide Duke of Somerset the Earle of Northumberlande and L. Clifforde by vertue of the same award were declared for true and faithfull liegemen to the king so to be holdeÌ„ and reputed in the day of their deathes aswel as y e said duke of York the erles of Warwik Salish Moreouer it was decreed that the D. of York should giue to Elenore Duchesse of Somerset to Henrie Duke of Somerset hir son the summe of fiue thousand Markes of good assignments of debts which the K. ought to him for his wages due during the time of his seruice in IrelaÌ„d to be diuided as the K. should think coÌ„uenient betwixt the brethren sisters of the sayd D. of Somerset Also that the Erle of Warwick should giue to the Lorde Clifforde the summe of a thousande Markes in good and sufficient assignmentes of debts which the king ought to him to be destributed betwixt the said L. Clifford his brethren and sisters Also where Thomas Percie knight The Lord Egrâ—…mond L. Egremond Richard Percy his brother sonnes of the Lady Elenor Countesse of Northumberland had bin in a Sessions holdeÌ„ within y e countie of Yorke before Richard Bingham â—…ause Pole the kings Iustices other coÌ„missioners coÌ„demned vnto the Erle of Salisburie in the sum of viij M. marks to the same erle and to his wyfe Alice in the sum of fiue M. marks to Tho. Neuil knight sonne to the said Erle of Salisburie in the summe of a. M. marks to the said Thomas Mawd his wife in the sum of two M. markes and to Iohn Neuil knight son to the said Erle of Salisburie in the summe of .viij. C. markes for transgressions trespasses there found to bee done by the said L. Egremond Richard his brother vnto the said erle of Salisb Alice Thom. Neuil Mawd Iohn Neuil as by the record appeared It was ordeyned that the saide Erle his sonnes should release all the said summes of money the executions thereof and likewise release vnto Rauâ—… Verney Iohn Steward late Sherifes of London vnto whose custodie the saide L. Egremond had bin for the same coÌ„demnations coÌ„mitted
the whole couÌ„saile there assembled that the kings sergeants and Attourneyes should go to the L. Chauncellor to haue a sight of all the sayde leagues and charters of truses to the intent they might frame their indytements according to the matter And note that iudge Fineux sayd that al such as were parties to the said insurrection were giltie of high treason as wel those that did not commit any robberie as those that were principall doers therein themselues bycause that the insurrection in it selfe was highe treason as a thing practised against the regal honor of our souereign lord the king and the same law holdeth of an insurrection said Fineux made agaynst the statute of laborers for so sayd he it came to passe that certaine persons within the Countie of Kent began an insurrection in disobedience of the statute of labourers and were attainted therefore of high treason and had iudgement to be drawn hanged and quartered He shewed where and when this chaunced c It was further determined by the same Fineux and all the Iustices of the lande that vpon the sayde Commission of Dyer and Terminee in London the Iustices named in the same commission might not arraigne the offenders and proceed to their tryall in one selfe day no more than myght the Iustices of peace But Iustices in Eyer myght so doe as well as the Iustices of Gaole deliuery and as the sufficiencie of the Iurours wythin the Citie to passe betwyxte the King and the sayde Traytours the Iustices determined that hee that hadde landes and goodes to the valewe of an hundred Markes shoulde bee inhabied to passe vppon the sayde indytementes And thys by the equitie of the Statute of Anno vndecimo Henrici septimi the which wil that no manne bee admytted to passe in any Inquest in London in a Plea of landes or other action in which the damages shall passe the value of fortie shillings excepte hee bee woorth in landes or goodes the valew of an hundred Markes On Saterday the seconde of May in thys ninth yeare all the Commissioners wyth the Lorde Maior Aldermen and Iustices wente to the Guylde hall where manye of the offendours were indyted as well of the Insurrection as of the robberyes by them committed agaynst the truses Herevppon they were araigned and pleading not guiltie hadde day gyuen till the Monday nexte ensuyng On which day being the fourth of May the Lorde Maior the Duke of Norffolke the Earle of Surrey and other came to sitte in the Guilde hall to proceede in theyr Oyer and Determiner as they were appoynted The Duke of Norffolke entred the Citye with thirtene hundred armed men and so when the Lordes were sette the Prysoners were brought throughe the Streetes tyed in Ropes some menne and some laddes of thirtene yeares of age Among them were dyuerse not of the Citie some Priestes some Husbande menne and labourers The whole number amounted vnto two hundred three score and eyghtene persons This daye was Iohn Lyncolne indyted as a principall procurour of this mischieuous insurrection and therevppon hee was arraigned and pleading not guiltie had day giueÌ„ ouer til Wednesday or as Hall sayth tyll Thursday next ensuyng He was charged with such matter as before ye haue hearde concerning his suyte vnto Doctor Standish and Doctor Bele for the reading of this bil in their sermons and opening the matter as before yee haue heard all whiche matter with the circumstances he had confessed on sunday the thirde of May vnto sir Richard Cholmley sir Iohn Daunsie sir Hugh Skeuington Diuerse other were indited this Monday and so for that time the Lordes departed The next day the Duke came againe and the Erle of Surrey with two M. armed men which kept the streetes It was thought that the Duke of Norffolk bare the citie no good will for a lewd priest of his which the yeare before was slaine in Cheape When the Maior the duke the erles of Shrewsburie and Surrey were set the prisoners were arreyned .xiij. found guiltie adiudged to be haÌ„ged drawne quartered for executioÌ„ wherof were set vp .xj. paire of galowes in diuerse places where the offences were done as at Algate at Blanchchapelton Gracious streete Leaden hall and before euery Counter one also at Newgate at Saint Martins at Aldersgate and at Bishopsgate Then were the prisoners that were iudged brought to those places of executioÌ„ and executed in most rigorous maner in the presence of the L. Edmond Howard son to the duke of Norffolke and knight Marshall On Thursday the seuenth of May was Lyncolne Shyrwin and two brethren called Bets 〈◊〉 Lincolne the Author of 〈◊〉 May day â—…ed 〈◊〉 â—…eside and diuerse other adiudged to die They were layd on Hardels and drawne to the Standert in Cheap and first was Iohn Lincolne executed and as the other had the rope aboute theyr neckes there came a commaundement from the king to respite the execution and then was the Oyer and determiner deferred till an other day the prisoners sente againe to warde and the armed men departed out of London and all things were set in quiet Thursday the .xxij. of Maye the king came into Westminster hall The king coÌ„meth to Westminster Hal there sate in iudgement himselfe and with him was the Cardinall the Dukes of Norffolke Suffolke y e erles of Shrewsbury Essex Wilshire Surrey with many lords other of the kings couÌ„sell The Maior and Aldermen with other of the chief Citizens were there in theyr best liuereys by nine of the clocke in the morning according as the Cardinall had appoynted them Then came in the prisoners bound in ropes in ranke one after another in their shirtes and euery one had an halter about his necke being in number foure C. men .xj. women When they were thus come before the kings presence the Cardinall layd sore to the Maior and Aldermen their negligence and to the prisoners he declared howe iustly they had deserued death Then all the prisoners togither reyed to the king for mercie and therewith the Lordes with one consent besought his grace of pardon for theyr offences The king pardoneth al the rebels at whose request the king pardoned them all The Cardinal then gaue to them a good exhortation to the great reioysing of the hearers And when the general pardon was pronounced all the prisoners shouted at once cast vp their halters into the roofe of the hal This company was after called the blacke Wagon After that these prisoners were thus pardoned All the gallowes within the Citie were taken downe and the Citizens tooke more heed to their seruants than before they had done The Quene of Scots retourneth into Scotlande The .xviij. of May y e Q. of Scots departed out of LondoÌ„ toward ScotlaÌ„d richly appoynted of all things necessarie for hir estate through the kings greate liberality bountiful goodnesse She entred into Scotland the .xiij. of Iune and was receiued at Berwik by hir
of Cantorburie 268.53 Edbert succeedeth Withred in the kingdome of Kent 191.83 Edrick de Streona ouerthroweÌ„ in his owne mene 259.101 Edrick de Streona put to deth for treason 260.4 Edilwald Byshop of Lindesferne 192.29 Editha put away by King Edward committed to straite keeping 272.29 Edoll Earle of Gloucester his valiancie 118.31 Edoll taketh Hengist prisoner as he was fleeing 122. Edmond eldest sonne to Kyng Egelredus falleth in loue with Sigeferdes wydows and maryeth her 251.63 Edmond seaseth Sigeferdes possessions into his handes 251.74 Edgar Edeling Englandes dearling 306.36 Edmond thortimer Earle of March enuied Henry the fourth pa. 1121. col 1. lin 38 taken prisoner by Owen GleÌ„dour pag. 1134. col 2. lin 28. he maryeth the daughter of OweÌ„ Glendour pa. 1135 col 2. lin 23. deliuered pag. 1136. col 2. lin 58. Emperour of Constantinople came into England pag. 1132. col 2. lin 13. Edmond Earle of Kent sent to the sea pag. 1154. col 1. slayne lin 26. Edwyn reconciled to king William beginneth a new rebellion 306.10 Edmond Earle of Cambridge returneth from Portingale 1041.8 a. Edmond Ironside why so surnamed 253.85 Edelbert Byshop of Whicerne 199.2 Edmond the Kings sonne created Erle of Cambridge 968 47. b. Edward Earle of Warwike sonne to George Duke of Clarence pag. 1350. col 2. lin 40. Edward Winaduile knight pa. 1352. col 2. lin 36. Edward the fifte kept house at Ludlowe pag. 1360. col 1. lin 8. came towardes LondoÌ„ lin 7. returned by the Duke of Glocester to Northampton pag. 1362. col 1. lin 15. Edward Duke of Buckingham pag. 1360. col 2. lin 33. toke part with the Duke of Glocester pa. 1361. col 1. li. 34. came to Northampton pag. 1361. col 1. lin 30. barnised in olde Brigandaries pag. 1374. col 1. lin 30. his Oration in the Guild hal pag. 1380. col 2. lin 32. Edmond Shaa Maior of London pag. 1363. col 2. lin 27 pag. 1376. col 2.50 Edmond Archbyshop of Cantorbury remayneth in voluntary exile at Pontney 657.1 he dyeth 657.61 Edlingsey Abbey buylded 217.52 Edmerus cited 323.100 and 330.52 .337.98 338. 17. 347. 58. Edgina Abdesse of Leoffe Monasterie 270.12 Edbert made King of the Kentishmen 202.61 Edenbrugh castle yeelded 821 10. b. 901. 44. a. Edward the Kinges sonne created Prince of Wales 921.1 a. Edwine lands giuen to Alane Earle of Britaine 301.44 Edburge a Nunne 223.26 Edmerus cited 282.110.283.37 Edwin slayne by the Welchmen 272.66 Editha leadeth and endeth her life in perfect chastitie 272 Edwyne marieth Ethelburga daughter to Ethelbert 159.28 EdmoÌ„d sonne to Richard Erle of Cornwal borne .729.64 Edward Wooduile Knight brother to Queene Elizabeth pag. 1402. col 2. lin 19. Edward Wooduile and Edward Poinings valiant Esquiers of Englande pag. 408. col 2. lin 50. Elizabeth eldest daughter vnto Edwarde the fourth kepte in Sherriffe huton Castell 1425.33 conveied to London ibidem maryed vnto Kinge Henrye the seuenth 1426.26 crowned Quene 1432.34 dyeth 1457.58 called the good Queene 1458.10 Elizabeth late wife to Edward the fourth depriued of all her landes possessions 1429 46. liueth a wretched lyfe 1429.3 dieth and is buried with her husband ibidem foundeth the Queenes Colledge in Cumbridge eadem 10. Edgecombe Richard Knight Ambassadour into Fraunce 1433.10 Egremont Iohn Knight Captain of rebels 1434.50 fleeth into Flaunders 1435.24 Edward Sonne to Henry the eyght borne 1570.30 his godfathers and godmother eadem 38. receyueth the Admyrall of France 1609.35 is adorned with the order of knighthod 1614.4 is crowned eadeÌ„ 42. his godly and wise conference with the Byshop of London 1712.30 dyrecteth his letter to the Maior of London to consult with his brethren howe the poore might be best releeued 1713.22 foundeth the Hospitals in London 1714 10. his singular pietie eadeÌ„ 30. dyeth 1715.56 his prayer at his death eadem 5 his commendation eadeÌ„ 20 his Epitaph 1619.20 Elizabeth daughter to Henry y e eight borne 1761.7 ber Godfather and Godmothers eadem 15. is committed to the Tower 1734.30 deliuered out of the Tower and committed to the Lord Williams and then to sir Henry Bedyngfield 1755.33 hir singuler lenitie and clemencie ead 50. is proclaimed Queene 1784.30 commaundeth the Letanie to be read in English in churches 1788.22 and also the Epistle and Gospel at Masse eadem 28. is crowned queene 1796.34 holdeth a Parliament 1707.10 hath the supreme gouernment in ecclesiastical matters and the first fruites and tenthes established vnto her by Parliament eadem 26. reuoketh againe the fourme of common prayer and administration of â—…acramentes vsed in the tyme of king Edward the sixt ibidem her answeare vnto the speaker commons mouing her to mariage eadem 51. her great zeale of Iustice executed on Hunninges man 1748.41 commauÌ„deth a conference of learned men to be held vppon certaine articles of Religion 1798.40 concludeth peace with the French king 1801. 50. forbiddeth al enterludes for a time eadem 40. leuieth a subsidie eadem 55. depryueth .xiii. or 〈◊〉 Byshops of their sees 1802.41 sendeth Commissioners to visite in euery Diocesse for y e establishment of reformed Religion 1802.83 sendeth power both by sea land to besiege Lyth in Scotland 1803.52 maketh a verye honorable peace with the Frenchmen Scottes 1813.46 calleth in al the base money 1814. 31. storeth her selfe and the realme with all martial prouision and furniture eadem 40. maketh newe Coynes 1816.36 forbyddeth al sorts of foreyne coyne excepte the French Flemish crownes eadem 1. sendeth an armye into Fraunce vpon what considerations eadem 30. maketh peace with y e French King 1834.30 maketh an Oration in Latine in y e presence of the whole Vniuersitie of Cambridge 1834.16 is Godmother in person vnto the sonne of the Lady Cicilie sister to the K. of Sweden nameth him Edwardus Fortunatus 1835.22 goeth in Progresse to the Vniuersitie of Oxford there maketh an Oration in Latin 1836.11 is Godmother to Charles Iames sonne to the king Queene of Scots and giueth a Font of Golde 1837.14 sendeth a nauie to the sea to stay al subiectes of the Kings of Spaine 1838 30. sendeth an armie into ScotlaÌ„d 1842.10 1845. 56. and. 1853.11 holdeth a Parliament 1859.17 leuieth a subsidie eadem 23. holdeth a Parliament 1862.5 maketh a league with Charles the French King 1863. 45. is godmother to his daughter and giues a Font of Gold 1864.56 setteth forth a fleete to scoure the narrow seas of Pyrotes 1865.10 sendeth ayde vnto the Scottishe to besiege the Castle of Edenbrough 1866.50 Edward the second born 794. 5. a. put in prison by hys father 841.55 a. made knight 842.11 a. beginneth to raigne 847.12 a. maryeth the French Kings daughter and doth homage 847.55 b crowned 848.1 a. entreth Scotland 850.31 a. goeth to Paris 852.10 b. entreth Scotland 852.34 b. meeteth y e French K. at Amias 858.19 a. goeth into Scotland with an army 870.47 a. put to flight by the Scots ibidem sendeth for his wife and sonne out of
of your realme take you a law and by that law thorowe Gods sufferaunce rule your kingdome for you are Gods Vicar in your owne realme Psal 24. as the royall Prophete sayth The earth is the Lords and all that is therin the coÌ„passe of the world they that dwell therein Agayne thou hast loued truth and hated iniquitie Psal 45. wherfore God euen thy God hath anoynted thée with oyle of gladnesse aboue thy fellowes And agayne according to the saying of the same Prophete Oh God giue thy iudgement vnto the king Psal 71. and 〈◊〉 iustice vnto the kings sonne The kings sonnes are the christian people and flocke of the realme which are vnder your gouernance and liue continue in peace within your kingdome * The Gospell saith as the Henne gathereth hir chickens vnder hir winges so doth the king hys people Such as dwell in the kingdome of Britaine are yours whom if they be deuided you ought to gather vnto a pâ—…e and peace to call them to the fayth and lawe of Christ and to hys sacred Church to cheâ—…rish and mainteyne to rule also and gouerne them defending eache of them from such as woulde doe them wrong and kéeping them from the malice of such as be their enemies * Wo vnto the natioÌ„ whose king is a childe whose princes ryse vp earely to banket féede which is spoken not of a prince that is within age but of a prince that is become a childe thorowe folly sinne and vnstedfastnesse of whome the Prophete saith the bloudthyrsty and deceitful men shall not lyue forth halfe their dayes Psal 55. By feeding also I vnderstande glouttonie by glouttonie lust and by lust all wickednesse and sinne according to the saying of Salomon the king Wysedome entreth not into a wicked mind nor dwelleth wyth a man that is subiect vnto sinne A king hath hys name of ruling and not of the possession of his realme you shal be a king whylest you rule well but if you doe otherwyse the name of a king shall not remayne wyth you but you shal vtterly forgo it which God forbid The Almyghty God graunt you so to rule the kingdome of Britaine that you may reigne with hym for euer whose Vicare or Vicegerent you are within your aforesayd kingdome Who with the sonne and the holy Ghost c. Hitherto out of the Epistle that Eleutherus sent vnto Lucius whereby many prety obseruations are to be collected if time and place would serue to stande thereon After these dayes also the number of such as were ordeined to saluation increased dayly more and more wherby as in other places of the worlde the worde of God had good successe in Brytaine in time of peace and in heate of persecutioÌ„ there were no smal number of Martyrs that suffered for the same of which Albane Amphibalus Iulius and Aaron Albane Amphibalus Iulius Aaron are reputed to be the chiefe because of theyr Noble parentage There are which affirme our Lucius to renounce hys kingdome and afterwarde become a Bishop and Preacher of the Gospell but to thend these that holde his opinion may once vnderstande the botome of their erâ—…ors I wyll set downe the matter at large whereby they may sée if they list to looke how farre they haue bene deceiued I finde that Chlorus had by Helena thrée sonnes Chlorus had thrée sonnes and a daughter by Helena beside one daughter called Emerita of which the name of the first is perished the seconde was called Lucion and the thyrde Constantine that afterwarde was Emperour of Rome by the election of the Soldiers Now it happened that Lucion by meanes of a quarrell that grew betwéene him his Elder brother did kil his said brother eyther by a fray or by some other meanes wherupon his father exiled him out of Briton apointed him from thencefoorth to remayne in Fraunce Lucion or as some cal him also Lucius being thus brought into worldly sorrowe had now good leisure to meditate vpoÌ„ Heauen who be fore in his prosperity peradueÌ„ture had neuer regard of hell Lucion becommeth a christien Finally he fel so far into y e coÌ„sideratioÌ„ of his estate y t at the last he renounced his Paganisme and first became a christian then an Elder and last of all a Byshop in the Church of Christ Lucion a Bishop He erected also a place of prayer wherin to serue the liuing God which after sundrye alterations came in processe of tyme to be an Abbay and is still called euen to our time after Lucion or Lucius the first founder thereof and the originall beginner of anye such house in those partes In this also he diuers other of hys friends continued their times in great contemplation and prayer and from hence were translated as occasion serued vnto sondrye ecclesiasticall promotioÌ„s in the time of Constatine his brother so that euen by this short narration it is now easy to sée that Lucius the kyng and Lucion the sonne of Chlorus were distinct persons HermaÌ„nus Schedeliê° Herevnto HermaÌ„nus Schedeliê° addeth also howe he went into Rhetia and nere vnto the citie Augusta coÌ„uerted the Cuâ—…ienses vnto y e fayth of Christ there likewise lyeth buryed in the same towne where his feast is holden vpon the thirde daye of December as may redily be confirmed That Schedelius erreth not herin also the auncieÌ„t monumeÌ„ts of the saide Abbaye whereof he was the originall beginner as I sayde doe yeelde sufficient testimonye Festum Lucionis beside an Himne made in his commendation intituled Gaude lucionuÌ„ c. Iohn Bouchet But for more of this you may resort vnto Bouchet in his first booke fift chapter of the Annales of Aquiteine who maketh the king of Britaine Grandfather to this LucioÌ„ The said Schedelius in like sort setteth down that his Sister was Martyred in Trinecastell nere vnto the place where the sayde Lucion dwelled wherby it appeareth in lyke sorte Emerita martyred in Rhetia that she was not sister to Lucius kyng of Briteine of which prince Alexander Neccham in his most excellent treatise de sapiencie Diuina setteth downe this Distichon Prima Britannorum fidei lux lucius esse Fertur qui rexit Moenia Brute tua But as eche Riuer the farder it runneth from the heade the more it is increased by small riuelettes and corrupted with filthie puddles and stinking gutters that discend into the same so the puritye of the Gospell preached here in Briteine Heresye 〈◊〉 Monasticaâ—… life brogh into Bâ—…taine at one tine by Pellagius Bangor in processe of time became first of all to be corrupted with a new order of religion and most excerable heresy both of them being first brought in at once by Pelagius of Wales who hauing trauailed thorow Fraunce Italy Egypt Syria and the Easterlye regyons of the worlde was there at the last made an Elder or Bishop by some of the Monkes vnto whose profession he had not long
other mens occasioÌ„ or throwgh their own default 〈…〉 By other mens occasion as one way for example when some couetous man espying a further commoditie in theyr commons holdes and tenures doth find such meanes as therby to wipe many out of their occupyings turne the same vnto their priuate gaynes Herevpon it followeth that although the wise better minded At 〈…〉 these 〈…〉 do so behaue themselues that they are worthyly to be accompted among the second sort yet the greater part commoÌ„ly hauing nothing to stay vpon are wilfull and thervpoÌ„ doe eyther prooue idle beggers or else continue starke théeues till the gallowes doe eate them vp Such as are ydle beggers thorow theyr owne default are of two sortes and coÌ„tinue theyr estates either by casual or â—…ere voloÌ„tary meanes Those that are such by casuall meanes are iustly to be referred either to the first or second sort of poore but degenerating into the thriftlesse sort they doe what they can to coÌ„tinue their miserie with such impediments as they haue to stray and wader about as creatures abhorring all labour and euery honest exercise Certes I call these casuall meanes not in respect of the originall of their pouertie but of the continuance of the same from whence they will not be deliuered thorow their owne vngracious lewdnesse and froward disposition The voluÌ„tary meanes procede froÌ„ outwarde causes as by making of corrosiues and applying the same to y e more fleshie parts of their bodies and also laying of Ratsbane Sperewoort Crowfoote and such like vnto theyr whole meÌ„bers thereby to raise piteous and odious sores and mooue the goers by such places where they lie to lament their miserie and bestowe large almes vppon them Vnto this neast is another sort to be referred more sturdie then the rest which hauing sound and perfite lymmes doe yet notwithstanding sometime counterfâ—…ict the possession of al sortes of diseases Diuers times in their apparell they will be like seruing men or labourers Often tymes they can play the mariners and séeke for ships which they neuer lost But in fine they are all théeues and Caterpillers in the common wealth and by the word of God not permitted to eate sith they doe but licke the sweate from the true laborers browes and bereue y e godly of that which is due vnto theÌ„ to mainteine their excesse consuming the charitie of well disposed people bestowed vpon them after a most wicked horrible and detestable maner It is not yet .50 yeares sith this trade began but how it hath prospered sithens that tyme it is easye to iudge for they are nowe supposed of one sexe and another to amount vnto aboue .10000 persons as I haue harde reported Moreouer in counterfaiting the Egyptian roges they haue deuised a laÌ„guage among themselues which they name Gaâ—…ting but other pedlars Frenche A speache compact 30. yeares since of English a great nomber of odde words of their owne diuising without all order or reason and yet such is it as none but themselues are able to vnderstand The first deuiser thereof was hanged by the necke a iust reward no doubt for his desartes and a common ende to all of that profession â—…homas â—â—rman A Gentleman also of late hath tâ—…ken great paines to search out the secrete practizes of this vngracious rable And among other things he setteth downe and describeth .22 sortes of them whose names it shal not be amisse to remeÌ„ber whereby each one may gather what wicked people they are and what villany remaineth in them The seueral disorders and degrees amongst our idle vagabonds 1. Rufflers 2. Vprightmen 3. Hookers or Anglers 4. Roges 5. Wilde Roges 6. Priggers of prauÌ„cers 7. Palliardes 8. Fraters 9. Abrams 10. Freshwater mariners or whipiackes 11. Dummerers 12. Dronken Tinkars 13 Swadders or pedlers 14 Iackemen or patricoes Of vvomen kinde 1. Demaunders for glimmar or fire 2. Bawdie baskets 3. Mortes 4. Autem Mortâ—â— 5. Waâ—…king Mortâ—â— 6. Dores 7. Delles 8. Kinching Mortes 9. Kinching Cooes The punishment that is ordained for this kind of people is very sharpe and yet it can not restraine them froÌ„ their gadding wherfore the ende must néedes be Martiall lawe to be exercised vpon them as vpon théeues robbers despisers of all lawes and enemies to the commoÌ„ wealth and welfare of y e land What notable roberies pâ—â—feries 〈…〉 rapes and stealings of children they doe vse which they disfigure to begg withal I nede not to rehearse but for their idle râ—…ging about the countrie the law ordeineth this maner of correction The Roge being appreheÌ„ded committed to prison and tried in y e next assizes whether they be of Gâ—…ole deliuerie or seâ—â—ions of the pear if he happen to be conuicted for a vagabond either by inquest of office or the testimonie of two honest and credible witnesses vpon theyr other he is then immediatly adiudged to be gréeuously whipped burned thorow the gristell of the right eare w t an hot iron of the compasse of an inch about as a manifestation of his wicked life and due punishment receyued for the same And this iudgement is to be executed vpon him except sâ—…me honest person worth fiue poundeâ—◠〈◊〉 the Quéenes bookes in goods or twentie shillings in lands or some rich â—…ousholder to be aâ—â—owed by the Iustices wil be bouÌ„d in a recognisance to retaine him in his seruice for one whole yeare If he be takeÌ„ the seconde time and proued to haue forsaken his sayd seruice he shall then be whipped againe bored likewise thorowe the other eare and sette to seruice from whence if he depotte before a yeare be expired and happen afterward to be attached againe he is condemned to suffer paines of death as a fellâ—â— except before excepted without benefite of clergie or sanctuarie as by the statute doth appere Among roges and idle persons finally we finde to be comprised al Proctors that go vp and downe with counterfeit licences Cosiuers and suche as go about the countrey vsing vnlawfull games practizers of Phisâ—…ognomie and Palmestrie teâ—â—ers of fortunes â—…enâ—…ers bearwards players minstrelâ—…s iugglers pedlers tinkers schollers shipmen prisoners gathering for fées and others so oft as they be taken without sufficient licence Each one also that harboroweth or aideth them with meat or money is tared and compelled to fine with the Quéenes maiestie for euery time that he shall so succoure them as it shall please the Iustices of peace to assigne so that the taxation excéede not xx shillings as I haue bene informed And thus much of the poore and such prouision as to appoynted for them within the Realme of England Of sundrie punishments appoynted for malefactors Cap. 6. THe greatest and most gréeuous punishment vsed in EnglaÌ„d for such as offend against the state is drawne from the prisone to the place of execution vpon an hardle or Sled where they are hanged til they be half dead and then taken downe and quartered after that their meÌ„bers and
about the 14. yeare of his raigne He builded also in Albania now called Scotland the Castel of Maydens afterward called Edenburgh of Aidan one of their kings The Citie of Alclud was builded likewise by hym as some write now decayed After which cities thus builded he sayled ouer into Gallia now called FraÌ„ce with a great army and subduing the Guilles as is aforesayde he returned home with great riches and triumph Fortie yeeres hath Math. West and Gal. Monume And when he had guided the lande of Britayne in noble wise by the tearme of fortie yeares he died and was buried at Yorke Brute Greeneshielde the .6 Ruler BRute Greeneshielde the sonne of Ebrank Brute Greneshielde was made gouernor of this lande in the yeere of y e world .3009 Asa raigning in Iuda and Baasa in Israell Thys Prince bare alwayes in the field a greene shielde whereof he toke hys surname Iacobus Lef and of him some forraine authors affirme y t he made an attempte to bring the whole Realme of Fraunce vnder his subiection which he performed bycause his father susteined some dishonor and losse in his last voyage into that countrey Howbeit they say y t wheÌ„ he came into Henand Strabo lib. 4. Brinchild a Prince of y e quarter gaue him also a greate ouerthrowe and compelled him to retire home agayne into hys countrey This I borrow out of William Harrison who in his chronologie toucheth the same at large concluding in the end that the said passage of this Prince into France is very likely to be true and that he named a percell of Armorica lying on the South and in manner vpon the very loyne after his owne name and also a Citie which he builded there Britayne For sayth he it should seeme by Strabo lib. 4. that there was a noble Citie of that name long before his time in the sayde countrey whereof Plinie also speaketh lib. 4. cap. 7. albeit that he ascribe it vnto France after a disordred maner More I finde not of this aforesaid Brute sauing that he ruled the lande a certaine time his father yet liuing and after hys decesse the tearme of twelue yeeres and then dyed and was buried at Caerbranke nowe called Yorke Leill the seuenth Ruler LEil the son of Brute Greeneshielde Leil began to raigne in the yeere of the world .3021 the same time that Asa was raigning in Iuda and Ambri in Israel He built the Citie nowe called Carlile Careleâ—â— ded which then after hys owne name was called Caerleil that is Leil his Citie or the Citie of Leil He repayred also as Henry Bradshawe hathe the Citie of Caerleon now called Chester Chester â—â—payred which as by the same Bradshaw it appeareth was built before Brutus entring into this lande by a Giaunte named Leon Gauer But what authoritie he hadde to auouche this it may be doubted for Ranulfe HigdeÌ„ in his worke entituled Policronicon saith in playne wordes that it is vnknowen who was the firste founder of Chester but that it toke the name of y e soiourning there of some Romayne Legions by whom also it is not vnlike that it might be firste built by P. Ostorius Scapula who as we find after he had subdued Caratacus king of y e Ordouices y t inhabited y e countreys now called Lancashire Chesshire Salupshire built in those partes among y e Silures certain places of defence for the better herbourgh of his men of warre keeping down of suche Britaynes as were still ready to moue rebellioÌ„ But now to y e purpose concerning K. Leil We find it recorded y t he was in y e beginning of his raigne very vpright desirous to see iustice executed aboue all things loued peace quietnesse but as yeres encreased with him so his vertues began to diminish in so much that abaÌ„doning y e care for the body of y e common welth he suffered his own body to welter in all vice and voluptuousnesse so procuring the hatred of hys subiectes caused malice and discorde to ryse amoÌ„gst them which during his life he was neuer able to appease But leauing them so at variaÌ„ce departed this life and was buried at Careleil which as ye haue heard he had builded whyle hee liued Lud Hurdibras the eight Ruler RVd or Ludhurdibras the sonne of Leil began to gouerne in the yeare of the world .3046 Rud 〈◊〉 Ludâ—â—â—â—dibraâ—… In the beginning of his raigne hee soughte to appease the debate that was reysed in hys fathers dayes and bring the Realme to hir former quietnesse and after that hee hadde brought it to good ende â—â—rkin or â—…terbury â—…uilded â—â—â—rguent is â—â—â—lded â—â—dour is â—â—â—lded he builded the towne of Kaerkyn now called Canterbury also the towne of Caerguent nowe â—…leped Winchester Mont Paladour now called Shaftesbury About the building of which towne of Shaftesbury Aquila a Prophet of the Brittish nation wrote his prophecies of which some fragments remayne yet to be seene translated into the Latine by some auntient writers When this Lud had raigned .xxix. yeeres he dyed and lefte a sonne behinde him named Baldud Baldud the .9 Ruler Bladud â—…r Balâ—…ud BAldud the sonne of Lud Hudibras begaÌ„ to rule ouer the Britaynes in the yere of the world .3085 â—…al Mon. â—…he King was â—â—med This man was well seene in y e sciences of Astronomy and Nigromancy by which as the common reporte saith he made the whote bathes in the Citie of Caerbran now called Bath â—â—ote bathes But William of Malmesbery is of a contrary opinion affirming that Iulius Cesar made those bathes or rather repayred them when he was here in Englande which is not like to be true for Iulius Cesar as by good coniecture we haue to thinke neuer came so farre within the land that way forthe Both of these bathes more shall be sayd in the description But to proceede â—…a VVest This Baldud tooke suche pleasure in artificiall practises and magike that he taught this arte throughout all his Realme And to shew his cunning in other poynts vppon a presumptuous pleasure which he had therein he tooke vpon him to flie in the ayre but he fell vpon the temple of Apollo The prince did â—â—ye which stoode in the Citie of Troynouant and there was torne in peeces after he had ruled the Britaynes by the space of .xx. yeeres Leir the .10 Ruler This Leir was a Prince of righte noble demeanor gouerning his land and subiects in great wealth Mat. VVest Leycester is builded Hee made the towne of Caerleir nowe called Leicester which standeth vpon y e Riuer of Sore It is writteÌ„ that he had by his wife three daughters without other issue whose names were Gonorilla Râ—…gan and Câ—…rdilla whiche daughters he greatly loued but specially the yongest Cordeilla farre aboue the two elder Gal. Moâ—… When this 〈◊〉 therefore was come to great yeeres and beganne to 〈…〉 through age he thought to
theÌ„ very oft escaped The violence that was done to any one of them was reputed coÌ„mon to al such was their deadly fude conceyued in these cases that vntil they had requited the like with more extremity they would neuer be quiet nor let go their displeasure The noblest most couragious Gentleman would soonest desire to be placed in the forewarde where his vassalage or seruice manhood should readiliest be seene â–ª and such was the friendship of the nobility amongst theÌ„selues that whylest they contended which of them should be most faithful frendly to other they would oft fal out quarel one w t another Somtimes it hapned y t their Captaine was beset w t extreme peril or peraduenture some other of the nobility in which cases they y t were of his â—…aÌ„d wold suddenly rush in thorow y e thickest of their enimies vnto him deliuer him or els 〈◊〉 they could not so do they would altogither lose their liues with him thinking it a perpetuall note of reproche to ouerliue their leader The graues sepulchres of our noblemen had commoÌ„ly so many Obeliskes spires pitched about them as the deceased had killed enimies before time in y e fielde if any souldier had ben found in the fielde without his flint tinder boxe or had walked or gone vp downe with his sworde at his side and not naked in his haÌ„d for then vsed they light armor for y e most part he was terribly scourged but he that solde or morgaged his weapon was forthwith cut froÌ„ his company banished as an exile he that fled or went froÌ„ the battayle without leaue of his Capitayne was slayne wheresoeuer he was mette afterward without any iudgement or sentence and all his goodes coÌ„fiscated to the Prince Their light armour in those dayes consisted of the launce the bow the long sword which hanged at the side of y e owner therto a buckler but afterward heauier armour came into generall vsage In these dayes also the womeÌ„ of our country were of no lesse courage than the men for al stout maydeÌ„s wiues if they were not with childe marched so wel into the field as did the men so soone as the army did set forward they slew the first liuing creature y t they fouÌ„d in whose bloud they not onely bathed their swordes but also tasted thereof with their moâ—…thes with no lesse religioÌ„ assurance conceyued than if they had already bene sure of some notable fortunate victory when they saw their owne bloud run froÌ„ them in the fight they wexed neuer a whit astonnied with the matter but rather doubling their courages with more egernesse they assailed their enimies This also is to be noted of theÌ„ that they neuer sought any victory by treason falshed or sleight as thinking it a great reproch to winne the fielde any otherwise than by mere manhood prowesse playne dealing When they went foorth vnto the warres eche one went with the King of his owne cost except the hyred soldier which custome is yet in vse If any were troubled with the falling Euyll or Lepre or fallen frantike or otherwise out of his wits they were diligeÌ„tly sought out least those diseases should passe further by infectuous generatioÌ„ vnto their issue posterity they gelded the meÌ„ But y e womeÌ„ were secluded into some odde place farre off from the coÌ„pany of men where if she afterward hapned to be gotten with childe both she the infant were runne thorow with a launce gluttons raueners droÌ„kardes egregious deuouters of victualles were punished also by death first being permitted to deuour so much as they listed theÌ„ drowned in one fresh riuer or other Furthermore as iustice in time of warre was coÌ„monly driueÌ„ to perke so in daies of peace our countreymen that offended were oft seuerely punished with inconuenient rigor For they wel considered that after their people should returne and come home againe from the warres they would be giueÌ„ to so many enormities that the same theyr excesse should hardly be rest layned but by extreeme seuerity suche also was theyr nature that so soone as they knew themselues guilty of any offence committed agaynst the estate or coÌ„mon wealth that first attempt was to set discord amongst the Pictes Princes of the realme neuerthelesse when they are gently intreated with commons moderation they are found to be very tâ—…actable pliant vnto reason in priuate bargaines contractes they are so willing to giue euery man his owne that they will yeelde the more And so farre is it growne into a some eueÌ„ in these our dayes that except there be some sâ—…plusage aboue the bare couenaunt they will breake of and not go forwarde with the bargayne They vsed at the first the rites and maners of the Egyptians froÌ„ whence they came in al their priuate affayres they vsed not to write with common letters as other nations did but rather with Cyphers and figures of creatures made in maner of letters as their Epitaphes vpon their tombes sepultures remayning amoÌ„gst vs do hitherto declare Neuerthelesse in our times this Hietoglyphical maner of writing I wote not by what meanes is perished lost and yet they haue certaine letters propre vnto theÌ„selues which were sometime in coÌ„mon vse but among such as retaine the auncient spech they haue their aspiratioÌ„s dipthoÌ„gs pronunciation better than any other The coÌ„mon sorte are not in vre withall but onely they which inhabite in the higher part of the couÌ„try sith they haue their language more eloquent and apt than others they are called Poetes they make also Poetes w t great solemnity honour being borne out therein by the authority of the Prince Beside y e skil also of many other artes sciences whose rules Methodes are turned into y e sayd language are giueÌ„ by tradition froÌ„ theyr elders they chiefly excel in Phisick wherin they go far beyond many other who learning of theÌ„ y e natures qualitie of such hearbes as grow in those quarters do heale al maner of diseases eueÌ„ by their only applicatioÌ„ Certes there is no regioÌ„ in y e whole world so barreÌ„ vnfruteful through distauÌ„ce froÌ„ the Sunne but by y e prouidence of God all maner of necessaries for the sustentatioÌ„ of mankind dwelling there are to be had therin if y e inhabitants were such as had any skil how to vse y e same in order Neuerthelesse our elders which dwelled continually vpoÌ„ the Marches of England learned y e Saxon toung through coÌ„tinuall trade of marchandize and hazard of the warres long since whereby it came to passe that we neglected our owne language and our owne maners and thereto bothe our auncient order in writing and speakyng is vtterly left among vs that inhabite neare vnto theÌ„ wheras contrary wise those that dwell in the mouÌ„taines reteyne still their auncient speach letters almost all
were put to flight the victorie remayning with the Scottish men albeit not without great bloudshed on eyther part as the Scottish hystorie sayth A peace concluded At length a necessarie peace was agreed vpon betwixt both parties the conditions whereof were these that aswell Scottish men as Spaniards should liue after their owne lawes and neither of them to inuade other Gathelus ministred iustice Gathelus hauing peace thus with his neighbors sate vpon his Marble stone in Brigantia where he gaue lawes and ministred iustice vnto his people thereby to mainteyne them in wealth and quietnesse A description of the seate This stone was in fashion like a seate or Chayre hauing such a fatall destinie as the Scottes say following it that wheresoeuer it should be founde there shoulde the Scottish men raigne and haue the supreme gouernance Hereof it came to passe that first in Spaine after in Irelande and then in Scotlande the Kings which ruled ouer the Scottish men receyued the Crowne sitting vpon that stone vntill the time of Robert the first king of Scotlande The inscription also of the stone though ingraued long time after as shoulde appeare was this Ni fallat fatum Scoti quocunque locatum Inuenient lapidem regnare tenentur ibidem Which may be thus translated Except olde sawes do sayle and wisards wittes be blinde The Scottes in place must raigne where they this stone shall finde When he perceyued that his people multyplyed in suche wise as the cuntrey which was appoynted him by the laste agreement was not able to susteyne them he was lothe to breake the peace whiche he had established wyth the Spaniards by seeking to enlarge the bounds of his dominion with breach of couenaunt and therefore vnderstanding that there was an Islād lying north ouer agaynst Spaine The Scottes seeke newe seates wherein were but fewe Inhabitours he caused all such shippes as he was able to make to bee brought togither into an Hauen neare vnto Brigantia and commaunding a great armie of his owne people and subiectes to bee assembled he appoynted his two sonnes whome hee had by his wife Scota the one named Hyberus and the other Himecus to conuey them ouer into that Islande whiche afterwardes they named Hibernia after Hyberus but nowe it is commonly called Irelande The Scots ariue in Ireland At their first arriuall there they came into the hauen of Dundalke where getting a lande they first encamped themselues neare vnto the shore and then sente forth certaine of their folkes to search if they could learne what people inhabited in the countrey by whom at their returne and by such as they had happened vppon and brought with them they vnderstoode howe there was no great number of Inhabitants in that Isle Irish men liue by milke and hearbes and that they which dwelled there were verie simple such I meane as liued onely by mylke and hear◅es with other the like things as the earth by nature brought forth of hir owne accorde without mans helpe or vse of any tyllage Irish men are gently entreated Herevpon Hiber with his brother Himecus went not aboute with force but by gentlenesse to wynne those people mynding to ioyne them in friendshippe so wyth theyr Scottishe men that bothe the people myghte bee made as one Neyther was this harde to bee done sithence the Inhabitauntes perceyuing the Scottishe men not to goe about to harme them came flocking in wholy about them submitting themselues into their handes with gladnesse This Hiber was a man of great courage and more gyuen to the warres than his father before him so that where his father contenting himselfe with the boundes and limittes of the Countrey assigned him by composition sought no further as is sayde to enlarge the same Hiber a conquerour Hiber ceassed not to conquere Cities and townes neare adioynyng to the borders of his subiectes by reason whereof hys fame spredde ouer all those parties And in the ende constreyned his enimyes to seeke for peace A peace whiche hee willingly graunted so that a league being concluded betwixte the Scottes and Spaniardes the same tooke suche good successe Spaniards and Scots become one people that within certayne yeares after both the Nations what by ma◅age and other contractes whiche they exercised togyther became one The succession also of the Kings continued after Hibers deceasse in hys posteritie a long season Amongest the whiche Meteltus Hermoneus Ptolomeus Hiberius and Simon Brechus were of most woorthie fame as is recorded by suche as haue wry◅ten the Hystories of that Nation more at large These Scottish men being thus troubled in Irelande The Scottes s◅a◅e Ambassadour vnto Metellus in Spaine finally addressed an Ambassade vnto Metellus who as then raigned amongest the Scottishe menne in Spaine requiring him of ayde and succour agaynste theyr enimyes who went aboute wyth toothe and nayle to expell all the Scottishe Nation out of Irelande which they were like ynough to bring to passe if in time there were not spedy remedie through his ayde prouided for the contrarie Metellus hearing these newes as a man moued with a naturall zeale towarde all the Scottish linage ga◅e eare to their request supposing it should be his part to defende his kinnes folke from all wrong and iniuries Ayde sent to assist the Scots in Irelande immediately therefore he sent his thre sonnes Hermoneus Ptolomeus and Hibertus with a chosen power of warriours ouer into Irelande where vanquishing the enimies with fierce and cruell battailes they set the Scottishmen in sure and quiet possession of all their lands and liuings This done Ptolomeus and Hibertus remayned there to rule and inhabite the countrey Hermoneus returned into Spaine againe but Hermoneus who was the eldest brother returned backe againe into Spain there to succeede his father when time shoulde serue thereto After this the Scottishe estate continued many yeares in good quiet in Ireland the people still increasing in welth and puissance till prosperitie the mother of contention stirred vp grudge and partialities amongst them whiche shortly would haue decayed the force of y e Scottish nation if the auncient Lords had not prouided redresse in time which was to perswade the people to haue a king of theyr owne who beyng partaker with none of them in their factions might haue the absolute gouernāce of the whole so that by common cōsent they sent into Spaine for one Simon Brek Symon Brek whose name was right famous amongst them in that season both aswel for that hee was lineally descended of the bloud royall as also for that he had shewed many proues of his noble valiancie in sundrie affayres and businesse Brechus came into Irelande This Simō being glad of these tidings sayled quickly into Irelande and brought thither with him amongst other princely iewels and regall monuments the fatal stone of marble wherein he caused himselfe to be crowned in token of his full possession and establishment ouer that
kingdoâ—â— And hauing ruled his subiects with great iustice by the space of .xl. yeres or therabout he died after whose deceasse succeeded Fandufus Fandufus who had issue Ethion and he â—â—gat Glancus whiche Glancus begat Noitafilus â–ª the father of Rothsay all of them raigned successiuely 〈◊〉 the Scotish men in Irelande as in the description of that land more plainly may appeare Rothsay This Rothsay perceyuing the Scottish nation encreased to a greater multitude in Ireland than the country was wel able to sustaine transported ouer certaine numbers of them into the Iles aunciently called â—…boâ—â—es The Scottes â—…erie ouer into the westerne Isles afterwards Hâ—…bâ—…ides but now by the Scottes the western Iles bycause they lie on the west halfe of Scotlande and there they placed them to inhabite They inhabite the Isle of Rothsay He named also that Isle which he first beganne to possesse Rothsay after his owne name Which translation of these Scottish men into those Isles was 133. yeares after the â—…oroâ—…ation of Brechus This Rothsay had not beene long in those Isles but that hearing of his fathers deceasse he returned into Irelande to succede in his place Where the Scottish men pâ—â—â—eyuing the fertilitie of the Isles and how the same serued wel for the breeding of cattel became so desirous to inhabite the same that they went ouer thither dayly ingreate numbers with their wiues children and whole families so that within a â—…horte time they multiplied in such wise that the Isles were not large ynough to finde them sustenauce The Scottes inhabite the maine lande of Scotlande by reason wherof diuerse companies of them got them ouer into the maine lande of the North part of this our Bryâ—…taine called as then Albion where they first inhabited a waste and desert portion thereof lying to waste 〈◊〉 west neuer against the foreremembred Isles by â—…heâ—… alreadie inhabited Anno mundi 338â—… 4617. H.B. They inhabite the countrey called Arguile That part where they first beganne to 〈◊〉 themselues they named Arguelâ—…lia after the name of their first Captain and guide Gathelus but the Inhabitantes at this day call it Arguyle They make lawes and ordinances At their first comming because they perceyued they coulde not liue without lawes and 〈◊〉 gouernment they seuered thereof 〈◊〉 into â—…thâ—â— or as it were into hundreds 〈◊〉 wee pertaken euery of the same hauing a speciall gouernmentâ—… see their lawes ministred Gouernours had in reuerence and iustice 〈◊〉 whiche gouernours were had in suche reuerence that they were as â—â—ch afrayde to sweare by the name of any one of them as they 〈◊〉 the Goddes In this state they continued many 〈…〉 They liue in peace encreasing in pubcâ—â—â— of 〈…〉 mightie motion and liued in good 〈◊〉 ouâ—… trouble of watres or 〈…〉 vpon 〈◊〉 any â—…raine 〈◊〉 In this meane time also The Pictes came into Scotland one of Germanie the Pictes whiche were 〈◊〉 people of Germanie as most writers do agree came 〈…〉 also in 〈◊〉 part of Brytayne which nowe is comprehended likewise within Scotlande Some say that they came forth of the hyther part of Scithia and other there be whiche holde opinion that they discended of the people named in olde time Agathirsi whiche inhabited in a part of Sarmatia were called Pictes bycause they vsed to paynt and colour theyr faces or as some suppose for that they vsed gay apparell of dyuerse and sundrie colours but the same wryters generally confesse that they first came into Germanie or hyther Scithia that is to meane Denmarke many yeares before they entred into Brytaine Pictes came out of Denmarke The Pictes came first into Orkney chaunging their seates came into the maine lande of Scotlande Pictlande Firth Truth it is that they first came out of Germanie into the Isles of Orkeney and there inhabiting for a season feryed ouer into Cathenese whereof it came to passe that the streyte there at this present is called Pictland firth and so in coÌ„tinuance of time encreasing in number they passed further into the lande and got possession of Rosse Murray land Merne and Anguse and after that entring into Fiffe and Lowthian they droue such Brytaynes from thence as inhabited there before whiche were but a simple kinde of people as those that applyed nothing but onely nourishing and breeding of cattaile These Pictes as by conference of tymes may appeare entred first into Scotlande aboute the yeare after the creation of the worlde 3633 and being once ariued 4867. H.B. they began to erect and builde certaine fortes The Pictes make strong holdes wherein they might defend themselues if any force of enimies shoulde chaunce to put them vnto such shiftes but perceyuing they could not continue any time without wiues to mainteyne their stock and progenie by bringing forth issue they thought it expedient to require of the Scottishe men some number of women to marrie with The Pictes require womeÌ„ of the Sottes that thereby a sure alliance might be had betwixt both nations and that if neede requyred they might the better defende them from their common enimies the Brytaynes whome they knewe woulde be lothe to see the encrease of eyther Scottes or Pictes as those that were straungers to them and vsurpers vpon theyr confines â–ª A league made This request was graunted and a ful league ratifyed betwixt the Scottishe men and Pictes with couenauntes â–ª that neither of them shoulde seeke to vsurpe anye peece of that whiche the other helde but â—â—ntent themselues wyth theyr owne marckes And further hee that attempted to wrong the onâ—… shoulde bee accompted an enimie to bothe â–ª and agaynste whome they shoulde bee readie to ioyne theyr powers in eyther others defence The succession of the gouernment Also it was accorded that if at any tyme it were doubtfull who ought to succeede in the gouernment of the Pictishe kingdome some oâ—…e discended of those Scottish women should be admitted to the throne This allyaunce was euen at the first mislyked of the Brytaynes Their alliâ—â—â—â— misliked who doubted that if these two Nations shoulde once bee ioyned inseparatly togyther they might in tyme to come â—…ncrease to greater puissaunce than should stand well with the suretie of their estate Therefore studying howe to preuent that daunger Dissâ—â—tiâ—â— a present destroyer they thought the readyest meane to destroy both those Nations was if they might bring it to passe to sette them firste togither by the eares amongest themselues that afterwardes when their powers were by suche meanes sorâ—… abated they might the more easily subdue them at their pleasures This deuise the Brytaynes kept secrete for a time till occasion serued to worke theyr intent In whiche meane while the affinitie betwixt the Scottes and Pictes increased to the welth of both nations and for the issue sake great loue and friendshippe was mainteyned amongst them the Pictes applyed themselues to tylling the grounde and buylding of
all withdrawe towardes him into the south partes to keepe yet the more fruitfull portion of the Isle in due obedience sithe their puissance might not suffice to retaine and rule the whole These newes greatly washed the Romaine armie and muche the more for that aboute the same time it was shewed them howe king Galde with an huge armie of Scottish men and Pictes was come within tenne myles of them Wherevpon the Romaines not knowing at that instant what was best for them to doe in the ende they concluded to withdrawe into Cantyr where being arriued The romains withdraw into Cantyr and after into Galloway and perceyuing themselues as yet to be in no great suretie there they went away from thence with speede into Galloway In the meane time king Galde supposing it best eftsoones to fight with them ere they mighte haue any space to reenforce their power Galde pursueth the romaines followed them with all diligence not forcing thoughe hee left behinde him diuerse Castelles and fortresses furnished with sundrie garrisons of his enimies so that he might discomfit and chase away their maine power whiche hee thought might as then easily be done considering the great multitudes of people whiche came flocking in on eche syde presenting themselues with offering their se◅ vnto him shewing furthermore great tokens of ioy and gladnesse for that it had pleased the gods at length yet to declare themselues fauourable in this their relieuing of the oppressed Brytaynes Herevnto Galdus on the other syde giuing them heartie thankes for their trauayle hee receyued them very gently myxing his talke wyth most confortable wordes therewith to put them in hope of such good and prosperous successe as that shortly they shoulde thereby bee restored intyrely vnto theyr former liberties and perpetually delyuered from all forrayne seruitude and bondage But to proceede at length he did so much by his iourneys that hee came into Galloway The romains determine againe to fight with the Scots where the Romaines with al speede seeing none other remedie resolued themselues to giue him battayle and therevppon exhorting one an other to playe the men sithe theyr onely refuge rested in their weapons poyntes they fiercelye gaue the onsette and at the first put the lefte wing of the Scottes and Pictes wholy vnto the worst The romain◅ fiercely assaile the Scottes In whiche wing according to their maner in those dayes vsed there were a greate number of women mingled amongest the men Galde therefore perceyuing the daunger succoured them with such as were appoynted to giue the looking on till neede requyred and then to go where they shoulde bee commaunded By whiche meanes the battayle on that syde was re◅ued a freshe the women shewing no lesse valiancie than the menne Straunge dealing in womē and contrarie to their nature and therewith muche more crueltie for they spared none at all thoughe they offered neuer so muche to haue there lyues preserued In fine the Romaines beeing chased in the left wing their ouerthrow gaue occasion to al the residue to flee backe to their campe The romains flie to their campe being pursued so egrely by the Scottes and Pictes that they had muche adoe to defende the entries of theyr trenches where both partyes fought right egrely tyll at length the night parted them both in sunder Herewyth falling prostrate at the feete of those Kings they besought them of pardon in suche pitifull wyse that the heartes of the hearers beganne somewhat to mollifye and at length Galde tooke vppon hym to answere in name of all the redsiue of the Scottish and Pictishe Nations and in the ende concluded that they were contented to graunt a peace on these conditions The conditions of peace prescribed to the Romaines by the Scottes and Pictes That the Romaines shoulde ceasse from that daye forwarde in anye wyse to infest or disquiet by waye of any inuasion the Scottishe and Pictishe borders and also to departe wholye out of those Countreyes restoring all such holdes and Fortresses as they helde wythin the same And further to delyuer all prysoners pledges and fugetyues whatsoeuer as then remayning in theyr handes togyther wyth suche goodes and spoyle as they had latelye taken These conditions beeing certyfied to the Romaynes by theyr Oratours were gladly accepted sith they sawe no better meane howe to delyuer themselues out of that present daunger And so delyuering sufficient Hostages for perfourmaunce of all the Articles of agreement The Romains depart out of Galloway they departed without protracting time marching Southwardes to come into Kent where Marius king of the south Brytaynes soiourned as then Agricola as the Scottishe Chronicles report left at his departure towardes Rome to the number of .lx. thousande men in the Romain armie what of one and other but nowe at theyr departure out of Galloway there remayned vnneath .xx. thousande the residue being dispatched by one meane or other By this conclusion of peace then The Romains giue vp all their holdes and fortresses which they kept within the Scottishe or Pictish dominions the Scottes and Pictes got againe the whole possession of all suche Countreyes as the Romaines had before wonne and takē away from them as the Mers Louthian the Marches about Barwike Fyffe and Angus wyth Kyle Cantyr Coningham and Galloway all the Romaine garisons departing oute of the fortresses and leauing the same vp vnto the former owners Galdus hauing thus ended the warres with the Romaines tooke order to set good directions amongst his people for the quiet and peaceable gouernment of the common wealth visiting dayly the countreys abrode the better to vnderstande the state of them and to refourme the same where it was needfull Galdus studieth to preserue his subiects in good quiet now after the warres were ended Further considering that as warre breadeth good souldiers so peace by iustice ryddeth them out of the way if they bee not the better prouided for Suche as had serued long time in the laste warres and had not any trade nowe in tyme of peace whereby to get theyr lyuing he placed in garrisons neare to the borders of the Brytaynes for defence of the Countrey After this hee came to an enteruewe wyth Garnarde king of Pictes at Calidone or Kalendar to redresse certain troubles raysed betwixt their subiectes being borderers concerning the limittes of their Countrey where perceyuing a sort of euill disposed persons to bee wholy in the fault vpon a naughtie intent to steale and trouble the peace whiche they had with such trauaile and labour sought to restore they punished the offenders and set al things in good quiet and so departed in sunder with great loue friendship Thus he continued aboue two yeares to the greate ruyne of the common wealth Finally when he went about to put vnto death suche as in an assemble called at Dunstafage spake against the misordered gouernment of the realme Lugthake woulde haue put to death such as spake agaynst
purposed intent with his trustie frendes amongst whom Banquho was the chiefest vpon confidence of theyr promised ayde Makbeth sleeth king Duncane he slewe the king at Enuernes or as some say at Botgosuane in the .vj. yeare of his reygne Then hauing a companie about him of such as he had made priuie to his enterpryce he caused himselfe to be proclaymed king Makbeth vsurpeth the crowne and foorthwith went vnto Scone where by common consent he receyued the inuesture of the kingdome according to the accustomed maner The bodie of Duncane was firste conueyed vnto Elgyne and there buried in kingly wise but afterwardes it was remoued and conueyed vnto Colmekill Duncanes buriall 1046. H.B. and there layd in a sepulture amongst his predecessours in the yeare after the birth of our Sauiour .1040 Malcolme Cammore and Donald Bane the sonnes of king Duncane Malcolme Cammore and Donald Bane flee into Cumberland for feare of theyr liues whiche they might well know y t Makbeth would seeke to bring to end for his more sure cōfirmatiō in the astate fled into Cūberlād where Malcolme remained til time that S. Edward y e sonne of king Etheldred recouered the dominion of England from the Danish power the whiche Edward receyued Malcolme by way of moste freendly entertaynement Malcolme Cāmore receiued by Edward king of England but Donald passed ouer into Ireland where he was tenderly cherished by the king of that lande When these theeues barrettours other oppressours of the innocent people were come to darreigne batell in this maner of wise as said is they were streight wayes apprehended by armed men trussed vp in halters on gibets Streight iustice according as they had iustly deserued The residue of misdoers y t were left were punished tamed in such sort that many yeares after all theft reiffings were litle heard of the people enioying the blissefull benefite of good peace and tranquillitie Makbeth shewing himselfe thus a most diligent punisher of all iniuries and wrongs attempted by any misordered persons within his realme was accompted the sure defence buckler of innocent people and hereto he also applied his whole endeuour A kingly endeuour to cause yong men to exercise themselues in vertuous maners and men of the Churche to attende their diuine seruice according to theyr vocations Iustice ministred without respect of persons He caused to be slaine sundry Thanes as of Eathnes Sutherland Stranauerne and Ros bicause through thē and their seditious attēpts much trouble dayly rose in the realme He appeased the troublesome state of Galloway and slewe one Makgill a tyraunt who had many yeares before passed nothing of the regall authoritie or power To be briefe such were the woorthy doings and princely acts of this Makbeth in the administration of the realme that if he had attayned therevnto by rightfull meanes and continued in vprightnesse of iustice as he began till the ende of his reygne he might well haue bene numbred amongst the moste noble princes that any where had reygned He made many holesome lawes statutes for the publike weale of his subiectes Lawes made by king Makbeth diuers of the whiche I haue here set foorth according as I finde them in Hector Boetius He that is within orders of the churche Liberties of thē that haue taken orders shall not be compelled to answere before a temporall iudge but be remitted to his ordinarie The tēth parte of all fruytes that encrease on the ground shal be giuen to the churche Tythes to be payde to the churche that God may be worshipped with oblations and praiers Persons accursed He that continueth obstinately in the curse of the church by the space of one whole yeare cōtemning to be reconciled shall be reputed enimie to the cōmon weale and if he perseuer with indurate minde the space of twoo yeares all his goodes shal be forfayted The order of knighthood He y t receyueth the order of knighthood shall take an othe to defend ladies virgins widowes orphans y e cōminaltie And he y t is made king shal be sworne in the semblable maner Eldest daughters The eldest daughter shall inherite hir fathers landes as well as the eldest sonne should if the father leaue no sonne bebinde him And if any woman marie with the lord of the soyle she shall lose hir heritage No man shall enioy any landes rentes offices The kings gifte or other possessions but onely by gifte and graunt of the king No offices to go by inheritance No office shall go by inheritaunce but shall still remayne at the kings free disposition as shal stande with his pleasure to assigne it Iudges No man shall sit as iudge in any temporall courte without the kings commission authorizing him thereto All conuentions offices and actes of iustice shall passe in the kings name Reteynours He that is retayned or becommeth a sworne mā to any other person saue only to y e king shall lose his life for it euery man shall be bounde to defend the king against all other creatures Raysours of the kings people or vnlawfull assembles He that rayseth the kings liege people shall lose life goodes and landes and so shall they do that assemble togither by his procurement He that attēdeth any man to the church market Wayters vpō other men or to any other publike assemble as a retaynour shall suffer death except he haue liuing at his hands on whom he so attendeth Keeping of horses A horse kept by any of the commons or husbandmen to any other vse than for tillage and laboring of the earth shal be forfayted to the king by escheate Counterfayte fooles with minstrels and such lyke Counterfeyte fooles minstrels iesters and these kinde of iuglers with such like idle persons that range abrode in the countrey hauing no special licēce of the king shal be cōpelled to learne some science or crafte to get their liuing if they refuse so to do they shal be drawen like horses in the plough and harrowes Possession of landes Though the sonne chaunce to be put in possession of his fathers lande by the kings licence during the life of his father yet shall the same landes be forfayted to the king if his father be afterwardes conuicted of treason committed against the kings person All suche women that are maried to any Lorde or Baron though shee haue no issue by him shall yet haue the thirde parte of his landes after his deceasse and the remnaunt shall go to his heyres Dowrie of wiues Mariage of Lordes and Barons All maner of Lordes and great Barons shal not contract matrimony with other vnder paine of death specially if theyr landes and rowmes lie neare togither Bearing of armour All armour and weapon borne to other effect than in defence of the king and realme in time of warres shal be confiscate to the kings vse
money according to his couetous demaundes wherewith he might mainteyne his outragious lustes which Gualo also as should appeare by most certaine coniectures was of suche a diuelish nature that though he were sent to treate a concorde betwixt the English men and Scottes The practise of Gualo yet to satisfie his auaritious desire he ministred suche occasion of warre betwixt them that both the realmes had not the matter beene the sooner taken vp were at a poynt to haue entered so farre into malicious hatred the one agaynst the other that it was not lyke that any peace would haue taken place tyll the one or both had bene vtterly destroyed But sith these haynous and terrible deedes are manifest ynough to what ende should I here remember them sith the same cannot bee done without your great griefe and displeasure Moreouer after we were deliuered of thys Gualo shortly after commeth another one shewing him selfe to come forth of the same shoppe for in conuersation of life he was to be iudged no whit better but rather worse for after he had got vp amongest vs of this realme large summes of money vnder pretence of redeeming the Christian prisoners out of the Sarasins hands and waging of new armies agaynst them he wasted the same money in ryotous lust and insolencie fayning â–ª when it was gone that it was bereft him by Brygants Therefore sith we haue had experience and are alreadie sufficiently taught by the doings of the two foreremembred Legates to our heauie griefes and no small domages we may be worthily reputed vnwise and very fooles in deede if we now admit the thirde For it is not to be thought that this new Legate shall vse the matter in any better sort than his fellowes haue done before him And verily if any man shoulde demaunde of me what I thinke ought to be done in this matter I do for my part protest The Byshope opinion that neither this legate nor any other in tymes to come ought to be receyued within this realme considering how the same hath beene wasted and robbed by their continuall exactions if there be any amongest you that hath more money than hee knoweth which way wel to spend he may in the name of God bestow it vpon the poore rather than to the vse of such vicious Legates as order it in suche sort that all men haue cause to thinke whatsoeuer commeth into their hands is but cast away and clearely lost These wordes of this Bishop whatsoeuer he was were lyked so well of all the Counsell Legate cannot be receyued that the Legate coulde not be receyued into the Realme After the breaking vp of this Counsell the maryage was consummate betwixt king Alexander and Ioane sister to Henrie king of Englande also betwixt Hubert de Burgh high Iustice of Englande and Margaret sister to king Alexander by reason of whiche mariages Peace confyrmed with the English men the peace was confirmed with the Englishmen and as it had beene sealed vp for a more full and certaine assurance Shortly after followed ciuill warres in Scotlande by the motion of one Gilespy Ros Gilespy Ros a rebell who hauing liued most lycentiously in ryotous outrage at length arreared open warre agaynst the king and first slaying diuerse such of his companions as had kept him companie aforetime in his lewde misdemeanors for that they refused nowe to sticke to him in this rebellious enterprise hee went with the residue that offred to take his part vnto the towne of Enuernes Enuernes burned by Gilespy Ros. Iohn Cumeyn Earle of Buchquhane which he tooke and burned with diuers other places being of the Kings possessions tyll at length Iohn Cumeyn Earle of Buchquhane comming agaynste hym with an armie deliuered to him by the king pursued the sayde Gilespy in such earnest wise that finally he tooke him with two of his sonnes Gilespy Ros beheaded and striking off all their three heades sent the same to the king as a witnesse how he had sped This businesse beeing thus quieted an other ensued after this maner New trouble The men of Cathnes sore offended with their Bishop named Adam for that vpon refusall to pay theyr tythes he had accursed them fell vppon him within his owne house and first scourging him with roddes Adam Bishop of Cathnes slaine by the people of that countrey at length set fire vpon him and brunt him within his owne Kitchen Which act being reported to the king as then soiourning at Edenbourgh he hasted forth with all speede to punish the offenders not ceassing till he had taken foure hundred of them all the which number he caused to be hanged Strayte execution and for that hee would haue no succession to come of such a wicked seede hee appoynted all theyr sonnes to lose their stones The place where they were so gelded is called euen to this day the stonie hill The stony hil The Earle of Cathnes for that he neyther succoured the Bishoppe in time of neede nor yet sought to punish the offenders that did this cruel deed The Earle of Cathnes loseth his landes was depriued of his Earledome and whole landes belonging to the same The Pope highly commended king Alexander for this punishment taken of them King Alexander commended of the Pope that had so cruelly murthered their Bishop After this king Alexander comming vnto Aberdene gaue many large gyftes and priuiledges therto The priuiledges of Abyrdene although the same before this time enioyed sundrie notable commodities and endowments giuen and confirmed by other kings hys predecessors The Bulles whiche were graunted by sundrie Popes concerning the libertyes of the churches in Scotlande were committed by the king to the custodie of one Gylbert Archdeacon of Murrey The Archdeacon of Murrey who succeeded next after the foresayde Adam in the sea of Cathnesse In the thirde yeare after as king Alexander with his mother Ermingarde were sitting at their banquet on the .xij. day in Christenmasse otherwise called Yule the Earle of Cathnes hauing good oportunitie thereto presented himselfe before the king and besought him of grace and pardon for his passed offence King Alexander taking ruth and pitie of him restored him vpon his fine to be payed in maner as was agreed betwixt them vnto al his former honours The Earle of Cathnes is pardoned and restored to his landes landes and possessions Neuerthelesse the offence that was pardoned by man was afterward punished by the iust iudgement as some thought of almightie God for he was slain as he lay in bed one night by his own menial seruants The Earle of Cathnes is murthered by his seruants whome hee had roughly intreated as the fame went The house also wherin he was thus slain was likewise set on fire and burnt ouer him that no man shoulde haue suspition of his slaughter but that it might seeme as though it had come by some sodaine aduenture About this time or somewhat
husband had in gift before Of this marriage those of the house of Hamilton are discendâ—…d are neerest of bloud to y e Crowne of Scotland as they pretend But nowe to shewe further what wee finde written concerning the manner and cause of the banishmente of the afore remembred Thomas Boyd Giouan Ferrerio in hys appendix of the Scottish history Giouan Ferrerio in his appendix of the Scottish historie annexed vnto Hector Boetius lastly imprinted at Paris anno .1574 agreeth not with that which ye haue red before for as hee telleth the tale the sayd Lord Boyd being one of the gouernours of the Realme elected thereto as before ye haue heard within shorte time grewe so faire in fauoure with the King The Lorde Boyd beareth all the rule about the King that he might do all things with him at his pleasure although hys associates in authoritie did neuer so much goe about to hinder his deuises by reason whereof hee seemed to vsurp the whole rule and administration of the Realme into his owne handes sore to the greefe of those his said associates being ioyned with him in like office Hereof the state of the commoÌ„ wealth through the dissention thus bred among the gouernours was brought into a miserable plighte Through default of agrement in the gouernors â—…uill disposed men waâ—…e bolde to work mischiefe for iustice in most places waÌ„ted hir due course so as theeues and robbers taking boldnesse thereof not only vppon the bordures but also else where beganne to exercise greate outrage to the breache of publike peace and namely y t inhabitants of the out Isles fell to their wonted trade of pilfering so that passing ouer in their long boates or Barges and landing here and there on the shore they tooke prayes of Cattell and other goodes greatly to their profite and no lesse domage of the people that inhabited on the coastes ouer against theÌ„ In the North parts also seditious tumults amongst the nobles gentlemen and people were reysed to the great disquieting of the whole countrey Suche disorders continued no small time and bycause the sayde Thomas Lord Boyd bare greatest rule about the King They that be in authoritie be euer subiect to the spiteful blowe of enuies daâ—…t the blame as it coÌ„monly happeneth was imputed to him At leÌ„gth when the King was growen to ripe yeeres and able to see to the administration of the common wealth him selfe he was admonished by certaine graue personages to haue some regard that suche misorders as disquieted the whole state of the Realme might be reformed Wherevpon he called a Parliament in the which whether through enuy that the Lordes had conceyued againste the Lord Boyd or for that his doings no lesse deserued such complaynte The Lorde Boyd is accused was exhibited by generall voyces of the estates against him that it was decreed by authoritie of the whole assembly that he should come to aunswer in iudgemeÌ„t such crimes wherewith he was charged but when hee refused so to do He refuseth to be tryed by way of arrâ—…inment and in contempt of the Kings authoritie gote togither a power of armed men to defende him froÌ„ iniurie that might seeme as he preteÌ„ded to be offered him Atlength the King was driuen of necessitie to make preparation for the leauying of an army to apprehende him by force Whereof Boyd being aduertised He fleeth into England fled into England bycause he perceiued himselfe not able to resist the Kings power The King assured that hee was thus auoyded out of his Realme banished him for euer and seased vpon his lands and goods as forfeted After this when the sayd Boyd sawe no hope to returne againe into the Kings fauor and finding no great comfort among the Englishmen he passed from thence into Denmarke He passeth into Denmarke where he remayned till the mariage was concluded betwixt the King and the Lady Margaret daughter to the King of Denmarke as yee before haue heard and then in hope by occasion of thys marriage to obtayne pardon His â—…ayn hope to obtayne pardon returned nowe in company of the Bride and of those Ambassadors that were sent to haue the conueyance of hir into Scotlande neuerthelesse vnderstanding by hys wife that came to him a shipboorde before he set foote on land that the kings displeasure continued still towardes him so greatly that if he came a land he shuld be sure to lose his head he returned into Denmarke and tooke his wife with hym as before is meÌ„tioned He goeth into Italy He is murthered Finally he went into Italy where at length he was murthered by one whose wife he went about to allure for the satisfying of his sensuall lust Before he was diuorced froÌ„ hys wife the kings sister he begate on hir a sonne the which in the dayes of king Iames the fourth in a priuate quarrell that rose betwixte him and an other noble maÌ„ chanced to be slayne This much touching the Lord Thomas Boyd of Kalmarnock out of Ferrerio who also in report of y e matter touching the marriage betwixt the king and the daughter of Denmarke somewhat varieth from 〈◊〉 other that write thereof 1468 The Ambassadors y t were sent vnto Christren King of Denmarke and Norway in the yeere 1468. The Ambassadors sente â—…nto Denmark 〈◊〉 Ferrerio 〈◊〉 as y e said Ferrerio affirmeth were these Androw Bishop of Glasgow William Bishop of Orkney Androw Lorde of Auandale Chancellor of the Realm Martine Wane the great aulmoneâ—… and the kings Confessor Gilbert de Kerick Archdeacon of Glasgow Dauid Creichton of Crauâ—…ton and Iohn Shaw of Haly. These Ambassadors beeing dispatched into Denmarke in Iuly in the yeere aforesaid came at length vnto Haâ—â—nen where king Christierne then remayned and were of him ioyfully receyued and well heard concerning their suite in so much at length after he had proponed the matter to his counsell about the eighte of September it was agreed in this sorte The marriage â—…ncluded The Isles of Orkney and Scotland engaged that the Lady Margaret daughter to the sayd â—…ing Christierne should be giuen in mariage vnto king Iames of Scotland and that y e Isles of Orkney beeing in number â—…8 and likewise the Isles of Shetland of which there are .18 shuld remayne in possession of the kings of Scotland till eyther the sayd king Christierne or hys successors in name of the marriage money should pay vnto King Iames or to his successors the summe of .50 thousand Florens of the Rhâ—…ine This marriage was thoughte by reason of thys engaging of those Isles right profitable vnto the Realm of Scotland bycause of the controuersie and variance whiche had continued long before those dayes betwixt the Kings of Scotlande and Denmarke about the righte of possessing those Isles 1469 In the moneth of Nouember next ensuing after the marriage had bin consummate in Iuly before within the Abbey Churche of Holy Roode house as before ye haue
sent the Bishop of Imola to treate of peace betwixt Richarde King of Englande and Iames king of ScotlaÌ„d Iames king of Scottes hauing not long before made diuers incursions roades into England and that to his profite hee sewed therevpon for a truce which came to passe euen as king Richarde wished so that condiscending to haue a communication Commissioners appoynted on the behalfe of the king of England and Scotlande to treatâ—… for a peace at Notingham commissioners were appoynted for both partes to meete at Notyngham y e seuenth day of September nexte ensuing For the King of Scottes there appeared Colin Earle of Argile the Lorde Cambell and the Lord Chancellor of ScotlaÌ„d William Bishop of Abirdene Robert Lord Lyle Laurence Lord Oliphant Iohn Drummound of Stubhall Archybald Duytelaw Archdeacon of Lawden and Secretary to king Iames Lyon king of armes and Duncan Dundas For king Richard there came Richard Bishop of S. Assaph Iohn Duke of Norfolke Henry Erle of Northumberlande Thomas Lord Stanley George Stanley Lord Straunge Iohn Gray Lord Powes Richarde Lord Fitzhugh Iohn Gunthorpe keeper of the Kings priuie seale Thomas Barrow master of the Rolles sir Thomas Bryan chiefe iustice of y e common place Sir Richarde Ratclife Knighte William Catesby Richard Salkeld Esquires These counsellers in the latter end of September after sundry meetings and communications had togither concluded as followeth a peace to bee had betwixt both the Realmes for y e space of three yeres â—…â—…eaâ—…e conâ—â—d for â—…re yeeres the same to begin at the rising of the sunne on the .29 of September in the yeere .1484 and to continue vnto the setting of the sunne on the .29 of September in the yeere .1487 during whyche tearme it was agreed that not onely all hostilitie and warre shuld ceasse betwixt y e two Realmes but that also al ayde and abaitement of enimies should be auoided and by no colorable meanes or way in any case vsed The towne and Castell of Barwike to remayne in the Englishmens haÌ„ds for the space of the sayde tearme with the same boundes as the Englishmen possessed it at that season when it was deliuered to the ScottishmeÌ„ by king Henry the sixt It was likewise condiscended that all other Castels holdes and fortresses during the tearme of the sayde three yeeres should abide in the hands of those that held them at that present the Castell of DuÌ„bar only excepted The Castell of Dunbar in the Englishmens hands â—…n article for the Castell of Dunbar This Castell of Dunbar was deliuered vnto the Englishmen by the Duke of Albany when he fled into France and so remained in their haÌ„ds at that time of concluding this truce Herevppon by reason the Scottish commissioners had not authoritie to conclude any ful agreement for that Castell vnlesse the same might be restored vnto y e king their masters hands it was accorded that if the king of Scots within the space of .40 dayes next ensewing did intimate his resolute refusall to be agreeable that the sayd Castell shoulde remayne in the Englishmens hands aboue y e space of sixe moneths that then during that tearme of sixe moneths those that kepte the Castell for the Englishmen should remayne in quiet and not be troubled nor molested by any kind of meanes by the sayde King of Scottes or any other by hys procurement so that they within y e Castell likewise absteyned from making any issues or reisses vpon the Scottishe people And if after that the sayd tearme of sixe moneths were once expired it should chance that any warre arose for defending or recouering the sayd Castell yet the truce shuld endure for all other rightes and possessions notwithstaÌ„ding that it might be lawfull to do what lay in any of their powers eyther for winning or defending the foresaid Castel as though no truce had bene concluded It was further agreed An article for Traytors that no traytor of eyther Realme shoulde be receyued by y e Prince of y e other Realm and if any traytor or Rebell chanced to arriue in eyther Realme the Prince thereof to deliuer him vpoÌ„ demauÌ„d made An article for Scottishmen already being in England Scottes already abiding in England sworne to the king there may remain stil so their names be certified to y e Scottish King within .40 days An article for the Wardens of the marches If any Warden of eyther Realm shuld inuade y e others subiects he to whome such WardeÌ„ is subiect shal within sixe days proclaime him traytor certifie the other Prince thereof within .2 days A clause to be put in safeconducts An article for such as should serue eyther Princes in warre And in euery safeconduct this clause shoulde be conteyned Prouided alwayes that the 〈◊〉 nor of this safeconduct be no traytor If any of the subiects of eyther Prince do presume to aide 〈◊〉 mainteyne or serue any other Prince against any of the contractors of this truce then it shall be lawfull to him to whome hee shewed himselfe enimie to apprehende and attach the sayd subiect going comming or tarying within any of hys dominions Colleagues comprised in the truce Colleagues comprised in this truce if they woulde assente thereto on the Englishe part were these the king of Castell and Leon the king of Arragone y e king of Portingale y e Archduke of Austrich and Burgoine and the Duke of Britaine On the Scottishe parte Charles the French king Iohn King of Denmarke Norway the Duke of GelderlaÌ„d the Duke of Britayne Lorne and Lunday excepted The Lordship of Lorne in the Realme of Scotland and the Iland of Lunday lying in the riuer of Seuerne in the Realme of Englande were not comprehended in this agreement This concord peace and amitie thus concluded was appoynted to be published y e first day of October in the most notable cities and townes of both the Realmes For y e sure obseruation keeping performance of this truce and league there were appointed for conseruators on y e Scottish side Dauid Earle of Crawford Lord Lindsey George Erle of Huntley Lord Gordon and Badzenath Iohn Lord Darnlye Iohn Lord Kenedy Robert Lord Lâ—…e Patrick Lord Haleene Laurence Lord Oliphant William Lorde Borthwike sir Iohn Rosse of Halâ—…herâ—… sir Gilbert Iohnson of Elphyâ—…ston sir Iohn Lundy sir Iohn Ogâ—â—â—y of Arly sir Robert Hamilton of Fâ—…galton Sir WillaÌ„ BalÈe of Lamington sir Iohn Kenedy of Blarqbone sir Iohn Wenâ—…es sir W. Rochwen Edward Stochton of Kirke paty Iohn Dâ—â—as Iohn Rosse of Mountgrenan Esquires It was further agreed Commissioners appointed to meete at Loughmaâ—…an that Commissioners shoulde meete at Loughmaâ—…an the eyghteene day of Nouember aswell for redresse of certayne offences done on the West marches as also for declaring and publishing the peace On y e English part the Lord Dacres the Lord Fitzbugh sir Richard Ratcliffe sir Christopher Moreshye sir Richard Salkeild or three of theÌ„ For y e Scots
that things went not as they wished reised an army The nobles rayse an army agayne caused the dead Kings bloudy shirt to be borne afore thē for a Banner and comming forwards towardes Striu◅ng againste the yong King They were ouerthrowen were ouerthrowen at Tolymosse where y e Lennox men and sundry other of the Barons side were slayne as the Lorde of Kiltrucht and other taken and hanged for their offences The King called a Parliamēt at Edinburgh A Parliament which was holden the sixt of October where hee being moued of clemencie A generall pardon graunted a generall pardō to al those that came in field at Striueling w t his father against him appoynted euery one to haue speciall pardons thervpō vnder his seales He likewise dispensed with the heires of them that were slayne with his father there in field appoynting thē their particuler dispensations vnder his seales after the same manner Further it was ordeyned that all Iustices Sherifes Stewards Baylifes Lieuetenants and other which had offices in heritage and had bene with his father at the fielde shoulde bee suspended from the same offices for the tearme of three yeares and those which had offices for life or for tearme of yeares should be vtterly excluded from the same Moreouer he tooke order that all such goodes as had beene taken from landed men and burgesses should be restored to them againe except that which was taken from such landed men and burgesses as were in the fielde agaynst him for that was deemed a lawfull pray It was also iudged that the death of his father came vppon him through his owne default and that king Iames the fourth then raigning and al his adherents and partakers in that field were innocent and guiltlesse of all slaughter made there at that time and clearely acquit of al pursuit and occasion thereof the three estates graunting to giue their seales to testifie the same with y e kings great seale of the realme to be shewed to the Pope the kings of France Spaine Denmarke and other princes their confederates And for the ceassing of theft reif and such other great enormities the king was appoynted to ryde in person once euerie yeare through all partes of the Realme And certaine noble men were ordeyned to exercise iustice in euerie shire next adioyning to the places where they had theyr chiefe residence and herevnto they gaue their othes to be diligent in the administration of iustice Those ordinances were right well obserued all the dayes of king Iames the fourth his life tyme so that the realme was reduced to great tranquillitie and gouerned in good peace and iustice Furthermore all giftes made by his father in preiudice of the crowne were reuoked from the seconde day of Februarie immediately preceeding his death to the day in which he was slaine 1489 A mariage sought for the king Also an Esquier and an Heralde were sente into Fraunce Spaine and other places to learne where the king might bee a suter for some greate Ladie to ioyne with him in mariage Moreouer beside these there were sent honourable Ambassadors into Fraunce Spaine and Denmarke to renue the olde amities and leagues betwixt those Realmes and Scotland as had bin vsed in the dayes of this kings progenitors His two brethren the Duke of Rossay and the Earle of Mar he caused to be brought vp in good nuriture and vertuous exercise appointing to them such liuings for maintenaunce of their estates as his father had assigned them For his Counsell he chose a certaine number of the Prelates noble men and barons of his realm such as were thought most meetest taking thys order that sixe of them at the least shoulde continually remaine aboute him by whose aduise hee shoulde do all things that touched the affayres of the Realme and in case anye thing was done without their aduice the same shoulde be adiudged voyde and not to be obeyed and this was inviolably kept all his dayes When the Esquier and Heralde were returned againe into Scotland 1491 which had beene to visite straunge Countreys and made report of that they had seene there was a Parliament holden in which it was ordeined that the Bishop of Glasco the Erle Bothwell and others should go as Ambassadours to sue for the kings mariage in place where it shoulde be most expedient and moste to the kings lyking Great variance rose betwixt the Archbishop of Saint Androwes and the Bishop of Glasco Two Archbishops striue for the preheminence touching the preheminence of theyr iurisdiction which drewe the noble men into factions tyll the king commaunded the same to ceasse and that they should trie it by law afore competent iudges The king about the same time tooke order for the encrease of some number of shippes to bee had in his Realme Prouision is made for shippes and that euery hauen town should build some aswel for fishing as to transport marchandise from place to place The Lordes and Barons and such other as woulde were commaunded to helpe the Marchantes towarde the buylding of suche shippes and for good ensample the king caused to make certain shippes at his owne charges which might vse the trade of fishing Moreouer Prouision made for learning the king considering the ignorance that was amongest the landed men of his realme when they should passe vpon Inquests he ordeyned that euery landed man shoulde put his eldest sonne to schole that he might learne perfitely the lawes of the realme this vpon great forfeyture Thus in the beginning of his raigne diuerse good lawes and constitutions were made for the aduauncement of the common wealth which he caused to be duely obserued and kept during hys tyme. The Pope sent a Protonotarie called Forman into Scotland A Protonotary sent into Scotlande with a Rose with a Rose and a Scepter of gold to be presented vnto the king desiring him to p◅rseuer in godlinesse honour and vertue as he had begonne The most part of this yeare 1492 the king spent in ryding abrode through all partes of his realme to see iustice ministred specially in the North parts The king goeth on progresse where the people are cōmōly furthest out of order There was shortly after some appearance of warres betwixt Englande and Fraunce wherevpon king Charles sent vnto king Iames requiring him of assystance if it came to passe that the English men did inuade France and further declared that he had one with him called Richarde Duke of Yorke seconde sonne to king Edwarde the fourth who had beene preserued now many yeares secretely by his Aunt Margaret Duches of Burgoin and therfore was iust inheritor vnto the realm of England whō he would send into Scotlande praying the king to assyst him to recouer his rightfull heritage the said realme of England And shortlye after herevpon Perkyn Warbecke the sayde feyned Duke whose ryght name was Perkin Warbecke as in the Englishe Hystorie it appeareth arriued in
of his raigne he deserued to be numbred amongest the best Princes that euer raigned ouer the Scottish nation All theft reife murther and robberie ceassed in his dayes by such rygorous execution of lawes penall as he caused to bee exercysed through all the boundes of Scotlande The sauage people reformed themselues Insomuche that the sauage people of the oute Iles sorted themselues through terror and dreade of due punishment to liue after the order of lawes and Iustice where otherwise of themselues they are naturally inclyned to sedition and disquieting of eche other To conclude men were in great hope that if it had pleased the high determinate purpose of almightie God to haue lente to him longer lyfe hee shoulde haue brought the Realme of Scotlande to suche a flourishing estate as the lyke in none of hys Predecessours tymes was yet euer heard of There died with him in that vnfortunate battaile of noble men beside other of the meaner sort The Archbishop of Saint Androwes his bastard sonne the Bishop of the Iles. The Abbots of Inchaffray and Kylwenny the Erles of Montros Crafford Argile Lenox Glencar Cathnes Castelles Bothwel Arrel high Conestable of Scotland Addel Athol Morton the Lords Louet Forbos Elueston Roos Inderby Saintcleare Maxwel his three brethren Daunley Simple Borthick Bogony Arskil Blackater Cowin knights and gentlemen of name sir Iohn Dowglas Cutbert Hume of Fast castell sir Alexander Seton sir Dauy maister Iohn Grant sir Dunkin Cawfield sir Saunder Lowder sir George Lowder maister Marshal maister Key maister Ellot maister Cawell clerke of the Chauncerle the deane of Ellester Mack Kene Mack Clene with many other To reherse the troubles and great disquietnesse that chaunced during the minoritie of this king The great disquietnes raigning in Scotland during the minoritie of Iames the fifth through lack of due administration of Iustice by discord and variance dayly rising amongst the Lords Peeres of the realme a man might haue iust cause greatly to wonder therat in waying the same througly no lesse lament the oppression done to the poore commons in that wicked and most miserable time when iustice seemed to sleep and rapine with all the other sortes and rabble of iniurious violence inuaded hir emptie seate triumphing ouer all as a conquerour The Queene sent louing letters vnto the king of England hir brother requiring him of peace whervpō a truce was takē betwixt y e two realms of Englande Scotland for the space of one yere a day In the beginning of Februarie the king of England hearing that a Parliament should be holden in Scotlād for the bringing in of the duke of Albanie to be tutor The king of England wryteth to his sister wrote to his sister that she shoulde in any wise impeach stay his comming thither declaring howe daungerous it was not only for hir but also for hir sonne to haue him gouernor which was to succeede if hir sonne were once out of the way But the chiefest cause that moued the king of Englande to labour that the Duke should haue nothing to doe in Scotlande was as many thought for that he knew how the Duke in fauour of the king of Fraunce woulde shewe himselfe an enimie agaynst Englande with all the force he might make or procure And shortly after that the peace was cōcluded betwixt him and the king of Fraunce he sent a letter also requiring him not to suffer the duke to passe into Scotland for the reason first alledged The Duke of Albanie confirmed tutor by Parliament But notwithstanding the labor that king Henrie made to the contrarie it was concluded by the states in Parliament assembled in Edenburgh at the time prefyxed that sir Patrike Hamilton and Lio◅ king of Armes shoulde be sent into Fraunce to procure the Duke to come into Scotlande being nowe confyrmed Tutor and Gouernour according to the lawes of the Realme in suche cases prouyded Wherevppon in Apryll then nexte following they tooke the Seas and passed into Fraunce accordingly as by the estates had beene deuised 1514 A Legate from Rome This yeare came a Legate into Scotlande from the Pope with certaine priuiledges granted to the king and realme The .xxx. of Aprill was the Queene deliuered of a Prince in the Castell of Striueling The Queene deliuered of hir second son Alexander whiche was baptised by the postulate of Dunfermling being Archedeane of Saint Androwes and instantly confirmed by the Bishop of Cathnes by the name of Alexander During the time that the Queene lay in childbed great discord fell out betwixt the Lords of the west partes and the other Lords of the realme but shortly after the Queene called an assembly at Edenbourgh the .xij. of Iuly where they were all well agreed And herewith two of the Cleargie were sent into Englande for peace and the .xxviij. of the same moneth maister Iames Ogilbie Abbot of Drybourgh and sir Patrick Hamilton Lion the Herald came forth of France with Articles in writing from the king there and the Duke of Albanie by the which the Dukes comming was excused bycause the king could not want him till some ende were had touching the warres betwixt him and the King of England which was concluded in October next ensuing The mariage of the Queene mother This yeare the .vj. of August the Queene maried Archebald Dowglas Erle of Angus and immediately after in Saint Iohns towne tooke the great Seale from the bishop of Glasgew that was Chancellor of the realme The great seal taken from the Bishop of Glasgew Wherevpon the sayde Byshoppe got him to Edenbourgh where many Lords assysted him kept out the Queene and hir new husbande so that they might not enter there whereof greate discorde rose within the Realme amongest the Nobles and Peeres of the same In the peace contracted betwixt Lewes the xij of that name king of France A peace concluded betwixt Englande and Fraunce and Henrie the eight king of Englande no mention was made of the Realme of Scotlande for the whiche the Scottishmen thought great fault in the Frenche king seeing that for his cause the warre had beene attempted betwixt them and England The same yeare about the .xxv. of October The decease of the Bishop of Aberdene William Elphingston Bishop of Aberdene and Lord keeper of the priuie seale departed this life at Edenbourgh He had bene a faythfull Counseller to Iames the fourth by whose helpe he founded endowed the Colledge in the olde towne of Aberdene for the encrease of learning vertue which hath florished with good wittes of students there euer sithence euen vnto these our dayes The .xx. Monsieur de la Bawtie day of Nouember Le sire de la Bawtie receiued the castell of Dunbar in the name of the Duke of Albany at the handes of the Deane of Glasgew brother to the Bishop of Murrey cleped Forman The .xij. of Ianuarie being a very myrke windie
hir sight Hir beauty of kinde hir vertues from aboue Happy is he that can obteyne hir loue The corrupt Orthography that diuers vse in writing this name doth incorporate it to houses thereto linked in no kinrede and consequeÌ„tly blemisheth diuers worthy exploites atchieued as well in England and Irelande as in forreine countreis and dominioÌ„s Some write Gerolde sundry Geralde diuers very corruptly Gerrot others Gerarde But the true Orthography is Giralde as may appeare both by Giraldus Cambriense and the Italian authors that make mention of the family As for Gerrot it differeth statte from Giralde yet there be some in Irelande that name and write themselues Gerrottes notwithstanding they be Giraldines wherof diuers gentlemen are in Méeth But there is a sept of the Gerrots in IrelaÌ„d and they séeme forsooth by threatning kyndnesse and kinrede of the true Giraldines to fetch their petit degrees from their auncestours but they are so néere of bloud one to the other that two bushels of beanes woulde scantly counte theyr degrées An other reason why diuers estrange houses haue bene shuffled in among this familie was for that sundry gentlemeÌ„ at the christenyng of their children would haue them named Giraldes and yet their surnames were of other houses and if after it happened that Girald had issue Thomas Iohn Robert or such lyke then would they beare the surname of Girald as Thomas fitz Girald and thus takyng the name of their auncestors for their surname within two or thrée discantes they shooue themselues among the kinrede of the Giraldines This is a generall faulte in Ireland and Wales and a great confusion and extinguishment of houses This noble auncient family of the Giraldines haue in sundrye ages flourished in the most renoumed countries of Europe Warring fitz Giralde was one in great credite with king Iohn Matth. pari in vita Ioh. pag. 316. verl 40. I finde an other Giraldine Archiepiscopus Burdegalensis who flourished in king Henry the thirde his tyme. There was an other Giraldine Patriarch of Ierusalem 1234. in the yeare 1229. as witnesseth Mattheus ParisieÌ„sis There was one Girald of Berueyl an excelleÌ„t Poet in the Italian tongue pag. 480. an other named Baptist Girald was a famous citizen of Ferrara of the baron of Ophaly whereas the contrary ought to be inferd that if a pryuate person can tame the Irish what may theÌ„ the publique Magistrate doe that hath the Princes pay But in deede it is harde to take Hares with Foxes You must not thinke master Vescy that you were sent gouernour into Ireland to dandle your trulles to penne your selfe vp within a towne or citie to giue rebels the gaze to pill the subiects to animate traytors to fil your cofers to make your selfe by marring true men to gather the birdes whilest other beate the bushes after to impeach the nobilitie of such treasons as you onely haue committed But for as much as our mutual complaints stande vpon the one his Yea and the other hys Nay and that you would be taken for a champion and I am knowen to be no cowarde let vs in Gods name leaue lying for varlettes berdyng for ruffians facing for crakers chatting for twatlers scoldyng for callets bookyng for scriueners pleadyng for Lawyers and lette vs try with the dynt of swoorde as become martiall men to doe our mutuall quarrelles Wherfore to iustifie that I am a true subiect and that thou Vescy art an archetraytor to God and to my King here in the presence of hys highnesse and in the hearyng of this honourable assembly I challenge the combat The combat chalenged Whereat all the auditory shouted Nowe in good fayth quoth Vescye with a right good will Wherevpon bothe the parties beyng dismist vntill the Kings pleasure were further knowne it was agreed at length by the counsayle that the fittest tryal should haue bene by battayle Wherefore the parties beyng as well thereof aduertised as the day by the King appoynted no small prouision was made for so eager a combat as that was presupposed to haue bene But when the prefixed day approched neere Vescy turnyng his great boaste to small rost beganne to crye creake and secretely sayled into Fraunce â—…escye fledâ—…ed France â—…dare bestowed on the Lord Giâ—…d King Edwarde thereof aduertised bestowed Vescyes Lordships of Kyldare and Rathymgan on the Baron of Ophaly saying that albeit Vescy conueyed hys person into Fraunce yet he left his lands behind him in Ireland The firste Earle of â—…dare creâ—…ed 1â—…15 The Baron returned to Irelande with the gratulation of all his friendes and was created Earle of Kildare in the ix yeere of Edward the second his raigne the xiiij of May. He deceased at Laraghbrine a village neere to Maynooth in the yeare 1316. and was buried at Kildare so that he was Erle but one yeare The nuÌ„bers 〈◊〉 the Erles of kyldare The house of Kildare among diuers giftes wherewith God hath aboundauntly endued it is for one singuler pointe greatly to bee admired that notwithstandyng the seuerall assaults of diuers enimies in sundry ages yet this Earle that now liueth is the tenth Earle of Kildare to whom from Iohn the first Earle there hath alwayes continued a lineall descent from father to sonne which truely in mine opinion is a great blessing of God And for as much as this Erle now liuyng as his Auncesters before him haue bene shrewdly shooued at by his euill willers saying that he is able but not willyng to profite hys countrey the Poesie that is framed for him runneth in this wise Quid possim iactant quid vellem scire recusant Vtraque Reginae sint rogo nota meae His eldest sonne is Lorde Giralde L. Girald Baron of Ophaly for whom these verses are made Te pulchrum natura facit fortuna potentem Te faciat Christi norma Giralde bonum Syr Thomas Butler Erle of Ormond and Ossery Earle of Ormond The Butlers were auncient English gentlemen and worthy seruitors in all ages Theobald Butler Lorde of Carrick 1247. The Butlers as I am enformed ar fouÌ„d by auncient recordes too haue bene Earles of the Larrick 1299. Iohn Cogan were Lorde Iustices of Ireland This Butler died in the Castle of Arckelow in the yeare 1285. The Lord Theobald Butler the yonger and Sonne to the elder Theobald was sente for by Edwarde the first to serue against the Scots This noble man deceased at Turny and his body was conneighed to Wency a towne in the countie of Lymmericke Sir Edmund Butler a wise and valiaunt noble man 1309. was dubbed knight at London by Edward the second This man beyng appoynted lieuetenant of Irelande vppon the repayre of Iohn Wogan who before was Lorde Iustice to Englande 1312. besieged the Obrenies in Glyndalory and were it not that they submitted themselues to the Kyng and the Lieuetenantes mercy they had not bene onely for a season vanquisshed but also vtterly by him extirped This
Lacy Lorde of Meth departed this life in Englande he left two daughters behinde hym that were hys heires Margaret maried to the Lord Verdon The Lorde Verdon Geffrey GeÌ„neuille and Mathild wife to Geffrey Genneuille King Henry in the .xxxvj. yeere of his raigne gaue to Edward his eldest sonne Gascoigne Irelande 1252 and the county of Chester In the yeere following 1253 Hugh Lacy Earle of Vlster departed this life was buried at Cragfergus in the Church of the Friers Minors leauing a daughter behind him that was his heire whome Walter de Burgh or Bourke married and in right of hir was created Earle of Vlster as after shall appeare Morice Fitz Gerald Lord Iustice of Ireland being requested by this Prince to come and assist him with a power of men againste the Welche Rebels left a sufficiente garrison of menne in the Castell of Scligath which he had lately builded The Castell of Scligath and then came ouer with Phelin Ochonher and a lusty bande of Souldiers and meeting the Prince at Chepstow behaued themselues so valiantly that returning with victory they greatly encreased the fauoure of the Kyng and Prince towardes them and vppon theyr returne into Irelande they ioyned with Cormacke Mack Dermote Mack Rori and made a notable iourney againste Odonil the Irishe enimie Odonil that when Lacie was once dead inuaded and sore anoyed the Kings subiectes of Vlster Odonil being vanquished the Lord Iustice forced pledges and tribute of Oneale to keepe the Kings peace and diuers other exploytes prayseworthy dyd he during the time of his gouernement as Flatsberie hath gathered in his notes for the Lorde Gerald Fitz Gerald Earle of Kildare in the yeere 1517. Iohn Fitz Geffrey Lorde Iustice Alayne de la Zâ—…uch Lorde Iustice Stephan de long Espee After Morice Fitz Gerald succeeded in office of Lord Iustice Iohn Fitz Geffrey Knight and after him Alayne de la Zouch whome â—…he Earle of Surrey Fitz Warren slew And after de la Zouch in the yeere .1258 being the .42 of Henry the third his raigne was Stephan de loÌ„g Espee sent to supply that roome who slew Oneil with .352 of his men in the streetes of Doâ—â—ne shortly after departed this life then WilliaÌ„ Dene was made Lorde Iustice William Dene Lord Iustice Greene Castel destroyed Mac Carey 1261 Sir Richarde Capell Lorde iustice Greene Castell was destroyed Also Mac Carey played the Deuill in Desmonde In the yeere .1261 Sir William Dene Lord Iustice of Irelande deceassed and Sir Richarde Rochell or Capell as some copies haue was sent to be Lord Iustice after him who greatly enuyed the familie of the Giraldines during his gouernemente Lord Iohn Fitz Thomas slayne the Lorde Iohn Fitz Thomas and the Lord Morice his sonne were slayne In the yere .1264 Walter de burgh was made Earle of Vlster The Lorde iustice taken and Morice Fitz Morice tooke y e Lord Iustice of IrelaÌ„d togither with Theobald Butler Miles Cogan and diuers other greate Lordes at Tristildermot on S. Nicholas day And so was Irelande full of warres betwixt the Burghes and Giraldines 1266 In the yeere .1266 there chanced an Earthquake in Ireland 1267 In the yeere following King Henry tooke vp the variance that was in Ireland betwixt y e parties and discharging Dene appoynted Dauid Barry Lord Iustice in his place Dauid Barry Lord iustice who tamed the insolent dealings of Morice Fitz Morice cousin Germane to Fitz Gerald. In the yeere .1268 1268 Conhur Obren was slaine by Dermote Mack Monerd and Morice Fitz Gerald Earle of Desmond was drowned in the Sea Robert Vffert betwixt Wales and Ireland And Roberte Vffort was sente ouer to remayne Lord Iustice of Ireland and Barry was discharged who coÌ„tinued till the yeere .1269 Richard de Exceter 1270 1271 and then was Richarde de Exceter made Lord Iustice And in the yeere following was the Lorde Iames Audley made Lord Iustice Richard Verdon and Iohn Verdon were slayne and Fulke Archbishop of Dublin deceassed Also the Castels of Aldleck Roscoman and Scheligagh were destroyed The same yeere was a greate dearth and mortalitie in Irelande The Lord Audley In the yere .1272 the Lorde Iames Audley was slayne by a fal from his horse in ThomouÌ„d and then was Morice Fitz Morice made Lorde Iustice of Irelande Randon and the Castell of Randon was destroyed In the yeere .1272 The decesse of king Henry the thirde King Henry the thirde departed this life and the Lorde Walter Genuille lately returned home from his iourney into the holy land was sent into Ireland 1272 Walter Genâ—…ille and made Lord Iustice there In the yeere .1275 1275 the Castell of Roscoman was eftsoones repaired and fortifyed 1276 An ouerthrow at Glenburry In the yeere .1276 there was an ouerthrowe giuen at Glenbury where William Fitz Roger Prior of the Knightes Hospitallers many other with him were taken prisoners and a greate number of other were slayne The same yere Iohn de Verdon departed this world and Thomas de Clare married y e daughter of Morice Fitz Morice In the yeere following Robert Vffort was appointed to supply y e roomth of Genuille being called home and so was this Vffort the seconde time ordeyned Lord Iustice of Irelande He haâ—…ing occasion to passe into Englande made hys substitute Fulborne Bishop of Waterford til his returne and then resumed the gouernemente into his owne handes agayne In the yeere .1277 Thomas de Clare slewe Obrencoth King of Tholethmoâ—â— 1277 and yet after this the Irish closed him vp in 〈◊〉 whaâ—â—â— togither with Maurice Fitz Maurice so that they gâ—â—e hostages to escape and the Castell of Roscoman was wonne In the yeere next ensuing was Iohn de â—…erlington coÌ„â—â—crated Archbishop of Dublin 1278 â—…here was also a Councell holden at Grenok Macke Dermot slewe Cathguâ—… O Conthir King of Connagh In the yeere .1279 Robert Vffort vpon ocâ—…asion of businesse came ouer into Englande and left Friar Fulborne Bishoppe oâ—… Waterforde to supply his roomth and Raufe Piphard and O Haulen chased Onâ—â—l in a battell In the yeere 128â—… Roberte Vffort came the third time to occupie the roomth of Lorde chiefe Iustice in Irelande resuming that roomth into his hands againe In the yeere following 1281 the Bishop of Waterford was established by the King of England Lord Iustice of Irelande Adam Cusack y e yonger slewe William Barret and many other in Connagh And in the nexte yeere to witte .1282 Pâ—…uqueit slew Murertagh and his brother Arte Mac Murch at Athlone Also the Lorde Iames de Brimmingham and Peers de Euyt departed this life Also the Archbishop Derlington deceassed And about the same time the Citie of Dublin was defaced by fire the Steeple of Christs Church vtterly destroyed Christ Church repaired The Citizens before they wente about to repaire their owne priuate buildings agreed togither to
vnto and the groundes manured to the most profit and to cause the bodies of the templers attached to be so deteyned in al safetie as that they be not yet cōmitted to Irons nor to streyght prison but to remayne in some conuenient place other than their owne houses and to be found of the goods so seazed accordingly as falleth for their estates till he haue otherwise in commaundemente from the King and what is done herein to certifie into the Escheker the morrowe after the Purification The date of this seconde writte was from Biflet the twentith of December There was lykewise a writte directed to Iohn Wogan Lorde Iustice of Irelande signifying vnto him what should be done in England touching the apprehēsion of the Templers and seazure of their lāds and goodes commaunding him to proceede in Temblable manner against them in Irelande but the day and place when the Sherifes should there assemble was lefte to the discretion of the sayde Iustice and Treasorer of the Escheker there but so as the same might be done before any rumour of this thing coulde be brought ouer out of England thither Also a like commaundemente was sent vnto Iohn de Britaigne Erle of Richmōd Lorde Warden of Scotlande and to Eustace Cotesbache Chamberlayne of Scotland Also to Walter de Pederton Lorde Iustice of West Wales to Hugh Aldigheleygh Alias Auderley Lord Iustice of North Wales and to Roberte Holland Lord Iustice of Chester Thus muche for the Templers But now to other doings in Irelande In the yeere .1308 the .xij. of April 1308 deceassed Peter de Birmingham a noble warriour and one that had bin no small scourge to the Irish The eleuenth of May the Castell of Kennun was brente and dyuers of them that hadde it in keeping were slayne by William Macbalther This Macbalther was after hanged at Dublin The Lord Iustice discomfited 1308 and other of the Irishe and likewise the towne of Courcouly was brente by the same malefactors And the sixth of Iune Iohn Lorde Wogan Lorde Iustice was discomfited neere to Glindelorie where Iohn de Saint Hogelin Iohn Norton Iohn Breton and many other were slayne The sixteenth of Iune Dunlouan Tobir and many other Townes were brent by the Irish Rebels About thys season Iohn Decer Maior of Dublin builded the highe Pipe there Iohn Decer Maior of Dublin and the bridge ouer the Liffie towardes Saint Vlstons and a Chappell of our Ladie at the Friers Minors where he was buried repaired the Churche of the Friers Preachers and euery Friday tabled the Friers at his owne coastes Iohn Wogan hauing occasion to passe into England Burgh William Burgh supplied his roomth vnto whome Kyng Edwarde recommended Peers de Gaueston Piers Gaueston sent into Irelande when contrary to the kings minde he was banished by the Lordes of Englande and about the Natiuitie of oure Lady hee came ouer into Irelande beeyng sente thyther by the King with many Iewels and beside the letters which he brought of recommendation from the King he had assigned to him the commodities royall of that Realme whiche bredde some trouble and bickerings there betwixte Richarde Burgh Earle of Vlster and the sayd Gaueston who notwithstanding bought the good willes of the Souldiers with his liberalitie slew Dermot Odempcy subdued Obren edifyed sundry Castels Causeys and bridges but the next yeere he was reuoked home by the King as in the history of England it may appeare In the vigill of Simon and Iude Lord Roger Mortimer the Lorde Roger Mortimer landed in Irelande with hys wife righte heire to the Seigneurie of Meth as daughter to Piers Genuille that was sonne vnto the Lord Geffrey Genuille whiche Geffrey became a Frier at Trym of the order of y e Preachers by reason whereof the Lorde Mortimer and his wife entred into possession of the landes of Meth. In the yeere .1309 on Candlemas day 1309 Lord Iohn Bonneuille slayne the Lorde Iohn Bonneuill was slayne neere to the towne of Ardscoll by the Lorde Arnold Power and his complices his body was buried at Athy in the Church of the Friers Preachers 1310 In the yeere following at a Parliamente holden at Kildare the Lord Arnold Power was acquit of that slaughter for that it was prooued it was done in his owne defence Shortly after Rowland Ioice the Primate stale by night in his Pontificals from Howthe to the Priory of Grace dieu where the Bishops seruants met him and with force chased him out of the diocesse This Bishop was named Iohn a Leekes and was consecrated not long before hee kept this sturre Richard Earle of Vlster with a greate armie came to Bonrath in Thothmond Sir Richarde de Clare where Sir Roberte or rather sir Richard de Clare discomfited his power tooke Sir William de Burgh prisoner or as some bookes haue the Earle hymselfe Iohn Lacie the sonne of Walter Lacie Iohn Lacy slayne diuers other were slayne The .xij. of Nouēber this yere Richard de Clare slewe .600 of the Galagheghas Iohn Margoghedan was slaine by Omolmoy Also Donat Obrene was murthered by his owne men in Tothemonde 1312 Robert Verdō reyseth a riotous tumulte Iohn Wogan Lord iustice The one and twentie of Februarie beganne a riot in Vrgile by Roberte Verdon for the appeasing whereof an Army was ledde thither by Iohn Wogan Lord chiefe Iustice in the beginning of Iuly but the same was discomfited and diuers men of accompt slayne as Sir Nicholas Auenell Patricke de Roch and other At length yet the sayde Roberte Verdon and many of hys complices came and submitted themselues to prison within the Castell of Dublin abidyng there the Kings mercie The Lord Edmond Butler was made deputie Iustice vnder the Lorde Iohn Wogan who in the lent next ensuing besieged the Obrenes in Glindelowe and compelled them to yeelde themselues to the Kings peace Also in the yeere abouesayde .1312 Maurice Fitz Thomas married the Ladye Katherine daughter to the Earle of Vlster at Greene Castell and Thomas Fitz Iohn married an other of the sayd Earles daughters in the same place but not on the same day for the first of those two marriages was celebrated the morrow after S. Dominikes day and this seconde marriage was kept the morrow after the feast of the assumption of our Lady Also Robert de Bruce ouerthrew the Castell of Man and tooke the Lorde Donegan Odowil on Saint Barnabies day In the yeere .1313 Iohn a Leekes Archbishop of Dublin departed this life 1313 Campion After whose decease were elected in scisme and deuision of sides two Successors Walter Thorneburie Lord Chancellor and Alexander Bignor Tresurer of Ireland The Chancellor to strengthen his election hastily went to sea and togither with .156 other persons perished by Shipwracke The other submitting his cause to the proces of lawe tarried at home and spedde The Earle of Vlsters sonne and heire deceasseth Moreouer the Lorde Iohn de Burgh sonne and heire vnto
and spoyled them vnmercifully In this meane while had the Lord Iustice and Thomas Fitz Iohn Earle of Kildare Richard de Clare and Arnold le Power Baron of Donnoill leuied an armie of thirtie thousande men readie to goe againste the enimies and to giue them battayle but no good was done for about the same time the Lord Roger Mortimer was sent into Irelande as Lord Iustice Roger Mortimer iustice of Irelande and lāding at Yoghall wrote his letters vnto the Lord Butler and to the other Captaynes willing thē not to fighte till he came with such power as he had brought ouer with him Whereof the Bruce being warned retired first towardes Kildare but yet after this he came w tin four miles of Trym where he lay in a wood and lost many of his men through famine and so at length about the beginning of May he returned into Vlster The Lorde Edmonde Butler made greate slaughter of the Irishe neere to Tristledermot Slaughter of Irishmen and likewise at Balitehan hee hadde a good hande of Omorche and slewe manye of hys men 1317 The Lorde Mortimer pacifyed the displeasure and variance betwixt Richarde Earle of Vlster and the Nobles that had put the sayde Earle vnder safekeping within y e Castell of Dublin The Earle of Vlster deliuered out of prison accusing him of certaine riots committed to the preiudice and losse of the Kings subiectes whereby the Scottes increased in strength and courage whose spoyling of the countrey caused such horrible scarcitie in Vlster Scarcitie of vittayles in Vlster that the Souldiers which the yeere before abused the Kings authoritie to puruay themselues of ouer fine diet surfetted with fleshe and Aqua vite all the Lente long prolled pilled insatiably wheresoeuer they came without neede and withoute regarde of the poore people whose onely prouision they deuoured These people nowe liuing in slauerie vnder the Bruce s◅erued for hunger hauing fyrst experienced many lamentable shiftes euen to the eating of dead carcasses The Earle of Vlster deliuered The Earle of Vlster was deliuered by maine price and vpon his oth by the whiche hee vndertooke neuer to seeke reuenge of hys apprehension otherwise than by order of lawe and so had daye giuen him vnto the feast of Natiuitie of Sainte Iohn Baptist but he kept not his day whether for that hee mistrusted to stande in triall of hys cause or through some other reasonable let I can not tell Great dearth A great dearth this yeere afflicted the Irishe people for a measure of Wheate called a chronecke was sold at foure and twentie Shillings and a cronecke of otes at sixteene Shillings and all other vittayles likewise were solde accordyng to the same rate for all the whole countrey was sore wasted by the Scottes and them of Vlster in so muche that no small number of people perished through famine About the feast of Pentecost the Lord Iustice Mortimer tooke his iourney towards Droghda and sent to the Lacies commaunding them to come vnto him but they refused so to do Sir Hugh Crofts slayne wherevppon he sente Sir Hugh Croftes vnto them to talke with them about some agreement of peace but they slew the messenger for whome greate lamentation was made for that he was reputed and knowne to be a right worthy knighte The Lord Iustice sore offended herewith gathereth an army and goeth againste the Lacies whome he chased out of Connagh so that Hugh Lacie withdrewe into Vlster The Lacyes reuolt to the Scottes and there ioyned himselfe with Edward Bruce Wherevpon on the Thursday nexte before the feast of Sainte Margaret the said Hugh Lacie and also Walter Lacie were proclaymed Traytours This yeere passed very troublesome vnto the whole Realm of Irelād as wel through slaughter betwixt the parties enimies one to another as by dearth and other misfortunes Hugh Cannon the Kyngs Iustice of hys bench was slayne by Andrew Bermingham 1318 betwixt the towne of Naas and Castell Marten After Easter Walter Islep Treasurer of Ireland Walter Islep tre◅sorer of Irelande was sent ouer into y e Realme who brought letters to the Lorde Mortimer commaundyng hym to returne into England vnto y e king which he dyd and departing forth of Ireland remayned indebted to y e Citizens of Dublin for his prouisiō of vittayl◅s in the summe of a thousand pounds wherof he payde not one farthing so that many a bitter curse he carried with him to the sea leauing William Archbishop of Casshell Lord Chancellor gouernor of the lande in his place so by this meane was the sayd Archbishop both Chancellor and Iustice and so continued till the feast of S. Michael at what time Alexander Bignor Archbishop of Dublin arriued at Yoghall beeing constituted Lorde Iustice and came to Dublin on Saint Dionise day being y e seuenth of October But here is to be remembred y t a little before the departure of the Lord Mortimer forth of Ireland to witte the fifth of May the Lord Richard de Clare with foure Knightes sir Henry Capell The Lord Richard de Clare slayne Sir Thomas de Naas Sir Iames Caunton and Sir Iohn Caunton Also Adam Apilgard and other to the number of fourescore persons were slayne by Obrene and Maccarthy It was sayde that the enimies in despite caused the Lorde Richardes bodie to bee cut in peeces so to satisfye their malicious stomackes but the same peeces were yet afterwardes buried in the Churche of the Friers Minors at Limerike Also before the Lorde Mortimers returne into Englande Iohn Lacye was hadde foorthe of the Castell of Dublin and carryed to Trim where hee was arreygned and adiudged to be pressed to death and so he died in prison But now to returne vnto the doings in time of Bignors gouernment The Lord Birmingham and other captaines agaynst the Scottes Immediatly vpon his arriuall the Lorde Iohn Birmingham being generall of the fielde and hauing with him diuerse Captaines of worthie fame namely sir Richarde Tute sir Miles Verdon sir Hugh Trippetton sir Herbert Sutton sir Iohn Cusacke sir Edmōd Birmingham sir William Birmingham Walter Birmingham the primate of Ardmagh sir Walter de la Pulle and Iohn Maupas ledde forth the kings power to the number of .1324 able men against Edward Bruce who being accompanied with the Lord Philip Mowbray the lord Walter de Soules the Lorde Alaine Stewarde with his three brethren sir Walter and sir Hugh sir Robert and sir Aymerie Lacies and others was encamped not past two miles from Dundalke with three thousande men there abyding the Englishmen to fight with them if they came forward which they did with all cōuenient speed being as desirous to giue battaile as the Scottes were to receyue it The Primate of Ardmagh The victorie thus obteyned vpon Saint Calixtus day made an end of the Scottish kingdom in Irelande and Lorde Birmingham sending the head of Bruce into Englande or as Marleburgh hath being the messenger himselfe presented
inferre accuse and declare what euidence he coulde agaynst the Lorde Iustice but none came Then passed a decree by the Counsaile commaunding all Bishops Abbots Priors the Maiors of Dublyn Corke Lymerike Waterford and Droghdagh the Shirifes Knightes and Seneshals of euerie shire to appeare at Dublin From amongst all these they appointed .vj. inquisitors which examining the bishops other persons aforesayd singularly one by one found that with an vniuersal cōsent they deposed for the Prior affyrming that to their iudgments he was a zealous and a faithfull childe of the Catholike Church In the meane time Arnold le Poer the prisoner deceased in the Castel and bycause he stoode vnpurged long hee lay vnburied In the yeare .1329 1329 The Earle of Louth slaine Iohn de Birmingham Erle of Louth and his brother Peter with many other of that surname and Richard Talbot of Malahide were slain on Whitson euen at Balibragan by men of the Countrey The Lorde Butler slaine Also the Lord Thomas Butler and diuerse other noble men were slaine by Mac Gogoghdan and other Irish mē neare to Molinger for the Irish aswell in Leynister as in Meth made insurrections in that season and so likewise did they in Moūster vnder the leading of Obren whom William Erle of Vlster and Iames Erle of Ormond vanquished So outragious were the Leynister Irish that in one Church they brunt foure score innocent soules asking no more but the life of their priest thē at Masse whō they notwithstāding sticked with their Iauelins spurned the host wasted al with fire neither forced they of y e Popes interdictiō nor any ecclesiasticall censures denoūced against thē matters of no smal cōsideratiō amōg thē namely in those days but maliciously perseuered in y e course of their furious rage till the citizens of Wexford somwhat tamed thē slue .400 of thē in one skirmish y e rest fleeing were all drenched in the water of Slane In the yeare .1330 1330 the Earle of Vlster with a great army made a iourney agaynst Obren The Prior of Kilmaynam Lord Iustice and the prior of Kilmaynā Lord iustice put Maurice Fitz Thomas Erle of Desmond in prison in the Marshalsee out of the which he freely escaped and the Lord Hugh Lacie returned into Ireland and obteyned the kings peace and fauour In the yeare .1331 1331 the Earle of Vlster passed ouer into Englande and great slaughter was made vpon the Irish in Okensly Also the castell of Arclo was taken by the Irish men and great slaughter made of the Englishe in the Cowlagh by Otothell and other Also the Lorde Anthonie Lucie was sent ouer Lorde Iustice into Irelande Anthony Lucy Lord Iustice and great slaughter was made of the Irish at Thurlis by the knightes of the Countrey and at Finnath in Meth there were manye of them slaine by the English but yet was the Castell of Fernis taken and burnt by the Irish On the feast day of the Assumption of our Ladie which falleth on the .xv. of August The Earle of Desmond apprehended Maurice Fitz Thomas Erle of Desmond was apprehended at Limerike by the Lorde Iustice and sent vnto the Castell of Dublyn Moreouer the Lord Iustice tooke sir William Birmingham at Clomell by a wile whilest hee was sicke in his bed and sent him togither with his sonne Walter Birmingham vnto the Castel of Dublyn the .xxx. of Aprill 1332 William Birmingham executed In the yeare .1332 the sayde sir William was hanged at Dublin but Walter was deliuered by reason he was within orders Campion Campion following suche notes as he hath seene writeth that the death of this William Birmingham chaunced in time of the gouernment of William Outlaw Prior of Kilmaynā being lieutenant vnto Iohn Lorde Darcie that was made Lorde Iustice as the sayd Campion hath noted in the yeare .1329 Although Marleburgh affyrmeth that hee came thither to beare that office in the yeare .1332 after the Lord Lucie was discharged as hereafter shall be recyted But whensoeuer or vnder whom soeuer Birmingham was executed hee was accounted an odde Knight and suche one as for his valiancie hys matche was not lyghtly to bee any where founde Also Henry de Mandeuile was taken and sent prisoner to be safely kept in Dublyn Likewise Walter Burgh with two of hys brethren were taken in Connagh by the Earle of Vlster and sent to the Castell of Norburgh This yeare the Lord Antonie Lucie was discharged of his rowmth by the king and so returned with his wife and children into Englande The Lorde Darcie iustice and the Lorde Iohn Darcie was sent ouer Lord Iustice in Lucies place and great slaughter was made vpon Bren Obren and Mac Carthi in Mounster by the English of that Countrey This Iohn Darcie as shoulde appeare by gyftes bestowed vpon him by the King was in singular fauour wyth him Amongest other things which hee had of the kings gyft we fynde that hee had the Manours of Louth and Baliogarie and other landes in Irelande which belonged to the Earle of Ew The Earle of Ew and for that the sayd Earle was a French man and tooke part wyth Philip de Valois the kings enimie they were seysed into the kings hande The Earle of Desmonde vpon sureties was set at libertie 1333 A Parliament and by the Parliament holden at Dublyn in this yeare .1333 was sent ouer into Englande vnto the King and William Earle of Vlster a yong Gentleman of twentie yeares of age in goyng towardes Knocfergus the .vij. of Iune The Earle of Vlster slaine was slaine neare to the fourdes in Vlster by his owne people but hys wyfe and daughter escaped into Englande and the daughter was after maryed vnto the Lorde Lionell the kings sonne She deceassed afterwards at Dublyn and left a daughter behind hir that was hir heyre maryed to Roger Mortimer Earle of March and Lorde of Trym This murther was procured by Robert Fitz Martine Mandeuile who was the first that presumed to giue to the Earle any wounde To reuenge the death of this Erle of Vlster slaine as ye haue heard beside Knocfergus the Lorde Iustice Darcie with a great power went into Vlster to pursue those that through Mandeuiles seditious tumultes had so trayterously murthered their Lord. At his setting forward Sir Thomas Burgh the saide Iustice Darcie appoynted sir Tho. Burgh Treasurer to gouerne as lieutenant to him in his absence When the Lorde Iustice had punished the trayters in Vlster The Lorde Iustice inuadeth Scotland hee passed ouer into Scotlande there to make warre agaynste the Scottes that were enimies at that present to the king of England and on the feast day of Saint Margaret greate slaughter was made of the Scots by the Irish men and so what by the king in one part and the Lorde Iustice of Irelande in another Scotland was in maner wholy conquered and Edwarde Ballioll was established king of Scotland The Lord
of them so that those that should afterwardes enioy them shoulde acknowledge themselues to holde them of him in yeelding an yerely rent to him and his successors for euer with certayne other prouisions whereby in cases of forfeyture the same landes shoulde returne to him and hys sayde successors agayne The like order he appoynted to bee vsed by other possessors of lands in letting them foorth to their Tenauntes Hee ordeyned also that y e Tearmes should be kept four times in the yere in suche places as he should nominate and that the Iudges should sit in their seuerall places to iudge and decide causes and matters in controuersie betwixte partie and partie in manner as is vsed vnto thys day Hee decreed moreouer that there shoulde bee Sherifes in euery shire and Iustices of the peace to keepe the countreys in good quiet and to see offendors punished Furthermore hee instituted the Court of the Excheker The Excheker and the officers belōging to the same as the Barons the Clearkes The Chancerie and such other also y e high Court of the Chancerie And after he had in this wise ordeyned his Magistrates and Ministers of the lawes hee lastly tooke order what ordināces he would haue obserued and therevpon abrogating in manner all the aunciente lawes vsed in times past and instituted by the former Kyngs for the good order and quietnesse of the people he made new New lawes nothing so equall or easie to bee kept the whiche neuerthelesse those that came after not withoute theyr greate harme were constreyned to obserue as though it had bin an high offence against God to abolishe those euill lawes which King William being a Prince nothing friēdly to the English nation had firste ordeyned and to bring in other more easie and tollerable ▪ neyther can I in this place omitte to giue a note of that whiche may seeme to such as do indifferently consider of things a greate absurditie videlicet that those lawes whiche touched all men and ought to bee knowen of all men were notwithstanding written in the Norman tong The lawes were written in the Normā tong which the Englishmen vnderstood not so that euen at the beginning you should haue great numbers partly by the iniquitie of the lawes and partly by ignorance in misconstruing the same to bee wrongfully condemned some to deathe and some in the forfeyture of their goodes other were so ent◅ngled in sutes and causes that by no meanes they knew how to get out but continually were tossed as a post to ◅ler in suche wise that in their mindes they cured the tyme that euer these vnequall lawes were made The manner for the trial of causes in controuersie was deuised in such sort as is yet vsed Matters to be tried by a iurie of .12 mē Twelue aunciēt men but most commonly vnlearned in the lawes beeing of the same Countie where the sute lay were appoynted by y e Iudges to goe togither into some close chamber where they should bee shut vp till vpon diligent examination of the matter they shoulde agree vpon the condemnation or acquiting of the prisoner if it were in criminall causes or vppon the deciding in whom the right remayned if it were vpō triall of things in controuersie and when they were once agreed these .12 men as it were the .12 Apostles y t in the nūber yet some respect of religion euen wise appere came in before the iudges declaring what they had agred vpon which done the iudges opened it to y e offēdors or sutors and withall they pronounced them according as the qualitie of y e cause did inforce and require Thus at the firste were the twelue men appoynted and the same order is still obserued in matters of controuersie vnto this day their iudgemente also or consent is called a verdict that is to saye a true saying but I woulde to God that name myghte rightly and with good cause be euer applyed therto that men mighte haue their causes iustly adiudged rather than preiudiced by the verdictes of suche freeholders as are accustomed to serue the Prince and their Countreys at assises and Sessions There may happily be as Polidor Vergill sayth that will mayneteyne how this manner of proceeding in the administration of iustice by the voyces of a Iurie was in vse before the Conqueroures dayes but they are not able so to prooue it by any auntient recordes of writers as he thynketh albeit by some of our histories they shoulde seeme to bee firste ordeyned by Ethelred or Egelred But this is most true that the Norman Kings themselues would confesse that the lawes deuised and made by the Conqueroure were not most equall in so muche that William Rufus and Henry the sonnes of the Conquerour would at all times whē they sought to purchase the peoples fauor promise to abolish the lawes ordeyned by theyr father and establishe other more equall and to restore those whiche were vsed by Kyng Edwardes dayes The lyke kynde of purchasing fauoure was vsed by King Stephen and other Kings that followed him But their meaning was so far to the contrary that their deedes declared theyr dissimulatiō so that many of those Norman lawes remayne in force euen vnto these dayes The cause as some thinke is for that they make more to the Princes behoofe than to the commoditie of the people But now to the matter King William after hee hadde made these ordinances to keepe the people in order hee set his minde to enriche his cofers and therevppō he first appoynted a tribute to be leuied of the cōmons then hee caused the Abbeyes to be searched Math. Paris Mat. VVest VVil. Malm. VVi. Thorne Abbeys searched Polidor Simon Dun. and all suche money as any of the Englishmen hadde layde vp in the same to bee kepte and likewise their charters of priuileges made to them by the Saxon Kyngs of the lande hee seased into hys handes and spared not so muche as the iewels and plate dedicate to sacred vses And all this did hee as some write by counsell of the Earle of Hertford The first for that hee had wrongfully holden that Bishopricke whilest the Archbishop Roberte was liuing Secondly for that hee kepte also the See of Winchester in his handes after his inuestiture vnto Canterbury whiche hee ought not to haue done The cause why Thomas was depriued if the writers dissemble not though to mee it seeme vnlikely was for that hee had holpen Duke William toward his iourney into England when hee came to conquer it for the which pleasure to him then shewed the Duke promised hym a Byshopricke if euer hee obteyned the victory of the Englishe the other for that he was a Priestes sonne Furthermore when the Pope vnderstoode the full ground of their contention for the primacie of the two Sees Canterbury and Yorke VVil. Malm. and had heard what could be alledged on both sydes he remitted the determination thereof to the Kyng and Byshops of England that by
the duke with him to London doing to him all the honour he coulde deuise The news wherof being spred abrode euery good man that was the childe of peace reioyced thereat And thus through the great mercie of our God peace was restored vnto the decayed state of this realme of England These things being thus accomplished with great ioy and tokens of loue K. Stephen and his new adopted sonne duke Henry tooke leaue either of other appoynting shortly after to meete againe at Oxford there to perfect euerie article of their agreement which was thus accorded a little before Christmas And for the more perfect vnderstanding of the same agreemēt I haue thought good to set down the verie tenor of the charter thereof made by king Stephen as I haue copied it and translated it into Englishe oute of an autentike booke conteyning the olde Lawes of the Saxon and Danishe Kinges in the ende whereof the same Charter is exemplifyed whiche booke is remayning with the right worshipfull William Fleetewoodde Esquire nowe Recorder of London The Charter of King Stephen of the pacification of the troubles betwixt him and Henrie Duke of Normandie STephen king of Englande to all Archbishops Bishops Abbots Earles Iusticers Sherifes Barons and all his faythfull subiectes of England sendeth greeting Know ye that I K. Stephen haue ordeyned Henry Duke of Normandie after me by right of inheritance to be my successour and heyre of the kingdome of England and so haue I giuen and graunted to him his heyres the kingdome of England For the which honor gift and cōfirmation to him by me made he hath done homage to mee and with a corporall othe hath assured mee that he shall bee faythfull and loyall to mee and shall to his power preserue my life and honour and I on the other syde shall mainteyne and preserue him as my sonne and heyre in all things to my power and so farre as by any wayes or meanes I may And William my son hath done his lawfull homage William son to king Stephen and assured his fidelitie vnto the sayd Duke of Normandie and the Duke hath graunted to him to holde of him all those tenements and holdings which I helde before I atteyned to the possession of the Realme of Englande wheresoeuer the same be in England Normandie or else where and whatsoeuer he receyued with the daughter of Earle Warrenne Earle of Warrenne eyther in Englande or Normandie and likewyse whatsoeuer apperteyneth to those honours and the Duke shall putte my sonne William and hys menne that are of that honour in full possession and seasine of all the landes Boroughes and rentes whiche the Duke thereof nowe hath in his Demaine and namely of those that belong to the honour of the Earle Warrenne and namely of the Castelles of Bellencumber The Castels Bellen Cumber and Mortimer and Mortimer so that Reginalde de Warrenne shall haue the keeping of the same Castelles of Bellencumbre and of Mortimer if hee wyll and therevppon shall gyue Pledges to the Duke and if he wyll not haue the keeping of those Castelles then other liege men of the sayde Earle Warrenne whome it shall please the Duke to appoynte shall by sure Pledges and good suretye keepe the sayde Castelles And moreouer the Duke shall delyuer vnto him according to my will and pleasure the other Castelles whiche are belonging vnto the Earledome of Mortaigne by safe custodie and pledges The Erledom of Mortaigne so soone as he conueniently may so as all the pledges are to bee restored vnto my sonne free so soone as the Duke shall haue the Realme of Englande in possession The augmentation also whiche I haue gyuen vnto my sonne William he hath likewise graunted the same to hym to witte the Castell and Towne of Norwiche wyth seuen hundred pounde in landes Norwich so as the rentes of Norwiche bee accounted as parcell of the same seuen hundred pounde in landes and all the Countie of Norffolke the profites and rentes excepted whiche belong to Churches Bishoppes Abbottes Earles and namely also excepted the thirde pennie whereof Hugh Bygot is Earle Hugh Bigot sauing also and reseruing the Kings royall iurisdiction for administration of iustice Also the more to strengthen my fauour and loue to hymwardes the Duke hath gyuen and graunted vnto my sayde sonne whatsoeuer Richer de Aquila hath of the honour of Peuensey Richer de Egle. And moreouer the Castell and Towne of Peuensey and the seruice of Faremouth besyde the Castell and Towne of Douer and whatsoeuer apperteyneth to the honour of Douer The Duke hath also confyrmed the Churche of Feuersham wyth the appurtenaunces and all other things gyuen or restored by mee vnto other Churches The Church of Feuersham hee shall confyrme by the counsayle and aduice of holye Churche and of mee The Earles and Barons that belong to the Duke whiche were neuer my leeges for the honoure whiche I haue done to theyr Maister they haue nowe done homage and sworne feaultie to mee the couenauntes alwayes saued betwixte mee and the sayde Duke The other whiche hadde before done homage to mee haue sworne feaultie to mee as to theyr soueraigne Lorde And if the Duke shoulde breake and goe from the premysses then are they altogyther to ceasse from doyng hym anye seruice tyll hee refourme hys mysdoings And my Sonne also is to constrayne hym thereto according to the aduice of holye Churche if the Duke shall chaunce to goe from the couenauntes afore mentioned My Earles and Barons also haue done theyr liege homage vnto the Duke sauyng theyr faythe to mee so long as I liue and shall holde the Kingdome wyth lyke condition that if I doe breake and goe from the premytted couenauntes that then they maye ceasse from doing to me any seruice till the tyme I haue refourmed that which I haue done amysse The Citizens also of Cityes and those persones that dwell in Castelles whiche I haue in my Demayne by my commaundemente haue done Homage and made assuraunce to the Duke sauyng the fidelitye whiche they owe to me during my lyfe and so long as I shall holde the Kingdome They whiche keepe the Castell of Wallingforde haue done theyr Homage to mee Walingforde Castell and haue gyuen to mee Pledges for the obseruing of theyr fidelitie And I haue made vnto the Duke suche assurance by the coūsaile and aduice of holy Church of the Castelles and strengthes whiche I holde that when I shall departe this lyfe the Duke thereby may not runne into any losse or impechment whereby to bee debarred from the Kingdome The Tower of London Mota de Winsor Richarde de Lucie The Tower of London and the Fortresse of Windsor by the counsaile and aduice of holy Churche are deliuered vnto the Lorde Rycharde de Lucie safely to be kept which Richarde hath taken an othe and hath delyuered his sonne in pledge to remayne in the handes and custodie of the Archbishop of Canterburie that after my
to the Archebishop The knightes put on their armour and sayd My Lord they arme themselues Then sayd he What forceth it let them arme themselues Nowe when they were once armed and with many other about theÌ„ entred into the Archbishops palace Those that were about the Archbishop cryed vppon him to flee but he sat still and woulde not once remoue til the Monkes brought him euen by force and againste his will into the Churche The Monkes vvith force bring the Archbishop into the Church The comming of the armed men beeing knowne some of the Monkes contynued in singing of euensong some sought places where to hide themselues other came to the Archbishop who was lothe to haue entred into the Churche and when he was within he woulde not yet suffer them to make fast the dores so that there was a great sturre among them but chiefly when they perceyued that the armed men went about to seke for the Archbish â–ª by meane wherof their euensong was left vnfinished The knightes enter the churche At length y e knights w t their seruaunts hauing sought the palace came rushing into the Churche by the Cloyster dore with theyr swordes drawen As thoughe Archebishops caÌ„ be no traitours some of them askyng for the Traytor and some of them for the Archbyshoppe who came and mette them saying here am I no traytor but the Archebishop The formost of the knightes sayde vnto him flee thou art but deade To whome the Archebishop saide I will not flee The knight stepte to hym taking him by the sleue and with his sworde caste his cappe besides hys heade and sayde come hither for thou art a prisoner I will not sayde the Archbishop doe wyth me here what thou wylte and plucked his sleeue with a myghty strength out of the knights hand Wherwith the knight stepped back .ij. or three paces The courage â—â— the Archbishop Then the Archebishope turning to one of the knightes sayde vnto him what meaneth this Reygnolde I haue done vnto thee many hygh pleasures and coÌ„mest thou now vnto me into the Church armed vnto whom the knight answered and sayde Thou shalte knowe a none what is ment Thou arte but deade It is not possyble for thee longer to liue Vnto whome the Archbyshop sayde And I am redy to dye for my God and for the defence of his Iustice and the lybertye of the Church gladdely do I imbrace death so that the Church may purchase peace and lyberty in the shedding of my bloud And herewith takyng on other of the knightes by the Habergeon hee sloung him from him with suche violence that hee hadde almoste throwne hym downe to the grounde This was syr Wylliam Thracye as he himself did after confesse After this the archbyshoppe inclyned hys heade after the manner of one that shoulde pray pronouncing these his laste wordes Vnto God and to Saint Marye and to the Saintes that are Patrons of thys Churche and to Sainte Denise I commende my selfe and the Churches cause There wyth Sir Reignalde Fytz Vrse strykyng a full blowe at hys heade chaunced to light vpon the arme of a clerke named Edwarde of Cambridge Edvvarde de Cambridge who caste vp his arme to saue the Archebyshoppe but when hee was not able to beare the weight of the blowe hee plucked his arme backe and so the stroke stayed vppon the Archbyshoppes heade in suche wyse that the bloud ran down by hs face and then they stroke at hym one after an other The Archbish. is slayne and thoughe hee fell to the grounde at the seconde blowe they lefte hym not tyll they hadde cutte and tourned out his braynes and strowed them aboute vppon the Churche panement whiche done they went to the ryfling of hys house spoyled all his goodes and toke them to their owne vses supposing it lawefull for them so to doe beeyng the kinges seruauntes But yet doubtyng howe the matter woulde bee taken after they hadde wrought theyr feate they gotte them into the Byshoprike of Duresme there to remayne tyll they myght heare howe the Kyng woulde take thys theyr vnlawfull enterpryse Althoughe as they tooke it and alledged they hadde lustily defended hys cause and reueÌ„ged his quarell as faithful seruaÌ„ts ought to do but it chaunced otherwise than they looked it should haue done for King Henry conned them so little thanke for these presumptuous acte sounding to y e euill exaÌ„ple of other in breache of his lawes that they dispairing vtterly of pardon fledde one into one place The murtheâ—…rs come to â—… euil ende Math. Paris VV. Paruus and another into another so that within four years they al dyed an euill death as it hath bin reported Some write that they wente to Rome by the Kinges commaundement and there presented them selues before the Pope to receiue suche pennaunce for their wicked acte as he should enioyne them Herevpon the Pope appointed them to goe vnto Ierusalem there to doe their penaunce where they remained certaine yeares applying themselues right diligently to performe the satisfaction of there offer according to the maner prescribed to them by the Pope and so at length they departed this life Herevpon the yong king being arriued in Englande called an assemblie of the Lords spiritual and temporal at Winchester Rog. Houd where both he and his sayde wife Margaret daughter to the French king was crowned with all solemnitie by the handes of the said Rotrode Archbishop of Roan vpon the .xxj. of August In the meane tyme sayeth one writer his father king Henry might haue foreseen founde meanes to haue auoyded the discord which euen nowe began to spring vp betwixt him and hys children causing a sore and ciuile warre if hee had not bin a man that vtterly did deteste all superstitious admonitions for being told I wote not by whom that if he did not repent and take more regarde to minister Iustice which is a vertue that conteyneth in it selfe all other vertues it would come to passe that within shorte tyme he shoulde fall into great and manyfold calamities In his returne also out of Irelande sayth an other vpon the Sunday nexte after the feast of Easter commonly called Lowsunday as he should take his horse at Cardiffe in Wales there appeared vnto him a man of pale and wanne colour barefooted and in a white kirtell the which boldly in the Dutche language spake vnto him and admonished him of amendmente of lyfe and to haue regard that the Sabboth day commonly called the Sundaye myghte bee more duely kept and obserued so that no markettes nor bodily workes be holden vsed or done vppon that day within the boundes of hys domynions excepte that whyche apperteyneth to dressing of meates And if thou doe sayeth hee after thys commandemente I assure thee that all things whiche thou doest enterprise of good intente and purpose shall sort to good effect very lucky end But the K. was not greatly pleased with these wordes and in
King Henrie armed as he was with fierce countenance and dreadfull voyce made this short answere â—…g Henry short anâ—…re vnto the â—â—ch Kings â—…ssengers Get you hence and tell your king that I am here at hande The Messengers returning to theyr maister declare what they had seene and hearde Wherevpon without longer stay hee raysed hys field and with his braue mighty army departed home to his great dishonor not winning y e towne at all as by the same Authors it should appeare About the same time the Erle of Flanders one of the confederates besieged the towne of Albemarle â—…bemarle â—…n by the erle Flanders and the Earle thereof within it the which Earle was thought to betray the towne bycause it was so easily woonne and both he himselfe and those which king Henrie the father had sent thither to defende the towne were taken prisoners Diuerse other places which belonged to the same Earle were also immediately deliuered into the enimies handes which encreased the suspition After this the towne of Newcastell otherwise called Drincourt in those frontiers was besieged Rog. Houed la. Meir Ger. Do. The Earle of Bollongne wounded and finally woonne by surrender by the sayd Erle of Flaunders who reioyced nothing at the gaine of that towne for hys brother Mathew the Erle of Bollongne which shoulde haue beene his heire was shot into the knee with an arrow as he approched to the walles and died of the hurt within a few dayes after The Erle of Flanders was so pensife for his brothers death that he brake vp his iourney and returned blaming the euill happe and folly in that he had attempted warre against his cousin germain king Henrie which neuer had harmed him but rather had done him many great and singular pleasures from time to time To his sonne Rychard he offred halfe the reuenues of Guyen and foure conuenient Castels in the same And to his sonne Geffrey hee offred all those landes that belonged by right of inheritance vnto the daughter of Conan Earle of Brytayne if he might by the Popes licence marry hir And further King Henrie the father put himself to the order of the Archbishop of Tharent and other the Popes legates not refusing to giue vnto his sonnes what more rentes and reuenues they should say to be reasonable reseruing only to him the administration of Iustice and the regall power These seemed to be large offers but yet they might not be accepted For certain sonnes of Betiall set vpon nothing but mischiefe troublers of common peace and quietnesse wrought so with them that no conditions of peace were the same neuer so reasonable could coÌ„tent theÌ„ so that without effect this communication brake vp but not without contumelious words passed betwixt the parties insomuch that the Earle of Leycester who bring put from all his ayde in Englande was come ouer to the Frenche king to purchase ayde at his handes coulde not refraine but after many opprobrions wordes vttered agaynst king Henrie the father The Earle of Leycester offered to strike â—…he king he layde hand on his sworde to haue striken him but the slanders by woulde not suffer him and so they departed On the morrow after the Frenche men and Englishe men skirmished togither and made fray betwixt Curseils and Gysors in the which fight Enguerane Chastillone de Trys was taken prisoner by Earle William de Mandeuille who presented him to the King of Englande King Lewes though he iudged it his part to preserue his sonne in lawe from daunger yet he ment nothing lesse than to ioyne battayle wyth the Englishmen at that present But within a fewe dayes after he sent Robert Earle of Leycester into England with an armie of Flemings and other there to ioyne with Hugh Bigotte that both of them might as well by force as falle promyses and gentle perswasions bring the whole Realme vnto the obedience of King Henrie the sonne The Earle of Leycester therefore landing at Walton the .xxj. â—…dditions to Iohn Pike of September passed through the Countrey vnto Framingham where he was receyued of hugh Bigot Earle of Norffolke and after that an other fleete of Flemings were arriued in their ayde they went vnto Gipswich where after they had remayned a few dayes and augmented theyr forces by certaine handes of men of warre that belonged vnto Earle Bigot Rog. Houed they goe to the Castell of Hogheuel that belonged vnto Ranulph Broc which they tooke spoyled and burned and then returned to Framingham After this hearing that the Countesse of Leycester was arriued at Orreforde with an other power of Flemings they went to meete hir and so the Earle of Leycester hauing nowe a strong armie aboute him tooke leaue of Earle Bygot and ment to passe through the Countrey into Leycestershyre there to succour his friendes and to worke some feate auayleable to the behoofe and furtherance of their quarell In the meane time the arriuall of the Earle of Leycester beeing knowne the people of the Countrey were assembled togyther Rog. Houed Also Rycharde Lucie Lorde chiefe Iustice and Humfery de Boun highe Conestable of Englande with the Kings power of Horsemen which lately before had beene in Scotlande and made rodes there as before is mentioned came with al spende to saue the Countrey from spoyle hauing first taken a truce as before is sayde with the king of Scottes tyll the feast of Saint Hillarie next ensuing or rather Easter hostages being deliuered on both sides Vpon knowledge then had where the enimies were lodged and what they intended to doe the sayde Richarde Lucie and Humfrey de Boun came to Saint Edmondsburie Rog. Houed whither resorted vnto them Reginalde Earle of Cornewall the kings vncle Robert Earle of Gloucester and William Erle of Arundell King Henrie receyuing aduertisement of the victorie which his captaines had gotten thus in England was marueylous ioyfull thereof commaunding that the prisoners should be brought ouer vnto him into Normandie and this done he went into Aniou there fortified the townes and castels of the country with sure garrisons of men to resist all sodaine inuasions secret practises and other attempts of the enimies Also on the feast of S. Andrew the Apostle R. Houed The towne Vandosme wonne he tooke by force the towne of Vandosme the which Buchard de Lauerdyn held agaynst him hauing first expulsed his father the Erle of Vandosme About this season or rather somewhat before king Henrie the father contrarie to the prohibition of the king his sonne and after the appeale made vnto the Pope gaue not onely vnto Rychard prior of Douer the Archbishoprike of CaÌ„terburie but also to Reginald Fitz Iocelyne the Bishoprike of Bath to Richarde de Yorecester Archdeacon of Poicters he gaue the Bishoprike of Winchester to Robert Foliot the Bishoprike of Hereford to Geffrey Ridel Archdeacon of CaÌ„terburie he gaue the Bishoprike of Ely and to Iohn de Oxenford the Bishoprike of Chichester Mat. Paris But
a ChristiaÌ„ A Iew striken who alledging y e kings commaundement kept them backe from coÌ„ming within the Palace which some of the vnruly people perceyuing and supposing it had bin done by y e kings commaundement tooke lightly occasion heereof and falling vpon the Iewes with staues The people fall vpon the Iewes and beate them battes and stones beate them and chased them home to their houses and lodgings Herewith rose a rumor through the Citie that the K. had commaunded the Iewes to be destroyed and therevppon came running togither to assault them in their houses whiche when they coulde not easily breake vp nor enter by reason y e same were stroÌ„gly builded they set fire on theÌ„ so that diuers houses were consumed not only of the Iewes Their houses are set on fire but also of their neighbours so hideous was the rage of the fire The K. being aduertised of this riotous atteÌ„pt of the outragious people sent some of his Counsellours as Raufe de Glaunduile Lord Iustice and other officers to appease the tumulte but their authoritie was nothing regarded nor their perswasions any thing heeded but their threatnings rather brought themselues in daunger of lyfe among the rude sorte of those that were about to spoyle robbe and sacke the houses and shoppes of the Iewes to the better accomplishment of which their vnlawfull acte the light that the fire of those houses that breÌ„ned gaue after it was once night did minister no small help and occasion of furtherance â—…ewes brent â—…o death The Iewes that were in those houses that were set on fire were either smoldred and brenned to deathe within or else at their comming foorthe most cruelly receiued vpon the poyntes of speares billes swordes gleaues of their aduersaries that watched for them very diligeÌ„tly This wood rage of the furious and disordred people continued froÌ„ the middest of the one day till two of the clocke on the other the commons all that while neuer ceassing their fury against y e nation but stil killing theÌ„ as they met with any of them in most horrible rash vnreasonable maner At length rather weried with their cruell doings than satisfied with spoyle or moued with respect of reason or reuereÌ„ce of their Prince they withdrewe themselues from their riotous enterprise after they had executed many vnlawfull horrible enormities so great a riot wel deserued sore greeuous punishment but yet it passed ouer without correction in respect of the great number of the traÌ„sgressors and for that the most part of meÌ„ for the hatred generally coÌ„ceiued against obstinate frowardnes of y e Iewes liked y e doings hereof well ynough interpriting it to be a good token y t the ioyfull day of y e kings aduancemeÌ„t to y e Crown shuld be doleful to the Iewes in than to such slaughter and destruction Finally after that the tumult was ceassed the King commaunded that no man should hurte or harme any of the Iewes and so they were restored to peace after they had susteyned infinite domage Moreouer the king being thus established in the estate of the kingdome did not forget his iorney which he had promised into the holy land but with all diligence made his prouision and namely he sought to gather money to furnish his charges and so therevpon leuied a taxe engaged sold and let to ferme his laÌ„ds his tolles his customes and other his reuenewes with certayne counties and offices so that he made an exceeding summe of money Math. Paris He also found that Ranulfe de Glanuile Lord chiefe Iustice and other of the head magistrates had not borne themselues vprightly in the administration of their offices so that hee both deposed the sayd Lord chiefe Iustice as is aforesayd and almost all the Sheriffes and their deputies with in the Realm of England putting them to greeuous fynes for their offences and transgressions and so by that meanes hee gotte no small deale of money Heere note by the way VVil. Par. how William Parvus affirmeth that where this Ranulfe GlaÌ„uille being a man of high wisedome and stept into age sawe that many things were done by the new King not so aduisedly nor with suche foresight as they ought to be sought of his owne accord to be discharged of his office that he myghte the better prepare himselfe to goe in that iourney to the holy land as by taking vpon him the crosse he had vowed in the dayes of King Henry and so he solemnly renounced his office which other nothing so worthie of it did afterwards enioy Moreouer the King vnderstaÌ„ding that Hugh Putsey or Pudsey Bishop of Durham beeyng a very aged man had muche money he sold to hym the manor of Seggesfielde or Sadberg with the wapentake belonging to the same and also found meanes to perswade him to buy his owne Prouince which he did giuing to the King an inestimable summe of money and was therevpon created an Erle by the King for the same The Bishop of Durham Sadberge The Bishop Durham 〈◊〉 an Earle wherevppon he was entitled both Bishoppe and Earle of Durham whereat the Kyng woulde iest afterwards and say what a cunning craftes man am I that haue made a newe Earle of an olde Byshoppe Moreouer the same Bishop gaue to the kyng a thousande markes to be made chiefe Iustice of England and that he mighte tarry at home and not goe into the holy land and bycause he would not be reprooued of any person he obteyned of the Apostolike See whiche fayleth no man that is surcharged with white or red mettall and would be eased a licence for a summe of money to be dispensed with for that iourney The King thus beeyng earnestly about to make chieuauncie of those things for the which he might get any money at all â—…e citezens 〈◊〉 London pre â—…t money to â—…e king â—…lidor the Citizens of London presented vnto him a greate summe towardes the furnishyng foorth of his enterprise Wherevpon the Kyng to acquite their courtesie graunted them large priuileges â—…berties granâ—… to London and ordeyned that the Citie shoulde bee ruled by two head officers which they should choose amongst themselues remoueable from yeare to yeare by the name of Baylifes â—…wo bayliffs The names of the two firste Baylifes chosen by force of that ordynance were Henry Cornehill and Richard Fitz Reyner The Citie before those dayes euer sith the comming in of William CoÌ„querour and a good while before his time â—…rte grenes was gouerned by certayne officers or rulers named Port Greues whiche worde is deriued of two Saxon words as Porte Greue Port is as much to meane as a towne and Greue a gardeyne or a ruler as who shoulde say a keeper or a ruler of a Towne These rulers with the lawes and customes then vsed within this Citie in olde time were registred in a booke called as some haue sayd domesday but through negligence after these lawes and customes were chaunged
of theyr landes goodes or catailes otherwise than by order of the Iustices or officers of the king so that they shulde be iudged in the kings courtes according to the lawfull customes and ordynaunces of the Realme and lykewyse Earle Iohn shoulde cause the same orders to be obserued throughe all his landes and if any man attempted to doe otherwise vpon supporte or mainteinaunce of the Earle Iohn hee shoulde stande to be refourmed by the Archebishoppe of Rouen if he chaunced then to be in Englande and by the kings Iustices and by those that hadde sworne to obserue this peace and also Earle Iohn him selfe at theyr request shoulde see suche reformation to bee hadde All those Castels that had bene buylte or begunne to bee buylded sith the Kinges passage ouer towards his iourney should be rased and no new made or fortifyed tyll hys retourne excepte in Manours perteyning to the Kyngs demayne if neede required or by hys speciall commaundemente eyther by Letters or sufficiente messengers The Sheriffwike of Lincolne which the Lord Chancellor had assigned vnto William de Stuteville should be restored vnto Gerarde de Camville who had day apointed hym to apere in the kings court to hear what might be layd against him if suche matter coulde be proued for y e which he ought to lose y e sayd sheriffwike the castell of Lincolne then he should depart froÌ„ them by iudgemeÌ„t of y e court or else not Neither shuld erle Iohn maintain him against y t iudgemeÌ„t of y t court nor shuld receyue any outlaws or such as were notoriously knowen for enimies to the king and so named nor shuld suffer theÌ„ to be recepted within precinct of his liberties to hold maintein obserue this peace The said earle ChaÌ„cellor sware in the hand of y e Archb. of Rouen w t .7 barons on either part On the part of earle Iohn these were the names of them that receued y t othe StephaÌ„ Ridell his Chancellor William de la Mare Rob. de la Mare Philip de Turechester WilliaÌ„ de Kahennes Gilbert Basset WilliaÌ„ de Montacute On the ChaÌ„cellors part y e erles of Arundell and Salisbury Earle Roger Bigot and the Earle of Clare with Walter Fitz Robert WilliaÌ„ de Breuse and Roger Fitz Ramfray These things were concluded in this sorte the authoritie and commaundement of the king yet in all things saued and reserued but so that if before his returne hee shoulde signifie his pleasure to the contrary of the ordinances aboue meÌ„tioned then should the Castels of Nottingham and Tickhill be restored vnto Earle Iohn notwithstanding whatsoeuer the King should commaund touching the same An. Reg. 3. Math. VVest â—…olidor Geffrey the Archbishop 〈◊〉 Yorke â—…g Houed Thus was the peace concluded eftsoones betwixt Earle Iohn and the Chauncellour In this meane while the elect Archbyshop of Yorke Geffrey after long sute and many delaies contriued specially by the Chauncellor obteyned his Pall being consecrated by the Archbyshop of Tours by vertue of Bulles obteined from Pope Celestine The newes of whose enprisonement was anon bruted thorough the realme wherwith the nobles fretted and the commons curssed finally all men detested such tyrannie in the Chauncellour But namely the Kings brother Earle Iohn stormed at the matter and with all spede assembled an armie out of those places where he bare rule encreasing the number with a power of Welchemen There came to him the bishop of Winchester with many Earles and barons also the bishop of Bathe and Chester whyche lately before hadde bene chiefe fauourers of the Chauncellour in all his doings but nowe that the worlde was chaunged they shewed themselues the most earnest enimies hee had as well in wordes as actes After hee was thus retired into the Tower of London Earle Iohn the Archbishoppe of Rouen and the other Bishops Earles and Barons associate togither againste hym followe him at the heeles enter the Citie and besiege the Tower on each side And on the morrowe after being the fourth day after the Octaues of Sainte Michaell they come togither into Poules church yarde where they publikely declare the iniurious wrongs done and practised by the Chauncellour A declaâ—… made agaâ—… the Lorde Chancelâ—… namely against the Archbishop of Yorke and the Bishop of Durham Those also that had bin appointed as associates with him accused hym in that he had taken vpon him to rule and gouerne all things after his owne selfe will not vouching saue to haue their aduice or councell in suche sorte as had bin conuenient The Archbishop of Rouen and William Marshall Earle of Pembroke shewed there afore all the people the Kyngs letters which he hadde sent from Messina The teâ—… this letter he reaâ—… appearâ—… appoynting that they shoulde bee associate with hym in gouernement of the Kingdome and that without the councell and aduice of them and others assigned thereto hee shoulde not meddle with the rule of the land and that if hee shoulde doe anye thing to the hinderaunce of the common wealthe or seeke to meddle with the affayres of the Realme withoute theyr good aduice that then he should be deposed Heerevppon it seemed good to Earle Iohn and to all the Bishoppes Earles and Barons of the Realme and to the Citizens of London there assembled that the sayd Chancellour should bee deposed and so they proceeded and deposed him indeede appoynting the Archbishoppe of Rouen in his place who woulde not take vppon him to do anye thing touching the rule of the land without consent of his associates assigned to him and the Barons of the Eschecker The same day Earle Iohn and the Archbishop of Rouen and other of the Kings Iustices â—…e Citizens London graunted to the Citizens of London the priuiledge of their communaltie and the sayde Earle and Archbishop and in manner all the Byshops Earles and Barons of the Realme sware to mainteyne the sayd priuiledge firme and stable so long as should please their soueraigne Lorde And the Citizens of LondoÌ„ sware to be true and to do their faithfull seruice vnto Kyng Richarde and his heires and if hee chanced to die withoute issue then to receyue Earle Iohn the brother of Kyng Richarde for their King and soueraigne Lord and therevpon sware fealty to him against all men sauing that whiche they owed vnto hys brother Kyng Richard The Chancellor perceyuing the multitude to be suche whiche hee hadde with him in the Tower as the place was not able to hold them any long tyme after he had remayned within it one night he came foorth vnto Earle Iohn and to the other that were thus entred the Citie and now ready to besiege hym of whome hee getteth licence for them that were enclosed within the Tower to departe withoute domage â—…e Chaunâ—…lor yeelâ—…th vp the â—…wer and therewith delyuered vp the Tower vnto the handes of the Archbishoppe of Rouen with the Castell of Windsor and certayne other Castels which he held within the
Breuse â—…nolde de â—…e the same Reginalde besought the king to helpe to remoue that siege The king cotented with his request came with a puissant armye into those partyes and therwith the siege was raysed for the Welchemen acording to theyr accustomed maner fled The king then entring further into the country came to the place where Mountgomerie nowe standeth â—…tgomerie â—…ll buylt and perceiuing the site of the same to serue well for fortification he caused a castell to he builded there to restrain the Welchmen from theyr accustomed trade of harrying the countrey And so after he had foraied those quarters and taken order for the full accomplishment of that castell hee returned Escuago pay dâ—… the nobles graunting to him of euerye Knightes see two markes of siluer These things being thus brought to quiet the king who by dayly experience of matters grewe to more knowledge from time to tyme beganne nowe of himselfe to order his aâ—…ayres for his owne behalfe Polidorâ—… namely â—…oudyng the estâ—…e of his kingdome and bicause he was minded to allaye the recoueryt of those places which his father had loste in Fraunce he orderned Sauarye de Manâ—…on to be his lieutenant in Guyeme wherof a great part as yet remained in his handes K. Henry requireth restitution of his right of the FreÌ„ch king and moreouer sent ambassadors vnto the Frenche king requiring of him restitution of those places whiche he had taken from his father These Oratours being come into Fraunce and admitted to the kings presence receyued aunswere that nothing oughte to be restored The Frenche kings ansvver whiche by lawe of armes was rightly conquered And other redresse at that tyme woulde none bee graunted But a maruayle it was to consider heere at home in how short a space the state of the Englishe Common wealthe was chaunged and from a troubled fourme reduced to a flourithyng and prosperous degree chiefly by the diligente heede and carefull prouision of the king himselfe So muche auaileth it to haue him that ruleth to attende that whiche belongeth to his office These mariages were solempnised at Yorke on the morrowe after the feaste of Saint Iohn Baptist in the presente of a greate number of the nobles bothe of Englande and Scotland An. reg 6. 1222. A councell or synode at Oxford A councell also was holden by the Archebishoppe of Canterbury at Oxforde for reformation of the state Ecclesiasticall and the Religion of Monkes In which CouÌ„cel two naughtie felows were preseÌ„ted before him that of late had bin apprehended eyther of them naming himself Christ and preached many thinges againste suche abuses as the Clergie at those dayes vsed Tvvo dissemblyng persones apprehended Mat. VVest Moreouer to proue theyr erroure to haue a shewe of truth they shewed certein tokens and signes of woundes in theyr bodies handes and feet like vnto our sauiour Iesus that was nailed on the crosse In the ende being well apposed they were found to be but false dissemblers wherefore by dome of that councell they were iudged to be nailed vnto a crosse of woode and so those to whome the execution was assigned had them forthe to a place called Arborberie wher they nailed them to a crosse They are executed and there left them till they wer dead The one of them was an Hermophrodite that is to wit bothe man and woman Tvvo vvomen counterfaiting themselues to be the one our Lady the other Marye Magdalene Radulphus Cogeshall Also there were two women condempned of whome the one had taken vpon hir to be that blessed Virgin Marye and the other fained hir selfe to be Marye Magdalen Rafe Cogheshall sheweth this matter otherwise and saith that there were two men and two women in deede broughte before the archbishoppe at this Councell of the whiche one of the men being a deacon was accused to bee an Apostata and for the loue of a woman that was a Iewe he had circumcised himselfe he beeing hereof conuict and disgraded was committed to the secular power and so burnt by the seruaÌ„tes of Foulkes de Brent The other beeing a yong man was accused of contempning the sacramentes of the church and that he had suffred himselfe to be crucified hauing the printes of the fiue woundes appearing in his bodie and counterfaited himselfe to be Christ reioicing to haue the two women to giue out and spread the rumor abroade that hee was Christe in deed one of the which women being very aged was also accused of witchery hauing with hir sorcerie and witchcrafte brought that yong man vnto suche wicked folie and madnes They two being hereof coÌ„uicted wer closed vp betwixte two walles where they remayned till they died the other woman being sister to the yong man was pardoned and let go bicause she had reuealed the deuilish practise of the other At the daye appointed there was a greate assemblie and the Stewarde hadde gotte together out of all partes the best wrastlers that might be hearde of so that there was harde holde betwixte them and the Londoners But finally A riâ—…â—…ted vâ—… tence of â—… stelyng the Steward vpon desire of reuenge procured them to fal together by the eares without any iust cause so that the Londoners were beaten and wounded and constrayned to flee back to the citie in greate disorder The Citizens sore offended to see their people so misused rose in tumulte and rang the coÌ„mon bell to gather the more company to them Roberâ—… Maior oâ—…â—…don Robert Serle Maior of the Citie wold haue pacified the matter persuadyng them to lette the iniurie passe tyll by orderly playnt they mighte get redresse as lawe and iustice shoulde assigne But a certayne stoute man of the Citie named Constantine Fitz Arnulfe Constanâ—… Cuâ—…â—…don pâ—… the câ—… reuengeâ—… cause by 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Math. 〈◊〉 of good auctoritie amongst them aduised the multitude not to herken vnto peace but to seke reuenge out of hand so as the houses belongyng to the Abbotte of Westminster and namely the house of his stewarde might be ouerthrowen and beaten flatte with the grounde This lewde Councell was sonest receiued and executed by the outrageous people Constantine himselfe being chiefe leader of them crying with a loude voice Mount ioy Mounte ioye God bee our ayde and our soueraigne Lewes The King furthermore to reuenge this matter deposed all the Magistrates of the Citie and ordeined newe in their roomes Whiche caused greate hartburning against diuers of the nobilitie but chiefly the Lorde Hubert and Foulkes de Brent on whom in time they hoped to haue reuenge And as the brosle vexed the Citie of London â—… tempest so in this yeare there chaunced greate tempest of thunder lightning and rayne wherby muche hurte was done in dyuers partes of the realme â—…enerall â—…der and at sundry times as by throwing downe of Steeples Churches and other buildings with the rootewalting of trees aswel in woodes as in orchards righte maruellous to consider
aswell in diuinitie as philosophie and humanitie bothe in verse and prose Also Steephen Langton that for his singuler knowledge was made high chancelor of the Vniuersitie of Paris and at length was admitted archebishop of Canterbury againste the will of Kyng Iohn in whiche quarell so greate trouble ensued as before ye haue partly heard Ralfe Coggeshall also liued in kyng Henryes dayes that wrote the appendix vnto the chronicle of Raufe Niger he was abbot of Coggeshall abbey in Essex wherof he tooke his surname William Lanthonie Peter of saint Sauiour a Chanon of the house called S. Sauior or of the trinitie by London Alexander Hales a frier of the order of the minors who wrote many treatises in diuinitie Richard surnamed Medicus a moste lerned phisition and no lesse expâ—… Philosophie the Maâ—…tals Ther is also remembred by maâ—…ter Bâ—…e the Earle of Chester Randulf the thâ—… and laste of that name who hauing greate knowledge and vnderstanding in the lawes of this lande compiled a booke of the same lawes as a witnesse of his greate skill therin Alexander Wendock Bishop of Chester Iohn Bâ—…e Edmund Riche Robert Riche â–ª Henry Bratton that is excellent lawyer who wrote the booke commonly called Bracton after his name entituled de consuâ—… inibus Anglicanis Richard surnamed Theologus Walter de Euesham Raufe Fresborne Laurence Somerâ—…oâ—… brother as is thought to Roberte Somerâ—…oâ—… at that time a cardinall of the Romaine Churche Nicholas Fernham a phisition Robert Bacon a notable diuine Simon Langton brother to the Archebishoppe of Canterbury Stephen Langton Richarde Fisaker Simon Stokes Iohn of Kent or Kantianus William Shirwoode Michaell Blaunpaine Iohn Godarde Vincent of Couentrye Albeâ—…e Vâ—…er Richarde Wiche Iohn Basing alias de Basing Stoke Roger Waltham Wylliam Seningham Robert Grosted that lerned byshop of Lincolne whose memorie amongst the lerned will remayn whilest the world lasteth Edward the fyrste 1272. An. reg 1. EDVVARDE the firste of that name after the Conquest beganne hys reigne ouer the Realme of of Englande â—…Vil Harison 〈◊〉 his chronoâ—…gie the xvj daye of NoueÌ„ber in the yere of the world 5239. of our Lorde .1272 of the Saxons â—…4 after the conquest 206. the vacation of the Empire after the deceasse of Frederike the the seconde as yet enduring though shortly after in the yere next following Radulf of Habspurge was elected Emperor in the third yeare of Philippe the third as then reigning in Fraunce and Alexander the thirde as yet lyuyng in gouernemente of the Scottishe Kyngdome Thys Edwarde the first when his father dyed beyng aboute the age of .xxxv. yeares olde was as then in the holy lande or rather in his iourney homewards but wheresoeuer he was at that present the nobles of the â—…aÌ„d after his father was departed this life 〈◊〉 VVest â—…vve Seale â—…de assembled at the new TeÌ„ple in London and causing a new scale to be made they ordeyned faithfull ministers and officers which shuld haue the treasure in keeping and the administration of iustice for the mayntenaunce of peace and tranquilitie wythin the lande and on the .xxij. daye of Nouember hee was proclaymed Kyng 〈◊〉 Dunst who after he had remained a time in the holy laÌ„d and perceyued himselfe destitute of suche ayde as hee looked for at the handes bothe of the Christians and Tartarians â—…at VVâ—… he left in the Citie of Acon certayn stipendarie souldiers and taking the sea sailed homewards 1273. arriuing first in Sicill where of Charles Kyng of that lande hee was honorably receiued and conueyed til he came vnto Caâ—…ta Vecchia in Italy where Pope Gregorye as then laye with his Courte of whome as of his olde friende that had bene wyth hym in the holy land he obteined that Erle Aldebrandino Roffo and Guy of Mountfort that had murthered the Lord Henry eldest sonne to Richarde Kyng of Almain might be sent for Earle Aldebrandino purged hymselfe â—…y de Montâ—… excoâ—…e but Guye de Mountfort was excommunicate as a violatour of the churche a murderer and a Traytour so as he was disenherited turn vnto the fourth generation til he had reconciled hymselfe to the church After this it is wonderfull to remember with what great honor kyng Edward was receyued of the Cities as he passed throughe the countreys of Tuskayne and Luâ—…ldy At his comming ouer the mountains at Ehâ—…n in Burgundy he was at a Iustes and tourny which then was there holden by the french men against the Englishmen the honor wherof remained with the Englishmen In this Torney the fight of the footmen was greate for the Englishemenne beeyng sore prouoked slewe manye of the Frenche footemenne but bycause they were but raskalles no greate accompte was made of them for they were vnarmed gaping for the spoyle of them that were ouerthrowen King Edward passing foorth came to the Frenche court where of his cousin germayn king Phillippe he was ioyfully receyued Here King Edwarde doing homage to the Frenche Kyng for the landes whiche he ought to holde of hym in Fraunce passed into Guyenne An. Reg. 2. Mat. VVest A disme graunted to the king and his brother A Tenthe of of the Clergye was graunted this yeare to the Kyng and to his brother Edmund Erle of Leycester and Lancaster by the Popes appointment for two yeares a chaplein of the Pope a Eascoin borne named Reymond being sent into EnglaÌ„d for that purpose who gaue parte vnto them and parte thereof he kept to himselfe 1274 towardes hys charges but the moste parte was reserued to the Popes disposing Whilest the Kyng remained in Gascoigne he had somewhat to doe againste certaine rebelles as Gaston de Bierne and other that were reuolted from hym The Castelles belongyng to the saide Gaston he subdued but his person he coulde not meete with Finally after he had set order in things aswell in Guyenne as in other places in the partes of beyonde the seas he hasted homewards Nic. Triuet K. Edvvard his returne home and came to London the seconde daye of August where he was receyued wyth all ioye that might be deuised The streetes were hanged wyth riche cloths of silke arras and tapestrie Mat. VVest the Aldermen and Burgesses of the citie threwe out of theyr wyndows handfulles of golde and siluer to signifye the greate gladnesse which they had conceyued of his safe returne the Cundits ran plentifully wyth white wine red that eche treature myght drink his fill Vpon the xix day of Auguste in this seconde yeare of hys raygne he was crowned at Westminster togyther with his wife Quene Elianor by the hands of Robert Kilwarby Archbishop of Canterbury At this coronation were present Alexander Kyng of Scottes and Iohn Earle of Britayn with their wiues that were sisters to Kyng Edward The Kyng of Scots did homage vnto Kyng Edward for the Realme of Scotlande in like maner as other the kyngs of Scotlande before hym had done to other Kyngs of England auncetours to this Kyng
and downe the lanes and streetes about home crying out protesting that with those weapoÌ„s he had dispatched y e Archb. after he had remained a while at home hee came to London againe for that hee shoulde receyue as hee saide the reward there of the acte whiche he had committed and so indeede when he came thither and boldly confessed that he was the man that had beheaded the Archbyshoppe he lost his head in stead of a recompence diuers other both of Essex and Kent that had layd violeÌ„t haÌ„ds vpoÌ„ the Archb. came to the like end at London where they did the deede being bewrayed by their owne coÌ„fessions Heere is to be remembred that the K. after the Citie of London was delyuered from the daunger of the Rebels as before ye haue heard in respect of the greate manhoode assured loyaltie which had appeared in the Mayor and other of the Aldermen for some parte of recompence of their faithfull assistance in that dangerous season The Maior and 〈◊〉 Alâ—…nne Knighted made the sayd Mayor WilliaÌ„ Walworth Knighte with fiue other Aldermen his brethren to witte Nicholas Bramble Iohn Philpot Nicholas Twyford Robert Laundre and Robert Gayton also Iohn Standishe that as ye haue heard holp to slay Wat Tyler The armes of 〈◊〉 augmented by addition of â—…e dagger Moreouer the K. granted that there shoulde be a dagger added to the armes of the citie of LoÌ„don in the right quarter of the shield for an augmentation of the same armes and for a remembrance of this Maior his valiaÌ„t acte as doth appeare vnto this daye for till that time the Citie bare only the Crosse without the dagger Although the kings authoritie thus began to shew it self The commoÌ„s of Essex rebel â—…freâ—…he to the terror of rebels yet the coÌ„mons of Essex eftsoones assembled themselues togither not farre from Hatfield Peuerell and sente to the Kyng to knowe of him if his pleasure was that they shoulde enioy their promised liberties and further that they might be as free as their Lords and not to come to any Court except it were to the great Leete twice in the yere When the king hearde suche presumptuous requests he was in a great chafe and dispatched the messengers away with a sore threatning answer saying y e bondmeÌ„ they were bondmen they should be and that in more vile maner than before to the terrible example of all other that shoulde attempt any the lyke disorders and forthwith the Earle of Buckingham and the Lorde Thomas Percy brother to the Earle of Northumberlande were sente with an army to represse those Rebels The Rebels of Essex are seattered slaine whome they founde fortifyed within woddes hedges and ditches very strongly but with small adoe they were put to flighte and a fiue hundred of them slayne the residue saued theÌ„selues as well as they might by succour of the woddes There were an eyghte hundred horses also taken whiche those Rebels had there with them to drawe and carrie theyr baggage Those of the Rebels that escaped were not yet so tamed by that ouerthrowe but that assembling themselues togither they made towards Colchester and comming thither would haue perswaded the Townesmen to haue ioyned with them in a new Rebellion But when they coulde not bring their purpose to passe they marched towards Sudbury The Lord Fitz Water and Sir Iohn Harleston vnderstanding whyche way they tooke followed them with a company of armed men and suddaynely setting vpon them as they were making their proclamations slewe of them so many as it liked them and the other they saued and suffered to departe or else committed them to prison After this the King came to Hauering at the bowre and from thence to Chelmfford where he appoynted sir Robert Trisilian to sit in Iudgement of the offendors and Rebelles of that couÌ„trey wherevppon an inquest beeing chosen a greate number were indicted arraigned and founde giltie so that vppon some one gallowes there were nyne or tenne hanged togither Fabian The Rebels executed in euery lordship In euerie countrie were like enquiries made and the chiefe offendors apprehended and put to deathe in euery Lordship through the Realme where any of them were detected by tenne by twelue tweÌ„tie thirtie yea and in some places by fortie at once so that the whole number grew to fifteene hundred and aboue Froissart At the firste when the Kings Iustices began to sitte in Essex Kent and at London by reason of the multitude that were to bee executed they onely chopped off their heads but afterwardes when that kinde of death seemed too close and secrete for so open offences they proceeded according to the accustomed lawe of the Realme by condemning them to be drawen and hanged and according therevnto they were executed The King calleth in hys letters of enfranchising graunted to the bondmen In the meane time the King by the aduice of his counsell directed his letters reuocatory into euery Countie there to bee proclaymed in euery Citie borrow towne and place as well within the liberties as without by the whiche letters hee reuoked made voyde and frustrate his former letters of enfranchising the bond menne of hys Realme and commaunded that such as had the same letters shoulde withoute delay bring them in and restore them to him and his counsell to be cancelled as they woulde aunswere vppon theyr faith and allegiance whiche they ought to hym and vppon payne of forfeiting all that they had The date of whiche letters reuocatorie was at Chelmefforde the second day of Iuly in the fifth yere of his raigne The King remoueth to S. Albons When the King had quieted the countrey of Essex and punished suche as were the chiefe sturrers of that wicked commotion in those parties he went to Saint Albons to see iustice done vpon suche as hadde demeaned themselues most presumptuously againste the Kinges peace in that towne namely againste the Abbot and hys house and sought to defende themselues vnder a couloure of friendship that they trusted to fynde in some persons about the King but that trust deceyued them and procured the more displeasure against them for that they woulde not suâ—… for fauoure at the Abbots handes in time by submitting themselues vnto his will and pleasure To bee briefe the King came thither with a greate number of armed men and archers and caused his Iustice sir Robert Trisilian to sitte in iudgement vpon the malefactors that were broughte thither from Hertford Iayle Iohn Ball. Thither was brought also to the King from Couentrie Iohn Ball Priest whome the Citizens of Couentrie hadde taken and now heere at Saint Albons they presented him to the Kings presence wherevpon he was arreigned and condemned to bee drawen hanged and headed for suche notable treasons as hee was there conuicted of He receyued iudgemente vpon the Saterday the firste day that the sayde Sir Robert Trisilian sate in Iudgement but he was not executed
thence the king and the Quene going vpon raye clothe barefooted wente vnto Sainct Edwardes Shrine and all his nobilitie goyng wyth hym euery Lorde in his degree And firste went the trumpets and then the Herraultes of armes in their riche coates and nexte followed the Crosse with a solemne procession the Priestes hauyng fine surplesses and graye amisses vpon them The Abbottes and Byshops mitred and in riche Copes and euery of them caried theyr Crosiers in their handes The Byshop of Rochester bare the Crosse before the Cardinall Then followed the Earle of Huntyngton bearyng a paire of guilt spurres signifiyng Knyghtehoode Then followed the Earle of Bedforde bearing Sainct Edwardes staffe for a relique After them came the Earle of Northumberlande bareheaded wyth the Pointelesse sworde naked in his hande which signifyed mercye The Lorde Stanley bare the mace of the Conestableshippe The Earle of Kent bare the seconde sworde on the right hande of the Kyng naked wyth a pointe whyche signifyed Iustice to the Temporalitie The Lord Louell bare the thirde sworde on the lefte hande wyth a pointe whyche signifyed Iustice to the Clergye The Duke of Suffolke followed wyth the Scepter in his hande whiche signifyed peace The earle of Lincolne bare the Ball and Crosse whyche signifyed a Monarchie The Earle of Surrey bare the fourth sword before the King in a riche scabberd and that is called the sworde of estate Then went three togither in the middest wente Garter King at armes in his rich cote and on his left hande wente the Maior of London bearing a mace and on his righte hande wente the Gentleman Vssher of the priuie chamber Then followed the Duke of Norffolke bearing the Kings Crowne betweene his hands Then followed King Richard in his robes of purple veluet and ouer his head a canapie borne by foure Barons of the fiue portes And on euery side of the King there went one Byshop that is to say the Byshop of Bath and the Bishoppe of Durham Then followed the Duke of Buckingham bearing the Kings trayne with a white staffe in his hande signifying the office of the high Steward of England Then there followed a great number of Earles Barons before y e Queene And then came y e Erle of Huntington who bare y e Queenes Scepter the Vicount Lisle bearyng the rodde with the Doue And the earle of Wilshire bare the Queenes Crowne Then followed Queene Anne daughter to Richard Erle of Warwicke in robes like to y e King betweene two Byshoppes and a Canapie ouer hir heade borne by the Barons of the Ports On hir head a riche Coronall set wyth stones and pearle After hir followed the Countesse of Richemonde heire to the Duke of Somersette whiche bare vp the Queenes traine After followed the Dutchesse of Suffolke and Norffolke wyth Countesses Baronesses Ladies and many faire Gentlewomen In this order they passed through the Pallaice and entred the Abbey at the West end and so came to their seates of estate And after diuers songs solempnly song they bothe discended to the hyghe Aulter and were shifted from their robes and had diuers places open from the middle vpwarde in whiche places they were annointed Then bothe the King and the Queene chaunged them into clothe of golde and ascended to their seates where the Cardinall of Caunterburye and other Byshoppes them Crowned according to the custome of y e realme giuing him the Scepter in the left hande and the ball with the crosse in the righte hande and the Queene had the Scepter in hir right hande and the rodde with the done in the left hande On euery side of the King stoode a Duke and before hym stoode the Earle of Surrey with the sword in his handes And on euery side of the Queene standing a Bishoppe and a Lady kneeling The Cardinall song Masse and after paxe the King and the Queene descended and before the high Aulter they wer both houseled with one host deuided betweene them After Masse finished they both offered at S. Edward his Shrine and there the King left the Crowne of Sainte Edward and putte on hys owne Crowne And so in order as they came they departed to Westminster Hall and so to their chambers for a season during which time the Duke of Norffolke came into the hall hys horse trapped to the ground in cloth of golde as high Marshall and voided the hall About foure of the clocke the King Queene entred the hall and the King sate in the middle and the Queene on the left hand of the table and on euery side of hir stoode a Countesse holdyng a cloth of pleasaunce when she lift to drinke And on the right hand of the King sate the Byshoppe of Caunterburie the Ladyes sate all on one side in the middle of the hall And at the Table againste them sate the Chancellor and all the Lordes At the table next the euphorde sate the Maior of London and at the table behind the Lords sate the Barons of the portes And at the other tables sate noble and worshipfull personages When all persons were set the D. of Norfolke Earle Marshal the Earle of Surrey Connestable for that day the Lorde Stanley Lorde Stewarde Sir William Hopton Treasourer and Sir Thomas Percy comptroller came in and serued the King solemnelie with one dishe of golde and another of siluer and the Queene all in gilte vessell and the Bishop all in siluer At the seconde course came into the hall Sir Robert Dimmocke the Kings Champion making proclamation that whosoeuer woulde say that King Richarde was not lawfull King hee would fight with him at the vtterance threwe downe his gantlet and then all the hall cryed King Richarde And so he did in three partes of the Hall and then one broughte him a cuppe of wine couered and when he hadde dronke he cast out the drinke and departed with the cuppe After that the Heraulds cryed alargesse thrice in the hall and so went vp to their stage At the ende of dynner the Maior of London serued the King and Queene with sweete wine and had of each of them a cuppe of golde with a couer of golde And by that time that all was done it was darke nighte And so the King returned to his chamber and euerye man to hys lodging When this feast was thus finished the kyng sente home all the Lordes into their Countreys that woulde departe excepte the Lord Stanley whome he reteyned till he heard what his sonne the Lorde Strange went about And to suche as went home hee gaue straighte charge and commaundement to see their Countreys well ordered and that no wrong nor extorcion shoulde be done to his subiectes And thus hee taughte other to execute iustice and equitie the contrarie whereof he dayly exercised he also with great rewardes giuen to the Northernemen whiche he sente for to his Coronation â—…te them home to their Countrey with great thankes whereof dyuers of them as they be all of nature very greedie of authoritie
vntruely alledged that they held the same of the Kyng in capite And when such persons as were thus vexed offered to trauerse those offices they coulde not bee admitted thereto in suche due and lawfull forme as in suche causes the lawe prouideth till they hadde compounded to paye greate fynes and raunsomes Moreouer the kings Wardes after they had accomplished their full age could not be suffered to sue theyr lyueries tyll they hadde paide excessiue fynes and raunsomes vnto their greate anoyance losse and disquieting and to no lesse contempte of the sayde late King And further where as dyuers persons had bin outlawed as well as the suite of theyr aduersaries as of the sayde late Kyng they coulde not be allowed to purchase theyr charters of pardon out of the Chancery according to the lawe of the Realme till they were driuen to aunswere halfe the issues and profites of all theyr landes and tenementes by the space of two yeares whiche the Kyng receyued to hys vse by the sayde Richarde Empsons procuremente who enformed hym that hee myghte lawfully take the same although hee knewe that it was contrarie to the lawes and customes of the Realme wherevppon the people vexed and molested by suche hard dealings sore grudged agaynste the sayde late Kyng to the greate perill and daunger of hys person and Realme and subuersion of the lawes and auntiente customes thereof Also it was alledged againste the said Empson that he hadde sente forth preceptes directed vnto dyuers persons commaundyng them vppon greate penalties to appeare before him and other hys associates at certayn dayes and times within hys house in Sainte Brydes Parishe in a warde of London called Farringdon without where they makyng theyr appearances accordyng to the same preceptes were impleaded afore hym and other his sayde associates of dyuers murthers felonies outlaries and of the articles in the statute of prouisors conteyned also of wilfull escapes of Felons and such like matters and articles apperteyning to the plees of the Crowne and common lawes of the Realme And that done the sayde persons were committed to dyuers prisons as the Fleete the Tower and other places where they were deteyned tyll they hadde fined at hys pleasure as well for the commoditie of the sayde late Kyng as for the singular aduauntage of the sayde Sir Richarde Empson Moreouer whereas the sayde Empson beeing Recorder of Couentrie and there sate with the Maior and other Iustices of the peace vppon a speciall gaole delyuerie within y e Citie on the Monday before the feast of S. Thomas the Apostle in the sixteenth yeare of the late kyngs raigne a prisoner that hadde beene endited of felonie for takyng out of an house in that Citie certayne goodes to the value of twentie shillings was arraigned before them and bycause the Iurie would not finde the sayde prisoner giltie for wante of sufficient euidence as they after alledged the sayde Sir Richarde Empson supposing the same euidence to be sufficient caused them to be committed toward wherein they remayned foure dayes togyther till they were contented to enter band in fortie pound a peece to appeare before the Kyng and hys Counsell the second returne of the tearme then nexte ensuing being Quindena Hillarij and therevppon they keeping their day and appearing before the said sir Richard Empson and other of the kings counsell according to their bandes were adiudged to pay euery of them eyght pound for a fyne and accordingly made payment thereof as they were then thought well worthy so to do But nowe this matter so long past was still kepte in memorie and so earnest some were to enforce it to the vttermost against the sayd Empson that in a Sessions holden at Couentrie nowe in thys first yere of this kings raigne an inditemēt was framed against him for this matter and thereof he was found giltie as if therein he had committed some great and heynous offence againste the Kings peace his Crowne and dignitie Thus haue I thought good to shew what I find hereof to the end ye may perceiue how glad men were to find some coulour of sufficiēt matter to bring the said sir Richard Empson master Edmonde Dudley within daunger of the lawes whereby at lengthe they were not onely condemned by acte of Parliament through malice of such as might seeme to seeke their destruction for priuate grudges but in the end also they were arreigned as first the said Edmond Dudley in the Guild Hall of London the seuententh of Iuly and sir Richarde Empson at Northāpton in October nexte ensuing and beeing there condemned was from thence broughte backe againe to the Tower of London where hee remained till the time of his execution as after yee shall heare This yeare the plague was greate and raigned in diuers parts of this Realme 1510 The King kepte hys Christmas at Richemond The twelfth of Ianuary dyuers Gentlemen prepared to iust and the Kyng and one of hys priuie chamber called William Compton secretely armed themselues in the little Parke of Richmond and so came into the iustes vnknowen to all persons The Kyng neuer ranne openly before and did exceedinglye well Master Compton chanced to be sore hurt by Edward Neuill Esquier brother to the Lord of Burgeinie so that he was lyke to haue dyed One person there was that knew the Kyng and cryed God saue the Kyng and with that all the people were astonyed and then the Kyng discouered hymselfe to the great comfort of the people The Kyng soone after came to Westminster and there kepte his Shrouetide with greate banquettings dauncings and other iolly pastimes Ambassadors This yeare also came Ambassadors not only from the Kyng of Arragon and Castile but also from the Kynges of Fraunce Denmarke Scotlande and other princes whych were highly welcomed and nobly enterteyned Thys yeare An. reg 2. the Kyng celebratyng the feast of Pentecost at Greenewiche the Thurseday in that weeke with two other whome hee chose of purpose to assist hym as aydes chalenged all commers to fyghte with them at the barriers with target and punching staffe of eyghte foote long and that done to fyghte eache of them twelue strokes with two handed swordes with and against all commers none except beeyng a Gentleman where the Kyng behaued hymselfe so well and deliuered hymselfe so valiauntlye that through hys manly prowes and greate strengthe the lande and prayse of that martiall pastime was gyuen to hym and his aydes notwithstandyng that dyuers valiante and strong personages had assayled them In this seconde yeare the Kyng beeing forth on his progresse hearde euerye daye more and more complayntes of Empson and Dudley set forthe and aduaunced no doubte by the drifte of theyr deadly enimies wherefore The seuenth day hath Ioh◅ Stowe Empson and Dudley beheaded he sent writtes to the Sheriffes of London to putte them to execution and so the seauententh daye of August they were both beheaded at the Tower hil and both theyr bodyes and heads buryed
lord Admirall in chase of the Barkâ—… of Scotlande called Ienny Piâ—…wyn which was woute to sayle with the Lyon in companie so much did he with other that he layd him a hâ—…de and though the Scots manfully defended themselues you at length y e english men entred the Barke slew many and tooke all the residue Thus were these two shippes taken and brought to Blackewall the seconde of August The Scottes that were taken prisoners wer pardoned of their liues and sent home into their Countrey The King of Scottes hearing of the death of Andrew Barton and the taking of his two shippes was wonderfully wroth and sente letters to the King requiring restiâ—…tion according to the league amitie The K. wrote to the K. of Scots againe with brotherly salutation of the robberies done by y e sayd Andrew and that it became not a Prince to lay breache of peace to his confederate for doing iustice vpon a Pirate and theefe and that all the Scots that were taken had deserued to die by iustice if hee had not extended his mercy And with this aunswere King Henry the eyght taketh the popes part against the french K. the Scottish Herrault departed About this season the Frenche K. made sharp warre against Pope Iuly wherefore the K. of England wrote to the french K. that he should leaue off to vexe the Pope in suche wise being his friend and confederate but when the French K. seemed litle to regarde that request the king sent him worde to deliuer him his lawfull inheritance both of the duchie of Normandy and Guyenne the countries of Aniou Mayne and also of his crown of France or else he woulde come with suche a power that by fine force he wold obteyne his purpose but notwithstanding those writings the French King still pursued his warres in Italye Whervpon the K. of EnglaÌ„d ioyning in league with Maximilian the Emperor Ferdinando king of Spain and with diuers other princes resolued by the aduise of counsel to make warre on the French king his countreyes and made preparation both by sea and land setting forth ships to the sea for safegard of his merchants 1512 This yeare the king kepte his Christmasse at Grenewich with great and plentiful cheere also with triumphant pastimes as maskings dauncings A Parliament and suche lyke The .xv. day of Ianuarie began the Parliament wher the bishop of Canterbury began his oration with this verse Iustitia pax osculatae sunt vppon whiche hee declared how iustice should be ministred peace should be nourished by what meanes Iustice was put by and peace turned into warre And therevpon he shewed how the French K. wold do no iustice in restoring to the king his righte inheritaunce wherefore for lacke of Iustice Peace of necessitie must be turned into warre In this Parliament was graunted two fifteenes of the temporaltie of the Cleargie two dismes After that it was concluded by the whole body of the realme in the high court of Parliament assembled that warre shuld be made on the French K. his dominioÌ„s whervpon was wonderful spede made in preparing all thinges necessarie bothe for Sea and lande The K. of Aragon also hauyng of that tyme warre with the Frenche king wrote to his son in law king Henry that if he wold send ouer an armie into Bisâ—…ay and so to inuade FraÌ„ce on that side for y e recouerie first of his durhie of Guyâ—…e he would ayde them with ordinaunce horsemen beastes cariages with other necessaries appertaining to the same The king and his counsell putting their affiance in this promise of â—… Ferdinando prepared a noble armie all of footemen and small artillerie appoyntyng the noble Lord Thomas Greye Marquâ—… Dorset to bee chiefe conductour of the same The kyng dayly studying to set forth his war which he had begon against the French K. caused Sir Edmund Haward his Admirall An. reg 4. wyth diligence to make readie diuers goodly tall ships as the Souerain other to the number of xvlij beside other smaller vessels and therwith hauing in his companie sir Weston Browne Griffyth Doune Edwarde Cobham Thomas Windham Thomas Lucy William Perton Henry Shirchourne Stephen Bull George Wâ—…itwange Iohn Hopton William GunstoÌ„ Thomas Draper Edmonde Cooke Iohn Burder and diuers other he tooke the Sea and scowring the same about the middes of May he came before Portesmouth About the very selfe time the Lord Marques Dorset and other noble men apointed for the iorney of Biskey as the Lorde Hawarde son and heire to the Earle of Surrey the Lorde Brooke the Lord Willoughby the lord Ferrers the lord Iohn the lord Anthony and the lorde Leonarde Grey all three brethren to the Marques Syr Griffeth ap Rise Syr Morris Barkely sir William Sandes the Baron of Burforde sir Richarde Cornewall brother to the said Baron William Husey Iohn MeltoÌ„ William Kingston esquiers sir Henry Willoughby and diuers other with Souldiors to the number of .x. M. amongst the which were fiue C. Almaynes clad all in white vnder the leading of one Guiot a Gentleman of Flaunders came to Southampton and there â—…red their bandes whyche were appoynted and trimmed in the best maner The sixtenth daye of May they were al bestowed aboued in Spanish shippes furnished with victual other necessaries for that iourney The winde serued 〈◊〉 well for their purpose y e they came all in safety on the coaste of Bisky at the Port of Passagâ—… Southwest of Fonteraby and so the third day of Iune they landed tooke the fielde embattailing themselues for their safegarde righte strongly Within three days after that the army was thus a land there came to the Marques an erle and an other noble man to welcome him and his companie Then the Lord captain remoued his field and took an other place nerer to Fonterabye where he lay a long tyme looking euery day to haue ayde of horsemen and artillerie of the King of Arragon but none came Syr Iohn Style caused to bee boughte two hundred Mulettes and Asses of suche price as the Spanyardes gained greately and when they were put to cary and drawe The englishe â—…pe greatly â—…dered for 〈◊〉 of beasts 〈◊〉 their â—…ce they woulde not serue the turn for they were not exercised therto before that tyme and so for want of beasts to drawe such ordinance as the Englishemen had there with theÌ„ they lost the doing of some greate exployte against the Frenchmen on the frontiers of Gascoygne for they mighte haue runne a great waye into that countrey being as then destitute and vnpurueyed of men and munitions One day the Frenchmen made a skrye toward the Englishe campe but the Englishmen perceyuing them passed the riuer that was betwixt them and with Arrowes chased the Frenchmen so that for haste many of theyr horsses foundered and fell ere they came to Bayonne If there had bene any horsemenne amongst the Englishmen they hadde sore endomaged their
that all the beholders spake of them honor Thursday the .xxj. of Iune the two Kings likewise kept the tourneys so that all those noble men that woulde proue their valiancies were deliuered according to the articles of the tourneys which this day tooke ende â—…ers Fryday the .xxij. of Iune the two kings with their retinue did battaile on foote at the Barriers and there deliuered all such as put forth themselues to trie their forces 〈◊〉 Cardinall â—…g Maâ—…e â—…re two 〈◊〉 On Saterday the .xxiij. of Iune the Lorde Cardinall sang an highe and solemne Masse by note aloft vpon a pompous stage before the two Kings and Queenes the which being furnished Indulgence was giuen to all the hearers The two kings dyned in one Chamber that day and the two Queenes in another After dinner the two kings with their bendâ—… entred the field on foote before the Bairiers and so began the fight which continued battaile after battaile till all the commers were answered There were deliuered this day thus at the barriers by battaile an C. and sixe persons the two last battails did the kings And so that Saterday the whole chalenge was performed and all men deliuered of the articles of iustes tourneys battayles on foote at the Barriers by the sayde two kings and their aydes After this there folowed royall maskes Maskes and on the Sunday the .xxiiij. of Iune the King of Englande with foure companyes in euerie companie senne trymlye appoynted in maskyng apparell rode to Arde and lykewise the Frenche king accoÌ„panied with .xxxviij. persons as maskers repayred to Guisnes They met on the way and eche company passed by other without any countenance making or disuisering They were honourably receyued as well at the one place as the other and when they had ended theyr pastime banquetting and daunces they returned and met againe on the way homewardes and then putting off their visers they louingly embraced and after amiable communication togyther they tooke leaue either of other and for a remembraunce gaue giftes eyther to other verie rich and princely King Henry departed from Guisnes to Caleys and from thence to Graueling to visite the Emperour On the Morrow after being Monday the xxv of Iune the king with the Queene remoued from Guisnes to Calays where hee remayned till the tenth of Iuly on whiche day he roade to Graueling and was receyued on the waye by the Emperor and so by hym conueyed to Graueling where not onely the king but also all his traine was cheared and feasted with so louing maner that the Englishmen highly praysed the Emperors Court This meeting of the Emperour and the king of Englande was a corosie to the French king and his people as by euident tokens afterwardes well appeared The emperour commeth to Caleys to king Henrye On Wednesday the eleuenth of Iuly the Emperour and his Aunte the Ladie Margaret came wyth the king of Englande to the towne of Calays and there continued in great ioy and solace wyth feasting banquetting daunsing and masking till Saterdaye the fourtenth of Iuly on the whiche day about noone hee tooke leaue of the Queene of Englande hys Aunte and departed towarde Graueling beeing conducted on his way by the king of England to a Village towardes Flanders called Waell and there they embraced and tooke leaue eyther of other in most louing maner They did not altogither spend the tyme thus whilest they were togither in vayne pleasures and sporting reuels for the Charters before time concluded were there read and all the Articles of the league tripartite agreed betwixt the Emperour the King of Englande and the French king were at full declared to the whiche the French king had fully condescended and for the more proufe thereof and exemplyfication of the same he sent Monsieur de Roche with letters of credence to signifie to the Emperour that in the worde of a Prince he woulde obserue fulfil performe and keepe all the same articles for him his realme and subiects The king returneth into England Shortly after that the Emperour and the King had taken leaue eche of other and were departed the king shipped and with the Queene and all other the Nobilitie returned safely into England The King kept hys Christmasse at Grenewiche this yeare with much noblenesse and open Court About the same tyme 1521 the King hauing regarde to the common wealth of his realme Polidor considered how for the space of fiftie yeares past and more the Nobles and Gentlemen of Englande being giuen to grasing of cattell and keeping of sheepe had inuented a meane howe to encrease their yearely reuenues to the great decay and vndoing of the husbandemen of the lande For the sayde Nobles and Gentlemen after the maner of the Numidians more studying how to encrease their pastures than to mainteyne tyllage beganne to decay husbande tackes and tenements and to conuert errable grounde into Pasture furnishing the same with beastes and sheepe and also deare so enclosing the fieldes with hedges dytches and pales whiche they helde in theyr owne handes engrossing woolles and selling the same and also sheepe and beastes at theyr owne pryses and as might stande most to theyr owne pryuate commoditie whereof a threefolde euill chaunced to the common wealth as Polidore noteth one for that thereby the number of husband men was sore diminished the whiche the Prince vseth chiefely in his seruice for the warres an other for that many Townes and Vyllages were left desolate and became ruynous the thirde for that both Wooll and Cloth made thereof and the fleshe of all maner of beastes vsed to bee eaten was solde at farre higher pryces than was accustomed These enormityes at the fyrst beginning beeyng not redressed grewe in shorte space to suche force and vigour by euyll custome that afterwarwardes they could not be well taken away nor remoued The King therefore causing suche good statutes as had beene deuised and established for reformation in thys behalfe to be reuyued and called vppon Commissâ—… graunted for the maintenaunce of â—…llage and laying open of inclosure taketh order by directing forth hys Commission vnto the Iustices of peace and other suche Magystrates that presentmente shoulde bee hadde and made of all suche Inclosures and decay of husbandrye as had chaunced within the space of fiftie yeares before that present tyme. The Iustices and other Magistrates according to their commission executed the same And so commaundement was giuen that the decayed houses should be buylt vp again that the husbandmen should be placed eftsoones in y e same and that inclosed grounds shuld be laid open and sore punishment appointed agaynste them that disobeyed 〈…〉 These so good and wholesome ordinances shortely after were defeated by meane of bribes giueÌ„ vnto the Cardinal for when the nobles and Gentlemen whiche had for their pleasures imparked the common fieldes were loth to haue the same againe disparked they redemed their vexation with good summes of money and so
as well at London Wiat publisheth a proclamation at Maidstone as else where on the Thursdaye next following being the xxv of Ianuarie at Maidstone being accompanied with maister Thomas Isâ—…ey and others publisheth a proclamation against the Queenes mariage desiring all his neyghburs frendes and Englishmenne to ioyne with him and others to defend the realme in daunger to be brought in thraldome to strangers He commeth to Rochester and herewith he getteth him to Rochester met with sir George Harper by the way Sir George Harpeâ—… that was one appoynted asore to ioyne with him in that quarrell They brake vp the bridge at Rochester and fortified the East part of the town and stayde there abyding the comming of more strength and in the meane whyle suffered all passengers to passe quietly through the towne to London â–ª or to the sea taking nothing froÌ„ them but onely their weapon In the meane while sir Henrie Isley Anthony Kneuet esquire his brother William Kneuet were busy in west Kent to raise the people there likewise in East Kent there were other y t were of the same confederacie which set forth the like Proclamations at Milton Ashforde and other townes there in that part of the shire and thus in eche part of Kente in a maner was greate stirre But yet such was the diligence and warie circumspection of Iohn Twyne at that present Maior of Canterburie for that he mislyked their disordered attemptes that there was not any of that Citie knowne to stirre or goe forth to ioyne themselues with the sayde Sir Thomas Wyat or with any other of his confederates and yet verilye the more part of the people in all other parts of that shire were marueylouslye affected to the sayde Sir Thomas Wyats quarrell doubting that which myght followe of the Queenes matching hirselfe thus with a straunger At Milton when a Gentlemanne of those partes named Christopher Roper Christopher Roper taken went about to resist them that set forth this Proclamation he was taken and conueyed to Rochester vnto Maister Wyat. Likewise Maister Tucke and Maister Dorrell Iustices of peace Maister Dorrell and maister Tuck taken were fetched out of their owne houses and likewise brought to Rochester where they with the sayde Roper were kept as prisoners Sir Thomas Wiat had written vnto Sir Robert Southwel sherife of KeÌ„t to moue him in respect of the preseruation of the common welth nowe in daunger to be ouerrunne of strangers Sir Thomas Wiat writeth to sir Robert Southwell through the pretensed marriage if it should go forwarde to ioyne with him and others The sherife of Kent and the Lorde of Burgueuennie assemble a power against Wiat. in so necessarie a cause for the disappoynting of the same mariage and to worke so with the Lorde of Burgueuennie with whome he might doe much that it might please him also to ioyne with them but as well the sayde Sir Robert Southwell as the sayde Lorde of Burgueuennie and one George Clarke assembled themselues with such power as they might make against the sayde Sir Thomas Wyat and hys adherentes and comming to Malling on the Saterday being the Market daye and xxvij of Ianuarie the sayde sir Robert Southwell hauing penned an exhortation to dissuade the people and to bring them from hauing any liking to Wiates enterprise dyd reade the same openlye vnto all the people there assembled in confuting reprouing and refelling the proclamations set forth by Sir Thomas Wiat and his adherents On the other parte Sir Henrie Isley Anthonie Kneuet and his brother Willyam Kneuet being at Tunbridge proclaymed the Sherife the Lorde of Burgueuennie and George Clarke Gentlemanne traytours to God the Crowne and the Common wealth for reysing the Queenes Subiectes to defende the moste wicked and diuelishe enterprise of certayne of the wicked and peruese Counsaylors And this they pronounced in their owne names and in the names of Sir Thomas Wyat Sir George Harper and of all the faithfull Gentlemen of Kent and trustie Commons of the same This done they marched to Seâ—â—nnothe meaning from thence to passe to Rochester but in the meane time the foresayde xxvij of Ianuarie 〈◊〉 Heraule 〈◊〉 to Wiat. there came from the Queene an Herauâ—…e and a trumpettour vnto Sir Thomas Wiat but he was not suffered to passe the bridge and so did his message at the bridge end in y e hearing of sir Thomas Wiat and diuerse other The effect of his message was to offer pardon to so many as within xxiiij houres woulde depart to their houses and become quiet subiects The Lorde was taken Sir Thomas Cheiney Lorde Warden sent also vnto Wiat with wordes of contempt and defiance desirous in deede to haue bene doyng with him if he had not mistrusted his own people which he shoulde haue brought against him as those that fauoured so greatly Wiats cause that they woulde haue bene lothe to haue serue him take anye soyle and that Sir Thomas Wiat knewe well inough and therefore desired nothing more than to haue him come forth vnderstanding that he wanted no frenâ—…es as well about him as all other that woulde take in hande to represse him with force gathered in that shire The Lorde of Burgueuennie the Sherife Warram Sentleger and diuerse other Gentlemen that were assembled at Malling laye there within foure myles of Rochester Saterday night and hauing aduertisement that Sir Henrie Isley the two Kneuets and certaine other Weldishmen that is such as well in hâ—…e well of Kent with fiue hundreth Weldishe men being at Seuennocke ment earely in the morning to march towards Rochester for the ayde of Wiat against the Duke of Norffolke that was come to Grauesende with fiue hundreth whyte Coates Londoners and certayne of the garde and further that the sayde Sir Henrie Isley and the Kneuets ment in their waye to burne and spoyle the house of George Clarke Gentlemanne They departing with fiue hundreth Gentlemen and yeomen very earelye that Sunday in the morning marched out in order till they came to Wrotham heath Wrotham heath where they might easilye heare the sounde of their aduersaries drummes and therevpon followed after them with all speede till they came to a place called Barrowe greene Barrow greene through which laye the right readie waye from Seuennocke towardes maister Clarkes house Here the Lorde of Burgueuennie stayed for the comming of his enimies and vnderstanding they were at hande placed his mâ—…nne in order thinking to giue 〈◊〉 â—…e the 〈◊〉 throwe But they vpon their approche misâ—â—king as it should seeme the maâ—…câ—… shranke asâ—â—e as secretly as they coulde by a bye way and were so farre gone before the Lorde of Burgueuennie vnderstoode thereof by his spials as for doubt of ouertaking them afore their comming as Rochester he was driuen to make such haste for the ouertaking of them as diuerse of his foote men were farre behinde at the 〈◊〉 giuing The first fight that the
place appoynted for one childe which did interprete and apply the said Pageant as heereafter shall be declared Euery voyde place was furnished with proper sentences commending the seate supported by vertues and defacyng the vices to the vtter extirpation of Rebellion and to euerlasting continuance of quietnesse and peace The Queenes Maiestie approching nigh vnto thys Pageaunte thus beautifyed and furnished in all poyntes caused hir Chariot to be drawen nygh therevnto that hir grace myght heare the childs Oration which was thys While that Religion true shall ignorance suppresse And with hir weigtie foote breake superstitious head whyle loue of subiects shall Rebellion distresse And with zeale to the Prince insolency downe treade Whyle Iustice can flattering tongs and briberie deface While follie and vayneglorie to wisedome yeeld their handes So long shall gouernement not swarue from hir right race But wrong decayeth still and rightwisenes vp standes Now all thy subiuects heartes O Prince of yereles fame Do trust these vertues shall mainteyne vp thy throne And vice be kept downe still the wicked out to shame That good with good may ioy naught with naught may mone Whiche verses were painted vpon the ryghte side of the same Pageant and the latine thereof on y e left side in another table which were these Quae subnixa altè solio regina superboest Effigiem sanctae principis alma refert Quam ciuilis amor fulcit sapientia firmat Iusticia illustrat Relligioque beat Vana superstitio crassa ignorantia frontis Pressae sub pura relligione iacent Regis amor domat effraenos animosque rebelles Iustus adulantes Doniuorosque terit Cùm regit imperium sapiens sine luce sedebunt Stultitia atque huius numen inanis honor Beside these verses there were placed in euery voyde rome of the Pageant both in English and latin such sentences as aduanced the seate of gouernaunce vpholden by vertue The groūd of this Pageante was that lyke as by vertues whiche doe aboundantly appeare in hir grace the Queenes Maiestie was established in the seate of gouernemente so shee shoulde sitte fast in the same so long as shee embrased Vertue and helde vice vnder foote For if vice once gote vp the head it woulde put the seate of gouernement in perill of falling The Queenes Maiestie when she had heard the childe and vnderstoode the Pageant at full gaue the Citie also thankes there and most graciously promised hir good endeuour for y e maintenance of the saide vertues and suppression of vices and so marched on till she came agaynste the great conduit in Cheape whiche was beautified with pictures and sentences accordingly against hir graces comming thither Against Soper lanes ende was extended frō the one side of the streete to the other a Pageant which had three gates all open Ouer the midlemost whereof were erected three seuerall stages whereon sate eyght children as heereafter followeth On the vppermost one childe on y e middle three on the lowest foure eache hauing the proper name of the blessing that they did represent written in a table and placed aboue their heads In the forefront of this Pageant before the children which did represent the blessings was a conueniēt standing cast out for a child to stand which did expound the sayd Pageante vnto the Queenes Maiestie as was done in the other tofore Euery of these children were appointed apparelled according vnto the blessing which hee dyd represent And on the foreparte of the sayde Pageaunte was written in faire letters the name of the sayde Pageant in this manner following The eight beatitudes expressed in the fifth Chapter of the Gospell of Sainte Mathew applyed to oure soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth Ouer the two side portes was placed a noise of instruments And all voyde places in the Pageant were furnished with pretie sayings commending and touching the meaning of the said Pageaunte whiche was the promises and blessings of Almightie God made to hys people Before that the Queenes highnes came vnto this Pageaunte shee required the matter somewhat to be opened vnto hir that hir grace might the better vnderstand what should afterwarde by the child be sayde vnto hir Which so was y t the Citie had there erected the Pageaunte with eyght children representing the eyght blessings touched in the fifth Chapter of S. Mathewe Wherof euery one vpon iust consideratiōs was applyed vnto hir highnesse and that the people thereby putte hir grace in mind that as hir good doings before had giuen iust occasion why that these blessings might fall vpon hir that so if hyr grace did continue in hir goodnes as she had entred shee shoulde hope for the frute of these promises out vnto thē that do exercise themselues in the blessings whiche hir grace heard maruellous graciously and required that the Chariot might be remoued towardes the Pageaunt that she might perceiue the childs words which were these the Queenes Maiestie giuing most attētiue eare and requiring that the peoples noyse might be stayde Thou hast bin eyght times blest O Queene of worthy 〈◊〉 By meekenes of thy spirit when care did thee besette By mourning in thy griefe by mildnes in thy blame By hunger and by thirst and iustice couldst none gette By mercy shewed not felt by cleanes of thine heart By seeking peace alwaies by persecution wrong Therefore trust thou in God since he hath helpe thy smart That as his promis is so he will make thee strong When these words were spoken all the people wished that as the childe had spoken so God woulde strengthen hir grace againste all hir aduersaries whome the Queenes Maiestie dyd most gently thanke for their so louing wishe These verses were painted on the left side of the sayd Pageaunte and other in latin on the other side which were these Qui lugent hilares fient qui mitia gestant Pectora multa soli iugera culta metent Iustitiam esuriens sitiensue replebitur ipsum Fas homini puro corde videre deum Quē alterius miseret dominus miserebitur huius Pacificus quis quis filius ille Dei est Propter iustitiam quisquis patietur habetque Demissam mentem caelica regna capit Huic hominum generi terram mare fidera vouit Omnipotens horum quisque beatus erit Besides these euery voide place in the Pageant was furnished with sentences touchyng the matter and ground of the sayd Pageaunte When all that was to be sayd in this Pageant was ended the Queenes Maiestie passed on forward in Cheape side At the Standert in Cheape which was dressed faire against the time was placed a noyse of Trumpettes with banners and other furniture The Crosse lykewise was also made faire and well trimmed And neere the same vppon the porche of Saint Peeters Church dore stoode the Waites of the Citie which did giue a pleasaunte noyse with their instrumentes as the Queenes Maiestie did passe by whiche on euery side cast hyr countenance and wished well to all hir most louing people Soone
extortion punished 231.69 Iustes deuised to be holden at Oxford pag. 1126. co 1. lin 49. at Yorke pa. 1132. co 1 lin 20. at London pa. 1151. col 2. lin 30. in Smithfield pag. 1155. col 2. lin 15. Ingethling Abbey buylded where Oswyn was slayne 170.62 and. 176.24 Iulius Classicianus Paulinus Suetonius fal at square 65.69 Iulius Frontinus Lieutenant of Britayne 66.79 Iulius Agricola looke Agricola Iuarus king of Danes arriueth in the mouth of Humber with an armie 210.59 Iuarus slayne 210.69 Iustes at Windsor 1103.23 b. Iulius Solinus Polihistor cited 9.6 Iudithil a Welch king 231.81 Iudweal or Ludweal a Welch king Iustes in Smythfield 961.56 b. 969.4 a. Iustices names which were appoynted at the deuision of the Realme into Circuits 443.60 Iudith daughter to Earle Lambert marryed to Earle Walteof 308.72 Iustes 1578.50 Iustin a leader of the Danes 239.55 Iustes 1506.38 Iustinus Anicius Emperour of the East 130.77 Iulius Cesar made Consull and sent to Gallia 34.98 Iustes at London by the Maior and his brethren 963.49 b. Iulianus Emperour of Rome 103.1 Iudith wyfe to Toslie 272.15 Iudith daughter to Charles the bald king of Fraunce married to king Ethelwolfus 207.60 Iudith shamefully marryed to Ethelbald her sonne in law 208.43 Iustices of peace appoynted to be in euery Shyre 303.47 Iustes 1487.47 Iudges imprisoned 798.10 a. fined 840.5 b. Iusts in Smithfield 922.10 a Iustes at Dunstaple 917.1 a. Iustes 183 5.35 Iustes 1858.29 Iustes 1561.1 Iustices compelled to renounce pentions 929.33 a. Iudge burnt for his crueltie 199.30 Iustices answeres to questions demaunded 1061.10 a. Iulius Cesar only shewed Britayne to the Romanes 44.78 Iuuenal cited 45.46 and. 51.92 Iuan of Wales slayne 1008.1 a. Iustinianus the thyrd Emperour 187.60 Iustice accused for taking brybes 724.95 Iustes 1498.2 Iustes in Smythfield 1077.30 a. Iustes at Windsor 923.10 b. Iustes held 1468.37 Iustes holden in Tuttel fielde eyght dayes 648.42 Iustes 1520.34 Iustes in Fraunce 1496.5 Iustes 1577.71 Iustes held 1466.26 Iustes 1578.50 Iulian de Romero is victor in a combat 1608.26 Iulius and Aaron martyred for the faith of Christ 88.32 Iustes 1511.20 Iustes 1504.40 Iudges and other officers committed to the Towre 912.55 b. K. Katharin daughter to Edward the fourth maried to William Earle of Deuonshyre godmother to Henry the first begotten sonne of Henry the eight 1468.50 Katharine youngest daughter to Edward the fourth pag. 1356. c. 1. lin 45. Katharine daughter to Henry the third borne 734.15 Katharine mother to king Henrye the fift married Owen Teuther pa. 1261. c. 1. lin 54. Kaerkin or Cantorbury builded 19.2 Katigern looke Katigerâ—â—â— Kahames William taketh prisoner king Stephen 376 32. Kenrit sonne to king Cuthred slaine in a tumult 193.65 Kenulfe succeedeth Egbert in the kingdome of Mercia 200.80 Kenulfe inuadeth Kent with a mighty armie and wasteth it 200.98 Kenulfes liberalitie towardes churchmen 201.1 Kenulf departeth this life 201 8. Kent gouerned by the Archbishop of Cantorbury and the Abbot of S. Augustines as it were by the chiefe lordes 292.19 Kentish men assemble at Canterbury determining to fight with king William in defence of their liberties 292 32. Kentishmen meete at Swanescombe to attend king Williams commyng 292 49 Kentishmen be the kay of England 293.27 Kentishmens request vnto king William 293.7 Kent onely reteyneth the auncient lawes and liberties of England 292.38 Kenred succeedeth Ethelred in the kingdome of Mercia 189.11 Kenred renounceth the worlde goeth to Rome to be made a MoÌ„ke there dieth 189.21 Kenred and Osricke succeede Osred in the kingdome of Northumberland 190.76 Kenelworth Castle resigned into the handes of Henrye the third 751.56 Kent assigned in reward to Hengist 113.102 Kineard confirmed by Kentwulfe 197.98 Kineard maketh a secret conspiracie against Kinewulf 198 3. Kent wasted by the Danes 240 73 Kentishmen buy peace for money of the west Saxons 187.91 Kenticus king of west Saxons departeth this life 142.44 KentishmeÌ„ surprised and slayne by the Danes 220.42 Kenwolfe and his army ouerthrowen by Offa. 194.93 Kentishmen ouerthrowen by Offa at Oxford 194.88 Kent brought vnder subiection of the west Saxons 203.63 and. 205.22 Kenelme succeedeth his father Kenufe in the kingdome of Mercia 201.10 205.38 Kenelme through treason pitifully murdred 205.50 Kenelmes deathe signified at Rome myraculously 205.56 Kentishmen whence descended 113.23 Kentishmen ouerthrowen by the Danes in a battaile at Rochester 241.54 Ket Robert captaine of the rebels in Norfolke hanged 3675.30 Kendal Iohn Secretary late Secretary to Richard late Duke of Glocester 1425.53 Keyes of al townes and castles in Normandie deliuered to king Henry the first 346.2 Kenighale Robert 1463.3 Kendal wasted by Duncane a Scottish captaine 434.15 Kent wasted by Ceadwalla king of west Saxons 186 73. Kenet castle rased downe to the ground 800.75 Kent deliuered to the Saxons 118.41 Kernelenc looke Camblan Kenricus sonne to Cerdicus arriueth in Britaine with his father 126.105 Kenricus discomfiteth and slayeth Nazaleod and his Britaines 130.39 Kingescliffe battaile against Ethelbert 196.41 Kingdome of east Angles one while subiect to one king one while to another 197.29 Kings of England why afrayde to enter into Oxford 197.61 Kymbeline sonne to Theomantius created king of Britaine 45.111 Kymbeline brought vp at Rome and made knight by Augustus Cesar 46.1 Kymbelaine gouerneth Britain while Christ our saueour is borne 46.6 Kymbelaine dyeth and is buried at London 46.22 Kingdoms vnder king Cnutes dominion 262.2 Kingdome of England is gods kingdome 267.100 Kingdomes oftentymes gouerned in quiet state and good policie by a child 282.79 Kings of west Saxons wiues not suffered to be called queenes 200.66 Kyngston vpon Hul. pa. 1328 co 1. lin 7. Kyngs College in Cambridge pa. 1344 co 1. lin 54. Kildare Earle committed to ward 1508.10 Kynimacus sonne to Sysillius beginneth to gouerne Brytaine 22.6 Kildare Earle committed to the Towre 1563.25 Kinadius king of Scots sweareth to be true to king Edgar 231.77 Kimarius sonne to Sirilius beginneth to reigne ouer Britaine 29.52 Kinewulfe succeedeth Sigibert in the kingdome of the West Saxons 197.73 Kinewulfe ouerthrowne in battaile by Offa king of Mercia 197.87 Kinewulfe slayne by conspiracie 198.23 Kingdome of Deira begun and bounded 140.16 Kingdome of Northumberland bounded 140.28 Kirksteede Abbey in Yorkshyre founded 394.30 Kings Crowne changed for a monkes Cowle 194.58 Kings of England to haue a proprietie in euery maÌ„s laÌ„ds of the realme 303.32 Kings forbidden to medle with the inuesture of bishops 342 42. Kings Hal at Cambridge founded 1000.28 b Robert Kilwarby Archbishop of Canterbury made Cardinal 788.40 b Kings of foraine Countreis visite England 969.13 b Richard Kilminton dieth 968 35. a. Iohn Kyrby executed for murdring a Genoway 1023.24 a. King Edward the fift murdred pa. 1391. co 1. lin 6. Kings aiding Cassibellanus against the Romans 39.8 Kings of Kent put to flight by the Romans 42.105 Kingdome of Brenitia begynneth 139.96 Kings palace at Westminster defaced and spoyled 779.2 Kingdome of South Saxons ioyned to the kingdome of west Saxons 187.110 reprochful
escapeth from the battaile of Lewes 770.88 S. Seuces takē 813.10 a Scots and Picts sore disquiet the Romaine subiects in Britaine 95.17 Scottes and Pictes vanquished by the Saxons 112.22 Scena son to Androgeus Erle of London 43.80 Scot Iohn Earle of Chester poysoned to death by his wife 650.20 Schollers of oxforde withdraw to Northamptō to studie 766.67 fight against King Henrye the third 766.69 Scottes vanquished and put to flight by Erle Siward 275.58 Scottes sommoned to appeare at Yorke 832.32 a Sroope Archbyshoppe of Yorke deuised articles againste Henry the .iiij. page 1137. col 1. line 4.1 Scottes inuade the English borders page 1188. colum 2. line 28. resisted line 30 Scottishe title discussed 800.47 a Scottish nobilitie sweare fealtie to the Kyng of England 803.40 a Scotlād spoyled 899.30 a Scotlande inuaded by the Duke of Lācaster 1046.7 b Scots conclude a league with the French 815.39 a Scholemaster of Paules page 1375. col 1. line 3 Geffrey Scrope Iustice dyeth 915.11 b Scots inuade Englande and besiege Careleile 818.26 a. enter Englād agayne 819.27 b. seeke for peace 827.25 a Richarde Scrope put frō the office of Chancellor 1040.1 a Scottish Lordes submitte them to King Edwarde the third 898.27 b Scottes spoyle the North parties 870.6 b Scurfa a Danishe Earle slayne 220.64 Scelton Richard a Tayler counsellor to Perkin Warbecke 1449.58 Scots spoyle the Northe Countrey 1022.2 a Scotte William 1447. line 20 Salerne Prince with others commeth to see his Maiestie 1579.54 Scrope Thomas alias Radley 1462.22 William Scrope created Erle of Wiltshire 1097.30 b. fleeth to Bristowe 1105.12 b. beheaded 1106 14. b. Scottes spoyle Cumberland 1049.16 b. Scottishe Kyng sendeth Ambassadors to Kyng Iohn 545.60 Scory Doctor Bishop of Hereford 1803.9 Scots ayde the Britaines against the Saxons 120. line 10 The Scriptures translated into English by Tindall Ioy and other forbidden 1555.1 Scottes brenne in Northumberland page 1132. colom 1. line 18. ouerthrowen page 1135. col 1. line 10.49 Scottes Picts and Saxons inuade the Romane prouince in Britaine 106.60 Scottes inuade England 853.40 b. 854.48 a. 858.4 b. 890.20 a. Scotlande spoyled by the Englishmen 1047.50 a. Scots make dayly reifes and inuasions into England 368.15 Scottish King renounceth his homage 819.10 b A Schoole foūded at Bedford 1816.30 Schoole-built by the company of the Merchaunt Taylers 1814.50 Schoole erected at Cambridge 30.93 Scotlande resigned into King Edward the thirds hands 955.6 a Scottes inuade England page 1291. col 1. line 1 Scots giue their daughters in marriage to the Pictes vpon condition 67.57 Scotland inuaded by the Romaines 69.87 Scottes inhabiting the furthermost parte of Scotlande discouered by the Romaines 70.10 Scottes and Pictes driuen out of Britaine by the aid of the Romaines 100.6 Scots and Picts breake downe the wall and enter again into Britaine 100.20 Scots and Picts returne into Britaine by sea and inhabite the North parts of the I le 100.72 Scottes and Picts enter vpon the Britaines and chase them out of theyr Townes 101.6 Scottes and Picts when firste they came to inhabite Britaine 102.15 Scotland interdited 855.21 a. Dauid King of Scottes inuadeth England 939.37 a. taken 940.3 a. Scottish Kings subiecte to the Kings of England 222.62 Scottes subdued by Sea and land by Kyng Adelstane 225.69 Scottes take an othe to bee true vnto King Edredus 229 45 Scottes submit thēselues and do homage to King Arthur 133.52 Scottishe King sendeth Ambassadors into Normandye to King Iohn 542.95 Scottes sue earnestly to the Englishmenne for peace and obteyne it 37.43 Scottes subdued by King Adelstane 225.21 Scottes acknowledge to holde their Kyngdome of the King of England 225.27 Scottes get parte of the English confines within Cumberlande 225.33 Scottishe Kyng came to Kyng Iohn to Lincolne and there did homage 550.5 Scottes inuade the English Frōtiers 1046.36 b Scarborrough Castel deliuered to the King 396. line 27 Scottes inuade the Englishe marckes with an armye vnto Careleile 366.67 Scots inuade the North partes of England with an army 306.114 Scottishe Kings to do homage to the King of England for the Realme of Scotland 307.62 Scottish King refuseth to come to Kyng Iohn 545.80 Scots inuade Englande and are repulsed wyth losse of their owne dominions 396.80 Scottish K. Alexander cōpoundeth for peace with K. Iohn 568.30 and deliuereth .ij. of his daughters for hostage 568.31 Scottishe Ambassadoures not suffered to passe thorough England to king Iohn into Normandye 543.5 Scottishe King promiseth to doe homage to Kyng Iohn 542.103 Scottish King offereth his seruice to Kyng Iohn 543.1 Scottishe K. requireth restitution of Northumberlande and Cumberland 542.98 Scorastan battaile fought by the Danes against the Englishmen 251.87 Scottishe King returneth home 550.30 Scottes inuade Northūberland with an armye 322.24 Scottes sue for peace and retire 322.32 Scottes vtterly discomfited slayne or taken by the Englishmen 324. line 69 Scottes moue warre and are brought to obediēce by the Englishmen 261. line 64 Scottishe King doeth homage to Henrye eldest sonne to King Henry the second 401.78 Sceorstan battaile fought betweene the Englishmen and Danes wyth equall victorie 254.41 Scottes eftsoone inuade Northumberlande 369. line 41 Scotttes discomfited and put to flight 370.44 Scots breake truce with the Englishmen 310.77 Scotney Walter arraigned and cōdemned 754.20 hee is executed at Winchester 754.34 Scottish Churche in Ireland disagreeth in some pointes from the Romaine Church 156.1 Scottish K. Alexander goeth through Englande to the siege of Douer and there did homage to Lewes 603.25 Scots beaten downe and put to flighte by the Englishmen at Alnewike 434.72 Scotus Iohn murthered by his Schollers in the Abbey of Malmesburie 218.34 Scottes repulsed out of Northumberlande and from the siege of Careleile 428.3 Scottishe kings to doe homage and fealtie to the kings of England being necessarily therevnto required 440.41 Scottish Bishops renoūce their obedience to the Churche of Englande 443.9 Scottes sende aide to the Britaine 's againste the Romaines 39.36 Scottes not once named by the auntient Romane writers 59.36 Scots from whence they came into Britaine 108. line 25 Scots and Picts inuade Britaine and wast the Countrey 111.27 Lamberte Semnell counterfet Erle of Warwike is receyued with greate honour in Ireland 1428.40 is proclaymed King 1430.40 is taken prisoner and made firste a tourne broach and then a Fawkener 1431.22 Secular Priestes smally regarded 234.29 Secular Priestes make complaint of the wrong done vnto them 235.86 Secular priestes constreyned to auoyd their Colledges and leaue them to Monkes Nunnes 234.31 Secular priests with their wiues brought into Monasteries 235.100 Secular Priests sute dasshed by the counsell of Winchester 236.9 Seymer Edwarde made Knyghte 1526.40 is created Viscunt Beauchamp 1561.55 is created Earle of Hertford 1571.4 made Lieutenāunte of the Northe partes 1592.10 entreth Scotlande wyth an armye committyng greate wast eadem 50. hys honorable iourney in Bolognois 1599.33 entring Scotland with a power destroyeth all the townes in the middell Marches 1602.37 eftsoones inuadeth Scotlande burnyng a greate parte
aunswered that the Scottes had done such trespasses being a people invred vnto such feates by nature and not the Bryttaines who were nothing guilty in that kind of matter thus would the Bryttans do in like sort when they had robbed the Scots so that with such iniurious dissimulation The Scottes and Pictes inuade the Bryttains aswel Scots as Picts being not a litle offended they entred soone after into the Bryttish confines robbing spoyling the same as their custome is Coilus entred into Scotland with an armie with al maner of crueltie When Coil of Bryttaine had notice of these doings he tooke grieuous indignation thereat thervpon determined to proue whether he might with open warres atchieue his purpose which he could not bring to pas by his former cloked practise And herwith assembling an army he entred into the Scottish borders lying towards the Irish seas wasting with fire sworde whatsoeuer he founde in his wayes till he came euen to the riuer of Dune where encampyng himselfe vpon the bankes therof he sent foorth companies of his Souldiers to destroy the countrey and to bryng in all suche prysoners as they should lay handes vpon But in the meane tyme Ferguse assembled a great power of Scottishmen and so soone as Ferguse heard of the approche of the Bryttons he caused all the people in the countrey to gette them with theyr goodes and cattayles vnto the Mountaines except suche as were able to beare armure whom he appoynted to attend vpon him to defende the countrey as occasion serued Wherof Coil hauing knowledge brought by an espiall he sent foorth about fiue thousand nimble men and such as had bene vsed to clyme craggie hilles to go before and winne the passages purposing the next day to follow himselfe with the whole army But the Scottishmen and Pictes being now assembled togither and certified hereof also by their spies they first fell in consultation what they were best to do in the ende agreed that the same night they shoulde sette vppon the Bryttishe camp Ferguse with his Scottishmen on the one side and the kyng of the Pictes on the other so that in the dead of the night the Scottish men killyng the watche were entered into the Brittishe campe ere Coil had knowledge of any such thing whereby it came to passe that whilest the Bryttaines awaked with the noyse drew vnto that parte where the Alarme rose to beate backe the Scottes the Pictes commyng ouer the riuer of Dune by a certayne blinde fourde assayled them on the backes to the great confusion of the whole armie by reason whereof the Bryttaines seyng none other remedie but to saue themselues by flight turned their backes and fled in whiche turmoyle they were troden downe and fell by heapes one vpon an other and were not able to helpe themselues nor yet to make shifte to auoyde the handes of their aduersaries Coil was slayne and his whole armie discomfited of whom as Hector Boetius sayeth their countrey of Coil tooke name In this businesse also Coil himselfe chaunced to be oppressed amongst the rest so that he was founde dead in the searche of such as were slayne after solemnly buried according to his estate in Troynouant leauing the kingdom vnto his sonne Sisellius who with his mother Mertia gouerned the same together by the space of many yeares Such Brytains also as escaped out of theyr enimies handes gote them togither in the nexte morning perceyuing what losse they had susteyned not only by the death of their Prince but also in the slaughter of a greate parte of theyr whole armie Peace concluded sent an Herault vnto the Scottes Pictes to require a peace which though the most part of the people were not in will to haue cōsented vnto yet perswaded in the end by their Princes they were contented to yeeld thereto so that a generall peace was concluded and speedily published betwixt them Immediatly herevpon the Pictes with theyr part of the spoile gotten at this iourney departed to their homes Ferguse returned into Argile where studying daily for the quiet aduancement of the Scottish cōmune wealth A parliament he called a parliament of his nobles first declaring to the assembly how much bound they were to the Gods for giuing them this victory ouer so puissant enimies as the Brytains were An exhortation vnto quietnesse and peace he exhorted them to liue in friendly concord amongst themselues and to abstaine frō violating the leagues now concluded aswell with the Brytains as before hand with the Pictes Also for the auoyding of enuious contention and for the better assurance of euery mans estate The lande is parted he iudged it necessary to haue a particion made of al the landes belongyng to the Scottish dominion For before they occupied the whole as in commune without knowyng to whom this peece or that did belong Whiche politike aduise of Ferguse the Scottish men praised most highly Obedient subiectes promising not onely to follow his counsayle herein in all that he shoulde wishe but also in all that he should otherwise commaunde Whervpon shortly after there were chosen by his aduise .vij. auncient personages men of good conscience great experience Men diuide the lande into portions which were apointed to be Surueyours of the whole countrey to deuide the same as neare as they coulde into a set number of equal portions but with this cōsideration that according as the fruitfulnesse or barraynnesse of the soyle required so they should enlarge or diminish the circuite of their bounds Whē they had vewed the countrey according to their commission seuered foorth the same into parts The gouernment is giuen vnto the nobles by lottes they returned into Argile where Ferguse then soiourned there in his presence the names of al his noble men that were reputed as Gouernours were put in lottes euery of them to haue such parte of the realme for his owne as shoulde fall to him by good lucke and present happe By this meanes eche of them being placed as his chaūce fell they inhabited their quarters with such people as they had the leading of so that afterwardes the countreys tooke theyr names of those the first Gouernours which names for the more parte being a little chaunged remayne amongst them euen vnto this day Ferguse hauing thus without occasion of enuie deuided his countrey amongst his nobles and subiects Statutes and lawes are made studied furthermore to deuise lawes for the mayntenaunce of commune quiet amongst them And therfore amongst other ordinances he made statutes against murder roberies burning of houses and specially against thefte He buylded also the castell of Berogoniū in Loughquhabre on the weste side of Albion Beregonium ouer against the westerne Isles where he appoynted a courte to be kept for the administration of iustice that both the Albion Scots A place apointed for iustice and also those of the same
Isles might haue their accesse and resorte thyther for redresse of wrongs and endyng of all controuersies The residue of his life he passed in reste and peace with his neyghbours the Pictes and Brytaines endeuouring by all meanes to knit and couple the hartes of his subiectes in one friendly bande of inwarde loue and amitie Finally Ferguse went into Ireland and in his returne was drowned saylyng afterwarde into Irelande to be arbitratour in a matter of variance betwixte the Nobles of that lande as he returned homewardes by force of tempest the shippe wherein he was embarqued was dryuen vpon a rocke where he perished after he had raygned as kyng amongst the Scottish men in Albion aboute xxv yeares Rocke Ferguse otherwise Râ—…ocke Ferguse The rocke where he was thus cast away hath bene euer sithence called Rocke Ferguse after his name In the same season there raygned amongst the Brytains one Enanius Esdadus Cruthneus Camelonus named by Hector Boetius Esdadus and amongst the Pictes one Cruthneus Camelonus that buylded a famous Citie vpon the banke of the riuer called Carone This citie the Scottishe wryters take to â—…e CamelodunaÌ„ of the whiche there is so ofteÌ„ mention made in the Romain writers but verily herein they do greatly erre as the Scottish wryters affirme appointyng it to be the chiefe Citie of all the Pictishe kyngdome where in times paste there was a fayre commodious hauen apt to herbrough shippes in at all seasons but now it is damned vp in suche sorte that vnneath there appeareth any token where that hauen was and the citie it selfe was finally subuerted by Kenneth kyng of Scotland as after shall appeare The forenamed Cruthneus buylded also the Towne of Agneda Agneda nowe called Edynbrough The castell of maydens afterwardes called Edynbrough of Ethus kyng of the Pictes the castell was named the castell of Maydens for that the daughters of the Pictishe kings were there kept vnder strayte custodie appoynted to learne to sow and worke till they came to yeares of mariage But nowe to returne to the Scottish men After the death of Ferguse the Nobles of the Realme assembled togyther to take councell whom they might choose to succeede in his place The Scots coÌ„sâ—…lt about an other election of a king Many of them in respect of the highe benefites whiche theyr nation had receyued by the politike gouernment of kyng Ferguse would not in any wise that his sonnes though young of yeares should be forgotten but that according to reason equitie the eldest of them should be elected sâ—â—h they might not otherwise deliuer themselues of the note of ingratitude towards his father vnto whom they were more bounde than with toung might well be expressed Other hauing a speciall regarde to the quiet of theyr common wealth doubted least if they crowned a chylde to theyr kyng during his minoritie it coulde not be but that there shoulde follow stryfe enuie and contention for the gouernaunce of his person and realme amoÌ„gst the Nobles and that in suche wise as the people being diuided into sundrie factions the due administration of iustice shoulde be neglected the Nobles bearing and bolstering vp all kindes of iniuries done or committed by any of their partakers And though it might so happen that they agreed vppon one speciall gouernour as reason was they shoulde yet shoulde he seeke to aduaunce his kinsfolkes more than reason happely required and peraduenture do things otherwaies muche displeasant to no small number of them by that his priuate authoritie And againe the King shoulde no sooner come to yeares of any discretion but one or other woulde put him in minde to take vpon him to rule the whole himselfe before he vnderstoode what charge he had in hande and by reason of his frayle youth he lightly woulde not followe the councell of any but suche as consented vnto him in his sensuall lustes and inordinate â—â—â—sies whiche commonly raygne in suche Princes as take vppon them gouernance of realmes before they knowe through wante of sufficienâ—… yeares how to gouerne themselues For these and the like considerations alleaged by some of no small authoritie amongsâ—… them Feritharis chosen king it was agreed in the ende that one Feritharis the brother of the late deceassed Ferguse shoulde be crowned King and haâ—…e the gouernance of the Realme during his lâ—… 〈…〉 herewith in the meane time to see his Nephewes king Ferguse his 〈◊〉 brought vp in princely nurture and discipline as appertayned to the Sonnes of a king that after his deceasse if he liued till any of them were come to rype yeares they might succeede himâ—â— the â—…state and kingdome This ordinance also they decreed to be obserued as a lawe from thence foorth euer after that if the king died leauing no issue but suche as were vnder age to succeede him then shoulde one of his nearest Cousins such as was thought moste meete to occupie the roome be chosen to raigne as king during his life and after his deceasse the crowne to reuerte vnto his predecessors issue without controuersie if the same were ones growne vp to lawfull age By this meanes then were children excluded from obtayning the crowne least the publike libertie of the realme might chaunce to be put in daunger But yet was it afterwardes perceyued that this deuise for choosing of kings ministred occasion sometimes to the vncle to seeke the destruction of the Nephew and likewise to the Nephew to procure the dispatche of the vncle and vncles Sonnes The choosing of kings was not alowed with the committing of many haynous murders of right woorthie princes to the no small daunger of ouerthrowing the whole state of the commune wealth so that finally that ordinance was clearly abrogated as you shall heare hereafter These ornamentes of inuesture remayned vnto the Scottishe kings without being in any poinct chaunged till the dayes of Achaius kyng of Scotlande who establishing a perpetuall league with Charles the greate Emperour and king of Fraunce The crowne chaunged to endure for euer betwixte the Scottes and French menne added vnto the crowne foure Flower de Lyces togither with foure crosselettes deuided in sunder by equall spaces rising somewhat higher than the Flower de Lyces â–ª that thereby the obseruing of the Christian Religion and sincere faithe maynteined by the Scottishe nation might be the more euident to all men that behelde it But now as touching Feritharis The league with the Picts confirmed shortly after he was thus inuested kyng â–ª he came to an enternew with the king of the Pictes where many things being communed of touching the wealth of bothe nations The league with the Picts confirmed the league was in solempne wise confirmed and suche punished as had done any thing sounding to the breache of the same After this beyng returned home he ordered himselfe in the administration of his charge very vprightly without giuyng iust occasion vnto any to finde himself grieued and thus continued