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Obfervable

the moft

Direding to

in
PaiTages

enfuing

the

HISTORY.
A.

Aton

taken

Scotland

Cafllein

by the

Earl

77

98
of Surrey
felftrivial, Attainted perjonsin Parliament, excepted
8
againji
efe"i
Pag. 1 08
dcjired
from the Attainder and corruption
ofBlood reacheth

Occident

in it

great

in

i^dvice

Parli.f/Kent

33

iy"muLitionofthe
Englilhto
with

the

the

355

5^

French,

reafonsof it

36

K^ffability
of the King

the

to

not

the

to

ibid.

'

Crown

ef King Henry

Avarice

Audley General ofthe

134
Rebels

Cornilh

93

City ef

London

B.

113

Afielfion
of King Henry to
King of
61
Spain
the
his
children
Kiw
to
^^ffeUion of
the

of Flemings
BAnijfjmtnt
Kingdom
Battel

of

out

the
74

ho'iwoxih.-field

at

Aid

by
deftred

Aid

[ent

to

of Britain

the Duke

Britain

of Rebels punijhed
ofthe King
Almf-deeds
Alders

to
Ambajfadors

into

Stoketield

37

at

St.

23

at

Bannocksbourn

at

Black-heath

13

the Pope,

24

Scotland
French

Amba^adorsin danger in
into
Ambajfadors

King

France

France

exorbitant

26
1

54
tn

Sir

Stanley
Anjxverof the i_yirchdMketo

William

22

Albans

Behaviour

in

Britain
in

37

Scotland

42

96
towards

of King Henry

children

25

Ambajfadors
from the

K^mbition

33

at

Benevolence

117
the

to

who

Benevolence
,

Benevolence
Benevolence

King forhit

Wars

the first
Author

57

ibid.

abolifljed
by Act ofPari. 5 8
revived
ment
by Act of Parliaibid.

78
the

his

King's A

Benevolence

generalto

the

King

123

Birth

^/ Henry the Eighth

Ambajfadors
55
74
1 o
Appcach of ^/r William Stanley
by the King
76 B'jhopswhy employed
victorious
sfill
Blood
not
i^rms
unrevenged
of King Henry
112,122
Britain Duchy dijlrejfed
37
133
the length Three canfesof the lofof the Duchy of
Arrows
ef the Comifhmen
ibid.
Britain
96
ef them
united
Articles betveeen the King and the ArchBritain
duke
to France
byMarriage 5 5
to
Brakenbury
King
refttj'ed murder
9 1
,

Arthur

Prince

married

therine

hx'CiWXt Prince

to

the

Lady

Ka116

dies

at

\,\xd!ia\ff 117

EdwardV

Broughton

two

Sir

Sons

71

Thomas
,

]oynedwith

the Rebels

11

Bull

The
o/

by the

Bull frociircd
from the Pope
King forwhat caufes
,

BuUofgn
by Kwg Henry
beficged

put

E.
Kings Kitchin
Kings Faulconer

into the

2^4

jnade the

63

Duke

/mother

dieth

Morton

1 1 1

113

C.tp of Maintenace
new
Ceremony of L^iarriage

in

parts
chancer}' power And
Clifford Sir Robert

invite

ofthe Weft

confirmedKing Henry by

thefe Crown
48

to

the

7
at

72,122

39
61

DAm,
by

to

Flanders, taken

flight
Daubeny

Devices

107

in

Town

Lord
a.dtfcovery

Indies

59

96

Pri/zrr Arthur V

at

ofthe

Marriage 117

divert Envy
King
64
Aierchants 90
Decay ofTrade dcthpunijh

bythe

T"evice

to

at
King
75
between King Henry and the
Conference
how it
by casualty
landingDecay ofPeople,
King "y^CaftiIe
Perkin
Declaration by
at Weymouth
128

to

comes

Title

to the
unpleafi/ig

declined byWiWidim

by the King
for Perkin
Ccnjpirators
Contraction of Prince Henry
Lady Katherine
doth
Conditional
f^eech

not

ple
Peo-

the Conqu. 3

and

"

Defires
ofSir
intemperate

Dighton

85
StanWilliam ley

a
,

Dilemma

a
,

77

ofKingEdwardV

murderer

children

two

71

58

Diiigence
of the King

to

heapTreafures
120

79

of no Counfellors
mr
Difplacing

pi

tn

.7

Coronation ofthe Queen

ofgood
Comfel the benefit

all

King Henry V P.etgnfave ofone

138

2$

Dtffimulation
ofthe

French

Comfel,of what fortthe i^rench King

ufed

32
men)

what

that

ofNobles

and

44

Counterfeits.
in Ireland
proclaimed

Dublin,

Crowned

at

taken

Battell,

at

30

Diffimtd/ition
of King Henry

hmv

48

Cottagers

19
22

^King

29

"

in

49

tending
pre-

56

War

ibid. \^

Z.("r^Cordes envy to England

but houfed
Beggars
Lambert

Servants

24

"

from
different

of Bijhop

pleafantone

Morton

words
qualife

Commiffionersabout Trading
of King Henry
Coronation

mean

44

Scottijb

78

the
118

Ireland
/"7/"?
Gommijfioners

to

King

pa^

the

5
70

and

ofTreafon

of
Counfel

Paul'j

D.

72

King

ion attned
feat
Conf

Ctnquejlthe

liament
Par-

King

and Bartholoy
Chriftopher

meus

confirmedibid.

Creations

roi

clergy
pr IV Hedgesabridged
enlarged
Chnjiendom
Columbus

38

Court

ofthe Kings Enemies

of that Curfing
defcription
times
A cufiofu
Crofi,
ofthofe
38
to Perkin
fiies
70

57

to every
belong

ofStar-chamber

.Court

5/^

fromthe Pope

Englifliwhen.

Court, what Ple.u

CArdiml
Capell William/"fa805I31

the

Eirl (f
counterfeit
,

Courage ofthe

Court

Perkin.

Warwick

C.

to

ibid.
,

See
ofYoxk counterfeit.

Wilford

revolts

ibid.
,

and

Doubt

dtverjly
longkeptopen
to the diferjity
according
,

d'etermined

ofthe

times

117

Dowry ofLadyKatherine,how much 116

Dowry of Lady Margaret into Scotland,
how

much

Draperymaintained

119

how
,

45'

Dudley

TABLE.

The

Audley and Cdrnifli Rebels,

one
\\9
ofthe Kin^*s
H9r[c-lceches
T"nd\e.y
m^othcr counterfeit
Perkin.
^c^
Duke ofYotkcetmterfcif.
Eirlof^ixw.
Pcrkin

Warbeck

III

tl^^e
Mayor

E.

of Cork

arid his Son

ibid.

fl/"
Warwick

Eur I

96
no

ibid.

E^r/^SufFoIk//",^/"/eFlanders,i
2

returns

F.

lip

the

flutnby
the Siibfidy
Peoplein collecting
faneTvhttt harfhly
40
Earl of Warwick
executed
1 1 1
of Northumberland

E.iri

FAme

Warwick
".fr/^
E.irl

counterfeit13,110
Scotland

f Surreyenters

Edmund

third

born

Sen

Envy
the

the King

yo

Fame

negle"led
byEmpfon

Fear

not
,

fafe

to

arid Dudley

the

19

King

79
45

mthout

8)

Fines

Statute
,

unquenchahleFlammock

"

ofit
reafons

Fines

109

Fifthmurdered

towards

the

King

but died

the

Eduard

py

entertained by divers

Fame

98
to

Henry,

ill a^ecled

Lawyer

to

Land
fell

58

Rebel

92

Flemings bamjhed
75
into
Britain
the
out
Lord
Cordes
to
Envy
Flight
of
of
King Henry
of
England 48
and the
"VtSinCQ
between
Entervicw
the Kino
wherefore
54
and
the.
128
Forfeitures
Conffcations
furnijh
^/Caftile
King
Emblem
King'srvants.
i9j^t7
94
aimed at
Forfeitures
En^pfon one ofthe Kings Horfe-leeches
4.5, yg'
taken by the
Forfeitures
upon Penal Laws
up
blot
which
the
the
his
in
French
was
ofhis times 80
Er tours
buftneji Kir/g,
of
King
various
Fortune
S2
16,22
forthe Kingdomo/'Naples
his
Forwardnejf
inconfidcrate
Err ours
occafioning
^5
of King Henry
made
Fox
troubles
128
Privy Counfellor
10
many
made Lord Keeperofthe PrivySeal, ib.
Efcuagefervice
92
his providence
the Rebels camp
98I
in
21
Efpials
the
Dutch
and
\
Scotland
Free-pfhiag
of
of JarnesKing 0/'
129
Ejpoufals
renewed bythe Ki/ig
-in
1 1 8 |Title to France
L/idy
Margaret
'$Arliament
Exchangesunlawfulprohibited 40
55
Vnon
6%
Exceter
joynswith Perkin
102
by Perkin
befieged
the Loyalty
lo
ofthe Town
\Q-^^Firfi-frtHts
with 'the Kings la forma Pauperis a Larv enacted for.
the Town
rewarded
caufeofit

11

"

'"

Sword

own

10$

Humphrey
John

Stafford

at

and

his

York

James Tyrril
,

Ed ward 'j

two

Sons

of King Gordon
kin
'ji

ofdivers others y
Sir William

yj

Stanley,

Rebels
,

"

makes'

Voyage

a.

forDifcovery

41

murderer

Sebaftian

fellcm-/^"^Abato

Sir

84

1 2

Chamber
,

Rebels

it
tt

of

Execution

'

Lady

Katherine

,"^v/f
u

107
Per-^

87

Granado

//^rMoors
vindicatddfrtm

6o-

frjijnflttuted
7
y^ Giifts
cftheFrench King to ^Ktn^Henry'ji 'v
Souldiers
81
"CounfeUors^and
-64

77

Quhrd

"

Xocmcn

'

Perkin'i company

Gratitude

TABLE.

The
Legate
of the Pope's

Gratitude

King

to

JointureofLidy Margaret
how

4^

Henry

hehnd
the Pope

Sword

from
Hallowed
Hatred of
People
the

the

to

i b I

King

12
fvith the main reason
ofit
the
to
Hearty JccUmatiens of the People

King

King Henry

hit

ion
ipt
Defer

hif Piety,
he hath three Titles to the

Hialas

Elias
othenvtfe

i o i

led
Lady Margaret, fo cal-

65

Ki

Gordon
KAtherine
royally
entertained

58

Holy war

114

byK.H^n.

redeemed by the King

10
Hofiages
be
maintained,
to
to
HoufesofHusbandry
45
prevent the decayofPeople
what
in
them,
defects
45
Htfioriesy

Kings their miferies

5o
called
Kakehels
Perkin
[o
by
King of
King Henry
105
who
The King'sSkreen
p2
ProteBor
ofKingHenry
King ofFrance
,

in his trouble

33

reJtored to its integrity

France

I.

25

King of
Henry
King ofScots
Again

France

TAmes
diflrefi
and

his

God and

idols vex

King ofScotland

104

81, P4
^6

Steward
King the publtck

Kingdom of

the Third

Wife,

64

War

The

Perkin's

loyalto the King

Kent

horv

Hopes ofgain by

6%
114

i.e. the

England

to

Perkiri

to

Rome

Jubtle4/
Juno

of
Priejl
counterfeitibid.

by the Kingsfriends

115

to Perkiri
Counfellor

Irifh adhere

15

the

thing

rare

times
thofe

Hern

with his

Title

60

Kingdom

provided
againf a

Heretich
in

91

receiveth Simon

Oxfoi"d

133, "c.

up

favoureth York

Ireland

Scotland,

Rebel

Jofepha

H-

in

much

death

KingHe

42
n r

105

buyshis

of King

Peace

64
enters

England

87
p8

of the Bath
John Egremond Leader ofthe Rebels 41 Knights
75
their
inconveniencies,
Jnclofures, manifefl
Knightsof Rhodes elect King Henry
and how remedied
Protector ofthe Order
115
44
8
Women
punijhed
ef
Ingratitude
5
Innovation

defired

12

Incenfeofthe People what

118

of Lady Margaret
Infiru6iions

Per-

to

kin

66

IntercurfusMagnus

pi

Intercurfus Malus
Invectives

French
Invectives

of Maximilian

ibid. 129
againftthe

King
the
againfl

55

King

and

cil
Coun-

19

ofKing Henry
Improvidence

to

hif troubles

ofthe French
Improvidence
"jointure

how
^Z,4iyKatherine,

Title condemned

LAncafter

liament
by Par-

of the Crown
Houfeinpo^efjion
three
together
for
Descents

Lancafter
Lambert

Simnel.

See

enacted in Parliament

Laws

Divers

Laws

enacted

charitable enaBed

Law

38
123

84
ibid.

prevent

5ood Law

12, 14
82

nature
83
ofa Jlrange
fVimen
of
Againstcarrying
away
bj violence,the reaftns
ofit
39

much

117

enacted

Counterfeit.
13

Law

Law

Law

TABLE.

The
of Poynings

Lxw

Penal

Laxvs

pintin execution

-Legatefrom the Pope

Libel
the

caufes
ofthem

Libels

the

femalesofSedition

Libels
A

the Authors

from

Loin

the

City

made

chariot
,

London

Morton

London

of the

ofthe

Union

Aiurmuring

61

14
the King
of the People
againfi
70

and

Lave
a
Manflaughter
it
in
amendment
cerning
ofthe
,

Law

Murther

124

Murther

Alecontents

mon
com-

39

g^

their

ejfecis 40
Margaret ofBurgundy thefounto K. Henry, 1 8
ofallthe mijchief

N.

tain

con

ofKing Edwztd the Fifth85

ofa Commiffioner
for the Sub-

fidy

-I* J

trvo

114

Granado
expelled

46

M.

'

jg

author

paid
re-

purchafe
Confirmntion
of then

Liberties

10

3 2

Rofes

95

ib.

Fork

Moors

byKingHenry in a clofeMurmurs
wherefore
5
tumult becaufe
a
of the Re- Murther

I'Jels

Privy Counfellor,
,

entred

London

hove

Archbijhop
ofCanterbury
his Speech
to the Parliament

ibid.

King

King'sdeath

made

79

the

the

13

ibid. Morton

executed
to

leftat

Morton

55

Libels

120

ibid. C^Ioney
much
i o I

King Henry
Lenity ofthe King abufed
Letters from the King out e/'
France to
the Mayor of London
64
A

gains

Dudley, rvhat,
theybrought
m
124

baflard
employments
rethereof
pf-effed
J5

Money

ibid,

Ring Henry,
his gratitude
to

the

and

Mitigations

42

of Empfon

and

80

in England by
S'/hop

to
preferred

Mills

19

the

of
Kingdom
NAvigation
advanced
i^i-i69

how

jbeentertains the Rebels

45
fbea Juno to the King,
65 Neighbour
over-potentd anger ow
54
Bad News,
Perkin
the effect
66
in Souldiers
fbeirfftrulh
thereof
in Marriage by
Lady Margaret defired
^3
the Scottifh King
in Council, the til
108 Nobility
neglected
effects
Manufacture
ofit
forein hove to be keptout
^2
,

few of them put

Nobility,

36yi2S

MarriageofKingHenry

vpith Lady Elizabeth

ofthe

French

King with

the

ofPrince
Mart

1^4

what

thither for
King's
journey
reafons
1 1
,

55

Ar hur

tranflatedCalicc

116

the

to

O.

reafons
taken

Maintenance

Merchants

death in

the

Dtichef
of

Britain,

"

King Henry

North

1 o

to

V time

prohibited
by Law"
received
^/England

OAthofAllegiance
enforced

^''38

upon Maximilian
46

Oath

by his Subjects
and
Oath kept
ibid.
wcx^vtithprocef/ion
great joy91
memorable
v^
the
obedience
what
Memorandum
follows 42
'of
neglected
King
ofa happyUnion
1 2 1
FirjlOccajion
lop
the
the
French
advanced,
Military
of
for
Kingdom
King,
Objequtes
power
formed
perat

l^vit-

hove

44

in

England

ibid.

Obfequies

TABLE.

The
what
to'Tyrnnts,
Ohfeqides
Ominoui
ofthe King
An
an^vfer
Aft

Opinionsdivers ivhat

td

retu

favouredby the

119

by him

li^

Progtiojitck

Ominotu

his crafty
behaviour

be done with

Perkin

10$

'

Spain

Stanley
Oxford

pinijhed

Earl

Policy prevent

lop

war-

111

118

v:;\'i

"

^6

to defendthe Duchyof
pointofPolicy

Britain

the
againji

French

zp, 34

of State
Policy
Pope fewsfeedsofWay

of the Lave

26

54

to him
Ambajfador
PoyningsLaw in Ireland

Pope

121

24

P.

79

Simon
jPr/V/?
s/ Oxford
Pretence
ofthe French King
of
Prerogatfve how made ttfe
Price of cloth limited

13

King Henry

betvoeen the

PAcificatory
French
King
and

Duke

of

tain
Bri-

bythe King p,
proclaimed
Parliament called Jpeedily

Parliament

Pardon

calledfortrvo

1 1

reafens

advice

the

by
defired

45

Edward

Plantagenet,

Prince

of Orange
leance,

33

122

Parliaments

133

Trijbners

16

another

28, 29

32

and

Duke

of Or37

by his Subjects

Maximilian

King

46

Priv HedgesofClergyabridged
'335.35,56

points

bythe French King

pretended
be

defiredbut

Peace

to

Peace

concluded between

with

two

29

Protection

England
"
"

'^'

ofVtxkia^ what ejfe^90

in the Kings fervice
forbeing

limited

33
France

24

Proclamation

ditions
con-

^p

in three
qualified
Priviledges
ofSanctuary

PaJJions
King Henry, joyand
contrary
the
with
reafonsof both 36
forrow
in

Peace

106

at

to

120

fined
for breach

85

to the Court
brought

Tyburn
Pleafant
faffage
of Prince AxxhlX

75

how

is

the Stocks,

executed

"

Outlawries

Scottifh King,

f"-*'

fetin

60

"oV\i^ ^p

"

William

to Sir
prejudicial

Over-merit

difcarded
,

or

68

King

favouredby the
heyieldethmd

At Londonfrom tht Vefi'met

the
1 01
Mayor
-^Bridgeby
Order ofthe Garter
jentto Alphonfo 64
by the King of
ofReligion
Oflentatidn

Or At

6")^6^

French

58

Proverb

and

Providence

64

for the future

to decay the redrejf

Teople how brought
the
King
ofIt by
44
the King ofFrance
by
Penfions
64
given

04
43

CL

QUeen

Dowager
13
fomewhatJirange
65
Yerfonation
the Monajiery
Bertn
enclosed
-^^^
of
''^^-f
yii'..i2
A great Plague
16
mondley,
Edward
PlantagenetSon and B^it of
her
Fortune
ibid.
varietyof
Clarence
George D"^f (j/"
4
in Cambridge
Queens
Coliedge
founded
17
Edward
Plantagenetjberved'"tif-\the
two year s 24
after
Q:JEXvLzhtxhCrowned
People
\q
A

-,

'

PlantagenetVR.^cc

ended

Perkin W.irbeck

Hiftvry
of him',
hit

Parentage

God-fon
to

K.

up

1
-

,
"'

"*""**

'*'^'^65
I

68

Edward

QueeiJ Elizabeth'^ death

195

the Fourth
,

ibid.

EheUi""
fords

of Lord Lovel

And

Staf1 1

Rebellion

The

TABLE.

Rebellion in Yorkfliire
Rebellion how

be

to

Rebellion how
,

41

Saying of the King when

frequentin King

35
Henry V

time

41

Service

92

Rebels hut

96

Skreens

People
to he
Reflttution

Sluce

WtU
by the King's

j?

wht

92

sleight
ingenioM,andtakinggoodej

midc

^2

122
abufedto fervePolicy
Religion
the
of hU
Remorfeof
King for of^rejjion

151

ofEfcuage
Pnefi
to the King

e^England 58

the

Simon

of
41

Scottiflimenvoydedout

Rebellionofthe Corniihmen
men
hdf-coiira,ged

he heard

Rebels

prevented

in

War

jp

and
befteged

taken

ibid.

Prediffion mijlaken
Soothjayers

42

speeches
3i.49j55
Return
ofthe King from France
ofthe King to parliament
64 Speech
55
Retribution of King Htmy for TreafureSpeech
^Perkin
85
received ofhit Suhjech
conditional doth not qnalifie
words
Speech
43
132

Revenge divine
Revenge of Blood

1 22

bitter
Speeches

Reward

1 1 1

ofRebellion neglected,
Sparks
dangerous
13

propofed
by Perkin

Richard

ofTreafon

the Third

Tyrant

.t

nn

the
ugainfl

^2

ofhis

to
jeslouj

Nephews

two

his Honour

ma.intain

And

to
hopes

win the

bymakingLaws,
People
ibid.

hii Virtues

[wayed

over

Riches

40

Riot and

occajion
106
fupprejjed
byK^ci $f

^";//,upon what
Retainers

Parliament

ever

Rumour
to

123

reflected
byKing Henry 42
much hatred
falfe procuring
,

the King

12

Rumour

afterto
falfe enquired

Rumour

that the Duke

be pumped
23

fyjlofthe Kings

ofYork
own

wm

alive,

Colneham

SAnciuary
protect

Henry ^5
KingHenry

is

appcached

is

beheaded,

could

Traytors

not
12

Sanifuary-priviledges
qualified
by

77

ofTreafon
76
is confined,
examined, and confeffeth,
ib.
,

nn

Reafonswhich alienated the King'saffection

78

Star-Camber
to
belong

Statute

Court

in certain
confirmed

38
what Caufes
defiribed,

Court

ibid.

it

ofNon-claim

43

pnhlickthe King
35
of the Corniflimen
Strength
96
of ^oiwoxih-field
Spoils
78
water
AS
Spoils
JpiIt on the ground 97
denied bythe inhabitants ofYotkSubfidy

Steward

fhireand Durham
,

the reafon
fore
where-

nourijhing
13 7

s.
at

K.

field.,
ofhis falling
from the King

Star-Chamber
ofKing Henry at hisdeath
132
ofStr'^'iWidimSfxnXQy 'j6
cafes

Richmond

Rome

Yorkihire

yet favouredin
Riches

byhis Vices

in the

putationmotives
Re-

ibid.

54

Spiesfrom the King

ibid. Spritesofwhat kind,vexed

Boivvorth-/f/i^,
his ignominious
Burtitl
ibid. StanleySir William crowns

Richard //.?/"
at
murder

King

40

denied by the Corniihmen

Subfidies
CommiJJionerkilled
Subfidy
how much
Hubfidy,

91

Swart

19

Martin

92

93

Bull

6
Sweating SickneJ?,
the
three
in
it
ibid.
the
the
from
cure
manner
of
Pope
points
of
24
And fanciedby King SweatingSicknef the interpretation
the
Saturdayebferved
m
ade
It
Henry
5,96
People
of
23
a

T.

TABLE.

The

f^oyageofKing Henry
Voyage for Difcovery

T.

Urfwick

France

into

dj

""

107

Ambajfador

6$

the King Ufury

cencevHlng
fleufxHt

AT.ilc
Terrour

the

among

iCtn^sServants

Subjects

TyrrellSir

tveo

murderer

ofKing

Sons

the Parliament

God

Thankfgtvingto

for

the

Kingdom meet

in

Title

Vxznctjlirred,

to

hy
King himfelf
Treafureto be keptin the Kingdom
Treafureraifedby the King, how
the

the

King and

the
30

fame thereof
advantagiomto

King Henry

31
the

gainfulto

war

54

war

to
pretended

55

War

of France

King

91

get money

ended

the Souldiers

45

31,120
the

20

"/"Britain

23,

to

120

between the French

War

vowed

wronged

Duke

King

Henry

AUingham Lady
by King Henry

T
y

war

iciory

1,23,24,61
Titles to the

7" Y
y

wards

122

"/ the King to

71

Tyrell executed

Three

w.

67

James,

Edward'/
Thanks

^o

137
and

bya

57

Peace, whereat

64

murmur

white

Rofe 0/"England
69, 104
Wilford counterfeit
Earl pjT
Warwick

by
Treafureinordinately
affected
Kin^

Treafurehow

increased
Treafure leftat the Kings

124
hotv

death
,

much

no

121

132

wives

Woodvile

affeSlion
voluntarily
goes

Vuke

"/ Britain
Woodvile/^/* at St.

Albans

129

aid

to

the

31
in Britain

the

Trade

conftdered
thereof
increafe
36
Trade in decaypncheth
Wolfey employed
by the King
90
earned
taken
tors
out
a
Women
of Sanctuary
12
Tray
away by violence
the
enaHed
the
it \
Tower
againfl
reafms
King's
lodging-wherefore
75
A
If omens
punijhed
Triplicity
dangerous
ingratitude
byLaw
94
the
the
a
t
iJMarriaoe
TriutHph
of
Lady

62

130
Law

39

'EYii.zhtih to
Truce

with

Tyrants

King Hcnxy

the

Y.

10

Scotland

25

ofthe Peopleto
Obfequies

them

Houfe and
People

wifely hmbanded

Victory

ly

French

Union

^v-

the
37

Black-heath

Vifttry
of England
I- firforiginal
at

and

the Guard

of
YEomen
teemanry
York

V.

Vi

"4

Scotland

York

Title

Yotk

its

Yorkfhire

98

firji
inflituted
7

maintained

44

Title

favoured by the

Line

deprejfed
by King

3,12

Henry

96
,

and

Title

how

45

favouredin
and

Durham

Ireland

denyto pay

Subfidy

10

15

the
49

THE

5^t

:AJ

i^ 1.

v"n^:'P

\o

THE

HISTORY
clU

.\J\
.

J..

Of

the

Reign of

i n

HE

that Rich.trd the Thu'd

of that Name
,

but

in Facfl

only
and
Regiment

fo

in all times

commonly
fince

Revenge

favouringthe
and

overthrown
,

There
Oij.u

".;!"

The
bred

fucceedcd in the

thence-forth
^/"ri"wo;7ii,

after
King' inirliediately
under

devout

the
,

and

termed

puted
re-

was

as

one

in his

was

caufed
Forms
Religious
the
prelence of the
folemnlyfung in

obferver of

King

Title and

ftiled Hf/^ry the Seventh.

Vidory
and

Mother

in

by the Divtne
Defign of an Exil'd
flain at Bofrvorth-field
:
of
the
Earl
Kingdom
,

man

both

Tyrant

-;.!

Seventh.

The

Ftcr

Te

that had

nature

Laudamu-s

Deum

been
great
be

to

whole

Army

upon

the

piace,and was himfelf with generalApplaufe and great Cries

of Joy
in a kind of ^Miiit:ir EleBion
or
Recognition faluted
King. Mean-while the Body of Richard, after many Indignities
of the comm.on
and Reproaches( the Dingtes and Obfequies
People
the
For
Buried.
towards
obfcurely
King
though
Tyrants) was
lee
the Fryers of Leiccjier
of his Noblenefs gave charge unto
to
the
be
it
Honourable
Interrnicnt to
Reltgious
given to
an
yet
the fiUof
free
the
from
Humours
themfelves
not
( being
feople
ineurr
then
gar) neglededit-wherein nevefthelefs they did not
blame or Cenfure.
No
man
thinkirig
any Ignominy
any mans
that had been the Executionet
or Contumely unworthy of him
of King Henry tlie Sixth (that innocent
Prince) with his own
,

hands

HiHoryof the Reign of

Tbe

o^ cUrence

of the death of the Duke

the Contriver

hands;

his

of his

"Brother ", the Murderer

Lawfull King in the Prefent

two
Nephews (one of them his
and the other in the Future failing

been the Impoiloner

to have
of him ) antl vehemently fufpefted
his
Bed
for a Marriage
make
vacant
of his Wife , therebyto
,
And
within the Degrees forbidden.
althoughhe were a Prince
of the Enahjb
in Militar Virtue approved jealousqf the Honour
.

"

likevvife

and

NAtkn

good

folace

for the eafe and

Lxtv-maker
,

in the
of the common
People: y^t his Cruelties and Parricides,
his
down
and
Virtues
of
and
Merits
-all
men
weighed
Opinion
,
"

in the

opinionof Wife

conceived

be rather

to

men

thofe Virtues themfelves were

and ajfeBed
thingsto ferve his

even

feigned
,

Qualities ingenrate in his Judgement or

,
noted by men
of great UnderAnd
therefore it was
Nature.
Ads
looked
back upon
after
his
his
who
feeing
ftanding (
than

Ambition

true

Proceedings)that

former

in the time

even

of

fecret Trains

Edvpurd

King

and

without
his Brother's Government
Envy
",
upon
an
Expeftationand a kind of Divination , that the
he

Brother

and

not

was

C^Unes

to

his
turn

having
King by

Hatred

as

Diforders , could not be of longLife , but was

reafon of his many
and then he knew well,
like to leave his Sonnes of tender years
.

from the
how eafie a ftepit was,
of the Blood, to the Crown.
Prince

placeof
And

Prote^or, and firft

that

well

of this

out

deep

Treaty of Peace
Le:ficis the Eleventh

the

it fprang, that.as
of Ambition
at
root
Edward
the Fourth
and
that paffedbetween
of both
concluded
of France
by Enterview
Richard then Duke
all other Occafions
as upon
,
,

Kings

Pi^uenj/

at

of

ftood
Glocefier,
ever
raifmghis own
Reputationto
upon the fide of Honour
of the King his Brother, and drawing the eyes
the diiadvantage
of the Nobles and Soldiers)
of all ( fpecially
upon himfelf 5 as if the
Life
and
become
mean
Marriage were
King by his voluptuous
,

than
fom

to

King. And

which

Lms

as

Brocage of an Ufurper therebyto

of the People^ as being confcious
in him
Soveraignty

State,
wholepreted
interand

wooe,

of
Obligations

of

and
Politique
Time
theywere

be but the

that tlie true

Reafon

for the

in his

Enaded

were

the Hearts

winne

and
,

fit for

was

lefs fenfible of Honour

and

Effeminate

to

himfelf

failed and
,

were

of his Reign,
in the very entrance
and the inftant of time
the Kingdom was
caft into his
when
,
Arms
with a Point of great di^icultyand knottyto folve,
met

wanting.

But

King Henry

able
his

to

trouble and

confound

fo much

Eftate;and

but muft

the Wifeft

the more,
be at once

King

becaufe

in the newnefs

it could

not

of

endure

deliberated and determined.

There were
fallen to his Lot, and concurrent
three
to liisPerfon
,
feveral Titles to the Imperial
The firft the Title of the
Crown
:
,
a

Deliberation

Lady Elizabeth,with
that

broughthim

whom
,

he

in
,

was

to

by precedentPacft

Marry.

The

with

fecond

the

Party

the Antient
,

and

King;^Henry

P/ca ind

Title (both by
long difputed

and
of

the Seventh.

LxncAJier
,

he

by

\n

and

Perlon.

own

that

the

firft of thele

flain in the field. The

in .his

CoNqucfi for that he came

King in poUefHoriwas

of Battel
Vi"ftory

of the H#uie

^r?ns}

Inheritour

was

the Title of the S\"royd or

third

The

which

to

moil

and
faireft,

was

who

the

like

and

to
People
give contentment
by Two
twenty
Edward
the
had
of
been
Fourth,
fullymade
Reign
King
Hoiife
or
capableof the cleafnels of the Title of the ivhite-Kofe
of T^rk ; and by the milde and plaufible
of
the
fame
Reign
King
to

Years

toward
then

But

become
affedionate to that Ltnt;
his latter time, were
before
his
that
if he relyedupon that
it layplain
Eyes
,

Title

he could

but

be

Mitrimonial

than

Regd

whofe

Qiieen upon
was

obtain
a

give place

by

Parliament

and

very
a civil Ad

of

by

be removed.

that time

King

that holdeth

one

and Delcent

jet he knew
that holdeth

Eftates and

without

or

it

lliouid

there

Originally
by
there

wanted
and whii'perings
( which

iecret Rumors

was

his Crown

Neither

of Blood.

his

liluej

though he

And

be continued

of Nature

at

litue
,

rather

Right remaining in

either with

great dirference between

even

the

to

have

to

the Law

Curte(ie and

at

Power

deceafe

he

King

wards
after-

gatheredftrengthand turned

to great Troubles
) that the
of them (which
the Fourth, or one

King Edward
faid to be deftroyedinthe Tower)
were
and
thered but conveyedfecretly
away
had preventedthe
if it had been true
two

of

Sons

young

heth.

if he flood

fide

the other

On

of

indeed

not

Mur-

which

were
:
yet living
Title of the Lady Eltza-

his

upon

Houfe

were

Title of the

own

it was
he knew
a
LaticAfierinherent in his Perion
in
the
and
generally
prejudged
by Parliament,
tended
the
Realm
and
that
it
of
to
dire(5tly
Opinion
"

Title condemned
common

the Dif-inherilbn of the Line

of Ycrk

held

then

the indubiate

Heirs of the Crown.

So

Lady Elibabeth, which

the Ancient

then
the

Oiould

would

both Houfes

Sir William

after

Stanly
,

of the Soldiers in the Field

Acclamations

of Ornament

upon
and revive.

again return

Conquestnotwithllanding

for

Inteftine Wars

and

fome

IlTue by the

no

of the Pow/'/f-Z,/*^

be Delcendents

of Difcord

flames

Competition of

As

that if he fliouldhave

Richard

( which

had put a Crown

,
and was
in the Battel
found
,

wore

upon King Henry's Head , as if there were

his chief Title
well upon
what Conditions
yet he remembred
and Agreements he was
queror,
brought^inand that to claim as Conthe
anaongft

)
Spoils
"

to

was
rour

and

Fear

of Laws

and
,

like

put
",

as

well

a.s

however
his

he ufed and
Normans
,

him

gave

of Mens
difpofing

that IViUi am

Party

own

that wiiich

as

pointsof Ablolute

odious,

his

Fortunes

as

the reft
,
of

Power

and

into Ter-

Difannulling
and

Eftates

the

being in themfelves (b harlh and

himfelf, commonly called the Conqueror,

Power

exerciled the Power

yet he forbare

to

of

Conqueror

ufe that Claim

2

to

ward
re-

in the be-

ginning,

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

but mixed

ginning

it with

Titulary
pretence groundedupon

Delignationof Edward

the *^/// and

grcatnelsof

of the

out

caft the Die^,

prelently

mind

own

unto
appearing

Inconveniences

the

and

his

But the King

Confejfor.

the

him

all parts

on

and

of Title;
knowing there could not be any //^mr^/^wor fulpenfion
Line and Blood
and
his Affedion to his own
and preferring
him
bell
which
and
Title
made
that
being
independent
hking
5
,

of future
forecafling

or

by

Fortune
as

conftitution of Mind

and

in his Nature

the

the

ule the

to

Events

refolved

Day^

and

Ma/fi

a-far

not

off, but

reil upon

to

other

two

appreheniive

very

Lmcajlt^r
that of Marriage and
to
appealefecret Dil,

the one
as Supporters
,
and the other to beat down
contents
open murmur
,
fame
of
Title
L.tncaiter
Not
forgettingthat the
that of Battel

but

maintained

Defcents

of three
poireflion

of

Entertainer

an

the Title of

:
difpute

and
had

formerly
and

in the Crown
,

might have proved a Perpetuity had it not ended in the weaknefs

of the laft Prince.
Whereupon the King prelently
inability
of Auguji alfumed
that very day being the Two
and Twentieth
the Stile of King in his own
without mentioning of the
name
,

and

hzAy Eliz.abeth at all or any relation thereunto.

he ever
after perfiftedwliich did fpinhim a

In which

courfe

of many
fore
thoughts be-

Thread

Seditions and
his
to

Troubles.

King
Sir
Leicejier
difpatclwd

departurefrom

the Calfle

full of thefe

The

Rol"ert Wilkughhy

in Tork^hire
where
Sheriff-Hittton

of

Cuftody by King
Daughter of King Edward^
Richard's

and

the
to

Heir

George Duke

to

and

of Sir Robert

finer.
clofe-pri

meerly of

Policyand

Gentleman

young

) but upon

ibns of

the Line

of Will

or

This

by

Tale

fucceed, (for

to

of

might

well

was

fpeedto London,
^

and

which

Noble-men

was

cafe this
ever

of

to

to

ploded
ex-

Per-

ftrength

ihew

diredion

there

any
,

King out

did ufe

Ad

Cro/i for

Paul's

that Fable

Ifillthe

Judgement

many

Peopleas

fafety

he

allEminent
fetled difpofition
todeprefs

weaknefs

to

remain

little

repair
with

ihe foon after

accordingly
and

Ladies of Honour.

feafon the

o'iLondon
thtQ'xty

the

at

the Fourth's IlTues, in which

mean

where

of the

shaw's

Dodor

the Queen Bovoagerher Mother

did
accompaniedwith
In the

him

Kmg's ( being an
from
) proceedednot lo much
Ad

of lork.- Wherein

all convenient

all

with

of London

of the Party
than of the King.
more
,
For the Lady Elizabeth llieReceivedalfo
with

of the Caftle

the Conftable

Power

was

PUntagenet
Edward
was
by
^

the Tower

Which

he had of
apprehenfion
the Baftarding
of Edward

Lady

IVitlonghby
; and

diligence
conveyed to

fliut up

the

Edvcard

and

of Clarence.

delivered from

King's Warrant
the hand

both

commandment

Eliz.abeth
Son

kept in

were

fafe

King fet forwards by eafic Journeys to

of
receivingthe Acclamations and Applaufes

he went,
indeed were
which
true
in
the
Demonftrations
appear
very

and

unfeigned as
,

and fulnets of the

Cry.

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

Contradi(5tion

and

Envy

folved in himlelf

not

to

tillhis

and

Corcmtton

proceedto
and

Crorvn

in Kyiutnmn

this time

About

left a

tenance
might give any counthe Intayling
hopedto obtain by Parliament,

ways reflcd upon her.

the end of September,
towards

might any

of the Farliament

the Votes

one

other,left in

The

he

himfelf, which

to

re-

thereof,

paft. The

were

he

was

his Queen

of Title
Participation

of

yet
the Confummation

Parliament

of himfelf
\oynt-Coromtion
of the

)
Ijisother purpofes

to

dom
began and reignedin the City and other parts of the Kingof
the
Accidents
which
and
then
manner
new
a Difeafe
5
This Dileafe had a
thereof
they called the Sweattng-SicknejL
and
in
the
and Period of
Time
in
the
both
fwift courle
Stck-Body
taken with it upon Four
thereof : for they that were
the lafting
Hours
and twenty
were
thought almoft allured. And
efcaping
of the malice and
the Time
reign of the Difeafe e're it
as
to
and twentieth of September and
ceafed
It began about the One
there

"

her:

to

began

but,

more)
feven days

was

but

the Mafs

and

Heart

ftrive

to

holding of the Parliament,

a
Pfjlilent-Feave
after..It was

tainted

feifedthe Vital Spirits which

ftirred

fend it forth

by

to

if the Patient

were

for Clothes, Fire,and Drink

rather

was

if it were

Sweat.

extreme

an

Remedies

than obftinate

For

for that
the

like,
only a malign yaponr

Experiencethat this Difeaie

appearedby
of Nature

to

no

the

to

Body being not

,

unto.

was

the laft of Oifo-

was

of the
the

to

Nature

which

it feemeth, not feated in the Veins or Humors,

Carbuncle
no
no
purpleor lividSpots, or

as

there followed
flew

that it

King'sCoronation

( which

nor

which

the

infomuch

of October

before the end

cleared up
hinderance

kept in

And

it

Surprize

in time looked

equaltemper

both
,
with
moderately
temperate
,
neither irritatedby He^^at,
work
were
an

warm

whereby Natures
But infinite
turned back by CeU, he commonly Recovered.
nor
of the Cure
and
Perfons dyed fuddenlyof it, before the manner
known.
conceived not to be an Epideattendance
It was
was
from a Malignityin the Conftitution
mick Difeafe
but to proceed
of Seafons ; and the
of the Air
gatheredby the predifpofitions
Cordials

fpeedyCefTation
On

cchier

declared

as

much.

Jude'sEven the King dined with Thotnas Bouro{ Canterbury

and Cardinal : and from Lambeth
Arch-Eijhop
where the morrow
by Land over the Bridgeto the Tower
Simon

and

went

after he made

Twelve

for Creations he
But
Knights-Bannerets.
Hand.
For
a
notwithftanding
fparing

them
with a
difpenfed
Field fo lately
fought

and

created Three

Earl of Pembrook

created Duke

of

James

Bedford;

Coronation

Thomas

fo

near

at

hand

he
,

(the King'sUncle)

the Lord

Stanley( the

only
was

King's

von
Courtney Earl of Dein himlelf
neverthelefs a piirpole

Father-in-Law ) Earl of Derby; and Edward

;
to

thoughthe King

make

more

had then
in time of Parliament

bearinga wife and decent

1

refpedl

Henry

King

Diftribute liisCrcxtions
his Parliament.

refpedto
fome

and

The

the Seventh,

followed

Coronation

Ibme

honour his Coronation,

to

days after upon

two

the

Thirtyethday

of O^oher

in the year of our Lord 1485;. At which

the Eighth*was I'opeof Rome
Fycdcnck the Third

time

^Imaine

his Son

"J\iaximtlim

; and

newly

Charles the

Emferour Qi

cholen

Innocent

King of the

oi. France

Romans;
Eighth, King
; Fcrdznando and
ijAhella
Kings of Spain ; and James the Third King of Scotland :
with all which
that time in
at
Kings and States, the King was
which
and
At
alfo
Peace
the Crown
if
Amity.
good
(as
Day
y

upon his Head , had put Perils into his Thoughts) he did inftitute
for the better Securityof his Perfon a Band of Fifty
Archers under
a

Captain to attend him

by

the

of

name

of his Guard

Teamen

and yet that it might be thouglit

of Digmty,
to be rather a matter
after the imitation of that he had known
abroad
than any matter
,

of Diffidence
his own
Cale
he made
it to be
to
appropriate
,
underftood for an Ordinance not Temporary , but to hold in Succeffion for ever
after.

The

of November

Seventh

which
Wejlmijler,
to

London.

His Ends

three
chiefly

were

of all of his Party

reverled
in no fmall Number)
and all A(5ts of
(which were
and
them
dune
remitted
in
his
Quarrel
Hoftility
difcharged
;
by
the Heads and
and on the other fide, to attaint by Parliament
calm and quietthe
of his Enemies.
The Third
to
Principals
upon

himfelf.

King held his Parliament at

after his coming
immediately
in calling
( and that lb fpeedily)
a Parliament
to be entayled
Firfito procure the Crown
the

he had Summoned

Next

the Attainders

have

to

fears of the reft of that Party by

how

ignorantin

General

danger a King

great

Pardon

being
Subjeds,

not

ftands from his

when moft of his Subjedsare confcious in themfelves, that

Motives
of a
ftand in his danger. Unto thcfe three fpccial
added

was

made

his

this

Judgement

came

by

for their King

or

the Sveord
,

Bamjhedman.

the Crown;
he would
in the

Wifdom

of

and

penned by

was

fitfor him

Prince,

haften

to

to

let

howfoever he
to
by Law
govern
him
fitalfo to reclaim them to know
talked of as an Enem^
they had fo lately
meant

and

that

which

that he

than

the

Entaylingof

in iiisown

Will, that

concerned

was

true

any mention of the Lady Elizabeth : no not

with great
Jnt ail,) he carried itotherwife
Special-

meafure.

way
,

and that under

For

he

of Declaration

he avoided

chofe rather

it

liament
Par-

endure

not

other fide

whom
For

( more

nature

as

That

",

that he

Peoplelee
in

that he
,

moderate

prudent and

they

to

kind of
covert

have

did

or

have
to
prel's
of Right :
Recognition
not

it by new

Law

middle-way, by

and indifferentwords

way
^

or

the ^St
as

Ordinance
of

on

the
; but

Ejlabli^^ment
,

That the inheritance

which
jhouldrejl,
remain, and abide in the King "c.
/hould continue
be applied That the Crown
words might equally
j

ofthe

Crown

to

liiHory
of the Reign of

7J^
him

to

but whether

doubtful,)

or

of his

waS

was

to

leavingthat

; but

rightHetrs

the Heirs of his

rather

the Entail

might

feem

than

total Dii-inherifon

decide

to

go

fo

as

and his

him

the Houfe

to

to

fpeaking

ndt

to

Favour
pcrfonal

Children

Body

the Law

to

no

And

either way.
Interpretation
did
of thfe Entail, he
not
prcfsit

himfelf and

to

left fair to

again for the hmitarion

further than

( which

it

PolTeflion,
(which

and

in Fad

having it then

denyed

man

having former Right to

as

of rork.

And

was

the Law

procuredto

be

confirmed

Titles
Three
the

made

wis

Houfes

two

The

and

the three firftTitles of

to

added

Conqueft were
Papal.

had his Will

fervice and iuccour

and Ads

did

of

in the Houie

Commons

they

The

them

to

truth was,
Richard

of

make

divers Perlons

Attainted

were

been

and
,

being

it fhould

that

Laves,

his

to

paisaccordingly.
to

have

"i:jJts

of his

ferve in Parliament

legal nor habilitate to

the higheft
degree ^ And

Inl arced.

the time

for that
,

incongruityto
not

taken

palTagewhereof, exceptionwas

difabled in

more;

3i.i

in the Reverfal of the Attainders

oJfall Offences incident
them
difcharging

and

therebynot

two

Parliamentaryand

In the

year'
following,

likewife

King

Partakers

for
,

Lines

or

the Authorities

he

Statute

by

of F/Vf

wreath

Bull the
Pole's

the

of Recital ) of his other

way
of
the wreath
Conquejl.So as now

Defcentand

of

both

"

by

neverthelefs (

mention

with

palTed.Which

and

drawn

in this form

who

be

themfelves

great
were

that divers of thofe which

had

and moft declared

ftrongell

for the

in

King
for the Parliament
returned Knightsand SHrgeJJes
King'sParty, were
from
recommendation
the
State
whether by care or
or
of
had
the voluntaryinclination of the People
which
been
:
many
otherwife. The
or
by Richard the Third attainted by Outlawries
this.
fomewhat
For
with
troubled
King was
though it had a
Shew
grave and fpecious
yet it refleded upon IiisParty. But
therewith
he would not
himfelf
at all moved
wifelynot fhewing
underlland
and wilhed the Judgesto be
it but as a Cafe of Law,
advifed thereupon:who
for that purpofewere
forthwith AfTem,

bled in the

is the Council-Chamber

(which
Exchequer-Cha}nber
,

of
fafe

Judges,)and upon deliberation they gave a grave and

and Convenience
and Advice, mixed
U'ith Law
Opinion
; which was,
attainted by the courfe of Law,
and Burgejfes
That the Knights
the

fhould

forbear

to

'tilla Law

into the Houfe

come

were

pafTed

for the Reverfal of their "^ttatndors.

It

was

that

at

time

their Confultation

moved
incidently
fhould

what

amongft the Judgesin

be done

for the

who

likewife

Refblvcd

was

attainted 5 But it was

That the

",

Crown

that

was

cleared

But

neverthelefs for Honours

from

and
,

the

all Attainders

King himfelf,

unanimous

confent

all defects
in Blood
andjlops

takes away
the Crown
King did ajjume

and

the time

with

and

fake it

the Fountain

Corruption of Blood difcharged.

was

Ordained

by Parliament,
that

'

-II

"

^-

King

."

.....

"""

Henry

^"l"^"l"

"

.1

"

M.

"

the Seventh,

that all Records wherein there was

the King's(^naittdor , fliould be

any memory

or

of

mention

defaced,cancelled,and taken
off the File.
""f";/Vj there were
But on the part of the King's
by /'/"r//4w"'"/
himfelf Richard the
attainted5 the late Duke of Glocefter
calling
Third , the Duke of NorfolktlieEarl of Surrey, Vifcount Lifvel,
the Lord Ferrers, theLord Zouch Richard Ratcltjf,
WilliamCittesby,
and quality.
Billsof (AtIn which
tainders
and many others of degree
neverthelels there were
contained many juftand temperate
,

tokening
Claufes Savingsand Provifo's well fliewingand foreof
the
Moderation
the Wifdom
and
King'sSpirit
Stay,
,

And for the Pardon of the reft, that had ftood

the King", the King upon a fecond advice , thoughtit
againft
,
of
fit
the better ( beingmatter
it fhould pafsby Parliament
not
the Thanks to himfelf : ufingonlythe
Qrace ) to impropriate
it into
the better to difperfe
of
Parliament
time
Opportunitv a
he
the Veins oi the Kingdom. Therefore duringthe Parliament
and
Pardon
of
Grace
Publifhed his RoyalProclamation
offering
been
all
Reftitution, to
fuch as had taken Arms
or
participant
fo as they fubmitted themfelves
him
of any Attemptsagainft
of Government.

to

his Mercy
him.

to

many

by a Day

more

came

Whereupon
out

and Fidelity
of Allegiance
of Sanctuaryand
out
came
than thofe that had
lefsguilty

and took the Oath

,

of

Fear

many
no

taken SanHuary.
As for Money or Treafure the King thoughtit not
,

feafonable,

fitto demand any of his SubjeBsat this Parliament : both beor

of fo
from them in matters
caufe he had received fatisfaifbion
them
he
could
and
becaufe
remunerate
not
great Importance,
Coronatiantherein
the
with any General Pardon,beingprevented
by
for that it was
but
before
Pardon
:
palfed
chiefly
immediately
,
,

he had
and Confifcations
Eye what great Forfeitures
of the
to helphimfelf:
at that prefent
Whereby thofe cafualties
Crown
might in reafon fparethe Purfcs of his Subjeds5 efpein Peace with all his Neighbours.
he was
in a time when
cially

in every

mans

almoft for form fake :

Laws
at that Parliament
paffed
reduce
Aliens , beingmade
One
which
there
to
was
amongft
Cuftoms 5 and another , to draw
Denizens
to pay Strangers
for not
and
of Italian Goods
himfelf
the
to
Com^ofitions
Seifares
his
whereof
Coffers ,
employment, being Points of Profit to
and had been
from the very Beginning
he was
not
forgetful
^
if
Providence
End
his
Latter
more
( which
early
happy at the
of Exa"5ling
kept him from all neceflity
upon his People)could

Some

few

liament
his nature
therein. He adde^ duringParlikewife have'attemp'red
the Innoblentent or Advancement
to hisformer Creations
in Nobility
of a few others ; The Lord Chandos of Britain
wa^
Lord
made
Bath
made Earl of
and Sir Giles Davpbeny
was
;
Brook.
Sir RobertWilloughby
and
Lord
Davebeny
j
The
C
,

Hilaryof the Reign of

The

lO

Virtues

that time had

at

which
Poffeffions

and

Fortunes

alfo

moved

to

ot 'K\n2,
Richard ,) not onlyto

in the time

by

Bounty ( which

his

D/^"^"/^j but

to

which

he

great 5 to
for that the Diike

were

kind of Gratitude

and

in his Nature)
rcftore Edrturns
attainted
Henry, Duke o^ Buckingham
,

their

( eldeft Son
Stafford

rvard

great Noblenefs

did alPj with

King

The

was

the

was

his

againftthe Tyranny of King

the King a Bridge to the Crown
upon

the firft Stone

that moved
man
Richard, and indeed made
his

to

diffolved

up.

King fent forthwith

redeem the MarquefsVorj'tt and Sir John Bourchier
for Money which
he
had left as his Pledgesat Paris

Parliament

Money

brake

Parliament

the

Thus

Ruins.

own

The

being

the

whom

he

had

borrowed

he made

when

his

thereuponhe

took

fit occafion

he ufed

Mafter Bray ( whomof the

o" London, requiring

as

Expeditionfor England.And

City

and
Treafitrer

fend the Lord

to

Counfellor

the Lord

) to
CMayor
Preft of fix thoufand Marks :

he could
after many
Parlees ,
Pounds;
neverthelefs the
Which

but

obtain

But

thoufand

two

took in

good part ^ as
that praftife
to borrow
Money when they have
;rhen ufe to do
his Privyneed.
this
the
About
time
;no
King called unto
of Ely,
the one
Council
and Richard Fox
Bifljo^
John \JMorton
King

the

other

-watch
kept'

.is

been

both

men
vigilant

Exceter
,

almofl: upon
in his Aflfliirs
before

with

verled

him

of his adverfe
wtetc partakers

and
,

of
Bijhop

after upon

And
"terbury.

he made
him

afterwards advanced

'and

he

came

elfe. They hdd

to the Crown,
This

made

he

for Fox

men

Fortune.

o^ Bourchier

the death

and lecret , and fuch

all

him

Lord

foon

Morton

of Can^
^^rchhijhof

Keener of
from

his

Privy-Seal,

to Bath
by Degrees
and laft to winchefler.
For although

Exceter

'.

and wells
,

the

thence

King loved

rich

to Durham

Bipjopricks
they carried

upon
that he might

laft,upon

not

; yet
lofe the

was

.^

Eighteenthof' Januarywas

the

having

of Gradation

imultipUed.

becaufe

themfelves

by flreps
which by that courfe
Firfi-frtiits

of the
.profit

At

their Reward

he did ufe to raife them

Bi^ofs

advance

employ and

to

Solemnized

the

defirfed Marriage, between

and fo much
the
long expe"fted
\vhich
and
the
of
JKing
Day
Marriage was cele-^
Lady Eliz^abeth:
ibratedwith greater Triumph and Demonftrations (efpecially
*"
the Peoplespart ) of Joy and Gladnefs
than the days either
on
fo

of his 'Entry,
or

Coronation

which

King rather noted, thari

\Vhile the Lady Elizor;liked. And it is trtie that all his lifetime
\Uth liyed with him, ( for fliedyed before him ) hefhewed
him-:
;

-,

the

Ifelfno

Husband
M6i^'indulgent

ifeeattifttl-','
gentle

towards

her
,

and fruitful. But

tho'ughfhe

wa$

the

his averfidn towards

iHbufe

of York

"6nlyin

was

fo

predominantin him

h\%iVars and "omcils

Towards
"'1"

place not
,

but' in his Chamber

and Bed.

the middle of the Spring the

,

as

it found

King

fullof confidence
,

'

and

King
and

airurancc

and

had

as

the Seventh.

tliat had

Pn/7ce

been

his Varliament

prevailedwith

II

Viiftorious in B.ittel,

in all tliathe dchred

and
,

frelliin his Ears

the Ring of K^ccUmMtons

of his Reign ihould be but
had

thought the reft

Play, and

the

enjoyingof a Kingdom.
he would
Yet as a wife and watchful King
not
negledtany
ncverthelefs
all things
to
thinking
perform
thing for his Safety
",
"4^o"r.
he
rather
than
So
as a
as an fAvrc//?
beingtruly
now,
not
informed, that the Northern -^Arts were
only Aftedionate to
but particularly
the Houfe of lork
had been Devoted
to
King
Richard the Third
Summer
well
it
would
be
a
Ipent
thought
vifit thofe Parts
of himand by his pretenceand applici\tion
to
felf to reclaim and redifie thofe Humours.
But the King
in
,

and Calms
did much
his accompt
overcaft his Fortunes
of Pe/tce
,
fullof Broken Seas,
which
provedfor many Years together
,

Tides

I'ooner come
no
to
Tempests. For he was
he kept his Eafier but lie received news,
that
( who
HumphreyStafford and Thomas Stafford
taken Sanctuary at Colchester ) were
departedout

Lincoln

and

where

the Lord

Lovel
,

Huary

but

place no man
King defpifed and

the

At Tork there

that the Lord

and

that the

made

their
as

frefli
and

came

Lo-uel

at

was

adver-

hand

with

the

with

of

great power

to

men,

and had
IVorcesterjhire
,

alfail it.
to
City of li'orcejler
and profoundJudgement
w\as

The

not

thought it was
and
had
Bofivorth-Field
nothing in

of

Journey

advertiiemenr,

of great
it-,for that he

Prince

certain

more

in Arras in

were
Stajfords

approachesto

moved

Remnant

his

continued

but

Ragg

or

it of the main

of Tork.

Party of the Houfe

of
raifing

Forces

for that he

he

But

People
enduringno delay

was

of the Refiilance it felf

;

of

a Core

affetflionshe

whofe

fufpeded.
levyand lent
fpeedily

he did

the
againft
armed

Lord Lovel

allured,( beingtaken

but well
,

Train

and

the reft

were

fafe to

Bedford.And
the

Sword

of three thoufand

the number

to

his

as

than

proclaimPardon

to

fome

of the Tenants

out

trufted,)

be

manner

few

Followers

and

he gave
,
all that would

Commiffionto
in

come

own

of fuch

of the Duke

fend his Pardons

to

after

ill

men

of his

out

the Condud

under
was

doubtful of the

more

was

refiftthe Rel^els than

to

in

But the Adion

as

San-

Tork.

much

of

tell. Which

could

what

to

tifement

King

merly
for-

had

of

rather before

the Dnkc

to

the Duke,

Which

did perform. And

Lovel's Camp
to the Lord
upon his approach
,
Heralds
the
the Greatit fell out
the
as
were
King expeded 5

Ordnance.

For

his
miftrufting
withSir

Thomas

the Lord

Lovel
,

fled into

men

upon

Proclamation

Broughtonafter failed over

,

And

Lady ^Margaret.
iubmit
prefently
and

their Forces

of Pardon
,

and
LancajJjire
,

lurkingfor

into Flanders

time
to

the

his men,
forfaken of their Captain,did
the
Di/ke.
The
St affords
likewife,
to

themfelves
,

hearingwhat had happenedto

(in wholeSuccefs theirchief Truft was)

C

the Lord

and
defpaired,
2

Lovel

difperfed.
The

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

12

The

Brothers

two

Colnham

at
takingSxnciiiary

Villagehear'

of their

view

Place,upon

the King's
Pri'viledgc.ui
phrey
Bench, being judgedno iiinfficient54ac?"4n' for Traytors Humand
Thomxs
Executed at Tyburn ;
as
being led by his
was
So
Rebellion
this
Pardoned.
elder Brother
was
proved but a
Biaft^and the King haying by this Journey purged a little the
of the Northern People that were,
before in
Dregs and Leaven

Ahinotort; which

returned

affedliontowards him

good
In 5'f/'/^^"i^"'r
following the Queen
of
the
whom
Son,
King ( in Honour

no

hlmfelf was)

make

enough to

him

was

delivered oF her firll

the

oi \\\i\dh.
Bntilb-R/tce,

in

the Name

to

of that I

hofe Adts there is truth

\v

befides that which

Famous

ftrongand able though he was

do prejudge.
Phylicians

is Fabulous.

Born

eighth

in the

(Ji'ionth,

hich

\\

followed

THere
Reign
lor the

ftrangeAccident of
fo naked
have
are

we

for the

and

to

contrary
without
much
was

Body
when
the

of the

of the

Hearts

own

from
Subjects

did neverthelefs

of the ilueen

fo much

more
,

cunning
death

lb

was

dren
,

of CM

ipreadabroad

was

that
ale-contents)

Ednard

the Tower
,

odious

as

relemblance

of the Children
was

Neither

was

by

had

two

Years

But

much

Erronr

or

purpofeto
:

Whole

the
put
cale

the Fourth's

Chil

like age
and the very place of
,
the King a molf
refled: upon
would
be another
King Richard.

ftillwhifperedevery

of Edward

the Fourth

where

that
,

was

at

leaft

living. Which

cunningly fomented by fuch as defired Innoz"atton.

and cuftoms greatlyfit to difperfe
the King'snature

tliefe iW//?j-;
but
Doubts

if he

as

all this time it was

Bruit

King

do.

to

that of Edward
,

M^trimcnid

it did refrelh and

,

And

what

in the Tower
pUntagenetclofely

M-ith
neerlyparallel'd
in rclpe(5l
of the blood

'tillalmolf

not

born,

the Coronation

proceedto

( whether

the

the general

elpecially

more,

of

all,

alienate the

after a Son

the Honour

of Her
was
; for the Coron.xtion
after, when
Danger had taught him
it

and

not

of

root

which
,

as

Croven

when

The
did

Marriage, and

vouchfafingher

not

not

can)

was

This

daylymore

him

that after his

theyfaw,
King

green
both

of Tcrk

ftill affefted.

things

(as we

Realm

the

in his Eftate

was

of the Houfe
difcountenancing

the

and

Opinion and Dclert

Hatred throughout the Realm.
his

out

King

diblecre-

oft,) but
in the beginei'pecially
nings.

another

to

The

of the Mine.

out

lations
Re-

it fcarce

Judgementupon

our

one
themfelves, as they givelight

dig Truth

theyleave

as

of it

ihall make

we

King's

the

Therefore

whereof

utate

(for it hath fallen

circumlfance

and

manner

of it,

nature

Second of ttie

being the

this Year
,

whi^h
not

accordmg

of the Britatns
,

child'wis

The

o4"^/W,

named

worthy King

ancient

one

!x::;

to

London.

to

he
contrary-wife

than Aflurance.

Thus

had

was

fafliionrather

fuel

to

create

for the spark:

prepared
the

Hiftory
of the Reign of

ne

could hold the Book fo m'cU to prompt

Stage-^Uy as fliecould. Neverthelefs it was

and

inftru(5tthis

and

none

her

not

meaning,

meaning of any of the better and fager

was
more
no
nor
the Secret , that this
fort that favoured theEnterprizeand knew
make
the
to
iM
ftiould poffefs Crown
; but at his peril
difguifed
it the

of the King : and that done , they had

to the Overthrow
way
doth chiefly
fortihe
their feveral Hopes and ivajs. That which
the
brake
forth
in any
foon
that
as
is
matter
as
this Conje"fture
,
,
ftrength,it was one of the King'sfirftAds to cloift-erthe Que e^i

Doivager in the Nunnery of Bermonfey and

Eftate

and

Lands

",

and

by clofe

this

take away

to

without

Coundl

any Legal
delivered

had
JJje

That

far-fetcht Pretences

proceeding upon
",
to King Richard
out
trvo Daughters
ofSan^fuary
Proceedingbeingeven at that time
mife. Which

all her

her

contraryto pro-

both in

undue

and

and

matter

manner

feme

greater
reafon of Policy and

King

was

upon
lilh. It is likewife

fmall

no

her
againft

matter

that there

Argument

not

fo much

lefsTreafons,)but

upon
to this

were

was

cution
Exe-

clergy-men

many

onlyfluitup clofe in

was

Secret

brought to

publickTryal,( as

to

as

pub-

not

fome

for that the Pncsl

of Examinationsit, and fome fuppreffing

Simon
never
taken, was
himfelf, after he was
no

Envy would

avoid

to

in

it very
which
the

there
probable

for rigorous

taxed
makes

Dungeon.

the Houfe

Perfon of
that after the Earl of Lincoln ( a principal
,
flain in Stoke-field
the King opened
of York ) was
,

himfelf

fome

Add

to

Death

of his Council

of his

bottom
But

return

to

his Scholar for the part of Richard Duke

King Edward the Fourth , and this was
the

voyced that

King purpofedto

put

the Earl's

known

the

did firftinltrud

it felf Simon
5

Narration

the

to

forryfor

was

( he faid) lie might have

by him
Danger.

becaufe
,

that he
,

of Tork

fecond

Son

to

at

fuch time

as

Edward

Death

to

it

was

Planta-

But

in the Tower,
whereat there was
great murmur.
foon
Plant
after
b
ruit
that
a general
hearing
agenet had efcaped

out

of the

genet Prifoner

therebyfindinghim

and

Tower
,

amongfl:the

People

and fuch

Priefl
changed

his

at
rejoycing

and

Copy,

chofe

Subjed:his

in the

prefent
fpeech
and followed

clofe and

more

of Plant age net's

the

ning
cun-

Plant agenet

he

of the

Votes

beloved

Efcape

now

was

and

fo much

Pupilfliould perfonatebecaufe

be the

better

his

and

People;
handfomlyupon

to

more

it

pieced

the bruit

doubtingthat there would be

much
into his Difguife
if
too
near
PerJpeBi've
5
he (hould fliew it here in England; he thought good ( after the
and Mafques) to fhew it a-far-off
of Scenes in Stage-Plays
manner
j

Efcape.
lookingand too

and

therefore failed with

Affedion

to

had

been

removed

the Houfe

But

yet

his Scholar

of Tork

where

the

was

littleImprovidentin

and
Officers

into Ireland

moft

matters

chancellors , and put

in

height. The King

of Ireland

and

had

not

in their

places,

or

at

leali

Henry

King

the Seventh.

leaft intermingled
perfons of whom
fince he knew
the
(hould have done

he

flood allured

ftrongBent

the Houfe of York ; and

trey towards
unletled State
eafie to receive
more

EngLxniwas.

enough

Wherefore

afterwards

Cares

through this negledl

the

upon

Thomas

firft Addrefs

Simon's

Fitz-Gerard, Earl oi Kildare

whofe

he did caft fuch

Eyes

of
by the carriage

Behaviour,)

that it
poffefled
,
communicated
there

that

himfelf

fome

with

fuffered it of

he

Deputy
( by his own

pared
pre-

Lord
fore
be-

infinuation,

a natural Princely
exprelfed

inward

Vapours

mind

own

left him

The

Earl

of the Nobles

of

fully

prefently

and

others

of like Affedion

findingthem

purpolcto

Simon

the

to

was

Plmtagenet.

true

matter

dom.
King-

oi Ireland:

fome

in the Earl's

the firftfecretly.
But

at

perhaps with

the

was

the

and Atfedion

Ambition

and

Mill

his Youth

joyned

as

coming of
thingswere

time

almofl:as if they had been fet and

and Sedition

plottedbefore-hand.

to

that fecond

to

plant Agenet into Ireland, all

his Y'^^ttQud^di

for Revolt

and

fliould have

with

tickhfliand

dirtempersand mutations,
of his Vi(5loreputation

to
trailing
he
he
England
tliought

his

extend

to

the

But

SuccefTes in

ries and

he

as

of that Coun-

that it was

than

15

and

pafsabroad
tilltheyhad a taft

vent

becaufe

"

they thoughtit not fafe to refolve

Inclination.
in forwardBut if the Great ones
were
Peoples
nefs
the People
in fury entertainingthis K^iry Body "r
were
votion
Fhantafmwith incredible affe"^ion 5 partlyout of their great deof York ; partlyout of a proud humour
in
to the Houfe
,

of the
,

of England. Neither
to givea King to the Realm
,
trouble themfelves
the Party in this heat of affedion much
with the Attaindor of George Duke of Clarence ; having newly

the Nation
did

learned
the

by

the

not

conveyingof Title

of

King Edward
enough for them
becaule they were
with

that Attatndors do

King'sexample
the Fourth
,

And

the Crown.

to

as

for the

theythoughtKing

and took them

to

be but

as

interrupt
Daughters

Richard

had

faid

of tlie King'sParty,

and at his difpofing.

So that
in his power
,
PlantaCounterfeit
and
confent
applaufe this

marvellous

genet
and

great Solemnityto the Caftle of Dublin,

coming
there faluted
ferved and honoured as King- the Boy be,
and doing nothing that did bewray the bafenefs
it well

brought with

was

of his condition.

And

within

few

daysafter he

was

proclaimed

Sixths there
being not a Sword drawn in King Henry his Quarrel.
The King was
with this unexpectedAccident,'
moved
much
when it came
his
becaufe
it ftrook upon that String
Ears
both
to

King

in Dublin,

by the

of

Name

King

f^w^r^

the

which

ever

he moft

feared

as

aliobecaufe it was

flirred in fuch

he could not with fafety

Perfon,
transfer his own
and
Valour
it.
For
natural
to fupprefs
partly
partlythrough
,
to truft)
.throughan univerfal Sufpition(not knowing whom
a

Place

where

iru

he

HiHoryof the Reign of

l^be

6
he

called his CouncU

therefore firft

King

The

all his Atchievements

wait upon

readyto

ever

was

the open

at
together

held with

Cc"";?"7was
Which
which
ih.QXQO^
Decrees
^

hoiife shwe.
at

in

perfon.

the Charter-

great fecrefie, but

abroad,

"ame
prefently

were

three.

the Queen Dorvager for that fhe contrary

to
Agreement with thofe that had concluded with
the ^Marriageof her Daughter Elizabeth with
her concerning
The firftwas.
her Pa^

That

and

King Henry

neverthelefs delivered her

had

Daughters out
in
fliouldbe Cloyftered

Richard's hands-

Sanctuaryinto King

Nunnery of Bermonj'eyand forfeitall her Lands

of
the

Goods.

and

The

next

was

in the Tower

Edward

That
,

be in the moft

fhould

Clofe-prifoner

then
Plantagenet

notorious

publickand

ner
man-

fhewed unto the People; In part

that could be devifed
,
the King of the Envy of that opinionand bruit , how
difcharge
,

to

he had
make

been
the

put

in the Tower
privily
of
levityand impofture

death

to

Peoplefee the

oi Ireland, and that their

or

to
chiefly

But

"

Proceedings
indeed but a Puppet,

?Untagenetwas

the

Counterfeit.

The

third

General-Pardon

themfelves
in fb

by

there fhould be again Proclaimed

a.
reveal their Offences , and fubmit
to all that would
And that this Pardon fhould be conceived
a Day.
That

was

ample and

liberal a

manner

King's own
though it might feem ftrange yet
that knew
his greateft
dangerswere
,

but from
Council

(no not
High-Treafen
excepted. Which
it not fo to a wife King,

as

no

Perfon ) fhould be

againftthe

was

the leaft

from

not

Treafons,

greateft.Thefe Refqlutionsof the King and his

And firft the Queen
immediately
put in execution.
into
the
of
Monaftery Bermonfey and all her
put

the

were

Dowager was
Eftate feized into the King's hands
That

wondering5

weak

for the

Woman

there

whereat
,

was

to
yielding

much
the

naces
me-

after fuch a diftance of time,

promifesof a Tyrant
the
had
fhewed
(wherein
nor
no
King
alteration,)
dilpleafure,
after lb happy a Marriage between
but much
the King and
more
her Daughter
blefTed with iffue-malefliould upon a fudden
difclofure
of the King'smind be fo feverely
handled.
or
mutability
This Lady was
tune.
amongft the Examples of great varietyof Forand

She had firftfrom a diftreffedSuitor

and defolate ffiderv,
been taken to the Marrtage-Bed
of a Eatchelor-King
the goodlieft
,

Perfonageof his time 5 and even in his Reign fhe had endured
a ftrange
by the King'sflightand temporary depriving
Eclipfe
from the Crown.
She was
alfo very happy in that fhe had by
\i\miivciffueand continued his Nuptial Love
(helpingher felf
of his Plealures) to
by fome obfequious
bearingand diflembling
,

the very end.

even

the

unto

She

Faction ;

King'sfide

was

much

which

who

did

counted

affedionate
fVir great

her Blood

to

her

Envy
a

own

in the

Kindred,
Lords

of

to be
difparagement
mingled

Henry

King

the Seventh.

"7

mingltd with the King's. With which Lords of the King'sBlood,

Favorite the Lord Hijtings who, notwithjoyned jllb the Knig'-.
t
he
was
ilanding King'sgreat aftedtion to him
thoughtat times
through her malice and ipleen not lo be out of danger of talof Tragedy,
matter
Ung. After her Husband's death. Hie was
Uved
beheaded
Brother
and
her
(ee her
deSons
to
two
having
baftarded in their Blood, %nd cruelly
poicdttova the Crown
murthered.
All this while neverthelefs flieenjoyedher Liberty,
But afterwards again upon the Rifeof the
State, and Fortunes.
"

iyhecl

ihe had

when

Grand-mother
dark

and

to

King

her Son-tn-Law

to

unknown

Realbns

and

banilhed

the World

vifither

thoughtdangerousto

long after Ihe

not

Nunnery

or

fee her

almoft

was

"

into

ended

Buried

with

her Life
the

but

by

was

made

was

fhe ( upon

yet was
lefsftrange
Pretences

no

and

and
.^

Grand-child of the beft Sex

King her Husband

the
at

) precipitated
here it

and where

mandment
King'scommndjor. She

of Queens-College
in C^tmbndgc. For this y^H
the
Fmndreji'
fuftained
neverthelefs
which
befides
the
(
King
great Obloquy
realbn of State)was
him
fweetned to
Ibmewhat
by a great Confijcation.
About this time aUb Edn^ard fUntagenetwas
a
Sunday
upon
Streets of Loudon
to be {"tn
broughtthroughoutall the principal
of the people. And
the view of the Streets was
having paffed
was

conducted
ftore of

good

where
mioX^m.'o.Vroceffion

St. P-Wi, Church

to

alfembled.

people were

fafliion

it

And

provided aitb in
others of Quality

was

Nobilityand
King moft ibfpeded,and

that divers of the

of thole that the

(efpecialiv

great

knew

the

with the young

had communication
him
and
with
the
entertained
by
fpeechand
way ,
the Pageant in Ireland with
which
did in efFe(fl
marr

belf )
perfonof Plantagenet
Gentleman

dircourfe ^

tlie Subjeds here

not

out

( where

it was

might

late

too

lead

to

of Errour
and
with lb many
as out
,
,
Neverthelefs , in Ireland
be mif led.

go back ) it wrought littleor no effed.

the King, and

contrariwife,they turned the Imfojittre

upon

But
gave
mock

out

up

Boy

Tliat the
,

to

defeat the

People

men
Eyes of limple

to

Plant agenet
,

countenance

General-Pardon

likewile

to

had tricked
,

and

lliev/ed him

iparingto prophane the Ceremony of

not

m"jre

Inheritor , and

true

in the likenefs of Edward

cejjion the
The

King

and blind the

World,

the

the

to

at

of Malice

Pro-

the Fahle.
near

the fame

time

forth-,

came

theKing therewithal omitted no diligencein givingftraighc

Order
for the keeping the Ports ; that Fugitives Male-contents,
into IreUnd,^ andf/iMJ
or
over
llifpcdtcd
Perfinsmight not pal's
and

ders,

-^r'A !" 1

Mean
both

while

the Rebels in Ireland

had

who
Engla/id and into Flanders
fraall
effeds.of
no
wrought
Importance.
into

ovo

in both

privy Meflengers

lent

For

placeshad
Englandthey
won

^^

The

i8

Duke

of Eli-abeth

and

E.irl

was

of great Wit

man

the

Edward

King

This

eldeft Sifter.

J^hnde

of

Son
,

Safolk

of

of Lincoln

Party John Earl

their

to

won

HiHoryof the Reign of

and

and had his thoughts highly raifed by Hopes and

For Richard the Third had a Refolution
for a time.

hatred

Bloods,)

IfTues upon

difable their

to

the

of Attainder

one

to

Courage,

of his

out

Duke

in both

of
their

falfeand

incompetentpretexts
and
:
lUegtttmation
himl'elf fhould dye without
of

( in cafe

this unknown

Neither vias
) for Inheritor of the Crown.
who
had
an
lecretly Eye upon him.
King

Children
the

Pole,

Fourth's

Expedations
the

his hand

the other

defignthis Gentleman

to

(having had

their Lines

clarence, *d

King Edward,

his Brethren

both

to

and

But

the

King

having tafted of the Envy of the People, for his Imprifonment

difof Edward
Plantagenet was doubtful to heap up any more
tafts of that kind , by the Imprifonment of De U Pole alfo ", the
the
rather thinkingit Policyto conferve him as a Corrival unto
,

Earl of Lincoln

The

other.

A(flion of Ireland,

with the
participate
of the Proceedings
not
lightly
upon the ftrength
but a Bubble, but upon Letters from the Lady

there, which was

^Margaret of Burgundy

induced

was

to

fiiccours and

in whole

declaration for

the

there

Enterprize

feemed

Reputationand

the Bufinefs

be

to

both for

for that he knew

Idol.

an

to

than
Plantagenet
of himfelf

fall away

King

But

be

he

glad it fhould

be

where

more

was

the

and

might

open
pave
this Refolution

Title. With

own

and

true

true

becaufe

the falfe being fure

be made

to

fure of

it

the

refrain

the Earl

to
pretendedPlantagenet

contrariwife
,

the falfe

did

the

but

folid Foundation

more

Neither

Forces.

was

little before arrived

in

here
refpondcnce

England with

by

the

his
preparedway
he fayled
into Flanders -y..
iecrctly
Lord
the
Lovel, leavinga cor-

fair and

to

Sir "thom.u

Broughtona

man

of great Power
and Dependencies
in Lancajhire.For before this
when
time
firltreceived in Ireland,
the pretended
was
Plantagenet
,

fecret

Meffengershad been alfo lent to the Lady Margaret adin Ireland, imploring
in
Succours
vertifmgher what was paffed
faid
lb
and
and
God
that
had
as
an
(
)
Enterprize
they
juil:
pious
fo miraculoufly
the beginning thereof
and making
profpered
offer,that all thingsfhould be guidedby her will and direction,
of the Enterprize.
the Strvereign
and ProteSlreJi
as
garet
MarPatroneff
fecond
Sifter
Edward
the
had
Fourth
and
been
was
to King
fecond Wife to Charles
firnamed
o{ Burgundy,
the Hardy,Duke
ihe did with fingular
by whom
having no Children of her own
,

"

care

and

tendernefs

Grand-children
Love

and

the

spiritof

to

intend -the Education

her former

Authorityamong
a

Treasure by
,

the

and
5

and

Man

Husband
the

CMalice

Dutch.
of

of
greatnefs

of

which
This

Woman

her Dovper

being childlefs, and

znA Margaret,
Philip

and

won

Prince^( having
)
her

without

her great

any

aboundingin
vernment
providentGonearer

Care,
made

Henry

King
it her

made

the Seventh.

Defign and Enterprize to

in her Houfe
again re-placed

fee the

Royalot"
M-ijeJiy

EnglMi once
Henry

as

and

aim

King

as

the Houfe

to

was

of the

means

Wherefore
Overture
with

all

the

pafsover

when

the (Jetton

Regality ( with
,

and
them

affiftedwith

embolden
CMale-contents

within

when

come

the Perfon
of the Counterfeitit was
fucceeded well
he lliould be put down
,
,

neverthelefs

Wherein
After

hopes.

?arty took courage

overthrow
Rtchard.
them

foon

flieathed,
or

fome

Party of the
of

it was

which

there.

And

the

and
,

true

Fame

Confederates
to give

that if all

agreed

for

things

Plant agenet

Body^
and difcourfing
conceiving

not

were

fignthe

far better Cards

Swords

in

drawn

to

King
againit

Englandwould be
a Bravery upon

for

their

theyCrowned

overthrow

to

Sword

Andfirft,

beaten down.

only- and
At

England

over

that

of Power,
the
in
Cathedral Church
be done.

this acceflion
Proclaimed

fetled

Succors,)the

^nd

that
,

and

the Earl of Limeln

they went in upon

King Henry than King Hi?;?^'had

in Ireland

Hoping

theywere
by feeingthemfelves togetherin

that if there

the

the Ear^ of Lincoln had his particular

into Ireland, and that the
come

confident of fuccefs

theygrew very
amongft themfelves

two

under

received

the Realm

they fhould

of

experimentedCaptain)

all the

prepare

Bands

King,

of Forein
Reputation
and

refolved

was

Regiment

veterane

fhould have the face of

fuch a fecond Perfon
as
,

Afliftance

received

as

Srvarf

and
ConjunBion

of it would

the

and aflurance therein.

Crown

(a valiant and
into Ireland to the new

Martin

Ihould

the

of
Conjunctton

rather hated her Neece

beingchoice and

and

the

by

other of the Party, it

Lords

two

Kyilmains

o(

the

to

and Ibme

Lovel

fpeed

Command

and perfonally
Z,.t"f4/?f/'
to the

Mirriage, but

thoufand

fuccceding

Ihe bare fuch

this
great violence of atfedion fhe embraced
upon Counfel taken with the Earl of Lincoln,

And

his

And

ihould

King'safcent

with

and the Lord

of

mollified

ways

no

in her Neeces

Houles

the

Ihe

of
Counsels

of that Quiver.

out
chiefly

Hatred

all the

as

had let up King

and
,

all her Adions

Overthrow

in-fo-much

came

mortal

whole

at
,

/hoot

Troubles
a

Mark

19

new

King

in the

of Dublin ; who
formerlyhad been but
then fate in Council what
ihould furtli^"

Council
,

though

it

were

propoiinded
by

Eftabliflithemfelves firftin
the beft way
to
were
,
Ireland, and to make that the Seat of the War, ^ndto draw King
that it

Henry
would

thither in Perfon
,

by whofe

be great Alterations
becaufe the Kingdom there was

abfence

they thought there

in England,yet
and Commotions
and theyfhould not be ablq
poor
,

keeptheir Army together nor pay their German Soldiers,and

for that alfo the fway of the Irijh-men,
and generally
of the Mpn-ofwhich
is ufual ) did
War
in
fuch
Tumults
cafes of popular
( as
to

in effed govern their Leaders,was

to make
eager, and in affe(5lion
their Fortunes upon England : It was
ccwicludedwitjhallpofTible
D

fpeed

The HiUoryof the Reign of

20

time,

mean

Ireland

who

able

enough

at

to

he heard

King

that the Earl of Lincoln

and

that the

the

danger in

muft

Kingdom

declared for it

againbe

the Stake

(hould be aflailed both

Englandby
weft

fome

be made

in both

and
,

Generals

of

JfjperEarl

( meaning himfelf alio

of Flanders

out

that he

Kingdom

of

and upon the Norththerefore having ordered Mufters to

And

Parts

apprehended

Flanders

impreflionfrom

of Ireland.

out

and
,

of the
the Eaft-parts

upon

Adlion,

before he underftood of the

Ireland

faylinginto

the

that his
plainly
that he muft fight

Earl of Lincoln's

he
,

to

put

he heard afterwards

faw

and

it was

firft he did conceive

And

for it.

when

"

embarqued in

was

Lady Margaret was

a true
Degree as

done in

was

with their

of Bees

what

in the

yet thoughthe fhould be well

and rattle
a Flightof Birds

as
Irijb

fcatter the

this Swarm

away

the firftwhen

though it troubled him

England. The King

into

their Forces
fpeedto tranfport

to

having provilionally
defignedtwo
of Oxford
and
Earl
John
Bedford
,

in

go

where the Affairs fhould

perfon
,

requireit,) and neverthelefs not expeding any adltial

that time ( the Winter beingfar on ) he took his jourat
invafion
ney
for
and
himfelf towards
the confirmingof
Suffolk Norfolk
he underftood
thofe parts.
St.
And
come
to
Edmonds-i"Hry
being
that Thomas
MarquefsDorfet( who had been one of the
in
himfelf
towards him
France
to purge
Pledges
haftning
) was
of fome Accufations
which
had been made
But
againfthim.
moft

the

King

though

doubtful

he

kept an

fent the

that he

for him

Ear

Earl

yet

Oxford to

of

the time

was

him

meet

fo

and
,

fair MefTageneverto carry him

to the Tower
thelefs,
; with a
that he Ihould bear thatdifgrace
with patience,for that

forthwith
the

King

meant

his hurt

not

him
only to preferve

but
,

King'sfervice

doing
to
the King fhould always be able ( when
him reparation.
to make
hurt

cither

the

From

he
St. Edmonds-bury

Chriflmas.And
to

from

to

went

he

thence

where
waljingham,

or

to

he had cleared

Norwich
,

( in

went

from
himfelf- and that

he vifited our

where

himfelf )

he

kept his

of

manner

mage)
Pilgri-

Ladies church
,

mous
fa-

for iMiracles
his Prayers and Vows
and made
for help
and deliverance. And from thence he returned by Camhridge
to
London. Not long after the ReMs
with
their
under
the
(
King
,
,

Leadingof

the Earl of Lincoln

Lo^el, and Colonel

now

of

two

would

come

he fentforth

on
a

King by

divide

not

good number
defignedGenerals

Oxford)'
was

whence

the Lord
,

The

and

in

the Duke
,

that time

knowing
place) had
perfon( takingwith him

but fall in

levied Forces in
his

of Ktldare

in Lancajhire,
ther
whi) landed at Fouldrey
them
Sir Thorns Brtughtonwith fome

repairedto
of Enghfh.
company

the Storm

the Earl

Swart

there
fmall

of

one

Bedford,and

the Earl

his way towards

them as far ^sCoventry,
and
of
for difcovery,
Light-horfmen
Troop
^
-

to

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

22

little Villagecalled Sfoke

and there
a
day unto
the
of
brow
Hill.
that
The
or
a
hanging
night upon
camped
him Battel upon the P/ain
the fields
King the next day prel'ented
The
and
Earl
there being open
champion.
came
couragioufly
and joyned Battel with him.
down
Concerningwhich Battel,
fo naked and negligent,
the Relations that are leftunto
us
are
of fo recent
) as they rather
( though it be an Adion
memory

forwards that

of the Fight.
declared the Succefs of the day , than the Manner
his
into
that
divided
the
three
Battels
King
Army
They fay
,

whereof
to

came

with
only well ftrengthned
Fmfjt-guard
Wings,
obftinate
the
and
and lafted
That
Fightwas fierce
fight.

the

three hours, before the VidloryincUned

Judgementmight be made , by that the
the whole
fightagainft

ielf maintained
other

(the
was

like

to

Battels

two

rather

was

an

men

of it
King'sFnunt-guard
Fovoer
of the Hnemies,

adion,) what

Martin

the fuccefs

with

Srvart

fo did thofe few

his Germans

that
EHgltjh

were

on

(ail in courage or fierccnefs but

Irijh
,
onlyarmed with Darts and Skeins , it

that fide,neither did the

being almoft naked

That

and

performedbravely
;

of

remainingout

be in the end

fave that

either way-,

than

Execution

Fightupon them ", infomuch

and
a great difcouragement
dyed upon the placeall the

of them was
as the furious flaughter
appalementto the reft: That there
that is, the Earl

ChieftainsFrancis

Lord

Lovel

Uiiartin

all making

good

of the Lord

Love/

Trent

over

by

on

the

of Lincoln, the Earl of Kildare,

Srvart

without

fight
,

there

went

Sir Thomas

any

ground given. Only

that

report

but could

horfeback
,

reafon of the

and

he fled and

fwara

not

of the Bank
fteepnefs

Broughton
;

the further fide,

recover

fo

and
,

drowned

was

But another report leaves him not

there
the River.
in
he lived long after
The number
Vault.
a Cave
or

in

but that
,

that

was

flain in the field was

Four
of the Enemies
thoufand at
part
the leaft and of the Kin^s part
half of his Faunt-guard
one
,
but none
of name.
befides many
hurt
There
taken Priwere
foners
bert
Lamamongft others , the Counterfeit PUntagenet( now
,
,

"

Simnel

again)

King would
taking him but

the

and

molded

"

and

and

his Tutor.
craftyPriefi

take his Life

not
as

the

both
,

an

Image of

likewife

out

out

of

For Lambert,

Magnanimity,

that others had tempered

of Wifdom
thinkingthat if he
,
wax

fuffered death,he would be forgotten

foon
but
too
^
would
be
and
he
continual
kind
alive,
a
Spectacle, a
the
againft
which

like Inchantments of PeofU in time to

caufe he was
taken into fervice in his Court

officein his Kitchin

-,

fo that ( in a kind of Mattacisa

Broach, that had worn
a Crown:

fortune)he turned a
Fortune
commonly doth not bring in a Comedy or
a Tragedy. And
be
afterwards he was
to
preferred

King'sFalconers. As

to

the ?r/"jf? he
,

was

beingkept
of remedy
For

come.

to

bafe

of humane

Whereas
after
Farce
one

of the

committed

Clofe-

prifoner
j

Henry

King
pnfoner

heard of

and

no

tbe Seventh,

more

the

25

King lovingto

feai up his

dangers.

own

the

After the Battel

King went
and Thsnkfgivtnos
to
Sufplicitions
and
he

And

Victory.
his

lent

Lincoln

to

made

be

that his Devotions

B.umer

Oifered

be

to

where

he caufed

for his Deliverance

might go round in Circle,

our
Lady of ty.ilfingham

to

before hejmade

where

and

ftrangean Engm
his former

his f^oivs.
of mind

thinkingnow

the

Reign

at

come

the

Speechof

that faid 9

thought himfelf
did
his Conjidence

him

unto

the

beginning of

in

o.

yet fuch washisWifdom,

Hsven
,

darken his

feldom

therefore awakened

by lo frelh
as-

Partakers

the

Rebellion

of the former

and

unexpe"5led

and

ters

to

come

withal

and

well how

weed

to

kill the Seeds

to

as

of the like in time

as

in things
Fore-fight
el'pecially
,
,

out

his

he

he entred into due conlideration

dangers

according

a
jhould
reignin Labour, hcmfe
But
howfoever the King
Sweat.
ftcknef
of

token

w^

now

And

hand.

near

to

that all his mif-

out

People in

common

It

his Reign beganwith

it fell

But

once.

of this fo

he returned

to

thus delivered

of Fortune

Invention

new

confidence

fortunes had

And

take away
all llielPerlons, where they might
afterwards might gather
ftrength

to

for difcontented

harbours

which
hatch and fofterRebellions,
And
firft, he did yet
and motion.

againmake a Progrefsfrom
indeed rather an
to
though it were
parts
than a Progrefs. For all along as he
Circuit of Juftice,
Itinerdry
much
with
and
tial
went,
leverity ftridl inquifition,
partlyby Marand partlyby Commiflion
herents
Law
were
punifhed the Adand A} ders of the late Rebels : not
all by Death
( for
much
blood
the Field had drawn
) but by Fines and Ranfoms
the Northern

Lincoln

which

fparedLife,and

of this

nature

there

Amongfl:other
diligent
inquirymade of fuch

was

raifed and

raifedTreafure.

a bruit
difperfed

and

rumour,

Kings

cunningly put off,

were

though
(.y^ccufation

in themfelves

and

his

for the

ntotiiHS in time

wring

on

glad to

ground

Which
yet it

was

by divers,
King'spart nor forward
to
apprehend this colour
having been
,

pretence of fuch
cunning neverthelels , the King would

coldnefs

under

manner

him

the

come

and

and

noted

it in fome

ticulars
par-

was.

of
extirpating
to

the

did

keptback.
who

though he lodgedit

as

put

were

neglecland

undcrftand

But

fome

unto

come

ayd

Which
difcouragements.
not

have

the beftaffectedto the

not

his

to

their

cover

it had

and

embraced
induftriourty
come

would

chargeand

!to

other wife

which

K^rtny

illppot'ed

was

Succours

had

as

littlebefore the Field

the Rebels had the day ; and that the

fought,
cruerthrcnyMt and the King fled. Whereby it
vfiu
That

that many
the King

Crimes

that

York, that-did rancle and

the

roots

and caules of the like Com-

King began to

it

was

his

find where

of
deprelTing

feftcrthe Affediions of his

his ihooe

the Houfe

of

People.And
therefore

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

24

being now
willing to give fome

therefore

wife

too

difdain

to

contentment

( at

and
,

leaft in Ceremony

of his
proceed to the Coromtton
London
where
his
entrcd
he
And therefore at
coming to
Queen.
and in a kind of Trinrnph and celebrated his Ficfory,
in State
with
( for the firftday he repaired
to
two
days of Devotion
of
and
the
Deum
and
had
the
Te
St. Pauls,
morrow
fung,
Hymn
and heard the Sermon
in ProceJJion,
after he went
at the Crofy)
Crowned
with great folemnity
the
at Wefimtnfier,
the Queen was
in the third year of his Reign,
five and twentyeth of November
old.
which
about two
was
years after the Marriage ; Like m
that
had
aid
Which
and
forGodfathers.
ftrange
fi long
Chnjlmng,
made
it fubjed to every man's
unufual diftance of time
note,
and put upon
him by
his ftomach
Aft againit
that it was
an
reiblved

) he

laft

perilsany longer

in that kind

at

to

and
neceffity

fair weather

now

Examination

or

fent
his

his

libertywithout
time alio the King

unto

Kingdom

upon

thanking

of his Marriagewith

the Celebration

his Peribn

both
offering

all occafions

do

to

him

his Oration

as

enough

was

did lb

the Cardinals
to

glutthe

deifie the Pofe

and

pafTed

and

the

prefence
of

{ervice.
to

the

then

But

in the

Pope

and

he did

all that he had

made

was

the Forces

magniiiethe King

Hearers.

this

that he
Holineji,

His

extol and

had

Troubles and Travels

and

i^mbajfadormaking

of
prefence

him

unto
fignifying

(likeanother ^^^^4;^^he

now

lafe Haven

and
Ambajfador
,

The

than
,

honoured

of his

that

Innocent

floods of his former

throughthe
arrived
had

and

Marriage,

Pope

at

At that

other circumftance.

unto
Ambajfador

an

fet

Marquefs was

he the faid

of the Man

was

Thomas

Imprifonmentof
of the Time
fufpition

rather upon

was

that it

fhew

that the

Marquels Dorfet

to

and

again

after

Soon

reafon of State.

Quee",

again

fo

faid in

as
praife
Majier and Mtjtre^feem temperate and pallable.But he
and extremelymuch
made on
was
very honorablyentertained
by the Pope ^ who knowing himfelf to be lazyand unprofitabJe
,

of his

wonderfully
gladto hear that there
in
were
founding remote
parts. He obtained
alfo of the Pope a very juftand honorable
BhU, qualifying
the
of
wherewith
had
been exthe King
tremely
Privtledges San"iitary (

to

the

chripan World

was

fuch Eccho's of him

The

galled) in three Points.

firft that if any SanSittary-man
did
,

wife,

get

of

out

trefpafsand

then

San"ti(ary
privily,and
come

in

again

by night

commit

otheror
,
mifchief and

he rtiould lofc the benefit of

for ever after. The fecond

that howlbever the Perfon
Sanctuary
of the SanCfuary-man
from
his Creditors
was
protected
yet his
Goods
of SanBuaryfliouldnot.
The third,that if any took
out
f
or
of
Treafon
cafe
the King might appoint him
Sanctuary
,

Keepers to
The

look

King

to

him

in

Sanituary,

alfo for the better

of
fecuring

his Eftate
,

againft

mutinous

King

"

ReaUn

who

full)

was

wiiicli

the Seventh.

male-contented

and

mutinous

N" R

Subjects (
have

might

under

whereof

their

xht

^5

he

the

law

refugeinto ScotLmd,

For that caufcj

as
:
were
Key
from thofe
for any doubt of Hol-tility
parts , before
he
his coming to London
when
at Nerve
(
was
afile
) had fent a Ib,

than

rather

lemn

not

was

and

conclude

Eox

Billiopo(
there.

dileafe that

the

about

But

look

to

two

Grand-father

Kingdom
it had

and
,

and

the French

hearken

to

King

his A^urs
fetling

forth

brake

by the

forein bufinefs.

virtue and

tune
good for-

Charles the Seventh

PredecelTors

at

occafion that

an

to

his

and

the Eleventh

Leveis

his Father

received

the

oi

averfe

exercifed in

been

this time

immediate

raile

defire to

only a Truce for 'iQvcn

private that it fliould be
during the two Kings lives.

promifein

abroad,

Eighth

of his

the

much

his Nobles
finding

Yet

and
,

he did

concluded

time

to

King had
Hitherto
home.
Charles the

own

them
difpleafe

from time

affedion

King :

giving neverthelels

him

the i-amc

afterwards

as

rife

to

with

Peace

mortal

Subjecfs apt
Difcontented

is ,

treat

Rit^aM

were

labouringof

liingHenry did, ( though more

daringto

drew

AmbafTadors

The

of ScotLxnd

King

althoughin his

Tumult

years ",
renewed

were

the

But

appeared.) that
a

who

oi Scotland ;iq

Edgcomb Comptrollerof
tained
honourably received and enter-

King

Sir Rubard

and

Exceter

Third

hini.

with

Peace

'the King's Houfe

not

jawesthe

Ambalfage unto

make

Ports

in

Prance

of many
M
embers
principal
been

and
flourilhing

more

years

before

which
,

and

fpreadEftate, than
thofe

in
being redintegrate

had
antiently

been

portionsof

after dillevered

fo

the

Crown

of

niained

in Sovereignty ( beinggoand not

only in Homage
verned
their
Princes
of
abfolute
C^njou Normandy,
own)
by
and Burgundy
; there remained onlyBritain to be re-united,

France

were

as

they re-

Provence

Monarchy of

and

fo the

and

Bounds.

France

to

be reduced

to

the antient Terms

with
ambition to
an
not
a littleinflamed
King Charles was
his
and
ambition
Which
that
Dw^c/^.
was
re-purchafe, re-annex
like unto
the ambitions
and well-weighedAmbition
not
a wife
of his fucceeding
of Italy.
For at that time beingnewly
Enterprizes
he was
fomewhat
come
to the Crown
guidedby his Father's
liis own
not
) for his Father was
Coimfels (Counfels,
Counfe/lors
him.
And
had
and
few
able
that
about.
men
Counfel,
King (he
diftafted the Defignsof It^ly and in parknew well ) had ever
ticular
"

had
ftances

and apparent
entred into a
Father

There

Britain.
upon
that did feed the Ambition
an

of

two

Eye

hopes of Succefs.

Lethargy

and

Duke

The

circum-

with pregnant

of Britain

old

and
,

ferved with

only Daughters

King

many

of Charles

the

one

continue.

were

Charles himfelf in

CAiercenaryCotinfcllors,
fick and

not

to
likely

of his age
the^flower
E

and
,

the

'The-HiHoryof the Reign of

i6

that time

at
the Subjcftsof France
Soldiers
for Leaders and

men

"

obnoxious

fomewhat

troubles at
particular
him to
occafion
offered
fpecious

his Warring
juftifie

Britain

upon

Nobility
King

a^
fair

and

to

for that the Etake

ceived
re-

knew

that War

being refolved

Charles

had

other of the

and

againfttheir King.

taken Arms

had

which

Wherefore

alfo

was

his Ambition

hide

of Orleance

fuccouredZfiVi^Duke

and
F-ench

benefits
,

There

home.

bufied in his
and

and

for his favours

him

to

King Henry oi England^s well

and

means-

that

thofe

the Romans,
well for the JDutchy
the
as
,

( as

feeble in

Daughter)

delires

fame

in the

his Rival

out,
yet -uorn
found himlclf alio

Neighbour-Princes. As for
Entcrprize", Maximil!a"K\ng of

his

both
,

beingnot

againft
Burgundy. He

of Lewis
fince the Wars
all his
Peace with
in

might oppofeto

trained for War

well

of lervice

upon
ib
oppofition

well he could not receive any

potent as if King
in preventingthe
Policy of State
Henry fhould either upon
the Duke
of
Greatnefs
France:
unto
or
gratitude
growing
upon
for his former favours
in the time of his diftrefs
of Britain
,
,

that Quarrel
efpoufe

Therefore

he

Vid:ory

but

himlclf in

declare

heard

that

the Duke.

ayd of

fooner

no

Henry
Kiiig

fetled by his

was

him
forthwith he fent Amballadors
to pray
unto
,
ftand
that
he
leaft
would
neutral.
Which
the
or at

his affiftance
,

and delivered their

King at Leicelier
firft
:
impartedunto the King the
They
Mafter had had a littlebefore againft
Maximilian,

found

AmbalTadbrs

and

the

this effedl

Embaflyto

fuccefs that their

done in
from
of certain Towns
him : which
in recovery
was
and inwardnefs
towards the King ", and if the
of privacy
a kind
,
French

King

derate

but

and

with

did
as

one

whom

After this

efteem him for an outward

or fortnal Confer
that had part in his Atfeftions and Fortunes,
his Bufinefs.
he took pleafure
to communicate

not

Compliment

Vi"5tory they

fell

that their Mafter

with

War

and

ibme

their Errand

to

enforced

was

to

of Britain

the Duke

for
gratulation

King's

declaringto the King,

into a juftand necelfary

"

enter
,

the

for that he

had

received and

thofe that were

unto
Traytors, and declared Enemies
and
diftreffed
That they were
his Perfm and State.
mean
no
,
that fled to him for refuge but of (b great
calamitous perlbns
,
fuccoured

it

quality as

was

ted

their

of them

fortune

own

underftand

than
,

Duke

to

infeft and

of Orleance

the fecond Perfon of France.

it

it
,

IWar

but
,

being the

Blood, and

apparent that they came

an

was

rather

Ofenjive
; as

forborn,if he tendred

on

that

not

invade
the

That

thither
his

"

to
prothe Head

firftPrince

of the

to
therefore,
rightly

their Mafter's part a Dcfenfive

that could not be omitted or
,

the confervation of his

own

Ejlate;and

the War
invalive , ( for
that no wife Prince would ftayfor ) but the firftProvocation
or
at leaft the firftPreparation.
Nay that this War was rather a
that it

was

not

the firft
Blow

that made

fup-

Henry

King
of Rebels
/"uppreffion
the Cafe is

That

"

the Seventh.

than

with

War

juflEnemy

where
,

his

Subjedls Trxytors arc received by the

his Homager. That King Hemy
knew well what
,

of Bntciin

Duke

it in

went

upon

and

comfort

Princes Ihould patronize

example if Netghboitr
Rebels
the Law
of Nations and of Leagues.
againft
,

Neverthclefs that their Mafter

had been

beholdingto

ignorant that

ndt

was

the Duke

of

the

in his

Brttatn

King

adverfity-,
as

the other (ide

alfo the readinefs

theyknew he would not forget
of their King, in ayding him when the Duke of 5m4/"
his
or
failed him
and would
have betrayedhim
Coimjellors
mercenary
on

"

And

received
the

there

that

from

Dukes

the courtefies
a
great difference between
tiieir Mafter, and the Duke
of Britain
; for that
was

might

have

ends

of

Utilityand Bargain whereas

their Mafters could not have proceededbut out of entire Affe5fion.
if it had been mealured
For that
line it had been
by a politick
better for his affairs that a Tyrant fliould have reignedin Eng,

land

troubled and

than

hated

fuch

could

not

come

to

fail to make

whofe

Prince

virtues

whenfoever he was
great and potent
be Mafter of his affairs. But howfoever
it ftood for the
him

point of Obligation,which

the

King might

the Duke

to

owe

of Britain

well affured it would

vert
dinot
yet their Mafter was
,
oi
from
England
King Henry
doing that, that was juft,nor
ib
in
him
Quarrel. Therefore,
a
embarque
ill-grounded
,

ever

fmce this War

which
their Mafter was
to
make, was but
now
deliver himfelf from imminent
their
dangers,
King hoped the
King would fliew the like af"dlion to the confervation of their

to

Mailer's

Eftate, as their Mafter had ( when

of his Kingdom.
At
King's acquifition
the
inclination
which
the
accordingto
King had
the

to

look

he would

of Peace
,

Mafter could

not

with

on

reafon

and ftand Neutral

him
prefs

to

was)

for that their

undertake

recovered

profefTed

ever
^

fetled and

being fo

fliewed
the leaft
that

time

from

part in the.
inteftine Seditions.

newly
of the Dutchy
touchingthe Myfteryof re-annexing
of France
of Britain to the Crown
either by War, or by Marriage
bare aloof from
with the Daughter of Britain; the AmbaUadors
moft
it
made
it as from a Rock
that
againftthem.
knowing
declined any mention
And therefore by all means
thereof, but
their
the
conference
with
contrariwife interlaced in
King the
of their Mafter, to match
affured purpofe
with the Daughter of
Maximilian
entertained the King alfo with fome wandring
; And
Difcourfes of their King'spurpofe,to recover
by Arms his right
to the Kingdom of Naples by an
expeditionin Perfon ^ All to
of any Design in thcle hither
from
the
all
remove
jealoufie
King
otherwife than for quenching of the Fire
Parts upon Britain
he
which
feared might be kindled in his own
Eftate.
made anfwer
The
with
his
Council
after
advice
taken
King
And firft
returned their Complimentfhewing
to the AmbalTadors.
War,

But

he

Hiftory
of the Reign of

The

28
he

of
pallages

his

bufinefs of

Britain

related fome
particular
familiarly
and Vi(5torypalled.As to the

he

Then

L^iaximiliar}.

from

Adventures

own

of thofe Towns
King'sreception

the fr^w/'

rightgladof

was

the King anfwered

of Britain
the Duke

FrcfichKing and
molt
lie was
whom

himfelf very
be able to
(liould not
.and that there
both

acquithimfelf
was

common

and

God

to

and

Friend

to

them

by

.,

perfonsto

two

that he fliouldthink

and

fo between

them,

he

as

towards them
gratitude
as
a chrifitan
King
both
fatisfie all Obligations
in

offer himfelf for

to

between

Peace

to

but

man

the

That

for him

means

no

them

the

were

obligedof all men ^

happy, if thingsfliould go

and

words

in few

of

Mediator

an

he doubted

courfe

which

Accord
but

not

with
both
would be preferved
Kmg's Eftate and Honour
would
and that he
more
Safetyand Icfs Envy than by a War
for fo
To
coft
if
it
on
were
or
Pilgrimage,
pains no
fpareno
go

their

he took fo much

by

concluded

effeift
And
^

good an

heart

to

he
,

Ambalfage

an

which
that in this great Affair
,
himfelf
would exprefs
more
fully
,

King for

French

in this fort the French

purpofe. And

that

the

unto
difpatch
fpeedily

he w^ould

which

Am-

King avoidingto underfland any

the AmbafTadors
as
thing touchingthe re-annexingof Britain
had avoided to mention it^ fave that he gave a littletouch of it

bafladors

diimifled

were

the

And fo it
fb ilLadvertifed

word

in the

Envy.

fo fhallo'.v
nor
,
for the
the
French
of
,

with

France.

not

perceivethe intention

to

he gave
he liked

War

neither

was

inveftinghimfelf of Britain.
of

Fame

King

as

unwilling( howfoever
utterly

was

that the

was

) to

out

well

firfthe

But

enter

but

into War
not

At-

an

thoughtwould make him Richer

fecret
wdth
and he was
and the other Poorer
:
poifeired
many
loth
which
he
therefore
his
fears
to
was
own
touching
People
hands.
and
into
their
Yet
notwithftanding
"arm
put Weapons
notfo averfefrom
Prince) he was
(as a prudentand couragious
chievement

for the

he

one

but that he

War

was

refolved to choofe it,rather than

have

to

being fo great and opulenta Dutchy,

England either for Coalf,
opportunelyto z.'c\no'^
But the King'shopeswere
that partlyby negligence,
or Trade.
of a
French
in the Court
( efpccially
commonly imputedto the
King ) and partlyby the native power of Britain it felf,
young
of the great Party,
which
fmall- but chiefly
in re(pc"t
was
not
and
tliat the Duke
of Orleance had in the Kingdom of France
the French
troubles
to divert
to ftir up Civil
therebymeans
King from the Enterprizcof Britain : And laftly in regardof
carried

Britain

and

htuate

by

France

fo

the Power

oi Maximilian
,

in that

the
purfliit
,

wasCorrival

who

Entcrprizewould

break in it felf.In all which, the

King

amifs,as afterwards appeared.He

French

King cbrifio^her
Wfvick
,

to

either bow

the
to

f
a

;'f

w/'

and valued

meafured

lent therefore forthwith

his

King

Peace

or

things
to

Cliaplaina perfonby

tlie
him

much

HiHoryof the Reign of

I'be

30

and fo many
,
be in the command

Coaft

think of this bufinefs

to

and

own

humbly
and

",

the

upon

Neiglibour-King,and

for

firflto the trench

returned

pafTed.Who

M'hat had

his

as

further Conference

denyedany

Urfmck

therefore

And

Enemy.

an

ftrongTowns

of fo potent

Co ancient

and

good Ports

by Frur/ce

defired the

King

brake off,

therewith

Treaty.
and

King,
Ibrt

findingthings

to

related

him

to

his defire

to

took
,

the Ambaffador
hold of them, and faid" That
might perceive
he
for
his
that
which
before 5
partly,imagined
now,
part,
of Britain was
That confidering
in what hands the Duke
there
,

would

be

fion.

but

Peace

no

Treaty of force and perfwa-

mixt

by a

therefore he would

And

the

King

did

faithfully
promile

not

to

hiin in the

This

was

the

unto
as
a

his

King by Urfwickat

if the Treaty were

in no
better hour
tillthe Hammer
,

of Britain

fort

had
the

of

out

the other

from

of Peace.

wrought

with

great Forces
ftraitSiege and ( as

and

falhion,

rather

ftaydfor

beat the

from

the

dijJlmuUtionabout
,

mean-while

King

Party

pafTedcontinually

Kings,

diftreffedthe

and

llich

in

there

two

of

French

The

he

part

but
defperate
,

and D/^^rt/yfibetween
?4f2'"^/j

dffireand

and

return

pliant. Whereupon

more

own

to rule
King's power
accordinglyreprefented
,

of Peace.

matter

for his

But

be ftillin the

to

and defired

the one,

with

go on
defifbfrom the other.

City

out

one

the

invaded
of Nantes

gotiation
ne-

tain
Bri-

with

though he had no great Judgement

had
that
could
Dilfemblc home ) the more
that he
yet
he did urge the profecution
of the War
the more
he did at the
,
fame time,
the
Infomuch
of
the
folicitation
Peace.
as during
urge
a

the

ges

who

Siegeof

Nantes

the better
,

Treaty

one

after many
Letters and particular
MefTamaintain his diffimulation , and to refrefh the
,

to

he fent Bernard

Vaubigney( a perfonof good quality

) to

to defire him
King earneftiy
l^he
,

to

make

end of the bufinefs

an

nowfoever.
The
and

King wasno
thereuponfent

lefs readyto

revive and

quickenthe Treaty;

three Commiffioners, the ^ipl;otof "^bl7ingto"y

Sir Richard Tunflal
and ChaplainWr/iv/c^'
formerly
employed to
,
,

do their utmolt

endeavours
,

to

the

manage

Treatyroundlyand

ftrongly.
About
this time
valiant Gentleman

the Lord

Woodvile
,

( Uncle

and defirous of Honour

to

fued

the Queen

the

King,
and
might raife fome Power of Voluntaries under-hand
without licence or pafport( wherein
the King might any ways
of Britain.
The King denyed
appear ) go to the ayd of the Duke
a

to

that he

his

requeft ( or
,

mandment

upon

at

leaft feemed

him
,

fo

to

do ) and

laid ftraitCom^

notftir, for that the King

fuffertherein , duringa Treaty to

thathefhould

would
thought his Honour
better a Party. Neverthelcfs this Lord
( either being unruly
of conceit that the King would not inwardlydiflike that,
or
out
,

which

Henry

King
'.vhich he would

IKle

Troop

of four

Britain

and
when

it

bloods

into iiich

without

perilto

to
,

King,

ulingfor

King both
beingconicious

to

he himfclf

to

the greater

was

of fnflor word, againft

injuries
And
an
prclendycame
Agent from

touchingthe Lord P'/^i^dviU'sgoing

demonftrate that ic
to
principal
argument

his

piiviry
,

neither had the face of

advance

news

purge himlelf

to

without

was

The

forbad all

Followers.

or

over,

and

their Perlbns

into

dilTembler of the two,

the

forces.

tair

the French

outraged. But

tlut irithe buhnefs of Peace

himlelf

levied

palledover

with the Duke's

of Amballadors
E|jvilcdge

the
preferve

and

them

into the

the Frer/cb Court, put divers

Young
the Efigtijh
Ambalfadors
as
were
not

fury

be

with

and

men

came

Governour

was

hundred

joynedhiinlelf

whereof

he

Qt

) {"ailedlecrctly
over

openly avow

not

whereot'
if'/^ht
,

of

the Seventh.

the Eritains

for that tlie Troops

Succour

Affairs.

by Authority
which

To

fo 'fmall
,

were
nor

as

much

could

Melfage althoughthe
,

King gave no full credit yet he made fair wtather with

the King, and Teemed latisfied. Soon after the "":g'////j
dors
Ambalfareturned
of
them
been likewife v\ ith the Duke
having two
and found thingsin no other terms
of Britain
than theywere
before.
Upon their return
theyinformed the King of the Hate
and how
far the French King was
of the Affairs
from any true
advile of fome
to
meaning of Peace-, and therefore he was now
Neither
courle.
the
himfelf
led all this while
other
was
King
with credulity
but his Errour
as
was
mccrly
generally
fuppofed
^
fo
much
of
of the
not
facility belief, as an ill-meafuring
was

French

of the other

Forces
For

( as

Party.

partlytouched

was

himfelf.

bufinefs thus with

judgement that

before ) the King had caft the

took it for granted in his own

He

of Britain

the War

of the Pirty
could not
come
fpeedily
,
conceived that the Counfels of a War

he

undertaken

by

of
Heir-apparent
befidcs

that

it

the French

would

France
was

King
be

not

poifible

with
'fembroylcd

tome

of Orkance.

He

of the Duke
,

who

then Childlel's
,

to

"

that
,

an
againft

\'ery faint and flow.

but that the ftate of

And
France

fhould be
milian

the Ifrength

and

period. Fof
was

relped of

in

of the Towns

King

of the RimMs

(he made

account)

troubles and

conceived
was

would

likewife,that

Prince

give

alterationsin favour
warlike

fuccours

to

^JMaxi-

and potent
the

tritains

judgingit would be a work of Time, lielaid

for his
might beft make ufc of that Time
afifairs. Wherein
hrft he thoughtto make his vantage upon
own
his Parliament
the
unto
; knowing that they being af!e"5tionate
Which
Treafure,
Quarrel of Britain, would giveTreafure largely.

roundly.

So

his Plot

how

then

he

as

noilc of War

tofter up.
bufmefs

And
he

might draw

fo

forth

chofe rather

to

Peace

becaufe he knev/ his

fccm

iucceeding
might

Peoplewere

to

fae

hot upon

deceived,and

the

lulled

afleep

HiHoryof the Reign of

T'be

52

the French

afleepby

than

were
dering his Subje(5ls

made

which

State

be
lb

not

backward

in himfclf

hold

him

back.

Wherefore

expedient,than

other

no

continual 'treatyof

to

again

the

as

let and

to

; layingit down

Peace

and
,

required.Befides

occurrence

confi-

fullycapableof the reafbns of

poles he faw
a

to

all thefe purkeep on foot

takingit

up
in confide-

he had
,

bearingthe bleflcdperfonof a Pathat

ctfcator.He thoughtlikewife to make ufe of t^ Envy
with
the French King met
by occafion of this War of Britain,
point of

ration the

in

Honour

himfelf
ftrengthning

in

with

Alliances

new

of

namely that

as

he had ever
in
confent even
of Spain with whom
a
and
with
Maximilian
likewife
who
and Cuftoms,
Nature
was
that
in
he
interelfed.
fubftance
So
himfelf
promifed
particularly

Ferdinando

and

Friends

Honour

Money

thingswere

by

upon

commonly

the finer

edges

or

would

France

would

xht
againft

of France;
Heir-apparent
not
guided by any of
who
men
Nobility but by mean

War

that Charles
,

or

was

of
Mafter-piece

it their

make

the Blood

of
principal

the

into

confider

not

Credit

and Favour

Counfcls

venturous

which

no

And

for CMaximilian,

than

he

was

he

then known.
Afi:er Coilfultation with
other

no

feem

to

than

news

know

great

wife

or

thought

was

his unliable

durft

man

then

neceffitous

and

who

give

w^ould.

being not

broughthim

or

to

Greater-matter

Courfcs

the Ambalfadors

before
expe(5led

he

for

be wary

King

rough and ftubborn to be

The
pointspf Wit.
King
For
grounds.
althoughhe

too

main
likewife deceived in his two
was
that the Council of
had rcafon to conceive
to put the
yet he did

thole

But

and fucceed in all parts

atfairs are

that great

wrought

fineto

too

in the end.

Peace

be fortunate

( thoughhe would

not

it tillthen ) he prefently
his Parliament,
fummoned
Parliament propoundedthe Caufe of Britain to both

.and in open
Houfes , by his Chancellor
who fpaketo this effe(5t
:

Archbilhopof Canterbury,

CMorton

Mr

Lords and

hath commanded
him

moved
I

Mafiers;

ifI performit
His Grace

not

doth

the Love

as

King'sGrace

our

Lord,
Sovereign

have
me
you the Caufehthat
his
thif time tofummon this
Parliament;vehich

at

do infevpwords
fljall

The

to

declare

unto

cravingPardon ofhis

Grace

and
,

you all,

would.

firjl
ofall let you know

that he retaineth in
,

thankful

Jhewcd
Loyalty
your lafl
Meeting,
and difchargtng
his
Ejlablijhment
Partakers,
ofhis Royalty
freeing
of
;
and confifcation
ofhis Traytors and Rebels : more than which could net
action. This he taketh
to their Sovereign in one
come
from Subjects
well
hands
hath
made
he
at your
it a Resolution
to
to himfelf
as
fo
communicate
all
with fo loving
and well-approved
in
Affairs
Subjects
memory

and

him byyou

to

at

in

that

are

ofpublick
natur^,

at

home

or

abroad.
Two

Henry

King

'

are
therefore

Tn'o
A

The

the

French

King (

hot IVar

f relent
foreNantes

in

of

that

Te

he k/mveth Lest.

principal

first.The caufeofthis H'ar

and
entertaining
fuccouring
of
ar

the
allcdgeth
and feme other French Lords
whom the King
Both parts
Others divine ofother Matters.

//"

the Duke

of Qrleance
forhts Enemies,

he^

now

Strengthand
hii Hopes by his attempting

nuefsat

may

tbu

at

yet in

Ducliy.

of the h.irdesipart ofthe U

taketh

beingthe
Befieged
,

and, Prehemtnence

Crcremony

one,

home.

at

no

and holdeth it Hraitly

City ( if not
Wealth )

ofGovernmefit

matter
,

doubt ye have heard ) maketh

Duke of tiritain. His ^rmy ii

as

the

upon

39

the
ofyour frefent"^y^emhling
:
citijes

hujiaefs
; the other

Forein

the Seventh.

have by their Ambajfadors

divers times

prayedthe Kings Ayds : The

French King i^yds or Neutrality
^yds [imply
;
; the Britons
their
and
The
Prince,
forjb
caferequireth. King at a Chriflian
blcffed
,

of the HolyChurch

Son
a,

will

hath

as
hirnfclf
offered

betvcecn them.

Peace

The

French

stay the profecution

of the

not

Mediator

The

War.

treat

to
,

King yieldeth to

but

Treat
,

that

Britons

defire

but
to it leaf
or Jli^nefs
moji
; not upon confidence
upon
distrust of true meaning feeingthe War
So as the King
on.
goes
he took in any
Peace
a
as ever
afterOi much pains and care to effect
able
the
the
not
to
on
remove
one
bujinefs being
fide nor
Profecution
the Distrujl
the other caufed
hath letfall
the
on
by that Profecution
not
it
but
not
as
Treaty ^
of it now
likely
of
defpairing^
repenting
to fucceed.
undcrfandthe fate
Therefore
by this Narrative
you now
Peace

hearken

,,

ofthe
is

Question

the King prayeth

whereupon
your ^^dvice ; which
and defenfive
whether he fljall
enter
into an
auxiliary

other , but

no

for the Britons

War

the better

And

France.
againjl

in this Affairthe King

underfandings
to [ayfomewhat
te
me
of the Perfons
you from him
and fomewhatof the Confequence
in this Bufinefs
;

hath commanded

to

open your

that do intervene

Kingdom ; and fomewhat of the

or Judgein general
no
:
Conclufon
ment
makingnezrrtherlefs

it hath relation

as
thereof,

Example ofit
of any Point
Advices.
politique
First
,

until
,

are

to

eye

in

this

his Grace

hath

received your

principal
profefs that
Ins Grace faith,

this

bufinefshis
"

doth

Grace

he trulyand confantly
to reignin Peace.
defireth
he will neither buyPeace
with Difhonour
nor
,

and
faithful

is the

Sovereignhimfelf who

for the King our

Perfonyou

to

But

take

it

up

at

interest

God
think it a goodChange ifit pleafed
ofDanger
enfuc; butjhall
been
the inward Troubles and Seditions
wherewith he hath
to change
,
hitherto
And for the other
Forein
honourable
War.
into an
to

exercifed
,

in
Perfons

two

his Grace

this Action
doth declare

he
ozer

IS

ofall other Friends

him

his harrd

reacht forth
unto
So

that his

the French

unto

you

Kmg

that
,

and the Duke

,

theybe

bounden
and Alliesmofl

the
the

of Protection from the Tyrant ;

him his hand

toward
affeliion

unto

men

tain
Britf/^
whom

one

havingheld
having

the other

.theliecover y ofhis Kingdom.

ofhelp fcr
them tn his natural Ferfon is upon equal
,

terms.

The

54

vphereai you may

o/W

terms.

Hiftory
of the Reignof
have

heard

that hts
,

Grace

veas

forced
en-

fordoubts of being
betrayed-^
that
have
rvoitld
in
his Grace
not
refeff
tain
any fort
upon the Duke ^Brihis
he
that
:
in defacement
is
benefits
throuohly
of
for
former
offome corruptperfansabout
informedthat it rva^ but the practice
veithouthis ccnfent
him, duringthe time ofhis Sicknej^altogether
or
to

flyout ^Britaininto

France

privity.
But

do
things
howfoever
thefe

his Grace
inter ej?

in his particular
yet
,

Bond that tyethhim to procure by all

higher
his
and
the fafety welfare
means
Subjectsdoth dif-interejihim
of loving
than thus ; that if his Grace
of Gratitude,otherveife
ofthefe
obligations
he do it without Vaffion or Ambition.
to make
a war
Deforced
the
For
ofthis AHion towards this Kingdom it is much
confequence
he knotveth reellthat the

as

his

the French

Kings
to reafon
Subjects

intention is.

vpho bear

ifit be

no

but

to
range
,
the Jlrength
of

more

flout upon
themfelves

fhe Duke

For

to m.
But
ifit be in the French
nothing
his
be in
not
King'spurpofe or if it fhould
purpofe yet if it /hall
all
that
the
it
French
make
one
were
as
if
follow
[ought
King jhall
Province
a
0/Britain andjoynit to the Crown
of France : then it is
the
how
this
worthy conftderation
may importEngland as well in the
increafement
of France
of the greatneji
by the addition effucha
that
his
this
unto our Seas
as in depriving
flretchethBoughs
Countrey
Nation
and leavingit fo naked of fofirmand ajfured
Confederates,
have alwaysbeen.
then it will come
For
as the Britons
that
topaj?,
whereas not longftnce
this Realm was
the
Continent
mightyupon
firji

of Britain

it is

in reflect
Territoryand afterin Kyilliance
of Burgundy and
which
indeed
but
were
Britain,
Confederates
dependant
Ccnfederates'j
the one beingalready
the
into
cast
now
partly
of France,
greatnefs
and partly
into that ofAm^vi^
the other is like wholly
into
to be cafl
the greatnefs
all
and
this
remain
France
in
confined effect
of
^j
jfland
within the Salt-waters
and
girt about with the Coafl-Countries
of

in

two

Monarchs.
mighty
For

the

Example

the French

by France
ofPrinces

it

rejleth
likewife
upon

intent.
King's
as

For

the world abroad

the

fame Queflionupon
[wallowed
up
the Anions
(aptto imputeandconjlrue

if Britain

be carried and

Ambition)conceive it will ^ then it is an Examplevery

and univerfal that the le[[er
dangerous
Neighbour-Ejtate
fjouldbe
devoured ofthe greater. For this
Scotland, tomay be the cafep/^
JV/ir^/j'
towards
the
England; ^Portugal,
S^2L\n
[mailer
Eftates
i, of
of Italy towards the greater ; and fo ^Germany; or as if[ome
ofyon ofthe Commons
mightnot live and dwell fafely befides
fome of
the
Lords.
K^nd
this
be
in
will
thefe
great
bringing ef
Example
laid
the
and
chiefly to
King'scharge as to him that was moftinter ej[ed
mojiable to forbid
there isfofaira Pretext
it. But then on the other fide,
the French King's
OH
wanting to
part ( and yet pretext is never
in
the
his
imminent
)
is fuch as
to
regard
own
power
danger
Ejlate
rather
work
a
may make this Enterprize
of NeceJJitythan of
[eem
to

Ambition,

Henry

King

i
A:nl;ition

cm
danger

this

is done in

This

remits

tiie effeftof the Lord

was

the Caufe

King

of

Britain

tlie

For

lb,

without

engaging the King

The

to

as

to

chancellor

went

on

that which mxy

hath commanded
me
R

and

King had

in all

But

vice
Ad-

mature

touching

commanded

him

to

towards

but
theBufinefsj
Declaration.
in any exprefs

concern
to

your grave

it.

chancellor'sSpeech

ai(c"tthe Parliament

carry ic

95

Dinger of the Example. For

a. man's
orvn
defence cannot

is in another's porver to avoid

Jnrnfe
If
he pitrpofeth
to rely.
whereupon
,

FO

the

correal
re.ifon

tt
because

the
bufinefs
,

tn

Exampleofth.itivhich

that the

be

doth

as

the Seventh.

the Goz'ernment

at

home

the

King

fay unto

you

he thinketh

That

there

King {for the fmalltime that he hath reigned)had

ofJoyand Sorrow,
greater and jufler
caufeof the two contrary Pajjtens
than his Grace
and
hath. Joy in reJpeSt
Favours
vifible
ofthe iftre
his
Sword
the
in
GOD
fide and
of Almighty
Imperial
girting
upon
rv.u

never

any

all his Enemies

and likewife
the fame his Sword againfl
in
:
tffijltng
and
him
with
and
which
S
ervants
bleffmg
Subjects
fo many good
loving
have never
Obedience
and
failedto give him faithful
Counfel ready
hath
that
it
God
to fuffer
not pleafed
Defence. Sorrow
for
cour/tgiotis
him to fheathhis Sword, ( as he greatly
defired otherw:fe
than for
,

Adminifration of Jujiice
) but that he hath been forcedto draw it fo
oft to cut offTrayteroM and difoyal
SubjeSfswhom (itfeems) God
hath left(a few amongst many good
) as the Canaanites
among the
ofIlrael to be thorns in their fides to tempt and try thm;
People
be blejfed
the end hath been always( God's Name
though
)
therefore
hath fain upon their orvn
that the Dcjlrucfion
Heads.
Y,-iji;fi.,j/i
he
his
that
That
it
the Blood
is
not
Grace
feeth
wherefore
faith
";
the
Blood
the
the
will
in
Marin the Field, that
City; nor
fave
Jpilt
that will fetthis Kingdom in perfe^Peace
{hii'sSword
But that
:
the true way is
to fop the Seeds of Sedition and Rebellion in their
and quicken
and for that purpofe
to devife,
confirm,
good
beginnings
;
and
and wholfomLaws
Riots
Ajfemblies
unlawful
ofPeople,
againjl
and all Combinations and Confederacies
ofthem byLiveries Tokens,
and other BadgesofFactious dependance
ofthe Land
; that the Peace
be
bound
and
as
m
byBars ofIron,
foundly
may by thefeOrdinances
,

siren^ned and
,

all Force

both

tn

Court
,

and private
concerneth your

Countrey

which fo much
hereof,
the
doth injlantly
Times
callfir his
nature
of
felves
commends
to
Grace
your Wtfdoms.
wherein he
it is the King's
"^nd
defirethat this Peace
becaufe
do not hear only
to gorvern and maintain
unto you Leaves
hopeth
you
bear you
under the fJjade
fhpitld
for you to (it
ofthem in Safety
; but alfo
hts
Wealth
Riches
Grace
an^ Plenty: Therefore
fruitof
prays you,

Houjes

be

and

The
fupprefi.
which

care

the

'to

The

3^

Hiftory
of the Reign of

the 'JAla.nufa[iares
matter
as alfo
of Trade
confideration
the bajiard
and barren EmfUyment of
and to repref
of the Kingdoms,
and
Exchangesthat theymay be ( as thetr
tmUvcful
Moneys to Ufury
to

take

i"tQ

and

larvfdand RoyalTrading.
and HandyAnd
feton
be
tite
that
it
Realm
that
more
of felfidlenej^
may fttbJiB
crafts
;
out ofour
avoided, and the draining
Treasurefor ForeignManufactures
here
but
reU
to
not
to
provide
only
Hofped. But you are
Merchandize
be brought
in from beyond
JJjall
further that .whatfoever
I
the Seas
may be employed
upon,the dmr'nodities ofthis Land ; vchereby
the Kingdoms
flock
of Treasuremay be fure to be kept
from beingdimithe
Foreiner.
nijhed by any over-trading
of
the King is well ajfuredthat you would not
K^nd lajilybecaufe
ufeis) turned ufon Commerce
be
that Our People
likevptfe

natural

,.

work in K^rti

have him poor

have

care

as

that
,

well

rich \ he doubt eth not., but that

you will
all
other
and
his Revenues
ofCnjloms
,

wtfhes
you
maintain

to

him with your loving

Ayds , ifthe cafe/ball
fupply
,
that
know
the
The
rather
fo require.
King is a goodHits band,
, for
you
the
Publish
and but a Steward
in
comes
for
effe"t
; and that what
Natures

alfo

as

to

into
from the Earth which gathers
and
the
know
back
\^nd
Earth
well,
a
cloud,
falls, upon
again.
you
and more
how the Kingdomsabout you grow more
in Creatnefl and
the Times are stirring and therefore
not ft to findthe King with an
empty Purje. OH ore J have not to fay to you ; and wiJJjthat what
hath been faid had been better expreji
and
But that your fVifdoms
;
will fupply.GOD
goodAffeHions
blefs
your Doings.

fromyou

is

but

drawn

MoiHure

as

-J

hard
ITthis Bufinefs

matter

no

was

well

as

and
difpofe

to

in

affed the Parliament

relped of the Emulation

the

in

between

of the French

the late

growth
Envy at
the
of
fuflerthe French to
to
regard
Danger
5
make
their approachesupon England by obtaininglb goodly a
Maritim
Province
full of Sea-Towns, and Havens, that might
do mifchief to the Englijh,
either by Invafion
or
by interruption
alfo moved
of Traffick. The Parliament
witn the pointof
was

the Nations

Monarchy

and

as

in

for although
the
OppreJJion
5

Arguments

are

ever

with

French

feemed

multitudes

too

to

fpeakReafon
yet
for Sufpitions.
,

weak

tons
Wherefore they did advife the King roundlyto embrace the Briand
fend
with
and
much
them
to
Qiiarrcl
IpeedyAyds ,
,

and forward nefs grantedto the King a great rate of

alacrity
Subfidy in contemplationof thefe Ayds. But the Kin^ both
the French King, to whom
he profeft
to keep a decency towards
,

himfelf tohe

and

obliged
,

than

to

make

him, tht

it; fent

Decree

new

of his

;'

were

defirous rather to fhew War,

folemn AmbafTadors to intimate unto

Ejlatesand

the French^would defiftfrom

defire hith to take it -in
to

People^\vho

indeed

iterate his

to

Hoftilitiy
^ or
good

part

if

motion, that

if War

muft

follow,

the

motion

of his

at

fenfibleof the caufe of the Britons

as

the ancient

Friends,

Hi^oryof the Reign of

The

9"

fome accounted

adion

which

but moft

-,

but

a5

blemifli of the

ment
King'sJudge-

of his times.

the temporary
Fruit of the ParltAtnent in their
took not, nor profpcred
Britain
for
not
given
,
",

howfoever

But

as

the misfortune

Ayd and Advice

is good and whoiefom

Fruit o^ P.trli/tment, which
yet the iafting
continue
and doth yet
this day. For
did profper
to
Laws
,
,
chancel/tr's
that
adftionition
there
the
Lord
were
accordingto
,

Points which

the

King

ancient

the

concernmg

recommended,
before fub-

which

the Star-Chamher

Firft,the Authorityof
fiftedby the

ordained

excellent Laws

divers

Parliament

of the Realm

Common-Laws

firmed
con-

was

by A(5l of Ptirltament. This Court is one

For in
nobleft Inftitutions of this Kingdom.

in certain Cafes

fageftand

of the

of Vxrliament

Court

diltribution the

which

in

holdeth xht pleas of the

OrdinaryJuftice( befides the High

of

the diftribution of Courts

Crevpn

the

Km^s-Bench
the

Place, Pleas-Civil

Common-

and the chancery

concerningthe King'sRevenue
Exchequer-Pleas
for mitigating
thePretorian
the rigour of Law, in cafe of
power
there was
confcience
the
of
nevera good man
extremity by
5
the
thelefs always referved a high and preheminentpower
to
King'sCouncil, in Caufes that mightin example or confequence,
,

if

the Council ufed

Criminal
,

Ch amber
as

which

the ftate of the Common-wealth

concern

the

if

Civil,

chanceryhad

Chamher

the Pretorian

fvh ite-ffall. And

or

for Offences

power
Court
of

Capital. This

called tlie star-

for Equity, fo the

power

the Cenforian

had

of

fitin the chamber

to

in the f-yhite-Chamber

they were

Star-chamber

under

Star-

the degree

is

compounded

Elements : for it confifteth of four kinds of PerfonsCounfellors

Peers, Prelates,and chief Judges. It difcerneth
of

good

alfo principally
of four kinds of Caufes
various

Stellionate

of

and
,

Crimes

heinous

capital
that which
But
perpetrated.
or

a"fl was

Force

and

the

and
,

was

chief

two

of Multitudes

"

Forces, Frauds, Crimes

the Inchoations
not

or

middle

aimed
principally
of
Force
Supports

Maintenance

a(fls towards

actuallycommitted

or

or

by

at

this

nation
Combi,

Headflnpof

Great

perfons.
the

From
on

to

generalpeace of the Countrey the King'scare

the peace

of the Kings Houfe

and Counfellors.
But this Law
Officers

compofitionand temper
under

the

degreeof

King'sCouncil,
Law

went

was

beinga

Lord

or

That

of his great
and the fecurity
of a ftrange
fomewhat
was

if any

of the

King's Servants

the death of any of the

confpire
,
of the Realm
it is made Capital. This
do

Lord

thoughtto
ftern and

be

procuredby

the Lord

Chancellor

who
,

findinghe had fome mortal

haughty
the
providedfor his own
fafety
", drowning
of
the
in
L
aw
it
a general
by communicating
priviledge
envy
with allother Counfellors
and Peers
and yet not daringto extend it
Enemies

man

and

in Court

further5

Henry

King
further,than
have

been

the

to

harfh

too

the Seventh,
in Check-roll,left it fliould
and other Commons
of

King'sServants
the Gentlemen

to

59

Kingdom -,
might have thoughttheir ancient Liberty,
and the clemencyof the La\\'S of Englandinvaded
Ifthe tvill
b
e
made
the
And
deed.
the
reafon
in any cafeofFelony
jhould
yet
which
the Aft yieldeth
(that is to fay, That he that confpireth
and bya mean
the death ofCouncilors
tc
indirectly
may be thought
death
the
all
the
is
indifferent
to
Subje^fs,
of
King himfelf,)
confptre
who

the

as

well

Chancellor's

ferve the Lord

need

General

in Court.

Servants

to

as

turn

this fufBced

it feemcth

But

this time.

at

yet he lived

But

for that he grew

afterwards
then to the Court.

Law
,

as

odious

to

to
to

the Comtrey , as he was

the King'scare extended
the peace of the King'sHoufe
From
,
and Families.
For there was
an
to the peace of Private
Hoitfes

excellent Moral
away
f^ards

of

molded

Law

thus

forciblyand

women

Bond^Women

and

was

takingand

The

"

carrying

their will ( except Femaleagainft

made
Capital. The Parliament

of w/wf"
by force
conceiving,that the obtaining
juftly
lurements
( howfoever afterwards AfTent might follow by AlPojfeffion
the
becaufe
forth in length
but a Rajjedrawn
) was

and
wifely
into

firftForce
There

drew

all the reft.

on

alfo another Law

made

was

Law

the Common
the

appeal;and
many

eution

matter

at

in

was

King'sSuit

the

and

with

times

many

by

and

forgottenand

manner

wearied

let fall

was

time the

by

expeiil

did

Parties Suit

the

to

fo that in the end fuch Suit

the Suit

whereas

That

by way of
found by experience that the Partywas

allowed

compounded

times

was

Realm, beingthis

and

in amendment

the King'sSuit in cafe of Homicide

the Day
that it was

and

Tear

of the

Laws

of the Common

general

in

for Peace

and
and Man-flaughters
,

of Murthers
reprefting

with
by that

therebyProfe-

grante
beft Fla( which is ever
Suit
the
That
Ordained
by

Indictment

it was
neglefted
;
well at any time within the Tear
taken
be
as
Indiiiment might
neverthelefs the Parties
after not prejudicing
and the Day
as
crimine

Suit.
The
to

pare

convtcl

King began alfo then

a

littlethe

as

well in Wifdom

as

of Clergy ordaining
Privilcdge
,

in

Juftice

That Clerks

theymight tafte
and that they might carry a Brand

be burned in the hand ; both becaufe

jhould

Punifhment
corporal
Infamy. But for this good Adts

of fome
of

after branded

by

of the Rites of

Another

by which

Law
Law

Perkins

were

for

Proclamation

King himfelf

was

execrable breaker

an

Holychurch.
made

was

the

for the better Peace

King'sOfficers and

their Places and Holds

and unlawful
in Routs

Thefe

the

fake

Farmors

in cafe of unlawful

Retainer

the Laws

of the Countrey ;
to forfeit
were
,

or

partaking

AITcmblies.
that

were

made

for

of
reprefTing

Force,

which

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

40
framed

they are
this day.

as

continue

to

There

alfo made

were

of

prudently
and

lo

that ParliafKent

Laws
politick

of Money
Bajlard-ufc

And

"

againft

is Baftard-Ufury
Exchanges, which
;
for the Employment
the Securityof the King'sCufioms
; And
the frocedmes of Forein Commodities
brought in
and

chievances

alfo for

And

and

good

is the

againft
Ufury,which
unlawful

ib
chieflyrequire^ and were
all
found fit for
fucceedingtimes

did

thofe times

which

by

Realm

Angers
togetherwith

wholefom

good and
bare

time

at

the

howlbever

But

upon
fonie other Laws

Fruit

King'sBarn

and
Yorkjhire
,

but it

entred

the CommiHioners

in that

after a

was

and faid
into great mutiny
grew
,
miferies
of
late
thouiand
endured
years a
would
pay the Subfidy. This ( no doubt
much

necefiitybut
prefent

by

did

All

inned

was

For

of the

when

Subfidyin

People upon
that

openly

bear

the fame

Storm.

the Taxation

into

den

of any

importance.

rarliament

of Ditrefm
Biflioprick
; the

the

of the

Subfidy
granted at

yet the

of lels

proved harfh and bitter.

laft into the

made

Laws

that

Fruit

Native-Commodities

the

CMerchant'Ur

fud-

they had

and neither

could

nor

) proceedednot fimply
reafon of the old humour

of King Richard was

fo
the memory
,
hearts
and
ftrong,that it lyeslike Lees in the bottom of mens
where

of thofe Countries

"

if the

was
f^ejje/

it was

partlyalfo

but ftirred , it would

the

And

( no doubt )
up.
fatftiousMalecontents,

come

of ibme
inftigation

by
Hereupon the Comprincipalftroke amongfl:them.
deferred
the iBatter
Ibmewhat
miffionersbeing
aftonifhed,
unto
the principal
of Authe Earl ol Northumberland, who
thority
was
man
that

bare

in

The

thofe Parts.

Earl

forthwith

enough
King plainly

wrote

the

unto

flame he

in what

to
Court, fignifying

the

found

thofe Countries, and prayingthe King's

he would
That
back peremptorily,
wrote

the

direction.
not

have

him

by

one

he would

both

been

becaufe it might encourage

the like Releale

never

had

granted to

pray

of that which

abated

penny

Parliament

to

the

peopleof
The King

endure

Mitigation

or

and

becaufe
chiefly,

the bale Multitude

,'that

Authorityof the Parliament

other Countries

Ihould

their Fotes

wherein

fruft rate

and

Con-

from Court
the Earl
Upon this difpatch
of
the
and Free-holders
aflTembled the principal
Countrey^
Jujlices
in
that
wherein
and fpeaking
them
the
to
imperiousLanguage
King had written to him, which needed not, (fave that an harlh

{cnts

concluded.

were

fallen into the hands of a harlh man,)

unfortunately
them
did not only irritate the People but make
conceive
by
of delivery
of the King's Errand
the ftoutnefs and haughtinefs
^
Pcrfwadcr of that Counthat himfelf was
the Author or principal
ifel.Whereupon the meaner
Ibrt routed tdgether and fuddenly

bufmefs

was

the
aflailing
vants.

And

Earl in his houfe

refl:ed not

flew him
,

and

divers of his fer-

but

there
,

for
creating

their Leader

Sir

Henry

King

John EgremoHd
time

born

ahb

by

who

fa(5tiousperibn

the
fwayamongfl:

41

that had

one

and

King ^

called John A

bire much

ards the

tow

bale Fellow

and

ill Talent

an

the Seventh.

chamber

of

long

being animated

very Boutefeu,
popular, entred into
,

vulgarand

Rebellion

open

and gave out in flatterms

that theywould go
with
and
him
for
the maintenance of
fight
Henrjf
,

againfl:
King

their Liberties.
the

When
almoft

advertifed of this

King was

Insurrection
(being

new

that took him every year ) afterhis manner

little
troubled therewith
of
fent
Thomas
whom
he
Earl
he
had
Surrey (
,
and pardoned,
a littlebefore not
only releafed out of the Toveer
a

Fever

but

alfo received

the
againfl:

to

Rebels ;

and defeated them

As for Sir

favour ) with
a
fpecial
competent Power
who foughtwith the principal
Band of them,
and

took

alive

Executed

Palace

the

was

SanBuary

tor

and

in great ftate ; for he was

hangedupon
of
Gallows , as
themidft
in
a fquare
Stagehigher
at

Tork

paramount

and

of his

number

that

men

Lady
ptacle
Rece-

chamber

John A

Traytors againftthe King.

,

railed

brand.
their fire-

JohnEgremond,he fled into Flanders,to the

Margaret of Burgundy
; whofe
of all

Chamber

JohnA

was

Gibbet
a

Tray-

his chief

were

hanged upon the lower Storyround about him

,
and the reft were
generallypardoned. Neither did the King
himfelf omit his cuftom, to be firftor fecond in all his Warlike
ufual with him
Exploits-, making good his Word , which was
M'hea he heard of Rebels ; that He deftred
but to fee them.
For

Complices

were

"

the Earl of Surrey,he marched

himfelf in pcrfon. And althoughin his journey

immediatelyafter he
towards

them

he heard

news

had lent down

of the

Viftory,yet he

and fettlethofe Countries.

pacific
London

went

as

on

far

that done

And

as

Tork
,

returned

to
to

Earl of Surrey for his Lieutenant in the

Com*
Northern
for his principal
and Sir Richard Tunjlal
parts
he
did
whereof
miflioner to levythe Subjidy,
remit a Denier.
not
,

leavingthe
,

About

the fame

time

the Earl of Northumberland

Allie of James the Third

loftfo

good a

Servant
as
taithfulFriend
and
a
of Scotland,by a miferable difafter.

the

that

King

he loft likewife

King

after a longfmother of difcontent,

Prince
and People breaking
forth
hatred of many
of his Nobility
,
into feditions and alterations of Court, was
at laft diat times
ftreffedby them
Arms
the
and furprifed pcrfon
having taken
,
of Prince James his Son
force
partly
partlyby
by threats that
,
they would otherwife deliver up the Kingdom to the King of
For

this unfortunate

and

England, to (hadow their Rebellion, and to be the titularand

paintedHead of thofe Arms.
Whereupon the King ( finding
alio unto
himfelf too weak ) (ought unto
the
as
King Henry
.

and the

Pope

him

and

Mediation

his
in

King of France,

to

between
compofethofe troubles,

their
Subjeds. The King accordinglyinterpofed
Not onlyby way of
:
a round and Princely
manner
G

requeft

The

42

HiUoryof the Reign df

of proteftation
and perfwafionbut alfo by way
of menace^
requeft
it
the
Caufe
be
t
hat
common
declaring,
theythought to
be fuffered
their
^of all Kings , ifSubjects
to give Laws
unto
jljoiiU
and
and
that they would accordingly
refent it
re-Sovereign ;
,

the Rebels that had fhaken off the greater To^k of

had likewife caft away
the leffer Tjf of Refpedt.

But

venge it.
Obedience

And

above
prevailing

F"ry

made

Fear

anfwer

That

there

was

his Crown.
talkingof Peace, except the King would refign
to
a
Whereupon ( Treaty of Accord takingno place) it came
Bannocks-bourn by Striveltn.
the
Battel
which
Battel
at
\p.
with wrath and juft
indignation,
inconfiderately
King traniported
no

and precipitating
the charge before his whole numbers
fighting
and
the contrary exprefs
came
(notwithftanding
up to him, was
commandment
of the Prince his Son) flainin thePurfuit,
ftraight
,

being fled
fought.

to

fituate in the field, where

Mill
,

Embaffy which
Pope's
Italian Legate,( and perhaps

for the

As
Hello

an

fent

was

as

the Battel

by

Adrian

thofe times

were

was

de

Ca-

might

late for the Embaffy but not

have prevailed
too
more
) it came
for the AmbafTador.
For pafling
through England and being
honourablyentertained,and received of King Hi?;?/;'
; (who ever
appliedhimfclf with much refpedto the See of Rome) he fell
,

into great grace with the King

,
with Morton
the Chancellor.
fliip

and great familiarity

and friendIn fo much
as the King taking

him
likingto him, and finding
the Biflioprick
of Hereford,and
^ells

and

employedhim

his mind

to

afterwards

him
preferred

of his affairsof State

in many

to

and

that of Bath

to

that
,

of great learning wifdom,

had relationto Rome.
He was
a man
,
in
and having not
dexterity bufinefs of State
long after
afcended to the degreeof Cardinal, payd the King largetribute of

and

"

his

in diligent
and judicious
advertifement of the ocgratitude,
the
of
in
end
of his time
Neverthelefs
he was
currents
Italy.
Petrucci
partakerof the confpiracywhich Cardinal K^lphonfo
,

and

And

fome

other

Cardinals

by

this offence in it felffo

the motive thereof, which

an

mind
afpiring

there wanted
was

by

not

to

the

was

not

Papacy.

And

malice

or

difcontent

in this

of

heightof
-

believed,
generally
) he was
fatal mockery the Predidion of a Soothjayer
; which
be Adrian
one (hould
name
fbould
fucceedPope Leo
n^hofe
,

aged

man

ofmean

charadler

and
,

it

impiety

levityand folly for that ( as

animated to exped the Papacy,

That

birth

and
,

figure
,

and
ofgreat learning

he took

but
,

intermixture

an

was.
an
,

wifdom. By
himfelf to be defcribed though
which

fulfilledoi^dria"
the Fleming Son of a Dutch Brewer,
Cardinal of Tortofa and Preceptor
Charles the Fifth the fame
unto
,
that not changinghis Chriflcncalled
Adrian
afterward
was
name,
the Sixth.
were

the lifeof Pope Leo.

againft
plotted
heinous
was
yet in him aggravated

had

But

Henry

King

the Seventh.

43

thelb

thingshappenedin the year following \v hich was

King, But in the ena of tlie fourth year the King
calledagain his Parliament
not
as it feemcth for
cular
any partioccafioriof State.
But the former Parliament
ended
being

But

the hfth of this

had

fomewhat

fuddenly in regardof

the

for Britain
the
preparation
his Peoplefufficiently

King thought he
with

had

good z,."v/ which

And finding
by

his Retribution for Treaevermore

was
the Infurredion in the North
there was

fure.

difcontentment

remunerated

not

the Subfidyhe thoughtit

and comfort
further
Subjectsyet
contentment
good to
,
his times for good Commonwealths
in that kind.
Laws
Certainly
did excell. So as he may
be celebrated for the beft Larvjuftly
abroad

in

of
refped:

give his

giver to this Nation

(who fo marks them
the

upon

after King Edward

well )

ftillmore

and
and

after the

happy5

more

For

his Larvs

vulgar: not made

prefent but out

not

for the

Occafion
a particular
of the future
make
to
,

the Eftate of his

People
in
Legijlators

of the

manner

Heroical times.

Firft therefore he made

For

fuitable to his

Larv

Times.

and

deep

are

the Firft.

fpurof

of Providence

ancient

himielf had in his Perfon and

as

Ads

own

and

Marriage made

final Concord

in the great Suit and Title for the Crorvn ; fo by

,
he fetledthe like Peace and Quiet in the private
Pof-

this Law

feffionsof the Subjeds.

That Fines

Ordaining

jhould
thence-forth

be final,
ts conclude all Strangers
Rightt; and that uponf/"^/ levied,
and folemnly proclaimed the Subjectfhould have
his time of
,

for five years after his Title accrued 5 which

if he forebound
his
be
for.ever
after
with
fome exfhould
ception
pafled
Right
t,

Watch

neverthelefs ,

of ^Minors

This

which

The

Common-Lave.

ancient-Statute of the
in affirmance of the

it felf alfo niade but

was

and fuch

.-:.-;"(_"

did in effed but reftore an

Statute

Realm

Married-women
,

incompetentPerfons.

alteration had been

called the Statute of Non-claim

by

commonly

Statute,

in the time of Edward

the
o
f
the
Third.
was
a
PrognoHick
the
moft part ) conwhich
his
hath
for
fince
time
Peace
tinued
(
good
until this day. For Statutes of Non^
in this Kingdom
made

And

kind of

iurelythis Law

fit for times of War,

when
that they cannot
intend their Eftate
claim

mens.

are

but

heads

troublcdi,

are

that

Statutes

quiet

Suits and
fitteftfor times of Peace, to extinguifh
are
Pojfeffions,
Contentions
which is one of the Banes of Peace, .vv bo-r
.;^.ii;
,

Another

statute

apparently

and

Militar

Forces

at
jnclofures

Arable Land
Families
few

was

fingular
Policyfor th^ Population
ibr thfiSoldierji
jCDnfidered.)
throughly

made

( if it be

and

was

of

oi xhtKtaXm.

that time

began

(which could
turned

Herdf-men; and

not

'"

v;^"t

to

be

knf-.".',-sw-V/j.:.'.jal\
"-\^.A^

frequent whereby
and
without Pieople

more

be manured

into Pafture

which

rid by
eafily

was

Tenancies

for
G

Tears
2

Lives
,

and

Kyit Will

(where-

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

44

( whereupon much
melhes.

lived ) were
turned into DeTeomandry
and
of
( by eonfequence
)
decay
People

of the

This bred

and the like. The King likea decayof Tovpnsy churches, lythes,
and in no wile forgot that there enfued
full well
wife knew
,
,
and Taxes j
withal upon this a decay and diminution of Subfidy
the lower Books of Subjidtes.
In
Gentlemen
ever
,
mirable
adthe
was
King'sWifdom
remedyingof this inconvenience ,
and the Parliaments at that time.
Inclofures
they would

for the

more

forbid, for that had been to forbid the improvementof the

they would not compel,
Patrimonyof the Kingdom nor Tillage
not

"

for that
a

courfe

Utility.But they took

Jnclofuresand depopulating
depopulating

take away

to

and

ftrivc with Nature

to

was

Pafinrageand yet
,

by that name

not

or

by any Imperiousexprels

That all
was
by conlequence. The Ordinance
and
Acres ofGround
ofHusbandry that voere ufedwith trvettty
Hotij'es
with
and kept for ever
be maintained
upwards fljotdd
; together
up
be
and
them
rvith
a competentproportion
ofLand to
occupied
ufed
; and
made
in no wife to be fevered from them
as by another Statute

Prohibition

but

afterwards in his Succcflbrs time ,

upon Forfeiture to be taken 5 not

by feifureof the Land

but
Fee

as

half the Profits tillthe Houles and Lands were

re,
necefof
Houfes
did
this
the
means
beingkeptup,
By

to

ftored.

enforce a Dvoeller
,fity
pationbeingkeptup,
to

be

it fclf,

declared. This
fully
of
Popular^Hion,
by way
by the King and Lords of the
more

was

Beggar

or

and

Cottager

of Land for
proportion
enforce
that Dweller
neceffity
the

did of

but

of fome

man

Occu"
,

fubftance

not

that
,

and fet the Plough on going.

might keep Hinds and Servants
the Might and Manner-heed
This did wonderfully
of the
concern
Standard
it were
of a
fufficicntto
as
Kingdom to have Ferms
maintain an able Body out of Penury, and did in effe(5t
amortize
the Hold and
a
great part of the Lands of the Kingdom unto
of
Middle
of
tween
the
Occupation
people a condition beTeomanry or
,

Gentlemen

did advance
the
For

and Cottagersor re fonts. Now

the Milttar power of the Kingdom

of War
Principles

true

it hath been

held

Judgement in the Wars

that it may

and

the

by

the

much

how

this

is apparent by
,
other
of
Kingdoms.
examples

generalOpinion of

( howiocver

Ibme

few have

men

of beft

varied

and
,

fome diftincSion of Cafe ) that the principal

of an Army confifteth in the infantry
And to
Foot.
or
ftrcngth
make good Infantry,
fervile
iu
it requireth
bred
not
or
men
a
,
fafhion but in fome free and plentiful
fore
Theremanner.
indigent
receive

if

State

run

Bttiband-men and
or

moft

to

Noble-fxem and Gentlemen

Plough-menbe but

elfe meer

and that the

bourers,
their Work-folks and La,

as

Cottagers (which
,

are

but

)
Heufed-Seggars

of Foot;
a
never
good
you may
like to Ccppice-Wocds
that if you leave in them staddles too thick,
will
run
they
to Bufliesand Bryars and liavc littleclean Under,

have

good Cavalry,but

ftableBands

wood.

Haioryof the Reign of

The

46

them not
exceed a rate
Prices
but glinting
that
to
prelcribing
he
afford.
clothier
as
the
might
might drapeaccordingly
made that Parliament
but thefe
Divers other good statutes
were
do
here
defire
I
into
And
thofe
whofe hands
the principal.
were
Ihall fall that theydo take in good part my longinfiftthis Work
ingupon the Laves that were made in this King'sReign^ whereof I
the prcheminentvirtue
have thefe realbns : Both becaufc it was
,

and

of this

merit

King

whcfe

to

I do

memory

and

honour
,

becaufe it hath fome correfpondence

to
myPerfon- but chiefly,
in the beft
becaufe ( in my judgement) it is fome dcfedl even
often eno"gh fummarily
Writers of Hijlory that they do not
memorable
that palfed
in
moft
fet
Laws
and
down
the
deliver
,

of Peace.
Laiv

and

they write

whereof

the times

beingindeed the

althoughthey may

For

Books of
Original
judgement of Kings

had

be

in

the
not
yet that informeth
fo well
and Per finsof Ejiate
Counfellors
,
,

themfelves

fcribed ,

and

"

the fame time , the King had

tho/tfand
pounds;which was double

and

likewife had been

than

loon

orderlypayd back

duelyand

was

Neither

as

fee them

to

de-

entred in the Talkie and Pourtrait of the Times.

About
Four

K^ifs
principal

the

King

to

at

from the City of

that they lent before,

Loan

the

choofingrather

ever

the former

day, as
to

borrow

too

and fo keepingup his Credit.

to pay too late ,

had the King yet cafl off his cares

and

hopes touching
thought to mafter the occafion by Policy though
his Arms
had been unfortunate,and to bereave the fr^w^ King
of the fruit of his Victory.The fumm
of his defignwas
to
courage
enhis
for
Maximilian
with
fwit
the
to go on
Marriage of
the Heir of Britain
and to ayd him to the confummation
Ann
Britain

but

thereof. But the affairsof Maximilian

at that time in great

were
Rebellion
of
his
by a
Subjedsin Flanders ;
,
of Bruges
thofe of Brttges
and Gaunt , whereof the Town
efpecially

trouble and combuftion

( at fuch time

there in peribn
was
) had fuddenly
flain fome of his principal
OiEcers
and

Maximilian

as

in tumult

armed

and
,

taken himfelf

held

prifonerand

him

in durance

and

enforced him

fome

of his Counfellors
,

Oath

revenge

offences

pardon all their

to

the fame

Emperor would

not

to

come.

take

folemn

queftionand
Frederick the

fufferthis

offered to
reproachand indignity
fharpWars upon f/^Wrrj, to reclaim

his Son
and

and never
to
NeverthdQd'

in time

to

tillthey had

to pafs,but made
chaftife the Rebels.
But

and

perfonabout C^iaximilian

the

Lord

RavenHeia,

principal

that had taken the Oath

one

of

the Religion
thereof, but
pretending
and
it
was
ambition,
(as
private
thought)inftigated
and corrupted
from France
forfook the Emperor and Maximilian
and made himfelf an Head of the popular
his Lord
Party and
Abolition with

his Mafter

indeed upon

of /preand sluce
with both the C allies
feized upon the Towns
of Picardy
Cordes
under
and forthwith fent to the Lord
Governour
"

the

Henry

King
the French

King,

to

behalf of the French

defire

ayd

King

would

force of Arms

and

the Seventh,
and

to

reduce

the reft.

raife

fummons

the iudden

on

before

Bruges. The

French Forces

looked

not

a
befieged

was

fct-

own

poflible

for fuch

and

Ravemfein

between

littleTown

Towns,

been

invert the Towns

to

his

the

on

Cordes

than it had

Lord

partlyof

if he had

ayd of the Lord

in

inftrudions

with

mings

The

was

to

that he
,

be Protector of the united

by
readyto embrace the occafion which
ting and ient forthwith greater Forces
for him

him

move

47

the Fletnand

fr^wc^

called Dixmue,

Forces joynedwith them.

While they
part of the Flemijh
the
layat this fiege,
King of England,upon pretence of the fafety
of the Englipj
Pale about Calke , but in truth being loth that

where

Maxtmilim
fliould become
off by the States of Britain

contemptibleand therebybe

Ihaken

this

about

Marriage

fent
,

the

over

the Lord Daubigny then

unto
Morley\\\\h a thoufand men
Caltce
of
inftrudlions
with
fecret
to
ayd CMaximilian,
Deputy
and to raife the fiegeof Dixmue.
Lord
The
( giving
Datihigny
Lord

it

that all

out

drew

for the

was

of the Garrifons

out

of
ftrengthning
of cdice

of

number

that
made

men

So

more.

and

Hammes

Cmnes,

)
the

to

the frefh Succours

that with

the Condu(51: of the Lord

under

came

CMorley they
,

the

to

up

thoufand

Marches
Engliflj

the

number

of

thoufand

two

better.

or

Which

joyningwith (bme Companies o( Almains

put themlelves
and pafling
Dixmue
not
through
perceivedby the Enemies

Forces

into

with

the Town

fome

re-enforcement
,

) aflailed the Enemies

of fear ^ where there

in the Town

( from the Forces

that

were

negligently
guarded,
in
which
a bloody
was
as
Fight
being out
and their Partakers obtained theVi(5lory,
and flew to
the Efiglijh
lofs
the Englijh
the
the number
of eightthoufand men
with
on
Camp

part of

hundred

or

thereabouts

amongft whom

the Lord

was

with

much
rich
Morley. They took alfo their great Ordnance
Lord
the
bigny
Dauwhich
carried
whence
Neve
to
fpoils
they
fort
and fbme other
returned to Calice
leavingthe hurt men,
Voluntaries in Newport. But the Lord Gordes being at Jpre with
,

the lofs and difgrace

to recover
thinking
and fate down
before
came
on
prefently
Fightat Dtxmne
he refolved
it; and after fome days fiege,
Nevoport and befieged
a

great power

of

men

of the

he did one
day and
try the fortune of an Affault : Which
Tower
fucceeded therein fo far , that he had taken the principal
and planted
and Fort in that City
upon it the French Banner.
to

neverthelefs

Whence

forth

beaten
prefently

they were

by

the

Englishby the help of fome frefh Succours of Archers arriving

upon
of Newport ; Wherein the Haven
by good fortune (atthe inftant)
cours
Sucand meafuringthe new
the Lord Cordes difcouraged,
,

( which
levied his
between

were

Siege.

the

two

fmall ) by the Succefs

matters
By this means
,

Kings of Englandand

( which
more

grew

France

was

great

exafperate

for that

the
War

HiHoryof the Reign of

T^he

4.8

of FUrders
blooded
much

the

War

more

felfan

rankled

Blood

Cordes

that declared

Englijhbeyond that

of the

Enemy

open

Which

of the Lord

the vain words

by

another.
againft

one

were
EngUjlj

of French and

Forces
auxiliary

that

him-

appertained

of his,
a
making
That he could, be content
to lyein Hell fevenyears
fo he mightvein
the
Calice from
Engliili.
The
King having thus upheldthe Reputationof Maximtlim,
his Marriagewith Britain to a conadvifed him now
on
to prefs
Service
prefent

the

to

it

the

by-word

common

clufion.

^Maximilian

Which

both with
prevailed
with

young

the

as

Ceremony

the

her

perfonsabout

Bedded

and

Ambaflador

laid

after flie was

with

there

naked

the

mation

property

) between

might be thought to
thingsthen

leave

to

was

perfedion and

to

and in the

amount

and a(5lualKnowledge. This done

that draw

not

have
eafily

Bedded

folemnly

of
prefence
Women
put his Leg ( ftript
the end,
Efpoufal-Sheets
-, to

that that Ceremony

rtie was

fundryNoble PerfonagesMen
the Knee

by Proxy,

in CMaximilians

came

of frocuration

Letters

and

to

confummate

in thefe parts new.

For
but ftated as a Bride, and
,

that time

at

Marriage was

contraded
onlypublickly

not

did
and fo far forth
accordingly
Lady and with the principal

to

Confum-

( whofe
almoft come

Maximilian
,

when

they were
end them by imagination^ like illArchers,

to

their Arrows
the

the Head

to

up

Lady himfelf

of
Dijguife

have

to

as

and who

made

might as
?Uy and

aftured,
neglededfor

all

time
a
it) thinkingnow
Meanhis further proceeding and intended his Wars.
while, the
Frexch King (confulting
ttiat this
with his Divines, and finding
,

rather an Invention
of the Church)

Confummationwas
pretended

ways valid by the Laws

work , and by fecretInfhruments and

any
to

about

Matrons

the

wherein there
onlycontraded

milian

not

was

Daughter

was

both feet

fair

"

really

more

cunningAgents
out

of the

mind

double

labour.

For

Honour

was

the

unto

to

and

King

went

well

as

Charles.

the

Daughter

on

the
either fide:
So

as

Exceptionlayplain

for that Oliaximilians

of the
"JMaxi'

clear

not

Charles

move
re-

but Cl't aximilian's

Lady
King

was

But for the Contra"5l with

than
,

firffc
Ceunfellors
fought to

as

likewife contraded

Marriage halted upon

and

and
point of Religion

her felf

Lady

Lady

the young

of Court

was

under

years

of

and fo not bound

but a power of Difagreement
by Law
left to cither part. But for the Contrail made by CMaximtlian
with the Lady her felf theywere
harder driven
5 havingnothing
,

Confent
,

to

alledge but

that it

Lord

King
her in placeof
,

and

he

and

of

was

done

without

whofe

Charles

the confent of her Sovereign

Ward

and Client fliewas

,
therefore it was
void,

and
a Father
fuch
Confent.
for
of
Which
no
wa^t
,
faid) though it would not evacuate
a ^Marriage
,

to

"

defed

force

and

Actual

Confummation yet it
,

was

(they

Cohabiafter tation
enough to make
,

void

King
void

Contraci.

For

ds

for

the Seventh,

pretendedConfummtitim they made

,

with
fport
W/ftf

and faid

it

fViddovcer ,

and

That

cold

it vom

Argument

an

that could

fVooer

//w^ Maximilian
,

byDeputy
Bridegroom

make

not

little 'journey-,
to

for

Rewards

no

Promifes)

or

had made

all

put

a,

that the young Lady, wrought upon

ofquepon.
inftilled
Realbns
by iuch as the French King , ( who
finely
So

oat

i/e

to
himfelf

content

and would

his fide

on

bythefe
(pared

and

allured

prcfentGlory and Greatnefs of King Chxrles

( beingalio a young King and zhatchelor)and loth to make her
yielded
Countrey the Seat of a long and miferable War ^ fecretly
fecret Treaty with
this
of
But
Charles.
to
during
King
accept
and
the Lady
the better to fave it from Blafts of Oppofition
Arts
and
his wonted
to
Interruption King Charles reforting
likewife

by

the

he had carried the Wars,

by
,
o^ Englandin vain belief, fent a folemn

carry the
the King
entertaining

thinkingto

AmbafTageby Francis

Ad am

Lord

as

age

Luxemberg

of

Charles

Oilarigmanand

of the
Robert Gaguetn , General of the Or^^^* of the Bonnes
Homines
Trinity 16 trfiat Peace and League with the King ", accoiipling
of a Requejlthat the French King
it with ail y^rticle in nature
,

( accordingunto his rightof

King'sgood
of the Marriage of the young
) difpofe
Seignioryand Tutelage
think good 5 offering
he
Duchefs of Britain
fhould
as
by a Judicial
of
Maxim/lian
make
void
the
by
to
Marriage
proceeding
with

might

will

the

did continue
who

milian

the better

Alfo all this while

Proxy.
,

educated in
trariwife

formerlyhad
France

not

and
profefling

been

him

unto

to

and

but

con-

meant

to

And

of Britain,

that for the Duchefs

of Seignioryand
his right
only to preferve
Marriageto fome fuch Allie as mightdependupon

he defired
in

of Maxi-,

be bred

or
renvoying her i
difmiffing
giving out flrongly that he

that Match.

proceedwith

fent

he

tlic World,

amufe

cuftodythe Daughter

and

in his Court

to

to

givehei?

him.

the three CommifTioners

When
theydelivered their AmbafTageunto

to

came

the

forhe days after

to his Council ; where
made
their Propofitiorl
by the Prior of
third in

he

were

to

this ef"d

Mr

place^ yet

the Court

of

England,

remitted

King,who
theyhad Audience

them
and
,

theTnnity, (who though

held the befl Speakerof them

was

the

L^^rds
,

King our

the

Master
,

greateU and mightieH

Charles the Great

{ whofe
/?w"?
i
t
he beareth } hath neverthelef
Narne
thought no dijpaand
Peace
to his Greatneff,
at this time
to propound
a
yea
ragement
he
hath
to
pray a Peace voith the King of England. For which purpofe
and ample
fentus his Commiffianersinjlru^edand enabled with full
and conclude
to treat
in charge to epen in
; gfvingus further
power
in
King that retgned

France

the fecret
s ofhis own
fome other bttftncj^
the precious Love-tokens

between

Thefebe

intentions.

great Kings
H

to
,

indeed

communicate

one

vfith

HiBoryof the Reign of

ne

50

trt/tjiate
oftheir Affairsand to pajiby nice Points
to give Law
unto
not
^ffe"iien. This I do
ought
foryou to imaginethe true and
Lordjhips
; It is not pjfible

another the

with

of
affure
your
Honour

cordial

which

that the

King our Mafterbeareth

cept
Sovereign exwith
him
He
are.
as we
near
fogreat
you were
their
Paris
at
remembreth
he
firfi
rvithfo
acquaintance
great
reffe"i
;

Love

contentment

; nay

your

but that prefently

he falls
Jpeaksofhim
that
in
verge
theycannot conofgreat Kings
miferies
with
This
but
to
Servants.
affe^ion your
Equals
he

never

into difcourje
of the

with their

to

ufethhis Name

King'sPerfonand
to

the Earl

to

This

all.

us

other

For

Root

it was
ftnce

have

it cannot

that it is

of Richmond

the

to

new

the firjl
motive
therefore

is

hath put into the Heart

zier
ofour Maand for purpofes
yet un-

COD
,

goodof chriliendom

doubt for the

known

Virtues

that makes

our

the

fame

King of England.

King

Peace
defire

to

and fomewhat that he

and League with your Sovereign: Good affection
,
with reafonbf
This affection
is alfoarmed
findsin his own Heart.

Efiate.For

our

King

doth in allcandour and

dealingopen
franknej^of

andk a Holypurpose,
you ; that havingan honourable, yea ,
that it wiU
Voyage and war in remote parts, he conftdereth

himfelf

unto

to

make

to
of no fmalleffectin pointof Reputation

be

known

abroad, that he

with
fpeciaUy
ejleemeth
moji.

and

But

goodpeace with
King of England

whom

forgood caufeshe

{ my Lords ) give me

now

all his Neighbour

Princes,

is in

the

his Enterprize
ifit be
,

leave

to

u[ea few

words

to

all

remove

and mi^underBandings between your Sovereign and turs

fcruples
be not cleared
fome late Alfions ; which ifthey
concerning
may perhaps
hinder this Peace.
matters
To the end, thatfor
paji neither King may
conceive unkindnej?
ofother nor think the other conceive th unkindnefi
of him. The late K^Bions are two; that of Britain and that of
that the Subje^s
it is true
Flanders.
In both which
[wordsof both
,

Kings,

alfo
ofthe

flricken and the ways and inclinations

and Allies have
of their Confederates
reJpeSi

encountred

have

and

two

in

Kings

fevered.
For

that

hath faffed.
It
the Motives
that

tvar

was

ofit

were

rather with

The

knoweth befi
what
Sovereign
War
on
our Afaflers
ofneceffity
part. And though
/harpand piquantas could be yet did he make

of Britain

King

your

than

Olive-branch

an

Laurel-branch

in his

than Victory,Befides
Peace
defiring
from time to time
to your King, to write the conditions
hefent(asitwere)
Blank-papers
both
and Safety
his
Honour
went
For though
of Peace.
upon it yet
neither of them too preciotts,
he thought
to put into the King o/'
England'/
hands. Neither doth our King on the other fidemake any unfriendly
the
Duke
Succours
to
of
ofyour Kings fending
interpretation

hand,

more

*^ Britain ; /tT the King

kmweth

muli be done
weU, that many things

ofKingsforfatisfa"lion
of their People and it is not hard to difcern
what is a King'sown.
But this matter
ofBritain is now ( bythe A"i
and (as the King hopcth
ended and pajfed;
) like the way
of GOD)
,

Henry

Kine
of a ahipin

the

Sea

as

he

51

rvithetitlearoing
in' either of the
any imtrejfion
his
hath
fiirc,
for part, it
not done in hiSk\
"\t,

Kings minds

the Seventh.

is

v.^-rr^

AJionofYAwAtts-^ As the formerofSintiiaw.ts

aji^'atof
with
rvhich
Neteffily
fo this was a If-'ar ofjuflice
;
goodKing is of
with
he
equalneccjjity
dangerof-Efiate
for elfe jhoiUdleave to be
The Suhjecls
A King.
in chiefto the Crown
of Burgundy are SubjeBs
and
their
Duke
and
the Homager
of France.,
yaffal
of France.
They,
had wont
to hegood
hath
M
aximilian
late
howfoever
Suhjecls
of
diftemperedthem. They fledto the King forJustice and deliverance
he could not deny; Purchafe
he did not feek.
from Opprcfjtcn.
Jiijlice
This was goodfor'M.i%mu\iin
ifhe couldhave feenit in people
nmand
tinei, to arreji
it may
Fury
prevent Vejpair.My Lords
^e
this I have fiidis needle fs fave that the King our Mafler is tender
in any thing that may but glanceupon the Friendjhip
of England.
The amitybetween the two Kings ( no doubt ) fiands
and
inviolate.
eritire
And that their Hubje^s[wordshave clajjjed
it is nothing
unto thepubIfck Peace ofthe Crowns
in Auxiliary
Forces
very
ufual
; it beinga thing
and
and
draw
blood
to
meet
the
in
Confederates
cfthebeji flraitefl
Field.
times there be "^yds efthe fame Nation
both
en
Nay
many
a
nd
all
A
it
is
not
in
itfelf.
fides, yet
(for that)
Kingdom divided
It rejleth
that J know
( my Lords ) that I impartunto you a matter
allwill much re Joyce
eth the
to hear ; as that which import
your Lordfjips
than
that
Action
hath
more
ChriflianCommon-ifgeal
hapnedoflong
any
The King our Maflerhath apurpofe
and determination
time.
to make
the
in
iVar
upontheKingdom of Naples beingnew
of a Bapojfeffion
his Majejly by clear and
unto
of Arragon but appertaining
Hardjhip
Kffdeubted right
not byjufl
Arms
ha
feekto recover
; which ifhejhotild
his
could neither acquithis Honour
it
to
hit
nor
But
anfwer
People.
his Refolution
Noble and chrifiian
For
and Hope
not here.
thoughts
rffl
the Ke-conquefl
but
to make
is
to
his
tu a Bridge
ofNaples
tranfport
and not tojpare
into Gxccii
Bloodor Treafure(ifit were
Forces
to the
5
till
his
and
either
he
hath
)
tf/^France
dif-pespling
impawningof Crown
For

the

"

it in his way
to
or taken
Empire of the Ottomans
well
that this is a defgn,that could
radife. The King knowetb

overthrown

the

Pa-

in the mind
arifc

of any King
and from whom

this IS
who[equarrel
But

yet it is

that did

cometh both the Will

to the
agreeable

Per

not

look
stedfaflly

not

up unto GOD,
andthcDeed.

fan that

he bear eth { though

unworthy)
the Eldest Son of the Church.

and
King
whereunto he is alfo
invited by the Example ( in more
ancient time )
the
Fourth
R
enowned
(the
ofKingHenry
0/'
Firji
England,
King of

of the ThriceChriftian

the

not
Houfe ^/ Lancaller
Ancejlorthough
Progenitorto your King )
had a piopofe
tmvards the end ofhis time (asyou know better ) to
make an Expedition
the Holy Land
and by the Example alfo
into
;
h
is
which
War
(prefentbefore eye^ of that Honourable and P^eligiom
,

who

the King ofSpain now

rnaketh
for the Recovery of the Realm
this Enterprise
although
may

and

hath

to perfeSlion,
brought
almefl
(_^W
of Gnn^dafrom the Moors.
the
and
unmeafured for
feem vafl
King
,

to

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

52

by hts oven

that

to AttetHPt

a Conjunction
of
heretofore

hath

Princes

mojiofthe ChriHian

wherein

Forces

his Majejiy
found,rvork enough
; yet

united under one

that fometimes
fmalkrForces being
conftdereth
wifely
in Proof
not fopromijing
in
(though
Ofmiok
are
wore
Command
efeilitai
by
much
Forces
than
"y^Jfovarioufly
propounded
and Fame
)
greater
their
in
time
after
nings
beginciations and Leagues; nhich commonly a jhort
Lords
that
which
and
But
{
Vivifons.
)
to
turn
my
Tti^ociat'ions
,

is
a,

at

Kent

that called the

from Heaven

Voice

at

this time in the

Houfeofthe

King to

this Enterfrize, is

Ottomans.

do

fay

not

but

but never
Brother in that Houfebefore
there hath been Brother againjl
,
hath
the
the
as
novo
that had refuge
Arms
Gemes,
to
chriflians
of
,
any
braver
the
that
man
of the
)
far
reigneth
Brotherunto Bajazcth

two

between
the other being

'

and

iff the Alcoran

warlike

an

Monk

and
Philofopher

better read

than able

Averroes

weild the Scepter"ffe

to

memoraUe
is the King our Majier's
therefore

This

Fmpire.

and

he
becaufe

i^nd

Holy War.

and heroical Refolution

foran

carrietk-

Soldier as well as ofa great Temporal

ofa Chrijlian
with
Monarch ; he beginneth
Humility and is content for this caufe
at the hands
to begPeace
of other Chrifiian
Kings. There remaineth
than
part ofour Negotiationy
any effential
onlyrather a Civil Re^uefi
in this the perfin

the

which

King maketh

the

to

King

Sovereign. The King {

your

as

of the Duchyof Britain. The

knoweth) is Lord in thief
him
the
to
Guardian^ This is a private
as
Heir belongeth
Marriagecf
the lef^
Patrimonial Right and no buftnef
: yet never
(to run
ofBjiate
de
another
whom
he
make
with
to
fires
Himfelf,
a fairceurfe
your King;
snd to be one and the fame thingwith him ) his Requejits That with
and Confenthe may dijpofe
the King's
Favour
ofher Marriage, as he
thinketh good and make void the intruded and pretended
CMarriage
the World

to JuHice. This (my Lords) is all that I

according
in the delivery.
formy weaknej^
fay,defiring
your pardon

#^ Maximilian
have

to

great (hew
fugredwords feek

French Ambafifadors with

did the
THus
King'saffediion
all matters

ends

between

The

5
was

was

Kings having two

King quiettillthe Marriage
but a Summer
s-frmt which
,

was

"

they
gathered. The

be foon

no

that

would
i^mbaffadors

King ;

well tellwhat

put him

to

was

difturbanceor

Lords of the Council

the

tain
of Bri-

and would

ripe
lafting and

reportedthe
to

not

this

might be

theyknew

could

thingsfor their

more

adulce

to

keep the

almoft

temper as
for Italy. The
had

and

many

two

he

That

paft

thought was
other

to

one

and
,

the

filent

-,

look for no

think of the

faw

into fuch

impedimentto

were

and (b theyrofe from

to

their

of

the ambition of the French

plainly
hirafelfof the Duchy; but he wondred

and

Voyage

laid

anfwer

Council.

Marriageof

KiRg

the

only.

//// they

The

Britain.

King
He

impatronize
bringinto his
his
Houfc a litigious
who was
Marriage efpecially
confidering
SuccefTor. But weighing one
thingwitl^^otherhe gave Briwas

to

he would

^^

tain

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

54
But
on
to

now

Lords

my

AmbajfadsrsJ

the

Kings part.
fay and demand.

imto
propound

to

am

fomewhat

you

King your Majler hath taughtour King vphat

fay ( my Lord Prior ) that your King ts refol-

The
Tou

detained from him.

And
to Naples wrongfully
right
he could not acqmt his Honour, nor an fiver
thiit ifhe fljould
not thus do
Lords
) that the King our Majierfaiththe
it,to his People.Think ( my
Normandy, Guien
Anjou yea
fame thingover again to you touching
njed to

his

recover

better than in
France
it felf, J cannot
exprej^it
Kingdom o/^
the
words
Vrench
pjall
:
jf therefore
King
confent that the
your own
Tribute for the fame ) be
Title to France
( at le^Jl
King our Mafler's
the
is
other'
handled in the Treaty
Jo go on with the reji^
Kiifg content
and the

wife he

refufethTreat.

TH

to

,,..!"

anfwered in feme

SovereignsSword

heat

",

King
And

they affuredthemfelves
diminution

of

for

alfo asked

of

too

It

-,

fo far out

it was

maintain
nor

to
yield

the

King

forthwith fend

but would

would

that
replied,

was

ofthe Marriage of Britain with

difpofmg
that he jhould
her himfelf
To
?
not marry
That

to

but the

the

anfwered

fiot

his Scepter:

the French King. There was

a queftion
whether the French Kingwould agree to hare

to

the table

at

theydoubted

either in Territoryor
for them to
great matters

Frame

other anfwer from them

no

mand
this de-

Commiflion.

Ambaifadors

abafhed with

he neither could

theywere

Ipeakof, having no
his own

would

the Crown

howfoever

But
Regality.

That

be able

being fomewhat

AmbafTadors
,

looked

their

any

r-;:'
/

":

of their

an

and exclufton,
exception

which

the AmbafTadors

King'sthoughts
,

as

they

the
Thus
Inftru(5tiontouchingthe fame.
were
immediately
and
difmiffed alUavethe/'wr;
followed
were

had received

no

AmbafTadors

Prior
by Thom.ts Earl o[ Ormond, and Thomas Coldenjlon
in Canterburywho
fent over into
of chrifl'Church
were
prelently
Lionel
fent
the
Concordia
o
^
In
France.
mean
was
Bifliop
fpace,
from Pope Alexander the lixth to both Kings to move
as Nuntio
them.
Peace between
For Pope Alexander
a
findinghimfelf pent
States
andlockt up
by a League and AfTociation of the principal
o^ Italy that he could not make his way
of
for the advancement
,

hisownHoufe,

he

(which

firousto trouble the

thirfled after)was
immoderately

de-

Italy that he might filhthe better j

but out of Borgia's
Bark.
out
And
doubting left the fear from England might ftaythe French
this Bifhopto compofeall matters
King'svoyage into Italy,
difpatched
the two
between
if
he
firft
could.
Who
to
Kings
repaired
the French King
and finding
him well inclined ( as he conceived )
took on his Journey towards England,and found the "a?o///2"
bafTadors
Amtheir way towards the French King. After
at Caltce
on
the Net
cafTing

in

waters

of St. Peter's

not

fbme conference

with

them

he
,

portedover

into

England

he had
notwithftanding

where

was

in honourable

manner

tranf-

he had audience of the

good ominom

name

to

have

King. But
made a Peace,

nothing

Henry

King

the Seventh.

55

time,the purpoleof"the French

nothingfollowed. For in the mean
could
be no longer
dilTembled. Wherefore
King to marry the Duchefs
the Engltjh
AmbafTadors (finding
how
took
their
thingswent)
leave , and
to

returned.
of

depart

out

like

Verfe

Latin

to

nothingof

be made

but in

Ambaflador) difperfed
a \mjzK Libel, m
the
which
King 5 unto
King ( thoughhe

an

the
againfl:

had

than

Pedant

in like Verfe

) yet was
that as

and

"

ftileof fcorn and

warned
from hence,
he turned his back ( more

when

Who

EngUnd.

Pedant,

the Pritr alfo was

And

content

fpeakingin his

fport. About

the

caufe

to

an

anfwer

perfon,

own

alfo was

this time

born

King'sfccond Son Henry who afterward reigned. And foon

after followed the folemnization of the Marriagebetween Charles,
and Ann
with whom
he received the Duchy
Duchefs of Britain
,

oi Britain

her

as

Dowry

before fent home.

(who would

Daughter of

the

Maximilian

little

beinga

when
it came
o{ Maximilian,
Which
to the ears
done
believe ittillit was
cipal
beingever the Prin,

never

himfelf, though in this the French King did

deceiving
iecond
and over
in his
it ) and tumbling
it over
very handfomly
he
that
fhould
blow
double
fcorrt
(withfuch
at
one
a
thoughts,
)
be defeated
both of the Marriageof his Daughter, and his own
in

both which

( upon

he

had fixed

high imaginations) he loft all

"

fitto be continued between

off the Refpefts
patience and cafting
is hotteft and moft rifen )
their
blood
when
great Kings ( even
,

tell to bitter InveSiives

much

King.And (byhow
the

againftthe perfonand
he

was

the lefsable

fo much
cJo,taIking
devife of Charles
faying
5

he could
)fpakeallthe Injuries

more

aiSfions of the French

to

and that he
man
perfidious
upon the earth
had made a Marriagecompounded between
an
KAdvotaryand a
which
done (he laid)
was
to
by the juftjudgment of God
Rafe :
thereof beinglb apparent to all the
the end, that (the Nullity
World ) the Race of fo unworthy a perfonmight not reign in
well to the King
And forthwith he fent AmbafTadors
as
France.
he

That

the moft

was

"

of

Englandas

the

to

King

of

Spain
,

incite them

to

France
Leagtteoffenfiveagainft

to

War

and
,

promifing
King of England( going
called
neverthelefs his own
a Parliament,it beingthe feventh
way )
of openingthereof (fitting
year of his Reign and the firftday
mons,
under his Cloth o^ Ejlate)
fpakehimfelf unto his Lords and Comto

treat

great Forces of his

Hereupon

own.

to concur

the

in this manner

and yen the Commons

to make a
; ff^hen I purpofed
in Britain bymy Lieutenant
I made declaration thereof
,

war

to

upon France
to

Lords

Mr
rvas

with

you
in

by my

Chancellor.

Perfon
,

J wiU

defendanother man'

that ended

byAccident

The French

but
,

But

norv

that I

mean

to

make

to you
my Self.
is
but
our
right, this to recover
we

declare it

That
m"n

War

War,
; and

this (hall
end in
hope

King troubles the

Ft^ory.
That which
World.
Chrijlian

he

hath,

Hilhryof the Reign of

^be

5^
hath

hU

not

Our

hedenieth

hisFather

and he threat-

proceeded
from DiffimuUtionto

but

our

fought

ajfailed Confederates

hath

to

himin'vejled

he hath

Helves

from Negle"f Contumely. He

and

hath

He

Italy,tor

Neglect

more.
feeketh

the Rebels in Flanders

he maintaweth

ofBritain
felf
neth

and, yet he

oven

our

Tribute ; in a word, he feeks

f^Far. So did not
hands ; and foperhaps
nv7/he , when
at our

PeAce

goodCounfel Time
or

Mean-vphile

all make
fly

let
;

tts

him

feeas much

his Ambition

make

as

Advantage
;

cur

his Father did.

and let

ofTribute,or Acknowledgementbut {by

upon few
the favourofAlmighty
forthe Crown ofFrance tt
GOD)
try Our Right

not

Hand

Crowns

felf;remembringthat there hath been a French King Prifonerin

rates
England Crowned in France. Our ConfedeEngland and a King o/"
than
Hand
in
is
a mightier
not diniimfljed.
ever,
are
Burgundy
hurt
them:
but
Britain
dnd never, moreprovoked
it
cannot
u
s
help
may
;
than Strength.The Male-contents
Burthen
more
New
are
Acquefts
nor
Titulary
Impojlors,
ofhis own.Kingdomhave not been Bafe Popular,
"The King ""/'
but of an. higher
n
nature.
Spain ( doubt ye not ) will joy
where the French Kings Ambition willflay.Our
nei knowing
with m
in Italy,
But howfoever
HolyFather th Pope likes no Tramontanes
be
this
her
be
to
It
matter
on., than
thought
of CnxfederAtesis r if
be able to get Reafon
reckoned on. For God forbidbut Englandjbould
^

'

"

without

pf France

Second.

PbicSiers
of CrefTy,
Agent-Court^ ree were of
hath much People and few Soldiers, Theyhave n9
Our felves. France
Bands
Able
If
Forces,
are
ofFoot : fomegoodHorfe the)have ; but thofe
which are leajifit
where the Actions are tn the
for 4 Be fenfiveWar
and (by
"chvice. It was our Difcords
France
Ajfailant's
only that loft
5
the Power
which we now. enjoy that will
it is the goodPeace
ofGOD)
the Battels

^t

that

have

know

one

have in this time

and tryedmy good,

,
my bad SubjeBs
which breeds Confd^me. KjAnd. if
another

Reignedweeded

AJyPeopleand

hath hitherto bleffed

my Sword.

it. GOD

recover

out

"

there fhould
be any bad Blood

in the Kingdom an Honour able Fore in

left
will vent
let me have your
it or furifie
it. In thisgreat.Bufinefj
tvar
Advice,and Ayd. If any ofyou were to make his Son Knight you might
and
have ayd ofyour Tenants
This concerns
the Knighthood
byLaw.
the
Father
and
bound
not only
I ain
tofeek
Spursof
Kingdom whereof
;
but to advance it. But for niatter ofTreafure let it
to maintain
it
not be taken from the Poorefi
fort; but from thofeto whom the Benefit
the
War
redound.
France is no wilder nefi:and I, that profe^
of
may
the Beginnings
goodhusbandryhopeto make the War { after
) to pay it
Go
and
time
in
OJJfs
G
Name
felf.
together
lofeno
; for I have
called this Parliament wkofy.fsv
this Caufe,
,

\.
"""'.'""":.

""
-.

^ ^f^v\

fpakethe King.
THus
great forwardnefs for
Court
,

and

but

few

to
more

'iv'-',

But

for all this

,

War
,

not

his Privy Council likevvife

though he ftiewed

to his Parliament and

otily
( except the two Bifhops,

) yet neverthelefs in his fecret intentions , he had

no

King
no

with any War

go through
traffick with
but
that he did

was

But
upon France.
that War
to make

the
his

knew

He

well,

it felf, and

with
unit}'

at

S7

iri money.

Return

He

the Seventh.

purpofeto

truth

and

that

lb

never

Frmce

mighty many

faw bv the taft that he had of his Forces

Frenchknew

entire,

now

was

years before.
that

lent into Brit am.,

enough how to make War with the f^^/z/Z^;'

by not puttingthingsto the hazard of a Battel but wearing theniand ftrong
fortifiedEncampings. James
by longSiegesof Towns
and
the Third of Scotland,( his true Friend,and Confederate)
gone
of
had
the
devotion
that
the
Fourth (
fucceeded) wholly at
James
him.
As for the Conjunctions
and ill affeded towards
France,
dation
founMaximilian
no
of Ferdinando of S^ain and
\ he could make
thQ

well

"

had

upon them : for the one

had mil, and not Power.

other

newly taken
chanded

at

breath

from
with

not

the

Befides that, Ferdinando hxd but

with the C^oers ; and merof
reftoring

for the

France

to
Ruffjgmnand Perpignian oppignorated

ties of

fV/U ;" and

the War

this time

and

Povoer

the Coun-,

the French. Neither

of fear of the D.'fcontentsand ill blood within

and appeafe
in
the Realm ; which having ufed always to reprefs
diftance
beyond Sea,
perfon he was loth theyIhould find him at a
and
Inconveniences
therefore
the
and engagedin War.
Finding
was

he

out

of
profecution

Difficulties in the
how
and

to

compafstwo. things:
of

iachoation

War,

War,

caft with

he

himfelf

one
by the declaratiort,
how
make his Profit
CQ
; the other

how

The

to

For Propi
the War^
with favingof his Honow.:
it wais to be made
two
ways 5 upon his Subjeds for the rf'^r , an4
for the Peace; likQ a good Merchant, that mar
his Enemies
u^n

eomc/

off from

kethhisgam,
back again.
for givingover

n{\"^
both upon the Commodities
Imj"ort^d
fjc/^or-f^-^,
wherein he might fuffer,
For the point of Honour,
the War

"

he confidered well

that
,

he could not
of
for fupports
as

truft upon the aydsof Ferdinando and Maximilian

of
and the double
War
; fo the impuiflance the one
,

proceeding

for.occafions to acceptof Peace,

of the other, lay
fote-fee
and did as artifici;illy,.condu(ai
Thefe thingshe did wifely
ashedefired.
fellinto
his
cy.frl/iV r
"(-,,
lap,
whereby all things
fair for him

Ix.JForas for the Parliament.

nate
( of old ) to the War of
the difhonour
,

tain.

it prefently
took fire,

Therefore

affecitio-'

and defirous afrefh'

tdj repJiir
the
lofsaf.^^vfuftained
by
King

France

theythoughtthe

bemg

they advifed the King (with

undertake the War

of France.

And

to
great alacrity)
the
Parliament
con:
although

with principal
Nobility,( together
fecond
Citizens and Townfmen
more
refpe/ifting
) yet worthilyand juflly
than.their,pwn
the People(whofe Deputiesthey were)
private
chancellor's
the
the
Lord
King's
Speech
"Perfons,and finding
by
{hould
nclination that waygo
theyconfented that Coww/^c/?frj
the
Benc'volence
the
and"
,'{xom
of
for
forth,
levying a
gathering
fifted of the

more

and
firjl

able fort.

This Tax

( called Benevolence.)
^was devif^d by
/

Edrvard

HiHoryof the Reign of

ne

58

lie fnftaiued much

for which

Edward the Fourth

for fo it

confent of Parliament

King Edveard the Fourth.

But

Infomuch
great fumms.
nine thoufand

the

as

by tliisway

City of

poundsand

ingratiate
by
King
to

in the time

not

was

was

the

"

but with

It

Envy.

aboHfhed by Richard the Third , by Aft of Pirltament

revived
himfelf witli the people and it was
now

he raifed

of

exceeding

London

(in thoie days)contributed

and that chiefly
levied

better
,

that
the wealthier ibrt. There is a Tradition of a Dilemma
the Chancellor ufed
dMorton
to raife up the Benevolence
to
Bifliop
called
his
Fork
it
and
his
fome
fome
and
Crotch.
higherRates -,
upon

For

couched

he had

Article in the Inftrudions

an

the

to

Commijpo-

levythe Benevolence ; That iftheymet with any

That they
tellthem
were
mujl needs have,
Jparing theyJhould
theylaid up ; and iftheywere Jpenderstheymufl needs have,
hecaufe
So neither
it was
hecaufe
ofliving.
Jeen in their fort and manner
who

ners

to

were

that

kind

amifs.

came

This Parliament
fubftance

but
,

wich

Ibme

Parliament o^ War

mecrly a

was

and

France

conducingthereunto

Statutes

for it was

againft

Declaration of War

As

in

Scotland,

the fevere punifhing

in Captains.
of Mortfayes and keepingback of Soldiers Wages
of Soldiers without hcence
for the departure
The like feverity
5
in favour of Proteliicns for thofe
of the dmmon
Law
Strcngthning
,

that

in the

were

and wide
,

for men

for ^^Uenatten
And
was

King'slervice
to

or

the
fetting

the

Mortgage their Lands

furnifh themfelves with

to

Sell

And

"

Money

gate open

without

Fines

for the War

oi England.There
ijh-men
out
for the difperfing
of the Standard of the Exalio a Statute
chequer,
fize
and
O^fea^
Weights
throughoutEngland;therebyto

avoidingof all Scott

the
laftly
,

fures; and

two

or

three

After the Parliament

King
negledcd not
went

on

of
quieting

in the

was

his

with

for the War

Preparations

of

long) the
France

time the affairsof Maximilian

mean

Flanders

of lefsimportance.
broken up (which laftednot

more

him
reftoring

and
,

his

to

yet

for the

Authorityamongft

the Lord of Ravenjlein

Subjcfts.For at that time
being not
rebelled
and
fo
but
much
revolted
the
a Servant
onlya Subject
(
malicious and violent by the ayd of Bruges and Ghent ) had
more
his

taken the Town

Paid before.
and both the Caftles of sluyce
; as we
,
And having( by the commodity of the Haven
) gotten together
certain

trade
bing
robShipsand Barques fell to a kind of Tyratical
^
the
and
and
VelTcls of
fpoyling
Ships
takingPrifoners
towards
that pafTed
that Coafl
allNations
the Mart of
alongft
Antwerp or into any part of Brabant,Zealand,or Friejland
; being
will
vi(5lualled
from
befides
the
suals
ever
Picardy
commodity of Vifrom sluyceand the Countrey adjacent and the avails of
,

and

his

own

Prizes.

The

he likewife ( as allmen

himfelf

not

French afliftedhim
that haf

do

fafe, except he

ftillunder- hand'

been of both fides)

dependedupon

and

thought

third Perfon.
There

King
There

Henry

iffmall
Town

was

the Seventh.

fome

miles frotn Bruges towards

,
and Approch to Bruges,

two

the Sel
called Dam
was
; which
,
and had a relation alio to sluyce.

59

Fort

This

the

Town

King

of the

had attempted
Romans
often, (not for any worth of the Town
and cut it off from
it felf,but becaule it mightchoak5r":^fj,

in
the

the Duke

Sea ) and ever

failed. But therewith
into Flanders , taking upon him

of Saxony came
perfonof an Umpire,

the

down

and his Subjefts but

compofe thingsbetween C^taximiltm
5
faft
Maximilian.
afTured
and
to
Upon this Pretext
being( indeed )
the States
of Neutrality and Treaty, he repaired
to Bruges; deliring
with a Retinue of
into their Town
of Bruges to enter peaceably
to

of

fome number
the

up in Arms
with

their

and

them

to

guardhim

bearingthem
of divers

in

beingfomewhat
,

of great
of them

matters

that

Countrey

that he

in hand

having obtained

good. Which
and

( as he faid ) the better

more

was

fitfor his Eftate

of Arms

men

was

to

municate
com-

importance for
,

he fent his Carriages

his Lodging. So that

before him
to provide
Harbingers
of iVar entred the City in good Array but in peaceable
,

his Men

enquiredftill

before

They that went

and he followed.

manner

theywould have refted there all

that leadeth
tilltheycame
to the Gate
night and fo went on
of
and
towards
D4"j
they 5r"^^jonlygazedupon them,
dire"5Hy
;
and inhabitants or Dam
alfo
and gave them palTage.The Captains
from
through Bruges ; and
fufpededno harm
any that pafled

for Inns

and

Lodgings

as

if

Forces a-far-off fuppofed

theyhad
difcovering

been fome

Succour

Sy

fome

from their Friends

that were
knowing
Dangers
come
tillit
but
And
fo perceiving
well,
was
towards them.
nothing
kind
of
fufferedthem to enter their Town.
late
By which
too
,
of
taken
and
the
Dani
was
Town
rather than stratagem
Sleight,
,

the Town

blockt up
of Bruges fhrewdly

wherebytheytook

great

difcouragement.
fent imme-.
the Town
of Dam
of Saxony havingwon
,
and
that it was
Sluycechiefly
to the King , to let him know
diately
,
Flanders
of
in
Rebellion
the
the Lord Ravenjiem,that kept
life-,
The Duke

the King
that if it pleafed
and fo cut
it by Land
befiege
,

And

to

it by Sea
befiege

he alfo would
,

of thole Wars.
out
of Maximilian
( the
The King willing
to upholdthe Authority
in awe
better to hold France
by
) and beinglikewife fued unto
the
infefted
for
much
that
Seas
the
his Merchants
were
by
Barques
Edward
Sir
fent
of the Lord Ravenjlein
ftraightways
Poymngs
;
ihtCore

well

twelve

valiant man
and of good fervice ,
Ships
,
furnilhcd with Soldiers and Artilleryto clear the Seas and to
did not only coop
Sluyce on
that part. The
Engltjhmen
befiege
likewile hold in
Lord
and
heftirred
the
that
Ravenjiein
not,
up
of
but alfoalTailedone
ftraitSiegethe Maritim
of the Town
with

part
the alfaultfo for twenty days fpace
the Caftles , and renewed
ftiU out of their Shipsat the Ebb) as they made great
(iffuing
-

flaughter

HiHoryof the Reign of

ne

6o

them
a

them, though
repulfe

to

had

Effglijh
part alfo wereflain
fome fifty
more.

Oxford's and
the Siegeftillcontinuingmore
,

the

the Caftles ( which were

being diftreffed, theone
the

continulify
foughtwith

of the Earl of

Brother
But

who

of the

of the Caftle

them

of
flaughter

Englijh
; and
made

boats

the Town

of Saxony and the other

the Lord RavenHem
which
,

by

Caftles

both

between

ftrait, and both

more

of
principal
ftrength

by the Duke

Bridgeof

and

whereby Succours and Relief

beingon a nightfeton fire

the other

might pafsfrom the one to

to hold the Town,
yielded
(atthe laft)
by the Engltjhhe defpairing
of Saxtny,
to the Duke
the Caftle to the Englijhand the Town
of
and
done
Sir EdDuke
the
Saxony
by compofition.Which
,

which

of Bruges
after ibme

Charge

of the War

vcxrd. Poynmgs treated with them

their Lord

Msximiliatf

(infome

good part)the

and forein Succours

difmilTed. The

followed,

but ( as his manner

of neceflity.
And Sir Edrvard
of

out

to

fubmit themfelves

theydid paying
whereby the Almains

danger

exampleof Bruges,other

fo xkizx.
Maximilidn^tQ.^to
was

to

handle

matters

out

to

time

were

of the Revolted Towns

be

never

he had continued
Poymfigs.(after

fome good while, till all thingswere

iluyce
the King being then before BuUoign.
unto

fetled)returned

i.t

Somewhat

about

this time

Letters

came

from

Ferdinando

and

and Queen of Sfam ; fignifying

the finalConqueft
in it felffo worthy,
from the ^-Moors; which
adion

ifabellaKing
,

of Granada

King Ferdinando

( whofe

was

manner

never

to

lofe any

virtue for

and difplayed
in his Letters at large,
(hewing ) had exprefTed
Puncto's and Ceremonies,
and Religious
with allthe particularities
,
obferved in the receptionof that City and Kingdom:
that were
Shewing amongftother things That the King would not by any

the

in

means

the

perfonenter

City

until he had firftaloof feen the

of Granada, wherebyit became

Crof letup upon the greater Tower
he did
chriftian
ground : That likewife before he would enter
pronouncingby an Herald from the height
Homage to God above
,

of that Tower

that he did acknowledgeto have recovered that

Kingdom by the helpof God Almighty and the glorious
Virgin,
and the virtuous Apoftle
the holy Yathet Innocent the
St.^ames,znd
,

Nobles
fervicesof his Prelates,
and Commons:
tillhe had
That yet he ftirrednot from his Crfw*/',
of feven hundred
feen a littleArmy of Martyrs to the number
with
Eighth together

the

aydsand
,

and

more

chrifiians
( that

had

lived in bonds

and

fervitude ,

as

Slaves

before his Eyes, Tinging

to the Moors) pafs
a Pfalmfor their
redemption and that he had given Tribute unto God by alms , and
,

extended
relief,
were
things

to

them

all, for his admiflion into the

in the Letters , with many

more

City. Thefe

of Ho/y ofientation.
The King ever willing
to put himfelf into the confort

allReltgiom
adions,and

of

Ceremonies

much
affeding
naturally

or

the King

kind

Choir of

cUsfain,
(as

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

6i

C^iaximilim

Joh^ Rijleyto

let him

; to

know

that he
,

in

was

and did but expedt to

Arms
readyto
he did appointto joyn with
and where
hear from him , when
made
his
him by Count ebd
unto
him
accordingto his promife

pafsthe Seas

into

France

Ambairador.
Ambaffadors
Englifh

The

to
havingrepaired

did

Maximilian
,

terly
promifeat a very great diftancc 5 he being utof Men, Money, and Arms, for any fuch enterprize.
unprovided

and

find his power

havingneither Wing
in his hands
was
not
Aujlria

"Si'laximlian

For

Patrimonyof

flieon

to

(for that his

his Father
,

beingthen

Territories of
Uving : And on the other fide his \Matrimomd
Mother-in-law
and partly
in Dowre
his
Flanders being partly
to
,

of th"htt
xd'^Q^k

ferviceable,m

not

ftituteof

well,

but

to

means

Rebellions )

The

into War.

enter

AmbalTadors

advertife the

thoughtfitto
wifely

therebyde-

was

faw this

King thereof,rather

tillthe

were
King'sfurther pleafure
himfelf
fpakeas great,
:
with dilatory
he did before and entertained them
Anever
as
well
the
fo
formal
of
their
warrant
Ambaflagemight
fwers^ as
part
and require
their further ftay.The King hereupon( who doubi-ed
before and faw throughhis bufinefefrom the beginning)
as much
back to the Ambaffadors
wrote
commending their difcretion in
not
returning and willingthem to keep the ftatewherein they

than

to

themfelves

return

known

for that Maximilian

rather

The

found Maximilian

And

while

mean

for
prefling

poverty and

as

went

time

Secret

with

on

tilltheyheard further from him ;

his Voyage Royal for France
fup,

this Advertifement

touchingCMaximilian'%

difability.

drawn
was
Army
togethera great and puiffant
,
Thomas MarquefsDorfet^Thsinto the Cityoi London;in which were
Earl oi Arundel,Thomas Earl of Derby,
mas
George Earl oiShrevpsbury,
Edmond
of
Earl of Suffolk
Edward Earl
DevonshireGeorge Earl of

By this time

Kent

the Earl of

Ejfex

Thomas

Earl of Ormond

with
and

Gentlemenof Barons,Knights,andprincipal

number

Richard Thomas

them

much

noted for the brave

great

amongft

Troopsthat

he

in the whole to the number

broughtout of ivales ; the Arrayrifing
of five and twenty thoufand Foot, and fixteen hundred Horfe. Over
which J the King ( conftant in his accuftomed trufl:and employment

) made
Generals under

of Bedford and JohnEarl of Oxford

Duke
J^Jper
his own
perfon. The nrnxhoi Septemberin the
of his Reign he departed
towards
from Greenwich
,

eighthyear
the Sea
,

all men

wondering that he took that feafon ( being fo

,

and fome thereupon

Winter) to beginthe War;
gathering
it was
the
that
would
be long. Neverthelefs
War
a fign
not
,
the King gave out the contrary, thus : That he intending
not to make

near

Summer-bufmefi
ofit

but
,

until he recovered France

tvar
refclute

it skillednot much

at his back
ciaSy
havingQzlice

; where he

( without
when

he

mightwinter

)
prefixed
it:
began ejpeterm

ifthe reafon
of

Henry

King

the Seventh,

63

The fixth of October he embarqued at Sa"dcfthe }V.trji"

reqtttred.
ivi(h ; and tlic fame day took Izn^ziCdtce
whichwas
:
thei?f"dezraoaz,
where
all his Forces were
But in
a/Iignedto meet.
,

this his

Journey towards the Sea-fide ( wherein

/hall now

we

received

of,
I'peak

Cordes:

the Lord

Letters from

for the caufe that

the

lb much

he hovered

longer)he

had

the hotter he

who

was

riie Engltflf
in time
againft

of

Peace

of iVar, had the more

credit in a Negotiation
held a man
and befides was
and
of
good
open ,

faith. In wliich Letters there

the French

King

made

was

carried

was

at

as

King's taft: but this

of Peace

overture

an

with fuch Conditions

from

fomewhat

were

the firftwith

the

to

wonderful

fe~

but the calm

The King was
Iboner come
no
to Cdice ,
crecy.
winds of Peace began to blow.
firft
AmbafTadors
the
For
Engltjh
,

returned

that he
he

of FUnders

out

not

was

hope for any ayd from

to

altogether
improvided.His

was

And

money.

this

; and

komM^ximtltan

King,

for that

CMaximilian
,

but he lacked

will

was

and

fpreadthrough the Army.

known,

made

was

certified the

good 5

therewithal nothingdifmayed^
And althoughthe Englijh
were
and that it be the manner
of Soldiers , upon bad news
the
to fpeak
more
a kind of preparative
to
bravely; yet neverthelcfs it was
in
Inftantly

Peace.

the neck

ntVi/si\\3XFerdtnafidoand

came

of this ( as the King had laid it )

cluded
Ifabella,
Kings of Spam, had con-

peace with King Charles ; and that Charles had reftored

which
of Euffignon
and Ferfignian
them the Counties
merly
for,
a

unto

Mortgaged by 'John King of Arragon { Ferdinandos

were

tber) unto
debt

hundred

this Peace

upon

alfo handfomlyto

came
a

alfo

was

for three

Frame

GonfedertUe
Peace bought;

Upon thefe Airs

Fa-

which
5
releafed. This
by Charles clearly
,
the Peace:
both becaufe fo potent

put on
fain off, and becaufe it
fo as the King Ihould not

was

in this Peace.

thoufand

of Feace

was

Crowns

fair

exampleof

be the fole Merchant

the

King was content,

of
of Exceter
that the Bifliop
and the Lord Daubigny( Governour
CslUe ) fhould give a meeting unto
the Lord Cordes for the Treaty
of a Peace. But himfelf neverthelcfs and his Army, the fifteenth
,

of OSoher
down

in four

and
,

daysmarch

fate him

before BuUoign.

During
there
Svc

from Calice

removed

this

( which
Siegeof BuUoign
memorable

paffedno

JohnSavage

A"fiion

nor
,

valiant

Captain

was

continued
Accident

near

of War

Month

only

flain,ridingabout

the

The Town
both well
Walls of the Town
was
to take a View.
diftreffed, and ready for
and well manned; yet it was
fortified,
Aflfault; which if it had been given ( as was thought)would
an
have coft much
would have been carried
blood ; but yet the Town
in the end.
Mean
concluded by the Comwhile
was
a Peace
,
there
Where
miffioners
for both the KingsLives.
to continue
,

was

than

no
a

importance;being in effed, rather a Bargain,

Treaty. For all thingsremained as they were : lave that
Article of

there

l^he

64

HiUoryof the Reign of

five thoufand
paidto the King feven hundred forty
in
that
his
for
Charges
Journey ", and five and
Ducats
prefent
yearly for his Charges fuftained in the
tvv'cntythoufand Crowns
Maximi^^""4/, though he \\"^6.
For which
iAyds oit\\Q Britons.
\Uan bound before for thofe Charges 5 yet he counted the aheration
Debt.
And
befides it was
as the principal
of the Hand
as much
Ihould
it
determine
when
fomewhat
left
or
expire:
indefinitely
5
carried under fair
efteem it as a Tribute
which made the English
And the truth is it was
Terms.
paidboth to the King and to
his Son King Henry the Eighth,longerthan itcould continue upon
alfo afligned
w^ere
by the
any computationof Charges. There
all
the
French King
unto
King'sprincipal
Counsellors
great Penwhether the King
Which
fions
befides rich Gifts for the prefent.
Purfe from Rewards
did permit to fave his own
nicate
or to commuthat was
his
the Envy of a Bufinefs
to
difpleafing
People,
had
the
for
no
King
was
certainly
diverfly
interpreted
great
5
there fliouldbe
in

fancy to

concluded,
and

therefore ,

littlebefore it

was

procuredfome of his beft Captains,

advife him to a Peace under their hands
in

he had under-hand

ofwar,

Men

And

this Peace.

own

to

in the nature
of a Sufflicettion.
earneft manner,
But, the truth is,
Charles
welcom
for that it
To
this Peace was
to both Kings.
and
freed
of Britain
the enterprife
aflhred unto him the pofleffion
an

of

Naples.To Henry

forefaw

that time

for that it filledhis Coffers

ftorm of inward

and

that he

troubles

coming upon him 5

it
which
gave no lefsdifcontent
and principal
to the Nobility
perfonsof the Army ; who had many
,
fold
of them
or
engagedtheir Eflates,upon the hopesof the War.
at

after brake forth.

prefently

They ftuck

not

to

That the

fay
,

But

King cared

and, People
to feather
himfelf.And
,

with that the

not

but

to

make

it

Having rifen from Bulloignhe

,

plume his Nobility

to

made themfelves merry

the war vpas
That after
:

fbme

King had faid in Parliament

begun he doubted
keptpromife.

once

mt

pay it felf;fayinghe had

went

flayed

he

Calice , where

to

fome

whence
alfb he wrote
Letters
time.
From
( which
,
Courtefie that he fometimes ufed ) to the Ci^ayor oi London
Aldermen

his Brethren

obtained for the Peace

King,

is

good

ever

have been

half

news

bragging
knowing well
London.

to

if their Benevolence had

And

better

been but

following

he

kept his Chriflmas.

after the King's return

Soon

And

Loan.

returned

Duke
Alphcnfi

Naples;

an

of Calabria

honour

eyes of the Italians

great
was

to

upon

JVeJlmiH-

he

to

it would

news

where
,

he had
great fumms
full
th^t
of the
Cojfers

the feventeenth of December

Iter

and

what

"

was

account

received

he fent the Order of the Carter,

to Ferdinando
King of

eldefl Son

foughtby that Prince

:

of the

who
,

Amity

expedingthe
of

with
by Alphonfo,

to

hold him

Arms

England,for a

made
,

Bridle

allCeremony and

up in the

of Charles
to France.

It

Pomp that could

be

Henry

King

the Seventh.

^5

thingsufe to be carried that are intended for Opi- ;

the King beftowed tliis
fent by Urfvick
:
nion. It was
upon whom
after
him
AmbafTage to help
|
many dry Employments.
be deviled

as

"

this time the

AT

the

by

Magick and

"

King of

was

handfom

not

did

in him

fpeak)

hner

worn

!
'

upon

than

more

to

now

his Robes.
fuch

was

and could make

the like-hath feldom been known

King

to

wearing of a King j
1
Duchefs of Bitrgtindy

thame

not

are

we

who

was

done, and

the

miich

was

and

This

King.

of

not

Boy

( of whom

this Youth

the

vex

Scotland

for Simnel, there

And

fecond Son

than L.tmhert Sininet , better

Spirits,
j

Lady MArgaret

of Tork

gracedafter , with
beiiig

greater hands
o( France , and

as

walk and

to

Stone,
Counterfeit

with

Edrvard the Fourth

that he

curious Arts of the

Richard Duke

raifed up theGhoftof

only.

be haunted

King beganagainto

But

Mercnrid,

his

'

Part, I

own

!
this being one
if at any time he chanced to be out.
Wherefore
Elder
in
of the ftrangeil
Examples of a Perfcnationthat ever was
and related at the
times
it deferveth to be difcovered
Latter
or
",
,

of (hewingthings, by Pieces
Although the King's manner
and by Dark Lightshath ib muifled it that it hath leftit almoll
as a Myfiery
to this day.
the King'sFriends called Juno,
The Lady 'JMargaret( whom
both Heaven
becaufe {he was to him as Junowas
to Mneas,
ftirring

full:

"

and

Hell, to

mifchief) for

do him

and

Duke
thered in the Tower
who

Son

fas

the elder Brother

deftroyed

towards
Fame

and

was

were

and

draw

at

remorfe and
at

fhe call abroad

panion
com-

fre(h

thinkingthat this
Example of Lambert
,

Birds

fome

other

or

For

t,

privily liberty to

fet him

the

mur-

having

time,

one

Faft

that barbarous

fl-rickenwith

( togetherwith

Belief

Simnel) would

the Fourth ) was

not
faved
but
alive
given out}

to

the younger
This Lure

feek his Fortune.

Richard

Edward

employedin

were

particulaf'
po/Iible,

of Tork ( fecond

that thole

of her
all

means
continually,by
Opinion That
divulgethe flying

him,
againft

Pradices

nouriih,maintain

foundation

did

ftrike

to

not
committing
,
upon it. She ufed likewife a further diligence
(liketo the Turks
all to chance. For, fhe had f"me lecret Ejpials
of Tribute ) to look abroad for handfom
for Children
CommiJJioners

and

Youths
graceful

laft fliedid
wifli to
This

lighton
Perkin

was

in

one

for

ferve lierturn

and Dukes
VLmtagenets,
all thingsmet,
whom

make

to

of Tor^.At the
would

one

as

Counterfeit of Richard Duke

M'hofe Adventures

pyarbeck

{hall now

we

of Tork.

dc-

fcribe. For, firft,the years agreedwell;

Secondly, he was a
than that , he had fuch
Youth of fine favour and Hiape. But more

craftyand bewitchingfafhion both to move

like a kind o^ Fafcinationand
as
was
Belief,
a

Pity and

to

Jftchantment

to

induce

thofe

that faw

him, or

fuch

heard him.

Wanderer,

or

he
Thirdly,

(asthe King

had been

called
K

from

himj fuch

his Childhood

Land-bfer,
as

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

66
it

as

hard

extreme

was

again could any

able

by

place. Laftly

to

there

was

by

one

Ibmewhat

made

the Fourth

was

Ipiciousfor a

the

to

with
converfing

was

matter

Prime

wanton

and

might make

man

that he

might

place

to
likely

King

have

Edward

it is fomewhat

as

fo mean

Gollipin

become

to

think

be
,

is mentioned

him

he did fo flitfrom

"

God-father. Which

his

Neither

Pxrcnts.

time ) that is very

That
which is
;

in the lame

wrote

Nejl and

or

Circumjlance
{ which

that

his

out

company
well what he

man

deted

fayor

to

hunt

to

indeed

fu-

Houfe

have

-,

in him

bafe Blood of the Houfe of Tork : fo at the leafl ( thoughthat

in being called
not ) it might give the occafion to the Boy

fome
were

to
God-fon,or perhapsin fport,
King Edward's Son
he had none,
For
Tutor
entertain fuch Thoughts into his Head.
S'unnel
Lambert
he came
until
that
had,
ffor ought
appears}as
who
inftrudled him.
the Lady Margaret
unto

King

Edward's

therefore it came

Thus

There

pafs:

to

was

of

Towns-man

JohiiOsbecka

whofe name
born Office in that Town
was
,
Qonv"n-Jerv married to Catherine de Faro ; v/hofe

bufinefsdrew

him,

l^ingEdward
Son by her

the Fourth's

Tourney

that had
,

becaufe he

Noblenefs
religious

privateacquaintance,did

of

examinations

talked

on

Osbeck

was

returned
a

the Honor,

him

Peter.

he
,

was

or

as

fome

upon

be God- father

to

to

But, afterwards, proving a

minutive
commonly called by the di,

taken.

been

that

name

known.

with him

kinfman

Convert

had

by

For
Peterkin, or Terkm.
as for the name
givenhim when theydid but guefsat it , before

name

beck, it was

War

was

his Child, and named i\im

daintyand effeminate Youth
of his

i/cWc"., in

at

days. During which time he had a

being known in Court, the King-either out of

and

live for a time with his Wife

to

While
to

of his

as

But

it ftuck
he

Tourney.

was

yet

he

had

fo much

been

of
by him after his true name
Child his Parents
a young

Then

called "johu Stenbeck

,

placedin

he

was

at

Antwerp

houfe of

and fo roved

between
Antwerp and Tourney and other Towns
up and down
Flanders , for a good time
much
in Englijh
Company
5 living

of

and
,

having the Englijh

Tongue perfed. In which time
beinggrown
of the Lady
the
of
a comelyYouth, he was
broughtby ipme
Efpials
viewing him well, and feeing
Margaret unto her Prefence, Who
,

that he had
and

Face

Perfonagetjiatwould

and

bear

Noble

tune,
for-

him
finding

otherwile of a fine Spirit,and winning

Behaviour 5 thought fliehad now
found a curious Piece of Marble,
of Tork. She kept him
to
carve
put an Image of a. Duke
by her
but with

great while
ftrudtcd him
a

behaviour and
and

by

many

extreme

fecrecy.The

gefturc;teachinghim
modelt

yet with a
him of all the

while,

Firft,
Cabinet-Conferences.
he fhould

how

fenfe of his misfortunes.

circumftances

and

in

fhe in-,

Princely

state,
\\""^

Then

formed
fhe in-

particularsthat
,

the Perfon of Fjchard Puke of Tork

which

he

was

to

cerned
con-

acfl:

Defcribing

him

unto
Dcfciribing

the Seventh,

Henry

King

the

and

Lweamcnts,
rerfcn.ices,

and Queen
his pretendedParents
and
,
^
neareit
divers
and
tliat
him
others,
were
Sifters,

fitfor

and

the

lie

for the times while

Brother's death

he

"

only to
him

could controle.

few

very
tell a

not

what

fmooth

and

vary from it.

he Ihould

to

account

in

was

And

give of

thingswhich

his

him

hang together

to

which

the

like

were

he

P^rt

to

was

iundrycaptiousand

be asked of him.

to

between

fuch

and

wefe

with

avoid

to

things

abroad
Feregrinatio/i

likewife how

of his

thofe rtiatters^
warning

them,
mixing
inter-

they knew

as

but, ftillmaking

them

during

theywere

ttue
many
,
could teftifie for the credit of the reft :

others

well

as

manner

agreedlikewile

was

until
,

therefore flietaughthim,

\\kdyTaleof
It

Then

As
Saf^cfuary.

the

ihe knew

elbape

own

that

he

in the Tovcevy and

was

and his

tothcTorver,

M'hile

as

King Edvrard.
King'sdeath

were

the

committed

were

abroad

was

from

that
,

of the time
particulars

and

in his Childhood

common

until the death of

memory

his Brother

the time

fome
fecret,

Child's

(he added
he

all paflagesfome

of t\\t

Fentures

of his Brother

King

togetherwith

6-j

play. She taught

temptingqueftions

in this ihe found

But

him

of hinifelffo nimble

and

as
fliifting

fhe trufted much

to

and

wit

readineis

and therefore laboured

"

his

the lefs in it.

own

Laftly^

(he raifed his

rewards
ahd further
thoughts with fome prefent
before
him
the
fortune
of a
and
chiefly glory,
proihifesfetting
if thingswent
if
Crown
well-,and a fure refugeto her Court
foch
(hould
fall.
time
fhe
he
worfl:
After
the
as
was
thought
,

his

perfedin
coaft this

flie began to
Lejja",

caft with

star fliould riirft

Blazingappear

her felf from

and

what

at

what

time it muft

of Ireland ; for there had the like CMeteor

be upon the Horizon
when
be
to
ftronginfluence before : the time of the K^ffurition
,

the

King (hould

engagedinto

be

that whatfoever

knew,

And
fufpefted.

(he
,

were

and

by

ihould

War

come

therefore,if he fhould

into Ireland

belides,the

And

time

might
was

be

not

that

her, would
out

go

the

loth

bfe held

of Flafiders immediately

Therefore

Feace,
upon terms
and
all
a-far-off,
fuipition
put
for
knew
that
Hie
i'fcrff/ are
her, (

into /'frfw!^^:/,
with

from

well ihe

But

thought have Ibme

yet ripe- for that the

to

unknown

France.

to

of

then

with

hand
two

ihe whcel'd

in it.

Kings
about-,

keephim any longer

fhelenthim
not
long-lived)
Lady 5r/?wpfo" an f/?^///?*
Lady,
to

at
embarquedfor Fortugal

that time

her own,
have an eye upon him:
to
and to expeft her further diredions.

and

-,

Ibme

with

there he

In the

Pnvado
to

was

ted
ihe omit-

time

mean

of

remain

and

accepting,
thingsft;rhis better welcome
of Frame.
Court
of
in
the
but
Ireland,
Kingdom
the
He continued m
about a year- and
by that time
Portugal
i'aid
and
of
called
debeen
his
hath
Parliament
)
England
( as
King
dared open War
did the Sign reign and
Now
France.
igainft
not

nor

to

prepare

only in

the

the Conftellaiijn

was

come,

under

which
K

Perkin

ihould appear,

And

HiHoryof the Reign of^

^he

68

therefore he

And

for IreUnd,
arrive

T.xle

own

to
according

was

he made

( when

that had been

lecond Son

to

all thcfe

renounced

that he

and

"

the Duke

was

after
he

that
laflly,

and

the Fourth

Edward

things

that he

and

that he
fwear

to

in

come

Letters

his

to

her

and drew

he could devife

means

upon

him

unto

plices,
Com-

Infomuch

Denfmondand Ktldare to
the Ortgimlsof which
:
Parfjf
,

be of his

the Duchefs

had

of

it

But the truth

into Ireland,he took

of r^r^

Servant

near

nothing
his coming

yet extant.
before this time

are

Somewhat

laft,theyforced

at

the Earl of

unto

and

^jid

ofTork,

his Letters

wrote

till

the

( for his part )

the Holy
upon

and fo forth.

by all the

he

man

Perfonof the Duke

the faid

and Partakers
as

fear

immediatelyupon

that

him

fuch

no

him, and bad him

upon

is,

was

Richard

Richard Duke

was

But

offered

of Clarence,

was

that he
EvangeliJIs
,

afterwards ) That
Confefflon
clothes
came
good
flocking

bale Son-

Third's

his

come

before

there

thither

was

his

down,

and bare him

him

he

in fome

the Irijh-men
findinghim
,
about

When

of Cork.

the Town

at

iinro
by the Duchefs , to go
tliefirftdefignment.In Ireland he did

lent
ftraight

was

King Henrys

own

alfo gainedunto

Prion
Stephen

one

his

but turbulent
Secretary for the French Tongue 5 an a(5tive man
,
,
had fled over
This Prion
and dilcontented.
to Charles xht French
and put himfelf into his fervice , at
Now
be in open enmity with the King.

King
to

fuch time

he

as

began

he undcrftood of the Perfon and

Attempts of

Charles

when
,

felf
(readyof him-

kin

Per

all advantagesagainfl:
xhcKingoi

embrace

to

King

England; infti-

the

formerlypreparedby
Lady ^Margaret,)
and i\{isPrion, in the nature
of
onQ
Lucas,
difpatched
of the King'sgood
Ambafladors
Per kin
to
to advertife him

gated by

Prion

and

forthwith
of

inclination
his

to

rightagainfl
King H^^ry
of France

Paris.

r^r^/"

by

fo

and

wifhed

an

him
,

to

come

over

him

unto

that
thought himielf in heaven now,
in
honourable
fo
a
manner
a
King
great
,

he
5

at

vited
in-

was

parting
im-

And

he

When

France.

King received

him

with

was

the Court

to

come

great honour

",

of
and

faluted
,

France

ftiledhim

the

by

of the Duke

name

him in great State

and

to recover
aydhim
Ufurperof""g/4W, and an
to

his Friends in Ireland for their encouragement

how
unto
5
called him
and what great hopeshe had
failed prefently
,

Fortune

the

refolved

was

Enemy

into

and that he

him

the

Perfon

of Tork ; lodgedhim , and accommodated

And the better to givehim thereprelentatioa
of

G"ard
him
for his
a
afligned
the Lord Congrejhall
was
Captain. The Courtiers
them(though it be illmocking with the fr^w^j applied

countenance

Prince

whereof
,

likewife

King'sbent, feeingthere was reafonot State for it.

Perkin divers Engli^j-men
of
time there repaired
unto

felves to their
At

the fame

Sir GeorgeNevile, Sir John Taylor,and about one hundred

Qiiality
",
this Stephen
more
: and amongftthe refi:,
we
Prion, of whom
Ipake5
who

^he

70

HiHoryof the Reign of

Her
attend his Perfon.
Court
to
of Murrey and Blew
likevvife,
in
their
D"ff/"
the
and Strangers
and generally
ufagctowards him,
lefs
no
refped,
expreffed
'i
,

ji

The

hereof c*mc

News

ilafid,that the Duke

PerkiniVarbeck
,

over
blazingand thundering

of Terk

it was

not

alive.

lure

was

that time

at

into EKg-

As for the

all the

light,but

to

come

of

name

of Tork ; that he had been entertained in

nbws
ran
upon the Duke
and was
now
Ireland, bought and fold in France
avowed,
plainly
,

and in great honour in Flanders. Thefe

in fome upon difcontent , in fome upon

upon

thcfe bruits.
had

Novelty
King, and

upon
confcience and

change , and in fome few upon

moil:
and in divers out of depenin
upon fimplicity
5
did in fecret favour and
fome of the better fort, who

belief,but
nouriih

in fome

ambition

defire of

and
levity
dance

took hold of divers

Fames

And

it

begottenothers

long

not

was

ere

of Scandal and

thele

of

rumors

the
againft

Murmur

taxinghim for a great Taxer of his

?eoflcand difcountenancer
Nobility.The lofs of Britain,
But chiefly
and the Peace with France
not
were
forgotten.
theyfell
that he did his Queen
in that he did not reignin
upon the wrong
faid
that
God had nOw
her Right. Wherefore
they
brought to
his government

-,

of his

of the
lighta Masculine-Branch
at

his Courtefie

yet ( as
and

he did

howfoever

thingswhich

they affed) thefe

which

loft in the

were

down

fo general,as

grew

be traced. But

to
impoffible

are

Fames

certain

no

poor Lady. And

with the Multitude,

currant

of
generality

that have

running Weeds,

be

not

his
deprefs

it fareth in

that w^ould

of Tork

Houle

the Authors

Speakers.They being like

root

or

"

after

like Footings
up and

while

thcfe ill Humors

in fome eminent Perfons

fecretly
which
Sir William Stanley
Lord Chamberlain
of the King's
were
ththoxA
Six
Simon
Fit
Houfhold,
z-water.
Mountfart Six Thomas
ditw

to

an

head

and fetled

"

Thveattes.

Richard's Title.
bufinefs

entrcd into

Thefe

Neverthelefs

two
openly,but

failed over

who

there

none

Sir Robert

engaged their fortunes in

and Mafter mlliam
Clifford,

into Flanders, fent indeed from the

Confpiratorshere,
and
there
pafled
to be
Provifionally

"

fecretConfpiracyfavour Duke
to

to

underftand

Party of

the truth of thofe

without fome helpof monies

delivered if theyfound and were

this
ley,
Bar-

the

things that
from hence

not

"

that
fatisfied,

truth in thefe pretences.

The
perfonof Sir Rfbert Clifford
of Fame
and Family
wel( beinga Gentleman
) was
extremely

com

was

to

the

LadyMargaret. Who

broughthim
and

to

difcourle.

the
So

affedl,
or
by Perkin
he knew

after fliehad confeernce

of Perkin,with
fight
that in the end
to

won

believe, he

the Perfon of Richard Duke

his own^and that this Toung-manwas

wrote

with

whom

he had often

either

by the

h^ck into

him,

fpeech

Duchels

,"to
that
England
,

of Tork
,

as

well

as

he knew

undoubtedly
he.Bythis means

all things
and Sedition here,and the Conjpito Revolt
grew prepared
have
between
Flanders and England.
to
a Correspondence
racycCimQ
The

Henry

King

the Seventh,

The

7^

King on his part was not afleepbut to Arm or levyForces

but fliew fear and do this idol too much
yet he thoughtwould
worfliip.Neverthelels the Parts he did Ihut up, or atleaft kept
them
that none
ihould pafs
to or fro tliatwas
a yVittchon
fufpetJed.
But for the reft he chofe to work by Counter-mine.
His purpofes
the one, to lay open the Abufe : the other,to. break
were
twothe knot of the Co"i(pirators.
To deteiflthe Ahufe there were
but
"

two

the firft

ways
of Tork
Duke
"

it manifeft

make

to

the world

to

indeed murthcral

was

were

he dead

thus

it ftood. There

alive

or

that the

yet

Per km

knowledge,*tothe murther

w:ns

but four

were

the other

prove , that
For the "rft,

to

Counterfeit.

that
perfons

could

of the D uke of Tork ; Sir

fpeakupon
Tirrel,
Ja?fies

^nd
(the cmployed-man ixomYim^^Richard) 'johnDighton

M/les

Forrcjihis Servants
,

( the

Butchers

two

) and' the

Tormentors

or

of the Tomer, that buried them.

Of which four.Miles Forrejl,
Priefi
and the Pr/V/?
dead, and tiiere remained alive onlySir Jjw^j
were

Ttrrel,and

the King cauled to be committed

two
JohnDighton.lhck,
of the Death of the
examined
to the Tovceryxnd
touchingthe manner
in
Innocent Princes.1\\Qy
two
a Tale,(asthe King
agreedboth
gave
Richard
thiseffejfl
That
out) to
havingdiredled his Warrant
;
King
for the

of them
putting

the Titveerywas
Warrant

by him

Sir

to

the Lieutenant
vice-

James

by

had cloofen for that

Cent thefe

fter

theywere
That

dead

under

King'schildren.

Servants

two

from

afore-named

whom

he

to

himfelf ftood

ftair-foot,
That

they

called up their Ma,

theyhad laid forth. That

that done

and

the

at

the murther.

execute

bodies,which

and fome ftones caft upon them.

that his will
to King Richard

the^/.t/W

buried

and

by him

in

another

nightby the King's

of the
were
by the Prtejl
of the
which ( by means
fome place,

Where

,
y

upon

removed

their bodies

renewed

Toveer

Tov^er

the report was

made
,
he gave Sir James Tirrel great thanks , but took exception
the placeof their burial , beingtoo bafe for them that

to

Warrani

King

night) for the

done

were

his

in their bed

buried

when

was

Whereupon

of

diredled his

ferKing'sfpecial
the
Tcwer
to
repaired
accordingly

Ttrrel

Villains

feetheir naked

to

the

receive the Keys of the

to

purpofe. That

two

finothcred them

the Lieutenant
BrackenLiury

to
,

( for tliefpaceof

by night attended
and

death

James Tirrel

Sir

That

to

rcfufed.

Thus much
foon after) could not be known.
was
of
thofe
the
then delivered abroad
effed
be
Examinations.
But
to
,
the King neverthelefs made no ufe of them in any of his Declarations
death
Priefi\

where';y(asitieems) thofe "jc.'Jw//?^/-/o"/ left the bufinefs

fomewlrf
perplexed. And as for Sir James Tirrel he was foon
;

after beheaded
But

for other
in the Toveer-yard',

( who
johnDighton

forthwith

let

at

it feemeth

libertyand
,

this Tradition.
naked

the
,

King

w^as

for the
fpakebeft
the

more

of

dihgence

of

Treafin.

King)

means
principal

Therefore this kind

ufed the

matters

was

of divulging

proofbeingleft fo

in the latter

for the
,

tracing

The

72

HiHoryof the Reign of

fent abroad into feveral parts,

he
tracingo( Per kin. To this purpofe,
into Flanders
elpecially

and

Spies
"

divers fecret and

feigningthemfelves

fome

nimble

Scouts

and

flieover

to

and

Perkin

unto

to

under other pretences, to learn,fearch,

adhere unto
aha
^
of Perkm's Paand difcover all the circumttances and particulars
rents,.
fome

him

and in brief to have

up and down
,
a "journal ( as it were
) of his lifeand doings. He furnifhed thefe
with Money
his employed-menliberally
and reward
to draw
on

Birth,Perfon,Travels

"

;
intelligences
giving them alfo in charge to advertife
what
theyfound, and neverthelefs ftillto go on.

nually
conti-

ever

as

employed other
he

Others

Men

new

where
,

employedin

Plotters in the main

fmuate themfelves

called up another, he
Difcovery
the "Bufinefsditi require
it..
and truft to be his
nature
fpecial

and

Advertifement

one

more

Thefe

Counter-mine,

into the

and
familiarity

far every

how

engaged

one

afterwards

direded

were

and what

to

of the

confidence

per Pons of the Tarty in Flanders , and fo

dates theyhad, and Correjpondents,
either here in
and

And

cipal
prin-

Jj[o-

learn what

to

or
England,

new

in-

abroad

"

theymeant

ones

this for the

And as
or
to try
Perfons; fo for
the Aoiions themfelves
to difcover to the Bottom
( as theycould )
their Intentions,
the utmoft of Perkin^s and the Conjpirators
Hopes,
board.

had fome of them

Thefe latter BeJi-be'truJl-Spies
further inftrudions
to pradifeand draw off the beft Friends and
and

Pradices.

Servants of Per kin

his Enterprizeand
and

potent

remonftrance

by making
Hopes were

and

built

them, how

to

with

with

King

And

( above the reft )

them

of Sir Robert

and
Clifford
-^

afTail
to

and

fap

into the

work

win

him
,

the

conftancy

theycould ) beingthe
and who beingwon
away,
( if

moft of their fecrets ,

that knew
would
moft appall
and difcourage
the reft
man

to

of Reward.

to

prudent

King theyhad to deal t, and to reconcile

and good Conditions
promileof Pardon

weakly

how

and in

break

a manner

the Knot.
is

There

Tradition ; That the King beingloft in a

ftrange
truft had both
to
Sufpitionsand not knowing whom
with
the
and
of
divers
intelligence
Confeffors chaplains
great men,
and for the better Credit of his Ejpials
abroad with the contrary
Wood

of

fide, did ufe

to

have them

curfed

St. PahIs ( by Name

) amongft
the
of
Cuftom
to
King'sEnemies
according
fo
Thefe EJptals
plyedtheir Charge
roundly5 as the
at

the Bead-Roll of the

thofe Times.

King had

an

Anatomy

of the
and
in

many

alive

and

formed
likewife well in-

was

in ""g/4W, and
particular
correfpondentCtf"/^/"/i^c^j

other

won
efpecial

of Perkin

revealed

were
Myfteries

to

be affured

ofticiousfor his fervice. The

to

the

and

King

Sir Robert

and
,

Kin^therefore

Clifford

induftrious and

a rich
( receiving

of his diligenceand great latisfadion touching

a number
,
of Particulars ) firftdivulgedand fpredabroad the ImfoHureand
Return

juglingof

Perkin'.sPerfon and Travels

with the Circumftances

,

thereof.

King H

the Seventh,

73

thereof,throughoutthe Realm. Not by Prodamatton (becaufe

and fo might receiv^ethe more
thingswere
yet in Examination
which commonlyprintbetter than
or thelefs) but by Court-fumes
,

Then thoughthe it al(o time to lend an

printedProcUmaticns.
Archduke
unto
doning
AmbafTage
Philtp into Flanders, for the abanand difmifling
of Perkin. Herein he employedSir Edward
,

Sir mlliam

and
Peynii^s,

fvarham, Dodor

of the Canon

Law.
The
and governed by his Council : before
then young,
the Embklfadors had audience
and Do6tor warham
Ipake

Archduke
whom

was

in this manner

Mr

Lords

the
,

and ycur
and
Man

our
Mafieris very firry that England
Kiftg
Countreyhere of Flanders havingbeen counted as
mfe forfolongtime now thisCountreyofall others
,

be the Stage
fljould
A
King of England^

where

t"

and di/bonour
but
onlyto his Graces difquiet
all
roach
Princes.
To
the
ef Sovereign
counterfeit
ref

the

dead

fooddflaythe fart of
Counterfeit
bafe

not

/cornand
Image ofa King in

the
counterfeit

his Coyn

highOffence
by allLaws

an

livingImage of King

in his

But

exceedeth all

Perfon
cr /""Antichrift,
that counterfeit
The
hath
Divine
Honour.
too great an
King
Opinion
think
that
this
Council
with
this
is
to
Fable,
ef
yi^^r.
caught
any ofyou
be givenbyyou to the fajfian
in it
( though
offome )"the thing
way may
.To
the
Testimonies
Death
is
Duke
a
fideof
felf fo improbable. fet
of
Richard, which the King hath upon Record plainand infallible
{..bfbe
be
the
in
let
t
o
the
ovptt power)
thought
tfiing
caufetheymay
King's
tejlife
forit felfSenfeand Reafonno Pewer can command. Is it po0Ue
his Name
( tr"w you ) that King Richard poulddamn his Soul and foul
with fo abominable a Murther
and yet not mend his Cafe? Or do
you
to

cations exceftitjhouldbethat
Faljif
of" Mahomet,
,

think

that C^en

ofBlood ( that were his InBruments ) did turn to

in
the
middeji
oftheir Execution ? Whereas in cruet and f^v^e
fity
And Men alfi thefrjl
DraughtofBlood doth yet mAke them mke
heajls,
tixecutioners of
fierceand enraged. Do you not know that the Bloody
,

fuchErr ants, with an Halter about their tieek : So that

^^nd
iftheyperformnot, theyare fure to die for it?
doyouthink,
would hazard their own
lives
that thefe
another s?
men
forJpAriag
Tyrantsdo go

to

'Admit

have farved
him
theyjbould

him ?

Turn

him

jvhAtfbould
theyhave

into London-Sfrf^//

done with

that the watch-men

,

or

any

that jbould
a Juftice,
pajfenger
light
mightcarry hiiH before
upon him
and Jo allcome
have
him
them
?
Or
to light
f
Jbould
they
fecretly
kept by
would have required
That furely
a
great dedof Care, Charge and con'
tinual Fears.
But
( my Lords ) I labour too much in A clear Bufinefi,
The Kingis fowife And hath fogoodFriends abroad as nrnv he knaweth
Duke Perkin yr(Jwhis Cradle
he is a great Prince y^
And btcAttfk
have
Poet
here
he
him
can
help with Notes to write his
you
any good
him with Lambert
Fd^
the King*s
Simnel
now
Life; And to parallel
the
it
K^nd
is
coner.
to your Lordfbips
therefore
{ to Jpeakplainly
)
L
slrangefl
I
,

The

74

HiHoryof the Reignof

that the Lady Margaret (excttfe

ttt
if
thingtn theif'orld,
Hntigejl
and
the
both
is
Malice
her
to
endleji
)
caHjllej?
King
vehofe
name
vee
other
when
at the time
Women
over
when
is
old,
/he
give
now
jhould
not the Births of
forthtwo fuchMonjlers
bring
child-bearing
; being
And where a4 other natural
but ofmany Years.
nine or ten Months
able to helf
and
weak
not
Mothers bring
themfelves
;
forthchildren
the
their
able
tall
into
coming
(he bringeth
Striplings foonafter
forth
we
Jlayunwillingly
IVorld,to bid Battel to mightyKings. My Lords
the Joys
that Lady would vnce tajl
fVe would to Cod
upon this Part.
her Niece to
doth ferveup unto her
in
which God Almighty
beholding
which
with
much
and
Jbemight
RoyalIffue
fo
Reign in fuchHonour
duke
the ArchThe
her
unto
be pleafed
ovpn.
to accompt as
Kings Requeji
to the example
and your Lcrd/hips
mightbe ; That, according
who
hath
him, you would banijb
difcardei
already
ofKing Charles,
the King
letow out ofyour Dominions. But hecaufe
this unworthy
may
than from a nevp reconciled
ancient
an
Confederate
m
ore
from
juflly
expeil
unto you
to dt liver him
up into
Enemy ; he maketh his Requefi
be
accounted
hit hands. Pirates and Impojlures
fitto
ofthis fort being
and
be
to
n0
Enemies
the Common
prote^edbythe
ofMankind
ways
Law
ofNations
,

After fome time of deliberation , the Ambaffadors received this

fhort Anfvver

forthe love tfKingHenry vpould in no

Duke
the pretended
but in all things
conferve
fortayd or affiji
the Amity he had with the King. But forthe Duchej!
DffwO'
and thut he could net
in the Lands ofher Dowry
jbewas abfolute
ger
her
let her to dijpofe
own.
of
the ^.Archduke ,

Hat

of the Ambaffadors , was

the return
thing
no, upon
that
he
fatisfiedwith this Anlweri
well
For
knew,
of
or
a Patrimonial Dowry carried no
Sovereignty Command
part
oi Forces.
that they
Befides,the Ambaffadors told him plainly,

TH

King

and
great Prfr/y in the Archduke's Ctf"/""7;
carried in a courfe of connivence
yet the
,
and
furtherance
Perkin.
fore
Whereto
gave ayd
the King
of Policy)
out
( partlyout of Courage and partly
Perfons
all
their
forthwith baniftied
as
Flemings( as well their

faw the Duchefs had

that howfoever it was
Archduke under-hand

Wares

out

(and by name
Antwerp

to

of his

Kingdom

commanding his SubjeAslikdwife

which had a Refiance in

his Merchants-Adventurers)
the
lowed
Mart
return
( which commonly fol; tranflating

Cloth ) iinto Calice and cmbarred alioall further

the Englijh
Trade for the future. This the King did , beingfcnfiblein point
of honour
of England,
to fuffcra Pretender to the Crown
not
,
he
of Friendfhip
fo near
to keepterms
to affronthim
at hand , and
,

with

the Countrey where

did fet up.

v

But

he had alfo a further

reach

Henry

King

for that he knew

reach:

the Seventh.

well

tiiat the Subieds

75

of Fl.tnders drew

fo great cornmodityfrom the Trade of EngU"a

as by tliis
Erxbargo
foon
would
of
and
that
the
of
Perkm,
wax
Tumults
they
weary
,

Flanders had been

fo late and frcdi

to

requital the

tt

as

the
difplealc

People.

was

time for the Prince

no

for forms

Neverthelefs

The

did

Archduke

likewife
done

banilh

the

King

Partakers

and

way

of

Englijh
out

of

did

that Perkin

truft

more

within
him

it behoved

his hand.

to

being well advertifed

Friends

upon
Arms

in effecfl
was

which

bv
,

Flanders

fake

the

than upon

Realm,

forein

where

applythe Remedy

the
to
thought
fome
oi
with
and
the
to
a
gainll
proceed
Difeafe
lay
ieverity
here within the Realm
to
principalConfptrators
purge
^ Thereby
the illhumours
in England, and to cool die hopes in Flanders.
,

"

Wherefore

he caufed

Lord
John Ratclijf
Thveaites

Ajlwood. All

thele

for High-Tre
in
a fon
,

Of

thefe, the

Lord

kept in hold,

and

Thomas
Ratcl-ijf,

arraigned

were

at

inftant )

an
,

Robert
Daubigney
,

almoit

LMoitntfordSir Thomas

Sir Simon

Fitz.-rcater

i^'ilUam
,

Thomas

apprehended(

be

to

and
Chrejjenor,

convicfled and

and
adhering,

Fitz-rvater

demned
con-

promifing
ayd
conveyedto Caltce and

was

Perkin.

to

there

patient,
hope of life,until foon after (eitherimbetrayed)he dealt with his Keeper to have efcaped,

or

in

and

thereupon was beheaded.

mlltam Daubigney
were
Rxtcliff'^nd.

Sir Simon

But

CMoHntford

Robert

aftertheir
immediately
The
reft were
pardoned togetherwith many
which
Dominicah
and Laicks
were
two
^ amongft

Condemnation.

beheaded

others

Clerks
,

and

Friers

William

which

latter

fort paffed
Examination

but
,

Lord chamberlain

The

of St. Pads

Worfelev Dean

publick
Tryal.

to

not

came

that time

at

touched

not

was

whether

it were,
that the King would not ftirtoo many humours
at once,
laft
the
Head
but ( after the manner
of good Phyficians
) purge
or

that

Clifford
( from

King

in the

there

lie would

he

whereof
came

his

to

King'sReign
York ; and

the
,

well the Duke,

as

Batchelors

King'sfecond

divers

as

of

Gentlemen

and

day

to
according

the

the

King

the
to
chrijimas)
ad vertifement

Toveer

from

that Sir Robert

moft of Perkins
And

the

lecrets

\Vere

placeof the Torver

Ihould accufe any

the tenth year of the

of
created Duke
Henry was

others.Noblemen, Knights-

of the

was

the

Knightsof

laid up )

chofen
,

to

whole

as

foon

Bofom

or

he had

Budget
England.

that if Clifford

theymight without

of Warrants,
L 2

as

into

that end

be

kept his

he had

come

was

the

after Twelfth-

morrow

he did

This

cUford ( in

Great-ones

abroad
noife,or fending

made

( where
IVeJlminfier

of London.

the

now

Ceremony. Upon

removed

re-

the

.;".';

were
quality

Bath

Son

fome greater
King further

were

give

prefence.

K_yill-hallorvs-dAv-eTen
being

Upon

came

fignifying
only to

when

account,

or

over

that he doubted
,

in the bufmefs

ones

coming

own

time

mean

moft of thefe Difcoveries

whom

ferved that Piece for his

"

fufpition,

attached
prefently

;,

the

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

76
day

in all humble
,

his

at

feet,

which
King'sPardon
allured of
fecretly

indeed

were

commanded

Then

life before.

the

After

the

though he

granted

then

King

traved

manner

Wall.

one

feledted Coumil, and

firftfelldown

to his
Clifford

admitted
and

him

King drew unto

who
prefence
5

the

two

or

the cinfture of

beingwithin
Prifin

the Court and

tell his

to

knowledge,

his

he did

amongft many
milt

Lord

Stanleythe

Am

King Teemed

The
Lord

if he

as

Prodigy.
a

nature,

man

to

heard the

had
hear

To

in lb

near

King's Mother

and

itruft of his Perfon

in

no

no
difgraced,

ways

tyed
having married
was

"

his chamberlain.

the
the

this

That

difcontent, noways

ways

unto

he had committed

whom

him

put in

was
to
fayover
required
Clifford

him.

fliould be falie unto

fear

that

man

to

making

Man,

Riches

a man
laftly,

and

high

his head

upon
fo great
his favour and advancement
,

of Alliance, his Brother

band

fervice of lb

fortune, both in Honour

him

fearful I

flrangeand

him

done

fet the Crown

and

his Life

enjoyedby

that
,

of fome

news

that bad

man

lave

to

as

interrogated)
appeach Sir
of the King'sHouihold.
chMiberUm
the naming of this
amazed
much
be
at

(of himfelf,not

others

and again,the Particulars of his Accufation

again,

beingwarned,

and that concerned fo great a Servant

unlikely
,
of the King's, he fliould not in any wife go too far. But the King
( without hefitation or
findingthat he did fadly and conftantly
a matter

fo

varying,and

with

that in

thofe civil Proteftation?that

that that he had faid ,

he caufed

him

himfelf

to
offering

unto

his foul and

not

be rcftrained in his

own

to

life-,

little bemoaned

order that Sir

prefentgave

his Council there

StanleyIhould

mlliam

fit) ftand

were

after he had

And

be removed.

to

it upon
juftifie

Chamber

where
,

And the next day he was

in the square Tovper.
,
by the Lords. Upon his Examination , he denyed littleof

lay before

he

examined

he

that wherewith
cule

Icfs by

his Offence

make

It

and

him

and
J

were

much

to

ex-

So that (not very wifely)

thinkingto
he
made
it
demnation.
enough for ConConfeffion
,
that he trufted much

conceived

was

to

the intereft that his Brother

Merits
thofe helpswere
,

endeavoured

nor

his fault.

extenuate

or

charged

was

over-weighedby

divers

had

in the

his former

King.

thingsthat made

predominantin the King'snature

But

againft
Firft,

and mind.

reward may
which
Merit , unto
an
; for convenient
reach
doth beft with Kings. Next the fenfe of his Poxver ;
eafily
,
for the King thought,that he that could fethim up
the more
was
Over-merit

dangerousto pullhim down.

Thirdly the glimmeringof a Conf
or
for value in the Kingdom :
he
the
tiche^
was
ffcation;
Subject
,

there

beingfound

in his Caftle of Holt

and

fortythoufand Marks in
befides
Plate,
Jewels Houfliold-ftuff Stocks

readyMoney,
exceedinggrezt.
upon his grounds andoiherPerfenalEjlate,
,

And

for his

Revenue

in Land

and

it

Fee
,

"a
-.

year of old
.

Rent,

great

matter

was

three thoufand

in thole times.

Pounds

Laftly,the
Nature

HtHoryof the Reign of

The

78
him

Save, and Crown.

to

once

at

made

gifts

great

fervice the

which

For

his

him

and
Councilor

King

Chamberlain

g^ve

; and

) had winked at the great Spoils

( fomewhat
contrary to his nature
almofb
which
came
wholly to this man's hands,
of Bojrcorth-Field,
neverthelefs blown up with the
to his infiniteenriching. Yet
he did not think he had received good
conceit of his C^Urit
,

Meapire

from

over

he

as

the

King

expcded.

unbounded
,

And

and RunningPreffing-doven
,

his ambition

fb exorbitant

was

and
,

he became

as

leaft not

at

the

Suitor to

King

for the Earldom

of

ever
beinga kind of Appenn^ge to the Principality
Son -, his Suit did not only
and ufing
to go to the King's

Which
Chejler.
of Wales
,

end in

Demal

but

in

DiJiaBe.The King perceivingthereby,

vaft and
were
jyefires
intemperate and his Cogitations
but
and
were
lightly
cheap
irregularand that his former Be"fefits
brook
hira
the
him.
Wherefore
not
to
King began
regardedby

that his

And

well.

fowre

to

now

as

Lamp

his Pafflon
that Stanley
at Bofvporth-Field
,
,
life
time enough to fave his
long
yet he flayed
,

fuggeft

unto

he continued him
After him

gentleand
There

Giles Lord

and
fuiRciency

valour

the

Davpheny,

becaufe he

more

was

moderate.

was

and
Emtjfary
,

Opinion

common

become

was

him,
againft

yet having no matter

in his Flaces, until this his Fall.
But

made. Lord Chamberlain,

was

of great

now

Diftafte doth commonly

the King'sfvit began
,

new

Merits

of former

though he came
enough to endangerit.

a man

of

little Leaven

the whole

the

)
-informer

St ate

Spy of the

That

King's
-,

Sir Robert

and

was

from

the

( who
Clifford

beginning an

that he fled over

into Flanders

and

with his conlent

privity.But this is not probable both

of Grace,whiQhhe had with
becaufe he never
recovered that degree
the King before his goingover
: and
chieflyfor that the Difeovery
which
he had made touching
the Lord Chamberlain
(which was
from
Service
learn'd
abroad
his great
) grew not
any thinghe
"

for that he knew

Thefe

it well before he

( and

Executions

Iain's,which

was

ent.

that
efpecially

the chief

of Sir Robert

of the Lord

ftrengthof the Party, and

the moft inward
man
was

Chamber-

by

means

who
of Truft
Clifford,
them
did
Perktn
the
and
amongft
)
Defignof
extremelyquail
his complices as well throughDifcouragementas Diftruft. So
that theywere
now
( like Sand without Ltfne ) illbound together
5
as many
at a gaze
as were
: whb
were
efpecially
Englijh
looking
faithful to
not
ftrange one upon another
knowing who was
their Side ; but thinking that the King (what with bis Baits,and
,

his Nets) would

him that were
draw them all unto
And indeed it came
to pafs that divers came
any thingworth.
,
and fometimes
the
Thred
fometimes
another.
by
away
one,
,

what

with

did hold
Barley(thatwas Joynt-Commiflionerwithc/;jj^r^j
one

of the

longeit tillPerkin
,

was

far worn

yet made

out

his Peace
at

King
the

length. But
Authorityand Favour
at

Henry

the SeventL

the Fall of this Great

( as

mm

being in ib high
the King
and the
;
,

thought)with

was

79

of

Carriageof the Bufinefs,as if there had been lecret

Inquifition
upon him , for a great time befoi"e, and the Caufe for
he luffered which was
which
little more
than for faying
in
manner

effed

That the Title

,

which

better than the Title

was

was

Infomuch
:
Subjedls

as

no

almoft

man

"

thought himfelf fecure -,

durft Icarce commune

talk one
or
there was
Diffidence every where.
a general
made the King rather more
than more
Abfilute,
and

of Lancafter

the Cafe almoft of every man

( at the leaftin Opinion^)
of great Terrour amongft all the King's
Servants and

matter

was

ofYork

men

with

another

Which

but
neverthelefs

Srfe.For
mofi.
oppref

Audfljitt
[oonefiand.
Vafoursstrangle
forth
and Folies
Svearms
came
Hereupon prefcntly
the GuHs
of Liberty
of Speechreftrained
are
( which
Imvards

of Sedition ) containingbitter Inve^ives

the King,and fome of the Council. For the
againft

and

Females

Bleeditig
of Libels
and

the

Slanders

and
contriving
o
f
five
whereof ( after great Diligence Inquiry
)
mean
difperfing
and
executed.
pcrfcnswere
caught
Mean
while, the King Avi not nt^tCtIreland,beingthe Soil
and Upslart-fVeeds
where the Mu{bromes
( that fpring
up in a Night)
did chiefly
profper.He fent therefore from hence ( for the better
aflrairs
of
his
of both Robes : The Prior
there ) Commijfioners
fetling
,

of

to
Lanthony,
with
foynings

be his chancellour in that

Kingdom

and Six Edward

Commifficn togea Marjhal

a
ther
with a Civil Power
with a Claufe , That
of his Lieutenant
the Earl of Kildare then Deputy {hould obey him. But , the WildOffendors ) fled into the Woods
and
the principal
Irijb
( who were
,

and

of Men

Power

Bogs aftertheir
,

in the Pale

manner

and thofe , that knew thcmfelves guiltyj

So that Sir Edward Poyningswas
forced
en-

fled to them.

the Wild-lrijh
Where
:
( in
Fafl:ne{res) lie did littlegood.
Which
(eitherout of a fulbicious Melancholyupon his bad SucceJ^,
better
fave his fervice from Dijgrace)he would needs
the
to
or
imputeunto the Comfort that the Rebels fliouldreceive under-hand
to

make

of the
refpeifl

Wild-Chafe

upon

and

Mountains

fufpition
growing upon the
every light
in the Ad:ion of Lambert
in refpedof the Ktldare that was

from the Earl of Ktldare

Earl
,

Wherefore
Simnel, and flain 'MStoke-pld.
be

and fent into

apprehended,

he cleared himfelf lb well

as

he

But
,

Poynings( the better

to

he caufed the Earl

to

EttgUnd
; where, upon Examination,

make

in his Government.
re-placed
of
compenfation the Meagernefs
was

of his Service in the Wars

by a"5lsof Peace ) called a Parliament;
,
where was made that memorable ^ci
which at this day is called
PoyningsLaw
whereby all the Statutes of Englandwere made to
,

be of force in Ireland. For

before theywere
: neither are
not
any
,
fince
that
Ireland
in
in
force
in
made
which
England
now
were
time 5 which was
the tenth year of the King.
About
,

HiUoryof the Reigttof

The

8o

this time,

About

be difcovered in the

beganto

King that difpo-

afterward nourilhed and whet-on by bad Cmnfellors

and Miniprs,provedthe Blot of his times ^ which was, the courfe
he took, to cruftiTreaptreout of his Subjedts
Purfes,
by Forfeitures
which

fition

becaufe it

did ftartlethe

men

be in the

appearedplainly

to

from

his

the ?eace-m"ney from

Subjedls

and

Cx^eof this kind

of London

Who

with the
have

hundred

another

Chop

Lavps

condemned

was

Pounds

And

and

firft

King

in the

compounded

yet after,

of hiqi if the
,

out

The

Cafel,Alderman

King for fixteen hundred

cut

divers others.

and
,

fundryPenal

twenty

not

lence-money
Benevo-

upon

of feven and

fumm

the

trance

that of Sir William

was

and

great Casualties
upon the Con-

fifcationsof the Lord Chamberlain

noted

this time,

at

Tnafitre; For that

newly received

he had

more

King's Nature

in Float-for

Neceffityhe beingnow

of his

out

At this ,

Pe"al Laves.

upon

Empfonwould

had

died in

not

the inftant.

following the King

Summer

The

Demonftration

to

Stanley
( which

State ) had

not

Thomas, his Brother

this

afitdion he bare
,

that time and,

Progrels, Ferkin IVarbeck finding
,

his pradices
were
temporizing,which(whileil
well in

to

and the Earl

,

During

of
by neceffity

to make
Progrefsto Latham
merry
there
and
divers
lay
days.
5

in

went

him

impofedupon

was

make

to

proceedingsagainft

degreediminiflied the

in any

with his Mother

his t^hther

) and

revere

the

that

World

the

Sir ivtlliam

comfort

to

always tenderlylove and

he did

( whom

England)made

for him

did now,

covert

when

and

wrought
covered
they were dif-

him
againft
( for that when
the Hill
once
matters
theyftaynot without a new
go down
force ) refolved to try his adventure in fome exploit
;
upon England
of
ftill
the
affedions
Common
the
Peopletowards
hoping
upon
the Houfe of Terk. Which
Peoplehe thought
body of Common
of
that
as perfons Quality
are
wasnottobepradlifedupon,
5 But,
and defeated

rather make

they onlypradiceupon their affedions

in the field. The

chofe

to

was

to

he Ihould make

Place where

be the Coaft

fet up

Standard

his Attempt

he
,

of Kent.

The

King by this time was grown to fuch an heightof Reputation

and
that
Accident
and
Event,
cunning
PoUcy,
every
that went
well
laid and imputedto his forefightas if he
was
had fetit before : As
in this particular
of ferkin's Defignupon
for

the world

For

Kent.

would

not

believe

afterwards
,

but the

of Perkins intention for Kent

havingfecret Intelligence
of
a-farto draw it on
purpofeinto the Notth
) went
the
ofF, layingan open fide unto Perkin, to make him come
to
clofe and fo to trip his heels havingmade fure in Kent beforehand.
up

King

C the better

But fo it was

Nations
,

that Perkin had

,

neither in number

nor
,

a Power
gathered
together

of all

in the hardinefs and courage

of
the

Henry

King

the Seventh,

t^ie Perfons, contemptible-,

but, in their
be feared
of them
and

well of Friends

as

Felons

fuch

and

as Enemies

hved

as

and

nature

There he caft Anchor

and
land
fent fome of his men
to
"

fortunes,to

and many
; beingBankrupts,
by Rapine.Thefe he put to Sea,

the Coaft of Sandvptch and Deal

arrived upon

8i

in Kent

about

prove the affcdions of the People,

making great boaft of the Power

to
,

that Perkin was

Kentijb-men
( perceiving
of
and
that his forces
followed by any Englijh name
or account,
not
confifted but of ftrangers
born, and moft of them bafe People and
Free-L/ooters fitter to Ipoil
a Coaji than to recover
a Kingdom) reof
Gentlemen
the
the
Countrey profefTed
forting.unto principal
be direded and comtheir loyalty
manded
to the King, arid defired to
for thebeft of the King'sfervice. The Gentlemen
entring
that

was

follow.

to

The

into Conl'ultatiori direded fome

,

forces in

good

number

to fhew
them
fome
and
of
make
themfelves upon the Coaft
to
figns to
;
with them :
entice Perkins Soldiers ro land
as if they would
joyn
,
and to make
and fome others to appear from fome otlier places
,
the better to encourage them
femblance as if theyfledfrom them
,

"

to

land.

thiePrince
(who, by playing

Perkin

But,

or

elfe taught

had learned thus much , That Peopleunder

doufeto
Command)
confult,and after to march in order- and
in confufion ) conKebels contrariwife run upon an Hexd together
Frion
by Secretary

fideringthe
delayof
tumultuaryArming
Touth would

not

thingswere
theycould

fure.

draw

fet

oblcrvingtheir orderly and

and

time

foot

out

Wherefore
no

on

Arid therefore the

the worft.

one

not

doubted

of his

Ship

King'sForces

the

than thofe that

more

wily
might fee
that
perceiving
landed,
formerly

tillhe

were

piecesere theycould flieback to

their Ships. In which skirmijb
( befides thofe that fled and were
taken about an hundred and fifty
there were
flain)
perfons.Which,
for that the King thought that to punifha i^^^ for examplewas
fetupon them

artd

cut

them

in

every

Rafcal-Peoplethey were

s-pUy,but for

Gentleman
man

to

in the
efpecially

beginningof

an

be

off

cut

and

Enterprize5

confift
that Perkin's Forces would
now
likeM'ife for that he faw
of
therefore
he
of fuch Ralpbleand fcum
defperate
people5
chiefly
,

hanged them

They

foi:the

all

greater terrour.
to London, allrail'd in Ropes, like a Team
and were
executed fome of them at London
,

brought

were

of Horfesin

Cart

and ivapping and the

,

and Norfolk,
placesupon the Sea-Coaft of Kent, Sujfex,
Perkin's
teach
Sea-marks,or Light-houfesto
Peopleto avoid
the Coaft.
The King being advertifed of the landingof the
Rebels thought to leave his Progreis
But
:
being certified the
fled he
next
partlydefeated and partly
day that they were
into
Richard
Kent
his Progrefs and fent Sir
continued
Guilford
much
did
in meffage.
mend
comthe
Who
calling Countrey together,
and well handling
manhood
(from the King) their fidelity

reftat divers

for

of

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

82

of that fervice ", and gave them allthanks , and ( in private

) profome
mifed Reward to
particulars.
lixteenth
the
q{ Norvember (thisbeingthe Eleventh year
Upon
at Ely-place
; there
King ) was hoWen the Serjeants-Feaft
of that Call. The King , to honour the Feaft^
beingnine Serjeants
that
with his Queen at the Dinner ; beinga Prince
prefent
was
the
of
and
Profeflbrs
the
countenance
ever
was
readyto grace
hU Subjeds by
Larv; having a littleof that. That at he gcrvernei
his
he
his
his Laws
Lawyers.
^0 governed, Laws by

of the

tentates
This year alfo the King entred into League with the Italian Pofor the defence of Italy againft
For , King
France.
Charles had conqueredthe Realm of Naples and loft it again in
,

of

kind

of
Felicity

without
Italy
wont

was

to

refiftance

fay5

paffedthe

He

Dream.

fo that it was

true

That the French-men

whole

which
into

came

lengthof

Pope Alexander
Italy veith Chalk
,

rather than xvithSwords to

in their hands , to mark up their lodgings
,
in effed the whole Kingdom
He likewife entred and won
fight.
,

of

Naplesit felf

without

he did commit

and

great

task for the beft fortune

to

the Barons

of

fcattered his rewards

but
,

than

of
Naples,

upon
thereprefently

Errours
,

He

overcome.

as

gave

too

was

tentment
con-

no

the Faction of

xh^Angeovines
;
mercenary appetites

the

accordingto

He
upon their Guard , by the
put all Italy
of the Liberty
Oftia
and
the
of
of
protefting
holding
which made all men
that his purpoles
looked further,
fufpc(ft

and
feizing

Pifa

to

But

about him.

of fome

ftrofce.
ftriking
fo many
multiply

his Title of

Naples. He

fell too

foon

at

difference with

Lk-

that carried the Keys which

him
fome
in,and fhut him out. He negleSedto extinguifh
brought
of
the
in
of
And
his
eaiie
War.
reliques
laftly
regard
paiTage
,
dovico

Sfortia;who

was

through Italywithout
of the Arms
dcfpifing

the

man

refiftance,

he entred into

of the Italians

an

over-much

whereby he leftthe Realm

the lefs provided. So that

Naples, at his departure fo much

not
long after his return ^ the whole Kingdom revolted

of

Ferdi-

to

nando the younger

and the French were
quitedriven out. Never,
thelefs, Charles did make both great threats
and great preparations
,
Wherefore
to
o
nce
re-enter
at the inftancs
Italy
again.
,
,

of divers of the States of

there was

of ^ot^q
Italy( and efpecially
Alexander)

League concluded,between the faid Pope, Maximilian

King oi Romans
Henry King oi England Ferdinxndo and Ifabella,
and
of
Queen
King
Spain ( for fo they are conftantly
placedin the
Barbadico,Duke
of Venice
OriginalTrt 4/;;'
throughout,)
Augujltfjimo
and Ludcvico SfortiaDuke of Millan
for the common
defence of
their Eftates. Wherein
Ferdinando
oi
Napleswas not named
though
a

as

principal
5 yet,

no

doubt,

the

Kingdom

oi

Napleswas

included,as a P^f
There dyed alfothis year Cecile,Duchefs o^York, Mother
Edrvard the Fourth,at her Caftle of Barkhamfiead,
beingof

tacitly

of the Church.

to

King

extreme

years

Henry

King

aridwho had lived

years
and four murthered.
She
"

the Seventh.

fee three Princes of her

to

buried

was

85

body crowned

lodcringhamby her

at

Hul-

band.

This year alfo the

Laws were
made, of a
to detain the Reader of

called his Parliament

King

privateand

more

vulgarnature

And
Hiflory.

an

where

it may

be

than
,

many

ought

iuftly
iufpedlcd,

by the proceedings
following,that

the King didexcell in good

as
fo
neverthelefs
he had, infecret,a deL.^vcs;
ufe of them
as well for colledingof Treasure as

Common-

wealth

fignto make
for corredingof
People did

Manners

The
of

fo,meaning thereby
to harrow

his

them the rather.

accumulate

Law
principal
nature:
ftrange

and

tliat was

rather

made

this Parliament, was

juft,than

Law

and

more
legal
mous
magnaniThat
provident. This Law did ordain
no
peribn
that did aflill:
in Arms, or otherwife,the King for the time being
fliouldafter be impeached therefore or attainted either by
the courfe of the Law, or bi/.A6to(
Parliament
:
But, if anyfuch
a

"

than

A(5l of Attainder did

be made

happento

it Ihould be void
,

and of
,

cflfedl For that it was

agreeableto reaforiof Ejlate that
Ihould
of
of the King'sTitle
not
Sulje{i
enquire the juftnefs

none

"

the

or

parrel;

and it was

to good Confcience
agreeable
( that

focver the fortune of the War

for his Obedience.

what-

The

) the

were

of this Law
fpirit

and Noble ; being like in

q( plague who
in mzttet

of

matter

IVar

laid, if

have

the

fuffer

not

wonderful

was

unto

ihonXA
Subject

of
fpirit

Pious
David

finned ffrike?n"

hut

what ha^e

done ? Neither wahted this Law

thefefheep
parts of prudent
did
it
the
better
take
deepfore-fight.
For,
away occafion,
for the Peopleto bufie themfelves
to pry into the King'sTitle
;
for that howfoever it fell their fafety
was
already
providedfor.
Befides it could not but greatly
the love and
draw unto
him
hearts of the People becauie he feemed more
careful for them, than
and

for himfelf. But yet neverthelefs,

it did take off from his Party,that
and go ricfors out of the
great Tye and Sfiurof neceflityto fight
,

Held

their lives and fortunes were

confidering
put in fafetyand
But the force
prote(5fedM'hether theyftood to it or ran away.
of this Law was
in it (qK Illufcry
and obligation
the latter
to
as
of
Ad
Parliament
bind
frultrate
of
it
or
to
part
5 by a precedent
abfolute Power
conclude it
a future. For a lupreme and
cannot
^

felf neither
,
no

more

can

than if a

that which
man

is in

fhould

revocable be made

nature

appoint

or

declare

by his Will

fixed

-,

that
,

if he made

And
for the Cap
any Latter Will, it fliouldbe void.
of the A(5t of Parliament , there is a notable Prefident of it in

King Wif*/;-the Eighth'stime: Who, doubtinghe might dye m

of his Son
the minority
procuredan Ad to pafs That no statute
made duringthe minority ofthe King jhould
bind him or his Suecejfors,
confirmed
by the King under his great Seal at his full
except tt were
,

age.

But

the iirllAd

that

in King Edward the Sixth his

palTed
time,
M
2

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

84
time

Repealof

A6t of

an

was
,

neverthelefsthe. King
There

alio made

was

did

Ad

Which

indeed

wflich any perfonhad

broughtin

to

for the

agreedto

be leviable by courfe

only bringin the Arears, but did

bufinefs and was
to be
pretended

not

the whole

countenance

Ad
or under-propping
flioaring

Benevolence ; to maketh"fumms
not
pay, and neverthelefs were
of Law.

time

bind

not

for the time.

fatisfie

may

which

at

thingsthat do

But

M/mn

was

Ad:

that former

made at the defireof thofe , that had been forward to pay.

made
that good Law, which gave the
1\iisPArliament 2X^0 was
a.nd Party,which before
VerAi^ between
Attaint upon ^falfe
Partjf
extends not to caufes
It
irremediable.
of Eva/igile
a kind
was
,

Suit

becaufe in them

as

a double
) there paffeth
lb not Twelve
Men , but

ment

and
that

Jury

the Jndt^iors and

the Tryers;
But it feemeth

and

Four

twenty.
for this reaibn holdeth not in the
left it fhould tend to the difthe great reafon was
,
of Jurorsin Cafes of Life and Death ; if they fhonld

onlyreafon

the

not

was

Appeal. But
couragement
be

theyare for the raoft part at the King's

( if theybe followed in Courfe of l?ttU^-

well becaufe

as
Capital,

Penalty

Suit and

fubjed to

the favour

where

of

L^e maketh

alfo to any Suit,where the Dermnd

Pounds -, for that in fuch Cafes of petty
is under the value of forty
It extendeth

them.
againft

quitthe Charge to go about again.

of Ingratitude
made againft
another Law
a branch

it would

value
,

There

was

not

having been

been fo advanced.

had
next

to

There

for

enter

of poor Suitors
,

clerk

Peace

Pauperis without
,

whereby poor
[ue. There were

to

as

feledingout
King this while

became

men

they

to

the

for the admiflion

,

Fee

to

torney
AtCounfellor
,

rather able

feemed

returned

to

that

are

but
not

other

divers

faid before

we

thofe

and

hereunto

by givingpower

defeat

forfeiture.

In Forma

that Parliament

The

remedy

or

to

to

vex

than unable
in

Lands,

was

alfo enadled that Charitable Law

was

or

The

Husbands

therebyfeek

of the

by their

and

thofe in Remainder

or

advanced

fliouldalien
Ancejlors

their Husbands

now

who

in Women

xht Heirs

not

we

of

good

Laws

^illobferve our
a Vulgar
nature.

though he fate in Parliament

account

into Flanders

of the

) but

as

defignsof Perkin
a

May-game

yet

made
ner
man-

as

in full

( who

was

having the

and ^^pprehenfive
of a wife King { Stout without
compofition
within ) had given order for the watching of Beacons upon the
Coafts
and eredingmore
where they ftood too thin ^ and had
,

careful eye where this wandering Cloud would break. But Perkin
advifed to keep his fire ( which
hitherto burned as it were
upon

green wood) alive,with continual blowing-,Sailed again into

Ireland,whence he had formerlydeparted, rather upon the hopes
he found in
France
than upon any unreadinefs or difcouragemcnt
time
that People.But in the fpace
of
between the King'sDiligence
,

and

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

86
the

Edward

ofthe
eldeji

two

moved

was

partly
byRemerfe

and

partly

Richard

hi^ Brother ; makinga Report

fave
by Come other, mean
,
his Commandment
to the Tyrant , that he had performed
neverthelef
to

This R.eport
believed,and publijhed
was
accordingly
that they
So that the ^Vorld hath beenpojfejjed
of an Opinion
,
generally.

for both Brethren,

Truth hath fomeJparks

ever
away , though
this hath had.
due
in
time
until
it
as
abroad ,
But
that fite
appear
,
the
the
mouth
little
Lion
God
andfaved
of
Joas
,
Almighty , thatjlopped
both

made
barbaronjiy

were

the King's
children;
whenjhemajfacred
etched forthto facrifice
him
when the hand was fir
and did fave Ilaac
Brother. For I my felf,that Jiandhere in your
the fecend
preferved

from the Tyrannye/Athaliah

Brother ofthat inforRichard , Duke of York

prefence am that very
the Fifth now the rnofl
tanate
rightful
Prince,King Edward
furviving
that name
the
Heir-male to that yi^ioriom and mojlNoble Edward
of
,
,

Fourth

King ofEngland.

late
,

in
plence, (atleaf)

it Jhould
paf in

or

fome alive

concern

may

think
itftiffice
to

that
,

manner

and the memory

had then a Mother

offome

living

Commandment

mean

between

whereforediBracied
have
the Tyrant Jhould
known, lejl
ofGriefand Difdainto be unknown
manner

and

I did ; /

that
then

to

But

Crown.

where

into the Realm

and
,

which

to

me

from Tyrant

Attempt upon me
to

live in that

felf

to

who
,

bafeandfervile
death,
Tyrant's

was

to

enter

of the

Crown

but

change,

and mortal Enemy,

imaginedand wrought

extreme

knowledgeofmy beingalive
he

Son
,

This Henry, my

the

and

fromVt^nct,

come

to

Heir

next

Henry Tidder

one
happened
to

the other

expe^the

and foulmeans
to obtain the
byfubtil
S
o
rightfully
appertained. that it was

Tyrant.

he had

fo foonas
ailthe

to

mercy

Richmond
Tidder f^r/e/^

Edmond

fame

and

with my
refolved

this feafon it

in

Tyrant forthe

new

hands
felfinto my Sifters

put my

one

after time,
Fears, change
ofMind,
I
whereby was forced
Conditions forthe fujiaimng
efmy Life,
the
one
offear to be
feveralFafjions

abroad, to feek

wander

Let

and

Queen

Sea.

over

was

to

dead.

are

efc
apingbyGod's

conveyed
fecretly
the Tartythat had me in charge,
(uponwhat new
God
Practice
me.
or
knoweth) fuddenly
forfook
ofLondon

the

from

ofher children. Thtts in my tender age

murthering
out

that
,

expeBed dailyfucha

that

ofmy Efcape it isfit

Relation : forthat it
morefecret

the

For

finalDeftruUion.
For my mortal Enemy hath not
only
falfty
furmifed me to be a feigned
the
Nick-names
fo abufing world ; but alfo to deferr
Perfon,
givingme
and put me
from entry into England hath offered
large
fumms of
fubtil
ways

and

means

could, to procure

my

Money

to
,

corruptthe

with
Princes and their Minifters
,

Labours to certain
importune
fakeand
Poyfon
me, and others to for

been retained ; and made

Per

murther

to
fan,

and

Quarrel
,

to

or

from
depart

my

Service
,

as

whom

Servants

leave my

Sir Robert

have

about my
eom
right

Clifford

and
,

ofReafonmaywell perceive that Henry,

calling
himfelf
King of England needed not to have bellowed fuch
with importune
himfelf
great fumms of Treafure nor fo to have bufied
and mceffant
Heath and Ruine, ifJ had
Labour and Jnduftry,to
compafimy
others.

So

that every

man

been

Henry

King

the Seventh,

87

fiuha feignedPerjon.But the truth ofmy Caufeheiagfe

manifefl,
and the Lady
the mofChrijlian
King Charles
Duche/Dewager
not only
to ackncwUdge
the truth
ef Burgundy my mojidear \^u"t
Uett

moved

but lovingly
But it feemeththat God above
to affisi
me.
thereof,
(forthe
and
the knitting
two
goodcf this whole ffland
ofthefe
Kingdoms of
England and Scotland i" ajlraitConcord and i^mity by fogreat
the placing
an
) had referved
obligation
of me in the ImperialTyrone
and
the
K^rms
Succours
Neither
of England for
ofyour Grace.
is it
the frfi
that
S
cotland
hath
time
that voere
them
a King o/"
fufported
and Jpoiled
bereft
ofthe Kingdom of England 5 as of late (in frefh
in the Perfon
done
ofHenry the Sixth. Wherefore
memory ) it vfos
for
that your Grace hath given clear figns that
Noble
in
are
no
you
quality
to your RoyalAncejlors
Prince
a
i/rferieur
vs"as
; I fo difireffed
hereby
moved
and put my felfinto your RoyalHands
de firing
to come
your
to recover
y^ffijlance
to
faithfully
my Kingdomof Enghnd -, promijing
bear my felf
towards your Grace
than ifI were
no
otherrvife
own
your
Natural
Brother, and will upon the Recofvery
ofmine Inheritance,
gratethat is in my utmojl
Power.
fuBydo you allthe Pleafure
,

\y".'\
.

Perkin had told his Tale

AFterwifely
and

King James anfwered bravely

he Jbould
not repent
whatfoeverhe were
,

That

his
into
ofputtinghimfelf
there
fome
wanted
not
though
him

fwaded

that all was

him

but

hand.

And
him

about
an

the recommendation

to

take

willingto

occafion of

an

in all things

him

have

lUufion

amiable and

Perkin's

by

that time forth

,

that would

^ernotwithftanding,
; yet
clining
inbehaviour
or
alluring
,

either taken

from

as

of the great Princes abroad

or
,
he
War
tained
enteragainft
King Henry ,

became

the

perfonof

Richard

Duke

of

his Quarrel ^ (and the more

of doubt,
to put it out
be
Prince
and
that he took him to
a
not
a Reprefentation
great
that
confent
this
Duke
fhould
he
take
Wife the
to
)
only
gave
Tork ; embraced

Catherine

Lady

Cordon

Daughter

Kinfwoman
to the
and
virtue.
beauty

long after

Not

Earl

to

King himfelf,and

King of

the
,

in

Scots

Huntley being a
,

young

Virginof

perfon
,

near

excellent

with Perkin in his

company
great Army ( though it confifted chiefly
raifed
into.Northumberland.
of Borderers,
being
lomewhatfuddenly)

entred with

"

Perkin

And

Duke

hath

Seat

JL

Our

far be

God
pleafed

to

name

to

and

of

clamation

of

maineth

England.

intend

ton,

Our

Cot.

woitliy

I'referverand
of

ties
Antiqui-

rare

to

from

who(e

Mann-

I
iJcrifis hive

had

tnach

Selfand them from Tyranny lightfor the

of
furniOiing
afalfe
Ufurfer|this
Enemy Henry Tidder
Work.

deliver Our

mortal

Treafurer

to

re-

with

Sir Kohert

the

to
at the length,
give Us means
and
But
^England.
Lieges
People
their hurt and damage or to make War

nal
Origi-

of this Pro-

Our

The

be

C^ightyfrom their
not the hopes
ofthe
fuffereth

voho putteth
down

unto

than
otherwife

For
Oppreffion.

in the

Inheritor of the Crown

the end,

Selves armed

caufed

went

following

it from Us

f^on them

trae

he

and exalteth the Humble

in
Jufitoperijh

jbew

and

of Tork

as

of this tenour

z Proclamation
publi"bed

Richard

before him

for a Perfume

'

"

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

^England
) i'nomngin
appertaineth

tf the

Crown

( vehich tolls

his

Heart

oivn

byNatural
Our

and, Lineal

undoubted

Right

Right ( ive
,

beingthe very Richard,Duke ^ York, younger Son, and nomv furviving

and ViBorioui Edward
the Fourth
late
Heir-male of the Noble
,
hath
Us
not
Our
only
deprived
of
of England )
Kingdom hut

King
and bereave
to betray
Us
[ought
likewtfe
byallfouland wicked means
his
extended
it
to
Yet
Our
Us of
if Tyranny only
[elf Our Per [on
Life.
Blood teachethUsto be [en[ible
Our Royal
ofInjuries
) it [bould
( although
this
boaBeth
veho
Tidder
be leji
But
to have
to Our
himfelf
Grief.
,

overthrown

Tyrant

Reign put

littlein

hath

his firfi
entrance
fince

ever

praBice

but

into his Ufurfed

Tyrannyand the featsthereof.

defire
ofRule did
although
blind him yet in his other a"iions (like
a true
Noble,
was
Plantagenet)
the
Realm
and
and
the
and loved the Honour
Contentment
of
Comfort
and
Nobles
this
Mortal
his
But
Our
to the
(
People.
agreeable
of
Enemy
under
the
trod
hath
this
his
Birth
Nation ;
meanne^ of
foot Honour of
)
and
Merchandize
Our
hefl
for
making
Confederates Money
of
felling
the Blood,Ejlatesand Fortunes ofOur Peers and Subjects
byfeigned
and dt[honourable
Peace
unlike
to enrich his Coffers.
Nor
wars
only
hath been his hateful
"^i[government and evil Deportmentsat home.
he
hisfal[e
divers Nobles ofthis Our
Quarrel)caufed
Firfi,hath{tofortife
in dread of) to he cruelly
murRea^m ( i^hom he held Sujpe^andfiood
Lord
iir WiWhm
mon
Chamberlain,J/" Sithred; as Our Ceujin
Stanley
William Dawbeney, HumMountfort
i'/r Robert RatclifF,
phrey
Stafford and many others biftdes
[uchas have dearlybought
King Richard

for

Our

unnatural

Uncle

their Livei

xfvehichNobles are now

and yet keepeth
in Prifon Our
longkept,

with intolerableRan[oMS. Some

in the Sanduary. Al[ohe hath

beloved Coujin
Edward
Son and Heir to Our Uncle Duke
rightentirely
and others ; vcith-bolding
Clarence
ritance,
Inhefromthem their rightful
"?/
be ofmightand^oiver
to the intent theyfhould
to aid and
never
need
the
their
lis
at
married
Our
He
Liegeances.
after dutyof
affifi
alfo
and alfo
the Sifier
certain of Our Sifiers
ofOur faidCoufm
bycompulfion
,

and divers other Ladies ofthe Royal

Blood
"4r/^ Warwick
and
low
certain of his Kinfmen and Friends of fimple
Degree

the

unto

and

allwelLdifpofed
Nobles

he hath

favour and irufi

Smith, Bray,Lovel, Oliver King,
David Owen,
Turbervile,Tiler, Cholmley, Empfon',
Rifley,
Cut
Garth, Henry Wyat, and [uchother
James Hobart, John

puttingapart
about his Per

[on, but

Fox
Bifbop

none

in

and Villains ofBirth

which by[ubttl
Inventions and Pitting
Caitiffs
of
the Peoplehave been the principal
and CounfeUors
Finders,Occafioners,
in England.
new
ofthe Mifruleand Mifchief
rtigning
with
We
thefe
Premijfes the great and execrable Offences
remembring
committed and done byOur for
efatd
daily
great Enemy, and hit Adherents,
,

the Liberties and Franchifes

breaking
of Our Mother the HolyChurch,
and
wicked
Heatbenifh
Policyto the,highdifpleafure
upon pretencesof
the manifold
efAlmightyGod; befides
Tredfons abominable Murthers,
Robberies
Extortions
the dailyPilling
Man-fiaughters
ofthe People,
h
im

Henry

King

the Seventh.

by Difms, Taxes, Tallages,Benevolences,and

and grie'vons
Exactions
with many fither
Impofittons
,

89

pther

unlawful

heinous

Effe6is
,

and deflation
likely
defiritction
ofthe whole Realm ; fhall
byGod's
and the help
and affiflance
the
of
great Lords ofOur Blood with
grace
other
that
the counfei
the Commodities of Our Realm
fad Perfonsfee
of
be employed
to the mofl
ad.vantage
ofthe fame ; the inter courfe
ofMerand
Realm
Realm
and
b
etwixt
be
to
minislred
chandife
handled,as
jhallmore be to the.Common-weal and projpertty
ofOur Subjecfs
; anA
all fuch Difms, Taxes,
Tallages,Bentvolences, unlawful/mpoarid grievousExactions
be above rehearfedto be fore
-done
m
jitions
and never
called
and laid apart
be
but
to
from henceforth
inftfch
upon
have
Noble
old
Our
time
Progenitors
oi
Kings of England
cafes
of
the
been accufiomed
have
to
ayd,fuccourand. help
oftheirSubje^sanU
to

the

^true

Liege-men.

'

iJjJ30.".

./

CJL
'as
"^oeli
'clemency
'heteby
; W.W.a,.

7.;n.';i/ii

10

further JVe do out ofOur Grace an A

Remiffionand freePardon ofalb
promifeto oM our Subjects
By-pafl
whatfoever againfOur Pcrfon or Eflate,in adhering
offerees
to Our faid
bywhom ( IVe know Well ) theyhave been mif-led if
Enemy
Us.
And for
unto
theyfball within time convenient fubmitthemfelves
"yind

and
publifh

Our Right
Quarrel
eotu
we
fuchas fballcome with the forcmofito affifl
m
ake
and
them
Our
F
avour
fball
fofarpartakers
Princely
of
Bounty
be highly
their
as fball
forthe Comfortofthem and theirs both during
and
all
t
heir
which
death.
God
As alfo
JVefhaU.
life
after
by means
demean
Our
fball
felvesto give Royalcontentment
put into Our hands
all
and
the Liberties of
Our
s of
to
Eflate
Veoplemaintaining
Degrees
,

Holychurch

the Honours
and
Priviledges
preferving
cording
acef Our
from contempt or diffaragement
their
Blood,
f^'e
Our
jhall
of
alfounyoak
dignity
People

in their Entire

Preheminences

Nobles

to

from

the

all heavyBurthens and

be
it fball
that the

think
,

and

Endurances
,

in their charters and

and Towns
roughs
,
where

Our
confirm

Freedoms

enlargement
Subjects
caufeto

deferved
;

and

,,

in all points
give Our

debonair

and
bleffed

Noble

ofOur

Government

Cities yBo-^

with

Father

( !
times ) is in Us revived.
lafl
Cxnd for oi much as the puttingto death, or taking
alive of Owifi
ifBlood which
faidMortal Enemy may be a rhean to flaymiicljeffiifion
or
fairPromifes he ^3all draw
enfue ifbyCompulfion
otherwtfe
may
Us ; which We defire
to rejifl
to
afterhim any number of Our Subjects
that
avoid {though
Our
be certainly
We
faidEnemy is pur"
informed,
Land
and
made over
the
t
o
havingalready
great,
pofed prepared flie
the better to fupporthim
in Foreiit
maffes
ofthe TreafureofOur Crown

King Edward

his

( in

"

'

Parts

do

faidEnemy
be by Us rewarded
laid down

to

he may

That

or

him
,

that
befides

take
fljall
whofoever

Our
difirefi
be of never
fo mean a Condition ) he jhall
Pound
in Money
to he
with a fhoufand
fortl/with
and an Hundred Marks
by the yedr ofInheritance ;'
both
merit
towdrd God and all goodPeople,
otherwife

declare
hereby
the Tarty
{though

We

offuch Tyrant,
for the deflrnction
a

Lafly
,

Wc

do allmen

to wit

and herein
,

We

take

God
alfo

io

witnef?,
That

HiHoryof the Reign of

Tbe

oo

That whereas Cod hath moz'ed the Heart of Our

of Scotland , to aid Us w Perfon tn this Our

Coufiuthe King
deareji
Quarrel ; it is
righteous
much
demand
as
of any
fo

without any "Pact or Promife or

altogether
with
or SubjeSis
Our
: But
that
Crown,
contrariwife
thing
may prejudice
he jhallfindUs in
Our [aidCoufins
on
part that whenfoever
promife
hand
the
our
to get
of
Enemy, { which we hope
Cuffifient
firength
upper
into his trwn
return
) he will forthwith
will be very fuddenly
peaceably
with
the
Honourable
an
only
gloryoffo
Kingdom ; contenting himfelf
and K^mity.
lihich IVe
and faithful
Love
and
Our
true
Enterprtz.e
be t9 the
God ) fo order a6 jhall
(by the Grace ofAlmighty
ever
jball
ofboth Kingdoms.
great comfort
,

littleedifie with the people

for the company

kin's Proclamation did

BU ofTEngland
he the better welcom
neither
Per

was

he
in

came

to

Perkin,nor

the Countrey
deftroyed
there were
t
hat
hearing
willingthat theyfhould find

Rode ; and wafted and

with fireand fword. But

into
Enterprize

his

the King of Scotland feeingnone

Wherefore
turned
ftirredany where in his favour
none

in.

came

oi Northumberland

him
and not
coming againft
laden
with
men
booty he returned into Scotland
heavy and
further profecutiontill another
with great Spoils,deferring
time. It is faid that Perkin ading the part of a Prince handfomly,
fellto wafte the Countrey came
when
he faw the Scotttflj
to the
and
the King in a paflionate
manner
making great lamentation
Forces

his

defired , That that

be the

might not

of

manner

making the

War*

that he defired to
as
to his mind
and ruine of his Countrey. Whereunto
that he doubted much , he was
the King anfwered half in fport
^
that
careful for
that was
of his, and that he Ihould be too
none

for that

no

Crown

fo dear

was

it with the blood

purchafe

good a
By

for his

steward

this time

Enemy

to

being the Eleventh

Countrey to his ule.

of the King the Interruption

fave the
year

of Trade between the Englifb

and the Flemmtjhbeganto
moved
the Merchants of both Nations very fore. Which
all
affeCtand
oould
devife
their
means
to
difpofe
by
they
,

pinch
them
,

Sovereigns
refpedivelyto
,

time
to

again. Wherein ,
open the Intercourfe
and his Council began
the Arch-Duke

favoured them.
For
fee that Perkin would prove but
,

Runnagate,and

Citizen

of the

World ; and that it was

the part of Children to fallout about Babies.
And the King on
his part
after the Attempts upon Kent and
,

Northumberland

the bufinefs of Perkin in lefseftiin any Confultation

mation ^ fo as he did not put it to accompt
that beinga King
But that that moved
him moft
of state.
was
that loved Wealth and Treafure,he could not endure to have Trade
,

began to

have

fick, nor

any Obftrudion
that blood. And
difperfeth

foughtunto. Wherein
a ftrong
Company at

to

continue

which

in the Gate-vein

yet he keptState fo far ,

as

firftto

the Merchant-Adventurers

be

likewife ( being
that time,and well under-fet with rich men,
and
,

Henry

King
and

did hold

good order)

the Seventh,

9^

off the Commodities

bravely-taking;
dead
their
hands for
Kingdom though theylay
upon

of the

out

of

want

the

On

gainmuch

ever

London

at

Treat*

to

Vifcount
King'spart ", Bidiop
,
Prior of St. 'johns, iVarham Mafter of the Rolls who
,
,
Fox

Kendd
to

At the laft ContmtJJloners

met
,

l^ent.

the

upon

znd

Lord

PrivySeal

who

King'sopinion", Urfmck

l^'ells,

began

wasalmolt

the Arch-Duke's

Rijley.On

part, the Lord 5ff^rj

the Lord VenmfelPrefident of Flanders,and others.
,
concluded
a
Treaty,both of Amity and J"tercour[e,
perfeft

one.

his Admiral
Thefe
between

the

and the Arch-Duke

King

Articles
containing

both

oi State, Commerce,
and Free-Fijhtng.
This is that Treaty,which
the
call at this day
both
becaufe
it
is
Flemings
Intercurfm
Magnus ;
,
than

compleat

more

the

precedentTreaties of the Third and

and chiefly
to give it a differencefrom

Fourth

years of the

King

the

and twentieth year of the

Treaty that followed in the One
which
call
UMalus.
Inter
In this Treaty,there
cur
King,
they
[m
Article againfl:
of the Rebels of either
the Reception
an
was
exprefs

by other-,purporting that if any fuch Rebel (hould be

of the Prince Confedeby the Prince whofe Rebel he was
required
rate,
that forthwith the prince Confederate
fhould by Proclamation
Prince

command

him

fifteendays

the Rebel

to

was

ftand

if he did

and
profcribed

put

neverthelefs in this Article

But

neither

W hich
Coufitrey.

avoid the

to

Perkin

was

not

witliin

out

of

tection.
Pro-

named,

not

becaufe he was
Rebel. But by this
no
perhapscontained
that were
his wings were
off
his
Followers
Engltfh.
dipt
,

means

And
to

it

the Trf 4^/ , that itfhould extend

of the DuchefDevcager. After the Intercourse
thus

in
exprefly
cbmprifed

was

the Territories

Merchants
Englifj

reftored , the

Antwerp

where

they

again to

came

received with

wxxt

That
Scotland;

provoked

and great
Proceffion

following,
beingthe Twelfth
he
his
Parliament
Where
:
again

both the Malice,2nd the cruel

o{

that

tvar
Predatory

King,beingin Amity with him, and

fhould fo burn

in hatred towards

him

as
,

and Dregs of Perkins Intoxication , who

he
elfe detedfed and difcarded. And that when
the

Lees

out

of his reach

to

do the

and

unarmed

upon
,

at

year of his reign,the

did much
exaggerate
made by the King
lately

The Winter

King called

their Manfion

King

any hurt

unprovidedpeople
,

contrary

that he could

to

the Lavps both

neither with

of

H^ar

Honour

to

no
ways
drink of

every where

was

it,was
perceived

he had turned his Arms

,

late
fpoil
onlyand depopu-

to

and

Peace

with

nor

Concluding
of
fafety

the

his

Prote(5lion let pafsthefe wrongs

underftood him well , and gave him
limited to the lumm
of one
hundred and twenty thoua Subfidy
fand Pounds
befides two
alwaysto
Fifteens. For his fvars were

People, to

whom

he did

unrevenged.The

owe

Parliament

him

as

Mine

of

Treasureof

top, and Gold and Silver

at

kind
ftrange

of

Ore

Iron

At this Parliament

the bottom.
N

at

the

(forthat
there

The

92

HiHoryof the Reign of

fo much

there had been

there

were

Law

be rcmembred.

to

chant-Aiventitrers

the Suit of the Mer

at

made

Lavps

no

fpentin making Larrs

in rcfped:
of
purpolely

the year before

time

called

and for that it was

Scottijb
Wat)
Only there palled
of England againft
the

for Monopdt"ing
and exa"5ling
the Merchant- Ai'venturers of London
did
leemeth
little
to fave thema
they
upon the Trade : which it
,
had
of Trade.
fuftained
time
hard
after
the
want
they
felves,
by
,

But thofe

InncfVAttons

it

But

was

enforced

the

to

avoided

though he

taken away

were

fatal

King

with
fight

to

by Purltament.
fightfor his Money.

to

abroad

Enemies

yet he

Rebels

home.

And
ftill

was

Iboner

For no
for itwith
at
began
fight
in
Cormval
but
there
the
be
levied
to
Subftdie
people
began to
flout of
The Cornijh
beinga race of men
grudge and murmur.
and
and
lived
of
that
limb,
Itomach, mighty
body
hardlyin a
barren Countrey and many of them could (fora need ) live under
ground,that were Tinners ; theymuttered extremely that it was
to

the

thing not

blown

fuffered,that

be

to

for them

idly.But they would

their brows
Tides of

a.

little ftir oithz

Powder
theyflwuld be thus grinded.to

over,

faid, it was

And

for

and

",

no

Peopleonce

ftiouldtaKe
there

up

with

Payments

too
much, and lived
to pay, that had
the bread they got with the fweat of

eat

man

foon

Setts,

itfrom

want

And

them.

in the

as

fVinds
commonly ftirring

not

rough : So this Peopledid lightupon two

Michael
The one
one
was
or
Ring-leaders
Captainsof the Rout.
to

them

make

more

Black-fmith

Jofepha

and

Farrier of Bodmin ; a notable

other
to be talked of. The

or

no

Flammocke
,

any

upon

Lawyer

occafion

that the

told the

He

in this cafe

people
5

Icfswhen

polland

all

not

to

break the Peace.

be grantednor levied

( for that the

for thofe
Efcuage,

and War

was

in their hands

gotten
and as if

never

made

Yet

to

had

Lavp

Journies,)

but

quiet
And therefore that it was
:
Peofle
like Iheepbefore the Shearers

(hould not fland now

Harnefs
and take Weapons
hurt

learnedly
,

by fervice of

was

pillthe

talked

of Scotland

for Wars

had

Rebellion , and

courfe

their fide

on

man

were
Subfidtes

that

that is

providedanother
to

was

This

make

to
,

much

Law

tellhow

Thomas

was

his neighbours
by telling
commonly

who

great fway amongftthem.

he could

Fellow
talking

lefsdefirous

Pretence

good they
,

but

put

do

no

on

creature

but go and deliver the King a StrongPetition,for the laying

of thofe grievous
of thole
and for the puniflim.ent
Payments

.down

'that had

given him

that Counfel

they did the like in time

lee how

not

come

\Liege-men.,
except they did
Ones
was

that would
at

to

make

others

how

beware

laid , for his part he did

:
and good
they could do the dutyof true ""^///l"-w^",
to

both
deftroy
ArchbifhopCMorton,

King'sskreens

And

deliver the

King from fuch wicked

Him and the Countrey. Their aim
and Sit Regi;ia/d
the
Bray who were
,

in this Envy.

After that thefe two

Flammocke and the Black-fmith

,

had
,

by

joynt

HiHoryof the Reignof

The

94

motion
firfthe heard of this Commuch
he was
occafioned by the Subfidte
of the Cornijh'men-

But

King. When

the

to

return

to

troubled therewith

for it felf, but in

Not

regardof

the Concurrence

him at that time.

For
of other Daggers , that did hang over
Rehellion
and
from
Cormval
from
ScotUad.,a
he doubted lefta w"tr
,
of Verktn and his Partakers
would
the Pradices and Conj^irAcies

"

come

him

upon

once

at

and
SubjeBs,

contentsoi

Knowing

to
a Momrchy
Triplicity

well

have

to

that it was
of

the Arms

the 7itle of

Pretender

dangerous

the

Foreiner
,

Dif

Never-

to meet.

part well provided. For as

raifed
foon as the Parliament had broken up, the King had prcfently
of
Scotland.
And
land
ScotKing James
a puilTant
Army, to war upon

took
Occafion

thelefs the
,

likewife
defence
Forces

for

or

new

theywere

fently

great

onlyin preparation but in readinefs preof Dawbeney the Lord

under the Condud
of the Rebellion
as foon as the King underftood
,

Chamberlain.

had made

not

fet forth

to

in fome

either for
preparations
the
of England. But as for
King's
affailing

his part

on

him

But

them for his own

thofe Forces, retaining
ftayed
he
therewithal
the Earl of
But
fervice and fafety.
difpatched
of thofe parts,
for the defence and ftrength
Surreyinto the North
of Cornvoal,he

for the courfe he held towards

and
from his former cuftom
the Hebels
it was
differing
utterly
,
fullof forwardnefs and celerity,
which was
to make
ever
pra"5tice
in cafe the Scots fliouldftir. But
,

head

them
againfl:

in A(5lion.

This he

attempered
by

rf4r

Fruition of

or

was
J

to

them

fet upon

as

foon

as

theywere

ever

befides that he was

But now,
in
love
with
lefs
nued
and
Pd"g^rj , by the contito

wont

it

Crown;

do.

was

time

when

the various
appearance
and from
,

his Thoughts of Perils of feveralNatures

to

judgeit his beft and fureft way, to

in the Seat and Centre of his Kingdom.
together,
keephis Strength
Parts
ciiveys

did make

him

Accordingto

the ancient

Emblem

Indian

in fuch

fwelling

upon the middle ofthe Bladder , that no fide

there
Befides
no
was
neceflity
to alter
mightrife.
put upon him
,

Sealbn,

To hold the hand

this Counfel.
which

For

neither

did the Rebels

cafe it had been diflionour

the Countrey;
fpoil

abandon

to

his

:
Neither
People
which might
they grew too

did their Forces gather

or increafe
pn the other fide,
haftcn him to precipitate
and aflail them , before

ftrong. And

and
both Reafon
of Efiate
laftly,

^F^r

in

feemed

to

agree

of bafePeopleare commonly
Infurreciions
;
in
this
furious
And
their
alfo
more
means
by
Beginnings.
he had them the more
at Vantage
beingtired and harrafled with
and more
at Mercy
a long march
bemg cut off far from their
5
and therefore not able by any fudden flight
to get to
Comtrey

with this courfe

For

that

the Troubles.
and to renew
therefore the Rebels were
encampedon

Retrait
,

When
the Hill

Black-heath,upon

and the
whence theymight behold the Cityof London
it ftood him upon,
fairValley
about it; the King knowing well,that
,

by

Henry

King
by how

the

much

the Seventh,

95

he had

hitliertoprotraded the time in

fo much
the iboner to difpatch
with

more

them

by
encountnng
,
that it might appear to have been no Cold"ef^'m
f'oreflowhis time; rcfoived with ail fpeedto
ing, \3\1tmfdomin choofing
not

them,

and yet with that Providence

leave little to Venture
And
Ftrtune.
or
zS:i.\i
them

and

Forces
puilTant

him

about

the

Surety

as

fliould

having

better

to

and

very great
mafter all Euents

and

Accidents

he divided them into three parts.

The firftwas
led by
,
the Earl of Oxford in chief, affiiledby the Earls of Effex
and Suf

folk. Thefe

Noble-men

Horfe,and Binds oi Foot,

to

appointed with fome Cornets of

good iloreof Artillery
wheelingabout

were

and

the Rebels were

camped
enput themfelves beyond the Hill , where
all
the
skirts
and
befet
and
defcents
to
thereof, except
5

thole that

laytowards London ; whereby to have thefe fVild Beajls

fecond part of his Forces (which were
a Toyl. The

(as it were) in
thole that

be moft

to

were

moft for the

Fortune

chamberlain
,

and

in ^^Slion

who

is toward

from that fide which

be led

aflignto

he

by

relyed

the Lord

fet upon

to
appointed

was

which

upon

of the Day ) he did

the Rebels in Front,

The third part of his

London.

( beinglikewife great and brave Forces ) he retained about

hiralelf, to be ready, upon all Events , to reftore the Fight, or
Forces

confummate
for that

the

Viiiory
; and

purpolehe encamped in

himfelf between
London

Rebels

Windows

near

As it ufeth

moft,

to

the

there was
if need

and forfor greatnefs

tune
But that
dealt
with
they
,

dition
Con-

or

be bent

but

And

theywent

laft,but rather make

them

more

hungry,and

Wherefore

more

in

to
appetite,

there

in the end.
was
Ipoil
great running
the
Walls
fome
fome
the
fome
Gates
to
to
People
and Panick fearsconthemfelves Alarms
tinually.
fvater-fide
; giving

fall upon
to

and fro of

to

the

both

Neverthelefs

Tate

the Lord

and

Mayor

shaw,

and well
in arming
did their parts ftoutly
Sheriffs,
the People. And the King likewiledidadjoynibme
ordering

and Haddon, the

captainsof

foon after when

the

matter

could

the Citizens.
ad vile and aflift
they underftood that the King had fo ordered

in the Wars,
experience

But

that the Rebels muft

to

win

three Battels

approach the

between the
I

of their

Compofition

were

that the Rebels had

and

putting
of

likelyto
^
althoughtheyhad heard
and modeftly by
behaved themfelves quietly
that would not
doubted much
", yet they

orderlyTreating
altogether
upon Rapine and Spoil.
or

as

no

City

encamping of the
be with wealthyand

conceit,that

the

was

whom

with
People
,

the way

the

firft)upon

Rebels. But

the

thole, which,
(efpecially

troubled them
of

in St. George's
Fields

Queens of their Regions

) who feldom fee out
from their Toveers
or
an
Army of Enemies.

are

which

Perfon

City and

in great Tumult

was

Rout

the

at
(fpecially

populousCities

the

while,to fecure the City.And

mean

iff ^f A"

City
and

and
,

them,

that he had

put his

and that the great

care

before
own
was

they

Perfon
rather
how

H'Moryof the Reignof

The

96
how

impound the Rebels,that

to

of them

none

than

mightefcape
,

them
vanquilTi

theygrew to be quiet
that any doubt was made to
for
the
confidence
fear.
of
The
(which
rather,
and out
theyrepofed
and Davcbeney;
fmali ) in the three Leaders , Oxford,Ejfex,
not
was
o(

he

It

then

was

to

employ

dyedfoon

and

fick
,

the

was

King ufed

the

whom
Bedford,

Wars

amongftthe People. As

and loved

famed

men
all,

and twentieth of 'jane

two

"

for

Duke
J^Jper

the hrft in his

with

after.
and

aSaturday( which

day of the week the King fancied ) when the Battel was
by all the Art he could devife
fought5 though the King had
the Rebels Battel
to giv^e
given out a falfeDay as if he prepared
the Monday following the better to find them unprovided
on
the

was

appointedto circle the

difarray.The Lords that were
themfelves ( as at the Receipt)'
Hill had fome daysbefore planted
afternoon
the
towards
the decline of
In
convenient.
in places
the better to keepthe Rebels in opinion
done
the day, (which was
that day ) the Lord Dawbeneymai^ched'
that they fhould not fight
and in

them

towards

on

firftbeat fome

and

Troops

they foughtmanfully:

where
ford-bridge
,

of them

from

beingin

But

J"et-

great

no

number
foon driven back , and fled up to their main "^rmy
were
of the approach
upon the Hill. The Army , at that time hearing
of the King'sForces
wxre
puttingthemfelves in Array not
,

without much Confufion.

firfthigh-groundtowards

Troops
Heath )

the

their Main-Battel

theyplacedupon

any Forces
neither had

the

fecond the

to

theybrought

ftood

( which

in array far into the

So that the Earl with his

the afcent of the Hill.

to

near

neither had

Bridge
that kept the Bridge
;

below

forwards

But

the Hill
and recovered the Plain , without remounted
,
fiftance. The Lord Darvbeney charged them with great fury
5
Infomuch
it had like (by accident)to have brandled the Fortune
as
of the Day.
For
by inconfiderate Forwardnefs in fighting
Forces

in the head of his

Troops

he
,

taken

was

and delivered. The

relcued

by

the Rebels ; but

Rebels maintained

the

and for their Perfons fhewed

for a fmall time

but

being ill armed,

with

and

ill led

and

want

no

without

mediately
im,

Fight

of courage

Hprfeor Artillery,

and put to flight.

great difficulty in pieces
,
the
the
Lord
for their three Leaders
Black-fmith
Audley,

theywere
And

cut

no

"

and

Flammocke

( as ,
agedMen)
,

but

halfcoar

number

their

commonly

the

Captains of

fufferedthemfelves

to

Commotions

are

be taken alive. The

flain on

the Rebels part, were

fome two
thoufand men*
amounting ( as it is faid ) unto the number of fixteen

Army

for that the Hill

( in effe"5l
) alltaken
,
faid , was
with the King'sForces round about.
as was
encompaffed
On the King'spart there dyedabout three hundred
moft of them

thoufand.

The

reft

were

"

"

fliotwith
a

Arrows,

which

to
reported
lengthof
were
mighty a Bow the Cormfh-men

were

So ftrong
and
:
Taylor'
s-yard

be of the

faid to draw.
The

Kins, H

the Seventh.

91

The

ricfory thus obtained

the King created divers Bannerets,
,
well
as
had M'on
thcField
upon Black-hcrah,v\'here \m Ltettten.mt
( whither he rode in Pcrfon to performthe faid Creation ) as in

Fields
George's

St.

And

for

goodsof

where

all the

been

encamped!
(by open Edict) give the

did

them

and

Liber Ality
followed
,

Lord Aidley

The

Execution.

for them

compound

or

of Honour

matter

perfonhad

own

thofe that had taken

Pnfcners unto

take tiiem in Kind

to

his

of Liberality,
he

matter

cither

"

theycould.

as

After

of

Severityand
led ixova.
New-gate to Torver-hill

was

matter

in

with
Paper-Coatpainted

the Coat
the

and

torn

he

were

feemeth

Black-fmith

by words

hanged
takingpleaiure
upon

that he

in after-times.

The

and

was

quartered at
the Hurdle

burn
Ty-

it

as

think that he fliould be famous

uttered)to

King

in mind

once

Flammocke, and the Black-fmith

have

to

lent down

Iiave been executed

to

in Comvral,
that the Countrej'

for the

Flammochc

and

drawn,

The

reverfcd
.^

Black-fmith
;

; the Arms

Arms

own

Torver-hill beheaded.

at

his

beingadvertifed
and
was
boyling he thoughtbetter not to irritatethe
yet unquiet
Peoplefurther. All the reft were pardonedby ProcUmation, arid
more

But

terrour.

take

to

their Pardons

out

under

Seal

as

than the blood drawn

more

felfwith the livesof

onlythree Offenders

would.

as

many
the
,

in the Field

So that
,

did fatisfie
him-

King
for the expiation
of

this

great Rebellion.
It
the
at

was

King's

the firft
,

nearly
,

than

kind of Lotteryor Chance.

one

(hall find there

( afterfo long

the

Commotion
Kenttjh

executed

were

this fo

King

put to
that he was

paflion
5
J

or

was

( which

the

of

one
:

and

Whether

the Eaft

without

from

mifchief almoft

mollifie

that he made
laftly
,

chat did rebel upon

fifty and

in

"

that the
,

popularcaufe

him,

and

move

In

) there

men

it were

of this People(thatcame

did fomewhat

difcern.

flain in the field

were

be feverc in

it more

perhaps,

more

now

handful of

an

hundred

that

men

willingto

lookinginto

can

we

but

was

Rebellion , but three

the harmlefs behaviour

,

diftance of time)

accompt
not

But

reafon for it , much

the number

to

mighty a

England to
Countrey)

the

Pardons.

and

Executions

of
varietyand inequality
would
think
And a man
it,

obferve

ftrangething, to

or

that

or

"

the Welt

of

fpoilof the

or

him

to

com-

People
great difference between
and them that did rebel upon
fVantonnef,
a

ivant.

defeated there came

from Cali^c to
Comifj-men
were
from
the
French
honourable
King an
AmbafTage
King which
had arrived at Calice a Month
and there was
before
Ifayedin
of
the
troublesand
but honourablyentertained
refped
defrayed.
The King
and
fent
at their firft
them
unto
prayed
coming
After the

the

them

to

have

were
Countrey,

patience,till a littleSmoak
over

"

which

was) that openly,which

would

foon be

neverthelefs he
O

that

wasraifecfin
his

ner
(as his manSlighting
intended ferioully.

This

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

98

Ambaffageconcerned

This

of

of Days for payment

lofjgation

affedion

done

nothingwas

but

and

entertain

ticulars
other Par-

Ibme

wooing
good
King
a

in

the

handled

or

Pre-

( indeed ) but

was

good refpedsto

with

Ambaffage5

Moneys

it

And

of the Frontiers.

only the

great Affair 5 but

no

derogation

the

to
,

the Italians.

King'slate Treaty with

in their march
were
But, during the time that the Cornijh-fnen
well
advertifed of all that
the King of Scotland (
Londen
towards
whenfocver
and knowing himlelf fure of War from England,
pafTed,
his opportunity But
not
thofe Stirs were
) neglecfted
appeafed
;
the Frontiers of
full
his
hands
entred
had
thinkingthe King
the Caftlc of Norham
and befieged
Englandagainwith an Army
reft to forrage
the
the
in Perfon
with part of his Forces
fendmg
and one tiiat
of Vitrefm
( a wife man
Countrey. But Fox Bifliop
could fee throughthe Prefent to the Future ) doubting as much
of the

be ftrongly
fortified,
to
before , had caufed his Caftle of Norham
bad manned
And
it
:
and furnifhed with all kind of Munition
of tallSoldiers
for
than
likewife with a very great number
more
,

Ajproportionof the Caftle 5 reckoningrather upon a fliarp

the
he
likewife
had
than a long Siege. And for
Countrey
fault,
the

caufed the
that

Places
,

good

of eafie

not

were

Earl of Surrey ( who

to

their Cattel and

peoplewithdraw

So

as

and

the Caftle

upon

the

poftto

Yorkjhire
)
Scottijh
King both failed of doing
had but a catchingHarvcft of
his men
far off, in

not

was

the Succour.

into Fast

fent in

and

approach5

Goods

to

in diligence

come

the

that the Earl

Spoils.And when he underftood
back into
returned
with
he
Forces
was
coming on
great
the Caftle freed,and the Enemy retired
The Earl finding

their

of Surrey
Scotland.

into Scotland ; hoping to have

celerity
Scott'jh
King and to have given him Battel ^ But
all

with

not

time, fate down before

thenefteemed,
ftrongeft
places
,
him

in

the Caftle of ex/iro"

the

attaining

( one

Berveick and

between

purfiied

overtaken

of the

Edenburgh)

fmall time he took. And loon after the ScottijJj

King
and
his
the
f
urther
weather
into
dinary
beingextraorretiring
Countrey,

which

in

foftland

ftormy

the Earl returned

into

England. So that

the Exf editions

and
Forces

on

both

Caftle diftreffed",

a
,

nor

to

were

parts
not

but
effeift)

( in

anfwerable

the heat of the Quarrel,

Exfeciation.
Amongft thefe Troubles both Civil
fomc
Englandfrom Spain Peter HiaUs

Caftle taken
,

of
puilTance
of
the greatnefs

the

to

nor

to

and

"External, came

call him

Elias
,

the
the

into

he
( furely

that wc
the fore-runner of the good Hap
enjoyat this day.
his Ambaffage fet the Truce between
Englandand Scotland ;
the Truce drew
the Marriage ; and the
the Peace ; the Peace
on

was

For

Marriage the

j(

as

Union

thofe times

of the

were)

Kingdoms) a

not

jfabella
Kings of Spainunto

unlearned
the

King

man
-,
to

of great

lent from
treat

Wildom,

Ferdmando

and

and

Marriage between
Catherine

Henry

King

the Seventh.

99

Catherini their iecond

Daughter, and Prince Arthur. ThisTrekty

and almoll brought to
was
a very good way,
perFection. But it lb fellout by the way,
that upon foma Conference
he had with the King touching this bufincfs the Kingwhich
in gettingluddenly
into the bofom of
( wlio Iiad a great dexterity
by him

let in

Ambafladors

if he liked the

of forein Princes
,

he would

times communicate

many

men

with them

Inibmuch

of his

as

affairs,

own

yea and

employthem in his fervice ) fellinto (peechand dilcourle

incidentlyconcerning the ending the Dekites and diferences
,

with

ScotUfid.
with

Wats

did not
love the barren
King naturally
he
made
his
of
though
profit the Noife of

the

For

ScotLtnd
,

them.

And

would

he wanted

in the

not

Council of ScotUnd

advile their

thole that

the

half-way and to give

King to meet him at
""^/^"^; pretendingto be good P^/^r/cirj but
thcatfairs of the King. Only his heart was
indeed favouring
too
with
ScotLxnd
for
Peace.
the
motion
of
the
On
to
begin
great
,

the War

over

with

other
as

fide,he had

fitfor his

turn

as

with

met

hWi^oi

an

Ferdinmdo

afterthat

For

upon afTured confidence of the Marriage

him the perfonof a Fraternal AUie to the

Spanijh
gravity)

( in

the

King

o^

^rragon
had,
,

could be.

counfel the

to

King

King

Ferdinmdo

fucceed

to

taken
,

he would

King

in his

own

upon
not

let

affairs. And

his part not

being wanting to himfelf, butmaking.
ufe of every man's humours
made
his advantageof this in fuclv
,
thingsas bethought either not decent, or not pleafantto
proceecF
from

on

himfelf 5

nando.

and

to

of

treat

Art

he

Wherefore

moved

him

puttingthem off,as

HULts

and

Counfels
,

of Ferdi-

( as in a matter,
fliould
himfelf)
go into Scotland

took it upon
Kings.
after
he
had with much
the Scottifh
King ,

the

Concord between

coming to
broughtKing James

by the Counfel

that Hulas

content

was

advifed from

done

unto

wTOte

hearken

to

the

HiaUs

two

King,

to

that he

the

more

hoped

fafe and
that

Peace

quiet
would

and clofe if he would fend fome

cement
difficulty
of his own
that might treat of the
wife and temperate Counfellor
Fox
Conditions. Whereupon the King diredtcd Billiop
(who at

with

no

great

that time

was

at

both

and
) to confer with HiaUs
from
the
with fome Commiffioners deputed
both fides met.
But after much
Commiffioners
on

IiisCaftle of Norham

treat
to
they
ScottijJj
King. The
difpute
propoundedupon
upon the Articles and Conditions of Peace
either part, theycould not conclude a Peace. The cbiti Impediments
thereof was
have Perktn delivered
of the King
the demand
to
into his hands
all
as a reproachto
Kings and a perfonnot proteded by the L.txv of Natiens.
The King of Scotland on the other
denied
fo to do ", faying.That he (forhis part)
fide,peremptorily
he had received
was
no
competent Judge of Perking Title : But that
l^ed
for
him as a Suppliantprotefted
him as a perlbn
Refuge,
wxthhis
him
with
his
him
aided
Arms,
and
efpoufed
Kinfivoman
,

upon

the belief that he

was

Prince

And

therefore that he could

not

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

lOO

unrip and ( in

fo

with his Honour

new

not

the

from

claufe

at

King
the

Foot

him
required

by

his

to

up

the leaftin the Fro"t, thoughthere were

a pliant
difcretion and
that remitted all to the Biihop's

at

Lye upon

proudinftrudions

had certain

Bilhoplikewife (who

The

Enemies.

deliver him

to

as

"

fort) put

before

all that he had faid and done

no

off in ill terms

break

to

means

) after that he

a fecond
deliveryof Perkifz did move
that the Scottifli
was
King
; which
point of his Injirucliom
in Perfon at Nevecaftle.
But
would give the King an Entervievp
his
anfwer
That
he
the
was
Scottijh
this beingreported
King
to
and not to go a hegging
forit. The Bifliop
to treat
a Peace
meant
of
his
demanded
Article
alfo (accordingto another
JnjlruBions)
taken by the Scottiflj
of the Spoils
or
Damages for the
RejlitHtion

failed

had

obtain the

to

the

Jpilt
upn

Water

as

anf^'ered
Ccmmiffioners
Scottijh

But the

fame.

"that that

but

rvoi

be gotten up again; and

bear the lof,than their Alafier

which could

ground
,

not

better able to
that the KtfJgs People
were
the
end ( as perfons
But in
to repairtt.
capableof Reafon ) on
of Receji,
than a Breach of Treaty
both fides they made
a kind
and concluded

King of

upon
Scotland , though he would
,

privateopinion
,

in

Wherefore

upon

fo far yet in
5
and
EngUjh-men
,

began to fufpedhim

falliion he called him

Noble

not

with the
often fpeech

divers other advertifements

for

Counterfeit.

and

him

unto

in
,

an

provokinga Mighty

his Allte , and in

in his Quarrel, for the

that he had refufed an Honourable

more;

had
his

if he would

fairOffer

whom
People,

might not hold

he

him
required

to

fay, but

the

that upon two

his fide. But

had
Englijh

at

into
forputting himfelf

had

none

he would

his firftreceiving,which

him
,

forfaken him
,

him

Fortunes

own

"

longdifcontent. And

Tellinghim

feveralTryals
neverthelefs

in any

of his

fitter placefor his Exile

fome
not

think

he

and that to keep

both
offended
his Nobles and
deeply

he had

him

whereof

Peace

delivered him

have

promifewith

making

and

Opulent King by
of
i'pace two years together.

fvar
Offenfive

Nay

counted
re-

the benefits and favours that he had done him

him

following.But the
formallyretradt his judgement

Months

engaged himfelf

he had

wherein

oi Perkin
bis

for fome

Truce

make
was.

and

to

withal

fore
there-

choofe

out

that he could
,

before the
declared

good
That

for
Scottijh,

themfelves
what

on

he faid

he (bouldnot

to

repent

his hands ; For that he would not caft

with Shipping
and means
totranfJDorthira
,

him off, bat helphim

where he fhould defire.

defcendingat all from his

anfwercd the King in few words
That he
Greatnefs
Stage-like
his
his
he
time
not
But
was
faw
whatfoever Fortunes were
yet come ;
both think and (peakHonour
Jhould
ofthe King. Taking his leave
Perkm

not

"

he would

not

think

on

Flanders
,

doubtingit

was

but hollow

fince the Treatyof the Arch-Duke

concluded
ground for him
yearbefore 5 but took his Lady, and fuch followers as would

the

leave him
,

and failedover

not

into Ireland.
This

Hilaryof the Reign of

The

102

have taken his part in that

lb well, yet they could never
Company. But ifhe had been lb happy , as to have been in Comival

never

the

the firft when

at

crowned

been

( as

he had

before this time.

Wefimffificr

at

did

thefe Kings

fellpoor Primes for Ihooes : But

and
therefore advifed him to lail
People
;

now

he
allpoflible
accordingly
Ipeedinto Cornvenl. Which
having in his Company four fmall Barques, with Ibme fix

with

over

he had

there
For

) would
experience

relywholly upon

he muft

take Arms

Peoplebegan to

fcore

feven

or

forthwith

fVhitfmd-Bayand
"

Town

thoufand
cUmAtion,

with

them

Bodmin

to

the
,

him

unto

Septemberat
Black-jmith's

the number

to

he let forth

People. There

of the rude

men

arrived in

He

came

there affembled

Where

fightingmen.

fcore

of three
Pro-

new

the Peoplewith fair Promifes,and humouring

Itroaking
the King and his Govermnent.
Invecirues
And,
againit

lofeth it felf till it be at the

that never
it fareth with Smoak
as
himbefore his end raile his Stile
intituling
higheft^he did now
Tork
Richard
of
the
but
Fourth
felfno more
Richard, Duke
King
;
,

England.His Coimcil advifed him

of

felfMajierof fome
loft

to

hopes oi Booty;

as

Forces
,

; as

allure
be

to

well

Wherefore

the City of
befieged

him

all loofe and

unlucky
and

for

his

to

Chance

went

Town
principal

him-

his Men

fureRefrait

the

Exceter

make

to

make

to

to

any ill Daji or

theytook heart to them

in cafe they fiiould have

in the Field.
and

like

by
People,

by

good walled Town

Spoi/sand

find the f^^eetnefsof rich

all means

on

Strength

in thole Parts.

and Wealth

before Exceter, theyforbare to ule any

they were come
but made continual Shouts and Out-cries, to
Force at the firft;
terrificthe Inhabitants. They did likewife in divers placescall
them
and
and talk to them from under the Walls
to joyn with
them
be of their Party ; telling
that the King would make
them
that fliould acbe the firftTown
another London
if they would
knowledge
him.
But they had not the wit to fend to them
in
and
fafhion
Men
them
to
or
chofen
Agents
tempt
any orderly
When

to

with

treat

felvesftout and
Tumult
a

or

valiant

them.

The

Citizens on
loyalSubjeds. Neither

their part Ihewed

there fo much
was

any

the Rebels

were

fear them

to

Numbers

as

Division
amongft them: but allpreparedthemfelves for
and
For
well they
Defence
making good the Town.

faw, that
needed

them-

as

mcreafed
,

of

no

fuch Number

and well

would

that

Power

theyhoped

yet
the King'sSticmurs
;

or

they

that before their

,

come-in.

And
,

felves
theythoughtit the extremeft of Evils to put themof thofe hungry and dilorderly
fore
at the mercy
People.Whereall
order
within
the
in
Town
letting things
good
they

howfoever

Cords , from feveral parts of the Walls

feveral
(that,if one came
to mifchance, another
Mejfengers
privily,

neverthelefs let down

might pafs-on)
the Town

and
,

with

which

fliouldadvenife

Perkin
implorehis a}'d.

the

King

of the State of

alfo doubted,that Succours

would

King
would

come

Force

long

ere

afFaultthe

to

the Seventh.

103

and

"

Towi-i

therefore refolvcd to ufe his utmoft

And for that purpofe havingmounted

'

divers places
ScaliNg-L.tdders\n.
upon the Walls,

inftant

"^ttempt

an

force

to

of the Gates.

one

but

means

hand

at

he had

no

fet one

to

well

and fuch other

of the

havingno

Gates

Hre

on

the Danger,
perceiving

which

good bv

no

the ufe of Iron

Crorvs

But

could do

he

the fame

at
,

that
nor
K_Artillery
Engtns and finding
of
Timber
with
ramming
nor
Logs
by
Iron

made

before the

the

could

Gate

lefthim,

way

he did. But

be

anci

B.irs

Citizens,

fullycon-

fumed, blocked up the Gate, and fome ipace about it on the infide ,
with Fagots and other Fuel ; which theylikewife fet on fire and
,

fo

repulfedfire with

fire 5 And

in the
,

time, raifed up

mean

Ram-

piers of earth , and caft up deep Trenches , to ferve inftead of ivall

and Gate.
And for the Efea/ada's
theyhad fo bad fuccefs as the
,
,

Rebels were
The

driven from the JValts,\vii\\

the lofs of

King

he heard of Perkin's

when
,

fportwith it,

and

faid

KingofRake-hells was
the honour

to

fee him

have

Heart

had

and

And
felicity.
make

were

an

to

fpeedto

Fame

of his

that he

hopednorv

to

have

it appeared

And

indeed much

was

being on Engltjh
ground

by Land

fometimes

where
,

that he (liould
thinkingnow
he had longhad about his

"

to

his

broken

fet all rnens

that thofe

who
,

Brook

fhould be

the Eleventh

do him

no

and had the whole

Hour,

Play)a great

lent the Lord

He

lervice td

lefs accepted
of him

( like the end of

once.

by all poffible

fire he did

fliouldnow

came

the midft of all his

in
Sleeps

hearts on

tvages
ber
num-

Chamberlain
,

Sir Rice ap Thomas

Forces
with expedite
and to fpread
the
the Refcuc of the Town

and

Exceter

him, that The

never

men.

made

privyStitches , which

upon
of the Day. Therefore now
came
upon the Stage at
and the Lord

Exceter

about

were

rvejl and

of Perkins

end of thele troubles

than he that

Siegeof

yet do.
about the King,that he

let it appear

means

that

vchich he could

retreat

no

be cured of thofe

them

landed in the

to thofe that
plainly
with
the News
joyed

he could

to

hundred

two

to

followingin

own

Perfbn

with

RoyalArmy. The
and the Fttlfords,
Caroes
a

and his Son

with the
Dezionjbire
Perlbns
of Devonjhtre
and other principal
( uncalled from the Court,
fo much
bent upon
this
but hearingthat the King'sheart was
that
Service) made hafte with Troops,
theyhad raifed,to be the

Earl of

The

Duke

City of

and prevent the King's

of Buckingham
likewife
with many
brave

that Ihould fuccour the

firft
Succours.

Exceter,

either the King's,

not
Gentlemen, putthemfclvesin^rwj,
ftaying
or

the Lord
of

Forces
to

the

Chamberlain's

themlelves,the

King

more

againfthim from fo many

In
,

Thunder

but

making

know

to
defiring

the Proverb

on

indear their merit

to

their readinefs and

,

to
according
did help.
Perkin
hearingthis

So that

coming

the

comingdovpn

of ^^rms

Parts, raifed his

and
,

j
fignifying

his
,

Body of
pleafure.

every Saint

Preparations

Siege,and

marched
to

HiHoryof the Reignof

The

104
to

Tatmton

and another

like Metal often firedand

become,

fooner break than bow

would
him

beginningalreadyto fquintone
upon the Sanctuary: Though

tillthe uttermoft
from Exceter
his rifing
,

at

having come

many

unto

eye

quenched

drop of

their blood

and
chmiiili,

fwearingand

vowing not to leave

Ipilt.He was

fix and leven thoufand

httv^ttn

fet before Exceter,

upon
partakeof the Spoil

was

"

Hip a^vay.

was

the
But

he dilTembled

Tmnton

near

all fear

day to
about

he fled with

midnight

When

and Teemed
,

in preparingall
ufe diligence

all

thingsready to fight.
in the
to Bcveley
themCompany regiftred

threefcore Hori'e

he and divers of his

New-Forejl where

ftrong
,

after he

him

come

that

were

fame of fo great an Enterprize and to

of his Siege fome did
thoughupon the raifing
he

the Craven,

upon

were
Corfitjb-meft

the

ivinds ;
to the Four
leavinghis CormjJj-men
of their rviv, and ufinghis wonted
But yet therebyeafmg them
bloodfljould
be fj/ilt.
The
Compaflion,Not to he byrvhen his Subjects
Perkins
fent
heard
five
he
of
foon
Flight
as
prefently
King as

felves SAncluary-men
,

Horfe

hundred
either
But

the Sea

to

they came

apprehendhim

purfueand

to
,

or

to

that fame

before he ihould get

littleifland,called

SanHiury:

late for the latter of thefe. Therefore all

too

they

befet the San"uary and to maintain

a ftrong
,
further known.
As
fVdtchabout it , tillthe King'spleafure
were
out
for the reftof the Rebels,they(beingdeftitutedof their head)withthe
themfelves
ftricken
fubmitted
unto
ftroke
King'sMercy.
do

could

to

was

rather
And the King, who commonly drew Blood (asPhyjicia/isdo)
Cruel
when
he was
than to fpill
it and was
never
to fave life,
,
he faw the dangerwas paft, pardonedthem allin the
Secttre ; now
,

perlbnswhich he relerved to be
except fome few defperate
,
the better to fet off his Mercy towards the reft. There
Executed
alfo fentwith all fpeedfome Horie to St. Muhael' s-Mount
in
were

end

Cornvpal,where

the

Lady

Catherine Gordon

left

was

by

her Huf-

loved ; addingthe virtues

entirely
The King fent in the greater
of a wife to the virtues of her Sex.
whether
flie
by
wherenot knowing
diligence,
might be with Child
have ended in Perkins peribn. When
the bufinefs would
not
(he was broughtto the King it was
comimonlylaid that the King
but with Affection
received her not only with Comfaffion,
Pity

whom

band

in all fortunes fhe

"

-^

givingmore

to her
Irtifreffion

excellent Beauty.

Wherefore

forting
com-

her ( to lerve as well his Eye as his Fame) he fent her to his
Queen, to remain with her^ giving her very honourable o^/loveance for the fuport
of her Eltate : which flieenjoyedboth during

the

and many
years after. The
had been given to her Husband's

King'slife

name

of the

( which

in
The
entrance

fpeechto

common

King

went

forward

into Exceter,
and thanks

her
on

true

his

ivhite-Rofe

Falfe-Title
) was

tinued
con-

Beauty.

Journey

and
,

made

joyful

he gave the Citizens great commendations

and takingthe ^jv^r^ he wore, from his

\\hcre
",

lide,

Henry

King

the Seventh.

fide,he

gave it to the Mayor,

aftercarried before him.
There

and

commanded

105

it flioiildbe

alli)he caiifed

be executed

to

ever

fome

of the Cormjb-meti
in facrifice to the Citizens,
Ring-leaders
they had put in fear, and trouble. At Exccter the King

oWht

whom

conililted with

he ihould offerhfe

iiisCouncil, whether

/'fr/v*

to

if he would

fubmit himfclf.
quitthe SAnCiiury and voluntarily
Council were
divided in opinion.Some
advifed the King to

{
"

Tha

t^ke him
in

of Sancfuaryper-tbrce,
and

out

cafe of Ncccfjitywhich

rxtUtt

all was

Pope

tradable

fafe

now

and

worth

not

ratifie his Deed,

to

the

expofingof

the

King to

but the

cither
of

were

by Decla-

opinion(fince
that it

done)

Sc.indd

new

King

further hurt could be

no

alfo

not

( at leaft) by Indulgence.Others

or

theydoubted

things. Wherein

flnuld find the

death, as
Cvnfccrated

to

in it lelfdifpenfeth
with

Places and

put liim

to

was

and"/^77.

third fort fell upon the opinionthat it was

fur the King
not
poflible
well touchingthe Impojlureor to
ever, either to fatisfiethe World
,

learn

of the

the bottom

out

Cofijpiracy,
except by promifeof Lifeand
he fliould get Perkin into his hands.
much
the King'sCafe,
bemoan

Pirdon, and other fair means,

they did all in their Preambles

But
with

kind of

high mfdom

at
Indignation

and

iiisFortune

fliould have

Firtite
,

been

fo

King

faid

exerciled and vexed with Idols. But the

of God

rexation

That

of his

and

fo oft

long
5

be vexed

Almighty himfclf, to

Prince
,

that it was

the

v/ith idols, and

And
that
to trouble any of his Friends.
was
not
them -, but was
for himfelf,he always defpifed
grievedthat they

therefore that that

had put his People

to fuch trouble and milcry. But
( in Concufion)
he leaned to the third opinion and fo fent fbme to deal with Perkin.
,

Who

feeinghimfelf

tryed

an6

Princes

faint

and Small

Great
People,

unfortunate

or

and deftitute of all hopes,

Prifbncr
did

of the Condition.

gladlyaccept

having

and found allcither

falle,
The

at Exceter
) appoint the Lord, Darcy,
was
King
of any
of all fiich , as were
for the fining
and others,Commiffioners,

did alio ( while

value
or

had any hand

or

he

partakingin

or

in the Field

Cornijh-mcneither

the

the

or

comfort

ayd or
iu the

as

the

oblcure

bleedingof

King'sCourt

but

not

the

to

watch

from

v.as

at

out

of

window,

libertybut guardedwith

men

the

may

to

follow the

Courtiers
,

as
was

he

went

in

and

all care

King

to

firfi
appearance

think

or

pofTibleand willed

was

his

in ihcw

was

upon the^r^e^ , in his new

inflieadof
his former perfonof a
or
"jugjer
Sycophant
,

But
a

that

with
,

broughtunto the
King'sprcfence; though the King

faw him fbmetimes

his Cunofitj)
(to fatisfie

pafTage.He

feverity,

of Blood
fparing

Perkin

Treafure.

\o much

in

King'smercy

the

kin
Per-

Flight.

witli inch ftridnels and

Thefe Commijfioncrs
proceeded
did much

of

how^

he

was

but alfoof the

along- that

of
by the F/ight

one

expoledto
Common-

who
People

perlbnof
Prince
not

all
,

only of

flocked about him

where the (.'"'/

a-far-off,
fbme
wondering.fbme
mocking,

might

Birds. Some

the derifion

London.

know

curfing,

The

[o6

Hiilory
of the Reign of

Icurfing fome pryingand picldngmatter

of his Countenance

out

and Gefture

to

he had fo

calk of. So that the faUb Honour

long enjoyed

plentifully
repay

was

As foon

he

as

Cormval

with the
}VejlminJler

unto

tempt.
Con-

was
conveyedleifurely
ignominiousfalhion ) through

from

; and

the Tower

to

and

Scorn

he

For

City the folaceof this May-Game.

in any
Horfe-back ( but not
on
and
cheappde,

ed in

London, the King gave alfothe

to

\\z.scomQ

which
Rejpe^s

and

of

churm

thence

thoufand

back

again

and

taunts

proaches.
re-

But

of Perkin

the

to

chofe rather
tillhe

dilcovered

and

after,

ButthisMan

was

Countrey,

back

with

bound

and

hand

not

came

Perkm

but
,

and

Tovper

within few

and

daysafterExecuted.
himfelf

tell better what

after his

was

taken
Confeffion

Soon
he

was

Extract

an

of fuch parts of them as were

thoughtfitto be divulged,
the King did
Wherein
abroad.
Printed and difperfed
Right. For as there was a laboured Tale of particulars^

made
was

himfelf

and taken.

that Perkin could

now

which

about the

examined
diligently
was

and clad him,

the Horfe

foot upon
leftat the

was

wandred

and in that weed

Hermit

Serjeant-

San^uary

Perkin took

HolyPlace

an

littlediftance

that had been

one

HolyHsbtt than

an

felflike an
was

there followed

This Fellow when

King.
take

to

of his
Counfellor

inward

an

Farrier

the shove

amend

to

no

Father,and Mother, and

of ferktns

and Grandmother,
Grmdftre,
and from

and Sirnames

Unc/eSjZndCoHftns,
by Names

fo there

he travelled up and down

what

littleor

and

places

nothingto

pur^
Prances
had
his
that
of
or any
pofe any thingconcerning Deftgns
,
of Burgundyher felf ( that
the Duchels
been held with him
nor
was

all the World

Lifeand Being

pointedat.
about

knowledge of, as the Perfonthat had put

named
the whole Bufmefi
or
as
) fo much
looked
for
looked
men
miffingof that they

did take
into

So that

and
they knew not what
But the King chofe rather not

for

before.

in

were

doubt

more

fatisfie than

to

Coals. At that time alio it did

Qt

Commitments

appeached

or

to

than

kindle

not
appear by any new
Perfon
of qualitywas
difcovered
that
other
any
,
made
that a Doubtthough the King's clofeneis

Examinations

Dormant.

About

this time
,

at

the

King'sPalace of

great Fire in the

Sheyn

whereby great part of the

Houfliold-ftuff which
coftly
5
a

near

unto

nighttime fuddenly
began
the King'sown
Lodgings,
confumed

was
building

gave

the

with

much

King

occafion

of

Building

which is now
from the ground that fine Pile of Richmond
Handing.
memorable
before this time alfo
there fell out
Somewhat
a
,

Accident.

There

was

one

Gabato
Sebajlian

Fenetian
,

dwelling

and Navigation.
Brijlovp
,
expert in Cofmography
and
the enterThis man
emulating perliaps
feeingthe fucccfs ,

in

man

fcen and

Cc/ww/'w
prizeof C^r(/?""/'Afr"^

the

conceited with

towards
dilcovery

fome fix years before 5

himfelf,that Lands mightlikewife be difcovered

which
South-rvejl
,

in that fortunate

had been

by him

made

towards

Kinz H
towards

the Seventh.

it may
North-wcji,And furely
it
than
CoUmbm
of
pregnant Conjedtures

and

the

be he h;d
had

firft. For the

two

( in the Ihapeand

and

great

Lands

did neareft

which

(dcfirousrather

cfAmencA

towards

his

make

to

be

to

Iflands,

xhaNorth-vcrJi.,
coming

nature

by

him

after-

fupprefled
,

child oi his Science

Enterprizethe

than the Follovocr q{x

Fortune
,

better affurance that all was

than
jifrickvLnioAfiA,
which

the

were

he ihould have

former Drfcoverv
) did givehim
from the fvejl
of Europe and
Sea

not

either Seneca's

the Nature

or

Newirorld, being

theytook

it may be
that fome Relation of this
,
u^ards to die knowledge of Coinmbu-s , and

like

the

there had been before

And

meet.

Lands

And

and

at

indeed t\\QCmtinem

were

of this

of fome
difcovery

the Old and

firm

more

making of them) broad towards the North and

the South ; it is likely that the difcovery
firft

pointedtowards
began where the
riiattime

Ilhndsof

107

or
Prophefie,

of the Tides

Plxto's quities,
AntiLand-winds
and the

and

.,

that
ConjecHures

relyed. Though

likewifc laid

unto

before ) of

Pilot
Spantflj

the cafual and

who

givenout
whereupon
ignorant that it was

s\'ere

am

not

n-ind-beaten

Difcovery( a little

the houfe

dyed in

of Coitimbta.
that
he
But
would find out
hand,
bearingthe King
him to man
endued
with
rich
Commodities
an
pirocured
Jjland
and vidiual a Ship at Brtflow for the difcoveryof that Jjland;
a

this Gibato

in

With

ventured aliothree linallShipsof London-Merchants

whom

with fome grofsand Height

with
Wares, fitfor Commerce
fraught
he
afiirmed
barbarous people. He fayled
his
and
at
return
( as
made a Curd thereof) very far tvejlwards,
with a Quarter of the
de
Labrador
North
of
Ttcrrx
the North-fde
until he came
on
to
fcven Degrees and an half finding
the Lxtttude of fixty
the Seas
,

It is certain alfo, that the

ftillopen.
of
on
an

King'sFortune had a tender

that great Empire of the jvejl-lndies.
Neither was
it a Refufal
that put by fo great
the King'spart but a Delayby accident
Columbus
For
tugal
refufed
by the King of PorAci^uefi. chrtjlopherits
both Enjland ^vejl)
embrace
at once
not
employed
(who would
his Brother Bartholom.nn Columbm
unto
King Henry, to
,

for his Difcovery.And

negotiate
which

it fo fortuned,that he

was

taken

accidental impedimenthe

was
by
long
he
So
had
before
that
obtained
King.
long,
with the King for his Brother
the Enterprizeby
a Capitulation
him was
and lb the ^" esi-Indies by Providence were
atehicved
the
of .Capita. Yet this fharpened
then referved for the Crovan
that
this
in
the
Sixteenth
in
but
fo
not
King
only
again
Voyage
his
in
the
of
and
likewile
thereof,he
Eighteenth
Reign
year
forth
of
and
the
new
Cowmiffions for
granted
D/fccvery inverting

by

Pirates

he

ere

at

came

Sea
to

the

unknown

Lands.

-,-";,

year alfo (by God's wonderful providence,

his will, and hangeth great ivetghts
fVires
and untoward Accident,
) there fellout a trifling
upon fmall
that
P 2
In this Fourteenth

that

boweth

thingsunto

The

io8
that drew
ham

happy effeds. During the Truce

great and

on

land,there

HiSfory
of the Reign of

certain Scott

were

and there made

Town

ijh
young Gentleman, that
merry
do
went

with ibme

with

Sect-

into Nor-

came

of the
Englifh

of the

fometimcs forth,
and would
havingUttleto
of
the
Some
ftand looking
of the Cajlle,
Garrifofi
upon the Caflle.
thrice
and
twice
t
his
their
or
doing
having not their
obferving
either fufpe(iled
minds purged of the late iil blood of Hojiility
them
for
them
or
Sfies. Whereupon theyfellat ill
quarrelled
Tovfin. And

fVords , and from words

cither fide ,

In fo much

had the worft.

reft made

Blows ; fo that many

to

of

wounded

were

in the Tm"n
the Scottijh-men
( beingftrangers

and

hafte home.

fome of them

as

The

flain

were

and the
,

and

beingcomplainedon

matter

often debated before the wardens of the Marches

and

of both fides
,

good order taken the King of Scotland took it to

being much kindleii fent a Herald to the King to

and

himfelf

no

make

Prote-

ftation
,

and

tryedFortune

That what

not

done

was

inclined

had often

anfwer
and

Reparation
accordingto the
Truce
his King did denounce wax.
The King
were

of the

Conditions

( who

if

That

had been done

,

his

without

) made

to Peace

his will
againft
utterly

was

if the

had been
Garrifon-Souldiers
in fault he would fee them punifhed and the Truce in allpoints
But this anfwer feemed to the Scottifj
to be preferved.
King but
breathe out with time-,and therefore
the complaint
a delay,to make
it did rather exafperate
him
than fatisfie
him.
Fox
Bifliop
the
f
rom
that
the
Scottijb
underftanding
King
King was ftill
difcontent and impatient being troubled that the occafion of

Privity. But

breakingof the Truce (hould grow from his men, fent many humble
and deprecatory
Letters to the Scottijh
upon
King to appeafchim. WhereKing James mollified by the Bifhop'sfubmifs and eloquent
in part moved
back unto him 5 That thoughhe were
Letters,wrote
latisfied except he fpake
by his Letters
yet he fhould not be fully
with him.
well
about
tlie
difleas
compounding of the prefent
,

about other

that

might

the

good of both
the King
took his
Kingdoms.
Journey for Scotland. The meeting was at Melrof, an Abbey of
the Cejlercians,
where the King then abode. The King firftroundly
as

rencesj

The

uttered

his
Bifliop

Breach of Truce, by his

Ftfjcmade

fuch

an

concern

firftwith
Bifliop
advifing

the

unto

matters

offence conceived

of the
prefence

with

the

King

Bifliop
apart

and his Council.

And

this

Bifliop

After

opened

himfelf

unto

was

the
,

and
,

infoient

and

\nto the ivound,wherebyit began to heal.

the

for the

of Norha?n-Qz\k\Q. Whereunto
fmooth anfwer, as it was

men

humble

like

Oyl

done

in

King fpake

him
,

faying
5

That

thefe temporary Truces and Peaces were

foon made
and foon
,
broken : But that he defired a ftraiterAmity with the King of

his mind 5 that if the King would

England,difcovering
give him
in Marriage the Lady Margaret, his eldeft
That
indeed
Daughter
,

might be

Knot

indiflToluble. That

he knew

well what

Place

and

Tie

I ID

HiHoryof the Reignof

that Perkm
believed generally
without

not

was

the

Flightin

jofhis

Quarrelto him
But this is not

it

to

began to

p. Fprtfwfs

o\y

to

were

once.

served
ob-

from gettinginto

PUntagenet,

while

infinuate himfclf into the favour and kind-

made

his

oi

mountains

he
promips,
well

that
he could feed no

Efcape.But knowing

contemptibleas

fo

Sir
,

Strangways, Eleveet,i^Jhveod',

with
V.arlets,

obtain

o^ the Tovper

the Lieutenant

to

beingfour irtnumber

corrupt

at

who
lnJlruMe"ts

after he had been

felf.For Perkii^,

Treeh

Long-Roger. Thefe

/oughtto

to

that the fame

\\i^Keepers, Servants

John Vighy

this, to pick a

be rid of him

of
that,this winding-Ivy
oirdained',

was

in the Tower

ntkoi

did

King

and

true

his

death

probable.For

fliouldkillthe

and

Elcape

all the time

him

miiisFlight niighthave kepthim

him
But

had

and that the

put him

to

that this

who

King'sprivity

Line

betrayed and

was

man's Hopes (aiidby Hopes he muft work, for Revp/trds he had none)
Plot; which
he. had contrived with himfelf a vaft and tragical
Edward
Ea.d oi wardraw
his
into
to
P/antagenef
Company
was,
the weary

rvick^then Prifoner in theT^wer; whom

the oftqn and
fit
ifontnf
/fftpr
DetjitJihad foftned to take any
and

renewing

life of

of

Fears

long

being put

to

of counfcl for his LiimprefTion

hrty. This young Prince l]ethoughtthefe Servajits would look

lipon though not upon himfelf. And therefore after"that by fome
he had tailedof the Earl'sconfcnt 5
Meffage
by One or two of them
,

the
their "MaHer
agreed that thefe four fliould murder
their beft of fuch
Lieutenant
in the night
and make
fecretly
Money and portableGoods of his as they fhould find readyat

it

was

let forth /"fr^/"

and get the Keys of the TcJv^r, and prefently
revealed in time
before it
andithe Eajcl. But this CcnJ}iracy
was
,

hand,

could be executed. And

mfdem

did

Opinionof the King'sgreat

in this againthe

him
furcharge

with

finillerFame

that

Per

km

was

And in the very inftant

to entrap the Earl of Warwick.
in working (as if that alfo had been the
this"Co"/^^r49'was^
fatal, that there fliould break forth a
King'sinduftry
) it was

but his Bait,

while

counterfeit Earl of Warwick

Ralphwilford
;

Cordwa/ner's Son

whole
,

taught and

fet

name

was

by
^^ugujiin^
young
,
Frier called Patrick. They both from the parts of Suffolkcame
and underhand
forwards into Kent
where theydid not only privily
man

on

an

give out

that this
,

but alio the Frier

the boldnefs in the

People to

come

in

Pulpitto
to

fently
appreheudtd

his
and

the

was
iVilford

fome
finding

Credence
light
declare

as

Earl of Warwick

true

in the

and

much

People, took
to

ayd. Whereupon they were

the young

mcite

the

both

prethe

fellow

executed

and
,

Frier condemned
to perpetual
Imprisonment.This alfo hapning
lb opportunely to reprelentthe dangerto the King'sEflate from
,
,

tliqEarl

di Warwick,

that follovved ;

and

therebyto

with
together

colour

the madnd's

the

of the

King's fcverity
Frier, fo vainly
and

King

the Seventh.

Ill

to divulgea Treafin before it Jiad

defperately
gfUten any
of
and the faving
of the Frier's life,
which nevermanner
ftrcngth
-,

and

thelefswas
in the

of his
( indeed ) but tliepriviledge

People ( which

common

caft up Sandd

ever

than believed

this

his Death

it upon

of

Cockatrice

efpyhim

King

firft. It

the

Judgesadvifed

and

few

This

true.

that

able

w^as

was

now

and

for that he

days
at
and
take
Confeffion

of the

one

the

was

of this little

end

thofe
deftroy

to

was

after executed

again openlyread his

be

to

Grace
againft

proceededwith,

he did

talked,

But howfoever

condemned

Tyburn.Where

doth
,

rather
generally

Kingdom (for fo

Foreiner) and

the Pity

by Commiffioarraignedat n'ejlmtf?jler
upon divers
his
a
fter
perpetrated
coming on land

of Oyer and Determiner

and
TreafoKscommitted
ners

within

; and

Stream
ftrong

(that had offended

the lall

at

was

in
it

but the King's

device.

hereupon Perkin

the third time)

if it run

Envy) made

that all was

it were,

and

Order

longeftPUys of

that did

that kind
,

not

that

hath been in
and might perhaps
have had another end,
memory
-,
if he had not met with a King both wife
ftout and fortunate.
,

As

for Perkins

three

themfelves
eonnfe/Urstheyhad regiftred
their
did.
And
when
whether
SMi[tuary-men
Mafler
upon Pardon
within the Priviledgetheycame
obtained, or continuance
not
to be proceededwith.
,

There
who

executed

was

had

Abettors
principal

likewife

were

Perkin the Mayor of Cork

and his Son,
of his Treasons.And
foon after

with

been

eightother Pcrfons

condemned

Confpiracywhereof
eight but two were

four

were

executed.

before the Earl of

of

i^ttemft

to

be Treafon ) but for

and

to

the King.
deftroy
and

Judgment
,

was

confpiringwith
And

the Earl

was

not

onlyof

the Earl of Warwick

perlbnEdward

the

Efiafeby

Perkin

for the

bcfides,
could

Law

raife fedition,

\\\eindictment
confefling

this Noble

Torver-hi/L

on

and Commiferable

eldeft Son

to

raigned
ar-

H/gh-St ervard

the

after beheaded
fhortly

alfo the end

was

for the time

Oxford( then

Prince

not

This

of thofe

But

men.

immediatelyafter

being for Treafon

not
Imprisonment

had

And

the Tovoer-

about
,

Earl of rvarvpick ; not

efcapefimply( for that was not aded ; And

England) the poor

the

the Lieutenant's

to

the Duke

of

of the Line-Male of the Plant agenets which

Clarence, but likew'ife
and Renown
from the time of
had flourifhed in great Roj'alty
,
it
the famous
Howbeit
King of EnglandKing Henry the Second.
often dippedin their own
Blood. It hath remained fince
was
a Race
,

into other
only tranfplanted
as

of other NoUe

ireafon of

Houfes.

Ejate

King

of the Land

and
,

For thefe

Spain.
a

fo it

word
,

was

to
two

it

But

that could

for this Execution.

Names,

So

well of the imperial-Line,

neither

guik of

Crime

nor

quench the Envy that was upon the

that he thoughtgood to ex{X)rtit out

layit upon

his

new

Allie Ferdinando

Kings underftandingone
that there

was

as

were

another

Letters ihcwed

out

King of
at

half

of spam

whereby

The

112

whereby

palTages
concernnig

in the

Ferdimtjdo had

HiHoryof the Reignof

written

to

ailurance of his Succeffion

as
his
he
loth
and that
to lend
was
no

the

hereby,
fo he
himfclf-,

did

of MalcdiBio/i

and

But

as

obferve, that

not

fo far

event

CMarriage
,

enjoyeda very fmall time afterthe Marriage

rine , her felf (a fad and a religious
woman
King Henry

the

known

made

of

Eighth his relolution

her

to

uled fome

Dangers.
from

Envy

bring a kind
,

as

illPro-

an

and the
,

Lady Kathe-

long after,when
from her

Thjit jbehadmt

the

both Prince Arthur

as

Divorce

words

and

Troubles

part
he did withal

provedtrue

lived 5

Earl of fvarwick

remove

the

Infauiling
upon

in

Which
gfjejiick.

King
long as the
Daughterto

did in fome

King

Treaty of the CMarrjjige,

that he fkw
plainterms

the
in

the

firlt

was

ended:
ojf

Judgmentof God forthat her formerMarriagewas mnde in

blood ; meaning that of the Earl of iv.nivick.
This Fifteenth year of the King there was
a great Plague both
in London, and in divers parts of the Kingdom.
Wherefore the
P/^f^i
after
of
avoid
the danger
often
(whether to
change
King
with the Archof the Sicknef,
Entcrview
or to give oc'cafionof an
with his Qaeen to Cdice.
over
Duke, or both) fayled
Upon his
the
honourable
thither
lent
Arcli-Duke
an
AmbalTage
coming
hut it

.1

was

him

unto

well

But

it was

) he would
laid withal ^ That the

pleafedhim

appointfome place,that

for that he had

into thole parts

as
to let him
,
him reveand
do
come
rence.

him

welcom

to

that ( if it

know

to

as

denied

of any ivalledTown
upon like occafion

out

were

the fame

be

King might

plealed

Fortrefs,

or

xhe French

to

And

though he faid he made a great difference between

two
Kings yet he would be loth to give a Preftdentthat
might make it after to be expeded at his hands
by another whom
he trufted lei's. The
mitted
and adKing acceptedof the Courtefie
of his Excule
and appointed
the placeto be at St. Peter's

King.

the

Church
with

without

Ca/ice.

Ambaifadors

he did vifitthe Arch-Duke

withal

But

fent from

himfelf

which
,

John,and the Secretary;unto whom

as
( going to Mafs at St. Orners )

the Arch- Duke

to

let the

the Lord

were

Lord

did the

Saint-

honour,

on
Saint-John

liis

righthand
them
went

and the Secretary on his left and fo to ride between

,
,
The day appointed
Church.
for the Enterview
the King
,

to
on

receive

Duke
his

Horfe-back

fome

the Arch-Duke.
made

haft

to

diltance from

And

upon

light,and

their

St. P'eter\

Church,

to

approachingthe Arch,

offered

to

hold the

King'sStirrof
permit but de-

King would not

from Horfe-back, they embraced
with great affection,
fcending
and withdrawinginto the Church
to
a placeprepared they had
of former
long Conference not only upon the Confirmation
but upon Crofs Marriages,
of Commerce
Treaties, and the freeing
liad
be
the
York
between
of
and
Duke
the
to
King'siccond Son
the Arch-Duke's
Daughter And againbetween Charles the ArchDukes
and Marji the King'sfecond Daughter. But
Son and Heir
at

alighting
5

which

the

"

thcfe

Henry

King

the Seventh.

of unripeMarriages',
were
Bloffoms

thefc

of

the K^irs

afterwards

lovingEntertainment
Conclufion

to

during the
togetherin

but

wifhes
friendly

though one
Treatjf though not

in

that the

in

converfed

Princes

two

Arch-Duke.

good
been

( befides that he

Who

) beingconfcious
ufed by his Council in the

means

to

it in the

recover

in-law, who

how

And

of his VAther and Father-

of their jealoushatred
refpeft

(in

always advife the Arch-Duke

) did

excellent

an

King had
did Itrive by all
having alio his

of Pcrkin

the Counfels

part of the

the
drily

matter

both lides

on

Prince of

King'saffcdion.

with

beaten
continually

ears

was

himfelf

to

nature

But

commoned

the
on
paffing
heartyand affe(5tionate
efpecially
,

were

came

Efecf.

and

oiCAlia, the Demonftrations

the Suburbs

and
,

of them

time

113

the
againft

anchor

f rfw/jr

himfelf upon

King
to
Amity of King Henry di England,was gladupon thisoccafion,
the King Patron,
to
put inure and pradicetheir precepts calling
the

-^

Father

and

when

the

he certifiedof the

City)

the King repeats

5
of the Arch-Duke
to

lovingbehaviofir

his love and

elfe he could devife , to exprefs
the King. There came
alfo to the King the Gowhat

and

obfervance

( thefe very words

Protector

and

to

and the Bailiffof Amiens, fent from Levels the

Picardy,
French King to do him honour
and to give him knowledgeof
his vidoryand winning of the Duchy of Mtllan. It feemeth the
with the honours
he received from thofe
King was well pleafed
of

vernour

parts,

while

News

and

to

he

of them

Occurrents

in every particular,
from Calice,
of London , which (no doubt) made no

tht May"r a.nd Aldermen

fmall talk in the

he did himfelf certifie all the

C.^/zf
e*. For

at

was

City.

the

For

good will of the Citizens as Edrvard the

and other Princely
Graces, did ever
by affability
of them
and applyhimfelf to them.
,

an

but
eloquent,

by

the

King

in his

his

by

but

Secrecyand

under whom
him.

For

and

man
,

of Perkins

bringhim

much

accepted

hated of the

and
Nobility
,

People.

Proclamation for any

in amongftthe King's

Su^erfiri^tion
upon
He

becaufe he
chiefly

wan
was

the Kmg
his old Servant

alio for that (in his affedions) he

inveterate malice againft
the Houfe of Tork,

an

-King
King

the

not

Diligencebut
And

he had been

En^y from the

wife

Hewasa

in his \q{sFortunes:
without

Archbifhopof Canterbury

had the Image and

in his Honour of Cardinal.

of the Pope

the

left out

name

theywould
becaufe he
Cafiing-Counters

not

; yet
very much

make

harfh,and haughty5

nature

but envied

was

good will

was

tain
enter-

did

with

Fourth

This year alfo dyed John CMorton

Chancellor oi England,and Cardinal.

him

not

the

Neither

could

King though he

in trouble.

more

cared

than the
not

for

He

was

willingalio to take
willingto put upon

King was
but
Subterfuges

would

ftand

Envy, andappear in any thingthat was to his mind-, which made

univerfal but leis daring. But in
Envy ftili
grow upon him more
the matter
of Exa(5iions time did after fhew, that the Bifhop in
feeding
Q^
,

Hiftory
of the Reignof

Tbe

114

did rather temper it. He had been

committed
( as in cuftody
) to the Duke

feedingthe King'shumour,
the Third

Richard

incite to revolt from

fecretly

he did

whom
BiickinghAm
,

But afterthe Duke

his chief ?ilot in the

been

fliouldhave

engaged

was

and

King

by.
of
chard.
Ri-

thoughtthe Bifhop

Tempest the Bifhopwas

,

and fledover
Cff/'-^(?/"^
beyond5i?/". But whatfo,
gotten into the
he deferveth a moll "happyMemory,
in the Man,
elfe was
ever
in that he

dyedof
The

great
next

Jubileat

Rofes.

He

year of the King , and

the year of
thoufand five hundred , was

which

year

the year of

Lord One
But

Rome.

the Sixteenth

was

our

Pope K^lexander

to

fave the Hazard

and

thought good to makeover

Journeysto Rome
by exchange to fuch as would pay a convenient iJ4/^,

Chargesof
thofe

of joyningthe two
Mean
principal
health and Povcers.
but of ftrong
years
the

was

mens

Graces

feeingthey could
lent into

was

not

EngUndJajper

Pons

better chol'en

ner

of

or

It

for he carried the Bufinefs with great

f. In fo much as he levied great

this Land

the

Pope's ufe, with little

thoughtthe King fliaredin the Money. But

Money within

Scandal.

no

wards
after-

Leo

of Holme

and femblance

wifdom

purpofe
the Pope's
dmrniffliSpaniard,

which

For

thanKvere the CommiJJioners

of Pope

employedfor Germany
fumms

fetch them.

to

come

was

it

appeareth
by a Letter
to the King
wrote
fioner,

Cardinal Adrian

which
from

to

the

King'sPen-

fome few years after that this

,

Rome

this Cardinal

being to perl'wade
not
Pope Juliuson
for the^/^rthe 5"^ oi Dtjpenfation
King'sbehalf,to expedite
Katherine
and
the
between
Prince
Lady
findingthe
Benry
rtage
gument
ArPope difEcil in grantingthereof, doth ule it as a principal
merit
that
the
that
toward
See
he had
concerning King's
touched none
of thofe Denier s which
had been levied by Pons in
fo.

was

For

the

that it

England. But
of the Common

fame Nuncio
the

King

might the

people) that

broughtunto
exhorted

was

the
and

better appear ( for the fatisfadion

this

King

the
Confecrate
CMmey
Brieffrom the Pope, wherein
\V2S

fummoned

in Perion

to come

againft

of an Untverfal
of the care
under
almoft
his
SuccelTes
and ProgrelTes
the
Father) feeing
eyes
of that great Enemy of the Faith
had had in the Conclave
and
with the A/Iiftance of the Ambaffadors
of forein Princes
divers

the Turk.

that the

For

Pope ( out
,

Confultations

about

Holytvar

an

Princes againft
the Turk.
Chrijlian

thoughtfit

that the

make

^ar

and that the

upon

Pope

in Perfon and in

And

General
it

Wherein
,

Polonians
,

Princes ;

to

As

was

and Bohemians fhould

Thracia ; the French and Spaniards

upon Gr^cia ;
facrifice
in
himfelf
fo
to
( willing
good a Caufe )

Company

of the

King of England

as were
great in maritim
puiiTant
through the Mcd/terrane
iNT/ix'^

that

for

the Venetians,

would

Power

fail

unto

tliisend, his Holineis had lent Nuncio's

well

of
Expedition
agreed and
,

Hungarians

and fuch other States

with

and

Conjiantinople.
to

of all Quarrels and

Ceffation

allChnjlian

Differences

amongft

Henry

King
amongfl:thcmlelves

for

as

the Seventh,
and
ipeedyPrepar.ttivf/s

"5

Contrtititions

for this Sacred Enterpri;z,e.

of Forces
Trcaftire
underftood
well the Court
To this the King , (who
and

made

oafc/"vrrather

an

Prince

THat
by

enter

into

place

tv.is

thts Sacred
,

be levied

and
,

pich

all his

by

forwardand obedient,both
and

Fortunes

to

himfelf.But that the distance of

he jhoiild
could
ratfe
for the Seas

that

Forces

Signifying;

Forces
foffible

than

War

no

as

Serioiu

E.irtb (Ijould
be more

on

bis Perlbn

than

Solemn

of Rome

prepared but with double the chargeand double the time

the
least ) that theymight be from the other Princes
that had
{ At
that
their Territories nearer
neither
the
Be
manner
adjoyning. fides
the Experienceofhis Pilots and
nor
ofhis ships{havingno Galleys)
Mariners could be jo aptfor tbofe
that
Seas
theirs. And therefore
as
his Holinefs mightdo well to move
other
who
one
ofthofe
Kings,
lay
both allthings
for the purpofeto accompany him by Sea. ivhereby
fitter
would be fooner
lation
Charge and the Emupnt in readimf and with lef^
and Divifion of Command
which mightgrow between thofe
and
both joynin the War
France
jhould
Kingsof
Spain ifthey
by
Land upon Grecia
be
that
his
a
voided.
"^nd
for
might wifely
part,
or

ICet notwithwanting in Ayds and Contribution.

hi* Holinefs,
rather
both
than
tbefeKings jhouldrefuj'e
siandingif
he would wait upon him
alone
oo
as
jhould
focnoj he could be ready.
that
he
mightfirii
fee all Diflferenccs of thc"
^^Iways provided
laid down
and appealed
Chriftian Princes amongstthemfelvesfully

be would

be

not

fart he

(asforhis own
Towns

upon

the

ofhis
fafeguard
With

that he

) And

in none.

was

Coajl ItzXy
put
in

'

Men.

mighthave/omegood

handf ,Jor tbe,J^etrait

an^

into hk

.rr'

'

-. :

,\.j.\:;flj
";.'!
:^:

./
.

returned
Pons
nothingat all difcon:
J^Jfer
as it
yet this Declaration of the King ( as lliperficial

this Anfwer

tented.

And

him

) gave

was

cleded

by

that

abroad
Reputation

of tht Rhodes
the Knights

as

he

not

was

longafter

Protector of their Order ; Ali

Prince , that had gotten fuch

in a
Honour
to
thingsmultiplying
high Eftimation for his mfdom and Sufficiency.
laft years Tome proceedings
Hethefe two
againft
:" There
were
reticks y
Penances

which
,

than

was

by

rai-e

Fire.

the Honour
School-man)

Canterbury.

this

Ih; ;'_uii
cJ.T

This

?f;.a3q)

with
King were no more
of
ling partlyoi' Blood, and partly
Jprinh
haunted

though the

year alfo,
for that by the
Sprites,
fvater

King's Reign, and rather by

The King had ( thoughhe were
no
good
of
them
one
ta
convert
by DifputQ.at
in

he had chafed them

that
Apparitions

Region which
,

troubled
was

away

him,

the- Houfe

had certain
yet neverthelcfs he
ftill fliewing
themfelves from one
",

of rorh.

It

came

lb

to

pafs

that

Son to Elizabeth
eldcft Sifter to King Edward
Suffolk,
and
the Fourth, by JohnDuke of 5"/c//C'.,
her fecond Husband

the Earl of

Brother

The

ii6

HiUoryof the Reignof

JohnEarl of Lincoln that was flainat Stockfield,

being
in his
had killed a man
an
haftyand Cholerick difpofition
fury^ whereuponthe King gave him his Pardon. But either willing

Brother

to

of

Cloud upon
producedhim

leave

to

Grace
,

him

in the Earl

in

as

the better

or

deeperthan the
printed
Ignominy
,

The
Btirgtwdy.

of

King

wrought
for the
being dif",

the Duchefs

beingtaughtby Tro-u-

ufe fair -and timelyRemedies,

bles, to

wrought fo with him by

in
Lady Margaret alfo growing by often failing

MelTages ( the
her Alchymy weary
,

of her

Experiments

for that the King had

Confeffion of Per kin) that became
reconciled

In the

beinga
partly

the

to

beginningof

touched

not

was

and

fweetned
and

he

his '"^unt

unto

do

to

Wherefore

ftartledat it. But

feel his

him

This

it ufeth

Grace.

Flanders

into
fecretly

fled

content

make

to

pleadhis Pardon.

openly
haughty Itomack
to

her

in the

name

againupon good

over

little

terms

King.

the

next

year

being the

of

Seventeenth

King the Lady Katherine fourth Daughter of Terdinando and

at Plimouth,
ifabelUKing and Queen oi Spain arrived in England,

the

the fecond of O^ober

and
,

was

married

Arthur

Prince

to

in

Pauls the fourteenth of November

following.The Prince being
The
then about fifteenyears of age , and the Lady about eighteen.

Receiving the manner

and the Celebrity
of the Marriagewere
true

Magnificence
man

grave

that took the

for War
Ccunfellor

care

was
or

Entry into London,

performedwith

regardof CoH

in

chief
a

of her

of her

manner

sbeiv
,

and
,

BifhopFox

but alio

Peace
,

Works

who
a

great and
The

Order.
was

only

not

good Surveyor

of

and a good Majler

of Ceremonies
and any thingelfe that
,
the
the
fitfor
Active
fcrvice of Court
was
to
or
part , belonging
State of a great King.
This CMarriagewas
almoft feven years
in part caufed by the tender years of the
in Treaty; which was
,

of the Prince. But the true reafon was

efpecially
Marriage-couple
thzt ih.t{ttvjoPrinces
beingPri^rw of great Policyand profound
ftood
a great time looking
one
Judgment,
upon another's Fortunes,
how theywould go
the
time
knowing well that in the mean
,

felf gave
ftraitConjunftionand

very
both

Treaty it
fides to

and yet

many

abroad

in

the

World

Reputationof

between them 5 which

ferved on
that their feveral Affairs required
purpofes
,

Amity

theycontinued

flillfree.

But

in the end

when

the

For.

of both the Princes did grow every day more

and more
proand
alTured
and
all
about
that
them
fperous
faw
no
looking
they
,
betterConditions
{hut
it
they
up.
,
The Marriage-yionty
the Princeji
brought( which was turned
tunes

hundred
thouto the King by Acft of Renunciation
two
) was
flnd Ducats. Whereof
hundred thoufand were
one
ten
days
payable
after the Solemnization
and the other hundred thoufand at two
Annual ; but part of it to be in Jewels and Plate
payments
and a due courfe fetdown
and indi"rently
to have them jultly
over

m\y

prized.

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

ii8

child

with

were

Claufe of

There

Bull.
Divorce

givenin Evidence

was

Morning Prince

it and

at

note

to

him

made

from
up-riling

was

years of

That

when

of Tork

dyed

and
,

Earl of Chester and

him

to

by

Flint.

For

The

Statute.

created Prince

was

offvales,
Cornwal devolved

he

Body.

and

fmile

to

he had been

and his Journey

iJf^^/W,

Age

Februaryfollowing Henry Duke

The

the drink

able in

and

forward

finding

hot

an

her

tlie pointof Sixteen

upon

was

merrily

in
,

and
,

him

to

Bed with
do

to

That

and that if the other had been in lb hot a

Befides the Prince
have been dryerthan he.

dry

he would

Clime

faid

Spain, which

in tlie midft oi
had

he

it ,

was

his

Arthur , upon
he was
accuftomed
which
not
for
called
drink,
that broughthim
the Gentleman of his Chamber
a

the caufe of the

when

paiTagc which
pleafant

of the Marrtage,
in the firft
not

was

aUb

Lady her

the

Again

no.

(velforjmcognitam)which

handled

was

or

Bull, for the better Corroboration

lelf procured
a

with

Arthur

by Prince

the Dukedom

King

alio

of

being faft-

iianded ,
a fecond
being
to part with
Dowry, but chiefly
atfe"5lionateboth by his Nature, and out of PolitickConfiderations
and loth

with

the Alliance

continue

to

fuch

Reludation

fome

without

( though not

The

with the
done

Lady

of great Events

and

of Scotland,
eldeli
Daughter 5 which was
King's

of James King
Ef^cufals

the

were

year

could be in thofe

Age) to be contraded
fecret Prcvidence of God ordaining

to be the Occafion
x.hAt'J^'^arriage,
Changes.

fame

as

years of

twelve
for he was
not
years,
with the Princefs Katherine.

The

the Prince

with
Spain, prevailed

CMargarct,the

tieth
by Proxy, andpublilhedati^^WsCrols, the five and twenand Te Deum
of 7"f;?"4?7
folemnlylung. But certaia it is,
the Joy of the City thereuponfliewed
by Panging of Bells,
,

that

and fuch
Bon-fires
in
could be expe(5ied

other

than

Jncenfeof the People

the Nations

a Cafe of fo great and frcHi Enmity between

which
far enough off from
in Lmdov
was
el'pecially

feelingany

of the former

and

was

more

attributed
might be truly
times runneth

many

and
Pulj'e
in time
fummate

and

to

Secret

of the

And

tvar.

therefore

( which
Jnfimttand Jnjpiring

only in the Hearts

of Princes
,

but in the

therebyto enfue
People) touchingthe happinefs
in Augnjlfollo^^ing conThis Oi'Urriagewas
to come.
The King bringinghis Daughter as fir as
at Edenburgh.
Feins

of

the
on
Colly-wcjlon
of the

not

calamities

way,

and then

her
configning

to

the Attendance

with a great Troop of Lords

; who
broughther into Scotland , to tJieKing her

Earl of Northumberland

Ladtes

of Honour

Husband.
.

.This

years,
mind to
was

ten

Marriagehad

been in

Treaty by the fpaceof almoft three

King of Scotland did firilopen his

The Summ
Fox.
by the King
given in iJiiarriage
Bilhop
^advancement
and
tliouland Pounds.
And the Joynture

from

the time

that the

aiTurcd

King

Henry

the Seventh.

by the King of Scotland,was

and
after King J.tmeshis Death
in prefcntfor the LadysAllowance
allured

thoufand

Pounds

thoufand

Pounds

two
one

Maintenance.

or

IT9
a
a

This

of the beft and moft certain Revenue.

let forth in Lands

,

it is reported that the

,

Council ; And

King remitted

that forae of theTabie

the

matter

of

in the Freedom

year
be

to

During

the Treaty

year,

to

his

Counfcllors

beingprefent)did put the cafe ; that if God Ihould

the
take
King'stwo Sons without Ijfuethat then the Kingdom
oi Englandwould
fall to the King oi Scotland, which might prejudice
the King himfelf
of England. Whereunto
the yJl^onarchy
( the King

if tliat (hould

That
replied
5
would

that moved
"

the lefs ;

that of France.

than

be but

an

And

paffed

This

fafer Union

and filenced thofe

Oracle

an

as

for that the greater

for England,

Scotland

that it was

"^c-

the Quesiion.

fame year

The

Englandto

not

draw

would

England and

to
cejjion

Scotland

be

fatal

was

well ht Deaths

as
,

Marriages,and

as
,

and FeaHs of the two

riages
Marequaltemper. For the 'joys
and
Funerals
of
Prince
the
were
Mournings,
compenfcdwith
t^rtbur
have
whom
of
we
fpoken) and of Queen Eliz,abeth
(
and the c/^?7^ lived not long
who dyedin Child-bed in the Tw^r
after. There dyedalfothat year Sir Reginald
Bray who was noted
Freedom of any CoHnfellor
had with the King the greateft
to have
;

that with
,

but it

but

was

the better

Freedom
,

to

he bare

Yet
i^e.t
off Flattery.

for the Exactions.

juftpart of Envy
At this time the King'sEftate was
very profperous fccured by
the Amity of Scotland
by that of Spain cheriflied
ftrengthned
by that of Burgundy all Domeftick Troubles quenched and all
WhereNoife of fvar ( like a Thunder a-far-off)
goingupon Italy.fore

than his

more

which

Nature
,

and refrained
happilycontained
the
in
King ^
began to take place
and
Affedions
his
Thoughtsunto
)

times

many

is

by fome Bands oi Fortune

carrying(aswith a ftrongTide
and heapingup of Treasure. And
the gathering
,

eafilyfind Inftruments
Service

"isidi.
Honour

purpofe
,

eftecmed

two
as

his

; He

for their mil

and

as

Kingsdo
than

Humour

more

for their

purpofe,or beyond his

Dudley,(whom the people

had gotten for his

Inftruments
,

Emffonand

and shearers )
Horfe-Leeches

bold

men

and carelefs
,

o( Fame,
and that took ToU of their Mafter's Grilt.
Dudleywas
that
could
and
BufineJ^
of a good Family,Eloquent,
one
put Hatefal
the Son of a Sieve-maker,
But Empfon,that was
into

good Language.
triumphedalwaysupon the Deed done puttingoff all other rePerlbns beingLawyers in Science,
Thefc two
whatfoever.
fpecfts
and Privy Counfellors
in Authority
of the hejithings
( as the corruption
and Rapine. For
fVormwood
turned i^n^ zndjujlice
is the vporji)
into
be indi(5tedof
to
firft their manner
caule divers Subjects
to
was
of z-fjv ; But
form
fundryCrimes, and fo far forth to proceedin
And
them.
found
then prefently
to commit
when
the BiHs were
their
neverthelefs not to producethem to any reafonable time to
,

l^be

I20

but
Anfiver,

Hilaryof the Reign of

fufferthem

to

languilh
long in Pri[c"
; and by fundry

to

and Terrours

Devices
artificial

from

extort

to

them

great Fines and

and MittgntUns.
theytermed Compofitions
the
end
obferve
fo much
)
as the HAlfNeither did they (towards
by Indictment ; but lent forth their
faceof Jujiicein proceeding
which

Rxnfoms

attach

Precepts

to

others ,
ufed to

fome
there

and

men

at

them

convent

before themfelves

and

Houfes
private

their

fhuifle up

in
,

of Commijfion and
,

a Court

Proceedingby

SummAry

Examination

of jKry afliiming
to
to deal both
tryal
and Controverfies
Civil.
in Pleas of the Crown
Lands
Then did they alfoufe to enthral and chargethe -Sw/^ftifi
without

themfelves

"

there

and therebyto
Offices,
Falfe
Capite by finding

in

with Tenures

work

and Alienations,
Seiftns
) refufing
upon divers Pretexts
Ojjices according
and Delays to admit men
to traverfethofe Falj'e
wards
had
afterthey
their
accomplifhed
to the Law,
Nay, the King's
be fuffered to have Livery of their Lands
could not
full Age
Livertes
JVardjhips

for

them

upon

frimier

( being the fruits of thole Tenures

They

did alio

vex

far

exceedingall reafonable Rates.

of Intrufion
with Informations
upon fcarce

payingexcellive Fines

without

men

colourable Titles.

When

intolerable fumms

to

upon Ont-lawries
all Lave and Colour ,

to

Actions they would

Perfonal

their Charters
purchafe

to

paid great and

of Lavp , which
contrary

Out-larved in

were

men

permit them

have the half of

they

duringthe fpaceof full

Ont-lawry.They would alio

Rents

for a Pain in Cafe of

years
ruffle with Jurors and enforce them
them
and ( if they did not) Convent
two

except

not

Point
upon the ftri(fl
^ ftanding
of
Goods.
givethForfeiture
Nay,
the
maintained
King
they
ought

Lands and

mens

of Pardon

to

find

they would

as

them
Imprifon

dire(ft,

and
,

Fine

them.
fitterto be burled than repeated,
like
Hawks
the People
both
Tame
;

other Courfes

Thefe and many

theyhad
for their Mafter
as

they grew

working
nor

fmall

to

was

nor

of

Preyingupon
and like yvtld Hawks

for themfelves

great Riches

and Subifance.

upon P^'WZrfJv/, wherein

confidered whether

the

principal
theyfparednone
great
Law
were
poffibleor im,

all old and

over

made

Terrour, than oi Rigour;

at
jurors
leading

mongers,

and

have any

thingfound

time

remaineth
entertained

their

tutes
Sta-

of

Promoters

Command,

fo

as

Quejltheycould
,

either for Fa"l, or Valuation.

to

by

this

day

the Earl of

Report

that the
,

Oxford(that was

King
his

was

on

principal

his
{oiKWar -x^A Peace) nobly and fumptuoufly,
at
the Earl's
Henmngham. And at the King'sgoing away
both

Servant
,

Caftle

having ever

Rabble

new

intention rather of

with

in fo much

their

But

raked

But
in Ufe or objolete.
poflible,
thoughmany of them were

There

at

Servants

flood ( in

Cognifances,
rangedon

in their Ltvery-Ccats, with

The
both fides and made the King a Lane.

feemlymanner)
,

Kmg

King
King

xNT R

calJed the Earl-to him

the Seventh.

and
,

but
ofyour Hofiitality
,
and
Gentlemen
Teomen
kandfiw
much

fure your Menial Servants.

that were
n"t
your Grace
,

feeit

laid ", (J^iy Lord

J have heard
,
thax
the
greater
fieech.Thefe

vch'tchI

The

121

both

feeon

fidesof me

Earl fmiled , and laid

fvrmine eafe. They are

are

Itmayfleafe
ofthem my

?mU

theyare come to do me fervice

atfucha time as this and
The King ftartcd a little and laid
to feeyour Grace.
chiefly
By
5
thank you for my goodCheer
but I tfiaynot endure
my faith{ntyLord) I
broken tn my fight.CMy K^ttormy muflfpeak
to have
nty Laws
vithyoH. And it is part of the Report that the Earl compounded
Retainers

for

no

lefs than fifteenthouland Marks.

And

rtiew further the

to

havefeen longfince
to
Diligence-I do remember
Kings extreme
of
that
had
Book
of
the
a
Accompt
Empfon's
King'shand almoft
of Signing and was
in fome placesPofliUed
to every Leaf, by way
in the CMargin
with the King'shand likewife where was
this
,

Remcmbrame

Received

Item
,

procured
; and

offucha one
ifthe Pardon

except the party be

And

this
againft

over

fiveCM

do

arks

for the

pafi,the Money
fatisfied.
fomeother-rvays
not

( of the

^Memorandum

Pardopi
to

be

to

be

re-paid
,

King'sown

hand )

Otherveife
fatitfiedi
Which
a

I do the rather mention

in the

it Ihews

becaule
,

King

Nearaefy but

yet with a kind oijuftne^.So thele little54"^j

of Gold and Stiver ( as it feemeth ) helpednot a little

and Grains
to

make
But

up
mean

havingbeen

the great Heap and Bank.

while (to keepthe King
too

felfdeep io Debt
and

to

gay
,

at

Prince

awake) the Earl o{ Suffolk

Arthur's

Marriage

and

funk him-

had yet once

to be a Knight-Errant,
more
a mind
in Forein parts. And takinghis Brother

feek Adventures

fled againinto Glanders.

That (iiodoubt) which gave
with him
of the People
the
him Confidence
Murmur
was
againftthe
great
,
of a light
and rafliSpirit
And being a Man
King'sGovernment.
,

thought every rapcur would be a Tempefi.Neither wanted he

of People
fome Partywithin the Kingdom. For the Murmur
awakes
Nobles
oi
thatcalleth up commonly fome
xh"Difcontents
; and again,
and tryed
Head oi Sedition.
The King reforting
his wonted
to
Arts, caufed Sir Robert Curfon, Captain of the Cafile
at Hammes
that
time
and
therefore
lefs
Sea
to be
( beingat
likely
beyond
wrought upon by the King ) to fliefrom his charge and to feign
himfelf a fervant of the Earl's. This Knight having infinuated
he

himfclf into the Secrets of the Earl

he had either Hope or
whom
chiefly
thereof in great fecrecy.But
Credit and inward truft with

and
,

findingby

him

upon

advertiled the King

neverthelefs maintained his own
the Earl. Upon whofc AdvertifeHold

mcnts

The

122

the

ments

Hiftory
of the Reign of

Brother-in-Law,married

Courtney,Earl of

mlltam

King attached

the

to

Lady

his
Devonjhire,

Daughter to King

Kmienne,

de U Pole
Brother to the Earl of
Sir
windham
and fome other
and
Sir James Tirrel
John
Suffolk
;
and committed them to Cuftody. George Lord
Perfons
meaner

the Fourth

Edward

mllura

Abergaveny

Sir Themoi

and

Green

i,

but

fo in
lefsSufpition
,

upon

as

Earl of

foon after delivered. The

were

in the blood
that

One

at

were

of Tork

that

Devon/hire,
beinginterefled
than

rather Feared

was

the fame time hended

appreand
freer Reftraint

Necent

; yet as
remained
Deftgns,

of others Plots and

Ohjeif

might be the

Prifoner in the Torver, during the King'slife, miltam de la Pole,

But for Sir James
aifo longreftrained , though not fo flraitly.
was
Princes
the Blood of the Innocent
Tirrel ( againft
whom
Fifth, and his Brother did (tillcry from under the
Sir

Johnwindham

and the other

meaner

ones

publifhed

ASttuity
) there was
time of the faid Executions
of

at

the

fome

others

Heaven

by

and

name

made

was

too

not

all his

the

about
,

Excommunication

Sir Robert

it muft

and

Curfon
,

be confelTcd

the

that
,

bow

to

to

yet done

generalagainftall

likewife in

Wherein

much

attainted

Paul's Crofs

and
Suffolk
,

of the faid Earl.

K^bettors

and

Neverthelefs

Pope'sBull of

the Earl of
Curfe,againft

and

the

K^ltar)

theywere

and executed 5 the two

Knights beheaded.
confirm the Credit of Curfon( who belike had
Feats

Edward
,

Earth

to

and
,

to
Religion

Policy.But foon after Curfon( when he faw time ) returned into

England and withal into wonted Favonr with the King but
vjoxi^Fame
the Earl was
with the People. Upon whofc return
and
himlelf
deftitute
of
much difmayed
feeing
hopes ( the Lady
and bad Succefs beingnow
beMargaret alfo by trad of Time
,

cool in thofe attempts ) after Ibme

no
Germany , and certain littleProje"s
,
com

wanderingin France
better than

and
,

Squibsof

an

beingtired out, retired again into the Protection of

Duke
in Flanders
who
the ArchPhilip
was
by the death of Ifabella
in the rightof Joan his Wife.
at that time King of Cajlile
This year ( beingthe Nineteenth of his Reign ) the King called
his Parliament.
Wherein
a man
guefs how ablblute
eafily
may
when
the King took himfelf to be with his Parliament
Dudley
fo hateful was
of
that was
made Speaker the Houfeof Comrmns.
Exiled

man

In this Parliament

there
,

were

touchingpublickGovernment.

made any 5/i"/^"f"fi'memorable,

had ftill
But thofe that were
the
,

not

and Policy,
Stamp of the King'styifdom
There

was

Statute

made

for the

of all
difannulling

Patents

of

lawful Summons
or Grant,
to fuch as came
not
to ferve
Leafe,
upon
Rebels
the King in his wars
t
he
that
Enemies
fliould
or
or
againft
departwithout the King'slicence;With an exceptionof certain
Perfons of the Long-robe.
neverthclels That theyfhould
Providing
have the King'sWages, from their Houje tilltheir return
home
again. There had been the like made before for offices,and by
,

,.

this

Henry

King
this

by many
it fatelt

extended

it was

Statute

affillMartid

to

Another

statute

Lands.

to

in this

made

Statutes

the Seventh,
a

man

fee
cafily
King thought

may

that the

by Lth^ of Parlixment.

Lxtv

made

was

But

King'stime

123

the bringing
iiiof
proliibiting

Ma-

of Silk wrought by it fclf or mixt with

nttfaBures
any other Thred.i
of
hole
of
But it was
for
that the Realm had
Stkjfsw
not
piece(
of them no Manufacturein ufe at that time ) but of Kmt-Silk-,.
or
,

of Silk ;

Texture

which

the

Laces, Cavpls,Points,and Girdles , "c.

could
then well skill to make.
This
England
ihat
where foreinmtaerials are but
true
Princifle
;
,

peopleof

pointedat

Law

Ribands

as

be prohibited.
For that will
Jhould
SHferfluities
foran Manufaciitres
either banifli the Superfimty
or gainthe Manufa"uri^ i//;io
l
/ sH
,

"

There

alfo of

a Larv

was

of
Refumption

of Gaels, and this

Patents

Officers
; Friv Hedged
beingnOt
annexing of them to the Sherifwtcks
lelsan Interruption
of Jitjlice
than
Places.
Priviledgid
,

Re

There

likewife

reltrain the

By-lavesOrdinances,
of Corporaiiojts which many
times were
the Prerogative
of
againft
the King
the Common-law
of the Realm
and the Liberty
of the
was

xLava

to

or

Saije^,beingFraternities
that theyfliouldnot be put

in Evil.

It

thereforeProvided,

was

in Execution

without

the Allowance,
of the Chamellor,Treaftirer,
and the two Chiefjujltces
three of
or
them , or of the two
Circmt
of
where
the Corporation
was.
Jujiices
,

Another

Law

to the Mint

Silver
,

of

be

to

weight,

likewife

as

Silver of the Realm

fetthe

to

which

was

impairedCoins of:
medy
givingany Re-

without

exception only of

an

nothingin

relpedof the

iW/"/

work,

on

reafonable

and
incertainty
5
and

giveway

to

fliouldbe then minted.

againft
Fagabondswherein

longStatute

be noted

thingsmay

two

with

but

Coins of Silver

There

bringin the

in payments,

currant

wearing , which was

fo (upon the matter)
New

to

in making all clipped,

or
rainilhed,

not

( in effed )

\v^

The

of them
as that
Gaoling
of no open Example. The

had of

one

which

was

the Parliament
Dijlike
chargeable pefterous,

the

other that in tne statutes of this

King'stime
( for this of the Nineteenth year is not the only
of that kind ) there are ever
of
Statute
couplai, the pumjhment
and

and

Vagabonds

the

and Cards

of Dice
ftrhiddtng
and mean
people

and
,

unlawful

down
and
and the putting
,
if
of
and
Root
oi
one
as
as Strings
fuppreflingAle-houfes,
together
,
the One were
without the Other.
unprofitable
,
As for Rtet and Retainers
there paiTed
fcarceany Parliament in
this time without a Law
them
the King ever having an
againft
Canus

unto

Servants

Eye

to

Might

and

There

Multitude.

Subfdy both for the

P^a^ yet ncverthelefSjCre
the year expired,
Clergy.
for
B
enevtleme
Ctmmiffions
a general
though there

grantedalfo that

was

Parliament

and the
Tewptralty
there

went

were

no

Marks,

out

fame year the Citygave fivethoufand

for the
for Confrmation
of their Liberties ; A thingfitter

ivars

no

Fears.

The

Begin-

HiUoryof the Reign of

The

124

Neither

the latterEnds.

of King'sReigns than
Beginnings

fmall

matter,

thing to
flrange
King'sTreafuryat

So that it was

ever.

gainedupon

Groats

As

than

the late Statute, by the

and Sixpences.
Tvpelve-fences

and Half-Groats now

for Emffon and DudleysMills

of
RecoinAge

it

was

that the Af/"?

they did grind more

feewhat

Golden shovers

The laft payonce.

ments
The
from
of the C^larriage-Money
Sttl^fidy
Spain;
; The
oi the Cities Liberties
Benevelence ; The Recotnage ; The Redemption
;

poured down

And
Cafualties.

The
the
had
He

the

upon

but

now

of

was

then

had

King

no

and

Son

one

becaufe
this is the more
to be marvelled at
,
Occafions at all of ^yars or Troubles.He

an

unbeftowed.
Daughter

one

HighCHimd

He needed

not

He

make

to

ff^ife
;

was

Riches his Glory.

fave that ctn^wAy Avarice

:He did excel in fo many
thingselfe-,
of Ambition.
Belike he thoughtto
doth ever find in itfelfmatter

'leave his Son fuch a Kingdom and fuch a Mafs of Trexfure as he

:^i-';' i
might choofe his Greatnefswhere he would.
FeaB
the
the
which
alfo kept
This yeat -was
was
Serjeants
fecond Call in this Kings Days.
About this time IjabellaQueen of Cajliledeccafed 5 a right
,

Lady, and

Noble

Honour

an

her

to

and Times, and the

that hath followed.
This

Sex,

of the Greatnefs of Spain

Corner-Jione
Accident the King took not for iW^rj at large but thoughtit had
in two
Affairs
points; The
a great Relation to his own
; efpecially
,

for Example; the other for Confeqaence.Firft , he conceived

after the death of Queen
that the Cafeof Ferdinando of ^rragon
his own
Queen :
Cafe after the death of his own
was
Ifabella
and the Cafe of Joan the Heir unto
Cajlilewas the Cafe of his
Son Prince //(?"r"'.For if both of the Kings had their Kingown

one

doms in the

did

not

rightof their IVives

to

accrew

the Husbands.

they defcended to the

And althoughhis own

Heirs

and

Cafe had

than the other ( that is to fay,

in the Field, and an ^^"1 of Parliament)yet, notwitha Conquefl
ftanding that Natural Title of Defcent in Blood did ( in the

both Steel and

Parchment

more

of

imaginationeven
two

not

were

fafe nor

and
to enquire
diligent
gon

in

whether

by

of the

became

wonderful

was

King

of Arra.^

whether

his Son-in-Law.

he

vi^cre

like to hold it in

Secondly

or
Fafi^
,

be put

to

he did revolve in his mind

that
,

the State of
For

oblervc what

that the other

holding and continuingthe Kingdom of CaHile. And

he did hold it in his own
to his
Rtght or as Adminiflrator

Daughter
; and
out

wife man
) breed a Doubt
fufficient. Wherefore
he

Chnflendommight by

whereas

this late Accident

before-time himfelf, with

the

have

turn.

Conjandion of

Ar-

one) and the Amity of \Maxi( which then was

ragon and Cajlile
far too
milian
and thiliphis Son
the Arch-Duke
was
ftrong
,

the French King

began to fear that now
the young King
in the Affedlionsof Philip
( who had great Interejl
(who was in
ofCaple) dind Philip
himfelf,now
King of CaJlile,
a

Party for

France

he

ill

The

126

Hiiiory
of the Reign of

Garrifons there

all

hands,

in Ferdimndos

was

was

ih^received

and
,

aflignedto the Army,

Exhibnien
or
only a Penfton

and
out

''v
of his Coffers.
Return
The other part oH^z, Inquiry\\zd, a grave and diligent
,
of
the
of
full
State
the
Ferdtmfido.
at
prefent
King
informing King
to the King, that Ferdwa"d""did continue
By this Reportit appeared
-

of CasJtle

the Government
,

of the

his

Daughter
and partly
Will
JfabeUas
by the
And
that all Mandates
Kingdom as he pretended.
'^oan
in
his
the
of
name
were
expedited
Daughter,
of Philif her
Adminiftrator
without mention

the Title of Queen

Jeafi by
Cuftom

Adminiftrator

as

unto

and

Crf.nts

and himfelf

as

howfoever
he did difmifs
And that King Ferdinando
Husband.
of King of Cafii/eyet meant
himfelf of the name
to hold the Kingdom
without Accompt and in abfoluie Command.
,

aprearethalfo

It

King Phi/ipwould

that he flattered himfelf with

at

by

and

him

of

work

to

which

Cajiiie

him

unto,

Ferdin.tndo had

chiefly
by promife

that in cafe Philip

gave
fome
he
would
it,
marry
young Lady, whereby to
in cafe he
the Succeflion of K^rrago* and Granada

unto

way

the Goverment

had laid his Plot

he

of his about
dtrnfellors

fome

his devotion

not

him

permit unto

duringhis life- which

both

that

hopes

put him by

And

him that the

unto
laftly
by reprefenting
tillPhi/ip
of the BHrgmdims
were
Government
by continuance
be endured
in Spam made as Natural of Spain would
not
by the
in
all
thofe
laiddown
But
and
things(though wifely
Spaniards.

Ihould have

Son.

confidered) Ferdinando failed; But that "?/"/""was

thsiaPallasi.

him

to

hn.";L!0
.

In the fame

better

Reportalfo, the Ambaffadors beingmean

and

men

which was
fomefree , did ftrike upon a firing
that
the
declared
plainly
People of
dangerous.For they
,

thereforethe
what

more

both Nobles

Spain
,

part of

Pbu'ip( fo

and Commons

broughthis Wife

he

better afFe"^ed unto

were

with

him

) than

the

Ferdt-

to

uando ; and exprefled

the reafon to be , becaufe he had impofed
which was
the King's
T4A:f/ , and
Tallages,
own
upon them many

i^Vr
;"\,;v.\\
g-jsv/
alfo in this Report a Declaration of an Overture
him

Cafe between
There was

and his Son.

the

of Ferdinmdo
Secretary

of Marriage which Amajon

in great fecret,between
the AmbafTadors
unto
and Mary the King'sfecond Daughter
Cajtile
5
,

that the
the

Treaty of

Daughter of

CMarriagethen

on

had made

Charles Prince of

the King,
alluring

for the faid Prince and

foot
,

and

break

would

France

of

that flie the faid

Ihould be married

of France
DiLUghtet
Apparantof Frame.

to

Angolefmethat was
,

the

Heir

There
nando

was

and

afterwards
in Frame

Madam

touch alfo of
De

Fois

Lady

indeed fucceeded.
and lilenced in

fpeechof Marriagebetween
of the Blood

But

this

was

of France
as
reported

Ferdiwhich
,

learned

Spain.
The

Henry

King
King by the

The

betw

Ferdtnando

een

his
King o'iArragon and Fhilip
with
refoiving himfelf,to do all that
,

Son-in-law,King of
in him

was
,

carry himfelf

Capk

layto keepthem atone

by a moderate
,

But howfoevei

Carriageand

Common-friendto

themfelves

wdthin

that fucceeded
of

127

of this Amba/Tage which

gave grc.it
well inftrudied and preparedhow
to

return

his Affairs

unto
light

the Seventh.

lofe neither of their

with

bearingthe Pcrfon
but yet
Friendfhips
^

King of Arragon but more

laboured and Ojf.ttota
with the King of Caftile.But he was
much
taken with the Overture
of Marriage with his Daughter Uiiary;
the greateft
Both becaufe it was
and for
Marriageof Chrtjiendom
to

run

Coursemore

entire

the

that it took
But

hold of both Allies.

corroborate his Alliance with

to

Philipthe Winds
Phil/p
choofingthe Winter-feafon
,

him

Enterview.

an

gave
the
,

the King
furprilb

better

to

Navy

out

and

For

of K^rragon
iet forth with a great
,
for Spainin the Month
of January, the One

of Flanders

year of the

Twentieth

King'sP.eign. But himfelf was furthat icattered his Shipsupon the feveral
with a cruel Tempeji,
priled
Coafts of England. And the Ship wherein King and Queen were
to
( with two other fmall Barquesonly) torn, and in great peril
the
the
weather
thruft
of
into
Weymouth. King Philip
efcape fury
himlelf havingnot been ufed (as it feems)to Sea, allwearied and
Cck
would needs land to refrefhhis Spiritsthough it
extreme
the Opinion of his Council
was
doubting it might breed
againft
Occafions
his
Celerity.
l"eUy
reqiriring
of the Arrival of a puiiTant
The Rumour
Navywpon theCoaft,
And Sir Thomas Trenchard with Forces
made the CountreyArm.
raifed not knowing what the matter
fuddenly
might be came
he did in all
Accident
the
Where
to weymot*Ph.
underftanding
Humblenefs
and Humanity invite the King and Qiieen to his
and
Soon after
forthwith
Houfe 5
Pop to the Court.
difpatched
,

Sir

came

armed

with

unng

the Cafe.

great troop of Men

towards the
Refpecfl

and

the like Humblenefs

he knew

when

likevvife

^ohnCaroe

well

King,

King Philip
doubtingthat they being
let him
pafsaway again without the
,

Subjeiftsdurft not
to their Entreaties
to ftaytill
King'sNotice and Leave, yielded
he
heard the
The King as foon as
theyheard from the Court.
but

the Earl of Arundel

to go to vifit
prefently
let
and
him underfirand 5 That as he was
the King of Csftile
very
the
he
he
had
io
that
for
his
was
forry
efcaped
glad
Mifhap

commanded

News,

Danger of the Seas, and likewife of the Occafion himfelf had

do

him

own

Land-

embrace

with

Honour

him.
brave

and

and

him
defiring

that the
The

Earl

King made
came

to

Troopof three hundred

think himfelf

to

to

in his

all hafte poffiblc

come
to

and

in great Magnificence
,
for
state
and
more
)
(
Horfe

him

After he iiad done

by Torch-light.
feeinghow the world went,
King Philip

came

as

the
the

King's Mcflage,

foonertogetaway,
went

HiHoryof the Reign of

The

128

the

fpeedto

upon

went

King

by eafie journeys. The

two

mndfor,and his Queen followed

Kings at their meeting uled all the
at

lovingDemonft rations

Careffesand
,

that

And
pollible.

were

the

he was
to
laid prcfently
novo
King
King of Cajli/e
his vpalledTinvn ^Calice,
within
would
he
not
that
come
titntlhed,
for
That ly/tUs and Sea*
But the King anfwered
vphen they met laft.

the

That

"

notmng

were

where Hearts

ofen

were

and that he

here

was

other-

the Kings
ferved.After a day or two's refreftiing
the
the
of renewing
entred into fpeech
King faying That
Treaty ;
lame
Perfon
the
and
were
yet his Fortitnes
though King Philtfs
but

wife

to

he

State

amongft f rimes.
King choofing a

into

they two

hand

civilly
upon

from

and

his arm

Treaty was

in

handling
,

drawing the King of CaHile

only were
private,and layinghis
his
Countenance
a little
changing

of Entertainment

Countenance

o^

and

fittime

where

Room

Renovation

while thcfe things

were

But

ufed
the

Cafe

In which

railed.

were

faid to him

Sir

will

yon have
,
wrack upon

net
to
me
fuffer
faved ufon my Coaji J hofeyou
f-^hathe
that fpeech
asked
him
of
meant
?
The
by
Cajlile
King
yours.
it (faiththe King ) by that fame Hare-brain wild Fellffw,
I mean
my
who is protected
in your Countrey and
Subject the Earl ofSuSolk
allothers are weary ofit. The King of
to flaythe Fool, when
begins
had been above
had
( Sir) your Felicity
anfwered; /
thought
Cajlile
htm.
The King
J will bantjb
But ifit trouble you
thofe
thoughts.
when they
did
worfi
repliedThofeHornets were bejiin their Nefls,and

been

"

abroad,
flie

that his

was,
defire

herewith
King of Cafiile

have

to

him

littleconfufed
,

delivered t"^ him. The

and in a ftudy,
faid

with yours ; foryou will

leji
my
The King prclently
faid 5
be thought
me
to have ufed
as a Frifoner.
Then the matter
is at an end. For I will take that dijhemur
iffon
mcy
and foyour heneur is faved. The King of Caflile
who had the King

That

can

J not

do with

honour

and

where he was , and

in great Eftimation , and befides remembred
of
the
knew not what ufe he might have
King'sAmity , for that
and
of
unfetled both with
in
Eftate
his
himfelf was
new
Spain
,

his Father-in-Law
faid 5 Sir
,

his

and with
,

nance
Peoplecompofinghis Counte,

you. Tou fball

not take his life.
The King
(hall
of
Caple Neither
embracinghim faid5 Agreed. Saith the King
as he may partly
come
^ allit dijlike
afajhion,
you, ifJ fendto him in fuch
with his own goodwill. The King faid 5 It was well thought
of; and
he would joyn with him
in fending
to the Earl
a fed him
ifit pie
fent fevcrallyand mean
to that purpofe.They both
a U^ejfage
while theycontinued Feafwg and Pafiimes.The King being ( on
his part ) willingto have the Earl lure before the King of Caftile
and the King of Cafltle
went
forced.
being as willingto ieem to be enwife
and
with
excellent
alfo
The King
Perfwafions,
many
be ruled by the counfel of his
did advile the King of Caflile
to
Father-in-Law Ferdinando ; a Prince fo prudent fo experienced,

have him

you

give Law

to me

; but

fowill

J to

but (
uponyour honour ) you

"

fo

Henry

King

( who
King of Caflile

(b forcunate. The
with
Lxw

in

was

no

129
good terms

very

his faid Father-in-Law

That tf his F.ither-tn) anfwered ;

would fHJfer
him to govern hii Kingdoms hefjoiild
"overnfrim.
,
There were
fent
from
both King",to
immediatelyMeiTengers

recall the Earl of

Who
:
Sujfolk

foon charmed

was

and

Calice

and

received

zx.

ternityof the
admitted

and

Dover

xhQTower

at

and for

G.irter
,

of the

the Order

to

his

out

and
Philip

fufficientGuard

with

oi London.

the time) continued

after he had recciv'edthe

and

him

to

landed

thence

Henry (to draw

iilcd

his Libertv. He

delivered and

gentlewords

upon

allured of his
willingenough to return
was
broughtxhxowghFUnders

Life,and hopingof
to

the Seventh.

Meanwhile

and
FeaFiings

King

ments
Entertain-

into the fr^King of Cajtile

had his Son the Prince
a Reciprocal
he accompanied King
Golden-jleecc
,

City of London

his Queen
entertained with the

they were
and Triumph.,
that could
greateft
Magnificence

be upon
had been

warning. And

the

to

where

foon

the Earl oi

Suffolk
conveyed to the Tower ( which was the (erious part) the
had an end, and the Kings took leave. Neverthclefs during
Jollities
their beinghere
theyin fubftancc concluded that Treaty^which
malM
die Flemings
and bears DiteatfV/ndfor for
term
Intercffrffis
that there be fome thingsin it more
the Advantageof the
to
no

greater

as

as

-^

Englijhthan

of them-

for that the Free-fjJjing

of the
el'pecially
and Seas of England granted in the Treaty
,

Di*tch upon the Coafts

of Undectmo, was
not

All Articles that

by this Treaty confirmed.
and
former Treaties
being precifely warilylimited and
of Commerce
to
matter
only and not otherwile.

confirm
confirmed

that the great

,
into England.,
blew do^^'n the Golden
It

obfervcd

was

battered it

and
,

of
ftrangestooping

and

it down.

brake

Which

was

Son
,

not

onlyin

upon

Fowl.

This

as

Tempeft

but

arriving-into
Philip

For

Ferdinando
,

with

admitted
difficulty

foon

after,and deceafed.

to

Spain

and

taining
at-

of

without refiftance,
Cajlile
Kingdom
had fpokefo great before
who
was
,

the

of
fpeech

Yet

Obfervation
by the wifeft of that
Father would

terpreted
People inImperial
Houfe,
t
he
peror's
Philip Em-

the

the Prefent Difafter of the

the Pofleffion of the

( infomuch

was

Ominous

an

Philip

from the

Hawk

in that tlTat followed.

have

Eagle

Prognoftick
upon the
fulfilled
alio)
(by Interpretation
upon
be

to

which

drave

Spireof Pat/Is,
of
Black
the
a Sign
Eagle which was
the School-Honfe
the placewhere
now

and in the fall it fellupon

in Pauls Church-yard in
,

ftandeth

Tempeft which

have

after fuch

time

there

as

if he had

That

Court

) fickned

his Son-in-Law

an

his
,

in that fort

him

was

lived

gained upon
and Dejignsif not
governed his Connfels

as

he would

his

Affections.
By

this all Spntn returned into the

it
power of Ferdinando in ftate as
of
before
the rather
in regardof the infirmity Joan his
was
"

Daughter, who lovingher

Children) dearlywell, and

Husband
no

(by

lefs beloved
S

whom

of

Hie had

many

him) howfoever
her

I'he HiHoryof the

i^o
her Father

ufed
Philip

that

out

her

well )

not

bear the Grief of his Deceafe

to

Peopleof Spain,gave
unable in ftrength
of mind

illbeloved
rhili^

make

to
,

Reign of

of the

was

and fell diftraded of her jvits. Of

ways to endeavour the

in Cajlile.So that as the

thought no
his
the better to hold
Cure
Regal Power
the
Charles
of
Eighth was faid to
Felicity
Malady her Father

which

was

be

faidlikewii'eto be

qf Ferdi"a"do was
verfity

Dream

Ad; fo the

Dream

it pafTed
over

lb loon.
defirous
this time the King was
and
became
Celeftial Honour,
oi Lancafier
About

Canonize

to

Kmg

referred the
Jtiliiis

Cardinals

"jnlim

Pope

But

probable That

that

Dignity of the:See

of

more

Pope ( who

but for

Simple

Man

dilfance kept between

and

Rome

was

of the

reputedin

was

afraid it would

was

the Eftimation of that kind

dimmilh
a

) knowing that King Henry the Sixt

abroad

the World

is

HolyAcis
that
generalOpinion was
that the King would not come
to

it is

extremelyjealousof the
A(fls thereof

) to certain
and Miracles.

manner

The

and

dear

too

was

his Kates.

( as the

matter

it dyedunder the Reference.

But

the Houfe

Pope y"///*^,

to

take the verification of his

to

Suitor

Henry the Sixt for a Saint ; the rather,in refpedl

Prediction of the King'sou'n
Allumptionto the

of that his famous

Crown.

bringinto

to

if there

of Honour
,

but
not

were

and Saints.

Innocents

proceeded a Treatyof Marriage

the King and the Lady Margaret Duchefs
between
Dowager of
Sifter
and
Maximilian
the
to
King of CaSavoy onlyDaughter to
This Matter had been
stile ; a Lady wile, and of great good Fame.
their
the
in fpeechbetween
two
meeting but was foon
Kings at
fame year likewife there

The

after refumed

"

and

therein

employedfor

was

his iirft piecethe

after the great Prelate Thomas ivclfey.

It
concluded , with great and ample Conditions for
and

King'sthen Chaplam

in the end

was

the
was

King

promifeDe

but with
,

the rather induced

of the

unto
on

nando
to

before ievered.
of

Amities

So fatala

Kings

at one

Charles

Fo^

Pf

from

time

whereby

or

and

and AUie
that

King
more

Ferdi-

King began
always

he had

for the

and ftraiteit
greateft

other

more

be the

whom

thingit is

Nay there is a further Tradition

That the

It may

his great Friend

between

Marriage go
diArragon,and Madam
piecewith the French King
to

only.

Future

it , for that he heard

to

iiave

been

littleof the wheel.

( in Spain though not with us )

that the Marriage between
,

King o^Arragon,after he knew

the young

Daughter went

Prince

roundlyon

of

Ca^ile and Alary the King'sfecond

though it v\'as firftmoved by
,

( which

King oi Arr agon yet it was afterwards whollyadvanced and

and the Friends on that fide )
broughtto pcrfedion
by Maximilian
entred into jealoufie
that the King did afpire
to the Government
of Cajlilia
as
duringthe Minorityof his Son-in^^dmimjlrator
been a Competitionof Three for
have
Law
there
if
fliould
5 as

the

that Government

Ferdinando,Grand-fatiier

on

the Mothers

fide$
Maxi'

Henry

King

Grand-father

Maximtltxn

the young

to

but the

King'sGovernment

would

have

been

For

Hims,Henry,

it is not unlike,
Certainly
,

Prince.

the
(carrying
welcom

mare
perhaps

oi the other T

131

the Father's fide- and

on

Father-in- Law

tbe Seventh

young Prince with

the SpMinrds than

to

him)
that

the

Nobilityof

Hi
aft

that fo

wo.
lately
,
put
of Arragon, in favour of King /'/"////"
and
had
difco,
vered themfelvcs fo far
could not but be in a fecretDiftruft and
,

the

out

King

Dillaft of that

King. h.ndzsiox

he could
fpe(fls

not

King'sfcemeth
found

Maximilian

Twenty reupon
this purpofeof the

been the Man.

have

But

the King'sfafeCourfes
( coniidering
never
be enterprizing
adventurous ) not greatlyprobable,
or

to

to

me

becaufe he
except he fhould have had a Defire to breathe warmer
,
had illLungs. This MAninge with Margaret was
protradedfrom
time to time
in refpedof the infirmity
of the King who now
in
,

the Two

Twentieth

and

of his

Reign began to be troubled

with the Gmt.
But the Defluxion takingalio into his Breaft,
wafted
his Lungs Co that thrice in a Year
in
of
kind
and
Return
( a
efpcin the Spring) he had great Fitts and Labours
of the TiJ/ick.
cially
year

Neverthelefs
,

he continued

before in his Heath.

as

did likewife now

of

intend

to

Saint

well

as

Treafurebetter employed

than

to

he gave
all Prifoners
about

diligreat gence
he

as

this warning

as

upon
,
of the World

to

and

come
,

Henry the Sixth

King
by
given to Pope Juliits.For

as

be

and difcharged
greater Aims than accuftomed
,
under forty
the City, that layfor Fees or Debts

this Year

hafte with

did alfo make

Shillings.He

Bufinefs with

fo

think
ferioufly

more

making himfelf

Yet

following( which
that of the Savoy. And
finiftied

Foundations
Religious

the

; and

and Twentieth)
heatinff alfo of the bitter Cries of

in the Year

was

Three

oi Dudleyand Empfin and their

the Oppreffions
PeopleagainfV
Perfons about him, and partly
Complices partlyby Devout
Preachers
{the
doing their Duty therein) he
by publickSermons

his

touched with

was

great Remorfe

Neverthelefs,
""?//(?"

for the lame.

in
Dudley though theycould riot but hear of thefe Scruples
Soul
zndh\s
Confcience
if
the
the King's
as
King's
Money
5 yet

and

that the One

in feveral Ojjices
,

were

the Other
,

went

and Twentieth
Ham

Capelnow

was

toinxermeddle with

not

For the fame Three

great rage as ever.
Sir mlthere a IharpProfecution againft
Year was
and this was
for rhatters of Mifr
the fecond time
on

with

as

in his Mator'alty.
The great Matter being, that in
government
fomc Payments he had taken knowledgeof Falfe
Moneys-, and did
not

his

to
diligence

Offendors.
was

condemned,

of ftomach
a

For

Mite

and

and

examine

this and fome

to

beat it out

pay

two

hardened

other

thingslaid to
Pounds

thoufand

by his former

his

and

Gliarge he
beinga Man

rcfuled

Troubles

the

were
,

to

pay
of
the
ceedings
Proand
bc-lilce
ufed
fome
untoward
Speeches
;
for which
and there remained
he was fent to the Toveer
,

tillthe

who
,

Ring'sDeath.

likewife
Knefivorth
S

that had been

,

lately
Mayor

The

152

Lendon

Mayor of

HiUoryof the Reignof

and

his Sheriffs

both

for Abul'es

were

ia

and delivered
their OiRces
queftionedand imprifoned
upon
,
thoufand four hundred Pounds
paid. Haviis an Alderman
one
,

put in Trouble, and dyed with

end.
Sir
to an
Anguifli before his Bufinefs came

q{ London

was

Thought

and

Lawrence

Ail-

had likewife been

who

mer,
were

put

to

fon
,

and his two

Pounds.

payment

Siieriffs,

And

Sir

committed

was

tillEm^fon himfclf
ftay'd

he

where

oi London

thoufand

one

make

refufingto

for

rence

the Fine of

Mayor

Pri-

to

committed

was

Law-

in his

place.
It is

( if the Faults

marvel

no

Richmond

amounted

huge

laft o^^

The

of near
Mafs of Money

was
Felicity,
Daughter Mary

of

tlie Conclufion
and

even

fo
his

own

key and keeping,

it is

reportedto

this

Glorious

Charles Prince

Rates

have

thoufand Pounds
for thefe times.

that concluded

of State

the

that he left at

by
eighteenhundred

the Summ

unto

Sterling
5

Tradition

( as

and

under his
moft of it in fecret places,

death
done

light

King'sTreafure of Store

heavy ) that the

at

fo

were

King'sTemporal

Adatch between

of Castile

afterwards

which
great Emperor , both beingof tender years
and
his
Commiflioncrs
other
Fox
perfedled
by Bilhop

his

the

Treatywas

"

at

Calice
,

In which
the year before the King'sDeath.
Atliance it feemeth
he hirafelf took fo highContentment
in
he
as
a Letter which
,
,

to
thereupon

wrote

b!e Demooftrations

City of

the
of

London

be made

( Commanding all

pofli-

for the

fame) he exprefleth
if he thought he had built a frail of Bra/ about his
himfelf
as
a King of Scotland,
Kingdom. When he had for his Sons-in-Law
Joy

to

and

there was
thing
noBurgundy.So as now
to be added
to this great King'sFelicity
beingat the top
of all worldly
dren,
^/{/T,
( in regardof the highMarriages oi his Chilhis great "'w"';z throughout
""rt^f and his fcarcc credible
Riches
and the perpetual
Succeffes )
Constancyof his profperous
a

Prince of CaHiU

and

but

an

opportune

Death

to

withdraw

him

from

any

future blow

of Fortune.
Which
( in
certainly
his teofle
and the Title of his Son ,

regardof the great Hatred of

to Eighteen
being then come
ojf
and that gained
Age and beinga bold Prince and liberal,
years
his
the
and
) had not been
Peopleby
Frefence
upon
very K^Jpeci
to have come
impofliblc
upon him.
laft
alfo
the
rii To
crown
year of his Reign as well as his firft
he did an c^c? of Piety rare
and worthy to- be taken into Imitation.
he
forth
General
For
Pardon, as expeding a fecond
a
granted
,

in a better Kingdom. He
did allb declare in his ivid,
that his mind was
that Rejlitution
fliould be made of thofe Summs~,
which had been unjuftly
taken by his officers.
And
thus this Solomon of England ( for Solomon alio was
too
Coronation

heavy upon
and

Years
,

his

People \n Exactions)havinglived Two and Fifty

thereof ReignedThree and Twenty Years and Eight
''
-

Months,.!

HiHoryof the Reign of

Tie

134
time

the

fave where

Table intermedled

Party

King rvas

much with Meum

too

alfo that the Council-

Save

afid Tuum.

it vpae

For

vcrj

the Beginning.But
in
ej^ecially
which
is the DnraUe
Part
Policy

his time
during
ofJuftice

Court

The

making

but three

were

good

ofthe Nobilitythat

the Lord chamber

lain

Awdley. Thoughthe frjltwo

of

alfoa Merciful

wm

there
Prince, asinwhofetime
the Earl of Warwick
fuffered
;

and

( which

with his Jufticehe

"^nd

) he did excel/.

Laws

tn

and
that part both of Juftice
cut
( as it were ) tn Braf or Marble

and the Lord

,

of'Humbert, intheDiJlike
injlead

were

there

Jogreat Rebellions
drawn bythe hand cf'juflice
with [o littleBlood
as the tw
expiated
the
and
Exceter.
k^s
Rebellions ofBlack-heath
for
Severityufed
but
which
taken
Scum
ft
a
Kent
was
in
ofPeople.
were
upon
upon thofe
his Sword.
then
both before and after
But
ever
His Pardons went
kind ofInterchangingofUrge and inexpeBed
he had withal a sirange
fyhich ( his wtfdom confidered
v^ithfevereExecutions,
Pardons
)
but
either
could not be imputed
to any Inconftancy,(t
Inequality;
knew
he had fet
do not new
or to a Principle
to fameReafon which we
and try both ways in turn.
Thathe would vary
But
untohimfelf,
took
he
And
he
drew
Treafure.
the
the leji
more
Blood
( as fon/e
of
that
he
be the
might
hew^isthemoreJparingintheOne,
it)
conjlrued
have
would
been
both
in the Oihex-,
intolerable.Of^zmore
for
pr effing
and

ofthe
Obloquie

People. But

were

never

he coveted
ajfuredly

ture

accumulate

to

Treafure

and
,

was

little

The People (into whom there is infufed,

AdmiringRiches.
natural Defreto difcharge
their
Monarchies
a
of
fortheprefervation
Princes
chargeoftheir Counfellors aud
thoughit be with the unjufl
in

Poor

and sir Reginold

did impute this untp Cardinal Morton
Minifters)
CounfcUors ofancient Authority
4J
appeared)
Bray; who (as it after
,

with

him
,

as neverthelef
theydid temper
didfofecondhis Humours
that
and
Empfon,
\i\x^z-yj followed beingPer fons
than by the fervtkfslReputationwith him ( otherwife
,

whereas

them,
that had

no

him
did) butfbape
ofhis Bent ) did not give way only(as thefrfl
Iffwing
touched
which
was
Extremities,for
himfelf
withremorfe
way to thofe
^t his Death

had
This Exeefs ofhis,
Some

the
thought

him grow to
down their Stomaclis
a

fetch

and
,

Gloffes and

hate his People. Some

and to
,

Golden-fleece.

to
fought

purge.

Interpretations.

keepthem
Seme

it was
thought

low.

Some

dtne

to

pull

forthat he would

he hadfomehighDefign
fuJpeBed

the truth that

(hall
come
nearejl
perhaps
thofe
their reafons
fofar off;but rather impute it to Nature
Age,

upon Forein parts.

net

at

that time many

he had been vexed

continual Rebellions JvAfrf-Jv/V/^

had made

leave his Son

his Succeffor renounced

and which
,

But

Mind/jff^ upon no other Ambition or Purfuit.n hereunto

that havingevery day Occafion
to take notice
add
/ fhould
of the Neit did the
and ShiftsforMoney of ether great Princes abroad
ccffities
htm
the
better (by Comparifon)
Felicity
effuUQo^Qis.As
fet offto
which his Aflfairs
he
Trealure
never
to his expending
Ch.irge
Jpared
of
l"fit
his Rewards
requiredand in his Buildingswas Magnificent
and

Peace

'j

were

King
limited.

very

nrye

Stare /"W
He

was

that his

So

the Seventh.

was
Liberality

rather upon his

Memory , than upeti the T"Q^Q.nsofethers.

and loved his own
Will
ofan High Mind

Way

he been

One

as

have been termed

he would

Proud.

wifePrince,

towards

keeping
^/Diftance,which
-near
admitting
cry/^//
Approach
any
Secrets. For he was governedby none.

tt

all; not

Power

his

to

or

but

was

indeed

His

alfo,(though he

Crowm

with htm.

King

the Fourth,

Edward

Charles

or

to

his

Queen
and with

could do

it)
acknowledge

he reverenc"d

Mother

His

not

thing
no-

much, heard little.For

to him for Society(fuchas

agreeable

Perfon

any

would

in

he did

neither
,

him with divers Children

fhehadprefentcd
notwithjlanding

Had

But

ow/i

and wo/tld Kcin^n

indeed.

Private-man

If
hitnfe

own

his

and

that revered

35

Brandon

Haftingsto

was

afterto iif/"^
Henry

:
) he had none
Eighth
Except we fhouldaccount forfuchPerfons,
and Bray and Empfon
Fox
theywere fo much with him.
becaufe
,
,
,

the

it

But

but

was

is much with

the Inftrument

as

the Work-man.

He

nothingin him of Vain-glory but yet keptState and Majefty

maketh the People
the
That Majefty
to
bow,
height
; Being fenfible
but Vain-gloryboweth to them.
and Juft, but not
abroad he was
Conftant
To his Confederates
Open. But rather fuchwas his Inquiry and fuchhis Clofenefs as
and he stood in the Dark
to them.
theystood in the Lighttowards him
mutual
Coramuni-:
Tet without Strangenefsbut with a femblance
of
edition ofAffairs.As for little Envies or Emulations
uponY-OKin
had
with
he
never
Princes (which are frequent
many
Kings)
any ; but
his RepuBufinefs.Certain it is,that
to his own
went
though
fubfiantially
tation
had

great

was

could

not

home

at

^Affairs,
fee the Parages

the \^\xesofthem
It

noted that he

Foreiners that

but made

their

'judgments
upon

ever

in

Strife and

ever

A'loft.

.,

ceived
fromthe Airs which the Princes and States abroad realfo
which
ing
attendwere
from /^f/r Ambaffadors-t/?^ Agents/'^r^;
with
whoin he did not onlycontent
the Court
in great number,

grew

Privatenefs- but ( upon fuchConkreaces

with them ) put them in Admiration
to fnd his Univerfal
paffed
,
and

Courtefiej Reward,
as

was

For

greaterabroad.

yet it was

ifito
Inlight

the

of the world,
Ajjairs

which

he
though

did

fuckchiefly

which he had gathered

from them all, feemed
from themfelves
; yet that
to their SupeAdmirable to every one : So that theydid write ever
riours
when

?"

highterms

theywere

with him.

concerning

returned,

Such

his Wildom

ofRule. Nay,
Intelligence
commonly
allVohad to impropriate
to himfelf

theydid

Dexterityhe

and Art
maintain

rein Inftruments.
He

was

abroad,
and
the
own

were

and
careful
wherein

liberal to obtain good Intelligence

/^"""all parts

he did

net

onlyufe his Intereft in

his Penfioners which he had both in the Court

Courts

ever

ofKome

and
but the Induftry
^/"Chriftendom-,

AmbaiTadors
Extreme

the

Liegershere,
and other
^

of his
Vigilancy

Forein parts. For which purpofehis Inftrudious

andinthem
4"i Articulate-,
more
Curious
,

Articles

The

,56

HiHoryof the Keignof

th.-uitouching
Articles touching
Negotiation.Requiring
Inquifition
in particuUr
Anfwer
his
art
Ambaliadors
dijlw^t
likcwife
from
,

to his Queftions.
rcjpccfrvely
both
Spials trhich he did etnfloy
forhis j'ecret

Articles
As

home and abroad,

at

by them

Practices

what
difcoz'cr

to

his Cafe
pirvly

it :

required

him,
were
/iWConlpiracies
againjl
Moles
fuch
perpetualiy
xvorkwgand

had

He

Neither can
him.
to andermtne
cafltng
be
lawfulEnemies,
Spials Uwful againji
and

rators

Traytors.
that

Curies

or

much

indeed to give them Credence

be well maintained ; for tbefe
are

cannot

there
fnrely

/""r Difguife.

Tet

Flies /r;?^Familiars
in his employing
oftheje
that
catije

WAS

the

as

holy

too

ufeof them
and

fo the Fame

doubt ) many

ofthem kept( no
Sufpition

That

"

by Oaths

this furtherGood

was

revealed

ivrrf
Confpiracics

many

For
if
reprehended.
more
againfi
Confpi-

But

Veftments

be

it

tempted.
from beingatQon'^^'ir^iCios

Indulgent
fcarce
",
Towards
Jealoufie.
Affeftion
his Children he was
Carefulef their
to feethat
to their High Advancement
Education
regular
ajpiring
due
^"^
but
not
Honour
want
not
theyfhould
ofany
greatly
Refped,
Luftre
them.
to
any Popular
willing cafl
upon
much
and fateoftin Perfon
To his Council be did refer
; knowing
and
his
his
the
be
to
it to
inform
Judgment. In
ajfifl Power,
Way
which refpe"l
alfohe was fairly
patientof Liberty both of Advice
till
declared. He kepta Brait hand on
and of Vote
himfelfwere
rather to advance Qlergy-men and Lzwyers,
his Nobility,and chofe
Towards his Queen he

but

Companiable

Uxorious
nothing

was

and

and

Refpedive
fullof Paternal

nor

without

which

were

more

to
Obfequious

him, but had /f/5'Intereft

in the

for his

but not

for his hh^ohxttnck

which made

People^

So.fetY.
Infomuch

as
(I am per [waded) it was one ofthe Cnufes ofhis TrouiAcCom Reign;
theywere Loyal and Obedient, yet did
for that his Nobles , though

not
not

Co-operatewith
afraidof an Able

riwife
,

but let every mango his

Lewis the Eleventh
as

him
,

Man

He

Way.

own

But

was.

was

contra-

without
hewasfervedbytheAbleJlMenthatweretobefpund;

as
they did. For War
K^fairs could not have projpered
Bedford, Oxford, Surrey, Dawbeney, Brook, Poynings. For
other A fairs Morton,
Fox, Bray, the Prior ofhznthony War-

which

his

Hufley
were
Cunning they

Urfwick

ham
,

felfto

others. Neither

and

Frowick

how

care

did he

hintemploy; For he thought

he
held
them
well, fo
chofe

that he did
,

have the Mafter-Reach.

'^nd

as

he

Dark
a
strangething that thoughhe were
and his Times full
of Secret ConPrince, and infinitely
Sufpitious,

up well.

For

it is

and Troubles
fpiracies

put down

or

"

yet in

Counfellor,or
difcompofed

the Lord chamberlain,

,

in General

Tears
Twenty-four

towards

him,

k^s

near

for the

Reign

Servant
,

he

never

ley
jave onlyStan-

Difpofition
^^/" Subjeds

it stood thtuwith

AiFedtions , which naturally

tye the Hearts
Sovereigns, Love , Fear , and Reverence

him; That ofthe Three

of the Subje(5lsto
",

he had the laftin

their

height
,

the

Henry

King
(he (ecx)nd in

e
gvoime afar

the Seventh.

und

fo littk vfthe hrit

137

as' hi -Kdsh'e-

the other Two.

to
htlding

aVnncc^ Sad, Serious,and fuH ofTXiow^xis^

amfecret
Obfervatiofts,and f/tU
of Notts W Memorials ofhtivvrn hand cfpefJewM

Perlbns. As
touching
cUlly
whom
to Beware
tf,
Ene^uire

whom

vehom

Employ

to

of, what

vehom

Reward

to

to

the

were

DependeiicieSwhat
,

and the like; keepi/rg

^SiCilons^
{^s it were) a Journal ofhi^
There
is
this
Tate
to
day a merry
Thoughts.
; That his Monkey { iet
ft was
by o"e ofhis chamber) tore his Principal
on
as
Notethought

the

wert

all to

Book

pieces when h chance it layforth, whereat the Court

Pen five
tickled with fport.
C which liked mt thofe
Accompts)was tilmofl
indeed
He was
But as he did
fullc/"ApprelKhfiohsand Sufpitions.
take
he
did
them
check
and
them:
them,
whereby
fxftly
fo
mafler
eafily
,

theywere

ms
danger
his Ihons^hiS
were

true
,

together
; but
did he

bitttroubled

mt

that Rumour

fomany

that which did

which did

fliouldbe laved

as

good

way

than others.
well

not

Jt

is

alwaysfland

did hurt another.

arightin

himfomuch

and alive )

theycould

one

weighthem

feme times

At

more
himfelf

Neither

their proportions.Certainly,

(That
rnifchief

the Duke

of York

(at the jirfl)

of bis own

nounjhing
;
reign
Reafon
Right of his
Affable and both Well and Fair-fpokenand would
Wife.
He was
and Blandilhments ofWords
Swefetneis
where he deHfe Ifrof^e
that he took to heart. He was
rather
or perjwa'de thing
f red to effeU
any
that
Studious ?A4" Learned; reading
Books
were
mcjl
of any worth,
,

he would
becaufe

have

was

not

more

to

the

in

in the French

Tongue.

and. others

write
ujitto

to

there is

his Pleafures

For

fe"methhe

Marfin

to

could

ofthem.

News

no

and Stile
,

away.

Prince

never

K^nd

the Queen
touching

was

in

byhis Inof Naples //

yet

well touching
Beauty.He did by Pleat ures,
Interrogate

great Princes do by Banquets,

For

appeareth

as

who

ftruftions

Latin

could very well have written

,
htm in Latin.

did

French,

the
underflood

he

Yet

that Cardinal Hadrian

and look a littleupon them, and

come

more

wholly
given

to

as

turn

in them

his Affairs,
nor

I.1 jomuch
as in Triumphsof^w^s and Tourneys, and
moreofhimfelf.
Balls,4;?^ Mafques {which theythen called Difguiles)he was rather
than feemedmuch to be delighted.
and Gentle Specflator
a Princely
doubt in him as tn all men
N"
{and mcflofall m Kings) his Fortune
,

ver

oughtupon

upon his

his Nature

and

his Nature

He

Fortune.

tained
at-

which

from privateVotivmQ
might
only
the Fortune
but alfo
led
Exian
from
of
5
all
him
had
Seeds
which
Man
ofQbfervation and
qmcknedtn
Induftry."^nd his Times beingrather Profperousthan Calm, bad
raifedhis Confidence by Succels, but almost marred hii Nature by
the

to

Crown,

not

htm with Moderation

endow

Troubles.
into

from Perils,
Witdom,^Qftenevading

Hu

Dexterityto
than into

him

deliver

even

in

the

Nature
,

Eyes-

rather

himfeif
from Dangers,

Providence

And

turnedrather

was

at
firong

to

prevent

Sightof his

hand, than

to

and

Mind
carry
T

when

remove
was

like

theyprejftd
far off.

them

of
fome Sights

afar off.For

his Wit

increased

138

The HiH. of the ReignofK. Hen.

the Seventh,

fo much the more

/igain whether it were

if-the Occafion
the jhortnef
jharpened
of
byDanger,
vcere
the dazeling
or
his Forefight or the lirength
of his Will
of his
Troubles
Sufpitionsor what tt was ; Certain it ts that the perpetual
which
matter
out
they
more
no
his
(there
Fortunes
being
of
grew)
of
the Occafion

increafed
upon

and

could

have

not

been without

Defeds

fime great

and

Errours

mam

/"

his Nature, Cuftoms, and Proceedings, which he had enough

to do
^W
with
little
Induftries
Watches.
But
a thoufand
to fave and
help
,

Story it felf. Tet take him with all his

Defeds, ifa Mia/heuldcompare htm with the Kings his Concurrent's
the
and Spain he jhallfindhim more
Politick than Lewis
in France
than
and more
Ferdinando
Entire and Sincere
TwelfthofFrance
the
Lewis
But
Twelfth forLewis the
ifyoufiloall
change
c/"
Spain.
then the Conlbrt is more
Eleventh-,who lived a littlebefore
perfe^.
;
and
be
that
htvj'isthe
Eleventh,Ferdinando,
ejleemed
For
Henry, may
this King
conclude
To
the
Tres
A
ges.
Jf
ofKings
ofthofe
Magi
for
did no greater matters
it was
for what he mtndtd,
longof himfelf;
thofedo befl appear

the

in

compajfed.
He was
Comely Perfonage little abcve JuftStature,well and
""W
Reverend
limmed, but (lender,/f// Countenance
flraight
And
Church-man
little like
it
dark
not
fo
ftrangc
the
well
but
neither
it Winning
Face
one
of
Pleafing
it
But
to the Difadvantage
ofthe Painter 5 forit was befi
dif^efed.
when he ffake.
that may put upon himfomeTale
His Worth
two,
may bear
he

"v4j

as

or

as

or

was

was

was

or

f^adyMargaret his Mother

had divers great Suitors/tir
Marriage j^f dreamed one Night That
did tender her
in
the
of
likenefs
one
a Bifhop,in Pontificialhabit
Edmund
Earl o^ Richmond
(the King's Father) for her Husband.
but the King, though
Child
Neither had fhe ever
jhe had three
any
One
Husbands.
day when King Henry the Sixth (whojeInnocency
him
his hands at a great Feall
and cafl
Holinels
wafijing
) was
gave
his Eye upon King Henry, then a young Youth
hefaid
; This is the
what

that may

tvhen the

feem Divine,

Lad
,

that that
that fhall poflefs
quietly

that that

of a

in him

trulyDivine

was

Chriftian

True

as

well

ofa

as

was

we
,

Great

cifed, and dyingRepentant. So as he had

and the Grofs.
both ofSin

ftrive for.

now

But

that he had the Fortune

King
an

in
,

livingExer-

WsLfhtQ
happy

in both

Conflids

buried at Weftminfter,
Cajlleand lyeth
\Monuments
^Europe, both for
Daintiefl
//'fChappel, "/W/6i?'?/'f
Sepulchre.So that he dweUeth more richly
He

born

was

at

00k-

Pemhr

inone

ofthe

Dead

in

and
Stateliefl

the

Monument

any

of his Palaces.

mond

or
,

Monument

of his Tomb,

ofhis Fame,
FINIS.

than he did hXiVQ inKich-

fotildwijhhe did the like , in this

ANNALS
O

ENGLAND:
THE

CONTAINING
O

HEN

KEIGNS

the

EDWARD

the

by

Sixth,

MART.

Queen

Written in Ltth

Eighth,

the

RT

and

RightHonorable

Right Reverend

Father in God
,

FRANCIS

Thus

of

Bishop

Lord

and

Correifled
Englifbed,

HEREFORD.

Enlargedwith
B

GODWIN.

MORGAN

verbum

vtrbt cunbo

imerfres.

Horat.

Nee

the Author*s confent

eider

fi^Ms

LONDON,
Printed

by

W.G.

for T.

"St

Baft, J.Wright,
LXX

DC
.

V.

^^

and

RXhifml

'/I

(l
K

it is due

But

to

which

in

It

it

craves

of

this

Honorable

walked

would

vant,
Ser-

your

your

Other

Author

of

hitherto

hath

Protedion.
the

work

the

as

you

regard

Patronage.

Royal

Dedication,

Tranflators

The

under
fitted
be-

have

not

Hiftory

ingenuous

the

by

thefe

Spirits of
of

times

grievances

in

will

be

learn

may

Part

any

eftate

general good

the

whereof

ignorant

of

rightly to

make
of

the

bufie
deem
fmall

even

infenfible

us

Whole.
and

good

our

the

But

Happineft.

modern

our

Miferies

exemplified

of
Wc

unhappy.

As

for

thefe

Annals,

approbation.

If

they

they

have

long paffcd

diftaft

now

let the

with

fault

be

the

and

Tranflatofs

the

Yours

Pardon

to

and

whom
to

alone
whofe

maiden

my

fervice

Tour

moU

pen

dedicateth

fueth

for

favour,

himfelf

Honours

humbly devoted.

MORG.

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jnine.
Prefacehath occafiontd
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a fuhlic\
accompt of this aCiion. 1 had
once
othermfe refolved. But it is the faflmn.
And
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hjion?
therefore
(gentle
is ofttimes the (accidental)
caufeof (jood.Idlenefs invited me to the tryal
of my Pen in fomt
floeets n^hich my fancyconverted to the
fen?loofe
Other end
Friend.
privateufe of a beloved

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had I

none,

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pleafedto impofethat
tpbich I had n^antonly
begun
been

as

hath

Author

ferioustash^,

Nature

commanded

duty and

obedience
,

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time

andfo have

I the

gloryof the

be in Print.

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Hojp

die, FoUhutfte

de tribus
,

capellis.

Authors

'Prefaceconduce to
who perhaps
ivill not
mine ? Why thus. To many
is but a Tranflaat jirHconfider that this wor\^
tion or feel^
advantagesto expendtheir Cenfures,
bis may feem impertinent. But let them h^riow,
In gratia
Annals ivere firHwritten
that thefe
m
noftras nofcendi cupidorum.
Res
Exterorum
the fir^Latin Edition.
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ufeit and find it, I am hut an Interpreterof
whom:, I hope thou wilt not expeB a di^tonaryTranflj'
doth the

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to

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our

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to

now

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as

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hul\ whatfoeverit hath of its ^lendonr; thofe
being here and there in the courfeof
defalcations
ditions
the HiHory fupfliedwith not
unneceffaryadand conwhereto the Author s approbation
as

to

fent was
blame

of the Prefsy
wanting. As for errours
the Printer
not
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me.
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or
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benefit

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Kingof

Great Britniity
France,and
mofi: invrft Defender

The

Ireland;

of the Faith.

Vx,

Commentaries

^^g^Hefe

containing

of three Princes

the Ads

about

began

der
years fince, unthe Protedion of Your moft

fome

Auguft
air ;

common

and

Father

had fufFeredeven

Birth.

For the

errours

at

breathe the
an

the inftant of their

of the Prefs had made

might have
Impudence from

fuch

to

but for fo Gracious

Afped,
them

ten

as

deterred

even

treme
ex-

fo

prefumptivea
Yet fuch as they were,
Dedication.
they
found Acceptance and Favour at His Royal
I encouragedto confeHence
Hands.
am
this fecond ( but correded ) Edition to
crate
U

Your

Author

The

Your

Who

Majefty

Dedicatory.

EfiUle

inherit

Your

well

as

Virtues

Father's

as

Neither

Kingdoms.

his

indeed

of

JAMES

it

the

Gracious

Mod

Memory.
Your

befeecheth

like

King

after

other

any
Sacred

ever

therefore

humbly
daign

befit

it

can

MTajefty

Acceptance

to

who
,

with

the

Loyalty

fame

cateth

and

himfelf

and

Obfervance

and

confecrateth

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to

dcdi-

Majefty

his
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The

Preface

Author's

the Reader.

to

"

who

the many

AMong

have

compiledthe
Polydor Virgi!in the

Hiiioryof our Nation

opinionof mojiexcelleth :

either

mors

or
truly
copioufiythan

indeed

it could

not

be

that
,

not

that he hath written

others

Foreiner
,

but

tah^n
pains in

that haz"e

For

Latin

many

of any
politelyand lateft

in

more

this kjnd.
Italian

an

well gone in years even

at his frH arrival in England,
(wherebeingmade Archdeacon of Wells, he longJmvived
not often
erre
not)Jhould

in the

of our Affairsand
delivery
,

Englifli
tongue in
recorded by our
bury many worthypajfages
Englifh
filence
Writers
to be wifyed and is much
only. It beingtherefore
deftred that fome one *verfedin our Antiquitieswould
hath alreadydone for the
( as Learned MafierCamden
) confecrate
of the IJlaad
defcription
part of his learned
that
in reforming
labours to the Eternityof Britain
not
Our
a new
one
:
Hiflory but in compofing
Virgilian
obfolete
be taxed of Sloth (I had almoji
faid
Antiquaries
may juftly
the famousABs of their
who had rather fuffer
flothfulaeji)
in filenceand fo (as much as in
AnceHors to dye eternally
their Countreyof its true and deferved
them lieth)defraud
painsin commenting that
Glory than beUow any the leafi
of mofkeminent Virtues (whereofthe harfo the examples
been mojiplentiful
) mightnot want the
veft here hath ever
This I hope
Record of their due Monuments.
fome or other will
In the mean
in goodtime perform.
time, others drawingbacl\ji
that
endued with fucheloquence
I was
as
never
although
I ffjould
dare adventure the writingof an Hijiory
(but now
ejpecially
in regard
of his

mere

ignorancein the

vires ultra

when

fortcmquelenedtee

may
havingpajfedthe age of fifty longdefuetude
dulled my faculty
of penning) yet have 1 thought
,

have

it

The

Preface

Author's

to

the Reader.

in three
to undertake
bnejly
wightprove pains-worthy
Commentaries
to fetforththe deeds of three Princes,
ffftall
immediate Snccejfors
to Henry the Seventh
fo farforthat
that by touching
I have had notice of them. And that,
partly
fay) I might Uir up the wits of
(as they
at the fountain
that the defires
others '-,partly
of Foreiners wightin fome
complainthat thefe
fortbe fatisfedwho not without caufe
than whiih for a thoufand
times
years we have had none
memorable j in regardof their divers and remarkable
more
than flightly,
by any otherwife
changes are not defcribed
and as if theyhad not intended any fttch
thing. As for
or
Polydor Virgil he hath written either nothing
very little
and miibefeeming
them ; and that little
the
fo falfe
concerning
ingenuityof an Hijiorianthat he feemethto have aimed
than bybitter inveSlives againH Henry
other end
at no
and Cardinal Wolfey to demerit the favour of
the Eighth
than befitted
more
againji
incenfed
Queen Mary , already
I have therefore
both for the Divofce
of her Mother.
that although
written
Reader) and fo written
(friendly
will not deny) conducing
to an Hijioriaa
many things( I
it

""

be

may

wanting

in

me

yet

am

that
confident

this my

findacceptance with many. Other Writers

a jiore-houfe
from whence they
may here have as it were
with fome
themfelves
(if I be not deceived)furnifj
may
which may helpto raifean everlajiing
Monument.
matter
Foreiners alfo ignorant
of the Er)g\\(h
tongue
may have
until fome one
a
arife who can and
tajiof thefetimes
will compile
a Hifiory
of our Nation worthy the majejiy
of

endeavour

will

the Britifh

I have

name.

been fo obfervant
worl{^
Truth
that I fear nothing

in this

of Impartiality
Simplicityand
fo much as a Domefiicl^
anger fornot
,

beingpious

I would not be over-pious. Many contend

enough, becaufe
that a good Prince Jhouldbe /x"""mn^k, oKK iiytinvi^k.
This (I think^)
will affirm
man
no
of an Hifiorian,
though
that
he
it
So
to
fomefeem opine
fjallcome fljort
of his
duty either to God or his Countrey who in the delivery
^

will
Hifiory

not

be

incertainties
affirming

and

of

an

at

the

Miu-mn^k and who by

leafi
truths
h^norvn
pall not yield
'

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ANNALS
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ENGLAND,
From

the Year

1508

the Year

to

I.

BOOK

HENRY

King

the
DOM,

K^NNO

1558.

Eighth.

^""J.

ijop.

I.

the death

;.Ftcr

of Henry the Seventh

,
Hcary Prince of H^ales,undertook
of this Kingdom.
had
He

Son
,

the

to

Age

richlyadorned
and

Mind.

of

with

then
and

both
he

of

tained
atwas

Body

tall

was

only

the Government

Eighteen years,

Endowments

o'i Stature

For

his

of
,

beautiful
age

trulybefecming a King

propenfcto

He

to
afpiring

towardlinefs
that

the

you

bare

I think

to theic you
may add, a Great
-,
of Fortitude and Munificence.

lb feconded

(hall

managed Affairs
thit

both

by

the

had been

of his

greater

For

Kmgs.

our
not

the Libertyoi
(to which
fomewhat
draw
withunfealbnably

happy

find
eafily

abroad
,

fway

to
ought chiefly

or

if
any

his
among
be afcribed to

to

the

Sjnrit,
This

Tutors,

beginning,

ranked

amonglt

his firftTwenty

that either

one

Governed

been

confider

you

of his

care

anfwerable

Reign
have
Eighth might delervedly

of
greateft

years

glory

was

if the end

Henry the

his Studies

the

through all his

and naturally

until Pleafurcs

Letters

from

of Form

witty,docil

was

prompteth) did
Sovereignty eafily
him

and

Afped,

more

happily

wifelyat home, or
This
Neighbour Princes.
more

the

providenceof

his wife

Father,

Annals of England.
ftill ahve.

then

his Grand-mother

and

Father

1509-

they took

For

and

wife

fliould have

that he

care,

Over-feers in his

virtuous

the hazards thereofi,

youth by whole afliftancehavingonce paiTed
whereon
fo many
dailyiliffer
he happilyavoided thole Rocks
fo
broken
with
But thele either dying,ot being
wrack.
age, that
,

and he
they could be no longer employed in affairsof State
afide
caft
thofe
that
himfelf beingnow
come
commonly
years
|o
the Guardian cfthat great Fir tue ,) then
Modefty, ( Medejly,\(d.Yy
lie fellinto thofe Vices,
but his Will
making ufe of no Cou"[ellor
which
notwithftandingthe glory,ofhis former Reign branded
the foul liains of Luxury and Cruelty. But
him deeplywith
Worthies
remittingthofe things to their proper .places Uiolc|j
,

'

appointedhis

Ctunfellors were

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William Warham

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Richard Fox
Bijho^
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Thomas
of Durham.
Bilhop
Earl
Howard
Thomas
ofSurrey Lord Treitfuret
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Privy-

Council,

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land.

George Talbot
Lord Steward

"4r/

of the King'sHoiifhold.

Somerlet
Lovcl
Sir Thomas
Charles
Sir

K,

Henry

Thefe

tf
thi

S*vt"th,

'.

Solemnityof the dead King'sFuneral being

duly and magnificently

performed
accounted

one

hardlyconceive

that it coft but

reported
is
Stephen'/

Chafftl.

him

to

be feen

at

by

of Europe,which
the Bill of Aecompts : For it is

Thoufand

weBminJier( the

Pounds.

ufual

religious
Piety.I have
the fumm

and that he

read
,

The

placeof

ments
) in that admirable
Chappel dedicated
this King heretofore built from the ground ,

heightfor

Kings InterrStephen by

our

St.

to

railed

thoufand Pounds

the fame time built

Ship of

and

called from

him
The great Henry
,
lefs than that
coft
little
rigged,

unulUal

an

teftimonyof

that this Chappelwas

of Fourteen

Monument

at

all of

Tomb

of the flatelieft
Monuments

would

one

St.

ereded

Brafs

Knights.

"

Poynings3,3
the

men

"

chamberlain.

Lord

Henry Wyat,

Sir Edward

Tie Tunttals

^Shrewsbury.

no

to

his

that

more;

burthen,

by that time it was

Chappel. But now,
ftately
of that Ship of thine 1 that other
is become
O Henry / what
of
the
befides
reward
Heaven
Work
) will perpetually
(
proclaim
Hence
learn O Kings i that the true
thy piousMunificence.
Trophiesof Gloryarc not to be placedinArmories and Arlenals,
but (and thofe more
Seek, Rtii feek
durable) in Pious Works.
the Kingdom ofGod, and the righteoufnef
vtnhont ^bt
and
thereof
,

which

all other

be
{hall
things

aided ftnto you.

But

Henry
But

go on in my
his Reign the

to

began

Coronation
the

and

two
to

his Cmncil

time
,

policyfor

the

King to

his deceafed

Eighth.

propoledcourfe

deferred

\\as

mean

the

although
He"r^ the Eighth

twentieth

509.

of

his
^^pril 1509,
the four and twentieth o^June, In the Co)
of Henry
thought it would prove a profitable
highib.

outnion

Katherine the Widow

marry

and

Brother,

of Prince

the

thur
Ar-

Daughter
King of
that huge mafs of Money adigned for her
CAfiile
; for otherwile
Neither
out of the Kingdom.
Jointuremuft yearlybe tranfported
,

there

was

it

firftany other doubt

at

approvedby

were

much

to Ferdinand

made

of this Match

the
,

that

the third of

Pope Juliui on

Conftellation
and

in fo much

Pope'sBuS,

of
peniation

for
,

( laid fome ) forbad any

as
Scripture
Brother's mfc. But this rub was
removed
ealily
the

of the

than whether
,

the EcclefiafticalConftitutions

Nuptialsof

man

to

marry

tence
by the omnipo-

prefently
upon

June

under

thefe Princes

the Dif-

malignant

folemnized

were

the four and twentieth of June next

they both Crowned
St.
JohnBaptifl's
being
day. At thefe Solemnities
,

wanted

neither

Realm.
is

But

pomp
,
Hiew that of Solomon

to

five

HeAvinef;

Coronation

days had

when
made

to

godlyand

very

virtuous

deferved

the Eftate

yet

Lady

with

run

of Richmond

perpetual
memory
lb far fetforth her

there

ofMirth

the
,

and

who

one

all honour

But
;
Pofterity

Marr'mgi.

their courfe fince the

her

King's

death.

She

for her benefits

be commended

to

of

The end

true

exchangeof this life with

an

not

His

lowing
fol-

the Eftates of the

of

be

to

Margaret Countefs

Grand-mother
was

acclamations

nor

as

his

to

Works
ever-living

the

the

death

of

Lad)/Margaret
Couniefj
,

of Richmond.

will

praifethat the painsof any Writer will prove

needlefs. Yet notwithftanding
omittingother things,
altogether
,

it will favour

of

fomewhat

Ingratitude if I fliould not

,

(liehath conferred upon

what

with fuch

to

Univerfities.

dedicated

CoUedges at Cambridge; one

and the other

our

St. "John the

to

Saviour

our

Evangelift and
,

that

largeRevenues

at

this time

recount

She founded

two

CHRIST,

endowed

them

both
befidesOfficers and

Students maintained in
of the Rents
both
Univerfities
out
to
:
Dotftors, publickProfelTors of Divinity,to this
whereof, two
their Annual
receive
do
Stipends.She liesinterred near her
day
ToHch-H""e
of
liesher Image of
fair
whereon
Tomb
in a
Son
Servants

there

She

them

are

about

hundred

two

alio leftLands

gildedBrafs.

K^NNO

DOM.

15

the Seventh
Father
HEftry
before
his
death
had
years
,

throughoutthe Kingdom,

faying

That

Laws

were

forcemen

to

this

caufed

our
an

of the breach

to no

did

to

REG.

10.

them.
ohferve

2.

Eighth fome few

to be made
inquifition

Dudley.

the
X

I O.

of the Penal Statutes, Empfon and

the fearof Pumjhment

pHrpefe uniej?

But

fo
proceeding
Inquifition
rigoroully

of England.

Annals
I

I o.

rigorouflythat

the leaftfaults

even

accordingto
puniflied

were

inflifted a

pecuniaryMuld
that
faith
Firgil)cryedout
Poljidor
(
which

the Law
touch'd

they that

-,

King'sintent

the

be

to

wifer fort conceived

Severity. But the

rather than

of Covetoufnefs

partly
that by
^ partly

he

thefe Fines
,
alfo
his
increafe
but
the
own
rich,
ftrength,
might not
civil
and fortifiehimfelf againft
Attempts ( whereof he had
flieabroad ) if fo be any fmothered coal
feen fome fparkles
lately

the

People

bred

in fadion

of

curb the fierce mind

to

were

tliisproceeded
out

up

onlyweaken

What-ever
the matter
fliouldhappen to breakout into a flame.
others
who
there
were
by accufing
foughtthe King's
was
many
,

Eftates

two
amonglt whom
Edmund
the
other
one
were
Empfoit
Dudley,both Lawyers and both for having ferved the King'sturn,
Ic is faid that "w/'/e"^was
of the Exchequer,
made Barons
lately
his
Sievicr.
in Northamfton'^ireFather was
born at Torcejhr
a
defcended
well
befriended
he
not
were
Dudley though
yet being
with Adverfity.But after theyhad
by Fortune, long ftrugled
both of them arife to
fome Months
taken painsin thefe matters

enlargedtheir

and

favour

the

chief-

own

called Richard

was

that

greatnefsthat

there

few of the

were

not

and be ambitious

them

to

Nobility that

would
Therefore

crouch

of their favour.

fo much to be wondred at , if theygrew exceeding

wealthy: But this Wealth drew with it an Envy greater than
it lelf which neverthelefs did them littlehurt duringthe lifeof
it is

not

but afterwards caft them

He"ry the Seventh

as

The
wiHit.
King upon
manded
comthat reftitutionfhould be
and Teftament

in his Will
to

all

had been

who
,

upon
wronged by the Exchequer. Where-

the Court
infinite numbers
to
flocking
fitter
there could not
be
refl:itution
means
a
,

their mouthes

than

by committing

occafioners thereof ,

the

of

and

demanding
thoughtof to ftop
,

Empfinand Dudley the

Sacrifices

their
to appeafe
People,as
and
of
condemned
arraigned
fury. They
high
Treafon.
done prelently
And thefe thingswere
upon Henry the
So their goods beingfeized
Eighth his coming to the Crown.
whole
for
that ufually
a
they
upon
year endured the miferies
to

therefore

were

low

as

his death-bed

Envy could have

made

both down

the Commons
a Prilbn , and yet were
accompany
them as ever.
Whence
it fliouldfirftarife I know

report there
Pardons.
The
a

was

that the Queen

had

Nobility
difdainingthat fuch
,

with their Prince

prevalent
incited
them
againfl:
being eafily
by fome as
them as themfelvcs, cried out, that tliey
were

and
,

for their death

wearying
he

was

in

the
a

King

manner

eager

not

begged the

been heretofore fo

juftrevenge

as

with

againft

but fuch

poor

mens

fellows had
mean
and the Commons
eager

enemies

to

cheated of their
continual

forced

to

petitions

fatisficthem.

Whereupon on the feventeenth day of K^ugufi theywere both

the end "k Empfon and Dudley
beheaded. .Such was
publickly
,

who

the

Hen"y

Eighth.

under their Prince'-s

abounding with Wealth, and flouriHiing

who

I o-

favour ,
theyfct lightby all thingsdie became a SacriHce
ferve to te^ch us to ulp
And
the giddy muliicude.
it may
to
while

heed

and to cake
moderately
,
power
heads ( I mean
that Beaft with many

our

to

DuMey
been

had

left behmd

heir

end;

IfTuebehind
have

male
the^heijs

whereof

of the

and

King

About

REG.

this Crown

"

3.

delivered of

was

but he out-lived

I.

not

^r;

"

"

there

time

but yet

Kingdom.

the fame

to the gifeatgrief
enluingfel/ruarji

of the

the three and twentieth

tinTe

our

7,.

".

J.

to
Heir-apparant

to

New-years-daythe Queen

on
,

of

longfince failed.

I^tl.

year

being

ith the like unhappy

hirri,even

TT

"^ii

THisSon,

ofFenpe

giye

being creattid Duke

powerfullifew

his

Northumberland, concluded

leavingmuch

his Father's fortune

to

got the reins, ragethlikea ;;|.imu!tUous

him a Son WAmcd
John who, as ifhe

angred,and having once

Sea.

how

the-People)which

from

Ambaffadors

came

Ferdinand

ExfeJiiianl

/in

into

craved of the
of Arragon , who
He
Archers.
hundred
was
auxiliary

King

King

his Son-in-Law

fifteen

Attick.

with tlie
hoftiiity
granted,
King very willingly
the full number,
embarqued
in

then

inhabitingK^frick. The
having levied
requeft^i.and
the
under
four Ships of the Navy Royal
in
for Spam
them
fcarce arrived there^
of Themes Lord Darcy. They were
command
Ferdinmdfl
that
Peace
when
a
beingmade
news
brought
was
y-Meors

their

ftood in

paid,

farther need of their aid. Yet every

and thofe of greateft
General
note,

no

the

richlyrewarded

were

was

liberaiiy

that accompanied

him

and all beingjdiih3i.ifed".,"^ith

returned home.
"ii^v(\
thanks, fafely
%^-^ -u)"-y.,\
of
Dacbeis
(who
their ablence,
w^s
Daughter
Savoy
Aftrg^ret
'

many
In
to

one

and

^laximllian
the En"(per6r

Archers

the like numbcrof

oi Gueldres

fpaceof

in the

men

x^fske
Brimncji
t

Tojmngs

againftwhom

brave

and

Gueldres.

Into

of the Netherlands

of

Charles the Infant

under

Governeis

our
King for
Spain) prevailedv\'itli
(liehaving then Warsiwith the Duke
Thele
(he meant
to employ them.

did many

five Months

renloo,, under

at
exploits

brave

of Sir Edward

the command

his Prince.

Souldier,and in great favour with

and
much
commended
fourteen hundred returned.home
Four
had cutotF one hundred.
the fortune: of War
well rewarded
Infmt
the
in
their
valour weife: Knightedby
Captains
regardof

Of them

"

Charles-,afterwards
Scot

znd
,

The
text

Thom.ts

King

whereof

of
one

Emperor

Lynd.

Nortari
v'vLt
Jdhit'
"\

,.

10 iM,'

John,Fog, Jahi^

.;-i'
.

'

"',
!

i., .^,.^iC!^\

j-nn^tt pra-|
had then War^ with fhe Portugal
Scots
took all Ships; Barron
"Andrew. Mar ton
a famous Pirat

that coafted either

Pi-

rat

jthepi alwaji'^
Scotland, aifirming
or
England,
"

"

to'

t"keu.

Annals
I

of England.

leait
at
or
Portugds of what Nation loever they werz
Edrvard
Merchandife.
w
ith
For
fent
Hovcard,
ThqKing
titgai
fraught
of EngUnd and his Brother the Lord Thotnai H^vard,
Lord Admiral
be

to

I.

eldeft Son

the

Earl of Surrey

When

they had

to

this Rov^r.
and
with

his

Ships and
broughtthem to

two

fight,and
_

Z,tfWo;?.

DOM.

l-)ll.

King

is fweet

in the heat of

G.

4.

neither
,

he

But

tranf-

twenty years,
which ( laith the Proverb)

defire of War ,
taftcd of it.
that never

vehement

'"I

was

them

to

and

one

'

Jii r;r-"
"

portedwith

Although he

had

about

the Twelfth

of
League
intrcated by Pope Jtilitts
to
France
renounce
eafily
yet he was
like to that c^fir whofe
this Confederacy. This Pope more
a

with

War

all his

^
N

along

mortallywounded)
companionsthat furvived the

with any forein Prince

yet Hefiry had no War
that
he {hould have any.
did the wifer fort wifli

young

after

out,

AS

2.

him

alive (but

K^

Joi;;t
Hopton to take

one

found

him

bloody fighttheytook

with

once

year

or

before made

two

with

Lervif

France.

than

he bare

Name

from

Peter

that like another

Succeflion

whom

Nero

high

on

had

be

written

or

man

ftillhe might
fitting

the whole

World

was

from
fire ,

on

Letters

fiftance towards

ifGod

while

Spedator

fain derive his

he would

the

to

of the
fuppreflTion

( thefe were

laid hold on
legioujly

King

our

the

the Revenues

he intreated his af"

wherein

French ;

ivho

ofthe

had

Church

rvithcHtfear

Caufcs ) had
pretended

mt

can

onlyfaerifedCardwal

and
Alphonfoof Ferara
ufkrpthe Pafacy had upheld
but
him
had
RehelUon
i
n
alfo
fartherdecreed,
againfi
BcntivOgli
he conjured
him
to make
Italythe Theatre ofhis Tyranny, wherefore
his
the
the
aids
Saviour
Love
our
vehofe
Anceflors
Pietyof
by
of
hy
and hy the faft
were
never
wahting vehen the church .siood in need
that be would enter
into the Holy League c/H
tye ofFilial obedteme
the Ejiates
had
cJjoice
rvho
made
of him for their jGeneraL
of Italy
and Reverence
fo prevailed
with
to the See of Rome
Jealoufie,

William

to

the

'^

that he

him
,

that he

condefcended to the Pope'srequeft.Yet

eafily
fome way colour his aiftion , he would needs interUmpire between the Pope and the French whom!
^

might
pofehimfelf as
by his Ambaffadors he intreats to layafide Arms ^ withal not'
take
obfcurely
thrcatningthat if he did not fo he intended to underdifturber
the defence of the Pope againfthim
the common
of the peace of Chriftendom.
The French let lightby this. Wherefore
isproclaimed
the French King commanded
War
by a Herald
and tlieDuchies
of Normandy
to part with the Kingdom of France,
and AquitaiH, which
he without rightunjuftly
ufurped. Then
entringinto League with Maximilian the Emperor the Arragonois,
and the Pope they confult of ailaulting
the French with joynt
,

"Vi.

t
.

roir

'

forces.

Annals

8
I

Commanders

I 2.

to

of England.

fet failhomeward.The

King was

enraged
mightily

he once
infomuchthat
their return,
thoughtto havepuniflied
the
multitude
of Delinquents
But
them for their obftinacy
:
proved
at

pardon

\KiotQ

all.

to

did forth in

They

I-ri-;_5i;;i -i:'

DOM.

the

Bout

and

determii^ed

in the very

and

of two
is fet forth,confifting
Tlie tori

Ai-

wirtl drovJited.

duallers

and

high
was

mons.
grantedby the Combeginningof the Springa Fleet

mafs of

mighty

Whereupon

5.

this year the King affembled the

wherein
War
againftFrance
,

beginningof

of Parliament

Court

REG.

1517.
"

"

and returaeti a little

Chnjimaji.

^NNO

1513-

CMay

Money

of War,
belides ViAdmiral
had the
who

fortyMen

lellerVeflels. The

Lord

eagerlyhunting after Honour

by
his ralhnefs fruftrated the defignsof fo goodlypreparations.He
where
near
adjoyningto Brest
attempts to land in the Haven
foot
Hrft
the
i
n
fet
in
Enemies
to
perfon
ftriving
Countrey,he,
of
over-board
and
the
drowned
with a Spearborn
was
onlyman

chargeof this

Fleet, too

too

all that Fleet that

came

(horthome.

rather
therein performed

He

than of a Commander.
For his
privateSouldier
back
this
into
headlefs Fleet
death brought
England. Where the
in the placeof his
King makes the Lord Thom,u Haward Admkal
him
deceafed
Brother
exhorting
by employinghis
younger
fervice for his Countries
honour
to revenge his Brother's inglorious
Admiral
This new
death.
with great Ipeedbringshis Navy
of Harbour
and icouringup and down the Seas, ftrookfuch
out

the part of

"

into the French

terrour

peep

abroad.

Countrey

that

not

At laft he lands in

fo much

without

thereabout, and

Ships.
I,

In

the

arrives

at

as

Filher-boat durft

ranfacks
ivhitfand-Bay

.iqi!!"
mean

time

King having raifed

the

Calais the laftof

J me

with
,

all the
fafe to his

reiiftancereturns

mighty Army,

Fleet of four hundred

Sail.

The one and twentieth of

and
the French Territory
-,
Terovenne

li-

Terovenne
a
beiiege
in perfonto
Army. By the way

Jidyhe marcheth with all his forces into

having lent fome Enfigns before to
he takes his way thither,intending
City in Ficardy,
fitdown
he

meets

before itwith allthe

the French

near

of his
ftrength
:
They at

Dernom

but whether
theydiftruftedtheir own
fight
",
declined an unequalcombat^ or (as
ftrength,and fo purjjofely
it
is
Ordnance
fide
that
our
being conveniently
reported)
by our

firftfeem refolved

to

placeddilbrdercd them, and that fo they betook themfelves to

and conquer
flight as if it had been all one for us to fee them
could
and
where
be
afterward
them
not
they went
any
away
venne.
before Terodifcried by us.
So without
Army came
any let our
This City had ( according
to the relation of oqr Writers )
,

four

Henry
four

the Eighth,

Defendants

tliouland

whereof

fix hundred

it had been
fortified,

have defended

it ag.iinft
a mightyArmy

Horfe.

were

placebeing To well

The

hard

no

matter

3.

to

if fo be

they had been

theywere wanting.
;
Wherefore
certifiedtheir King to what an exigenttheywere
tliey
brought.But he had his hands full elfewhere. For the Spaniard
,

providedof other neceflaries

accordingly

had

made

inroad

an

into

him

in

and Navarre

i^quiuin

overthrown
hivinglately

Tremoville

at

he himfelf had

fand five hundred

the

be drawn
and

he
,

Defendants.

near

In

Army

our

any

that time )

whereof,

hazard

to

judgmentof

in the

accompaniedwith

fortythoufand

Foot
,

likelihood of

no

was

no

of

the

doing
( efpe-

the lofs
,

have been

Kingdom
French

The

Vidory.
left he

Battel

would

more
expert,
the lofs of the

our

ftill at "^miens
fitting

that

Amiens

the
encourage
that the SiegeIhould

the fortune

lefs than

have followed
eafily

would

thou-

Neither indeed did the French intend

good againftus.

at
cially

Lxnfquctwo

might

were

fo that there

five thoufand Horfe

to

comes

him

concerned

length.

at

being lb

it much

For

out

thefe he

With

Launccs.

of Succours

hjpe

beingby

his Colours

under

( the moiety whereof

were
twenty thoul'and Foot
of the Duke of Gueldres)and
under the command

nets,

coopt

now

not

Siiijfes

the

had

that his Forces

above

and

Novarr

infomuch

in Burgoigne
Dijoti
;

up
thefe occafions diftraded

but

feem

which
,

fore
King therenegledtfuch

might
City (the dangerwhereof did throughlygrievehim) fends fome
with inltrudions to put into the City
Troops toward Thcrovenne
compleatlyarmed ( but without Horfes the
eighty Horfe-men
it could be effcdled as
other aid ) if poffibly
no
defiring
befieged
of our Centinels.
reafon
For
of
the
it eafily
was
by
negligence
indeed the defuetude of a long Peace had made our
men
altogether
far
French
of
the
the
indifcretion
for
But
furpafled
War.
our
unapt
negligence. For whereas with the fame hazard theymight have
vi^Lialled
the befieged and furnilhed them with other neceffaries
which
( but too late ) to amend this errour,
theywanted ^ defiring
,

to

theywould
had
and

needs

it the fame way

efted

by this time raifeda

had

thoufand Foot,
the Walls
near
without
far 5 when

fome

findingall

but
,

off in their

them

cut

of any
fufpition

impatientof

as

little

Nags.

chargethem

refiffance made
,

put them

loft three hundred

LenKif

de

Longwville
Marquis of

Bayard
Bufy d'^^mboife,
,

L"

to

Horfe.

fella

and

not

gone

reach)

drinking,
mount

on

without

Tilt Bi tttl

French in this

The

There

counter
en-

taken Prifbners,

were

Badi
,

fome

for their eafe

rout.

and

had

unawares

Rotelm

Fayet

They

of their Enemies

out

came

returned
,

caftofF their Helmets

men

men

French

The

intended mifchief.

Our

our

debarred

entrance

if theyhad been

the heat

But

hinder

retreat.

leave their Hori'es of fervice and

,

mofl

any

to

before.

their entrance,
ftore of Horfe, with fifteen

Fortificationto

new

placedin ambufh

withal

as

Clermmt
,

( who
Palfjfe

d'Anjou
,

out
efoapt

of

Prilbn )

Spun

of

Annals

lO

1513-

others.
many
that this Vi(ftory
(if we
with

IPrifon )
men,

for

eafie way

an

of England.

the

to

us

It

had

with the news

affrighted
thoughtof nothing but flying5

Tersvenne

yitUei.

trufted
mis

and

by

King

of

that

under
fervitb

King Henry.

we

King, yieldup

the

to

Th^Therevento

came

City the

That

condition

K^Hgufi upon

into

ofspurs ; becaufe they

Parley;

three and

the SoiUdiers

might
heating
; and

Maximilian
daysbefore the City was yielded
and
be
which
deierves
to
to our
(
Camp

came

rour

place

Bretaigne. But

few

Maximilian

tears

for fome

and Drums
with Bag and Baggage , Colours fiying
depart
,
the Citizens -permitted to carry away their goods.
the EmUror

they

himfelf with

of Succour
dcfpairing

of their

the advice

twentieth

the

Heels, than their Swords.

their

to

more

after this overthrow

it) laid

the French
,

and

The French call this The Battel

their fears.

moft

broughtour Prifoners
farther profcution
left the Enemies

without

and

Camp

ule of
For

of this overthrow

farther than Therovenne

looking

due

France

poftinto bale

no

made

opinion of

fortune,caft about

in his eyes bewaiUng his hard

of refuge and determined to
the

but

Conqueftof

fo

were

then the

was

the

Empe-

recorded

to

the eternal honour of our Nation ) taking for pay a hundred

disburfed among
his Souldiers,
befides what was
Crowns
a day
,
difdained

not

to

England and

ferve under

Partaker

Colours

he rather

But

Crofs

the ufual Cognizanceof

to

came

danger. Wherefore

in the

wearing the

Rofe
party-coloured

Warfare.
Englijh
a

our

be

Spedator,

of
our

than

he faw into what

when

if
to drive the French, beingweak
our
King was likely
ftraights
hard upon him
and pierce
farther into the Kinghe would prefs
dom
French
he
the
to
were
a
Enemy
was
although
profeft
yet
;
and
of our
therefore
he jealous
prolperousproceeding
by all
5
and
thence
T
herovenne
To
tt
means
difmantle
perfwadedHenry
the
blamed
him
to
(not without juft
proceed
Siege p/^Tournay: He
caufe ) forhis late fetting
forth Summer
firHvecU-near Jpent,
being
,

winter
an

now

was

Army

hand

when
,

gooddefgnsbeingnot

That

him

at

Therovenne

fofarfrom

was

it would not quit cojl

to maintain
be
to
He
put in execution:

fuch

then

him

that
,

it

could

told
not

be

well to difmantle
it,
hejhoulddo
keptwithout great difficulty
; therefore
the
That
that ft mightnot hereafter
:
Enemy
fervefora Bulwark to the
with the Sea ) furTournay woi a French city but ( like an Ifland
,

rounded with Flanders and Hainault

divided from the rest

wellforedwith inhabitants and
and

far

that it was
of France : True it was
other Garrifon than of
but that there was
no
meanlyfortified;
and thofehe fbould
Citizens
find effeminate
; and for Provifion
had
that they
make fpeed
and come
them
:
He fbould
none
on
therefore
arid with a few days ftege
unawares
forcetlrem to yield: That the
march through
French Ki"g, ifhe intended to fuccour
them, mufifirfl
,

not

aU
were

Hainault, and pafi

"ver
the Efcaut

and

bootiesthere,and the

the

two

or

Scarp:

three great Rivers

That

amongH which

the Souldiers fhould

findgood

the triumph
ofa mofiajfured
:
King himfelf
Conqueji
That

H
That

the Eiahtb.

the additi-otiof fitch

a
City would

Artdpmuch

he

no

11
tncreafe of

mctti

hisDominions

1515-

the

to be taken oftt
cure
lej?
it
as
; fcr as much
jvtHld ire(U eapefor
him to keeptt in obedience as it rviisfor
the FrencH
forthe f^ace offo many years to defendit being
placed
amidjl
fo many
,

that Hill had

Enemies

greedyeye

time had (o much

of War

thereof

caft his mind

and

to

that he
,

( who beggedit of
Flemings
of Therozenne
,

the

notCounfellors
as

this

be weary
of the toil
of
the
Court.
pleafures

the

being the

King )

fillthe Ditches

to

King Henry by

began to

on

Wherefore
( ahhough he wanted
followed the Emperour's advice

it.

over

had

and

to

for the bcft ) he

eafie. The
more

leave

to

burn

all the

rafe the Walls

Buildings

houfes, which they (in

except the Church, and the Chanons
regardof the dilTentiotisufual to bordering
Nations) very gladly

performed.

\"

v^-

Therovenne
being thus taken arid deftroyed
away theymarch
,
their
with all fpeedto Tournay,endeavouring
to prevent
by
celerity
the fame of their coming. But the Citizens fufpeding
fome fuch
well
the
had
fortifiedthemfelves
of
fhortnefs
as
as
enterprize

Siegeof
Tournay.

The

time

and
permit them
the
into
City as
goods

would

all their

"

the Peafants thereabouts

to

bring
fafeguard.The
of the Siegeit
beginning

placeof

great circuit , yet at the

contained fourfcorethoufand People: by feafon whereof
of

City was

no

failthem

to
began quickly
The French King

bad Soldiers ,
thoufand

far

was

oflf,theyhad
had

two
great Princes
but they had an

men

daysheld

than
infupportable
the

out

Siege

both.

So

fpoil
,

makes

them

("wear

hundred

pay

Fealtyto

him

thouland

and
,

and

fave themfelves
The

appointsSir

Edward

Foy-

he

gives

Next
a

King

For

the

immoderate

fmall Garrifon
,

Bilhopbeing profcribed he

conferrs

the See

upon

Power

Thom,ts

of whofe
ivolfey
,

flialihave

we

firftrifingV,'oKeyBijhcf

occafion

much

to

fpeak ef

hereafter.
becaufe Winter
came
on
athings beingthus ordered
of
himfelf
he
his
bethink
w
ith
Army
begin to
returning
pace
him
that having been
Into England. This thoughtfo far pleafed
AH

ablent fcarce four Months

o^ober

home
"^Hi:..

came

quell.

Tournay
)ielded

ther
Conquell. Neiof
the
thofe
negled

thefe Politick affairsdid he

all thfe revenues

with

to

Cittadel for the confirmation of his

amongft
Church.

fifty

famine,

havingfor fome
of September

Crowns.

builds

called

and

theyyield
^

nings a Knight of the Garter, their Govefnour.

order for ftore of Warlike
provifion
puts in
,
and

with

the nine and Twentieth

their lives beinggrantedthem

from

the Citizens
,

begirtthe Town

few

Viduals

hope for relief.

no
way
Garrifon

no

Enemy within,

cruel and

more

theycould

and

he

took

triumphingin

Ship and about the end of

the Glory of a double Con,

of afiotherVlBy the way lie was entertained with the news

ftory the Lord Howard Earl of Surrey having under his Fortune
,

llain

fuuriijy

Annals

12

1513-

flain the

King of

Scots.

had

with
Kittg of
Scots _flahf.

The

Wars,
many
the
Laves
ancient
By

of England.

King of Frjtnce being encumbred

conjuredJames the Fourth King of Scots
The

of Amity and the Ute League made between them,

in fomany difficulties,
that He would not for
if He
fakehitn,entangled
he
at
look to Himfelf;
Jhould leaji
for
not his friend's cafe yet
regarded
Nation
a
would not he fafe to fujfer
whom
It
l/ordering
alwaysat
by fuchadditions to arifeto that height
ofpwer.
enmitywith Him
with a foreinivar was
The King ofEngland hufied
now
ahfent and
with Him the flower
with
forth: He jhould
therefore
Chivalry
ofthe Englifh
,

take Arms

and try to recover

but for many
,

Scottifh Dominions

Berwick
years

Town
ofthe
ef^ecial
the
Englifh;
by
make ufeofthis occafon
an

with-held

be victorious
eafily
ifHe would but
but this JVar would be forHis Honour
could
be
I
t
not
offered.
fohappily
and profitable
He jhould
to Himself:
to His Friend, ifnot
alfo
thereby
would

He

",

make

known

to

His

Enemies
,

that the Scottifh Arms

not

were

te

be

and ( to them ) hurtful

Peace
contemned, whofe
formerVictories a long
,
and buried in oblivion among the Englifh. o^/ for the
had obfcured
,

Him
of it He need not be troubled,
forthat he would afford
charges
towards the providing
Crowns
ofMunition and Ordnance.
fifty
thoufancl
of
with the young
Thefe Reafons fo prevailed
King covetous
made
he had lately
a League with
glory that notwithflanding
,

King whofe Sifter he

fuafionsjhe proclaimedWar
our

had

dif-

her vehement

which
againfti/i?"r;'
,

proved fatal

manyenfuing calamities.

him, bloodyto his, and thecaufeof

to

and

married

havingraifed a great Army he breaks into our Marches j ^nd

iVbr^^w-Caltle belongingto the Bifhopoi Durham, the
befiegeth
which
him,
at laft yieldedunto
having held out fix days was
his Camp to Berwick
Thence he removes
waftingallthe CounSo

trey

as

he marcht

broughtunto
committed

The

with Fire and Sword.

news

whereof

to

whom

through all the North

pointedthe rendezvous

parts of the Kingdom , ^^Inewike

where
all the Troops fhould
,

fetday , that thence

fetforward

under

are

the government
of the Kingdom was
in the abfence of the King
and
a levybeing made
5

them,

the condud

they might

of the Lord

the
againft

is ap.meet

at

Enemy,

Thom/ts Howard,

Earl of Surrey^
firft
the
his
Father's
the Earl's Son
Among
(to
great joy ) comes
Thomas Lord Admiral
leadinga veteran
Troop of five thoufand
,
of tryedvalour
in
and
of theirformer Naval
men
regard
haughty
,
Vi(5tories
obtained under the command
of this young Lord. After
him came
the Lords Dacres, Clifford,
Scrope,Latimer, Conyers,LunUey,
and

Ogle befides Sir Nicholas AppleyardMafter of the Ordnance,

Sir IV. Percie
Sir mRiam
Sir John
Sidney Sir William BtUmer
Sir Thomas Strangwajie^^^\x^kb$rd
Stanley Sir William Molineux
and many
other Knights.
.;
T"fw/'f/?
^,.
Thefe fitting
in Council, thoughtitbeft to fend an Herald to the
with him concerningthe outrages comrtiitted :
King,to expoftulate
to complain
that He had without allright
oiledthe Countrej
or reafonff
,

..

.,

Henry

the

ofa.

Prince not only K^'lied unta

thar
therefore to cert'ihehim
,

him

Eighth.

but

alfohii Cofifederafe
; and

theywere

readyby Battel

ot"League, iF lb be he durfl await

the breach

in

that

}3
f^5ii^

to. revenge

their coming bur

for the
fitting

might be

ground
meeting of
botli Armies. The King makes aniwer by writing-wherein
He
torts
rethe vieLttton ofthe League,caUwgGod. toveitneji,
that Kmo
Henry
h^d. firHby hiimariyinjuries
evident flans
jharvn
of An dteHnted ?/iind.
robbed allalong
the Marches ofScotland,
For the EngUfh (hepretended)
without rejiitution
Andrew
Barton
:
or yuni^oment
a stout and
honejl
the
had been unju/Ij
and one Heron,
/lainby
man
Kings command
who hadmurthered
vaunted
Robert Car a ScottifhNoble-man
himfelf
the
heinom
notice
/'"England
a fact:
Kingtakingno
of[o
Of
c^f/^/y
he had often
complained
thefethirds
byhis ^mbajfadors but without
but to betake himhim
self
no other tvay for
effect.There vem therefore
to Arms
and his Kingdom,againji
forthe common
defence
of himfelf,
the Kings injujlice.
As for the meeting he fignified
that he accepted
a

few

days

-,

and

of it

both
appointed

Neither party failed the

his

The

they were

to

truft to

Battel.

animate
prefixed
day.
of
manding
hope
fafeguard
by flight comhow wifely but the event fhewed
not
to

Flodder.-f((/J.

forfake their Horfes, forafmuch as

their Hands
and
not to their Horfes heels
,
;

unhappilyfor them)

how

feeks

Scot

( I know

them

placefor the

and

all

by takingaway

men

time

to

example {hewing what he would have done, he

alights and prepares himfelf to fighton foot. The reft doing
the whole Army encountred
the like
us on
foot,to whom, after
and
the
the
fortune
of
a long
bloodyfight
Viftoryinclined. The

by

his

own

Scots

had

them

in

and twenty

two

ftead.

of
pieces

great Ordnance

ftood

which
,

Hill where

the
climbingup a
the ihot pafTed
heads.
over
our
Enemy fate hoveringover us
who
chief ftrength
fo
Our
Archers,
were
our
incefTantly
played
four Wings of Scots ( for the King divided
his Army
upon
armed
but lightly
that they
into five BattaUons ) that were
Hie
who
them
and
their
ftood
leave
forced
to
fellows,
ftoutly
yet
But the main
of
Battel, where the King was, confifting
to it.
fo
choice men,
and better armed
Ihot,
o
ur
was
not
againft
eafily
no

For

our

men
,

defeated.
in

the

For

Scots
,

toyl

forced

were

to

althoughthey beinginclofed as it were

fightin a ring made moft defperate
,

and
refiftance,

that without

lb much

doubt

the

rather, becaule

but faw him

they not only heard their King encouragingthem
foremoft
alfo manfiilly
until
the
Ranks
in
ceived
fighting
having rehe
down
dead.
wound
ound
fell
there
\\
They
lay
upon
fell with him the Archbilhopof St. Jndrervs his natural Son
two
other Bifhops, two
Abbots, twelve Earls, feventeen Barons,
,

and

of

Souldiers

common

Captivesis

thought to
and almoft

Ordnance

eightthoufand.

have

was
(ftory

to

be

been

all their

efteemed

as

very great
2

number

They

many.

Enfigns;
Y

The

infomuch
one

but

of the

loft all their

that the Vi-

that it

was

fome-

3'

of England.

Annals

14

bloodyto us in the lofs of fifteen hundred.

f/c^"-Hill
near
foughtthe ninth of September,

This

fomewhat
was

called

Bank
I
the

King

not

them

Writers
tijh

Scot

affir:ra
conftantly.
faved
himfelf
having
by
people^ and that the Body

but

by his own
E"gU:^dwas

brought into

was

and

purfuedhim

but of

King's

the King
refembling

the

that foughtelfewhere) had caufed with all tokens of

himfelf

like
apparrelled

and

be armed

one

both

King (thathe might delude thoie

animate
prefence
might as with his own

whom

ftature

the

not

Gentleman

Elfinfionyoung

vilageand

that

the

in the field

Hain

afterwards killed

Alexander

to

was

flight,
which

Piperdinot

rihng

Bramfton.

far from

ignorant,that

not

am

was

in

upon

field

But

let

to

Royalty
pafsthe

of Nobihty whofecarcafes found about him fuffi,

great number
teftifie
thn,t
guarded their true Kingj and confethey
ciently
,
counterfeit
that
the
foughtelfe-where : It is raanifeft that
quently
known
his Body was
by many of the Captives, who certainly

affirmed, that it could

the midfl: with

opened to

almoft

off in

cut

no

of wounds

the multitude
was

other than the King's

althoughby
,
much
defaced.
it were
For his Neck

be

places did

two

wide

wound

his left Hand

,

fcarce

hang to his Arm

and the

in many parts of his body.

Archers
Thus was
J/tmesthe Fourth King of Scots taken awfty in the
his
Virtues
of
flower
youth, who trulyin regardof his Princely
fliothim

had

deferved

longerlife.

For

he had

and

quickwit,
fpiritcourteous
a

majeftical

miid

liberal5
great
,
,
,
obferved he was
often forced againft
and fo merciful , that it was
offenders, Thefe virtues endeared him to his
his will to punilli

countenance

he

of

was

People in

his life time

lofs of him

beingdead

to

have

which

and made

loft

only him
fufficiently
argues

tended Parricide.
But he had not
hearkned

to

returned

the

fo much

of
improbabiUty

fallen into this

who
,

before the

alreadyperformedin
forces hazard

the

lament

the

the eftate of his

with

would

have
have

to

he had

what

that he fhould

Kingdom

Subjedspre-*

perlwaded him

contented

Fight,
Expedition:

the

if he

mifery
,

the advice of thofe

home

fo weak

them

that (as all Hiftorians report)theyTeemed

in the whole
fucceflion of their Kings

not

upon

he had

won

fulfilledhis Friends requeft.But

gloryenough , and abundantly
the French Agent , and fome of the King'sMignons corrupted
by
the French

the

this haughty Prince

even
of
his
valour,
was
proof
eafily
give
very
perfwadedto await our great Forces alreadymarching. His Body
and not
his
) being enclofed in
( if at leaft that were
Elfinjion's
and
into
Lead,
England was by our King's( I will not fay
brought
call:in Tome by-corner
inhumane) command
or
cruel,but certainly

urging to

otherwilc

defirous

contrary

to

other

without

due

Funeral

punijhment
for one

Rites

faying that It
broken his League
perjitroHJly
,

veho had

retis

',

dne

whereas
if

Annals

i6

of England.

Duke
of Suffolk
Father to this new
of,
o( Richard the Third , was
tained
whofe Education (he then a little one) King Henry having oband made
him rather a Companion
the Crown
was
very careful
,

1514-

than
he

Servant

greatlyfavoured

fo

Prince

The

was.

for his
chiefly

Father's delerts
King, created him Vifcount
,

were

to

afterward

who
Sifter,

it firftgood

was

with

him

honour

to

married

him

partlyfor his
being afterward

intending
(atleaftraany

Wife

to

the

Lady C^tary

of

the

to

houlholci

and

him

of whofe

that he

own

i///^

give

perfuaded)

fo

Prince,

the young

to

his

King
; thought
Duchy of Suffolkwhich

the

Frame

performed. But how he

this year at the feaftof Candlemas was
and
afterward
of
his
fruftrated
beyond all hope en-hopes
was
joyedher fhallbe declared hereafter. Somerfet the natural Son
,

'Charles 5omerfet,

r^r/o/

v\orceaer.

'q(Henry

of LancaUer

of the Houfe

the laft Duke

of his Father's Honour

took his furnamc

been called Beaufort or

name

of

our

(whofe Mother was

of Somerfet)and famous for his

"JMArgAret,^\^^x.tQ

Henry the Seventh

Duke

quickand

that

^^

x'i.xX^ox'BUntagenet
accordingto the aiir
He
:
Bnglt^}
Kings
beingCoufin-germanto
,

cient

oi Somerfet
he fhould hav"'

whereas

exaft

the:

Virtues , of which
many
and
was
Judge
by him made

King was a
High Chamberlain of England.But having behaved himfelf
ih.QFremh
in this laftExpedition
( wherein'
againft
very valiantly
him
have
been
flain
Guicciardin
to
) Henry the.
untrulyreporteth
his
ftillenjoyes)to
Pofterity
Eighth added this new Title ( which
his Son Henry
Grandfather
He was
his ancient Honours.
by
great
Edward
who
the
Earl
and Nephew WilUarn
now
to
being one
and Lord Privy
moft Honorable Privy Council
of His Majefties
ennoble his fo noble Anceftors.'
doth by his virtues much
more
Seal,
of the Scots
The French King hearingof the overthrow
per*
of fuch a Friend and Confederate
feeing
ceivinghimfelf deprived
and none
but
his Kingdom on
fire about his ears
to relyupon
and
if
fo
he
with
determined
credit) to
might fairly
himfelf,
(
the Second
the Incenhis League with us.
diary
renew
Pope Julitts
dead
and the French King himfelf
of Chriftendom
was
lately
therefore intends to try whether
He
now
was
a Widower.
by
felf
marr}'ingthe Lady Mary the King'sSifter he might lecure himfrom War
our
on
fide, and by fo near alliance gainthe aflui-ed
of
fo
Leo the Tenth
jHlita
Friendll^ip potent a Prince.
fucceeding
,

Lord

Ptace

uith

openlyfide

lady Mary
ihe Kings SittMrtled to
jiti-i
the

twelfthKing
,

of France.

the 5/""i"/4r^.
againft

therefore earneftly
a reconciliation ,
Ibliciting

with

to the French
profitable

the

the French

Second,

He

France.

Lewis

did

the

of Ociober the
French

King

of fome

to
acceptable

us

Peace

and
,

on

cluded
con-

was

the ninth

The
great pomp folemnized.
well ftricken in years, his Wife a tender Virgin

Nuptialswere

was

fixteen

or

with

of age
realbns

eighteenyears

Befides the forementioncd

but wonderful
,

tiful.
beau-

the defire of Children

( for he had no Male Ilfue) on his part on her part the good of
and
ot her Brother fo wiUing
the publick
weal, the authority
,

( which

Henry

tbe

bears chiefell iVay in

( whicli
of Honour
uneven

( (b her power

the

For

applythemfelves

wefe

perlliaded
,

fujr
IterHusband
her will ) than the greateft
it long before llieenjoyed

"either was

caufe

of Brandon

had been anfwerableco

in the World

her defire.

choite

17

heart ) the fiipreiiiacy

15 14.
motives ti^. match
lb

Womaps

in the titleof.'a Qiieen ,i were

Pair.
without
But many
not

tfiat(he had rather have made

Monarch

Eighth,

King (asit often happensto elderly

Men, thdt
the
laft
Women
of
) dyed
young
February

to

having fcarce three Months furvived his Wedding. The Queen

might then lawfully accordingto the Articles of agreement
ilieearneflly
into Englmd, which
return
defiring the Duke of
condu(ft
her
who
lent
to
was
Sujfolk
becoming a frelhSuitor unto
",
that
her fo far eafily
before their departure
from Parif^
prevailed
married. The Marriagewa5
afterward by
theywere there privately
the King'sconfent celebrated at Greenwich
the tiairteentli
day of
May of the enfuingyear.
And
muft fpeakfomethingof ivolfey\
fudden and ( for
now
we
thefe our times ) incredible rifingwho
having ( as we have related
before ) been
invefted in the Bifhoprick
of ToUrnay was
within the year preferred
other Bifliopricks.
to two
That venerable
Smith
mlliam
Lincoln
of
deceafed
who
was
Bifiiop
lately
;
other Monuments
befidc many
of iiis Piety having begun in
for
called Brazen-nofe-Colkge
Students
a
Oxford College
was
So
immaturelytaken away before he could finilh Co good a work.
it is conferred on fVolfey
the See beingvacant
in
the
now
high
,

CarJiual

Wolfcy.

King'sfavour.
and

(a
fpfivifh

he afterward

He

was

Town

parentage ( a Butcher's Son)

in Sujfelk
but of Norwich
Diocefs) where
mean
,

laid the foundation

placeof his Birth.

College

of very

He

was

of

ftately
College

and afterward became

at

the

was

brought up

Oxford in Magdalen,

Mafter of the Free-School

thereto

belonging. Among other Scholars the Sons of the Marquels

committed to his truft and for his care over
of Dorfetwere
them,
in Somerfefjbire
of Limington
the Parfonage
(no very mean
one)
,

was
was

him

bcftowcd

on

Iiim.

As

foon

as

he had fet footing

there

entertained by Sir^w/4* Porvlet , who

very difgracefully
inflidcd upon
in the Stocks
not
a punilhment
ufually

he
,

clapt

any

Beggars and bafe people. What the matter was that fo exof leafbaccount
I know
a n^an not
afperatedhim againft
lyolfey,
This I know
that fVolfey
not
:
beingafterward made Cardinal,

but

and Lord
"

London

Chancellor

of

England
,

fo

that Sir y^mias

Povelet was
fome years
and by all manner
,

jury
gricvouily
punilhedthis in-

fain
of

to

dance

attendance

at

obfequioufnefscurry
to

this day a fufficient

teftimony
hereof in a Buildingover
the Gate of the ^tiddle
Temple in
London
built by the Knight at the time of his attendance there,
with the Cardinal's
and decked round about
very fumptuoufly

favour with him.

There remains

to

Arms,

hoping therebyfomewhat

to

allaythe wrath

of

the

incenfed

'^Ann'dls
of England.

t8
I

5 1-4.

long after

incenfed Prelate; But theie' things were

\iv'hether
that he could not brook this
wolj'ey

this year.

dilgrace, bearing
left it, and became
beyondthis poor Benefice
domeftick Chaplain to Sir John Na/Mt Treafurer of Calaii
by
or

a-r"ind thjt lookt

taken notice of

Bilhopof mtsc/jijler,
how
of
knew
that
to
rightly
judge good wits. He finding
a man
and
of Leaf ning fufficient,
this young rnan to be very fprightful
lb
commended'
Affairs
o
f
him
iil
to
a(5bive
highly
difpatch
very
faith
and
who
much
.F"?Ji!s
relied
(
King He W7 the Seventh
upon
vvifdom) that he thoughtit good forthwith to employ!him in
he

^Vhofe medns^

was

by Fox

Affairs of great

many
that in fliorttime he became

the King,
pleafcd
the Deanry
firft^referr'd
to
was

jto the Crown,

wholly taken

was

behaviour.
pliable

mt

he able

the

his fmooth

with

and
tongue
all the reft of his friends advifed

that fo

the

to

and

brook their tediom

faying,Tbut

by
to

managing of Affairs of Eftate

follow his Pleafures ^

to
to

when

For

himfelf

adviled him

then made

day
perfbnat the Council-Table
dailypradicehe might reap Wifdom

experienceand
accuftom

and

great man,

oi Limoln, and

in

fitevery

to

he fo far

the Eighth, a young Prince, coming

YiXiX.lJemy

King'sAlnioner.

him

words

need

What

moment.

wolfey

Ins Youth wonid

ConfultatioKs
; every Age ofman

had

and DeUghtsagreeable. They did not do rvell that vpsidd

lis Seafons

Tenth

his time
before

man
utterly
being
King
if God
Aiier^e
from rvrinckled Severity.It would come to pajihereafter,
would not be disto him
agree
werefo pleafedthat rvhat wai now trcublefim
Until
able to riper
a great plea
fure.
nay prove perhaps
years
that time came
he jhould
to
enjoythe prefent and not by hearkning

forcethe

a6i

to

Old

an

others

the courfe
needle/
of that felicity
perfuafions
any way interrupt
the largenefS
him. He fl^ould
ofhis Dominions would eafly
afford
and hunt, and as much m him liflufehonejl
Recreations, iffo
,

which
hawk

be he did

at

time

any

medlingwith Old

mens

to become
an
defire
fuddenly
he
want
not
jbould
Cares.,

liimfelf) that would in the evening

him

the

in one

Old

two

or

by inter-

m~^n

thcje( meaning
words

relate

unto

whole

This fpeechhitting
days Confultaiion.
of
effeB
made
fo powerful that
fo pat with the King'shumour
ivolfey
whereas the King before favoured him as much
as any other ; he
a

"nly was
there

that

was

nothing

Jorue and
,

to
petitions

he

of, who

choice

this our

Wherefore

be done

to

made

was

between
their

in favour with. and

now

him

and
,

was

even

at

but

the

next

him.

by

For

like another

the Senate

Kiug, wuh
he

whom
the

was

man

CMercury fliouldpafs

of the leflerGods
,

offering

his plealurc
therein.
returning
the firftfworh of the PrivyCouncil,

to

them

befides the late collation of Tournay upon the death of Smith

he was
alio made Bilhopof Lincoln. In the government
of which
and

Church
from

he had

Lincoln

to

not

fully
fpentfixmonths

before he
,

was

tranflated

the

death"of Cardinal

of Tork
then vacant,bythe
Archbilhoprick
I may
at Rome.
Bar/iLndge
Shortlyafter \tfaiat
,

'"""'or""

at

Henry
at

all his H

fhew

the

Eighth.

) mlliam

19

lyarham

Arclibidiop
of]
was
place
by the King made Lord
Chancellor of EnglAnd, and by the Pope Legate Liter e.
Yet he
ftayednot there ; but as if the ArchbiHwprickof York and the
of EngLtnd,
had not been fufficientto maintain tlie
Chancellorihip
of
Cardinal
befides
other Livings he procured of
a
jX)rt
many
the King the Abbey of St. Alh^ins
and the Bilhoprick
of Bath and
with thcfe leavingBath and wells he
Wetts. And not content
once

Jiiours

1514.

he

Cxntcrbttry
leavingthe

addeth the
Dnrham

oi Durham
Bidioprick

leizeth

rich, his

top of

Prince's

Fortunes

(liallknow

that time of

by

the ninth

1516.

Stuart

both of the

into his
Duke

of

way

the young
protection

Albanyinto

and

either

was

he any

was

fufpededto

into
a

England to

whole

year

her

Kingdom.

The

two

put to death or
favour the Englijh.

to

Brother,

the Earl her Husband

,

with

whom

flie

after a month

ithout leave

He

was

indeed

accounted

of his Affairs :

wife Prince

whether

it

were

naging
unhappy m the mathat Fortune
waiwardly

but

him
flow in the execution of
that he was
or
naturally
ojjpofed
his well-plotted
after
But
fliortly he intends a fecond
Defigns.
Wherefore by his AmbafTador the Cardinal
tryalof his Fortune.
of SutjferUnd,
he yet borrows more
Money of the King, which
,

Ireach

Frante,

returninginto Scotland. King Henry being

French
thefe
at
pradiccs deals underhand with the
difpleafed
CUaximiUnn
x\\tFrench then contended
(with whom
Emperour
of Money,
for the Duchy of Milan) and lends him a great fumm
him
in
the
aid
hire
the
he
to
Suites
might
whereby
expelling
tiic French out
of Italy. But the Emperour ^ althoughhe had
levied a fufficientArmy
returned home without doingan) thing.
or

5.

ScvtUnd,

that the Queen Dowager ( who

by this time was
of
Archibald DougLu Earl
Angles) forced to lave her felf

by flight,came
ftayedat London

5 15.

clamation
Pro-

8.

REG.

King'sPerfon

undertook

whom
,

Infomuch

and

day of Afyil.

DOM.

fent

firll:
thingthis Duke
banifh thofe

King
publiflied
by
,

the

be Governour

the French

Lewis

taken
BUtKing French King having
John
of Scots

7.

with

his Succeffor

Francis
,

\^

REG.

15 15.

made
League lately

to

of
revenue
greateft
in
his
wd^^ey
height

fee

now

DOM.

in London

married

leaving

Favourite, and from the bottom raifcd to the

Wheel.
became
of him afterward
What
you

confirmed

to

and then

hereafter.

K^

THe

that of Tork
,

Winchefierat
England. You

on

in
Biflioprick

any

to

was

isiitb

Annals

20

6.

delivered

was

to

certain

of England.
of

Merchants

Gerja
,

to

But they,whether
paidto theEniperour in Italy.

French,

not

or

of fuificient abihtyto make

and fo his fccond

be

by a fet day
corruptedby the
deceived

return,

defignsvaniflied alfo into air.

I do

him

think

not

fufpeftthat the
King'sfault althoughwe might juftly
Father
his
almoft
him
left
being
by
iperit and
great Treafure
Peace
the friendftiip
the Trench fecretly
offering
upon good terms
which
he had fo dearly
and the Emperouf
him
between
purthing
chafed, began at lengthto grow cold. Certainly(to fpeaknoafterwards concluded
with trunce)
of the League which was
fo bare, that the King was
driven to
the Treafurywas
how
grown
of
The
of
this
the
bufineis
Invent new
care
railing Money.
ways for
committed
to Cardinal
ivolfeywho
( as almoft of all others ) was
found
the
Exchequer-Accompts
deeplyindebted
cafting
many
up
the
and (whether by
negligenceor treacheryof the
to the King
",
the

it was

Officers )
oi

never

yet called
found

was
Suffolk

received

Revenues
,

amounting
fain

was

in the

to

to

Among

account.

others

the Duke
,

befides his

great debtor,
of Prance his Wives
who

yearlyout

own

Joindture
,

fixtythoufahd Crowns.
himfelf from

withdraw

to

to

be

he
notwithftanding

Yet

Court

that

by livingthriftily

Countrey, he might have wherewith

to

pay this debt. The

publickMifdemeanors of what
of the Poor, Riots
and
fort foevcr
as Perjury,
Rapes,Oppreflion
of degreeor perfons,he
the like; theOifendors without
refpeifl
fet round
Fines on
their
either publicklypunifhedin Body
or
the Treafury ( before empty ) was
heads.
plenished
reBy which means
and the Cardinal by the peoplemuch
applaudedfor
Cardinal

next

bethinks

himfelf of

Juftice. Thefe things having

his
he
the

Sttr-

Chambet

undertakes

in

more

the

fame

thus

lucceeded

kind.

inftitutes

He

new

of the Privy Council

the Lords
with other of
fit
aforefaid
The
fhould
Crimes
which
the Nobility
as Judges.
in this
then greatly
reignedin this Kingdom and were
punifhable
where

Court

his mind

to

from the Stars paintedin the roof is

(as I conjedlure)
eredled alio the Court of RefteBsy
StAr-Chamber.
the
He
called

Court, which
of
Bjquefis IH-

Tj^e Ceutt

by
fttttttcl
Wolfey,

where
many
were

complaintsof the Poor were to

thingsin the Civil government
and are in
to the People
acceptable
the

be heard

other

of the
ufe

he alike manifefted

his wifdom

at

and

ordained

Kingdom

this

day

that
,

wherein
,

and love of his

tainly
Countrey. Certhat
in
that
would
lived
ftick
That
not
they
Age
to fay,
flourifhed more,
this Kingdom never
than when
mlfey did, to
whofe WilHom
they attributed the Wealth and Safetythat they

enjoyed,and
exception.

the due

Adminiftration

of

to
Juftice

all without

x^NNO

Henry

the

^NNO

DOM.

T'HeSpringgrowing
incr-ealed with

I will

by

layopen
wholefom

our

remember

bad
to

year.

when

was

child

old

Mother

and

of this nature,
that I
rare
,

reckon

their

Nurfe

of

both

Age
havmg
good and

/// l.Uy-liy.

Arts

allured the mofi: excellent Artificers of forein Nations

,
the City o^ London.
partakeof our happinefs,by frequenting

giddy multitude not conceivingwhat good became of

that
communicating their skill unto us, took it very heinoufly,
lliould
be
of the
Strangers
permittedto enjoy the Priviledges
But

the

City; and
That

fmall part
thefe
and

home-bred

our

their

meaas
was

Artificers did moll:

did

rout

in the

ftick

not

Eftates of the Realm.

now

thefe

be

to

Our

and

had

and

the denial,

as

But

good
to
stAndijh
preachin the fame
t
heir
feditious
feconding
attempts
after

even

the heavens

Are

publickly

the Lords

to

him,
aflayed

the very

mention

BeU

Divine

Dr.

Place

without

whereof
who

fear

did

by them exhibited
Prophet in the hundred

read the Bill

of the

Preachers

Li-acoln had

man.

matter,

Patriot fliouldabhor.

this tumultuous

common

learned
in

of

grievancesbefore the
in London, commonly
Ladies Hofpital
for the "^fr-Sermons one of which
5
of
Henry Standijh( afterward Bifliop

Spittleis famous
preachedby Dr.

St. '^fafh)a grave

no

dilcourfe,

common

of
ringleader

fome
perfuade

was

the

grown

Lincoln

to

Pulpitto lay open

called the

efpecially
complain.

as
e^'ery day curtailed , for as much
be defalked for the maintenance
to
necelfarily
were

Strangers. This was

had gon fo far ^ that one

was

wit

or

in his Sermon
publickly

him

taking for his Text

and fifteentli
Pl'alm
but he hath

given

The

that

heAvens^

the earth

to

that

the

concluding
England
foolifhly
fansofmen:
given to Englijh-men
only and that therefore it was not to be
endured
that Aliens lliouldenjoyany part thereof.
Many things
acceptedwith great applauie
by him fpokento this purpofe were
of extreme
hatred to
who
of the Vulgar
and approbation
out
And
add
fedition.
fuel
to
more
Strangers,breathed nothing but
Thence

mofl

was

to

this fire
,

committed

it happenedthat many outrages were

by fbme of thefe Strangers. This

it
fpreading

felf

commonly knockt
to

any

The

man.

Foreiners

down
authors

were

every

where

about, that time

evil

then

ill intreated ,

thus

and

Jn the ftreets,
havmg

offered injury
not
of thefe riots beingby the Lord Mayor

ran
throughthe City That
prifbn,a hidden rumor
on
M.iy-diynext all Strangersfhould be maflacred. This without
from fome of this unrulycrew,and Wis intended
doubt proceeded

committed

to

7.

fo

are

would

men

in London

fucccfs wliereof

of III M.ty-di\.Long Peace

day, by the name

bcgatePlenty the

us

Commotion

Enormities

as

21

9.

and
original

this

with

The

reftrained
feverely

Laws

from

large,forafmuch

at

REG.

5 17.

the fear of

on

the

Eighth.

as

Annals

22

7-

as

watch-word

good ufe of

to

of England.

all the Fadion

that they had

it
,

",

but

the

fo

Strangersmade

all withdrawn

themlelves

before

attended each
Magiftrates
that
very carefully
all
crufh
Tumultuous
Defigns in
occafion
endeavouringto
therefore (the next
day being the
the lliell. On c^^^y-day-Eve
and
the
thereof is
Jac6b
Phi/tp
folemnity
Feaft of the Apoftles
grantedto the younger fort to
augmentedby the liberty
ufually
make
and
to
merry ) the Citizens in general
fportthemfelves
and

time

the

are

commanded

by Proclamation

from

reftrain their Servants

to

keepfafttheir doors, and

to

going abroad until nine of the Clock

day. But before this had been throughlyproclaimed

Alderman
walking in the ftreets faw a troop of young men
an
and fuch like gatheredtogether and
of Apprentices
confifting
reprovedthem for not obeying
playingat cudgels. He iliarply
if they the
to punilhthem
the King'sEdicft withal threutning

the

next

themfelves every
he laid hold on one or
prevailing
,

fooner betook

to

one

not

two
,

his home.

Words

to
intending

have

not
mitted
com-

reckoningtheymade of Authority their

of
their
refcue
in
Companions lliewcd and by outcries
refiftance
givingan Alarm, drew togetherall the reft of their Fadign in
increafedtheir
that quarter of the City.The fame of this hurliburly
Gentlemens
Servants
numbers
Beggars,
by fendingMariners
them.

But what

"

and

Citizens, but

like

torrent

the

"

were
greateftpart

carried them

Apprentices.Sedition

headlong and animated them

,

to

all

that
villany. They break open the Prifons , fetthofe at liberty
,
their
for
were
imprifoned
outrages on Strangers flieabout the
all Foreiners houfes
whirlwind
in
rob
and not content
as
a
City
,
with their goods feek afterthem for their lives. They found
,

fled. Having thus ipentthe night,

theirnefts,but the birds were
the
the
in
King'sforces to approach, moit oif
morning hearing
them flipt
only fome three hundred remained ( whereof
away
,

their
) and being apprehended
fupplied
,
all arraigned,
they before had freed. They were
places,whom
for
death
thirteen
nine
fufFcred
divers
whereof,
defigned
on
only
eleven

Women

were

ereded
purpofely

Gibbets
SherveiH

and

in divers parts of the City. Lincoh^

Brethren
named
"ets
Chieftains in this fe,

two

cheappde where Lincoln was defervedly

hanged. The Executioner readyto turn off another
was
vented
prethe
mind
Pardon.
of
The
by
man
King'sgracious
being
well pleafed
may imagine that others w"re
prone to pity we
the news
caufe
but
the
had
condemned
at
to rejoyce.
certainly
5

dition

were

carried

to

1\\tQnttnso{

England,the two Dowagers of f'''*"ff and Scotland

( both of them the King'sSifters, and then at Court ) became inceffant Petitionersto his Majefty,
and on their knees, ip the behalf
of thefe condemned
perfons: and at length ivolfey
( by
confenting
,

whom
to

the

King

thenijand

to

was

wholly fwayed)

the poor

men

their Petitions

their lives. This

wa$

were

granted

laftScene
tj^e
of

Annals

24

DOM.

t^NNO

The death

of England.
REG.

151P.

11.

the twelfth of Jamary , in the fixty

third year
year , on
of his age , died the Emperour ^taximtlian
having to
,
Iiimfelf
lie
which
difeafe,
thought
to
incHning unfeaa

9"

THis

of

prevent

the Emperoitr

taken a Medicine of uncertain operation.His death bred

fonabiy
an
equaldefire in the minds of two great Princes who became
Trmcis
for the Empire
and Charles
King of Trance
Competitors

Maxinnlian.

KXngo^ Spaift. But Charles althoughKing

by birth (born at Gand) and defcent a German, at

oi

Spain, yet being

years

chofen Emperour of Germany

was

of all the
fuffrages
other flight
matters
of the

This

Eledors.

Princes

the age of nineteen

the full confent and

with

Eledion

dreadful War
enfuing

the
undoubtedly

thefe Princes.

between

impatiently meditates
King takingthis repulfe
that his defigns
And
might no way be
between

to

W/^-

that

at

an

Guijhes
,

Francis to Ardres

by

Enterview

League might be ratified.

is made

crofled

he
by
lately
agreedupon
,

the Admiral
between

the

DOM.

1520.

RE

6.

comes

Tl)i Emperoitr

The
fvhitfontide.

the

fifthi" England

the

new

he

Bonivet
two

Kings,
come

both

12.

forward towards
the King fetting
HEreupon
Canterburyintending
journeys

1520.

venge.
re-

us

this end Henry intends to

convenient
placebetween

To

and

caufe
French

choice of for their Enterview.

K..A N

Charles

Therefore

Henry and him.

deals with

the

for the conlirmation of the Peace

The

nothingbut

labours amain

how-ever

pretended was

were

to

day

next

France

there

created Emperour

after

to

by eaCe
keep his

fixth of May,
the Fifth in his return
from

being the twenty

Charles

diftant twelve

miles from

Canterbury.The
and although
the news
itwere
midnight,
little
than
hour
and
within
horfe
an
more
comes
takes
by torchthe
where
Emperour lay^ who Sea-weary,
hght to Dcz'^y-Caftle,
he
then afleep.But being certified of the King'sarrival
was
and
of
the
the
met
the
himfelf,
King at
fuddenlyapparelled
top
another
flairs. They embraced and faluted one
ferred
theylong conand
the
whitnext
Sunday)
(
morning
being
together
they
the Emperour alway keepingthe right
to Canterbury,
rode together
and the Earl of Derbybearingthe Sword before them both.
hand
is a Citymore
famous for antiquity,than for modern
Canterbury
it
that
let
above a thoufand years fince made
To
was
pals
beauty.
Spainarrives at Dover
entertaines
King gladly

Cintetbuiy.

an

See,
Archiepifcopal

that both in

our

Chronicles

mens
refpedof private

do

fumcientlyteftifie,
and the magnificent
it antiently
excelled the braveft:
fair Houfes

ftrufture of its Churches

,
Cities of England.But within thefe few years it hath loftfo much
I

of

Henry
greatnclsand beauty

of its

teriurybefide the

realbns may

many

which

like
rweliing

all tiie other

that

Eighth.

the

be

alledged
:

Spleen,lucks

Cities
languilhing

ilialiHnd

man

VVhy it Ihould

name.

decay
from

the

fo much
As

the

both

of the

25
littleof

C.tn-

.1

"3.

in lb lliorcfpacc

of
vicinity
blood

aiid

LoMdon
,

ipoillure

Kingdom, rilkewile

the fubverfion of St. Augnfline's

Monaftery, the lols of C'ii/4/",
and
the pulhng down
of Archbifliop
Becket's Shrine ," thingswhich

occafioned

great concourfc of people,and did by their lotsand

mucii impairthis Cities fplendour.One
ment
only Orna-

overthrow

thereof I'urvives,which is the Cathedral

and MctropoliticalChurch
with fuch a majefty
the skies ( laith Erafpiercing
far
off
fillsthe
that
beholder
with
devout
it
mus
a
)
amazement.
,

beingat firftdedicated to our Saviour CHRIST,

Ages partdegeneratedinto the nick-name of St. Thomas.
This ThomM,
fivn3.med Becket
havingobftinately
oppofed/fir^rry
the Second
in this Church
flain by certain Souldiers 5 and
was
beingafterward canonized for a Saint*, his Sepulchermightily
Church

This

few

increafed the

For from thofe times even

almolr
place..
of
from
all
to our
days
people
Europe fuperparts
the Shrine of this upftart
Saint
with rich
ftitioufly
frequented
his
favour.
Oblations endeavouring
Hence
the Monaftery
to
procure

gloryof

the

all forts of

that of it and the Church

fo enriched

Erasmusfaid
ofmoftprectom and
placewas
And the church throughout
than Royal
abotutdedwith more
hugeHones
thaC
the
the
contained
Relicks
But
Shrine
efoccially
Treasure.
fo emboffcd with Jewels that Gold was
the
of this Saint was
meaneft thing about it. Hither accompaniedwith King Henry,
the Emperour Charles,but whether out of devotion or curiocame
fity I cannot
fay. But this is certain that the Cardinal and the
diredly,
Clergy going in Proceffion,to the Church they went
where
was
Worlhip,
a great deal of time
fpentin Ceremonious
and Oblations at Becket's Tomb
not
only by the Emperour, but
and feized
who fliortly
afterdefaced the Monument,
even
by him
the
devout
infinite
Treafure
that
follyof
heapedup by
upon
precedingAges. From the Church theywent to the Archmany
the Queeri, Aunt
to the Emperour,
aPalace, where
bifhop's
Three
welcomed
her Nephew.
and very joyfully
waited them
and
in
paftimes and then the Empe*
days were
fpent banqueting
the King and Queen toDover,
to his Navy at Sandwich
rour
went
from whence
they paffedto Calais that the intended Interview
of the two
Kings miglitwork its due efifcfts.The feventh of June
the appointedday the place between ^rdres
and Gmfnes. Interi'tev} bewas
-,
attended by ivjixt thKjngs
Gennets
mounted
the
There
two
on
spanijjj
Kings
of England
was

with the lufire

ettlightefted

This every

fuch

multitude of

Nobility

as

the occafions of

before had

not

at

once

like
broughttogctherthe

hundred

years

cncountred each
,

Princes of the
both in the flower of their age , the goodlieft
and moft expert in allkind of combats both on horfe and
world
,
foot.

other

and

Francf,

Annals

26
foot. It were
the
when

1510.

of England.
magnificenceof

needlefs to fetforth the

fuch

braveryof their attendants

thefe

Princes,

that the

was
place
each
embraced
other
Having
ThegoUtn
was
Cxm^.
horfe-back,
theyahghtand betake themfeives to a Pavilion there
on
pitched: Henry attended on by the Cardinal of Tork
purpofely
and S/tfoIk
of Norfolk
Dukes
and the
by the Admiral B0; Francis
,

named

thence

nivet

and fome

the Chancellor du Prat

had familiar conference

other Counfellors.

ving
Ha-

concerningfome

privatematters,
and enclollng
a Theatre
a ground for
they gave order for erefting
folace
whiles
themfeives
their
that
fo
theymight
a Tilt-yard
the
conclufion
whereof
Council treated of graver matters
they
relation.
know
theie
leil'ure
Fourteen
days
by
might at
every day
with great concourfe of
Princes gave each other the meeting
moft famous Souldiers.
Henry then entertained the French King
made
of Timber
in England,
in
( framed partly
at Gttifnes
a Houfe
and thence broughtthither)wherein there were
in Holland
partly
,

four Manfions

out-fide was

The

covered with Cloth

io

painted,

Stone
that it would have deceived the beholders for fquared
lb
moft
Arras
with
rich
that
it
in-fide was
hung
every

the
way

Building. The form of it was

ftately
much
It beingafterward taken
like that of the Exchange
at Calau.
fo Hood
and
the King in
into England,
afunder,was tranfported
and that by
littleor nothing faith Bellay.( Whereas we know
(eemed

and
moft artificial

Englandfor this Work

hundred
ters,
Painthree hundred Mafons, fixhundred Carpenters,
two
eleven
all
Artificers
which
and other
for
hundred)
(in
Glafiers,
laboured continually
the {paceof two
months
this Fabrick.)The
on
the French King prepares a Banquet : the Banquctingday enfuing,
houfe was a Canopy every way extended fixty
foot,which without
Records

that there

fent

were

out

over

covered

was

with

of TiiTue

Cloth

of

within

with

At
pouldredwith goldenFlower s-de-Lys.
of the fame works

Gold

o^ Cyprus, which
and

the cords
was

wind
tempeftuous

each

corner

was

Velvet
a

lion
Pavi-

Silk twifted with

of blew

were

blew

of great efteem.
But
broke afunder the cords

a
,

moft

tuous
impe-

and laid all

this

braveryin the dirt. Patience par force.The Frf"f/" King fudin that place
where there
denly makes another Banqueting-houfe
is now
takes
its
from
this
Fort
that
a
name
Banquet. The preparations
the
and
were
magnificence
outftripped
extraordinary
the reach of humane
judgment. There wanted neither houies,
woods
fieldsfor difponj for many
nor
men
broughtthem entire
,

on

their backs.

muft
pleafures

But

have their intermiffion

and
,

Kings if not by their Greatnefs , are by theirAffairs levered. Henry

therefore returns
Calais and Francis to Boloign.The tenth of
to
the enfuingmonth
the King gallantly
attended , vifitedthe Emperour
,
,

at

Graveling.

Graveling.The Emperour in requital

accompanied him
and
Shews
Princes
ufual EntertainCalais..
ments,
Banquetsare
the King fo commanding a round building
To thisend

at

Henry vijitt
Emperour

back

to

IS

Henry
is made

the

Eighth.

27

of

in the tonn

an
Amphitheatre, eighthundred
foot in
of planks in the middle was
compafs. The fides were
Pillar
a
5
made
of eight great Malls tied together.This
Pillar fupported
the weight not
only of the roof ot the whole Fabrick
( whither
,

into

as

lower

aifo

Organs

and
,

abundance.

the Moon

Heaven

placesfor

Thefe

and

the

Stars had

receiptof
adorned

placeswere

defcended ) but

all forts of Mufick

in

with

Tapeftry,Statues
could
fault-finding
All thingswere
now
gueft, and the Banquet
,

and

infomuch
Pi"5liJrci,

curious

that

in
complain of any want
preparedfor the entertainment
not

ready to be ferved
Canopy, made
God
,

blew

thoufand

and

the

forced

King

glorious
expedation of
of another
neceflity
place.

the

to

pafsthe Tilting Mafques, and

days the Emperouf fiaid at Cdais :
,

the fix
views

all thefe Princes

between

done

that

but this
,

there

firm Peace
,

Friendfhipfeemed

to

they made

them

arife between

was

no

all fides. For

on

Umpire of

But

that

ferious thing

one

perpetualLeague
dilcord

Charles and Francis

him
1

Feafts during
gorgeous
In thefe feveral Enter-

for
poflible

been

dilTolved this knot, where

that

be concluded

that it had

thought

the

fruftrated the

let

to

Henry

that befel the

defaced

Wax-tapers

preparedfor thefe Princes

people

have

mifchance

above

out

But

fame

Thrones
the

the

and Earth meet

Heaven
onxEnglijh
together.
with
the mad
of thefe two
as
difpleafed
prodigality
Kings
whereof
the
violence
fcattered
this
counterfeit
ven
Heatempeft,

French

fent

kind.

of fuch

when

in

that the moft

ful
faith-

and
,

who

would

it felf to have

attributed

(b much

to

all controverfies that ftiould

is feldom

there

of Princes

heed

any

to

be

they are tied by no

of
manifefl:
bands
other
than
or
(as
Religion, Affinity,
Utility)
of their plighted
Troth
thofe foul diffentions and
that weak
one
and opened
bloodywars which afterwards rent allChriftendom
given

the

to

Agreements

where

be a fumcicnt
of our Faith
enemy
may
,
all
thefe
o
f
after
palTages courtefie and
Emperour

for that

way

common

example. The
humanity, departstoward
covered
which

with
the

Graveling

that

King
Dover,

he with

given him.
matcht

was

few

He
to

days

after at

brave

Horfe

befet with ftones

gold richly
often fpeakof his Aunts
fo magnificenta Prince.
The
Calais
from whence
paffingto
,

fafe at London.

cannot

in fo littletime faw three the

who

in Chriftendom

for their

happening under

exploitsand

each

of them

the

will without
,

through all fucceedingAges.

\yi

but

mightieft

be famous

would

all his train arrived

their happinefs who

alterations

on

had

ftaid fome

envy
Monarchs

mounted

foot-cloth of cloth of

King

happinefs

i^NNO

great
doubt

1520.

Amah

28

of England.
~(l'

"JX'V

DOM.

K^NNO

I.

10

"f

Buckingham

cufeiof
Treajan.

i^,

Duke
Buckingham
Stafford
EDrvard
defcended
Treafon.
high
of

He

it

whether

which

this time
of

was

antient

more

was

about

was

of

Tlie Duks

^""7.

1521.

noble

or

raigned
ar-

Family,

is queftionable.

direft line from Robert de Stafferd,

to whom
his
which
William the Conquerourgave largerevenues,
pofterity
female
the
of
Heirs
with
by
matching
e
nlarged
greatly
many
He

derived himfelf

by a

Families.

noble

By the Lady

Daughter to Thomas of

Ann,

fVood-

Edward

he
the Third
Brother to
who was
Glocejler
the
honourable
Title
The
firfl:
of
Royal.
of Earl o^ Stafford,
the next
as was
Family was of Lord ^/^^^(sr^!^,
Edmund
phrey
Humthat married the Daughterto Thomas of ivoodfiock.
of
Duke
created
Son to Edmund
Buckinghamby H("fy the
was

Hock Diike of

of the Blood
participated

leftthat Honor

who

Sixth

to

who
Humphrey,

his Son

UfurperRichard the Third

affiftedthe
Fifth

by his Son Henry the third Duke.

this Edward

to

How

Henry

Edvpard the
opprefling
of Richmond

the Earl

he after confpired
with

how
,

in

father
Grand-

was

wards
( after-

off
the Ufurper,but was
cut
Henry the Seventh) againft
the
Hiftoby the Tyrant before he could bringany thingto pafs^
his Son reftored to 3lood
ries of thofe times declare. Edward
and

inferiour

Honors
was

for his Defcent,Wealth, and

with this,
but the King , not
content
none
believe
induced
that
to
charterhoufe-Monk

Dignities
by Henry the Seventh
,

by

to

a
Hopkins

^-

off King Henry afterwhole death he

eftablifhedon his poftebe for ever
fhould reign, and the Crown
rity.
of all things,
affirmed
God the Governour
This the Monk
decreed

had

Heaven

to

cut

had revealed

unto

him.

courtefie

win

the minds

further advifed him

and
by liberality
ac
people for the time was
if
it
hand wherein this fliouldcertainly
come
were
to pafs
not
default. The Duke
(no ibt, but blinded by
throughhis own
either mad,
ambition) gave fuch credit to the Monk, who was
elfe flatteredhim in hope of reward
that althoughthe time
or
for thefe Miracles were
prefixed
paft yet was he ftillin hope
fied
vilifed the Impoftor
with gifts who
fed him with air fecretly
to

He

of the

the

King

but

at

he did to
unmasked
vefs

he could not forbear

and gave profufely
to all. Nay
he
muft
of
the
as
promifes
Jugler's
length
brag
,

Gentleman

himfelf,and

accufation

of Alay , and

he

was

Charles Knevet

named

to

wtwm

he

boldly

reafon of his adions.

Upon Knegave
and
condemned
the
thirteenth
arraigned
a

the feventeenth

beheaded.
publickly

His death
for
that
he
the
rather
was
no
by many ,
way
his
but
which
overthrew
him.
faulty, in
Being
vanityand pride
,
heard antient men
a child 1 have
parel
fay, that by his braveryof Apwas

on

lamented

and

and

the King,
fumptuousFeafts he exafperated

in thefe things
he feemed

to

contend.

But

he could

with

by no

wliom
means

bear I

Henry
bear with

the

the intolerable

prideof

improbably
proved f.ual

him

pieal'ure
: for
many
than their Mignons.

goes

Eighth.

29

the Cardinal

vvhofe hatred not

,
rather
than did the King's difunto
,
times Princes are with iefs dangerolfendedj
There

tale, That

holdingthe bafin to the King, the Cardinal

done
prefently
dipped his hands in the lame
dcbafe hinifelfto the fervice of
to
difdaining
in his lliooes. The

him,

that He

!".

once

tlieKing had

water

water

tiie Duke

when

the Duke

Pricft

ili^d the

Cardinal

therewith incenfed
threatncd
his
would fitupon
skirts. The Duke to (be w that he
,

his threats
flighted

and

withal

that the

malice, came

he

apparelledbut without

was)
ufually

The

prevention for the

Curdinxl

thought he

had

day

next

put

demanding \\
readily
not
jhoitld
now

it

by that
by vcay of

done

his skirts.

fitupon

the Cardinal

his Doublet.

meant

was

jeftupon

to

hat he

That

richly
(as

Court,

to

skirts

notice

to

whofe

he hoped the
envy and fpleen
,
,
hereafter givethe Icfs credit.
But he miffed his mark

would

moft

men

of

were

the Butcher

Thit

foever it came
,

many

having

not

for

his

own

upon

of his death

the report

killed the fatrefl

Hart

of England.

How-

pafs the King who had hitherto ruled without

induced by the former reafbns ( fo the Recordanun )

permittedhis
5

weightof

Emperour

Dog had

to

bloodlhed
Prince

malice crullied
offences. It was
tlic

fayingof Charles the

King

that the Cardinal's

opinion

did the

rather,than

He

mations
infor-

proceedingfrom

as

liim

the

others
many
he anfwered
fafliion,
ftrange
and

King

King might take

of the Cardinal's

hands

be ftained with

of this poof
of one man,
lamenting,that the indifcreetcredulity
to

blood

the

the Eftate ffiould be the overthrow

attemptedought againft
If
I might lawfully
a Family.
pry fo far into
,

of fb noble

judgments which are indeed infcrutable I would be bold

of the Son to the Father's treachery
to impute the punifhment
Edward
his lawful Prince
who confpired
with the Ufurper
againft

God's

the Fifth

who

by

Kingdom. But forafmuch as

this fad
manifeftly
repented

he

he himfelf had

whom

that

deprivedof his Life and

beingtouched in confcience,

( for

the Tyrant,
to opprefs
feeking

his afliftance

was

raifed,he perilhed
) the
miferably

Divine

(I think)
regardedhis repentance, that hispofteJuftice
ford.
rityare neverthelefs Peers of the Realm, by the titleof Lord Staffo far

The
to
quickly

The
it as

firsi
pointofWifdomis

amend

to run

not

into Err

our

; the next,

it.

King having written

Prefent to Pope Leo

eightyears

old
,

was

by the

Book

Martin
againft

fent

Luther
,

the Tenth.

This

combination

of the

Leo
,

not

yet

thirtyLuifaer.ugawjl

JuniorCardinals
himfelf according

dignityhe behaved
profufely
fpendingthe Treafures of the Church in
deemed over-honeft.
not
hunting,and other pleafures
muft be had.
Need
and money
began at lengthto pinch him
the moft
refolves
uie of his Keys
againft
to make
Whereupon he

eledled Pope.

In which

to his years ,
hawking and

Aa

King Henrv
wnttth

fubtil

Annals

90
I

of England.

gences
bars
ever
fubtil locks and ftrongeft
yet held prevalent,Indulof time or place inuft now
without diltin(fi:ion
of all forts,
Church
the pretence)
Peter's
(thiswas
be fetto fale. St.
publickly
of money
towards which a certain fumm
given,
out of repair,
was
,

only for the Living but

from
for the Dead alfo whofe Souls fhould therebybe redeemed
whatfoever
But
was
pretended every
the painsof Purgatory.
thel'ePardons
that
faw
were
to
granted
get money
one
palpably
of Sins

purchafePardon

would

not

for his

forafmuch

relief. And

own

fhamclefs

impudentand

it after an

manded
de-

the Commiflioners

as

manner

theyin moii

of the people efpe,

placesincurred the diflikeand indignation
Souls
faw
this
o
f
where
redeeming
in
faculty
they
Cermmy
cially
,

from

Purgatory,
That

made

which

the

that the heedlefs Pope had

of

of the exaftions

fanure from
thi Churth of

gatheredfor the Pope or

fome part
( whereby peradventifre

Rome.

an

in the
was

trulyI know

dead

not

with

under

idlencfs, but

to

whom

who

one

fatisfie

Luther,

that

to

felf
himrecreating

he then

with Thunder.

into due confideration of the

to

lived Martin

Monk
i^ugufiine

fields,his companion

ftricken
fuddenly

exaded

was

that time

confecrate himfelf

not

how
It is reported
,

God.

not

was

At

did

employedto good ufes) but

of a Woman.
the greedinefs
of Divinity and
a Dodlor

re^giousHabit

impatient was
Magdalen the profit
,

his Sifter

and
parts of Germany
many
many
muft: needs know
it. For all Ger-

openly

of it might be

ners
Commiflio-

the

in
Indulgences

the Treafuryof the Church

Luther'^ dt-

moft

Germans

given to

that every one

,
this money
that
it
I'pake,

that fo

fpeakI of

what

But

in their Taverns.

away

nothing,or played

either fold for littleor

was

difcourfed,

thereuponfalling
o
f
and of judgedeath
uncertainty
ment,
He

ftudy of the Civil Law, to which he then applied

betook himfelf to a
himfelf, and renouncingthe world
for his deportment he was
Cloifter where
beyond exception
fcarce matchable.
divine ) he was
for Learning ( efpccially
Upon
of
the
inflamed
the
this horrible abufe of
authority
being
Keys
he could not contain himfelf, but boldlyand
with a piouszeal
this grofs
inveighed againft
impiety. Neither ftaydhe
bitterly
fo much
but ( ftorm the Pope never
there
) proceedsto other
left the

enormities in the Church

fome

of Rome

whereof

that Church

hath fince reformed,the reft religious

Princes,by Luther awakened
out

the praof SuperlHtionnotwithftanding

fleep
have (God be thanked ) exploded. New
opinions

of their dead

dices of Rome

of themfelves
of Religion)
are

in matters
(efpecially

(as the world

Henry beingoffended with Luther's new
them ) Tenets
thoughtit would prove to his honour
,

Luther
againll

to

Hereupon under
fome

antient and

manifeft his

his

name

Book

deep Divine

Learning and

endeavoured
although he earneflly

it
,

better
,

then deemed

Pietyto

fet forth

was

than

alwaysodious.
by writing
the world.

befeeming

Prince
youtliful

( whom
would not
yet his affairs

permit

of England.

Annals

5^
I.

by treachery
before him

his

or

And

intemperance might leave

own

the world

then

it

were

hard

no

for him

matter

being

j
.

by the Emperour and our King to be advanced to

under-propped
the Papacy. Wherefore at the firftbruit of his death he polled
,

of Pauls into /t'th

Pacey the Dean

away

him
thought refpetfted

he

Cardinals whom

1st N

\^

rour,
Empename

He

and

ever

not
,

advance

to

that end

to

14.

full of ambitious

as

afcent

an

therefore feeks

REG.

decrepitweak

was

might make

time he

climb.

do

was

the

to

eled:ed by the
already

1522.

indeed he did

( as
likely

not

than

Adrian

For

mean

DOM.

TOlfeyneverthelefswas

TT T

"T

Tutor

he

the Sixth.

of Adrian

1522.

theyfhould

( ibmetimes

that Adrian

J was
Viceroyof 5/4/V?

and then

that

certain

to

But before he could reach Rofxe

their beft in his behalf.

informed
certainly

Mandates

with
,

to

old

ever.

and therefore

man

furvive him.

In the

by which his ambition might

the Emperour'sdefigns
more

perfuadeth
Henry

he

hope as

to

denounce

War

and
the French ; for that he denied to (nxxtndiQtFtientarahy,
againft
in not ftanding
them
made between
had broken the Covenants
,
Charles
and
had eomboth
Francis
of
to the Arbitrement
Henry , as

declare himfelf
the
difcerning

likewife decreed

time it was

what

promifed
-, at

an

ftorm

the Merchants

Enemy

that Henry (hould

French

the obftinate refufer. The

to

before it came

arrefts allEnglijh
Ships,

mits
com-

prifon and feizeth their goodsto his

to

own

ufe-,flopsall Penfions due

either

10

Henry iox Tournay

or

to

his

French

for her Jointure. The

Sifterthe Dowager
Ships
the Hoand Merchants in Englandfind the like entertainment
,
givenby the French for the 'forefaidfumms , are committed
ftages
confined to his houfe.
to clofe prifon and the French Ambaflador
of

France

for
throughoutEngland,and great preparations
into France
To which the King beingwholly
another Expedition
:
from the Emperour 5 whole
arrive
Ambafladors
bent,
fuddenly
That he would joyn his forces with the Imperials
:
requeft
was.
Charles would
withm few daysbe
him
and that if it fo pleafed
confer and advife what
in England,that fo theymight perfonally

Levies

made

are

courle

they were

by the

way

to

beft

touch

at

Many reafons moved the Emperour

England.His Grandfather Ferdinand being

to

run.

in i/'4/"7
whither he
hisprefencewas neceflarily
required
muft palsby EngUnd. He feared left this breach betwixt us and
he beingfo far diftant. He had
be made up
France
might eafily

dead

an

zAiina

in his breaft , which

the French

and

was

fparkleto
more

burned

confident

with

that his
,

hatred toward

extreme

would
prefence

treat
They might perfonally
t
han
and
Pofts
Agents
fecurely
by

and

flame.

and
fafcly

raife

our

conclude

of whom
,

matters

in

H
oF

matters

moment

wife

no

the

Eighth.

would

man

"J?

makeulc, unlefs t'orcai

^^.

But tliechief caule ( as I conjecture

by nec^fTity.
) of tliishis ificond coming into EngUnd was
that he was
witli
weary offrjfey,
he faw it was
whom
impoilible
long to continue friend. For the
Cardinal by his importunity,one while for tlie Papacy, another
while for the Archbiflioprick
of Toledo, did much
moleilhito
who
had determined to afford him nothingbut good words.
He
,

difdained

in his Letters

not

to

Butcher's

Sv"

to

Coufn

of
compellation
him

all kind

and whether

prefcnt
or

u(e that honorable

abfent he afforded
,

of honour

whatlbever.
But when
craved any earneft of his love forae excufe or other

the Cardinal

by

as

of

ftillto entertain him

be allured of the

King without

be

than

loved

confidence

in him.

of fome

few

devices were'

perceived. Charles,
,

him.

For

this no
The

fittermeans

King

to

could

naturally

was

and repofed
Emperour exceedingly,
great

Charles therefore

\\^eeks he

(he thought)

Buti

fludies how
courfebyn'olfey

this Interview.

the

out

hopes.

thde

how
grown
therefore negle"fting
his wonted

courteous,

with

'

great Ipirit.And
lb ftale,that they mufl: needs be

thought of,

found

was

put him

yet fo
,
fubtil
and
was
f-yo/fej/
,
to

would

hoped that by the familiarity

the King his own.
But Henry

might make
long continue

fo, unlefs he could fome

not

This he
way lellenhis favour toward the Cardinal.
be cffeded by admonifhing the King
that
he
wa^
,
years of a child,and needed
fulTer himfdfto
be fwaied

no

that it was

Tutor
,

by

Prieft,one

hoped might
paftthe

now

not

fithe ihould

in ailj^afon

better

skilled4h the

of the Altar
than of State
which
myfteries
againft
his
theabufeof
hemuft
needs
be
(befides
refped;
power)
fome way
) faulty.The addition
( though perhapsunwillingly
of fome alperfions
withal were
thoughtnot to be amifs which if
,

in this

not

true, fhould

leaft carry

at

in this kind
pradifedforaething

than

probable.Henry beinga
as

money

coming
could

much

was

yet

as

not

the

and

noble Prince
,

breathing,
any
liis Treafury
very bare
was

without

the

itumore

that fcorned

one

gladof the

Emperour's

fo great

and
,

Gueft

chxrles

great expences.

as

Emperpur

make
confequences

one

be entertained

notice of the

of truth. That

fhew

upon

King'spleafureattended by the Marquclsof Hornet,

,

the

Blfhopof

others of the
from

whence

Cardinal

Coventry

Luhfeld

who

was

the Lord

where

accompanied with

dayshe ftaid at Dover

two

him

feffingthat no

could
hdppinefs

greater

and

La-ware

was

received

Earls
,

ten

by the

leaft feven hundred

At

vants.
Ser-

length

all Princely
entertainment,probetide him

on

earth

than
,

enjoyinghis Majefty'smoftdefired
thoughbut for
company,
in
time.
Dwer
From
they
a
takingCanterbury the way

fo Ihort

"mjtpcrour

came

the

time
fecond

England.

BiflwpSj

Gentlemen, thirtyPriefts

at

i**

Gravelingto Calais, Charles

before the King came.

became, and welcomed

with

he

in Velvet) and
(allthele apparelled

the

from

comes

fix Knights,a hundred

Abbots, thirty
Two

Be

Englijlj
Nobility
he pafled
Dover
to

ten

and

in

Annals

54
1522.

Greenwich

to

came

Nephew.

received

the Citizens

by

of

thence

From

of fuch

entertainment

both Princes
ivhitfontide

mention

made

was

Gueft

fittedfor the Treaty, it beingnot

and

as it
placealtogether

the Coronation

at

Fauls,
Sportsagreeableto the

not

were
,

renewing the

of

longed for pretheywere

where

theyheard the Cardinal fayMafs.

where

VVindfor,

London

to

with the folemnities ufual

At

Kings.

our

awaited the

the Queen

where
,

fence of her

of England.

came

to

wanting.

But

was
League fVindfor

when

thought

miles from

above

London,
twenty
for
compofed pleafure.fvindfor

were

largePlain, upon the banks of the River Thames.

for ftrengrh
The Caftle ( beingthe chiefeftin England,
comparable
but far exceedingit in greatnels and beauty)
that oi Dover
to
is built on a hill. This Caftle contains beftdes the King'sCourt,
by Edward the Third dedicated to the BlefTed
a goodlyChurch
is the College where
and
St.
to which
Virgin
George; adjoyning
is fituated in

are

the houfes of the Dean

Prebendaries
,

Vicars Choral

of the Wars
Souldiersdifcharged

alfo live twelve

where

and

Knights) and having penfions who

there
the Church
dailyto frequent

in their habits

Knightsof the

to

Knights are

to

be inftalled
Here
,

daysare to Offer and to

day thefe Princes
Corpuschrifit

certain

on

do fome other duties.

for the

this Order
the
the firftInftitution , the

according

where

bound

are

God

unto

pray
,
lUuftrious Order of the Garter.
Of

is the Seat

Caftle

to

( called

upon

of the Order, in their ftallsheard

bound
themfelves by Oath
and receivingthe Sacrament
the Robes

having on

Mafs,
lably
invio-

Articles whereof
That

of the League

'i}Ade
ie France
much
rvas
mucn
as
was

the EinferQPir.

thefe

were

the

That

due

new

League

the chief
,

rvith jointand
theyJhould

ibt Condiiious
cancluiei with

of this

the Conditions

obferve

to

as

great Forces

as

jhould
yearly
Emperour j,^v"n*
Empt,vn,
pay
yt",*y
^jy
his Sister
:"isrer

theycould
to
n-

the
"/yt

in
,

King
iv/"g

as
"!

the French
viz.
idc
rrencn
vtz.
from
jrom
That
the
at
Cr
convenient
:
ovens
Emperour jhould
153000
years take
the LadyMiry
the King's
his Coujin-german
to JVife
onlyChild ( who
after reigned and at age of fortyyears was
married to Philip
the
he
it jhould
Emperour'sSon 5) That
by rvhofe
default
happen that
aue

and
ana.

Htm
tiim

to
to

nis

not jucceedjhould
jhould
Cr evens :
pay the ether 500000
this
the
and
of
"yindferajjurance
Emperourjhould
put St. Omers
Aires into the Kin"s hands.

this match

would

One

policy to

have

thoughtit had
have diffolved this band.

the
pafled

reach of humane

after broken it
fliortly
^nd
could
after
be
knit
never
again. After eight
firmly
was,
days ftayat fvindjorthefe Princes went to mnchejler and from
thence to Southampton
where was
the Emperour'sFleet,
confifting
of a hundred
and eightyShips. Here
the firftof July the
on
,

But

Emperour
hi the

landed

near

took

Shipand

made

for

Spain.

the Earl of Surrey havinggathereda Fleet

,
in
Morleys Bretatgne, forced the Town , and burned it.

mean

time

And

Henry
And

having wnfted

the

Eighth.

?5

all the

Countrey thereabout lie w ent into

?icxrdy
jo\n
Imperials.Some Forts they took and
razed.
They bcfiegcd
//c/aV"but without luccefs : For Winter
and
d\ ing apace of the Flux
our
men
coming on,
fain
they were

1522.

to

ith the

to

fet lail homeward.

will conclude

this year with an

the Ifle of Rhodes

Chriftendom

to

ignominiousand fatal lofs RhoJes taktn

hy iht Turk.
being on chnjlmai-dxy
Princes difagreeing
about

taken

by

the Turks

Chriftian

while
,

of

nothing, ruine themlelves, and invite the Mifcreant

propagate his long fince too too formidable Empire. God grant
the common
they may at length confidering
danger rouze
up
themfelves
and with joint-refillance
t
his
repell Enemy of chrijt\
Grofs
who
is too near
althoughhe be far enough from (bme
matters

to

to

the fartheft.

DOM.

t^NNO

Second,
CHrisiiern
his Subjeds
driven

0^ Denmark

King

the

out

REG.

1523.

of his

15.

by

the rebellion of

had

Kingdom

1525-

refided fome

Chrrfliern
The
Emperour whofe Sifter he had married.
Ring
ef t)enfifteenthof June accompanied with his Wife
Niece to Queen
tna".
At London they abode fome days,
Katherine
he landed at Dover.
kindred
that
and Princes give to one anowith that due honour
ther.
The fifth of Julytheyreturned toward CnUu.
In the mean
held at London
wherein
the States being
time a Parliament
was

while

with

the

of War
neceffity

certifiedof the

offered for the recovery of

be

of money

fair occafion

was

France

eafily
granted. The Kings oi France exadl
the Kings of Englanddo
pleafure
",

was

without
ufually,

with

of their Subjects
at their

money
not

what

but that the War

like to
was
in regardof the weaknefs
of its finews^ a great

defedive,

fumm

and

France

was

Parliament

wont

indeed

wherein
,

be

to

great motive
this time
at

the pretence of War

of the Subjedls
Ubc-

was
greatlydiftraded
rality.And
with fo many Enemies
abroad
and havmg to do
being oppreffed
home
infomuch
that our advantages
with underminingTreachery
at
",
leemed to promifeus whatfoever
if wifelyfollowed
we
fide
the
could hope for. Francis was
with
the
War
on
one
prefTcd

France

Duke
to

the other fide by the

Emperour : At home Charles

our
King
by Letters inciting
in
his
he
of
acknowledged)
(as
Right
hereditary
recovery
ful
faithhe
his
of
whereto, refpedlefs painor peril, promifed

of Milan

on

of Bourbon revolted from him

the

afTiftance. Neither
conceived
make

an

was

this offerto

hatred
implacable

be

for
flighted
;

his Prince
againft

and

he had

was

srble

were
His valour and experience
great party in France.
the
of
his
performedin
by
greatnefs
exploits

after manifefted
fhort

Duki tf

Bourbon

France,

to

Tie

him,
fpace,TrAncis beingtaken prifonerby
B

Rome

facked

by
his

"utlts.

ri-

Annals

36
fain

at

himfelf and

ranfom

laft to

Thefe notable

advantageswere

fied ambition

and

of

malice

man

one

of
defigns

men

at

to

but fo

"

his Church

good of

the

and

into

with thirteen thoufand

France

hundred

two

foot,

Archers

thoufand

iive

The

men

o"

is fent
St/ffelk

fix hundred

'vtz.

"

horfe-back, three thoufand

Halberdiers, feventeen hundred
and
,

Launces,
Archers

on

of Calais

of the Garrifon

thoufand fix hundred

two

and imperials
Englijh
joining

invaded

the

of Paris
leagues

two

twenty
affrightuntil the Lord

of

Pioners.

French

of the

news

hundred

coming
makes

Launces

put
by the

of the Duke

them

City in
King with

of

heart

take

exploits,
the

mean

the

Clement

fitc-

ceedeth , ani

Wolfey fttf-

fereththe
pulje.

re-

on

(Adrian

the Sixth

months

elected.

Sixth.

But

fortable
com-

four

of

After thefe
recalled.

were

died Pope
Septerftber

CMedices was
after two
placeJulius
failed
in
his
wolfey
Hopes who exagain

in whofe

Here

Emperour and the King to have fucintended this dignity

the Emperour never
for

peded by the helpof

ceeded Adrian.

the fourteenth

the

) Neither indeed had

( for he did his beft for Julitts.
willing,could he have advanced him to the Chair.

him

of (Adrian

in fo fliort a time

Cardinals

terrible

Fendofmewith

toward the end of Dfcfw^^r

time

the

again.

Forces

our

Seventh

nions,
Domi-

marching

the

fent

Br ion

of

out

within

In

on

drawn

and
took Roye,Mondidier,Bohai!i,
Bray,ChaJleaubeAu,

the

his

being diflblved,the Duke

Parliament

The

Adrian

way

happened in the ellate

that converts
almighty Power

glory.

own

The ieath

fatif-

never

that it made

afterward

BlefTed be that

of the Chufcli.

Angela and
mighty rate.
,

his Cardinals

all let flip

throughthe

for that great alteration which

the wicked

of St.

Pope befiegedin the Caftle

the

his conduA

1523-

of England,

were
weary
the Court
little
and
w
ith
ftranger
acquainted

he been
For

who

of Romt.

the

was

And

the

Collegerepinedto

fee any

other fitin St. Feter'% Chair

than
,

an

Italy.Neverthelefs Wolfeywas
the Emperour by whole default (he was
fo incenfed againft
verily
perfuaded
) it happenedthat he milTed of the Papacy that now
with a defireto be revenged
biddinghope farewel, lie was poffefTed
the Emperour for his conceived
on
injury. He therefore on a
fudden turns
French
and to hinder the Emperour'sproceedings,
the illfeafbn
procuredour Forces to be called home
pretending
of the year
that the next Spring they fhould be returned
w ith promife
again.
Italian

or

at

bred up in

leaft one

K/i

1524.

DOM.

1524.

RFC.

16.

Charles having
givenany juftcaufe of breach mlfey
BUtdared
his affedion toward the French,
publickly profefs
not

not

with
chim

to

notwithftanding
by the intercourle of one 'John "jo*and withoiit the privity
Cenouefehe maintains intelUgence,

whom
a

of

Henry
of

the

laysthe platformof a new

Ht-nrj'
the Emperour and

League.

hot betuxen.
token

Bourbon

in

not

thence

the

and

Venetians

had

detained the

money

obtained

The

very

betbre

/'.iw"j
,

Duke

of

littleinferiour,and
llood

the
(indeed all in all) wherewith
to furniih him.
were
clement,

Henry

Holinei's,to intermeddle

Venetians

firft anfvyered

at

with

the

coldly
,

denied
lengthplainly

1525.

already

by cW/^-j- his means,

Papacy chiefly
his predeceflbr
Adrian
had promifed
5

his

not

of Princes.

was

had

the

which

laying,it befeemed
Wars

in number

our

althoughhe

War

Francis

taken it.The

until he had

were
Imperials
nothingbut money

of

The

the French.

37

aniightyArmy Hite down

with

rife from

to

and the

want

Pope

and

Milan,

vowing

Eighth.

at

for

of the French
and
they flood in awe
",
the
of
ambition
And
the
malicious
were
jealous
;
Emperour's
Cardinal
had fo playedhis part with Henry
that the Imperials
due from him
of the monthly fumms
ceedingly
exdifappoifited
were
diftreffed. Now
make
between
to
a feparation
^yolfe)|
Wolfey f"iKing
thefe two
found that fuades.the
Princes, told the King, that he certainly
Divorce.
the Emperour did but delude him : that he had indeed promifed
railed by the
the King'sDaughter- but a rumour
to
was
marry
of
Spaniards That this match would belittle either for his profit
his honour
forafmuch
the
the
but
as upon
Lady Mar)/ was
point
the
in wedlock,yet inceftuoufly
a Baftard
begotten it is true
match
being by the Ecclefiaftical Conftitutions made unlawflil ;
,

to

for he could

his Brother

to

Teftaments

Catharine

that the

Pope

had

to

both

That

fuch
againft
exprefs

were

who

been

.r^r?W:

Prince

that therefore it layriot in the

is certain

lawfullymarry Queen

not

before married
and New

conjundtions and
,

with
dilpenfe

Emperour's Ambafladors

the Old

them.

It

thus difcourfed

had

his u(e of it
this yery point and jvolfymade
n'olfey
upon
his
Queen , and
accordingly. He knew the King doated not on
in hope he would bethink himfelf
buzzed thefe thingsin his ears
with

of

Wife.

new

that for lack of Kfue he iliouldleave the

to

Woman,

birth

was

Alan^on,
,

the

that upon

other,

and without

That

his Divorce

Hettry muft

of

That
had

Sifter

to

the

King

Catharine

from

and
,

of

oi France.

He

Marriagewith

fall foul with the Emperour

neceflity
adhere to the French.
ftrongly

hope of reconciliation ,

this Divorce

Ours

C^targaretDuchefs

for Wife

him
and

was

for thefe reafons fet

ImperialHiftorians do all accord

do

regardthe lawfulriefs of her

make
his Heir
with fafety
not
5

could

propofedunto
beautiful Lady,

the

in

whom,

One,

queflionablehe

the Cardinal

knew

to

ting,
King lamenKingdom to a Child,
and

defired

takingas he

This

deny.

But

Henry inftead of

neither

",

by P^elfeythe

on

foot

for

ought

ever

read,

pals this is certain

he"
the Emperour with the money
furnilhing

howfoever

promifeddemanded

it

came

all that he had

to

alreadylent.
'^

NNO

Annals

38
K^NNO

DOM.

REG.

1535.

St. Pauls

had
Pacey Dean of
Richard
Agent concerning

1525.

been

Richard

Pacey
of Pauls

faUtthmifd.

of
But
to

a
a

and

knew

worthy ( had
the

not

was
very tender , he was
he affaiedto take up fo much

the

Italy. He
fo pleafed)

been
the

King'smind.

King

which
,

according

layat ftake,

now

difcontented.

much

he

God

changeof

due from

the monthly pay

perceiving
of whofe Honour
not
came
promife

longbefore fent

affairsin

our

an

as

very Learned man

better Deftiny.He

was

17.

not

to re/lice

Dt"H

of England.

falve all,
of certain Merchants
with

money

To

it feems he in part

whom

prevailed.But the fumm was fo fmall,

in as fmall ftead
and yet fo great
that
Imperials
his
make
of
eftate
latisfa(5lion.
to
ability
private

that it flood the

it exceeded

the

notice of the

Upon

King'salienation from

the

Emperour

he fell
,

difl:ra(5ked.
irrecoverably
"The Butttl

Pavy.

In the

"f

in fo great diftrefsand

by

fome

the

Battel
,

were
Imperials

of all things that unlels

,

want

the Trench

other draw

or
ftratagem

fortune of

of Bourbon and the

the Duke

time

mean

muft

Army

commit

to

needs disband.

theycould
all to

the

They dilquiet

in the nightpreceding
and try the French ( efpecially
St. MatthiasCharles
the
the
which
of
his
was
day
day
Emperour
nativity)
,

with many falfeAlarms. They make two Squadronsof Horfe,and

of fix thoufand
The firftconfifting
four of Foot.
Lanlquenets
,
Italians , under

Spaniardsand
,

Cuajlo
; the fecond

Foot,
Spanijh

of

the third and fourth of

of Bourbon.

the Duke

of the

the command
under the

Marquefsof

Marquefsof Pefcara;

Lanfquenetsunder the ViceroyLamoy and

called the Park-vpall,
to a Wall
They came
,

of the night caft down

the covert
above fixty
paces ,
within it , the firflSquadrontaking the way to ^JMirabell^

and

under

enter

the reft marching toward

the

King'sArmy. The King thought

as
Imperials
making choice of the plain"
in.
fields
He was
to fight
unwillingto leave the befieged
open
and yet the Plains were
at liberty,
advantageousfor his Horfe. He
the

went

to

therefore commands

"Mirabell,

his

fometo be difchargedwhich
Artillery
M'hat endamaged them 5 and thoughunwilling draws his Forces
of their trenches ( than which
the Imperials
out
defired nothing
the
whole
his Army againft
more)and oppofed
them.But
ftrengthof
pafTmgbefore the Gannon, hinders their execution. They that took
,

the way

to

felves in

Mirabell,now
cruel

head,and both Armies engage them-

turn

fight wherein

the

than

Subftanccs,and
of

the idle

Shadows
following
vulgar,than the

King more

rumours

of the

moft certain and

glorious
Vi(5loryis overthrown and
taken prifonerlofing
befide the flower of the French Nobility
msans

( almofiall either taken

the

or

flain)

whereof had
pofTeflion

Lmbardy. Pope

Clement

made

who

blow the Duchy of Milan,

him Lord of the greatefl
part of
had left the Emperour for the

at one

French

Annals

.o

of England.

that thefc fecret compadts were

known
Henry littlefufpefting
March
end
fent
of
Ambairadors
the
about
the Emperour,

time

1525-

to

London

of
Biftiop

Cutbert Tonsid

him

and

Sir Richurd

Knight of the Garter 5 by whom

him
Bcriotti fuccejiadmonijhiKg

to

fVingjield

did

his Ute vicongratulate

to
a
:
clo[e
of his fortunes
purfttit
intendedveith
the
to
That if his Imperial
Majejiy
greaterforces oppref
hetrveen
ofthe sirt"i tie ofFriendjhtp
already vanquijhed
; in regard
endeavours jbould
in no fortbe rvantmg. What
his necejfary
them
It is very hkelyhe paid
not.
anfwer the Emperour gave I know
coin, and diflembled with the Dinemblerthe King in his own
entertained our Ambafladors,as courteoufly
but having courteoufly
He

difmiffed them.But fhe

and mufl
money,
with France,
War
pretended

King

Subjeds. He
to

would

Parhament
itir,.xn.

Money
ded

and

com-

taken.
that

Subjeds coffers. The

his

open

wants

Divers

clamatmt.

very illentreated

Commiflioners

fedition and tumult.

London ;

not

the

Hereupon
wherein

it
King difclaiming

That

ofhis

laft fain

faithful

Servant

at

was

Lord

the

Council

King ;

That the

King

King

calls

danger of

Parhament

feeks

one

he hadno
.,

be

to

to

utterly

by fuchburthenous

taxations.
free himfelf
The

to

himfelf

take all

upon
furtherend

protefting

in it
,

than the prof

t

not
jesties
onlywith his Maadvifed
hut
nath
the
alfo
acknowledged)

that he had

all
( whictTthey

in the Laxvs

Learned

and

to

and the

further

himfelf
profefleth

he

every

denied
,

without

ignorantof thefe intolerable courles

Cardinal

where

every

The

by

Kingdom at one and the

prevailingthat as if the people

fo far from
theywere
confpired it was
univerfally

at

and

Proclamation

in divers parts of the

fame time,

be held

muft be

fliorter courfe

accordingto

fair means
to
fate in Commiflion
had

fome

the fixth part of every man's Moveables.

Commiflioners
ufe all
appointed
great perfonages
J
But althoughthey
draw
the peopleto contribute.

lefsthan

no

key hopes
fupphesby a

expedationof
^

his

with

this

and with

is therefore demanded

Money

mandaibyPrO'

tedious

prove

diflemble

now

both Divine

and Humane

t.ikethe
mightlawfully

it was,
rvhofe
opinion
/"/?/!?
Pharaoh
did,
fame courfe
,

who

a certain portion
bythe mtniHeryp/^
ofevery mans
Jofepli
fequefired
the
of
the
diflike
But
the
e
jlate
for
publick
people ocgood.
private
cafioned by this (thoughfruitlefs)
projeft was greater than could
be removed
by this excufe.
And
fruitlefs the King's
this
not
projed was
altogether
yet
the War
a fuificientpretext of deferring
affording
apparent want
,

\\

ith France

until another

Neither

ufe of his advantagesover

to

make

to

all his blows.

muft

year.

it the

was

who

the French
,

Henry having put away

King'sintent
now
layopen
the

his Wife

Emperour

would
ftand
needs be netlcd and then the amity of France
and
in fome ftead. Indeed Catharine was
noble
virtuous
a
a
,

him
the
in

Ann

King faUs
love Tilth

Bolen.

Lady,
of her.

but fliehad lived fo

He

long

as

to

make

her Husband

aff^ded the Daughter of Sir Thom/ts Bolen

weary

Treafurer
of

H
of his Houfliold. Her
the other

the

he intends

he did

For

N'R

to

Eighth.
and

marry,

his foul
Abhor this

in

'4'i

be divorced

to

Mdtch
ificejiuom

Irom
and

.1525.

ft

rveal th.ithe fljottld

livefitjgle
piihlick
efbicLtllytije
hirth beingfo qHcU'.onable.
of his Daughters
lavpfiilaefi
He married
his
the
not
hut
to
agninfor
fleafure
fettle Kingdomon his Uvofulllfuc.
The Learned ( as many
veith ) did generally
as he had conferred
pronounce
the frfl
wtd:
rvoiild
he
h.tve
it lawfully
d/cidid,
yet
that
Marriage
vpith a fafeconfcience
he mightmake choiceof fecond.Thus far had
led him, hopingto have drawn
him to a Match
willingly
fVolfey
rvtth the

iiood mt

in France.

he

ifor
himfelf

of age to choofe
elfewhere fetled his aftedions.
But

was

and

ready
al-

had

And the more

his love
the eighteenth
to manifeR
on
oF June a crmivn
Lurds.
he created his future Father- in-Law
Sir Thomas Bolen
Vilcount
the
fame
A
t
time
created Henry Fitz-roythe King*s
were
Rochfort.
'

of

by Eliz,aheth Blount Daughterto Sir JohnBlount KnigHr,

Nottingham,and Duke of Richmond and Somerfet
:
Henr^
of
Earl
the
Devonjhire
Coufin-german
King's
Courtney
Marqueis
eldeil:Son to the Duke
of Exceter:
of Suffolk
Henry Brandon
by
natural Son

E.irlo^

King'sSifterthe Dowager

the

Lord

(JManners

Roos

and

Cumberland:
vealter.

of

France

Earl of Rutland

Robert

Earl of Lincoln

Sir Henry

Fitzvealter
Ratcliffhoxd

Thofnas

Earl of
Clifford,
,

Vifcount

Ftt'z-

'

mlfey this year laid the foundation of two Colleges,W'olfcy

build
the placeof his birth
another at Oxford dedicated
at Ipfrvich
one
Saviour CHRIST,
of chrifl
-church.
This
to our
by the name
and
a
latter,
thoughnot half finifhed,
Work,
royal
yet magnificent
Cardinal

two

t9

leges
Col-

fruitful Mother

moft

of Learned

Children

doth

furniih the

and Commonwealth

Church

amongftothers

with

me
acknowledgeth

multitudes

( fuch

of able

and

men

) for her Fofterdation

alCo been the foun-

I am

as

The other, as if the Founder had

fellwith the Cardinal
and beingfor the moft part pulled
,
down, is long fince converted to privateufes. The Cardinal's
eftate ( althoughit were
wonderful
private
great ) being not fufthefe
w
ith
anfwerable to their
ficient to endow
revenues
Colleges
the Pope confenting he demolifhed forty
Monaftefoundation
iemolijheih
,
child.

ries of
On

note

meaner

thefe his

and conferred the lands

Colleges.It hath

new

That this bufinels like that

tothofe that any way had a
,

what

became

or

the

Pope

belongingto them,

been the obfervation of fome

,

fatal SacrileJgi
pu-

Gold of Tholoufe
was
proverbial
,

hand

jorty Monafiertts.

in it. We

will hereafter (hew

nijhid.

But of five , whom

and the Cardinal.

ufe of in the alienation of the Gifts of fo many Religious

the
it afterward happened that two
of them challenging

he made
men

fieldof each

other,one

was

llain, and the other

hanged

for it
5

third throwinghimfelf headlonginto a Well

wilfully
pcriflied
-,
ebb
that
low
that
funk
a wealthyman
to that
a fourth , befofe
,
of
and Dr. "^llen the fifth a man
he after begged his bread
a

"

note
efpecial

of
beingArchbifliop

Dublin

was

murthcred

in

Ireland.
.

Annals

42
1525-

of England.

that by thelc and the like examples men

Ireland. 1 could wiHi
heed
how
take
learn
would
they layhands on thingsconfeto
,

lb feverely
If the Divine Juftice
crated to God.
punilhedthofe
abufed
the
not
converted
the
that
regarding abufe, but fol(yet

fu-ayof their ambitious defires)goodsof the Church

lovi'ingthe
to
undoubtedlybetter ufes what can we exped of thofe that
the Church, having no other
take all occafions to rob and fpoil
end
but onlythe enrichingof themfelves.
"

Divorce

of Henry his intended

the expelled
King of Denmark
chrifiiern

Luther

from

notice

had

and
,

who

that

eagerlyfoli-

King 5 puttingLuther in hope,

Prince, might by mild perfwafions
that Henry ht'mg a courteous
Reformation
which Luther had begun.'
the
be induced to embrace
the necefTary
of this
And indeed Luther forefeeing
confequences
and
did
the
intreated
write
unto
Divorce, was eafily
King in
cited him

write

to

the

unto
friendly

this llibmifiTive
manner
Lather writes
to

the

King.

doubted

He

Reply:

but he had much

not

his i^ajejiy
by his
offended
others

by
enforced

but he did it rather

than

ofhis own

late

accord.

novo
He
;
prefuming upon the Kings much bruited humanity
the King himfelf
That
not \.^uthor of
rvas
informed
ejpecially
being
,

did

write

cavilled
which thing
he underjiood
him
rvas
captioufly
againjl
occafion
dinal
And having
to fpeakof the Carby [ome Sopbijlers.
he called him the CaterfiUar
jiood
underof Tork
He
;
ofEngland

the Book
at

the
,

King did

now

loath that wicked

and in his mind

pardonof his CMajeBy

we
not make our
to
jhould
to impofe
it he would
enmities immortal.
Ifthe King would be pleafed
and
blazon
his
his
V
irtues
in another
acknowledge fault
Royal
openly

to

favourthe Truth,

he
wherefore

fortofmen

that

remember

him
befeeching

craveth

beingmortal

Book.

Then

wijhedhim

he

to

Hop

his

againiithofe
flanderom

ears

the fumm ofhis

fie
Faith in chriftwho did bear
DoUrine That we mufibe favedthrough
his whole body,
the punifhment
our
in
of
fns every fart and throughout
with
the Father forever.
who dying
again reigneth
forpts and rifing
and C/ipoBles:
That he taughtthis to be the Doctrine ofthe Prophets
he fhewed what Charity
and that out ofthis pofition
how we
was

tongues that branded

him

with Here

for this was

behave

that we
are
to obey
felvesone towards another
whole
the
and
i
n
the
to
(pendour
Magiflrates
life
of
^rofefjion
Gojpel.
saries
or Err our
If this DoHrine contain any Impiety
why do not his Adverit ? why do theycondemn him without either lawful
demonflrate
that he inveigheth
In
or
?
confutation
hearing
againHthe Pope and
his Adherents
he doth it not without goodreafon
oifortheir
; forafmuch
fake theyteach things
profits
contrary to what chrifand the Apojlles
did
the Flock
and maintain themfelves
domineer
over
thatfo
theymay
That
the
this
and idlenef.
mark at which their thoughts
in Gluttony
was
and deeds aimed ; and that it was
fo notorious that theythemfelves
could not denyit. That iftheywould reform
themfelvesbychanging
their idle and filthy
oflife maintained by the lofand wrong of
courfe

oughtto

our

ethers.

the

Eighth.

43

the

be compoj'ed.
Thxt his Tenets rvere
mighteafiij
dijjerences
1535.
and
Princes
i"j
Ejl.ttes
ofGermany, -ivho did reverently
approved rnnny
this great blcfjing
of God
acknarvledge
amongstwhom he veonderfuUy
he might rank his Af.ijcjly.
That the Emperotirandfomeothers
dejired
his proceedings
he did not at nlirvonder : forthe Prophet
David
oppofed
hid many
foretoldThat Kings and Nations (IjohUconjpire
Ages fince
the
Lord
and
his chrifland cast avcay his yoakfrom
againjl
againjl
when
did
Thit
he
them.
this and the like places
consider
ofScripture,
he did rather wonder that any Prince did favour the doctrine of the
Gojpcl.And to conclude he craved a favourable
Anjwcr.
The King made a fliarp
him
tht Kings An^
Reply to Luther's Letter,accufing
of bafe Inconftancy. He ftands in defence of his Book
which fvjtr.
and Learned men.
( he (aid ) was in great ejieemwith many
Religion's
That he reviled the Cardinal ( a Reverend Father ) wm
to he regarded
him
could
he free.
a* from
from whofe impietyneither God nor man
had found the prof
That both Himselfand the whole Realm
table and
who fliould
whole fom ejectsof the Cardinal's endeavours
reap this
that where.ts he loved him
fruitofhnihex'srailing,
very well before,
than ever
That among other ofthe
he would now favourhim more
:
this was
Cardinal's gooddeeds
that he took ejpectal
that
one
care
and
LutherV
c
leave
to
none
Jhould
or
leprofe
of
herefie
contagion

others

take root

Kingdom:

this

in

with

^itous marriaae

Then

Nun

a.

him
upbraided

he

crime

with his ince-

beinou-s and

as

abominable

as

Any.

this Anfwer

At

(which

the

King caufed

be

printed) Luther
faying
his Friends
That he wrote
and
in that humble manner
onlyto pleafe
how
much
he
That
that he now
he
committed
aw
was
miflaken.
f
plainly
the like errour
at the requeji
in writingfriendly
ofothers to Cardinal
Cajetan,George D"^'f 0/Saxony, and Erafmus, the fruitswhereof
That he jhewed himfelf
that he made them the more
violent.
were
Zeal in Princes Courts
in hoping
in feeking
to fnd Pietyand
a fool,
in [earching
in the Kingdomof Satan
CHRIST
forJohn Baptift
he could not prevail
byfair
among the C loathed in Purple. But being
much
grieved

to

blaming his friends that had occafioned it j

he would take another

means

The

by
and

him

of

late mention
either this

the Cardinal

courfe.
Erafmusputs me

Ltbero f^rbitrio ; whereto

writing

"^

Servo

Book

written

the year palfed

at the entreaty of the King
,
in
himfelf
confefleth ) entihe
an
Epiftle
( as

Book

De

of

or

tuled, De
a

in mind

Luther

made

quick Reply,

(L^rbitrio.

DOM.

1526.

REG.

18.

nuation I $ 2
Emperour to fcek the contiFrench
of a Peace with England. The
(although
A brtach
intend to
their
concealed
at
)
not
it,
liberty
King
being
they
yet
the

MAny

reafons

might

move

the

6.
with

EmftrouT.

revenge

AnnaU

44
1526.

of England.

The
Turk prepares for Hungary,
:
revenge their late overthrow
the King whereof ( Lewis ) had married Ann the Emperour'sSifter:
combined
CbArles ,
Almoft
all ltd) by the Pope'smeans
againft

formidable

become
is now
power
been
the Boors having lately
whofe

up
threaten

where

doth

yet every
enmity oi Henry

in

And

it

Germany

lelf,

beingfcarce pacified
,
,
tumults.
In this cafe the

arms

new

much
neceffarily
impeach his proceedings.
But many
things again urge him on the other fide : his Aunts
for of this he long fince had an
) the late
inkling
difgrace
^ (
League concluded under-hand with the French ; but that which

fwaied above
the

muft

King'sDaughter.
to

with

the French
( elpecially

Frame

be

) might
fperate
did

That
there

her Husband

promifedmatch with
the Queen his Aunt might be reconciled
be
fome
The
hope.
League
might yet

the diflike of his

all,was,

as

fort to his mind

no

way
for fome other

made

it was

hich he had

But

brave

or

Sifter
Jftbella

Portugal was

this Match

either for love

privaterefpedtsfetled elfcwhere.
of

John King

to

fo de-

King'scafe being now

broken, as
eafily

beautiful

Lady

and

had

thoufand Ducats.
tJMarywas neither
beautiful
her
by agreement muft he marry
marriagabie nor
^ yet
thoufand
than thofe four hundred
without any other Dowry
a

Dowry

of

hundred

nme

wl.-'.chhe had

Crowns
his

Treafurydry

and

of Henry.

borrowed
his

had drawn

to
Subjeds in Spainbeing required

do

not
( perhaps
plainly
unlefs
he
it
)
deny
perfons
principal

their Prince

The Wars

lieve
re-

fubornation

without

of

fome

in

one
Jfahella

marry

a manner
Language and Nation,
Lineage
and of years fufBcient to make
a Mother.
By way of fervice
(Cuftom growing to a Law) they are to givetheir King at his

of the fame

of the fame

Marriage four hundred thoufand Ducats : if he will in this be

pleafedto fatisfietheir requeft theypromifeto double the ufual
,

thefe reafons

For

lumm.

when
,

again ( whether
renewing of the
of War
in France
Charles anfwered

Henry fent AmbalTadors to treat

I cannot
fay) concerningthe

fincerely
League the Marriage of
no

or

to

at

the

and

at

lafteven

but

coldly

the undeniable

excufe his Marriage to

defiresof his Subjedshad in
to

and
,

chargeof both

common

folemnities fends

thfe Lady CMary

be maintained

in the very Nuptial

the King, whereunto
a manner

forced him.

concerningthat part of the Embaffage,

fuch
demands
as if they had
our
were
againftFrance
been purpofely
coined by ivolfey
to force the Emperour to the priority
demanded
fmaller
of an apparent breach.
For the King
no
fhare in the Conqueft, than Picardy,
Normandy Cuien Gafcoign,
that the Emperour {parwith the title of, King of France
taking
; and
both of Peril and Charge Ihould himfelf ferve in Perlbn.
if he
But c/;4r/rj wanting money,
and tiredwith continual peril,
and eafe or his profit muft not give his
regardeither his fafety
made larger
aflent elpecially
confidcringthat the captive-King

Sorne do farther add

that

of War

offers
"

the

Eighth.

45

offers and thofe with Peace, than thefe yea althoughhe became
,
,
whereof
the event
victorious , with War
beingalwaysdoubtful^
affu're
himfelf
of
wiflied
fuceefs.
Neither indeed did
can
no
man

15

(5.

Henry expect any otlier ilTue of his

For

the fame

at

Mother )

fend

to

fome

over

confult of the main

the Lord of

away

Embaify

than

Regent

truily
perfon

( the

with

Brio?f

fliegladlydid

which

"

captive-King's
The King
he might dea'.'OUfS

whom

chance

Prefident of

and

Roue"

flatretufal.

time he deals with the

retitve
difpatching
French

Joh"Joachunwith

largeCommiflion, and Inftrudions by all fubmiftiveand fair

in the profecution
of
languageto perfwadethe King to perfift
a

League. For indeed lliemuch feared leftthe confideration of his advantages

the tottering
Ei\^teof Fra"ce
over
might
make
him flie off again. ?rame
diftrefled
what
was
:
already
if the Emperour pre/Ting
would it be
hard on the one fide and
Duke
of Bourbon a home-bred
revolting befides many
enemy
this

new

fhould infeftit on the other fide

occafions,thQEt?glt(h

other

Englandthefe
could

fuch

found their entertainments

Agents
hope well efpecially
making means
the
long fince
King, ivolfey
yet fwayed

they

but

not

In

that

the Cardinal

to

who
,

but

Emperour

Charles before the

his hate apparent.
written
to the Cardinal,but entirely

made

now

Battel of Pitvy(Qnt no Letters

by himfelf, and fubfcribed

Tour

Son

and

CoufinCHARLES.
,

After this Viftoryhe fent

his Name

one

the ufual folemn

without

fubfcribed

two

or

form

of favour
mind

and
,

or

refpedt.Thefe

or

were

durft view
jvolfey

Hcary did bear

any

tokens of

evident

hates with

barelywith
fignification

alienated
Neither did he

him.

deal otherwife with Heffry, than as one

beneath
the
of
conceit
that great Vidory
puffed
up with

whereof

difaffeded the

him

an

beingnow
obtaining

for the
,

charge though indeed not

fo great as he promifed. The King's affairs now
ftood upon
thofe terms
that reriouncing
the ftridlalliance with the Emperour
he muft make
hitherto by fo many
ties kept inviolable
a

part in the

party with

"rio"

the French.

therefore

his Prince's
piores

at

t;i;?i
n.

the Council

cdlamity and

the

hy their late everthrovp.

He

rvhen the

erected in France
,

cdleth

miferies
inflichd
upon his Countrey
to

mind what

Efiate
ofit

leing

that France
acknowledgif^g
,

-Table having auditnce ,' D/?the Englilh

Trophies

tfbingwithal
moji
flour

was

the

Sun-fetof
the
Its Fortune
Colours
was
far
of
.occajion offeredadvancing Englifli
ther than ever.
would
neither
it
But
a King,
bkfeemfo tnagnauimotts
would it be for the good of England, at this time, to invade tt.
nor
Neither
A
h to infult
alreadydeje^ed:.
over
one
generous mind [cornet
would the riiiorybejide
the fortune
its dangers being
want
ofWar
with one
to be communicated
b
ecome
already
fopotent that no leji
than the united Forces
the current
ofall Europe would [erveto flop
of
his fortune
be content
which
could
done
be
we
unlefl
muflncceffarily
;
the miseries
to undergo
He therefore
Willingly
fervitude.
of a Spanifli
now

it

as

were

in

Cc

""
:

.,

craved

eni"

the

Kjtig.

Annals

46

of England.

the Emferour ( ry ho puffed veith

efhis Majejlythat leaving
up
Friends ) he would vouchsafe
contemned his hejl
to make
his late fucceji,
the King his \JMaJlerwhom in this fogreat a time of
a League vfith
it were
need tf he would be pie
a fed to raife
as
from the ground, he
him
oblige to a faithful
fljould
by fogreat a benefit
Friendjhipwhich
be readyto mamfefi unlef
hejhould
forfoulIngratiupon all occafions
tude
the censure
the
he had rather undergo
world.
of
chriftian
ward
Having delivered thus much in Latin Sir Thomas yJMore ( after-

craved

1526.

) returned this anfwer in

Lord Chancellor

likewife

Latin

that the French acknowledged

he
pleaded,
that
his
wanted not power to revenge old injuries
havingfelt Force,
;
alfo
ofhis Bounty; that he would do the utmofl
ofhis
tajl
theyfjould
ivhich if he effected,
endeavour to fettheir CaptiveKing at liberty,
he hopedwhen he had occafion
to make
ufeoftheir King he would
done in fo urgent a, feafen.
not be unmindful
offo good a turn freely
the

That

Ktng

well

was

In

the

he

As

for the Emperour

time

mean

content

was

he would

league

ton-

cludedvjith the
French

KJng.

moft

firm

her Son

for
Regentundertaking
fo openlymade

to

is concluded

League

) and

that the

with thetn^

Peace
perpetual

what
confder

So

?nake

to

with
a

determine
the

of him.

French

from
feparation

firft thing concluded

( the

the Emperour
between

That it fhould not be lawful lor the French King in

lieu of his ranfom to confignany part of his Kingdom to the
glad of this League , who now
Emperour. The French were
them

was.

began to

fome

conceive

hope

of

good

beingfecure

of

England.

fo great an irapreflion
in the heart of Francis , that
of our
affairsfor many
he fliewed himyears together

Indeed it made
in his

care

felf mindful

the

French

King Jitat
Itbertj.

of fo great

Winter leafon.
A littleafter

benefit.

Francis
,

was

upon
That as

Thefe

having been

thefe Conditions

at

done

in the

year Prifoner in

Spain

thingswere

:
lengthfetat liberty

the Huchy
fhould
confign
(fBurgoigneto the Emperour : That he fhould
quitthe Sovereignty
and
That
he
aB his rightpreFlanders
Arthois
renounce
fhould
:
of
tended
the Duchy of Milan and Kingdomof Naples ; That he
to
and the refl
that
to his honours the Duke
fhould
rejlore
ef Bourbon
had revolted with him : That he fhould
the
Emperour s
marry Eleonor
Queen ofPortugal; That he fhould
the
whole
Sifter,
fumms of
pay
due to the King ofEngland nis Sifter
the Queen of
money heretofore
md
Cardinal Wolfey
France
whereof the EmThe payment
perour
;
had undertaken
be
that we
endamaged by
might not
with him.
partaking
of thefe and other things
of lefs moment,
For the performance
Francis
but alfo delivered his
not
onlybound himfelf by Oath

foonas

he

he

into France

came

"

two

ihould

remain
Francis

the

Daulphin and Henry Duke of Orleans who

in Spainuntil all thingswere
duly perHoitages
formed.

Sons,Francis

as

the Articles of the

loon

he entred into his Realm

as

ratifiedall

Treaty but that concerningthe Duchy of

Burgoigne,
,

Annals

48
1526.

could

give fentence

not

his Confcience
the

from

could

what

prefumed

the

at

the

endeavour

to

himfelf

prom^fedto

he

whom

he

be drawn

not

delaysmuch
clement
,

to
to

vexed
whom

on

expecflfrom another

Pope
Emperour's devotion " He therefore
of fVolfey
Advancement
to the Chair;

refolved

Thefe

proceedfo llowiyunder

perhapswholly

one

in this bufinefs.

matters

either offence

Pope could

the

King. If

he much

either fide without

on

his Friend

or

either way

determine

of England.

fuccefs anfwerable

his
to
Pofts to Gardiner with
Henry therefore fends away fpeedy
willinghim to
ample inflrudtions in the behalf of ivolfey
,
a

defires.
with

others with gifts,

work
the Cardinals, fome with promifes,
and to omit no means
others with perfwafions
feme with threats,
that might be any way
available. But this was
to build Cailles
The meffenger
had fcarce fet forth
in the Air.
when report
,

that had made

clement

had

dead
,

DOM.

KyiNNO

1527.

0^ Mdy,
THefixth
under

Kome

againrevived him.

/?ow?f was

19.

taken and facked

of the Duke

the condud

REG.

i^2-j.

of Bourbon

by the Imperials
who

himfelf

was

facl(ed.Ilain in the affault marching in the head of his Troops. The

Pope, Cardinals, Ambalfadors of Princes,and other Nobles
into the Caftle of St. Angeb, were
there for fome
hardlyefcaping
of
At
days befieged. length defpairing fuccours, and viduals
,

failingthe Pope
,

for fear he fliould fallinto the hands

of the

for thismoft part feafoned with Luther'sDodrine

Lanfquenets
therefore paflionate
enemies to the See of Rome
agreethwith

and
,

the
of Bourbon chofen
Prince of Aaranges ( after the death of the Duke
himfelf and the Cardinals to him,
General by the Army) yielding
,

who

clofc Prifoners in the Caftle.

kept them

R"me

was

now

to allkind of cruelty and infolencies ufual to a conquered

fubjedl
for deftrudlion. Befide Slaughter,
intended
City
Spoil,Rapes,
,

the

Ruine
,

Pope and Cardinals

the licentious
news

but

whereby
caufe)

he

multitude.

Henry

the

was

iportand mockery of

pretendedmuch

inwardlyglad that fuch

an

occafion

grief at
was

offered
,

in all likelihood ( as he had juft

offended with the Emperour for this fo infolent and harfli

Ihould intimate
to

to

the

he

into trance
who
difpatcheth
H'olfey
what
his
fcandal
a
Ally
King
perpetual
,

all Chriftendom

that the Head

of it ihould be

with

this

Clement
mightoblige

proceeding.Whereupon
it was

were

Captivitya thingwhich
,

his affairs. The

did

more

concern
efpecially

oppreffed
Francis

fet forth from London about the beginning

of July,
accompaniedwith nine hundred Horfe,among which
of London
pf Dublin the Bifliop
many Nobles -, the Archbilhop

were

Cardinal

the Earl of

befides many

and Harendon,
Derby the Lords Sands, Montegle,
found the French
Knightsand Gentlemen.
U'olfey
,

King,

Henry
King

of both

it is

agreed,that at

reftore him

to

Eighth.

fhall be maintained

Princes, War

and
liberty,

at

where

Amiens,

at

the

charge

common

fur his pare thirty

thoufand Pounds
Henry contributing
of the Cardinal
month.
a
Frmcis
Upon the return
,

EngUnd

oi October

BeUaythe

of the

of

En^Urd

about

the

jum

middle

France,

others

in this

"J\iarti"
manner

Embaffage: Montmorency (imvifig

and Gentlemen fent
byrnxny Bijbop

honourablyreceived
who

him
brought

Horfe

met

reai

to

days ajter he

Two

where he

London

to

who conducted him

Pilace.
miles beneath

and

Brton

among
Fretjch Hiftory who
,

of this
paflages

veas

by the King
hundred

arrived in

He

) the Lord

Writer

dcfcribes the
Dover

League

accompanied with ']oh-/iBi:[Uyh\\):\OT^oiBiycux

ward
(after-

Cardinal

at

of this

of St. Ai:ch.ul.

Order

fent into

and Marefchal of Fiajsc^ Fqv Montmorency

,
and to invert the King with the

Lord Steward

C^hntmorency

the confirmation

1527.

itdyto fet the Pope

of the Church,
poiTellions
iierling

the

to

in

the

49

where

his lodging
in the

by water

went

to

bytwelve

don'/
of LonBijhop
four

Gvttn\vic\\

the King

There he wm
oftrefideth.
very
entertained bythe King ."nd the Cardinal of York.
fumptuoufly
Hanjing
had Audience
the Cardinal havingoften
him at Londoq
accompanied
him to a houfe
which he bad built a little
and Greenwich
brought
above
London
miles
ten
featedupon the banks of Thames
before
called Hampton Court.
( The Cardinal gave it afterward to the
and
is
this
it
King
day one of the King'schiefeft houfes. ) The
with
allhn
Attendants
there feajied
was
by him fouror five
Ambajfador
had hangings
The chambers
days together.
ofwonderfulvalue and
did
with
innumerable
vejfels
glitter
of Gold and Silver.
every place
hundred and four
There were
two
to mo'st of
[coreBeds the furniture

London,

them

Silk
being
to

",

and allfor the

London

we

were

of Strangersonly.

entertainment

St.

on

Martin'/

turning
Re-

day invited by the King

that ever
J beheld,
Banquet the moil fumptuofis
whether you co/ftder
the Difhes
and Flays
wherein
or the C^lafques
,
,
the Lady Mary the King's
To
acted
the
a
conclude,
Daughter
part.
to

Greenwich

to

Montmorency havingtaken the Sacrament

togetherthe
the
in
Francis
of
himfetf,
behalf
fir
Montmorency
King
[worethe

King

and

on
cbfervation
ofthe League. The Kingbejlowed
great gifts
every one,
Msd difnttjfed
ofBayeux Leiger
Montmorency who leftthe "//hop
forhis King, to endeavour the continuance efthe amitybegunbetween
Frinces.
thefe
,

fent into

Shortlyafter were

France

Sir Thom.ts Bolen Vifcount

who together
with 7"'^''"
Rochfort znA'Sixx AnthonyBr own Yj^x^fcil.,
Wells
of
Bath
in
(hould
and
take the
France
Biihop
Leiger
,

Clerre

French

and

to

King'sOath
him
prefent

We

let the
this end

had

with

made

now

Emperour
Sir Francis

patchedaway

not

to

know

to

the Order
France

League

in any

part,

of the Garter.

Nothing remained

ours.

but

to

the effeds of the late Confederacy.To

Pointz. and

the

violate the late

Clarencieux

Emperour

to

King

demand

at

the

Arms

are

moietyof

difthe

booty

War
frechinud
ngainfithe

f-mferour.

Annals

50
1527.

of England.

booty gocien

in the Battel of PAvy

of the French

King'sSons

and

therefore

him

draw

to

expeded to partakein

his

of Chriftendom
do

( neither

of Orienns

( one

left Hoftage for his Father ) to be delivered

had born a ihare in the chargesof that War,

who

Hcmy

to

the Duke

and
,

the

of Italy and

gains:

command

To

difturb the peace

Army out
by moleftingchrtU's Vicar. This if he refuled to
,

of any thingelfe ) they lliould

expeftation

there

was

to

not

forthwith defie him.

They

their Commiflion

execute

and

obtained, Clar encieux ix\d zcQXVXin

be

ceiving
per-

French

nothing
being admitted to the Emperour's preience do in the
Charles acof both King'sproclaim
War
againfthim.
cepts
names
of Frame
Venice
and
it chearfuUy. But the Ambafladors
Florence cravingleave to depart are committed
to fafe cuftody,
to

Herald

until it be known
The

Eftates.

report

cLtrencieux

"/?^/^W,and
committed

were

Emperour's Ambaffador

the

Whereupon

of his Ambaffadors

hereof fliesinto

Pcintz, and

Sir Francis

is become

what

with

thele

withal, that
with

is detained

the reft:.
until the

of them both.
was
fliortly
by the fafe return
the beginning of the next
Summer
infecTed
with the Sweating
died fuddenlyin the Court
being
and
Sicknefs. The fame happening to divers other Courtiers
lelf
London
the
Term
it
the infedion fpreading
over
was
ned
adjourBut the(e were
and the King fain to keep a running Court.
truth be know

it

as

Pointz. about

Sir Francis

But

the accidents of the

enfuingyear.

1528.

Clement
POpe
ends made him

of himfelf

was

the

incott^fanty
time
of the tope.

in this caufe

beyond the

concerningthe

between

neuter

as

1528.

DOM.

i^NNO

both

the

become

REG.

20.

naturallyflow
of his
infirmity
Divorce.
King's
and

Emperour

jealousof

the

him.

but

nature

own

protradt

felf
Bearing him-

French

And

his

King

he
,

being
himfelf likely
againto become a prey
Italy he perceives
if it Ihould happen hemuft
betake
totheConquerour. Which
certain
himfelf to the King of England,of whofe helphe was
as
hang in fufpence.But if he
long as his caufe did uncertainly
in the behalf of the King, would
he in gratifliould determine
tude
had
of
be as beneficial,
made him "
as hope (or fear
)
offending
makes

them
in

War

newed
re-

That

he much

to

almoft allthe Towns

decUne

out

doubted.

the Pope
thoughtspofTefling

Thefe

making
Csrdtn"l

clement

Campfgiut
land.
jentintt Eng-

much

to

the infolent

offer of their Keys

therefore did not now

whofe mind
againfl:

England,Laverence

affairsin Italy
Cxftr'^
began

throughoutthe

of hatred

Realm

of

Naples

Spaniard,and affedionto the French,

and receivingGarrifons of French.
muchftand

he

Cimpegim
,

was

in

intreated

Cardinal

and

awe
to

of the
fend

Emperour,

Legate into

Bifhopof Saltshury
,

who

Henry

the

Eighth,

5^

cngetherwith the Cardinal of Tork Ihoiild have the hearing 1528.

fo long controverted
to no
purpofe. And the more
he did by a Decretal
teftifiehis afFedion to tiie King
Bull
to
the King'sMarriage with Ca- j
(but privately
drawn)
pronounce
thitifie to be void. This Bull was
committed
to the Legate, with
thefe inftru(flions That having Oiewed it to the King and the
who

oF this Caufe

'

'"

Cardinal of Tork.
had

it :
publifli

tO
authority

received

fliould withal

He

inflrudliions
",

new

but

to them
lignifie

tlut he |
give fentence,until he I

to

not

him
telling

that he

the

content

was

'

King fhould enjoythe

benefit of it ( and it may be he was

then fo j
minded
) but that it flood him upon to have this bufinefs delayed,
until he had fufficiently
I'ecured himlelf from
the Emperour.

Thefe

the pretences of the old Fox to the

ufe of all feafdns , and
to make

were

meaning
weather.

was

The

ninth

o^ October

to

London

But

his

with

the

Legate.
to

turn

theLegare,the

comes

King havinggivenorder to the City for his folemn entertainmeht.

fruftrated their preparations:
But the old man's infirmity
lie was
tormented
grievoufly

the Gout

with

would

and

be

privately

broughtinto the City. After a few daysreft carried in a Chair,

he was
his Secretary
brought to the King's prefence to whom
wherein
made a Lutin Oration
having much complainedof the
of
in
extreme
cruelty the Imperials the fackingof Rome ; he ufed
words to fignihe that the King'spiousbounty fhewed irt
many
his liberally
ptable
relievinghim in fo needful a feafon was moft acce,

the

to

rpeechEdward
anfwer

To this
Pope and the whole Collegeof Cardinals.
of
Fox
(afterward Billiop Hereford)returned an

in L.itin

Th/it his

he declared

wherein
,

much
was
MajeJIy
touched
nAturally
not
onlyperformed

""f mnn
grievedat his Holme ficciUmityforAJmuch
That
had
veith a feeling
/mothers
He
mifenes.
of
but
had a Ifodone the part
rvhat coald be expected
him
a man;
as
from
of a friendfor a friend,and what was due from a Prince to Chriji's
did therefore
Vicar on earth. He
hope that in regardof his flial
cbediente to the HolySee
Band
in
ifit jhouldhappenthat He fJjould
would be pleafed
and authority
his Holinef?
need if tts affiflance
readtly
whtch
the
Son
to
it
a
crave
to grant thofe
befeem
common
of
might
things
in publick.The King and the LeyJMother. Thus much paffed
gates
affured
the
of
in
the
King
conferring private Cam^egiw

is

indeed no
pleafurehim.
Campegius was
clement
he
w
hat
For
thought.
knowing
fpaketruly,

Pope'sforwardnefs
bad

and

man
,

how

difficulta

to

matter

it

was

to

deceive

byoneconfciousof
theguile,and that

that

a man
not

was

was

deceived

no

fool
,

himfelf;

he
of the Divorce
Legatebelieve that in this matter
would be readyto do for the King whatfoever he (hould demand.
in confix whole months
After thefe paflages,
the Legatesfpent
in the King's
of proceeding
fultationonlyconcerning
their manner
In the mean
Divorce.
time the King underftanding that among
this his a(5iionwas
kind
his Subjeds but efpecially
the women

made

the

much

Annals

52
1528.

traduced

much

of England.

if he took this courfe

as

his Luft
latisfie

to

more

than his Conrcience

all farther

givea flopto

having
ailembled all the Nobles of the Realm, Judges, Lawyers, and
could conveniently
of the better fort of Commons
as
as
many
attend

the

upon

to

eighthof

rumours

made

November

Oration

an

this

to

effed:

Twenty

rfitKiufs

Speech

cancer-

King

his Divorce.

have

years

almoB

their courfe(faithful
a"d

run

beganOur Reign among

Subjects
) fiMce frji
God's
have
time
we
affijlance
fo behaved
of
by
yve

you

Self,that

Our

givenyou cattfe complain nor

We

have neither

No

endeavoured ought
againjl
forein
you
power hath

neither have

to

employed

Arms

Our

We

hut
,

hut

where

any

Enemies

cur

loving

all rvhtch traSt

In

to

jVe

jve

hope

to

glory.
lofi,

his own

have

phantly
trium-

that whether

Trophies.
glorious
you confider
the
Warlike
Peace
Our
or
ploits
exof
glory
of
plentiful
fweetfruits
have jhewedOur Selfnot unworthy
avouch
dnre boldly
We
We
have in all
whom
it Jpoken)
We
( without ojfence.be
of Our Ancejlors
ereSied Our

So

the

end ofOur frail

But when we refiett
equalled.
upon the necejfary
points
the
with
leH
We
of futuretimes
are
life
miferies
furprized fear
and
Our
fo obfcure
jjjould
prefent
felicitythat
thejplendour memory of
,

oi

the Romans

be forcedto

have

did

death

the
after

wifhwith

lived
perpetually

tears

^ Auguftus foyou
,

either that

We

had

never

hereafter

may

been
,

or

might

here prefent
who
,

feemany
govern you.
in the late Civil Wars,
in
regardoftheir age mighthave b^en parties
this Realm
ended
which foreighty
r
miferably
m
fo
man
years together
,
his
the
until
whom
to acknowledge
for
Sovereign
knowing
happyConWe

to

junBionofOur Parents did not refolvebut took away allcaufe

offarther
better
Our death you can hope
doubt.Confider
then,whether after
for
when thef anions ofYork and Lancafter diflra5ted
thisRealm.
days,than
have a Daughter,
whom we the more
We
tender,becaufe
flje
affectionately
would
have
know
that
is Our
But
we
ijjtte.
having
file
lately
you
,

with Our

dear Brother

between
a match
of France
concerning
Duke
thisOur Daughter and Henry
o/Orleans his younger Son beth
ofUs were well pieafedwith this alliance until one ofhis PrivyCouncil
birth ; forit was much to be doubted,
made a quejlion
of Our Daughter's
lest jhe were
to be held illegitimate
of Us and that
beingbegottert
Mother
who had before
been married to Our deceafed
Brother: faying
it was
that any one jhould
utterly
repugnantto the Word ofGod
marry
his Brother's Widow ; wherefore
he was ofopinionthat this match with
other thin incefiuous.
Our
to be deemed
Hovo
no
was
moflbeloved Spoufe
this
the
relation
hearts
God
Searcher
Us
Our
grievoujly
of
allied
knows. For thefewords didjeemto queflionnot onlyOur dear CenandQitr Daughterbut even the very eft
ate of Our
Soul, which
fiiet\,
death
eternal
and
inevitable
torments
muflnecejfarily
undergo
after
horrible
endeavour an
an
not
ifbeingadmonifhed
offo
InceflWe Jhould
"yiad
but
how great
amendment
cannot
for
fore
fee
;
your parts you,
thisdoubt
do
threaten
and
of
dangers
byreafon
Being
you
your Poflerity.
in this
to be refolved
therefore
defirous
( as the cafeindeed required)
point
treated

,,

H
point

ive

learned

with
frjiconferred

the

Oitr Friends

and

Humane

that theyleft
Us
farfromfatisfyingUs
it

the

recomfeto
,

no

to

God

call immortal

(ive

Venerable Legate.

have
witnej^)

to

forthe Queen

5 i8.

'

allothers fhould
be obedient. To

Selfand

Our

then with the moB

who indeed were
fo I

the Decree

fittingthat
other end

See
HolyApoflolick

53

perplexed,ive therefore
whereofwe think

more

had

and
,

both Divine

in the Laivs

Eighth,

this and

procnredthis

We

moflbelorvedConfort whattattle
illwilier
in private ive do willingly
or
s
mutter
foever women
may
and ingenuoufly
profej?that in mblene^of Mind jJje
far tran^
the
her
that
Birth
Ife
So
:
at liberty
were
now
fcends greatne^
of
if
and freefor a fecond
choice We
taie God to witnefi among all the
plentyofthe worlds Beauties we would not make choice of any other {if
we
lawfully
might) than of this Our now Queen one in regardof her
and converfation
mildn^j?,
wifdom humilityfan^ityofmind
( We
be
whenive
to
not
But
that
are
verilyperfwaded)
paralleled.
confider
the world to other ends
than the purfuitofOur own
ive are
on
bejicfwed
have
rather
the haz^ard ofan
it
to undergo
meet
we
:
thought
pleafures
God
uncertain judgmentthan to commit impiety
againji the liberal Giver
and ingratitude
of all blejfings
againstOur Count rey the weal and
each
his privatelife
or fortunes.
one
fljould
whereof
before
fafety
prefer
Thus much have you heard from Our own
mouth. And we hope,
that you
either
will heVe after
heed
detractions
idle ruto
or
mours
feditious
give no
of the people.
of the
This Oration took accordingto the divers difpofifions
hearers : fome lamentingthe Kings but many more
the Queens
As

Our

Some few
doubting,and fearful of the event.
eftatedefired a change even
rather
to worfe
weary of the prefent
of the prefent.And by thefe the courle the
than a continuance
King had taken ( Hot approvedby the vulgar) as pious, and imand the publick
pofedon him by his own
neceflitywas according
the
of
moft
to
nature
hopeful
flattery, highlyapplauded.

cafe, every

one

K^N

NO

lengthabout

AT

Bridewel,
the

like whereof

There

the Hiftories of
cited

21.

no

began the
that

was

other Nation

aduallySovereignand

by the

before
pcrfonally

fo unufual

REG.

1529.

the King refiding

at
beginningo^ April,

King's Divorce.

being

appearance

the

M.

the Black Friers in London

at

Monarch
puilTant

Realm,

!" O

voice

the

of

Suit

be

to

feen
:

Judges.

moft

77" Suit

cf lb,

King's

Vi"

vera.

bearing rule in his

Apparitor,made

an

the
,

afford

1529.

cerning
con-

The

Ceremonies

his
in

and indeed otherwife

of great moment,
requird
rtiortnels
of
the
intended
beyond
,
this Hiftory.A Chair of State,whereto was
of
afcent
fome"
an
was
placedabove for the King and by the fide of it another
fteps
matter

an

accurate

and

largerelation

( but

littlelower ) for the Queen.

Before the
Dd

King

at

the fourth

ftep

of England.

Amah

54
fteplate

1549.

hand

the

Legates but fo
,

the other

at

as

the

the left. Next

feemed

one

the

to

to

fitat his

Legatesflood

right
paritors
Ap-

the

and other Officers of the Court

and among
them Gardiner
in this bufinefs.
Regifter
j appointed
( after Bifhopof f^/"f/V/i''"
of
the
Umits
iate the Archthe
Court
within
Beibre the Judges
,
,

with
biihopof Canterbury

all the other

Bilhopsof the Realm.

At'

and Prodors
the Advocates
the farther end of each fide were
after
the
For
retained for each party :
King Sampfen
Bifhop of
and
of *f""?rff/?fr,
Peters
ther
FaBell afterBifliop
Tregonel
Chichefter,
,

the

to

Lord

now

Peters

of Law

all Dodors

and
Fifljer
Bilhopof Rochejler,

For the Queen,

^ff^fh with

of St.
'StaHdijh
Billiop

Ridley(Dotlor, whether of Divinityor Law I ,know not, but one)

All thingsbeing
who had the efteem of a very Learned man.
willed
to
ordered , the Apparitor
by the Regifter
thus formally
cite the

King

to the King
direftly

went

her
raifing
purpolely

voice

tliat every

no

to

an-

whom

might

one

:
Ipoken to this efFe"ft
deal
rvith
at this preto
me
Sir
I humblybefeech
your Majeltyfo
that
have
n$r
ofInjuflice
caufeto complain
fent that I may neither
the favourofyour wonted Clemency. I am here
you ha've debarred me
and
of Friends and Counfelfo that
a
a
fVoman
Stranger, deflitute
whom
and
J may elfe
employ / knovo net.
for my [elfI cannot
plead
neither f4" i f4^ly
ydy on Any
CMy kfffdredmd Friends are far off,
that
here
retained
are
hfre in a_ matter offo great fmfec^uence.They
to Appoint
other than vobom yett have been pleafed
are
no
f"rme
deal
veho
would
and are yoftr own
{ which
upriglnly
if
they
Subjects
;
here
ntthHand
do
dare
can
theynet
) yet
your
few will believe they
determinate,j"ffjl.4nd
pleafure.But what have wretched I committed^
and havingborn
wedlock
that after
twenty years fpentin peaceable
t
hink
at
ofputtingme
length
you fhouldnow
you fo many Children
the
at
widow
Brother,
fbe may
J
J
if
leafi
of
was
confef
your
away?
,

to have
ftieis reported

Jfeecbto the
King itfore
tbt

Qiieen being
) made

into the Court

of England come

Queen

her knees

hear her

Querns

Here

likewife cited

The

I ttm.

from her feat

rifing

but

the Court,

into

fwer

TSe

cryed Henry King efEngland come

anfwered

who

( Catharine
on

ttgatts.

\be accounted

her Husband

whom

Widow

never

knew.

For

take

be

Cod to witncf and I am perfwaded

ignorant
^.Almighty
you cannot
which
time
bed
it
that
to
an
from
I
came
unjpotted
Virgin
ef,
;
your
^"\C htvp
te
them,
have
behaved
to
I
even
appeal
my felf J afit cqntent
that do Vgifh
whatfoever
me
vfhofoever
theyare
leajl
good, Cfrfi^inly
vient
theirVcrdi^ may be you h"ive alwaysfoundme amf"ft
( Serfaithfnl
to
J may better fay tha" ) fKife havingnever
knowledge
my
whom
loved
vpithsfood
?nuch
J
in
jhew.
always
thofe,
cps
fo
pleafure
yonr
their
without
i
I thoughtynu
deferts.
earefuSy
fo
quefiioning
favoured
ended
and procured
that I ratherfear,/ have pff
farthered
your pleafures,
,

than that I have any veay

vmch endeavouring
jour content
thii
unto you,
the
"jwyduty.By
fiHedin leaf]
performance
my fbfervance
God in

too

ifffbe you

",

ever

tt worthy.
^
ofregard,
thfvght

o^r

cmmcn

iffte,
by
the

Annals

56
15

of England.

firftadvifed him to this courfe , and

Lincoln his Confeffor , and other Bilhopswith

to

29'

that the

have

did the Uke.

Thefe

the Ads

were

cafe

for a

was

month

ferred
con-

held in controverfie

two

or

of
Bifliop

he had

of the firftday.

This

whom

the

alledging that

King'sAdvocates
BjajoHSfor
the Divorce,

this Mirriage which as

the Pepes povper to ratifie
,
the
had pronounced
the
Larv ofNature
Scripture
prohibited
by
unUvpful:
It

in

not

tvoi

married
lawfully
were
Nuptials

That Catharine had been

,

sould

man

Arthur the Kings

[olemnized no
fublickly
did
the
circurnfiances
manifefi cenfummation
conjimciton.

deny;

and many

ofthe Marriage by a

carnal

Advocates

the other fidethe Queens

On

to Prince

and that the

elder Brother

maintained
,

'

The

Reafons

a-

gainfl the

Di-

i/orci.

which

Law

forbadthe

be

and not Moral

Judicial
as
fofarforth the Church had

and

the

fame church

marry their Brother's Wife, to

therefore
abrogated
by Chrift: but

Jews

to

retained

it , it

by the authority
of

w,ts

that
difpenfable
being
theywere confident
ejpecially
foreaHedged
confummationcould no way be proved.
Thus each fidepleaded and time pafted
The King obferves
on.
,

the

Cardinal
from
the

Pope'sin.

whom

to

her Wheel.

fince that turned

had

Fortune

tmjtancj.

coldlyto work than he was wont

go more
,
he before this expeded the promileddecifion. But

Campegim

in Italy
profpered

and

Clement

The

knew

it

wipe

to
a

was

the way

not

of an old offence by committing

the remembrance
found fome other pretence to fend one Francis Campana

out

He

new.

fairs
Emperour's af-

into

England but his chief errand was to will Campegiusto burn

the Bull
whereby the King'sMarriage had before been pronounced
with fpeed. But the news
void
and to return
to Rome
of the Pope'sficknefs at the fame time made him defer the execution
-J

of his Mandate.

if clement

For

flioulddie, the Cardinal

had

who
the King
might with fafety
gratifie
the Bifiioprick
of Sarisburyand to whom

conferred

the Cardinal

him

on

had

pro-

mifed

fuccefs anfvverable

to

his defires: And

if he fhould

permit

the

King to be thus illuded he feared he might be accounted

undernot
onlyingratefulbut alfo treacherous. But he fhortly
ftood the Pope was
well
whofe Mandate he muft obey and the
,

Bull

as

if for

In the

muft
Herejie

time the

mean

be condemned

to

the fire.
.

King

who

was

deeplyin.lovewith

^nn

Bolen

accordingto the nature of Lovers countingeacli minute

and never
refted until
by the hour quicklyrefented this chaiiige,
he knew
the whole carriage
firftfellhis
the
Then
of
matter.
wrath like thunder on wolfey whofe Wit had hitherto made all
his projedsfeafible: And
he could not
believe but that it was
,

Wolfeyi"Ui.

in his
power

with

to

effedt this alio.

Here

cannot

chufe but cry

out

the Comedian
,

Jove

Henry
^nd

Jove
is

It

"

the

gods

ye

how

Eighth,

hard

thing

57

Jerve a ragingKt"g ?

to
,

ferved the King , behavingiiimlelf

years had rvolfey
that
he
and
To,
wealthybeyond a private
powerful
fortune,
grew
and to the reft of the King'sTitles had procuredthe addition of

Full twenty

that rich

of,

one

laudablyHenry
enfuingtimes
the

and

I coniider how

as

behold

the calamities of

but accord with them

cannot

who

afcribe the

he did bear

all the Princes

over

ivdfeyhis Counfels.

whom
ftiallwe
to
away,
and Avarice-,
Wives
two
them

often

as

of
excellency

imong

Tor

hitherto ruled

had

fway which

goodPrince.

H'olfey
being taken
Tyranny,
,

two

to

thole effedtsof Luft

impute
killed

But

of Chriftendom

fo many
(and
death for their

put away-

of the greater fort ) put to

in the manner
extremityonly differing

many

ufed by
Religiononly,
Hanging againftPapifts,
Hcreticks, (thefe were
by Fire againil
the

of thofe days) and the Church

terms

wealth
( or rather the Common-

and robbed of her Patrimony "

tainly
Cer) horribly
fpoiled
had fVolfey
fate at the Stern
the King had never
like a Ship
,

dellifute of

Pilot, been

carried

and

uncertain motions.
burthen to it felf,the

But

and

to

tiro with

inordinate

Inch

contrary

greatnefsis always a

weightwhereof is augmented bytheufual

attendance of publick
Elves of
envy and hatred, the misbegotten
and
long
powerfulhappinefs.
the King once
offended began prefently
and
to totter
fvolfey
,

his firftfrown

at

courfe

was

at

the

taken with

him

as

roaringof a Lion ( before any harder

fo dejeded that althoughhe
) was
,

afterfeemed a littleto liftup

ftand on his feet. Nay
the

his head
,

yet

w^as

he

able

never

to

alienated from him

after admit him to his pretence. Behold the power
would never
of bafe Detradion
of the
( yet I will not exclude the greatnefs
devoured in conceit ) which wipes
Cardinal's wealth already
away
,

King beingonce

of the faithful fervice of fo many

the confideration of lb great glory purchafed
to

the

remembrance

labours.
K'elfeys

him.
againft

But

them.

am
not
ignorant what thingswere
objeded
that
they carry fo littlefliew of probability
,

I (hould much
to

years , and
the King by

fufpedhis judgment

Until it was

that would giveany credit

,
that the King enraged at the flow

known

the caufeof his

procecdingsin

Divorce, did day and nightbreathe

Bill
no
man
ever
againfthim threits and revenge
preferred
him
which
the
ufual
held
fevere courfes
againft
conlidering
muft needs acquithim of Abule of Power.
by our Parliaments
As for the caules of the King'sanger
will derive them rather
we
from his own
than H'olfey's
faultinefs.
difcontents,
The King by this time knew
of the difTembling
the treachery
Pope. He had near five years wandered in the Labyrinthof the
out

"

Court

of R""fte

and could
,

find

no

clew

to

lead him

out.

He

therefore

9.

Annals

58

thereforedetermined

1539.

of England.

make

to

force

way where he could not find one,

undo that Gordian Knot
which

to
and like K^lexanier by
,
To tvol^ey
could
labour
therefore he commuhe
not.
and
wit
nicated
by
his intent of marrying another whether the Pope were
wifhing him withal to find out Tome courfe or
willingor no
,

the
whereby Campegiushis CoUegue ( notwithftanding
late Mandates to the contrary) might be drawn to givefentence
his fide. Many thingsmight be pretendedto excufe the deed,
on
but chiefly
the fear of the King'shigh difpleafurewhich
peradunlefs he aflented to the King'sjuft
feel too
he
flioiald
venture
relate. But this is cerhis anfwer to this I cannot
tain
fVolfey
requeft.
for
he
that
whether
did
of
the
that Wolfey
not
approve
then) full of
King'sintended courfe feeming(as the times were

other

raflinefsand

infolence ,

not

undertake the

tempting
at-

that ( as sUtdan writes ) the King

,
had advifed the Pope not
the Cardmal
notice
that
to approve
,
fifom Catharine , forafmuch as the King was
of the Divorce
of his

had

that he would

or

Collegue

or

then refolved to marry another infeded with Lutheramfin

:
taken up and threatned by the King
fo fharply
I fay was
read in his face and

then

fVolfey
that
,

the
geftures

fymptoms
you might
wainiag fortune. For the Cardinal at that time returning
of carltU beingwith him
the Biihop
from the Court by water,
of the heat which was then extrain the fame Barge complained
ordinary
had
he
hut
whom
Lord,
en
tJMy
ifyou
Wol^eyreplied,
5 to
even

of his

would have found

it hot indeed. And as fooffzs he
his
clothes
and went
fiek to bed. Before
he
off
came
put
,
,
himfelf an hour and half, the Vifcount Rochfort
he had repofed

mxv

place,
you

in my

home

to

came

him,

and

Collegue fhould

willed
King'sName
repairto the Queen
inftantly
in the

that he and his

,

and

exhort

her

be
any longerwith the King , for that it would
of
them both to fubmit her
for her good and the honour
more
than
felf to the King'spleafure
of a
to
undergothe difgrace
,
not

to

contend

publickjudgment.
lit

tigattsrt-

fair

("

tht

For it

longer deferred it could

not

was

broughtto

now

The

be.

Cardinal

that

pulh

that

advertifed of the

did arife, and with

his Colleguewent
the
to
King'spleafure
forth and met
who having notice of their coming went
Queen
the Cardinals defiredfhe would
After mutual falutations,
them.
,

vouehfafe a few words in

the Queen refufed to entertain

but where
fhe might have wit-

private but
,

any conference with

neffes of what paffed.wolfey
then
them

began to fpeakin Latin,

but

him , willing
the Queen interrupted
that althoughHie underftood
,
So in the names
of both
Latin , yet he ftiould fpeakin Englijh,
Their
riuft

a great
Legateshe began a Speech in Engltjhwherein he frofeffed
deal ofohjervance
and dutyto her
and that theycame
other end
to no
hut to advifeher forher good. The Queen anfwcred them
much
nnj'SJtr.

tenff

Kith ker.

Her

after this
^s

manner;

rvill
foryour goi"d
,

thank you:

ai

foryour

advice

,.

mil

give
you

H
you the

the

hearing.But

the

Eighth,

5^

( I believe ) about which

matter

you

come
,

offogreat importance that it rvilirequirea great deal of deliberation

and the helpof a brain furpajjing
that cffeminine
rveaknefi.
Ikain of "v'hite thred
them
rou fee my employments
a
( fliewing
hanging about her neck ) in thefeI Jpendmy time among my Maids
which indeed are
none
of the greatestCounfellors
: yet I have
nene
other in England and Spain (where theyare on whom I dare
rely)
God wot is far enough
hence : yet I am
to hear what
content
you have
when
to fay, 4nd will give
an
can
we
anfwer
conveniently.
you
is

iliebroughtthem into
takingthe Cardinal by the hand
where
heard out their
a withdrawingRoom
having attentively
this
ftie
made
:
meflage,
reply
That now
ofmy CMarriagefljould
after
twenty years the lawfulnef?
be queflioned/ cannot fufficiently
wonder
when I confider
ejpecially
So

of it : CjManyofthem are yet alive both in

andvehat
kind ofmen
the refl
Englandand Spain:
were, who are now
dead; the world knows: Henry and Ferdinand our Parents the moji
fuchwithout doubt lyho
fagePrinces oftheir time and their Counfel
were
Maofas fitfervants for fojudicious
approved
for their rvifdom
who

the Authors

were

the Pope whofe

I have to /hew and which
Dijpenfation
beftdes
was
bymy Father at no fmallrate. But what thingis there
procured
and
fo fincere firm which e/Fvy wiU not feek to blafl.Of thefemy

iiers
,

but you, my Lord ofYork. Becaufe

I could not
with
and
r
iot,whoredom
intoleraz
excefftve
monftrotts
pride,
away
your
,
do
ble opprejjion
therefore I now fujfer.And yet not onlyfor this :
none
accufe

I can
miferies

hatred

to my Nephew the Emperour,

beholding
ambition by advancing
not fatisfie
your infatiable
maligned.lou ihreatned to be
you to the Papacy you have ever fince
and
his
Friends
and
him
on
revenged
you have performed
your promife
;
and plotter
md
ofaH the mifchief
foryou have been the onlyincendiary

forfome part ofyour

whom

am

forthat he did
,

late years.
his Aunt
And I am
whom how
him thefe
againfl
God
this
doubt
onlyknows, to
perfecutedbyraifing new
you
commend
I
whofe
judgmentonly
my caufe.
PVars

have

...

This fhe
would

fpakein French
endure

not

to

moved
and
as
very much
,
hear ivolfey
fpeakin defence of himfelf but
it Teemed

difmiffed Campegiu^.
courteoufly
It

was

now

"

June, arid the Harveft drawing on ] the Legates'

high time to make

befng prefixed many

thoughtit

an

end of this Suit.

fore
day there-

Nobility and a multitude of

the Court
the Commonalty repaired
that,
to
verily
expe(5ting,
,
for
the
{houtd
have been given
judgment
King. Henry ( having
how conceived fome hope of the Legatesgood intents)
I know
not
of

caufed
the
or

covert

featto be
m

placedfor himfelf behind

hereof he

paffedi'n Court.

Advocates

the

hangings under
,

mightunfeen
The

hear whatfoever was

Cardinals being feated , the

that
earneftly
requiring

fentence
E

might

be

fpoken
King's

given on
their

1529.

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6o

well befeeming
the
Campegiusmade this Oration
not
man
unworthy of the placehe fupplied.

their fide ,

"S2?-

ftancyof

examined
diligently

and

Kings behdft CAnd

Campegius his

in the

Oration,

wightand

con-

/ haz'c heard

CardiHal

of England.

hath been alledged

iivhatjoever
the arguments are fuch that I

indeed

did not controU

ought
pronounce for the King iftwo reafons
his
The
curb
and
Qneen {youfee)
:
right
ofdoing Miijejiy
my desires
vptthdravps her feIffrom the judgmentofthis Court
m
havingbefore
where
the
the
(fjjc
of
faith
) nothing
againji partiality place
excepted
be determined without the confent
ofthe Plaint if. \JUoreover his
can
hath by mef(who is the fountainand lifeofour authority)
HolineJ^
that
he
this
to
nnderfland
hathreferved caufeforhis
fengergiven m
that
would
never
ifwe
oven
fo fainproceed
hearing-,
j
fo
any farther
which
cannot
I
not.
am
we
we
wherefore
(
frire
may
peradventure
the Court : Other than this ( as the
onlyrcmaineth ) I do here dijfelve
them
this Caufe coti'
do ; and / befeech
whom
cafe
) J cannot
flands
to take in good
cerns
part what I have d^ne, which ifthey will net,
,

trouble me

it may
although

ofany
in

one.

a.

am

yet

old
feeble

not

the
to regard
as
fo much
and feedeath fonear
me

man

neither
(ffogreatconfequence

matter

that

ref^elibut
,

threats

that
,

hope, fear nor any other

Supreme Judge beforewhom I findmy felf

ofthe

nor

to
jway
rt^adj
appear fhall
,

me.

^
.

conceive.
pleafed
eafily
King
of
the
the
Duke
It is reportedthat
knowing
King to be
^"/o/.t
in a great rage leaping
and confcious of his infirmity,
prefent,
beftowed
of
his
Chair
a
volleyof curfes upon
out
bountifully
with
well
It
it had
the Legates faying
woi
never
England, (ince
-

the

How

this yoo? may

at

was

any

to
thing-

words
,

doingthat
himfelf
he

the

Cardinals.

That

fayingi,

from
But

do with

the Pope

it

was

and

in his power

that

no

man

whereto their pewer did

not

King'simplacable
anger

muft

become

extend.

admitted

of

no

excufe

tvolfey

it. As for campegius,

appeafe
the King'sbounty and had leave to
fearched by the King's
were
carriages
that wolfey
intendingan efcape,
was,

Sacrifice

tafted neverthclefs of

Wolfeyreturned a few
without Auto proceed
thority
them
for not
oughtto accufe

whom

To

not

to

depart. But

at

Calais his

coiTfUTiand. The

pretence

bad

by CAmpegioi conveyed his treafures for

was

the Treafure lb much

believeit was

burned

foughtafter.

and. if it

were

found,

King
it

the Bull

But

Rome.

The

was

could

not

enough to

countenanc^^his.fecond
Marriage.

But found it was

no
nor
nor,
I'carce
ib rhueh m6ney in all the Cardinal's carriages as had been
.giveahirn
by the King. j
alike fudden ", neitherof them
and- his fallwere
Ij'.rffoi^flytii^
fifing
,

but
ibydegriefas,

VVoIfeydi(chargejof the
"Great

Sstl.

the Lion gets his prey, by leaps. Shortly

as
of Oclober,\
.atierthe departure
of hibCollegue,
upon the eighteenth
"the Dukes
commanded
in his Majefties
and Snfalk
oi Norfolk
name
him to Ibrrender the Great Seal. But he pleaded.That the King

kud

byPatent

'.'..,

made

him. ItordchancfHour

term
oflife.^"^ h
during
i

"

con-

Henry

the

Eighth.

6i

the

committed
coKfeqiience

culhdyof the Great Seal to him : Never

his place if his A^fdjcfiy
he tvoit/drefign
But
thelefi
Jb commanded.
,

he

it
thought

deliver it
to

brought the

whofe

fuccecded

CUore

fix and

whole

the world

to

King,

Lords

the

to
turning
re-

day

next

twentieth

need

that I fliallnot

The

of October

admirablygeneral
Learning

known

the

from

the Cardinal forthwith

Mandate

King'sLetters
obeyed. In this Dignitythe

is fo well

Seal

Command.
xny other , hut upon efpecial
where
the
Court
then
was
mndfor

to

Sir Thomas

the

received
jit havifig

not

1.5-29.
\

fpeakany

to

thingof it.
from the

being removed
j^yolfey
accufed

of Treafon

and
,

in the Parliament

Houfe.

The

laid

he

But

lor J

37" Cardinal

feldom leen) accujed

of

been

Treafon.

Thomas

his attendants
to

( he who

Cromvcel

be eleded

his

what

things

what

him

Letter inftrud

did

ward
after-

Burgefsof tlie Lower

bein^dailyinformed by him

Cardinal

More

Chaticellour.

demned
hearinghe might be condrift
his
the
of
Adverfaries,
perceiving

fo potent )

became

hath

that fo without
,

by Ad.
procuredone of

is prefently
after
ChancellorHiip

(which

that

sir Thcmas

to anby
charge
and
althoughno Scholar,was very wife
eloquent.
defence
of his
in
the
good parts he fo faithfully
employed

were

to

fwer.

Cromrvel

Which
Lord

that the Houfe

and himfelf became

him
acquitted

mous
fa-

opening withal by

thefe means
to thofe Honoyrs,
a way
few
advanced
him.
Even
to
current
a
they
years
who hated ^ro//^^
honoured Cromvcel, whofe wifdom
induftry,
,
but above all fidelity
his dejedled
in defending
mirable.
adLord
was
,
5

which

of

the

the Cardinal

Now

is fain into

becaufe he would

Whereupon

not

be found

TraytOr,

is thrufb as it were
naked forth his own
houfe , his great wealth is feized on by the
King's Officers,and he fain to borrow furniture for his houfe,
and

Prsmunire.

for his

money

houfe whereto
ded

he

crime, which

anfwer
/

was

to

Judges are

take his anfwer

leave from

that without

was,

fent into the

to the obje-

the

King

he had

to

nove

am

fixty
years

[ervice neither
,

than

confined

exercife his power

which
To
Legatine..
years
believe it to be other ) he made this
( for can any man

dared fo many

calumny

neceflary
expences.

he

{ next

my

old

and have
,

jhunning
pains

Creatour

for ivhich I
offence
it
to begmy
as
rvere
,

at

am

bread

to

WolfeyV
Jpentmy daysin his L^tajejlies
Sfeeth thi
more
thing
endeavouring
any
Juigts.
tt

nor

pleafehim.

i^nd

is this that heinous

this age deprived

ofmyEflate,and forced
door
door
I expe^ed
to
?
[owe accttfrom

firain us Treafon er the like; not forthat J know

fationofa higher
is
but that hts Majejlies
vptfdom
confctoHS
of any fuchmatter
my [elf
know
it
little befeems
and magnanimityof
the confiancy
fuch,M to
and that without hearingan
A King for a flight
faultto condemn
ancient fervant for fo
many years next his Perfon greatestin his
horrid than death.
him more
a, punifhmeMon
favour and to infliB
,

Ee

what

AnndU

6i
1529-

what

if he

wan

of England.
that be had

minded
veho ii fohafe

than
perijb
,

rather

not

thcu-

men
{fo many fny Familynum~
fee thoufand
be
hath
had
breth ) ofrvhofe
longtryalfor the moft
faithful
feyjice
his eyes ?
But finding
I
befsre
elfeobjecfed.,
nothing
part to periflj
break this machination
of
conceive great hope that I ffjall
eafily
of

fa"d times

combined

envy

ds

that late

was

is well known

concerning
Treafon. It

in the Parliament

againftme

one

his

to

Majejly{ ofwhofejujiice

confident
) that I would not prefumeto execute
my power Legait by his Royal
he had been f leafed
to ratifie
tine
Affent
given
before
I cannot
under his Seal ; which notrvithjlanding
ncree producethat and
taken from me.
Neither indeed
all my goods( as you well know) being
end
what
it.
For to
I contend with
fhould
ifI could wffttldI produce
and tellhis Majejiy that I acknowledge
the King ? Go therefore
all
who indeed have
that I have ( but alas what JpeakI ofwhat I have
to be derived from his Royal
I had
leftme ? ) or whatfoever
nothing
revoke his gifts
Bounty and do think it goodreafon that he fhould
then
do
he
remit my caufe
them.
think
J
not
me
unworthyof
Why
if
his
be
either
arbitrement
at
condemned or
to
to his Majefiys
pleafure
will
have
then
him
me
To
?
if
ackncwledge
abfolved
you
my fault
work with you
behold I mil make fhort
/ confefS
it, The King knows
the calumnies of
mr
confeffion
my inmcency fo that neither my own
deceive
him.
to confefi
I
content
am
can
therefore
adverfaries
ofmy
the
his
natural
His
of
from fountain
clemency
guilty. Alajcfly
my (elf
doth often
derive the fire
to the delinquent:
And, I
am s ofhis mercy
will
it
know
n
ot
He
J
fhould
deftre
regard
though
my inmcency.
forthwith
Upon his confeffion the penaltyof the Law was
the Law
inflidted only he was
as
not
requires committed to
of his houfe of infinite
The
furniture
imprifonment.
perpetual
I

am

ready
great Treafure had been alThere
remained nothingbut the

incredible ftore of Plate and

value
,

feifedto the

King'sufe.

he intended

wherewith

Lands

his

endow

to

Colledge
,

the

his own
the reft were
the
were
greateft
purchafe
part whereof
,
demefnes of the demolifhed Monafteries.
Thefe Lands amounted
to

above

four thoufand

ted. But God would

ctri^-Chmchafterward bellowed
ittOxford.

poundsper

not

and

annum

fufferfo brave

work

to

were

all confifca-

pcrifh.The King

called Chrifi-Church,
Colledgein OJc/""r^
for the maintenance
of a Dean
revenues
eightPrebendaries a
and four
hundred Students
and Singingmen,
twelvcChaplains
and twenty Alms-men
for which this Colledgeacknowledgeth
the
its
for
But the King arrogated
Founder.
to
Eighth
Henry
himlelf what was
trulyto be afcribed to the Cardinal ; who wa^
the

on

the Cat intends to

for
deftrU(5lion, yer
King
permitted him to live butfo, as that he could never
efcape,and
thofe
of elcaping. Scarce any day throughout
yet never
dcfpair
few months paiTcd wherein he endured not fomethingorother,
now

in the cafe of the poor

devour.

had

The

Moufe

whom

marked

him

out

Ithat would

have

animated

fenflefsthihgwith anger:

neither
was

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64
I

5 2P.

fpentat Carvood a Mannor-houfe belongingto

where by his mildnefs
jufticeand Ubef ality he

he

Summer

See of York

of England.
,

the
did

both admired
the hearts of his Diocefans,, j:hache was
much
with
Teemed
be
this folitary
loved.
He
to
and
delighted
hitherto
been toffed in the Court
confinement-,for that having
fo win

and fro

in

he had

tempcfl

efcaped not

from

fhiprepofe. Yet notwithftandingupon any the leaft hope of recoveringhis former

by an Ancliorite
( althoughhe profclTedthat converted
power

to

wrack

to

as

now

Rock

but

his defired Haven

to

of

could

indeed

hopes ( which

impute

who
5

ries.

to

vanities of the World

the

) he
joy. That he failed of his
of the leaft ) I cannot
aflent to

of his
conceal the greatnefs

not

them

bid adieu

he had

of Richmond

For

none

his potent AdverfamelTagesfull of gracious

the

to

importunityof

end ferved fo many

intermixed
ever

what

to

were

it

of

the forerunners
difgraces
,

of,

Cataftrophe" Certainly
to no
wrought one way or other to approve
for the King'sDivorce (atleafl)as

be

give fentence

and

after did.

Archbifliop

Cranmer

this courfe

But

dire

might

that he

than

other

not

fation of Treafon.

To

prevailing,
they intend a fecond
the Earl of NerthumherUnd
this purpofe

amazed
(ent to apprehend, and ( as he was
Jhe Cardinal
it apprthtndid.
bringhim to his anfwer to London. But
of

with infuflferable

promifes but
reconciliatory

and

adifeafe,which

at

by the

is

change)

he fellfick

way

fecured himfiromall other.

Leicefier-hhhz'^
it is reported
Sir William KingHon (who lately

2X

his end

Being near

this fudden

accu-

thither with fome of the King's Guard) exhorted him to

for that the King ( in whofc name
be of good comfort
he fainted
,

came

) had fent for him to no other end , but that he might clear
malice and detraction had forhimfelf from thofe things which
ged
,
neither
did
that
him
he
but
doubt
he
{hould
:
againft
fhortly
,
him

fee him

Hu

potent than

if out

he gave
pufillanimity
much
not
too
fcopeto the violence of his difcontented paflions.
the Cardinal in thefe his laft words replied
Whereto
:
I Am
health, as I trulyknorv
as
glad to hear ofhis UMajeJlys
truly
lafiittOids,
been eight
troubled
daystogether
my death to be at hand ; / have nove
with a Flux accompanied
with a continual Fever
which kind ofdifeafe,
sent
ifwithin eightdaysit remit nothing
of its wonted violence by the conall
threat net h no lefthan death feradventure
an evil
of Phyficians
weak
and my difeafe
But grown
beyonddeath diflraBion.
raging
and
do
each
when
God will be fleafed
I
minute
more
to
more
exfeEi
foulfrom this loathfom
freethisfinful
prifonofthe body^ But jbould
be a Itttle prolongeddo you think J perceive
what
not
my life
trapsare
more

ever

of

laid for me
,

to

Tou

and I

Tower
me

5ir William

guefforwhat

forneglcBingmy

due

been

you

But

come.

ferviceto

his Majeflfs
fVoe
pleafure.

have

(/^/ miflake
not)are

is me

him

and
,

ofthe

God hath

rewarded
jujlly
wholly
applying
my [elf

wretch and
,

Lieutenant

fitthat

J am

who
,

with
to the King ofkings
/ whom if I had ferved
ungrateful
that

Henry

the

Eighth.

65

fkit dttedevout

th.it befits
a
obfervAfue
ChriJIidnhe woisU not have
I would
I mi^ht be
of
me
oenernl
my
forj'aken
age.
the
ffow [lippcrily
Kinghi?nj'etf)
example{even to
thcyjhfidinthii,
world
who do not above all things
relyupon the frm fuppert
of G O D's
and
Salute
Providence.
his
Favour
and deliver
from me
"JMAJe(ly
which is Th^t he live mindfulof the
thU my litjl
petitionunto him
he
G
O
he by the
tryal mujlundergobefore D's highTribunal ; foJljall
with
wheretefUmonyofhis own confcience
fecret
crimes
jreewe from thofe
burthen
adver
to
me;
fanesfeel:
my
,

in

the evening

5 2p.

he would

More

have

but his

Ipoken
,

death

prelcntlyenlbcd.

His

fpeechfailedhim

in
body apparelled

after it had all that

and
,

his Pontifical

at the
expired
day
very break
cxpofcdto open view, was at midnightwithout
in the Church
buried in our Ladies Chappel
of
any folemnity
the Monaftery. Thus
ended Cardinal mlfey his long
unhappily
life
whom
than
happy
England, no nor I believe all Europe if
5

Robes

of

Us

iieih.

( tor he

been

day )

And

is

butiii.

you
His

except the BiHi )ps of

and

conlilfed

retinue

which

were'

one

Gentlemen
,

of

Rome

tilt

greatnefs.

potent Prelate.

more

about

a thouland
perfons, among
nine
Earl, commonly
Barons, many Knights
and of Officers belonging to his houfe above
near

befides their Servants

four hundred-,

His

number.

faw

ever

which

ferved

Chappel was

far exceeded the former

by

Dean

Sub-dean

five Singers v/ hereof thirteen were

Chanter, thirty
Clergy,
twelve Lay^ and ten Chorifters, four Sextons, befide fixteen
a

Chaplains(the moft

fufficientfor their
and

Crofs-beatcrs

England) two

as

Learning throughoutall
Pillar-bearers. But

many

nothingdoth manifeft his wealth and greatnefsfo much as do

his llately
and incomparable
Buildings.We have already
fpoken
of his Coliedges.whitehil ( then called York-houfe
as belonging His
the Archbilhop)the place where our
to
Kings do mod rehde,
,

was

almoft

wholy built by
King'shoufes he

of all the
having furnilhed it with

him.

Hampton-Court

raifed

from
entirely

the neatcft pile

the

ground

rich houlholdftuff , gave

moll

and
,

itu:othe

King to take, than for afubjed:

the
the
of
But
in
which
to give.
vulgarthe Monument
opinion
all thefe : It was
of folid
lie m tended for the King far liirpafTed
fecn
the
unfinilhed
and
is
be
his
but
to
iaHemj
Eighth
Brals,
That
three
of
his
of
Children
the
Church
mridfor.
Chappel in
of
them undertook by perfecting
it to
iiim
after
none
reigning
King.

It

was

giftfitterfor

cover
we

But

the ( as it were
) unburied bones of their Father , what may
think
but that the exctffivc charge of it deterred theme"
,

upon

farther

inquirywe

efpecial
judgmentof
that he who

had

debarred the

honour

Church.

And

fo

thus

thirtiethof iWi/^w^^r

may

the Divine

more

afcribe it to
juftly

Providence

who
,

tl"jChurch
horribly
fpoiled
afforded
much
,

15 Jo.

to

each

of his

the
had decreed ,

lliouldalone be
,

Predeceitorsin the

concerning v/olfeywho
,

died the

oil,/

^i

-.:
,

'In

buiWngs.

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I

In the

5 2P.

June

Amo

1529

"

afterlongdebating
the

of Louyfethe French King's

and fro by the mediation
,
the
Aunt
and
to
Mother,
Emperour , thefe two Princes
Margaret
drawn to an accord , and a Peace is concluded between them
are
matter

Cambray,

in

time

mean

of England.

zx.

to

Cambray,thence commonly called

by

The

us

The

of Women.

Peace

and that any way concerned us were

That the French King jhouUgive

ofhis

had

( who

children

The Peace

been

biit

^Cambray,

chief Conditions

whereof,

the Emperour forthe freedom

three years Hoftages
in Spainfar
to

he Jhould
rvhereof
pay four
fromthe Emperourby the League made Anno
Befide
Mary Dovpager of France.
1522) to Henry and his Sifter
which hugefumm he jhould
alfoacquitthe Emperour offivehundred
riage
thousandwhich he did owe to our Kingforthe indemnityofthe Marbetween the Emperour and the Lady Mary the King'sDaughter,
millions

their Father ) two

hundred thoufand
( due

of Crorvns

whom
( havingbeen long fince contraded ) he left, to marry
and
with the Daughter of Portugal:And that he fljould
difengage
to the Emperour
reftore

the

Flower-de-Lys
ofgoldenriched with precious
Saviour's
Hones
Croft which Philip,truly
apieceof our
called.The Good Duke ofBurgoignethe Emperour'
s lather
being
had engaged
driven into Englandby contrarywinds
to Henry the
Seventh forfifty
Crowns.
thoufand
and

So that the fumm

thoufand
and fifty

to

be

paidto Henry amounted

Crowns

to

nine hundred

befides fixteen hundred

thoufand
inftant
of
the
the delivery
to
paid
Emperour
very
of the French King'sChildren.
The total fumm
two
was
be

more

to

the

at

millions five hundred

thoufand Crowns
which
fifty
five thoufand Pounds.
fixty
knowing which way fuddeniyto raife
,

make

money

Francis
a

mafs

not

by

ftayfome

his Ambaffadors

time

that he had

of

our

feven hundred

not

intreated

our

King

for his moneys.

But Henry
with
been made
acquainted

to

be

fb"

huge

to
plieafed

much
moved
this Treaty: not-

was

made him temper his choler

fecretdefigns
nay,
,
incredible liberality
than was
demanded.
to grantmore

his
withftanding
and with
For

due

he

abfolutely
forgavehim the ^vt hundred thouiarid Crowns
for the not marryinghis Daughter, hegavetheFlower-de-

his God-fon Henry Duke of Orleans

and left the other'
four hundred thoufand to be paidby equalportions
in-five years.
The Pope had lately
who
deluded
his
there-,
was
by
Legates
Henry,

Lys

upon

to

much

this is

difcontented

thought

to

toward

not

And
knowing what courfe to run.
extraordinary
liberality

be the caufe of his fo

\}i\^
French.

The King being then in progrefsarid huntingat tvahham

it
"ihe firfi
tcca,
Jiouof Cran.
that
G
ardiner
of Eftate ( after
happened
Stephen
Principal
Secretary
toei's riftng.
of tvinton ) and Fox the King'sAlmoner
of
Biftiop
( after Bifliop
,

Hereford)

were

Crejey who
,

billeted in the houfe of a Gentlertan named

had fent his two Sons to be broughtup at Cat^bridge,
under

\-

Henry
of
tutelage

under the

the

Thomas

Crxnnier

Eighth,

Dodor

67

in

Divinity a man
it felf
Plaguethen fprcading
betook
himlelf
Pupils
to
,

both very learned and virtuous.

The
in Cambridge
his
with
Crstjmer
two
,

their Father his houfe : Where

Gardiner and Fox
Crejfey
among
other table-talk difcourfing
of the King'sSuit concerninghis Divorce,
Mr.

which

had lb many
years dependedin the Court of Rome
faid that he wondred
the King required
Cranmer
not

decided,
un-

the

opinionsof the molt

be found
the

famous

( of whom

it

as

were

had hit the nail

was

caufed

Cranmer

the head

and

withal

demanding his

be fent

to

to

theyreport to the King ^ho

that this fellow
whofoever he

faid

on

name,

not

let fall by chance

it
fuddenlyapprehending

menthatwereany where

had many
learned than
far more
their judgments. What
Cranmer

the world

Pope) and and followed

had

learned

for, whom!

he commended

for

his (but too late) advice, which

courfe if he had taken but five
he ihould now
have had an
hundred thoufand
years before
,

in his Purfe

Pounds

he had

which

in this Suit
unprofitably

the Court

of Rome

he commands

away

en

Trad

concerningthis Queftion

what

Reafons

and

with

wherein

Cranmer

his

opinion.

own

of his

Cramner

write

to

havingdrawn

for the confirmation

he could

conclude

fhould

caft
a

together
advice, he

did

it very

Sir Thom.n

is thereuponwith

Bolen ( lately
created
readily
,
of Law, with
and Benet, Dodors
Earl of mltjhire
) Came, stokejley,
others fent on an Embaffie to Rome : Cranmer's Book is to be pre-

fented tohis.Holiriefs,
ajid theyare commanded
to
challengethe
of that
of Rome
wherein
the
Contents
to a Difputation,
That
Book fhould be maintained -, the Argument whereof was
Court

Fathers

ofholyScriptureanttent
by the authority
,

and Councils , it

and
to
unlawful
for any man
utterly
marry his Brother's mdarv
that no fuchmarriage could be licenced
authorized, by the Pope's
or
the
This
beingdone,
King'sintent was, theyfhould
Dijpenfation.
procure the opinionsof all the Univerfities throughoutEurope
then
if he found his former Marriage condemned
by whom

iv.a

farther expedingthe

without

refolved

of the
approbation
of

the hazard

fecond.

To

See of Rome

he
,

this the

amity
the King had by his former
feeming very conducible
AmbafTadors
him.
The
to
to
came
fought oblige
liberality

was

run

to

of the French

had

Reme,

ftaythere
except

to

be

and

to

the

no

friend

Pope,
to

King's Divorce
PapiAs

Proteftants or

There
,

to

was

Luther

is

inftrudions that he had

fame

ith the

then in Germany.

was

the

fent

Book
of

Court

to

who

Cranmer

hitherto

man

their
long in expedation that perceiving
littlepurpole theyall returned into England

held fo

formerlybeen
whofc

of
a publick
Difputationwherepromifed

audience,were

they were

go to the Emperour,
this good and learned
he defends his

while

moft

againftthe
thought

to

have

for which

with the leaven of that Dodrine

own

learned either
been

feafoned

after he had been

twenty

3^-

Annals

68
1^2

9'

twenty years
burned.

of England.

Archbifhopof canterbury he
,

moft

was

cruelly

"

thus laboured abroad , the King at home deals

means
with Laagey the French AmbafTador , by whole
( with the
of
fome
faith
tained
one
forcible Rhetorick (
)
EngUjhAngels ) he obwith the reft throughout
of the Univerfities of Paris

While

Cranmer

France, Favia, Padua

and

Benonia

this Conclufion

others

That

the

Lave
the Pope (who
no
Pofttive
ofGod) could not
forver over
tontra^ed
between
Brother
his
a
a
ratijie
Kj\iarriage
by
Dijpenfation

hath

and

Brother's fVidovp ,

it

voords of
by the exfrej^
beingforbidden

Scripture.

eighth of

The
Crtatim

of

"arb.

with

worthymen

the

December

King gracedthree
Thomoi

Titles of Honour.

new

and

noble

Bolen Vifcount

created Earl of
the King'sfuture Father-in- Law , was
Rochfort,
of
noble Family
the
R
obert
RatclijfWiicountFitz-PValter,
m/tjbire,
honour
his Son
of the Fitz-yvalters Earl of Sujfex
; in which
,

Thomas
and

now

Lord
Son

firft then Henry Brother to Thomas,

Robert the Son of Henry have fucceedcd him : And George
his Nephews, Thomas

Earl of

made

Hayingswas

Father of Henry

Francis

George Grandfather

left it to his
decealed without ilTue and
,
Earl by Francis
who died
,

Henry the

to

Huntingdon who

who
now

before his Father.

^NNO

1530.

DOM.

REG.

1530.

22.

'X'T\'TlUiamTyndalhaving tranflated the New Teftament

V
V
into Englifhand procuredit to be printed
at "^nt,

ihi

Bible

into
tranfiated

verp

had
,

Whereat

Englifh.
were

copiesthereof thoughout England.

thofe
that
Clergy ( efpecially
Dodlrine of Rome ) ftorraed exceedingly,

difperfed
fecretly
many

Bilhopsand

the

moft addided

to

the

fayingthat this Tranflation

Truth.

The

determined

full of

was

King beingangry
free himfelf from

and

errours

elfewhere it contained

Prefaces and

many
with the

that in the

thingscontrary to the
Pope had long fince
,

And.
ufurpedpower.
admonifhed the murmuring Clergyto correft thisBook
and very
work
it: for it was
to fupprefs
a moft profitable
for
of
the
the difcovery the deceits of
Court of Rome
fary
to

his

fore
there,

not

necef-

intolerable to
become
tj/rannywhereof was
Chriftendom. Whereupon he givethorder
fome other learned

men

to

fet forth

new

all the
to

the

the

Princes of

Biihopsand

Tranllation

which
,

his

An
r"

Emiajfy
tbf Pept,

and profit.
Subjedsmight read with fafety
The
of
with
the
hope
prevailing
Pope by the French King's
haci drawn
means
Henry to fend on a fecond Embaflage to the
Ehdo^
Dodot
London, and
Pope, the Earl oi mltJJjire,
Stoke/ley
Edveard Lee, fVolfey
his Succeflbr in Fork.
They found the Pope
at Bononia. with
but had no other anfwer to their
the Emperour
,

demands

Henry
demands

he

do the

to

Eighth,

tliathis Holinefs when

than
,

endeavour

the

Kmg

Rome

to

came

juilice.Till then

69

he

could

would

do

1530.

thing.
no-

prevailing the King runs another courfe. By

throughoutthe Kingdom he forbids all
between
his Subje^s and the Biihopof Rowe
commerce
manding
; comfliould receive any thingfrom
that no man
or fend
any
him
either by exchange or any
) unto
thing(elpecially
money
Fair

not

means

publickProclamation

Ali coifimeree
with

of

the Set

Rome

jof

biddin.

other means,

him Tyrant,
calling

Incendiary
title which
he
glorious
common

deeming

This in

had

Harpy of the World,

him

utterly
unworthy

the

of that

Ficar.
ufurped cbrtjl's
vainglorioufly
,

September.
wealth

the

But

deringhow
fided with
curb

To

and

the

of the

they had
the

Pope

Clergy being very great

corifi-

P.eignsof his Predecellbrs ftrongly

King was fomewhat jealousof them.
the whole Clergy throughout the The

in the
the

he condemns

them

and
,

Clergy

jiiitd.
for that without licence from his MaKingdom in a Prxmunire
jeftythey had been obedient to the authorityof the Pope, in
for his Legate. The Clergyof the Province
acknowledging^volfej^
of Canterburybeingaffembled in Convocation
buy their pardon
,

at

hundred

Pounds

thoufand

much

ado )

Chrift
power
Tork is

by

the

Supreme
or

in this

of the church of England

Head

fined
So this

and

difclaimed.

eighteenthoufand

at

one

hundred

DOM.

Laity
were
by Aft

related
fpeakers

occurrents

part as
of Parliament

at

and
eighthundred
be fo accompted it

and

1531.

for the moft

Sir Thomas
aflembly

of

REG.

23.

of this year were,

deep in a Praemunire , as

pardoned. In

which

Lord ChancelloUr, and other remarkable

the
Conclufions of the Univerfities concerning
large
More

King'smarriage.
villanyof Richard RofeCook
crave
a
to
placein this Hiltory,
who
fervants.
with poyfoned broth killed fixteen of the Bifliop's
aimed
that
The Biihophimfelf ( who was
trary
day conefpecially
at)
his accuftomed
broth
diet forbearing
to
efcaped. The
into
thrown
enafted
was
poifoner accordingto a Law lately
yet perhapsthe notorious
the Biihopof Rochejler
might
,

of

moft

of

Chutcf).

And

cauldron

clared
King deJufrime
Head
of th$

authority
thoufand
eighteen

the unlawfulnefs of the

the

only publickmemorable

Clergy

all forein

Province

fortyPounds.

t^NNO

that the

The

fault ( if it may
licenced to exercife his

was
being certain that fvolfey
Legantine) coft the Clergy

THe

and

moreover

eighthundred

he is ( with
declared next under

Synod

Clergyof both Provinces

authoritywhatfoever

fortyPounds.

the

and
,

boylingwater.
ftrain.
exquifite

But

the offence deferved tortiires

Ffz

K^N'NO

Annals

70
N

Lyi N

of England.

DOM,

and twentieth of

the three
ON Archbifhop

1532.
death

William
ham

of

Wnr-

time

in Germany

ceflbr.

He

jlrchiijhop

ofCanterbury.and fome
Cranmer
He knew

^ngujl

24.

died mllum

Thomas

warhnm

at that
Canterbury
about the King's affairs was
appointedSucfo ambitious
to iuch a dignity
as
to afpire
not
made him unwilling
to
accept it being offered:

of

the

REG.

i^^i.

whom

to

Cranmer

was

"

reafons

before he could be confecrated he muft fwear obedience

( thoughmuch
He
the
to
Pope , which with a fafe confcience he could not.
againfihis
from
the
feared what would be the ifTueof this abruptfeparation
willjjncceedelh
him.
the King'sdifpofition
He knew
to be violent , fuch
See of Rome.
fudden

be full of

changes to

he had

not

School

of fraud

yet

the Court

and

danger

of
purchafcdthe acquaintance
and

be obeyed
ceffarily

if he

fb

flippednever

it )

be

to

meer

muft
King'spleafure

difTembling.The

and

( although

ne-

the

little,envy,

would helphim forward

attendant of great felicity,
alfo
break-neck.
Cranmer
having long fince loll;his Wife

mifchievous
to

he had married in his

whom

maid, Niece
his lecond Wife

lingerin
finefs
,

hoping

did abhor

this

the Lord

obtained leave
petitions

Lord

Chan-

ceBetiT.

of
difpatch
to

him
his bu-

fome other

like

the

endeavoured
,

fortune

meaner

who

by his

"

to

As did Sir

continual

earneft

of the King on the fifteenth of LP\^ayto

the fourth of "june
and Sir Thomas K^rvdley
on

place^

Lord

having privately
Keeper. Cranmer
^tNorimberg,at lengthreturned \\\toEngland^
beyond all fcrupulous
King's importunity
prevailing

his Wife

married

the

where

permitted

confiderations made

in his flead made

was

to

Chancellour

Thomas

reigns
the placeof

refignhis

Law

might afford means

were

More

tain
cer-

make

Archbifhoprick.But the times were fuch,

defert might givegrcateft
hopes of attaining
and flippery
flilltottering
dignity: and even

Sir Thomas
More

Canon

after the

months

alreadyadvanced
of
betake themfelves to the fafety
they who

to

the

to

way

likingto

uncapableof holy Orders

Thele

that his abfence

they to whom

that
it

fix whole

he intended

them

married.

taken

whom

Germany

work

to

twice

had been

who

had
,

that the

yet he knew
and made
marry

Priefls to

not

youth
Wife
Ofander's

to

difficulties

is ( though much
Cranmer
againfthis will ) made
of Canterbury the Pope alfo by his Bull confirming
Archbifliop
,

the Eledion.

Becaufe
the Archbiflioprick
refufing

He

he muft

take

the Pope, delivered the Bull to the King proin England,

never
accept of any Bifhoprick
of
Head
but from the King
who
of
the Church
was
Supreme
,
Oath

an

to

that he would
tefting

England and
-J

that he would

not

take any

Oath

that fliould any

from the King's Authority. At lengththe ilibtil

way derogate
heads of the Lawyers found out
a
quirk whereby to lalve all :
He

muft

(which

firftby
was

to

Protcftation
previous

except

this Oath
againft

be t^kea pro forma) that it fliouldnot

hereafter be
any

Annals

72
153

a.

example

injurywithout

of England.
did

which

SovereignPrinces

all

and

in like cafes hapning among

For

efpccially
touchingthe

the French

concern

other Princes of Chriftendom.

fo

conicience

near

it
,

the ufual cuftom of other Popes to fend Judgesto the place it

being reafonable that the Perfons (hould fpeakperfonallyand not
was

and very unreafonable , that a Sovereign

and government
rule
of his Eftates fhould go
the
Prince leaving
he did complain of the
Moreover
and pleadhis caufe at Rome.
their

by

Attorneys

"

of the Church

intolerable exadions

of

Rome

over

; whereby the yoak,before

peopleof Etiglitnd
become
: neither did he doubt
infupportable

too

Clergyarid

the

heavy,was

now

but iht fame courfes

taken in Frame.
were
Germany had begun the way of freedom
fliould not other Princes follow
; why
to the reftof Chriftendom
their

inftantly
require that
fhould fend their Ambaffadors
jointly
togetherto the
him
fummon
the
at
to appear
next
generalCouncil
and by the authority
and judgeanfwer his extortions
ment

example "

they two
Pope

to

there

to

conclude

To

he did

of the Council
to force him
to a reformation
which
did
Nation in Chriftendom
that there was
no
,

affirming

"

that the infolencies of the

anfwered

the Fremh
true

repreiled.To this
he acknowledgedthefe thingsto be
to yield
to the King'srequeft,
power

that
,

but it

fhould
Romanijls

in his

not

was

defire,

not

be

him
and the
yet for the brotherlylove which he did bear unto
,
of his own
himfelf ready
charitable regard
Countrey, he profeffed
He
difficulties.
wanted
all
I'uffieient,
not
to undergo
injuries

that he havingfo well deferved

complain confidering
but
of this Pope
S
ee
more
efpecially
Apoftolick
yet he
found
allthis notwithftanding
that Clement
was
not
certainly
whereof

to

of the

well affedledtowards

rerulo had

had

very
and
violated in his prefence
,

be

reputationto

clement

him.

endeavoured
fecretly

to

alienate the

Ibifered his
lately
by the Bifhop of
his
Suiffes

Allies

and
groaned under the burthen of the new
undutiful exadions
whereof all
Pope'sOfficers by means
carried out of the Kingdom
the treafure was
of
to the prejudice
his Subjeds (the Clergy efpecially)
who grew poor, the Churches
the
neither
and
cloathed nor fed : and if
were
unrepaired
poor

from

him.

France

of the

he himfelf levied any great fumm

of money
in
than
longercoming
ufually
theywere wont.
it

beft,before theyproceededto

the Tributes

are

he

But

that harfh courfe

to

thought
ufe fome

milder means,
whereto there was
a fairoccafion offered " the Pope
him a promifeof an
made
havingby the Cardinal of Grandmont
interview

at

reafon of him

Nice

Avignon

or

where

in the behalf of both

if he

he would

could

by force

where

time he defired him

But

he could
to

Henry

by juftintreaties :

attend the iffue of their

Fr4"c/" concealed

for fear left our

not

the

not

true

obtain

not

endeavour

to

In the

vail
pre-

mean

parley.

caufe of this intended

approvingit,,ihould feek

interview,
to

dilTwade
him

H
him

from it.

the

French

The

whom
againft

towards
implacable

was

himfelf
ftrengthen

to

Eighth,
he

means

73

the
to

Emperour,

win

the

by the marriageof his younger Son Henrj Duke of Orleans

after
) with Catharine de,Medices Duchefs of Urbm
reigned
I
I

Niece.
Pope's

intended him

Pnnce

fo much

he moft

be real ,

to

Pope could

The

not

eagerlyfarthered

placefor the confummation

feiUes
by Clement himfelf in

i^NNO

of it

the

but

the French
perceiving

it

time
appointing

Cathatina "Je
Medices
tied

Duiie of Orleans.

which

after done at Alarwas

of
the
French King.
prefcnce

the

DOM.

REG.

1533.

25.

no

on

and

Lady

Ann

15 33-

in

he marrieth the

the

Bolen.

Shortlyafter by Ad: of Parliament the Marriageof the King

and the Lady Cathjtrine was
declared void and inceftuous
and
^
enaded
wherein" allAppealsto Rome were forbidden
a Law
and
,

that

lliouldftileCatharine other than Princefs of ivdes

and
Dowager of Prince Arthur. By virtue and authority

none

Widow

or

of the fame Law, the Archbifliop

of Canterburyaccompanied with
fome other Bifliops coming to Vmjlablefix miles fyom Ampthill,
,
where Catharine then refided caufed her to be cited before him,
,

under the

next

the Province

of

ledgedwhy
King and her
inceftuous

King chief Judge in allEcclefiafticalcaufes within

the

Canterburyto fliew what reafons could be

contraded
between
Marriagenot lawfully

and
,

be difannulled

to

and

void.
confequently
5

thefe

To

before the

thingsby one of
the Archbifhop
not

that it bcfeemed

another's harveft

thruft his fickle into

the

pronouncedimpious

her Servants ihe anfwered

dependundecided

al-

fliouldnot

this Caule

Pope,Chrift's Vicar

on

did

earth

yet

whole

fhe would obey and other Judge would fhe acknowledge

and not appearingfhe
none.
Beingcalled fifteendaystogether
and for her contumacy
is pronouncedContumax
from
feparated
Decree

the

King's bed and company.

Whereupon the Lady o^.v.v proclaimed

Kingdom on Eafter-eve (hewed

the
Queen throughout
her felfpublickly
as
Queen 5 and
with

as

great

and

pomp

1 will let
particulars
upon
where

one

at

was

as
folemnity

Whitfontidis crowned

ever

exceptingthat

Queen.

was

pafs
ereded
Triumphant Arches purpofely
to pafs
:
,

was

Anna
Retina.
tt f Aries

far is Regisde

AmcA
populis

The

Diflich
prophetical

of the

fhe

mar-

the

and

te

and

love brooked
the five
delays. Wherefore
THe King's
twentieth of 74""."^"'privately
the prefence
of
very few

2.

( who

firftbelieve this potent

at

honour

5 3

Pope

fanguineNat

am

in London

fecUtuis.
In

rieth
King mar-

Ann

len.
Bo-

Annals

74
15

33-

of England.
tnglt^J,

In

bearefi to our KtHg

"DAughter
goldendaysflidtbring.
thyfeofle

thou a,

Ann
,

K^ni

to

alfo with the fame

Wafers
Stm.

thrown

were
impreffion

faith

about
,

that this Diftich

But I rather believe

after the

made

was

it

Queens dehvery. Whenfbever

he that

w^ere
,

trulyconfiders

of the four and fortyyears Reign of this Queefls

felicity
from any but
think this Oracle could not proceed
will
Daughter

the

ihe birth
Quttn

tf

beth.
Eliza-

the Qiieen

K^pollo.For
Delfhixn

of her Coronation

the time

at

of September
Ihe
was
great with child , ( whereof the feventh
famous
Greemvich
which
that
Queen
delivered at
was
ever
)
was
after the death of her Brother and Sifter fo gloEliz,abeth who
,

ruled this Kingdom.

rioufly
The

Pope

certifiedof all thefe

was

abrogated

EngUnd was

in

Bokn

that Ann

away
the

as

paffagesthat
-

his

authority

that the late Q.ieen Catharine

Queen

taken

was

to

put
that

was

the King'sbed

King ftiled himfelf Supreme Head of the church of England

executed all thofe OiHces which
of Canterbury
that the Archbifliop
formerlythe Pope only did and that not as the Pope'sLegate
under the King plaimed chief
of England,who
but as Primate
a
ffairs
his whole Pro^'ince.
in Ecclefiaftical
thi'oughout
authority
Wherewith
beingnetled he feemed to breath nothingbut threats
,

and
it
,

But knowing himfelf to have been the rnotive of

revenge.
he was
and doubtful of the event
eafily
perfwadedby the
,

Henry

it

King

as

upon
Where-

Francis

by BellayBifhopof

himfelf

wholly from

draw
intreats Henry not to withthe obedience of Rome , for as much
as
Paris

of great danger: He
AmbafTadors
to Rome
by

more

therefore advrfe him

would

matter

was

once

againft

yet not to proceedhy Excommunication

until he had made trialof fome milder courfe.

French

to~

that
fignifie

he

was

not

if he did
he made
a reconciliation : which
,
fucCeed to his mind.
doubt but all thingswould
Henry was
no
certainof enjoyinghis Love, and let'the Pope decree Avhat he
lift5 was
refolved to keep her. He had beeri formerly abufcd
and was
loalthtO'rivake
farther trial of their
the
of Rome
Court
"by

averfe from
utterly

dilatory
proceedings.Yet

had

that he would

once

Church
to

do

of Rome

be

content

mo|re

to

far with him,

fubrait Rittifelfto the

if he could be' afTu'red

of the
,

equity. The

him

fo
Bellay
prevailed

Pope'sintention
fome hopesof a peace
BifhopconceiVitiig
time) goes himfelf to Rome
give's
and certifieshim' that the
a(5lions,

it we're in the Winter

( although
the

Pope

matter

an

by
an

intended

have

an

defperate.Whereupon a day is appointed,

Poft returningfrom the King was to give notice of
time
EmbafTy. But the Confiftory
gave fo-fhort a

not

was

which

to

account

of his

yet

anfvvcr,that the Poft

came

fhort

two

daysat

his

return.

The

Henry
The

the

Eighth.

75

the confirmation
of
to
expired they proceed haftily
t
he
inftance
obtain
to
notwithftanding Bilhop's

term

^5

33'

their Cenfures

fix

days

chance
great

for

more

much

as

winds

contrary

as

fome

or

might hinder the Mellenger-and fix days would

matter,
confideringthc
King h^ad wavered fix whole

other
be

no"

years

before he fell:

The

but reafon

hafte of the greater fort

prepofterous
prevailed.
fcarce paftafter the prefixed
time
but
dayswere
,

moderate

more

demanded
thoughtthe Billiop

but the

"

Two

Poft

the

arrivingwith ample authorityand inftru"5lions from

thofe haftyCardinals,
who afterwards
amaze
Englnni,did greatly
would
fain
find any means
mend
but could not
what they
to
had fb raflily
marred.
the Emperour)
For the matter
(to pleafe
fo hudled up, as that which
could not ritely
be finifhed in
was
three Confiftories was
done in one.
So the King and the whole
,

Realm

interdicted

was

the

whereof

Bull

( the

daringto

come

nearer

'Dunkirk.

broughtto

was

not
MelTengers

The
on

report hereof coming to the King , he laysall the blame

the Lady Catburine.
fent
was
Whereupon the Duke of Suffolk

to

lefTen her Houfhold

to

have been

the reft

employedby
commanded

are

cefs of Wales

not

cafhiered

and

In the

time

of St.

had

France

fwear

to

are

that refufe are

by her caft ofF^

Attendants.

no

three and
,

DOM.

twentieth of June died Mary ^ttK

and was
buried in the of France
dieth.

inwardly

grandImpoftureof

difcovered the

was

broughther

but

as

to

ftrangedifeafe
often

as

z6.

REG.

534.

zahcth Barton,
which
been
fick
of a
formerly

flided her

turned away,
ferve her as Prin-

England. They

King'sSifter

the

this time

Bout

or

the

to

fufpeded

way

are

Edmundsbury.

K^

of

content

are

on

of

Mary Queen

Abbey

time fliehad k'N

mean

be any

take their Oaths

Queen

theythat

fo that for

might

her in this bufinefs

to

as

who

They

a
,

deferved end.
which

her fitttook her

She

only af-

not

fo wonderfully

and

opinion it could
of
the continuance
But Cuftom
growing to a fecond Nature
difeafe had taughther to diftort,
her body after her recovery
of

TlieItnpo/ime
of Elizabeth
Barton

other parts of her body , that moft

not
proceedfrom any natural caufe.

diftorted her mouth

were

Eli-

"virti.

the

the fame

manner

as

when

(he

Tick.

w-as

of this her counterfeit Convulfion

fhe
,

Curate
between

of the Parifh
them
,

to

be in

an

feifed her,
fliefhould

it was

Ecftafie :
to
now

by

agreed

Hoping to make a profit

impartedthe fecret to the

device

whofe

after

and

fomctimes

whereas

utter

long deliberation

that fhe fhould often

lie ftillwithout

(he

was

motion,

as

wont

feignher felf
the

when

iffliehad

beert

fitt

dead,

godlyfentences inveigh
Hcreefpecially
againfl-

fome

the wickcdncfs of the times

againft

in
,

but
,

ticks

Jifco-

Annals

76
1534.

Iticks and broachers of

'

juglingtricks
Holy Maid

the

her

Opinions

new

Vifions revealed by God

thefe

of England.
and

"

in the time

her

to

only anjong

not
,

the

) but among

of Kent

fliould relate Arrange

ot' her Ecftafie.

Vulgar ( who

the wiier ibrt

were

others

as

her

fandity
The Impofturetakinglo
genenillyher
whereon
a
ihe lliall
prefixethday
be re,

held in admiration.

was

fuch
,

Fijherand
Archbifhopi-y^rh.i-ai Bifliop

By

termed

boldnefs increafed.

She

health
and the means
perfedl
procuredforfooth by a Pilgrimageto

ftored

to

The

Lady.

of her

day came

great number

recovery mult

certain

Image

Ihe beingbroughtto the

and

deceived

like cozenage

fome

of

be
our

place by the
the
people whom

of

of the Miracle had drawn

thither: and at laft as if
expedlation
fhe had juftthen Ihaken off her difeafe
Ihe appears whole
and
all
them
That
unto
command
ftraight
froin
by efpecial
; faying
,

fhe muft become

God

there
C.wtcrbiiry

of

office he

which

and

Nun

that

prefent

was

Dr.

one

ordained

undertook
willingly

"

be her ConfelTor \
this
pretext whereof

to

under

livingat CanterburyBockwgoften reforted to

Nun

MonK
a
Bocktn"^

her
,

out
with-

not

of diflionefty.
fufpition
The

intended

Divorce

from

Citharme

Bolen, had much

moll
appalled
the
was
on
neceffity impofed
King

Ann
a

See, in which

Hkely

to

the

Church

fuffer. The

and

and

Marriage M'ith
of
the
for then
Clergy:
part
of
divorce
from the Papal
a
,
,

all Ecclefiafticalperlbns
were

apprehenfionwhereof

wrought

fo with

Backing that making others confcious of the intent he perfwaEliz-abethBarton

by denuntiation of God's revealed judgments
from
his purpofed
to deterr the King
change. She accordingas
filewas
inftruifled proclaimsit abroad
That the King adventuring
,

ded

marry another , Catharine furviving,

fliould,if in the
time he died not fome infamous death
within one month
to

mean

after be deprivedof his Kingdom.

The King hears of it and
caufeth the Impoftrix
to be apprehended who
upon examination
difcovered the reft of the Conipiratorswho were
all committed
,

to

prifonuntil

Elizabeth

the

Parliament

next

fliould determine

of them.

Backing
( the afore mentioned
Majiers
,
,
of the Parifli)
Deering, and Riiby Monks, with Gold
Barton

Curate

a Prieft,
adjudgedto die. The Bilhopof Rcchcfier,
and Adefonhis Chaplain one
Abel a Prieft
the ArchLaurence
deacon
of Canterbury
his Regifter and Thomas Gold Gentleman,
for havingheard many things whereby theymight guelsat the
,

are

by the Parliament

intents of the

Confpiratorsand
,

with

them

not

the Magiftrate
acquainting

in a Pr-unumre
condemned
as
accefli^ry
( congoods and perpetualimprifonment.
Elizabeth
)
Barton and her Companions
having each of them after a Sermon
confeflcd the Impofture^are on
at Pauls Crofs
the
publickly
tvrentieth of c_^r/7
and
their
Heads let over
the Gates
hanged
of the City.
,

are

fifcationof their

By

Henry
By the

fame

the

Parliament

Eighth,

of
authority

unlefs the

Conltitutions

Canonical

make

the

aflent

is

no

by the Chapter or confecratcd

whom
the King by his Co"ge
on
conferred that Dignity.

he

other his Letters had

or
D'eflire
whereas

complained that

many

forbidden , all means

wcfe
the rigour of the Ecclefiafirical
Laws

and

the

Archbilhop

to

King

lo

JhopintiS.

with

The

Archbi{hof
thor
au-

of

of

power

in caufes of greater
difpenftng

Pope,

bemadefroni

to

be from

fliould now

Ihould
by Delegates

who
,

the

of Canttibury
mitigating
b.ilh Pa^ill

of

away

that all Appealsformerlywont

And

the

to

taken

to

Difpenfation
Papal
^
iiy uuiitr
the Kjh^,
the Archbilhop
of Canterburythe Kmg

is grantedto
authority
to
referving himfelf the
the

all commerce

now

was

moment.

The KiVi;
colliieBi-

but

Cations

iDvfinuied

lOtigs ajjiui.

(liouldbe cho(en

man

3 4-

zuilhout

King'sdifpole
,

Rome

be

the

at

by the Archbiihop
And

15

the Collocation of all Biihopricks

the

That

Hiould henceforth be

being
that

to

Xo

vacant

and

tlie Convocation

King give his Royal

abrogated.

It is alCo enaded

Sees

77

the

determine

Archbilhop

all fuch Suits

Controverfics,
.

Furthermore

King'sMarriagewith the Lady Catharine

the
,

is

the Succeffion to the Crown

againptonounced inceifuous
the King'sIflTuebegottenon Queen o//;".
And
all above the age of fixteen years throughoutthe Kingdom are
of this Law
to be bound by Oath
to the obfervance
WhoCoever
:
fhould fufferlofs of all their goods and
refufed to take thisOath
,

eftablifhed bn

perpetual
imprifonmeht.
found but two
who
Throughout all the Realm- there were
durft refradlorily
of
'viz.
this
Law
FiQier
Ftjher
BiHiop Rochejier,
oppofe
,

and

Sir Thom.u

the late Lord

More

Chancellor

"

who

men

were

indeed

vefy Itarned, but moil oblfinate Ificklers in the behalf

of the Church of Rome
who
:
being not to be drawn by any perfwafions

prifon
but by the

conformable

be

to

from

whence

after

the

But

to

the Law

committed

were

years durance

they were

not

and

More

itr.^tijoned.

to

freed

lofs of their lives.

King fearingthat

thefe courfes rather

of

out

it

might be thought
,

contempt

of

Religion

That he took
than in

PcrftCHlieit,

regard

of Rome
of the tyranny of the Court
; to free himfelf from all
either of favouringLuther, or any authors of new
fufpition
Opihions
that fort of men
whom
the Vulgaf
bcgafito peffecute
,

called Hereticks

condemned

and

the

to

Element

Fire

only certain Dutch

not

Profefforsof the Truth

godlyyoung
on

tne

two

of their

man

and

and

amongftothers

"john Frith, who

twentieth

of that mercilefs
cruelty
Anabaptifts but many

with

that learned and

,

ffeivet and others,

endured the torments
of 'Julyconftantly
one

martyrdom.

'

"'

of September
died Clement the Sevenjh,
fucceeded
Alexander
Farnefe by the name
Pope ",
place
of Paulas the Third
who to begin his time with fome memorable
The

five and twentieth

in whole

Aft, having called

*

pronouncedHenry
Cohfiftory,
G

to

be fallen
from'

Pope Clement
duik.

Annals of England.

78
15

34-

Dignity of

the Title and

from

happenedin the
peradventure

and
Fifljer

of

and

be

to

iterating
depofed,re-

with

which

had

clement
bugbear his predecelfor

this

King

of Excommunication

withal the thunder

him.
foughtto affright

enfuingyear

But

after the death

"J^ore.

Parliament is againcalled in Novetnher, wherein ( according

declared Supreme
the Decree of the late Synod) the King was

A
to

Head

of
ofthe church p/ England and the punifiiment
EcclefiafticalCourts
the
to
formerlypertained
the

propertohim. So

Tirjl-fruits
grantedto the

of the

Pope,

began

to

Wales
to

uKittd

England.

Kingdom

the

the

Firft-fruits
formerlypaidto the Pope ,

or

are

King.

tvdes, the feat of the remainder of the

hitherto

ufurpation
firft
King now

reignentirely.

grantedto
And

is made

is vindicated from the

before Ihared in it, and

who

Alfo all Annats

King.

all crimes

which

from
differing

of their Government

well in the form

antient Britms,

true

(compounded of Normans

us

and

Saxom

in

Language is by
but
of this Parliament ( to the great good of both
the authority
and
united
that
t
o
incorporated JEw^/^W. Edefpecially Nation)
rvard the Firft was
the firftwho fubdued this Countrej*,yet could
whom
the defire of recoverihg
their minds
he not prevail
over
animated
Rebellions.
their loft liberty
to
By reafon
many
as

as

whereof, and

fufpitionsbeing for

our

hundred

two

years op-

the miferies of Servitude

either with
preffed

or

War

they never

and folid Peace.

But Henry the
fruitsof a true
and
his
birth
Father
blood
of
a welthman
)
(in regard
by
had
recovered
their liberty,
to the Crown,
(as if they
him
fo
their lawful
as
obeyed
they
they
long afpired)

tafted the fweet

Seventh

coming
whereto

Bngltjb
beingfreed of their former jealoufies
ted
permitfince common
of their Priviledges,
to both
to partake
redounded to both.
the good whereof equally
I could

Prince. So the
them
Nations

wifh the like Union

Ifland ,

profeffing

fo

we

under

become

may

felves Britans
it

were

one

and

fo

fo many

of

the government

Nation

hundreds

as

all live in

we

one

and

one

moft part one

the fame Prince

all equally
acknowledgingour

Countrey Britain

true

our

recover

That

fpeakingfor the

and

Faith

one

Language

Scotland

with

of years

by our

loftas

divifions of it into

England,Scotland, and fVales.

i^NNO

153

5.

Coronation
THeentertainment
and

the

Emperour

DOM.

of the
had
,

were

REG.

1555.

Queen

new

exhaufted

both

enemies

of
pafTages
The
Pope
Treafury.
and

the
to

ay.

other

Henry

tending
watchfullyat-

all opportunities
to do him mifchief.

that fo many

fided with the

Pope

were

Neither in regard
all thingsfafeat home.
ir

The

Annals

5.

153

of England.

than

downfal

the

of this virtuous

defired

nothing more

which

in
after happening theytriumphed
(hortly

Lady,

the overthrow

of Innocence.

they who undertook the fubverfion of the

than
an
Engin to batter them more
forcibly,
and
the former courfe of torture
punilhment. They fend abroad
who
warranted
fubtil-headed fellows
by the King'sauthority
into
fearch
lives and manners
the
of
fliouid throughout E"gland
the

In

time

mean

vifttti.
invented
Hoiifcs
Monafteries,

perlbns.It
Religious
nies

would

were

Few

and

to

iht itiflh

of

tharine.
iltittnCa-

means

as to
guiltlefs,

what

villa-

of Cromrvell and

dare witlilfand tlieir

people,that

divulged

made

never

exploitfo full

any

atchieved,thara was
eafily

more

the

Monafteries.
English

our

rrOM.

i^NNO

6.

the

the

danger was

fubverlion of

by

confider

to

one

the licentioufnefsof the reft

all fo odious

of hazard

ib

found

were

and
proceedings-,

i')3

amaze

them

difcovered among

others.
them

2?.

KEG.

1535.

end of the
year began with the
whom
extremityof griefcaft-into

Catharirie

late Queen

THis

difeafe,whereof

6n

Ihe deceafed.
eighthof J.t"uary
whofe
now
enjoyedthe King without a Rival
Queen ^""
foonfor
her.
not
too
death notwithftanding improbablyhappened
Greenvfiich
For the King upon
beholdingthe VifGOUHt
Maj-dayat
the

^leen Ann ,
tht Vijconnt
Rochfcrd
ethers

cmnr

milled.

ani

tiie Queens Brother, Henry

Rochfort
a-Tilt
fuddenly and to the
arifing

andothei's,running

is
,

of all

thence

Nor

wonder

to

London

departing

men

cauled the Vifcount Rochfort,

Norris, the Queen

The
apprehendedand committed.
Audtey
Queen beingguardedto the Tower by the Duke of Norfolk,
Cromwell Secretary
of Eftate
and KmgHon Lieutenant
Lord Keeper
her felf, and fome

others

to

be

of the Tower,
at the very entrance
the crime
difavowed
dire imprecations
wherewith
the

fliewas

her knees

with

(whatfoever

God
bcfeeching

charged
required.
,

upon

fo to

it were)
regardher as

of her caufe
juftnefs

On

the fifteenth of May in the Hall of the Tower

the ETUke of Norfolkfitting
high Steward
,

fliewas
,

to

raigned
ar-

whom

them the Queens

adjoined
twenty fix other Peers (and among
Accufers
llie was
Father j by whom
to be tryed. The
having
and
flie
evidence
the
in
their
Witneffcs
fitting
produced,
given
of
nour
hoof
in
in a Chair
out
whether
regard any infirmity,or
(
of their Sovereign
lent
) having an excelto the Wife
permitted
did
all
lb
and
anfwer
a
to
being readyi'pcaker,
quickwit,
the
their
verdidl
Peers givenin
that had
accordingto
obje(5i:ions
But
the cxpedationof the alTembly Ihe had been acquitted.
of
the
Duke
Erother-in-Law
the
whom
Suffolk King's
they(among
chief, one wholly applyinghimfelf to the King'shumour.)
was
were

,.

pronounce

Henry

the

Eighth.

81

guilty. Whereupon the Duke of Norfolkbound

her
proceedaccordingto tlieverditil;of the Peers, condemned
Burned
the
cither
in
Green in xXiq Tower
to death,
by being
or
his Majeflyin his pleafure
fhould think fit. Her
Beheaded
as
Brother George Vifcount Rochfort
Ukewiie tlielame day conwas
demned
after
and ihortly
mll(am
Hefuy Norris
Brierton
and
of
the
Framis
Gentlemen
Chamber
and
Murk
ivejlon
King'sPriv^
either as partakers
Smeton
a Mufician
or
accelTorywere to run
fortune.
the lame
The
favoured
Norris
and is
greatly
King
much
that
he
be
die
the
reft.
with
was
grieved
to
reportedto
that he would
Whereupon he offered pardonto him conditionally
her

pronounce

1536.

to

the QuieucOH'

ieniHid,

"with her

Btothtr
and

Nortis.

confefs that whereof

he

accuied.

was

Butheanfwered

refolute-

of lb many
valiant Heroes,
progenitor
her guilt
crime
thought
leji
of the objeifed
he
but whether jbe were
her
conld
not accufe
or
no
of any thing;
and that he had rather undergoa thousand
deaths
than betray
the
whereof
the
relation
him
Innocent.
King cryedout
Upon
Hang
him
then.
Which
then,
not
was
cordingly
achang
notvvithlfanding
up
up

ly, and
Thxt

the

it became

as

his

in

he
conjcience

executed

his condemnation

For

the thirteenth of May, two

daysafter
the
ris
NorVifcount Rochfort,
viz..

on

all of them

and

Brierton
,

Smeton

Beheaded

were

at

left a Son

called alfo Henry , v\hom

Queen
of his Father's deferts created Baron

Norris

and

Father

was

Edward,

their brave

in

to

our

Tower-hiU.

Elizabeth in

Norris
plation
contem-

of Ricot.
This Lord
thole great CaptainsivilUam
John,Thomas ^
for
daysfo famous throughoutChriftendom
,

in England,
France
exploits

Ireland,and t\\QNether-

lands.
the nineteenth of May

On

of Execution
and

Companies

fes than

of the

the Queen

within

in the Green

City being admitted

Ipedators of

her death.

To

(pakein this

afcended the Scaffold

,

broughtto the place Her

fome of the Nobility
rather to be witnet

was

the Tower

whom

manner

the Queen

having

tf
govdChristian people I am here in yfur prefence
the
I acknowledge
Laws
by
my felfadjudged
;
how jujlly
I will not fay for I intend not an
of any one. J
accufation
the Almighty
his "JMajeJly
to preferve
longt9 reignover you :
befcech
a
more
fwayed Scepter: hif bountyand
gentleor mild Prince never
hath
been
towards
I
me
am
fure
If any one intend
clemency
ejpecial.
actions
him
to
intreat
I
an
judgefavourably
inquifitive
fnrvcyofmy
'^nd
to admit
eoncat.
ofme.; and not rajhly
ofany hard cenforioui
in
I
bid
the
World
to
commend
I
me
jo
befeeching
farewe
your
you

Friends

and

death
fuffcr

whereto

Prayers
Then

to

God.

Lord do

thee O

To

kneelingdown

Chriflhave
mercy

on

of Calais

ihe

my fml,Lord
at

one

blow

Had

commend

Siul.

thelc words,
inceffantly
repeated
until
the Executioner
receive
Jeft^
;
my foul
(inote off her Head

three years before ( at what

any one
in the purfuit
the
of his love
preferred
,

my

time

with

the

King

enjoyingof

Sword.
fo hot

this

Lady

beyond

Exeiuthn.

Annals

82
I

$ ^ 6.

'
'

of England.

beyond his Friends, his Edate, his Health, Safeguard,and his

foretold the unhappy fate of this
only Daughter ) prophetically
fiiould have been believed with CAJja"dr.t.
But much
Princefs
ne
,

all wife men

incredible may
for which
fhe w^as con-demned : viz.

think

more

the

Lady

whereof

male ) IlTue,
( efpecially

fifty
years old , ihe
,
of certain young
the company
Courtiers :
had committed
Inceft with her own
content

Hie

near

ufed
lafcivioufly

had

nay not therewith

,
in one
A ftrange
Brother.
ingratitude
the

to

even

of

heightof honour.

publickRecords
work

her rtiall
not
of

ter
Daugh-

fl"ould be
,

in hope of other
illegitimate
defpaired
by the King now

accounted

of crime

lefther
fearing

Catharine furvived

while

Elizabeth born

the unheard

That

But

the Authority

of Parliament

againfl:

Surelyit carried fo littleihew

that they always deemed
it

my
forein Princes

with
probability

degree,

derogatefrom

not

Ad

an

belief.

on

raifedfrom fo low

I will

the Eftates of Germany

cruelty. Efpecially
Confederates for the defence of the Reformed
Religion-, who
of Hereford,
and other Amhaving often treated with Fcx Bifliop
bafllidors had decreed to make Henry Head of their League and
who
fhould have
had defigned
an
EmbafTy by John Sturmim
brought with him into Englandthofe excellent Divines Fhilip
an

adl of inhuman

MeUncihon

and

with

Bucer

Martin

of

that and the Reformation

fliOuld

who

GeorgeDraco

one

endeavour

Church.

having
unworthy ( as theyjudged it) end of
and cruelty,
the Qiieen, loathing
the King for his inconflancy
will
all
of
oflF
caft
farther
I
t^at
matter.
not
they
thought
prefume to diicufs the truth of their opinion: But freelyto (peak
what I my felfthink ", There are two
reafons which
fway much
with me
in the behalf of the Qiieen.
That her Daughter the
Elizabeth
feated
in
the
Throne
where
fhe for fb
wns
Lady
Royal
iliallwe
riiled
fo
and
What
happily
triumphantly.
; many
years
heard of the lamentable

our

But

and

think, but that the Divine

thcunjuftcalamityof
the Daughter ": And
Nuptialsthe very next
yet fcarce intofted
iiands yet reaked :

'
i

with
perfvvaded
of
fattety
did

one,

Goodneis

the Mother
,

then

confider

day

and

but

after the death

with

whole

me,

pleafedto
recompence
of
profperity
glorious
the King's precipitated

was

in the

Confider

this

I
,

of his former

warm

blood

fay, and

Wife,

his embrued

be
you fhall eafily
w
ith
the
glutted

that the infatiable Prince

of the defireof variety

out
ther
feekmg to enjoyanowillinglygive ear to the treacherous calumnies
Popelings than either befittedan uprightJudge,

and

more

of the malicious

of

Husband.
loving.

it fecmeth

For

that cither the fault of the

fair
Eliza

l"i)
bcth

Jijtnht

riled.

languageof

one

or

the other Wife

wonderful
the

ftrangeto
conditions
pleafing

fliould fb far
,

me,

find

the King
pofTels

is that ht

of
lliould procure his Daughter Elizabeth to be by Ad
Parliament declared illegitimate,
the Matrimony comraded
with
both
'

the
'

former

Queens

Catharine

and

^nn

to

be

pronounced
invalid,

Henry
the Crown

and

invalid

the
be

to

Wife,

transfer it

whom

on

the other

of

twentieth

the

CM

the

ay

Daughter of Sir 'jdm Seymour

of M.iy, beingwhitfoniayclad
a

whereon

Stage

in

within

For

accufed
flourifhing
afTumed into her placeboth
"^nn

feemeth) fhe

and

one

executed.
who

on

The

of

and

married

King

Jane Seymour,

fhcwed
publickly

was

God

Lady

leemed

of Richmond

the

Prince of excellent form

Queen.

as

to

of

twentieth

and

King'sonly( but

and endowments

J"/y

in

revenge

two

for whom

the

time

mean

Fifz^waren
Honour

another

ef tht

Hierfet thi

who

King

Diaih

I^ukf tf SoKing'snatural

Son,

after mourned.

long time
In the

Queen

and

the nineteenth

this innocent

it faw
,

natural ) Son
deceafed the

like

various

The firftof ^4;- (it

fuffered in her caufe

end of the Duke

the immature

King m"f
mour.
Jane Sey-

openly
now

ever

executed

The

rieth

thefecond
the
againft,
imprifoned,
the feventeenth deprived
of her Brother

the nine and twentieth

death

Month

t\ventieth the

the

On

the fame

of bed and honour.

Friends who

was

viciffitudes of

and

fifteenth condemned
and

to

nearly

twentieth
was

oiEnghnd

condemned

informed

was

and

Royal habiliments

the
reprefented

are

Fortune.

mofl:

"J.-rwSeymour

the nine

on

that the Court

So

Queen.

as

fo

condcfcend

married

King

who

fliewed

then

not

and

in cafes whicli

even

36,

Teftament, to

were

though unjull

But fervile Fear

is oft times more
publickWeal.
which
Love,
flowlymoves
by apprehenfionoi Good,
forced by the apprehenfion
is quickly
of Danger.

ready than
On

and

flatter the Prince

the po-

IlTue by her"

no

pleafed.Parliaments

he

theycould

but that

his demands,
concerned the

as

King
by Will

had

itlliould be lawful for him

that then

rigid

if the

or

8?

eftablKlied on
perpetually

of the third
llerity

Eighth,

on

created

was

his Son

were

the nineteenth

ofju/yJohnBourchier Lord

Earl of "'t(h

whofe

who

John

begatJohn

Bourchier

fucceflburs in that
deceafed before his

Earl of Bath.
Father , whofe Son mlliam is now
alfo Thomas Cromrvell a poor Smith's Son
but of
,

At

what

time

dexterous wit, Cromwe]!'/

Honour
and
Cardinal
of
in
whofe firftrifing
the
in whofe
was
Family
PVolfey,
Dignity.
he grew famous
fervice by him faithfully
made
was
performed
,
a

Lord

being alio
dignities

Cromwell, many

honour.

the increafe of his eftatc and

conferred

For

him

on

firfthe

to

Mafter

was

Secretaryof Eftate : then Sir Thomas

principal
mltfhire
refigninghe was made Lord PrivySeal,
of Title
and after that dignified
with the unheard
of The King's
in affairs
the
of the Pope
For
ytcar general
Ecclefiajlical. authority

of the Rolls, and

Bolen Earl of

beingabrogated,
many
be

without
difpatched

the burthen

bufinelfes daily
happened,which
the

who
King'scon lent-,

conferred this

alone
,

of Parliament

on

fitter for this

dignitythan

Cromwell,

not
a

not

could

able to

not

undergo

authority
grantedhim by A(5l

for that he

Clergy-man5

thought a Lay-man
but

becaufc he had

under colour and pretence thereof,to put in execution

would
have
fomedefigns,wherein the Clergyin all probability

determined

moved

Annals

84
I

5.36^

the hair.
He
therefore
Was
very flowly, and againft
a deformed
ipedacle,
IPrefidentin the S}'nodthis year. Certainly
Prefident
of lacred
fee
unlearned
an
over
an
alTembly
to
Lay-man

moved
"1

iPrelates and fuch

Ages known
1Commended

"Government

be^nning

as

pointsof Dodrine

( many

liad in

Book

forth,

iet

was

being propofcdto

be

by

made

Mas

Baptifm the Encharijland Tennnce :

abrogated and other thingspertaining
fomewhat
Ecclefiaftical difcipline
changed,
who
Erronrs
otfended,
were
preferred
frefcnpt

only three Sacraments

Some Holy-daysalfo were
of

Religionand

wherewith

their Parifliioners) mention

expoundedto

the Curates

to

LearningEngLwd

By the authorityof this Synod

worthy.

of sjjtrma- wherein
tiou.

for their

no
ding
preceisfor that much
the like. For indeed Hemy
to be
advance any one
\vouId not eafily
who
to
placeof
,
his Learningfhould make
but whom
in the Church
,

He

of England.

many

Ibefore the Truth.

The

afTembled the fourth of J/trntary,

the Parliament
fiihvtrjsoit t"Iiefame time ,
whereof
exceeded not
the
all
Monafteries
Revenues
permitted
,

of Rjtigioui
HoHJes oflefs

hundred

two

nne.

thein
and

be

to

Pounds

low

rates

For

their Lands

( moft

year

amounting

to

their goods
felling

and
,

even

at

very

fet to falethe
to
accountingit facrilegious

men

) raifed above an hundred thoufand Pounds.

diftaftful to the vulgar fort.
themfelves
of
were
things
in the goods of the Church
claim
Ihare
it
did
a
as
were
:
one

goodsof
Thefe

caufing
feventy
thirtytwo

fix) entred upon

thoufand

Each

who
year, to the King'sdifpofal
5
of
three
number
hundred
the
fupprelTed
(to

Pounds

the Church

Monks

beingneither

who

many

perfons did receive

no

nor

relied

to

Religious

profitof Ecclefiafticalgoods , did

it

that

conceive
withftanding

might

hereafter

come

not-

pafs

to

Kindred

might obtain
thefe
others
whereas
of
the placesyet fupplied
goods once
by
that
Gonfifcated,they could not hope
any commodity Ihould
them.
of fo many
But the commiferation
redound unto
people,
that either their Children

Friends

or

to

the number

of

warning given
of the world

thoufand

who

more

were

without

any
the mercy
,
diftafte.Which
forciblecaufe of general
,

thruft of doors

was
,

leaft ten

at

and

of it felf fufficient,
was
notwithftanding

committed

to

augmented by

of illdifpoled
and feditious perfons,who

the

lice
ma-

in their Affemblies

^s the beginnings
ofgreater,ez'i/s;
exaggeratedtheft proceedings
,
that this rvas hut * tryal
woods
their
the
jhrubsand underof
patience
; as yet

but touched

T^ere

Jpeedyremedythe end rvould be

thefe generaldifcontents

but without
,

"Kith the

fallof the

While

Oaks.
lofty

CrowweU'va September
lent forth
[thusvented themfelves in private,
each Cuthe Clergy by virtue whereof
rate
IcertainInjuridions
to
,

was

to

expound to

tefd\ Prayer

tht^^ve

"Tongue. This

drave

and

Adaria

the Ten

Creed,
^^pojiles
Cammandments

that

they might learn

the
and

to endeavour
tfarneftly

ii'jj
/"-.::

his Parifliionersthe

them

in the

Englijh

thefe Male-contents into fuch extremes,

that

the

Eighth.

85

of any occafion ferved to produce the prodithat the mid\\-ifVy'

gious 1536.
iffuesof their madneli.
For in Lincotfijhire
the Commons

being afTembled

the

beginningoi Ocfoher, concerningSub- Commition in

of furyhad generallyLincojnibirc.
paidto the King ^ as if the fpirit
animated
them
theyluddenlyto the number of twenty thoufand
took Arras
forcingcertain Lords and Gentlemen to be their
Leaders
and to fwear to fuch Articles as theyfliould propound
about

fidiesto be

iuch
a

refufed

as

either

were

put to death ,
the Bilhopof Lincoln. The

or
imprilbued

certain Priefl: Chancellor

,

to

beingcertified of this Cominotion

fcnt
,

the
againft

of SHJfolk
and the Earls of
great Forces the Duke
,
The
either to appeafe
them.
or
fupprefs

as

was

King

Rebels

with

and
Shrcrvsbury

Kent

of

rumour

an

them, lo quailedtheir courages, that

Army marching againft
they fent to excufe themfelves unto the King, pretending
5
That

their endeavours

jefiyand goodofthe
,

bad

had
Counsellors
,

tended

Realm

to

other than the

no

That

ofhis Ma.fafety

he

the advice of
havingfollowed
exampleof any ofhis AnceJlorSy

the
beyond
lately

and Church : That

in the ejlate
ofCommomvealth
changed
many things
Inhabitants
he
the
had
demolifhed
havingdijpoffejfed
religioui
many
and God vp,u wont
to be
LMenaJlerieswhere the poor had daily
relief,
That
the
Saints
men
:
bygodly
Feajls
of
worshipped
infiitnted
devoutly
by his command : That new Tenets
profaned
many years fmce were
,

which the Catholick Church

did abhor

every where

and
preached
to the people
:
now
agedperfonwas to be feen
the Emblem ofIgnorance who having
one footin the grave,
were
fain
that
Books
learn
them
their
ABC
betake
kind
to
to
new
theymight
That
and
:
tfPrayers never
ufedbyany chrijiians
before
many unjuji
and
b
een
enacted
had
exacted
Laws
lately
great Subfidies
perntctoHs
which were
and Laityeven
both of the Clergy
in the time ofPeace
That the
but for the maintenance
wars
to be demanded
:
net wont
of
and
the
did dtfafte
in general
rather,forthat
Commons
things
thefe
;
be
their
but
trials
them
conceived
to
of
patienceand the beginnings
they
evils, wherefore
theyhumblybefeeched
(f more
ixfupportable
unarmed
that the
whom
his "^MajeJly
theycould not [afely
petition
the
at
Authors of thefe
Bern
mightft no longer
pernicow counsels
endeavour
the amendment
but that ethers who fhould
of the
faithfully
and
that
be
their
it
evils
not
might
aforefaid
mightfupply places
any
were

obtruded

That

in each

which even
had taken Arms
them , thatthey
,
way prejudicial
the lofoftheir dearcji
blood theywere
to
forhis
ready employ
to

the

ffies fafety and

,

'JUajedefenceof the Realm.

his greatnefs,
and perceiving
Spiritbefitting

The King had a

them to fhrink
could

not

diffemble the

at

the

prefumptionof this

with their

Sovereign
,

Kings.
delayone
Oiould

Wherefore

with

he

and

rage he had

Rout, who durfb

rafcally
leek to curb the unUmited

roughlycommands

conceived

capitulate
power

of

that without

them
,

fuch as by his appointment

hundred of their company,
choice of, fhould be delivered up to his mercy.
be made
The
Hh
2

of England.

AnnaU

86

whereof if they but deferred nothing but extremity

performance
was
to be expeded. The
report whereof made the Rebels
lefthimfclf might helpto make up the
each one fearing
disband
The

1556.

of this Hecxtomb.

number
Infurreliion
in

Yorkfture,

This blaze
far

another

witliin fix

kindled

dangerous,

more

when

quenched

yet fcarce

was

by

the

fame

days

accidents,

where
fewer than forty
thouno
bewrayed it felf in rorkjhire
fand had gathered
together naming themfelves Fellows of the
and that the fpecious
Holy Tilgrimage
;
pretext of Religion
their madnefs
they in their Enfignson the one
might palliate
the Saviour of the World
fide pourtraied
hangingon the Crofs
,

Chalice, and the Hoft by them

the other fide the

on

of

Body

called the

of the Nobility as
They furprifed
many
o(
Tork
that
wrote
(he
Archbifhop
againft
Erafmuf)
Lord.

our

Edrvard Lee
the Lords

Darcy and

they forced

whom

befidesmany Knightsand
Hf*j[eji
,

be fworn

their party

Gentlemen
,

it is very
,
fome
of
them
much
their
wills
who
were
notagainft
probable
,
fuffered
for
it
afterward
withftanding
upon a Scaffold. Againft
fent the Dukes of Norfolk
thefe Rebels were
and Suffolk
the Marto

to

whereto

and the Earl

quelsof Exceter
peaceablyto compofeall matters

of

Shrewsburywho
,

to

and

to

endeavoured

bringthis corrupt Body

without

Phlebotomy. For theyknew they

temper
fuch a bafe fort of people to whom
if they
to deal with
woiild
the overthrow
their Vi"^orybe inglorious
ther
neiyet
5
could theypromifethemfelves fo happy fuccefs againft
the

its former

were

gave

moft

and

adive

whole Realm

moft enured
had caft them
defpair

hardybodies
Befides
,

cither of

feek

an

viftoryor death
ignominiousend

they

could

more

intolerable than

at

other

expeft no

the

reafons made thefe Nobles

and

to

Warfare

into the

not
refolutely
determining
a

Gallows,

which

of the

extremes
to

flie

to

if they elcaped,

than

accuftomed milerable life

an
,
moft horrid torturing
death. Thefe

to
unwilling

hazard

Battel.

But the

Rebels

wherefore by
defperaterefolution admitted no parley
,
confent of both Armies the Field was
the Eve of the
on
appointed
Saints Simon and "jude. Between
both Armies did run
little
a
fo
Brook,
fhallow, that on the Eve of the Battel it was in moft
for footmen
without dangerof wettingtheir
even
placespalfable
,
feet : But that night(God abhorring
the effufionof fo much Englijh
blood ) a rain ( and that no
great
littleBrook (thelikewhereof never

it became
the

one

) fell which

fo raifed this

happenedthere

before) that

both for horfe and

impaffable

meeting of

the

two

Armies.

This

which

hindered
,
chance did fo work in

man

the

and giddyheads of thisRout, that theyperfwafuperftitious

forbid their
themfelves,God by this Prodigydid manifeftly
intended Battel. Wherefore pardonbeingagain offered ( as it
had formerly
been) as well to the Leaders and Gentry, as the
reft who had been either authors or partakers
in this Tumult
ded

finding

Annals

88
had

He
at

him

reafon^and theyat lengthaffociatethemfelveswith

excluded

witlr^vhom

their Nephew,

in the fame mine.

fuddenlyraifed

ftricken

alreadyafflided

Earl

fight. The

poor
the heart with

to

he
,

the

among

the Archbifhopof Dukt^t to

permitted

he

great

the Countrey
up and down
refufed to obey him : And

who

and killedthem

his

he had

him

flockingunto
wherewith
marching

robbed

involved

theywere

others

Many
Army
reft

Brethren to his Father, three of which

from thefc violent proceedings.
Butpiaflion

five Uncles

then

firftdiffwaded

had

of England.

the

be murthered

with

of this Tumult

news

in

aPalfie,wasfo
that he but
,

days furvived the knowledge of his unhappinefs.The

King levyinggreat Forces, quicklycurbed the unrulyYouth,
a

few

cither taken

or

fent

were

goes
their

of the Ship wherein

did half

There

to

reftrain

the

mency
King'scle-

pafTage
demanding of the Mafter the
lailed
and underftanding
it was
they
;
of

certain

return

to

never

-y

name

called
That

Prophecy ^

be tarried /Wo

Corp

land
Eng-

of pardon.
theyforthwith defpaired

approvedthe skillof the Wizard

this noble

endeavoured

prefume on

in the belly
jhoHld
of

Eurl

jiveSons ofAn
event

their anfwer.

broughtto

bethinking themfelves

were

All of them

until in the

Cow

Uncles

themfelves.

that thofe three Uncles who

headftrongNephew
,

The

there

and
,

yield. His

to

fubmitted
willingly

London

to

Story

forced him

months

and after fome

:"

the King
Family ineenfing

fome

For

by

The

enemies

to

that he
fuggefting
,

of
ftiouldnever
to fettleIreland as long as any of the race
expe"5t
w
ith
the
for
remained
the Fitz-Giralds
King
eafily
prevailed
,
In regardwhereof I cannot
blame cirald the
their Execution.
^Brother of Thomas, who
truftingnot to the weak plea of his
then fick of the Meafles as he was
foughtby making
injiocencc,
of
reach
of
malice.
fore
the
fethimfelf
out
to
Being therean
efcape
,

packedup
an

of clothes

bundle

he
,

of his Friends

one

to

in

conveyed
privately

was

he lurked until he found

with whom
,

into
of efcaping
opportunity

France

he

where

for

was

time

received by the King. But long he could not be there

favourably
the
hard, That by the League
fecure,
Agents of Henry prefllng
thence
wherefore he went
all Fugitiveswere
to be delivered ;
into the Netherlands ; where
findinghimfelf in no
fled
into
he
than before
Pool, who
to
Italy
Reignald

lefs

danger

maintained

and ufed him

ftored
The

Cardinal Pool.
on

the

his

to

very

Countrey

mention
and

two

nobly

and

and

at

lengthprocuredhim

of Pool fallsfitwith

twentieth

to

be

re-

of his Anceftors.

the Honors
our

of December

he

time
,

by Pope

chofen into the Colledgeof Cardinals.

He was
who firftbeftowed Learningon him
to the King
,

beingthis year

Paul
near

the Fourth
of blood

and afterward
,

conferred on him
findinghis modeftyand excellent difpofition
But travelling
afterwards to forein Unithe Deanry o( Exceter.
in Italy
bewitched
witli the Sorceries
verfities he was
quickly
,

ofi

Henry
of the

of

Circe

tbe

infomuch

Rome

that he became

his Kinfman.

neither allow

of the

89

deadlyenemy

his Fofterer , his Prince

to

Eighth.
when

For

from

Divorce

J 55.

he would

the

the
Lady Catharwe
nor
and
Pope,
openlycondemned
,

of the
of the Authority
abrogating

in Ecclefiaftiealaffairs refufing
alfo
King'sproceedings
commanded
him
who
home 5 Henry difpofed
to obey the King
the largeftipend
of his Deanry
and withdrew
which he had
The
therefore
ufe
to make
Pope
intending
yearlyallowed him.
of this man
the King ( and being
as
an
Engin of batteryagainft
induced
of Cardinal
Contare") beftowed
by the commendations
other the

him

on

had

Cardinal's

and

Hat

of purer Dodlrine.

therebyaflured of

was

have

fufpededto

of late been

been

him
wlio
,
feafoned with the Leaven

of that hereafter.

But

K^NNO

DOM.

REG.

1537.

29.

and Englmd.the
of this year were
Tragical
15 37,
famous Perfonages.
and deaths of many
On
Thomas Fit2"Girald beheaded for Treafon, S.eislsexecu'
the third of Februarywas

THeSceneaccidents
of blood

fixed

and Thomas

Gilby
grave
,
Carltle , were
had befieged
The

of

Abbot

one

a Monk
Enfigate

And

for

much

as

as

feven

and

nobler

fort

were

Hamilton
Stephen

Thomas

Margaret Lady

ThurftAbbot

All thefe,
for having

Sir

to

of

JohnBulmer
Adam

Fountaines

ivold Prior of

of Rivers
,

was

Sir Francis

Bigot,

likewife put

were

William

the Abbot

the Chieftains

But

Percy

Sir "John Bulmer

and

death:

ziaux

condemned

Woburn.

the Vicar

ConjlableSir
,

Sir

Lay-men.

at

referved until y""^, at what time the Lords

the other at
beheaded , the one
at Lincoln

Hu^ey were
Sir Robert

the like end

ell,another Abbot

were
any way
,
of the late Rebellions.

can

and

"

make

colIc(5l

furtherers
efpecial

London

Ar

been

Darcy and

Lancafterand with him

place5 and three daysafter them
hangedat whdley. The Abbots

Mac

other Priefls

two

they

at

Monks

two

Doctor

one

oi Louth

Muf-

Papvp Batchelor of Divinity

death

to

of the fame

Siuleyand ivoburn with

littleafter

a new
ftirring

"^ohn

was

called H^ydock was

Monk

another
of

NtchoUs
,

Rebellion

executed.

whalleyput

and

ud.

their members

fame month

The

for that

of CMarch

tenth

quartered and
,

of London.

the Gates

over

and

hanged,drawn,

his five Uncles

burned

at

SudburyAbbot

to

London:
of

Ger-

Birlington,
GeorgeLumley,

with many otliers

TonfefiEfquires and Robert "^ske
in the late Infurre(5bion did likewife
as
having been partakers
in
in
for
the fame.
And for a Commotion
partake punifhment

Nicholas

in Aprilwere
Somerfet/hire

fourteen fuffered.
But left any one
courfes taken

may

againftthe

threefcore condemned
vronder

at

Clergy

whereof
,

only

thefe fevere and unheard of

amifs to relate
not

I think it

what

Annals

90
15

37-

Pool

of Cardinal

Sleidan writes

what

of England.
who

fet forth

one

about this tinie

or

two

fpred
yet lurking
,
and came
at
abroad in Germany
length to the King's hands.
wrues
againfiWherein
his ftilc to the King , he (liarply
dire(fiing
reprehendeth
the King.
the title ofHead of the Church
vphich only
him
him /orf/iki/ig
upon
-ivhois ChriftV Vicar on earth
Sec.
Then
he
to the Pope
belonged
which

Books

Cardinal

Rome

at

as

were

Pool

to
proceeds

the

of his Divorce

matter

alledgingThat

he neither

(as he

fretehded)but
oft err ear of consciencenor fearofCod,
love had forfaken
the
blind
his Wife
and
Catharine
Lady
oflufl

out

out

years old

had

lefta Virgin:

veeak

and

yonngman,

That it vpos

he had
vpho^e
Sijier

Bolen

Ann

Arthur

his Brother Prince

whom

but fourteen

laveful
for him

not

to

his Concubine

before
ufedas

marry
K^nd

others
That he
to the Bmperonr and
himfelfhad confejfed
CMaid.
him
He
the
Catharine
a,
aljb
Lady
eagerly
reproveth
found
the
his
the
riage
MarUniverfties
of
concerning former
forfeektng Opinions
in his oivn rvickednef,
rehen fime ofthem had
and triumphing
and
he
that
be
the
it
to prefer
might afljamed
pronounced Incefluom
;
that
and a mofiVirtuous
one
veas legitimate
ofa whore before
Daughter
the
death
the
Rochefter
of
of
Bijhep
Princef.Thenjpeaking
of
his cruelty.
he detefls
then ripsup what
and Sir Thomas
More
He
his Subjects
over
of all degrees in what mityranny he had exercifed
that he

what dangers
this flourijhing
P.ealm
he incurred
ferieshe had plunged
the
his
and
to
Aunt
injury
offered
from the Emperour in regardof
,

the overthrow

from his own

or

Commonwealth.

Nations
forein
Afterthis

difhonour
ofhis Family;
teftantReligion
) had
K^nd

that he could

and
ofReligion
;

who had
he whets

the

on

Emperour to revenge the

that TuvciCm
affirming

foundentertainment

forthefeevils there

(meaning the ProEngland and Germany.

in

he invites
bitter reproofs
,

many
after

aid either

expeStany

ill ofthe Chrijiian

defervedfo

,.

not

Henry

to

repentance per,

other

remedy but to
in the defence
to the bofomof the Church
return
( a moflglowhereof
rious
but
made
his
Sword
his
had
Pen
he
not
alfo.
ufe
onlyof
)
example
but by other perfonal
Neither did the Cardinal onlyby Book
the King beingfent Ammanifeft his fpleenagainft
endeavours

fwadinghim

That

was

no

ling
baffador from the Pope to the French , under colour of reconcihim with the Emperour 5 but his chief errant
bine
was
to com,

againft
Henry. Whereof
folicitFrancis,
by his Agent earneftly
them

did

mutual

both

amity

he would

caufe Pool

and

fent

high Treafon
punilhmentdue therefore.

of

to

him

Nations

had been

to

refufed
to

(hew
to

be

having intelligence,
That in regardof their

apprehended as guilty

where

he fhould

undergo the

Religionand the Law of

the Pope's)
betraying
any (efpecially
could not
yieldto the King's requeft:
But

becaufe

violated in

Ambaffador, the French

But

to

he

that he would adminifter no caufe of offence , he

him fpeedily
"f his Embafly, and commanded

admit

departout

of his Dominions.

Hercules ftature

might

be

guelTedat by

the

of
proportion

his

foot^

Henry
and

this

by

man's

one

he

need were,

to

was

the

Eighth.

91

endeavours, Henry-was taught what,

expeft of his Clergy. So that he was

if

offended , to lend him to his grave

as any of them
dead Lion biteth not : And
this courfe beingtaken with

induced
eafily
for that

the fear of the like

enemies
profefTed

his

the twelfth of O^ober

On

the Queen

throws

of

moft difficulttravel

the Mother

necelTarily
perifhout

Edivard

who

at

Phsnix

on

the middle of the

Phenix

It is

The

whofe

be lamented

to

gave breath
much

World

at

ne'r knew

once

October the Infant

of

ofcormval, and^Earl

two

fuch.

was

created Prince of

chejler:and

Edtvard

thofe afterwards conferred

Fitz^wiUtams

death

Seymour Brother to the deceafed

Honours
znd'Eztl of Hertford
Beauchamp
; which
,
liam

with

whofe

on

of
eighteenth

Duke

the

on

duos.
tulijfe

lieth

another Phenix

To

Quire

Phcenice ; dolendum

SacuLa FhcE"ices nuUa

Lord

with

Queen

him

his

Lord

Seymrur Zarl
of Hertford.

only (and

not

f^il- Fitx-William
him ) he left to his pofterity.
Earl
made
Earl
of
Admiral
was
SoHthantptort. "f
on

alfo mllUm

Then
liftsof

Southampton,

John Ruffel
began their races in the Powlct
Tofclet beingmade Trealurer
and Ku^elCompHonour
trollerRuflel
^
of the King's
of
the PrivyCouncil.
Houfhold, and both fworn
Porvlet and

Neither
raifed

to

his Son

to

here their

was

Earl of

Francii

that

fucceeded him

to

flain

Edrvard

to

William

Scot

Earl of

created Lord

had

by

and

at
,

man

one

he

piousold

Francis

beingafterward
Marquefsof ivinchejler
dying in the year 1554,

EngUnd
Bedford wherein

who

the

ultr*

mn

Treafurer of

Lord

the other

and liberal reliev^er of the

the very inftant of his death

Anno
Francis
1587. Which

Bedford
,

and Brother

Porvlet livingto
Rujfel.

his Succeffor his

to

be

Nephew by his Son

the fole Marquefsof

mliiam

Poor,

loft his Son

was

Father

by King J*mes

old
decrepit

very
mllia?n

named

man,

alfo

England.

end this year with death , as it began Thorns Howard

,
fifteenmonths
been
youngeftSon to the Duke of Norfolk
having
,

And

ef

Viinft Edwarj.

Epitaph:

nato
Jana jncet

Here

died
,

the twelfth of A^ox^fw^^rwas

mndfir in

great pomp
is infcribed this
Tomb

Uncle

tite birth

of her womb

days

onlyfurvivingtwo

buried

the

either

after fucceeded his Father in

The Queen
fourteenth oi October and

On

wherein

one,

the Crown.

fVates

le-

havinglongfuffered the

fuch

and
,

the Infant muft

or

rippedPrince

was

punilhmentwould

of the reft.

him

cure

5 5 7-

to

for affiancing'
himfelf without the King'sconfent to
imprifoned
Archibald
DouglasEarl of "^ngfts and
tJHatgaretDaughter to
Lady "LMargaretthe King'sSifter on the firftday of November,
deceafed in the Tower.
to the unfpeakable
good of this Ifland
,

I i

For

ani

rift.

Annals

92
153

7-

of England.

For this Margaret beingafter married

had by him Henry the Father of King

happyUnitor

the moft

Matthew

to

Earl of Lemx
,

James of facred memory

of divided Brttatfi.
'T^-:*

ihe

abuftof

tmagts rt-

firamid.

1538.

DOM.

K^NNO

1538.

after

That

robbed

was

^\

,^0i

EG.

refolved ,

is
Ages
length
many
ITfuperftitious
abufc of Images, God
at

throughthe
of his due nour.
ho-

if any
King much prone to Reformation (efpecially
this
thing might be gotten by it) thought it fit to remove
and
he
his
that
the
for
conceived
rather,
ftumbling-block

The

fome Images
Treafurywould be therebyfupplied.There were
and Shrines of reputedSaints
wherefame
of more
efpecial
the
of
from
fartheft
the
made
unto
were
dom
KingPilgrimages
parts
,

from forein Countries alfo -, the Oblations whereto

nay even
fo many
and fo rich
that they not
only fufficed for the
,
and
alio
maintenance
of Priefts
Monks, but
to the heapingup
,

were

Becket'/56f"""e

of incredible wealth.

demolijhij.

of

was
Canterbury

The

covered

Shrine

with

of Thomas

Beckef.

of Gold
plates

and

Archbifhop
laden with

The blind zeal of thole and

Gifts of ineflimable value.
times had decked it with Gems, Chains of Gold of great

weight,
Language find no

Uniones,

and

Pearls of that

largefize, whicljiin

This Tomb
proper term.
inftead
of
whofe Head
-,

was

our

ajid his Bones

razed

obtruded
ufually

other,

was

than

meaner

thiem

Gold
,

found

tire
en-

the Monks

than did
better deferving
peradventure
of
wherein
this
The
Monument
fpoil
pofedMartyr.

of fome

former

the Scull
their

Tup*
nothing

Cherts io full that each

filledtwo

reft was

Stone

of

for the portage.

Among
of efpecial
luftre called the Royal,
of France

requiredeight ftrongmen

the
fered
of,

in the year
hy Letv is the Seventh, King of France
iiyp,
of
Gold
with
what
time he alfo
at
a great mafTyCup
together
of that Church, of an hundred
beftowed an annuityon the Monks
of Wine.
This Stone was
ifterward highlyprizedby
Tons
who
did continually
it on his thumb.
the King
wear
Erafmus
alfo of
as
fpeaksmuch of the magnificenceof this Monument,
of
the
of
which
he
feen
had
and
our
both
Image
iValfingham
Lady
the image of
admired.
This Image was
alio ftripped
of whatfoever worthy
Lady "f
Walfinghani.
the like being alfo done in other the like places
thing it had
and the Statues and Bones
of the dead diggedup and burned, that
Among the reft
they might be no further caule of Superftition.
of theft;condemned
in South-wdes
there
Crucifix
was
a
Images
Darvel
Catheten
called of the Inliabitants
concerningwhich
there was
akindof
Prophecy,That itfhould one day fire a whole
JForeft. It chanced that at this time one. Dodor
Friera
Foreft
Frier Foieft
ObYervant
had formerlytaken the Oath
of Supremacy,
who
tnal^sgood
,

our

Fro^hicy.
was

ioi

upon

his relapfe
apprehendedand condemned

of Treafon

and

Herefie:

H
Herefie

this Frier

For

Gallows

new

the

Eighth.

93
whereon

creded

was

by the

hanged

was

arm-pits
,

wherewith

tliisImage ,

underneath

and

he

burned

was

and
,

him

he

firemade

of
lb by liisdeath made
a

good the Prophecy.

Great

which

theTreafure

was

Churches

and

the

ReligiousHoules.

Sacriledge( adheringlike

King railed

of the

whether

But

of
fpoils

the

guiltof

confumingCanker ) made this ill

that he found he had need of
Treafure unprofitable,
or
the dangers
that threatned him from
to withftand
fupplies

gotten
greater
abroad

with what he had already

corraded
he carts
not
content
,
,
his eyes on the Wealth
of the Abbeys that had efcapedthe violence
of the former Tcmpell : and not expeding ( as he deemed
it )

needlefs Aft of Parliament,feifethon the reft of the Abbeys

and Religious
Houfes of the Realm.
At firfthe beginswith that
a

the Engltjb
Saint Augu"^ngujline
Apoftle who
ftinc'j Canterbury
of Chriftianity
interred. This being the firft-fruits

Canterbury dedicated

at

to

there

was

far

at

the Saxons, for the Britans had been

from the Fountains ApoftoHck,
ftreams derived even

this Nation

among
watred

with

more

(I mean

than

pure

he invades

thofe later overflows

were

Exchequerand

Conquerour

of

divides their

placewhere

in the fame

by the

purchafedthis

he

King
pofteritydid allb run

the fame

by

Kingdom

to

be wondered

Ejfex Levpfi

in

at

if thofe
,

and iHite- friers in London

Friers

Merton

Snjfexthe

in

at

^Mel-Mbey ,

of Harold

himfelf

to

that it is not

So

fo much

between
jvilliam the

overthrow

fortune.

^^ugufiwe)

means

built
Courtier^Battel-Ahhey

the laft Saxon

and his

and

expelsthe Monks

his

in Surrey,

ford
Strat-

and

Black-Friers,Gray.
Charterhoufe,
feltthe furyof the lame Whirlwind.

other Reformations
the fame time among
in this
many
wholeibm
that
the
Bible
Church,
Injundionwas one
whereby

others

fnfpreJIeJ.

At

tranflated and

in Englijhwas
printed

commanded

every ParilliChurch
(o defirous
that were

and

kept in

convenientlyplacedwhere

be

to

be

to

The

Biile

tr.jKjlattd,

anv

mightread therein.
of
They
eagerlyaddidlcd to the {iiperftition
their Anceftors, brooked not thele proceedingsamongwhom
chief Henry Courtney Marquefs
of Exceter
were
Tfre Mar^HiJs
Henry Lord Motinwho

more

were

tagtieBrother
the Lord

Abergavenny

who

committed

to

and
,

Brother

the fifth day of November

Poole Brother
Geoffry

the Lord

to

tf Exceter

to

Mount

upon
ague

for

the third of the enfuing

on
they were
"January the
for
the
time
Steward
arraignedand
K^udleyfitting
high
which

Lord

demned,
con-

and

Priefts named

on

the

in the fame
partakers

This

ninth of the fame month

Croftsand
Courtney

Colins

with
,

guilt,were
was

l^ythe

one

beheaded.

Holland

hanged

and

Two
," as

quarteredat Tyburn.

Father's fide of
I i

Mariner

/i"i

Oihers behended

having maintained intelligence

confpiredthe King'sdeftruftion 5 for

the Towfr

with the Cardinal

NeviU

on

the acculation of Sir

were

and Sir Edward

Cardinal Fool

to

very noble
dcfcent
,

Annals

94
153S.

defcent

of England.
the Blood

derivinghimfelf from

Earl of

Hugh Courtney created

he far more
But by his Mother
Royal of Englmd being Son
,

who

the Fourth

Royal of Fraf^ce
by
Devof7Jbire
by Edrvard the Third.
of the Blood
nearlyparticipated
Catharine
to
Daughter to Edward

Sifter to

was

Qyeen Elizaheth the Mother

of

long favoured

King Henry. The King

at lengthin regardof his
jealousof his Greatnefs

but

him

as

Alliance

near

his

came
be,

whereof

he had

lately
givenmore

in
than fufficientteftlmony
,

Goufin-german,

the Crown

to

fuddenlyarming

fome

thoufands

to

The
Rebels.
confideration whereof
Torkjhtre
m^idQ Henry gladly entertain any occafion to cut off ;th4S
Nobie
'"
Gentleman.
and learned man
About the fame time JohnLambert a religious

oppofeagainftthe

Lambert
"uented
,

turned.

co"-

and

the King himfelf fitting

alfocondemned
Judge. This Lumfrom his Ordinaryto the
bert being accufed of Herefie
appealed
he
be
accounted
left
who
fliould
a Luther m^
refearing
King 5
was

folved upon this occafion

affeded in Religion.To

Bilhopsand

to

manifeft
this end

to

fummoning

of the Realm

other Peers

he caufed Scaffolds
prefent
,

to

the World

as

be built in

how
as

many

convenientlybe
Hall
from
Wefiminjler
,

and witneffes
peoplemight be fpedators
day. On the righthand Vi the King were

of that

of the

could

the

whence

he ftood

of the A(5ls
feated the

Judges and chief Lawyers of the

and behind
Realm
his left haad fate the Temporal Lords
: at
Lambert
of the Privy Chamber.
them the Gentlemen
being
of chkhejler,
by the King'sappointment
broughtto the Bar, Hay Biftiop
Bifhops

and

the

behind them

made

an

wherein

Oration

he declared the caufe of this

meeting 5 faying
That Lambert
beforehis Ordinary,
of Herefte
havingbeen accufed
the King as ifexpecting
had made his Appealunto
from his Majefy
more
for Herefiethan from the Bifbop.So that he now found
favour
be
true
it to
whereofhe had been eftinformed.That the credulous
that his Majejlyabhorring
the Religion
perfvpaded
Peoplevpere verily
embraced
broached in
the
had
his
Tenets
new
K^nceflors
lately
of
the tyrannyofthe Court
had been
True it was
^Rome
Germany.
troublefom to his Predecejfors
but to Him
intolerable and therefore
That Religion
had He fhakenit off':
mightno longer
patronize Jdlenef^
,

He

had

Monks
expelled
He

to

who
,

were

no

other than Vrones

in

the

hive
Bee-

had taken away the idolatrousworjhip

ofImages , had permitted
his Subjects
the readingand knowledge
therto
of God's Word , hi-

their wiles and cozenages

prohibited
lejl
bythe Church of Rome
be difcovered
And had made reformation
in fomeother things
:
jhould
could
adventure
which
dound
no
man
oflefmoment,
deny,would much reper
But
to the goodboth of Church and Commonwealth,
as forother
things He had determined there jhouldhe no changein the church
intended pullickly
to
He
now
duringhis Reign: which his Refolution
That
the
was
manifefl.His Majeflys
defire
Delini^uent
rptouncing
,

his

Annals

96
15

39-

of England.

Upon notice whereof, many

grantedto the King for ever.
of
of
confcience
defirous to purchale the
out
or
guilt
King'sfavour, furrendred their charge even before they were
of St. Albans
required.And firftof all the Abbot and Convene

were

either

of the Realm

( the firftAbbot
which

conferred

was

Father had

whofe

Fourth

St. Alban

as
on

long

this Houfe
lived

Abbey feated near

forfake their rich

the firfl:
Martyr :

was

Honour

by Pope

Monaftical

Adrian

the

life therein )

the ruins o'tFcrol.tmtttm

,

once

leave it to the mercy of the Courtiers.

of exampleto many other
derelicftionafforded matter
Which
few
,
of confcience
that they duriit lay claim to
enjoyingthat fecurity

City, and

great and antient

their

fo

Only

own.

of
regardlefs

three

found

were

threats

whofe

promifes

innocence

made

them

reward

or

that

they could

betray the goods of their Churches

to the
of
three were
mercilefs impiety
facrilegious
Harpies: Which
Seme
Abbots
John Bed) Abbot' of ColcheHer in Ejfex Hugh TuringdonAbbot of
extcutid.
the Abbey of Reitng built by Henry the Firft for the placeof his
Abbot
of Ghfionbtiry
of the
Glaflonbury, Sepulture and Richard jvhiting
one
ftatelieftand antienteft Monafteries of Europe being firftbuilded
who
buried
of ^^rimathe.t
the Body of our
Saviour
by Jofeph
be induced

never

to

Chrift

and is himfelf there interred

that moft

Kings )
had

King

by a

Againftthefe
taken of

they refufingare

would

have

ranked

without

the

helpof

other courfes
therefore,

men

the
adminiftring
enemies

as

as

fit Hiftorian

the antient Worthies

was

one

renowned

undertaken

they been

him among
Romance.
that

is alfo ( befide fome Saxon

Arthur, whofe glorious
A"fls,

to

the

Oath

of

fabuious

availing,

not

Supremacy, which

Eftate condemned

of

Bech

Treafon.

Priefts named

was

and Faringdon
with
hanged at Colchejier
,

Rug and Ogmon

high
two

Riding,whiting a man very aged,

that he had been
by reafon thereof doating fcarce perceiving
condemrled, returningfrom the placeof Judgment (which was
Palace ^t wells diltant from G/^7?c/7/'"/-y
four miles)
in the Bifhop's
at

and

with

conceit
to

rapt up

that he

was

to

his

Abbey

fuddenly

was

the top of the Tor

about) and without

round

reftored

(a Hill that furveystheCountrey

leave of biddinghis Convent
farewel
,

begged was prefently

earneftly
hanged the ftain of
faft to the authors of this fpeedyexecution
flicking
ingratitude
he

which

of whom

the

poor

Abbot

is

reportedto

have

better delerved.

Monks
alfo executed
named
two
whitingwere
RogerJames
Bodies
their
all
and
drawn
Thorn,
John
quartered and fet
of thefe
up in divers placesof the Countrey. The punifliment
ado theypermittedall
few fo terrifiedthe reft,that without more
The
number
of thofe that were
to the King'sdifpofal.
fuppreft
the
of
chiefeft
But
the
c
aft
and
is not
whofe
bots
Abnames
eaiily :

With

and

had
ment

are

voices

thefe

among

the Peers in the

higherHoufe

of Padia-

St. Peter's

H
St. Peter's in
St. *^^ba.as
St.

the

Eigktk

Peterborough

Wefimtnficr

St. Benet'sof Huljne,

Battel,

Crowland

Hide

catalogue

of the

Abbots

"uho bad

Berdney
Shrervsbury

among
Peers,

H^inch^omb

V9tcti

the

by Wtnchefier
Ciremefier
,

fValtham
,

blocefier

Walmesbury
,

Ramsey

Thorfjfy

St.

"

Tervksbury
Reding

Evejbdm

in rfTT/C,

St;,
partes

Edmundsbury

Abimdon

in C/twiJdTugusfwe's

St.

terbtiry

in ColcheBer
jfo/'^'s

Corjentrey
,

Tiivejlock.

King, that
of fo many
fuffrages
The

he

might fome way

learned and wife

the
fupply
men

of the

want

Parliament,

the

alfothat of fo great a prey he might confecrate ( if not

the tenth to Hercdes
to
at leaft) fome
part to God , according
his promifeereded fome new
whereof
at
was
one
Bifhopricks
5
London
that
fo near
it
and contiguous
to
a place
l^'eJlminHer
Houfe

as

might rather
City.

But

feem

thereof,than adiftindl

part of the Suburbs

City it is

and

fo ennobled

with

New

niany ftately

with mofl: in Chrithat for Beauty it contendeth

ftendom : In it are the chief Seat of the Prince , and Palaces of
the molt
in the Land
the Nobility the chief feats of Juftice
,
Monuments

wherein

Church
magnificent
whofe

and Nobles
,

even

by

founded
cheHer

the

World.

by

Cardinal

and

Another

to

an

Glocesier.

Abbey

at

was

Kings

BriHol
Peterborough
""

by Queen

was
wejlminlter

and

our

Oxford,in the Colledge

reft a^

Wolfey.The

of

render it unparallel'd

fumptuousMonuments

reduced

moft
int;erred

are

Monks

furnifliedwith

CMary again
of St. Benet's

and converted
ag3.in expelled,
maintenance
of Scholars,
the
the P.evenues of the Bilhoprick
to
and other piousufes. As for the other Sees , theyremain to this
wherein Monks
thofe antieiitCathedral Churches
day. From
werefeated
nothingwas taken away ", onlyCanons were placed

Order-,whom

Queen

Elizabeth

there inftead of ^onks , as likewife in the Cathedral Churches

The Churches, wherein" antiently
erc(5tedBiQiopricks.
of the new

C(inpn3

are
jy^d^iP^p^ndarieSwe:^ ia^ifiitfid
,

....',"..,

"

"

..

.'I

"-

"

In

ivALES,

St. David's

Landa^y
Banger
St.

A[A(h.
The

Bifhop.

rickstriiled.

Annals

98

of England.

1539.

The

founded

CATHEDRALS

with Monks,

Norvptch

Canterhury
Winchefier,

Durefm

were

Worcefier

Carlilc.

Rochejler
,

The

where

SEES

new

were
primarily

Oxford,

Glocejler

Brijlol,

Chejler

Abbeys

are

Feterhrough.

within this Realm

So there are fix and twenty Bifhopricks
,
Prebendaries , and other
and in every Cathedral
Archdeacons
,
,
Miniilers
who
as alfo a Dean
governs the reft unlefs it be in
St. David's
where
deacon
the Chanter ; and Landaf, where the Arch,

is Head

Thefe

of the

Chapter.

left it fhould
the King ftilljealous
that he had forfaken the Religionof his Fathers
the maintainers of new
and
Tenets
thunder out againft
,

thingsthus

ordered

be conceived

began to
much
Cranmer's
againft
the Six Articles

will ,

by

Parliament

whereof

the fumm

was

ihiLawefthe
Six Artidet,

That

if any

one

fhould
denythe

and Wine

of

the Law

and keal prefenceof the

True

maintain
That the
fhould
afterthe words of Confecratien

in the Sacrament

Body^CHRIST
fubflance
ofBread

enafted

remained

or

be burned as an Here tick.

bythe Prieflhe fhould
pronounced
adminiBred
to be fufficiently
IL
Jf any fhoulddenythe Sacrament
under one Speciesonly:
,

but much
hold it lavcful
fhould
forPrielts to be married
Orders
he that havingentrcd into holy
fhould
mere
prefume to take
a
ivife:
vovped upon mature
deliberationwas not to be
IV. Or that Chajlity
kept:
Or that private
V.
Aiaffes
oughtnot to be celebrated in the church
ofEngland or elfewhere
,'",' V'^*""^
:^
';
that K^uricular Confefjton
not expedient
Or
VI.
was
; he fhould
hU
err ours
undergolofoflifeby hanging.
for
in.

Or

"

'

'

"

Thefe Laws like thofe of Draco written in Blood

and filenced thofe who
deftruftion of multitudes
whom
hitherto furtherers of Reformation.
Among

the

were

had

been

Hugh

mer
Lati-

Latimer
Schaxton

and NtcholiU

and
rt-

ftgntheir BiJhefriths.

Sdiibury were
enjoy themfelves
both on one
day
of

Latimer

the
SchaxtonBiihopSy

remarkable

his life
refign

it in Queen

one

that

the Parliament
,

viz.

the firft of

as

Maries

the other
fVorcefler,

they might quietly

beingfcarce diiujived ,

did

their BiHiopricks.
July refign
,

for the freedom

( who

who

of

of his confcience could

he did this rich

as

willingly

Bilhoprickbeing burned

for

reign) after

his

takingoff
Relignation

his

Rochet
,

H
Rochet
,

being a

the

conceited

merry

himfelf from the

ground

Eighth.
with

man

faying, that He

99

littleleaplifted

5 3 9.

feh bimfelfmuchmore

and quick "orv he hud freed himfelf

offogreat a burthen.
light
had longcontinued
Henry ( in regardof his wiving dilpofition)
,

And

Widower.

that he fliould at

ration of his Eftate

the

Pope'scaufe

perfwadedhim

advifed him

Cromwell, who

lengthmarry

beingfurrounded

with

Wherein

combine

to

Enemies

the confidein
pafTionate

\\t alio gave

with thofe

to

ear

whom
Eftates,

of the Pope'styranny had forced to the fame courfes

and like fears. By whofe afliftance he might countermine
the
fecret pradicesof Rome.
A counfel without doubt good and befitting

the burthen

( as
fuch

thought) Pernicious
in

Match,

effeds of 111 ones

producingthe

but

the times
is

to

Giver.

into

came
September

proving

the

the treatife of

For

'the arrhal

England Frederick Duke

ofl

certain Princes

I
Frederick Duke
Elecflor of Saxony
of Bavaria
Otho Henry of Germany in
England for
and the Chancellour
Count
Palatine of Rhine
of the Duke of the treatife
of
Match
tween
beCleve with fome others
who were
for eightdaysRoyallyentertained
and

by the King
Sifter to the Duke
their

buried

was

of

the Tomb

"yf

the Eve

third oi

Feaft of

the

at

Jamesthe

he

of the

to

Sifter to

Town

REG.

1540.

the Lady Ann

Circnmcifion
,

was

of Cleve.

to

of Cleve defti-

was

on

on

the

on

the

and from her

,which

Dearettx

Familyin

the

regardof
the

to

time

Cromrvell ( yet chief in

of A^ril
the eighteenth
created Earl

Ef^ex,
here behold

of Human
thfc frailty

affairs. The

current

beginnings
broughtCromwell to
admired
that his happinefs
was
he
all
envied
a Tragedy
by
by many : But Fortune iittending
and
is unexpededlyapprehendedfitting
at the Council- Table

years had firom very mean

infomuch
the heightof Honour
of few

committed

to

the Ttvoer, where

For in this Parliament

he continued until his Execution.

begun the twelfth of Afnf

K

King mar.
taij

"/ Cleve.

Cromwell
created Earl

EHex

he is accufcd of

Treafon

of

and
,

"within three

months
deceafirrg

hyO^Qtn Elizabeth advanced

mean

The

540.

Ann

Effex

by an unrulyyoung Horfe
death the
: By whofe

Daughter

rieththe

his neck
,

in the

But
"j(/"?x

King'sfavour )

his

Familyof

to
Iffue,
by defcent, was

of

thrown
,

to

King

32.

Henry Bourchier Earl of

brake

break

devolved
the

Earldom

And

King

Ladj Ann

of St. John,

their claim
the

of Scotland

the

foughtto

Inheritance

of

and

Firft.

DOM.

antienteft Earl of the Realm

without

K^nn

theyreturned

in the
Charterhoufe

the twelfth of March

which

the

Marriage with

arrived at Dover
was
King'sBed
received
and
Creenrvtch,
at
triumphantly
January
the Eftfhany
m
arried
the
to
ritely
King.

nated

On

the

beingconcluded

year died Margaret Queen

Henry who

ON

of cleve

where
,

Countries.

own

This

near

mndfor

at

after

teheadei.

Annals

lOO

Treafon and
condemned

5 40*

King
fo

Herefie
,

be cenfured of cruel

well

may

the

on

with
dilpenfe
cafily

to

being brought to his anfwer

beheaded.
This
twenty eighthof Jul)/

without

and

of England.

he had

made

if he had advanced

as

could
admitted
ufe of their counfels and endeavours
,

the death of thofe whom

and
intimate familiarity
,
;

inconftancy who

them

to

other end

no

but
,

to

them,
m/fey had his turn , Cromwell fucceeds , whofe
deprefs
thofe who
there want
attribute to God's
downfal
not
fudden
inflided on him for the Sacriledge( whereof he was
ported
reJufl:ice
to

be the Author

in the (ubverfion of fo
many
theywho confefs the rouzing

) committed

Houfes. And indeed even

Religious
of fo many
unprofitable
Epicuresout of their dens" and the
the Divine Worfliiphad
of
wherewith
abolishing Superftition
Juftice
by them been polluted to have been an ad: of finlgular
lofs
of
the
of
lb
and Piety 5 do notwithilanding
complain
many
Churches dedicated to God's fervice,tlie goods whereof
ftately
of private
otherwife employed than for the fatisfa(ftion
no
were
abufed
have
covetoufnefs
and
the
Vail of
:
mens
although many
the
to
Religion yet was that Monalf ical lifeinftitutedaccording
that
found
antient
Fathers
who
of
themfel
ves
they
piousexample
of
execution
fuch
the
there are)
unfit for
worldlyaffairs,
( as many
might in fuch their voluntaryretirements fpend their days in
and are verilyperfwaded that
Divine Writingsor Meditations:
of
thefe things God was offended both with
ifor the takingaway
the King and Cromwe//. But Sleidan peradventurecomes
nearer
immediate
the
caufe
his
death.
the matter
of
touching
j About this time ( laith he ) the King ofEngland heheAdeth Thowhom
he had fromfortunesaKfrverable
his love
Cromwell
to
rnas
the
Ann
to great Honours
^Cleve,
; repudiates Lady
parentage raifed
Howard
and marrteth Catharine
Daughterto the Lord Edmond
,

Ann

"f

Cleve
refndinted.

Howard,

who

was

Brother

to

the Duke

^Norfolk. Cromwell

had

been procurer of the Match with Ann.

But the King losing
Catharine
been perfwaded
to have
well,
is thought
by her to make axvay Crom,

to her advancement.
to be 4 Remora
The
jhe[Hjpectcd
adlions of Kings are not. to be fiftedtoo
nearly for which we
and thole infcrutable.
to
h
avereafqns,
are
charitably prefumetliey

whom

fee the procels of this Divorce.

Six months this
band lafted firm without fcruple the King and Queen
conjugal,
But

let

us

givingdailyteftimoniesof their mutual

of

June the Qiieen is willed

King flayedby reafon of

in
pretended

to

love.
from

remove

On

London

the twentieth
( where the
,

the Parliament

regardof the fituation and

to

Richmond,

air, to,

be

more

place

for her

health.

luHi^o
the fixth of JuiyReafons are propofed
Lords purcertain
by
the
lower
of
Houfe
the
Parliament , dembnftrating
pofelylent to
of the King'sMarriage with the Lady Ann
ib that it
invalidity
On

was

lawful

for them

both

to

marry

where

they plcafed.The
fame

Henry
fame

Eighth.

rIOI

in the Convocation-HoufeVancf
alledged
rally
geneapproved. Whereupon the Queen alio ( whether forced
riage
willing) confenting the Parliament pronounced the Mar-

or

reafons

the

are

5^0.

void.

..',-..

the

What

is uncertain.

were
allegations

Some

relate difa-

which
bility
by reafun of fome defefts to be objedledto her
in
feems the more
for
that
her
Letters
wherein fhe fubprobable
mitted her felf to the judgment and determination of the ParliaafErmed that the King never
knew her carnally.
mentjflie
Whether
for this or for that Nature
endowed
having not over-libcrally
rtiebecame
her with Beauty 5 but a private
and as fuch
woman
,

enduringto

her friends with

difhonour ) fhe lived

her
the
ibme
Lands
afligned
by
( who alwaysuied
King
upon,
until
A
nno
the
fifteenthof
her refpedively
)
at what
Jit//
1557,

( not

return

to

her difcontented life and

,

fhe ended

time
minHer

lieth buried

fide of the Quire in

the South

on

Tomb^

fVeH--

at

yet H-

not

nifhed.
.,

had the refolution of the

Scarce

Convocation-Houfe,and the

both Houfes
concerningit pafled

Decree

with

Catharine Howard.

known

but
,

fhewed
The

before

good fuccefs as

as

the

on

eighthof

marrieth
,

much

were

he muft of

begun like a torrent

three Anabaptifts
to be

bearingall before him

of the Truth, for not

three Divines
whom
of

Dodor

Divinity
who

Herefie,were

the courfe

he,

only caufed

not

but alfb n^any fincere Profefror?,

to the Six Articles.
fublcribing
Among
burned

eminent

moft

were

Robert

'viz.
,

Thomas

miliam

and

Gerard,
,

chelors

the fud-,

left it
the Princes of
mifliked our divorce

necelfity
relyon them who
the King proceeding
ftillin

had

Howard.

caufe)

But

Rome.

KJng.aiar'

rittb Catharine

difmayedat

unqueeningof Ann-^ fearing(not without

provingoccafion of enmity between Henry and
,

tht

Nuptialswere celebrated is not

K^ngufiin Royal habiliments fhe

den

from

Widower
lufty

his fifth Wife

Queen.

fautors of Reformation'

Germany

this

their

When

her felf as

when
,

Barnes

'Jerome Bache-

Protefiants
Papfisalil(i
{eifetuted.
and

for
( unheard ) beingcondemned
and thirtieth committed to the torments-

by Parliament
on

the

one

At the fame time and

of the mercilefs fire.

placethree other

Do-

were
Divinity^viz. Poveel,Able and Fetherjlon
hanged
the
the
whereof
for denying
made a
fight
King's Supremacy5
bone qitomodo
hie vivu'nt
Deus
French-man cry out in thefe words

dors

of

Good
Papijtxcomburuntur (^Ahtipapisiit
fKjpendantur
;
make a fhiftto live here.,where both
God, how do the people
burned ^
and
In o//^"/?the Tit Frier ef
a
re
Papifts hanged
Antipapifts
and
of
for
fix
other
and
Prior
Dancajler
defendingthe Inftitution of Danc.ifter
Jix tthcTS
become
the lifeMonaftical ( a. crime now
as capital
as the greateft
) hanged.
"

gentes?

"

"

by Ad of Parliament
beingalfo condemned
The fame day with the Lord Cromwell
was

alfo Beheaded.

As

their caufes
K

the
,

were

hanged.
Wmgerford
fo died they
divers

were

Lord
,

The lord Hunexc

gerford

cuttd.

alike'

Annals

I02

540.

of England.

Cromwell's confcience quietly

welcomed
alike differently.
death 5
molt
unnatural
of
other
for
that
the
cnme
fuffering
to
SodomVj
it felf with that horror
that the appreiienfion
death prefented
,

of it made

him

if he had been feifedwitn

impatient as

as

M.

T) O

Rebellion
Torkjhire
THei'late
againbegan

IJ4I.

xvas

cominotioH

in Yorklbire.

fo

not

jj.

throiJghly
quehched,

it felf- but

Ihew
but it
to
Bt^mmHgs ef of the chief Incendiaries it was
a

-R"C?.

541.

freniy,

by the punilhmenc

of
Fourteen
quicklyfupprefied.
the Confpirators
Thornton
were
put to death ; Leigha Gentleman
and Tdtterpall
Glothier
Sii"
a Yeoman
a
at Lmdm",
JohnNevii
,

and

others

ten

Tork.

at

Which

whether

Commotion

raiftdifl

being fufpededthat it had any abettors

Religion
,
beyondthe Seas , is thoughtto have haftened the death of the long
favour of

or

fince condemned
twentieth
The

Leonard

Lord

Grey

if

of

Countefs

Beheaded

was

d^ Ireland, did

on

nifhment.

was

and

Leonard Ofey Deputjr

undergo the like pupublickly
alliedto
the Marquisof Dor jet, near

Son

to

brave Martial

a
King
trey good fervice.

to

But for that he had fufferedhis

( Brother

the Eftate
,

to

Thomtu

to

make

elcape

an

his Coun"
Gerard

Nephew

and

of fome

in revenge
of the

ceived
con-

the Lands

King'sfriends^
arraignedand condemned, ending his lift with a rerolution befitting
Souldier.
a brave
The
fame day Thomtn Fines Lord Vacres
of the Sbuth
with
fomc other Gentlemen
for the death of one Bftshrig
(lain by them
in a fray was
in
regardof his yoUth
hanged at T;^/rw. Many
and Noble Difpofitionmuch
lamented his lois,4nd the King'sr
he

0a-

done

executed)proclaimed
lately
enetny

had invaded
privateinjury

tht Lard

having often

man

Fitz^Gerard

and

the Tovper Hill

httukd.

He

the feven

on

in the Tower.

twentieth of June the Lord

eightand

the

Sarisbury who
,

of May

was

bangti.

crcs

inexoraWe

rigour.

\^

542.

in

good; who

limits of

REG.

1542.

as

could

34.

adive

bodies

Soul

"

but muft

we

Heaven

enragedLion

dare hazard

the facred

treble

with
fupplied

that of the

was

what

Alas
a

be

than
,

aged and unwieldyKing.

that for it

as

contain her felfwithin

not

Royal marriagebed

vigorousand

t/iheaiki.

M.

to

were

Tir.e

find the conveniency

thistime Henry began
of his change,
BY having
married
his former Wives
fruitfulin evil,
one

^ttn Catfra-

iT'

:
.

now

is this momentary

life,of Fame,

of

more

growing
pleafufe
Body, of
-,

may be merciful , but Fame will cenlure , and the

is implacable
find him
who
: fuch did this Queen
,

procurednot only

her

to

be condemned

by

Ad

of Parliament

begun

Annals

I04
1542-

of England.

to the blaft of utifeafonable hopes and

fome of thelc fair fprouts
,
leaftlawful
at
) IlTueto the reft, the name
nature
denyingany (

of this great

and almcft remembrance

Family hath

ceafed.

Of

hereafter, ricii:.
loH vd --ri ''
brtr nwo
"^-j^riia
.'ijfihelqt.v
had
itoften
adminiftred.
Scotland had been long^
peaceable
, yet
motives of difcontentand jealoufie.
James the Fifth , King of

which

Scots

War

lahh

Scotland.

Nephew

Henry by his Sifter,havinglonglived

to

chelor
Ba-

Henry treated with him concerninga Marriagewith his

,
(then only) Child the Lady cJW^ry, a Match which probably
would have united thefe neighbourKingdoms. ;^utXjp!i
hai
referved this Union for a more
happy time.
vTf? I"!fr^ ;
i^The antient League between France and .^^o/Z^Whad always;
and J^w^j prefer
the alliance
the 5cof J aflfededto the f r^"f/;
before that of England,where the Dowry was no
with France
the
lefsthan
hopes of a Kingdom. So he marrieth with Magda-

made

Daughter of

he again
not
long furviving
,
of
of
Widow
the
Duke
to
Gui^e
CMary
had
defire
fee
his
to
to which,
Nephew
Longueville.
Henry
yet a
end he defired an interview at Tork or fome other oportune place.

lem

fr4"c^

who

there with

matcheth

James would
undertake

not

to

the

Scots

Scots

without

which
,
for
been
two
having

vitation.
in-

after
years

War,
juft

the Duke

yet incurfions from each fidcj

of Norfolk
the infolency
to reprefs

the Lord
The

notwithftanding-

France

of
The
Scot
and fecure the Marches.
news
upon
with the Duke of Norfolk
being in Arms , fends to expoftulate
motives
of
and
the
this
withal
War
difpatcheth
concerning

of the
our

nor

could
into

deftruftion. There

to
affigned

are

this , who

firftfeeds of difcord

the

were

neither certain Peace,

Forces

to

long and dangerousvoyage

Thefe
bladed

condefcend

with

Gordon

fome

Herald is detained until

might

not

Army

our

of our
give intelligence

entringScotland

Duke

fmall Forces

continued
,

to

defend

the Frontiers.

Berveick

to

came

And

that he

in October the

:
ftrength
the Gountrey
ranfacking

there

of the Enemy until the middle of November.

without any oppofition
By which time King Jameshaving levied a great Army,
the contrary, efpercfolved on a Battel the Nobility
perfwading
,

he fhould any
in the like manner

ciallyunwillingthat
lofs of his Father
and

hazard

his Perfon

the
,

in memory,
beingyetfrefh

fenfible of the calamities that enfued it. The

ther
provingobftinate , theydetain him by force , defirous ra-

Scotland

King

way

too

than his life. This tendernefs of

difpleafure
of
and
he terms
cowardife
indignation
language rage
and treacherythreatningto fet on the Enemy afliftedwith his
Familyonly.
The Lord Maxveell feekihgto allayhim
promifedwith ten'
thoufand onlyto invade England and with far lefsthan the Engltjh
to

his

hazard

in the

him

Forces

to

with

the reft of

The

King feems to confent :

the Nobility he givesthe Lord

divert the War.

But

fended
of-

Oliver

Saint.

IT

Henry
SaintcUre

the

Eighth.

105

Commiflion
to be opened until they were
nor
private
JC'542.
ready to give the onfet wherein he makes him General of the
five hundred EngUpj
Horfe led
Army. Having in "/7^/^"i^dircovered
William
Thom.ts
wh.irton
Sir
and
Sir
by
Mufgrave the Lord Saintclxre commanded
his CommilTion
the recital
to be read
publickly
,
whereof lb diftafted the Lord M.xxwell
and the whole
Army
in a confufion
and they readyto disband.
that allthingswere
The opportunityof an adjoyningHill gave us a full profpeft7 fe Scots
thioviu.
into their Army
and invited us to make
uje of our
:
advantages
We
chargethem furiouflythe Scots amazedlyfly many are (lain,
a

over-

taken,

many

plungedin

more

the

neighbouring
Fens,

Freebooters
by Scottish

(old

Earls of Glencarn and

the Lords
Caffels
,

mitzlof

Among

us.~

to

the

taken

and

the

Captiveswere

S.iintcUre

Ad-

Maxwell
,

and Gray, befides

Scafiavd, Fleming Somerwell
Olifhsttt.,
and eighthundred
tlwo hundred of the better Ion
Soulcommon
'diers. The ronfideration of this overthrow
occafioned
(as he
^

conceived

raihnefs of his

) by the froward

death of

an

;with

rage and
three and thirtieth year of his age ,
reign,leavinghis Kingdom to the
of

Subjedls-,

own

flain in Scotland,fo
fell Tick of a Fever
that
he
grief,

^nglijhHerald

Woman

Child

and

two

and

the

furchargcdhim
and died in the

the death

thirtieth of his

James the
Fifth,King
of Scotland,

and

ufually
unhappy government
eightdaysold. The chief of the
the Tower we're two
daysafter brought

of

Icarce

Captivesbeingconveyedto
the Lord Chancellour
before the King's Council, where
hended
repretheir treachery,who
without due denuntiation of War,
invaded

and

the
fpoiled

of their Allies

Territories

might excufe

many outrages, which

be taken
in juftice

might

ith them

and committed

which
any levere courfes,
his Majefty
of hi^
out

Yet

Clettiencywas pleafedto deal with them beyond their

them from the irkfomriefs of a ftrid impriibndtlerts by freeing
the Nobles, to be by them
and
of them
diipofing
ment,
among
natural

entertained,until he fhould
By this time King James

hopes of

new

Prince

and

Scotland

determine

his death

Britain
uniting.

Yet

otherwife

Queen

under
,

Head.

one

but both fo young

before theycame

might diffolve a contrad

this feeminga courle intended by the

all'caufes
iextirpate
Nations
,

pofed.

With

what

of

enmity and

of them.

Henry
poffcffed

had

Divine

difcord

between

with

Englandhad
that many
to

Hopes "/"a

Match
Piiiice

fufficiency.
wjrd

Providence

thefe

to

Sc^ts.

bouring
neigh-

we

may

conceive

which
fee that eflFe"fted
,

who

have

had

the

Which
happinefsto
being a niattflr of lb fweet a conlequencc it is to be wondered
thac the confpiracy
of a few fadUous fpirits
lliouldfo eafily
at
hinder it. The hope of it prevailed
with the King for the liberty
of the Captives, conditionalljf,
that they ihould leave Hoftages
if Peace were
concluded 5 which.
for their teturn
not
fliortly

theybut intended.
,

as

Ed-

and

^cen

Marriagebetween thefe young Princes is proand applaufe

the propofition
was
on
alacrity

both fides entertained

ietweeu

cidents
ac-

of

the

Annals

[o6
as

1542.

of England.

alfo the furtherance of this fo wifhcd

fully
conjundlion,
theyfaith-

promifed*

DOM.

t^NNO

3-

M4
Hu

Csftiveifet
libirty.
tht

the

their fhort Captivity,

AFter
detained onlytwelve days

Scottifti

Earl

Angus

of

return-

ith itit" Scotland.

their

of Angm

35.

Lords (havingbeen
Scottijb

at London ) on
Scotland, and with

journeytowards

Earl
Douglas

REG.

1543.

his Son-in-Law

whom

gan
beNerv-years-day
them

^^nhibald

King Jameshad

littlebefore his death intended to recall. Fifteen years had he

and his Brother George lived Exiles in England,Henry out of his
RoyalBounty allowingto the Earl a Penfion of a thoufand Marks"
of thefe
The fudden return
'hisBrother of five hundred.
Lords caufed in moft as fudden a joy. Only the Cardinal
captive
made himfelf Regent ) and
of St. Andrervs ( who had by forgery
and

to

have brooked their abfence. They

willingly
for Peace
as freed from a Captivity but as Ambaffadors
not
came
perfwaded which by the happy conjun(5tion
by them earneftly
dinal
But the Carof thefe Princes might be concluded to perpetuity.
and
the
his
factious
Queen
as
with
Clergy
Dowager
themfelves
affeded
to the floveer-de-lys
as
were
interpofcd
many
the Cardinal's fraud
Yet notwithftanding
forthe good of France.
beingdetedled he is not onlydepofedfrom his Regency and
JamesHamilton Earl of Arren fubftituted but alfo committed to
he was the author
cuftody,whence afterwards making an efcape
time the Marriageof the young
of more
garboils.In the mean
conditions
to the Eftate of Scotland by
Queen and other
propofed
aflented unto,
Sir RalfhSadler the King's Ambaflador
are
fully
for
the
of
them.
But the adand Hoftages
performance
promifed
fo prevalentthat the Hoftageswere
not
verfe Faftion became
could

his Fadion

iht

mud

league
Match

ctncladid.

neither did the Captive Nobilityrender

like
themfelves in England.Only Gilbert Kenneda Earl of Caffels
had rather commit
himfqlf to the mercy of his
another Regultts

delivered

the

at

day

than

enemies
,

his Honour
proftitute

the foul taint of bafe infidelity.

to

Brethren had become

Pledgesfor his return : the
of
his
friends
could not deter him from
violence
importunitynay
where
So to London he came
the bountiful
them.
recleeming
His

King dulyhonouringhim
a

him

Ranfom

with

gave
honour and

one

conftancy inftead of receiving

him and his Brothers fraught
difmifling

for his

rewards.

The

Scots

off from their late

falling

the King commandeth

ftayto be made of all their
Ships and confifcateththeir goods fends Letters fiillof threats
and juftcomplaints
to the Eftates at EdenhoroHgh
Blamingthem for

Agreement

ibt Scott'ih
defiiffing
tamei.

"

his Alliance
rejecting
arrogantly

the

rvhereof
mujineeds be frehad
neither
h"t unmindful
them
it
to
of
they
Bnty
rejected
judicial
;
him
and
bad [oven
ofnew war
feeds
forced to ^^rms.
formerbenefits
,

want

But

the

Eighth.

ScotUfid
proving ineffectual,

Letters

-But

rifons invaded in three i'everalplaces

,
taken
prifoners

the frontier Gar-

by

forty

making reiiliance

Scots

iiith
burned
^vt hundred
and fixtyWar
fifty
Villages
Scotland.
and a bootybroughtinto England of three thouhead of cattel eighthundred Horfes,and leven

flain , five and

are

is

107

iandfive hundred

thoufand

obftinacyof

But this

felves.

invade

to

one

belonged

draw

on

whereof

France

with

War

luiih

Fiance,

We

ciently
portionsan-

many

both.

fliould make
any claim to all of
fervc either to diftrad
Scotland would

if

we

transfer the feat of War

to

or

unitingof

in

Inheritance

our

Forces

our

Us

to

to

was

often vidorious

had been
part of

the

and Scotland

France

lb that

of houfholdftuff.
provifion
Scots
proceedednot onlyfrom themcombined againft
were
ever
England,U'jr

befide great

Sheep

Englandand Scotland would

home.

nearer

us
by fecuring

The

cilitate
fa-

home

at

motives fuffiThefe were

Enterprizes
upon France.
inviolate
tween
the
amity benotwithftanding long
in
and Henrji fecretly
to crofs our
defigns Scotland.

our

cient for Francis

him

Henry could not long be fenfible and not revenge*

he had aU
with France
he proclaims
as
Wherefore
open hoftility
ready with Scotland and reconciles himfelf with the Emperour
Whereof

Leaguewith

)
thought irreconciliablein regardof his Aunts difgrace
them were
that all caufes of difference between
profeffed
,

( before
who

buried with her

Henry

have

to

yet is it certain that

her by
difpatched

and

Confederates

art

the

unto

poifon. But

aid of

thoufand

ten

with

Pope he accuied
come
now
they are be-

Town

the

fent to
Engltjh
taken
from
lately

joyn
Imperials.Landrecy( a
the Emperour by the French) is the firftexercile of
it is inverted
The Emperour alfo coming in Perfon
battered
men,ris furioufly

the diftrefs of

to

drink Water.

Francis

draws

Forces

half

near

"

with

forty
brought

and

without

Let

us

Church

day

and
,

"

feedinghim with hope of a

skirmifhes relieves the bcfieged
of the nightretreats.
ado under the covert

the

Emperour
with

The

peopleli-

to
cenjtd

eat

ll'hJte Meats
in

Lent.

Flelh.

third of

fcended from

J""^, MorcghOBriena Nobleman

the

Kings of Limrick

6{ Ireland, defubmitted himfelf to the King ,

aftermade Earl oUTrvomond, which Honour

fliortly
this
pofterity
dayenjoyeth havinggiven ampleproofof
and

to

affembles his

And to beginwith the

conclude the year at home.
Proclamation
is licenfed to
In February
the peopleby
but under a great penalty
Meats in Lent
enjoynedto

abftain from
The

provant loaf of Bread

being certifiedof their wants

now

White

eat

any

more

the Souldiers

him
entertaining

Battel

and

in

vain.

thoufand

Landrecv betut
fieged,

Arms.

our

was

at

his
their

Princes.
Loyaltyto fucceeding

twelfth of J"/ythe King married his fixth Wife the Lady rtf KJng's
age.
and Sifter of fvilliam fixthMarriParr
Widow
to the Lord Latimer,
Parr
latelycreated Earl of Ejfexin the rightof his Wife fole ll-'llJiamPsrr
Daughter and heir to the late Earl Henry Bourehier. At what Earl of Effcx.
The

Catharin

L 1

time

Annals

io8
15

43-

another of the fame

time

was
,

fame
made

nami

Lird

Parr.

Uncle to the Queen

and the
,
and Chamberlain
the
to
Queen.
of Juljf
for the Profeffion of tlieir

name

created Lord P^rr

eightand twentieth

Earl
jittithtrof thi

of England.

The
Faith

K^nthonyPurfins Robert Tejhvood,and He"ry

were

Burned

Filmer

Lovdott ; Marbeck

at

alfo condemned

was

but afterward

pardoned.

i^NNO

1544.

DOM.

the

SuccefTour.

the Earl of

And

"theLord Chan-

is

tiBtur dietb.

of the North , is fent thither with

incurfions of the Scots.

Ao

Exfeditiott The

into Scotland.

Vifcount

men

Admiral
Lijle

of

made
Hertford

Army

an

England
,

Sail cntred the Eorth of Scotland

hundred

36.

Chancellour of England
the
Attdley
deceafing
chief
of Eftate
Lord Wriothjley
Secretary

Thomas

Lord
THelaftof
April
his
defigned

REG.

1544.

with

to

tenant
Lieu-

the
reprefs

Navy of

landed
,

two

thoufand

ten

and then marched

of.Leith
toward
forced the rich Town
of the Kingdom. The Regent was
there
the Metropolis
the Cardinal (at whofe difpo(e
he now
wholly was) and
,

Edenlurg
with

other Nobles, guardedwith fixthoufand Horfe and

of Foot , who upon fightof an invadingArmy
number

great
betook

many

flightand leftthe City void of defendants. The

offeredto yield
Provofl: cravingparley,
the City upon condition of
and
and
with
favingthe Town from Fire.
Bag
Baggage,
departure
themfelves

But

to

the breach

Leith and

ditions

of

and infolencies of the Inhabitants of

League

had infpired
us
Edenburg
to

were

be admitted

to

to

refolution
defperate

furious Affault
,
the fword
,

Con-

no

the Viftorfhould impofe.

of defence. The

This drives the Provoft

Englijh
give a

Revenge, fo that

with

but what

enter

and
pillage

the Canigate put the Inhabitants

fire it. The like calamity

at

felt the Countrey round about , fire and fword

Houfes.
upon VillagesCaftles , and Noblemens

cruellyfeeding
Leith had

therto
hi-

been

the

Navy

but at our
from the like mifery
return
to
reprieved
;
made
its
and
of
the
is
it
Funeral pile,
the Peer
own

coofumed.
utterly
New
Henry refolves
employments call home our Admiral.
his Arms into France
there to join with
once
more
to tranfport
It was
Commanders.
and Bures
the Earls of Reux
Imperial
that
the
fliould
one
agreedbetween the Emperour and the King
invade champaigne the other Picardy and having united their
Haven

( which

Forces

fhould

eighteenthoufand
either

to

Horfe )

force the French

the ruin of his

to
to

to

Countrey.

fourfcore thoufand Foot

march

diredlyto

Paris

and
,

thereby

with difad vantage

or to fuifer
fight
cardy
Henry lands at Calais and finds Pi,

havingwithdrawn his Forces

the Emperour. He
to oppofethem
againft
champaigne

unfurniftied of
towards

amount

men

Francis

therefore

Henry
therefore

the

(ends the Duke

oi' Norfolk
with

way''we

befiegeCMontrucil.
turned the pointof

King

have

Bures

to

to

into Montrueil

of fmall

experience

to

Uii, and many ways

in danger to
( now

by his
himfdf

di

Fcrvein

command

in

invites Henry

and

feeingwhich

Biez.

beingcommanded
Territory puts

of that

left the Lord

and
,

man

Army

our

care

109

the Earls o'i Reux

Tlie Marllral of

efpecial

an

Eighth,

before

to

encamp
commodious.

his

Son-in-Law,

This
Bouloign.

a Town
Boloign

tunity
oppor-

near

caufeth the Duke

He

to

of

Ca-

Norfolk

furprifed
by the trench Army ) to arife
from before Montrueil ; and omittinghis intended Voyage to fAris
( fruftrated by the Emperour's Peace with the French ; to enter
invited by the Cardinal Be Hay Raymond
into which
was
Henry
of Eftate
Prefident of Rouen
and "^nbcjpine
fent of
Secretary
of
firll:
The
he
invefteth
Duke
had
camped
enpurpofe)
Boloign.
Suffolk
from
the
of
he
after
Eaft
whence
Hill
on
a
Boloign
upon
his approaches
into the Valley: and the King encamping
made
be

the North

on

is

given on

the

or

) defended

Old-man

all fides.

firft altaulc

The

the French under

which
,

had

forfaken.

They pretendit

unprofitableand

as

of the Ordre

Souldiers

by twenty

to

the fire quenched

the Tower

induftry.Next

our

on

Bafe Town

Imoak

made

fired
been purpofely

have

by

of

covert

the Town

fl:utup

the Suburbs

( called by

the

us

is yielded and the Town

,

battered in four
continually

places

whereof

the moft

fcycible

beat down the

Batteryfrom the Hill on the Eaft fide,which
the ftreets
o
f
Ladies
fcoured
the
Church,rent
houfes,and
Steeple our
the

was

of the Town.
cient
,

breach

The

made

to mining,
theyfall

which

being not fuffiHappily

fucceedingtheyblow
give a furious alTault and are

by the

Cannon

We
up
great part of the Wall.
did
with
lofs
this
affaultcarry the Town
repulled
yet
a

that brave
,

Captain Phtlif
being llain in it, whofe valour alone had
Corj'e
hitherto preferved
it. Ver'vcin upon the lofs of this man
at his
him the
and yields
Ibunds the intention of the King
wits end
the
and
That
Souldters
citizens
Town
might
upon compofition-,
all
that
the
and,
and
Munition
voith
their
Artillery
depart
Baggage ;
,

Victuals ( whereof
Inhabitants
The

with

there

was

remain
fhould
compofition and

great ftore)

refufe this bad

to

the

King.

the

Mayor
had they
Which
:
keep the Town
had continued
in all probability
Boloign
,

offer to

the Townfmen

undertaken
accordingly
French.
fooner concluded ( Hoftages
For the Capitulation
was
no
horrible
but
throws
not
a
Tempeftof Wind.and Rain overyet given)
and the foilbeingfatand flipperywe fhould
Tents
our
,

affault. Moreover
the
with
march
on
Daulphin was
great Forces for their fuccour,
whofe
approachwould have forced Henry to have changed his
that he would keep touch even
defign. But Vervein profeffing
not

with

have

his

had

any

Enemy,

he foon lofthis Head

to

means

continued
on

mount

to

an

conftant in his

Scaffold at PAris. The

LI 2

promiie, for which

four-and twentieth
of

544.

Annals

no

1544.

of

Seftember the City

,

and

French

the

Horle

and

delivered

was

thoufand

five hundred

Ladies

of

Suffolk
,

of threefcore

and

feven

threefcore and three able Foot

,

of the infirmer

many
The

the Duke

to

the number

departedto

thoufand nine hundred

our

of England.

twenty
fort not

and

feven Women

able

dren
and Chil-

behind.
depart ftaying
triumphantlyand caufed
to

day

next

Church

the

entred

King

be demolifhed

to

and

in

place thereof

Fortification to be raifed and having ordered his affairs to his

fet fail for Dover
Governour
mind
making the Vifcount Lijle
j
of October.
where
he arrived on the firlt
all thingsto be
But the King'shaftydeparturepermitted
not
,

(etled. Part of the ArtilleryViduals and Munition

fufficiently
removed
from the
not
by the Capitulationleft in Bolotgnwere
which
fortifiedonly with fome fmall Trenches 5
Bafc Town
was
for the furprifal
whereof, the Daulphiftin the night fends fome
before
who
morning enter the place cut all in pieces
Troops
and Munition, and think to have
win the Artillery
they meet,
but
abfolute
being intent to pillage fome
Vidory :
gotten an
Enfignsiffue from the higherTower, find them indiforder,fet
were
ftain,
upon them and rout them. Many of the Enemies
among
another Son-in-Law
of Biez
whom
the Victory
was
FoiiqueffoUes
not
being without blood on our fide.
,

Fleet idle in the mean

which
our
fcouring
Nqther was
three
Prizes
fo
hundred
the Seas brought
fraughtwith Merchanof the t^ugnJtme the
Churches
dife that the three fpacious
,

Gray

and

the BUck

Friers

in London

been.f^pprelled,
were
lately
"

Earl of

The

Tn ;Wf-.-.w

"^i-;

of Wine.

Lenox

ftored with

to

had

Hogfheads

nothing but

Jir/J

out
latelydifpatched

of the affairsof Scotland

Monaftcries

whofe

of

the behoof

for the

France

naging
ma-

of the French found

The Queen
accordingto his expectation.
need of him
deluded
Mother
and Cardinal
as longas they had
and by their
him with hopes of marrying the Queen
Mother
At length
fecret calumnies rendred them fufpedled
to ihc French.
for
his
he
flies
into
refuge
England,
queftionable
fafety
finding
accompanied with ^.^lexander Son and Heir to the Earl of GlenC7r/t/^4az
W^""//'^r
and Sir jfc/;/?
Brother to the Earl of yJ/is^/ro;?,
\caxn
.Eerthrvick with others, and were
received
by Henry
honourably
in France
of Revenues
jw^o moft happilyrepairedthe Earl's loflTes
fallen by the.death of Rpberf Stuart oi^^ubigny and of his Marriage
not

entertainmejit there

:,

in Scotloftd, with that moft

Lady Margaret

Niece

to

the

fuccefsfulMatch

King

and

Daughter

that beautiful
the Earl of

to

annual P^fion
And
of feven hundred
Marks.
an
his
refolved
in
Scotland
fortune
attended
ihe
once
more
to try
by
Sir Rice M/iivfell
and Sir Peter Mewtas
Wintor
Dudley and Brooks

Angta

and

others, who with eightShips fet fail from Brifioland

hangingover the Coaft of Scotland like a Cloud uncertain where
with

ti.j

to

-\

Annals

112

M45"

of England.
and

with ftraight
imprifonment
punillied
probably)bought his liberty.
In the

mean

length( not

at

im-

was
a
to the French. \
Boloign
great eye-fore
a
nd
but in vain, i
it
ftratagems
furpriliils,
regain by

time

They try to
They betake themfelves

force with the like lliccefs. The

to

of the

Mar-

with

a great Army }
Boloigmis
miles from .Sc/o/i^'",
and beginsto build
two
tothe/'cr?, a Town
of Ordre,
this fide the River upon the pointof the Tower
a Fort on
forced away
and leaves his Caftle
but is by the Earl of Hertford
His intent was
by this Fort to have kept the Garri;n the Air.
fon of BoloigK
within their Walls
the Haven,
to have commanded
from
all
and
cdcU
land.
fo to cut off
Succours by fea
Which
by
Francis refolved in Perfon
to befiege
Gutfues and
beingdone
and to keepCaLtis and
there to fortifie,
to famifli Boloign,
thereby
the land of Oye in fubjeftion. But thele defigns
provingfruitlels,

fhil of

Governour

Bicz,

comes

he prepares his Naval fofccs

givingforth,that he intended
,
would
invade England,hoping that this Alarm
have made
have

of the main

care

for
Boloign

and
,

lack of aid (hould

invafion made

Henry

arm,

ficient Fleet, awaited

the

thofe pieces
abroad
negleft

to
us

fo that
,

be reduced.
The noife of art
eafily
who havinggatheredtogether
a fuf-

Enemy

at

Portjmonthintent

all

to

oc-

Neither did the French onlyintend an Alarm

landing
where
in three feveral places
in England but were
with
every
lolsdriven aboard their Ships. Two
daysaftertheyfalldown to
from the reft of Brithe Channel that divideth the Ifleof jvight
tain
cafions.

theyfcem

to

threaten

Portfmouthwhere
,

the

King

then

befide
feek to draw our Fleet to fight. The French
was
,
had
five
fufficientFleet
other
of
a
Gallies, no
Ships
twenty
and

and rough Seas not

probablyufeful in thefe tempefluous
kind
of
their
this
flat
bulk and numbut
ber
brooking
fliipping
by
way

to

terrificus

wind

without

or

their Gallies.

by

much
who

Yet

this time

at

current

But

put them

Fleet

our

lefs to be forced without

muft

down
flip

narrow

unufual

an

in

of the Sea

wonders
effe(5i:ing
to fight,
to
dangerto the Enemy,
be drawn

not

was

calmnefs

hope of

apparent
Channel

where

but few

Ships

could go in front ,
oppofed might eafily
j
defend it; Where
they could not enter , but with the Tide and
and the firft
back would
Wind
in their falling
Shipsrepulfed
,
have difordered the refl:
of the Fleet 5 where of neceifity
theymuft
and

the like number

fightunder
have
eafily

the favour

here, confult
Point

of

Forts

and

which

Cannon

would

approach. The Enemy beingput off

the Ifleo^ IVight where at St. Helens
fortifying

of

they land

two

that the Seat of the War

thoufand
,

valour of the Inhabitants

forced them
CO

our

hindered their

their lofs
,

men

refolve forfooth

to

make

and there to build three Forts ^ but the

made
and
them change their defign
,

againto their Ships. Thus every where affronted

without any memorable zik theyletfailfor Normandy.
The

Henry

Eighth.

'3

French Fleet confiftedof a hundred and three Sail of all forts,

15 45fafe for us to encounter
of only fixty fo that it was
no
way

The
ours

made
were
lightproflfers

Some

them.

offwith

with

which

feven hundred
their own

men

the better.

both

on

fides

wherein

for the Mury Rofi,a

her lofs buried Sir George Carow
the Captain

always came

to

the

As

the French do well

glory:

it

But

was

we

Ship
,

and

make

ufc of eafualties
the valour of the French , or

not

to

that funk her, but the fupihenegligence

fury of their Cannons
in the
being wrecked in the very Haven
prelence of the King.
Boloignwas not idle the while. Upon hope of a Fort to be
built by the Marlhal of Biez, Francis had made great preparations
for an Enterprize
upon Gmfnes, but was diverted by the death of
of the Mariners

o{ Orleans his younger

and
intended Fort near Boloigne
,
the Duke

Mont-Lambert

retired

of the
to

King'sCamp

make

at

Son, and the loft hopesof his

havingfor a

laft toward

at

encamped
The

at

nearnefs

"

did daily
invite both Nations
fometimes
fometimes
Englijh
dayamong the reftthe Englijh

the
,

the French

havingthe better. One

to relieve
hotlychargingthe French the Duke of Aumde comes
Lance
his
ftrook
with
under
a
them, who being
rightEye, it
breaks in pieces
and leaves the Trunchion
half a foot within his
Head.
excellent fpifit
It was
in this young Nobleman
a token of an
that for fo rough a charge he loft not his ftirrupsand
whereto
endured the torture
they put him in drawing out the
with fuch an invincible conftancy as if they
three fquarehead
from out his Finger and beyond all expehad pickeda Thorn
recovered.
The Vi(5lory
dhation of the Chirurgions
remained
to
who
could not long brag of it
the Engltjh
afterward feeking
:
off a Convoy of the Enemies
defeated by the Khinegrave
to cut
,

and (even or eighthundred men.

the lofsof fixtecn Captains,
led them , favcd himfelf by flight.
And
it not difcourtefiein us not to requitethe late vifitof the
were
French ?
The Lord Admiral therefore landed fix thoufand men
with

Tbe Earl of surrey who

,

at

Trefortin Normandy burned the

and

Town

Shipsand

Barque in the Haven

only fourteen
Neither
among

invade

not

War

with

returned with

employmentsIcfs or

our

any
from

Scotland had

abroad.
us

In the

them.

and

Abbey

thirty

the lofs of

men.

the French.

it needed
caufed

were

But

beginningof

death of his Father Lord

Evers,

fewer in Scotland, than

fo many enemies at home , that

their home-bred diflentionshad

and the way

to

fet them

March

with

an

Sir

at

Peace

RalphEvers

Army

was
,

to

by tlie

entred Scotland,

and Kelfon.Thence
making all the Countreydefertabout Jedbury
and Tower
and
the
Church
fortified
to
marching Coldtngham
Garrifon
a Garrifon there
partlyout of I
leaving
departed.The
if he fliould layfiege
covetoufnefs
to difttefsthe Enemy
partly
,

Alias Bon-

lanibeig.

Mont-Lambert

trialof their valour

while

"^miens.

to!

Annals

114
I

54J-

of England.

and wafted all the neighbouring

Countrey.The
them, pillaged
the
their
expedationbefiegeth Church with
Regent accordingto
ludeightthoufand menjand batters it a whole day and a night.But
Nobles
of
of
his
the
determinations,
partakers
making none
denly,

to

whether out of fear to be betrayed

by his Army or forae other
and
whichoccafionedthe
toDimbar,
horfe
took
ported
caufe,
away
and the freedom of the befieged.Our
of the Army
disbanding
adventure upon another
us
we
often fuccefs having emboldened
,
,

disburdened

the furywhereof
impreflion,
dale ,
or

the Inhabitants

and Lauden
Scots

be feiled on

goodsto

The

being

leave their

and

flie

it kli'm

Merch, Teifi-

either forced

by

yield

to

Bellonas Harbingers.

length make head, and althoughof more

theybetake themfelves to ftratagems.
They

at

than equalnumber ,
underftand by their Scouts
of ivalter

of

and

approach

our

"

fend their Horfes

deceive

tO

us

the

adjoyning
by
fo
indeed
the
for Horfe,
Neither
was
Hills.
place advantageous
The Horfes backed by the Grooms
that keptthem,
as for Foot.
of
make
and
Hills
fliew
that
from
the
an Army
did
flying.Wc
the advice

Scot

to

advance

as

hope for

find the

expedation

beyond our

the

in

Army

It is not

us.

the Elements

We

viftory"

the whole

receive

and

but if Heaven

efcape
,

to
prepared

flying but

great

enemies

our

fall among

unawares

we

let

to

whom

men

loath

oppofeus

number

the Sun

of

far

not

unufual

our

purfuitof
dilorderly

to encounter

how

can

adverfe

to
declining

we

Army

the Weft

darted his rays in our faces , and a violent wind drives the fmoak
mouthes
which not only made the moft
of the fliot into our
,
the
neceflaryfenfe unufeful , but with a foul ftench corrupted
of
Souldiers.
hindred
the
the
and
Air
alreadypanting
breathing
,

The many
advantagesgive them the Viftory. We leave two
them the Lord Evers ; a thoufand
and among
hundred in the place,
Read was
whereof Alderman
taken
one.
are
Scotland a fupplyof
fent
Francis
after
this
into
A little
Vidoty
,

five hundred

French Horfe and three thoufand

Footmen, under

of the Lord of Lorges Earl oi Montgomery ,

command
t\\QScots, astodiftradl
to crofs our
attempts againft

that the violence of thera united

might not

at once

not

Forces,

our

fallon

France.

through

other accidents is alfo memorable

This

year among
the death of the King's Brother-in-Law

the

fo much

Duke

Charles Brandon

of

it with mildmighty fpirityet fo tempering

both of
b
eloved
that he was
generally
in thatheightoffavour carried him fo
Prince and people:Who
under thisPrince
his
i
n
A happinefs
die
Bed.
quietly
evenlyas to

Sujfolka
,

nefs and

of

man

fairdemeanour

rare

to

even

Fortunes

and

His Favourites.

Parliament

aflembled

all

CoUedges

of
Difpofal

melnes,
Priefts

to

grantedthe King

in November
Chantries

and
,

Hofpitals

the

the de-

thereto belonging, or given to

falaries and Itipends
fay Mafs for the Souls of the departed.The King

perfonally

H
thanks

pcrfonally
gave
that

theyfhould be

lick

good.

"A
T

T E

But

botli Houfes

to

find

who

to
promifing

the honour

of God

"5
have

care

and the

545-

pub-

V,^'

promifes.

38

REG.

1546.

"

ulttnio.

the laft year of Henry liis Reign

himfelf
with the Trench Wars, betired
gan
to

come

now

Eighth,

the effedlof his

not

DOM.

are

the

employed to

we

having

"

bethink
himfelf of Peace.
Neither
to
lengthferioufly
of
his
this
end
lefs
defirous
To
Irancis
was
Friendfhip.
Deputies
from both fides meet
often between
Guifnesarid K^rdres : For
the
Henry, the Earl of Hertford,Gardiner Bifhopof Winchester
of Eftare,
Vifcount LtJIe
Lord Admiral, Sir rviUtam Paget Secretary
of Canterbury
the
For
and Dr. ivotton the firftDean
Francu
:
and BouAdmiral Annebault
cher
Raymond firftPrefident of Romn
el Secretary. After many
confultations a Peace was
ded
concluat

on

thefe Conditions

hundred thoueight
pay fourfcore
years Jhould
ftndCrcrwns te the King as ve ellfor the arrerage ofhis Tensionas for
in the fortification
made
by him in War
of V)0muny other expences
the
the
of [aidSumrn, Henry
Countrey : And upon receipt
loignand of
and all the
d
eliver
the
France
unto
Boloign
fbeuld
King of
Countrey
vcith
the
to it
ancient
or newly
by him Montplaces
edified
belonging
That

Francis within

the Torver

Lambert

and
Artillery
For

into

the Vifcount Liflewas

the Admiral
came

whereof,

the confirmation
,

Proclaimed

Gentlewoman

young

beauty, and

burnt

were
'July

Nicholas Otter den

Labels
,

excellent

nebault
An-

the Peace

was

forced

who

fome

to enjoy his
Biflioprick

of

five

was

an

at

Religion
K^skew

L^nn

ancient

wit, whofe

he then

and
,

agedtwenty
acute

London for their

at

are
patientfuffering
Execution
before
their
by Dr.
being
as

and

'John Adlam

and

tortures

King

in London.

the fixteenth of

On
"John

of each

the Oaths

fent

thence

and from

France

receive

to

others , with all the

and

in them.

Munition

AmbafTador

Ambleteul

efOrdre

Defcent,

examinations, writings,

largefet down

Schaxten
years

by Mr.

exhorted

to

Fox,

Recant,

had refigned
his
pafTed

Confcience.

number
here I may not omit an addition to the feptenary
without
rriZ^i^w
Pot-maker
in
who
London,
Sleepers
Foxleya

And
of

any touch

of any

feifed with

was
infirmity
preceding

fiich

dead

vention
for fourteen days and fifteennightsno force nor inmiraculous
"Gould awake him
the fifteenthday this
on
",
it
reftored to life and found
he
him,
was
as
were
fleep
forfaking

fleep that
,

as

found and entire

as

if he had taken

no

he believe that
repofe: Neither wouW
that the building
of a certain Wall made
M

more

he had

than

an

taken

ordinary

other

but
,

it apparent

to

him

how
mucii

1546.

Annals

ii6
I

46.

the year

to

vtz.

us

famous

compofe fome

LMansfeld
concerning their inheritance,died
of

the Counts
them

Climaderical

buried

to

year

wirtenberg.

at

fmce

long
HE"ry
himfelf,
Leg

DOM.

1547.
become

^rown corpulentwas

and ot late lame

the inflammation

reafon of

by

whereof

caft him

burthen

violent Ulcer
into

which

Fever

differences between

them
in his
among
contention for his Body,heth

and aftermuch

K^NNO

his

fortyyears after,

1587.

Luther that
conclude this year with the death of MArtin
of
who
Rome
beingfcnt for by
impugner of the Church

Let

1547.

lived above

He

flept
away.

he had

time

much

of England.

by

littleand little
decayinghis

to

in

lingering
at length
cogitation

he
fpirits
,

of death.
The
neceflity
of many
exigentsufuallyhappeneth) opthings ( as
of
but now
and
his
Son's
h
im,
chiefly
entring
preffed
nonage

began

feel the inevitable

to

in the like

into his tenth year , an age infirm and opportune to treacheries ,

in his Friends
having
againftwhich he found imall provifion
,

Loyaltyhe chieflyrelied of fo
fufficienteminency as to underprophis weak Eftate with thofe
and Authority.
Povper
His Brother-in-Law
of Royalty,
fupporters
d
eceafed
the Duke
of Suffolk
was
:
lately
Seymour the young
none

amongfl:thofe

whofe

on

'

Prince's Uncle

whofe

a man

was

deicended

Goodnefs

was

not

tempered with

ancient than
a Family more
being
tranfcended Knighthood)
noble
never
( as having until now
be
would
to
nearlyparticipated
They who more
fubjedl
contempt.
excelled in Power
of the Blood Royal
as they any way
or
and
hated
him.
The
the more
Virtue
were
Family
fufpeded
by
then moft flourifhingthe chief whereof was
of the Howards was
famous for his exploits
of Norfolk a man
in France,
Thomas Duke
in
School
the
Scotland
and elfewhere
exercifed
of Expelong
rience
Crown
from
the
himfelf
deriving
popular,
ways
many

Severity,and

of

of great command
made
difpofition

and

revenues.

mild and

caufe of

Of
fufpition.

King was
in
lately

the Wars

blunted with

edge of

age,

the old man's

adminiftred

the lels

ffenryEarl of Surrey, the

and refolved to cut him off. He had

his eldeft Son

jealous
certainly

of his Anceftors

the

But

of

France

was

of

manifeffed himfelf heir

a

ripe wit

and
,

endued

to

the

with

glory
great

Elogy afterwards given tt) his Son Henry,

the Learned'B
the Nobility and the Noblejl
that He rvM
among
among
the Learned, might have as fitly
been applied
him, was
to
very
and
eftcemed
the
in
the
Art
with
Military,
gracious
people,
expert
Learning

fo that the

fit for

publickGovernment.

Faults

and for them

,

he mufl

Thefe great Virtues were

too
great
fuffer. Treafon is obje^edto him,
and

H
and
the

the

Eighth.

II7

On
upon the furmife he and his Father fent to the Tower.
tliirteenth of Jamtary he is arraigned, the chief point of

they infifted being for bearingcertain

Arms,
afpionly belongedto the King and confequently
Of other thingshe eafily
acquittedhimfelf,
ringto the Crown.
ditarily
he conftantlyaffirmed that they hereand as for thofe Arms
he would
not
pertainedunto him; yet notwithftanding
but being warranted
have prefumed to have born them
by the
who
to give judgment in thefe
only were
opinionof the Heralds
of
him
his
anfwer condemn
cafes.
The Judges not
approving
his accufation

whereon

which

and

fo the Flower

the

JumiAry beheaded

The

his laft in Blood.

fonment

Englijh
Nobilityis on the nineteenth of
j
King lyingin extremity and breathing

of the

Duke

adjudged to perpetualimpri-j
until he was
by Queen M^ry fet

was

he continued

where
,

liberty.
The King
wherein
( by
at

his difeafcgrowing

virtue of

him

on

at

Enadted
lately

Law

Edward

his SuccelTour in the firftplace, and

Edrvard

dying IfTuelefs) fubftitutes the

in

laft makes

his Will,

) he ordains Prince
the fecond ( Prince

Lady iJMary begotten of

of Arragon
the like defecft of IlTue in A"fary
and upon
third place fubftitutesthe Lady Eitz-nbeth. Thefe
three

Cathxrine

in the

the
and accoraplifhed
reignedfucceflively,
at

the

whereof
expiration

Reign

to

appointed( Tutors

and

in number

.wgre

in the many
regards
and happy Reign
peaceable
,

he alfo
,

fix years;
fifty
longglorious

King James

Goodnefs
Learning,Religion,
the Mirrour of late Ages. The next
his Son

of

Queen Elizuthth ended her

and left the Diadem

of his

whom

number

care

fhall I

was

fayor

of his Executors,
) Counfellors to.

fixteen , viz.

Thomas

of Canterbury.
"^rchbijhof

Thomas

WriothfleyLord

5i

chamellour.

Paulet Lord Saint-John.

William
John Rulfel Lord Privy Seal.

Seymour

Edward

John Dudley
Cuthbert

Eari

VifcountLifle

Tonftall

Anthony

Sir

Edward

Sir

William

Paget.

Sir

William

Harbert.

Sir

Thomas

Bromley.

Sir

Anthony Denny.

Sir

Edward

North.

Sir

Edward

Wotton.

Wotton

"^dmiral.

of the Horfe.

"JMaHer

Mountague

Dean

Lord

Bijhof
of Durefm.

Brown

Sir

Doctor

of Hertford.

chiefJufiice
ofthe

of Canterburyand
Mm

Common

Pleas,.

York,
Tq

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AnnaU

ii8
1547.

ia matters
he add"ii"s-'
Affiftants,
efpecially

whom

To

of England.
of great

Arundel.
Henry f^r/ oj"
Earl of Bffex.

William

Steveard. of the

Cheny

King'smujhold.

Sir

Thomas

Sir
Sir

John Gige Cimptro/Ier.

Anthony WingfieldVice-Chamberlkiri:

Sir

William

i^rotv:

Peter

Secretary.

.j

'

-uv/ul?.-jri;

Sir

John Baker.

Sir

Ralph Sadler.

Thomas
Sir Richard

1 hiiK

Seymour.

Jir

Southwell,

Pecham.

Edmond

Sir

'^\^ ^rlT

Rich.

Sir Richard

in a Monument
Body fhould be interred at ivtndfor
) ereded by Cardinal JVolfeynot for him( yet imperfe(5t
furmife
felf ( as many
) but for the King as by the Infcrifalfly
For therein
be of later date.
ptionis manifeft which cannot
He

ordained his

Henry is ftiled Lord of JreUnd. without

mention

any

of

Supreme

it is^manifeft were
of the Church , which two
particles
In
the fame his laft
h
is
death.
after
Title
in
the
wolfey
changed
of Henry the Sixth 5
that the Monuments
Will he commanded

Head

( both interred in mndflr } ftiouldbe made

and Edrvard the Fourth

more

and ftatelyand other thingsof lefs momentj

magnificent
of which were
neglected.This laft Will and Teftamtnr
,

moft

furvived

month

after
,

manner

The

and
,

tieth
twen-

King having

findingapparent fymptoms of
Phyficians

languifliedthe
,

approachingdeath

dying at

the eightand
jvejlminjler

that in this

of January, and

long

fealed the laftof December

and

fubfcribed

he confirmed

wifliedfome of his friends

to

admonifh

him

who

laft Sir

at
AnthonyDenny undertook,
fainting
King told in few (but thofe plain)
That the hope of humane
words
helpwas vain ^ wherefore he
and bethinking
befeeched his Majeftyto ered his thoughtsto Heaven
Chrift
him of his 'fore-pafTed
to implore
life,through
ing
But findto him.
God's Mercy. An advice not very acceptable
it groundedupon the judgment of the Phyficianshe fubmitted himfelf to the hard law of necefCty and refleding
upon
condemned
he much
) he profefled
the courfe of his Life ( which

which

of his eftate

going diredlyto

the

through Chrift bis infinite Goodnefs all

in number
and weight
althoughthey had been more
pardoned. Being then demanded whether he delired

himfelf confident,that
his fins ,

might

be

confer

with

any
Cranmer
"^^rchbijhop

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ANNO

DOM.

the Sixth.
REG.

1547.

Oyalty like

i.

Soul tranfmigrates.
Pythagorean
15
dead
the King was
Although Henry were
and lurvived in the perfon
ftillalive,
of young
a

47-

who

Edward,
twentieth

his

began

of January

and
of his age
Month
the fame

Reign

then
,

the

eightand

in the tenth

having been on the

proclaimed King

"

fame

the
had

been

then

)
of

cuftom

Wejiminsier.The

the

to
our

next

day

from

Enfield( where

there

Tcwer

Kings
day

the

until

affembled

Council
on

the

Seymour Earl of Hertfordthe honour

and

of the

conferred

Eftate
,

the

King'sPerfon and
fome

with

Kingdom.

memorable

ad
,

on

came

the Court

according to the ancient

his Inaugurationat

abide

to

year

laft of

Who

the

for

naging
ma-

King's Uncle, Edward

of Protedior
of
power
fealbn his new
nity
Dig-

to

the fixth of

Februarydubbed

King Knight

of
PfO-

ttiltr.

the

Hoblethorn Lord

Richard

fome

greater Honours
of

Earl

Hertford

impartingthe fame Honour

King prefently
of
London.
to
Mayor
fothe fifteenth of FebruaryKing Henry his Funerals were
On
lemnizied
and his Body Royallyinterred in the middle
of the
Quire in the Church at mndfor.
fome of the Nobilitydignifiedwith
Two
days after were
the

The

Hertford
,

was

made

new

Duke

created.
of

The

Lord

Protedor

Sonxerfet
; H'tUiam
N

Farr

Earl

Earl
of

Hiti" Henry';
^HtitTalt.

15

47-

of England.

Annals

124

Ejfex Marquis of Northampton; Joh ft DudleyVifcount Lijle

Earl of
fyriethjley
Earl of fyarivtck ; and the Lord Chancellour
Brother
the
Protedor
and
Themss
Sir
to
Seymour
Southimfton.
and Sir
Sir Thema^ Rich Sir fVtUiam fVilUughl"y
Lord Admiral

of

inrolled among
the Barons.
the King
days being fled after their predecefTors
,

Edmend,

from the Toreer

folemnlycrowned

Tl!tCer$Hiiiictt-was

Other

were
sbeffeild

phantly
paffedtrium-

where he
fvefimwffer,
and inauguratedby Cranmcr

throughLondon
anointed
,

two

to

Archbifhopof Canterbury.At what time alfo with incredible

publickly
proclaimed
indulgencepardonof all crimes wbatfoever was
fix
the
Realm
all
and grantedto
perfonsthroughout
only beingexemptedfrom the benefit thereof,namely the Duke
beheaded Marquisof Exceter
of Ntrfolk Cardinal Pool, the lately
Throcmorton
his eldeft Son
one
Fortefcueand Richard Pate late
who
lefthe fliouldbe conftrained to acknowledge
of worcefier,
Biftiop
had fome years pafTed
fled
the King Head of the Church
,

to

Rome.

the Cathedral

the nineteenth of "June m

-On

Church

of St. PauI

celebrated the Exequiesof Francis

were
King of France.
of
and
deceafed
twentieth
the
the
LMarch,
two
precedent
T*" it"th cf
Francis KJtig
death
of
much
been
after
the
choly
our
to melandifpofed
Henry
having
ef France.
whether
for that he failed in the hope of ftrengthening

in London
He

years the younger

the like approachingfate.

fome few

fimilitude of

he

They

were

nature

-,

or

that

being

his death admonifhed

of
alfo of fo conlpiring
a
that you fliallhardlyfind

by

was

and
difpofition

ftriftertie

fome

amity with

their late comraded

the like between

Princes of whatc^r
differenttimes.
any two
This Bred a mutual affection in them , and as it were
forcibly
them
unlefs peradvennouriihed the fecretfirethereof between
,

emulation

when

ture

of publick utility
refpeft
fwayed

the

way , fo that the death of the one

the
furviver. He therefore in the
grieve

the contrary

them

but much
at

or

could

not

Cathedral

the Funerals of Henry

cated
though Excommunialfo
lefi:
named
heritor
He
Son
one
by
Pope.
only
Henry inof his Crown
whofc Reign laftedbut to the beginning
,
celebrated

Parti

the

of Queen

Eltzaheth.

And

the

been
have
it

great and
before made

was

King
were

with

now

affairso^ Scotland, which

memorable,
mention

determined
Edward

our

have witliout doubt

Hiftory. We
part in our
Scotland
wherein
with
League
a

concerningthe Marriagebetween

and

the

fullof continual

them
the caufe.

of

crave

Queen

of

jarrs. We

the now
times fince then
lengthrelblved not to dally

Scots.
at

The

undertake the War

with forces agreeable
to
,
The Duke of Scmerfetby confent of the Privy Council
is fent into Scotland with ten thoufand Foot and fix thoufand
Horfe ( befides Pioncrs and Artificers thirteen hundred ) and
and fifteen piecesof Brafs Ordnance.
Clinttn is
To the Lord
but

to

afligned

Edward

the Sixth,

of four
adigneda Navy confifting
and

Galley

and

the Seas

the Duke
September

the Enemies

of

Countrey
Regent

Earl of Arren

that

League

would

much

this effed

to

co"fiderth.it this

iVar

but
,

to

1547.

efjds were

cur

other than

no

tend.
of all goodmen fljould
Peace
a
now
was
of perpetual

the
fttffer

and
differing

two

emulous

mnong
whereto

jujlPeace

That he

waged

was

the endeavours

was

one

fcour

On the third
parts of ScotUnd.
made
hoftile
an
entrance
Somerfet
upon
and forthw ith difpatched
Letters to the
,

Scots rvould

and
Chrijliaris

he

of Scotland

the
tvifhed

of War,

men

infeil the maritim

of

and twenty
wherewith

thirty
Shipsof burthen

125

not
occasion
onlyof
happily
offeredifthey

"^n

by unitingthe
formerly
fought
by ifs fo
Nations

together.This as it had been

had It been generally
to bythe Ejiates
ajfented
ifScotland. Therefore
he could not but wonder
rather
to
recurr
treacheroufly
why theyfijoiild
to the Viclor fujficiently
Arms
even
{ the events
of War beingufually
troth
than
their
maintain
inviolate
to the good
unfortunate
)
plighted
of both Nations.
They could not in reafonexpectthat their Queen
live
And if{hemarried
where could
fjould
perpetually a Firgin-life.
Monarch
her ftIfbettter than on a puiffant
the
flje
bejlow
inhabiting
the
and
what
incon?
parly
ing
fame language Theyfaw
fame Ijland
the confequents
Matches
veni-encies were
offorein
whereoftheyjhould
than
others
rather make tryalby the examples
at their own
of
peril.
Heads

to

grow

He

demanded

an

that

ifhe

he would

accord

equity; yet he fo much

but
nothing

blood
ofchrijiian

foundthe Scots
that

endeavour

remitted

He

would

alfo
permit

abhorred the

feme ofthe

jhouldbe

Conventions

that the Queen

effifton

utterly averfe
from

not

abide and
Jhoiild

be

at what
brought
up among them until her age made her marriageable
her
choice
the
time fjefhculd
Eflates felfmake
by confent
of Hufof
neither
band.
there jhouldbe a Cejfation
In the mean
time
ofArms
he
Realm
the
her
entertain
treat
Queen
out
nor
fljould
ife
tranjportedof
of Marriage with the French or any other foreiner.This if they
would faithfully
departout of
peaceably
promife he would forthwith
Scotland ; and whatjpever
by this
damagesthe Countrey had fuffered
^Arbitrators
would
he
the
to
ofindifferent
invafion
ejieem
according
make
The
Scotti/Jj
Army confifted of thirty
amplefatisfaciion.
manders
The chief Comthouland
Foot, fomc fpeaka greater number.
,

whereof

mifh) and

our

of

confidence

loiteighthundred
lately
offersto

our
mifconceiving

all Conditions

equityof

with

puffedup

( although
theyhad

Accord

the Council

demands

the infolent

but
Engliflj

could

othcrwife

they
proceedto

their

ftrength

tumultuaryskirfear, rcjed

of

knowledge

lliouldincline

of the

rclblutions

to

And

of Peace, they conceal our Letters.

affurance of Vi"5l:ory
fpreada rumour
if

of

proceedout

left upon

And

in

not

the ablolute

enragedthe

whom
,

that
,

but upon

nothing would

tent
con-

which
of the Queen,
the delivery
they would by force obtain , and

conqueftof

Souldiers

not

only Co

no

the

Kingdom.

motives
Nn

This

report
could diilvvade from

prefent

Annals

:26
"

5 4 y,

of England.

1prefent
engaging themfelves in Battel.

pafs

that

brought to

were

that

by

fort were

wifer

The

ignorantof the neceflities that long fince

began

not

prefs
us,

to

who

reafon of the difficultiesof

make

force the Enemy

could not
nor
a fafe retreat,
we
paffages
of the placewhere
he was
camped.
ento fightin regardof the ftrength
the
hope of Vi^lory had pofTefTed

the vaiw

But

and

of the greater part

excluded

reafon.

expedient,which

relblution brave

MuiTelburgH-

to

rieiJ.

lodging and endeavour

Enemy
from
the
out
But
hot-fpurScots iffuing
both
Armies
So
us.
to
willing prevent

in his

marching along

from
difchargcd

him

ieek'the

to

combat.

near

the

entertain

mutual

way

refo-

accident

an

Viftory. The

toour

Sea-flioar,
a pieceof Ordnance

Galley took

our

their faftnelTes feemed

five and

away

of their

twenty

the eldeft Son of the Lord Grimes

whereof

men

was,

draw

joyning of the Armies

ahttlemake

happened, whichdidnot
Enemy

to

us

to

littlebefore the

lution.

forced
Neceflity

and

minds

was

Four

one.

terrifiedwith

fo

made
/laughter

unexpeded a
The two
Arniies
brought on.
of
each
other
the
the
Duke
c
ommanded
Scmerfet
approaching
and find them
Lord Gray with the Cavalleryto charge the Scots
feized
the
had
until
an
on
adjoyningHill
Infantry
employment
much
hazard
and if he could without
to diforder the Enemy.
received
But they were
a
ftrong
by
Squadronof Pikes
gallantly
far
of
formoft
fome
the
whereon
having too
engagedthemfelves
thoufand
a

ftand

Archers

could

and

after be

never

cafl:away

were

to
a

the reft retreated affirmingthat it was

Ranks.
Scettifl)

throughthe

force a Wall , as
fecond trialby the

lightHorfe
The

the Archers.

and

as

The

fecondingthem

either

Enemy

Duke

not

makes

with
able

eafie

the

dnance
Or-

ftand fo

to

charge, or ( as fbme relate ) to draw us from the favour

of our
Cannon
beginsto give ground which we perceiving
Theyfly they
fly; which fo
give a fliout,crying out withal
and at lengththe
them
that fomc began to flyindeed
amazed
routed.
The
Scots
whole Army was
complain that we tyrannized
violent

the

over

ferved

many

the Priefts and Friers (whereof

Captives efpecially
in this Field ) becaufe
by their inftigation
chiefly

Conditions

our

fo

were

arrogantlyrejefted.Of

the

Enemies

them
flain thirteen thoufand
and among
were
( befide the Earl
of Lohemor and the Lord Fleming
) the chief of the ScctttjJj
Gentry,
,

with

their Tenants

to
thoughtit a difgrace

who
,

Lords.

In

whom

were

the

Hefier Hobbey
Qtiality.This
,

chafe

the Earl
and

taken

were

fifteen hundred
,

Chancellour
/f/*;:^//^

befide many
overthrow
was

other

lamentable

their

among

of Scotland, the Lords

Hamilton

furvive

perfons of.

given the

tenth of

Seftember,
L

become
ranfacked
Vigors beyond their expedlation
Englijh
forfaken
five
in
the
fortified
Forth
miles
the
about
Countrey

The

the

Iflands Keth and

H.tymon took
,

Bro^h

Caftle
,

by

their

terrour

forced

Annals

128

^NNO

rifon into Hadinton

borderingCountrey

the

the

to

time

mean

fay we)

men

Enemy

REG.

2.

year fortifiedand put a ftrongGarfeated in the mcft fertil loi! of

Town

make

thence and Z^Wfr

all Scotland, did from

be ufeful

1548.

PO^/.

English
having this

THe
the

of England.

often inroads upon

whatfoever might
burningand fpoiling
from whom
a Siege. In
they expcdied

,
,

had the French fent fix thouland

(
into Scotland^whereof three thoufand

thoufand

ten
were

Lanf-

of tried
by the Rhinegrave. The Lord of Ejfea man
of
and
other
famous
in the Siege
valour
La.ndrecy
Expeditions
Tkefe
adventurers
of
the
chief
at Dunbar,
7Je Scots tud
landing
Army.
was
French
befiegemarch
and
the
Hudintm
with
Forces
for
Scottijh
joyning
fpeedily
Hadinton.
At
the
thoufand
it.
of
men
befiege
ftraightly
confifting eight
call
Council
of
treat
a
they
tranfporting
Abbey near the Town
and marrying her to the Daulphin. They
the Queen into France
had not corruptedand withdrawn
ends
whom
the refpedof private
of the publickweal
the care
from
objedled That they
them
draw
war
a prfetual
en
from England and betray
jjjoidd
fo

quenets led
,

made
to the (lavery
ofthe French : That the Propofitions
themselves
vpho
and
ten
Truce
the
a
years
by
Englifhvpere reasonable offered
bands
er
to
not
prejudicial
compaBs
fought
entrap the Scot in any
,

beingno other
King ofEngland

than this

That

ifveithin the ten years

the
Queen of Scots jhoulddeceafe
or
either the
and in their formerefiate:
r
emain
each
all things
entire
on
fide
jhould
like
rrhereas (peedy
the
in
provedadvantageous
cafes
Delayhad often
The
hafl.
precipitated
PopifhFadion
repentancecommonlyfollovaeth
di
whom
the
the Clergy,to
amity Englandwas little
(efpecially
their demands

pleafing in regardof the

others obliged
to the French

differences in

or

either in

Religion)and fome
of received benefits
refped:

to the
profit with might and main interpofed
contrary,
of
Penfion
with
four thoufand
the
a
chiefly Regent bought

future

and

of

and the Command

Crowns

one

hundred

The

Lances.

French

Fsdion

it harboured

where

pals round
Tht

Quten

Scots

barquedthe

trauj-

foritdinto
France.

oj

about

failas
fetting

Scotland, put
and

if for France

a.t Dunbritton

in

a comfetching
they em-

where
,

attended

ther
by James her bafe BroWilliam Levijlonwho beingput back by
diftreffedby tempeft arrived at length

Queen,
fix-year-old

Johny^reskin,

Fleet from' Leith,

The
tranfportation.

for her
prevailed

contrary winds, and much

of
in Little Bretaigne and from thence fet forward
to the Court
Calais
Fleet which
hovered about
fo elcaping
cept
France
our
to inter,
,

perfwaded they needs muft) they

croffed thofe neighbouringStraights.Hadinton in the mean
time
Robert
Sir
znd
Thomai
Bonrs
Six
mer
Palbeleaguered,
being ffraightly
them,

are

fent

to

with

if (as

feven

relieve it.

we

were

and fix hundred

hundred

Lances

Buchanan

faith there

were

but

Horfe
light

three hundred
Horfe
,

Edward
Horfe,

refr Foot.

the

certain that before

the Sixth.
Of

fort luevcr

what

theycould

c"29

if is
they were,
vented
circumH/tdmgton they were

reach

and (lain almoft to a man.

Yet did not the befieged
let
falltheir courages,
but bravely
defended themfelves,
until Frawis
Earl of Shrevfibury
with an Army of twelve thoufand E"gli}h
and
four thoufand Lanfquenets
them
and forced the French
difa/Iiegcd
,

The Earl havingfupplied

the Town
with neceffaries"
and reinforced the Garrifon
returned to Berwick. What
they
could not by force the Enemy hopes more
effcCt
to
eafily
by a
,
to

retreat.

To
furprifal.
Hidifitm

this end

D'EJlewith fome feled: Bands arrives at

day where having killed the Cen-

about the break of

tinels and taken

Half-moon

before the P^Jrt, ibme feek to force

Granaries.
The noife and
adjoyning

an

the Gates

fome invade our

,
rtwuts of the afTailants
givesan alarm to the Garrifon who
fireto a Cannon
plantedbefore the Port the Bullet whereof

give

the Gate

makes

through

way

and fo affrights
them

Enemies
,

that
,

by flight.
Fortune

fo favourable

not

was

fave themfelves

by

place. At

the Garrifons of Humes

to

and

Humes

of theCentinels, thedefigns
negligence
with
fuccefs. At Humes
crowned
being

Enemy were
conduded by fame that knew

fleepRock,

"

CafiU

the

of the

theyfeek to
; 3^0].'

where
Fajicajlle

up
the

netrating
pethe clofe rapks of the

all the fecretpafTagesthey climb

malTacre the fecure Garrifon, and

FusicaBle
had
the Governour
commanded
enter

neighbouringHusbandmen

an4

enjoy
tlie

bring in their

Faftcaftle

gainedbj the

day to
prefixed
Enemj,
The Enemy
neceflary
provilion.
makes' ufe of this opportunity.Souldiers habited like Pefants
whereof
at the day come
eafing
fraughtwith their burthens
the Bridge,
their Horfes, they carry them on their flioulders over
which joynedtwo
Rocks
: The
together and fo gain entrance
contribution of Corn

at

and other

watch-word
the

being given

place. Neither

being at St. MtntAmnd

nets

to

were

their

fome

drawn

out

kill
,

become

ma-

fortunate,
enterprifes
lofs.

with
repelled

Merne

Bands

their burthens

fellows,and

Naval

our

with three thoufand

the Earl of Rutlam

In Autumn

and

they call:down

the Gates

Centincls, open

ftersof the

Lanlqucr

of the frontier Garrifons arrives

could not
that this Town
be
dulyconfidering
of
exceffive
the
without
a
juftArmy
charges
kept any longer
foraftnuch as the Countrey about being milerablyforraged it
rafed
and danger-,
could not be vi(ilualledwithout great difficulty
Houfes
the
Walls
the
the
fired
Artillery and
brought away

ztHidington:Who

refiftance

refers it

the

to

findingno

returned

enfuingyear

in

BuchanAu

Berwick.

to
fafety

but I follow the record of

our

own

Hiftorians.
Gardiner

And

having thus

I find

where

home
,

Tmer.

He

com-

to

was

a man

""-

return
fpentthe year abroad I at lengtli
jhcfof Winin the chefler
of
Wtnchejier
StephenGirdmer Bilhop
n-.ittti th
and no lefsfubtil adhering
very learned
Tower.

far

to

Annals

130
1548.

Popifh Fa(5lion

the

to

himfelf

accommodate

yet fo , as
the current

to

employedhim in
authorityunder whom
had

of England.
that he

would

be

of the times.

content

to

King Heftrjf
with ample

Embaflages, and that

many
he durft not oppolethe proceedings
confirmed

And under Edward

by enafted Laws.
felf for a time
to the
feeminglyconfenting

him-i
repreffed

he

commenced

mation.
Refor-

But

vered

the

to

his diflimulation

Privy Council

P^fli Crofs

at

had

who

difcolengthmanifeftly

at

commanded

him

in

his approbation
of
fignifie

to

eftateof the Church

was

which

he

accordinglydid

the

mon
Ser-

prefent

the nine and

on

and obfcurely,
of y""f, but fo ambiguoufly
that he
And
fatisfiedthem not.
being expredyforbidden to (peak any

twentieth

he knowing
thingconcerningthe Euchdriji,
determined
definitively

was

affert that
Real

and

thing
by the Laws noin that point did fo eargerly
) Corpora^
fay Capernaitical

( I will
Papiftical
of

Prelence

offended the minds

not

in
chrifi

that

the Sacrament

that

he wonderfully

of many

of the Lords of
efpecially
mitted
June comto acknowledgehis errour
was
obftinately
refufing
and
he
after
of
his
of
as
was
two
Bifhoprick
(
deprived
years
left
fhould
turbulent
he
the
pracitife
a
fpirit)
any thing againft
until the death of Bdward.
Eftate detained neverthelefs in prifon
In the mean
time
a"mer
by writingoppugned that
Archhiiho^pCr
grofsand carnal affcrtion of the Church of Reme concerning
Gardiner fccretly
Prefence in the Sacrament
whom
anc/jriji's
;
he

Wherefore

the Council.
and

but

was

the thirtieth of

on

Gardiner

if

privedof /
Bijhtfrith
"""

under

fwered
Booer

"f

Neither

Bifitf

London

ummhtti

the fi(5litiousname

of ^.

did that Blood-fucker

Conjiautim.

Bilhopof

Boner

London

( who

in Queen Maries
Reign fo heated the Kingdom with the Funeral
alfo.
fo
Piles of
many Saints ) fpeedany better than mnchejier.For
being likewife enjoynedto Preach at the Croji,he did it fo coldly,
to
omittingmany of thofe pointswhereof he was commanded
that he

fpeak

likewife

was

committed

the

What

refm

and
,

they

deprivedof

and

fo lived until Queen

fet them

Mary

both

liberty.

Objedions were
againftCutbert Tonjlail
Bifhopof Duof
do
find
I
but that
Day
Chichejler
not
Bifhop
George
the fame fortune is manifeft.
both
They were
very
,

ran

his Bifhoprick

at

Prelates
Tonllall
but efpecially
and of
a mild
man,
,
moft fweet conditions
in regardwhereof
I do not
a little
der
wonfo hardlydealt with.
that he was
the
of
the
drift
But
pu-

Learned

nifhments of fuch

who

men

in

Lightsof

chief

Church

our

reftof that Order

to

would

worthy

the

there

Laws
were

or

be induced

to

of the Church

in that behalf
not

that the
,

out
withexample be admonifhed
their Bilhopricks
rcfign
to others that

to

prefentReformation

fcriptof

been

their

might by

thoughtmore
the

accounted the

were

have

to

diflimulation either
were

Henry'stime

I conceive

conform

latelyEnaded.

fufficientcaufe

to

themfelves

accordingto
And

fufped

the preyet I

that this

was

but

Edward
but

for the Invafion of thcfe widow

way

exautorated,

was

t^at rich

wrecked

was

^3^

of thefe obdacles

opportunity,the removal

made

the Sixth.

Seas.

For

toon

as

of Durcjm by
Biflioprick

the chief

548.

TonftdU

Art

and culfoms

revenues

making
as

of Parliament

of it being

the Crown,
and the reft in deipight
of the Teto
nants
incorporated
fo gelded that at this day it fcarce polTeiTeth
the third part
of its antient Revenues.
endeavour
Yet did Queen Alary ferioully
,

the reftitutionof thofe

Elizaheth would

portions Queen
religious
:

hardlyconfcnt

that it Ihould lole any of its plumes, ( yet Ibme

enadedagainftthe Alienation
Kingjf^w^jhath lately

it did ) and
of

Church-lands,

refervation of

The

years.
Church

the Crown

otherwife

than upon
of them to the

and

Rent

the

return

after the

Church

to

yea even
realbnable

expirationof three
Courtier

hungry

lives

or

findinghow

and

one

twenty

thing the
acquaintedwith

good

years become
it out
intent to Prey : Neither could the horridnefs
a zealous
him
of her facred Skeleton as yet fo work
as
to divert his
on
,
had

was

for fome

now

of

refolutions

and
,

poverty.
flow of

ebb and

her religious
to
to leave the Church
compaffionately
of the King in this incertain
Befide the infancy
made
her
Religion
opportune to allkind of Sa^
,

criledge.So

that

defer vedlyto thank

are

we

the

Almighty Guar-

that thefe Locufts have not

dian of the Church
quitedevoured
in this Englijh
of the Labourers
the Maintenance
Vineyard. For
of
in
the Primitive
form
retain
that
antient
we
government
yet
,

by Birtiopswho have for the moll part wherewith to

honourable Fun(5iion as likewife have other thofe
their
fupport
thedral
fubordinate Prelates,Deans, Archdeacons, and Canons of CaChurch

Churches
and

learned

who

long

And

fort
,

for

Preachers of the

our

expedlationof

in

I would

the refidue of the Reformed

had

been

not

fome

pared fo
behold

now

the

of Chriftendom

Churches

hands
quick by frectfe
with
paralleled

might in this kind be

few of them

And

near

polite
by Fortune
preferment.
competent
more

littlebefriended

think him

we

liveth

as

Brothers

two

ading

their feveral

that but

ours.

Tragedies,DifcoidItthe

fvjtcn

Jealoufie,
Envy, and Ambition infernal Furies, had armed them Dukt
Sex prepared'
each other, and the Pride of the Feminine
mCTlet
.againft
them

for the Lifts.

lamentable

exigent

wherein

the lofs of

his

Adverfarymuft
muft

groan

be the deftrudtion

at

Ltrd

wherein

the

he

one

both

might not

Catharine

Parr

Seymour Lord
of the deccafcd

fuffer. Thomas
the Widow

there
correfpondence

general

hk

the

Admirol'

dom
King-

might be between Her ( who

of
had been the Wife of the late Sovereign) and the Duchefs
in point
Somerfet whofe Husband
beingProtestor of the Realm
his
had
and
of command
little differed from a Sovereign
over
the Advantages of Age
Brother the Admiral
Dignity,and
King.

What

ani

EtOiher

compatiblebeingin the Ellate inthe King himlelf muft (as moft fufped

the lofs of

wherein
he did ) fuffer that
,
Admiral had married

of each

cf So-

Annals

192
1548.

generalEfteem
I referhim

to

in this the divers

let him

of the
difpofitions
of their Wives.

humours

the emulous

edge on

conjedurcj
difficulty

the Wife of
between
arifing
Crij^inx
had been formerlymarried to L. f^erus

But

without

cannot

man

the firftBook oi Herodtan, where

the contentions
who
and LmilU
rour.

if any

of England.
obferve

Commodus
,

the

Empe-

Brothers
The

fet

Duke

on

was

and no
malicious 5 the Admiral
way
fierce , ambitious , and conceived
him-

mild, affable,free, open,

turbulent
naturally

was

be of the

felfto

fitter for Publick

the

two

Government.

of Henry, the Admiral

after the death

fently

Pre-

thruft

the flattery

on
by
overweening conceits refolved to add a luftre
good parts by marryingthe Lady Eliz^abeth as yet indeed

of his

to

his

fcarce

how
rafh
wifelyconfidering
that
his
fruftrated
and perilous
this projedwas
after
defign. By
Catharine
with
beautiful
and
moft
noble
a
Lady and
marriage
wealth
moft
her dignity
men
were
abounding with
befitting
confident,that the gulfof his vaftdefires would have been fatiffied5 but the Law
( though peradwhereby he was condemned
o
f
Enadled
will
manifeft
the contrary.
Fadion)
venture
by ftrength
notice I have received
and what the publick
What
Records
teftifieconcerningthis being perfwaded that theyfwerve
the

marriageable.But

Protcdor
,

much

not

The

from

Admiral

having

friends , and
to

deeming

his Brother's

of this

and

Lenity Sluggiflincfs
5 began

enjoythe

to

any

take

of Peace.

care

the furtherance

to vilifie
fecretly

the

to

fecure his Caftle of Holt with

to

To

vants
King's Sercorrupt
degreeof favour by fair words and

largepromifesby degreesto
all

feat himfelf.

be conducible

it would
proje(5l

the Protedior's a(ftions

,

if in
efpecially

but above

money

him
difpolTefs
the King)
to
fanguinity

relate.

with

to

traduce

blame

fortified himfelf with

now

and to caft about how

the eye of contempt
,
of the faddle and ( beingof like degreeof con-

behold him

and

without

truth, I think I may

the

affure himfelf of the

a

Magazin

for money

the

Nobility,to
provifion

of warlike

of

nerves

ivar

and

alTu-

Thefe

thingshaving been ordered with exad

fupplyof coin the Exchequermightilypilled
himfelf to fome of the Nobility fignifying
he unmasks
his intent,
of fetling
himfelf at the Stern, by forcibly
the
on
feifing
King's
perfon.
Nay his madnefs fo far tranfported
him, that to one of them,
that his affiftancewere
ment
not wanting to the advanceconditionally
of his defigns he promifed
that the King fhould marry his
rance

and for
diligence
,

Daughter.

time the Queen his Wife beingin September

out
Daughter, died in child-bed,and that not with-

In the

delivered of

mean

of Poifon.
fufpition

foughtthe

For

after her death

Lady Elizabeth than

ever

he

more

nately
importu-

eagerlyendeavouring

that
procure her confent to a clandeftine Marriage (as was
with the deceafed Queen J and not until after the Nuptials to
,
the alTent of the King or the Lords of the Council.
crave
to

K^NNO

\^

the Sixth.

DOM.

153

REG.

1549.

5.

the Admiral's projcdsbeingopportunely

difcovcred
and
BUt Parliament
allembied
he
the
t
hereof
lately
by
authority
,

5 49-

is

committed
Parliament

and

the Tonxr

to

without

being on

the fourteenth

tryal condemned.

0/ Mxrch

The

dii^ohtA

he is on

the fixth

day after publicklybeheaded

having hrfl:vehementlyrt" Lord AiIcthat he never
did either actually
protefled,
willingly
endeavour, niral
headti.
intend any thingagainll:
the Perfon of the King
or
ferioufly
or
,

the Ellate.

Concerning his

their cenfures

death

divers.

for

his
fuffering

opinionsof
fome

Among

ill

the

Brother

the

be executed

to

men

youthfulheat

than the

they might

be left deftitute of

King

without

better have
Uncle's

an

heard

Proteftor

ordinary

courfc of trial : As for for thele faults proceedingfrom

of

the violence

pardoned,

been

help,

vers
di-

were

himlelf of

or

Brother's.

Nay ( theylay) there wanted not thofe that before

this fevere courfe taken with the Admiral, admonilhed
the Proa

tedor

have

to

heedy regardto

might

be

when

they might

content

to

let

this adion

Brother

Some

flied tears;

peradventure
ihed his bUod,

to

prevent it , fcarce any : it

feared lefthis Brother's death would
be his ruine

much

was

and

hazard

the

to

impartialproceeding

Others

King.

whom

highlyextolled his

fraternal atfedion could

rightinghis

Countrey

if Confanguinity
or

For

King ihould be a fufficientcaufe

punifliment who fliouldplotand contrive
to

the

to

from

change of

ment
governfliould we all ftand,
upon what ticklilfiterms
nothing could be certain and fure inthepublickgovernment
,

in the Eftate
whiles
"

Others
and

",

maintained

the

of cuttingoif
neceflity

that it flood the Protedor

regardedhis
mark

Alliance

them

exempt

the

divert

not

from

be

the lofs of

fuch Friends

to

own

or

did the Admiral

but that

aim
,

the

Lady

from

his Brother

Perfon, removed

fo

upon

if he either

do

to

King's fafeguard.For

the

at

what

other

the

King's

havingfeifed on

the

the Admiral

Protedorfliipand
,

Eliz,a.beth
he
,

might

by Poifon

or

fome

other

ried
marmeans

the young King already

deprivedof his Friends , and
away
in the rightof his Wife inveft himfelf in the Regal Throne,

make
as

Lady Oliary ( althoughthe elder Sifter ) as inceftuoufly

begotten could make no claim 1 And thus much was
who
in a Sermon
delivered before the King by Hugh LAttmer
hitherto
alio
fincc
had
his
having ten years
refigned Bilhoprick,
abftained from Preaching until after the death of King Henry
this Light was
againreftored that by his rays he might illuftratc
God's Church.
But how
his conjedlureswere
concerning
true
whereto

the

the Lord

Seymour

I will
,

in his ambition
faulty
thus

ended

the

Admiral

or

not

undertake

over-born
his life

by

to

who
Oo

determine.

his envious
was
2

Whether

advcrfarics,

indeed

valiant
Com-

Annals

134
5 49-

and

Commander

Confultation

in whofe

mine

likewile involved.

was

fall, the

man's

long after this great

Not

Infutrt.

SiCH

unfit for

not

the Proteftor
An

of England.

brake

into

Peoplethroughout

Rebellion, whereto the

avarice
of
the
who
and
in many
Gentry
ufurpations
frequent
Realm

almoft the whole

out

and waftc groundsfor their own

placesenclofed the common
The Lords of the
and privateprofithad incited them.
pleafure
difcohtents
and the probathe
of
notice
Council upon
Peoples
bility
taken to apof an Infurredion unlefs fpeedycourfe wete
fome into iC^^f (the Fountain of this general
peafethem, dilpatched
"

Uproar) who fliouldupon due examination of the caufes

in that kind
of the Peoplesgrievancesadmonidi thole that were
the People
the
Inclofures
reftore
to
to
faulty by throwing open
from
otherwife
taken
had beenunjuftly
what
them;
they fliould
thereunto
and
their
forced
be
by
punilliby Authority Royal
,

fcrve

ments

the like infolencies and

deter others from

to

oppref-

moft part obey , and ( a moll: grateful

to
fpedtacle
made Inclofures to be againlaid open.
the People) caufe their new
the neighbouringShires
the
Wherewith
Report acquainting
unrulymultitude enraged that like reftitution had not as yet
The

fions.

made

been

to

them

direction
expellingthe ncceffary

not
,

if each

Magiftratebut as
both to judge of and

one

authorized in his

were

of the

caufe,

own

level the Dikes

received

injuries takingArms
revenge
and givehopethat
aflertthe inclofed the Lands

furywould be
the juftlimits
tranfgrefTed

there their

the

at

is

itsufual bounds

as

the Sea

but with

havingonce

nut

exceflive toil

So thefe having once

loofe

and

run

But

let themfelves

of the Laws
prefcripts

licentioufnefs,
over-

ftand.

of its fhoar, by littleand littleeats

and

Inundation

to an
way
forced within

fpoilthe

Countrey

to

its
be

tranfcended

to

all kind

murther

of

thofe

their proceedmgs and at lengthby the conflux

of the bafer fort and malecontents fo increafe their numbers
that
,

that favour

it
in

Norfolk,

not

was

not

head

make

to

them
againft

with

fmall Forces.

than any
reignedmore in Norfi/kjhire
althoughthis plague
elfe yet had it lo fpredits contagionover
the moft part

And
xvhere
of the

Icarce any where fincere and free from inof Ke^t , Oxford
Surrey, Buckingkvn
,

that it was

Kingdom

feftion.

For

the Counties

EffexCambridge Tork Lincoln, but efpeciallyDftfwaod

Somerfet
,

were

imbroiled

thoufand

in thefe tumults.

aflembled

who
,

no

more

now

talk of Inclofures

higherftrain5

In

Norfdk only had twenty

confident

of their

ftrength did
,

but ftretched their

complaintsto

Commonalty iwn oppreffed

by
free-born
Vfith pleafioewhiles
number of Gentry who glutthetnfelves
a fmall
the poor Commons
live i;:
wajledwith dailylabour do like pack-horfes
the caUniities incident to thispresent
extreme
flxvery. But htwfoewer
be
with
a. conflant
life
patience endured, the Soul is to be redeemed
may
with n thoufand
deaths. HolyRites ejhbltjhed
even
are
by^ntiquity
as

The

that

abolijhed,

Annals

136
I

5 49-

of England.
oi

and Cornrvall with Ibme additions out

I Vevonjhire
had on the iame pretences armed fifteen thouiand
the

ranfacked
licentioufly

Somerfetjhire,
who

men

after

lengthfatedown

Countrcy
it,
Forty daysthey befieged
City of Exceter.
Inhabitants
the
deftitutc
and were
though
utterly
by
repulled
of warlike provifion.On the fixth of Angujl John Lord Ruffel
) entring the City with forces and munition, 1
( after Earl of Bedford

theyhad

at

before the famous

the
it purfued
difallieged

Hew

Rebels

of antient defcent and

cannot

wonder
fufficiently

were

in

ample revenues:
fufficiently
madnefs

what

drave

hirxi

unruly rabble.

and
affociatehimfelf with this defperate

to

to
,

afterexecuted

St. Mkhaefs-Aiount

Captainof

a man

Cornwall
fo that 1

many

Arunddl
Httmfrey
efpecially

but

whereof

of four thoufand

the number

took others

fome

Wfth

Bochin

hanged Robert

Jo. Tomfin Roger Barret, Jo.Ulcocke,JVtll.Afa,

Jo.Barofi and Richard Benct Priefls,
James Norton
Tho. tlnderand befides them , John and "james Rojoga-aJo.Payne
incendiaries
and
chief
all prime
authors of
hill,and Jo.Solman
him

were

",

of this their delivery

in memory
The City of Exceter
the
fixth
fincewith an anniverfary
folemnity
kept

this tumult.
hath
of

ever

AuguJ}holy.

As

for the other Counties

it

quicklyreduced
Neither

Torts hjt
Boloignois.For

S"me
in

to
our

were

their former temper.

abroad than
affairsmore
peaceable

takingadvantageof

King of France
the League
regarding
where
invaded
Boloignois

not
,

Father
,

to

the French

with

are

landingthey
C"nuplj

re-

loft a

men

fets forth

He

fehis

that he

Fleet for the

Guarnfeythe fole
of

maining
portionsre-

thefe Ifles
Normandy.
aboard their Ships. At the

great lofsdriven

thoufand

and

Duchy

C^tont-Lambert

home.

domeftick

our

between us
his fuccefs was
fuch

animated

of the
the Englijh

at

concluded

to greater attempts.
Ifles of Jerfiyand
of
the
in
taking

Bonlaroberg.

the

Henry

dition

was

infefted with

the evil

fore
Tuppreftbebeing tempeftively
and
the
ringleaders
punifhed,they were
fpredit felf,

of this Rebellion
liques

At

and
,

we

and
Sellaqne
,

very

few.

About

Jmbleteul

loft.
were
Bouloignc
But
defended
battered
been
two
:
was
having
Enfigns
Sellaque
by
whileweunwarily parleywith A/o"/"z(jrfW)', was
by the Enemy
forced by them.
At Ambletetd
the five and twentieth of Atigujl
on
who for fome daysmade good the place:
fix Enfignsof Foot
were
themfelves
unable long to hold out againftfo great
But finding
than grant of lives yielded
the Fort
forces upon no other terms
daunted
fo
the
thefe
lofs
of
the
French.
Garrifon
The
to
places
that having been fcarce faluted by the Enemies
at Blanconet
the place.
Cannon
upon condition of lifeand goods theyquitted
effed
of
laft
the
conceived
Neither
this
our
terwas
important
fo much
for the Engl/jb
not
at Oi^ont- Lambert
as attending
rour
,

"

the

coming

of the

Enemy,

fired their

and retreated to

unuieful
,

of Ordre fortifiedboth

by

nature

made
lodgings,

Guifnes.The
and

art,

Fort

gave

at

their provifion
the Tower

periodto this
years

Edward
!years fuccefs

ftanding
refolutely
upon

"

forced the French

of Winter

lofs of thefe fmall

The

the

the Sixth,

nent

enlargedby

more

of

man

the

he

but

'

to

emi-

i
'

T"'

"

fpiritwhich

in

and

his great

was

due
,

Acts

long looked afavourable efteem

withal

perfwaded,
regardswould caft

confideration alfo of the Duke's

(difarmed of that metalfom piecethe Admiral )

nakednefs

The

Fr Aires
qK!" difeordia

( En
Perdiixit

his

)
miferos

themfelves
hopes prefent

feeks about

for fufficientmatter

could

Duke

findinghimfelf

be

the Earl intended

fixth of Ocfeber

lively
fhapes.He

more
to

chargethe Duke,

him.The
againft
longignorantof thefe pra"5lices

who

not

in the

wherewith

aimed

at,

but

not

well

whether
difcerning

him
againft:
procefs
legal military
where
the
King then
Hampton-Court
or

from
,

on

the

refided
,

requiringfirom thence an aid

who
fliould guard the King and him
from
of a thoufand men
ill-affefted
And
the treacherous
of
fome
in
Subjedls.
attempts
the mean
time preffeth
in the adjacent
Countrey ", where having
raifed a reafonable company
he the fame nightcarried away the
and Ibme of the Council,
King attended by fome of the Nobility
fafe
from thence to windjor a place becaufe fortified more
fent Letters

to

the

City of

London

and

part of the Council

he makes

by

them,

their

the Earl h:id made

greater
To
them
a

accompaniedhim at London.
befceching
complaintagainftthe Protedtor
who

formal

for refiftance. But

convenient

affiftance to

fecure

him

the

from

Protedror's

malice , who foughtto entrap him for his life. Thele Lords lend
for the
to the Londoners , demanding aids of them
a contre-Letter

deliveryof
were

the

to
pleafed

King
term

wherein
,

fation

",

as

that

of the hands of his Enemy ( for fo they

clamations
the Duke. ) Then
they fend abroad Prothey infert the chief heads of their accu-

out

feedsof difcord the Duke

By forving

h^d

troubled

wherein Km?
cHate
leftthis
Henry
fetled and peaceable
been engaged
that it had lately
caitfe
Kingdom; and had been the chief
That
lives
Civil
the
tVars
to
in
:
lo/of many thoufand
many Forts
by Henry rctth hazard of his Perfon ivere by the Duke's
conquered
either coveardtfe
by the tnemy : That he regarded
or treachery
regained
the
Lords
the
the
advice
not
reflof
of
ofthe Council and had plainly
of
neglected
King Henry 'j Instructions concerning the Gcrcernment
had

tbut

the

"'

"arl

had

He

the Duke

him.
on
Proted:orfliip

made

Envy

J^"mhy

far beneath him

remove

of

wane

the moft

valt

that could

for

of
contemplation

the

performed both abroad and at home.

greatnefs whom
fquintupon Somerfet's
of himfclf he deemed

extremit}'154^-

in the

PrivyCouncil

the

was

of the

of mtrwick

the Earl

was

Proteftor

afforded Ibfficientmatter

the Lords

Among

on.

until the

raife their fiege.

to

piecesfet the

vulgaropinion,and

work

defence

137

b^
'*' ^"'

'"

0/

'"

wick.
War-

Annals

138
I

Kingdoms0/ England af^d Ireland

the

5 49-

of England.
That

his

ftudtcs
chief

and
.,

rake

a
feen ,
up ivealth to maintnin
with both parties
and
FaSiion among the Nobility
yet comply
for his
,
the proportion
ate lyPalaces far exceeding
to build Jl
own
advantages
,

rvherein he

moH

n\is

ofA SHbje"land

that

that

inHant

the EH

did

ate

and
both ofinteflwe

the burthen

forein tVars.
proceedings and feeinghimfelf

certified of their

Duke

The

in the very

even

/brinkunder

to

vtere

fo far from
forfaken ( for the Londoners beingprepofTelfed
were
the
time
fame
his
afforded
that
him
at
they
Adverfary
fupplying
,

and the

five hundred

greateft
part of

their caufe

with the Earl made

one

the
at

had by joyning
Nobility

lafl:
forfbok himfelf alfo*

cravingof the adverfe party , that they would abftain from

violence toward him , and proceedonly according
to the ufual
and

courfes of

The

Pr$leSor

cemmiltrd.

of

Paul the third,

Fopt.

the

their

King to

tuition,and

Stanhop Sir
,

The ii"th

delivered

Legaltrya^

the fourteenth of
whom
remitted himfelf to their difpofal
on
5 by
Odieber he was
committed
to the Tmer
togetherwith Sir Michael
On

Thomas Smith

Sir "^ohn Thin

fomc others.

and

died Paul the Third

the tenth of November
having fate
The Conclave
of Cardinals conabout fifteenyears.
,

Pope

near

about
fulting

of Cardinal

the eledion of a new

Pope , began to have regard
of his Extras, his Virthe greatnefs
Pool, in whom
tuous

Life, Gravity,and admirable Learning,wece

derable motives.The Conclave
Come French, and
Imperialijls,
C"riinal
tUSid

Pool

Popt.

at

was

very confithat time divided,

fome were

third Part( whereof

the Cardinal
flood
Neuter. Thefe laterat lengthjoyning
j
Farnefewas principal
cafttheir unanimous
Who
with the /mperialijls
Votes upon /'W;
a

them

blamed
notice of his Eledlion
vifingthem again and again, that

upon

for their raflinefs

fultations be mifled
or favour
friendfhip

by

not
theyfliould

of mind
perturbation

but
,

to
totally

ad-

dire"5l
their

of his Church.
of God and the profit
Pool himfelf having thus put off the matter

in their Con-

do any

thingfor
to the
cogitations

or

honour

the French
,

dinals
Car-

beganto alledge That in regardof the difficultiesof ways

of the Colledge
and
were
places,
many
yet abfent,
(hould
reafon why they
with fuch precipitation
that there was
no
the
Conclave
before
Eledion
full. The
to
were
a
partial
proceed
,

and

diftance of

of
(who fome years after was Pope by the name
Caraffa
Paul the Fourth) a wayward old man,
whofe cold fpirits
were
make
ufe
Pool's
of
fet on fire by Envy and Ambition
to
fought
Modcftytohis own
advantage,hoping himfelf as eminent and
in as fair a way as any of the Colledge{ Pool excepted
) might be

Cardinal

advanced
towards

to

the Chair

and
,

Pool, he betook

of Herefie and
fufpition

Legacy at

he had

1 tent

entertained

Immanuel

to

himfelf

leffehthe favour of the Conclave

to

calumnies
,

that

Pool of
accufing
his
and
Germany

Incontinency
much favoured
the Lutherans,
,

In

had

too

had

Tremellius

enrolled Antonio

often

Flaminio

in
e/^Lutheranifm,
fuf^eCled

his Family^and

promotedhim

to many

Eccle-

EccUfiaUical
Dignities
;

the Sixth,

and

that
Viterbo H^ed,
not
Neither
could
requiftte.
the taint ofloofenef^,
but that
a
:
cloijiered
Virginofhis oven begetting

his Legacy
that vtM
,

in

159

at

5 49.

againH that fortof men

feTJerity
that compofed
gravityfofreehim from
of opinion he

many

were

That

he wondred

what

had

the Conclave

rvith jo impetuottsa

meant
,

rent
cur-

and he a Foreiner:
to the Election oftfjis
one
As
proceed
man,
it
that
be
were
t"arren
men
we
ofdeferving
ifItaly felf
[0
mujl fain
the farthest
to fend for this man
out
of Britain
almojl
part of the
known
him in the Papacy ; whereofwhat would be
World
to invefi
the effectbut that the Emperour at whofedevotion this msn
wholly
make
Rome
was
gence
indulonce
now
himfelf
M
ajlerof
might
again
by
as
before
byforce.
thefe allegations
Pool\ replywas
Tuch
To
that he not only
cleared himfelf, but alfo quicknedthe almoft extinguifhed
deto

fires of the Conclave

at
aflembling

Cardinal's bofom-friend

by

had bred
difpofitions

for that

having Eleded

Priulo

ceremony

Adore

the

of
correlpondence
him
,

( an

ac-

dilTolve the Conclave.

teftimonies

with

awake

to

come
purpofely

and

him,

him
to
having fignified

major
part whereof
Ludovico Pnule
the

affedion )

they were

to

whom

mutual

him

The

night,wilhed

( between

of their

cuftomed

him.

eled

to

his Chamber

of exceflive

joy,

the intent of thefc Cardinals , was

gentlyblamed by him , and
difmifled
this
anfwer
That
with
matter
a
they
offogreat confe,

with it fogreat a burthen

(carrying
ef it ) was
ingenmttsman from the acceptation
quence

but upon

d.eliberation orderly
to be

mature

that it would deterr

not

to

acted:
tranf

an

be

tit

tumultuoujly,
for the feafon,

unft forafrnmhat God was the God ofLight and

utterly
do well to defcrr
it until the
not
therefore
ofDarknefs : theyfljould
the
he
would fubtheir
and
then
next
fame
if
proved
refolutions
day
The Italian Cardinals
mit himfelf
to their pleafures.
conceiving
thefe delaysto proceedout of ftupidity
him 5
to
contemn
began
little
after
and changing their determinations
a
pitchedupon
whom
Cardinal CMontanm
of
theycreated Pope by the name
the
Third.
Jidius
it

was

(^

THe
might
a

man
,

for

Duke

DOM.

REG.

1550.

4.

for three months

of Somerfethaving now

continued
which

of any crime
,
that fo great
touch his life it being not thought fitting
",
fhould
and
Realm
Protecftor of the King'sPerfon
lately
a

prifoner

and

not

that he had

conviifted

fmall offence be condemned

under-hand

Kmg

dealt with

to

fubmit

deferved this

fliouldbe

to
pleafed

the favour of his

or

is
imprifonment
perpetual
^
himfelf,with acknowledgement
to

whatfoever

inflid on

greater
and

him

the
punilliment

withal

Majefty'sRoyal Clemency.
P

To

to

implore

this he

eafily
con-

1550.

Annals

140

and
condefcended
reftored to
but not

1550.
Tie

Dake

Soinerlet
at

of
fet

liberty.

fixth of FeLruary let a liberty

,
dignityof Protedor, only contenting

the

the rank of

himfelf with

the

on

was

of England.

PrivyCounfellor.

Blh: it

ceived
beingcon-

that revenge might draw the Duke

to
new
prartices
,
is
reconciled
he
the
Earl
of
of iranvuk
Friends
mediation
to
by
firm and lincere
and that this atonement
the
might be the more
,

the third of

Daughter is on

Duke's

L!/lcthe Earl oi Warwick's

prefence.Thiianm

his

with

Son,

}""^married to the VKcount

King gracing the Nuptials

the

( I know
kind

the Earl

writeth , That
by a
defirous of the reftitution of the
was

not
upon what grounds )
of counterfeit ftiew that he

RonajJj
Religion had fetled
good
vulgar who had not yet
off the old skin
themlelves
learned to
but
renew
by cafting
and
for its reputedAntiquity
his
reverenced Superftition
that
:
he
fhould
difcovered
left
diflimulation being
be forfaken
fearing
,

opinionof the

himfelf in the

he had

whom

of them

ration

thereof, and

would

endear

falfe hopes deluded

with

of the Duke's

the

confide-

free

and

difpofition
,

them

Adverfary to

his

mild

he contrived this alliance with

to

the Duke
,

this danger
prevent
and procured his

liberty.
the

In

of thefe

mean

paffageson

the nineteenth of

created
Privy Seal, was
and
Sai"t-Joh"Earl of fvihjhire

Lord
RuJlel

the Lord
mlltam
Lord
Lord
Peace

Scots "nd

French.

and
Bedford

Sir WilUam

the French, who

Lord of
Coligny
Gillar "Jifortair

Peace

with

the

Admiral

to

the

fide

by
at

to

nothingwas
French
That
to

inconvenient

an

upon

to

be obtained

of

Ptcardy Gajper
Andrew

France
,

The

Emperour

to

Lord

long

Paget not

how
fignifie

we

were

the Scets, and on the other by the

home
by inteftinedidentions that
,

neceflities required
fpeedylliccours

defcend

oi

lent
one

three

days
into
(JMafondifpatched
Deputiesappointedby

Governour

Willtam BoiichereUe.

and

within

Paget were

Sir "^ohn

afterward
ch.tfiillon

miferablyrent

and
,

and

Mmtmorency

w^xq

before had been

diftrelTed on the
French

the Lord

Peters

Treaty of

for the

France

dred

jA"uarji
Bedford,

Sir iviUtnm Paget

Earl of

after with

our

of

Paget.

The

tuith the

Earl

with

Peace
of him

we

or

would

France.

force
But

flrook hands

us

to

con-

perceiving
with

the

thefe conditions.

Boloigneand
the French
,

all the Forts

in

with the
together

jhouldbe furrenBoloignois
and
'Artillery

other

military

frovifion
:

That

in

lieu

fourhundred

the King of Vr^nce jhould

thereof
pay

unto

Edward

Crowns
thoufand
byequalportionsat two pay?nents:
to the Scots,Lauder and Douglas
Englilhfljould
rcflore
5
and {if the Queen of Szois jhould
dejire
it)fljould
rafetheir Fortijiand at Roxburgh,
c at ions in Haymon
The Emperour was on both fidescomprehendedin the League,
and the Queen of Scots by the French.
The two
Kings prefented
,

That the

each

the Siotth.

Edward

\^zs

agreedon

both parts

on

MilitaryOrders

their

each other with

and (as one

writeth ) it
",
that Edrvard ihould marry one
of the
the ratificationof the Articles
on

For
Daughters of France.
of
eighth AfrtlHoftageswere

By Us
Duke

The

Birl

of Suffolk
of Hertford

1550.

given:

the

The

HI

The Exrl
The

ofDerby
of Bath.

The Earl

ofSonicrfet
,

of Arundel

BaH

the Duke

to

Sen
"

By the French,
Buke

John of Bourbon
Claud of Lorain
Francis

Son

the ConHMe

to

of Tremoville
Vendofme
Francis of.

Lewis

Montmorency,

ViiMme

of Chartres

"i'Annebalt.

Claud
This Peace

of Anguien

CMarquis of Mayenne,

between

and

us

France

was

the third of March

on

and on
the five and twentieth
folemnlyProclaimed in London
furrendred
to the French
f^pril,Bouloigne
beingaccordingly
our
Hoftageswere returned.
the thirtieth of Julydied the Lord rvriothfley
On
Knightof the.
late Lord Chancellour of Englandand Earl o( Southampton.
Garter
,

of

He

had

about

the Seal

the
,

Cuftody whereof

havingbeen

But

Earl

of

Council

beginning of

the

he

Earl,

and

died.

fick and

Grandfather

longfince deceafed

not

committed

was

to

the Lord

of Grief

length(whether out

at

caufe ) Ml

King's Reign delivered

( as
year paftremoved
is
what
caufe
uncertain
but for
half

about

i^rnndel

Table

this

He

to

Father

was

or

Henry
the third Earl. of

was

Henry

up
Rich.

alfo the

) from the
fome other
the fecond

to

Southampton

both fortunes,did
whohavingtaftedof

himfelf in adverfityas he
behave
generoufly
whereto by the Clemency of
fince moderatelyin prolperity

heretofore

as

did

our

late

Sovereignhe

was

DOM.

LyfNNO

as
our

well

in

Bodies

difeafe to

regard of
to

1551.

made

formerlybeen

hath

MEntion
Sicknefs,

reftored.

admit

its

which

originalas
,

of this virulent

formerlyaffiidledwith it, but

never

REG.

5.

concerningthe Sweating

5 5

I.

Englandhath given a name,

of tht Sv/tatiug
of the known
difpofition
Sitkneft.

contagion.Englandhad been
io mortallyas this prefent
Pp 2
year.

142
15

1.

Shrewsbury

year.

Annals

of England.

was

the

Peftilence , there it

now

firftplaceacquainted
with

began in "^r/7

and

thence

this

it felf
ditfufing

the moft part of the Kingdom , at lengthit vanilhed

away
of Ocleber. The furyof it was
in the North about the beginning
over

fuch

if it would

as

it

fwept away

end but

never

its proper

by

leftfubje(5ts
whereon

have

it fhould not

numberlefs.

were

to

feed.

In London

cruelty

when

The

dead whom

onlyeighthundred

ftint. It made its firftentry into this

was
a ieven-nights
of
Uland in the Reign
Henry the Seventh Anm
i486, and from
into other Nations.
The Infedied flowed
hence it took its progrefs
fcarce

and

away

fpaceof twenty four hours when this

moft merciful in itsexecution,
peradventure

the

within

malignantdifeafe was

did fweat

twelve

within

their Souls.

out

children

Women
,

it for the moft part over-pafTed

and wreaked
it fclf
men
,
the robuftious youth and well compadt middle age
who
if
on
,
,
of
did
their
ficknefs
but
the
influmber,
beginning
perifhed
;in
and old

full gorged, the

If it feifedon any that were
iftantly.
recovery
in a manner
was
defperate.
Nay and of others whatlbever they
of a hundred efcaped until time had found
fcarce one
were
,

out

remedy ; the

whereof

manner

day time, he muft

in the
himfelf

to

bed

If

by

thus

was

If any

of his
fhifting

without

night and in bed

until twenty four hours be run.

be fuch, that it provoke not

let him

ftir thence
,

let the coverture

fweat, but that it may gently
diftil of it felf: if it be poffible
for him fo long to forbear,let
him

not

eat

nor

guifhthirft;
that he
hand or

drink

than may

more

all

above

But

In the

apparelbetake

not

be taken

let him
,

ferve to
moderately
fo patiently
endure
body no not lb much

any part of his

,
of this difeafe I do
ftrangencfs

not

uncover

mean

a foot. The
admire 5 for that Plmy in his twenty
fixth Book
witnefleth
and dailyexperienceteacheth us
,

and

produceth
the fearch
paiTeth
afflided the

of humane

in what
E"glijh

Suffolk.

fins germane,

part of the World

Englandalone.

Gentlemen

young

[deathoi Henry, the

:
J

crtatiBtr

of Duties and

Land

of

Duchy

was

of great and
few

for fome

the younger Brother,who had the

of the Title and die. The Lord
married

Frames

foever

the

eldeft

his Wife

o( Oifober inverted in it.

Katls.

Powlet

Earl of

made

Gray

claim

created

to

Duke

the

gion
conta-

peopleof all forts:

of Suffolkand his
,

King'sCoulively
hopes: by the
,

the

hours

devolved

but

to

to

be feifed

Marquisof Dor[ethaving

Duchy

and
,

At whutimQ^lio
of NorthuMberUnd

H'Utjhire
Marquis of mnchefier
; and
,

dire

Daughter of Charles Brandon,

rightof

was

Age

without

This

unhappy honour

eleventh

Earl of v/arwick

fo much

not

that every

but in

thofe of efpecial
note
were
Henry Duke
among
Brother , who
Charles
the
Brandon
Sons
of
were

of

Dul^ "f

that which
furis
reafon
this , that this Peftilence

impoverifhtthe
promifcuoufly
tbt

as

Epidemicaldifeafes. But

touching the Natives

the death

heat

the firft
Chapter

new

extin-

was

in the
on

the

JohnDudley
;

William

Sir William
Herbert

Annals

144
155

1'

he cleared himfelf

Treafon
that

virtue of

by

Intent, nay

by

and

his Peers

him.
acquitted

Confpiracyhe

the

of England.

Death.

by

was

Confeffion

own

3 Hen.

7.

which

howfoever

and

made

of Killing
a PrivyCounfellour
Imagination
But

Foi;

condemned
,

Enaded

Law

his

the Law

intents
differing
upon fomewhat
of its rigour, yet
to the higheft

( Enacted

and

not

but

punishable

fome conceive,

as

meaning )
I

can

the very

extended

were

wonder

how

of his Reigning Nephew

fo great in the regards
of his
man
,
ftiould
be fo deftituteof Learned
Favour ,
of the Popular
Honours
,

by
exempt himfelf from a Felonious Death
the Times
fuch his Misfortunes in
fuch
his clergy.But
were
,
from whofe revengeful
Hand
how
the minorityof his Prince
in the future f
could the ad verfe Faction prefumethemfelvesfecure
Advice

as

not

to

"

they choofe but be fomewhat terrifiedwith that

Ecchoing Teftimonyof the Peoples Joy who feeingthat fatal
marfhallingTraytors to the Bar ) laid
Virge the Ax ( ufually
of Treafon ^ from fvejiminafide upon his freedom from the guilt
could

Neither

Hall certified that part of the City by their loud feflivai

Acclamations , of the gladfomtidingsof their Favourite's conceived
thefe peradventHre
And
Abfolution.
be
caufes
might
Her

that his Execution

deferred.

was

endured
the obflinate Oppopatiently
for their
who
pointof Reformation
are
at lengthdeprived and others fubftitutedin
Non-conformttj
Of fome of them we have occafionally
their Bifhopricks.
already
Cenfures
fall in with this Year.
whofe
notwithflanding
fpoken

Hitherto had the Eftate

Certain Bijhops
dtpfvei.
fition of fome Bifhopsin

Day of

OBober

the Tovper
had

been

and

Strvants

the

And

of tit
of

Lady Mary

tiwmitted.

of London

Bff"er

Eftate

fourteenth

on

of December

ted
commitfirftof O"iober

the

All of them

to the Lady M*ry

Divinityher Chaplain were

as

alfo Francis

committed.

Mallet
I

the

Re-

Doflor

fpeak

cannot

caufes of any of their Imprifonments

,
Mallet's only. At the Emperour's requefl
he
but with this limitation
celebrate Mafs
In
,

thing certain of

exceptingDodor
was

for fear of

Inglefield
fValgraveand

any

of February

JVorceJierthe tenth of
on

deteincd in Prifon.

were

the laftof Oifober Francis

on

Servants
chejier
of

of

alreadyexautorated.

the
praiftifing
againft
Some

Heath

and
chichejler
,

of D"refm on the twentieth

Tonjiall

to

1549

deprivedthe

of Wtnchefier
was
Bifhop

Gariiner

the

permittedto
prefenceof the Lady Mary

: for adventuringto
ctherrvife
Celebrate in her abfence
it was
thoughtfit he fhould be punifhed
for his prefumptuousTranfgreffion.
With the Lady her felfall

not

had

means

been ufed

taken much

had

Council

had done

to

her

men

had

been

were

for her

own

vain

fake ,

to

the Times

the

King

felf
him-

Letters
the
painswith her by often ("uafory
,
the like , and perfonally
her
fatisfie
with
to

divers Learned

Reafon

conform

for hatred
and fome

to

our

employed.

But

Religionfor her

rejpe^s
( for by
politick

their labours
Mothers
,

the Decrees
of

of

off from

H5

and confequently
Illegitiinatc
cut

1551.

the Succeflion

if he Brother

the Crown

to

IlTuelefs
) confirmed her in that
from

the Sixth,

made

Hie was
Religion

our

vv

which
Superftitiou

fliould die

fliehad fucked

her Mother.
the four eenth of

On
London

burned

Jprilone

German

Ah

at

was

Villagesin Surrey

of May

Croydonand feven

lliakenwith
terribly

were

eight An

or

the

Earib-

quake.
Earth-

an

land
Mary
beginningoi November
Dowager oi Scotfent
and
the
craved
leave
to
to
zxtWmgzi
tfinouth
King
[nx.0Scotland.
and
Which
pz(sthroughEngland
beinggranted,
Hie invited to London
entred the City on the fecond of November,
where
her "Entertainment
was
generaland Royal. On the fixth
of November
for
(he departed
Scotland,and had the Chargesof her
whole
Retinue
born until Ihe arrived there in iafety.

Toward

ArrUn

turned.

the five and twentieth

On

other

Gccrge Paris

for Arrianifm.

Tlie Qktiu

Scots

For

in

of
land.
Eng-

About

time alio the Earl of Arundel

the lame

( but for what

were

the
enfuingyipril

In the
and

caufes is uncertain

conferred

for the Earl

As

in the

the

On

from

from

the

Lord

the Lord

the Lord

was

the third of

on

the Lord

was

Goodrich

Thomas

Chancellorlhipand

to
to

Somerfethad

he had

Tuition

whofe

the Scaffold. Being on

the placeof Execution

REG.

1552.

Rich

moved
re-

Bilhopof

Tl;e

Months

two

in

lengththe violence of
dehre
to fave his Uncle,
King's

1552.

At

palfedhis

Childhood

the twenty fourth of

he in this manner
,

him

) drew

rtie

headed.

'January
brought

befpake the

the

condemned

Lave

I here

Af-

fubmitmy felf,by
xvtlUngly

exemplarypuntjhmentto [atiific Rigour.

to my
to grant me
pleafed
fo longa Preparative
its

his Eternal

Goodnef:

But

that he hath been

in

fpireme with the Knowledgeofhis Truth

ment
for the propagation
of the fame I can

and

never

his ^Mercies.

In

thif do

that his Church

htm
feechmg
to the Inflttuticn
ofthe
,

conformtheir lives

to

ant

in this
rejoice
,
in

thisRealm

lent

Primitive

That

God

hath

been

humblythank
to infleajed
farther
make
me
to
an
InfiruEnd

Sufficiently
magnife

onlydo

triumph: he-

norv
reformedacccrdmg
beings

the Members
,

thereof
may

the purity efits received Docirine.

More

Da^e

Somerlet

fembly:
Being by

Eijhopof

cellor.
Ely lord Chan-

6.

continued

now

(notwithftandingthe

his Enemies
under

DOM.

fince his Condemnation.

Prilbn

Pagtt

committed.

Chancellor.

of

Duke

Paget,

of
avd

liberty.

twentieth of December

^NNO

THe

Eatl

Arundel

the Tewer.

to

Ely made

The

Paget

of Northumberland's

he

of ^^rundel

year fet at

next

and

one

taken

was

Lord

tne

) committed

the Earl of ivarvetck the Duke

on

cldeft Son.
December

Garter

and

of
be-

Annals

146
15

would

he

More

5^.

ftrangetumult and fudden

him.
The People pofAflemblyinterrupted

have

Pahick

but

faid

confternation of the
ieffedwith

of England.

terror

as

with

it were

crycd out,

of the
expedlation

Duke's death

well could

had drawn
ther,
togefhifcfor themfelves,
many

feeking
as
many as
in the
and
others
death
troden
to
are
the reft arnazedlycxpeft their
preft
j
to

throng as unfortunately

the noife of

another

the

credulous , accordingto
were
affirmed that Meffengers
Halberdiers
certain
But
Duke.

over

to

nreay

fomc

and

of their Affedions

fully
joy-

with

come

Pardon

appointedto guard
and

probablythe occafion

for the

the Duke

their Fellows

cryingto

more

were

fway

coming tardy

the Scaffold ^ but

Arvay

of their fears
terrible crack

Troop of Horfe

when
,

danger.The caufe
greateft
certainly
ipeak:one laid he heard a

could

of Thunder

deftrudion

own

the

fears were

their own
man

conient

the

which

no

unanimous

an

that of that infinite multitude

Flyquicklyfly:infomuch

of this Tumult.

which
word
commeaning of this amphibological
withal
I
and
pany
hafte to ^ndfrom, being miftaken,
a commandeth
of Armed
againft
bendingthemfelves (as was fuppofed)
men

The

true

filled all M'ith

the multitude

and

terrour

confufion.

The

frighted
af-

ado pacified
the
People being at length with much
;
contain
themfelves
that
he
while
for
them
to
a
Duke
intreating
fetled mind departout of this World
5 by
might with a more
,

his Soul

Prayercommended

to

God

and then fuffered with

neither by voice,gefture,
nor
conftancy,

dejeftedor
any way
unlefs peradvcnture
you

ing himfelf
Death-

he covered

that when

fear
,

had

Cheeks

moved

at

Eyes

of
apprehenfion

take this for

might
with

fhew-

countenance

the

his

tinfture of red than

little more

his

rable
admi-

token of

Handkerchief, his
ufual.

is manifeft.

lamented
generally

was
Many
fo
as
kept Handkerchiefs dippedin his Blood
the
reft
Dame
Relicks.
two
facred
a Ipritefui
Among
years
many
after,when the Duke of Northumberland was led Captive through
in
ran
Queen Mary
to him
the City for his oppofition
againft
before him,
her bloodyHandkerchief
the ftreets and (liaking
out
that
the Blood ofthut worthy
Beh"ld (faidflie)
mAn,
goodUncleof that
vehich fhedby thytreacherous machination
at
excellent King
now
thee.
And
Sir
tt felf
Fane,
this infantbegins
to
Ralph
upon
revenge
with Sit Miles Partridge
who
the twenty fixth of February
was
on

his Death

That

there

who

were

hanged at
time

the fame

placewiiere

alfo Sir Michael

Stanhopand

the Duke

to

never

To

he

was

Arundell

Sir Thomas

did each of them

to

were

that His Blood wotdd

Thefe four

take God

to

piousjuftman

fuch

what

was

there
make

Knightsbeing

witnefs

that
,

the Duke,

at

the King nor

pradifed
any thingagainft
return

fuffered
,

beheaded
goingto his Execution faid
Pillow uneafie
to him.
Northumberland'^
be Executed

had

his End,

very zealous in

they

any of his Council.

As for his Life,

pointof Reformation,
very

the 'Sixth.

very folicicous of the King'sTafety,

every way
of the Weal
publick,only a littletainted with
thofe times, who

^/t\"/^j

whereof

Cathedrals

few of

not

our

i-

5 -5^21

'j^j

of

fuperftitious;
":"?r"'^4oA""li^
day fcomplai.q. /r
\Vherebymany di(^prefagd
In ^^ti^isiiix Dolphin$
taken inthejV^'ZWi^fjj.thrg)^

as

good^,iud careful
the Ep(demick;idf

reform the ClaHrqh

thought it Religionto

well in its exuberancyof

'47

this

to

...

enfued his death

Prodigies
Calamities
of fucceeding
times.

Many
the

(a Filh feldom feen in

near

Seas)

our

QMHtbcrtughand

three

is fcarce tainted with

Water

day

of October

the third

fuch

It had

were

caft up

MiMLeton

arid

the leventh

Crj.ve^eni,hndi on
was.born a Monffefj A
OAr/ir^y^/Jc

in

at

MoHJier.

Hiftorians write- of the Ijkp,

Bodies as-far as thd Navil diltioi^j

either Niaturalilh

Heads

two

where

C?rfr"iK/V^
,; \vhere t-h?

the Seas braekiflinefs..

On

three Whales

at
oi'Augufi

few

as

were

littleabove

two

or

fo

they
egcftionand

copjoinedtliat they both had "but oneway

Tb^
their Heads lookingalwiays
contrary \:^'i?ys.
Legs and Thighs of the one did aluays ly at the trunk of the
other.
This ( Female) Monfter lived eighteendays and might
have longerperadventure,if it had not been ip,often ,Q.pene4li5
fetisfiecuriofity,
that it took cold and died.
tvrl ?/(:?
jvh
i
This year the Monaftery of the FrmeifcanFriers;
ml^ottdon was
of

were

'

,.

""

"

into

converted

brave

Hofpital wherein four hundred.poor

Boys
have education befitting.
free-borfl;
iq
men.
,

maintained,

are

is

at

and

this day called

In SouthrvArk alfo

of Poor

fick

Chrtjl-Chitrch. bobiibiiila
ed
'

is dedicated

and
perfons,

dj]'.M
relief

'J-nr

placeprovidedfor the

like

another

was

pf St. T/'o/?w.

the memory

to

-lii ,L.:

"J

:^

u;

"-.-jj'

kA

iJ

'1

n'6

?^:isir

i'")riii

4,"i

vi

T" O M.
I

-'-^-

"

:^

"

"

THis

hedical
,

who

by th^
Reign
periodto young
after
came
(harpRheum upon the Lungs lliortly beattribute the
and died of a Confumption. Some
EJtvard's

year lets a
defluxion of a

caufe of his ficknefs tp^Grief for the death of his Uncles

daintyon

But whac
New-y^ars-day.

hopefulPrince

was

the

to
as

there

taken away, but Poifon or fomc other

irtimaturely
deluded hopesbeing converted into
Our
was
treachery
imputedf
of paflion
out
grief,
webelyFate. Had there been the leaftfufpition
ever

( almoft )

of any fuch inhumane" pra^ice. Queen Marj" w?ould never

fuffered it to have palfed
without
aft of indifferency
as an

queft. It
to

make

times.

was

doubtlefs

the Great

Howfoever

that the
Phyficians,
his own
projeft

ones

it

pofthumousrumour

have
an

in-

raifed
purpolely
fucceeding

of tiiatReign diftaftfulto the

were

the
,

King'seifate

ends. The

Duke

by
Nobilityunderftanding

was

dcfperate,began
every

of Northnmherlund

potent than teft, fo did his ambition

as

flyhigher. It
Q^q

lie was

was

53-

Kjng

fick"ieih.

fome

him
Poifbn,and that by a Nofegayof fweet Flowers prefented

great

15

the

one

to

mPrc

fomewhat

ftrange,

Annals

148
1

5 5 3-

ftrangc
Right to

being not

that

of England.

any

pretendbut ajQbadow of
confirmingtheSucceCihall ibac fo high that he ihaH

he

Family. But
fingehis Wings, and fall no

fion of it in bis

have

feignto

Poets

able

way

to

he ftioulddream

the Crown

lets dangeroufly
than

to
afpired

and Elizabeth

for the Ladies Mary

he doubted not
by rcafons drawn
The

of

he whom

the

like unlawful Government.

Aj
obftacles
two
to be removed
,

from their

regardmuft

Births
queftionable

be of

theDaughteis of
of the Queen of Scots { who
But
Seventh.
Niece
the
was
Henry
of
eldeft'
the
Seventh ) he was
Daughter
to ^-Margafetthe
Henry
continual Eoraity with
Kttle folicitous: For by reafon of our
to

exclude them.

next

and thence inveterate Hatred, he imaginedthat any (hew

the Scots
her by, efpecially
fliebeing contrai^ed
(rf Reafon wdufd^t
to
he was
confident th"
whofe infolent Government
the French
,

placeconfidcration is to
be had of Lady Frames
Daughter to ChariesBraxdpv Duke of Sfffdlkby Mary Dowager of France the feeond Daughter of Heftry
would
Englijh

never

broofc. In the

next

"

Seventh, who, her two Brothers then alive had been martied to Henry Gray Marquis of hornet.The two Brothers fasbefore)
dying of the late mortality, the Marquisis in the right of his
of Suffolk
another ftopto his
Wife created Duke
; and this was
whereof he intends this courfe : He
For the removal
Ambition.

the

of

and defiresthat a
Sttffotk
the Lord Guilford
Match may be concluded between
Dudleyhis
of Suffolk's
eldeft
fourth Son j and Lady Jane Grey the Duke
if onlyrightof Inheritance ihould be
Daughter. And becaufe
of
in reafon to be preferred
Duchefs
the
were
Suffolk
pretended

the Duke

impartshis defignsto

her

before

he undertakes

Daughter ^

to

perfwade the King

not

onlyto difinherit his Sifters by Will and Teftament , but alfo by

and immediate
Sucthe fame to declare the Lady Jane his next
bitingat this bait they gomplotby drasviogthe
Suffolk
either with the one
chiefeftof the Nobility to contrad Affinity
affent
of
all. So on the
them
other
the
the
or
to procure
general
fame day that Lady Jane under an unhappy Planet was
married
Duke
of
the
two
Suffolk's
to Lord
Guilford
youngeftDaughters
ceffour.

Catharine

married

are

to

Fejnlirdke,

and

married

King

Having

at

the Lord

to

Thefe
the

eldeft Son
Hijiings

to

Keyes Groom

thus

he inculcates,in

but

to

JuneSolemnized

at

tington.
Hun-

London

aft his part with the weak

King. To
what dangerthe eji^te
ofthe church would

were
dying provifon
maintain
and pfch one m jhould
the LadyMary jlood
vens
affeBed
,

Catharine

the Earl of

Marriages
extremelylanguifhing.
brought thefe thingsto a defircd pafs,nothing

Him

if He

to

the Earl of

that time

now

in

were

remained

be

Henry eldeft Son

O^ary to CMartin

Northumberland's eldeft Daughter alfo named

Porter.
was

Lord

crouch-backed

Succeffour
frflmade ofa fiot*s
the norv eflablijljed
Religion.How

not

well knovon.

Of

the

LadyElizabeth
there

Edward
there

the Sixth.

mightbe pmiventttrcbetter hopes.But

that either both musi

Uronglyconnexed

be

149

their

rvere
c.utfes

excluded

Th.it

the

or

fo

15

53-

Lady

the fart of a Religious

and Good
all rejpects
Blood
vfhere
Prime
to fet
God's
of
apart
Gloryand the
be
weal
that
Subje^'s
jboulddo otherwife
might endangered.They
be admitted.

Mary

is

\\\ts

afterthis Life ( which

rvere

is

fjort
) to expectRevenge

t bey are

where

at

God's

nal
undergothe tryaleither ofeterThat
the
eternal
Death.
Duke
had
three
Suffolk
or
Life
of
in degrees
to him
ofBlood ; theywere fuchas their
Daughters
nearefi
the 'violation ofReliVirtues and Etrth did commend, and from whom
gion
Match
the
not to be feared,
or
was
by any
dangerof a Foreinyoak
forajmuchas their Education had been Religioustheyhad as it were
with their Milk fucktin the Spiritual
Dolirine
foodoftrue Chriflian
and were
alfomatched to Husbands as zealous ofthe Truth as themand would advife that thefe
conld wi/Jj
felves
mightbe fuccef; He
but with this caution
That they iTiOuld
fvelycalled to the Crown
eftablifhed Religion, f^ind although
the now
maintain
Lady Jane
married
would
be content
the eldejl
to his Son
he
of the three were
;
that theyjhould
be bound by Oath to performwhatjbever
his CMajefly
jboulddecree : For he had not fo much regardto his own els the general
good^
with
the young
fo prevailed
Thefe Reafons
King, that he Hit Win
wherein
he
and therein as much
made
his Will
in him lay excluded
as
dijinhetiteih

Tribunal,
dreadful

to

thers

Will
the

Sifters from

his

both

Realm,
that

bilhop

by

did

Cranmer

deeming

it

any

the

to

chief

and

confirmed

wth

for

hu

and Civil
refufe

The

Tumults.

fubfcribe

to

way.agreeable equity

Judges of

that the

to

Archit ,

not

rightof lawful

any pretences be violated

But the King

:
otherwhich was
making Religiona motive
after
he
wife likely
fuffer,
to
a
at length
long difceptation was
fo littleregarded
drawn
alTent. But thefe delaysof his were
to
Tboner
was
by Queen i.^'tary that under her fcarce any man
Some
for dcftrudion.
few days after thefe pafTages,
marked
out
of
in
fixteenth
the
the
iixth
Hi
on
July
year of his age King Edward

urging him

Sifitrs.

of it , left it might

contents

to

Succellion fhould upon

all

ftrid: command

while

and

Crown,

5"^//"'s
Daughters. This

the Council

of them

the
fliouldpublifli

man

no

each

occaficn of Sedition

an

prove

prefenceof

read in
and

Succeffion

befide the Dukeof

whatfoever,
was

the

and

at

Greenwich

furrendred

reignedfix

years ,
tender age

his Soul

to

five months
,

God, havingunder
and nineteen

his Tutors

days

and

even

given great proofof his Virtue 5 a Prince of

and
Devotion
Love of the Truth
Conftancy of Mind
great
with Royal Greatnefs feldom
Studious ; Virtues which
incredibly
in that

Some

concur.

three

hours

before his Death

not
,

one

had

himfclf

been
to

prefentto over-hear him

he

thus

thinkingany
commended

God:

Q^

Lord

dinh.

Annals

150
God

of England.
hefeechthee

out
and.
of this mtferahle
the
number
thine
me
Elect
life and receive
of
//
among
but thyfVillbe done. To
not mine
:
although
fo be it be thyfleafure
do I commend
thee O Lord
hovp
my Spirit. Thou knewejlQ Lord
live
with
thee
be
I
would
Heaven
in
I
:
I
h*ppy jhaU
might
may
yet
live and be vpellforthine Elects fake that I mightfaithfully
ferve
O
thee.
Lord God
blefthyPeople and fave thine Inheritance.
O Lord God
ofEngland defendthis Kingdomfrom
fuve thyPeople
that J and
in it
Popery and prefervethy true Religion
my People
Name
Son
forthy
JefusChrift.
may blefthymojiHoly
ing
Then opening his Eyes which he had hitherto clofed,and fee-

Lord

caUmittus

free me

the

"Do^kotOwen

Phyfieian( from

by ,
Prayer) fitting
had
been
who
:
near
fo
you
K^re

you there?

whofe report

(quoth he)

anfwered

heard you

/
,

have

we

this

1 had

not thought
Jpeak but could
,

coUeH your rvords : Indeed ( replied

the King ) / was
making my
he fuddenly
Lord have
cryedout, I faint.
Prayer to God. A littleafter,
not

upon

mercy

but
,

Cardanus

you

Lii. de Gcni-

he

fpokenere
Prince

and

me

receive

of
regardful

taft of him

out

fence.

illi(fpeaking
of the

erant

Puer

many
was

"c.

Languages

fpokenin

brevity

King)Gratis

his native

alfoskilled in the Greek

was

them

Graces

I will

only give

ling
j'ear before travel-

admitted

his pre^^d-

to

he thus defcribeth.
;

Linguasenim

forbeing
yet a

Englifh, Latin, French

,

fcarce

of this
praife

about

Scotland

with
veasflored

He

words

be

might

between

he had

which

my
of Cardan, who

conference

The

intended

through Englandtoward

tmit.

Soul

my

departed. Much

mult

as

Child
and

callebat

hejpake

as

bear,

Italian,Spanilh,and per adventure

ofLogick the principles

nor
was
of Philofophy,
: He
fullofHumanity the relijh
of Morality of Gravity befitting
Royalty of hopesgreat as himfelf:
and fuchExpe6iation
could not be born without
A child of fogreat Wit
kind
Miracle
with the
I
in
write
Nature.
a
not thiiRhetorically
of
to Jpeak
excefof an Hyperbole5 forto fpeakall the truth were
far
his
but
he
in
Latin
more.
fifteenth
is
readily
Being yet
fpake
year
and politely
what (faithhe ) ^ the fubje^t
I could,
as
ofyour Books
De
Rerum
Varietate c" f / had dedicated them to his CMajefty
)
Card.
In the firjl
I jhew the longhidden and vainly
Chapter
fought
The
is the caufe? Card.
aftercattfes
of Comets.
King. Andwhat
and
the
the
erratick
Stars.
lights
concourfe meetingof
of
King. But
t
he
how comes
it to pajf,
being Planets are moved with feveral motions
that the Comet
doth not either prefe/itly
and
dijfolve fcatter or move
with their motion?
Card. It moves
indeed, but with a far fwifter
than the Planets
motion
by reafonof the diver ftyofthe ajpeclas
and
the
when a Rainbow rebound upon a wall for
we
Sun
in
fee Cryfial
littlechange
makes a great difference
a
ofthe place. King. But how
that be done without a Jubjecl
can
to the
? for the wall is the fubjeil

fome others.

He

neither the rudiments

wanted

Mufick

Rainbow.

Card.

Clioffof lights
when

and m the refleAsintheGzhxhorUyfilky-way,

are
they
fetnear one atiother,
many Candles lighted
do

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III.

DOM.

Hen

the

Y.

R
R

1555.

" G.

I.

with
Lady Mary, longfince acquainted

NorthumbcrUnd's

fecret

praftices
,

certifiedof her Brother's deceafe

it fafe

to

abide

of

day

Houfliold

of her

one

and feated near

fourfcore miles

thinking
her Enemies

ftrength
; pretending
Plagueby
fufpitious
flie fuddenly

St.
in

FrAmingham Caille

to

^ not

where

reafon of the

departedfrom
one

near

Edmundibury

and

Suffolkdiftant from

came

in

London

taij Mary
folk.
Sufmt"
fitti

the

Sea, from whence

if Fortune
eafie efcapeinto France,

an
her, fhe might make
on
fhe took upon her the Title of Queen , and by Letters to
wifhcd their fpecdyrepair
and the Nobles
her Friends
unto
,
,

frowned
Here

Her.
In the

mean

time NorthumberUnd

havingfor two

daystogether

confulted with his Friends concerning the managing of this great

death being not yet publifhed fent comjbufinefs , the King's
forthwith to Greento repair
to the Lord Mayor of Ltndon
: mand
-ivUh with fix Aldermen
and twelve other Citizens of chiefeft
,

King'sdeparture,and the
of Sovereignty (hewing
Lady
I
hich did import
the King's Teftament
under Seal
w
! withal
and
her
that Family :
t
he
Succeflion
lefs than the fetling
on
I no
To

account.

them

he

declares the

')ane in the Throne

featingof

Rr
.

53-

in their full

were

fear of the

death

London

15

alfo

was

He

Annals

1^6
15

53-

to

either

caufeth them

He

of England.

by terrour

Lady J^^e
they Ihould
,

that

not

he

City

Allegiance
great penalty,

fecret paflages.Whlit

his Affairs if he could

to

wife

too

was

that under

Jhefe
diViilge
yet'

as

it might be
fTjrthe'ranqe

of this

and

with command

fwear

to
promifes

or

be

to

himfelf

auure

And

rtf:
igrlorant

as

for

the report of the King'sdeath ", he thoughtit might

fupprelling
the furpriialof
to facilitat,e
thel^ady
Adary" as yet
prove a .means
Brotfier's
her
lack
of
notice
of
fecure
fdr
decCTfe. But
probably
tajy jane
proclaimtd

fhe had

underftandingthat
Ja^e was by almoft

learndd
handfom',*incredibly

but

wife both

and

efcapeinto SuffelkLady

an

pompoufly conwith great Solemnity publickly

proof age about fixteen
feature not
(5f,

du(5ted to the Torver, and

chimed
Qiieen.' She was
admirable

made

all the Peers of the Realm

beyond her

and

Sex

above

,' very

her

Age

qiiick-witted
,

wonderfully

purityof Dodlrine, and fo far from defire of this

Advancement, that fliejbegannot to aft her part of Royalty
it to tlieWorld
forced
that fliewas
without Tears
manilFeftibg
ambition
this
and
her
Friends
but
to
Parents
dangerous
high
by
the Tower
the
Afcent.
At her going throughthe City toward
.their
of the People was'
Acclamations
Concourfe
few,
great,

devoted

to

as

if the

of fdme
ftrangeucfs

had
Spe^acle

new

drawn

them

gether,
to-

intent of Gratulation.

rather than

Which
Queen
any
muft henceforth Call her ) Friends hitherto
\JVLaries ( for fo we
diftruftfulmore
of Succefs than the Caufe
acceptedof as an
,

"?.?"!

and

happy omen.,
invite them.

were

But

the

encouragedto aflifther as occafion fhould

of NorthumherUnd
a man
prefence
quick

watchful

and

very

yet

their Proceedings
be content to fit
to

a: remorx

they muft fend farther off, or

Him

politickwas

ftill.
fame

The
from

day

Queen Mary

/he commands
Succcflion

from
every

where

Norfolkand
was

are

Lady

read

the Lords
to

"jane

entred

openlyat
to

generalVotes

of the

Letters

fent

wherein

Table
,

repairto her,

the

the Tmer

the Council

and that

the Crown

as

being the

theyat
Kingdom

Ihe
,

that the affedions of the

Peoplewere

firftexpedient
to
fpcedily

thought at

ample
ex-

being now

"

in

next

laft fliculd take

acknowledgedthe lawful Sovereign.And indeed

become
and the wiler fort
hers
men
were
Sfjfotk

difcern
eafily
it

that

the
did

hers. Wherefore

levy an

Army,

free from anj'

yet the Hearts of the Peoplewere
,
of
in
and
their
Minds
theBallance
poifcd
Impreflion,
yet equally

and that

while

fwayod: By this courfe they

and preventing
theQiieen
too
ftrongfor
mightbe peradVentnre
for her Life.
her Plea by Arms, force her to pleadmore
necefTarily
And
was
an
Army Was railed whereof the Duke of Suffolk
pointed
apInrefolution ,

were

either way

to

be

General.
But the fautors of Manes
Caufe, whofc main Projeflwas
that grand obftaele the Duke
of NorthumberkKd
remove

'

-'

to

flily
infinuating

Queen Mary.
themftplvcswith
infinujting
part

ith her Father

\\

Lady Jane, perlwadcd her

NortlmmherUnA
difpatch

but t(5

'57

of whofe

Employment the very rerrour

the A^c?/c/i"
Rebels bemg
over

Nunc

more

yet frclh in memory)

than the other could either by Policyor Arms

whole

truft could

Father's

":

As for the

the Council
work

it

her

to

thefc Reafons
,

bell

her, would

1553.

wonted
itin

indeed

than

to

her

Wiidom

of

Obedience, and

She

with
poor Lady fvvaycd
befeechcd NorthumherUnd
himfclf to undergo
carneftly
who

Northumberijnd

length though unwillinglyconlell:the advantage of his Abfence

at

His

and

contain

Advantages.

this Burthen
Icnted.

the Taith

City,

with

now

And

Daughter be better committed

to

( his late Vidory

would
effedt

to

not

for this

chief fear was,

f'tneito

it Getteml,

Pradlifers to raiie fome Tumults

But
might encourage oppofite
:
findingeither excules or abfolute denials no way available,he
the the thirteenth
prepares himielf for this Expedition and on
,

of

Julyfets forth from London,

his

departureit is

iVilton who

then

ith

Army of fix thguland.

an

lliould

reportedhe

(ay to

the

Lord

At

Gray of

Do yon fee {my Lord) ivhut a

accompaniedhim
to feeta march f
And
is dr.inm together
yet of all
,

here
conflux
ofPeople

The
rvijheth
m
Succeji.
Londoners ftood very well affedled in pointof Religion fo did alfo
for the moft part the Sujfolk
and the Norfdk men
and theyknew
be
for
abfolute
But
the
in their due
are
Englt^j
Mary to
Popery.
their Prince fo loyally
to
conftant,that no regards,no
refpefts
this multitude

hear

you

fomuch

not

as

that

one

alienate their Atfcdtions from their

not
can
pretext of Religion
,.
lawful Sovereign whereof
the miferable cafe of Lady Jane will
,

give a

anon

llrongFoundation

laid

had

moft

the

undoubted

her
it were

as

and

Right,
in the

as

raifed
artih'cially
and

true

vindicate

folved

Example.

memorable

their

Heir
this

may

appear

by

Faction had

the

premilfes
,

Supcrftrudure;

did but

manifeft

Pile

accurate

twinklingof

their endeavour, of whom

althoughher

For

an

for their

yet as loon
htr Relolution

fell,and
prefently

as
to

dif-

Eye, and that chiefly

by
Religionsfake Lady jane

prefumed her fclf alTured. Neither were the People

made
inclinable by publickly
impugning
any thing the more
Maries
in
the
courfe
wherein
berland
Northuma
Queen
Right
Pulpit,
Preacher.
in the City of
engaged many a
Nay even
London
that learned and godly Prelate NtchoLts Ridley
upon the
confecrated
of
of
London
who
Eoner
I willi
deprivation
Bilhop
(
had not erred in this matter) was
fcarce heard out with patience.
might

have

'

L. qui in
freviuciS.
fiB,
true,
Divu*
ff. dt
though
althat * ^iatrimony contracted without any conceived Impediment
,
K't Kupt.L.4.
C. Je Uiccft.
it after
chance to he diffolved
that
'tistin lawful,
is ofjnchforce
,
Xuft.^
Gltff.
the children begotten
in fuchkVedlock are to be accounted lawful
Yet
:

As

for Qiieen CMary,

if that Rule

of the Civilians

be

not

ibid.C. cnm

why theyflioiildfeek to exclude

wonder

neitiier
,

could

be

can

I think

yielded
by them

who
,

in-

but
Cff.
Lady Elizabeth, I cannot
Extr.
reafon therefore
that anv probable
It
qui fil.Jtut
deemed
Queen Mary Illegitimate.
the

tir.

ttote.

Rr

To

tx

tt-

'

Annals of

158
1553.

let

To

in the

pafsalio

ot" Scots

time M^ry Queen

mean

without

thefe Preachers

were

Af^r^

Nobilityand

Party even

from

Saffexthe

Heirs

that

People
and

other

this not

prime
fuch

beginning

the

"

making any impreiwhere

they every

abundantlyto Queen
of the

fo far from

they were

of the

fion in the minds

a vulgar levity,
hiving followed her

out

men

the Earls of B.tth and

were

jrh.irtonand Mordmt

of the Lords

John Shelton

Sir
,

gam.

Hings Brother

the Earl of

to

having CommifHon

revolted

MAry:

adl (he afterward created

roHglj,
honouringalfo Sir Johnivt Hums
reward

of his faithfulService.

(hort of thcfe in his devoir

him

afterward

But

did moft

of the chief

Kingdom

advantageQueen

NorthumberUnd

Affairs. Six Ships had

the

the Realm.

unexpeded Accident

an

as

coming

not

one

Judges of

oi Limbo-

Barony

Serjeant
Morgm

became

Queen

to

Baron

another

with

And

raife

to

which

For

who
,

of Northumberland

after he had levied them

four thoufand Foot

famous

moil

Huntingdonwas

the Duke

from

Sir mlliam

Sir Hefjry JerneBedir^gfeiU

But above all Sir EdtvardHa-

Sir Hc/jry

and others.
freflon-,

Sutlerd,

flocked

of

Drury

whoni

to

the Eighth being extin(fi: the

of //.?/?";)'
doubt,
,
the Realbns
urged by
properlybelonged. Whatfoever
thelfTue

Crown

many

England.

fet forth

it is confined with the

where

Maries

that part of

on

Ocean
that
,
if
niake
flie
t
he
Queen
to
an
might intercept
fought
eicape,
,
and to have them readyfor alloccafions. Thefe Shipswere
then
German

he

driven
by Terapefl
a

in

Tarmouth

at

Prefs of Souldiers for the Queen.

induced

by
partly

Sir Henry
felves with
of great

reiblved

This

that fuch fhe deemed

it

and

her

Northttmberl.ind

not

defence

own

matter

flic feared
,

fo much

joy well

Munition

not

her

thefe acceffions of Men

encouraged with

now

her

to

was

the

as
,

and

fpeedyfuppreffion

Competitrix.

The

Lords

livingat
and
,

were

hitherto adhered

had

who

terrified with

Friends

to

afTociatethem-

and

And

Ordnance
j

what

ufe

(JMaries

Companies.

confequence and

Iteftified.

of her

new

was

Souldiers

raifed

and

Mariners

The

there

partlyby intreaty yieldthe Ships to

threats

Jernegam for Queen

the

in the Town

when
,

this

Court
as

reveal themfelves

adverle

who

had

Jane were
Lsifiy

to

fome-

the Queens
accident.
And
referved themielves for tunity
oppor-

fo emboldened
now
as
yet concealed , were
each
than
to
other, defiring
nothing more

that

being fet at liberty

(for yet the T"wfr was the Court ) they
but
into the City, that they might more
might
gain entrance
difcover themielves.
But they mufl: either make
the w ay,
freely
be
for
could
whom
otherto
or
content
not
her,
they
pray only
wife
for

advantage. It happenedthat

more

Aids.

At his

Merthionberland

forth he
fetting

was

Lord Gray, and many

other

written

accompanied with the Marquisof Northamptonthe

the
tingdon,

had

belides his four Sons

of
perfons

Earl of Hitn-

note

and had
when

Annals

i6o
it is

1553-

avoidance

for the

of an

uncertain

Dagger

?
I would
Dejlruciion

moficertain

[elvesinto

of England.
our
precipitate

to
,

had

tve

erred in this

not

be recalled ,

be
paf
feme may peradventure
wherein Jpeedyexecution oftimes
amended
happily
former
jupplieth
and
then
make
Recollect
ufeofyour Authority,
defects.
fo
your felves

kind.

cannot

Erroitrs

But
,

that
The. Lords

re-

fohi for
Mary,

^een

the undoubtedlylawfulHeir

Mary

this

Proclaimed.
publickly

he

may

the Earl of Pembroke

readily
purpofe
fpoken
that
he
fubfcribed
Earl
the
of
and generoufly
Arunto
profefled
his Sword
and grafping
his Refolution
dell's motion
fignified
all Oppofers. The
reft
the Right of C/Mary againft
to maintain
After he had

to

and

take after them

decree the fame.

So

commanding the repair

theyin cheapfide

and the reft of the Aldermen

jof the Lord

Mayor
proclaimLady Mary Queen

And

Supreme Head of the Church.

ad by

devout

fome

addition

with

to

add

Solemnity they go

Lady

their

majeftyto

more

Proceftion

in

Pauls

to

fingingthat admirable Hymn of thole holy Fathers St. L^mbrofe

and St. Augujlinecommonly known
Te Deum.
by its firftwords
(bme
Then
feize
the
Tower,
on
Companies to
they difpatcht
fuffrefi
away
Jane.
the Duke
of Sujfolk
render himfelf. The Duke
and command
to
,

jftidte

Title of

alfo of the

he had formerlybeen
as
eafilydejededat the news
by vain hope, entringhis Daughters Chamber, forbad
life of Royal Ceremonies, wiHiing her to be content
as

her
a

elevated

return

to

Private

fetled countenance.:

fortune.
Sir

to

Royalty
"

to

with

meffage than
,

ofobedience

cut

with

(he anfwered

better brook this

forcedadv.tncement

Whereto

ther
the far-

you and

my

my
Mother

violence to my felf: Now

I do
fnned and offered
grievoufly
the motions ofmy Soul relinquijb
the Crown
willinglyand as obeying
committed
and endeavour
others
to falvethofe
by
faults
if at leajl
fo
and
be
an
errour
relincjuifjment
willing
falvedby
nuous
ingemay
great
acknowledgement.Having fpokenthus much, Ihe retired
I

have

into

withdrawmg-room

incurred
,

himfelf
to

troubled

more

the

Danger

to
repaired
prefently

This

their Decree.

Proclamation
with

was

on

the nineteenth

fuch Acclamations

no
part of it could
Maries
The
Name.

thus ordered this

rid

be

heard
,

Earl o{ Arundell

weighty Affair

NortliumcUims

""uiiu

fto-

and

the Lord

Maiy
at

Cambridge.

mean

time

the Lords

of Queen

Paget having

accompaniedwith

that nightunto
poll:

In the

that
,

after the firft mention

the Queen,
to certifie her of
of
her
intentions.
tidings
Subjeftsloyal
berland

fliehad

of lb great hopes. The

Duke
the reft of the Council
and
fubfcribed
,

Julypubliihed and entertained

of

at

defeafance

the

than

Horfe,
thirty
thegladfom

land
certifieNorthumber-

of the Council

of thefe

PalLiges commanding him withal to fublcribe to

and difmifs his Army.
he out
of the Prefage
But
of
of his own
had before the receipt their Letters proFortune
claimed
her Queen at Cambridge where in a counterfeit joy he
fincerer multitude.
he cathrew
Then
up his Cap with the
fhiered the reft of his wavering Companies and almoft all the
,

the Decree

Lords,

Q}ueen
Lords

had

who

followed him

hitherto

i6i

Y.

with

Legal Revolt

the Queen , and making NorthumherUni

paHSng
Diftradions
author and caule of thel'edifloyal
were

15

53-

the Ible

to

over

their

upon

Submiffion

pardoned. ::,fnx.,
loi^jiV"
/
; r:!
for
as
on
ten daysonly peribnated
a Stage
Lady ^ane having
.

Queen,

committed

was

The

by

checks

to many

by

was

the Ladies who

each

the Queens
committed

takingis reportedto

uncertain

what

courle

have

their homesi

to

command

the Earlof ^r*"flV//,and

of his

manner

cuftody,and

commanded

were

of NorthumherU?id

Duke

The

iafe

to

had hitherto attended her

prehended
apth"Toxver.

to

thus

been

After

take, relblvedtoflie,

to

the Penfioners ( who

with
their
ing whether
Captain Sir John Gates had followed him m this Expedition)
while he was
pullingon his Boots leifedou him, laying that
It Wits
son
fitthey fhould
excnfethemfehesfrom the imputationof Treabut

know

not

hy hii tesiimony.

Duke

The

to
grow
the Council

as

peaceably

he

to

fet the Duke

and

matter

not

long.

For

and with him

i^mbrofeand

Henry

Gates

and

but
liberty,

bcrland

Sands

to

The

who

Earl oi

his Son

accufed

to

JohnGates,

have

been

his Brother
tieth
twen-

committed
prefently

to

long after,fet at

not

Sir '^ohn Gates,

prefently.

was

younger

Dudley the

the five and

on

London, and

brought
Huntingdonwas,

']f{ly

the Tovoer.

Sir

Palmer

Edwin

Doctor

were

others

two

Henry Dudley Sir "^ndrew

Lord

Brother, Sir Thomas

of

next

and
,

Duke's

liberty,

at

morning, Notthumberiand,and
interceptedother lordsJQmt
Huntingdon the Earl

Earl of

the
apprehended

of ff-'arwick
Northumherland's eldeii Son

Lord

the

take Hori'e , the Earl of Arundel!

ready to

was

him

all to

their homes.

repair

to

notwithftandinglafted

which

them

lay afide their Arms, and

The(e Letters took up the

the

and

inftautcame

at the very
,
which
commanded

to
beinglikely

matter

thofe Letters from

them,
withftanding

blows

Northurm-

horn

of all this mifchief

the contriver

and

Sir Thomas

Palmer

died in Prilbn.

Henry

The
was

St. Quintin ; but

and
Mary,
flouridied in the

afterward

of
happinefs

and

did

Siegeof

Sir (Andrew

Dudley

Do(ilor Sands

being

in

of Cambridge
had hy Northumberland's
Univerfity
the Pulpitpublickly
impugned Queen

defended

Moderation

that of

Lady "^ane

althoughupon

but with

that

the (liort warning of

hours, that he abundantlyfatisficdthe Duke,

fo

and yet
of the advcrfe part , but
the difpleafure

deeplyincur
with the Queen
prevailed
fet
after a years Imprifonmcnt he was

not

doned.
Par-

of the

that his Friends

that

her Favour.
allb Pardoned.

was

fomefew

the

and

fliot at

command

Wifdom

ilain with

lived
Ambro[e findingFortune more
propitiousoutElizabeth
created
otH-'anvick
Earl
long'
by Queen

then VicechanccUour
Gaufe

Ambrofe and Henry Dudleywere

Lords

after his Condemnation

Maries

The Earl of yvarrvick

after Executed.

were

fled over

into Germany:

for his Pardon.

at

So

liberty and
,

After the death of Queen

fently
pre-

CMary

returning

Annals

102

5 53"

of England.

he was
from his voluntaryExile
Confecrated Bifliop
returning
and
tranllated to Lo"do"
from which See he was
oi'fvarcejler
York
of
for
the
his
A man
:
thence again to
Archbiflioprick
,

but moft
and Extrad very famous
Learning Virtue Wifdom
whereof
his
admirable
for
in
IlTue,
were
efpecially
many
happy
,

both internal and external

their Endovvmt^nts

and

of whom

we

with

(een three honoured

Knighthood.
Marquis oi North amfto/r
and Pardoned ) Doftor Ridley
(afterwardCondemned
Bifhopof
after
Burned
and
befide
who
London
was
at
two
Oxford)
(
years
under
many others, Lord Robert Dudleythat great Earl of Z,"c"f/?fr
have in

Age

our

twentieth of

the fix and

On

the

Jufy
,

On the feven and

broughtto the Tower.
whom
rable
of Suffolk
the Queen with admi( to
Sir
reftored
within
his
four
)
days
John
Clemency
liberty

Queen Elizabeth were

twentieth , the Duke
,

Schoolmafter, Sir Roger cholmleyChief

and Sir Edmond
of the King'sBench
CMountague Chief
Juftice
,
the
Common
committed
of
were
Pleas,
to the fame place,
Juftice
cheeke

who

Edward's

King

the third of

all on

were

the thirtieth of

On

fet at liberty.
September
Elizabeth
Lady
accompaniedby

J"/vthe

and Ladies ( to the

great train of Nobles, Knights,Gentlemen
fome faya thoufand ) fet forward from
of five hundred
number
a

the Strand

comes

to

don.
Lon-

towards
fVanJled,

to

the Queen

her Rightto the

vindicating
difmiffed
her Army
the th\tdo?Jttgi*Ji
having
of
thoufand
number
exceeded
the
thirteen
)
yet

Who

Crown.
Mjry

her happySuccefs in
congratulate

to

^ie"

and fo

throughLondon
on

( which had not

attended by all the

Nobilitymade

entrance
triumphant

of

the Duke

through

Edward

Norfolk
Courtney
Marquis o^Exceter Beheaded in the year 1538, Gardiner
Duchefs of Sonerfetprefenof Hinchefierand Anne
late Bifliop
the Tower

London

to

Son

the

to

where

ted themlelves

on

their Knees

and Gardiner

in the

Oration
which
fpakca congratulatory
and
of
"each
raifed
them
kifling
courteoufly

all
all

of them

ended

the Queen
faid, Thefeare
,

them

my
EdwArd

name

difcharge.
gave order for their prefent
,
his
Father's
reftored
honours
flie
to
making him
Courtney
,
Prisonersand

own

Marquisof Exceter. As for Gardiner (lienot only refeated him

of mncheflerbut alfoon the three and twentieth
in the Biflioprick
notwithftand0^ Augufi
made
him Lord Chanccllour of ""g/.?""i^,
ingthathe had notonlySubfcribed to the Divorce from C/r//'4r/"^
,

Gardiner
Lord

made

Chauitl-

UuT.

the Queens

defended
Vtfrlvid Bi-

On

Mother

but

had

Publi(hed Books

King Henry'sproceedings.
who
and Tonjlall
Boner
Anguji,

the fifthoi

Jh$psrefitted. deprived
of their

wherein

he had

had been

formerly

of London, the other of

one
after Day of Chichejler
and Heath of Worcefier
and flwrtly
the
Bifiiopricks,

Durefm
cumbents
Inwere
enlargedand reftored to their Bifhopricksthe prefent
due
of Law
procefs
ejeded.
beingwithout
tlve tenth of Aitgujl,
celebrated the Exequiesof King
On
were
Edward, Day Bilhopof chicheJler
Preacliingexecutingin EKgli0,
,

King

ward'/
EdZuue-

ral.

and

Queerj Mary.
and

the
adminiftring

form

received in the

been determined
that when
"yells)

Sacrament

Reign

i6^
the

accordingto

of Edward.

Fur

15

53*

nothinghad

yet

as

and

manner

concerning
any change in pointof Rehgion. So
C
ot P-ttds (afterward Bi(hopof Bath and
a
mon

Bourn

the Reformation
Cro/, did inveighagainll
and
did
in
time,
King
upbraidingmanner
argue the
of thofe times
whi.h
condemned
Boner
to
Injuftice
perpetual
delivered
him
that
for
in
matter
by
Imprifonment
placethat time
four year
who
now
was
juftClemency reftored to
by a more
his Libertyand Dignity: The People inured to the Proteftant
and one
of
Religion could hardly abftain from ftoning him
them aiming a Poinyardat him
miffed him very narrowly: The
that during
aifeftionsot the AITemblymay by this be conceived
the Reign of Queen Mar^
the Author of this bold attempt
not*

Preachingat

the

Edward's

in

of earneft Inquifirors
could never
the diligence
be
withftanding
difcovered. The uproar increafingand divers prefling
toward
,

the

Pulpit

Bourn

and

protedtedby

Rogers who
Burned

for their

the School

conveyedto

ford
( Brad-

Reverenced by the People and

greatly
with great difficulty
) was
Religion

were

afterward

Proteftant Preachers

two

at

Pauls.

oi Aitgujl
the
eighteenth
lengthon
of
the
as
England were
High Steward
Norfolkfitting

And

the

at

now

Duke

of

The

Duke

of

Nsithumber-

the Earl of Hfarrvick and

Northumberland, his Son

land
,

the

of

where the Duke

:
Arraignedat fVeJlminJier
NMrthampton
Northumberland pleading that he had done nothing but by
,

his Plea

being

he

cient

pronounced
executed

condemned
of High Treafon.
he craved the favour of fuch

was

on

Noblemen

and

not

The
a

the other

that

He

regardmight
Thirdly that he might

of their age :
with fbme learned Divine

be

be

was

refped
confer

And

him

unto

four

might
Marquisof Northampton pleadedto his
after the beginningof thele Tumults
he had
The

Indidment
that
,
forborn the Execution

of any Publick Office, and that all that

he did not partake
Hunting and other fports,

while,

intent

in the

Confpiracy:

with

the Duke

wife.
a

to

Caufe

The

But

it

being manifeft

of Northumberland

Sentence
,

Earl of fvarrvick

admitted

that he

findingthat

was

the

party
like-

him
on
pafled
in
Judges fo

great

cxcufe of

Age with great refolution heard

pronounced, cravingonly this favour, that,

not

his Condemnation

whereas

the Goods

of thofe who

were

condemned

for Treafon
,

Confifcated
be pleafed that
totally
yet her Majeftywould
them
his
of
Debts might be difcharged.
After this theywere
out
all againreturned to the Tevper. The next day Sir Andrew Dudley,
are

S f

ef

thampton
Nor(OIU

being
ufually

permittedto
lend

tbt Mar-

thority
au-

befeeched alfo

of his Confcience
fetling
to
pleafed

and
quH

dilboveryof fome things,which

for the

the Eftate.

concern

for the

Majeftywould

her

of her Council

as

of

laftlythat

Sentence

be had of his Children, in

favourable

Death

the Earl

for fuffi- dtmnid.

admitted

not

of

Marquis of Warwick,

of the Council

Du\t

Sir

155

( who

Gates
Jchft

Sir

3-

projededthe

have

Palmer

Sir Thomxs
iht

of England.

Annals

164

thoughtin

was

of

Adoption

Lady

favour

Jme ) Sir Henry.Gates

condemned.

likewile

were

NorthnmherUnd's

the

On

to

and
,

and

two

the Duke
with the re/f (having
twentieth of the fame month
Sacrament
of
the Lord's Supper )
the
received
before
two
days
of
JsJorthmuherExecution : Where
the place
conduced
to
were

Dnkf of

Northumber-

land
Stbtadfd.

Thuanus) bytheperHiftoriographer,
afterward
oilttirk)
(
Billiop
making his
the People, acknowledged himfelf
to
Funeral Oration
own
adand
craving pardonfor his unfeafonable Ambition
guilty
the
Th^it
e
mbrace
monifhed the Aflembly
of
theyJhould
Religion
all
rvhich bad occafioned
that of later date
their forefathers
re'yliing
the MiferUs of the fore-faffed
thirty
for
years i {^/id forpreventio/t
( faith that excellent

Und

fwafion oi NichoLts Heath

and
their Sotds unfpotted
to God
future iftheydefiredto prefeitt
to their Countrey
theyJhould
were
trulyaffected
expelthofe
Trumpets
the
As
the
Preachers
ReformedReligion. forhimfelf,
of
ofSedition,
the

he mightpretend hit Confcience

rv.ts
frai^htxvitk the
whatfoever
te his
and forteflimony
fathers
hereofhe appealed
great
Religion
(fhis
Ambition
rvith
hut
blinded
friend the Bishop
Winchefter
;
being
of
"

by temporizing,
of his Confcience
and
rvhich
he
f
incerely
acknotvleAged
profeffed
himfelf
repentant
for
much
craved the
he
thus
his
death.
the defert
of
Having fpoken
charitable Devotions of the Aflembly,and commending his Soul
he had been contented

to

make

vcrack

This Recantation
preparedhis Body for the ftroke of Ax.
who
of
the
affed:
minds
the
wondid varioufly
multitude,
from that Religionwhich
dred that he (hould at laftApoftatize
chiefly,
he had for fixteen years profeffedand in favour whereof
of
his
Sifters
endeavour
the
exclufion
he perfwaded
King Edveard to
to

God

write
that beingdefirous of
from their lawful Succeflion. Some
of hope of impunity: but that hope
life
he did it craftily
out
,

being fruftrated

to

(neitherwere
fpedted
a

Poifonous

"^vas

had

repentedit afterwards.
fmall ) to have
prefumptions

have
the

potionto King

Edrvard

of it, and that the rather

onlyto inflidl Punilhment on
authority

for that the

,

him

lu-

was

adminiftred

but in his Indiftment

mention

no

He

for his

there i

Judges

Conlpi-

alfo
time and placewere
At the iame
againftthe Queen.
Palmer.
and Sir ThomM
Gates
Executed Sir Joh/t
were'
who
thought to have been too too
Many Bifhopsalio,
and
fent for to London
opinionatein pointof Religion were
of'St. Davies
Farrar
there Imprifoned,viz. Hooper of Ghcejier,
and
dale of
Cover
both
crowned
with.
Martyrdom)
(who were
Third
of
of
the
mark
Denwho
Exceter
at the requcll Chrijitern
King
Pardoned.
But the Clergy of what rank foever,who
was

racy

Bijhops
imfrifentd.

would

not

whereof

any

that would
were
,

forfake their Wives

one

not

had

been

by Oath

or

were

for defence of

inverted in

Livings
,

Popferydeprived
,

or

gion
Relipromifethe defence of the Romtflj
Benefices.
their
to relinquifh

forced
generally

Peter

men

165

Y.'

then ProfelTor at Oxford who

?eter ALtrtyr was
prelently
upon
the Death of King Edn\ird
confined to his Houle. But after
was
fome time his Friends fo far prevailed that he
might come
to
,
,

where

Londen

he betook

liimlelf to his Patron

he could

Canterbury.But

Archbifhophimfelf
that (he

began

now

refolvcd

Wreak

to

The

totter.

to

Gardiner
,

her felfon

fiim.

The

Queen, bcfide

who

him

Ma:tv:.

Archbifhopof

Sanduary to

prove

wholly f\v'a\'ed
by

was

had

him

not

the

IVwr

extremelyhated

for the Divorce

of

her Mother.
alta

Manet

Judiciumlatum

repojlum

mente

Matris.
injuria
J^rctsque

It is

reported that King Henry havingdetermined to puniihhis

for her Contumacy,
Daughter the L^dy Mary with Imprifonment
,

the fole interceflion of Cranrner

by

was

hitions

And

when

diverted

from

his Refo-

by her Brother King Edvpard

difinherited the Archbifliop
made
Oration
a longfuafory
:

(he

was

to the
fubfcribe to the Decree^

'

contrar)'; neither could he be induced

until the

Judges of
be done
lawfiilly

the Realm

with

him.

In

of one
faythe feeling)
of

the remembrance

that with
infomuch
the
To

to

generally
affirming that
,

the

thoufand real Benefits. It

his Fortune

had

alio

was

now

bruited,

changed his

Religion
the Queen, he had promifed.ro
brate
Celegratifie
of
the
after
\.\\QRomt[lj
deceafedKing
Exequies
manner.
that

Crdntner

felf ready to
under

to

imputation

he

of God

it might

dying King with much importunityprevailed

ingrareful
perfonsthe conceit ( I wili not
Injurymakes deeperimpreilion,than can

clear himfelf of this

means

be

to

maintain

King

the Articles of

Edvcard his Reign

the Dodrine

to

by writingdeclares \i\m-,
Religionlet forth by his.

be confonant

to

the Word

of the

Apoftles: in which Refolution he

by
requiredhim for his Second ixr
But
Duel.
Words
this Religious
Vio'-,
are
not regarded,where
His Death
leiice is intended.
was
butj
determined-,
abfolutely
c
ontrived
how
be
it might
was
not
fairly
yet refolved. Firft
therefore theydeal with him as a Traytor. And havingfor fome
and

beingconfirmed

Feter

Martyr,

while
the

continued

in
prifoner

the Tovcer

to

alienate the mind^ of

Peoplewho heW him in highefleem he is on the thirteenth

and Guilford
with the Lords Ambrofe
together
Dudley
,

of November

and

Lady Jane condemned

,

for Treafon.

But

the machinators

fo afliamed of their fhadowCranmer

of this mifchicf againft
were
lefs endeavour
themfelves
that they
became
Intercefforsfor his
,

Pardon, and yet afterwards moft

irreligioufly
procuredhim

to

committed
to
pretendedHerefie. Before he was
his
Friends
after
the
of
fome
him,
perfwaded
example
Guftody,
other ot his religious
Brethren
who
had long fmce efcaped
into
himfelf from allured deftrucftion:
to withdraw
Germany by flight
To
whom
he anfvvercd ; mre
i accufed
it
of Theft Parncide
be Burned

for

Sf

fome

Thi

JrcUiJhop

Cranmer

Lady line
Lord

atid Lord
brofe

Guiiford
Am-

Dudley

condtwnid.

Annals

ee
1553.

of England.

other crime

I veere
I mightfer^dventttre
innocent
be \
although
But
jhift
not
being
quejiioned
for
felf:
Allegiance
formy
j
my
but to God, the truth of rvhofe
to men,
holyword is to be ajferted
the errours
againji
ofPofery; / have at this time with a conUancy
Prelate
a
refohedrather to leave my life than
chrijlian
befitting
will now
in Prilon
leave Cranmer
the Kingdom. But we
whofe

fsme

induced

to

and

farther Troubles

Concerning
Council
lick

it

Religion

came

to

his

he
came

In the

time

mean

great pomp

from thence

on

Crowned

at

Ochi-

laft to

Straf

England.

,
,

with

was

Biihopof

of her Anceftors.

manner

month

Parliament

Enabled

adherents

at

the Queen
Gardiner
by Stephen
jvejlminfler

all the Laws

wherein

Bernardme

Colen

to

liberty

fignedby

the fifthof the fame

minller

of Pafs

the firftof October

and that after the

winchefier
,
On

that becaufe he

he fhould have

late.
placesre-

long controverted at the

the Cathoprejudiced
proceededagainft
as
an

lengthdetermined

he firftfetforth for

from whence

burg

much

Publick Aflurance

Antwerp

to

was

Family. So having Letters

with his Friend
tranfported

was

it

having fo

at

was

Englandupon

departwith

the Queen
and
nm
,

thi Corottatiou,

it

Martyr

will in their due

we

fit he Ihould be

were

Bnt

into

Peter

whether

Table

Heretick.

Martyrdom

is called

againftthe

Pope

fvef-

at

and

his

by Henry zn^ Edrvard, were

repealed.And in the Cona

long and eager Difpu*
in the Convoof
Sacrament
Lords
ration concerning
the
the
locutor
Supper the Procatian-Hsuj^.
Dr. ive^on
with many others maintainingchriB's Corporal
real prefence
in the Sacrament
:
Among thole tew who Tided
with the Truth
JohnAilmer and Richard Cheyney( both by
were
the other of
Queen Eliz.abeth made Bifliopsthe one of London
Archdeacon
of winchefierwho
confirmed
Glocefier
) John Philfot
this Doftrine with the Teftimonyof his Blood
'^ames Haddon
and waiter Philips
of Exceter
of Rochefler.
Dean
Dean
At length
the Truth was
by Multitude not Reafon.
opprefTed
Whereupon
and on
the Reftitution of RomijhRites is againconcluded
the
Ptperjrtjlarei.
Mafs
and twentieth of December
one
began to be celebrated
throughout England.
The
and Sir Henry
fame day alfo the Marquis of Northampton
Gates not long(ince Condemned,
fet at liberty
and Pardoned :
were
A

vocation-Houfe
Difpntaiiitt

at

the fame

time

was

And

the Lords

Ambrojeand Guilford
Dudleywith Lady Jane had
with hope of Pardon alfo.
at large,

their Imprifonment more

i^NNO

54-

15

Quectt in-

(lines

to

marry.

who

THe

Queen

her

Natural

hitherto

7l"t

DOM.

own

of fuch

was

1554.

Beauty as might

or

endear

"

z.

Thirty feven

now

thought averfe from

inclination ,

REG.

Marjriagc
,

conicious
a

Husband

to

years old , and

either in regardof

her fclfof the

to

her^

want

her Affairs
fo

Annals

:68
54-

15

of England.

and in aU
Kingdomsand Dominions
the
the Prtncifdities
of the Netherlands and Burgoignc rvhereof
That
Charles
the
Sen
to Philip
eideji
Emperour dtdjiandpeffeffed:
all
i
n
the
as
a
jhould
I
tkervife
fucceed
Kingdoms
by farmerLMarrtage
and
Grandmother
his
t
he
well ofhis Father
as
Grandfather
of his^
and by reafonthereof
and S'pzin^
both
inltoXy
pouldjiand
Etnperottr
thethe
Pounds,
Payment
of
fore-mentioned
fortythoujand
for
obliged
other
b
e
Female
than
the
jhall begotten
Ijjue
ifby this Matrimony no
all the Provinces
in
ofthe Netherlands, butvpith
fhaRfucceed
Eldejl
and
the
that
this Caution
by
counfel confentofher Brother Charles,
either out of Englandor the Nechoice of an Hiuband
make
therlands
/befhall
rvithout
his
elfervhere
from
confentjhefljaU
; if{he marry
4"(^ Charles
be invefled
therein.
be deprived
of Succeffion-,
ofher right
b
e
But te her and her Stjiers
fjall
a convenient
ajjigned
Dowry
according
er
to the Larvs
andCuflomsof the places,if it happenthat Charles
die veithout iffue
his Succej[ours
fhall
; in that cafethe FirH-born by
this Marriage although
in -allthe Kingit be a Female
fhall
fucceed
doms
well
Princes
to both thefe
as
aa
ofthe Netherlands
belonging
all
the
and
be
and
in
bound
to
ofItaly
fhall
of Spain
Principdities
5
the
inviolate
all
and
Immunities
Laws
Priviledges
Cufloms
preferve
the Emperour, Philip and his HeirS,
of each Kingdom. Between

in
jhould
fucceed

nil the Queens

",

the Queen

between

their Realms

and

her children and

and

between

and

Heirs

both

conflant
K^mity

Dominions
,

Concord
,

perpetual

This League u4gr^cment,

he continued.
and inviolable League fhall
,
and
renewed
the tw$
be
at Weftminfter
and Articles fhall
confirmed
"

which

tU

I cencehi

//;*f*
fortieth
year cf

teenth

of January

have

weuU

fsUta
year

and

in the

588.

As

foon

the

as

at

Seculum

and
,

fouryears afteroH

the

fix-

Utrecht,

Decreeconcerningthefe NuptialCompads was

of a reftlefs
the prefent
milliking
difpofition

divulged,many
but efpecially
times
traducingthe
become
it
the
w
ere
to
Spaniard
by
out

intent of this Accord

,

abfolute Lord

of all

as

if

who
,

ftiouldhave the free managing of all Affairs , and

and

ancient Laws

Cuftoms,

our
abolifhing
intolerable yoak,

would

impofean
the general
conceit of this
was
as on
a
A(fiion.
But in private every one
accordingto their divers
Some
humours
did mutter
:
diverfly
cenfuringthe Queens
of
ad:ions
others complaining the change of Religion
contrary
Some
lamented
the calc
to her promifemade
to the Suffolk
men
:
and
of Lady fane who
had been forcibly
demned
cruellycondepofed
ill-defervedDeath.
Some
were
to an
fwayed by pity
Ibme by the regardof Religion but moff by the fear of a Spanifh
This

conqueredNation.

hopesand the defire of

change animated to a Rebellion. A Chieftain only was wanting,,
which
dcfed was
quicklyfupplied
by Sir Thomas wyat a Knight
oi Kent. Who
the matter
with the Duke
having communicated
of Devonfljire
and fome others
of SuffolkSir Peter Carow
cluded
conthat it would not be expedientto attempt any thinguntil
Servitude:

Sir Thomis
Wvat'j
lion.

S^heU

Andothers

were

by their

own

the

Queen Mary.
the arrival of
Arms

to

any

lb

Phil/ptlut

they might

other

end

than

Forein

Prince.

So

Icein

not

their

lecure

to

Ufurpationof

169
Countreyfrom

Countreyadjoyningto

554-

the

themfelves
relerving

into feveral
theydifperrethemrelves
Kent

taken

have

to

London

and

places:

for portunity,
opnyat into

from CaUts
disjoyned
Devonjhire,
a
part of

by a littlefret of Sea-,Sir Peter Carorv into

of France
to the main
Englandin the Weft oppofite
; and the Duke
oi Suffolk
vvuhdriw himfelf to his Place in H'Arvcnkjhire
fituated
in the very heart of the Realm.
In theie feveral places they
furnifh themfelves with Arms
fecretly
Money and all forts of
and fcek to draw others to partakein the Confpiracy.
Munition
Sir Peter
whether thruft on by his Fate
Ctrow
or
thinkingdelay
would
to
dangerous began fecretly
levy fome Forces in
prove
CormvAtl, but the matter
being fooner deteded than was hoped,
took Ship and fled into
and he quicklyoppreffedhe prelently
where he lurked fome time, until at length
France
beingfeemreconciled
he
taken
and brought
to the King
at Bruffels,
was
ingly
he after ward made
an
Captiveinto England. By w hat means
I
know
he
flouriHied
But
not.
efcape
many
years under Queen
^

"ltz,abeth

and

died

was

ertfted

at Exceter

Brother

George

10

Sir Peter

With

at

other
or

but
bufinels,

rather

King

in

in the Cathedral

Nephew

who

Peter
,

James for his many

Virtues
"

that

Sir

Johncheeke

alfotaken

was

of Ireland

Province

Baron.

who
,

without

not

vifit (as faith

to

to
according

the caufe of his

hom

the fame time

King Edward\ Tutour

tOM'ards Brujfels
and

his Monument

the cofts of his

at

long fince created

not

Leimter

appearethby

as

i^^'j'j-,

in
Rcf^e

at

the year
Church

who
,

from

came

Publick

had beeh

sir

Licence, upon

no

Thuanus,

Journey

Whatioever
to marry
a Wife.
were
certain it is that he was
interceptedon

unhorl'ed by fome of the Queens

from Antwerp to Brujfels
and tied with Cords to a Cart
Servants
carried
at laft muffled

the way

Ihipboard

on

and

all the way

having

part of the World

always in Confcience abhorred

he

forced

was

and

for what

there

he

London

bound.

was

that
,

Thefe

which

of
he

But

to

divulged

and

of Grief he languilhed,
extremity
do
the
I
more
paffages
exadly defcribe

not

relate,that

who

fome,

m-tt

to

he

that he had

both

never

J
want

incited the
common

lors, had

done
lately

Peter

Stake

on

'

'

perceivingthat his intents werfc

to

to

truft

to

Rebellion
,

no

muck

the Advice
many

refugebut

and (as Rebels

colour their aftions)

relying
upon
and jdtddaily
endeaveur
too

Sir

Peoplein Kent
pretexts

Becanfethe Queen

Religionluffered at
prefent
year.

nothingto

Valour

afterward

want

return

Popery

of

out

the thirteenth of June this

on

There
,

the Errours

and Sir ']ohncheeke for their

Carow

"knowing

not

died.
lliortly

becaufe

at

Abjure his Religion for

to

fo repentant

became

the Tower

conveyed to

that,

"

t/i-

and ditih.
k^H-,

) the Queens Agents there,

Fox

John

StratbnrgCheeke

"

of had CeunfeL-

thuigs
prejudicial
u

17

Annals

70
54'

of England.

imonto prevent farther

Efatecfthe Realm : That therefore
mujibe removed, and others fubflitatedt
Codftfellors
thofe
sentences,
vpho jbould
anfvperthe Trujirepofed
fi maniige the Ejlate as fljoidd
render them
ftithmen
more
Jhould
of the
careful
whofeLoyalty
in

the

to

But above all theymuJlendedvottr,

Profit.
\JMatch
this determined
that feme meMS
by
muflbe ufedto impeach
the
be
with
Realm
reould
this
which he plainly
opprejfed
forefatv free
and
Servitude
would be
lamentable
a
fiotid-gate
*
;
mojl
miferiesef
the
That
let
current
in a perpetual
:
effefts
to
ofSuperfiition
of
opened
to the i"ueea
would prove very profitable
their Arms
(forwhofehapgoodofthe Kingdom.
pine^hefhouldever pray ) And to the general

than thetr Private

Publick

of

the Duke

to

more

By
with

the five and

the

whereof

this
of

the Duke

fome

fmall Forces
,

which

Guard

Londoners

to

January

who
,

the

were

refolvcs to

fviat

encounter

being

no

way

by
day

fent down

by Water

With
had not

thefe he
yet

ried
car-

its
( notwithflanding

intended

fortified) he

part of the Queens

the acceffion of five

his madnefs

whom

which
beyond Rochejler,

repreffion
with
day diipatched

expectedthem.

the Duke

Gravefend where

next

filled London
the

For

the moft

littleincreafed

had

Fame

the fame

Norfolkwas

and
Depofeykfrfr^,

to

KentifhRebellion.

for
confifting

were

hundred

of

twentieth

of

news

words,
fpecious

runningthe fame courfe in Warwick-

palpable,that their driftwas

Enthrone Captivefane.

with

giddymultitude

that time

Su"olkat

fbire it was
once

he fed the

howfoever

But

to

make

weaknefs,
the
good againft

encampedwithin the ruines of the Caftle.

where falling
is a Cityfeated upon ih^Kvitt Medway
Rxhejler
and
into the Thames it is moft violent
ebbing
flowinglike a
ftone
cellent
Bridge of exby an arched
Streight and is made paflable
and planted
artifice. This Bridgehad the Rebels feized
that theymightdebar the Duke
double Cannons,
it fome brai's
on
and had

Duke

"

(when:! they underftood

by

their Scouts

to

be upon

to

proclaimPardon

to

fuch

as

mat
forfaking

of

march)

fent
But he nothingdaunted with their proceedings
paflagc.
jhould

rald
He-

return

withal to force the Bridge and gain

refolving
but with
into the City. The Herald executed his office,
entrance
heard by few ( for indeed a Piftol
that he was
fo fubmifs a voice
to

their Obedience

held

his Breaft lo terrified him,

at

that he

was

content

for his

was
turned
reto yield
to the Rebels fo commanding ) and
own
lafcty
with this anfwer , that theyknew not themfelves to be fo
far Delinquent,as that they fliouldneed any fuch Pardon.
Only
toward the Duke
Si\tGeorgeHarper faininga Revolt, made over

Norfolk but indeed with intent to perfwade"^lexander Bret

Londoners
Bret vithjivt Captain of thofe five hundred
to
partakein this
doners
himirtd LonAftion of common
Difloyalty.Which he performedlb effertvtitt
made
the Vauntguard
whofe Company
Wise.
dually that Bret
fo near the Bridge as to givean alfaiilt,
before he came
fuddenly
oi

10

"

drawing

Qiteen Mar
Sword

drawing his
fpakc them

turned aboiic

and

thus be

15

Countrcy-men

xve

novo

againstwhom

54*

Caufc tvhich
,

Deliberation,

rcqniremature

but

pelvesin

our

engage

fartherproceed would

march

his Souldiers

to

Vdtant

beforewe

y.'-.

ive

Friends

our
they
fellowBloodsl
feekto make a deeper
our
?nixtiire-of
they not taken Arms
Ha7je
forthe prefervatton
of the ancient glory,
of
the Englilhn-ime
and to vindicate our common
Liberties againfl
the
can
ofthe cruel Spaniardi Yottwhofe
degenerate
Infolencies
Spirits
brook the indignities
continue tn God'i fiame
with ypm
of Servitude
who without
doubt will dcferve thd ferviceoffuch
brave General
rather undergo
had
the m"fltortuPt'orthies
who
As for me
ring
{
:
many
here
Deaths
than betray
the
to
/
)
liberty
Spaniard
( happy
my
under V/yxt'sColours, and]
and pro/pcrous It prove ) enrol my felf
may
that fome of yon out of^^ffeBion
to your Countrey wjM*
am
confident
follow
my example.
had fcarce fpokenthus much
He
w hen
they all cryingout
,

with

nattvts

whom

o/"r

not-

our

we

"

"

"

followed

their fellows,who
againll
Wyat , turned the Cannon
Which
in the Rere.
unexpectedRevolt ib teiritied the

Duke

Norfolk,the Earl

%Wyat,

of

Captain of
,

of that fmall

remainder

Sir Henry jernegam

the Duke
in this Expe*
and

followed

who

the Guard

that they inftantly

betook

dition

the

o{ Arundell

themielvcs

Army preparedthemfelves accordingtQ

when

example of their Commanders

their flight
intercepted
Munition

iciled on

and

eightBrafs

ufed he

Then

with

wyat

all the Duke's

flight.The

to

fome

fomeHorle
with

Peeces

to*,
perrwa(iona
,

withal
that,if any one wottl^be
Loyalty jTrofeffing
pervert
the
he jhould
his
have
by
an
own
Inflrument
of
Mifery ajfiflipgQue^n
all juch that theywould certtfieallfree licence to depart,de firing
that
her
and
but
God
to
men
^yzt calling
men,
efpecially miajejly
took
did protcflthat he
not y^rtns
Her
witnej?
any way to prejudice
the Liberties ofhis Count rey inviolate againsi-jEfrein.
but to maintain
their

Machinations. The
and

the

Londoners

five hundred

greateft
part

now
yyyat who
upon
I-pWo;/,
for
fpeedily

of the headlefs

Army

many of the Guard i"

forthwith joyn witk
refolves

confidence of his Forces

.'
,

London

incite the

on

the five and twentieth

Peopleto

that this Alarm

take Arms

took

make

Whiles Wyat thus ads his part in Kent

and Lor^i
who
with his Brothers Lord 7o//"
from

to

not,

of

the Duke
SuffolkTill Duke of
pir.
Lfc'^^r^oV/i^
departedSuffolk the
of

January

fiundis Pco.
fit to Arms i"

did every wherQ

the Spaniard.But figding

againft
knowing he had waded too far
,

and

hope for a lecond Pardon, he determined to endeavour an:

Elcapeby flight.But the Earl oi Huntingdonfent by the Qiicen

to

with

three hundred

lution. The
which

Duke's

fmall number

Horfe

to

Company
in

confided

made
not

Countrey that

the Earl
to oppofe
proceedings,
;"

take him,

were

him

of above
no

way

alter his refo-

with
fifty,
favoured

his

Therefore
defperatcmadneis.
T

diftri-

"vain.

Annals

172
I

of England.

his Money amongft them, feigns

advifeth
a flight,
dirtributing
and having thus
themfelves
his Brothers and the reft to difperle
freed himfelf from the danger of obfequious
Eyes committed

5 54-

himfelf

to

his

made

the truft of

Truft.

or
man

ihelterhis Lord
courfe
expedient

while

betrayedhim

to

of

himfelf of fome

either

out

of fear

the Earl of

Horfe he

three hundred

had

Benefits

until he fhould bethink

to

other

he

formerly
obhge not Ignobleminds,
failin their repoled
timid,treacheroufly
who
having promifedfor a
prove,

But
Ranger at Jjiley.

either mercenary
Such did this

which

tlKderrvood,whom

one

Huntingdon,by

was

Februarycommitted

or

hope of

whom

broughtto London,

and

to
Nobility came
aifembled
in
were
City

to

Guildhull
,

this

manner

to

Londoners

thi

efpecially
by moft of

where'

Liveries,to

the Commons
whom

of the

fpakeafter

fhe

ofyour Loyaltyand, fo need net give an

that many feduced
havingintelligence
by
of
do
this i^rch-trayttr's
fecretly
favourhis Dtfigns
; iVe
gay Pretexts
this daysmeeting
to all
have
to give Satisfaction
to
condefcended
h
reith the Infant ^ Spain is that for
foot thatmuflcolour all hii Vtlhis
Pr alltees. For having
lanies.But his Actions dtfcover deeper
now
f"mehis members, his madnefihath fotranjported
tvhat increased
him beyond
that he novp refolves
the cufiody
the dislaf
on
of Our Match
of Our
Per [on and abfolute
of
fumjhing
of Our
removing retaining
power
Council whom he Itjl.In thisgreat a^air
Our
of
Marriage we have
have lived the
done nothing
but by the advice of Our Peers,
We
do
Neither
Our
We
now
Jingle.
greatejl
folongfora
part of
age
i^^lt houghwe

Oratiou

their

the eleventh

on

the Tower.

mean

the

guarded with

of the Londoners
time the Queen jealous
fince Bret's Revolt , on the firftof Februaryattended
In the

reward

doubt

not

Actions ; yet

Our

account

ffusband, but that

ifthe EJlates
ofOur Realm judge it convenient.
will continue Our Virginefate. For
that I Jhould
ger
We
feekto endanand
all
Match
the
to
byan unfortunate
confound things
England
love ofOur Native foil the long
knowledge
ofOur Peaceable dtjpofttie
Our endeavours foryour Good,will perfwade
PerfiH
you to the contrary.
and
Us in executing
due
Our
m
ajfist
therefore
your Loyal Refolutions
take
the
who
Head
to
on
men
thefe
o
f
Monjlers
conjpire
Revenge
away
which was
ordained to guidethem
and tofuffer
with them : Neither
demands
other than we may in reafenexpect
Our
are
from jcu, who
admitted
Government
Our
as
fomaturely fo unanimoufly
deeming
of
the
and
Brother.
Us
Undoubted Succeffour
to Our
RoyalFather
Ihe arms
Having thus confirmed the minds of the Citizens
five hundred
the
choifeft
the
men
(
) to
greater part Strangers
the defence oi London-Bridge
wiiereof fliecommits
,'^ind difpofes
London comes
of the reftthroughoutthe City. Two
after
to
days
of
three
full
of hope,
(or four) thoufand,
Wytt with an Army
that having prelentadmittance into the City Succefs fhould
his A(hions and that without either peril
or
crown
pains. But
,

i-'li-

things

Q"men

by armed

who

Troops

V,

bid
difdainfuUy

continued
two
days in
that time and induftry
of fecret Pradifers
Neverthelels

his

But
.

the

he

hopesbeing here

for Kingfion there

Traytur

SoHthvcark

left their ftation ,

waft his

Army.

and

he

his March
turns
the Thames.
But the
the
and
Bank
oppofiie
Peeccsiof
that they

to find out
means
JvyAt liberty
he
furmounted
this difficulty,

to

gave

Having

fume alteration.

Ordnance

refolves for that Queen of Cities,and

in celeritywithout
cefsof thisAdventure
more

once

all the fucrepofing

his Souldiers
fuiftring

themfelves makes with a round march for London,where

repofe
he hoped to arrive tieforeday, and to furprife
the fecureQueen.
who more
But God is the Prote"51:orof Princes
his
are
efpecially
of Rebels and TrayImagesand Lieutenants 5 (o that phe pradices
lawful
feldom
their
fuccefsful.
tors
againft
Sovereigns
prove
had ^61
ftyathad (not improbably)been Mafter of his defires,
God by an unexpededaccident retarded him
fo
rather
or
blinded
his opportunity.
he ovcrflipped
him, that by unneceflary
delays
Hq
within
miles
of
fix
of
the
o
f
oiic
when
London,
was
now
Carriages
his Brafe Peeces being broken
the Peece became
for the prefcnt
to

5 4-

Bridgethere was alfo broken

the fight
of two
whom
by two hundred men
them fo terrified
readyto be planted
againft

defended

avaunt.

hoping

might work

alfo fruftrated

gain paffageover

to

woodden

175

For coming to tlie Bridge,

expe"5lation.
the Gates fliutand made good againft
him

down

it cut

his

thingsanfvvercd^ot
he found

becaufe immovable.
unferviceable,
hours

lum

were

not

to

In

remountingthisPeece fome

who
their perfwafions
loft,notwithftanding

advifecj
; for by

real Advantages,
as indeed he did

negleAmore

became
(hort of the time prefixed
hy thole Citizens
fautors
Caufe.
whereof made
of
The
confideration
his
were
of Succefs and relinquilh
him , fo that his Army
defpair
many
fmaller
contra(5led
to a
was
grofs. Among the reft Sir
quickly

this

means

who

Stratagems,that he might
Ceerge Harper pa-nzketof all ffyai's
his diflerabledRevolt by
the
ftains
of
Rebellion
and
wipe away
3

loyalTreachery pofted
away

to

the Queen

The
of fvyat's
whole feries
Proje(5te.

and revealedthe

amazed"

Queen

the,ap-

at

the
to
danger, givesCommiflion
prehenhonof this imminent
of
Pembroke
fome
of
for
and
the Ipcedy
makes
Forces
Earl
raifing
,

him General of the Field. ^Vy/ithearingthat the "arl of Pembroke was

in Arras
betook himfelf to a flower niarch , lefthe
,
^uld
be forced againft
thefe frclh Souldiers to oppofehis panting
weary

So

ones.

by

Noon

he

approachedthe

Suburbs

and
,

plantinghis Ordnance upon a Hill beyond St. '^Ames leftthere

He hiqafelf
the greateft
part of his fmall Army to guard them.
with five Enfignsmade towards Ludgate and Cutbert Vaughm
with two
other Enfignstoward we^mmsier leavingSt* ']Ames
,

on

the lefthand

wherein
""

'

I believe his chief end was,

'

Tt

that

by;

tcrriF'^ing

; ".: 3c

15

54-

of England.

Annals

174

the
diftrafting
City and codlequen^y
w
ith
lefs
At
difficulty.
wyat mightgainpaflage

that part of
terrifying
Forces

Queens

the

Sir "john Gage

charing'Croji

Lord

Chamberlain

part of the

with
,

and fome other Souldicrs made head againftWyat. But ai

either the Queen for fearof Vaughm fo commanding,or not
length,
than an orderly
with more
march
he
able to withftand the ftiock,
Guard

the Court

toward

made

and filled it with

,

and

terrour

ment.
amaze-

The Earl of Pembroke followed iVyat ftillcuttinghim

not
off behind; by which kind of fight
turninghead, loft
i^^f
reftof the Rebels couragioufly
Soldiers.The
of
his
marching
many
Acclamations cryed out, ^("f/zMary,
with
joyful
F/eetfireet
up
,

rvho hath

grantedtts mr feLudgate and dcfired

lengththey
Acclamations
biit by their feigried
enttance
they gainedno5
b
tit
Whereupon
reproachfbl
language.
they intend to
thirig
the
but
circumvented
Earl of Pem^
fame
the
are
by
return
way
cUrencienx
him
brakes Horfe.- Then
to
yield, and
perfwadcd
Queen

fave Qaeen Mary

God

Mary

Pardon.

And

titioHs

At

came

to

not

beyond all his

madnefe

former

to

furchargehimfelf

with

wyit'sSouldiers fecmed

de-'
the Blood of fo many valiant men.
but his Courage was
ft"fef
quailed.
atelybent to make their way
him
who
Maurice
Sir
behind
So
he
Barkley
t
o
mounting
yielded
Wjfatist"kt".
the
Court.
Their
to
him , carried him prefently
Captaintaken ,
fome few of them efcapeby
the Souldiers make no refiflrance
-,
,

the greaterpart fillthe Prifons of the City. Thele

of tire fixth of February,
\
the acdclents
were
the
of
the
Fadion
th^
thus
pimifhment
the Lady Jane
ftippreft
Having
Beheadtd.
The firftthat was
in execution.
refledted
is next
Confpirators
foot ) was
oil ( as for whole fake this Rebellion had been fet on

fHght,but

-.

Lady'j^ne'ywho

having

been

Condemned

the thirteenth of

on

hitherto deferred not without

had her Execution
hope of Pardon. But to take iway all farthercaufe of Sedition s
determined. Whereupon Feckntm
het Death is flow abfolutely
of tvefminfterwas lent unto litt]
of
Abbot
Piattr,afterward
Deah
to admomilt-hei^ to
prepare for Deatn, land withal to perfwad^i
hei-to etitertainthe RomijhReligion. This fad mefFagefo little:
her felfbdmdt" this td acknovphdge
rtiOved her, that she phfejf^d

November

ift
Tnatttrs "fCMtrcverjie
for difcuffing
vcith
the
mid
t
hat
not
vcoi
fl"e,
dijpenft
fofhort,
it ; that littlethat tpM
aSotted her Jhe kntw fl)^
t^ighf
lojfof
leafi
her
ftcHxt^
trevotiotjs
tniSi
to
in
Heaven-,
conceiving
yittif^end
anfwer to proceedfrom a defire of longefdate of Life- prevails
and returning
with the Queen forthree daysmore
to Lady Jane,
",

Xj\"i'iiffftnlh
k^s
:
gdddnef
her fifhe
RdigioH
,

he had

certifieshfer what

done

"

Tiitil and

to

reform her

fhe anfwered

with

that her
desire

my
words

For

think

befeechingher to heatk^n unto

of Religion.To whom^
poittt

Opinionin

fmilingcountenance

'

k^Im

"

Sir-,it

was

not

be
CMaje^yjbould
not

that I

am

trcnbled rpith the r^prt tfmy

touched with any defire
"if
prolonging
my

Annab

ij6
15

helpof

and imploredGod's mercy,

by the
,
difrobed her felf of her Gown
fhe firil:
,

much

Having fpokcnthus

54-

of England.

her Gentlewoman

vailingher Eyes with

Iier Handkerchief
^
exhorted the lingring
Executioner
of his office, which he at length
did , his
to the performance
from
the
of
the
action drawing tears
Spedators yea event
Eyes
affeded to Queen
of thofe who from the very beginningwere
and

then her Attire

laid her Head on

and

the Block

for
the end of Jane a Lady renowned
Caufe. This was
for her Virtues and exof her Birth , but far more
the greatnefs
cellency
who
the
Ambition
of
her
of Wit
Father-infwayedby
Manes

imperiousMother

and

Law

Queen

took

her that Fatal Titfe of

on

hurried from
beingprefently

and

Kingdom

to

fuffered for the faults of others , having overcome

frowns of adverfe Fortune by Conftancyand Innocence,

fold
Scaf-

all the

Much

more

after enfued.

juftwas

that Execution

Twenty

Gibbets

well for

as

Rebels

i^lexander

month
into

hanged

were

fifteenth of

and

the fourteenth

them.

on

the

of. the
eighteenth

thofe five hundred

Revolt from

of

Duke

the

on
pliants

with a multitude
Norfolk was
of the Gentry ) fent into Kent
,

liberty.
prefent

the three and twentieth

Father to Lady Jane
Suffolk
feventcenth of the fame month
,

this

Duke

Condemned

been

on

of
the

Beheaded
publickly

was

Reign

upon

-,

Pardoned

having once

him

beyond ex-

of the Queens clemencytoward

current
and broughthim to a deferved end.

his Daughter
The next turn

Who

FebruaryHenry Gray

A
:
occafioned all the Troubles
had hitherto been diftradled whofe rafh

( the Qyeen
Ingratitude
diverted
the
pedation)
ExtCU-

of

having

had
to by-pradices
facility

wherewith

Wyit
ted.

of

On

whofe

the twentieth

Crew
with Halters about
before
the
all humble fiipQueen
prefented
,
whom
and comthe Queen pardoned
their Knees
manded
,
were

their

man

fame

Londoners

of the fame

February four hundred

their Necks

btadei.

days

were
of others ( whereof many
On
there to undergo exemplarypunifliment.

Suffolk Be-

three

tcrrour

of the Kenttjb
Febrttnry
fifty

On

drew

who

Bret

within

of others as
in divers parts of the City,

beingereded
punifliment,
forprefent
on

which

was

kind

ivyat'$and that on
of promifeof Pardon
,

the eleventh of jifril.

if he would deted the

Confpiratorsfuborned ( as is conceived ) by fome

pcrfons among the refttraduced young Courtney as

reft of the

malevolent

having been refufcd by Queen Mary,

he

to
afpired
marry the
fo
and
to
Lady Elizabeth to depofethe Queen
reignas it were
This Accufation had procuredtheir
in the rightof his Wife.
the hzdy Elizabeth's on the eighteenth
oi March
Commitment,
the twelfth of FebruAry.But tvyat finding
himfelf
on
Courtney's
horridnefs
with
fo
toucht
of
and
the
treacherous
deluded
being
defircd tlie
Accufation
an
going to the placeof his Execution

that

favour

of

few

words

with the

Marquefsof

Exceter^

which
was

Queen Mary.
which

not

the

Marquefs he
Injurywhich he
irreparable

pardonfor that

Malice, but defircof Life.

of

out

Of

granted him.

was

craved

others

'77

The

knees

had done

Sheriffs of the

5 J4-

him,

City,

and after teftifiedthe cerprefent,

tainty
many
of this acknowledgement. But the Bilhop of mmhefter
Chancellour
of fear of change of Religionif
out
( who

with

Lord

Queen

to

then

were

dying
lay hold

Mary

content

the Stur-chamher

Eltzaheth

fhould

any occafion

on

and

come

to

cut

cited the

thereto

to

the

Crown, was
off) affirmed in

her

teftimonyof

chandois

that f^yat a littlebefore his Death exhorted

,
acknowledgehis Crime , and to fubmit himfelf

to

his

on

what

But

mercy.

beingcertain

of truth

apparance

f^afhaving

that
,

can

afcended

the Lord

the

Marquefs

the Queens
there be in this, it
to

the fatal Scaffold

ing
fee,

the Inftruments of Death before his Eyes and having comdid with fincere proteftations
poled himfelf for another World
afTeverations acquit the Lady Elizabeth and the
and religious
Lord Courtneyfrom being any the leaft Way conlcious to his pra,

dices
On

i^prtl.Lord Thomas Gray was

his irreas it werethruft
on
having by perfwafioos
of Sttffoik
the Duke
to partakewith
ffyat in his

the fevea and

Beheaded

for

folute Brother

of

twentieth

Seditious attempts.
the fixteenth oH May
On
and
the Toveer to Woodftock

Ani

Lady Elizabeth was removed fifom

Marquefsof Exceter to Fodermgaj,
the placeonlybeing altered and nothingremitted of the ftridnefs of their Imprifbnmenr,
About
the fame time that Reverend
Cranmer
yet ArchbifhopA
of CanterburyNichoUi Ridley
of the Bifhoprick
of
lately
deprived
who
London
fo
L
atimer
his
znAHt*gh
longago refigned Bilhoprick
,

t$rd

Thomas

Gray.

the

the
,

at

from the Tower to ivindferand thence

removed
worcejlerwere
the Divines of both
to Difputewith
to Oxford there folemnly
Univerfities concerningthe Eucharijf.
Their ufagewas
extreme
belief.
Two
almofl beyond
allotted them for
days only were
their preparation and thofe two
cudayswere they in flraight
either
in
little
debar
(everal
or
j"laces
flody
differing
Dungeons
of

"

red both
their

the conference

Papers and

own

them

was

barbarous

as

Shouts and outcries

one,

without

of any
Books.

without
,

from
^yfpril

and

the u(e of

In the Schools

as

their

the behaviour

ward
to-

ufagehad been

the chiefeft Arguments

were

Order

but their Gaoler

Manners,

without

:
tyrannical
oppofing
many

Modeffy.

On

the Prifon

they were
broughtto
Abjure-, upon their refufal a day
for publick'Difputc
is prefixed
: Cranmer'%
day was the fixteenth
of ""/r//each
the
Lxtimer\
the eighteenth
Ridley's fevcnteenth
each of them
in their courle to anfwer all Opponents ^ which
(b
and
that
that
notwithftanding
theywere amazed
performed
of Opponents,
and diftrafted with variety
with rude clamours
the fourteenth

St. Maries

of

and commanded

to

all

Difputauen
0^fot(L

Annals

78
15

54'

cravinganPv^^erat

and
all ui'ging

wereico"d

of hngland.

at,

the fame

reviled,and over-born with

time, althoughthey
multitude, yet did

did learnedly,
theyforce their AdverHiries to admire them. Cranmer
he fo many years flouriflied
and accordingto the dignitywherein
gravely5 Ktdleyacutely and readily-Latimer with a pleafant
and more
than could bfe expeded of a man
lb
tartneis
folidly
fourfcore.
The
ended
of
the
near
Difputation
theyare again
age
and demanded
the tw entieth of Aprtlbrought to St, Maries
on
in their Opinions^ upon their reply,
whether
theywould perfift
declared Hereticks, and condemned
would
that they
they were
manifeft by their
the more
the Fire. Their Conftancywas
to
of
L.tfimer
Icarce
Death.
was
capableof the joy he
contempt
,

Cranmer,Rid-

ley,and

mer
Lati-

Con-

conceived, that God was

pleafedhe fhould end his long life
fet a period) with fo Jiappy
would
Nature
(whereto
fliortly
a;

dtmurd.

for their

As

claufe.

and thither

remit

we

it fallsin with

Martyrdom

after thofe forepafled

Tumults
Prefently
for

Summons

Parliament (he
to

in

Rome

while

Parliament

othef

the

to

former

NuptialCo/M-

fa"s.

Year,

fends forth

the Queen

this iaft iliecould

affented

was

unto

upon

That
Aiinms

next

begin the fecond of Jpril. In this

things,her Marriageand Subjedion

Ecclellaftical^

the

obtain

to

two
propofeth

matters

the

it.

for

not

conditions
,

.tflMiirjjji;

Officeor Dignityin
PhilipJhouldnot advanced Any to any fubtick
but
Natives
ofVEnghnd^ and the Queens
fmh as n"ere
England
in Im HoHJIjold,
admit ofa fttnumber lofEngUfli
He jhould
:
Subjects
them
whom he jhould
and
be injured
to
uferej^eciively not fujfer
by
,

the Qjieen out o/England but At

jhouldnot trnnf^ort
her intreaty nor any ofthe ijftte
have their
by her who fljould
begotten
Realm
be
the
and
but
Mducation in
jhouldnot
ptffered upon ncceffity
then neither but vpjth
or feme goodreafons to go cut
nor
ofthe Realm
the confent
without children
the
The
Queen
of
Englilh:
deceaftng
PhilipJhouldnot make any claim to the Kingdom but jhouldIcdve it
lie fijould
it JJjould
to htm
to whom
not
:
belong
ofright
freely
change
either
and
or private the I/nmumties
fubliek
Any thingin the Laws
the
but
be
bound
Realm
and
them
to
jho;tld
confirm
of
Cufloms
:
keep
He jhould
not
tranfport
any Jewels or any part of the tt'ardrobe nor
alienate any of the Revenues
ofthe Crown : He fljould
prejerve.our
the
Ordnance
and
Munition
and
and
dijllesForts
shipping
keep
in
Block-houjes
goodrepair and well manned: Lajllythat this Match
concluded between
jhouldnot any way derogate
from the League lately
Foreiners

He

the Queen

and

the King
the ^xtnch

but that the

of France

Peace

between

the

remai-n firm and inviolate :

jjjonld
Englilhand
Only it^
and
be
other
longing
beout
Dominions
Jhould lawful
of
for Philip
Kingdoms
tlte
to his Father
Emperour to fendAids unto hirn eitherfor
tr
Injuries takingrevenge for any Alreadr received.propelling
and no ifiirt
her impediment
All-thingsbeing thus tranfafted,
between thefe Princes 5 Philip
lettingfail from the
interpofing
,

Philipairtivetli in
'jeth
I
land.

fcng-

"

Groin

Q"men
GrotK

the fixteenth of

on

three

days

arrived

fixtySail

july,with

good

witli
Southampton

at

Y.

'79

Southern

gale within

Fleet of

*5

54-

hundred

one

whereof

were
Englijhand other twenty
twenty
Flemings.Having refted himfelf there the fpaceof three days
of the ""g///Z"
attended by a great company
and J/'4"///?"
Nobility,
i
the four and twentieth of Julybeing a very wet
on
to
day he came
of St. ']ames ( the Tutethe Queen at mmhejier. The Feaft-day
lary
deftined for the Nuptials which
Saint of Spain) was
werfe
Jnd
ir
^
Celebrated at ivinchefter
with great pomp.
There Don Juan Fi-.
^een.
gueroa for the Emperour reilgnedthe Kingdoms of Naples and
and conferred all his right
thereto on /'/'////'
and Sicily,
; and the
French
Heralds proclaimedtheir Titles in Latm
and Englijb^
thefe two
Princes came
About the beginningof Augufi
to
Dafmg^
and thence to mndfcr where
the King was
inftalied Knight of
the Garter.
On
the eleventh of f^uguH they came
to London,

and

to

ried
marI

he

where

Citizens received them

the

moft: magnificent
Sor

with

lemnity.

.;"

the eleventh

On

jvefiminjier
; about
by King
he had

but

the

another

by

Paul

in

the Third

'

had

began

Pool

himfelf

been

at

(who

the : Eftate

to

"

Cardinal

proclaimedEnemy

confented

/^

Parliament

beginning whereof

had been

Henry

Cardmal

created

of November

"

Cardinal
comet

Ent;Und.

was

Pope if

time, a:nd in the opinionof many was

for the Queen ) arrived in England.Having
been put befide the Papacy by others default more
than his own,
he withdrew
himielf tQ
craving leave of the new
Pope Jttliui
,
fitHusband

thought a

of
Monafferyin the Territory
Benediciine
whereof were
Religious
a

himielf .while he

decreed there
the fame
snent

King

He

not

was

and

Rome

who
J/tlttts

much

would

hoped

favoured
fend

had

been

Patron.

"and Queen

him

again out

ignoranthow

therefore

agftzano
of which Order

fpendthe remainder

Edvcard's Death
drew

^JM

Monks

Rome

at

hide himfelf and

the Crowa,

to

Rome.

of

of

to

continued

called

Verona,

he'

Having
daysj

of bis

advancer

U^Aries

of tfepjGloifter;
to

aflfeftcd
ta the See

Hood

Mary
not

the

without

goodrcaule) thab

hi^m, having by his

delaysattained

into his

Countrey with the..hof

Papacy,
notable Title and Authorityof a Legate. And
he feigned
now
if not
double hope of a Kingdom
Secular
leafli
to himfelf a
at
Ecclefiaftical by virtue of his authority
the
and
Legatine
dignity!
the

him

of Archbifhopof Cueter'hry. Queen OiUry had her Educaidon

the Mother
for fome years under Margaret Countefs of Saiisl^Hry
that
Pool
Id
then a: Chi
of
Cathar/ne'i
) and
^^'as
( who
by Qn^n
nneans

who
,

intended ( as, it was

thought)to rtiarryher Daught

of the CountclTcs- Sons., thereby.SQ

the Lady ^tary to one
ter
if it fliould hapfj
ftrengthenher Daughters claim to the Crown
,

pen

that Hemy

Countefs
Brother

lliould deceale

other

without

being Daughter to George Duke

to

Edw/trd the Fourtli.

The

of clarence

-Cardinal
Vu

Ilfue.,:
the

lawful

'
,

whether

who 'was
for this
or

Tool

into

Amah

[8o
15

54-

or

fotnc other reafons

of England.
knowing himfelf

be

to

in dear eftcem

by Marriage,
with the Queen , was confident if not of the Crown
of
her
Favour.
Neither was
all advantages
he
yet at Ic^ft of
Crown
obtained
the
for
deceived
therein
Mary having
, carneftiy
5
iuedunto him to reftorc himfelf to his Countrey and the
"

Pope

not
,

he would

advantagethe Apoftohim with moft ample

difpatched
requeft
much

ignoranthow

the Queens
Authority.But the Emperour having a Projefton foot for his
gan
fomewhat
jealousof the Cardinal; and therefore beSon, was
lick See

at

treat
to
ferioufly

with

Cardinal

with

for the conclufioo of

him,

Dundino

the

Pope'sLegate
him

between

Peace

Pool, whofe

and

the

might give ftop

might perEngland,the Emperour'saffairsbeing not yetfetled,
Dandino
afunder.
all
Charles,
make
to
adventure
gratifie
by
fly
Letters
fends
him
Cemmendono
Pool,
to
not
to
advifing
Franeifee
fet forth as yet forafmuch as this Legacy undertaken without
and the Englifh
Nation
confent
was
the Emperour's
difpleafing
Londoners
the
did
fo
hate
the
moft
for the
name
part cfpecially

Trench

that fo he

to

coming into

"

of the

Pope

among
them

them

of

Rome

that his
,

Legacy would

Legate therefore

was

not

be held in contempt
to

be

employedunto

had brought them to a better temper.

until perfwafions
ting
Peel having received thefe Letters in his Cloifter,thoughtit fitThe
his Holincfs pleafure.
to
Pope not brooking
expc(5k
,

the increafe of the Emperour's

greatnefs
by the addition of fuch
had prefumedto ftaythe Carthat Dandine
dinal
Eftates,and fretting
and conferred on Pool alone the Legacy
recalled Dandwo
,

affair, and to the Emperour and

for the one
into England
of
Peace.
He willingly
the
a
French
for
the
undertaking
Treaty
the Emperour
fct forward from Trent, certifying
it, prefently
Commiflion.
The Emperour perand the French of his large
ceiving

both

that ^jhcfcdevices would be no

longeravaileable , fent
with
Mendeza
wherein he plainly
him
Letters
de
unto
Juan
,

l"tn

arrival in
his fear, that the Cardinal's premature
his
obftacle
there
which
to
an
proceedings
Englandmight prove

difcovercd

his defire,that he
Wherefore
it was
:
great and hopeful
if
he
would needs go
or
fliould either there attend his pleafure
,
and there, expeftthe event
of
further he might come
to Uege
were

of thefe Letters returns

defigns.The Cardinal upon receipt
his Holinefs of the whole
to DtHing (not far from Trent ) certifies
of
and
fends
the
Letters to the
Bufincfs
expoftulatory
carriage
therein what an indignityit was
to
ApoEmperour fliewing
ftdick Sec
that his Holinefs Legat fent upon a Treatyof Peace,
his

and

fo

to

reduce

Kingdom

to

the obedience

of the Church

(hould
,

difgracefuUywith

his Holinefs

and that

by
contempt
be detained in the midft of Germany
of the Church. That great Divine
of the Enemies
in the fight
the Emperour was
then at
to
Soto Ordinary Preacher
l"omin^"
the

to

command
Emperour's

DtHing.

--4^

0}ueen

181

Y.:

Dillt/tg,
By him he perfwadestlie Emperour iiot to hinder this
Lcgatioa-being it would ib much hazard the cftate of the
of the Kingdom of Englaad. At length
Church, but cipecially
with

much

ado

and that

the Articles

that

gencerj

agreedon,

he obtained

until the

not

Emperour had intelliMarriage were

concerning his Son's

leave

to

to

come

but
Brttffels
,

who

Emperour,

might not

he
Bruffels

to

pals un

\Vhere

came,

having

this

on

condition, that he ihould there rcfide until the. Emperour

aflured
that the Marriage between
and Mary were
Phtlip
,
So

5 5 4"

were

lemnized.
So-

faluted the

and that time

received him very courteoufly,,
with him he beginsto put in exeprofitably,
cution

which Was
to draw
tne
Emperor
part of his Legation,
,
and tht King of France
indifferentterms
of Peace.
The
to fome
one

that
Emperour profefling

he would

Peace
reject

not

reafonable conditions

the Cardinal

upon

any

to
treat
goes into Ftince
with Henry concerningthe fame thing: Who
made as fair fhews
but their minds exulcerated with inveterate
as did the Emperour
-,
hate
made
all his painsfruitlefs. Henry at his departure
embracing
,

him
,

fooner occafion

not

trulyknow

he had conceived

the forrow
fignificd

him

that he had
,

with his worth

be acquainted

to

fhould have

his endeavours

been

to

the

had

he

for his
totally

advancement

For

Papacy.

littleafter his return

the Lords Paget and
to Brnjfels
came
from
their Majefties
Ambafladors
the
of
to
Emperour
Hajlings
their joint-longing
to fee the Cardinal,
Englandywho iignified
and-therefore dcfircd-he might be forthwith difoiiired that by
virtue"of his Authority
he might redifie the Church
oiEnglattd,
A

wonderfullyout

of

Idn^, but

by

was.

month

tairiment

mofi: honourable

manifeft
to
ftriving
Parliament
1539 by

he

their

lengtharrived

at

die

to

it

BsV"?^,, .Hisenterr

the Eftate

to

the Eft ates

alike

beingin tha

becaule

Enemy
",

at

Kings and Nobles

the

joy. And

declared

condemned

fame Law

wherewith

So

ber\ in which
was

of the Schifm

by realbn

tune

in i^efember he had leavcto go for Engcontrary winds detained at C^.i^ until Novem^

had. been aiilided.

ygar

,""andby the

tlien alTcmbled in Par*

A"51, and reftored him to his Blood., the

repealecl'that
for, the
th" Houfe extraordinarily
to
Kings themfelves^oming
A little
before his arrival zt Union.
of the Ad
confirmation
hament

c^fterhis coming

Houfcs

both

fent for

were

to

the Court

Lord Chancellour havingin the

Biihopo{ ivinchcfier
and
of
the
cerning
conthe
affemblyfpoken.fometliiog
Kings
prefence
where

the

the

began
\much

he

Cardinal's

long Oration
w,ts

bound

to

the

arrival, the, Cardinal himfelf

grateful
E"glifbwherein ke acknmUdgedhow

in

Kings and the

Ejlates
of the

Cardinal
Pool'j Orittion

Realna^J^jtyvhpje
iht
to

4mi he mint.
"favour
Profcription rcfealed;,
thofe
thl
bound
mddc
the
Land
N.ttiz'e
He
vtM
:
^JfU 0^
a
by
Ionce more
of
the requital
Gratitude to endeavour
ofthU Benefitvihereto an fccafhn
Larvs

forhis Exile

and

were

yui

hapfuly

ParUd'

Annals

[82
I

554-

The late

zt felf
:.
hitmlyoffered

them f rem
Scbifmhad fefarated

And, made

of the Church

U/tion

of England.
them

the

exilesfrom HgA'ven

; by the
Chrift'j
Sufceffor,

him by the Pope St. PeterV

on
Authorityconferred

brtngthem h*ck tnto the Fold ofthe Church the fole

he exhorted
Heritage, wherefore
meafis
of attainiKg their celejVid
the
U
ter
and
them ingenuoujly
to acknovcledgeErrours
of thefe
years
with fimere
them
dacrttyofmind to acceptof, and. retain
to detefi
them.
thif Benefitwhich God by his Ficar's Legate did proffer
For
Keys
now
nothingelferemained ,^but that he beingprefentwith thefe
Church
which fbould
theyfljould
alfoabrogate
open the Gates ofithe
Enacted
to ^he prejudice
vohich.lately
of the Church bad
Laves
thofe
rended them' from.the rcfi
of its Body.
..Having fpoken a great deal to this purpofe, and ranfackcd
yicar

he rrould

,,

of

Antiquityfor examples

Forefathers devotion

our

his grave delivery,excellent

Rome;
of his fpeechwrought lb
contexture

wereaddifted

thofe who

to

Popery

of

theSee

to

and

methodical
language,
i
n
effedually the minds of

that

them-

they thoughtnot

of the
felves until this day capableof Salvation, But many
who
deemed it a rare felicity
fliaken oiF
to have
lower Houfe
the
readmittance
of it. But;
withftood
the yoak of Kome
eagerly
,

by
7}e

Rfatm

urdiSioH.

Popes

Supreme Head
by the whole

liking. The

at

Authoritywhich

laft
the

the Title of

and
of the church is abrogated
,

Court

thingswere

is reftored

in this Realm
ufurped.

heretofore

all

King:and Queen

the Cardinal's

compofed to
fretifromlU'

of the

the endeavours

Petition drawn

of Parliament , for the Abfolution

and HereGe
of Englandfrom Schifm

of the

is by
People and Clergy
who
the
all
of jvincheffer
the Bifliop
to
(
Legate,
they
prefented
abfblved
him
committed
them.
unto
kneeling) by the Authority
to the Chappel in Proceffion
This being done
finging
theywent
of
mnchester
the
in his
and
the
next
Deum
Bifliop
Te
Sunday
of
relation
what
had
Pauls Crofs made
Sermon
a
at
large
,

paiFed.
thingsbeingthus fetled

Thefe

Embaffy

whereof

Rome

to

promife. For

oi Rome

Ihe had

having

England Giovanni

to

him

notice
perfefl

more

after much

the Queen

to

the

ligion
the Rereplant

to

Pool

requiringhis
pleafedto fend into
,

therefore
Pope was
Commendono
his Chamberlain
Francifco

Cardinal ) for the

To

privilywritten

honorable

an

firftcoming

at

refolved

The

therein.

Realm,

her

intends

(he had

made

Crown
advice

the Queen

ward
( after-

of the eftate of the

privateconference did

defiring
promifeObedience to the See of Rom^
withal, that the Kingdom might be abfolved from the loterdid
whereof
for the obtaining
fliewould by a Iblcmn Embaffypetition
under

her Hand

his Holinefs

as

Toon

end of this year the

Came

Obedience
j

".

Dodor
to

as

the Eftate

of
Biftiop

of Law

the See of

was

Ely
by
,

are

Rome.

fetled. So
Sir

But

the

now

K^nthony
Kings fent

Brown
to

thefe cofts and

.

the
Edand ward

about
,

their
proffer

painswere
fruitlefs.

Annals

184
1

5 54.
criMtei-

created

Father

was
ttrds

William Ho-cvxrAwas

March

of England.

chirks

to

the fifthof

on

the feventh

eighthoi
May

North

Gerard

wilHums

o(

Briton

FitZ'Gerdrd{o{ whom

Nottingham
;
of Tame

on

the

Chart/ege
; on

the fourteenth of
of Kildare ; and
Earl'
before)

chandoii i

Jpril,John Bruges Lord

Lord

John wiHiams
Edward

late Earl of

and

Lord Admiral

c^r;7,
o4^"/,

of

he
Lord Hovc"riii" Effingham:,

on

'

AnthonyBrcvpn 'Viicounx.OlicKntague
Septemher,
ThomtsDukQ
degeafed
oi_Nor{
September

the fecond of

on

"

And

in

DOM.

L^NNO

"

i?" (7. MARI^

1555.

2.

the

ON

1555.

to

Lord Chancellour

the
of January
eighteenth

the

Tovper

with

fix other

Lords

of the

coming

Council

fet

the Archbifhop
brave Prifoners at liberty,
ofTork^
vtz..
many
Throckmorton , Sir
Nicholas
Sir John Rogers, Sir James Croft
Sir
,
Nicholas K^rnold
,

Garvin

Sir George Harper

Sir ff'ifliam Sentloxv , Sir

Dudley the

Sir K^ndrtxv

Carevc

of

Duke

Northitmher-

C"tlertVaughan Harington Tre~

WiUiam Gihs
/4""i's Brother
The
and others.
mxine
having married a Wife,
Archbifliop
,

deprived and Nicholas Heath fometimes Bilhopoiworcejler,

but deprivedby King Edvoard, and (Hooperbeingejeded and
reftored by Queen CMary
condemned
to the Fire ) lately
was
and Croftwere
afterward Pirivy
fubftituted in his place. Rogers,
Counfellors to Queen Eliz'abeth ,- under whom
theymany years
flouriihed in great Authority. 7hrockmorto"t ( a fubtilman
) was
Rebellion
his
of
have
been
the
Head
to
thought
plotter i^yat's
was

was

aimed
therefore efpecially

at.

But

him
fpent in fifting

he

being indifted

and
,

ten

fuch

witty anfwers
that the Jurors found hjm
voided the accufation of his Adverfary,
whole

Lady Elizai
beth aad

tie

Marqutjsof
at
Excetcrjit
lileriy.

hours

by

theywere afterward foundlyfined, \.

^et gutlty
; for which
the Marquefsoi Exceter,
the beginningdi April
About
,
a

the
littlea:fter
,

Lady

Lady Elizabeth, it was

Elizabeth

fet at
were
what
c
onfulted
long.

"
'

and.

liberty.Concerning
cqurleto take with

the rcfolutions of the

w^re bloodily
bent
Papiils
occafion
fhould
her away
colourable
when
to make
prefcnt
any
of winchefler
it fclf. The Bifliop
upon any fpeechconcerningthe
faid ire fir
is reported
to have
punifhmentof Hereticks,
tp of the
the
branches
that
at
the
but
Root
leaves
or
v
ee
unlef^ flrike
lopoff
;
w
rdo
But after
nothifig.
(meaning Lady Elizabeth)
ofHerettcks,
'hope
fufficient
of
her
into
Accufation
fearch
matter
Adions,
no
long
althoughthere wanted not thofe who foughtto
beingfound
would endangerthe Queen ",
perfwadetheQueen-, tliather liberty
of
the
afpirijTgto opinion Clemency by his interceffion
yet PhUip
toward the end of \^ril fliehad her liberty but fo that flie,
bound to admit of into her Family Sir Thomas Pope a Privy
was

her, wherein

Counfellor,

Queen Mary.
Counfcllor
,

watch

Cage

fome others

and
,

,85
who

fliould alwayskeep

155

her Adions.

over

of CJemency was obfcured by a greater flame

fparkic
this year for their
of Cruelty,a multitude of godlymen
fuffering
'John Rogers the
Confciencc only. On
the fourth of Febru/iry
This fmall

Protomartyrof thofe
lUli's

would

Companion

wirtenberg
,

undertook

Burned

was

after whofe

death

at

London.

He

Ttn-

was

John Rogers
Burned
,

fearingperfecutionhe
,

hisCountrey but went with hib Wife

having attained to the German
Tongue

into

return

not

times

to

where

he

of

the Cure

certain Church

there, which

he faithfully

difchargeduntil under King EirvarJ. he was recalled from

of Pauls
of London made
and
a Prebend
Exile, by Ridley
Yi"\ihoi^
there. Queen Mary having attained the Crown
the
Ledurer
him
have
and
fo
endeavoured
once
to
more
to affright
Papifts
Exile
forced him to a voluntary
commanding him not fo much
,

lived he a year,
peep into the ftrcets: and in this manner
until at laftrefuHng
and condemned
he was
to Hie
imprifoned
,
that he was
which
the
cruel
Death
Fire
to
(notwithftanding
",
as

to

to

leave

Wife and

ten

) he did moft

Children

dergo.
unconftantly

mzde John HooperBishop and Bijhtp

The like end on the ninth o^ February
firftof Glocejlerand then of Worcefier
too
holdingboth Sees in Hooper
,
Commendam
who took much
painsabout Boner's deprivation
,
haftened him to a Stake. For as foon as Queen
which thingnow
committed
enthroned
fent for to London
he was
to
Mary was
I

for an Herctick.
the Tovper, and condemned
where
he fpentpart of his life in Germany
BttrguigaoHand among other devout Learned

Henry reigning he
,

he took

to

Wife

men

had intimate
,

for his Learning,godly

with Henry BitHinger,
by whom
familiarity
After his
held in dear efteem.
and fweet converfation he was
fent to Glocejier
there to fufFer where he
condemnation
he was
was
thoughtmoft to have finned in ibwingfeedsof Errour ; He
that he (hould by the teftimonyof
himfelf not a littlercjoycing
,

his Blood

confirm

before their

that Dodrine

Eyes

into whofe
,

he had fo often inculcated it.

taken with Ferrar Bilhopof St. Davids, Siji
The fame courfe was
Diocefs
there
who
was
brought down from Londtn to his own
he
whom
was
the
demned
conbe judgedby
new
to
BifhopMorgan by

Ears

and Burned

at

C4tfr"T4r^f" the third of ^rfrc^.

He

was

a
man
a
rough behaviour, which procuredhim
and now
I believe provedhis
much
trouble under King Edward
of Somersetadvanced 06
bane.
For having been by the Duke
that Dignity after his death this good and learned man
by his

rigidand of

with that
which
to
arrogance (
himfelf
accU'
raifcd
Nation is a great indignity
many
againft
)
who
whereof under C^ieen
fers , two
Bifliops
,
"//;;fl^^became
with
Jnilyprevailed the
after the death of the Duke of Somerfet
advcrfe

fowr behaviour

drawing near

Ferrar

Annals

i86
15

for

adverfe Fadion

55'

of England.

Imprifonmenc.Being found

his

in Prilbn

Crown, and broughcbefore the Bifliop

Mary
anfwers
and a
he might (I believe) by pleafing
oi jvinchefter
when

the

to

came
,

Httle

the ieafon , have

to
yielding

honeftlyefcapedtheir bloody

Hands, as did many others,who having not waded too far in Lady
pane'scaufe , nor otherwile given any grand affront to any of the
without
Prelates by this means
impediment going into
Popifli
,

voluntaryexile
at

But

Befide thefe , RoU/td

-,
-

of

the ninth

the

on

of wcUs

firftof

Julythat

Bijhop

ani

Ridley and
,

Latimer.

Sanders

Laureme

Coventry

not

to

others
who

Latimer,

London

where

Executed

'

"
,

of aU'that fulfered

incredible, the

of

out

Boner's

thofe Worthies

condemned

having been

almoft

was

butchery.
Rid/eyand

the year before

to Execution

the fixteenth of October conduced

of the Academicks
in
were
Oxford the afpedi
on

now

the

on

eat
John adfprd.uadexw
"

omit

alfo

Br

of them

cannot

we

of the

enumdration
particular

for their Faith, the number

were
greater part whereof
among

zt
man

Martyrdom.

to.

go

Chancellour

godlyand learned
a

Preacher,

Excellent

an

"^ohn Cardmaker

the laft oi May

on

of his

tortures

But

Divinityfulferedat H.tdley

eighthat

But

of

Dodor
Taylor

February

Church
the

not

him.
againft
proceedings

the hard

at

liberty
eafily
procured
to his innate
according

fay waiw ardly) to his

the Bilhopof mmhefier that I do

wonder

much

not

Ferrar

I will

anfweringfreely(
did fo enrage
interrogatories
others

the interceffionof Friends.

tartnefs ,

mauj

had their

beingtaken

or

were

and

at

in the Town-ditch

is reCranmer
ported
CoUedge tied to a ftake and Burned.
the higherpart of his Prifon to have beheld this
and elevated Hands
doleful fpedacle and with: bended Knees
to
alfo for
have prayedfor their conftancyof Hope and Faith
as
Baliol

near

from

hinxfelf who
Execution
means

his
the death

cf

Pope ]uhns the

Third.

"

he
fliortly

was

for

was

and that

not

the four and

after whofe

path.

But

his

by the Biihopof ivincheHer'^

and regardof
pity but ambition
,

of CMarch

twentieth

"

"

died

Julim the Third \

eledted Marcello

death the Conclave

of excellent

learning wifdom

and

Cervino

"a. mail

of life and
fandtity

under

whom

tread their

deferred

of

out

to

profit.

own

On

time

knew

was
great hope of the Reformation of that Church
that memorable
v\ as ,. That he did not feehrv tt was
faying

there

Whofe

having fate two and twenty*

fora Pope to be fdved; who
fojfible
of whole
daysonly died and leftthe Chair to Cardinal Caraf^a
,"_
fucce'eded
with Pool we
have fpoken already who
contention
,

Paul

the

fourth

Gardiner
to

rant

of this contention

fuelh underhand

be CArdiual,

oi Paul

by

fuc-

ceedith.

the

him

and

Hat
,

ferred

on

name

with this
to

condefcended

The

Gardiner

igno-'

being not
them

the differencesbetween

and

deals;
,

Pope

new

transfer on

Pool.

the Fourth.

him

Iltte

thereto
,

to

the
in

Iionour him

with

Cardioal's

coh^
Legatineby Julius
authority
his hatred to Pool cifily

regardof

alio to
^termining

cite liim

to

Rome,

there
to

Queen Mary.
force him

to

Gardinal
in Prilbn

Pool received
Bilhoprick
wile

long as

as

whom

fufferas did

to

this

of which
other-

no

the reafoa that

was

work

to

in the

would

This

deferred

was

be invefted

as

1555.

Pope detained

well hoped
"Hereby,6'4r^;"^r

Sequeftratorand

lived.

cranmer

mer's Execution
not

and
,

great Friend
himfelf lived.

of Canterbury,
the Revenues
Archbifliop

be

to

of Herefic

Pool's

long as

as

attain

to

acquithimlelF

to

Moro"o

187

that Paol

means

he

Archbilhoprickwhich

Cran-

might

himfelf for

the fornricrreafons

hoped to attain. But while Gardiner was

wholly intent to this projeft,Death had a projedon him, and
him off by the extremity
of a Dropfie which
cut
from
fwelling
his Feet and Legs up to his Bellydifpatched
him on the twelfth

Gardiner
ditth.

of

Noi'er/iber ,

Cathedral

at

who

with

was

Solemnityinterred

great

in his

winchejier.

Emperour Charles the Fifth having determined to refignCharles iht

the Empire and his Kingdom
Eniptr
the five and twentieth of October
on
hu
tejigns
his
Realms
w
here
theEftatesef
all
at
were
Bruffcb,
affembled, CrowHf,
his Son PhtUp,
transferred all his Kingdoms and Dominions
on
of
and
whom
he had formerly
made
took
Nx^les
King
Sialy and behimfelf to the reft of a privatelife.
The

our

"

K^NNO

DOM.

MAKIM

REG.

1556.

PHILIPPI

3.

begin the year with its firftday,

TO NichoLu
Hedtb Archbilhopof
Tork

5 d" 4,

the firftofjamdry,

on

made

was

Lord

The

cellour.
March

In

from

the thirteenth of March

name

fvt/liam

was

being a Miller's

of the fame
a

was
Fetherjlom

Edrvard
,

for

Executed

lineaments

Edward

was

and

his

whofetrue
:

He

Body

not

Traytor
of

King

feen

month.

coumerkit

in ftature and

Son

unlike the deceafed

much

degreeof Libra

in the twentieth

Comet

the fifth to the feventeenth

On

15

Age

$6.

Chanof

Archbijhof
York

l^rd

ChanctUour,
A

Comit.

(onnttrftit

Edward,

allb agreeable,

had

been the laft year publickly

whipped through London ,
fied
terrifor affirming
himfelf to be the King. But not fufficiently

by
to

the

again.betake? him
ward,
to be King Edthat King Edward
caft abroad
lengthdefervedly
Hanged.

punilliment

he

affirms himlelf
the -fame Impofture, privately
and

was

frnart of this
caufes

alive

Letters

for which

he

to
was

be

at

of the memorable ArMiJhef

to the narration
lengthcome
Cranmer
Gardiner
Cranmer.
Stephen
Martyrdbm of the Archbifliop
Zurnti.
Cardinal Pool as yet the Pope's
Bilhopof irinchejier
beingdead
for Cranmer's
oi Glocejier
Legate,appointedJames Brooke Bifliop
bifliop
Tryal furafmuch as theyjudged it unlawful to punifhan Archbut by leave from his Holinefs. Johnstory and Thomas Martin,
And

now

we

are

at

Dodiors

Annals

i88
1556.

of England.

Comtniffioners

of Law

the

tor

Queen
accompanied
nance
counteAuthority
might
Royal
Bifhop
Church
St.
Maries
In
the Delegatesf)roceeding.
they had
Brooke
ereded
for
under
the
Seats
them,
fitting
purpoiely
high
did
Hoft
ufualiyhang in a Pix,
place where the conlecrated

i Doctors

the

Oxford, that the

to

mer

like

habited

holy Father
toward

littlelower

like

Divinity,not

due

with

there

io ttiuch

that

whom

faluted Storyand
to

call;his

Eyes

afterward. confelTed )

(as he

not

of the- man
of contempt
feem to
he might not

thole who

alfo of the moft

but

vouchfafe

as

was
Bifhop,

were

reverence

and Cran-

not

Brooke, and

but

Being
Majefties
perfon
he

Pope

would

but

\JMarttn

told that

not
only her
reprelented

the

story
of

Dodor

them.

before

brought

and

fate CMdrttn

befide him

he

formerlyloved,

out

that

but

acknowledge the Pope's Authority he

having by Oath to King He/try obligedhimlelf to the contrary
in Ertglani,
where he could make no pretence of right.
efpecially
and
Then each of them exhorted him to change his Opinion
,

return

of the Church

the Union

to

they cite

admonition
,

fed he would.

But

the

days after by

him

be Condemned

Pope

Letters

he

But

their
regarding
fourfcore daysbefore

not

within
appear
her Majefties
confent

to

with

he

promiexpeding his coming within

the King and Queen commanded

twenty
to

him

which

his Holinefs

not

to

and committed

to

the

Secular

After the intercourfe of

few

days,

new

Pope grantedto Boner Bilhopof London

from Orders
\Ely for Cr.tnmer's degradation
"

and
Archiepifcopal
,

he

then

to

power.

Authorityis by the
and Thirlhy
Bilhopof
both

be delivered

and
Presbyterial
to

over

the fecular

med
perforMagiftrateto fufferfor Herefie which was accordingly
Saint-like
of
T
hole
fourteenth
the
on
February.
Cranmer,
men,
I
Ridley and Latimer, as long as they lived did by Letters exhort
,

other

each

to

Conftancyfor

generous

truth of the Chriilian

Faith.

But

their way
to Heaven
,
lijch firm Exhortations , out

having made
with

the maintenance

the other
and

of dcfire of

be fliaken

Conftancybegan at lengthto
of a spanifh
Frier.
and dailyperfwafions

and

hope

of

pardon

he

retrads

and

Religion
But that
publillied.

which

So

that

Champions
not
plied

alone

longer Life his

by the fubtilty

beingfeduced

with

what-ever

defence of his

two

left him

of the

he bad before written in

after printed
Retradation was

littleavailed him.

For

whether

that

of the Archlongerexcluded from the pofTcflion

feems
which
that
more
(
probable) the Queens
bifhoprickor
inveterate hate and defire of revenge for her Mothers
Divorce,

Ftol would

not

be

which

could

not

beothervvife fatiated than witht he Blood

of this

confident of Life is
the caufe : He being now
were
gian
of
the
Execution
and
there cruelly
Burned,
place
prelently
rapt to
,
had five months
and Latimer
before been crowned
where Ridley
grave

with

Martyrdom.

On

the

day appointedfor his Execution,

a

Queen Mary.
Sermon'

189

the

appointmentof the Cardinal was Preached by

Co/e. Thither was
Cnnmer
brought, and placedconveniently
Cole exhorted him to a conltancy
the Pulpit,where
in that

Dr.
near

by

he

which

Faith

content

acknowledge

to

Death, which

unto

now

was

to

be inflictedon

of

a.id
Fifjer

Blood.

was

by the

now

him

this very

could

Colore

before his Death

But

day." God's
otherwife

not

would

wrathlbr

he

the Death

by

his

Confeifion
by a piibliek

the Union

to

even

Magiftrate

appeafedbut

be

teftifichis fincere Converfion

and that

appointmentof the

of the Ghur^h

he
,

fliould do

aft moft

an

unexpeftednews

acceptable
to

Cranmer

God

and

amazed

were

If with

men.

I do

not

this

all wonder.

at

himfelf ftood up
and without
recollefting
any fign of
the
made
fear
to
a quick Oration
Aflembly,wherein having
moralitv
and amendment
of
premifedmany thingsconcerning
he
of
iais
life
Dofflrine,' L-icfly
plains
expoints
repeats the principal
his Faith
That under the authorityPapalthe
affirmeth
contained and ejlablrfhed
a:'?dUJlly
demonrvas
ofAntichrtjl
KifJgdom
he

But

hove much

he had

God by the abnegation

offended
of the Truth :
that
he
had
that
his
He
right Hand
frofejfeth
therefore
rcfolved
rvherervith he had fo horribly
to the Doctrine
jinnedby Subfcribing
prothe
the
Truth
enemies
fhould
first
feel
of
fmart ofpuntfhpofedby
when
he would
have proceededto fpeakmore,
the multitude
ment;
Urates

of RpmamBs
clamours

with

he had
expeftation
feoffs interrupted
him,

whofe
and

to the placeof Execution.

prefently
away
be feen a fad Speftacleand fuch as would
,

extorted
from

deluded
finely

and

hurried

There
I will
,

then

was

not

him
to

lay have
,

but have exprefled

his very Enemies
tears
,
The chief Prelate of the Realm
lately
flourifhing

pityfrom
Flint

fo

of moft
a man
by reafon of his power and favour of Princes
converfation
for
his
feature,
holy
learning,
gravity
age, afpeifl,
and rare giftsof mind
clad out
of
defervcdlymoft Reverend
intent to expolehim to mockery in an obfolete garment
( For fo
,

had the

and

arraied him )
Papifts
purpofely

taunted
bitterly

and that death by the horrid

dragged to death
faftned
Fire.
to the Stake, as foon as ever
Being now
began to afcend lifting
up his left H and to Heaven

be

forth his

righthand

and

in,

flame

with

the

flame,

his

Lord receive
as

until he
,

confumed

to

his Heart

afhes

was

Had

any

of the Romanics
it lliould have

Aion

found
been

at

fufficedto have

he thruft
,

admirable

onlyonce drawing
length the raging

At

Eyes toward

and

he

Heaven
,

his

as

moveable
im-

faftened

entire and

found

untoucht.

of their Fathe like in any one

and that
for a Miracle

recorded

Miracle

of

Body abiding
he patiently
red
endulaft expired. His Body being

my Spirit
,
the Stake whereto he was

the Fires violence

to

the flame

there with
,

ftroakinghis Beard.

it

it felf lifting
fpreading
up

cried out,

and

confumed

it until it was

continued
conftancy
it

into

at

tortures

Sainted him.

Give
Xx

me

leave, though
It

5 J "f.

Annals

IL^O
1556.

it be contrary

of

the method

to

Hiftory to

infert a few

concerningthis great man's

sktnaer
R't^pk

by

written

of England.

Cranmerus
Prafxl

Succuimit [mBtu

Verfes

Martyrdom

trnqita

ruble frandedobquefertt.
PoKtijicum
,

Enfe
Quod Verbi invito dcjscerat
docutt
Qjtod
fur a qitxreremente

Papatum
Deum

Quodque Antichrifti fubvertemt

impia regn*
Regno,pitsAnglLs hett tolerata dm ;
Hinc pita(^ clemens crudeli uddicttHr igftf

Dintnr

Hue

membra,

innocui

cremendu

ejl Dextram
j*m 'ventum
talia d0a
tenens
Prfje^famque
ubi

t in ignem
project

Vebes, ah

dedit:

dr [entiredoUrem

peccajii
prtmum

Trimitm

virt.

dextra, tnimicA
Chrijio

meo.

omnii
deflagra'verat
Immotamque
dttm
videt.
In cineres totam
cecidiffe
Cd-tera. cum
( mirabile diBu )
flamma
perexnt

dttm

tenet

Cor

ilUjumpojiubi flamma pent.

mxnet

invi"fa

Ecce

fdescor invietabtle fervat

flxmmiscor da perire jinit.
,

medtis

Nee

Verfes may

Which

be thus rendred in
and fraud

Through Papifts
rage

good

EftgHjh:
dy d

Cranmer

the Sword
Becaufc he put their Dodlrinc
to
The two-edgdSword of Scriptureand difcri'd

Chrift's Foe
,

For

this

His

Soui

meek
,

His

he had

man

with Zeal

burnt

was

when

But

inftru"fling
Englandwith

he

Thou

a
,

his Corps with

Fire.

flake, he thruft
firfl:
Thou
(he faid)

in the flames:

rightHand

Bccaufe thou

the

unto

came

the Word

Martyr's hire

firftdid'ftfin , here fuffer muft

firfl:
thy Lord

and

haft betrai'd :

Mafter

There held he it 5 his Eyes did fee it fall,

Soon afterward he fent thofe Eyes withal.
lo

But

Had

Was

be put

not

Heaven's

fure decreed

Should
His

wonder

facred Oracle

that fo admir'd
,

to

death fans

CM

creature

trade:

Body burnt, his Heart in perfedfeature

found unfing'd
See
fee,the Faith he cherilht
:
,

Once

in that Heart
,

it ftillunperifhr.
preferv'd
:i

tfm

yiar

four
tighty

Bcfidc

Cranmer
,

devour many
fewer than

the

.'lit

ProfefTors of the fame Relision.

eightyfour

..

t-iih:

Oj.l.

crueltyof thofe times did the fame

were

this year

Of

year
both Sexes no

martyredby Fire. Neither

did

Annals

192

the lols of Rtchard chmcelUr

But
Majefties.:

J7-

15

of England.

who
ineftimabie,
being

beyond all thefc

was

moft expert Pilot, firftdilcovered the

Iblicitous
into thofe Northern Regions and now
more
paflTage
than of his own
this man
moft
of the Ambaffador's fateguard
,
fwallowed
in
immortal
the
of
Seas
inwas
Memory,
wprthy
up
a

fatiate gulf.I think the Entertainment

was

us

Royal.

more

never

feven

having about
Philip

into the

admitted

was

EmbafTy

of his

of any AmbafTador
with
the five and twentieth of CM ay

On

daysbefore

of
prefence

and continued

returned

the Kmgs
in London

he
the

Lord

; and

the fixthof i^^^rf^,Charles Lord

On

Stourtorj

S four ton

he

declared the purport

until the third of

having then got a convenient feafon

let failfor his Countrey.

May

of Flanders

out

laden with Gifts

for

having in

his

and his Son

with whommurthered
he
one
Hargill
cruelly
wholefom
been
variance
to
at
was
a
example
pofteby
long
with four other of his Servants
who
rityHanged at Sarulxtrj
not
were
onlyconfcious but a(5lors in the cruelty. After he had

houfe

bunged.

had

beaten

with Clubs

down

them

and

their Throats

cut

he buried
,

fifteen foot deep in the ground

hoping by fuch
ftopthe voice of Blood crying for revenge ^ or if
difcovered
the regard of his zealous
peradventureit were
periiftance
would ( he hoped) procure the
in the Religionof Rome
is a fin that God
hath by many
Queens pardon. But Murther

their Carcafes
fure work

to

leted
manifefted, that it fhall not remain undeExamples,
the Queen althoughblindlymifled in matter
of
And
:
of
(b
fautrix
that
fhe
exaft
a
was
Juftice
Religion was
utterly
of pardon. So this Nobleman
had the
averle from all mention

memorable

to

Murtherers

Parricides

and

before
onlyin this preferred

his offence
,

punifhmentdue

that he
,

Halter
Thomas

ford
Staf-

The

of

an

but of Silk.

Hemp

and

feven

not

was

other

with
ftrangled

twentieth

oi

April

Thomas

Stafford
landingin

eniea-

the Northern
parts of the Realm , having raked togethera i'mall
vturitig an
of Exiles and fome Foreiners , furprized
Searborough
JnfurreSiott company
if taken atid
deftituteof provifion
Caftle then
for
as in time of Peace
utterly
,

Beheaded,

refiftance:

Having thus feized on

placeof defence

he makes

that Qu,een Mary having her felfno rightto the

,
had betraied it zo the Spaniard,
the people
with
exhorting

Proclamation

Crown
him
the

to

for tlierecovery of their loft Liberty. But by

then AmbaflaDean of Canterbury
lyotton

take Arms

of Nicholts
diligence

dor for their

to

with the
Majefties

the Council
Earl of

French
,

all his

vealed
redcfignswere
England. So by the
within fix daystaken

before his arrival in

he was
wejlmerland
and on the eightand twentieth of May Beheaded
brought to London
and
t
he
Prosier,
next
Bradford
him,
Strechley,
day following
but in a more
due puaifhment(beingdrawn, hangedand quartered)
whom
they had followed in their treacherous attempts.
The Emperour Charles having bequeathedtlie inheritance of

of the
induftry

his

Queen M
his hate

with

Frame

to

guiHiher.Caufefrom

his

Crown,

y.

195

could

Msry

long diftin-

not

J 57-

her Husbands.

Wherefore
the leventh
on
Proclamation to this effccfl that

J/tfiethe Queen fet forth a

the King of France
h.xA many
liihtreas

of

the Dxke

of Northumberland

War

ways

againfi

France
her by[tifipcrtwg
injured,

fr"-

claimii.

and

Wyat iff their Rebellions agatnfi

receptacle
forDudley and Afhton
n4jo with the
his
had
of
(^yfmbajfadorf" his houfecontrived
privity
their treacherous dcfigns
and aftertheir
had been
into France
ejcape
relieved by Penflons
the
aided
from
for havinglately
King ; as alfo
Stafford vcith shipping,
Men,
thereby
if it
Money and Munition
her

and, that hit Realm

"

had been

a.

her ofthe Crown

She gave her Sttbje^h
to dij}"cjfeji
to
:
poffible
with
th
that
net entertain
it Nation
Trajfick
underfland
theyfljould
and againji
whom uponfarther
accounted her Enemy
whofePrince flje
were

Jhedetermined to denounce
true
Although thefe thingswere

JVar.

grievances

yet had flieabftained from

,
the five years Truce
between
Philip
been latelybroken by the
Pope's inftigation

denunciation of War,
and

Henry by

the

French, and ib War

felfand

had

them, ihe would not make

Pope having long fince

arifmgbetween

lierHusband
the

not

two.

that he after the

Emperour ( knowing

his Eftates

had
Philip

his Son

to

the Cardinal

her

the

For

withdrawn

ligned
ma-

of
refignation

himfelf

Spain)

into

ftill folicitedthe French

of Lorain

by
King to arms
againflthe Spaniard promihng to inveft him in the Kingdom
of Naples.Henry upon thefe fair hopesundertakes it and Mary
,

refolves

afTiffher Husband.

to

That Mary took

beinghe eould

And
difpleafed.

much

was

( who

indeed

determined

to

but

now

he

Pool

knowing

of

the fole caule

was

pour

Pope

Paul

revengedon

her

in the behalf of her Husband

arms

his wrath

out

thought he

had

that this War

more
was

not

be

breach

our

with

France

hated

he ever
Pool, whom
caufe to manifeft it
,

on

fet on

foot

by the Pope

) he

PooJV

authi-

Ltgantiuc
(fbregMed,

xity

becaufe
had
,

by

and that ( though

foughtto
,
with moll humble
his
to
reverence
) yet roundlyand according
Pool's
him
he
Confcience.
Having abrogated
repeals
Legation
Letters and AmbafTadors

appeafehim

to

Rome,

and for

lupplyof

his

placehe creates
and Legate and

( a FrancifcanFrier ) Cardinal
The
(ignedhim Bifhopof Sarisbury.

one

Francis

Petorv

littleafter de-

Queen
having intelligence
that Pool might have no
of thefe proceedingstook efpecial
care
,

not
onlythis new Cardinal to enter
prohibiting
dates
fliefufpcdled
to bringany ManRealm, but all others whom
h
is
Letters
with
and
that
exa"5l
to
caufing
purpofc
diligence

notice of them

the

to

be

intercepted by

her

Orators

at

Rome

certified his Holinefs

what
would

hazard

the Catholick

Religionnot

if he fliouldendeavour

incur
,

the

fullyeftabliflicd
difgraccof fb great a
yet

had been much

availeable for the converauthority
man_,
fion of the Nation.
is this intercourfe between
But while tj.ierc
Pool having ibmc
the Pope and the Queen concerning
this matter
,

whofe

way

Annals

194
15

of England.

of it, abftained from having the

-way or other had an inkling
filverCrofs the Enfignof his Legation born before hifti,neither

57-

would

exercile his

he afterward

authority
Legantine until by the
Pope'sDatary in Engt-Xfidhe was
,

intercelTion of Ormaneto

the

ani

rtfiortL reftored to his dignity.

By this time' the War

was

Horie, which

EngUnd; under
managing of this

of

out
The

St.

the

French

cverthrowu

at

QLiintin.

to

and

War

oiAugufl the
,

kills two

thoufand

two

by

Pioners

of the Earl of Pembroke. For

fet fail out of Englandon the
Philip

his

five hundred

thouland

Frehch

endeavouring

overthrown.

are

chargeththe Conftable U^lontmorency in

French

and
,

after increafed

was

Foot, and

into the Town

put Succours

befides,Philip

five thouland Foot

thirty

the Command

the tenth

feventh of July. On

both

on

number

thoufand
thoufand Horie, four thoufand

twelve

hot

very

with

in Picardte

St. Quinttn
fieging

The

retreat

Spaniard
the

routs

fo

not
Vicflory

of many
great in the execution , as in the death and captivity
Conftable was
The
brave
wounded
and taken Prifoner
men.
with

his

Son,

alfo the Dukes

as

of

and LongneviOe
Montpenfier
,

Brother to the Duke

of Manteta,
LudovicoGonzaga
St. Andrew
the Rhinegrave Roche-du-Maine
the
,

cAult ; the Baron

of

chief of them

that

the Vifcount

of Turen

with

Oirton

many

flain were

were

N.

other

Johnoi

Tiercellia Son

Bourbon Duke
to

Quimin

of

RochfonThe

diAnguien,

Roche-du-Maine

the

of chandenier,Pontdormy
and many others
all the Foot-Captains.Philip
loft only fifty
men.

St

Count

of mark.

men

Lords

talifn.

the Marfhal

and in
,

manner

affaultis given, and the

an
Vic^tory
taken the Admiral Colig?iy
were
with his Brother d'Andelot
after made
(who fhortly
an
cfcape)
and many
other perfonsof quality-the
Jarnac St. Remy, Humes
The

this

eighthday after
by force

carried

Town

wherein

of tlie Lord

Son

Salevert

of Fayette

Ejhng and
of

note

Gourdes
loft

were

flain.

were

befide

Of

Lord

the Duke

oi NorthumberLind, and

the firftthat advanced

at

four Marks

it fell to

ncHurttal

Ogier Vieques
,

La

Barre,

in
Englijh

this aflaultfew

Henry DudleyyoungeftSon
S'\tEdward

who
tvindfore

the low

to

were

the Walls.

for the extreme

dearth and
year is alike memorable
of Corn.
A littlebefore Harveft Wheat
cheapnefs

This
fold

Enfign on

the

the Quarter
within the current
five
of
Wherein
rate
Shillings.

of

"

temptible
conwas

month

L rather admire

the enfuingcheapnefsthan the dsarth

having my felf in
,
the year 1597
former
double
the
dear
paid
price.
But that which
I Ihall now
relate , I fiiould deem far more
morable,
me-

RAinbtv).

had I not
which

Sun-let,the

Moon

Iecn in the Weft.

timq,
differing
and

in later times my lelf iecn the like. On the night

almoft two
hours after
day of September
,

cnfued the leventh

twentieth

having rifen
That
the like

I may

an

hour

was
apparition

of November

before, a Rainbow

relatethe like accident

1^04,

when

fecn

by

me

( the Sun

on

was

though of
th? four

having two
hours

Qimen
hours before declined

Y.

its lovveft)

towards Colehcok,
travelling
into a fragmentof a Circle,and
the form of a white Cloud Ihaped
then
the
Moon
to
juftoppofite
newly rifen appeared which did
to

1557-

but that it was

every way rcfemble a true Rainbow,
and inftead of the Sun liad the Moon
with colours

itsoppofite.

"^

1558.

DOM.

fome way
HE"ry
Enterprizeupon

loigne
perfwadedhim

which

Calau

St. Otdntin, refolves an

Senarpmt

oi

Governour

Marfhal

be taken. The
but that it mighteafily

1558.

BouCalais

fo fortifiedaccordingto

not

was

ultimo.

REG.

repairhis loffesat

to

diverllfied

not

report

stro^y
having under

French.

viewed
the place confirmed
the favour of a difguife
SenaKfont's
whether
of
of
it.
aflurance
having intelligence
Philip
taking
fo much
had often admoniftied
Henrys defigns or elfeprefaging
,
,

the Queen to have an efpecial

regardto that Town
of it. But
his affiflance for the fecurity
offering

voluntarily

over-wifely

we

it it lyingcommodioufly
for
had a praftice
on
jealous left Philip
his
both
advice
and
his adjoyningNetherlands
negle(5ted
proffer.
manifefted by the event.
of his advice was
The
But the reality
declared
been
the
Lidutenant
of
neral
GeDuke
G/iife
King
havingby
,

levyinga

in all his Dominions

,

the

to

Siegeof Calaif , before which

and intrenched
parts

he

at

Sandgate.Then

at

the chief

fliesfuddenly

Nerv-years-day,

his Army
dividing

into

two
,

of that Town
confifted the
ftrength
of relieving
the
cut off all pofHbility
,

would

takingwhereof

on

and the Riibaoh

affaultsNervnambridge

the fame time

Forts wherein

two

Army

great

he fatedown

have

Garrifons of each place

beficgedeither by Land or Sea. The
terrifiedwith fo unexpedleda danger he at his firflarrival gaines
The French then
Neyfuambridge and the next day the Riibmk.
and
the Prilbn
the Water-gate
fo
batter the Wall between
not
that way
as to divert us from
much out of hope to gain entrance
where they really
intended to
guardingthat part of the Town
givean AfTault. Having for a while battered that part and we
with
little
an
theyfuddenly
enterprize
fufpefting
upon the CafHe
and continue i^
make
fifteen Peeces
a battery
upon the Caftle
of
the
all that day
thunder
the
Cannon
that
fuch
was
with
fury
,

heard

at

hundred
a

Antwerp

not

Water
able

to

that

by that time

Having

than

more

nightdrew

one

made

on

and

by a cut from
by that time the
Navil-highthrough
labour

is diftant from thence

yet in regardof the deep Dikes filled

(wherein confifted the main hopesof the Defendants)
Affault , the Enemy with great toil and
to
come
an

fufficient breach

with

which
,

miles.
Englijh

thence
Tide
the

to

was

Dikes

feared could be done ) without

the Sea

gone
to

out

draw
,

they march

the Wall

( which

refiftance: Findingthe

Yy

fo

the Dikes
not
we

low,

above
little

placevoid
of

le-

fiigtd
by the

Annals

ig6
1558.

make
of Defendants , they eafily
taken the Town
and had as eafily
had

the Town

the Caftle

to

retreat

to

mafl:ersof the Caflle,

if S'w Anthony Ager Marfhal of

themlelves

few others made

fome

uith

not

and forced them

head

againft
them,

in which

conflidt that

wentworth

The Lord

flain.

Knight
feeinglittlehopes of keepingthe Town
the
was
granted and at lengthyielded

valiant

was

Town

which

"

Conditions
without

Th.it the

Souldters and

cemmen

traKjportingcarrying
away
with

others
jifty

juch

remain
jhould
jitUid. appoint,
Captivesto be put
above
loft,which had continued Engltfh

Siegelong,

the

was

the

craved

to

thefe

upon

jhould
depart

them

and that

the Duke

of Cu'ikjhould

ranfom.

So

two

hundred

Caiais

was

ther
years: neibefore it on

down
fitting

Enemy

parley,

Town

Inhabitants

a"

of the

Governour

thingwith

any

or

Wcntworth

Lord
Calais

of England.

and having it yielded

Twelf-day.
New-years-day
up on
Seven daysafter the Duke
marcheth toward Cuifneswhich
but the Caftle
he took without
Town
which
any difficulty
,

fo eafily.But that and Hames

the Lord Gray commanded
not
taken
Caftle were
alfo and difmantled 5 fo that of all
at length
,

the

Kingdom

of

France

the

grea'teft
part

and whereof

held

whereof

was

for

long

^^r^r^the Sixth had

been
by our Kings,
in
the Duchies
Anno
of NorCrowned
nor
King 2X Paris
1451,
the
the
Inheritance
of
ancient
and
mandy
Aqattain
Kingsof ""^but
the
Ifles
and Guernfey,
/and,our Kings poffefs
nothing,
ofjerfey
time

provedLoyal to us ever fince the Conqueft.While

proceededthus in Picardythe Queen certifiedthereof
with great diligenceprepares her Fleet to tranfport
Succours
for Calais ; but contrary winds kept them back fo long until
which

have

the French

loft.
irrecoverably
read of
fhall not eafily

Calais

was

You
more

fignsdeclared

manifcft

him, which

undertaken

God
any A"5kion , wherein
thofe Wars
how difpleafing

for Ambition

or

hath
are

by
to

Profit do dilTolve the

whom
(to begin with him) againft
:
Philip
Henry
and the Pope did raoft unjuftly
himfelf
with
confpire
enlarged
,
each whereof
and memorable.
double Vi(flory
were
a
great
,
of Paliaae
and the Duke
The Cardinal Caraffa
who for their

publickPeace

ends had

the doatingPope to
periwaded

the Ball of
Difcord between thefe Princes , were
after for this very thingBeheaded
Paul
Pius
who
the
Fourth
fuccecded
Paul.
by
immediately
,
himfelf in the mean
time, the French beingoverthrown at St. ^in-

own

expofed to

tin was

irritated, the French

Italy. The

ralh

the

mercy

being forced

to

common

who

to

violation of the

with the lofs of Calais

French

of the

and
,

belief) of Life

throw

Spaniard,whom

withdraw

his

Army

he had
out

League by c^iary, was

of
nished
pu-

thereof ( according
throughgrief
alfo. What
happenedto the

the

firftbrake the five years

Pope'sinftigation
ceived
Truce, we have alreadydeclared. And left it might be conthat his loflesat and of St. Quintin were
by the
repaired
,

by

taking

Qpteen Mary.
cakingof

CaUu

another

Overthrow

will take away

after,

months

Vidory.
In June the Marftial De
flain)Governour

197
given

from

much

( who

Termes

him

the

within

content

fucceeded

of C.t/-"*^
breaketh into
,

I5J8.

Stro^y
latelyThe

hots and

Art

few

of that

FU";dersy

Battel

Gravehno.

of near
about eleven thoufand men
Army confifting
his
back
and
leaving
Graveling BurbHrgat
attempts Berghes takes
with

an

it , facks it
and

and fo opens a way to Dunkirk , which

he alio takes
the Countrey all about ( for they feared not the

and

fpoils
"

French

and the Towns

there

which

the

held throughout
S/"4"/4r^

ill furnilhed)lyingopen

thatTra(fl,were
ranhck

their mercy,

to

they

it moft

miferablyand march as far as Newport.

with this Tempeft fearing
affrighted
efpecially
,

was
Philip

leftthe Duke
But

and

of

Gmje

then

that
having intelligence

fpenthis time

the Duke

ihe

generalm

BetHfte
,

Dunkirk

and

had

Termes

hitherto

puts Kimfelf between

expeftedthe

but upun notice that the Countrey was

Giiife,
up
fomewhat
late bethoughthimfelf of a retreat.
too
enclofed

and

return.

ho

Calais.

-r4r/(j"

about

( his Lieutenant"^"""j""i

of fifteen thoufand

Army

an

of the neighhaving fpeedilyout

bour
and otbers,
St.Omer
Aires, Bf(r(;urg,

NethcrUnds) u

Garrilon-) of
aflembled

Termes

the French in their

intercept

he reiolves to
Entcrprizehe employs Count

Firetcn

In this

(Tiould joyn with

in Arms

palTagenot

in

Duke

of

Arms,

he

He

was

now

be

gained but by dint

every way
French
therefore valiantly
of Sword.
The
charge their Enemies
and overthrow
fome Squadronsof Horfe^ indeed defpair
ted
animado
and
the
fire
them to'
(et on
wonders,
Flemingswere
by the
the
defire of revenging late Injuries.The Spamjh
Troops renew
maintained
both
which
order
with
was
on
long
fight
equal
of War
Men
fides : In the heat whereof
ten
Eaglijb
fortunately
betaken him to the
by ( for De Termes had for his fecurity
failing
,

to

hopingthat way with much lefshazard to have gained

let fly
of the French Colours
their Ordnance
) upon difcovery
pafTage
French
fuch
the
that The French
a flaughter
making
furiqufly
among
ovtrtbrtwn.
laft routed and
at
thrown.
overthey began to give ground were
ihoar

French

The

in this Battel loft five thoufand.

wfere almoft all taken

Commanders

the Earl of Chaune

and

CMorviuiers
,

Ships

whom

Senxrpont

many

others.

they might

the Son of CUui

" Annebdt

taken,with

hurt and

the Marfhal

have

hundred

drowned*,

was

the lateAdmiral,

Villebon Governour
Two

chief

Their
himfelf
of

Ftcurdy

efcapedto

but

giving

our

them

tel
brought Captivesinto England.This Batwas
fought on
7"/y.
The Queen defirous by forae aftion or other to wipe out the
ftain of the ignominiouslofs of C^Uis ; about the fame time fet
Sail ( whereof thirty
forth a Fleet of one
were
hundred and forty

Quarter

theywere

the thirteenth of

Tj' 2

Flemings)

of

Annah

198
the

Flemings)

1558.

Conquet
l^tnand

Lord

done

be

to

tythiEngliQi.

it and

facked

it

let

fire

on

and

he

together

burnei

fctlail ^ovConquetwhere
,

there
,

took the Town

landed

t"-

Expeditionbeing from Brefiin BreCltKtoti Lord

High Admiral of EngUnd

'

good

findingno

of the

main
the

tatgne. But
'

of England.

his
to
adjacentVillages
difgreedyafter prey
Ships. But the Flemingsfomcwhat more
and
farther
into
the
of
Countroy,
regardlefs
orderlypiercing
with

the

Abbey

the

and

returned

which
difcipline

Martial

commands

obedience

their General

to

of

the Lord

beingcncountned by

fewer home

Kerfuncncame
,

by

five hundred.

the fame time

about
Philip

Army
They

lodgingnear

with

Amiens

great
of his,

far great":r attended each motion

laft,Henry on the North of the River

Henry with

at
encamp
South
the
o
n
Philip

of the River

Anthy

ib

near

to

Somrae

another,

one

Princes
might be thought impofSblefor two iuch fpirited
But
a Battel.
to departwithout
commanding fo great Armies
divers confiderations had tempered their heat.
Philip
being the
weaker of the two
faw no reafon why to engage himfelf. Henry
had twice felt the other vi^ilorious and
had an
which
Army
therefore
them
his alreadyihaken
loath on
adventure
to
was

that it

eftate.
their

Wherefore

Camps

each other.

entertain

themfelves

and

fortified

Artillery,
months

thus

if

they expeded

Siege from
other exploits
a

without
pafTed
any
At lengththey mutually
both of them confidering that

lightSkirmilhes.

and

of Peace

motion

fo entrenched
as

Some

Inroads

than

they

with

Stringers, the fruits of the Vidory

would
be to the Aliens only, but the calamityand -burthen
of
the Defeat would
lightoa the fhoulders of the Vanquiflied or
all to one
Thele motives
comes
( which
pais) of the Subje(fl:s.
drew
the
togetherfor a Treaty on Henrys fide the Conliable
their Armies

of
confifting

Marflial of St. "^ndrew

and

Bilhopoi

Orleans

the Duke

of "^Jfh.i

GrmveU.
about

hold

Cardinal of

the
,

\Loram

Kj^-LorvUlters
,,

of Eltate:
Aube{fine
Secretary

the Prince

of Orange
and others.
Much

Philip,

For
de

Siha,
had
altercationwas
of Ci/4/j,_which
ih" French w ere Vefolved to
the reftoring
^.nd Philip
refl:ore4
would have no Peace unlefs it w^ere
to
,

Bifhopof

ArrM

PjtyzGomes

he could, not foforfake. But this

A/^r7,whominpointof Honour
difference was
ended by the death of Mury
a littlebefore whom
.

the

on

chxrUs
and
Iht

Daulphin

marriid

to

l^ten of
Scot-.

the

twentietli of

died
Septetnher

the

Fifth.,which occafioned both

for another Treaty.

time

And
had

and

one

if the continual

not

tranfpotted
me,

Marriagecelebrated
twentieth

Queen of

of

at

Sc9P,s.

years after died

Empcrour

change

the

of

place

Affairs
connexion of other memorable
this have mentioned
the
I ilK"-ild
ere

P^rts

between
(-^/"jr//,
But

alio the

with

great pomp

the

on

the

eight and

and "JMa,ry
DaulphinErAnus
For two
were
not lading
;

the fruitsthereof

Crown
Fmncis^xhs.

by the death of

his Father H^nry

having

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206

1558.

/bedied

That

ignorant

but that

which

which

was

Emperour

know
defiretfs

Death

they

Jbould
they
findCalais

Intimating

by

thefe

Mo/e

be far from

otherwife

not

her Liver

by

her
,

degreesinto that kind of

Afcites. This Dropfiebeing

Dropfie

which
in

(he had

that

(he alas did breed

So

remedies

mature
,

little,

at

lall ended

in her Death.

in the midft of that

minfter

of her

by King
Death.

own

lieth interred

She

is

Chappel which

Henry the Seventh

Grandfather

her

a
obferving
littleand
increafing
by

which

Fever

nothingbut

and ftie not

applied
,

beingnot

fhe fell into

fit Diet

^veB-

at

the North

on

his Monument

eretfied

been

moft

the Majeftyof fuch great

befitting

Q^

fide

where
,

her Sifter Queen Elizabeth was

after Buried with her, and
of that moft Munificent Prince
both by the piousLiberality

James hath fince

caft

time, deceived

conceived

whereas
Philip
,

and

Phyficians
terra

difcovered

not

believed

her Phyficianswho

being

thingsperadventure
might haften

could

which

the truth is

But

her Fathcr-in-Law.

her

were

theyfbouidafterher

to

that the lofs of Calais had occafioned this fatal grief,

thoughtto have been increafed by the Death of the

over-cooled
her end

caufeof her

true

there

and

her Heart
dtffeB

thereby

of the

if theyreere

death

of England.

Monument
ftately

over

King
well

Monarchs.

ELIZABETH.
K^NNO

thus

offer themfelves

Style

accurate

fo much

not

for

more

faftion

to

with
exaft

intent
labour.

the Reader

the

over

Elizabeth's times

Queen

Reignsof thefe three

in the next
place
which
more
a
defcrvedlyrequiring
will here fet a period
this
Work
to
them
them
as
referving
pretermit

run
briefly

HAving
Princes

1558.

DOM.

to

In the

mean

I will make

time
,

to

give fome fatif-

this ftiortAddition.

few hours after the dcceafe of Queen Mary

the Eflates
then aflembled in Parliament , on the feventeenth of November
declared her Sifterthe Lady Elizabeth Queeo
who
was
Daughter
Some

to

Henry the,Eighthand AnnBolen.

four years, four months

forty
and Reign on the four and

and

Having moft glorioufly

reigned
Icven days, Ihe ended her Life

twentieth

of ^^iarch
,

K^nno

1603

the

Q!men
the Crown
of
a

James

Scots

her death

being by

burthen

the Sixth

devolved
horn it

Y.

201

the renowned

to

lb far from

was

King

1558.

feehngit

fucceedcd fo

have

to

to

that never
good a Princefs
was
and
Gratulation
of
greater Applatile
their condiiion happy
if they exchange
,

Prince

any
his

received

with

People. Many think

for a Viteiliusor an Otho.
But
a CdtguU for a cUudtus,
or
a Nero
that any Mortal fhould pleale
after Elizabeth
Teem
Miracle
a
may
and is a great argument
both of rare Virtue in the fucceeding
King,
and of a rightJudgment in the Subje(5t.For this
great Lady
fo "r beyond Example that even
the beft Prmccs
was
ftjort
come
of her
moft
and they who
that Sex
contend
inveigh againft
,

"

"

that Woman

is

Wildom

of
incapable

equalto that of Men

true
Religion. But

thele

equalher. What
me
fpeakit without

to

Age

my
the Mirrour

hitherto

lliall:

ever

Virgin

hath

fpeakof

Excellent
of

beinglurrounded
S^tinUrdthreatnmg

Age,

our

(and if

Woman

help of Parents,
Enemies
the Pope

with

the French

fcarce dilTem-

as

vereign
So-

(if
nor
parallei'd,

That

thundring the
fecret hate,
blinjg^his

her

deftitute of the

Hasband

Brothers

moft

enough )

not

offence

Delight of Britain) no
Augury fail not) none

my
that be

Zeal

I fhall beyond all this

of Princes

the Pattern

James
the

Magnanimity
of Piety and
things peradventurefome one or

in

and

I add fervent

which

to

( in her moll eminent

Clemency, varietyof Languages,

other may
( and let

thole Virtues

the

of

many

neighbouringPrinces

as

ch[\{\ngabout her, fhould contain this

Warlike Nation not only in Obedience, but in Peace alfo, and
(beyond all this) Popery being profligatedin the true Divine
ib among
to pafi that England( which
Worfhip. Hence it comes
devoted

were

Rome

to

the refl of it felf

the noife of War

Miracle

and

that

hath

not

Church

our

thefe many

heard

( which

much

years
fhe found

dift;ra(5kd
) tranfcends all others of the Chriftian
you
with

fhall at this

day fcarce find

any Church

World.

which

For

either defiled

of
or
defpoiled
PopifhSuperftitions

thole Revenues

which

Profeffors of the Truth

ftiould maintain

hath

not

laid open

of Erreurs, grofsIgnorance in Learning (efpeto

way
ciallyDivine j and at lengthto Ethnick Barbaroufnefs. But to
what end do I infifton thefe or the like, theybeingfufficiently
all kind

known

to

even

they were

the Barbarians

the World.
throughout

done,

how

and Fame

themfelves
,

pettedthem

now

Which

having trum-

things,when

and how

relieved her Allies,

fhe'aided and
bountifully

her Enemies,
bravelyflierefilled brake, vanquiflicd
will (God
and
declare
to
a continued
Hiftory
,

I have

defire in

willingj declare, if I

can

of thofe
pajGTages

that

no

ia the

other
mean

more

times

have

the

true

felf ( which

themfelves therein.

time engage
L

to

able than my

^06

of the
intelligence
leifure for the compiling it and

attain

S'

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I wiih may

happen)

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