Thomas Harington Knighte Sir Thomas Neuil sonne to the Earle of Salisburie and Syr Henrie Ratforde Knight and other to the number of 2200. The Earle of Salisburie was taken aliue and ledde by the Duke of Somerset to the Castell of Pomfraite and had graunte of hys life for a greate summe of money but the common people of the Countrey whyche loued hym not toke hym out of the Castel by violence and smote off hys heade When the death of these Lordes was knowen â—â— the King he commaunded writs and commissions to be sent into the shires to the people and to goe againste the Rebelles into the Northe to suppresse them but they of the Northe came sodainelye downe to the Town of Dunstaple robbing all the Countrey and people as they came spoyling Abbayes Priories and Parish Churches bearing awaye Chalisses bookes ornamentes and other whatsoeuer was worth the carriage as thoughe they had bin Sarisens and no Christians againste whom the twelfth of Februarie the Duke of Norffolke and Suffolke the Erles of Warwicke and Arundale the Lord Bonuile and other with the King wente out of London towarde Saint Albons and when they heard that they of the Northe were so nyghe they tooke a fielde beside a little Towne called Sandriage not farre from Sainte Albons on Barnarde Heathe in a place called No mans Lande where the Kyng stoode and sawe hys menne slayne on bothe sydes tyll at the laste throughe the wythdrawyng manye of the Kentishmen with their Captaine Louelace that was the vaward King Henries parte lost the fielde the Lords fled and the King wente to Quéene Margaret that was come w t the Northerne men and hyr sonne Edwarde The Earle of Warwicke wente towarde the Earle of Marche that was comming towarde London out of Wales The Lord Bonuile woulde haue withdrawen him but the King assured hym to haue no bodylye harme neuerthelesse at the instance of the Quéene the Duke of Excester and the Earle of Deuonshire he was beheaded at Saint Albons and wyth hym Syr Thomas Kyriell of Kente This battayle was fought on Shroue Twesday the seauentéenth of February Exlibre Norwicensis in the whiche was slain 1916 persons The same day Thomas Thorpe Baron of the Exchequer was beheaded at High Gate by the commons of Kent Then the Citizens of London dreading the malice of the Quéene and the Duke of Somerset sente vnto them the Dutchesse of Buckingham with other to treate for to be beneuolent to the Citie for the which a summe of money was promised and that they shoulde come to the Citie wyth a certayne number of persons where vpon certayne speares and men of armes were sente to haue entred the Citie before the Dukes commyng whereof some were slayne some sore hurte and the remnaunte putte to flighte by the Commons who tooke the Keyes of the gates and manfully defended the Citie vntill the comming of Edwarde Earle of Marche where-throughe King Henrie wyth Quéene Margaret and the Northerne men were forced to return again Northwarde The thirde of Februarie Edwarde Earle of Marche foughte wyth the Welchmen beside Wigmore in Wales neare vnto Mortimers Crosse whose Captaynes were the Earle of Penbroke and the Earle of Wilshire where he put them to flight and slewe of the Welchemen aboute foure thousande Owen Tewther whome Iohn Leylande sayeth shoulde be called Meâ—â—dicke Father to the sayde Earle Penbroke whiche Owen hadde married Katherin mother to King Henrie the sixth was there taken and beheaded and afterward buried in the a Chapel of the Gray Friers Church in Hereforde the day before this battayle about tenne of the clocke before noone were séene thrée Suns in the firmameÌ„t shyning a like cleare which after closed togither all in one The eight and twentith of Februarie Edward Earle of March accompanied with the Erle of Warwicke a mightie power of Marchmen came vp to London where he was ioyfully receyued and on the seconde day of March being Sonday all hys hoste was mustered in Saint Iohns fielde where was redde among the people certaine Articles and pointes that King Henrie had offended in and then it was demanded of them whether the said Henrie were worthy to raigne still and the people cryed nay naye Then was it asked if they would haue the Erle of March to be theyr King and they sayde yea yea then certaine Captaynes were sente to Erle of March elected King the Earle of March at Baynardes Castel and tolde the Erle that the people had chosen him King whereof he thanked God and them and by the aduise of the Archbyshoppe of Canterburie the Byshoppe of Excester and the Earle of Warwicke wyth other hée tooke it vpon hym The Dutches of Yorke mother to Edwarde Earle of Marche fearing the fortune of the worlde sente hyr two yonger sonnes George and Richarde ouer the seas to the Citie of Vtricke in Almaine where they remayned tyll their elder brother had got the Crown Also Phillip Malpas Alderman of London Thomas Citizens of LoÌ„don fled Vaghan Esquire Maister William Atclife with many other fearing the Quéenes comming to London shypped them in a shippe of Antwerpe purposing to haue sayled thyther but by the way they were taken by a French shippe named the Colmapne and at length delyuered for greate raunsome Edwarde Earle of March being elected as is abouesaid Edvvard Erle of March toke on him the kingdome on the next morrowe went in procession at Paules and offered there and after Te Deum beyng sung he was with gret royaltie conueyed to Westminster and there in the Hall sette in the kings seate with Saint Edwards Scepter in his hand and then asked of the people if they would haue him King and they cryed yea yea Then after certaine homages by hym receyued he was with Procession conuayed into the Abbay there and sette in the Quire as King whyle Te Deum was singing that done he offered at Saint Edwardes Shryne and then returned by water vnto Saint Paules and was there lodged wythin the Bishops Pallaice Thus tooke he possession of the Realme vpon a Tuisday being the fourth of Marche and was proclaymed King of England by the name of Edward the fourthe when King Henrie hadde raigned thirtie yeares eight monthes and odde dayes ⸪ ¶ Edward Earle of March EDvvarde Earle of Marche borne at Roane sonne and heyre to Anno. reg 1 10. Rouse Richarde Duke of Yorke about the age of eightéene yeares began his raigne the fourth day of March by the name of Edward the fourth in the yeare 1460. he was a man of noble courage and greate wit but in his time was muche trouble vnquietnesse in the realme The twelfth of Marche Walter Walker a Grocer that VValter VValker beheaded dwelt in Cheape for words spoken touching King Edwarde was beheaded in Smithfield This Grocer is he whom Maister Hal mistaketh to be Burdet of whom ye shal finde in the xvij yeare of this King The same xij day of Marche in the afternoone
reg 22 1482 tooke him with certaine of his brethren the Aldermen and commons of the Citie of London into the Forest of Waltham where was ordeyned for them a pleasaunt lodge of gréene vowghes in the which lodge they dyned with great chéere and the King would not go to dynner tyll he sawe them serued After dynner they went a hunting with the Kyng and slew many deare as well red as fallowe whereof the King gaue vnto the Maior and his company good plentie sent K. E. banqueted the Maior aldermen of Lon. vnto the Ladie Maires hir sisters the Aldermens wiues ij Hartes vj. Buckes and a tunne of wyne to make them merrie with which was eaten in the Drapers hall The Scots began to stirre against whom the King sent the Duke of Glocester and many other which returned againe without any notable battaile William White Iohn Mathewe the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Creplegate builded Edmond Shaw Goldsmith the 28. of October This Edmond Shaw new builded Creplegate of London from the foundation which gate in old time had bene a prison whereunto such citizens and other as were arrested for debt or like trespasses were committed as they be nowe to the Counters as may appeare by a writ of King Edwarde the second in these wordes Rex vic' London salutem ex graui querela capri ex detenti in Recordes prisona nostra de Creplegate pro. x li quas coram Radulfo Sandwico tune custode Ciuitatis nostre London I. de Blackewell cuius recognum debitorum c. King Edward held his Christmas at Eltham and kept his estate all the whole feast in his great Chamber and the Quéene in hir ChaÌ„ber where were dayly more than 2000 persons The same yéere on Candlemas day he with his Quéene went on procession from Saint Stephens Chappell into Westminster hall accompanied with the Earle of Angwyse y e Lord Grey and sir Iames Liddall Ambassadors from Scotland and at his procéeding out of his Chamber he made sir Iohn Anno reg 23 1483 Wood vnder Treasurer of England and sir William Catesby one of the Justices of the common place Knights After King Edwarde had bene long time in quiet in his Realme and had receiued yéerely 50000. Crownes payde him in the Towre of London and was growne so ritche that richer he could not be sayth myne Author hauing a maruellous great desire to accomplish y e mariage of his daughter with Charles Dolphin of Fraunce according to the Articles of truce taken as is afore shewed was now by the Lord Heyward returned out of France certified that the Dolphin had alreadye ioyned himselfe in mariage with the Ladye Margaret of Austriche daughter to MaximiliaÌ„ sonne to Frederike the Emperour Which newes so highly offended King Edward now séeing how he had bene abused with the vniust and dubble dealing of the Frenche King that he forth with tooke counsell how to be reuenged and preparing his power to make warres in Fraunce through melancholy as was thought fel sicke and ended his life at Westminster the ix day of Aprill Anno Domini 1483. when he had raigned 22. yeares one moneth and odde dayes He was honorably buried at Windsor he lefte issue Edwarde the Prince and Richard Duke of Yorke and fine Daughters Elizabeth that after was Quéene Cicely Anne Katherine and Briget ⸪ ¶ King Edwarde the fifth Whose Historie vvas vvritten by sir Thomas Moore KIng Edvvarde of that name the fourth after that he had lyued fiftie and thrée 1483 yéeres seuen monethes and sixe dayes and thereof raygned twoo twentie yéeres one Moneth eyght dayes dyed at Westminster y e ninth day of Aprill the yeare of our redemption a thousand foure hundreth foure score thrée leauing much fayre issue that is to witte Edward the Prince of thirten yeares of age Richard Duke of Yorke two yéere yonger Elizabeth whose fortune and grace was after to be Quéene wyfe vnto King Henrie the seuenth and mother vnto the eight Cicelie not so for tunate as fayre Briget which representing the vertue of hyr whose name she bare professed and obserued a Religious life in Dertforde an house of close Nunnes Anne that was after honourably married vnto Thomas then Lord Heyward and after Earle of Surrey And Katherine which long time tossed in eyther fortune sometime in wealth ofte in aduersitie at the last if this be the last for yet shée liueth is by the benignitie of hir Nephewe King Henrie the eyght in very prosperous estate and worthie hir birth and vertue This noble Prince deceassed at his Palaice of Westminster The loue of the people and with great funerall honour and heauinesse of his people from thence conueyed was entered at Windsor A King of such gouernaunce and behauiour in time of peace for in warre eche part must néedes be others enimie that there was neuer any Prince of this lande attayning the Crowne by battaile so hartely beloued with the substaunce of the people nor he himselfe so specially in any part of his life as at the time of his death Which fauour and affection yet after his decesse by the crueltie mischiefe and trouble of the tempestuous world that followed highly toward him more increased At such time as he dyed the displeasure of those that bare him grudge for King Henries sake the sixt whom he deposed was well asswaged and in effect quenched in that that many of them were deade in more than twentie yeares of his raigne a great parte of a long life And many of them in the meane season growne into his fauour of which he was neuer straunge He was a goodly Description of Edvvard the fourth personage Princely to beholde of harte couragious pollitique in counsell in aduersitie nothing abashed in prosperitie rather ioyfull than proude in peace iust and mercifull in warre sharpe and fierce in the fielde bolde and hardie and nathelesse no further than wisedome would aduenturous whose warres who so well consider he shall no lesse commende his wisedome where he voyded than his manhoode where he vanquished He was of visage louely of body mightie strong and cleane made Howbeit in his latter dayes with ouer liberall dyet somewhat corpulent and boorely and nathelesse not comely he was of youth greatly giuen to fâ—eshely wantonnesse from which health of body in great prosperitie and fortune without a speciall grace hardly refraineth This faulte not greatly gréeued the people for neyther could any one mans pleasure stretch and extend to the displeasure of very many and was without violence and ouer that in his latter dayes lessed and well left In which time of his latter dayes this Realme was in quiet and prosperous estate no feare of outward enimies no warre in hand nor none toward but such as no man looked for the people toward the Prince not in a constrained feare but in a willing and louing obedience among themselues the coÌ„mons in good peace The Lordes whom he
place called Chorengham Sir Walter Tirell shooting at a Déere vnawares hitte the King in the brest that he fell downe starke dead and neuer spake worde his men specially that Knighte gate them away but some came backe agayne and layde his body vpon a Colyars Cart whiche one sillie leane beast did draw vnto the Citie of Winchester where he was Radul Cogshal buryed on the morow after his death at whose buryall men could not wéepe for ioy This King was taken out of the world in the middest of his vnrighteousnesse who being wicked to his owne people and to strangers was most wicked to himselfe The Countreys about him he prouoked with warres and England was so miserably oppressed vnder him that it Io. Rouse could not recouer for he and his trayne spoyled and subuerted all things He reigned twelue yeares and eleuen monethes lacking eyght dayes He gaue vnto the Monkes called De Charitate in Southwarke Register of Bernaâ—dsey the great newe Church of Saint Sauioure of Barmonds eye and also Barmonds eye it selfe He also founded of an olde Monasterie of Monkes a Ex Câ—â—â— goodly Hospitall in the Citie of Yorke called Saint Leonards for the sustentation and finding of the poore as well men as women He gaue the Churche of Saint Peeter in the Citie of Bathe to be a Bishops Sea and the mother Church of Somersetshire ¶ King Henry Beawclerke HEnry brother to William Anno reg 1. Io. Rouse Rufus and y â— first of that name for his learning called Beawclearke brought vp in the studie of the liberall artes at Cambridge chieflye through the trauell of Henrye Nowborough Earle of Warwike who appeased all debates of that time to the The. Râ—dborne W. Malme contrarie obteyned the dominion ouer this Realme of Englande and beganne his raigne the first day of August in the yeare oâ—â—ure Lorde 1100. and was crowned at Westminster on the fifth day of August by Mawrice Bishop of London bycause at that time Geâ—â—â— Dorâ— Anselme Archbishop of Canturburie was by persecution of William Rufus exiled This Henry borne at Selbe in Englande was a noble Prince strong and mightie of body high of stature and amiable of countenance He was excellent in wit eloquent and fortunate in battaile and for these thrée he had thrée notable vices couetousnesse crueltie and lecherie He maryed Mawde the daughter of Malcoline King of Scottes of whome he begate William and a daughter named Mawde At the beginning of his raigne he restored the state of the Cleargie aswaged the gréeuous payments reduced againe Saint Edwards lawes and amended them He put out of his Court all nice and wanton persons He reformed the olde vntrue measures and made a Measures reformed W. Malme Vlno novv called a yard W. Malme measure by the length of his owne arme whiche was then called Vlno an Elle and now the same is called a yarde or metewand c. He restored to his Subiects the vse of lights in the night Vse of light in the night permitted which lightes and also fire had him forbidden by his father to be vsed after the ringing of a Bell at eyght of the clocke at night Edgar King of Scottes did homage to this Henry This yeare Iordan Briset Baron the sonne of Raufe the Saint Iohns by Smithfielde sonne of Brian Briset founded the house of Saint Iohn of Hierusalem néere vnto London by Smithfield The same Iordan gaue fourtéene Acres of ground lying Clarken vvell Register of Clerken well Ex Carta in the field next adioyning vnto Clarken well to build therevpon a house of Nunnes wherein he with Murioll hys wife were both buryed in the Chapter house Robert Shorthose Duke of Normandy the Kings eldest 1101 Anno reg 2. brother whiche was nowe returned from Hierusalem made warre vpon his brother Henry for the Crowne of England who assembled a strong armie and landed at Portesmouth but by mediation a peace was made on condition that Tribute to Robert Shorthose VVinchester and Glocester brent Liber Glocestr Tevvkesbery builded Cronica de Theoksbery Henry should pay thrée thousand markes yearely to Duke Robert and if the one dyed without issue the longer liuer should inherit Winchester was brent the xvij of May and Glocester was brent the twentith of May Robert Fitzham who came with the Conquerour out of Normandy with Sibell his wife founded a new the Church of Theukesbery and was there buryed Robert de Belasine Earle of Shrewsburie eldest sonne to 1102 Robert de Belasme rebelled Wâ—l Malme Floriacensâ—s Roger Mountgomery strengthned the Towne and Castell of Shrewsbury so did he the Castels of Bridgenorth Tichile and Arundell with viâ—â—uals and armed men against King Henry but the King being warned thereof he gathereth his power and beséegeth Bridgenorth whiche Towne was yéelded vnto him And this being knowne to them of Arundell they forthwith submitted themselues with condition that their Lorde Robert de Belasme might be permitted fréely to passe into Normandy Also they of Shrewsbury sent the keyes of their Castell and pledges of their obeysance and then Robert with his brother Ernulfus and Roger of Poytiers abiured this land for euer The Cathedrall Churche of Norwich was founded by Minster of Norvviche Anno reg 3. Register of Saint Barthelmew Hospitall of S. Barthelmevv 1103 Anno reg 4. Herbert Bishop of Norwich The Priorie and Hospitall of Saint Barthelmewe in Smithfield was founded by a pleasant I ester or Minstrell of the Kings named Reior who became first Prior there Before this time Smithfield was a laystow of all drdure and filth and the place where fellons and other transgressors were put to execution Roberte Duke of Normandy comming into Englande through the subtelty of King Henry his yonger brother released The yonger brother begyleth the elder to him the tribute of thrée thousand Markes of Siluer Hugh Lacy founded the Monasterie of Saint Iohn at Ex libre Lanthony Mathew Paris Lanthony founded Chro. Donmow Lanthony the Chanons of which place were since translated by Miles high Connestable and Earle of Here ford to a place néere vnto Glocester then called Hide since called Lanthony Iuga Baynard Lady of little Donmow caused Maurice Bishop of London to dedicate the Church of Donmow which the Priorie of Donmovv in Essex founded by the VViddovv of Baynard that buylded Baynards Castell in London had founded and the same day she gaue to it halfe a hide of land This Lady Iuga was late wife to Baynard that firste buylded Baynards Castle in London Great malice was kindled betwéene the two bréthren 1104 Anno reg 5. Robert and Henry wherevpon deadly warre ensued There appeared about the Sunne foure circles and a blasing Starre King Henry remayned in Normandy making strong 1105 Anno reg 6. Saint Iohns in Colchester warres vpon his brother Robert and Rorsia his wife Eudo Dapifere or sewer to King Henry founded the Monasterie
Gillemehelmach Ocadeci Ocaruell with other Princes and the Bishops submitting themselues and theirs to the King of Englande and his successors builded for him a greate Pallace at Dublin where he helde hys Christmas The Church of Norwich with the houses thereto belonging was brent and the Monkes were dispercled The King returned into England on Monday in the Easter 1172 wéeke about the Ascention tide sayled into Normandy At Andouer a Priest praying before the Altare was striken with thunder and slayne Likewise one Larke and his brother was brent to death with the lightning Cro. Colâ—estre King Henry the sonne with his wife the French Kings daughter were both togither Crowned at Winchester the seauen and twentith of August by the handes of Rotrod Archbishop of Roane King Henry the elder was assoyled of the death of Thomas Geruasius Anno reg 19. the Archbishop vpoÌ„ his oth made that he was not priuie to it King Henry married the eldest daughter of Hubert 117â— Ypodigma Earle of Morton vnto his sonne Iohn surnamed without land He also made Mary the sister of Thomas Becket Abbesse of Berking Henry the yonger rebelling in Normandy against King Henry the yonger rebelled Henry his father many Earles and Barons fledde ouer to him whereby diuers strong battayles were fought as well in England as in Normandy Poytow Guyen and Britaine There tooke part against the father Lewes King of France William King of Scottes Henry Geffrey and Iohn his sonnes Robert Earle of Leycester Hugh of Chester and others Robert Earle of Leycester with thrée thousand Flemings comming into England ariued at Walton and after were receyued by Earle Hugh into Framilingham Castell They brent the Castell of Hagoneth the Citie of Norwich c. but by Iohn Taxtor Anno reg 20 Richard de Lucy the Kings Justice both he his wife and as many Normans and Frenchmen as were with him were taken but the Flemings were all slayne or drowned This battayle was fought without the Towne of S. Edmondsburie néere to a place called S. Martins of Farneham William King of Scottes with many Flemings entring into England wan the Castels of Appleby Brough and Pridehoâ— King Henry the elder returning into England in shorte time subdued his Rebels The Citie of Leycester by his 1174 Leycester brent commandement was brent the walles and Castell raced and the inhabitants sparcled into other Cities Robert de Scoteuile Radulph de Mandeuile Barnard Bayllole of whome Baynards Castell tooke the name and William de Vescy came to Newcastell and after tooke King William King of Scottes taken prisoner Ger. Dorobor Baynardes Castell Sca. Cron. prisoner and sent him to London from whence King Henry tooke him and the Earle of Leycester with him into Normandy and there imprisoned them at Roane where King William compounded for his ransome and after was deliuered at Yorke for 4000. pound The Nobles of Scotlande came no néerer than Pembles in Scotland to méete with their King wherefore he tooke with him many of the yonger sonnes of noble men in England that bare him good wil and gaue them landes in Scotland which he tooke from suche as were Rebels to him there The names of those Gentlemen that he toke with him were Baylliol Brewle Soully Mowbrey Saintclere Hay Giffard Ramesey Lanudell Bisey Berkeley Wellegen Boys Montgomery Valx Celenille Friser Grame Gurlay and diuers other The v. day of September Christes Church in Canturburye Geruasius Doro. Wil. Thorne Canturbury brent was burned with certayne houses of Office in the court King Henry the sonne with his bréethren other were reconciled to King Henry the father The Archbishop of Canturbury held a Counsell in S. Peeters Anno reg 21 1175 at Westminster on Sunday before the Ascention day at which Counsell were present all the suffragan Bishops of his Prouince Worcester except that was sicke and so excused himselfe and y â— Bishop of Norwich which was deceased A brother of the Earle Ferrers was in the night priuily Roger Houed slayne at London which wheÌ„ the King vnderstoode he sware that he would be auenged on the Citizens for it was then a common practise in the Citie that an hundred or more in Night vvalkers in London did murther all they met a company of yong and old would make nightly inuasions vpon the houses of the wealthy to the intent to robbe them and if they found any man stirring in the Citie within the night they would presently murther him in so much that when night was come no man durst aduenture to walke in the Stréetes When this had continued long it fortuned that as a crew of yong and wealthy Citizens assembling togither in the night assaulted a stone house of a certayne rich man and breaking through the wall the good man of that house hauing prepared himselfe with other in a corner when he perceyued one of the Théeues named Andrew Bucquinte to leade the way with a burning brand in the one hand and a potte of coales in the other whiche he assayed to kindle with the brand he flew vpon him and smote off his right hande and then with a lowde voyce cryed Théeues at the hearing whereof the Théeues tooke their flight all sauing he that had lost his hande whome the good man in the next morning deliuered to Richarde de Lucy the Kings Justice This Théese vpon warrant of his life appeached his confederates of whome many were taken and many were fledde but among the rest that were apprehended a certayne Citizen of greate countenance credite and wealth surnamed Iohn the olde when he coulde not acquite himselfe by the waterdome offered the King for his life fiue hundred Markes but the King commaunded that he shoulde be hanged which was done Gualter Couen and the Citie became more quiet The Kings of England both father and sonne did eate Anno reg 22 1176 and drinke at one Table lay in one Chamber and wente togither to visite the Tombe of Thomas late Archbishop of Canturburie accomplishing indéede the peace whiche they had promised The King caused to be razed and ouerthrowne the Castels of Huntington Walton Groby Tutsburie Hay and Trest Castels razed with many other in reuenge of the harme the Lordes of them had done to him This yeare 1176 after the foundation of Saint Mary Redulphus de diceto Oueryes Church in Southwarke the stone bridge ouer the The stone bridge at London begon to bée buylded Ex recordis SaÌ„ctae Mariae de Southwarke Iohn Leyland Thamis at London was begonne to bée founded A Cardinall and the Archbishop of Canturburie gaue a thousande Markes toward the same foundation In March the King called a Conuocation of the Cleargie at London when the Popes Legate was set and the Archbishop of Canturbury on his right hande as primate of England the Archbishop of Yorke disdeyning to sitte on the lefte hande came and swapt him downe to haue thrust
taken and brought to London with greate numbers of men and women wondring vppon him he was lodged Adam Merimo in the house of William Delect a Citizen of London in Fanchurche stréete On the morrow being the euen of Sainte Tho. Delamore Bartholmew he was brought on horssebacke to Westminster Iohn Segraue and Geffrey Knights the Maior Sherifes Aldermen of London and many other both on horsseback and on foote accompanying him and in the gret hall at Westminster he being placed vppon the South benche crowned with Laurel for that he had sayd in times past y e he ought to bear a Crowne in that Hall as it was commonly reported and being appeched for a traytour by sir Peter Mallorie y e kings Justice he aunswered that he was neuer traytour to y e king of England but for other crimes whereof he was accused hée confessed them and was after headed and quartered There was opened to the K. a conspiracie wrought by the Archbishop of Canturburie and diuerse Earles and Barons against him at such time as he was in Flaunders The Earle Marshal being examined of this and being not able to purge himselfe made the king his heire and put him in possession of his landes to haue his grace and thus doing the Kyng gaue him again 1000. pound land by the yeare during hys life William cosine Reignalde Thunderle 28. of September Sherifs Custos Anno reg 34 Sir Iohn Bloud the. 28. of October Robert Bruce an Englishman presuming by the righte of his wife to vsurpe the Kingdome of ScotlaÌ„d called a Parliament of the nobles of Scotland within the Church of the Friers 1306 Minors in Domfries where he slewe Iohn Comin bycause he woulde not agrée to the treason and shortlye after to wit in the feast of the Anunciation of our Lady in the Abbay of Scone he caused himself to be solemnely crowned king by the Bishoppes of Glasco and Saint Andrewes firste and the third day after by the Countesse of Bowan bicause hir brother the Earle of Fife to whome by right of inheritaunce that office belonged was then absent in England In the feast of Penticost king Edward honored his eldest sonne Edward of Carnaruan with the degrée of Knighthoode and with him also moe than a hundred noble yong men at Westminster About the feast of the Natiuity of our Lady the king weÌ„t againe into Scotland with a great army hauing sent his son Edward with Ayner de Valence Earle of Penbroke Roberte Clifforde Henrie Lacy and many other noble knightes and gentlemen at Whitsontide before also he sente before hym his Justices of Trayle BastoÌ„ two and two togither into euery Citie and place into which he woulde come giuing theÌ„ power to kill traytours drawe and hang periured persons burn such as worke deceite destroy the wicked and set Englishmen in their places and there were taken by them in the space of two monthes by inquisition of Juries Hundreds Thousands breakers of peace and conspiratoures amongst the which Nigellus de Bruse brother to Robert de Bruse was drawne through Berwicke and hanged Moreouer Christopher and Iohn Seyton brethren wer hanged y â— Countesse of Bowan was closed in a Cage whose breadth length height depth was eight foote and hanged ouer the waâ—â— of Berwike the Bishop of Saint Andrews and of Glasco with the Abbot of Stone were sent to seuerall prisons in England King Edward besieged Simon Frisell in Lilyscho and tooke him and sent him to London Tower where he founde many Scottish Lordes in fetters of yron amongst whom was Thomas Morham with Herbert his sonne and Thomas Roy his Esquire who were all beheaded Simon Frisel was hanged drawne and quartered Earle Iohn de Athol bycause he was of the Kings bloud and an Englishman was not drawn but hanged and headed Sir Iohn Wallers was sente to the Tower of London and after hanged and headed Lawrence de Megos Esquire was taken at Douer there beheaded The Earle of Stratherne yéelded to king Edward who condemned him to remaine during his life in yron fetters in the Castel of Rochester At this time and long after King Edward had Scotland in such good obedience as he gaue of the landes thereof to hys Ex charta regia seruauntes and subiectes in England with Markets Fayres and Warrens amongst others I haue séen vnder the broade seale of the sayd king Edward a Manour called Ketnes in the Countie of Ferfare in Scotland and néere the furthest parte of the same nation Northwarde giuen to Iohn Evre and hys Lord Evre heires ancester to the Lord Eyre that now is for his seruice done in those partes with market euerye Monday fayre for thrée dayes euery yeare at the feast of Saint Michael and frée Warren for y e same dated at Lauercost the. 20. day of October Anno regni 34. Geffrey Cundute Simon Bylet 28. of September Sherifes Custos Sir Iohn Blound the. 28. of October This yere Margaret Quéene second wife to Edwarde the Registrum fâ—â—â—rum â—inorâ—m Anno reg 53 first began to builde the quire of the Churche of the Gray Friers in London to y e building wherof in hir life she gaue 2000. markes and. 100. marks by hir Testament Iohn of Brytaiâ— Earle of Richmond builded the body of the church Lady Marie Countesse of Penbroke Gilbert Clare Earle of Glocester Margaret Countesse Lady Elenor le Spencer and Lady Elizabeth de Brugh sisters to the Gilbert de Clare gaue greate summes of mony towards the same Richarde Whitington sometime Alderman and Maior of London founded the Librarie there in Anno. 1421. King Edward held his Christmasse at Carlile with a great multitude of English people in the month of January next Parliament at Carlile 1307 following he called a great Parliament to be holden at Carlile vpon the Octaues of S. Hillarie to treat of matters coÌ„cerning the state of Scotland wherevnto were somoned manye Lords both of the Spiritualtie TeÌ„poraltie who either appeared Parliament Records in person or else by proxie My self haue séene and red an auntient register of good authoritie contayning y e names of lxxxvij Erles and BaroÌ„s xx Bishops lxj Abbots viij Priors besides many Deanes Archdeacons other inferiour Clearks of y e Conuocation The maister of the Knights of the Temple of euery shire two Knightes of euerye Citie two Citizens and of euery borough two Burgesses c. Archbishop of Yorke Bishops Of Lincolne London Chichester Excester Hereford Salisburie Landaf S. Assafe Bangor S. Dauids Couentrie and Liâ—chfielde Bath and Wels. Norwich Rochester Durham Carlile Elie. Worcester Abbots Of S. Augustine in CaÌ„terbury Of Saint Edmunde Saint Albane Westminster Waltham Euesham Saint Marie at Yorke Peterborow Ramsey Winchcombe Glocester Bristow Malmesburie Glastonburie Selby Cyrcester Reding Furney Sawley Alnewike Saint Osith Barlyng Tupholme Byley Dale Newhâ—s Croxton Cokersande Saint Radegound Tichfield Torre Holmcolthram Welbecke Hales New Monasterie Iereual Fountaines
to be set vp a royall chayre in purpose to chose a new king neare to the whiche the Prelates were set and on the other side sat the Lords and after the commoÌ„s in order first sat the Duke of Lancaster then the Duke of Yorke the Duke of Aumerle the Duke of Surrey the Duke of Excester and a Marques then in order the Earles of Arundale Norfolke March Stafford Penbroke Salisburie and Deuonshire the Erles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande sat not but went vppe and down and oftentimes knéeled as it fell in doing theyr offices The Archbishop of Canterburie made a Sermon and toke for his Theame Habuit Iacob benedictioneÌ„ a preÌ„ suo which sermon being ended in latin a Doctour of the law stoode vp and red an instrument in the which was contained that K. Richard had by his owne confession disabled himselfe to be worthy to raigne and that he woulde resigne the crowne to such a one as was sufficiente to rule this instrument being red the Archbishop perswaded theÌ„ to procéede to the election of a new K. perceyuing they were al coÌ„tented for ther wer not past four persons that wer of king Richards part they durst say nothing he asked each of theÌ„ whoÌ„ they wold haue to their King whether the Duke of Yorke or not and they aunswered no he asked if they would haue his eldest son the D. of Aumarle and they sayd no he asked if they would haue his yongest son and they sayd no and so of diuerse other theÌ„ staying a while he asked if they wold haue the D. of Lancaster and then they aunswered they would haue none other This Diamounde being made thrice they drew certain instruments and charters and red them in presence of all that were there TheÌ„ y e Archbishops coÌ„ming to the Duke fell on theyr knées declaring to him how he was chosen King and willed him to take regarde if he would consent thereto theÌ„ the D. being on his knées rose declared y â— he accepted the realm sith it was ordayned by God TheÌ„ y e Archbishop red what y t new K. was bound vnto with certain ceremonies signed him with the crosse theÌ„ he kissed the Achbishop and they toke the ring with which the Kings be wedded to the realme and bare it to the Lord Percy that was Conestable who receyuing it shewed it to al the assembly and then put it on the kings finger the King then kissed the Conestable and then the Archbishops led him to the 〈◊〉 Royal and y â— K. made his prayers on his knées before it and after spake vnto them all first to y e Prelates then to the Lords al other so set him down in the seate thus he was inuested and K. Richard put down he sat a good while kept silence and so did all the rest for they were in prayer for his prosperitie in his gouernement when they had ended wher the offices were voyde the K. created the Lord Percy Conestable and toke him the staffe Then was chosen Ralph Earle of Westmerland Marshal Iohn Skirley Chanceller sir Richard Clifforde kéeper of the priuy seale many other officers were newely confirmed After this the Arcbishoppe spake certayne things in latin praying for y â— Kings prosperitie and the realmes and after spake in English exhorting all other there present to pray the like and then euery man sat down Then the king rose made his eldest son Prince of Wales then the Lords were sworne to be true to the Prince as before they had done to his Father hys seconde sonne was there made Duke of Lancaster Thus was king Richard deposed when he had raigned two and twenty yeres thrée monthes and odde dayes ¶ Henrie of Bolengbroke HEnrie the fourth son to Iohn of Gâ—unte Duke Anno reg 1. of Lancaster was ordayned king of EnglaÌ„d more by force than by lawfull succession or election he began his raigne the 29. of September in the yere of our Lord God 1399. And was crowned at Westminster the xiij of October by Thomas Arundale Archbishop of Canterburie The Dukes of Yorke Surrey Aumarle and the Earle of Glocester bare the Canapie ouer him sir Thomas Dimmocke was champion and rode thrée times about the Hall This was a noble valiaunt Prince and after the Ciuill warres were appeased shewed himselfe louing to his subiectes He made Henrie his sonne Prince of Wales Duke of Cornwal Erle of Chester and heyre apparaunt to the crowne William Waldren William Hyde the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Thomas Knowles Grocer the. 28. of October After the solemnitie of the coronation the Lords commons streight procéeded to the ParliameÌ„t In which it was inquired out of the death of the Duke of Glocester how hée had bin murdered at Caleis by the Duke of Norsfolke vpon y â— Kings commaundement King Hentâ—e created hys eldest sâ—â—ne Prince of Wales Duke of 〈…〉 and Earle of Chester duke of Aquitaine In this Parliament it was ordained that the statutes made in the Parliament holden in the 21. yere of king Richard at Westminster and after proroged vnto Shrewesburie with all the circuÌ„stances to be adnulled reuoked made voyde and vtterly blotted out Also that the Parliament holdeÌ„ at Westminster in the xj yere of K. Richard be holden firme and stable Also that the Lords other persoÌ„s which were iudged forth in the Parliament holden the 21. yere of King Richard their heires that be deade shoulde be wholy restored to their possessions without any â—uing liuèrie thereof to be made excepted that the Lords and other shal haue nothing of y e issues receiued in y e mean time The â— gaue to the E. of Northumberland y e I le of Man to be holdeÌ„ of the K. by seruice to beare the sword w t which he entred into England And to the â— of Westmerland he gaue the CouÌ„tie of Richmond Also Judgement was giuen against the Appellauntes of the Duke of Glocester in this maner The Lords in this present Parliament by she Kings assent iudge that the Dukes of Aâ—â—erle Surrey and Excester now present and were appellantes shal loâ—e thryr names of Dukes and hâ—nors from heÌ„ceforth togither with the dignities of Dukes that the Marques Dorset that is present lose hys name of Macques the E. of Glocester which is preseÌ„t lose his name for him and his heires as y e aboue named persons do theirs that alâ— the castels possessions or manor's which they had of theÌ„ that belonged to those whom they appelled froÌ„ y e day of y â— arrest of the D. of Glocester the other Lords or after at any time simply without fauour or mercie they shal lose theÌ„ that al other castels possessioÌ„s manours Lordships liberties which they helde of the Kings gift that day or after shâ—ld rest in the kinge grace from y e hâ—â—re and that all letters patents and Charters whiche they or
England and his Quéen were lodged in the Castell of Lowre and the King of France and his Quéene were lodged in the pallace of Saint Paule King Henrie hearing that the Dolphen with a great power besieged the Towne of Guisney he determined to goe himselfe to the raysing of the siege and so came to the town of Corbeil and so to Senlis where he waxed so sicke that hée was constrayned to tarry and send his brother the Duke of Bedforde to rescue theÌ„ of Cosney but the Dolphin raysed hys siege and departed thence King Henrie his disease increasing he departed this life in the Castell called Boyes de Visceme not far from Paris on the last of August in the yeare 1422. when he had raigned nine yeares fiue monethes and odde dayes There was present at his death King Charles of Fraunce and the two Quéenes but before his death this most prudent King disposed the guarde of the yong Prince his sonne and the defence of the realme of Englande to hys brother Humfrey Duke of Glocester but the custodie of the body of this yong Prince the King committed to his vncle the Duke of Excester and the reuenues of the Dutchie of Normandie he bequethed to his brother Iohn Duke of Bedforde for the gouernaunce of the same Dutchy and of the Realme of France In his life time he reedified his royall manour that then was called Shine nowe Richmount hée founded two Monasteries vpon the Thamis not farre from Richmount the one of Carthusians whiche he named Bethlem the other of religious men and women of Saint Bridget and that he named Sion He founded Gartar principal Kyng at armes of all Englishmen and also the brotherheade of Sainte Gyles without Creple Gate of London Shortlye after hys departing his bowels were enterred in the Church of Sainte More de Fosses and his corps well enbaulmed and seared was closed in leade and accompanyed with all the Lords Enguerant estates and commons of England that were there presente with also many Lords and great estates as well of France Normandie Burgondie and Picardie was brought with greate honour to Paris and set in the Churche of our Ladie where were done for him right solemne exequies with distributioÌ„ of mony and great almes to the poore From thence he was broughte to Roane where he aboade long When all things necessarie were prepared for the conueyaunce of the deade King into Englande hys body was layde in a Chariot whiche was drawen by foure great horsses and aboue the dead corpes they layde a figure made of boyled hydes or leather representing his person as nyghe to the semblaunce of him as could be deuised painted curiously to the similitude of a liuing creature vpon whose heade was set an Emperiall Diadem of golde and precious stones and in his right hand he helde a Scepter royall and in his lefte hand a ball of gold And in this manner adorned was this figure layde in a bedde in the sayde Chariot with hys vnsage vncouered toward the heauens and the couerture of hys bedde was of red silke beaten with golde and besides that when the body shoulde passe through anye good Town a Canapie of maruaylous great value was borne ouer the Chariot by men of great worshippe In this manner accompanyed of the King of Scottes and of all Princes Lordes and Knightes of hys house he was broughte from Roane to Abeuile where the corpse was set in the Churche of Sainte Offrâ—ne From Abuile he was broughte to Hedin and from thence to Menstreull so to Bulloigne and to Caleis In all thys iourney were many men about the Chariot clothed al in white which bare in theyr handes torches burning after whom followed al the housholde seruauntes in blacke and after them came the Princes Lordes and estates of the Kyngs bloud adorned in vestures of mourning and after all thys from the sayde Corpse the distaunce of two Englishe myles followed the Quéene of Englande righte honourably accompanyed In thys manner they entred Caleis from whence after a fewe dayes they departed and continued theyr iourneys by water and lande vntyll they came to London where they arriued about the tenth of Nouember so were conuaied by London bridge through Cheap to the Cathedrall Churche of Saint Paule vppon the couering of the for moste of the foure horsses that conuayed the Chariot wer imbrodered the auntient armes of EnglaÌ„d vpon the couerture of the seconde horsse were the armes of England and Fraunce in one shielde quarterly vppon the couerture of the thirde horsse was imbrodered the armes of Fraunce without any maner of difference and on the fourth horsse were the armes of King Arthur When his exequies were solemnized at Saint Paules Church in London hée was brought from theÌ„ce to be enterred in the Abbay of Saint Peter at Westminster amongst hys noble auncestoures Thus thys most victorious and renoumed Kyng entred the way decréed for euery creature in the floure most lustie time of hys age to witte but sixe and thirtie yeares olde ⸪ ¶ King Henry of Windsor HEnrie the sixth being an infant of eight moneths old beganne Anno reg 1. Titus Liuius his raigne the last of August in the yeare 1422. Continuing the time of his youth the gouernance of the Realme was committed to y e Duke of Glocester and the gard of his person to the Duke of Excester and to the Duke of Bedford was giuen the regiment of France who right wisely and nobly ruled the same so long as he liued This Henry was of witte and nature simple gentle and méeke he loued better peace than warre quietnesse of mind than businesse of the world honestie than profite rest and â—ase than trouble and care all iniuries that euer happened to him which were many he suffered patiently and reputed them to be worthely sent of God for his offences William Gastfield Robert Tatarsale the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior William Walderne Mercer the 28. of October The xxj of October Charles King of France passed out of this world and was buried at S. Denis in France after he haâ— History of Loys Duke of Orleance Charles le bievv King of France dyed bin Crowned King 46. yeares He was greatly beloued of his people all his life time and therefore was called Le Roy Charle le biew ame but yet he had a sicknesse the more part of his raigne that being out of his witte he woulde strike all that came néere him it tooke him first in the Citie of Mans shortly after he had bin in Flanders to reduce the Flemings to obedience There was by reason héereof great trouble in France bycause those that were néere to him in lignage sought euery one to haue the chiefe gouernement in theyr hands When he thus dyed the Realme was left in miserable state for people of each strange nation were gouernoures in the Realme First the Englishmen had conquered a great parte and sought to haue the rest and the Duke of
prouosts lodging And at the vpper ende of the Hall the Prouosts lodgins that is to witte moe than the Chambers for him aboue specifyed a Parlour on the grounde contayning sixe and thirtie foote in length and two and twentie in breadth and two chambers aboue of the same quantitie And westwarde closing thereto a Kitchin for him a Larderhouse Stables and other many housings and grounds And westwarde The Bake house and Brevvhouse beyonde these houses and the saide Kitchin ordayned for a Hall a Bakehouse a Brewhouse and other houses of office betwéene which there is lefte a grounde square of foure scoure foote in euery pane for wood and suche stuffe The vvoodyarde The vvater Conduite And in the middle of the sayde large Quadraunt shall bée a Conduite goodly deuised for ease of the same Colledge And I will that the edification procéede in large forme of my sayde Colledge cleane and substancial setting apart superfluitie of too greate curious workes of entaile and busye moulding And I haue deuised and appointed that the precinct The Precinct of the Colledge of my sayde Colledge as well on both sides of the garden from the Colledge to the Water as in all other places of the same precinct be inclosed with a substanciall Wall of the height of fourtéene foote with a large Tower at the principall entrie againste the middle of the East pane out of the highe stréete And in the same Tower a large Gate The vvater Gate and another Tower in the middle of the Weast ende at the newe bridge And the same Wall to bée creasted embattelled and fortifyed with Towers as manye as shall bée thought conuenient therevnto And I will that my sayde Colledge be edified of the moste substantiall and best abyding stuffe of stone leade glasse and Iron that maye beste be hadde and prouided thereto Thus much I haue enlarged by occasion of reading this good Kings Will the cunning deuise wherof I leaue to be considered by such as be experte in Architecture hartily desiring almightie God to putte into the hearte of some notable Prince one day to make perfecte thys princely worke so charitably begonne And nowe to returne agayne to Kyng Edwarde At this hys commyng to London at Bishoppes Gate hée made these Knyghtes of Aldermen Syr Iohn Stocton Syr Ralphe Verney sir Richard Blee sir Iohn Yong sir William Tayler sir George IrelaÌ„d sir Iohn Stokar sir Matthew Phillip sir William Hampton sir Thomas Stalbroke sir Iohn Crosby sir Thomas Vrswike Recorder of London The foure and twentith of May King Edward with hys hoste rode through Kent to Canterburie and so to Sandwiche where Bastarde Faulconbridge submitted himselfe and all hys to King Edwarde and yéelded to him lvj shippes gret and small whych had bene vnder his leading wherevppon King Edward pardoned him made him Knight and vâ—zeadmiral of the sea The L. DenhaÌ„ sir Iohn Fog with others were lefte in Kent to sit in iudgement of the rebels wherof were a greate number punished by the purse Nicholas Faunt Mayor of Caunterburie with other were hanged and headed there the heads of Spicing and Quinton were set on Aldegate of London The fourth of June George Neuill Archebishop of Yorke and brother to the Earle of Warwike was deliuered oute of the Tower of London The firste of July Edwarde the sonne of King Edwarde was made Prince of Wales Duke of Lancaster and Earle of Cornewall In September Thomas the Bastarde of Fauconbridge was taken at Southampton and beheaded at the Castle of Midleham in Yorkeshire hys heade was sette on London bridge Iohn Allein Iohn Shelley the 28. of September Sherifes Maior William Edward Grocer the. 28. of October The xij of Nouember the Ladye Anne the Kings sister was deuorsed from the Duke of Excester by hyr owne sute Kyng Ed. on Christmasse day was Crowned at Westminster and the Quéene also likewise the twelfth day the Kyng was agayne Crowned wente on Procession crowned Anno. reg 12 1472 but the Quéene was not at that time crowned bycause she was great with childe Thys yeare were sente Ambassadours from King Edwarde to the Duke of Burgoigne who landed at Bridges on the seconde of Aprill where they were honorablye receyued wythout the Towne by the Lorde Grantehuse The names of the Ambassadors was sir Iohn Scot Knight Marshall of Caleis Mayster William Hatclofe Secretarie to the Kyng Mayster Iohn Russel Doctour and Archdeacon master Richarde Marten Archdeacon of London sir Iohn Yong Knighte and Merchaunte of London on the fourth of April they were conueyed on horssebacke to the Dukes lodging c. George Neuill Archebishoppe of Yorke being at Windsor with Kyng Edwarde on hunting the King promised the Archebishoppe to come to the More a place in Hartfordeshire whiche the Archebishoppe hadde purchased and buylded commodiouslye there to hunte and make merry with hym wherevppon the Archebishoppe made greate prouision for the Kyng and sente for muche plate that hée hadde hydde â—at the tyme of Barnet and Tewkesburie fields and besides this borrowed muche of hys friendes thys beyng done the King sodaynely sente for the Archbishoppe to come to Windsor where he was arrested of Treason that he shoulde helpe the Earle of Oxforde and so was sente to Caleis and to Hames where he continued long after prisoner In thys meane whyle sir William Parre Knight and sir Thomas Vahan Esquire and other were sente to the More to cease all hys goods for the Kyng which came there to the samme of twentie thousande pounde Kyng Edward at thys time brake the Bishops miter that had many riche stones and made therof a Crowne for himselfe Also the Earle of Oxforde that had withdrawen hymselfe from Barnet fielde first into Scotland after into France then getting muche goods on the Sea landed in the Weast Countrey and entred Saint Michaels Mounte with 397. men the last of September wheron he was by the kings appointmeÌ„t besieged by Bodrigan and other but wyth such fauour that the Earle reuictualled the Mount Then was Fortescue sente thyther to continue the siege and King Edwarde sending pardons to the Erles men so long practised with them that at the last if the Earle had not submitted himselfe to King Edward he had bin taken of his own meÌ„ so Fortestue entring y â— Mount the fiftéenth of Februarie found victuall ynough there to haue serued them till Mydsommer after Iohn Vere Earle of Oxforde the Lord Beaumonde two brothers of the sayde Earle and Thomas Clifforde were brought prisoners to the King The Earle of Oxforde was sente prisoner to Gwines where he remayned so long as thys Kyng raygned In all whyche tyme the Ladye hys wife myghte neuer come to hym or had anye thyng to liue vppon but what people of theyr Charityes woulde giue hyr or what shée gotte by hyr néedle In the moneth of September Lewes de Bruges Lorde Grantehuse came into Englande from Charles Duke of Burgoigne and on the thirtéenth of
Brytaines is written with y. that is the Gréekes little u. whyche Oracles althoughe they were not the Sibils owne worke as some suspecte Oracula Sibili yet are they very antient indéede and that they might séeme more auntient vse the moste auntient name of Countreys and peoples And some Englishe writers aboue an hundred yeares since vsually doe name it Brutan and not otherwise â— Mandeuil through a large historie of thys lande translated oute of Frenche Brute builded the Citie of newe Troy now called London he stablished therein y e Troian laws gaue y e vttermoste Westerne parte of the Realme to his companion Corineus of whose name it was called Corinea and to thys Iohn Harding Iohn Hanuile Nichol. Vpton day Cornwal Iohn Harding sayth that Brute bare Gules two Lions rampant endorced Ore Also a Banner of a Uertdian of Golde fichule crowned and entronized that were Aeneas armes when he entred the land of Latins Iohn Hanuil in Archinis and Nicholas Vpton saith he bare Ore a Lioâ—â— passant Gules When hys death approched he diuided the whole Ilande among his thrée sonnes whiche he had by Innogen his wife Locrine Camber and Albanact Unto Locrine he gaue the middle parte betwéene Humber and Seuern whiche of him was called Loegria To Camber he gaue all the region beyonde Seuern which of him tooke the name of Cambria and is now called Wales To Albanact he gaue all the lands beyond Humber whyche of his name was called Albania after whiche partition he deceassed when he had raigned 24. yeares and was buryed at newe Troy LOcrine the eldest sonne of Brute raigned xx yeares hée 1084 Gaufride chased the Hunnes whiche inuaded this realme and pursued them so sharpely that many of them with their Kyng were drowned in a riuer whiche then parted Englande and Scotland And forsomuch as the king of Hunnes named HuÌ„ber was there drowned the riuer is til this daye named Hâ—mber This king Loctine had to wife Guendoline daughter Hovve Humber tooke that name of Corineus Duke of Cornwall by whome he had a son named Madan He also kept as Paramour the beautifull Lady Estrilde by whom he had a daughter named Sabrine And after the death of Corineus hée putte from hym the sayde Guendoline and wedded Estrilde but Guendoline repayred to Cornwall where shée gathered a greate power and foughte with King Locrine and slewe hym Hée was buried at newe Troy She drowned the Lady Estrilde with hir daughter Sabrine in a Ryuer that after the young Seuerne maydens name is called Seuerne GVendoline the daughter of Corineus and wife to Locrine 1064 Gvvendoline a Queene raigned Gaufride Flores Historiar forsomuch as Madan hir son was too yong to gouerne y e lande was by common assent of all the Brytaines made ruler of the whole Isle of Brytaine whiche she well and discretely ruled to the comforte of hir subiectes xv yeares and then left the same to hir sonne Madan MAdan the sonne of Locrine and Guendoline was made 1049 ruler of Brytain he vsed great tiranny among his Britons and being at his disport of hunting he was deuoured The King deuoured by VVolues by wild Wolues when he had raigned xl yeres He left him twoo sons named Mempricius and Manlius One olde pedigrée saith he builded the city of Madan now of the riuer Doncaster builded Don called Doncaster MEmpricius the son of Madan being King by treason slue 1009 A travtor to hys brother deuoured of vvilde beastes his brother Manlius after whose death he lyued in more tranquilitie where-through he fell in slouth so to lechery taking y e wiues daughters of his subiects lastly became so euil that he forsooke his wife and concubines and fell to the sinne of Sodomie with beasts whereby he became odible to God man And going on huÌ„ting he lost his company was destroyed of wilde Wolues wherof the land was then ful when he had raigned xx yeares EBranke y e son of Mempricius was made ruler of Brytaine 989 Gaufride he had xxâ— wiues of whom he receyued xx sons and. xxx daughters whyche were sente by their fathers to Alba Flores HistariaruÌ„ Siluius the fourth King of Albanois in Italy to be marryed to the Albanes This Ebranke firste after Brutus attempted to inuade Fraunce wyth an armye 〈…〉 s Iacobus Iacobus Bergomas Iacobus Lessabeus Bergomas sayeth in hys sixte of hys Chronicles and Iacobus Lessabeus in the description of Henault affyrmeth the same and that he was driuen backe by Brunchildis Lord of Henault with no small losse of his men Assaracus the second Germanie toke the name of Ebranke his sonnes vvho conquered the same sonne of Ebranke with the rest of his yonger brethren 18. at the least by the aide of Alba Siluius coÌ„quered all Germanie which was then no great matter for then Europe was very smally inhabited saue only about the Sea coasts as Dalmatia Italie and the coasts of France as in reading the histories may easily be séene how the East people at sundry Bergomaâ— Hector Boâ—nuâ— times came swarming into Europe Of these brethren had Germanie the name à Germanis fratribus that had subdued it Ebranke was a founder of many Cities sayth Bergomas as Alcluid in Albania now Scotland whiche is after Dunbretain Edenbrough Bamburgh and Yorke builded Hector Boetius Dunbretaine but other thinke the same to be cleane destroyed He made the Castell of Maidens now called Edenbrough He made also the Castel of Bamburgh in the. xxiij yeare of his raigne he builded Kayrbranke nowe called since by the Saxons Euorwike nowe corruptely Yorke wherein he builded a Temple to Diana set there an Archflame and was there buryed when he had raigned lx yeres Iohn Rouse sayeth he builded Caior Manour after it was called Bellositum at length Caior Bossa Rhydichen and Oxenford of a certaine Forde which Iohn Leiland calleth Isis in Englishe Ouse and saith it is namely called Oxforde for Ouseforde BRutus 2. the eldest son of Ebranke succéeded in the kingdome 929 and for that his father had receyued suche a repulse at the hands of Brunchildis Lord of Henault he in reueÌ„ge thereof inuaded Henault with a great army in the Fennes and Marshlande at the mouth of the Riuer Scaldis of olde time named Stadus and encamped him selfe vppon the Riuer Hania where betwéene Brutus and Brunchildis was foughten a strong battaile in that place which to this day is called Estam bruges of the station and campe of Brutus as Iacobus Lessabeus writeth in hys description of Henaulte This Brute of his lustie courage was surnamed Gréeneshielde he raigned xij yeares and was buried at Yorke LEill the sonne of Brute Greeneshielde béeyng a louer of 917 Iohn Bradshaw peace builded Carleile and repaired Carleon whych was since by the Romaines reedified when a legion of Souldiors was sent thither and by them named The City of Legions nowe called
newe Troy he made the Hauen whiche at this day retayneth Belines gate builded Iohn Leland Tovver of LoÌ„ doÌ„ first builded the name of hym called Belines Gate And as Iohn Lelande wryteth he builded the Towre of newe Troy He maryed hys daughter Cambria vnto a Prince of Almaine called Antenor of whome these people were called Cymbri and Sycambri Finally after he had raigned with his brother and alone xxvj yeares he dyed and after the Pagan manner with great pompe was burned and his ashes in a vessell of brasse set on a hygh Pynacle ouer Belines Gate He builded Carlheon vppon Flores HistoriaruÌ„ the Riuer Vske which since by a legion of the Romanes there placed was named Caerlegion now cleane destroyed GVrgunstus son of Beline succeded his father I. Rouse saith 375 he builded Caier Werithe that is Longcastra He subdued Denmarke compelling them to continue their tribute and in his returne home mette with a fléete of Basdenses comming from the parts of Spaine which were séeking for habitations Giraldus bycause their Countrey was so populous and not able to sustaine them to whom the king graunted the Isle of Ireland Ireland inhabited to inhabite and to holde the same of him as their soueraigne Lord But the Scottes write that Spaniards arriued before Hector Boetius this time in Irelande This Gurgunstus builded Porchester and Warwicke in the middle of the Realme sayth I. Rouse He raigned xxix yeres and was buried at Caerlheon GVinthelinus sonne of Gurgunstus was Crowned king of 356 Brytaine A prince sober and quiet who had to wyfe a noble woman named Mercia of excellent learning and knowledge Flores HistoriaruÌ„ She deuised certaine lawes whych long time among the Brytaines were greatlye estéemed and named Marcian Marcian lavves the thirde Lawes This prince raigned xxvj yeares and was buryed at new Troy CEcilius the sonne of Guinthelin and Marcia raigned vij 350 yeares as the Scottes write In the first yeare of hys raigne a people called Picts arriued here in Brytaine and possessed those partes whiche now be the Marches of bothe The Picts firste inhabited the Marches Realmes Englande and Scotlande Cecilius was buried at Caerlheon KImarus succeded Cecilius who being a wilde yong man liuing after his owne luste raigned but thrée yeares and 323 was slaine as he was hunting of wilde beastes ELanius called also Danius was king of Brytaine nine 321 yeares MOrindus the bastarde sonne of Danius beganne to raign 311 in Brytaine he foughte with a king who came out of Germanie and slewe him wyth all his power Moreouer Gaufride out of the Irishe Seas in hys time came forthe a wonderfull monster whyche destroyed muche people Whereof the king hearing woulde of his valiaunt courage néeds fight with it by whom he was clean deuoured when he had raigned eight yeares GOrbomannus eldest sonne of Morindus raigned eleauen 303 yeres a Prince iuste and religious he renued the Temples of his Gods and gouerned his people in peace welth This Gorbomannus builded Grantham in Lincolneshire Our Englishe Chronicle saith he builded bothe the townes Caxton Grantham builded I. Roâ—fe of Cambridge and Grantham but séeing that Cambridge in auntient Chronicles is called Grant as it is also Grantchester Cairgrant and Grantbridge it was an easie matter as Grammarians knowe to translate Grantham into Cambridge and so ascribe the building of bothe Townes to him that builded but one of them ARchigallo brother to Gorbomannus was crowned kyng 292 of Britaine he was in conditions vnlike to his brother for he deposed the noblemen and exalted the vnnoble He extorted from men their goods to enriche his treasurie for which cause by the estates of the Realme he was depriued of The King depriued his royall dignitie when he had raigned fiue yeares ELidurus the thirde sonne of Morindus and brother to 286 Archigallo was elected King of Brytaine a vertuous gentle Prince who gouerned his people iustly As he was hunting in a forrest by chaunce he met with his brother Archigallo whome moste louingly he embraced and found the meanes to reconcile him to his Lordes and then resigned to hym hys royall dignitie when he hadde raygned fiue yeares ARchigallo thus restored to his royall estate ruled the 282 people quietly and iustly tenne yeares and lyeth buryed at Yorke ELidurus aforenamed after the death of his brother Archigallo 272 for his pietie and Justice by the generall consent of the Brytaines was again chosen King But he raigned not passing two yeares but that his yonger brethren Vigenius and Peredurus raysed warre againste him tooke him prisoner and caste him into the Tower of newe Troy where he remayned during their raigne VIgenius and Peredurus after the taking of their brother 270 The tovvne of Pickering built Caxton I. Rouse reigned togither seuen yeares Vigenius then dyed and Peredurus raigned after alone two yeres He builded y e town of Pickering in the North parts of Yorkeshire ELidurus the thirde time was made king who continued 261 his latter raigne honourablie and iustlye but being sore brused with age and troubles he finished his life when hée had nowe lastlye raigned foure yeares and was buried at Carlile Gorbonian raigned in Brytaine ten yeares 258 248 2â—4 Morgan guided the Realme peaceably fourtéene yeres EMerianus his brother when hée had tyrannouslye raygned seauen yeares was deposed IVal was chosen King for his iustice and temperance which 227 gouerned peaceably twentie yeares RImo gouerned this Realme sixtéene yeares his time was 207 191 171 A good exaÌ„ple peaceable Geruncius reygned in Brytaine twenty yeares CAtellus raigned peaceably ten yeares he hung vp all oppressors of the poore to giue example vnto other COilus succeded Catellus who quietlye raigned twentie 161 yeres Porrex a vertuous and gentle Prince raigned fiue yeares 142 CHirimus throughe his drunkennesse raigned but one 136 135 133 132 131 136 1â—4 120 118 yeare Fulgen his son raigned two yeares in Brytaine Eldred raigned in Brytaine but one yeare Androgius likewise raigned but one yeare VRianus the sonne of Androgius wholy gaue himselfe to the lustes of the fleshe and raigned thrée yeares Eliud raigned fiue yeares who was a great Astronomer Dedantius King of Brytaine raigned fiue yeares Detonus raigned in this lande two yeares Gurgineus raigned thrée yeares in Brytaine Merianus was king of Brytaine two yeares 115 113 111 108 106 104 94 91 Prodigious signes 88 86 82 81 78 76 74 70 Bladunus gouerned thys lande of Brytaine two yeares Capenus raigned king of Brytaine thrée yeares Ouinus ruled this land of Brytaine two yeares Silius raigned in this land of Brytaine two yeares BLedgabredus raigned ten yeares and gaue himselfe to the studie of Musicke Archemalus was king of Brytaine two yeares ELdolus raigned foure yeares In his time diuerse prodigies were séene as Globes of fire bursting out of the ayre with great
compassion of thyne owne soule and spare the greate number of people that by thy Fatherlye example yet may beware to offende God for whose soules thou shalt giue an accompte Consider also that if the Englshe nation despising lawfull matrimonye doe encrease by aduoutrye as the Frenche men Italians and also the verye Pagans do caste in our téeth and vpbrayde vs withall of suche coniunctions and copulations shall spring vppe a peakishe dasterdely people which shall despise God wyth theyr wicked qualities vndoe the Countrey as it came to passe to the Burgundians the people of Prouance and the Spaniardes whom the Sarazens haue many yeares assaulted for theyr sinnes whiche in times past they had committed Besides this it is told vs that you take away priuileges of Churches and thereby giue euill example to your noble men to do the like but I praye you remember howe terrible vengeaunce God toke vppon the Kings your predecessours whiche committed suche offences as we rebuke you for A wicked spirit came vpon Colredus your predecessoure whiche was a defiler of Uirgins and a breaker of ecclesiasticall Priuileges for sitting royally among his barrons at a dinner the Diuell plucked away his soule without confession of his sinnes The Diuell also drewe in suche a rage Osredus king of the Northumbers whiche was guiltie of the same crimes that with a vile death he loste both kingdome and life in his lusty yong age Also Charles king of Fraunce whiche ouerthrewe Churches and altered the Churche money to hys owne vse was consumed with a long tormeÌ„t and fearefull death It followeth therefore my deare beloued sonne that with Fatherlye and earnest prayers we beséeche you that you will not despise the Counsel of your Fathers which diligently do admonishe your highnesse for nothing is more commodious to a good king than willinglye to amend such faultes when he is warned of them as SalomoÌ„ sayth who so loueth discipline loueth wisdome therfore my déere son declaring our aduice we beséech you by the liuing God by his sonne Jesus Christ our Lord and by hys holy spirit that you will remember how transitorie this present life is and howe shorte and momentane the pleasure of this filthie fleshe is and how vile and shamefull a thing it is that man shall leaue euill examples vnto his posteritie for euer beginne therefore to frame your life in better wayes and amend the errors of your youth that you may obtayne prayse with men in this life and eternall glorie in the life to come we wish your Highnesse well to fare and to encrease in all goodnesse Ethelbald was slayne at Secgeswald and was buryed at Hrependune BEraredus the murtherer of Ethelbald did nothing worthy 749 to be remembred but being straightway slayne by Offa had an end méete for a Traytour OFfa Nephew to Ethelbald succéeded he ioyned battayle 749 with Kineulfus King of the Weast Saxons and gote the victorie He sent for Ethelbert King of the East Angles promising great things by flatterie but when he had got him to his Palace he caused him to be beheaded and then vniustly inuaded the Kingdome of the East Angles He caused the reliques of S. Albon to be taken vp and Vita Alboni S Albons builded put in a Shrine aborned with golde and precious stones and builded there a princely Monasterie He founded the Abbey of Bathe He translated the Archbishops Sea to Lichfield He made a dike betwéene Wales and the Kingdome of Offa Dike the Mercies which ditch extendeth by South from the parts about Bristow ouer the Mountaynes of Wales and so North toward Flint and vnder a hill of coale euen to the mouth of Dee or the North Sea He raigned xxxix yeares and dyed at Oflay and was buryed in a Chappell which then stoode on Offlay the bancke of the Riuer Ouse without the Towne of Bedford EGbertus or Ecfride his sonne raigned one yeare Alquine Alquine writte to Osbert of the Mercians that the noble yong Ecfride dyed not so soone for his owne faultes but bycause his Father was a great sheader of bloud Plaeâ—â—â— Aâ—â—inus 789 Wâ—l Malme KEnulfus Nephew in the fifth degrée vnto Penda warreâ— on the Kentish Saxons punished their Country very sore and caryed away bound their King Egberthus but not long Winchelcomb founded after when he had builded a Church at Winchelcomb on the day of dedication therof he deliuered him declaring a worthy Bishops Sea aâ— Hereford founded example of clemencie He founded the Church of S. Ethelbert in Hereford and raigned xxiiij yeares KEnelmus sonne to Egbertus a child of seauen yeares was 813 innocently slayne by his Sister Quenda whereby he obtayned the name of a Martyre CEolwulfus brother to Kenulfus raigned one yeare and 820 was expulsed by Bernulfus BErnulfus in the third yeare of his raigne was ouercome 821 by Egbertus King of Weast Saxons at Elyndune LVcâ—â—us after he had raigned two yeares was oppressed 824 by the East Angles VVIthlasnus being at the first subdued by Egbirth raigned 826 xiij yeares paying to him and his son a tribute BErthulfus raigned xiij yeares in the same estate till at 839 W. Malme the last he was chased beyond the seas by the sea rouers of Denmarke BVrdredus paying the Tribute enioyed the same twenty 852 yeares and then he being deposed and driuen out of his CouÌ„trey fled to Rome and there was buryed at the English schole Then that kingdome was by the Danes deliuered to Geolwolfus and in few yeares after that Alfred y â— Nephew of Egbirth gate it So the kingdome of the Mercies fel away in the yeare of Christ 875. Northumbers THe sixt Kingdome was of the Northumbers whiche conteyned Lankishire Yorkeshire Cumberland Westmerland Northumberland It had on the Weast the Sea by South the Riuer of Humber and so downeward toward the Weast by the endes of the Shires of Nottingham and of Darby vnto the Riuer of Merce and hath the diocesse of Yorke Durham and Carelile At the beginning it was deuides into two Kingdomes Bernitia and Deira Bernitia stretched from Edenborough Frith to Tine and Deira from Tine to Humber but these two were shortly vnited When Hengest had established himselfe in Kent he sent W. Malme his brother Otha his sonne Ebusam to possesse the North partes of Britaine where many times they put the men of that prouince to flight and for the space of 99. yeares they and their successors ascribes to themselues the names of Dukes and bare themselues vnder the Kingdome of Kent but in the yeare of Christ 547. the yeare after Hengests death 60. that Dukedome was changed into a Kingdome IDa the ninth froÌ„ Beldegius and the tenth from Wodden 547 continued fourtéene yeares in the Kingdome of Deires Aeâ—la his successor of the same kinded but by another 559 line strongly aduanced his Kingdome thirtie yeares In his time children of Northumberland were caryed to be solde
Dorchester a Bishops Sea 6â—8 GVichiline the sonne of Kinegilsus was baptised by Berinus the Bishop in the Citie of Dorchester and deceased the same yeare CVthredus the sonne of King Guicheline was baptised 639 at Dorchester by Berinus the Bishop who was his Godfather at the Font. He raigned foure yeares KEnnewalcus the sonne of King Kinegilsus tooke on him 64â— VVinchester a Bishops Sea Malmesbery buylded Vita Aldelmâ— the Kingdome of the West Saxons He founded the Cathedral Church in Winchester placing there a Bishops sea He gaue Meydulfus burgh to Aldelmus the Abbot there to builde a Monasterie Afterwarde béeing infested with warres by Penda King of the Mercians bycause he had forsaken his wife sister of the sayd Penda was by him driuen out of his Kingdome and fledde to Anna King of East Angles where he was baptised of Bishop Foelix and after was restored to his kingdome by the help of the forenamed Anna. He raigned xxx yeares After whom Quéene Sexburgeo his wife gouerned a while She fouÌ„ded a Monastery of Nunnes in the I le of Shepey and became hir selfe a Nunne and after Abbesse of Eely EAsâ—winus Nephew to Kinegilsus succéeded he fought a 67â— battell against Wulfere King of Mercia in a place called Bidanheafod He raigned two yeares KEnewinus sonne to Kinnegilsus chased the Britaine 's euen 676 to the Sea shore and raigned nine yeares CAdwalla Nephew to Ceauline succéeded in the Kingdome 685 He slew Berthune Duke of the South Saxons and brought Marianus that prouince vnder gréeuous bondage After that he his brother Mull wasted Kent subdued the I le of Wight which till that time was giueÌ„ to Idolatrie wherof he purged them giuing the fourth part therof to Bishop Wilfride who appoynted Preachers to conuerte the people of that I le to Christianitie Ceadwalla once agayne spoyling the Countrey of Kent his brother Moll and xij of his Knightes were slaine by fire cast vpon them after which tune euen before he was baptised he gaue for tithe or tenth to God all the pray and spoyles he had gotten to his Wil. Malme owne vse in whome saith Malmesburie although we prayse his affection we allow not the example for it is written that who so offereth the sacrifice of poore folkes good doth as it were sacrifice the sonne in the sight of his Father This being done he went to Rome to be baptised when he had raigned two yeares ouer the West Saxons INe raigned among the West Saxons a noble man of great 687 Asser power and wisedome and therewith valiant and hardie in feates of armes very expert he mainteined such warre against the Kentish Saxons that he constrayned them to séeke and intreate meanes of peace giuing to him for the same great giftes 30000. Mancas péeces of Gold so named This Ine was the sonne of Kenred the sonne of Ceadwolde brother to Keadwold and sonne to Chenling sonne Marian. of Kenri sonne of Cerdic the first King of the Weast Saxons This man builded first the Colledge of Welles Colledge of VVelles and Abbey of Glastenbury builded He also builded the Abbey of Glastenburie and payde the Peter Pence first to Rome When he had gouerned the Weast Saxons by the space of seauen and thirtie yeares by the earnest laboure of hys wife Etheldreda which was Abbesse of Barking in Essex he gaue vp his royall dignitie and went to Rome EThelard kinsman on the fathers side to Ine succéeded in 726 the Kingdome notwithstanding Oswald a yong man of the Kings bloud did disturbe the beginning of his raigne Wil. Malme for he stirred vp Rebellion among the inhabitants but not long after he died and then Ethelard raigned quietly fouretéene yeares ENthrede his kinsman made warre on Ethelwald King of Mercia and against the Britaines and had of them the victorie In hys tyme there appeared two Blasing Starres rasting as it were burning brands towards the North. He Blasing Starres raigned sixtéene yeares The Englishmen buryed not the bodyes of their dead Antiqui Britan. Ecclesi Buriall in Church-yardes in Cities vntill the time of Cuthbert Archbishop of Canterburie who procured of the Pope that in Cities there should be poynted Church-yardes SIgebert was made King of the Weast Saxons He was cruell 757 W. Malme Scal. Croâ—â— and tirannous towards his subiects and chaÌ„ged antient Lawes and customes after his owne lust and pleasure and bycause a certayne noble man some deale sharply aduertised him to change his manners he put him to cruell death and for so muche as he continued in his malice and would not amend he was depriued of al kingly authoritie A Tirant came to a miserable end and shamefull death and lastly as a person forlorne wandring in woods and hiding himselfe in caues of wilde Beastes he was slayne in Andreds Walde by a Swineheard whose Lorde and mayster called Cumbra he had wrongfully put to death wheÌ„ he had not raigned one yeare KEnulphus of the bloud of Cerdicus appeased certayne 757 murmours and grudges that were amongst the people for the deposing of his predecessor Sigebert He founded the Bishops sea at VVelles founded Cathedrall Churche of Welles As he haunted a woman which he kept at Merton he was slayne by treason of one Olio the kinsman of Sigebert late King when he had raigned nine and twentie yeares and was buryed at Winchester BRithricus of the bloud of Cerdicus was made King of 786 Weast Saxons He maryed Eadburga the Daughter of Offa King of Mercia by whose power he expelled Egbert that was an vnder King in the Lordship of the Weast Saxons In his tyme it rayned blond whiche falling on mens Bloud rayned clothes appeared like Crosses In Anno 800. the Danes arriued in the I le called Portland The Danes first ariued in this land but by the puissance of Brithricus and other Kings of the Saxons they were ouercome at Donmouth driuen backe and compelled to auoyde the land Marianus The King poyfoned by his vvife Brithricus was poysoned by his wife Ethelburga when he had raigned seaueÌ„téene yeares was buryed at Warham For this déede the Nobles ordeyned that from thenceforth the Kings wiues should not be called Quéenes nor suffered to sitte with them in place of estate Eadburge with infinite treasure fled into France where offering a greate portion of hir Golde to King Charles of France he sayd vnto hir choose Eadburge whome thou wilte haue to thy Husband me or my sonne and she answered if choyse be granted me I choose your sonne bycause he is younger than you then quoth Charles if thou hadst chosen After a vvicked life follovved a miserable end to Queene Eadburge me thou shouldest haue had my sonne but bycause thou hast chosen my sonne thou shalt haue neyther him nor me and then gaue to hir a Monasterie wherein she professed hirselfe a Nunne and became their Abbesse a few yeares but afterwards
get the good wyll of the people who had conceyued an ill opinion of hym of thys arose ciuill warres within the Realme and often dissention and discordes as well of the Nobles as of the common sort Anno. 982. a great part of the Citie of London was brent Thomas Rudburn which Citie at this time had most building from Ludgate towarde Westminster and little or none where the harte of the Citie is nowe except in diuerse places was housing that stoode without order so that manye Cities as Canturburie Yorke and other in Englande passed London in building but after the Conquest it encreased and nowe passeth all other A disease not knowen in England in time past to witte Asser Flux of men c morraine of Cattaile Bishops Sea at Excester Feuers of men with the Flix and Morren of cattayle killed many Anno. 994. King Ethelred erected a Byshoppes sea at Excester The same yeare Anlafe Kyng of the Norwayes Sweyne King of Danes on the daye of the Natiuitie of our Lorde in xviij Galleys came vp to London whiche they attempted to breake into and to set on fire but they were repulsed not without their greate detriment and losse by the Citizens wherevppon they being driuen with furie leauing London set vpon Eastsex and Kent by the sea coastes brent Townes and wasted the fields without respect of sex or age killed al wasted with fire sword al what they may not carry away At length being pacified with a Tribute of 16000. pounds departed to theyr shyppes and Wintered at Southampton Anno. 995. a Comet apeared The Bishoprick of Lindâ—fer Bishops sea aâ— Durham or Holâ—e Iland was remoued to Durham In the yeare 1002. King Etheldred caused al the Danes in The Danes 〈…〉 thered Burton vpon Trent England to be slayne vpon the day of Saint Brice The same yeare Vlâ—ricus Spote founded a Monasterie at Burton vppon Trent In Anno. 100â— Swayn King of Denmark with agret army inuaded EngleÌ„d with fire and sword 1004 they fought a great battell at Theâ—forde against Vlfekettel Carle of East-Angle Asser The yere 1009. they fought another battel against Vlfekettel at Rengemore The yere 1011. they destroyed Canturburie for that y â— Archbishoppe Elfegus woulde not yéelde to them he was first imprisoned there after carried to Grenewiche and there stoned to deathe Christes Churche is spoyled and brent the Monkes with all other men are â—â—â—â—hed TiraÌ„ny of the Danes in Englande nine of euery ten being put to death the tenth suffered to liue in miserie the number of them that were left aliue was four Monkes and of lay people eight hundred so that y â— number slaine was 36. Monkes and. 8000. of the lay people In Anno. 1012. they toke tribute of 48000. poundes and Record eccle Caâ— Marianus Tloriacensis at the last after diuerse ouerthrowes giuen to the meÌ„ of this Iland they possessed the same and putte king Etheldred to flight constrayning him to liue in exile among the NormaÌ„s This Etheldred had two wiues Ethelgina an Englishe Ethelgina and Emma vviues to Etheldred Alured and Edvvard the sons of Etheldred woman and Emma a Norman of the first he had two childreÌ„ of which sauing of Edmonde who succéeded hym in the kingdome it were nothing to our purpose to speake Of the secoÌ„d that was Emma sister to Richard Duke of Normandie there were borne two sonnes to witte Edward and Alured And that I do here contrarie to that is commonly vsed set Edward before Alured as elder brother I am moued therevnto by no smal aucthoritie which I haue taken out of the historiographers W. Gemeticensis Encomium Emma of that age out of Gemeticensis a most diligeÌ„â— writer of Genealogies and one other author who in hys Commentarie written in praise of Emma the Quéene affirmeth that Edwarde was the elder brother whom I doe the better beléeue bycause it is not like that he séeing the things wyth his eyes shoulde mistake the matter especiallye writing to the Quéene who was mother to them both Swanus in the meane time subdued al Englande and the people for feare yelded vnto hym on euery side ouer whome most cruelly he tryumphed But not long after he departed this life at Geynesburge and left Canutus his sonne successour in the Kingdome Etheldrede hearing that Swanus was dead leauing in Normandie with Duke Richard his sisters sonne Emma his wife and the children that he hadde by hyr returned with al spéede into Englande with Edmunde his sonne by hys firste wife being then at maÌ„s state by the trustinesse of his own men and the ayde of the Normans moued warre against his enimie Canutus finding himselfe vnable to matche with him went into Denmarke minding to returne hither immediatly againe Etheldred being contrarie to his expectation thus restored to his kingdome shewed great crueltie vpon the Danes that remained in England sparing neither man nor woman yong nor old Therefore Canutus being very desirous to reuenge the same prepared a new armie and came into England against Etheldred with al spéede he could raging wide and side with fire and sword Etheldred in the meane season whether by sicknesse or for sorrow dyed when he had raigned â—o Taxtor Wil. Malme Alfredus Beuers lacensis eight and thirtie yeares and was buryed in the North I le of Paules Church in London aboue the high Aulter EDmond the sonne of Etheldred by his first wife succéeded 1016 Edmond Ironside W. Malme in the Kingdome who whether it were for the greate strength of his body or for that he alwayes vsed to go in armour was surnamed Ironside He had sixe battels against Canutus King of the Danes Leyland at Penham hard by Gillingham in Dorcetshire He put the Danes to flight after that at Shirestone He held euen hand with them in the field notwithstanding that the Englishmen at the first beganne to flée by the policie of Edricus Duke of Lincolne and of Merce who cryed Edrike a Traytor runne away wretches Edmond your King is slayne After this King Edmond came to London to deliuer the Citizens whome part of the enimies had beséeged as soone as he was gone from thence He had made a ditch also round about the Citie where Ditch about London the Riuer of Thamis doth not runne The Danes fléeing the King followed them and passing ouer Brentford he vanquished them with a notable victorie The rest of y e Danes which remayned with Cnute whiles London beseeged both by land and by vvater Edmond rested him and set his matters in order did againe beséege London both by water and by lande but the Citizens stoutely withstoode and repulsed them wherefore they shewed their anger vpon the Countrey of the Mercies spoyling Townes and Uillages with robbery burnings and murther and caryed their pray to the Shippes whiche they had gathered togither in the Riuer of Medway which runneth by Rochester from
whence they were driuen by the King who taking the foorde of Brentford before them put them to flight and slew a great number of them The sixt and last battell was at Essendone in Essex néere to Rochford in which battell Edmond had gote the victorie Cogshal Sca. Cro. but Edrike agayne playing the Traytor greate slaughter of the Englishmen was made there the honor of Englande was ouerthrowen and Edmonde wente almost alone on foote to Glocester where hée gathered a newe force to set vpon his enimies but Cnute pursued him as he fledde and hauing prepared their armies both the Kings themselues attempted to fight hand to hand for the right of the Combate for the Kingdome kingdome in the I le of Olania in Seuerne in the which Combate they both being wéeryed fell to a couenant to deuide the same so that the one halfe of the Kingdome shoulde be England deuided vnder Canutus and the other halfe vnder Edmond which Edmond not long after dyed at Oxford whereas it is saide he was slayne by the treason of Edrike of Straton and was buryed at Glastenbury leauing Edmonde and Edwarde his children very yong This Edrike was not long vnrewarded according to his desertes for hymselfe making vaunt thereof vnto Canutus then being at Baynardes Castell in London sayde in this wise Thus haue I done Canutus for the loue of thée Edrikus a Traytor to whome he answered saying and thou shalt dye as well thou art woorthy bycause thou art giltie of Treason against God and me in that thou hast slayne thine owne Lord and King which was ioyned to me in league as a Brother his bloud be vpon thine owne head and straight wayes least there should be any tumulte the Traytor was in the same Speculum histo Ri. Cirecest Chamber tormented to death with firebrands and linkes and then his féete being bounde togither he was drawne through the Stréetes of the Citie and cast into a ditch called Houndes ditch for that the Citizens there cast their dead Hunsditch Treason revvarded Dogges and such other filth accompting him woorthy of no better buriall These Princes raigned togyther two yeares CAnutus the Dane taking an occasion bycause in the couenant 1018 that was coÌ„cluded concerning y e deuiding of the Realme no assurance was made for the Children of Edmond The Danes possessed all England he chalenged all England to himselfe alone by law as they call it of growing to which was a most easie thing for him to do bycause there was no man that durst erect himselfe as patrone to defend the childrens right and title and by this suttle and craftie interpretation of the couenant the Dane gote the Monarchie of England and slew the brother of Edmond and conueyed the children farre away out of England least they should at any time be brought againe and receiue their right Some say they were sent to a certayne The Kings children conueyed into Svvethen man that was a Prince in Swethland there to be dispatched out of the waye and that the Prince vnderstanding they were Kings children spared them coÌ„trarie to the credit and trust that was committed vnto him which appeareth to be true in that the same foraigne Lord kept and brought vppe the children honourablye the yongest of whiche whose name was Edwarde did afterwardes marrie Agatha the Agatha the Emperors daughter the vvife of Edvvarde daughter of Henry the fourth Emperour of Rome of whome he had many children of whiche we shall speake héereafter And the other which was y e elder brother whose name was Edmond dyed without children In the meane season Canutus bycause he had no heire that lawfully might succéede him in his kingdome for Harold Swaine were begotteÌ„ of Harolde and Svvayne concubines children a Concubin partly that he might establish in time to come the kingdome that he had gotten vnto his owne kindred y t came by lawfull succession and partly that he might purchase to himselfe the friendship of the Englishmen and of the Normans procured to haue giuen him in marriage Emma the widow of King Etheldred who at that time was with Edward and Alured hir sonnes in exile with Duke Richard in Normandy whiche mariage séemeth to be made euen by Gods prouidence who had determined to restore the common wealth in England whereby as by the law and title of recouerie and returne out of exile the monarchie of all England which the Danes had taken from the Englishmen and had possessed sixe and twentie yeares and more did returne againe to the Englishmen that were the right heires For Emma concluded mariage with the Dane vpon condition Mariage made vpon conditioÌ„ that the Kingdome of England should remayne vnto none other but to the Children that were begotten of hir if any of them did remaine aliue by reason of this mariage shortly after she did beare Canutus a sonne of his owne name commonly called Hardycanutus This second name was giuen him bycause of his great Hovv tvvo names vvere giuen to Kings courage like as his brother Harold was named Harefoote that is to say lightfoote bycause of his notable swiftnesse of foote By this affinitie and aliance the Danes became of the more strength and power He kept Englishmen in his seruice so long as he liued He subdued the Scottes whereby he was King of England Canutus King of foure Kingdomes Scotland Denmarke and Norway After that he went to Denmarke and so to Rome and returned againe into England where he kept good iustice all his life and did many charitable déedes He made a faire Church at Ashendume in Essex He founded a-new the Monasterie of Saint Edmondesbury Saint Edmundsbury buylded Ex charta regia Marianus restoring the donation which Edmond King of the West Saxons had giuen to Saint Edmund the King and Martyr who lyeth there buryed He appoynted to be King of Norway Swanus his sonne Marianus as was sayde by Alfgine daughter to Althelme Duke of Northampton and his Lady Vulfrune but other said he was a Priests sonne c. He also appoynted his sonne Hardycanutus by Emma to be King of Denmarke and deceassed at Shaftesburie when he had raigned twentie yeares and was buried in S. Swithens at Winchester HArold for his swiftnesse called Harefoote whome Canutus 10â—8 had by a Concubine Alice of Hampton a Shomakers daughter affirming himselfe to be sonne of Canutus and Peter de Ichâ—â—â— Marianus Floriacen Alfgina the Earle of North-hamptons daughter slept not vppon the occasion and oportunitie offered but vsing the force of the Danes that dwelt in England inuaded the Realme while his brother Hardycanute gouerned in Denmarke He tooke from his mother in law Emma the most parte of the riches and treasure that Canute his father had left hir and then with consent of the great Lords began to raigne but not so mightily as his Father Canutus did for a more iust heire Hardycanutus was
appoynted the King and Earle Godwine should méete at London and thus departing for the time the King increasing his armie ledde the same to London and Godwine with his power came to Southwarke on the other side of the Riuer Thamis but there bycause his armie by little and little stipped from him he fledde and the King forthwith pronounced him with his fiue sonnes to be banished who straightwayes with his wife and two of his sonnes came to Thorney where his Shippe being laden with Golde Siluer and precious things he sayled towarde Flanders his other sonnes tooke Shippe at Bristow and sayled into Ireland In the next yeare Harold and Leofwine sonnes to Earle Godwine returning out of Ireland entred Seuerne arriued with many Shippes in Somerset and Dorsetshires spoyled many Townes in the Countrey slew many people and returned with pray then they sayle about Portesmouth c. Earle Godwine landed in Kent gathered a power sayled to the I le of Wight wasting along the Sea coastes till his sonnes Harold and Leofwine came with a Nauy which being come togither they take their course vp the Riuer of Thamis came to Southwarke and there stayed for the Tide and then weyed vp Anchor and finding none that offered to resist them on the Bridge they sayled vp by the South side of the Riuer and his armie by land placing it selfe vppon the banckes side made shew of a thicke and terrible battayle After this the Nauie turned toward the North shore as though it would haue compassed in the Kings Nauie but they that were with the King and with Godwine abhorred to fight againste their owne kindred and Countreymen wherefore a peace was made Godwine with his sonnes were restored to all former honor and the Normans were banished the land As William of Malmesbury writeth a certayne yong woman W. Malme Kings euill healed by the King being terribly diseased by reason of humors gathered about hir necke into great swelling kernels came to King Edward who with his right hand dipped in water handled hir necke and forthwith y e hardnesse did breake the wormes with the matter ranne out and all the noysome dwelling asswaged so that she was perfectly hole and faire skinned ere the wéeke were ended and they that knewe his life sayd he had oft cured this plague in Normandy This Edward raigned thrée and twentie yeres sixe monethes T. Rudborn and odde dayes He was buryed on the day of the Epiphanie in the Abbey of Saint Peeter in Westminster which he had newly builded In the same day Harold the eldest sonne of Godwine Earle of Kent and brother to Edgitha the Quéene hauing obteyned fayth of the nobilitie tooke the Crowne Leofrike Earle of Mercia and of Hereford founded the Monasterie of Couentrie in Anno 1044. He also granted great priuiledges to that Towne HArold that he might in some behalfe séeme to make the 1066 The yeare of our Lord beginneth heere at Christmas yong Edgar amendes for the wrong he had done him gaue him the Earledome of Oxford and so from a King he made him an Earle But in the meane season England began to be tossed and turmoyled with warres within and without for the disheriting of the right heire is alwayes wont to be the beginning of ciuill warres The 24. day of Aprill a Comete appeared not only to the people of this land but also in other parts of the world seauen dayes Toftus enuying as men said the prosperitie â—og Houed Simon Dâ—nel Gualter Couen of his brother stirred vp troubles in the Realme for he ioyning himselfe to Harold the King of Norway assaulted England in warlike sort both by sea and land Whose attempt whiles Harold of England prepared to withstand William Duke of Normandy who notwithstaÌ„ding he was a Bastard VVilliam Conquerour cousyn to King Edvvard by the mother side was of kinne to Saint Edward in the thirde and fourth degrée of consanguinitie séeing a conuenient time and occasion offered to take the Kingdome in gathered a Nauie of 896. Shippes and came into England with a very well appoynted armie alledging that by all right and title it was due to him by the gift of King Edward his kinsman and also by the couenant that was made and by othe established betwixt Harold and him He landed at Pemsey nine miles Gualter Couen from Hastings the 28. of September Harold notwithstanding he was bare of men by reason of the battel that he had fought against Toftus and the men of Norway yet hearing of Williams comming wente straightwayes againste him Both armies being broughte into aray the battell was fought wherin great slaughter of Englishmen was made and England conquered by vvoden bovves and arovves the Normans gote the victorie especially by meanes of their wodden bowes and arrowes which the Englishmen had not then in vse for Duke William commanded his men that Io. Rouse some of them should shoote directly forwarde and some vpward by reason whereof the arrow shot vpward destroyed the English as they stouped and the arrow shot directly afore hand wounded them that stoode vpright and King Harold himselfe valiantly fighting was shotte through the Harold slayne braynes whereof he dyed when he had raigned nine monethes and was buryed in the Priorie of Waltham which he Sigebertus Gemlaâ—en W. Gemiâ—â—censis Gualterus Couen Hen. Hunting Register of Wodbridge Chronicle of Normandy The description of the Saxons Mathew Paris W. Malme Flores HistoriaruÌ„ had founded This battell was fought at Hastings in Sussex vppon the fourtéenth day of October being Saterday in the yeare of oure Lord 1066. There was slayne of Englishmen 67974. and of Normans 6013. This was saith Mathew Paris the dolefull destruction of this swéete and pleasant land the Kings whereof meaning the Saxons at their firste comming with barbarous countenance and gesture in warlike sort prouoked all men to malice and hatred towards them who ouercame al men by warre and subtiltie but after they had receyued the Christian faith and by little and little applyed their diligence vnto Religion they neglected the exercise of armour for the Kings did change their habite and some at Rome and some in their owne Countrey sought to change their temporall Kingdomes for euerlasting Kingdomes and many which all their life time embraced worldly things did yet distribute their treasures vnto all the workes of mercy but afterwards when charitie waxed colde all their studie and trauaile of Religion slaked and then came the destruction of the inhabitants first at the comming of the Danes and now in the expulsing of the Englishmen by the Normans for the noble men giuing themselues to gluttonie and lecherie did not goe to the Church in the morning as Christian men vse to doe but lying in their Chambers dalying with Women did heare the Priest hastilie rattle vp diuine seruice The Clerkes also that had taken orders if one had learned but his Grammer euery one wondered at him All men generally gaue
of Saint Iohn in Colchester of blacke Channons and those were the first in England Simon Earle of North-hampton and Mawde his wife Saint Andrevve in North-hampton Ex Carta â—o Rouse 1106 Anno reg 7. Elder brother seeketh fauour of the yonger founded the Monasterie of Saint Andrew in North-hampton Robert Duke of Normandy came to his brother at Northhampton and friendly desired him to beare brotherly loue foward him but King Henry féeling his conscience accusing him for obteyning the Kingdome by defrauding of his elder brother and fearing men more than God first he reconciled the Nobles of the Realme with faire promises thinking afterwards to make amende for his great wrongs by founding of an Abbey The Duke returning into Normandy the King followed with a great power where betwéene them were many sore battayles fought but at the last the valiant man Roberte was taken This yeare appeared a blasing Starre from thrée of the A Blasing Starre Mathew Paris clocke till nine And on the Maundy Thursday was séene two full Moones one in the East and another in the West The first Chanons entred into the Church of our Lady T Rudborne Saint Mary Ouery Liber Roffensis â—o Reuerla 1107 Anno reg 8. in Southwarke called Saint Mary Ouery fouÌ„ded by William Pountlarge Knight and Wiliam Daneys Normans Aigedus was first Prior there WheÌ„ King Henry had set in order Normady according to his pleasure he returning into England brought with him his brother Robert Wâ—rlham of Morton put them in perpetuall prison froÌ„ wheÌ„ce shortly after Duke Robert deceiuing The yonger brother puttetâ— out the eyes of his elder his kepers sought to escape but he was takeÌ„ as he fled by his brothers coÌ„mandement had his eies put out kept streighter till his dying day This yeare the Priorie of the holy Trinitie within 1108 Priorie of the Trinitie in London Liber trini Aldgate of London was founded by Matild the Quéene in the Parishes of Mary Magdalen Saint Michael Saint Katherine and the holy Trinitie all whiche are nowe but one Parish of Christ Church in old time called holy Roode parish W. Dunthorne She gaue to the same Priorie the port of Aldgate with the stocke therevnto beloÌ„ging which was of hir demaynes and is now called Aldgate Warde King Henry with sundry expeditions brought vnder him the Welchmen and to pull downe their stoutenesse he Anno reg 9. Wâ—it Malme Gerua Doro Flemings sent into VVales sent all the Flemings that inhabited England thither which of late were come hither when great part of Flanders was drowned and also in time of his father by aliance of his mother in so muche that through their greate multitude they séemed gréeuous to the Realme wherefore he sente them ali with their substance and kindred into Rose a CoÌ„untrey of Wales aâ— into aâ— stucke that he mighte clense the Realme of them and also suppresse the wildnesse of the enimie and not long after he made expedition thither compelling the Welchmen to giue him for pledges the sonnes of the Nobilitie with some money and much Cattell and returned Henry Emperour of Rome sente messengers into England requiring to haue Mawde the Kings daughter giuen 1109 Anâ— reg 10. him in mariage which was granted by the King who then tooke thrée Shillings of euery hide of lande through England The King translated the Abbey of Eoly into a Bishopricke A Taxe Iohn Taxtor EelyÌ„ a Bishoprick Mathew Paris â—ibermoÌ„n Elie. and made Haruey Crust Bishop of Bancor Bishop there A Comete appeared after a strange fashion for it was risen out of the East and astended vpwards A great Earthquake was at Shrewesburie and the water 1110 Anno reg 11 A Comete Trent dried vp Floria censis of Trent at Nottingham was dryed vp from one of the clocke till thrée King Henry maryed Robert his bastard son to Mawde Floriacen daughter and heire to Robert Fatzham and made him the first Earle of Glocester who after builded the Castels of Bristow Castels at Bristovv and Cardife Saint Iames at Bristovv Kensham 1111 Anno reg 12 Mathew Paris and Cardeffe with the Priorie of S. Iames in Bristowe where his body was buryed And his sonne Earle William began the Abbey of Kensham King Henry went into Normandy to make war against the Earle of Angiew whiche kept Maine againste the Kings will and spoyled the whole Countrey William Baynard vnder whome Lady Iuga helde the Cro. Dun. title of Dunmow by misfortune lost his Barony and King Henry gaue it wholly to Robert the sonne of Richard the Robert Fitâ—â— Richard sonne of Gilbert Earle of Clare and to his heires togither with the honor of Baynards Castell in London and the appurtenances This Robert was Cupbearer or Butler to the King Aboute this time Gefferey Clinton Treasourer and 1112 Anno reg 13 Kenelvvorth Priory and Castell founded Lib. Ken. Chamberlayne to King Henry the first founded the Priorie at Kenelworth of regular Chanons Geffery Clinton the yonger confirmed to the Chanons all which Geffery his father gaue them except those landes which his father reserued to make his Castell and Parke on in Kenelworth This yeare was a great mortalitie of men and moreine Mathew Paris of Beastes The Citie of Worcester the chiefe Church the Castell 1113 Anno reg 14. Floriacen Cro. Hautenprice and all other buildings one of the Monkes with two seruants and fiftéene CitizeÌ„s were all brent the twentith day of July The King subdued the Walchmen The King caused all his Nobles to sweare to William his sonne The tenth of October the Riuer of Medway by no small 1114 Anno reg 15 Thames and Medvvay dried vp number of miles did so fayle of water that in the midst of the Chanell the smallest Uessels and Boates coulde not passe The selfe same day the Thamis did suffer the like lack of water for betwéen the Tower of London and the bridge and vnder the Bridge not only with Horse but also a greate Thomas de Wike Walter Couen Iohn Taxtor William Sheepehead Liber Roffensis Chichester brent A blasing starre 1115 Anno reg 16 Liber trinitatis number of men and children did wade ouer on foote whiche defecte of water did endure the space of two dayes Chichester with the principall Monasterie was brent There was many stormes and a blasing Starre This yeare through an hard Winter almost all the bridges in England were borne downe with Yse Edgar sometime King of England granted vnto thirtéene Knightes a portion of grounde without the walles of the Citie of London lefte voyde in the East part of the same Citie Knighten Gild novv Portsoken vvard togither with a gilde which he named Knighten Gild that now is called Portsoken warde and now the Church of the holy Trinitie being founded within Aldgate of London by Mathild then Quéene as is afore shewed The successors of those Knightes to
Warwel c. the bookes and ornaments of the Nuns were taken and borne away and men slaine euen before the Altar These things thus done the Bishops wroth was somewhat appeased but his couetousnesse encreased so that being prompted therto by the Prior of the newe Monasterie in Winchester lately brent he toke of the crosse that was burnt 500. pouÌ„d of siluer 30. marke in gold thrée crowns with as many â—eats of fine Arabicke gold fret with precious stones all this he layde vp in his own treasurie King Stephen and Earle Robert being straightly kepte at length through mediation of friends a peace was concluded that they shold be deliuered the king to his kingdome and the Earle to his libertie William Mandeuile fortifyed the Tower of London and Iohn Beuâ—â— Robert Bishoppe of London was taken at Fulham by Geffrey Mandeuel The King and Earle being set at libertie did not onely renew but multiply their malice the King repayred his power 1241 and expences the Earle went ouer the Sea to Geffrey Earle of Aniowe whom he found occupyed in wars againste certaine of his subiectes of Aniowe so that he could not come into England with him whervpoÌ„ he taking Henry eldest son to Geffrey Earle of Aniowe and Mawde the Empresse with certaine chosen men of armes retourned into Englande King Stephen hearing that Earle Robert was gone out The Empresse besieged of the realme and the Empresse to lye at Oxforde with a gret power came and besieged hir a two monthes space Earle Robert with Henrie son to the Empresse and other his complices VVarham Castell besieged landed at Warham where he besieged the castel which was defended by Hubert de Lucy who at length yéelded the The Empresse flyeth Geruasiue same In the meane time the Empresse séeing that she was voide of all helpe with a womannish subtilitie deceiued the kings scout watch clothing hir self and hir company fiue in number all in white vpon a night wente ouer the Thamis a foote which was then hard frozen and white with snow that night she went to Walingforde and the Castell of Oxford was yéelded to the king After the winning of Warham castel Robert went to visit his sister the Empresse who was not a little ioyful to sée him and hir yong son Henrie whiche Henrie remayned at Bristowe for the space of foure yeares and there Anno reg 8. was brought vp in learning King Stephen after the robbing of many churches brenning 1143 and robbing of townes and villages by the handes of y e Flemming souldiers he and his brother Henrie Bishop of Winchester builded a castel of the Nunry at Wilton to represse the incursions of them of Salisburie Earle Robert the first of July fel sodainely vpon them in Wilton and set the town on VVilton brent King Stephen fledde Anno reg 9. Boxley fire The king with the Bishop fled with shame the Earles meÌ„ toke the kings people sackt his plate and other things Miles Earle of Herforde dyed and his eldest sonne Roger succéeded him William of Ypre founded Boxley Abbay in Kent King Stephen toke Geffrey Mandeuile Earle of Essex at 1144 Geruasiue Dâ—râ— S. Albons which Geffrey could not be set at libertie til he had deliuered the Tower of London with the Castels of Walden Plecy When the Erle was thus spoyled of his holdes he toke the Church of Ramsey and fortified it as he besieged the Castel of Burwel he was smitten in the heade with a Darte wherof he died Robert Marmon was also slaine at Couentrit and Ernulfus Erle Mandeuiles son that helde Ramsey church as a fortresse after his fathers deathe was taken and bannished Anno reg 10 1145 VVallingford besieged Anno reg 11 King Stephen besieged Wallingford but could not preuaile The Earle of Chester was reconciled to the King and was at this siege with him but shortly after when he came to the Court the king lying at Northampton he was taken and kepte prisoner tyll he hadde rendered the Castel of Lincolne and other fortresses whervpon he was the kings enimy euer after Geffrey Earle of Aniowe sent foure noble men with furniture 1146 of warriours to Erle Robert requesting him to send ouer his sonne Henrie and if néede required he would sende him backe againe with all spéede The Earle agréeing to his request brought the yong Henrie to Warham where he tooke shipping towards his father of whom he was ioyfully receiued there he abode two yeares and foure monthes in the meane time Earle Robert deceased and was buried at Bristowe Anno reg 12 1147 King Stephen entred Lincolne and there ware his crown after whose departure from thence the Erle of Chester came to recouer y â— towne but could not bring his purpose to passe Anno reg 13 The Empresse vvent into Normandie the Citizens shewed such defence The Empresse being weried with the discorde of the English nation went ouer into Normandie chosing rather to sit vnder the defence of hir husband in peace than to suffer so manye displeasures in Englande The Quéene laye at Saint Austines in Canturburie bicause 1148 Anno reg 14 S. Katherins W. Dunthome Liber trinitatiâ— London she was desirous to sée the Abbay of Feâ—ursham finished which she and hir husband had begonne to builde she also builded the Hospital of S. Katherine by the tower of London for poore brethren and sisters In the moneth of Maye Henrie the Empresse sonne 1149 with a greate companye of chosen menne of armes and other came into Englande and takyng wyth hym Ranulph Earle of Chester Roger Earle of Hereford and diuerse other he went to Dauid king of Scottes of whom he was ioy fully receiued and made knight When king Stephen heard that Dauid Kyng of Scottes with his strength and Henne sonne to the Empresse with his Western Lords were togither at Carlile he came to Yorke with a greate army for feare they should attempt any thing against that Citie and so lay there the moneth of August at length the one partye as wel as the other departed but Eustacius the Kings sonne béeing made knighte exercised manye cruelties in the landes of the Earles that tooke parte wyth Henrie the Empresse sonne Henrie the Empresse son sailed into Normandie Al EnglaÌ„d Anno reg 15 1150 Anno reg 16 Ex charta regia 1151 Ypodigma Geruasiuâ— was ful of trouble and noyse of warre set forth to fire and rapyne through discorde betwixt king Stephen and certaine Earles that toke part with Henrie the son of the Empresse Robert Earle of Ferrers founded the Abbay of Meriual Geffrey Plantagenet Earle of Aniow and Duke of Normandie deceased and left his sonne Henrie his heire King Stephen besieged the Castell of Worcester which he VVorcester besieged Anno reg 17 coulde not winne the last yeare and when he sawe now also that he coulde not obtaine his purpose he builded two Castels before the same stuffing
them with garrisons and weÌ„t from thence but by Counsel of Roberte Earle of Leicester the kings Castels were ouerthrowen the Castel besieged deliuered from daunger A diuorcement was made betwéen Lewes king of France 1152 Mathew Paris Geruasius Doro. and Elianor hys Quéene bycause they were a kinne in the fourth degrée moreouer she was defamed of adulterie with an infidel c. Henrie Duke of Normandie maried Elianor whoÌ„ Lewes king of Fraunce had deuorced from him and had by hir a son named William Kyng Stephen called a Parliamente at London declaryng to Theobalde Archebyshoppe of Canturburie and the other Byshoppes howe he woulde vtterly disherite Henrie duke of Normandie and confirme his owne sonne Eustace to be his successour by crowning him king but the Pope had sent a commaundement to the Archbishoppe prohibiting him to crowne king Stephens sonne bycause his father had vsurped the kingdome contrarie to his othe Whiche thing as was thought was brought to passe by the subtile policie of Thomas Becket a Chaplaine borne in London King Stephen and his sonne being not a little offended therewith caused the Bishops with their Primate to be closed vp in an house threatning with terrors to extort of them that which with prayers or price they could not obtain The Archbishop stiffely standing in his purpose some of the Bishops through fear went from him at length the Archbishop by a maruellous hap escaping got ouer the Thamis and so to Douer and thence transporting ouer the seas escaped the threates of the King and his sonne and depriued his son of his coueted honour Quéene Mawde deceased and was buried at Feuersham Anno reg 18 Norvvich increased Chronicle of Brom holma The people of Norwich obtained of the king to haue Coroners baylifes for before y t time they had no other Officer but a sergeant for the king that kept Courts and after this that is to say in the 37. yeare of Hemie the third they had licence to inclose that towne with ditches got of sundry hundreds c. Henrie Duke of Normandie furnished with an army came 1153 into Englande and at his first comming wan the Castell and towne of Malmesburie from thenceforth Roberte the noble Earle of Leicester began to take the Dukes part and to furnish him with things necessarie a thirtie Castels or moe through his counsel with them that kept them submitted themselues to the Duke at length it was decréed y â— the King should talke with the Duke touching peace to be had and so they met in a place wher y â— Thamis was most narrow the one standing on the one side the other on the other After long talke they returned the Duke to his men the king to his and so laying down weapon euery man departed in peace Eustace the kings sonne was angry with hys father for agréeing to this peace and therefore in a rage departed from Policraticon Iohn Sarisburien Iohn Taxtor Mathew Paris the Court towards Cambridge to destroy that Country CoÌ„ming to S. Edmunds Burie he was there honorablye receyued and feasted but when he coulde not haue such money as hée demanded to bestow among his men of war he went away in a rage spoyling the corne in the fields belonging to y e Abbay and caryed it into his castels thereby but as he sat him down to dinner he fel madde vpoÌ„ receiuing the first morsel and miserably died and was buried at Feuersham The Duke besieged Stamfort Castel and wanne it and Stamforde Notingham and Ipsvvich besieged then he went to Notingham and wan that The King in the meane time besieged Ipswich and wan it At length thorough the great labour of the Archbishop of Canturburie and the other Bishops the king commanded the nobles to méet Ex charta regia Anno reg 19 King Stephen adopted Henry Ypodigma 1154 at Winchester where the duke being receiued with gret ioy the King in sighte of all men adopted him his son and confirmed to him the principalitie of all Englande The duke receiued him in place of a father graunting to him al the dayes of his life to enioy the name and seate of the kings preheminence Duke Henrie in the Octaues of the Ephiphanye came togither with the king to Oxforde where the Erles and Barons by the kings commaundement sweare fealtie to Duke Henrie sauing the kings honor so long as he liued This assurance being made they departed asunder but shortly after they met againe at Dunstable there to entreate of the state and peace of the kingdome Shortlye after Duke Henrie with king Stephen and certaine Lords of England came to Canturburie and from thence to Douer where they had communication with Theodrike Erle of Flaunders the Countesse the Dukes aunte When the King and the Duke had dismissed the Earle of Flaunders and were turning towards Canturburie the slaughter of the Duke was prepared by a conspiracie of the Flemmings which enuied both y â— duke peace but behold sodainly y â— kings yoÌ„ger son WilliaÌ„ priuie with the conspirators on BarhaÌ„ down fel of his horsse breaking his leg he gathered all y â— company about him in sorrow The duke in the mean time vnderstanding the appointed treason got him to Canturburie and so escaped hys enimies hands from thence by Rochester and London he came to the sea and passed ouer into Normandie William Archbishop of Yorke going to Yorke in the feaste of Pentercost was poysoned at Masse and dyed within fewe dayes after In October the king met the Earle of Flaunders again at Douer and talked with him After the Earle was dismissed the king was taken with a sodaine paine of the Iliake passion K. Stephen died Gerâ—a Doro. Ralph Cogshal and with an olde disease or running of the Emerodes and there in y â— house of the Monkes dyed the xxv of October when he had raigned xviij yeres x. monthes and odde days He fouÌ„ded the Abbays of Cogshal in Essex of Furnes in Lancashire of Hurguilers and Feuersham in Kent where hys body was buried He founded an house for Nunnes at Carewe ¶ King Henrie the seconde HEnrie the seconde son of Geffrey Plantagenet and Mawde the Empresse began his raigne ouer this realme Anno reg 1. of England the xxv day of October in the yere of our Lord 1154. he was Crowned at Westminster the. xvij daye of December by Theobalde Archbishop of Canturburie he was somewhat red of face short of body and therwith fatte of speach reasonable wel learned noble in chiualry and fortunate in battayle wise in counsel one that loued peace lyberall to straungers but hard to his familiars vnstedfast of promise giuen to pleasure and a wedlocke breaker by his manhoode and policie the crowne of England was much augmented with the annexing of Scotland Ireland the Iles of Orcades Boytaine Peyters Guyen and other prouinces of Fraunce Thomas Becket Archdeacon of Canturbury was made the Kings Chancellour He held
manfully stroke was more stoutely striken agayne and endeuoring to conquer was conquered himselfe he being ouercome fell downe for dead and when he was thought to Henry of Essex ouercome haue bin slayne at the instance of suche of the nobilitie as were of kinne to him it was granted vnto the Monks there Flores HistoriaruÌ„ that his body should be buryed but afterward he reuiued and hauing recouered his health became a Monke in that place London Bridge was new made of timber by Peter of Colechurch Anno reg 10 London bridge made of Timber 1164 Geruasius Do. a Priest Chapleyne Malcoline the Scottish King and Resus Prince of Southwales and other did homage to King Henry and his sonne Henry at Westminster A Counsayle was holden at Claringdon in presence of the King and the Archbishops Bishops Lordes Barons c. wherein was recognised and by their othes confirmed many ordinances too long héere to recite Thomas Archbishop of Canturburie being sworne to the same shortly after sore repented and â—â—ed the Realme went to the Court of Rome The six and twentith day of January was a great Earthquake Anno reg 11 1165 An Earthquake Mathew Pariâ— Gerua Doro. Anno reg 12. in Eely Norffolke and Suffolke so that it ouerthrewe them that stoode vpon their féete and made the Belles to ring in the Stéeples The King seased into his handes all the Archbishops goodes and rents and banished all his kindred The King led an innumerable army against the Welchmen Radul Cogshal of Flemings Scottes Pictes Aniowans and other but with so great a multitude he could not ouercome them The Welchmen tooke the Castell of Cardigan In a certayne asséege at Bridgenorth againste Hugh de Mortimere when the King was shotte at by one of the enimies a valiant man Hubert de Saint Clere Constable of Colchester did thrust himselfe betwixte the King and the danger of the stroke and so receyued death for him whose only daughter the King taking into his custodie he gaue hir in mariage to William de Languale with hir fathers inheritance who begate on hir a sonne bearing the name and surname of his Grandfather Quéene Elianor brought forth a sonne named Iohn The King passed ouer into Normandy and there holding 1166 a counsell appoynted a collection to be made through all his Countreys two pence of the pound of mouable goodes A Taxe for the first yeare and one penny the pound for foure yeares after Robert sonne to William Earle of Glocester deceassed Anno reg 13 1167 The warre was renued betwixt the King of Englande and the French King for the Citie of Tholose and Mathewe Earle of Bulloigne brother to Philip Earle of Flanders manned sixe hundred Shippes to haue come into Englande but by such preparation as Richard Lucy gouernour of England made he was stopped well ynough Mawde King Henries daughter was maryed to Henry Anno reg 14 1168 Iohn Taxtor Gerua Doro. Ypodigma Duke of Saxon. Conan Earle of little Britaine dyed and left for his heire a daughter named Constance which he had by the King of Scottes sister which Constance King Henry marryed to his sonne Geffrey Robert de Boscue Earle of Leycester dyed He foundeâ— Anno reg 15 1169 Sca. Cron. Gerendon Leycester and Eaton Sca. Cro. the Monasteries of Gerendon of Monkes of Leycester called Saint Mary de Prate of Channons regular and Eaton of Nunnes was founded by Amicia his wife daughter of Ralph Montforde King Henry caused the Castell of Warwike to be builded Deruntius the sonne of Morcardus called Mack Murgh Giraldus Cambr. King of Leynster being expelled out of his kingdome came into Guyen to King Henry hnmbly requiring 〈…〉 â—â—r his restitution who vnderstanding fully the cause â—â—ereof gaue frée licence to all Englishmen that woulde to â—â—â—â—e the sayde Deruntius wherevpon he returning into Englande couenanted with Richard Earle of Chepstow to gâ—â—e him his daughter in marriage and with hir the succession of his Kingdome so that he would help him in the recouery of it and shortly after he promised to Robert Fitâ— Stephen and Mawrice Fitz Gerald large reuenues in Ireland for the like helpe King Henry helde his Court at Naunts where the Bishops Anno reg 15. 1170 and Barons of Britayne being present sware their fidelitie to the King and to his sonne Geffrey and then the King sayled into England but many of his company were Giral Cambr. drowned by the way Robert Fitz Stephen first of all Englishmen after the Conquest Englismnen transported into Ireland entred Ireland the first day of May with 390. men and there tooke Wexford in the behalfe of Deruntius King Henry caused his sonne Henry borne at London Henry the kings sonne Crovvned to be Crowned by the handes of Roger Archbishop of Yorke as he thought to the great quietnesse of himselfe and hys Realme but it proued farre otherwise Thomas Archbishop of Canturbury by the mediation of Pope Alexander and Lewes the King of France was restored to his Sea of Caunturbury In September Richard Earle of Chepstow surnamed Gualteruâ— Couen Strongbow sayled into Ireland with a thousand two hundred men of warre and by force tooke Waterford and Dubâ—â—â— and marryed Eue Deruntius daughter Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canturbury the xxviij of Anno reg 17 1171 December was slayne by William Tracy Baron of Braynes Reignolde Fitz Vrse Hugh Moruilt and Richarde Briton Knightes There was séene at S. Osythes in Estsex a Dragon of a Chro. Colchester maruellous bignesse whyche by mouing burned houses Ex Record King Henry returned from beyond the Seas and landed at Portesmouth in the moneth of August Nicholas Break espeare an Englishman borne at Langley in the County of Hartford sonne to Robert a yonger brother Pope Adrian an Englishman of the house of Breakespeares whiche Roberte after the death of his wife professed himselfe a Monke of Saint Albons leauing his sonne to prouide for his owne preferment this yong man passed into France was shorne a Monke and after chosen Abbot went to Rome was consecrated Bishop of Alba made Cardinall sente Legate to the Norwayes where he reduced that nation from Paganisme to Christianitie and after returned to Rome When Anastasius was dead he was chosen Pope by y â— name of Adrian the 4. During his Popedome he granted the regimente of Ireland King Henry Lord of Ireland Gesta Abbat Sancâ—â— Albani Regiâ—truÌ„ mâ—n Sancti Albani Iohn Bale Cimphriuâ— Anno reg 18. Giralduâ— Cambr. Radul Cogshal Geruasius Dâ—â—â— to the King of England wherevpon King Henry hauing caused Richard Earle of Chepstow to giue into his handes all the land which he had conquered in that Realme toke Shippe at Penbroke and sayled thither where the King of Conach Deruntius King of Corke Morice King of Methe the King of Vriell Duvenald King of Ossery Duvenald King of Limerike Machachelin Ophelon Machaleny Othneâ—hely
his tayle betwixte the Legate and the Archbyshop of Canturburie whiche Archbishop of Canturburie béeing lothe to remoue the other set his buttocke in his lappe but he had vnneath touched hym with his bumme when the Bishops and other of the Cleargie and Laytie stepte to hym pulled hym threwe hym to the grounde and beganne to lay on hym with fistes and battes so that the Archbishop of Canturburie yéelding good for euill was fayne to defende the other Archbishop who with his rent Coape gote vppe and away straight to the King with a greate complaynte but when the trueth of the matter was once knowen hée was well laughed at for hys remedye Richard Strangbow Earle of Chepstow deceassed and was Iohn Beuer. buryed at Dublin in Ireland William Earle of Arundell also deceassed and was buryed at Wimondham William Earle of Glocester bycause he had no sonne to Anno reg 23 Ypodigma inherite his landes and béeing loth to distribute them amongst his daughters he made Iohn the Kings sonne his successor A showre of bloud raigned in the Isle of Wighte two Cron. Tinmouth houres space The Church of secular Channons at Waltam was by 1177 Ypodigma Geruasius the Kings commandement newe builded and regular Channons placed there After the death of Rosamund the Faire daughter of Walter Rosamund Lord Clifford Concubine to Henry the second at Woodstoke he tooke priuily King Lewes daughter of France that was marryed to his sonne Richard Earle of Poytow for his Leman and had practised for a diuorce betwixt him and his Quéene Eleanor wherevpon followed great discord betwixt the Kings of England and France but méeting togither they agréed vpon peace for a time Richard Lucy the Kings Justiciar layde the foundation of the couentuall Church in the honor of Saint Thomas in 1178 a place which is called Westwood otherwise Lesnes in the territorie Lesnes Geruasius Walter Couen Gerua Tilberien of Rochester in the new Parish of Southfleete This Richard Lucy builded the Castell of Anger in Estsex in the diocesse of the Bishop of London The Citie of Yorke was brent On Christmas day at Oxenhall in the territorie of Derlington Anno reg 25. 1179 Cron. vinmouth in the Bishopricke of Duresme the earth lifted vp it selfe in the manner of an high Tower and so remayned from the spring of the day vnmoueable vntil the euening and then fell with so horrible a noyse that it feared the inhabitantes thereabout and the earth swallowed it vp and made there a déepe pitte which is séene vntill this day For a testimonie thereof Leyland sayth he saw the pittes there Iohn Leyland commonly called Helkettles The tenth day of Aprill the Church of Saint Andrewe in Rochester was consumed with fire Richard Lucy departed this life in the Abbey of Lesnes hauing changed his habite The Usurers in England were gréeuously punished for Anno reg 26 1180 Vsuters punished Gerua Dorâ— corrupting the Coyne the whiche besides other vexations were fettered two and two togither and carryed in Cartes to the Kings Court. A new Coyne was ordeyned in England Geffrey the Kings Bastarde sonne resigned the Byshopricke Anno reg 27 1181 of Lincolne and was made the Kings Chancellour This yeare Giraldus Cambrensis wrote his booke of the Itinerarium Cambriâ— Giraldi description of Wales wherein he noteth to haue happened in his time in the Prouince of Kemmeis a yong man borne in those partes to be persecuted with Toades as all within that Countrey had come crawling togither to vexe him A man deuoured by Toades and when innumerable numbers of them were killed by those that kept him and other of his friends and kinsmen Geruasius de mappa mundi yet came they still as if they had sprong like Hydraes head numberlesse at length when his friends were wéeried with watching they caused him in a Coffin to be hoysed vp into an high trée that was shred of all the boughes and made smooth but there was he not preserued from his venemous enemies which assaulted him créeping vp into the trée till they had eaten him to the bones that he dyed his name was Seisillus Elker her that is long legge Barnewell with the Priorie néere vnto Cambridge was fired Anno reg 28 1182 and brent Robert Harding a Burgesse of Bristow to whome King Henry gaue the Barony of Barkeley builded the Monasterie Saint Austins in Bristovv Anno reg 29 1183 of Saint Augustines in Bristow King Henry the elder went into France and there made his testament They of Aquitayne hated their Duke Richard for his crueltie and were minded to driue him out of the Earledome of Poytow and Dukedome of Aquitayne and to transpose those estates to his brother King Henry the yonger but when all men looked for victory to the yong King he King Henry the yonger deceassed Giraldus Cambr 〈…〉 1184 Gualterus Couen fell miserably sicke and dyed in the Castell of Limouicen about the beginning of June and was buryed at Roane King Henry returned into England and sent many men of warre into Wales for the Welchmen emboldned by the Kings absence had broken forth and slayne many Englishmen The Abbey of Glastenbury was brent with the Church of Glastenbury brent Saint Iulian. Heraclius Patriarch of Hierusalem came to King Henry Anno reg 31. desiring him of ayde agaynst the Turkes but the King bycause 1185 Heracâ—â—us the Patriarke Gerua Doro. of the crueltie of his sonnes was counselled not to leaue his Dominions in hazard and to goe so farre off wherefore he promised the Patriarke 50000. Markes of Siluer This Patriarke dedicated the new Temple then builded Nevv Temple in the West part of London King Henry sente his sonne Iohn into Ireland that he Iohn the kings sonne Lord of Ireland Ypodigma might be made Lorde thereof The Pope sente him a Crowne of Peacocks feathers brayded with Golde This yeare dyed Hugh Mortimere founder of Wigmorâ— Abbey Mawde the Empresse Mother to King Henry the second The Empresse deceased deceassed she founded the Abbey of Bordesley Geffrey Earle of Britayne the Kings sonne of England dyed Anno reg 32 1180 Geffrey Earle of Britayne dyeth Giral Cambr. Mathew Paris Roger Houeden Iohn Taxtor at Paris about the beginning of August and was there buryed He left issue two daughters which he had by Constance daughter to Conan Earle of Britaine who also at the time of his death was great with childe and after brought forth a sonne named Arthur A great Earthquake threw downe many buildings amongst the which the Cathedrall Church of Lincolne was rent in péeces the fiue and twentith of Aprill The Cathedrall Church of Chichester and all the whole Chichester brent Citie was brent the twentith of October Néere vnto Orford in Suffolke certayne Fishers of the Anno reg 33 1187 A Fish like a man Ralphe Cogshall Monument in Colchester Sea tooke in
reg 4 Then the Archebishoppe of Rhoane wyth the consente of Earle Iohn toke vpon him the rule of the lande as Uiceâ— Chauncellour Sherifes Nicholas Duke Peter Newlay Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Richarde hauing knowledge that Phillip of 1193 Fraunce inuaded Normandie and that Iohn his brother hadde made himselfe King of Englande made peace with the Saladine for thrée yeares and wyth a small companye retourning homewarde was taken prisoner by Leopolde Duke of Austria who broughte hym to Henrie Anno reg 5. King Richarde taken prison the Emperour and there kepte hym in prison a yeare and fiue monthes He was enuyed for hys valiauncie in that he hadde shewed more proofe of hys prowes than all the other had Wolfangus Lazius in hys booke de Romano Imperio affirmeth that Leopolde of Austria when he hadde taken king Richard for some iniurie done to the house of Austria hée King Richard of England builded the vvals of Vienna compelled hym to builde the walles aboute Vienna the chiefest Cittie of Austria the whyche Wals wythin oure memorie defended all Germanie from the inuasion of the Turke The rumor being spredde that King Richarde was taken Earle Iohn rebelled against King Richard as yée haue hearde forth wyth the Frenche King and Erle Iohn made a greate conspiracie togyther meaning to take the Kingdome of Englande herevppon a greate number of Flemmings were assembled at Witsaâ—â—e and an innumerable multitude of Flemmings readye to come ouer but theyr messengers being taken their treason was bewrayed Elianor the olde Quéene caused the Sea coastes to bée watched ouer against Flaunders but notwithstanding Erle Iohn came secréetely into Englande to rayse the Walchmen and Scottes but the King of Scottes woulde not ayde hym The Walchmen in the partes about Kingstone and Windsore toke prayes abrode The Frenche King entred Normandie founde small resistaunce wanne diuerse Townes Gisors was deliuered to him then he hasted towards Roane besieged it but through the great industrie of Robert Earle of Leicester he profited little there and so returned into Fraunce Earle Iohn perceiuing his treason was discouered fortifyed hys Castels and passed ouer into Fraunce and ioyned with the Frenche King Sherifes Roger Duke Richard Fitz Alwyne Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Richard sent for his mother and the Archebishop of Rhoane to come vnto hym into Almayne being nowe in greate hope to bée deliuered and in the meane tyme the Archbishoppe of 〈◊〉 was made regent of England The Kings friendes entreating for his deliueraunce his The Kings raunsome Geruasius Doro. Radul Cogshal ransome was set at 100000. pound to wit to the Emperour 100000. markes to the Empresse 30000. markes and to y â— Duke of Austrich 20000. markes wherevpon commaundemeÌ„t was directed from the kings Iustices that al Bishops Prelates Earles Barons Abbots and Priors should bring in the fourth parte of theyr reuenewes towardes the kings raunsome and besids this the cleargie brought in their golden and siluer chalices and fléeced their shrines all whiche was coyned into money The order of the Cestercencies did giue theyr wool for one Mathew Paris Roger Houeden yeare c. all the money gathered for the Kings raunsome to remaine in the custodie of Hubert Archbishoppe of Canturburie Richarde Bishoppe of London William Earle of Arundel Hameline Earle of Warren and the Maior of London The King was restored to libertie the most parte of hys raunsome being paide and pledges left for the residue In the mean time letters were intercepted of Erle Iohn which he had sent into EnglaÌ„d touching treason one Adam of Saint Edmund Cleark being sent by Erle Iohn to prouide that his Castel might be fortified against King Richard came to London and dyned with Hubert Archbishoppe of Canturburie where he bragged of Earle Iohns prosperitie and familiaritie Recardâ—â— caâ—â—â—â— with the French king for y â— which being suspected he was after dinner appreheÌ„ded by the Maior of LondoÌ„ who toke froÌ„ him his letters and deliuered them to the Archbishoppe of Canturburie who on the next morrow called a CouÌ„sel of the Earles and Barons and shewed them the letters wherevpon they al câ—nsented that Erle Iohn should be dispossessed of all his lande in England and that his Castels should be besieged The same day the same Archbishop and Bishoppes excommunicated Earle Iohn and all his fauourers whiche troubled the peace of the kingdome And forth with the Archbishop 1194 besieged the Castel of Marleborough which belonged to Earle Iohn and toke it After this he besieged Notingham Castell The King taking ship at Antwerpe landed aâ— Sandwich on Godâ—â—â— vâ—â—â—â—alfe Gerua Doro. K. Richard the second time Crovvned Anno reg 6. the. 12. of March shortly after he besieged the Castell of Notingham and wan it and after that the Castel of Tikehil and then rode to Winchester wher he was again solemnly crowned on the xvij of April After this he called into his hands all such thing as hée had eyther giuen or sold by patentes or otherwise by whiche meanes he got a great sum of money and sayled into Normandie the xij of Maye where hauing a great army he tooke Taileburge and the countie of Angolesme Shortly after a peace was taken betwéene the two kings of England and Fraunce the xiij of June and also by meanes of Elianor the old Quéene Earle Iohn was reconciled to hys brother King Richard gaue to him the Erledomes of Morton Cornewal Dorset Somerset Notingham Darby Lancastre y â— Castels of Marleborough Luthegarshal with the forrests and Gual Couen appurtinaunces the honor of Wallingford Tikehil and Eye the Earledome of Gloucester with the Earles daughter Isabel though she were a kin to him but he kept certaine Castelles belonging to the said Earldâ—mes in his owne handes he remoued from him hys Concubines and toke to him his own wife which he had not knowen of a long time before Sherifes William Fitz Isable William Fitz Arnolde Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Richard sent messengers to the Pope complayning vpon the Duke of Austrich for misusing of him and his as they came by distresse of weather throughe his Countrey wherevpon the Pope excommunicated the Duke and enioyed him to release the â—â—uenaunts that he constrayned the King to make and to sende home the pledges but the Duke refused this order contempning the Popes authoritie who shortly after dyed and was kept vnburied til his son had released the English pledges that lay in hostage for the mony behinde of K. Richards caâ—nsome and further sware to staÌ„d to the iudgement of the Church for that offence of his father Hugh Bishoppe of Lincolne gaue to the king a thousande Anno reg 7. markes for his mantell of Sables which his predecessours were wont yearely to haue giuen them by the King Sherifes Robert Beasaunt Ioke de Iosue Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne William Fitz Osbert a Citizen of London poore in degrée VV. vvith the â—earde Roger Houed Wil.
sailed ouer into England was crowned at Westminster on y ◠Ascention daye And at Midsomer Ralphe Cogshall he returned again into Normandie with a great army which al the Sommer season contending against y ◠French proued the worthynesse of y e enimies to be sufficient ynough Consuetud de Lō for Phillip king of Fraunce in the quarrell of Arthur the son of Geffrey Iohns eldest Brother duke of Brytaine made war vppon King Iohn in Normandie and toke from him diuerse Castels and townes King Iohn granted the Shirifewike of London and Midlesex Sherife vvike of London let to ferme to the Citizens thereof for 300 pound yerely to be paid for that of auntient time it had bene so accustomed to be fermed as king Henrie the first before he had graunted to the same Citizens for 300. pounde yearely Also he gaue them full aucthoritie to chose and depriue their Sherifes at theyr pleasure Sherifes Arnolde Fitz Arnolde Richard Fitz Barthelmew Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Iohn made a lawe that no tunne of Wine of Poiters 1200 Price of vvines Gual Couen should be solde dearer than twentie shillings of Anioye foure and twentie shillings and of French wine fiue twentie shillings vnlesse the same French wine were so good that some woulde giue for it sixe and twentie shillings eyghte pence but not aboue A sexter of wine of Poiters no dearer than twelue pence nor white wine aboue sixe pence King Iohn hauing made peace beyonde the sea he required Annoreg 2 Taske aide of his Realme of xxx M. markes wherefore an edict was made that euery plow land should pay thrée shillings which troubled the lande very sore considering the escuage that went afore for euery Knights fée two markes whiche before neuer payde aboue twentie shilling The king being deuorced from his wife Isabel the Earle King Iohn deuorsed Mathew Paris Ypodigma Radul Cogshal of Glocesters daughter he passed ouer the sea paide thirtie M. markes to the French King vanquished his enimies and returned into Englande with Isabel his wife daughter to the Earle of Angolesme and crowned hir Quéene at Westminster on the eight of October Sherifes Roger Dorset Iames Bartelmew Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Iohn went to Lincolne where he met with William King of Scottes did homage King of Scottes Rotland Lorde of Galloway and many other noble men who did to him homage on the one and twētith day of Nouember A noble man of Aquitaine named Hugh Brune rebelling 1201 Hugh Brune rebelled against King Iohn inuaded diuers parts of the prouince bicause the King had maried the daughter of the Earle of Angolesme whom the sayd Brune had affied and had in his custodie wherefore the passed ouer and restrained the rebels from their attemptes The 25. of June there arose a cruell Tempest of thunder Ypodigma Annoreg 3. Tempestes lightning and hayle with a vehemente raine that destroyed corne cattell menne and houses by brenning them c. The 10. of July another Tempest much like to the former hapned so that the Medowes could not be mowed and the hay that was downe was carried away by the outragious course of waters that ouerflowed the grounde greate numbers of fishes through the corruption of the waters dyed many bridges borne downe corne and hay caried away many men drowned so that al men thought a new deluge had bene come Sherifes Walter Fitz Alis. Simon de Adermanbury Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Iohn sharplye warred vppon the Earle of March 1202 Radulphu◠Cog. Hugh Brune and the Earle of Eue hys brother who béeing not able to resist they complayned to Phillip king of France as to their soueraigne and chiefe Lorde who sent ofttimes to King Iohn mouing him to cease from vexing them but that woulde not serue wherefore he was sommoned by the Annoreg 4. Nobles of Fraunce as Duke or Earle of Aquitaine and Anioy to come vnto the Courte of the Frenche King and to stande to the iudgement of hys Péeres all which Kyng Iohn denyed K Iohn sōmoned to the French Kings Court wherevpon the same Courte adiudged hym to be depriued of all his landes which he or his predecessours helde of the king of Fraunce c. King Phillip forth with assembled an armye and inuaded the Castel of Buteuant in Normandie which King Richard had buylded he rased it to the ground He tooke the land of Hugh Gorney and all the Castels there about He tooke the Castell of Albomarle with the County of Eue and all the land to Arches none resisting him Also Arthure Earle of Britayne being made Knight by the French King whose Arthure Earle of Britayne taken yonger daughter he had fianced he being but sixtéene yeres olde wente to Hugh Brune and Geffrey of Lucingnam and with 250. Knightes beséeged the Castell of Mirable in which Quéene Eleanor his Aunte was enclosed but King Iohn came with a power and deliuered his mother from daunger He tooke there his Nephew Arthure William de Brawsa Geffrey de Lucingham Hugh Brune Andrew Caueny Saluaricus de Mauleon and diuers others Great thunder and lightning with hayle as bigge as Hennes egges c. Sherifes Normand Brundell Iohn de Ely Maior Henry Fitz Alwyne The waters encreased and did much hurt in Englande 1023 Mathew Paris Annoreg 5. Earle of Britaine murthered Radul Cogshal Arthure Earle of Britaine from Falaise was broughte to Roane and put in the Tower vnder the custody of Robert de Veypont where shortly after he was dispatched of his life some say by the hands of his Uncle Iohn The King of France inuaded the Castels of Normandy tooke Lisle Dandely with the Castell and the Vale de Ruell in the whiche were Robert Fitz Water Sayer de Quincy and many other He toke the strong Castell vpon Seyne builded by King Richard which had bin valiantly kept by the Connestable of Chester Sherifes Walter Browne William Chamberlayne Maior Henry Fitz Alwyne King Iohn doubting treason in his owne men in December retourned into Englande where he gathered greate aydes of money Elianor daughter to the Earle of Poyters that had bin 1204 Ralph Cogshal Anno reg 6. wife to Lewes King of France and after to King Henry the seconde of Englande departed this life and was buryed in Westminster King Iohn sente Embassadoures to treate a peace with the King of France but he bycause the worlde wente with him woulde not agrée in any wise except Arthure mighte be deliuered to him aliue or if he were dead he woulde haue his Sister in mariage with all the lands on that side the Seas Shortly after he tooke Falaise Caen and so forth all the Countrey to Barflot Charburgh and Dunfront Roane Vernoll and Arches and so proude Normandy Angiow Briteyne Mayne Poitow and Thoraigne were within a short time deliuered to King Phillip King Iohn marryed Iane hys Bastarde Daughter to Lewlin Prince of Wales and gaue with hir
in his life time reported that at the first being no Bridge at London but a Ferie the Feryer and his wife deceasing lefte the same Ferie to their Daughter a mayden named Mary who with the goods lefte by hir Parents 1. Leyland and the profites which came by the sayd Ferie builded a house of Sisters which is the vppermost end of Saint Maryes Church aboue the Quier where she lyeth buryed vnto the which house she gaue the ouersight and profite of the same Ferie but afterwarde the same house of Sisters was conuerted vnto a Colledge of Priestes who builded the Bridge of Timber and from time to time kepte the same in reparations but considering the great charges in repayring lastly by the great ayd of the Citizens of London others they builded y e same of stone King Iohn gaue certayne vacant places in London to build on for building and reparation of London Bridge A Mason being Mayster of the Bridge house builded from the foundation the Chappell on London Bridge of his owne proper expences Peter le Iosue William Blund the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Henry Fitz Alwyne the 28. of October The King commaunded all the Iewes both men and women Ievves ransomed to be imprisoned and gréeuously punished bycause he would haue all their money some of them gaue all they had and promised more to the ende they mighte escape so 1210 many kindes of torments amongst whome there was one which being tormented many wayes would not raunsome himselfe till the King had caused euery day one of his great téeth to be pulled out by the space of seauen dayes and then he gaue the King tenne thousand Markes of Siluer to the ende they should pull out no more In the moneth of June the King leadeth an Armie into Anno reg 12 Ireland expulseth Hugh Lacy and brought all Ireland vnder his subiection He caused the Lawes of England to bée executed there and money to be coyned according to the waight of Englishe money and made there both halfepence A mint in Ireland and farthings he returneth with great triumph in the moneth of September and then raysed a great Taxe Taxe Nic. Triuet vpon all the religious in England whome he caused to pay suche a raunsome and to spoyle theyr Churches that the summe came to an hundred thousande pounde besides fortie thousand poundes of the white Monkes Another fight betwixt the Sunne and the Clowdes was séene Matild a noble woman wife to William de Brawse and Iohn Beuer-Ral Cog shall his sonne and heire William perished miserably with famine at Windsore William hir husband changing his apparell passed ouer the Sea at Shoram and shortly after dyed at Paris Adam Whetly Stephen le Grace the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Henry Fitz Alwyne the 28. of October The Bishop of Londons Castell called Stortford is ouerthrowne Stortford Castel 1211 Army into VVales Mathew Paris and the Kings house builded at Writle The King went into Wales agaynst Lewlin his sonne in lawe that had maryed his bastard daughter with a greate force euen to Snowdon and subdued all the Princes and nobles without any gainesaying He tooke xxviij Pledges for their subiection and returned When he came at Northhampton there met him messengers from the Pope Pandolph Legates from Rome Anno reg 13. and Durand which came to make an vnitie betwixte the King and the Bishop of Canturbury with the Monckes which were banished but the King granting their returne dented to make theÌ„ any ameÌ„ds for their losse which they had susteyned or to restore their goodes which he had coÌ„fiscated so that y e Embassadors returned without any end coÌ„cluded After this the King tooke of euery Knight which was A great Taxe not with him in Wales two Markes of siluer of euery shield Pope Innocent absolued all both Princes and other which pertayned to the Crowne of England from their fide litie and subiection to King Iohn and commanded them to eschue his company A heard of Harts comming forth of the Forest lept all Gual Couent into the Sea at the mouth of Seuerne Sherifes Iohn Fitz Peter Iohn Garland the 28. of Sep. Maior Henry Fitz Alwyn the 28. of October William King of Scotland being aged was not able to â—â—ber Bernewell quiet the inner partes of his Realme troubled with sedition wherefore he fledde to the King of England and committed himselfe his Kingdome and only sonne vnto his prouision who making the yong man Knighte wente into those partes with an armie and sending forth his men into the inner partes of that Kingdome he tooke Cuthred Mac William Captayne of the sedition and hung him on a paire of Gallowes for he was of the old antient race of the Scottish Kings who assisted with the ayde of the Irish and Scottes did exercise long enmitie against the moderne Kings of Scotland as his Father Donald had done before him sometime secretely sometime openly for the moderane Kings of Scotland confesse themselues to be rather Frenchmen as in stocke or lignage so also in manners language and apparell and hauing brought the Scottes vnto extreme seruitude they admitte onely Frenchmen into familiaritie and seruice The Welchmen tooke diuers Castels of the King of Englands VVelchmen inâ—aded England 1212 cut off the heads of all the Souldioures burned many Townes and with a great pray returned The King gathered a great armie minding vtterly is destroy all the coastes of Wales but when he came to Notingham he caused the xxviij pledges of the Welchmen to be Pledges hanged hanged and for feare least his nobles should rebell he returned to London An Hermite in Yorkeshire named Peter prophesied openly Peerce of Pomfreâ— of King Iohn and sayd that vpon the Ascention day next comming he should be no King but the Crowne should be transposed to another this Peter was apprehended and put in prison The tenth of July at night a maruellous and terrible Anno reg 14. London bridge perished vvith fire Ex recordis SaÌ„ctâ— Mariae de Southwarke chance happened for the Citie of London vpon the South side of the Riuer of Thamis with the Church of our Lady of the Chanons in Southwarke being on fire and an excéeding great multitude of people passing the Bridge eyther to extinguish and quench or else to gaze behold suddaynely the North part by blowing of the South winde was also set on fire and the people whiche were euen now passing the Bridge perceyuing the same would haue returned but Arbor successic Gualterus Couen Wil Packington were stopped by fire and it came to passe that as they stayed or protracted time the other ende of the Bridge also namely the South ende was fired so that the people thronging themselues betwixt the two fires did nothing else exspect or looke for than death then came there to ayde them many Shippes and Uessels into the which the multitude so vndiscretly
e rest were committed to seueral prisons Anno reg 50 Sherifes Maior 1266 Pierce Longtofe Robert Brune Edward Blund Peter Aunger the. 28. of September Thomas Fitz Thomas Fitz Richard the. 28. of October King Henrie came to Westminster and there gaue vnto diuerse of his housholde seruauntes aboute the number of thrée score housholdes and houses within the Citie so that the owners were compelled to agrée redéeme theyr houses and goods or else to auoyde them then he made Custos of the Citie sir Othon Conestable of the Tower who chose Baylifes to be accomptable to him Iohn Adrian and Walter Haruy. After this the King toke pledges of the best mens sonnes of the Citie the whiche were put in the Tower of London and there kept at the costes of their parents By great labour and sute made al the foresayde persons whiche were in Windsor Castell eight only except were deliuered and the king agréed with the Citizens for twentie thousand markes to be payd for the leauying of which fine were taxed as wel seruauntes as housholders and many refused the liberties of the Citie to be quit of the charge The Castell of Douer was yéelded to Edward the kings sonne into the which he put Guy de Mountfort to be kepte The Countesse of Leicester wife to Simond Mountfort yéelded the Castel of Pemsey to K. Henrie hir brother who forthwith banished hir the realm of England for euer About Alhalowntide the Quéene of England returned from beyonde the Seas with hir came a Legate named Othobone who shortly after his comming in counsel holden at Northampton accursed al the Bishoppes and Priests that had ayded Earle Simon against the King especially he cursed by name Walter of Worcester Henrie of London Stephen of Chichester and the Bishop of Lincolne Worcester shortly after deceased the other â— of Glocest ther thrée went to Rome and were assoyled The Legate also published the Popes Bull for the tenthes of Churches to bée payde to the king for the next yeare Sir Simond the yonger fled from Kenilworth Castel to the disherited Knightes who then were in the I le of Oxholme wher he remayned not loÌ„g for through messengers with faire promises and hostages giuen by Edward the kings sonne he forsaking them went to London to the king his nobilitie but being priuily warned of their guile he made an escape got ouer into Fraunce The kéeper of Guy Mountfort about Easter being brybed let him go went with him into Fraunce this Guy weÌ„t into Tuscane and serued Earle Rufus in whose war waxing famous he obtained to haue his daughter in mariage Robert Ferters Earle of Darby Henrie Hastings Baudewinde Battaile of Chesterfielde Wake Iohn Derâ—â—le and other with theyr power being in the Towne of Chesterfielde in Darbishire there came against them Iohn Earle Waren sir Henrie of Almaine sir Waren of Basingborne and manye other Knightes who on Whitson euen met without the town on hunting sir Baudwyn Wake sir Henâ—y Hastings sir Gregory Caldwel sir Iohn Clynton sir Roger Maundeuil sir Richard Caldwel and to y â— number of xxij Knightes al vnder one speare al which they chased and put to flight wherof when sir Iohn Danuil being in the towne had vnderstanding he with a small companye rode out pierced through the hoste wounding many and escaped Erle Waren entring the towne slew many a man and toke the Erle Ferrers who was sicke of the goute and had that day bene letten bloud him they sente to the Tower of London from whence but lately he had bin deliuered Henrie Hastings and his company comming to Kenilworth founde there sir Iohn de Eynuile and many other valiant Knights Sir William de la Knowe and sir Iohn de la Ware had well stored y e Castel of all things necessarie King Henrie hastyng Kenilvvorth Castel besieged thyther beganne his siege the morrowe after Midsommer daye whiche siege continued til Christmasse after for they within the Castell not fearing his force which was great set open theyr gates and neuer closed them daye nor night come who so would they came to theyr cost so that many a man was slaine on both sides and manye were taken and raunsomed At length the Legate the Archbishop two other Bishops came to make accorde betwéene the king and the disherited and also them of the Castle but the disherits nor they of the Castel would grant to the Kings will wherfore the legate a coursed them and all that were of theyr accord but they of the Castell not regarding the Legate nor his cursing in mockage therof clothed a priest their surgeon Phillip Porpeis in a cope of white setting him on the Castel wal as a white Legate against the red made him to accurse y e K. the Legate al their partakers Whiles this businesse lasted at Kenilworth the disherites toke y e I le of Ely strengthned it in such wise that they helde it long they robbed Norffolk Suffolke Cambridgeshire they spoyled y e Citie of Norwich ransomed y e rich men at their pleasure At Bartholmewtide y â— K. held a Parliament at Killingworth wherein by his Barons were chosen vj. persons whiche being sworne chose to theÌ„ other vj. these xij to make an accord betwéen the K. and the disherits y e first vj. were Walter Gefford Bishop of Bath Nicholas of Ely Bi. of Worcester Walter B. of Excester Roger de Sumerey Roberte Walronde Alayne de la Souch BaroÌ„s these vj. chose to them Gilbert E. of Glocester Humfry Erle of Hereford the B. of S. Dauids sir Iohn Bailiol sir Phillip Basset and sir Warayn de Basingborne if these xij could not agrée the Legate Henrie son to Richard King of Almaine shold be Umpiers these met and agréed at the last Anno reg 51 Sherifes Maior Iohn Hinde Iohn Walrauen the. 28. of September William Richards the. 28. of October By the kings coÌ„mandement y e Bishops Abbots Priors Erles Barons knights of y e realme were asseÌ„bled at Northampton on y â— twesday next before Alhalownday ther to vnstand and to confirme by statute what the forenamed twelue stats had deeréed for the state of y e kingdome which was for y â— Barons y â— none should be disherite but y e Mountfort the Ferrers y â— other should redéeme their lands w t money at the hands of theÌ„ who had y â— same in possession of the Kings gift so y â— none payde aboue vij yeres value nor vnder iij. yeares value which was the lest this shal be assessed according to y e quaÌ„tity of their trespasse The siege of Kenilworth yet continuing they within the Castel began to be sore troubled with y e flixe and also wer without hope of succour to come to theÌ„ whervpoÌ„ on S. Thomas day before Christmasse they yéelded Kenilvvorth Castel ye elded y â— Castel to the K. with conditioÌ„ to depart w t life
Farrendon Nicholas Wiâ—ichester the 28. of Sep. Gregory Rokesley the 28. of October From Christmas till the purification of our Lady there was such great Frost and Snow as the olde men could not remember the like wherethrough fiue arches of London Bridge and all Rochester Bridge was borne downe and caryed away with many Bridges more Men passed ouer the Thamis betwéene Westminster and Lambeth and likewise ouer the Riuer of Medway betwéene Stroude and Rochester drishod Fishes in ponds and birds in woods died for want of foode Pirats of Zeland and Holland about Yarmouth and Donwich 1282 Io. Euersden Yermouth and Donvvich spoyled Sherifes Maior Anno reg 11 Corne sold by vveight did spoyle and robbe whosoeuer they met slew many men and caryed away not a few Shippes with all y e goodes in them William Mazelyuer Richard Chigwell the 28. of Sept. Henry de Waleis the 28. of October This yeare the Bakers of London were first drawne vppon Herdles by Henry Waleis Maior and Corne was then first sold by weight This Henry Waleis Maior of London caused to be erected The Toune in Cornehill Radul Baldoke a certayne house in one of the highest places of London which house was called the Tonne vpon Cornehill to be a prison for night walkers and other suspitious persons He also by the Kings licence caused to be builded an house called the Stockes on the North side of Saint Mary Wolchurch in The Stockes market Customes of Lon. London to be a market for flesh and fish in the midst of the Citie and certayne houses néere vnto Powles Church the profites therof to be receyued by the Maysters of the Bridge of London towards the maintenance of the same Bridge The King entred Wales with an army appoynting his Wil. Rishenger Wil. Packington footemen to occupy the enimies in fight whiles his horsemen in a wing set on the rere battayle himselfe with a power kept his place where he pight his golden Dragon vnto the which as to a Castell the wounded and wéerie might repaire but Dauid fléeing the King with his power followed and as he passed by a wood there issued out of the same a foure thousand Welchmen whiche inuading the Kings armie made great slaughter but at length the King marching through by strong hande entred the Castell of Oxe and tooke Anglesey where he lost William de Awdley Roger Clifford the yonger and twelue other of his chiefest Captaynes Iohn Peckham Archbishop of Canturburie sendeth commandement 1283 to the Bishop of London to destroy all the Sinagogues of the Iewes within his dioces After the Archbishop The Ievves Sinagogues destroyed writeth to him to tolerate them to build one Church in some open place in the Citie of London where the King should appoint so they bestow no great cost nor vse their fond ceremonies Ralph Blound Anketin de Beteuile the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Anno reg 12 Tho. Walsing 1284 Wil. Rishang Nic. Bromfild Henry de Waleis the 28. of October Leolin Prince of Wales came downe from the Mountayne of Snowdon to Mountgomerie and was at length taken at Bwelth Castell where vsing reprochfull words againste the Englishmen Roger le Strange ranne vpon him with the Sword wherewith he was girt and cut off his head leauing his dead body on the grounde Sir Roger Mortimer caused the head of Lewlin to be set vpon the Tower of London crowned with Yuy King Edward founded the Abbey of Vale Royall in Cheshire Histo Auria Io. Rouse He also remoued the Abbey of Aberconwey to another place and there builded a strong Castell against the Welchmen He gaue diuers Castels of the Welchmen to Englishe Chr. of Dun. Wil. Pakenham Lords and after tooke Dauid Lewlins brother with his wife his two sonnes and seauen daughters at Saint Moris which Dauid was drawne hanged and quartered at Shrewsburie Iordane Godchepe Martin Box the 28. of September Henry Waleis the 28. of October Sherifes Maior Anno reg 13 Edward Prince of Wales borne at Carnaruan in Wales Laurence Ducket Goldsmith and Citizen of London gréeuously wounded one Ralph Crepin in Weast Cheape and then fled into Bow Church after that certaine euill disposed persons friendes to the sayde Ralph entred the Cron. of Dunsta Ducket hanged in bovv Church 1285 Church in the night time and slew the sayd Laurence lying in the Stéeple and then hanged him vp placing him so by the window as if he had hanged himselfe vpon the which déede enquirie being made it was presented that he had hanged himselfe for the which being drawne by the féete he was buryed in a ditch without the Citie but shortly after by relation of a boy who lay with the said Laurence at the time of his death and had hid him there for feare the truth of the matter was knowne for the which Alice a woman that was chiefe causer of the sayde mischiefe and xvj men Murtherers hanged Io. Euersden with hir were then put in prison and afterwardes more who all were drawne and hanged saue the woman who was burnt these were of the poorer sort but the rich of that malicious company escaped for money The Churche was Bovv Church interdicted interdicted by the Archbishop and the dore with the window was stopped vp with thornes then the said Laurence was taken vp and buryed in the Church-yard The great Conduit in Cheape was begon to be builded Stephen Cornehill Robert Rokesley the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Anno reg 14 Liberties of London seased Gregory Rokesley till the feast of Peter and Paule and that day was the Citie seised into the Kings handes and Ralph Sandwich appoynted Custos vntill Candlemas and then was chosen Iohn Briton vntill Saint Margarets day A Justes was proclaymed at Boston in the faire time 1286 whereof one part came in the habite of Monckes the other in the suite of ChanoÌ„s who had couenaÌ„ted after the Justes Faire at Boston spoyled Histo Aurea Tho. Walsing to spoyle y e Faire For the atchieuing of their purpose they fired the Towne in thrée places It is said that streames of Gold Siluer and other mettall molten ranne into y e sea The Captayne of this confederacie was Robert Chamberlaine Esquier who was hanged but would neuer confesse his fellowes Wheate was solde for xvj pence xij pence y e Quarter Walter Blunt Iohn Wade the 28. of September Sherifes Custos Anno reg 15 Yermouth Donvvich and Ipsvvich perished Iohn Euersden Ralph Sandwich On Newyeares day at night as wel through y e vehemeÌ„cie of the wind as violence of y e Sea many Churches were ouerthrowne and destroyed not only at Yarmouth Donwich and Ipswich but also in diuers other places of Englande and other Regions adioyning to the Sea especially in that part 1287 of England which is called Meris land Al the whole prouince was for the most part turned into a standing poole so that intollerable
Yorke where they loste thrée W. Packington thousande and were ouercome by the Scottes whych when the Kyng hearde tell of hée lefte the siege of Barwike and hasted to méete the Scottes but they returned an other way The Pope ordayned that Parsons should haue but one Benefice the péece wherevpon patrons straight presented newe Parsons to the residue A greate morreyne of Kine hapned which were so mortally infected that Dogs and Rauens eating of the carrion A morreyne of Kyne of the Kine were poysoned and did swel to death so that no man durst eate any Béefe Iohn Pointell Iohn Dallyng the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior The Scots bren the suburbs of Yorke 1319 Adam Meri Herdmen and vvomen goe tovvard Ierusalem Anno reg 13 Iohn Wingraue the 28. of October The Kyng being at Yorke the Scottes entered Englande came to Yorke and brent the Suburbs of the Citie and tooke Sir Iohn of Brytaine Earle of Richemonde prisoner wyth manye other Many Herdes men and certayne women of England and of other partes of the world gathered themselues togither and woulde goe séeke the Holy lande to kil the enemies of Christ as they sayde but bycause they could not passe ouer the greate Sea they slewe manye Iewes in the parties of Tholose and Gascoyne wherefore many of them were taken and put to death Simon Abindon Iohn Preston the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Exchequer kept at Yorke Wil. Paston 1390 Hamond Chickwell Peperer the 28. of October The fiftéenth of October the Clearkes of the Exchequer wente towardes Yorke with the Booke called Domes Day and other recordes and prouision that laded one and twenty Cartes but wythin the space of halfe a yeare in the Kalendes of Marche they dydde retourne agayne to London The same yeare the Kings Justices fate in the Tower 1320 of London wherevpon Iohn Gisors late Maior of London and many others fled the Citie for things they had presumptuously done and knewe themselues guilty And at this Chro. Dun. tyme the Citizens acknowledged the right whiche they oughte to Robert Fitz Walter and to his heires for the Castle of Baynard The Earle of Hereforde boughte of Sir William Bruis Knight a portion of lande in the Marches of Wales called Gowers Roger Mortimer the vncle and Roger the nephew not knowing of the foresaide bargayne had also bought the saide ground of the said William Bruis Also the Lorde Mowbray who had married the daughter and heire of the sayde William claymed it by inheritance of his wife Last of al Hugh Spencer the yonger had bought that land and putte them all out where through the foresaide Nobles were sore amoued and Humfrey Earle of Hereforde complayned to Thomas Earle of Lancaster whyche twoo Earles allured almost al the other Earles and Barons to take their part Thomas Erle of Lancaster being their Captaine The Barons iâ— armour they came to Sherborne and from thence with banners displayed to Saint Albons from thence they sent to the king being at London requiring him to banishe the two Hughe Spencers whyche were condemned by the comminaltie in many articles which when the King woulde not graunte Anno reg 14 the Barons came to London where at length the Kyng The elder Spencer banished graunted their petition so that Hughe Spencer the elder was banished but the yonger Hugh fell to spoyling on the sea taking out of two Dronionds aboute Sandwiche goodes to the value of 40000. poundes Reignolde at Conduit William Produn the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Ievves and leapers poysoned vvaters Conradus Memdember Nicholas Farendon Goldsmith the 28. of October Certaine Leapers who had made couenaunt with the Iewes to poyson all the Christians in Europe layde poyson in Welles Springs and Pittes for the whiche there were many conuict and breÌ„t There died in Almain for this cause aboue twelue thousand Iewes About the feaste of Saint Michaell Isabell the Quéene T. de la More came from Canterbury to y e castle of Ledes in Kent purposing to haue lodged there that night but she coulde not be permitted to enter The King herewith beyng offended as beyng done in Leedes Castell besieged contempte of hym calling to hym the Commons of Essex and London besieged the Castle whyche belonged to Bartholomewe de Badelsmere who hauing lefte hys wyfe and chyldren therein was gone wyth the reste of the noble men to the ransacking of the Spencers goodes In the meane time they in Leedes Castle dispayring of their safegarde the noble men wyth their armye came to Kyngston in the Uigill of Saint Simon and Iude demaunding by the Byshoppes of Canterbury and London and the Earle of Penbroke who were sent betwéene them that the King woulde gyue ouer hys siege promising that they after the nexte Parliament woulde delyuer the Castell into the Kyngs handes and become obedient vnto him but the Kyng woulde not graunte the noble mens petition who beyng returned into other partes the Kyng wyth muche laboure obtayned the Castell and hanging sixe of the chiefe of those whome hée founde therein he sente the wife and children of Badlesmere to the Tower of London Kyng Edwarde helde hys Christmasse at Circister and after Christmasse leanyng Gloucester and Wircester hée wyth hys armye wente to Shrewsbury and Bridgenorth Both the Mortimers méeting the King reuerently and peaceably submitted themselues vnto him But the Kyng sente them Mortimer sente to the Tovver both to the Tower of London Mawrice Barkeley and Hugh Audley in like sorte submitting themselues he sent to Wallingforde Castel Humfrey Earle of Hereforde Gilbert Talbot Raufe Damary and their adherents fledde into the North to the Earle of Lancaster Aboute the latter ende of February the Kyng gathered an host and went agaynst the rebels and at Burton vppon Trent putte them to flighte The King pursuyng them the sixtéenth of March the hostes mette agayne at Borowbridge where Humfrey de Bohune by a certayne Welchman who stoode vnder the Bridge being thruste into the fundament with a Speare dyed There were taken in the fielde Thomas Earle of Lancaster with the Lordes Knights and other to the number of 65. the 〈…〉 â—â—uing themselues by flight These by the iudgement o◠〈…〉 e Hâ—â—â—â—elâ—â— Earle of Carlile were condemned On the 〈…〉 twentith of Marche Thomaâ—â— Lancaster The Earle of Lancaster beheaded was b 〈…〉 ed Warin de Lile Wyllyam â—â—ochet Thomas â—â—â—duit Henry Bradebourne Wyllyam Fitz William the yonger and Wyllyam de Cheyney â—â—rons hanged and quartered at Pontfracte Iohn Mowbray Roger Ioh. Troklowe W. Paking Cliffordâ— Goceline Deynvile drawne and quartered at Yorke Bartholomewe Badlesmere at Caunturbury Henry de Mountfort Henry Willington at Bristowe Iohn Clifforde Roger Elinbrough at Glocester Wyllyam Kerdyfe Henry Chies at London Frauncis de Aldham at Windsore Thomas Culpeper at Winchelse Hugh de Audley the yonger Iohn de Wyllyngton Roberte Talbot Iohn Maidut Edmunde Heclude Iohn de Sapy Roberte de Wacheuile
Philippe de Labeche Iohn de Becke Henry de Laybourne these tenne and thrée score and twoo Knightes more were bestowed in dyuers prisons The Justiciers of Trailebaston in Essex sate vppon all Cron. of Dunsta Iustices of Trailebaston complayntes excepte Assises touchyng pleas of féed landes and others in the Kyngs Benche to bée pleaded who dydde abstaine theyr handes from all kindes of giftes And they dydde not onely refuse the giftes but also woulde not be called to the feastes and bankets of any man The thirde Wéeke after Easter a Parliament was Tho. de la Mâ—â—â— gathered at Yorke where Hughe Spencer the father was made Earle of Winchester vnto whome the Kyng gaue the Castell and Honour of Dunnington whiche was parcell of the Earledome of Lincolne Aboute the feast of Saint Iames the King wyth a great T. de la More Hen. Elanforde armye entred Scotland but the Scottes hauing destroyed all aâ—ore were retyred beyond the Scottishe Sea So that the King beyng oppressed bâ—â—â—mine retourned into Englande Addictions to Nich. Triuet Anno reg 15 whome the Scottes foll 〈…〉 and in a place of the Forrest of Blackamore they â—et 〈…〉 ng so that he hardly escaped There were taken the Earle of Richemond and the Lorde of Silicico the Frenche Kings Embassador and many other where vppon the Scottes spoyling al the Couâ—â—â—â— and brenning euen to Yorke they brent Ripon slew many Priests of the Colledge there but in Beuerley they hurte not a man for the Burgesses and Cannons dydde redéeme the same wyth foure hundreth poundes of sterling money And so the Scottes by reason of Winter made retourne being laden with spoyles Thys yeare the Kyng made Syr Andrewe Herkley Earle of Carlile and gaue hym landes in the Marches of Scotlande Richard Constantine Richard Hackeney the. 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Hamond Chickwell Peperer the 28. of October Aboute the feaste of the Purification of our Lady Andrewe de Herkeley late made Earle of Carlile vnder colour of peace fayned that he woulde marry Robert Bruis his sister Wherevppon the King reputing him a Traitor caused him to be taken by hys trusty friende Syr Anthony de Lucy and after he was disgraded of the Earledome by the taking away froÌ„ him the sword cutting off his spurs 1322 then hanged quartred at Carlile also the third of March his head was sent to London and his four quarters to foure seueral parts of this land The. xxx of May Aymer de Valence Earle of Penbroke Hugh Spencer the yonger Robert Baldocke Archdeacon of Midlesex sir William Herle Knight William de Aizewine Cannon of Yorke Galfride de Scrope were for King Edwarde of England sent to Newcastel vpon Tiâ—e where they met with William Bishop of Saint Andrewes Thomas Raâ—â—dâ— â—â— Earle of Mourt Iohn de Meteâ—h Robert de Lowther the Father Knights and maister Walter de Tromant Clearke for the King of Scottes there to talke of a final peace but when that wold not be they â—et to a truce which they agreed vpoÌ„ for xiij yeres which was proclaimed about the xj of June dated at Anno reg 16 Thorpe néere vnto Yorke Thys yere Phillip King of Fraunce dyed and his brother Charles succéeded him About the beginning of Auguste king Edwarde being at Pikering there came Ambassadors from the new French king the Lorde Benuille and sir Andrew de Florentia to cite the King to come to doe homage for â—â—yon Aquitaine and other lands which he helde of him and though Hugh Spencer the sonne Lorde Chamberlayne and Roberte Baldocke Lorde Chauncellour had procured the sayde Ambassadours not to declare theyr message to the King yet when they shoulde depart they did it admoniâ—hing him to come And the sayd syr Andrew de Florence being a Notarie made a publike instrument of the sayde Citation and admonition Iohn Grantham Richard of Ely the. 28 of Septem Sherifes Maior Tho. de la More Hamond Chickwel Peperer the. 28. of October The Frenche King made a processe againste the King of Englande And Charles de Valoys vncle to king Charles of Fraunce a most deadly enimy to Englishmen did seaâ—e on the Dukedome of Angue and the Countie of Portowe vnto the vse of his nephew the King At the length going forward to the towne of Ryall he founde it wel defended by Edmond of Woodstocke Earle of Kent betwixte whome a finall truce being taken to continue vntill suche time as it coulde be determined betwéene both the Kings as concerning peace and the towne being yelded vp both the armies departed home The next Lent in a Parliament holden at London Adam Tarleton Bishoppe of Hereforde was accused of treason but Henrie Blanford 1323 by the Archbishops of CaÌ„terburie Yorke and Dubline and their suffragan Bishoppes he was taken from the Barre and had away notwithstanding inquisition being made by lawefull men of that Country they founde y â— he had ayded the Mortimers with horsse and armour against the King wherevppon all hys Temporalities were seased into the kings hands In this Parliament the king graunted at petition of y â— Prelate that all the bodies of the noble men that were hanged on gallowes shoulde be taken downe and buried in ecclesiasticall Anno reg 17 sepulture The King also asked a subsidie of the cleargie and people for the redéeming of Iohn Britaigne Earle of Richmonde Adam Tarleton Bishop of Hereford being depriued of all hys temporall goods did hate the Spencers deadlye so dyd Henrie Burwashe of Lincolne and their friendes who withhelde Tho. de la More their handes only for reuerence of the King On Lammas daye Roger Mortimer of Wigmore by Henrie Blanford giuing to his kéepers a sléepe drinke escaped out of the Tower breaking through the wal and comming into y â— Kitchin neare adioyning to the Kings lodgings and getting out of the toppe thereof came to a Warde of the Tower and so with cordes knitte ladder-wise prepared afore hande by a friende of hys got to another Warde and so with greate feare got to the Thamis and with his helper and two moe of his counsell passed the riuer and auoyding the high wayes came to the sea and there finding a shippe passed ouer into Fraunce Adam of Salisburie Iohn of Oxforde the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior 1324 Tho. de la More Anno reg 18 Nicholas Farendon Goldsmith the. 28. of October The Kyng sente Ambassadours to the French Kyng the Byshoppes of Winchester and of Norwiche with Iohn of Brytaine Earle of Richmonde to take order for the Dukedome of Brytaine who after long debatings toke a certayne forme of peace with the King King Edwarde sente the Quéene hys wife vnto hyr brother The QueenseÌ„tâ— into Fraunce the French Kyng to establishe the peace who went ouer with a small company By hyr mediation a peace was fullye finished to witte that the Kyng of Englande should giue to his eldest sonne Edwarde the Dukedome of
Aquitaine and the Earledome of Poâ—tâ—â—e and that the French Kyng shoulde receyue homage of hym wherevpon Edwarde the Kings sonne wente ouer wyth a competent housholde aboute the feaste of Saint Mathewe and did homage vnder certaine protestations to his vncle the Frenche King Bennet of Fulham Iohn Cowson the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1325 Hamon Chickwel Peperer the. 28. of October Whiles the Quéene wyth hyr sonne remayned in Fraunce longer than the Kings pleasure was and would not come agayne wythout Roger Mortimer and other Nobles that were fledde out of Englande and especially for the hatred shée bare to the two Hughe Spencers the Kyng in displeasure banished them bothe and all other that toke theyr partes wherevppon manye fledde ouer the Seas to the Quéene amongst the whych was one a subtill Knyght Sir Robert Walkefare who slaying the Conestable of Corfe Castel brake from them where he had long line prisoner Sir Oliuer Ingham Knight whom the yong Duke Edwarde Oliuer Ingham hadde made kéeper of Aquitaine gathered a great armye and inuaded the prouince of Aniowe whiche the Frenche King contrarie to couenauntes dydde wythholde Anno reg 19 and broughte it wholby into the dominion of England Moreouer the kings Nauie tooke a hundred ships of the Normans and brought them into England for which cause gret hatred grew betwixt the two kings and their Realmes The Q. perceyuing that y â— nobles of France were corrupted with gifts sent out of EnglaÌ„d so that she could trust none of them secretly conueyed hir selfe and hir sonne to the Erle of Heynalde desiring ayde of him who receyued and intreated hyr very honourably so long as she remayned there Gilbert Mordon Iohn Cottoâ— the. 28 of September Sherifes Maior 1326 Richard Betaine Goldsmith the. 28. of October Isabel the Quéene made a mariage betwixt hir eldest son Edward and Phillip the Earles daughter of Heynalde and and then with hir sonne Edwarde Edmunde of Woodstocke Erle of Kent the kings brother Roger Mortimer and many other noble men that were fledde out of Englande and Iohn brother to the Earle of Heynalde being Captaine with stipedarie knightes out of Almaine and Henalde she toke the seas with all hir power whiche were to the number of MM. DCC LUII menne well armed and arriued at Vrewel or Orwel hauen besides Harwich in Essex about Michaelmasse whether immediately the Earle Marshal the Earle of Leicester the Bishops of Lincolne Hereforde Diuelyn Ely came and being ioyned to the Quéene made a great army Anno reg 20. Queene Isabel returned the other Bishops specially of Canturburie ayded hyr with mony When she had refreshed hir armye at Saint Edmondesburie she went forwardes pursuing hir enimies whose goods she applyed to hir owne vse The King requested ayde of the Citizens of London who made him aunsweare they woulde The King requested ayde with due obedience honour the King and Quéene and theyr sonne who was lawfull heyre to the Realme and that they woulde shut theyr gates against all forraine traytors of the Realme but they would not go out of their Citie to fighte except they might according to theyr liberties return home againe the same day before Sunne sette which when the K. hearde he fortified the Tower of London and lefte there hys Proclamation by the king yonger sonne Iohn of Eltham he caused also to be proclaimed that euery â—â—â— should resist them that were arriued and to inuade them to the vttermost of theyr powers the Quéene with hir some Edward and the Erle of Kent his brother only excepted and wholoeuer coulde bring the heade of Roger Mortimer shoulde haue a thousande pounde On the other sâ—â—â— it was proclaymed in the Quéenes behalfe that al men Proclimation by the Queene should haue good peace except the disturbers of the Realm to wit the Spencers y â— father and the son Robert Baldocke byshop of Norwich the kings Chancellour and theyr fautours whosoeuer did bring to the Quéen the head of Hugh Spencer shoulde haue a M. pound The Citizens of London without respect of any beheaded such as they took to be the Quéenes enimies among the whiche they beheaded one of their owne Citizens named Iohn Marshal bicause he was familiar with Hugh Spencer the yonger They toke also Maister Walter Stapleton Bishoppe of Excester and on the. xv day of Bishop of Excester beheaded October beheaded him the eight and tweÌ„tith of March next following he was buried at Excester with great solemnitie and two of his seruauntes a squire and a yeoman named William Atwall and Iohn of Padington at the standerd in Cheape bycause as the saying was he had gathered a greate army to withstand the Quéene they did also wrest the keyes of the Tower of London out of the Conestables handes and deliuered al the prisoners Richard Rothing Roger Chaunteclere the. 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Saint Iames. Richard Britaine Goldsmith the 28. of October Thys Richarde Rothing Sherife builded the Parishe Church of Saint Iames at Garlike Hithe in London The Quéen besieged Bristow which was soone reÌ„dered to The Queen besieged Bristovv hir and the morrow after hir coÌ„myng Hugh Spencer the elder was drawen hanged in his armour then beheaded Spencer the elder executed Wil. Pakington his body hanged vppe againe and after foure dayes cutte al to péeces and cast to the dogges to be eaten but his heade was sent to Winchester The King Hugh Spencer the yonger and Robert Baldocke determyned to flée into the I le of Lunday whiche is in the mouth of the riuer Seuerne twoo miles in length euery waye verye fruitefull pleasaunte and harde to conquer but beyng in greate daunger on the Sea the space of a The King taken Tho. de la More Alexan. Nethaâ— wéeke at laste arriued in Wales where they were taken the sixtéenth daye of Nouember in the Monasterye of Neth The Kyng was committed to Henrie Earle of Lancaster his kinsman who broughte hym to Kellingworthe Castell The K. sent to Killingvvorth Hugh Spencer Robert Baldocke and Symon Readyn were broughte to the Quéene at Hereforde the Earle of Arundell Iohn Daniel and Thomas Muchelden by procurement of Roger Mortimer were beheaded before theyr comming Hugh Spencer was condemned without aunswere at Hereforde where he was drawen and hanged vppon a Spencer the yoÌ„ger executed Gallowes thirtye foote hygh and then headed and quartered on the foure and twentith of Nouember Simon Reading was drawen and hanged on the same Gallowes but ten foote lower Robert Baldocke dyed in Newgate with manye torments These things beyng done the Quéene wyth hyr sonne Edwarde Roger Mortimer and other went to Wallingforde Castell a little before Christmasse and before the twelfth daye they came to London where they were ioyfully receyued On the morrowe after the sayde feaste they helde a Parliamente where by common decrée they elected Edwarde hys eldeste sonne and then sente in the name of
Northampton 1228 Peace vvith the Scottes shameful peace was made betwixt the Englishmen and Scots so that Dauid the sonne of Robert Bruis scarce seuen yeres olde married Ioan of the Tower king Edwardes sister at Berwike the twelfth of July Also the king made the Scottes charters the tenour whereof was vnknowen to the Englishmen but al was done as it pleased the olde Quéene Roger Mortimer and Iames Dowglas The Scottes made manye tannting times against the Englishmen for the fond disguised apparel by them at that time vsed amongst the which was fastened vppon the Church doores of Saint Peter towardes Stangate Long beardes hartlesse Scottish taunts Painted hoodes vvitlesse Gay coates gracelesse Makes England thriftlesse Adam Tarleton was made Bishop of Worcester In a Parliament at Salisburie the K. made thrée Erles Parliament at Satisburie Iohn of Eltam his brother Earle of Cornewal Roger Mortimer Earle of the March and Iames Butler of Ireland Earle of Ormond From this Parliament the Earle of Lancaster y e Lord Wake Henrie Beamonde Earle Marshal and other noble men did absent thēselues not being far off frō thence in armour for the whiche the King was highly displeased notwithstanding in Sommer following they submitted themselues vnto the Kyngs mercy séekyng his fauour Simon Fraunces Henrie Combmartin the. 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior Iohn Grantham the. 28. of October Certaine men of this land to y ◠intent to try what friends K. Edvvard the seconde bruted to be aliue they had in England craftily deuised that Edward the second king of England was aliue in the Castell of Gorffe but not to bée séene in the daye time and therefore they vsed manye nightes to make shewes and maskyng wyth dauncing vpon the towers and Wals of the Castel which being perceyued by people of the countrey it was thoughte there had bin some great king vnto whom they dyd these greate solemnities this rumour was spredde ouer all Englande to witte that the olde King was aliue whence it came to passe that the Earle of Kent sente thyther a Fryer Precher to trye the truth of the matter who as it was thought hauing corrupted the Porter of the Castell with rewardes is Anno reg 3. let in where he lay all the day in the Porters lodge verye close and whē night was come he was willed to put on y ◠habit of a lay mā and then was brought into the Hal wher he saw as he thought Edwarde the Father of the king sitting royally at supper with great maiestie This Frier being thus perswaded returned againe to the Earle of Kente and reported as he thought what he saw whervpon y ◠Erle saide and affirmed with an othe that he would indeauoure by all the meanes he coulde to deliuer his brother from prison The same yeare at the earnest request of some the king 1329 held a Parliament at Winchester where by procurement of the olde Quéene and Roger Mortimer the sayde Earle of Parliament at VVinchester Kent and manye other noble men and religious persons to witte the prouincials of the white Carmilit Friers and of the blacke Preaching Friers and Frier Richarde Wliten were accused of conspiracie touching as it was sayde the deliuerye of the Kings Father which matter although it were but deuised fantasie and a méere lye yet the sayde Earle for certaine confessions whyche he made and for certayne letters which were founde about him was there beheaded The other to wit y ◠prouincials of the Predicants Erle of Kent the kings vncle beheaded at VVinchester Carmilites were banished but the Bishop of London was set at libertie Robert de Taunton Priest and some certain Carmilite Friers and predicants were condemned to perpetual prison The death of the sayde Earle was the lesse lamented bycause his familye and seruauntes had aboue measure afflicted the commons in taking vp things as they trauayled at the Kings price paying nothing or verye lyttle for it Richarde Lazer Wyllyam Gisours the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Richarde Swanland the 28. of October There was a Parliament holden at Notingham where Roger Mortimer was in suche glorie and honoure that it was without all comparison No man durst name him any other than Earle of Marche a greater rowt of men wayted at his héeles than on the Kings person he would suffer the King to rise to him and would walke with y ◠King equally step by step chéeke by chéeke neuer preferring y ◠King but would go formost himselfe with his Officers he greatly rebuked the Earle of Lancaster cousin to the Kyng for that withoute hys consent hée appointed certayne lodgings for Noble men in the Towne demaundyng who made him so bolde to take vppe lodgings so nighe vnto the Quéene wyth whyche wordes the Conestable béeyng greatelye feared appoynted lodging for the Earle of Lancaster one myle oute of the Towne and lykewise were lodged the Earle of Hereforde Iohn de Bohune of Estsex highe Conestable of Englande and others By whyche meanes a contention rose among the Noblemen and greate murmuring among the common people who sayde that Roger Mortimer the Quéenes Paragon and the Kyngs Mayster sought all the means he could to destroy the Kyngs bloude and to vsurpe the Regall Maiestie whyche reporte troubled muche the Kyngs friendes to wéete William Mountacute and other who for the safegarde of the Kyng sware themselues to be true to his person and drew vnto them Robert de Hollande who hadde of long tyme béene chiefe kéeper of the Castell vnto whome all secreate corners of the same were knowne Then vppon a certayne night the Kyng lying without the Castel bothe he and his friendes were brought by Torchlight through a secrete waye vnder ground beginning far off from y ◠said Castell til they came euen to the Quéenes Chamber whyche they by chaunce found open they therfore beyng armed with naked swords in their hāds went forwards leauing the King also armed without the dore of the Chamber least that his mother should espie him they which entred in slew Hugh Turpinton Knighte who resisted them Mayster Iohn Neuell of Horneby giuing him his deadly wound From thence they went toward the Quéene mother whome they found with the Earle of March readie to haue gone to bedde and hauing taken the sayde Earle they ledde him out into the Hall after whome the Quéene followed crying Bele fits bele fits ayes pitie de gentil Mortimer Good sonne good son take pitie vpon gentle Mortimer for she suspected that hir sonne was there though she saw him not Then are the keyes of the Castell sent for and euery place with all the furniture is yéelded vp into the Kings hands but in suche secret wise that none without the Castell except the Kings friends vnderstoode thereof The next day in the morning very early they bring Roger Mortimer and other his friēds taken with him with an horrible shout and crying the Earle of Lancaster then blind being
Base court in the parish of Saint Giles without Cripplegate of Baâ—bican at London London commonly called to this day the Barbicane bycause in old time y e same had bin a Burgekening or watchtower for the Citie The same day the King made twentie Knightes to Wil. Shepeshead wéete Sir Edward Mountacute Thomas Somarton Sir Isle Sir Darcy Richard Sir Damuory Sir Iohn Poultney Sir de Mere Roger Banant Roger Hilary Sir Bolingbroke Sir Butterell Sir Simon Swanland William Scotte William Basset Robert Sodington William Zoustes Sir Cogshall Roger Sangrauile Thomas de la More mine Authoure Tho. de la More and Iohn Strache In the same Parliament it was enacted that no wooll growing within the Realme of England should be transposed VVooll forbidden to be conuayed ouer the Seas out of the same but that it should be made into cloth in England and that all Fullers Weauers and Clothworkers of euery degrée being sufficiently instructed and cunning Priuiledges giuen to Clothvvorkers in their arte from what Countrey so euer they came into England should receyue and enioy certayne priuiledges yea and moreouer should liue at the Kings charges out of the Exchequer vntill they had prouided commodiouslie to liue by their art Although this Statute séemed at the beginning to be nothing profitable yet in short time the arte of clothing increased so much thereby that it was twentie times more vsed than before Also it was enacted that no man should after that time buy any cloth that was made beyond the Sea and that none should weare any Furres but such as might dispend one hundred pound by yeare Iohn Clarke William Curteis the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Poultney Draper the 28 of October After the feast of Saint Michaell a Parliament was holden Tho. de la More Anno reg 11 1337 at London and a Connocation was assembled by the Archbishop wherein the Cleargie graunted a tenth for thrée yeares and the commons a fiftenth in consideration of the Kings warres which was hote in Scotlande and also to resist the French King who made great bragges and shewed great crueltie for he outlawed slew and emprisoned all Englishmen and confiscated the goodes and Cattayles of all that were found in his Kingdome of France threatning that he would be reuenged for his friendes the Scottes Moreouer he left not so muche as one Towne or Castell in the Counties of Aquitayne or of Poyters that was not seized into his handes wherevpon King Edward sente into Brabant to take vp all the woolles whiche Merchants had brought thither and made sale thereof for readie money He also wrote Letters to the French King exhorting him that he woulde continue his olde amitie Sir Walter Many béeing the Embassadour for the King of Englande and desirous to reuenge the bloud of two Englishmen that were slayne comming a lande for freshe water in a certayne Islande called the I le of Agnes nigh vnto Flanders he caused all that hée founde in the sayde Island to be put to the sworde and tooke prisoner the Earle of Flanders brother who was Captayne of the I le Certayne of the Island men béeing fled into a Church Tho. Walsâ—â—g were brent to the number of thrée thousande with the Church and all by the Welchmen The warres bâ—eing thus as aforesayde begonne betwixte the two Kingdomes the rumour thereof came vnto the Court of Rome wherevpon the Pope sent two Cardinalles for the reformation and ordering of the peace betwixte the two Kingdomes who comming to Westminster declared before the King the cause of their comming wherevnto the King answered that although without all reason they dyd séeme to restreyne hym of right and equitie for that hée ought to succéede into the Kingdome of hys forefathers the whyche hys aduersarie Phillip de Valoys dyd denye hym expelling murthering and emprisoning hys people and taking away the Dukedome of Aquitayne and Earledome of Poyters without cause maynteyning the Scottes and other Rebelles agaynste hym yet these iniuries notwithstanding hée was contented if they coulde take order for the quiet enioying of Aquitayne and other fées belonging vnto hym whiche hys predecessoures did enioy Moreouer for the dismissing of all ayde that the French King shoulde gyue vnto the Scottes at any tyme of Rebellion for the which he offered his money and also the mariage of his eldest sonne and also to resigne all suche rites and interest that he hadde to the Kyngdome of France The Cardinalles béeyng greately comforted with this aunswere departed hoping that all warres were nowe ended They tooke with them Iohn the Archbishoppe of Canterburie Richarde Bishoppe of Durham and Geffrey Lorde Scrope who altogyther wente on message with the Kynges aunswere to the Frenche Kyng hauing full authoritie to treate and conclude à peace These béeing so reasonable offers coulde not pacifye the furious minde of the Frenche King who reposed greate trust in the Scottes hopyng by them and through theyr meanes quite to dispossesse and to disherite the King of England of all the title he had Walter Neale Nicholas Crane the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Henry Darcy the 28. of October The King caused to confiscate all the goodes of the Lonibards and also of the Monkes of the order of Cluny and Cisteaux through the whole Realme The King tooke wooll to a certaine number of Sackes Anno reg 12 at a low price in euery Countrey the number that was set vpon Staffordshire was sixe hundred sackes price nine markes the sacke of good wooll but nothing was payde First the wooll was vniuersally taken Secondly for the halfe in whose hands soeuer it were founde as well MerchaÌ„ts as other And the third time the King tooke a fiftenth of the comminalty to be payde in wooll price of euery stone contayning fourtéene pound two shillings The King appointed also all the Corne and glebe lands 1338 to serue for his warres About Saint Margarets day King Edward with Quéene Ro. Auesbery Philip his wife and a great army passed the Seas with a Nauie of 500. sayle of Shippes into Flanders and â—â— to Cullen The fourth of October fiftie Galleys well manned and South-hampton sacked and breÌ„t by the French â—irats furnished came to Southampton about nine of the clocke and sacked the Towne the Townesmen running away for feare by the breake of the next day they which fledde by helpe of the Countrey there about came againste the Pirats and fought with them in the whiche skirmish were slayne to the number of thrée hundred Pirates togither with their Captayne a yong Souldioure the King of Sicils sonne To this yong man the French King had giuen whatsoeuer he got in the Kingdome of England but he béeing beaten downe by a certayne man of the Countrey cried Rancon notwithstanding the husbandman layde him on with his clubbe till he had slayne hym speaking these words yea quoth he I know well ynough thou art a Franâ—on
to the I le of Wight and sodainly entred it but sir Peter Russel Knight méeting them with the people of that I le put them backe again and made them to flée staying manye of them in the which skirmish the sayde knight was wounded wherof he dyed These Pirates sayled theÌ„ce toward the coast of Deuonshire and comming to Teygnemouth they sette fire on the Towne and brent it from thence they sayled towardes Plimouth which towne was so defended that they coulde not hurte it but burnt the farmes and fayre places nigh adioyning and toke a knight prisoner whom they caried with them The same yeare king Edward besieged Turney but vpon entreatie made by the Frenche a truce was taken from Michaelmasse til midsommer wherfore the king comming to Gaunt in Flaunders stayed there looking for money out of England which came not Adam Lucas Bartholmew Maris the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Andrew Auburie Grocer the. 28 of October King Edwarde with eight of his men fayning that hée woulde ride abrode for his pleasure secretly came into â—elande where taking shippe after he had sayled thrée dayes and thrée nightes on Saint Andrewes day at night aboute the Cock crowing he entred the Tower of LondoÌ„ by water being wayted on by the Earle of Northampton Nicholas CaÌ„tilopo Reignalde Cobham Giles de Bello Campo Iohn de Bello Campo Knightes William Killesby and Phillippe Weston Priestes earely in the morning he sent for his chaÌ„cellour treasurer and Justices then being at London and the Bishop of Chichester being his Chauncellour and the Bishop of Couentrie his Treasurer he put out of office minding also to haue sent them into Flaunders to haue ben pledges for money he owed there but the Bishoppe of Chichester declared vnto him what daunger might insue to hym by the Canons of the Churche whervpon the King dismissed them out of the Tower but as concerning the high Justices to witte Iohn Lorde Stoner Robert Lord Willowby William Lorde Scharshel and especially Nicholas Lord Bech who before that time was Lieutenant of the Tower of London and sir Iohn Molens Knight with certaine marchaunt men as Iohn Poultney William Pole and Richard his brother and the Chauncellours chiefe Clearkes to witte Maister Iohn de Saint Paule Michael Wathe Henrie Stafforde and certaine of the Exchequer as Maister Iohn Thorpe with many other moe the king commaunded to be imprisoned some in one place some in another neyther woulde he suffer them to be discharged thence til hée were throughlye pacified of his anger conceyued for not sendyng the money whiche shoulde haue serued at the siege of Torney This yeare about Christmas Henrie Bishoppe of Lincolne and Geffrey Lord Scrope chiefe Justiciar to the kyng and his chiefe Counseller dyed at Gaunt Anno reg 15 King Edwarde kept his Christmasse at Gildforde and after that a great Justing at Reading Also at Candlemasse hée kept a greate iusting at Langley for the honor of the noble men of Vasconâ—a which he trayned vp there in feates of war He made Robert de Boursier Knight Lord Chancellour of Englande and Robert Parnike Knighte Treasurer the one to succéede the other Also he sent out Justiciars that Iustice of Tralâ— baston shoulde set in euerye shire to enquyre concerning the collectours of the tenthes and fiftéenthes and of wools and to ouersée al officers And bicause the Citie of London would not suffer that any such officers should set as Justices within theyr Citie as inquisitours of suche matters contrarie to theyr liberties the King prouided that those Justices shoulde holde theyr Sessions in the Tower of London to make inquisition of the domages of the Londoners but bycause the Londoners woulde not aunswere there vntill theyr liberties were fully confirmed neyther anye suche confirmation coulde be had eyther of the King or his Chauncellour touching Writs and Charters in the Towre there rose thereof suche a greate tumulte that the Justicies appointed there to sit fayned that they woulde holde no session there till after Easter Wherevpon the king being highly offended for the sayde tumult and desirous to know the names of them that had raysed it coulde not vnderstande but that they were certaine meane persons who claymed theyr liberties wherevpon the King being pacified of his troubled minde forgaue all the offences committed by the Londoners the Justices breaking vp all theyr sitting touching the sayde place 1â—41 Parliament at London This yeare within the quindene of Easter a Parliamente was holden at London wherein the Earles and nobles of the Realme with the commons and others amongst other things requested that the Charter called Magna Carta and Carta Foresta with all other liberties béelonging to the Churche and kingdome should be obserued and that the officers and chiefe Rulers of the Kings house shoulde be chosen by the Péeres of the Realme in the Parliament but these peticions the king would not confirme nor could not abide to heare talked off About the beginning of the moneth of Julye Kyng Edwarde receyued letters from Lodowike Duke of Bauarie vsurper of the Romaine Empyre in the whyche pretendyng friendshippe betwixt him and Phillip the French King hée signifyed that those warres whyche the King of England had begonne in Fraunce did greately mislike him and therefore desired that there shoulde be concorde and amitie betwixte the Kings of both Realmes the whyche to bée performed he offered to bestowe some labour requestyng Kyng Edwardes letters of aucthoritie thereof to treate and to conclude a truce for one yeare or twaine towarde the ende of whiche letter he addeth these wordes The deputation and Lieutenauntship whiche we gaue vnto you we do for diuersâ— and sundry causes reuoke again Dated at Frankeford the fourtéenth of June in the seauen and twentith of â—ure raign and of our Empire the fourtéenth To the which letters king Edwarde wrote an inscription in sorte as followeth To the renoumed Prince Lodowicke by the grace of God Romaine Emperour alwayes Augustus Edwarde by the same grace king of Fraunce and Englande and Lorde of Ireland c. Richard de Barking Iohn de Rokesley the. 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Iohn of Oxford Vintener the. 28. of October This yeare Iohn Maluerne fellowe of Oriall Colledge in Oxford made and finished his booke entituled The Visions of Pierce Plowman Tho. de la More King Edwarde gaue the Earledome of Cambridge to Iohn Lord Henault vncle to Quéene Phillip and after kept Anno reg 16 his feast of Saint Katherine at Newcastel and his Christmas also Untill this time Dauid king of Scottes threatned to leuie an armie and to enter the lande wherevpon king Edwarde entred Scotland and followed after Dauid who fled before him beyonde the Scottish sea wasting and spoyling al as he went except Castels and Marishes in the which the Scottes togither with Dauid theyr king hyd themselues And William Mountacute Earle of Salisburie hauing gotten 1342 a greate fléete entred an Iland belonging to
with more than fiue hundered men of armes amongst whom was the Earle of Ro. Auesbery Anno reg 19. Penbroke and Walter de Many with manye Archers into Gascoigne with Ralph Baron of Stafforde Seneshal of Gascoigne who being come thyther the sayde Earle made fiftie Knightes of his armye and after wanne manye walled Townes and Castelles making many worthy skirmishes and at length won the towne of Daguâ—lown by assaulte to the kéeping wherof they appointed Ralph Stafford afterward they appointed thrée iourneys toward other townes as especially to Brigerecke so called for the strength thereof and also called the Chamber of Fraunce and also to y e town of Saint Iohn de Laruel and to many other greate and strong townes well fortified which with great toyles and diuerse daungerous assaultes they wan where the Earle of Darbie and his souldiours vndermining the Towers and Wals of the sayde towne were very sore assaulted by them whiche defended Thus he Conquered Cities Townes Castelles and Fortresses to the number of one hundred and fiftie bringing a greate parte of Gascoigne vnder subiection euen to Tolouse vnto the whiche Citie he did no domage neyther to the inhabitantes therof but that he made them wonderfully afrayde as certaine of them tolde me sayeth my aucthour their fear was such that the religious people were constrayned to beare armour and the Prior of the Carmelite Tho. de la More Friers of our Lady of Tolouse hauyng a Banner of our Ladye in Golde set in a fielde of siluer displayed the same prouoking thereby many to take armour About the second sonday in Lent the Earles being fully fraught with bootie prisoners gold and siluer they returned towardes Burdeaux where Iohn de Valoys eldest sonne to the French king being accompanyed with a great number of hyred Dutche souldiours besieged the Towne of Agnlowne and the Captaines thereof the Earle of Stafforde and other so entrenched the same Towne that without greate daunger the Englishmen coulde haue no accesse vnto them but the Earle of Darby bet awaye them that besieged the Citie and eâ—t soones new victualled the same notwithstanding they were not able to raise the siege bycause they hadde so entrenched themselues without the towne who refusing to fight in the fielde would aunswere that they came not to pitch a fielde but to besiege a Town wherefore they continued the same siege vntil the decollation of Saint Iohn but vnderstanding then that the King of England chaced his Father Phillip very sore at Grecie and fearing that he shoulde come verye late to the ayde of hys Father he gaue vppe the siege setting all his tentes on fire and fled in the darke but the Earle of Stafforde wyth hys power pursued them cut off theyr tayle tooke a greate manye of theyr horsses and prisoners and retourned After this certaine bowmen are mustered in England appointed to be sente ouer sea who commyng ouer are layde in garrison fordefence of the Countrey Also twenty thousande sackes of Wooll are graunted to the king Moreouer Geffrey de Harecourte a Norman came to the King requiring ayd against the French king who wrongfully withhelde hys landes from him at his first comming he did fealtie and sware homage to king Edward but afterward he reuolted Thomas of Hatfielde the Kings Secretary by meanes of Tho. Walsing the Kyngs letters to the Pope was admitted Byshoppe of Durham and when certaine of the Cardinalles sayde that the sayd Thomas was a light person and a lay man the Pope answered truly if the king of England at this time Ansvvere of the Pope had made his request for an Asse he should haue obteined it The same yeare dyed Adam Tarleton Bishop of Winchester that had bin long time blind after whome succéeded William Edendon Treasourer of England This man founded the Monasterie of Edendon the religious Liber Edendon bréethren whereof were called Bonhomes The same yeare dyed Henry Earle of Lancaster father to Henry Earle of Darby and was buryed at Leycester in the Monasterie of Channons the King and both the olde and yong Quéenes being present with Archbishops Bishops Earles and Barons in manner of all the lande whose sonne was then in Gascoigne doing chiualrous actes This yeare the Scottes to the number of thirtie thousande William Dowglas being their leader entred into Westmerland and brent Carelile Penreth with many other Townes wherefore the Bishop of Carelile with Thomas Lucy Robert Ogle and a great number compassed them in the night season and with lightes and noyse so disquieted them that they neuer durst go out for victuals nor giue their bodyes to sléepe but at the last Alexander Stragan stoutely prepared to go out for victualles whome the Bishop Scots ouercome and Robert Ogle mette and with a speare thrust him through the body so that the Scottes were soone after ouercome and slayne Edmond Hemenhall Iohn of Glocester the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Richard Laget the 28 of October This yeare was the first coÌ„gregating and first Custos or gardian of the fraternitie of the Grocers in the Citie of London elected The Earle of Northampton and the other Lordes in Briteine Anno reg 20 committed certayne Castels wonne by them in Briteine to the safekéeping of faithfull Captaynes and Souldioures and then returned into England King Edward prepared to make a voyage into Normandy 1346 his Nauie being readie to transport him from Portesmonth King Edvvard sayled into Normandy and Porchester with the Earles of Northampton Arundell Warwike Harecourt Huntingdon Oxenforde and Suffolke the Bishop of Durham and Mayster William Killesby Clerke euery one of these leading a great armie of Souldioures well appoynted were embarqued and wayted for the winde from the first of June to the fifth of July and then Tho. de la More Tho. Walsing Ro. de Aâ—esbury hauing a good winde they beganne to make Sayle with the number of one thousande Shippes of burthen and Pinaces and on the thirtéenth day of July they landed at Hogges in Normandy where on the shore of the Sea King Edwarde made his eldest sonne Knighte and also Prince of Wales and immediately the Prince made Knightes Mortimere Montacute Rose and other That night the King lodged in the Towne of Hogges and the next day the Towne was brent by the Armie Hogges in Normandy brent The night following King Edward lodged in Mercels where he stayde fiue dayes during whiche time all the Countrey with the Towne of Barbefleete was by his men consumed with fire From thence they departed to Veloygus which they set a fire then they went to Senet combe de Mount whiche is nigh the Sea and to Garantam thence to Serius and to Saint Lewes passing along vnto the Towne of Turney wasting all with fire and that night the Kyng lodged at Carmalin then to Gerin being a Religious house belonging vnto Cane leauing nothing behinde them vnspoyled Afterward they made an assaulte and entred the Citie Cane
therof came to death and destruction neither Eustachius himselfe escaped scot frée froÌ„ the snares for he within a while after being taken by the French men was burned aliue with a hotte yron and degraded froÌ„ the order of Knighthood by the cutting off his héeles and depriuing of his tong by alsitioÌ„ afterward he was haÌ„ged vp and laste of all beheaded and quartered receyuing iust punishment for his treason and false forswearing This yeare the Lord Furâ—uall giuing a rash enterprise vpon his enimies was taken prisoner in Gascoign Not long after king Edwarde prepared to make a voyage into France but the Earle of Lancaster returning out of Gascoigne signied that there was a truce taken by him by reason whereof the passage prepared by the king was layde aside This yeare on Saint Georges day the kiug held a great Tho. de la Morâ— Great feast at VVindsor of Saint George solemne feaste at his Castel of Windsor where he had augmented the Chappell which Henrie the firste and other hys progenitors kings of England had before erected of eight Canons he added to those eight Chanons a Deane fiftéene Chanons more and. xxiiij poore and impotent Knightes with other ministers and seruauntes as appeareth in his Tho. Walsing Ex charta regia First founders of the noble order of the Garter Records of the Garter Charter Dated the two and twentith of hys raigne Besides the king there were other also that were contributors to the foundation of this Colledge as followeth 1 The soueraigne King Edward the thirde 2 Edward his eldest sonne Prince of Wales 3 Henrie Duke of Lancaster 4 The Erle of Warwicke 5 Captain de Bouch. 6 Ralph Erle of Stafforde 7 William Montacute Erle of Salisburie 8 Roger Lord Mortimer Erle of March 9 Sir Iohn de Lisle 10 Sir Bartholmew Burwash 11 Sir Iohn Beauchampe 12 Sir Iohn de Mahune 13 Sir Hugh Courtney 14 Sir Thomas Hollande 15 Sir Iohn Grey 16 Sir Richard Fitz Simon 17 Sir Miles Stapleton 18 Sir Thomas Walle 19 Sir Hugh Wrothesley 20 Sir Nele Lering 21 Sir Iohn Chandos 22 Sir Iames de Audley 23 Sir Othes Hollande 24 Sir Henrie Eme. 25 Sir Sechet Dabridgecourte 26 Sir William Panell Al these togither with the King were clothed in gownes Tho. de la More of Russet poudered in gartiers blew wearing the like garters also on their right legges and mantels of blewe with First feast of Saint George scutcheons of Saint George In this sort of apparell they being bareheaded heard Masse which was celebrat by Simon Islipe Archbishop of Canterburie and the Bishops of Winchester and Excester and afterwardes they went to the feaste setting themselues orderlye at the Table for the honoure of the feast which they named to be of Saint George the Martyre and the chosing of the Knightes of the Garter In the Sommer following variaunce rysing betwéene the fléetes of Englande and Spaine the Spaniardes besette the Brytaine Sea with foure and fortie great ships of warre with the whiche they sonke ten English ships comming froÌ„ Gascoigne towardes Englande after they had taken and spoyled them thus their former iniuries being reuenged they entred into Sluce in Flaunders King Edwarde vnderstanding hereof furnished his nauie of fiftie shippes and Pinaces forecasting to méete wyth the Spaniardes in theyr returne hauing in his companye the Prince of Wales the Earles of Lancaster Northampton Warwicke Salisburie Arundale Huntington Glocester and other Barons and Knightes with their seruauntes and Archers and vpon the feast of the decolatioÌ„ of Saint Iohna about Euensong Ro. de Auesbery time the Nauies met at Winchelsea wher the great Spanish vessels surmounting our shippes and foystes like as Castels to cotages sharply asâ—ayled our men y e stone quarels flying froÌ„ the the tops sore cruelly wounded our meÌ„ who no lesse busie to fight alofe with launce and sword Battaile on the Sea with the foreward manfully defende themselues at length our archers perced theyr Arbalisters with a further retch thaÌ„ they coulde strike againe and thereby compelled them to forsake their place and caused other fighting from the Hatches to shade themselues with tables of the ships and compelled them that threwe stones from the toppes so to hyde theÌ„ that they durst not shew theyr heads but tumble down then our men enfring y e Spanish Uessels with swords Halberds killed those they met w tin a whyle make voyd y â— vessels furnish them wyth English men vntil they being beset with darknesse of the night could not decern the. xxvij yet remayning vntaken our men cast ancker studying of the hoped battayle supposing nothing finished whilest any thing remayned vndone dressing the wounded throwing the myserable Spaniards into the Sea refreshing themselues with victualles and sléepe yet committing the vigilant watche to the armed bande The night ouerpassed the Englishe men prepared but in vaine to a new battayle but when the sunne began to appeare they viewing the seas coulde perceyue no signe of resistaunce for xxvij shippes fléeing away by nighte lefte xvij spoyled in the euening to the kyngs pleasure but agaynste theyr wil. The King returned into England with victorie and triumphe the King preferred there 80. noble ympes to the order of Knighthoode greatlye bewayling the losse of one to witte sir Richard Goldesborough Knight Thys yeare Phillippe de Valoys Frenche Kyng Phillip the freÌ„ch king died deceased and hys eldest Sonne Iohn was crouned Iohn Notte William Worcester the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Richard Killingburie the. 28. of October Two hyred souldiours of the Kyng of Armenia came into Englande into the presence of the King where they shewed the letters of the aforesayde King of Armenia wherein it was signified that the one of them to witte Iohn de Viscount a man borne in Cipres had slanderouâ—ly charged the other that is Thomas de la Marche a Frenche man borne and bastarde sonne to Phillippe late King of Fraunce saying that the sayde Thomas shoulde haue receyued of the Turkes a certaine some of Golde for the betraying the armye of the Christians vnto the Emperour of the Turkes and for the proofe of this slaunder this Iohn chalenged a combat wyth the sayde Thomas to be tryed by the iudgement of Edward King of Englande and that by him as by a moste worthy Prince all strife shoulde be ended For this therefore were these two worthy souldiours appointed to fight which they performed within the listes of the Kings Pallace at Westminster on Mondaye nexte following after the feaste of Saint Michael where Thomas in declaration of hys innocencie in that he was accused of ouercame his enimye but yet killed him not for he could not bycause he was not able to wounde hym beyng so armed with anye kynde of piercing weapon except it were in hys face whiche was bare For after that they hadde runne at the Tilte and foughte on foote as they were striuing togither on the
slayne the Duke of Lancaster with furie sought to kill the D. of Lancaster for a certayne proud word which he spake against their Bishop they had brent his Manour of Suuoy if the B. had not staid their rage this was called the wood Saterday the Duke fledde to Kenington beside Lamheth wher Richard the Prince remayned he made lamentable complaintes vpon the Citizens for The Maior and Aldermen of London deposed the which the King caused Adam Staple Maior to be put downe and in his place Nicholas Brember was elected on the 21. day of March Also the Aldermen were deposed and other set in their places Sir Iohn Minsterworth Knight and other were drawne and hanged About this time rose vp in Oxford a certayne Northren Adam Meri Iohn VVicklefe man called Iohn Wickleffe a Doctour of Diuinitie who in Scholes and elsewhere held certayne conclusions contrarie to the publike state especially against Monkes and other Religious men that had possessions his companions dwelling togither were apparelled in long garmentes downe to the héeles of russet going barefooted c. King Edward ended his life at his Manour of Shene the King Edvvard deceassed Nevv Abbey Iohn Rouse xxj day of June in the yeare 1377. when he had raigned 50. yeares four monethes and odde dayes whose body was buried at Westminster He builded the Abbey of our Lady of Grace by the Tower of London He newly builded S. Stephens Chappell at Westminster the Castell of Windsore and the Nunrie of Dertford He also founded a Masondieu for the poore in the Towne of Caleis ¶ Richard of Burdeaux RIcharde the second borne at Anno reg 1. Burdeaux the sonne of Prince Edward being but eleuen yeares olde beganne his raigne the xxj daye of June in the yeare of our Lord God 1377. and was Crowned at Westminster the sixtéenth day of July by the hands of Simon Sudbury Archbishop of Canterburie Before his Coronation he set agréement betwéene the Duke of Lancaster and the Citizens of London and set at libertie Sir Peter de la Mere who as is aforesayd was by instigation of Alice Perce cast in prison In beautie bountie and liberalitie he farre passed all his progenitours but was ouermuch giuen to rest and quietnesse louing little déedes of armes and for that he was yong was most ruled by yong counsell and regarded nothing the counsels of the sage and wise men of the Realme which thing turned this Land to great trouble and himselfe to extreame miserie as is by these Uerses declared When this King first beganne to raigne the Lawes neglected were Vox clamantis Iohn Gower Wherefore good fortune him forsooke and th' earth did quake for feare The people also whome he pollde against him did rebell The time doth yet bewayle the woes that Chronicles do tell The foolish counsell of the lewde and yong he did receyue And graue aduise of aged heads he did reiect and leaue And then for greedie thirst of Coyne some subiectes he accused To gayne their goodes into his hands thus he the Realme abused The King at his Coronation made foure Earles Thomas Earles created of Woodstocke King Edwardes yongest sonne Earle of Buckingham Northampton To him he gaue 1000 Markes yearely out of his Treasurie til he had prouided him lands to that value Thomas Moubray Earle of Notingham Gifford Angolisme a Gascoigne Earle of Huntington to whome he likewise gaue 1000. Markes the yeare out of his Treasurie till he had prouided him Landes to that value and Henry Percy Earle of Northumberland On S. Peters day the Frenchmen with 50. Ships arriued The Tovvne of Rye spoyled The I le of VVight taken at Rye and spoyled the Towne and brent it The same time the Scottes brent the Towne of Rokesborow In the kalendes of September the Frenchmen tooke the I le of Wight sauing the Castell which Sir Hugh Tirell kept manfully When the Frenchmen had spoyled the Countrey they tooke 1000. Markes of the inhabitants to spare their houses vnbrent After taking of the said I le the Frenchmen entring their The Frenchmen lye before VVinchelsea Galleys againe coasted the Sea strond till they came ouer against the Towne of Winchelsea and vnderstanding that the Abbot of Battaill was come thither to defend it they sent to him that he should redéeme the Towne the Abbot answered that he néeded not redéeme the thing which he had not lost the Frenchmen then requested there might be sente forth to fight mā to man or a more number to trie the matter in view of armes but the Abbot answered he was a Religious man and therefore not lawfull for him to admitte anye suche petition and that he came not thither to fighte but to defend the Towne Countrey These things being heard the Frenchmen supposing that the Abbot and his people wanted courage they assayled the Towne with such instruments of warre as cast forth a farre off whereof they had plentie not ceassing from noone till euening but by the prowesse of y e Abbot and such as were with him the French preuayled nothing In the meane time whilest they were busie thus at Winchelsea they sent part of their company vnto The Tovvne of Hastings brent by Frēchmen Hastings where finding the towne almost emptie they brent it The Frenchmen perceyuing they could do no good at Winchelsea departed from thence and left it as they found it Andrew Pikeman Nicholas Twiford the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Sir Nicholas Brembar Grocer the 28. of October The same yeare the Frenchmen comming vp at y ◠towne of Rotingdon in Sussex néere to the Towne of Lewes where Tho. Walsing the Prior of Lewes with a small companie met them and by The Prior of Levves taken by Frenchmen a multitude of Frenchmen that came vpon him he was taken and ledde to their Shippes with two Knightes to wéete Sir Iohn Fallesley and Sir Thomas Cheynie and a Squire called Iohn Brokes There died in this battayle almost an hundred Englishmen the Frenchmen therefore with all their Nauie returned home being 37. Galleys eyght Caruales of Spayne and certayne Barkes streightwayes therefore as they came to land some of them went vnto the séege that was about Arde and by treason which alwayes is familiar to them the kéeper of that Castell being an Almayne to wéete the Lord of Gunney deliuering to them the Towne they streight got the Castell also for the which the same kéeper being taken by Sir Hugh Caluerley kéeper of Caleis was sent into England and committed to prison A Parliament was holden at London which ended about Saint Andrewes tide in the whiche Parliamente Alice Peres was banished the lande and all hir moueable goodes Alice Peres banished being forfeited to the Kings vse There was graunted to the King of the Cleargie two Tvvo tenthes granted by the Cleargie tenthes to be payde that yeare with condition that from thenceforth the King should not extort
◠said nobles to be indited at Notinghā suborned such as shold appeach thē in the next Parliament to wit Ed Erle of Rutland T. Moubery E. Marshal Tho. Holland E. of Kent Iohn Holland Erle of Huntington Tho. Bewford Erle of Somerset I. Mountacute Earle of Salisburie and Thomas Spencer William Scrope the Kings Chamberlayne And in mean y eseason the Kyng assembled togither to guarde his parson many malefactors of the Countie of Chester which kept watch and warde both day and night about him Then the K. caused a greate and generall Parliament to be summoned at Westminster when he caused a great Hall to be builded in the midst of the Pallaice betwixte the Clocke tower and the doore of the greate Hall This Parliament began aboute the fiftéenth of September at the beginning whereof Edwarde Stafforde Byshop of Excester L. chanceller made a proposition or sermō in the which he affirmed that the power of the K. was alone and perfect of it self those that impeached it were worthye to suffer pain of the law to this Parliament al the Nobles came with their retinue in armes for feare of the King the prelocutours were Knights in whō no goodnesse at al could be found but a natural couetousnesse vnsatiable ambition intollerable pride and hatred of the truth their names wer Iohn Bushy William Bagot and Thomas Grene. These required Tho. Wals chiefely to haue the Charters of pardons reuoked dissanulled and Bushy sayde to the K. bycause we are charged to say what they be that haue committed any offence against your maiestie regall aucthoritie we saye that Tho. duke of Glocester Richard E. of Arundale in the. xviij yeare of your raigne haue trayterously compelled you by mean of the new Archbishop of Canterburie then Lord Chancellour to graunt to them a commission to gouerne your Realme and to dispose of the state thereof to the preiudice of youre maiestie and royaltie The same daye was that commission dissanulled with all Articles dependyng therevppon Also the generall pardon graunted after the greate Parliament by them procured and one speciall pardon for the Erle of Arundale were reuoked Also there was a peticion made by y e commons I. Bushy speaking for them that the generall pardon procured and gotte forthe the Archebyshoppe of Canterburie then Lorde Chancellor procuring it should be disanulled and he to be iudged a Traytor for granting to it wherevpon the Archbishop rose and would haue answered but the King sayde to morrow to morrow but he came not into the Parliament house againe the King said that he would deliberate of the commons petition Also it was established that any Traytor conuicted to stand against the Kings regalitie should be adiudged worthie to suffer punishment to be appoynted for such offence Also it was enacted that criminall causes from thenceforth-should be determined in euery Parliament and then licence being had to depart a great sturre was made as is vsed wherevpon the Kings Archers in number four thousand compassed the Parliament house thinking there had bin in the house some broyle or fighting with their bowes bent their arrowes set in them and drawing readie to shoote to the terrour of all that were there but the King héerewith comming pacified them On the next day the Prelates were inioyned vpon payne of losing their temporalities that they should the same day agrée vpon some procurator to consent in their names to al things in that Parliament to be dispatched and the King had these words Sir Iohn Bushy bycause many desire that I would explane the fiftie persons exempted in y ◠general pardon I wil briefely that what man soeuer desireth this is worthie of death first bicause he fléeth secondly bycause I haue excepted those that are to be impeached in this Parliament thirdly bycause other of their associates hearing thē oppressed would be afraide where no feare is On the next day the Archbishop of Canterbury commeth to the palace to appeare in the Parliament but the King commanded him by the Bishop of Carelile that he shoulde returne to his house and from thenceforth he appeared not The Prelates made Thomas Percy the Kings Steward of houshold their procurator to consent in all things in this Parliament to be done Also Sir Iohn Bushy had these words our soueraigne Lord the King bycause the second Article in the Parliament is for punishmente to be appoynted for suche as violate the Kings royall authoritie I beséech your grace that you will authorice me by way of appealing of accusing or impeaching with licence to make declaration from one to the rest so often and when to me and to my fellowes it may séeme expedient and it was graunted then Bushy had these words I accuse Thomas of Arundell Archbishop of Canterbury of thréefold treason Frst of the commission in granting the regiment or gouernement of the Realme to Thomas Duke of Glocester and to Richard Earle of Arundell at his instance who rather bycause he was your Chancellour should haue refused it Secondly for that vnder pretext of that trayterous commission they trayterously vsurping the iurisdiction of your regalitie or royall authoritie held a solemne Parliament trayterouslie in preiudice of your regalitie Thirdly bycause that by the sayde trayterous vsurping Sir Simon de Burley and Sir Iames Barnes Knightes and faithfull lieges to you were trayterouslie murthered and put to death of which things we your commons demaund iudgement worthie of so high treason to be terribly pronounced by you and bycause the Archbishop is a man of great consanguinitie affinitie power and most politike witte and cruell nature for the preseruation of your estate and the whole Kingdomes by the petition of this present Parliament I require that he may be put into safecustodie vntill the finall execution of his iudgemente The King héerevnto answered that for the excellence of his dignitie he would take deliberation till the next morrow and all other that were put into the same commission he pronounced them to be his faithfull liege people and voyd from that treason and especially Alexander Neuell late Archbishop of Yorke and then Sir Edmond of Langley Duke of Yorke Unkle to the King and Sir William Wikeham Bishop of Winchester that were put into the same commission with teares fell downe on the ground before the King and gaue him humble thankes for that grace and benefite bestowed on them Also on Saint Mathewes day the Earle of Rutland the Earles of Kent Huntington Notingham Somerset and Salisburie with the Lordes Spencer and Scrope in a sute of redde Gownes of Silke garded and bordered with white Silke and embrodered with Letters of Golde proponed the appeale by them to the King at Notingham before set foorthe in the which they accused Thomas Duke of Glocester Richard Earle of Arundell Thomas Earle of Warwike and Thomas de Mortimere Knight of the premised treasons and of an armed insurrection at Haringey Parke trayterouslie attempted against the King and putting in
any of them had of y â— said names Castels Dominions possessions and liberties shold be surrendered vp into y e Chancerie there to be canceled and that they stand in state whiche they had in name and possession before the saide daye â—f the sayde arrest The King to shew to all men in all Countries about by what right and title he had taken vpon him the crowne and realme sent Ambassadours to Rome Iohn Treneuant Byshop of Hereforde Iohn Cheyne Knighte and Iohn Cheyne Esquire Into Fraunce he sent Walter Tricklowe Byshop of Durham Thomas Percy Erle of Worcester and William Heron Into Spaine Iohn Trenor Bishop of Saint Dauids and fir William Pâ—t Knight Into Almaine the Bishoppe of Bangor with other The Scots in time of the Parliament taking occasion by the absence of the Northren Lordes and bycause the same tyme the North parts were sore oppressed by a great Peâ—â—â—lence entred as enimies into those parts and toke the Costell of Warke and kept the same a certain time but at leÌ„gth spoyled and â—â—terly ruinated it and many other mischients they did in the Country Thomas Manbery duke of Norffolk which was exiled dyed at Venide in his returne from Ierusalem Also the Duches of Glocester dyed and hir sonne heirâ— Humfrey dyed of the pestitence when hée was sent for forth of Irelande The King helde his feast of Christmasse in his Castel of Windsor where Iohn Holland late Duke of Excester Erie of Huntington Thomas Holand late Duke of Surrey Earle of Kente Edwarde late Duke of Aumerle and Earle of Rutlande sonne to the Duke of Yorke Iohn Mountacute Eriâ— iâ— Sabsburie Thomas Spencer sir Ralph Lumley sir Thomas Blunt sir Benedict Cely Knights with other that fauoures King Richarde conspired against King Henrie and appointed priuily to murder him vnder the colour of Justing and other pastimes pretended And the time approching of theyr purpose they sent messengers to London with letters to the Duke of Aumerle that he shoulde not fayle to come at y e day appointed with his company to helpe to do the feate whervnto he was sworne but his minde being altered hée bare the letters streighte to his Father the Duke of Yorke who caused a number of his men forthwith to carrye his son to the King where he shewing his letters the King woulde not beléeue them but the same morning came the Maior of London to the Court and informed him of the matter whervpon the King made no tariance but got him forth toward London in companye of the Maior and other But before the King coulde gette London on his backe his enimies were come to Windesore and entred the Castell with an armed band of 400. meÌ„ on the fourth of Januarie at night where vnderstanding that the King was escaped theyr hands being sore amazed they withdrewe from Windesore vnto Sunning a certaine manour neare to Reading where the Quéene wife to King Richarde then lay where they persuaded hyr houshold that King Richarde was escaped out of Romfrete â—astel and they would go to him from thence they went to Walling forde and after to Abingdon mouing the people to take armes vppon them and to goe méete their King Richarde After this they came to Farindon in the vale of White Horsse in Barkeshire and the same daye to Circester on the xij day late in the eneniâ—g and there harbored with a greate number of men of arâ—es and many Archers ther they bruted that K. Richard was escaped forth of prison and that hée was there with them and to make their words toÌ„ haue the more credite they had got a Chaplaine of King Richardes called Madeleine so like to hym in all proportion and fauor that one could vnneth be descerned from the other many times sayth mine aucthour I haue séene him in Ireland ride with the King his Master so faire a Priest and goodly a person he had not lightly séene They put him in armoure with a Crowne on his Helmet so as all men mighte take him for King Richard On the morrow being Wednesday the people of that towne misliking of their procéedings fought against them and at length toke the chiefest of them and ledde them to the Abbay there and put them in a fayre chamber vnder safe custody And on the Thursday the said Lordes fearing the people imagined howe to escape out of theyr handes and caused some of their seruauntes to sette fire on certaine houses in the Towne thinking that therevppon the people woulde departe from them and séeke to staunche the fire but it chaunced contrarie for the people turned into a maruellous rage against them ranne vppon them with great violence and drew them into the market place and there they beheaded the Duke of Excester the Duke of Surrey and the Earle of Salisburie the thirde day after the Epiphanieâ— their seruauntes that were with them were by and by taken and as prisoners bound and brought to Oxforde and on Monday following were beheaded in the Castell there to the number of .xxvj. persons Also sir Thomas Blount Knight was beheaded with them The wéeke nexte following was beheaded Thomas Spencer Earle of Glocester at Bristow and about the same time was beheaded Iohn Holland Earle of Huntington brother to King Richard on the mothers side at Plashy in Essex not long after was sir Barnarde Bâ—ocas beheaded at London and a Prieste named Iohn Maudelen that was like King Richarde and another Priest called William Feribe The Bishoppe of Carlile was impeached and condemned of conspiracie but was pardoned The sixth day of Februarie King Henrie caused y e blank Charters made to king Richard to be brent at the standert in Cheape of London King Richard was imprisoned in Pomfrait Castel where xv dayes and nightes they vexed him with continuall hunger thirste and colde and finally bereft his life with suche a kinde of death as neuer before that time was knowen in EnglaÌ„d He dyed the xiiij day of Februarie whose body was brought to the tower of London and so through the Cittie to Paules Church bare faced where he stoode thrée dayes for all beholders and had seruice where king Henrie was present From thence he was carryed to Langley and there buried in the church of y e Friers Preachers UpoÌ„ his death the famous and excellente Poet Iohn Gower wrote certaine verses which may be englished thus O Mirrour for the world meete which shouldst in Golde be bette By which all wise men by foresight their prudent wittes may whette Lo God doth hate such rulers as here vitiously do liue And none ought rule that by their life doe ill example giue And this King Richarde witnesseth wel his ende this plaine doth shew For God allotted him such ende and sent him so great woe As such a life deservde as by the Cronicles thou mayst know The King with a great armye went into Scotlande spoyled 1400 the Country and returned to Yorke wher two Knights the one a Frenchman
Shippes of oures laden with Merchandizes and slew or hanged all the marriners The olde Countesse of Oxforde mother to Robert de Vere Duke of Ireland who as we sayde before died at Louaine did cause suche as were familiar with hir to brute throughout all the parts of Estsex that King Richard was aliue and that he should shortly come and chalenge his old estate and dignitie She caused many Harts of Siluer and some of Gold to be made for badges such as King Richarde was wont to bestow on his Knightes Esquires friends that distributing them in the Kings name she might the sooner allure the Knightes and other valiant men of the Countrey to be at hir will and desire Also the fame and brute whiche dayly was blazed abroade by one William Serle sometimes of King Richards Chamber that the same King Richard was in Scotland and tarried with a power of French and Scottishmen caused many to beléeue that he was aliue This William Serle had forged a priuie Seale in the said King Richards name and had sent diuers comfortable letters vnto such as were familiar with King Richarde by which meanes many gaue the greater credite to the Countesse in so much that some religious Abbots of that Countrey did giue credite vnto hir tales who afterward were taken af the Kings commandement and emprisoned bycause they did beléeue and giue credit to the Countesse in this behalfe and the Countesse had all hir goodes confiscate was coÌ„mitted to close prison and William Serle was drawne froÌ„ Pomfret through the chiefest Cities of England put to death at London About the feast of S. Iohn Baptist at the Kings commandement the Earle of NorthumberlaÌ„d came to Pomfret brought with him his Nephues nephues sonnes by which doing he mitigated the mindes of many whiche thought that he had giuen the yong men counsell to rebell There came also with him William Clifford Knight who brought with him that William Serle K. Richards chamberlain whom we spake of before who by a wile he had caught Anno reg 6. and apprehended by which doing the King held him excused and pardoned him for that he had kept the Castell of Berwike against the Kings will and pleasure William Louth Stephen Spilman the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Hinde Draper the 28. of October About the feast of Saint Faith the King called a Parliament at Couentry and sent processe to the Sheriffes that they should choose no Knights nor burgesses that had any knowledge in the lawes of the Realme by reason wherof it was called the Lay mans ParliameÌ„t These piked out Knights Lay mans Parliament and Burgesses could deuise none other way to reléeue the Kings lacke of money but to depriue the Cleargie of their temporall lands and goodes but Thomas Arundell Archbishop of Canterbury made answere that the Cleargie did alwayes giue the King as much as the Lay people did considering that they did ofâ—â—er giue the King tenthes than the laytie gaue fiftéenes and moreouer that more of their Tenants did serue the King in his warres thaÌ„ of the Tenants of the lay fée and besides this they prayed for the prosperitie of the King and of all them that faithfully serued him And wheÌ„ the speker of y e ParliameÌ„t said with a loud voice that he little regarded y e prayers of the Church the Archbishop of CaÌ„terbury answered then quoth he I know to what end the fortune of the Realme will come wheÌ„ the suffrages of y e Church are not set by wherwith y e Godhead is wont to be appeased surely that Kingdome neuer coÌ„tinueth stable y â— is voyde of prayer deuotion notwithstanding thinke not that thou shalt without punishmeÌ„t take away the possessioÌ„s of the Church for if the Archbishop of Canterburie liue thou shalte haue euill taking of any thing that is his Then the Archbishoppe rose vppe and knéeled downe before the Kyng desiring hym to consider howe gratiouslie and by Gods fauour he had atteyned to the Kingdome that he would coÌ„sider his first promis which was that he would preserue vnto euery man their right and title so farre as lay in him He also willed him to remember the oth which he voluntarily made which was that he would honor and defend the Church and Ministers thereof wherefore he desired him to permit and suffer the Church to enioy the priuiledges and liberties which in time of his predecessors it did enioy and to feare that King by whome all Kings doe raigne When the Archbishop had said these and like words the King commanded him to go to his seate againe and sayde that his intent and purpose was to leaue the Church in as good state or better than he found it And then the Archbishop speaking to the Knightes and burgesses sayde you and such like as you be haue giuen such counsell vnto our King and to his predecessors to confiscate the goodes of the In Edvvard the thirds time Celles whiche the Frenchmen and Normans did possesse in England and sayd that by them he should heape vp great riches as in déede they were woorth many thousands of gold notwithstanding it is most true that the King at this day is not the richer thereby of halfe a Marke for you haue extorted or at the least begged them out of his handes and haue appropriated the saide goodes vnto your selues so that it may be coniectured that your request to haue our temporalities is not for the Kings profite but for your owne couetousnesse for without doubt if the King as God forbid he should fulfill your wicked purpose he should not be one farthing the richer the next yeare following and surely I will sooner let my head be cut off than that the Churche should be destitute of the least right that perteyneth to it c. The Cleargie granted a tenth and a halfe and the commons two fiftéenes on condition the Lord Furniuall should receyne it to spend in the Kings warres The same time such abundance of water brake sodeinly ouer the bankes in Kent as was neuer séene the like in those partes whereby were drowned Beastes and Cattell without number neyther did England only bewayle theyr losses but also Zeland Flanders and Holland susteyned the like by the great excesse of waters This yeare died William Wikeham Bishop of Winchester Colledge at Oxford by whose charges and trauell the Cleargie of England was much encreased for he builded a notable Colledge in Oxford for the encrease of learning where he placed the Warden and his company to the number of lxx besides children seruants and tenne Priestes to kéepe dayly seruice enduing the sayd company with sufficient lands He beganne the foundation of a new Colledge at Winchester Colledge at VVinchester and in sixe yeares finished the same where he placed the like number of Schollers to learne their GraÌ„mer and other principles to be sent afterward to his other Colledge at Oxford These two
arrested him he arrested the Marshall also and many other with him to all which it was promised y t they should haue no harme but that promise was not kept for both the Archbishop Archbishop of Yorke beheaded the Earle Marshall were beheaded when the King came to Yorke the morrow after Whitsonday After this wheÌ„ the King had punished the meÌ„ of Yorke at his pleasure he set forth with an armie to pursue the Earle of Northumberland and Thomas Lord Bardolph and tooke all maner of munition with him and an armie of 37. thousand fighting men The Earle of Northumberland perceyuing the Kings intent gote himselfe to Berwike with thrée hundred horsse and froÌ„ thence into Scotland The King being bent against the Earle of Northumberland went to Berwike from whence the Earle fledde into Scotland and the Lord Bardolph with him whome Dauid Lord Fleming the Scotte receyued into alliance The King vnderstaÌ„ding that the Earle was fled he commanded them in the Castell to render it vnto him whiche when they refused to do the King caused a greate Gunne to be shotte whiche ouerthrewe parte of a Tower wherevpon they of the Castell gaue ouer and submitted themselues to the King who caused some of them to be beheaded and the residue to be sent to prisons After this the Castell of Alnewike and the rest of the Earles Castels were with small ado rendred to his handes with which successe the King being encouraged went streight into Wales where contrarywise nothing prospered with him wherefore he returned loosing Charets Cartes and Wagons to the number of 50. with his Treasure so that comming backe to Worcester he sent for the Archbishop and Bishops and declared to them his misfortune desiring theÌ„ to help him to whome the Archbishop answered that he woulde talke with the Cleargie in that matter In the meane season the Frenchmen came to succour the Welchmen with 140. Shippes they lâ—nded in Milford Hauen hauing lost almost all their horsses for lacke of fresh water The Lord Barkley and Henry Pay burnt fiftéene of those Shippes in the same Hauen These Frenchmen beséeged the Towne of Carmarden and tooke it graunting to the inhabitants all their moueable goodes and to goe whether they would The same time the foresayde Lorde Barkley Thomas Anno reg 7. Swinborne and Henry Pay tooke fourtéene Shippes of the French in the whiche they tooke the Steward of France and right Captaynes more The Towne of Reystone in Hartfordshire was brent Reyston brent Henry Barton William Groome the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Woodcocke Mercer the 28. of October This yeare all the Weares in Thamis from the Towne VVeares in the Thamis and Medvvay destroyed of Stanes in the Weast vnto the water of Medway in the East by the Maior and communaltie of London were destroyd and the trunckes brent for the which great plea and discord followed betwéene Thomas Arundell Archbishop of Canterbury and other Lords and Knightes of the one party and the Maior and communaltie on the other partie but the Citizens preuayled by vertue of their Charter and Statutes A Parliamente beganne whiche lasted nigh one Parliament A great taske 1406 whole yeare for after the Knightes of the Parliament had long delayde to graunt to the King a subsedie yet in the ende being ouercome they granted the taske demanded The Priestes and the Friers that liued of almes were forced euery one to pay halfe a marke Henry Percy Earle of Northumberland the L. Bardolfe by the counsell of Dauid Fleming fled into Wales for he had declared to them that the Scottes had conspired to deliuer them vnto their owne King in exchange for other prisoners and for this doing of Dauid Fleming the trayterous Scottes flew him and reysed such a ciuill warre amongst theÌ„selues that in the ende they were constreyned to request truce for a yeare which when they had obteyned the Scottes sente Iames the sonne of Robert King of Scottes being but The King of Scottes sonne and heire taken on the Sea nine yeares olde towardes France there to be brought vp and to be instructed in the pleasant eloquence of the French tongue whome certayne marriners of Cley in Norffolke tooke on the Seas and with him a Bishop and the Earle of Orkney to whome his Father had committed him and they brought him into England and deliuered him to the King who forth with burst out into a laughter and sayde surely the Scottes mighte haue sente him to me for I can speake French The Bishop escaped and fledde but the Earle of Orkeney and the sayde Iames the yong ladde was sent to the Tower of London where he remayned prisoner till the second yeare of Henry the sixth whiche was aboue eightéene yeares The Frenchmen came to help Owen Glendouerdew with 38. Shippes whereof 8. were taken full of armed men the rest escaped into Wales but not long after were taken fiftene Shippes laden with Wine and Waxe Whilest the Parliament yet continued the Duke of Yorke was restored to his olde dignitie whome many men thought to haue bin dead in prison Edmond Holland Earle of Kent married the Duke of Anno reg 8. Millaynes daughter in the Priory of Saint Mary Ouery in Southwarke Nicholas Wootton Geffrey Brooke the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Sir Richard Whittington Mercer the 28. of October Iohn Couentry and Iankin Carpenter executors to this VVhittington Colledge founded Richard Whittington with his goodes builded Whittington Colledge in London and a great part of the Hospitall of Saint Barthelmew in Smithfielde He builded the Library of the Grey Friers and the East end of the Guild Hall in London with diuers small conduites called Bosses and the Weast Nevvgate builded Gate of London called Newgate Also Iankin Carpenter one of the executors to the Worshipfull Knight Sir Richard Whittington aforenamed of his owne costes and charges caused to be paynted aboute the Cloyster of Saint Paules Church in London a most excellent monument or remembrance of Death the originall patterne whereof was sometime deuised by Machabre a Doctor of France and therefore called The Daunce of Machabre which Daunce was richly paynted about Saint Innocents Cloyster in Paris with Metres in French signifying The Daunce of Death commonly called the Daunce of Paules the spéeches of Death to all estates and their seuerall answeres againe to Death all whiche being translated into English by Iohn Lidgate Monke of Bury was as afore sayde richly paynted in the sayd Cloyster of Saint Paules Church and therefore commonly called The Daunce of Paules Henry Pay and other with him of the fiue Portes with Tho. Wals fiftéene Shippes tooke an hundred and twentie Shippes which lay at ancker in the Sea of Briteine laden with Iron Salt Oyle and Rochell Wine This Sommer through corruption of the ayre so great a Plague was shedde vpon mens bodyes as was not séene the like in many yeares in this land so that men
to be made to any Prince of England The King gaue them all generallye thankes for theyr good mindes towardes hym and therewyth exhorted them to the zeale of the publike prosperitie and honoure of the Realme If anye man hadde offended hym he pardoned theyr trespasse and desyred heartily of GOD that if hée shoulde rule and doe all things well to the honoure of GOD and the prosperous commoditie of the Realme that then God woulde suffer him to be Crowned But if hys fortune shoulde bée to doe otherwyse that then GOD shoulde take hym to hys mercye and suffer hym rather to be buried than to enterprise the charge of the Realme The ninth day of April he was crowned at Westminster by Thomas Arundell Archebyshoppe of Canterburie after whyche Coronation he called vnto hym all those young Lords and Gentlemen that were the folowers of his yong actes to euerye one of whome he gaue rich and bounteâ—â—s giftes and then commanded that as many as would chaÌ„ge their maners as he intended to doe should abide with him in his Courte and to all that woulde perseuer in theyr former light conuersation he gaue expresse commaundemente vpon paine of their heades neuer after that day to come in his presence About this time Thomas Duke of Clarence the Kings brother came from the coastes of Aquitaine who as we said before was sent to ayde the Duke of Orleaunce againste the Duke of Burgoine A great part of the Citie of Norwich was brent with all Tho. Wals the house of the Frier Preachers and also two Friers of that order Sir Iohn Oldcastle at that time Lorde of Cobham for diuerse pointes touching the Sacrament before the Archebyshoppe of Canterburie the Bishops of London Winchester other was conuict and committed to the Tower of London out of the which he brake ouer the walles in the night and escaped about the feast of Simon and Iude. Iohn Stutton Iohn Michel the. 28. of September Sherises Maior Sir William Cromer Draper the. 28. of October Richard the second somtime king of England which was at the first enterred in the church of the preaching Friers of Langley was takeÌ„ vp and royally buried at Westminster with no small charges to the King The K. kéeping his Christmasse at his manour of Eltham vij miles from London was warned y â— certain had conspired against him eyther to haue taken or sodainly slain him his brethren on Twelfth day â—t night whervpon the king sent word to the Maior of LondoÌ„ y t he should arrest all suspitious persons wherevpon the Maior forthwith caused euery AldermaÌ„ in his ward to kéep great watch and about tenne of the clocke at nighte wente hymselfe wyth a strong power to the signe of the Are wythoute Byshoppes Gate where they apprehended the man of the house called Iohn Burgate Carpenter and vij other sent them to Eltham where they confessed before the Kyng that they were confederate with Sir Iohn Oldcastell to fight against him and his Lords in Saint Giles fielde aboue Holborne On the morrow after the Twelfth day the King King Henry kept the field by S. Giles vvithout Holborne reâ—â—â—ued priuily to Westminster and with a greate armie kept the fielde of Sâ—â—â—t Gâ—les for he was warned that Sir Iohn Oldcastell and Sir Roger Acton woulde be in the same field on the next day following with fiue and twentie thousand people and the same night were taken more than fourescore men in armour of the same faction Also the King being told of an amâ—â—shment gathered in Harengay Parke â—â—nte thither certayne Lordes who tooke many among whome was one William Murlâ— a rich â—aultmaÌ„ or Bruer of Dunstaple who had his two Horsses trapped with Golde following him and a paire of gilt Spurres in his bosome for he thought to haue bin made Knight on the morrow by the handeâ—â—â— Sir Iohn Oldâ—â—stell The twelfth of January thréesâ—â—râ— and nine of them were condemned of treafoâ—â— Many men hanged and some brent in Ficketâ— field at Westminster and on the morrow after seauen and thirtie of thâ—â— were drâ—â—â—â—â— from the Tower of London to Newgate and so to Saint Gâ—â—â—â— and there in a place called Fickets fielde were all hanged and â—eâ—â—ien of them brent Gallowes and â—â— The xix of January were drawne and hanged Sir Iohn Beâ—erley Priest Iohn Bâ—â—gate Carpenter a Text writer in Sâ—â—â—â— Iohns stréete and a Glouer on London bridge and shortly after Sir Roger Aâ—â—on Knight was taken who on the tenth of February was drawne hanged and buryed vnder the Gallâ—wes The twentith of February deceassed Thomas Arundell Archbishop of Conterburie Anno reg 2. The King taking compassion vpon Henry Percy a yong 1414 man who by his Grandfather Henry Percy Earle of Northâ—â—â—â—erland was caryed into Scotland after the death of his father who was sâ—aine in the battell of Shrewsburie when this yong man was then but a child commanded theÌ„ that were of his kindred and néerest friends to solicite for his reclayming home agayne out of Scotland minding not only to honor him by calling him home agayne but also to â—â—â—â—â— him Earle of Northumberland In the moneth of May a Parliament was begon at Leycester Parliament at Leycester Porter of the Tovver executed and there was a Porter of y â— Tower of LoÌ„don drawne hanged and headed whose head was sent to London and set ouer the Tower gate for consenting to one that brake out of the Tower named 〈◊〉 In this Parliamente Iohn the Kings brother was made Duke of Bedford Humfrey Dukes created his brother Duke of Glocester and Richard brother to the Duke of Yorke was made Earle â—â— Cambridge To this Parliament came the Embassadors of the French King and also of the Duke of Bâ—â—gâ—â—dy but not with like inâ—â—â—te and purpose for the D. of â—â—â—gâ—ndy desired ayde against the â— of Orleance promising as men layd more than he was able to perfourme wherefore the King of England â—â—â—◠〈◊〉 Embassadors to them both amongst whome were the Bishops of Durham and Norwich as chiâ—f 〈…〉 were oft times sent into France and the French Kings Embassadors were sente hither with great cost on both â—â—â—â—s but no hope of peace to be had On Mary Magdalens day in London Iohn â—â—â—nser Esquire with mine of his men set vpon and â—lew The Queenes Chancellour flayne Iohn Tâ—â—bey Clearke Archdeacon of Hunâ—â—â—gâ—â— and Chancellour to Quéene Ioane late wife to Henry the fourth for the which fact the sayd Esquire and foure of his men fled to Saint Annes Church within Aldersgaiâ— where they were mured vp with boord and watched day and night till the xxj of August on the which day they forsware the lande Men foresvvare the land and passed through the Citie towards Caleis in their shirtes and bréeches eache of them hauing a Crosse in hys hand This yeare dyed the â—oalours of Newgate and Ludgate Prisoners dyed of London and many prisoners in Newgate to
fiftéene dayes they were not deliuered from thys séege they should deliuer to the King the Towne and Castell and when the day was come they perfourmed promise and this was the first Bridge ouer the Riuer of Seene that the King subdued to his power After the King had thus obteyned that Bridge ouer the Riuer of Seene and that there was none other Riuer or floud mighte lette his iourney with all the hast he might he entred hys iourney towardes Roane The Citizens hearing the approche of their enimies and fearing least they shoulde bée lodged in the Suburbes whiche were muche larger than the Citie was within the walles and was also muche replenished with Monasteries Churches and Towers burned the same and made all euen with the grounde To this Citie on the thirtith day of Julye thys victorious King approched agaynste whome came the Citizens with theyr Garrisons and men of warre where the more parte of all that day they continued in battell and fought sore on both partes but the Frenche were forced to séeke their succour within the walles of the Citie whome in theyr recoyle the King pursued still before the Citie where hée ordered his séege in this maner First the King with a noble company of yong hardy men lodged himselfe before the gate of Saint Hillarie The Duke of Clarence with his power was lodged before the gate of Caulx The Duke of Excester after he was câ—me to the king was lodged with his people before the gate of y e Castel called Beanuice Erle Marshal was lodged before y e gate called Markeuile The Earle of Warwicke after he was come from the Castle of Donfrounte was lodged vpon the Hil where the strong Monasterie of Saint Katherie was The Erles of Salisburie and Huntingdon were lodging ther vpon the other side of the Riuer of Seene vpon whom their enimies made many assaults and bycause the Riuer of Seene diuided the English hoaste in two partes the King caused to be made a strong bridge of Tymber ouer the same Riuer that when néede shoulde require they might haue frée passage on foote and horsse and bycause their enimies shoulde not approch vnto it w t their ships or Galleys the K. caused to be made a great cheyne to be drawen ouer the Riuer betwixt the citie and the Bridge At that tyme the King of Portingale coâ—â— to the King of England sent a nauie of shippes wel manneâ— into the Kings ayde whom the King commaunded to lye betwixte the Citie and the sea to enclose the Citie from all succours by Water The towne of Caudbeke fearing the daunger of the time couenaunted with the King of England that when the Citie of Roane were taken and deliuered into the Kings obeysaunte they in like manner woulde yéelde them to him without any assaulte and vnder the same appointed according with the King xiiij other defensible Townes and Castels that were nigh borderers vnto Roane After many cruell battayles and assaultes the Citizens fearing at leÌ„gth to be famished dayly put out of the Citie gret number of poore people and other but the hunger encreasing they were forced to eate their horsses dogges cattes rattes and mise and these and other like things were consumed eaten Then the plague of famine entred the Citie so that the people for defaulte of reliefe dyed that the liuing might scarcely burie the deade whereby that noble Citie was brought into so muche miserie that it is not lesse maruayle than pitiful to heare In this mean time during this siege of Roane The duke of Excester besieged the Citie of Eneroys also about the xx of August king Henrie had thrée maruellous victories in Normandie The first was that one hundered Englishmen take iij. great Lords at a place called Kilbuife and put to flight thrée hundred and fourescoure persons besides The second was foure hundered of his enimies entred within the suburbes of the Towne of Ebroicens and eleauen Englishmen chased them away and toke foure of them and slew twelue tooke 40. of their horsses The thirde was the enimies would indéede haue taken the town which was called Leuers but the Captaine of the same with an hundered of our men wente out against a thousand of them and ouercame them toke 180. gentlemen of the enimies Aboute thys tyme also Captaine de la Bouche toke the Towne of Pontoys by Paris The Parson of Wrotham in Norffolke whiche haunted New market Heath and there robbed and spoyled many was with his Concubine brought to Newgate of London where he dyed in prison Iohn Brian Ralphe Barton the. 28. of Sep. Iohn Parnesse Sherifes the. 28. of October This Iohn Brian Sherife as he came one a time from Wapping in the Woose thinking to haue eased himselfe beyond Saint Katherines Mill fell into the Thamis and was dragged vp againe by his men and the Miller but dyed therof within a seauen-night in whose place was chosen Iohn Parnesse William Seuenoke Grocer the. 28. of October Maior This William Seuenoke when he was a newe borne babe was founde at a Town called Seuenoke in Kent where by charitable people he was christened by the name of William and for that hys father or mother could not be known they gaue him to surname Seuenoke being by theÌ„ broughte vp till he was able to serue they then bounde him prentise with a Citizen of London where after his good seruice God indued him with such wisedome and wealthe that he came to be Maior of that Citie who being not vnthankefull to God and the common wealth among other his charitable workes founded in the Towne of Seuenoke where he hadde bin nourished a Frée schole and thirtéene almes houses When the Citizens of Roane perceyued themselues maruellously afflicted by famine as is before shewed and also to be in dispaire of succour from the Frenchmen nowe after halfe a yeares siege and more vpon certaine conditions they deliuered to the king of England their Citie castle Tower Abbayes Churches houses Citizens Captaynes Garisons and generallye all things that were within the Citie whatsoeuer they wer The xix day of Januarie there had dyed within this Citie as was sayde for defalt of victuals during this siege mo than xxx thousand people This Anno reg 7. 1419 noble King the rather to relieue this oppressed Citie ordayned the same to be the chiefe Chamber of all Normandie and ordayned hys exchequer hys Treasurie and hys coynage to be kepte in the same he also â—dified a strong tower behinde the Castle Whilest the King ordered his businesse at Roane he sente diuerse Lordes with strong puissaunce of people to receyue the Castelles of Townes borderyng vppon Roane amongst whom the Duke of Clarence in short tyme redused to the King the mightie Castell of Galiarde the Towne of Vernon the Towne of Naunte the Castall of Bandmounte and manye other strong places and holdes The Earle of Salisburie wyth the Garrison to hym assigned tooke the Town of Hounslowe the
and she was conuicte of the sayde Articles then was it asked if she woulde saye anye thing agaynste the witnesses wherevnto she aunsweared nay but submitted hyr selfe The seauen and twentith daye of October she abiured the Articles and was adioyned to appeare again the ninth of Nouember In the meane time Thomas Southwel dyed in the Tower of London as himselfe had prophesied that hée shoulde neuer dye by Justice of the Law William Combis Richarde Riche the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Elianor CobhaÌ„ did penaunce Robert Clopton Draper the. 28. of October The ninth of Nouember Dame Elianor appeared béefore the Archbishoppe and other in the sayde Chappel and receyued hyr penaunce which she perfourmed On Monday the. xiij of Nouember she came froÌ„ Westminster by water and landed at the Temple Bridge from whence with a taper of waxe of two pounde in hir hande she went throughe Fleetestreete hoodlesse saue a kerchefe to Paules where she offered hyr Taper at the high Aulter On y e Wednesday next she landed at y e Swan in Thamis stréete then went through Bridgestreet Grace Church Streete streight to Leaden Hall and so to Christ Church by Aldegate On Fryday she landed at Queene Hiue and so went through Cheape to Saint Michels in Cornehil in fourme aforesayd at all which times the Maior Sherifes and Craftes of London receyued hir and accompanyed hir This being done she was committed to the ward of sir Thomas Stanley wherein she remayned duryng hyr life in the castel of Chester hauing yerely an hundred marks assigned for hyr finding whose pride false couetise and lecherie were cause of hir confusion The xviij of NoueÌ„ber Roger Bolingbroke with sir Iohn Hum Priest and William Woodham Esquire was arraigned in the Guild Hall of London where the sayde Iohn and William had their Charters but Roger Bolingbroke was condemned had iudgemeÌ„t of sir Iohn Hody chief Justice of the Kings Bench and the same day he was drawen froÌ„ the Tower to Tiborne there hanged and quartered when y e said Roger shold suffer he said y t he was neuer guilty of any treason against the kings person but he hadde presumed too far in his cunning whereof he cryed God mercie and the Justice that gaue on him iudgemente liued not long after Henrie Beauchampe succéeded in hys fathers inheritaÌ„ce who being kept two yeares in the Kings hands was restored to al his liuings with greate glory for he was crowned King of Wight by the kyngs owne handes and nominated chiefe Earle of England A challenge was done in Smithfield within listes before 1442 A Combat in Smithfielde the King by the Lorde Beawfe of Aragon and Iohn Ansley Esquire of the Kings house whiche Ansley hadde the fielde and at the Kings hande was made Knight and the Anno. reg 21 Lord Aragon offered his harneis at Windsor In the moneth of August was a great fray in Fleetstreete betwéene the yong Studentes of the Innes of Courte and the inhabitauntes of the same stréete whiche Fray began in the night and so continued the assaultes and bickeryngs till the next day in whiche season muche people of the Cytie was thyther gathered and diuerse men on both partes slaine and many hurte but lastly by the presence of the Maior and Sherifes this Fray was appeased of whiche was chiefe occasioner one of Cliffords Inne named Herbotel Thomas Beaumount Richard Norden the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Iohn Athirle Ironmonger the. 28. of October Iohn Beaufort Earle of Somerset was made Duke of Somerset and Lord Talbot Earle of Shrewesburie The stéeple of Waltham Holy Crosse in Essex was brente with lightning on Candlemasse day The Citizens of Norwiche rose against the Priour of 1443 Christes Churche wythin the same Citie and would haue fiered the priorie they kept the towne by strength againste the Duke of Norffolke and all his power wherefore the Kyng sente thyther the chiefe Judge Iohn Fortescue wyth the Earles of Stafforde and of Huntington who indicted many Citizens and the Priour also The Liberties of the Citie were seysed into the Kings hand and Sir Iohn Clifton made Captaine there and manye of the Citizens fledde ouer the seas c. Anno reg 22. Sherifes Maior Nicholas Wilforde Iohn Norman the. 28. of September Thomas Catworth Grocer the. 28. of October Iohn Earle of Huntington at Windsore was made Duke of Excester Iohn Beauforde Duke of Somerset deceased and was buryed at Wimborne The Earle of Stafforde was created Duke of Buckingham Henrie Beauchampe Earle of Warwicke Duke of Warwicke 1444 Cro. of â—ewx vnto whom the King gaue the Castell of Bristowe with all the appurtenances which King Iohn had kept in his haÌ„ds he gaue vnto him also the Isles of Garnsey and Iarnsey The Earle of Dorset was made Marques of Dorset and the Earle of Suffolke Marques of Suffolke King Henrie sent into Fraunce Ambassadours William de la Pole Marques of Suffolke Adam Molens Bishoppe of Chichester and kéeper of the priuie seale sir Roberte Roos and other to treat of a marriage betwéene King Henrie and Margaret the kings daughter of Scicil which was concluded in the Citie of Towres in Touraine Anno reg 13 Sherifes Maior Stephen Poster Hugh Wich the. 28. of September Henrie Frowike Mercer the 28. of October In the moneth of Nouember William de la Pole Marques of Suffolke with other went againe into Fraunce for to conduct the sayd Lady Margaret into England On Candlemasse euen in diuerse places of England was heard terrible thunders wyth lightning wherby the church of Baldoke in Hertfordshire the Churche of Walden in Essex diuerse other were sore shaken And the stéeple of Saint Pauls in London about two of the clocke in the after noone was set on fire in the middest of the shaft but by the labour of many well desposed people the same was quenched and no man perished The stéeple of Kingstone was likewise fiered by the same lightnings Ladie Margaret landing at Portchester went from thence 1445 by water to Hampton rested there in a place called Gods house from thence she went to the Abbay of Tychfielde and Quene Margaret crovvned was there wedded to King Henry y e xxij of April She was receyued at the Blackeheath by the Citizens of London ryding on horsebacke in blewe gownes with brodered sleues and red hoods the 28. of May and on the 30. of May she was crowned at Westminster hir badge was the Daysie With the fall of Kingstone steple one man was slaine Kingston steple fell An reg 24. Sherifes Maior Leaden hall in Lon. builded and many sore hurt Iohn Darby Godfrey Filding the 28. of September Simon Eyre draper the 28. of October This Simon Eyre builded the Leaden hall in London to be a store house for graine and fewell for the poore of the Citie also a beawtifull Chappel in the East end of y e same ouer the gate whereof he
might in any wise grow vnto me hereafter And this I haue here promised and sworne procéedeth of myne owne desire and frée volunte and by no constraynyng or coaction In witnesse of all the which things aboue written I Richarde Duke of Yorke aboue writ subscribe with mine owne hand and seale This oth he also toke at Westminster and at Couentrey at sundry times Anno. reg 31 Sherifes Maior Richard Lee Richard Alley the 28. of September Godfrey Filding Mercer the 28. of October On the Twelfth day after Christmas the King holding a Robert Fabian 1453 solempne feaste at Westminster made his two bretherne on the mothers side Knightes he also made Edmunde the elder Earle of Richemonde and Iasper the yonger Earle of Penbrooke In the moneth of Marche as witnesseth Gagwine was the Towne of Harflewe wonne by the Frenchmen And soone after the Citie of Bayons was giuen vppe by appointment that the souldioures shoulde leaue theyr armoure behinde them The one and twentith of July Iohn Talbot Earle of Shrewsburie wyth his sonne Lorde Lisle and Syr Edwarde Hull Knight was slaine besides Burdeaux and the Lorde Molins was taken prisoner who was after deliuered for a greate raunsome On Bartholmewe daye at the Wrestling neare vnto Clearken well a Gentleman belonging to the Prior of Saint Iohns made a rumour or tumulte for the whiche by the commaundement of the Maior he was arrested by Richard Alley one of the Sherifes and deliuered to Paris a Sergeant but suche resistance was made by partes taking that the Sherife was faine to craue help of the Maior who with his brethren the Aldermen arose from the game strengthned the Sherifes and for the rescue of the said Gentleman one named Calleis came out of Saint Iohns with a greate strength of Archers to resiste the Maior in the which fray a Yeoman of Saint Iohns was â—laine and many other sore hurte the Maior himselfe escaped hardly for his Cap was smitten from his head with an arrowe but the Maior with his Citizens putte the other to flight sente the principall of them to Newgate and then toke his place again til y e games were ended by which time the Citizens had gathèred them selues in greate nuÌ„ber and fetched him home neuer Maior so strongly nor so honorably Anno reg 32 This yeare the King lay longsicke at Claringdon was in greate daunger to haue ended his life The thirtéenth daye of October the Quéene at Westminster was deliuered of hir firste sonne who was named Edwarde Iohn Waldren Thomas Cocke the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1454 Iohn Norman Draper the 28. of October Before thys time the Maiors Aldermen and Commoners of the Cytie of London were wonte all to ride to Westminster when the Maior shoulde take hys charge but this Maior was rowed thyther by water for the whiche the watermen made of hym a song Rowe the boate Norman c. The ninth of Marche in the nighte was a greate fire nexte wythout Ludgate in a Cordwayners house whyche Cordwayner wyth hys wife thrée yong men and a mayde were all burnte the prisoners of Ludgate were remoued to Newgate bycause they were almoste smouldered An reg 35. Sherifes Maior Iohn Fielde William Tayler the 28. of September Stephen Foster Fishmonger the. 28. of October A greate Fray at London by the Sanctuarie men of Saint Martins le graunde who issued forth and hurte dyuerse Citizens but it was appeased by the Maior and hys brethren The one and twentith of May king HeÌ„ry taking his iorney 1455 from Westminster toward Saint Albons to mete with the Duke of Yorke the Earles of Warwicke and Salisburie lodged that nighte at Wateforde or Wadeforde on thys side Sainte Albons and on the morning earely he came to Saint Albons wyth hym assembled on hys partye the Dukes of Somerset and of Buckingham the. Earles of Penbroke Northumberlande Deuonshire Stafforde Dorset and Wiltshire the Lordes Clifforde Sudley Barons and Roos wyth diuerse Knights Esquiers Gentlemen and Yeomen to the nuÌ„ber of 2000. and more And at the same time were there assembled Richard Duke of Yorke Richarde Earle of Warwicke Richarde Earle of Salisburie with diuerse Knightes and Esquiers in the fielde called Keyfielde beside Saint Albons The King hearing of the dukes comming with the Lords aforesaid pight his banner in a place called Goselowe which place was sometimes called Sandforth in Saint Peters stréete commaunded in strong manner to kéepe the wardes and Barriers of the same Towne The Duke of Yorke knowing the strength made againste him abyding in the fielde afore sayde from seuen of the clocke in the morning vntill it was almost ten of the Clocke without any stroke smitten on eyther parte by the aduise of hys Counsell sente vnto the King vnder these wordes following Wordes in writing by the Duke of Yorke to the King PLease it vnto your excellente grace Richarde Duke of Yorke to take hym as your true liege manne and humble subiecte and to consider and tender at the reuerence of God and in the way of Charitie the true intent of my commyng and to be good and gratious Soueraigne vnto me and all other your true liege menne whych that with all their power and mighte will be readye to lyue and dye with you in your right and to do al things as shal like your Maiestie royal to commande vs if it be to the worship of the Crowne of England and the welfare of this your noble Realme Moreouer gratious Lorde please it vnto youre Maiestye Royall of youre greate goodnesse and rightewisenesse to encline youre will to heare and féele the rightwise parte of vs youre true Subiects and Liege men Fyrste praying and beséeching to oure Soueraigne Christe Jesus of hys hyghe aod mightye power to giue the vertue of Prudence and that throughe the prayer of the glorious Martyre Sainct Albon gyue you verye knowledge of oure trothes and to knowe the intent of our assembling at this time For God that is in Heauen knoweth oure intent is rightfull and true And therefore we praye vnto that mighty LORDE in these woordes Domine sis clypeus defensionis nostrae wherefore gracious Lorde please it your Maiestie royal to deliuer such as we will accuse and they to haue like as they haue deserued And this done you to be honorably worshipped as moste rightfull King and our true gouernour And if we shoulde nowe at this tyme be promised as afore thys time is not vnknown haue bin promises broken whiche haue bin full faithfully promised and therevpon greate othes sworne we will not nowe cease for no suche promises nor othe tyl we haue them which haue deserued death or else we to dye therefore The aunswere by the King to the Duke of Yorke I King Henrie charge and commaunde that no manner person of what degrée estate or condition soeuer he be abyde not but that they auoyde the field and not be so hardie to make resistaunce against me
credere quod dominus noster Iesus Christus post mortem descendit ad inferos Item quod non est de necessitate salutis credere in sanctorū communionem Item quod Ecclesia vniuersalis potest errare in hijs quae sunt fidei Item quod non est de necessitate salutis credere tenere illud quod consilium generale vniuersalis Ecclesia statuit approbat seu determinat in fauorem fidei ad salutē animarum est ab vniuersis Christi fidelibus approbandum tenendum Wherfore I miserable sinner which here before long time haue walked in darknesse now by the mercy and infinite goodnesse of God reduced into y ◠right way light of truth considering my selfe gréeuously haue sinned and wickedly haue enformed enfected the people of God returne come againe to the vnitie of our mother holy Church all heresies errors written conteined in my said bookes works writings here solemnly openly reuoke renounce which heresies errors all other spices of heresies I haue before this time before y e most Reuerēd father in God and my good Lord of Caunterbury in diuers and lawfull forme iudicially abiured submitting my selfe beyng then and also nowe at this time verye contrite and penitent sinner to the correction of the Churche and of my sayd Lorde of Caunterburie And ouer this exhorting and requiring in the name and vertue of almightie God in the saluation of your Soules and minde that no man hereafter giue fayth and credence to my sayd pernitious doctrines heresies and errors neyther my sayd Bookes kéepe holde or reade in any wise but that they all such Bookes workes and writings suspect of heresies delyuer in all goodly hast vnto my sayde Lorde of Caunterburie or to his Commissioners and Deputies in eschewing of many inconueniences great perils of soules the which else might be cause of the contrary And ouer this declaration of my conuersation and repentaunce I here openly assent that my sayde Bookes workes and writings for declaration and cause aboue rehearsed be deputed vnto the fire and openly brent in ensample and terrour of all other c. After this he was depriued of his Bishopricke hauing a certaine pencion assigned vnto him for to lyue on in an Abbey and soone after he dyed His Bookes were intituled 1. Of Christian Religion and a Booke perteyning therevnto 2. Of Matrimonie 3. Iust oppressing of holy Scripture deuided into three partes 4. The Donet of Christian Religion 5. The follower of the Donet 6. The Booke of Faith 7. The Booke filling the. 4. Tables 8. The Booke of Worshipping 9. The Prouoker of Christian men 10. The Booke of Councell In the moneth of Januarie dyed the Earle of Deuonshire in the Abbey of Abindon poysoned as men sayd being there at that tyme with Quéene Margaret to appease the malice betwéene the yong Lords whose fathers were slaine at Saint Albons and they that helde with the Duke of Yorke A méeting was appoynted by the King to be at London in obeying whose commaundement the Duke of Yorke came vnto London on the. xxvj day of Januarie and was lodged at Baynards Castle and afore him to wit the. xv of Januarie came the Earle of Salisburie and was lodged at his place called the Erber shortly after came the Dukes of Somerset Excester who were lodged without Temple Barre lykewise the Earle of Northumberland the Lord Egremond the yong Lord Clyfford were lodged in y e Suburbes And on the. xiiij day of Februarie came the Earle of Warwike from Calleis with a great band of men all arrayed in red Jaquets with white ragged staues vppon them who was lodged at the Grey Friers And the. xvij day of Marche the King Quéene with a great retinue came to London and were lodged in the Bishop of Londons Pallace And ye shall vnderstand that with these Lordes came great companies of men some had 600. some 500. and the least had 400. Wherefore the Maior had dayly in harnesse 5000. Citizens and rode dayly about the Citie and Suburbes of the same to sée the Kings peace were kept nightly 2000. men in harnesse to gyue attendance vpon iij. Aldermen which kept the night watch tyll vij of the clocke in the morning that the day watches were assembled by reason whereof good order and rule was kept and no man so hardie once to attempt the breaking of the Kings peace During this watch a great Coūsell was holden by the Lordes and a faygned agréement was made betwéen the King the Quéene and the Duke of Yorke with 1458 his retinue for ioy whereof the. xxv day of Marche a generall Procession was made in Saint Paules Church at London where the King in Royall habite with his Diademe on his head kept the state before whom went hand in hand y ◠duke of Somerset the Earle of Salisburie the Duke of Excester the Earle of Warwike and so one of the one faction an other of that other sort And behind the King the Duke of Yorke led the Quéene with great familiaritie to all mens sightes The. xiij of April there was a great fraye in Fletestreete The Queenes atturney slaine betwéene men of Courte and the inhabitantes of the same stréete in which fray the Quéenes Atturney was slaine For this facte the King committed the principall gouernours of Furniuals Clifforde and Barnardes Inne to prison in the Castle of Hertforde and William Taylour Alderman of that warde with many other were sent to Windsore Castle the vij of May. On Thursday in Whitson wéeke the Duke of Somerset Iusting in the Tovvre of London with Anthonie Riuers and other iiij kept Justes before the Quéene in the Towre of London agaynst thrée Esquiers of the Quéenes And in lyke manner at Greenewiche the Sonday following On the Trinitie Sonday or Munday following certaine The Earle of VVarvvike tooke Spanish Ships shippes appertayning to the Earle of Warwike met with a fléete of Spanyardes and after long and cruell fyght tooke vj. of their Shippes laden with Yron and other Marchandies drowned and chased to the number of xxvj not without shedding of bloud on both partes for of the Englishmen were slayne an hundred and many more wounded Anno reg 37 Sherifes Maior and sore hurt Ralph Ioseline Richard Medtham the 28. of September Thomas Scot Draper the 28. of October The King and Quéene beyng at Westminster the. ix day of Nouember fell a great debate betwéene Richard Earle of Warwike and them of the Kings house in so much that they woulde haue slayne the Earle and vnneth he escaped to his Barge and went after to Calleis for he was not long before made Captaine thereof by authoritie of the Parliament Soone after the young Duke of Somerset by stirring of them that hated the Earle of Warwike was made Captayne of Calleis and a Priuie Seale direct to the Earle for to discharge him of the
a pestilent Serpent is ambitioÌ„ Ambition desire of vaine glory soueraintie which amoÌ„g states where he once entreth créepeth forth so farre til w t deuision variaunce he turneth all to mischiefe first longing to be next the best afterward egall with the best at last chiefe aboue y â— best Of which immoderate appetite of worship thereby of debate dissentioÌ„ what losse what sorowe what trouble hath w t in these few yéeres grown in this Realme I pray God aswel forget as we wel remeÌ„ber Which things if I could aswel haue foreséen as I haue w t my more paine theÌ„ pleasure proued by godes blessed Lady y â— was euer his othe I would neuer haue won y â— courtesie of mens knées w t y â— losse of so many heads But sithen things passed cannot be gainecalled much ought we the more beware by what occasion we haue taken so great hurt afore that we eft soones fall not in that occasion againe Now be those griefs passed and all is God be thanked quiet likely right well to prosper in wealthfull peare vnder your cousins my children if God send them life and you loue Of which two things the lesse losse were they by whom though God did his pleasure yet should the Realme alway finde Kings and peraduenture as good Kings But if you among your selues in a childes raigne fall at debate many a good man shall perish and haply he to and ye to ere this land finde peace againe Wherfore in these last wordes that euer I looke to speake with you I exhorte you and require you all for the loue that you haue euer borne to mée for the loue that I haue euer borne vnto you for the loue that our Lord beareth to vs all from this time forward all griefes forgotten eche of you loue other Which I verely trust you will if ye any thing earthly regarde eyther God or your King affinitie or kinred this Realme your owne countrey or your owne suertie And therewithall the King no longer induring to sit vp laid him downe on his ryghte side his face toward them and none was there present that could refraine from wéeping But the Lordes recomforting him with as good wordes as they could and answering for the time as they thought to stand with his pleasure there in his presence as by theyr wordes appeared eche forgaue other and ioyned their handes together when as it after appeared by their déedes their hartes were farre a sunder As soone as the King was departed the noble Prince his sonne drew toward London which at the time of his deceasse kept his housholde at Ludlowe in Wales which countrey béeing farre off from the lawe and recourse to Justice was begon to be farre out of good will and waxen wylde robbers and reuers walking at libertie vncorrected And for this encheason the Prince was in the life of his father sent thither to y â— eude y â— the auâ—thoritie of his presence shoulde refraine euill disposed persons fro the boldenesse of their former outrages To the gouernaunce and orderyng of this yoÌ„g prince at his sending thither was there appointed sir Anthonie Woodâ—ile Lorde Riuers and brother vnto Lord Riuers the Quéene a right honorable man as valiant of hande as politike in Counsell Adioyned were there vnto him other of the same partie and in effect euery one as he was nearest of kinne vnto the Quéene so was planted nexte aboute the Prince That drifte by the Quéene not vnwisely deuised wherby hir bloude might of youth be rooted in the Princes fauor the Duke of Glocester tourned vnto theyr destruction and vpon that grounde sette the foundation of all his vnhappye building For whom soeuer he perceyued eyther at variaunce with them or bearing himselfe their fauour he brake vnto them some by mouth some by writing and secret messengers that it was neyther reason nor in any wise to bée suffered that the yong King theyr Maister and kinsman shoulde be in the handes and custodie of his mothers kinred sequestered in maner from theyr companye and attendaunce of whiche euerye one ought him as faithful seruice as they and many of them farre more honorable parte of kinne than hys mothers side Whose bloud quoth he sauing the Kings pleasure was full vnméetelye to be matched with hys whiche nowe to be as who saye remoued froÌ„ the King and the lesse noble to be left about him is quoth he neyther honorable to his maiestie nor vnto vs and also to hys grace no suretie to haue the mightiest of his friends from him and vnto vs no little ieopardie to suffer oure well proued euill willers to growe in ouer great auctority wyth the Prince in youth namely which is light of beliefe and soone perswaded Yée remember I trowe King Edward himselfe albeit he was a manne of age and discretion yet was hée in manye things ruled by the bende more than stoode eyther wyth hys honour or our profitte or with the commoditie of any man else excepte onely the immoderate aduancemente of themselues Which whether they sort thirâ—ted after their owne weale or our wo it were harde I wene to gesse And if some folkes friendship had not holden better place with the King than any respect of kinred they might peraduenture easilye haue betrapped and brought to confusion some of vs ere this Why not as easilye as they haue done some other alreadye as néere of his royall bloude as wée But our Lorde hath wrought his will and thankes be to his grace that peril is past Howbeit as great is growing if we suffer this yoÌ„g king in our enemies haÌ„d which without his witting might abuse the name of hys commaundement to any of our vndoing which thing God and good prouision forbidde Of whiche good prouision none of vs hath any thing the lesse néede for the late made attonement in which y â— Kings pleasure hadde more place than the parties willes Nor none of vs I beléeue is so vnwise ouersoone to truste a newe friend made of an old foe or to thinke that an hourely kindenes sodainly contracte in one houre continued yet skant a fortnight should be déeper settled in their stomacke than a long accustomed malice manye yeares rooted With these wordes and writings and suche other the Duke of Glocester soone set a fire them that were of themselues eathe to kindle and in especial twayne Edwarde Duke of Buâ—kingham and Wiliam Lord Hastings and Chamberlain both men of honour and of great power The tone by long succession from his auncestrie the tother by his office and the Kings fauour These two not beryng eache to other so muche lone as hatred both vnto the Quéenes parte in this point accorded togither wyth the Duke of Glocester that they would vtterly amoue from the Kings company all hys mothers friendes vnder the name of theyr enimies Uppon this concluded the Duke of Gloucester vnderstanding that the Lordes whyche at that time were about
owne table to the Lord Riuers praying him to be of good cheare all should be well ynough And he thanked the Duke and prayed the messenger to beare it to his nephew the Lord Richard with the same message for hys comforte as one to whome such aduersitie was strāge but himselfe had bin all his dayes in vre therewith therfore could beare it the better But for all this cōfortable curtesie of the Duke of Glocester he sent the Lord Riuers the The death of the L. Riuers and others Lord Richarde with sir Thomas Vaughan into the Northe Countrey into diuerse places to prison and afterwarde all to Pomfraite where they were in conclusion beheaded In this wise the Duke of Glocester toke vppon hymselfe the order and gouernaunce of the yong King whom with muche honoure and humble reuerence hée conueyed vpward toward the Citie But anone the tydings of this matter came hastily to the Quéene a little before the midnighte following and that in the sorest wise that the King hir son was taken hir brother hir sonne and other friends arrested and sente no man wist whether to bée done with God wot what With which tydings the Quéene in great flight and heauinesse bewayling hir childes raigne hir friendes mischaunce and hir owne infortune damning the time that euer she disswaded the gathering of power aboute the Kyng gatte hyr selfe in all the haste possible wyth hir yōger Sonne and hyr daughters out of the Pallaice of Westminster in whiche she then laye into the Sanctuarie The Qu. taketh Sanctuarie lodging hyr selfe and hyr companye there in the Abbots place Now came there one likewise not long after midnighte from the Lorde Chamberlayne vnto the Archbishoppe of Yorke then Chancellour of Englande to his place not far frō Westminster And for that he shewed his seruauntes that hée had tydings of so great importaunce that hys maister gaue him in charge not to forbeare his reste they letted not to wake him nor he to admitte this messenger into his bedde side Of whome he hearde that these Dukes were gone backe wyth the Kings grace from Stonie Stratforde vnto Northampton Notwythstanding Syr quoth he my Lorde sendeth your Lordshippe worde that there is no feare for he assureth you that all shall be well I assure him quoth the Archebishoppe be it as well as it will it wyll neuer be so well as we haue séene it And therevpon by and by after the messenger departed he caused in all the haste all his sernauntes to be called vp and so with his owne housholde about him and euerye man weaponed he tooke the greate seale with him and came yet before daye vnto the Quéene About whom he founde much heauinesse rumble hast and businesse cariage and conueyaunce of hyr stuffe into Sanctuarie chestes coffers packes fardels trussed all on mens backes no man vnoccupied some lading some going some discharging some comming for more some breaking down the walles to bring in the next way and some yet drewe to them to helpe to carry a wrong way The Quéene hir selfe sate alone alowe on the rushes al desolate and dismayde whome the Archebishoppe comforted in the beste manner he coulde shewing hir that he trusted the matter was nothing so sore as she toke it for and that he was putte in good hope and out of feare by y e message sent him from the Lord Chamberlaine Ah wo worth hym quoth she for he is one of them that laboureth to destroye me and my bloud Madam quoth he be yée of good chéere for I assure you if they Crowne any other King than your son whom they nowe haue with them we shall on the morrowe Crowne hys brother whom you haue here with you And here is the greate seale whyche in likewise as that noble Prince your husbande deliuered it vnto me so héere I deliuer it vnto you to the vse and behoofe of your sonne and therewith he betooke hir the greate seale and departed home againe yet in the dawning of the daye By whiche time he mighte in his chamber windowe sée all the Thamis full of boates of the Duke of Glocesters seruauntes watching that no man shoulde go to Sanctuarie nor none could passe vnsearched Then was there great commotion and murmur as well in other places about as specially in the Citie the people diuersly diuining vpō this deling And some Lords Knightes and Gentlemen eyther for fauour of the Quéen or for feare of themselues assembled in sundry companies and wente flockmeale in harneys and manye also for that they reckoned thys demeanour attempted not so speciallye against the other Lords as against the King himselfe in the disturbaunce of his Coronation But then by and by the Lordes assembled togither towarde whiche méeting the Archbishoppe of Yorke fearing that it woulde be ascribed as it was indéede to his ouermuch lightnesse that he so suddainely hadde yéelded vppe the greate seale to the Quéene to whom the custodie thereof nothing perteyned wythout speciall commaundement of the King secretely sent for the seale againe and brought it with him after the customable manner And at this méeting the Lorde Hasting whose trouth toward y e king no man doubted nor néeded to doubt perswaded the Lordes to beléeue that the Duke of Glocester was sure and fastly faithfull to his Prince that the Lord Riuers and Lorde Richarde with the other Knightes were for matters attempted by them against the Dukes of Glocester and Buckingham put vnder arest for their suretie not for the Kings ieopardie and that they were also in safegarde and there no longer shoulde remayne than till the matter were not by the Dukes onely but also by all the other Lords of y e Kings counsayle indifferently examyned by other discretions ordered and eyther iudged or appeased But one thing he aduised them beware that they iudged not the matter too farre forth ere they knew the trueth nor turning theyr priuate grudges into the common hurte yrking and prouoking men vnto anger and disturbing the Kings coronation toward which the Dukes were cōming vp that they might peraduenture bring the matter so farre out of ioynte that it shoulde neuer be broughte in frame againe Whiche strife if it should happe as it were lykely to come to a fielde though both parties were in all things equal yet shoulde the aucthoritie be on that side where the King is himselfe With these perswasions of the Lord Hastings whereof part himselfe beleeued of parte he wist the contrarie these commotions were somwhat appeased but specially by that that the Dukes of Glocester and Buckinghā wer so néere and came so shortly on with the king in none other manner with none other voyce or semblance than to his coronation causing the fame to be blowen about that these Lords and Knights which were taken had contriued the destruction of the dukes of Glocester and Buckingham and of other the noble bloud of the Realme to the end that thēselues would alone demeane
and gouern the King at their pleasure And for the coulourable proofe therof such of the Dukes seruauntes as rode with the cartes of their stuffe that were taken among which stuffe no maruel thoughe some were harneys which at the breaking vppe of the housholde must néedes eyther be brought awaye or cast away they shewed vnto the people all the wayes as they went loe héere be the â—â—rels of harneys that these Traytours hadde priuilye conueyed in theyr carriage to destroy the noble LORDES withal This deuise albeit that it made the matter to wise men more vnlikely well perceyuing that the intendours of such a purpose would rather haue hadde theyr harneys on their backes than to haue bound them vppe in barrels yet much part of the commoÌ„ people were therwith very wel satisfied and sayd it were almoyse to hang them When the King approched néere to the Citie Edmonde Shaa Goldsmith then Maior with William White Iohn Matthew Sherifes and al the other Aldermen in Scarlet with fiue hundered Horsse of the Citizens in violet receyued him reuerently at Harnesey and ryding from thence accompanyed The Kings coÌ„ming to LondoÌ„ him into the Citie whiche he entred the fourth daye of Maye the first and laste yeare of his raigne But the Duke of Gloucester bare hym in open sight so reuerently to the Prince with all semblaunce of lowlinesse that from the great obloquie in which he was so late before he was sodainly fallen in so gret trust y e at the counsel next asseÌ„bled he was made the only maÌ„ chose and thought most méete to be Protector of y e King and hys Realme so that The protectour made were it destenie or were it follie the Lambe was betaken to the Woolfe to kéepe At whych Counsayle also the Archbyshop of Yorke Chauncelor of Englande whyche hadde delyuered vppe the greate Seale to the Quéene was thereof greately reprooued and the Seale taken from hym and delyuered to Doctor Russell Byshoppe of Lincolne a wise The Bishop of Lincolne made Lord Chauncellour man and a good and of muche experience and one of the beste learned menne vndoubtedly that Englande had in hys time Dyuers Lordes and Knightes were appointed vnto dyuers roumes The Lorde Chamberlaine and some other kepte still theyr offices that they had before Nowe all were it so that that the Protector so sore thirsted for the finishing of that he had begunne that thought euery daye a yeare till it were atchéeued yet durste hée no further attempte as long as he had but halfe hys pray in his hande well witting that if he deposed the one brother all the Realme woulde fall to the other if hée either remaynèd in Sanctuarie or shoulde happily be shortelye conueyed to hys fathers libertie Wherfore incontinent at the nexte méeting of the Lordes at the Counsaile he proposed vnto them that it was a hainous déede of the Quéen The protectours oration and procéeding of greate malice towarde the Kyngs Counsailours that she shoulde kéepe in Sanctuarie the Kings brother from hym whose speciall pleasure and comforte were to haue his brother with hym And that by hir done to none other intente but to bring all the Lordes in obloquie and murmure of the people As thoughe they were not to be trusted with the Kings brother that by the assente of the Nobles of the lande were appointed as the Kings nearest friendes to the tuition of hys owne royall person The prosperitie whereof standeth quoth he not all in kéeping from enimies or ill vyande but partly also in recreation and moderate pleasure whiche he cannot in hys tenuer youth take in the companye of auncient persons but in the familiar conuersation of those that be neither far vnder nor farre aboue his age and naythelesse of estate conuenient to accompanye hys noble Maiestie wherefore with whome rather than wyth hys owne brother And if anye man thinke this consideration whyche I thinke no manne thinketh that loueth the King let him consider that sometyme wythout small things greater cannot stande And verilye it redoundeth greatlye to the dishonour both of the Kings hyghnesse and of all vs that bene aboute his grace to haue it runne in euerye mans mouth not in this realme only but also in other lands as euil words walke far y e the kings brother shold be fain to kepe SaÌ„ctuary For euery maÌ„ wil wéene y e no maÌ„ wil so do for nought And such euil opinioÌ„ once fastned in mens hearts hard it is to wraste out may grow to more grief thaÌ„ any maÌ„ can here deuine Wherfore me thinketh it were not worst to send vnto y â— Q. for the redresse of this matter some honorable trustie man suche as both tendereth the Kyngs weale and the honoure of hys counsayle and is also in fauour and credence wyth hyr For all which considerations none séemeth me more méetely than our reuerende Father héere present my Lord Cardinall who maye in this matter doe most good of any man if it please him to take the payne which I doubt not of hys goodnesse he will not refuse for the Kings sake and ours and wealth of the yong Duke himself the kings most honorable brother and after my soueraigne Lord himselfe my most déere nephew considered that thereby shal be ceassed the slaunderous rumor and obloquie nowe going and the hurtes auâ—yded that thereof mighte ensue and muche reste and quiet growe to all the Realme And if she be percase so obstinate and so precisely set vpon hir own wil that neyther his wise and faithful aduertisement can not moue hir nor anye mannes reason contente hir then shall we by mine aduise by the Kings authoritie fetche him out of that prison and bring hym to hys noble presence in whose continuall companye he shall be so well chéerished and so honorablye intreated that al the world shal to our honor and hir reproche perceyue that it was onely malice frowardenesse or follie that caused hir to kéepe him there this is my minde in this matter for this time except any of your Lordshippes any thing perceiue to the contrarie for neuer shall I by Gods grace so wedde my selfe to mine owne wil but that I shal be readie to change it vpon your better aduises When the Protectoure hadde sayde all the Counsayle affirmed that the motion was good and reasonable and to the King and the Duke his brother honorable and a thing that should cease greate murmure in the Realme if the mother mighte be by good meanes enduced to deliuer him Which thing the Archbishop of Yorke whom they all agréed also to be thereto most conuenient tooke vpon him to moue hir and therin to doe his vttermost deuoire Howbeit if she coulde be in no wise intreated with hyr good will to deliuer him then thought he and such other as were of the Spiritualtie present that it were not in any wise to be attempted to take him out against hir wil. For it would be
come in agayne as though those places gaue them not only a safegarde for the harme they haue done but a licence also to do more Howbeit much of this mischief if wise men would set their hands to it might be amended with great thanks of God and no breach of the priuiledge The residue sith so long ago I wote neare what Pope and what Prince more piteous than politike hath granted it and other men since of a certaine religious feare haue not broken it lette vs take a payne therewyth and let it a Gods name stand in force as farre forth as reason wil whiche is not fully so farre forthe as may serue to let vs of the fetching forthe of thys noble man to hys honor and wealth out of that place in whych he neyther is nor can be a Sanctuarie man A Sanctuarie serueth alway to defende the body of that man that standeth in daunger abroade not of greate hurte only but also of lawful hurt for against vnlawful harmes neuer Pope nor King inteÌ„ded to priuiledge any one place for that priuiledge hath euery place knoweth any man any place wherein it is lawfull one man to do an other wrong That no man vnlawfully take hurt that libertie the K. the law very nature forbiddeth in euery place maketh to that regarde for euerye man euerye place a Sanctuarie But where a man is by lawfull meanes in peryll there néedeth he the tuition of some speciall priuiledge which is the onely ground and cause of all Sanctuaries from which necessitie this noble Prince is farre whose loue to his King nature and kindred proueth whose innocencie to all the world his tender youth proueth and so Sanctuarie as for him neither none he néedeth nor also none can haue Men come not to SaÌ„ctuarie as they come to Baptisme to require it by theyr Godfathers he must aske it himself that must haue it and reason sith no man hath cause to haue it but whose conscience of his owne fault maketh him fayne néede to require it what will then hath yonder babe which and if he had discretion to require it if néede were I dare say would now be ryght angrie wyth them that kéepe hym there and I would thynke without any scruple of conscience without any breach of priuiledge to be somwhat more homely wyth them that be there Sanctuarie men in déede For if one goe to Sanctuarie with an others mans goods why should not the King leauing his body at libertie satisfie the partie of his goods euen wythin the Sanctuarie for neyther Kyng nor Pope can gyue any place suche a priuiledge that it shall discharge a man of hys debtes being able to pay and with that dyuers of the Clergie that were present whither they said it for his pleasure or as they thought agréed playnely that by the law of God and of the Church the goods of a Sanctuarie man shoulde be deliuered in payment of hys debtes and stollen goods to the owner onely lybertie reserued hym to get hys liuing with the labour of hys handes verily quoth the Duke I thynke you say very trueth and what if a mans wyfe will take Sanctuarie bycause she list to runne from hir husband I woulde wéene if she could alledge none other cause he may lawfully wythout any displeasure to Saint Peter take hir out of Saint Peters Church by the arme And if no body may be taken out of Sanctuarie that sayth he will byde there then if a childe wyll take Sanctuarie because he feareth to goe to Schole hys maister must let him alone And as simple as that sample is yet is there lesse reason in our case than in that for therein thoughe it be a chyldishe feare yet is there at the leastwyse some feare and herein is there none at all And verily I haue often heard of Sanctuarie men but I neuer heard earst of Sanctuarie children And therefore as for the conclusion of my mynde who so may haue deserued to néede it if they thinke it for their suertie let them kéepe it But he can bée no Sanctuarie man that neyther hath wisedome to desire it nor malice to deserue it whose life or libertie can by no lawfull processe stand in ieoperdie And he that taketh one out of Sanctuarie to doe him good I saye playnely that he breaketh no Sanctuarie When the Duke had done the Temporall men whole and a good part of the spiritual also thinkyng no hurt earthly ment toward the yong babe condiscended in effect that if he were not delyuered he should be fetched Howbeit they thought it all best in the auoyding of all manner of rumor that the Lorde Cardinall should first assay to get him with hir good will And therevppon all the Counsell came vnto the Starre Chamber at Westminster and the Lorde Cardinall leauyng the Protector with the Counsell in the Starre Chamber departed into the Sanctuarie to the Quéene with dyuers other Lordes with him were it for the respect of hys honour or that shée should by presence of so many perceyue that thys errande was not one mans mynde or were it for that the Protector intended not in this matter to trust any one man alone or else that if shée finally were determyned to kéepe hym some of that companie had happily secrete instruction incontinent maugre hir mynde to take him and to leaue hir no respite to conuey him which shée was lykely to mynde after this matter broken to hir if hir time would in any wise serue hir When the Quéene and these Lordes were come togyther in presence the Lorde Cardinall shewed vnto hir that it was thoughte vnto the Protector and vnto the whole Counsell that hir kéepyng of the Kings brother in that place was the thing whych highly sounded not onely to the great rumour of the people and their obloquie but also to the importable griefe and displeasure of the Kings royal Maiestie to whose grace it were as singular comforte to haue hys naturall brother in companye as it was their both dishonour and all theyrs and hirs also to suffer hym in Sanctuarie as though the one brother stoode in danger and perill of the other And he shewed hir that the Counsell therefore had sent hym vnto hir to require hir the deliuerie of hym that he myght bée broughte vnto the Kyngs presence at hys libertie out of that place which they reckoned as a pryson and there shoulde he bée demeaned accordyng to hys estate and shée in thys doyng shoulde both doe great good to the Realme pleasure to the Counsell and profite to hir selfe succour to hyr friendes that were in distresse and â—uer that which he wiste wel shée specially tendred not onely great comforte and honour to the Kyng but also to the young Duke hymselfe whose both greate wealth it were to bée together as well for many greater causes as also for theyr both disporte and recreation which thyng the Lord estéemed no â—leyght though it séeme lyghte Protector well pondering
that theyr youth without recreation and play cannot endure nor any straunger for the coniecture of their both ages and estates so méetely in that poynt for any of them as eyther of them for other My Lord quoth the Quéene I say not nay but y â— it were The Queenâ—â— aunsvverâ— â—ery conuenient y â— this Gentleman whom ye require were in company of the King his brother and in good fayth mée thynketh it were as great commoditie to them both as for yet a while to bein the custodie of their mother the tender age considred of y â— elder of them both but specially y â— yonger which besides hys infancie that also néedeth good looking to hath a while béene so sore diseased vexed with sikenesse and is so newlye rather a little amended than well recouered that I dare put no person earthly in trust with his kéeping but my selfe onely considering that there is as Phiâ—â—tions say and as we also finde double the perill in the recidiuation that was in the first sicknesse with which disease Nature beyng sore laboured forewéeried and weakened waâ—eth the lesse able to beare out and sustaine a newe surfette And albeit there myght be founde other that would happily doe their beste vnto hym yet is there none that eyther knoweth better how to order hym than I that so long haue kept hym or is more tenderly lyke to cheryshe hym than hys owne mother that bare hym No man denyeth good Madame quoth the Cardinall but that your grace were of all folke most necessarie about your chyldren so would all the Counsel not onely be content but glad that ye were if it myght stande wyth your pleasure to be in such place as myght stand wyth their honour But if you doe appoynt your selfe to tarrie héere then thynke they it more conuenient that the Duke of Yorke were wyth the King honorably at his lybertie to the comfort of them both than héere as a Sanctuarie man to their both dishonour and obloquie sith there is not alway so great necessytie to haue the Chylde to bée with the Mother but that occasion may sometime bée such y â— it should be more expedient to kéepe him elsewhere which in this well appeareth that at such time as your déerest sonne then Prince and nowe King shoulde for his honour and good order of the Countrey kéepe housholde in Wales farre out of your company your grace was well content there with your selfe Not very well content quoth the Quéen And yet the case is not like for the one was then in health and the other is now sicke In which case I maruell greatly that my Lord Protector is so desirous to haue hym in his kéeping where if the chyld in hys sickenesse miscarrie by nature yet myght he runne into sclaunder and suspition of fraude And where they call it a thing so sore agaynst my childes honour and theyrs also that he bydeth in this place it is all their honors thereto suffer him bide where no man doubteth he shall be best kepte and that is héere whyle I am héere which as yet intende not to come forth and ieoperd my selfe after other of my friendes which would God were rather here in suertie with me thaÌ„ I were there in ieoperdie with them Why Madame quoth an other Lord know you any thing why they should be in ieoperdie Nay verily sir quoth shée nor why they shoulde be in prison neyther as they now bée But it is I trowe no great maruell though I feare least those that haue not letted to put them in duresse without colour will let as little to procure theyr destruction without cause The Cardinal made a countenaunce to the other Lorde that he shoulde harp no more vpon that string then said he to the Quéene that he nothing doubted but that those Lordes of hir honorable kynne which as yet remayned vnder arrest shoulde vppon the matter examined doe well ynough and as towarde hir noble person neyther was nor coulde be anye manner ieoperdie Whereby shoulde I trust that quoth the Quéene in that I am gyltlesse as though they were giltie in that I am with their enimyes better loued than they when they hate them for my sake in that I am so â—éere of kynne to the Kyng and howe farre they be of if that would helpe as God send grace it huâ—â— not and therefore as for me I purpose not as yet to depart hence And as for this Gentleman my sonne I mynde that he shall bée where I am tyll I sée further for I assure you for that I sée some men so gréedie without any substantiall cause to haue hym this maketh me much the more fearder to delyuer him Truely Madame quoth he and the fearder that you be to deliuer him the feader bin other men to suffer you to kéepe him least your causelesse feare might cause you farther to conuey him and many be there that thinke he can haue no priuiledge in this place which neyther can haue wyll to aske it nor malice to deserue it and therefore they recken no priuiledge broken though they fetche him out which if ye finally refuse to deliuer him I verily thinke they will So much dread hath my Lorde his Uncle for the â—ender loue he beareth him least your grace shoulde hap to send him away A Syr quoth the Quéene hath the Protector so tender The Queene zeale y t he feareth nothing but least he shoulde escape him Thinketh he that I woulde send him hence whych neyther is in the plyght to send out and in what place coulde I recken hym sure if he be not sure in the Sanctuarie whereof was there neuer Tyraunt yet so diuellyshe that durst presume to breake And I trust God is as strong now to withstand his aduersaries as euer he was But my sonne can deserue no Sanctuarie and therfore he can not haue it Forsooth he hath founde a goodly glose by which that place that may defend a Théefe may not saue an Innocent But he is in no ieoperdie nor hath no néede thereof would God he had not Troth the Protector I pray God he may proue a Protector troweth he that I perceyue not where vnto hys paynted processe draweth It is not honorable that the Duke byde here It were comfortable for them both that he were with his brother bycause the King lacketh a play-fellowe be ye sure I pray God send them both better play-fellowes than hym that maketh so high a matter vpon such a tryfelyng pretext As though there coulde none be founde to play wyth the King but if hys brother that hath no luste to play for sickenesse come out of Sanctuarie out of his safegarde to play with him As though Princes as yong as they he could not play but â—â—rth their Peeres or children coulde not playe but with their kinred with whom for the more part they agrée much worse than with straungers But the childe can not require the priuiledge who tolde him
well I knowe well you be wise Power strength to kéepe him if you list neyther lack ye of your self nor can lack helpe in this case And if ye can not else where then may you leaue him here But only one thing I beséeche you for the trust which his father put in you euer for the trust y e I put in you nowe y â— as far as ye thinke y â— I feare too much be you well ware that you feare not as far too little And therwithall the saide vnto the child farewel mine own swéete son God send you good kéeping let me kisse you yet once ere you go for God knoweth wheÌ„ we shall kisse together againe And therwith she kissed him blessed him turned hir back wept went hir way leauing y e child wéeping as fast When y â— Lord Cardinal those other Lords w t him had receiued this yong duke they brought him into y â— star Chamber where y â— Protector tooke him in his armes kissed him with these words now welcome my Lord euen w t al my very hart And he said in y â— of O dissimulation likelihood as he thought Thervpon forthwith they brought him vnto the King his brother into the Bishops Palace at Paules and from thence through the citie honorably into the Tower out of y e which after y â— day they neuer came abrode ¶ When the Protector had both y â— children in his hands This that is here betvveene this marke ¶ and this marke * vvas not vvritten by him in english but is translated out of this Historie vvhich he vvrote in Lattin he opened himself more boldly both to certaine other men also chiefly to y â— Duke of BuckinghaÌ„ Although I know y â— many thought y â— this Duke was priuie to al y â— Protectors couÌ„sel euen froÌ„ the beginning some of the Protectors friends said y â— the duke was the first mouer of the Protector to this matter sending a priuie messenger vnto him straight after K. Edwards death But other againe which knew better the subtil wit of y â— Protector denie y â— he euer opened his enterprise to y â— duke vntil he had brought to passe y â— things before rehearsed But wheÌ„ he had imprisoned y â— Quéens kinsfolks gotten both hir sonnes into his owne hands then he opened the rest of his purpose with lesse feare to them whom he thought méet for y â— matter specially to the Duke who being woon to his purpose he thought his strength more than half increased The matter was broken vnto y e duke by subtill folkes such as were their crafts masters in the handling of such wicked deuises who declared vnto him that the yong king was offended with him for his kinsfolks sake if he were euer able he would reuenge them Who woulde prick him forward thervnto if they escaped for they would remember their imprisonment or else if they were put to deathe without doubte the yong King woulde be carefull for their deathes whose imprisonment was grieuous vnto him And that with repenting the Duke should nothing auaile for there was no way left to redéeme his offence by benefites but he shoulde sooner destroy himselfe than saue the king who with his brother and his kinsfolkes he sawe in such places imprisoned as the Protector might wyth a beck destroy them all and that it were no doubt but he woulde doe it in déede if there were any new enterprise attempted And that it was lykely that as the Protector had prouided priuie garde for hymselfe so had he spyalles for the Duke and traynes to catche him if he shoulde be agaynst hym and that peraduenture from them whom he least suspected For the state of things and the dispositions of meÌ„ were then such that a man coulde not well tell whom he mighte trust or whom he might feare * These things and such lyke beyng beaten into the Dukes mynde brought him to that point that where he had repented the way that he had entred yet woulde he goe forthe in the same and since he had once begunne he woulde stoutely goe throughe And therefore to this wicked enterprise which he beléeued coulde not be voyded he bent hymselfe and went through and determined that since the common mischiefe could not be amended he would turne it as much as he might to his owne commoditie Then it was agréed that the Protector shoulde haue the Dukes aide to make him King and that the Protectors only lawfull sonne should marrie the Dukes daughter that the Protector should graunt him the quiet possession of the â—ledome of Hertford which he claimed as his inheritance and could neuer obtayne it in King Edwardes tyme. Besides these requests of y â— duke y â— Protector of his own minde promised hym a great quantitie of the kings treasure and of his housholde stuffe And when they were thus at a poynt betwéene themselues they went about to prepare for y â— Coronation of the yong king as they would haue it séeme And that they myght turne both the eyes and mindes of men froÌ„ perceiuing of their drifts other where the Lords being sent for from all partes of y â— Realme came thick to y â— solemnitie But the Protector the duke after that that they had sent y â— Lord Cardinal the Archbishop of Yorke then Lord Chauncellour y â— Bishop of Elie y â— Lord Stanley the lord Hastings then Lorde Chamberlaine w t many other noble men* to common deuise about the coronation in one place as fast were they in another place contriuing the contrarie and to make the Protector King To which CouÌ„cell albeit there were adhibited very few they were secret yet began there here there about some maner of muttering among y â— people as though all should not long be wel though they neyther wyst what they feared nor wherefore were it that before such great things mens hartes of a secret instinct of nature misgiue them As the sea without winde swelleth of himself somtime before a tempest or were it that some one man happily somewhat perceiuing filled many men with suspition though he shewed few men what he knew Howbeit somewhat the dealing it self made men to muse on the matter though the Councell were close For by little and little all folke withdrew from the Tower drew to Crosbies in Bishops gate streete where the Protector kept his houshold The Protector had the resort the King in manner desolate While some for their businesse made sute to them that had the doing some were by their friends secretly warned that it might happily turne them to no good to be too muche attendant about the King without the Protectors appointment which remoued also diuers of the Princes olde seruaunts from him and set new about him Thus many things coÌ„ming togither partly by chaunce partly of purpose caused at length not coÌ„mon people
onely y ◠wound w t the wind but wise men also some Lords eke to marke the matter muse thereon so farre forth that the Lorde Stanley that was after Earle of Darbie wisely mistrusted it and sayde vnto the Lorde Hastings that he muche mislyked these two seueral Councels For while we quoth he talke of one matter in y e one place little wote we wherof they talke in the other place My Lorde quoth the Lorde Hastings of my life neuer doubt you for while one man is there which is neuer thence neuer can there be thing once moued that should sound amisse toward me but it shoulde be in mine eares ere it were well out of their mouthes This ment he by Catesby whiche was of hys néere secrete Catesbie counsell and whom he verie familiarly vsed and in his most weightie matters put no man in so speciall trust reckening himselfe to no man so liefe sithe he well wyste there was no man so muche to him beholden as was this Catesby which was a man well learned in the lawes of this land and by the speciall fauour of the Lorde Chamberlaine in good authoritie and much rule bare in all y e Countie of Leycester where the Lorde Chamberleynes power chiefely laye But surely great pitie was it that he had not had eyther more truth or lesse wit For his dissimulation onely kept all that mischiefe vp In whom if the Lorde Hastings had not put so speciall trust the Lorde Stanley and he had departed with diuers other Lordes and broken all the daunce for many yll signes that he sawe which he now construes all to the best So surely thought he that there coulde be no harme toward him in that Councell intended where Catesby was And of truth the Protector and the Duke of Buckingham made verie good semblaunce vnto the Lorde Hastings and kept him much in companie And vndoubtedly the Protector loued him well and loth was to haue lost him sauing for feare least his lyfe shoulde haue quaiied their purpose For which cause he moued Catesby to proue wyth some wordes cast out a farre off whether he coulde thinke it possible to winne the Lorde Hastings vnto their part But Catesby whether he assayed him or assayed him not reported vnto them that he founde him so fast and heard him speake so terrible words that he durst no further breake And of trueth the Lorde Chamberlayne of verye trust shewed vnto Catesby the distrust that other began to haue in the matter And therefore hée fearing least theyr motion might with the Lorde Hastings minishe his credence wherevnto onely all the matter leaned procured the Protector hastily to rid him And much the rather for that he trusted by his death to obtayne muche of the rule that the Lorde Hastings bare in his Coūtrey the onely desire wherof was the allectiue that induced him to be partner and one speciall contriuer of all this horrible treason Wherevpon soone after that is to wit on the Fryday the thirtéenth day of June many Lordes assembled in the Tower and there sat in Councell deuising the honourable solemnitie of the Kings Coronation of which the tyme appoynted then so neare approched that the Pageantes and subtiltyes were in making daye and night at Westminster and much vitayle kylled therefore that afterward was cast away These Lordes so sitting together communing of thys matter the Protector came in amongst them first about ix of the clocke saluting them courteously and excusing hymself that he had bene from them so long saying merily that he had bene a sléeper that day And after a little talkyng with them he sayde vnto the Byshop of Elie My Lorde you haue verye good Strawberies at your Garden in Holborne I require you let vs haue a messe of them Gladly my Lorde quoth he woulde God I had some better thing as readie to your pleasure as that And therwith in all the hast he sent hys seruant for a messe of Strawberies The Protector set the Lordes fast in communing therevpon praying them to spare him for a little while departed thence And soone after one houre betwéene x. and xj he returned into the Chamber among them all changed with a wonderfull soure angrie countenance knitting y e browes frowning fretting gnawing on his lippes so sat hym downe in his place all the Lordes much dismayde and sore maruelling of this manner of sodaine change what thing should him aile Then whē he had sitten still a while thus he began What were they worthy to haue that compasse and imagine the destruction of mée beyng so néere of bloud vnto the King and Protector of his Royall person and his Realme At this question all the Lordes sat sore astonyed musing much by whom this question shoulde be ment of which euery man wyst himselfe cleare Then the Lord Chamberlaine as he that for the loue betwéene them thoughte he might be boldest with him aunswered and sayde that they were worthy to be punished as heynous traytors whatsoeuer they were And all the other affyrmed the same That is quoth he yonder sorceresse my brothers wyfe and other with hir meaning y e Quéene At these words many of y e other Lords were greatly abashed y ◠fauoured hir But y e Lord Hastings was in his minde better content y ◠it was moued by hir thā by any other whō he loued better Albeit his hart somwhat grudged y t he was not afore made of counsel in this matter as he was of the taking of hir kinred of their putting to death which were by his assent before deuised to be beheaded at Pomfret thys self same day in which he was not ware y t it was by other deuised y t himself should be beheaded y e same day at London Then saide the Protector ye shall all sée in what wise that sorceresse and that other Witch of hir counsell Shores wife with their affinitie haue by their sorcerie and witchcrafte wasted my body And therewith he plucked vp his dublet sléeue to his elbow vpō his left arme where he shewed a werish withered arme and smal as it was neuer other And thervpō euery mans minde sore misgaue them wel perceiuing y ◠this matter was but a quarrel For they well wist y ◠the Quéene was too wise to goe about any such folly And also if she would yet would she of all folke least make Shores wife of counsell whom of all women she most hated as that Concubine whome the King hir husbande had most loued And also no manne was there present but well knew that his arme was euer suche since hys byrth Naythelesse the Lorde Chamberlayne which from the death of Kyng Edward kept Shores wyfe on whom he somewhat doted in the Kings lyfe sauing as it is sayde he that while forbare hir of reuerence toward the K. or else of a certayn kind of fidelitic to his friend aunsweared and sayd certaynly my Lord if they haue so
husband as he was an honest maÌ„ one y â— could his good not presuming to touch a Kings Concubine left hir vp to him altogither When the King died the Lord Chamberlain tooke hyr whiche in the Kings dayes albeit he was sore enamoured vpon hir yet he forebare hir eyther for reuerence or for a certaine friendly faythfulnesse Proper she was and fayre nothing in hir bodie that you would haue chaunged but if you woulde haue wished hir somewhat higher Thus say they that knewe hir in hir youth Albeit some that nowe sée hir for yet she liueth déeme hir neuer to haue bene wel visaged whose iudgement séemeth me somewhat like as though men should gesse the beautie of one long before departed by hir scalpe taken out of the charnel house for now is she olde leane withered and dryed vp nothing left but riueld skin and hard bone And yet being euen such who so wel aduise hir visage might gesse and deuise which parts how filled woulde make it a faire face Yet delited not men so much in hir beautie as in hir pleasaunt behauiour For a proper wit had she and coulde both reade well and write merrie in companye readie and quicke of aunswere neyther mute nor full of bable sometime taunting without displeasure and not without disporte The King would say that he had thrée Concubines which King Edvvards three concubines in thrée diuerse properties diuersly excelled One the meriest another the wyliest the thirde the holyest harlot in his Realme as one whom no man could get out of the Church lightly to any place but it were to his bed The other two were somewhat greater personages and nathelesse of their humility content to be namelesse to forbeare the praise of those properties But y e meriest was this Shors wife in whoÌ„ the King therfore tooke speciall pleasure For many he had but hir he loued whose fauour to saye the troth for sinne it were to belie the Diuel she neuer abused to any maÌ„s hurt but to manye a mannes comforte and reliefe where the Kyng tooke displeasure she would mitigate and appease his mynde where men were out of fauour shée woulde bryng them in his grace For manye that hadde highlye offended shée obtayned pardon Of great forfeytures she gat men remission And finally in many weightie sutes she stoode many men in great steade eyther for none or very small rewardes and those rather gaye than riche eyther for that she was content with the déede selfe well done or for that shée delyted to bée sued vnto and to shewe what shée was able to doe with the King or for that wanton women and wealthy be not al wayes couetous I doubt not some shall thinke this woman to sleyghte a thing to be written of and set among the remembrances of great matters whych they shall speciallye thinke that happilye shall estéeme hir onely by that they nowe sée hir But me séemeth the chaunce so muche the more worthy to be remembred in how much she is nowe in the more beggerlye condition vnfriended and worne out of acquaintaunce after good substaunce after as great fauour with the Prince after as greate sute and séekyng to with all those that those dayes had businesse to spéede as manye other men were in theyr tymes which be now famous only by the infamye of theyr yl déeds Hir doings wer not much lesse albeit they be much lesse remeÌ„bred bycause they were not so euil For meÌ„ vse if they haue an euill turne to write it in Marble who so doeth vs a good turne we write it in duste whiche is not worst proued by hir for at this day she beggeth of manye at thys day lyuing y â— at this day had begged if she had not bin Now was it so deuised by the Protectour and his counsayle that the selfe daye in whych the Lord Chamberlayne was beheaded in the Tower of London and aboute the selfe same houre was there not without his assent beheaded at Ponfraite the foreremembred Lords and Knightes that were taken from the King at Northampton and Stonie Stratforde Which thing was done in the presence and by the order of sir Richarde Ratcliffe Knight whose seruice the Protectour Sir Richarde Ratclife specially vsed in that counsell and in the execution of such lawlesse enterprises as a man that had bene long secrete wyth him hauing experience of the worlde and a shrewde witte short and rude in spéech rough and boysterous of behauyour bolde in mischiefe as farre from pitie as from al feare of God This Knight bringing theÌ„ out of y e prison to the scaffold and shewing to the people about that they were traytours not suffering them to declare speake their innocency least their words might haue inclyned men to pitie them and to The Lord Riuers and other beheaded hate the Protector and his part caused them hastily wythout iudgement proces or manner of order to be beheaded without other earthly gilt but onely that they were good meÌ„ too true to the Kyng and too nigh to the Quéene Nowe when the Lorde Chamberlaine and these other Lordes and Knightes were thus beheaded and ridde out of the way then thoughte the Protector that whyle men mused what the matter ment while the Lords of the Realme were about him out of theyr owne strengthes while no maÌ„ wiste what to thinke nor whome to truste ere euer they shoulde haue space to dispute and disgest the matter and make parties it were best hastily to pursue his purpose and put himselfe in possession of the Crown ere men could haue time to deuise any way to resist But nowe was all the studie by what meane thys matter being of it selfe so heynous might be first broken to the people in such wise that it might be well taken To thys Councell they tooke diuerse suche as they thought méetlye to be trusted likelye to be induced to that parte and able to stande them in steade eyther by power or policie Among whome they made of Coâ—nlaile Edmonde Shaa Edmond Shaa Maior of LoÌ„doÌ„ Knight then Maior of London which vpon trust of his owne aduauncement whereof he was of a proude hearte highlye desirous should frame the Citie to theyr appetite Of Spirituall men they toke such as had wit and were in authoritie among the people for opinion of their learning and had â—â— scrupulous conscience Among these hadde they Iohn Shaa Clearke brother to Doctour Shaa Frier Penker the Maior and Fryer Penker proâ—inciall of the Augustine Fryers both Doctours of diuinitie both great Preachers both of more learning than vertue of more fame thaÌ„ learning For they were before gretly estéemed among the people but after that neuer Of these two the tone had a Sermon in prayse of the Protecteâ—â— before the coronation the tother after both so ful of tedious flatterie that no mâ—â— eares coulde abide them Penker in his sermon so lost his voyce that he was fain to leaue off
any necessary or honorable charge So y t there was dayly pilled froÌ„ good meÌ„ and honest great substance of gods to be lashed out among vnthrifts so farre forth that fiftenes sufficed not nor any vsuall manner of knowne taxes but vnder an easye name of beneuolence and good will the Commissioners so much of euery man tooke as no man coulde with his good will haue giuen As though that name of beneuolence had signified that euery man shoulde pay not what himselfe of his owne good will lyst to graunt but what the King of his good will lyst to take Which neuer asked little but euery thing was hauÌ„sed aboue the measure amerciaments turned into fines fines into raunsoms small trespasses in misprision misprision into treason Whereof I thinke no man looketh that we shoulde remember you of examples by name as though Burdet were forgotten that was for a word spoken in hast cruelly beheaded by the misconstruing of the lawes of this Realme for the Princes pleasure wyth no lesse honour to Markam then chiefe Justice that left his office rather than he woulde assent to that iudgement than to the dishonestie of those that eyther for feare or flatterie gaue that iudgemeÌ„t What Cooke your owne worshipful neighbour Alderman and Maior of this noble Citie who is of you eyther so negligent that he knoweth not or so forgetful that he remembreth not or so hard hearted that he pitieth not that worshipfull mans losse what speake we of losse his vtter spoyle and vnderserued destruction onely for that it happened those to fauour him whom the Prince fauored not We néede not I suppose to rehearse of these any mo by name sith there be I doubt not many here present that eyther in themselues or in their nigh friendes haue knowne as well their goods as their persons greatly endaungered eyther by feyned quarels or small matters agréeued wyth heynous names And also there was no crime so great of which there could lacke a pretext For sith the King preuenting the time of his inheritaunce attayned the Crowne by battayle it sufficed in a riche man for a pretext of treason to haue bene of kindred or aliaunce neare familiaritie or longer acquaintaunce with any of those that were at anye tyme the Kings enimies which was at one time and other more than halfe the Realme Thus were neither your goods in suertie and yet they brought your bodyes in ieoperdie beside the common aduenture of open warre which albeit Open vvarre that it is euer the will and occasion of much mischiefe yet is it neuer so mischieuous as where any people fall at distaunce among themselues nor in none earthly nation so deadly and so pestilent as when it hapneth among vs and among vs neuer so long continued dissention nor so many battayles in that season nor so cruell and so deadly foughteÌ„ as was in that Kings dayes that deade is God forgiue it his soule In whose time and by whose occasion what about the getting of the garland kéeping it leasing and winning againe it hath cost more English bloud than hath twice the winning of Fraunce In which inwarde warre among Ciuill vvarre our selues hath bene so great effusion of the auncient noble bloud of this Realme that scarcely the halfe remayneth to the great enféebling of this noble land beside many a good towne ransacked and spoyled by them that hath bene going to the fielde or comming from thence And peace long after not much surer than warre So that no time was there in which riche men for their money and great men for their landes or some other for some feare or some displeasure were not out of perill For whom trusted he that mistrusted his owne brother whoÌ„ spared he that kylled hys owne brother or who coulde perfitly loue him if his owne brother could not What manner of folke he most fauored we shall for his honour spare to speake of howbeit this wote you well all that who so was best bare alway least rule more sute was in his dayes vnto Shores wife a vile and an abhominable strumpet than to all the Lordes in Englande except vnto those that made hir their protector which simple woman was well named and honest tyll the King for hys wanton lust and sinful affection bereft hir from hir husband a right honest substantiall yong man among you And in that point which in good fayth I am sorie to speake of sauing that it is in vaine to kéepe in counsell that thing that all men knowe the Kings gréedie appetite was insatiable and euery where ouer all the Realme intollerable For no woman was there any where yong or olde â—iche or poore whom he set his eye vpon in whom he any thing liked eyther person or fauour spéeche pace or countenaunce but without any feare of God or respect of his honor murmure or grudge of the worlde he would importunely pursue his appetite haue hir to the great destruction of many a good woman and great dolor to their husbande and their other friendes which being honest people of themselues so much regarde the cleannesse of their house the chastitie of theyr wiues and their children that them were leauer to lease al that they haue beside than to haue such a villanie done theÌ„ And all were it that wyth this and other importable dealyngs the Realme was in euery part annoyed yet specially ye here the Citizens of this noble Citie as well for that amongest you is most plentie of all such things as minister matter to suche iniuryes as for that you were nearest at hand sith that neare here about was commonly his most abyding And yet be ye the people whom he had as singular cause wel and kindly to entreat as any part of his Realme not onely for that the Prince by this noble Citie as hys especiall Chamber and the speciall well renowmed Citie of London the Kings especiall Chamber hys Realme much honourable fame receiueth among all other nations but also for that ye not without your great coste and sundrie perils and ieoperdies in all his warres hare euen your speciall â—auour to his parte whyche youâ— kinde myndes borne to the house of Yorke sithe hée hathe nothyng worthyly acquited there is of that house that now by Gods grace better shall which thing to shewe you is the whole summe and effecte of this our present errande It shall not I wote well néede that I rehearse you againe that ye haue alreadie hearde of hym that can better tell it and of whom I am sure ye wyll better beléeue it And reason is that it so bée I am not so proude to looke therfore that yée shoulde recken my wordes of as greate aucthoritie as the Preachers of the worde of God namely a man so cunning and so wyse that no man better woteth what he shoulde saye and thereto so good and vertuous that hée woulde not saye the thing which he wyst he should not saye in the Pulpet namely
the contrarie which they woulde be lothe to heare then must they néedes séeke and shoulde not fayle to fynde some other noble man that would These wordes muche moued the Protectour which else as euerie man may wit woulde neuer of likelyhood haue enclyned therevnto But when hée sawe there was none other waye but that eyther he must take it or else hée and hys both goe from it he sayde vnto the Lordes and Commons Sith wée perceyue well that all the Realme is so set whereof wée bée very sorie that they will not suffer in any wise King Edwardes lyne to gouerne them whome no man earthly can gouerne agaynst their wylles and we wel also perceyue that no man is there to whome the Crowne can by iust tytle appertayne as to our selfe as verie ryghte heyre lawfully begotten of the bodie of our most deare father Richarde late Duke of Yorke to whiche tytle is nowe ioyned your election the Nobles and Commons of thys Realme which wée of all tytles possible take for most effectuall Wée bée content and agrée fauourably to enclyne to your petition and request and accordyng to the same here The Protector taketh vpon him to be king wée take vppon vs the royall estate preeminence and kingdome of the two noble Realmes Englande and Fraunce the one from this daye forwarde by vs and our heyres to rule gouerne and defende the other by Gods grace and your good helpe to get agayne and subdue and establishe for euer in due obedience vnto thys Realme of Englande the aduauncement wherof wée neuer aske of God longer to liue than we intend to procure With this there was a great shoute crying King Richarde King Richarde And then the Lordes went vp to the King for so was he from that tyme called and the people departed talking diuersely of the matter euery man as hys fantafie gaue him But much they talked and maruelled of the manner of this dealing that the matter was on both partes made so straunge as thoughe neyther had euer communed with other thereof before when that them selues wyste there was no manne so dull that hearde them but hée perceyued well ynoughe that all the matter was made betwéene them Howbeit some excused that agayne and sayd all muste be doone in good order And menne must somtyme for the manners sake not be aknowen what they knowe For at the consecration of a Byshop euerye man woteth well by the paying for his Bulles that hée purposeth to be one and thoughe he paye for nothing else And yet must he be twyce asked whether he will be Byshop or no and he muste twice saye nay and at the thyrde tyme take it as compelled therevnto by his owne will And in a stage play the people know right well that hée that playeth the Sowdaine is percase a sowter yet if one shoulde know so little good to shew out of seasoÌ„ what acquaintance hée hath with hym and call hym by his owne name while he standeth in his Maiestie one of his tormentors myghte hap to breake his head and worthy for marring of the play And so they sayde that these matters be Kings games as it were stage playes and for the more part played vpon scaffoldes In which poore men be but the lookers on And they y â— wise be will meddle no further For they that somtime step vp and play with them when they cannot playe theyr partes they disorder the playe and doe themselues no good ⸪ ¶ King Richard the thirde THe next day the Protector with a great trayne went to 1483 Anno reg 1. This that is here betvvene this marke and this marke * vvas not vvritten by maister Moore in this Historie vvritten by him in english but is translated out of this historie vvhich he vvrote in Latâ—in Westminster Hall and there when he had placed himself in y e Court of the Kings Bench declared to the audience that he would take vppon him the Crowne in that place there where the King himselfe sitteth and ministreth y e law because he considered that it was the chiefest duetie of a King to minister the lawes Then with as pleasant an Oration as he could he went about to wyn vnto him the nobles the merchants the artificers and in conclusion all kind of men but especially the Lawyers of thys Realme And finally to the intent that no man should hate him for feare and that his deceitfull clemencie myght get him the good will of the people when he had declared y e discommoditie of discorde and the commodities of concorde and vnitie he made an open proclamation that he did put out of his minde all enmities and that he there did openly pardon all offences committed against him And to the intent that he might shewe a proofe thereof he commaunded that one Fogge whome he had long deadlye hated shoulde be broughte then before him who being broughte out of the Sanctaurie for thyther hadde hâ— fledde for feare of him in the sighte of the people he toke him by the hande Which thing the CommoÌ„ people reioyced at and praysed but wise men tooke it for a vanitie In his returne homewarde whom soeuer he met he saluted For a mynde that knoweth it selfe guiltie is in a manner deiected to a seruile flatterie When he had begon his raigne in June after this mockishe election then was he Crowned the sixth daye of the same moneth And that solemnitie was furnished for the most part with the selfe same prouision that was appointed for the coronation of his nephew * Now fell there mischieues thick And as the thing euill Sir Thomas More againe gotten is neuer well kepte thoroughe all the time of hys raigne neuer ceassed their cruell death and slaughter tyl his owne destruction ended it But as he finished his time with the best death and the most righteous that is to witte hys owne so beganne he with the most piteous and wicked I meane the lamentable murther of his innocent nephewes the yong King and his tender brother whose death and finall infortune hath nathelesse commen so farre in question that some remayne yet in doubt whether they were in hys dayes destroyed or no. Not for that only that Perkyn Werbecke Perkyn VVerbecke by many folkes malice and moe folkes folly so long space abusing the worlde was as well with Princes as the poorer people reputed and taken for the yonger of these two but for that also that all things were in late dayes so couertly demeaned one thing pretended and another meÌ„t that there was nothing so plaine openly proued but that yet for the commoÌ„ custom of close couert dealing men had it euer inwardly suspect as manye well counterfayted Jewels make the true mistrusted Howbeit concerning the opinion with the occasions mouing eyther partie we shall haue place more at large to intreate if we hereafter happen to write the time of the late noble Prince of famous memorie King Henrie the seauenth or percase
fast vpon the part of King Henrie while that parte was in wealth and naythelesse lefte it not nor forsooke it in woe but fledde the Realme with the Quéene and the Prince whyle King Edwarde hadde the King in prison neuer came home but to the fielde After whiche loste and that parte vtterly subdued the â—other for his fast fayth and wisedome not onelye was contente to receiue him but also woed him to come and hadde him from thenceforth both in secreate trust and very speciall fauour whiche he nothing deceiued For he being as ye haue hearde after King Edwards death firste taken by the tyrante for hys truth to the King founde the meane to set this Duke in his toppe ioyned Gentlemen togither in aide of king Henry deuising first the marriage betwéene him and King Edwardes daughter by which his faith he declared the good seruice to both his masters at once with infinit benefite to the realm by y e coniunction of those two blouds in one whose seueral titles had long enquieted the land he fled the realme went to Rome neuer minding more to meddle wite the worlde till the noble Prince King Henry the seauenth gate hym home agayne made hym Archebyshoppe of Canterbury and Chauncelor of Englande wherevnto the Pope ioined the honor of Cardinal Thus lyuing many dayes in as muche honor as one man mighte well wishe ended them so godly that his death with Gods mercie well changed his life This man therefore as I was aboute to tell you by the long and often alternate proofe as well of prosperitie as aduers fortune hadde gotten by greate experience the verye mother and mistresse of Wisedome a déepe insighte in pollitique worldly driftes Whereby perceyuing nowe thys Duke glad to commune with him fed him with faire wordes and many pleasaunt prayses And perceyuing by the processe of their communication the Dukes pride now and then balke oute a little bredde of enuie towarde the glorye of the King and thereby féeling him easie to fall oute if the matter were well handled he craftely sought the wayes to pricke him forwarde taking alwayes the occasion of hys commyng so kéeping himselfe so close within his bounds that he rather séemed to follow him then to leade him For when the Duke firste beganne to praise and boast the king and shewe howe muche profite the Realme shoulde take by his raigne my Lorde Morton answered Surely my Lord â—ollie it were for me to lye for if I would sweare the contrarie your Lordship would not I wéene beléeue but that if y â— world would haue gone as I wold haue wished K. Henries son had had the Crown not King Ed. But after that God hadde ordered him to loose it and King Edwarde to raigne I was neuer so madde that I woulde with a deade manne striue against the quicke So was I to King Edward a faithfull Chaplaine and glad woulde haue bin that his chylde hadde succéeded him Howbeit if the secrete iudgemente of God haue otherwise prouided I purpose not to spurre against a pricke nor laboure to sette vppe that God pulleth downe And as for the late Protector and now King And euen there he left saying y â— he had already meddled to muche wyth the world and would from that day meddle with hys Booke and his beades and no further Then longed the D. sore to heare what he woulde haue sayde bycause he ended with the King and there so sodainely stopped and exhorted him so familiarly betwéene them twayne to be bolde to say whatsoeuer he thoughte whereof he faythfullye promised there shoulde neuer come hurte and peraduenture more good than he woulde wéene and that himselfe intended to vse his faithfull secrete aduise and counsell whiche hée sayde was the only cause for which he procured of the King to haue hym in his custodie where he might recken himself at home and else had he bin putte in the handes of them with whome hée shoulde not haue founde the like fauour The Bishoppe righte humblye thanked hym and sayde in good faith my Lord I loue not to talke much of Princes as a thing not all out of perill thoughe the worde be wythout faulte for as muche as it shall not be taken as the partie meane it but as it pleaseth the Prince to consâ—rue it And euer I thinke on Esops tale that when the Lion hadde proclaymed that on payne of death there should none horned beast abide in that wood one that had in his forhead a bunch of flesh â—led away a great pace The Foxe that saw him run so fast asked him whether he made all that haste And hée aunswered In fayth I neuer wote nor recke so I wer once hence bicause of thys proclamation made of horned beasts What foole quoth the Foxe thou mayst abyde wel ynough the Lion meant not by thée for it is none horne that is in thine heade No marry quoth hée that wote I wel ynough But what and he call it an horne where am I then The Duke laughed merily at the tale and said My L. I warraÌ„t you neyther the LioÌ„ nor the Bore shall pike any matter at any thing here spoken for it shal neuer come to their eares In good faith Sir sayde the Bishop if it did the thing that I was about to say taken as well as afore God I meant it coulde deserue but thankes And yet taken as I wéene it woulde might happen to turne me to little good and you to lesser Then longed the Duke yet muche more to witte what it was wherevpon the Bishoppe saide in good faith my Lord as for the late Protector sith he is now King in possession I purpose not to dispute his title but for the weale of this Realme whereof his grace hath now the gouernaunce and wherof I am my selfe one poore member I was about to wishe that to those good abilities whereof he hath alredy righte many little néeding my prayse it might yet haue pleased God for the better store to haue giuen him some of such other excellente vertues méete for the rule of a realme as our Lord hath planted in the person of your grace and there left againe The Duke somewhat maruayling at hys sodayne This that follovveth is abridged out of Edvvard Hall pauses saide my Lorde I note your often breathing and sodayne stoppyng in your communication so that to my intelligence your wordes neyther come to anye perfecte sentence whereby eyther I mighte haue knowledge what your entente is nowe towarde the King or what affection you beare towarde me For the comparison of good qualities ascribed to vs both maketh me not a little to muse thinking y â— you haue some other priuie imagination imprinted in your hearte which you be abashed to disclose and especially to me which on my honor do assure you to be as secrete in this case as the deafe and dome The Byshop being somewhat bolder considering the Dukes promise but moste of all animated bycause he knewe
the Duke desirous to be magnified and also he perceyued the inwarde hatred whiche he bare towarde King Richard hée opened hys stomake to the botome and saide my singular good Lorde sith the tyme of my captiâ—itie whyche béeyng in your Graces custody I maye rather call it a libertie then a straight imprisonment in auâ—yding of ydlenesse mother of all vyces in reading Bookes and auncient Pamphlets I haue founde this sentence written that no manne is borne frée and at libertie of himselfe onely for one part of duty he oweth to his parents an other parte to his friends and kinsfolkes but the natiue countrey in the which he firste tasted this pleasaunte and flattering worlde demaundeth a debte not to be forgotten whyche saying causeth me to consider in what case this realme my natiue countrey nowe standeth and in what estate and assuraunce before this time it hathe coÌ„tinued what gouernor we now haue and what ruler we might haue for I plainely perceiue the Realme being in this case must néeds decay be brought to confusioÌ„ but one hope I haue that is wheÌ„ I consider youre noble personage your iustice and indifferencie your feruent zeale and ardent loue toward your naturall country in like maner the loue of your countrey toward you the great learning pregnant witte eloquence which so much doth abounde in your person I muste néedes thinke this realme fortunate whyche hathe such a Prince in store méete and apt to be gouernor But on the other side when I call to memorie the good qualities of the late Protector and nowe called King so violated by tyranny so altred by vsurped authoritie so clouded by blinde ambition I muste néedes say that he is neither méete to be King of so noble a realme nor so famous a realme méete to be gouerned by such a tyrant Was not his first enterprice to obtaine the Crowne begunne by the murther of dyuers noble personages Did he not secondarily procéed againste his owne naturall mother declaring hir openlye to be a woman giuen to carnall affection and dissoulute lyuing declaring furthermore hys two brethren and two nephewes to be Bastardes and to be borne in aduoâ—trey yet not contented after he had obtayned the Garlande hée caused the two pore innocents his nephewes committed to him to be shamefully murthered the bloude of whiche little babes dayly cry to God from the earth for vengeaunce what sure tie shall be in this realme to any person eyther for life or goodes vnder suche a cruell Prince whych regardeth not the destruction of his owne bloud then the lesse the losse of other but nowe to conclude what I meane toward your noble person I say affirme if you loue God your linage or your natiue couÌ„try you must your self take vpon you y â— Crown of this Realme both for y e maintenaÌ„ce of the honour of the same as also for the deliueraunce of your natural CountreymeÌ„ from the bondage of such a Tyrante And if your self wil refuse to take vpon you y e Crown of this Realme TheÌ„ I adiure you by the faith y â— you owe to God to deuise some way how this realme may be brought to some conuenient regiment vnder some good gouernour wheÌ„ the B had ended his saying the D. sighed spake not of a gret while so y â— night they coÌ„moned 〈…〉 ore The next daye the Duke sent for the B. vnto whom he sayd my L. of Ely I must néedes in hart thinke and with mouth confesse that you be a sure friende a trustie counsaylour and a verye louer of your Countrey And sith at our last communicatioÌ„ you haue disclosed the secrets of your hart touching y e new vsurper of the Crowne and also haue a little touched the â—â—auncement of the two noble families of Yorke and Lancaster I shal likewise declare vnto you my priuie entents and secrete cogitations and to beginne when King Edwarde was deceased I then beganne to studye and with deliberation to ponder in what maner this realme shoulde be gouerned I perswaded wyth my selfe to take part wyth the Duke of Glocester whom I thought to be as cleane without dissimulation as tractable without iniurie and so by my means he was made Protector both of the king and realm whiche auathoritie being once gotten he neuer ceased printly to require me other Lords as wel spirituall as temporall that he might take vppon hym the Crowne till the Prince came to the age of xxiiij yeares and were able to gouerne the realme as a sufficient king which thing when he saw me somewhat sticke at he then brought in instrumeÌ„ts autentike Doctors Proctors and notaries of the law with depositions of diuers witnesses testifying King Edwardes children to be bastards whiche depositions then I thought to be as true as nowe I knowe them to be fayned When the sayde depositions were before vs read and diligentlye hearde hée stoode vppe bare headed saying Well my Lordes euen as I and you would that my nephewes should haue no wrong so I praye you do me nothing but right for these witnesses and sayings of famous Doctours be true for I am onelye the vndubitate heyre to RICHARDE PLANTAGENET Duke of Yorke adiudged to be the verye heire to the Crowne of this realme by aucthoritie of Parliament Whyche thynges so by learned men for veritie to vs declared caused me and other to take him for our lawful vndoubted Prince and Soueraigne Lorde so agayne by my aide he of a Protector was made a King but when he was once crowned King and in full possession of the realme he caste awaye his olde conditions For when I my selfe sued to him for my parte of the Earle of Herefords landes which his brother Kyng Edward wrongfully detained from me and also requyred to haue the office of the highe Conestableship of Englande as diuers of my noble auncestours before this time haue hadde and in long descent continued in this my firste sute hée did not only first delay me and afterward deny me but gaue me suche vnkind wordes as though I had neuer furthered him al which I suffred pacieÌ„tly but wheÌ„ I was informed of the death of the two yong innocentes O Lord my heart inwardly grudged in so much that I abhorred y e sight of him I toke my leaue of the Court and returned to Brecknocke to you but in the iourney as I returned I had diuerse imaginatioÌ„s how to depriue this vnnatural vncle Frst I santiâ—ed y â— if I list to take vpon me the Crowne now was the way made playne and occasion giuen For I sawe he was dysdayned of the Lords temporall and accursed of the Lordes spiritual After diuerse cogitations of this matter As I rode betwéene Worcester and Bridgenorth I encountred with the Lady Margaret Countesse of Richmonde now wife to y e Lord Stanley which is the very daughter and sole heire to Iohn Duke of Somerset my grandfathers elder brother so that she and hir sonne the Garle
at sixe pence the bushell Anno reg 10 Bay Salte for thrée pence halfe peny the Bushell Naâ—â—wiche Salte was solde for syxe pence the Bushell white hearring nine shillings the barrel red hearring at thrée shillings the cade red sprots sixe pence the cade and Gascoine wine for sixe poundes the tunne Nicholas Alwine Iohn Warner the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Richarde Chawry Salter the 28. of October Sir Robert Clifford bearing fauor to the house of Yorke had long since sayled ouer to the Lady Margaret Dutchesse of Burgoigne by whome he was there persuaded and broughte in beliefe that one Perken Werbecke a Fleming born was the verye sonne of King Edwarde the fourth but afterwarde béeyng sente for by King Henry and pardon promised him he returned into Englande and comming to the Kings presence in the Tower of London hée on hys knées moste humblye crâ—â—ed pardon which shortely he obtained and after accused manye amongest whome he accused sir William Stanley whome the Kyng hadde made his chiefe Chamberlaine and one of hys priuie Counsaile The reporte is that this was hys offence When communication was had betwéene him and Sir Robert Clifforde as concerning Perken Werbecke sir William Stanley affirmed there y â— he would neuer fight nor beare armor agaynst the yong man if he knowe of a trueth that he was the vndoubted sonne of King Edward the fourth For this offence sir William Stanly was apprehended araigned and on the xvj day of February beheaded on the Tower hill This sir William Stanley was the chiefest helper of King Henrye to the Crowne at Bosworth fielde againste King Richard the thirde He was a man of greate power in his Country and also of great wealth insomuch as the coÌ„mon fame ran that there was in hys Castell of Holâ—e founde in readye coyne plate and Jewels to the value of fortie thousand markes or more and his lande and fées extended to thrée thousand poundes by yeare In Lent white hearring being good were sold for iij. â— 1495 iiij â— the barrell at London Sir W Capel AldermaÌ„ of London was condemned to the king in xxvij C. and xliij pound sterling Croniclâ— of Lond. for the breaking of certain statuts made before times for the which he made his end with the King for xvj C. and fiftéene pounde sixe shillings eight pence Pierce or Perken Werbecke which by the counsaile of Margaret Dutches of Burgoigne named himselfe Richarde of Yorke King Edwards seconde sonne arriued at Deale in KeÌ„t the thirde daye of July where when he and his companye sawe they coulde haue no comforte of the Countrey they withdrewe to their shippes againe at which so withdrawyng the Mayor of Sandwich with certaine commons of the countrey bickered with the residue that were vpon land toke aliue of them an hundred thrée score and nine persons among the which were fiue captaines Mountford Corbert Anno reg 11 Whitbelt Quintine and Gemâ—â—e And the xij of July Iohn Peche Esquier Shriue of Kent brought vnto London bridge thosâ— 169. prisoners where the Shriues of London receiued them and conueyed them in cartes and long ropes vnto the Tower of London and to Newgate who were shortly after to the number of 150. hanged in Kent Essex Sussex and Norfolk the residue were executed at Tiburne Wapping in the Wose besides London Thomas Kneisworth Henry Sommer the. 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Sir Henry Colet Mercer the. 28. of October The. xvj of Nouember was holden the Serieants feast at the Bishops place of Ely in Holborne where dined the King Quéene and all the chiefe lordes of England The new Serieants names were maister Mordant Higham Kingsmill Conisby Butler Yakesley Frowicke Oxenbridge and Constable In digging for to lay a new foundation in the Church of S. Mary hill in London the body of Alice Hackeney which had bene buried in the Church the space of 175. yeares was â—â—â—ud whole of skinne and the iointes of her armes pliable whiche corps was kepte aboue grounde foure dayes without anoyance and then buryed againe In Aprill was concluded an amitie and entrecourse betwéene this lande and the Countrey of Flaunders c. In September the Scots entred England by the setting on of Perkin Werbecke and did much harme to the borders but when they hearde of the Lorde Neuels commyng against them they sped them away Iohn Shawe Richard Haddon the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Tate Mercer the 28. of October This Iohn Tate newly builded and enlarged Sainte Anthonies Churche in London a goodly foundation with a Fréesâ—hoole and certaine almes houses for poore men Iasper Duke of Bedforde vncle to King Henry the seauenth dyed the eightéenth daye of December and was buried at Kensham By meanes of a payment that was granted to the king 1497 a new commotion was made by the commons of Cornewal whiche vnder the leading of Iames Tuchet of Audley Lorde Audley with Michaell Ioseph a horse farrer or Blacksmith of Bodman and other came to Blackeheath where the Kyng met with them and discomfited the rebels and tooke their Captains the two and twentith of June where were slain of the rebels about 300. and taken aboute 1500. the Kyng gaue to them that tooke them their goodes The Lord Audley was beheaded on the Tower hill the xxviij of June The blacke Smith and Flamoke a lawyer were hanged headed and quartered at Tiburne In July the King sente an army into Scotland vnder the guyding of the Earle of Surrey and the Lorde Neuell which made sharpe warre vppon the Scots At Bartholmewtide in Bedfordshire at the Towne of Haile stones hightene ynches aboute Saint Needes fell haile stones that were measured eightéene ynches aboute Perkin or Pierce Werbecke landed at Whitsondbay in Anno reg 13 Cornewall the seauenth of September hauing in his company not paste a hundred and twentie persons hée wente to Bodman where beyng accompanyed wyth a thrée or foure thousand rascalles and almoste naked men he proclaymed himselfe King Richarde the fourth second sonne to Edward the fourth from thence he wente to Excester and besieged it which Citie was valiantly defended by the inhabitants the Earle of Deuonshire being their Generall who hymself was hurt in the arme with an arrow of the rebels but many of the rebelles béeyng slaine they wythdrewe them to Taunton but sir Giles Dawbeney Lorde Chamberlaine approching with an armye the people fledde and Perkin got him to Beudley where he tooke Sanctuary but vppon couenauntes offered he came to the King and was pardoned his life Bartholomewe Rede Thomas Windought 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior William Purchas Mercer the 28. of October The eight and twentith of Nouember Perkin Werbeck Perkin VVerbecke broughte vp to London was conueyed vppon horse backe through Cheape and Cornhill vnto the Tower of London and from thence back againe through Candleweeke streate to Westminster with many a cursse and muche wondering The one and twentith
fewell were rowed vp to Holborne Bridge as they of old time had bin accustomed which was a great commoditie to all the inhabitantes in that parte of London Also the Tower néere to the blacke Friers was taken downe by the commandement of the Maior The sixth of May Sir Iames Tirell Knight Lieutenant of Guisnes Castell and Sir Iohn Windham Knighte were beheaded on the Tower hill and a Shipman was hanged and quartered at Tiborne all for ayding Edmond de la Poole Earle of Suffolke Thys yeare were brought vnto the Kyng thrée men taken Men brought from the nevv found Ilands in the new found Ilands by Sebastian Gabato before named in Anno 1468. these men were clothed in Beastes Skinnes and eate raw Flesh but spake such a language Anno reg 18. as no man could vnderstand them of the which thrée men two of them were séene in the Kings Court at Westminster two yeares after clothed like Englishmen and could not bée discerned from Englishmen Henry Keble Nicholas Nines the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Bartholmew Rede Goldsmith the 28. of October The Chappell of our Lady aboue the East ende of the high Aultare of Westminster Churche with a Tauerne called King Henry the seauenths Chappell at VVestminster the white Rose néere adioyning was taken downe in whiche place a most beautifull Chappell was then forthwyth begonne to be buylded by Kyng Henrye the seauenth the charges whereof as I haue bene credibly informed amounted to the summe of fourtéene thousande pounds Elizabeth Quéene of England wife to Kyng Henry the Queene Elizabeth deceassed seauenth dyed of Childbed in the Tower of London on the twelfth of February and was solemnely buryed at Westminster King Henry the seuenth being himselfe a brother of the Sixe Kings of England breethren vvith the Taylors Company in London before they vvere entituled Merchant Taylors 1503 Taylors company in London as diuers other his predecessors Kings before him had bin to wéete Richard the third Edward the fourth Henry the sixth Henry the fifth Henry the fourth and Richard the second Also of Dukes eleuen Earles xxviij and Lords xiviij he now gaue to them the name and title of Merchant Taylors as a name of worship to endure for euer This yeare about the later end of March the prior of the Prior of Shene murthered Charterhouse of Shene was murthered in a cell of his owne house by meanes of one Goodwine a Monke of the same Cloyster and his adherents artificers of London On the xxv of June at the Bishop of Salisburies place in Fléetestréete was the noble Prince Henry the second sonne of King Henry the seauenth assured in matrimonie to the Lady Katherine late the wife of that excellent Prince Arthure The fifth of August deceassed Sir Reginald Bray Knight Treasurer of the Kings warres and was buryed at Windesore The eyght of August the King of Scottes marryed Margaret Margaret the Kings daughter maryed the eldest daughter of King Henry the seuenth A drye Sommer hauing no notable rayne from Whitsontide Anno reg 9. to the later Lady day in haruest Christopher Hawes Robert Wittes the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Thomas Granger the 11. of Nouember Sir William Capell Draper the 28. of October Maior The xiij of Nouember was holden within the pallace Sergeants feast of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth the Sergeants feast where dined the King and all his nobles and vpon the same day Thomas Granger newly chosen Sheriffe of London was presented before the Barons of the Kings Exchequer there to take his oth and after went with the Maior vnto the same feast whiche saued him money in hys pursse for if that day that feast had not bin kepte he must haue feasted the Maior Aldermen and others Worshipfull of the Citie This Feast was kept at the charge of tenne learned men newly admitted to be Sergeants to the Kings law whose names were Robert Bridnell William Greuill Thomas Marow George Edgore Iohn Moore Iohn Cutler Thomas Elyot Lewes Pollard Guy Palmis William Fayrefax On the xxj day of Nouember at night beganne a perillous Fire on London Bridge fire at the signe of the Panyer vpon London Bridge néere to Saint Magnus Church where sixe tenements were brent ere the same could be quenched The seauenth of January were certayne houses consumed Fire with fire againste Saint Butolphes Churche in Thamis stréete The xxv of January beganne a Parliament at Westminster Parliament of the which was chosen speaker for the commons Maister Edmond Dudley The xxvij of March was an house brent againste Sainte 1504 Martins le grand in London A newe Coyne was by Parliament appoynted that is Nevv Coyne to say Grote and halfe Grote which bare but halfe faces the same time also was coyned a Grote whiche was in value twelue pence but of those were but few coyned This yeare Alume which many yeares had bin sold for Alume deere sixe shillings an hundred and lower arose to fiue Nobles an hundred and after to foure Markes c. The forenamed Sir William Capell Maior of London caused in euery ward of London a Cage with a paire of Stocks Anno reg 20 Cages and Stockes ordeyned Hunsditch paued Sherifes Maior therein to punish vagabonds Also he caused all Hunsditch to be ouerpaued the which many yeares before lay full noyously and perilously for all trauellers that way Roger Acheley William Browne the 28. of Septemb. Iohn Winger Grocer the 28. of October About Christmas the more parte of the prisoners of the Marshalsey in Southwarke brake out and many of them béeing Prisoners of the Marshalsey brake out shortlye after taken were put to execution speciallye those which had layne for Felouie or Treason The xv of Aprill a money maker one of the Coyners of 1505 the Tower was drawne to Tiborne and there hanged There was great strife in the Guild hall about choosing Anno reg 21. of the Sheriffe for the Taylors woulde haue had Mayster Fitz Williams Tailor and the other commons chose Roger Groue Grocer Richard Shore Roger Groue the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Thomas Kniesworth Fishmonger the 28. of October This Thomas Kneisworth of his owne goodes builded the Conduit at Bishopsgate He gaue to the Fishmongers Conduit at Bishopsgate builded certayne tenements for the whiche they be bound to finde four Schollers that studie Arte two at Oxford and two at Cambridge euery of them foure pound the yeare They bée bound also to giue to twelue aged poore people of their company to euery one of them at Barthelmewtide a winter garment for euer Also to giue to the prisoners of Ludgate and Newgate euery yeare forty shillings c. The fifth of January in the night the Kings Chamber Richmond on fire was fiered at Richmond the which might not be quenched till many curteyns carpets rich beds and much other stuffe was consumed Through great
familie of Franciscane Friers which are called conuentuals at Canterbury Newcastell and Southhampton This noble Prince King Henry dyed at Richmond the Smart Henry the vij deceassed â—â—ij of Aprill when he had reigned thrée and twenty yeares and eyght monethes and was buryed at Westminster in the 〈◊〉 Chappell which he had caused to be builded on the eleuenth of May. He left issue Henry Prince of Wales which succéeded in the Kingdome Lady Margaret Quéene of Scottes and Lady Mary promised to Charles King of Castile The Altare and Sepulture of the same King Henry the Sepulture of Henry the seauenth seuenth wherein he now resteth in his new Chappell at Westminster was made and finished in the yeare of ours Lorde 1519. by one Peter T. a Paynter of the Citie of Florence for the which he receyued one thousande pounde sterling for the whole stuâ—â—e and workemaÌ„ship at the hands of the Kings exequetors Richard Bishop of Winchester Richard Exequetors to Henry the seauenth Fitz Iames Bishop of London Thomas Bishop of Duresme Iohn Bishop of Rochester Thomas Duke of Norffolke Treasurer of Englande Edwarde Earle of Worcester the Kings Chamberlayne Iohn F. Knighte chiefe Justice of the Kings Benche Robert R. Knight chiefe Justice of the Common Place c. King Henry the eyght HEnry the eyght at the age Anno. reg 1. of eyghtéene yeares begaÌ„ his raigne the xxij of Aprill Anno. 15â—9 Of personage he was tall and mighty in witte and memorie excellent of suche maiestie with humanitie as was comely in such a Prince The The King married The King and Queene crovvned third of June he marryed Lady Katherine his first wife who had bin late the wife of Prince Arthur deceassed The sixth of June Iohn Darby â—owyer Iohn Smith Carpenter Iohn Sâ—mpson â—ulleâ—â—â—ingleaders of false â—nesâ—es in London râ—de about the Citie with their faces to the Horsse taytes and papers on their heads and were set â—â— the Pillorie in Corâ—ehill and after brought agayne to â—awgate where they dyed all within seauen dayes after for very shame On Midsomer day the King and Quéene were crowned â—â— Westminster The nine and twentith of June the most noble and verrtuous Princesse Margaret Countesse of Richmond â— Darbye mother to King Henry the seauenth and Grandmother to King Henry the eyght dyed at Westminster whose noble Actes and most charitable déedes all hir life executed can not be expressed in a small volume The seuentéenth of July Edmond Dudley was arraigned at the Guild Hall of London and after Michaelmas Sir Richard Empson was arraigned and condemned at Northhampton and sent agayne to the Tower of London George Monex Iohn Doget Mer Taylor the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Thomas Bradbury Mercer the 28. of October Sir William Capell Draper the 12 of Ianuary Maiors The one and twentith of January began a Parliament at Westminster In February was a great fire in Thames streete néere vnto Wooll Key which began in a Flaxe wiues house and did much harine The xx of Aprill a peace was proclaymed betwixte England and France during the â—â—ues of Henry the eyght King of England and Lewes the French King but it lasted not loâ—â— Doctor Colet Deane of Paules erected a frée Schoole in 1510 Paules Church yard in London and committed the ouersight thereof to the Mayster and Wardens of the Mercers Paules Schoole Anno. reg 2. bycause himselfe was â—oâ—â—e in London and was sonne to Henry Colet Mercer sometime Maior of London On Midsomer â—ighâ— the King came peâ—â—â—ly into Cheape in one of the â—oates of his 〈◊〉 and on Saint Peters night the King and Quéene came riding royally to the Kings head in Cheape there to behold the watch of the Citie oâ— Sir Richard Empson Knight and Edmond Dudley â—â—â—uier Empson and Dudley beheaded Edward Hall who had bin grâ—â—â—â— Câ—â—â—â—ay 〈◊〉 â—â— the late Kyng Henry the seauenth were beheaded at the Tower hill the seauenth of August Richarde Empson was buryed at the White Friers and Edmonde Dudley at the Blacke whose attachemeâ—â—â—â— was thoughte â—◠〈◊〉 procured by the malice of the 〈◊〉 â—hâ—â—wytâ— they 〈◊〉 â—â—â—e were offended or else to shift the noyse of the streight execution of penall Statutes in the late Kings dayes This Edmond Dudley in the tyme of his emprisonmeÌ„t in the Tower of London compiled one notable Booke whiche he entituled The Tree of common wealth a coppye whereof The tree of common vvelth a Booke I haue giuen to the right honourable Earle of Leycester now liuing The xxâ— of September William Fitz Williams MerchaÌ„t Election of a Sheriffe Taylor was agayne the seconde time chosen Sheriffe for the yeare following whereof the sayde William hauyng knowledge absented himselfe and woulde not be founde wherevpon the time drawing néere that presentation must be made of the newe Sheriffes they in a full Court of the Maior and Aldermen with assent of the common Counsayle being present in solemne and due forme caused him to be thrice called and commanded to appeare vpon payne that should fall thereof but he would in no wise appeare nor any other for him wherefore in auoyding the ieoperdie of forfeyture of their liberties if they should not prepare an hable man of themselues to be Sheriffe with that other which the Maior yéerely chooseth they called a new assemble of the commons and then chose Iohn Rest Alderman Nevv election of a Sheriffe and Grocer for the other Sheriffe the whiche with Iohn Milborne his fellow before chosen by the Maior was presented before the Barons of the Kings Exchequer and there admitted and shortly after for so much as the sayde William Fitz William would not submit himselfe to the authoritie of the Citie he was disfranchised and dismissed of VVilliam Fitz VVilliams disfranchised his Aldermanship and â—ined at a thousand Markes to bée leâ—yed of hys goodes and Cattayles within the Citie Iohn Milborne Iohn Rest the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Henry Kebell Grocer the 28. of October The eyghtenth of Nouember was holden the Seriants feast at the Bishop of Elyes in Oldborne the new Seriants Seriâ—ants Feast were Mayster Newport Newdigate Fitzherbert Iohn Brooke Pigote Cariell Brooke of Bristow Palme Senior and Mayster Roo Henry the Kings first sonne was borne on New yeares Prince borne day but dyed on Saint Mathies day next following In the monethes of June and July the Scottes made sundrye 1511 Anno reg 3. entryes vpon the borderes of England with Shippes well manned and victualled who kept the narrow Seas against the Portingales as they sayd wherevpon Sir Edward Haward Lord Admirall of England and Lord Thomas Haward sonne and heyre to the Earle of Surrey wente to Andrevv Barton a Scottish Pirate the Seas by the King of Englands commaundement wyth certayne Shippes who about the end of July mette with the sayde Scottes and gaue vnto them a sharpe battayle wounded theyr Captayne Andrew Barton
Waltam-stow to Locke bridge towards London The vij of August a peace was proclaymed betwixt the Mary sister to King Henry married to the French King Kingdomes of England and of France And on the ninth day â—â— October King Lewes of France marryed the Lady Mary sister to King Henry the eyght in y e great Church of Abvile Richard Hunne hauged in Lovv lards Tovver Richard Hunne a Merchant Taylor of London dwelling â—â— the Parish of Saint Margaret in Bridgestreate who for deâ—â—ing to giue a mortuarie such as was demaunded by the Parson for his childe being buryed had bin put in the Lowâ—â—ds Tower about the ende of October last before passed was â—â—we the fift of December found hanged with his owne â—irâ—le of silke in the sayd Tower and after he was burned â—â— Smithfield This yeare dyed at Rome the Archbishop of Yorke Cardinall called Doctor Banbredge which was the Kings Embassador there And King Henry gaue the said Archbishopâ—â—ke to Thomas Wolsey then Bishoppe of Lincolne who â—â—rtly after gate to be Cardinall and Lord Chancellour On Newyeares euen dyed the French King Lewes the 1515 twelfth and the ninth of Aprill a new peace was concluded betwéene the King of England and Francis the new King of Anno reg 7. France In the moneth of May Charles Duke of Suffolke wedded Duke of Suffolke married he Kings sister the Lady Mary the Kings sister late Quéene of Fraunce And héere I thinke good to set downe some part of the procéedings of this so oft named Thomas Wolsey Archbishop his ascending vnto honorious estate and sodeiue falling againe from the same as I haue bin enformed by persons of good credite This Thomas Wolsey was a poore mans sonne of Ipswich The ascending of Thomas VVolsey 1516 in the Countie of Suffolke and there borne and being but a child very apt to be learned by the meanes of his parents he was conuayde to the Uniuersitie of Oxford where he shortly prospered so in learning as he was made Batcheler Anno reg 8. Batcheler of Art xv yeares old of Art when he passed not fiftéene yeares of age and was called most commonly through the Uniuersitie the boy Batcheler Thus prospering in learning he was made fellow of Maudelin Colledge and afterward appoynted to be Schoolemayster of Maudelin Schoole at which time the Lorde Marques Dorcet hadde thrée of his sonnes there aâ— Schoole committing vnto him as well their education aâ— Schoolemayster to the Marques Dorcets Children their instruction It pleased the sayde Lorde Marquesse a gainst a Christmas season to send as well for the Schoolemayster as for his children home to his house for their reâ— creation in that pleasant and honourable feast Then béeing there the Lorde their father perceyuing them to 〈…〉 right well employed in learning for their time he hauing a Benefice in his gift being at that time voyde gaue thâ— same to the Schoolemaister in reward of his diligence at his Thomas VVolsey gate a Benefice departure after Christmas to the Uniuersitie and hauing the presentation thereof repaired to the Ordinarie for hyâ— induction and being furnished of his instruments madâ— spéede to the Benefice to take possession and being there foâ— that intent one Sir Iames Paulet Knight dwelling there about tooke occasion against him and set the Schoolemayster Thomas VVolsey set in the stockes by Sir Iames Paulet by the héeles during his pleasure which after was neyther forgotten nor forgiuen for when the Schoolemayster mounted the dignitie to be Chancellour of England he sente for Mayster Paulet and after many sharp words enioyned him to attend vntill he were dismissed and not to depart out of London without licence obteyned so that he continued therewith VVolseys imprisonment reuenged in the middle Temple the space of fiue or sixe yeares who lay then in the Gate house next the stréete which hée reedifyed very sumptuously garnishing the same all ouer Gatehouse of the middle Temple nevv builded the outside with the Cardinals Armes with his hatte cognisances and other deuises in so glorious a sorte that he thought thereby to haue appeased his olde displeasure Now after the deceasse of the Lorde Marquesse thys Schoolemayster considering with himselfe to be but a simple beneficed man and to haue lost his fellowship in the Colledge which was much to his reliefe thought not long to be vnprogided of some other help and in his trauell thereabout he fell in acquayntance with one Sir Iohn Naphant Sir Iohn Naphant Treasurer of Caleis Thomas VVolsey his Chaplayne a very graue and auntient Knight who had a great â—â—me in Caleis vnder King Henry the seauenth this Knight hée serued and behaued hymselfe so discretely that he obteyned the especiall fauour of his Mayster in so muche that he committed all the charge of hys office vnto hys Chaplayne and as I vnderstand the office was the Treasureship of Caleis who was in consideration of hys greate age discharged of hys roome and returned agayne into Englande and through hys instant labour hys Chaplayne Thomas VVolsey vvas Chapleyne to Henry the vij was promoted to bée the Kyngs Chaplayne and when hée had once cast Ancker in the porte of promotion how he wrought I shall somewhat declare He hauing there a â—ust occasion to be in the sight of the King dayly by reason hée sayde Masse before hym in hys Closet and that béeâ—ng done he speÌ„t not the day in ydlenesse but would attend vpon those whome he thought to beare most rule in the Counsell the which at that tyme was Doctor Fox Bishop of Winchester Secretarie and Lord of the priuie seale also Sir Thomas Louell Knight a sage Counsellor Mayster of the Wardes and Connestable of the Tower these graue Counsellors in proces of time perceyued this Chapleyne to haue a very fine witte and thought him a méete person to be preferred to wittie affaires It chanced at a certayne season that the King had an vrgent occasion to send an Embassador vnto the Emperour Maximilian who lay at that present in the low Countrey of Flanders not farre from Caleis The Bishop of Winchester and Sir Thomas Louell whome the King counselled and debated with vppon this Embassage saw they had a conuenient occasion to preferre the Kings Chapleyne whose witte eloquence and learning they highly commended to the King the King commanded them to bring his Chapleyne before his presence with whome he fell in communication of great matters and perceyuing his witte to be very fyne thoughte hym sufficiente commaunding hym therevpon to prepare hymselfe to hys iourney and hauing hys depeach tooke hys leaue of the King at Richmond about noone and so came to London about four of the Clocke where the Barge of Graues ende was ready to launch forth both with a prosperous Thomas VVolsey Embassadour to the Emperour tyde and winde without any abode he entred the Barge and so passed foorth with suche spéede that hée arriued
at Graues ende within little more than thrée houres where hée tarryed no longer than his post Horsses were prouiding and then trauayled so spéedily that hée came to Douer the nexte morning whereas the passengers were readye vnder Sayle to Caleis into the which passenger without tarrying he entred and sayled foorth wyth them that long before noone hée arriued at Calleis and hauing post Horsses departed from thence with such spéede that he was that night with the Emperour disclosed the whole summe of his Embassage to y â— Emperor of whom he required spéedie expedition the which was granted him by the Emperour so that the next day he was cléerely dispatched with all the Kings requestes fully accomplished at which time he made no longer delay but tooke post Horsses that night and rode towarde Caleis conducted thyther with such persons as the Emperour had appoynted and at the opening of the Gates of Caleis he came thither where the passengers were as readie to returne into England as they were before at his iourney forward in so muche that he arriued at Douer by tenne of the clocke before noone and hauing post Horsses came to the Court at Richmond the same night where he taking some rest vntill the morning repayred to the King at his first comming from his bed-chamber to this closet whome when the King sawe hée checked him for that he was not on his iourney Sir quoth he if it may please youre Highnesse I haue already bin with the Emperour and dispatched your affayres I trust to your Graces contentation and with that presented the King his Letters of credence from the Emperoure The King being in a great confuse and wonder of his spéedy returne and procéedings dissembled all his wonder and demanded of him whether he encountred not his Pursiuant the which he sent vnto him supposing him not to be out of London with Letters concerning a very necessary matter neglected in their consultatioÌ„ yes forsooth quoth the Chaplayne I met with him yesterday by the way and hauing no vnderstanding by your Graces letters of your pleasure haue not withstanding bin so bold vpon mine owne discretion perceyuing that matter to be very necessary in that behalfe to dispatch the same and forasmuch as I haue excéeded your Graces commission I most humbly require your Graces pardon the King reioycing not a little sayd we do not only pardon you thereof but also giue you our Princely thankes both for the procéeding therein and also for your good and spéedie exployte commanding him for that time to take his rest and repaire agayne after Dinner for the further relation of his Ambassade The Embassador when he saw tyme repaired before the King and Counsayle where he declared the effect of all his affaires so exactly with such grauitie and eloquence that all the Counsell that heard him commended him estéeming his expedition to be almost beyond the capacitie of man The King gaue him at that time the Deanerie of Lincolne From theÌ„ce Thomas VVolsey Deane of Lincolne forward he grew more and more into estimation and authoritie and after was promoted by the King to be hys Almoner After the death of King Henry the seauenth and Thomas VVolsey the Kings Almoner in the flourishing youth of King Henry the eyght thys Almoner handled himselfe so politiquely that he soone found the meanes to be made one of the Kings Counsaile Thomas VVolsey of the priuie Counsayle vvith King Henry the eyght and to grow in fauour with the King to whome the King gaue an house at Bridewell in Fleete streete sometyme Sir Richard Empsons where he kept house for his familie and so dayly attended vpon the King and in his especiall fauour who had great sute made vnto him His sentences and wittie perswasions in the Counsell Chamber were alwayes so pithie that the Counsayle as occasion moued them continually assigned him to be the expositor to the King in all their procéedings in whome the King receyued such a leaning fantasie for that he was most earnest and readyest of all the Counsayle to aduance the Kings will and pleasure the King therefore estéemed him so highly that all the other Counsaylors were put from the great fauour that they before were in in so much that the King committed all his will vnto his disposition which the Almoner perceyuing tooke vpon him therefore to discharge the King of the weightie and troublesome businesse perâ—wading the King that he should not néede to spare any time of his pleasure for any businesse that should happen in the Counsell and whereas the other Counsaylours would diuers times perswade the King to haue sometime recourse into the Counsell Chamber there to heare what was done the Almoner would perswade him to the contrarie which delighted him much and thus the Almoner ruled all them that were before him such did hys policie and witte bring to passe Who was now in hygh fauoure but Maister Almoner and who ruled all vnder the King but Maister Almouer thus he perseuered in fauour vntill at last in came presents giftes and rewards so plentifully that he lacked nothing that might eyther please his fantasie or enrich his coffers And thus procéeding in fortunes blisfulnesse it chanced the warres betwéene the Realmes of Englande and France to be open in so much as the King béeing fully perswaded in hys most royall person to inuade hys foraigne enimies with a puissant Armye wherefore it was necessarye that thys royall enterprise shoulde bée spéedily prouided and furnished in euery degrée of things apt and conueniente for the same the expedition whereof the King thought no mans witte so méete for policie and paynefull trauayle as was hys Almoner to whome therefore he committed hys whole trust therein and hée tooke vpon hym the whole charge of all the businesse and brought all things to good passe in a decent order as all manner of victualles prouisions and other necessaryes conueniente for so noble a voyage and Armie All things béeyng by hym perfected the King aduanced to hys royall enterprise passed the Seas and marched forwarde in good order of battayle vntill hée came to the strong Towne of Turwyne to the whyche hée layde hys séege and assayled it very strongly continually with such vehemente assaultes that within short space it was yéelded vnto hys Maiestie vnto the which place the Emperour Maximilian repaired vnto the King with a greate Armie like a mightie Prince taking of the King his Graces wages which is a rare thing and but seldome séene an Emperour to fighte vnder a Kings Banner Thus after the King had obteyned this puissant Fort and taken the possession thereof and sette all thynges there in due order for the defence and preseruation thereof to hys vse he departed thence and marched towarde the Citie of Turney and there layde hys séege in like manner to the which he gaue so fierce and sharpe assault that they were constreyned of fine force to render the Towne vnto his victorious
ought to the King of Englande for their liberties and franchises It was further agréede that the yong Dolphin sonne and heyre to the French King shoulde marry wyth the Ladye Mary King Henries daughter of Englande if they bothe so lyked eche other when they came to age And then the Earle of Worcester with the Bishoppe of Ely and other were sente into Fraunce to make delyuery of the saide Citie of Tourney whyche was done on the tenth of February Iohn Allen Iames Spencer the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Thomas Mirfin Skinner the 28. of October The sixetéenth of Marche landed at Calleis sir Nicholas Vaux sir Edwarde Belknape sir William Sandes Knightes of the Garter Commissioners to ouer sée the making of a Pallaice before the Castell of Guisnes wherefore there was sente the Kings Mayster Mason Maister Carpenter and thrée hundred Masons and fiue hundred Carpenters one hundred Joyners many Paynters Glaziers Tylours Smiths and other Artificers both out of England and Flaunders to the number in all of two thousande and more The saide Pallaice was begunne the ninetéenth of Marche for the whyche tymber was boughte in Holand whyche tymber was so long that the same was bounden togyther and brought to Calleis wythout any shippe for no shippe myghte receiue it the other tymber and boorde was conueyed out of 1519 Englande And thus was there builded the goodlyest Pallaice of tymber that euer was wroughte and so curiously garnished wythin and wythout Then was prouision made in Englande and in Flaunders for victuall wine and all other thynges necessarie for the furniture of feasting and banqueting Then came into Englande Orleaunce Kyng of Armes in France made Proclamation at the Courte that the Kyng of England and the Frenche Kyng in campe betwéene Arde and Guisnes with eightéene aydes in June nexte ensuing should abide al commers being Gentlemen at the tylt tourney and at barriers And the like Proclamation was made in the Courte â—f Fraunce by Clarencius Kyng of Armes of Englande also in the Courte of Burgoigne in Almaine and Italie For the furnishing of those Justes there was deuised a tylt and all thyngs necessarie for that enterprice in a goodlye plaine betwéene Guisnes and Arde. Kyng Henrie being informed that his realme of Ireland was oute of order discharged the Earle of Kyldare of his office of Deputye and therevnto was appoynted the Earle of Surrey Thomas Howard Lorde Admirall wherefore the saide Earle in the beginning of April tooke leaue of the Kyng and the Duke of Norffolke his father and passed into Anno reg 11. Irelande with diuers Gentlemen or that hadde béene of the garrison of Tourney and hadde with hym one hundred Yeomen of the Kings Guarde and other to the number of one thousand men and there he continued two yeres and more in whiche space he had manye battels and skirmishes with the wilde Irishe Iohn Wilkinson Nicholas Partridge the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1520 Anno reg 12. Sir Iames Yarforde Mercer the 28. of October As King Henrie was at Canterburie with the Quéene in readinesse to haue passed the Sea he heard of the Emperor Charles his comming who arriued at Hith in Kent but landed at Douer on the sixe and twentith of May where he was mette by the Lorde Cardinall Wolsey who conducted him from the shoare of Douer to the Castel there where he was lodged On the nexte morning King Henrie came riding from Canterburie to the Castel of Douer where he saluted the Emperour And on Whitsonday earely in the morning these two noble Princes tooke their horses and rode to the Citie of Caunterburie not onelye to solempnise the feast of Pentecoste but also to sée the Quéene his aunte The noble personages of the realme of Englande and the Quéene with hir traine of Ladyes receyued and welcomed the Emperour to Caunterburie where he remayned tyll the Thursday nexte following whyche was the laste of Maye then he tooke hys leaue of the King and of all the Ladyes and so rode to Sandwich where he tooke hys Ships and sayled into Flaunders And the same daye the Kyng made sayle from the Porte of Douer and landed at Caleis aboute eleauen of the clocke and wyth him the Quéene and Ladyes and manye Nobles of the Realme The number of persons on the King and Quéenes side were 4334. and of horses 1637. besides the persons on the Frenche Quéenes and Duke of Suffolke hir husbandes and of the Cardinalles On the fourth of June the King wyth all hys Nobles as well the Quéene with hir traine of Ladies as other with the whole number of Nobles remoued froÌ„ Calleis to Guisnes into the moste noble and royall lodging before séene for it was a Pallaice made quadrant and euerye quadrant was 328. foote long whyche was in compasse 1312. foote aboute The seauenth of June the Kings of England and Fraunce met at the campe betwéene Guisnes and Arde wyth bothe their Swordes drawne and borne before them The tenth of June the King of Englande dyned with the Frenche Quéene in the towne of Arde and the Frenche Kyng dyned the same day wyth the Quéene of England in the new Pallaice made before the Castel of Guisnes which house was the moste sumptuous and costlye of Riches that hath béenâ— séene And after thys these two Kings mette euery daye after at Campe wyth diuers Lords and there iusted and turneyed fourtéene dayes and the two Quéenes met at Guisnes and at Arde dyuers tymes The foure and twentith of June these two Kings and Quéens with their retinues met at Camp where the Justs were kept there they banqueted dauÌ„ced with maskings and disguisings that the like had not bin lightly séene almost all the night following and then tooke their leaue and departed and on the xxv of June the King of England and the Quéene and all the Court remoued from Guisnes to the Towne of Caleis where they rested On the tenth of July the King with a goodly company rode to the Towne of Grauelin in Flanders and there mette with Charles the Emperour and on the next morrow the Emperour and the Lady Margaret the Emperours Aunt Duchesse of Sauoy with many other great Estates came with the King of England to the Towne of Caleis whereby all the Lords and states of England were displaced of their lodgings and for solace against their comming was builded Banqueting house in the Tovvne of Caleis Richard Turpin a Banqueting house eyght hundred foote compasse like a Theatre after a goodly deuise builded in such manner as I thinke was neuer séene with sixtéene principals made of great Mastes betwixt euery Mast four and twentie foote and all the outsides closed with boorde and canuas Ouer it and within round about by the sides were made thrée Scaffolds or loftes one aboue another for men and women to stand vpon and in the midst of the same Banqueting house was set vp a great piller of Timber made of eyght great
should be sente to the Emperour about the matter with whome he was that the King and the Emperour should ioyne in those warres against the French King and that the Duke of Burbon should The Duke of Burbon Champion for the K. of England against the King of France be our Kings Champion and Generall in the fielde who had a great number of good Souldiours ouer and besides the Emperours armie which was not small and that the King should pay vnto the Duke monethly wages both for himselfe and his retinue in so much as Sir Iohn Russell Sir Iohn Russel lay continually beyond the Seas in a secret place both to receyue money of the King and to pay the same monethly to the Duke so that the Duke began the warres with the French King in his owne territorie and Dukedome which the King had confisked in his owne hands being not perfectly knowne vnto the Dukes enimies that he had any ayde out of England and thus he wrought the French King much displeasure in so much as the French King was constreyned 1525 to prepare a puissant Armie and in his owne person to resist the Dukes power and with force the King droue him to take Pauy a strong Towne in Italy with hys host for their securitie whereas the King encamped hym wonderously strong intending to enclose the Duke that he should not issue forth yet notwithstanding the Duke did many times issue forth and skirmished with the King Now let vs returne agayne to the Cardinall Wolsey who séemed to be sodeinly altered and to be more French Anno reg 17 than Emperiall howsoeuer it came so to passe but the French King lying in his Camp sent secretly into Englande a priuie person a very wittie man to treate a peace betwixt the French King and our King this person was named Iohn Iokin who was kept as secretly as might be for he was no Frenchman borne but an Italian a man of no great estimation in France and for his subtile witte elected to entreate of such Embassade as the French King had giuen him in commission This Iokin was secretly conuayde vnto Richmond and there remayned vntill the Cardinall resorted Iohn Iokin messenger from the French King thither vnto him where after Easter tearme ended he kept the feast of Whitsontide very solemnely in which season the Cardinall caused diuers times this Iokin to dine with him Thus continued this Iokin in England long after vntill at the last as it should he brought to passe the matter that he had in commission After this there was sente out immediatly a restreynt to Sir Iohn Russell into those partes where he made his abiding beyond the Seas that he shoulde reteyne that monethes wages still in hys â—ands vntill the Kings pleasure were to him knowne which should haue bin payde to the Duke of Burbon béeâ—ng then wyth hys retinue encamped within the Towne â—â—â—â—â—â— for want whereof at his day the Duke and hys â—â—n were sore dismayde when they saw there was not â—â—â—ey brought as it was wont to be and béeing in so danâ—â—rous a case and where victualles beganne to be sâ—ant â—nd very déere they imagined many wayes what shoulde â—â— the lette some sayde thys and some sayde that so that they mistrusted nothing lesse than the very cause thereof in so much as at the last what for wante of victualles and other necessaries the Souldyoures and Captaynes beganne to grudge and mutter and at last for lacke of victuals were like all to perish The Souldyours being in this extremitie came before their Captaine y â— Duke of Burbon and sayd Sir we must bée of very force and necessitie constreyned to yéelde vs vp to our enimies and better it were for vs so to do than to sterue lyke Dogges When the Duke saw their extremitie he sayde vnto them with wéeping eyes Sirs quoth he yée are both valiant men and of noble heartes who haue serued me héere right worthelie and for your necessitie whereof I am perticipant I doe not a little lament but I shall desire you as you are noble in heart and courage so to take patience for a day or twayne and if succour come not then from the King of England as I doubt nothing that he will deceyue vs I will well agrée that we shall all put oure selues and our liues vnto the mercy of our Lorde wherewith they were all agréeable and tarrying the comming of the Kings money vntill the tearme of two dayes were past the Duke séeing no remedie called his noble Captaynes and Souldyoures before hym and wéeping sayde Yée noble men and Captaynes I sée no remedie in thys necessitie but eyther wée must yéeld vs vnto our enimies or else â—â—mishe and to yéelde the Towne and our selues I know not the mercie of our enimies as for my parte I passâ— not for their cruelties for I knowe very well that â— shall suffer death most cruelly if I come in their handâ—â— it is not for my selfe therefore that I doe lamente 〈…〉 it is for youre sakes it is for youre liues and safegarâ— of youre persons for so that yée might escape the dangâ—â— of oure enimies handes I woulde most gladly 〈…〉 death therefore good companyons and most noble Souldyoures I shall require you all to consider the daungerous miserie and calamitie that wée stande in to sell o 〈…〉 liues most dearely rather than to be murthered lykâ— Beastes if yée wyll bée agréeable wée wyll take vpon vs thys nighte to gyue oure Enimes an assaulte and by that meanes wée maye eyther escape or else gyue them an ouerthrowe and thus it were better to die in the Fielde lyke men than lyue prisoners in captiuitle and miserie to the whiche they all agréed then quoth the Duke yée perceyue that our enimies Campe is strong and that there is no waye to enter vppon them but one and that is so planted wyth Ordinance and strength of men that it is not possible to atteyne to oure Enimies that wayes to fighte wyth them in Campe. And also nowe of late you perceyue they haue hadde but small doubt of vs in so muche that they haue kepte but verye slender watche therefore my deuice shall bée thus There shall issue out of the Towne aboute the dead of the nighte from vs a number of you that bée of the most delyuerest to assaulte theyr Campe and they shall gyue the assaulte righte secretly euen directly agaynste the place of the entrie whyche is very strong and inuincible youre fierce and valiant assaulte shall be to them of the Campe so doubtfull that they will turne their strength of the entrie that lyeth ouer agaynst your assaulte to beate you from youre purpose then will I issue out of the posterne and come to the place of theyr strength newly turned and there or they be ware will I enter and fight with them in theyr Camp and winne their Ordinance whiche they haue newly burned and beate them wyth theyr owne
might haue oppressed and how by hys pitie he had reléeued them wherefore he would héere after that for kindnesse they shoulde shewe hym none vnkindnesse but inuiolably kéepe that league which was coÌ„cluded In the moneth of May was proclamation made against Proclamation against vnlavvfull gâ—â—es all vnlawfull games and commissions awarded into euerie Shire for the execution of the same so that in all places Tables Dice Cardes and Bowles were taken and brent but when yong men were restreyned of these games and pastimes some fell to drincking some to ferretting of other mens Conyes and stealing of Deare in Parkes and other vnthristinesse The sixth of September was proclamation for Golde Gold ennaunced the French Crowne foure shillings sixe pence the Angelet seauen shillings and sixe pence the Riall xj sÌ„ iij. d. c. Stephen Peacocke Nicholas Lambart the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Sir Thomas Semer Mercer the 28. of October In the monethes of Nouember December and Januarie Great raynes and land vvaters fell such rayne that thereof ensued great fluddes which destroyde Corne fields Pastures and Beastes then was it drie till the twelfth of April and from that time it rayned euery day and night till the third of June whereby Corne fayled sore in the yeare following After the deliuerie of the French King out of the Emperours 1527 bondage and his sonnes receyued in hostage for the Emperours and the King of Englands securitie of all Anno reg 19. such demaundes and requestes as should be demaunded of the French King The Cardinall Wolsey lamenting the French Kings calamitie and the Popes great aduersitie who yet remayned in the Castell Angell trauelled all that he could with the King and his Counsell to take some order for the quietnesse of them both At last it was thought good that the sayde Cardinall shoulde take vppon him the Kings commission to trauell beyond the Seas in this matter Cardinall sent Embassador into France and by his witte to compasse a perfect peace among those potentates wherevpon he was commanded to prepare himselfe to this iourney which he tooke vpon him He had with hym the Earle of Darby the Bishop of London Lord priuie seale Sir Henry Gilfort Knight of the Garter comptroller of the Kings house the Lord Sands Knight of the Garter Lord Chamberlayne of the Kings house Doctor Taylor Mayster of the Rolles Sir Thomas Moore Knight Chancellour of the Duchy of Lancaster the Bishop of Deuelin the Lord Mountegle the Lord Harrenden Sir Iohn Dudley Knight Mayster Ratclife Maister Willowby Mayster Parker Mayster Sturton Uicounts and Baroâ—â— sonnes and heires Sir Francis Brian Sir Edward Semer Sir Robert Gernigam Doctor Stephen Gardener Secretarie Doctor Peter Vannes Secretarie Of the priuie Chamber Maister Hennege Maister Arundell Maister Kneuet Maister Alford Phisitions Doctor Frances Doctor Smith Gentlemen Ushers of the priuie Chamber Maister Walgraue Maister Elles Sir Thomas Denis high Chamberlen Maister Sentâ—lere Uizchamberlaine Gentlemen Ushers M. Wentworth M. Hansard M. Pemercy M. Constable M. Werren Of houshold M Cade Steward sir Wil. Gascoigne Treasurer M. Gostike Comptroller M. Broughton Mayster of the Horsse Doctor Allen Doctor Benet Doctor Duke Deane of the Chapell Doctor CapoÌ„ Almoner y â— Archdeaâ—â— of Canterbury the Archedeacon of Carleile sir Iohn Sent-Iohn sir Richard Sands Knights c. in al to y e number of 900. horses Then marched he forwarde from hys owne house at The pompous ryding of the Cardâ—â—aâ— Westminster throughe London ouer London bridge hauing before hym all the Gentlemen thrée in a rancke in Ueluet Coates and the moste of them greate chaines of Golde aboute their neckes and all hys Yeomen followed hym with Noblemens and Gentlemens seruants al in Orenge tawney coates with the Cardinalles Hat and a T. â— for Thomas Cardinall embrodered vpon all the Coates aswell of hys owne seruants as of al the reste of Gentlemens seruantes and hys Sumpter Mules whyche were twentie or more with all his cariage of Cartes and other of hys traine were passed before He rode like a Cardinall verye sumptuouslye on hys Mule wyth his spare Mule and spare horse trapped in Crimosin Ueluet vpon veluet and stirrops guilt folowing him And before hym he had his twoo great Crosses of siluer his two great Pillers of siluer the Kings broade Seale of Englande and hys Cardinals Hat and a Gentlemanne carying hys Ualence otherwise called his Cloake bagge whyche was made of fine Scarlet altogyther embrodered very richly with Golde hauing in it a cloake Thus passed he forth throughe London and all the waye euerye daye in his iourney he was thus furnished hauing hys Harbengers in euerye place before whych prepared lodging for hys traine The first iourney that he made was twoo myles beyond Dertford in Kent vnto sir Thomas Wiltshires house and the reste of hys traine were lodged in Dertford and in the countrey there-aboutes The nexte daye he marched to Rochesâ—â—â— where he was lodged in the Byshoppes Pallaice and the rest of his traine in the Citie in Strowde The third day he rode to Feuersham and there was lodged in the Abbey his traine in the towne there and some in the Countrey there-aboutes The fourth daye he rode to Caunterburie where he encountred wyth the worshipfull of the town and Country and lodged in the Priorie of Christchurch and all hys traine in the Citie where he continued thrée dayes in whiche season there was a greate fayre in the Towne by reason it was the feast of Thomas of Canterburie At whych daye there was a solempne Procession wherein the Cardinal then went apparelled in hys Legantine Ornamentes with hys Hat on his heade who commaunded the Monks and the Quéere to sing the Letany after this sorte Sancta Maria or a pro Papa nostra Clemente the Cardinall knéeling at a Stoole before the Quéere dore all the while the Monks and their Quéere stoode in the body of the church singing the Letany The eleauenth of July the Cardinall arriued at Calleis who was receiued with all the Officers and Counsell of the Towne the Maior of the Towne and the Maior of the Staple in Procession and in the Lauterne Gate he knéeled and made his prayers that done they passed on before vntill he came to Saint Maries Churche from whence he repayred with a greate number of Noblemen and Gentlemen béeing Péeres of the Towne vnto a place called the Checker where he was lodged and kepte his house as long as he abode in the Towne When all his traine and carriage was landed and euery thing prepared for his iourney he called all hys Noblemen Gentlemen beyng seruants vnto him into hys priuie Chamber where they being al assembled before hym he sayde I haue called you hither to the intent to declare vnto you that I consider the duetie you beare me and the good will that I semblably beare to you séeing your intendment to further the aucthoritie that I haue by Commission whiche your
Lieuetenaunte of the Tower stayed them both and tooke bothe their Captaines and men The xvij of June the Terme was adiorned to Mihelmasse bycause of the sweating sicknesse that then raigned in the Citie of London and there was no such watch at Midsomer as before time had bin accustomed Ralph Waren Iohn Long the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Legate from Rome Sir Iohn Rudston Draper the 28. of October The seauenth of October came to London a Legate from Rome called Lawrence Campaius Cardinall and by the Kings gift Bishop of Salisburie who was lodged at Bath Place without Temple barre A prisoner brake from the Sessions hall at Newgate wheÌ„ A prisoner brake from the Sessions house the Sessions was done which prisoner was brought downe out of Newgate in a Basket he séemed so weake but now in the end of the Sessions he brake through the people to the Grey Friers Church and there was kept sixe or seauen dayes Register of the Grey Friers ere the Sheriffes could speake with him and then bycause he would not abiure and aske a Crowner with violence they tooke him thence and cast hym agayne in prison but the law serued not to hang him Commissioners were sent some to Oxford some to Cambridge some to Louayne Paris Orleance Bonony Padua c. to knowe the opinions of the learned in those Uniuersities concerning the marriage betwixt King Henry and Quéene Katherine sometime his brothers wife which marriage séemed to them to bée vnlawfull as was affirmed vnder the perticular seale of euery Uniuersititie In the moneths of Aprill May June and July Cardinall 1527 Campeius the Legate with Cardinall Wolsey sate at the Blacke Friers in London where before them was brought Anno reg 21 in question the Kings mariage with Quéene Katherine as to be vnlawfull where these two Legates sate as Judges The Kings mariage vvith Queene Katherine called in question at the Blacke Friers before whome the King and Quéene were assited and sommoned to appeare The Court was platted in tables and benches in manner of a Consistorie one seate reysed higher for the Judges to sitte in then as it were in the midst of the said Judges al oft aboue them thrée degrées high was a cloth of Estate hanged with a Chaire royall vnder the same wherein sate the King and besides him some distance from him sate the Quéene and vnder the Judges féete sate the Scribes and other officers the chiefe Scribe was Doctor Stephens and the caller of the Court was one Cooke of Winchester Then before the King and the Judges within the Court sate the Archbishop of Canterbury Warham and all the other Bishops Then stoode at both endes within the Counsellours learned in the Spirituall Lawes as well the Kings as the Quéenes The Doctors of Law for the King were Doctor Simpson Doctor Bell and diuers other and Proctors on the same side were Doctor Peter Doctor Tregonâ—ll with others On the other side for the Quéene were Doctor Fisher Doctor Standish and Doctor Ridley Thus was the Court furnished The Judges commanded silence whilest their commisson was red both to the Court and to the people assembled That done the Scribes commaunded the Crier to call the King by the name of King Henry of England come into the Court c. with that the King answered and sayde héere then called hée the Quéene by the name of Katherine Quéene of Englande come into the Court c. who made no answere but rose out of hir Chaire and bycause she could not come to the King directly for the distance seuered betwéene them she wente aboute by the Court and came to the King knéeling downe at hys féete to whome she sayde in effect as followeth Sir quoth she I desire you to do me iustice and right and take some pitie vpon me for I am a poore woman and a Stranger borne out of your Dominion hauing héere no indifferent Counsell and lesse assurance of Frendship Alas Sir what haue I offended you or what occasion of displeasure haue I shewed you intending thus to put me from you after this sorte I take God to my Judge I haue bin to you a true and humble wife euer confirmable to your will and pleasure that neuer contraryed or gaynesayde any thing thereof and béeing alwayes contented with all things wherein you had anye delight whether little or much without grudge or displeasure I loued for your sake all them whome you loued whether they were my friendes or enimies I haue bin your wife these twentye yeares and moe and you haue had by me dyuers Children if there be any iust cause that you can alledge agaynste me eyther of dishonestie or matter lawfull to put me from you I am contente to departe to my shame and rebuke and if there be none then I pray you to let me haue Justice at youre hande The King your father was in hys tyme of excellente witte and the King of Spayne my Father Ferdinando was reckned one of the wisest Princes that raigned in Spayne many yeares before it is not to be doubted but that they had gathered as wise Counsellours vnto them of euery Realme as to their wisedomes they thought méete who thought the marriage betwéene you and me good and lawfull c. wherefore I humblye desire you to spare me untill I may knowe what councell my friendes in Spayne wyll aduertise me to take and if you will not then youre pleasure bée fulfilled and wyth that she arose vp making a low curtesie to the King and departed from thence The King béeyng aduertised that she was ready to goe out of the house commanded the Crier to call hir agayne who called hir by these wordes Katherine Quéene of Englande come into the Courte wyth that quoth Mayster Griffith Madame you bée called agayne on on quoth she it maketh no matter I wyll not tarrie goe on youre wayes and thus she departed wythoute anye further aunswere at that tyme or anye other and neuer woulde appeare after in any Court The King perceyuing she was departed sayde these wordes in effect For as much quoth he as the Quéene is gone I will in hir absence declare onto you all She hathe bene to me as true as obediente and as confirmable a wife as I would wish or desire she hath all the vertuous qualities that ought to be in a woman of hir dignitie or in any other of a baser estate she is also surely a noble woman borne hir conditions will well declare the same with that quoth the Cardinall Wolsey Sir I most humbly require your highnesse to declare before all this audience whether I haue bin the chiefe and first mouer of this matter vnto your Maiestie or no for I am greatly suspected héerein My Lord Cardinall quoth the King I can well excuse you in this matter mary quoth he ye haue bin rather against me in the tempting héereof than a setter forward or mouer of the same the speciall cause
Wednesday following Upon whiche daye â—â—e Maior sir Stephen Pecocke in a gown of Criniosin Uelâ—â—t wyth his collar of Esses and al the Aldermen in Scarâ—â—â— with collars and chaines and all the Counsell of the Ci 〈…〉 with them tooke their Barge at one of the clocke and the 〈…〉 had another Barge and so rowed to Greenewiche where were manye Lordes Knightes and Gentlemen assembled al the walles betwéene the Kings palace and the Friers were hanged with Arras and all the way strewed with gréeue rushes The Friers Church was also hanged wyth riche Arras the Font was of siluer and stoode in the middest of the Churche thrée steppes highe whiche was couered with a fine cloth and diuers Gentlemen with aproâ—â—â— and towels aboute their neckes gaue attendance aboute it that no filth shoulde come to the font ouer it hung a square Canapie of Crimosin Sattin friuged with Golde aboute it was a rayle couered with red Say betwéene the Quéere bodye of the Church was a close place with a panne of fyrâ— to make the childe ready in when all these things were â—â—dered the childe was brought to the Hall and then eueryâ— man set forwarde firste the Citizens twoo and two then Gentlemen Esquiers and ChaÌ„plaines nexte after them the Aldermen and the Maior alone and nexte the Kingâ—â— Councell then the Kings Chappell in Coapes then Barons Bishoppes Earles the Earle of Essex bearing the couered Basons guilte after him the Marquesse of Excestâ—â— with a Taper of Uirgin Ware nexte him the Marquesse Dercet bearing the Salte behinde him the Ladye Mary of Norffolke bearing the Crisoâ—e whyche was verye â—â—â—he of Pearle and Stone The olde Dutchesse of Noâ—ffolke 〈…〉 the childe in a Mantle of purple Uelâ—eâ— wyth a long traine surred wyth Ermin The D. of Norffolke with his Marshals rod went on the right hand of the said Dutches the Duâ—â—â— of Suffolke on the left hand and before them went officers of Armes y e Countesse of Kâ—â—â— bare the long traine of y â— childes Mantle and meane betwéene the childe the Countesse of Kent went the Earle of 〈…〉 the Earle of Darby on eyther side supporting the said traine in the middest ouer the child was borne a rich Canapieby the Lord Rochforde the Lord Husse the Lord William Howard the Lord Thomas Howard the elder After the child followed manyâ— Laâ—yâ—s â— GentlewomeÌ„ When y e child was come to the Church dore the Bishop of London met it with diuers Bishops Abbots mytered began the obseruaunces of the Sacrament The Godfather was Lord Thoâ— Archbishoppe of Canterburie the Godmothers were the olde Dutchesse of Norffolke the olde Marchionesse of Dorcet widows and the childe was named Elizabeth and after that al things were done at the Church dore the child was broughte to the Font and Christened that done Garter chiefe King of Armes cryed aloude God of hys infinite goodnesse send prosperous life and long to the highe mightie Princesse of England Elizabeth and then the Trumpets blewe then y e child was brought vp to y e Aultar the Gospel said ouer it After that immediatly the Archebyshop of Canterburie confirmed it the Marchionesse of Excester being Godmother then the Bishop of Canterbury gaue vnto the Princesse a standing Cuppe of Gold the Dutchesse of Norffolke gaue to hir a standyng Cuppe of Golde fretted wyth Pearle y e Marchionesse of Dorcet gaue 3. guilt bolles pounsed with a couer the Marchionesse of Excester gaue 3. standing boules grauen al guilt with a couer Then was brought in Waffers Confects I pocrase in such plenty y â— euery man had as much as he would desire then they sette forward y e Trumpets afore going in the same order toward the kings palace as they did when they came thitherward sauing that y e gifts that y e Godfather Godmothers gaue were borne before the child by 4. persons that is to say first sir Iohn Dudley bare the gift of the Lady of Excester the L. Thomas Howard the yoÌ„ger bare the gift of the Lady Dorcet the Lord Fitz Walter bare the gifte of the Lady of Norffolke and the Lorde of Worcester bare the gifte of the Archebyshop of Canterburie and al the one side as they went was full of staffe-torches to the number of fyue hundreth borne by the Guarde and other of the Kings seruantes and aboute the childe were manye other proper Torches borne by Gentlemenne And in this order they brought the Princesse to the Quéenes Chamber dore and then departed The â—aior wente to the Kings Chamber and tarryed there a whyle wyth his bréethren the Aldermen and at the laste the Dukes of Norffolke and Suffolke came out from the King and reported to the Mayor and his brethren that the King thanked them hartily and commanded them to giue them thankes in his name and from thence they were had to the Seller and dranke and so went to their Barge The xxiij of Nouember béeyng Sonday on a Scaffolde Holy Mayde of Kent before the Crosse at Paules there stoode a Nunne professed in the Priorie of Saint Sepulchre in Caunterburie named Elizabeth Barton with sundry other persons and the Bishop of Bangor late Abbot of Hyde there preaching shewed their offences from whence they were committed to the Tower of London The xxviij of Januarye a great fish was taken at Blacke wall called a Whale whyche was broughte to Westminster to the King and so backe to Broken Wharfe and there cut out The firste of Aprill Woolfe and his wife were hanged 1534 VVoolfe and his vvife haÌ„ged on two Gibbets at the turning trée in Lambeth Marshe for murthering the two Merchant strangers aforesaide The xx of Aprill Elizabeeh Barton a Nunne professed at The holy Maid of Kent and other hanged and headed Saint Sepulchres in Canterburie Edward Bocking Iohn Deering two Monks of Christs Church in Canterburie Hughe Riche warden of the Friers Obseruants in Canterburie and Richard Risbe and another of his fellows of the same house Richarde Maister Parson of Aldington in Kent and Henrie Golde Pryest were drawn from the Tower of London to Tyborne there hanged headed c. for sundry conspiracies in the matter of diuorce betwéene the Kynges Maiestie and Quéen Katherine At which time were also attainted of misprision by acte of Parliament for the same matter Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester Iohn Adeson his Chaplain Tho. Abell Priest Thomas Gold Gentleman and Thomas Laurence Anno reg 26 Register to the Archdeacon of Canterburie The ninth of July Lorde Dacres of the North was arraigned Lord Dacres of the North arraigned at Westminster of high treason where he so wittily confuted his accusers that to their great shame he was fouÌ„d not guiltie The eleauenth of August was all the places of the Obseruant Friers houses suppressed Friers as Grenewich Canterbury Richmont Newarke and Newcastell putte downe and Austen Fryers set in their places and the Obseruants were
at Grenevviche Henrie Norice and other From this Iustes King Henrie sodainely departed to Westminster hauing only with him sixe persons of which sodayne departure many menne maruelled On the nexte morrowe the Lorde Rocheford brother to the Quéene and Henrie Norrice were brought to the Tower of London prisoners Also the same daye aboute fiue of the clocke in the afternoon Quéene Anne Bolleine was brought to the Tower of London by sir Thomas Audley Lord Chancelour the Duke of Norffolke Thomas Cromwell Secretary and sir William Kingston Constable of the Tower and when she came to the Tower gate entring in she fell on hir knées before the saide Lordes beséeching God to helpe hir as shée was not guiltie of that whereof she was accused and then desired the saide Lordes to beséeche the Kings Grace to bée good vnto hir and so they lefte hir there prisoner On the xv of May Quéene Anne was arraigned in the Tower of London on a Scaffold for y ◠purpose made in y ◠kings Hall before the Duke of Norffolke who sate vnder y e cloth of Estate as high Steward of England with the Lord Chancellour on his right hand the Duke of Suffolke on his left hande with Marquesses and Lords c. and the Earle of Surrey sate before the Duke of Norffolke his father as Earle Marshall of England The Kings commission being redde the Connestable of the Tower the Lieutenant brought the Quéene to the barre where was made a Chaire for hir to sit downe in and there hir inditement was redde whervnto she made so wise and discrete answeres that she séemed fully to cléere hirselfe of all matters layd to hir charge but being tried by hir Péeres wherof the Duke of Suffolke was chiefe she was by them found giltie and had iudgement pronounced by the Duke of Norffolke and immediatly the Lord Rochford the Quéenes brother was likewise arraigned and condemned the Maior of London his bréetherne the Aldermen the Wardens and four persons moe of euery the twelue principall companyes béeing present The xvij of May the Lorde Richford brother to the Quéene Henry Norris Marke Smeton William Brierton and Francis Weston all of the Kings priuie Chamber about matters touching the Quéene were beheaded on the Tower hill the Lord Rochfords body with the head was buryed in the Chappell of the Tower the other four in the Church-yard there On the xix of May Quéene Anne was on a Scaffold made for that purpose vpon the gréene within the Tower of London beheaded with the sword of Caleis by the handes of the hangman of that Towne hir body with the head was buryed in the Quéere of the Chappell in the Tower The xx of May the King marryed Lady Iane daughter King Henry married Lady Iane. to Sir Iohn Seymour Knight which at Whitsontide was openly shewed as Quéene and on Tuesday in the Whitson wéeke Sir Edwarde Seymour was created Uicount Beauchamp and Sir Walter Hungerford made Lorde Hungerford The eyght of June beganne a Parliamente and the Articles of Religion deuised by the King Cleargie held a Conuocation in Paules Churche where after much disputing and debating of matters they published a Booke of Religion entituled Articles deuised by the Kings highnesse On Saint Peters night the King Quéene stoode at the Mercers Hall and saw the watch The xxix of June the King held a great iusting triumph at Westminster where were ordeyned two Lighters made Triumph at VVestminster like Shippes to fight vpō the water one of the which brast in the midst whereby one Gates Gentleman a seruant of Maister Kneuits was drowned in his harneis In the other a Gunne brast hir Chamber maymed two of y e mariners Thomas Cromwell Secretary to the King and Mayster of the Rolles was made Lord Kéeper of the priuie Seale The ix of July the Lord Fitzwaren was created Earle of Bath and y e morrow after Thomas Cromwell was made Lord Cromwell The xviij of July Lord Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromvvell Lord priuie Seale vicar generall was made Knight and high vicar generall ouer the Spiritualty vnder the King and sate diuers times in the Conuocation among the Bishops as head ouer them The xxij of July Henry Duke of Richmond and Somerset Henry Duke of Richmount Earle of Northampton a Bastard sonne of King Henry borne of the Lady Taileboise that time called Elizabeth Blunt dyed at Saint Iames and was buryed at Thetford in Norffolke This moneth of July Lord Thomas Howarde Lord Thomas Hovvard sent to the Tovver yongest brother to the Duke of Norffolke was sente to the Tower of London for making a priuie contract of Matrimonie with the Lady Margaret Dowglas daughter to y e Quéene of Scottes by the Earle of Anguish and néece to King Henry of England the said Lord Thomas was attaint by Parliament and also the saide Lady Margaret Dowglas was after committed to the Tower for the same In September Thomas Cromwell Lorde priuie Seale and Uizgerent sent out vnder the Kings Spiritual Seale certayne Iniunctions to the Prelates and Cleargie of the Realme charging Curates to preach and to teache their parishners the Pater noster Aue and Creede the Commaundements Pater noster creede and commandements articles of y e faith in English with other articles In the beginning of October at a Sise for the Kings Commotion in Lincolneshire Subsidie kept in Lincolneshire the people made an insurrection and gathered nye twenty thousand persons who tooke certayne Lords and Gentlemen of the Countrey causing them to be sworne to them vpon certayne Articles whiche they had deuised and such as refused to sweare they kepte prisoners and beheaded a Priest who was the Bishop of Lincolnes Chancellour Against those the King did send the Commotion appeased Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Shrewshurie and the Earle of Rutland with a strong power whereof when the Rebelles heard they desired pardon brake vp their armye and departed home but their Captaynes were apprehended and executed The ix of October a Priest and a Butcher were hanged A Priest and a Butcher executed at Windsore for wordes speaking in the behalfe of the Lincolneshiremen y e Butcher wished y e good fellowes as he tearmed them in Lincolneshire to haue the flesh on his stall rather than to sell it at such price as he was offered the Priest standing by likewise wished them to haue it for he said they had néede of it The men of Lincolneshire being pacifyed within sixe dayes Commotion in Yorkeshire after began an insurrection in Yorkeshire for the same causes there people gathered to the number of fortie thousand who tooke the Archbishop of Yorke and the Lord Darcy and caused them to be sworne to their partie Agaynste those Rebelles the Kyng sente the Duke of Norffolke the Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Shrewshurie and the Marquesse of Excester wyth a greate Armye wyth whome a Battayle was appoynted to haue béene
of this yeare was a great drouth and a Dry sommer great death of hote burning agues and flixes The salt water flowed aboue London bridge William Laxton Martin Bowes the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir William Roche Draper the 28. of October The xxij of December Ralph Egerton and Thomas Harman seruant to Mayster Flightwood were executed for counterfetting the Kings great Seale in leade wherewith they had sealed diuers Patents counterfetted and antidated making Strangers Denisons vnder the names of diuers Clearkes of the Chancerie one Tuckefield being of their faction robbed the Lord Audlyes Chappell and fledde who béeing afterwarde apprehended at Caleis whiche Towne he woulde haue betrayed he slew himselfe with a Dagger In Aprill certayne persons began a new Rebellion in 1541 Anno reg 33 A nevv commotion in Yorkeshire Yorkeshire which were shortly after takeÌ„ put to executioÌ„ in diuers places of which Leigh a GeÌ„tlemaÌ„ Tatarsal a Clothyer and Thorneton a yeoman were put to death at London Sir Iohn Neuell Knight a tenne persons or moe were put to death at Yorke The seauen and twentith of May the Countesse of Salisburie Countesse of Salisburie beheaded Damport and Chapman hanged was beheaded in the Tower of London The ninth of June Damport and Chapman two of the Kings Gard were hanged at Greenewich for robbery The tenth of June Sir Edmond Kneuet Knighte of Norffolke was arraigned before the Kings Justices sitting Sir Edmond Kneueâ— arraigned for striking in the Court. in the great Hall at Greenewich Mayster Gage Comptroller of the Kings houshold Mayster Suthwell Sir Anthony Browne Sir Anthony Winkefield Mayster Wrisley and Edmond Pecham Cofferer of the Kings houshold for striking of one Mayster Clere of Norffolke seruant with theÌ„ Earle of Surrey within the Kings house in y e Tenis Court There was first chosen to go vpoÌ„ the sayd Edmond a Quest of Gentlemen and a Quest of Yeomen to enquire of the saide stripe by the which inquests he was found gilty and had iudgement to lose his right hande wherevpon was called to do the execution first the Sergeant Chirurgion wyth hys instrumentes apperteyning to his Office the Sergeant of the Woodyard with the Mallet and a Blocke wherevpon the hand should lye the Mayster Cooke for the King with the knife the Sergeant of the Larder to set the knife right on the ioynt the Sergeant Farrer with his searing irons to seare the veynes the Serieant of the Poultrey with a Cocke which Cocke should haue his head smitten off vpon the same blocke and with the same knife the yeomen of the Chaundrie with seare clothes the yeomen of the Skolerie with a panne of fire to heate the irons a chafer of water to coole the endes of the irons and two formes for all Officers to sette their stuffe on the Sergeant of the Celler with Wine Ale and Béere the yeomen of the Ewrie in the Sergeantes stéede who was absente wyth Bason Ewre and Towels Thus euery man in hys Office readye to do the execution there was called foorth Sir William Pickering Knight Marshall to bring in the sayde Edmonde Kneuet and when hée was broughte to the Barre the chiefe Justice declared to hym his trespasse and the sayde Kneuet confessing hymselfe to bée giltye humblye submitted hym to the Kings mercie for this offence hée was not only iudged to lose his hand but also his body to remayne in prison and his Landes and goodes at the Kings pleasure Then the sayde Sir Edmund Kneuet desired that the King of his benigne grace would pardon him of his right hande and take the left for quoth he if my right hand be spared I may héereafter doe suche good seruice to his grace as shall please him to appoynt Of this submission and request the Justices forthwith enformed the King who of his goodnesse considering the gentle heart of the sayde Edmund and the good reporte of Lords and Ladyes graunted hym pardon that he should lose neyther hand land nor goodes but should goe frée at libertie The Lord Leonard Gray being endited of certain points of Treason by him committed as was alledged agaynste him during the season that he was the Kings Lieutenant in Ireland to witte for deliuering his nephew Girald Fitz Garard brother to Thomas Fitz Garard before executed and also for that he caused certaine Irishmen to inuade the lands of the Kings friends whome he fauoured not the fiue and twentith of June he was arraigned at Westminster in the Kings bench and appoynted to be tryed by Knightes bycause he was a Lord by name and no Lord of the Parliament but he discharged the Jurie and confessed the enditement wherevpon he had iudgement on y e xxvitj of June being S Peters euen he was beheaded at Tower hill where he The Lord Leonard Grey beheaded ended his life very quietly and godly This noble man as he was come of high lignage so was he a right valiant and hardy personage hauing in his time done his Prince and Countrey good seruice both in Ireland France and other places greatly to his commendation although now his happe was thus to lose his head The same day that he suffered there were executed at Saint Thomas Waterings thrée Gentlemen Iohn Mantell Iohn Frowdes and George Roydon They died for a murther committed in Sussex as theyr inditement imported in company of Thomas Fines Lorde Dacres of the South The troth whereof was thus the Lord Dacres of the South arâ—aigned sayde Lord Dacres through the lewde perswasion of some of them as hath bin reported meaning to bunt in y e Parke of Nicholas Pelham Esquier at Laughton in the same Countie of Sussex béeyng accompanyed with the sayde Mantel Frowdes and Roydon Iohn Cheyney and Thomas Isley Gentlemen and Richarde Middleton and Iohn Goldwell Yeomen passed from his house of Hurstmonseux the laste of Aprill in the night season towarde the same Parke where they intended so to hunt and commyng into a place called Pikehay in the parishe of Hillingley they found one Iohn Busbrigge Iames Busbrigge and Richarde Somener standing there togither and as it fell out through quarrelling there ensued a fray betwixte the sayde Lorde Dacres and his company on the one part and the said Iohn and Iames Busbrig and Richard Somener on the other in so much that the said Iohn Busbrigge receyued such hurt that he dyed thereof the seconde of May nexte ensuing wherevpon as well the sayd Lorde Dacres as those that were there wyth hym and diuers other likewise that were appointed to go another way to méete them at the sayd Parke were indited of murther and the seauen and twentith of June the Lord Dacres himselfe was arraigned before the Lord Audley of Walden then Lord Chauncelor sitting that day as high Steward of Englande with other Péeres of the Realme about him who then and there condemned the sayde Lorde Dacres to dye for that transgression and afterwardes the nine and twentith of
First children in Christes hospital taken into y e hospital at the Grey Friers called Christes Hospitall to the number of almost foure hundred And also sâ—eke and pore people into the Hospital of Saint Thomas in Southwarke in whiche two places the children and pore people shoulde haue meate drinke lodging and cloth of the almes of the Citie On Christmasse daye in the afternoone when the Lorde Firste shevve of the children in Christs hospital Maior and Aldermen rode to Paules al the children of Christes Hospitall stoode in array from Saint Laurence Lane in Cheape toward Paules al in on Lyuerie of Russet Cotten the men children with red Caps the women children kerchiefs on their heades all the Maisters of the Hospitall foremost nexte them the Phiâ—â—tions and four Surgeons and betwéen euery twentie children one woman kéeper whych children were in number 340. The King kept his Christmasse with open housholde at Lorde of merry disportes Greenewiche George Ferrers Gentleman of Lincolns Inne being Lorde of the merry disportes all the twelue dayes who â—â—â—pleasantly and wisely behaued himselfe that the King had greate delight in his pastimes On Monday the fourth of January the saide Lorde of The Sherifes â— of Misrulâ— mery disportes came by water to London and landed at the Tower Wharffe entred the Tower and then rode through Tower streete where he was receyued by Vawce Lorde of Misrule to Iohn Mainaâ—d one of the Sheriffes of London and so conducted throughe the Citie with a great company of yong Lordes and Gentlemen to the house of sir George Barne Lorde Mayor where he with the chiefe of his company dyâ—ed and after had a greate banquet and at his departure the Lorde Mayor gaue him a standing Cup with a couer of siluer and guilt of the vale â—â—â— of ten pounde for a rewarde and also set a Hogâ—â—â—ad of 〈…〉 and a Barrel of Béere at hys Gate for his traine that folowed hym the residue of his Gentlemen and sâ—rn aâ—ntes dyned at other Aldermens houses and with the Sheriffes and so departed to the Tower Wharffe againe and to the Courte by water to the great commendation of the Maior and Aldermen and highly accepted of the King and Counaell In the moneth of January the King fell sicke of a cough Anno reg 7. at Whitehall whyche gréeuouslye encreased and at the laste ended in a Consumption of the Lights The firste of Marche beganne a Parliament at Westminster A Parliament and all the Lordes Spiritual and temporall assembled that daye in the Whitehall in their Robes where a Sermon was preached in the Kings Chappell by Doctor Ridley Bishoppe of of London and his Maiestie with diuers Lords receyued the Communion Which being done the King with the Lordes in order went into the Kings greate Chamber 1553 on the Kings side which that day was prepared for the Lordes house the King sitting vnder his cloâ—h of Estate and al the Lordes in their degrées the Bishoppe of Ely Doctor Godrike Lorde Chauncollor made a Proposition for the king whyche being ended the Lordes departed This was done bycause the King was sickly The 〈…〉 after the Burgesses sate in the Common house at Westminster and chose for their Speaker Maistâ—â— Diar one of the late made Sergeants at the lawe The â—1 of Marche being good Friday the Parliament brake vppe and was clearely dissolued at the Kinges Pallaice of White hall at seauen of the clocke at night The thirde of Aprill being Monday after Easter daye the children of Christs Hospitall in London came from theÌ„ce thorough the Citie to the Sermon kepte at Saint Marie Spittle all clothed in plonket Coates and red Cappes and the maiden childreÌ„ in the same Lyuerie with kerchefs on their heades all whiche with their matron and other 〈…〉 were there placed on a Scaffolde of eight Stages and there sate the same time whiche was a goodly shewe The tenth of Aprill the Lorde Mayor of London was sent Bridevvell gyuen to the Citie of London for to the Courte at White hall and there at that time the Kings Maiestie gaue to him for to be a wâ—rkâ— house for the â—â—re and ydle persons of the Citie of London â—â—â—◠〈…〉 of Bridewel and seauen hundred marke land of the Sauoy rents wyth all the beds and bedding of the Hospitall of the Sauoy towardes the maintenaunce of the saide work-house of Bridewell The eleauenth of Aprill the Lord Maior was presented to the King in his Pallaice of White hall at Westminster and was made knight by his Maiesty and the same day the king remoued in the afternoone to Greenewiche In this Moneth of April and in May commissions were Ievvelles and Church plate called into the Kings handes directed throughe Englandes for all the Churche goods remaining in Cathedrall and parishe Churches that is to saye Jewels of Golde and Siluer Crosses Candlestickes Senâ—â—â—â— Chalices and all other suche like with their readye money to be deliuered to the Maister of the Kings Jewels in the Tower of London all Coapes and Uestmentes of cloth of Gold cloth of Tissewe and Siluer to the Maister of the kings Wardrobe in London the other Coaps UestmeÌ„ts and ornaments to be solde and the money to be deliuered to the Kings Treasurer reseruing to euerie Churche one Chalice or Cuppe with Table clothes for the CommunioÌ„ board at the discretion of the Commissioners The twentith of May by the encouragement of one Sebastian Voyage to Moscouy Cabotte thrée great ships wel furnished were sette â—â—â—th for the aduenture of the vnknowen voyage to Muscoâ—â—â— and other easte partes by the North Seas diuers Merchants and other being frée of that voyage yéelded towards the charges of the some fiue and twentie pounds apéece â—â—â— George Barnes 〈…〉 William Garrard being y â— principall 〈…〉 there in About the same time two other ships were sent séeke aduentures Southwards Whiles King Edward lay dangerously sicke Lord Gilforde Three notable marriages at Dâ—rham place the Duke of Northumberlandes fourth sonne marryed Lady lane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter whose mother being then aliâ—e was daughter to Mary King Henries sister whiche was firste marryed to the Frenche King and after to Charles Duke of Suffolke Also the Earle of Pembrookes eldest son marryed Lady Katherine the said Dukes second daughter and the Erle of Huntingtons sonne called Lord Hastings marryed the Dukes yongest daughter King Edward being about the age of sixetéene yeares ended King Edvvarde deceassed his life at Grenewich on the sixth of July when he hadde raigned sixe yeares fiue moneths and odde dayes and was buried at Westminster He was in this his youth a Prince of such towardnesse in vertue learning and al godly gifts as seldome hath bin séeâ—â— the like The eight of July the Lorde Maior of London was sente King Edvvards death opened for to the Courte then at Greenewich and to bring with him fiâ—e Aldermen as many Merchaunts of the Staple an 〈…〉
part whereof were happily atchéeued to the â—â—â—eats ouer throwe of the aduersaryes parte and singular commendation of ours William Allin Richard Chamberlaine the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Anno reg 5. Tempest at Leycester Sir Thomas Lodge Grocer the 28 of October On Saterday y e xvj of January a great tempest of wind and thunder happened in the Towne of Leycester whiche vncouered 411. bayes of houses and ouerturned manye The ix x. and xj of February Westminster hall was ouerslowen 1563 wyth water and Holland in Lincolneshire was drowned by rage of winde and water When the Frenchemen with huge armies assembled oute Iohn Caiâ—â— of all partes of Fraunce to recouer the place of passage the stopping whereof by our power was the double woe of their common wealth there bred throughe the season of the yere and putrifactioÌ„ of the aire a miserable infortunate plague among our men whyche maruellously encreased with the death of diuers of the best captains souldiors where withal there folowed a cruel and quicke siege whereat was present the yong Kyng hymselfe the Quéene hys mother the beste tryed number of warlike souldiours within the whole Countrey besides an other sorte of yong and olde that cared not for life or lande so their aduenture might winne againe the cause of their distresse wyth this generall ayde the marishes were made passable and firme ground whych by men of great experience was thought impossible and with common helpe the Cannons were placed the Castell and wals were battered and sundrye breaches made beyond expectation howbeit they were rewarded by oure Gunners and made to taste the bitter fruit of their desperate approche to their greate terrour and annoyaunce the Earle of Warwike wyth the remnant of our Capitaines and souldiors in couragious order standing at the seuerall breaches ready to defende their assaultes whyche perceyued by the enimy they caused their Trumpets to sound the blast of Emparle that composition of eyther parte mighte be made to auoide the imminent slaughter and effusion of bloude This offer séemed not vnméete bothe parties concluded the Towne was delyuered the nine and twentith of July wyth condition that the Englishemen should departe When the towne in this sorte was surrendred to the Frenche and the greatest part of our garrison shipped many sicke persons were lefte behind impotent and vnable to help themselues The misery whereof Edwarde Randolfe Esquier hygh Marshall of the Towne who was appointed to tarry and sée the vttermoste of oure composition accomplished perceiuyng moned with naturall pitie of his Countreymen relinquished withoute comforte caused the saide sicke persons to bée carryed aboorde not sparing his own shoulders at that time feeble and full of the plague hymselfe and hys men still bearing and helping the poore creatures on Ship-boorde a rare facte worthy rewarde and no doubte in remembrance with God the true recorder of mercifull deserts As ye haue hearde the plague of pestilence being in the Pestilence Towne of Newhauen through the number of souldiors that returned into Englande the infection thereof spread into dyuers partes of this Realme but especially the Citie of London was so infected that in the same whole yeare that is to say froÌ„ the first of January 156â— till the last of December 1563. there dyed in the Citie and Liberties thereof containing 108. parishes of all diseases xx M. iij. C. lxxij and of the 108. parishes in London besides â—â— in the suburbs plague being parte of the number aforesaide xvij M. iiâ—j C. iiâ—j persons And in the out parishes adioyning to y â— same Citie being xj parishes dyed of al diseases in the whole yeare itj. M. tj C. lxxx and vitj. persons and of them of the plague tj M. vtj C. xxxtj persons so that the whole number of all that dyed of all disseases as well within the Citie and Liberties as in the out parishes was xxitj M. vj. C. and lx of them there dyed of the plague xx M. one hundred thirtie and sixe The eight of July in the morning hapned a great teÌ„pest Tempest at London of lightning and thunder where through a woman thrée kyne were slaine in the Couent Garden neare to Charing Crosse At the same time in Essex a man was torne to péeres as he was carying haye hys barne was borne downe and hys haye brent bothe stones and trées were rent in many places The Counsell of Kyng Philip at Bruxels commaunded proclamation to be made in Antwerpe and other places that no English ship with anye clothes shoulde come into anye places of their lowe Countries their colour was as they saide the daunger of the plague whyche was that tyme in London and other places of England notwythstanding they woulde gladly haue gotten our Woolles but the Quéenes Maiestie throughe sute of oure Merchaunt Aduenturers caused the Wooll fléete to be discharged and our Cloth fléet was sente to Emden in East Friselande aboute Easter nexte following in Anno 1564. Forsomuche as the plague of Pestilence was so hote in Threefolde plague to the poore Citizens of London the Citie of London there was no Terme kepte at Michaelmasse to be shorte the poore Citizens of London were thys yeare plagued with a thrée folde plague pestilence searcity of mony and dearth of victuals the misery whereof were too long here to wryte no doubte the poore remember it the riche by flight into the Countries made shifte for themselues c. An Erthquake was in the moneth of September in dyuers Earthquake places of thys realme speciallye in Lincolne and Northamptonshires Edwarde Bankes Rowlande Haywarde the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn White Grocer the 28. of October After the election of this Maior by the Counsels letters the Quéenes Maiesties pleasure was signified to Sir Thomas Lodge then Maior that forsomuche as the plague was to greate in the Citie the newe Maior elected shoulde kéepe no feast at the Guild hall for doubte that throughe bringing togither suche a multitude the infection might encrease for that wéeke there dyed wythin the Citie and out Parishes more than two thousande wherefore this sir Iohn White tooke his othe at the outermoste Gate of the Tower of London From the firste daye of December till the twelfth was Anno reg 6. Lightning and thunder sache continuall lightning and thunder especially the same twelfth day at night that y â— like had not bin séene nor heard by any man then liuing In the moneth of December was driuen on the â—hore â—â— Grimsâ—â—e in Lincolneshire a monstrous fishe in length nynetéene yardes his taile fiftéene foote broade and sixe yardes betwéen hys eyes twelue men stoode vpright in hys mouth to get the oyle For that the plague was not fullye ceased in London Terme kepte at Hertforde Hillarye Tearme was kepte at Hertforde Castell besides Waer Thys yeare an honorable and ioyfull peace was concluded 1564 betwixte the Quéenes Maiestie
feaste was kepte at Greis Inne neare vnto Holborne and there were at that time Sergeants feaste made seauen newe Sergeants of the lawe The xxvij of May in the towne of Milnal in Suffolke eight Milnal in Suffolke brent myle from Newmarket 37. houses besides barnes stables such like were coÌ„sumed with fire in the space of two houres Shane Oneale who had most trayterously rebelled against Shane Oneale discomfited Statuta Regni Hiberniae Edmond Campion the Quéenes Maiestie in Ireland had done manye greate outrages in the partes of Vâ—ster was this yeare wyth hys greate losse manfully repelled from the siege of Dundalke by the garrison thereof and afterward through the great valiancie of sir Henrie Sidney Knight of the order Lord Deputie of Irelande he was so discomfited in sundry conflictes with the losse of 3500. of his men that nowe foreséeyng hys declination to be iminant he determined to put a colleâ— about his necke disguising himselfe to repayre to the Lord Deputy patiently to require his pardon to haue his life But Neil Maâ—keuer hys Secretary who had incited him to this rebellion perswaded hym firste to trye and treate the friendship of certaine wilde Scots that then say 〈…〉 in Clan Ibon vnder the conducting of Alexander Oge and Mec Gilliam Buske whose father and vncle Shane Oneale hadde lately kylled in an ouerthrow giuen by the Scots neuerthelesse he wel liking this perswasion went to the saide camp the second of June where after a dissembled entertainment and quaffing of Wine Gilliam Buske burning wyth desire of reuenge of his fathers and vncles death and ministryng Shane Oneale slayne quarrelling talke issued out of the Tent and made a feay vppon Oneales men and then gathering togither hys Scots in a throng sodainely entred the Tent againe who there wyth their slaughter Swordes hewed in péeces Shane Oneale hys Secretarie and all hys company excepte a verye fewe whych escaped by flyght The 8. of June sir Thomas Sackuile Knight was created Baron of Buckhurst at Westminster in the Quéenes Palaice On Saint Iohns euen at nighte was the like standyng VVatche at Midsomer watche in London as had béene on Saint Peters euen in the yeare before passed The xxix of July Charles Iames the yong Prince of Creation in Scotlande Scotlande after a Sermon made by Iohn Knokes was crowned King of Scots at Sterling Churche where were read certaine Commissions wyth the Quéenes priuy seale at them for the establishing of the same The first for hir resignation of the Crowne and gouernement of the yong Prince hir sonne The seconde to aucthorize the Earle of Murrey to be Regent during his minoritie The thirde to gyue authoritie and power to seauen other ioyning with the sayde Erle of Murrey in case he shoulde refuse to exercise the same alone that is to saye the Duke of Chaâ—â—leroy the Earles of Leunex Argyle Athelmorto â—lencarne and Marre the commissions béeing ended the Byshoppe of Akelley wyth twoo Superintendents procéeded to the Coronation the Earle Morton and Lorde Hume tooke â—the for the King that hée shoulde rule in the faith feare and loue of God to maintaine the Religion then preached in Scotlande and persecute all aduersaries to the same c. The whole ceremony of the coronation was done in their mother tongue and at that time the Quéene of Scottes was prisoner at Loughleuen Thomas Ramsey William Bonde the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Roger Martin Mercer the 28. of October After a drye Summer followed a sharpe Winter wyth suche a scarcitie of Fodder and Hay that in dyuers places the same was solde by waighte as in Yorkeshire and in the Peake Haye was solde for fiue pence the stone there followed also a greate death of cattel especially of horse shéepe In the moneth of January the Quéenes Maiestie sente into the narrow seas thrée of hir ships named the Antelope the Swallow and the Aide and one Barke named the Phoenix the whiche were manned with v. C. men and hir Highnesse appointed the charge of those ships and men to Mayster William Holstoke Esquier Comptroller of hir Highnesse shippes who had commaundement to stay the subiects of King Philip and according to hys duetie and charge hée vsed suche diligence that on the eleauenth of Marche nexte following he mette with eleauen saile of Flemishe Hoyes vppon Bolongne whyche came from Roanâ— and in them foure hundred and odde Tuunes of Gascoigne and French Wines whyche they intended to haue conueyed into Flaunders but William Holstoke stayed al the saide Hoyes sent them to London where they made their discharge and the Flemings disappointed Moreouer on the eight and twentith of March the said William Holstoke seruing in the Antelope at that present Admirall in his company being William Winter the yonger at that time Uizadmirall seruing in the Ayde and â— Basing Capitaine of the Sâ—â—llowe and Thomas Generley Captaine of the Phoenix meâ—te in the narrowe Seas wyth fouretéene sayle of greate Hâ—lkes whych were come out of Portingale and bounde to Flaunders theyr chiefe lading béeyng Portingale Salte and yet hadde good store of Spanishe Rialles of Plate and also greate store of Spices the which fourtéene Hulkes did mainteyne their fight for the space of two houres and after that they did perceyue that they could not preuayle the sayd W. Holstoke and hys company tooke eyght of the same Hulkes whereof sixe were sent into the Riuer of Thamis and the Admirall and Uizadmirall of the sayd Hulkes being two great Shippes which W. Holstoke himselfe did take were conuayed to Harwich and there discharged The xxviij of March through vehement rage and tempest Great vvinds of windes many vessels in the Thamis with two Tiltebeates before Grauesend were sunke and drowned The xxvj of June deceassed Thomas Yong Archbishop Archbishop of Yorke deceassed of Yorke at his manour of Shefield and was honourably buryed at Yorke This yeare Carâ—â—nall Odet Chastilion fléeth out of Peter Ramâ—â— France into England where he remayned till the yeare of our Lord 1570 and then dyed at Canterbury and was there bâ—ryed in Christes Church Iohn Oleph Robert Harding the 28. of September Sheriffes The xj of October were taken in Suffolke at Downam bridge â—éere vnto Ipswich eyghtéene monstrous fishes some Monstrous fishes of them conteyning xxvij foote in length the other xxiiij or xxj foote a péece at the least Sir Thomas Roe merchant Taylor the 28. of October Maior Sherife Iames Bacon the 26. of Nouember At the costes and charges of the Citizens of London a new Conduit was builded at Walbrooke corner néere to Nevv Conduit at VValbroke Anno reg 11 Downegate which was finished in the moneth of October the water whereof is conuayed out of the Thamis The xvij of January Philip Mestrell a Frenchman and A Frenchman executed two Englishmen were drawne from Newgate to Tiborne and there hanged the Frenchman quartered who
Naylor were called to bring in the sayd Naylor Champion for Simon Lowe shortly thervpon sir Ierome Bowes leading Nailor by the hand entreth with him the lystes bringing hym downe that square by which he entred being on the left haÌ„d of the Judges so about til he came to the next square iust against the Judges there making curtesiâ— first with one leg then wyth the other passed forth til be came to the middle of the place then made the lyke obeysance so passing till they came to the Bar there he made the like curtesie and his shield was held vp aloft ouer his head Nailor put off his nether stocks so bare foote and bare legged saue his silke Sâ—auilonions to y e ankles his dublet sléeues tyed vp aboue the elbow bare-headed came in as is aforesaid Then were the sureties of George Thorne called to bring in the same Thorne immediatly sir Henrie Cheyney entring at the vpper ende on the right hand of the Judges vsed the like order in coming about by hys side as Naylor had before on that other side so comming to the Bar with like obeysance helde vp his shield Proclamation was made that none should touch the Bars nor presume to come within the same except such as were appoynted After all this solempne order was finished the Lâ—chiefe Justice rehearsing the maner of bringing the Writ of right by Simon Low of the answere made thervnto by Paramore of the procéeding therein and how Paramore had chalenged to defend his right to the lande by battel by his Champion Thomas Thorne and of the accepting the tryall that was by Lowe with his Champion Henrie Naylor then for default in appearance in Lowe he adiudged the land to Paramore dismissed the Champions acquitting the sureties of their bandâ— He also willed Henrie Naylor to render againe to George Thorne his Gauntlet wherevnto the sayde Naylor aunsweared that hys Lordeshyp myghte commaunde hym any thing but willingly he would not render the saide Gaâ—tlet to Thorne excepte hée coulde winne it and further he chalenged the saide Thorne to playe wyth hym halfe a score blowes to shew some pastime to the Lorde chiefe Justice and the other there assembled but Thorne aunsweared that hée came to fighte and woulde not playe Then the Lordo chiefe Justice commending Naylor for his valiaunt courage commaunded them bothe quietly te departe the fielde c. The sixetéenth of July Rebecca Chamber late wyfe to A vvoman breÌ„t at Maydstone Thomas Chamber of Herieitesham was founde culpable of poysonyng the saide Thomas Chamber hir husbande at the assises holden at Maidstone in the Countie of Kent For the which farre hauyng well deserued she was there brent on the nexte morrowe The seauenth of September the Duke of Norffolke was Duke of Norffolke sent to the Tovver remoued from the Charterhouse to the Tower of London prisoner The two and twentith of September deceassed Iohn Iewell Bishoppe of Salisbury deceassed Byshoppe of Sâ—lisburie in hys life a most eloquent and diligent Preacher but a farre more painfull and studious Writer as hys workes remayning beare witnesse whereby hys fame shall neuer dye Henrie Milles Iohn Braunche the 28. of September Sherifes Maior The Christians victorie againste the Turkes Sir William Allin Mercer the 28. of October The ninth of Nouember great reioycing was made at London with hanquetting and bonefyres for ioye of the late come newes of a maruellous victorie obtayned by the christian army by sea against the Turkes the sixth of October last passed wherein were taken and sunke of the Turkes Galleis and Brygantines two hundred and thyrtie there were slaine of the Turkes more than thyrtie thousande besides a great number of prisoners taken and aboute twelue thousande Christians that had bin slaues wyth the Turkes were set at libertie The Christians loste seauen Galleys and Anno reg 14 were slaine aboute sixe or seauen thousande The thyrtith of December Reynolde Grey was by the Earle of Kent Quéenes Maiestie restored Earle of Kent The thyrtéenth of January deceased Sir William Peter Sir VVilliam Peter deceassed Knight who for hys iudgement and pregnant witte hadde béene Secretary and of priuie Councell to foure Kings and Quéenes of thys Realme and seauen times Lorde Embassador abroade in forraine landes he augmented Exceter Colledge in Oxforde with landes to the value of an hundred pounde by yeare and also builded â—enne Almes houses in the parishe of Ingerstone for twenty pore people ten within the house and tenne wythout the house hauyng euerye one two pence the daye a winter gowne and two loade of wood and among them féedyng for sixe Kyâ—e Winter and Sommer and a Chaplaine to saye them seruice daylye The sixetéenth of January the Lorde Thomas Hawarde Duke of Norffolke arraigned Duke of Norffolke was arraigned in Westminster hall before George Lorde Talbot Earle of Shrewsburie hyghe Steward of Englande for that daye and there by hys Péeres founde guyltie of hyghe treason and hadde iudgement accordynglye The eleauenth of February Kenelme Barney and Edmonde Mather Barney and Roliâ— executed Mather were drawne from the Tower of London and Henrie Rolfe from the Marshalsea in Southwarke all thrée to Tyborne and there hanged bowelled and quartred for treason Barney and Mather for conspiracie and Rolfe for counterfayting the Quéenes Maiesties hande The Quéenes Maiestie hearing credibly by report that Conueyers of Belles Lead other churche goods are to be punished to the example of their too many follovvers certaine lewde persons vnder pretence of executing Commissions for inquiries to be made for lands concealed contrarye to hir Maiesties meaning chalenging lands â—â—ocks of money Plate c. letting not also to make pretence to the Belles Lead and other suche thyngs belonging to Parishe Churches or Chappels Hir Maiestie meaning spéedily to wythstande suche manner of vnlawfull practises commaunded that al Commissions then extant and not determined for inquisition of any manner of concealementes â—houlde be by Supersidias oute of hir Exchequer reuoked â—â—d also appoynted spéedye remedye to be had against suche 〈◊〉 as more aâ— large appâ—â—â—â—th by a Proclamation â—â—is 〈…〉 〈◊〉 â—◠〈◊〉 â—â— haue some speciall â—â—r◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉 but also to the reforâ—â—ng â—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and iniurious attempts of dyuers that of late time by other colour thâ— for hir Maiesties vse had taken away the lead of Churches and Chappels yea and Belles also out of Stéeples and other coâ—mon gâ—â—dâ—â— belonging to parishes an example not to be suffred vnpunished nor vnreformed And so hir Maiestie eâ—tâ—â—â—â—es chargeth hir Justices of hir Assise to prouide seuere remedy bothe for punishement and reformation thereof Dated at Westminster the thirtéenth daye of February the fourteenth yers of hir raigne The tenth of March deceassed sir William Pawlet knight Sir VVilliam Pavvlet Lorde Treasourer deceassed Lorde Sent-Iohn Earle of Wiltshire Marques of Winchester Knight of the Honourable
order of the Garter one of the Quéenes Maiesties priuy Counsell and Lorde high Treasorer of England at his Manour of Basing Thys worthy man was borne in the yeare of our Lorde 148â— the firste yeare of King Richarde the thirde and lyued aboute the age of 87. yeares in sixe Kings and Quéenes dayes He serued fiue Kings and Quéenes Henrie the seauenth Henrie the eight Edwarde the sixth Quéens Marie and Quéene Elizabeth All these he serued faithfully and of them was greately fauoured Hymselfe did sée the chyldrâ—n of hys childrenâ— children growen â—o the â—â—â—ber of â—03 Aâ—â—â—â— blessing gyuen by God to men of hys â—â—â—â—ing The xxv and xxvj of March by the commaundement of the Quéenes Maiestie hir Councel the Citizens of London assembling at their â—â—â—â—â—all Halles the Maisters chose oute â—he moâ—â—e 〈◊〉 â—â—◠〈◊〉 persons of euerye their companies to 〈…〉 eâ— of thrée thousande whom they appoynted to be Pikemen and 〈◊〉 â—hâ— Pikemen were forthwith armed in â—aâ—â—â—â—â—râ—eâ—â— and â—â—â—â—r furniture according there vnto the Gunners had euery of them hys Callyuer with the furniture and 〈◊〉 on theyr heaâ—es To these were appoynted dyuers valiant Capitaines who to â—â—aine them vp in warlike â—eaâ—◠〈◊〉 them â—â—râ—ce euery wéeke sometimes in the Artillery yarde teaching the Gunners to handle their péeces sometime at the Miles end and in Saint Georges fielde teaching them to skyrmishe In the whyche skyrmishe wythe Miles end the tenth of Aprill one of the 〈◊〉 of the Goldsmiths company was shot in the 〈◊〉 wyth a péece of a scowring sticke lefte in one of the Calyuers whereof he dyed and was buryed the twelfth of Aprill in S. Paules Churcheyarde al the Gunners marching from the Miles end in battaile ray shotte off theyr Calyuers at hys graue On May day they mustred at Grenewich before y e Quéens Maiestie where they shewed manye warlike feates but were hindred by the weather whych was all day showring they returned that nighte to London and were discharged on the nexte morrowe The fourth of May Walter Deueroux Lorde Ferrers of Earles of Essex and Lincolne created Chartley and Viscount of Herâ—fonde was created Earle of Essex And Edwarde Fines Lorde Clinton and Say hyghe Admirall of Englande was created Earle of Lincolne The eight of May the Parliament beganne at Westminster Barons made and that same daye in the Parliament by the Quéenes Maiesties Writtes sir Henrie Compton Knight Lorde of Comptâ—n in the Hole sir Henry Cheyney Knight Lorde of Tudington sir William Pawlet Knight of Basing and sir Henrie Norrice Knight Lorde of Rycote were called Barons into the higher house In this Parliament for so muche as the whole Realme of England was excéedingly pestred with Roags Uagabonds and sturdy beggers by meanes wherof dayly hapned diuers horrible murders theftes and other greate outrages it was enacted that all persons aboue the age of fourtéene yeres beyng taken begging vagrant and Roags brente through the â—are wandring misorderly shoulde be apprehended whipped brent through the griâ—â—le of the right eare with a hote yron of one ynch compasse for the firste time so taken The foure and twentith of May Martin Bulloke was hanged on a Gibbet by the Well with two Buckets in Bishoppes gate stréete of London for robbing and most shamefullye murdering of a Merchaunt named Arthure Hall in the Personage of Saint Martine by the saide Well Thys Martin hadde procured the saide Arthure Hall to come to the sayd Personage to buy of hym certaine Plate but after the saide Arthure hadde well viewed the same he saide this is none of your Plate it hathe Doctor Gardeners marke I knowe it to be his that is true said Martin Bullocke but he hath appoynted me to sell it c. After thys talke whyles the said Arthure was weighing the Plate the same Martin fetcht out of the Kitchen a thicke washing Béeâ—le and commyng behinde hym strake the saide Arthure on the head that hée felled him with the firste stroke and then strake hym againe and after tooke the saide Arthures Dagger and sticked hym and wyth hys knyfe cut hys throate and after woulde haue trussed hym in a Danske Cheste but the same was too shorte wherevppon he tumbled him downe a paire of stayres and after thinking to haue buryed hym in the Seller hys legges being broken with the fyrst fal and stiffe he coulde not drawe hym downe the Seller staires béeyng wynding wherefore he cutte off hys legs wyth an Hatchet and in the ende trussed hym with Strawe in a drye fat and saying it was his apparell and Bookes caused the same to be carryed to the water side and so shipped to Rye The sixe and twentith of May the right honorable Earle of Lincolne departed from London towardes Fraunce Embassador being accompanyed with the Lords Dacres the Lord Riche the Lord Talbot the Lord Sandes and the Lord Clinton sir Arthure Chambernowne sir Ierome Bowes and sir Edwarde Hastings Knightes wyth dyuers other Gentlemen who takyng ship at Deuer cutte ouer to Bolongne where they were very honorably receyued from thence conueyed by iorneys to Paris where they were lodged in a house of y e kings named Le Chasteau de Loure being attended on by the Kings Officers Fiue dayes after they wente to the King at a house called Madril where the Kyng wyth his two brethren the Admirall and the moste parte of the Nobles of Fraunce mette them a distance from the place and broughte them into the house where they dyned and remayned till Sondaye followwyng from whence the Kyng and hys nobles with the nobles of Englande came to Paris the Kyng his two brethren and oure Embassador ryding in one Coche togither and the Nobles of England and Fraunce being so placed also in Coches came to the saide Castell of Loure and there dyned After dinner the King our Embassadour with the Nobibilitie of bothe Realmes wente to a Churche named Saint Germaine where the Frenche King his brethren and Nobilitie hearde Euensong the Noble men of Englande withdrawing them into a Chappell til Euensong was done were then fetched thence by the Nobles of Fraunce to the Kyng and hys brethren that awayted their commyng where was League vvith Fraunce confirmed in Fraunce confirmed the league whyche hadde bin concluded at Blois the ninetéenth of April deputies beyng there for the French partie Frauncis Momorencie Reignold Virago Sebastian de Lanbespine and Paul de Foix. And for the Quéene of Englande sir Thomas Smith and Maister Walsingham Embassadors Thys being done they departed without the wals of Paris to a Garden of pleasure where they supped after supper the King departed to his place of Madrill and the nobles of Englande to the Castell of Loure On Monday the Admirall feasted the Nobles of Englande On Tuisday the Duke of Aniow the Kings brother and on Wednesday the Duke of Alanson hys yonger brother and so passed in banquetting and feasting wyth riche giftes on bothe partes On Fridaye the Nobles of
beheaded Pag. 1165 Earle of Worcester sent into Fraunce robbed on the Sea Pag. 1163 Earle of Essex with others sayled into Ireland Pag. 1174. Captaine general Pag. 1175 Ebbe Abbesse of Coldingham Pag. 121 Edenbourgh builded Pag. 20. yeelded to the Englishmen Pag. 1173. brent Pag. 1029. Edmond King of Eastangles martired by the Danes Pag. 97 Edmond Ironside king Pag. 137 Edrike of Statun the Traytour Pag. 137. 138 Edwine of the West SaxoÌ„s a vicious king depriued Pag. 132 Edgar K. crowned at Bath Pag. 132. restored Monasteries Pag. 133. eyghte kings rowed him Pag. 133 Edwarde sonne to Edgar murthered by his stepmother Pag. 134 Edmonds Burie builded Pag. 140 Edwarde Confessour Pag. 142 Edmonds Burie brent Pag. 245 Edward the first king Pag. 296 Edward the second king Pag. 325. imprisoned Pag. 349. deposed Pag. 350. murdred Pag. 357. Edwardle Bruse beheaded Pag. 338 Edward the third king Pag. 352. elected King of Almaine Pag. 404. dyed Pag. 469 Edwarde the seconde bruted to be aliue Page 359 Edendon founded Pag. 393 Edward Earle of March Pag. 711. crowned Pag. 712 martired Pag. 715. taken prisoner Pag. 723. escaped ibid. fledde Pag. 724. returned Pag. 726. made knightes at London Pag. 735. banqueted the Maior of LondoÌ„ Pag. 749. ended his life Pag. 750. his description Pag. 752. Oration at his death Pag. 758. his Concubines Pag. 799 Edward Lord Grey made Earle of Kent Page 713 Edward the sixth borne Pag. 1011. beganne to raigne Pag. 1035. made knight ibid. decesed Pag. 1058 Eguesham Pag. 114 Egelburge Pag. 114 Egbrightstone Pag. 123 Elanius king Pag. 28 Elidurus king Pag. 29 Eldrea king Pag. 30 Eliud king Pag. 30 Elye minster founded Pag. 97. Pag. 111. a Bishops sea Pag. 180 Elder brother seeketh fauour of the yoÌ„ger brother but it would not be obtayned Pag. 179 Elsing spittle founded Pag. 366 Elianor Cobham apprehended Pag. 644. indited of treason Pag. 645. did penance Pag. 646 Elizabeth now Queene of England hyr birth Pag. 999. hir christning Pag. 1000 Lady Elizabeth sent to the tower Pag. 1090 Emerianus king Pag. 30 Emperour came to London Pag. 930 England first so called Pag. 118 Ensigne of the Danes Pag. 123 Englishmen besieged the Castel of Argilla in Barbarie Pag. 128 England deuided Pag. 138 Englande conquered by woodden bowes Pag. 46 England interdicted Pag. 236. released 244 English ships ouercome by Spaniar Pag. 475 Entercourse with Flaunders Pag. 870 Englishmen sent to Saint Quint. Pag. 1104 Englishmen sent to Vlstar in IrelaÌ„d Pag. 1163 Epistle of Elutherius Pag. 55 Epistle of Boniface to king Ethelbald Pag. 102 Erchenwine first king of East SaxoÌ„s Pag. 98. Essendune in Essexe Pag. 138 Exchequer at Northampton Pag. 237 Exchequer at Yorke Pag. 306 Exchequer at Yorke Pag. 340 Ethelbert king of Kent Pag. 90. christened Pag. 91 Ethelburge poysoned hir husband Butricus king of West Saxons Pag. 118. hir miserable end ibid. Ethelingey the noble Iland Pag. 123 Etheldred king of West Saxons Pag. 134 Euesham founded Pag. 102 Excester builded Pag. 34 Excester the Danes wintered there Pag. 122 Excester a Bishops Sea Pag. 135 Excester besieged Pag. 160. 188 ExecutioÌ„ in Pauls churchyard Pag. 1015. 1083 F. FAmine Pag. 166. 172 Fals accuser of his elder brother hanged Pag. 227 Farendon founded Pag. 251 Fat Cow xvj pence Pag. 420 Fall of money Pag. 1049. second fall of money ibid. Pag. 1115 False Christ whipped Pag. 1116 Faelix Bishop of Donwich Pag. 96 Fernehame in Southsex Pag. 125 Feuersham in Kent founded Pag. 195 Feete and hands of many meÌ„ cut of Pag. 257 Feast of Saint George at Windsâ—r Pag. 415 Free Schoole at Bedford founded Pag. 1117 Felton arraigned and executed Pag. 1148 Fire-light forbidden to the English Pag. 153 Fish like a man Pag. 214. like armed knights Pag. 245. monstrous Pag. 268 Fikets felde Pag. 585 Fire at Baynardes Castle Pag. 652 Fitz Water drowned Pag. 636 Fire nigh Ludgate of London Pag. 674 Fire at Leaden Hal. Pag. 846. in Breadstreete Pag. 859. in Roode lane Pag. 1013. at Temple barre Pag. 1003. at Broken wharfe Pag. 1040 Friste fruites and tenthes giuen to the King Pag. 1003. restored to the Cleargie Page 1099 First shew of children in Christs Hospitall Pag. 1055 Fifteenes granted at a Parliament Pag. 1017 Fiue persons of the familie of loue stode at Paules Crosse Pag. 1184 Flyes venomous Pag. 23 Florianus Pag. 64 Flauius Pag. 64 Flemmings sent into Wales Pag. 180 Floudes of water Pag. 269. 272. 274. 1123. 276 Flint Castell builded Pag. 297. rased to the ground Pag. 299 Fleete dike at London which sometime bare shippes sore decayed Pag. 322 Florences of Gold Pag. 388 Flemmings robbed by the keÌ„tishmen Page 724 Ferrex and Porrex kings Pag. 24 Forest in Hampshire Pag. 166 Fodringhey Colledge founded Pag. 574 Foure Eclipses Pag. 1027 Foxley of the Tower Potmaker slept Pag. 14. dayes and as manye nightes without waking Pag. 10â—3 Frawe a riuer Pag. 122 Frost great Pag. 172. Pag. 234. Pag. 293. Pag. 299. Pag. 194. Pag. 638. Page 923 Free Schoole and almes houses at Ratcliffe Pag. 1014 Frier Forrest brent Pag. 1012 Free Schoole at Drayton in Shropshire Page 1032 Free Schole at Tonbridge Pag. 1048 Frenchmen landed in the I le of Wight Pag. 1032. at Newhauen in Sussex ibid Frenchmen attached Pag. 930 Frenchmen arriued in Sussex Pag. 1031 Friers houses suppressed Pag. 1003. againe Page 1014 Free Schole at Walthamstow Pag. 903 Fray in Saint Dunstans Church of London Pag. 568 Frier tormented to death Pag. 494 Friers of the sacke Pag. 316 French nauie taken Pag. 501 Fray against the stilyarde men Pag. 867 Fier at the starre in Breadstreete Pag. 643. on London bridge Pag. 877 Frier Randulph slayne Pag. 632 French men land in Wales Pag. 565 Fraunce Pag. 390 Frier Randulph sent to the Tower Pag. 604 Fray at Wrestling Pag. 673 Fulgen king Pag. 30 Fullenham or Fulham Pag. 124 Foure children borne at one burdeÌ„ Pag. 1183 Flyes in Februarie in greate number Page 1180 Frobishers first voyage to Cataya Pag. 1186 Frost and a sharp winter Pag. 1165 G. GAlley halfepence forbidden Pag. 597 Gardiner hrent Pag. 640 Gascoigne wine sold for fortie shillings the tun Pag. 873 Garnodo won from the Turke Pag. 866 Gardins about Londo stroyed to make Rome for Archers Pag. 872 Gatehouse of the middle Temple newe built Pag. 905 Gambo and another Captaine murdedered Pag. 1045 Germany toke the name Pag. 20 Gernucius king Pag. 30 Germanus and Lupus Bishops Pag. 77 Gerend on â—ourded Pag. 206 Geffrey Chaucer Pag. 548 George Plontagenet made Duke of Clarence â—13 Geffrey whipped for heresie Pag. 1116 Gifford Angolisme created Earle of Huntington Pag. 471 Gilbert Pot punished in Cheape Pag. 1059 Glamorgan Pag. 23 Glastenburie Pag. 58 Glocester founded Pag. 102 Glocester Pag. 114. brent Pag. 177. burned Pag. 183 Glocester Castle take by the Baros Pag. 279 Glocester Church brent Pag. 310 Glocester besieged Pag. 282 Glamorgan and Morganocke wonne Pag. 170 Glastenburie builded Pag. 116
knewe at variaunce himselfe in his death bed appeased he had lefte all gathering of money which is the onely thing that withdraweth the hartes of Englishmen from the Prince nor any thing intended he to take in hande by which he shoulde be driuen thereto for his tribute out of Fraunce he had before obtayned Tribute and the yéere foregoing his death he had obtained Barwike And albeit that all the time of his raigne he was with his people so benigne courteous and so familiar that no part of his vertues was more estéemed yet the condition in the ende of his dayes in which many Princes by a long continued soueraintie decline into a proude porte froÌ„ debonair behauiour of their beginning maruellouslye in him grew increased so farre forth that in Sommer the last y â— euer he sawe his highnesse being at Windsor in hunting sent for the Maior and Aldermen of London to him for none other errand but to haue them hunt be merie with him where he made them not so stately but so friendly and so familiar theare and sent venison froÌ„ thence so fréely into the Citie that no one thing in many dayes before gat him either â—o heartes or more heartie fauour amongest the common people whiche oftentimes more estéeme and take for greater kindnesse a little courtesie than a great benefite So deceassed as I haue sayd this noble King in that time in which his lyfe was most desired Whose loue of his people and their entire affection towarde him had béene to his noble children hauing in themselues also as many giftes of nature as many Princely vertues as much goodly towardnesse as their age could receiue a maruellous fortresse and sure armour if diuision dissention of their friends had not vnarmed them left them destitute the execrable desire of soueraintie prouoked him to their destruction which if either kind or kindnesse had holden place must néedes haue bene their chiefe defence For Richard the duke of Glocester by nature their vncle by office their Protector to their father beholdeÌ„ to themselues by othe allegiaunce bounden all bandes broken that binden man man togither without any respect of God or the world vnnaturally contriued to bereue them not only their dignitie but also their lyues But for as much as this Dukes demeanor ministreth in effect all the whole matter whereof this booke shal intreate it is therfore conuenient somewhat to shew you ere we farther goe what manner of man this was that could finde in his heart so much mischiefe to conceiue Richard Duke of Yorke a noble man a mightie began not by warre but by law so chalenge the Crowne putting Richard Duke of Yorke hys claime into the Parliament where his cause was eyther for right or fauour so farre forth auaunced that Kyng Henry his bloud albeit he had a goodly Prince vtterly reiected the Crowne was by aucthoritie of Parliamente entailed vnto the Duke of Yorke and his issue male in remainder immediatly after the death of King Henrie But y e duke not enduring so long to tarrie but intending vnder pretext of dissention and debate arising in the Realme to preuent his time and to take vpon him the rule in King Henrie his life was with many nobles of the Realme at Wakefielde slaine leauing thrée sonnes Edward George and Richard All thrée as they were great states of birthe so were they great and stately of stomack gréedie ambitious of aucthoritie and impatient of partners Edwarde reuenging his Edvvarde fathers death depriued King Henrie attained y e Crowne George Duke of Clarence was a goodly noble Prince and at George Duke Clarence al points fortunate if either his owne ambition had not set him against his brother or the enuie of his enimies his brother against hym For were it by the Quéene and Lords of hir bloud which highly maligned the Kings kinred as women commonly not of malice but of nature hate them whoÌ„ their husbandes loue or were it a proude appetite of the Duke hymselfe intending to be King at the least wise heinous treasoÌ„ was there laid to his charge and finally were he faultie were he faultlesse attaynted was he by Parliament and iudged to the death and therevpon hastily drowned in a butte of Malmesey whose death King Edward albeit he commaunded it when he wyst it was done piteously bewayled and sorowfully repented Richarde the thirde sonne of whom wée nowe intreate The discription of Richard the third was in wit and courage egall with either of them in body prowes farre vnder them both little of stature yll featured of limmes crooke backed his left shoulder much hygher than his right hard fauoured of visage such as is in states called warlye in other men otherwise he was malicious wrathfull enuious from afore his byrth euer froward It is for truth reported that the Dutches his mother had so much a doe in hir trauaile y t she coulde not be deliuered of him vncut that he came into the world with the féete forward as meÌ„ be borne outward as y e fame runneth also not vntoothed whether meÌ„ of hatred report aboue y e truth or else y â— nature chauÌ„ged hir course in his beginning which in the course of his life many things vnnaturally committed None euil captaine was he in y e warre as to which his dispotioÌ„ was more méetely thaÌ„ for peace Sundry victories had he somtimes ouerthrows but neuer in default as for his own person either of hardines or politike order frée was he called of dispence somewhat aboue his power liberall w t large giftes he gat him vnstedfast friendship for which he was faine to pill spoile in other places get him stedfast hatred He was close secrete a déepe dissimuler lowly of countenaunce arrogant of heart outwardlye coumpinable where he inwardlye hated not letting to kisse whom hée thought to kill dispiteous cruell not for euill wil alway but ofter for ambition either for the fuertie or increase of his estate Friend foe was much what indifferent where his aduauntage grewe he spared no mans death whose life wythstoode his purpose He slewe with his owne handes King Henry the sixt being prisoner in the Tower as men The death of King Henrie the sixte constantly said that without commaundement or knowledge of the King which would vndoubtedly if he had intended that thing haue appointed that butcherly office to some other than his owne borne brother Some wise men also wéen that his drift couertly conueyed lacked not in helping forth his brother of Clarence to his death which he resisted openly howbeit somewhat as men déemed more faintly than he that were hartily mynded to his wealth And they y â— thus déeme thinke that he long time in K. Edwardes lyfe forethought to be King in case that the King his brother whose life he looked that euill diet should shorten should happen
to deceasse as in déede he did while his children were yong And they déeme that for this intent he was glad of his brothers death y e Duke of Clarence whose life must néedes haue hindered him so intending whether the same duke of Clarence had kept him true to his Nephew the yong King or enterprised to be King himselfe But of al this poynt is there no certaintie and who so deuineth vpon coniectures may aswell shoote to farre as to short Howbeit this haue I by credible information learned that the selfe night in which King Edward dyed one Mistlebrooke long ere morning came in great hast to the house of one Pottier dwelling in Redcrosse streete without Creplegate in Loxdon and when he was with hastie rapping quicklye letten in he shewed vnto Pottier that King Edwarde was departed By my truth man quoth Pottier then will my Maister the Duke of Glocester be King What cause he had so to thinke harde it is to say whether he being toward him any thing knewe that he had such thing purposed or otherwise had any inkeling thereof for he was not likely to speake it of nought But now to returne to the course of this historie Were it that the Duke of Gloucester hadde of olde foreminded this conclusion and was nowe at erste therevnto moued and putte in hope by the occasion of the tender age of the yong Princes his Nephewes as oportunitie and likelihoode of spéede putteth a man in courage of that he neuer intended certaine is it that he contriued their destruction with the vsurpation of the regall dignitie vpon himselfe And forasmuche as he well wiste and holpe to maintaine a long continued grudge and heart-burning betwene the Quéenes kinred and the Kings bloude either partie enuying others aucthoritie he nowe thought their diuision shoulde be as it was indéede a furtherly beginning to the pursuit of hys intent and a sure ground for the foundation of al his building if he might firste vnder the pretexte of reuenging old displeasure abuse the anger and ignorance of the one partie to the destruction of the other and then winne to hys purpose as many as he coulde and those that could not bée wonne myght be lost ere they looked therefore For of one thing was he certayne that if hys intent were perceyued he should soone haue made peace betwéene the both parties with his owne bloud King Edwarde in his life albeit that this dissention betwéene his friendes somewhat irked him yet in his good health he somewhat the lesse regarded it bicause he thought whatsoeuer businesse shoulde fall betwéene them himselfe should alway be able to rule both the parties But in his last sicknesse wheÌ„ he perceiued his naturall strength so sore enféebled that he dispaired al recouerie then he considering the youth of his children albeit he nothing lesse mistrusted than that that happened yet well foreséeing that many harmes might growe by their debate while the youthe of his children should lacke discretion of themselues good counsell of their friendes of which either partie should counsell for their owne commoditie rather by pleasaunt aduise to wyn themselues fauour than by profitable aduertisement to doo their children good he called some of them before him that were at variaunce and in especiall the Lord Marques Dorset the Quéenes sonne by hir first husbande William the Lord Hastings a noble man then Lord Chamberlaine againe whoÌ„ the Quéene specially grudged for the great fauour the King bare him also for that the thought him secretly familiar with the King in wantoÌ„ company Hir kinred also bare him sore aswell for that y â— King had made him Captaine of Calleis which office the Lord Riuers brother to y â— Quéene claimed of y â— kings former promise as for diuers other great gifts which he receiued y â— they looked for When these Lords with diuers of both the parties were come in presence the King lifting vp himselfe vnderset with pyllows as it is reported on this wise saide vnto them My Lordes my deare kinâ—men alies in what plight I lie you The Oration of the King in his death bed sée I féeâ—e By which the lesse while I looke to lo liue with you the more déepely am I moued to care in what case I leaue you for such as I leaue you such be my childreÌ„ like to finde you Which if they should that God forbid finde you at variaunce might hap to fall theÌ„selues at warre ere their discretion would serue to set you at peace ye sée their youth of which I recken y â— onely suertie to rest in your concorde For it suffiseth not y â— all you loue them if eche of you hate other If they were meÌ„ your faithfulnes happily would suffise but childhood must be maintained by mens aucthority slipper youth vnderpropped w t elder couÌ„sel which neither they caÌ„ haue but ye giue it nor ye giue it if ye grée not For where eche laboureth to breake that the other maketh and for hatred of eche of others person impugneth eche others couÌ„sell there must it néedes be long ere any good conclusion go forward And also while either party laboreth to be chief flatterie shal haue more place thaÌ„ plaine faithfull aduise of which must néedes insue y e euil bringing vp of y â— Prince whose minde in teÌ„der youth infect shal redily fal to mischief riot draw downe with his noble Realme to ruine but if grace turne him to wisdome which if God send then they y â— by euil meanes before pleased him best shal after fal furthest out of fauour so y â— euer at length euil drifts draw to nought and good plaine wayes prosper Great variaunce hath there long bene betwéene you not alway for great causes Sometime a thing right wel intended our misconstructioÌ„ turneth vnto worse or a small displeasure done vs either our owne affectioÌ„ or euil tongues agréeueth But this wot I well ye neuer had so great cause of hatred as ye haue of loue That we be al men that we be Christen meÌ„ this shal I leaue for preachers to tell you yet I wot neare whether any preachers words ought more to moue you thaÌ„ his that is by and by going to the place that they al preache of But this shal I desire you to remeÌ„ber y â— the one part of you is of my bloud the other of mine alies ech of you with other either of kinred or affinitie which spiritual kinred of affinitie if the Sacramentes of Christes Church beare that weight with vs y â— would God they did should no lesse moue vs to charitie than y e respect of fleshly consanguinitie Our Lord forbid y â— you loue togither y e worse for the selfe cause y e you ought to loue y e better And yet y â— happeneth no where finde we so deadly debate as among theÌ„ which by nature lawe most ought to agrée togither Such
long to liue raigne and rule in the Realme by trayterous tirannie taken depriued of their estate shortly shut vp in prison and priuely slain and murthered their bodies cast God wot where by the cruel ambition of theyr vnnatural vncle and his dispiteous tormentors Whiche things on euery part wel pondered God neuer gaue this world a more notable exaÌ„ple neither in what vnsuretie standeth this worldlye weaÌ„le or what mischiefe worketh the proude enterpryse of an high heart or finallye what wretched ende ensueth such dispiteous crueltie For first to beginne with the Ministers Miles Forrest at Saint Martins peacemealâ— rotted away Dighton indéede yef walketh on aliue in good possibilitie to be hanged erâ— he dye But Sir Iames Tyrell dyed at the Tower Hil beheaded for treason King Richarde himself as yée shal hereafter heare â—laine in the fielde hacked and hewed of his enimies hands caried on Horsseback dead his heare in despight torne and tagged like a cur dog And the mischiefe that hee tooke was within lesse than thrée yeres of the mischief that he did And yet al the mean time spent in much paine and trouble outward much feare anguishe and sorrow within For I haue hearde by credible report of suche as were secrete with hys Chamberlaine that after this abhominable déede done he neuer had quiet in his minde He neuer thought hymselfe sure Where he went abroade hys eyen whirled about hys bodie painely fenâ—ed hys hande euer vpon his dagâ—er hys countenaunce and maner like one alwayes readie to strikâ— againe he toke ill rest a nyghtes lay long waking and musing soâ—e wearied with care and watche rather slumbred than slept troubled with fearefull dreames sodainely sometime stert vppe lept out of his bedde and ranne about the Chamber so was his restlesse hearte continually tossed and tumbled with the tedious impression and stormie remembraunce of hys abhominable déede Thomas Norland William Martin the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Robert Bylisdon Hâ—berdasher the 28 of October Nowe had he outwarde no long time in rest For herevpon soone after began the conspiracie or rather good confederation betwéene the Duke of Buckingham and manye other Gentlemen against him The occasion where vppon the King and the Duke fell out is oâ— diuerse folke diuerse wise pretended Thys Duke as I haue for certaine ben enformed as soone as the Duke of Glocester vppon the death of King Edwarde came to Yorke and there had solemne funeral seruice for King Edward sent thyther in the most secret wise he coulde one Persall his trustie seruant who came to Iohn Warde a Chamberer of like secrete truste with the Duke of Glocester desiring that in the most close and couert manner he might be admitted to the presence and spéech of hys maister And the Duke of Glocester aduertised of hys desire caused him in the dead of the night after al other folk auoyded to be brought vnto him in his secrete Chamber wheâ—â— Persall after his maisters recoÌ„mendation shewed hym that he had secretly sent to shew him in his new world he would take such partas he woulde and wayâ—e vpon hym wyth â— thousande good fellowes iâ— néede were The messenger sente backe with thankes and some seâ—râ—ate instruction of the Protectors minde yet mette hym agayne with farther froÌ„ the D. his Master within few dayes after at NotinghaÌ„ whither the Protector from Yorke with many GentlemeÌ„ of the Northe Countrey to the number of sixe hundred horses was come on his waye to London warde and after secreat méeting and communication had â—eftsoone departed WheÌ„ce vpon at Northampton the Duke met with the Protector himself w t thrée hundred Horses and from thence stil coÌ„tinued with him partner of all his deuises till y â— after hys Coronation they departed as it séemed very greate friends at Gloucester From wheÌ„ce assoone as the Duke came home he so lightlye turned from hym and so highlye conspired againste him that a man would maruell whereof the change grewe And surely the occasion of their variance is of dyuers men diuersly reported Some haâ—e said I heard say y t the Duke a little before the Coronation among other thinges required of the Protector the Duke of Hertfordâ— lands to the which he pretended himselfe iuste inheritor And forasmuch as the title whiche he claymed by inheritance was somewhat interlaced with the title to the Crowne by the line of King Henry before depriued the Protector conceyued suche indignation that he reiected the Dukes requeste with many spitefull and minatorie wordes which so wounded his hart with hatred and mistruste that he neuer after toulde endure to looke a right on King Richard but euer feared his owne life so far forth that when the Protector rode throughe London towarde his Coronation hée fayned himselfe sicke bycause he woulde not ride with him And the other takyng it in euill parte sente him worde to rise and come ride or he woulde make him be carryed Wherevpon he rode on with euill will and that notwithstanding on the morrow rose from the feast fayning hymselfe sicke Kyng Richard said it was done in hatred and despite of him And they saide that euer after continually â—ch of them liued in such hatred distrust of other that y e Duke vâ—tily loked to haue bin murthered at Glocester From which nathelesse he in faire manner departed But surely some right secrete at that daye deny this and many right wise men thinke it vnlikely the déepe dissembling nature of those both men coÌ„sidered and what néede in that gréene worlde the Protector had of the Duke and in what perill the Duke stoode if he fel once in suspition of the Tyrant that eyther the Protectour woulde giue the Duke occasion of displeasure or the Duke the Protectour occasion of mistruste And verylye men thinke that if King Richard had anye such opinion conceyued he would neuer haue suffered him to escape his hands Uery troth it is the Duke was an high minded man and euill could beare the glorie of an other so that I haue heard of some that say they sawe it that the Duke at such time as the Crowne was first set vpon the Protectors head hys eye coulde not abyde the sight thereof but wryed his heade another waye But men saye that he was of troth not wel at ease and that both to King Richarde well knowen and not ill taken nor any demaunde of the Dukes vncurteously reiected but he both with greate giftes and high behestes in most louing and trustie manner departed at Glocester But soone after his comming home to Brecknocke hauing ther in custodie by the commaundement of King Richarde Doctor Morton Byshoppe of Ely who as yée before hearde was taken in the Counsel at the tower waxed with him familiar whose wisedome abused his pride to his owne deliueraunce and the Dukes destruction The Bishop was a man of gret natural witte very wel learned and honorable in behauiour lacking no wise wayes to winne fauour He had bin
wyth suche a noyse of Drummes and flewtes as seldome hadde béene hearde the like At theyr entring into the Chamber twoo and twoo togyther they went directlye before the Cardinall where hée sate and saluted hym reuerentlye to whome the Lorde Chamberlaine for them saide Sir for as muche as they bée Straungers and can not speake Englishe they haue desired me to declare vnto you that they hauyng vnderstanding of this your triumphaunt banquet where was assembled suche a number of excellent Dames they coulde doe no lesse vnder supporte of youre Grace but to repayre hyther to viewe as well their incomparable beautie as for to accompanye them at Mumme chaunce and then to daunce with them and sir they require of youre Grace licence to accomplishe the saide cause of their comming To whome the Cardinall saide he was very well content they should so doe Then went the Maskers and first saluted al the Dames and returned to the moste worthiest and there opened their greate cuppe of Golde filled wyth Crownes and other péeces of Golde to whome they sette certaine péeces of Golde to cast at Thus perusing all the Ladyes and Gentlewomen to some they loste and of some they wonne and perusing after this maner al the Ladies they returned to the Cardinal with greate reuerence powring downe all their Golde so lefte in their Cup whych was aboue twoo hundred crowns At all quoth the Cardinall and so caste the Dice and wan them whereat was made a great noise and ioy Thenquoth the Cardinall to the Lord Chamberlain I pray you quoth he that you would shew them that me séemeth there should be a Nobleman amongest them who is more méete to occupye this seate and place than I am to whome I woulde moste gladly surrender the same according to my duety if I knewe him Then spake the Lorde Chamberlaine to them in Frenche and they rownding him in the eare the Lorde Chamberlaine saide to my Lorde Cardinall Sir quoth he they confesse that among them there is suche a Noble personage whome if your Grace can appointe hym oute from the rest he is content to disclose hymselfe and to accept your place with that the Cardinal taking good aduisement among them at the laste quoth he me séemes the Gentleman wyth the blacke Bearde shoulde be euen he and with that he arose oute of hys Chayre and offered the same to the Gentleman in the blacke Bearde with his cap in his hande The person to whome he offered the Chayre was Sir Edwarde Neuil a comely Knight that much more resembled the Kings person in that Maske than anye other The King perceyuing the Cardinall so deceyued could not forbeare laughing but pulled down hys visar and Master Neuels also and dashed out suche a pleasaunt countenaunce and chéere that al the noble estates there assembled perceiuing the King to be there among them reioyced very much The Cardinal eft soones desired his Highnesse to take the place of Estate to whome the King aunswered that he woulde goe firste and shifte hys apparell and so departed into my Lorde Cardinalles Chamber and there newe apparelled him in whych tyme the dishes of the banquet were cleane taken vppe and the Tables spred againe with new cleane perfumed clothes euery man and woman sitting stil vntill the King with all his Maskers came among them againe all newe apparelled then the King tooke his seate vnder the cloth of Estate commaunding euery person to sit still as they did before In came a newe banquet before the Kyng and to all the rest throughout all the Tables wherein were serued two hundred diuers dishes of costly deuises and suttilties Thus passed they forth the night with banqueting dauncing and other triumphes to the great comforte of the King and pleasant regard of the Nobilitie there assembled Thus passed this Cardinall his time from day to daye and yeare to yeare in suche greate wealth ioy triumph and glorie hauyng alwayes on hys side the Kings especial fauor vntil Fortune enuied his prosperous estate as is to the worlde well knowne and shall be partely touched hereafter This yeare in the moneth of May were sent out of Englande xij C. Masons and Carpenters and thrée hundred laborers Castell of Turney builded to the Citie of Tourney to builde a Castell there to chastice the Citie if it chaunced to rebel and to diminish the garrison that then laye there to the Kings greate charge Henry Worley Rich. Gray the 28. of Sep. William Bayly Sherifes Maior Lady Mary the Kings daughter borne 1516 Sir William Butler Grocer the 28. of October Lady Mary King Henries daughter was borne at Greenewiche on the eleauenth of February Margaret Quéene of Scottes King Henries eldest sister who had after the death of hir first husbande Iames King of Scots The Queene of Scots fledde into Englande flaine at Bosworth married Archibald Duglas Earle of Auguise fledde into Englande and lay at Harbottle where shée was deliuered of a childe called Margaret But shortlye after Archibalde Douglas hir husbande wente home agayne into Scotlande wythoute leaue taking wherefore the Kyng sente for hir to London where shée was roally receyued and lodged at Baynardes Castell and there she tarried a whole yeare ere she returned Thomas Seimer Rich. Thurstone Broderer the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Greate frâ—ste 1517 Anno reg 9. Euil May day Iohn Rest Grocer the 28. of October The Thamis was frozen that men with horse and Carts might passe betwixte Westminster and Lambeth On May euen was an insurrection of yong persons and Apprentises of London against Aliens for the whyche fact tenne payre of Gallowes were made with whéeles to be remoued from stréete to stréete and from dore to dore wherevpon diuers yong men were hanged wyth theyr Captaine Iohn Lincolne a Broker the residue to the number of four hundred men and eleauen women tyed in ropes al along one after an other in theyr shyrtes came to Westminster hall wyth halters aboute their neckes and were pardoned Margaret Quéene of Scottes returned into Scotland to the Quene of Scots returned Earle of Anguise hir husbande Thomas Baldry Richard Simonds the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1518 Svveating sicknesse Anno reg 10 Sir Thomas Exmew Goldsmith the 28. of October Manye dyed in Englande of the sweating sicknesse in especiallye aboute London wherefore Trinitie Terme was one daye at Oxforde and then adiourned to Westminster In the moneth of July Cardinall Campeius came into Englande from the Pope to exhorte king Henry to make war on the Turkes After long sute made of the Frenche King and hys councell Cardinall Campeius it was agréed that the Citie of Tourney shoulde be delyuered to the Frenche King he paying sixe hundred thousande Crownes for the Citie and foure hundred thousand Crownes for the Castell the whyche the King had buylded whiche was not fully performed and also he shoulde pay thrée and twentie thousande pounde Tournois the whych sometime the Citizens of Tourney