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A68202	The first and second volumes of Chronicles. [vol. 3 (i.e. The Third Volume of Chronicles)] comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description and historie of Scotland: first collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison, and others: now newlie augmented and continued (with manifold matters of singular note and worthie memorie) to the yeare 1586. by Iohn Hooker aliàs Vowell Gent and others. With conuenient tables at the end of these volumes.; Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande. vol. 3	Holinshed, Raphael, d. 1580?; Stanyhurst, Richard, 1547-1618.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.; Stow, John, 1525?-1605.; Thynne, Francis, 1545?-1608.; Hooker, John, 1526?-1601.; Harrison, William, 1534-1593.; Boece, Hector, 1465?-1536.; Giraldus, Cambrensis, 1146?-1223?	1587 (1587)	STC 13569_pt3; ESTC S122178	4,305,113	1,536

We neuer heard of any king that would not gladlie indeuor to withdraw his necke from bondage captiuitie but ours of his owne accord voluntarilie submitteth himselfe to become vassall to euerie stranger And thus the lords lamenting the case left the king and returned to London as before yee haue heard But the king disquieted not a little for that he was thus driuen to yéeld so farre vnto the barons notwithstanding as much as was possible he kept his purpose secret deuised by what means he might disappoint all that had beene doone and promised on his part at this assemblie betwixt him and the lords a pacification as yée haue heard Wherefore the next day verie late in the euening he secretlie departed to Southampton and so ouer into the I le of Wight where he tooke aduice with his councell what remedie he might find to quiet the minds of his lords and barons and to bring them vnto his purpose At length after much debating of the matter it was concluded by the aduise of the greater part that the king should require the popes aid therein And so Walter the bishop of Worcester Iohn the bishop of Norwich with one Richard Marish his chancellor with all speed were sent as ambassadors from the king vnto pope Innocent to instruct him of the rebellion of the English Nobilitie and that he constreined by force had granted them certeine lawes and priuileges hurtfull to his realme and preiudiciall to his crowne Moreouer sith that all this was doone by the authoritie of the pope the king besought him to make the same void and to command the barons to obeie him being their king as reason required they should There were also sent by him other messengers as Hugh de Boues and others into diuerse parts beyond the sea to bring from thence great numbers of men of war and souldiers appointing them to meet him at Douer at the feast of saint Michaell next insuing He sent likewise vnto all his chateleins and constables of castels within the realme requiring line 10 them to prouide themselues of all things necessarie for defense of the holds committed to their charge if they should chance to be besieged though it were on the next morrow His ambassadours and other messengers being thus dispatched and hauing but few persons left about him or in maner none except such of the bishop of Norwich his seruants as he had borowed of him he fell to take prises as any ships came by suspected not to be his fréends so séeking to win the fauour of line 20 the mariners that belonged to the cinke ports and so lay close in the I le of Wight and there about the sea-coasts for the space of thrée moneths togither In which meane time manie things were reported of him some calling him a fisher some a merchant and some a pirat and rouer And manie for that no certeine newes could be heard of him iudged that he was either drowned or dead by some other means But he still looking for some power to come ouer to his aid kept himselfe out of the way till the line 30 same should be arriued and dissembled the conceit of his reuenge and hart-grudge till opportunitie serued him with conuenient securitie to put the same in execution Wherein he shewed himselfe discréet and prouident and did as in such a case one wiseman dooth counsell another saieng sapiens irámque coërcet Saepè etiam vtiliter cedit placidísque furentem Demulcet dictis dulcibus allicit hostem Blanditijs donec deceptum in retia mittat The lords all this while lay at London and began line 40 to doubt the matter bicause they could heare no certeine newes where the king was become for doubting as I said the suertie of his person he conueied himselfe secretlie from one place to another lodging and taking his diet oftentimes more meanlie than was decent for his estate and still he longed to heare how his ambassadours sped with the pope who in the meane time comming vnto Rome and declaring their message at full tooke it vpon their solemne oth line 50 that the right was on the kings side and that the fault rested onelie on the lords touching the whole controuersie betweene them and him who sought with great rigour and against reason to bridle him at their pleasures They shewed also a note of certeine articles conteined in the charter which seemed to make most for the kings purpose and withall declared that the king in open assemblie where he and the barons met to talke of such matters had protested that the kingdome line 60 of England speciallie apperteined as touching the souereingtie vnto the church of Rome whervpon he neither could nor ought without knowledge of the pope to ordeine anie thing anew or change ought within that kingdome in preiudice thereof Wherefore whereas he put himselfe and all the rights of his kingdome by way of appealing vnder the protection of the apostolike sée the barons yet without regard had to the same appeale did seize into their possession the citie of London and getting them to armour inforced the king to confirme such vnreasonable articles as there appeared for him to consider The pope hauing heard their tale and considered of the articles with bending browes in witnesse of his indignation made foorthwith this short answer And is it so that the barons of England doo go about to expell their king which hath taken vpon him the crosse and is remaining vnder the protection of the apostolike sée And doo they meane indéed to translate the dominion that belongeth to the church of Rome vnto another By S. Peter we cannot suffer this iniurie to passe vnpunished Herevpon crediting the ambassadours words by the aduice of his cardinals he decréed that all those priuiledges which the king had granted vnto the lords and barons of this realme as inforced thereto by their rebellious attempt should be accounted void and of none effect Also he wrote vnto the lords admonishing them by his letters that they should obeie their king vpon paine of his cursse if they should attempt anie thing that sounded to the contrarie ¶ At the same time there was in the court of Rome as Hector Boetius saith a cardinall named Gualo or Wallo a verie couetous person and such a one as in that place some are neuer wanting which for monie passed not what he did further anie mans suit without regard either to right or wrong by whose chiefe trauell and means the pope was greatlie induced to fauour king Iohns cause and to iudge with him in preiudice of the lords purposes as before is expressed But to proceed The ambassadours being dispatched and hauing the popes prescript and such other his letters with them as they had obteined of him returned with all spéed into England vnto the king who was come a litle before vnto Windsore castell and there declared vnto him how they sped

king and to persuade him the more easilie therevnto he promised him great aid but the king of England hauing prooued the said pope not the surest man in friendship towards him forbare to attempt anie forceable exploit against the French king trusting by some other meanes to recouer his right This yeere Humfrey Bohun earle of Hereford departed out of this life after whome succeeded his sonne Humfrey who afterwards maried the kings daughter Elizabeth countesse of Holland after that hir first husband was dead Tournies iustes barriers and other warlike exercises which yoong lords and gentlemen had appointed to exercise for their pastime in diuerse parts of the realme were forbidden by the kings proclamations sent downe to be published by the shirifs in euerie countie abroad in the realme the teste of the writ was from Westminster the sixteenth of Iulie ¶ The citizens of Burdeaux could not beare the yoke of the French bondage and therefore this yéere about Christmasse expelled them out of their citie ¶ Shortlie after the French king doubting least the king of England by the setting on of the pope should make warres against him for wrongfull deteining of Gascoine to purchase his fauor restored to him all that which he held in Gascoine and so then they of Burdeaux also submitted themselues to the king of England of their owne accord Now after that the truce with the Scots was expired which tooke end at the feast of All saints last past the king sent the lord Iohn Segraue a right valiant knight but not so circumspect in his gouernment as was necessarie with a great armie into Scotland to haue the rule of the land as lord warden of the same with him was ioined also Rafe Confreie treasurer of the armie These two capteins comming to the borders and hearing that the Scotishmen alreadie were in armes they entered into Scotland and in order of battell passed foorth to Edenburgh and hearing nothing of their enimies which kept them still in the mounteins they deuided their armie into three seuerall battels two of the which came behind the fore ward vnder the leading of the said Rafe Confreie the third that is to say the fore ward the lord Segraue led himselfe in such order that there was the distance of foure miles betwixt their lodgings This they did to be the more plentiouslie serued of vittels But the Scots vnderstanding this order of their enimies became the more hardie and therevpon hauing knowledge where the lord Segraue was lodged with his companie a good way off from the other two parts of the armie they hasted forwards in the night season and came néere vnto the place where the same lord Segraue was incamped a little before daie making themselues readie to assaile the Englishmen in their campe But the lord Segraue hauing knowlege of their comming though he was counselled by some of them that were about him either to withdraw vnto the other battels or else to send vnto them to come to his aid he would follow neither of both the waies but like a capteine more hardie than wise in this point disposed his companies which he had there in order to fight and incouraging them to plaie the men immediatlie vpon the rising of the sunne and that his enimies approched he caused the trumpets to sound to the battell and gaue therewith the ouset The fight was sore and doubtfull for a while till the Englishmen ouercome with the multitude of their enimies began to be slaine on ech side so that few escaped by flight To the number of twentie worthie knights were taken with their capteine the said lord Segraue being sore wounded but he was by chance rescued and deliuered out of the enimies hands by certeine horssemen which vnder the leading of the lord Robert Neuell a right valiant knight vpon hearing the noise of them that fled came on the spurs out of the next campe to the succour of their fellowes Rafe Confreie after this mishap as Polydor saith brought backe the residue of the armie into England not thinking it necessarie to attempt any further enterprise at that time against the enimies ouermatching him both in strength and number This incounter chanced on the first sundaie in Lent ¶ I remember the Scotish chronicles conteine much more line 10 of this enterprise greatlie to their glorie and more haplie than is true as by conferring the place where they intreat of it with this that I haue here exemplified out of our writers it may well appeare The earle Marshall hauing spent largelie whilest he stood in contention against the king who was now earnestlie called vpon to repaie such summes of monie as he had borowed of his brother Iohn Bigod who was verie rich by reason of such benefices and spirituall liuings as he had in his hands the earle bicause line 20 he had no children to whom he might leaue his lands meant to haue left them vnto his said brother but when he saw him so importunate in calling for the debts which he owght him he tooke such displeasure therewith that to obteine the kings fauour and to disappoint his brother of the inheritance he gaue vnto the king all his possessions vpon condition that the king adding thereto other lands in value woorth a thousand markes by yeare should restore them to him againe to inioy during his life the remainder line 30 after his deceasse to come vnto the king and further the king should paie and discharge him of all his debts King Edward being aduertised of the losse which his men had susteined in Scotland streightwaies called a parlement wherein by assent of the states a subsidie was granted towards the maintenance of his warres and then the same being leuied he assembled his people and shortlie after about Whitsuntide entred into Scotland to reuenge the death of his line 40 men The Scots hearing of the kings comming fled into the mounteins mosses and marish grounds not once shewing any countenance to fight any set battell with the English host so that the king in maner without resistance passed through the countrie euen vnto Cathnes which is the furthest part of all Scotland Manie of the Scots perceiuing their lacke of power to resist the English puissance came to king Edward and submitted themselues with condition that they should inioy their lands which he line 50 had giuen awaie to his lords they redéeming the same with conuenient fines which was granted But Will. Waleis with certeine other kéeping themselues in places where no armie could come to pursue them would neuer giue eare to any conditions of agreement so that neither with feare neither with offer of rewards could this Waleis be induced to follow or behold the English K. ruling the realme of Scotland King Edward returning backe came to the castell of Striueling which the Scotishmen line 60 held against him and besieged it The king himselfe

desires time to consult togither what they might 〈◊〉 there 〈◊〉 ●nd finallie they declared for answer that they would gladlie so doo but yet whereas they were bound by ●aith and oth and in the summe of two millians of ●lorens in the popes chamber not to make nor mooue any warre against the king of France whosoeuer he were on paine to lose that summe and beside to run in the sentence of cursing they besought him that it might stand with his pleasure to take vpon him the title and armes of France as the same apperteined to him of right and then would they obey him as rightfull K. of France and require of him acquittances in discharge of their bonds and he to pardon them thereof as rightfull king of France The king of England though he had iust cause to claime the crowne of France in right of his mother queene Isabell yet to take vpon him the name and armes of that realme before he had made conquest of any part thereof he thought it stood not with much reason but yet after he had caused the matter to be throughlie debated amongst them of his councell as well to satisfie the Flemings as for other respects he saw it should be the best waie that might be taken to the aduancement of his purpose Then he answered the Flemings that if they would sweare and seale to this accord and promise to mainteine his warre he would be contented to fulfill their desire and also he promised to get for them againe the townes of Lisle Dowaie and Be●hune Herevpon was a day assigned to meet at Gant the king came thither and the most part of the said lords and all the councellors of the good townes places in Flanders were there assembled and so all the foresaid matters were rehearsed sworne and sealed and the armes of France were then quartered with those of England and from thenceforth he tooke vpon him the name of king of France in all his writings proclamations and commandements This is noted by Christopher Okland where speaking of the mingling of the French and English armes he saith amongst other things vt haere● Legitimus regni Celtarum insignia gentis Ille suis immiscet a●r●x quòd auunculus orbus Carolus è vita ad superas migrauerat oras c. ¶ Sith then that we be come to this place it shall not be much amisse to rehearse somewhat of the right and title whereby king Edward did thus claime the crowne of France hauing of purpose omitted to speake thereof till now that he intituled himselfe with the name tooke vpon him to beare the armes also of France vpon occasion before expressed It is well knowne that Philip le Beau king of France had issue by his wife queene Ione three sons Lewes surnamed Hutine Philip le Long and Charles le Beau also two daughters the one dieng in hir infancie and the other named Isabell liued and was maried vnto Edward the second of that name king of England who begot of hir this Edward the third that made this claime The thrée sonnes of the foresaid Philip le Beau reigned ech after other as kings of France First after Philip the father succéeded his eldest sonne Lewes H●tine who had issue by his first wife Margaret daughter to Robert duke of Burgogne a daughter named Ione the which was anon giuen in mariage vnto Lewes earle of Eureux but she liuing not long died without issue Hir father the said Lewes Hutine married after the deceasse of his first wife an other wife named Clemence daughter to Charles Martell the father of K. Robert of Sicill whom he left great with child when he died The child being borne proued a son was named Iohn but liued not manie daies after Then Philip the Long was admitted vnto the cro●●e of France though manie stood in opinion that Ione the daughter of Lewes Hutine which yet was aliue ought to haue inherited the kingdome after hir father and namelie Odo duke of Burgogne w●●le to the said Ione was most earnest in that ma●ter in fauour of his néece But might ouercame right so that he was constreined to be quiet Philip le Long after he had reigned fiue yeares died also and left no issue behind him Then lastlie Charles le Beau tooke vpon him the kingdome and the seuenth yeare after died his wife big bellied which shortlie after brought foorth a maiden named Blanch shal streightwaies hasting to follow hir father liued no while in this world By this means then the bloud roiall in the heires male of Philip le Beau was extinguished in his sonne the line 10 foresaid Charles le Beau whereof the contention tooke beginning about the right to the crowne of France betwixt the Frenchmen and Englishmen which hangeth as yet vndecided till these our daies For king Edward auerred that the kingdome of France apperteined vnto him as lawfull heire bicause that he alone was remaining of the kings stocke and touched his mothers father Philip le Beau in the next degree of consanguinitie as he that was borne of his daughter Isabell. line 20 Therefore immediatlie after the deceasse of the said Charles le Beau by ambassadours sent vnto the peeres of France he published to them his right requiring that they would admit him king according therevnto but his ambassadours could neuer be quietlie heard and therefore returned home without anie towardlie answer which mooued him in the end to attempt the recouerie of his lawfull inheritance by force sith by law he could not preuaile and now by aduise of his fréends to take vpon him both line 30 the title and armes of France to signifie to the world what right he had to the same After that this league therefore was concluded with them of Flanders and that king Edward had taken vpon him the name of king of France with the armes the duke of Gelderland and Iaques van Arteueld went vnto all the good townes and iurisdictions of Flanders to receiue their oths of fidelitie vnto king Edward persuading with the people that the supreme rule belonged vnto him sauing to the townes their ancient lawes and liberties line 40 and to their earle his right of proprietie About the latter end of this thirteenth yeare of K. Edwards reigne the mariners and sea-men of the cinque ports getting them aboord into a number of small ships and balingers well trimmed and appointed for the purpose passed ouer to Bullongne where they tooke land one day in a thicke foggie weather and setting on the Base towne they burnt nineteene gallies foure great ships and to the number of twentie smaller vessels togither with their tackle line 50 and furniture They set fire also on the houses that stood néere to the water side and namelie they burnt one great house wherein laie such a number of oares sailes armour and crossebowes as might haue sufficed to furnish so manie

with his great ordinance to ouerthrow the wals And one day amongst other he determined to giue the assault and so did the which continued a long space verie hot and earnest The Britons Britonants were come downe into a low bottome where there was a little pond or fish-poole and they must néeds passe by a streict waie to come to the walles in great danger On that side of the towne was a little bulworke which sir Nicholas Burdet kept hauing with him a fortie or eightie fighting men and ouer against the same bulworke there was a gate well furnished also with English souldiers so that the Britons which came downe into the ditches in great number to giue the assault heard on either side them the Englishmen within the said bulworke and gate make a great noise in crieng Salisburie and Suffolke with the which crie the Britons being maruelouslie astonied began to recoile in great disorder And therewith the said sir Nicholas Burdet issued foorth vpon them and pursuing them right valiantlie s●ue them downe so that there died of them what by the sword and what by drowning in the said poole about seauen thousand or eight hundred and to the number of fiftie were taken prisoners And beside this those Englishmen gained eightéene standards and one baner Incontinentlie the newes hereof were reported to the constable of France who was busie at the assault on the other side of the towne whereof he was sore displeased and no lesse amazed so that he caused the retreit to be sounded for all the siege on that side toward the poole was alreadie raised After this vpon counsell taken amongst the Frenchmen it was determined that they should dislodge and so about the middest of the next night the constable and all the residue of his people departed toward Fougiers leauing behind them great plentie of artillerie both great and small with victuals and all their other prouisions as fourteene great guns and fortie barrels of powder thrée hundred pipes of wine two hundred pipes of bisket and flower two hundred frailes of figs and reisins and fiue hundred barrels of herrings Somewhat before this season fell a great diuision in the realme of England which of a sparkle was like to haue grown to a great flame For whether the bishop of Winchester called Henrie Beaufort sonne to Iohn duke of Lancaster by his third wife enuied the authoritie of Humfreie duke of Glocester protectour of the realme or whether the duke disdained at the riches and pompous estate of the bishop sure it is that the whole realme was troubled with them and their partakers so that the citizens of London were faine to kéepe dailie and nightlie watches and to shut vp their shops for feare of that which was doubted to haue insued of their assembling of people about them The archbishop of Canturburie and the duke of Quimbre called the prince of Portingale rode eight times in one daie betwéene the two parties and so the matter was staied for a time But the bishop of Winchester to cléere himselfe of blame so farre as he might and to charge his nephue the lord protectour with all the fault wrote a letter to the regent of France the tenor whereof insueth The bishop of Winchesters letter excusatorie line 10 RIght high and mightie prince and my right noble and after one lieuest lord I recommend me vnto you with all my hart And as you desire the welfare of the king our souereigne lord and of his realmes of England and France your owne health and ours also so hast you hither For by my truth if you tarie we shall put this land in line 20 aduenture with a field such a brother you haue here God make him a good man For your wisedome knoweth that the profit of France standeth in the welfare of England c. Written in great hast on Allhallowen euen By your true seruant to my liues end Henrie Winchester The duke of Bedford being sore greeued and disquieted with these newes constituted the earle of line 30 Warwike which was latelie come into France with six thousand men his lieutenant in the French dominions and in the duchie of Normandie and so with a small companie he with the duchesse his wife returned againe ouer the seas into England and the tenth daie of Ianuarie he was with all solemnitie receiued into London to whome the citizens gaue a paire of basins of siluer and gilt and a thousand markes in monie Then from London he rode to Westminster and was lodged in the kings palace line 40 The fiue and twentith daie of March after his comming to London a parlement began at the towne of Leicester where the duke of Bedford openlie rebuked the lords in generall bicause that they in the time of warre thorough their priuie malice and inward grudge had almost mooued the people to warre and commotion in which time all men ought or should be of one mind hart and consent requiring them to defend serue dread their souereigne lord king Henrie in performing his conquest in line 50 France which was in manner brought to conclusion In this parlement the duke of Glocester laid certeine articles to the bishop of Winchester his charge the which with the answers hereafter doo insue as followeth The articles of accusation and accord betweene the lord of Glocester and the lord of Winchester line 60 HEre insueth the articles as the kings councell hath conceiued the which the high and mightie prince my lord of Glocester hath surmised vpon my lord of Winchester chancellor of England with the answer to the same 1 First whereas he being protectour and defendour of this land desired the Tower to be opened to him and to lodge him therein Richard Wooduile esquier hauing at that time the charge of the keeping of the Tower refused his desire and kept the same Tower against him vndulie and against reason by ●he commandement of my said lord of Winchester and afterward in approouing of the said refusall he receiued the said Wooduile and cherished him against the state and worship of the king and of my said lord of Glocester 2 Item my said lord of Winchester without the aduise and assent of my said lord of Glocester or of the kings councell purposed and disposed him to set hand on the kings person and to haue remooued him from Eltham the place that he was in to Windsor to the intent to put him in gouernance as him list 3 Item that where my said lord of Glocester to whome of all persons that should be in the land by the waie of nature and birth it belongeth to see the gouernance of the kings person informed of the said vndue purpose of my said lord of Winchester declared in the article next abouesaid and in letting thereof determining to haue gone to Eltham vnto the king to haue prouided as the cause required my said lord of Winchester vntrulie and against the kings peace to the

Yorke tenderlie desiring the wealth rest and prosperitie of this land and to set apart all that might be trouble to the same line 20 and considering the possession of the said king Henrie the sixt and that he hath for his time béene named taken and reputed for king of England and of France and lord of Ireland is contented agréed and consenteth that he be had reputed and taken for king of England and France with the roiall estate dignitie and preheminence belonging therevnto and lord of Ireland during his naturall life And for that time the said duke without hurt or preiudice of his said right and title shall take worship line 30 and honour him for his souereigne lord Item the said Richard duke of Yorke shall promit and bind him by his solemne oth in maner and forme as followeth In the name of God Amen I Richard duke of Yorke promise and sweare by the faith and truth that I owe to almightie God that I shall neuer consent procure or stirre directlie or indirectlie in priuie or apert neither as much as in me is shall suffer to be line 40 doone consented procured or stirred anie thing that may sound to the abridgement of the naturall life of king Henrie the sixt or to the hurt or diminishing of his reigne or dignitie roiall by violence or anie other waie against his freedome or libertie but if any person or persons would doo or presume anie thing to the contrarie I shall with all my might and power withstand it and make it to be withstood as far as my power will stretch therevnto so helpe me God and his holie euangelists line 50 Item Edward earle of March and Edmund earle of Rutland sonnes of the said duke of Yorke shall make like oth Item it is accorded appointed and agréed that the said Richard duke of Yorke shall be called and reputed from hencefoorth verie and rightfull heire to the crownes roiall estate dignitie and lordship aboue said and after the deceasse of the said king Henrie or when he will laie from him the said crownes estate dignitie and lordship the said duke and his heires line 60 shall immediatlie succéed to the said crownes roiall estate dignitie and lordship Item the said Richard duke of Yorke shall haue by authoritie of this present parlement castels manors lands and tenements with the wards marriages reliefes seruices fines amercements offices aduousons fées and other appurtenances to them belonging what soeuer they be to the yearelie value of ten thousand marks ouer all charges and reprises whereof fiue thousand marks shall be to his owne state three thousand fiue hundred marks to Edward his first begotten sonne earle of March for his estate and one thousand pounds to Edmund earle of Rutland his second sonne for his yearelie sustentation in such consideration and such intent as shall be declared by the lords of the kings councell Item if anie person or persons imagine or compasse the death of the said duke and thereof probablie be attainted of open déed doone by folkes of other condition that it be déemed adiudged high treason Item for the more establishing of the said accord it is appointed and consented that the lords spirituall and temporall being in this present parlement shall make oths to accept take worship and repute the said Richard duke of Yorke and his heires as aboue is rehearsed and kéepe obserue and strengthen in as much as apperteineth vnto them all the things abouesaid and resist to their power all them that would presume the contrarie according to their estates and degrées Item the said Richard duke of Yorke earles of March and Rutland shall permit and make other to helpe aid and defend the said lords and euerie of them against all those that will quarell or anie thing attempt against the said lords or anie of them by occasion of agréement or consenting to the said accord or assistance giuing to the duke and earles or anie of them Item it is agréed and appointed that this accord and euerie article thereof be opened and notified by the kings letters patents or otherwise at such times and places and in maner as it shall be thought expedient to the said Richard duke of Yorke with the aduise of the lords of the kings councell The king vnderstandeth certeinelie the said title of the said Richard duke of Yorke iust lawfull and sufficient by the aduise and assent of the lords spirituall and temporall and the commons in this parlement assembled and by authoritie of the same parlement declareth approoueth ratifieth confirmeth and accepteth the said title iust good lawfull and true and therevnto giueth his assent and agréement of his frée will and libertie And ouer that by the said aduise and authoritie declareth intituleth calleth establisheth affirmeth reputeth the said Richard duke of Yorke verie true and rightfull heire to the crownes roiall estate and dignitie of the realmes of England and of France and of the lordship of Ireland aforesaid and that according to the worship and reuerence that thereto belongeth he be taken accepted and reputed in worship reuerence by all the states of the said realme of England and of all his subiects thereof sauing and ordeining by the same authoritie the king to haue the said crownes realme roiall estate dignitie and preheminence of the same and the said lordship of Ireland during his life naturall And furthermore by the same aduise and authoritie willeth consenteth and agréeth that after his deceasse or when it shall please his hignesse to laie from him the said crownes estate dignitie and lordship the said Richard duke of Yorke and his heires shall immediatlie succéed him in the said crownes roiall estate dignitie and worship and them then haue and inioie anie act of parlement statute or ordinance or other thing to the contrarie made or interruption or discontinuance of possession notwithstanding And moreouer by the said aduise and authoritie establisheth granteth confirmeth approueth ratifieth and accepteth the said accord and all things therein conteined and therevnto fréelie and absolutelie assenteth agreeth and by the same aduise and authoritie ordeineth and establisheth that if anie person or persons imagine or compasse the death of the said duke probablie be attainted of open déed doone by folks of that condition that it be déemed and adiudged high treason And furthermore ordeineth and establisheth by the said aduise and authoritie that all statutes ordinances and acts of parlement made in the time of the said king Henrie the fourth by the which he and the heires of his bodie comming of Henrie late king of England the fift the sonne and heire of the said king Henrie the fourth and the heires of king Henrie the fift were or be inheritable to the said crownes and realmes or to the heritage of the same be annulled repealed damned cancelled void and of none effect line 10 And ouer this the king by the said aduise assent and authoritie ordeineth and establisheth that all other

large field thrée miles distant from Warwike towards Banburie where he might behold his brother of Clarence in good arraie of battell comming towards him When they were now within halfe a mile approched togither the king placed his people in order of battell vnder their baners and so left them standing still and appointed them to kéepe their ground whilest he taking with him his brother of Glocester the lord Riuers the lord Hastings a few other went foorth to méet his brother of Clarence and in like sort the duke of Clarence tooke with him a few of the nobilitie that were about him and leauing his armie in good order departed from them to meet the king and so they met betwixt both the hoasts with so swéet salutations louing demeanor and good countenances as better might not be deuised betwixt brethren of so high and noble estate O what a hearts ioy was this to the people to sée such an accord and mutuall attonement line 10 betweene these peeres It was the onelie pleasure in the world to the which all other compared are but counterfet and that dooth the psalmist testifie Nil charitate mutua fratrum nihil Iucundius concordia Besides this the like fréendlie intertainment and courteous demeanour appeared in the salutings of other noble men that were on them attendant wherof all such as saw it and loued them greatlie reioised giuing God thankes for that ioifull méeting vnitie line 20 and concord appearing thus manifestlie betwixt them and herewith the trumpets and other instruments sounded the king withall brought the duke vnto his armie whom he saluting in most courteous wise welcomed them into the land and they humblie thanking him did to him such reuerence as apperteined to the honour of such a worthie personage This was a goodlie and a gratious reconcilement beneficiall to the princes profitable to the péeres and pleasurable to the people whose part had beene déepest in line 30 dangers and losse if discord had not beene discontinued This doone the king leauing his hoast againe keeping their ground with the same few persons which he tooke with him before went with his brother of Clarence vnto his armie and saluting them with swéete and courteous words was ioifullie of them welcomed and so after this they all came togither ioining in one And either part shewing themselues glad thus to méet as fréends with the other they line 40 went louinglie togither vnto Warwike with the king where and in the countrie thereabouts they lodged as they thought stood most with their ease and safeties Herewith the duke of Clarence desired aboue all things to procure some good and perfect accord betwixt his brother the king and the earle of Warwike In this was he the more studious bicause he saw that such an accord should bring great quietnesse to the land and deliuer the common-wealth of manie line 50 dangers that might insue by reason of such numbers of partakers as well lords as other that were confederat with the earle The said duke treated with the king present and sent messengers vnto Couentrie to the earle moouing as well the one as the other most instantlie to frame their minds vnto a pacification The king at the instance of his brother was contented to offer large conditions and verie beneficiall for the earle and his partakers if they would haue accepted them line 60 But the earle whether vtterlie despairing of his owne safetie if he should agrée to anie peace or else happilie for that he thought it stood with his honour to stand vnto such promises and couenants as he had made with the French king and with the quéene Margaret and hir sonne prince Edward to whome he was bound by oth not to shrinke 〈◊〉 swarue from the same he refused all maner of such conditions as were offered Insomuch that when the duke had sent to him both to excuse himselfe of the 〈◊〉 which he had doone and also to require him to take some good waie with king Edward now while he might the earle after he had patientlie heard the dukes message he séemed greatlie to abhorre his vnfaithfull dealing in turning thus from his confederats and alies contrarie to his oth and fidelitie To the messengers as some write he gaue none other answer but this that he had rather be like himselfe than like a false and periured duke and that he was fullie determined neuer to leaue warre till he had either lost his owne life or vtterlie subdued his enimies As it was thought the earle of Oxenfords persuasion wanted not to make him the more stiflie to hold out and rather to trie the vttermost hazard of warre than to agrée to acknowledge king Edward for his lawfull souereigne lord and king Whervpon no appointment nor anie agréement at all could be brought to passe and so all that treatie which the duke of Clarence had procured brake off tooke none effect There came to the earle of Warwike whilest he laie thus at Couentrie besides the earle of Oxenford the duke of Excester and the lord marquesse Montacute by whose comming that side was greatlie strengthened and the number much increased The king vpon consideration hereof and perceiuing he could not get the earle to come foorth of Couentrie departed from Warwike and eftsoones shewing himselfe with his people before the citie of Couentrie desired the earle and his power to come foorth into the fields that they might end their quarrell by battell which the earle and the other lords with him vtterlie refused as then to doo This was the fift of Aprill being fridaie The king herevpon was resolued to march towards London where his principall aduersarie king Henrie remained vsing his kinglie authoritie by diuerse such of the nobilitie as were about him whereby king Edward was barred and disappointed of manie aids and assistants which he was sure to haue if he could once breake that force of the roiall authoritie that was still thus exercised against him in king Henries name Wherefore by the aduise of his brethren and others of his councell accordinglie as it had beene ordeined before this his last setting foorth from Warwike he kept on his waie towards London comming to Dantrie on the saturdaie at night on the morow being Palmesundaie he heard seruice in the church there after rode to Northhampton where he was ioifullie receiued From thense he tooke the next way towards London leauing continuallie behind him as he passed foorth a competent band of speares and archers to beat backe such of the earle of Warwiks people as peraduenture he might send abroad to trouble him and his armie by the waie Which prouidence and foresight he thought it not vnnecessarie to vse for that he knew well enough that the heart of an enimie frieng in the fire of hatefull hostilitie will pretermit no opportunitie either of time or place to laie in wait for his destruction against whom he beareth an inward grudge with

an abstinence of warre to indure from the feast of S. Hilarie for one whole yere purposing in the meane time to make a finall peace and agréement In which season Baldwine earle of Flanders came into England to doo his deuotions vnto the shrine where Thomas the archbishop laie buried at Canturburie The same yeare also some what before this time Rise ap Griffin king of Wales departed this life after whose death there fell discord betwixt his sonnes for the succession till the archbishop Hubert went to the marshes of that countrie and made an agréement betwixt them Not long after Roger the brother of Robert earle of Leicester elected bishop of saint Andrews in Scotland receiued the order of priesthood and was consecrated bishop by the hands of the bishop of Aberdine This yeare it was ordeined that measures of all manner of graine should conteine one quantitie throughout the realme that is to saie one resonable horsselode and that the measures of wine and ale with all maner of liquors should be of one iust quantie according to the diuersitie of the liquor also that weights should be of like rate throughout the relme and that cloth should conteine two yards in breadth within the lists of perfect goodnesse throughout as well in the middest as by the sides and that one manner of yard should be vsed through the relme It was also ordeined that no merchants within the realme should hang any red or blacke clothes before their windowes nor set vp any pentises or other thing whereby to darken the light from those that come to buy their cloth so as they might be deceiued in choosing thereof Also it was enacted that there should be foure or six substantiall honest men chosen in euerie towne and likewise in shires with the head officers of cities and boroughes which had a corporation to see that the assises aforesaid were truelie kept and that if any were found to be offending in the premisses to cause their bodies to be attached and committed to prison and their goods to be seized to the kings vse and if those that were chosen to haue regard thereto were tried to be negligent so that by others and not by them any offendors chanced to be conuicted before the iustices then should the regarders be put to their fines for the negligent looking to their offices King Richard held his Christmasse this yeare at Roan and Hubert the archbishop of Canturburie legat of the apostolike sée year 1198 named lord chéfe iustice of England was about the same time in the marshes of Wales at Hereford and there receiued into his hands the castels of Hereford Bridgenorth and Ludlow remoouing those that had the same in kéeping and appointing others in their roomes Afterwards comming by Couentrie he placed the moonks againe in the cathedrall church of that citie by commandement of pope Celestine and chased out the secular canons which the bishop Hugh Nouant had brought into the same church when he remooued the moonks In the Christmasse wéeke also there came messengers to Rouen from the archbishops of Cullen and Mentz and from other states of the empire which declared vnto king Richard that all the princes of Germanie were appointed to assemble at Cullen the two twentith of Februarie about the choosing of a new emperour in place of the late deceassed Henrie and therefore they commanded him by force of the oth and league in which he was bound to the emperour and empire that all excuse of deniall or occasions to the contrarie ceasing and set apart he should make his repaire vnto Cullen at the aforesaid day to helpe them in choosing of some worthie personage that might and was able to haue the empire King Richard doubting to put himselfe in danger bicause he had not discharged all the debts due for his ransome staied at home but yet he sent diuerse noble men thither and did so much in fauour of his nephue Otho that by the helpe of the foresaid two archbishops of Cullen and Mentz the same Otho was elected emperour But of this matter more shall be said hereafter Moreouer about the same time king Richard required by the archbishop of Canturburie his chéefe iustice an aid of 300 knights to be found by his subiects of England to remaine with him in his seruice for one whole yeare or else that they would giue him so much monie as might serue to reteine that number after the rate of thrée shillings a daie of English monie for euerie knight Whereas all other were contented to be contributors herein onelie Hugh line 10 bishop of Lincolne refused and spake sore against the archbishop that moued the matter But how soeuer that request tooke place king Richard as we find leuied this yeare a subsidie of fiue shillings of euerie hide of land within the realme two commissioners that is to say one of the spiritualtie a knight of the temporaltie being appointed as commissioners in euerie shire with the assistance of the shiriffe and others to see the same assessed rated after an hundred acres of land to the hide of land according line 20 to the custome The same yeare also the moonks of the house of the holie Trinitie otherwise called Christes church in Canturburie exhibited their complaint vnto pope Innocent that their archbishop Hubert contrarie to his order and dignitie exercised the office of high iustice and sate in iudgement of bloud being so incumbred in temporall matters that he could not haue time to discharge his office touching spirituall causes wherevpon the pope sent vnto king Richard line 30 admonishing him not to suffer the said archbishop to be any longer troubled with temporall affaires but to discharge him thereof and not to admit any spirituall person from thencefoorth vnto any temporall administration He further prohibited by vertue of their obedience all manner of prelats and men of the church that they should not presume rashlie to take vpon them any maner of secular function or office Whervpon the archbishop was discharged of his office of line 40 chéefe iustice and Geffrey Fitz Peter succeeded in gouernement of the realme in his steed ¶ Geruasius Dorobernensis saith that the archbishop resigned that office of his owne accord and that not till after his returne from the marshes of Wales where he had ouerthrowne the Welshmen and slaine fiue thousand of them Which victorie other ascribe vnto Geffrey Fitz Peter which Geffrey as the said Dorobernensis saith succeeded the archbishop in the office of lord cheefe iustice but not vntill August in the line 50 tenth yeare of the kings reigne In this yeare immediatlie vpon the expiring of the truce which was taken till haruest might be ended the warre betwixt the two kings of England France began eftsoones to be pursued with like earnestnesse as before wherevpon manie encounters chanced betwixt the parties with taking of townes and fortresses as commonlie in such cases

80 great ships besides other lesser vessels well appointed and trimmed made foorth to the sea And first coasting aloofe from them till they had got the wind on their backs came finallie with their maine force to assaile the Frenchmen and with helpe of their crossebowes and archers at the first ioining made great slaughter of their enimies and so grapling togither in the end the Englishmen bare themselues so manfullie that they vanquished the whole French fléet and obteined line 60 a famous victorie Eustace the moonke was found amongst the capteins who although he offered great summes of gold for his ransome so that he might haue had his life saued and also to serue king Henrie yet the English capitoins would none of that but Richard the bastard sonne of king Iohn tooke him and cut off his head and sent it vnto king Henrie his brother as a witnesse of this their atchieued victorie This Eustace was a Fleming borne and somtime a moonke but renouncing his cowle to receiue such heritage as fell to him by the death of his brethren deceassing without issue he became a notable pirat and had doone in his dais much mischeefe to the Englishmen and therefore was now rewarded according to his demerits For Rarò antecedentem scelestum Deseruit pede poena claudo The spoile and prey of the French ships was verie rich so that the Englishmen being loden with riches and honour vpon their safe returne home were receiued with great ioy and gladnesse But Lewes after he vnderstood of this mischance happening to his people that came to his aid began not a litle to despaire of all other succour to come vnto him at any time héerafter wherfore he inclined the sooner vnto peace so that at length he tooke such offers of agreement as were put vnto him and receiued furthermore a sum of monie for the release of such hostages as he had in his hands togither with the title of the kingdome of England and the possession of all such castels and holds as he held within the realme ¶ The French chronicle to the which the chronicle of Dunstable and Matthew Paris doo also agrée affirmeth that he receiued fiftéene thousand marks Moreouer the popes legat absolued Lewes and all those that had taken his part in the offense of disobedience shewed in attempting the warre against the popes commandement Then Lewes with all his complices that had bin excommunicated sware vpon the holie euangelist that they should stand to the iudgement of holie church and from thencefoorth be faithfull vnto the pope and to the church of Rome Moreouer that he with his people should incontinentlie depart out of the realme and neuer vpon euill intent returne againe And that so farre as in him laie he should procure his father king Philip to make restitution vnto king Henrie of all the right which he had in the parts beyond the sea and that when he should be king of France he should resigne the same in most quiet manner On the other part king Henrie tooke his oth togither with the legat and the earle of Penbroke gouernour of the realme that he should restore vnto the barons of his realme and to other his subiects all their rights and heritages with all the liberties before demanded for the which the discord was mooued betwixt the late king Iohn and his barons Moreouer all prisoners on both parts were released and set at libertie without paieng anie ransome yea and those which had couenanted to paie and vpon the same were set at libertie before the conclusion of this peace were now discharged of all summes of monie which then remained vnpaid This peace was concluded on the eleuenth day of September not farre from Stanes hard by the riuer of Thames where Lewes himselfe the legat Guallo and diuerse of the spiritualtie with the earle of Penbroke lord gouernor of the realme and others did méet and talke about this accord Now when all things were ordered and finished agreeable to the articles and couenants of the peace so farre as the time present required the lords of the realme when Lewes should depart homeward attended him to Douer in honorable wise as apperteined and there tooke leaue of him and so he departed out of the realme about the feast of saint Michaell King Henrie by this meanes being put in full possession of the relme according to the prescript of that article conteined in those conditions of the peace latelie specified pardoned all those that had aided his aduersarie Lewes during the wars except certeine of the spiritualtie which were put to such fines that they were compelled to laie all that they had to pledge to leuie such summes of monie as they might with the same obteine the kings fauour againe and beside that to sue to Rome for their entier absolution at the popes owne hands Amongst other Hugh bishop of Lincolne returning into England was compelled to paie a thousand marks to the popes vse for recouerie of his bishoprike an hundred marks also to the legat of good and lawfull monie Such cheuance made the legat amongst them of the church as well persons secular as regular that he got togither twelue thousand marks towards his charges whereby it appeared that he lost no time in England But to procéed line 10 The realme now being quiet and in all outward felicitie a number of vnrulie persons such as delighting in idlenesse knew not how to liue in time of peace assembled themselues togither and appointing Fouks de Brent who was a man of great stomach and more rashnesse to be their capteine and ringleder began to make warre against the king and to spoile the townes and countries about them so that their euill dooings might haue caused no small perill to haue insued by some great ciuill sedition if the line 20 earle of Penbroke had not in time preuented their attempts For he assembling the kings power hasted towards the rebels and what by his owne authoritie and by the reuerend regard of some bishops in his companie more than by vsing any force of armes he staid the matter for that time so that no further mischeefe followed of this mutinie Besides the foresaid Fouks de Brent there were other of the Nobilitie also which practised the like disorder as William earle of Albemarle Robert de line 30 Ueipount Brian de Lisle Hugh de Balioll Philip de Marc and Robert de Gaugi the which Robert withheld the castell of Newarke that belonged to the bishop of Lincolne and would not deliuer it till the king with William Marshall erle of Penbroke had laine at siege before it an eight daies in the end of which terme by mediation of fréends the matter was taken vp and the bishop recouered his castell paieng to the said Robert de Gaugi an hundred pounds sterling for the victuals which he left within line 40 the same castell Soone

we did the same had béene doone by his authoritie Finally when we had gotten power inough that we needed not to feare anie force that might be made against vs we would haue slaine all such noble men as might either haue giuen counsell or made anie resistance against vs speciallie the knights of the Rhodes and lastlie we would haue killed the king and all men of possessions with bishops moonks chanons and parsons of churches onelie friers Mendicants we would haue spared that might haue sufficed for ministration of the sacraments And when we had made a riddance of all those we would haue deuised lawes according to the which the subiects of this realme should haue liued for we would haue created kings as Wat Tiler in Kent and other in other countries But bicause this our purpose was disappointed by the archbishop of Canturburie that would not permit the king to come to vs we sought by all meanes to dispatch him out of the waie as at length we did Morouer the same euening that Wat Tiler was killed we were determined hauing the greatest part of the commons of the citie bent to ioine with vs to haue set fire in foure corners of the citie and so to haue diuided amongst vs the spoile of the cheefest riches that might haue beene found at our pleasure And this said he was our purpose as God may helpe me now at my last end This may you see after what sort they were conspired to the destruction of the realme and to haue aduanced and inriched themselues not considering or foreséeing the euill successe of their tumultuous broile and that it would tend but little to their profit in the end by a common spoile to amend their state and to become mightie and rich with goods euill gotten which though for a time if lucke had serued them to haue possessed they had enioied yet could they not long prosper nor bring good vnto the possessors for Non habet euentus sordida praeda bonos And lest this one mans confession might séeme insufficient diuerse other of them confessed the same or much what the like in effect when they saw no remedie but present death before their eies To declare the occasion whie such mischeefes happened thus in the realme we leaue to the iudgement of those that may coniecture a truth thereof by conferring the manners of that age behauiour of all states then sith they that wrote in those daies may happilie in that behalfe miffe the trueth in construing things according to their affections But truelie it is to be thought that the faults as well in one degrée as an other speciallie the sinnes of the whole nation procured such vengeance to rise whereby they might be warned of their euill dooings and séeke to reforme the same in time conuenient But as it commeth still to passe when the danger is once ouershot repentance likewise is put ouer and is no more regarded till an other scourge commeth eftsoones to put men in remembrance of their duetie so in like manner as séemeth it chanced in this kings daies as by that which followeth may more plainelie appeare In this meane time that these troubles were at the hottest in England the duke of Lancaster being in Scotland so behaued himselfe in the treatie which he had in hand with the Scots dissembling the matter so as if he had not vnderstood of any trouble in England at all that finallie before the Scots had knowledge thereof a truce was concluded to indure for two yeares or as other haue for three yeares When he had made an end there and that all things line 10 were agréed vpon and passed for the confirmation of that accord he returned to Berwike but at his comming thither the capteine sir Matthew Redman would not suffer him to enter the towne bicause of a commandement giuen to him from the earle of Northumberland lord warden of the marches wherefore the duke was glad to returne into Scotland againe obteining licence of the Scots to remaine amongst them till the realme of England was reduced to better quiet Hervpon the commons line 20 in England that fauored him not tooke occasion to report the worst of him that might be deuised calling him now in time of their rebellious commotions a traitor to the realme declaring that he had ioined himselfe to the Scots and meant to take part with them against his owne natiue countrie The king indéed had sent commandement during the time of the rebellious troubles vnto the earle of Northumberland that he should haue good regard to the safe keeping of all the townes castels vnder his line 30 rule not to suffer any person to enter the same hauing forgotten to except the duke of Lancaster being then in Scotland whervpon the duke tooke no small displeasure with the earle of Northumberland as after he well shewed at his comming home But before he returned foorth of Scotland he wrote to the king to vnderstand his plesure in what sort he should returne humbling himselfe in such wise as he made offer to come with one knight one esquier and a groome if it should please the king so to appoint him line 40 or if it so were that by his presence it was thought the realme was like to fall in any trouble he was readie to depart into exile neuer to returne into his countrie againe if so be that through his absence the king and realme might inioy peace and quietnesse The king hearing such offers wrote to him that his pleasure was to haue him to returne home with all his whole traine and if the same were not thought sufficient to gard him he should take of euerie towne by the which he passed a certeine number of men to line 50 attend him vnto the next towne for his safegard and so it was doone the king sending him commission to that effect and thus comming to the court he was of the king right honorablie receiued Within few daies after his comming he exhibited a grieuous complaint against the earle of Northumberland for abusing him in diuerse sorts in time of the late troubles so as his honour was greatlie thereby touched for which the earle was sent for and commanded to come vnto Berkhamstéed where all the lords in maner line 60 of the land were assembled in councell Here after the duke had laid diuerse things to the earles charge for his disobedience vnfaithfulnesse and ingratitude the earle after the manner of his countrie not able to forbeare brake out into reprochfull words against the duke although he was commanded by the king to ceasse where the duke kept silence in humble maner at the first word when the K. commanded him to hold his peace so that by reason of the earles disobedience in that behalfe he was arrested But yet the earls of Warwike and Suffolke vndertaking for his appearance at the next parlement he was suffered to depart and so the councell brake vp About the

afterwards the more part of the said councellors lords and iudges in our said commission named that is to saie the number of six and thirtie did in the presence and hearing of the said quéene of Scots where she remained at our castell of Foderinghaie at diuerse daies and times in publike place verie exactlie vprightlie and with great deliberation examine all the matters offenses whereof she was charged and accused tending vnto the dangers afore rehearsed and mentioned in our said line 20 commission and all the circumstances thereof and heard also at large in all fauorable maner what the same quéene did or could saie for hir excuse and defense in that behalfe Wherevpon afterwards on the fiue and twentith daie of October now last past all the said councell lords and iudges that had heard and examined the same cause in the said queenes presence as afore is mentioned with one assent and consent after good deliberation did giue line 30 their sentence and iudgement in this sort following That after the first daie of Iune in the seuen and twentith yeare of our reigne and before the date of our said commission diuerse things were compassed and imagined within this realme of England by Anthonie Babington and others with the priuitie of the said Marie pretending title to the crowne of this realme of England tending to the hurt death and destruction of our roiall person line 40 And likewise that after the same first daie of Iune and before the date of our said commission the said Marie pretending title to the same crowne had compassed imagined within the same realme diuers things tending to the hurt death and destruction of our roiall person contrarie to the forme of the said statute which sentence and iudgement the same lords and commissioners haue with one full consent caused to be put in writing and dulie ingrossed with the whole processe of their procéedings therevnto belonging and haue subscribed line 50 the same with their hands as by a record thereof shewed to vs more fullie and largelie dooth appeare And whereas also sithence the same sentence and iudgement so giuen and recorded the lords and commons in this present parlement assembled haue also at sundrie times in open parlement heard and considered the principall euidences proofes and circumstances wherevpon the same sentence and iudgement was grounded and haue by their publike assent in parlement affirmed the same to be a line 60 iust lawfull and true sentence and so haue allowed and approoued the same in writing presented vnto vs and haue also notified to vs how déepelie they did foresée the great and manie imminent dangers which otherwise might and would grow to our person and to the whole realme if this sentence were not fullie executed and consequentlie therefore they did by their most humble and earnest petitions in that behalfe of one accord hauing accesse vnto vs vpon their sundrie requests most instantlie vpon their knées praie beséech and with manie reasons of great force and importance mooue and presse vs that the said sentence and iudgement so iustlie dulie giuen and by them approoued as is aforesaid might according to the expresse tenor of the said act of parlement by our proclamation vnder our great seale be declared and published and the same also finallie executed But after such most earnest request so made to vs from all the said lords and commons in parlement they perceiuing by our owne speeches and answers how déepelie we are greeued to heare of these horrible and vnnaturall attempts and actions of that quéene whose manie former offenses manifestlie and dangerouslie committed against vs our crowne and realme we had ouerpassed with our ouer great clemencie contrarie to the manie aduises and requests of our subiects aswell in parlement as otherwise and therefore they also vnderstanding from our selfe how desirous we were to haue some other meanes deuised by them in their seuerall places of parlement to withstand these mischiefes intended both against our selfe and the publike quiet state of our realme and suertie of our good subiects than by execution of the foresaid sentence as was required they did after their sundrie consultations apart and conferences iointlie with one accord in the names of all the lords of parlement euen by the particular votes of them all assembled and also of the commons with one vniuersall assent representing the state of all our realme at their seuerall times of accesse vnto vs alledge declare and protest that vpon their long manie aduised consultations and conferences by our commandement and for our satisfaction in that behalfe had they could not by anie meanes find or deuise how the suertie of our roiall person and the preseruation of themselues and their posteritie with the good state of the realme might be prouided for and continued without the publication and due execution of the said sentence Wherevpon being not onelie mooued to our gréefe but also ouercome with the earnest requests declarations and important reasons of all our said subiects the nobles and commons of our realme whose iudgement knowledge and naturall care of vs and the whole realme we know dooth farre surmount all others being not so interessed therin and so iustlie to be esteemed and perceiuing also the said sentence to haue béene honourablie lawfullie and iustlie giuen agréeable to iustice and to the lawes of our realme we did yéeld and doo according to this said statute by this our proclamation vnder our great seale of England declare notifie and publish to all our louing subiects and other persons whatsoeuer that the said sentence and iudgement is giuen in maner aforesaid to the intent that they and euerie of them by this our proclamation may haue full vnderstanding and knowledge thereof We doo also will you that you returne this our proclamation into to our court of Chancerie as spéedilie as you maie conuenientlie with the place and time of the proclaming thereof therevpon indorsed whereof faile you not In witnesse whereof we haue caused this our proclamation to be made patent and sealed with the great seale of England At our manor of Richmont the fourth daie of December the nine and twentith yeare of our reigne and in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand fiue hundred fourescore and six Now to conclude with a remembrance of perpetuitie concerning the queens maiestie of whose louing care and tender affection towards all hir faithfull subiects as we haue manifold testimonies in the historie of hir highnesse time whereby their hearts are linked vnto hir maiestie with an indissoluble knot of deserued loue and loialtie so we maie not omit in anie case the publike witnesse of hir highnesse naturall care and mercifull prouidence ouer hir liege people euen those of the poorer sort vnto whome the comfortable streames of hir rare regard for their benefit and welfare in a hard time of scarsitie doo most plentifullie flow But because our barren and saplesse stile is insufficient with conuenient 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agréement concluded betwixt the two kings read in S. Peters church in Yorke 96 a 10. Of agréement betweene the king of England and the king of Conagh 96 b 60. Of king Stephan and the pacification of troubles betwixt him and Henrie Fitzempresse 62 a 10. Of ma●●mission granted to the rebels by Richard the second 434 a 10. Blanke sealed note 496 a 10 Confirmed vnder Henrie the thirds acknowledgment and subscription of witnesses 220 b 20. Cancelled and much gréeued at 208 b 60. Chartres taken by treason notwithstanding the truce 607 a 60 Chastitie of the ladie Graie and hir wisdom 726 a 50. Should such professe as would be admitted subdeacons 30 b. 30. ¶ Sée Clergie Charugage a certeine dutie for euerie plowland 229 a 50 Chaucer the English poet in what kings time he liued 541 b 50. ¶ Sée Dukes Chaumount Hugh taken prisoner 152 a 10 Chéeke knight his deserued commendation note 1055 a 50 60 b 10 c. His treatise shewing how gréeuous sedition is to a commonwealth note 1042 1043 c to 1055. Cheinie knight lord warden of the cinque ports authorised by Henrie the eight to the christening of the Dolphins daughter 973 b 50 60. An enimie to Wiat note 1094 a 40. Henrie the eights letter to him for a prescript forme of demeanor in the English towards the French 974 a 40 c. Lord warden of the cinque ports his death his old seruices at home and abroad much spoken to his praise and honor note 1171 a 30 40 50 60 b 10 20 30. Cheapside conduit builded 704 b 10 Cheshire made a principalitie 492 b 40 Cheshiremen gard Richard the second 489 b 50. Slaine note 523 b 60 Chester abbeie by whome builded 27 b 60. And who gaue order thereto 28 b 10. Earledome by whome possessed and inioied 20 a 10 Chierburgh besieged by the English 562 b 50. Yéelded to the Englishmen 563 a 10. Deliuered to the English 420 a 10. Possessed by the English 564 a 40 Child of eleuen years old speaking strange spéeches 1315. a 10 c. Chime of saint Giles without Criplegate to be mainteined 1312 a 60. ¶ Sée Bels. Chimniage ¶ Sée Subsidie Chinon taken by force of assault 169 b 60 Chisie William a notable théefe hanged 124 a 20 Christ and of a portion of his bloud shewed in a solemne procession 240 a 40 Christ counterfet whipped 1194 a 10. False apprehended and punished 203 b 40 50 Christs hospitall erected 1082 b 10 Christians preuaile against the Saracens at Damieta 202 b 20. It enuious discord 134 a 20. Beheded by the Turks 133 a 30. And Saracens are a peace 135. Two hundred and thréescore deliuered from the captiuitie of the Turks by means of one Iohn Fox note 1310 b 20. ¶ Sée Saracens Christianitie abiured for monie note 27 a 40 Christianus a bishop of the Danes capteine in warre 7 b 40 Christine a quéenes sister a nun ¶ Sée Margaret Christmas roiall 807 a 40 Christmas shewes 816 a 10 Christmasse called The still Christmasse 892 b 40 Chronicles whereof and whie so named and their necessarie vse 1268 1269 Chroniclers deserue a dutifull reuerence and whie 1268 Church of saint Anthonies in London when and by whom builded 779 a 50. Of saint Dunstans in the east defiled with bloud note 562 a 20 c. Of Elie dedicated note 246 b 30. Of Hales solemnlie dedicated 244 b 60 245 a 10. Of Scotland obedient to the church of England 97 b 10. Of England sore fléesed of hir wealth 18 b 30. Ruinated by the Danes in the north parts and verie scant note 11 a 20. Depriued of temporall prosperitie 256 a 50. Impropriat and that the bishop of Lincolne had authoritie to institute vicars in them 246 a 40. Occupied by incumbents strangers of the popes preferring what grudge it bred note 214 a 60. Spoiles aduantage not the getter note 194 a 50. That for feare of the censure thereof the English pledges were released 147 b 10 Iewels c turned into monie for Richard the first his ransome 139 b 10. The state thereof in Beckets time 77 a 60. Liuings restored by act of parlement note 1130 a 20. Cathedrall to inioie the right of their elections 409 a 10. Ouerthrowne by an earthquake 440 b 40. In London striken and broken by tempest 1185 a 10. Made a kenell of hounds reuenged 23 a 50. ¶ Sée Consecration Fines Inuestitures Lands Schisme Churchmen ¶ Sée Clergie Churchyard new néere Bedlem first made ●211 b 10 Cicester the situation thereof 796 b 10 Cicill knight commissioner into Scotland about an accord of peace 1192 a 30. Created lord treasuror 1238 a 50. His descent 1255 b 30 Cipriots resist Richard the first his landing and are pursued vanquished 127 a 60 b 10. Their offers in respect of his discontentment losse 127 b 60. Submit themselues and are receiued as his subiects 128 a 40. Their king submitteth himselfe to Richard the first 128 a 10. Stealeth awaie submitteth himselfe againe is committed prisoner and chained in giues of siluer 128 a 10 60 b 10 Circumcision for loue of a Iewish woman 203 b 60 Cisteaux moonks ¶ Sée monks white Citie wherof it consisteth 1046 b 50 Cities their necessarie vse and seruice note 1047 b 10 20 30 Citizens ¶ Sée Londoners Clergie their presumptuous ●●thoritie restreined by acts 239 b 40. Large offer to Henrie the third in a parlement 255 b 30. Depriued of their liuings and liberties 8 b 60 and Normans preferred 9 a 10. Ricked at by duke William against whome note his malice 9 a 10. Pinched by their pursses fret and ●ume against the popes procéedings in that behalfe 252 b 30. Resist duke Williams decrées and are banished 8 a 30 Hardlie delt withall and out of order note 24 a 30. Of England complaine to pope Urban against William Rufus 18 b 40. Cardinall Pools articles concerning them 1162 b 30. Grant halfe of all their spirituall reuenues for one yeare to Henrie the eight 877 b 20. Complained of by the commons 911 a 30. Both head and taile one with another against them 911 b 10. In danger of a premunire their offer to Henrie the eight 923 a 20 30. The same pardoned 923 b 10. Their submission to H. the eight note 923. Speake euill of Henrie the eights procéedings in the reformation of religion 941 a 20 30. Conuocation for the reforming of religion 940 b 60. Complained of for their crueltie Ex officio 928 a 20. The cause whie so heinouslie offending was so fauoured 787 a 50 c. Of two sorts and both desirous to spare their pursses 792 a 30. Of Excester against Henrie the sixt and the duke of Summerset in defense of their ecclesiasticall priuileges 637 b 30. A bill exhibited against them in the parlement 545 b 10. Libels against them cast abrode 558 b 20. Sorelie brideled 475 a 30. Inueied against of the Wickleuists 481 b 60. They complaine of them to the king 482 a

a 60 b 10 c His standard what ensigne it bore 673 a 10. The fruits of his malice 673 a 30. Beareth a continuall grudge vnto king Edward the fourth his persuasions to his two brethren against him 670 b 20 50 671 b 10 c b 50. Offended with king Edward the fourths marriage 668 a 60. He kéepeth his gréefe secret b 20. Sent ouer into France about K. Edward the fourths marriage 667 b 60. His corage a trustie fréend to king Edward the fourth 664 a 60 b 10. The right one order taken for the shewing of him abrode 765 b 30. Had in feare gelousie in forren regions 787 b 60. Shewed openlie in procession 766 a 10. His manlie corage 982 a 50. His presence greatlie incorageth the English souldiors 987 a 10 His request and message to the erle of Huntleie 984 a 20. Arreigned of treason Confesseth it submitteth himselfe is pardoned 492 a 50 60 b 10. In highest authoritie 1061 b 10. Commended he is slaine 727 a 60. Sent against the rebelles in the north 1212 b 40. Commended 1205 a 50. Deceaseth 404 b 20. His valiantnesse 1204 a 60. Shot thorough the thigh with an harquebuse b 50. Noble men of France sent vnto him from the admerall about conference 1199b 30. Landeth at Newhauen 1196 a 20. An oth taken by him and his officers 30. He and the Rheingraue talke togither b 10. He appointed to go against Norffolke rebels 1034 b 30. Commeth to Cambridge b 40. He sendeth an herald at armes to the rebels offering pardon c 1036 a 10 c. Counsell giuen him to abandon Norwich goeth foorth to giue the enimies battell 1038 a 60 b 70. The rebels yéeld to him sheweth them mercie 1039 b 20 Counter●et of Warwike ¶ Sée Simene●● Of Wiltshire and others spoile Newberie he saileth ouer seas 653 b 20 30. The duke of Buckinghams brother 803 b 20. Of Winchester besieged by his owne tenants 240 b 10. Reprochfullie executed 339 a 50. Of Worcester gouernor to the prince slippeth from him 522 b 30. And others beheaded 523 b 60 Erles of Chester the true and famous genealogie 221 a 10 Tooke end in Iohn Scot 221 a 10. Of Leicester from the first to the last by succession set downe in a collection 1419 a 40 c vnto 1424 b 10. Of Richmond line that first bare their title of honor of the said castle and towne 7 b 20 Erles created 332 a 20 568 a 60 347 b 60. 892 a 50.912 b 50. And dukes created 395 b 50. And barons 960 a 20. And lords 1061 a 40 1228 a 60 b 10. At a parlement 353 a 30. Thrée taken and beheaded 183 b 10 Erledome of March purchased 102 a 50. Erminfred bishop of Sion or Sitlen a chéefe commissioner from pope Alexander 8 b 60. Ermingard vicount Beaumonts daughter married to William king of Scots 110 a 60 Erthquake 217 b 50. In Kent c 1313 10. Ouer all England 109 a 40. Generall in England 11 b 50. In H. the firsts time 39 b 10. Sensible and visible 44 b 40. That did much hurt 440 b 40. In the fourtéenth of duke Williams reigne 14 a 30. Uniuersall how frightfull and hurtfull 1311 a 20. c That ouerthrew buildings 239 b 20. At saint Albons counted strange and whie 243 a 60. That ouerthrew houses 241 a 60. Generall did much hurt 278 a 30. In diuerse places of England 1206 a 20 30 In sundrie places of England and what harme was thereby doone 1260 b 10. After a thunder 204 b 40 With lightening and thunder c 277 b 40 note Erth lifted vp it selfe like a huge towre 102 b 60. Remooued in Dorsetshire 1353 a 20. And trées soonke and swallowed vp in Kent note 1413 b 20 30. Strangelie moouing in the countie of Hereford 1224 b 10 Esc●age demanded note 213 a 20. Granted 233 b 40 248 a 40 262 a 10. Paid 203 a 60. Gathered twentie shillings of euerie knights fée 230 b 50. Termed the great 229 a 50 Espeke Walter the first that brought the order of white monks into England 26 a 60 Essexmen beginers of a shrewd rebellion 429 b 60. They prosecute it 430 c. Ester daie fell at the highest namelie on saint Marks daie 167 a 60 Esterlings ¶ Sée Riot Estouteuille Robert taken prisoner 33 a 40 Euill Maie daie ¶ Sée Rebellion of Lincolne Euers constable of Douer castell c 480 a 20. Lord that now liueth his noble ancestrie 412 b 50. Knight his good seruice in the North 942 b 30. His prowesse and valiant seruice 962 b 30. Slaine 968 a 60 Eureux citie yéelded vnto the Frenchmen 386 b 50. Taken by treason 619 b 60 Eustace earle of Bullongne against William Rufus 17 b 60. Sonne to king Stephen duke of Normandie 48 a 40. Angrie with his father 60 a 60. He dieth ¶ Sée Moonke Exactions cause commotions 626 b 10. Great 145 a 40. With shifts of extortion practised 146 a 10. New and strange note 496 a 20. Intollerable 239 b 10. ¶ Sée Couetousnes Subsidies c. Taxes Tenths and Tributes Example euill how it preuaileth 430 a 60. Of great ones what it dooth for imitation 845 b 60 Execution without iudgement vpon noblemen 673 a 30 693 a 50. Of the duke of Buckingham without arreignment or iudgement 744 b 10 Excester rebelled against duke William and is subdued 6 b 10. Preserued from fier 784 a 10. Besieged the loialtie of the citizens 1002 b 40 60. Citie described with the sundrie assaults of the same 1007 b 10 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014. Commended for loue and loiall seruice to the king and state note 1047 b 40 50. Noble true 1048 a 10. Great practises to procure the citizens thereof to ioine with the Deuonshire rebels note 1020 a 30 c. The antiquitie foundation and building of the cathedrall church of saint Peters in Excester 10●7 a 20 c. ¶ Sée Clergie Edward the fourth and Richard the third Excommunication denounced against the rebell●ous barons in king Iohns time 188 b 60 Of Romish vsurers and the excommunicator called to his answer 219 b 10. A ●art that made both king and people to quaile 223 b 60. Of préest for incontinencie 242 a 60. And suspension thre●tned against the English clergie 239 a 40. Thretned to such as assisted king Iohn 181 a 50. Of Lewis the French kings sonne by name 192 a 20. By name and in particular 190 a 10. Of king Iohn when it was to be released 178 b 40. Of Guie de Montfort 277. a 40. Of duke Leopald for unprisoning of Richard the fourth 147. a 50. Extended to the dead buried note 392 a 10. Flashed and thundered out against the Wicleuists note 484 a 10 c Threatened against attempters of tumults 205 b 60. The feare thereof constreined a contribution 211 a 10. Of pope Sixtus quintus estéemed as nothing note 1401 a 40 c ¶ Sée Legats Popes and Préests