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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47023	A theatre of wars between England and France in all the kings reigns, from the time of William the Conqueror to the conclusion of the peace, on the 10th of September, 1697 ... : with a map of England and France on a copper plate / by D. Jones.	Jones, D. (David), fl. 1676-1720.	1698 (1698)	Wing J934A; ESTC R43322	51,271	110

to Richard upon Bosworth Battle and assumed the Crown as heir of the House of Lancaster by his Mother side Margaret Countess of Richmond then alive and lived many years after daughter and heir of John de Beauford Duke of Sommerset Son of John Earl of Summerset Son of John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster by Jane Swinford but born before Wedlock though afterward legitimated by Act of Parliament yet with a Proviso of not being capable to inherit the Crown his Father was Edmund Tewdor Son of Owen Tewdor descended as 't was said from Cadwallader the last Brittish King so that here was but a very slender Title in so much that Henry according to a former compact was necessitated for the strengthning of it to take Elizabeth eldest daughter to Edward the IV. to Wife and Heir to the House of York to whom he proved no very indulgent Husband tho she wanted no attractive accomplishments but his aversion to the house of York was so predominant that it found place not only in his Wars and Council but in his Chamber and Bed but his assuming of the Crown first in his own name and afterwards never making use of hers either in his Coins Proclamations or any Administrations spun him out a Thread of many Seditions and Troubles at home and might perhaps divert him from great undertakings abroad for he was a Prince that wanted neither Wisdom nor Courage however it was in his time that the Dutchy or Bretaign was annext to the Crown of France which it was in his power to have prevented and indeed herein he seemed to be outwitted by Charles the French King who by his Artifices engaged King Henry to be a mediator between him and the Duke of Bretaign while he with his Forces besieges Nantes and routs the Dukes whole Army 't is true the Lord Woodville the Queen's Uncle secretly stole over into Bretaign with a small band of Men from the Isle of Wight which action exposed the English Ambassadors who then mediated a Peace to no small Danger but the reinforcement was so inconsiderable as to do the Britons no great service But the Battle of St. Alban aforementioned wherein the Britons were overthrown with the loss of 6000 or their Men and the Duke of Orleans who sided with them with the Prince of Orange taken Prisoners allarmed King Henry in such sort that he forthwith dispatcht succors into Bretaign under the command of Robert Lord Brook to the number of Eight Thousand choise Men who quickly joined the remainder of the Britons Forces and marched towards the Enemy who though flush'd with their late Victory well knowing the English Courage kept themselves within their Trenches and declined Battle but in the mean time took all advantages upon our Men with their light Horse though they commonly came off with loss especially by means of the English Archers But while these things were thus transacting Francis Duke of Bretaign dies whereupon the principal Persons of that Dutchy partly bought and partly through faction put all things into such confusion that the English finding no Head nor Body to join forces with and being jealous of their Friends as well as in danger of their Enemies upon the approach of Winter returned home five Months after their landing At this time Archduke Maximilian Son to the Emperor Frederick was Gov●●nor of Flanders and in treaty of Marriage with Anne Heiress of Bretaign when 〈◊〉 happened a Rebellion at Bruges which was carryed on by the Lord Ravenstein who seized upon Ipre and Sluce and sent to the Lord Corde's French Governor of Picardy infamous in History for that saying he could be content to lie in Hell Seven Years so he might win Calais from the English for aid who as being before provided immediately besieges Dixmude whereat the King of England being displeased sends forthwith the Lord Morley with a 1000 Men to the Governour of Calais and with an addition of a 1000 more from thence had order but under pretence of securing the English Pale about that City to put themselves into Dixmude which in conjunction with some German● they effected undiscovered and so with the Garrison attacked the Enemies Camp with that Resolution and Bravery that after a bloody and obstinate Fight they beat them out of it with the loss of about 8000 Men but on the English par●not above an 100 Men and among them the Lord Morley The Cannon and Baggage fell also into their hands with which they marche● to Newport from whence the Lord Daubigny returned to his Government of Calais leaving th● Wounded and some other Voluntiers there Cordes having intelligence hereof departs immediately from Ipre with a great force and attack Newport and had carried the principal fort 〈◊〉 the Town when fortunately there arrived in the Haven a reinforcement of English Archers who beat him out of it again whereat he became so discouraged that he raised his Siege which accidents tended to an open Rupture between the two Crowns Hereupon King Henry advises Maximilian to press on his Marriage with Anne of Bretaign which he did accordingly insomuch that the marriage was consummate by Proxy the Lady put to Bed and Maximilian's Embassador with Letters of Procuration in the presence of many noble Personages putting his naked Legg between the Espousall sheets Maximilian thinking all things now sure neglected for a time his further proceeding and intended his Wars in the mean while the French King consulting his Divines got them to declare this way of consum●ation invalid so as they made sport of it in France saying That it was an argument Maximilian was a Widower and a cold Wooer that could content himself to be a Bride-groom by a Deputie and would not make a little Journey 〈◊〉 put all out of question and easily by Emissa●ies whereof he had store about her prevailed ●pon the young Lady to consent to become his ●ife who was a young King and a Batchellor Which procedure and artifice of France distasted 〈◊〉 Henry that he caused his Cancellor to tell 〈◊〉 French Embassadors who were sent to sooth 〈◊〉 up upon this occasion that he was resol●ed to recover his right to Normandy Gutien Anjou and to the Kingdom of France it self unless the French King were content to have King Henry's Title to France at least tribute for the same handled in a Treaty Maximilian and with good reason storms more then any body at this perfidious dealing of France sends forthwith Embassadors both to England and Spain to incite them to enter into an offensive League against France promising to concur with considerable forces o● his own hereupon Henry calls a Parliament gets plentiful supplies and raises a puissant Army in which were many noble personages and over whom he makes Jasper Duke of Bedford and John Earl of Oxford Generals under his own person and on the 9th of September in the 8th year of his Reign departs towards the Sea Coast October 6th he imbarked at Sandwich and the