fortifieth his campe and fortified the place with strong hedges and rampiers the better to be able to resist his enimies if they woulde assayle hym The Duke of Burgoigne came still forward The Duke of Burgoigne Fabian Froissart till he approched verie neare to the Duke of Lancasters campe and pight downe his fielde alofte vpon the hill of Turneham so that the frontes of both hostes were within lesse than a mile eyther of other There was come to the Duke of Lancaster a knight of the marches of Almaine Sir Robert de Namur called Sir Robert de Namur with an hundred Speares but yet the Duke of Lancasters host was but an handfull of men in respect of the huge number of the Frenche armie wherein were as Froissart writeth foure thousande knightes beside other But yet for all his great puissance and number of men he would not aduenture to assayle the English men in their lodgings as it was thought hee would haue done but kept himselfe and his men vpon the hill from the .xxiiii. of August vnto the xij of September and then dislodged not muche to his honour howsoeuer writers doe excuse it declaring how his brother had giuen him straight commaundement that in no wise he should fight with the Englishmen and that when he had sent to his brother for commission eyther to fight 〈◊〉 to remoue he was commaunded to turne wyth all speede vnto Paris and to breake vp his armie for that time Some there be that write Caxton how that after both these hostes had layen the one agaynst the other a long space to the reproufe of both the Chieftains The Earle of Warwike it chaunced that the Lorde Thomas Beauchampe Erle of Warwike â—…me thitherward by sea to be at the battaile which he heard woulde shortly follow betwene the two armies but are he was come to land the French men for feare durst no longer abide but secretely in the night departed and fled towards Hesdyn and so to Paris for the which their flight the Duke of Burgoigne was after blamed of his brother the French king In this meane while that is to say on the Euen of the Assumption of our Ladie Froissart The Queene of England departeth this life died that noble Princesse the Lady Philip Queene of England It is sayd that when she perceyued that she must needes depart out of this transitorie life shee desired to speake with the king hir husbande and when he was come to hir with a sorowfull heart to see hir in that state Hir three petitions to the king The first request shee tooke him by the hand and after courteous wordes of induction she required of him to graunt hir three requestes one that all suche Merchantes and other men wyth whome shee hadde bargayned in any condition myght bee aunswered of all such debtes as shee ought to them whether they dwelled on this side the sea or beyonde The second An other was that all such ordinances and promises as she hadde made to Churches as well wythin this Realme as in the parties of the further syde the Sea myght bee perfourmed The thirde And the thirde was that it myght please him to choose oute none other Sepulchre when God shoulde call him oute of this worlde but beside hir at Westminster The prayse of Queene Isabel This Queene to traine the Englishe youth vnto vertuous conuersation and to giue occasion that they might be brought vp in learning and good instructions The Queenes Colledge founded a College at Oxford furnishing it with goodly buildings and a church that they might both serue God and profite in theyr studies wherevpon it is called the Queenes Colledge euen to this day But now to returne to the Duke of Lancaster ye shall vnderstande that after the departure of the French armie beside the hill of Tainâ—…ham the sayde Duke returned to Calais and there refreshed himselfe and his people the space of three dayes The Duke of Lancaster maketh a iourney into Fraunce And then he set forward againe and with him as Marshals of the host was the Earle of Warwike and the Lorde Roger Beauchampe with the Lordes and knightes before remembred They tooke theyr iourney to Saint Ouiers and by Turwin and then through the Counâ—…e of S. Paule still burning the Countrey as they went They rode not past three or foure leagues a day Saint Riquier and keeping on their way they came by S. Riquier and at the planches vnder Abuile passed the riuer of Some then entred into the countrey of Vimew in purpose to go vnto Harflew and there to burne the French kings nauie Thus passing forward through Vâ—…mew and the Countie of Ewe they entred into the Archbishoprike of Roan and marching forth by Deepe came vnto Harflew but the Earle of S. Poule and the Lorde of Fiennes Conestable of Fraunce which had coasted the English armie in all this iourney with a great power of men was gotten before them and entred into this towne so that they knew how they shoulde but lose theyr paine if they did assayle it and so therfore after they had lyen before it three dayes on the fourth day they dissodged and returned againe towards Caâ—… returning through the Countrey of Ponthâ—… before Abuile chaunced to encounter a number of French men which gaue to the Duke battail Fabian The maâ—… of the Croâ—… of Frâ—… taken Iâ—… the which was taken sir Hugh de Chafellon master of the Crosbowes of Fraunce wyth other Knightes Esquiers and Burgesses of that towne and slaine about .xvj. score of the French parte There be that write otherwise hereof Froissart shewing how the sayde sir Hugh de Chastellon was taken by an ambush layd by sir Nicholas Louaigne as the same sir Hugh was come forth of the towne with not past ten or twelue with him to see how the passage of Rowray was kept by them that had charge thereof howe soeuer it came to passe taken he was and brought to the Duke of Lancaster that reioysed greatly of that good happeÌ„ and so marching forwarde he passed the Riuer at Blanchetaque and drew towardes the towne of Rew on the sea side and so to Montreull and finally to Calais Then were the straungers lycenced to depart and bycause it was farre in the Winter as aboute Sainte Martyns tyde the Duke and the most parte of hys armye returned into Englande In this yeare chaunced the third mortalitie The thirde mortalitie Caxton Polichron The Earle of Warwike â—…parâ—…eth this life 1370 which was exceeding great both of men and beastes that the like had not bene heard of And amongst other people that perished of that pestilenciall sicknesse that worthie knight and noble captaine the Earle of Warwike dyed at Calays in the Moneth of Ianuarie after his returne from Harflew The Countrey of Aquitaine was full of trouble in thys meane tyme eyther parte seeking to grieue other to the vttermoste of
the Towâ—…e wyth Englishe people 〈◊〉 the Kyng â—…ned at Caen thee kepte there a solemne feaste Caen peopled with Englishe inhabitants and made many Knights and beside that he shewed there an example of greate pitie and clemency for in searching the Castell A worthy and rare example of equitie in king Henry hâ—… founde innumerable substaunce of plate and money belonging to the Citizens wherof her woulde not suffer one peny to bee touched but restored the same to the owners deliuering to euery man that whiche was his â—…ne When the same of his mercifull dealing herein and also of his greate clemency shewed to captiues and of his fauourable â—…sing of those that submitted themselues to his grace was 〈◊〉 abroade all the Capâ—… of the Townes 〈…〉 came â—…illingly 〈◊〉 â—…reseneâ—… 〈…〉 theâ—… 〈◊〉 their townes and their goodâ—… 〈◊〉 wherevppon 〈◊〉 made proclamation that all men whiche hadde or woulde become his â—…ts and 〈◊〉 to hym alâ—…egiaunce â—…ulde 〈◊〉 their goodâ—… and liberties in 〈…〉 â—…mple manner then they did before whiche gentle enterteyning of the â—…ubborne Normans was the very cause why they 〈◊〉 not 〈…〉 also gladde to remoue and turns from the Frenche parte and became subiects to the crowne of Englande When Kyng Henry hadde set Caen in good order hee lefte there for Capitaines the one of the Towne the other of the Castell Sir Gilbert Vmfreuille Earle of Kyme or Angus and sir Gilbert Talbot and made Bailife there Sir Ioh. Popham so departed from Caen the first of October The castell of Câ—…urâ—…endred and coÌ„ming to the Castell of Courfye within three dayes had it rendred vnto hym From whence the fourth of October hee departed and came vnto Argenton they within that Towne and Castell offered that if no rescue came by a day limited they woulde deliuer both the Towne and Castell into the Kings hands so that such as would abide and become y e kings faythfull subiects shoulde be receiued the other to departe with their goodes and liues saued whither they would The King accepted their offer When the day limited came and no succors appeared they yeelded according to the couenauntes Argenton buylded and the King performed all that on his behalfe was promised The Lord Grey of Codnor was appointed Captaine there After this resorted dayly to the King of the Normans people of all sortes and degrees to sweare to him fealtie and homage The Citie of Sees whiche was well inhabited Sees yelded and wherein were two Abbeys of great strength namely one of them yeelded to the King and so likewise did diuers other townes in those parties withoute stroke striken Alanson besieged and yelded vp The towne of Alanson abode a siege for the space of eighte dayes they within defending it right valiantly at the first but in the ende considering with themselues what small hope there was for anye succours to come to remoue the siege they grew to a composition that if within a certaine day they were not relieued they should yeelde both the Towne and Castel into y e kings hands which was done for no succours coulde be heard of The K. appointed Captaine of thys Towne the Duke of Gloucester and his Lieutenant sir Raufe Lentall Tit. Liuius The Duke of Brytaine vnder safeconduit came to the Kyng as hee was thus busie in the conquest of Normandie and after sundry poyntes treated of betwixte them a truce was taken â—…o endure A truce taken betwene king Henry and the duke of Britayne from the seuententh daye of Nouember vnto the last of September in the yeare nexte following betwixte them their souldiers men of warre and subiectes The like truce was granted vnto the Q. of IerusaleÌ„ and Sicill and to hir sonne Lewes for the Duchie of Aniou and the Countie of Mayne the Duke of Britaine being their deputie for concluding of the same truce The K. lodged before the gate that leadeth to Caen the Duke of Clarence before the Castell y e standeth on a rocke and the Duke of Gloucester lay on y e kings right hand and other lords noble men were assigned to their places as was thought expedient And to be sure froÌ„ taking domage by any suddaine inuasion of the enimies there were great trenches and rampiers cast and made about their seuerall campes for defence of y e same The frenchmen notwithstandyng thys siege valiantly defended their walles and sometimes made issues forth but small to their gaine and still the Englishmen with their gunnes and great ordinance made batterie to the walles and bulwarkes The Winter season was very colde with sharpe frostes and hard weather but the Englishmen made suche shift for prouision of all things necessarie to serue their turnes that they were sufficieÌ„tly prouided both against hunger and colde so that in the ende the Frenchmen perceyuing they coulde not long endure against them offered to talke and agreed to gyue ouer the Towne if no rescues came by a certain day appointed Tho. VVal. Sir Iohn Oldcastell taken Aboute the same season was sir Iohn Oldcastell Lord Cobham taken in the Countrey of Powes lande in the borders of Wales within a Lordship belonging to the Lord Powes not without daunger and hurtes of some that were at y e taking of him for they could not take him till he was wounded himselfe At the same time the states of the Realme were assembled at LoÌ„don for the leuying of money to furnish y e kings exceeding great charges which he was at about the mayntenaunce of his warres in Fraunce it was therfore determined that the said Sir Iohn Oldcastell should be brought and put to his triall ere the assemble brake vp The Lord Powes therefore was sente to fetch him who broughte him to London in a litter wounded as he was heerewith beeing firste layde fast in the Tower shortly after he was brought before the Duke of Bedford regent of the Realme and the other estates where in the end he was condemned and finally was drawen from the Tower vnto S. Giles fielde and there hanged in a chayne by the midle Sir Iohn Oldcastel executed and after consumed with fire the gallowes and all When the daye was come on the whiche it was couenaunted that the Towne of Faleise should be deliuered to wit the seconde of Ianuarie 1418 Faleis render vp to king Henry bycause no succours appeared the Towne was yeelded to the king but the Castell held stil into the whiche the Captaine and gouernoure both of the Towne and Castell withdrew himselfe with al the Souldiers and being straightly besieged defended himselfe and the place ryghte stoutely although he was sore layde to vntill at length perceiuing his people aweeried with continuall assaultes and suche approches as were made to and within the very walles hee was driuen to compounde with the King that if hee were not succoured by the sixth of Februarie then should he yeeld himselfe prisoner and deliuer the Castell so that
continuall desyre to enioy the same insomuch that shortly after he forsooke his owne wife by the which he had three sonnes Polidor Fabian named Vortimerus Catagrinus and Pascentius and requyred of Hengist to haue his daughter the sayde Rowen or Ronowen in mariage Hengist at the firste seemed straunge to graunt to his request and excused the matter VVil. Malm. for that his daughter was not of estate and dignitie meete to be matched with his maiestie But at length as it had beene halfe agaynst his will hee consented and so the mariage was concluded and solemnized all Kent beeing assigned vnto Hengist in rewarde the whiche Countrey was before that tyme gouerned by one Guorongus though not with most equal iustice which Guorongus was subiect vnto Vortigerne as all other the Potentates of the I le were This maryage and liberalitie of the King towardes the Straungers muche defended the myndes of his subiectes and hastened the finall destruction of the lande For the Saxons nowe vnderstanding the affynitie had betwixte the King and Hengist came so fast ouer to inhabite here that it was wonder to consider in howe shorte a tyme suche a multitude coulde come togyther so that bycause of theyr greate number and approued puissaunce in warres they began to be a terrour to the former inhabitants the Brytaynes VVil. Malm. But Hengist beeing no lesse politike in counsaile than valiaunt in armes abusing the kings lacke of discretion to serue his owne turne perswaded him to call out of Germanie his brother Occa and his sonne named Ebusa Gal. sayth he was Hengists sonne and Ebusa his vncles sonne Occa and Ebusa leaders of Saxons beeing men of great valure to the ende that as Hengist defended the lande in the South parte so mighte they keepe backe the Scottes in the North. Herevpon by the Kings consent they came with a power out of Germanie and coasting aboute the lande they sayled to the Iles of Orkney and sore vexed the people there and likewyse the Scottes and Pictes also and finally arriued in the North partes of the Realme nowe called Northumberlande where they setled themselues at that present and so continued there euer after but none of them taking vppon him the tytle of King VVil. Malm. de Regib till about .99 yeares after theyr first comming into that Countrey but in the meane time remayning as subiects vnto the Saxon kings of Kent After theyr arryuall in that Prouince they oftentymes fought with the olde Inhabitaunts there and ouercame them chasing away such as made resistance and appeased the residue by receyuing them vnder allegiance When the Nobles of Brytayne saw and perceyued in what daunger the lande stoode Fabian The great nuÌ„bers of straungers suspected to the Brytaynes by the dayly repayre of the huge number of Saxons into the same they first consulted togither and after resorting to the King 〈…〉 mooued him that some order might be taken for the auoyding of them on the more part of them leaste they shoulde with their power and great multitude vtterly oppresse the British Nation But all was in vayne for Vortigerne so esteemed and highly fauoured the Saxons and namely by reason of the great loâ—…e which he bare to his wife that hee lyttle regarded his owne Nation no nor yet anye thing esteemed hys owne naturall kinnesmen and 〈◊〉 friendes 〈◊〉 depriued by reason wherof the Brytains in 〈◊〉 depriued him of all kingly honor after that he had raigned .xvj. yeares and in his stead crowned his sonne Vortimer Gildas and Beda make no mention of Vortimer Gilda Beda H. 〈◊〉 but declare howe after that the â—…ons were receyued into thys lande there was a couenaunt made betwixte them and the Brytaynes that the Saxons shoulde defende the Countrey from the inuasion of enimyes by theyr Knightly force and that in consideration thereof the Brytaynes should finde theâ—… prouision of vyâ—…ayles wherewith they helde their contented for a time But afterwardes they beganne to pyke quarelles as thoughe they were not sufficiently furnished of their due proportion of vytayles threatning that if they were not prouided more largely thereof they would surely spoyle the Countrey Many of the Brytaynes seeing the demeanour of the Saxons fledde to the Mountaynes of the whiche dyuerse beeing apprehended were cruelly slaine and other were glad to come forth and yeelde themselues to eternall bondage for to haue reliefe of meate and drinke to asswage theyr extremitie of hunger Some other got them out of the realme into straunge landes so to saue themselues and others abyding still in theyr Countrey kept them within the thicke Wooddes and craggie Rockes whether they were fledde lyuing there a poore wretched lyfe in great feare and vnquietnesse of mynde But after that the Saxons were departed and withdrawne to theyr houses the Brytaynes began to take courage to theÌ„ againe issuing forth of those places where they had lyen hid and with one consent calling for ayde at Gods hande that they might bee preserued from vtter destruction they beganne vnder the conduct of theyr leader Aurelius Ambrose to prouoke the Saxons to battaile and by the helpe of God they obteyned the victorie according to theyr owne desyres And from thence forth one while the Brytaynes and an other while the Saxons were victors so that in this Brytish people God according to hys accustomed maner as it were present Israell tryed them from tyme to tyme whether they loued him or no vnto the yeare of the siege of Badon hill where afterwardes no small slaughter was made of the enimies whiche chaunced the same yeare in the whiche Gildas was borne as he himselfe witnesseth â—…o Gildas was â—…orne in the feare of our Lord .493 being aboute the .xliiij. yeare after the comming of the Saxons into Brytaine Thus hath Gildas and also Beda following by likelyhoode the authoritie of the same Gildas written of these first warres begonne betwene the Saxons and Brytains But nowe to goe foorth with the Hystorie according to the order of oure Chronicles thus wee finde recorded touching the doings of Vortimer that was elected King as yee haue hearde to gouerne in place of his father Vortigerne Vortimer H. Hunt Colemoore The fourth battaile was stryken neare to a Moore called Colemoore the whiche was sore fought by the Saxons and long continued with great daunger to the Brytayns bycause that the foresayde Moore enclosed a part of their host so strongly that the Brytaynes could not approch to them being beaten off with the enimies shot albeit in the ende the Saxons were put to flight and many of them drowned and swalowed vp in the same Moore Beside these foure principall battailes Vortimer had diuerse other conflictes with the Saxons Fabian Tetfort in Nâ—…rffolke Colchester as in Kent and at Tetford in Norffolk also neare to Colchester in Essex for he left not till he had bereft them the more part of all such possessions as before time they had got so
into the Brytish confines spoyling and wasting the countrey with their accustomed cruelty Arthure discomfiteth the Saxons twise in battaile then againe lieth siege to Yorke and winneth it Wherevpon encountering them twice in battail he obteined the victorie and then besieging York at length he entred into that Citie by meanes of a Brytayn who dwelling amongst the Saxons there in the night season cōueyed a sort of Brytains into the citie the which breaking open the gates in y e dead of y e night did let in al the whole host Where Arthur would not suffer his men to make any great murther of the enimies whiche were content to yeeld themselues Arthure vseth the victorie with gentlenesse but vsed them very gently therby to win more praise amongst all those that heard of his worthie victories The Brytaines hauing thus conquered the Citie of Yorke many feates of armes were dayly practized betwixt them and the Saxons which held possession still of the countrey there aboutes But the Britaines lying in that citie al the sommer and winter following The Brytaines soiourning for the winter time within Yorke giue themselues vnto banketting and voluptuousnesse at length beganne to take their ease namely in the depth of the winter and therewith gaue themselues to banketting drinking play and other kindes of voluptuous plesures so y t it seemed they trusted more to their passed victories than to their present force not fearing suche danger as was like to follow It is thought of some that aboute the same tyme Arthur firste instituted that the feaste of Christmasse shoulde be kept with such excesse of meates and drinkes in all kyndes of inordinate banquetting and reuell for the space of thirtene dayes togyther according to the custome vsed still throughe both the Realmes of England and Scotlande euen vnto this day resembling the feastes which the Gentiles vsed to keepe in the honour of their dronken God Bacchus Christmas bankets resembling the feastes Bacchanalia called in latine Bacchanalia wherein all kindes of beastly lust and sensuall voluptuousnesse was put in vre But whence soeuer or by whom soeuer this insatiable gourmandise came vp amongst vs surely a great abuse it is to see the people at suche a solemne feast where they ought to bee occupied in thankes giuing to almightie God for the sending downe of his onely begotten sonne amongst vs to giue themselues in maner wholy to gluttonie and excessiue filling of their bellies with such maner of lewd and wanton pastimes as though they shoulde rather celebrate the same feastes of Bacchanalia and those other which the Gentiles also kept called Floralia and Priapalia than the remembrance of Christes natiuitie who abhorreth all maner of such excesse But nowe to my purpose When the next Sommer was once come Arthure led forth hys Brytaynes agaynst their enimies but by reason of such ease and pleasure as they had taken whylest they soiourned in Yorke The Brytaines through rest and ease became vnapt to susteyne the paynes of warres being nowe come into the field they were able to abide no paynes so that no good was done of certaine yeares after till finally Arthure ioyned in league wyth Loth king of the Picts The conditions of which league were these That Arthure during his naturall life should raigne as king of the Brytains A league concluded betwixt Arthure king of Brytaynes and Loth king of Pictes and after his deceasse the kingdome to remaine vnto Mordred and his issue if he chaunced to haue any That the Pictes should ayde the Britaynes agaynst the Saxons and haue all suche landes as might bee recouered of them beyonde Humber Also the league whiche was betwixt them and the Scottes Mordred marieth the daughter of one Gawolane a Brytayne they should duely obserue Mordred should marrie the daughter of Gawolan a noble man amongst the Brytaynes and of highest authoritie next vnto Arthure himselfe the children of this maryage to bee brought vp with their grandfather in Brytain till they came to yeares of discretion Gawan or Gawen in seruice with king Arthure Gawan the brother of the foresayde Mordred shoulde serue king Arthure and receyue at his handes large entertainment and great possessions to mainteyne therewith his estate Other articles there were comprysed in this league according as was thought requisite for the maintenance of stable friendship betwixt these kings and their nations So that Arthur hauing concluded this league and still being desirous to purge the whole I le of all miscreantes and enimies of the Christian fayth Arthure sendeth Ambassadours vnto the kings of Scots and Pictes hee sente vnto the Scottish and Pictish kings requiring them on the behalfe of that dutie which they ought vnto the aduauncement of Christes religion to assemble their powers and to meete him at Tynmouth whither he woulde repayre to ioyne with them at such day as they would appoynt from thence to march forth agaynst the Saxons Loth king of the Pictes and Conranus king of the Scottishmen Scottes Pictes and Brytaines ioyne togither agaynst the Saxons fayled not in this so necessarie an enterprise but agreeable to Arthures request within fewe dayes after they came forwarde and ioyning with the Brytaynes forth they went agaynst the Saxons whom they vnderstoode to be alreadie in campe vnder the conduite of their king Occa in purpose to stop their passage When both the armies were approched neare togither they prepared to the battaile and fyrst Colgerme Duke of Northumberlande mounted vpon a light gelding rode almoste euen harde to the faces of the Pictes where they stoode in theyr order of battaile right stoutly Colgerme reproueth Loth. and there vttering many reprochfull wordes vnto Loth and other of his nobles for breach of their promised friendship to him and his Saxons declared that he trusted shortly to see iust punishment light vppon them for this falshood and vntruthes sake in thus ioyning with theyr former enimies against their most trustie friendes and stedfast allies The Pictishe king not greatly moued herewith commaunded his Standards to aduaunce forwarde and the Saxons likewise hasted apace towardes them so that the one being come within daunger of shot of the other the Pictes let flie their Arrowes right freshly Arthur in the meane time hauing set his people in aray exhorted thē to fight manfully and so soone as he perceyued that the fray was begon by the Picts he in semblable wise commaundeth the Brytaines to giue the onset so that immediately there ensued a sore conflict the Scottes beeing in the right wing sleaing Cheldricke one of the chiefest Captaines amongest the Saxons quickly discomfited that Wing with the which they were first matched Colgerme with his Saxons encountring as is sayde with the Pictes placed in the left wing rushed in amongst his enimies vpon an earnest desire to be reuenged of his aduersarie king Loth with such violence that at their first encounter he ouerthrew the same Loth
Pictes 52. 8 Garnard ioyfully receiued Gildo and his companie 53.52 Garnard king of Pictes inuadeth Scotland 152.52 Garenteris Eugenye a Frenche knight arriueth in Scotlande 352. 46 Gaspar de Collignie generall captaine of footmen in Fraunce 480. 80 Gathelus sonne to Cecrops 1.8 Gathelus banished by his father 1. 17 Gathelus fled into Egipt 1.19 Gathelus goeth agaynst the Ethiopians 1.23 Gathelus enterteyned of Pharao 1. 20 Gathelus maried vnto Scota Pharaos daughter 1.37 Gathelus for saketh Egypt to seek other Countreys 2.6 Gathelus repulsed by the people of Barbarie 2.10 Gathelus landed in Portingall 2.11 Gathelus vanquisheth the Spaniardes 2.6 Gathelus leaueth Portingall and goeth to Galitia 2.38 Gathelus maketh lavves for hys people 3.7 Gathelus entituled by the name of a king 3.4 Gathelus dyeth 4.59 Gavvan slaine 154.61 Gavvolane slaine 134.67 Gavvolene a noble man of Brytaine 128.39 Geffray of Monmouth cited 17. 50 Ge◅mer a tovvne in Buchquhan ◅35 69 Geniffa Aruiragus vvife dyeth vvith thought 34.56 Gentlemen taken in Glasquo castell hanged by the commaundement of the gouernour of Scotland 460.98 Gentlemen for misintreating the commons punished 123.56 George Erle of March vpon displeasure fleeth into Englande 336. 113 Germans come to ayde the Picts 17. 32 Germaine Souldiours slay their Captaines 53.16 Germain Souldiours flee too the Scottes and Pictes 53.24 Germanes restore the Romaines almost vanquished 55.12 Gernadius a notable Preacher in Murrey land 167.57 Gethus king of Pictes slaine 15.44 Gethus made kings of Pictes brother to Gethus before named 16. 3 Gethus keepeth resiance in Pomonia 17.10 Gilbert of Gallovvay purposeth to conquere the Crovvne of Scotland 274.112 Gilberts crueltie tovvardes hys brother that reproued his doings 275.1 Gilbert and his army vanquished 275. 11 Gilbert escapeth into Ireland 275. 16 Gilbert a learned man defendeth the liberties of Scotland 275.63 Gilbert made Bishop of Cathnes 275. 77 Gilbert Archdeacon of Murrey 285. 25 Gilbert Earle of Cassels sent Ambassadour into England .436.70 slaine by the Sherife of Ayre 439. 29 Gildo and his army arriue in Tay vvater 53.45 Gildo captain of the Rebelles in Murrey land 270.50 Giles daughter too king Robert maried to VVilliam Dovvglas 361. 37 Gilespy Ros rebelleth agaynst K. Alexander 284.91 Gilespy and his two sonnes taken and beheaded 284.104 Gilcrist strangled his vvife vpon suspiriō of a duoutrie 276.49 Gilcrist proclaimed traitor and his castell rased 276.56 Gilcrist returneth into Scotland 276. 80 Gilcrist asketh pardon of the king to vvhom he was not knovvne 277. 11 Gilcrist and his tvvo sonnes delue turfes 277.14 Gilcrist taken to fauor and restored to his landes 277.64 Gilcrist and his army discomfited and put to flight by the rebels in Murrey lande 270.64 Gilcrist and Roulande stoutly resist the English men 274.55 Gilcrist vanquisheth Gilbert and his army 275.11 Gilcrist Earle of Angus sent forth agaynst Somerleid vvith an army 268.84 Gilcrist Earle of Angus sent forth agaynst Angus a rebell vvyth an armie 270.24 Gilslande vvasted and burnt by the Scottes 321.112 Gillo and his armye of banished Scottes slaine by the Pictes 92. 15 Gillequhalm sonne to Donald rebelleth agaynst Soluathius 158. 74 Gillequhalm and his confederates suppressed 158.79 Gillus Evvins bastard sonne 24.15 Gillus craft to slay Durstus tvvo sonnes 24.35 Gillus created king 24.69 Gillus slayeth tvvo of Dothans sonnes 24.100 Gillus counterfeyteth a ◅cale too iustice 25.3 Gillus fleeth secretly into Irelād 25. 28 Gillus purchaseth ayde in Ireland 27. 53 Gillus fleeth 25.89 Gillus taken 25.95 Gillus beheaded 25.98 Glacian a Bishop 167.58 Glames Ladie apprehended for treason and burned 444.28 Glammis 238.4 Glasquo Castell and steeple fortified by the Earle of Lennox vvith men and munition 460. 93. besieged and vvonne by the gouernour 97 Glasquo castell again besieged by the gouernor 462.19 Glaucus sonne too Ethion king of Scottes 5.60 Glendale burned and spoyled by the Scottes 434.64 Gods vvrath prouoked by sinne and pacified by repentance 220. 112 Godred king of the Iles slaine 293. 67 Godfrey of Bullion his expeditiō into the holy land 247.51 Godvvines landes ouerflovvne vvith the sea 259.16 Godrike Archbishop of saint Andrevves 260.106 Gordon Alexander made bishop of Aberdene 427.1 Gordian the thirde Emperour of Rome 74.47 Gordian Iohn Lorde marieth the bastarde daughter to Iames the fourth 416.44 Gordon VVilliam Chauncellour of Murrey vncle too George Earle of Huntley promoted to the Bishoprike of Aberdene 464. 54 Gorley Normand abiured and burnt for religion 442.46 Goranus othervvise called Conranus 123.22 Gormond a Dane arriueth vvyth an armie in Northumberlande 199. 98 Gormond and his armye vanquyshed by king Alured 200.12 Gothes made an expedition agaynst the Romaine Empire fol. 94 Gothlois duke of Cornevvall executed 124.14 Gothred mooueth Rebellion in Cathnes 281.7 Gothred discomfited taken and beheaded 281.21 Gouenours names reuerenced 23. 30 Gouernours had in greate reuerence 5.106 Gouernours appoynted ouer euerie shire by lottes 10.55 Gouernement of yong Princes daungerous 11.40 Gouernment of Scotlande vnder king Roberte committed vnto tvvo valiant Captaines 326.29 Gouernour of Scotland shevveth himselfe to imbrace the reformed religion and wherein 458. 62 Gouernour of Scotland breaketh his sayth and reuolteth from the king of Englande 459.100 Govver Thomas taken prisoner 468. 38 Grasse and hearbes slained vvith blond 135.42 Graues to be reuerenced 181.99 Gracian Emperour of Rome 92.15 Gracian vsurpeth the gouernment of Brytaine 95.65 Gray Androvv marieth Helene heyre too Henrie Mortimer of Foulis in Scotland 377.25 Graim or Graham a noble man of the Scots and his linage 97.94 Graim and his people assault the vvall of Abircorne 104.31 Gramisdike vvhereof so named 105. 48 Graham Ric◅e of Eske 469.106 Graham Patrike Earle of Stratherne slain traiterously 374.5 Graham Ferguse appoynted gouernour of Milke Castell 469. 105 Graham Robert one of the murtherers of king Iames the first 384. 9 Graham Robert cruellye executed 385.51 Graham Patrike Archbishop of Saint Andrevves pronounced an heretike ny the Popes inquisitour 402.63 Graham Patrike late Archbishop of Saint Andrevves dyeth 40◅ 72 Greate seale of Scotlande taken from the Bishop of Glasgevv 424. 32 Great frostes and flouds the lyke hath not beene seene 191.14 Gregorie the first inuested king of Scotland 101.110 Gregories lavves and ordinaunces 192.12 Gregorie continued his life vnmaried 102.55 Gregorie recouereth his dominions from the Danes and Pictes 192. 70 Gregorie pursueth the Irishmen vvhich sacked Gallovvay into Ireland 195.113 Gregorie returneth into Scotlande 199.12 Gregorie dieth 199.20 Grimme Dovvglas 367.51 Grime crovvned king of Scotlande 232.47 Grime altered from noble qualities vnto detestable vices 226. 10 Grime purposeth to imprison the Ambassadours sent to him from the nobles 226.67 Grime assembleth an army to encounter Malcolme 227.24 Grimes army discomfited and chased 227.45 Grime dieth 227.52 Ground to be left vntilled vvhere slaine men he buried 181.96 Gueus Sensius sent into Brytaine 31. 89 Guiderius King of Brytayne rebelleth agaynst the Romaines 31. 83 Guidenius vanquished in battaile by the Romaines 31 9◅ Guiderius sendeth to the Scottes for ayde agaynst the
beate them backe whiche offer to doe wrong vnto you Therefore consider that you shall here sight with that enimie whom you haue oftentymes ouercome whom oftentymes defamed with the spots of periorie you haue worthily punished whom to be briefe ragyng after the manner of cruell robbers wickedly spoylyng Churches taking away our goodes you lately dyd constrayne to hide hymselfe in desert places out of sight Against this enimy I say therefore worthy of punishment for his so manyfold crimes shew your selfe valiant with manlike stomackes driue him out of our confines for as farre as I ran perteine the victorie is yours God surely wyl aid you who can not lōger abide the sinnes of this people Wherfore be that loseth his life in this so iust a quarel accordyng to the saying of our Sauiour he shall finde it Let not their rashe presumptuous boldnesse make you afrayd sith so many tokens of your approued valiancy can not cause them to stand in doubt of you You are clad in armour and so appoynted with Helmet Cuyrase Greues Target that the enemy knoweth not where to strike to hurt you Then sith you shall haue to do with naked men and such as vse not to we are any armour at all but suche as is more meete for brablers and ale house quarrellers than men of warre frequented to the fielde What shoulde you stande in doubt of Their huge number is not able to stand against your skilfull order and practised knowledge in all warlike feates and martiall discipline A rude multitude is but a let rather than a furtherāce to atchieue the victory A fewe in number of your worthy Elders haue oftentimes vanquished great multitudes of enemies As the Byshop was thus speakyng to the English army and before he grew to any ende of his exhortation the Scottes approche with their batailes and first certaine of their bandes of horsmen were sent afore to take the higher ground which when the English men perceyued they stayed not tyl the enemies should begyn the bataile The English men set vpō the Scots but strayt wayes caused their Trumpets to blowe and so gaue the onset At length earle Henry perceyuyng how the matter went and that there was no hope left of recouery he also fled with those that coulde escape bitterly cursing the frowardnesse of fortune and mishap of that dayes chaunce Polid. H. Hunt The nūber The number of them that were kylled at this battayle was aboue tenne thousande In which nūber ther wer not many of the English men but yet among other Walter Lacy the brother of Gylbert Lacy one of their chiefe captaines is remēbred to be one This battel was fought in the moneth of Aug. S. Dun. M. Paris VV. Paru Polid. in the .iiij. of K. Ste. who hearing of this victorye greatly reioyced and gaue infinite cōmendations to his subiects the Englishmen the Normans but namely he praysed the archb Thurstaine the B. of Durhā for their faithful diligēt seruice shewed in this behalfe On y e other side he hym self vsing the like good successe amongst the rebels at home ouercame thē and chased thē out of the land Ra. Higd. Castles recouered by K. Stephen For in this meane tyme he had taken the castles of Hereford Glouc. Webbeley Bristow Dudley and Shrewisbury Likwise Rob. earle of Glocester not being able to resist the king thus preuailyng agaynst his aduersaries on ech hand fled into Frāce vnto his sister the Empresse N. Triuet S. Dunel M. Paris After this in the Aduent season the Popes Legate one Alberike bishop of Hostia helde a Synode at London within the church of S. Paul where by the kings cōsent Theobalde Abbot of Bechellouin was sacred Archb. of Canter being the .xxxvij. Archbish Theobald Archb. of Canterbury which had ruled that Ser after Augustine the Monke Anno regni 5. 1140. Polid. M. Paris R. Stephen inuadeth Scotland The king hauyng now atchieued his businesse taken the castle of Leides brought the state of the realme into a meetly good stay he thought it expedict after the late ouerthrow giuen to the Scots to pursue the victory and vtterly to subdue them with al expedition He brought his army therfore into Scotland and first wasted and spoyled the coūtrey and afterward prepared to fight w t such Scots as came forth to defend their goods and houses King Dauid perceiuyng hym selfe to be too weake made suite vnto the king for peace A peace cōcluded betvveene the tvvo kings of England Scotland which with much difficulty he obteyned al length by deliuering his sonne Hēry vnto K. Ste. in pledge for the sure performance of the couenants that wer concluded betwixt thē And hereupon K. Ste. hauing thus ended his businesse in Scotland returned into England and after directyng his iorney towardes Wales Ludlovv vvonne he came to Ludlow which towne being kept by his aduersaries he wan ere long out of their hands After this he went to Oxford and whilest he remayned ther a great bruite was spred abrode that the Empresse was cōmyng with hir brother the Earle of Glocester which caused him to put y e lesse trust in his people frō thēceforth in so much that he beganne to repent hym self although too late for that he had graunted licence to so many of his subiectes to builde castles within their own grounds For he had thē al in suspition Roger bish of Salisbury and amongst ether he conceyued a mistrust agaynst Roger Byshop of Salisbury who had done very muche for hym and also agaynst Alexander B. Alexander B. of Lincolne VV. Mal. of Lincolne that was nephew to the said B. of Salisb or as some thought more neare to him in kinred than his nephewe that is to meane his sonne For the sayde Roger had buylded diuers Castles as at Shierborne at the Vies Castles busse by the B. of Salisbury and at Malmesbury At length the king encountryng with the earle of Chester being ouerset with multitude was taken prisoner by one William de Kahames S. Dunel H. Hunt Earle Baldwin that had made the oration in the kings behalfe was also taken after he had fought valiantly and receiued many sore woundes Likewise Richard Fitzvrze who had shewed that day good proofe of his manhood hauing geuen receiued many a sore stripe To conclude all those that abode with the kyng and namely al the footemen were taken prisoners M. Paris those excepted which wer slaine in the place VV. Paris This battaile was fought in the sixt yeare of K. Stephens raigne vpō Cādlemas day Polid. being sonday as Niger saith The king led to Bustovv The king being thus apprehēded and brought to the Empresse lying at Gloucester was commaunded by hir to be conueied in safetie vnto Bristow where he was kept as prisoner from that time of his taking vnto the feast of al Saintes next ensuing Not long after
my Lord his father And of my Lords turning back to follow after his enimies and of the passage of the riuer of Garonne and of the taking of Castels and townes in this iourney and of other things whiche he hath done against his enimies in pursute of them in this iourney beeyng things right worthie and honourable as manye know very wel in like maner as sir Ric. Stafforde and Sir Williā Burion can more plainly declare than I to you can write for it were too muche to put in writing And my Lord rode thus abroade in the countrey of his enimies viij whole ◅kes and rested not past eleuen dayes in all those places where he came And knowe it for certayne that sith this warre began agaynst the Frenche Kyng he had neaer suche losse or destruction as hee hath had in this iourney For the countreyes and good townes whyche were wasted at thys iourney founde to the Kyng of Fraunce euery yeare more to the mayntenaunce of his warre than halfe his realme hath d◅n besyde excepte the exchaunge of his money whiche he maketh euery yeare and the aduauntage and custome whiche he taketh of them of Poictow as I can shewe you by good remembrance whiche were founde in dyuers townes in the receyuers houses ▪ for Carcasson and Le Moignes whiche is as greate as Carcasson and two other Townes in the coastes of Carcasson founde to the King of France yerely wages for a thousand men of armes beside that C.M. of old crownes to mainteyn the warre And know you that by the remembraunces whiche we found that the townes in Tholouzeier which are destroyed and the townes in the countrey of Carcasson and the town of Nerbonne N◅bonnoys did find euery yere with the sums aforsaid in aid of his wat iiij C.M. old crowns as the burgeses of y e great townes and other people of the countrey whiche ought to know it haue told vs. And so by Gods assistance if my L. had wherwith to mainteyne this warre and to make the kings profit and his own honor he shuld enlarge wel the english marches gain many fair places for our enimies ar greatly astonied And at the making heereof my L. hath apointed to send al the Erles al the banerets to abide vpon certaine places on the marches to make roads to anoy his aduersaries My lorde at this present I know none other newes to send but you may by your Letters cōmande me as yours to my power My right honorable lord God graunt you good life ioy and health long to continue Written at Burdeaux the Tuisday next before Christmasse The tenor of an other letter written by Sir Iohn Wyngfield directed to sir Richard Stafford knight vvho had bin in Gascoyne and there leauyng his familie vvas novv returned into England RIght deare sir and right louing frende touching newes after your departure The copie of an other letter you maye vnderstande that there be taken and yelded fiue Townes inclosed to witte Port Saint Mary Cleyrac Tonyngs Burgh Sainct Pierre Chastiel Sacret or Satrat and Brassack Also seuentene Castelles to wit Coiller Buset Lemnak two castels called Boloynes whiche ioyne the one nere to the other Mounioy Viresch Frechenet Mountender Pudeschales Mounpoun Montanak Valeclare Cenamont Leystrake Plassake Cont Destablison and Mounriuell And will it please you to knowe that my Lorde Iohn Chandos my lord Iames Audley your men that are with them and the other Gascoins that are in their companie and my Lord Baldwyn Butetort and that company and my lord Reynolde Cobham tooke the said towne which is called Chastiel Sacret or Satrat by assault and the bastarde of Lisle whiche was captaine of the sayd towne was also slaine there as they assaulted it being striken with an arrow through the head and my Lorde Reynolde is retourned backe toward Languedock and my lord Baldwin towards Brassack with their companies and y e lords Iohn Iames and those of their cōpany remain in Chastiel Satrat haue victuals plentie of al sorts to serue them betwene this and Midsomer except of freshe fishe and cabages as they haue aduertised vs by letters whervpon ye need not to take thought for your mē And there be in that towne more than .iij. C. glaiues and iij. C. yeomen an Cl. archers And they haue tidde before Agen brent and destroyed all their Milnes and haue brente and broken downe all their bridges that lye ouer Garon and haue takē a Castell without the same towne and haue fortified it And Monsier Iohn Darminak and the Seneshal of Agenois which were in the town of Agen wold not once put forth their hed nor any of their people and yet haue they bin twice before that towne Buscicau◅ And Mons Busgaud was come Monsieur Ernald de Spayne and Grimoton de Chambule with .iij. C. glaiues iij. sergeantes Lombards they are in the town of Muschack which is in Cressy it is but a myle from Chastiel Satrat or Sacret a league from Bressak and ye may well thinke that there will bee good companie to taste one another And further may it plese you to know that Mons Bartholomew is at Coniack with .vj. score men of armes of my lords house The captal de Bu◅ six score archers and the captau de Buche or Beuf the lorde Montferrant and the lorde of Crotony which haue with them .iij. C. glaiues and .vj. score archers .ij. C. sergeantes beside them which are in Tailbourgh Tanney and Rochford so that when they are togyther they may be well .vj. C. glaiues and at the making hereof they were vpon a iourney towardes Aniou and Poictou and the Earles of Suffolke Oxford Salisbury the lord of Museden Mōsieur Ellis de Pomiers and other Gascoygnes with the whiche are well more than .v. C. glayues and .ii. C. sergeantes and .iij. hundred Archers and they wer at the making hereof toward the parties of Nostre Dame de Rochemade haue bin foorth aboue twelue days and wer not returned at the sending of these presentes My Lorde Iohn Chandois my lorde Iames my lorde Baldwin and those which be in the◅e companie are also foorth vpon a iourney toward their parties My Lorde Reinolde and those of the houshold with the Gasecoyns as whiche be in theyr companie are also foorth vpon a iorney towardes their parties The Erle of Warwick hath be◅e at Tonings and at Claras to take those townes and at the making heereof was gone towards Mermande to destroye their Vynes and all other things which he can destroy of theyrs My Lord is at Leyborn and the lord of Pomiers at Fronsak which is but a quarter of a league from Leyborne and my lordes people lye as well at Sainct Milion as at Leyborne and Monsieur Berard de Bret is there with hym and my lord looketh for newes whyche he shoulde haue and accordyng to the newes that he shal haue he
duke of Burgoigne and a great number of other Princes and Nobles which were present receiued an othe Titus Liuius the tenor whereof as the Duke of Burgoigne vttered it in soleÌ„ne wordes thus ensueth accordingly as the same is exemplifyed by Titus Liuius de Fruloxisijs In Latine The oth of the D. of Burgoigne EGo Philippus Burgundiae dux perme meosque haredes ad sacra dei Euangelia domino regi HeÌ„rico Angliae Franciaeque pro Carâ—…lo rege regenti iuro quod humiliter ipsi Henrico fideliterqueâ—…unctiâ—… in rebus qua remp spectant FraÌ„cia coronâ—… obediemus statim post morteÌ„ Caroli domâ—… wyn domino Herico regi suisque successoribus in perpâ—… ligei fideles erimus nee alium quempiaÌ„ pro doâ—… nostro supremo Franciae rege quaÌ„ HenrituÌ„ suis haredes habebimus neque patiemur No cremâ—… pratereae in consilio vel coÌ„sensu cuiusquà m damâ—… regis HeÌ„rici suorum ve successoruÌ„ vbi quicquam decrimeti patiantur capit is sâ—…ue meÌ„bri vel vitaÌ„ perdaÌ„t fed praedicta quaÌ„ruÌ„ in nobis fuerit quà m titeâ—… literis vel nuntijs vt sibi melius prouidere valeant eis significabimus The same is englished thus I Philip duke of Burgoigne for my selfe and for mine heires do here sweare vpon the holy Euangelist of God vnto Henry K. of England regeÌ„t of France for K. Charles y t we shal huÌ„bly faithfully obey the said HeÌ„ry in al things which concerne the coÌ„mon welth crowne of France immediatly after the decease of our soueraign L. king Charles we shal be faithful liegemeÌ„ vnto y e said K. Henry to his successors for euer neither shal we take or suffer any other for our soueraign Lord supreme K of France but the same Henrie his heires neither shal we be of counselor coÌ„sent of any hurt towards the said K. Henry or his successors whereby they may suffer losse detrymeÌ„t of life or limme but that the same so farre as in vs may lie wee shall signifie to them with all speed by letters or messengers that they may the better prouide for themselues in such cases The like othe a great number of the Princes and Nobles both spirituall and temporall which were present receyued the same time This done the Morrow after Trinitie Sunday being the thirde of Iune the mariage was solemnized and fully coÌ„summate betwixt the K. of England and the said Ladie Katherine The articles and appointments of peace betwene the realmes of England and France HEnrie by the grace of God K. of Engl. heire and regent of France lord of Ireland to perpetuall mind to christen people all those that be vnder our obeysance we notifie and declare that though there hath bin here before diuerse treaties betwene the most excellent prince Charles our father of France and his progenitors for the peace to be had betwene the two realmes of France and Englande the whiche heretofore haue borne no fruit we considering the great harmes the which hath not onely fallen betwene those two realmes for the great diuision of that hath beene betweene them but to all holy Churche Wee haue taken a treatie with our sayde father in whiche treatie betwixt our sayde father and vs it is concluded and accorded in the forme after the maner that followeth 1 First it is accorded betwixte our father and vs that forasmuch as by the bond of matrimonie made for the good of y e peace betwene vs and our most deare beloued Katherine daughter of oure sayde father and of our most deare mother Isabell his wife the same Charles and Isabell beene made our father and mother therfore them as our father and mother we shall haue and worship as it fitteth and seemeth so worthie a Prince and Princesse to be worshipped principally before all other temporall persons of the worlde 2 Also we shall not distrouble diseason or lette oure father aforesayde but that hee holde and posseede as long as hee lyueth as he holdeth and possedeth at this tyme the Crowne and dignitie royall of Fraunce and rentes and profites for the same of the sustenaunce of his estate and charges of the realme And our foresayd mother also hold as long as shee liueth the state and dignitie of Queene after the maner of the same realme with conuenable conuenient parte of the sayde rentes and profites 3 Also that the foresayde Ladie Katherin shal take and haue Dower in our realme of England as Queenes of Englande here a fort were â—…one for to take and haue that is to say to the sâ—…mme of .lx. thousand Sentes of the which two algaâ—… shall be a noble English 4 And that by the wayes maners meanes that we without transgression or offence of other made by vs for to speake the lawes customes vsages and rightes of our sayde Realme of Englande shall done one labour and pursuâ—…e that the sayde Katherine all so soone as it may be done be made sure to take and for to haue in oure sayde Realme of Englande from the tyme of oure death the sayde dower of .xl. thousande Sentes yearely of the whiche â—…ine algate bee worth a noble English 5 Also if it happe the sayde Katherine to ouerliue vs wee shall take and haue the Realme of France immediately from the tyme of our death dower to the summe of .xx. thousande frankes yearely of and vpon the landes places and lordshippes that helde and had Blaunche sometyme wyfe of Philip Bosecle to our sayde Father 6 Also that after the death of our sayde father aforesayde and from thence forwarde the crowne and the realme of Fraunce with all the ryghtes and appurtenaunces shall remayne and abyde to vs and bene of vs and oure heyres for euermore 7 And forasmuche as our sayd father is withholden with diuerse sicknesse in such maner as he maye not intende in his owne person for to dispose for the needes of the foresayde Realme of Fraunce therefore during the life of oure foresayde father the facultyes and exercise of the gouernaunce and disposition of the publique and common profite of the sayd Realme of Fraunce with Counsayle and Nobles and wife men of the same Realme of Fraunce shall bee and abyde to vs so that from thenceforth wee may gouerne the fame Realme by vs. And also to admitte to our Counsayle and assystaunce of the sayd Nobles suche as wee shall thinke meete the whiche faculties and exercise of gouernaunce thus being toward vs we shall labor purpose vs speedfully diligently and truly to that that may be ought for to be to the worship of God and our sayd father and mother and also to the common good of the sayde realme and that realme with the counsaile and helpe of the worthie and great nobles of the same realme or to be defended peased and gouerned after right and equitie 8 Also that we of our owne power shal do the court of the Parliament in France to be kept and obserued
Richard Ratcliffe Which thing was done in the presence and by the order of sir Rycharde Ratcliffe knight whose seruice the Protector specially vsed in that Councell and in the execution of such lawlesse enterprises as a man that had beene long secrete with him hauing experience of the worlde and a shrewde wit short and rude in speech rough and boysteous of behauiour bold in mischief as farre from pitie as from all feare of God Nowe when the Lorde Chamberlaine and these other Lordes and knights were thus beheaded and ridde out of the way then thought the Protector that while men mused what the matter ment while the Lordes of the Realme were about him out of their owne strengthes while no man wyst what to thinke nor whome to trust ere euer they shoulde haue space to dispute and disgest the matter and make partyes it were best hastily to pursue his purpose and put himselfe in possession of the Crowne ere men coulde haue tyme to deuise any way to resist But now was all the studie by what meane this matter being of it selfe so heynous might be first broken to the people in suche wise that iâ—… might be well taken To this councell they tooke diuerse suche as they thought meetly to be trusted likely to be â—…duced to that part and able to staÌ„de them 〈…〉 eyther by power or policie Among whom they made of counsaile Edmond Shaa knight then Maior of London Edmond Shaa Maior of London whiche vpon trust of his owne aduauncement whereof hee was of a prowde heart highly â—…rous should frame the Citie to theyr apreâ—… Of spirituall men they tooke such as had wit 〈◊〉 were in authoritie among the people for opâ—… of theyr learnyng and hadde no scrupulous conscience 〈◊〉 Shaa 〈◊〉 Among these had they Iohn Shaa Clearke brother to the Maior and Frier Penker prouinciall of the Augustine Friers both Doctors of diuinitie both great Preachers both of more learning than vertue of more same than learning For they were before greatly estemed among the people but after that neâ—…er Of these two the tone had a sermon in prayse of the Protector before the coronation the tother after both so full of tedious flatterie y t no maÌ„s eares could abide theÌ„ Penker in his sermon so lost his voyce that he was fain to leaue off come downe in the midst Doctor Shaa by his sermon lost his honestie and soone after his life for verie shame of the worlde intâ—… which he durst neueâ—…fter come abrode But the Frier forced for no shame and so it harmed him the lesse Howbeit some doubt and many thinken that Penker was not of counsaile of the matter before the coronation but after the common maner fel to flatterie after namely sith his sermon was not incontinent vpon it but at S. Marie Hospitall at the Easter after But certain it is that Doctor Shaa was of counsaile in the beginning so farre forth that they determined that hee shoulde first breake the matter in a Sermon at Paules Crosse in which he shoulde by the authoritie of his preaching incline the people to the Protectors ghostly purpose But nowe was all the labour and studie in the deuise of some conuenient pretext for which the people shoulde bee contente to depose the Prince and accepte the Protectour for King In whiche dyuerse things they deuised But the chiefe thing and the weightie of all that inuention rested in this that they shoulde alledge bastardie eyther in king Edwarde himselfe or in his children or both So that he should seeme disabled to inherit the crowne by the duke of York and the prince by him To lay bastardie in king Edwarde sowned openly to the rebuke of the Protectors owne mother which was mother to them both for in that poynt could be none other coulour but to preteÌ„d that hys owne mother was one aduoutresse which notwithstanding to further this purpose hee letted not but naythelesse hee woulde that poynt shoulde bee lesse and more fauourably handled not euen fully playne and directlye but that the matter shoulde bee touched aslope craftily as though men spared in that poynt to speake all the trothe for feare of hys displeasure But the other poynt concerning the bastardie that they deuised to surmise in king Edwards children that woulde he shoulde be openly declared and inforced to the vttermost The colour and pretext whereof cannot bee well perceyued But if we first repeate you some things long before done about king Edwards mariage After that King Edwarde the fourth had deposed king Henrie the sixth and was in peaceable possession of the Realme determining himselfe to marrie as it was requisit both for hymselfe and for the Realme hee seâ—…te once in Ambassade the Earle of Warwike with other noble men in his companie vnto Spaine to intecate and conclude a mariage betweene king Edward and the Kings daughter of Spaine In which thing the Earle of Warwicke founde the parties so towarde and willing that hee speedilye according to his instructions wythout any difficultie brought y e matter to verie good coÌ„clusion Now happened it y e in the mean season there came to make a sute by petition to the King Dame Elizabeth Gray Dame Elizabeth Gray whiche was after hys Queene at that time a Widowe borne of noble bloud speciallye by hir mother whiche was Duches of Bedforde ere shee maryed the Lorde Woodfielde hir father Howbeit this Dame Elizabeth hir selfe being in seruice with Queene Margaret wyfe vnto King Henrie the sixth was maryed vnto one _____ Graye an Esquire whome King Henrie made Knight His name was Iohn Gray Barnard heath by S. Albons vpon the fielde that he hadde on _____ at _____ agaynst King Edwarde And little while enioyed he that knighthoode for he was at the same field slaine After whiche done and the Earle of Warwicke being in his Ambassade about the afore remembred maryage this poore Ladie made humble sute vnto the king that she myght be restored vnto such small landes as hir late husbande had gyuen hir in ioynture Whome when the King behelde and heard hir speake as shee was both fayre and of a goodlye fauour moderate of stature well made and verie wise hee not onely pityed hir but also waxed enamoured of hyr And taking hir afterwarde secretely aside beganne to enter in talking more familiarlye Whose appetite when she perceyued she vertuously denied him But that did shee so wisely and with so good maner and wordes so well set that shee rather kyndled his desyre than quenched it And finally after many a meeting muche wooyng and many great promises she well espyed the Kings affection towarde hir so greatly encreased that she durst somewhat the more boldly say hir mynde as to him whose heart she perceiued more feruently set than to fall off for a worde And in conclusion shee shewed him playne that as she wyst hirselfe to symple to be his wyfe so thought she hir self too good to be his coÌ„cubine The King
that the Welchemenne whyche were appoynted to the guarde of the sayde greate peeces of artillerie were no greate number and therefore not able to resist any greate force that should come agaynste them they came downe the hyll vpon the suddayne as it were wholly togither in most outragious manner and withall one Myles that was a very perfect gunner and maruellous skilfull in the feate of shooting of great artillerie and at that time remayning among the Rebels shorte off a peece and slewe one of the Kyngs principall gunners â—…en'er â—â—e that was attending vpon those peeces of artillerie whiche stoode thus before the gate whome when the Rebels perceyued thus to bee slayne they made forwarde with more courage and gaue suche a desperate onsette vppon them that garded the sayde artillerie that theyr small number beyng not able to withstande theyr aduersaries greate and huge multitude pressing in suche furious rage vppon them that they were consireyned to flee backe and to leaue for artillerie for a pray vnto the enimies 〈◊〉 Rebels 〈◊〉 certayne 〈◊〉 as of arâ—…exitem â—â—ailect â—â—â—ke who seasing vppon the same conueyed them away with certayne cartes laden with all manner of munitioÌ„ for warres vp to their camp a matter as was thoughte of no small importance sith the enimies thereby were furnished now with such things whereof before they stood most in neede and nowe hauyng slore thereof they spared not liberally to bestowe it agaynste the Citie beating downe not onely the highest toppe of Byshoppes gate but also a greate parte of the walles on that side And heere cruely the good seruice of Captaine Drurie is not to be forgotten who now as carâ—â— being ready to reueÌ„ge this 〈◊〉 following vppon the enimies putte them to soâ—…ghâ—…es and recouered muche of that whyche they had taken from the Earles Souldiers The Earle of Warwike after thys â—…utâ—â— off the entries at the gates and rampired them vp placed at the bridges and iournyngs of the wayes and streetes dyuers bandes of Souldyers to keepe the passages banke downe the â—â—â—ite Friers bridge and at Byshoppes gate â—â—e appoynted the Lorde Willoughby with a greate number of Souldyers to defende that pure and in thys sorte hee made prouision to defende the Citie from the Rebelles if they shoulde attempte to make anye surprise vppon the suddayne Thus whilest euery thyng seemed to chance and fall out in fauoure of the Rebelles there were some in the Earle of Warwikes armye that despairing of the whole successe of theyr iourney came to the Earle of Warwike and beganne to perswade with hym Counsell giueÌ„ to the Earle of Warwike to abandon the Citie that sith the Citie was large and their companyes small for in deede the whole appoynted numbers as yet were not come neyther of Straungers nor Englishmen it was vnpossible to defende it agaynste suche an huge multitude as were assembled togither in Kettes campe and therefore besoughte hym to regarde hys owne safetie to leaue the Citie The Earles aunswere and not to hazard all vpon such an vncertayn maine chance The Erle of Warwike as he was of a noble inuincible courage valiante hardye and not able to abyde anye spotte of reproche whereby to lose the least peece of honor that might be made this aunswer why sayth he and to your hearts fayle you so soone or are you so madde withall to thinke that so long as anye lyfe resteth in me that I will consent to suche dishonour Should I leaue the Citie heaping vp to my selfe and lykewise to you such shame and reprofe as worthily myghte be reputed an infamy to vs for euer I will rather suffer whatsoeuer eyther fire or sword can worke agaynst mee These words being vttered with such a courage as was maruellous to consider he drew out his sword whiche other of the honorable worshipfull that were theÌ„ present likewise did whom he commaunded that each one should â—…isse others sworde according to an auntient custome vsed amongst men of war in time of great daunger and herewith they made a solemne vowe vynding it with a solemne oth that they should not depart from theÌ„ce till they had either vanquished the enimies or lost their liues in maÌ„ful fight for defence of the kings honour The countrey gnuffes Hob Dick and Hick with clubbes and clouted shoone Shall fill vp Dussin dale with slaughtered bodies soone Vpon hope therefore of this and other vayne prophesies the Rebels through the Diuels procurement that had nourished and pricked them forwarde all this while in their wicked proceedings The Rebels remoue they determine to remoue thither to the ende that they mighte with more speede make an ende of the matter before they should be driuen to disperse themselues through famine for the Earle of Warwike hauing taken order to haue the passages stopped in such wise as no vittayles could easily be conueyd to their camp the want thereof began already to pinch them herevpon setting fire on their Cabanes which they hadde reysed and built heere and there of tymber and bushes the smoke whereof couered all the groundes about them they come downe wyth theyr ensignes into the valley called Dussin dale where with all speede that might bee they intrenched themselues about and reysing a rampire of a good height set stakes also round about them to keepe off the horsemen The Erle of Warwike perceyuing their doings the next day being the seuen and twentith of August with all hys horsemen and the Almaines with Captayne Druries bande The Earle of Warwike gâ—…eth forth to giue the enimies bataile issued forthe of the Citie marching straighte towards the enimies yet before hee approched in sight of them hee sente Sir Edmonde Kneuet and Sir Thomas Palmer Knightes with other to vnderstande of them whether nowe at length they would submitte themselues and receyue the Kings pardon Pardon offered whiche if they woulde doe he offered to graunt it freely to al the whole multitude one or two of them onely excepted but they with generall voyces refusing iâ—… the Earle falleth in hande to encourage his people to the battaile and hauing appoynted as well the horsemen as footemen in what order they should giue the charge they passe forward in approching the enimies The Rebels beholdyng them thus to come forwarde putte themselues in order of battayle in such manner that all the Gentlemen which had bin taken prisoners and were kepte in irons for starting away â–ª were placed in the fore raÌ„ke of their battaile coupled two two togither to y e end they might be killed by their own frieÌ„ds that came to seeke their deliuerrance but as God would haue it yet y e most part of theÌ„ were saued Miles the maister guÌ„ner amoÌ„g y e rebels leuying a peece of ordinance shot it off stroke him that caryed the Kings standart in the thigh and the horse through the shoulder The Earle of Warwike and others sore grieued therewith caused a whole volee of theyr