the victory thus obtain the king create diverse banneret as well upon black  heath where his lieutenant have win the field whither he road in person to  perform the say creation as in saint George field where his own person have be  encamp and for matter of liberality he do by open edict give the good of all  the prisoner unto those that have take they either to take they in kind or  compound for they as they can after matter of honour and liberality follow  matter of severity and execution the lord audley be lead from Newgate to tower  hill in a paper coat paint with his own arm the arm reverse the coat tear and  he at tower hill behead FLAMMOCKE and the black smith be hang draw and quarter  at Tyburn the black smith take pleasure upon the hurdle as it seem by word  that he utter to think that he shall be famous in aftertime the king be once  in mind to have send down FLAMMOCKE and the Blac smith to have be execute in  corn wall for the more terror but be advertise that the country be yet unquiet  and boil he think better not to irritate the people further all the rest be  pardon by proclamation and to take out their pardon under seal as many as will  so that more than the blood draw in the field the king do satisfy himself with  the life of only three offender for the expiation of this great rebellion it  be a strange thing to observe the variety and inequality of the king execution  and pardon and a man will think it at the first a kind of lottery or chance  but look into it more near one shall find there be reason for it much more  perhaps than after so long a distance of time we can now discern in the  Kentish commotion which be but a landfull of man there be execute to the  number of one hundred and fifty and in this so mighty a rebellion but three  whether it be that the king put go account the man that wereslaine in the  field or that he be not Willing to be seuerein a popular Cause or that the  harmless behaviour of this people that come from the west of England to the  east without mischief almost or spoil of the country do somewhat mollify he  and move he to compassion or last that he make a great difference betwoene  people that do rebel upon wantonness and they that do rebel upon want after  the Cornish-men be defeat there come from Calais to the king a honourable  ambassage from the French king which have arrive at Calais a month before and  there be stay in respect of the trouble but honourable entertain and defray  the king at their first come send unto they pray they to have patience till a  little smoke that be raise in his country be over which will son be slight as  his manner be that open which nevertheless he intend serious this ambassage  concern no great affair but only the prolongation of day for payment of money  and some other particular of the frontier and it be indeed but a woo ambassage  with good respect to entertain the king in good affection but nothing be do or  handle to the derogation of the king late treaty with the Italian but during  the time that the Cornish-men be in their march towards London the king of  Scotland well advertise of all that pass and know himself sure of war from  England whensoever those stir be appease neglect not his opportunity but think  the king have his hand full enter the frontier of England again with a army  and besiege the castle of Norham in person with part of his force send the  rest to forage the country but fox bishop of duresme a wise man and one that  can see through the present to the future doubt as much before have cause his  castle of Norham to be strong fortify and furnish with all kind of munition  and have man it likewise with a very great number of tall soldier more than  for the proportion of the castle reckon rather upon a sharp assault than a  long siege and for the country likewise he have cause the people to withdraw  their cattle and good into fast place that be not of easy approach and send in  post to the earl of Surrey who be not far off in Yorkshire to come in  diligence to the succour so as the Scottish king both fail of do good upon the  castle and his man have but a catch harvest of their spoil and when he  understand that the earl of Surrey be come on with great force he return back  into Scotland the earl find the castle free and the enemy retire pursue with  all celerity into Scotland hope to have over take the Scottish king and to  have give he battle but not attain he in time sit down before the castle of  Aton one of the strong place then esteem between Berwick and Edinburgh which  in a small time he take and soon after the Scottish king retire further into  his country and the weather be extraordinary foul and stormy the earl return  into England so that the expedition on both part be in effect but a castle  take and a castle distress not answerable to the puissance of the force nor to  the heat of the quarrel nor to the greatness of the expectation among these  trouble both civil and external come into England from Spain peter Hialas some  call he Elijah sure he be the forerunner of the good hap that we enjoy at this  day for his ambassage set the truce between England and Scotland the truce  draw on the peace the peace the marriage and the marriage the union of the  kingdom a man of great wisdom and as those time be not unlearned send from  Ferdinando and be  a town of Campania king of Spain unto the king to treat a  marriage between Katherine their second daughter and prince Arthur this treaty  be by he set in a very good way and almost bring to perfection but it so fall  out by the way that upon some conference which he have with the king touch  this business the king who have a great dexterity in get sudden into the bosom  of ambassador of foreign prince if he like the man insomuch as he will many  time communicate with they of his own affair yea and employ they in his  service fall into speech and discourse incidently concern the end of the  debate and difference with Scotland for the king natural do not love the  barren war with Scotland though he make his profit of the noise of they and he  want not in the Council of Scotland those that will advice their king to meet  he at the half way and to give over the war with England pretend to be good  patriot but indeed favour the affair of the king only his heart be too great  to begin with Scotland for the motion of peace on the other side he have meet  with a alley of Ferdinando of Aragon as fit for his turn as can be for after  that king Ferdinando have upon assure confidence of the marriage to succeed  take upon he the person of a fraternal alley to the king he will not let in a  Spanish gravity to counsel the king in his own affair and the king on his part  not be want to himself but make use of every man humour make his advantage of  this in such thing as he think either not decent or not pleasant to proceed  from himself put they off as do by the counsel of Ferdinando wherefore he be  content that Hialas as in a matter move and advice from Hialas himself shall  go into Scotland to treat of a concord between the two king Hialas take it  upon he and come to the Scottish king after he have with much be bring king  James to hearken to the more safe and quiet counsel write unto the king that  he hope that peace will with no great difficulty cement and close if he will  send some wise and temperate counselor of his own that may treat of the  condition whereupon the king direct bishop fox who at that time be at his  castle of Norham to confer with Hialas and they both to treat with some  commissioner depute from the Scottish king the commissioner on both side meet  but after much dispute upon the article and condition of peace propound upon  either part they can not conclude a peace the chief impediment thereof be the  demand of the king to have perkin deliver into his hand as a reproach to all  king and a person not protect by the law of nation the king of Scotland on the  other side peremptory deny so to do say that he for his part be no competent  judge of Perkins Title but that he have receive he as a suppliant protect he  as a person flee for refuge espouse he with his kinswoman and aid he with his  arm upon the belief that he be a prince and therefore that he can not now with  his honour so unrip and in a sort put a lie upon all that he have say and do  before as to deliver he up to his enemy the bishop likewise who have certain  proud instruction from the king at the least in the front though there be a  pliant clause at the foot that remit all to the bishop discretion and require  he by no mean to break off in ill term after that he have fail to obtain the  delivery of perkin do move a second point of his instruction which be that the  Scottish king will give the king a interview in person at Newcastle but this  be report to the Scottish king his answer be that he mean to treat a peace and  not to go a beg for it the bishop also accord to another article of his  instruction demand restitution of the spoil take by the Scottish or damage for  the same but the Scottish commissioner answer that that be but as water spill  upon the ground which can not be get up again and that the king people be  better able to bear the lose than their master to repair it but in the end as  person capable of reason on both side they make rather a kind of recess than a  breach of treaty conclude upon a truce for some month follow but the king of  Scotland though he will not formal retract his judgement of perkin wherein he  have engage himself so far yet in his private opinion upon often speech with  the englishmen and diverse other advertisement begin to suspect he for a  counterfeit wherefore in a noble fashion he call he unto he and recount the  benefit and favour that he have do he in make he his alley and in provoke a  mighty and opulent king by a offensive war in his quarrel for the space of two  year together nay more that he have refuse a honourable peace whereof he have  a fair offer if he will have deliver he and that to keep his promise with he  he have deep offend both his noble and people who he may not hold in any long  discontent and therefore require he to think of his own fortune and to choose  out some fit place for his exile tell he withal that he can not say but the  English have forsake he before the Scottish for that upon two several trial  none have declare themselves on his side but nevertheless he will make good  what he say to he at his first receive which be that he shall not repent he  for put himself into his hand for that he will not cast he off but help he  with Spipping and mean to transport he where he shall desire perkin not  descend at all from his stage like greatness answer the king in few word that  he see his time be not yet come but whatsoever his fortune be he shall both  think and speak honour of the king take his leave he will not think on  Flanders doubt it be but hollow ground for he since the treaty of the arch  duke conclude the year before but take his lady and such follower as will not  leave he and sail over into Ireland this twelve year of the king a little  before this time pope alexander who love best those prince that be further off  and with who he have least to do take very thankful the king late entrance  into league for the defence of Italy do remunerate he with a hallow sword and  Cap-of-Maintenance send by his nuncio pope innocent have do the like but it be  not receive in that glory for the king appoint the mayor and his brother to  meet the pope orator at London bridge and all the street between the bridge  foot and the palace of Paul where the king then lie be garnish with the  citizen stand in their livery and the morrow after be all-hallows day the king  attend with many of his prelate noble and principal courtier go in procession  to Paul and the cap and sword be bear before he and after the procession the  king himself remain seat in the choir the lord archbishop upon the grease of  the choir make a long oration set forth the greatness and eminency of that  honour which the pope in these ornament and ensign of benediction have do the  king and how rare and upon what high desert they use to be bestow and then  recite the king principal act and merit which have make he appear worthy in  the eye of his holiness of this great honour all this while the rebellion of  Cornwall whereof we have speak seem to have no relation to perkin save that  perhaps Perkins proclamation have strike upon the right vein in promise to lie  down exaction and payment and so have make they now and then have a kind think  on perkin but now these bubble by much stir begin to meet as they use to do  upon the top of water the king lenity by that time the Cornish rebel who be  take and pardon and as it be say many of they sell by they that have take they  for twelve penny and two shilling apiece be come down into their country have  rather embolden they than reclaim they insomuch as they stick not to say to  their neighbour and countryman that the king do well to pardon they for that  he know he shall leave few subject in England if he hang all that be of their  mind and begin whet and incite one another to renew the commotion some of the  subtle of they hear of Perkins be in Ireland find mean to send to he to let he  know that if he will come over to they they will serve he when perkin hear  this news he begin to take heart again and advice upon it with his Council  which be principal three herne a mercer that have flee for debt skelton a  tailor and Astley a scrivener for secretary Frion be go these tell he that he  be mighty oversee both when he go into ken and when he go into Scotland the  one be a place so near London and under the king nose and the other a nation  so distaste with the people of England that if they have joved he never so  well yet they will never have take his part in that company but if he have be  so happy as to have be in Cornwall at the first when the people begin to take  arm there he have be crown at Westminster before this time for these king as  he have now experience will sell poor prince for shoe but he must rely whole  upon people and therefore advice he to sail over with all possible speed into  Cornwall which accord he do have in his company four small bark with some six  score or seven score fight man he arrive in September at Whitsand-Bay and  forthwith come to Bodmin the black smith town where there assemble unto he to  the number of three thousand man of the rude people there he set forth a new  proclamation stroke the people with fair promise and humour they with  invective against the king and his government and as it fare with smoke that  never lose it self till it be at the high he do now before his end raise his  style intituling himself no more richard duke of York but richard the four  king of England his Council advice he by all mean to make himself master of  some good wall town as well to make his man find the sweetness of rich spoil  and to allure to he all lose and lose people by like hope of booty as to be a  sure retreat to his force in case they shall have any ill day or unlucky  chance in the field wherefore they take heart to they and go on and besiege  the city of Exeter the principal town for strength and wealth in those part  when they be comne before Exeter they forbear to use any force at the first  but make continual shout and outcry to terrify the inhabitant they do likewise  in diverse place call and talk to they from under the wall to join with they  and be of their party tell they that the king will make they another London if  they will be the first town that shall acknowledge he but they have not the  wit to send to they in any orderly fashion agent or choose man to tempt they  and to treat with they the citizen on their part show themselves stout and  loyal subject neither be there so much as any tumult or division among they  but all prepare themselves for a valiant defence and make good the town for  well they see that the rebel be of no such number or power that they needs to  fear they as yet and well they hope that before their number increase the king  succour will come-in and howsoever they think it the extreme of evil to put  themselves at the mercy of those hungry and disorderly people wherefore set  all thing in good order within the town they nevertheless let-downe with cord  from several part of the wall privy several messenger that if one come to  mischance another may passion which shall advertise the king of the state of  the town and implore his aid perkin also doubt that succour will come ere long  and therefore resolve to use his utmost force to assault the town and for that  purpose have mount scale ladder in diverse place upon the wall make at the  same instant a attempt to force one of the gate but have no artillery nor  engine and find that he can do no good by ram with log of timber nor by the  use of iron bar and iron crow and such other mean at hand he have no way leave  he but to set one of the gate on fire which he do but the citizen well  perceive the danger before the gate can be full consume block up the gate and  some space about it on the inside with faggot and other fuel which they  likewise set on fire and so repulse fire with fire and in the mean time raise  up rampire of earth and cast up deep trench to serve in stead of wall and gate  and for the escalada's they have so bid success as the rebel be drive from the  wall with the lose of two hundred man the king when he hear of Perkins siege  of Exeter make sport with it and say to they that be about he that the king of  rake hell be land in the west and that he hope now to have the honour to see  he which he can never yet do and it appear plain to those that be about the  king that he be indeed much joy with the news of Perkins be in English ground  where he can have no retreat by land think now that he shall be cure of those  privy stitch which he have long have about his heart and have sometime break  his sleep in the amid of all his felicity and to set all man heart on fire he  do by all possible mean let it appear that those who shall now do he service  to make a end of these trouble shall be no less accept of he than he that come  upon the eleven hour and have the whole wage of the day therefore now like the  end of a Play a great number come upon the stage at once he send the lord  chamberlain and the lord brook and sir RICEAP thomas with expedite force to  speed to Exeter to the rescue of the town and to spread the fame of his own  follow in person with a royal Army the earl of Devonshire and his son with the  CAROeS and the FVLFORDES and other principal person of Devonshire uncalled  from the court but hear that the king heart be so much bend upon this service  make haste with troop that they have raise to be the first that shall succour  the city of Exeter and prevent the king succour the duke of Buckingham  likewise with many brave gentleman put themselves in arm not stay either the  king or the lord chamberlain come on but make a body of force of themselves  the more to ender their merit signify to the king their readiness and desire  to know his pleasure so that accord to the proverb in the come down every  saint do help perkin hear this Thunder of arm and preparation against he from  so many part raise his siege and march to Taunton beginning already to squint  one eye upon the crown and another upon the sanctuary though the Cornish-men  be become like metal often fire and quench churlish and that will soon break  than bow swear and vow not to leave he till the uttermost drop of their blood  be spill he be at his rise from Exeter between six and seven thousand strong  many have come unto he after he be set before Exeter upon fame of so great a  enterprise and to partake of the spoil though upon the raise of his siege some  do slip away when he be come near Taunton he dissemble all fear and seem all  the day to use diligence in prepare all thing ready to fight but about  midnight he flee with threescore horse to Bewley in the New-Forrest where he  and diverse of his company register themselves Sanctuarie-men leave his  Cornish-men to the four wind but yet thereby ease they of their vow and use  his wont compassion not to be by when his subject blood shall be spill the  king as soon as he hear of Perkins flight send present five hundred horse to  pursue and apprehend he before he shall get either to the sea or to that same  little island call a sanctuary but they come too late for the latter of these  therefore all they can do be to beset the sanctuary and to maintain a strong  watch about it till the king pleasure be further know as for the rest of the  rebel they be destituted of their head without stroke strike submit themselves  unto the king mercy and the king who common draw blood as physician do rather  to save life than to spill it and be never cruel when he be secure now he see  the danger be pass pardon they all in the end except some few desperate person  which he reserve to be execute the better to set of his mercy towards the rest  there be also send with all speed some horse to saint Michael mount in  Cornwall where the lady Katherine gordon be leave by her husband who in all  fortune she entire love add the virtue of a wife to the virtue of her sex the  king send in the great diligence not know whether she may be with child  whereby the business will not have end in Perkins person when she be bring to  the king it be common say that the king receive her not only with compassion  but with affection pity give more impression to her excellent beauty wherefore  comfort her to serve as well his eye as his fame he send her to his queen to  remain with her give her very honourable allowance for the support of her  estate which she enjoy both during the king life and many year after the name  of the white rise which have be give to her husband false Title be continue in  common speech to her true beauty the king go forward on his journey and make a  joyful entrance into Exeter where he give the citizen great commendation and  thank and take the sword he wear from his side he give it to the mayor and  command it shall be ever after carry before he there also he cause to be  execute some of the ring leader of the Cornish-men in sacrifice to the citizen  who they have putin fear and trouble at Exeter the king consult with his  Council whether he shall offer life to perkin if he will quit the sanctuary  and voluntary submit himself the Council be divide in opinion some advice the  king to take he out of sanctuary perforce and to put he to death as in a case  of necessity which in it self dispense with consecrate place and thing wherein  they doubt not also but the king shall find the pope tractable to ratify his  deed either by declaration or at least by indulgence other be of opinion since  all be now safe and no further hurt can be do that it be not worth the expose  of the king to new scandal and envy a three sort fall upon the opinion that it  be not possible for the king ever either to satisfy the world well touch the  imposture or to learn out the bottom of the conspiracy except by promise of  life and pardon and other fair mean he shall get perkin into his hand but they  do all in their preamble much bemoan the king case with a kind of indignation  at his fortune that a prince of his high wisdom and virtue shall have be so  long and so oft exercise and vex with idol but the king say that it be the  vexation of God almighty himself to be vex with idol and therefore that that  be not to trouble any of his friend and that for himself he always despise  they but be grieve that they have put his people to such trouble and misery  but in conclusion he lean to the three opinion and so send some to deal with  perkin who see himself prisoner and destitute of all hope have try prince and  people great and small and find all either false faint or unfortunate do glad  accept of the condition the king do also while he be at Exeter appoint the  lord darcy and other commissioner for the fine of all such as be of any valve  and have any hand or partake in the aid or comfort of perkin or the  Cornish-men either in the field or in the flight these commissioner proceed  with such strictness and severity as do much obscure the king mercy in spare  of blood with the bleed of so much Treasure perkin be bring unto the king  court but not to the king presence though the king to satisfy his curiosity  see he sometime out of a window or in passage he be in show at liberty but  guard with all care and watch that be possible and will to follow the king to  London but from his first appearance upon the stage in his new person of a  sycophant or juggler in stead of his former person of a prince all man may  think how he be expose to the derision not only of the courtier but also of  the common people who flock about he as he go along that one may know a far  off where the owl be by the flight of bird some mock some wonder some curse  some pry and pick matter out of his countenance and gesture to talk of so that  the false honour and respect which he have so long enjoy be plentiful repay in  scorn and contempt as soon as he be come to London the king give also the city  the solace of this may-game for he be convey leisurely on horse back but not  in any ignominious fashion through cheap side and Cornwall to the tower and  from thence back again unto Westminster with the churn of a thousand taunt and  reproach but to amend the show there follow a little distance of perkin a  inward counselor of his one that have be servant farrier to the king this  fellow when perkin take sanctuary choose rather to take a holy habit than a  holy place and clad he self like a hermit and in that weed wander about the  country till he be discover and take but this man be bind hand and foot upon  the horse and come not back with perkin but be leave at the tower and within  few day after execute soon after now that perkin can tell better what himself  be he be diligent examine and after his confession take a extract be make of  such part of they as be think fit to be divulge which be print and disperse  abroad wherein the king do himself no right for as there be a labour Tale of  particular of Perkins father and mother and grandsire and grand mother and  uncle and cousin by name and surname and from what place he travail up and  down so there be little or nothing to purpose of any thing concern his design  or any practice that have be hold with he nor the duchess of Burgundy her self  that all the world do take knowledge of as the person that have put life and  be into the whole business so much as nam or point at so that man miss of that  they look for look about for they know not what and be in more doubt than  before but the king choose rather not to satisfy than to kindle coal at that  time also it do not appear by any new examination or commitment that any other  person of quality be discover or appeach though the king closeness make that a  doubt dormant about this time a great fire in the night time sudden begin at  the king palace of shine near unto the king own lodging whereby a great part  of the building be consume with much costly household stuff which give the  king occasion of building from the ground that fine pile of Richmond which be  now stand somewhat before this time also there fall out a memorable accident  there be one Sebastian GABATO a Venetian dwell in Bristol a man see and expert  in cosmography and navigation this man see the success and emulate perhaps the  enterprise of christopherus columbus in that fortunate discovery towards the  southwest which have be by he make some six year before conceit with himself  that land may likewise be discover towards the northwest and sure it may be he  have more firm and pregnant conjecture of it than columbus have of this at the  first for the two great island of the old and new world be in the shape and  make of they broad towards the north and point towards the south it be likely  that the discovery first begin where the land do near meet and there have be  before that time a discovery of some land which they take to be island and be  indeed the continent of America towards the northwest and it may be that some  relation of this nature come afterward to the knowledge of columbus and by he  suppress desirous rather to make his enterprise the child of his science and  fortune than the follower of a former discovery do give he better assurance  that all be not sea from the west of Europe and Africa unto Asia than either  Seneca prophesy or Plato antiquity or the nature of the tide and land wind and  the like which be the conjecture that be give out whereupon he shall have rely  though I be not ignorant that it be likewise lie unto the casual and  windbeaten discovery a little before of a Spanish pilot who die in the house  of columbus but this GABATO bear the king in hand that he will find out a  island endue with rich commodity procure he to man and victual a ship at  Bristol for the discovery of that island with who venture also three small  ship of London merchant fraught with some gross and sleight ware fit for  commerce with barbarous people he sail as he affirm at his return and make a  card thereof very far westward with a quarter of the north on the north side  of tierra de Labrador until he come to the latitude of sixty seven degree and  a half find the sea still open it be certain also that the king fortune have a  tender of that great empire of the west Indies neither be it a refusal on the  king part but a delay by accident that put by so great a acquest for  christopherus columbus refuse by the king of Portugal who will not embrace at  once both east and west employ his brother bartholomeus columbus unto king  henry to negotiate for his discovery and it so fortune that he be take by  pirate at sea by which accidental impediment he be long he come to the king so  long that before he have obtain a capitulation with the king for his brother  the enterprise by he be achieve and so the west Indies by providence be then  reserve for the crown of Castilia yet this sharpen the king so that not only  in this voyage but again in the sixteenth year of his reign and likewise in  the eighteenth thereof he grant forth new commission for the discovery and  invest of unknown land in this fourteenth year also by God wonder providence  that bow thing unto his will and hang great weight upon small wire there fall  out a trifle and untoward accident that draw on great and happy effect during  the truce with Scotland there be certain Scottish young gentleman that come  into Norham town and there make merry with some of the English of the town and  have little to do go sometime forth and will stand look upon the castle some  of the garrison of the castle observe this their do twice or thrice and have  not their mind purge of the late ill blood of hostility either suspect they or  quarrel they for spy whereupon they fall at ill word and from word to blow so  that many be wound of either side and the scottishmen be stranger in the town  have the worst in so much as some of they be slay and the rest make haste home  the matter be complain on and often debate before the warden of the march of  both side and no good order take the king of Scotland take it to himself and  be much kindle send a herald to the king to make protestation that if  reparation be not do accord to the condition of the truce his king do denounce  war the king who have often try fortune and be incline to peace make answer  that what have be do be utter against his will and without his privity but if  the garrison soldier have be in fault he will see they punish and the truce in  all point to be preserve but this answer seem to the Scottish king but a delay  to make the complaint breathe out with time and therefore it do rather  exasperate he than satisfy he bishop fox understanding from the king that the  Scottish king be still discontent and impatient be trouble that the occasion  of break of the truce shall grow from his man send many humble and deprecatory  letter to the Scottish king to appease he whereupon king James mollify by the  bishop submiss and eloquent letter write back unto he that though he be in  part move by his letter yet he shall not be full satisfy except he speak with  he as well about the compound of the present difference as about other matter  that may concern the good of both kingdom the bishop advice first with the  king take his journey for Scotland the meeting be at Melrosse a abbey of the  Cestersians where the king then abide the king first roundly utter unto the  bishop his offence conceive for the insolent breach of truce by his man of  Norham castle whereunto bishop fox make such a humble and smooth answer as it  be like oil into the wound whereby it begin to heal and this be do in the  presence of the king and his Council after the king speak with the bishop  apart and open himself unto he say that these temporary truce and peace be  soon make and soon break but that he desire a strait amity with the king of  England discover his mind that if the king will give he in marriage the lady  margaret his old daughter that indeed may be a knot indissoluble that he know  well what place and authority the bishop deserve have with his master  therefore if he will take the business to heart and deal in it effectual he  doubt not but it will succeed well the bishop answer sober that he think  himself rather happy than worthy to be a instrument in such a matter but will  do his best endeavour wherefore the bishop return to the king and give account  what have pass and find the king more than well dispose in it give the king  advice first to proceed to a conclusion of peace and then to go on with the  treaty of marriage by degree hereupon a peace be conclude which be publish a  little before christmas in the fourteenth year of the king reign to continue  for both the king life and the over liver of they and a year after in this  peace there be a article contain that no englishman shall enter into Scotland  and no scottishman into England without letter commendatory from the king of  either nation this at the first sight may seem a mean to continue a  strangeness between the nation but it be do to lock in the borderer this year  there be also bear to the king a three son who be Christian by the name of  Edmund and short after die and much about the same time come news of the death  of Charles the French king for who there be celebrate solemn and princely  obsequy it be not long but perkin who be make of quick silver which be hard to  hold or imprison begin to stir for deceive his keeper he take he to his heal  and make speed to the seacoasts but present all corner be lie for he and such  diligent pursuit and search make as he be feign to turn back and get he to the  house of Bethlehem call the priory of shine which have the privilege of  sanctuary and put himself into the hand of the prior of that monastery the  prior be think a holy man and much reverence in those day he come to the king  and beseech the king for Perkins life only leave he otherwise to the king  discretion many about the king be again more hot than ever to have the king to  take he forth and hang he but the king that have a high stomach and can not  hato any that he despise bid take he forth and set the knave in the sock and  so promise the prior his life he cause he to be bring forth and within two or  three day after upon a scaffold set up in the palace court at Westminster he  be fetter and set in the stock for the whole day and the next day after the  like be do by he at the cross in cheap side and in both place he read his  confession of which we make mention before and be from Cheap side convey and  lie up in the tower notwithstanding all this the king be as be partly touch  before grow to be such a partner with fortune as no body can tell what action  the one and what the other own for it be believe general that perkin be betray  and that this escape be not without the king privity who have he all the time  of his flight in a line and that the king do this to pick a quarrel to he to  put he to death and to be rid of he at once but this be not probable for that  the same instrument who observe he in his flight may have keep he from get  into sanctuary but it be ordain that this wind ivy of a Plantagenet shall kill  the true tree it self for perkin after he have be a while in the tower begin  to insinuate himself into the favour and kindness of his keeper servant to the  lieutenant of the tower sir John digby be four in number STRANGVVAIES blewet  astwood and long roger these varlet with mountain of promise he seek to  corrupt to obtain his escape but know well that his own fortune be make so  contemptible as he can feed no man hope and by hope he must work for reward he  have none he have contrive with himself a vast and tragical plot which be to  draw into his company Edward Plantagenet earl of Warwick then prisoner in the  tower who the weary life of a long imprisonment and the often and renew fear  of be put to death have soften to take any impression of Council for his  liberty this young prince he think these servant will look upon though not  upon himself and therefore after that by some message by one or two of they he  have taste of the earl consent it be agree that these four shall murder their  master the lieutenant secret in the night and make their best of such money  and portable good of his as they shall find ready at hand and get the key of  the tower and present let forth perkin and the earl but this conspiracy be  reveal in time before it can be execute and in this again the opinion of the  king great wisdom do surcharge he with a sinister fame that perkin be but his  bait to entrap the earl of Warwick and in the very instant while this  conspiracy be in work as if that also have be the king industry it be fatal  that there shall break forth a Connuerfeit earl of Warwick a cordwainer son  who name be ralph Wilford a young man teach and set on by a Augustine friar  call Patrick they both from the part of Suffolk come forward into ken where  they do not only privy and underhand give out that this Wilford be the true  earl of Warwick but also the friar find some light credence in the people take  the boldness in the pulpit to declare as much and to incite the people to come  in to his aid whereupon they be both present apprehend and the young fellow  execute and the friar condemn to perpetual imprisonment this also happen so  opportune to represent the danger to the king estate from the earl of Warwick  and thereby to colour the king severity that follow together with the madness  of the friar so vain and desperate to divulge a treason before it have get any  manner of strength and the save of the friar life which nevertheless be indeed  but the privilege of his order and the pity in the common people which if it  run in a strong stream do ever cast up scandal and envy make it general rather  talk than believe that all be but the king device but howsoever it be hereupon  perkin that have offend against grace now the three time be at the last  proceed with and by commissioner of oyer and determiner arraign at Westminster  upon diverse treason commit and perpetrate after his come on land within this  kingdom for so the judge advice for that he be a foreigner and condemn and a  few day after execute at Tyburn where he do again open read his Comfession and  take it upon his death to be true this be the end of this little cockatrice of  a king that be able to destroy those that do not espy he first it be one of  the long play of that kind that have be in memory and may perhaps have have  another end if he have not meet with a king both wise stout and fortunate as  for Perkins three councillor they have register themselves Sanctuarie-men when  their master do and whether upon pardon obtain or continuance within the  privilege they come not to be proceed with there be execute with perkin the  mayor of cork and his son who have be principal abettor of his treason and  soon after be likewise condemn eight other person about the tower conspiracy  whereof four be the lieutenant man but of those eight but two be execute and  immediate after be arraign before the earl of Oxford then for the time high  steward of England the poor prince the earl of Warwick not for the attempt to  escape simple for that be not act and beside the imprisonment not be for  treason the escape by law can not be treason but for conspire with perkin to  raise sedition and to destroy the king and the earl confess the indictment  have judgement and be short after behead on tower hill this be also the end  not only of this noble and commiserable person Edward the earl of Warwick old  son to the duke of Clarence but likewise of the line male of the Plantagenet  which have flourish in great royalty and renown from the time of the famous  king of England king Henry the second howbeit it be a race often dip in their  own blood it have remain since only transplant into other name as well of the  imperial line as of other noble house but it be neither gild of crime nor  reason of state that can quench the envy that be upon the king for this  execution so that he think good to export it out of the land and to lie it  upon his new alley Ferdinando king of Spain for these two king understanding  one another at half a word so it be that there be letter show out of Spain  whereby in the passage concern the treaty of the marriage Ferdinando have  write to the king in plain term that he see no assurance of his Succession as  long as the earl of Warwick live and that he be loath to send his daughter to  trouble and danger but hereby as the king do in some part remove the envy from  himself so he do not observe that he do withal bring a kind of malediction and  infausting upon the marriage as a ill prognostic which in event so far prove  true as both prince Arthur enjoy a very small time after the marriage and the  lady Katherine her self a sad and a religious woman long after when king Henry  the eight his resolution of a divorce from her be first make know to her use  some word that she have not offend but it be a judgement of God for that her  former marriage be make in blood meaning that of the erale of Warwick this  fifteen year of the king there be a great plague both in London and in diverse  part of the kingdom wherefore the king after often change of place whether to  avoid the danger of the sickness or to give occasion of a interview with the  arch duke or both sail over with his queen to Calais upon his come thither the  arch duke send a honourable ambassage unto he aswell to welcome he into those  part as to let he know that if it please he he will come and do he reverence  but it be say withal that the king may be please to appoint some place that be  out of any wall town or fortress for that he have deny the same upon like  occasion to the French king and though he say he make a great difference  between the two king yet he will be loath to give a precedent that may make it  after to be expect at his hand by another who he trust less the king accept of  the courtesy and admit of his excuse and appoint the place to be at saint  peters church without Calais but withal he do visit the arch duke with  ambassador send from himself which be the lord saint John and the secretary  unto who the arch duke do the honour as go to mass at saint omer to set the  lord saint John on his right hand and the secretary on his leave and so to  ride between they to church the day appoint for the interview the king go on  horse back some distance from saint peters church to receive the arch duke and  upon their approach the arch duke make have to light and offer to hold the  king stirrup at his alight which the king will not permit but descend from  horse back they embrace with great affection and withdraw into the church to a  place prepare they have long conference not only upon the confirmation of  former treaty and the free of commerce but upon cross marriage to be have  between the duke of York the king second son and the arch duke daughter and  again between Charles the arch duke son and heir and marry the king second  daughter but these blossom of unripe marriage be but friendly wish the air of  love entertainment though one of they come afterward to conclusion in treaty  though not in effect but during the time that the two prince converse and  common together in the suburb of Calais the demonstration on both side be pass  hearty and affectionate especial on the part of the arch duke who beside that  he be a prince of a excellent good nature be conscious to himself how driely  the king have be use by his Council in the matter of perkin do strive by all  mean to recover it in the king affection and have also his ear continual  Beatrice with the counsel of his father and father-in-law who in respect of  their jealous hatred against the French king do always advice the arch duke to  anchor himself upon the amity of king henry of England be glad upon this  occasion to put in use and practice their precept call the king patron and  father and protector these very word the king repeat when he certify of the  love behaviour of the arch duke to the city and what else he can devise to  express his love and observance to the king there come also to the king the  governor of Picardy and the bailiff of Amiens send from Lewis the French king  to do he honour and to give he knowledge of his victory and win of the duchy  of Milan it seem the king be well please with the honour he receive from those  part while he be at Calais for he do himself certify all the news and  occurrent of they in every particular from Calais to the mayor and alderman of  London which no doubt make no small talk in the city for the king though he  can not entertain the good will of the citizen as Edward the four do yet by  affability and other princely grace do ever make very much of they and apply  himself to they this year also do John morton arch bishop of Canterbury  chancellor of England and cardinal he be a wise man and a eloquent but in his  nature harsh and haughty much accept by the king but envy by the nobility and  hate of the people neither be his name leave out of Perkins proclamation for  any good will but they will not bring he in among the king cast counter  because he have the image and superscription upon he of the pope in his honour  of cardinal he win the king with secrecy and diligence but chief because he be  his old servant in his less fortune and also for that in his affection he be  not without a inveterate malice against the house of York under who he have be  in trouble he be Willing also to take envy from the king more than the king be  Willing to put upon he for the king care not for subterfuge but will stand  envy and appear in any thing that be to his mind which make envy still grow  upon he more universal but less dare but in the matter of exaction time do  after show that the bishop in feed the king humour do rather temper it he have  be by richard the three commit as in custody to the duke of Buckingham who he  do secret incite to revolt from king richard but after the duke be engage and  think the bishop shall have be his chief pilot in the tempest the bishop be  get into the Cockeboat and flee over beyond sea but whatsoever else be in the  man he deserve a most happy memory in that he be the principal mean of join  the two rise he die of great year but of strong health and power the next year  which be the sixteenth year of the king and the year of our lord one thousand  five hundred be the year of jubilee at Rome but pope alexander to save the  hazard and charge of man journey to Rome think good to make over those grace  by exchange to such as will pay a convenient rate see they can not come to  fetch they for which purpose be send into England jasper pons a Spaniard the  pope commissioner better choose than be the commissioner of pope leo afterward  employ for Germany for he carry the business with great wisdom and semblance  of holiness in so much as he levy great sum of money within this land to the  pope use with little or no scandal it be think the king share in the money but  it appear by a letter which cardinal adrian the king pensioner write to the  king from Rome some few year after that this be not so for this cardinal be to  persuade pope Julius on the king behalf to expedite the bull of dispensation  for the marriage between prince Henry and the lady Katherine find the pope  difficile in grant thereof do use it as a principal argument concern the king  merit towards that sea that he have touch none of those denier which have be  levy by pons in England but that it may the better appear for the satisfaction  of the common people that this be consecrate money the same nuntio bring unto  the king a brief from the pope wherein the king be exhort and summon to come  in person against the Turk for that the pope out of the care of a universal  father see almost under his eye the success and progress of that great enemy  of the faith have have in the Conclane and with the assistance of the  ambassador of foreign prince diverse consultation about a holy war and a  general expedition of Christian prince against the Turk wherein it be agree  and think fit that the Hungarian Polonians and nians shall make a war upon  Thracid the French and Spaniard upon grease and that the pope Willing to  sacrifice himself in so good a Cause in person and in company of the king of  England the venetians and such other state as be great in maritime power will  sail with a puissant navy through the Mediterrane unto Constantinople and that  to this end his holiness have send that announces to all Christian prince  aswell for a cessation of all quarrel and difference among themselves as for  speedy preparation and contribution of force and Treasure for this sacred  enterprise to this the king who understand well the court of Rome make a  answer rather solemn than serious signify that no prince on earth shall be  more forward and obedient both by his person and by all his possible force and  fortune to enter into this sacred war than himself but that the distance of  place be such as no force that he shall raise for the sea can be levy or  prepare but with double the charge and double the time at the least that they  may be from the other prince that have their territory near adjoin beside that  neither the manner of his ship have no galley nor the experience of his pilot  and mariner can be so apt for those sea as they and therefore that his  holiness may do well to move one of those other king who lie fit for the  purpose to accompany he by sea whereby both all thing will be soon put in  readiness and with less charge and the emulation and division of command which  may grow between those king of France and Spain if they shall both join in the  war by land upon grease may be wise avoid and that for his part he will not be  want in aid and contribution yet notwithstanding if both these king shall  refuse rather than his holiness shall go alone he will wait upon he as soon as  he can be ready always provide that he may first see all difference of the  Christian prince among themselves full lie down and appease as for his own  part he be in none and that he may have some good town upon the coast in Italy  put into his hand for the retreat and safeguard of his man with this answer  jasper pons return nothing at all discontent and yet this declaration of the  king as superficial as it be give he that reputation abroad as he be not long  after elect by the knight of the Rhodes protector of their order all thing  multiply to honour in a prince that have get such high estimation for his  wisdom and sufficiency there be these two last year some proceed against her  etiques which be rare in this king reign and rather by penance than by fire  the king have though he be no good schoolman the honour to convert one of they  by dispute at Canterbury this year also though the king be no more haunt with  spirit for that by the sprinkle partly of blood and partly of water he have  chase they away yet nevertheless he have certain apparition that trouble he  still show themselves from one region which be the house of York it come so to  pass that the earl of Suffolk son to Elizabeth old sister to king Edward the  four by John duke of Suffolk her second husband and brother to John earl of  Lincoln that be slay at stock field be of a hasty and choleric disposition  have kill a man in his fury whereupon the king give he his pardon but either  Willing to leave a cloud upon he or the better to make he feel his grace  produce he open to plead his pardon this wrought in the earl as in a haughty  stomach it use to do for the ignominy print deep than the grace wherefore he  be discontent flee secret into Flanders unto his aunt the duchess of Burgundy  the king startle at it but be teach by trouble to use fare and timely remedy  wrought so with he by message the lady margaret also grow by often fail in her  alchemy weary of her experiment and partly be a little sweeten for that the  king have not touch her name in the confession of perkin that he come over  again upon good term and be reconcile to the king in the beginning of the next  year be the seventeenth of the king the lady Katherine four daughter of  Ferdinando and isabella king and queen of Spain arrive in England at plymouth  the second of October and be marry to prince Arthur in Paul the fourteenth of  November follow the prince be then about fifteen year of age and the lady  about eighteen the manner of her receive the manner of her entry into London  and the celebrity of the marriage be perform with great and true magnificence  in regard of cost show and order the chief man that take the care be bishop  fox who be not only a grave councillor for war or peace but also a good  surveyor of work and a good master of ceremony and any thing else that be fit  for the active part belong to the service of court or state of a great king  this marriage be almost seven year in treaty which be in part cause by the  tender year of the marriage couple especial of the prince but the true reason  be that these two prince be prince of great policy and profound judgement  stand a great time look one upon another fortune how they will go know well  that in the mean time the very treaty it self give abroad in the world a  reputation of a strait conjunction and amity between they which serve on both  side to many purpose that their several affair require and yet they continue  still free but in the end when the fortune of both the prince do grow every  day more and more prosperous and assure and that look all about they they see  no better condition they shut it up the marriage money the princess bring  which be turn over to the king by Act of renunciation be two hundred thousand  ducat whereof one hundred thousand be Payable ten day after the solemnization  and the other hundred thousand at two payment annual but part of it to be in  jewel and plate and a due course set down to have they just and indifferent  prize the jointure or advancement of the lady be the three part of the  principality of Wales and of the dukedom of Cornwall and of the earldom of  Chester to be after set forth in severalty and in case she come to be queen of  England her advancement be leave indefinite but thus that it shall be as great  as ever any former queen of England have in all the devise and conceit of the  triumph of this marriage there be a great deal of astronomy the lady be  resemble to Hesperus and the prince to arcturus and the old king alphonsus  that be the great astronomer of king and be ancestor to the lady be bring in  to be the fortune teller of the match and whosoever have those toy in compile  they be not altogether pedantical but you may be sure that king Arthur the  Britton and the descent of the lady Katherine from the house of lancaster be  in no wise forget but as it shall seem it be not good to fetch fortune from  the star for this young prince that draw upon he at that time not only the  hope and affection of his country but the eye and expectation of foreigner  after a few month in the beginning of April decease at Ludlow castle where he  be send to keep his resiance and court as prince of Wales of this prince in  respect he die so young and by reason of his father manner of education that  do cast no great lustre upon his child there be little particular memory only  thus much remain that he be very studious and learned beyond his year and  beyond the custom of great prince there be a doubt rip up in the time follow  when the divorce of king Henry the eight from the lady Katherine do so much  busy the world whether Arthur be bed with his lady or no whereby that matter  in fact of carnal knowledge may be make part of the case and it be true that  the lady her self deny it or atleast her counsel stand upon it and will not  blanch that advantage although the plenitude of the pope power of dispense be  the main question and this doubt be keep long open in respect of the two queen  that succeed marry and Elizabeth who Legitimations be incompatible one with  another though their Succession be settle by Act of parliament and the time  that favour queen mary legitimation will have it believe that there be no  carnal knowledge between Arthur and Katherine not that they will seem to  derogate from the pope absolute power to dispense even in that case but only  in point of honour and to make the case more favourable and smooth and the  time that favour queen Elizabeth legitimation which be the long and the latter  maintain the contrary so much there remain in memory that it be half a year  time between the creation of henry prince of Wales and prince Arthur death  which be construe to be for to expect a full time whereby it may appear  whether the lady Katherine be with child by prince Arthur or no again the lady  her self procure a bull for the better corroboration of the marriage with a  clause of well perhaps  understand  which be not in the first bull there be  give in evidence also when the cause of the divorce be handle a pleasant  passage which be that in a morning prince Arthur upon his uprise from bed with  her call for drink which he be not accustom to do and find the gentleman of  his Chamber that bring he the drink to smile at it and to note it he say merry  to he that he have be in the amid of Spain which be a hot region and his  journey have make he dry and that if the other have be in so hot a climb he  will have be dry than he beside the prince be upon the point of sixteen year  of age when he die and forward and able in body the February follow henry duke  of York be create prince of Wales and earl of Chester and flint for the  dukedom of Cornwall devolve to he by statute the king also be fast hand and  loath to part with a second dowry but chief be affectionate both by his nature  and out of politic consideration to continue the alliance with Spain prevail  with the prince though not without some reluctation such as can be in those  year for he be not twelve year of age to be contract with the princess  Katherine the secret providence of God ordain that marriage to be the occasion  of great event and change the same year be the espousal of James king of  Scotland with the lady margaret the king old daughter which be do by proxy and  publish at Paul cross the five and twenty of January and te god solemn sing  but certain it be that the joy of the city thereupon show by ring of bell and  bonfire and such other incense of the people be more than can be expect in a  case of so great and fresh enmity between the nation especial in London which  be far enough off from feel any of the former calamity of the war and  therefore may be true attribute to a secret instinct and inspire which many  time run not only in the heart of prince but in the pulse and vein of people  touch the happiness thereby to ensue in time to come this marriage be in  August follow consummate at Edinburgh the king bring his daughter as far as  Colli Weston on the way and then consign her to the attendance of the earl of  Northumberland who with a great troop of lord and lady of honour bring her  into Scotland to the king her husband this marriage have be in treaty by the  space of almost three year from the time that the king of Scotland do first  open his mind to bishop fox the sum give in marriage by the king be ten  thousand pound and the jointure and advancement assure by the king of Scotland  be two thousand pound a year after king James his death and one thousand pound  a year in present for the lady allowance or maintenance this to be set forth  in land of the best and most certain revenue during the treaty it be report  that the king remit the matter to his counsel and that some of the table in  the freedom of counsellor the king be present do put the case that if God  shall take the king two son without issue that then the kingdom of England  will fall to the king of Scotland which may prejudice the monarchy of England  whereunto the king himself reply that if that shall be Scotland will be but a  accession to England and not England to Scotland for that the great will draw  the less and that it be a safe union for England than that of France this pass  as a oracle and silence those that move the question the same year be fatal as  well for death as marriage and that with equal temper for the joy and feast of  the two marriage be compensed with the mourning and funeral of prince Arthur  of who we have speak and of queen Elizabeth who die in childbed in the tower  and the child live not long after there die also that year sir reginold bray  who be note to have have with the king the great freedom of any counsellor but  it be but a freedom the better to set off flattery yet he bear more than his  just part of envy for the exaction at this time the king estate be very  prosperous secure by the amity of Scotland strengthen by that of Spain cherish  by that of Burgundy all domestic trouble quench and all noise of war like a  Thunder afar off go upon Italy wherefore nature which many time be happy  contain and refrain by some band of fortune begin to take place in the king  carry as with a strong tide his affection and think unto the gather and heap  up of Treasure and as king do more easy find instrument for their will and  humour than for their service and honour he have get for his purpose or beyond  his purpose two instrument Empson and dudley who the people esteem as his  horse leech and shearer bold man and careless of fame and that take toll of  their master grist dudley be of a good family eloquent and one that can put  hateful business into good language but Empson that be the son of a sieve  maker triumph always upon the deed do put off all other respect whatsoever  these two person be lawyer in science and privycouncillor in authority as the  corruption of the best thing be the worst turn law and justice into worm wood  and rapine for first their manner be to cause diverse subject to be indict of  sundry crime and so far forth to proceed in from of law but when the bill be  find then present to commit they and nevertheless not to produce they to any  reasonable time to their answer but to suffer they to languish long in prison  and by sundry artificial device and terror to extort from they great fine and  ransom which they term composition and mitigation