after some time of deliberation the ambassador receive this short answer that  the archduke for the love of king henry will in no sort aid or assist the  pretend duke but in all thing conserve the amity he have with the king but for  the duchess dowager she be absolute in the land of her dowry and that he can  not let her to dispose of her own the king upon the return of the ambassador  be nothing satisfy with this answer for well he know that a patrimonial dowry  carry no part of sovereignty or command of force beside the ambassador tell he  plain that they see the duchess have a great party in the arch duke counsel  that howsoever it be carry in a course of connivance yet the arch duke under  hand give aid and furtherance to perkin wherefore partly out of courage and  partly out of policy the king forthwith banish all Fleming as well their  person as their ware out of his kingdom command his subject likewise and by  name his merchant adventurer which have a resiance in antwerp to return  translate the mar which common follow the English Cloth unto Calais imbar also  all further trade for the future this the king do be sensible in point of  honour not to suffer a pretender to the crown of England to affront he so near  at hand and he to keep term of friendship with the country where he do set up  but he have also a further reach for that he know well that the subject of  Flanders draw so great commodity from the trade of England as by this embargo  they will soon wax weary of perkin and that the tumult of Flanders have be so  late fresh as it be no time for the prince to displease the people  nevertheless for from sake by way of requital the arch duke do likewise banish  the English out of Flanders which in effect be do to his hand the king be well  advertise that perkin do more trust upon friend and partaker within the realm  than upon foreign arm think it behoof he to apply the remedy where the disease  lie to proceed with severity against some of the principal conspirator here  within the realm thereby to purge the ill humour in England to cool the hope  in Flanders wherefore he cause to be apprehend almost at a instant John  Ratcliff lord Fitzherbert water sir simon mountford sir thomas Thwaites  William DAWBIGNEY robert Ratcliff thomas CHRESSENOR thomas astwood all these  be arraign convict and condemn for high treason in adhere and promise aid to  perkin of these the lord Fitzwater be convey to Calais and there keep in hold  and in hope of life until soon after either impatient or betray he deal with  his keeper to have escape thereupon be behead but sir simon mountford robert  Ratcliff and William DAWBIGNEY be behead immediate after their condemnation  the rest be pardon together with many other clerk and Laikes among which be  two Dominican friar and William Worseley dean of Paul which latter sort pass  examination but come not to public trial the lord chamberlain at that time be  not touch whether it be that the king will not stir too many humour at once  but after the manner of good physician purge the head last or that Clifford  from who most of these discovery come reserve that piece for his own come over  signify only to the king in the mean time that he doubt there be some great  one in the business whereof he will give the king further account when he come  to his presence upon Al-hallowes-day-euen be now the ten year of the king  reign the king second son henry be create duke of York as well the duke as  diverse other nobleman knight Batchlours gentleman of quality be make knight  of the bath accord to the ceremony upon the morrow after twelfth-day the king  remove from Westminster where he have keep his Christmas to the tower of  London this he do as soon as he have advertisement that sir robert Clifford in  who bosom or budget most of Perkins secret be lie up be come into England and  the place of the tower be choose to that end that if Clifford shall accuse any  of the great one they may without suspicion or noise or send abroad of warrant  be present attach the court prison be within the cincture of one wall after a  day or two the king draw unto he a select Council admit Clifford to his  presence who first fall down at his foot and in all humble manner crave the  king pardon which the king then grant though he be indeed secret assure of his  life before then command to tell his knowledge he do among many other of  himself not interrogate appeach sir William stanley the lord chamberlain of  the king household the king seem to be much amaze at the name of this lord as  if he have hear the news of some strange and fearful prodigy to hear a man  that have do he service of so high a nature as to save his life set the crown  upon his head a man that enjoy by his favour advancement so great a fortune  both in honour riches a man that be tie unto he in so near a band of alliance  his brother have marry the king mother and last a man to who he have commit  the trust of his person in make he his chamberlain that this man no way  disgrace no way discontent no way put in fear shall be false unto he Clifford  be require to say over again again the particular of his accusation be warn  that in a matter so unlikely that concern so great a servant of the king he  shall not in any wise go too far but the king find that he do sad constant  without hesitation or vary with those civil protestation that be fit stand to  that that he have say offer to justify it upon his soul and life he cause he  to be remove and after he have not a little bemoan himself unto his Council  there present give order that sir William stanley shall be restrain in his own  Chamber where he lie before in the square tower and the next day he be examine  by the lord upon his examination he deny little of that wherewith he be charge  nor endeavour much to excuse or extenuate his fault so that not very wise  think to make his offence less by confession he make it enough for  condemnation it be conceive that he trust much to his former merit and the  interest that his brother have in the king but those help be over weigh by  diverse thing that make against he be predominant in the king nature and mind  first a over merit for convenient merit unto which reward may easy reach do  best with king next the sense of his power for the king think that he that can  set he up be the more dagerous to pull he down three the glimmer of a  confiscation for he be the rich subject for valve in the kingdom there be find  in his castle of holt forty thousand mark in ready money and plate beside  jewel household stuff stock upon his ground other personal estate exceed great  and for his revenue in land and fee it be three thousand pound a year of old  rend a great matter in those time last the nature of the time for if the king  have be out of fear of his own estate it be not unlike he will have spare his  life but the cloud of so great a rebellion hang over his head make he work  sure wherefore after some six week distance of time which the king do  honourable interpose both to give space to his brother intercession to show to  the world that he have a conflict with himself what he shall do he be arraign  of high treason and condemn and present after behead yet be it to this day  leave but in dark memory both what the case of this noble person be for which  he suffer and what likewise be the ground cause of his defection the  alienation of his heart from the king his case be say to be this that in  discourse between sir robert Clifford and he he have say that if he be sure  that that young man be king Edward son he will never bear arm against he this  case seem somewhat a hard case both in respect of the conditional and in  respect of the other word but for the conditional it seem the judge of that  time who be learned man the three chief of they of the privycouncil think it  be a dangerous thing to admit if and and to qualify word of treason whereby  every man may express his malice and blanch his danger and it be like to the  case in the follow time of Elizabeth barton the holy maid of ken who have say  that if king henry the eight do not take Katherine his wife again he shall be  deprive of his crown and die the death of a dog and infinite case may be put  of like nature which it seem the grave judge take into consideration will not  admit of treason upon condition and as for the positive word that he will not  bear arm against king Edward son though the word seem calm yet it be a plain  direct over rule of the king Title either by the line of lancaster or by Act  of parliament which no doubt pierce the king more than if stanley have charge  his lance upon he in the field for if stanley will hold that opinion that a  son of king edward have still the better right he be so principal a person of  authority and favour about the king it be to teach all England to say as much  and therefore as those time be that speech touch the quick but some writer do  put this out of doubt for they say that stanley do express promise to aid  perkin send he some help of Treasure now for the motive of his fall off from  the king it be true that at Bosworth field the king be beset and in a manner  enclose round about by the troop of king richard in manifest danger of his  life when this stanley be send by his brother with three thousand man to his  rescue which he perform so that king richard be slay upon the place so as the  condition of mortal man be not capable of a great benefit than the king  receive by the hand of stanley be like the benefit of Christ at once to save  and crown for which service the king give he great gift make he his counsellor  chamberlain and somewhat contrary to his nature have wink at the great spoil  of Bosworth field which come almost whole to this man hand to his infinite  enrich yet nevertheless blow up with the conceit of his merit he do not think  he have receive good measure from the king at least not press down and  runningouer as he expect and his ambition be so exorbitant and unbounded as he  become suitor to the king for the earldom of Chester which ever be a kind of  appennage to the principality of Wales and use to go to the king son his suit  do not only end in a denial but in a distaste the king perceive thereby that  his desire be intemperate and his cogitation vast and irregular and that his  former benefit be but cheap and light regard by he wherefore the king begin  not to brook he well and as a little leaven of new distaste do common sour the  whole lump of former merit the king wit begin now to suggest unto his passion  that stanley at Bosworth field though he come time enough to save his life yet  he stay long enough to endanger it but yet have no matter against he he  continue he in his place until this his fall after he be make lord chamberlain  giles lord Dawbeny a man of great sufficiency and valour the more because he  be gentle and moderate there be a common opinion that sir robert Clifford who  now be become the state informer be from the beginning a emissary and spy of  the king and that he flee over into Flanders with his consent and privity but  this be not probable both because he never recover that degree of grace which  he have with the king before his go over and chief for that the discovery  which he have make touch the lord chamberlain which be his great service grow  not from any thing he learned abroad for that he know it well before he go  these execution and especial that of the lord chamberlain which be the chief  strength of the party and by mean of sir robert Clifford who be the most  inward man of trust among they do extreme quail the design of perkin and his  accomplice as well through discouragement as distrust so that they be now like  sand without lime ill bind together especial as many as be English who be at a  gaze look strange one upon another not know who be faithful to their side but  think that the king what with his bait and what with his net will draw they  all unto he that be anything worth and indeed it come to pass that diverse  come away by the thread sometime one and sometime another barley that be joint  commissioner with Clifford do hold out one of the long till perkin be far wear  yet make his peace at the length but the fall of this great-man be in so high  authority and favour as be think with the king and the manner of carriage of  the business as if there have be secret inquisition upon he for a great time  before and the Cause for which he suffer which be little more than for say in  effect that the Title of York be better than the Title of lancaster which be  the case almost of every man at the least in opinion be matter of great terror  among all the king servant and subject insomuch as no man almost think himself  secure and man dare scarce common or talk one with another but there be a  general diffidence every where which nevertheless make the king rather more  absolute than more safe for bleed inward and shut vapour strangle soon and  oppress most hereupon present come forth swarm and Volies of libel which be  the gust of liberty of speech restrain and the female of sedition contain  bitter invective and slander against the king and some of the Council for the  contrive and disperse whereof after great diligence of inquiry five mean  person be catch and execute mean while the king do not neglect Ireland be the  soil where the mushroom and upstart weed that spring up in a night do chief  prosper he send therefore from hence for the better settle of his affair there  commissioner of both robe the prior of lanthony to be his chancellor in that  kingdom and sir edward poinings with a power of man and a martial Commission  together with a civil power of his lieutenant with a clause that the earl of  Kildare then deputy shall obey he but the wild Irish who be the principal  offender flee into the wood and bog after their manner and those that know  themselves guilty in the pale flee to they so that sir edward poinings be  enforce to make a wild chase upon the wild Irish where in respect of the  mountain and fastness he do little good which either out of a suspicious  melancholy upon his bid success or the better to save his service from  disgrace he will needs impute unto the comfort that the rebel shall receive  under hand from the earl of Kildare every light suspicion grow upon the earl  in respect of the Kildare that be in the action of lambert Simnell and slay at  Stoke field wherefore he cause the earl to be apprehend and send into England  where upon examination he clear himself so well as he be replace in his  government but poinings the better to make compensation of the meagerness of  his service in the war by act of peace call a parliament where be make that  memorable Act which at this day be call poinings law whereby all the statute  of England be make to be of force in Ireland for before they be not neither be  any now in force in Ireland which be make in England since that time which be  the ten year of the king about this time begin to be discover in the king that  disposition which afterward nourish and whet-on by bid counselor and minister  prove the blot of his time which be the course he take to crush Treasure out  of his subject purse by forfeiture upon Penal law at this man do startle the  more at this time because it appear plain to be in the king nature and not out  of his necessity he be now in float for Treasure for that he have new receive  the peace money from France the benevolence money from his subject and great  casualty upon the confiscation of the lord chamberlain and diverse other the  first note case of this kind be that of sir William capel alderman of London  who upon sundry Penal law be condemn in the sum of seven and twenty hundred  pound and compound with the king for sixteen hundred and yet after Empson will  have cut another chap out of he if the king have not die in the instant the  summer follow the king to comfort his mother who he do always tender love and  revere and to make demonstration to the world that the proceed against sir  William stanley which be impose upon he by necessity of state have not in any  degree diminish the affection he bear to thomas his brother go in progress to  Latham to make merry with his mother and the earl and lie there diverse day  during this progress perkin Warbeck find that time and temporize which while  his practice be covert and wrought well in England make for he do now when  they be discover and defeat rather make against he for that when matter once  go down the hill they stay not without a new force resolve to try his  adventure in some exploit upon England hope still upon the affection of the  common people towards the house of York which body of common people he think  be not to be practice upon as person of quality be but that the only practice  upon their affection be to set up a standard in the field the place where he  shall make his attempt he choose to be the coast of ken the king by this time  be grow to such a height of reputation for cunning and policy that every  accident and event that go well be lie and impute to his foresight as if he  have set it before as in this particular of Perkins design upon ken for the  world will not believe afterward but the king have secret intelligence of  Perkins intention for ken the better to draw it on go of purpose into the  north a far off lie a open side unto perkin to make he come to the close and  so to trip up his heal have make sure in ken before hand but so it be that  perkin have gather together a power of all nation neither in number nor in the  hardiness and courage of the person contemptible but in their nature and  fortune to be fear as well of friend as enemy be bankrupt and many of they  felon and such as live by rapine these he put to sea and arrive upon the coast  of Sandwich and deal in ken about July there he cast anchor and to prove the  affection of the people send some of his man to land make great boast of the  power that be to follow the kentishmen perceive that perkin be not follow by  any English of name or account and that his force consist but of stranger bear  and most of they base people and free booter fit to spoil a coast than to  recover a kingdom resort unto the principal gentleman of the country profess  their loyalty to the king and desire to be direct and command for the best of  the king service the gentleman enter into consultation direct some force in  good number to show themselves upon the coast and some of they to make sign to  entice Perkins soldier to land as if they will join with they and some other  to appear from some other place and to make semblance as if they flee from  they the better to encourage they to land but perkin who by play the prince or  else teach by secretary Frion have learned thus much that people under command  do use to consult and after to march in order and rebel contrariwise run upon  a head together in confusion consider the delay of time and observe their  orderly and not tumultuary arm doubt the worst and therefore the wily youth  will not set one foot out of his ship till he may see thing be sure wherefore  the king force perceive that they can draw on no more than those that be  former land set upon they and cut they in piece ere they can fly back to their  ship in which skirmish beside those that flee and be slay there be take about  a hundred and fifty person which for that the king think that to punish a few  for example be gentleman play but for rascal people they be to be cut off  every man especial in the beginning of a enterprise and likewise for that he  see that Perkins force will now consist chief of such rabble and scum of  desperate people he therefore hang they all for the great terror they be bring  to London all rail in rope like a term of horse in a cart and be execute some  of they at London and Wapping and the rest at diverse place upon the seacoast  of ken Sussex and Norfolk for seamarks or light house to teach Perkins people  to avoid the coast the king be advertise of the land of the rebel think to  leave his progress but be certify the next day that they be partly defeat and  partly flee he continue his progress and send sir richard GVILFORD into ken in  message who call the country together do much commend from the king their  fidelity manhood and well handle of that service and give they all thank and  in private promise reward to some particular upon the sixteenth of November  this be the eleven year of the king be hold the sergeant Feast at Elie place  there be nine sergeant of that call the king to honour the Feast be present  with his queen at the dinner be a prince that be ever ready to grace and  countenance the professor of the law have a little of that that as he govern  his subject by his law so he govern his law by his lawyer this year also the  king enter into league with the Italian potentate for the defence of Italy  against France for king Charles have conquer the realm of Naples and lose it  again in a kind of felicity of a dream he pass the whole length of Italy  without resistance so that it be true which pope alexander be wont to say that  the Frenchman come into Italy with chalk in their hand to mark up their  lodging rather than with sword to fight he likewise enter and win in effect  the whole kingdom of Naples it self without strike stroke but present  thereupon he do commit and multiply so many error as be too great a task for  the best fortune to overcome he give no contentment to the baron of Naples of  the faction of the Angeouines but scatter his reward accord to the mercenary  appetite of some about he he put all Italy upon their Guard by the seize and  hold of Ostia and the protect of the liberty of Pisa which make all man  suspect that his purpose look further than his title of Naples he fall too  soon at difference with ludovico SFORTIA who be the man that carry the key  which bring he in and shut he out he neglect to extinguish some relic of the  war and last in regard of his easy passage through Italy without resistance he  enter into a overmuch despise of the arm of the Italian whereby he leave the  realm of Naples at his departure so much the less provide so that not long  after his return the whole kingdom revolt to Ferdinando the young and the  French be quite drive out nevertheless Charles do make both great threat and  great preparation to re-enter Italy once again wherefore at the instance of  diverse of the state of Italy and especial of pope alexander there be a league  conclude between the say pope maximilian king of Roman henry king of England  Ferdinando and isabella king and queen of Spain for so they be constant place  in the original treaty throughout consecrated BARBADICO duke of Venice and  ludovico SFORTIA duke of Milan for the common defence of their estate wherein  though Ferdinando of Naples be not nam as principal yet no doubt the kingdom  of Naples be tacit include as a fee of the church there die also this year  Cecil duchess of York mother to king edward the four at her castle of  Barkhamsted be of extreme year and who have live to see three prince of her  body crown and four murder she be bury at Foderingham by her husband this year  also the king call his parliament where many law be make of a more private and  vulgar nature than ought to detain the reader of a history and it may be just  suspect by the proceed follow that as the king do excel in good common wealth  law so nevertheless he have in secret a design to make use of they as well for  collect of Treasure as for correct of manner and so meaning thereby to harrow  his people do accumulate they the rather the principal law that be make this  parliament be a law of a strange nature rather just than legal and more  magnanimous than provident this law do ordain that no person that do assist in  arm or otherwise the king for the time be shall after be impeach therefore or  attaint either by the course of the law or by Act of parliament but if any  such Act of attainder do happen to be make it shall be void and of none effect  for that it be agreeable to reason of estate that the subject shall not  inquire of the justness of the king Title or quarrel and it be agreeable to  good conscience that whatsoever the fortune of the war be the subject shall  not suffer for his obedience the spirit of this law be wonder pious and noble  be like in matter of war unto the spirit of david in matter of plague who say  if I have sin strike I but what have these sheep do neither want this law part  of prudent and deep before sight for it do the better take away occasion for  the people to busy themselves to pry into the king Title for that howsoever it  fall their safety be already provide for beside it can not but great draw unto  he the love and heart of the people because he seem more careful for they than  for himself but yet nevertheless it do take off from his party that great tie  and spur of necessity to fight and go victor out of the field consider their  life and fortune be put in safety and protect whether they stand to it or run  away but the force and obligation of this law be in it self illusory as to the  latter part of it by a precedent Act of parliament to bind or frustrate a  future for a supreme and absolute power can conclude it self neither can that  which be in nature revocable be make fix no more than if a man shall appoint  or declare by his will that if he make any latter will it shall be void and  for the case of the Act of parliament there be a notable precedent of it in  king Henry the Eight's time who doubt he may die in the minority of his son  procure a Act to pass that no statute make during the minority of the king  shall bind he or his successor except it be confirm by the king under his  great seal at his full age but the first Act that pass in king edward the six  his time be a Act of repeal of that former Act at which time nevertheless the  king be minor but thing that do not bind may satisfy for the time there be  also make a shoaring or underpropping Act for the benevolence to make the sum  which any person have agree to pay and nevertheless be not bring in to be  leviable by course of law which Act do not only bring in the to plough but do  indeed countenance the whole business and be pretend to be make at the desire  of those that have be forward to pay this parliament also be make that good  law which give the attaint upon a false verdict between party and party which  before be a kind of evangile irremediable it extend not to cause capital as  well because they be for the most part at the king suit as because in they if  they be follow in course of indictment there pass a double jury the indictors  and the triers and so not twelve man but four and twenty but it seem that be  not the only reason for this reason hold not in the appeal but the great  reason be lest it shall tend to the discouragement of juror in case of life  and death if they shall be subject to suit and penalty where the favour of  life make against they it extend not also to any suit where the demand be  under the valve of forty pound for that in such case of petty valve it will  not quite the charge to go about again there be another law make against a  branch of ingratitude in woman who have be advance by their husband or their  husband ancestor shall alien and thereby seek to defeat the heir or those in  remainder of the land whereunto they have be so advance the remedy be by give  power to the next to enter for a forfeiture there be also enact that  charitable law for the admission of poor suitor in form poor man without fee  to counsellor attorney or clerk whereby poor man become rather able to vex  than unable to sue there be diverse other good law make that parliament as we  say before but we still observe our manner in select out those that be not of  a vulgar nature the king this while though he sit in parliament as in full  peace and seem to account of the design of perkin who be now return into  Flanders but as a may game yet have the composition of a wise king stout  without and apprehensive within have give order for the watch of beacon upon  the coast and erect more where they stand too thin and have a careful eye  where this wander cloud will break but perkin advice to keep his fire which  hitherto burn as it be upon green wood alive with continual blow sail again  into Ireland whence he have former depart rather upon the hope of France than  upon any unreadiness or discouragement he find in that people but in the space  of time between the king diligence and poinings Commission have so settle  thing there as there be nothing leave for perkin but the bluster affection of  wild and naked people wherefore he be advice by his Council to seek aid of the  king of Scotland a prince young and valorous and in good term with his noble  and people and ill affect to king henry at this time also both maximilian and  Charles of France begin to bear no good will to the king the one be displease  with the king prohibition of commerce with Flanders the other hold the king  for suspect in regard of his late entry into league with the Italian wherefore  beside the open aid of the duchess of Burgundy which do with sail and oar put  on and advance Perkins design there want not some secret tide from maximilian  and Charles which do further his fortune in so much as they both by their  secret letter and message recommend he to the king of Scotland perkin  therefore come into Scotland upon those hope with a well appoint company be by  the king of scot be former well prepare honourable welcome and soon after his  arrival admit to his presence in a solemn manner for the king receive he in  state in his Chamber of presence accompany with diverse of his noble and  perkin well attend as well with those that the king have send before he as  with his own train enter the room where the king be and come near to the king  and bow a little to embrace he he retire some pace back and with a loud voice  that all that be present may hear he make his declaration in this manner high  and mighty king your grace and these your noble here present may be please  benign to bow your ear to hear the tragedy of a young man that by right ought  to hold in his hand the ball of a kingdom but by fortune be make himself a  ball toss from misery to misery and from place to place you see here before  you the spectacle of a Plantagenet who have be carry from the nursery to the  sanctuary from the sanctuary to the direful prison from the prison to the hand  of the cruel tormentor and from that hand to the wide wilderness as I may true  call it for so the world have be to I so that he that be bear to a great  kingdom have not ground to set his foot upon more than this where he now stand  by your princely favour edward the four late king of England as your grace can  but have hear leave two son edward and richard duke of York both very young  edward the old succeed their father in the crown by the name of king edward  the five but richard duke of Gloucester their unnatural uncle first thirst  after the kingdom through ambition and afterward thirst for their blood out of  desire to secure himself employ a instrument of his confident to he as he  think to murder they both but this man that be employ to execute that  execrable tragedy have cruel slay king edward the old of the two be move  partly high remorse and partly by some other mean to save richard his brother  make a report nevertheless to the tyrant that he have perform his commandment  for both brother this report be accord believe and publish general so that the  world have be possess of a opinion that they both be barbarous make away  though ever truth have some spark that fly abroad until it appear in due time  as this have have but almighty God that stop the mouth of the lion and save  little Joas from the tyranny of athaliah when she massacre the king child and  do save isaac when the hand be stretch forth to sacrifice he preserve the  second brother for I my self that stand here in your presence be that very  richard duke of York brother of that infortunate prince king edward the five  now the most rightful survive heir male to that victorious and most noble  edward of that name the four late king of England for the manner of my escape  it be fit it shall pass in silence or at least in a more secret relation for  that it may concern some alive and the memory of some that be dead let it  suffice to think I have then a mother live a queen and one that expect daily  such a commandment from the tyrant for the murder of her child thus in my  tender age escape by God mercy out of London I be secret convey over sea where  after a time the party that have I in charge upon what new fear change of mind  or practice God know sudden forsake I whereby I be force to wander abroad and  to seek mean condition for the sustain of my life wherefore distract between  several passion the one of fear to be know lest the tyrant shall have a new  attempt upon I the other of grief and disdain to be unknown and to live in  that base and servile manner that I do I resolve with my self to expect the  tyrant death and then to put my self into my sister hand who be next heir to  the crown but in this season it happen one Henry tidder son to edmond tidder  earl of Richmond to come from France and enter into the realm and by subtle  and foul mean to obtain the crown of the same which to I rightful appertain so  that it be but a change from tyrant to tyrant this Henry my extreme and mortal  enemy so soon as he have knowledge of my be alive imagine and wrought all the  subtle way and mean he can to procure my final destruction for my mortal enemy  have not only false surmise I to be a feign person give I neck name so abuse  the world but also to defer and put I from entry into England have offer large  sum of money to corrupt the prince and their minister with who I have be  retain and make importune labour to certain servant about my person to murder  or poison I and other to forsake and leave my righteous quarrel and to depart  from my service as sir robert Clifford and other so that every man of reason  may well perceive that Henry call himself king of England needs not to have  bestow such great sum of Treasure nor so to have busy himself with importune  and incessant labour and industry to compass my death and ruin if I have be  such a feign person but the truth of my Cause be so manifest move the most  Christian king Charles and the lady duchess dowager of Burgundy my most deer  aunt not only to acknowledge the truth thereof but love to assist I but it  seem that God above for the good of this whole island and the knit of these  two kingdom of England and Scotland in a strait concord and amity by so great  a obligation have reserve the place of I in the imperial throne of England for  the arm and succour of your grace neither be it the first time that a king of  Scotland have support they that be bereave and spoil of the kingdom of England  as of late in fresh memory it be do in the person of henry the six wherefore  for that your grace have give clear sign that you be in no noble quality  inferior to your royal ancestor I so distress a prince be hereby move to come  and put my self into your royal hand desire your assistance to recover my  kingdom of England promise faithful to bear my self towards your grace no  otherwise than if I be your own natural brother and will upon the recovery of  I inheritance grateful do you all the pleasure that be in my utmost power  after perkin have tell his Tale king James answer brave and wise that  whatsoever he be he shall not repent he of put himself into his hand and from  that time forth though there want not some about he that will have persuade he  that all be but a illusion yet notwithstanding either take by Perkins amiable  and allure behaviour or incline to the recommendation of the great prince  abroad or Willing to take a occasion of a war against king henry he entertain  he in all thing as become the person of richard duke of York embrace his  quarrel and the more to put it out of doubt that he take he to be a great  prince and not a representation only he give consent that this duke shall take  to wife the lady Katherine gordon daughter to the earl Huntley be a near  kinswoman to the king himself and a young virgin of excellent beauty and  virtue not long after the king of scot in person with perkin in his company  enter with a great army though it consist chief of borderer be raise somewhat  sudden into Northumberland and perkin for a perfume before he as he go cause  to be publish a proclamation of this tenor follow in the name of richard duke  of York true inheritor of the crown of England it have please God who put down  the mighty from their seat and exalt the humble and suffer not the hope of the  just to perish in the end to give they mean at the length to show our self arm  unto our Leiges and people of England but far be it from they to intend their  hurt and damage or to make war upon they otherwise than to deliver our self  and they from tyranny and oppression for our mortal enemy henry tidder a false  usurper of the crown of England which to we by natural and lineal right  appertain know in his own heart our undoubted right we be the very richard  duke of York young son and now survive heir male of the noble and victorious  edward the four late king of England have not only deprive they of our kingdom  but likewise by all foul and wicked mean seek to betray they and bereave they  of our life yet if his tyranny only extend it self to our person although our  royal blood teach they to be sensible of injury it shall be less to our grief  but this tidder who boast himself to have overthrow a tyrant have ever since  his first entrance into his usurp reign put little in practice but tyranny and  the feat thereof for king richard our unnatural uncle although desire of rule  do blind he yet in his other action like a true Plantagenet be noble and love  the honour of the realm and the contentment and comfort of his noble and  people but this our mortal enemy agreeable to the meanness of his birth have  tread under foot the honour of this nation sell our best confederate for money  and make merchant of the blood estate and fortune of our peer and subject by  feign war and dishonourable peace only to enrich his coffer nor unlike have be  his hateful Mis-gouernement and evil deportment at home first he have to  fortify his false quarrel cause diverse noble of this our realm who he hold  suspect stand in dread of to be cruel murder as our cousin sir William stanley  lord chamberlain sir simon mountfort sir robert Ratcliff William DAWBENEY  Humphrey stafford and many other beside such as have dear buy their life with  intolerable ransom some of which noble be now in the sanctuary also he have  long keep and yet keep in prison our right entire well belove cousin edward  son and heir to our uncle duke of Clarence and other with hold from they their  rightful inheritance to the intent they shall never be of may and power to aid  and assist we at our needs after the duty of their Liegeances he also marry by  compulsion certain of our sister and also the sister of our say cousin the  earl of Warwick and diverse other lady of the royal blood unto certain of his  kinsman and friend of simple and low degree and put apart all well dispose  noble he have none in favour and trust about his person but bishop fox smith  bray lovel oliver king david Owen Riseley TVRBERVILE tiler Cholmley Empson  James Hobart John cut garth henry wyat and such other caitiff and villain of  birth which by subtle invention and peel of the people have be the principal  finder Occasioners and counsellor of the misrule and mischief now reign in  England we remember these premise with the great and execrable offence daily  commit and do by our foresay great enemy and his adherent in break the liberty  and franchise of our mother the holy church upon pretence of wicked and  heathenish policy to the high displeasure of almighty God beside the manifold  treason abominable murder manslaughter robbery extortion the daily peel of the  people by dime tax tallage benevolence and other unlawful imposition and  grievous exaction with many other heinous effect to the likely destruction and  desolation of the whole realm shall by God grace and the help and assistance  of the great lord of our blood with the counsel of other sad person see that  the commodity of our realm be employ to the most advantage of the same the  entercouse of merchandise betwixt realm and realm to be minister and handle as  shall more be to the common weal and prosperity of our subject and all such  dime tax tallage benevolence unlawful imposition and grievous exaction as be  above rehearse to be before do and lie apart and never from henceforth to be  call upon but in such case as our noble progenitor king of England have of old  time be accustom to have the aid succour and help of their subject and true  liegeman and further we do out of our grace and clemency hereby as well  publish and promise to all our subject remission and free pardon of all bypast  offence whatsoever against our person or estate in adhere to our say enemy by  who we know well they have be mislead if they shall within time convenient  submit themselves unto they and for such as shall come with the foremost to  assist our righteous quarrel we shall make they so far partaker of our  princely favour and bounty as shall be high for the comfort of they and they  both during their life and after their death as also we shall by all mean  which God shall put into our hand demean our self to give royal contentment to  all degree and estate of our people maintain the liberty of holy church in  their entire preserve the honour privilege and preeminence of our noble from  contempt or disparagement accord to the dignity of their blood we shall also  unyoke our people from all heavy burden and endurances and confirm our city  borough and town in their charter freedom with enlargement where it shall  deserve and in all point give our subject cause to think that the bless and  debonair government of our noble father king edward in his last time be in we  revive and for as much as the put to death or take alive of our say mortal  enemy may be a mean to stay much effusion of blood which otherwise may ensue  if by compulsion or fair promise he shall draw after he any number of our  subject to resist we which we desire to avoid though we be certain inform that  our say enemy be purpose and prepare to fly the land have already make over  great mass of the Treasure of our crown the better to support he in foreign  part we do hereby declare that whosoever shall take or distress our say enemy  though the party be of never so mean a condition he shall be by they reward  with a thousand pound in money forthwith to be lie down to he and a hundred  mark by the year of inheritance beside that he may otherwise merit both  towards God and all good people for the destruction of such a tyrant last we  do all man to wit and herein we take also God to witness that whereas God have  move the heart of our dear cousin the king of Scotland to aid we in person in  this our righteous quarrel it be altogether without any Pact or promise or so  much as demand of any thing that may prejudice our crown or subject but  contrariwise with promise on our say cousin part that whensoever he shall find  we in sufficient strength to get the upper hand of our enemy which we hope  will be very sudden he will forthwith peaceable return into his own kingdom  content himself only with the glory of so honourable a enterprise and our true  and faithful love and amity which we shall ever by the grace of almighty God  so order as shall be to the great comfort of both kingdom but Perkins  proclamation do little edify with the people of England neither be he the  better welcome for the company he come in wherefore the king of Scotland see  none come in to perkin nor none stir any where in his favour turn his  enterprise into a ride and waste and destroy the country of Northumberland  with fire and sword but hear that there be force come against he and not  Willing that they shall find his man heavy and load with booty he return into  Scotland with great spoil defer further prosecution till another time it be  say that perkin act the part of a prince handsome when he see the Scottish  fall to waste the country come to the king in a passionate manner make great  lamentation and desire that that may not be the manner of make the war for  that no crown be so deer to his mind as that he desire to purchase it with the  blood and ruin of his country whereunto the king answer half in sport that he  doubt much he be careful for that that be none of his and that he shall be too  good a steward for his enemy to save the country to his use by this time be  the eleven year of the king the interruption of Trade between the English and  the Flemish begin to pinch the merchant of both nation very sore which move  they by all mean they can devise to affect and dispose their sovereign  respective to open the intercourse again wherein time favour they for the arch  duke and his Council begin to see that perkin will prove but a runagate and  citizen of the world and that it be the part of child to fall out about baby  and the king on his part after the attempt upon ken and Northumberland begin  to have the business of perkin in less estimation so as he do not put it to  account in any consultation of state but that that move he most be that be a  king that love wealth and Treasure he can not endure to have Trade sick nor  any obstruction to continue in the gate vein which disperse that blood and yet  he keep state so far as first to be seek unto wherein the merchant adventurer  likewise be a strong company at that time and well underset with rich man and  good order do hold out brave take off the commodity of the kingdom though they  lie dead upon their hand for want of vent at the last commissioner meet at  London to treat on the king part bishop fox lord privy seal viscount well  kendal prior of saint John Warham master of the roll who begin to gain much  upon the king opinion urswick who be almost ever one and RISELY on the arch  duke part the lord beaver his admiral the lord VERVNSEL precedent of Flanders  and other these conclude a perfect treaty both of amity and intercourse  between the king and the arch duke contain article both of state commerce and  free fish this be that treaty which the Fleming call at this day intervention  magnus both because it be more complete than the precedent treaty of the three  and four year of the king and chief to give it a difference from the treaty  that follow in the one and twenty year of the king which they call  intervention evil in this treaty there be a express article against the  reception of the rebel of either prince by other purport that if any such  rebel shall be require by the prince who rebel he be of the prince confederate  that forthwith the prince confederate shall by proclamation command he to  avoid the country which if he do not within fifteen day the rebel be to stand  proscribe and put out of protection but nevertheless in this article perkin be  not nam neither perhaps contain because he be no rebel but by this mean his  wing be clip of his follower that be English and it be express comprise in the  treaty that it shall extend to the territory of the duchess dowager after the  intercourse thus restore the English merchant come again to their mansion at  antwerp where they be receive with procession and great joy the winter follow  be the twelve year of his reign the king call again his parliament where he do  much exaggerate both the malice and the cruel predatory war late make by the  king of Scotland that that king be in amity with he and no way provoke shall  so burn in hatred towards he as to drink of the lees and dregs of Perkins  intoxication who be every where else detect and discard and that when he  perceive it be out of his reach to do the king any hurt he have turn his arm  upon unarm and unprovide people to spoil only and depopulate contrary to the  law both of war and peace conclude that he can neither with honour nor with  the safety of his people to who he do owe protection let pass these wrong  unrevenged the parliament understand he well and give he a subsidy limit to  the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand pound beside two fifteen for his  war be always to he as a I of Treasure of a strange kind of over iron at the  top and gold and silver at the bottom at this parliament for that there have  be so much time spend in make law the year before and for that it be call  purposely in respect of the Scottish war there be no law make to be remember  only there pass a law at the suit of the merchant adventurer of England  against the merchant adventurer of London for monopolize and exact upon the  Trade which it seem they do a little to save themselves after the hard time  they have sustain by want of Trade but those innovation be take away by  parliament but it be fatal to the king to fight for his money and though he  avoid to fight with enemy abroad yet he be still enforce to fight for it with  rebel at home for no soon begin the subsidy to be levy in corn wall but the  people there begin to grudge and murmur the Cornish be a race of man stout of  stomach mighty of body and limb and that live hardly in a barren country and  many of they can for a needs live under ground that be tinner they mutter  extreme that it be a thing not to be suffer that for a little stir of the scot  soon blow over they shall be thus grind to powder with payment and say it be  for they to pay that have too much and live idle but they will eat the breed  they get with the sweat of their brow and no man shall take it from they and  as in the tide of people once up there want not common stir wind to make they  more rough so this people do light upon two ring leader or captain of the rout  the one be one Michael Joseph a black smith or farrier of Bodmin anotable talk  fellow and no less desirous to be talk of the other be thomas FLAMMOCKE a  lawyer who by tell his neighbour common upon any occasion that the law be on  their side have get great sway among they this man talk learned and as if he  can tell how to make a rebellion and never break the peace he tell the people  that subsidy be not to be grant nor levy in this case that be for war of  Scotland for that the law have provide another course by service of escuage  for those journey much less when all be quiet and war be make but a pretence  to poll and peel the people and therefore that it be good they shall not stand  now like sheep before the shearer but put on harness and take weapon in their  hand yet to do no creature hurt but go and deliver the king a strong petition  for the lie down of those grievous payment and for the punishment of those  that have give he that counsel to make other beware how they do the like in  time to come and say for his part he do not see how they can do the duty of  true englishmen and good liegeman except they do deliver the king from such  wicked one that will destroy both he and the country their aim be at arch  bishop morton and sir reginold bray who be the king screen in this envy after  that these two FLAMMOCKE and the black smith have by joint and several prate  find token of consent in the multitude they offer themselves to lead they  until they shall hear of better man to be their leader which they say will be  ere long tell they further that they will be but their servant and first in  every danger but doubt not but to make both the west-end and the east-end of  England to meet in so good a quarrel and that all right understand be but for  the king service the people upon these seditious instigation do arm most of  they with bow and arrow and bill and such other weapon of rude and country  people and forthwith under the command of their leader which in such case be  ever at pleasure march out of corn wall through Devonshire unto Taunton in  Somersetshire without any slaughter violence or spoil of the country at  Taunton they kill in fury a officious and eager commissioner for the subsidy  who they call the provost of a bag thence they march to well where the lord  audley with who their leader have before some secret intelligence a nobleman  of a ancient family but unquiet and popular and aspire to ruin came-in to they  and be by they with great gladness and cry of joy accept as their general they  be now proud that they be lead by a nobleman the lord audley lead they on from  well to Salisbury and from Salisbury to Winchester thence the foolish people  who in effect lead their leader have a mind to beeled into ken fancy that the  people there will join with they contrary to all reason or judgement consider  the kentishmen have show great loyalty and affection to the king so late  before but the rude people have hear FDAMMOCKE say that ken be never conquer  and that they be the free people of England and upon these vain noise they  look for great matter at their hand in a cause which they conceit to be for  the liberty of the subject but when they be come into ken the country be so  well settle both by the king late kind usage towards they and by the credit  and power of the earl of ken the lord ABERGAVENNIE and the lord Cobham as  neither gentleman nor yeoman came-in to their aid which do much damp and  dismay many of the simple sort insomuch as diverse of they do secret fly from  the Army and go home but the sturdy sort and those that be most engage stand  by it and rather wax proud than fail in hope and courage for as it do somewhat  appall they that the people come not in to they so it do no less encourage  they that the king force have not set upon they have march from the west unto  the east of England wherefore they keep on their way and encamp upon black  heath between Greenwich and Eltham threaten either to bid battle to the king  for now the sea go high than to morton and bray or to take London within his  view imagine with themselves there to find no less fear than wealth but to  return to the king when first he hear of this commotion of the Cornish-men  occasion by the subsidy he be much trouble therewith not for it self but in  regard of the concurrence of other danger that do hang over he at that time  for he doubt lest a war from Scotland a rebellion from corn wall and the  practice and conspiracy of perkin and his partaker will come upon he at once  know well that it be a dangerous triplicity to a monarchy to have the arm of a  foreigner the discontent of subject and the Title of a pretender to meet  nevertheless the occasion take he in some part well provide for as soon as the  parliament have break up the king have present raise a puissant army to war  upon Scotland and king James of Scotland likewise on his part have make great  preparation either for defence or for new assail of England but as for the  king force they be not only in preparation but in readiness present to set  forth vuder the conduct of DAWBENEY the lord chamberlain but as soon as the  king understand of the rebellion of Cornwall he stay those force retain they  for his own service and safety but therewithal he dispatch the earl of Surrey  into the north for the defence and strength of those part in case the scot  shall stir but for the course he hold towards the rebel it be utter differ  from his former custom and practice which be ever full of forwardness and  celerity to make head against they or to set upon they as soon as ever they be  in action this he be wont to do but now beside that he be attempre by year and  less in love with danger by the continue fruition of a crown it be a time when  the various appearance to his think of peril of several nature and from  diverse part do make he judge it his best and sure way to keep his strength  together in the seat and centre of his kingdom accord to the ancient Indian  emblem in such a swell season to hold the hand upon the middle of the bladder  that no side may rise beside there be no necessity put upon he to alter this  counsel for neither do the rebel spoil the country in which case it have be  dishonour to abandon his people neither on the other side do their force  gather or increase which may hasten he to precipitate and assail they before  they grow too strong and last both reason of estate and war seem to agree with  this course for that insurrection of base people be common more furious in  their beginning and by this mean also he have they the more at vantage be tire  and harrass with a long march and more at mercy be cut off far from their  country and therefore not able by any sudden flight to get to retreat and to  renew the trouble when therefore the rebel be encamp on black heath upon the  hill whence they may behold the city of London and the fair valley about it  the king know well that it stand he upon by how much the more he have hitherto  protract the time in not encounter they by so much the soon to dispatch with  they that it may appear to have be no coldness in foreslowing but wisdom in  choose his time resolve with all speed to assail they and yet with that  providence and surety as shall leave little to venture or fortune and have  very great and puissant force about he the better to master all event and  accident he divide they into three part the first be lead by the earl of  Oxford in chief assist by the earl of Essex and Suffolk these nobleman be  appoint with some cornet of horse and band of foot and good store of artillery  wheel about to put themselves beyond the hill where the rebel be encamp and to  beset all the skirt and descent thereof except those that lie towards London  whereby to have these wild beast as it be in a toil the second part of his  force which be those that be to be most in action and upon which he rely most  for the fortune of the day he do assign to be lead by the lord chamberlain who  be appoint to set upon the rebel in front from that side which be towards  London the three part of his force be likewise great and brave force he retain  about himself to be ready upon all event to restore the fight or consummate  the victory and mean while to secure the city and for that purpose he encamp  in person in saint George field put himself between the city and the rebel but  the city of London special at the first upon the near encamp of the rebel be  in great tumult as it use to be with wealthy and populous city especial those  which for greatness and fortune be queen of their region who seldom see out of  their window or from their tower a army of enemy but that which trouble they  most be the conceit that they deal with a rout of people with who there be no  composition or condition or orderly treat if needs be but likely to be bend  altogether upon rapine and spoil and although they have hear that the rebel  have behave themselves quiet and modest by the way as they go yet they doubt  much that will not last but rather make they more hungry and more in appetite  to fall upon spoil in the end wherefore there be great run to and from of  people some to the gate some to the wall some to the water side give  themselves alarm and panic fear continual nevertheless both tate the lord  mayor and shaw and haddon the sheriff do their part stout and well in arm and  order the people and the king likewise do adjoin some captain of experience in  the wart to advice and assist the citizen but soon after when they understand  that the king have so order the matter that the rebel must win three battle  before they can approach the city and that he have put his own person between  the rebel and they and that the great care be rather how to impound the rebel  that none of they may escape than that any doubt be make to vanquish they they  grow to be quiet and out of fear the rather for the confidence they repose  which be not small in the three leader oxford essex and DAWBENEY all man fame  and love among the people as for jasper duke of Bedford who the king use to  employ with the first in his war he be then sick and die soon after it be the  two and twenty of June and a Saturday which be the day of the week the king  fancy when the battle be fight though the king have by all the be he can  devise give out a false day as if he prepare to give the rebel battle on the  Monday follow the better to find they unprovide and in disarray the lord that  be appoint to circle the hill have some day before plant themselves as at the  receipt in place convenient in the afternoon towards the decline of the day  which be do the better to keep the rebel in opinion that they shall not fight  that day the lord DAWBENEY march on towards they and first Beatrice some troop  of they from Detford bridge where they fight manful but be in no great number  be soon drive back and flee up to their main army upon the hill the army at  that time hear of the approach of the king force be put themselves in array  not without much confusion but neither have they place upon the first high  ground towards the bridge any force to second the troop below that keep the  bridge neither have they bring forward their main battle which stand in array  far into the heath near to the ascent of the hill so that the earl with his  force mount the hill and recover the plain without resistance the lord  DAWBENEY charge they with great fury insomuch as it have like by accident to  have brandled the fortune of the day for by inconsiderate forwardness in fight  in the head of his troop he be take by the rebel but immediate rescue and  deliver the rebel maintain the fight for a small time and for their person  show no want of courage but be ill arm and ill lead and without horse or  artillery they be with no great difficulty cut in piece and put to flight and  for their three leader the lord audley the black smith and FLAMMOCKE as common  the captain of commotion be but half couraged man suffer themselves to be take  alive the number slay on the rebel part be some two thousand man their army  amount as it be say unto the number of sixteen thousand the rest be in effect  all take for that the hill as be say be encompass with the king force round  about on the king part there die about three hundred most of they shoot with  arrow which be report to be of the length of a tailor yard so strong and  mighty a bow the Cornish-men be say to draw