the rebel take their way towards York without spoil the country or any act of  hostility the better to put themselves into favour of the people and to  personate their king who no doubt out of a princely feel be spare and  compassionate towards his subject but their snowball do not gather as it go  for the people come not in to they neither do any rise or declare themselves  in other part of the kingdom for they which be cause partly by the good taste  that the king have give his people of his government join with the reputation  of his felicity and partly for that it be a odious thing to the people of  England to have a king bring in to they upon the shoulder of Irish and Dutch  of which their army be in substance compound neither be it a thing do with any  great judgement on the party of the rebel for they to take their way towards  York consider that howsoever those part have former be a nursery of their  friend yet it be there where the lord lovel have so late disband and where the  king presence have a little before qualify discontent the earl of Lincoln  deceive of his hope of the country concourse unto he in which case he will  have temporize and see the business pass retract resolve to make on where the  king be and to give he battle and thereupon march towards Newarke think to  have surprise the town but the king be somewhat before this time come to  Nottingham where he call a Council of war at which be consult whether it be  best to protract time or speedy to set upon the rebel in which Council the  king himself who continual vigilancy do suck in sometime causeless suspicion  which few else know incline to the accelerate a battle but this be present put  out of doubt by the great aid that come in to he in the instant of this  consultation partly upon missive and partly voluntary from many part of the  kingdom the principal person that come then to the king aid be the earl of  shrewbury and the lord strange of the nobility and of knight and gentleman to  the number of at least threescore and ten person with their company make in  the whole at the least six thousand fight man beside the force that be with  the king before whereupon the king find his army so brave reenforced and a  great alacrity in all his man to fight be confirm in his former resolution and  march speedy so as he put himself between the enemy camp and Newarke be loath  their army shall get the commodity of that town the earl nothing dismay come  forward that day unto a little village call Stoke and there encamp that night  upon the brow or hang of a hill the king the next day present he battle upon  the plain the field there be open and champion the earl courageous come down  and join battle with he concern which battle the relation that be leave unto  we be so naked and negligent though it be a action of so recent memory as they  rather declare the success of the day then the manner of the fight they say  that the king divide his army into three battle whereof the vaunt guard only  well strengthen with wing come to fight that the fight be fierce and obstinate  and last three hour before the victory incline either way save that judgement  may be make by that the king vaunt guard of it self maintain fight against the  whole power of the enemy the other two battle remain out of action what the  success be like to be in the end that martin swart with his germane perform  brave and so do those few English that be on that side neither do the Irish  fail in courage or fierceness but be almost naked man only arm with dart and  skein it be rather a execution then a fight upon they insomuch as the furious  slaughter of they be a great discouragement and appalement to the rest that  there die upon the place all the chieftain that be the earl of Lincoln the  earl of Kildare Francis lord lovel martin swart and sir thomas broughton all  make good the fight without any ground give only of the lord lovel there go a  report that he flee and swim over Trent on horseback but can not recover the  further side by reason of the steepness of the bank and so be drown in the  river but another report leave he not there but that he live long after in a  cave or vault the number that be slay in the field be of the enemy part four  thousand at the least and of the king part one half of his vaunt guard beside  many hurt but none of name there be take prisoner among other the counterfeit  Plantagenet now lambert Simnell again and the crafty priest his tutor for  lambert the king will not take his life both out of magnanimity take he but as  a image of wax that other have temper and mould and likewise out of wisdom  think that if he suffer death he will be forget too soon but be keep alive he  will be a continual spectacle and a kind of remedy against the like  enchantment of people in time to come for which cause he be take into service  in his court to a base office in his kitchen so that in a kind of Mattacina of  humane fortune he turn a broach that have wear a crown whereas fortune common  do not bring in a comedy or farce after a tragedy and afterward he be prefer  to be one of the king falconer as to the priest he be commit close prisoner  and hear of no more the king love to seal up his own danger after the battle  the king go to Lincoln where he cause supplication and thanksgiving to be make  for his deliverance and victory and that his devotion may go round in circle  he send his banner to be offer to our lady of Walsingham where before he make  his vow and thus deliver of this so strange a engine new invention of fortune  he return to his former confidence of mind think now that all his misfortune  have come at once but it fall out unto he accord to the speech of the common  people in the beginning of his reign that say it be a token he shall reign in  labour because his reign begin with a sickness of sweat but howsoever the king  think himself now in a haven yet such be his wisdom as his confidence do  seldom darken his before sight especial in thing near hand and therefore  awaken by so fresh and unexpected danger he enter into due consideration  aswell how to weed out the partaker of the former rebellion as to kill the  seed of the like in time to come and withal to take away all shelter and  harbour for discontent person where they may hatch and foster rebellion which  afterward may gather strength and motion and first he do yet again make a  progress from Lincoln to the Northern part though it be indeed rather a  itinerary circuit of justice then a progress for all along as he go with much  severity and strict inquisition partly by martial law and partly by Commission  be punish the adherent and aider of the late rebel not all by death for the  field have draw much blood but by fine and ransom which spare life and raise  Treasure among other crime of this nature there be diligent inquiry make of  such as have raise and disperse abruit and rumour a little before the field  fight that the rebel have the day and that the king army be overthrow and the  king flee whereby it be suppose that many succour which otherwise will have  come unto the king be cunning put off and keep back which charge and  accusation though it have some ground yet it be industrious embrace and put on  by diverse who have be in themselves not the best affect to the king part nor  forward to come to his aid be glad to apprehend this colour to cover their  neglect and coldness under the pretence of such discouragement which cunning  nevertheless the king will not understand though he lodge it and note it in  some particular as his manner be but for the extirpate of the root and cause  of the like commotion in time to come the king begin to find where his shoe do  wring he and that it be his depress of the house of York that do rankle and  fester the affection of his people and therefore be now too wise to disdain  peril any long and Willing to give some concentment in that kind at least in  ceremony he resolve at last to proceed to the coronation of his queen and  therefore at his come to London where he enter in state and in a kind of  triumph and celebrate his victory with two day of devotion for the first day  he repair to Paul and have the hymn of te god sing and the morrow after he go  in procession and hear the sermon at the cross the queen be with great  solemnity crown at Westminster the five and twenty of November in the three  year of his reign which be about two year after the marriage like a old  Christian that have stay long for godfather which strange and unusual distance  of time madeit subject to every man note that it be a Act against his stomach  and put upon he by necessity and reason of state soon after to show that it be  now fair weather again and that the imprisonment of thomas marquis Dorset be  rather upon suspicion of the time then of the man he the say marquis be set at  liberty without examination or other circumstance at that time also the king  send a ambassador unto pope innocent signify unto he this his marriage and  that now like another Aeneas he have pass through the flood of his former  trouble and travail and be arrive unto a safe haven and thank his holiness  that he have honour the celebration of his marriage with the presence of his  ambassador and offer both his person and the force of his kingdom upon all  occasion to do he service the ambassador make his oration to the pope in the  presence of the cardinal do so magnify the king and queen as be enough to glut  the hearer but then he do again so exroll and deify the pope as make all that  he have say in praise of his master and mistress seem temperate and passable  but he be very honourable entertain and extreme much make on by the pope who  know himself to be lazy and unprofitable to the Christian world be wonder glad  to hear that there be such echo of he sound in remote part he obtain also of  the pope a very just and honourable bull qualify the privilege of sanctuary  wherewith the king have be extreme gauled in three point the first that if any  Sanstuarie man do by night or otherwise get out of sanctuary privy and commit  mischief and trespass and then come in again he shall lose the benefit of  sanctuary for ever after the second that howsoever the person of the  Sanctuarie-man be protect from his creditor yet his good out of sanctuary  shall not the three that if any take Sanstuarie for case of treason the king  may appoint he keeper to look to he in sanctuary the king also for the better  secure of his estate against mutinous and malcontented subject whereof he see  the realm be full who may have their refuge into Scotland which be not under  key as the port be for that cause rather then for any doubt of hostility from  those part before his come to London when he be at Newcastle have send a  solemn ambassage unto James the three king of Scotland to treat and conclude a  peace with he the ambassador be richard fox bishop of Exeter and sir richard  edgcombe comptroller of the king house who be honourable receive and entertain  there but the king of Scotland labour of the same disease that king henry do  though more mortal as afterward appear that be discontent subject apt to rise  and raise Tumuh although in his own affection he do much desire to make a  peace with the king yet find his noble averse and not dare to displease they  conclude only a truce for seven year give nevertheless promise in private that  it shall be renew from time to time during the two king life hitherto the king  have be exercise in settle his affair at home but about this time break forth  a occasion that draw he to look abroad and to hearken to foreign business  Charles the eight the French king by the virtue and good fortune of his two  immediate predecessor Charles the seven his grand father and lews the eleven  his father receive the kingdom of France in more flourish and spread estate  than it have be of many year before be redintegrate in those principal member  which ancient have be portion of the crown of France and be after dissever so  as they remain only in homage and not in sovereignty be govern by absolute  prince of their own Angeou Normandy Provence and Burgundy there remain only  Britain to be reunite and so the monarchy of France to be reduce to the  ancient term and bind king Charles be not a little inflame with a ambition to  repurchase and reannex that duchy which his ambition be a wise and well weigh  ambition not like unto the ambition of his succeed enterprise of Italy for at  that time be new come to the crown he be somewhat guide by his father counsel  counsel not counsellor for his father be his own counsel and have few able man  about he and that king be know well have ever distaste the design of Italy and  in particular have a eye upon Britain there be many circumstance that do feed  the ambition of Charles with pregnant and apparent hope of success the duke of  Britain old and enter into a lethargy and serve with mercenary counsellor  father of two only daughter the one sickly and not like to continue king  Charles himself in the flower of his age and the subject of France at that  time well train for war both for leader and soldier man of service be not yet  wear out since the war of lewis against Burgundy he find himself also in peace  with all his neighbour prince as for those that may oppose to his enterprise  maximilian king of Roman his rival in the same desire as well for the duchy as  the daughter feeble in mean and king henry of England aswell somewhat  obnoxious to he for his favour and benefit as busy in his particular noble at  home there be also a fair and specious occasion offer he to hide his ambition  and to justify his war upon Britain for that the duke have receive and succour  lewis duke of Orleans and other of the French nobility which have take arm  against their king wherefore king Charles be resolve upon that war know well  he can not receive any opposition so potent as if king henry shall either upon  policy of state in prevent the grow greatness of France or upon gratitude unto  the duke of Britain for his former favour in the time of his distress espouse  that quarrel and declare himself in aid of the duke therefore he no soon hear  that king henry be settle by his victory but forth with he send ambassador  unto he to pray his assistance or at the least that he will stand neutral  which ambassador find the king at Leicester and deliver their ambassage to  this effect they first impart unto the king the success that their master have  have a little before against maximilian in recovery of certain town from he  which be do in a kind of privacy and inwardness towards the king as if the  French king do not esteem he for a outward or formal confederate but as one  that have part in his affection and fortune and with who he take pleasure to  communicate his business after this compliment and some gratulation for the  king victory they fall to their errand declare to the king that their master  be enforce to enter into a just and necessary war with the duke of Britain for  that he have receive and succour those that be traitor and declare enemy unto  his person and state that they be no mean distress and calamitous person that  flee to he for refuge but of so great quality as it be apparent that they come  not thither to protect their own fortune but to infest and invade his the head  of they be the duke of Orleans the first prince of the blood and the second  person of France that therefore right to understand it it be rather on their  master part a defensive war then a offensive as that that can not be omit or  forbear if he tender the conservation of his own estate and that it be not the  first blow that make the war invasive for that no wise prince will stay for  but the first provocation or at least the first preparation nay that this war  be rather a suppression of rebel then a war with a just enemy where the case  be that his subject traitor be receive by the duke of Britain his homager that  king henry know well what go upon it in example if neighbour prince shall  to bring to pass and comfort rebel against the law of nation and of league  nevertheless that their master be not ignorant that the king have be behold to  the duke of Britain in his adversity as on the other side they know he will  not forget also the readiness of their king in aid he when the duke of Britain  or his mercenary councillor fail he and will have betray he and that there be  a great difference between the courtesy receive from their master and the duke  of Britain for that the duke may have end of utility and bargain whereas their  master can not have proceed but out of entire affection for that if it have be  measure by a politic line it have be better for his affair that a tyrant shall  have reign in England trouble and hate then such a prince who virtue can not  sail to make he great and potent whensoever he be come to be master of his  affair but howsoever it stand for the point of obligation which the king may  owe to the duke of Britain yet their master be well assure it will not divert  king henry of England from do that that be just nor ever embark he in so ill  ground a quarrel therefore since this war which their master be now to make be  but to deliver himself from imminent danger their king hope the king will show  the like affection to the conservation of their master estate as their master  have when time be show to the king acquisition of his kingdom at the least  that accord to the inclination which the king have ever profess of peace he  will look on and stand neutral for that their master can not with reason press  he to undertake part in the war be so new settle and recover from intestine  sedition but touch the mystery of reannexing of the duchy of Britain to the  crown of France either by war or by marriage with the daughter of Britain the  ambassador bear aloof from it as from a rock know that it make most against  they and therefore by all mean decline any mention thereof but contrariwise  interlace in their conference with the king the assure purpose of their master  to match with the daughter of maximilian and entertain the king also with some  wander discourse of their king purpose to recover by arm his right to the  kingdom of Naples by a expedition in person all to remove the king from all  jealousy of any design in these hither part upon Britain otherwise then for  quench of the fire which he fear may be kindle in his own estate the king  after advice take with his CoAncell make answer to the ambassador and first  return their compliment show he be right glad of the French king reception of  those town from maximilian then he familiar relate some particular passage of  his own adventure and victory pass as to the business of Britain the king  answer in few word that the French king and the duke of Britain be the two  person to who he be most oblige of all man and that he shall think himself  very unhappy if thing shall go so between they as he shall not be able to  acquit himself in gratitude towards they both and that there be no mean for he  as a Christian king and a common friend to they to satisfy all obligation both  to God and man but to offer himself for a mediator of a accord and peace  between they by which course he doubt not but their king estate and honour  both will be preserve with more safety and less enuis then by a war and that  he will spare no cost or pain no if it be to go on pilgrimage for so good a  effect and conclude that in this great affair which he take so much to heart  he will express himself more full by a ambassage which he will speedy dispatch  unto the French king for that purpose and in this sort the French ambassador  be dismiss the king avoid to understand any thing touch the reannexing of  Britain as the ambassador have avoid to mention it save that he give a little  touch of it in the word envy and so it be that the king be neither so shallow  nor so ill advertise as not to perceive the intention of the French for the  invest himself of Britain but first he be utter unwilling howsoever he give  out to enter into war with France a fame of a war he like well but not a  achievement for the one he think will make he rich and the other poor and he  be possess with many secret fear touch his own people which he be therefore  loath to arm and put weapon into their hand yet notwithstanding as a prudent  and courageous prince he be not so averse from a war but that he be resolve to  choose it rather then to have Britain carry by France be so great and opulent  a duchy and situate so opportune to annoy England either for coast or Trade  but the king hope be that partly by negligence common impute to the French  especial in the court of a young king and partly by the native power of  Britain it self which be not small but chief in respect of the great party  that the duke of Orleans have in the kingdom of France and thereby mean to  stir up civil trouble to divert the French king from the enterprise of Britain  and last in regard of the power of maximilian who be corrival to the French  king in that pursuit the enterprise will either bow to a pace or break in it  self in all which the king measure and valve thing amiss as afterward appear  he send therefore forth with to the French king christopher Urswick his  chaplain a person by he much trust and employ choose he the rather because he  be a churchman as best sort with a ambassy of pacification and give he also a  Commission that if the French king consent to treat he shall thence repair to  the duke of Britain and ripen the treaty on both part urswick make declaration  to the French king much to the purpose of the king answer to the French  ambassador here instil also tender some overture of receive to grace the duke  of Orleans and some taste of condition of accord but the French king on the  other side proceed not sincere but with a great deal of be and dissimulation  in this treaty have for his end to gain time and so put off the English  succour under hope of peace till he have get good foot in Britain by force of  arm wherefore he answer the ambassador that he will put himself into the king  hand and make he arbiter of the peace and Willing consent that the ambassador  shall straight way pass into Britain to signify this his consent and to know  the duke mind likewise well before see that the duke of Orleans by who the  duke of Britain be whole lead take himself to be upon term irreconcilable with  he will admit of no treaty of peace whereby he shall in one both general  abroad veil over his ambition and win the reputation of just and moderate  proceed and shall withal ender himself in the affection of the king of England  as one that have commit all to his will nay and which be yet more fine make  faith in he that although he go on with the war yet it shall be but with his  sword in his hand to bend the stiffness of the other party to accept of peace  and so the king shall take no umbrage of his arm and prosecution but the  treaty to be keep on foot to the very last instant till he be master of the  field which ground be by the French king wise lie all thing fall out as he  expect for when the English ambassador come to the court of Britain the duke  be then scarce perfect in his memory and all thing be direct by the duke of  Orleans who give audience to the chaplain urswick and upon his ambassage  deliver make answer in somewhat high term that the duke of Britain have be a  host and a kind of parent or foster father to the king in his tenderness of  age and weakness of fortune do look for at this time from king henry the  renown king of England rather brave troop for his succour then a vain treaty  of peace and if the king can forget the good office of the duke do unto he  aforetime yet he know well he will in his wisdom consider of the future how  much it import his own safety and reputation both in foreign part and with his  own people not to suffer Britain the old confederate of England to be swallow  up by France and so many good port and strong town upon the coast be in the  command of so potent a neighbour king and so ancient a enemy and therefore  humble desire the king to think of this business as his own and therewith  break off and deny any further conference for treaty urswick return first to  the French king and relate to he what have pass who find thing to sort to his  desire take hold of they and say that the ambassador may perceive now that  which he for his part partly imagine before that consider in what hand the  duke of Britain be there will be no peace but by a mix treaty of force and  persuasion and therefore he will go on with the one and desire the king not to  desist from the other but for his own part he do faithful promise to be still  in the king power to rule he in the matter of peace this be accord represent  unto the king by urswick at his return and in such a fashion as if the treaty  be in no sort desperate but rather stay for a better hour till the hammer have  wrought and Beatrice the party of Britain more pliant whereupon there pass  continual packet and dispatch between the two king from the one out of desire  and from the other out of dissimulation about the negotiation of peace the  French king mean while invade Britain with great force and distress the city  of nantes with a strait siege and as one who though he have no great judgement  yet have that that he can dissemble home the more he do urge the prosecution  of the war the more he do at the same time urge the solicitation of the peace  insomuch as during the siege of nantes after many letter and particular  message the better to maintain his dissimulation and to refresh the treaty he  send bernard DAVBIGNEY a person of good quality to the king earnest to desire  he to make a end of the business howsoever the king be no less ready to revive  and quicken the treaty and thereupon send three commissioner the abbot of  Abington sir richard tunstal and chaplain urswick former employ to do their  utmost endeavour to manage the treaty roundly and strong about this time the  lord Woodville uncle to the queen a valiant gentleman desirous of honour sue  to the king that he may raise some power of voluntary under hand and without  licence or passport wherein the king may any way appear go to the aid of the  duke of Britain the king deny his request or at least seem so to do and lie  strait commandment upon he that he shall not stir for that the king think his  honour will suffer therein during a treaty to better a party nevertheless this  lord either be unruly or out of conceit that the king will not inward dislike  that which he will not open avow sail secret over into the isle of wight  whereof he be governor and levy a fair troop of four hundred man and with they  pass over into Britain and join himself with the duke force the news whereof  when it come to the French court put diverse young blood into such a fury as  the English ambassador be not without peril to be outrage but the French king  both to preserve the privilege of ambassador and be conscious to himself that  in the business of peace he himself be the great dissembler of the two forbid  all injury of fact or word against their person or follower and present come a  agent from the king to purge himself touch the lord WOODVILES go over use for  a principal argument to demonstrate that it be without his privity for that  the troop be so small as neither have the face of a succour by authority nor  can much advance the Britain affair to which message although the French king  give no full credit yet he make fair weather with the king and seem satisfy  soon after the English ambassador return have two of they be likewise with the  duke of Britain and find thing in no other term then they be before upon their  return they inform the king of the state of the affair and how far the French  king be from any true meaning of peace and therefore he be now to advice of  some other course neither be the king himself lead all this while with  credulity mere as be general suppose but his error be not so much facility of  belief as a ill measure of the force of the other party for as be partly touch  before the king have cast the business thus with himself he take it for grant  in his own judgement that the war of Britain in respect of the strength of the  town and of the party can not speedy come to a period for he conceive that the  counsel of a war that be undertake by the French king then childless against a  heir apparent of France will be very faint and slow and beside that it be not  possible but that the state of France shall be embroil with some trouble and  alteration in favour of the duke of Orleans he conceive likewise that  maximilian king of the Roman be a prince warlike and potent who he make  account will give succour to the Britain roundly so then judge it will be a  work of time he lie his plot how he may best make use of that time for his own  affair wherein first he think to make his vantage upon his parliament know  that they be affectionate unto the quarrel of Britain will give treasure large  which treasure as a noise of war may draw forth so a peace succeed may coffer  up and because he know his people be hot upon the business he choose rather to  seem to be deceive and lull asleep by the French then to be backward in  himself consider his subject be not so full capable of the reason of state  which make he hold back wherefore to all these purpose he see no other  expedient then to set and keep on foot a continual treaty of peace lie it down  and take it up again as the occurrence require beside he have in consideration  the point of honour in bear the bless person of a pacificator he think  likewise to make use of the envy that the French king meet with by occasion of  this war of Britain in strengthen himself with new alliance as namely that of  Ferdinando of Spain with who he have ever a consent even in nature and custom  and likewise with maximilian who be particular interest so that in substance  he promise himself money honour friend and peace in the end but those thing be  too fine to be fortunate and succeed in all part for that great affair be  common too rough and stubborn to be wrought upon by the fine edge or point of  wit the king be likewise deceive in his two main ground for although he have  reason to conceive that the Council of France will be wary to put the king  into a war against the heir apparent of France yet he do not consider that  Charles be not guide by any of the principal of the blood or nobility but by  mean man who will make it their master piece of credit and favour to give  venturous counsel which no great or wise man dare or will and for maximilian  he be think then a great matter then he be his unstable and necessitous course  be not then know after consultation with the ambassador who bring he no other  news then he expect before though he will not seem to know it till then he  present summon his parliament and in open parliament propound the cause of  Britain to both house by his chancellor morton arch bishop of Canterbury who  speak to this effect my lord and master the king grace our sovereign lord have  command I to declare unto you the cause that have move he at this time to  summon this his parliament which I shall do in few word crave pardon of his  grace and you all if I perform it not as I will his grace do first of all let  you know that he retain in thankful memory the love and loyalty show to he by  you at your last meeting in establishment of his royalty free and discharge of  his partaker and confiscation of his traitor and rebel more then which can not  come from subject to their sovereign in one action this he take so well at  your hand as he have make it a resolution to himself to communicate with so  love and well approve subject in all affair that be of public nature at home  or abroad two therefore be the cause of your present assemble the one a  foreign business the other matter of government at home the French king as no  doubt you have hear make at this present hot war upon the duke of Britain his  army be now before nantes and hold it strait besiege be the principal city if  not in Ceremonte and preeminence yet in strength and wealth of that duchy you  may guess at his hope by his attempt of the hard part of the war first the  cause of this war he know best he allege the entertain and succour of the duke  of Orleans and some other French lord who the king take for his enemy other  divine of other matter both part have by their ambassador diverse time pray  the king aid the French king aid or neutrality the Briton aid simple for so  their case require the king as a Christian prince and bless son of the holy  church have offer himself as a mediator to treat a peace between they the  French king yield to treat but will not stay the prosecution of the war the  Briton that desire peace most hearken to it least not upon confidence or  stiffness but upon distrust of true meaning see the war go on so as the king  after as much pain and care to effect a peace as ever he take in any business  not be able to remove the prosecution on the one side nor the distrust on the  other cause by that prosecution have let fall the treaty not repent of it but  despair of it now as not likely to succeed therefore by this narrative you now  understand the state of the question whereupon the king pray your advice which  be no other but whether he shall enter into a auxiliary and defensive war for  the Briton against France the better to open your understanding in this affair  the king have command I to say somewhat to you from he of the person that do  intervene in this business and somewhat of the consequence thereof as it have  relation to this kingdom and somewhat of the example of it in general make  nevertheless no conclusion or judgement of any point until his grace have  receive your faithful and politic advice first for the king our sovereign  himself who be the principal person you be to eye in this business his grace  do profess that he true and constant desire to reign in peace but his grace  say he will neither buy peace with dishonour nor take it up at interest of  danger to ensue but shall think it a good change if it please God to change  the inward trouble and sedition wherewith he have be hitherto exercise into a  honourable foreign war and for the other two person in this action the French  king and the duke of Britain his grace do declare unto you that they be the  man unto who be be of all other friend and alley most bind the one have hold  over he his hand of protection from the tyrant the other have reach forth unto  he his hand of help for the recovery of his kingdom so that his affection  towards they in his natural person be upon equal term and whereas you may have  hear that his grace be enforce to fly out of Britain into France for doubt of  be betray his grace will not in any sort have that reflect upon the duke of  Britain in defacement of his former benefit for that he be through inform that  it be but the practice of some corrupt person about he during the time of his  sickness altogether without his consent or privity but howsoever these thing  do interest his grace in his particular yet he know well that the high bind  that tieth he to procure by all mean the safety and welfare of his love  subject do dis-interesse he of these obligation of gratitude otherwise then  thus that if his grace be force to make a war he do it without passion or  ambition for the consequence of this action towards this kingdom it be much as  the French king intention be for if it be no more but to range his subject to  reason who bear themselves stout upon the strength of the duke of Britain it  be nothing to we but if it be in the French king purpose or if it shall not be  in his purpose yet if it shall follow all one as if it be seek that the French  king shall make a province of Britain and join it to the crown of France then  it be worthy the consideration how this may import England as well in the  increasement of the greatness of France by the addition of such a country that  stretch his bough unto our sea as in deprive this nation and leave it naked of  so firm and assure confederate as the Briton have always be for then it will  come to pass that whereas not long since this realm be mighty upon the  continent first in Territorie and after in alliance in respect of Burgundy and  Britain which be confederate indeed but dependant confederate now the one be  already cast partly into the greatness of France and partly into that of  Austria the other be like whole to be cast into the greatness of France and  this island shall remain confine in effect within the salt water and gird  about with the coast country of two mighty monarch for the example it rest  likewise upon the same question upon the French king intent for if Britain be  carry and swallow up by France as the world abroad apt to impute and construe  the action of prince to ambition conceive it will then it be a example very  dangerous and universal that the lesser neighbour estate shall be devour of  the great for this may be the case of Scotland towards England of Portugal  towards Spain of the small estate of Italy towards the great and so of Germany  or as if some of you of the Commons may not live and dwell safe beside some of  these great lord and the bring in of this example will be chief lie to the  king charge as to he that be most interest and most able to forbid it but then  on the other side there be so fair a pretext on the French king part and yet  pretext be never want to power in regard the danger imminent to his own estate  be such as may make this enterprise seem rather a work of necessity then of  ambition as do in reason correct the danger of the example for that the  example of that which be do in a man own defence can be dangerous because it  be in another power to avoid it but in all this business the king remit  himself to your grave and mature advice whereupon he purpose to rely this be  the effect of the lord chancellor speech touch the Cause of Britain for the  king have command he to carry it so as to affect the parliament towards the  business but without engage the king in any express declaration the chancellor  go on for that which may concern the government at home the king have command  I to say unto you that he think there be never any king for the small time  that he have reign have great and just cause of the two contrary passion of  joy and sorrow then his grace have joy in respect of the rare and visible  favour of almighty God in gird the imperial sword upon his side and assist the  same his sword against all his enemy and likewise in blessing he with so many  good and love servant and subject which have never fail to give he faithful  counsel ready obedience and courageous defence sorrow for that it have not  please God to suffer he to sheathe his sword as he great desire otherwise then  for Administration of justice but that he have be force to draw it so oft to  cut off traitorous and disloyal subject who it seem God have leave a few among  many good as the canaanite among the people of Israel to be thorn in their  side to tempt and try they though the end have be always God name be bless  therefore that the destruction have fall upon their own head wherefore his  grace say that he see that it be not the blood spill in the field that will  save the blood in the city nor the marshal sword that will set this kingdom in  perfect peace but that the true way be to stop the seed of sedition and  rebellion in their beginning and for that purpose to devise confirm and  quicken good and wholesome law against riot and unlawful assembly of people  and all combination and confederacy of they by livery token and other badge of  factious dependence that the peace of the land may by these ordinance as by  bar of iron be sound bind in and strengthen and all force both in court  country and private house be suppress the care hereof which so much concern  your self and which the nature of the time do instant call for his grace  commend to your wisdom and because it be the king desire that this peace  wherein he hope to govern and maintain you do not bear only unto you leave for  you to sit under the shade of they in safety but also shall bear you fruit of  riches wealth and plenty therefore his grace pray you to take into  consideration matter of Trade as also the manufacture of the kingdom and to  repress the bastard and barren employment of money to usury and unlawful  exchange that they may be as their natural use be turn upon commerce and  lawful and royal trade and likewise that our people be set on work in be and  handicraft that the realm may subsist more of it self that idleness be avoid  and the drain out of our Treasure for foreign manufacture stop but you be not  to rest here only but to provide further that whatsoever merchant shall be  bring in from beyond the sea may be employ upon the commodity of this land  whereby the kingdom stock of Treasure may be sure to be keep from be diminish  by any over trade of the foreigner and last because the king be well assure  that you will not have he poor that wish you rich he doubt not but that you  will have care as well to maintain his revenue of custom and all other nature  as also to supply he with your love aid if the case shall so require the  rather for that you know the king be a good husband and but a steward in  effect for the public and that what come from you be but as moisture draw from  the earth which gather into a cloud and fall back upon the earth again and you  know well how the kingdom about you grow more and more in greatness and the  time be stir and therefore not fit to find the king with a empty purse more I  have not to say to you and wish that what have be say have be better express  but that your wisdom and good affection will supply God bless your do it be no  hard matter to dispose and affect the parliament in this business aswell in  respect of the emulation between the nation and the envy at the late growth of  the French monarchy as in regard of the danger to suffer the French to make  their approach upon England by obtain so goodly a maritime province full of  seatowns and haven that may do mischief to the English either by invasion or  by interruption of traffic the parliament be also move with the point of  oppression for although the French seem to speak reason yet argument be ever  with multitude too weak for suspicion wherefore they do advice the king  roundly to embrace the Briton quarrel and to send they speedy aid and with  much alacrity and forwardness grant to the king a great rate of subsidy in  contemplation of these aid but the king both to keep a decency towards the  French king to who he profess himself to be oblige and indeed desirous rather  to show war then to make it send new solemn ambassador to intimate unto he the  decree of his estate and to iterate his motion that the French will desist  from hostility or if war must follow to desire he to take it in good part if  at the motion of his people who be sensible of the cause of the Briton as  their ancient friend and confederate he do send they succour with protestation  nevertheless that to save all treaty and law of friendship he have limit his  force to proceed in aid of the Briton but in no wise to war upon the French  otherwise then as they maintain the possession of Britain but before this  formal ambassage arrive the party of the duke have receive a great blow and  grow to manifest declination for near the town of saint Alban in Britain a  battle have be give where the Briton be overthrow and the duke of Orleans and  the prince of orange take prisoner there be slay on the Briton part six  thousand man and among they the lord Woodville and almost all his soldier  valiant fight and of the French part one thousand two hundred with their  leader James GALEOT a great commander when the news of this battle come over  into England it be time for the king who now have no subrerfuge to continue  further treaty and see before his eye that Britain go so speedy for lose  contrary to his hope know also that with his people and foreigner both he  sustain no small envy and disreputation for his former delay to dispatch with  all possible speed his succour into Britain which he do under the conduct of  robert lord brook to the number of eight thousand choice man and well arm who  have a fair wind in few hour land in Britain and join themselves forthwith to  those Briton force that remain after the defeat and march straight on to find  the enemy and encamp fast by they the French wise husband the possession of a  victory and well acquaint with the courage of the English especial when they  be fresh keep themselves within their trench be strong lodge and resolve not  to give battle but mean while to harrass and weary the English they do upon  all advantage set upon they with their light horse wherein nevertheless they  receive common lose especial by mean of the English archer but upon these  achievement Francis duke of Britain decease a accident that the king may easy  have foresee and ought to have reckon upon and provide for but that the point  of reputation when news first come of the battle lose that somewhat must be do  do overbear the reason of war after the duke decease the principal person of  Britain partly buy partly through faction put all thing into confusion so as  the English not find head or body with who to join their force and be in  jealousy of friend as well as in danger of enemy and the winter begin return  home five month after their land so the battle of saint Alban the death of the  duke and the retire of the English succour be after some time the cause of the  lose of that duchy which action some account as a blemish of the king  judgement but most but as the misfortune of his time but howsoever the  temporary fruit of the parliament in their aid and advice give for Britain  take not nor prosper not yet the last fruit of parliament which be good and  wholesome law do prosper and do yet continue to this day for accord to the  lord chancellor admonition there be that parliament diverse excellent law  ordain concern the point which the king recommend first the authority of the  star chamber which before subsist by the ancient commonlawes of the realm be  confirm in certain case by Act of parliament this court be one of the sage and  noble institution of this kingdom for in the distribution of court of ordinary  justice beside the high court of parliament in which distribution the king  bench hold the plea of the crown the common place plea civil the exchequer  plea concern the king revenue and the chancery the Praetorian power for  mitigate the rigour of law in case of extremity by the conscience of a good  man there be nevertheless always reserve a high and pre-eminent power to the  king counsel in cause that may in example or consequence concern the state of  the common wealth which if they be criminal the counsel use to sit in the  Chamber call the star Chamber if civil in the white Chamber or white hall and  as the chancery have the Praetorian power for equity so the star chamber have  the censorian power for offence under the degree of capital this court of star  chamber be compound of good element for it consist of four kind of person  councillor peer prelate and chief judge it discern also principal of four kind  of cause force fraud crime various of stellionate and the Inchoations or  middle act towards crime capital or heinous not actual commit or perpetrate  but that which be principal aim at by this Act be force and the two chief  support of force combination of multitude and maintenance or headship of great  person from the general peace of the country the king care go on to the peace  of the king house and the security of his great officer and counsellor but  this law be somewhat of a strange composition and temper that if any of the  king servant under the degree of a lord do conspire the death of any of the  king counsel or lord of the realm it be make capital this law be think to be  procure by the lord chancellor who be a stern and haughty man and find he have  some mortal enemy in court provide for his own safety drown the envy of it in  a general law by communicate the privilege with all other councillor and peer  and yet not dare to extend it further then to the king servant in Checkrowle  lest it shall have be too harsh to the gentleman and other Commons of the  kingdom who may have think their ancient liberty and the clemency of the law  of England invade if the will in any case of felony shall be make the deed and  yet the reason which the Act yield that be to say that he that conspire the  death of councillor may be think indirect and by a mean to conspire the death  of the king himself be indifferent to all subject as well as to servant in  court but it seem this suffice to serve the lord chancellor turn at this time  but yet he live to needs a general law for that he grow afterward as odious to  the country as he be then to the court from the peace of the king house the  king care extend to the peace of private house and family for there be a  excellent moral law mould thus the take and carry away of woman forcible and  against their will except female ward and bind woman be make capital the  parliament wise and just conceive that the obtain of woman by force into  possession howsoever afterward assent may follow by allurement be but a rape  draw forth in length because the first force draw on all the rest there be  make also another law for peace in general and repress of murder and  manslaughter and be in amendment of the commonlawes of the realm be this that  whereas by the commonlaw the king suit in case of homicide do expect the year  and the day allow to the party suit by way of appeal and that it be find by  experience that the party be many time compound with and many time weary with  the suit so that in the end such suit be let fall and by that time the matter  be in a manner forget and thereby prosecution at the king suit by indictment  which be ever best to flame crimine neglect it be ordain that the suit by  indictment may be take as well at any time within the year and the day as  after not prejudice nevertheless the party suit the king begin also then as  well in wisdom as in justice to pare a little the privilege of clergy ordain  that clerk convict shall be burn in the hand both because they may taste of  some corporal punishment and that they may carry a brand of infamy but for  this good act sake the king himself be after brand by Perkins proclamation for  a execrable breaker of the rite of holy church another law be make for the  better peace of the country by which law the king officer and Farmors be to  forfeit their place and hold in case of unlawful retainer or partake in rout  and unlawful assembly these be the law that be make for repress of force which  those time do chief require and be so prudent frame as they be find fit for  all succeed time and so continue to this day there be also make good and  politic law that parliament against usury which be the bastard use of money  and against unlawful chievances and exchange which be bastard usury and also  for the security of the king custom and for the employment of the procedure of  foreign commodity bring in by merchant stranger upon the Native commodity of  the realm together with some other law of less importance but howsoever the  law make in that parliament do bear good and wholesome fruit yet the subsidy  grant at the same time bear a fruit that prove harsh and bitter all be inn at  last into the king barne but it be after a storm for when the commissioner  enter into the taxation of the subsidy in Yorkshire and the bishopric of  duresme the people upon a sudden grow into great mutiny and say open that they  have endure of late year a thousand misery and neither can nor will pay the  subsidy this no doubt proceed not simple of any present necessity but much by  reason of the old humour of those country where the memory of king richard be  so strong that it lie like lees in the bottom of man heart and if the vessel  be but stir it will come up and no doubt it be partly also by the instigation  of some factious male content that bear principal stroke among they hereupon  the commissioner be somewhat astonish defer the matter unto the earl of  Northumberland who be the principal man of authority in those part the earl  forthwith write unto the court signify to the king plain enough in what flame  he find the people of those country and pray the king direction the king write  back peremptory that he will not have one penny abate of that which have be  grant to he by parliament both because it may encourage other country to pray  the like release or mitigation and chief because he will never endure that the  base multitude shall frustrate the authority of the parliament wherein their  vote and consent be conclude upon this dispatch from court the earl assemble  the principal justice and free holder of the country and speak to they in that  imperious language wherein the king have write to he which needs not save that  a Harsh business be unfortunate fall into the hand of a Harsh-man do not only  irritate the people but make they conceive by the stoutness and haughtiness of  delivery of the king errand that himself be the author or principal persuader  of that counsel whereupon the mean sort rout together and sudden assail the  earl in his house slay he and diverse of his servant and rest not there but  create for their leader sir John egremond a factious person and one that have  of a long time bear a ill talon towards the king and be animate also by a base  fellow call John a chamber a very boutefeu who bear much sway among the vulgar  and popular enter into open rebellion and give out in flat term that they will  go against king henry and fight with he for the maintenance of their liberty  when the king be advertise of this new insurrection be almost a fever that  take he every year after his manner little trouble therewith he send thomas  earl of Surrey who he have a little before not only release out of the tower  and pardon but also receive to special favour with a competent power against  the rebel who fight with the principal band of they and defeat they and take  alive John a chamber their firebrand as for sir John egremond he flee into  Flanders to the lady margaret of Burgundy who palace be the sanctuary and  receptacle of all traitor against the king John a chamber be execute at York  in great state for he be hang upon a gibbet raise a stage high in the amid of  a square gallows as a traitor paramount and a number of his man that be his  chief accomplice be hang upon the low story round about he and the rest be  general pardon neither do the king himself omit his custom to be first or  second in all his warlike exploit make good his word which be usual with he  when he hear of rebel that he desire but to see they for immediate after he  have send down the earl of Surrey he march towards they himself in person and  although in his journey he hear news of the victory yet he go on as far as  York to pacify and settle those country and that do return to London leave the  earl of Surrey for his lieutenant in the Northern part and sir richard  tunstall for his principal commissioner to levy the subsidy whereof he do not  remit a denier about the same time that the king lose so good a servant as the  earl of Northumberland he lose likewise a faithful friend and alley of James  the three king of Scotland by a miserable disaster for this unfortunate prince  after a long smother of discontent and hatred of many of his nobility and  people break forth at time into sedition and alteration of court be at last  distress by they have take arm and surprise the person of prince James his son  partly by force partly by threat that they will otherwise deliver up the  kingdom to the king of England to shadow their rebellion and to be the titular  and paint head of those arm whereupon the king find himself too weak seek unto  king henry as also unto the pope and the king of France to compose those  trouble between he and his subject the king accord interpose their mediation  in a round and princely manner not only by way of request and persuasion but  also by way of protestation of menace declare that they think it to be the  common Cause of all king if subject shall be suffer to give law unto their  sovereign and that they will accord resend it and revenge it but the rebel  that have shake off the great yoke of obedience have likewise cast away the  lesser tie of respect and fury prevail above fear make answer that there be no  talk of peace except the king will resignehis crown whereupon treaty of accord  take no place it come up to a battle at bannock bourn by strivelin in which  battle the king transport with wrath and just indignation inconsiderate fight  and precipitate the charge before his whole number come up to he be  notwithstanding the contrary express and straight commandment of the prince  his son slay in the pursuit be flee to a mill situate in the field where the  battle be fight as for the pope ambassy which be send by adrian de town a  Italian legate and perhaps as those time be may have prevail more it come too  late for the ambassy but not for the ambassador for pass through England and  be honourable entertain and dreceiued of king henry who ever apply himself  with much respect to the see of Rome he fall into great grace with the king  and great familiarity and friendship with morton the chancellor in so much as  the king take a like to he and find he to his mind prefer he to the bishopric  of Hereford and afterward to that of bath and well and employ he in many of  his affair of state that have relation to Rome he be a man of great learning  wisdom and dexteritle in business of state and have not long after ascend to  the degree of cardinal pay the king large tribute of his gratitude in diligent  and judicious advertisement of the occurrent of Italy nevertheless in the end  of his time he be partaker of the conspiracy which cardinal Alphonso petrucci  and some other cardinal have plot against the life of pope leo and this  offence in it self so heinous be yet in he aggrauared by the motive thereof  which be not malice or discontent but a aspire mind to the papacy and in this  height of impiety there want not a intermixture of levity and folly for that  as be general believe he be animate to expect the papacy by a fatal mockery  the prediction of a soothsayer which be that one shall succeed pope leo who  name shall be adrian a age man of mean birth and of great learning and wisdom  by which character and figure he take himself to be describe though it be  fulfil of adrian the Fleming son of a Dutch brewer cardinal of to turn and  preceptor unto Charles the five the same that not change his Christian name be  afterward call adrian the Sixt but these thing happen in the year follow which  be the five of this king but in the end of the four year the king have call  again his parliament not as it seem for any particular occasion of state but  the former parliament be end somewhat sudden in regard of the preparation for  Britain the king think he have not remunerate his people sufficient with good  law which evermore be his retribution for Treasure and find by the  insurrection in the north there be discontentment abroad in respect of the  subsidy he think it good to give his subject yet further contentment and  comfort in that kind certain his time for good common wealth law do excel so  as he may just be celebrate for the best law giver to this nation after king  edward the first for his law who so mark they well be deep and not vulgar not  make upon the spur of a particular occasion for the present but out of  providence of the future to make the estate of his people still more and more  happy after the manner of the legislator in ancient and heroical time first  therefore he make a law suitable to his own act and time for as himself have  in his person and marriage make a final concord in the great suit and Title  for the crown so by this law he settle the like peace and quiet in the private  possession of the subject ordain that fine thence forth shall be final to  conclude all stranger right and that upon fine levy and solemn proclaim the  subject shall have his time of watch for five year after his Title accrue  which if he before pass his right shall be bind for ever after with some  exception nevertheless of minor marry woman and such incompetent person this  statute do in effect but restore a ancient statute of the realm which be it  self also make but in affirmance of the commonlaw the alteration have be by a  statute common call the statute of Non-claime make in the time of edward the  three and sure this law be a kind of prognostic of the good peace which since  his time have for the most part continue in this kingdom until this day for  statute of Non-Claime be fit for time of war when man head be trouble that  they can intend their estate but statute that quiet possession be fit for time  of peace to extinguish suit and contention which be one of the bane of peace  another statute be make of singular policy for the population apparent and if  it be through consider for the soldiery and militar force of the realm  enclosure at that time begin to be more frequent whereby arable land which can  not be manure without people and family be turn into pasture which be easy rid  by a few hear man and tenancies for year life and at will whereupon much of  the yeomanry live be turn into demesne this breed a decay of people and by  consequence a decay of town church tithe and the like the king likewise know  full well and in no wise forget that there ensue with all upon this a decay  and diminution of subsidy and tax for the more gentleman ever the low book of  subsidy in remedy of this inconvenience the king wisdom be admirable and the  parliament at that time enclosure they will not forbid for that have be to  forbid the improvement of the patrimony of the kingdom nor tillage they will  not compel for that be to strive with nature and utility but they take a  course to take away depopulate enclosure and depopulate pasturage and yet not  by that name or by any imperious express prohibition but by consequence the  ordinance be that all house of husbandry that be use with twenty acre of  ground and upward shall be maintain and keep up for ever together with a  competent proportion of land to be use and occupy with they and in no wise to  be servered from they as by another statute make afterward in his successor  time be more full declare this upon forfeiture to be take not by way of  popular action but by seizure of the land it self by the king and lord of the  fee as to half the profit till the house and land be restore by this mean the  house be keep up do of necessity enforce a dweller and the proportion of land  for occupation be keep up do of necessity enforce that dweller not to be a  beggar or cottager but a man of some substance that may keep Hiends and  servant and set the plough on go this do wonder concern the may and manner  hood of the kingdom to have Fermes as it be of a standard sufficient to  maintain a able body out of penury and do in effect amortise a great part of  the land of the kingdom unto the hold and occupation of the yeomanry or middle  people of a condition between gentleman and cottager or peasant now how much  this do advance the militar power of the kingdom be apparent by the true  principle of war and the example of other kingdom for it have be hold by the  general opinion of man of best judgement in the war howsoever some few have  vary and that it may receive some distinction of case that the principal  strength of a army consist in the infantry or foot and to make good infantry  it require man breed not in a servile or indigent fashion but in some free and  plentiful manner therefore if a state run most to nobleman and gentleman and  that the husbandman and ploughman be but as their work folk and labourer or  else mere cottager which be but house beggar you may have a good cavalry but  never good stable band of foot like to coppice wood that if you leave in they  staddles too thick they will run to bush and brier and have little clean  underwood and this be to be see in France and Italy and loom other part abroad  where in effect all be noblesse or peasantry I speak of people out of town and  no middle people and therefore no good force of foot insomuch as they be  enforce to employ mercenary band of swisser and the like for their battalion  of foot whereby also it come to pass that those nation have much people and  few soldier whereas the king see that contrariwise it will follow that England  though much less in Territorie yet shall have infinite more soldier of their  native force then those other nation have thus do the king secret sow hidra's  tooth whereupon accord to the poet fiction shall rise up arm man for the  service of this kingdom the king also have care to make his realm potent as  well by sea as by land for the better maintenance of the navy ordain that wine  and woads from the part of Gascoigne and Languedoc shall not be bring but in  English bottom bow the ancient policy of this estate from consideration of  plenty to consideration of power for that almost all the ancient statute  incite by all mean merchant stranger to bring in all sort of commodity have  for end cheapness and not look to the point of state concern the naval power  the king also make a statute in that parliament monitory and minatory towards  justice of peace that they shall due execute their office invite complaint  against they first to their fellow justice then to the justice of assize then  to the king or chancellor and that a proclamation which he have publish of  that tenor shall be read in open session four time a year to keep they awake  meaning also to have his law execute and thereby to reap either obedience or  forfeiture wherein towards his latter time he do decline too much to the leave  hand he do ordain remedy against the practice that be grow in use to stop and  damp information upon Penal law by procure information by collusion to be put  in by the confederate of the delinquent to be faint prosecute and let fall at  pleasure and plead they in bar of the information which be prosecute with  effect he make also law for the correction of the mint and counterfeit of  foreign coin currant and that no payment in gold shall be make to any merchant  stranger the better to keep Treasure within the realm for that gold be the  mettle that lie in leastroome he make also statute for the maintenance of  drapery and the keep of wool within the realm and not only so but for stint  and limit the prince of Cloth one for the fine and another for the courser  sort which I note both because it be a rare thing to set prince by statute  especial upon our home commodity and because of the wise model of this Act not  prescribe prince but stint they not to exceed a rate that the clothier may  drape accord as he may afford diverse other good statute be make that  parliament but these be the principal and here I do desire those into who hand  this work shall fall that they do take in good part my long insist upon the  law that be make in this king reign whereof I have these reason both because  it be the pre-eminent virtue and merit of this king to who memory I do honour  and because it have some correspondence to my person but chief because in my  judgement it be some defect even in the best writer of history that they do  not often enough summary deliver and set down the most memorable law that pass  in the time whereof they write be indeed the principal act of peace for though  they may be have in original book of law themselves yet that inform not the  judgement of king and councillor and person of estate so well as to see they  describe and enter in the table and portrait of the time about the same time  the king have a loan from the city of four thousand pound which be double to  that they lend before and be due and orderly pay back at the day as the former  likewise have be the king ever choose rather to borrow too soon then to pay  too late and so keep up his credit neither have the king yet cast off his care  and hope touch Britain but think to master the occasion by policy though his  arm have be unfortunate and to bereave the French king of the fruit of his  victory the sum of his design be to encourage maximilian to go on with his  suit for the marriage of whether   the heir of Britain and to aid he to the  consummation thereof but the affair of maximilian be at that time in great  trouble and combustion by a rebellion of his subject in Flanders especial  those of Bruges and gaunt whereof the town of Bruges at such time as  maximilian be there in person have sudden arm in tumult and slay some of his  principal officer and take himself prisoner and hold he in durance till they  have enforce he and some of his councillor to take a solemn oath to pardon all  their offence and never to question and revenge the same in time to come  nevertheless Frederick the emperor will not suffer this reproach and indignity  offer to his son to pass but make sharp war upon Flanders to reclaim and  chastise the rebel but the lord ravenstein a principal person about maximilian  and one that have take the oath of abolition with his master pretend the  religion thereof but indeed upon private ambition and as it be think instigate  and corrupt from France for sooke the emperor and maximilian his lord and make  himself a head of the popular party and seize upon the town of ipre and sluice  with both the castle and forthwith send to the lord cord governor of Picardy  under the French king to desire aid and to move he that he on the behalf of  the French king will be protector of the unite town and by force of arm reduce  the rest the lord cord be ready to embrace the occasion which be partly of his  own set and send forthwith great force then it have be possible for he to  raise on the sudden if he have not look for such a summons before in aid of  the lord ravenstein and the Fleming with instruction to invest the town  between France and Bruges the French force besiege a little town call Dixmue  where part of the Flemish force join with they while they lie at this siege  the king of England upon pretence of the safety of the English pale about  Calais but in truth be loath that maximilian shall become contemptible and  thereby be shake off by the state of Britain about this marriage send over the  lord Morley with a thousand man unto the lord daubigny then deputy of Calais  with secret instruction to aid maximilian and to raise the siege of Dixmue the  lord daubigny give it out that all be for the strengthen of the English march  draw out of the garrison of Calais ham and guines to the number of a thousand  man more so that with the fresh succour that come under the conduct of the  lord Morley they make up to the number of two thousand or better which force  join with some company of nourishing put themselves into Dixmue not perceive  by the enemy and pass through the town with some reenforcement from the force  that be in the town assail the enemy camp negligent guard as be out of fear  where there be a bloody fight in which the English and their partaker obtain  the victory and slay to the number of eight thousand man with the lose on the  English part of a hundred or there about among who be the lord Morley they  take also their great ordnance with much rich spoil which they carry to  Newport whence the lord daubigny return to Calais leave the hurt man and some  other voluntary in Newport but the lord cord be at ipre with a great power of  man think to recover the lose and disgrace of the fight at Dixmue come present  on and sit down before Newport and besiege it and after some day siege he  resolve to try the fortune of a assault which he do one day and succeed  therein so far that he have take the principal tower and fort in that city and  plant upon it the French banner whence nevertheless they be present Beatrice  forth by the English by the help of some fresh succour of archer arrive by  good fortune at the instant in the haven of Newport whereupon the lord cord  discourage and measure the new succour which be small by the success which be  great levy his siege by this mean matter grow more exasperate between the two  king of England and France for that in the war of Flanders the auxiliary force  of French and English be much blood one against another which blood rankle the  more by the vain word of the lord cord that declare himself a open enemy of  the English beyond that that appertain to the present service make it a common  byeword of his that he can be content to lie in hell seven year so he may win  Calais from the English